The People That Time Forgot Page #3

Some deal.

Anyway, it's nice talking to you.

This is Hogan. Out.

What do you think of it, Norfolk?

Absolutely remarkable!

Do you think it's safe?

There's only one way to find out...

Keep moving.

Charly.

Come on! That's it, that's it!

Okay, baby, don't you let me down!

Okay, let her go! Move it up!

This is the country of the Nagas.

- Looks pretty grim.

- So are the Nagas.

It's 9:
00. Time to put up a flare.

Nagas!

Welcome.

You are surprised I speak your tongue.

Your friend Tyler,

he has taught us much already.

- We heard he was a prisoner.

- And you came to rescue him?

Did that creature

fill you with these lies?

Tyler's a man of great power

who honors us with his presence.

It is he who sent me

to welcome you. Come with me.

I can't believe Tyler

talking these guys around.

- Well, you always said he was a survivor.

- Yeah, but how did he know we were coming?

Good question. Unfortunately,

we have to visit the mountain of skulls

to learn the answer.

Goddamn it! When I put you

together, you stay together!

Oh, no!

No, no, I haven't heard from the major yet.

Should be back any day now.

I'll call you tomorrow, all right?

Okay, Hogan. Over and out.

Hogan? Yeah?

If I don't get out of here,

you're gonna go bananas.

Yeah.

- I thought you were going to see Tyler.

- So did I.

Hold your tongue! Only Sabbala speaks.

Take your hands off me!

Let me go.

Let me go!

Nagoramata.

Good fortune smiles upon you.

Soon you will become brides of Nagoramata.

Ben?

- Ben McBride!

- Bowen!

No... it's not possible!

Yes, it's me.

- It's Tyler, he's right next door.

- Wonderful!

You son of a gun, we'd almost

given up hope of finding you.

Yes, we had a rough time getting here.

Anyway, thank goodness we found you.

- You mean, you came here to find me?

- Sure. We got the message from the canister.

Yeah, it was picked up off the coast

of Scotland at the end of 1917.

Oh, my name is Edwin Norfolk, by the way.

Good to meet you, sir.

Ben.

Sabbala say,

"soon your bodies will feel warmth

"of Nagoramata's love.

Your heads will help build new temple

"in his honor."

Did he say when?

At the rising of his sister...

the sun.

Ben.

I...

- I'd given up hope.

- Yeah, I know. Me, too.

My folks, Ben, how are they?

Your ma and pa are both fine.

In fact, it was your pa

that got me into this thing.

He hasn't changed much, has he?

It didn't take much persuading.

Ben... the war?

It's over, Bo. There'll be plenty

of time to talk about that.

Right now, the girls

who came with us are in trouble.

Girls?

- Sabbala?

- Yeah, and he looks like bad news.

He is.

Well, in that case,

we haven't got a moment to waste.

One of the girls is a friend

of yours... Ajor.

Ajor, the Galu?

Yeah. I'll explain later.

Where have they got Lisa?

She's dead.

Sabbala killed her.

We wouldn't cooperate with the Nagas.

Looks as though they gave you

a pretty rough time.

They smashed 2 years of hard work.

Wiped out a whole race of people.

Sacrificed Lisa to the volcano.

No!

Ben, my stick.

Barricade the door.

Nagoramata! When he speaks, all die!

Ben, we gotta go down here.

It's the only way.

- My camera!

- Forget it.

No, look, it's just in there.

Along with your notes.

- Yes, yes, I'll get it. I'll get it.

- Norfolk!

Norfolk!

Hurry!

Stay where you are!

Wait till they settle down.

- Charly, this is no time for pictures.

- Shut up and help.

Okay, now, you've got to wind

that up there, underneath.

And that sets it off there,

but don't forget to close your eyes.

Get set to run on the count of 3.

1... 2... 3.

Ben...

you go on ahead. I'll slow 'em down.

Give you a chance to get through that cave.

How you gonna stop 'em? With rocks?

No dice, Bo. I didn't come

all this way to leave you behind.

What the hell, Ben?

I buy it here or I buy it later.

We may get away from the Nagas,

but we'll never get home.

Once we get to that amphib,

we're home and dry.

The land'll stop you, Ben. It's alive.

That volcano is its heart.

It controls everything.

- How can the land be alive?

- Ask Ajor if we can get out of here.

Only wish I had something

to hold them off with.

Here, take this.

And this spare magazine.

- Move! Norfolk!

- Go on.

Go on!

In! Go in!

Bo!

- Stupid, goddamn stunt.

- No!

Easy.

Remember...

- when we were kids, Ben?

- Yeah.

I always wanted to play the hero.

Easy.

Only then...

arrows weren't real.

- Easy.

- Ben...

I told you...

there's... there's no escape.

Goddamn it.

Where's Tyler?

Ajor!

Hogan calling Polar Queen.

Hogan calling Polar Queen!

Are you receiving me?

Come on! Get off!

Oh, no!

Come on! Steady.

Dirty old nag!

Come on!

Get out of it!

Come on.

Come on, come on.

Let go! Help! Let go!

Ajor, get back! Get back!

Move!

Ben!

Get out of here! Get out of here!

Go on!

We've got to move now, sir.

If those icebergs close in...

Very well, Mr. Whitby.

Get her underway, will you?

We'll move back 5 miles. Be ready to transmit

our position in case they make contact.

- Aye, aye, sir.

- Engine room, prepare to get underway.

- You okay?

- Oh, just.

I didn't believe what Tyler said

about this island.

- I'm beginning to think he was right.

- It's a complete and utter disaster.

Come on, it's not as bad as that.

We're doing okay.

I'm not talking about that.

I've lost my satchel in there.

All my notes and everything!

Don't worry. I've still got my camera.

Boatswain reports channel clear, sir.

- Very good, Mr. Whitby. Keep her moving.

- Very good, sir.

Band-lu. Make them go away with fire gun.

- I've run out of flares. How about you, Ben?

- Three shots left.

For heaven's sake, I'm sick and tired

of running away from those dreadful people.

Get up.

Get going, Charly. Otherwise I'll kick

your butt from here to the plane.

You'd never be a major

in the British army.

Goddamn it, major, where the hell are you?

- Anything at all, Mr. Graham?

- I'm afraid not, sir.

Keep transmitting our position. And let them

know we're moving out in the morning.

I'll be damned! Major!

Come on!

Okay, let's move it.

Come on!

- You didn't get Tyler?

- No, but I brought you a present.

- Got any of that "nerve tonic" left?

- Yeah, I sure have.

You cut it pretty fine, major.

I was worried this whole place was going

to shake apart before you got back here.

It's about to.

We're being followed by a volcano.

Yeah... what?

Ajor, don't worry.

Everything'll be all right.

We've lost a lot of thrust

on that cut-down prop, major.

You'll have to open her right up on the chocks

or we'll never get out of here!

Hogan!

All clear! Let's go, major!

She won't climb any higher.

We have to lighten the ship.

Norfolk, throw out everything you can!

It's our only hope. Out!

My camera! My camera!

Major! We did it!

McBride to Polar Queen. McBride to

Polar Queen, how do you read me? Over.

What the devil's going on?

Any luck, major?

The ship! The ship!

Great going!

Look, sir!

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