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9

Friend? Friend?

2

(beaming)

Friend.

9

(more and more normal

sounding)

Are we alone?

2

(reassuring)

No. There are others.

9 and 2 stare at each other. 9 looks at 2 in wonderment,

then reaches out and touches 2’s chest where he hit it.

2 beams at 9, happy 9 can speak, happy he was able to help,

and happy that 9, with his first words, is concerned aboutothers.

A glow beams from within 9's chest. 2 stares. 9 removes the

TALISMAN from his chest.

2 has a big reaction--he draws his breath in and looks at it

in ASTONISHMENT.

12.

He takes it and looks at it. He gives 9 a look of surprise.

2 (cont’d)

But how strange....

(muttering to himself ashe turns the Talisman in

his hands)

Yes, he was always drawing this...

exactly like this... how strange...

They both stare at the TALISMAN.

Suddenly, a is heard OFFSCREEN. 2 looks up INHORROR. He grabs his spear. He pushes 9 away almostfiercely.

ALT:

2 (cont’d)

(firmly, to 9)

GO!

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SEQ. 030 - Cat Beast Attacks

SEQ. 030 - EXT. WASTELAND - DAY

2 points forcefully to an old rusted can.

9 runs into the can.

2 stands, ready to attack.

9 watches 2, wondering what is coming. Then from behind him,

a large claw of a mechanical figure settles softly next to

9’s can. He tries to call out to 2...

And from behind 2 enters-

A HIDEOUS CAT BEAST.

It is a nail and razor-studded predatory Machine with a cat

skull-shaped head, its body laced with bones, nails and

razors. 9 now understands 2 was trying to protect him.

2 GASPS as he turns and sees it. The Cat Beast lets out a

roar and claws at 2, KNOCKING him over and losing his spear.

9 looks on with horror.

13.

2 attempts to reach for his spear but the Beast holds himdown with its razor-sharp feet.

The Beast is attracted to the Talisman. It picks it up withone of its jagged claws and looks at it quizzically.

9 cringes. His movement makes his hiding place teeter,

creaking.

The Cat Beast WHIRLS at the sound. Picking up 2’s strugglingbody, the Cat Beast stalks towards the noise, right up to 9’shiding place, sniffing through its hollow nostrils. 9

cringes in terror. The Cat Beast probes with one of hisclaws INTO the tin can. 9 recoils. The claws do not find

him and retreat. 9 is relieved.

A beat, then:

9 feels himself violently LIFTED UP and SMASHED.

We see the Cat Beast has picked up the entire tin can and issmashing it to get at what’s inside it. Failing, it hurlsthe tin can aside.

9 is almost knocked out. Trying to stay conscious, hestruggles towards the entrance of the can.

His POV:
through his haze and through the broken edges of the

opening to the can, he sees the Cat Beast GRAB the Talismanand the struggling 2 in his sharp-toothed mouth, anddisappearing into the smoky mist.

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