Hellbound: Hellraiser II Page #19

LARRY cries out. FRANK grins and prepares to force his wounded

brother completely onto the knives.

Suddenly KIRSTY flies across the room at FRANK and beats at his

back with her fists.

FRANK snarls and, without turning around completely, flings her

away from him. KIRSTY goes flying but lands just safely short of

the deadly walls.

LARRY, in the pause KIRSTY gave him and galvanized by her example,

has found more strength. He pulls his arm painfully forward, clear

of the knives, and throws himself to the side, forcing FRANK onto

the knives. With a vicious push, LARRY impales his brother

completely.

FRANK howls, loud and long.

Without pausing, LARRY pulls a knife free from the wall and, with

one vicious slice, separates himself from his brother.

LARRY rushes to KIRSTY and helps her to her feet. They embrace.

There is a cry of horror off-camera. We pull out. TIFFANY has

followed her friend. She stares in shock at LARRY's wounded arm

and at the impaled FRANK.

94 INT. THE CENTRE OF HELL

JULIA is being given more glimpses of the transforming MALAHIDE.

The major surgery seems to be complete. There are no spinning

blades of needles in sight as the gashes open. MALAHIDE's head is

completely bald and his face, like the rest of his skin is blue.

The only new sophistications are that his upper and lower eyelids

have been stretched wide and stapled to his face and forehead,

and that a new mouth has been sliced into what was his cheek

before his features were pulled permanently to one side.

Over the sound of LEVIATHAN's breath and the CENOBITE

machinery still at work on MALAHIDE, FRANK's howl is heard.

JULIA's head turns to the direction of this new sound.

JULIA:

Frank...

She turns away without a backward glance and moves back into the

corridors.

95 INT. THE KNIFE ROOM

FRANK is still impaled on the knives, but his anguished howl has

Become small whimpers of complaint (with, given his history with

the CENOBITES, perhaps the tiniest note of pleasure in there,

too)

KIRSTY, LARRY and TIFFANY are now gathered together to one side

of the room near the door that leads to the corridor. They should

leave, but a kind of sick fascination keeps them watching FRANK.

FRANK realises only leverage will pull him free of the knives and

lifts his forearms up as much as they are free to.

He turns his palms to face the knives and, with a growl of self-

encouragement, drives them deeply onto the knives so that he can

begin to push the rest of his impaled body backwards.

It takes several seconds and much pain for him to succeed, but

succeed he does. He flops backwards into the room.

Several of the knives have stayed in him, rather than the wall -

his chest is decorated, or armed, with many blades.

Just as FRANK begins to stand, and just as LARRY and the girls

snap out of it and are about to leave, the door from the CONVEYOR

BELT ROOM opens and JULIA walks into the room.

KIRSTY and LARRY gasp. FRANK gives a slow smile.

JULIA:

Well, well. All my family

together again. How very

sweet.

FRANK:

(delighted/flattered)

Julia.

JULIA:

(Flatly)

Frank.

FRANK:

I knew you'd come.

JULIA:

You knew?

FRANK:

Yes. You're a girl who

remembers her promises.

JULIA:

Oh, I do. I do.

FRANK grins, his grin taking in LARRY, KIRSTY and TIFFANY as well

as JULIA. He extends an arm to JULIA.

FRANK:

And I know how much I mean

to you. Come here.

JULIA does not move.

FRANK:

Come here. Kiss me. And

then...

He glances meaningfully at the others, perhaps stroking a blade

of one of the knives in his chest.

FRANK:

... we'll have a real family

re-union.

Suddenly, surprisingly, LARRY laughs. He is genuinely amused.

LARRY:

Jesus Christ, FRANK. I don't

believe you. You don't know

her at all do you? You still

think you're in charge.

JULIA still has not moved.

FRANK:

Of course I am. She BELONGS

to me.

JULIA begins to cross the room to him.

KIRSTY:

For God's sake! He KILLED you!

JULIA doesn't pause. FRANK grins.

FRANK:

She's forgiven me that. Haven't

you?

JULIA is now next to him.

JULIA:

Do you really need to ask?

FRANK laughs.

FRANK:

Show them.

JULIA glances at the knives. FRANK shrugs.

FRANK:

Just a small inconvenience, babe.

JULIA shifts position so she is standing behind him. She wraps

her arms around him, one stroking his belly, the other across his

shoulders. FRANK leans his head back and twists it slightly.

They kiss.

JULIA removes her arm from his stomach and slips it behind him.

Nothing happens for a second and then, suddenly, FRANK's whole

body spasms. We almost think it may be with pleasure until he

breaks from the kiss and we see the confused expression on his

face - and the blood bubbling at his mouth.

There is a ripping, bursting sound and JULIA's hand emerges from

his chest, covered in his blood. Clutched in her hand is his

ruptured, still pumping heart.

LARRY:

Jesus! Out. Out!

He shepherds the girls quickly through the door to the corridor.

FRANK's body begins to twitch. JULIA holds it tightly.

96 INT CORRIDORS/LABYRINTH

They reach the end of the corridor. It terminates in a T-

junction.

TIFFANY automatically heads in one direction. KIRSTY makes to

follow, but LARRY hesitates.

LARRY:

Wait a minute. Why are we

following her? Who is this?

KIRSTY:

This is Tiffany

KIRSTY shrugs.

KIRSTY:

... She's good at puzzles.

LARRY:

Fine.

They take the turn TIFFANY has indicated.

97 INT THE KNIFE ROOM

JULIA still holds FRANK tight.

Slowly, she raises the hand which holds his heart until it is in

front of his face. FRANK's eyes are glassing over but he can

still see.

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