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Under heavy bullet firepower and the choppers nearly on

top of him, Godzilla DIVES into an office building.

The helicopters surround the crumbling building, and

OPEN FIRE, decimating it. They STOP firing and stare

into the smoldering mess they've made.

PILOT:

I think we got him.

Just then ERUPTING out of a building behind them...

GODZILLA:

POUNCES OUT of the building, snapping up two of the

helicopters in one bite!

He WHIRLS around and SWIPES another out of the air with

his ENORMOUS CLAW. The CLAWED helicopter SLAMS into the

ground just as...

ARMORED VEHICLES

come sliding around the corner, directly into the

CRASHING HELICOPTER which explodes on impact. The entire

team is taken out with the concussion.

98 INT. COMMAND TENT - MAJOR HICKS - SAME - NIGHT98

Major Hicks is on his feet, steaming mad.

MAJOR HICKS:

(into radio)

Echo four, where is he!?

99 EXT. AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS - SAME - NIGHT99

As the remaining Cobra helicopter SWERVES around,

Godzilla is gone.

HELICOPTER PILOT #4

I don't know sir. He just vanished.

As the helicopter PASSES a dark building we SEE a SHAPE

MOVE! We realize that like a chameleon, Godzilla had

TAKEN THE COLOR of the building and hid. With the

helicopter past him, he CHASES FROM THE REAR.

HELICOPTER PILOT #4

(realizing)

Oh Jesus!

The chopper GUNS IT, full throttle. Godzilla GIVES

CHASE. Even at its top speed it can't out run the big

creature.

The chopper tries to LIFT AWAY but before he can get the

height, Godzilla SNAPS his gigantic jaws and SWALLOWS

THE HELICOPTER WHOLE.

STREET - WIDE ANGLE

The fires burn and the rubble crumbles. Godzilla gives

one final SCREAM and DIVES into a building,

disappearing.

100 INT. COMMAND TENT - SAME - NIGHT100

The Mayor's aide try to hold him back as the Mayor is

charging at Major Hicks.

MAYOR:

What the hell is the matter with you

people?! You caused more damage than

that thing did!

101 EXT. 5TH AVENUE - SAME - NIGHT101

Empty and devastated. Fires continue to burn.

102 EXT. FLAT IRON SQUARE - SAME - NIGHT102

Nick, Sergeant O'Neal and several of his men walk

through the devastated area. Nick kneels down and

SEES...

NICK'S P.O.V. - PUDDLE OF BLOOD

There is a large reddish brown puddle of blood. Nick

takes out a small glass container and scoops some up.

SERGEANT O'NEAL

I can't believe it. He did all this

and we did nothing to him.

Nick walks over to him, consoling.

NICK:

That's not true. We fed him.

REVERSE ANGLE:

Only a few scattered fish remain where the mountain of

fish once was. Our team stands there amidst the rubble.

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

103 INT. NETWORK NEWS DESK - VIDEO FOOTAGE103

A network news ANCHOR speaks directly at us as a video

of the Chrysler building getting destroyed plays behind

him.

ANCHOR:

While it may have looked like Beirut,

it was in fact, Manhattan where man

and nature have collided with brute

force.

The video switches to the White House where we SEE the

President signing a bill.

ANCHOR:

The President today declared a state

of emergency and has issued disaster

relief funds to New York City.

WIDEN TO:

REVEAL:

104 INT. WNEW NEWS TRUCK - VIDEO FEEDS - SAME - NIGHT104

We SEE that we've been watching the video on one of MANY

video monitors showing all the news broadcasts. As an

assistant moves away from the monitors we FOLLOW him out

of the truck.

105 EXT. WNEW NEWS TRUCK - CONTINUOUS - SAME - NIGHT105

We continue to FOLLOW the assistant outside, revealing

the enormous MOB of reporters that have gathered just

outside the military command tents. As we FOLLOW the

assistant he passes several reporters doing "stand-up"

reports.

REPORTER #1

...rumors continue to mount as to the

origin of this, perhaps, lost

dinosaur...

REPORTER #2

...having shut down the United Nations

in the evacuation, foreign diplomats

are demanding an international

coalition be assembled to track the

creature...

The assistant finally arrives at Caiman who is doing a

live remote. Animal works the camera.

CAIMAN:

...Maintaining a total media blackout,

officials remain silent this evening

as to their progress in containing

this creature...

Behind him, in the crowd we SEE Audrey pushing her way

through the reporters, her fake ID pinned on her shirt.

She turns and sees Caiman. Quickly she ducks down and

moves deeper into the crowds.

Suddenly there is movement as the crowd turns their

collective attention over to a group of cars pulling up

nearby. Audrey pushes her way to see what's happening.

The cars are BLOCKED from returning to the command tents

as the reporters MOB the first car in line.

106 INT. SEDAN - NICK - NIGHT106

Nick observes the chaos. Through the crowd he SEES a

Pharmacy, a neon sign reading: Never Closes. He looks

back down at the blood sample he holds in his lap and

gets an idea.

NICK:

(to the driver)

It's okay, I'll get out here.

He opens the car door and pushes his way through the

crowds who are less interested in him as they are the

military officials.

NICK'S P.O.V. - MEDIA CIRCUS - CROWDS - NIGHT

Pushing his way through, Nick SEES what a circus this

has become; t.v. news camera crews, journalists,

concerned citizens, worried mothers, and of course,

merchandising...

STREET STANDS:

Nick passes several vendors selling dinosaur toys,

copies of Animal's now famous news video clip and, of

course, tee shirts with still images from that same

clip.

ANGLE - AUDREY

Through the dense crowd, Audrey SEES Nick in the

distance. Excited she starts to push her way through.

107 INT. PHARMACY - SECONDS LATER - NIGHT107

Ringing the night bell, Nick calls for the PHARMACIST

who enters, weary eyed.

PHARMACIST:

Can I help you, young man?

NICK:

Do you have any home pregnancy tests?

Especially ones that test for

catastrophic hormones or clomiphene

citrate.

PHARMACIST:

This is all we've got.

The Pharmacist puts onto the counter six different off

the shelf home pregnancy tests.

NICK:

I'll take them all.

AUDREY (O.S.)

You must have quite some harem.

Nick spins to find Audrey standing right behind him.

Embarrassed, Nick awkwardly pays for the tests.

NICK:

Audrey?! Is that you? Hi, hello. You

look, wow, uh, how've you been?

AUDREY:

It's good to see you, Nick.

The Pharmacist puts out Nick's change. He scoops it out

and we FOLLOW them as they exit together.

NICK:

So you made it.

AUDREY:

What?

He points to her fake press ID she's still wearing.

NICK:

You're a reporter. That's what you

always wanted to be, right? I'm happy

for you. Really, I am.

AUDREY:

Yeah, well...

108 EXT. PHARMACY - CONTINUOUS - NIGHT108

Nick opens the door for Audrey and follows her out.

AUDREY:

So, you still picking apart

cockroaches?

NICK:

No, I'm into earthworms now. You

wouldn't be interested. They're real

"boring" creatures. Very reliable,

dependable, no surprises...

AUDREY:

You're still mad at me, aren't you?

NICK:

You just left me without a phone call,

a letter, nothing. All this time.

Yeah, I guess I'm still a little mad.

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