Wonderwoman Page #10

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Studying the building further, she focuses on the SINGLE

WINDOW in the HIGH TOWER.

Diana's face darkens with fixed focus. She looks down at

her feet, back at the space -- calculating it all. She

turns to the hillside behind her, spots a distant branch

twisting from a tree. It looks relatively equidistant to

the armory.

She takes a step towards it, then another -- and another --

and Diana leaps into the air, locked on the branch -- but

she lands far before reaching it!

As Diana jogs to a stop, her frown fades: I know that I

can do this.

Diana sets off in a dead sprint towards the cliffside --

she LEAPS over the abyss below. Her face calm as she

SOARS through the night --

THE BUILDING BARRELS TOWARDS HER, her eyes widen.

Thinking fast she GRASPS a SPUR and --

She SLAMS into the side, holding on. She revels in the

moment briefly and then sobers: Now what?

The window is at least 30 feet above her -- below, the

abyss. The wind MOANS.

Diana's GRIP TIGHTENS on the spur.

Suddenly, the SPUR CRACKS! Diana falls --

She scrambles against the wall, her hands grasping at the

stone face. SHARDS FLYING around her, she realizes she's

strong enough to make her own handholds -- SLAM!

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Her hand catches and she YANKS to a stop!

Shocked, she hangs there for a second, then grins

fiercely. She begins to CLIMB her way straight up the

stone wall, her fingers slamming into the tower, making

her own ladder out of solid stone.

40 EXT. ARMORY - ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS ACTION 40

Diana FLIPS herself up onto a tiny ledge outside of the

window. She moves in --

41 INT. ARMORY - CONTINUOUS ACTION 41

In the moonlit darkness of the deserted armory, Diana

moves towards the GODKILLER SWORD. She takes it from its

SCABBARD, awed by its weight, its sheer power in her

hands. She holds it tight. It feels right.

As she leaves, she passes a suit of ancient armor and

SNATCHES ITS SHIELD.

Then the LASSO OF HESTIA disappears from its hook.

Diana, now half-dressed in GREEK ARMOR, admires a glowing

GOLDEN BELT-LIKE GIRDLE, then looks ahead to something

that really catches her eye.

BLURRY in our f.g., the silhouette of a woman's form

GLOWS GOLD, RED, AND BLUE from its display.

Diana's eyes widen with delight.

42 INT. INFIRMARY - STEVE'S ROOM - MINUTES LATER 42

Diana enters, waking Steve --

STEVE:

Nice outfit.

DIANA:

(without irony)

Thank you. Now I will show you

the way off the island. And you

will take me to Ares.

STEVE:

(as she's a bit nuts)

Deal.

Steve grabs his watch and bag.

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43 EXT. HARBOR (THEMYSCIRA) - DOCK - CONTINUOUS ACTION 43

Diana and Steve on HORSEBACK emerge from the forest at

the edge of a harbor. Diana and Steve turn to the front

of a not-very-modern-looking (by 1918 standards) AMAZON

SAILING VESSEL.

STEVE:

(skeptical)

I'm leaving in that?

DIANA:

We are.

STEVE:

We're leaving in that?

DIANA:

Do you not know how to sail?

STEVE:

(a touch of bravado)

Of course, I know how to sail.

Why wouldn't I be able to sail?

(beat)

Just haven't since I was a kid --

She nods, motions to the boat with encouragement.

DIANA:

Then there's nothing to be afraid

of.

Steve hesitates.

DIANA:

What?

Steve nods at the valley behind them, where HIPPOLYTA and

the QUEEN'S GUARD thunder in on their horses.

Hippolyta raises her hand, ordering her GUARDS to halt.

She approaches Diana ALONE.

Diana takes a breath, reluctantly meeting her mother's

eyes, dreading this.

DIANA:

(defiant; strong)

I can't stand by while innocent

lives are lost. If no one else

will defend the world from Ares, I

must. I have to go --

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HIPPOLYTA:

I know.

Diana finds not fury on her mother's face, but sadness.

HIPPOLYTA:

Or at least I know that I cannot

stop you. There is so much... so

much you do not understand.

DIANA:

I understand enough. That I'm

willing to fight for those who

cannot fight for themselves. Like

you once did...

HIPPOLYTA:

You know that if you choose to

leave us, you may never return.

Once you leave this island, its

location will fade from your

memory...

Hippolyta relents, nodding. She climbs down from her

horse, taking something from the saddle. She presents

Diana with ANTIOPE'S HEADBAND.

HIPPOLYTA:

This belonged to the greatest

warrior in our history -- make

sure you are worthy of it.

DIANA:

I will.

She hands it to her daughter.

HIPPOLYTA:

Be careful in the world of men,

Diana, they do not deserve you.

Hippolyta tries to memorize her daughter's face,

believing it's the last time she'll ever see it.

HIPPOLYTA:

You have been my greatest love.

Today you are my greatest sorrow.

Diana WALKS AWAY from her mother, and the only home she's

ever known, towards Steve and the ship.

The weight of this good-bye doesn't go unnoticed by

Steve.

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44 EXT. THEMYSCIRAN SAILING VESSEL (AEGEAN SEA) - NIGHT 44

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