THE SILVER SURFER
THE FOREVER WAR
(#1875-08)
TELEPLAY BY
MARK HOFFMEIER AND LARRY BRODY
STORY BY
LARRY BRODY AND D.C. FONTANA
FINAL DRAFT
JULY 17, 1997
THE SILVER SURFER
"THE FOREVER WAR"
TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM
As a group of warships carrying the KREE ringed planet symbol
WARP INTO the system. The ships bristle with weaponry, and
we feel their ominous presence as we TIGHTEN ON the command
cruiser and:
INT. COMMAND CRUISER - OPERATIONS CENTER - A VIEWSCREEN
SHOWING the fleet. The IMAGE on the screen shifts, ZOOMING
IN ON a nearby planet as:
GENERAL KO-VAL
Centuries ago, our forefathers
waged a gallant battle to possess
this planet, Karra-Des...
As he talks, we WIDEN TO SEE a room full of officers being
addressed by GENERAL KO-VAL, who can best be described as the
"George Armstrong Custer" of the Kree. The Ops Center itself
displays all the hi-tech hardware we associate with the Kree.
GENERAL KO-VAL
(continuing)
They failed...
He takes in the shocked faces of his men. Then:
GENERAL KO-VAL
(continuing)
Over the years, all reconnaissance
drones sent to investigate this
area have been lost...
ANOTHER ANGLE
Ko-Val gestures, and a holographic IMAGE APPEARS, floating
before the assemblage: A military map, of the system, with
different sites outlined in ELECTRIC RED.
GENERAL KO-VAL
I have prevailed upon the new
Prime Minister to redeem this blot
on Kree history...
(more)
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GENERAL KO-VAL (cont'd)
(beat)
I, personally, will lead the
assault to secure this entire
system.
Again he gestures, and the IMAGE FADES.
GENERAL KO-VAL
(continuing; a
forceful slogan)
For the glory of the Supremor!
KREE OFFICERS
For the glory of the Supremor!
Responding in unison, the gathered officers stand and give
the Kree salute -- a clenched fist lifted to the face.
Various KLAXONS SOUND, and everyone assumes battle stations
as:
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE KREE FLEET
Maneuvering through the system. Suddenly, directly in front
of the command cruiser, a ripple in space forms. We TIGHTEN
ON an object that's like a strange bubble of nothingness!
INT. COMMAND CRUISER - THE BRIDGE
Where Ko-Val sits in his place at the command console. He
stares at the IMAGE of the ripple in the viewscreen.
GENERAL KO-VAL
What is that?
From a speaker nearby comes the ELECTRONIC VOICE OF THE SHIP:
SHIP
Instruments show a level ten
spatial anomaly, General.
GENERAL KO-VAL
Level ten? That's impossible -- !
He breaks off as the cruiser shakes violently.
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE ANOMALY
Enlarging and extending outward, toward the cruiser. The
ripple looks like a dark shadow...with developing arms that
envelope Ko-Val's ship and start pulling it inside!
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From o.s., within the ship, we hear the SHRIEKING OF ALARMS.
GENERAL KO-VAL (O.S.)
Ship! Come about! Steer us clear
of that thing -- full speed!
INT. COMMAND CRUISER - THE BRIDGE
The vessel shudders under the strain, crew members tumbling
across the deck. The General fights to stay on his feet.
SHIP
One hundred percent power, General
Ko-Val -- and we still can make no
headway...
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE COMMAND
CRUISER
Trying to come about, and getting nowhere. More of it is
pulled into the anomaly. The SHRIEKING OF CREW MEMBERS joins
the ALARMS.
GENERAL KO-VAL (O.S.)
Ko-Val to fleet -- apply tractor
beams at once!
WIDER
The other Kree vessels hit the cruiser with their RED TRACTOR
BEAMS one by one. For an instant, the command cruiser
stops -- but then, also one by one, the TRACTOR BEAMS snap
like broken cords.
COLONEL EDOKK (O.S.)
General Ko-Val! Acknowledge...!
The cruiser moves farther into the anomaly, and we TIGHTEN ON
the source of one of the broken TRACTOR BEAMS and:
INT. KREE DESTROYER - THE BRIDGE
Where officers and men gaze at their viewscreen in horror.
COLONEL EDOKK continues into the communicator:
COLONEL EDOKK
General! What are your orders?
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE ANOMALY
Where the cruiser is almost completely engulfed. We hear
STATIC, o.s., and then, through it:
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GENERAL KO-VAL (O.S.)
Save...yourselves...
Only the STATIC remains as the command cruiser disappears
from view. Then, just as it appeared, the anomaly shrinks to
a ripple, leaving no sign that it was ever here as we
FADE OUT.
END OF TEASER
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5.
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE - THE KREE-LAR SOLAR SYSTEM
As a silvery object WARPS IN at the edge of the system.
Before it has completely emerged -- so we still can't SEE
it -- we ANGLE TO:
THE INCOMING OBJECT'S POV - THE KREE-LAR SYSTEM
SEEING a myriad of worlds, so many that they not only revolve
around the sun but also around each other in a complicated
dance.
With a glint of silver off our periphery, we ZOOM into the
system at tremendous speed, and MOVING past a fleet of Kree
warships before it can even react, as:
ZAREK (V.O.)
You mean to tell me you didn't
search for General Ko-Val...?
We reach the outermost planet, SEEING that it, like fully
half the planets in the system, is in fact geological booby-
trapped, bristling with spiked growths and smoking volcanoes
taller than the highest Earthly mountain.
COLONEL EDOKK (V.O.)
Not in violation of a direct
order, Prime Minister...
We near another fleet, and this one responds with a BLARING
OF EMERGENCY HORNS! ENERGY WEAPONS FIRE -- but the fleet and
its BLASTS are left far behind.
ANOTHER ANGLE - CONTINUING THE INCOMING OBJECT'S POV
We are in the thick of the system now, with more HORNS
joining in the BLARE, more warships FIRING. The only way of
dealing with it is evasive maneuvers: The Incoming Object --
we -- zigs and zags, upward and downward as well as from side
to side, and EXPLOSION AFTER EXPLOSION BURSTS nearby. Still
there are no hits as:
ZAREK (V.O.)
The General's loss didn't frighten
you, did it, Edokk...?
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We veer away from a BLAST, moving close to one of the booby-
trapped planets. Immediately, it SHOOTS MOLTEN LAVA our way!
For a beat, our POV GOES BLACK as the FIERY MAGMA washes over
us. Then we can SEE again, even as we tumble end over end,
as though no longer able to fly.
COLONEL EDOKK (V.O.)
I'm a Kree warrior, Prime Minister
Zarek...
From one corner of OUR VIEW an object flies toward us: A
silver surfboard! It swoops down, below where our feet
should be, and our POV steadies. We continue forward, toward:
EXT. SPACE ABOVE KREE-LAR - CONTINUING THE INCOMING
OBJECT'S POV
The fourth planet from the sun, it is blue-green, with swirls
of white clouds. This is KREE-LAR, the homeworld of the Kree
civilization. Deployed around it are several more fleets,
and a series of orbiting military platforms of various
designs, BEAMS OF LIGHT stabbing out from them like
searchlights.
The fleets OPEN FIRE, but instead of fleeing we surge
forward, until one of the BEAMS OF LIGHT PLAYS OVER US. A
SHRILL SOUND JOINS all the others, and all the BEAMS WIDEN to
form an ENERGY BARRIER between us and the planet below.
Unable to stop, we HIT the BARRIER, SPARKS BURSTING all
around as we're thrown back into space. Immediately, we
CUT TO:
EXT. KREE-LAR - THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET - DAY
HOLDING ON a magnificent capitol city, filled with towers,
spires, and domes, Kree atmospheric vessels criss-crossing
the sky.
At the center of the city is a large Plaza where a huge
sculpture towers: A 3-D version of the Kree symbol. Workers
scurry around it, while ROBOTIC SOLDIERS patrol.
CLOSER ON THE PLAZA
DISCOVERING that the sculpture is in fact a tall building --
Parliament, no less. Standing on a wide balcony on the top
floor are two men: Colonel Edokk and PRIME MINISTER ZAREK,
the Kree Empire's second-in-command.
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COLONEL EDOKK
I fear nothing --
QUICK SERIES OF SHOTS - A COLLECTION OF LOUDSPEAKERS
Located all along the Parliament building -- and everywhere
else in the city. Edokk breaks off as the speakers come to
life with the same SHRILL SOUND as the orbital platform,
followed by a voice like that of General Ko-Val's ship. This
one, however, we may term the ELECTRONIC VOICE OF THE CITY:
CITY
Code Alpha! Kree-Lar system
defenses have been breached...!
WIDER
Everyone in the Plaza stops, shocked.
CITY
The invasion force is above the
planet, currently repelled by our
deflectors!
THE BALCONY
Zarek looks around in disbelief.
ZAREK
Above the planet?! Where was the
warning?
CITY
Prime Minister, this is the
warning. The entire invasion has
consumed merely twenty-seven
seconds so far.
COLONEL EDOKK
What kind of invaders can move
with such speed?
CITY
Not "invaders," Colonel.
Invader...
ANOTHER QUICK SERIES OF SHOTS - VIEWSCREENS
As omnipresent as the speakers, they all blink to life.
CITY (O.S.)
The Silver Surfer!
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And, as the screens reveal a familiar silver figure, we
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE ABOVE KREE-LAR - MATCHING SHOT - THE SILVER
SURFER
Caroming off the ENERGY BARRIER.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
Once again, the Kree have proven
themselves to be formidable foes...
He reels as he takes a HIT from a warship, and only with
difficulty does he shake it off.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
I had hoped to gain entrance to
their capitol by the use of sheer
speed...
ANOTHER ANGLE
More ships FIRE at him. The Surfer FIRES his own POWER
COSMIC at the BLASTS.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
But this energy barrier has
negated any advantage I gained.
The Surfer's POWER BLASTS intercept the others EXPLOSIVELY,
and he FIRES another set of BLASTS at the ENERGY BARRIER,
only to see them bounce off it, just as he did!
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
Still, having obtained their
attention, I may yet achieve my
goal.
And, dodging more BLASTS from his attackers, the Surfer
creates a COMMUNICATION BEAM that plunges down, down as we
CUT TO:
EXT. KREE-LAR - THE SQUARE - DAY - THE VIEWSCREENS
Showing the Silver Surfer, calling out:
SILVER SURFER
People of the Kree...!
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THE BALCONY
The opposite wall of the building has also become a
viewscreen, on which Zarek and Edokk can see the Surfer.
From below, there is GENERAL CONSTERNATION AND HUBBUB:
FIRST KREE MAN (O.S.) FIRST KREE WOMAN (O.S.)
How dare the Silver Surfer What can he want with us?
come here!
SILVER SURFER
I come in peace!
COLONEL EDOKK
He lies! He brings Galactus upon
Kree-Lar!
ZAREK
According to our Intelligence, the
Surfer is no longer involved with
Galactus...
On the viewscreen, the Surfer is rocked by another ATTACK,
almost falling off his board.
CITY
Analysis! The Silver Surfer id
weakening. He will succumb in ten
seconds...nine...
ANOTHER ANGLE
The VOICE OF THE CITY continues its countdown, AD LIB. Zarek
watches thoughtfully as, on the viewscreen, the Surfer is
beaten to his knees.
SILVER SURFER
There is no need to fight! My
mission is a personal one --
Zarek makes a decision. He turns toward the nearest speaker.
ZAREK
City! Order our ships to cease
fire. The Silver Surfer is not an
invader. He has fired only in
self-defense...
CUT TO:
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EXT. SPACE ABOVE KREE-LAR - WIDE
The Kree ships STOP FIRING, and the ENERGY BARRIER DIMS AND
VANISHES. Before the Silver Surfer a holographic IMAGE of
the Prime Minister SHIMMERS into existence.
ZAREK
Silver Surfer! Please accept our
warmest welcome. Our escort will
guide you down.
CLOSER ON THE SILVER SURFER
Several of the warships move in to surround him. The Surfer
gets to his feet, nods to Zarek's IMAGE.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(dryly)
Your "hospitality "is difficult to
refuse.
The Surfer and his escort head down to the planet as we
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PARLIAMENT BUILDING - ZAREK'S CHAMBER - DAY
If hi-tech can be sumptuous, then this is where. On the
walls are great works of art from around the universe. On
the floor is thick MAGENTA-COLORED GRASS. The ceiling is a
transparent dome.
In the center of the room is a tall fountain SPOUTING PURE
ENERGY. Standing before it with Zarek is the Silver Surfer,
board in his arm. Around them are various robotic soldiers,
their weapons aimed at the Surfer.
We ANGLE WITH a floating ROBOT SERVITOR as it brings the
Prime Minister a tray of food and drink. Zarek holds a
goblet out to the Surfer.
ZAREK
A tangy treat from the far end of
the Kirby Cluster...
SILVER SURFER
I need to neither eat nor drink
for sustenance, Prime Minister.
(indicating the
fountain)
On the other hand -- if I might
avail myself here...?
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Zarek nods, and the Surfer extends his hands. We TIGHTEN ON
the fountain as the ENERGY FLOW changes direction, vanishing
directly into the Surfer's palms.
CLOSER ON THE SILVER SURFER AND ZAREK
The Surfer's body GLOWS, and he SIGHS contentedly.
ZAREK
And now, Silver Surfer, what is
this "personal mission" of yours?
SILVER SURFER
Since my earliest youth, I have
heard the Kree Supreme
Intelligence praised for its
wisdom. Now I would like to
utilize that wisdom.
ZAREK
(shocked)
That is not possible! The
Supremor is no publicly accessible
database, he is a collective
consciousness -- the absolute
ruler of the Empire!
SILVER SURFER
Who better to turn to for the
location of my lost home planet?
I mean no insult to the Kree, nor
do I want your secrets.
(beat)
My only interest is in the world
known as Zenn-La.
The Surfer's tone betrays his emotion. Zarek regards him
calculatingly.
ZAREK
Surfer, the guiding precept of the
Kree Empire can be put in one
word -- utility. If I agree to
grant you an audience with our
leader -- are you prepared to
demonstrate your usefulness to us?
SILVER SURFER
In other words, you seek some sort
of payment.
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ZAREK
Let me make that still clearer --
I seek it in advance.
We TIGHTEN ON the Surfer and
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE SILVER
SURFER
WARPING INTO the system on his board. He catches a COSMIC
WAVE and zooms toward the planet we know to be Karra-Des.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
The Kree wish me to investigate
what happened to their lost
General Ko-Val and bring back the
findings...
(beat)
To that end, have they provided me
with this Analytical Belt...
He glances down at his waist. Around it he wears a thick
BELT studded with LIGHTS and SENSORS.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
Never before have I heard of an
outsider being allowed to use
their technology.
(beat)
This mission must be more
important than it seems --
ANOTHER ANGLE
The LIGHTS on the Belt blink madly, and, just as suddenly as
it appeared before the General's cruiser, the Anomaly RIPPLES
INTO EXISTENCE and begins to open before the Silver Surfer.
Swiftly, he banks away from it.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
The anomaly described in the
reports from the general's
fleet...!
The Surfer starts to circle the Anomaly, and it expands, its
BLACKNESS stretching out and grabbing at him. Drawing back,
the Surfer FIRES A SERIES OF COSMIC BLASTS. He watches
closely as:
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THE SILVER SURFER'S POV - THE ANOMALY
Each BLAST vanishes into its BLACKNESS, and, unfazed, the
Anomaly continues to expand.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
I do not know what data the Kree
Analytical Belt is receiving --
As the Surfer speaks, his vision changes, and within the
Anomaly we SEE various ENERGY SIGNATURES of the kind he
sought when serving Galactus. The BLOBS PULSATE AND GLOW.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
But I detect enough energy within
this strange object to fill an
entire star system!
BACK TO THE SILVER SURFER
Dodging the ever-expanding Anomaly as it continues to reach
out and try to grab him.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
The anomaly is far more dangerous
than I thought!
He FIRES at it again, but the Anomaly keeps coming.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
There is only one way to solve
this mystery, and to do it I risk
all.
(beat)
Yet it is worth any price if I can
return to Shalla Bal!
With that firmly in mind, the Surfer STOPS FIRING, and,
before he can change his mind, he plunges directly into the
Anomaly, vanishing within. We HOLD for a beat, the Anomaly
shrinking back to a ripple as we
CUT TO:
INT. THE ANOMALY - ANOTHER RIPPLE
(Actually the other side of the one we've already SEEN.)
From within the ripple comes a trickle of what looks like
QUICKSILVER.
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The trickle expands into a torrent, and the torrent takes on
solid shape and form: The Silver Surfer and his board!
Nearly exhausted, he looks around at:
THE SILVER SURFER'S POV - THE AREA AROUND HIM
LOOKING exactly the way space did outside -- except that the
nearby planet can no longer be SEEN. The LIGHTS on the
Analytical Belt continue to flash.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
What is happening here? If I did
not know differently, I would
assume I had never left normal
space -- !
BACK TO THE SILVER SURFER
Breaking off as a Kree destroyer MATERIALIZES out of nowhere
and rockets right at him! The Surfer CRIES OUT as, in his
weakened state, he goes sailing one way while his board goes
another!
ANOTHER ANGLE
Another Kree warship MATERIALIZES, and the Surfer crashes
into it, tries to hang onto its side. But it's going to
fast, and he falls off it, flailing, as the ship continues on.
SILVER SURFER
To me, my board!
THE SURFER'S BOARD
Spinning off in the other direction. It starts to straighten
and arc toward the Surfer when:
ANOTHER KREE SHIP
MATERIALIZES in its path! A collision looks inevitable, but:
THE SURFER'S BOARD
Changes direction as though by command, and darts around the
speeding vessel. We ANGLE WITH the board as it reaches:
THE SILVER SURFER
He flips onto the board, and, gathering himself, looks out at:
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THE SILVER SURFER'S POV - KO-VAL'S CRUISER
As it too MATERIALIZES in this strange space.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
That ship must be Ko-Val's...
Around it, an entire fleet APPEARS, dozens of Kree ships
coming together in a great flotilla. Also here are several
small Kree drones.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
(continuing)
The configuration of these others,
however, is antique -- although
their condition appears new!
BACK TO THE SILVER SURFER
Starting forward, flying parallel to the fleet. Suddenly:
WARLOCK (O.S.)
No mercy, Kree!
WIDER
The Surfer sweeps the board around, as another humanoid being
MATERIALIZES nearby and goes soaring after the Kree. We
TIGHTEN ON the being -- golden-haired, caped, with a jewel
known as the SOUL GEM imbedded in his forehead. This is ADAM
WARLOCK!
A GREEN BEAM stabs out of the Soul Gem, and we ANGLE WITH it
as the BEAM hits the nearest Kree ship -- and the ship
EXPLODES -- leaving not a trace!
THE KREE FLEET
FIRES back at Warlock!
THE SILVER SURFER
Glides out of the way as the ENERGY WEAPONS EXPLODE all
around him. Curious, he soars toward:
ADAM WARLOCK
The Kree FIRE misses, and he LAUGHS like Errol Flynn. Again,
his Soul Gem FIRES.
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THE KREE FLEET
As another ship BLOWS UP, leaving no wreckage behind!
THE SILVER SURFER
Reaches Warlock, who whirls to look him over appraisingly.
SILVER SURFER
(wonderingly)
Who are you?
WARLOCK
Adam Warlock -- Defender of Karra-
Des!
(demanding)
Which side are you on? Kree? Or
freedom?
SILVER SURFER
I am the Silver Surfer, and I am
not here to fight. This is not my
battle!
WARLOCK
Look around you! Doesn't it make
your blood pound? They are all
our battles!
WIDER
And, as Warlock speaks, a Kree ship breaks off from the
fleet, SHOOTING A FIREBALL straight at the Surfer. Other
ships follow suit, and, as swiftly as he can, the Surfer
brings up his hands, FIRES A SERIES OF COSMIC BOLTS that
DETONATE the FIREBALLS, the concussion so close that he and
Warlock go spinning into each other.
CLOSER ON THE SILVER SURFER AND ADAM WARLOCK
Both men reach out automatically, steadying each other.
Their eyes meet as:
WARLOCK
Well, Surfer, what is it to be?
SILVER SURFER
It would appear I have no choice.
I stand with you.
Warlock LAUGHS joyfully, -- and then more FIREBALLS come at
them.
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The two men sweep out of the way, and we WIDEN as they turn
toward the fleet, fighting side by side, the Silver Surfer
FIRING COSMIC BLASTS with his hands, Adam Warlock using his
Soul Gem to shoot deadly BEAMS as we
FADE OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
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18.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
INT. THE ANOMALY
Where the battle between the alliance of the Silver Surfer
and Adam Warlock and the Kree continues, the two of them
dodging Kree BLASTS and FIRING their own.
WARLOCK
Well done, my ally!
SILVER SURFER
You too are a formidable warrior,
Adam Warlock. But I have many
questions about what is happening
here --
He stops as Warlock BLASTS at a ship coming up behind the
Surfer. It EXPLODES into nothingness, and Warlock laughs.
WARLOCK
"Questions?" There's no time for
questions. We have to put these
tyrants in their place!
A KREE SHIP
An enormous transport vessel. The cargo bay slides open, and
robotic soldiers (similar to those we SAW on Kree-Lar, but
more primitive) fly out. We WIDEN as they zoom toward the
Surfer and Warlock, who looks positively pleased to see them.
WARLOCK
Yes, come to me! More fodder for
the cause!
Warlock flies at the robotic soldiers, his Soul Gem BLASTING,
and the mechanisms BURST APART and vanish!
THE SILVER SURFER
Covering Warlock by BLASTING at two approaching Kree ships.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
The battle goes well, and yet this
entire situation is exceedingly
strange...
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THE APPROACHING KREE SHIPS
As the Surfer's BLASTS hit them.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
An entire Kree Division, in ships
from long ago, fighting one man...
These ships also EXPLODE, leaving not a trace!
THE SILVER SURFER
His gaze sweeps all around him.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
And all of it occurring within a
segment of space that should not
exist...
THE SILVER SURFER'S POV - THE BATTLE ZONE
As Warlock fights on. Very few robotic soldiers remain, and
even fewer ships -- yet there is no sign whatsoever of any
debris.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
Both Adam Warlock and I have
destroyed countless vessels -- but
they leave not a trace -- as
though they never were here!
As the Surfer muses, Warlock's Soul Gem wipes out everything
that remains!
BACK TO THE SILVER SURFER
Circling in empty space. Warlock sweeps over to the Surfer,
claps him on the back like a long-lost friend.
WARLOCK
Thank you, friend Surfer!
Together we've saved my homeworld
from destruction -- or worse -- by
the accursed Kree!
SILVER SURFER
Indeed, Adam, victory indeed is
ours. How, though, did you get
such power? And to be in this
place...
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The Surfer stops. From O.S. comes the SOUND OF MASSIVE
ENGINES as:
WIDER
Kree ships MATERIALIZE around the Surfer and Adam Warlock --
the same ships, coming together exactly as they did before!
ADAM WARLOCK
His expression changes, like that of a video game character
being re-set, and, looking past the Surfer as though he isn't
even there, Warlock races toward the Kree warships, Soul Gem
BLASTING as he cries out:
WARLOCK
No mercy, Kree!
We ANGLE WITH THE GREEN BEAM from Warlock's forehead as once
again it destroys the lead Kree vessel without leaving a
trace!
THE SILVER SURFER
Looks on in amazement. At his waist, the Belt FLASHES.
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
Never would I have thought such a
thing possible. The battle is
unfolding exactly as before!
WIDER
The Kree fleet FIRES at Warlock, and again his Soul Gem
BLASTS another ship, leaving nothing of it behind. The
Surfer soars to the laughing warrior, who looks at him as
though he's never seen the Surfer before.
WARLOCK
I am Adam Warlock -- Defender of
Karra-Des! Which side are you on?
Kree? Or freedom?
The same Kree FIREBALLS we SAW earlier comes at the Surfer
and Warlock, and again the Surfer DETONATES them with COSMIC
BOLTS, saving both Warlock and himself. The two men go
spinning, reach out to steady each other. But this time as
their eyes meet:
SILVER SURFER
I am the Silver Surfer! Have you
no memory of me? Of all this?
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ANOTHER ANGLE
Warlock looks the Surfer curiously.
WARLOCK
What's there to remember? There's
only the battle -- and the victory!
The Kree SHOOT MORE FIREBALLS, and Warlock uses his GREEN
BEAM to EXPLODE a ship, then continues on, BLASTING away! We
HOLD on the Surfer as:
SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
Adam Warlock does not seem to know
he is not in real space. Perhaps
he will come to his senses if I
remove him from here. But how...?
(thinking of
something)
If anyone can understand his
feelings about his world, it is I!
And he soars to:
THE BATTLE
All is CHAOS as both Warlock and the Kree BLAST away. The
Surfer calls out:
SILVER SURFER
Adam Warlock! The Kree have
infiltrated your world!
WARLOCK
(with elan)
But this is the battle to keep
them away! And it has only just
begun!
SILVER SURFER
You have been outflanked! The
people of Karra-Des have sent me
for your help!
(quickly)
We must hurry! Follow me!
Without giving Adam Warlock an instant to think it over, the
Surfer sweeps away. Quickly, Warlock follows him to:
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THE RIPPLE
WIDENING TO SEE the Surfer and Warlock reach the point where
the Surfer entered the Anomaly. Warlock looks around.
WARLOCK
Where is Karra-Des?
SILVER SURFER
Beyond this Kree-manufactured
barrier.
WARLOCK
No Kree barrier will keep me from
defending my world!
The Surfer flies toward the tiny ripple. The strange
BLACKNESS retreats.
SILVER SURFER
We must work together to get
through it.
The Surfer's POWER COSMIC BLASTS at one side of the Anomaly
while the GREEN BEAM from Warlock's Soul Gem focuses on the
other, and, slowly at first, then faster,the ripple expands.
An arm of BLACK NOTHINGNESS extends toward the Surfer and
Adam Warlock, and Warlock hesitates.
SILVER SURFER
(continuing)
Do not stop! It is responding!
With a GRUNT of exertion, Warlock keeps the BEAM coming from
his Soul Gem, and another arm of BLACKNESS forms. The two
arms gather around the two heroes, and they are completely
engulfed as we
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - THE ANOMALY
From within it come two trickles, which expand into torrents,
the torrents taking on the solid shape of the Silver Surfer
and his board, and Adam Warlock.
SILVER SURFER
Adam Warlock -- are you all right?
Warlock shakes his head. He looks dazed, confused.
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WARLOCK
I -- don't know...
(looking around)
Where am I?
SILVER SURFER
You have been trapped in what
appears to be a time anomaly,
fighting the same battle over and
over.
WARLOCK
No! I've been doing what I was
born to do! Defending my home!
(realizing)
My home -- Karra-Des!
WIDER
Warlock's eyes find the planet not too far away. He streaks
toward it, the Surfer soaring after him.
SILVER SURFER
Adam Warlock!
We ANGLE WITH them as they reach the outer atmosphere of the
planet, first Adam Warlock, then the Silver Surfer plunging
down through it as we
CUT TO:
EXT. SURFACE OF KARRA-DES - DAY
PANNING ACROSS rubble that stretches to the horizon.
Everything is fire-scorched, bombed-out. From O.S. we hear
WARLOCK SOBBING, and we CONTINUE PANNING TO:
ADAM WARLOCK
Landing. He falls to his knees in grief.
WARLOCK
My home! It's all gone! How?
Why?!
The Surfer lands beside him, his Kree Belt immediately going
into action FLASHING and analyzing as the Surfer puts a
gentle arm on Warlock's shoulder.
SILVER SURFER
Think, Adam! Perhaps you will
recall...
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We TIGHTEN ON Warlock as he closes his eyes.
WARLOCK
I can see pieces...
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT./INT. KARRA-DES - SERIES OF SCENES - (FLASHBACK)
The humanoid CITIZENS of Karra-Des walk engage in various hi-
tech scientific experiments. as:
WARLOCK (V.O.)
We were a planet of scientists and
researchers, who refused to give
our discoveries to the Kree...
Kree ships appear overhead and begin ATTACKING!
WARLOCK (V.O.)
(continuing)
Then we were attacked. Karra-Des
had no army, and our losses were
great...
Karra-Des SCIENTISTS work frantically in a genetics lab, with
models of DNA spiraling all around.
WARLOCK (V.O.)
(continuing)
The High Evolutionary Council
created me out of the most potent
DNA on the planet...
A GLOWING chamber BURSTS open, and Adam Warlock appears as
though from a cocoon.
WARLOCK (V.O.)
(continuing)
To be its champion, and both
defend and protect!
With a look of exultation, Warlock takes to the sky, and we
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. SURFACE OF KARRA-DES - DAY
As the troubled Warlock turns to the Surfer.
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WARLOCK
That's all I know. Did the war
end? Did I fail?
SILVER SURFER
From what I have seen and heard,
you succeeded. You drove the Kree
off, generations ago.
WARLOCK
Then what could have happened
here? Why have I been out in
space, fighting all this time?
SILVER SURFER
There is only one place where
those facts may be found -- and,
if I am fortunate, answers to my
own questions as well...
The Surfer spirals upward on his board, looks back down at
Warlock.
SILVER SURFER
(continuing)
Will you come with me, Adam
Warlock, to the planet of your
enemies?
WARLOCK
(virtually whispering
the name)
Kree-Lar...!
And, as Warlock's face takes on the same exulted look we saw
before, we
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - THE KREE-LAR SOLAR SYSTEM
As a pair of objects, one silvery and one like gold, WARP IN
at the edge of the system. Just as we did earlier, before
they've completely emerged we ANGLE TO:
THE INCOMING OBJECTS' POV - THE KREE-LAR SYSTEM
With glints of silver and gold, we ZOOM through the system at
tremendous speed, until:
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EXT. SPACE ABOVE KREE-LAR - THE ENERGY BARRIER
FLASHING into place. A holographic IMAGE of the Prime
Minister SHIMMERS into existence before it.
ZAREK
So, Silver Surfer, you have
returned! But instead of General
Ko-Val and his ship, you bring --
REVERSE ANGLE
REVEALING the Surfer and Warlock, hovering before the ENERGY
BARRIER. Warlock raises his fist. His Soul Gem GLOWS.
WARLOCK
Adam Warlock, Defender of Karra-
Des! Now, Kree, tell me -- what
happened to my world?!
ZAREK
You think to threaten Kree-Lar?
Zarek's IMAGE raises his hand. Although it miraculously
remains intact, the entire ENERGY BARRIER seems to EXPLODE at
them, and both the Surfer and Warlock back away. The Surfer
speaks quickly:
SILVER SURFER
Zarek, your general is trapped in
the Anomaly, endlessly reliving an
ancient battle.
(indicating his waist)
The Analytical Belt has recorded
all the necessary information.
Therefore, in accordance with our
bargain, I would see the Supremor.
CLOSE ON THE ENERGY BARRIER
As, from down on the planet, a BLUE TRACTOR BEAM appears,
STRIKING at a point in the BARRIER directly before the Surfer
and Warlock.
This section of the BARRIER VANISHES, the TRACTOR BEAM
stretching down from it, into the clouds, and WE HEAR WHAT
SOUNDS LIKE THE VOICE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SPEAKING AT ONCE:
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE (O.S.)
No, Silver Surfer. It is we who
would see Adam Warlock and you!
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THE SILVER SURFER AND ADAM WARLOCK
Exchange gazes. Then the Surfer nods, soars forward.
LAUGHING with gusto, Warlock comes after him, the TRACTOR
BEAM carrying them downward, as we
CUT TO:
EXT. KREE-LAR - THE DOME OF THE SUPREME INTELLIGENCE - DAY
Miles across, covered by a BLUE dome, pierced by the TRACTOR
BEAM in which the Silver Surfer and Warlock streak. They
reach the dome, continuing right through it to:
INT. THE DOME OF THE SUPREME INTELLIGENCE - DAY
Filling it completely, suspended in an ENERGY FIELD, are the
hundreds of thousands of individual brains that link together
to form the Supremor. SYNAPSES FLASH LIKE LIGHTNING as the
gathered minds share, store, evaluate. (NOTE: See #1875-05,
THE PLANET OF DR. MOREAU, for a smaller-scale version.)
The BLUE TRACTOR BEAM takes the Surfer and Warlock through
the brains to:
THE CENTER OF THE DOME
The HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE of a huge, amorphous face to which are
attached myriad tentacles BURSTS INTO EXISTENCE before them,
speaks in the VOICE we heard before:
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
Welcome, Silver Surfer, Adam
Warlock. We are the Supreme
Intelligence...
THE SILVER SURFER AND WARLOCK
Within the TRACTOR BEAM, suspended near the IMAGE.
WARLOCK
You are the Supreme bringer of
suffering and despair throughout
the universe!
And, unable to control himself, Warlock attacks, the GREEN
BEAM stabbing out of his Soul Gem at the IMAGE --
SILVER SURFER
Adam -- no!
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But the BEAM from the Soul Gem hits the side of the TRACTOR
BEAM -- and FIZZLES into nothingness!
ANOTHER ANGLE
Abruptly, the top of the TRACTOR BEAM seals off. Both the
Surfer and Warlock are now trapped within a narrow, tubular
BLUE cell. The Surfer BLASTS at the barrier above him. This
BLAST also FIZZLES harmlessly, and the Surfer turns to the
IMAGE of the Supremor.
SILVER SURFER
It would seem you have us at a
disadvantage.
The Supreme Intelligence LAUGHS, and LIGHTNING FLASHES amid
the brains.
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
We would not be the Supremor if we
did not.
(turning to Warlock)
Ah, Adam Warlock, long have we
wondered if the rumors of your
existence were true.
(beat)
Had we allowed them to become
public, you would be an
interstellar legend right now!
WARLOCK
I would settle for being your
nightmare.
Again, the Supremor LAUGHS, LIGHTING FLASHING.
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
"Nightmare?" Hardly. How could
you frighten those you are going
to so greatly benefit?
(beat)
For millennia, the Kree have been
masters of genetic manipulation.
But even we reached a plateau we
could not surpass.
(beat)
In an attempt to revitalize our
race, we sought -- and failed --
to obtain new knowledge from Karra-
Des.
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NEW ANGLE
The IMAGE of the Supremor glides closer to Warlock and smiles.
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
Now, the only being ever to best
us is in our hands...
RED BEAMS stab from the sides of the dome, PROBING directly
at Adam Warlock's body. He writhes helplessly, HOWLING
WORDLESSLY with frustration and rage.
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
(continuing)
And, once we have taken him apart,
we can make our race truly
invincible -- using Adam Warlock's
own DNA --
The Surfer POUNDS on the sides of the tube with his fists,
gets nowhere.
SILVER SURFER
Supremor! You must not do this
thing!
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
Silver Surfer, you have served me
well. You may go...
Above the Surfer, the TRACTOR BEAM re-opens. Below him,
Warlock forces himself to look up, struggles to get out every
word:
WARLOCK
(weakly)
Save...yourself...
THE SILVER SURFER
The TRACTOR BEAM starts to pull him upward, away from the
suffering Warlock. The Surfer braces himself against the
sides, trying to stop -- but still he's pulled inexorably
farther.
SILVER SURFER
No! You are here because of me.
I shall not leave you behind!
Desperately, he starts to concentrate...
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ADAM WARLOCK
Locked in the grip of the PROBING RED BEAMS. Suddenly, an
ENERGY BUBBLE OF THE POWER COSMIC forms around him, and with
a SERIES OF CRACKLING NOISES the link with the PROBING BEAMS
is broken! Within the ENERGY BUBBLE, Warlock collapses as:
UPWARD ANGLE
The ENERGY BUBBLE carries the weakened Warlock up after the
Surfer, joining him as the two of them zoom upward through:
EXT. KREE-LAR - THE DOME OF THE SUPREME INTELLIGENCE - DAY
Where the Surfer and the ENERGY BUBBLE burst through as, O.S.
from inside the dome:
SUPREME INTELLIGENCE (O.S.)
You cannot do this! I am the
Supremor! I am Supreme!!!
LIGHTNING FLASHES from the dome, but the escapees continue
upward, ironically using the Supremor's own TRACTOR BEAM as we
CUT TO:
EXT. SPACE ABOVE KREE-LAR - THE ENERGY BARRIER
The Silver Surfer zooms through the opening, the ENERGY
BUBBLE carrying Warlock in tow. Immediately, the Kree ships
start FIRING. The Surfer turns back to Warlock, who can
manage nothing more than a MOAN.
SILVER SURFER
I will take us out of here. We
will be free!
And, speeding up, the Surfer outdistances the ENERGY FIRE,
FORESHORTENING INTO WARP as we
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SPACE - THE KARRA-DES SOLAR SYSTEM - ADAM WARLOCK
Lying on a chunk of asteroid moving through space, bathed in
the Surfer's SILVER HEALING BEAM. He opens his eyes,
blinking, and we WIDEN TO SEE the Surfer standing over him.
WARLOCK
I live...!
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SILVER SURFER
(dryly)
And all your genetic material
remains intact.
Warlock rises, looks from the Surfer to Karra-Des, which is
high on the horizon.
WARLOCK
If only my home lived as well.
I'll never know what happened!
As Warlock says it, the Kree belt, which is still around the
Surfer's waist, begins to FLASH once again. From it comes
the VOICE OF THE BELT, like those of the Kree Ship and the
City:
BELT
Thank you for your request.
Information processed.
SILVER SURFER
The Analytical Belt! The Supremor
did not deign to examine it!
Curious, he pulls off the belt, and a WHITE LIGHT shoots from
it, ending in a HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE of Karra-Des.
BELT
In studying the Anomaly and
related phenomena, this Analyzer
discovered chrono-syncratic
images, like moments frozen in
time...
CLOSER ON THE IMAGE - SERIES OF SCENES
At first all we SEE is the rubble.
BELT
I will now replay those images...
Like time-lapse photography in reverse, various IMAGES FLASH
BY, beginning with the triumphant landing of Adam Warlock on
the planet, as:
BELT (O.S.)
They show that after Adam Warlock
defeated the Kree many citizens of
Karra-Des feared their own hero...
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Now we SEE what looks like a governing council meeting, faces
showing the strain of angry debate.
BELT (O.S.)
(continuing)
Thinking that as someone who knew
only the ways of war, he might
turn against them...
Now we SEE Warlock in space, flying into the Anomaly.
BELT (O.S.)
(continuing)
A Temporal Anomaly was created to
lock him away. There Warlock
would relive his great battle for
all eternity...
More debate -- and the creation of another Warlock-like man!
BELT (O.S.)
(continuing)
But many disagreed. What if he
should be needed again? To impose
this point of view, its adherents
created a warrior of their own...
Another Warlock-like being appears, the two of them BLASTING
at each other! Each is joined by several others.
BELT (O.S.)
(continuing)
The other side retaliated in kind.
More warriors were created...
The battle rages -- and then the IMAGE GOES BLACK!
THE SILVER SURFER AND WARLOCK
Looking to each other as, emotionlessly:
BELT
The result was inevitable. Karra-
Des, and everyone, on it, was
destroyed.
The belt stops. Moved, the Surfer silently lets it drop to
the ground. He and Warlock look at each other for a silent
beat. Then:
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WARLOCK
In saving my planet, I destroyed
it! How can I live with that
knowledge? How can I go on?
SILVER SURFER
The universe is filled with good
people, Adam Warlock, people
weakened by injustice and greed.
(beat)
Soar out to it with me, and you
are sure to find a new cause, a
new home, to champion!
The Surfer sweeps up from the asteroid, and Adam Warlock
follows. But then Warlock stops, looks back. The Surfer
follows his gaze to:
THE SILVER SURFER'S POV - THE ANOMALY
Coming into view between the Surfer and Warlock, and the
planet of Karra-Des. It ripples in space before them.
BACK TO THE SILVER SURFER AND ADAM WARLOCK
As Warlock turns to the Surfer.
WARLOCK
I have a home, friend Surfer.
Where I can leave my memories
behind and live forever in glory,
defending Karra-Des!
Warlock clasps the Surfer's hand, then flies straight at the
Anomaly. As he nears it, he turns back.
WARLOCK
(continuing)
Ironic, isn't it? You learned
nothing that you wanted from the
Kree -- while I have learned too
much.
And, before the Silver Surfer can answer, the Anomaly
enlarges, Warlock turning to face it as it engulfs him, then
shrinks to almost nothing again.
ANOTHER ANGLE
Slowly, the Surfer nods at the empty space before him, then
starts speeding away.
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SILVER SURFER (V.O.)
So often have I felt overwhelmed
by my own loss, and the futility
of my search for Zenn-La...
(beat)
Yet now I leave behind a man who
could almost have been a brother,
knowing that although his world no
longer exists, still has he found
a way to return.
(beat)
My resolve is stronger than ever.
My home does exist, and never will
I rest until I set foot on its
peaceful soil!
We HOLD ON the Surfer's dwindling form, until it's only a
point of light, like another star in the sky, and then we
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. THE ANOMALY - ADAM WARLOCK
Facing off against the robotic warriors of the Kree fleet.
WARLOCK
Yes, come to me! More fodder for
the cause!
Gleefully, Warlock flies at the robotic soldiers, his Soul
Gem BLASTING, and we
FADE OUT.
THE END
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