Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #4

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EDWARD:

(politely)

Certainly not. But I apologize for

being a distraction. Perhaps you

should rewind to act five, scene one,

line twenty-eight eighty-nine --

(reciting)

"If you had the strength of twenty men

it would dispatch you straight."

Mr. Berty just looks at him, then moves off, intimidated --

MR. BERTY

Eyes on the screen, people.

Bella is too concerned to be amused.

EXT. CULLEN HOUSE - NIGHT

Lights glow from inside the beautiful house.

EDWARD (O.S.)

The Volturi are a very old, very

powerful family...

INT. CULLEN HOUSE - CARLISLE'S ROOM - NIGHT

ON AN 18TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING, depicting Grecian figures in

swirling robes writhing among pillars and balconies. In a

high balcony, FOUR CALM FIGURES look down upon the bacchanal;

two black haired, one snowy white, one golden haired...

EDWARD (O.S.)

The closest thing my world has to

royalty...

12.

INCLUDE -- Edward and Bella (now wearing a green dress).

She studies the painting - the largest on a wall crowded

with pictures. The other walls are towering bookshelves.

EDWARD:

Francesco Solimena painted this; he

often depicted the Volturi as Gods.

Bella examines the golden haired "God."

BELLA:

Is that... Carlisle?

EDWARD:

Yes. He lived with them for a few

decades. He describes them as very

refined - for killers.

PUSH IN ON THE PAINTING, THE FOURSOME

Their features begin to fill in, become real - THEY COME TO

LIFE in the painting, turning to leave the balcony through

an archway. We FOLLOW THEM into --

INT. A CIRCULAR WHITE MARBLE HALL - DAY

It's centuries old, its marble cracked and weathered. The

open oculus in the domed ceiling is the only source of

light. The room is empty but for three large wooden chairs

and half a dozen VAMPIRES in elegant 18th century attire.

EDWARD (V.O.)

The Volturi are also what you might

call enforcers.

BELLA (V.O.)

Of what?

EDWARD (V.O.)

The only rule they have: to keep

secret the existence of our kind.

Two of the Volturi, MARCUS and CAIUS, take their seats,

Carlisle stands beside them. ARO moves to the center of the

room where we REVEAL --

A ROGUE VAMPIRE is on his knees. He looks feral compared to

the others, and terrified. Aro puts his hands on either

side of the Rogue's face. Compassion?

13.

EDWARD (V.O.)

We don't make spectacles of ourselves,

or kill conspicuously, unless we want

to die.

Aro then slowly, dispassionately, RIPS THE ROGUE'S HEAD OFF.

Two Volturi Guards (FELIX and DEMETRI) appear on either

side, holding him down as Aro easily detaches the head and

tosses it aside. Aro calmly sits as the others tear the

Rogue limb from limb. Carlisle has to look away...

INT. CULLEN HOUSE - CARLISLE'S ROOM - NIGHT

-- as Bella spins on Edward --

BELLA:

Don't even -- talk about that. You

can't let anyone hurt you. The

Volturi or anyone else.

EDWARD:

(sees she's worried)

Who else would hurt me?

BELLA:

You said there were more dangerous

things out there than you. And I know

you have at least one enemy --

OFF BELLA'S FACE - FLASHPOPS:

-- ON ALL THREE EVIL VAMPIRES, James, VICTORIA, the dread-

locked LAURENT (from "Twilight")

-- CLOSE ON VICTORIA - fire-red hair, burgundy red eyes,

feral, vicious grin (from "Twilight")

BELLA (O.S.)

You said she'd come after you for

killing her mate.

BACK ON BELLA AND EDWARD

EDWARD:

Victoria? Yes, some day. But Alice

will see her coming. And she won't win.

Bella looks up at him, pained.

BELLA:

I hate that I can't protect you.

He laughs, amused. She's decidedly not.

14.

BELLA:

That was me being serious.

EDWARD:

(kissing her face)

I know. But you do protect me...

(kisses her nose)

From boredom...

(kisses her lips)

And loneliness...

(in between kisses)

You give me a reason to stay... un-

dead. But it's... my job; to protect

you...

-- but he stops, smiles, hearing something in his mind --

EDWARD:

... from everyone but my sister.

-- as the door bursts open and Alice dances in.

ALICE:

It's time it's time it's time!

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