Pete's Dragon

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

This is a story of a little puppy.

- His name is L-A...

- Elliot.

Elliot!

- His name is Elliot.

- You got it!

He is going on an adventure...

- An adventure?

- What's that?

An adventure?

You don't know what an adventure is?

What we're on right now.

Out here in the wild.

Not another souls in sight

for hundred of miles.

- Just the stars to guide us.

- Isn't that scary?

Well, that's the other thing

about adventures.

You gotta be brave.

- Are you brave?

- Of course you are.

I think you are the bravest boy

I've ever met.

(CHUCKLE)

(CLATTERING, TIRES SCREECHING)

(SOUND MUFFLED, SOLEMN MUSIC)

(BANGING IN THE DISTANCE)

(SMOKE HISSING)

(BOY CRYING)

Elliot Gets Lost

(SOLEMN MUSIC CONTINUES)

(GASP)

(HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE)

(GROWLING)

(BOY PANTING)

(LOUD SNARLING)

(BOY CONTINUE PANTING)

(HOWLING IN THE DISTANCE)

(GROWLING)

(WHINES)

(BIRDS FLAPPING WINGS)

(TREES CREAKING)

(SOLEMN MUSIC)

(GRUNTS)

Are you gonna eat me?

(SNIFFS)

(MAKING LOW GRUMBLING NOISE)

(WINGS FLAPPING, TRIUMPHANT MUSIC)

(GUITAR STRUMMING)

Go north, go north,

with wings on your feet.

Go north with the wind,

where the three rivers meet

There's a clearing of sorts

in the circle of trees

Where the wild constellation

shine one, two and three

Look all around you and see

Deep in the forest there dragons will be

MAN:
As long as people have been

going into these woods...

...there been stories about

the Millhaven Dragon.

How's that song go again?

They come from the north, right?

Way up there in the mountains

where few people have ever been.

But sometimes a dragon

gets lost from it's family.

And winds up very, very far from home.

They say it lives in this very woods.

That you can hear it's roar at night.

They say this, they say that, but...

As far as I know, not one soul

has ever actually seen this dragon.

- Except me.

- (CHILDREN GASPS)

- You saw a dragon?

- I sure did.

Whoo. I sure did.

- What it look like?

- Well, it was green.

Green all over.

Except for it's eyes.

His eyes were red, like hellfire.

Before I could even blink,

it rears back it's head,

open it's mighty jaw and shoot out...

- (FIRE ROARING)

- (CHILDREN GASPING)

(CHILDREN CHUCKLING)

So I wasn't gonna waste my breath.

I rolled out of the way,

scrambled up my feet,

ready for the fight that was gonna come.

But, as I raised my rifle, the dragon

comes to me with one swipe of it's claw

knocks the gun right out of my hands.

Now... now what?

Things are really not looking good here.

But, I wasn't gonna be done.

Not yet.

I just took out my pocket knife.

And as the dragon set upon me...

- (KNIFE RINGING)

- (CHILDREN GASPING)

- I drove it home.

- Wow.

WOMAN:
Scaring the kids again, dad?

No, no. I was just giving them a leg up on

what's out there in those woods.

Wow. I'm out in those woods every day.

And while I have seen bears and bobcats,

and just about every type of birds

you can imagine...

...I have never seen a dragon.

Just 'cause you don't see something,

doesn't mean it's not there.

And just because you say it's true,

doesn't mean it is.

CHILDREN:
Ooh.

But, I'm headed out there right now.

I'll let you all know if I see anything

big and green and breathing fire.

- Mr. Meacham, I believe you.

- Well, I'm glad you do.

See, my daughter,

she knows a thing or two,

but only if it's staring at her in the face.

If you go through life only seeing

what's right in front of you,

you're gonna miss out on a whole lot.

That's why you guys have the upper hand.

Because mark my word,

that dragon is still out there.

(GROWLING)

And if you are to go out

there to those woods,

where no one ever goes,

then you might find it.

Unless... he found you first.

(LOW RUMBLING NOISE)

(INCIDENTAL MUSIC)

Gotcha!

(GROWLING FROM THE BACK)

(SIGHS)

(GROWLING)

(SHOUTING)

(WHINES)

(SNICKERS)

Hey, Elliot!

(INCIDENTAL MUSIC)

(BOY CHUCKLING)

Come on, Elliot!

(PANTING)

Elliot?

(WIND BLOWING)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(CHUCKLES)

Elliot...

Come on!

(SHOUTING)

(INCIDENTAL MUSIC)

Whoa!

Higher!

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

(BOTH SHOUTING)

(CONTINUE SHOUTING)

(SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC,

CRICKETS CHIRPING)

What are you looking at?

(LOW GRUMBLING NOISE)

(WIND HOWLING)

This way?

We're pretty far from home.

(HUMMING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(OWL HOOTING, GASPING)

There you are.

What is he done now?

(LEAFS RUSTLING, GASPING)

You're ready to go, Grace?

Yeah.

Just a second.

Oh, come on, Grace.

Not again.

GRACE:
I'm just settling a score.

- MAN:
One for Jack, one for you, huh?

- Yeah, something like that.

(CHUCKLES) Aren't you two supposed

to be getting hitch?

Yep. Just keeping him on his toes.

(ENGINE STARTING)

(ELLIOT SNIFFING)

Look.

Eww!

Elliot!

Hmm...

(RAIN POURING, THUNDER RUMBLING)

Pete and Elliot are going...

(MIMICKING ENGINE NOISE)

And then...

(MIMICKING EXPLOSION NOISE)

And then down and down

and down!

And then...

(FIRE CRACKLING)

Hmm...

I wonder where that lady came from.

Don't worry.

I won't let her hurt you.

(YAWNING)

Good night, Elliot.

(ELLIOT SNORING)

(LOUD BANGING IN THE DISTANCE, GASPING)

Elliot.

(RUMBLING)

(CHAINSAW REVVING)

(GRUNTING)

(TREE CREAKING)

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Hey, Gavin.

Did Jack give the okay

to cut this deep?

Don't worry about Jack.

Just keep cutting.

- GRACE:
Where's Jack?

- MAN:
There he is.

This is so out of line, Jack.

You're not supposed to be cutting

anywhere near this deep.

Don't talk to me,

it wasn't my call, Grace.

Well, then whose was it?

Of course.

Hey, I have to get to school.

JACK:
Could you wait in the truck, sweetheart?

We'll just be a minute.

Hello?

(TWIG SNAPPING, GASPING)

Wait!

Where are you?

Whoa. How did you get up there?

Come on! Slow down!

You're pretty good at this.

(INCIDENTAL MUSIC)

(SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING IN THE DISTANCE)

Help!

(PETE GRUNTING)

(GIRL SCREAMING, PETE GRUNTING)

(GIRL SCREAMING)

Don't let go!

Don't.

I'm hurt.

How old are you?

- Five?

- You're pretty big to be a five year old.

- What's your name?

- Pete.

Pete...

You look like a Pete.

My name's Natalie.

- Daddy!

- Natalie!

Daddy!

- You can't run away like that.

- What happened to you?

- I fell out of a tree.

- You fell out of a tree?

- What were you doing in the tree?

- Following him.

Oh.

His name is Pete.

Hey.

Pete? Is that your name?

Pete? Wait, wait, wait.

Where's your come from?

Do you know where your parents are?

Your family?

Hey...

Where did you get that?

- Wait! Pete!

- Elliot!

Whoa, there, little buddy.

Where are you going so...

Hey!

Hey, kid, come back here.

Hey. Come on, kid.

(SNIFFING)

(CONTINUE SNIFFING)

(WHINES)

(TRUMPETING)

Doesn't matter.

Sheriff, the Rangers, everybody else

is gonna be locking this site down

until they figure out

where that kid came from.

- Hey, you hear that?

- Don't change the subject, Gavin.

MAN:
Out here, who knows how to

find that kid in the first place.

- We need a big score to help us compete.

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