Jon Spaihts: Prometheus

DAVID

Interesting

CHANCE looks over at the examination table and looks at the giant ALIEN HEAD.

CHANCE

Is that what I think it is?

DAVID

Yes. Our first encounter with an extraterrestrial life form

CHANCE

And it’s dead. I wonder what happened to it

DAVID

That reminds me. Can you do me a favour and call Miss Shaw and Miss Mudow for me?

CHANCE

Sure

INT. SHOWER ROOM. NIGHT

A naked SHAW stands under the sprinkling overhead shower system. She has her left hand pressed against the wall. As the water runs down her body her hand hand wipes down her upper thighs cleaning away the blood which is leaking down.

She if sniffling and crying. Her blood is washed down her legs and washes down a drain in the centre of the room.

INT. LAB. NIGHT

DAVID sits on a stool facing a narrow scanning table.

MUDOW and SHAW stand at each side of the table The LARGE alien HEAD is at the far end of the table and switch on the scanning device.

DAVID

No sign of any chemical or viral dangers.

MUDOW activates the scanning device and the LARGE alien HEAD is brought to the front the table which being scanned. VICKERS arrives and stands not far behind DAVID and watches the operation. MILBURN enters the room and stands by a corner.

VICKERS

So what can you tell me about it?

DAVID, MUDOW and SHAW turn and watch VICKERS.

DAVID

The data is coming through right now. It’s organic. No signs of DNA or tissue or even blood. It’s almost biomechanical

VICKERS

Meaning?

DAVID rubs his forehead in frustration and sighs. He looks over at VICKERS and gives a forced smile.

DAVID

Miss Vickers I mean no offence. But Scientists will be debating and examining this for decades to come. It’s Alien to us and to everything we know or understand. But if you want my honest professional opinion then I’d say it’s a helmet

VICKERS

If this is a helmet then where’s the head?

DAVID

I don’t know. I said It could be a helmet but the simple answer is that I don’t understand it at all

VICKERS

Anything else?

DAVID

The inside is completely hollow. But the computer did find traces of some sort of material. Computer cant identify it but it appears it has traces of Sulphuric acid

VICKERS

Good work. Keep me posted on all developments. So what about the material from the URN?

DAVID

It’s still being scanned. I’ll let you know right away when I find something

INT. CONTROL ROOM. NIGHT

CHANCE sits by his controls and blows bubblegum when suddenly his computer begins beeping. He stares at his monitor and types into his keyboard.

A series of coded numbers appear.

JANEK

What’s happening over there?

CHANCE

Picking up a transmission

JANEK

What you mean transmission? From Weyland?

CHANCE

Jesus Christ! Sir you’re not going to believe this

INT. MESS HALL. NIGHT

SHAW, HOLLOWAY, MUDOW, FIFIELD, MILBURN, VICKERS, JANEK, RAVEL, CHANCE, RAY and JOSHUA are all sitting around a table while DAVID stands at the front of it.

JANEK

Okay will someone explain what’s going on?

DAVID

Our computer system picked up an extraterrestrial transmission

SHAW

From this planet?

DAVID

No but it was directed to this planet

SHAW

So where did it come from?

DAVID

A nearby planetoid. Not long after Chance brought this to my attention the computer picked up another signal

SHAW

From the same point of origin

DAVID

No, this signal came from Zeus

VICKERS looks up at DAVID and then looks down at the ground and slowly nods her head.

JANEK

Zeus as in this planet?

DAVID

Correct.

FIFIELD

What kind of a signal?

DAVID

We don’t know but the computer is translating it as we speak but it did however pick up the location of where this signal is coming from. Chance?

CHANCE

It’s not far from where we are

VICKERS

Is it close enough to drive?

CHANCE

Yeah

JANEK

Wait now we can’t just willy nilly drive up to whatever this is. We don’t know anything about it

VICKERS

We have to

JANEK

Bullshit

VICKERS

It’s company procedure Captain

JANEK

I don’t give a fuck about the company

VICKERS

We’re going out

SHAW

We?

VICKERS

I’m going with you on this one. Okay I want everyone ready within the hour

VICKERS gets up and walks away and exits the Mess Hall. JANEK sighs and gets up and follows her.

INT. CORRIDOR. NIGHT

JANEK

Hey you!

Sighing in frustration, VICKERS turns and faces an enraged JANEK.

JANEK

What was that all about?

VICKERS

Don’t start Janek, I’ve had a really long day

JANEK

Listen I’m an okay guy and Weyland hired me because I do what I’m told, when I’m told and they trust my judgement. But you’re risking the lives of everyone of us. What for?

VICKERS

I really understand, I really do but we have a responsibility to investigate this signal.

JANEK

Bullshit. You know something we don’t. I don’t believe for one second this one some gods damn Archaeology mission

VICKERS

What are you getting at captain?

JANEK

You really expect me to believe that Weyland would send a state of the art FTI ship to investigate a hunch? What aren’t you telling us?

VICKERS

What do you know about the Yutani Corporation captain?

JANEK

Yeah they own all of the world’s law enforcement, weapons and car manufacturing companies and all of the Natural resource and Nuclear power plants. What about them?

VICKERS

Yutani was created only less than twenty years ago and already they’re nearly as big as Weyland

JANEK

So?

VICKERS

So if we return home empty handed then Weyland faces a possible Merger with them. When Sir Peter Weyland formed the Weyland corporation over Eighty years ago he had a vision and that vision was to build a more peaceful and safer Earth. If we were to join with Yutani then the entire company’s legacy will be destroyed.

JANEK

I’m the captain of this ship and I’m not going to risk any lives. This mission is over!

VICKERS

With all do respects Captain but that’s all you are. A captain of a fucking ship. All you’re job is to do is fly this fucker. Now get back to your post and wait for further instructions. I’m in charge here and don’t forget that

VICKERS walks away from a frustrated and angry JANEK.

JANEK

I hate this job!

INT. CARGO BAY. NIGHT

CHANCE and MILBURN stand by a crate and bring out two Flame throwers. They then begin to walk over to one of the Rovers. SHAW, HOLLOWAY, FIFIELD, VICKERS and MUDOW are waiting for them.

SHAW

Why are we bringing Flame Throwers?

VICKERS

Protection. You know what that means don’t you?

VICKERS gives a spiteful glare at SHAW and HOLLOWAY.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. NIGHT

The ramp is now open and the Rover drives out into the dark windy landscape.

EXT. LANDSCAPE. NIGHT

The Rover drives through the bumpy road and approaches a strange looking structure.

INT. ROVER. NIGHT

VICKERS

What the hell is that?

CHANCE

Whatever it is, that’s where we’re headed

EXT. DERELICT. NIGHT

The large ‘U’ shaped Structure is massive. It is exactly two miles in length. It’s arms are the same size of the Dubai Tower and it’s belly is large, fat and thick.

The Rover drives in between the two large Arms and comes to stop. Facing the Rover is the Belly of the structure and six large Oval shapes holes can be seen.