Steve Whitmire credited as playing...
Scientist (performer)
- Scientist: You're next, little Podling!
- [puts Podling in chair]
- Scientist: This won't hurt. We just want to drain your living essence. Then you can be the same as the other Podlings here, a slave.
- [turns to his assistant]
- Scientist: Open the wall!
- [wall opens revealing fiery shaft]
- Scientist: Now, Podling. Out there is the great shaft of the castle. Position the reflector.
- [reflector moves into position]
- Scientist: The reflector will capture the beams of the Dark Crystal floating high above. Look into the relfector, Podling. Feel the power of the Dark Crystal!
- [the reflector shines purple light into the Podling's eyes]
- Scientist: Mmm, yes, and now the beam will rid you of your fears... your thoughts... your vital essence.
- General: Is it ready?
- Scientist: Very fresh. Very strong, sire.
- [skekUng consumes the liquid and lumbers over to the mirror]
- Scientist: Oh, it will make you young again, sire.
- [skekUng's face revitalises. He studies his hands in awe and bursts into triumphant laughter]
- General: Young! Young! Yes, young!
- [skekUng sees his hand withering and turns angrily towards skekTek]
- General: You fraud!
- [He throws the essence bottle to the ground]
- Scientist: [backing away in terror] Wait. Please, sire.
- General: Liar!
- [He angrily brushes the bottles on skekTek's desk and storms off]
- General: Slave squeezer...
- Scientist: It always worked better when we used Gelflings.