Original subtitles

(WOMAN SINGING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MELODY)

(DRAMATIC DRUMMING)

(TEMPO INCREASES)

NARRATOR: Everything in this world

has a time and a place.

A long time ago, there lived a kind emperor

who ruled the lands of China.

One day, the kingdom was invaded by warring tribes.

For months, the emperor fought valiantly,

but his army was outnumbered.

(WEAPONS CLASH)

The kingdom was on the verge of defeat.

(MAN GROANS, HORSE WHINNIES)

At this time, the Celestial Dragon

appeared before the emperor.

He offered the emperor the source of all his power--

the Dragon Pearl.

With this pearl, the emperor's remaining 300 warriors

were transformed into a mighty army of 3,000.

(WEAPONS CLASH)

The emperor was victorious.

(CHEERING)

But in the confusion of battle, the pearl was lost.

His failure to return the pearl

filled the emperor with grief.

He soon fell ill and died.

And so, searching for its missing pearl,

the dragon waited for the time when it could return home.

(GATE SCRAPES)

(METALLIC RATTLING)

Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Back. Get back!

(CLANG)

CHRIS: You put that down.

Put it down!

Aah!

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Give me the book!

(GRUNTING)

(SHOUTING)

(GLASS BREAKS) (GROANING)

(MAN SHOUTING)

Aah! (CRASH)

(CRASH)

(GROANING)

(BOTH GROANING)

Huh?

Hah!

No! Stop, for heaven's sake, will you?

Oh!

Hey! (GASPS, PANTS)

Chris... (BREATHING HEAVILY)

you okay?

(THUNDER)

(GROANS)

You okay?

No, not really.

(GROANS)

(CHIME PLAYS ON P.A.)

(WOMAN MAKING ANNOUNCEMENT IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(LAUGHING)

WOMAN: (OVER PA) Your attention, please.

Flight M-U-5-7-8-5...

(SOUND FADES TO TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC PLAYED ON FLUTE)

(AMBIENT NOISE RETURNS)

Ling!

(LAUGHS)

Mama!

So fast!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(LING SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Josh?

Hey. I'm Dr Li.

I work with your father.

Oh, hi.

This is my daughter, Ling.

So, my dad couldn't make it?

Oh, he apologizes.

Shall we go?

Let me have your luggage.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Bye, Dad. Here's Mom.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(KISSES) Bye-bye.

(FLUTE PLAYING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC)

The music again.

What music?

The flute!

Where's it coming from?

(PHILIP SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

I'm just telling them that, uh,

if I was here earlier, they wouldn't have got away.

Your son's here! CHRIS: Josh!

Hey, Dad.

There you are.

(LAUGHS) Yep.

Look at you, big guy.

What happened to my little guy?

It's been a while, Dad.

I know.

Listen, I'm sorry I couldn't meet you. We...

[SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE]

We had some dramas here.

JOSH: I heard, yeah.

Hey, what's that?

Oh, that's what you get for trying to stop a thief.

Not much of a hero, your dad.

Long story.

So...how's your mum?

Why don't you ask her?

Spoke to her last week, actually.

Flight was good? Yeah.

PHILIP: Oh, uh, Chris.

Chris, uh, they want to have a talk.

Philip, this is, um... This is Josh, my son.

This is Philip. He's a geophysics expert.

Hey. Nice to meet you.

Hey, Josh, nice to meet you.

So you're the boss.

Oh, I wish. No, Dr. Li's the boss.

My job's to stay out of her way.

(LAUGHS)

All right, it's nice to meet you. I'll, uh...

What were the thieves after?

Was there some sort of treasure?

Treasure? Oh, absolutely.

But don't tell the world just yet, okay?

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

All right. See you.

Sorry, Josh. This is going to take a few minutes more.

Why don't you go to your room? The driver will take you.

See you at dinner. Get some rest.

We'll catch up later, okay?

Okay, Dad. Yep.

It's good you're here, Josh.

Please.

Bye-bye.

Bye. Bye.

(LOCK CLICKS)

(SIGHS)

Oh! Oh.

(GROANS)

Josh!

(MAN SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

You need to wear this I.D.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Uh, do I look like a tomb robber to you?

Not to me, but to them.

Philip, I don't understand.

Why are we talking about this now?

This is the big day.

Chris, please. Take a look at that.

I just want to go back over the facts, okay?

Emperor Jianwen's tomb.

The sonar images confirm what we thought.

The potential for artifacts is massive.

DR. LI: Are you sure about this test?

This rising groundwater?

Not only is it rising, Dr. Li,

it is extremely acidic. Josh! Don't do that.

PHILIP: I have no doubt in my mind whatsoever

it will damage whatever's inside the tomb.

So if these pneumatic jacks fail today,

I think we should get a team of diamond saw experts

and cut and dismantle the doors.

Come on. That's ridiculous.

Every part of this tomb is precious. You know that.

PHILIP: Of course, it is, Chris,

but we are running out of time.

We need to prioritize.

And isn't saving what's inside the tomb most important?

CHRIS: Not if it means destroying valuable material.

PHILIP: I do not... DR. LI: I understand your point,

but I agree with Chris.

We need to move carefully.

(FLUTE PLAYING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC)

Well, my guys are in place, so...

How about yours?

Yeah. They're on stand-by.

(MEN SHOUTING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

He's not happy about us digging here.

He's harmless.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SHOUTING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SHOUTING CONTINUES IN BACKGROUND)

Whoa. You can do that?

Yeah. It's nothing.

Nothing. (CHUCKLES)

Well, I'm impressed.

(SHOUTS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SHOUTING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

It's his.

Hey, where are you going?

To return this!

JOSH: How do you know it's his?

LING: I just do.

Unh!

Do you think he's one of the thieves?

Thieves don't carry flutes.

Is that a Chinese thing?

It's a "use your brain" thing.

(DR. LI SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

CHRIS: Stand here.

Let's make sure we proceed at 5 centimeters per minute,

and see how we go.

PHILIP: I agree. I agree.

I had that calibrated, so we should be ready to go.

Okay. You keep me posted on that data.

I really need to know that.

Of course.

I wish Josh was here to see this, you know?

Yeah. Ling would be excited, too.

(PNEUMATIC JACKS FIRING)

(DR. LI SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(WOOD CRACKING)

(EXCLAIMS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(CHEERING)

Excellent! Oh!

Oh, I'm sorry.

Wow.

This is larger than I thought.

Let's go.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Okay, happy now?

Mission accomplished. Let's go.

English boy?

Australian. He's very rude.

Ohh.

Xie xie. Thank you.

This flute very important.

If I lost, I'm finished.

I'm nothing.

My family, boom!

Terrific story. Let's go.

No, wait! Don't!

I heard you play your flute earlier.

It's beautiful.

Mm-hmm.

JOSH: Okay, this is getting weird.

Don't make any sudden moves.

I'll handle this.

The whole world,

only one person can hear this flute.

Okay, flute man, time to back away.

You really can hear this flute?

Yeah.

Okay.

(BLOWS INTO FLUTE)

(FLUTE PLAYING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC)

Yes, that's the tune!

One more time.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(PRETENDS TO PLAY)

You see?

No.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(PRETENDS TO PLAY)

Yeah? No.

Of course.

(BLOWS INTO FLUTE)

(FLUTE PLAYING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC)

Yes, that's the tune!

Oh, my Buddha!

What...what tune? There's nothing.

It doesn't work.

What do you mean, no tune?

You didn't hear that?

You cannot hear.

I cannot hear.

You can?

Ohh, no one can...

except...

(GROANS)

Except the dragon and Chosen One.

Chosen?

Mmm.

(QUIETLY) Chosen.

Chosen.

Follow me!

Hey! No! She's not that crazy, pal.

Not even a vote. Nothing.

(DOOR CREAKS)

Can you let go of my hand?

Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

(SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(DOOR CREAKS OPEN)

Welcome to Dragon Temple.

My name is Wu Dong.

My family keep safe this Dragon Temple 3,000 years.

My flute, same-- 3,000 year.

6,000 year. So long, long, long time, right?

(CHUCKLES)

Hey! Don't touch.

Don't touch. Serious, serious.

Sorry.

DR. LI: Chris, don't move too slowly.

Let's stay together.

Stop.

Let me take picture.

Okay. Go.

Be careful.

Look at this.

Wow!

(LAUGHS) Oh!

Finally, this is it.

Incredible.

Hey, Chris.

So beautiful. Yeah.

(LAUGHS)

Oh!

Yes!

(CHRIS LAUGHS) Great.

Air is good, guys.

Okay. Air is good.

Okay.

CHRIS: The air is very good.

DR. LI: More light to see.

[CAMERA CLICKS]

That one! Here.

That one, that one, two!

Kyah!

That one, three! Kyah!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(MUTTERS, CHUCKLES)

Um..."The Chosen One is the child of the child

of the child of the child of the Emperor."

(JOSH SCOFFS)

And that's supposed to be you?

WU DONG: Shh.

"And only Chosen One can open the door."

What door?

What door?

What door?

(MUTTERS)

Oh. Ahh!

The door under the floor.

The door is under a floor?

He's making this up as he goes.

Mmm.

We can...We can...

Ahh!

We can only find the door

through a magic triangle.

Magic triangle.

Magic triangle?

Oh. Too messy.

Too messy. Do something.

Messy, messy. Do something, do something.

Do what?

Ahh!

Cleaning.

Can't find anything.

Ah.

Messy, cannot find anything.

(WU DONG MUTTERING, HUMMING)

Stop. Don't do that.

Why?

You're looking for a triangle?

Well, there's one right here.

There's a pattern, see?

It's quite deliberate.

The ash falls on the points

of the triangle.

There, there...

and here.

Maybe.

JOSH: There's definitely a pattern.

"Eastern point is the key to the door."

(QUIETLY) Eastern point...

East...eastern point? Over here.

WU DONG: No! No, no, no, no, no!

Don't do.

Chosen One, you try, you try.

Gimme. You try.

We cannot try.

No.

Nope.

Hmm...eastern point.

(HEAVY SCRAPING)

The scroll is right.

I can't believe my eyes can see that!

I can't believe my mind can think that.

3,000 years.

Well done!

Aah!

Oh, my Buddha.

JOSH: Ling! WU DONG: That's bad.

That's really bad.

Wu Dong, do something!

Of cour...

Okay, let's do something.

Anything! Anything!

Do something. Wh-what can I...?

Yeah, I got it!

(GIGGLES)

Yah-ha-ha!

That's it? That's it.

Ling!

I'm going in.

Wait!

Ling! Are you okay?

Oh...I think so.

You okay?

Yeah. Look for the scroll that tells us what to do next.

Okey-dokey.

But take care!

Do something, do something. Do what?

So what do you think? Should we go for it?

We came this far.

(JOSH GASPS)

(WIND WHISTLING, LEAVES RUSTLING)

(DRIPPING WATER ECHOES)

Hello!

(ECHOES)

Wow. We need ropes to get down there.

Oh!

What's that?

What?

Something...

I don't know.

(GASPS) What's the matter?

There was...

I thought I saw...

Okay, you're starting to freak me out a little bit.

What's going on? Aah!

(GASPING)

What?

(GASPS)

(DRAGON GROWLING)

Aah! Aah!

Aah!

JOSH: Ling! Ling!

Ling!

JOSH: Like a Diprotodon or a Stegosaurus!

I don't know, like a huge monster.

Josh, you need to calm down.

But there's a monster down there.

If it gets out, it'll eat people.

CHRIS: Josh. We need tranquilizer guns.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Ling, tell 'em what we saw.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Josh, why don't we let the doctor do his job?

Okay, Josh.

You know, I'm...I'm... I'm gonna make some tea.

Doesn't anyone care there's a monster out there?

DR. LI: You don't need to tell me how this happened.

We can leave that till later.

Look, I think you should tell them

about the Chosen One stuff,

and what we saw.

The thing in the cave!

LING: I...

I don't remember.

Ling! The monster, come on.

I'm sorry.

I don't know what happened.

CHRIS: Josh.

I saw what I saw.

(SCOFFS) Josh,

you know this does sound...

kind of crazy.

Crazy?

I'll tell you what's crazy.

You and Mum getting a divorce!

Okay.

Okay, maybe I haven't found the right way

to explain this properly.

Your mum and I... What happened, happened.

Doesn't matter.

No, no. It does matter. It matters.

Hey, listen to me... How about you listen to me?

(FOOTSTEPS)

Uh...awkward.

No. Philip, it's fine.

Fine.

Look, if you don't mind me saying so,

we all like to be listened to.

Even me.

All right, I'm listening. I'm...I'm listening.

Tell us again from the beginning exactly what you saw, hmm?

Come on!

We're nearly there. Let's go.

Wu Dong will tell you.

Wu! Wu Dong!

Wu!

There's this guy-- Wu Dong.

He's been guarding this place for 3,000 years.

(LAUGHS) Not him. His family. But...yeah.

Wu!

Hello! Anyone here?

He's taken the day off, huh?

(SIGHS)

Hey, the coils!

Where are they? They were here yesterday.

Anyway, these coils, you see?

They drop ash in strategic places. And there's

this trapdoor over there, right? A trapdoor.

And there's this place

where Ling does this weird praying thing.

And this is what she does, okay?

She comes over here. She gets down.

She puts her head on the ground, this one.

And then... (LAUGHS) This is good.

Look at the trapdoor, okay?

The trapdoor, you push on it,

it goes down, and it comes up, okay?

Mm-hmm. But I can't do it. Only Ling can.

But I don't believe that rubbish about "Chosen One."

Anyone can do this.

(SIGHS)

It's down there, Dad.

It is!

Josh, how about we come back another day,

you know, with Ling, and try again?

You know, I have a pneumatic saw.

It'd be perfect for that.

Hey, Dad, it's Wu Dong! Come on!

Quickly! I'll show you!

Hey! Wu Dong! It's me.

Tell my dad about the monster.

Ni hao. Ni hao.

You're from the temple?

Uh...uh...

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

No, Wu Dong, in English.

Come on! The Godzilla thing.

Ask him if he knows anything about this.

Yeah, sure. Hey! Hey, hey!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Hmm!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SCOFFS)

(WU DONG SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Eh? (SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

What's he say?

He says he's never met Josh.

What? Wu Dong, come on. It's me.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(WU DONG SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Oh.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE)

His name's Xiang.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Eh!

JOSH: He could speak English before.

CHRIS: Josh...

And now he's lying.

There's some conspiracy thing happening here.

Josh, what's really going on here?

Like what?

You tell me.

Please, Dad, I'm not making this up.

No, no, no, that's not what I said.

What's really going on with you?

If you've got a problem, talk to me about it.

Must have just been my imagination.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

MAN: Oh.

DR. LI: Hello, guys.

CHRIS AND PHILIP: Morning.

Hey. (SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

I'm sorry about before.

You should be.

I look like an idiot now.

The kid who sees monsters.

I...I couldn't tell them.

Yeah. Thanks for nothing.

Look, I'm not some chosen one.

And that thing in the cave, it could be a trick.

Is that what you think?

All right, let's go back,

prove it, one way or the other.

I don't know.

This thing about destiny.

Fine. I'll forget about it. You forget about it.

We'll go home. Never saw anything.

End our holidays.

Guess you never heard flute music, either.

(DR. LI SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE) PHILIP: I just don't think

our conventional methods are working.

Hey, Dad, I'm going on your computer.

Sure, Josh. Not yet, Philip.

But we always knew

the second set of doors would be more difficult.

They were designed that way.

PHILIP: I'm well aware of that, but we don't have time.

I could run a series of tests.

X-rays, scans...

Of course we're gonna do that, but this needs to be

in a temperature- controlled environment in Beijing,

carefully controlled.

Gentlemen, let's focus.

I think the answer's here somewhere.

Let's look at this part.

PHILIP: You know, I'm sure I could conduct the scans here.

DR. LI: Have you sent off your core samples and notes?

CHRIS: I'm still working on them.

Make it a priority, please.

DR. LI: Tomorrow, we will take the book down to the doors

and try to make sense of it somehow.

Okay. Enough for today.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

How about some hot pot?

CHRIS: Good idea.

DR. LI: My treat.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Chris, a truce?

Ah! Oh!

I'm sorry. I completely forgot about that.

How's it coming along?

CHRIS: Oh...a little better every day,

except when I forget.

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

Ah! Oh.

Apologies again.

DR. LI: Let's go, guys.

Yeah, this is better.

Josh.

Toffee apples are awesome.

DR. LI: We probably have.

(FLUTE MUSIC PLAYING) CHRIS: Well, we should at least arrange

some sort of secure transport, or better still...

Oh!

one of us will need to go with it.

Now what? Too valuable.

The flute! I hear it!

JOSH: Oh, wow! Look, vases!

Josh, I really...Ah!

JOSH: Hey!

Wu Do? Wu Dong!

I want to talk to you.

Now he wants to talk!

Suddenly, he's found English again.

Sometime I speak Chinese, sometime I speak English,

because I'm Chinese.

Sorry, mate.

Wu, just forget it.

She's not the Chosen One.

Let's go, Ling.

No. She is Chosen One.

She is.

Gentleman, trust me.

She is chosen.

You see, I don't have the choice.

You don't have the choice, too.

The dragon miss you!

Dragon?

That thing in the cave's a dragon?

You think it's a rabbit?

JOSH: That doesn't make sense.

There's no such thing as dragons.

Josh, please!

What does the dragon want?

The dragon will tell you.

DR. LI: Ling Li! Ling Li! CHRIS: Josh!

I...I have to go!

Take...take...take care!

Josh? I won't say anything.

Ling Li! Ma, I'm here!

Ling Li! Josh, come here!

Listen, mate, don't wander away like that.

I'm serious. It's too easy to get lost, okay?

I don't want to have to worry about you.

Just stick with me.

(CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

(KNOCKING)

LING: Josh...

Listen!

I'm going back to the temple.

You don't have to come.

Then why are you telling me?

I'd like you to come.

Okay. You owe me one.

And we'll need a gun. What?

Or at least a tranquilizer rifle or a Taser.

Don't be ridiculous.

If that thing's a dragon,

and I'm not saying I'm convinced,

but if it is, they breathe fire.

They carry people off.

Not Chinese dragons.

Any dragons!

They smash whole castles.

Not Chinese dragons!

And you know that how?

Now, this is my plan.

I think we should go to the...

(MUSIC FADES IN OVER CONVERSATION)

I haven't ridden a bike since I was 10!

You're pretty good.

(HURRIED FOOTSTEPS)

(DOOR CREAKS)

She came!

You came.

I had to.

Thank you, Buddha.

Thank you, dragon.

Thank you, Ling.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Thank you, English gentleman.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

No offense.

Yeah, of course.

(SPEAKS CHINESE LANGUAGE) Take care.

Go!

Take care!

(ROCKS CLACKING)

What's that for?

I'm not taking chances with that thing.

You don't throw stones at a dragon.

You'll thank me later.

Josh, have some respect.

(DRIPPING WATER ECHOES)

See anything?

Mm-mmm.

So how do you find a dragon?

I think he finds you.

(FLUTE PLAYING TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC)

(SHIMMERING SOUND)

(QUIET LAUGH)

What are you smiling at?

He hears!

He's coming!

(RUMBLING)

(GASPS) (DEEP GRUNT)

Whoa! Ohh!

(GROWLS)

(DRAGON ROARS)

(WHOOSH)

(GROWLS)

(EXHALES)

(MAJESTIC MUSIC)

(ROARS GENTLY)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Does it bite?

Don't be disrespectful.

So that's a no?

(GROWLING)

Aw, it's all right!

It's never seen a Western boy before.

It wonders

what you are.

Can you tell it I'm not food?

(GROWLS QUIETLY)

It's okay, big guy.

I don't bite, either.

Looks a bit...

sad.

Where's his pearl?

Pearl? What pearl?

All dragons have pearls.

Their power comes from the pearl.

(GROWLS) It said so in the box book.

(GROWLS) Ah!

(ROCKS FALL) (GASPS)

Ling...

(GROWLS GENTLY)

Ling!

(GROWLS)

Ling, just don't look down.

Aah!

Ling?

Just don't look down, Ling. (WHIMPERING)

It's okay. Ahh! Josh!

It's okay. Help me!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

(DRAGON GROWLS) Aah!

(WHIMPERING) It's okay.

(GROWLS)

What's happening? Aah! Aah!

What's happening?!

(SCREAMING)

This is not okay. This is not okay!

JOSH: Help! Help! What's happening?!

Yeah! Yeah!

(GROWLS SOFTLY)

(BELLOWS)

Yeah!

(GROWLING)

(WOMAN VOCALIZING TO MAJESTIC MUSIC)

(GROWLING CONTINUES)

(GRUNTS)

(ROARS)

JOSH: Hold on! Hold on!

Ahh!

(GASPING)

You ready?

Okay, one, two...

Three.

(LAUGHS)

(ROARS)

(BELLOWS)

(ROARS)

(THUNDER)

(ROARS)

(THUNDER)

NARRATOR: It is written in history

that a long time ago

warring tribes invaded the kingdom.

With the help of the Celestial Dragon,

the emperor fought valiantly and the kingdom was saved.

But in the heat of battle,

the Dragon Pearl was lost forever,

and the emperor died of a broken heart...

or so it was written.

The truth lies elsewhere.

(WOMAN CRYING)

NARRATOR: Instead, the emperor was killed in battle,

and the pearl was not lost.

The emperor's loving daughter, the princess,

was overcome with grief.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: In anger, she blamed the dragon and its pearl

for her father's death.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: To punish the dragon,

the princess ordered that the pearl

be secretly buried with her father.

(STOMPS)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: To protect the secret,

she burnt the official records

and ordered the scribe to rewrite the story.

(SPEAKING ANGRILY IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

It was now written that the pearl was lost in battle,

instead of being buried with the emperor.

This became passed down as history.

And so, for thousands of years,

the dragon waited for the time

it could reunite with its missing pearl...

and return home.

WU DONG: Is that the truth?

The pearl? Really?

Yes! We saw it.

It was not lost like the book said.

The dragon and the pearl story,

it was rewritten to mislead tomb robbers.

The princess wanted the pearl to protect her father...

forever.

The tomb doors.

They've already opened the first door!

The pearl!

What are we going to do?

Chosen One,

you must get pearl, return to dragon.

Your duty.

Me? JOSH: If you don't do it,

the pearl will end up in a museum or something.

English boy!

You're right.

You must do something now.

And quick! Move!

Wait.

Didn't Philip say something about rising groundwater?

Coming into the tomb.

Destroying whatever's inside.

Ling, what are you gonna do?

I'm going to tell my mother!

You can't do that.

That's the fastest way! It's not the fastest way.

She's not gonna believe you.

Look what happened when I tried.

I'm not you!

Ling!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

PHILIP: Could I make a suggestion?

Why don't you let me take a look at the box book?

I could have it for a couple of days,

offer a new perspective, fresh eyes.

With respect, Philip, not your field.

PHILIP: Well, I don't see you making any progress.

Chris, I've read enough ancient texts to know

these things are written like puzzles.

CHRIS: You know, I think it might be better

if we just stick to our own area of expertise,

and this is decidedly not yours.

Guys, the book goes to Beijing, period!

Mother!

There is something I have to tell you.

We flew! We saw the past!

The dragon showed us!

Mother, why are you doing this?

I'm worried about you, Ling.

We have to return the pearl to the dragon.

It's in the tomb.

I really think she needs testing.

Might be a small brain bleed.

That can cause visions.

That's ridiculous, Ma.

Hey, Dad. Just a minute, Josh.

No, but I was just down in the passage.

I thought I found something.

Josh, please. Both of us saw it.

Does Josh need a CAT scan, too?

Ling Li!

No, that's right.

We flew on a huge dragon,

and we went into the past.

It was great.

Anything you want to say about this?

What's that supposed to mean?

Look, I don't know what's wrong with Ling,

and I don't know where she gets these ideas from,

but I know her, and she is sensible.

And I'm not?

I didn't say that.

But you think it.

Look, I went up to the mountain with you, okay?

Big deal!

You know what, Josh?

It's great that you're here. It is.

And if you're upset about things,

I don't blame you,

but you will understand one day, trust me.

But in the meantime,

all this nonsense and this attitude...

I don't know if you've noticed, but we are busy here.

We have work to do. It is important work.

And we have a potential crisis on our hands,

so enough, Josh.

Enough!

Hey, it takes time.

(SIGHS)

I told you they wouldn't believe us.

I hate it when my mom doesn't believe me.

Welcome to the club.

You know, I might have a plan

to get into the tomb, though.

What?

Huh?

DR. LI: Ling Li, let's go.

PHILIP: Hey.

JOSH: Hey.

You okay?

Yeah, good.

Did I hear right?

You want to get into the tomb?

I don't need to know why.

I, uh, assume it's important.

Okay.

I just might be able to help you.

Welcome to my den. (CHUCKLES)

You've read all these?

Yeah. Gotta know everything you can in this game.

Can't read enough.

Sit down, Josh.

Thanks.

Listen...

you're sharp.

The way you figure out those puzzles is amazing.

So I think there could be a way in.

A way in?

Mm-hmm.

The box book.

Your dad and Dr. Li are convinced it holds the key,

but they think it's in the writing.

I'm not so sure.

What do you think?

Those holes that you saw in the book--

that you saw, Josh.

What did you see in them?

Hmm?

And weren't you just down in the passageway?

You were telling your dad.

It doesn't matter.

Dad didn't believe me.

Come on, he's just being a parent.

It's what they do. Can't help themselves.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

So what'd you see?

I don't even know, okay?

You know, I think you should take another look

at the box book, before it goes to Beijing.

Or before the thieves actually take it next time.

I mean, last time, they got it so easily.

I mean, I keep telling them,

they need to hide the key to the cage

in a much safer place.

Taped under the desk drawer--

it's so obvious.

I mean, sure, your dad's got a new safe

with a new combination, but what's a combination?

It's just...a puzzle.

Right?

(TAPE TEARS)

DR. LI: Are you tired?

(COMBINATION DIAL CLICKING)

DR. LI: You're angry with me.

LING: Wouldn't you be?

Remind me next time we have an argument,

I'll suggest you get your head scanned.

(LAUGHS) I just want what's best for you.

That's all.

Come on.

Don't be like this, okay? Hmm?

DR. LI: Okay, good night.

(KISSES)

Let's open them up! Go, go, go! Go.

(SAFE CLICKS)

Mum's birthday?

Weird.

(WHISPERING) What are you doing here?

I... None of your business.

What are you doing here?

Same as you.

What are you doing with that?

We need it to get into the tomb.

But what if...? I'll put it back.

Wait!

Or we could find out once and for all

what the real truth is.

Okay. Let's go.

Good. I can't read Chinese anyway.

(SIGHS)

(CALLING OUT IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(CONVERSING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(WHISPERS) Okay, let's go.

(LIGHTS HUMMING)

(FLASHLIGHTS CLICK)

Do they have mummies in China?

Only in bad Western movies.

Ah, that's where I've seen them.

Have a look at this!

All right, the doors-- no handles, no locks.

Perfect.

Maybe something hidden?

Don't know.

Hey, but come at this, okay?

I saw this yesterday.

They've been so focused on the text,

they haven't noticed the most obvious.

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

No.

(RUMBLING, CREAKING)

(LAUGHS)

Hey, look, at least there's no poison arrows

or crashing boulders or anything.

(LAUGHS)

But I don't know what to do next.

(THUDS)

(BOTH LAUGH)

Okay, that's not just a coincidence.

Oh, yeah!

(THUD) (LAUGHS)

But now what?

Press it?

What?

Press it!

Press what?

The dragon!

Okay, let me try.

Ready?

Help, help.

(GRUNTING)

It's opening!

(CREAKING)

(HEAVY RUMBLING)

(FLASHLIGHT CLICKS)

(GROWLS)

Oh, the Emperor!

And his wife, my ancestor.

Shouldn't the pearl be here, though?

The princess, she clearly commanded that it stay here.

What if we've missed something?

What if it wasn't the truth?

How do we know?

It's here. I know it.

Here, I'll take it.

Stop.

(CHIMES RINGING)

(HEAVY RUMBLING)

(GASPS IN WONDER)

Ling, are you all right?

(CHAINS CREAKING)

(GASPS)

(PURRS)

(LAUGHS)

(PEARL PULSING)

Great job, Josh.

Hey, Philip! You're just in time!

PHILIP: Yeah, I know.

I'll take that now.

What?

PHILIP: You know, your dad and Dr. Li,

they think I'm stupid.

But I know more about this pearl

than anyone.

See, when they discovered this tomb,

I read everything I could, like I told you.

There's power in that pearl.

Real power.

And I intend to find out how much.

Give him the bag, Josh.

LING: No!

MAN: Come on. Give me the bag!

(GRUNTING)

Get the bag!

Ling!

Aah!

Oh! Oh!

Aah! Huh?

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Josh!

(GRUNTS)

Oh! Oh!

(SHOUTS)

(MEN SHOUTING)

LING: Yah!

(SHOUTS)

Hi-yah!

(STRAINING)

Josh!

Aah!

(GRUNTS, GASPS)

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(FRIGHTENED SHOUTS)

Excuse me.

Here! Ling!

Bye-bye!

Aie!

(BOTH SHOUT)

(FRIGHTENED SCREAMS)

(SHOUTS) Hey!

Come on!

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

Josh! Here!

(MUFFLED SHOUTING)

Let's go.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Over there!

Keep your eye on them.

Do not lose them.

Josh?

Josh.

Maybe you'd like one of these.

I can't find Josh.

Have you seen him?

Or Ling?

I think you should read this.

What is this? Copies of soil analysis?

It's the sample result Philip sent to Beijing.

There's water, all right, but it's not rising.

You mean Philip lied about the rising water?

It was...His report was fraudulent?

I...

Where is Philip?

And where are the kids?

Where are the guards?

Where's security?

(CALLING OUT IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Josh?

(GUARDS' MUFFLED SHOUTS) Ling!

Someone down there!

(GUARDS SHOUTING, MOANING)

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Philip Dukas.

Dukas.

Dukas!

(THUD)

(GROWLS)

(ENGINE REVVING)

(MAN SHOUTING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Come on.

MAN: Come on now! Run!

Okay, Ling, you go ahead.

I'll try and stall them.

Be careful, Josh!

(MAN SHOUTS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(ENGINE REVVING)

Wait.

It's okay.

I know where they're going.

Oh, hey!

Hey! What was that?

MAN: Hey, hey!

Hey, come back! Where you going?!

Come on, bad guys! Come on!

Wait! Wait!

Forget about him! Get back in here!

(GROWLS) Come on!

Forget him!

(LING GASPING AND PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

Are you sure they're in the temple?

No, I'm not sure they're in the temple.

I hope they're in the temple.

(WHISPERS) Oh, God.

Wu Dong! Wu Dong!

Aah!

(WU DONG YELLS)

Aah! Aah!

Ohh ohh ohh!

Hai.

(MENACING CHUCKLE)

WU DONG: You okay?

My bag, Wu Dong! My bag!

Okay.

Give it back now.

(CHUCKLES)

Or...

(SHOUTING)

Thank you.

Ha.

(WU DONG SHOUTING, MEN GROANING)

Waah!

Ahh! Hmm?

Eh? Mm.

(GRUNTS AND SHOUTS)

Ohh.

(MEN GRUNTING)

The bikes are here.

I'm calling the police.

I'm going ahead.

No! I'm going with you!

No, you stay here. Bring them up.

Wait! Wait!

Wait!

(SHOUTING)

(GROANS)

Ha-yah!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Ow! Ow!

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Ohh! Hah!

(GROANING)

(SHOUTS IN CHINESE LANGUAGE)

(SHOUTING)

Ohh!

(GASPS)

(GROANS)

(NECK CRACKS)

Ooh-hoo.

Ooh?

(SHOUTING)

Ow! Ahh!

(RIP!)

Ow! Aah!

Ohh! (FARTS)

Let's be sensible about this.

You hand over the pearl, you get to leave.

Give me the bag.

Come on.

Thank you.

Josh! Ling!

JOSH: Dad!

(GRUNTS)

(BLADE SLICES)

What's going on?

Welcome to the party, Chris.

The pearl, Dad, he's after it.

(LAUGHING) He can't have it.

What are you doing, Philip? It's Josh!

Okay.

PHILIP: You back away.

CHRIS: Let him go, Philip, and put down the knife.

Back away!

Put the knife down. I'm warning you.

Put down the knife! Back away!

Okay, okay, let's talk about this.

I'm done listening to you, Chris.

Okay, if it's... Those days are over.

Give me the pearl, Josh.

Josh, it's okay.

PHILIP: Nice and easy.

Give him what he wants. It's okay.

Nice and slow.

Just give him the pearl. Nice and slow.

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

(LAUGHING)

(GROWLS)

(CHUCKLING)

I got you, Josh.

(WU DONG YELLS)

(SCREAMING)

(GROANING)

(GROANS)

(SHOUTS)

(PEARL PULSING)

Huh? Ohh!

(WEAPONS CLANKING)

(CHUCKLING)

(HUMMING TUNE PLAYED BY FLUTE)

(GROANS)

(LING'S VOICE ECHOING)

Stop that. It's annoying.

(STOPS HUMMING) Ling!

(GROWLING)

(GROANS)

(LING SHOUTS)

Leave her!

Let my daughter go!

Aah!

(SHOUTING AND GASPING)

Ling! Run! Arggh!

LING: Aah! Aah!

(GROANS) LING: Mama!

Ling! (GASPING)

Ling!

Dad, you okay?

(GROANS)

Ling! (GASPS, WHIMPERS)

(GASPS) Mama!

(BOTH GASP)

(GROANS)

Ling! Mama!

Aah!

(GROWLING)

Aah!

Ling!

Aah!

(DISTANT BELLOWING)

(BELLOWS)

(DRAGON GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC)

(BELLOWING)

(DRAGON GROANS)

(CRACKLING AND WHOOSHING)

(SNIFFS)

I knew the dragon would be there for me.

That's just so incredible.

I can't believe what's happened here.

I'm sorry I doubted you.

(SPEAKING CHINESE LANGUAGE)

Bad guy one, bye!

Bad guy two, bye!

Bad guy three, bye!

Take care, bad guys.

Why I say take care?

Hey. Hey.

Hey, English boy.

Hey, Wu Dong.

Josh, next time you dig up something big,

warn me, okay?

Dad, I told you over and over.

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

If I ever don't believe you about anything ever again,

I don't know, just kick me or something, okay?

You did great, son.

You did great.

Really well.

How are we going to explain all this to Mum?

That's a good question.

Well, we'll think of something, maybe.

In the meantime, dig up something else, okay?

Make yourself useful.

You're part of the team now.

DR. LI: I'm so proud of you.

LING: Mother, the book,

it doesn't tell the truth.

So I guess this story has to be rewritten

to tell the truth this time.

(LAUGHING)

(WOMAN SINGING IN CHINESE LANGUAGE TO FLUTE MELODY)

(SIGHS)

(PLAYS NOTES)

(PLAYS NOTES)

(PLAYING MELODY)

(GRUNTS)

(WOMAN SINGING TO FLUTE MELODY)

(DRUMS BEAT RAPIDLY)

(WOMEN VOCALIZING TO GENTLE MUSIC)