The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Page #10

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GANDALF:

Gandalf? Yes... That's what they used

to call me. Gandalf the Grey. That was

my name. [He smiles]

GIMLI:

Gandalf!

GANDALF:

[With a twinkle in his eye] I am Gandalf

the White. [Aragorn grins] And I come

back to you now at the turn of the tide.

[They walk through the forest, with

Gandalf leading the way, now wearing

a grey cloak over his white robes.]

GANDALF:

One stage of your journey is over, another

begins. War has come to Rohan. We must

ride to Edoras with all speed.

[Outside the forest, Gandalf whistles

piercingly. Soon an answering neigh

is heard and a white horse appears from

the plain, answering the call.]

LEGOLAS:

That is one of the Mearas, unless my

eyes are cheated by some spell.

[The horse comes round to stop in front

of Gandalf.]

GANDALF:

Shadowfax. [Gimli bows in the background.]

He's the lord of all horses and he's

been my friend through many dangers.

[The Three Hunters and Gandalf ride

across the plains to Edoras.]

[Back at Fangorn, Treebeard is walking

through the forest with Merry and Pippin

sitting on his shoulders.]

TREEBEARD:

My home lies deep in the forest near

the roots of the mountain. I told Gandalf

I would keep you safe and safe is where

I’ll keep you. The trees have grown

wild and dangerous. Anger festers in

their hearts. They will harm you if

they can. There are too few of us now.

Too few of us Ents left to manage them.

[Frodo and Sam are climbing a high rock

overlooking Morannon.]

GOLLUM:

The Black Gate of Mordor.

[The enormous Black Gate comes into

view with Orcs patrolling and standing

guard on the towers and atop the walls.

From the right, an army of Easterling

soldiers is marching to the Black Gate.]

SAM:

Oh save us. My ol' Gaffer'd have a thing

or two to say if he could see us now.

GOLLUM:

Master says to show him the way into

Mordor, so good Sméagol does. Master

says so.

FRODO:

I did.

[Orcs are patrolling the Black Gate.]

SAM:

That’s it then. We cannot get past that.

[A command is heard and an Orc sounds

a horn, signalling for the Gate to be

opened. Two enormous cave trolls stretch

and growl and then pull the mighty Gate

open.]

SAM:

Look! The gate, it's opening! I can

see a way down.

[He moves closer to the edge. Suddenly,

the rock underneath him gives way and

he falls.]

FRODO:

Sam, no!

SAM:

Argh!!

[Frodo goes after Sam.]

GOLLUM:

Master!

[Two Easterling soldiers see streams

of dust coming down the cliff made by

Sam and Frodo. They move away from the

troop to investigate. Frodo reaches

Sam who is stuck in the scree. As the

Easterlings move closer and closer,

Frodo throws his Elvish cloak over himself

and Sam. The soldiers are now directly

in front of Sam, but their eyes see

nothing but rock. Frodo and Sam peer

from underneath the cloak. The soldiers

soon leave and after a moment, Frodo

throws back the cloak and pulls Sam

out.]

FRODO:

I do not ask you to come with me, Sam.

SAM:

I know, Mr Frodo. I doubt even these

Elvish cloaks will hide us in there.

[They prepare to make a run for the

Gate.]

FRODO:

Now!

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