Gladiator Page #2

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EXT. TREES - TWILIGHT

The screaming is almost immediate.

Maximus and his cavalry watch as the fire pots crash down

into the German encampment.

EXT. GERMAN CAMP - TWILIGHT

The fire pots shatter -- pitch splashes everywhere --

seconds later the bolts and flaming arrows slice down and

ignite the pitch -- FLAME EXPLODES -- it is a hellish,

napalm-like vision -- the conflagration illuminating the

twilight.

The deadly rain of flaming arrows spreads terror through

the German camp --

EXT. TREES - TWILIGHT

Maximus watches the German camp.

MAXIMUS:

(to his men)

Hold steady... steady...

He can see the nightmare destruction of the encampment

continuing -- fire pots and Scorpion bolts and flaming

arrows -- panic in the German encampment.

MAXIMUS:

Steady...

He sees the Germans begin fleeing across the plain. He

quickly raises his sword and whispers a prayer, then turns

to his men:

MAXIMUS:

Brothers -- I salute you! For Rome!

He spurs his horse and races out of the trees to the

plain...

EXT. PLAIN - BATTLEGROUND - TWILIGHT

Maximus leads the terrifying and relentless cavalry charge

-- Titus at his side -- the Felix Regiment screams out

fearsome war cries as they gallop across the muddy plain

toward the Germans --

Fire pots and flaming arrows are crashing down everywhere

around them --

The cavalry SLAMS into the Germans at full gallop --

It is carnage.

The Felix Regiment warriors slash ruthlessly with short

swords -- slicing a path of sheer destruction through the

Germans -- but the Germans fight with equal brutality --

and the Germans also fight with the desperation of a

hopeless last chance -- they pull and spear Roman soldiers

off horses whenever they can --

Maximus spins his horse and swings his sword with expert

efficiency -- a spear stabs through the neck of his horse

and it immediately collapses forward --

Maximus sails over the horse's head and crashes to the

muddy ground -- he jumps up and is in the midst of the

battle --

The flaming arrows and exploding fire pots create a

ferocious inferno everywhere around the battle -- the

flames silhouetting the fighting --

On the ground, Maximus proves his absolute worth as a

warrior -- he hacks and dodges -- ghastly images of true

ancient warfare -- Maximus' eyes burn with a zealous fire

as he fights for his life --

He finds he is momentarily at a terrible disadvantage --

Germans are surrounding him from all sides -- as he fights

he looks for an advantage -- for his soldiers -- for

anything -- he is doomed --

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