The Princess Bride Page #26

HUMPERDINCK:

(whirling to the King

and Queen)

Escort the bride to the Honeymoon

Suite -- I'll be there shortly.

And as he dashes off --

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BUTTERCUP:

standing there. Dazed.

BUTTERCUP:

He didn't come.

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COUNT RUGEN AND HIS FOUR WARRIORS

racing through the castle, and as they reach a complex

intersection of several corridors, Rugen stops, incredulous,

as we

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WESTLEY, INIGO, AND FEZZIK

moving toward them. Actually Fezzik is dragging Westley, who

is, in turn, dragging Yellin's sword like a stiff dog

leash --Westley simply hasn't the strength to raise it.

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COUNT RUGEN:

as the confrontation is about to start.

RUGEN:

Kill the dark one and the giant,

but leave the third for

questioning.

And as his Warriors attack --

Inigo goes wild, and maybe the Warrior's are good, maybe

they're even better than that -- but they never get a chance

to show it because this is something now, this is Inigo gone

mad and the six-fingered sword has never flashed faster and

the FOURTH WARRIOR is dead before the FIRST ONE has even hit

the floor. There is a pause. Then --

INIGO:

(to Rugen, evenly and soft)

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya.

You killed my father. Prepare to

die.

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COUNT RUGEN:

For a moment he just stands there, sword in hand. Then he

does a most unexpected thing. He turns and runs the hell away.

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INIGO:

momentarily surprised, then taking off after him, leaving

Westley and Fezzik to exchange curious looks and Rugen,

running through a half-open heavy wooden door, shutting it

and locking it just as Inigo throws himself against it. He

tries again. No kind of chance.

INIGO:

(calling out)

Fezzik, I need you --

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FEZZIK WITH WESTLEY

who is still unable to walk under his own power. He calls

back --

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FEZZIK:

(indicating Westley)

I can't leave him alone.

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INIGO:

desperately pounding at the heavy door.

INIGO:

He's getting away from me, Fezzik.

Please. FEZZIK!

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FEZZIK AND WESTLEY

FEZZIK:

(to Westley)

I'll be right back.

And he props Westley up against a large suit of armor and

takes off toward the intersection where Inigo's voice came

from --

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INIGO:

still hammering the door. Fezzik approaches, gestures for

him to stop, and with one mighty swipe of his mighty hands

the door crumbles

INIGO:

Thank you --

And Inigo flies through as Fezzik heads back to Westley.

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BUTTERCUP WALKING WITH THE KING AND QUEEN

The Queen, more sprightly, is several paces ahead.

KING:

(can hardly be understood)

Strange wedding.

QUEEN:

Yes. A very strange wedding. Come

along.

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Buttercup gently stops the King and places a kiss on his

forehead. He's very surprised and pleased.

KING:

What was that for?

BUTTERCUP:

Because you've always been so

kind to me. And I won't be seeing

you again since I'm killing

myself once we reach the Honeymoon

Suite.

KING:

(smiling away --his

hearing isn't what it

once was)

Won't that be nice?

(calling out to the Queen)

She kissed me...

And on those words --

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COUNT RUGEN:

And he's running, dashing through corridors and as he

glances back --

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INIGO:

behind him, coming like a streak and --

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THE INTERSECTION

with the large suit of armor, and Fezzik gaping, staring at

all those choices, trying to piece together the puzzle of

the missing Westley.

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COUNT RUGEN:

flashing out of one room, down a staircase, picking up his

pace. He pulls out a deadly looking dagger, with a sharp

point and a triangular shaped blade, and sprints on and --

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INIGO:

closing the gap, closer, closer and he's down the stairs and

heading into a dining hall and --

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COUNT RUGEN:

throwing the dagger --

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INIGO:

trying like hell to get out of the way, but no, and it

sticks deep into his stomach, and he hurtles back helplessly

against the wall of the room, his eyes glazed, blood coming

from his wound.

The room is going white on him.

INIGO:

... Sorry, Father ... I tried ...

I tried...

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COUNT RUGEN:

looking across the room at Inigo. He stares at Inigo's face,

and then touches his own cheeks, as memory comes.

RUGEN:

You must be that little Spanish

brat I taught a lesson to all

those years ago. It's simply

incredible. Have you been chasing

me your whole life only to fail

now? I think that's the worst

thing I ever heard. How marvelous.

Inigo sinks.

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BUTTERCUP:

shutting the door of the Honeymoon Suite, crossing quietly

to the far wall where she sits at a table, opens a jeweled

box, and takes out a very deadly looking dagger. She seems

very much at peace as she touches the knife to her bosom.

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