Dune Page #4

GURNEY:

(angered)

Not in the mood?! Mood's a thing for

cattle and love play... not fighting.

PAUL:

I'm sorry Gurney.

GURNEY:

Not sorry enough.

Gurney draws his knife.

25B. SHIELD EFFECT - THE FIGHT

Gurney activates his body shield, sending a

shimmering FORCE FIELD around his body. He advances

swiftly toward Paul. Paul snaps on his FORCE FIELD,

draws his knife and jumps back, collecting himself

hurriedly for the fight.

GURNEY:

(his voice sounding strange through

the forcefield)

Guard yourself for true!

Gurney leaps high, then forward, pressing a furious

attack. Paul falls back. The shield edges CRACK

loudly as they touch each other.

PAUL:

(inner voice)

What's gotten into Gurney? He's not

faking.

Paul presses forward and the fight moves quickly

around the room. The smell of ozone grows stronger

as the shields hit and SPARK off one another. Paul

directs a parry downwards, turns, and leads Gurney

against the table, plunging at just the right moment

to pin Gurney against the table top with his blade

right at Gurney's neck.

PAUL:

(strange shielded voice)

Is this what you seek?

GURNEY:

(strange shielded voice)

Good... the slow blade penetrates the

shield... but look down.

Paul looks and sees Gurney's blade at his groin.

GURNEY (CONT'D)

We'd have joined each other in death.

However, you did seem to finally get the

"mood".

PAUL:

Would you really have drawn my blood?

GURNEY:

If you'd fought one whit below your

abilities I'd have scratched you a good

one.

Paul stands and snaps off his shield as does Gurney.

25. BACK TO SCENE

PAUL:

Things have been so serious here lately.

GURNEY:

Yes. I sensed the play in you lad, but

this can no longer be play. Tomorrow we

leave for Arrakis! Arrakis is real. The

Harkonnens are real.

Thufir, Yueh, Gurney and Paul stare at each other

for a moment in silence. Dr. Yueh moves forward and

begins to take Paul's pulse rate and to collect

other data with a small black machine.

PAUL:

Dr. Yueh, do you have any information on

the worms of Arrakis?

--

DR. YUEH

I have obtained a filmbook on a small

specimen... only 125 meters long.

PAUL:

Only?!

They smile at each other.

DR. YUEH

There are have been documented sightings

of worms as large as 450 meters in the

deep desert -- far from where we'll be in

Arakeen.... The desert belt and the south

polar regions are marked forbidden....

Why?

PAUL:

The storms and the worms. Is it true, that

the sand can blow at seven hundred

kilometers per hour?

YUEH:

It can render flesh to dust in minutes.

And these dry winds can generate

tremendous static electricity in the

atmosphere. Our body shields won't have

enough power to operate in the open air on

Arrakis.

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