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INT. PCB'S OFFICE--DAY
PCB is on a visual call with Jetlagomorph. They're both looking a little frustrated as they stare at each other's images.
PCB
-- I'm tellin' ya, these are snags I can overcome --
Duckella is supposed to be getting back to me later today.
JETLAGOMORPH
I can promise you one thing, "my nigga." If you don’t get
this shit straightened out before I return to town,
bunnyshit will rain from the skies.
PCB
No, you wouldn't --
JETLAGAMORPH
Oh no bitch, I would.
The screen goes blank and PCB shudders.
INT. THE BOUNTY HUNTERS' SUV-TYPE VEHICLE--DAY
As Pseu drives and Alpan rides shotgun, Aron and Chiz rummage through the backseat and beyond.
CHIZ
There ain't shit in here!
ARON
You bitches couldn't fuck some guns out of this guy?
PSEU
Hey! Shut the fuck up. Just be glad I haven't pulled over
and tossed your ass out of this car.
ARON
I'd like to see you try.
CHIZ
Look, ladies, we're driving toward the Duckella mansion
without any weapons. I don't think this is going to work.
ALPAN
That's where you're fucking wrong. We have weapons. Four
of them.
CHIZ
What the hell are you talking about?
EXT. DUCKELLA ESTATE MAIN ENTRANCE--DUSK
A tall, iron, electronic fence surrounds the entire heavily- wooded property. The front gate is protected by a pair of Duckella guards who sit restlessly at their posts.
The SUV that the bounty hunters took from the prison rolls up to the guard's booth, but when the driver's side window goes down, the only people the guards see in the vehicle are Alpan and Pseu. Both women have changed into something very sexy and cleavage-enhancing. The guards are immediately goo-gaa.
GATE GUARD 1
Why, hello, ladies!
PSEU
How ya doin', sugapie?
GATE GUARD 1
Oh, I'm, uh, oh, you know, oh, swell!
GATE GUARD 2
So what can we do for you ladies this evening?
Alpan "flexes" her chest muscles, which causes her breasts to ripple.
In the meanwhile, Chiz and Aron have crawled out of passenger side back door of the vehicle and are crawling along the ground toward the other side of the vehicle.
ALPAN
(to the gate guards)
We're just a wittle bit lost, that's all. Can you tell us
how to get to one-forty-six Katzman Way?
GATE GUARD 2
Oh, no problem at all --
GATE GUARD 1
Yeah, yeah, -- you just take --
GATE GUARD 2
Take this road back to the west --
Aron slithers inside the guard post and quickly cuts a wire that connects the security camera to the security system.
GATE GUARD 1
(to the girls)
-- and -- and -- you turn left on Hans Boulevard --
GATE GUARD 2
No, you idiot -- it's right on Shadow Culture Road--
GATE GUARD 1
-- no, it's definitely left, you idiot -- you wouldn't know
your ass from a hole in the --
CLUNK! CLUNK!
Aron and Chiz knock both guards out with sharp cracks across the back of their heads with tire irons.
With Pseu's help, they quickly begin gathering up guns and ammunition they find in the area before Aron throws the switch that opens the gate and they all jump back in the car and Alpan moves it inside.
INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE--DUSK
Deputy Hoshino runs into the Sheriff's private office with a piece of paper.
SHERIFF MUCUS
This better be about them four pieces of shit that escaped -
-
DEPUTY HOSHINO
Yes, sir -- latest report on that SUV, sir! Most recently
seen approaching the Duckella mansion.
SHERIFF MUCUS
Shit... after all the intelligence behind that breakout,
these dumb fucks go to the most obvious place anybody would
expect them to go. All right -- I need every available man
in the whole goddamn forum! This time the sentence is
death!
INT. PCB'S OFFICE--DUSK
PCB slams the receiver of his phone down and all the black men in the room look over at him.
PCB
I can't believe those arrogant Duckella bitches! "We made
a better deal with the Alliance"! God fucking damn! Why
don't they fucking understand -- god fucking damn!
ROZ
What's we gonna do, boss?
PCB stands up and pulls out his Mars-style nine iron. He bangs his heel against the floor.
PCB
If they refuse to deal... they gonna get the heel. Let's
go get these pasty-ass honkey motherfuckers!
INT. DUCKELLA MANSION HOUSE--DUSK
Most of the Duckella gangsters as well as the Duckellas themselves are standing around the living room.
NICK
(to them all)
Oh, they gonna show up, all right -- those dickless snots
were pissed. We got 'em right where we want 'em.
He moves over to a map of the property and runs his fingers across it.
NICK (CONTD)
I bet they're going to try to burst through the South
entrance. We can meet them at the guesthouse.
BIG P
Should we warn xyz?
NICK
Nah. He'll know he's fucked as soon as the shots start
flying through his window. Maybe we can get some of the
money back we gave to him.
EXT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE--NIGHT
Dozens of cops, loaded with ammunition, jump into their cars.
INT. PCB'S WAREHOUSE--NIGHT
Dozens of College Boyz, armed to the teeth, leap in their cars.
EXT. DUCKELLA MANSION--NIGHT
Dozens of Duckellas, ready to kill, climb into their cars.
INT. GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
xyz is strapped to a chair and he appears mighty worse for the wear as the four intruders stand around him in the living room.
Chiz kicks xyz's bruised body yet again.
CHIZ
For the last goddamn time: tell me where the fucking money
is!
xyz gasps and points at the rug a few feet away.
CHIZ (CONTD)
You moron -- ten million dollars can't fit underneath a rug!
ALPAN
Maybe he means there's a trapdoor to a cellar or something
underneath the rug.
ARON
Good point.
Aron yanks up the rug and begins clawing at the boards -- after a few seconds, a trapdoor does indeed come up.
PSEU
Sweeeeet...
Aron climbs down the ladder into a dark basement. Pseu throws him a flashlight.
ARON (O.S.)
I don't see anything but a bunch of wine and beer barrels --
hold on, wait a second! There's one that doesn't look as
oily as the rest...
A lid CLANKS on the ground.
ARON (O.S., CONTD)
Booya! At long last!
Suddenly a couple handfuls of hundred dollar bills fly above the trap door and drift around the room.
PSEU
Oh, that is so beautiful...
CHIZ
(to xyz)
Now -- where's Aurora?
Aron climbs out of the cellar with another handful of cash.
ARON
Who the hell cares? We got all we need right here! Let's
get this stuff into some duffel bags and get the hell out
of here.
ALPAN
(to Chiz)
I think it's pretty obvious where she is -- with Jim, in
the mansion.
CHIZ
Yeah... I guess so...
He watches as Pseu and Alpan help Aron shove the money in bags.
EXT. DUCKELLA PROPERTY ROAD NORTH--NIGHT
A convoy of cop cars, lights going crazy, squeal down the road.
EXT. DUCKELLA PROPERTY ROAD SOUTH--NIGHT
An armada of hip-hop gangster cars roar down the road.
EXT. DUCKELLA PROPERTY ROAD EAST--NIGHT
A procession of Mafia-type gangster cars zoom down the road.
INT. AURORA'S BEDROOM IN THE MANSION--NIGHT
JDIV enters the room to find Aurora sitting on the edge of her bed, staring blankly off into space.
JDIV
Get your shit together. We need to go in case fighting
spreads here.
AURORA
I'm so tired of running.
JDIV
Well, you never should have started running to begin with.
I'm all you ever needed.
He tries to kiss her but it's such a messy process that he quickly grows frustrated and slaps her hard across the cheek again. She barely reacts.
JDIV (CONTD)
Just get your shit together -- bare necessities and
valuables -- your fur and jewelry and stuff.
AURORA
(finally turning)
Jewelry? D-D-Don't forget Emerald.
JDIV
Oh, I won't forget Emerald. I won't ever forget that bitch.
INT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
Four bulging duffel bags sit next to the door and Aron, Pseu, Alpan and Chiz are all leaning in that direction. xyz's bleeding body sits placidly in the middle of the room.
CHIZ
You guys ready?
ARON
Oh, yeah -- let's get the hell out of... here...
His voice trails off with the SIRENS in the distant.
CHIZ
You guys hear that?
ALPAN
Oh, yeah...
They listen a couple of seconds longer as the SIRENS get louder and louder.
ARON
Shit. All right, no need to panic -- we'll just take off
in the other direction, circle back later if it leads us
away from xyz's ship.
Pseu is looking out the window.
PSEU
We might be circling for a while -- I see a buttload of
cars heading this way!
Chiz runs into the next room and looks out that window.
CHIZ
Oh, shit! There's cars coming down our escape route, too!
ARON
More pigs?
CHIZ
No -- just regular cars --
Alpan has moved to yet another room and is looking out that window.
ALPAN
It gets worse! There's cars coming from this direction,
too! Looks like some of those Duckella vehicles!
ARON
What the hell is going on here?
XYZ
It's -- it's a showdown, man -- f-f-fuckin' cops came for
you s-s-same time the D-D-Duckellas and the C-C-College
boyz went to war! You gonna fuckin' die! We all gonna
fuckin' die!
Headlights begin flooding the guesthouse with an eerie form of light, brighter than a high school football game.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
The three sets of cars are now stationary and surround the house in a triangular fashion. The men in them quietly pour out of the vehicles, hiding behind the doors or trees or shrubs.
Every gun imaginable is cautiously aimed either at the house or the cars on the opposite side.
Then all movement stops and there's complete, haunting silence.
Nothing but the breeze blowing through the trees and a couple of blinkers still in action.
INT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
Those inside have nervously noted the quiet. They're all silently scrambling for as many guns and ammo as they can find in the house.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
Sheriff Mucus steps carefully outside of his car and looks around, observing the madness around him.
SHERIFF MUCUS
Oh, lawdy, they gonna be a lot of body bags tonight.
DUCKELLA LINE
Nick shakes his head at the transpiration of events and turns to JDIII.
NICK
I better not die on Mars.
COLLEGE BOYZ LINE
PCB takes a big swig of his liquor bottle, then wipes his chin.
PCB
Man, this is some fucked up shit.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
The four bounty hunters are scattered around the living room, backs against walls near windows with guns ready to rip.
PSEU
There must be some way out of here.
ARON
I am all the fuck out of ideas.
CHIZ
(looking out window)
There must be a hundred guys out there. If everybody
started shooting, I wouldn't even know where to begin.
ALPAN
Maybe they'll all just have enough sense to realize no good
could come from that.
ARON
We're talking about Sheriff Mucus and a bunch of empty-
headed gangsters here!
CHIZ
Jesus Christ, xyz's right -- we're not going to get out of
here alive.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE/DEPUTY LINE--NIGHT
Deputy Hoshino looks away from the spectacle and at the Sheriff.
DEPUTY HOSHINO
What are we going to do?
SHERIFF MUCUS
Well, I am still the sheriff. Lemme try something here.
He reaches into his vehicle and pulls out a bullhorn. He turns it on and aims it toward the guesthouse.
SHERIFF MUCUS
(amplified)
This is Sheriff Mucus. I want all of the varmints in the
house to throw down your weapons and come out with your
hands up.
(aims at gangsters)
After we have apprehended these individuals, you may go
about your business. Thank-you.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
The bounty hunters are all looking at one another in disbelief.
CHIZ
How fucking stupid can one person be?
ARON
I don't think I'm interested in sticking around to find
out. Let's just think about this very thoroughly for a
second. We're in a house and we're completely surrounded
by a bunch of psycho guys with a lot of guns. xyz's
airship is on the other side of these guys. Besides
putting our heads between our legs and kissing our hairy
buttholes goodbye, what do we do?
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE/DEPUTY LINE--NIGHT
The sheriff is starting to look highly impatient.
SHERIFF MUCUS
(into bullhorn)
You boys don't think I'm serious? You got five
seconds 'fore we start shooting --
DEPUTY HOSHINO
Uh, sir, do you really think that's a good idea?
SHERIFF MUCUS
(to Spudman)
'Course it's a good idea -- I thought of it!
(into bullhorn)
One --
DUCKELLA LINE
Nick is shaking his head at the sheer stupidity of it all. He yells across the way over to the deputy's line.
NICK
What da fuck's wrong with ya, Mucus? If you guys start
shootin', we's gonna have to start shootin' 'cause for all
we knows it might be the Boyz shootin' too -- 'cause
shootin's shootin'!
SHERIFF MUCUS
(to Nick, bullhorn)
We's gonna be the only ones shootin', all right? And it's
not at you guys -- only at the house, that's our only
concern!
(to house)
Two --
NICK
Do ya not understand what I'm sayin'? First shot we hear,
wherever it comes from, we gonna start shootin'!
SHERIFF MUCUS
(to house)
Three!
PCB
We ain't playin' that shit either, Mucus! You better stop
this countdown right now if you don't want ya ass shot up!
SHERIFF MUCUS
There ain't no need for that now -- you fellas just shoot
each other and we'll deal with the house --
(to house)
Four!
DEPUTY HOSHINO
Sir, I don't think that's the way it's going to play out!
SHERIFF MUCUS
Ain't no fuckin' no count bounty hunters gettin' away with
defyin' my law and breakin' outta my jail! Five!
Mucus pulls the trigger on his gun and begins spraying the windows in the house with GUNFIRE.
Every single other person on the property follows suit.
House windows and car windows EXPLODE. Men cry out in pain. Bodies drop to the ground everywhere, as much for hiding purposes as from death. A consistent machine gun BLT-BLT-BLT-BLT-BLT echoes across the area.
INT. DUCKELLA HOUSE--NIGHT
While the other four bounty hunters duck and fire and duck again, poor xyz sits in the middle of the living room, unable to move, as shots whiz all around him.
ARON
(screaming to Chiz)
We're not going to last up here too long! Let's go down
into the cellar!
PSEU
Why? So we can get trapped in there? Maybe we should take
our chances up here until there's an opening for us to
escape!
Aron crawls across the floor and lifts up the trapdoor again anyway. He stares at the barrels below for a couple of seconds while Chiz, Pseu and Alpan crawl toward him.
ARON
Wait! I got another idea! Something crazy I saw in an old
Western once!
(a beat)
Anybody remember the game Donkey Kong?
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
The gun battle continues. The cops are having to shoot at the gangsters far more so than at the house.
Shots ZING everywhere and men keep dropping, but there's still plenty left, including all the most important guys like Nick, Mucus, JDIII and PCB.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
Chiz kicks open the hole-riddled front door and quickly ducks out of the way. Alpan and Pseu cover him as he slinks back to the middle of the room near the trapdoor where Aron kneels with one of several barrels they've moved up from the cellar.
Aron and Chiz each grab the end of a barrel and roll it out of the door with as much force as they can.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
The barrel rolls off the porch, across the lawn and right up to a deputy's car. Pseu takes aim from her spot at a glassless window and shoots it the second before it would have hit the car.
BOOM!
The barrel EXPLODES, taking the car and a couple of deputies using the car for shelter with it.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
Aron and Chiz repeat their rolling effort with another barrel.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
This time before Pseu can even shoot, the barrel explodes near a gangster's car from a shot fired by some other random person.
DEPUTY'S LINE
As another barrel comes rolling out of the house, Mucus realizes what's up.
MUCUS
(to his deputies)
Stop shooting the damn barrels if they're rolling this
way! They're filled with some kind of damn explosive, you
morons!
This barrel squeaks by his squad harmlessly and somebody pushes it out of the way of gunfire.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
This time Chiz by himself is pushing a barrel out the door. Aron is nowhere to be seen but Pseu and Alpan are concentrating on the gunfighters, not the barrel.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
The latest barrel rolls across the lawn and up to a deputy, who quickly grabs it and pushes it far behind the line before he goes back to shooting at the enemies.
The barrel sits quietly at its resting place for a few seconds.
Then suddenly the top of it flies off and Aron crawls out of the barrel with his gun aimed at the line of deputies, but they're paying no attention behind them. He runs off into the dark.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
Alpan looks over at Chiz, who's still rolling decoy barrels, as she reloads.
ALPAN
Do you think he made it?
Chiz shrugs before rolling another barrel.
EXT. DUCKELLA MANSION--NIGHT
Nobody seems to be running out of ammo. Live bodies to fire them is another story. All three groups appear to have their ranks depleted by half.
Mucus runs over to his vehicle and yanks out a walkie- talkie.
SHERIFF MUCUS
(into microphone)
This is Sheriff Mucus! I want you to send me every
possible backup you can -- things has gotten completely
fucking out of hand out here! Send all the men -- send all
the vehicles -- send all the airships -- send --
Just then an airship hovers over his head.
SHERIFF MUCUS (CONTD)
Damn, ya'll quick!
(looks carefully)
Wait a gol' damn minute here! That ain't no sheriff
vehicle!
He starts blasting away at the airship as it rapidly drifts toward the guesthouse.
INT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
Chiz notices the airship first through the open door.
CHIZ
(to Alpan and Pseu)
There he is -- he made it! Get to the roof, get to the
roof!
He runs for the stairs, grabbing a couple of bags of money on the way, and Pseu and Alpan take a couple of more shots before doing the same.
They leave xyz in the room by himself, somehow still alive and as of yet unshot. He struggles to break free.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUESTHOUSE--NIGHT
Aron turns on the airship's guns and begins lighting up the area below him as all those in that path dive for cover. Vehicles take the worst pounding.
Meanwhile, he's drifted until he's almost on the roof. Chiz, Pseu and Alpan climb onto it and run toward the airship.
Aron opens all hatches on that side while continuing to shoot below. Chiz tosses his bags onto the ship, then leaps into the airship, dodging shots all the way. Pseu and Alpan quickly follow him inside.
The airship begins zooming straight up. Sheriff Mucus gets out of his protective position and begins waving his fist at them.
SHERIFF MUCUS
You goddamn sons-a-bitches! Get back here and take yo
medicine!
He concentrates all his efforts on knocking the airship out of the sky, but it's moving far too fast and is soon out of range.
The gun battle on the lawn keeps right on going.
INT. XYZ'S STOLEN AIRSHIP--NIGHT
Aron starts pumping his fist as he can see the commotion disappearing below.
ARON
Yeeeeehaw! We got out of that shit, hell yeah! Let's get
out of here! Where can we drop you ladies --
CHIZ
We gotta go save Aurora!
ARON
"Save Aurora"? What in the hell are you talking about?
CHIZ
She's probably at the main Duckella mansion -- we have to
save her!
ARON
What the hell is wrong with you? You can't be this
lovesick! Nobody could be this lovesick!
CHIZ
I'm not lovesick -- it's just the right thing to do!
ARON
And when the hell have you ever been concerned about "the
right thing to do"? Fuck this plan of yours -- I'm not
going back into that beehive! We are free -- free, ya hear
me?
PSEU
But it sounds so romantic --
ALPAN
And sweet. We should at least try.
PSEU
(to Aron)
Yeah, come on -- don't you have a romantic bone in your
body?
CHIZ
It's not about romance -- it's about -- it's about saving
someone from a crummy fate who deserves to be saved!
ARON
Are you people fucking crazy? We need to get the hell out
of here while we've got a chance --
Chiz is aiming his gun at Aron.
CHIZ
Hey, the vote's three-to-one in favor. You're overruled.
Aron stares at Chiz in utter disbelief.
After a few tense seconds, he angrily stands up and walks away from the controls.
ARON
Do whatever the hell you want. You've lost your fuckin'
mind.
Chiz runs over to the controls and turns the ship around.
ARON (CONTD)
I'm not fucking believing this. I should just take my
money and parachute out of here.
PSEU
Who's stopping you?
Aron kicks the side of the airship before looking at the dark forest below.
EXT. DUCKELLA MANSION--NIGHT
Aurora is being watched by a guard as she waits beside JDIV's airship for him and others to come out of the house.
Instead, it's Emerald who comes out. She appears to be recovering from some pretty bad beatings, but other than that, she's all right. Aurora's eyes light up and she runs over to her and the guard that’s watching Emerald.
They hug each other as best as they can in chains.
EMERALD
They've been treating me like shit.
AURORA
But you're still alive!
EMERALD
I'll never give them the satisfaction of seeing me die.
EXT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--NIGHT
The battle doesn't stop with the bounty hunters' departure. Men keep right on dying in horrific, haunting ways, with loud screams and begs for mercy...
FADE TO BLACK.
FADE TO:
INT. XYZ'S AIRSHIP--NIGHT
Chiz is looking below as the ship approaches the Duckella mansion.
Suddenly he notices several figures scurrying from the house toward an airship on the grounds. He begins pointing.
CHIZ
That's her, it's her -- they're taking her on that ship!
He uses the ship's camera system to zoom in on those people.
From the monitor they can barely make out JDIV's face, Aurora's face & Emerald's face -- the other three or four faces are unfamiliar males.
Chiz hits the ship's accelerator and it bursts forward and downward toward the ground ship.
EXT. AIR SPACE ABOVE DUCKELLA MANSION--NIGHT
Apparently, the ground crews notice the approaching airship and they begin lighting up the sky with BLASTS. xyz's ship swerves a couple of times to avoid gunfire.
INT. XYZ'S AIRSHIP--NIGHT
Alpan is reaching for the ship's rear guns when Chiz stops her.
CHIZ
No -- they've already got the girls on the ship! We can't
attack it -- we might kill them!
ALPAN
Right, right -- then what are we going to do?
CHIZ
Let's just get out of the way, let it take off and pursue
it to wherever it's going -- we got a better chance of
taking Aurora alive in a ground battle!
EXT. AIR SPACE OVER DUCKELLA MANSION--NIGHT
xyz's air ship zips out of the line of fire and flies high into the sky, where it stops and hovers.
The ship on the ground stops firing and begins to rise.
Then it zooms off to the north.
xyz's ship roars after it before its engine fire disappears.
INT. JDIV'S SHIP--NIGHT
JDIV'S PILOT monitors his console devices, then looks back at JDIV, who is attempting to relax in a seat near Aurora.
JDIV'S PILOT
They are following us, sir.
JDIV
What the hell are you waiting for? Blast them!
JDIV'S PILOT
They're at too much of a distance and are taking an erratic
route. We would likely just be wasting ammunition.
JDIV
Well, goddamn it! Lose them -- lose them!
JDIV'S PILOT
I'm trying.
EXT. AIR SPACE OVER MARS--NIGHT
JDIV's ship begins making erratic movements of its own in an attempt to shake xyz's ship, which trails it from an almost unseeable distance.
The chaser appears to be more successful than the chasee.
INT. XYZ'S SHIP--NIGHT
All four occupants keep their eyes focused on either the airship far ahead of them or the radar screen.
PSEU
I wonder where they're taking them.
ALPAN
I bet they don't even know where they're going. They're
just going.
CHIZ
After that shootout at the guesthouse, there can't be too
much left of the Duckella clan for them to run to.
Chiz checks the map screen for a second.
CHIZ
Jesus. Looks like we're heading toward the Northern
frontier.
PSEU
"Original Mars." Holy shit...
ALPAN
What the hell is out there?
ARON
Red rocks... and more red rocks...
EXT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--DAWN
It's silent.
All the gunfire is gone.
Bodies and smoking vehicles lie all around the lawn.
Only three are left standing.
We see Sheriff Mucus, looking terribly weary.
We see PCB, appearing quite shellshocked.
We see Nick, very tired but evil as ever.
They stand about twenty meters apart from one another in a triangle, gunfire paths between them unobstructed, rifles and pistols still snugly in their hands, but all aimed toward the ground. They nervously eye one another, but nobody flinches.
The eerie silence continues for several seconds.
Just silence.
Then...
PCB
Well, dudes --
Sheriff Mucus starts screaming like a baby, drops his gun and runs off beyond the trees behind him into the morning darkness.
The other two watch him go, then turn their attention back to one another. After a moment, Nick cracks a wicked smile.
NICK
I wasn't born on Mars. I don't plan on dying here either.
PCB
Then your white ass better follow Mucus right on into the
woods.
NICK
Heh.
They spend a few more tense seconds sizing each other up.
Then both raise their guns rapidly at exactly the same time --
BLAM!
CUT TO BLACK.
FADE TO:
EXT. DUCKELLA GUEST HOUSE--DAY
An airship descends from the sky and lands on the lawn a few feet away from the house. The ground is littered with bodies as before -- black, Italian, star-chested, some of them still clutching their rifles.
The hatch of the airship opens and Jetlagomorph steps outside cautiously, rifle in hand, and surveys the area. He walks around from body to body until he gets to that of JDIII's.
Jetlagomorph's seen enough, so he puts his cell to his mouth.
JETLAGOMORPH
This is the Jetdaddy. Every motherfucker here is dead.
The whole goddamn forum is ours. Oh no bitch I did.
Jet laughs.
EXT. AIR SPACE ABOVE FRONTIER BORDER--DAWN
JDIV's air ship rips across the very visible border: suddenly all vegetation disappears and nothing but dry, red rock can be seen for miles and miles -- just like the pictures taken of Mars before settlement and terraforming.
INT. JDIV'S AIRSHIP--DAWN
The Pilot looks down at his instruments.
JDIV'S PILOT
We're running low on fuel. We should turn now -- we'll
have a hell of a time finding a fueling center in Original
Mars.
JDIV checks the radar instruments.
JDIV
Those bastards are still on our tail! We can't stop --
JDIV'S PILOT
We're going to have no choice, sir.
JDIV
Fuck this! Engage them -- engage them!
JDIV'S PILOT
But that's really going to deplete our fuel cells --
JDIV
Who gives a damn? Kill them!
EXT. AIR SPACE OVER ORIGINAL MARS--DAWN
JDIV's ship suddenly does a 180 and zooms toward xyz's ship, guns blasting away.
INT. XYZ'S SHIP--DAWN
Chiz appears to be performing some evasive actions as Pseu jumps to the front guns and Alpan run to the rear guns. Aron watches.
CHIZ
(to the women)
Clip the wings!
EXT. AIR SPACE OVER ORIGINAL MARS--DAWN
The two ships are in an intense dogfight.
JDIV's ship zooms over xyz's ship, which roars after it.
JDIV's ship zips up into the sky and roars back down, blasting dead on for xyz's ship, which takes a couple of minor hits before ducking out of the path of fire.
xyz's ship banks dangerously and wooshes after JDIV's ship, firing at the wings.
Both ships rip across the desert land, leaving huge trails of red dust. The sun is trying to rise on the horizon.
A huge building, right in the middle of nowhere, looms in the distance. As the fighting ships approach, it becomes obvious that it's another abandoned carbonate burner.
INT. JDIV'S SHIP--DAWN
Lights on the console are blinking like mad and going haywire.
SHIP COMPUTER (V.O.)
Low fuel. Low fuel.
JDIV'S PILOT
(to JDIV)
I warned you -- I've got to set 'er down!
JDIV grabs a couple of rifles as Aurora looks on in dread. He points ahead at the carbonate burner.
JDIV
They've probably got some reserves left in there!
JDIV'S PILOT
I don't know if we're going to make it that far!
SHIP COMPUTER (V.O.)
Extremely low fuel. Extremely low fuel.
EXT. AIR SPACE OVER ORIGINAL MARS--DAWN
JDIV's ship begins rapidly descending but not decelerating.
xyz's ship attempts to do the same thing and soon they're both flying almost parallel to the ground, some fifteen meters and falling above it. They've each practically stopped shooting as they rapidly approach the carbonate burner.
INT. JDIV'S SHIP--DAWN
The pilot snags his helmet from its holder and puts it on.
JDIV'S PILOT
Hold on! That's some rough terrain below!
JDIV and his men are already strapping the girls down and themselves into seats.
INT. XYZ'S SHIP--DAWN
Everyone's reading for a landing.
ALPAN
They aren't even slowing down!
CHIZ
Hang on, guys -- this could get ugly!
EXT. AIR SPACE NEAR CARBONATE BURNER--DAWN
JDIV's ship is feet above the ground and a light burn from the impending friction begins to heat up the bottom of the rapidly moving vehicle.
BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
The ship makes contact with the ground and sparks, fire and smoke begin engulfing the vehicle as the friction slows it down.
BLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Seconds later xyz's ship is doing the same thing and two huge red trails of smoke and dust begin ripping across the ground toward the carbonate burner.
Both ships are skidding across the rough terrain, on the verge of flipping, but slowing tremendously at the same time.
Finally JDIV's ship comes to a halt a few dozen meters from the front guard post of the carbonate burner. Heavy smoke continues to rise from its bottom.
xyz's ship stops similarly a very short while later, maybe fifty meters farther away from the carbonate burner.
The hatch of JDIV's ship opens and one of the guards steps out with his gun drawn on the motionless xyz ship. He begins firing at it while JDIV and a couple other guards plus the pilot lead the girls (in running fashion) toward the guard post.
Satisfied that his crew is safe, the firing guard begins running backwards toward the post himself, taking an occasional shot.
INT. XYZ'S SHIP -- DAWN
Pseu, Alpan and Chiz have their guns ready. Chiz looks at Aron.
CHIZ
You gonna fight with us?
ARON
(after a beat)
I don't know that I have much choice. Goddamn, I can't
believe I'm going to die over this bitch!
EXT. ORIGINAL MARS NEAR CARBONATE BURNER--DAWN
The hatch to xyz's ship finally opens, and Chiz scrambles out first, blasting at the Duckella guard.
Aron, Pseu and Alpan soon follow him out, each heavily armed and seeking protection as soon as they're in open terrain.
The Duckellas set themselves up behind the fence that surrounds the carbonate burner while JDIV keeps Aurora and Emerald in the guard post with him.
Aron, Chiz, Pseu and Alpan eventually split up behind large rocks a few meters past JDIV's ship. They interchangeably use the rocks and the ships as cover as they blast away at the fence and guard post.
The three Duckella guards and the pilot definitely have the defensive advantage behind the fence.
It becomes evident that they could probably stay there and shoot forever without serious possibility of being shot so long as they don't run out of ammo.
Aron takes a few more shots in that direction before swallowing hard and looking over at Chiz, who's hiding behind the closest large rock to him.
ARON
I just want to hear you admit one thing. Do you love this
girl?
Chiz doesn't even look like he finds this question at this time strange. But he does appear very sentimental as he takes some time to answer.
CHIZ
Yes.
Aron rises for a couple of seconds to take three more shots and quickly falls back down, just missing being shot.
ARON
You love her so much that you would crawl across a burning
desert for her?
Chiz is choking on a few tears and it takes a few seconds for him to get the words out.
CHIZ
Yes...
Aron takes another deep breath.
ARON
Then you best start crawling!
Aron jumps out from behind his rock and starts zigzagging across the desert, more or less in the direction of the building. Nearly everyone of both sides is stunned by the move.
CHIZ
What the -- what the hell are you doing?
But Aron's plan is working -- he's drawing all the fire, and he's in a perfect position to see the other guys.
He catches one Duckella in his sights and BLOWS his brains out.
Chiz finally catches on. He takes a deep breath, drops completely flat to the ground and crawls toward the building.
Pseu and Alpan rise up from their spots to light up the fence with machine gun-like fire.
BLAM!
Aron takes a blast to the side and he drops for a second but quickly scrambles back up and holds himself as he starts his zigzagging path toward the building again.
Chiz is almost halfway there, with those behind the fence completely oblivious to his presence, as his path is far away from Aron's.
BLAM!
Aron drops one of his guns as he loses a chunk in his left shoulder. He stumbles to the ground again but almost immediately picks himself up and keeps going and firing.
BLAM!
The pilot takes one in the chest and flops backward.
JDIV reloads and begins firing away haphazardly at Aron.
BLAM!
Alpan stumbles backwards as she takes a pop to the high shoulder herself. She plops onto the ground behind her rock but quickly gathers her wits and, wincing all the way, keeps firing with her good arm from behind the rock.
BLAM!
Aron somehow snags another Duckella, right through the throat. The Duckella drops all his weapons and tries to scream but blood just gurgles up through the huge wound.
BLAM!
Aron has to tumble to the ground and stay there for a couple of seconds this time because he took a hit to the upper thigh. He begins dragging himself across the red rocks -- his blood blends right in with the ground.
BLAM!
Pseu takes out the final fully functional Duckella guard. JDIV is all by himself, but he's got the most weapons, ammunition and the safest place and he's lighting up the frontier.
And now he's got the flopping Aron dead on in his sights.
BLAM!
Aron drops to the ground from upper body trauma. But he keeps firing at the guard post and crawling along the ground.
Pseu and Alpan are absolutely lighting up the guard post but JDIV isn't being touched.
And now he's got one perfect shot of the completely lame Aron in his sights. He's got his finger on the trigger and he's ready, he's ready, he's ready...
BLAM!
JDIV tumbles backwards in the guard post, dropping onto the floor and bleeding from the head.
Chiz had finally made it across the desert to the post and leaped up at just the right time to pull his trigger.
Chiz wheezes a couple of times before trying to kick in the door -- Aurora stands up and tries to open it best as she can with her hands tied behind her back.
When the door finally opens, she stumbles into his arms and he holds her tight, kissing her all over. Emerald is struggling to free herself as Pseu and Alpan cautiously come out of hiding and approach the building.
CHIZ
(to Aurora)
I love you... I'm such an idiot -- I -- I -- !
AUROA
I love you, too...
Suddenly Emerald, who's free, aims a gun seemingly at Chiz.
AURORA
Emerald, no -- !
BLAM!
Chiz and Aurora are still standing -- but the injured pilot, who had dragged himself and his gun behind Chiz, falls flat.
Chiz and Aurora look at both Emerald and the pilot for a second. They all take deep breaths as Emerald lowers the gun with a smirk.
Chiz limps toward Pseu and Alpan, who are kneeling beside Aron, while Aurora and Emerald tag close behind him.
When Chiz reaches Aron, he kneels down beside the body.
PSEU
(to Chiz)
He's dead.
CHIZ
Yeah...
He sniffs a little as Aurora wraps her arms around him.
INT. CARBONATE BURNER--DAY
Chiz, with the help of the girls, tosses the last Duckella body, JDIV's himself, into a burner. Aurora spits on the body.
Then they close the door and turn on the heat.
EXT. ORIGINAL MARS OUTSIDE CARBONATE BURNER--DUSK
A single carbonate burner stack puffs dark smoke into the air.
A grave sits halfway between the two ships.
Chiz pulls the bags of money out of xyz's heavily damaged ship. He drags two over to Alpan and Pseu and leaves them with the women. Then he drags the others over to Aurora and Emerald.
They all look around at the immense Martian desert that surrounds them, with nothing on any horizon but more desert.
EMERALD
So where are we going?
CHIZ
As far away from that goddamn war as we can get.
He grabs Aurora's hand and they walk off toward the Martian sunset. Emerald follows closely behind. Pseu and Alpan quickly catch up.
FADE OUT.
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