The Cave Page #2

It's dark, it's deep, and it's wet, Jack.

Give us your current depth.

- Depth at 162.

(Beeping)

What's your gas reading?

O2's reading 1800.

TOP:
So, how you feeling down there, Briggs?

I'm feeling pretty good.

How you feeling up there?

I'm all right.

How about the warning lights?

How do they look?

Nothing yet. There's a curve

in the tunnel up ahead, though.

Probably gonna lose you guys

on the dark side of the moon.

Tell Tyler I'll give him a call from first base camp

after I set up that fibre optic.

You know, Briggs,

I'd warn you not to be so arrogant,

but then you'd have no personality at all.

Come on, Top. Take away the arrogance...

CHARLIE:
There he goes.

- That's it.

Thanks, Strode.

We need you ready around 0100 hours,

all right?

Oh, I've been ready.

You got something to say, say it.

- You know I'm the best scout.

- Maybe so.

But I can count on Briggs.

(Buzzes)

First scout consolation prize.

- Yeah.

- You wish it was you in there?

I just wanna be first

in a place nobody's ever been.

Well, you and I aren't that different.

I mean, if I find something unique,

I want to put my name on it.

So, what happened?

- It's my brother's call.

JACK:
Hey, Ty!

Checked the line three times. There's nothing

wrong with it. We just don't have a signal.

Check every five minutes till we get something.

TYLER:
What's up?

- If he doesn't show in ten, I'm sending you in.

- It's Briggs. He's probably just showing off.

Listen, you're probably right,

but go get ready anyways, OK?

(Buzzing)

- Jack!

- Guys! I got him.

- Wakey, wakey.

Titan Hall! Is anybody there?

All right. Get up!

Morning. We're all here, buddy. Where are you?

Good morning to you too, Top.

I'd say I'm sitting at advance base camp,

which will now be forever known

as... Kublai Khan.

About how far in would you say, Briggs?

Oh... only about...

2.4 miles, Jack.

- Fantastic!

- 2.4!

I'm uploading the data now.

Read it and weep.

It's amazing in here, man.

I haven't seen a hole like this in a long time.

Oh, sh*t!

- Briggs!

- Yeah. Hold on a sec. Something ran past me.

(Grunts) Got it!

Kathry n, can you and Nicolai see this?

It's some kind of a large rat,

or a mole or something.

Buck teeth, webbed feet,

looks a lot like Tyler.

(Laughter)

(Creature screeches, and Briggs grunts)

- You all right, man?

- Sh*t!

Yeah.

I think I pissed him off

with that Tyler comment.

Listen, man, good work. Get some sleep now.

Yeah, yeah. Some sleep.

- You need anything down there, man?

- Hold on a sec.

(Monitor bleeps)

JACK:
Briggs?

Yeah. Yeah, hold on, guys.

- I'm gonna to try to get...

- (Rattling)

- There's something that...

- Briggs?

- What's up, Strode?

- Could be feedback in the line.

- What was that? God damn it!

- Key me if you can hear me.

Fibre optic must have snapped, huh?

Maybe we should send in a second scout,

to be safe.

No, come on. We gotta get in the water.

Top and I are in the water in 30 minutes.

Strode, Tyler, fix the cable on the way in.

Let's do it.

TYLER:
Let's take it a little slow.

Breakin the line could be anywhere.

STRODE:
Right on your tail, mate.

JACK:
It's not bad, huh, Top?

Yeah, there's a lot of life in here.

JACK:
You OK?

- Yeah. Just thinking about Briggs.

- He can take care of himself.

NICOLAl:
How long till we reach the cavern?

JACK:
It's a long run, Nicolai. Enjoy the ride.

CHARLIE:

This beats anything in the Yucatan by a mile.

Hey, Kim, did you get a shot

of those cave draperies? Sick, dude!

(Camera shutter clicks)

ALEX:
I got it.

CHARLIE:
It's totally rockin'.

JACK:
Dr Nicolai,

you and Katherine should check this out.

Advance base camp

should be about 200 yards ahead.

NICOLAl:
Thankyou. We'll see you there.

Yo, Briggs!

Briggs!

Briggs!

Hey, Briggs!

About time you two ladies got here!

Come take a look at this.

We're not the first ones here after all.

TOP:
Looks like somebody lost his boots.

(Rattling)

STRODE:
What the hell was that?

STRODE:
Tyler, hang on.

I'm gonna make ajump here for a second.

TYLER:
Strode, how you doing?

- Good. I think I saw one of those moles.

- Be right back.

- All right. I'll keep looking for the break.

Strode, I found the breakright here.

It's gonna take me a few minutes.

Strode? Hey, Strode?

Yeah, right here. Just give me another minute.

BRIGGS:
There's a flat area just up there

where we can set up camp.

CHARLIE:
Any hot showers?

BRIGGS:
That would make my day.

TOP:
I've had enough water.

Tyler? You still reading me, mate?

Tyler?

(Hyperventilates)

Whoo!

What the hell?

(Screeching)

What the...

(Screeches)

(Hyperventilates)

Son of a b*tch!

(Rattling)

Hey, Tyler. Tyler, you read me?

TYLER:
What the hell? Strode.

This cable looks... chewed.

- Mate, you there?

(Rattling)

- (Growls)

- Argh!

(Screams)

- Help! Help!

- Strode? Strode!

(Creature roars)

Strode! Can you hear me?

Where are you, Strode?

(Screams continue)

(Groans)

(Screams)

JACK:
Tyler!

CHARLIE:
Jesus! What the hell was that?

JACK:
Top!

JACK:
Tyler, Tyler, hey... You all right?

- Yeah. Yeah. I think so.

- Where's Strode? Huh?

I... I don't know.

- Sh*t! Top.

- Bring the J-bar.

He kept saying, "help,"

like he was being attacked, so I went back,

but I don't know what the hell exploded.

TOP:
At least the dive line's intact.

JACK:
Let's keep our eyes open.

TOP:

Looks like the whole damn tunnel collapsed.

JACK:
He's got to be in here.

It's the only way through.

(Gasps) Son of a b*tch!

TOP:
Jack?

JACK:
That's his counter lung.

Oh, man, this isn't good.

TOP:
Jack, look out! It's coming down!

Sh*t!

TOP:
Jack, back on the diveline.

All right, listen up.

We have a few realities to face here, people.

The first is that we're not going out

the way we came.

The passage is completely blocked.

The second is that

we're not even gonna be missed for 12 days,

which is right about when our supplies run out.

- So we're gonna have to find our own way out.

BRIGGS:
Hold on a second!

You still haven't told us

what happened to Strode.

Tyler said it sounded like

he was being attacked.

He was Special Forces,

for Christ's sake, Jack.

He knew what the hell he was doing.

Something got him. I'll bet you it was the

same thing that got whoever owns those boots.

We're all hurting, man.

Strode was a friend to all of us.

Don't you forget that.

(Sighs) What do you think, Dr Nicolai?

Is there anything

that could have attacked Strode?

I don't know. The mole is the largest animal

we've seen in this type of system.

Our friend here does prove

there's an abundant food supply.

Question is, is he at the top of the food chain,

or is there something else?

Strode could have just screwed up his mix.

Narcosis, hallucinations...

It happens. I mean, he panics,

he ruptures his scooter.

Whatever it was, it doesn't matter now.

Because right now our primary concern

is getting out of here alive.

Jack, this is the Carpathians.

We could spend an eternity

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