Ivan's home (log cabin). Rings of smoke come from the chimney  on the roof.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE - IVAN'S ROOM – DAY

IVAN, 21, a red-haired guy is sitting at the table in front of a computer. Camera view is set as if the viewer is looking at him from a computer screen. IVAN is wearing a white jacket and light-colored jeans. A blue T-shirt is visible under the jacket.

First, the MECHANIC-SISTER, 22, runs behind IVAN's back carrying a wrench. Then the DOCTOR-SISTER, 24, runs through the room with  a first aid kit. Finally, PRIESTESS-SISTER, 28 slowly passes through deeply immersed in some magical book.

:: On one beautiful sunny day a terrible thunder was heard, the wall split in two, and a car crashed into their house.

The sun, seen through the window, gets hidden behind dark clouds. A thunder occurs followed by a sound of crash, the ground starts shaking and pieces of plaster fall from the ceiling. IVAN turns his head to the left towards the source of the noise. MECHANIC-SISTER and PRIESTESS-SISTER run past in the same direction.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE -  DOCTOR-SISTER'S ROOM - DAY

A car with a broken front window sticks out of one of the room's walls. There is a person lying on the floor – the BUSINESSMAN - who has been thrown out of the car. DOCTOR-SISTER is leaning over him.

:::: NARRATOR (V.O.)

:: A handsome young man appeared from the car.He took one of Ivan's sisters as his wife, and left with her to where he came from.

DOCTOR-SISTER injects something into the BUSINESSMAN, he jumps up  and invites her with a gesture to sit in the car. DOCTOR-SISTER gets in the car and they leave together.

IVAN and the two sisters are repairing the wall.

Another car crashes into the opposite wall of the same room. From the front window of the car flies out the RAPPER. IVAN and the MECHANIC-SISTER step back in panic, while only  PRIESTESS-SISTER remains in place.

:: A handsome young rapper appeared from the car. He took the oldest sister as his wife, and left with her to where he came from.

The RAPPER jumps from the floor  in a break-dance style, runs towards IVAN, shakes cordially his hand, tells him something and points to the PRIESTESS-SISTER. She blushes. The RAPPER and the PRIESTESS-SISTER, hand in hand, get in the car and leave.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – MECHANIC-SISTER'S BEDROOM  – MORNING

The sunrise is seen through the window. MECHANIC-SISTER is sleeping in her bed.

A car crashes into the wall. But nobody gets thrown out of it. The MECHANIC-SISTER wakes up and screams while trying to cover herself with a bedsheet. The  ROCKER inside of the car unfastens his seatbelt, turns off the car audio (no music is heard but one could see the peaks on the screen in the car) and steps out from the car. He stands right in front of the MECHANIC-SISTER and smiles.

A door bursts open and IVAN appears at the doorstep. In a flash moment, the MECHANIC-SISTER turns to him. Then she gets enraged. She powerfully hits the ROCKER with a wrench that was hidden beneath her pillow (yes, indeed, she sleeps with a wrench under her pillow). The ROCKER gets knocked-out. MECHANIC-SISTER flings her working jacket on her nighty, drags his unconscious body into the car and takes off.

:: He took the last sister as his wife.

The camera shows a wall with photos from Ivan's sisters' weddings. He stares at them, then sighs, turns around and walks off, scratching his head.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE - BASEMENT – DAY

IVAN is in front of the computer chatting in Jabber.  On the table besides him there is a glass with an unknown liquid substance.

EXT. THE ROAD TO IVAN'S HOUSE – DAY

Semi-truck with a trailer rides the road, heading to the Ivan's house. Camera shows the side view of the front wheels.  

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – BASEMENT – DAY

The camera follows the road, side view, The truck with the trailer overtakes the camera. The trailer is notably big. The emblem on the back of it reads “M2 Motors”.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – BASEMENT – DAY

The camera shows Ivan from the side. The lower part of Ivan's face, as well as his hands typing on the keyboard are in focus. The liquid substance in the glass suddenly shakes. Ivan stops typing abruptly.

EXT. THE ROAD TO IVAN'S HOUSE – DAY

This time the camera shows the back wheels of the truck. They crash and throw asides dirt and garbage from the road.  

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – BASEMENT – DAY

Ivan stops typing and looks behind his back towards the viewer.  His eyes narrow with suspicion.  

EXT. THE ROAD TO IVAN'S HOUSE – DAY

The truck appears from the nearest hill. The air on the horizon trembles. The noise from the truck engine increases.  

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – BASEMENT – DAY

Ivan jumps abruptly away from the computer pushing away his chair in such a way as if he is running away from death. He runs upstairs. The viewer can now see that he has been wearing only boxers.

IVAN runs out of the house and stops in front of the door, placing his arms apart as if trying to shield the house behind him.  

Screech of brakes. The truck stops right in front of IVAN, almost pinning him to the wall of the house . IVAN breaths heavily he is sweating with cold cold sweat. NAZAR (Nazar Brave), 26, jumps out of the truck's cabin. He takes several steps forward examining the surroundings.

::: (frightened)

:::: NAZAR BRAVE

:: Don't panic Ivan Tsarevich, it is you that I'm looking for!

IVAN panics.

:::: NAZAR BRAVE

::: (continuing)

:: I was sent by my sister – Marya Morevna the Beautiful Queen. She wants to meet you, Ivan Tsarevich. Go immediately.  

IVAN and NAZAR stand in front of the door to the trailer of the truck, their backs to the camera. The door is opening slowly. There is a cool shiny sports car inside. IVAN stands motionless, awed by the sight. Then NAZAR attracts Ivan's attention back by jiggling with a keyring in his hand. IVAN looks at the keys.

INT. IVAN'S HOUSE – BASEMENT -  DAY

The room with the computer. The computer is still turned on. A lamp blinks. The camera zooms the screen. The text “Fedora Home” can be read on the desktop. A “New message” icon is flashing in the tray. In a few moments, the flashing window with the messages appears on the screen. The text reads:

(11:12:32) TSAREVICH: Moreover, this modification in the suspension bracket will decrease the stability of the whole system

(11:13:00) М^2: Hey, maybe you can come and look at this by yourself? Then we could discuss all details with you in person.

(11:13:18) TSAREVICH: Sounds interesting, but it looks like it's too far for me...

(11:14:40) М^2: Has my brother arrived there yet? ;)

At the bottom of the screen appears a text: “File with new location received”. Then the screen goes black and instead appears a progress bar with the text: “Loading...”

= On the Road =

IVAN drives his new car down the highway. The car's stereo is turned up to full volume. The sun sets and rises a few times.

 

The main credits are displayed over this.

EXT. TOWN STREET - DAY

Silent and lonely town. By all appearances, a battle recently occurred there - buildings nearby are damaged by explosions, some are destroyed. The road is covered with bodies of people in military uniforms, wrecks of motorcycles, and other machines, various street weapons... Here and there, signs of grenade explosions are visible. Amidst the junk lying on the ground there are pistols, machine guns, and various other weapons, but they have all been destroyed or deformed by some unknown force. One tommy-gun lies crushed by someone's foot as if it were made of tin foil. There are also street-fighting weapons – debris, clubs, metal pipes, chains, and hammers.

IVAN'S CAR approaches. He can't drive any further because he would otherwise need to drive on the lying bodies.  IVAN gets out of the car and looks around in a daze. He closes the car door, and the alarm is set (a sound indicates that). IVAN starts to walk forward very carefully. His foot accidentally touches a bat on the ground. The bat rolls aside with a typical sound and stops near a soldier lying on the ground.  

IVAN walks, looking around among the smoking remains and bodies lying on the ground.

The hand of the soldier lying near the bat starts to move unconfidently.

IVAN notices that there is a small rise at the road nearby on top of which there is a gorgeous motorbike. IVAN starts climbing upwards. Once on the top, he can see that the bodies of soldiers form a circle around the body of a girl leaning across the bike – MOREVNA (Marya Morevna, 26). She is lying unconsciously  on the ground, leaning her back against the bike. She has violet hair and wears a long black cape and high-platform boots. A strange amulet, part of which is broken, is tied on a cord around her neck.

IVAN jumps towards her side, and shakes her shoulders.

IVAN turns around, looking for help.

:: Anyo-o-one! Is there is anyone alive here?!

IVAN bears MOREVNA to his car. The girl's hand hangs down lifelessly. A katana, attached with some belts to her waist drags along on the ground.  

A few meters before the car IVAN stops. A threatening group of people in soldier uniforms blocks their way. It seems as if they have been lying on the ground until now but have suddenly awaken.  and have just come to. Despite that they are in uniform their appearance resembles more of bandits rather than soldiers. One man stands out of the group - the GENERAL. He has a fresh bruise under his eye. The rest of the group  also appears quite rumpled.

:: Do not move, boy, if you value your life.

IVAN keeps silent, not knowing what to say. He examines the gang. It is armed with weapons they had just picked up from the ground. A moment of embarrassing silence. The SOLDIERS stand still, holding the weapons in their hands.

:: Give her to us.

:: Why should I do that?

::All this mighty force...

:: ...was slain by Marya Morevna aka the 'Beautiful Queen'. We wanted to sabotage her kingdom, but luck was not on our side.

The SOLDIERS relax a little bit. The GENERAL, with a creepy smirk on his face steps forward. At the same moment IVAN picks up with his hand a pipe from the ground. IVAN steps in front of the crowd, shielding MOREVNA, who lies at some distance on the ground.

::::IVAN

:::(his lips shaking)

::I cannot do that.

The GENERAL spits out viciously to one side.


The GENERAL makes a gesture and a strong soldier – PAYLAT - steps forward . PAYLAT approaches IVAN, slowly and threatening, his steps making dull thumps, his feet crack the asphalt. IVAN squeezes harder the pipe in his hand. His other hand appears to be squeezing something in the fist.

PAYLAT swings his bat. At the same moment IVAN activates the alarm of his car through the remote control hidden in his hand. The car behind the soldiers fires up its headlights and starts honking. The SOLDIERS turn around. PAYLAT gets also distracted for a short moment. IVAN seizes the chance, hits PAYLAT with the pipe in the hand knocking out the bat away to the side. IVAN quickly makes a step forward, ending up behind

PAYLAT's back. He intends to hit PAYLAT in the knees from behind. But at this moment he notices that one of the SOLDIERS is already approaching him jumping, trying to grab him. Without changing his position, IVAN puts his foot on the ground and grabs PAYLAT by the collar. In an effort to catch IVAN, PAYLAT starts turning around.  IVAN uses  turns around as well, in such a way that he  once again ends up behind PAYLAT. The jumping SOLDIER flies by.

In the meantime IVAN makes a sudden movement, punching his fist right into PAYLAT's face. PAYLAT tries to dodge back and falls. The two bodies collapse at once on the ground– both PAYLAT's and  the jumping SOLDIER's into some garbage bins nearby.

 

IVAN presses the arm of PAYLAT pinning his back with his knee. IVAN breathes heavily, his eyes wide open. He cannot tear his eyes away from the prostrate enemy, not believing his luck. Finally, he shifts his attention and sharply raises his head to the remaining crowd.

:: Drop your weapons to the ground or I will break his arm...

::: (he moves his knee from the back onto the neck)

PAYLAT looks up at the GENERAL. The GENERAL raises an eyebrow. A strange contented smile appears on his face.

The SOLDIERS carry out the order and start running towards IVAN. IVAN looks at the GENERAL's smirk behind the crowd of the running SOLDIERS. He lowers his eyes and the SOLDIERS grab him without him managing to do anything to PAYLAT.

The SOLDIERS hold IVAN as they beat him. The remote of the car is lying under their feet. They step on it as part of the rhythm of their impacts, and each time the car honks its horn sorrowfully. They do not pay it any attention.

IVAN slips down to the ground and is dragged to the GENERAL.

The GENERAL swings back for one more punch, but a gust of wind blows by, and an unearthly ray of light illuminates his face - the reflection of the sun on MOREVNA's katana. He raises his head upwards and looks off in that direction. The remaining SOLDIERS also turn around.

Nearby, MARYA MOREVNA stands on her feet. Her coat  and hair blow threatening in the wind. She holds a katana, tilting it to direct the reflected sunlight at the GENERAL. GENERAL's face is distorted by expressions of distrust, rage and fear.

Top view of IVAN lying on the ground. The SOLDIERS leave his body and exit the screen as they rush off towards MOREVNA, picking up weapons as they go. The view pans smoothly back to IVAN, lying on the ground.

IVAN looks at the sky. White fluffy clouds move on the blue sky. In front of the sky appears the inclined face of MARYA MOREVNA.

:::: MOREVNA

Cut to IVAN's face, all covered with cuts and bruises, but with a  smile of relief.

:: I am Ivan. The “Tsarevich” one.

:::: MOREVNA

:: I know you then. I'm Marya Morevna.

:::: MOREVNA

:: So, we we know each other!

She gives him a hand. IVAN takes it and she helps him stand up.

IVAN stands to his full height, covering the view of MOREVNA. MOREVNA then moves forward  shoulder first, rewarding IVAN with a smile.

IVAN turns around; the two stand back-to-back. The camera circles around them, showing the soldiers getting up from the ground and surrounding them. IVAN looks at them and flashbacks of the latest events appear to him – a picture of lifeless Morevna, leaning with her back on the motorcycle. IVAN sets his teeth.

The fight begins. In the crowd IVAN only manages to dodge a few of the hits before finally he is hit on the ground. At this moment MARYA MOREVNA jumps and blocks with her sword a blow aimed at IVAN. IVAN lifts up, but the crowd has encircled them. The bodies of the soldiers surround MOREVNA and IVAN. Above the crowd flies the katana, hit out of MOREVNA hands. At the next moment their two bodies fly out of the crowd.

IVAN and MOREVNA fly up into the air faces up parallel to each other. Time slows down as they turn their heads to each other. MOREVNA sees with surprise that IVAN is smiling at her.

When they fall back to the ground, IVAN uses his inertia in order to rise immediately and gives MOREVNA his hand not slowing down his movements. IVAN pulls MOREVNA towards himself and they start  dancing face-to-face amongst the soldiers, not forgetting to kick them off. As they dance they step on various objects under their feet, which, tossed up, fly to the sides and hit the bandits.

MOREVNA, not believing her eyes, looks at IVAN who is hugging her towards himself. The amulet on her neck starts to shine. There forms something like a vortex around them, which throws back the SOLDIERS as it expands.

A wrack pulled upward by the vortex falls on the advertisement billboard which immediately breaks apart into a thousand pieces which  slowly falls down from the sky as rose petals.

MOREVNA and IVAN remain alone among the devastated opponents. They keep dancing.

Military helicopters with search lights appear from behind the roofs of the buildings. The searchlights focus on the "rose petals" circling in the air which as a result changes color, and illuminates everything around. Under these iridescent (rainbow) rays MOREVNA and IVAN continue dancing.

One of the people, peering out from a helicopter.  

MOREVNA and IVAN run, holding hands beneath the hail of shots, to the motorcycle and ride it The motorcycle rears up and takes off. They rush along the road.

EXT. HIGHWAY - EVENING

MOREVNA and IVAN ride on the motorcycle along the night road. NAZAR overtakes them in his truck; they wave at him.

INT. BAR - EVENING

MOREVNA and IVAN are dancing again. (This time normally.)

EXT. MOTORCLUB -  DAY

MOREVNA and IVAN's wedding. The wedding is held in the motor club. IVAN's SISTERS, their husbands and NAZAR are present. Above the newly-weds flies a SPARROW with a flower in its beak.

EXT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE

MOREVNA's estate consists of a palace on a hill, two garages, and around them a garden, something like a small grove. The palace is enclosed by a wall.

EXT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE - GROVE

AGENT sits in the brushwood near the wall of the house, following the body with a horrified gaze. The wall of the house is rigged with a large quantity of explosives. The AGENT wipes sweat from his forehead and lowers his eyes to the cord stretching from the explosives. With shaking hands he takes out a matchbox. He strikes a match on the box.

Behind his back, from somewhere above, IVAN hangs face down on a rope. A puff of air resulting from this motion puts out the match. But AGENT does not notice IVAN behind him and takes out a new one. IVAN looks at his actions with interest. With shaking hands, the AGENT moves the match near the fuse.

:: Whatcha doing here, friend?

Slang contraction of "What are you doing here, friend?" [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 21:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

 

AGENT snatches out a knife. Then, after some thinking, his other hand takes his id from his breast pocket.

:: I'm a government agent!

EXT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE - COURT

IVAN leaves the grove, dragging AGENT by the foot. There is an enormous lump on the AGENT's head. In his other hand, IVAN carries a large bundle of explosives, which were previously used to rig the wall. In the very center of the court stands a threatening catapult. AGENT desperately scrapes his fingers on the earth, but IVAN confidently takes step after step forward in the direction of the catapult. MOREVNA appears from one of the doors of the house.

:: Ah, Marya Morevna, here's what I can't make sense of.

:: Is this place, like, covered in honey? We don't really live all that wealthily, but they just keep coming here! Lousy extremists!

 

Or maybe "Damned wingnuts!" [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 21:10, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

  I like "lousy" very much! ^___^ --KD

IVAN places Agent in the catapult.

:: ... As if there are no other houses around!

IVAN presses the trigger and the catapult throws the howling agent into the air, far beyond the wall of the estate.

:::: MOREVNA

:: Of course! But say, what point did you try to make by throwing my 32-inch monitor on his head?

EXT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE - GROVE - FLASHBACK

Chibi-style animation. AGENT stands opposite IVAN, holding a knife and his identification. From the window above, MOREVNA throws a monitor on AGENT's head. IVAN jumps up from surprise and shakes his fists.

EXT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE - COURTYARD

:::: MOREVNA

::: (shrugs)

:: It's all right. We'll sell the explosives and buy you a 33-inch one.

:: At his rate I may soon open a TNT trade! I wonder, when will they realize that we have webcams set up everywhere?

 

MOREVNA walks a motorcycle from the garage.

:::: MOREVNA

:: I'm going out to a biker gathering. It's pretty far away, so I won't return until tomorrow.

:::: MOREVNA

:: You just shouldn't, I said!

IVAN shrugs with a smile, as if saying “fine, fine”.

:: Well, bye...

  I prefer "Koshchei The Deathless" or just "Koshchei", because it's sounds closer to original pronounce. Though, I could mistaken. --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]]

      I suggest we use "KOSHCHEI" as the label, and identify him fully as "Koshchei the Deathless". [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 21:36, 20 May 2010 (UTC)]

INT. DAY - MOREVNA ESTATE - ROOM

IVAN sits at his computer. The screen displays the "Fedora Castle" desktop operating system. Next to IVAN stands a can with some beverage. IVAN lifts it to take a sip, but the jar is empty. IVAN sighs and rises from the table.

I take it from "now sober" below that this is an alcoholic beverage? We might want to mention in the stage directions that IVAN is at least a little drunk here. Which helps explain his transgression. [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 21:36, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

  Yeah, all Ivan's following actions are allusion that beverage is alcoholic. Maybe we really should clarify that in screenplay, I just thought that it's obvious. ^_^'' Talking about beverage type, what else can be stored in cellar of a big mansion? ^___^ --KD

INT. NIGHT - MOREVNA ESTATE - CORRIDOR

IVAN, holding a candle, walks up to the door of the cellar, unlocks it, and goes in.

INT. NIGHT - MOREVNA ESTATE - CELLAR

The door into the cellar opens with a squeak. IVAN goes down the stairs.

We see IVAN's legs, walking on the cellar floor.

IVAN looks around, as if searching for something. In the cellar there are many barrels, bottles, and foodstuffs, as well as the explosives taken from the extremists.

IVAN passes by a massive iron door with with an enormous lock, and finally stops next to a shelf with bottles.

IVAN extends his hand towards the bottle. The sound of a bubbling liquid is heard.

::: (peering from around the corner)

IVAN looks at the lock, then to the keyring. Memories flash through his subconscious, which show MOREVNA and KOSHCHEI. They battle in some cave. The appropriate key falls from the ring by itself.

IVAN opens the door slightly and carefully peers in. Again there is a flashback. IVAN shouts out of fright, shock, and surprise.

In the closet, on 12 chains, hangs KOSHCHEI (who resembles a robot-transformer). IVAN enthusiastically examines him.

:::: IVAN

:: Such amazing tuning...

 

The eyes of KOSHCHEI open, his view passing over the figure of IVAN.

:: Ivan-Tsarevich! How good it is that you are here. Give me something to drink...

IVAN readily hands KOSHCHEI his bottle.

:: ...some gasoline.  

IVAN goes away and returns with a gas can. KOSHCHEI drinks. His eyes light ablaze, and he laughs a sinister laugh. KOSHCHEI tears apart the chains and stands up to his full height, towering above IVAN.

:: Thank you, Ivan-Tsarevich. You have helped me.

:: From now on, you won't be able to see Marya Morevna any more than you can see your own ears!

  It's not in English, but it does make sense. It just gives the story a little of the original flavor. [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 21:36, 20 May 2010 (UTC)]

KOSHCHEI's engines flare, he transforms into a flight vehicle and flies away after breaking a few beams in the ceiling, as well as the window in the wall.

There is a slow-motion effect: KOSHCHEI flies out, fragments from the broken window flying to all sides. Then the camera quickly returns into the cellar through the holes made by Koshchei. Now sober, IVAN is in a panic. He quickly runs out of the cellar, runs to the garage, sits in a car and rides out in pursuit.

EXT. NIGHT - ROAD

Along the road IVAN hastily tries to call MOREVNA on her cell phone. It reports "The subscriber is temporarily unavailable."

 

IVAN sees MOREVNA's broken MOTORCYCLE on the road, all in flames. MOREVNA's sword is thrust into the ground nearby, and near it lies a wounded bird - SPARROW. IVAN sharply brakes, as result of which his car drifts and stops perpendicular to road. IVAN jumps out and runs to the motorcycle, but the nearer he goes, the more he slows down, finally slowing to a walk. He bends to his knees, taking the SPARROW in his hands.

:::: SPARROW

The SPARROW dies.

:::: SPARROW

IVAN pulls MOREVNA's katana from the ground and puts it behind his back.

 

:: I will tell them, I will definitely tell them. And I will save Marya Morevna as well! Farewell.

TL: I assume this is directed towards Vorobushek --[[User:Nikitakit|Nikitakit]] 00:37, 3 March 2009 (UTC)]

IVAN runs to the car, sits down, and drives away.

Encounter with the first sister. DOCTOR-SISTER walks towards him with the BUSINESSMAN. She hugs IVAN. They talk. DOCTOR-SISTER runs out of the frame and then runs through the background with a first-aid kit, in the direction of her car.

Encounter with the PRIESTESS-SISTER. IVAN sits at the table. He eats and tells them. They are sad and remain silent. Then IVAN suddenly smiles and says something about the food. PRIESTESS-SISTER looks happy.

Encounter with the MECHANIC-SISTER. IVAN asks her husband and her about something, they think, but contritely shake their heads. ROCKER opens a briefcase before IVAN. IVAN nods and takes it.

= A State Meeting =

In the conversation below, I've changed it so that the GENERAL is using correct military jargon (at least for the US military). Thus: 'air support', 'armored division', 'pilot error', etc. This makes him sound more authentic. [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 18:28, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

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INT. DAY - COMMAND CENTER

A luxurious hall with high windows. There is a long table in the middle. At the table sit the GENERAL, MINISTER OF FINANCE, ADVISER, MINISTER OF SCIENCE, MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, and MINISTER OF CULTURE. At the head of the table sits the President - OROSHAY POLIVAYEVICH, 38. The GENERAL's face is completely covered with plasters (band-aids). All in all, everyone present resembles a patient in a psychiatric hospital - enormous bags under their eyes, tics, shaking hands, spasms, shaking lips, and shifty glances.

 

A CHURCH CHOIR stands behind the back of the President.

:: I repeat: without air support, any of our actions are doomed to failure.

:: General, you like war, don't you?  

:: Do you understand how much each helicopter costs the government? I'm afraid even to recall how the last encounter of our armored division with Marya Morevna ended.

"War" could be a verb. Or am I wrong here? --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 03:48, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

 

  Yes, "war" could be a verb. I changed it based on sounds-good philosophy (which is just my personal opinion). --[[User:Nikitakit|Nikitakit]] 05:08, 19 March 2009 (UTC)]

 

:: I repeat, this was pilot error!

:: Of course, and the legendary attack on our research center was also 'pilot error'!

:: Ugh!

:: Don't bring that up!

:: If our respected Minister

:: had immediately reported the incident with Yaga, we would not have simply dismissed her, but would have locked her up in the right place. And then...  

:: Yaga was an outstanding specialist. If there had been proper control over the criminal gangs during that period, then such an incident simply could not have occured at all and the EVNN project would have been completed.

 

 

:: I am putting forth my best efforts, but I don't have enough people. If you had granted me helicopters earlier, we would've already finished Marya Morevna and her entire farce.

 

 

:: I completely understand your desire to singlehandedly destroy Marya Morevna. After all, it was you who aimed to be the “Death Carrier”.

:: Of course we would have sent you medical helicopters, except, as you remember, our budget was cut so that we could not make even one flight!

:: Is it for this reason that the Minister has arrived in a private jet?

:: No one is more concerned about the President's health than I!

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TL: Does "like no other" refer to the minister or the president? Your version creates some ambiguity. Compare "I am the one most concerned over his health" (my version) vs "I am more concerned about the President's health than anyone else's (a possible understanding of your version). --[[User:Nikitakit|Nikitakit]] 22:23, 18 March 2009 (UTC)]

  Agree. --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 03:48, 19 March 2009 (UTC)]

 

    TL: I'll change it to "I like no other am..." (my original) rather than "I am like no other..." --[[User:Nikitakit|Nikitakit]] 05:08, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

 

      Sorry, but this is a much more natural idiom. I heard this exact idiom in real speeches earlier this year. :-) [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 18:28, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

:: But where is this cathedral? The money has already been allocated four times over!

:: Yes, the people need religion; we need something to keep their minds occupied!

:: We know the location. We know the situation. All the maps are still in our hands. We will make a helicopter strike.

:: Should that fail, we will mine the entire island and blow it and the both of them to hell.

::Lord, save the Tsar!

Accompanied by the sounds of their voices, Oroshay Polivayevich leaves the room with a blissful smile on his face.

IVAN's car drives past the ruins, but then stops. IVAN looks at the ruins.

IVAN brushes his fingers around his red, bruised, eyes and puts his car into reverse. He drives into the courtyard and hides the car under a canopy near the building. IVAN turns off the engine, reclines his seat, and lies back in it. He closes his eyes.

The moon peeks out through the clouds. The rain drums on the roof of the car, drops running down the windshield. The ruins seem absolutely lifeless. IVAN is asleep.

:::: MOREVNA (V.O.)

:::: MOREVNA (V.O.)

A luminous girl hovers in air among the feathers. It is possible to recognize her as MOREVNA. In the center of her body a shines a thin gold line that is similar to the needle.

In front of MOREVNA an amulet hangs in the air, surrounded by a white substance.

:::: MOREVNA (CONT'D)

Figure of MOREVNA walking away from the oak. There is the amulet on her neck. When she walks away up to a decent distance, far away, on the horizon, on the other side of the sea, a fortress (the research centre) flies apart into smithereens.

Headlights suddenly shine brightly through his windshield. IVAN wakes up with a start and looks around in confusion.

IVAN's car is shadowed by a shed and so she doesn't notice it. She walks rapidly over the mud towards the gates in front of the main building. IVAN watches her. Once she passes out of sight inside of the building, he jumps out of his car to follow her.

INT. NIGHT - RESEARCH CENTER RUINS, MAIN RECEPTION

IVAN follows carefully. He looks around uncertainly, not knowing where to go. He comes to a large double door. On it, half-eroded capital letters "EVNN" can be made out, and below them smaller text, reading "Electronic Versatile Nanodevice Network". The doors are ajar. IVAN stands near them in indecision. Through them he hears a sound like something heavy falling onto the stone floor. IVAN goes through the doors and down a long dark corridor. In it there are many doors, almost all of which bear a logo with the abbreviation "EVNN".

IVAN passes through some laboratories, where various technological debris is left behind: computers and electro-mechanical equipment. A ray of light leaks into the room from one door. IVAN sneaks towards it.

IVAN moves stealthily into the room. The light of a lantern moves around somewhere behind the cabinets. IVAN happens to knock a photograph in a cracked frame off of the table towards the floor, but he snatches it out of the air before it smashes into the ground.

IVAN stands still, hiding behind of one of the cabinets, out of the BABA-YAGA's field of view. It is not clear whether he managed to hide himself in time or not. There is a rustle and the sound of footsteps. Then complete silence. IVAN waits. He carefully attempts to look out of his hiding place. At this moment, the silhouette of BABA-YAGA appears right behind him in the shadows. She grabs for IVAN's neck.

IVAN grunts and turns to flee, after pushing BABA-YAGA aside. But BABA-YAGA tripps him and IVAN noisily falls into a heap of debris and trips. IVAN scrambles to turn and draw his sword, but BABA-YAGA's sword (just like MOREVNA'S SWORD!) is already in his face. In the same moment he is blinded by the light of the lantern.  

SPARROW lies on a tilted stump. DOCTOR-SISTER's car is nearby. DOCTOR-SISTER attempts to resuscitate SPARROW. MAN-IN-BLACK approaches.

:::: DOCTOR-SISTER

:: Is it really his time already?

[In the original text there's more doubt in the question. This asking is closer to a prayer, she can't believe that it's time to die for SPARROW. She asking herself, but it equally can be addressed to a MAN-IN-BLACK. And the meaning is like "Can't be it's his time already?", "Surely his time has come?",  "Is it really his time already?", "Is it his time has come?" That's the dual-meaning of the scene - it's not clarified to the viewer is DOCTOR-SISTER really see and hear MAN-IN-BLACK or not, but at the both cases scene remains sane. --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 15:21, 30 January 2010 (UTC) ]

:::: MAN-IN-BLACK

MAN-IN-BLACK passes by behind DOCTOR-SISTER.

SPARROW opens its eyes. From his point of view we see a cloudy image of DOCTOR-SISTER. There is no one behind her.

= The Map =

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BABA-YAGA raises her head in worry, dropping the object on the floor.

::: (looking at IVAN in shock)

:: So, he escaped after all...

:: The robot you are looking for. He is named Koshchei. Oh, dark times are coming.

:: Go home, young man. I have no time for that now.

:: You don't need to know about this.  

:: Don't search for your death.

::: (runs up to her begging)

:: Please, tell me! This is very, very important to me!

:: Here, take this. Koshchei's castle is on Buyan Island.

:::: A SOLDIER

:: Stop! Not this way! It's prohibited territory!

:::: POLICEMAN

KOSHCHEI flies away, but his shell immediately recovers from the damage made by the missile. He continues the battle.

:: The Water of Death...

:::: PAYLAT

:::: PILOT 1

:::: PILOT 2

:::: PILOT 1

Rockets fly out from the HELICOPTERS. They go towards the CENTRAL TOWER, but explode several meters short. The tower is unharmed.

:::: PILOT 1

:: There's a force field! He is clever, damn!

:::: PILOT 2

:::: PILOT 1

:::: KOSHCHEI

:::: PILOT 1

Points on the radar screen fly away to the edges, away from the fortress. KOSHCHEI looks with satisfaction at the screen, swallows from a mug and stands up in front of the control panel.

IVAN stands on the roof. A rope is tied to his belt. IVAN jumps from the roof downward, swinging Tarzan-style. He hovers directly outside the window of the UPPER ROOM. He can see MOREVNA through the window.

[Let's leave it English. IVAN uses slang, but I'm really not sure that any English-speaking person would use Russian words as a slang in that kind of situation. --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 05:33, 3 February 2010 (UTC)]

:::: KOSHCHEI

Koshchei is chasing IVAN (Pursuit in the style "Need For Speed Underground", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_For_Speed_Underground).

:::: KOSHCHEI

::: (nods)

:::: MOREVNA

KOSHCHEI stands facing MOREVNA, who is tied up with ropes on the dentist-like chair. She strains

:::: KOSHCHEI

:: I'll be in my laboratory. You sit here!

KOSHCHEI leaves with the AMULET. Rustling is heard at the window. MOREVNA looks through the window, where IVAN is hanging on the rain gutter.

:::: IVAN

:::: MOREVNA

:::: KOSHCHEI

:::: IVAN

:: Faster! Go faster!

:::: MOREVNA

:::: IVAN

:::: IVAN

:::: MOREVNA

:::: IVAN

:::: MOREVNA

:: His death - is...[me].

The BELAZ rams the back of the car and her last words drown in the sound of crashing metal, but we can see MOREVNA's lips pronouncing "me."

[Yes, the sentence is incomplete. She should say "His death - this is me" --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 07:59, 5 February 2010 (UTC)]

[Okay, if I understood the treatment, this should now make sense. We're referring to the nanomachine connection between MOREVNA and Koshchei. The word should be in the screenplay since the actor and animator need to know it to get this right. I used "in me" instead of "is me" because I think we're talking about the nanomachines being in her body (this would be Water-of-Death technology jargon, so it would be understood by Ivan only under the assumption that he is familiar with the technology -- which I _think_ is true in your story). Another possibility is "is mine" -- as in "if he dies, so do I". Ivan would probably understand that even if he hadn't heard of the Water of Death, even though it's a weird sympathetic-magic idea. It doesn't seem to be important whether the audience understands this connection at this point in the story(?). Notably, the lips will look very different for "me" versus "mine". [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 14:24, 5 February 2010 (UTC)]

 

 

 

IVAN [desperately] turns the steering wheel, trying his best to keep the car on the road. But his eyes are filled with surprise at what he just heard. He's looking at her instead of the road.

* An opened chest standing inside a cave.

:::: IVAN

left side of IVAN'S CAR (where IVAN is sitting), and rolls right over, crushing the entire left side of the car into the asphalt, along with IVAN himself.

 

 

An image of IVAN talking just now flashes before her eyes and wheel of the BelAz crushing the car with him. [cutaway?][flashback?].

[My issue here was only that the direction seems to say what _Morevna_ sees, but we need to know what the _camera_ sees. I'm assuming we're cutting either to a still image or a moving image of Ivan talking. Does the flashback include seeing him die? (the machine translation mentions a "wheel", but that could be either the "steering wheel" or the "wheel of the BelAz crushing the car+Ivan" (Eww). [[User:Digitante|Digitante]] 14:24, 5 February 2010 (UTC)]

[Yes, the camera shows event from the Morevna's point of view. Distracting moment, eh? --[[User:KonstantinDmitriev|KonstantinDmitriev]] 15:24, 5 February 2010 (UTC)]