The Last Days on Mars Page #4

He didn't mean that.

He couldn't. He couldn't.

Kim.

- Kim, he's gone.

- Don't touch me.

What the hell are you doing?

You think he's dead, right?

Vincent... Kim, he's gone.

Kim.

Get your hands off him.

Get away from him!

- He has gone.

- Think about it, Irwin.

Marko and Dalby are out there

exposed to the atmosphere

- and they're still moving.

- It can't be how it looks.

There must be

some explanation for this.

(BEEPING)

I've had enough of this place.

I just want to go home.

I'm done.

I'm done, Vincent.

He said he couldn't

remember his children.

I just want to see my little girl.

I wanna see Ella.

(SOBS)

(RUMBLING)

(ALARM BEEPS)

KIM:
They've blown the dome.

They're out.

LANE:

We need to contact the Aurora.

Comms are down.

Till we fix them, we're trapped.

What about the 02 feed pipe?

It's the only thing

connecting the two domes.

We can get back to the main base

without them even seeing us.

If I can get through

and fix the skylink,

I can reach the Aurora,

and ask for help.

If they've blown the dome,

it won't be pressurized.

There's a seal at both ends.

If I close it behind me here

and equalize the pressure,

it should hold when

I open the other side.

- If it doesn't, we're all dead.

- And what do you suggest?

What about Harrington?

When they blew the dome,

he wasn't wearing a suit.

(BANGING)

Are you sure they can't get in?

How the f*** should I know?

The failsafe is designed

to keep the door closed.

(CLANKING)

- We need to deal with this now.

- If Harrington has gone,

Vincent's the only one

that can fix the skylink.

He's the only one.

I'm heading back.

- I'm going with you.

- No. There's no point.

What if Marko and Dalby

return to the base?

We'll keep them busy.

Just, uh, close this behind me

and leach off the air at

the other end so it doesn't blow.

VINCE:
Lane, you copy me?

LANE:
I got you.

You're gonna be okay, all right?

VINCE:
Yeah. You keep Marko and

Dalby on your side and I'll be fine.

LANE:
I wasn't talking about them.

VINCE:
I know.

(VINCENT BREATHES HEAVILY)

Okay.

(COMPUTER BEEPS)

- IRWIN:
Jesus, is that...

- KIM:
Same as Marko's sample.

LANE:

It's infected his bloodstream.

(GROANS)

(BREATHES HEAVILY)

(GROANS)

Lane... Lane!

VINCE:
No, stop. No...

LANE:
It's okay.

- You're having another attack.

- I can't...

Can you hear me?

Vincent.

What happened on the Aurora,

what happened on the way over here,

it's in the past, all right?

- I can't... I can't do it.

- You can do this, okay?

I have seen you build a comm system

out of a f***ing shaving kit,

so don't tell me

you can't handle this.

(CHUCKLES)

They're supposed to

test us for this sh*t.

Weed out people like me.

You think the rest of us aren't

on the verge of coming unstuck?

Was Marko acting rationally in

the last few days? Was anyone?

You were.

(SCOFFS)

If you think I'm handling this

better, then I'm worried about you.

In case you haven't noticed,

I'm barely holding it together.

Vincent.

No matter how tight it gets

in there, I will be with you.

I know. Thanks.

Lane, you still there?

Yeah, I'm here.

Are you at the base?

Yeah.

Something awful happened here.

There's blood everywhere.

We'll try and keep

Marko and Dalby busy.

We're looking for something

to immobilize them with.

OK. I'm gonna try

and get some power up.

Might take a while.

I'll keep you posted.

- It can't be that simple.

- What can't?

Well, it's a bacteria, isn't it?

We've got a whole range

of antibiotics here.

We've got tetracycline,

cephalosporin,

erythromycin, penicillin.

And if they do work,

how do we deliver them?

They're not just gonna stand there

while we inject them.

Decontamination spray,

in the airlock.

We atomize it in a contained space.

We need to find a way to test it.

(BROKEN GLASS CRUNCHING)

Come on. Come on, baby.

LANE:
Okay, we've got something.

Blood sample 12 is reacting

to the cephalosporin.

Are we gonna do this or not?

Better hold him steady. Irwin?

Get over here.

For f***'s sake, Irwin.

Hold his head.

No pulse. Here goes.

(GRUNTS)

- Captain...

- KIM:
It's just a reflex.

- Maybe he's trying to fight it.

- Brunel's gone, okay?

He's not here anymore.

Fixed and dilated.

Let's test his blood again.

No multiplication.

Almost zero motility.

KIM:
You sure this

is gonna work as a vapor?

It works intravenously,

so it has to.

Tantalus base to Aurora.

Do you copy, Aurora?

Tantalus base to Aurora. Mayday,

mayday. Do you copy, Aurora?

MAN:
This is Aurora,

we copy your mayday.

Christ, you don't know how

good you guys sound.

We've got an emergency

down here. We need...

What the...?

No, no, no, no, no.

Oh, sh*t.

They've just given up.

Kim, they're leaving!

They're heading back to base.

I can't see them.

We've got to get them in here, now!

(THUDDING)

(THUDDING)

- Oh, please. Kim, Kim.

- (BEEPING)

(AIR HISSES)

Get a syringe.

F***. Where's Marko?

- Irwin, get a syringe.

- (DALBY ROARS)

- Just wait.

- What?

The bacteria's

developing a resistance.

The effect's only temporary.

(THUDDING)

(GRUNTING SOFTLY)

(CRACKLING)

(GROWLS)

- (GROWLS)

- No, no!

(VINCE GROANS)

(YELLS)

(GRUNTS)

Down! Down! Stay down!

- (GROWLS)

- Oh, for f***'s sake.

(YELLS)

VINCE:
Lane, Harrington's

right behind me!

I couldn't seal the tunnel.

Open the panel!

He's in the tunnel.

Harrington's after him.

He hasn't sealed the other end.

Get your helmets on.

(HARRINGTON GROWLS)

Open the panel!

- LANE:
Okay?

- IRWIN:
Go, go.

Open the f***ing panel!

(WIND HOWLING)

(MUFFLED) Vince! Vincent!

(MUFFLED) Help! Ah!

KIM:
Move, move!

Get out of here. We'll follow.

- LANE:
Why won't it open?

- VINCE:
Failsafe is set to lock

in case of a breach.

I have to reboot it to get it open.

- (KEYPAD BEEPS)

- (MUFFLED) Please.

LANE:
Irwin. Where's Kim?

(PANTS) She didn't make it.

(YELLS)

VINCE:
Rover One!

Go! Now! Go! Go!

VINCE:
Go!

(LANE GASPING)

Don't try and pull it out.

Your suit's breached.

- Come on.

- IRWIN:
Hurry up!

We need to get to the landing site,

wait for Aurora. Irwin, you drive.

- IRWIN:
Sh*t.

- Drive. Just drive.

(SIGHS) We need

the med unit at base.

Dream on.

We don't have the kit here

to close that up.

And you think they'll just

sit there and let you do that?

What is it, ten hours

till the lander gets here?

How long have we

got in this thing?

Irwin, I need power and 02 levels.

Okay, I'm on it.

We'll be fine.

We'll hole up somewhere

and wait it out.

What's the point in that?

Stop the infection

before it takes hold.

Give your body a

chance to fight it.

Vincent.

I know.

It's okay.

You're gonna be okay.

There's not enough power

to get to the landing site.

Barely half of what we need.

We'd have to finish on foot.

No. We have to go back.

- What?

- We can't go on foot.

Lane's hurt. We go back,

we get her patched up.

We can hold 'em off.

- There are other options.

- Like what?

Look, Irwin, if you've got

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