The Fifth Element

INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MUNRO

From us!

The President gives Munro a hard look.

INT. CONTROL ROOM

The police round up the remaining Mangalores. Korben is at the control center screens trying to find Leeloo. Cornelius comes over to him, embarrassed.

CORNELIUS

You're probably very angry with me and I quite understand. But I want you to know I'm fighting for a noble cause.

KORBEN

Yeah, I know... to save the world... but right now all I want to do is save Leeloo.

CORNELIUS

Leeloo's in trouble?

KORBEN

When is she not in trouble?

CORNELIUS

Uh... Have you tried the Diva's suite?

Korben realizes that Cornelius is probably right.

INT. FHLOSTON PARADISE LANDING DOCK AND GARAGE

The ZFX200 settles in the landing dock garage. SECURITY POLICE approach the ship just as Zorg in getting out holding the ZF1.

POLICEMAN

More trouble?

ZORG

Nothing I can't fix myself.

He brings up the ZF1 and wipes out the garage.

INT. DIVA'S SUITE

Korben enters the Diva's suite which is in shambles. He looks everywhere, but finds nothing.

INT. AIRSHAFT

Leeloo lies in a pool of blood. She hears something below her.

INT. DIVA'S SUITE

Exhausted, Loc Rhod wipes his forehead and finds himself face to face with the bomb stuck on the wall.

Korben in busy looking for Leeloo.

KORBEN

(loudly)

Leeloo?

Up in the airshaft, Leeloo has heard him.

LEELOO

Korben...

Her voice is too weak, Korben can't hear her.

LOC RHOD

Korben man... what the hell is this?

Korben gives the bomb a prefunctory glance.

KORBEN

A molecular bomb.

Three minutes left on the timer.

LOC RHOD

(increasingly worried)

And, uh, what're these numbers clicking by?

CORNELIUS

Probably the time remaining before it explodes.

Cornelius smiles and continues his search.

LOC RHOD

(weak smile)

You're just saying that to scare me! Right? If it was a bomb, an alarm would've gone off. There's bomb detectors in all these hotels!

A general alarm goes off. Loc Rhod is crushed.

INT. MAIN HALL

The lights flicker.

VOICE (O.S.)

This is a Type A alert. For security reasons the hotel must be evacuated. Please proceed calmly to the lifeboats located in the main hallways.

A wave of panic engulfs the hall. The cops are unable to hold back the crowd as it stampedes to the exits.

INT. CORRIDOR

Zorg marches down the corridor shooting everyone in his path.

INT. DIVA'S SUITE

Loc Rhod stands paralyzed in front of the flashing timer. Less than two minutes left.

LOC RHOD

Maybe we oughta be going, what do you think?

KORBEN

Not without Leeloo.

Loc Rhod cannot take his eyes off the bomb.

LOC RHOD

Like D-Man, I hate to bother you but uh, like, we're down to 2 minutes here...

Korben breathes out, bothered. He turns his attention to the bomb.

KORBEN

It's the latest model... I've never seen one before... it works off a magnetic coded card... Let's see if I can rig it up.

INT. AIRSHAFT

Leeloo sticks her fingers out one of the bullet holes and lets some of her blood drip down.

The blood splats on Korben's hand. He snaps his head up and knows immediately who is up there. He forgets about the bomb.

LOC RHOD

Hey! What are you doing? The bomb!

Korben drags the desk over, jumps on it and pokes his head in the torn up airshaft He spots Leeloo who gives him a weak smile.

KORBEN

Don't worry, I'm here now!

He pulls her toward him, helps her out of the shaft and stretches her out on the desk.

KORBEN

Just relax. I've got the Stones. Everything's going to be fine.

30 seconds left on the timer.

LOC RHOD

(falling to pieces)

Like Korben, can I have 30 seconds of your time here?

KORBEN

(to Leeloo)

I'll be right back.

Korben dashes over to the bomb. He is stopped by the barrel of the ZF1. Zorg, in person, holding a magnetic card.

ZORG

(smiling)

Allow me...

Zorg slips a small magnetic card in the bomb, it starts to count down from 5 minutes.

ZORG

Just for the fun of it.

Loc Rhod faints.

ZORG

Well, what do we have here? Is this Korben Dallas? The famous winner of the Gemini Croquette contest? Or is this Korben Dallas from Special Section sent by old Lindberg himself.

Korben doesn't reply.

ZORG

... In any event, whoever you are, I was glad to meet you.

Zorg fires at Korben who figures he is dead. Nothing. Zorg tries again. Nada. The clip is empty. Zorg starts to panic.

ZORG

... A 3000 round clip! I didn't fire off 3000 rounds... did I?

KORBEN

Don't you know how to count. It's not all that hard. Watch!

Korben punches him square in the face, shows him his index.

KORBEN

One! That's for trying to kill me!

Second Punch.

KORBEN

Two! That's for firing me! Three! That's for pushing around a priest! And the rest is for what you did to my wife!

Korben pummels him mercilessly.

INT. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

President Lindberg prefers closing his eyes. Munro's shoulders move as if he were beating on Zorg.

INT. DIVA'S SUITE

Zorg falls to the floor, beaten to a pulp. The timer clicks over to 3 minutes.

KORBEN

We're outta here!

He picks Leeloo up in his arms.

Cornelius grabs Loc Rhod and gives him a resounding slap.

LOC RHOD

Are you nuts, Father? That hurts! I can't feel my teeth.

CORNELIUS

Doesn't matter all you need are your legs.