by Jon Spaihts
RAVEL
Guys!
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
RAY is lying on the ground looking up at the unseen creature. A long black, hairy and slimy tentacle like rod which has a very sharp pointy edge. Wrapped around this Tentacle are small see through greyish veins. It stabs into his chest. RAY screams out in agony. Seven more of these Tentacle like rods appear and stab down all over his body. RAY’S blood can be seen being sucked up through the tentacles veins. We can now see the back of the monsters head as it leans down and comes face to face with RAY. The back of it’s head is long, thick, slimy and hairy and shaped like a cigar.
EXT. PROMETHEUS. NIGHT
The Cargo Bay rises from the ground with the door still open. It is then attached to the Belly of the ship.
INT. CARGO BAY CORRIDOR. NIGHT
CHANCE and JOSHUA stand at each side of the Cargo Bay door. Both men have pistols. HOLLOWAY is now out of his wheelchair and is walking using a cane and MUDOW’S arm for support. SHAW stands next to them. VICKERS and a seemingly fit and healthy MILBURN have flame throwers and they are both standing next to FIFIELD, JANEK and RAVEL.
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
The door opens and CHANCE and JOSHUA storm inside with their pistols raised. They look around and find only blood stains on the floor. SHAW, MUDOW and HOLLOWAY appear at the doorway.
CHANCE then notices RAY; he is cocooned and dangling from the ceiling. As we look closer at him we can see a large hole in the centre of his face.
Suddenly there is a hissing and screeching noise and the large eight foot tall MONSTER jumps from the ceiling pipes and lands on the ground. It looks over at them. It has no eyes, nose or even mouth. It’s face looks like a closed human fist. It has eight long Tentacles, a large dragon like tail and eight strange spider like legs which resemble human like fingers.
It has four organic pipe like tubes on it’s back.
CHANCE
Kill it!
Both JOSHUA and CHANCE begin firing their pistols at it. The MONSTER scurries away and hides around the corner of one of the two Rovers. CHANCE and JOSHUA run to the Rover and split up. VICKERS and MILBURN enter with their flame throwers. JOSHUA walks around the side of the Rover and he is immediately attacked by the MONSTER. The eight Tentacles strike him everywhere around the chest and they pulls him forward toward the MONSTER. JOSHUA looks up at it in horror. The MONSTERS fist like face opens like a hand. The inside of the MONSTERS face looks like a female sexual organ with a small hole in the centre. SUDDENLY a hairy, slimy, black spike like hose appears from the hole. It shoots out from the hole like a bullet and strikes JOSHUA in the face with force.
CHANCE arrives behind the MONSTER and begins firing at it while yelling out. The MONSTER drops JOSHUA and turns to face CHANCE.
MILBURN arrives by CHANCE and pushes him out of the way. He then fires his flame thrower and the MONSTER is soon engulfed in flames. It screeches out in pain and pushes MILBURN out of the way and speeds for the open ramp and falls off the edge.
CHANCE rushes over to JOSHUA and checks his body.
CHANCE
Shit. Sorry buddy
MILBURN begins choking and falls to his knees.
SHAW and HOLLOWAY arrive at the side of the ROVER and stand over MILBURN. MILBURN begins screaming out in unearthly screeches. He lunges out at HOLLOWAY and throws him against the wall. He then hits SHAW causing her to fall to the ground. He then turns to CHANCE and runs for him.
MILBURN has CHANCE pinned to the ground and begins punching down hard smashing through CHANCE’S helmet smashing it. MILBURN hits CHANCE on the face more than a dozen times till CHANCE’S face and skull is flattened.
HOLLOWAY limps over to MILBURN and hits him on the HELMET smashing it. MILBURN lunges up at HOLLOWAY and pins him to the wall. MILBURN opens his mouth and his mutated tongue comes out. His tongue is long and brown with green dots. Suddenly the bottom of his chin rips open and MILBURN sticks the tongue into HOLLOWAY’S mouth and down his neck. HOLLOWAY begins choking. SHAW reaches for CHANCE’S pistol and aims it at MILBURN and begins firing. MILBURN roars as he backs away.
SHAW
Get out of here!
A gasping HOLLOWAY crawls away. SHAW fires several more shots but this time hitting MILBURN in the right side of his head blowing it off but he doesn’t die. He looks at SHAW before running toward her. immediately drops the pistol and climbs into the ROVER and closes the door.
INT. ROVER. NIGHT
SHAW screams in panic as something bangs against the door.
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
FIFIELD is standing next to the ROVER. He spots SHAW climbing into the cockpit.
FIFIELD
Shaw what’s happening?
SUDDENLY MILBURN appears on the roof of the ROVER and looks down at FIFIELD. It then jumps off the roof toward FIFIELD and lands on him pinning him to the ground. VICKERS arrives by them with her flame thrower.
VICKERS
Get back! Get away!
VICKERS points her flame thrower. JANEK rushes over to her.
JANEK
No! Fifields in the way! Vickers, DONT SHOOT!
VICKERS fires and the wall of burning hot flame engulfs both FIFIELD and MILBURN. FIFIELD rolls around screaming whilst the Monstrous MILBURN screeches out and runs over to the side of Rover and tries to climb up to get away from the fire. It then moves around the back of the Rover.
INT. ROVER. NIGHT
SHAW pulls back the lever and reverses the ROVER.
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
The rover reverses hitting MILBURN and running over his twisting turning body. She then hits the Rover into the other one. MILBURN crawls out of the ROVER and approaches the ramp. It is no longer on fire. It is however burnt and charred and it’s limbs are broken and mangled. It turns to face the ROVER. The ROVER speeds forward and hits MILBURN sending him flying backwards off from the ramp.
SHAW climbs out of the ROVER and joins the others and the 7 survivors meet each other in the centre of the room.
JANEK
We’ll bury the dead and then we’ll get out of here. Any objections?
SHAW
We can’t leave
JANEK
What?
SHAW
That thing, this alien or Terraformer. It’s going to take those weapons David was talking about back to Earth and kill everything. We have to stop it. You all have to stop it. It’s going to punish us
JANEK
Listen we can’t stop that thing. We don’t have any kind of weapons apart from a few flame throwers and a dozen pistols.
SHAW
Then we kill the pilot. We have to Janek, we don’t have a choice. Everything and everyone is in danger here. We have to kill it.
JANEK
Okay. We’ll kill it. What’s the plan?
SHAW
I’m going out. Any volunteers would be nice.
JANEK
I’m going
SHAW
No you need to stay here with the ship. David will you come with me?
DAVID
Yes
HOLLOWAY
I’ll come with you
SHAW looks over at HOLLOWAY and shakes her head.
SHAW
You can’t Holloway you’re too weak
HOLLOWAY
Don’t treat me like I’m some idiot Shaw. I may be crippled but I’m already dying and I know it. I’m not leaving this planet either way. I’m going
SHAW
Okay then. But grab a helmet Holloway. Janek? Take us down!
INT. CONTROL ROOM. NIGHT
RAVEL is alone in the control room.
INT. MESS HALL. NIGHT
VICKERS stands at the coffee machine and drinks a glass of milk.
INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT
MUDOW waves to the ROVER as it drives down the ramp.
EXT. PROMETHEUS. NIGHT
The ROVER exits the ship and begins driving through the near pitch black landscape.
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sp; INT. ROVER. NIGHT
SHAW is driving the vehicle. DAVID and HOLLOWAY are in the back.
INT. VICKERS ROOM. NIGHT
JANEK approaches the bag on the bed. He opens it and finds an URN inside. He then walks over to her laptop type device and switches it on. He leans forward and looks at something. Several moments later he stands up and his expression is enraged.
JANEK
Lying bitch!
He turns and leaves the room.
INT. CORRIDOR. NIGHT
JANEK presses and holds a button his collar.
JANEK
Ravel it’s Janek. Get your gun and meet me in the mess hall pronto
INT. MESS HALL. NIGHT
RAVEL rushes into the mess hall. He approaches a confused VICKERS.
VICKERS
What’s wrong?
RAVEL
The captain told me to meet him here with my weapon
VICKERS
Why?
JANEK’S voice can be heard coming from RAVEL’S suit.
JANEK
Ravel keep Vickers there! Don’t let her go. She’s dangerous
RAVEL frowns in confusion but as he looks up his eyes widen in shock. VICKERS stabs him with a knife several times. RAVEL falls to the ground screaming in pain as blood gushes out of his wounds. She grabs his pistol and stands over him. She fires two rounds into him killing him. JANEK then enters the room but before he can raise his weapon she shoots him four times. He falls to the ground gasping in pain. She walks past him.
INT. LOCKER ROOM CORRIDOR. NIGHT
VICKERS is still dressed in her skin tight blue Weyland suit as she runs through the corridor. She takes of her top as she reaches a door.
INT. LOCKER ROOM. NIGHT
Inside Vickers rushes over to a Chrysler suit.
EXT. DERELICT. DAWN
The rover stops just at the belly of the craft. DAVID, HOLLOWAY and SHAW climb out and approach the craft. The sun is rising and the atmosphere has now risen. Dawn has arrived.
INT. CARGO BAY. DAWN
VICKERS enters the cargo bay with her flame thrower. MUDOW waves as she greets her. VICKERS has a large bag over her shoulder. She aims the flame thrower at MUDOW.
VICKERS
I’m sorry. I’m so sorry
MUDOW screams and holds out her hands in mercy.
MUDOW
Vickers no!
VICKERS fires and MUDOW is then engulfed in flames. She falls to her knees and screams out a blood curling cry.
INT. DERELICT CORRIDOR. DAWN
SHAW leads the trio through the narrow but tall corridor. All three of them eventually arrive at a doorway and DAVID is the first to enter.
INT. CARGO BAY CORRIDOR. DAWN
VICKERS enters one of the Sarcophagus type capsules and hits a button.
EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAWN
The Cargo Bay begins lowering to the surface.
INT. DERELICT CONTROL ROOM. DAWN
This large oval shaped room is almost identical to the Temple except it’s smaller. It had over a hundred small URNS; each with a small circular eye facing each other. A giant TERRAFORMER head monument is in the centre of the room and it is exactly identical to the one from the temple but this one is much smaller.
SHAW
What is this place? It looks like the one we already found
DAVID
This is different
HOLLOWAY
I’m getting readings of energy in here
DAVID turns to face HOLLOWAY whom is looking at the device in his hands.
DAVID
What kind of energy?
HOLLOWAY
My god! It’s antimatter!
EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAWN
The second ROVER drives out of the ship and speeds through the landscape.
INT. MESS HALL CORRIDOR. DAWN
JANEK coughs up blood and crawls through the corridor.
INT. DERELICT CONTROL ROOM. DAWN
DAVID looks back at the monument and walks up to it and touches it. SHAW walks over to DAVID.
SHAW
David how can we destroy this thing?
DAVID
I don’t know. I really don’t
DAVID turns to face SHAW but his gaze zooms past her toward HOLLOWAY whom is standing at the doorway. SHAW turns around also. HOLLOWAY looks back at them in confusion before turning around also. He begins to gasp in fear and takes several steps backwards as he looks up at something.
The Terraformer, unmasked and not wearing it’s suit
looks down at HOLLOWAY. It’s face and head is almost human but at the same time looks nothing like a human. It’s large oval black eyes are sunk deep into the sockets and doesn’t seem to blink. It has a nose resembling a Boxer’s nose. It’s mouth is small and thin. It’s pale white face and balding head has weird markings and the 13 foot tall Alien looks right into HOLLOWAY’S eyes. HOLLOWAY begins gasping in pain and falls to his knees holding his ears and his eyes close tightly and he frowns and groans in pain.
DAVID
Kill it!
SHAW runs to the centre of the room with her flame thrower aimed at the Terraformer. The Terraformer picks up HOLLOWAY by the throat and steps deep into the room and it keeps it’s eyes locked on SHAW’S.
SHAW immediately lowers her weapon and looks at the Beings eyes in awe.
DAVID
Shaw what are you waiting for?
The Terraformer drops HOLLOWAY and steps back toward the doorway but never let’s it’s eyes leave that of SHAW’S. SHAW begins shaking and groaning in pain with her eyes shut tight. She screams!
SHAW
There is a god!
The Terraformer very slowly moves it’s head side to side.
SHAW
You’re wrong! You’re not my god! No!
DAVID
Shaw! Kill it!
SHAW
It’s inside my head!
DAVID looks around before looking down at his Pick Axe. SHAW’S expression is now in shock and merciful. She brings up the flame thrower and turns slightly to HOLLOWAY whom is struggling to stand up. Her eyes never leave that of the Terraformers but her body and weapon point toward a now confused HOLLOWAY.
SHAW begins shedding tears.
SHAW
No! please don’t do it!
The Terraformer gives a slight unnerving smile.
HOLLOWAY
Elizabeth? What are you doing? Elizabeth?
SHAW
No!
HOLLOWAY then backs up against the wall and holds his hands out in mercy. SHAW screams as she squeezes the trigger. HOLLOWAY lets out a blood cur;ling scream as the wall of fire from her weapon blasts HOLLOWAY engulfing him in fire.
HOLLOWAY
Elizabeth!!
HOLLOWAY screams and makes unearthly yells and howls as he falls to his knees in fire. He then falls face first into the ground and doesn’t make another noise.
Suddenly DAVID armed with the Pick Axe lunges out at the Terraformer and strikes it in the right arm.
The Terraformer makes no noise or facial expression.
It’s control over SHAW is now over. SHAW falls to her knees and begins weeping over what she was forced to do. The Terraformers blood sprays out of the wound and DAVIDS entire right hand is then covered in the greenish yellow blood and not before long his hand begins to melt. The Terraformer grabs DAVID by the neck and lifts him high up in the air. It then throws him to the ground and it’s right leg lifts up and stamps down hard into DAVIDS chest crushing right through into the ground beneath DAVID. White fluid explodes from DAVIDS mouth, nostrils, ears and even leaks out from his eyes. His voice is now distorted and almost computerised.
DAVID
Shaw! Run!
SHAW runs right past the Terraformer and into the corridor. The Terraformer turns and follows her.
INT. DERELICT CORRIDOR. DAWN
SHAW sprints through the corridor and puts on her helmet in the process.
INT. DERELICT CORRID
OR. DAWN
SHAW is running through this dark bone shaped and slimy corridor. The only light is that from her suit and flame thrower. She stops and turns and fires her weapon unleashing a wave of fire down the corridor. She then turns and continues running.
INT. ORRERY. DAWN
The Terraformer walks to the front of the Platform and touches the device. It then walks around the platform as the Sarcophagus’s rise and in the centre a large chair with a large ‘cannon’ type mechanism rises from the ground.
INT. DERELICT CONTROL ROOM. DAWN
The Terraformer head monument begins making loud clicking and clonking noises. The URNS begin to turn to face each other and then suddenly blue beams of light shoot out from the URNS and within seconds all of the beams are connected to one another.
INT. ORRERY. DAWN
The Terraformer now wearing it’s skeletal biomechanoid suit and Helmet approaches the chair and climbs into. The Hose like trunk on it’s mask is then connected to the large ‘cannon’ mechanism in front of it and it’s entire suit and helmet is then attached to the chair as if it were ‘APART’ of the chair.
It touches the panel in front of it.
INT. DERELICT CONTROL ROOM. DAWN
The monuments eyes and mouth light up blue and a Hologram of Earth rises from the small circular platform in the centre of the room. A weak near destroyed DAVID spits his white blood before reaching for a button on his collar.
DAVID
Elizabeth it’s preparing to take it’s cargo to Earth. Do what you have to do and do it now
EXT. DERELICT. DAWN
SHAW jumps from the entrance of the ship and onto the ground. She begins running from the craft and holds the button on her collar.
SHAW
Janek can you hear me?
INT. PROMETHEUS CONTROL ROOM
JANEK feebly crawls up and sits at his control seat. He answers the call.
JANEK
I can hear you?
SHAW
It’s the space ship. It’s going to leave. It’s destination is Earth. We were wrong, we were so wrong. You have to stop it. No matter what happens to us, you have to stop it. Or everyone and everything on Earth will die. YOU HAVE TO STOP IT!
JANEK
I got it
JANEK frowns and nods his head.
JANEK
No matter what!
He makes his way to RAVELS controls and sits by it. He punches in commands.
EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAWN