Leviathan Page #21

"Emergency Escape Bubbles...ready for activation..."

DOC pauses looking at the message, then moves his hand to

the SEND command and presses it.

THE MESS - LATER

Willie prepares a clean bandage as Doc examines the cut. He

smiles at Cobb like a friendly country doctor. The tired look

now gone from his eyes. He seems revitalized.

DOC:

There, good as new. Just

keep your paws off of it.

(to Willie)

Do you have the new bandage ready?

She nods. Doc turns back to the sink and Cobb holds out his

arm to let Willie put the new bandage on. As Cobb's arm

comes up we suddenly notice a slight movement under his

shirt. Willie stops just before applying the bandage. The

movement intensifies--like snakes moving wildly beneath the

cloth. Cobb whitens...breaks out in a sweat. Willie backs

off.

WILLIE:

Doc?...Doc!

She steps back and Doc moves into her place as suddenly a

leech-mouthed tentacle erupts from Cobb's waist. It's razor

sharp proboscis punctures Doc's chest right at the heart and

the leach mouth with it's hundreds of teeth attaches with

vacuum-like suction.

DOC:

No!

But it is too late. Willie falls back screaming as Cobb's

gash RRRRRRRIPS OPEN! THE FLESH OPENING GROTESQUELY FROM

THE INSIDE AND INVERTS SCALY--SPREADING OVER COBB'S BODY

LIKE A BUSHFIRE!

CORRIDOR "B"

CLOSE ON THE POOL OF BLOOD

A huge shadow falls over the pool left by Beck. A scaly

tentacle suddenly whips across the floor. The DEJESUS

CREATURE! WE SEE THE FLASH OF ITS APPENDAGES. IT'S HEAD.

AN EYE OPENS AND LOOKS UP.

WHAT IT SEES The outline of Beck lying "hurt" fifty feet

away.

It starts down the corridor toward it's prey--Beck.

ON BECK:

A little behind him with the homemade flamethrower, Jones

waits in the shadows. Suddenly Beck hears something.

BECK:

(whispers)

I hear something. Don't fire

until we're both in the Swamp.

Jones moves a little farther back.

BECK(cont'd)

Don't let him see you.

JONES:

Don't worry...

As the Creature approaches WE SEE Beck stand up like a

wounded animal. He begins dragging his "injured" leg behind

him as he retreats toward the Swamp. THE FOOTSTEPS MOVE

FASTER. IT'S CLOSING!

INT. RING CORRIDOR - SAME

ON WILLIE She bursts out the door to the MESS and heads

toward Corridor "B."

DOOR TO THE SWAMP

Beck moves through the door to the Swamp and positions

himself by the door. He looks back and WE SEE Jones for the

first time, flamethrower poised, ready to fire.

JONES:

C'mon baby c'mon...

ON THE SHADOW OF THE CREATURE

It moves steadily toward the door, moving right to the

doorway. Carefully it moves a dark, horrible hand-like

appendage inside the doorframe.

ON BECK AND JONES

poised to kill when suddenly both men hear the same thing.

WILLIE'S VOICE(O.S.)

Beck? Jones!?

ON WILLIE:

She turns the corner and freezes. There, less than ten feet

away is the Creature. A tentacle whips excitedly like a

tail!

WILLIE:

Oh God...

AS THE CREATURE starts to turn for Willie, Beck suddenly

closes the vault-like door to the swamp on Creature's hand,

trapping it vise-like in the door.

BECK:

Run Willie! Run!

The Creature throws back its head and SCREAMS in pain as the

heavy door severs its appendage.

ON BECK AND JONES

As the writhing hand-like appendage squirms in front of them

Jones blasts it with his flamethrower until the hand curls

like a piece of bacon and it ceases to move.

JONES:

Well done. Just like

momma makes 'em.

Beck opens the door--the corridor is empty. Willie and the

creature are gone.

ON WILLIE RUNNING

She heads back toward the Ring corridor around the inner

path toward Corridor "A". In a full run now, every panel

and instrument looks even more sinister--where is Cobb/Doc

CREATURE?---

ON THE DEJESUS CREATURE'S SEVERED APPENDAGE

As the Creature moves after Willie we see its bloody stump

suddenly sprout a new appendage! Like a starfish it grows

another leech like tentacle to replace the one it lost.

ON WILLIE:

She turns down Corridor "A". A NOISE overhead in the water

conduit causes her to look up WHEN SUDDENLY A BLACK ARM

REACHES OUT FROM THE SHADOWS, AND PULLS HER INTO THE DARK

DOORWAY TO THE MACHINE FLOOR----IT IS JONES! He pulls her

between him and Beck in the shadows.

BECK:

(whispered)

Where's Cobb and Doc?

WILLIE:

(recovering)

Cobb's cut...It was in him!

It got Doc...

JONES:

Oh man, that's just great...

BECK:

C'mon.

CONTROL ROOM:

Beck is followed inside by Jones and Willie. It is empty.

BECK:

Lock the door.

Jones rolls the large vault-like door closed and locks them.

Beck goes to the console and checks the instruments.

Suddenly he sees something that causes him to freeze in his

tracks. A red light blinks ominously on the console.

BECK:

Sh*t! He sent them all.

WILLIE:

The escape bubbles?

She and Jones stop in front of Doc's console.

JONES:

(gravely)

Look at this.

Beck looks at Doc's computer screen.

ON SCREEN WE SEE DOC'S MESSAGE: "...hope that our sacrifice

will mean that the human race will never know this awful

mutation..."

WILLIE:

What is it?

JONES:

The good doctor signed our

death warrant.

SUDDENLY THERE IS A TREMENDOUS BANGING ON THE DOOR! LIKE A

HUNDRED SLEDGEHAMMERS POUNDING THE HEAVY STEEL DOOR TRYING

TO BREAK IT DOWN. Jones readies his weapon but just as

suddenly, the BANGING STOPS. Beck, Willie and Jones all

nervously exchange looks.

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