earth above - sky below

7/30/2019 Earth Above - Sky Below

1/32


2/32

EARTH ABOVE - SKY BELOW

by

Gregory Mancuso

Gregory Mancuso

Marina Del Rey CA 90292GregoryMancuso.com

[email protected]

310.823.2360

WGA #######
http://www.gregorymancuso.com/http://www.gregorymancuso.com/


3/32

Earth Above - Sky Below

Bur i ed deep i n t he ear t h, al i ve and t hr i vi ng, i s t he mostcapt i vat i ng and endur i ng l egend of al l t i me- - At l ant i s. But i t l lsoon be dest r oyed by an oi l company' s l aser - pul se dr i l l bl ast i ngt owar d i t s pr ot ect i ve dome. The abyss t he dr i l l i s car vi ng outwi l l al so f r act ur e an anci ent f aul t under t he At l ant i c Ocean andset of f ear t hquakes and t sunami s whi ch wi l l dest r oy t he EastCoast . An At l ant ean, wi t h speci al abi l i t i es, br avel y j our neys t oEar t h s sur f ace t o st op t he menace, and t eams up wi t hgangbanger s and a Geo- Physi ci st - - t he onl y one pr edi ct i ng t hecat ast r ophe and whom he l oved i n an anci ent At l ant i s past l i f e.Thi s unl i kel y t eam must avoi d capt ure by t he oi l company s

secur i t y f or ces whi l e t hey r ace t o obt ai n component s t o bui l d amachi ne whi ch can seal up t he dr i l l s abyss bef or e t hecatast r ophes commence and mi l l i ons per i sh.


4/32

1

EARTH ABOVE, SKY BELOW

I n t he dar k, our senses ar e assaul t ed by sur r eal scr eechi ngsounds and vi br at i ons t hat r umbl e r i ght i nt o our st omach.

We sl owl y per cei ve t hat we r e f l oat i ng t hr ough cl ouds ofpul ver i zed r ock dust , and t hen we make out a hel l i sh red gl ow bel ow.

Now l ooki ng down i nt o a massi ve hol e i n the gr ound, f i f t y yar dswi de. A l at t i ce st r uct ur e of st eel beams cr i ss- cross over i t . Thegl owi ng abyss cont i nues down f or mi l es and mi l es.

Our vi ew expands and we see t he st eel beams ar e par t of t he LASERPULSE DRI LL.

Thi s new at omi c power ed machi ne i s shoot i ng i t s ci r cul ar ar r ayof l aser beams i nt o t he abyss and bl ast i ng t hr ough ever ythi ng i n i t spat h.

Ri si ng hi gher , we see bui l di ngs and t echni ci ans around t he LaserPul se si t e. I t i s al l l ocat ed i n t he mi ddl e of a t r opi cal i s l and f i f t ymi l es sout hwest of Bermuda- - WETAKA.

The year i s 2020.

Washi ngt on D. C. We' r e i n a hi gh l evel , cl osed door meet i ng wher er epr esent at i ves f r omt he gover nment , BI XEL, and I VN ar e ar gui ng t hei rpoi nt s.

I VN i s a huge gl obal ener gy cor por at i on. Si t t i ng at t he I VN t abl ewi t h hi s publ i c rel at i ons and sci ence peopl e i s t he owner andCEO- - NELSON CONKLI N. Conkl i n i s a mi ddl e- aged man wi t h a cal m,af f abl e and sl i ck demeanor of cont r ol . He of f er s a pl easant gr i n t oa woman at t he Bi xel t abl e.

Bi xel i s t he most hi ghl y r egar ded t hi nk t ank i n t he count r y.They speci al i ze i n sci ent i f i c r esear ch and predi ct i on wi t henvi r onment al concer ns.

The woman i s KATE LANNON, 30' s, at t r act i ve, upper cl ass Bost onaccent , and a geni us Geo- Physi ci st . Kat e i s Bi xel ' s sci ent i f i cdi rect or .

She s i n a f r enzy as she poi nt s t o a l ar ge TV scr een and


5/32


6/32

3

vi ew an awesome si ght . . .

The sunken i sl and of ATLANTI S.

There' s a t r ansl ucent f or ce f i el d t hat f or ms a pr ot ect i ve domeabove and ar ound the ci t y and count r ysi de.

Fromt he mol t en cor e i n t he Ear t h' s cent er , whi ch i s essent i al l yt hei r sun bel ow, gol den shaf t s of l i ght emanat e f r omgeol ogi c cracks,r ef l ect of f t he dome, and i l l umi nat e t he l and.

Fr om i nsi de, we see t he sky above r esembl es our swi r l i ngNor t her n Li ght s. Thi s i s caused f r omt he var i ous gases f ound her e.Somet i mes t he col or f ul ef f ect i s added t o by dol l ops of f i er y l aval andi ng on t he dome and sl i t her i ng down t he si des.

There' s no pol l ut i on. The f or est s and hi l l si des ar e l ush. TheGr eat Fer t i l e Pl ai n st r et ches t o t he hor i zon wi t h r i ch f ar ml ands andf r ui t t r ees pr ovi di ng t hei r f ood.

There' s a vast net wor k of canal s f l owi ng t hrough t he ci t y. Thear chi t ect ur e i s a mi x of i nt r i gui ng st yl es. Some bui l di ngs ar ef ut ur i st i c st eel and gl ass t ower s. Ot her s l ook t o be f r om anci entGr eece, made of st one and marbl e wi t h col umns and ar ches.

There ar e al so pyrami ds. Some homes ar e made compl et el y f r omcr yst al s t hat ar e gr own t o f or m shapes of t he occupant s' choosi ng.

Vehi cl es are mul t i - pur pose and can hover t hr ough t he ai r , r ol lal ong on t he r oads or f l oat on t he canal s.

We descend t o gr ound l evel and obser ve t he At l ant eans. They ar ea sci ent i f i cal l y and spi r i t ual l y advanced peopl e.

Thei r phi l osophy i s one of peace and brot herhood- - a mi x ofpr i nci pl es t hat i ncor por at es anci ent t r adi t i onal bel i ef s, al ong wi t hNew Age, Amer i can I ndi an and Zen bel i ef s.

Most peopl e communi cat e t el epathi cal l y. Di sease and si ckness

i s ext r emel y rar e. Peopl e ar en' t over wei ght . They onl y eat heal t hyf ood. No j unk f ood exi st s.There ar e no pol i ce si nce t here' s no cr i me.

We st op at a house and see a man open a car ' s hood and checkout t he st r ange engi ne.

The man i s LEMRON. He i s At l ant i s' t op sci ent i st . He' s goodl ooki ng, 30' s, wi t h a l ow key char i sma, and an i nt er est i ng mi x of


7/32

4

an el der ' s wi sdomand a chi l d' s cur i ous ent husi asm. Lemr on' s br ot herwat ches, i t ' s hi s car .

A t ool f l oat s t hr ough t he ai r and i nt o Lemr on' s wai t i ng hand.Most At l ant eans have t hi s power of t el e- ki nesi s.

Lemr on det aches t he car ' s power sour ce- - a Fusi on/ Cr yst alReact or . I t ' s t he si ze of a shoe box and i t pr oduces col d- f usi onener gy t hat i s magni f i ed wi t h crystal s. I t doesn' t pol l ut e and i svi r t ual l y i nexhaust i bl e.

But i t does need a t easpoon of wat er once a mont h- - whi ch Lemr onadds as he tel epat hi cal l y chi des hi s brot her . Lemr on i s t he one whoper f ect ed t hi s Fusi on/ Cr yst al syst em, whi ch pr ovi des f or al l t heener gy needs of At l ant i s.

Ni eces and nephews, al ong wi t h thei r pet uni corn, descend on

t hei r f avor i t e uncl e, demandi ng t hei r pr omi sed pr esent .Lemr on f et ches a smal l machi ne, swi t ches i t on, and mani pul ates

a r emot e cont r ol . A si zzl i ng sound i s hear d.Then a f oot hi gh t or nado, of mul t i - col or ed sparks, beams out

of t he machi ne and spi ns t o the chi l dr en' s sandbox.

Thi s i s hi s l ab model of t he l ar ger ver si on he j ust i nvent ed. . .t he I ON TORNADO.

The ki ds have bui l t a sand cast l e and t hey ask Uncl e Lemr on t omake a moat .

The Tor nado burr ows i nt o t he sand and di gs a di t ch ar ound t hecast l e. When a chi l d compl ai ns t hat i t ' s t oo cl ose t o t he cast l e,Lemr on pushes a yel l ow but t on on t he r emot e.

The Tor nado t urns yel l ow and zi ps al ong t he di t ch. Then Lemr onchanges i t t o bl ue, and as i t f ol l ows t he di t ch agai n- - t he t wo si desmove t owar ds each ot her and f i l l i n.

Lemr on expl ai ns t o hi s br ot her t hat t he I on Tor nado can i mparta posi t i ve or a negat i ve char ge t o mol ecul es, t hus cr eat i ng a f i el dt hat at t r act s or r epel s mat t er . He bui l t i t t o hel p out wi t h cryst al

mi ni ng and agr i cul t ur al pl ant i ng.

Lemr on i s great wi t h ki ds and hi s br other bugs hi m about whenhe' s goi ng to set t l e down and have some of hi s own. Lemr on wi st f ul l ysays he j ust hasn' t been abl e t o f i nd t he r i ght woman yet .

Now we obser ve Lemr on i n hi s i mpr essi ve sci ence l aborat ory,t i nker i ng wi t h t he i nnar ds of an anci ent l ooki ng machi ne. . . t he


8/32

5

TRANSPORTER CUBE.

The Tr anspor t er Cube i s a seven f oot cr yst al squar e wi t h anor nat e chai r i nsi de.

Hi s best f r i end ent er s- - ZANI X. She' s an el der l y woman who i st he t op spi r i t ual advi sor f or At l ant i s.

We l earn t hat when At l ant i s was on t he sur f ace t housands of yearsago, t hey detect ed bef orehand t hat a cat acl ysmi c quake and f l ood wasgoi ng to engul f t hem. That ' s when t he f orce f i el d dome was const r uct edwi t h t he hel p of some al i en f r i ends.

The Tr anspor t er s wer e made so At l ant eans coul d beam up t o t hesur f ace and back as t hey wi shed. But when At l ant i s sunk, t he vi ol entj ourney dest r oyed most of t he Tr anspor t er s and ki l l ed t he sci ent i st swho i nvent ed t hem.

Zani x chi des Lemr on t hat he has enough r est l ess energy f or t enAt l ant eans. He says he l ongs f or t r avel and advent ur e, t o expl or et he wor l d as hi s ancest or s di d. Ther e are no mor e chal l enges f or hi mher e.

He f l i ps t hr ough a book and dr eami l y gazes at hol ogr aphi c i magesof t he pr i st i ne sur f ace wor l d of l ong ago.

Then he ki cks t he Tr anspor t er i n f r ust r at i on. He' s been t r yi ngt o f i gur e out how t o make t he t hi ng work si nce he was a chi l d. Sheadvi ses hi mt hat i f and when t he t i me i s r i ght , f at e shal l st eer t hesol ut i on hi s way.

He al so gl oomi l y sul ks and f eel s hi s soul mat e i s not t o be f oundi n At l ant i s.

We go back t o Washi ngt on and see Kat e sl eepi ng at home. Shesmi l es as she dreams. Now we vi ew her dream.

She s dr eami ng of At l ant i s.

Then she sees t he Laser Pul se dr i l l smash t hrough t he dome,r esul t i ng i n expl osi ons and At l ant eans bei ng ki l l ed. Kat e wakes up

scr eami ng.

Kat e i s i n a psychi at r i st ' s of f i ce and says she keeps havi ngt hi s wei r d At l ant i s dr eamover and over . He says i t ' s under st andabl esi nce none of her sci ence col l eagues agr ee wi t h her t heor y t hat t heLaser Pul se wi l l cause quakes, Kat e' s i magi nat i on i s conj ur i ng upj ust i f i cat i on f or i t .

She i mpat i ent l y cut s hi m of f and t el l s hi m t o j ust gi ve her


9/32

6

str onger sl eepi ng pi l l s.

At I VN headquar t er s. Conkl i n i s bei ng br i ef ed by ner vous l ooki ngHORACE, t he chi ef sci ent i st of t he Laser Pul se pr oj ect . He has j ustr etur ned f r omWetaka and i s concerned about r eadi ngs he t ook on t hei s l and.

Hor ace f ear s t her e' s a possi bi l i t y of Kat e' s t heor y havi ng someval i di t y. I f t he dr i l l i ng i s st opped f or a whi l e, he can send sensor st o the bot t omof t he hol e and get a mor e accur at e pi ct ur e of what ' sgoi ng on.

Conkl i n angr i l y responds t hat t he damn machi ne cost bi l l i onst o const r uct and i t woul d cost mi l l i ons t o shut down and st ar t upagai n. And t he company' s s t ock f al l s each day t hey dr i l l and havenot hi ng to show f or t hei r i nvest ment .

Conkl i n t el l s hi m, i n no uncer t ai n t er ms, t hat he bet t er keep

hi s st upi d t heor i es t o hi msel f i f he doesn' t want t o l ose hi s j ob.Or worse.

At Bi xel headquar t er s. Kat e i s i n her l ab, f eedi ng dat a i nt oher Ear t hquake Pr edi ct i on syst em.

We see a l ar ge gl obe of t he Ear t h t hat gl ows wi t h col or ed l i ghtl i nes. Thi s model shows f aul t and vol cani c zones, and var i ous st r esspoi nt s on t he pl anet . Kate has sensor devi ces pl ant ed around t he wor l dwhi ch f eed i nt o t he syst em. The syst emdet ect s t he sub- atomi c decayof r adi o i sot opes i n t he geol ogi c r ock l ayer s.

Kat e t el l s her assi st ant , ALBERT, t hat al l of t oday' s sensor

r eadi ngs are ent er ed. She asks Al ber t t o i sol at e t he r egi ons wher et he i sot ope' s f r ee el ect r on char ges ar e hi ghest .

A l i ne of or ange dot s st ar t gl owi ng. I t goes f r omI cel and, al ongt he Mi d- At l ant i c Ri dge, and on t o t he Azor es. A smal l er l i ne r unsof f t hi s, west er l y, t owar d Ber muda.

At t he end, a red dot st ar t s pul sat i ng, i ndi cat i ng t he mostdangerous l evel has been reached.

Kat e i s wor r i ed, t ypes on a comput er t o f i nd t he exact l ocat i on.

I t ' s Wet aka I sl and.

I n At l ant i s. Lemr on i s wi st f ul l y ski ppi ng st ones across LakeTher a. Suddenl y t he ground i s r ocked by a t r emor .

Lemr on and Zani x ar e now at a hi gh l evel meet i ng of At l ant i smai n governi ng gr oup.

Sensor s have pi cked up a dest r uct i ve beamand i t i s bur r owi ngr i ght f or t hem. At t he pr esent r at e, i t ' l l r each t hem i n a week.


10/32


11/32


12/32

9

On t he sur f ace. We see a bul l dozer ' s shovel pushi ng t he di r tar ound t he r i m. I t shoves t he Recei vi ng Pl at f or mand i t hi t s a boul derand t he l i ght s go out .

I n t he l ab. The i ndi cat or l i ght t ur ns r ed.

And Lemr on st art s scr eami ng i n pai n.

They t r y t o br i ng hi m back. I t ' s t oo l at e. He di sappear s.

The l ocat or scr een wi l dl y f l uct uat es.

On t he sur f ace. We see Lemr on' s mol ecul ar skel eton shoot outof t he gr ound and wi l dl y f l y i nt o t he ni ght sky.

We' r e now f l yi ng hi gh above t he ocean. Now headi ng t oward themai nl and. Above a ci t y. I t s Mi ami .

Now down t o t he t ough i nner ci t y. A bl ack Chevy speeds by wi t ht hree t ough l ooki ng GANGBANGERS i nsi de.

Two car s f r oma r i val gang pul l up behi nd and f i r e t hei r guns.

The Chevy f i r es back as i t t ear s away.

The Chevy r oar s down an al l ey and cut s t he engi ne. The t hree

gangbanger s i nsi de l eap out and hi de by a f ence at t he end.

They hear a st r ange noi se and swi ng t hei r UZI s t owar d i t . Thei reyes wi den.

Wei r d l i ght ni ng r i cochet s al l ar ound t he al l ey.

Then t he I on Tor nado machi ne mat er i al i zes. And sl ams i nt o t heChevy.

Bl am. The machi ne and t he car expl ode.

Then a scr eami ng man i s heard. The sound get s cl oser and l ouder .

Unt i l t he dumbf ounded gang sees Lemr on' s gl owi ng mol ecul arskel et on st r eak f r om t he sky.

He ski ds and t umbl es acr oss t he ground. Smashes i nto some t r ashcans. And mat er i al i zes f ul l y. He doesn' t move.


13/32

10

The t hree gangbanger s, guns at t he r eady, war i l y appr oachLemr on.

They ar e ED, 20, bl ack. Hi s brot her MONROE, 15. DELI A, 17,Hi spani c.

Monr oe t hi nks t hey shoul d get t he hel l away- - maybe he' s aTermi nat or f r om t he f ut ur e, l i ke i n t he movi e.

Del i a t hi nks he' s a cut e har ml ess E. T. Ed f i gur es t her e' s gott o be a way t o make money of f hi m and car r i es Lemr on away.

Next morni ng, at Ed and Monr oe' s sl umapar t ment . Lemr on i s t i edup, has a bandage ar ound hi s head wound and i s unconsci ous on t hecouch.

Monr oe cl ues i n i r r i t ated MOM about how t hi s guy t umbl ed out

of t he sky and mat er i al i zed bef or e t hei r ver y eyes. Mom doesn' tbel i eve i t , t hi nks he was on dr ugs, and smacks hi m f or i t .

The next day at Bi xel headquar t er s, Kate i s i n t he of f i ce oft he Bi xel pr esi dent . Angr i l y t el l s hi mher syst em i s now showi ng amaj or quake wi l l st ar t wi t hi n a week i f t he Laser Pul se cont i nues.Somet hi ng has t o be done.

He asks her why no one el se agr ees wi t h her . She says becauseshe' s a geni us who' s ahead of her t i me.

He says her quake syst em i s t heoret i cal and unpr oven. But hewi l l cont act t he head of t he EPA and t r y t o per suade t hem t o have

a t eam check out Wet aka I sl and.

Del i a ent er s Ed' s pl ace and i s sur pr i sed t o see a dozen l i t t l eki ds si t t i ng and snuggl i ng ar ound Lemr on. She asks Ed and Monr oe why.A ki d says i t j ust f eel s good her e.

Lemr on st art s t o wake.Ed and Monr oe st ep back, poi nt t hei r guns.Lemr on wi nces i n pai n, t hen smi l es at t hem. They demand t o know

who he i s and what he want s. Lemr on expl ai ns.

Al t hough i t ' s a f ant ast i c t al e, t her e i s somet hi ng about Lemr on

t hat makes peopl e f eel he i sn' t capabl e of l yi ng or hur t i ng you. Youal so st ar t t o f eel at ease and r el axed i n hi s pr esence.

They unt i e hi m. He t r i es t o r i se, but i t hur t s t oo much, he wi ncesand gr abs hi s head. They rel ate t hat a doctor sai d he has a sever econcussi on.

Wi t h al l t he Af r i can- Amer i can f aces l ooki ng at hi mnow, he asksi f he l anded on t he Af r i can cont i nent . Mom ent er s and accuses hi m


14/32

11

of maki ng a raci st r emark, want s hi mout . He cl ai ms not t o know t hemeani ng of t he concept . I n At l ant i s al l r aces l i ve i n har mony. Nowshe t hi nks he' s i nsane t oo.

Ed poi nt s out Mi ami on a map. Lemr on says t hat ' s unf ort unate.Thi s ci t y and t he r est of t he East coast wi l l be dest r oyed. They getscar ed, ask what t he hel l he means? But he passes out agai n.

I n Washi ngt on, t he Bi xel pr esi dent t el l s Kat e t he EPA r ef usest o l ook i nt o t he dr i l l i ng at Wet aka. She' s not so sur pr i sed si nceConkl i n was t he mai n cont r i but or t o t he Whi t e House' s r e- el ect i oncampai gn and has much i nf l uence.

Kat e won' t st and by and do not hi ng. He warns her not t o doanyt hi ng cr azy. She l eaves i n a huf f .

I n Mi ami . Ed, Del i a, Monr oe and Momobser ve Lemr on as he i nspect s

a j el l y donut . He f i nal l y eat s i t and t hor oughl y enj oys hi s f i r stt ast e of j unk f ood.

He al so becomes amazed at t he i mages he sees on t he t el evi si on.I t ' s j ust an aver age day' s newscast of cr i me and war and

pol i t i cs. But he' s never wi t nessed such bar bar i c and vi ol ent behavi ori n ut opi an At l ant i s. I t ' s qui t e a shock.

Then he sees somet hi ng t hat shocks hi m t he most . The woman ofhi s dr eams. . . Kat e.

Kat e i s on t he st eps of I VN headquart er s, hol di ng a news

conf er ence. She' s goi ng publ i c wi t h her di r e quake pr edi ct i ons. Wel ear n she won a Nobel Pr i ze i n Geo- Physi cs, so her opi ni on hol ds al i t t l e wei ght .

As a backgr ound st ory on t he Laser Pul se pr oj ect i s shown, Lemr onl ear ns what t he dest r uct i ve beamt hr eat eni ng At l ant i s r eal l y i s. Hef i nds i t har d t o compr ehend t hat our ener gy i s der i ved f r ombur ni ngf ossi l f uel s- - i t ' s so wastef ul and pol l ut i ng.

I VN spokesmen and ot her geol ogi st s t hen r ef ut e Kat e. So i t ' suncl ear how much ef f ect her noi se i s goi ng t o have.

When Lemr on says he and Kat e knew each ot her i n an anci entAt l ant i s past l i f e, t hey al l gi ve hi m a l ook of i ncredul i t y.

He al so says he s got t o get t o Kat e and hel p convi nce I VN t ost op t he dr i l l i ng r i ght away.

He pushes hi msel f up and al most passes out . He ext ends a handt owar d hi s gl ass of wat er , expect s i t t o f l oat t o hi m. I t doesn' t .


15/32

12

He st r ai ns wi t h concent r at i on, t hen gr abs hi s head i n pai n. Mommakest he cr azy i n t he head gest ur e when he expl ai ns what he was doi ng.

Then she at t empt s t o unt i e her shoe l aces, cur ses t hat her damnar t hr i t i s prevent s her . Lemr on hol ds her hand, says her ener gymer i di ans ar e bl ocked, he' l l hel p her .

He cl oses hi s eyes, concent r at es, al most passes out agai n.But when he l et s go- - she' s shocked. Her hands f eel f i ne and she

unt i es her shoes. He gr i ns wi t h sat i sf act i on. She gi ves an uneasygr i n back.

I nsi de I VN, Conkl i n wat ched Kat e on t he news. Tel l s hi sassi st ant t o have her come i n f or a meet i ng t omorr ow. He doesn' t wantt o t ake any chances, wi l l t r y t o buy her of f .

Back i n t he hood, Ed, Del i a and Monr oe di scuss t he si t uat i on

bef or e t hem. Si nce t hey act ual l y wi t nessed Lemr on zap i nt o t hei rwor l d, t hey bel i eve hi s cl ai m t hat t hei r ci t y wi l l be wi ped out .

And si nce t hey, t hei r gang, f r i ends, f ami l y, and al l t hei r st uf fwi l l get wast ed. What choi ce t hat got? They got t a hel p Lem.

Thus a ver y odd and unl i kel y t eam i s f or med. The gangbanger sand Mr . Peace & Love.

The f i r st or der of busi ness, t r anspor t at i on, i s t aken car e ofi n t he usual t hug manner . Ed, Del i a and Monr oe st eal a car . They t hencar r y Lemr on t o i t , t oss hi m i n and st ar t dr i vi ng t o Washi ngt on.

Lemr on sadl y observes t he i nner ci t y scenes of pover t y andvi ol ence. Hi s quest i ons ar e al most absur dl y i nnocent . They wi se hi mup on t he t ough l i f e her e.

He obser ves peopl e get t i ng wast ed by dr ugs. Someone act ual l yget s shot near t he car . And other t hi ngs you can easi l y i magi ne. Anda t ear f al l s down hi s cheek.

I n st ar k cont r ast , we see pr i st i ne At l ant i s. But a har der t r emornow j ol t s t he l and and At l ant eans r un f or cover .

Washi ngt on, t he next morni ng. Lemr on, Ed, Del i a, Monr oe dr i veup t o t he Bi xel bui l di ng.

They r e al l i n t he wai t i ng area of Kat e' s of f i ce f l oor . Lemr on' seyes cl ose, he concent r at es. Then wi nces. Compl ai ns about hi s achi nghead and t hat i t ' s so noi sy. Si nce i t ' s ver y qui et , t hey ask what ' sup? He says i n At l ant i s t hey communi cate wi t h ment al t el epathy, buton t he sur f ace wor l d, t her e' s a cacophony of psychi c st at i c.


16/32

13

The r ecept i oni st i s eyei ng t hemwar i l y as she t al ks t o Kat e ont he phone. Wi t h t he Mi ami t r i o i n gang at t i r e, and Lemr on i n a wei r dt or n- up At l ant ean out f i t - - wi t h a bandage around hi s head t oboot - - t hey don' t make a gr eat i mpr essi on.

She t el l s Kat e t hey l ook l i ke more cr ackpot s who have r espondedt o her TV appear ance. Kat e won' t see t hem.

The r ecept i oni st t el l s t hemKat e i s out of t own. They wal k t ot he el evators. But Lemr on says he f eel s her pr esence her e.

The t r i o cr eat es a di ver si on and dr aws t he r ecept i oni st away.

Lemr on sneaks by, wal ks down corr i dors, sear ches of f i ces. Thenst ops shor t , i nt ui t s her pr esence- - backs up, and hur r i es anot her way.

Kat e i s worki ng at her desk. Her head per ks up l i ke she heard

somet hi ng- - al t hough she di dn' t . She st ands, wal ks t o t he door .

I s about t o pul l i t open. . . but Lemr on opens i t f i r st .

They j ust st ar e at each ot her .

An odd expr essi on pl ays over her f ace. He l ooks at her l i ke al ong l ost f r i end and beams wi t h af f ect i on.

When he f i nal l y begi ns t o speak, she l ooks conf used and backsaway. He says he knows her t heory i s cor r ect . But when he ment i onsAt l ant i s- - she f ai nt s .

And secur i t y guar ds f i nd hi m and dr ag hi m away.

Kate i s i n t he gar age, wal ki ng t o her car . Lemr on cal ml y st epsf r omt he shadows, t r i es not t o scar e her , assur es her he' s har ml ess,want s t o hel p.

She backs away, t el l s hi mhe' s cr azy i f he bel i eves he came f r omAt l ant i s.

She wal ks away. And comes f ace to f ace wi t h Ed, Monr oe and Del i a.They t r y t o convi nce her , say Lemr on ai n t t he ki nd of guy t hey dnor mal l y hook up wi t h. But t hei r own eyebal l s saw hi m f l y i n. And

t hat s a f act .

Her r at i onal sci ence mi nd i s r eel i ng. She l ooks at Lemr on.St ar es i nt o hi s eyes. Fi nal l y admi t s she does i ndeed r ecogni ze hi m.

And has been dr eami ng about hi m and At l ant i s f or weeks.

Thus our odd and unl i kel y t eamgets odder st i l l wi t h t he addi t i on


17/32


18/32

15

ai r .She snaps out of i t f i r st and gr abs t hem and pul l s Lemr on out

of t her e.

Conkl i n has Horace l ook at t he pad Lemr on used. There' si mpr essi ons of equat i ons and Conkl i n want s t o know i f t hey' r egi bber i sh. Hor ace expl ai ns t hey' r e i mpr essi ve compl ex ener gyf or mul as.

Conkl i n l ooks wor r i ed. Ver y wor r i ed.He get s r i d of Hor ace and t el l s hi s assi st ant t her e' s a sci ent i st

who coul d basi cal l y put t hem out of busi ness wi t h hi s ener gyi nvent i on. He' s al r eady per f ect ed an ant i - gr avi t y devi ce!

I VN has t hei r own secur i t y f orce, mai nl y used t o combatcorporat e espi onage. And they r e handy t o have when busi ness vent ur esi n ot her count r i es need t o muscl e t he of f i ci al s t hey can' t br i be i nt o

expl oi t i ng what t hey want . Conkl i n cal l s up t he t op guy.

Horace secret l y phones Kate and expl ai ns he has geol ogi c dat ahe t ook at Wet aka I sl and t hat may hel p her convi nce t he sci ent i f i ccommuni t y about t he danger . He' s af r ai d t o l ose hi s j ob but he' l lbr i ng i t t o her .

Kate, Al ber t , Lemr on, Ed, Del i a and Monr oe ar e at her Bi xel l abt hat ni ght . Hor ace br i ngs t he dat a.

A t eamof I VN secur i t y agent s show up, shoot up t he pl ace, t r yi ng

t o ki l l t hem.

Horace and Al bert are i ndeed mur dered.

The ot hers manage t o barel y escape.

The wel l r espect ed and i nf l uent i al Conkl i n i s abl e t o f r ame Kat eand her t hug accompl i ces f or t he mur ders of Horace and Al bert . Hehas evi dence pl ant ed at her l ab and r esi dence. Convi nces t heaut hor i t i es she has j oi ned a known t er r or i st gr oup of Gr eenenvi r onment al ext r emi st s.

The FBI and ever y ot her l aw enf or cement agency ar e now sear chi ngf or t hem.

Our t eam manages t o race out of Washi ngt on wi t hout get t i ngpi cked up by the aut hor i t i es. I n t he car , t hey tal k about what t heyhave t o do next and st r at egi ze.

I n l ess t han a week t hey have to obt ai n component s f or an I on


19/32

16

Tor nado devi ce and const r uct i t . Tr avel t o Wet aka I sl and, st op t heLaser Pul se dr i l l i ng and seal t he abyss. Bef or e At l ant i s and t he Eastcoast ar e dest r oyed. That s al l .

They f i r st head sout h. I n or der t o const r uct Lemr on' s I onTor nado devi ce whi ch can seal t he abyss , t hey need t o obt ai n numer ouscomponents. The mai n three are: HOCMchi ps ( hyper organi c compressedmi crochi ps) , pl ut oni um and Xandl cryst al s.

They pl an on dr i vi ng t o a comput er f act or y i n At l ant a whereKate' s ol d f r i end, Suzanne, i s a resear cher who can pr ovi de t he HOCMchi ps.

They dr i ve al l ni ght , st ayi ng of f t he i nt er st at e hi ghways, andar r i ve t he next mor ni ng.

Suzanne l et s t hemhi de at her house. She' l l t ake t hemi nt o t he

comput er f act or y when i t cl oses.Wi t h a l i t t l e down t i me f i nal l y, Lemr on and Kat e st r ol l about

t he f or est behi nd the house. Ther e s an undeni abl e at t r act i on bet weent hese t wo t hat even l i f e and deat h i ssues can t der ai l .

They embrace and ki ss f or t he f i r st t i me. But t he ease andpassi on t hey f eel and shar e seems t o emanat e f r oma l onger and deeperrel at i onshi p.

As t hey cl ose thei r eyes and car ess, t hey begi n t o per cei vevi sual f l ashes of t hei r past l i f e t oget her i n anci ent At l ant i s whent hey wer e man and wi f e. They share the i mages wi t h each ot her and

marvel at t hem.

I n Washi ngt on, FBI agent s, Conkl i n and I VN secur i t y agent s ar eat Kat e' s home, sear chi ng ever ythi ng f or possi bl e l eads. Si nce manyI VN guys ar e f or mer FBI agent s, i t ' s mor e or l ess one bi g happy f ami l y.

At t he At l ant a comput er f act or y, l at e t hat ni ght , Lemr on showsKat e and Suzanne how t o combi ne and soup- up t he mi cr o- chi ps and ot hercomput er st uf f i n new ways whi ch make t hem much mor e power f ul .

As t i me passes and t he head i nj ur i es Lemr on sust ai ned when hel anded heal - - hi s At l ant ean abi l i t i es begi n t o r et ur n t o nor mal .

He now works wi t h i mpr essi ve mani c speed and j uggl es ci r cui tboar ds as sever al l evi t at ed sol der i ng guns s i mul t aneousl yr econf i gur e t he wi r i ng. I t s an amazi ng di spl ay of dext er i t y andwei r dness t o behol d and t he ot her s are ast ounded.

Conkl i n has Kate' s addr ess book, phone bi l l s and FBI backgr oundf i l e. He' s a ver y i magi nat i ve and sl i ck l i ar . Cal l s Kat e' s f r i ends


20/32

17

and f ami l y and weaves cr eat i ve t al es t o el i ci t i nf or mat i on on herpossi bl e l ocat i on.

He cal l s Suzanne' s house and her l i t t l e son answer s. Andpol i t el y t el l s hi m, t hat yes, Mom' s f r i ends ar e vi si t i ng.

Conkl i n and hi s I VN secur i t y t eam t ake of f on hi s j et .

At t he f act ory, Lemr on and t he ot her s ar e assembl i ng comput erel ect r oni cs and cr eat i ng an odd l ooki ng devi ce- - par t s of i t ar e madef r om j oyst i cks and cont r ol s t aken f r om chi l dr en' s vi deo games.

Lemr on per ks up as hi s psychi c i nt ui t i on get s a j ol t . He t el l st hem he f eel s Conkl i n i s comi ng.

They hur r y, l oad t he car wi t h t he el ect r oni cs and t ake of f .

But Conkl i n and hi s men ar r i ve, gi ve chase and shoot at t hem.

Ed' s r aci ng ski l l s, honed f r om many chases i n t he Mi ami hood,are qui t e i mpr essi ve and he manages t o st ay ahead of Conkl i n.

But as t hey hi t t he open r oad, Conkl i n gai ns and cl oses i n. Asbul l et s f l y and ever yone cower s- - Kate gawks at Lemr on.

He' s si t t i ng up and mat t er - of - f act l y gazi ng at t he I VN car asbul l et s whi z by hi s head. He s al so maki ng t wi st i ng mot i ons wi t h hi shand, l i ke he' s t uni ng a r adi o.

Looki ng cl ose at one of Conkl i n s car t i r es, we see t he l ug nut sar e unscrewi ng unt i l t hey f al l of f t he r i m.

The wheel soon f l i es of f , and wi t h a shower of sparks, Conkl i n' scar comes t o a hal t . Lemr on chuckl es. A l ot of t aunt i ng and t r asht al ki ng out t he wi ndow f r om t he gangbanger s.

They squeal away.

The next par t of t hei r pl an has t hemdr i vi ng f ur t her sout h t owar da nucl ear power pl ant i n Mobi l e, Al abama where t hey' l l somehow geta dash of pl ut oni um.

Then t hey' l l cr ui se t o Mexi co and di g up Xandl cr yst al s i n t heYucat an where anci ent At l ant i s used t o acqui r e t hem.

Our her oes pul l i nt o t he par ki ng l ot of a r oadsi de di ner nearMont gomer y.

A dog barks at Lemr on. He happi l y r eal i zes hi s ment al t el epathypower s ar e ret ur ni ng. Tal ks back t o t he dog, uses hi s name, and"hear s" hi mspeci f i cal l y r equest t he l emon f i l l ed donut f r omt he box


21/32

18

Lemr on of f er s.He get s f unny l ooks f r om t he ot her s.

I n the di ner , Lemr on asks many quest i ons concer ni ng t he menui t ems si nce most of t hemare unknown to hi m. Then he rel i shes eat i ngan unusual f east of sout her n f oods- - t he combi nat i on of whi ch i ssi ckeni ng t o hi s f r i ends. Lemr on s enj oyi ng bi zar r e combos l i ke f r i edchi cken cover ed wi t h hot f udge sauce.

Now ot her di ner s are taki ng not i ce of Lemr on s di sgust i ng f oodand t hi s odd l ooki ng gr oup.

Kat e gi ves her cr edi t car d t o t he wai t r ess. The wai t r ess i s t heni nst r uct ed by Mast er Car d to del ay t he t r ansact i on. And t hey al er tt he FBI and gi ve t he f ugi t i ves' l ocat i on.

The l ocal sher i f f i s di spat ched t o t he di ner .

When t he sher i f f ' s car pul l s up, i t ' s Ed' s exper i enced i nt ui t i onof cops t hat pi cks up on what ' s about t o go down. Our gang dashesaway t oward t he back door . But t he sher i f f and deput y ent er wi t h dr awnguns bef ore they can get out .

A t ense moment .

Then Lemr on does hi s t el e- ki nesi s t hi ng and a bar r age of pi esand ot her f oods come f l yi ng at t he ast ounded cops.

At one poi nt , t he deput y l oses hi s gun, Ed get s i t and i s aboutt o shoot hi m. But Lemr on t al ks hi m out of i t .

They r un t o t he parki ng l ot and Lemr on st ar t s t wi st i ng hi s handi n t he ai r t o unscrew a l ug nut on t he sher i f f ' s car . Del i a r ol l sher eyes and qui ckl y j ust sl ashes t he t i r e wi t h her swi t chbl ade. Theyr oar away.

Lat er , we see t he FBI and Conkl i n ar r i ve at t he di ner and t r yt o pi ck up t he t r ai l .

Si nce Kate can' t use her bank car ds and t hey' r e r unni ng out ofcash, Ed of f er s t o hock t he gol d chai ns he' s wear i ng. Whi ch gi ves

Lemr on an i dea.They sneak i nt o a hi gh school chemi st r y l ab where Lemr on cooksup a br ew and per f orms t he ol d At l ant ean sci ence of al chemy that t ur nsor di nar y met al s i nt o gol d.

They gat her up what ever met al t hey have and t urn an assor t mentof t hi ngs- - such as t i r e i r ons and paper cl i ps- - i nt o gol d. Thi sf i nances t he r est of t hei r t r i p. Li ke dumpi ng Ed' s car and buyi ngdi f f er ent used car s al ong t he way t o cover t hei r t r ai l .


22/32

19

Lat e t hat ni ght t hey col l apse at a motel . The next morni ng Lemr onand Kat e make l ove. And t hey see addi t i onal f l ashbacks of t hei r pastl i ves as husband and wi f e i n anci ent At l ant i s.

They al so begi n t o devel op a l i nk and t he abi l i t y t o t al k t oeach ot her wi t h ment al t el epat hy. Kat e i s del i ght ed t o shar e t hi sabi l i t y.

St or i es st ar t appear i ng i n t he Al abama medi a about t he t er r or i stgr oup i n t hei r st ate. Phot os and vi deo f r omsecur i t y camer as are seeni n newspaper s, TV and onl i ne.

They' r e r ecogni zed and are al most capt ured sever al t i mes as t heyt r avel t o Mobi l e.

They f i nal l y make i t t o Mobi l e. At t he bay, t hey ask ar ound andhear about a shady boat deal er . He usual l y sel l s t o dr ug r unner s.

They f i nd hi m and pur chase a hot speed boat .

At t he nucl ear power pl ant . Kat e and Lemr on are abl e to sneakby secur i t y i n sever al ways. As an empl oyee t aps i n a code on asecur i t y keypad t o open a door - - Lemr on r eads her mi nd t o get t he code.

He pi nches a ner ve on the back of t he neck of t wo empl oyees andt hey f al l unconsci ous. He and Kat e bor r ow t hei r uni f or ms.

Once t hey r each the roomwhere pl ut oni umi s kept , and as Lemr onworks on obt ai ni ng a dose, Kat e keeps guard out si de and warns hi m

wi t h t hei r t el epathy when peopl e appr oach.

Lemr on and Kat e t ake t he pl utoni um, but as t hey wal k by t hecaf et er i a, a guy watchi ng TV r ecogni zes her f r omt he newscast . Al ar mssound and i t ' s onl y wi t h much di f f i cul t y and many cl ose cal l s t hatt hey make i t out .

They hop i nt o t he car , where Ed i s wai t i ng, and r ace away.Headi ng f or t he bay.

They speed down a nar r ow back r oad, passi ng f i el ds wi t h cows

gr azi ng. About a mi l e behi nd them, a dozen cars wi t h cops, FBI andConkl i n ar e i n hot pur sui t .

Lemr on opens a gat e and t el epat hi cal l y t al ks t o t he cows.Pol i t el y request s some hel p. A l ar ge her d r uns i nt o t he r oad andbl ocks i t of f so t he cops can' t f ol l ow.

Ed r oar s t o t he bay, and t hey al l boar d t hei r speed boat and


23/32

20

soar acr oss t he dar k wat er s.

The next day f i nds t hemboat i ng al ong t he Mexi can coast of t heYucat an r egi on. Lemr on doesn' t know exact l y where t he Xandl cr yst al scan be f ound. He t r i es t o r ecal l t he i mages he saw i n t he At l ant i shol ogr aphi c hi st or y books. And at t empt s t o remember hi s past l i f ewi t h Kat e when he was capt ai n of a shi p that of t en voyaged here ont r adi ng expedi t i ons.

Si nce he and Kat e get vi vi d f l ashbacks of t hat past l i f e whent hey make l ove- - t hey go i n t he cabi n and i ndul ge. And summon f or t henough i mages t o f i gur e out wher e t o l and.

The pl ace where t hey dock i s af f i r med t o be cor r ect when t heynot i ce a pr i meval st one road that l eads t o t he shor e and cont i nuesunder t he sea. Lemr on r emember s t hi s t o be t he Sacbe, a cer emoni alr oad bui l t by t he Mayan I ndi ans. I t used t o be above t he wat er l i ne

when t he seas wer e l ower bef ore the gr eat f l oods.

They f ol l ow t he r oad as i t l eads t owar d t he j ungl e.

They pass several men l oungi ng on t he beach. And i n t he di st ance,we not i ce oi l r i gs.

Af t er hi ki ng i nt o the j ungl e f or an hour , t he road ends and t heyst ar t al ong a t r ai l . Lemr on doesn' t r ecal l wher e t o go and they becomehopel essl y l ost .

Suddenl y, t hey' r e sur r ounded by a t r i be of Mayan I ndi ans. Theyhave spear s and t hey ar en' t smi l i ng as t hey cl ose i n. I t doesn' t l ookgood.

The scar i est l ooki ng person, t he hi gh pr i est , TENOCH,appr oaches. He st ar es eer i l y i nt o Lemr on' s eyes, t aps hi s head wi t ha st one st af f .

Then Tenoch says At l ant i s, and smi l es at hi m. He and Lemr onbegi n t o communi cat e t el epat hi cal l y.

Tenoch expl ai ns he' s been havi ng vi si ons of a magi ci an emer gi ngf r omt he submer ged l and t o heal t he angr y eart h. Lemr on expl ai ns t hat

he needs t he cr yst al s and t he I ndi ans gui de t hem t o t he Chol ul apyrami d.Tenoch r el at es st or i es passed down t o hi mf r omant i qui t y about

how t he Mayan and At l ant i s cul t ur es woul d get t oget her .

Tenoch opens a secr et passage on t he pyr ami d. Car ved on t he wal l si nsi de, we see Mayan hi er ogl yphi cs and pi ct ogr aphi c symbol s t hatTenoch says descr i be t he t r adi ng of goods and knowl edge wi t h


24/32

21

At l ant i s. The Xandl cr yst al s woul d somet i mes be gi ven i n exchangef or f or ecast s of weat her condi t i ons f or t he Mayan f ar mer s.

Tenoch opens a vaul t and gi ves Lemr on some cr yst al s. He of f er sgol d but Tenoch r ef uses, t el l s hi mt o j ust be swi f t and heal t he ear t hwi t h hi s magi c machi ne. I f he f ai l s, Tenoch' s premoni t i ons of massi vequakes and f l oods wi l l come to pass and t he Mayan l and wi l l be l ostt hi s t i me t oo.

When Lemr on and t he gang emerge f r om t he j ungl e and head f ort he shor e, t hey ar e ambushed.

Among t he dozen men brandi shi ng r i f l es, are t he ones we saw att he beach ear l i er . We not i ce I VN pat ches on t hei r over al l s now.

The dr i l l i ng si t e i n t he di st ance bel ongs t o I VN. Al l I VNoper at i ons i n the Gul f r ecei ved emai l s about Lemr on.

They ar e handcuf f ed f or ced t o head f or t he si t e where Conkl i n

wi l l soon ar r i ve.

But t hey i n t ur n are soon enci r cl ed by Tenoch and a hundr edI ndi an war r i or s. The war r i or s t oss t he guns i nt o t he sea and the menare hel d unt i l Lemr on r eaches t he speedboat and t akes of f .

Ed guns t he boat on a cour se f or Wet aka I sl and. Lemr on and Kat ear e i n t he cabi n i nst al l i ng t he Xandl cryst al s i nt o t he I on Tor nadodevi ce.

At t he Yucat an dr i l l i ng si t e, Conkl i n' s j et l ands.

I t ' s ni ght and t he speedboat i s about ei ght y mi l es away f r omWet aka. Lemr on and Kat e f i ni sh assembl i ng t he devi ce, put i t i nsi dea Hal l i bur t on case and cl ose i t .

Conkl i n' s j et soar s over head. And spots t hem.

I t t urns around, makes a l ower pass and drops a f r agment bomb.

I t expl odes and mi sses t he boat by onl y a f ew yar ds.

Lemr on t hi nks t hey mi ght not be so l ucky next t i me and t heyqui ckl y gr ab t he case, somet hi ng el se, and j ump of f t he boat .

J ust as t he j et zi ps by and demol i shes t he boat wi t h a bomb.

Conkl i n sees t he f i r ebal l bel ow and cackl es wi t h sat i sf act i on.Even i f t hey sur vi ved t he expl osi on, t hey' r e mi l es f r omany l and sot hat ' s t hat .


25/32

22

And l ooki ng at Lemr on and the ot hers gaspi ng i n the dark wat er s,i t appear s t hat ' s t hat . But t hey managed t o gr ab a rubber r af t whi chst ar t s i nf l at i ng now. They get i n i t . But now what ?

Lemr on has hi s hands i n t he water , eyes cl osed and f i ercel yconcent r at es. Kat e i nqui r es and he expl ai ns he' s t r yi ng t o hai l t henon- vi ol ent and r eal l y i nt el l i gent bei ngs of t he sur f ace wor l d.

A pod of DOLPHI NS pop up around them. Many l eap out of t he wat erand f l y over t he r af t as t hey happi l y make t hei r squeal and whi st l esounds.

Lemr on gl eef ul l y pet s t hemand chat t er s how he' s t r yi ng t o st opt he barbar i c humans who ar e ki l l i ng t he ocean around Wetaka.

The dol phi ns bel i eve hi mand st ar t t owi ng t hem. The r af t i s soon

cr ui si ng as f ast as t he speedboat was.

At t he Laser Pul se si t e. We see Conkl i n i n t he observat i on t ower .Hi s gr eedy smi l e i s al i ght wi t h t he r ed gl ow f r om t he abyss as her el i shes t he t hought of hi s dr i l l get t i ng oh- so- cl ose t o t hat massi veoi l deposi t .

Under gr ound i n At l ant i s. Zani x i s i n Lemr on' s l ab and a t earf al l s down her cheek as she l ooks out t he wi ndow and wi t nesses amagni f i cent cr yst al t ower t oppl i ng as a st r ong t r emor r umbl esAt l ant i s .

The r ock l ayer above t he dome st ar t s gl owi ng r ed and t he sur r ealscr eechi ng sound of t he l aser dr i l l i ng can now be hear d. The dr i l l i ngi s l ess t han a quar t er mi l e away f r om bl ast i ng t hr ough andanni hi l at i ng t he i nhabi t ant s.

The dol phi ns t ow t he r af t t o a beach on Wet aka.

Lemr on, Kate, Ed, Del i a and Monr oe t r udge acr oss t he sand. Thei reyes ar e r i mmed wi t h sunken exhaust i on- - i t ' s been a hel l of a week.

But t hey det er mi nedl y march i nt o t he j ungl e and head f or t her ed gl ow comi ng f r om t he cent er of t he i sl and.

They ar r i ve at t he Laser Pul se si t e.

Lemr on hi des t he I on Tor nado case i n bushes near t he per i meter .

They sneak cl oser and Lemr on l evi t at es some coconut s and knocksout a f ew guards at t he gate.


26/32

23

Kate f i gur es out t he cont r ol s i n t he boot h and opens t he gat e.At Bi xel she saw a l ayout of t he pl ace so she l eads t hemt o t he

bui l di ng cont ai ni ng t he cont r ol cent er .

Once i nsi de, Lemr on agai n r eads mi nds t o obt ai n keypad doorcodes and the gr oup pr ogr esses f ur t her i n. He zaps peopl e unconsci ousby pi nchi ng necks and t hey get i nt o I VN uni f orms.

At t he gat e, an I VN empl oyee dr i ves up, sees no guards manni ngt he booth and sets t he al ar ms of f .

I n t he cont r ol r oom, Conkl i n i s scanni ng a var i et y of secur i t ycamera moni t ors. He i s amazed t o see Kat e and t he ot hers.

He di spat ches hi s el i t e secur i t y t eamand ever y ot her guar d toKat e' s sector .

Our her oes f r ant i cal l y race t hr ough t he cor r i dor s as t hey' r echased by guards shoot i ng at t hem.

Lemr on uses hi s t el e- ki nesi s and does t hi ngs such as maki ng f i r eext i ngui sher s snap out and pound t he guards.

Door s sl amshut i n t hei r f aces. Cei l i ng t i l es r ai n down on t heguar ds, et c.

Lemr on, Kat e, Ed, Del i a and Monr oe manage to run out of t hebui l di ng. They' r e f or ced t o f l ee t owar d t he abyss as bul l et s whi zar ound t hem.

The r oar and shr i ek of t he Laser Pul se i s deaf eni ng. They have

t o r un al ong t he r i mas t hey t r y t o make i t t o t he saf et y of t he j ungl e.

An eart hquake t r emor r ocks t he i sl and.

Kat e st umbl es, t eet er s, i s about t o f al l i n t he abyss.But Lemr on br avel y di ves at her , knocks her over and t hey t umbl e

down t he out er r i m.

Lemr on bangs hi s knee agai nst somethi ng hard. Hi s eyesbul ge- - i t ' s t he Tr anspor t er Pl at f or mhe beamed up f r omAt l ant i s. Hepi cks i t up and f ol l ows t he ot her s i nt o t he j ungl e.

They event ual l y el ude t he I VN guar ds.

Kate says t he t r emor i s t he begi nni ng of t he quake chai n react i onshe pr edi ct ed f or t he Mi d- At l ant i c Ri dge.

Lemr on t el l s t hemwhat t he Pl at f or mi s. Ed f l i cks on hi s l i ght erand Lemr on uses Del i a' s swi t chbl ade to pr y t he devi ce open. He


27/32

24

f r ant i cal l y scans t he el ect r oni cs i nsi de, checki ng f or a l oose wi r eor mi crochi p.

He not i ces a cryst al f el l f r omi t s housi ng and cracked i n hal f .Monr oe has a br i l l i ant i dea and t akes a wad of gum f r om hi s mout hand gi ves i t t o Lemr on. Who put s t he two cryst al hal ves t oget her ,wr aps t he gumar ound i t , and pl aces t he cr yst al back i n i t s housi ng.

He cl oses t he Pl at f or m. And t he l i ght s pul se on.

I n At l ant i s, a f or cef ul t r emor hi t s and we see Zani x f l y acrossLemr on' s l ab and cr ash t o the f l oor as t he cei l i ng col l apses and t hel i ght s go out . When Zani x l i f t s her head f r omt he debr i s, she not i cesa f ai nt gr een l i ght pul sat i ng t hr ough t he dust y ai r .

Her mout h dr ops open when she crawl s cl oser and sees i t ' s t hel i ght on t he Tr anspor t er Cube- - showi ng t he Recei vi ng Pl at f or mi s on

l i ne.

Back on t he sur f ace, Lemr on i s besi de hi msel f wi t h expect at i on,paci ng around t he Pl at f or m. A moment passes. Then we hear t hi s l owhum. And Lemr on smi l es.

To t he ast oni shment of everyone el se but Lemr on- - Zani xmat er i al i zes at op t he Pl at f or m. Lemr on gi ves hi s ol d f r i end acr ushi ng hug.

One by one, t went y men and women, At l ant i s' f i nest , beamup t o

t he sur f ace.

Conkl i n peer s down f r om t he cont r ol t ower wi ndow. Smi l esgr eedi l y. He expect s t o bl ast t hr ough t o t he oi l any moment .

Then a l ook of concer n cr osses hi s f ace as he sees t he At l ant eanswal k out of t he j ungl e. He sends al l hi s t hugs t her e.

The At l ant eans j oi n hands and f or ma l i ne. Lemr on and Zani x ar eat ei t her end. They ar e combi ni ng t hei r t el e- ki nesi s power i nt o auni f i ed f orce. They even gl ow now.

As t he guards char ge at t hem, Lemr on and Zani x gest ure and poi nt .

The guns bend and t hen snap i n hal f .

Ever y I VN goon i s soon di sarmed. And t hi s st uf f f r eaks t hemoutand t hey r un i nsi de t he bui l di ng.

Conkl i n i s ast oni shed and f ur i ous.


28/32

25

The At l ant eans t urn t o t he Laser Pul se. They now concent r at eso har d t hat per spi r at i on pour s down t hei r f aces.

And when Lemr on and Zani x gest ur e wi t h thei r hands- - t he l at t i ceof t he st eel beams begi n t o bend.

One by one t he beams l urch apar t .

And each l aser ar r ay expl odes and f al l s down i nt o t he abyss.I t ' s an awesome si ght as t hi s monst r ous machi ne i s dest r oyed.

But i s i t t oo l ate? Because now another t r emor, much st r ongert han t he f i r st , r ocks the i sl and.

Lemr on r uns across t he shaki ng gr ound, r et r i eves hi s I on Tor nado

devi ce and st ar t s set t i ng i t up wi t h Kat e' s hel p.

We see an aer i al vi ew of t he At l ant i c Ocean.

Massi ve swel l s and wat er spout s begi n to f or m al ong t he f aul tl i ne of t he Mi d- At l ant i c Ri dge.

We hear a hor r endous groani ng as t he tect oni c pl at es s l i de.

A t r emendous t sunami r i ses up.

Lemr on and Kate t ur n on al l t he swi t ches and di al s. Zani xgr i maces, t hi s doesn' t r esembl e t he i mpr essi ve devi ce of Lemr on' sshe saw i n At l ant i s. She l ooks dubi ous t hat t hi s wei r d hodge podgeof Amer i can comput er and chi l dr en' s vi deo game component s wi l l work.

Monr oe not i ces, pat s her back and says not t o wor r y, chi l l .Monr oe hi msel f has pl ayed wi t h some of t hi s vi deo gear and i t ' s hi ghqual i t y shi t .

Thi s doesn' t comf or t Zani x but she f or ces a weak gr i n back.

Lemr on r evs up t he machi ne and the l i ght s gl ow. But t hen sparks

and smoke spew out and t he l i ght s go of f .

Another st r onger quake j ol t s ever yone down t o t he gr ound.

Lemr on t akes apar t and f i ddl es wi t h hi s machi ne as i t j ost l esabout on t he shaky ground.

He t r i es agai n, r evs i t up.Thi s t i me t he l i ght s st ay on.


29/32

26

The Xandl cr yst al s br i ght l y gl ow and send out beams of magent al i ght .

Then a l oud si zzl i ng sound. And a smal l I on Tor nado ofmul t i - col or ed spar ks begi ns t o swi r l out .

Lemr on t wi st s a j oyst i ck and t he Tor nado zi ps away.

He nudges a t hr ot t l e f orward and t he t wi st er gr ows i nhei ght - - unt i l i t ' s an i ncredi bl e f or t y f oot t al l f unnel of swi r l i ngr ai nbow l i ght s.

Lemr on pushes a yel l ow but t on.

The Tor nado becomes a pur e gol den yel l ow and he t wi st s t he

j oyst i ck and di r ect s i t over t he abyss.

The Tor nado zi ps down i nt o t he massi ve hol e and l i ghts up t hebl ackness bel ow.

We f ol l ow al ong wi t h t he Tor nado as i t makes i t s r api d descent .Spi r al i ng mi l es down unt i l i t r eaches t he dome of At l ant i s.

We see many bui l di ngs i n t he ci t y crumbl i ng.

The Tor nado st ops descendi ng. Then, as we ear l i er saw i n t he

chi l dr en' s sandbox, t he Tor nado t ur ns bl ue.

I t begi ns t o ascend. As i t does, i t i s r ever si ng t he mol ecul archar ge and t he wal l s of t he hol e ar e at t r act ed t o each ot her .

And suck toget her .

And f i nal l y begi n t o seal shut .

The Tor nado ascends and t he wal l s sl amt oget her al ong i t s pat h.

Back on t he sur f ace, many expect ant f aces l ook up f r om t het r embl i ng gr ound t o t he hol e.

A moment passes.

Then a f ai nt bl ue l i ght shi nes upwar d, i l l umi nat i ng t hoseexpect ant f aces. And t he l i ght gr ows br i ght er .


30/32

27

Unt i l t he bl ue Tor nado f l i es out of t he abyss wi t h a dazzl i ngf l ash.

And the hol e seal s up.

The t r emor s gradual l y cal m down.

Now t he i s l and i s st i l l .

And f or t he f i r st t i me i n a l ong t i me, t her e i s a peacef ul si l enceher e.

Then t he exot i c j ungl e bi r ds begi n t o si ng.

Monr oe j abs Zani x and gi ves her an " I t ol d you so l ook. "

We see t he same aer i al vi ew of t he At l ant i c Ocean agai n.

Now t he massi ve swel l s and wat erspout s begi n to di e down al ongt he f aul t l i ne.

The hor r endous groani ng of t he t ect oni c pl at es sl i di ng, begi nst o qui et down.

That t r emendous t sunami f al l s and di ssi pat es.

Back at Wet aka I sl and, Lemr on, Kat e, Ed, Del i a, Monr oe, Zani x

and al l t he At l ant eans enj oy many hear t f el t hugs of r el i ef and dancesof j oy.

At l ant i s i s saved. Mi l l i ons on t he East Coast ar e saved.

RESOLUTI ON

Fl ash f or war d i mages and voi ce over . . .

We hear and observe that Lemr on and Kat e ar e i ndeed i n l ove.Agai n. And wi l l be mar r i ed.

Lemr on and Kat e al so act as emi ssar i es f or t he exchange andi nt egr at i on of t he At l ant ean and sur f ace wor l d' s cul t ur es.

Ed, Del i a and Monr oe cr eat e an or gani zat i on i n Mi ami t hat st ar t sdef usi ng t he vi ol ent gang si t uat i on. And wi l l spr ead t o ot her i nnerci t i es.


31/32

28

Lemr on and At l ant ean sci ent i st s st ar t i nst r uct i ng us how t obui l d Fusi on/ Cr yst al React or s. Wi t h t hi s cl ean f or mof ener gy, t heenvi r onment i s pul l ed f r om t he br i nk of r ui n f r om pol l ut i on andcl i mate change.

At l ant i s al so shar es an abundance of medi cal knowl edge. Theyhave cur es f or cancer and most of our di seases. They ut i l i ze natur almedi ci nes der i ved f r om exot i c pl ant s, many of whi ch ar e act ual l yf ound i n our own r ai n f or est s t oo.

And t he ut opi an soci et y f ound on At l ant i s i s l i vi ng pr oof t oal l of how t hei r i deal i st i c phi l osophy and spi r i t ual bel i ef s ofbr ot herhood and peace can act ual l y work.

A model t o show how we t oo can st ar t bui l di ng a bal anced wor l dsoci et y t o usher i n a new Aquar i an Age of t r anqui l i t y and pr osper i t yi n t he 21st cent ur y and beyond.

THE END

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT NOTES

Lemr on di dn' t f eel chal l enged i n ut opi an At l ant i s and he l onged f oradvent ur e. As t he st or y pr ogr esses, he i s conf r ont ed wi t h or deal s

more chal l engi ng t han he woul d have t hought possi bl e. And deal i ngwi t h obst acl es and adver si t y out si de hi s previ ous arena ofexper i ence- - now i n an al i en wor l d- - he must daunt l essl y come up wi t hsol ut i ons requi r i ng new combi nat i ons of hi s i nt el l ect ual , psychi cand physi cal abi l i t i es.

He must l earn t o deal wi t h anger and f r ust r at i on as he encount er speopl e whose at t i t udes and behavi or are so cont r ary and per ver se t ohi s own. He al so begi ns t o appr eci at e how speci al hi s home was i nst eadof t aki ng i t f or gr ant ed.

On t he pl easant si de, Lemr on now exper i ences t r avel i ng t o di f f er entl ands. And he f i nal l y f i nds t he soul mat e he' s al ways year ned f ori n Kat e. Thei r r omant i c at t r act i on i s power f ul and t her e ar ei nt er est i ng t wi st s as t hey r ecal l t hei r past l i f e as l over s i n anci entAt l ant i s.

Ed, Del i a and Monr oe' s val ues change pr of oundl y as t hey' r e exposedt o t he At l ant ean phi l osophy of br ot her hood, kar ma, r esponsi bi l i t y


32/32

29

and peace. And i t ' s not t hat Lemr on pr esent s t hi ngs i n a pr eachymanner , but hi s act i ons are a model . He wal ks i t l i ke he t al ks i t .He avoi ds vi ol ence whenever possi bl e.

And needl ess t o say, myr i ad comi cal si t uat i ons devel op wi t h a"st r anger i n a st r ange l and. " Our cust oms, cul t ur e and behavi orappear qui t e bi zarr e and puzzl i ng t o an out si der wi t h Lemr on' s f r ameof r ef er ence.

Wi t h t hese f i ve peopl e f r omver y di f f er ent backgr ounds f or ced t o l i veand i nt er act t oget her - - of t en i n st r essf ul ci r cumst ances- - humor ousf r i ct i on and behavi or al cont r ast s ensue.

earth above - sky below

Documents