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Leprechaun 4 Script Part 3 |
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Written by Dennis Pratt
Blue Rider Pictures
The more interesting variations from the finished movie are marked in red.
49 INT. TUNNEL. NIGHT.
Sticks and Danny in the tunnel.
DANNY: (into his headset) Sarge? You read me? Books? Anybody? (looks at Sticks) Man, I told ya we shouldn't of come down here!
STICKS: Relax... gotta be an exit comin' up soon. (checks his locater, smacks it with his hand) Man... cheap ass equipment. Nothin' works.
They hear a METAL DOOR slam shut.
DANNY: What was that?
We hear the LEPRECHAUN'S CACKLE echo down the tunnel.
LEPRECHAUN: Helllll-oooooo. Anybody heeeere??
STICKS: I think we found him.
DANNY: I'm outta here...
Danny takes off running.
STICKS: Hey! Get back here! Danny!!
Sticks looks back in the Leprechaun's direction, thinking it over. He shines his light down the tunnel and then reacts when it begins to flicker and go out.
STICKS: (continuing) Shit...
Sticks turns and retreats, going after Danny.
A sudden shock moment as the LEPRECHAUN'S face appears out of the shadows.
50 DANNY - terrified, starts running full tilt down the tunnel. He gets to a door, goes through it and slams it shut. We hear a LOCK being thrown. Sticks, who didn't see the Leprechaun, trots up and pushes against the door.
STICKS: (continuing) Danny... it's me! Danny! Open the damn door, man!
DANNY - on the other side of the door, breathing heavily, sweating. We hear Sticks pounding on the door.
STICKS: (O.S.) Danny... c'mon man... I don't have any light! Danny!
Danny moves out of frame, leaving Sticks behind.
STICKS - leaning against the door. He turns to look back down the tunnel, hefting his weapon into a firing position.
STICKS: Awright... c'mon, you sonofabitch. Come and get it.
51 INT. MACHINE REPAIR ROOM. NIGHT.
Danny comes out a door and enters a big room filled with machinery in need of repair. The door slams shut behind him. Danny turns and tries to open it. Locked. He leans against the door to catch his breath, his eyes probing the shadows.
A computer screen suddenly turns itself on. The Leprechaun appears dressed as a factory foreman, holding a large pair of scissors. There is a large band-aid on his cheek. He talks to the camera while snipping off fingers of his hand one by one. Little squirts of green blood accompany each snip.
LEPRECHAUN: Let's talk about safety in the workplace. (snip) Be careful when handling sharp instruments. Watch out for naked flames. (his index finger catches fire)
Danny freaks out and raises his gun, about to blast the monitor. The screen immediately switches off. Danny looks around.
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) (singing) Oh... Danny booooy... the fifes are playin'... Oh, Danny boooy...
Danny fires a burst into the shadows. We hear the Leprechaun CACKLE.
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) What's the matter lad... don't like my singin'?
DANNY: Listen to me! I got no fight with you! You want that alien broad... take her! Hell, I don't care! You understand! I just wanna... (a hoarse croak) ...live.
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) Aw... of course ya do. But, I'm not after you, lad.
DANNY: (peering into the darkness) Yer not?
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) Nooo. As a matter of fact... I could use some help.
DANNY: Oh, yeah?
LEPRECHAUN - crouched on top of a big hunk of machinery, cables dangling around him.
LEPRECHAUN: (evil smile) Maybe we could be partners.
Danny's face assumes a crafty look.
DANNY: Yeah... that'd be okay with me.
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) But, I don't know if I could trust you, lad.
DANNY: Naw... you can trust me.
LEPRECHAUN: Let's talk it over... face to face.
DANNY: Sure... why not? Where are ya?
LEPRECHAUN: (O.S.) Over here... standin' on the work bench.
Danny moves to a piece of machinery and peers over the top of it.
DANNY'S POV - we see the Leprechaun standing atop a workbench.
DANNY: Be right there.
Danny moves at an oblique angle, circling to get behind the Leprechaun. We FOLLOW him as he gets behind the Leprechaun.
LEPRECHAUN: Where are ya, Danny-boy?
DANNY: (taking a bead on the Leprechaun, whispers to himself) Right here...
LEPRECHAUN - standing on the work bench. He holds up a remote control device and presses a button. A red light flashes.
DANNY - poised to squeeze the trigger and blow the Leprechaun's head off. A RATTLING OF CHAINS from above makes him look up.
DANNY: YAAAHHH!
A huge, twenty ton piece of machinery drops down on Danny, obliterating him. The Leprechaun walks into frame.
LEPRECHAUN: Smashing... simply smashing.
52 INT. MANHOLE. NIGHT.
Sticks climbing up out of a manhole as Books, Tina, Metal Head and Delores come around a corner.
STICKS: Hey!
The Marines and Tina hustle over to Sticks.
METAL HEAD: Where's Danny?
STICKS: What's left of Danny you could slide under a door.
METAL HEAD: Sonofabitch. We'll get that little bastard and then I'm gonna go upstairs and punch Mittenhand's ticket for him.
53 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
Dr. Mittenhand moves from the lab to arrive at the central bio-dome.
DR. MITTENHAND: Harold... prepare the DNA. I have the formula.
Mittenhand turns to look over at Harold who is using an i.v. to drain blue blood from the unconscious Princess Zarina.
HAROLD: May I say what a privilege it is to work with such a great genius.
DR. MITTENHAND: And may I say how much I loathe and despise toadies like you.
HAROLD: (a slight bow) Thank you. And may I say it is an honor to be despised by such a magnificent mind, an intellectual giant...
DR. MITTENHAND: Oh, shut up.
HAROLD: I'd love to, thank you so much.
DR. MITTENHAND: I wonder if you know what this means to me, Harold. For years I've waited for an opportunity to rejoin the human race. Did you know that I was once considered quite dashing?
HAROLD: Really? I mean... yes... of course.
DR. MITTENHAND: And then the experiment...
HAROLD: The experiment?
DR. MITTENHAND: Yes. I would have been the first computer with an organic structure.
HAROLD: Something went wrong?
DR. MITTENHAND: No, Harold, it all went according to plan. Moron! Look at me! (beat) But now... with her DNA, I shall re-create Mittenhand! I shall rise like a Phoenix from the ashes and stand triumphant before the world! I will be... BEAUTIFUL!
HAROLD: Cool.
54 INT. ELEVATOR PLATFORM. NIGHT.
The Marnes trot toward a bulkhead entryway.
METAL HEAD: Delores, you're up!
A54 INT. BULKHEAD. NIGHT.
Delores moves to the head of the small column and dashes through the bulkhead entry as the others hang back. She pauses on the other side of the entry, sweeping the area with her weapon.
DELORES: Clear!
Suddenly the bulkhead door slides shut before the other Marines can get through.
DELORES - She punches buttons, trying to open the bulkhead door, but it won't budge. Books appears at a square of glass in the middle of the door.
BOOKS: Open it!
DELORES: It won't work!
BOOKS, TINA, METAL HEAD AND STICKS
BOOKS: The wiring...
Books turns and shoots the cover off a wiring grid. He squats to check the wiring. We see Delores in the glass, staring out at them.
METAL HEAD: Just be a minute, kid!
55 DELORES - turns and finds the Leprechaun leaning casually against a rail.
LEPRECHAUN: Aw... couldn't yer friends make it, lass? Too bad.
Delores brings her weapon up and fires a long burst into the Leprechaun, shredding him into tiny, little, green, steaming pieces.
DELORES: Sarge! I got him!! I got him!!
She walks over to his shelaleigh. It stands where it fell upright, pinned in a hole in the grating. She curiously examines it.
DELORES: (continuing) Awright... one for the good guys...
As she reaches out to touch it, suddenly the shelaleigh "morphs" into the Leprechaun. He grabs her and pitches her over the railing.
She grabs on to keep from falling, her legs dangling over the edge. She SCREAMS. The Leprechaun walks over and looks at her.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) Oooh... living on the edge, aren't we?
DELORES: Sarge... help me!!
56 BOOKS, TINA, METAL HEAD AND STICKS - Books connects a couple of wires and we see sparks fly.
BOOKS: Shit...
METAL HEAD: Hang on, Delores!
Tina squats beside Books, watching him work. He looks at her and sees that she is impressed with his grace under pressure.
57 PLATFORM - the Leprechaun kneels over Delores who is trying desperately to hang on.
LEPRECHAUN: Feel like hangin' around? Well... there's no future in that. How about a little game me mother taught me. (reaches to pry one of her fingers loose) This little piggy went to market... (pries another one loose) ...this little piggy stayed home.
58 BOOKS, TINA, METAL HEAD AND STICKS
Books working with a jillion wires, searching for the right ones.
BOOKS: I've got it...
59 PLATFORM - the Leprechaun is about to pry another of Delores' fingers loose.
LEPRECHAUN: This little piggy had bread and butter...
60 BOOKS, TINA, METAL HEAD AND STICKS - as Books connects the right wires and the bulkhead door opens just a little. Books moves to try and squeeze through. He can't quite make it.
LEPRECHAUN AND DELORES - the Leprechaun looking over his shoulder at Books trying to squeeze through the bulkhead, reaching toward them with one hand.
BOOKS: You bastard!!!
The Leprechaun smiles and then turns to pry Delores' fingers up.
LEPRECHAUN: ...and they all went wee-wee-wee... all the way home.
He pries her fingers loose and she SCREAMS as she starts her fall. The Leprechaun watches her fall and then looks back toward the entry to the bulkhead. Books is using all his strength to push the door open.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) Just in time, to be too late.
He CACKLES and leaps onto a metal pole before sliding down out of sight. Books pushes the door open and the Marines rush into the bulkhead. They swarm over the platform and find that he's gone... as is Delores. Sticks picks up Delores' rifle. Tina peers over the side of the platform and sees Delores below. She recoils with a horrified GASP.
61 LOWER CATWALK - Delores lying sprawled on the metal floor, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. The Marines come rushing over to her. Tina pushes through and kneels beside her. She slides an arm under Delores' neck and lifts her.
TINA: Delores?
BOOKS: She's gone, Tina.
Tina starts to set Delores down again, when suddenly, Delores' eyes snap open and she reaches out and grabs Tina's shirt-front, pulling herself up so they are face to face.
DELORES: (a terrible effort to speak) Kill him!
Delores' eyes roll up into her head and she dies with a drawn out SIGH. Tina gently sets her down and then slowly gets to her feet. The Marines part as she walks past them, turning suddenly, transformed. She reaches to take Delores' rifle from Sticks. She pulls the slide back, jacking a round into the chamber.
TINA: Well... you heard her. Let's get that sonofabitch.
62 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
Dr. Mittenhand punching more data into his computer. Rows of numbers flit across the screen, filling it with data we can't even begin to comprehend. Harold walks into frame and holds up a test-tube filled with a murky looking liquid.
HAROLD: It's ready.
Dr. Mittenhand's face lights up as he takes the test-tube.
DR> MITTENHAND: Yessss... finally...
63 INT. CORRIDOR. JUST OUTSIDE THE LAB. NIGHT.
LEPRECHAUN: (sniffing) Ahhh... the delicate scent of my own true love.
He looks up and sees a surveillance camera.
64 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
Mittenhand still at his computer. We hear an ELECTRONIC "BING."
DR. MITTENHAND: Harold, see who's at the door.
ENTRANCE TO LAB - Harold walks up and looks at the monitor by the door. We see Tina, apparently naked, holding her hands over her breasts, crying.
TINA: Let me in... please! They tore all my clothes off... please... let me in before they come back!
Harold's eyes bug out at the prospect of seeing Tina naked.
HAROLD: Dr. Reeves?
TINA: Please open the door... hurry!
HAROLD: Okay... wait... uh... I have to disable the security system... uh...
A64 We view Tina from behind her bare back. Suddenly she changes into the Leprechaun
LEPRECHAUN: (using Tina's voice) Oh, thank you... thank you... you saved my life.
B64 Harold uses a keyboard to punch in a string of codes and we hear the DOOR UNLOCK. He reaches and jerks it open, expecting to see a naked Tina.
HAROLD: Oh, no...
The Leprechaun swings his shelaleigh as though taking a golfing chip shot and connects with Harold's testicles. Harold folds up with a groan, the shelaleigh clasped between his thighs.
LEPRECHAUN: Hold that for me, will you? (walking past Harold) Make way for the king.
The Leprechaun saunters past Harold and moves in Mittenhand's direction.
LEPRECHAUN - hurries over to Dr. Mittenhand who turns, surprised to see the Leprechaun.
DR. MITTENHAND: You are the monster? You??
Mittenhand lets go with a derisive LAUGH.
DR. MITTENHAND: (continuing) I'm sorry, I really don't want to be rude... but I had no idea. I mean, how very droll you are, how wonderfully amusing.
Mittenhand CHUCKLES again.
LEPRECHAUN: You find me laughable?
DR. MITTENHAND: Only slightly, dear boy. Only slightly. I suppose now you'll want to kill me.
LEPRECHAUN: Which part is it that still lives? The arm? Or the bald thing in the middle?
DR. MITTENHAND: Oh... touche'. Yes... very good. But don't let my appearance fool you.
LEPRECHAUN: I was about to say the same thing.
HAROLD - somewhat recovered, takes the shelaleigh from between his legs and looks at it. He accidentally springs the blade and realizes he has a weapon. He turns toward the Leprechaun.
DR. MITTENHAND: Perhaps we can come to an arrangement. It appears to me that we have a lot in common. You're a monster, and in my own charming way, so am I. I'm greedy and you're insatiable... two peas in a pod, don't you think?
LEPRECHAUN: Then you ought to know that what I want you can't give me! I want a throne, I want to be king! I want people groveling at my feet! I want respect!
DR. MITTENHAND: (sees Harold sneaking up behind the Leprechaun) Respect is nothing. Fear makes the universe go round, my friend. Fear is what you want. Unfortunately, you won't live long enough to frighten anyone ever again. Harold?
Mittenhand gestures for Harold to kill the Leprechaun. Harold runs the Leprechaun through with the shelaleigh, the blade coming out the Leprechaun's chest. Leprechaun looks down at his chest, and then round at Harold.
LEPRECHAUN: Thanks for returning it, lad.
Mittenhand blanches at the Leprechaun's apparent imperviousness to pain. Harold stands there, stunned. Dripping green blood makes a four-leaf clover pattern on the floor.
Harold turns and makes a break for the door. The Leprechaun pulls the shelaleigh out of his body and gestures with it, towards Harold who is suddenly flung up against the wall. The Leprechaun gestures with the shelaleigh at a steel platter covered with beakers and test-tubes. The platter flies through the air, scattering its contents, and mashes Harold's face. The platter falls away and we see that Harold's face is flat and round as a pancake. All that remain of Harold's features are two crossed eyes, a tiny nose and jug ears. The Leprechaun CACKLES as Harold slumps to the ground.
LEPRECHAUN: (turning to Mittenhand) Now, me boy-o, you'll have to be punished...
65 INT. STAIRWELL. DECK 5. BEHEMOTH. NIGHT.
The Marines and Tina pounding down a stairwell. Metal Head pauses, checking his locater device.
METAL HEAD: He's in the lab!
Tina cocks gun, Books looks over.
BOOKS: Let me guess, Scouts?
TINA: Nah, ROTC.
66 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
We see Dr. Mittenhand chained to the wheelchair with his mouth gagged.
LEPRECHAUN - bending over the bed to kiss Princess Zarina. She awakens, looks up at him and... SCREAMS!
LEPRECHAUN: (sighs) Ahhh... she loves me.
The Princess sits up in bed and looks around. She looks at Dr. Mittenhand.
PRINCESS ZARINA: I had a dream he was draining my blood. Destroy him.
LEPRECHAUN: I have something better in store for him, my lovely.
Mittenhand's eyes widen with trepidation as the Leprechaun CACKLES.
67 INT. CORRIDOR. DECK 2. BEHEMOTH. NIGHT.
The Marines and Tina piling out from a doorway, running toward and then past US.
68 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
The Leprechaun pours the Princess' DNA into a swirling blender. He HUMS a little tune as he works. He walks over to a cage and opens it. He reaches in and comes out with a nice, big spider. He holds it up in front of Mittenhand.
LEPRECHAUN: A little added spice.
The Leprechaun drops the spider into the blender then adds a scorpion, so that it's mixed in with the DNA. Mittenhand GROANS in trepidation.
69 INT. CORRIDOR. DECK 2. BEHEMOTH. NIGHT.
The Marines and Tina burst through another door and continue running down a corridor.
70 INT. BIOLOGY LAB. NIGHT.
Princess Zarina looks on with bored indifference as the Leprechaun fills a huge syringe with the concoction from the bowl. He turns toward the bound and gagged Dr. Mittenhand and smiles.
LEPRECHAUN: Dinner is served.
Dr. Mittenhand shakes his head violently. "No!" The Leprechaun walks over and climbs up onto Mittenhand's wheelchair. He gets a hammerlock on the doctor's skull.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) Let's see if we can't get this through your thick skull, Doctor.
He jabs the needle into Mittenhand's skull and injects the contents into his brain. Mittenhand's head snaps back, his eyes wide, the hypo protruding from his skull. He lets out a LOUD MUFFLED GROAN through the gag tied across his mouth.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) Ya like it? It's from an old family recipe.
Mittenhand begins spastically twitching as the Leprechaun CACKLES. We hear a NOISE near the lab entrance. Princess Zarina turns to look.
PRINCESS ZARINA: They're here!
71 ANGLE ON THE LAB ENTRANCE - as the Marines burst through the door. Sticks slides across the tile floor and comes to rest next to Dr. Mittenhand, who is twitching violently, the hypo still sticking out of his skull. Metal Head moves forward in a crouch.
METAL HEAD: Let her go, or yer dead meat!
LEPRECHAUN: Take a bite of this!
He lets loose a burst. The Marines dive for cover.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing; pulling the Princess after him) Follow me, my love!
The Leprechaun leads the Princess toward another room and fires another burst as he goes.
COUNTER WITH SINK AND FAUCET - we see glass containers blown apart by the Leprechaun's bullets. A container marked HCL explodes and showers hydrochloric acid all over the place. Tina stands up from behind the counter and we see smoke pouring off her body armor.
TINA: Books! Acid!!
Books hurries over and starts ripping her body armor off. Sticks moves into frame with a large beaker of water.
STICKS: Look out...
Books backs off and Sticks douses Tina with water to neutralize the acid. Books finishes getting her body armor off. We see that her t-shirt is ripped and has some holes burned into it. She looks pretty good like this, arms buffed, pecs... uh... well-developed.
BOOKS: Y'awright?
TINA: Yeah, I think so.
He looks her over, liking what he sees.
METAL HEAD: Let's go.
72 INT. ANOTHER ROOM IN THE LAB. NIGHT.
The Leprechaun leads the Princess inside and turns to fire a burst at Metal Head who ducks back out of sight, but manages to jam the door open with a fallen piece of debris.
73 MARINES - outside the room where the Leprechaun and the Princess are hiding. Sticks sidles up to Books who is flattened against the wall, and produces a grenade.
STICKS: I'm takin' him out.
TINA: (reaching to grab Sticks' arm) You'll kill the Princess.
STICKS: It's them or us, dammit!
TINA: I want him worse than you do, Sticks, but we can't start killing innocent people! Besides, she's a member of the Dominian royal family!
STICKS: Man, I don't care if she's the queen of soul, that bastard killed Delores!
METAL HEAD: At ease, Sticks. Cupcake is right. Try not to hit the woman. Books, yer up.
Books nods, looks over at Tina. She's afraid he'll be killed.
BOOKS: Cover me.
74 Sticks and Tina move to either side of the entrance. Books sets himself and then nods. They both fire bursts into the room and then Books dives through the doorway, coming up ready to fire. The Princess stands there, arms folded over her ample chest, haughty looking.
PRINCESS ZARINA: Kneel before me, swine! I am the future queen of Dominia!
Sticks and Tina sidle in, weapons ready, looking for the Leprechaun.
STICKS: Where is he??
They move toward Books. Metal Head enters last and the Leprechaun appears near his feet. He waves his shelaleigh producing explosives all over Metal Head.
LEPRECHAUN: Here I am, lads!
Everybody turns, bringing their weapons up.
BOOKS: Hold yer fire!
Metal Head looks down at all the explosives.
METAL HEAD: To hell with that... blow the sonofabitch to pieces!
BOOKS: Can't do that, Sarge... we'll all go up.
LEPRECHAUN: Right you are, laddie.
The Leprechaun taps Metal Head's skull with his shelaleigh, causing a green light to envelop Metal Head's skull, rendering the Sarge powerless to resist his commands. The Leprechaun floats down onto a table.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing, holding up a pocket detonator) So, if you want to stay in one piece, keep yer distance. And now, the Princess and I will take our hostage elsewhere. Your majesty?
Princess Zarina moves majestically to the Leprechaun's side, turns and faces the Marines.
PRINCESS ZARINA: You may find this cruel... but your behavior leaves me no choice!
She opens her blouse, exposing her breasts to the Marines.
75 DR. MITTENHAND - in the other room. He suddenly spasms, his eyes snapping wide open, his entire body trembling violently.
76 PRINCESS ZARINA AND THE MARINES - as she proudly displays her breasts to them, striding in a one woman parade up and down the room.
PRINCESS ZARINA: This... is your fate! You have no one to blame but yourselves! Unspeakable pain awaits you...
STICKS: Whoa... hurt me, baby. Punish me.
PRINCESS ZARINA: Look upon them and know you are forever doomed! For I am she who is all powerful, I am... Zarina... queen of the damned!
The Marines and Tina gape at the Princess' breasts.
PRINCESS ZARINA: (covers her breasts) I leave you, now, to ponder the remainder of your pathetic existence. (to the Leprechaun) Come... we go!
The Princess turns and walks haughtily out of the room.
LEPRECHAUN: Ten-hut!
Metal Head looks dazed as ne snaps to attention.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) A-bout... face!
Metal Head does an about face.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing) Forward... h-arch!
Metal Head marches out of the room. The Leprechaun follows, gesturing the detonator as a warning. The Marines move to the door and flatten themselves on either side, peering out to watch them exit.
STICKS: Man... that girl knows how to get your attention.
TINA: Don't get too excited. On the planet Dominia, when a person of royal blood shows you her breasts, it's a death sentence.
STICKS: (reacts to that) Which part of her anatomy is she gonna kill me with?
BOOKS: We'll stay close... look for a clean shot on the creature. Ready?
Sticks nods. Tina nods. Books leads them out.
A76 INT. BIO LAB.
We FOLLOW them into the main lab as they move toward the door. They pass Mittenhand's wheelchair and notice that Mittenhand is no longer part of it. His head and arm are gone, the chair wrecked and torn apart. Books and Tina look at the chair, then at each other. They turn and go after Sticks.
77 INT. CORRIDOR.
Metal Head, in a trance, INTONING CADENCE, marches beside the Leprechaun and the Princess.
PRINCESS ZARINA: We will return in triumph to Dominia! You will sweep my father from his throne and we shall rule the world!
LEPRECHAUN: Yes, my queen!
PRINCESS ZARINA: But first, you must execute these peasants. Have them boiled in oil... or, perhaps we shall enjoy seeing them eaten by the wild dogs of Nay-tron.
LEPRECHAUN: Leave it to me my love... they will pay dearly for their insolence.
78 BOOKS, TINA AND STICKS - moving down the corridor, following the Leprechaun, the Princess and Metal Head. Books holds a hand up, stopping Sticks and Tina.
BOOKS: Not too close.
STICKS: Where the hell are they goin'?
BOOKS: Probably headin' for the shuttle.
Books listens for a beat, then signals them to follow him as he moves out.
LEPRECHAUN, PRINCESS ZARINA AND METAL HEAD - as they round a corner.
LEPRECHAUN: Halt.
Metal Head stops. The Leprechaun listens. We hear FOOTSTEPS. Then nothing.
LEPRECHAUN: (continuing, to Zarina) We don't want to lose them.
PRINCESS ZARINA: You're wasting time... kill them, now! I command you!
LEPRECHAUN: You forget... I am a king!
PRINCESS ZARINA: Not until I say so.
LEPRECHAUN: Yes... my queen. Of course. (to himself) She'll never live through the honeymoon.
PRINCESS ZARINA: What??
LEPRECHAUN: Nothing, my queen. Nothing at all. (nudges Metal Head) In there... quickly!
Metal Head carries the Leprechaun over toward the entrance to the entertainment lounge. Princess Zarina glares after them.
PRINCESS ZARINA: Five minutes after I have your gold, "my lord," you will lose your head.
80 INT. ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE. NIGHT.
The Leprechaun, Princess Zarina and Metal Head move into the light surrounding the dance floor.
LEPRECHAUN: Now, me boy-o, we'll show them what kind of man you really are.
The Leprechaun taps Metal Head's skull plate and we see that green light again enveloping Metal Head's skull.
81 CORRIDOR
Books, Sticks and Tina taking up positions outside the entertainment lounge. The door is open slightly and Books uses the barrel of his weapon to open it a bit more, peering inside. He opens the door further and steps inside.
82 INT. ENTERTAINMENT LOUNGE. NIGHT.
Dark. All the lights are off, except for one at the bar, a feeble bulb that casts shadows over the place. Books slips into the shadows, flattens himself against the wall, weapon ready. Sticks comes in, takes a firing position. Tina comes in, weapon ready. Books moves ahead, cautious, ready to fight. Sticks and Tina move to flank him on either side, weapons ready. They make their way toward the darkened dance floor.
Suddenly a big, glaring shaft of light slices into the darkness surrounding the dance floor. The Marines crouch, bringing their weapons up to fire. Nothing happens for a long beat. The Metal Head walks into the middle of the spot-light. He's dressed in a gold, sequined evening gown, complete with jewelry, high heels, etc. He wears a wig and makeup as well. We are allowed a few beats to take all this in as the Marines react with utter shock.
STICKS: Now, that's scary.
BOOKS: (amazed) Sarge?
We hear MUSIC as Metal Head strikes a pose and sings.
METAL HEAD: "I'm just... mad about the boy..." (moving toward Sticks) "I know it's stupid to be mad about the boy. I'm so ashamed of it, but must admit... these sleepless nights... I'm mad about the boy."
Metal Head has reached Sticks by now and with his last line he pivots and delivers a sharp blow with his elbow that knocks Sticks ass over end.
83 LEPRECHAUN AND PRINCESS ZARINA - watching from behind the bar.
LEPRECHAUN: Ah, this should be a darlin' floor show, don't ya think?
PRINCESS ZARINA: But, dear heart, love of my life, while we're wasting time here, someone could be collecting your gold.
LEPRECHAUN: Me gold??
PRINCESS ZARINA: I heard them talking about it... apparently they've stolen a great deal of it from you.
LEPRECHAUN: (grabs her) Where is it??
PRINCESS ZARINA: I believe it's in a place called... "cargo bay." Wherever that is.
The Leprechaun makes an agonized face, his clawed fingers flexed in front of Zarina's face, as though he would like to rip her face off for not telling him sooner. He turns and hurries out of frame to go after his gold. The Princess CHUCKLES.
PRINCESS ZARINA: Delightful little fellow. I'll give him a splendid funeral.
84 CORRIDOR - The Leprechaun bursts out from a door and into the corridor. He strides toward US. The Princess follows him, delighted with her strategy.
PRINCESS ZARINA: Hurry, my lord... hurry!
She LAUGHS.
