Clash of the Titans Page #17

-- KALIBOS!

EXT. CEDAR FOREST - DAY

Only a few streaks of sunlight penetrate the canopy of

tall cedars.

SUPERIMPOSE:
THE CEDAR FOREST OF THE ILLYRIAN BORDER...

24 DAYS REMAINING

Here slumbers an enormous hybrid creature with human

features and a leathery, scaled hide -- HUMBABA.

Suddenly, Set the Void appears. The evil God strokes the

sleeping monster's head, then reaches inside Humbaba's

skull. The animal goes stiff; its leg twitches.

SET:

Hear me, my pet. Let my

instructions be seared to your

primal mind as natural law.

L:

The monster's eyes shoot open; its pupils shrink to

pinpoints.

(CONTINUED)

55.

CONTINUED:

SET:

You are starving. Your gut says

you'll soon perish. No earthly

meat will still that hunger. What

you need, what you ache for, is

the flesh of... a demigod!

EXT. CEDAR FOREST ROAD - DAY

Nearby, the Expedition (minus Abas) rests. Not here:

Perseus, Draco, Icos, and Boreas.

EXT. CEDAR FOREST CLEARING - DAY

A herd of winged horses, PEGASSI, graze.

Draco, Boreas, Icos and Perseus -- thrilled -- hide in a

thicket.

DRACO:

Pegassi, stallions of the Gods.

ICOS:

Perseus. How long do you think

you could stay on one of those?

Icos and Boreas exchange a sly look.

BOREAS:

Don't goad the boy, Icos. No Man

can ride a Pegasus.

ICOS:

Did not Bellerophon tame the Great

White Pegasus?

BOREAS:

You're right. But he was a

demigod...

PERSEUS:

(EAGER)

Then this will be a good way to

find out just what I am.

DRACO:

Stop it, rogues. One of our own

has disappeared without a trace

and all you can think is to cause

mischief. What if Perseus is

bucked to his death from a

thousand feet up?

(CONTINUED)

56.

CONTINUED:

BOREAS:

Don't worry, Commander, the boy

won't even get on its back.

With a "watch this" grin, Perseus rises. Draco pulls him

back down.

DRACO:

Don't do this. If we go back to

camp right now, we can avoid

trouble and keep our goal in

sight. A true leader will not be

distracted.

PERSEUS:

I'm not the leader, Draco, Amoun

is. I'm too young to start

avoiding trouble.

Perseus jumps up and approaches a roan Pegasus, speaking

soothingly. It WHINNIES and threshes its wings,

buffeting Perseus with gusts.

The Pegasus rears up, and leaps over Perseus' head. It

lands behind him, bucks its hind legs, and kicks Perseus

face-first into the dirt.

Icos and Boreas are laughing, but when Draco gives them a

dark look, Boreas jumps up, sobered, and heads into the

clearing.

BOREAS:

I'll collect him right now,

Commander.

Suddenly, Humbaba erupts from the thicket with a HOWL.

The Pegassi take flight, but the Humbaba grabs one and

swallows it whole. Humbaba turns and SNIFFS the air,

homing in on Perseus.

DRACO:

Perseus, get out of there! Icos,

fetch the others.

Icos bolts. Draco and Boreas leap into the clearing with

swords drawn to draw the monster's attention. Perseus

does the same.

DRACO:

I told you to run, boy. You'll

make things worse.

57.

EXT. CEDAR FOREST ROAD - DAY

Hearing the ROARS, the Expedition is already up. Icos

arrives.

ICOS:

A Humbaba!

Mongke and Tamburlane fly into the woods; the others

follow.

EXT. CEDAR FOREST CLEARING - DAY

The reinforcements arrive to see Humbaba pin Boreas with

its talons.

DRACO:

Boreas!

Draco hacks at the monster's leg, to no avail. it rips

off Boreas' head and swallows his body.

Perseus CRIES OUT and leaps at the creature, sword

swinging.

AMOUN:

No, Perseus!

VIDALIA:

Get back!

Vidalia spins her shepherd's sling to pitch lead sling-

bullets. Spyros leaps between Perseus and the monster

and thrusts his weapon -- a VICIOUS-LOOKING HARPOON/BOAT

HOOK.

Tamburlane hoists an ancient BAZOOKA. Mongke lights the

fuse and backs away. KA-BOOM! The weapon belches fire

and metal.

The Humbaba staggers from the shot, but lunges and

swallows Mongke whole. Spyros sinks his harpoon in one

leg, but has it ripped from his hands.

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