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Madmartigan opens his eyes. the Lieutenant stands

there, frozen, staring at him. Then falls forward.

Rolls over Madmartigan. And plummets off teh wall. In

his place stands Sorsha, holding a bloodied sword.

MADMARTIGAN:

Sorsha.

SORSHA:

Madmartigan.

He props himself up on his elbows and smiles.

MADMARTIGAN:

Whose side are you on?

She reaches down and pulls Madmartigan to his feet.

SORSHA:

Yours.

They look into each other's eyes. They go to embrace.

MINION:

Arrrggghhh!

Out of nowhere a Nockmaar minion attacks them, his

sword flashing over his head. Sorhsa hardly moves.

She simply dusts him off the wall with her sword. She

turns back to Madmartigan.

SORSHA:

I love you.

Their armor clanks as they throw their arms around each

other and kiss, high up on the castle wall.

INT. TIR ASLEEN - COURTYARD

Kael looks up from his horse.

KAEL:

Sorsha!!

He sees Sorsha and Madmartigan coming down the wall,

fighting Nockmaar troops. Kael holds up his great

hand. In it he holds the baby.

KAEL:

Bordak!

Kael waves his men after Sorsha and Madmartigan.

KAEL:

Kill them both!

He laughs viciously then gallops toward the castle

door. As he reaches it he abruptly stops.

EXT. TIR ASLEEN

Two hundred HORSEMEN are charging straight toward Kael.

Led by Airk Thaughbaer!

CLOSER, riding in Airk's saddlebags, with their tiny

daggers flashing, are the long-lost brownies, Teemo and

Rool!

INT. TIR ASLEEN

Kael stuffs the baby deep inside his tunic.

KAEL:

Troops! To Nockmaar! Ride with

me!

EXT. TIR ASLEEN

Kael and his men gallop across the valley of flowers

and hack their way through Airk's army.

EXT. TIR ASLEEN

Kael and his men gallop across the valley of flowers

and hack their way through Airk's army.

INT. TIR ASLEEN

Madmartigan and Sorsha mount horses. Willow staggers

out of the armory, wounded and bleeding.

WILLOW:

I'm sorry. There were too many of

them.

Madmartigan scoops him up. With seven surviving

knights, they ride out.

EXT. TIR ASLEEN

Many of Kael's men fall in battle. But Kael and a

dozen horsemen plow through and escape into the cave.

Madmartigan rides up to Airk Thaughbaer and their

horses powerfully dance around each other.

MADMARTIGAN:

Out for a little ride in the coun-

try, Airk?

AIRK:

Thought you might get lonely, Mad-

martigan!

Then they drop the bravado and clasp hands.

MADMARTIGAN:

Thank you, friend.

AIRK:

Let's go.

They charge into the cave. The clamor of their

hoofbeats echoes and then fades to silence. The valley

is littered with fallen soldiers.

Then, Raziel trots out of the castle. She clip-clops

across the valley and follows the others to the cave.

EXT. VOLCANIC MOUNTAINSIDE - DAY

The Nockmaar horsemen race out of the cave and gallop

up the obsidian mountain toward the dark castle.

The army of Tir Asleen thunders out of the cave in pur-

suit.

Arrows fire back and forth. The Tir Asleen army stays

right on the enemy's tail. Willow hangs on to Madmar-

tigan for dear life.

Airk and Madmartigan ride side by side, perfect team-

work, and cut a few Nockmaar ment down.

Then Madmartigan turns and sees Sorsha ride up past

everybody. What a rider she is! She surprises a cou-

ple of Nockmaar soldiers, swordfighting as she rides,

killing them both. But she can't catche Kael. He rides

ahead of everyone else, whipping his horse at an in-

credible speed toward the castle.

The chase continues up the mountain. The Tir Asleen

army keeps firing arrows at the enemy, or cutting them

down with their swords, until only two Nockmaar men

ride behind Kael. At last Kael reaches the castle

drawbridge and leaps onto it as it begins to rise. His

two remaining horsemen leap after him but fall short

and tumble into the dry craggy moat.

The drawbridge shuts with a loud echoing KLUNGG! Mad-

martigan and Arik screech to a halt on the brink of the

moat. They look up. The castle loom, huge, dark,

powerful, evil.

MADMARTIGAN:

Sorsha! Any way in there?

Sorsha rides up to his side.

SORSHA:

No. The fortress is protected on

all sides.

The Tir Asleen warriors, dwarfed by the huge black

wall, look at one another with doubt and worry.

AIRK:

Make camp! We'll assault at dawn.

The army dismounts and begins to unpack supplies. It

is late in the day and shadows lengthen toward evening.

INT. NOCKMAAR CASTLE - LATE AFTERNOON

Kael carries the baby through the castle and climbs up

the gloomy narrowing stairs of the QUEEN'S TOWER. He

comes to a large door and hesitates a moment, showing

fear. Then creaks the door open.

INT. QUEEN'T TOWER

BAVMORDA looks up. Kael cowers, afraid of her evil

power.

BAVMORDA:

Kael!

Carved in the floor is a MAGICIAN's CIRCLE, and in the

very middle of this is a sacrificial altar made of

shining copper. Bavmorda stands over the altar, wear-

ing black robes. Behind her stand two decrepit DRUIDS.

Kael bows.

KAEL:

Queen Bavmorda. I have the child.

The baby squirms and cries. Seething with hate, Bav-

morda reaches out her arms, then shrinks back.

BAVMORDA:

We must start the ritual!

She hears noise outside the castle.

BAVMORDA:

Who is that?

KAEL:

An army of rebels and traitors.

Bavmorda closes her eyes, holds out her hands and feels

the vibrations and energy around her. Psychically:

BAVMORDA:

Where is Sorsha?

KAEL:

She has turned against you.

Bavmorda opens her eyes furiously. to her druids:

BAVMORDA:

Purify the altar! Arrange the im-

plements! I'll deal with Sorsha!

The druids take the baby from Kael. Bavmorda storms

out the door.

EXT. NOCKMAAR CASLTE - DUSK

The Tir Asleen rebels pitch tents and build fires.

Then they feel a terrible presence and look up at the

castle wall. Amid torches and hideous minions, Bavmor-

da leers down at them and laughs.

BAVMORDA:

This is not an army!

Sorsha looks up, and her mother seems to laugh right at

her. Madmartigan steps forward. Seeing him in the ar-

mor of the King, Bavmorda stops laughing, taken aback.

RAZIEL:

Willow! Get out of here! Quick!

Hide!

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