ACT FOUR FADE IN Gabrielle is in her room sitting up in bed, trying to write in a scroll propped up on her knee. Her quill slips and she makes a face in frustration. The door opens; she looks up and sees Eve. EVE: GABRIELLE (winces a little): EVE: GABRIELLE (smiles): EVE: GABRIELLE: EVE: GABRIELLE: EVE (thoughtfully): A close-up on Gabrielle as she nods, her own face clouding over with sadness. CUT TO The main town square at dusk. Eve is standing on the platform where Varia stood before, the armed Amazons lined up before her. Xena is also standing in the crowd. EVE: VOICES IN THE CROWD: Xena smiles proudly. EVE: KLYMENE (off screen): Klymene walks up to the front of the crowd, stopping by the platform. KLYMENE: EVE: KLYMENE: AMAZON: EVE: Eve steps down from the platform and the Amazons head toward the gates. CUT TO Outside the gates. It is night; the stars shine brightly, giving everything an eerie glow. The camera pans over the Amazons hidden in the trees, then to other women who are at the top of the wall on lookout, armed with bows and arrows. The camera pans down to show four Ostrogoth warriors creeping silently through the streets of Themiscyra and up to the gates. CUT TO Eve, waiting in ambush with the other Amazons. There is a strange sound, like a short cry followed by another. VARIA (startled): CUT TO An Amazon falling from the wall, a dagger buried in her side, and landing with a thud on the ground on the other side of the wall. ANTIOPE: Eve nods, an intensely focused look on her face. There is another creaking sound. The camera zooms in on the gate as it is opened just a little. XENA (grimly): Several Amazons push the gates wide open and rush in. Inside, they find the four Ostrogoth warriors, who look shocked. The Amazons attack them. In short order two of them are dead and the other two are pinned to the ground. EVE: The men are silent, breathing hard. XENA (upper lip curls up in a snarl): She hauls one of the Ostrogoths to his feet and jabs him in the side of the neck. He falls on his knees, gasping and clutching at his neck. XENA (with a gleeful smile): OSTROGOTH (wheezing): XENA (jabs him in the neck, taking off the pinch): OSTROGOTH (coughs): Xena turns very grim and glances at Varia, who lowers her eyes guiltily. VARIA: A high, whooping sound comes from outside the walls that sounds like a bird. EVE: The two captured Ostrogoths are quickly tied up and gagged. The women go out of the gates to return to their hiding place, while one of them stays behind to lock the gates. Euric's army emerges from the woods, coming down the road toward the gates at full speed. As they get near, the Amazons attack. The Amazons on the ground fight with all the force that they can muster while others, on the walls and in the trees, rain down arrows on Euric's men. A close-up on Euric's face; he is shocked. CUT TO Gabrielle in her bed; a young, red-headed Amazon is changing the bandage on her arm while another, a dark-haired woman, stands guard by the door. The sounds of the battle can be heard in the distance. Gabrielle looks up, a somewhat concerned look on her face. RED-HEADED AMAZON: GABRIELLE: There is a sound at the door. RED-HEADED AMAZON (startled, to the Amazon by the door): CUT TO The Amazons battling Euric's men. Some Amazons fall, but many more of Euric's men are killed. Myopi and Antiope are wounded but still able to fight. Xena is striking down the Ostrogoths left and right. Eve is a superb fighter, almost as good as Xena, and she uses her skills to her best advantage, though she doesn't use her sword much, instead knocking out her enemies with kicks and hand moves. Suddenly Eve stops and looks around, a thoughtful look on her face. Varia, who is nearby, catches her odd expression. VARIA: EVE: VARIA: Eve scans the battle scene looking for Xena and sees her at a distance, fighting several men. EVE: Eve and Varia rush through the gates. CUT TO The street in front of Gabrielle's cabin. Eve and Varia come running only to see the body of the dark-haired Amazon who was standing guard at Gabrielle's door being thrown out of the house. Then three Ostrogoth warriors come out, two of them dragging Gabrielle. She tries to struggle but she is too weak, and one of the men has a sword to her throat. With a fierce cry, Eve leaps in the air--a dazzling jump worthy of Xena herself--and kicks down the man holding the sword to Gabrielle's throat. Meanwhile, Varia tackles the second man holding Gabrielle. Gabrielle sinks to the ground, barely conscious. While Eve and Varia fight the three men, the camera pans upward to a fourth Ostrogoth, armed with a bow and arrow, who is positioned on the roof of the cabin and is taking aim at Gabrielle. He releases the arrow. Varia, who has just killed the Ostrogoth she was fighting, hears the whistle of the arrow and looks up to see the arrow flying straight at Gabrielle. She throws herself in front of the arrow and tries to catch it, but she is not quick enough and the arrow pierces her chest. Eve, who has just knocked out the remaining Ostrogoth, turns around. EVE (shocked): She looks up and sees the man on the roof, steadying another arrow. Eve rushes over to Varia and grabs the dagger from her belt. She throws it at the man with the bow, killing him instantly. Gabrielle sits up and cradles Varia's head in her lap. GABRIELLE: VARIA (hoarsely): EVE (bends over Varia): VARIA (coughs, blood appearing on her lips): Varia dies. Two Amazons come running. AMAZON: EVE (points toward Varia, sadly): The Amazons pick up Gabrielle and lead her back inside the house while Eve runs toward the gates. CUT TO The battle raging outside the gates. Under the onslaught of the Amazons, Euric's men are wavering and ready to retreat; many of them are running. EURIC (now on foot): EVE (off-camera): Euric spins around to see Eve smirking at him, a dangerous glint in her eye. Snarling, he attacks her and they fight in a dazzling array of sword moves. Finally, distracting Euric with a thrust of her sword, Eve kicks the sword out of his hand and then brings him down with another kick. As Euric sprawls on his back, Eve holds her sword to his throat. Breathing hard, Eve raises her eyes and sees Xena looking at her. EVE (to Euric): Panting, Euric nods. Eve takes the sword away from his throat and he gets up. EURIC (stands up): He grabs the bridle of a rider less horse running aimlessly through the battlefield, mounts in the saddle, and starts to ride away. Just then, an arrow whizzes through the air and strikes him in the back. He gives a short, raspy cry and falls to the ground, dead. Gasping, Eve and the other Amazons turn around. The camera pans over and to Klymene, who is lowering her bow. EVE: KLYMENE (a harsh look on her face): A close-up on Eve, a sad and troubled look on her face as the Amazons around her cheer at their victory. CUT TO The town square at dusk. Several funeral pyres are burning, their flames shooting up to the evening sky. Eve, Gabrielle (leaning on Antiope's shoulder), Myopi, and other Amazons are standing at the front of the circle of Amazons surrounding the pyres, to the mournful tune of the Amazon burial song being sung by two voices in the background. Xena stands behind Gabrielle and Eve. EVE (sadly): GABRIELLE: ANTIOPE (to Eve): Eve nods silently. Klymene comes up to her. KLYMENE (hesitantly): Eve smiles with tears in her eyes and hugs Klymene. CUT TO Xena, Gabrielle, and Eve walking down the street together, Gabrielle leaning on Xena and Eve. EVE (thoughtfully): GABRIELLE: EVE: GABRIELLE: EVE: GABRIELLE: EVE: GABRIELLE: XENA: GABRIELLE: XENA (shakes head): GABRIELLE (mischievously): XENA: GABRIELLE: XENA (quickly): There is a light chuckle between them. Then, Xena looks at Eve. XENA: EVE (smiles): XENA (puzzled): EVE (a faint smile crosses her lips for a moment): GABRIELLE (grins): Gabrielle and Xena exchange an amused look, and the three women continue to walk down the street. The camera pulls up for an overhead shot of the town, with the funeral pyres still burning on the square, as we: FADE OUT THE END [Ares had a lot of time off during the production of this motion picture.]
This script is provided by GDev Resources.
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