IT CAN’T BE
SQUIRE OF ZELENNE
Phony! Charlatans! The dark cloud
is a sign!!! Succumb to the will of
the Prophecy!
ZEALOT #5
It is you who killed the true
Chosen One! He lies dead at your
feet!!
SPECTATOR #5
What’s wrong with all you lunatics?
ZEALOT #6
YOU ALL BLASPHEME!
SCENE TRANSITION
ZEALOT #7
We follow the one true prophet.
ZEALOT #8
Our champion was unjustly defeated
by a bloviating fraud.
SPECTATOR #6
You are both stupid as dog turds.
It’s just a game.
I do love a good riot, however.
SPECTATOR #7
We’ve got to get out of here.
ZEALOT #8
You will be judged for your
insolence!
SPECTATOR #6
This is the best tournament ever!!
SPECTATOR #7
Help! Somebody help!
I’m...bleeding? I just want to go
home!
ZEALOT #7
All that’s happening is the true
champion fulfilling the Prophecy.
(MORE)
SPECTATOR #7
Which...Prophecy... Which one,
which one do I choose?
SCENE TRANSITION
LINUS
Uh...is this normal?
ANN
No.
HAL
I have never seen everyone charge
the arena before. Look, the stands
are almost all empty at this point.
(Laughing) But, that dark
cloud?...I... I don’t like this...
BIG ZEALOT
It’s a sign!!!! For the chosen
one!!! AAAAAAAA!!
LINUS
Ann!
ANN
I see him.
BIG ZEALOT
Uuuugh!
LINUS
Well...he’s dead...he landed on his
own sword...
ANN
Well...that was not my plan.
HAL
This is all wrong. Where is
Vorlauf?
SCENE TRANSITION
SQUIRE OF ZELENNE
No champion but ZELENNE! We are
nothing without the Prophecy...
...This dagger stands as proof of
our Prophecy’s testament.
SQUIRE OF ZELENNE (CONT'D)
No man, no matter his skills in
combat, will thwart the will of
what has been written. And, so It
shall be--oof!!
No...No, It can’t be...PLEASE!!
ARRGHHHHH!
CROWD
(Gasps)
SPECTATOR #8
It can’t be!! No...no...I just saw
you... you were...
SPECTATOR #9
You...You were just...You were
just...
SPECTATOR #8
He was..
ISTEN
What...what happened?
ZEALOT #9
You...you’ve killed our squire...
ISTEN
What? No, I...how...?
AAAAH!
ZEALOT #10
He must be...He is the One...
CROWD
(Cheers)
ISTEN
I...I...I?
ZEALOT #11
Isten has Risen!
SPECTATOR #9
HE IS THE ONE!
SCENE BRAKE
KARRAS
Humm.... Formosa?
FORMOSA
Yes...Yes, I hear It Karras. I
don’t care. I want nothing more to
do with that tournament.
KARRAS
But... but you can’t, you can’t
just sit here all night.
FORMOSA
It doesn’t matter, Karras. I just
want to be left alone.
KARRAS
(Grunts)
SCENE BRAKE
HAL
How can you say that!!!!
ANN
Hal, he could not have been dead!!
Look at him!!
HAL
YOU SAW HIM! Stabbed, impaled,
penetrated. Outside object on the
inside! Inside objects on the
outside.
ANN
So what are you saying?! Eh?!
LINUS
Well he certainly looks like he’s
got the crowd’s attention.
HAL
SHUT YOU GOB! Where is Vorlauf?
ANN
Alright “Halbert”, you need to calm
down. Why don’t you go punch
someone in the face? That always
makes you feel better...or getting
punched, I never remember which.
LINUS
Halbert?
HAL
You have been told to shut your
gob!
ANN
Look, I’m just saying, we met
Isten, right? He’s a Fribble. He’s
a squirmy, lying, cheating,
duplicitous...
HAL
Ooooo, nice word.
ANN
...little rat muffin. Would you
really put It past him to pull
something like this to be “The
Chosen One?” Come on.
HAL
Okay...that’s a good point.
ANN
If this were magic A) there’s no
chance Vorlauf wouldn’t detect It
with his... what ever he has. And
B) I mean... SOMEONE else would
dictate It to right? .
LINUS
Umm...People...
HAL
Who are you? “Duplicitous?”
Arguments I can get behind? I’m
liking this Ann.
ANN
That was a ‘ad hominem’ compliment,
I believe.
LINUS
Seriously, Ann!
HAL
I’m not sure It works like that,
but, if this new Ann says It, then
I accept It!
LINUS
HALBERT!
HAL
WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!
LINUS
Look! All the other champions!!
ANN
...they...they all got up...
HAL
I don’t think this is a trick...
ANN
WHERE IS VORLAUF?!
SCENE BRAKE
KARRAS
(Grunts)
I’m sorry. I don’t like what’s
happened.
FORMOSA
Me neither. I’m as much of a
monster as every Vigile I’ve sworn
to protect my people from. What
kind of protector am I? I’m an
imposter.
KARRAS
No! Isten is an imposter.
FORMOSA
I’m a worst kind. The kind that
didn’t even know they were one...
KARRAS
Isten is the kind that is also a
pile of horse droppings.
FORMOSA
(Chuckles)
Yeah...You have a point there...
wouldn’t even shock me if he
somehow won the stupid thing. Can
you imagine?
“Were the situation similar to a
hypothetical romp, I’d be,
nonetheless enamored with such a
proposition.”
KARRAS
(Laughing)
Yes! Yes! He is dumb!
FORMOSA
In his way, yes, very dumb.
At least someone is enjoying
themselves...It sounds like
someone’s been chosen.
KARRAS
We should look for Ora and Kevin.
FORMOSA
They’ll find us.
KARRAS
What about the loud boomings?
FORMOSA
Even more reason to stay put.
KARRAS
Hey, let us see who won!
FORMOSA
Karras, I really don’t...
KARRAS
I told Kevin I would try and get
you to the tournament to cheer you
up.
FORMOSA
What? Why did you do that?!
KARRAS
I wanted to cheer you up...
FORMOSA
I know, but...
Alright, let’s go find Ora and
Kevin. It’s been longer then I
would have expected It to be
anyway.
KARRAS
Haha YES!
FORMOSA
Don’t get too excited. The moment
we have Kevin and Ora back we are
leaving.
KARRAS
YES YES YES YES!!!
SCENE BRAKE
CUT TO:
LOYAL ZEALOT
Move! Excuse me. Move, move. Move.
Oh great Zelenne! I knew It! It was
you! You were brought back for you
are the Chosen One!
ZELENNE
(breathing)
LOYAL ZEALOT
Oh what will you have us do?!
Master? Oh master, please forgive
me!
Your might was never questioned.
ZELENNE
(grunts)
LOYAL ZEALOT
He is whole once more!!
ZELENNE
Uuuuuuunnng...
LOYAL ZEALOT
UGHH..... Mas... master...?...Why?!
SPECTATORS
(scream)
SPECTATOR #11
Run...Run!!
SCENE BRAKE
ANN
I don’t see Vorlauf down there, do
you?
HAL
Linus will find him.
ANN
I still think this is some trick.
HAL
Really? Well it’s a damn good trick
then...
ANN
Do you find It a little strange
that we are still sitting here
watching? Everyone else seemed to
have the foresight to run away...
HAL
It seems like the safest place. All
the Risers are down there...
killing everyone. Vorlauf knows we
are here if he’s looking for us.
Plus, this is the best goddamn
tournament I’ve ever seen. I
mean...the guy won, got
backstabbed, then returned and won
again. If that guy isn’t the
prophet then I’d almost say these
Prophecies were all bullshit.
ANN
It is bullshit, Hal.
HAL
Oh, come now! Isn’t It more fun to
believe It? That’s a hell of a
story.
ANN
You don’t believe this shit!
HAL
Who says?
ANN
If you did you would be wigging out
right now.
HAL
Yeah...I guess you’re right. But
I’d love to be--
LINUS
ANN! HAL!!
ANN
Did you find him?!
LINUS
LOOK!!
ANN
Ugh. Never even a little helpful,
are ya’?
HAL
Honestly, man, can you not just be
useful for a bloody moment?
LINUS
LOOK OUT!!
BIG ZEALOT
AAAAAAAA
HAL
What the...?!
ANN
But...but you...
HAL
Still think it’s a trick?
ANN
What do we do?
HAL
Kill It!!
ANN
I THOUGHT I ALREADY HAD!!!
LINUS
AAA UGH! Everything...everything is
getting back up. Nothing dead...is
staying dead! Not just the
tournament people. Once they kill
someone, that person gets up!
ANN
How...we...what?
HAL
Pull It together! Let’s go, follow
me!
LINUS
NO! We can’t go that way. The
stadium doors are funnels to get
killed.
ANN
We gotta’ find Vorlauf!
LINUS
We have to jump the wall into the
forest. I don’t think there’s
another way out.
HAL
Don't be stupid. How do you expect
us to get back in, huh?!
What...?
ANN
I THINK THEY HAVE BIGGER ISSUES
THEN TO KEEP US OUT, YOU TOADTONGUED
WASTE OF SPACE!!!
HAL
Oh.
LINUS
Come on, this way...
SCENE TRANSITION
SPECTATOR #12
Help us!! Please help us.
ZEALOT #11
The prophet raises the dead! He is
punishing us for not believing!
SPECTATOR #13
Kill him again! It will stop the
attacks.
SPECTATOR #14
Kill him again!
ISTEN
No! I am the Chosen One! I am here
to protect... This is the doing
of...
ZEALOT #12
We must...We must not run!
ZEALOT #14
Run you fool!
ZEALOT #12
We must not fight! He will protect
us if we believe!
ISTEN
No!! I am...
DEAD LUSUS NATURAE
(Screech!)
ISTEN
Run. THE CHOSEN ONE COMMANDS YOU TO
RUN!
SCENE BRAKE
KEVIN
Ora...Ora... wait...I can’t...I
can’t...
ORA
Fine.
KEVIN
Ow!
ORA
Sorry. We can rest for a minute,
but we’ve gotta’ find Formosa and
Karras.
KEVIN
I know...I know.
KEVIN (CONT'D)
So, so what happened back there?
Did that guy recognize you?
ORA
Yes. From both the bar and the
fight with Godrick’s family.
He has a very twisted view of the
world, let’s just say that.
KEVIN
Well, don’t worry, looks like you
took him out.
ORA
I...I don’t know what happened?
KEVIN
Ha. You beat the essence out of him
is what happened.
ORA
No. No, I didn’t. Something else
happened, you heard the explosion!
KEVIN
Yeah? So?
ORA
It was not me! I mean...at least I
did not mean to...I think?
KEVIN
What? What are you talking about?
ORA
I DON’T KNOW!! All I know is that
Vorlauf was about to kill me and
then, somehow, a blast saved me. I
didn’t “DO” anything and there was
no one around.
It was...It was just like...magic?
KEVIN
What...well...maybe...maybe that
wisp that Formosa sent was
protecting you. That could be,
right?
ORA
He...He killed It. Without even a
flinch.
KEVIN
Well, there ya’ go! She said that
they are magic and you shouldn’t
kill them, right. Maybe It explodes
when you do or something! Maybe the
forest sent an exploding bird or
something. Who knows... I don’t
think It was you.
ORA
Maybe...but that would have been
really good timing. It was more
like...like when Godrick and I...
DEAD LUSUS NATURAE
(Roar)
ORA
Oh my...
KEVIN
That does not sound good.
ORA
No, It does not. We can worry about
things later. We’ve got to go find
Formosa and Karras.
SCENE BRAKE
CUT TO:
SPECTATOR #14
Great Isten! Help us. Make It stop!
ISTEN
I did not do this! But I...
...would not concern yourself with
why at the moment!
SPECTATOR #15
It all started with you!!
You rose and then you rose everyone
else! You are The One!
SPECTATOR #16
(Spanish)
I can take care of these over here.
SPECTATOR #14
And why should I not concern myself
with It?!
ISTEN
Because we are all going to die!
SPECTATOR #17
Make It stop!!
ISTEN
There! Over there! A break!
SPECTATOR #18
Don’t leave us!
SPECTATOR #19
Where are you go....AAAAAA!
SPECTATOR #20
NOO!! You coward! Stand and fight
with us!!
ISTEN
Run, you simple fools!
DEAD LUSUS NATURAE
(growl)
ISTEN
What? Why?!
TRICKSTER SPECTATOR
Isten! Over here! I know what to
do! There’s a way out!
ISTEN
Where?! Where do you see It?!
TRICKSTER SPECTATOR
Over here! Come back to us!
Yes, over here!!!
ISTEN
I don’t see anything.
TRICKSTER SPECTATOR
It’s you!
ISTEN
What is...? UGH...
Wha...?!
TRICKSTER SPECTATOR
(crying)
It started with you. It must end
with you. It must! It has to end!
Demons of Hell!! Your leader is
dead!! Return there!! PLEASE LEAVE
US ALONE!!
AAAAAH! What...how...where is your
bloo...AAAAAAA
ISTEN
Uuuunnnggg!
SPECTATOR #16
(Scream)
Profit Isten what have you done!
ISTEN
What...? I didn’t...that was not
me...
SPECTATOR #23
He is one of them! The Chosen One
is of the dead!
ISTEN
It...No!
SPECTATOR #22
They’re multiplying! Look!
ISTEN
Oh no....everything killed becomes
part of their army!
The wall! Climb the wall to the
seats! Hurry!
SCENE BRAKE
HAL
Vorlauf!
It’s Hal!
Your friend!
LINUS
What makes you think he’s here? He
could have gone anywhere.
ANN
The flash of light.
LINUS
I don’t know what that means.
HAL
Ignore It. It’s a bunch of Malarky.
ANN
That first flash of light we saw
during the fighting. If It was
magic, Vorlauf would have headed
for It. I think It was in this
direction.
LINUS
If?
HAL
See? Utter horse shit.
ANN
Fine. What do you suggest?
HAL
Umm...
VORLAUF. IT’S ME, HAL. YOUR BEST
PAL.
SCENE BRAKE
VORLAUF
(groaning)
HAL
VORLAUF. VORLAUF!
ANN
Would you shut up?!
HAL
At least I’m trying!
VORLAUF
Ughhh, yes! Shut up!
ANN
Vorlauf!
VORLAUF
Ughh...uhhh.
ANN
What happened here?
LINUS
Glad you’re safe, Vorlauf!
HAL
I found you! See, Ann? My calls
worked.
VORLAUF
The Prophecies.
ANN
What about them?
VORLAUF
Ugh.... Move... Damn
Where is she?
HAL
Ann’s right there, Vorlauf. Damn,
you really musta’ taken some licks.
VORLAUF
I was one breath away from ending
that girl who I’ve now met three
times.
ANN
And she took the Prophecies? Who
cares?
VORLAUF
She did, but that’s not my concern.
ANN
What did she do? It’s not like you
to lose a fight.
VORLAUF
Someone or something saved her.
LINUS
Did you see who It was?
VORLAUF
No.
Because they used magic.
ANN
You don’t think it’s the same...
VORLAUF
Can’t be sure. But, we have a job
to do now, don’t we, now?
SCENE BRAKE
KARRAS
The first thing I’m gonna do when I
see Ora is hug her.
FORMOSA
Great plan. But, we gotta move fast
because I don’t know what’s
happening at the arena, but--
DEAD LUSUS NATURAE
(screech)
KARRAS
Hey, I...I thought that thing died.
FORMOSA
It did.
Shit.
END OF EPISODE 20