The Making of 'The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior' Page #3

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Cretin.

To the land of the

pharaohs, my good man.

Ten pieces.

Ticket.

You are following me.

Admit it.

You know, this may come

as a shock to you,

but not everything in the

world happens because of you.

Then why are you

going to Egypt?

Because...

Everyone should go and see the

pyramids once in their lives.

Why are you going to Egypt?

Personal matters

which don't concern you.

Don't play coy with me. You know

I'll get it out of you anyway.

All right.

My father once fought for the pharaoh's

private guard and saved his life.

So, I'm going to ask if in

return he'll let me borrow

the Spear of Osiris

to help me defeat Sargon.

The Pharaoh of Egypt

is going to lend one of the

most fabled weapons in history

to a 19-year-old kid

he's never even heard of?

I don't remember

asking your opinion.

Actually,

I'm afraid she's right.

It wouldn't work.

But mainly for the simple

reason that the Spear of Osiris

is only effective

against Egyptian monsters.

Such as the winged scarab,

sphinxes and cursed mummies.

And you know this how?

Let's just say

I'm well connected.

Really? And who

are you exactly?

Aristophanes of Naxos.

Not to be confused with the

Aristophanes from Corinth. That hack.

I speak 20 languages fluently

and another 20 passably.

So if you need

any translation services...

Yes, yes. How did you learn

about the Spear of Osiris?

I am a poet and playwright by

trade and sometimes a musician.

And was most recently court

poet to the king of Elam.

Petty despot. May he rot in the

underworld for his lack of esthetic taste.

And learned of it from

one of his high priests.

But you are thinking

along the right path.

To defeat a man like Sargon,

well-versed in the black arts,

one would require

a potent weapon indeed.

Like?

Let's see.

There's the Hammer of Zeus.

No, too unwieldy.

The Shield of Cronos.

That's completely discredited.

The Cloak of...

I've got it!

The Sword of Damocles!

The what?

Damocles. You know.

The one condemned to die

a thousand deaths

by the very hand of the sword

that he used to kill King Philpman.

What do they teach you in

Akkadian schools these days?

Not to touch

other men's swords.

Well, in any case,

according to Book Five

of Herodotus' Histories,

Damocles' infamous sword was

transformed by a lightning bolt from Zeus

into a wondrous weapon whose

blade could cut through anything.

Mortal or immortal.

And presented as a gift to

the Queen of the Underworld.

You're saying this sword

can cut through anything?

Oh, please.

Anything.

And you know

where this sword is?

This has to be the most harebrained

scheme I've heard yet today,

and that is saying plenty.

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