Reunited

Reunited is the twelfth episode of Season 2 and the twenty-fifth episode overall of the Nelvana Redwall TV Series.

Summary

At Redwall Abbey, Constance and Cornflower Fieldmouse discuss their predicament with General Ironbeak and wonder about Matthias' progress.

Matthias duels the Wearet in the Kingdom of Malkariss as his companions, Nadaz, the Blackrobe Rats, and Slagar the Cruel witness the fight.

Mattimeo, Sam Squirrel, Tim and Tess Churchmouse, Cynthia Bankvole, Jubilation Stump, and Auma hear Log-a-Log and the Guerilla Union of Shrews in Mossflower (Guosim) outside their cell. Log-a-Log appoints Flugg as his successor. The captives attract their attention by making noise, and the Guosim start breaking the door open.

Ironbeak and Mangiz discuss the "ghost" that had been scaring his flock, and Mangiz acknowledges it was a trick, telling Ironbeak exactly what he wanted to hear.

Cornflower and Constance provide food and water to Stryk Redkite, and attempt to provide medical care for her broken wing.

The Guosim open Mattimeo's cell, and the captives rush out and subdue the shrews. Log-a-Log identifies them, and the shrews inform the young ones that their parents are nearby. As Mattimeo goes to thank Log-a-Log, he discovers that the shrew has succumbed to his injuries.

Matthias continues combating the Wearet, as Slagar hopes the latter has the upper hand.

At Redwall, Cornflower, Constance, and Abbot Mordalfus discuss the future of the ghost ruse. They agree to perform the trick one last time, and scare the birds sleeping in The Dormitories later that night.

While battling the Wearet, Matthias falls into a deep pit.

Ironbeak commands Mangiz to bring the rest of his flock to him, as it's time to launch the final attack on the Abbey. Cornflower slips Stryk a sleeping potion, and begins repairing her wing. Mangiz reveals that the flock have barricaded themselves inside the Dormitories, and Ironbeak proceeds to discipline them.

Matthias clings to a rope, but the Wearet severs it. Despite Orlando's efforts to save him, the mouse falls to the bottom of the pit. He encounters Malkariss, who picks up the sword of Martin the Warrior and threatens Matthias with it. Malkariss is soon surrounded by slaves, who stone him to death. Matthias proceeds to free the captives by breaking their chains with the sword. Upon sighting Matthias below, his companions fight back against the Blackrobes. Redwall's young ones join them as Slagar makes his escape.

After healing Stryk, Cornflower insists on continuing the ghost ruse, however Mordalfus demands that they stop for their own safety. Constance goes to The Gatehouse to return the armor they were using, however Ironbeak spots her, and locks her inside. Stryk awakens, and hopes to start flying.

Ironbeak gloats over his capture of Constance, and prepares his birds to finally capture Redwall Abbey for their own.

Matthias finishes liberating the slaves. Slagar emerges behind him, Bolas twirling, hoping to finally achieve his revenge.

Official Synopsis

In the Kingdom of Malkariss the Polecat, Matthias fights the slavemaster monster, the Wearet, and falls into the abyss. There, he grimly hangs onto the rope that previously lowered a mysterious basket. But as Mattimeo and friends are released by the dying Log-a-Log, the Wearet cuts the rope and Matthias falls into the basket-- and meets Malkariss himself!

In Redwall, Stryk recovers slowly and becomes a close friend of Cornflower, but Ironbeak uncovers the 'hauntings' are a ruse and cunningly imprisons Constance as he prepares his final attack. The defenders are found out and weakened-- and Ironbeak is sure of victory.

Matthias faces the evil but surprisingly puny, scabby and pale polecat Malkariss-- whose slaves, seeing Matthias' courage, turn on him and stone him to death. Matthias looks up to the high-above battle to see his son Mattimeo and fights to get to him. But he fails to see Slagar the Fox taking deadly aim at him with his bolas-- and Slagar has never been known to miss.

Differences from Mattimeo

• In the book, the Wearet cuts through the rope before being killed by Orlando the Axe. In the Redwall TV Series, the Wearet is about to cut the rope when Orlando kills him; the Wearet's sword accidentally slices through the rope.
• In Mattimeo, Sister May generally cares for Stryk Redkite, not Cornflower.

Featurettes

• Brian Jacques transcript:

"Hello, I'm Brian Jacques, and welcome to Redwall. When we last saw our heroes, their fates lay in the outcome of the battle between Matthias the warrior, and the evil Wearet, the slavemaster. The battle is fierce. Will Matthias finally be able to get to his son Mattimeo? Hang onto your seats, we'll find out right now!"

This episode contains the exact same featurettes from "Where the Little Folk Go."

Segments include:

• "Redwall Animals"
• "Badgers"
• "Character Spotlight: Orlando"
• "Redwall Trivia: What is the solution to the riddle 'I Am That Is'? (I Matthias)
• "Ask the Author: Brian Jacques - Do you have any advice for kids who want to be a writer when they grow up?"

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Streaming

Reunited is available for streaming on Nelvana's official Treehouse Direct YouTube channel.

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