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INT. HALL OF KINGS, CITY OF THE DEAD - NIGHT

[The metal-winged gyrfalcon sits above everyone's heads, its blue eyes staring down at the scene.]

"You aren't supposed to be in there!" Shuri exclaims.

"I was in a lot of places that I shouldn't have been in that day," Gabrielle shrugs.

[A SHAMAN scoops water into the Heart Shaped Herb ceremonial vessel and grinds it.]

[Killmonger opens his mouth and she pours the solution in as his eyes slowly close.]

SHAMAN: Allow the Heart-Shaped Herb to give you the powers of the Black Panther and take you to the Ancestral Plane.

EXT. LAKE MERRITT, OAKLAND - NIGHT - FLASHBACK

[We see the kids gazing up as an AIRCRAFT WITH STRANGE LIGHTS rises into the sky and speeds off.]

[Young Killmonger runs into the apartment complex.]

INT. N'JOBU'S APARTMENT- NIGHT - FLASHBACK

[YOUNG KILLMONGER enters to find N'Jobu's dead body on the floor. He runs over to his dad, cradling him in his arms, sobbing.]

INT. HALL OF KINGS, CITY OF THE DEAD - NIGHT

[They scoop dirt on top of Killmonger's face.]

INT. N'JOBU'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

[Adult Killmonger enters his childhood apartment and sees the place where his father died. He walks over to the WALL HIDE and digs out a METAL STASH BOX.]

[He breaks open the box and inside finds N'JOBU'S JOURNAL, cash, and a pistol.]

[Opening the diary, he finds details of Wakandan history and life, including drawings. He finds his father's RING on a necklace and puts it on.]

[Then, Killmonger looks up and N'JOBU is sitting across from him alive.]

N'JOBU: What did I tell you about going into my things? (playful smile) What did you find?

[Killmonger is now replaced by his younger self.]

YOUNG KILLMONGER: Your home.

N'JOBU: I gave you a key hoping that you might see it someday.

[Young Killmonger flips down his lip, touching his Wakandan tattoo.]

N'JOBU (CONT'D): Yes. The sunsets there are the most beautiful in the world. But I fear you still may not be welcome.

YOUNG KILLMONGER: Why?

N'JOBU: They will say you are lost.

YOUNG KILLMONGER: But, I'm right here.

[N'Jobu doesn't have an answer for this.]

N'JOBU: No tears for me?

YOUNG KILLMONGER: (cold) Everybody dies. It's just life around here.

"That's... oddly wise," Sirius says quietly. Remus hums in sad agreement.

[N'Jobu's gaze darkens with regret.]

N'JOBU: Well look at what you have done. I should have taken you back long ago.

[Young Killmonger has now been replaced by adult Killmonger, who sheds a tear.]

N'JOBU (CONT'D): Instead, we are both abandoned here.

KILLMONGER: Well maybe your home is the one that's lost. That's why they can't find us.

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