The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (Die unendliche Geschichte II - Auf der Suche nach Phantásien)

"Siegfried dealt the king a mortal blow."

"The sword drew blood from the wounds..."

"And King Lindegast was sad at heart."

"He begged Siegfried to let him live and offered him his lance."

Oh, no.

Bastian?

God.

- Bastian. - Heh.

Hi, Dad.

Out of the pool, kids.

Stop horsing around.

Okay, everybody, line up.

- Who wants to make the team? - Me!

Good. Let's see who's got what it takes.

We're gonna start with the high board.

Billy, go. Susie, John, Erica.

Bastian...

you're next.

Come on, go.

Bastian, go for it.

Now, come on, you can do it!

What's the matter?

I got a cramp.

High wimp-factor, Bastian.

Sorry, coach.

So how'd it go?

You make the swim team?

No.

What happened?

I didn't jump.

Why not?

I guess I...

- had a cramp. - Had a cramp.

You going out tonight?

Yeah. Technical Sales staff seminar. Listen...

Is Ms. Station Wagon gonna pick you up again?

Why do you say that?

The tie.

Oh. Heh. Yeah. Ahem.

Well, dressing is common courtesy, Bastian. I mean, I...

Something you ought to learn. Look at that old rag you're wearing.

- I like it. - Well, I don't.

Mom made it.

You don't remember, do you?

I gotta go.

- Mr. Koreander? - Ah, Bastian.

Well, it's been a while.

I dropped in to say hi.

Hi.

Mr. Koreander?

- Do you carry how-to books? - How-to books?

Does this place look like a supermarket?

If you want advice on how to buy real estate...

or housebreak your goldfish...

go to the video store down the street.

What is it you want to know?

Something about heights.

How to be able to jump from a high...

A very high...

An extremely high diving board.

I'll look in my section on courage.

Bastian.

Bastian.

We need your help.

Bastian.

Help us.

Please come back, Bastian.

"The Neverending Story."

Put it back.

That book asks too much of you.

But it's The Neverending Story. I've already read it.

Ah, but have you ever read a book twice?

Books change each time you read them.

- Give it back. - I really want to read it again.

No, no, no. Look what I found for you.

- Let me borrow it, please! - No, Bastian.

Auryn.

Bastian.

Bastian.

We need your help.

Come back to Fantasia.

We are in great danger.

Bastian.

Fantasia.

An earthling to save the Childlike Empress.

Nimbly.

Enter, my spy.

Mistress of Horok Castle, I came as fast as I...

Oh.

- You were saying? - I could gain the boy's confidence.

I don't care about his confidence. I want his wishes.

Tri Face!

The Memory Machine. Explain it to him, Tri Face.

Oh, yes, explain it.

Every time the earthling uses Auryn to make a wish...

my new invention makes him lose a memory.

With each wish, the liquid in his head forms a memory ball.

It falls down and is collected in the beaker below.

What happens when the earthling has lost all of his memories?

Obviously, the beaker at the bottom is full.

And the earthling's head is empty.

And he won't remember where he came from.

Won't remember his own world.

But best of all, he will have forgotten his mission...

why he came to Fantasia.

He will have forgotten the Childlike Empress.

That's when I'll bring order to the chaos they call dreams and stories.

Nimbly, go! Make the earthling wish.

Are you okay?

Fine. I'm fine.

My best landing yet.

Looks like you just got your wings.

No, I've always had them.

I'm Bastian.

Nimbly's the name, tour guide's the game.

Let me show you the sights of Silver City.

- Ah! - Watch out!

Pure acid.

Acid?

Fantasians will be grateful if you'd wish for the lake to be filled...

with, crystal spring water instead.

What do you mean, if I would wish?

You have Auryn. It fulfills all of your wishes.

Too bad there's only one of these things around.

You want something. You wish it.

Auryn makes it happen. You're very lucky.

Come on. Try it out.

Start with the lake.

Make it purple. Add some sugar.

Raise the temperature so everybody can go for a swim.

I don't know. I'm sure there's a reason for the acid.

Maybe it keeps everything nice and shiny.

I wouldn't want to change anything. It's so pretty.

Come on, make a wish.

Oh.

Look!

Come on.

Everything seems fine in Fantasia.

Oh, fine and dandy. Why do you ask?

I have to see the Childlike Empress. How far is it to the Ivory Tower?

- You mean, how many ways to get there? - No, I mean in distance.

Yards? Miles?

Kilometers?

In Fantasia, everything's as close or as far...

as you want it to be, Mr. Bastian.

Nimbly?

- What are they? - I didn't have the time to ask.

- They look like Giants. - I can see that!

Bastian.

C-come back.

Wish for our lives!

Ah! Acid!

Hey, silly boy.

Wish them away, for Fantasia's sake! Wish them away, Bastian!

Nimbly!

Kids... Just wish!

Wish to be safe!

Well done, Bastian.

I'm safe.

You can get out of here.

I made it.

Where'd you go?

Oh!

Look here. Who is this?

Nice entrance.

Why, it's an earthling. Yes, it is an earthling.

You just taught some Giants how to swim, earthling. Ha-ha.

- Hi. - What?

Hello. Oh, hello.

- I-I didn't mean to interrupt anything. - Yes, well, you have.

You have come to the Ship of Secret Plots.

You were called by the Childlike Empress.

Yes, is she all right?

In my world, all that's left of the Empress is...

an empty page.

We haven't been able to reach her for a long time.

And those who dared the journey to the Ivory Tower have perished.

The very earth is breaking away.

Even us Mudwarts who are made of the earth can't get there.

Take courage, friends.

The earthling has come to help us We must talk to the Empress.

Childlike Empress.

Bastian, you are the only earthling moved by our plight.

Please, tell me. What's going on? Are you hurt?

The same force that makes the books in your world become empty...

has made me a prisoner in my castle.

What is this force?

Only you can name it, Bastian.

Name it?

We are the creatures of human fantasies.

We need your dreams and stories to exist.

But the people in your world no longer believe in us.

They have no time to give us names and stories.

Tell me what I have to do.

There is... You must resist...

Your answer... Auryn will help you.

But you must remember if you use it...

Only you can save us, Bastian.

Only you can heal both of our worlds, Bastian.

You are my last hope.