The Lost World (1999) s01e20 Episode Script

We have been hidden for decades.
How could they have found the abbey now? You're safe, that's all that matters.
We must hide in the mountains now and complete your training.
I'm ready now.
Davos, what is it? Nothing let's keep moving.
Goth's are relentless lest they pick up our trail.
But what about the others? Those that survive will find us.
Those that did not well, we must make sure that they did not die in vain.
I will not fail Davos.
We've been hunting for two days and haven't seen a single boar yet.
Maybe they all headed south for the winter.
Anyone ever tell you patience is a virtue? We'll find something soon.
Not quite what I had in mind.
- Gideon run! - Davos! Gideon at last.
At the abbey you killed them all.
- Looking for you.
- Congratulations - you found me.
- Take him! Move away from the boy, slowly.
I wouldn't.
Drop your weapons and keep moving.
This isn't over.
You must be ready after all.
No! You can't, you can't die.
Well it wouldn't be my first choice.
No! You must protect him.
Take him to the elders, promise me.
You must save the 'Star of Hope'.
At the dawn of the century A band of adventures set out to prove the impossible The existence of a prehistoric world The Visionary The Heiress The Hunter The Scientist and The Reporter All chasing the story of a lifetime Stranded in a savage land Befriended by an untamed beauty Together they fight to survive In this amazing world of lost civilizations and terrifying creatures Always searching for a way home A way out of the Lost World You were more than my teacher Davos, you were my friend.
Rest well.
Who were those men? Goths, a generation ago they descended upon my people.
They destroyed our civilization, forced us into hiding.
It seems they found you, about this 'Star of Hope'.
It's a symbol a call to arms, one we've vowed to die for.
It's just a stone my friend it's not worth someone's life.
It's worth mine.
Only the 'Star of Hope' can unite the Moya.
Without it we have no chance of defeating the Goths.
That explains your welcoming committee.
- Where's the rest of you people? - Hidden waiting for this.
Fascinating, we'd love to stay and chat but tempus fugit.
- How will you find them? - I'm the Chosen One, I'll know the way.
The jungle is no place for hide and seek, and traveling alone.
All you'll find is death.
Oh no no no, Roxton? You have your woman to protect.
Protect me! You think he protects me? I can't ask you to come with me.
You don't have to, Davos already did.
Then we must move quickly.
The Goths will be back.
Let's go.
What just happened? - He needs our help.
- No, not to hear him tell it.
Look you're the one that said the staff wasn't worth people's lives.
Now you're risking ours.
- We can't let him go alone.
- He's not our responsibility.
He's just a kid.
Yeah a kid determined to wage war.
Now is not the time to get paternal.
You don't even know if he's telling the truth.
- I trust him.
- Why? I'm going with or without you.
You're worried about leaving him alone but me you're willing to abandon.
Men! Very nice.
The wood I mean.
Feel free to take a turn.
But you do it so well.
I do a lot of things well.
Close your eyes.
- Excuse me? - I have a surprise for you.
Really? Now put out your hands.
- Ned? - Come on.
- Now what? Hey! - Surprise! You don't expect me to carry it all? - But you do it so well.
- Malone I swear now that was a surprise.
I must be getting jumpy in my old age.
I'm Kaya.
The kid's never left the abbey you want to tell me how he knows where he's going? It's his training.
Ah yes, of course he can smell his way home.
- Keep up! - You heard the man.
Marguerite.
Gideon.
- Gideon! - Oh great.
Marguerite.
Whoa.
What the hell were you doing? A warrior never turns from his enemies.
If you'd have let them pass they wouldn't have been our enemies.
- Well it's a matter of honor.
- You almost got me killed! Well, I wouldn't expect a woman to understand.
- Why you arrogant little - Marguerite.
Listen up little boy I'm sure at the abbey you were God's gift to mankind.
But here in the jungle we have a rule.
Don't ask for trouble or you're likely to find it.
If you want to keep that kid alive keep him away from me.
It was within my grasp! Bring me a list of the dead and injured from the mornings attack on the abbey.
And bring wine! Something from the Monk's cellar I think.
The Moya making fools of you; bested by a child and an old man.
- Enough! - You had them.
Do not test me Lucas.
I've killed many men today, one death more or less.
Kill me and you'll never find the 'Star of Hope'.
- You look lovely.
- Thank you.
Marguerite and Roxton aren't back yet shouldn't we be doing this tomorrow? It won't be Ned's birthday tomorrow.
It's been eleven years since I've has a party in this house.
And I'm not going to miss this one.
Here he is.
Surprise!!! You don't know the half of it.
Everybody meet Kaya.
Gideon, consider the consequences.
Be reasonable about this please.
I don't need your help; I'll find my own way.
Gideon! Hey! Don't you walk away from me! I did not ask you to come with me! No, the man we buried did.
We can't deliver the staff rock if your dead can we? I have spent my whole life preparing for this journey.
I can't fail.
No! Won't fail, that determination.
Can't fail that's arrogance, that's death.
Don't turn around go back the way you came.
Go.
Go.
Stop! Lucas? - Brother! - Brother? They captured three of us Miguel, Jacob and me.
I managed to overpower one of the guards and grabbed his clothes.
- And the others? - Gone.
As a strategy you could do better then swing first ask questions later.
Yes well perhaps it's a family trait? Sorry, I saw you grab Gideon and I thought he was your prisoner.
See all's well that ends well.
Now you two have found each other I guess we can head back.
It will be dark soon; we should camp here.
Camp? Camp? No we should keep going.
No the jungle is no place to travel by night.
You'll do your people no good in a raptor's belly.
Lucas perhaps you should give Gideon a hand with the fire.
Come on.
Just one question who made you their father? So you've been walking through the jungle alone for six months.
Six months all by yourself.
That's incredible.
Six months try eleven years.
It's been weeks since I've spoken to another human being.
Oh you poor thing.
It's lucky I found one with such a noble heart.
And you have no weapons; how do you survive? Well I stay out of trouble.
You know most things just want the same things I want that's to live.
And what if a raptors life includes having you for breakfast? Well then we have a problem.
You look remarkably healthy and well nourished.
Do you mind if I take your pulse? Summerlee you're frightening her.
That's odd.
George check her pulse.
She's fine.
- No you don't understand.
- Professor - she's a guest not a guinea pig.
- No! of course she's not.
Yes but if you just allow me a moment Leave her alone.
Imagine thinking that your brother was dead then finding out he wasn't.
I wonder what that feels like.
I'll never know.
Come on admit it that kid reminds you of someone.
- That's not why I'm here Marguerite.
- Could have fooled me.
They're boys we can't abandon them.
No of course not it's not what a warrior does.
He's honest, forthright.
arrogant.
Maybe he reminds me of someone.
It was a lovely party.
Though, personally I always find the surprise element a little unsettling especially if there's one too many surprises.
- I'm fine.
- Now I didn't say you weren't.
What do you think of her? Kaya? She's friendly enough, very pretty.
Seems to be unanimous, but there's something about her.
Oh Veronica she's just happy to be among friends again she been through quite an ordeal.
I've survived eleven years, on my own, by trusting my instincts.
And your instincts tell you there's something is wrong with Kaya, or is it with Malone? Veronica it's getting late we should go up.
You go on.
I'll be ok or not.
Let's get back to the treehouse.
A knife and a pistol.
Not the best weapons to pierce that thick hide I agree.
I'm open for suggestions.
Summerlee! Malone! - Wake up Malone! - Summerlee! - Malone! - Malone! Trouble now! Summerlee! Malone! Where the hell are they? Summerlee! - Nice shooting.
- Thanks guys.
Excuse me chosen boy I don't suppose you could smell us out an easier route? I'm just curious at what point do we actually admit were lost? - We're close.
- You said that an hour ago.
So? Now we're an hour closer.
It's a dead end.
- When I'm right; I'm right.
- Gideon.
Quiet! I'm listening.
Hmm.
well maybe we took a wrong turn.
You bet we did.
This way.
Oh ye of little faith.
At last, your mine.
We owe you a dept of gratitude.
It was our pleasure.
You have returned the 'Star of Hope' to my people.
This is a symbol that will lead our people to freedom.
Rise, my son.
Phelan I don't believe he knows.
- Knows what exactly? - Did Davos not tell you? The abbey was destroyed my training was not complete.
Of course.
That does not matter; I've brought you the 'Star of Hope'.
Yes son, you did.
You are the 'Star of Hope'.
- Me? - Him? You are the Chosen One.
All your life you have been trained to unite and lead the Moya out of the darkness and back into the light.
Lead? Me? Look! Come, there is another way.
We should go in after them.
They'd be fools not to have another way out.
Oh I'm counting on it.
More green wood! We need more smoke.
Cyan we'll loose them this mountain is a honey comb of caves.
Idiot, just look for where the smoke comes out.
They may travel fast but the smoke will travel faster and we'll be waiting for them.
It's getting worse.
Maybe it was a forest fire outside the cave.
That can't be the door's been shut behind us.
I know who did it.
The Goths.
Oh no out of the frying pan into the fire.
- I led them straight to you.
- Look! There's the way out.
Now let's just think about this.
We don't know what's out there.
Maybe not but we know what's behind us.
Gideon's right.
The Goth's know nothing of the caves.
If we move quickly we'll be safe.
- Almost there - I'll be all right.
Help Lor.
You're the Chosen One brother I've got him.
Gideon let me go first I'll scout ahead.
- We can't wait.
- Damn it Gideon.
Come on back, back! You idiots what good are they dead! Bring them out; the strangers you can kill! But I want the rest of them alive! We won't be able to hold them off forever.
Buy me a minute.
Are you out of your mind? There's a current, I felt an opening in the rock where the water falls through.
- Big enough for us? - Just.
Just? What if it narrows half way down, we'll drown.
- It's our best shot.
- It's suicide.
- I say we surrender.
- No! They'll kill us.
I could use a swim.
Come on! Take a deep breath and follow me.
What is it? I'm very fond of Veronica and I wouldn't want to see her get hurt.
So? I'm sure you wouldn't either.
If you have something to say, say it.
There are certain things a gentleman does and certain things a gentleman does not do.
You stepped over the line last night with Kaya.
Veronica doesn't deserve this; she trusts you.
It's none of your business.
This is her home.
I said it's none of your business.
- Mr.
Malone! - Back off! Do I make myself clear? We made it! Is everyone all right? You did it.
You saved us.
We got lucky.
Malone! Ned? Ned? Didn't you hear me? Veronica? Come with me back to the treehouse.
I can't Kaya needs me.
What's going on? What's happened to you? I have to go.
We should get moving; It won't take them long to figure out where we went.
You don't have to ask me twice.
- Gideon? - They're dead because of me.
But you're still alive.
What, my life matters more then theirs? Excuse me, Goth's crossbows.
Am I the only one who thinks we should be disappearing? Marguerite's right, there's no time for doubts.
Gideon as a small boy you were chosen to lead us to victory.
How can I? A lifetime of training and I nearly get you all killed.
But you didn't, Gideon.
Without you the Moya are just three tribes as intent on fighting each other as they are the Goths.
Only the chosen one can unite us.
Well you chose wrong.
I will not lead you to your death.
I was my brother's companion all my life his training was my training.
I can lead our people.
You were not chosen.
Right now I'm the only choice you have.
Let's go.
Coming your Lordship? I'll catch up.
Clearly whatever's infecting Kaya has got into Malone as well.
So it's a disease? Probably more likely a parasite living off the host's body.
It seems to weave around the spine rather like a vine around a tree trunk.
Yes much like the strangler fig.
- Which ultimately kills its host.
- Are you saying Kaya is killing him? Kaya, or whatever she is now.
When I felt for her pulse, she had none.
No pulse as in dead? Now let's not jump to conclusions.
We have no evidence that's it's actually hurting him.
I have all I need.
Hold up! Hold up! We're circling back.
No we're not.
Look I may not have a jeweled staff but I have a great sense of direction.
We're headed back toward the caves.
Come on close your eyes, taste the wind, whatever Can't you feel the right way? - I'll only lead you to another ambush.
- No.
that's your brother's job.
What are you doing; I'm to blame.
That's just what he wants you to think.
Search him.
- For what? - He's been marking the trail.
You didn't lead the Goths to your people Gideon, Lucas did.
Don't be ridiculous, they're in this together.
She planted that powder.
Warriors don't surrender.
So why were you so quick to give up at the cave? - We were cornered.
- You knew they were out there.
That's why you stayed back while Gideon led the others out.
- You sent them out to die.
- You're wrong.
You betrayed the abbey too didn't you? You weren't the Goths prisoner you were their secret weapon.
How else could you escape without a mark on you? Gideon.
- Lucas.
- It's not true.
- Drop your weapon.
- No.
- Shoot him.
- And risk killing the Chosen One? - Lucas you're my brother.
- Your older brother.
I should have been chosen.
Drop it or he dies.
- Shoot through me.
- What? Kill me, kill him.
It's the only way to save my people.
No.
Roxton just take a shot you can do this.
Can you; are you sure? Shoot! This is between us brother.
Next time.
You should have killed him! He couldn't, not again.
They'll be on us we must run.
No, I'm done running.
The Goths are right out there.
They'll be on us in a day.
Our only chance is to bring the fight to them.
We won't win there's too many of them.
I thought a warrior never turns from his enemies.
I'm not.
Phelan and I know where our people are hidden.
We cannot be taken alive.
Look people betray you that's the way life is.
It happens all the time.
you don't kill yourself over it.
Gideon is right.
If we are taken no one can withstand torture indefinitely.
- Dying is not an option.
- No it's inevitable.
You play martyr and the Goths get stronger.
In another generation a new Chosen One will rise up.
People are dead because they believed in you I believed in you.
And you better believe I'll kick your sorry ass across this jungle before I let you kill yourself.
- You think I want to die? - Yes.
because right now that's easier than living.
I know how that feels Gideon.
There's a big difference between honor and guilt.
Let's go.
Can I ask where? They want to play capture the leader let's give them a game to remember.
I knew you'd come.
I can't do this.
You can't do anything else.
Life must continue this is why we exist, to continue to exist.
But Veronica.
I understand your feelings but we are Adam and Eve.
We must finish this journey.
It must happen now, please.
But I love her.
I know.
But I've done everything you've asked of me.
- Except bring me your brother.
- I still can.
Traitor.
She survived the attack.
We were able to persuade her to tell us were the rebels are hiding.
So thankfully I don't need you anymore.
Cut his head off slowly.
Wait! I can be the Chosen One.
I can deliver the rebels to you without a fight.
What makes you think you were chosen to be anything more than food for worms? I have this.
The Moya have never seen Gideon.
With this I am the 'Star of Hope'.
Interesting, you do think well under pressure.
Thanks to you life continues.
Get away from him.
Wait! Don't do this.
You don't know what you're talking about.
Yes I do! She's infected you! The being inside him has returned to me.
He's safe now, free.
And I'll make sure he stays that way.
Let go of me.
Listen to me would you kill a woman for wanting a child.
- What? - Goodbye Ned.
She was the last of a dying race she needed a human host to procreate.
She took a dying female Kaya she needed a A man.
Veronica since the day I met you.
Don't, not now.
Veronica? Walk you home? Don't fire unless it's an emergency.
You ready? Hey! Kill them! Kill them all! It seemed like an emergency to me.
Didn't I teach you to never let down you guard especially around me.
Gideon please I'm your brother.
Call your men off now.
Last chance; call them off or die.
Lay down your weapons.
That's right drop 'em and take a walk into the jungle, a long walk.
I believe this is yours.
Gideon? - I killed my brother.
- We had no choice.
I've only had one real battle and already I'm sick of death.
How can I lead my people to war? Maybe the best war is the one you don't have to fight.
You have Cyan - negotiate a peace with the Goths.
- Negotiate? I was trained to be a warrior not a diplomat.
It's your call.
Is that what you would do? Gideon it's time.
I'll never forget you.
Go on.
Hmm the boy's done us proud.
They grow up so fast these days.
How motherly of you, I wouldn't have thought there was a maternal bone in your body.
How little you know me.
On the other hand why would I need children .
when I have you?