Alien: Resurrection

CALL/SHIP

Warning. Procedural interruption. Ship not leveling for vertical drop. Braking system nonfunctional. Collision imminent.

JOHNER

No shit.

CALL

Almost there.

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INT. AIRLOCK – CONTINUOUS

The airlock doors are almost.. completely open. Ripley has reached the hatch, but cannot get it open. She pounds on it frustration – and the newborn SMASHES through the window, JUMPS DOWN onto the ship.

RIPLEY

NOO!! NOOO!

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INT. BETTY – CONTINUOUS

CALL

NOW!!!

Vriess punches it

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INT. AIRLOCK / EXT. SKY – CONTINUOUS

And the Betty SHOOTS DOWN out of the airlock – Ripley and the newborn just barely hold on, Ripley's body thrown straight up as she grips the hatch door for dear life.

The newborn has a better grip – it has more things to grip with but it too struggles with the sudden drop.

ANGLE: THE AURIGA

Speeding toward the earth. The Betty SHOOTS out the airlock and nearly smashes into the bottom of the ship as it passes, like trash thrown out of a speeding car.

INT. BETTY

The Auriga passes, huge above them.

VRIESS

Look out!

CALL

I am!

EXT. THE BETTY

The ship swerves as Call expertly avoids the Auriga – and see Ripley and the newborn on top, still fighting for purchase.

The Betty gets clear, leveling out.

The Auriga still heads straight for earth, as the terrain below becomes clear – deserted, snow covered mountains

ANGLE: RIPLEY

Hanging on.

ANGLE: CALL

Fighting to control the Betty.

ANGLE: INSIDE THE AURIGA

Deserted halls, passageways bodies, and aliens milling here and there.

CALL / SHIP

Collision in six seconds... five... four...

(softly)

Here we go...

ANGLE: THE ATJRIGA

SMASHES INTO THE GROUND, a deafening explosion eating the massive ship in seconds, utter cacophony.

ANGLE: THE BETTY

Flying away, the thundering firestorm behind it.

ANGLE: CALL

An instrument panel suddenly SPARKS beside her warning lights flash, the ship shaking as if under massive turbulence

CALL

Johner! Fire!

VRIESS

Vector control's fucked! we gotta put down!

CALL

Find me a path!

Johner sprays foam on the fire. There is a loud BANGING heard far overhead.

CALL

What the fuck is that?

ANGLE: RIPLEY

Is slamming her fist on the hatch doors, hanging on with her other arm.

The ship continues to tremble and buck – she's nearly thrown off.

RIPLEY

Godamnit!

She looks around at the alien. It's almost on her.

Working its way painfully toward her, gripping with its legs and tendrils. Hissing.

It slams a tentacle down at Ripley, but she rolls, just holding on.

ANGLE: JOHNER

Above the cockpit, looking at a fuzzy external monitor.

JOHNER

It's Ripley! Ripley's on the fucking hatch!

In the cockpit, Call nearly goes white.

CALL

Let her in!

JOHNER

Fuck no! There's something else out there with her!

VRIESS

One of them.

Johner looks at the image, realizes how massive the newborn is .

Awed fear creeps into his voice:

JOHNER

No, it's something else.

Frustrated, Call jumps out of her seat.. Vriess fights to control the ship as she climbs up toward the hatch.

VRIESS

Goddamnit, Call!

Johner grabs her, practically throws her at the monitor.

JOHNER

Look at that fucking thing! We can't open up!

They both tumble as the ship jerks

ANGLE: RIPLEY

Is bucked OFF THE SHIP before she grabs the newborn's tentacle, holds on to it –

The newborn SMASHES it against he ship, trying to shake her again – she grabs an external grate and starts climbing painfully away.

ANGLE: CALL

Pushes Johner aside as she makes for the hatch release sequence.

ANGLE: VRIESS.

Desperately pulling up as wooded, snowy mountains zoom dangerously close below.

ANGLE: THE ALIEN

Turns as the HATCH OPENS nearby, the door sliding slowly beast is torn between Ripley and this new distraction –

Ripley sees it too, starts climbing for it frantically, one on the newborn.

The beast makes for the doorway – and CALL POPS HALFWAY OUT pointing a GRENADE LAUNCHER at the thing... She BLASTS it once,  the beast roaring and starting back, hurt but not nearly enough. Call fires again but the ships rocking sends the shot wild.

She flies back for all of a second

The beast rears to attack but Ripley is at the hatch – Call drags her in and closes the hatch, the beast just SLAMMING in it as it closes.

INT. THE BETTY

Ripley is hanging on Call, exhausted.

Another BANG on the hatch, and they can see the door starting to give.

VRIESS

Call! NOW!

Call and Ripley head into the cockpit. Johner continues looking at the vidscreen at the beast.

VRIESS

We can't to do a vertical setdown! Braking systems are shot!

CALL

Find me a patch of land! I'll put her down.

Call jumps back into the pilot's seat by Vriess. He pulls up hard on the wheel, but the ship is still dangerously close to the ground.

JOHNER

That thing isn't going anywhere!

VRIESS

Johner, strap in! We're coming down hard!

ANGLE: BETTY

Approaches the rough, wooded terrain, just above the trees. Hits a relatively clear patch, touches down – bounces back up and then down again

ANGLE: CALL

Fighting the wheel – she can't pull it up hard enough.

ANGLE: THE BETTY

The ship blasts through trees. The newborn moves to the back of the ship to avoid debris.

JOHNER

That thing's gone back behind the thrusters!

Call and Ripley look at each other.

RIPLEY

Hit it.

Call throws on the thrusters, the ship ROCKETS forward

ANGLE: THE NEWBOM

Engulfed in flame, losing its grip –

THE BETTY

Going too fast – Call can't control it

VRIESS

Kill thrust! Now!

Call does.

ANGLE: THE BETTY

Skids, skids, throwing up enormous debris. It hits another wooded area.

RIPLEY

Is thrown bodily into the windshield –

THE BETTY mows down a half acre of trees before finally grinding to a halt.

As soon as they've recovered, Call throws off her seatbelt.

CALL

Is everybody all right?

JOHNER

Where're you going?

Call opens the hatch.