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  SHAW

  How are you liking you’re room?

  HOLLOWAY

  It’s cool huh? I love how this ship has rooms for each of the crew. Pretty classy huh. Just like a cruise

  SHAW

  It’s roomy

  HOLLOWAY

  Needs a room-mate though. You up for the job?

  SHAW smiles, then bows her head in shyness.

  SHAW

  You haven’t even taken a shower

  HOLLOWAY

  Yeah you’re right. It has been five years

  SHAW

  It sure has

  HOLLOWAY approaches SHAW.

  HOLLOWAY

  Elizabeth I wanted to tell you something back on Earth but I don’t know how to say it

  SHAW

  Spit it out?

  HOLLOWAY

  I’ve always…

  MUDOW appears at the doorway.

  MUDOW

  Okay guys it’s time. Follow me

  INT. CONTROL ROOM

  CHANCE, RAVEL and JANEK are in their positions and VICKERS standing behind them. Everyone is now wearing tight blue suits with the WEYLAND logo embedded on them except JANEK whom is wearing civilian clothes.

  JANEK

  Okay guys moment of truth. Ravel open the shutters

  RAVEL activates the shutters. Everyone faces forward as the large gold metallic shutters vertically raises revealing a window. As the shutters raise we can see the shape and form of the planet Zeus and it’s massive planet that Zeus orbits.

  (See Scott’s Sketches for more detail)

  JANEK

  Ladies and gentlemen I give you the planet Zeus

  FIFIELD

  Man look at those cloud formations.

  RAVEL

  Sir the computer has analysed the planet’s status

  JANEK

  And?

  RAVEL

  It has gravity identical to Earth’s and has oxygen but it’s too dense to breathe in. There seems to be a small Ocean and looks like it’s still expanding. The cloud formations are full of Sulphuric acid and the terrain seems almost primordial. Looks like the god damn Himalayas down there.

  JANEK

  Okay take us down. Miss Vickers, if you wouldn’t mind making you’re way to the passenger room

  INT. PASSENGER ROOM

  (See Scott’s Sketch for more details)

  There is fifteen chairs. SHAW, HOLLOWAY, RAY, JOSHUA, DAVID, MUDOW, MILBURN and FIFIELD are strapped to the chairs. VICKERS walks in and takes a seat. She straps herself in.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. SPACE

  (See Scott’s sketches for more details)

  The PROMETHEUS turns slightly as it approaches the PLANET ZEUS’S swirling cloudy Lightening atmosphere. The four large towering engines on the PROMETHEUS unleash a strong powerful engine vapour as it speeds into the PLANET.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM

  VICKERS, JANEK, CHANCE, RAVEL, MILBURN and FIFIELD are strapped to their chairs. RAVEL activates a switch which then closes the window’s protective shutters. Both RAVEL and CHANCE then navigate the flight by staring into a large flat screen monitor which shows thermal imaging of the flight into the PLANET.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. SPACE

  The ship then enters the planet’s atmosphere and is quickly surrounded by burning heat. The ship now descends into the PLANET like a fireball.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM

  Everyone and everything is now shaking due to turbulence. The protective shutters are now bright red.

  INT. PASSENGER ROOM

  as everyone closes their eyes as the strong turbulence shakes them, ELIZABETH begins whimpering. HOLLOWAY reaches out and grabs her hand.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The large craft speeds through the Atmosphere it is still engulfed in a fireball. As it speeds down the fire fades and the brightly lit craft.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  Suddenly the shaking stops and the shutters begins to go back to it’s normal grey color.

  CHANCE

  That’s us in sir

  JANEK

  Open the shutters

  RAVEL activates a button which opens the shutters.

  They can now see the cloudy, grim mountainous landscape. Through the large 250 inch windscreen a mountain taller than Mount Everest can be seen getting closer.

  JANEK

  Shit!

  CHANCE

  Ravel move this fucker!

  RAVEL

  I’m trying

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The PROMETHEUS pulls up missing the mountain by only a hundred or so yards. The ship then passes it and then starts speeding down the other side of the mountain. It is speeding through the dense clouds.

  The PROMETHEUS leaves a long chem trail behind as it speeds down toward the PLANET’S surface toward the Himalayas type mountainous landscape.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  JANEK

  Ravel you’re going too fast! Slow down!

  RAVEL

  I’m trying to!

  RAVEL yells as he pulls back his flight stick.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The ship then speeds through the middle of these towering canyons of mountains.

  We now have a P.O.V of the ships journey. We are speeding in between towering canyons at a highly dangerous and fast speed. Suddenly there is a DEAD END. We are heading for the face of another large mountain.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  JANEK

  Ravel?

  RAVEL

  I know

  JANEK

  Jesus!

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  As the PROMETHEUS speeds toward the face of the mountain a hole can be seen on the mountain.

  As we again looks through the ships P.O.V we now head directly toward this hole and enter in a matter of seconds. We are speeding through this narrow cave complex and a small dot of light can be seen in the dark distance. As we get closer and closer the dot of light gets bigger and bigger and eventually we enter it.

  We are now outside the back of the mountain and we are no longer facing any mountains and but only clouds. A birds eye view of the ship reveals it is 20,000 feet above the rocky ground surface. We can see large strange MURALS of patterns much like the NAZCA lines.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  JANEK

  Are we close?

  JANEK

  Just a mile from destination. Engines are slowing down sir

  JANEK

  Okay take us down nice and slow

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The PROMETHEUS slows down and it’s engines change direction and stops completely.

  The ship’s engines are now vertical and it begins to land toward the rocky surface. The engine’s create a sand storm below as it lands. Large landing gears arrive from the engines and lands the ship gently to the surface. The ship is sitting directly on top a large Nazca like path. The engines slowly die out and eventually stop. Surrounding the PROMETHEUS is a mine field of sharp weird cone shaped rocks.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  Everyone is quiet as they all stare out at the terrain.

  JANEK

  I need a damn raise!

  INT. PASSENGER ROOM. DAY

  MUDOW

  We’re here. Is everyone okay?

  HOLLOWAY

  A little jet lagged

  MUDOW

  Shaw are you okay?

  SHAW

  I’m fine

  MILBURN

  I wanna see this!

  MILBURN and FIFIELD unstrap themselves.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  MILBURN and FIFIELD enter the room and not far behind is everyone else. All thirteen lean closer and stare out the windscreen.

  MILBURN

  Out of all the alien worlds we’ve come across this is the most Earth like

  FIFIELD

  So this is Zeus

  JANEK

  What now?

  SHAW

  What is th
at?

  JANEK

  What?

  SHAW

  In the distance?

  JANEK

  I can’t see anything

  RAVEL

  Looks like some sort of mountain

  JANEK

  Chance. Bring it up on the monitor and zoom in on it

  CHANCE typed several commands into his controls and a 42inch monitor rises in front of the windscreen.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  A small hatch opens and a telescope type mechanism rises.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  The large monitor shows what the telescopic device is seeing.

  JANEK

  Zoom in

  CHANCE types a command into the controls and we can see the vision on the monitor zoom in on what appears to be a large towering dome shape structure.

  JANEK

  It’s just a damn mountain

  VICKERS

  What’s that at the top?

  The vision zooms into the top of the structure and a large hole can bee seen.

  DAVID

  Looks like a cave of some sort

  MILBURN

  We’ll need a damn big ladder to get up there

  JANEK

  I think it’s best to stay inside for a while

  VICKERS

  That’s a negative Captain. We have to investigate. That’s why were here

  CHANCE

  You wont need ladders

  VICKERS

  Why?

  CHANCE

  Look!

  The vision shows a more closer image of the structure and what looks like a zigzag type staircase starting from the bottom to the cave entrance.

  VICKERS

  How much daylight do we have?

  CHANCE

  It’s hard to say. The computer cant answer that

  VICKERS

  Why the hell not? This ship has the technology to find out, even on alien worlds

  CHANCE

  I’m telling you the computer doesn’t know. It’s reading like there isn’t even daylight

  VICKERS

  Well that doesn’t matter. So who’s going out?

  DAVID

  I volunteer

  MILBURN

  Me too

  FIFIELD

  Count me in

  SHAW

  I guess we don’t much of a choice

  SHAW looks at HOLLOWAY and he shrugs.

  JANEK

  Mudow I want you with them just in case

  VICKERS

  I’m staying here

  JANEK

  But this is your mission

  VICKERS

  I have some things I need to take care of. Like contacting Weyland

  JANEK

  Then it’s settled. Chance? Ray? Joshua? You guys are the designated drivers

  RAY

  Why us?

  JOSHUA

  Yeah

  JANEK

  Because your the only ones with experience and training to drive the rovers

  VICKERS

  Okay then it’s sorted. I want you guys to get prepped and ready to leave in an hour. Let’s get moving people

  INT. CARGO BAY CORRIDOR. DAY

  SHAW, MILBURN, FIFIELD, HOLLOWAY, MUDOW, RAY, DAVID, JOSHUA and CHANCE are dressed in their Chrysler suits and wearing their helmets. On the wall next to each other are fourteen Sarcophagus type capsules on the wall. The group of nine climb into the capsules and press a button and see through lids close locking them into the capsules. RAY presses and holds a button on his collar and speaks.

  RAY

  Lower the Cargo Bay

  JANEK

  Lowering!

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The belly of the ship opens and the Cargo Bay is lowered and touches down on the ground.

  INT. CARGOBAY CORRIDOR. DAY

  The group of nine now standing outside their capsules begin walking up the white corridors toward a door at the far end.

  INT. CARGOBAY. DAY

  (See Scott’s sketches for more details)

  A door opens and the group of nine enter the large Cargo Bay. There are two APC type vehicles ‘Rovers’ and 2 two seater Buggy type vehicles.

  RAY

  Right who’s taking what and who’s taking whom?

  CHANCE

  I’m driving the Rover. Who’s coming with me?

  DAVID

  I’ll join you

  MUDOW

  I’m with David. We’ll take Shaw and Holloway

  RAY

  I’ll take Milburn on my Buggy. Joshua you take Fifield

  INT. ROVER. DAY

  SHAW is in the back sitting next to MUDOW and sitting across from MUDOW are DAVID and HOLLOWAY. A large bag sits in between MUDOW and SHAW. SHAW looks through into the cockpit where CHANCE sits at the controls.

  INT. CARGO BAY. DAY

  The three vehicles wait as the large door in front of them opens revealing the epic scenery of this ALIEN world.

  EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

  The Cargo Bay door has now fully opened and has become a ramp for the three vehicles which are now driving over. The three vehicles are now driving over the finely flattened path and drive past our sight leaving behind the twirling dust trail.

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  VICKERS is standing over JANEK.

  JANEK

  I’m curious Miss Vickers

  VICKERS

  Please explain?

  JANEK

  Why Weyland would send you with us on this mission

  VICKERS

  Why is that?

  JANEK

  To keep tabs on us in case we fail

  VICKERS

  I’m not here for that Mr Janek

  JANEK

  Then why are you here?

  VICKERS

  I’m here in case you succeed

  EXT. CATHEDRAL. DAY

  This large structure is dome shaped and has very peculiar patterns and shapes.

  (See both Scott’s sketch – inspired by a drawing by HR Giger for DUNE which wasn’t used in the film)

  It is two hundred feet in height. The three vehicles approach it’s base.

  The Rover and the two buggy’s stop and the crew on the Buggy’s exit their vehicles. The Rovers back door opens and it’s crew exit. The group of nine stand together at the bottom of this structure. DAVID approaches the Zigzag type staircase and it is REVEALED to be actual large stairs.

  DAVID

  This doesn’t look indigenous

  INT. PROMETHEUS CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  JANEK, VICKERS and RAVEL are looking at the large monitor which is showing live footage of what each of the crew members are looking.

  VICKERS

  Keep going

  EXT. CATHEDRAL. DAY

  DAVID leads FIFIELD, MILBURN, MUDOW, SHAW and HOLLOWAY up the zigzag staircase.

  CHANCE

  We’ll wait here for you guys

  FIFIELD looks down at them and laughs.

  FIFIELD

  Scared in case any green little men steal your wheels?

  EXT. CATHEDRAL CAVE. DAY

  The group arrive at the large cave entrance. They then enter through the darkness. Each person who enters; their Chrysler suits wires and panels begin glowing in the dark.

  INT. CATHEDRAL ENTRANCE TUNNEL. DAY

  All six of them have their flash lights scanning the walls, floor and ceiling. The cave is pure rock but on the wall to their right is a large metallic pipe.

  MILBURN studies it with confusion.

  MILLBURN

  Correct me if I’m wrong but this looks metallic. Almost like a pipe or some sort

  FIFIELD

  Let’s just keep going

  SHAW looks down at the ground. The ground is riddled with golden/silvery glittery trails.

  HOLLOWAY

  Follow the yellow brick road

  Suddenly MILBRURN stops as he comes face to face with a blanket of red laser. The other five join
him and they all look puzzled at the sheet of laser.

  HOLLOWAY

  What is that?

  DAVID

  Use the bag

  HOLLOWAY tosses the empty bag at the sheet of red laser and the bag harmlessly passes through it.

  DAVID

  Any volunteers would be helpful

  FIFIELD

  The hell with it

  FIFIELD walks through it and stops at the other end and turns around and shrugs his shoulders. The others stare at each other for a moment before walking through it. A glowing bulb appears on the ceiling and a red laser shoots from it and scans the crew members before disappearing.

  SHAW

  What was that?

  FIFIELD

  Come on. We’ve already gone this far

  INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

  JANEK, VICKERS and RAVEL watch the footage the group are recording via their attached cam corder’s. Suddenly the footage disappears.

  JANEK

  Mudow, Chance do you read me? Come in over?

  RAVEL

  They can’t hear you

  JANEK

  Why the hell not?

  RAVEL

  I don’t know. The transmission’s jammed

  JANEK

  Shit. I don’t like this at all!

  INT. ORRERY. DAY

  The entire surroundings an details of this room is invisible due to the darkness. Suddenly there is light from what appears to be a mechanical panel with strange buttons, markings and symbols. Four large Sarcophagus’s rise and they are illuminated with different colours. The Sarcophagus opens and a green illuminous liquid pours out of it.

  INT. CAVE TUNNEL. DAY

  DAVID stops and looks at the mechanical bracelet and then looks up in shock.

  DAVID

  Wait!

  Everyone stops and faces him.

  DAVID

  There’s oxygen. I believe it’s breathable

  Everyone looks at their devices and then SHAW is the first to reach for the small lever on her egg shaped helmet. HOLLOWAY reaches out to stop her.

  HOLLOWAY

  No don’t!

  SHAW

  It’s called faith Holloway. Try it

  SHAW pulls the lever and lifts the helmet off from her shoulders. Her eyes and mouth are closed but she then opens her eyes and takes in breath.

  SHAW

  My god David’s right. I can breathe. How is this possible?

  DAVID

  My guess is that protective layer of mist or laser was keeping the oxygen trapped inside.

  HOLLOWAY

  okay I don’t think we should go any further

  FIFIELD

  And why is that?

  DAVID

  I agree with Mr Holloway. We are walking into something we just simply don’t understand

  FIFIELD

  Look this is the first time the human race has ever found signs of Extraterrestrial life. We’ll head back if we’re sure there is risk of life