Main Characters: Crew, Hytria, Tanna, Kasha
Minor Characters: Karicoal
(The Nomad, near land)
Sinbad: Ok, drop anchor!
Sailor: Aye aye, sir!
Doubar: So that's Claxis.
Sinbad: That it is.
Doubar: I don't like the looks of it.
Sinbad: So noted.
(Sinbad walks down the Nomad)
Sinbad: Jonshi, prepare the long boat
Jonshi: Aye sir.
Sinbad: Rongar, go tell Firouz and Tanna that we've arrived.
Bryn: It was an easy journey.
Sinbad: You almost sound disappointed.
Bryn (laughs): I must be developing a sense of adventure!
Doubar: More like misadventure. Carrying passengers, chasing treasure. Sounds like a wild goose-chase.
Bryn: I think this treasure's real.
Sinbad: And we get half.
Doubar: I'll believe it when I see it.
Sinbad: I know we're stretching things a bit. But rich cargo's been few and far between lately.
(He smiles at Doubar as they all head below)
(Below deck, the crew is all gathered around the table.)
Tanna: Captain Sinbad, I can't tell you my joy at our arrival.
Sinbad: Well... now that we're here, what's our next step?
Tanna: I have a lnad map. It was only at great expense that I was able to purchase this. Someone got close. Now, so have we.
Doubar: I just hope you two know what you're talking about.
Firouz: Doubar, in the annals of history, it is well documented that the Roman Empire sent off colonizing expeditions. Claxis held on of these colonies.
Tanna: Civilizations unto themselves. Civilizations of untold wealth. I haven't told you this, but I have every reason to believe that we have reached the lost Hytria colony.
(Everyone looks puzzled. Firouz looks at everyone.)
Firouz: Hytria... the banished rebel Empress.
(Sinbad shakes his head, still not knowing what they're talking about)
Firouz: Legendary throughout ancient history as the Immortal One.
Tanna: This truly is the opportunity of a lifetime. It is our destinies to follow this quest.
Sinbad: Well, it's our destiny to find lost treasure. Let's go do it.
(A crew member's shout is heard from above deck)
Crewman: Captain! Hurry! On deck!
(Sinbad jumps over the table and rushes topside)
(Topside, a crewman faces off with an intruder)
Intruder: If you have a God, pray!
(He kills the crewman, as Sinbad arrives topside.)
Sinbad: We have boarders!
(Sinbad grabs a rope and swings, kicking 2 boarders overboard. He rushes to the side and sees a small rowboat filled with more intruders. The rest of the crew arrives and they throw the remaining intruders overboard)
Sinbad: Doubar, I'm beginning to see your point.
Tanna: Gallant fight, gallant fight!
Sinbad: Listen, Tanna, it's better to leave treasure buried, then get buried with it.
Tanna: You can't turn back!
Doubar: Oh yeah?! Watch us! Lower the sails!
(Doubar and Rongar walk over to help unfurl the sails. He tugs on the rope but nothing happens.)
Doubar: The sails won't unfurl!
Bryn: Something has hold of them...
(A woman is looking at Sinbad through a blue fire in a room somewhere on the Island)
Hytria: And she won't let you go.
(opening credits)
(Below deck on the Nomad)
Tanna: We are here, at the cove. Next, we need to reach and cross this lake, marked by these snaky lines. Then on to this next curious point - what appears to be a screaming face.
Doubar (mutters to Rongar: Wonderful
Tanna: Then finally, what appears to be a tunnel leading to this small pyramid.
Doubar: Pyramid?
Firouz: Some 300 years ago, when Hytria was alive, she practiced the Egyptian arts.
Bryn: The black arts... and her practices linger here.
Doubar: Great.
Tanna: There is one more thing I feel I should mention.
(He takes out a knife covered in a blue cloth. turns and hands it to Sinbad who studies it)
Tanna: It's likeness is of Hytria. Legend has it that it possesses complex, mystical powers. Turn it over.
(Sinbad turns it over and Doubar stares in amazement - it is the face of a man)
Doubar (to Sinbad): It looks like you!
Tanna: It does indeed. THIS is the reason I sought you out to take me here. As I said, it is "our" destiny. The same legend has it that she used this to kill her unfaithful lover, Lucyuss. And his mistress.
(Sinbad flips the knife back over and gasps as the image changes into the form of a real woman)
Sinbad (whispers to Doubar): Did you see that?
(The image changes back)
Doubar: See what?
(Sinbad hands the knife over to Bryn)
Sinbad: Alright, Tanna. Is there anything else you haven't told us?
(Tanna smiles and shakes his head.)
Sinbad: We can't release our sails which means something has control of our ship. And I want our ship back. We're going ashore.
(Palace. Hytria sits on the throne as Kasha arrives and salutes her.)
Hytria: Why did Karicoal's men attack?
Kasha: They're trained to attack everyone, Empress.
Hytria: Not everyone.
Kasha: They were unaware of the possibility it was him.
Hytria: Possiblity?! Look at me! It IS him. Him.
Kasha: We can hope so, my Empress. If he surpasses all the tests, then he will have proven himself.
Hytria: Hm. He will. I've seen his face. This one will not fail. He's finally returning to me.
Kasha: Yes, Empress. Returning to us all.
Hytria: Hm...
(On the island, the crew approaches a lake)
Tanna: This must be the lake.
Doubar: Well, this raft will be swimming.
Firouz: Not by much.
Sinbad: Let's start across.
(They move the raft into the water)
Sinbad: Here, Doubar. (Hands him an oar)
Bryn: Something's approaching...
Sinbad: From which direction?
Bryn: I'm not sure. But it's something that intends us harm.
Sinbad: I don't see anything. Let's keep moving!
Bryn: There's definitely something.
(They all look around. Rongar point to something in the water. Sinbad sees a splash.)
Sinbad: What was that?
Doubar (looking around): What was what?
Sinbad: There! (He points and they all see something yellow moving in the water)
Tanna: It must be the snake-shape on the map. (shows Sinbad)
Doubar: Appears to be heading right for us!
Sinbad (to Firouz): Any guess as to what this could be?
Firouz: It appears to have properties not unlike certain species of eel.
Sinbad: Which would be?!
Firouz: The ability to generate a charge. Should it also possess gills needle-like teeth, it could be very dangerous.
Sinbad: How dangerous?
Firouz: It uses its teeth to transmit a charge. A direct charge has been know to kill a man!
Bryn: Sinbad! Another one!
(Sinbad pulls out his sword and stabs at it)
Sinbad: I think I got it...
Tanna: There appears to be a school of them!
Sinbad: Someone should teach them a lesson.
Doubar: And soon! They're all around us!
Firouz: If they should join forces and attach to the raft...!
Sinbad: I get the picture, Firouz! Hack at them! Create a disturbance!
(Everyone draws their swords and hacks at the eels)
Sinbad: Keep them away!
(Bryn hits one and an electric charge goes from her sword into her. She suddenly stands still and her eyes glow yellow. She creates a water tornado)
Sinbad: Bryn to the rescue again.
(Crew watches as the eels are sucked into the water spout and disappear)
Tanna: How could she do that?
Sinbad: Don't ask. Good work, Bryn.
(Sinbad suddenly sees a woman approaching on the water.)
Bryn: Sinbad
(She notices that he's staring at the water. The woman comes closer and beckons to him.)
Hytria: Come to me. Be with me.
Bryn: Sinbad?
Sinbad: Wha? (looks at Bryn, then back out at the water. The woman is gone)
Bryn: You were gone for a moment.
Sinbad: Let's move it. I want to get ashore before something else sets us in its sights. Let's go.
(Palace. Hytria and Kasha watch Sinbad)
Hytria: Sinbad... hm.. It's a wonderful name.
Kasha: that woman appears to be very resourceful. Even powerful.
Hytria: She is, at that.
Kasha: With her help, he may succeed, Empress. Where all the others have failed.
Hytria: We can hope so.
Kasha: What is she to him, do you know?
Hytria: What are you asking and WHY are you asking it?
Kasha: Empress, I was only hoping...
Hytria: I know of your hopes, Kasha, of your ambitions. You wish to betray me. Let me help you with that.
(She places her hand over his mouth and then removes her hand. His mouth is sewn shut.)
Hytria: Another woman stole from me, the love of my life. Forcing me to kill them both. But I kept hold of my life. Kept hold of it, until he would return to me. Return and join our hearts together. Forever. And Sinbad is that man. Isn't he?
(Kasha nods his head vigorously. Hytria releases his lips.)
Kasha: Empress, I'm at your service. I desire ONLY to serve.
Hytria: Then never mention her name again.
Kasha: I will do more than that. Only Sinbad need survive the challenge. Unlike before, with your rival out of the way, his heart will be open only to you.
Hytria: Hm... Kill only her. We need the others to survive the challenge.
Kasha: I'll see to it.
(Crew is walking through a field)
Tanna: Next we look for a screaming face.
Doubar: Couldn't be a happy face could it.
Firouz: Any thoughts on the nature of this face?
Tanna: None.
Sinbad: It's not exactly "X marks the spot" now, is it. Maybe Dermott can find something.
Bryn: It's worth a try. (Dermott flies off)
Tanna: It lies east of here. That's for certain.
Sinbad: East it is.
(Men lay in wait and watch as the crew walk away. Kasha approaches them.)
Kasha: Your men in place?
Karacoal: They are. The trap's been set. The woman will die.
Kasha: There's been a change in plans. She wants them all killed.
Karacoal: But he's got the face -
Kasha: Kill them all, or face her wrath.
Karacoal: It will be done.
Kasha: Go on then, do it.
(The men walk away)
Kasha (whispers to himself): Put an end to my rival.
(Sinbad and crew are still walking around)
Doubar: Is that map to scale?
Sinbad: Rongar, scout ahead.
(Rongar leaves as Sinbad looks up into the sky)
Sinbad: Any sign of Dermott?
Bryn: Behind us...
Sinbad: Behind us? (turns) We must have passed it.
Bryn: I don't think so. But there's definitely something over there.
Sinbad: But what?
(Rongar is scouting ahead. Passes a bad guy who signals to the others. Dermott flies in circles.)
Sinbad: Why is he circling?
Bryn: He's warning us.
Sinbad: Doubar, get Rongar.
Tanna: What is happening?
Sinbad: We're about to find out. (He draws his sword)
(Rongar is still walking ahead. Men throw a net over him and someone hits him. Doubar approaches)
Doubar: Rongar!
(Sinbad is waiting impatiently for Rongar and Doubar to return)
Sinbad: Where are they...
Firouz: Want me to go hurry them along?
Sinbad: No. Stay here and arm yourselves.
(Sinbad walks over to Tanna and removes the 2-faced knife from him and places it in his hands)
Sinbad: Put this gold knife to use.
Tanna (look of panic): Wait! I'm afraid I've never used a weapon!
Sinbad: It's time you learn.
(Men are trying to hind an unconscious Rongar. They hear Doubar and hide.)
Doubar: Rongar!
(Doubar appears and sees Rongar on the ground.)
Doubar: Rongar...
(He looks up as the men throw the net on him. They try to club him but he throws them away and gets out of the net.)
(Tanna is looking at the knife. Firouz comes over and unsheaths it for him. Bryn looks around.)
Bryn: Stay here. (She runs off)
(Karacoal and one man are walking in a field)
Karacoal: Alright. Bring her (plants an axe into the ground) here. (The 2 part ways)
Sinbad (hears sounds of fighting): Doubar...
(Guy appears in front of Bryn)
Bryn: you again... (chases after him)
(Doubar draws his sword - so do the bad guys.)
Doubar: 3 against 1. I guess you like your odds, huh?
(Sinbad appears)
Sinbad: The odds just shifted. (They begin to fight)
(Bryn is still chasing the guy. Sinbd and Doubar finish off their fight.)
Sinbad: Get Rongar and get back to the others.
(Bryn is still chasing the guy. She stops when she sees the axe planted on the ground. Karacoal shoots an arrow but his aim is spoilt by Dermott. Bryn escapes.)
Karacoal: Quickly, get the others.
(The man attacks Firouz and Tanna. Firouz gets knocked out. Sinbad appears and kills him.)
Tanna: He tried to kill me.
Sinbad: It's called an ambush. Welcome to the world of treasure hunting.