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SCENE 6
SCENE:
DAVY JONES LOCKER - SPECTRAL CELEBRATION
INT. DAVY JONES' LOCKER - NIGHT (ETHEREAL)
The air shimmers with an otherworldly luminescence. Sunken galleons and the skeletal remains of sea creatures litter the seabed, forming a bizarre, haunting landscape. Two spectral figures, translucent and glowing faintly, observe a distant scene playing out as if on a shimmering water-mirror.
One is BLACKBEARD (ageless, his infamous beard still braided with spectral ribbons, a fierce glint in his ghostly eyes). The other is
CAPTAIN HENRY MORGAN (equally spectral, a shrewd and calculating look on his face, a ghostly tankard in his hand).
They watch the water-mirror intently, where the faint outline of JOHN STORM's submersible can be seen descending towards the ruins of Port Royal.
BLACKBEARD: Blimey me timbers! Look ye there, Henry! The landlubber's finally takin' a proper plunge. Think he's got the grit to find yer watery crypt?
MORGAN (Takes a ghostly swig from his tankard): He's got the look of it, Teach. A touch o' the devil in his eye, like we had in our prime. And he ain't turned tail yet, not with Maynard's whelps sniffin' 'round like barnacle-bottomed curs.
BLACKBEARD: Aye, Maynard's bloodline… still greedy for
gold they didn't earn. They'll be lookin' for yer Aztec plunder too, mark my words.
On the water-mirror, the submersible reaches the submerged ruins. Its lights cut through the murky depths, illuminating coral-encrusted stone and decaying timbers.
MORGAN: He's at the coffin. Years I lay there, dreamin' o' the gold, hopin' someone with a bit o' savvy would come along.
BLACKBEARD: And a bit o' luck! That map o' yours led me a merry dance, Henry. Shame that lily-livered Maynard had to put a stopper in my journey afore I could unlock its final secret.
MORGAN: Aye, a pox on Maynard and all his kin! But this Storm… he's got the fire in his belly. See how he works, careful but determined. He's made o' the right stuff, I tell ye.
On the water-mirror, John's submersible uses its manipulator arm to carefully open a centuries-old, encrusted coffin. Inside, amidst the skeletal remains, a small, intricately carved jade artifact glows faintly.
BLACKBEARD: By the kraken's beard! He's got it! The missing piece!
MORGAN (Raises his ghostly tankard): Heave ho, and a bottle o' spectral rum! The lad's done it!
BLACKBEARD (Raises his spectral cutlass): May the winds be ever in his sails, and the
gold flow freely into his coffers! He's got more courage than a barrel full o' monkeys!
MORGAN: Now comes the tricky part. Maynard's descendants won't let him walk away with our treasure without a fight. We gotta lend him a spectral hand, Teach.
BLACKBEARD: Aye, Henry. For the sake o' the gold, and to spite those landlubberin'
Maynards! What say ye, we stir up a bit o' ghostly squall for 'em?
MORGAN: Agreed! We'll be the devils on their shoulders, whisperin' bad advice and leadin' 'em into the shallows!
They both focus on the water-mirror, their spectral forms radiating a newfound purpose.
BLACKBEARD: This Storm fella… he's our ticket to see that Aztec gold finally see the light o' day! Let's make sure he ain't walkin' the plank before he gets there!
MORGAN: To Captain John
Storm! May his pockets be heavy and his enemies swim with the fishes!
They clink their ghostly vessels together in a silent toast, their spectral cheers echoing faintly in the eerie stillness of Davy Jones' Locker.
BLACKBEARD: Now, let's brew up a bit o' spectral mischief for them Maynard dogs! They'll be thinkin' the sea itself has turned against 'em!
MORGAN: Aye, Teach. The dead have scores to settle, and gold to reclaim! Let the spectral games begin!
FADE OUT.
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SCENE 7
PROLOGUE:
ROYAL
AFRICAN COMPANY - King Charles
II, Royal Charter James Stuart II,
transport goods from Africa: Bloody
Triangle.
SCENE
1. THE
BATTLE OF OCRACOKE - Lt Robert Maynard, Blackbeard's
curse, beheading &
torturous interrogation on the
Adventure
SCENE
2. EARTHQUAKE
JAMAICA - Present Day - An earthquake hits Port Royal,
disturbing the sunken city & Palisadoes cemetery.
SCENE
3. BLUE SHIELD ENGLAND -
Blue
Shield, Newcastle UK, UNESCO
requests Storm catalogue underwater city UNEP
World
Heritage Site.
SCENE
3.1. SWASHBUCKLING
- John tries out Dan's VR sword fencing program, then duel with real pirate
cutlasses, Hal keeping score.
SCENE
4. HENRY
MORGAN'S DEATH - Henry Morgan has a heart attack; funeral ceremony at Palisadoes
cemetery, old Port Royal.
SCENE
5. SUNKEN
CITY SURVEY - Present Day, Swann's sensors scan the ocean bed, revealing mausoleum former Governor of Jamaica.
SCENE
6. JUNE
1692 TSUNAMI - Jamaica, June 7th, an earthquake hits
Port Royal, then a tsunami washes the pirate haven
under the sea.
SCENE
6.1. GHOSTS
BLACKBEARD & MORGAN - Spectral figures cheer on John Storm as
he searches Henry's Palisadoes crypt for clues.
SCENE
7. HENRY
MORGAN'S COFFIN - John Storm & ROV,
comes face to face with Henry's skeletal remains. Finds interesting wooden engraving.
SCENE
8. BBC
JILL BIRD - London. John
Storm's finds lost Henry Morgan's pirate remains. "And for those of you wondering,
there was no treasure."
SCENE 9. OPERATION
HISPANIOLA - British Geographical Society,
& Royal Navy fund Lord Huntington's
expedition to recover relics in the Caribbean.
SCENE
10. SHIP'S
COOK - William Gray helps John Long's cut-throats to crew for
Huntington's Hispaniola, Long a dab
hand on the galley.
SCENE
11. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOS - Huntington
(BGS
bigwig) asks John Storm for help with
shipwreck survey - meet in the Caribbean, Haiti.
SCENE
12. SKELETON
ISLAND - Intrigued by map proffered by Lord Huntington, John
agrees to switch attention to location, to coast of Panama. .
SCENE
13. SANTA
CATALINA - Colombian,
Mexican,
Panamanian,
Nicaraguan
patrols re: 'Satisfaction'
& hunt for Aztec
gold, Spanish
Conquistadors.
SCENE
14. TREASURE ISLAND -
Hurricane
Iota erased map clues, Isla Providencia.
Longstride believes location of Blackbeard's/Morgan's treasure.
SCENE
15. KIDNAP -
Black Jack
& Billy Bones kidnap
Dan, Cleopatra - lock in Hispaniola with
Tremaine. Hal alerts John to events via BioCore.
SCENE
16. DOUBLE CROSS - Maynard
pact with Spanish
Navy to blockade Caribbean to capture John & Swann. Longstride deal Aztec
Golden
Skull.
SCENE
17. BLACKBEARD'S CURSE - John retakes Swann, Hal immobilizes Black Jack and Billy
Bones and rescues prisoners on Hispaniola.
SCENE
18. MORGAN'S TREASURE SHIP - John deciphers carving
code helped Dan and Cybercore
Genetica. Dives to find privateer's shipwreck.
SCENE
19. BILLION DOLLAR DEAL - John
negotiates with Panama, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador & Blue
Shield for % salvage based on wreck video.
SCENE
20. BLOCKADE RUNNER - Swann navigates through
Spanish
Armada & Royal Navy
blockade in stealth mode, invisible to radar.
SCENE
21. BERMUDA TRIANGLE - Pirates
head into
Bermuda Triangle, Colombian Navy in pursuit:
BBC Sky News. Never to be seen again.
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