The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power Page #4

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DRAZEN:

You've done a good job protecting...

How do we get it?

We can't fight them. We're outnumbered.

DRAZEN:
Now prove yourself

smart and tell me where it is.

Please, I beg you. Don't kill me.

Shh!

I'm not gonna kill you.

I have a job for you.

And a gold coin if you get it done.

DRAZEN:
Show me where it is!

You! Something you wanna tell me?

No, no, no, no.

- Let me hear it, huh?

- I don't know anything.

I promise you, My Lord.

I know nothing of any palace.

Feel free to stop me, anyone.

Before there's no secret

and no village left to save!

Whatever powers are held, they have...

They can be used to protect

you or destroy you.

Take our horses, water them and

have them ready when we call.

- Do you understand?

- Mm-hmm.

DRAZEN:
...you are all as good as dead.

The temple of the Goddess.

The palace of Lord Alcaman

is under that fat lady?

Well, maybe not the palace,

but according to the riddles,

inside of the temple

is a slot for your key.

And it's not a fat lady.

It's a divine goddess.

Yup.

- Where are the other gods?

- What others?

You know, the God of the Sun,

the God of the Dead,

the God of War. The men.

We pray to one god in these parts,

and she is the only one we need.

Fine.

You can't go in there.

It's for women only.

Give me the key. I'll do it.

(SCOFFS) Not a chance.

This is a holy place.

Any man enters the sanctuary,

the High Priestess

will sound the alarm and the

village will descend upon us.

Along with Drazen and his men.

You're still not getting the key.

Have it your way.

Hurry up, guys. Don't be shy.

(VALINA GASPS)

You look lovely.

Are you sure Drazen didn't

leave you at the altar?

I find it quite comfortable.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

MATHAYUS:
I see why they

don't let the men in here.

I suddenly became religious.

(GROANS)

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE)

I mean, oh, my, what a beautiful temple.

VALINA:
That's the inner sanctuary,

for those with extreme afflictions.

Who's that?

The High Priestess, Feminina.

And, no, she's not

hiding a keyhole either.

Look, the Divine Goddess

has a divine belly button.

- That does look like a keyhole.

- Yeah.

Welcome to the temple

of the Divine Goddess.

For what do you pray?

My sister is sick. She needs help.

(COUGHING)

You and your mother seem healthy, but...

(SNIFFS)

She does not seem well.

She's deathly ill.

The sickness has left her

deformed and hideous.

It's not that bad.

Oh, it's bad.

She'll need some special healing.

Hmm. Very well, follow me.

Hmm. My pleasure.

(GROANS)

Dear sister. You poor, sick thing.

Too sick to even walk.

(COUGHING)

Repeat after me.

Divine Goddess,

our sister has been afflicted

with a hideous disease.

ALL:
Divine Goddess,

our sister is afflicted

with a hideous disease.

Use our bodies to heal her.

Touch her intimately through our mouths

and our bosoms and our wombs.

ALL:
Use our bodies to heal her.

Touch her intimately through our mouths,

our bosoms and our wombs.

You really don't sound well.

I'm not. I need to be

healed immediately.

Sister, lay your hands on me

that we might join our

bodies in intimate prayer.

I thought you'd never ask.

But we don't have time.

What's going on?

I'm suddenly feeling much better.

Oh, my.

Calm down, sister.

What are you doing? Get away from her.

- Don't worry. It only hurts for a moment.

- That's obscene.

Divine Goddess, meet the

Golden Key of Lord Alcaman.

Maybe it's a different hole?

Hmm.

- (MEN SHOUTING)

- (WOMEN SCREAMING)

It has to be here.

Do I have to carve it out of you?

Take me to Alcaman's Palace!

(LOUD BANG)

That must be it. Bring the key.

Was that us?

What have we done?

(RUMBLING)

What's happening?

Do you believe in magic now?

I must admit, we have stumbled

onto something quite unusual.

It's the Goddess.

She's transporting us to heaven.

It's not the Goddess.

It's the power of Lord Alcaman.

The legend is real.

WOMAN:

Why? Why are you doing this to us?

No! You fool. It's steam.

There must be a natural pocket

of steam underneath the temple,

and the key unlocked a vent.

God! It's brilliant.

That's what's lifting us?

He's harnessed the natural

power of thermal energy!

You know, hot water!

You're not supposed to be alive!

And you're not supposed to be king.

But we'll sort all this out

when I come back to kill you.

Smash it down.

I said, smash it down!

Go! Go!

DRAZEN:
The pillar.

Bring the pillar down!

Put your backs into it, come on!

Don't let them escape!

Why don't I see a palace here?

Or a throne? Or a crown? Or a...

What are you talking about?

I do.

Right there.

My big-boned friend, you're right.

That's the crown?

No, it's another clue. You see?

- Way out there?

- Yes.

Way, way, way out there.

What does it say?

"Silver, gold, silver, gold,

"step-by-step, the path unfolds."

Makes no sense.

But one thing is clear.

The man who is sending us

on this wild goose chase

is pointing us in that direction.

This thing's gonna fall.

We have to get out of here.

How? How?

How dare you?

Can I borrow this?

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Now I've got you.

This is why we don't allow men.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

The boy should have our horses ready.

Yeah, if he hasn't stolen them by now.

DRAZEN:
There they are!

- Get them!

- Go back.

That's them! Move!

Go! Go! Go!

Psst! This way.

- Let's go.

- Hurry up!

Now move!

This way!

There! After them!

(HORSE NEIGHS)

To our horses.

Quick. Now.

You idiots!

I want more grog!

MATHAYUS:
Why are we here again?

VALINA:

He's got to be around here somewhere.

My, my, my.

Sugar love.

You said I'd see you on

the outside, and here you are.

Yes.

This is my father, Sorrell.

And you remember my other

friend from the castle, don't you?

Yeah, they're calling you

"the King Slayer."

Not that I mind, but it makes you

for a rather dangerous drinking buddy.

We need another map.

And, uh, sugar love over here

said that you can get one for us.

Hey, sweetheart!

She knows how I do business.

Payment up front.

Well, we may need to negotiate.

What do you have in mind?

I think it would be...

We're on a quest

for gold.

If you help us, provide us with a map

and your ax, if it gets dangerous,

then your cut will be one-quarter.

Let me see what I can do.

Sire.

We found their horses.

If the key is lost, you will

pay for it with your life.

Our scouts assure me, the fugitives

are not headed south toward Al-Moraad.

I know him.

He'll try and cross through the forest

and go for the throne

of Alcaman himself.

Mathayus must have the key!

Maybe they've been able to

decipher the other markings on it.

(WOMEN GRUNTING)

(DRUMS BEATING)

Well, well, well, my friends.

Look what the rat has dragged in.

Gorak, it's been way too long.

Roland, you seek a

rare and special item.

A map that does not even exist.

Aye, it does not exist.

But if it did exist,

it'd be the only way to get past

the dragon who guards the forest.

And I brought gold.

Well, I love gold, my friend.

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