The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Page #9

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GOLLUM:

Hide! Hide!

FRODO:

Argh!

[Suddenly Frodo feels the pain of the

Nazgûl's sword piercing him and the

call of the Ring. Images of the Ringwraiths

come to him in flashes.]

FRODO:

Argh!!

SAM:

C’mon Frodo! C'mon!

[Frodo continues to clutch at the Ring

on his chest, immobilized. Sam drags

Frodo across to hide beneath some bramble

bushes. The Nazgûl appears, tightening

his hold on the reins. Camera then shows

him riding a Fell Beast, swooping down

across the marsh lands. Chilling screams

of the Nazgûl fill the air.]

GOLLUM:

Quick! They will see us! They will see

us!

SAM:

I thought they were dead!

GOLLUM:

Dead? No, you cannot kill them. No.

[A loud screech from the Nazgûl flying

high above the marshes.]

GOLLUM:

[cowering] Wraiths! Wraiths on wings!

They are calling for it. They are calling

for the preciousss.

[Frodo feels the call of the Ring and

gropes for his necklace. Sam sees this

and grabs hold of Frodo’s hand.]

SAM:

Mr. Frodo! It’s alright. I’m here.

[The Nazgûl continues to circle overhead

and then flies off towards Mordor.]

GOLLUM:

Hurry, hobbits. The Black Gate is very

close.

[Scene returns to Fangorn forest. Gimli

fingers a dark stain on a leaf and brings

it to his mouth.]

GIMLI:

[Spits] Ptui! Orc blood.

ARAGORN:

These are strange tracks.

GIMLI:

The air is so close in here.

LEGOLAS:

This forest is old. Very old. Full of

memory... and anger.

[Groans reverberate through the forest

and Gimli raises his axe.]

LEGOLAS:

The trees are speaking to each other.

ARAGORN:

[Whispers] Gimli!

GIMLI:

Huh?

ARAGORN:

[Gestures] Lower your axe.

GIMLI:

[Lowering his axe slowly] Oh.

LEGOLAS:

Aragorn, nad nâ ennas! (Something is

out there.)

ARAGORN:

Man cenich? (What do you see?)

[Close-up of Legolas’ eyes]

LEGOLAS:

The White Wizard approaches.

ARAGORN:

Do not let him speak. He will put a

spell on us.

[Aragorn wraps his hand around the hilt

of his sword, Gimli tightens his hold

on his axes, and Legolas notches an

arrow to his bow.]

ARAGORN:

We must be quick.

[With a yell, the three swing round

to attack. Gimli’s axe and Legolas’

arrow are deflected. Aragorn drops his

sword as it becomes red hot in his grasp.

They shield their eyes with their hands

from the bright light emanating from

the White Wizard.]

WHITE WIZARD:

You are tracking the footsteps of two

young hobbits.

ARAGORN:

Where are they?

WHITE WIZARD:

They passed this way the day before

yesterday. They met someone they did

not expect. Does that comfort you?

ARAGORN:

Who are you? Show yourself!

[The bright light dims, revealing Gandalf,

all dressed in white. The three are

astounded. Legolas and Gimli bow.]

ARAGORN:

It cannot be. You fell.

GANDALF:

Through fire and water. [Flashback:

Gandalf is battling the Balrog atop

Dúrin’s Tower.] From the lowest dungeon

to the highest peak, I fought with the

Balrog of Morgoth.

[Gandalf holds up Glamdring and a flash

of lightning strikes it before he plunges

the sword into the Balrog. With a final

cry, the Balrog falls from the peak

and lands, smoking, onto the icy mountainside.]

GANDALF:

Until at last, I threw down my enemy

and smote his ruin upon the mountainside.

[On top of the mountain, Gandalf crawls

a bit and then collapses.]

GANDALF:

Darkness took me. And I strayed out

of thought and time. [Camera zooms in

Gandalf’s eye and enters an amorphous

realm of stars and galaxies, ending

in a blinding white light] Stars wheeled

overhead and everyday was as long as

a life-age of the earth. But it was

not the end. I felt life in me again.

[Camera zooms out from Gandalf’s eye,

lying naked and very still. His hair

has turned white and wounds are completely

healed. He suddenly shudders with a

deep gasp and pants as life returns

to him]

GANDALF:

I've been sent back until my task is

done.

ARAGORN:

Gandalf!

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