Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Page #3

the same thing about you.

Here. Get changed.

Your clothes stay behind.

You won't be needing high heels

where we're going.

Dex tracked the signal to here,

this valley north of Karakal.

This is where

the transmission originated.

Why is there no writing here?

What is this place?

- Shambhala.

- You know it?

It is forbidden.

It's said to be the source

of the Kalachakra, Tibetan magic.

Those who live there are said

to have supernatural powers.

You can get us there, Kaji,

can't you?

No one has ventured this far.

It's very dangerous.

Shambhala is said to be protected by

the priests of the Kalachakra lamasery.

If they find us there,

they will kill us.

Why? Why is this place so special?

Shambhala is known by many names.

To the Hebrew, it is Eden.

To the ancient Greek,

it was Empurios.

You may know it as Shangri-la.

A storm is coming. If you still wish

to go, we must go now.

I need to send a message.

Editor Paley, this may be the last

message you receive from me.

We've tracked a radio signal to Nepal

in search of Dr. Totenkopf.

The story grows stranger

at every turn.

Clues about a countdown.

But to what, I don't know.

I fear time is running out.

With any luck, I'll be back soon

with Dex and the story.

I hope. Polly Perkins.

This is where civilization stops.

A blank on the map.

We must be careful from here.

Hurry.

What is it?

It looks like a mining outpost.

Something bad happened here.

Seems to be abandoned.

Tell your men we're heading down.

I want a closer look.

What is it, Joe?

Uranium.

The whole mine's contaminated.

- We can't stay here.

- Let's go.

Where's Polly?

Polly!

Miss Perkins?

We'll have to split up.

Polly!

Let her go.

Give me the vials

and the girl will live.

What vials?

What are you talking about?

I will not ask a second time.

Drop the gun.

I told you, I don't know what you're

talking about. You'll just have to kill us.

As you wish.

Wait! Wait. Wait.

I'm sorry, Joe.

Goodbye, my friends.

Your journey ends here.

I was going to tell you, Joe.

You have to believe me.

- What was in those vials?

- I don't know.

- You expect me to believe that?

- I'm telling the truth, Joe.

Dr. Jennings gave them to me

just before he died.

He said that the world would end

and the countdown would begin

if Totenkopf got his hands on them.

You've done nothing but lie to me

from the beginning.

Okay, I'm a liar. But I don't exaggerate.

That is what he said.

That was what Totenkopf

was looking for.

- That's why he took Dex.

- I'm sorry.

I never meant for any of this

to happen.

Do you hear that?

Dynamite.

That noise again.

Move!

What are you doing?

Come on!

Oh, great.

We're safe.

Polly, this may be

our last moment together.

There's something

I need to ask you.

Yes, Joe?

Did you cut my fuel line?

Damn it! I didn't sabotage

your lousy airplane!

Our last moments on earth

and this is all you have to say to me?

Could we just for once die

without all this bickering?

There you are.

- Why did you lock the door?

- Run!

My film.

Polly, leave it!

There's no time!

Polly.

Polly.

My clothes.

What are you doing in here?

Get out. Get out!

Not unless you have some pants

hidden under there for me.

- Oh, don't tell me you're...

- Naked.

- You can say it, Polly.

- This isn't funny, Joe.

Where are we? What happened to us?

Where are our clothes?

Stop looking at me like that.

Like what?

Turn around, Joe.

I'm serious. Turn around.

Hi, Joe.

Ask him what he did

with our clothes.

The clothes are burned.

Burned? Why?

He says the mine is poisonous.

Our clothes were infected.

He says he's arranged for a guide

to lead us back down the mountain.

He will take us there

once we are dressed.

We appreciate that. But explain to him

we are here to find a man.

He says we must leave

before it is dark.

There's nothing more

he can do for us.

It's very important we find this man.

His name is Totenkopf!

He says, what do you want

with this man?

I've come to kill him.

And to find my friend.

He says he will help you.

What do you think?

I think they burned

the wrong clothes.

You said I couldn't bring

anything else.

I think you look like

a woolly mammoth.

They're waiting for us.

The priest says that Totenkopf

enslaved his people,

made them work in the mine,

but the mine was poisonous.

Those who did not die right away

were brought here for him to study.

Where is Totenkopf now?

He does not know. Only that

Totenkopf is gone, many years ago.

I can't believe this is happening.

I only have two shots left.

We're in Shangri-la

and all I have is two shots.

Everything I had was in that bag.

You should have let me go back

for my film.

You're right, I should have.

So where's he taking us?

To meet the only living survivor

of Totenkopf's experiments.

What experiments?

Ask him, where is Totenkopf?

Tell him it's important we find him.

He wants to know why.

Why do you seek Totenkopf?

To make him pay

for what he has done.

His staff. He's asking for his staff.

He says, follow Rana. The staff

will lead you there to Totenkopf.

Rana? Is there such a place?

He says now that he has helped you,

you must help him.

Of course. Anything.

What do you want?

Kill me.

Have you looked at this?

There's markings on it, like a ruler.

And there's a moon and a star.

And all I ask is a tall ship

and a star to steer her by

A star.

He wasn't talking about a place,

he was talking about a star!

Rana is a star.

Ancient sailors used to navigate

by using the night sky.

They could determine their position

by the moon and the stars.

The Vikings were known

to create maps for certain stars,

latitude tables that required a key

to decipher them.

The key was called Jacob's staff.

This has to be the key!

You mean this could really work?

You could really find Totenkopf

with this thing?

We do things a little

different nowadays.

All we needed to know was where

to look. What's the date?

- March 2.

- March 2.

Using Karakal Plateau

as our assumed position...

March 2...

Rana is at latitude 20.40.

Right ascension, 03 hours,

Declination, minus 10.60.

There's nothing there.

Are you sure you did it right?

I'm sure.

If the old man was right,

that's where Totenkopf is now.

Dead center in the middle

of nowhere.

What's that point there?

That's where we run out of fuel.

Oh, great.

So how do we get there?

- Franky.

- Who?

Frank Cook. An old buddy of mine.

Runs a mobile reconnaissance outpost

for the Royal Navy.

If I can get a message to them,

I may be able to arrange a rendezvous

at these coordinates.

And what if they don't

get the message?

Franky's never let me down.

They'll be there.

They'll be there.

Is that light supposed to be on?

Relax, Polly, everything's fine.

- We're out of fuel, aren't we?

- Buckle up.

Manta Station, do you read me?

Where are you, Franky?

What are you doing?

You can't land this

in the middle of nowhere.

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