John Carter and Dejah Thoris find themselves battling mysterious winged human-like creatures after crash landing their flier. Both are taken prisoner and John Carter recounts the events that up to their crash landing. Suddenly a giant winged-man named Gar Karus invites John Carter to a feast and bids him to share his history. After the feast John Carter is reunited with Dejah Thoris as they must outwit their captors.