Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999): Season 3, Episode 5 - Chasing the Serpent - full transcript

Spawn has flashbacks of himself as Al Simmons sent downriver to capture the renegade Major Forsberg--guardian of the war mask of Ghengis Khan which contains the powers of Hell.

I WANT TO SEE MY WIFE,
AS I USED TO BE,

A MAN.

IF THIS INFORMATION
IS WHAT YOU SAY IT IS,

WYNN WILL GO AWAY.

WHAT'S
GOING ON?

WYNN HAS PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE.

WHEN HE
REALIZES I WAS THE ONE

WHO DROPPED THE DIME ON HIM,

HE'LL COME AFTER ME.

TERRY, WAIT.

YOU COME BACK
FROM HELL TO RECLAIM YOUR WIFE



AND YOU MAKE LOVE TO HER

IN THE BODY OF ANOTHER MAN?

HEY, WYNN,
YOU'RE A FREE AGENT NOW.

YOU JUST BECAME THE
MOST DANGEROUS MAN

ON EARTH.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE,
BOUNTY HUNTER.

I WANT YOU TO BE STRONG
WHEN I COME BACK FOR YOU.

MAJOR FORSBERG, SIR.

DON'T GIVE IN TO THE DEMONS.

FORSBERG...

I TRUSTED HIM, HE WAS A ROCK.

NOT ANYMORE.

DON'T LET THE DEMONS TAKE YOU...

MAJOR, I'VE COME FOR YOU.



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NO!

AHHH!

WHAT IF YOU CAME ACROSS
A SHELF FULL OF MASKS

IN THE BASEMENT OF
SOME OLD MUSEUM?

WHAT IF YOU PICKED OUT
ONE AMONGST THE MANY,

AND IT COULD GIVE
YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU

EVER WISHED FOR?

IF THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES,
WOULD IT EVEN MATTER?

WHAT IF IT WAS THIS ONE?

WOULD YOU PUT IT ON?

OH, I FORGOT TO MENTION,

IT FEEDS OFF YOUR
DARKEST THOUGHTS.

SO, IF YOU DID PUT IT ON,

WHAT WOULD YOU WISH FOR?

OVER THERE!

HEY, WHAT ABOUT MY MONEY?

YANKEE, PIG.

WYNN SENT YOU.

HE ALWAYS SENDS SOMEONE.

YOU KNEW THAT, MAJOR.

DID YOU COME ALL
THIS WAY TO KILL ME, AL?

MY ORDERS ARE,
ALIVE, IF POSSIBLE,

DEAD IF NECESSARY.

I FIGURED YOUR CHANCE OF
SURVIVAL WAS BETTER WITH ME.

WE WON'T GET AS
FAR AS THE RIVER.

THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU.

I LIKE A GOOD FIGHT.

I'VE FOUND PEACE
HERE, IN THIS TEMPLE.

I HELP THESE PEOPLE
PROTECT THEIR ANCIENT RELICS

FROM THOSE WHO WOULD TAKE THEM.

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT
ABOUT YOUR TRINKETS.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME, FORSBERG.

HE'S GETTING TOO CLOSE.

NO, HE'S BROKEN THE CIRCLE.

WAIT, DON'T SHOOT!

WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?

NO!

FRAGMENTS
OF THE HELL SPAWN'S PAST

STILL HAUNT HIM.

HE CANNOT ESCAPE HIS PAST LIFE,

EVEN IN DEATH.

HE MUST MAKE THE
WRONG THINGS RIGHT AGAIN.

YOU'RE FINDING OUT WHAT
KIND OF MAN YOU WERE.

WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER
WITH YOU, OLD MAN?

BECAUSE SOME PART
OF YOU SEEKS THE TRUTH.

THERE WAS A MAN.

FORSBERG, HE TRUSTED M

I BROUGHT HIM
BACK TO JASON WYNN.

YOU BETRAYED HIM.

I HAD ORDERS!

YOU KNEW WHAT MAJOR
FORSBERG'S FATE WOULD BE

AT THE HANDS OF WYNN.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

YOU KNEW.

FORSBERG WAS THROWN IN A HOLE,

BEATEN AND LEFT TO DIE.

HE HAS THE ANSWERS YOU
SEEK IF HE'S STILL ALIVE.

I MUST
FINISH THE CIRCLE.

THE CIRCLE WILL PROTECT ME.

IF I FINISH THE CIRCLE,

THE CIRCLE WILL PROTECT ME.

I AM PREPARED TO DIE NOW.

IF I FINISH THE CIRCLE,

THE CIRCLE WILL PROTECT ME.

OH, GOD...

ALL I HAVE LEFT, I OFFER TO YOU.

I AM PREPARED TO DIE.

DO YOU REMEMBER
GIVING ME THIS PICTURE,

YEARS AGO?

BEFORE YOU BETRAYED ME.

YOU TOLD ME ABOUT
WHAT YOU HAD FOUND.

THE WAR MASK OF GENGHIS KHAN.

YOU TOLD ME THAT WHOEVER
PUT HIS WAR MASK ON,

WOULD POSSESS HIS POWERS.

THE POWERS GIVEN BY HELL.

I THOUGHT THOSE
MISSIONS IN THE JUNGLES

HAD MADE YOU CRAZY.

BUT, I AM A BELIEVER NOW.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.

I BELIEVE IN POWER.

THERE'S A CREATURE, IT
STORMED THE NSC BUILDING.

IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME.

HE WAS FROM HELL, TOO.

I'M ALREADY DEAD.

YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE
THE POWER OF THE MASK?

IT WILL DESTROY YOU.

I'VE BEEN BY TO SEE
THE WIFE AND KID, MAJOR.

SOME MEMENTOS... HAVE A LOOK.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

I KNOW THIS TOY.

IT BELONGED TO MY BOY.

OH, MY DARLING,

I CAN SMELL YOUR PERFUME.

I MISS YOU SO MUCH.

I'M MOVED BY YOUR TEARS.

I'LL SPARE THEIR LIVES FOR NOW.

I WILL HAVE THE MASK.

NO!

GIVE ME A NAME
OR I'LL KILL THEM.

ZHANG LAO.

THEY ARE INNOCENT...

THEY ARE INNOCENT...

THEY ARE INNOCENT.

GEN SOON, HOW ARE YOU?

WE HAVE WAITED A
LONG TIME FOR THIS DAY.

WITH THE TRIAD AS YOUR PARTNER,

YOU WILL BE WEALTHY.

I ASSUME YOU GOT ALL OUR CASH

OUT OF HONG KONG.

YES,

NO ONE QUESTIONS PLANES
THAT SAYS "U.S. AIR FORCE".

747s FILLED WITH ONE
HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS.

A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

I KNOW THINGS HAVE
BEEN ROUGH FOR YOU

SINCE HONG KONG WENT
BACK TO OUR CHINESE FRIENDS.

YES, THE CHINESE PAY ATTENTION.

THE BRITISH DIDN'T.

I'VE LOST HONG KONG.

MAYBE NOT.

WHAT THE CHINESE WANT MOST

IS ACCESS TO U.S.
MILITARY TECHNOLOGY.

THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.

NOT ANYMORE.

AT EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT

I'VE PLACED PEOPLE WHO
WILL BE USEFUL TO ME.

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU GIVE CHINA ACCESS,

THEY'LL GIVE YOU BACK HONG KONG.

BUT THERE IS
SOMETHING ELSE I WANT.

IT'S HERE IN CHINATOWN.

YOU'LL HAVE MY BEST MEN.

WHEREVER, WHENEVER.

A MASK, A RELIC FROM
THE TIME OF KHAN.

A MAN NAMED ZHANG LAO HAS IT.

I CANNOT HELP YOU WITH HIM.

THIS ZHANG LAO YOU SPEAK OF,

HE IS NO ORDINARY MAN.

HE IS A WITCH.

GEN SOON, YOU SURPRISE ME.

A HARVARD BUSINESSMAN.

YOU SOUND AS SUPERSTITIOUS
AS THE OLD TONG WARLORDS.

AND LOOK HOW FAR THEY FELL.

YOU HAVE THEM CHASING THE DRAGON

IN YOUR OPIUM DEN DOWNSTAIRS.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME.

I'M TOLD THAT I STILL
HAVE A PRICE ON MY HEAD.

WHY DO THEY BOTHER
WITH AN OLD MAN LIKE ME?

YOU'RE LIFE HAS BEEN
SPARED THIS LONG.

THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT.

BUT YOU DID NOT COME
HERE FOR YOURSELF.

YES, THE HELL SPAWN,

I WANT YOU TO SPARE HIS LIFE.

HELL SPAWN MUST BE DESTROYED.

THE ARMY OF LIGHT DEMANDS THAT.

I CAN SAVE THIS ONE.

YOU'VE FAILED WITH
ALL THE OTHERS.

THAT IS WHY THE BOUNTY
HUNTERS KILL THEM!

I KNEW THIS HELL SPAWN
THAT YOU SPEAK OF,

WHEN HE WAS HUMAN.

HELL HAS CHOSEN WELL.

YEAH, THEY ALWAYS DO.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR HIM.

THE PROPHECY HAS
ALREADY BEEN FULFILLED.

THE SEED OF A HELL
SPAWN HAS BEEN PLANTED.

I'VE FAILED.

THERE IS A WOMAN.

SHE WAS THE WIFE
OF THE HELL SPAWN.

SHE CARRIES HIS SEED.

YEAH.

WANDA, IT'S ME.

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M IN CHINATOWN.

I found Wynn.

I need to finish this.

DON'T DO THIS!

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO
KEEP YOU AND CYAN SAFE.

TERRY!

Terry?

I love you, Wanda.

DAD!

IT'S OKAY, SWEET GIRL.

MAMA'S HERE.

I WANT DADDY, WHERE'S MY DADDY?

SHHH, IT'S OKAY, BABY.

DAD!

NO, HONEY, NO, NO, SHHHH.

MAMA'S HERE.

HE HAD TO GO AWAY ON A TRIP.

HE'LL BE BACK.

HE'S TAKING TOO LONG.

MAYBE DADDY GOT LOST.

THEN I'LL FIND HIM, BABY.

I'LL FIND HIM.

JADE, YOUR HEART IS TROUBLED.

YOU HAVEN'T KILLED
THE HELL SPAWN YET.

WHY?

THERE IS AN ART TO THE HUNT.

YOU WANT ART?
LOP OFF HIS HEAD!

YOU CAN HANG IT ON THE WALL.

BUT THINGS HAVE BECOME
SO STRANGE LATELY.

GOOD AND EVIL.

THEY ARE LIKE TWO
SHADOWS CAST TOGETHER

ON THE SAME WALL.

JADE, MAYBE I SHOULD
SEND ANOTHER HUNTER.

NO.

TRUTH IS THE ONLY
WAY OF THE WARRIOR.

IF YOU FALTER,

THE HELL SPAWN WILL KILL YOU.

COME, COME.

YOU PAY ME MONEY TO
LOOK OUT FOR THAT MAN.

HE'S HERE NOW.

YOU COME IN AND WAIT FOR HIM.

EXCUSE ME.

COULD YOU TELL ME IF
YOU'VE SEEN THIS MAN?

HERE HE COMES.

HEY, WHAT'S THIS?

GET AWAY FROM HIM, FREAK!

LEAVE HIM
ALONE, HE'S JUST A BUM.

I'M GONNA KILL THAT SONOFABITCH.

YOU CUT ME?!

YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD KILL ME?!

YOUR BUDDY, SIMMONS,
THOUGHT HE COULD FUCK WITH ME,

I BURNED HIM ALIVE!

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO KILL YOU.

YOU DON'T DIE UNLESS I LET YOU.

YOU DON'T GO MAD
UNLESS I ALLOW IT.

DOPE IS GOING TO BE

HE ONLY THING YOU THINK ABOUT,

EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE.

'TIL YOU LOOK LIKE ONE
OF THESE LIVING CORPSES.

THEY SAY THE
OLD MAN'S A WITCH.

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT

IF HE'S THE FUCKING
EASTER BUNNY.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT
CRAP THEY TALK ABOUT.

WE WANT THE FUCKING
MASK, OLD MAN.

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE WISDOM

TO POSSESS THE WAR MASK.

IT HAS MANY SECRETS.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

TERRY!

GET OFF OF HIM, BITCH...!

WANDA...

I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF
HERE. RIGHT NOW, TERRY.

I'VE
PREPARED MYSELF.

I CAME TO TAKE YOU HOME, SIR.

HAVE YOU COME TO
TAKE ME TO HELL?

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DIE HERE.

YOU ARE THE ONE...

WHO GOT TO WYNN.

WHO MADE HIM FEAR SOMETHING.

I SHOULD HAVE KILLED HIM.

YOU CALLED ME "SIR".

YOU KNOW ME? WHO ARE YOU?

WE'VE BOTH SPENT
FIVE YEARS IN HELL.

OUR FAMILIES TAKEN AWAY.

THERE IS A WAR MASK,

IT BELONGED TO GENGHIS KHAN.

IT POSSESSES THE POWERS OF HELL.

IF WYNN FINDS IT...

I HAVE TO FIND IT.

DON'T TOUCH
HIM, LEAVE HIM ALONE.

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

TERRY!

MA'AM, I AM MAJOR FORSBERG,

I AM A SOLDIER.

I'VE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME.

MY HUSBAND...

WE HAVE TO GO.

HE'S BEEN DRUGGED.

WYNN WILL KILL HIM.

WE'VE GOT TO HURRY.

TAKE THEM OUT OF HERE.

WANDA WON'T
GET FAR IN THIS MAZE.

MY CHINESE FRIENDS
WILL HAVE A USE FOR HER

WHEN THEY FIND HER.

THEY'LL SELL HER ASS TO THE
WHOREHOUSES IN THAILAND.

THIS IS A NICE KNIFE.

THERE'S A FORM OF TORTURE
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO.

I CUT YOU FROM HERE TO HERE

AND SLOWLY PULL
OUT YOUR INTESTINES.

IT'S YOU!

TIME TO DIE, WYNN.

AHH!

WANDA, STAY DOWN!

WANDA...

GET OUT OF HERE!

THAT THING LOOKED
LIKE YOU, TERRY.

YOU WERE SENT TO KILL ME.

WHY DID YOU SAVE MY LIFE?

YOU'RE NOT LIKE THE
OTHER HELL SPAWNS.

THERE IS SOMETHING
GOOD INSIDE YOU.

IT'S OKAY.