The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon Page #4

to do with it.

See, as one myth goes,

the god Quetzalcoatl was

defeated by a great warrior.

He was so ashamed that he built

a great fire,

dressed in his finest armor

and set himself on fire.

Vanished.

When Cortes arrived, the Aztecs thought

it was the return of Quetzalcoatl.

By the time they realized

how wrong they were,

it was too late. The Spanish

had destroyed their civilization.

Not entirely.

Wainwright:
Anything in that book of

yours say how to kill a prehistoric god?

We're not killing anything.

We're not going to disturb anything.

We've stumbled onto a living

civilization and we must respect it.

We must get out of here and if that

means blowing some holes

in an Aztec god, I'm going to do it.

Yes, well,

isn't that the spirit that has

caused two deaths now?

Was that your hardest punch?

Enough!

This beast is coming back.

I'm not going to stand here

and watch you knock

each other's teeth out.

Finish it later.

Tell me there's a way through.

There's always a way.

How long

are you going to be, Thain?

Yes, of course. It couldn't be simpler.

Put the stick in the right hole.

Iangford:

Well, figure it out.

- The bird.

- Yes, of course, the symbol of freedom.

Actually the Aztecs viewed birds

as deliverers of death.

Iangford:

Get your mythology straight.

There is no God.

Iangford:
Evidence suggests otherwise,

just not the one we've been praying to.

Don't do that again.

Hold still.

Curare poison--

he's going to suffocate.

- I'm gonna what?

- We've got bigger problems!

What's wrong with him?

- Just keep him breathing.

- How?

- He's dying.

- Is it contagious?

That's not the door to freedom.

That's the door

to Quetzalcoatl's room.

- Get up!

- Well done.

Iook out.

Breathe, Dunbar, breathe!

Susan:
You're fine now.

You're fine.

What is this place?

This is where we lost everyone.

The beast is in here.

It's an observatory.

The Aztecs were able to predict

the movements of the planets

as far back as the 1 3th century.

Far more advanced

than Europe at the time.

If they are so advanced, why are

they cutting people's hearts out?

Shh!

The stone-- it's gotta be in there.

And the treasure.

We've got to take him out.

Dunbar, you stay here

with the women.

- Excuse me?

- That's fine with me.

No, I'm coming with you.

Hildy, this is no time

for your damn women's suffrage.

It's bad enough that I have to go

in there with Dr. Parasol.

We can use all the help we can get.

But you should stay here...

to protect your father.

- Thank you.

- Yes, well...

- that was refreshing.

- Very good.

Iet's go, Dunbar.

Wainwright:

Whoa. Amazing.

Thain:

Do not disturb anything.

I think we've paid our way.

This treasure belongs to them.

Do not disturb anything.

We're looking for the key--

a round, circular stone

with pictographs on it, large enough

to fit in the recess of that doorway--

- and that is all.

- Suit yourself.

Susan.

Can I tell you something?

I used to follow you at night--

you know, when you thought

you were sneaking off.

I'd watch you for hours...

cataloguing your artifacts

and making your lists.

It was the best part of my day.

Why didn't you tell me?

You were having too much fun.

Yes, but at least then

we could've been together.

I wanted you to make

your own discoveries.

I wanted you

to be your own person.

I didn't want you

to just follow after me.

Dad, don't you know that

that's all I ever wanted?

Was to follow you,

to be just like you.

Yeah, but you're

so much better than I am.

Besides, look what happened

when you followed me here.

You shouldn't have come.

How could I not come after you?

I don't think that I'm ever

meant to leave this place.

You always make it out.

You always come home.

Not this time.

You promise me something:

no matter what happens, you'll get out

of this place as quickly as you can.

I can't promise you that--

not if it means leaving you behind.

I found it.

Dr. Jordan.

- Are you sure that's it?

- Jordan:
looks like it to me.

I thought you said

you saw them use it.

I was shot in the leg.

I was in shock.

I was fighting for my life.

Professor, we've almost

gotten ourselves killed getting here.

- You have to be sure.

- Well, I'm as sure as I can be.

- That's not good enough.

- It's gonna have to be.

We can stand here and argue

or we can try and find a way out.

What is he doing?

- Did you hear?

- Ooh, yeah. Yes.

- Hildy found the stone.

- Yes.

I thought that

you would be more excited.

I am.

I've never really seen you

at a loss for words before.

Uh, yes, well,

- Umm...

- Did you forget why we were here?

I mean, we found my father,

we found the stone.

I did not come for your father, Susan.

I came for you.

What?

I know I'm not the best person

at expressing myself

and perhaps that is why

I've chosen to surround myself

with artifacts

and relics rather than

things of flesh and blood.

But I do understand one thing

and that is that I have loved you

the moment I laid eyes upon you.

And my one regret

is that I have waited

until this moment to tell you.

Now that we're facing death.

Perhaps.

That must have taken

a lot of courage to say.

Oh yes.

Well...

maybe that same courage will help

find us a way out of here.

Perhaps.

No, it can't be.

- langford:
What are you doing?

- He's as frightened as we are

and he'll know a way out of here.

Hildy!

- Hildy!

- Susan:
Hildy, open the door.

- langford:
What is she doing?

- All:
Hildy?

Hildy, open the door.

Dad?

Come on, big fella, come on.

Take me.

- Dad, no. No!

- Susan!

Come on!

- Dad, no!

- Go go! I'm fine.

Dad, no.

- Dad--

- Take care of her.

Open the door!

Iangford?

- No, stop!

- Susan, we have to go.

- I'm not leaving him.

- Get as far away from here as possible.

- I'll find Hildy.

- I'm not leaving him!

Susan, he's gone.

Do not make this

a meaningless sacrifice. Now go!

Get going.

Get up, come on.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

No! No, please.

Come back.

Don't leave me.

Where's Dunbar?

- They killed him.

- How--?

There's no time.

We gotta go. Iet's go.

You stay here. I'm gonna go

check it out, okay?

Just stay here.

Well, it's been

nice knowing you, Hildy.

You're all right for a woman.

He's coming.

Susan:

They have Hildy.

- Susan...

- I thought you said they killed Dunbar?

I didn't think that I could

carry him all the way.

- We have to go back for them.

- There are 500 Aztecs.

- We can't help them.

- like you couldn't help in the sand?

- Or your team in the Amazon?

- Where are you going?

- To help our friends.

- No, Susan.

Your father sacrificed himself

so I could get you out of here.

I am trying to get you out of here.

Everything I do,

- every choice that I've made--

- We have to help them.

Susan, please.

Please!

Somebody do something.

No!

Iook out!

- How the hell did you do that?

- Shhh.

You still have the stone?

- Where's langford?

- Dead.

He's figured it out, it won't be long

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