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INT. NAKU CAVES - NIGHT The torches move into the caves, casting shifting light. Throwing shadows. The cave entrance is narrow, then opens up into a large, vaulted cavern, eerie, stunningly beautiful. The walls of the cavern are covered with cave paintings. Hundreds of them, depicting hundreds of years of tribal history, dreams, and myths. D'LEH Who made these pictures? NAKUDU They were here long before our people came to the Water of Naku. The Wise Men lead the group to one of the faces of the wall, the light of their combined torches illuminating what's before them... The oldest of the Wise Men narrates the tale, and Nakudu does a simultaneous translation for D'Leh and Tic'Tic. NAKUDU For as long as we remember...these men have come from the sunrise... They take our people...and not only our people...our neighbors....All have suffered... The old man points to a series of cave paintings, images, showing war, and raiders on horseback... D'LEH Where do they take them?. NAKUDU Four days walk to the river. There they put them on their big birds... who can fly into the desert. Nakudu points to another painting depicting strange rectangular, birdlike images. D'Leh goes ahead. He's seen something else. He points at one of the images, showing structures with ramps, surrounded by many human figures. D'LEH What is this? Nakudu translates and the WISE MAN answers in a somber tone. NAKUDU This is where our people die. (pauses) The mountains the gods build...to live forever. Again the Wise Man speaks. NAKUDU The Wise Men says, you will lead us there... D'Leh is stunned. D'LEH Me? NAKUDU Yes. There is an old telling. One day a man will appear, who can talk to the Spear Tooth, a man who will lead us in war, to free our people... Nakudu walks over to the last painting, where we see an army lead by one single man.. NAKUDU You are that man... This all has a powerful emotional effect on D'Leh.
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EXT. NAKUDU'S VILLAGE - NIGHT (LATER) The village lies quietly in the darkness by the lake.
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INT. NAKUDU'S VILLAGE, HUT - NIGHT D'Leh watches as one of the Naku women puts salve on Tic'Tic's wound, then adeptly bandages it with a broad leaf. She quietly exits the hut when she is finished. D'Leh lies down near Tic'Tic. TIC'TIC The Ancient Fathers continue to play with you. D'Leh is too troubled to smile. D'LEH What should we do? TIC'TIC They believe you to be their leader. If it is true, so be it. D'LEH I am no leader of men, no mighty warrior. TIC'TIC Perhaps you are more than you think. Our people have their own telling, different, but not so different. Tic'Tic pauses for a moment. Then he decides to tell D'Leh about their prophecy... TIC'TIC The Ancient Fathers told us that a hunter would arise from the last great Mannak hunt, a warrior who would lead our people away from our valley to a land of two suns. This is new to D'Leh. He looks at Tic'Tic with big eyes. D'LEH Do you think that warrior is me? TIC'TIC I don't know. Your father thought it might be him. That's why he left. He was searching for the land of the two suns. He wanted to save our people. D'Leh tries to make sense of all this. He shakes his head. D'LEH Why didn't you tell me? Why did you let me believe all these years that my father was a coward? TIC'TIC Old Mother did not want our people to know that his journey had failed. She thought... D'Leh interrupts. D'LEH I only want to find Evolet and bring her home, and maybe find my father if he is still alive. D'Leh sits quietly with this. TIC'TIC Perhaps the Ancient Fathers have chosen you to finish what your father started. Tic'Tic looks closely at D'Leh. TIC'TIC A good man draws a circle around himself, and cares for those within -- his woman, his children. Other men draw a larger circle, and bring within their brothers and sisters... (beat) And some men have an even bigger destiny, and feel they must draw a circle around themselves that includes many, many more. (beat) Your father was one of those men. You must decide for yourself, whether you are, as well. Tic'Tic looks at D'Leh, then turns over to go to sleep. D'Leh's mind whirls. He lies in the dark, staring. Another night in which sleep will not come easily.
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EXT. NAKUDU'S VILLAGE - DAY The water of the lake reflects the first rays of the sun. The Naku people are gathered. NINE NAKU WARRIORS, including Nakudu, prepare to leave with D'Leh and Tic'Tic. The Naku warriors finish packing, then start hitting their spears against the handles of their knives, jumping in unison. Their women and children join them. Then they stop. The warriors go to their families for final good-byes, which end with them gently touching their foreheads together. The tenderness within the families is moving. D'Leh and Tic'Tic watch Nakudu say goodbye to his wife. She CRIES as they touch foreheads together. Then Nakudu leaves her, joining D'Leh and Tic'Tic. D'LEH Your woman's tears show her fear that you won't return. NAKUDU Her tears are for our son, who was taken yesterday. D'Leh looks at Nakudu, then touches him on the arm, firmly, sympathetically. Tic'Tic notices the touch. Nakudu thanks D'Leh with a nod, then motions to his men, and they move out. The Naku tribe, including the three old men, watches them go. CLOSE SHOT: Nakudu's wife, weeping. CUT TO:
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EXT. SAVANNAH - DAY CLOSE SHOT: Tudu, a boy about Baku's age, weeps. CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal that: Tudu and Baku, are yoked together. Tudu is one of a handful of new dark skinned prisoners who have been added to the slave raiders' captives. They trudge through the blazing hot sun, across an expansive savannah. Evolet walks near them, roped but not yoked to another prisoner. We see KA'REN who is weighted down by the yoke he carries alone. He steps up to Evolet. KA'REN (nodding toward the Warlord) Lu'Kibu told me that he would claim you. She gives him a look. KA'REN We all need water. Evolet looks around. The captives all look weak from thirst, their lips dry and blistered. Evolet walks up to the Warlord, pointing at her dry lips, bold beyond her situation. The Warlord looks at her, fixing on her audacity. He throws her his water bag. Before she drinks, she points at all the other prisoners. The Warlord lets out a short exhale. He thinks for a moment, then YELLS AN ORDER. A couple of the slave raiders dig into their packs and pull out sponges, onto which they pour water from their skin canteens. They throw the sponges to the captives, who suck from them greedily. One of the slave raiders hands a sponge to Baku, who refuses with a proud look. One-Eye sees and steps up. He grabs the sponge, and sticks it in Baku'S face. Baku realizes that he is face-to-face with the man who killed his mother. Baku's eyes go cold, and he SPITS IN One-Eye'S FACE. Enraged, One-Eye grabs Baku by the hair, and hits his head against the yoke around his neck, again and again... EVOLET Stop! You must stop! Tudu goes to Baku's defense, KICKING One-Eye FURIOUSLY. That angers One-Eye even more, and he starts whipping both boys. Ka'ren, nearby, bravely throws his body at the Slave Raider. One-Eye gets even more furious. In his anger, he lets go of the two boys and starts to hit Ka'ren with his whip until he goes down. The Warlord watches, expressionless. When One-Eye is finished with Ka'ren, he walks on. Baku, his face bloodied, watches in cold hatred... CUT TO:
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EXT. SAVANNAH - DAY Swaying grassland. Scattered stands of trees. Herds of grazing animals in the distance. Zebra, giraffes, springboks. Tic'Tic and D'Leh kneel, looking at the tracks of the War Party. Tic'Tic and D'Leh exchange a look. Nakudu looks questioningly at them. TIC'TIC One day and a night ahead of us. D'Leh looks in the direction of the tracks, which head toward some steep mountains. He turns to Nakudu. D'LEH What is the fastest way through those mountains? Nakudu points to the mouth of a gorge, several kilometers away. They head off in that direction.
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EXT. GORGE - DAY D'Leh, Tic'Tic, Nakudu, and the Naku warriors approach the mouth of the gorge. Nakudu hisses, and raises his hand. All stop. Nakudu points into the gorge, where they see: A PRIDE OF SABER TOOTH TIGERS. A dozen of them, males, females, young. They are laying about, being warmed by the rays of the late day sun. The gorge is narrow, and to pass would mean walking very close to the tigers. Two of the big males see the humans; they begin emitting low, rumbling GROWLS... Nakudu and his men speak among themselves. Then Nakudu speaks to D'Leh. NAKUDU (matter-of-factly) To go around would take a day... or more. Speak to them. Tell them to let us pass. D'Leh stands there, with Tic'Tic at his side, looking at the narrow gorge and the tigers. Tic'Tic scans them also. TIC'TIC I don't see your friend among them. D'LEH Neither do I. TIC'TIC Perhaps he told them about you. Gallows humor. D'Leh sighs. Nakudu and his men watching, waiting for him to do his thing. D'LEH (whispering to Tic'Tic) They will eat us. D'Leh sees some vultures circling over the carcasses of some antelopes, near the tigers. He looks at the vultures, then at the tigers, noting that two of them are still eating, gnawing on carcasses, and two others have blood on their faces and paws. The Naku Warriors are getting agitated. Nakudu demandingly motions for D'Leh to lead the way. TIC'TIC Make up your mind or they will get angry-- D'Leh bows his head and makes a decision. Without looking back at Tic'Tic or Nakudu-- HE WALKS INTO THE GORGE... The others watch as D'Leh walks on a path that takes him right between the tigers. He walks steadily, to all appearances, calmly. D'Leh's eyes show a different story. He half-expects to be ripped to pieces at any moment, but, with his back to the others, he doesn't show it. Nor does he breathe. Soon everybody follows him at a safe distance with Tic'Tic bringing up the rear of the group. The huge cats, lurking in the grass, circle the men as they pass. The tension rises even higher as a few of the tigers creep in close. They are now only a few feet away. But D'Leh stays the course and continues to lead the men through the center of the pack. Beads of sweat form on his brow. When they finally reach safe ground, he exhales and smiles at Tic'Tic with great relief. Nakudu and his men stare at him in awe. Tic'Tic steps up next to D'Leh, and they speak quietly, unheard by the others. TIC'TIC I hope the Ancient Fathers don't tire of their games. D'LEH It wasn't the Ancient Fathers... D'Leh nods toward the vultures circling the antelope carcass. Then he motions to the blood on the tigers' paws and faces. D'LEH My friends were simply not hungry. Tic'Tic smiles. They start to move out, then stop as they see, on a rise ahead of them: WARRIORS. A dozen men, very threatening looking. Armed. They are the men of HODA tribe. Tall, dark, imposing. Their leader is QUINA, very formidable. D'Leh and Tic'Tic are not sure if they're about to do battle. They grip their spears. Nakudu steps forward, and speaks to Quina. From their gestures, it's clear that D'Leh is their main topic of conversation. Nakudu rejoins D'Leh and Tic'Tic. NAKUDU They lost some of their people too. They wish to join us. TIC'TIC Good. Quina has come over and takes a closer look at D'Leh, who looks nervously to Nakudu. D'LEH What does he want? NAKUDU I told them how you spoke to the Spear Tooth. Quina walks around D'Leh slowly, carefully studying him. Then he stops with his face only inches away from D'Leh's face. After a long look in D'Leh's eyes Quina takes a step back and makes a deep bow. Seeing this, the Hoda warriors POUND their spears against their shields and it becomes clear that they are honoring D'Leh. D'LEH exchanges looks with Nakudu and Tic'Tic. The POUNDING of the spears becomes louder and louder. AS WE CUT TO:
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EXT. SAVANNAH - DAY United with the Hoda Warriors our men march across the savannah. They approach another village that has been attacked by the Slave Raiders and are joined by its surviving men. We hear the POUNDING of the spears getting louder. AS WE CUT TO:
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EXT. SAVANNAH, HILL - DAY D'Leh, Tic'Tic, Nakudu and Quina are marching side by side as their men make their way down a gentle hillside. A different tribe, with a strange skin color and even stranger body markings, joins them. They speak with Nakudu excitedly. This gets translated to Nakudu by Quina. The pounding of spears grows into a MASSIVE and THUNDERING BEAT! SMASH TO:
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EXT. SAVANNAH - BEFORE SUNRISE Total silence. The sky begins to pale. D'Leh lies beside a smouldering fire. Tic'Tic shakes him awake. As D'Leh gets up he slowly realizes that-- THE ENTIRE FIELD IS NOW FILLED WITH WARRIORS, all rising one by one or in whole groups to get ready and march with him. D'Leh stares in wonder. There must be hundreds who have come to join them during the night. He turns to Tic'Tic-- D'LEH I did not know the earth could hold so many spears. In the next moment a new group of warriors appears. By their demeanor we immediately know that they are bearing bad news. They clearly speak in a tongue different from that of Nakudu, as the whole process takes a lot of time, with many people trying to help with the translation... D'LEH (impatient) What are they saying? Finally Nakudu turns to D'Leh. His face betrays worry. NAKUDU They come from the river. The birds have arrived. D'LEH How far is it to the river? NAKUDU Not far. But we must hurry. D'Leh and Tic'Tic exchange a look. Nakudu lets out a war cry. NAKUDU Yahalah! Hundreds of warriors follow his example and raise their spears and SHOUT in response. Then they start to move. CUT TO:
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EXT. SAND DUNE BY THE RIVER - DAY They are on the march - at a fast pace. They have entered a dune landscape with big black boulders and rocks. D'Leh starts to enjoy leading his own army. With a proud smile he looks over to Tic'Tic. As they climb the crest of a dune, D'Leh's smile fades--
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EXT. ON TOP OF A SAND DUNE BY THE RIVER - DAY There are many huge ships made out of reeds with large, blood- red sails. But they have all launched, some just minutes earlier. They are sailing away from a loading area which is now deserted. The last ship sailing away catches the wind. D'Leh can make out the horses and slaves on the boats. The river snakes its way through sand dunes to the horizon-- CUT TO:
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EXT. SHIP - DAY The slaves are roped to the reed boat. Baku sits next to Evolet. His face is still beaten up. With big eyes he looks around and then up to the huge, straining sails. He watches the wind catching them. Frightened by what he sees, he turns to his sister. BAKU (whispers) Where do they bring us? EVOLET I don't know, little brother. Her voice belies her brave front. She looks over to where the Warlord sits and realizes that he is watching them with a bemused smile. CUT TO:
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EXT. ON TOP OF THE SAND DUNE BY THE RIVER - DAY D'Leh looks around. He sees the devastated faces of his warriors. NAKUDU We came too late. The big birds have flown away. D'Leh and Tic'Tic exchange a look. Pause. D'LEH We have to follow them. NAKUDU The river takes them far. D'LEH (stubborn) Then we will walk farther-- NAKUDU It has never been done. No one has ever tried to cross the big sea of sand. D'Leh contemplates this. The first of the warriors have already turned to leave. Tic'Tic looks at D'Leh, who thinks for a moment and then yells the same battle cry he has heard from Nakudu. D'LEH Yahalah And with this battle cry he starts to march in the direction the ships are going. For a moment everybody is too stunned to contemplate the boldness of this move... but then Tic'Tic begins to follow him. Nakudu gathers himself and joins the march. One by one, and then group by group, the warriors start to march again. When D'Leh reaches the first of the sand dunes he turns and looks back. His pride at the courage of the men behind him - and his relief - is evident. The whole army is on the move again. CUT TO:
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EXT. EDGE OF DESERT - LATER D'Leh's army marches up a steep, mountainous sand dune. They stop at its crest. It is obvious that they have been walking for many days. The warriors are streaked with sweat and dried-on sand, and many have makeshift turbans wrapped around their heads. In front of them stretches a daunting sea of sand. It is awe- inspiring - and endless. The only feature in this barren desert is the blue river snaking out to the horizon. There is no sign of the ships of the Slave Raiders. Tic'Tic appears next to D'Leh. He looks worried. TIC'TIC (whispers) I do not like what I see. D'Leh knows he is right, but they have no other choice. D'LEH All we can do is follow the river. And with that he walks again. CUT TO:
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EXT. DESERT, DEEPER - DAY The army moves on through the relentless heat. The sun fills the sky. Uncovered skin is blistered, lips are raw. Water is greedily emptied from skin-canteens. D'Leh looks up at the sun. CUT TO:
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EXT. DESERT, EVEN DEEPER - DAY Days later, and the army looks even more parched and sun- blasted than before. A strong wind is blowing. Again D'Leh leads the men. But he too is clearly at the very limits of his endurance. Tic'Tic sees one of Nakudu's men collapse. D'Leh doesn't even notice. Tic'Tic angrily catches up to him. TIC'TIC D'Leh. We have to rest. D'Leh looks at him, numb. They stare at each other. D'LEH No, we have to go on-- He starts walking again. Now Tic'Tic grabs him by the throat and pulls him close to his face. TIC'TIC We have to rest! D'Leh stares at him... CUT TO:
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EXT. RIVER - NIGHT The ships of the Slave Raiders sail through the calm waters, lit by the full moon. The prisoners are all tied together on deck. Everybody is sleeping. Except for-- One-Eye. When he sees that the Warlord is soundly asleep, he gets up and slowly starts searching the ship. It takes him a while to find what he is looking for. When he sees Evolet sleeping next to Baku and Tudu he crouches. In the next moment, One-Eye clasps one hand on Evolet's mouth to muffle her and then presses the other between her legs! Evolet struggles to push him away but she is no match for him. Baku startles awake. Before he can scream, One-Eye knocks him out cold. This brings PANIC into Evolet's eyes. But in the next moment-- WHAM! The Warlord rips One-Eye off Evolet. He kicks him viciously, first in his face and then between his legs until he goes unconscious. Trembling, Evolet looks up at the Warlord who breathes heavily. He reaches out, wanting to cover up her shoulder, when suddenly his eyes widen. He inches back, staring at her naked shoulder. One-Eye regains his senses. He looks over and also notices what the Warlord is staring at. A birthmark. When he notices One-Eye, the Warlord quickly pulls Evolet's clothes back over her shoulder. Evolet gives both men a fearful and puzzled look. CUT TO: A STAR FILLED SKY-- We see the North Star again and the belt of Orion. The three stars have the same configuration as Evolet's birthmark...
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EXT. DESERT - NIGHT D'Leh is sitting on the crest of a dune. Fires are burning in the BACKGROUND. His exhausted men are sleeping. D'Leh stares at the beads from Evolet's necklace in his hand. Then he looks up at the sky and makes out the North Star. Suddenly he jumps to his feet, runs down the dune and shakes Tic'Tic awake. D'LEH (excited) You were right-- We must rest-- A groggy Tic'Tic looks at him like the desert sun has finally made him crazy.... D'LEH -- During the day and march at night. TIC'TIC How will we find our way with the moon resting under the earth. D'LEH See that light in the sky? (pointing) That one-- Tic'Tic looks up. D'LEH It will guide us. CUT TO:
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EXT. DESERT - NIGHT The army is now marching at night, and looks much more energized. D'Leh is taking the lead again. Following his star-- CUT TO:
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EXT. DEEPER IN THE DESERT - DAY The whole army is sleeping during the day. Tic'Tic reclines against his pack, the only man awake. He studies D'LEH, who is deep asleep. CUT TO:
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EXT. CANYON - SUNSET The reed boats of the Slave Raiders float through a deep canyon. Evolet is awakened by a strange noise which reflects off the stone walls of the canyon. When she looks around she notices that everybody is staring at something. Her brother's mouth is agape. Evolet follows his look and discovers-- A gigantic stone quarry in which thousands of workers slave away. They are cutting huge rectangular pieces of stone out of the mountain. A horrifying and breath-taking image. In the foreground we see the stone blocks being loaded onto ships. Evolet, Ka'ren and Baku look at each other. Is this the place of their enslavement? CUT TO:
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EXT. ENORMOUS SAND DUNES - NIGHT The army is on their night march again. They are now crossing sand dunes that are three or four hundred feet high. The wind is getting stronger by the minute. Tic'Tic walks next to D'Leh. They look at each other with worry. Up ahead at the summit of the highest dune, the wind kicks up the sand and starts to blot out the stars. A sandstorm is blasting D'Leh's army. They can't even talk over the screaming winds. D'Leh tries to signal everyone to drop down to the ground. He does so himself, trying to cover his body and face. Tic'Tic drops next to him. CUT TO:
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EXT. BIG DUNE - MORNING A gigantic sand dune, covered with strange bulges. One of the bulges moves, then breaks open, as an arm appears... D'Leh EMERGES FROM THE SAND The bulge next to him opens up, and Tic'Tic crawls out. One after another, the other bulges open and reveal D'Leh's warriors. D'Leh and Tic'Tic HEAR SOMETHING...voices? D'Leh climbs the steep dune, with Tic'Tic following. As they reach the crest, they look out, astonished, unable to believe what they see: AN ENORMOUS CONSTRUCTION SITE On a scale beyond imagination. Two massive buildings, one nearly completed, the other, half-finished, their gigantic size almost obscuring their simple geometry... They are PYRAMIDS Thousands of workers cover the flanks of the pyramids, and the surrounding plain. Slaves, twenty thousand souls, toiling under the brutal sun. Beyond the pyramids, on a broad plateau overlooking the Nile, stands a PALACE, the only completed building. AN ENORMOUS WOODEN SHIP sticks out of the back of the palace, as if the building has been constructed around it. D'Leh and Tic'Tic look at the site, trying to comprehend what they see. Nakudu steps up next to them, amazed. NAKUDU The mountains of the gods. D'Leh looks at the enormous number of slaves, knowing that somewhere, among all those thousands, must be Evolet.
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EXT. NEARLY FINISHED PYRAMID - LATE AFTERNOON We fly over the enormous construction site, toward the pyramid that is nearly completed. In the light of the afternoon sun, we see thousands of slaves working. Teams of men pull massive stone blocks up huge ramps, which are nearly as big as the pyramids themselves. At the top of the pyramid is a smaller pyramid, about ten feet high, sheathed in gold. This will be the capstone of the pyramid when it is finished. RAMP, NEAR THE TOP Ka'ren, Lu'Kibu, and Moha pull ropes, part of a gang of two hundred men, pulling a multi-ton cut stone. Hard, back- breaking work. Lu'Kibu loses his footing and falls. One of the overseers WHIPS him mercilessly, until he gets to his feet and resumes his place, pulling. Baku AND Tudu dump water in front of the stone to lubricate its movement. Evolet trudges up the ramp, in a long line of women, who carry water buckets on yokes. The work crew nears the small golden pyramid. Baku, running to refill his bucket, pauses for a second to look at it. Mesmerized, he reaches out to touch its golden surface...we hear a WHIP LASHING... BAKU Arrgh-- Baku turns in pain and looks into the angry face of a Slave Guard, who continues whipping him mercilessly until, suddenly... A STRANGE HORN SOUNDS The guard stops whipping Baku, and starts yelling at the slaves who immediately prostrate themselves, eyes to the ground. Baku, Tudu, Evolet, Ka'ren, and the other new captives see what is happening. The guards YELL at them, and they follow suit, lying down. After all of the slaves lie down, the guards lie down as well. As the dust settles, an eerie stillness falls over the entire site. Baku, Tudu, and Evolet lie near each other. Very carefully, they raise their eyes slightly, and look over the edge of the ramp, where in the distance, they see: THE PALACE A crowd of bald men, of all ages, all wearing purple clothes. They are the PRIESTS. They converge at the palace steps. The huge stone door of the palace opens and a tall rectangular box gets carried out. It is a GIGANTIC LITTER, carried by a dozen men on either side. A procession forms and heads down the avenue from the palace to the pyramids. The litter is in front, with priests and guards following in file. ON THE PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION RAMP Everyone lies on the ground, all eyes lowered. Ka'ren, Lu'Kibu, and Moha together. Moha raises his eyes slightly, taking a glance, seeing the approach of the procession. MOHA (whispering) What do they carry? Ka'ren does not look up. He presses his head to the ground. RAMP NEAR THE TOP Baku, Tudu, and Evolet lie near each other, peeking, they see the litter. They whisper: BAKU They carry a god in that. EVOLET A god? Who told you that? BAKU Tudu. One of the old men told him. EVOLET You learned Tudu's words? BAKU Yes. Some. VIEWING PLATFORM The procession reaches the edge of the construction site. The litter is set down on an elaborate platform. The HIGH PRIEST steps up to the litter, and parts the curtains slightly. We realize his fingers have extremely long fingernails which are painted gold. We get no view of the being within, save a glimpse of: Long golden fingers, more articulated, more refined than those of the High Priest - but not really human. Then we see-- Cold eyes, strangely distorted.. We can hardly see them in the darkness of the litter. They are hidden behind a thick veil... For a long moment, the God observes the progress of his tomb. Then, a flick of his hand, like the recoil of an insect. The High Priest closes the litter's curtains. The bearers pick up the litter, and the procession turns and heads back, toward the palace, moving through the construction site. ON THE RAMP Moha raises his eyes slightly for another look. Ka'ren snaps a warning: KA'REN Moha! Do not look. Too late. One of the slave guards sees Moha looking. The slave guard waits, then, as soon as the procession is out of sight, he rises, calling to several other slave guards. The slave guards GRAB Moha, AND THROW HIM OFF THE RAMP. Ka'ren and Lu'Kibu look on in shock as... Moha FALLS, seventy feet to his death, landing with a sickening thud. One of the slave guards whips Ka'ren and the others, yelling at them to get back to work. As Ka'ren goes back to the ropes, he and Lu'Kibu see Moha's body dragged off, and thrown onto a sledge that has several other bodies on it -- the day's toll of the dead. CUT TO:
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EXT. DUNES BY CONSTRUCTION SITE - SUNSET A large flock of vultures circles overhead. Three small figures creep through the sand -- D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu doing reconnaissance. D'Leh sees the vultures landing, one after another, disappearing behind the next dune. D'Leh climbs the dune and looks out to see a gruesome sight... The corpses of the day have been dumped into the desert. Vultures feast on them. Tic'Tic and Nakudu join D'Leh. They look out in horror. D'Leh SEES Moha, among the dead. D'LEH Moha... D'Leh runs to him. The vultures fly off. D'Leh sinks to his knees, looking at Moha's dead eyes.
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EXT. SLAVE CHECK POINT - AFTER SUNSET The sky darkens. Endless lines of slaves make their way back towards their sleeping quarters. They all have to pass by a checkpoint where they get counted and-- separated. The male slaves march on, while the females veer off to their own quarters, located on the opposite side of the slave encampment. As Evolet nears the point at which the male and female slaves are separated, she sees a LARGE, ELABORATELY DECORATED SUNSHADE sticking out of the crowd, coming her way. It is carried by a group of young slave boys. Beneath it walks a heavyset man, accompanied by the Warlord. The heavyset man is the CHIEF OF THE GUARDS. They stop at a short distance from Evolet. She realizes with dread that the two men are talking about her. The Warlord and the Chief of the Guards come to agreement on something. They shake hands, and the Warlord smiles at Evolet. Evolet watches the Warlord walk back to his men, who hold his horse. One-Eye is among them, having watched all this very carefully.
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EXT. RIM OF A SAND DUNE - EVENING D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu appear behind a sand dune. In the fading light they watch the long line of male slaves as they're herded into their miserable barracks. Suddenly Nakudu'S eyes widen. He has spotted Tudu, his son. NAKUDU (whispering) Tudu. Nakudu can barely hold himself back. D'Leh and Tic'Tic spot their own people -- Baku, Ka'ren, LU'KIBU and the others-- D'LEH'S eyes search for Evolet, but cannot find her.
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EXT. OUTER WALLS - SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT (LATER) Outside the walls. D'Leh, Tic'Tic, and Nakudu move into the shadows at the base of the wall. D'Leh carries a rope, at the end of which is a GRAPPLING HOOK fashioned from the points of spears. They check for guards on the top of the wall -- none are visible. D'Leh throws the hook and rope up. It doesn't catch. Another throw, it catches on the top. D'Leh starts climbing. The others wait their turns.
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EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT Slave guards patrol the buildings. One of the guards hears a NOISE, too late. Nakudu impales him on his spear. D'Leh and Tic'Tic move in quickly. Tic'Tic points to one of the buildings. D'Leh nods and signals. They head in that direction.
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INT./EXT. ROOF OF SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT (LATER) D'Leh, Tic'Tic, and Nakudu crawl over the wooden grid of the ceiling and look down, into the horribly crowded slave barracks. Nakudu touches D'Leh's arm and points to the middle of the room-- He has found the two boys. They crawl closer, and D'Leh peels a piece of bark off one of the poles making up the grid on which they're crawling. He throws it at the boys. Baku stirs then wakes up. He sees the three figures silhouetted against the deep blue sky. D'LEH (loud whisper) Baku! Baku realizes who it is, and he's overjoyed. Baku wakes Tudu and points. Tudu sees his father, and can barely restrain himself. They watch as D'Leh, Nakudu and Tic'Tic climb down into the crowded barracks. Other slaves begin to stir. Nakudu tenderly presses his forehead against his son's. BAKU D'Leh... D'LEH Baku, where is your sister? D'Leh fears the worst. BAKU The women are in different huts, but she is alive, I was with her today on the mountain. D'Leh sighs with relief. He sees Tic'Tic among Ka'ren and the other Mammoth Hunters. D'Leh joins them, embracing Ka'ren. D'LEH I thank the Ancient Fathers to find you alive. (beat) I need your forgiveness, Ka'ren. Ka'ren looks D'Leh in the eyes. KA'REN You have it. By now almost all of the captives are awake. They gather around. D'Leh speaks, Nakudu translating. D'LEH We came to free you. We have many spears with us. They wait behind the sand. The faces of the captured mammoth hunters light up. Behind them, there is a sudden commotion. A giant of a slave, NOEH, steps up to D'Leh, speaking to him in a loud and aggressive tone. D'LEH (to Nakudu) What do his words mean? NAKUDU He asks you, why you think you can do what no one has ever done before. D'Leh looks at Nakudu. D'LEH Tell him how far we have come. Nakudu speaks to Noeh and the others. The slaves become more and more interested in Nakudu's words, and Noeh's face slowly softens as he hears the story. Nakudu steps up to Noeh and speaks to him in an urgent tone, pointing at D'Leh, and at the giant Sabre Tooth he's wearing around his neck. This has a profound impact on the crowd. Noeh speaks, Nakudu translates. NAKUDU He asks if you want to go against the Gods... Tic'Tic answers, Nakudu translates: TIC'TIC Yes. We are here to learn about them, so we know how. Noeh thinks for a moment. NOEH Akka le! NAKUDU We will walk with him. D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu follow Noeh.
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EXT. OUTSIDE THE SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT Outside, two SENTRIES make their rounds, checking on the slave barracks. Everything seems quiet.
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INT. SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT Noeh leads D'LEH, Tic'Tic and Nakudu to the back of the slave quarters, where the old and infirm have been placed. They come to a corner where the ground is covered with hides. Noeh gives a signal. Two of the other slaves roll back the hides, revealing a lid of wooden sticks that cover a deep hole in the ground. The two slaves reach into the hole, and lift out a roughly- made stretcher, on which lies an OLD MAN. When we see his milky eyes, we realize that he was blinded. Noeh speaks to him, and then to Nakudu. NAKUDU He knows about the gods. He was once their servant. D'Leh and Tic'Tic look at each other. TIC'TIC (to Nakudu) Ask him what he knows. The BLIND MAN speaks in a weak, whispering voice. Nakudu translates. NAKUDU He believes these Gods came across the big water...and many say that they travelled from the stars... The BLIND MAN'S voice can hardly be heard. NAKUDU First there were three, but now only one of them is left. He builds the mountains so they can travel back to the stars. D'LEH (to Nakudu) There is only one God left... Is he sure? Nakudu translates again and the BLIND MAN nods. D'LEH Can we defeat him? Nakudu asks the BLIND MAN. His voice, when he finally answers, is barely audible. NAKUDU He says, no man can conquer the God. D'Leh looks at the BLIND MAN with pleading eyes. D'LEH There must be a way. There must be something we can do... The BLIND MAN remains silent. D'Leh sees that this is all the information they're going to get. He turns to Tic'Tic who shrugs. Then the BLIND MAN speaks again. NAKUDU He says once, only once, he heard the God speak of the one he fears. D'Leh listens up. NAKUDU He says, there is a telling of a strong one, who will bring bloodshed to the house of the Gods. And that one, he says, bears the mark of the stars. (beat) He says, the God trembles when he speaks of the strong one. The BLIND MAN raises his head from the stretcher, looking up with milky eyes. NAKUDU He asks, if you wear the mark of the stars? D'Leh silently shakes his head, and the BLIND MAN sinks back on his bed.
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EXT. OUTSIDE THE SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT The two SENTRIES have found the dead guard. They rush off.
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INT. SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT Noeh signals the two slaves to take the BLIND MAN back to his hiding place. Suddenly D'LEH notices something -- the BLIND MAN is wearing D'LEH'S FATHER'S IVORY BRACELET. D'LEH Who gave you this? The Old Man speaks, Nakudu translates. NAKUDU The man who saved his life, when he ran away from the God. D'Leh tries to make sense of that, then suddenly hears the SOUNDS OF GUARDS RUNNING, calling out. TIC'TIC We have to leave! D'Leh speaks urgently to the Blind Man. D'LEH Where is this man? They hear the gates of the Slave Quarters being opened. Nakudu hesitates to tell D'Leh what the Blind Man said. D'LEH Tell me! NAKUDU They killed him, years ago. His bones are in the sand with the others. GUARDS enter the quarters with torches, YELLING at the slaves. No more time. D'Leh, Nakudu and Tic'Tic hurry off, the same way they came in.
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EXT. OUTSIDE THE SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT D'Leh, Nakudu and TIC'TIC slide down the walls of the Slave Quarters and disappear into the dark. Unseen-- ALMOST! At the last moment, one of the GUARDS senses movement by the sand dunes.
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EXT. EDGE OF THE DESERT - NIGHT The full moon hangs low over the desert. We see three dark shadows rushing up the incline of a sand dune. D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu, make their way back to their army's camp. They disappear over the rim of a sand dune...but... FOUR GUARDS STEP INTO FRAME, tracking them.
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EXT. BETWEEN SAND DUNES - NIGHT D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu move through a steep valley between two towering dunes. We hear a CRACKING sound, like the breaking of fire wood. D'Leh slows, then stops. Tic'Tic and Nakudu do the same. They look to the ground -- that's where the CRACKING came from. HORRIFIED, they realize they are standing on an endless field of human bones and skulls. SWOOSH!! An arrow flies, barely missing Nakudu. They turn and see THE FOUR GUARDS who followed them, ATTACKING... Nakudu throws his spear, killing one of the GUARDS. D'Leh, Tic'Tic and Nakudu start running toward the crest of the sand dune. The guards chase... We see pain on Tic'Tic's face as he holds his hand on his wounded leg. D'Leh and Nakudu run ahead. Another round of arrows barely misses them... At the crest of the dune, Tic'Tic sees that they're close to their army's camp...they are about to lead the guards right into discovering their entire army! Tic'Tic stops, turning back to face the GUARDS. He STABS one of them with the White Spear, then kills another, then pulls it out, and, with a mighty thrust, throws it and kills yet another. D'Leh turns, seeing what Tic'Tic is doing. D'Leh races back to help him. Too late! The LAST GUARD SHOOTS AN ARROW which PIERCES Tic'Tic'S CHEST, sending him tumbling down to the bottom of the dune. D'Leh sees. Enraged, D'Leh THROWS HIS SPEAR, powerfully, hitting the guard in the chest, killing him instantly. Nakudu rushes back, and stops. He sees D'Leh run to Tic'Tic's side, with tears welling. D'Leh throws himself to the ground, kneeling next to Tic'Tic, staring at the wound in his chest in horror. D'Leh cradles Tic'Tic's head. Tic'Tic speaks weakly. TIC'TIC I am full with days... D'LEH No, do not say that. D'Leh looks at him with pleading eyes. D'LEH Please do not die, Great Hunter. We need you... Nakudu looks on in silence from the top of the sand dune, as Tic'Tic gets weaker. D'LEH (desperate) What should I do?! Tears run down D'Leh's face. TIC'TIC You never heard the end of Old Mother's dream... D'Leh leans closer because Tic'Tic's voice is only a breath now. TIC'TIC In her dream Old Mother saw...that Evolet will have your children... D'LEH My children? TIC'TIC Yes...many of them... TIC'TIC smiles weakly and puts his hunting whistle in D'LEH'S hands. TIC'TIC I always want you to have this. And with these words, he breathes his last breath. D'Leh is devastated. He stares into the darkness, at the bones of the thousands of nameless dead. SMASH CUT TO:
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INT. WOMEN'S SLAVE QUARTERS - NIGHT As hellish and cramped as the men's quarters. Hundreds of women crowded together. THE DOORS BURST OPEN. A GROUP OF PRIESTS enter, accompanied by slave guards carrying torches. They begin searching, looking among the women for someone. Behind the priests, One-Eye. Evolet startles awake. She looks around and sees them coming towards her. One-Eye spots her, and points her out to the priests and guards. As the priests approach Evolet, all the other slaves move away from her. The priests pull her to her feet, and drag her out of the quarter. In the background, we see One-Eye receiving the rewards for his betrayal. CUT TO:
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EXT. CAMP IN THE DESERT - NIGHT THE WHITE SPEAR is stuck in the ground, silhouetted against the setting moon on the horizon. D'Leh's army is gathered, honoring the death of the great hunter. D'Leh stands at a mound of rocks, Tic'Tic's resting-place. D'Leh is silent, apparently drained of emotion. His army watches as Nakudu steps up to him. Nakudu pulls the White Spear from the ground and holds it out to D'Leh. The whole army looks on in anticipation. D'Leh looks at the White Spear. After a long moment he takes it from Nakudu. Then slowly, silently, D'Leh RAISES HIS ARM, HOLDING THE WHITE SPEAR OVER HIS HEAD, presenting it to the warriors...his warriors. Silence...then... AS ONE, ALL FOUR HUNDRED WARRIORS RAISE THEIR SPEARS OVER THEIR HEADS IN SILENT SALUTE.
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EXT. PROCESSIONAL ROAD/NEAR QUARRY - NIGHT Evolet is led by the priests toward the palace which is lit by torches. When she comes closer to the imposing building, she sees another group of priests ahead, standing next to the litter of the God. Evolet slows. As she approaches the God, she realizes that all the priests are looking down into the stone quarry adjacent to the processional road. IN THE QUARRY A gigantic hole cut out of the bedrock. We see THE God for the first time, full figure. He is covered in purple and golden fabric which flows in the wind. His hands have unnatural long fingers, covered in gold. He is extremely tall. On his head sits a strange crown. The God stands behind some sort of astronomical sighting device like a cross-staff. He is measuring a huge figure which has been cut out of the bedrock. The figure has the HEAD OF A LION. Precisely lined up with the body of the carving, exactly overhead, is the star constellation, LEO. AS Evolet AND THE PRIESTS PASS, she stares in wonder at the statue in the pit. With her, we see what THE SPHINX looked like when it still had the head of a lion. CUT TO:
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EXT. PALACE / ENTRANCE - NIGHT The priests lead Evolet up the stairs. She sees the door at the top of the stairs opening. They enter the palace.
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INT. PALACE / GREAT HALL - NIGHT Evolet finds herself in a vast, dark space. She hears the sound of water. The priests lead her through a great hall. She looks up, seeing an ENORMOUS SHIP, floating in a canal of water which connects the palace with the river. The ship is tied with thick ropes to heavy square pillars. The wood of the ship is very old and dry, ancient.
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INT. PALACE / HOLDING CHAMBER - NIGHT Evolet is pushed into a dark chamber. She looks around, frightened. She listens...silence. She walks to the wall, and sits down.
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EXT. CAMP IN THE DESERT - NIGHT D'Leh sits on a ridge, alone. The pyramids are visible in the distance. D'Leh's men, a good distance away, look at him, watching, waiting in silence. Some of the warriors begin to whisper among themselves, their faces reflecting their uncertainty. Nakudu SHUSHES them, pointing at D'Leh, as if to say: "Quiet, he's thinking." D'Leh looks at the hunting whistle. He weighs it in his hand, then...an idea. D'Leh gets up and walks to a spot from which he can address his men, all of whom get to their feet. D'Leh speaks to them, with Nakudu translating, and other warriors translating, in turn, from Nakudu into their languages. D'LEH Hear me! You have followed me from the valley of the spear tooth. Together we crossed the sea of sand. Together we are strong. He draws the White Spear over them, encompassing them all. D'LEH My people, the people of the Yagahl, bring down the mightiest of beasts, the Mannak. The Mannak is great, and we are small, and yet, we kill him. We kill him because we hunt together, as one. The men listen carefully. D'LEH Those who have taken our brothers and sisters are many. Many more than we are here. But, together, we can defeat them. For though we are few, with our brothers and sisters who are held there, we become the many. (beat) When the sun rises, we will hunt our enemy, and when the sun sets tomorrow, he will be dead. The men MURMUR among themselves with cold resolution. D'Leh raises the White Spear, then thrusts it into the earth. D'LEH But..we go on this hunt without our spears. Nakudu, translating, isn't sure he heard correctly. NAKUDU (to D'Leh) Without spears? With empty hands? D'LEH (to Nakudu) We make them believe we come with empty hands. SMASH CUT TO:
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EXT. SAND DUNES/EDGE OF CONSTRUCTION SITE - PRE DAWN CLOSE SHOT: D'LEH'S FACE. Covered with dust, like the faces of the slaves who work on the pyramids. CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal that D'Leh is crawling up a sand dune. The shot looks very much like the one at the beginning of the film when D'Leh and his tribe were moving in on the mammoth herd. CAMERA WIDENS further and we see Nakudu and Quina beside D'Leh, their faces also covered with dust. And behind them, the four hundred warriors, all camouflaged with dust, all looking like slaves, except for the spears they carry. In the distance, we see the construction site, barely visible in the pre-dawn light. In the foreground, we see about three dozen slave guards on watch, along the perimeter of the construction site. CLOSE ON THE SLAVE GUARDS D'Leh's army appears behind them on the crest of a dune. On D'Leh's signal, they silently run down the dune, and overwhelm the guards. Within seconds, all the guards here are dead. This time, D'Leh doesn't make the same mistake. His men start burying the dead guards in the sand.
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EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAWN CLOSE SHOT: D'LEH APPEARS BEHIND A STONE BLOCK He watches as his warriors scatter throughout the deserted construction site. Then D'Leh and Nakudu hurry to the base of one of the ramps. They hide between some stone blocks, go to their knees and, with their hands, dig long, shallow holes in the sand, a few inches deep. Then they bury their spears, carefully obscuring any sign of the weapons. The rest of D'Leh's men do the same throughout the construction site. Then they secret themselves among the massive cut stones as well as in other hiding places. When D'Leh and Nakudu see the first Slave Guards approaching, they go deeper into hiding. A HORN SOUNDS...
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EXT. SLAVE QUARTERS - DAWN The gates of the slave barracks are opened, and the slaves are herded toward the construction site. We follow Baku and Tudu. They look around and see Ka'ren and Lu'Kibu walking nearby.
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EXT. RAMP TO THE NEARLY FINISHED PYRAMID - SUNRISE D'Leh watches from his hiding place. Small groups of his army leave their hiding places, joining the long lines of slaves who are walking to work. D'Leh scans the slaves moving past him, searching. When he sees Baku, Tudu and Ka'ren approaching, he gives Nakudu a sign. Both men, in a daring move, slip into the passing line of slaves, unseen by the guards. He walks near Baku and Ka'ren. Ka'ren gives D'Leh a nod. Baku is very excited to see D'Leh. D'LEH (whispers) Where is Evolet? BAKU I don't know. Baku looks around, and sees some women lining up for their work. BAKU She was with them yesterday... A WHIP LASHES across Baku's back. A slave guard yells at the boy. They walk on. D'Leh struggles to contain his anger, glaring at the slave guard who whipped Baku. CUT TO:
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INT. PALACE / HOLDING CHAMBER - PRE DAWN Evolet looks up, hearing the door open. Two priests stand at the doors. Guards enter, pull her to her feet, and walk her out.
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INT. PALACE / GREAT CHAMBER - PRE DAWN Evolet is led by the two priests into the cavernous chamber. Early morning light filters in through openings in the ceiling. When they leave her alone, she looks around. She sees a big black stone block with parchments laying on top of it... She inches closer, stares in wonder... A MAP - an ancient map, but we can clearly see the outline of the distinctive continental shores of Africa and South America and North America and a detailed Mediterranean coastline.... Next to that, is a STAR MAP... And next to that are CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS OF THE PYRAMIDS. A noise makes her turn... The High Priest has entered the chamber. He looks at her with curious eyes. He slowly comes closer and closer.... He starts to speak. Asks her questions. Evolet does not understand his language. The High Priest motions for her to turn around. Evolet hesitates, then turns her back toward him. The High Priest comes up to her and reaches out with one of his long painted fingernails and carefully inspects Evolet's shoulder. When he sees what he was searching for, his face turns to stone.
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EXT. NEARLY FINISHED PYRAMID / BASE OF THE RAMP - DAY A GUARD WHIPS THE BARE BACK OF ONE OF THE SLAVES. CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal more than a hundred slaves dragging one of the big stones up the steep ramp. D'Leh is among them. Next to him, we see Ka'ren and Nakudu. Baku and Tudu lubricate the smooth clay of the ramp, pouring water between it and the stone. They are at the base of the ramp. The Slave Guard who supervises their work is the same one who was responsible for Moha's death. He snaps his whip, lashing the slaves' backs, again and again. As D'Leh pulls on the rope, he scans the construction site, checking on the placement of his warriors among the slaves -- on the ramps; along the processional road; among the cut stones; in position everywhere, ready to strike. Suddenly D'Leh spots the Warlord. Unbeknownst to D'Leh, the Warlord is searching for Evolet. He starts to speak heatedly with the Chief of the Slave Guards, who keeps shaking his head. Frustrated, the Warlord looks around and discovers Baku working on the ramp. When he starts to walks towards Baku, D'Leh gives an alarmed look to Nakudu and Ka'ren. The Warlord comes up to Baku and asks him about Evolet. Baku shakes his head, but looks nervous. Then Baku sees a group of Palace Guards coming towards them. They are led by the same group of priests who picked up his sister Evolet. The Warlord doesn't see them coming. But he has seen Ka'ren, who is working next to Nakudu. The Warlord speaks to the Slave Guard, who nods and then yells for them to stop their work. Then he walks up to Ka'ren and asks him the same question that he asked Baku. D'Leh stands right next to the Warlord. He turns away, trying not to be discovered. He sees the Palace Guards coming towards them. One of the Priests point at him. Have they discovered him? Should he run? Before he can react, the Palace Guards grab the Warlord and drag him down the ramp. D'Leh watches the Warlord being take away. The Warlord protests as they bind him and march with him towards the Palace. The priests follow. D'Leh exchanges a look of relief with Nakudu and Ka'ren. A whip cracks over them.... They take up their ropes and start pulling again... CUT TO:
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INT. PALACE / HALLWAY - DAY The High Priest rushes towards a door, at which two palace guards stand in attendance. The priest motions curtly to them, they open the door, and he enters.
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INT. PALACE / GOD'S CHAMBER - DAY The High Priest enters the ante chamber. Gossamer curtains obscure his view. We catch glimpses of a group of young servants as they silently work around the tall figure of the God. As we see the servants more clearly, we see that they have all been BLINDED. The young, blinded slaves undress the God. The God himself pulls the long, golden fingers off, one-by-one, handing them to the slaves, who lay them on a table. A closer view reveals that they are not fingers, but merely jewelry. The High Priest comes closer, afraid to intrude... Two of the blind servants lift the voluminous outer robe off the God, revealing that his body is much smaller than it appeared, and revealing that his arms and legs are covered with bandages. The young servants start unwrapping the bandages. We catch glimpses of white, wrinkled skin, with the signs of an abnormal skin condition. The God's skin is literally flaking off. Suddenly all the blind servants turn at a sound. The High Priest quickly prostrates himself, totally flat to the floor. The God turns his head, and again we see his cold eyes through the veil which still covers his upper body. The veil distorts our view of his face. Who is he? What is he? The God listens to the Priest, who speaks quickly, his face pressed to the floor. The God is stunned when he hears what the High Priest has to say. CUT TO:
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EXT. RAMP TO THE NEARLY FINISHED PYRAMID - DAY D'Leh looks around the construction site, checking his men again, waiting for the right moment. The slave guard sees Baku and Tudu pausing in their work. He yells at the two boys, then whips them. The boys cower as the whip lashes their backs. D'Leh decides. He nods to Nakudu and Ka'ren, then... D'Leh BLOWS Tic'Tic'S HUNTING WHISTLE Its high pitched sound carries over the whole of the construction site. The slave guard whipping Baku and Tudu stops, and turns to the sound. To his surprise, D'Leh, Nakudu, and Ka'ren are right in front of him. They grab the slave guard. He struggles in panic, as they THROW HIM OFF THE RAMP... He falls with a stunned expression on his face, hitting the ground, far below, with a THUD... Everyone heard the whistle, everyone saw the slave guard thrown from the ramp... Time stands still... THEN ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE What started with D'Leh's little group, spreads like fire over the entire construction site. Everywhere, guards and overseers are attacked... In each area, it begins with warriors from D'Leh's army, who throw themselves to the sand, dig, and then RISE UP WITH SPEARS IN HAND, and attack the guards... Other warriors, and some slaves, use work tools as weapons, attacking the guards... One of the slaves swings a huge, stone-cutting hammer, smashing a slave guard in the face. As the guard sinks to his knees, another slave finishes him off with a second hammer blow... Quina, digging in the sand, finally finds his spear, rises, and throws, killing a guard... Baku and Tudu together, attack one of the slave guards, with Baku going for his legs, as Tudu slams him in the face with his water bucket... The rebellion spreads. More and more slaves join with D'Leh's warriors, using their work tools as weapons... Other slaves attack with their bare hands... Everywhere slaves turn against their masters... D'Leh, Nakudu and Ka'ren fight their way down the ramp, then find their way blocked by the huge stone they were pulling up the ramp. A small group of slave guards uses the narrow spot between the stone and the edge of the ramp as their last bastion. D'Leh puts his shoulder to the stone block, motioning to Nakudu and Ka'ren to do the same. Other slaves around them realize what they're doing. They rush over and, with the unified effort of a score of them, they push the stone sideways... Which pushes the guards off the edge of the ramp... D'Leh and others continue pushing the stone, which goes over the edge, tumbles down the side of the ramp, and CRASHES onto the guards... Other groups of slaves who have seen this follow suit. We see a stunning tableau, as GIANT STONE BLOCKS are shoved over the edges of the ramps, FALLING AND CRASHING down everywhere. Their THUNDEROUS SOUND fills the air... SMASH CUT:
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INT. PALACE / GREAT CHAMBER - DAY SILENCE. The thick walls of the palace keep all sounds from outside out. Evolet and the Warlord lay flat on the ground. The tall figure of the God enters the room. The High Priest cowers in the background, watching as the God walks up to Evolet on the ground, and studies her in silence. The God hovers over Evolet. Evolet sees only his high platform shoes. Bursting with anger, he rips the clothes off Evolet's shoulders. For the first time we see... Evolet has a birthmark that resembles the stars of Orion's belt. The God realizes that his worst nightmare is coming true... THE ONE WITH THE MARK OF THE STARS HAS ARRIVED! His cold eyes stare down at Evolet and her birthmark, when... Suddenly a group of young priests storms into the Great Chamber in utter PANIC! They throw themselves in front of the God, who has turned in surprise at the intruders. For the first time we hear the VOICE OF THE God, which is harsh and very foreign-sounding, other-worldly. The young priest answers with fear in his voice. The news he brings has a huge impact on those people in the room who can understand him. Evolet sees the Warlord, lying next to her, look up in shock at the Young Priest's words. She looks over at the High Priest, and sees utter disbelief on his face. The God shrieks an order, his voice shrill from anger. Palace guards grab Evolet and the Warlord, and drag them out of the chamber. CUT TO:
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EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAY MASSES OF SLAVES spill down the ramps of both pyramids, and converge in the flat part of the construction site. D'Leh reaches the bottom of his ramp. He runs toward the spot among some cut stones where he buried the White Spear, but a slave guard intercepts him, attacking D'Leh with a spear. D'Leh feints, throwing the guard off-balance, then moves in, pulls the guard's dagger from his belt, and stabs him, grabbing his spear as he falls. He sees the high-walled palace in the distance, about a kilometer away, at the end of the processional avenue. D'Leh sees Nakudu, nearby. D'LEH Nakudu, to the palace! As D'Leh starts to run toward the palace, Nakudu shouts to the slaves around him. They all follow D'Leh who storms ahead. WE CUT WIDE and see hundreds, then thousands of slaves doing the same, following D'Leh, running down the processional road toward the high walls of the palace. Most of D'Leh's warriors carry their spears. Some of the slaves carry weapons, taken from the guards. Others carry tools as weapons. And still others, have only their bare hands and their fury.
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EXT. PALACE - DAY The God stands in the shadow of the palace's main door frame. His cold eyes watch the solitary figure of D'Leh, who is running towards the palace followed by thousands of slaves. In the foreground, there's hectic activity. Horses are led into the courtyard, and heavily-armed soldiers and palace guards rush to their positions. D'Leh RUNS, now only a couple of hundred meters away from the palace walls. CLOSE SHOT: Heavy ropes are tied to a woman's hands. THE MASSIVE GATES of the courtyard open... D'Leh slows, confused by the opening of the gates before him. The onrushing slaves behind D'Leh slow as well. Then, D'Leh sees something within the gates that makes his blood freeze... Evolet, in the middle of the courtyard, her arms outstretched, her hands TIED TO HORSES on either side of her, READY TO RIP HER APART... One-Eye stands near her, a whip in his hand, ready to lash the horses, clearly her executioner. In front of her, a sea of HEAVILY-ARMED SOLDIERS and PALACE GUARDS... Behind her, the Warlord, his hands roped together, next in line to be executed. D'Leh stops. Nakudu and Ka'ren ease up next to him... All of the slaves behind come to a stop, confused that their leader has stopped. The High Priest turns to the palace entrance... THE God APPEARS FROM OUT OF THE SHADOWS, backlit by the giant sun disc which forms the entrance to the palace. THE SLAVES ARE STUNNED BY THE SIGHT of him. Some back up. Others start to prostrate themselves, but are held up, on their feet by their comrades... The High Priest SPEAKS TO THE SLAVES, his voice firm, ringing, castigating... As the High Priest addresses the slaves, Baku and Tudu squeeze through the crowd, and join D'Leh, Ka'ren and Nakudu. Baku sees Evolet ready to be ripped apart, and he turns to D'Leh in terror. D'Leh starts to move toward Evolet, but One-Eye raises his whip toward the horses, warning D'Leh not to advance. D'Leh sees the horses about to bolt. He stops dead, in anguish and fear for Evolet's life... The High Priest finishes addressing the slaves, and turns to D'Leh. He speaks, Nakudu translates. NAKUDU He says, the God is angry, and if we do not leave, we will all be slain... Everyone looks to D'Leh, wanting him to make a decision. Evolet strains against the ropes. D'Leh grips his spear and decides. He gauges the distance between himself and the God... An impossible throw. D'Leh takes a couple steps forward, and throws... The spear flies through the air, misses Evolet by a hair, heading for the tall figure of the God... The God stumbles backwards, trying to evade the spear... THE SPEAR MISSES THE God, piercing only his veils... The spear CLATTERS TO THE STONE FLOOR of the entrance hall... For a moment, everyone is too stunned to react... Then the palace guards and soldiers prepare to attack... The slaves shy back, and then... A RED SPOT OF BLOOD FORMS ON THE God'S VEIL. D'Leh's spear has drawn blood... The God has been injured... Everyone is stunned -- slaves, D'Leh's warriors, palace guards, and priest... The spot of blood grows and grows... The God clutches his throat, but can't stop the flow of blood. Everyone sees that he is mortal. D'Leh sees that One-Eye, like everyone else, is frozen by the sight of the God's blood... D'Leh steps forward, screaming his battle cry... D'LEH Yahalah!!! He draws his dagger, rushing forward, wading into the palace guards, trying to make his way to Evolet. A split second later, Ka'ren, Nakudu, and the thousands of slaves surge forward, engaging the palace guards, rolling over them... The High Priest and the God stumble backwards into the shadow of the palace entrance. Suddenly One-Eye is SLAMMED by the bound arms of the Warlord. He goes down, and a foot to the face by the Warlord knocks him unconscious. Evolet sees the Warlord stepping over One-Eye's body, and an instant later, she sees that the Warlord's hands are free, and that he holds One-Eye's dagger in his hands. The Warlord grabs Evolet and cuts her hands free. D'Leh sees the Warlord drag Evolet off. D'LEH Evolet! D'Leh doubles his effort to get to her, as the palace guards retreat into the palace courtyard, and the sea of slaves follows... Other slaves have scaled the high palace walls with ladders, and now jump down on the retreating guards. D'Leh finally reaches the platform, where Evolet was standing and sees the Warlord trying to get the struggling Evolet onto the back of one of the freed horses. Evolet fights the Warlord like a wild tiger. D'Leh, armed with the dagger, streaks toward the Warlord, who sees him coming... The Warlord PUNCHES Evolet hard, knocking her out. He heaves her up onto the back of one of the horses, swings himself up, and rides off through the crowd, heading for the gates to the processional avenue... D'Leh sees the Warlord ride off with Evolet. Desperate, he looks around, and sees the other horse. D'Leh runs to the horse, and swings himself up onto its back. The horse rears. D'Leh barely stays on the horse, but he quickly gets the hang of it, and rides off after the Warlord and Evolet... Behind D'Leh, THE SLAVES STORM UP THE PALACE STAIRS, led by Nakudu and Ka'ren. Following close behind them is the Giant Slave from the slave barracks. ON THE PROCESSIONAL AVENUE, the Warlord rides fast, heading from the palace, down the long avenue toward the pyramids... Slaves, racing toward the palace, leap out of the way of the Warlord's galloping horse... D'Leh rides hard, a hundred meters behind...
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INT. ENTRANCE HALL OF PALACE - DAY The God, followed by a group of his priests, including the High Priest, retreats into the palace. The priests watch as the hurrying God rips his veils and accoutrements from his body, furiously getting rid of everything that made him so tall and mysterious... Turning himself into nothing more than a... FRAIL WHITE OLD MAN The God holds his bleeding throat, screaming orders to his High Priest and the other priests around him. He runs deeper into the palace, with his priests following... THE SLAVES, led by Ka'ren, Nakudu, and the Giant Slave reach the entrance hall. For a moment they stop in wonder, awestruck...then they storm deeper into the palace.
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EXT. PALACE COURTYARD - DAY ANOTHER WAVE OF SLAVES, arriving at the palace from the construction site, races up the stairs. One-Eye, lying at one side of the stairs, regains consciousness, and stands. Suddenly Tudu stands in front of him. One-Eye sneers at the boy and moves to draw his dagger, and realizes he doesn't have it anymore. Tudu motions to someone behind One-Eye. It's Baku, who has climbed the stairs behind One-Eye, and now towers over him... Baku holds a spear in his hands, and before One-Eye can react, Baku rams it, with all his might, into One-Eye's throat. One-Eye falls dead. Baku and Tudu share a look of triumph and satisfaction.
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INT. BIG HALL - DAY The WHITE OLD MAN has reached the bow of the ship. He SCREECHES COMMANDS to the priests, ordering them to cut the many ropes that tie the ship to the building. The priests start doing so, but before they can finish, they turn, along with the God, and see: THE SLAVES, POURING INTO THE BIG HALL. The slaves slow at the shocking sight of what was once the God... But they slow only for a moment, then they surge forward, like a giant wave... THE OLD WHITE MAN, the High Priest, and all the OTHER PRIESTS disappear in the sea of slaves... We see the OLD WHITE MAN crest the mass of slaves one last time, as he's lifted over their heads, screaming in terror. Then he's pulled down and he's gone again... FOREVER.
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EXT. PYRAMIDS / PROCESSIONAL AVENUE - DAY The Warlord rides down the processional avenue, approaching the pyramids. The construction site is deserted, with all the slaves having raced to the palace. Evolet is draped across the horse in front of the Warlord. D'Leh rides after them. The Warlord turns and sees D'Leh coming... Evolet comes to, and realizes where she is. She immediately begins to struggle, fighting desperately with the Warlord, who tries to control his horse, while fending her off. As she struggles, Evolet falls from the horse. The Warlord rides on just a bit, then sees D'Leh coming in fast. The Warlord dismounts, racing over to the body of a slave guard, where a bow and quiver of arrows are on the ground. D'Leh rides in before the Warlord can get them. Pulling his dagger from his belt, D'Leh dismounts, and... D'Leh and the Warlord square off, both armed with daggers. Among the massive cut stones, at the foot of the nearly completed pyramid, with the palace in the distance, D'Leh and the Warlord fight with their daggers... Circling around each other, feinting, looking for an opening... Both are adept fighters...both are fast... The Warlord moves in...cutting D'Leh, who backs up... The Warlord doesn't let up, slashing again, and again... D'Leh's backs up, further, and further retreating into the jumble of cut stones... The Warlord moves in for the kill...D'Leh falls to the ground, crawling... The Warlord raises his hand with the dagger...Ready to strike. Suddenly-- D'Leh's hand grabs in the sand and RISES UP WITH THE WHITE SPEAR... The Warlord recoils, surprised, but it is too late... D'Leh THRUSTS it into the Warlord's chest...D'Leh's entire retreat was simply a way to get to the buried White Spear... The face of the Warlord shows utter disbelief. The Warlord falls. D'Leh runs to Evolet, who lies on the ground. He throws himself onto the ground next to her... Her injuries are not severe. D'Leh AND Evolet EMBRACE...then suddenly... AN ARROW THUDS INTO Evolet's BACK... CUT TO:
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INT. OLD MOTHER'S HUT - DAY Old Mother, sitting at her fire, startles, as if the arrow had hit her... Worried looks from the tribe's people, all around her. Blood pours again from her nose, stronger than ever. Her breath comes hard... CUT TO: BACK TO PYRAMIDS Evolet is stunned...D'Leh is horrified...she falls against D'Leh, who sees, behind her, the Warlord, holding the bow, trying to notch another arrow... D'Leh looks at Evolet, seeing the life leave her body... D'Leh rises, strides to the Warlord, picks up a rock from the quarry debris, raises it over his head, and SLAMS it down, killing the Warlord... As if in a dream, D'Leh walks back to Evolet's body, as Nakudu and Ka'ren arrive at the scene. Behind them are thousands of cheering slaves, ready to celebrate their hero. When they see what has happened, they all fall silent... Baku pushes through the crowd. When he sees Evolet's body, he starts sobbing... D'Leh kneels down next to her...tears streaming down his face as... Evolet DIES IN HIS ARMS! D'Leh looks up at the crowd. It seems like the whole world is collapsing around him... With no emotion left, D'Leh rises and walks off, alone, toward the open desert... CUT TO:
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INT. OLD MOTHER'S HUT - DAY Dark. Old Mother lies on a bed of animal skins, bleeding, panting, dying... She chants...softer...softer...softer... OLD MOTHER DIES, EXHALING HER LAST BREATH... But this is not a breath of this earth...it is a WIND... OLD MOTHER'S BREATH blows through the mammoth hides at the entrance of her hut...and through the Valley of the Yagahl... BACK TO THE PYRAMIDS Baku is clinging to Evolet's body with tearful eyes. He hears the sound of a gentle BREEZE. There's a sudden WIND coming from the desert, becoming stronger and stronger. It blows over the sand dunes and reaches the base of the pyramids. The mourning crowd looks on amazed as the wind catches Evolet's and Baku's hair.
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EXT. DUNES - DAY D'Leh walks alone. A sound. He turns and sees Baku running to him. D'LEH! D'LEH! COME! D'Leh starts running back toward Evolet...picking up speed, running...
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EXT. BASE OF THE PYRAMIDS - DAY D'Leh runs through the gathered warriors and slaves, who part to let him through, finally revealing: The WIND has picked up in strength, and whirls around Evolet... Filling her lungs, giving her life again... Old Mother's breath enters Evolet's body. No one moves. All are astonished as... Evolet'S EYES OPEN...she is weak, but alive! D'Leh rushes to her side, and embraces her like he will never let go of her again. Nakudu, his son Tudu, and all the mammoth hunters look on with great joy. We close in on Baku, who wipes his tears from his face, revealing a great smile and... We hear the voice of the OLD MAN who started to tell this story. NARRATOR (V.O.) And this is why Old Mother had to stay alive to that day. FADE TO:
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EXT. VILLAGE SQUARE - NIGHT NARRATOR (V.O.) She gave her last breath to my sister. And then... An ancient man sits by a campfire, surrounded by a group of children. Mesmerized, they follow his tale, and we realize that... This story has been told by Baku, who is now a very old man. The hunting WHISTLE hangs from around his neck. OLD BAKU (smiling at his children) Our journey took many moons and was full of hardship. CUT TO:
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EXT. MOUNTAIN, HIGH PASS - DAY D'Leh, Evolet, Ka'ren and young Baku walk at the head of their freed brothers as they cross the snows on the mountain's crest. They are on their way home.
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EXT. MAMMOTH HUNTERS' CAMP - DAY The camp of the Mammoth Hunters looks desolate. The remaining tribe members are all huddled together. The faces of the children betray hunger and despair. Suddenly a little girl jumps to her feet. She has spotted something. She starts running toward the mountains. The CAMERA follows her, and we see: The return of our heros! There is great joy and celebration as everybody gets to their feet and starts running toward them. Tears of joy as women unite with their men and children with their fathers. CLOSE: A hand picks up a stone and puts it on a mound of rocks.
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EXT. EDGE OF CAMP - SUNSET It is young Baku. He and his sister Evolet place stones on a mound of rocks. They have tears in their eyes as they bid their last farewell to their mother. Evolet looks over and sees... D'Leh, standing before another mound of rocks. This is Old Mother's final resting place. CUT TO:
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EXT. MOUNTAIN, HIGH PASS - DAY D'Leh, Evolet, Ka'ren and young Baku walk at the head of their tribe as all the Mammoth Hunters cross the mountain. They are all wrapped in mammoth furs as snow flurries dance around them.
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EXT. NAKUDU'S VILLAGE - DUSK Nakudu and his tribe work the fields. Young Tudu is the first one who sees the trek of the Mammoth Hunters as they approach the village. Tudu's face lights up, as he sees Baku running toward him. Nakudu looks on and smiles, as he sees that D'Leh and his people have come to join them. OLD BAKU (V.O.) All this was a long, long time ago...
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EXT. VILLAGE SQUARE - NIGHT OLD Baku looks over to another old man. OLD BAKU But I still remember it, as if it was only a heartbeat ago... The two old men smile at each other, and we realize that Baku's old friend is Tudu. He looks as ancient as Baku, but he still has the same sparkle in his eyes. CUT TO:
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EXT. LAKE - SUNSET D'Leh and Evolet have arrived on the shore of the Naku Lake. OLD BAKU (V.O.) And the Ancient Fathers had wandered with us and guided our path to our new land where the sky holds two suns... D'Leh smiles at Evolet and, together they look out at the horizon, where they watch in awe as... The setting sun mirrors itself in the still waters of the lake. OLD BAKU (V.O.) And so it came to pass that the dream of Old Mother was fulfilled and what was written in the stars came true. D'Leh takes his WHITE SPEAR and drives it into the ground. This is the land they will call their home. And as the CAMERA widens, on a boulder in the distance, we see the majestic silhouette of a SABER TOOTH TIGER. He lets out a MIGHTY ROAR!
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EXT. VILLAGE SQUARE Old Baku is finished with his story. There's a long moment of silence. A boy of perhaps thirteen, who looks very much like Baku, when he was a boy, raises his voice. BOY Baku, what happened to the mountains you and Tudu helped build? Old Baku looks over at Old Tudu. They both shrug. OLD BAKU Everyone returned to their homes. No one wanted to stay in such a place. Too much sorrow, too many dark memories. So, no one really knows... Everyone is silent, contemplating Old Baku's words... And we hear the sound of wind, as in the beginning of the film. It takes us to...
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EXT. DESERT - SUNSET We fly over endless sand dunes...and then, in the distance, we see them... THE PYRAMIDS They rise out of a sea of sand, but the desert is slowly reclaiming them. Behind the pyramids we see the red glowing ball of a dying sun. - The End -
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PADUA HIGH SCHOOL - DAY Welcome to Padua High School , , your typical urban - suburban high school in Portland , Oregon . Smarties , Skids , Preppies , Granolas . Loners , Lovers , the In and the Out Crowd rub sleep out of their eyes and head for the main building .
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PADUA HIGH PARKING LOT - DAY KAT STRATFORD , eighteen , pretty - but trying hard not to be - in a baggy granny dress and glasses , balances a cup of coffee and a backpack as she climbs out of her battered , baby blue '75 Dodge Dart . A stray SKATEBOARD clips her , causing her to stumble and spill her coffee , as well as the contents of her backpack . The young RIDER dashes over to help , trembling when he sees who his board has hit . RIDER Hey - sorry. Cowering in fear , he attempts to scoop up her scattered belongings . KAT Leave it He persists . KAT ( continuing . ) I said, leave it! She grabs his skateboard and uses it to SHOVE him against a car , skateboard tip to his throat . He whimpers pitifully and she lets him go . A path clears for her as she marches through a pack of fearful students and SLAMS open the door , entering school .
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INT. GIRLS' ROOM - DAY BIANCA STRATFORD , a beautiful sophomore , stands facing the mirror , applying lipstick . Her less extraordinary , but still cute friend , CHASTITY stands next to her . BIANCA Did you change your hair? CHASTITY No. BIANCA You might wan na think about it Leave the girls ' room and enter the hallway . HALLWAY - DAY - CONTINUOUS Bianca is immediately greeted by an admiring crowd , both boys and girls alike . BOY ( adoring . ) Hey, Bianca. GIRL Awesome shoes. The greetings continue as Chastity remains wordless and unaddressed by her side . Bianca smiles proudly , acknowledging her fans . GUIDANCE COUNSELOR 'S OFFICE - DAY CAMERON JAMES , a clean - cut , easy - going senior with an open , farm - boy face , sits facing Miss Perky , an impossibly cheery guidance counselor . MISS PERKY I'm sure you wo n't find Padua any different than your old school. Same little asswipe mother - fuckers everywhere. Her plastic smile never leaves her face . Cameron fidgets in his chair uncomfortably . MISS PERKY ( continuing . ) Any questions? CAMERON I do n't think so, ma'am MISS PERKY Then go forth. Scoot I've got deviants to see. Cameron rises to leave and makes eye contact with PATRICK VERONA , a sullen - looking bad ass senior who waits outside Ms Perky 's door . His slouch and smirk let us know how cool he is . Miss Perky looks down at her file and up at Patrick MISS PERKY ( continuing . ) Patrick Verona. I see we're making our visits a weekly ritual. She gives him a withering glance . He answers with a charming smile . PATRICK I missed you. MISS PERKY It says here you exposed yourself to a group of freshmen girls. PATRICK It was a bratwurst. I was eating lunch. MISS PERKY With the teeth of your zipper? She motions for Patrick to enter her office and Cameron shuffles out the door , bumping into MICHAEL ECKMAN , a lanky , brainy senior who will either end up a politician or game show host . MICHAEL You the new guy? CAMERON So they tell me. MICHAEL C'mon. I'm supposed to give you the tour. They head out of the office MICHAEL ( continuing . ) So - which Dakota you from? CAMERON North, actually. How'd you? MICHAEL I was kidding. People actually live there? CAMERON Yeah. A couple. We're outnumbered by the cows, though. MICHAEL How many people were in your old school? CAMERON Thirty - two. MICHAEL Get out! CAMERON How many people go here? MICHAEL Couple thousand. Most of them evil
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INT. HALLWAY - DAY- CONTINUOUS Prom posters adorn the wall . Michael steers Cameron through the crowd as he points to various cliques . MICHAEL We've got your basic beautiful people. Unless they talk to you first, do n't bother. The beautiful people pass , in full jock/cheerleader splendor . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) Those're your cowboys. Several Stetson - wearing , big belt buckle . Wrangler guys walk by . CAMERON That I'm used to. MICHAEL Yeah, but these guys have never seen a horse. They just jack off to Clint Eastwood. They pass an espresso cart with a group of teens huddled around it . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) To the right, we have the Coffee Kids. Very edgy. Do n't make any sudden movements around them.
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EXT. SCHOOL COURTYARD - DAY Michael continues the tour MICHAEL And these delusionals are the White Rastae. Several white boys in dreadlocks and Jamaican knit berets lounge on the grass . A cloud of pot smoke hovers above them MICHAEL ( continuing . ) Big Marley fans. Think they're black. Semi - political, but mostly, they watch a lot of Wild Kingdom, if you know what I mean. Michael waves to DEREK , the one with the longest dreads . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) Derek - save some for after lunch, bub? DEREK ( very stoned . ) Michael, my brother, peace Cameron turns to follow Michael as they walk into the cafeteria . CAMERON So where do you fit in all this?
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INT. CAFETERIA - DAY - CONTINUOUS Loud music and loud students . Michael sits with a group of studious - looking teens . MICHAEL Future MBAs - We're all Ivy League, already accepted. Someday I'll be sipping Merlot while those guys - He points to the table of jocks , as they torture various passers - by . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) are fixing my Saab. Yuppie greed is back, my friend. He points proudly to the ALLIGATOR on his shirt . Cameron stops listening as BIANCA walks by , and we go SLO MO. . Pure and perfect , she passes Cameron and Michael without a look . Cameron is smitten CAMERON That girl - I - MICHAEL You burn, you pine, you perish? CAMERON Who is she? MICHAEL Bianca Stratford. Sophomore. Do n't even think about it CAMERON Why not? MICHAEL I could start with your haircut, but it does n't matter. She's not allowed to date until her older sister does. And that's an impossibility. ENGLISH CLASS - DAY A room full of bored seniors doodle and scare off into space MS. BLAISE , the one - step - away - from - medication English Teacher , tries to remember what she 's talking about . MRS. BLAISE Well, then. Oh, yes. I guess that does it for our analysis of The Old Man and the Sea. Any other comments? ( with dread . ) Kat? Kat , the girl we saw as we entered the school , slowly cakes off her glasses and speaks up . KAT Why did n't we just read the Hardy Boys? MRS. BLAISE I'm sorry? KAT This book is about a guy and his fishing habit. Not exactly a crucial topic. The other students roll their eyes . KAT ( continuing . ) Frankly, I'm baffled as to why we still revere Hemingway. He was an abusive, alcoholic misogynist who had a lot of cats. JOEY DORSEY , a well - muscled jock with great cheekbones , makes fun of her from his row . JOEY As opposed to a bitter self - righteous hag who has no friends? A few giggles . Kat ignores him . A practiced gesture MRS. BLAISE That's enough, Mr. Dorsey. Really gets fired up now KAT I guess the school board thinks because Hemingway's male and an asshole, he's worthy of our time She looks up at Ms. Blaise , who is now fighting with her pill box . KAT ( continuing . ) What about Colette? Charlotte Bronte? Simone de Beauvoir? Patrick , lounging in his seat in the back row , elbows a crusty - looking crony , identified by the name SCURVY , embroidered on his workshirt . PATRICK Mother Goose? The class titters . Kat wears an expression of intolerance
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INT. GUIDANCE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE - DAY Kat now sits before Miss Perky . MISS PERKY Katarina Stratford. My, my. You've been terrorizing Ms. Blaise again. KAT Expressing my opinion is not a terrorist action. MISS PERKY Well, yes, compared to your other choices of expression this year, today's events are quite mild. By the way, Bobby Rictor's gonad retrieval operation went quite well, in case you're interested. KAT I still maintain that he kicked himself in the balls. I was merely a spectator. MISS PERKY The point is Kat - people perceive you as somewhat. Kat smiles at her , daring her to say it . KAT Tempestuous? MISS PERKY No. I believe `` heinous bitch'' is the term used most often. She grimaces , as if she 's referring to a medical condition . MISS PERKY ( continuing . ) You might want to work on that Kat rises from her chair with a plastic smile matching the counselor 's . KAT As always, thank you for your excellent guidance.
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INT. SOPHOMORE ENGLISH CLASS - DAY Bianca ignores the droning teacher as she writes a note in big flowing handwriting . TEACHER ( 0 . S . ) I realize the language of Mr. Shakespeare makes him a bit daunting, but I'm sure you're all doing your best. Bianca folds the note and passes it behind her with a flip of her hair to CHASTITY . Chastity opens the note and reads : INSERT - `` JOEY DORSEY SAID HI TO ME IN THE HALL ! OH ! MY GOD ! '' Chastity frowns to herself . TEACHER ( 0 . S . ) ( continuing . ) Ms. Stratford, do you care to comment on what you've read so far? Bianca looks up and smiles the smile of Daddy 's little girl . BIANCA Not really. The teacher shakes her head , but lets it go . MANDELLA . a waif - like senior girl who sits off to the side trying to slit her wrist with the plastic spiral on her notebook , looks up and raises her hand . TEACHER Mandella - since you're assisting us, you might as well comment. I'm assuming you read the assignment. MANDELLA Uh, yeah, I read it all TEACHER The whole play ^ MANDELIA The whole folio. All the plays. TEACHER ( disbelieving . ) You've read every play by William Shakespeare? MANDELLA Have n't you? She raises a challenging eyebrow . The stunned teacher does n't answer and goes to call on the next student .
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EXT. SCHOOL COURTYARD - DAY Mandella and Kat sit down in the quiet corner . They are eating a carton of yogurt with gusto . MANDELLA Your sister is so amazingly without . She 'll never read him . She has no idea . Kat attacks KAT The fact that you're cutting gym so you can T.A. Sophomore English just to hear his name, is a little without in itself if you ask me. Kat 's attention is caught by Patrick as he walks by with his friends , lighting up a cigarette . Mandella notices her staring . MANDELLA Who's that? KAT Patrick Verona Random skid. MANDELLA That's Pat Verona? The one who was gone for a year? I heard he was doing porn movies. KAT I'm sure he's completely incapable of doing anything that interesting. MANDELLA He always look so KAT Block E? Kat turns back to face Mandella and forces her yogurt into Mandella 's hand . KAT ( continuing . ) Mandella, eat. Starving yourself is a very slow way to die. MANDELLA Just a little. She eats . Kat sees her wrist KAT What's this? MANDELLA An attempted slit. Kat stares at her , expressionless . KAT I realize that the men of this fine institution are severely lacking, but killing yourself so you can be with William Shakespeare is beyond the scope of normal teenage obsessions. You're venturing far past daytime talk show fodder and entering the world of those who need very expensive therapy. MANDELLA But imagine the things he'd say during sex. Thinks a minute KAT Okay, say you do it. You kill yourself, you end up in wherever you end up and he's there. Do you really think he's gon na wan na dace a ninety pound compulsive who failed volleyball? Mandella 's attention is struck by Bianca ACROSS THE COURTYARD As she and Chastity parade by Joey and his COHORTS One of the cohorts elbows Joey . COHORT Virgin alert. Joey looks up and smiles at Bianca . JOEY Lookin' good, ladies. Bianca smiles her coyest of smiles . BACK TO KAT AND MANDELLA Still watching . MANDELLA Tragic. Does n't respond ANOTHER ANGLE Michael and Cameron observe Joey 's leers at Bianca from their bench in another corner . Cowboys eating cue of a can of beans linger on the grass behind them . CAMERON Why do girls like that always like guys like that? MICHAEL Because they're bred to. Their mothers liked guys like that, and their grandmothers before them. Their gene pool is rarely diluted. CAMERON He always have that shit - eating grin? MICHAEL Joey Dorsey? Perma - shit - grin. I wish I could say he's a moron, but he's number twelve in the class. And a model. Mostly regional stuff, but he's rumored to have a big tube sock ad coming out. The BELL rings , and the cowboys stand and spit into their empty bean cans . Cameron and Michael rise as Cameron tries to catch a glimpse of Bianca as she walks back inside . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) You know French? CAMERON Sure do. my Mom's from Canada MICHAEL Guess who just signed up for a tutor? CAMERON You mean I'd get a chance to talk to her? MICHAEL You could consecrate with her, my friend. Cameron watches as Bianca flounces back into the building .
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EXT. SCHOOL PARKING LOT - DAY Kat and Mandella walk toward Kat 's car . Joey pulls up beside her in his Viper . JOEY ( re her dress . ) The vintage look is over, Kat. Have n't you been reading your Sassy? KAT Yeah, and I noticed the only part of you featured in your big Kmart spread was your elbow. Tough break. JOEY ( practically spitting . ) They're running the rest of me next month. He zooms away as Kat yanks open the door of her Dart . Mandella ties a silk scarf around her head , as if they 're in a convertible . KAT The people at this school are so incredibly foul. MANDELLA You could always go with me. I'm sure William has some friends. They watch Joey 's car as he slows next to Bianca and Chastity as they walk toward the school bus . ON BIANCA AND CHASTITY JOEY Need a ride, ladies? Bianca and Chastity ca n't get in Joey 's car fast enough . He pulls away with a smile . BACK TO KAT AND MANDELLA Mandella lowers her sunglasses to watch . MANDELLA That's a charming new development Kat does n't answer , but reaches over and puts a tape in the tape deck . The sounds of JOYFUL PUNK ROCK fill the car . As they pull out , Michael crosses in front of them on his moped . Kat has to SLAM the brakes to keep from hitting him KAT ( yelling . ) Remove head from sphincter! Then pedal! Michael begins fearfully , pedaling as Kat PEELS out , angry at the delay . Cameron rushes over CAMERON You all right? He slows to a stop MICHAEL Yeah, just a minor encounter with the shrew. CAMERON That's her? Bianca's sister? MICHAEL The mewling, rampalian wretch herself. Michael putters off , leaving Cameron dodging Patrick 's grimy , grey Jeep - a vehicle several years and many paint jobs away from its former glory as a REGULATION MAIL TRUCK - as he sideswipes several cars on his way out of the lot .
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INT. STRATFORD HOUSE - DAY SHARON STRATFORD , attractive and focused , sits in front of her computer , typing quickly . A shelf next to her holds several bodice - ripper romance novels , bearing her name . Kat stands behind her , reading over her shoulder as she types . KAT `` Undulating with desire, Adrienne removes her crimson cape, revealing her creamy -'' WALTER STRATFORD , a blustery , mad scientist - type obstetrician , enters through the front door , wearing a doctor 's white jacket and carrying his black bag . WALTER I hope dinner 's ready because I only have ten minutes before Mrs. Johnson squirts out a screamer . He grabs the mail and rifles through it , as he bends down to kiss Sharon on the cheek . SHARON In the microwave. WALTER ( to Kat . ) Make anyone cry today? KAT Sadly, no. But it's only four - thirty. Bianca walks in . KAT ( continuing . ) Where've you been? BIANCA ( eyeing Walter . ) Nowhere. Hi, Daddy. She kisses him on the cheek WALTER Hello, precious. Walter kisses Bianca back as Kat heads up the stairs KAT How touching. Walter holds up a letter to Kat WALTER What's this? It says Sarah Lawrence? Snatches it away from him . KAT I guess I got in Sharon looks up from her computer . SHARON What's a synonym for throbbing? WALTER Sarah Lawrence is on the other side of the country. KAT I know. WALTER I thought we decided you were going to school here. At U of 0. KAT You decided. BIANCA Is there even a question that we want her to stay? Kat gives Bianca an evil look then smiles sweetly at KAT Ask Bianca who drove her home SHARON Swollen. turgid. WALTER ( to Bianca ; upset . ) Who drove you home? Bianca glares at Kat then turns to Walter BIANCA Now do n't get upset. Daddy, but there's this boy. and I think he might ask. WALTER No! You're not dating until your sister starts dating. End of discussion. BIANCA What if she never starts dating? WALTER Then neither will you. And I'll get to sleep at night. BIANCA But it's not fair - she's a mutant, Daddy! KAT This from someone whose diary is devoted to favorite grooming tips? WALTER Enough! He pulls out a small tape recorder from his black bag . WALTER ( continuing . ) Do you know what this is? He hits the `` play ' button and SHRIEKS OF PAIN emanate from the tape recorder . BIANCA AND WALTER ( in unison , by rote . ) The sound of a fifteen - year - old in labor. WALTER This is why you're not dating until your sister does. BIANCA But she does n't want to date. WALTER Exactly my point His BEEPER goes off and he grabs his bag again WALTER ( continuing . ) Jesus! Can a man even grab a sandwich before you women start dilating? SHARON Tumescent! WALTER ( to Sharon ; as he leaves . ) You're not helping.
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INT. TUTORING ROOM - DAY Cameron sits with an empty chair beside him . Bianca arrives in a flurry of blonde hair . BIANCA Can we make this quick? Roxanne Korrine and Andrew Barrett are having an incredibly horrendous public break - up on the quad. Again. CAMERON Well, I thought we'd start with pronunciation, if that's okay with you. BIANCA Not the hacking and gagging and spitting part . Please . CAMERON ( looking down . ) Okay. then how ` bout we try out some French cuisine. Saturday? Night? Bianca smiles slowly BIANCA You're asking me out. That's so cute. What's your name again? CAMERON ( embarrassed . ) Forget it. Bianca seizes an opportunity . BIANCA No, no, it's my fault - we did n't have a proper introduction - CAMERON Cameron. BIANCA The thing is, Cameron - I'm at the mercy of a particularly hideous breed of loser. My sister. I ca n't date until she does. CAMERON Seems like she could get a date easy enough. She fingers a lock of her hair . He looks on , dazzled . BIANCA The problem is , she 's completely anti - social . CAMERON Why? BIANCA Unsolved mystery. She used to be really popular when she started high school, then it was just like she got sick of it or something. CAMERON That's a shame. She reaches out and touches his arm BIANCA Gosh, if only we could find Kat a boyfriend. CAMERON Let me see what I can do. Cameron smiles , having no idea how stupid he is
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INT. BIOLOGY CLASS A frog is being torn asunder by several prongs and picks . Michael and Cameron go for the spleen . MICHAEL You're in school for one day and you ask out the most beautiful girl? Do you have no concept of the high school social code? Cameron grins away CAMERON I teach her French, get to know her, dazzle her with charm and she falls in love with me. MICHAEL Unlikely, but even so, she still ca n't go out with you. So what's the point? Cameron motions with his head toward Patrick , a few lab tables away . He 's wearing biker glasses instead of goggles as he tries to revive his frog . CAMERON What about him? MICHAEL ( confused . ) You wan na go out with him? The others at the lab table raise their eyebrows CAMERON ( impatient . ) No - he could wrangle with the sister. Michael smiles . Liking the intrigue . MICHAEL What makes you think he'll do it? CAMERON He seems like he thrives on danger MICHAEL No kidding. He's a criminal. I heard he lit a state trooper on fire. He just got out of Alcatraz. CAMERON They always let felons sit in on Honors Biology? MICHAEL I'm serious, man, he's whacked. He sold his own liver on the black market so he could buy new speakers. CAMERON Forget his reputation. Do you think we've got a plan or not? MICHAEL Did she actually say she'd go out with you? CAMERON That's what I just said Michael processes this . MICHAEL You know, if you do go out with Bianca, you'd be set. You'd outrank everyone. Strictly A - list. With me by your side. CAMERON I thought you hated those people. MICHAEL Hey - I've got ta have a few clients when I get to Wall Street. A cowboy flicks the frog 's heart into one of the Coffee Kid 's latte . Cameron presses on , over the melee . CAMERON So now all we got ta do is talk to him. He points to Patrick , who now makes his frog hump another frog , with full - on sound effects . MICHAEL I'll let you handle that.
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INT. WOODSHOP - DAY Boys and a few stray girls nail their pieces of wood Michael sits next to PEPE , a Coffee Kid , who holds out his jacket like the men who sell watches in the subway . Inside several bags of coffee hang from hooks . PEPE Some people like the Colombian, but it all depends on your acidity preference. Me? I prefer East African and Indonesian. You start the day with a Sumatra Boengie or maybe and Ethiopian Sidamo in your cup, you're that much farther ahead than someone drinkin' Cosia Rican or Kona - you know what I mean? Michael nods solemnly . ACROSS THE ROOM Patrick sits at a table with Scurvy , making something that looks like a machete out of a two - by - four . Cameron approaches , full of good - natured farm boy cheer CAMERON Hey, there In response , Patrick brandishes a loud POWER TOOL in his direction . Cameron slinks away . CAMERON ( continuing . ) Later, then. Michael watches , shaking his head .
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INT. CAFETERIA - DAY Joey and his pals take turns drawing boobs onto a cafeteria tray with a magic marker . Michael walks up and sits between them , casual as can be MICHAEL Hey. JOEY Are you lost? MICHAEL Nope - just came by to chat JOEY We do n't chat. MICHAEL Well, actually, I thought I'd run an idea by you. You know, just to see if you're interested. JOEY We're not. He grabs Michael by the side of the head , and proceeds to draw a penis on his cheek with the magic marker . Michael suffers the indignity and speaks undaunted . MICHAEL ( grimacing . ) Hear me out. You want Bianca do n't you? Joey sits back and cackles at his drawing . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) But she ca n't go out with you because her sister is this insane head case and no one will go out with her. right? JOEY Does this conversation have a purpose? MICHAEL So what you need to do is recruit a guy who'll go out with her. Someone who's up for the job. Michael points to Patrick , who makes a disgusted face at his turkey pot pie before he rises and throws it at the garbage can , rather than in it . JOEY That guy ? I heard he ate a live duck once . Everything but the beak and the feet . MICHAEL Exactly Joey turns to look at Michael . JOEY What 's in it for you ? MICHAEL Oh, hey, nothin' man Purely good will on my part. He rises to leave and turns to the others . MICHAEL ( continuing . ) I have a dick on my face, do n't I?
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INT. BOY'S ROOM - DAY Michael stands at the sink , trying to scrub Joey 's artwork off his face as Cameron watches . CAMERON You got him involved? MICHAEL Like we had a choice? Besides - when you let the enemy think he's orchestrating the battle, you're in a position of power. We let him pretend he's calling the shots, and while he's busy setting up the plan, you have time to woo Bianca. Cameron grins and puts an arm around him CAMERON You're one brilliant guy Michael pulls back , noticing other guys filing in . MICHAEL Hey - I appreciate gratitude as much as the next guy , but it 's not gon na do you any good to be known as New Kid Who Embraces Guys In The Bathroom . Cameron pulls back and attempts to posture himself in a manly way for the others , now watching .
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INT. KENNY'S THAI FOOD DINER - DAY Kat and Mandella pick apart their pad thai . Mandella is smoking . KAT So he has this huge raging fit about Sarah Lawrence and insists that I go to his male - dominated, puking frat boy, number one golf team school. I have no say at all. MANDELLA William would never have gone to a state school. KAT William did n't even go to high school MANDELLA That's never been proven KAT Neither has his heterosexuality. Mandella replies with a look of ice . Kat uses the moment to stub out Mandella 's cigarette . KAT ( continuing . ) I appreciate your efforts toward a speedy death, but I'm consuming. ( pointing at her food . ) Do you mind? MANDELLA Does it matter? KAT If I was Bianca, it would be, `` Any school you want, precious. Do n't forget your tiara.'' They both look up as Patrick enters . He walks up to the counter to place his order . Mandella leans toward Kat with the glow of fresh gossip MANDELLA Janice Parker told me he was a roadie for Marilyn Manson. Patrick nods at them as he takes his food outside . KAT Janice Parker is an idiot
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INT. MISS PERKY'S OFFICE - DAY Patrick sits before Miss Perky , eating his Thai food MISS PERKY ( looking at chart . ) I do n't understand, Patrick. You have n't done anything asinine this week. Are you not feeling well? PATRICK Touch of the flu. MISS PERKY I'm at a loss, then. What should we talk about? Your year of absence? He smiles his charming smile PATRICK How ` bout your sex life? She tolerates his comment with her withering glance . MISS PERKY Why do n't we discuss your driving need to be a hemorrhoid? PATRICK What's to discuss? MISS PERKY You were n't abused, you are n't stupid, and as far as I can tell, you're only slightly psychotic - so why is it that you're such a fuck - up? PATRICK Well, you know - there's the prestige of the job title. and the benefits package is pretty good. The bell RINGS . MISS PERKY Fine. Go do something repugnant and give us something to talk about next week.
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INT. TUTORING ROOM - DAY Several pairs of tutors and students sit at the various desks . Mandella sits with TREVOR , a White Rasta . She attempts to get him to do geometry , but he stares at her , as if smitten MANDELLA Look, it's really easy. TREVOR You're a freedom fighter. Be proud, sister. Mandella sets down her pencil and closes the book . MANDELLA ( rotely . ) It's Mandella with two L's. I am not related to Nelson Mandela. I am not a political figure. I do not live in South Africa. My parents just spent a few too many acid trips thinking they were revolutionaries. TREVOR But you freed our people MANDELLA Your `` people'' are white, suburban high school boys who smoke too much hemp. I have not freed you, Trevor. ( grabbing his arm dramatically . ) Only you can free yourself. ACROSS THE ROOM Bianca and Cameron sit side by side , cozy as can be BIANCA C'esc ma tete. This is my head CAMERON Right. See? You're ready for the quiz. BIANCA I do n't want to know how to say that though. I want to know useful things. Like where the good stores are. How much does champagne cost? Stuff like Chat. I have never in my life had to point out my head to someone. CAMERON That's because it's such a nice one. BIANCA Forget French. She shuts her book and puts on a seductive smile BIANCA ( continuing . ) How is our little Find the Wench A Date plan progressing? CAMERON Well, there's someone I think might be - Bianca 's eyes light up BIANCA Show me
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INT. HALLWAY - DAY Cameron and Bianca lean against the wall - inconspicuously . Bianca plays it cool . BIANCA Give me a sign when he walks by. And do n't point. The bell RINGS . Kids flood past . Then Patrick saunters by with Scurvy . Cameron nudges Bianca . CAMERON There. BIANCA Where? Out of desperation , Cameron awkwardly lunges across Patrick 's path . Patrick shoves him back against the wall without a thought . Cameron lands in a THUD at Bianca 's feet . CAMERON I guess he did n't see me. ( calling after Patrick . ) Some other time - Bianca watches Patrick , a wicked gleam in her eye . BIANCA My God, he's repulsive. He's so perfect!
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INT. GYM CLASS - DAY Several volleyball games are being played . Joey and a member of his hulking entourage , approach Patrick , who still manages to look cool , even in gym clothes . They pull him aside roughly . PATRICK ( shrugging them off . ) What? Joey points JOEY See that girl ? Patrick follows his line of vision to Kat as she spikes the ball into some poor cowboy 's face . PATRICK Yeah JOEY What do you think? Kat wins the game and high fives the others , who are scared of her . PATRICK Two legs, nice rack. JOEY Yeah, whatever. I want you to go out with her. PATRICK Sure, Sparky. I'll get right on it. JOEY You just said PATRICK You need money to take a girl out JOEY But you'd go out with her if you had the cake? Patrick stares at Joey deadpan . His dislike for the guy obvious . PATRICK ( sarcastic . ) Yeah, I'd take her to Europe if I had the plane. Joey smiles . JOEY You got it, Verona. I pick up the tab, you do the honors. PATRICK You're gon na pay me to take out some girl? JOEY I ca n't date her sister until that one gets a boyfriend. And that's the catch. She does n't want a boyfriend. PATRICK How much? JOEY Twenty bucks each time you take her out . PATRICK I ca n't take a girl like that out on twenty bucks. JOEY Fine, thirty. Patrick raises an eyebrow , urging him up JOEY ( continuing . ) Take it or leave it. This is n't a negotiation. PATRICK Fifty, and you've got your man. Patrick walks away with a smile
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EXT. FIELD HOCKEY FIELD - DAY Kat and the rest of the team go through a grueling practice session . Kat spares no one as she whips the ball all over the field . Patrick sits on the bleachers nearby , watching . A cigarette dangles from his mouth . His pal , SCURVY is next to him . MR. CHAPIN , the coach , blows the WHISTLE . MR. CHAPIN ( proudly . ) Good run, Stratford. Kat nods in response , and the girls leave the field . Patrick hops down to follow . PATRICK Hey. Girlie. Kat stops and turns slowly to look at him . PATRICK ( continuing . ) I mean Wo - man. How ya doin'? KAT ( smiles brightly . ) Sweating like a pig, actually. And yourself? PATRICK There's a way to get a guy's attention. KAT My mission in life. She stands there undaunted , hand on hip . KAT ( continuing . ) Obviously, I've struck your fancy. So, you see, it worked. The world makes sense again. Patrick 's eyes narrow . He steps closer . PATRICK Pick you up Friday, then KAT Oh, right. Friday. PATRICK backs up a little . He uses his most seductive tone PATRICK The night I take you to places you've never been before. And back. KAT Like where? The 7 - Eleven on Burnside? Do you even know my name, screwboy? PATRICK I know a lot more than that Kat stares at him . KAT Doubtful. Very doubtful. She walks away quickly , leaving him standing alone . PATRICK ( calling after her . ) You're no bargain either, sweetheart. Scurvy appears at his side SCURVY So I guess the Jeep wo n't be getting a new Blaupunkt. ACROSS THE FIELD Cameron and Michael watch . MICHAEL He took the bait. STRATFORD HOUSE/BATHROOM - NIGHT Kat washes her face at the sink . Bianca appears behind her , and attempts to twist Kat 's hair into a chignon . She wacks Bianca away . BIANCA Have you ever considered a new look? I mean, seriously, you could have some potential buried under all this hostility. Kat pushes past her into the hallway . KAT I have the potential to smack the crap out of you if you do n't get out of my way. BIANCA Can you at least start wearing a bra? Kat SLAMS her door in response .
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INT. HALLWAY - DAY Patrick , Scurvy and some other randoms head for the exit SCURVY You up for a burger ? Patrick looks in his wallet . It 's empty .
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INT. HALLWAY - DAY Kat stands at her locker , gathering her books . Patrick appears at her side , smiling . PATRICK Hey Kat does n't answer PATRICK ( continuing . ) You hate me do n't you? KAT I do n't really think you warrant that strong an emotion. PATRICK Then say you'll spend Dollar Night at the track with me. KAT And why would I do that? PATRICK Come on - the ponies, the flat beer, you with money in your eyes, me with my hand on your ass. KAT You - covered in my vomit. PATRICK Seven - thirty? She slams her locker shut and walks away
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