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morning we will meet with Mr. Kelly and after the talks with him we will

make a decision. (Gate Guard’s Son) We will no longer leave our future
up to a group of old men. From now on, my future is up to me.

He walks out and 70% of the young people follow him. Switch to
Blackfoot and Ben sleeping and Machista taking their souls to his

cavern.

(Machista) Ben and Blackfoot, hear me well. This day marks my beginning
and your end. Fear not Brother, I plan to have sport with your Apache

and Navajo friends first. Then I will kill you all. Every Apache in this
world will die. It’s your own doing. (Ben) You’re not real and this is just a
dream. (Blackfoot) No Ben, he is real and his powers grow with each

moon. (Machista) Boy, you have been my toy from birth and you still fail
to understand your great, great, great, great grandfather Geronimo did

this to me. His blood surges through your veins, but you are too foolish to
act upon it. I will kill you last, boy.

Ben wakes up in a cold sweat and calls Tracey on the phone.

(Tracey) Hello? (Ben) Tracey, I have to talk to you right now! I’ll be
right over. (Tracey) Hello, who is it?

She hangs up and Ben rushes to Tracey’s house. Switch the scene to

Blackfoot’s home.

(Blackfoot) It’s time. Ben will be here soon to find out the truth of our

people. One God, help me prepare this boy to be a man.

Switch to Ben and Tracey in Ben’s car driving to Blackfoot’s house.

(Tracey) Ben, what’s going on? Talk to me. First you drag me out of bed
without as much as a word and now this. You are going crazy Ben. (Ben)

It’s Machista. Look at my right hand. He put this mark on me in my dream
and now it’s here and I’m not dreaming. My grandfather Blackfoot was
also in this dream. If he remembers, then it’s true Machista is real.

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