The Scorpion King: Quest for Power (The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power)

What's that?

Halt!

You there! Stop!

Water. Who did this to you?

A monster.

The most hideous and deformed creature to ever roam the desert.

They call him

the Scorpion King.

That's just an old campfire story.

The Scorpion King's not real.

Boo.

Take him!

Sword!

Really?

The most hideous, deformed creature to roam the desert?

Well, you do look a little tired.

How come I always have to get dragged by the camel?

Because I am the master and you are the apprentice.

Uh, partner.

Helper.

Come on. I've followed you for a year.

Think of what we've been through together.

We're a team.

Okay. Fine.

Partner.

Live free.

Die well.

That must be the treasure room.

Allow me.

Hey!

Well, that's inconvenient.

Now what?

Don't move.

Well, that wasn't too bad.

You were saying?

We could go back.

If that's where the treasure room is, that's where we're going.

Ready? Watch out.

Now. And one, two...

Don't get any funny ideas.

With your breath?

Follow my lead.

I hope that's your knife in your pocket.

Get off!

There it is. The urn of Kings.

They say whoever can decipher those inscriptions

will find the key to unstoppable power.

Do you believe that?

I don't need to believe it.

We just need to grab it and get paid.

Have a think about it, Mathayus.

The power. The glory.

With this, we could rule the world together.

Wait.

Replace it with this.

Any more bright ideas?

Yeah. Let's go fishing.

Okay. Ready? Pull.

That's good. Go! Go!

Stop!

We should keep the urn!

No! I'm taking it to Al-Moraad.

I swore an oath to the King.

You have much to learn, Drazen.

And yet there's so much you've taught me already.

What do you think you're doing in my palace?

Um, redecorating?

Nobody steals from me.

Stupid fool.

Get ready to die.

How's that for fishing?

Better late than never!

Getting a little...

Tie him up! Reel him in!

Get the urn!

Hand it to me! Here.

Now let's get out of here.

Help me move this thing.

You are everything your legend foretold, Scorpion King.

You're betraying me.

I've followed you long enough.

You see, I have bigger ambitions than just being a warrior.

It takes more than a sword and a crown to be king, Drazen.

But I have more. I have the urn.

Thank you, Mathayus. For everything.

And this is why I work alone.

Mathayus of Akkad.

Last of the Black Scorpion Warriors.

Your Majesty.

You were chosen for one simple but important task.

And I will complete that task.

Do you know who that is?

That's Lord Alcaman. The last king to rule the entire world.

How did he do it?

He must have commanded a large army.

No. He was a sorcerer.

He walked on air, he commanded fire,

and he had dark magic.

And the key to his power is painted on the side of an urn.

That urn is now in the hands of a fool.

I'll find Drazen.

I will hunt him down and bring his head to you on a spike.

No. You won't.

Drazen wasn't only a thief. He was also a spy.

Clever enough to fool us both.

He came from the Northern forest.

A kingdom called Norvania.

Your Majesty, give me a dozen men.

I will burn that castle to the ground.

I will bury them under it and bring you the urn.

Sire?

This is a peace agreement. You will give it to him.

You can't be serious.

Unless you bring me the urn, we only have one choice.

Your Highness, I am not the person that you send to make peace.

I will not go.

The location of Alcaman's legendary fortress has been lost over time,

with all its secret magic locked inside.

Wise kings understood that magic power is better left untouched.

It is too powerful in mortal hands.

The fate of the world rests on your shoulders now.

Make peace, my warrior son.

There he is.

Father.

Look at you.

How long has it been? One year.

Operating inside the palace of King Zakkour.

Fighting alongside one of his top mercenaries, an Akkadian warrior.

An Akkadian? Yes.

And I suspect he is kicking himself now.

Why? Did you bring me something?

The urn of Kings.

Father, no...

You have delivered the future of our great kingdom.

It's a key?

The Golden Key of Lord Alcaman.

If we can decipher its inscriptions,

it will lead us to powers no kingdom can imagine.

And you have kept it from our enemies.

What is that? What's on its back?

What manner of horse is that?

That's not a horse, you idiot.

It's called a giraffe.

They're from the Southern lands.

Sir...

Barkeep. Ale, please.

I need to see the King.

Stranger, he's not a nice man.

Best you finish your drink and leave.

Thanks for the advice, but I still need to see the King.

I know the King. I work for him.

Oh.

You're in the royal band.

We are the King's guards.

You wanna get to him, you gotta go through us.

Well, that could be fun.

Where are you from, stranger?

I have a message from King Zakkour at AI-Moraad.

And I come in peace.

All by yourself? In Norvania?

Well, you're either the dumbest man on Earth,

or I'm imagining this whole conversation.

Let me see.

Nope, he's real.

Which means he must be dumb.

I come in peace.

Take me to your king. Please.

I have a saying.

The winner of a fight isn't the stronger man or the more skilled man,

it's the hungriest.

Oh, well, then you must win a lot of fights.

You can laugh. It's funny.

You messed with the wrong soldier.

All right. You've won the fight.

Right.

Now would you please arrest me and take me to your king?

I said, I need to see the King.

I'll give him your love letter.

Let me guess, you're innocent.

If you could only plead your case to the King, he'd set you free.

Not that simple.

So you're not just innocent, you're special.

What if I could arrange a meeting for you with King Yannick?

Somehow I don't think the King's

royal planning is done from the dungeon.

I have connections, for a price.

You have money?

I'll see what I can do.

Hello, sugar love.

Evening, Roland.

Enjoy.

What's it say?

A servant will come, asking for a volunteer to clean the stables.

Say yes.

He'll be sure you have a moment with the King.

Let me see that.

It's in code. You wouldn't understand.

I paid for it. Let me see it.

Don't be a brute.

I could always have one of the guards fetch it for me.