This original picture is Copyright 2004 by Universal Studios. Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Transcript Opening scene: The skiff. The alarm is blaring. Flash to the front controls then to the side wall. Red lights blink throughout. Computer Hull breach contained. Engines operating at 170% capacity. Close up on the front control station reveals that every warning light there is red and franticly blinking for attention. Bounce to the gauges showing them revving nearly off the charts. A finger flips a red switch next to a blue light before depressing the middle switch of three bringing all of them online. The green light above it comes on. Pull back to show a bald figure in goggles – Riddick — at the pilot’s station rapidly working a series of switches at the center panel of the controls. Continue pulling back as the dialogue continues. The pull back reveals a slender girl dressed in boy’s clothing — Jack - on the right side and a dark skinned man — Imam - on the left. Both are watching the pilot and the controls with alarm. Computer Engine and hull failure imminent under current parameters. The skiff’s alarms continue to blare in the background as another shot of the gauges illustrate the engine’s struggling effort. There is a shot of Riddick’s hand working the levers for acceleration. A view of the outside of the ship shows that the skiff’s wing has been punctured by a grapple-like device connected to a cable as the following voice-over plays: Jack A lot of questions, whoever we run into. Could even be… a merc ship. Pull back to show a much larger brass and silver ship that is hauling the skiff toward itself via the cable. The ship, the Kubla Khan, literally dwarfs the skiff. Back inside Imam fingers his prayer beads as Jack stares wide eyed at Riddick. Computer Critical systems failure in five seconds. Four seconds. Three seconds. Pan to the pilot as he begins to power down the skiff. His face is a mass of intense concentration with only his eyes hidden. Computer Two seconds. One second. The ship goes dark and Riddick places his hands together. He drums his fingers together and looks back at Jack as he talks. Riddick First you’re a boy, then you’re a girl, and now you’re a psychic. Careful what you wish for, Jack. Jack smiles at him sweetly then turns her attention to the voice blaring overhead. Junner Unidentified craft, state your purpose and contents. Move back out of the skiff revealing the two ships still linked by the cable and zoom in on the inside of the Kubla Khan panning as the voice speaks again. People are busy at work clearly linked into the ship via their uniforms. Junner Unidentified craft, state your purpose and contents. Focus in on a tall, dark haired fellow dressed in a lab coat type outfit. He is clearly in command of this busy control room. Pan from his black boots, up his lean form and his angular face as he speaks again, sounding rather annoyed. Junner Unidentified craft, state your purpose and contents. Back in the skiff Riddick finally answers. But as he does so the workers set to analyzing his voice patterns. As they search Riddick’s record comes up as a match. Junner’s reply comes as he looks over the record and attempts to verify it. Riddick Name’s Johns. My ship got scrapped on a transport run. The only other survivors from the whole mess are with me. Outside of that we got nothing. Junner Tell me, Mr. Johns, what brings you to this lonely corner of space? Riddick I’m a bounty hunter. Junner Then it appears we have something in common. Junner finally zeros in on a confirmed match and watches the bounty tabulate to 1.126.000 UD’s. He turns and looks at a white robed female figure sitting in a gold throne-like chair. It nods one time. Junner turns back to his crew. Junner Bring them in. The internal gears begin pulling the cable up and drawing the skiff inside. Jack looks up at the top of the skiff and gasps. Jack They’re reelin’ us in. The huge docking bay at the front of the Kubla Khan opens as the skiff approaches and swallows it up with a finality to it’s clang. Pan by the side of the larger ship as it continues on it’s course like a giant fish that has caught dinner but is still on the hunt. Inside the docking bay huge clamps grip the skiff by the wings. Man on Speaker Ship is secure in Bay 3. Inside the skiff, which is now dark, Riddick flicks on a lighter. It takes two tried to get a flame. He lights a cutting torch and puts the heat against the fire sensor. Imam watches with rapt attention at the cleverness of the maneuver. Jack No offense, but I don’t think that’s gonna cut it against whatever it is that’s coming for us. The Kubla Khan’s internal sensors scoop out the ship, feeding data to the control room. Currently three sources of heat register. But as they watch the life signs mysteriously vanish… Junner Report. Control room worker one Two heat signatures. Adult. But there’s some residual as well. Could be a juvenile. More likely burn-off from the engines. Junner Find out. In the skiff Riddick continues to apply the heat to the fire sensors… Riddick Hold your breath. Back to the control room… Control room worker 1 Running a tighter sweep… Wait a minute. Junner What is it? Control room worker 1 It’s the sweep. According to what I’m getting, they’re gone. Junner Gone? Control room worker 1 Nothing inside that ship’s putting out heat anymore. How that’s possible--? Junner Grrr… Open to feet walking on the top left side of a curved passageway. The bottoms of the boots have magnets that allow the walker to grip the metallic surface. Pull back to reveal that the walker is Junner. At equal distances apart are two other men. Clearly these fellows are mercs, and they are mean looking. More walk behind also in groups of three set at distances apart so that the fourth wave of them completes the circle leaving no gaps. Of these bounty hunters about a third are female and they look as tough as the men. All are armed to the hilt. Junner walks up to two who guard the door, a woman with an eye patch and a squinty-eyed man holding a cig in the corner of his mouth. Junner Anything? Male guard No sir. No one’s been in or out of this bay since I locked it down myself. Zero atmosphere. Pull back to reveal the sheer size of the bay that shrinks the round window to a pinpoint. Junner Pressurize. Air hisses into the space as the male merc guarding the door works the controls. Male guard We’ve got O-2, sir. It’s thin, but you’ll be able to breathe it. Green for breach. Junner Earn your keep. The entire wall turns to reveal an opening and the mercs move out into the bay fanning out in all directions to give even coverage to the skiff. One of the mercs drops a bullet that Junner catches as he speaks. He returns the ammo with a disapproving glance. The camera scans the inside of the bay showing the mercs in position around the skiff as he ends his speech. Junner There is a man inside this vessel who is something far worse… than anyone here has ever encountered. Should you survive this day, it is one you will remember for the rest of your life. Do not underestimate the importance of such a thing. Begin. The single merc still in the hall with him runs forward to get momentum enough to glide through the gravity- less bay and reach the skiff’s door. He’s off target and alights on one of the clamps before springing to the wing and dropping down to his goal. Now upside down, he proceeds to set a device on the door that allows him to break into the skiff’s controls to unlock the door. Mercs ready their rifles on the target. Junner waves more of the forward as the fellow works to break the code keeping the door locked. Once the correct code is found the merc sets the door to unlock and begins to back away out of the line of fire. But there is so much pressure built up inside the skiff that the foam from Riddick’s setting off the fire sensors explodes outwards blowing some mercs back and sucking in the three unlucky ones who were still too close. They scream in surprise. The foam settles into a sphere. The lockpicker bobs to the surface with a grunt. He pulls a blob of the stuff off his head and sniffs it. Lockpicker Extinguishing foam? Junner registers alarm. It’s a trap. Junner Fall back! Everyone fall back! Mercs begin hustling away from the tan-gray blob. Those caught inside begin attempting to swim out of it. Mercs caught at its edge scream as the tan foam turns red from their blood… Others stare in horror as they struggle to get to safety. The female mercs situated at the edge level their guns at the scene having stayed in the safe zone to begin with. Junner stares at the scene. Junner He has to breathe sometime. Another male merc levels his gun at the backside of the sphere as Jack’s face skims the surface just long enough to catch a breath of air. She takes a hasty gasp and ducks back inside as the merc opens fire on her location. Imam breaks through the underside for his own lung full of air and ducks back just before bullets begin flying liberally through the foam. His friends in danger, Riddick springs from the foam, cutting down two mercs mid-flight and kicking a third into the back wall as he lands on a ledge. Without a pause he barrels into two more who were firing on Imam’s location downing them with fatal ease. He grabs one of their guns and sprays the female merc’s location with it before jamming the stock into another merc’s throat. He tosses the weapon aside, slashes another merc’s throat and rushes up a ramp-like structure after still another fellow with a rifle. He stabs him in the stomach before turning his body around to use it as a shield. Junner You certainly know how to make an entrance. Riddick glances his way, ducks and heads toward another merc. Meanwhile Jack pops out of the foam and grabs a rifle off a body floating nearby. Jack That’s nothing, scarecrow. He’s gonna kick your ass so hard— She’s pulled back into the foam before bullets rip her apart. Junner quirks an eyebrow. Mercs scream around him as Riddick continues to kill them without mercy. Junner has his target. The killer’s weak spot. He pushes off as Jack emerges from the foam at another point and kicks her to the ground. She screams with the surprise and the impact and raises her hands as he levels his gun at her forehead. The gun has a sword sheathed to it. Junner I think not. What do you say? Junner looks over at Riddick who has the only other living merc pinned to the ground with his hand choking his neck and his shiv at the ready. Bodies float in the air behind him. Riddick Call off your lap dog, before his trying to impress you gets him killed. Riddick lets the merc struggle for life as he turns his attention skyward toward the person running the show – Antonia Chillingsworth. Camera pans up toward the white robed figure standing up above them. Chillingsworth Am I so obvious? Riddick Call it what you want, but tell him to stand down, now. The scene shifts to show Jack on her back looking up at the sharp point pressing into the skin on her forehead. Up above them Chillingsworth’s robe folded back behind her revealing an alluring outfit that hints at cybernetic enhancement. She spoke as she revealed herself, taking on a somewhat casual air as she assumed full command of the situation. Riddick snarled at her as she spoke. Chillingsworth You’ll have to excuse Junner’s excitement. It sometimes makes him a touch… quick. Though I can’t say I blame him. You see, he’s just heard so much about you, Riddick. Yes, I know your name. Quite a bit more about you, I think. Riddick Careful. You may find what you’re digging for. Chillingsworth I’m willing to share, of course, but I must ask that you surrender your weapon… before any more of my apparently overpaid associates… come to an untimely end. The camera pans over the floating bodies and the blobs of blood scattered through the bay as she speaks. Then it returns to Riddick. Riddick Mmmm. Not gonna happen. Chillingsworth No? She signals to Junner who turns his attention back to Jack and squeezes the trigger a hair tighter. Jack shakes in fear and squeezes her eyes closed. Riddick The girl — is nothing to me. Chillingsworth Then enlighten me. Why would a stone-cold killer such as yourself go to all the trouble of keeping the likes of her alive? Unless, of course, you’ve grown attached. Jack looked over at Riddick and Imam stuck his head out of the foam as well. Riddick kept his attention on the woman above him until he sensed Jack watching him. Then he looked back at her and took stock of Junner’s grip on his weapon. Riddick She’s a cover story, nothing more. You shoot her now, and you’ll be saving me the trouble. Chillingsworth Then I have your blessing. Junner squeezed down on the trigger. Jack whimpered and tears squeezed their way out of her eyes. Riddick grunted and threw his shiv in such a way that it forced Junner’s rifle up and away from Jackie’s head. Chillingsworth turned and walked away as she spoke. Chillingsworth Maybe I know more about you than you do yourself. Riddick Now just ain’t the time. Riddick stood and crushed the merc’s throat with his heel before twisting his leg and breaking the man’s neck. Chillingsworth Lock them down. We’re done here. Junner lifted his gun to reveal a blood drop on Jack’s forehead. Mercs filed in to carry out the order. Blink to Junner standing behind Chillingsworth. As she speaks the camera pans down to show Riddick, Imam, and Jack being rounded up and moved out under armed guard. Jack is carried out by the back of her shirt. Junner My apologies. Chillingsworth You know how worthless those are to me. You did well. People die in this line of work, Junner. A handful of men? A small price to pay. Junner What will you do with him? Chillingsworth Slowly, Junner. Have Riddick brought to my conservatory. I’ve something beautiful in mind. And Junner, unfreeze some more mercs. The skiff is expelled out into space like worthless trash. It hits the engine housing of the Kubla Khan and deflects off another direction. Inside Riddick, strapped down to a immobilizing table, Imam and Jack are led down a long hall under the escort of five mercs. Imam Have you ever seen anything like this before? Riddick Merc ships? Plenty. Just trying to figure out how it all goes together. The camera shows that the hall is lined with filled cryo-tubes. Imam It is a plantation operation. A boat like this loads up at port, signs on as many men as it can hold, then goes out for months, sometimes years at a time. However long it takes to fill their stores. Riddick Except a merchant rig’s usually harvesting ore, maybe crops, not people. Imam Captured bounties on one side, contracted manpower on the other. Jack Just add heat. Riddick You know a lot about this shit… For a holy man. Imam I hear things. Riddick Must be a special kind of desperate dick signs on to this. Camera focuses in on the merc walking next to Jack. He rifle-butts Riddick in the face. Pig Merc Shut up! Riddick You’re the exception, of course. For you it’s life experience. The group reaches the end of the hall. Waiting there is more mercs. Jack So, what’s the plan? It’s not like we haven’t gotten out of worse. The way I see it, we can take these jerks when — hey! A redheaded man grabs Jack by the shoulder. Merc 2 This is where we get off princess. Merc 3 You too, preacher. Imam I will pray. Riddick Not for me. Riddick is wheeled off on way and Jack and Imam are taken the other. Merc 2 Let’s go! Jack I won’t leave without you, Riddick! I’ll find you! Camera focuses on Riddick as he’s wheeled away. His face shows that he’s worried that Jack will find a way to do just as she promises and will get herself killed in the process. The scene fades out. Fade in. The room is cool toned. The light is blue. Twisted forms of human parody form an eerie backdrop to the otherwise sterile room. The group of mercs wheels in Riddick. Junner is waiting. Junner Set him down and leave. They release him from the holding table and wheel it away. Riddick is left cuffed at the top of the stairs. He pops his neck and walks forward down the glowing steps. As he reaches the ground he realizes that the shapes he’s seeing are formed by individual figures, including the massive cone in the center of the chamber. Other forms adorn the area as well, all of the human, most of them twisted. Junner stands waiting for his approach. The dark haired man gestures for Riddick to precede him further into the room. The second figure in catches Riddick’s attention and he stops for a closer look. He notices that the male figure looks very life-like. Riddick Hmm. Riddick looks down at the plaque beneath the male stature. It reads “Killer of men FURYA”. The form is nude and oddly it compels him to touch it. He reaches his finger for it’s lip and gets licked. Riddick The hell – Chillingsworth sets down her wine and moves over to the door. The Furyan male looks her direction and Riddick’s attention is drawn that way too. Junner slams something into Riddick’s neck sending him to his knees. He gets a twisted grin. Riddick All right. Now you have my attention. Chillingsworth A necessary precaution. You attempt anything uncivilized — killing me, for instance — I detonate the explosive charge Junner’s just implanted and sleep very well tonight. Walk with me. Riddick You’re not putting me on a pedestal. Chillingsworth No. Of course not. You’re strictly for my private collection. The camera moves in towards the cone in the center of the room and pans over the many figures in it. Blink to elsewhere on the Kubla Khan. A female merc in a green and gray environ-suit walks down a darkened hall. She signals the sequence to de-ice the first of the mercs she’s been ordered to wake up. A confirmation request, “revive: Toombs?” pops up. She answers it with a yes. The machinery sets to work retrieving his cryo-tube. The fellow is ejected into a de-lousing chamber before he’s fully aware and lands on his knees with a grunt. He charges the glass… Toombs Miss me? She steps back and collects herself before telling the chamber to delouse him. Toombs Mmm. Fresh as a daisy. She inserts his gear. Female commander Suit up and report. Must be something big, them taking you off ice after what you pulled. Toombs Sister, I certainly aim to find out. Toombs pulls his gun and looks at it with relish. Back in the conservatory Chillingsworth and Riddick are walking with Junner following behind. The camera goes from following the trio to moving through the cyan-lit figures around them. Riddick Hmm. Okay. You go through all the trouble to catch these guys, and this is what you do with them. Chillingsworth You’re missing the point. Riddick What point? You got a million U.D.’s standing around collectin’ dust. Camera settles in on Chillingsworth as she gestures to individual forms and fondles a pair of rather twistedly posed individuals. Then the camera pans around the room again before settling back on the trio. Chillingsworth You underestimate their value, Riddick. They are priceless. Each, at one time, the most wanted man or woman in the known universe. The number of lives ended at the hands of those living and breathing in this room is incalculable. Riddick Ain’t what I’d call living. Camera again starts on Chillingsworth who is enraptured by one of the more handsome males in her collection. She has her hands on his face. As she speaks the camera moves inside him illustrating that she is telling the horrific truth in the matter. As it moves through the man it exits the way it entered revealing the torment etched on the man’s face before shimmering into blood red drapes. The camera shows Riddick and Junner following Chillingsworth into another area with even more twisted “statues”. Chillingsworth finally stops at a curtained off circular platform and turns to watch Riddick walk up. Chillingsworth Just the same, I assure you they are all very much alive. Each one sustained in a form of cryo so profound… that seconds seem weeks… and to blink an eye is a day’s work. The brain, however, continues to function unimpeded. The mind continues to think and feel, swarming with whatever dark thoughts it’s trapped alone with, as it will be for hundreds of years. So much more fitting a fate than dropping them off at the nearest slam. Here, they are appreciated for what they truly are, transformed into objects on par with their lives’ work. And why? Because I gave them the audience they so desperately desired, the recognition they bought with the blood of others. I understood their actions, stripped free of moral convention. Don’t you see? They’re something greater now, Riddick. Something more than they ever were before. -- Art. Riddick Lady, your taste sucks. Chillingsworth I expected as much. Junner. Camera shows that Junner has been watching everything carefully. At Chillingsworth’s order he lifts a remote control and hits the button to raise the curtains. The curtains rise to reveal a pit. The edge of the platform is guarded by two mercs, including the piggish fellow. The pit is lit in blood red bands of light that run around the walls. Riddick stares out at it until Chillingsworth walks up to him. He turns to look at her. Chillingsworth You see, Riddick, there is a fundamental difference between you and I. Riddick Yeah. You’re a psychopath. She places her hands on his face. Chillingsworth You don’t appreciate art. But I believe the reason for this is something very different than you or anyone else might think. You’re an artist. He shakes her hands off and gives her a look like she’s crazy. Riddick I’ve been called a lot of things in my day. That ain’t one of ‘em. Chillingsworth You make art, Riddick, not analyze it. You shape it with your own hands, carve it from flesh and bone. But a man like you does not understand such a thing by being lectured. You must experience it. Chillingsworth gestures to Junner who turns off the overhead lights bathing everything in a blood-red glow. Riddick glances out into the pit and knows he’s in deep trouble. Riddick Oh, shit. He walks out to the edge and the camera pulls back to reveal Imam and Jack balanced on large globes, suspended by their necks with their hands cuffed. The angle changes to the floor showing that Riddick is at least 10 feet above them. Jack glances up. A crazy pattern highlights the floor. Jack I said I’d find you, didn’t I? Camera bounces to Riddick, Chillingsworth and Junner up on the ledge. Chillingsworth leisurely moves about the space as she speaks, finally gesturing toward the pit. Riddick What do you want? Chillingsworth To watch you work. I’ve spent the latter half of my life observing fantastic things— The work of terrible men, men such as yourself — but it’s always after the fact when the moment of bloody creation is cold and passed. That changes now. Junner hits another control to open double doors at the far side of the lower room. Jack is shown watching them open. She shows her fear. Imam grits his teeth. Back on the ledge Chillingsworth reclines like she’s at an ancient feast. Chillingsworth I need to see it, Riddick. I need to see it with my own eyes as it happens. Riddick I get outta there alive, you’ll see it again… Riddick walks up as she turns her attention to a glass of wine and bends into her personal space with menace. Riddick this close. But she is not frazzled by his threat and moves in even closer only to tease his chin with his shiv. He lifts his head and glares at her before straightening up. She tosses the weapon to the floor as she speaks. Chillingsworth No, Riddick. I want your masterpiece. An artist is nothing without his instrument. He turns to retrieve it. As he walks over to the blade Junner steps between Riddick and his mistress. Riddick turns to Junner. Riddick When we meet again, I’m gonna bury this in your eye. Camera lifts and focuses on Riddick following his hands as he lifts his goggles and slowly opens his eyes to show them shimmering in the faint reddish light. The camera then flashes over to Junner, who is shown in Riddick’s purplish vision. Junner points to the pit. Riddick turns to the task at hand. Chillingsworth Let him in. The mercs walk forward and Riddick lets one behind him. Then he spins downing the piggish merc with a kick to the head. He retains his movement and guts the skinny merc who is lifting his gun as the piggish one gets back to his feet. The merc rushes Riddick in anger knocking them both over the edge into the pit. Riddicik twists the fall so that the merc lands first with the shiv at his throat. But instead of killing him Riddick gets to his feet and moves away. Chillingsworth sets down the control for the explosive implant and picks up her opera glasses. Chillingsworth Go ultraviolet. The light changes from blood-red to purple… but only for Chillingsworth, Junner, and Riddick. The image shown is of Riddick’s back. Two colored blobs of light slowly take on scary shapes as Riddick watches them. Shift to Imam’s face, then over to Jack. Pull back to show Riddick still focused on the glows. Imam I was on a pilgrimage. Just a pilgrimage. Jack This is bad, huh? Riddick Give it a minute. Camera shows his vision. A multi-tentacled creature with a brain like structure spinning at its center is visible. Pull back to show that there are two of them. Riddick (softly) Imam, pray. Riddick turns sideways as the creatures advance on him. Their colors darken as they go into attack mode. The merc begins getting to his feet. He is much closer to the creatures than Riddick is. The closer creature takes a swipe at the man with a tentacle that goes invisible in the dark as it moves. Gunfire sprays the path where the appendage had been. It hits nothing. The merc lowers his gun and gapes at the emptiness for a split second before the creature snares him with all four glowing arms and pulling him in. He screams and shoots the ceiling. As he does so the creature injects him and he swells, bursting into glowing goo. As Imam, Jack, and Riddick watch the second creature zeros in on the other low target – Riddick. But Riddick is not an easy catch. He dodges. He cuts back. He catches a tentacle and holds on. The creature flicks him off into the sphere that Jack is balanced atop. She screams and begins to strangle before Imam rolls his sphere over and under her feet. The pair grabs each other in fear. Riddick gets back to his feet. The creature comes at him and he swings his shiv with a well-timed blow. It’s enough to get the creature to back away. Riddick advances with a series of blocks, pressing his advantage. Imam and Jack watch the eerie and deadly display but the second creature is onto them. It advances and raises its tentacles to attack. Imam and Jack cringe, grab the rope attached to their collars, and push the globe into the creature to push it away from both them and Riddick. Riddick hears the gagging, turns and dodges the first creature, jumps on the back of the second creature, and cuts them down. The three land with a hard thud. Riddick Get her on her feet. Imam I cannot see! Riddick You don’t want to. Riddick is watching the two creatures advance on them. They threaten with their tentacles. But Riddick is like a snake charmer, smoothly weaving his body against their rather regular attack pattern. The creature shot forward with its stinger and Riddick thrust his shackle into the path. The chains shattered. He pointed his shiv at it. Riddick You wanna go? Let’s go. It slung a tentacle at him and he handily slices it off. The two creatures pause. The camera jumps to Chillingsworth’s eyes as she watches the fight. Chillingsworth Beautiful, beautiful creature. The camera pulls back to show Junner also watching. Junner Shrill are an exquisite species. Chillingsworth I’m talking about the man. Back in the pit Riddick watches the uninjured creature’s attempt to protect the injured one. The pair moves in perfect counterpoint to each other. He focuses on them ready for their next move. Jack They’re gonna kill him! Jack tries to move to Riddick’s defense and Imam pulls her back. Riddick stands coiled for action… waiting. The two creatures move apart and he steps back defensively. The pair of shrill go dark. Camera moves to Jack. She is listening, watching… She hears the injured shrill before Riddick. Her gasp sets him into motion and he barrels a sphere into it before cutting it in half. Riddick is surprised that it goes down. In his distraction he turns his back to look at it. Riddick Huh? Jack No! Jack screams the warning as Riddick turns to see the other shrill nearly on him. Imam struggles to keep Jack back. The shrill catches Riddick by the arms and immobilizes him. Jack watches in panic and horror before getting free. She runs forward, picks up the fallen tentacle and whips it around the shrill’s ‘neck’ that leads to its stinger. It flips her away like a toy but she lands near Riddick’s blade. The shrill readies itself to inject its captive… And Riddick moves in such a way that it cuts its own tentacle off. Jack Riddick? Jack picks up Riddick’s shiv and he reaches his hand to catch it as she throws. Riddick Here! It is a solid catch. He cuts his other hand free and the shrill rears its stinger back. Riddick whips the tentacle around his arm into the center of the creature ant allows it to pull him in. With a bright flash of light the fight is over. The room goes dark. As the lights come back on clapping mars the silence. Jack is curled on her side. Imam and Riddick are both kneeling. Riddick drops his head and slips his goggles into place. He stands. Chillingsworth and Junner are watching from the balcony. The camera moves to her as speaks. Chillingsworth Bravo! The grace, the expression, the sheer violence of it. Exquisite. Back in the pit… Imam and Jack are both looking up toward Chillingsworth like she is nuts. Riddick is angered, but he sees an opportunity… Riddick Give — Imam What? Riddick Give me the knife. Imam reaches for the shiv buried in the shrill corpse. Chillingsworth is wrapped up in her own gushing review of the battle. Chillingsworth Such a complete and thorough performance. It leaves only one question. Camera flashes back to Imam who is holding the blade and pans over to Jack. Jack I got a feeling you’re not gonna like it. Back to Chillingsworth, a close up of her eyes as they close. The camera shows a shot of Imam tossing Riddick the shiv then it goes back to Chillingsworth. Chillingsworth How will I ever have you mounted to do it justice? Camera back to Riddick. He grimaces and raises the blade to his own neck. Chillingsworth What are you – No! The scene shows Riddick from the back, shiv at the ready. Chillingsworth realizes suddenly that he’s going for the explosive charge implanted in his neck. Riddick begins digging the charge out as Jack watches with alarm. Chillingsworth turns and dives for her remote. Jack looks nauseous as Riddick’s fingers emerge holding the tiny mechanical octopus like device. Chillingsworth fumbles for her remote before getting a grip on it. Jack You gonna keep that? Chillingsworth Looks like you’ll have to be an abstract piece. But Riddick is fast on his feet. He throws the explosive. Riddick Down! Now! Jack and Imam dive for cover. Riddick turns and runs a few steps before Chillingsworth detonates the charge blowing a large hole in the wall with the exact device she intended on killing Riddick with. The explosion knocks Riddick flat. Chillingsworth watches from the ledge fuming in anger, waiting for the smoke to clear. Junner approaches. Down on the pit floor, Jack pulls Riddick to his feet with a grunt. He groans as he comes to. Imam dodges for the hole. Chillingsworth realizes that her ‘art’ is escaping. Her anger knows no bounds. Chillingsworth We’ll need to rouse a substantial pursuit force. Junner Who? Chillingsworth All of them! Even the ‘Golls! Any man or thing that can hold a weapon! Every last one! Now! She grinds her foot into Junner’s in her anger. The next scene is the Mercs being brought out of cryo en-mass. Then Toombs is shown doing his own bit of informal research in the abandoned control room. He plugs into one of the stations and begins searching the database. Riddick’s record is still at the top of the stack. The 1.126.000 UD’s bounty gets his attention. Shortly after the woman in charge of him spots his unauthorized access of the computer. Toombs All right. Just what’s the big deal? Oh! Jumping Jesus. Oh, come to Papa, you beautiful bald bastard. Female Commander Toombs, what in the hell are you doing? Toombs Just gathering intel. Female Commander Yeah, well, stow it. We got a couple of runners to bring in. Shoot on sight. Toombs Yes, sir. Toombs salutes the woman’s back but brushes off her growl. Fade to deep in the ship. The gravity is off. Riddick and Imam come sailing through the archway into deeper darkness. Jack trails them with difficulty as she’s not used to moving in this environment. Behind them four mercs move into the pit and survey the mess. Toombs and the female commander are two of the four. Toombs steps in something sticky and squishy Toombs What in the hell happened here? Female commander Shut up and take point. Above them, watching their progress through the pit and into the ship beyond is Chillingsworth. Toombs notices her and gives her a salute. But she has a wild, unhinged look in her eyes… Female commander Burn ‘em Toombs Grab your panties, boys. The gravity comes on. Riddick is still in the lead. Imam and Jack trail him. Jack is still having trouble scrambling over the parts of the ship that are in the way. A roar shudders through the ship. Jack What the hell was that? Riddick Don’t move. The second wave of trackers enters the pit. These are half mechanical and half flesh. They struggle to control a monster of huge proportions that walks on mechanical legs. Whatever the base creature was it’s been mutated out of recognition. A handler swabs up some blood and offers it to the monster. It eats the swab. ‘Goll Handler Turn it loose. It’s not like the other 6 ‘Golls have a choice. 5 succeed in letting go of the ropes. The 6th is carried off into the bowels of the ship as the monster sets off in a single minded hunt. Flash to Riddick scaling upwards. He pulls himself over the edge of the item he’s climbing and reaches back down for Jack just as the first tracker team spots them. Jack is caught in their light as she’s pulled up. She looks back at them. Toombs What the— Gunfire cuts through the darkness. Riddick takes a scrape to his shoulder and nearly drops Jack. He catches her by her pants and flips her up over his head before turning over and inching away from the edge. Imam You’re badly hurt. Jack Him? He almost tore me in half. Riddick Just a graze this time. The creature is hot on the pursuit also. It roars as it drags the screaming, entangled ‘Goll. The Mercs set up the same route Riddick Imam and Jack took. The creature roars again. Toombs knows what it means. Toombs That bitch. Move! He kicks his climb into high gear at the expense of the merc in front of him, climbing over the top of the cyborg. Riddick, Imam, and Jack finally hit a flat area and break out into a near full run. Jack is nearly out of energy though. Riddick stops and looks back at her. He’s got to find another way. Imam We cannot stop. Riddick We’re not outrunning this thing, not the three of us. Jack What? I can keep up! Riddick Maybe someday. Riddick stops and looks up. They are just below a docking bay. He scans around. Riddick Get her to the flight deck. Imam It’s just aft, upper level. Riddick Yeah. Stow in there and let whatever’s following pass. He points to a sheltered spot. Imam and Jack do as ordered. Riddick When it does make for the flight deck and don’t look back, no matter what you hear. Jack We’ll wait for you. Riddick Follow Imam. Jack What are you going to do? She watches his back retreat into the darkness. The camera follows Riddick as he cuts a deep gash in his arm for a blood trail. Imam and Jack sit tight as the four mercs pass them. Toombs comes to a screeching halt when he notices the blood drops on the floor. He looks up, then back before finally taking off after the other 3 mercs. Jack Now where do we gotta go to meet up with Ridd— Imam puts his hand over her mouth. Imam Jack! Shhhh. He looks over to the edge of their hiding spot as heavy metallic footsteps approach. The ship shudders under the monster’s weight. It catches scent of the blood trail and roars as it comes into sight. Imam sits tight until he’s sure that the creature is gone. He peeks out before emerging. Jack follows him and looks the direction Riddick went. Imam is already running the opposite way. He stops and looks back at her. Jack We’ve got to help him, Imam. We can’t help him if we leave. He walks back to Jack. Jack squeezes her eyes closed as Imam speaks. She is visibly torn. Imam Sometimes that is exactly how it works. Lights cut into the gloom. The mercs are looking for their targets. Female Commander Sweep it. Her two fellows slowly spread out to provide more lighted cover. Cute Merc I got something Female Commander Check it out. The cute merc scouts forward. The camera follows him. He kneels down to look at a bloody bit of cloth. He picks it up and looks at it. Toombs turns at glances his way and realizes that they are right in the middle of a carefully laid trap. As he screams his warning the fellow drops the blood filled cloth. Toombs Don’t touch that! Female commander Oh, shit. Footsteps shake the hull as the ‘Goll monster comes their way - getting closer. Toombs turns to look and backs up. The other mercs follow his lead. They ready their guns. But as the monster rounds the corner Toombs knows their guns are no match for it. The thing roars at them. The other 3 mercs begin firing at will. The creature cuts down the cute merc. Toombs turns his attention to the sewage pipe, blows a hole in it and dives into it as the female commander becomes a light snack. The creature then goes for the pipe, and knocks the cyborg down and steps on him. The monster looks upwards as a screaming Riddick falls down onto it and buries his shiv into the only spot that will kill it. Flash to Riddick picking up his old tank Riddick I ain’t putting that back on. He looks around and spots the cyborg’s torso, and notes that the fellow’s tank would fit. Imam pushes a panel in the floor out of place. He and Jack have reached the flight deck. He raises his head through and looks around. It looks clear. He pulls himself through only to get a rifle-butt to the head. Jack notes him clear the opening and heads up herself only to have Junner grab her by the scruff of the neck. She actually punches him twice in the face but gets no reaction other than to be slammed back against a hard surface and have the life squeezed out of her. With his spare hand Junner straightens his glasses. Jack flips him off and claws at his gloved hand around her throat. But she feels the life slipping away. Riddick Let her go. Junner Hmm. Junner drops Jack as he turns to look at Riddick’s approach. Riddick It’s me you’re after. You want a shot at the title? Riddick punches his fist in anger. Junner removes his coat. He unsheathes his gun. Riddick pulls his shiv. Junner takes the sword apart from the rifle which he drops to the floor and slides away. The two men assess one another. Riddick charges in closer but pulls up short, just shy of Junner’s reach. Junner makes a jab. Riddick kicks the blade away and moves in closer. He makes a swipe for Junner’s throat and misses as the taller fellow neatly dodges to the side and back. Junner and Riddick dance around each other in a circle of near deadly jabs, each one moving away as the other attacks. Junner makes a thrust, and Riddick catches his sword hand. They exchange punches. Junner pushes Riddick back and rushes him. Riddick bashes him aside and goes defensive. They circle again. A jab here, countered with a kick there. A thrust sent wildly off with a body slam. The two men end up locked in position, each griping the other’s blade hand. Junner finally breaks the impasse with a kick. After a series of blows blocked blade to blade, Riddick’s shiv goes flying. He ducks, catches Junner’s sword arm, and forces the blade out of his hand. Junner knees him in the leg, ducks, and comes up swinging. The two of the duke it out, brutally. Finally Junner kicks Riddick into a stack of crates. Parts and cable fly. Junner picks his sword back up. He advances. Riddick cannot reach his shiv, but he can reach the power cable… Junner makes a swing, Riddick rolls away, snags the cable and flips a loop around Junner’s neck. He pulls. Junner chokes. Riddick pulls harder. Junner cuts the cable… Darkness. Riddick cannot be seen, but Junner hears him… then there’s a crunch followed by a wet squish. Junner screams. The emergency lights come on… Junner’s body hits the floor… shiv buried in eye. Riddick I told you that was coming. The camera is on Imam and Jack. Imam is waking up and rubbing his head. Jack looks to be out cold. Imam struggles to his feet and spots Riddick holding his arm like he’s been injured. Imam kneels down next to Jack. The scene switches to Riddick who still has his goggles up. He’s walking over to the closest shuttle. Imam Wh-where are you going? Riddick Gonna prep this ship and get off this heap. Imam So we can escape? Imam is holding Jack by the shoulders. She sits slumped, as if she’s been defeated. Riddick merely motions for Imam to follow him. Imam’s face brightens somewhat. Riddick approaches the ship and reaches for the manual lever to open the door. He turns it and the door begins to open. Imam gently helps Jack up. Imam It is over. We have survived. But as the door opens another surprise awaits them… Riddick turns just in time to see Chillingsworth showing her age and totally unglued. She cackles like a madwoman before leveling an ancient gun at him. She pulls the trigger. Riddick falls. Chillingsworth Back to hell with you, you bloody stinking savage! She advances on his prone form and raises the ancient weapon again. A boom rings out… Flash to the outside of the Kubla Khan, fade in on feet sticking out of bloodstained white cloth, crumpled on the floor. Pan up the body… to show that Chillingsworth no longer has a head. Blood streams across the floor. Riddick begins getting to his feet. Behind him Jack holds a smoking gun. Riddick Im— Jack Yeah, we made it. Riddick Awfully uncivilized thing you just did there, Jack. The scene blurs to show a shuttle leaving the Kubla Khan. Next shot is Riddick lounging at the controls. Imam moves forward and sits in the next seat. Imam Riddick. Riddick Trouble? Imam Yes. It is nothing back there. What worries me lies ahead of us. Pull back to show Jack lying on a bench hugging Junner’s gun. Riddick Jack. Imam I am concerned for her, Riddick, that she’ll become— Riddick Like me. Focus on Jack sleeping for a moment then jump to a star map. The computer beeps. Riddick glances over everything and finally settles his eyes on the reading that says “UV system”. Imam looks over his shoulder. At his question Riddick flips a switch showing New Mecca on Helion Prime. Imam What is that place? Riddick That’s nowhere. I’m dropping you guys on New Mecca. Riddick shifts the shuttle’s engines into high gear and the ship takes off in a burst of speed. Back on the Kubla Kahn Toombs watches the ship disappear. Toombs Riddick. We ain’t done boy. Not by a long shot. Pull back to show Toombs standing in an empty flight deck and fade to black. End of transcript. Transcribed by Dewshine (GM_Andy) on 6/22/2005 for the users of PlanetSlam.com Dark Fury credits: Director: Peter Chung Story: David Twohy Screenplay: Brett Matthews Producers: Jae Y. Moh, John Kafka Music: Machine Head Based on characters by: Jim and Ken Wheat Voices: Riddick: Vin Diesel Jack: Rhiana Griffith Imam: Keith David Junner: Roger L. Jackson Chillingsworth: Tress Macneille Toombs: Nick Chinlund Skiff A.I.: Dwight Schultz Escort Merc: Sarge Merc Squad Leader: Julia Fletcher Lab Tech: Hedy Burgess Tech: Andy Philpot Lead Merc: Rick Gomez Voice Direction and Casting: Jack Fletcher Animation Producer: Soon-Hong Park Associate Producer: Lewis Foulke Editors: Young-Ho Kim, Ken Solomon Assistant Director/ Art Director: Seong-Sik Kim Character and Creature design: Peter Chung, Fil Barlow 3D Creature Models: Fil Barlow, Kyung-Hwa Hong Additional Character Designs: Sung-Goo Won, Joong-Ryoul Ahn Background and Prop Design: Ed Lee, Eric Canete, Peter Chung Kubla-Khan design and 3d model: Ed Lee Storyboards: Robert Valley, Eric Canete, Peter Chung Animatic: Seong-Sik Kim Color Stylists: Seong-Sik Kim, Ju-Jang Moon, Byung-Woong Ahn. Post Production Executive: Barbara Beck Animation Production Studio: Sunwoo Entertainment with DNA Animation. This original picture is Copyright 2004 by Universal Studios.
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