Pete's Dragon Page #2

- What about a few years from now

when we have nothing left to cut down

because you keep jumping the gun?

- Where are you going?

- Where do you thing?

(ENGINE STARTING)

You're not the only family

I got to worry about.

Well, let me know how

Pete's doing, will you?

What's wrong, Gavin?

Jack giving you a hard time?

You know Jack.

He just sore because his girlfriend

stepping on his toes.

You're right, man.

- (TREE CREAKING)

- Holy...

What was that?

(COCKING RIFLE)

Let's go hunting.

Pete...

Time to wake up, Pete.

Mama...

(PANTING)

Elliot?

(FOOTSTEPS PASSING BY)

- MAN:
How's he doing?

- WOMAN:
Pretty well, all things considered.

No signs of malnourishment

or serious exposure.

He might have a bump to the head, but..

- Lucky kid.

- Super lucky.

I just... How did he get out there?

My guess he was on a picnic

or a camping trip.

He wandered off from his family,

got himself lost.

Sure, but when?

I mean, it looks like he's been out there

for who knows how long and...

- ...he had this.

- You sure that's yours?

- Pretty sure.

- Here we are.

- All fixed up.

- Hey, there.

- How are you feeling?

- It was just a scrape.

Where's Pete?

I'm gonna take Natalie home then

head back out to the forest.

Maybe there's something out there,

some clue.

- Could you call me when he wakes up?

- DOCTOR:
Of course.

Now, when he wakes up,

I think it would be best

to take things slowly.

One step at a time.

Let him know he's safe.

We don't know what he's been through.

SHERIFF:
We put a call in

the social services.

They know exactly how to handle this.

For the time being,

he'll be just fine right here.

- Umm, actually he's gone.

- Who's gone, sweetheart?

Pete.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC)

Elliot!

(PANTING)

(THE LUMINEERS - NOBODY KNOWS)

Nobody knows how to say goodbye

It seems so easy 'til you try

Then the moments passed you by

Nobody knows how to say goodbye

(DOG BARKING)

- WOMAN:
Oh, my goody.

- MAN:
Lacey, stop!

- (PETE BARKING)

- Don't you bark at our dog.

- (GROWLING)

- (DOG WHINES)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(POLICE SIRENS WAILING, TIRES SCREECHING)

Kid, stop!

Wait, wait!

Dammit, stop right there!

I got him.

He's on the corner of...

He was on the corner of...

I've lost him.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Hey, look.

BOY:
What is it?

(CHUCKLES)

Love is deep as the road is long

(CHILDREN CLAMORING)

It beats my heart when you are gone

Love is deep as the road is long

Hey, sit down!

(POLICE SIRENS WAILING)

- Whoa!

- Awesome!

Nobody knows how the story ends

(PETE GRUNTING)

Pete!

It's okay.

It's okay.

We're not gonna hurt you, I promise.

Alright? Come here.

- (PETE SHOUTING)

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Hold on, hold on.

It's okay. Hold on.

- (PETE GRUNTING)

- Breathe, breathe, breathe...

(SHUSHING)

(HOWLING)

(CONTINUE HOWLING)

(MAN TALKING INDISTINCTIVELY)

Hey, guys.

Come check this out.

Fresh. Not even a day old.

What do you think?

A bear?

- You ever seen a bear that big?

- I did once.

- As big as Bobby's sister.

- (MEN LAUGHING)

(BIRD CHIRPING)

(MAN TALKING INDISTINCTIVELY)

MAN:
Catch me some rabbits.

So, we'll bring him home tonight.

Okay, thank you so much.

- I appreciate it.

- Alright, you too.

Bye.

- Remember, any problems, call the guy.

- We will.

(PETE GASPING)

Hey, Pete.

Don't worry.

You don't have to go back to the hospital.

We'll go to my house.

(RADIO WITH STATIC NOISES)

(LEONARD COHEN - SO LONG, MARIANNE)

I used to think I was some kind of Gypsy boy

Before I let you take me home

Now so long, Marianne

It's time that we began to laugh and cry

and cry and laugh about it all again

Here we are.

Need a little help?

- Pete! No, wait!

- Wait!

Wait! Wait.

Wait. Wait.

(SIGHING)

You are fast!

Oh, my goodness.

What's wrong, honey?

Are you hungry?

Let's go inside.

Let's go get something to eat.

I wanna go home.

I know.

Where's your home?

Can you tell me?

How about this...

If you come inside with me now,

and tomorrow I'll take you

back out to the woods

and you can show me exactly

where you live.

How does that sound?

You know, when I was a little girl...

...I wanted to live in the forest

more than anything.

I love being out there.

It was so fun, with the squirrels

and the birds and the trees...

So, when I grew up, I made it

my job to protect the woods,

and everything in them.

Which I supposed includes you.

- And Elliot?

- Who's Elliot?

JACK:
Grace?

You sure about this?

It's just until we find out where he belongs.

Who knows, maybe being around someone

his own age will help him open up.

- Maybe he'll tell us where he came from.

- You don't touch it, you eat it.

Like this.

I got to admit. Living out in the woods,

doing things his own way...

He's like a boy after your own heart.

You put the needle on and...

(PEGGY LEE - IT'S A GOOD DAY)

Yes, it's a good day for singing a song

(VOICE DISTORTED)

- and it's a good day for moving along

- Let it play.

Yes, it's a good day,

how could anything...

So that's me and that's my dad.

And that's his brother.

There's Grace.

- That's my family.

- Family...

That's what we are.

Everything to gain and nothing' to lose

A good day from morning' till night

Put your head here.

Scooch down.

And... Now you're 5 years old.

There's 6 and there's 7.

There's 8 and there's 9.

Now you're 10.

(VOICE MUFFLED)

(CHUCKLES)

So take a deep breath

and throw away the pills

'Cause it's a good day

from morning' till night

I was out here at the eastern path.

That's the last time I remember

having my compass.

- But that's...

- 50 miles east.

...from where we found him.

Good morning sun, good morning sun,

rise and shine today

You know you've gotta get going,

if you're gonna make a showin'

And you've got the right of way

Oh. I haven't read that book in forever.

Someone gave it to me when

I was learning how to read.

(PHONE RINGING, PETE GASPING)

- (PETE PANTING)

- It's okay, buddy.

It's just the phone.

Is this Elliot, Pete?

Is Elliot a person?

No.

- Well, what is he then?

- Grace, it's the Sheriff.

He wants to talk to you.

- Hello?

- Hey, Grace.

- How's our mystery boy?

- Still a mystery.

Any news?

Well, Pat went digging through

our missing person's files.

He had to go pretty far back, but...

It's not good news.

- Poor Pete.

- I know.

I just got off the phone

with social services.

They're gonna take custody

of him tomorrow morning.

Pete, is Elliot your imaginary friend?

What's imaginary?

Well, it's when you make

someone up in your head

so that you have someone to talk to.

It keeps you from being lonely.

- Are they funny?

- Sure.

Do they fly?

I guess they can do whatever

you want them to.

That's what make them imaginary.

Are you my imaginary friend too?

I'm real.

So is Elliot.

(CHUCKLES) Good job, buddy.

(RUMBLING, CLATTERING)

Mommy, there's a monster outside.

(GIRL CHUCKLES)

(THUDDING)

I need to get back to him.

- He get scared when I'm gone.

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