Hellboy Page #3

A blade of light opens in the air!

Burning symbols slash the air, like living serpents of fire.

EXT. COSMIC SLIT - NIGHT

The edges of the cosmic slit sizzle with color; an ALIEN

GALAXY sparkles on the other side. Suddenly, a work light

tears loose and flies in.

EXT. COSMIC SLIT - FROM THE OTHER SIDE - NIGHT

The six-foot work light tumbles by the massive OGDRU JAHAD:

seven egg-like monoliths of unholy origin.

Within their translucent walls, horrible creatures lie

slumbering. As the light sweeps by, one of the giants opens

a filmy eye, and then another, and another, and another...

Fleshy tentacles move lazily within their crystalline prison.

EXT. ABBEY RUINS - ALTAR AREA - NIGHT

Grigory screams as his body rises. Veins swell in his neck,

his face distorted by ecstasy and pain.

CLICK. Someone shoots a photograph.

EXT. RUINS - IN THE UNDERBRUSH - NIGHT

It's Matlin, snapping for all he's worth. Whitman pulls him

down and pulls out a large bayonet blade.

WHITMAN:

Listen to me, you moron: you do that

again, I'll carve you a new --

Too late. One of the NAZI SCIENTIST has heard them.

EXT. RUINS, IN THE UNDERBRUSH - NIGHT

The Nazi SCIENTIST approaches. Pauses next to the box with

the GOLD CYLINDERS.

BROOM:

(fierce whisper, to

WHITMAN)

Listen to me!!! The portal is open!!!

We have to stop them!!!

EXT. ABBEY RUINS - ALTAR AREA - NIGHT

Grigory dangles like a marionette in a new surge of energy.

Even the skeptical Von Krupt is in thrall.

The NAZI SCIENTIST reaches for a second GOLD CYLINDER. But

something else lands next to him: A GRENADE!!!

The explosion blows him to pieces. In a few seconds, the

squad of Allies storms the area.

A hail of bullets cuts down a dozen Nazis. The Allies overrun

the machine gun nest as grenades explode everywhere.

VON KRUPT shoots wildly, hitting Broom in the leg. But

Whitman's bullets rip into the old Nazi's chest.

Leaving a trail of blood, Broom crawls to a dead G.I. and

grabs a grenade from his belt.

TCHKKK!!! Kroenen extends two gleaming blades from twin steel

bands on his wrists and takes on an entire group of soldiers,

mowing through them with swords spinning like deadly rotors.

The steel chops clean through their weapons.

Broom pulls the pin and throws the grenade at the generator.

CLICK-CLACK!! It wedges itself between two moving tie rods.

Kroenen squeals and -- retracting his blades -- lunges after

it. The gyrating rails slice through his leather jacket. As

his fingers reach the grenade, it EXPLODES!!!

Kroenen flies through the air, hitting a stone wall, where

two long pieces of shrapnel pin him like an insect.

Another rail plunges -- FFFFT!!, like a javelin -- into the

earth right next to MATLIN.

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