Legend Page #14

The iron-studded dungeon days swing magically open as Lili watches,

her eyes aglow with animal fire. She crouches beside the unicorn,

resting on her haunches in an easy feline fashion.

Lili rises like a sleepwalker, unable to resist the compulsion

luring her toward the open doorway.

The chained unicorn WHINNIES pitifully. Princess Lili looks back

without expression as she leaves.

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75 INTERIOR ANOTHER CORRIDOR DAY

Luna's bobbing LIGHT leads the way as Jack and Gump hurry along the

rubble-choked corridor. Alerted by the SOUND of something, they dart

into the shadows.

GUMP:
Quick, Jack!

Jack and Gump watch in horror as a cracked EGG the size of a

watermelon runs down the corridor on armor-scaled chicken legs, led

on either side by a Demon holding a chain leash.

Jack draws his sword. The Demons stop and the Egg begins to crack.

JACK:
I'll scramble that one!

Gump restrains him. The Egg cracks apart.

GUMP:
Don't trust your eyes! All is

enchanted here.

The Egg breaks into pieces and a dripping winged monster emerges; a

diabolic cross between a bat and a pterodactyl. It emits a fearsome

SHRIEK and flies off down the corridor followed by the twin

attendant Demons.

Jack and Gump hurry on in the opposite direction.

75A INTERIOR DUNGEON CORRIDOR DAY

Screwball and Brown Tom creep timorously forward. They are alerted

by the SOUNDS of something approaching. A hideously deformed shadow

fall across the opposite wall.

The two faeries clutch each other in terror and duck into the

shadows.

It is Princess Lili! She passes the evles' hiding place as if in a

trance.

76 INTERIOR VIADUCT DAY

Jack and Gump emerge on a narrow span arching across the vast

central of the undreground castle. Similiar viaducts, above and

below, bridge the awesome chasm.

The Green Man and the faerie gawk at the sheer magnitude of it all.

JACK:
Not even kings live like this....

On a high span above, Jack sees Princess Lili drifting by like a

somnabulist.

JACK (cont):
My God! Gump, look! It's Lili!

GUMP:
Don't believe it, Jack.

JACK (yelling):
Lili !

The SOUND ECHOES through the vast space.

77 INTERIOR LILI'S VIADUCT DAY

The Princess pauses. A section of parapet has broken off and she

wanders to the edge, staring down into the void. For a precarious

moment, she teeters on the brink, seemingly about to fall.

JACK (os) (calling): Li-li !

The Princess does not respond, wobbling like a dreamer on the narrow

edge of disaster. She leans against the ruined parapet and a bug

chunk of masonry breaks away, tumbling and bouncing into the abyss.

JACK (cont) (os) (calling): It's Ja-ack !

Lili's face is blank. She turns and continues blindly on her way.

78 INTERIOR VIADUCT DAY

Jack stares up at Lili's retreating form.

JACK:
It's her. I know it.

GUMP:
Don't be so hasty! Remember who we're dealing with.

JACK:
I've got to reach her!

Jack races off. Gump runs along behind.

78A INTERIOR GREAT HALL DAY

The shadowy figure of Darkness looms over a band of deformed PYGMIES

with needle-sharp teeth and wickedly curved talons long as pitchfork

tines.

DARKNESS:
My enemies approach.... destory them!

Darkness points an evil finger and the Pygmies scurry CACKLING off.

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80 INTERIOR LILI'S VIADUCT DAY

Jack and Gump hurry out onto the arching span. The Princess is

nowhere in sight.

GUMP (running after): Slow down....!

Use some caution!

JACK:
This way!

Jack runs on into the corridor in the direction taken by Lili. Gump

follows after.

81 INTERIOR RAIN CORRIDOR DAY

Lili wanders down a long colonnade with dangling vine-like roots. A

glistening magic rain falls from the granite ceiling. Her blank eyes

stare straight ahead.

Jack and Gump appear at the opposite end of the passage in time to

see the Princess drift out of sight.

JACK:
There she is....! Lili....!

Jack and Gump run to catch up, pushing through root tendrils agleam

with rain. Suddenly, they are attacked by SCREAMING Pygmies.

GUMP:
Jack!

JACK (drawing his sword): Demons!

The nimble Pygmies leap about them, lethal talons slashing through

the drizzle.

Jack and Gump retreat, backing between clingling rootlets.

GUMP:
Quick! In here!

Gump yanks open a heavy oaken door in the side wall and they duck

inside, slamming it shut in the teeth of the attacking Pygmies.

81A INTERIOR SEALED CORRIDOR DAY

Jack strains against the door handle, struggling to keep the portal

shut tight. There is less space than in a closet. The corridor

behind them is completely bricked over.

GUMP:
Trapped....!

CLOSE ON DOOR:
With great force, the Pygmies' claws stab through the

thick wood like stiletties. Their needle tips are mere inches from

Jack and Gump.

The door's inner surface is studded with talons. Jack suddenly SLAMS

the door open with such force it swings into the side wall with a

loud CRASH.

The Pygmies' frenzied SCREAMING ends in abrupt SILENCE.

Jack and Gump peer cautiously out.

81B INTERIOR RAIN CORRIDOR DAY

The Pymies hang unconscious on the other side of the door, dangling

from their imbedded talons.

JACK:
Come on!

Jack and Gump run into the rain.

82 INTERIOR CORRIDOR OUTSIDE GREAT HALL DAY

Jack and Gump hurry around the corner just as Lili heads towards a

pair of massive doors swinging slowly open at her approach.

JACK (calling):
Lili! Wait!

Gump grabs Jack's arm and yanks him to a stop.

GUMP:
Don't be daft! She's under a spell!

Lili enters and the doors swing closed behind her.

83 INTERIOR GREAT HALL DAY

An enormous chamber draped with black cloth surrounded by tall

Baroque columns. Winged demons writhe in the shadows above. A long

black table reaches down the centre of the room. All is lit by

firelight. The gaping hearth, with its entablature of monumental

sculpture, is flanked by a pair of massive ebony thrones, carved in

a hideous, twisting mass of tendons, sinews and museles.

When the imposing doors swing closed, Lili's spell is broken. She

stares in terror at her news surroundings.

Something weird and mysterious approaches from out of the draped

shadows. It is a magnificent high-collared black gown, waltzing like

a ghost across the black marble floor. There is no one wearing the

garment!

Fascinated, Lili watches the dress circle towards her. She finds it

irresistable. Taking hold of the gown's empty sleeves she begins to

dance, spinning round and round to the impulsive music.

84 INTERIOR CORRIDOR OUTSIDE GREAT HALL DAY

Jack paces back and forth in front of the sealed doors.

JACK:
Why did you stop me?

GUMP:
We best reconnoitre. What if it's

a trap?

Gump and Jack strain to see through the crack between the doors.

85 INTERIOR GREAT HALL DAY

Lili dances by herself, turning slow dreamy circles before the

blazing fire. She is now WEARING the splendid black gown!

Reflected firelight GLITTERS in the shadows. An open jewel box

spills its sparkling treasure onto an ornate table. Lili is lure

like a moth to the flame.

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