Dune Page #18

PAUL:

Hurry! All I see is darkness.

CHANI:

Paul... I will love you forever... in life

or in death... let Shai-Hulud judge now.

(whispering)

You are my life.

She pours the blue liquid into Paul's mouth. Slow

move into Paul's face as:

PAUL:

(inner voice)

Now... the test of the water of life...

what is it that waits for me in this

darkness?

233A. INT. PAUL'S MIND

Fade to black then dissolves to dark blue fluid. A

blue drop falls into the blue fluid - a huge low

thud - then quiet.

233B. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT

Cut to Paul screaming horribly in the desert.

235. INT. JESSICA'S ROOM - SIETCH TABR - NIGHT

Alia walks forward in the very dark room. Blood

rushes from her nose. She forces herself to walk to

Jessica's bed. She finds that Jessica's nose is

bleeding also. Jessica wakes in pain. They stare

at each other in the darkness.

JESSICA:

ALIA!

ALIA:

Mother - help me!

JESSICA:

(struggling)

Alia! What is it?

--

ALIA:

It's Paul. He's taken the Water of Life.

233C. INT. PAUL'S MIND

Cut to quiet black - dissolve again to blue -

another drop - low thud - quietness - fade to black.

245A. EXT. EMPEROR'S SPACESHIP - SPACE

The Emperor's space ship soars towards us.

246. INT. EMPEROR'S SPACE SHIP - SPACE

The Reverend Mother Helen Mohiam is on the floor,

bleeding from the nose and weak from pain. The

Emperor looks on in horror.

233D. INT. PAUL'S MIND

Suddenly screaming towards us is white rings, stars

and a huge Guild Navigator.

233E. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT

Cut to Paul's eyes - tightly closed, oozing fresh blood.

233F. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT

SCREAMING SOUND. Paul's mouth opens and a giant

wind is stirred on the desert.

234. (Deleted)

235A. INT. PAUL'S MIND

Navigator chewing giant eye and spewing blood and

light and sounds. Paul's mouth double exposes over

Navigator and eye. The sound from Paul's mouth

destroys the Navigator and opens the Alam.

Navigator bursts into a huge light ring and we

quickly travel through ring after ring and masses of

liquid stars. The light increases until it is

blinding and then in the light...

--

235B. EXT. FLOWER BLOSSOMING

A golden flower blossoms and glows brilliantly -

suddenly the powerful sound of an approaching worm.

236. through 239. (Deleted)

240. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT

Chani and the Fedaykin freeze and watch in horror as

seven giant worms converge on them. The worms break

the desert surface and rise, towering over them.

The worms hover and wait.

DISSOLVE TO:

241. through 245. (Deleted)

240A. EXT. DESERT - DAY

Chani looks to the Fedaykin, then they look at Paul

who lies motionless. She cuts the rope bonds with

her crysknife. Her fingers tremble as does the

whole of the desert.

Paul's eyes snap open. He sits up slowly. Chani

stares at him in awe.

CHANI:

Paul... Paul.

240B. EXT. WAVE CRASHING

A huge wave crashes and Paul sees the image of his

father. Paul slowly gets to his knees, then stands.

240C. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT

PAUL:

Father!... Father! THE SLEEPER HAS

AWAKENED.

Giant echoes of this phrase reverberate across the

vast desert. The worms bend back into the sand and

leave with thundering power.

MUSIC FULL.

247. through 250. (Deleted)

--

251. EXT. ROCK LEDGE - HALL OF RITES - SIETCH TABR -

NIGHT:

The Rock Ledge of Sietch Tabr is filled with

Fedaykin and monks; Chani, Jessica, Gurney and

Stilgar stand together near the back. Paul moves

out on the Rock Ledge overlooking the Hall of Rites

which is crowded with Fremen warriors who chant

"Maud'Dib" along with the powerful sounds of the

WIND ORGAN and FREMEN war DRUMS.

Paul raises his open hand. SILENCE. Only the organ

continues with a soft low NOTE. The Fremen wait.

PAUL:

Arrakis... Dune... Desert Planet.

A quiet, haunting MOAN of recognition of a master

rises from the Fremen.

PAUL (CONT'D)

(loud)

Your time has come.

(inner voice)

Father... our time has come.

(out loud again)

A storm is coming -- our storm... and when

it comes it will shake the Universe.

Emperor... we come for you.

A thunderous ROAR arises. War DRUMS pound. The

ORGAN blows hurricaine of power through the sietch.

PAUL:

(he raises crysknife)

Long live the fighters!

STILGAR:

Long live the fighters!

Fremen carrying weapons begin moving out in long

lines from the Hall as the war DRUMS pound.

251A. through 252B. (Deleted)

265. INT. HARKONNEN `THOPTER - DAY

In one `thopter sits the Baron Harkonnen. He is

flown down to the Emperor's ship.

253. EXT. ROCK OUTCROPPING - DEEP DESERT - DAY

A sietch door opens and Fremen warriors stream out.

--

254. (Deleted)

255. EXT. DEEP DESERT - DAY

The WIND is howling and is starting to blow the

sand. Dark sand clouds form in the distance.

256. EXT. ROCK OUTCROPPING - DEEP DESERT - DAY

Another sietch door opens and hundreds and thousands

more Fremen pour out.

257. EXT. SHIELD WALL - ARRAKEEN - DAY

Paul, Stilgar and Gurney watch the Emperor's

enormous ship on the Arrakeen landing field below.

257A. through 258. (Deleted)

260. EXT. DEEP DESERT - DAY

Thousands of Fremen are running, planting thumpers

as they go.

259. INT. COMMUNICATION ROOM - ARRAKEEN - DAY

PAUL:

Gurney, when the storm hits... set off the

atomics. I want an opening through the

entire Shield Wall. Stilgar? Do we have

wormsign?

Stilgar and Gurney laugh.

STILGAR:

Usul... We have wormsign, the likes of

which even God has never seen.

Paul smiles.

261. EXT. DEEP DESERT - DAY

Looking down over the huge desert it looks like a

living sea of wormsign. Everywhere ripples appear

and worms are surfacing.

--

261A. EXT. DEEP DESERT - DAY

Thousands of Fremen are running, positioning

themselves to mount and ride.

262. EXT. DESERT - DAY

Dust clouds grow faster and the speed of the WIND

increases. Sand particles hit at a rock outcropping

and up close they sound like giant warrior drummers

pounding before battle.

263. EXT. HARKONNEN SHIPS - DESERT - NIGHT

Suddenly above come hundreds of SCREAMING space

ships zooming down across the desert floor and

towards the landing field.

264. (Deleted)

266. EXT. DESERT - DAY

The storm is howling now. Sand blasts against rock

and rips pieces away.

267. INT. STEEL TENT - EMPEROR'S SPACE SHIP - DAY

EMPEROR:

Bring in that floating fat man... the

Baron.

The Baron is brought in. Distant warning SIGNALS

begin. The Baron is fighting to contain his fear

because RABBAN'S HEAD SITS ALL BLOODY ON THE FLOOR

in front of him. Finally the Emperor speaks.

EMPEROR:

Why have you brought me here?

BARON:

Your Highness... There must be some

mistake... I never requested your

presence.

EMPEROR:

Ah? But your lack of action demanded it.

Your dreadful mismanagement, your bad

judgement in assigning to Rabban --

(he gestures toward the head)

-- the governorship.... You forced me to

come here and set things straight...

personally.

--

A VOICE:

Bring in the messenger.

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