The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Page #2

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blood family of Norvania.

My family guided our

people for generations.

Yannick's rise to power

changed all that.

Let me guess.

You tried to do something about it.

Yes. Now the King's son wants to make

a public spectacle of my death.

If I don't get out of here soon,

he'll get his wish.

You know Drazen?

Please.

One year ago, Drazen and I

were engaged to be married.

MAN:
Something smells

very familiar down here.

(CHUCKLING)

Mathayus, it's so good to see

you back in a cage again.

And look who's in the cage next door.

The runaway bride.

Obviously you need to work

on your relationship skills.

You and I could still be partners,

if you weren't so loyal.

Like a dog.

Well, she's the one you

want to watch out for.

You think I'm deceptive?

She will reel you in and

rip out your heart.

(GROANS WITH DISGUST) You're an animal.

Then you shouldn't

have tried to tame me.

I'll deal with you later.

You and I are going

to have a cup of tea.

DRAZEN:
I invented this.

We call it the Man Kettle.

We like to see what bubbles up first,

the truth or the tea.

Now, I'm trying to understand

why you would come here,

pretending to make peace with my father.

I don't lie. You know that.

You're a warrior and a killer.

Aren't you the wrong man to

come here to offer us peace?

That's exactly what I told King Zakkour.

But he sent you anyway.

(DRAZEN LAUGHING)

I'm supposed to believe that?

I betrayed you.

I stole from you. I left you for dead.

Admit it, you've come here to

kill me and steal back the urn.

I come in peace.

Well, you will leave in pieces.

Now what do you really want?

What I want is to rip out your heart,

roast it, and eat it like a leg of lamb.

Is that truth enough for you?

- Yes.

- Yes.

It is.

It is only my pledge to King Zakkour

that keeps me from killing you.

How honorable.

I accept your offer of peace, Mathayus.

Now, we celebrate.

Guards. I'm sick.

I need a doctor. (COUGHING)

Drink, boys. To peace.

It takes a brave man

to look beyond himself

and act for the good of his people.

I have no people.

I'm just here to finish a job.

You see, Father, the great Scorpion

King is really just a hired killer.

What he said about ripping

my heart out and eating it?

That's the real Mathayus.

Now, to make it official.

(GRUNTING)

- The King!

- No.

(GROANING)

- Father!

- No!

Those are scorpions.

Your own father?

Who's the master now?

In fact, I'm about to be king.

Guards! Come now,

the King has been poisoned!

Alcaman.

Give me that. It's of no use to you.

This man murdered my father.

- Kill him!

- Wait!

We haven't eaten dinner yet.

- What?

- Who's hungry?

(SCREAMING)

Get him!

How's it feel to be king?

Stop him! Get him down!

DRAZEN:
Cut him off!

(YELLING)

DRAZEN:
Come on, come on, come on!

Kill him!

Careful, Mathayus.

You are a pawn in a game of kings.

No, I'm a warrior with a code of honor.

He poisoned the King,

and now he's escaped.

- Seal the gates.

- Right away.

Please, let me rest here a while.

(VALINA COUGHING)

Don't put me back in my cell.

Come on, man! We need everyone!

Wow.

I'm suddenly feeling better.

Do my spots look any different?

Let me look.

What are you doing?

Escaping.

- What are you doing?

- I'm escaping.

That's what all the commotion's about.

They're chasing after you?

Well, you're going the wrong way.

- You don't wanna go that way.

- And you're ruining my escape.

There they are!

What happened to seeing the King?

The King's dead.

Drazen killed him.

Well, feel free. Escape. Anytime.

I think I will.

What is that?

It's a farewell gift from the King.

Really?

Good luck.

Wait!

Hey!

Really?

Don't mess with sugar love.

Where's the party?

It's a search party,

and it's searching for us.

Let's go!

See you on the outside, friend.

Thanks, sugar love.

I had this all planned out.

You ruined everything.

- You're more than welcome to go alone.

- You've already ruined that option.

Search everywhere.

This might be the worst day of my life.

The worst day of your life was

being locked in that dungeon.

No, it wasn't. You know why?

Because you weren't there.

Go!

Now what?

This way. This way. Let's go.

MAN:
What are you doing?

You should be alert. Someone's escaping.

- Who?

- Us.

- Follow me. Hold on!

- No, no, no! No!

(VALINA SCREAMING)

There they are!

Get off me!

Get them!

Come on, move!

He's yours.

Hurry up!

Cut them off!

DRAZEN:
Lower the gate. Lower the gate!

Faster! Faster!

MATHAYUS:
Come on!

Go, go, go, go, go!

Hurry!

Out of my way!

VALINA:
We're trapped.

- Found yourself another cage, Mathayus.

- Go!

Open the gate!

Quick! Quick! Quick!

DRAZEN:
Move! Move!

Gotcha!

They've got nowhere to go, come on!

Come on, men! Put your backs into it!

MAN:
They're trapped!

It appears we took a wrong turn.

You dare escape the wall?

Faster!

Why are you looking down?

Just thinking.

No, no, no, no. You go.

I am not jumping off of this...

(BOTH SCREAMING)

Archers!

Get out of my way!

Stop! No, no, no, no!

Ready! Aim!

I hate you. I hate you. I hate you.

Fire!

I wish I never met you!

Seriously? Again?

Give me that!

I told you I wouldn't jump.

You didn't jump.

- What do you mean, I didn't jump?

- I pushed you.

(YELLING)

MAN 1:
I think that's his own cousin.

- Like you've never done that!

- MAN 2:
That's awkward.

(URGING HORSE)

Well, look at you.

I'm sorry.

For what?

For that.

- Can you ride like you fight?

- Can you ride without groping me?

Grope all you want.

I got him!

They're escaping. Gather the horses!

Prepare to chase!

- No, let them go.

- Sire?

I said, let them go.

I know where they're going.

You'll have to clean and

stitch that wound soon.

My father lives near here. He can help.

I'll be fine.

He could also decode that key.

That's the key of Lord Alcaman.

It's one of the most powerful

objects in the world,

if you know how to use it.

I appreciate all you've done,

but I work better alone.

Let my father unravel

the mysteries of that key.

We can use its power to defeat Drazen

and restore my family

to its rightful place.

Well, here we are.

One thing. Don't tell my

father who's after us.

Daddy doesn't know that his

daughter crossed Drazen.

It's best if we kept it quiet.

He wouldn't understand.

(HOWLING)

(YELLING)

Father?

Valina!

(GROANS)

Father.

That's your father?

This all makes so much more sense now.

Valina! Did you see that?

I flew.

Well, I glided for a moment, anyway.

The crash was perhaps not to be desired,

but it proves that human

flight is possible.

Who's this?

Mathayus of Akkad, sir.

What? An Akkadian,

in Norvania, with my daughter.

Did she kidnap you?

You have to watch out for her.

Father, he's hurt.

And he needs our help.

What?

There you are. There.

You see? This is what I

have been working on.

Yeah, up here.

It shows the potential for human flight.

And this...

This is my idea for a self-propelled,

people-moving carriage.

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