MOUSEOFTHESUN4MOUSE HUNT OF THE SUN 4
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INT. CAVES AND CLIFF PATHS BEHIND ANGELUS FALLS --
DAY
Edsel, Ripper and The Maykatecs thread their way in and out
of caves and along narrow paths by torch light. Edsel, Ripper
and Jerdan are somewhat ahead of the rest. They are about
half way to the top.
Sneak comes down the path from above far enough to be heard.
JERDAN
Do you think it's alright?
SNEAK
Stop the 'men in skirts' where I am
and send Ripper to tell me you're
here.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO -- DAY
Shirley in sable form slinks into a large stone chamber.
INT. CHIZCHDAOURO'S HALL OF RECORDS -- DAY
Stone and metal tablets are piled around the room. Clestine
is visible through one window far off. Shirley paws through
some tablets and picks up a gold one.
One of the glyphs depicts a quetzalcoatl, feathered
flying serpent.
SHIRLEY
"Spirits of Air and Wind" I haven't
seen a single one in this time...
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO -- DAY
Sneak continues to watch from her vantage point as Celestine
taunts Harvey. The vines have turned brown and hardened.
CELESTINE
Tonight is the new moon. The
perfect time to merge my power with
the "Spirits of Air and Wind" who
once ruled here.
HARVEY
Wouldn't advise that. They're mean
critters.
CELESTINE
So - Am - I!
A llama has a whispered conversation with two alpacas. They
detach themselves from the crowd and circle around to come up
behind Sneak.
Sneak is too busy watching to notice as they get between her
and the secret cave entrance.
FIRST ALPACA
Nice view? Can you see all right?
SECOND ALPACA
Let's introduce her to our Goddess.
CENTRAL PLAZA
Sneak runs right into the startled priests, bobs and weaves,
dives under and leaps over them.
MAIN THOROUGHFARES
Sneak runs down wide boulevards.
BACK STREETS
Up narrow alleys and finally, with half the priests in hot
pursuit.
WINDOWLESS CUL-DE-SAC
Finally into a high walled dead end.
Sneak turns cat and bolts. Right into a llama's belly. The
llama grabs her by the scuff of the neck and brings her
before Celestine.
SNEAK (V.O.)
(thinks)
Calmly, lemme check things out
before I port.
CELESTINE
Where's the rabbit?
The vine cocoon is empty.
EXT. SECRET CAVE ENTRANCE -- NIGHT
Close by, torches light the central plaza. Haunting FLUTE
MUSIC (like Simon and Garfunkel's El Condor Pasa) fills the
air. By the exit from the caves behind the waterfall, Ripper
searches the darkness for Sneak. Edsel waits in the cave
mouth.
EDSEL
What is it, you think, is keeping
her.
RIPPER
She would be here, if she could.
Ripper pads off towards the light and sound.
EDSEL
Watch your rear, mujer loca. I know I will.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA-- NIGHT
The priests have reassembled. Sneak is now wrapped in vines,
with only her head showing. Celestine has risen to her feet.
CELESTINE
I know you. You're from my time.
SNEAK
(sings)
"My time is your time"
CELESTINE
How?
SNEAK
Same way as you.
Celestine looks around at her priests, waves a paw and a
tendril magically ties Sneaks mouth shut. Celestine raises
her arms.
CELESTINE
My fellow gods have sent this one
to be our sacrifice. Prepare her.
The vine restraints with Sneak inside break off from their
roots and Sneak falls into the hands of the waiting priests.
INT. CHIZCHDAOURO - STONE CHAMBER -- NIGHT
A high-ceilinged room open on four sides. Pairs of columns
support the roof. Urns filled with gold paint and brushes
line the floor. Sneak is spread between two pillars. Two
alpacas have almost covered her in gold paint. She's naked
but the paint covers her modesty. A jaguar mask lies at her
feet. Chests of metallic jewelry lay open on the floor.
FIRST ALPACA
I found a brass armband that reads
"stray cat of the harbor"
SECOND ALPACA
Put it on her so the gods know
who's for dinner.
SNEAK
Can't we all do lunch?
EXT. SECRET CAVE ENTRANCE -- NIGHT
Ripper, Edsel and Jerdan compare notes.
JERDAN
Let's See Action.
RIPPER
Have your warriors fan out around
the outer edges and wait till the
priests start the ceremony.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
Want to know what that entails?
Shirley detaches her self from the shadows. She carries the
gold tablet she was reading. Jerdan scans it.
JERDAN
We're not gonna take it. If the
goddess and the Spirits of Air and
Wind join together...
SHIRLEY
We're all screwed.
EDSEL
And this is a bad thing?
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA -- NIGHT
Sneak, covered in gold paint, wearing the jaguar mask, is
staked out on a patch of ground. She's held in place by fresh
green vines. Tendrils hold her mouth shut. Six clumps of
vines formed to resemble quetzalcoatl serpents circle her.
Other vine snakes are being formed in widening rings.
Celestine and her priests surround her. The high priest
grovels close to Celestine.
HIGH PRIEST
Oh 'Sun and Moon and all the
Stars', the tablet with the chant
is no longer in the Hall of
Records. I offer my life to make
amends.
CELESTINE
Maybe later. If the cat doesn't
work. Just repeat after me. --
She pulled her peg...
PRIESTS
Chapultepec
CELESTINE
Tea goosy gal purr
PRIESTS
Tegucigalpa
CELESTINE
Moose ate land, queasy coat tail.
PRIESTS
Mazatlan, quetzalcoatl.
The vine snakes start to move like real serpents.
Ripper appears on an outer wall and gives forth a mighty
ROAR.
The Maykatec warriors attack the priests from all sides.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA -MOMENTS LATER
As the battle rages around them the vine snakes transform
into real quetzalcoatl.
Ripper and Shirley reach Sneak. Ripper cuts the vine
restraints with accurate claw swipes.
SHIRLEY
Leave her mouth shut. I like her
better that way.
SNEAK
Mumph, fren brumpt wiffle...
SUBTITLE
Eat dung, you ferret-faced...
BACK TO RIPPER
Sneak removes the mask, frees her mouth.
SNEAK
...Bimbo
The quetzalcoatl are now fully formed and fly straight up.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZAS
From her throne Celestine gestures and the quetzalcoatl
attack Jerdan's army.
AT GROUND LEVEL
The warriors are surprised and suffer a few casualties.
They soon rally and manage to fight off the feathered, flying
serpents.
Ripper joins Edsel and the warriors.
ON THE ROUND STEP PYRAMID
Sneak and Shirley try to make their way to Celestine but
she's too well guarded. Llamas block all approaches.
AT THE TOP TIER
Celestine points at the flock of quetzalcoatls
CELESTINE
In the end, there can be only one.
Celestine motions and the quetzalcoatls fly up into the sky
and flock together to form the outline of a giant feathered
flying serpent.
ONE TIER DOWN
Sneak and Shirley start to split up and try two different
approaches
SNEAK
Better head for high land, er...
EXT. SKY ABOVE CHIZCHDAOURO
Over the battle the flock of quetzalcoatls merges into one
giant quetzalcoatl.
Below Celestine raises one arm to the new quetzalcoatl and
points at Sneak with the other.
CELESTINE
Here is your tribute Great Spirit
of Air and Wind. Let us join forces
and rule the world!
The quetzalcoatl dives down and snatches Sneak up in its
mouth.
Ripper jumps on its back as it flaps out over the Nasscar
Plains.
RIPPER
Sneak?
SNEAK (O.C.)
Still breathing. I'm trying to stay
forward of her fangs.
RIPPER
Her?
The quetzalcoatl open its mouth and Sneak is visible just
inside.
SNEAK
She's either real lumpy underneath
or carrying eggs. -- been trying,
can't port.
RIPPER
So if I cut off her head...
SNEAK
It's a long way down. Let me try...
Sneak peels the gold paint off her fur. When most of it's
off, the snake darts its tongue out. Sneak loses her balance
and falls into the snakes mouth behind the fangs.
Ripper sees Sneak fall in and stabs the quetzalcoatl behind
its eyes.
The quetzalcoatl jets venom towards Sneak and closes its
mouth.
RIPPER
Sneak?
Silence.
Ripper pulls and pushes her sword around the quetzalcoatls
head till it convulses and falls toward the Nasscar Plains.
Ripper jumps and lands on the trail up to Chizchdaouro.
The quetzalcoatl lands on the Nasscar Plains twitches a few
times and is still.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA -- NIGHT
Celestine watches the quetzalcoatl, Spirit of Air and Wind,
fall to it's death. Shrugs and starts making more
quetzalcoatls.
CELESTINE
If at first you don't succeed...
SNEAK (O.S.)
You suck more than seeds.
Sneak falls onto Celestine from above, knocking off her
headdress
Sneak grabs it and scampers off between the battling
Maykatecs.
CELESTINE (O.C.)
Stop that cat. What?
Celestine grabs her neck as a dart seems to sprout there and
she falls unconscious.
Shirley appears with a native blowgun.
EXT. NASSCAR PLAINS - GIANT QUETZALCOATL'S CORPSE --
DAY
Some movement starts at the lower end of the dead feathered
flying serpent, gets more frantic and the skin bursts open.
Many quetzalcoatls fly off towards the mountains.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA -- NIGHT
In the clear, flat spot where Sneak was tied, Ripper and
Edsel stand back to back fending off priests.
Slowly a circle of unconscious and wounded llamas, alpacas,
and vicunas builds up around them.
EDSEL
Does this not make you heated?
Ripper moves her sword in a fanning motion.
RIPPER
Yes.
Sneak bounds over the priests and joins Ripper and Edsel. She
almost puts the headdress down but then decides to wear it.
Sneak picks up a wavy, stone dagger and faces the oncoming
priests.
Instead of attacking the priests stop in their tracks and
genuflect.
EXT. SKY ABOVE CHIZCHDAOURO
As the sun rises The new quetzalcoatls swarm down on the
battlers indiscriminately from above.
The fighting breaks off as the united tribes run back towards
the cavern and the priests gallop indoors.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA -- DAY
The winged serpents flock around Celestine's unconscious form
protectively.
Sneak still wearing the headdress runs ahead of Shirley
toward the cavern entrance. Ripper and Edsel bring up the
rear.
Sneak takes a shortcut through a low gap in the stonework and
knocks the headdress off.
Shirley grabs it and runs off at an angle. Ripper, Edsel and
then Sneak pursue.
A staff comes out from behind a wall and Shirley trips over
it. The high priest lifts Shirley off the ground with the
staff, Slams her into a wall and grabs the headdress.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO -- DAY
Ripper, Edsel and Sneak find Shirley winded but otherwise fit
and alone.
SNEAK
What did you do with the gem?
SHIRLEY
(gasping)
...had it... A minute ... Ago.
EXT. CHIZCHDAOURO CENTRAL PLAZA
The quetzalcoatls HISS and FLAP their wings fanning
Celestine.
She opens her eyes.
She sits up stiffly and after a fearful moment, being
surrounded by venomous snakes, realizes they mean her no
harm.
CELESTINE
They must think I'm their mother.
HIGH PRIEST (O.S.)
More like father. You created but
did not birth.
The high priest appears wearing the headdress.
CELESTINE
(nonchalantly)
You found my hat. Toss it here.
HIGH PRIEST
Does not your power come from this
gem?
He points at the green gem in the headdress.
CELESTINE
NO. I am the goddess. That is just
a decoration.
HIGH PRIEST
Let us see.
The high priest gestures at the open space were the snakes
and vines grew.
A little dust swirls, then nothing.
Celestine gestures and mutters something under her breath. A
narrow beam of green light shoots from her fingertips.
A few small shoots break the ground, start to grow.
The high priest watches the plants and fails to notice that
the beam quickly fades out.
CELESTINE
That's enough. Return my 'crown'
and rally our troops. We pursue the
evil cat and her dark minions.
INT. CAVES AND CLIFF PATHS BEHIND ANGELUS FALLS
Ripper, Edsel and Sneak follow the Maykatec tribesfurrs
downward. Shirley trussed up is slung over Ripper's shoulder.
Jerdan walks a little ahead of them clenching his fists.
JERDAN
(mutters)
No one bites back as hard On their
anger. None of my pain and woe
Can show through.
Sneak tries to look cheerful.
SNEAK
No worries. Time for plan "B".
Ripper you set things up like we
discussed?
RIPPER
Yup.
Ripper moves Shirley from one shoulder to the other.
SHIRLEY
Come on girlfriend. I can walk.
RIPPER
Nope.
Shirley lifts her head and smiles at Edsel.
SHIRLEY
Then let Edsel carry me for a
spell.
Edsel puts out a paw. Ripper turns Shirley around so she's
facing away from Edsel.
RIPPER
NO WAY!
EXT. TRAIL DOWN MOUNTAINS INTO NORALOCO JUNGLE -- DAY
At the foot of the trail the Maykatecs, male, female and
children, circumambulate. Jerdan, Ripper, Edsel and Sneak
examine the Wall of thorns blocking the path.
Up the trail, on the other side of the thorns, Celestine and
all her priests face the jungle. Celestine is on a woven mat
carpeting an outcrop. Green branches bent back from the cliff
face support the mat.
CELESTINE
Will the Maykatec once more bring
me tribute?
Jerdan shakes a fist defiantly.
JERDAN
Don't want no religion And as far
as we can tell We ain't gonna take
you. We forsake you. Let's forget
you better still.
Jerdan turns his back and walks back to his people. As he
passes Sneak...
JERDAN
(whispers)
This better work, My love is
vengeance. That's never free.
Clestine raises her arms and gestures, then hesitates.
CELESTINE
Looks like I need to get pre
Columbian on your butts. --
Was that your final answer? Last
chance.
Jerdan is about to speak when Ripper pulls a ninja star from
her sword belt and throws it at Celestine.
It flies towards her but seems to fall short and hit the bent
branches.
The branches unbend and catapult Celestine over the thorn
wall and into Ripper's waiting arms.
EXT. FOOT OF THE TRAIL -- MOMENTS LATER
Celestine, tied up and headdressless, looks happy much to
Ripper, Edsel and Sneak's surprise.
CELESTINE
Thank you ever so much. Those
ruminants would have killed me when
they found out the gem doesn't work
anymore. I had enough Magick for
one last trick, then...
SNEAK
Why would that be?
CELESTINE
Don't know. It's like the gem died
or was replaced...
Sneak looks around and notices someone's missing.
SNEAK
Where's Shirley?
EXT. CHIZCHDAPLATINA CENTRAL PLAZA -- NIGHT
A starry night with a full Moon is the only light on
the stone ring. NATURAL JUNGLE SOUNDS except for many
voices raised in song on the other side of the city.
Jerdan, The High Priest, Celestine, Ripper, Edsel and Sneak
watch as the Moon moves into position to shine through the
ring. Celestine is tied up.
SNEAK
So you get why you can't kill the
mousy now?
HIGH PRIEST
If she were to die in the past
things might stay as they are now,
but if she returns to her own
time...
JERDAN
Things will go back to the way they
were.
CELESTINE
Maybe.
SNEAK
Shut up.
The moon shines through the stone ring.
Shirley slinks out of hiding, recites the spell and jumps
into the ring. She sticks half way through.
EXT. CHIZCHDAPLATINA - STONE RING -- NIGHT
Ripper, Edsel and Sneak Say their hasty good-byes.
SNEAK
As soon as we're through toss the
"goddess" after us quickly and...
JERDAN AND HIGH PRIEST
Smile and grin at the change all
around. We don't get fooled again.
Ripper, Edsel and Sneak hold hands with Shirley's local half
and jump.
Jerdan and the high priest toss Celestine through and then
both pull out concealed daggers and throw them after her.
EXT. PRESENT - CHIZCHDAPLATINA RUINS - STONE RING --
NIGHT.
Ruins of a large city like both Angkor Watt and
Chichen Itza. In the center of the main plaza is a
stone ring that resembles the Mayan Calendar and the
stargate of "Stargate SG1".
First Shirley falls out of the ring, then Ripper falls on top
of her pinning her down.
Sneak and Edsel soon follow.
Ripper hands Shirley off to Edsel and they all look at the
ring hopefully.
Celestine comes through followed by two flying daggers.
Ripper deflects the knives with her sword.
RIPPER
You were right.
SNEAK
Gotta happen sometimes. Law of
averages.
There's a strange sound between a PURR and a SNORE in the
undergrowth.
On investigation Sneak finds Lisa, in her police uniform from
Platinum City in the alternate future, fast asleep.
Fyry appears from a smoky portal.
FYRY
This one knew of your return when
all techy disappear. - Who might
this one be?
Fyry points at Lisa who has mostly woken up by now.
LISA
(sleepily)
Hi. When my world started to
evaporate I followed you guys...
SNEAK
Can she be here? What about the
other Lisa on Geode?
FYRY
Unknown. Bring her. You are to met
with Hel's Furless Leader.
Ripper helps Lisa to her feet.
RIPPER
The Black Dragon...
INT. HEL - CAVE OF THE BLACK DRAGON
Ripper, Edsel, Fyry and Sneak face the Black Dragon. Ripper
holds Shirley, with her wrists tied behind her, and Edsel
holds Celestine. Lisa eyes the nearest weapons.
Fyry bows low.
FYRY
By your command...
BLACK DRAGON
(to Fyry)
Fine.
(to everyone else) )
You did well. Except Celestine and
you Miss?
LISA
Rayne. Lieutenant Eliza Beth Rayne,
Swat team leader Geode Ground
Police. Serial number...
BLACK DRAGON
Shut it. I know all that. I know
what happened, what will happen and
what's going on now. I can't see
you here and now but that's all I
can't do.
LISA
Then what's my fate.
BLACK DRAGON
You could try and return to Geode.
Not your homeworld now anyway. Be
arrested on Dusa and get tossed in
a volcano.
Lisa picks up a jeweled spear.
LISA
OR?
BLACK DRAGON
Stay here as my secretary. There's
a lot of paperwork running Hel and
Madame Fyang has other things to
do.
Lisa throws the spear straight at B.D.
It turns into vermicelli and SPLATS against the dragon wetly.
BLACK DRAGON
Nothing in a dragon's horde can
harm him. Your basic Magick.
Lisa weeps.
EXT. HEL - SOUTH BASTON - HELSGATE PRISON -- NIGHT
On a cliff, overlooking the Sunken Sea, a gray stone castle
sits. On three sides are sheer drops into raging surf. All
the windows are barred. A narrow dirt road winds down into
South Baston, a busy seaport. Four vertical towers grace the
corners. The top floor in the nearest tower facing the road
is lit up.
INT. HELSGATE PRISON - SOUTH FRONT TOWER -- NIGHT
The room on top floor in the tower facing South Baston is
brightly lit. A heavy oak captains bed follows the wall
furthest from the window. A matching desk is next to the
window. A dresser, an overstuffed bookcase and three chairs
make up the rest of the furniture. A potted plant with heart
shaped leaves sits on the dresser.
Celestine is at the desk writing. Sneak and Ripper lounge on
the bed. Fyry's on a chair in the center of the room.
SNEAK
So the mad mousy here gets jail
time, but not Shirley?
FYRY
Not so honorable Dr. Celestine Krat
is in protective custody.
SNEAK
...for everyone else's protection.
RIPPER
Shirley has diplomatic immunity.
SNEAK
Haven help us all
EXT. HAVEN - HAVEN IN THE CLOUDS - PAPAL PALACE
GARDENS -- DAY
Haven in the Clouds floats high above a well cultivated
farmland plain. The fields below are laid out in orderly
perfect squares. The city is made of white marble with veins
of gold and silver. The Papal palace looks like a medieval
cathedral decorated with clover shapes. The Gardens are laid
out in impeccable geometric patterns. The bushes and trees
are topiaries of various non-anthro animals.
EXT. PAPAL PALACE GARDENS -- DAY
In bright sunlight, on a marble bench MERCY (a sable/tazwolf
mix) listens raptly as Harvey, the same white rabbit, in
white coveralls tells her a story.
HARVEY
...So my great, great, great,
great, great granddaddy warned the
goddess about them flying snakes
and skedaddled out of there.
MERCY
Is that when mommy saved Auntie
Sneak?
A shadow passes over them.
SHIRLEY (O.S.)
That comes later, sweetie.
Mercy jumps up and hugs her mother.
MERCY
Your back. -- What did you bring
me?
SHIRLEY
It's a secret. I'll tell you later.
HARVEY
You'll be needing this.
He hands her a pouch.
HARVEY
CITRUS PECTIN, ACIDOPHILUS, ALOE
VERA, CAYENNE, SENNA, OAT BRAN,
PRUNE JUICE, FLAX SEED OIL. Known
locally as "Colon Blow"
SHIRLEY
Thank "THE ONE"
HARVEY
Your welcome.
- END OF SNEAK'S TALE -
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