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IT CAN SPIT A CORROSIVE YELLOW SALIVA

THAT ACTS LIKE ACID...

AND KILL ITS PREY WITH BLASTS OF ELECTRICITY.

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES US QUESTION WHAT IS REAL.

COME ON!

ENTER A REALM WHERE FACT MEETS FICTION...

LEAVE ME ALONE!

...SCIENCE MEETS LEGEND.

OH, MY GOD! OH, GOD!

HUH?

OH!

OH, I'M SO GLAD WE DID THIS.

YEAH, I KNEW YOU WOULD BE.

YOU KNOW, I GOT TO POP OUT THE CAMERA.

GOT TO DOCUMENT YOUR LOSS.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2008,

TWO LONGTIME FRIENDS, GREG COLE AND BENTON DAVIS,

COMPETED IN A THREE-DAY, 500-MILE ATV RACE

ACROSS THE GOBI DESERT.

EXTREME-SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS,

GREG AND BENTON WOULD PUSH EACH OTHER

TO NEW CHALLENGES EACH YEAR.

GREG WAS ALWAYS GAME FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS ADVENTURES,

WHILE BENTON, RECENTLY MARRIED,

WAS BEING PRESSURED TO BEHAVE MORE RESPONSIBLY.

NEITHER COULD HAVE FORESEEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES

THAT WOULD PUT AN END TO THEIR ADVENTURES TOGETHER.

HOW DOES IT FEEL

TO BE LOOKING AT MY BACK END THE WHOLE TIME?

THAT'S NOT REALLY TRUE.

HEY, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I GOT AN IDEA. SINCE WE ARE IN LAST PLACE...

YEAH?

HOW ABOUT THIS?

I BEAT YOU, LIKE I WILL,

NEXT YEAR, WE GO TO EVEREST.

ALL RIGHT, FINE.

AND IF YOU WIN, WHICH YOU WON'T,

YOU NAME IT.

I WANT A SECOND HONEYMOON.

YOU AND YOUR WIFE.

YES, ME AND LISA, SPONSORED BY YOU.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

AGREED, 'CAUSE IT ISN'T GONNA HAPPEN, LISA.

AND BY THE WAY, I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT YOUR HUSBAND.

NO SCRATCHES, BABY. NO SCRATCHES.

HE'S GONNA COME HOME IN ONE PIECE. I PROMISE.

I'M SAFE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M REALLY SAFE, OKAY?

MONGOLIA CONTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST DESERTS ON EARTH--

THE GOBI DESERT,

WHICH SPANS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY.

I'M SO GLAD WE'RE TAPING ALL THIS.

AH, LOOK. LOOK AT THIS, MAN.

OH.

I'M AMAZED. THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.

ONE MORE THING...

UM, GET A GOOD LOOK AT MY REARVIEW.

WHAT? OH, NO WAY!

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

WELL, IT'S OKAY, MAN.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE TRAIL'S JUST...

RIGHT OVER THAT DUNE RIGHT THERE, OKAY?

UP THERE?

YEAH.

I KNOW IT'S GETTING DARK,

BUT...WE'LL FIND IT, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVEN'T SEEN--

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

OH!

YOU OKAY, BUDDY?

OH! OH, MAN, DUDE, WE'RE LOST.

WE'RE NOT LOST.

NO. WE MISSED THE CHECKPOINT. WE MISSED--

WE'RE NOT LOST.

WE'RE JUST... NOT COMPLETELY SURE

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

WE SHOULD GO BACK THAT WAY. WE CAME THIS WAY.

NO, NO, NO. LISTEN. LISTEN, LISTEN. HERE. LISTEN.

LET'S JUST PULL OFF TO ONE OF THESE DUNES, SIT DOWN,

RELAX A BIT.

LIGHT WILL COME. WE'LL JUMP BACK ON.

WE'LL BE IN THIS IN NO TIME, OKAY?

COME ON, MAN. YOU GOT TO TRUST ME.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I SAID I'D TAKE CARE OF YOU.

THIS IS ME TAKING CARE OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MAN, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, YOU TELL ME WHERE TO GO.

WE'RE JUST GONNA PULL OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

AH.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A GOOD SPOT AS ANY.

THIS IS GREG GETTING US LOST.

WE'RE NOT LOST.

OH, YOU CAN'T EVEN ADMIT IT, HUH?

YEAH, YEAH.

MM.

IT'S A NICE NIGHT.

IT'D BE A NICER NIGHT IF I WAS HOME IN BED WITH LISA.

COME ON. REMEMBER? WE'RE HAVING FUN.

THIS IS FUN.

OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, LOST.

YEAH. WHOO-HOO!

HAVING A GREAT TIME.

IT'S FUN.

HONEY, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY--

"I TOLD YOU."

I KNOW. YOU TOLD ME.

HEY, AT LEAST YOU GOT SOMEBODY AT HOME

WORRIED ABOUT YOU, MAN.

WHAT IS THAT?

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT LATELY A LITTLE BIT.

REALLY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T BUY IT,

MR. "I GOT A NEW GIRL EVERY WEEK."

ALL RIGHT, SO MAYBE IT WOULDN'T WORK.

YOU KNOW WHY.

'CAUSE I CAN'T QUIT YOU.

"BROKEBACK SAND"?

OW! WHAT THE

OW! WHAT THE

I FELT LIKE SOMETHING BIT ME.

I'M SERIOUS.

HOLY

WHAT THE--

WHAT? WHAT?

IT WAS SOMETHING, MAN. I SAW IT.

I SAW SOMETHING MOVE RIGHT THERE.

I LIE TO YOU NOT. I SAW IT. IT WAS RIGHT THERE.

WHAT THE

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE THING THAT BIT YOU.

YOU SURE THIS IS A GOOD SPOT?

OH, MAN, I'M ACTUALLY--

I'M ACTUALLY GETTING TO BE PRETTY TIRED.

I MIGHT CLOSE MY EYES FOR A BIT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S COOL.

MAYBE I'LL KNOCK OUT.

THE SUN WILL BE UP SOON, RIGHT?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

THEN WE'LL FIND THE TRAIL AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

DISCOVER WHAT DEADLY TOP-SECRET TESTS

WERE CONDUCTED IN THE GOBI DESERT

DURING THE 20th CENTURY

THAT MIGHT HAVE PLAYED A ROLE

IN THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM.

THE FULL REVELATION NEXT.

FROM 1955 TO 1996,

THE WESTERN REGION OF THE GOBI DESERT

WAS ONE OF CHINA'S PRIMARY NUCLEAR-WEAPONS TESTING SITES.

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM THE ATMOSPHERIC TESTING

SPREAD ACROSS THE DESERT IN THIS REGION

KNOWN FOR ITS FIERCE SANDSTORMS.

PERHAPS RECENT SIGHTINGS OF THE MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM

CAN BE RATIONALIZED AS LIZARDS

MUTATED BY THE HEAVY NUCLEAR FALLOUT IN THE AREA.

BENTON!

WHAT? WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? WHAT'S UP, BUDDY? WHAT'S UP?

I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS, MAN.

GREG WAS ATTACKED AGAIN DURING THE NIGHT.

THIS TIME, THE CREATURE EMITTED A CORROSIVE ACID

THAT DISSOLVED HIS SUIT

AND NOW IS SLOWLY EATING THROUGH HIS LEG.

WHAT IS IT?

OH MAN.

WHAT IS THAT?

GREG, GREG, GREG.

WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T KNOW.

OH.

IT WAS THAT THING THAT BIT ME. IT MUST HAVE COME BACK.

OKAY, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. LET ME...

WHAT?

OH! OH, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA GET TO MY BIKE.

MY BIKE'S GONNA WORK. MY BIKE'S GONNA WORK.

YOU JUST STAY-- NO, STAY RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, WE GOT TO GO.

COME ON, COME ON. WE'RE MOVING.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON. COME ON!

CAN YOU GET UP? I'M TRYING.

CAN YOU GET UP?

I CAN'T. MY LEGS DON'T WORK.

I CAN'T.

AAH!

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

OKAY, OH, GOD. OH, GOD.

COME ON, I GOT TO GET YOU ON THE BIKE. COME ON, MAN.

COME ON. I GOT TO GET YOU ON THE BIKE. COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, JUST STAY LIKE THAT. SCREW IT!

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

COME ON. I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

OH, MY GOD.

WHY ARE YOU STOPPING?

WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

TALK TO ME. WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, IT'S DEAD, MAN.

OH, MAN!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S DEAD?

IT'S-- IT'S-- WE'RE OUT OF GAS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, MAN.

OH, NO.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

YOU STAY RIGHT HERE. YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

UM...

OH, MAN, THERE'S NOTHING.

NOT FOR MILES, MAN.

OH, GOD.

I COULD KEEP WALKING,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU, MAN, SO...

WAIT.

WAIT. YOU FEEL THAT?

THE BEST-KNOWN ANIMAL

FOR HAVING THE ABILITY TO EMIT ELECTRIC CHARGE

IS THE ELECTRIC EEL.

THEY HAVE SEVERAL ORGANS

THAT CAN EMIT ELECTRIC CHARGE.

DO YOU FEEL THAT?

YEAH.

IT FEELS LIKE...

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

IT FEELS LIKE MY HAIR'S STANDING UP.

IT FEELS LIKE MY HAIR'S--

OH-- OH, MY GOD! WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT?

OH-- OH, MY GOD. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT?

IT WAS THE SAME THING THAT GOT YOU, MAN.

IT LOOKED LIKE A BIG WORM.

YELLOW SLIME ALL OVER THE-- IT'S ALL OVER THE ENGINE, MAN.

IT'S ALL OVER THE ENGINE.

OKAY, I'M JUST GONNA STAY HERE.

LOOK, MAN, YOU GOT TO GO.

I'M JUST GONNA STAY HERE.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

LOOK, I CAN'T WALK.

AND YOU BETTER GO NOW WHILE IT'S STILL DARK OUT

WHILE IT'S COOL BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP.

YOU HAVE TO GO.

TAKE THE CAMERA SO YOU HAVE THE LIGHT.

MAN, YOU HAVE TO GO.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

I'LL BE BACK.

AND THEN MOUNT EVEREST.

BENTON.

HUH?

I'M SORRY, MAN.

AND I'M SORRY FOR LISA, TOO.

NO.

I'LL GO GET HELP. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WITH GREG IMMOBILE,

BENTON UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ONLY OPTION

WAS TO LEAVE HIS FRIEND AND SOMEHOW FIND HELP.

OKAY, BABY. I'M GONNA GET OUT OF THIS.

I'M GONNA FIND MY WAY.

I KNOW-- I KNOW I CAN GET OUT OF THIS.

I KNOW I CAN. I KNOW.

I'M GONNA GET HOME. I KNOW I AM.

NO, NO!

NO, COME ON! NO! NO!

NO! NO!

GREG? GREG?

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT WAS THAT?

NO! GREG!

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M AT. OH, MY GOD.

GREG!

ANYBODY!

SOMEBODY!

PLEASE, HELP ME!

MY NAME IS BENTON DAVIS.

ME AND MY FRIEND GREG COLE--

WE WERE BITTEN BY THESE THINGS...IN THE SAND.

OH, GOD.

KEN, BIG WIN TODAY.

IT FEELS GOOD.

IT'S DEFINITELY WINDY OUT THERE, THOUGH. YEAH.

IT WAS BLOWING THE FRONT END AROUND

WHEN YOU'RE COMING OFF THE TOPS OF THE BERMS.

THE DUNE'S TOUGH TO READ.

DEFINITELY BLIND SPOTS EVERYWHERE.

ALL IN ALL, PRETTY GOOD.

I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE TWO RIDERS

THAT HAVE YET TO BE FOUND.

ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT?

OH, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM,

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF THE GAME.

WE ALL KNOW THE DANGERS.

POSSIBLY THEY'LL FIND THEM.

THEY MIGHT FIND THEM A YEAR FROM NOW,

AND MAYBE THEY'LL NEVER SEE THEM.

WHEN GREG AND BENTON

FAILED TO SIGN IN AT THE NEXT CHECKPOINT,

A SEARCH PARTY WAS SENT TO LOOK FOR THEM.

RESCUERS SCOURED THE DESERT

AND FINALLY DID FIND GREG AND BENTON'S ATVs,

BUT THEY WERE NEVER ABLE

TO RECOVER THE BODIES OF THE TWO MEN.

ORGANIZERS OF THE RACE PRESUMED THAT THEY GOT LOST IN THE DESERT

AND DIED OF HEAT EXPOSURE.

THEY NEVER INVESTIGATED THE STRANGE BURROWS

SURROUNDING GREG AND BENTON'S EQUIPMENT.

THUS, WE ARE LEFT TO WONDER--

DOES IT LIVE AMONG US?

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