Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Page #7

Ego smiles and CLASPS his hand on Quill as he enters.

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INT. EGOS SHIP. SUNRISE

Quill sits back against the wall, alone, nervous. He looks

across the way at a SLEEP CHAMBER, where Mantis helps Ego liedown on a slab.

She places her hand on his forehead with her hand: herantennae ALIGHT. And he drifts off to sleep.

Quill takes a small, folded piece of paper out of his pocket.

It’s the PHOTO OF DAVID HASSELHOFF.

He looks at it, then looks at Ego. Quill’s eyes fill withcautious hope. And the SONG ENDS.

EXT. BERHERT - MOMENTS LATER

Ego’s ship rises, blocking out the sun.

EXT. EGO’S SHIP - OUTER SPACE

The Orb moves through a rainbowish funnel of space and time;

technology beyond what even the Guardians know.

INT. EGO’S SHIP - OUTER SPACE

Quill and Drax are drinking tea and LAUGHING with Mantis.

QUILL:

Can I ask you a personal question?

MANTIS:

Oh, no one has ever asked me a

personal question!

QUILL:

The antennae, what are they for?

MANTIS:

Their purpose?

Gamora ENTERS, pouring herself some tea.

DRAX:

Yes, Quill and I have a bet.

QUILL:

You’re not supposed to say that.

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DRAX:

I say that if you are about to gothrough a doorway that is too low,

your antennae will feel this, andstop you from being decapitated.

QUILL:

Just making clear - if it’sanything else -any other answer -

I win?

Gamora smiles, warmed by the good-natured, by-now-familiarbickering between Quill and Drax.

MANTIS:

They are not for feeling doorways.

DRAX:

(bummed)

Damn. I just lost my entire life’ssavings.

QUILL:

Three pairs of pants.

MANTIS:

I think they have something to dowith my empathic abilities.

GAMORA:

What are - ?

MANTIS:

If I touch someone I can feel their

feelings

QUILL:

You read minds?

MANTIS:

No. Telepaths know thoughts.

Empaths feel feelings. Emotions.

She looks at Quill.

MANTIS (CONT’D)

May I?

Quill doesn’t stop her. Mantis, cautiously, touches him. Her

hand quivers as his emotions shoot through her and herantennae ALIGHT. She is moved.

MANTIS (CONT’D)

You feel love.

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QUILL:

Yeah, I guess, yeah, I have sort ofa general, unselfish love for

everyone.

MANTIS:

No, romantic, sexual love.

QUILL:

No. No, I don’t.

Mantis nods at Gamora.

MANTIS:

For her.

QUILL:

No.

Gamora is embarrassed. Drax starts LAUGHING UPROARIOUSLY.

DRAX:

She just told everyone yourdeepest, darkest secret, Quill!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

QUILL:

What the hell, dude? That’s a total

overreaction.

Drax SLAPS HIS CHEST.

DRAX:

DO ME! DO ME!

Mantis touches Drax. She grins brightly.

MANTIS:

I have never felt such humor!

She starts GIGGLING and before long both she and Drax areLAUGHING HYSTERICALLY.

QUILL:

You got to be kidding me.

Drax and Mantis both point at Quill, clutching onto eachother and FALLING OVER WITH LAUGHTER. Quill’s humiliated.

QUILL (CONT’D)

That’s so incredibly uncool.

Mantis wipes the tears from her eyes, composing herself. She

goes to touch Gamora, who grabs her wrist though her clothes.

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GAMORA:

Touch me. And the only thing you’regoing to feel is a broken jaw.

Mantis smiles, nods, backs away.

MANTIS:

I can also alter emotions, to some

extent.

QUILL:

Like what?

MANTIS:

If I touch someone who is sad I can

ease them into contentment, for a

short while. I can make a stubborn

person compliant. But I mostly useit to help my Master sleep. He liesawake at night, thinking about his

progeny.

Quill looks at her, struck by this.

DRAX:

Do one of those on me!

Mantis touches him. He grins expectantly.

MANTIS:

Sleep.

Drax COLLAPSES, INSTANTLY ASLEEP. Mantis smiles at the

others, hoping she has pleased. Quill and Gamora look atDrax, SNORING. They’re surprised.

GAMORA:

Is that real?

QUILL:

It’s kind of like someone put ababy’s head on a big, muscularbody, isn’t it?

FADE TO BLACK.

O.S. ALIEN INSECTS CHIRP

EXT. CRASHED MILANO - NIGHT

Four moons shine over the forest. The campfire CRACKLESbeside the Milano, and “SOUTHERN NIGHTS” BY GLENN CAMPBELL

emerges from the cassette player within.

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The Monstrous Ravager and Kraglin lead a group of Ravagers upover a ravine. Dozens of M-Ships quietly lower behind them.

Kraglin nods toward the sounds of Glenn Campbell in thedistance. They raise their weapons.

OVERHEAD SHOT:
dozens and dozens of Ravagers come fromdifferent directions, surrounding the Milano.

One Ravager cluster, lead by Half-Nut, CREEPS close enough to

the Milano that they see the lights within the vehicle andcan hear Rocket inside HUMMING along to the song.

Half-Nut licks his lips in anticipation, closing in for thekill, when he steps on a small pedal. It CLICKS.

A HUNDRED DARTS FLY AT THE GROUP from traps set in trees.

They STICK INTO THE RAVAGERS’ BODIES, knocking them instantly

unconscious. As one Ravager FALLS, a GUNSHOT is discharged.

INT. CRASHED MILANO - NIGHT

Nebula is awakened by the SHOT. She sees a frightened Groot,

peering through a hole at the bodies falling.

PULL BACK TO REVEAL, beside him, a futuristic walkie-talkie

with ROCKET’S HUMS emerging.

EXT. CRASHED MILANO - PERCUSSIVE BOMB TRAP - NIGHT

Rocket is crouched on a limb in shadows above the Milano,

smiling and HUMMING to “Southern Nights” into his comm.

He spots A LARGER GROUP OF RAVAGERS APPROACHING THE MILANOfrom the other side, led by Retch.

Rocket LEAPS TOWARD THEM, from one tree limb to another like

a squirrel.

The GROUP enters a clearing close to the ship. A TALL RAVAGERlooks up and spots Rocket LEAPING OVER THEIR HEADS.

TALL RAVAGER:

There!

The Ravagers BLAST at Rocket, following him. He HOPS fromtree to tree as BULLETS WHIZZ PAST HIM, leading them right

where he wants them.

He stops in a tree at the end of the run. He holds a device

with two buttons. He presses one of them.

A PERCUSSIVE BOMB at the feet of the Ravagers BURSTS, sendinghalf of them FLYING UP into the air.

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As the confused group on the ground watches, Rocket pressesthe second button and a second BOMB BURSTS. They FLY UP INTO

THE AIR as well.

Rocket SNICKERS, as he continues pushes the buttons and thetwo groups of Ravagers FLY UP and DOWN until the bombs are

depleted of energy.

Retch looks up from the ground, to see the little animalhopping away in the tree limbs overhead.

EXT. CRASHED MILANO - STICKY DISK TRAP - NIGHT

An EVEN LARGER GROUP OF RAVAGERS walk beneath the branches,

MOONLIGHT FLICKERING ON THEIR FACES.

TILT UP TO REVEAL ROCKET’S SILHOUETTE on a gnarled limb. He’sclutching an armful of small discs. He breathes shallowly,

waits. As soon as the last Ravager is passing beneath him,

he LEAPS onto his back.

Rocket JUMPS FORWARD FROM ONE MAN TO THE NEXT, SLAPPING A

STICKY-DISC to each of their heads - SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!

And then he LEAPS from the Ravager at the front of the lineBACK UP INTO THE TREES.

The men are confused. They bring their fingers to the stickydiscs on their bodies.

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