THE NEVERENDING
STORY
Based on the book by
Michael Ende
Screenplay by Wolfgang
Peterson
1984
FADE
IN:
Limahl’s “The Neverending Story” plays as
the
CREDITS PLAY OVER a dazzling display of some
great clouded storm. THE NOTHING. Great masses
of
clouds swirl and churn and collide on the
screen.
As the FINAL CREDITS play we…
CUT TO: Bastian’s
bedroom
Our story begins
as our young friend awakes from a dream. Bastian quickly sits up as if
awakening from a nightmare. He looks at a picture of his mom with a sigh
and then he picks up the book beside him and marks his spot.
CUT TO:
Kitchen.
Bastians father
is working on some sort of concoction in the kitchen blender, while
Bastian sits at the dining table straining to open jelly for his toast.
They exchange a good morning between each other, but they are relatively
quiet.
Father:
Morning Bastian
Bastian:
Morning Dad
Bastian
continues to struggle with the jar until his hand hurts. His father turns
to him and gives him a hand. He seems to easily open the jar. As Bastians
father returns to his task of the morning drink concoction Bastian breaks
the silence.
Bastian:
I had another dream Dad, about
Mom.
His father pauses at the blender, but doesn't
look
at
him and then he continues creating his
drink.
Father:
I understand
son, but we have to get on with things, right? (Bastian looks dejected at
this answer.) Bastian we each have responsibilities. We can't let Mom's
death be an excuse
for not getting the old job done, right ?
Bastian
half-heartedly smears butter on his toast. His father approaches the table
and sits down. Time for a father to son talk.
Father:
Son, I think it's time
you and I had a little talk.
I got a call from your
math teacher yesterday.
She says you were
drawing horses in your math book.
Bastian:
Unicorns. They were unicorns.(mimics a
unicorn)
Father:
What ?
Bastian:
Nothing….
Father:
She also says that you haven't been turning your homework
in on
time. And I'm very disappointed you didn't even try out for
the
swim-team.
(
Pause )
As for
those riding lessons you've been wanting
you say you love horses yet you seem to be afraid to get on a real
one. Now, Bastian, you're old enough to get your head out of the
clouds and start keeping both feet on the ground. Alright ?
(he takes a sip of drink.)
Bastian:
Ok.
Father:
Stop daydreaming and
start facing your problems.
Ok ? (ruffles Bastians hair)
Bastian:
Ok (he says with a half hearted
smile)
Father:
Ok. Right I think we've had a nice little talk we should have more.
(he gulps down his drink and gets up to leave.) Have a nice day and don't
be late to school again.
Bastian:
(Bastian turns to him) But yesterday I
wasn't…
END
SCENE
FADE IN: City
street
Out on the street 3
bullies are laughing. As Bastian walks out, they stop.
Bully 1:
Hey look it's the weirdo.
Bully 2:
Hey weirdo, got any cash for us today
?
Bastian turns and runs.
Bully 1:
Hey follow! That's it
weirdo. You can't get away
you jerk ! You're dead chicken!
They yell
chasing after him. They chase him down an alley where they corner him and
catch him.
Bully 3:
Where's you're money man
?
Bastian:
I don't have any!
Bully 1:
No money? Momma's little boy is holding out
on
us. You ain't got any money on ya, you go
in the garbage can
All three bullies shove Bastian into a nearby
dumpster.
Bully 3:
Maybe chicken can lay an egg in there. (They laugh as they
return to the street.)
Bastian comes
out of the dumpster and enters the street brushing garbage off himself.
The bullies see him and stand up straight.
Bully 1:
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Hey man, who said you could get out of the garbage ?
Get back in there.
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(They smile at each
other and start towards him.)
Bastian:
Oh no
not again. No not again! (He starts running)
Bully
2:
Where do you think you're going wimp? (They chase after him,
He ducks into a bookstore and the boys run by. )
NEXT SCENE:
Coreander’s Book store
Bastian watches from inside the store as the
three bullies go running by. He sighs felling
relief,
but is suddenly startled by a ruff bulldog
voice
from somewhere in the
store.
Coreander:
Get outta here. I don't like
kids.
Bastian walks toward the area he heard to
voice from, and finds an old man siting in
a chair reading. He turns and looks at
him.
Coreander:
You still here boy? Didn't you hear what I
said?
Bastian:
Um, I was.. (he stutters motioning to the
door.)
Coreander:
You're hiding aren't you?
Bastian:
No I was just... (he stutters
more)
Coreander:
The video arcade is down the street . Here we just sell small
rectangular objects that are called books. Require a little effort on your
part and make no b..b..b..beeps. On your way please
Bastian:
I KNOW books. I have 186 of them at
home!
Coreander:
Bah. Comic books.
Bastian:
No.
I've read Treasure Island, Last of the Mohicans, Wizard of Oz, Lord of the
Rings, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Tarzan…
Coreander:
Whoa whoa whoa. Who are you running away from? (he says with
new interest.)
Bastian:
Just some kids from
school.
Coreander:
Why ?
Bastian:
They wanna throw me in the
garbage.
Coreander:
Why don't you give them a good punch in the nose, eh?
Bastian:
Oh, I dunno.(he looks down at his
shoes)
The man turns away from
him again. Bastian looks at the book he has. His interest has been
aroused.
Bastian:
What's that book about?
Coreander:
Oh, this is something
special.
Bastian:
(Bastian moves in closer.) Well, what is it
?
Coreander:
Look. You're books are safe. While you're reading them you
get to become Tarzan or Robinson Crusoe.
Bastian:
But that's what I like about
them.
Coreander:
Yes, but afterwards you get to be a little boy again.
Bastian:
What do you mean?
Coreander:
Listen (he motions for him to come
nearer.)
Coreander:
Have
you ever been Captain Nemo, trapped inside your submarine while the giant
squid was attacking you ?
Bastian:
Yes.
Coreander:
Weren't you afraid you couldn't escape
?
Bastian:
But it's only a story.
Coreander:
That's what I'm talking about. The ones you
read are safe.
Bastian:
And that one isn't ?
Coreander:
Don't worry about it.
Bastian:
But,
but you just said it was.... (the phone rings and Coreander puts the book
under a newspaper to try and hide it.)
Coreander:
Forget
about it. This book is not for you. (he gets up and gets the phone.)
Bastian watches him. As he talks on
the phone Bastian uncovers the book. The title on the book reads, The
Neverending Story. above these words is a symbol on the cover. The symbol
is two snakes intertwined with each other and biting each other's tail. As
the old man hangs up the phone, Bastian grabs the book and runs out. The
old man smiles to himself and looks down at his desk proud to have finally
gotten rid of the annoying child.
ANGLE: Coreanders
desk
On his desk in
place of the book is a note pad barely legible writing on it, it reads:
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" Don't worry, I'll return your book."
END SCENE
NEXT SCENE: Bastians
school.
With the book
under his shirt Bastian runs through the hall of his school. He stops
outside his classroom, then cautiously looks through the small slit of a
window in the classroom door. What he sees is his class already started on
a very important math test.
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Bastian:
The Math test, oh no.
CUT TO: school
attic
Bastian runs up
the stairs leading to the
school's attic, finds the key and goes inside. There are all sorts
of old scholastic objects in the attic. He finds a stack of old gym mats
and pulls one out. He sits down and pulls out the book, then he begins
reading.
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UP:
Bastian:
It was midnight in the Howling forest. The wind whistled
through the tops of the ancient trees. Suddenly, something enormous
crashed and rumbled through the eerie woods.
FADE OUT TO:
Fantasia
WIDE SHOT: View of
small camp.
We see a snail look up and there's
a small man beside him. There is a Nighthob and his sleeping bat nearby.
Suddenly the calm of the camp is interrupted by a great rumbling similar
to an earthquake.
Nighthob:
What's that ? (the ground
shakes.)
ANGLE:
Rockbiter
A huge tricycle
comes to a stop in front of them. It is made entirely from stone, as is
the giant riding it. The Rockbiter speaks to them in a deep, friendly
voice.
Rockbiter:
Excuse me, would it be alright if I
joined you this evening?
Tiny:
Uh huh.
.
Rockbiter:
You see I've been traveling all
day.
(he climbs off
his tricycle.He rolls it backward and then sits down. The ground beneath
him shakes. He sniffs the air and then says, as if he has discovered a
secret of theirs)
Ah hah ! Now I see why you picked
this camp. "
He picks up a large rock and sniffs
it.
Rockbiter:
A delicious looking limestone rock.
Nice bouquet, must be a real vintage here.
Nighthob:
Yes,
you're right. Those delicious rocks are the reason we camped here alright.
Then he runs over to the little man.
Nighthob:
Psst. is he a nutcase?
Tiny:
No, he's a Rockbiter.
Nighthob:
Oh a Rockbiter.
A Rockbiter!?
The Rockbiter starts
eating the limestone he is holding. Pieces fall all over the place. One
piece falls on the snail.
Rockbiter:
Ooops, sorry.
Then he burps.
Oh, pardon me !
Nighthob:
Pardoned.
Rockbiter:
Mmm. That was
limestone, with a dash of quartz. Very tasty. Where I come from in the
north we used to have exquisite gourmet rocks, only now...now they're all
gone.
Nighthob:
Huh, I
know how it happened.
The Rockbiter makes a boyscouts honor sign.
Rockbiter:
I swear it wasn't me.
Nighthob:
Hah ! Heck no.
Tiny:
I think I know what it was, tell us
more.
Rockbiter:
Near my home there
used to be a beautiful lake, but then it was gone.
Tiny:
Did the lake dry up?
Rockbiter:
No, it just wasn't
there anymore. Nothing was there anymore. Not even a dried up lake.
Tiny:
A
hole ?
Rockbiter:
No, a hole would be something. Nah,
it was nothing. And it got bigger and bigger. First there was no lake
anymore and then finally, no rocks.
Nighthob:
Hah! If he keeps stuffing his face
like that, soon there won't be any rocks left here either!
(Nighthob complains to the little
man. As he starts to walk away, the little man grabs him.)
Tiny:
Nighthob, this
could be serious!
Rockbiter, what
you have told us is also occurring where I live in the west ! A strange
sort of Nothing is destroying everything.
Nighthob:
Yes, we Nighthobs
live in the south. And it's there too.
.
Rockbiter:
So, so it's not just
in our part of Fantasia?
Nighthob:
Maybe, it's already everywhere...
(Nighthob hisses
looking around suspiciously smelling the air.)
Maybe our whole land
is in danger. What can we do?
Rockbiter:
My people are sending me to the
Ivory Tower, to the Empress for help
Nighthob and Tiny:
We are..
Tiny:
We are on the same mission. After
all, if the Empress can't save us, who could?
Nighthob:
Then why are we all just standing
around here instead of taking off for the Ivory Tower?
Tiny:
Right, what are we waiting for
?
The little man climbs on
his snail while the Nighthob tries to wake up his bat.
Nighthob:
Hey wake up! We
can't just hang around here. Prepare for take off! Stupid bat!
Rockbiter:
We, we can't wait for a snail. Can
I carry you?
Tiny:
Don't worry, it's a racing
snail.
Rockbiter:
Oh, but we can't even wait for a racing
snail.
The little man
goes peddling off on the snail. Nighthob finally wakes up his bat and
climbs on as
Rockbiter:
It really is a racing snail.
Nighthob:
And nobody gives a
hoot about me and my stupid bat.
CLOSE UP:
Rockbiter
Rockbiter:
Maybe I'll take
a few of these yummy gourmet rocks, eh.. for the road.
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As he bends down to pick
some up, he stands straight up again and realizes he hears the nothing
coming.
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Rockbiter:
Oh no. The nothing!
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CUT TO: A golden sunset
View of the sky and Nighthob on his
bat.
Nighthob:
Look there it is. The heart of
Fantasia.
View of Rockbiter and
little man. They stop as they see the Ivory Tower.
Rockbiter:
I never knew it
was that beautiful. Oh.
EXT. VIEW-Ivory Tower
Wide angled view
of the nearing Ivory Tower. It shimmers in its only light as the sun sets
behind it.
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Nighthob:
Stay awake. I told you to stay
awake.
We span the
whole length of this Ivory Tower. It is said to be as big as a city. We
pass over the base of the tower, then it’s mid section, and finally we
near the very top of the structure. It is very intricate here. We begin to
zoom in on the Magnolia pavilion. The very tip of the Ivory Tower, the
place that the Empress lives.
Nighthob:
The home of the
Empress. She's our only hope.
FADE
OUT:
INT. VIEW- Ivory
Tower- The Empresses court
The door to the Empress's room opens into the
courtyard. Lots of creatures from Fantasia await help from the Empress.
The Empress's head servant comes out of her room and speaks to them all.
Carion:
Friends, I know why you are all
here. The nothing is destroying our world. I also know that you have come
to beseech the Empress for help. But I, I have terrible news. The Empress
herself has become deathly ill. There seems to be a mysterious link
between her illness and the nothing. She is dying. So she cannot save
us...
There is much commotion among the creatures
gathered there, but he continues.
But there just might be one chance. The plains people
who
hunt the purple buffalo have among
them a great warrior and
he alone has a chance to fight the nothing and
save us. He is
our only hope. His name is
Atreyu.
CUT TO: School attic-
Bastian
View of Bastian. He looks up from the
book and grabs his school bag. He looks
at the Indians on the front.
Bastian:
Atreyu..
Bastian:
The Empress had already sent for the great
warrior. When he finally
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appeared on the terrace of the Ivory Tower, he carried with him the
hopes of all
Fantasia."
View of a young Indian boy
walking up the stairs to the old man.
Bastian:
A
little boy
Close up of Atreyu as the old man speaks to
him.
Carion:
I'm sorry, but this is not the time nor place
for children.
I must ask you to leave.
Atreyu:
If
you don't want me here,
you shouldn't have sent for
me.
Carion:
It
was not you we sent for. We wanted Atreyu.
Atreyu:
I
am Atreyu.
Carion
Not Atreyu the child, Atreyu the
warrior.
Atreyu:
I
am the only Atreyu with the plains people, but I'll be happy to
go
back to hunting the purple buffalo.
Carion:
No
wait !
Atreyu pauses as the old man
continues..
Come back
please.
Atreyu walks back up the stairs. The old man
looks at him more urgently now.
Carion:
If
you truly are the Atreyu we sent for, you
would be willing to go on a quest?
Atreyu:
Yes of course, what kind of a
quest?
Carion:
To
find a cure for the Empress .....and to save our
world.
No one can give you any advice except this, you
must go
alone and you must leave all your weapons
behind.
It will be very
dangerous.
Atreyu:
Is
there any chance of success?
Carion:
I
do not know, but if you fail the Empress will surely
die
and our whole world will be
destroyed.
Atreyu's eyes grow large and he closes them
and hangs his head down. Then he opens
them back up and looks at the old man
determinedly. He takes off his bow and
quiver of arrows.
Atreyu:
When do I begin ?
Carion:
Now and you must hurry
Atreyu,
the nothing grows stronger
everyday.
He motions him to come nearer.
Carion:
Take this. (He holds up a necklace
that has the same
symbol as the front of the book. He fastens it
on Atreyu.)
" The Auryn" Could be heard whispered
throughout the court filled with
creatures.
Carion:
He
who wears the Auryn speaks for the Empress.
It will guide and protect
you.
END SCENE: view of
Atreyu and his horse galloping away from the ivory tower. –Fade
out
FADE IN: Dark
cave
View of a dark cave and we hear
Bastian:
At
the same time, elsewhere in Fantasia, a creature
of darkness also began his
quest.
We see two evil eyes open abruptly followed by
a horrid howl in the cave and then a wolf as black as night runs
out.
CUT TO: Atreyu &
Artax
View of Atreyu and Artax near a
stream.
Atreyu is sleeping and we hear
Bastian:
They had been traveling aimlessly for almost a
week,
but they could not find a cure for the Empress.
Neither
Atreyu or his horse, Artax, had the vaguest
suspicion
that the creature of darkness, the G'mork, was
already
tracking them down.
Artax crosses the small stream and wakes up
Atreyu by nuzzling him.
Atreyu:
Wha ? What is it Artax. Is it time
to go already
Oh, I know what you want. It's time
to eat,
huh? Good idea.
Bastian:
No, it's a great idea!
Bastian looks up from the book with a smile
and grabbs his lunch from his back pack
and begins to devour it.
VIEW of Bastian
holding half the sandwich. He looks at it.
Bastian:
No, not too much. We still have a long way to
go.
VIEW of Atreyu and
Artax traveling again.
G'mork arrives were they had been and catches
their scent, and takes off following their
trail.
CUT TO: Swamps of
Sadness
Bastian:
Atreyu and Artax had searched the Silver
Mountains,
the Desert of Shattered Hopes, and the Crystal
Towers
without success. And so, there was only one
chance left.
To find Morla, the ancient one, the wisest
being in
Fantasia who’s home was the Shell
Mountain
somewhere in the deadly Swamps of
Sadness.
Atreyu jumps off Artax and pulls him along
through the swamp.
Bastian:
Everyone knew that whoever let the
sadness
overtake him would sink into the
swamp.
Atreyu pulls his horse along saying reassuring
things the whole time.
Atreyu:
That's it. You’re doing fine
Artax.
Suddenly Artax stops and Atreyu pulls on the
reigns. Artax doesn't budge
Atreyu:
Come on Artax, what's the matter? What's wrong?
Come on boy!
I understand, it's too difficult for you. (He
tries pulling him in a
different direction and steps into a puddle up
to his waist.
Suddenly he notices that Artax is
sinking)
Atreyu:
Artax you're sinking! Come on turn around, you
have to!
Now ! Come on! Artax !
He goes closer to him and hugs him.
Atreyu:
Fight against the sadness Artax.
Artax, please.
You're letting the sadness of the swamps get to
you.
You have to try, you have to care. For me, I'm
your
friend, I love you.
(Artax doesn't move and
Atreyu
slaps the puddle sending water flying toward
the
horse. He yells at him
again.)
Artax, you're sinking! Come on, turn around,
you have to, now!
Come on! Artax! Fight against the sadness,
Artax. Artax, please,
you're letting the sadness of the swamps get to
you. You have
to try. You have to care, for me, you're my
friend, and I love you.
Artax! Stupid horse! You've gotta move or
you'll die! Move, please!
I won't give up! Don't quit! Artax! Please!
(then he pleads with him.)
Move please. I won't give up! Jump quick! Artax
please!
FADE
OUT:
FADE
IN:
SPLIT VIEW: of Atreyu sitting on a log crying
as he looks at the spot where Artax had once been, and of Bastian looking
up from the book. Both have tears streaming down their face, Bastian blows
his nose on his handkerchief. Bastian turns the
page.
VIEW: of Atreyu walking through the swamps
crying. He stops suddenly and we see a mountain.
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Atreyu:
The Shell
Mountain.
VIEW: of Bastian as he looks up from the
book.
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Bastian:
Morla the
ancient one.
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WIDE VIEW:
Atreyu climbs up the muddy mountain and calls
for Morla several times. The mountain starts
moving and he grabs a tree branch. The branch breaks and he slides down
the mountain, hurting his shoulder. He lands in the swamp ground below and
turns and crawls away to a tree nearby that faces the mountain. He climbs
it and sees a giant turtle head coming out of the mountain. Bastian
screams and Atreyu and Morla look around.
Bastian sits up
SURPRISED.
Bastian:
But that's impossible, they
couldn't have heard me.
Atreyu:
Are you Morla, the ancient
one?
Morla:
Not that it matters but
yes.
Atreyu:
Please help me Morla. Do you
recognize this?
Morla:
Well, we haven't seen the
Auryn in a long time.
Atreyu:
We ? (he looks around) Is
there someone else here too?
Morla:
We haven't spoken to anyone
else for thousands of years,
so we started talking to
ourselves.
(she sneezes and blows
Atreyu out of the tree.)
Atreyu:
Morla, I bring terrible
news. Did you know that
the Empress is very
ill?
Morla:
Not that it matters, but
yes. Actually we don't care.
Atreyu:
If I don't save her, she'll
die! There's a terrible nothing
sweeping over the land.
Don't you care about that? !
Morla:
We don't even care whether
on not we care.
Atreyu:
Do you have a
cold?
Morla:
No, we're allergic to
youth.
Atreyu:
You know how I can help the Empress don't
you?
Morla:
Not that it matters, but
yes.
Atreyu:
If you don't tell me and the nothing keeps
coming,
you'll die to! Both of you!
Morla:
Die ? That at least would be
something.
She starts to sneeze
again, but doesn't so Atreyu relaxes his grip
on the tree. Unknowing
that she can sneeze at any moment.
Atreyu:
Please tell me. You said you knew the
answer.
She sneezes and blows
him out of the tree. She becomes agitated.
Morla:
We're tired of sneezing, go away. Nothing
matters.
Atreyu:
(He climbs back up the
tree)
That's not true.
If it didn't really matter to you then you'd
tell me.
Morla:
Hah hah, clever boy.
Atreyu:
Tell me please !
Morla:
We don't know, but you can ask the Southern
Oracle.
Atreyu:
How
can I get there?
Morla:
You can't . It's ten thousand miles
away.
Atreyu:
But that's so far.
Morla:
That's
right. Forget it. Good night.
CUT TO: School
hallway
The school bell rings and Bastian sits up with
a start. The school day
Has ended and everyone is leaving. Bastian
walks out as the lights turn off.
The attic is spooky, it is dark and stormy.
Bastian grabs his
stuff and runs out of the attic, but then comes
back, shaking his head.
Bastian:
No. Atreyu wouldn't quit now.
He starts back towards the mat, but lightning
followed by a loud clap of thunder
Startles Bastian prompting him to leap
backwards. A wolf head from an old school festival falls down in front of
him and he screams in terror.
CUT TO:
Swamps
View of Atreyu stumbling, exhausted through the
swamp. He falls several
times and has to stop for rest. His shoulder
really hurts him. Atreyu stumbles
into a puddle up to his neck and we see the
wolf running after him. As Atreyu
starts to faint he looks up and sees a dragon
coming towards him from high in
the sky. The wolf reaches him right
as the dragon picks him up. The wolf
howls in anger as he misses the boy.
END
SCENE:
FADE IN: Attic-
Bastian
Bastian flops down on his back and sighs.
Relieved that Atreyu
escaped the G’mork and the swamps, but what was
that creature
that saved him? Bastian sits back up and starts
reading again.
Bastian:
After days and nights of unconsciousness,
Atreyu slowly
opened his eyes and found himself in strange
surroundings.
He was clean and his wounds were
dressed.
VIEW: - Atreyu waking
up. His is asleep behind the arm of
the dog-like dragon. He lifts it's arm so he
can get away.
The dragon opens one eye, then closes
it.
Atreyu:
Shew.
Falkor:
The dragon wakes up as Atreyu runs
away.
Leaving so soon, hmm?
Atreyu:
Uh, I was just going..... I have to
......
I was trying to ... (he
stutters.)
Falkor:
Sneak away?
Atreyu:
Yea..... I mean no.
No!
Falkor:
I like
children.
Atreyu:
For breakfast?
Falkor:
Never ! I'm a luck dragon.
My name is Falkor.
Atreyu:
And my name
is..
Falkor:
Atreyu. And you're on a
quest.
Atreyu:
How'd you know
that?
Falkor:
You were unconscious and you
talked in your sleep.
Atreyu:
Wha?
Falkor:
(Falkor starts straining to
reach his ear, but his leg is to short.)
Could you get round and
scratch behind my right ear?
Falkor:
I can never quite reach
it.
Atreyu:
(Atreyu starts scratching a
spot.) Here?
Falkor:
Oh yea. Huh huh huh, oh.
That's so good. Thank you.
Falkor:
So little fella, you're on
you're way to the Southern Oracle?
Atreyu:
Yes, but it's hopeless. It's
too far away!
Falkor:
Oh, I wouldn't necessarily
say that.
Atreyu:
Do you know how to get
there?
Falkor:
Why sure, it's right around
the corner.
Atreyu:
How'd all this
happen?!
Falkor:
With luck
!
Atreyu:
You've already brought me
the entire Ten thousand miles?
Falkor:
No, only nine thousand eight
hundred and ninety one,
as the dragon
flies.
Atreyu:
You're amazing!
Falkor:
Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a
Quest. Things will work out fine Atreyu. Never give up hope and
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luck will find you.
Atreyu:
It's good to have a friend
again.
Falkor:
You have more than one.
Look.
(motioning behind
Atreyu.)
Atreyu goes to a small entrance and bends down
to look in.
A tiny old man sits writing in a book and an
old lady comes
in humming a tune. She throws some worms into a
pot and
stops to eat one. Atreyu closes his eyes
disgusted.
Atreyu smile as they start fighting.
Engywook:
Get out of my light wench.
You're disturbing my scientific work.
Urgl:
You and your scientific
work. What the boy needs now is one of my potions.
Engywook:
The boy will need my
scientific advice much more.
Urgl:
Yes, yes, but not until he's well. Get back to
your own place.
I'm always finding you in my place!
Engywook:
I'm
going.
Atreyu clears his throat to get their
attention
Engywook:
He's well! Now it's my turn
with him.
Urgl:
Oh no you don't! I decide when he's
well.
It's your turn when I say it's your
turn.
VIEW -She gets a cup
full of the mixture in the pot and comes to stand in front of
him.
Urgl:
Well, little man, still in pain
?
He puts a hand on his shoulder as he speaks to
her. Testing the bandage.
Atreyu:
Um, a little, but it's all right.
Urgl:
I like that. The patient telling the doctor
it's all right.
It has to hurt if it's to
heal.
(She stops and sniffs the cup then holds it out
to him.)
Here. Drink that.
(He
takes it from her and starts drinking.)
Urgl:
Good, huh? That's my batwing broth. There's eye
of newt
in there, tree mold, old lizard brains, scales
from a
rancid sea serpent.
Atreyu looks at the cup like he's sick. The old
man stands and speaks to him.
Engywook:
Just where did you and your dragon come
from?
What are you onto? Anything of interest to
the
scientific community?
Atreyu:
My name's Atreyu. I came here to find the
Southern Oracle.
Engywook:
Oh, you've come to the right place my
boy.
Urgl:
Here we go again.
Engywook:
I am somewhat of an expert on the Southern
Oracle.
Urgl:
It's my scientific specialty.
(she
mocks Engywook)
Engywook:
It's my scientific specialty.
Urgl:
Why don't you sit down and be quiet for once
?!
Engywook:
You keep quiet wench.
Urgl:
Oh !
Engywook:
It's now my
turn.
Engywook:
My
name is Engywook. Uh, she's Urgl. Ever heard of me?
Atreyu:
I don't think so.
Engywook:
You don't move in scientific
circles.
Atreyu smiled
apologetically and shook his head no.
Engywook:
I am the expert on the Southern
Oracle.
Oh you've come to the right place my
boy.
Urgl:
There's no fool like an old
fool.
Engywook:
Wait. Stay here. To the
observatory. he says stopping her.
To the winch ,wench
!
CUT TO:
View of Urgl turning a handle of a large
machine that pulls a
Basket carrying Engywook to the top of a high
ledge on one
of the surrounding rocks. Atreyu follows him on
the ground.
Engywook:
Come on lazy bones, can't you go any faster
?
I've been studying the mystery of the Southern
Oracle for
years, someday I'll publish my book : A Century
of Studying
The Southern Oracle by Professor Engywook,
volume one
The Early Years.
Atreyu:
Have you ever been to the Southern Oracle
?
Engywook:
Well, what do you think? I work
scientifically.
As Atreyu pulls himself up on the ledge he sees
2 great sphinx-like statues.
The man looks into a improvised sort of
telescope and then tells Atreyu to do the same.
Atreyu:
Is that the Southern Oracle
?
Engywook:
Well, no. It's the first of
the 2 gates you must pass through
before you reach the
Southern Oracle and get me the final
information for my book. Of
course, most people never get
that
far.
Atreyu:
Why?
Engywook:
The sphinx's eyes stay
closed until someone who does
not feel his own worth tries
to pass by. Ah !
Here comes one that looks
fancy.
VIEW of a man in fancy
armor approaching the gate.
Engywook:
Let's see what he really thinks of
himself
(Atreyu watches through the
telescope.
The man starts to
hesitate.)
Go on scaredy cat. Oh, go
on!
Engywook:
Oh, it's my turn, let me
see.
(Atreyu ignores
him.)
I'm the
scientist.
Atreyu:
He's going on. I think he's
gonna make it.
Engywook:
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The sphinx's eyes, are they open are shut? Let me see
!
Atreyu:
They're
shut.
(he looks back and forth
between them.)
No wait ! The eyes are open
!
Ray’s of pure light shoot out of the sphinx's
eyes and zap the man. Atreyu looks up, shocked at the sight he had
seen.
Engywook:
Oh no! Did he make it ? Did
he?
Atreyu:
(Atreyu shakes his head.)
No.
Engywook:
Fancy armor doesn't help much. The sphinxes can
see
straight into your heart. Listen boy, next time
let me see
what happens ! It's my
telescope.
Atreyu:
(Atreyu sets his jaw
determinedly.) I'm gonna try it.
Atreyu starts climbing down as Engywook calls
after him
Engywook:
No ! Don't go yet. I haven't told you about the
next gate.
It's even worse than this one. Atreyu ! Atreyu
!
Atreyu continues on and approaches the gate. As
he walks up the eyes stay closed.
Engywook:
He'll never make it. He'll never make
it.
Atreyu does fine until he sees the fallen man,
who is just a charred skeleton. He panics and starts looking back and
forth between the 2 sphinxes.
Engywook:
(The old man cries out.)
Don't start to doubt yourself now ,be confident
!
Bastian:
(Bastian cries out )
Be confident , be
confident.
The eyes open and Bastian cries
out.
Bastian:
Run Atreyu run
!
Engywook:
Run Atreyu
!
Atreyu looks straight ahead and Bastian calls
out.
Bastian:
Run now!
Atreyu runs through the gate and just barely
makes it. He turns and looks back, then sighs.
Engywook is so happy he jumps in the basket and
falls out when he gets back to where Falkor and Urgl
are.
Engywook:
He made it ,he made it
!
View: Urgl is giving
Falkor a shot.
Urgl:
You could do with a dose of juicy vitamins
too.
Engywook:
He made it, Atreyu, he made it through the
sphinx gate.
I always said he could do
it.
Urgl:
Oh good ! But that's no reason for
you to go falling out of the Basket again?
Engywook:
Oh
hogwash!
Falkor:
I knew he would be
safe.
Engywook:
Nonsense ! You don't
understand anything!
The worst one is coming
up.
Next is the Magic Mirror
gate.
Atreyu has to face his true
self.
Falkor:
So what ? That won't be too
hard for him.
Engywook:
Oh ! That's what everyone
thinks. But kind people
find that they are cruel,
brave men discover that
they are really cowards.
Confronted with their true
selves most men run away
screaming !
VIEW:
of Atreyu in a blizzard. He approaches the
Mirror gate and looks into it.
After a while, he sees Bastian
reading the story. Bastian looks up then
throws the book across the
room.
Bastian:
No. This is going too
far.
(He pauses and looks at the
book.)
What if they really do know
about me in Fantasia?
(He picks the book back
up.)
VIEW:
of Atreyu. He sticks his hand through the
Mirror and then pulls it back out.
Then he walks through the
gate.
Bastian:
(Bastian lights a
candle)
The Southern
Oracle?
Atreyu approaches another two sphinxes. As he
approaches they start speaking to him.
Oracle:
Do not be afraid. We will not harm you.
We have been waiting for you a long time
Atreyu.
(they speak in unison.)
Atreyu:
Are you the Southern
Oracle?
Oracle:
Yes, we
are.
Atreyu:
Then you must know what can
save Fantasia !
Oracle:
Yes we
do.
Atreyu:
Well, what is it ? I have to
know.
Oracle:
The Empress needs.... a new
name.
Atreyu:
A new name. Is that all ?
But that's easy !
I can give her any name she
wants.
Oracle:
No one from Fantasia can do
it, only a human child.
Atreyu:
A human child ? Where can I
find one?
Oracle:
They can only be reached
beyond the boundaries
of Fantasia. You must hurry
Atreyu. We do not
know how much longer we can
withstand the nothing.
(The sphinxes start crumbling. Atreyu runs away
calling for Falkor.)
VIEW - Falkor with
Atreyu on his back. They are flying over Fantasia.
Atreyu:
Hurry Falkor, the nothing's
everywhere.
Falkor:
Don't worry. We'll reach the boundaries of
Fantasia.
Atreyu:
Do you know where they are
?
Falkor:
I have no
idea.
Atreyu:
Then how are we supposed to
find them?
Falkor:
With
luck.
Atreyu:
Faster Falkor,
faster.
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Falkor:
All right ! Hang on
tight!
VIEW-
Falkor carrying Atreyu over many different
lands of Fantasia.
A beautiful display of landscapes play over the
screen then we
CUT TO- Attic window –
CLOSE UP of Bastian.
Bastian:
What a shame they don't ask me. My
mother,
she had such a wonderful
name.
He closes the window and goes back to reading
the book.
On and on they flew until they reached
the
Sea of Possibilities where they could go no
further.
VIEW of Falkor and
Atreyu. The sky is gray and is incredibly windy.
Great storm clouds can be seen all around
churning and expanding.
It is the Nothing, the force destroying
fantasia, and Falkor and Atreyu
Have ended up right in the center of part of
it.
Falkor:
Look Atreyu, the
nothing.
Falkor is tossed around in all directions,
Atreyu tries to hold on as best as he can. The wind blows wilder and
wilder until finally it tosses Falkor onto his back, and knocks his
passenger into the air. Atreyu falls, but Falkor cannot get to him before
he disappears into the chaos below.
CUT TO-
Attic
The window bursts open and Bastian climbs up
and closes it. Against a torrent of rain and wind. Finally he gets the
window closed and he looks down at the book, he is soaked, and a bit
winded at his experience. Then he remembers the story
hero.
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Bastian:
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Atreyu !
FADE TO-
View of Atreyu on a lying on a beach. Atreyu
wakes with a start,
and discovers that the Auryn is gone. He stands
up and looks at
the sky, searching frantically for
his friend Falkor, but Falkor is
not there.
Atreyu:
Falkor !Falkor !Where are
you? Falkor !
Somewhere in the heavens
Falkor is searching for Atreyu.
Falkor:
View of Falkor calling for Atreyu." Atreyu !
Atreyu !
Atreyu:
Falkor !
Atreyu reluctantly gives up on calling Falkor.
He turns his eyes
to the beach, he finds a trail of foot prints
in the sand, but they were not his,
but that of a large beast. Atreyu follows them
and Finds himself following a
path to a city that has seen better days.On his
way he stopps to rest leaning
against the remains of what seems like a stone
wall, but he soon finds that it
was not a wall at all, but a Rockbiter. The
giant looks down at atreyu and holds
out his
hands.
Rockbiter:
They look like big, good,
strong hands. Don't they?
(Atreyu looks down saddened.)
I always thought that's what they were. My little
friends.
The little
man with his racing snail, the Nighthob, even
the stupid bat. I
couldn't hold on to them. The nothing
pulled them right out of my hands. I failed.
Atreyu looks down, feeling terrible.
Atreyu:
No you didn't fail. I'm the
one who was chosen to stop the nothing.
But I lost the Auryn, I
can't find my luck dragon, so I won't be able
to get past the boundaries
of Fantasia.
Rockbiter:
Listen, the nothing will be
here any minute.
I will just sit here and let
it take me away too.
They look like big, good,
strong hands. Don't they?
Rockbiter starts crying as Atreyu shakes his
head yes and fights his own tears.
He continues along the trail again, and finds
himself in a different part of the city.
Ahead of him is a larce mostly intact building,
Atreyu dodges falling rocks and
enters an opening.
On the walls are paintings of everything that's
happened during his Quest.
The Empress giving the Auryn to Carion, Carion
giving the Auryn to Atreyu,
Atreyu trying to save Artax in the
Swamps of Sadness, Morla, and Falkor,
and more.
As Atreyu turns a corner he sees a painting of
a wolf, then he turns another
corner and sees the wolf hiding in
a smaller opening. It growls wildly at Atreyu
as he approaches
G’mork:
If you come any closer I
will rip you to shreds.
Atreyu squats down where he's at and looks at
the wolf.
Atreyu:
Who are
you?
G’mork:
I am G'mork. And you,
whoever you are,
can have the honor of being
my last victim.
Atreyu:
I will not die easily. I am
a warrior.
G’mork:
(G'mork laughs.) Brave
warrior, then fight the nothing.
Atreyu:
But I can't ! I can't get
beyond the boundaries of Fantasia.
G'mork laughs and Atreyu grows
angry.
Atreyu:
What's so funny about that
?
G’mork:
Fantasia has no
boundaries.
A storm grows closer to the city, slowly
shaking it to pieces…
Rocks fall here and
there.
Atreyu:
That's not true. You're
lying.
G’mork:
Foolish boy. Don't you know
anything about Fantasia?
It's the world of human
fantasy. Every part ,every
creature of it, is a piece
of the dreams and hopes of mankind.
Therefor, it has no
boundaries.
There's a crash and more rocks
fall.
Atreyu:
But why is Fantasia dying
then ?
G’mork:
Because people have begun to loose their
hopes
and forget their dreams. So the nothing grows
stronger.
Atreyu:
What is the nothing
?!
G’mork:
It's the emptiness that's
left. It's like a despair,
destroying this world. And I
have been trying to help it.
Atreyu:
But why
?
G’mork:
Because people who have no
hopes are easy to control.
And whoever has control has
the power.
A large crash shakes the ground. Atreyu loses
his balance for a moment,
but quickly regains it and turns back to the
wolf. He gives him a cold look
then asks him,
Atreyu:
Who are you really
?
G’mork:
I am the servant of the
power behind the nothing.
I was sent to kill the only
one who could have
stopped the nothing. I lost
him in the Swamps of
Sadness. His name was
Atreyu.
The ground shakes and Atreyu falls over
backward. He grabs a long, sharp
piece of broken stone and stands up. He then
yells at G'mork.
Atreyu:
If we're about to die
anyway, I'd rather die fighting.
Come for me G'mork ! I am
Atreyu!
G'mork growls and jumps at him. Atreyu plunges
the sharp rock into the beasts
heart, killing the G’mork. As Atreyu pulls
himself from the carcass of the G’mork,
Atreyu finds that the beast managed
to inflict a wound on Atreyu. He stands and
winces at the deep gash across his
chest. Another crash echoes through the
ruins as Atreyu makes his way out of the
ruins.
CUT TO- Ocean –Falkor
under water
Falkor dived deep into the Sea following a
slight ray of light from beneath the
waves. As he swims deeper and deeper more and
more bubbles form around
his body, finally he reaches a coral reef, and
finds that the ray of light was
coming from the lost necklace. Falkor opens his
mouth, and plucks the Auryn
from the coral with his
teeth.
Driven by a will much like his own he headed
straight for the abandoned city.
Below him he could barely make out the form of
Atryeu leaving a collapsing
building.
Atreyu comes out of an opening and latches onto
a tree as the Nothing consumes
more and more the surrounding land. Atreyu
calls out for Falkor and this time Falkor
calls back.
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Falkor:
Atreyu, hang
on!
Atreyu holds tight to the tree as strong winds
threaten to rip him from the branches.
Almost as he was losing his grip Falkor plucked
him out of the tree, and headed for
safer skies. But that was all there
was left, below them the Nothing enveloped the remaining pieces of land.
Fantasia was gone.
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Bastian:
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was the end of Fantasia. Only a few fragments remained
of this once rich and
beautiful world had been left by the nothing.
VIEW
–
Falkor flies through a belt of fragments still
remaining after the Nothing.
The sky is graveyard of left over pieces of
Fantasia. Atreyu wakes from
his exhaustion and looks around with a heavy
heart.
Atreyu:
Good old Falkor, can you see
anything ? Anything at all ?
Falkor:
No, all the land is
gone.
Atreyu:
I know, and all because I
failed.
Falkor:
You
tried.
Atreyu:
Do you suppose the Ivory
Tower is still standing?
Falkor:
Let's hope so, Atreyu. Let's
hope so.
Atreyu looks down at the amulet dangling from
his neck, and gets an idea
that might just help
them.
Atreyu:
Let the Auryn guide
you.
(He clutches the medallion with his hands
)
If the Ivory Tower still stands take us
there.
CLOSE
UP-
VIEW-
The Auryn starts glowing and the fragments
move, behind them standing
in
all its glory is the ivory tower.
Atreyu:
Falkor ! The Ivory Tower
!
They approach the tower. And it appears to have
been spared by the Nothing.
We span over all its beautiful features before
we come to rest at the court
before the Empress’s
chamber.
VIEW- Bastian. He leans forward and
whispers
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Bastian:
The Empress
VIEW-
Atreyu walks up the stairs that lead to the
Empress's room. The chamber
door begins to open. He pauses and looks back
at Falkor.
Falkor:
Go on.
He enters the room and the door closes behind
him. Before him was the Childlike Empress in person. She sits silently on
her bed, her gaze never leaves Atreyu.
Childlike Empress:
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Atreyu, why do you look so sad?
He takes off the Auryn and hands it to her. She
looks at it, and then him
for an explanation.
Atreyu:
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I have
failed you Empress.
Childlike Empress:
No, you haven't. You've brought him with you.
Atreyu:
Who ?
Childlike Empress:
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The Earthling child. The one who can save us
all.
Atreyu:
You knew about the Earthling child ?!
Childlike Empress:
Of course. I knew everything.
Atreyu:
(Atreyu grows angry with her)
My horse died, I nearly drowned, and I
just
barely got away from the nothing.
For what ?!
To find out what you already knew
?!
Childlike Empress:
It was the only way to get in touch with an
Earthling.
Atreyu:
But I didn't get in touch with an Earthling !
Childlike Empress:
Yes, you did.
Bastian sits up slowly as we hear what she's
saying.
Childlike Empress:
He has suffered with you. He went through everything you went
through. And now, he has come here with you. He's very close.
Listening to every word that we say.
Atreyu looks around, as does she.
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Bastian:
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What ?!
Two fragments of Fantasia collide and explode
shaking the Tower Violently.
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Where is he ? If he's so close, why
doesn't he arrive ?!
Childlike Empress:
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He doesn't realize that he's already a part
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of the Neverending Story.
Atreyu:
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The
Neverending Story, what's that ?
Childlike Empress:
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Just as he is sharing all your adventures, other's
are sharing his. They were with him when he hid
from the boys in the
bookstore.
Bastian:
But that's
impossible!
Childlike Empress:
They were with him when he took the
book with the
Auryn symbol on the cover, in which he's
reading his
own story right now.
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Bastian:
I can't believe it, they can't be talking about
me.
The Ivory Tower cracks. Atreyu turns around to
see where it cracked, then he turns back to the
Empress.
Atreyu:
What will happen if he doesn't
appear?!
Childlike Empress:
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Then our world will disappear, and so will I.
Atreyu:
How can he
let that happen ?!
Childlike Empress:
He doesn't understand that he's the one who has
the
power to stop it. He simply can't imagine that one little
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could be that important.
Bastian:
Is it really me ?
Atreyu:
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Maybe he doesn't know what he has to do !
Childlike Empress:
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do I have to do ?!
Childlike Empress:
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He has to give me a new name. He's already
chosen it, he just has to call it out.
Bastian:
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only a story, it's not real. It's only a story.
The Ivory Tower shakes and cracks some more.
Atreyu falls over backward
and is knocked
unconscious.
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Bastian:
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! NO!
Childlike Empress:
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Atreyu !
EXT.
VIEW-
the courtyard is being taken away by the
Nothing. Because of Bastians new
found disbelief the Nothing has grown stronger
and is now attacking the last remaining part of
Fantasia.
Childlike Empress:
Bastian, why don't you do what you dream, Bastian
?
Bastian:
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> But
I can't ! I have to keep my feet on the ground!
Childlike Empress:
Call my name ! Bastian, please ! Save us !
Bastian:
All right, I'll do it. I'll save you. I will do what I
dream!
He climbs up to the window and opens it. He
leans out into the storm and calls out the name he had chosen for her.
Bastian:
MOONCHILD!
NEXT
SCENE-
Darkness, pure and black as night. We hear
Bastian speak.
Bastian:
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Why is it so dark?
Empress Moonchild:
In the beginning it is always dark.
A small light appears and starts growing until
the two childs faces are
illuminated. It is coming from an
object in Moonchild's hand. Bastian looks at it.
Bastian:
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What is that ?
Empress Moonchild:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> One
grain of sand. It is all that remains of my vast
empire.
Bastian:
Fantasia has totally disappeared ?
Empress Moonchild:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Yes.
Bastian:
Then everything has been in vain.
Empress Moonchild:
No, it hasn't. Fantasia can arise in you .
In your dreams and wishes Bastian.
Bastian:
How ?
Empress Moonchild:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Open
your hand.
She puts the grain into his hand and he looks
at it.
Empress Moonchild:
What are you going to wish for ?
Bastian:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> I
don't know.
Empress Moonchild:
Then there will be no Fantasia any more.
Bastian:
How many wishes do I get?
Empress Moonchild:
As many as you want. And the more wishes you
make,
the more magnificent Fantasia will become.
Bastian:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Really
?
Empress Moonchild:
Try it.
Bastian:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Then
my first wish is...
Moonchild follows his
gaze and smiles.
CUT TO- Bastian riding
Falkor
Below them Fantasia has been reborn. Everything appears as before.
Bastian:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Falkor,
it's even more beautiful
than I thought.
Falkor:
Like it ?
Bastian:
Falkor, it's wonderful !
(Bastian looks around.)
Falkor, it's
like the nothing never was.
They fly over Rockbiter, the Nighthob, and the
little man. Bastian waves
to them and Rockbiter waves back. They change
their direction and suddenly below them is a great endless field, the
Great Plains. Bastian looks down and sees a familiar face from his
imagination, only now its real.
Bastian:
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Atreyu ! Artax !
Atreyu looks up, laughs, and waves as he and Artax are headed for
home.
Falkor:
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> What
would you like to wish for next?
Bastian leans over and whispers in his ear.
Falkor laughs.
CUT TO-
View of the three bullies talking out on the
street where they had chased Bastian the day before. They look up at the
sky as Falkor and Bastian appear and start chasing them. They
scream…
Bully:
A monster !
Bastian:
Yea ! Look there they are ! Get 'em Falkor.
Let's see how you like it chickens!
Bully:
Down here !
(one of them cries pointing to the alley. They
start to rest, but Falkor chases
them down there too. They start running
again.)
Bastian:
We're gonna get you guys !
They run down the alley and jump into the
dumpster as Falkor flies by them, laughing. They peer out of the dumpster
and then duck back in.
VIEW- of buildings and
the sky. We hear a voice, a narrator.
Narrator:
Bastian made
many other wishes and had many other amazing
adventures before finally returning to the ordinary world.
But that's another story.
END
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