Post by Kriss on Aug 19, 2009 14:27:11 GMT -5
Summary:
Sinbad and his crew arrive at the Lake Isle of Leopold in time to ensure that Princess Gaia reaches her 18th birthday without falling prey to a mortal spell cast on her by the evil Ghoul Vatek.
As Sinbad, Maeve, and the rest of the crew on The Nomad near port on the Isle of Leopold, they see a mass of black smoke drawing closer and closer and a magical burning substance on the surface on the water which threatens to engulf the ship in flames. Years before, Maeve was warned by Dim-Dim about Vatek the Ghoul -- the dark force lurking on the Isle of Leopold -- and Maeve suspects the fire is his handiwork. Maeve conjures a gale force wind to fill the sails of The Nomad and carry the crew out of harms way. The crew has traveled to Leopold to honor an old request of Dim-Dim's that they attend the 18th birthday party of Princess Gaia.
King Shadbush's advisor, Malicut, tells him that the king's daughter Princess Gaia has returned to Leopold after being in hiding for many years. Many years ago, King Shadbush arranged a marriage between Gaia and the richest citizen in his kingdom, Vatek, but before the wedding King Shadbush became wise to Vatek's practice of evil sorcery and he broke the engagement. In retaliation, Vatek put a curse on Gaia that would last until her 18th birthday. But Gaia has returned to Leopold a day early and although King Shadbush is happy to see his beloved daughter, he is worried about the ramifications of her early return. When Sinbad and his crew arrive at Shadbush's court, the king implores them to help keep his daughter safe for the next twenty-four hours. In the middle of their meeting, Vatek's evil army of "Cudgelmen" storm the castle wielding sticks. Sinbad and crew ward off the Cudgelmen but not before they steal a protective talisman from around Gaia's neck. The talisman was given to her by Dim-Dim and without it she falls instantly ill with deathly fever and collapses into her father's arms.
Sinbad, Maeve, Doubar, and Rongar go in search of Vatek and Gaia's talisman, leaving behind Malicut and Firouz to nurse Gaia. Appalled at the ineffective methods Malicut is using in Gaia's care, Firouz goes to gather medicinal herbs. While he is searching, he spies oil bubbling from the ground. As he leans over to take a closer look, Cudgelmen hit him over the head and take him to Vatek's dungeon. Vatek tells Firouz that he plans to do away with Sinbad and the crew and then torture Firouz to death.
Meanwhile, Sinbad and crew journey through the Kingdom of Leopold and see the results of Vatek's greed. The citizens are impoverished and water, although plentiful on the island, is regulated by Vatek -- the citizens are literally dying of thirst. The crew meets Sariya, a beautiful gypsy who rises to their challenge of standing up to Vatek. To demonstrate how acute the water situation is, Sariya takes Sinbad and his crew to an old well and they attempt to draw water. One of Vatek's minions, a huge ogress formed from water, rises out of the well and threatens to suck the crew into her vortex. Sinbad and crew topple the stones at the top of the well and separate the water ogress from her water source and she collapses and disperses. Water now runs freely from the well and the grateful villagers run to collect it. Sariya prophesies Vatek's wrath when he finds out about the free water. Maeve eyes Sariya distrustfully but realizes that she is the only hope they have of finding Vatek and the talisman.
Vatek's raven warns Vatek of Sinbad's approach and he sends the bird out to intercept and kill them. Sinbad and crew hear loud cawing in the trees and while they are trying to find the source, Sariya runs off to "scout ahead." When they find the raven, it has magically grown to a monstrous size and it tries to kill the crew. Sinbad and the crew ward off the raven with their weapons and Doubar finally wounds it with his dirk. The bird retreats. During the battle, Dermott followed Sariya to Vatek's hideaway and has now returned to Maeve telling her that Vatek's lair lies in the direction of the black smoke. The group heads in that direction and they find the source of the black smoke is Vatek's primitive oil refinery.
As Sinbad and his crew survey the refinery, Sariya appears and explains that what they are looking at is what Vatek calls "The Cleanser." Vatek uses the island's water to make steam and "clean" the oil on the island for use in lamps and for international sale. As Sariya speaks, the Cudgelmen surround and attack Sinbad and his crew. In the battle, a brassier is knocked over and a fire breaks out and rapidly spreads toward "The Cleanser." The Cudgelmen flee in fear and Sariya warns Sinbad and his crew about the impending explosion. They retreat to a safe distance and watch the structure as it explodes. Sariya admits to Sinbad that she had in fact been working for Vatek but has had a change of heart after seeing Sinbad's bravery and noble ways. She realizes that Sinbad is the only one who can free the island from Vatek and his horrible oppression. During the Cudgelmen attack, Sariya snuck into Vatek's house and retrieved Gaia's talisman. After her confession, she hands it to Sinbad and leads them to a secret tunnel back to the castle where they find and free Firouz.
Shortly before midnight Malicut and King Shadbush are standing watch by Gaia's bedside when Malicut magically transforms himself into Vatek, his true identity. Vatek triumphantly tells King Shadbush that he has stolen all of his land and possessions and is now going to kill Princess Gaia right before the King's eyes. Sariya, Sinbad and Sinbad's crew arrive and do battle with Vatek. But they are no match for Vatek's powers. As the life begins to fade from Princess Gaia's eyes, Sinbad despertely wields his sword into Vatek's chest and kills him. Gaia is finally free.
Starring:
Zen Gesner (Sinbad), George Buza (Doubar), Tim Progosh (Firouz), Oris Erhuero (Rongar), Dermott (Himself), Jacqueline Collen (Maeve)
Guest Stars:
Andrew Scorer (Malicut/Vatek), Tesse Jubber (Princess Gaia), Natasha Sutherland (Sariya), Andre Roothman (King Shadbush)
Scripts:
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