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EXT. RAINFOREST
Regular troopers and volunteers FLEE through the jungle
scrambling to board SAMSONS as they touch down.
INT. DRAGON COCKPIT
The pilot listens to comms from Hell’s Gate.
PILOT
Sirall ground units are falling back to
the LZ.
Quaritch’s jaw clenches.
QUARITCH
Stay on target.
EXT. WELL OF SOULS
Mo'at LOOKS UP as the DRAGON appears over the trees like the
shadow of Death. Around herthe Na’vi mothers clutch their
children to them. We see AKWEY’S BOY among them.
INT. DRAGON COCKPIT
Quaritch sets the target cursor on the MOTHER TREE and what
we recognize is the ghostly figure of Mo'at.
QUARITCH
Switch missiles. Arm all pods.
141.
PILOT
Arming.
QUARITCH
Let’s see what these blue bastards do
when I bitch-slap their goddess.
EXT. MOUNTAINS/ AERIAL
JAKE’S LEONOPTERYX drops toward the Dragon like a Mig 29. He
pulls outskimming over the ship. Uncouplinghe rolls
backward off his mount and --
JAKE HITSskiddingon the hull of the Dragon. He rolls to
his feetalready running as --
QUARITCH sees the leonopteryx WHOOSH overhead and flap away
with no rider. He snap-looks aft to see --
JAKE SPRINTING along the spine of the shipyanking two
grenades from his battle-harnesspulling the pins with his
teeththen --
QUARITCH’s hand shoots out and SLAMS the pilot’s CYCLIC STICK
hard over. THE DRAGON lurches sidewaysrolling sharply with
a ROAR of protesting rotors and --
JAKE IS FLUNG off his feet. The grenades miss the TURBINE
INTAKES. One bounces off the ship. The other lodges against
a cowling and --
JAKE SLIDES OFF the shipfalling as --
K-BLAM! The grenade
blows a two meter hole in the hull --
WHOOOSHH! Pandoran air swirls inside.
QUARITCH
(to the pilot)
Put your mask on.
Quaritch leaps out of his seatheading aft as --
JAKE GRABS the edge of a weapons podhis feet dangling over
open space.
HOLDING HIS BREATHQuaritch blows a RESCUE HATCH and leans
outside. Jake sees him aim his massive PISTOL.
K-WHAM! K-WHAM! Rounds clang next to Jake’s head. He LETS GO
plummeting into the trees --
Jake plunges through jungle canopy. He catches a HUGE LEAF
as Neytiri taught him -- it bends downbreaking his fall --
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HE LETS GOdropping again only to catch ANOTHER LEAFand
then anotherand --
WE RUSH DOWN with him through this green blur. Jake drops to
the ground in a feral crouch. Unhurt.
JAKE
(into his headset)
Quaritch is gonna take out the Well of
Souls! He’s got a clear shot. Hit him
anybody that can! Do it now!
IN HER SAMSON Trudy Chacon is all business.
TRUDY
On it.
SHE BANKS hardpulling g’scoming around on the Dragon.
She pours on the coal and the Samson leaps forwardstraight
at the WARSHIP.
QUARITCHDRILLS a stream of tracers at hertearing through
her canopyripping chunks off her fuselage.
IN THE JUNGLE BELOWNorm watches her kamikaze run --
NORM
No!
TRUDY
(clippedpilot-like)
NormI love you.
TRUDY DIVESraking through treetops and thenat the last
instantYANKS BACK on the stick and --
THE SAMSON leaps straight up and -- K-KRASH!! SHEARS OFF THE
COCKPIT of the Dragon as --
QUARITCH THROWS HIMSELF aft along the aisle and --
TRUDY’S SAMSON disintegratesthe wreckage burning as it
tumbles into the jungle.
MILES QUARITCH grips the bulkhead as he stares out the open
front of the fuselage. Wind howls through wreckage where the
pilot used to be. The forest rushes up to meet him and --
THE DRAGON CRASHES through splintering treesIMPACTING in a
lake with a WHITE BLAST of water.
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EXT. RAINFOREST - DAY
Norm takes a few steps and drops to his knees. Imploded by
grief.
INT. OPS CENTER/ HELL’S GATE
ON THE PLOTTING DISPLAY as Quaritch’s TRANSPONDER ICON
disappears.
TROOPER
Dragon is down. It’s off the board.
SELFRIDGE
What do you mean
off the board?!
Selfridge is stunned. Suddenly the ROAR of an ENGINE makes
them all look up.
OUTSIDE THE WINDOWMAX sits in the cab of an enormous SLASH-
CUTTER. Max flips Selfridge the bird and pushes a lever
forward --
SELFRIDGE
Oh shit.
Selfridge DIVES as --
K-RASHHHHH! The SPINNING TEETH of the SLASH-CUTTER tear
through the window in a blast of glass and lethal air. Alarms
go off. The technicians dive for cover in a blizzard of
glass and shredded debris.
The slash-cutter head pulls backand AVATARS SCRAMBLE
through the gaping hole into the Ops Center --
The TROOPERS look up to see blue giants aiming weapons down
at them. The battle is over in seconds. The avatars are
holding the Ops Center.
Selfridge lies there gaspingin his emergency mask. In
shock. How could this be happening?
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EXT. LAKE
THE DRAGON lies half submerged. Out of the water FGa shape
rises -- a AMPSUIT. Inside -- MILES QUARITCHhis face
bloodyhis eyes burning.
He slogs out of the watercovered with mudthen strides
into the forest.
144.
QUARITCH’S AMPSUIT THUDS relentlessly through the jungle. He
sees something through the foliage ahead -- the SHACK.
INSIDE THE SHACK Jake is oblivious under the link. Through a
window we see Quaritch's AMPSUIT step into the clearing.
QUARITCH levels his GAU-90 at the shack. His finger goes to
the firing button--
WHAM!! A six-legged BLACK DEMON tackles him.
Quaritch pivots as he fallsFIRING the cannon. It misses
Neytiri by inches. He grapples with the THANATOR as its
razor claws SCREECH over his metal armor.
THE TITANS twist and struggle. QUARITCH UNLEASHES a long
burst from the cannon. Rounds tear into the creaturewhich
SHRIEKS but --
NEYTIRI wills it to SMASH the cannon hard against a rock
tearing it loose from the ‘suit’s hand but --
Quaritch SLAMS the thanator back against a tree-trunkalmost
crushing Neytiri.
CLOSE ON one hydraulic handas it draws the ‘suit’s KNIFE
and --
QUARITCH TWISTS violentlyramming the knife up under the
thanator’s chest armor. The creature ROARS and Quaritch flips
on top of itstabbing.
QUARITCH STABS DOWN AGAIN. The thanator slumpspinning
Neytiri's legs under its great bulk. She is trapped.
Quaritch looks down at Neytiri. She glares back at him
pantingscared but defiant.
JAKE (O.S.)
It’s all over Quaritch --
Quaritch turnsseeing Jake DROPPING from a tree limb. The
‘suit rises slowlyknife glinting in the morning sun.
QUARITCH
Nothing’s over while I’m breathing.
JAKE
Kinda hoped you’d say that.
QUARITCH SURGES forward. JAKE closes fastsnatching up the
broken CANNON as --
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Quaritch SLASHES DOWN with the knife and Jake parries
blocking it with the cannon. He CLOSES faster than the suit
can move and --
K-CRACK! -- SLAMS the end of the cannon into the canopy
crazing it with a web of cracks as QUARITCH SLICES air with
the huge knife. Jake duckscoming up to meet the next slash
and --
SMASHES the knife hand with the cannon once -- twice -- again
-- in a furious attack -- knocking the knife flying.
QUARITCH catches him with the other armhurling him away.
Jake rolls just before --
THUDDD! -- the massive foot stomps down where he just was. He
scrambles up as Quaritch CHARGES and --
JAKE DUCKS another round-houseLEAPING forward to smash the
canopy again -- then again -- until it is WHITE with cracks.
Quaritch manages to GRAB the cannon barrel but --
INSIDE THE COCKPIThe sees nothing but the sun on the
shattered glass. HE HURLS the cannon blindlybut Jake ducks.
The massive cylinder cartwheels toward the shack and --
FROM INSIDE we see it CRASH against pressure windowcrazing
it but not penetrating. Jake’s link sits just inside.
INSIDE THE COCKPITQuaritch yanks a yellow handle and --
P-FOOM! -- the canopy BLOWS OFFflying through the air.
Quaritch can see again. He dons his breathing mask. Bends to
pick up his KNIFE.
NEARBY NEYTIRI struggles furiouslytrying to get her legs
free from underneath three tons of thanator.
QUARITCHpantingglowers at Jake.
QUARITCH
How does it feel to betray your own race?
Theninexplicablyhe TURNS. Walks away.
FROM INSIDE the shackwe see him charge straight toward us
and --
CRASH! -- he puts his hydraulic fist right through the
window. He is reaching inside for the Link when --
JAKE HITS in a flying tackle with every ounce of force he
hasknocking the ampsuit sideways and --
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JAKE REACHES around the suitgrabbing Quaritch’s shoulder
andyanks him forward HARDSMASHING his face into the edge
of the cockpit but --
QUARITCH flings him off with a sweep of his armand Jake
slams to the ground.
INSIDE THE LINK Jake is holding his breath as the toxic
Pandoran air swirls in. GAS ALARMS SHRIEK.
NEYTIRI shoves with one free legdesperately trying to pull
her other leg out.
THE AMPSUIT chargesthe knife flashing down and --
JAKE just manages to catch it in both handsbut the force of
the attack drives him to his knees as --
QUARITCH pushes the knife down inexorablyuntil Jake is
pinned against a rockthe blade now inches from his throat.
INSIDE THE LINK Jake is straining to stay consciousto stay
connected as --
THE KNIFE reaches his throat as --
THWAP! AN ARROW APPEARS in Quaritch’s chest. He looks up.
NEYTIRI STANDS -- a FURY released. A classic archer figure
she NOCKS another arrow. Then draws and releases smoothly.
TH-WHAP! The machine TOPPLES off Jake and lies still.
QUARITCH STARES at the two arrows in his chest. He touches
the feathers of the ancient weaponthen -- with an ironic
laugh -- he dies.
NEYTIRI runs upanother arrow nockedbow drawn. Seeing
Quaritchshe lowers her father’s bow.
JAKE sees herthen goes limphis eyes rolling backand --
INT. SHACK
HUMAN JAKE EXPLODES out of the Linkslamming to the floor
where he gags for breath. With his last strengthhe claws
toward an emergency breathing mask -- across the room.
He scrambles toward iton the edge of unconsciousness.
NEYTIRI VAULTS through the shattered windowlanding in the
debris like a cat. She GRABS the mask and flashes to Jake’s
side -- puts the mask over his face and --
147.
JAKE drags in breath after breath. He looks up at Neytiri
studying him as she holds him -- seeing his human body for
the first time.
Jake touches her facehis pale human hand against the blue
of her skin. There eyes meet across the glass of the mask --
togetherseparate. Worldless.
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EXT. RAINFOREST - DAY
MO’AT tends to the mortally wounded TSU’TEY as AVATAR JAKE
arrives with Neytiri. Mo’at has bound his woundsbut by her
expressionit is clear he cannot be saved.
Jake kneels and Tsu’tey opens his eyes. Through a haze of
painhe recognizes Jake.
TSU’TEY
(Na’vi)
I See youJakesully.
JAKE
I See you
Tsu’tey te Rongloa Ateyitan.
TSU’TEY
Are the people safe?
JAKE
They’re safe.
Tsu’tey weakly clutches his severed queue.
TSU’TEY
I can never ride againor bond with my
woman -- or hear the voice of Eywa. I can
not lead the People. You will lead them
Jakesully.
JAKE
No. I’m not officer material.
TSU’TEY
It is decided. Now do the duty of
Olo’eyctan. Set my spirit free.
JAKE
I’m not killing you.
TSU’TEY
I am already dead.
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JAKE
No.
TSU’TEY
It is the way. And it is good. I will be
remembered --
Tsu’tey’s voice is weakbut thick with emotion.
TSU’TEY
-- I fought with Toruk Mactowe were
brothers -- and he was my last shadow.
TSU’TEY’S HAND clasps with Jake’s in a fierce grip. Jake
draws his knife.
TSU’TEY’S POV -- Jake leans forwardblocking the sun.
HIS SHADOW falls across Tsu’tey.
JAKE
(Na’vi)
Forgive memy Brother. Go now to the
Mother Spirit.
By his movementwe know that he has ended Tsu’tey’s pain.
Jake’s eyes well with tears as he continues reciting the
prayer for the deadand his Na’vi words carry over as we --
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. HELL’S GATE -DAY
Na’vi ride direhorses among the abandoned machines of Hell’s
Gate.
Banshees roost on the roofs of the modulesand stingbats
flutter aboutunimpeded. The SENTRY GUNS are silentand
the GATES are open to the forest.
JAKE (V.O.)
A few chose to stay. Fewer were chosen.
MaxNormand a few of the avatars hold AR’s as the
personnel of Hell’s Gate file up the cargo ramp of the
remaining shuttle. The evicted humans are sullen and angry
like POW’s.
JAKE and NEYTIRI stand togetherwatching the departure of
the Sky People.
PARKER SELFRIDGE shuffles up the ramp. His eyes -- the eyes
of a lost soul -- meet JAKE’S. He disappears into the ship.
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149.
EXT. SPACE
ISV VENTURE STAR hangs suspended against the dark side of
PANDORA. The ISV’s antimatter engines BLAZE to life and it
accelerates out of orbit.
What remains IN FRAME is a virginprimeval world. Spanning
the black continents is a vast reticulated lace-work of
BIOLUMINESCENCE -- a ghostly WEB connecting all of Pandora.
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EXT. RAINFOREST - DAY
The sun’s rays shaft down through the layers of canopy.
JAKE (V.O.)
The forest will healand so will the
hearts of the People. New life keeps the
energy flowinglike the breath of the
world.
NEYTIRIobviously pregnantis bow-fishing in the shallows.
Children jump and squeal with laughter in the river.
JAKE (V.O.)
This is my last videolog.
INT. LINK ROOM
VIDEO IMAGE -- Jake sits in a chairtalking straight TO
CAMERA. He is thinpale. He looks around the high tech room.
JAKE
The science guys will keep the lights on
here. But I won’t miss this place.
EXT. WELL OF SOULS - NIGHT
THE WILLOWS glow softly. The entire Omaticaya clan is
gatheredseated in a prayer circle around the Mother Tree.
JAKE (V.O.)
I better wrap this up. There’s a funeral
tonightand I don’t want to be late. It
was someone very close to me.
WIDE SHOTmoving in across the concentric rings of people
