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        46     INT. HOTEL ROOM - CHRIS'S ROOM                          46

               Chris is working on the Scrying Spell as before, when he
               suddenly pauses, blinks and then looks around as if seeing
               the room for the first time. 

               Without saying a word, he shoves the books to one side and
               searches for a different one, opening it on the table and
               starting to read from it.

        47     INT. MEDIEVAL ROOM                                      47

               Malkuth is hurled across the screen. He hits the wall hard,
               falls to the ground. Aken laughs at him.

                                   AKEN
                         You do know that you can't kill me,
                         right?

                                   MALKUTH
                         Are you still so sure about that?

               Malkuth throws the pickaxe. It slams into Aken's leg. While
               Aken goes to pull it out, Malkuth pops up. He hits Aken twice
               in the face. Good solid blows. He doesn't even blink in
               recognition.

               Aken slams Malkuth with a forearm. Again Malkuth flies across
               the room, again he hits a wall hard. Aken pulls the pickaxe
               out, crumbles it within his hands.

                                   AKEN
                         This bores me.

               He walks over to Malkuth, threateningly.

                                   AKEN (cont'd)
                         Time to make what I said in Ireland
                         come true.

               Aken stops suddenly. He tries to move, but can't.

                                   VOICE
                         Hold!

               REVEAL CHRIS, holding a Magic Book, standing directly behind
               Aken.

        48     EXT. TRANSYLVANIA - DUSK                                48

               As before. Draken circles Twist, more edgy now, sensing
               Draken's mood worsening as the conversation carries on.

                                   TWIST
                         The choice to do as we see fit.

                                   DRAKEN
                         Oh yeah. I remember that choice. Is
                         that the choice that allows me to
                         rip you limb from limb?

                                   TWIST
                             (sighs)
                         Looks that way.

                                   DRAKEN
                         I gotta say. The concept of free
                         will sounds extremely gratifying.

               Draken swings his fist around. He nails Twist in the jaw,
               sending her flying to the floor.

                                   DRAKEN
                         I kinda like you, Twist. You remind
                         me of me, when I was first brought
                         into their world. Young,
                         idealistic, full of hope. I guess
                         I'll have to beat all that good
                         spirit out of you!

               Draken hits Twist again, hard.

                                   DRAKEN
                         Think of me as a Mentor. I'm going
                         to show you the lights, the sights
                         and the frights that I've seen.

               Draken hits her again, harder still.

                                   DRAKEN
                         I'll make you see the truth.

               Draken hits her again, drawing blood.

                                   DRAKEN
                         Besides. I really can't afford to
                         have competition here. Kind of
                         takes away from the whole enigma
                         thing I have going.

               Twist spits out some blood, stares at him with contempt.

                                   TWIST
                         Well now, wouldn't want to do that,
                         would I?

                                   DRAKEN
                             (smiles)
                         Now you're getting it!

               Draken goes to hit her again. Twist grabs his hand, holding
               it in mid-air. She yanks it forward, sending him flying over
               her. Draken lands in a heap behind her, dazed and confused.

               Twist stands up. She's pretty pissed off. Draken stares at
               her, disgusted.

                                   DRAKEN
                         Lucky shot.

               Twist smirks, wiping away a smear of blood from her face.

                                   TWIST
                         Oh don't worry, I've got plenty
                         more luck left yet.

        49     INT. MEDIEVAL CASTLE                                    49

               Malkuth looks up, pained. Sees Chris. Confusion and fear
               enter his eyes.

                                   MALKUTH
                         Chris…?

                                   CHRIS
                         This isn't about you, Malkuth. This
                         is about me getting Twist back. I
                         won't let her rot in Hell… not
                         again.

                                   AKEN
                             (laughs)
                         Half breed! You dare defy me?

                                   CHRIS
                         I do! And you should really learn
                         some new catch phrases, by the way…

               Aken shakes his head.

               FLASH: the hold Chris has over Aken is destroyed. Chris falls
               onto his ass, dropping the Magic Book.

                                   AKEN
                         Now I have to kill you both.

               Chris gets up, runs at Aken. A right to the face knocks him
               down. Malkuth charges as well, at Aken's back.
               Aken waits to he's close, grabs him by the side, and nails
               him with a backbreaker. Malkuth writhes in agony.

               Chris grabs the pickaxe. He ducks an Aken punch, slams it
               into his spine. Aken searches for the pickaxe as Chris dodges
               round him, ready to start punching again.

               Aken grabs Chris with one hand. Locks it around the throat.
               Throws Chris to the floor.

               Malkuth grabs a sword from one of the Knights. He slams it in
               Aken's front, impaling him. Aken laughs.

                                   AKEN
                         True demons don't die like you
                         primitives do!

        50     EXT. TRANSYLVANIA - DUSK                                50

               Draken comes at Twist. She blocks his blows, before rocking
               him with a big headbutt.

                                   TWIST
                         I think being immortal went to your
                         brain, boy!

               Draken lunges at Twist. She ducks knocks him down with a
               roundhouse kick.

                                   TWIST
                         I'm here for a reason. I was meant
                         to hear every word you said.

                                   DRAKEN
                         So you could know the truth?

               Draken hits her in the face.

                                   TWIST
                         Not exactly.

               Twist hits him in the face.

                                   TWIST
                         So I could understand how Oprah
                         feels when her guests start whining
                         like little kids!

               Twist pulls out a stake. She RAMS it forward, into Draken's
               chest. He gasps, staring back at her in disbelief, before his
               legs crumple beneath him and he hits the deck.

               Twist holds the stake in mid-air and stares down at the body
               before her, which seems to be rapidly ageing as the magic
               holding Draken's old body together fades away. Some things
               make more sense, but some things seem as conflicted as ever.
               She sinks to her knees as the exertion from the fight takes
               over.

        51     INT. MEDIEVAL CASTLE                                    51

               Aken knocks Malkuth away. He lands by Chris, groggy. Chris's
               reluctantly nudges Malkuth.

                                   CHRIS
                         Berlin?

               Malkuth nods and sighs.

                                   MALKUTH
                         Berlin. Only let's leave out the
                         part where we both almost got
                         killed…

               They share a look of understanding. Both get up - Malkuth
               runs for the magic book, Chris runs for Aken.

               Aken starts swinging. Chris ducks, yanks out the sword. He
               starts carving away - the blows don't have much effect, but
               they distract Aken. His wounds, however, seem to heal
               instantly. Chris slices like a man possessed.

               Malkuth reads from the book. He quietly recites a Latin
               translation as Chris cuts away.

               Aken knocks the sword away, grabs Chris. In the background,
               Malkuth keeps reciting. Aken chokes the life from Chris, a
               sickly sadistic smile on his face.

               Malkuth nears the end of the spell.

               Behind Aken appears a portal. Chris sees it, holds on for
               dear life. Aken puts both hands around Chris's neck, gets
               ready to snap it.

                                   MALKUTH
                         Aken! I'm sending you home!

               Chris KICKS with his feet and knocks Aken back a step, who
               starts to get hit by the pull of the portal. He drops Chris,
               who scrambles for cover, and with a ROAR, Aken is sucked into
               the portal.

               FLASH: Chris and Malkuth stand there, bloodied but
               victorious, trying to catch their breath.

                                   MALKUTH
                         Thanks! It was good to work
                         together again, after all this
                         time.

                                   CHRIS
                         Don't push it. You've got ten
                         seconds while we get our breath
                         back before I'm coming after you.

               Malkuth sighs as Chris starts to get to his feet.

                                   MALKUTH
                         Honestly, that's gratitude for you…

               Malkuth snaps his fingers, and with a FLASH, he is gone.
               Chris looks round, before realising Malkuth has magicked
               himself away. He lowers his sword and sighs deeply.

        52     EXT. TRANSYLVANIA - DUSK.                               52

               Twist is still sitting on the plateau, staring down at the
               remains of Draken. A portal opens up behind her, but she
               doesn't look round as Chris steps through it. He scans the
               area, smiling when he sees her and walking over.

                                   CHRIS
                             (relieved)
                         There you are! I've been hopping
                         all over the place trying to find
                         you. I remembered that Aken liked
                         to send his prisoners here, so I
                         thought I'd find you here.

               Chris realises she hasn't looked up. He notices the body of
               Draken and places a hand on her shoulder.

                                   CHRIS
                         Is everything alright?

               Twist pats his hand, sighs once, then stands and turns to
               face him, the trademark grin back on her face.

                                   TWIST
                         Yup. Had a bit of trouble with the
                         locals, but nothing I couldn't
                         handle.

                                   CHRIS
                         Glad to hear it. Come on, let's get
                         out of here.

               He heads back towards the portal and walks through it,
               disappearing in a crackle of electricity. 

               Twist pauses, throwing one last look towards Draken's body
               before she steps through, the portal closing behind them both
               with a fizzing sound.

        53     INT. HOTEL ROOM - CHRIS'S ROOM                          53

               Chris is packing. Twist walks in, unsure. Chris sees her. He
               only needs to look once to know there's something up.

                                   CHRIS
                         What's wrong?

                                   TWIST
                             (long beat)
                         What happens when it's over?

               Chris understands. He puts his packing down and sits down on
               the bed, looking thoughtfully back at Twist, who bites her
               lip, clearly still troubled by what Draken said.

                                   CHRIS
                         I don't know. I guess I'm just
                         concentrating on getting there for
                         now. Maybe we'll find that pot of
                         gold I keep hearing so much about.

               Twist and Chris stare at each other.

                                   TWIST
                         So you really don't know? I mean,
                         am I going back to… back there,
                         when it's all done?

                                   CHRIS
                             (softly)
                         I don't know.

                                   TWIST
                             (beat)
                         Well, that sucks.

                                   CHRIS
                         I never said it wouldn't. The trick
                         is to not get yourself killed!

                                   TWIST
                         Well, gee, Nostradamus, thanks for
                         the tip. I'll remember that next
                         time I'm lost in some freaky mirror
                         world and fighting some crazy
                         vampire!

                                   CHRIS
                         And besides…

                                   TWIST
                         Besides what?

                                   CHRIS
                         I wouldn't give you up without a
                         fight. You deserve a second chance,
                         Twist, you're proving that to me
                         more every day. So while I can
                         still help you make up your debt to
                         the world, I'll always do what I
                         can.

               He grins and she smiles back, more at ease already. She picks
               up one of his shirts and studies it.

                                   TWIST
                         And anyway, no way I'm dying on you
                         before I help you sort your fashion
                         sense out! When did you buy this
                         thing anyway, the Seventies?

                                   CHRIS
                             (beat)
                         Actually, yes.

                                   TWIST
                         Oh.

                                                             BLACK OUT:



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