The Fountain Page #2

Antonio...

...prep a new cocktail.

Stick with the same substance...

-...but add--

-What?

-We're moving forward.

-Wait a minute.

This could be a medical first. A revelation.

We gotta pursue it. Duplicate the findings.

You can monitor the monkey's growth,

but our focus remains tumors, not aging.

-I know, but we--

-Stop.

I want the next subject prepped

and ready for surgery.

Is everything all right?

Yes. Everything's all right.

Inquisitor?

Enter.

The heretics.

They have confessed

and ceded their lands to your Holy Office.

They await your judgment.

Yet another slice of her nation is mine.

Soon she will be powerless against me.

Queen of nothing but her sins.

What will you do with her?

She too will confess, and then...

...she too will die.

Captain. 'Tis the queen.

She is surrounded.

The inquisitor demands blood.

Then there is no more time.

What is our response?

Go now. Warn the queen.

And you, where are you going?

-He must be cut out.

-She has forbidden it.

There is no other choice.

This is our only hope.

Stay. Stay.

Our bodies are prisons for our souls.

Our skin and blood,

the iron bars of confinement.

But fear not.

All flesh decays.

Death turns all to ash.

And thus...

...death frees every soul.

You...

...the condemned.

You have confessed.

You admit to protecting a queen...

...who twists the word of God...

...and drowns all Spain in sin.

Your queen seeks immortality on Earth.

A false paradise.

This is heresy.

She leads you towards vanity...

...away from the Spirit.

But this is foolishness...

...for death exists.

The Day of Judgment is irrefutable.

All life must be judged.

-Why are you here?

-Come quickly.

-No. Leave. Protect the queen.

-She sent me. She demands your return.

Not before he dies.

No, Tomas. Leave him.

She desires a private audience.

But fear not. She will not be in hell alone.

I will make sure her servants are waiting.

Faithful servant, why do you cry?

To see Spain brought so low...

...with an enemy thriving within

her borders, feasting on her strength.

The shame is too much. I failed her.

Dare not pity Spain.

These times are dark...

...but every shadow, no matter how deep,

is threatened by morning light.

Of course.

This loyalty of yours...

...inspires you to protect Spain

at any cost.

But killing the inquisitor is suicide.

Europe would have my head.

I, for one, am not ready to die yet.

-Are you?

-I will die for Spain.

I know, conquistador.

I know.

And this bravery of yours,

it may save us yet.

For Spain has a plan.

There is hope.

-There's hope?

-Father.

I am Father Avila,

of Her Royal Franciscan Order.

Our allegiance remains with Spain.

Father.

Guards, leave us.

Conquistador...

...I am going to tell you the true reason

why the inquisitor pits cross against crown.

One year ago...

...Father Avila returned

from the jungles of New Spain...

...with a secret so great, it promised

to free all mankind from tyranny.

Spain desired this treasure

above all things.

But the inquisitor feared it

with equal measure.

When I refused to give up

my quest for it...

...he responded with this violent coup

to bring Spain to her knees.

But we have not yielded.

And now we will defeat him.

This is our hope.

A dagger?

Used in religious rituals.

I took it from a dead Mayan priest.

The marking on the hilt...

Do you see it?

It is a map.

A map to the Mayans' greatest secret.

Greater than Chichn Itz,

greater than Yaxchiln.

Greater even than Tikal.

Here, in the center...

...in the core of the once-great

Mayan civilization...

...we will find a lost pyramid.

No.

Not lost. Hidden.

A hidden pyramid of the Mayan myths.

The myths tell us of a holy pyramid

built upon the navel of the earth.

The birthplace of life.

A special tree sprouts there.

They say whoever drinks of its sap...

...will live forever.

Eternal life?

As Spain's fate hangs at the whims

of a merciless enemy...

-...you dare taunt us with pagan yarns!

-They are not yarns.

Remember...

...our own Bible confirms it.

In Genesis, there are two trees

in the Garden of Eden.

The tree of knowledge

and the tree of life.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed

and ate from the tree of knowledge...

...the Lord banned them from the garden

and hid the tree of life.

Could it be?

Could it be?

Kneel, conquistador.

Let in the morning light.

The beast runs amok in my kingdom.

He has isolated me.

And now he is sharpening his talons

for one more fateful push.

But salvation lies

in the jungles of New Spain.

Will you deliver Spain from bondage?

Upon my honor and my life.

Then you shall take this ring

to remind you of your promise.

You shall wear it when you find Eden.

And when you return...

...I shall be your Eve.

Together, we will live forever.

Iz?

Izzi?

There you are.

-Hey, what are you doing here?

-Babe, we have Lipper at 3.

This is an actual Mayan book.

Look. It explains the Creation myth.

You see, that's First Father.

He's the very first human.

Is he dead?

He sacrificed himself to make the world.

That's the tree of life,

out of his stomach.

-Hey, come.

-Listen.

His body became the tree's roots.

They spread and formed the Earth.

His soul became the branches,

rising up, forming the sky.

All that remained was First Father's head.

His children hung it in the heavens,

creating Shibalba.

Shibalba? The star.

Nebula.

So, what do you think?

-About?

-That idea.

Death as an act of creation.

Stay together, guys.

I'll pull out the car and meet you in front.

Iz. Iz!

-Hi.

-Tommy.

Hey.

Tommy.

You're all right.

I'm close.

No. There are options.

We will have to make some choices.

Alan?

You had a minor seizure.

The growth in your brain stem's back

and it's growing faster.

-The next time...

-No.

No.

We had a breakthrough.

I know I can translate it to help you.

I just need a little more time.

Okay? There's hope. There's real hope.

-Tommy.

-What? What, baby?

I wasn't afraid.

I know. You're very strong.

No.

No.

What?

When I fell...

...I was full.

Held.

I know. I caught you. I held you.

It's okay, Iz.

Everything's gonna be all right.

There's time. We have time.

We need to examine the region

for increased neural kinesis.

What the hell's going on?

-I brought in Dean Katari and Dr. Handel.

-I'm sorry, what are you doing here?

-Antonio and Betty were just showing--

-Donovan's latest scans.

Synaptic growth increased

another 13 percent.

His brain is identical to scans

from years ago, when he was 6.

And the tumor?

Exactly. Please?

-Tommy.

-Please!

Perhaps you should wait for me

in my office. Manny. I'll be right there.

-Thomas, I'd like a word in private, please.

-After surgery.

First cut.

Tommy. Dr. Lipper just called.

He said Izzi's doing better.

They're gonna move her

to a regular floor.

When we're done,

I want you to prep Cain.

I'll get her. She'll take care of it.

What do you think you're doing?

You don't abandon results like that.

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