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11 INT. EVENT HALL - BACKSTAGE. NIGHT. 11
Dukes sits at a desk backstage in the hall, a few personal
effects laid out before him – photos, mainly, and a journal
in which he is currently scribbling. A KNOCK at the door
jolts him, and he turns round, quickly sliding the journal
into a desk drawer.
DUKES
Yes?
VOICE (O.S.)
Just making sure you were still in
there, Mr. Dukes. You know your
unfortunate knack of disappearing
just before showtime.
Dukes sags – he obviously didn't want to be reminded of this.
He closes his eyes and answers.
DUKES
Don't worry, I'm not going
anywhere, son.
VOICE (O.S.)
Glad to hear it. I'll come fetch
you when it's time, and I expect
some better results tonight from
you.
We hear footsteps as the voice outside leaves, and with a
sigh Dukes turns back to his journal.
12 EXT. STREETS - NIGHT 12
Twist and Danyael are walking the streets on the way back to
their apartment. Danyael is sipping on a beer, Twist is
slurping a fruity drink of sorts through a straw, loudly.
TWIST
Man, I'm really relieved that
you're the one going on stage with
that guy.
DANYAEL
Hey, don't make it sound so bad!
Nothing's gonna go wrong, right?
TWIST
It's just, if I were going up there
to kick his ass, it would be one
thing, but going up there to talk
in front of all those people is
another. When it comes to talking,
you're definitely our man.
DANYAEL
(chuckle)
We're definitely from different
worlds, aren't we?
TWIST
I didn't mean it like that...
DANYAEL
No, that's the way it is. I'm fine
with that. I wish I could kick ass
like you guys, but I'm content with
being the lover type opposed to the
whole proverbial 'badass' image. I
mean, I'm starting to pick up a few
moves here and there, having seen
you guys in action more than I'd
like to. Maybe one day I'll be the
Rocky type, but for now I'll settle
for the quiet intellectual type. Or
at least, the quiet intellectual
type with friends who can kick your
ass.
The two share a grin as they round the corner to the hotel.
Chris is standing by the car, tapping his feet impatiently.
CHRIS
Where have you two been? I've been
waiting here for over five minutes,
we should have left by now!
TWIST
We went to get a drink. And, it's
only nine o'clock, you said that
the show didn't start until ten.
The place is less than two miles
from here, we could walk and still
make it there by ten!
CHRIS
Yes, but I wanted us all to do a
little recon beforehand.
She gets into the car, leaving her drink in Chris's hand.
TWIST
Have a drink, chief. It'll loosen
you up!
Chris shakes his head wearily and climbs into the car.
13 EXT. FRONT OF EVENT HALL - NIGHT 13
They pull up to the event hall and climb out of the car.
CHRIS
We're going to go ahead and check
the place out before it gets
started. Dan, you head inside now
so that you can get a seat.
DANYAEL
Deal.
Danyael disappears into the crowd that's making its way into
the building. Chris and Twist walk around the building.
14 INT. EVENT HALL – BACKSTAGE. NIGHT. 14
Dukes sits at the desk again, offering up a quiet prayer.
DUKES
Forgive me, Lord, for what I may be
about to do...
There is a loud KNOCK at the door again.
VOICE (O.S.)
Five minutes, old man.
Dukes looks into his reflection in the mirror, his eyes
blazing with anger.
15 INT. EVENT HALL - NIGHT 15
Chris and Twist find their way back inside and lean up
against the back wall, searching the room for Danyael.
They're unable to find him, but sit back, sure that Danyael
will pull it off. Dukes is already on the stage talking
himself up.
DUKES
So, without any further ado ladies
and gentlemen, and with your
blessing, I will start the show. I
will need my first volunteer for
the evening.
He points somewhere to the middle of the room.
DUKES (cont'd)
You, sir. Would you like to come up
on here with me?
A man in his early forties happily stands up and begins to
walk to the front, but before he can do so Danyael, who is
sitting a mere two seats from him rises as well.
DANYAEL
(Southern accent)
Yes, sir, I would!
The other guy looks at him strangely. Danyael just glares at
him, places his hand on his shoulder, and pushes him back
into his chair. Danyael quickly makes his way to the stage.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
I'll tell you. I'm honoured to be
selected to get up on stage with
you, sir.
DUKES
(distracted)
Yes, well let's get started. What
seems to trouble you...
Dukes suddenly stops speaking and looks oddly at Danyael. He
comes in closer to him and whispers into his ear.
DUKES (cont'd)
(whispering)
You're a vampire!
DANYAEL
How did you...
DUKES
There's no time, son! You need to
get out of here, they'll surely be
waiting for you already!
DANYAEL
Who are 'they'?
DUKES
(loud; to the audience)
This man has suffered from chronic
headaches since he was seventeen
years of age.
He quickly runs his hands across his face as he did the
others. The crowd sits in anticipation.
Danyael, not knowing what to do, stares back at the crowd for
an awkward few moments. He then realises that they're waiting
for an exclamation.
DANYAEL
Thank the Lord, I'm healed!
The crowd applauds. He leans in closer to Dukes.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
(quietly)
I can help you, I'm-
DUKES
There isn't any time. You've got to
get out of here or they'll kill
you.
Before he can get out any more, Danyael is escorted off stage
by one of the healer's body guards.
16 INT. BACK ROOM OF EVENT HALL – NIGHT 16
Danyael finds himself in a back room where he is surrounded
by several burly, well built men.
DANYAEL
I don't suppose you guys are simply
wanting to do a routine follow-up?
The men just grin malevolently down at Danyael. He surprises
the guy closest to him with a right hook, but when the guy
turns his head back around, we sees that he's a VAMPIRE. He
looks round to see the rest of his group are vampires as
well.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
So much for Chris and his intel...
The vamp that Danyael punched returns the favour, sending
Danyael to the floor. He quickly jumps back up and grabs a
chair, breaking it over one of the other vamp's backs.
The vamp falls to the floor, and Danyael grabs a splintered
piece of it and stakes him, the vamp letting out a last cry
of pain before falling still.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Yeah! Y'all didn't see that coming,
did you?
Flushed with confidence, Danyael looks up - and realises
there are five more vamps in the room with him. He GULPS.
The remaining five vamps rush him, tackling him to the floor.
Four of them hold him on the ground while stands over him,
ready with the stake Danyael just used
VAMP #1
Looks like you broke into the wrong
show, boy!
The vamp reaches back and lunges forward with the stake, but
inches away from Danyael he suddenly HOWLS and falls
backwards.
Standing right behind where the vamp had just been is Twist,
with a look of satisfaction and a stake in hand. She winks at
Danyael.
TWIST
How's that for an entrance?
The remaining vamps jump from the ground in an attempt to
rush her. The first charges at her, and she gets ready to
block him when out of nowhere Chris CLOTHESLINES the vamp,
drilling him down upon the floor.
In one swift move, he effortlessly stakes it and flips up,
blocking a kick from the next vampire. Twist smiles at him,
then runs at one of the three remaining vamps.
In mid-stride, the vamp throws all of his might into a right
hook which Twist nonchalantly ducks underneath before
throwing her right hand into the vampire's back, penetrating
its heart with her makeshift stake.
The other two vamps run at Chris who kicks up the remains of
the chair, to hit them both in throat, stopping them dead in
their tracks and sending them hard to the floor.
Chris puts one end of the stick against the floor and breaks
it into two pieces, which he uses to simultaneously stake
both vampires.
TWIST (cont'd)
Hot damn, we are on fire!
DANYAEL
What took you so long?
TWIST
I was waiting to make that graceful
entrance.
DANYAEL
(angrily)
Yeah, well any more graceful and
I'd be Hoover fodder right now!
TWIST
You have an unusual way of saying
thank you...
CHRIS
Come on. Let's go get Dukes and see
exactly what it is he's doing with
a platoon of vampires hiding in his
building.
The trio hurry out of the room.
17 INT. EVENT HALL - NIGHT 17
The three of them head for the main hall and are just in time
to see Dukes being hurriedly escorted from the premises by
his oversized body guards.
18 EXT. OUTSIDE THE EVENT HALL - NIGHT 18
They run after him, but by the time they make through the
remnants of the dispersing crowd and out the door, they see
that white van tearing away from the building.
TWIST
Ah phooey, and we usually have such
good luck with these things...
DANYAEL
What now?
CHRIS
I say we go back inside and see if
we can't find something useful. I
know they had to have left
something of value behind.
TWIST
After you, boss.
Chris, Twist, and Danyael make their way back into the hall
as the rest of the crowd is curiously exiting. They pass a
sign which reads 'Final Show In Texas, Right Here Tonight!'
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
19 INT. EVENT HALL - NIGHT 19
The trio are snooping around the abandoned hall.
CHRIS
Let's split up. That'll take a lot
less time in case they decide to
come back with some friends.
DANYAEL
I definitely like that idea.
Chris walks through one doorway and out of view.
TWIST
What are you so uptight for, Danny
boy? You didn't do so bad.
DANYAEL
'Didn't do so bad'? I was roughly a
second away from being staked!
TWIST
You got in a couple of good
punches.
DANYAEL
How do you know?
TWIST
I saw you.
DANYAEL
(not understanding)
You... saw me?
TWIST
Yeah.
DANYAEL
(gets it)
You were watching the whole time?!
TWIST
Yep.
DANYAEL
Chris too?
TWIST
Nope. Chris was on his way.
DANYAEL
So it was just you?
TWIST
Yep.
DANYAEL
(angry)
And you let me nearly get staked
before you decided to make your
move?!?
TWIST
(ignores his anger)
It wouldn't have been nearly as
suave if I would have just busted
in there and let everyone know that
I was there like that. The way I
dusted that guy right before he
could get you... man, that was
intense!
DANYAEL
Suave?! Twist, the next time you
see me in a situation of peril,
whether it be physical or
emotional, you'd damn well better
help me as soon as you get the
chance!
TWIST
(holding her hands up)
Alright, alright! No need to get
all huffy about it. You're still
here, right?
DANYAEL
(beat)
You promise?
TWIST
I promise.
DANYAEL
Alright then. I'll take this way.
And if you hear me yelling, I
expect you to be the first damn
person through that door staking
the first thing you see, human or
vampire.
With a nod, the two split up in opposite directions. Twist
takes the right hallway and Danyael takes the left.
20 INT. HALLWAY OF EVENT HALL - NIGHT 20
Twist walks down a dimly lit corridor, not knowing what she's
searching for. She opens a door and walks into an empty room.
21 INT. DARK ROOM - NIGHT 21
She messes with the light switch for a moment before she
realises that it doesn't work.
TWIST
Perfect. Well, go go gadget vampire
night vision...
She looks around the darkened room. She looks underneath a
neatly made bed coming up empty.
TWIST (cont'd)
Bah. Strike one for the Twist.
She steps out of the room and we cut to:
INT. HALLWAY OF EVENT HALL - NIGHT
Chris walks briskly down the hall when he hears a faint SOUND
and stops. The noise he heard seemed to come from within a
room that was a few steps behind him on his left.
He slowly backs up and swings the door open. It's an empty
closet with nothing whatsoever occupying it.
CHRIS
My mind must be playing tricks...
He turns to round the corner but as he takes his first step
around it, a FIST flies in and lands right on the side of his
face. He stumbles backwards as Twist rushes out to him.
TWIST
Chris! I'm so sorry. I had no idea
that it was you. What are doing
sneaking around corners like that
anyway?
CHRIS
I wasn't aware that I was
sneaking...
TWIST
We should have a secret whistle or
something. We could use that
whenever we were rounding corners
and such, to let each other know
that it was us and not an enemy.
CHRIS
(rubbing his eye)
That would kind of ruin the element
of surprise if it was an enemy,
don't you think?
TWIST
Good point... Oo, we should get
cell phones or walkie talkies or
something! Anyway, I've been
looking for you for the last ten
minutes. I think I may have found
something.
She nods for him to follow, and Chris rubs his jaw as he
stands and heads after her.
22 INT. ANOTHER ROOM OF THE HALL - NIGHT 22
Danyael is searching yet one more seemingly abandoned room of
the building. He looks around cautiously. He opens a desk
drawer and inspects the contents, tossing the papers aside
one at a time.
He once again looks in a bathroom. He opens the medicine
cabinet and browses through the contents. He finds a couple
of bottles to be interesting. He raises his eyebrows while
reading the labels. He looks around slowly, then pockets two
of the bottles.
He walks back into the bedroom and continues with his
inspection. He finds a door that appears to be a closet. He
puts his hand on the knob, swings the door open, and quickly
jumps out of the way as a bed falls from within it.
DANYAEL
A bed. In a closet. Of course.
Just as he gets out a short laugh, someone grabs him by both
of his shoulders.
Danyael lets out a shout of alarm as the camera sweeps around
to reveal a vampire trying to bite him. Danyael is able to
throw him off, which is when the vamp realises that Danyael,
too, is a vampire.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Damn, man, you scared the hell out
of me! What is your problem?
The vampire GROWLS and runs at him. Danyael is able to jump
out of the way, knocking the vamp headfirst into a wall.
Dislodging itself in a cloud of plaster, the vamp takes a few
steps closer then throws a punch.
Danyael avoids it and throws a right jab, followed by a left
hook, both of which connect, sending the vamp sprawling to
the floor.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Look at that!
(looking around)
And, of course, there's nobody
here..
The vamp jumps up and pushes Danyael up against the desk, his
hands around Danyael's throat as he starts slamming Dan's
head against the wall.
With a grunt of effort, Danyael is able to push the vamp away
from him a few feet. The vamp automatically rushes back
toward him, but stops as soon as he does. He looks down and
sees that Danyael has broken a pencil off inside his chest.
The vamp looks up with a look of despair, then crumples to
the floor. Danyael stands there for a several moments trying
to catch his breath.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
(breathing heavily)
Guess the pencil is mightier than
the sword... or something.
(beat)
Ah, whatever.
He has a good laugh about this, but when he starts laughing
too hard, grabs his ribs in pain and groans.
23 INT. DARK ROOM 23
Chris and Twist walk into the unlit room. Chris reaches over
for the light switch and turns it on.
TWIST
How did you do that?
CHRIS
Magic.
TWIST
Really?
CHRIS
No. There are two switches here.
One is to the ceiling fan...
He flips the switch and the fan slowly begins to circulate.
CHRIS (cont'd)
... and the other is the light.
He flips the light twice, back off and then on again.
TWIST
(pouts)
I knew that!
CHRIS
(smirks)
Sure. So what did you find?
TWIST
(points to a pile of
books)
Right there. I'm not the authority
on books, so I thought that I
should come find you instead.
CHRIS
(looking over the books)
You did the right thing. These are
most definitely not children's
novels.
Twist scowls at him, hands on hips.
TWIST
I'm glad you could find time to
throw that small, yet damaging
remark in there.
CHRIS
It's one of my many gifts.
Twist rolls her eyes and Chris goes on examining the books.
These aren't anything too overly informative, just your basic
magical books. He goes on looking through the pile of books
laying upon the desk.
CHRIS (cont'd)
This is all you found?
TWIST
Yeah. It's the first thing I found.
After that I went looking for you.
CHRIS
Hmm. Was this room locked?
TWIST
Yeah.
Chris looks cautiously about the room. He feels underneath
the desk and such. He looks underneath the bed.
TWIST (cont'd)
I already checked there.
Chris takes another sweeping look around the room. He walks
over to a night stand of sorts and shakes it in an attempt to
test its sturdiness.
He pushes heavily on the night stand and it creaks as it
slides to the right revealing a small rug underneath it. He
raises an eyebrow and looks back over to Twist.
CHRIS
Did you check here?
Twist gives him a "you're an asshole" look. Chris moves the
rug from it's resting place and beneath it is an obvious cut
out of the floor. He removes the piece of flooring and sees a
book lying within.
He removes the book and begins to slowly inspect it when
without notice, the door SLAMS open.
Twist instinctively jumps from her crouching position beside
Chris and takes up her fighting stance. The two look on as
Danyael saunters into the room.
TWIST
(to Chris)
You see? A whistle would have saved
us a lot of unnecessary trauma.
CHRIS
What trauma?
TWIST
Yeah, right. Don't even try to act
like you weren't startled by that.
CHRIS
(defensively)
I wasn't!
DANYAEL
(excitedly)
I can't believe you guys! I killed
something and you weren't even
around for it...
CHRIS
What did you kill?
DANYAEL
(proudly)
A vampire.
TWIST
Well, check you out, Mr. Hero!
CHRIS
Was it just the one?
DANYAEL
Yeah. I'm pretty sure it was a
straggler. What do you guys have?
Chris is examining the book carefully.
CHRIS
It looks like a journal.
TWIST
A person's journal or the demon's
journal?
CHRIS
I'm not sure yet. Why don't you
guys take another quick look around
together and see if there is any
part of this building that you
haven't covered. It will probably
take me a minute to look through
this.
TWIST
(to Chris)
Fine. Since you don't want me here.
CHRIS
Don't start.
TWIST
(to Danyael)
Ready?
DANYAEL
Yup. Lead on.
Chris shakes his head as the two exit the room.
24 INT. HALLWAY OF EVENT HALL - NIGHT 24
Chris and Danyael walk through the hallway that they have
already been down.
TWIST
(points towards a door)
Did you go there?
DANYAEL
Yes.
TWIST
(points to another)
What about there?
DANYAEL
Yes.
TWIST
(points to another)
And there?
DANYAEL
I'm going to save you quite a bit
of time here. I went in every one
of these rooms.
TWIST
(sighs)
So did I. I guess that means we've
been sent on a wild goose chase...
Do you ever wonder where that
expression came from?
DANYAEL
Not really.
Twist stops in front of a mirror on the wall in the middle of
the hallway and starts fixing her hair.
TWIST
(leaning up against the
mirror)
Because you know...
There is a faint CLICK from behind her. She jumps away from
the wall and sees that the mirror has come away from the wall
a little.
She looks at Danyael, who looks blankly at her and shrugs his
shoulders. Twist slowly pulls the mirror towards her and
peers behind it.
TWIST (cont'd)
Hey, sweet, it's another room!
She opens the hidden door all the way to reveal a security
room. There are several monitors that show different views of
the building, inside and out.
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