Dragon Wasps (2012) Movie Script
Jorge.
Oh, my God!
Aah! Aah!
Jorge?
Jorge, where are you?
Aah!
Hola,
Seorita Humphries!
Luis, come on over.
You're gonna
want to see this.
Herpetotheres cachinnans.
The laughing falcon,
known for its loud
and distinctive call.
He ain't laughing now.
Well, that's because
a Belizean botfly
laid an egg in its ear.
And when
the larvae hatched,
he ate its way out
through its brain.
They say the botfly is
attracted to excessive ear wax,
so better watch
them ears, Luis.
So what's going on?
What you got there?
Something I think
you all will want to see.
Where did you get this?
It washed up
along the Mopan River
just a few miles
from here.
"Transgen Tech. "
What does that mean?
This belonged to my father.
Your father?
You never told me
he worked down here.
He didn't
tell me, either.
He disappeared
before he had the chance.
That area is off limits
to scientists, tourists,
and especially gringos.
My father vanished
three months ago, Luis,
and now we finally have a clue
to what might have happened.
And now you just want me
to ignore it.
I only met your father
once, the day he arrived.
You are just like him.
Thank you, Luis.
Buena suerte,
seorita.
I hate to see you
go missing, too.
Come on.
Camera's ruined
from the water damage.
SD card still works.
What the hell
are we looking at?
I don't know. I've never
seen anything like it,
especially
not that size.
Looks like
an abandoned field lab.
So what do we actually know
about Transgen Tech?
Not much.
Before today,
it was nothing,
only one
long wild goose chase,
leading to one dead end
after another.
Gina, what the hell
is going on?
Your father just disappeared
and you didn't even tell me?
My father really loved
field work.
He said he only felt alive when
he was knee-deep in an anthill
or romping around
in the rain forest.
When I was little, he would
disappear for months at a time.
Sometimes he'd just fall
off the grid for weeks.
All I would get would be these
little mementos for my birthday.
Then one night out of
the blue, I get a call,
which is already weird,
because he never calls me.
And there's
something wrong.
I can hear it
in his voice.
He's in trouble.
And what did he say?
He said that he loved me,
that he was really sorry,
that he'd make it
all up to me.
And then I didn't hear
from him.
The authorities
traced the call
to some fleabag motel
in Belmopan,
but all they found
was his I.D. Badge.
Transgen Tech.
Yeah. After that,
the trail went cold.
And how come you never
came down here to look?
Oh, that's why we're here,
isn't it?
That's what you and Luis have
been up to this whole time.
And that's
why you disappeared
for hours and hours
every night.
Why wouldn't you
tell me?
Who do you think you are
anyway, Lara Croft?
I didn't think
you would come
if you knew
the real reason.
And we sure as hell wouldn't
have gotten that grant.
You really should have
told me.
I know. I'm sorry.
Belizean botfly?
I should have known
something was up.
So what did
the authorities say?
They said, "Just another
gringo lost in the jungle. "
So tell me more
about your father.
What, are you all on the
case now or something?
Well, I can't exactly
let you go wandering
the rain forest alone,
now, can I?
I mean, even Lara Croft
needs a sidekick.
You know that sidekicks
never make it
into the sequel, right?
That's fine. I'm willing
to take my chances.
All right, so Dad was really
into biogenetic engineering.
Mosquitoes to combat
the dengue fever
and the kissing bugs to slow
down the spread of Chagas.
Well, whatever that was,
it was no kissing bug.
Yeah. I have a feeling that
if we want to find him,
we're gonna have
to find out what that was.
We don't have a whole lot
here to go off of, though.
Most digital cameras
have geo-locational tagging.
Cross your fingers.
Jackpot.
Cayo District.
No, you heard Luis.
That's way out of bounds.
We can't go there.
If there's any chance
my father is alive,
any chance at all,
I'm gonna have to go.
I really don't
like you sometimes.
I know.
We leave first thing
in the morning.
What's that?
Monkey.
All right,
there, there, there.
Oh, yeah.
Little early, isn't it?
Ha. It's been
one of those days.
What's the forecast?
Forecast is hot and heavy.
Mountain rebels are
up and active
up in these points here,
here,
and in the northeast.
All right,
cut the crap, Meyers.
You can't even look me
in the eyes.
What's the real intel?
Transfer's up.
Unbelievable.
Guess I'm sharing this
with you.
That the good stuff?
Only the best.
Yeah, most of the guys
in country here,
they'd give their arm and
a leg to go back, but...
I want to stay.
I love the jungle.
Every dog
has its day, John.
Today's yours.
What's going on?
What's happening?
Look ahead.
Any way around it?
Not unless you want to hike
for the next three days.
Let's go for it.
Let me do
the talking, okay?
You'll just end up
getting us deported or worse.
He's coming.
Excuse me, ladies.
I'm gonna need you guys
to turn this jeep around and head
back the way you came, please.
Oh, actually, we're just forestry
students from the university.
Our group's already camped
up in the mountains.
This is a restricted area.
I'm gonna need you to
turn around and head back.
I understand,
but we just need to get
there before nighttime.
We're American citizens.
Look, let me show you.
Listen, I'm not gonna
warn you two again.
Turn this...
All right, all right,
look, Mister Officer,
we're not gonna turn around.
So either you let us through,
arrest us, whatever.
We're not going back.
Did you really think
that was going to work?
Yes.
I mean,
we're not deported.
Or worse, remember?
This is the "or worse. "
Guess I shouldn't complain.
At least you managed
to get us arrested
before getting us killed.
Day's still early.
All right, there's no point
in lying to us anymore.
We know exactly
who you both are.
What we don't know is what
you're trying to do here.
Okay, we're
not forestry students.
We're scientists,
but the real reason
we're here
is because
my father's missing.
His last known location
was near these mountains.
We just
want to pass through.
After that, you'll
never see us again.
Not gonna happen.
You have any idea
why we're stationed here?
I'm guessing it's
not a goodwill mission.
Is it jungle training?
Too much reality TV
for you kids, huh?
This country can't even look
after its own goddamn borders,
so U.S. South Com
sets us here
to police against
terrorists, rebellions,
and drug runners.
Why'd you list
drug runners last?
Because they're the worst.
Our secondary mandate
is to protect civilians
and to keep crazy scientists
like you two
from getting
yourselves killed.
Got it?
Isn't your mandate also to
protect American citizens
who have been lost or
kidnapped under your watch?
No one's been lost
or kidnapped under my watch.
Dr. Herbert Humphries
has.
That would be my father.
Three months ago.
Ha.
Hate to break it to you,
but three months is like
three years in this jungle.
Well, I have some
captivating evidence for you.
This was recovered from
the SD card in his camera.
Taken three days ago.
That means he's still
out there somewhere alive.
Hmm. What
do you think, Meyers?
You feel like one last hoorah
before I'm stateside?
Got nothing left to lose.
All right,
let's go find your daddy.
Yes!
So what is it that's
so bad out here anyways?
You don't want to know.
Out here in the jungle, there's
stuff you ain't gonna find
in the bottom
of a Petrie dish.
Out here, you're
bottom of the food chain.
Hit the deck!
Cover! Cover!
Cover! Cover! Go! Go!
Yates!
Cover! Go! Go!
Stay with the girls!
Get down!
Hello, Foxtrot Six Two!
This is
Charlie Two One Alpha, over!
Incoming enemy fire, over!
Paulo! Stop firing!
Hold your fire!
Beastman, is that you?
Ah, Jaguar,
I should have known.
Yes, that's definitely you.
Why don't you and your men
just drop your weapons
and get the hell
out of here.
We're just passing through,
no trouble.
No blood need be shed
here today, Beastman.
We only want
your vehicles,
your weapons,
and your women.
No chance in hell,
voodoo man!
Don't say you haven't
been warned, Beastman.
We're gonna take them
the hard way!
Aah!
Cover me!
I'm gonna flank them!
Copy that!
Flank! Flank!
Grenade!
Aah!
Incoming!
Next time, Beastman!
Anybody hurt?
Everything's clear!
All right.
Come on.
So now what?
We get the hell
out of here.
Mission's over.
What?
I'm not risking
my men's lives for this.
I'm really sorry
about your men,
but there is something
really wrong here.
Listen.
I don't hear a thing.
Exactly.
The only time
the jungle goes this quiet
is if there's a really
large predator around.
Hey, boss,
you call in air support?
Nope.
Incoming!
Take cover!
Rhonda!
Get down, get down!
Aah!
Ortega!
Aah!
Norving!
Shoot that thing!
Shoot it down!
How's Ortega?
Not good. He's not gonna
make it back to base.
All right, we're gonna have
to go someplace closer then.
Hey, Simpson, Jennings,
get over here!
Help get Ortega on the back
of the truck, all right?
We're going
to Jaguar's village.
It's closer.
Isn't that guy
who just tried to kill us?
You let me worry
about that.
What is that?
I don't know.
There's something
you're not telling me.
I could say
the same thing for you.
All right, well,
say whatever you want.
We're out of here.
We can't leave.
Watch me!
What about the bug?
Yeah, we're taking
this with us.
You can do whatever
the hell you want with that.
Just make it fast.
When you said there are worse
things in these mountains,
things that no armor
could protect you from,
were you talking
about the Garinagu?
No. I was just talking
about Jaguar, their leader.
The guy thinks he's got
some magical powers
that make him bulletproof.
It's bullshit!
What about those things?
You ever see anything
like that before?
Look, only 10% of
this jungle's been explored.
Who knows
what's out there?
Only a matter of time
before we ran into something
more dangerous than Jaguar.
All right,
grab your gear.
Someone help Yates
with Ortega.
We're on foot from here.
Let's move.
What about the bug?
You can bring that nasty
thing if you want to.
I'm not carrying it.
Look, many insects are repelled
by the smell of their dead.
This bug could be
our best defense.
These are
our best defense.
It's not much further.
Step it up! Come on!
Whew.
Don't these things
ever shut up?
Well, just be glad you're
hearing them and not seeing them.
Oh, no way.
You've gotta
be kidding me.
Worst-case scenario,
we all go for a swim.
I know, I know.
I'll make it up to you
when we get back.
I have bug juice in places that
you don't even want to know.
There is no making
this up to me.
Guess I'm
off the hook then.
Come on.
I've been expecting you,
Beastman.
Welcome back.
Have you finally come
to face your demon?
Look, one of my men
is dying.
Many of
my own men are dead,
four
at your hands alone.
What makes you think I
wouldn't just skin you alive
and feed you to the
spirits of the jungle?
Because both of us know there's
something else out there besides us...
something else
that hunts men,
a real beast
that even you're afraid of.
So if we work together,
both of our people can survive.
That's why I think I'm better off
to you alive than skinned alive.
For now, but there's a still a
debt of blood which must be paid.
You owe me four souls.
Well, when this is
all said and done,
you can do
whatever you want to me.
But save my guy
and leave the rest
of them out of it, okay?
The spirits admire
such courage...
and so do I.
This way.
Let's move.
There.
Careful.
Easy.
Go on.
Your women must leave.
Hey, Meyers,
check that GPS.
See if you can
track down our men.
What's that?
Bones and cocaine
for the pain.
Hey, Meyers, we're gonna leave
that one out of the report, okay?
In fact, leave it all out.
Eat.
Oh, no.
Come on, Ortega.
Hey! Hey!
Eat it, come on.
That's an order!
Swallow!
Ortega?
Ortega!
Is he gonna be all right?
The spirits of the jungle
will decide his fate.
Yeah, thanks.
Oh, don't thank me yet.
I don't work for free,
and we have
much to discuss.
El Bicho Diablo.
The Devil Bug.
For generations, our people
have lived in peace and harmony
with the animal spirits
of the jungle.
That peace have been
disrupted by El Bicho Diabl.
It does not belong here.
The spirits cannot rest.
So you've seen
these before?
No.
Legend foretold their coming
as a great plague
to wash away evil.
We felt their presence
these past few months,
growing every day.
But they do not attack.
This village is protected
by the jungle.
Your people brought
this plague upon the land.
What do you mean,
"your people"?
We had nothing
to do with this.
That may not be
entirely accurate.
Are you telling me
that you knew
what we were dealing
with the entire time?
That's not entirely true.
Stop lying to me
and start talking now!
All right.
My father was an entomologist
like me... insects.
Only his specialty
was genetic engineering.
Oh, you didn't think that
this was relevant information?
He was working for some
company called Transgen Tech.
He never told me
what he was working on,
and I couldn't even find
any evidence
that the company
really existed.
Then this turned up
in a backpack
with photos
from three days ago.
As far as what those things
are out there,
you know as much as I do.
Yeah, well,
that's not enough.
You need to find out everything
you can about these bugs,
everything
if we're gonna go after them.
So get to work.
Did you just
say "go after them"?
What happened
to abandon the mission?
Well, that was before
they took four of my men!
And I'm
getting them back!
Hammond, the chances of
those men still being alive...
Are a hell of a lot better
than the chances
of your father being alive,
but we went looking
for him, didn't we?
Okay, you're right.
I'll get to work.
And no more secrets.
Sure you're not gonna miss
this kind of thing?
Yeah, right.
Where the hell
is everybody?
That voodoo man took them over
to those sleep shacks.
Says we got to stay
the whole night.
It's too dangerous.
It's for our own good.
Well, that's bullshit.
Says they got something
planned for us later.
You do realize these guys
are cannibals, don't you?
I don't have anything
to worry about.
I'm too bony.
But you,
on the other hand,
you're like a four-course
meal and dessert.
Not on my watch.
You find our guys yet?
Eh, I got four signals.
Faint. It's
about 12 clicks this way
through dense jungle,
no roads.
Well, we'll never make it there
and back by nightfall. Damn it.
Guess we're gonna have to
take our chances here tonight.
What about the men?
They'll be all right.
I think it's a baboon
or a tree sloth.
Nah, you're all wrong.
It's a jaguar.
He eats them raw because he
think it gives him powers,
so once he offers you
what's in that bowl,
I suggest you say no.
The heart and major organs must be
eaten to absorb the animal spirit.
Hey, I like a good steak as
much as the next guy, but...
It's not enough
to simply devour the flesh.
You must believe.
After everything you've seen,
you believe, don't you? Ha.
Sooner or later,
you will.
So, what,
you're not worried
about Los Bichos Diablos
attacking?
The offering
wards off evil.
We fear nothing.
Right. Gonna pass.
Hey, keep your guns close,
stay alert.
I'm gonna go check
on Laverne and Shirley.
See how
the dissection's going.
Ohh...
Well, they got dinner,
if you can call it that.
Doesn't eat me,
I'll eat it any time.
Well, it's definitely rare
like you like it.
They were eating raw intestines
or something, weren't they?
You've been to one
of these shindigs, huh?
Nat Geo.
Season four.
Ah.
That's one
ugly son of a bitch.
No, I'm pretty sure
this one's just a bitch.
Wow, what's that there?
Isn't that
its, uh, stinger?
Actually, that's a modified
ovipositor, technically.
You lost me.
It's basically just
a big friggin' wasp.
That down there at the very
end, that's its stinger.
Only the females
have stingers.
It's quite common
in the insect world,
women being the warriors.
So it's a bee.
No, it's not a bee,
it's a wasp.
Its massive jaws are similar
to the Komodo dragon wasp,
but it's a bit of a chimera.
There's almost a dozen
other characteristics
similar to hexapods.
Six-legged critters.
Huh. So where the hell
did they come from?
Obviously,
it's a mutation.
Look at its head.
That's a Meganeura monyi.
A prehistoric dragonfly.
That doesn't
sound so bad.
They were
three feet long.
And carnivorous.
I could have told you that.
Here's where it gets
really interesting.
This thing has similarities
to the bombardier beetle,
an indestructible
exoskeleton.
Yeah, I could have
told you that, too.
See how hard it was
to bring this one down?
You know what else?
These little bumpy lines
along the abdomen here,
they release these
noxious chemical sprays
that react
when it's threatened.
Right?
Impressive.
Nature's napalm,
basically.
Well, why didn't they use it
against us on the road?
Maybe they didn't
consider you a threat.
Not likely.
Think they wanted us
while our blood was still warm.
They were totally
uninterested in our dead.
Your men that were taken
are probably still alive,
just like my father.
Yeah, but why would
they want us alive?
I mean,
what's the point?
Trust me, you don't
want to know.
The real mystery is how
these things ever got so big.
Even in the Mesozoic era,
insects were never this large.
Well, your father
and Transgen Tech
may have a thing or two
to do with that.
All right, look, you two
have told me everything
that there is to know
about this dragon wasp thing,
except how do I kill it?
Well, piercing their armor
is impossible.
A well-placed knife in the
wing plate might be effective.
Maybe you could
just jump on his back.
Yeah. So that's it?
I mean, other than
its inherent design flaw
in the natural
defense mechanism.
Once the two reactants
are mixed,
this thing is basically
a walking chemical bomb.
So tell me this.
Heh.
If I can detonate
a small amount of explosives
in just one section
of the hive,
could that cause
a chain reaction
that would destroy
the entire thing?
Well, if it's
in close proximity,
I'm pretty sure
it would, yeah.
It's not likely,
not with the amount of weapons
you have available.
Not in this small
a village.
Oh, you don't know Jaguar
like I do. Trust me.
Okay, well, let's get
this thing inside.
All right,
I'll help you this once.
Then we got to check
on the others.
Oh, this is disgusting.
Meyers,
check the perimeter.
Beastman, have you come
to set your spirit free?
Are you ready to experience
the pleasures of the flesh?
I'm just here
to talk about tomorrow.
Tomorrow can wait
till tomorrow.
Tonight's offering
protects this village.
Tonight, we celebrate.
Hey, I don't party
when I got men in danger.
You worry too much.
Drink,
unless you're scared.
No, thanks.
Drink, Beastman!
Share in
our sacred celebration!
Ahem.
Delicious.
Are you feeling
fiery venom running
through your veins?
Ahem.
You're looking woozy.
Do you need some rest,
Beastman?
Hmm!
Nah, nah, I'm fine.
In fact, I think
I'm going to, uh, enjoy
the pleasures
of the flesh myself.
Get me someplace
I can pass out, quick.
Beastman!
Beastman!
Welcome back.
How long have I
been out for?
It's morning.
Come on.
What happened to you?
I was drugged.
Are we in any danger?
Beyond the obvious?
Uh, I can't be sure,
but...
I mean, I hope I'm
just being paranoid, but...
I think they're planning on
sacrificing us any minute here.
What?
You know,
to ward off the wasps.
Well, what the hell
are we gonna do?
Can either one of you
tell me why it is
the wasps seem
to avoid this village?
Yeah.
In a word, cocaine.
Specifically, coca paste.
It has the essential oils
in it which repel the bugs
and get rid of them,
kind of like citronella.
It's not the voodoo that's
keeping the wasps away.
It's the coca paste.
Ah, finally someone's
saying something
that makes sense
around here.
Tell me this.
Is there any way that we can
actually get the bugs to come here?
You're serious?
Oh, yeah,
I'm dead serious.
Is there something
we can do
to eliminate the effects
of the cocaine,
besides all
of this hocus-pocus crap?
There might be a way.
Do you remember Peru?
The adrenal glands.
The adrenal glands
of the wasp
secrete a pheromone
that attracts other wasps.
All we need
is a few molecules.
And once we have that,
it should spread,
and all the bugs
within a few miles
should feel it
right away.
Perfect!
All right, let's get
the hell out of here.
Come on,
let's find the others.
Hey!
Jaguar!
What the hell is this?
I told you you
owed me four souls.
That was the price for our
protection and your assistance.
All right!
All right, fine.
This is the way
you want to do it?
All right.
But these are my men!
And nobody touches
my men but me!
Give me the knife.
Okay.
Complete the sacrifice.
Appease the hunger
of Los Bichos Diablo.
Beastman,
you're taking too long!
Don't worry.
Fire!
What have you done?
No! No!
No!
Gina!
Gina!
Meet us at the far side
of the compound!
Go! Go!
Rhonda!
Gina! Where's Rhonda?
I don't know.
She was right behind me.
Come on.
All right.
I'm almost
out of ammo, man.
What if they kill her?
They're not gonna kill her.
We're gonna get her back.
I'm know where the stash is. Follow me.
Let's go.
Okay.
Yes!
God, looks like
they're preparing for war.
Favorite pastime.
What do you want me
to do?
Uh, start filling up your
bag with that C-4 right there.
Meyers!
What else?
That's it. Go.
Come on.
Go!
So tell me
how you get these, uh,
glands here
to start working.
They've been working ever
since we took them out.
And the longer they stay
out, the worse it's gonna get.
Listen.
Is that what that sound is?
The C-4 all set?
Set and ready to go.
Beastman!
Release the girl!
Give me one good reason!
'Cause if you don't, I'll
blow up your whole operation!
I got the entire perimeter
rigged with C-4!
You're bluffing!
Oh, yeah?
What's this, huh?
Release the girl
and you can keep your
village and your cocaine!
But if you don't, it all goes
up in flames, I swear to God!
And you'll leave
this place?
You'll never see me again!
Oh. Hey, Jaguar!
Eat this!
Let's go! Move!
Los Bichos Diablos!
Beastman!
Ocupado!
I never said I wouldn't
still blow the place up.
Rhonda!
Damn!
Gina, you okay?
You hurt?
I already lost my father
to this damn place.
Now I've lost
my best friend, too.
Hey, hey!
She would have never come here
if it weren't for me.
And now she's gone,
and so is
your entire team.
I'm still here.
This is all my fault.
It's not your fault!
That's what we're here for.
We're trained
for this type of crap.
What?
Yeah. Mansquito, megashark,
sand sharks.
Any kind of shark really.
Cut it, Meyers.
We know where Rhonda is.
We located the hive.
We're gonna save her.
We're gonna save my team.
Beastman!
You think he's
still coming after us?
Hell, yeah.
He's not a live and let live
kind of guy.
More like
a live and let die.
James Bond.
It never ends.
Voodoo priestess?
What are you doing?
Gonna take the C-4
and set the bridge.
No, no, no, no,
we can't waste it.
We gotta find
something else.
Here! Here!
Nature's napalm
from the bug.
It'll work.
Oh, it better work.
Go! Go!
Yeah!
You're going to suffer
a fate worse than death!
All right,
we got two options.
We can take the jeep
over back to base camp
for reinforcements
or go it alone.
John, we got men
on the ground.
And my father's
out there and Rhonda.
Plus very little time.
All right,
we go it alone.
What the hell's that?
Coca leaves
courtesy of the Garinagu.
Aw, Gina, I don't think
that this is the time
for that kind of thing.
Don't you remember what kept
the wasps away from the village?
The essential oil
of the coca leaf.
Yeah, but don't you
have to chew that?
No, just crush it
and rub it onto your skin.
It'll work, trust me.
Won't that
still get absorbed?
Maybe. We've got
a long way to go,
and those things
could come at any time.
Trust me, it's
the lesser of two evils.
All right.
Hey, this stays off
the report, too, got it?
Oh, yeah, got it.
At least if we die,
we'll die happy.
Paulo!
Gather your men.
Today,
we are going hunting.
Meyers, how much further?
Just under six clicks.
We're halfway between
boogie man and the hive.
All right, time to get
you strapped up, Gina.
What does that mean?
Means you get a gun.
Hey, that bug repellent's
working.
You got some more?
Nature's remedy.
Meyers, check the rear.
You ever used
a gun before?
No.
All right.
Well, first thing is,
grab a hold of it.
Go ahead, grab it.
Do I have to?
Do you want to live?
Here, take the gun,
all right?
This is very easy.
This is your safety.
There's already a bullet
in the chamber ready to fire.
Go ahead, try
and pull the trigger.
See? Nothing happens.
I take the safety off,
if you squeeze
that trigger now,
a bullet's gonna come flying
out the barrel of this gun
and kill whatever's
in front of it, understand?
So safety on,
doesn't fire.
Safety off, kill
whatever's in front of you.
Simple as that. Got it?
That's it.
You know, I've been
trying to figure out
what it is with you
since we've been here.
It's like an intense sadness
or profound disillusionment
or both.
Is this you talking
or the coca?
Probably both,
but maybe
it's the jungle.
This place can drive
a person mad.
You know that, right?
Look, you've been
in this jungle long enough
to know that it can do any manner
of things to a man or a woman.
So what did it for you?
Obviously, this isn't your first
time with Jaguar and the Garinagu.
Nope. And by the looks
of today,
it won't be
my last, either.
But, uh...
you know,
a lot of men,
they were lost
on my watch.
It's my responsibility
to get them back
or stay here with them.
What do you mean?
Look, I don't really know
if I'm supposed
to leave this jungle,
or if I want to leave
this jungle.
Come on, you can't really go
from days like today
to shopping
at your local 7-Eleven, right?
I mean, uh...
My transfer papers were up.
I was supposed to go home
day after tomorrow.
I didn't want to.
And when I saw you,
well, I realized
I wasn't gonna have to.
Right. Well, from my end
as a scientist,
I only believe
in empirical realities,
things that you can see.
Yeah, you spend
enough time out here,
you see a lot of things
that make you question
what's real and unreal.
But I still don't believe in any
of that hoodoo-voodoo bullshit,
and I never will.
Well, don't tell me it
was the cocaine, either,
'cause no cocaine in
the world is that strong.
Just ask Tony Montana.
Hey, hey, Scarface!
Tony Montana'd be proud.
I'm learning.
You know how to handle
that thing.
Boss, we got a problem.
We got company.
All right,
well, let's move out.
I think I
hear something up ahead.
Well, besides
six-foot-long wasps,
there's about a dozen critters
in this jungle
that we don't want
to run into.
Maybe it was a howler monkey.
No, it was
a Maya coral snake,
the most deadly snake
in Central America.
Unh!
Let's move out.
This is it.
Finally.
"Transgen Tech. "
This is where my father
was three days ago.
This is why we're here.
Transgen Tech.
Careful. You may not like
what you find in there.
Come on, Gina,
we gotta get going!
One minute!
Ugh.
They're uglier
when they're young.
Gina, come on!
What's taking you
so long?
Well?
You were right about me
not liking what I found.
I'm more concerned
what's gonna find us soon.
Getting close to the hive.
Two more clicks
south by southwest.
We gotta get moving.
This stuff
is wearing off.
I can't even smell it
anymore.
That's the last of it.
Try not to sweat it
all off.
Yeah, right.
Whoo!
You know, guys, I'm feeling
pretty good considering.
Oh, yeah,
I got to admit.
I mean, I'm feeling
a little bit
of an energy boost
myself here.
Whoo, how
you feeling, Gina?
Hey, Gina?
I'm good.
I just had a bit
of a zone-out. I'm good.
Hive's not far
from here.
Let's, uh...
Let' double time it,
come on!
They were here
not long ago.
Let's go.
Is this a bad time
to tell you
I'm allergic
to bee stings?
Don't worry, Meyers.
Only the females
have stingers.
You were actually listening.
Does that mean the...
the other half still do?
No. Most of the drones
are male.
Only a small percentage
of them are female,
except for the...
The what?
The queen.
All right, let's get moving
before the drugs wear off
and Meyers
loses his nerve.
Meyers? Left or right?
Left about 100 meters.
I think... I think
the coca leaf's wearing off.
We don't have much time.
Let's pick up the pace.
Is he still alive?
Technically, yes,
but I don't know
if he'll ever wake up again.
Aah!
Down!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Oh!
What the hell
was that?
Now we know
why they wanted us alive.
They're using human bodies
as hosts for their young.
So those things,
they're in all of my men?
There must be more chambers.
There's gonna be dozens.
But these are Jaguar's men,
so we must be getting close.
Well, let's move.
Rhonda!
Rhonda?
Gina, Gina, we gotta go.
No, she's fine.
She's fine.
There's no helping her
right now.
Rhonda, can you hear me?
She's fine.
Come on, wake up.
Rhonda? It's okay,
it's okay!
I'm gonna get you
out of here!
Where am I?
Where am I?
We're here! We're here!
We're gonna get you
out of here!
You're fine.
You're fine,
you're fine.
It's okay.
Gina? Gina?
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
My chest!
I can't breathe!
I'm out of ammo!
Oh, God.
I'm sorry.
Okay, here, here, here.
It's okay. It's okay.
Gina? Gina?
Look at me. Look at me.
I would have done
the same thing, all right?
If it was one of my men,
I would have done
the same thing, okay?
Boss, found Humphries.
Come on, come on.
Your father! Come on!
Dad!
Dad!
Dad? Dad?
Can you hear me,
Dad?
Dad?
Gina.
Is it really you?
What are you doing here?
I came here
to get you, Dad.
Help me get him up.
There's no way
he's going with us.
He's got one of
those things in him.
No, he's fine.
His pulse is normal.
The other guy's pulse
was racing.
He's fine.
You're positive?
Yeah, he's fine.
Help me get him up.
Can you walk?
I think I can.
Good, 'cause
you may need to run.
Let's go.
Come on!
Oh, my God!
All right.
We're gonna blow
this whole chamber,
the rest of the colony
with it.
How much C-4
you got left?
Two bricks.
How about you?
A dozen.
Okay, great.
Let me see.
Wait a minute.
This isn't C-4.
This is cocaine!
Cocaine?
It's a long story, Dad.
Are you sure?
Positive.
How was I supposed to know?
It all looks the same.
There's no way we got enough
ordnance to blow this place.
Actually, we do.
If we can get them all
into the same chamber,
we can start a chain reaction
using their chemical spray.
Nature's napalm, remember?
All right, yeah.
But how do we get them
all to this same chamber?
I have
one adrenal gland left.
You've had that with us
the whole time?
How come they haven't
been following us?
It was surrounded
by cocaine.
They couldn't detect it
until now.
You're a genius.
Hear that, Dad?
I have my moments.
Only one problem.
That oil's
wearing off.
We go anywhere
near that queen,
they'll swarm us.
Damn.
You got
any leaves left?
Damn!
But I do happen to have
of super concentrated
coca paste.
Good news is,
it's super potent.
The bad news?
It's super potent.
This stays off the report?
You got that.
Gina, you and your dad
lay low here!
Meyers, get over here!
I got my C-4
in my bag.
Let's go plant it.
I found
your glasses, Dad.
Thank you, my dear.
So you gonna finally tell me
what you were doing out here?
They told me we were
only doing theoretical research
on pharmaceutical
applications.
I was promised repeatedly
that there would never be
any actual
specimens grown.
I was a fool.
Transgen Tech never
intended to do anything
with my research
except this.
Who is Transgen Tech?
I'm not really sure.
I know they have
vast resources.
They'll do anything
to keep me quiet.
And they may have connections
to the military.
The military?
Does that surprise you?
No, nothing surprises
me anymore.
They have stations scattered
throughout the jungle.
It took me three months
to find the hydra
where the first horrible
creatures were born.
You shouldn't have come
looking for me, Gina,
but I'm glad you did.
All right, C-4's set.
Meyers, you
get them out of here.
All right,
John, yeah, okay.
Go!
What are you doing?
Someone's gotta stay behind
and make sure this gets done.
I'll give you three minutes to get clear
and then
this place blows.
You understand?
But you're following
right after us, right?
No. I only have
one man left alive.
All the rest
of them are in here.
I can't
leave them behind!
You know,
if a Navy captain
can go down
with his ship,
I can go up
with my men.
It's gonna
be okay, huh?
It's all right.
It's gonna be okay.
This is
the right thing.
Okay? Okay?
Okay.
Get them out of here,
Meyers! Go!
Someone's coming.
In here, quick.
Got you now, Beastman.
It's time to pay up.
You killed my doula!
Now you're going to pay
with your life!
Yeah? Well, when my hand
comes off this detonator,
this entire place
is gonna blow.
So I guess
you're gonna go with me.
Oh, Beastman.
It seems as if
the spirit of the jungle
has led us both
to the same destiny.
But...
Meet you
on the other side, Jaguar!
No!
Come on, come on,
come on, come on!
Let's go!
He's changing.
No! No!
No!
I'm okay, I'm okay!
Gina,
what's going on?
He's fine. He's fine.
Why wasn't
he affected then?
I don't know, but he's fine.
I guess they weren't interested
in an old man like me,
or maybe my hearing aid
stopped them.
Well, Meyers, what are you gonna
put in that report of yours?
Most of it's classified,
but...
John Hammond
was a good friend.
He was a hero.
But he was every part
of this jungle.
It'll be all right.
I wish
I hadn't slapped him.
You slapped him?
I'm sure he loved it.
I don't know
about you two,
but I'm ready to get the
hell out of this damn jungle.
You? Really?
Yeah.
What about Transgen Tech?
What about the other stations?
What if there are
worse bugs than these?
That's classified.
I haven't eaten
in three days.
Can we do it tomorrow?
All right, Dad,
let's go home.
Oh, my God!
Aah! Aah!
Jorge?
Jorge, where are you?
Aah!
Hola,
Seorita Humphries!
Luis, come on over.
You're gonna
want to see this.
Herpetotheres cachinnans.
The laughing falcon,
known for its loud
and distinctive call.
He ain't laughing now.
Well, that's because
a Belizean botfly
laid an egg in its ear.
And when
the larvae hatched,
he ate its way out
through its brain.
They say the botfly is
attracted to excessive ear wax,
so better watch
them ears, Luis.
So what's going on?
What you got there?
Something I think
you all will want to see.
Where did you get this?
It washed up
along the Mopan River
just a few miles
from here.
"Transgen Tech. "
What does that mean?
This belonged to my father.
Your father?
You never told me
he worked down here.
He didn't
tell me, either.
He disappeared
before he had the chance.
That area is off limits
to scientists, tourists,
and especially gringos.
My father vanished
three months ago, Luis,
and now we finally have a clue
to what might have happened.
And now you just want me
to ignore it.
I only met your father
once, the day he arrived.
You are just like him.
Thank you, Luis.
Buena suerte,
seorita.
I hate to see you
go missing, too.
Come on.
Camera's ruined
from the water damage.
SD card still works.
What the hell
are we looking at?
I don't know. I've never
seen anything like it,
especially
not that size.
Looks like
an abandoned field lab.
So what do we actually know
about Transgen Tech?
Not much.
Before today,
it was nothing,
only one
long wild goose chase,
leading to one dead end
after another.
Gina, what the hell
is going on?
Your father just disappeared
and you didn't even tell me?
My father really loved
field work.
He said he only felt alive when
he was knee-deep in an anthill
or romping around
in the rain forest.
When I was little, he would
disappear for months at a time.
Sometimes he'd just fall
off the grid for weeks.
All I would get would be these
little mementos for my birthday.
Then one night out of
the blue, I get a call,
which is already weird,
because he never calls me.
And there's
something wrong.
I can hear it
in his voice.
He's in trouble.
And what did he say?
He said that he loved me,
that he was really sorry,
that he'd make it
all up to me.
And then I didn't hear
from him.
The authorities
traced the call
to some fleabag motel
in Belmopan,
but all they found
was his I.D. Badge.
Transgen Tech.
Yeah. After that,
the trail went cold.
And how come you never
came down here to look?
Oh, that's why we're here,
isn't it?
That's what you and Luis have
been up to this whole time.
And that's
why you disappeared
for hours and hours
every night.
Why wouldn't you
tell me?
Who do you think you are
anyway, Lara Croft?
I didn't think
you would come
if you knew
the real reason.
And we sure as hell wouldn't
have gotten that grant.
You really should have
told me.
I know. I'm sorry.
Belizean botfly?
I should have known
something was up.
So what did
the authorities say?
They said, "Just another
gringo lost in the jungle. "
So tell me more
about your father.
What, are you all on the
case now or something?
Well, I can't exactly
let you go wandering
the rain forest alone,
now, can I?
I mean, even Lara Croft
needs a sidekick.
You know that sidekicks
never make it
into the sequel, right?
That's fine. I'm willing
to take my chances.
All right, so Dad was really
into biogenetic engineering.
Mosquitoes to combat
the dengue fever
and the kissing bugs to slow
down the spread of Chagas.
Well, whatever that was,
it was no kissing bug.
Yeah. I have a feeling that
if we want to find him,
we're gonna have
to find out what that was.
We don't have a whole lot
here to go off of, though.
Most digital cameras
have geo-locational tagging.
Cross your fingers.
Jackpot.
Cayo District.
No, you heard Luis.
That's way out of bounds.
We can't go there.
If there's any chance
my father is alive,
any chance at all,
I'm gonna have to go.
I really don't
like you sometimes.
I know.
We leave first thing
in the morning.
What's that?
Monkey.
All right,
there, there, there.
Oh, yeah.
Little early, isn't it?
Ha. It's been
one of those days.
What's the forecast?
Forecast is hot and heavy.
Mountain rebels are
up and active
up in these points here,
here,
and in the northeast.
All right,
cut the crap, Meyers.
You can't even look me
in the eyes.
What's the real intel?
Transfer's up.
Unbelievable.
Guess I'm sharing this
with you.
That the good stuff?
Only the best.
Yeah, most of the guys
in country here,
they'd give their arm and
a leg to go back, but...
I want to stay.
I love the jungle.
Every dog
has its day, John.
Today's yours.
What's going on?
What's happening?
Look ahead.
Any way around it?
Not unless you want to hike
for the next three days.
Let's go for it.
Let me do
the talking, okay?
You'll just end up
getting us deported or worse.
He's coming.
Excuse me, ladies.
I'm gonna need you guys
to turn this jeep around and head
back the way you came, please.
Oh, actually, we're just forestry
students from the university.
Our group's already camped
up in the mountains.
This is a restricted area.
I'm gonna need you to
turn around and head back.
I understand,
but we just need to get
there before nighttime.
We're American citizens.
Look, let me show you.
Listen, I'm not gonna
warn you two again.
Turn this...
All right, all right,
look, Mister Officer,
we're not gonna turn around.
So either you let us through,
arrest us, whatever.
We're not going back.
Did you really think
that was going to work?
Yes.
I mean,
we're not deported.
Or worse, remember?
This is the "or worse. "
Guess I shouldn't complain.
At least you managed
to get us arrested
before getting us killed.
Day's still early.
All right, there's no point
in lying to us anymore.
We know exactly
who you both are.
What we don't know is what
you're trying to do here.
Okay, we're
not forestry students.
We're scientists,
but the real reason
we're here
is because
my father's missing.
His last known location
was near these mountains.
We just
want to pass through.
After that, you'll
never see us again.
Not gonna happen.
You have any idea
why we're stationed here?
I'm guessing it's
not a goodwill mission.
Is it jungle training?
Too much reality TV
for you kids, huh?
This country can't even look
after its own goddamn borders,
so U.S. South Com
sets us here
to police against
terrorists, rebellions,
and drug runners.
Why'd you list
drug runners last?
Because they're the worst.
Our secondary mandate
is to protect civilians
and to keep crazy scientists
like you two
from getting
yourselves killed.
Got it?
Isn't your mandate also to
protect American citizens
who have been lost or
kidnapped under your watch?
No one's been lost
or kidnapped under my watch.
Dr. Herbert Humphries
has.
That would be my father.
Three months ago.
Ha.
Hate to break it to you,
but three months is like
three years in this jungle.
Well, I have some
captivating evidence for you.
This was recovered from
the SD card in his camera.
Taken three days ago.
That means he's still
out there somewhere alive.
Hmm. What
do you think, Meyers?
You feel like one last hoorah
before I'm stateside?
Got nothing left to lose.
All right,
let's go find your daddy.
Yes!
So what is it that's
so bad out here anyways?
You don't want to know.
Out here in the jungle, there's
stuff you ain't gonna find
in the bottom
of a Petrie dish.
Out here, you're
bottom of the food chain.
Hit the deck!
Cover! Cover!
Cover! Cover! Go! Go!
Yates!
Cover! Go! Go!
Stay with the girls!
Get down!
Hello, Foxtrot Six Two!
This is
Charlie Two One Alpha, over!
Incoming enemy fire, over!
Paulo! Stop firing!
Hold your fire!
Beastman, is that you?
Ah, Jaguar,
I should have known.
Yes, that's definitely you.
Why don't you and your men
just drop your weapons
and get the hell
out of here.
We're just passing through,
no trouble.
No blood need be shed
here today, Beastman.
We only want
your vehicles,
your weapons,
and your women.
No chance in hell,
voodoo man!
Don't say you haven't
been warned, Beastman.
We're gonna take them
the hard way!
Aah!
Cover me!
I'm gonna flank them!
Copy that!
Flank! Flank!
Grenade!
Aah!
Incoming!
Next time, Beastman!
Anybody hurt?
Everything's clear!
All right.
Come on.
So now what?
We get the hell
out of here.
Mission's over.
What?
I'm not risking
my men's lives for this.
I'm really sorry
about your men,
but there is something
really wrong here.
Listen.
I don't hear a thing.
Exactly.
The only time
the jungle goes this quiet
is if there's a really
large predator around.
Hey, boss,
you call in air support?
Nope.
Incoming!
Take cover!
Rhonda!
Get down, get down!
Aah!
Ortega!
Aah!
Norving!
Shoot that thing!
Shoot it down!
How's Ortega?
Not good. He's not gonna
make it back to base.
All right, we're gonna have
to go someplace closer then.
Hey, Simpson, Jennings,
get over here!
Help get Ortega on the back
of the truck, all right?
We're going
to Jaguar's village.
It's closer.
Isn't that guy
who just tried to kill us?
You let me worry
about that.
What is that?
I don't know.
There's something
you're not telling me.
I could say
the same thing for you.
All right, well,
say whatever you want.
We're out of here.
We can't leave.
Watch me!
What about the bug?
Yeah, we're taking
this with us.
You can do whatever
the hell you want with that.
Just make it fast.
When you said there are worse
things in these mountains,
things that no armor
could protect you from,
were you talking
about the Garinagu?
No. I was just talking
about Jaguar, their leader.
The guy thinks he's got
some magical powers
that make him bulletproof.
It's bullshit!
What about those things?
You ever see anything
like that before?
Look, only 10% of
this jungle's been explored.
Who knows
what's out there?
Only a matter of time
before we ran into something
more dangerous than Jaguar.
All right,
grab your gear.
Someone help Yates
with Ortega.
We're on foot from here.
Let's move.
What about the bug?
You can bring that nasty
thing if you want to.
I'm not carrying it.
Look, many insects are repelled
by the smell of their dead.
This bug could be
our best defense.
These are
our best defense.
It's not much further.
Step it up! Come on!
Whew.
Don't these things
ever shut up?
Well, just be glad you're
hearing them and not seeing them.
Oh, no way.
You've gotta
be kidding me.
Worst-case scenario,
we all go for a swim.
I know, I know.
I'll make it up to you
when we get back.
I have bug juice in places that
you don't even want to know.
There is no making
this up to me.
Guess I'm
off the hook then.
Come on.
I've been expecting you,
Beastman.
Welcome back.
Have you finally come
to face your demon?
Look, one of my men
is dying.
Many of
my own men are dead,
four
at your hands alone.
What makes you think I
wouldn't just skin you alive
and feed you to the
spirits of the jungle?
Because both of us know there's
something else out there besides us...
something else
that hunts men,
a real beast
that even you're afraid of.
So if we work together,
both of our people can survive.
That's why I think I'm better off
to you alive than skinned alive.
For now, but there's a still a
debt of blood which must be paid.
You owe me four souls.
Well, when this is
all said and done,
you can do
whatever you want to me.
But save my guy
and leave the rest
of them out of it, okay?
The spirits admire
such courage...
and so do I.
This way.
Let's move.
There.
Careful.
Easy.
Go on.
Your women must leave.
Hey, Meyers,
check that GPS.
See if you can
track down our men.
What's that?
Bones and cocaine
for the pain.
Hey, Meyers, we're gonna leave
that one out of the report, okay?
In fact, leave it all out.
Eat.
Oh, no.
Come on, Ortega.
Hey! Hey!
Eat it, come on.
That's an order!
Swallow!
Ortega?
Ortega!
Is he gonna be all right?
The spirits of the jungle
will decide his fate.
Yeah, thanks.
Oh, don't thank me yet.
I don't work for free,
and we have
much to discuss.
El Bicho Diablo.
The Devil Bug.
For generations, our people
have lived in peace and harmony
with the animal spirits
of the jungle.
That peace have been
disrupted by El Bicho Diabl.
It does not belong here.
The spirits cannot rest.
So you've seen
these before?
No.
Legend foretold their coming
as a great plague
to wash away evil.
We felt their presence
these past few months,
growing every day.
But they do not attack.
This village is protected
by the jungle.
Your people brought
this plague upon the land.
What do you mean,
"your people"?
We had nothing
to do with this.
That may not be
entirely accurate.
Are you telling me
that you knew
what we were dealing
with the entire time?
That's not entirely true.
Stop lying to me
and start talking now!
All right.
My father was an entomologist
like me... insects.
Only his specialty
was genetic engineering.
Oh, you didn't think that
this was relevant information?
He was working for some
company called Transgen Tech.
He never told me
what he was working on,
and I couldn't even find
any evidence
that the company
really existed.
Then this turned up
in a backpack
with photos
from three days ago.
As far as what those things
are out there,
you know as much as I do.
Yeah, well,
that's not enough.
You need to find out everything
you can about these bugs,
everything
if we're gonna go after them.
So get to work.
Did you just
say "go after them"?
What happened
to abandon the mission?
Well, that was before
they took four of my men!
And I'm
getting them back!
Hammond, the chances of
those men still being alive...
Are a hell of a lot better
than the chances
of your father being alive,
but we went looking
for him, didn't we?
Okay, you're right.
I'll get to work.
And no more secrets.
Sure you're not gonna miss
this kind of thing?
Yeah, right.
Where the hell
is everybody?
That voodoo man took them over
to those sleep shacks.
Says we got to stay
the whole night.
It's too dangerous.
It's for our own good.
Well, that's bullshit.
Says they got something
planned for us later.
You do realize these guys
are cannibals, don't you?
I don't have anything
to worry about.
I'm too bony.
But you,
on the other hand,
you're like a four-course
meal and dessert.
Not on my watch.
You find our guys yet?
Eh, I got four signals.
Faint. It's
about 12 clicks this way
through dense jungle,
no roads.
Well, we'll never make it there
and back by nightfall. Damn it.
Guess we're gonna have to
take our chances here tonight.
What about the men?
They'll be all right.
I think it's a baboon
or a tree sloth.
Nah, you're all wrong.
It's a jaguar.
He eats them raw because he
think it gives him powers,
so once he offers you
what's in that bowl,
I suggest you say no.
The heart and major organs must be
eaten to absorb the animal spirit.
Hey, I like a good steak as
much as the next guy, but...
It's not enough
to simply devour the flesh.
You must believe.
After everything you've seen,
you believe, don't you? Ha.
Sooner or later,
you will.
So, what,
you're not worried
about Los Bichos Diablos
attacking?
The offering
wards off evil.
We fear nothing.
Right. Gonna pass.
Hey, keep your guns close,
stay alert.
I'm gonna go check
on Laverne and Shirley.
See how
the dissection's going.
Ohh...
Well, they got dinner,
if you can call it that.
Doesn't eat me,
I'll eat it any time.
Well, it's definitely rare
like you like it.
They were eating raw intestines
or something, weren't they?
You've been to one
of these shindigs, huh?
Nat Geo.
Season four.
Ah.
That's one
ugly son of a bitch.
No, I'm pretty sure
this one's just a bitch.
Wow, what's that there?
Isn't that
its, uh, stinger?
Actually, that's a modified
ovipositor, technically.
You lost me.
It's basically just
a big friggin' wasp.
That down there at the very
end, that's its stinger.
Only the females
have stingers.
It's quite common
in the insect world,
women being the warriors.
So it's a bee.
No, it's not a bee,
it's a wasp.
Its massive jaws are similar
to the Komodo dragon wasp,
but it's a bit of a chimera.
There's almost a dozen
other characteristics
similar to hexapods.
Six-legged critters.
Huh. So where the hell
did they come from?
Obviously,
it's a mutation.
Look at its head.
That's a Meganeura monyi.
A prehistoric dragonfly.
That doesn't
sound so bad.
They were
three feet long.
And carnivorous.
I could have told you that.
Here's where it gets
really interesting.
This thing has similarities
to the bombardier beetle,
an indestructible
exoskeleton.
Yeah, I could have
told you that, too.
See how hard it was
to bring this one down?
You know what else?
These little bumpy lines
along the abdomen here,
they release these
noxious chemical sprays
that react
when it's threatened.
Right?
Impressive.
Nature's napalm,
basically.
Well, why didn't they use it
against us on the road?
Maybe they didn't
consider you a threat.
Not likely.
Think they wanted us
while our blood was still warm.
They were totally
uninterested in our dead.
Your men that were taken
are probably still alive,
just like my father.
Yeah, but why would
they want us alive?
I mean,
what's the point?
Trust me, you don't
want to know.
The real mystery is how
these things ever got so big.
Even in the Mesozoic era,
insects were never this large.
Well, your father
and Transgen Tech
may have a thing or two
to do with that.
All right, look, you two
have told me everything
that there is to know
about this dragon wasp thing,
except how do I kill it?
Well, piercing their armor
is impossible.
A well-placed knife in the
wing plate might be effective.
Maybe you could
just jump on his back.
Yeah. So that's it?
I mean, other than
its inherent design flaw
in the natural
defense mechanism.
Once the two reactants
are mixed,
this thing is basically
a walking chemical bomb.
So tell me this.
Heh.
If I can detonate
a small amount of explosives
in just one section
of the hive,
could that cause
a chain reaction
that would destroy
the entire thing?
Well, if it's
in close proximity,
I'm pretty sure
it would, yeah.
It's not likely,
not with the amount of weapons
you have available.
Not in this small
a village.
Oh, you don't know Jaguar
like I do. Trust me.
Okay, well, let's get
this thing inside.
All right,
I'll help you this once.
Then we got to check
on the others.
Oh, this is disgusting.
Meyers,
check the perimeter.
Beastman, have you come
to set your spirit free?
Are you ready to experience
the pleasures of the flesh?
I'm just here
to talk about tomorrow.
Tomorrow can wait
till tomorrow.
Tonight's offering
protects this village.
Tonight, we celebrate.
Hey, I don't party
when I got men in danger.
You worry too much.
Drink,
unless you're scared.
No, thanks.
Drink, Beastman!
Share in
our sacred celebration!
Ahem.
Delicious.
Are you feeling
fiery venom running
through your veins?
Ahem.
You're looking woozy.
Do you need some rest,
Beastman?
Hmm!
Nah, nah, I'm fine.
In fact, I think
I'm going to, uh, enjoy
the pleasures
of the flesh myself.
Get me someplace
I can pass out, quick.
Beastman!
Beastman!
Welcome back.
How long have I
been out for?
It's morning.
Come on.
What happened to you?
I was drugged.
Are we in any danger?
Beyond the obvious?
Uh, I can't be sure,
but...
I mean, I hope I'm
just being paranoid, but...
I think they're planning on
sacrificing us any minute here.
What?
You know,
to ward off the wasps.
Well, what the hell
are we gonna do?
Can either one of you
tell me why it is
the wasps seem
to avoid this village?
Yeah.
In a word, cocaine.
Specifically, coca paste.
It has the essential oils
in it which repel the bugs
and get rid of them,
kind of like citronella.
It's not the voodoo that's
keeping the wasps away.
It's the coca paste.
Ah, finally someone's
saying something
that makes sense
around here.
Tell me this.
Is there any way that we can
actually get the bugs to come here?
You're serious?
Oh, yeah,
I'm dead serious.
Is there something
we can do
to eliminate the effects
of the cocaine,
besides all
of this hocus-pocus crap?
There might be a way.
Do you remember Peru?
The adrenal glands.
The adrenal glands
of the wasp
secrete a pheromone
that attracts other wasps.
All we need
is a few molecules.
And once we have that,
it should spread,
and all the bugs
within a few miles
should feel it
right away.
Perfect!
All right, let's get
the hell out of here.
Come on,
let's find the others.
Hey!
Jaguar!
What the hell is this?
I told you you
owed me four souls.
That was the price for our
protection and your assistance.
All right!
All right, fine.
This is the way
you want to do it?
All right.
But these are my men!
And nobody touches
my men but me!
Give me the knife.
Okay.
Complete the sacrifice.
Appease the hunger
of Los Bichos Diablo.
Beastman,
you're taking too long!
Don't worry.
Fire!
What have you done?
No! No!
No!
Gina!
Gina!
Meet us at the far side
of the compound!
Go! Go!
Rhonda!
Gina! Where's Rhonda?
I don't know.
She was right behind me.
Come on.
All right.
I'm almost
out of ammo, man.
What if they kill her?
They're not gonna kill her.
We're gonna get her back.
I'm know where the stash is. Follow me.
Let's go.
Okay.
Yes!
God, looks like
they're preparing for war.
Favorite pastime.
What do you want me
to do?
Uh, start filling up your
bag with that C-4 right there.
Meyers!
What else?
That's it. Go.
Come on.
Go!
So tell me
how you get these, uh,
glands here
to start working.
They've been working ever
since we took them out.
And the longer they stay
out, the worse it's gonna get.
Listen.
Is that what that sound is?
The C-4 all set?
Set and ready to go.
Beastman!
Release the girl!
Give me one good reason!
'Cause if you don't, I'll
blow up your whole operation!
I got the entire perimeter
rigged with C-4!
You're bluffing!
Oh, yeah?
What's this, huh?
Release the girl
and you can keep your
village and your cocaine!
But if you don't, it all goes
up in flames, I swear to God!
And you'll leave
this place?
You'll never see me again!
Oh. Hey, Jaguar!
Eat this!
Let's go! Move!
Los Bichos Diablos!
Beastman!
Ocupado!
I never said I wouldn't
still blow the place up.
Rhonda!
Damn!
Gina, you okay?
You hurt?
I already lost my father
to this damn place.
Now I've lost
my best friend, too.
Hey, hey!
She would have never come here
if it weren't for me.
And now she's gone,
and so is
your entire team.
I'm still here.
This is all my fault.
It's not your fault!
That's what we're here for.
We're trained
for this type of crap.
What?
Yeah. Mansquito, megashark,
sand sharks.
Any kind of shark really.
Cut it, Meyers.
We know where Rhonda is.
We located the hive.
We're gonna save her.
We're gonna save my team.
Beastman!
You think he's
still coming after us?
Hell, yeah.
He's not a live and let live
kind of guy.
More like
a live and let die.
James Bond.
It never ends.
Voodoo priestess?
What are you doing?
Gonna take the C-4
and set the bridge.
No, no, no, no,
we can't waste it.
We gotta find
something else.
Here! Here!
Nature's napalm
from the bug.
It'll work.
Oh, it better work.
Go! Go!
Yeah!
You're going to suffer
a fate worse than death!
All right,
we got two options.
We can take the jeep
over back to base camp
for reinforcements
or go it alone.
John, we got men
on the ground.
And my father's
out there and Rhonda.
Plus very little time.
All right,
we go it alone.
What the hell's that?
Coca leaves
courtesy of the Garinagu.
Aw, Gina, I don't think
that this is the time
for that kind of thing.
Don't you remember what kept
the wasps away from the village?
The essential oil
of the coca leaf.
Yeah, but don't you
have to chew that?
No, just crush it
and rub it onto your skin.
It'll work, trust me.
Won't that
still get absorbed?
Maybe. We've got
a long way to go,
and those things
could come at any time.
Trust me, it's
the lesser of two evils.
All right.
Hey, this stays off
the report, too, got it?
Oh, yeah, got it.
At least if we die,
we'll die happy.
Paulo!
Gather your men.
Today,
we are going hunting.
Meyers, how much further?
Just under six clicks.
We're halfway between
boogie man and the hive.
All right, time to get
you strapped up, Gina.
What does that mean?
Means you get a gun.
Hey, that bug repellent's
working.
You got some more?
Nature's remedy.
Meyers, check the rear.
You ever used
a gun before?
No.
All right.
Well, first thing is,
grab a hold of it.
Go ahead, grab it.
Do I have to?
Do you want to live?
Here, take the gun,
all right?
This is very easy.
This is your safety.
There's already a bullet
in the chamber ready to fire.
Go ahead, try
and pull the trigger.
See? Nothing happens.
I take the safety off,
if you squeeze
that trigger now,
a bullet's gonna come flying
out the barrel of this gun
and kill whatever's
in front of it, understand?
So safety on,
doesn't fire.
Safety off, kill
whatever's in front of you.
Simple as that. Got it?
That's it.
You know, I've been
trying to figure out
what it is with you
since we've been here.
It's like an intense sadness
or profound disillusionment
or both.
Is this you talking
or the coca?
Probably both,
but maybe
it's the jungle.
This place can drive
a person mad.
You know that, right?
Look, you've been
in this jungle long enough
to know that it can do any manner
of things to a man or a woman.
So what did it for you?
Obviously, this isn't your first
time with Jaguar and the Garinagu.
Nope. And by the looks
of today,
it won't be
my last, either.
But, uh...
you know,
a lot of men,
they were lost
on my watch.
It's my responsibility
to get them back
or stay here with them.
What do you mean?
Look, I don't really know
if I'm supposed
to leave this jungle,
or if I want to leave
this jungle.
Come on, you can't really go
from days like today
to shopping
at your local 7-Eleven, right?
I mean, uh...
My transfer papers were up.
I was supposed to go home
day after tomorrow.
I didn't want to.
And when I saw you,
well, I realized
I wasn't gonna have to.
Right. Well, from my end
as a scientist,
I only believe
in empirical realities,
things that you can see.
Yeah, you spend
enough time out here,
you see a lot of things
that make you question
what's real and unreal.
But I still don't believe in any
of that hoodoo-voodoo bullshit,
and I never will.
Well, don't tell me it
was the cocaine, either,
'cause no cocaine in
the world is that strong.
Just ask Tony Montana.
Hey, hey, Scarface!
Tony Montana'd be proud.
I'm learning.
You know how to handle
that thing.
Boss, we got a problem.
We got company.
All right,
well, let's move out.
I think I
hear something up ahead.
Well, besides
six-foot-long wasps,
there's about a dozen critters
in this jungle
that we don't want
to run into.
Maybe it was a howler monkey.
No, it was
a Maya coral snake,
the most deadly snake
in Central America.
Unh!
Let's move out.
This is it.
Finally.
"Transgen Tech. "
This is where my father
was three days ago.
This is why we're here.
Transgen Tech.
Careful. You may not like
what you find in there.
Come on, Gina,
we gotta get going!
One minute!
Ugh.
They're uglier
when they're young.
Gina, come on!
What's taking you
so long?
Well?
You were right about me
not liking what I found.
I'm more concerned
what's gonna find us soon.
Getting close to the hive.
Two more clicks
south by southwest.
We gotta get moving.
This stuff
is wearing off.
I can't even smell it
anymore.
That's the last of it.
Try not to sweat it
all off.
Yeah, right.
Whoo!
You know, guys, I'm feeling
pretty good considering.
Oh, yeah,
I got to admit.
I mean, I'm feeling
a little bit
of an energy boost
myself here.
Whoo, how
you feeling, Gina?
Hey, Gina?
I'm good.
I just had a bit
of a zone-out. I'm good.
Hive's not far
from here.
Let's, uh...
Let' double time it,
come on!
They were here
not long ago.
Let's go.
Is this a bad time
to tell you
I'm allergic
to bee stings?
Don't worry, Meyers.
Only the females
have stingers.
You were actually listening.
Does that mean the...
the other half still do?
No. Most of the drones
are male.
Only a small percentage
of them are female,
except for the...
The what?
The queen.
All right, let's get moving
before the drugs wear off
and Meyers
loses his nerve.
Meyers? Left or right?
Left about 100 meters.
I think... I think
the coca leaf's wearing off.
We don't have much time.
Let's pick up the pace.
Is he still alive?
Technically, yes,
but I don't know
if he'll ever wake up again.
Aah!
Down!
Aah! Aah! Aah!
Oh!
What the hell
was that?
Now we know
why they wanted us alive.
They're using human bodies
as hosts for their young.
So those things,
they're in all of my men?
There must be more chambers.
There's gonna be dozens.
But these are Jaguar's men,
so we must be getting close.
Well, let's move.
Rhonda!
Rhonda?
Gina, Gina, we gotta go.
No, she's fine.
She's fine.
There's no helping her
right now.
Rhonda, can you hear me?
She's fine.
Come on, wake up.
Rhonda? It's okay,
it's okay!
I'm gonna get you
out of here!
Where am I?
Where am I?
We're here! We're here!
We're gonna get you
out of here!
You're fine.
You're fine,
you're fine.
It's okay.
Gina? Gina?
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
My chest!
I can't breathe!
I'm out of ammo!
Oh, God.
I'm sorry.
Okay, here, here, here.
It's okay. It's okay.
Gina? Gina?
Look at me. Look at me.
I would have done
the same thing, all right?
If it was one of my men,
I would have done
the same thing, okay?
Boss, found Humphries.
Come on, come on.
Your father! Come on!
Dad!
Dad!
Dad? Dad?
Can you hear me,
Dad?
Dad?
Gina.
Is it really you?
What are you doing here?
I came here
to get you, Dad.
Help me get him up.
There's no way
he's going with us.
He's got one of
those things in him.
No, he's fine.
His pulse is normal.
The other guy's pulse
was racing.
He's fine.
You're positive?
Yeah, he's fine.
Help me get him up.
Can you walk?
I think I can.
Good, 'cause
you may need to run.
Let's go.
Come on!
Oh, my God!
All right.
We're gonna blow
this whole chamber,
the rest of the colony
with it.
How much C-4
you got left?
Two bricks.
How about you?
A dozen.
Okay, great.
Let me see.
Wait a minute.
This isn't C-4.
This is cocaine!
Cocaine?
It's a long story, Dad.
Are you sure?
Positive.
How was I supposed to know?
It all looks the same.
There's no way we got enough
ordnance to blow this place.
Actually, we do.
If we can get them all
into the same chamber,
we can start a chain reaction
using their chemical spray.
Nature's napalm, remember?
All right, yeah.
But how do we get them
all to this same chamber?
I have
one adrenal gland left.
You've had that with us
the whole time?
How come they haven't
been following us?
It was surrounded
by cocaine.
They couldn't detect it
until now.
You're a genius.
Hear that, Dad?
I have my moments.
Only one problem.
That oil's
wearing off.
We go anywhere
near that queen,
they'll swarm us.
Damn.
You got
any leaves left?
Damn!
But I do happen to have
of super concentrated
coca paste.
Good news is,
it's super potent.
The bad news?
It's super potent.
This stays off the report?
You got that.
Gina, you and your dad
lay low here!
Meyers, get over here!
I got my C-4
in my bag.
Let's go plant it.
I found
your glasses, Dad.
Thank you, my dear.
So you gonna finally tell me
what you were doing out here?
They told me we were
only doing theoretical research
on pharmaceutical
applications.
I was promised repeatedly
that there would never be
any actual
specimens grown.
I was a fool.
Transgen Tech never
intended to do anything
with my research
except this.
Who is Transgen Tech?
I'm not really sure.
I know they have
vast resources.
They'll do anything
to keep me quiet.
And they may have connections
to the military.
The military?
Does that surprise you?
No, nothing surprises
me anymore.
They have stations scattered
throughout the jungle.
It took me three months
to find the hydra
where the first horrible
creatures were born.
You shouldn't have come
looking for me, Gina,
but I'm glad you did.
All right, C-4's set.
Meyers, you
get them out of here.
All right,
John, yeah, okay.
Go!
What are you doing?
Someone's gotta stay behind
and make sure this gets done.
I'll give you three minutes to get clear
and then
this place blows.
You understand?
But you're following
right after us, right?
No. I only have
one man left alive.
All the rest
of them are in here.
I can't
leave them behind!
You know,
if a Navy captain
can go down
with his ship,
I can go up
with my men.
It's gonna
be okay, huh?
It's all right.
It's gonna be okay.
This is
the right thing.
Okay? Okay?
Okay.
Get them out of here,
Meyers! Go!
Someone's coming.
In here, quick.
Got you now, Beastman.
It's time to pay up.
You killed my doula!
Now you're going to pay
with your life!
Yeah? Well, when my hand
comes off this detonator,
this entire place
is gonna blow.
So I guess
you're gonna go with me.
Oh, Beastman.
It seems as if
the spirit of the jungle
has led us both
to the same destiny.
But...
Meet you
on the other side, Jaguar!
No!
Come on, come on,
come on, come on!
Let's go!
He's changing.
No! No!
No!
I'm okay, I'm okay!
Gina,
what's going on?
He's fine. He's fine.
Why wasn't
he affected then?
I don't know, but he's fine.
I guess they weren't interested
in an old man like me,
or maybe my hearing aid
stopped them.
Well, Meyers, what are you gonna
put in that report of yours?
Most of it's classified,
but...
John Hammond
was a good friend.
He was a hero.
But he was every part
of this jungle.
It'll be all right.
I wish
I hadn't slapped him.
You slapped him?
I'm sure he loved it.
I don't know
about you two,
but I'm ready to get the
hell out of this damn jungle.
You? Really?
Yeah.
What about Transgen Tech?
What about the other stations?
What if there are
worse bugs than these?
That's classified.
I haven't eaten
in three days.
Can we do it tomorrow?
All right, Dad,
let's go home.