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Authors: Scott Nicholson
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pills from his medicine bag and chews them.
CUT TO:
EXT. ROCKY RIVERBANK. NIGHT.
A drizzle falls from scattered clouds. Ace is about to climb again when Bowie puts a restraining hand on his shoulder.
The flock of goregoyles pours down from the mist and clouds, making a beeline for the cleft. They glide with grim purpose, silently. Now Ace sees them for what they are.
BOWIE
Christ, it’s like an army.
ACE
Getting ready for battle.
The flock finishes entering the cave, the last one wearing C.A.’s torn outfit.
BOWIE
Jesus. You really want to go in there?
Ace taps the backpack.
ACE
Gabriel got a mighty big trumpet to blow.
Ace climbs up the boulders toward the cleft. Bowie hesitates.
BOWIE
Shit. Hope the others made it.
ACE
You kidding?
Bowie points the revolver at Ace’s back, then lowers it and scrambles after him.
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EXT. BABEL TOWER LEDGE. NIGHT.
Dove struggles to pull the rope up. Farrengalli is dressing hastily. He pulls the knife from his leg sheath and touches the blade to the rope holding Raintree.
DOVE
No. He has the cell phone.
FARRENGALLI
Shit.
He helps her pull the rope, their muscles straining, rope slipping in the rain.
Below, Raintree grimaces against the pain. He tries to do a sit-up and grab the rope to relieve the pressure on his leg. He flops back down in failure.
A goregoyle comes out of the mist, awkwardly soaring, heading down the river. At Raintree’s movement, it turns and heads toward him.
DOVE
Here comes one!
A stoned Raintree stares at the creature—it’s Jim Castle, changed, withered, gray, monstrous. As it floats and flutters just in front of him, Raintree grins.
RAINTREE
At last. My spirit guide.
The Castle-creature bares fangs and launches into him while Dove wails above and Farrengalli tries to drag her back into the cave.
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INT.CAVE.
Deep darkness. Sound of dripping water, breathing, rustling echoes. From somewhere below, a rumble and a splash.
Beam of light pierces the darkness as Clara reaches up and turns on the MagLite. The beam tracks as she checks out the cave above her.
She’s lying on a flat stone, a crude altar. Goregoyles are perched at a distance around her, higher up in the rocks. Waiting.
Clara dangles her arm over the stone. It comes up wet. Water is all around her and rising.
CLARA
(whispers)
You’re not getting my baby.
One of the goregoyles SKEEEE s in response, then a few others squeak and titter.
CLARA (CONT’D)
(shouting)
You’re not getting my baby.
From the mouth of the cave, Ace shouts.
ACE (O.S.)
Clara!
The goregoyles flutter and stir, restless.
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EXT. BABEL TOWER LEDGE. NIGHT.
Dove secures the other line and tosses it over the side, rappelling down beside Raintree. Farrengalli retreats to the cave, knife in hand.
The Castle-thing launches into Raintree, vigorously tearing into his flesh.
DOVE
Robert, hold on!
Dove dangles from the rope and with one hand beats at the Castle-thing with the pick-ax. The creature rams its fangs into Raintree’s neck. The pick punches a hole in the goregoyle’s skull—the Castle-thing trembles and falls into space.
Dove climbs farther down and talks to the delirious Raintree.
DOVE (CONT’D)
Come on, dammit. We can die waiting or we can die climbing.
RAINTREE
I’ve seen what I came to see.
DOVE
You can’t quit now.
RAINTREE
Take the cell phone.
DOVE
No, you can make it.
With the last of his strength, he grabs her arm. She’s near tears but trying not to show it.
RAINTREE
Did you love him?
DOVE
Who?
RAINTREE
Bowie.
FARRENGALLI (O.S.)
(from cave above)
Grab the phone and come on. He’s meat.
Dove touches Raintree’s face, wipes the blood from his eyes.
DOVE
(softly)
They’re all meat.
She wrestles the cell phone from his belt and begins climbing back up. Raintree looks out over the gorge and shuts his eyes.
CUT TO:
INT.CAVE. NIGHT.
AceVision: the cave below Ace slopes away,
CUT TO:
EXT. ROCKY RIVERBANK. NIGHT.
A drizzle falls from scattered clouds. Ace is about to climb again when Bowie puts a restraining hand on his shoulder.
The flock of goregoyles pours down from the mist and clouds, making a beeline for the cleft. They glide with grim purpose, silently. Now Ace sees them for what they are.
BOWIE
Christ, it’s like an army.
ACE
Getting ready for battle.
The flock finishes entering the cave, the last one wearing C.A.’s torn outfit.
BOWIE
Jesus. You really want to go in there?
Ace taps the backpack.
ACE
Gabriel got a mighty big trumpet to blow.
Ace climbs up the boulders toward the cleft. Bowie hesitates.
BOWIE
Shit. Hope the others made it.
ACE
You kidding?
Bowie points the revolver at Ace’s back, then lowers it and scrambles after him.
CUT TO:
EXT. BABEL TOWER LEDGE. NIGHT.
Dove struggles to pull the rope up. Farrengalli is dressing hastily. He pulls the knife from his leg sheath and touches the blade to the rope holding Raintree.
DOVE
No. He has the cell phone.
FARRENGALLI
Shit.
He helps her pull the rope, their muscles straining, rope slipping in the rain.
Below, Raintree grimaces against the pain. He tries to do a sit-up and grab the rope to relieve the pressure on his leg. He flops back down in failure.
A goregoyle comes out of the mist, awkwardly soaring, heading down the river. At Raintree’s movement, it turns and heads toward him.
DOVE
Here comes one!
A stoned Raintree stares at the creature—it’s Jim Castle, changed, withered, gray, monstrous. As it floats and flutters just in front of him, Raintree grins.
RAINTREE
At last. My spirit guide.
The Castle-creature bares fangs and launches into him while Dove wails above and Farrengalli tries to drag her back into the cave.
CUT TO:
INT.CAVE.
Deep darkness. Sound of dripping water, breathing, rustling echoes. From somewhere below, a rumble and a splash.
Beam of light pierces the darkness as Clara reaches up and turns on the MagLite. The beam tracks as she checks out the cave above her.
She’s lying on a flat stone, a crude altar. Goregoyles are perched at a distance around her, higher up in the rocks. Waiting.
Clara dangles her arm over the stone. It comes up wet. Water is all around her and rising.
CLARA
(whispers)
You’re not getting my baby.
One of the goregoyles SKEEEE s in response, then a few others squeak and titter.
CLARA (CONT’D)
(shouting)
You’re not getting my baby.
From the mouth of the cave, Ace shouts.
ACE (O.S.)
Clara!
The goregoyles flutter and stir, restless.
CUT TO:
EXT. BABEL TOWER LEDGE. NIGHT.
Dove secures the other line and tosses it over the side, rappelling down beside Raintree. Farrengalli retreats to the cave, knife in hand.
The Castle-thing launches into Raintree, vigorously tearing into his flesh.
DOVE
Robert, hold on!
Dove dangles from the rope and with one hand beats at the Castle-thing with the pick-ax. The creature rams its fangs into Raintree’s neck. The pick punches a hole in the goregoyle’s skull—the Castle-thing trembles and falls into space.
Dove climbs farther down and talks to the delirious Raintree.
DOVE (CONT’D)
Come on, dammit. We can die waiting or we can die climbing.
RAINTREE
I’ve seen what I came to see.
DOVE
You can’t quit now.
RAINTREE
Take the cell phone.
DOVE
No, you can make it.
With the last of his strength, he grabs her arm. She’s near tears but trying not to show it.
RAINTREE
Did you love him?
DOVE
Who?
RAINTREE
Bowie.
FARRENGALLI (O.S.)
(from cave above)
Grab the phone and come on. He’s meat.
Dove touches Raintree’s face, wipes the blood from his eyes.
DOVE
(softly)
They’re all meat.
She wrestles the cell phone from his belt and begins climbing back up. Raintree looks out over the gorge and shuts his eyes.
CUT TO:
INT.CAVE. NIGHT.
AceVision: the cave below Ace slopes away,
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