Marvel Anime Cinematic Universe

Kakarot

On the blackness of SPACE, beautiful and mysterious, strewn with a billion stars. Atop a building, a wrought-iron sign -- a yellow ape -- spins listlessly in the wind as a swirling breeze kicks up. A hint of what's to come.
1 EXT. PUENTE ANTIGUO, NEW MEXICO - NIGHT 1
A main street extends before us in this one-horse town, set amid endless flat, arid scrubland. A large SUV slowly moves down the street and heads out of town.
2 EXT. SUV - NIGHT 2
The SUV sits parked in the desert. Suddenly, the roof panels of the SUV FOLD OPEN. The underside of the panels house a variety of hand-built ASTRONOMICAL DEVICES, which now point at the sky. JANE FOSTER (late 20's) pops her head through the roof. She positions a MAGNETOMETER, so its monitor calibrates with the constellations above. It appears to be cobbled together from spare parts of other devices.
Chi Chi Hurry! We hear a loud BANG followed by muffled CURSING from below. Chi Chi offers a hand down to Dr. Brief who emerges as well, rubbing his head.
Chi Chi (CONT'D) Oh-- watch your head.
Brief: Thanks. So what's this "anomaly" of yours supposed to look like?
Chi Chi It's a little different each time. Once it looked like, I don't know, melted stars, pooling in a corner of the sky. But last week it was a rolling rainbow ribbon--
Brief
(GENTLY TEASING) "Racing "˜round Orion?" I've always said you should have been a poet.  

Chi Chi reigns in her excitement. She tries for dignity.
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Chi Chi Hey, Bulma. Pass up the bubbly and my gloves, will you? Intern Bulma Brief (20) hands Chi Chi a bottle of Champagne and a pair of gloves through the window. Chi Chi passes it to Brief to hold while she pulls on the old gloves -- too large and masculine for her small hands. He starts to unwrap the foil, and she stops his hand with an excited grin.
Chi Chi (CONT'D) Not until you see it!
Brief (re: the gloves) I recognize those. Think how proud he'd be to see you now. Chi Chi's grin fades to a sad smile.
Chi Chi Thank you.
Brief For what?
Chi Chi The benefit of the doubt. The two stare out at the sky expectantly. A long beat while they scan the skies. Nothing. Chi Chi's worried.
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Chi Chi (CONT'D) It's never taken this long before. Bulma calls up from the front seat.
Bulma (O.S.) Can I turn on the radio?
Chi Chi (an edge to her voice) Sure, if you like rocking out to KFRM, "All agriculture, all the time." Worried, Chi Chi heads back down into the vehicle.
3 INT. SUV - NIGHT 3
The SUV is bathed in the glow of high-tech monitoring equipment and laptops, some looking like they're held together with duct tape. Chi Chi opens a well-worn NOTEBOOK of handwritten notes and calculations. Brief watches the frustrated Chi Chi with sympathy.
Chi Chi The anomalies are always precipitated by geomagnetic storms. She shows him a complicated CHART she's drawn in the book, tracking occurrences and patterns.
Chi Chi (CONT'D) The last seventeen occurrences have been predictable to the minute... I just don't understand. Something catches Bulma's eye out the driver's side mirror. She adjusts it. In the distance, ODD GLOWING CLOUDS form in the skies over the Northeastern end of the desert.
Bulma Chi Chi? Chi Chi SHUSHES her, leafs through her notes. The bottle of champagne begins to vibrate.
Chi Chi There's got to be some new variable... Or an equipment malfunction... The lights and equipment in the SUV begin to FLICKER around them. The computer monitors SQUELCH with static.
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Bulma I don't think there's anything wrong with your equipment... The champagne bottle starts to RATTLE noisily now as it shakes more violently. Chi Chi and Brief notice.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 3. They watch it curiously, pressure building up inside it, when the cork EXPLODES out of it. Champagne goes spewing everywhere -- over equipment, over Chi Chi.
Bulma (CONT'D) Chi Chi?
Chi Chi What?!
Bulma I think you want to see this. Chi Chi points out the window. Chi Chi and Brief look out. Over the desert --
MASSIVE CLOUDS OF RAINBOW LIGHT Churn in the sky. The three stare, dumbfounded.
Chi Chi Holy. Shatner.
Brief That's your "subtle" aurora?!
Chi Chi No-- yes! Let's go!
4 EXT. DESERT - MOMENTS LATER 4
The roof panels still open, the SUV races towards the strange event, Chi Chi, amazed by the sight, stands with half her body out the roof, taking video of the light storm before them. The SUV hits a bump. Jane nearly flies out. Brief grabs her, yanks her back in.
5 INT. SUV 5
Chi Chi grins, thrilled, pumped with adrenaline.
Chi Chi Isn't this great?! A thought strikes her.
Chi Chi (CONT'D) You're seeing it too, right? I'm not crazy?
Brief That's debateable. Put your seat belt on!
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 3A. The SUV lurches.
6 EXT. DESERT 6
Winds HOWL around the SUV now. Up ahead, spiraling down from out of the clouds comes --
AN ENORMOUS TORNADO Suffuse with the strange rainbow light, ROARING like a thousand freight trains as it touches down.
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7 INT. SUV 7
Selvig looks up through the still-open sunroof at the enormous glowing funnel cloud with wonder. Chi Chi clambers into the front seat, beside Bulma. She leans way out the window, TAPING the storm.
Chi Chi You've gotta get us closer so I can take a magnetic reading. Bulma laughs.
Chi Chi Yeah, right! Good one! (then, realizing) Oh God, you're serious...
Bulma You want those college credits or not?
8 EXT. SUV 8
The SUV tears across a field towards the tornado, Chi Chi leaning out the window, taping the event. The SUV disturbs two RAVENS perched on a cactus as they race past. The birds take flight, when -- KRAKABOOM! A huge BOLT OF LIGHTNING strikes down through the center of the funnel cloud before them with a terrifying intensity.
9 INT. SUV 9
The SUV rocks from the blast. Bulma's had enough. She turns the wheel, starts to head away.
Bulma Keep the credits. I'll intern at Burger King.
Chi Chi What are you doing?!
Bulma Saving our lives! Chi Chi grabs the wheel, jerks it hard the other way. They struggle for control, when the headlights fall on --
A MAN
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 5. Directly in their path, stumbling through the winds. Bulma slams on the brakes, Chi Chi turns the wheel hard to avoid him. The SUV swerves -- but too late.
10 EXT. BIFROST LANDING SITE (EARTH) 10
The side of the SUV slams into the man with a THUD, sending him flying. The car SKIDS to a stop.
11 INT. SUV 11
Chi Chi, Bulma, and Brief trade shocked looks, breathing hard. They peer through the dust clouds, unable to see through. A paralyzed moment, then they all leap out of the car.
12 EXT. BIFROST LANDING SITE (EARTH) 12
The three race from the SUV with flashlights. Chi Chi spots the man lying on the ground. He's dressed in tattered clothing, charred and blackened.
Bulma I think that was legally your fault.
Chi Chi Get the first aid kit. Darcy heads back inside the SUV as Chi Chi, concerned, kneels next to the man. Brief hovers, protectively. She gently turns his head to the light, and we see him clearly for the first time. He is magnificently handsome, long blonde hair flowing around his classically sculpted features. She cups her hands around his face, as if willing the life back into him.
Chi Chi (CONT'D) Come on, big guy. Do me a favor and don't be dead, okay? Open your eyes and look at me. Suddenly, he GROANS, and she's startled, then relieved, as his eyes flutter open. She looks deep into his confused, azure eyes, which at last focus on her own. Locking onto them. For a moment, they each forget to breathe. The connection is broken as Bulma returns with the kit. She freezes when she sees how gorgeous the man is.
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Bulma Wow. Does he need CPR? Because I know CPR. A flustered Chi Chi smooths her hair and sits back on her heels. She looks up at Selvig. Back to being a scientist.
Chi Chi
HIS EYES--
Bulma
(DREAMILY) --are beautiful.
Chi Chi --are dilating. That's a good sign.
Brief We still have to get him to a hospital.
Chi Chi
(HOPEFULLY) After we get a reading on the storm?
Brief Immediately, Chi Chi. Jane sighs and nods, regretfully watching the storm EVAPORATE above their heads. A thought strikes her.
Chi Chi Where did he come from? They exchange puzzled looks, as we move up through the last glowing remnants of the storm, and into:
13 EXT. SPACE 13
EARTH spins slowly before us as we hear a voice, deep and resonant -- the voice of Piccolo, Gatekeeper of Planet Vegeta.
Piccolo (V.O.) Questions, they've always asked questions -- this race called man, on this planet they call earth. Passionately longing to know how they are connected to the heavens.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 6. We pull away from the planet, widening, past other worlds, cosmic debris -- leaving first our solar system, then our galaxy.
Piccolo (V.O.) (CONT'D) In ages past, they looked to us as gods, for indeed so many times we saved them from calamity. We tried to show them how their world was but one of the Twelve Universes of the Cosmos, linked to all others by the Super Dragon Balls... We pull back until we see it -- Super Dragon Balls. Immense, sprawling, like a quasar or a nebula twisted into the vague Insignia of stars, its stars of glowing energy stretching out into the black void of space.
Piccolo (V.O.) (CONT'D) ...the Super Dragon Balls. Twelve Universes in a multiverse of wonder, beauty, and terror that they barely comprehended. We move in through Super Dragon Balls, until we reach what looks like a galaxy, slowly spinning before us.
Piccolo (V.O.) (CONT'D) But for all their thirst for knowledge, they let our lessons fall into myth and dreams. Where did he come from? He came from us, the proudest race of warriors the Worlds have ever seen. He came from this -- the greatest Realm the universe has ever known. We move through the galaxy's mists and astral matter, then over and up, through a band of prismatic color to reveal what's on the other side:
14 EXT. Namek - DAY 14
Beautiful beyond imagination. We fly over the magnificent landscape of the Realm, through the gleaming capital city, modern yet timeless.
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15 EXT. Bardock's PALACE - DAY 15
The palace rises countless stories tall, gleaming with an other-worldly majesty, towering high above the Realm sprawled out before it. We move towards a large window of the palace, where a FIGURE
STANDS --
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Bardock ALLFATHER Stares out at his kingdom. The ravens fly up to the balcony, land at his side.
16 INT. Bardock's CHAMBERS - DAY 16
Odin turns away from the window. His wife Gine sits at a vanity and tries different earrings before the mirror.
Bardock Do you think he's ready?
Gine He thinks he is. He has his father's confidence.
Bardock He'll need his father's wisdom.
Gine And his humility? Bardock reacts.
Gine (CONT'D) Kakarot won't be alone. Vegeta will be at his side to give him counsel. Have faith in your son.
Bardock Yes, but Kakarot's still a boy. He could be a great King... Bardock stops, notices HIS HAND SHAKING. It seems to be out of synch temporally with the rest of the world, leaving a trail as it moves. He stares at it determinedly, concentrating, trying to stop the strange event through the force of his sheer will.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 8. Finally, the occurrence subsides, his hand normal once more. A worried Gine covers his hand with her own.
Bardock (CONT'D)
(QUIETLY) ...if we only had more time.
Gine For once, our son needs something we cannot provide.
Bardock I can fight it a little longer...
Gine No. You've put it off too long! I worry for you. He touches her cheek.
Bardock I've destroyed demons and monsters, devastated whole worlds, laid waste to mighty kingdoms, and still you worry for me?
Gine Always.
Bardock Not today. Now come kiss your king... while I'm still king. He pulls her close, and they kiss.
17 INT. PALACE ANTEROOM - DAY 17
Directly under the throne room, a gloomily lit hall. Banners hang on either side to form a corridor down the middle of the fire lit room. Giant doors open at one end. A huge figure silhouetted against the bright light beyond walks forward. In slo-mo, we recognize the unmistakable shape of the Super Saiyan God. I'm Super Saiyan form, he reaches the end of a raised platform. An ATTENDANT hands the figure a goblet of wine. He downs it quickly, hurls it towards the fire directly below.
Kakarot Another!
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 8A. The cup smashes, the alcohol causes the fire to glow intensely -- and, for a moment, brightly lit, and seen full length, like a King to be, is THE MIGHTY Kakarot. He proceeds down stops, past camera, and down the center of the Hall. We follow from behind and see at the other end, massively shadowed on one of the great banners, the shape of two great horns. As Kakarot approaches, the horn shapes move, and then, from the shadows at the side, emerges Vegeta, wearing his Battle armor. Like Kakarot, he is dressed for a great ceremony. They stand by a brazier at the foot of steps that lead up to the crowded throne room.
Vegeta
(TO Kakarot) Nervous, Kakarot?
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Kakarot Have you ever known me to be nervous?
Vegeta There was the time in Namek...
Kakarot That wasn't nerves, Vegeta. It was the rage of battle. How else could I have fought my way through a hundred warriors and pulled us out alive? The Attendant approaches with another goblet of wine for Kakarot.
Vegeta As I recall, I was the one who veiled us in smoke to ease our escape.
Kakarot Some do battle, others just do tricks. The Attendant stifles a laugh. Vegeta notices, doesn't like it. He gestures towards the goblet in the Attendant's hand. EELS pour over the sides of the goblet, slithering out and across the terrified Attendant's hand. He SCREAMS, hurls the goblet to the ground. Vegeta chuckles.
Kakarot (CONT'D) Vegeta... Vegeta gestures to the writhing eels on the ground. They turn back to spilled wine, the illusion shattered.
Kakarot(CONT'D) Now that was just a waste of good wine.
Vegeta Just a bit of fun. (to the Attendant) Right, my friend? The Attendant isn't so sure. Thor dons his orange suit.
Vegeta (CONT'D) (re: Kakrot's suit) Nice color.
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Kakarot You don't really want to start this again, do you, Cow?
Vegeta I was being sincere!
Kakarot You're incapable of sincerity.
Vegeta Am I? He looks his rival in the eye, all pretense lost.
Vegeta(CONT'D) I've looked forward to this day as long as you have. You're my rival and my friend. Sometimes I'm envious, but never doubt that I love you.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 10. Kakarot searches his rival's face, sees no trace of irony. He's either speaking from his heart or he's a very, very good liar. Maybe both. Kakarot puts an appreciative hand on his brother's shoulder.
Kakarot Thank you. The two brothers take in the moment a beat, then:
Vegeta Give us a kiss.
Kakarot Stop. Thor makes the final adjustments to his ceremonial wear.
Kakarot (CONT'D) How do I look?
Vegeta Like a king. They hear the blast of a CEREMONIAL HORN.
Vegeta (CONT'D) It's time.
Kakarot You go ahead. Vegeta casts him a wary look.
Kakarot (CONT'D) I'll be along. Go on. Vegeta heads inside the palace without his brother.
17A INT. ANTECHAMBER - NIGHT 17A
Yamcha combs his hair in preparation for the big event. As he does, he's surprised to find a stray grape. He pulls it out, looks around, then eagerly pops it into his mouth and gobbles it down. Krillin checks his reflection in a mirror, smooths out his moustache, gives himself a dashing smile. A PRETTY MAIDEN holds the mirror before him, as other MAIDENS look on dreamily.
Krillin Thank you, love. (to the Maidens)
(MORE)
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Tien stands staring ahead grimly, his hands folded in front of him, amidst the hustle and bustle of the ATTENDANTS and the ceremony preparations going on around him. A HELPFUL ATTENDANT approaches him and starts to polish his armor. Hogun turns his head, gives him a look. Intimidated, the Attendant quickly backs away. From behind, we see a WOMAN IN CEREMONIAL ARMOR take off her SWORD and set it on a table, then her SHIELD, then several HIDDEN DAGGERS and small, yet intimidating WEAPONS. We reveal that it's Fasha, looking radiant. She eyes the weapons on the table.
Fasha (to the weapons) I'll miss you.
18 INT. THRONE ROOM - DAY 18
Colorful CEREMONIAL BANNERS of the Nine Realms adorn the room, crowded with Saiyans and REPRESENTATIVES from across the Twelve Universes, all BUZZING with excitement. Kakarot's COMRADES enter and stride to their place of honor at the front of the hall. They are:
THE WARRIORS THREE Yamcha has the girth and strength of a Sumo wrestler, with oversized passions to match. Krillin, the consummate swashbuckler, is agile, charismatic, and nattily dressed. Tien -- dark, sullen, brooding -- a third eye. With them walks the warrior maiden Fasha. She's clad in armor, a shield and sword at her side -- a beauty not to be trifled with.
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Yamcha I hope this goes quickly. I'm famished.
Krillin
(FEIGNED DISBELIEF) Noooo!
Yamcha Are you attached to that pretty face of yours? Because one more word, and you won't be.
Krillin (to the others) My, we are hungry, aren't we? The others laugh, save Tien. Krillin turns to him.
Krillin (CONT'D) Go on, Tien. Smile. You can do it. Even you, Tien the Grim. Just one smile. Yamcha stares at him grimly.
Krillin (CONT'D) All right, half a smile. Look, forget the smile, just show some teeth.
Fasha Krillin, is it true the famous Warriors Three are ready to meet any challenge?
Krillin Name it, Lady Fasha.
Fasha Keep your mouth shut.
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19 INT. VAULT - DAY 19
Imposing Saiyan GUARDS clad in armor, swords at the ready, stand watch inside the massive underground structure beneath the palace. A cold BREEZE blows past them.
19A INT. PALACE ANTEROOM - DAY 19A
Thor stands, his fingers nervously drumming the handle of his hammer. Gine approaches behind him, sees his anxiety.
Gine It's all right to be nervous.
Kakarot Why does everyone keep saying that? I'm not nervous!
Gine You may be able to fool the rest of
Planet Vegeta --
Kakarot ...but never you. I know.
Gine Kakarot , just remember that you have something even the great Allfather never had.
Kakarot And what is that?
Gine Me for a mother. She smiles.
Gine (CONT'D) Now don't keep your father waiting. Gine leaves.
20 INT. THRONE ROOM - DAY 20
Fasha and the Warriors Three still wait before the crowd. Vegeta and Gine enter. Vegeta takes his place at the front of the hall alongside the others. With another blast of the horn, the crowd goes silent as the Saiyan HONOR GUARD moves into formation. They part to reveal --
Bardock
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 12A. Sitting atop his throne, clad in full ceremonial armor. Any trace of weakness in him is gone now. He exudes all the power and majesty of a Ruler of Planet Vegeta. Gine joins him at his side. He looks around the hall, casts a glance over to the Warriors. Kakarot is nowhere to be seen. Bardock looks to Vegeta. Vegeta shrugs. Bardock isn't pleased. A murmur spreads through the crowd.
Yamcha (sotto, to Vegeta) Where is he?
Vegeta He said he'd be along. Fasha realizes the truth, shakes her head in disapproval.
Yamcha What?
Fasha He wants to make an entrance.
Krillin Well, if he doesn't show up soon, he shouldn't bother. Bardock looks like he's ready to feed him to his ravens.
Vegeta I wouldn't worry. Bardock will forgive him. He always does.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 13. Just then, at the back of the hall, up the steps from the lower level --
Kakarot transforms into Super Saiyan mode. The CROWD erupts in CHEERS. Kakarot , basking in the moment, relishing the adoration, whipping his audience up into a frenzy.
Fasha Oh, please. Bardock watches from the front, not liking this showy display.
21 INT. VAULT - DAY 21
As the sound of the cheers echo from above, the odd, cold breeze picks up in the Vault. The Guards rub their limbs to warm themselves. They grow increasingly uneasy, sensing something's not right. They exchange a look, then walk the length of the Vault's hallway to its end, where a CASKET sits undisturbed upon a pedestal. LARGE SHADOWS suddenly loom over them. They look up and SHOUT in terror as they raise their weapons.
22 INT. THRONE ROOM - DAY 22
Kakarot finishes stirring up the crowd, then reaches the front of the room, kneels on one knee before his mother and father. Gine casts him an admonishing glance. Kakarot winks up at her. She can't help but smile. Bardock strikes the ground with a deafening BOOM. The crowd falls silent. Bardock speaks with quiet, effortless authority. He transforms into a Super Saiyan before him.
Its aim is true, its power strong. With it I have defended Plane Vegeta and the lives of the innocent across the Twelve Universes since the time of the Great Beginning. And though the day has come for a new King to wield his own weapon -- that duty remains the same. Kakarot, my heir, my son.
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ODIN (CONT'D) So long entrusted with the power of a Super Saiyan. Only one may wield it. Only one is worthy. Its power has no equal -- as a weapon, to destroy, or as a tool, to build. It is a fit companion for a King.
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23 INT. VAULT - DAY 23
The bodies of the Guards are flung to the Vault's floor, now strewn with ice. We don't see their attackers clearly, just catch glimpses of them in the shadows -- but they are large and BLUE-SKINNED. One of the creatures lifts the Casket off its stand and turns to go. But, as they do, the intricate latticework behind the Casket starts to separate and retract, revealing something standing in the shadows behind it. As the creatures walk away, a fiery glow rises behind them. They turn back around. Now it's their turn to SCREAM.
24 INT. THRONE ROOM - DAY 24
The Ceremony continues.
Bardock Today I entrust you with the greatest honor in all the Twelve Universes. The sacred throne of Planet Vegeta. I have sacrificed much to achieve peace. So, too, must a new generation sacrifice to maintain that peace. Responsibility, duty, honor. These are not merely virtues to which we must aspire. They are essential to every soldier and to every King. The Crowd and the Warriors Three start to shiver and rub their limbs for warmth in the increasingly cold air of the hall. Thor turns back to face his father. Bardock looks upon his son with pride.
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ODIN (CONT'D) Kakarot, do you swear to guard the Nine Realms?
Kakarot I swear.
Bardock Do you swear to preserve the peace?
Kakarot I swear.
Bardock Do you swear to cast aside all selfish ambition and pledge yourself only to the good of all the Realms? Beat.
Kakarot I swear.
Bardock Then on this day, I, Bardock Allfather, proclaim you-- Bardock hesitates, noticing a strange sight before him. ICE creeps across the surface of the large banners around the hall, making an eerie CRACKING sound. Kakarot, his comrades, and the crowd see it too.
Bardock (CONT'D)
(REALIZING) Saiyans... The far-off sounds of a BATTLE echo in the depths of the palace below. Fasha and the Warriors Three reach for their weapons, as Kakarot races from the hall.
24A OMITTED SCENE MOVED BELOW 24A
25 OMITTED SCENE COMBINED WITH SCENE 25B BELOW 25
25A OMITTED 25A
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25B INT. VAULT - DAY 25B
Kakarot enters, then stares shocked at the sight before him. Fasha, the Warriors Three, and Vegeta hurry in behind Thor and stop short. Shattered and melting ICE is strewn about the floor. We don't see the tailed bodies of the enemy Saiyans clearly, just catch glimpses of their twisted and smoldering remains on the floor. They've just lost a savage battle. Badly. Amidst them, shrouded in shadow, stands the creature, a fiery glow coming from within it. It is Hatchiyack. It holds the Casket in its hands.
Fasha Cooler.
Yamcha
(AWED) I thought he was but a legend. Bardock steps in behind the Saiyans, as Hatchiyack sets the Casket back on its pedestal. It moves back to its post, the faint, FIERY GLOW extinguishes within it. Krillin looks around the Vault, ill at ease.
Krillin I've never been inside the Vault before. It's said the One Star Dragon Ball was once held here.
Yamcha
(AWED) The One Star Dragon Ball?
Fasha Shush! Bardock surveys the destruction.
Kakarot The Saiyans must pay for what they've done!
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Bardock They have paid with their lives. Hatchiyack did its job, and the Casket is safe. All is well.
Kakarot "All is well?!" They broke into the Weapons Vault! If the Saiyans had stolen even one of these
RELICS--
Bardock But they didn't.
Kakarot I want to know why they--
Bardock
(INTERRUPTING) The Casket of Ancient Winters belonged to the Saiyans. They believe it's their birthright.
Kakarot And if you hadn't taken it from them they would have laid waste to all the Twelve Universes!
Kakarot I have a truce with King Vegeta, the Saiyan King.
Kakarot He just broke your truce! We must act! Bardock turns to Fasha and the Warriors Three.
Bardock Leave us. Kakarot's comrades exit. Bardock eyes Kakarot, as Vegeta watches.
Bardock (CONT'D) And what action would you take?
Kakarot March into their territory as you once did, teach them a lesson, break their spirits so they'll never dare try to cross our borders again!
Bardock You're thinking only as a warrior!
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Kakarot This was an act of war!
Bardock It was the act of but a few, doomed to fail.
Kakarot They got this far!
Bardock We will find the breach in our defenses. It will be found, and it will be sealed.
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Kakarot As King of Planet Vegeta, I would--
Bardock You are not King. Not yet. Kakarot sees in his father's face that he's pushed this as far as he can. He backs away, then leaves, pushing through the doors so hard that they SLAM backwards behind him. Bardock watches him go.
26 INT. BANQUET HALL - DAY 26
Kakarot stands in the empty hall, bearing the signs of the festivities cancelled due to the events of the day. Anger and frustration rising within him, Kakarot upends one of the massive tables. From across the room, Vegeta watches him.
AT THE BANQUET HALL ENTRANCE Fasha, Krillin, and Tien follow Yamcha as he enters in search of his dinner.
Fasha Redecorating, are we? Yamcha surveys the overturned tables and food, aghast.
Yamcha What's this -- ?!
Tien I told you they'd cancel it.
Krillin We thought that was just you being your normal cheery self. Yamcha looks about the floor, despairing.
Yamcha All this food -- so innocent, cast to the ground. It breaks the heart! Thor strides away from them to the far end of the hall. Vegeta calmly moves towards him.
Kakarot It's unwise to be in my company right now, Vegeta.
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Vegeta Who said I was wise?
Kakarot (re: the empty hall) This was to be my day of triumph.
Vegeta It will come. In time.
(ADMITS) If it's any consolation, I think you're right. About the Saiyans, about their king, everything. If a few of them could penetrate the defenses of Planet Vegeta once, who's to say they won't try again. Next time with an army?
Kakarot Yes, exactly!
Vegeta But there's nothing we can do without defying Father. Kakarot considers this, looks at his hammer, a gleam in his eye. Vegeta can guess what he's thinking, grows concerned.
Vegeta (CONT'D) No... stop there! I know that look!
Kakarot It's the only way to ensure the safety of our borders.
Vegeta It's madness!
Yamcha Madness? What sort of madness?
Vegeta Nothing! Kakarot was making a jest!
Vegeta The safety of our Realm is no jest. We're going to Planet Sadala.
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Krillin What?!
Fasha Kakarot, of all the laws of Planet Vegeta, this is one you must not break. Vegeta looks on, intrigued by the proceedings.
Krillin This isn't like a journey to Earth, where you summon a little lightning and thunder and the mortals worship you as a god. This is the Planet Sadala.
VOLSTAGG And if the Saiyans don't kill you, your Father will!
Kakarot My father fought his way into Planet Sadala, defeated their armies, and took their Casket! We'd just be looking for answers.
Fasha It is forbidden! Kakarot sizes up his friends, smiles. He proceeds to make his case with enthusiasm and charismatic conviction.
Kakarot My friends, have you forgotten all that we've done together? He turns to Krillin.
Kakarot (CONT'D) Who brought you into the sweet embrace of the most exotic maidens in all of the Twelve Universes?
Krillin You did.
Kakarot
(TO Tien) Who led you into the most glorious of battles...
(TO Yamcha) ...and to delicacies so succulent, you thought you'd died and gone to King Kai's Planet?
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Yamcha/Tien You did. / You did. He turns to Fasha.
Kakarot And who proved wrong all who scoffed at the idea that a young maiden could be one of the fiercest warriors this Realm has ever known?
Fasha I did.
Kakarot
(QUICKLY) True. But I supported you... (then, to the others) My friends, trust me now. We must do this. The others exchange concerned looks, realize there's no convincing him.
Kakarot (CONT'D) Come on. You're not going to let my brother and me take all the glory, are you? Vegeta looks startled.
Vegeta What?
Kakarot You are coming with me...
Vegeta Yes, of course! I won't let my rival march into Planet Sadala alone. I will be at his side.
Yamcha And I.
Krillin And I.
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Tien And I. The Warriors Three fight together.
Fasha I fear we'll live to regret this.
Yamcha If we're lucky.
27 EXT. Bardock's PALACE - DAY 27
[Kakarot, Fasha, Vegeta, and the Warriors Three walk from the Palace, across the grounds. They reach a group of ATTENDANTS who ready their battle gear for their journey. Loki slips away from the group, speaks to a nearby GUARD. Hogun notices. ]
Kakarot We must first find a way to get past Piccolo.
Yamcha That will be no easy task. It's said the Gatekeeper can see a single dew drop fall from a blade of grass a thousand worlds away.
Krillin And he can hear a cricket passing gas in another planet.
Yamcha Jest not! He heareth all!
Krillin Please. Getting past him should be simple enough now, since he seems to be letting Saiyans sneak by under his nose. [Yamcha, terrified, calls out to the sky.]
Yamcha Forgive him! He meaneth no offense! Vegeta rejoins the group as Kakarot leads them onward.
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28 EXT. GATE OF Planet Vegeta - DAY 28
Kakarot and his band of adventurers, flying, pass through the massive Gate, leaving Planet Vegeta.
4th BLUE REVISIONS 03-26-10 21. Wide and flat, it runs straight out from Bardock's palace to the mists and black void of space beyond. In the distance far ahead, the Bridge continues on until it reaches Piccolo's Observatory.
29 EXT. Piccolo's OBSERVATORY - DAY 29
The band draws near the Observatory, where Piccolo himself, Gatekeeper of Planet Vegeta, stands at his post on the Bridge before them, blocking their way, staring them down. There is something other-worldly about him, even for this Realm. He holds a massive sword in front of him, his stern, intimidating face virtually concealed by armor. Something glints beneath his visor, like twinkling stars.
Vegeta Keep your mouths closed. This is going to take subtlety and sincerity, not brute strength. Leave it to me.
Vegeta(CONT'D)
GOOD Piccolo--
Piccolo You're not dressed warmly enough. Kakarot, Vegeta, and the others trade looks.
Vegeta I'm sorry?
Piccolo The freezing cold of Planet Sadala. It will kill you all in time, even Kakarot.
(THEN) You think you can deceive me? I, who watch all? I, who can sense the flapping of a butterfly's wings a thousand worlds away? He fixes his eyes pointedly at Krillin.
Piccolo (CONT'D) Or can hear a cricket passing gas in another planet? Krillin looks gob-smacked.