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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. SEWER - CHAMBER. NIGHT. 1
Right back where we left them at the end of the last episode,
CHRIS and DANYAEL are back to back, standing knee deep in
filthy sewer water.
Surrounding them in the chamber, a rectangular, open space
filled with broken concrete pillars and heaps of boxes and
crates, are six huge VAMPIRES, relations of the trio that
have been causing so much trouble in Chicago thus far.
Chris has his katana ready, his eyes flicking between targets
as the vampires start to hop down from their positions along
the walls.
Danyael looks less sure, knowing that in a straight fight,
he's got no chance against the beefed up vamps before him.
CHRIS
(defiant)
I hope Malkuth's been paying his
insurance bills for you lot!
VAMP #1
Oh, yeah, keep up with the tough
talk, half-breed, 'cause this is
the sound of all of us quaking in
our boots.
The vamp pauses - and after a moment of silence, he and all
his fellows LAUGH, the cackling echoing around the inside of
the chamber.
DANYAEL
(nervously)
Chris?
CHRIS
Yes?
DANYAEL
We're screwed, aren't we?
Chris surreptitiously reaches into his inside jacket pocket
for something, not taking his eyes off the vamps.
CHRIS
Not necessarily.
(whispers)
Close your eyes, and when I give
you the signal, start running.
DANYAEL
Got it.
(beat)
What signal?
In response, Chris THROWS whatever he retrieved from his
jacket up into the air.
It's a small incendiary device, which EXPLODES six feet above
him with a shower of dazzling sparks and flares.
The vampires are sent stumbling back, the intensity of the
light leaving them temporarily blinded.
CHRIS
Danyael!!
DANYAEL
What?
CHRIS
Signal! Run! Go!
Danyael gets the hint and finally starts moving, racing back
towards the tunnel that led them into the chamber.
Chris, however, is heading a different way, and he yells
across to Danyael.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Not that way, this way!
Chris KICKS the nearest vampire to the ground as Danyael
catches up, and as the other vamps start to recover their
eyesight, Chris and Danyael make good their escape, heading
down the tunnel and out of sight.
As the pack of vamps SNARL as one and set off in hot pursuit,
we cut to:
2 INT. SEWER - ANOTHER TUNNEL. NIGHT. 2
TWIST races round a corner and into frame, running for her
life as five more of the supercharged vampires appear behind
her.
She splashes along through the water in the middle of the
tunnel, throwing glances over her shoulder as the vamps start
to catch up.
Still running, she fumbles around inside her jacket and
produces a wooden stake, and after a beat slows, glances
behind her, turns on the spot and THROWS it down the tunnel.
We track the stake as it shoots through the air, embedding
itself in the chest of the closest vampire with a solid
THUNK.
The vampire staggers - but doesn't fall, slumping to his
knees as his colleagues overtake him.
Twist, wide eyed, sees that she hit but didn't kill the vamp,
and tries to increases her speed.
Back with the vamp she hit, he takes a moment to pull the
stake slowly back out of his chest with a growl of pain,
dropping it to the floor and bounding off screen after Twist
again.
Twist sees an opening up ahead, darting to the left and
running into a long, narrow corridor, away from the water of
the sewer but coated with years of ground-in filth.
3 INT. SEWERS - ACCESS CORRIDOR. NIGHT. 3
She skids to a halt as she gets to a T-junction, looking
either way and trying to figure out her next move.
As the vamps close in, she picks left and starts running,
quickly followed by the pack of hungry vampires.
VAMP #2
No use in running away, little
girl! We're faster than you, and
you'll get tired long before we do!
Up front with Twist, it looks like they're right - she's
clearly exhausted already, reflexively gasping for air and
starting to slow down.
She rounds another corner - and runs straight into a dead
end.
There's a single locked door in the wall before her, which
resists all of her frantic efforts to kick it open.
A set of shadows fall across her, and Twist turns to see that
all five vampires have caught up with her, silhouetted by the
lights of the corridor behind them.
Twist sets her jaw and defiantly faces up to them.
TWIST
All right, you bunch of crap
gargling baumgartners, you've got
ten seconds to turn round and walk
away before I tear you all a
collective new one.
The vamps exchange a look - then burst into LAUGHTER.
Twist pales, knowing this may be too much even for her to
fight her way out of. She draws a second stake from inside
her jacket as two of the vampires pace causally towards her.
VAMP #3
Oh, we're gonna have some fun
breaking you, girl.
VAMP #4
Boss never said we couldn't play
with our food!
Twist raises the stake and gets ready to fight back, but as
she takes her first step towards the vamps, she's suddenly
BATHED IN WHITE LIGHT, a brilliant beam of pure light shining
down on her, coming from somewhere overhead.
The vamps cover their faces and stagger back, and Twist
shields her eyes, looking up and trying to find the source of
the light.
TWIST
What the...
Suddenly, the light INTENSIFIES for a second, and then it
fades just as rapidly as it appeared.
Twist is gone.
The vamps step forward, confused, looking all round for any
sign of her.
VAMP #3
Where'd she go?
VAMP #4
(sinister)
I don't know... but when we find
her, she's mine.
From his seriously pissed off expression, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
4 EXT. HIGHER PLACE - THE GARDEN. DAY. 4
Twist stands before us, blinking, disorientated, looking all
around her as she tries to figure out what the heck just
happened.
We slowly pull back from her to see she's standing in a large
garden, fenced off by tall pine tress all around. Crescents
and other shapes are cut out of the verdant lawn beneath her
feet, with tiny saplings pushing through the ground. A larger
tree stands behind her with a circular bench running around
the outside of it.
We pull back further to pick up a lake, perfectly still and
mirroring the garden, not a sound beyond distant bird chirps
and mild rustlings from the trees to be heard.
Still looking around, still confused as heck, Twist looks
straight upwards - and YELLS in shock!
There are a few fluffy clouds in the blue sky - parting
slowly to reveal the sun!
Twist yelps in terror and throws her arms up to protect
herself, knowing she can't make it to cover in time, but
after a beat she realises she isn't bursting into flames.
She slowly looks up again, squinting against the sunlight,
not understanding what's going on until a voice from behind
startles her.
MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
It can't hurt you, you know.
Twist spins round, and we can see now that there is a MAN
sitting on the bench beneath the tree, almost hidden from
view in the shade.
TWIST
Say what?
MAN
The sun. It won't hurt you. You
know, with you being a vampire and
all, Twist.
TWIST
(lost)
Who... how did... uh?
We see the man beneath the tree closer now - tall, muscular
with long, brown dreadlocked hair, blue jeans and a beige
shirt on, with a suede waistcoat over that.
He has a small pair of sunglasses perched on the end of his
nose and is smoking a suspiciously fat rolled up cigarette.
He takes a drag from it and pats the bench next to him for
Twist to join him.
MAN
Take a seat. Don't worry, you're
very safe here.
TWIST
But... the sewer tunnels? The mean
ass vampires? What's happened?
Where am I?
MAN
That depends entirely on your
perspective.
Twist stares at the man for a beat - then rolls her eyes and
sighs, her standard sarcastic demeanour making its
reappearance.
TWIST
Oh, great, another mysterious
figure doling out riddles instead
of straight answers...
MAN
I-
TWIST
(interrupts)
No, shut up, and listen. For once,
just once, just one time in a
million, I would like to meet one
of your strange, mystical beings
and get straight, honest answers
out of you, instead of MENSA
puzzles and logic-defying riddles
that I have no chance of
deciphering! So talk straight! Who
are you, and what the Backstreet
Boys is going on?
MAN
(grins)
I'm Peter. I'm part of the Guardian
Spirits. And, although I should add
the word 'technically' before this,
you're in a higher place right now.
Peter, as we can now call him, motions to the tranquil
setting around them.
PETER
This is The Garden. I've brought
you up here because it's about time
somebody told you why you're back
on Earth, why you've been getting
those visions, and what's in store
for you.
TWIST
(long beat)
Oh.
And from Twist's surprised expression, we cut to:
5 INT. SEWER - ANOTHER CHAMBER. NIGHT. 5
With a COUGH and a splutter, JULIE sits upright, lying in the
rubble just beyond the chamber she and SUSAN KAY were trapped
by more of the boosted vampires in.
She's covered with dust, a large chunk of the collapsed roof
of the sewer tunnel having landed just inches away from her.
She pushes herself to her feet and locates Kay, still
unconscious and looking like she took the worst of the bomb
she let off as the girls tried to escape the vampires.
Julie tries to lift Kay up and rouse her, grabbing a handful
of dirty sewer water and splashing it across her face.
Kay blinks and starts to come round, trying to focus on Julie
as she pushes herself upright.
KAY
(dazed)
Julie?
JULIE
(nods)
It's me. I think we lost them, but
I'm not sure how. There's one dead
vamp over there but that's it, so
they either thought we were dead
and left, or they went after
someone else.
Kay COUGHS, clearly more hurt than Julie, and Julie helps Kay
to her feet. The two girls survey the wrecked tunnel around
them.
KAY
What should we do?
JULIE
We need to find Chris and Danyael.
If those things left us and went
after them, then that's five very
good reasons for us to help them
out!
Kay nods and takes a step, but cries out in pain, clutching
her left leg and stumbling to the floor again.
JULIE (cont'd)
(concerned)
Are you okay?
KAY
(shakes head)
I think my leg's broken, I'm not
going to be able to walk on it.
Kay grimaces, squeezing her leg gingerly as Julie looks round
for something that could help.
She splashes across the tunnel to the body of the dead
vampire, tearing off a few strips of his clothing, and then
she locates some collapsed sections of piping from the
ceiling, heading back over to Kay.
JULIE
Here. We'll use the pipe to brace
the leg and keep it straight, and
make sure it's tied in place.
Kay nods as Julie starts to work on the makeshift splint. She
lays a hand on Julie's shoulder.
KAY
Go. I can do this.
JULIE
But what about-
KAY
Julie, you said it yourself, we
can't leave Chris and Danyael to
face all those vampires by
themselves! Here, take these.
Kay hands Julie two small grenades, and then takes a large,
bulky-looking silver handgun from a holster beneath her arm.
Julie frowns as she examines the gun.
JULIE
What did you do to this? It weighs
a ton!
KAY
Phosphorous, explosive tips to the
bullets. The extra weight is in the
cooling and firing mechanism. You
hit a vampire with a couple of
these and its body'll literally
boil itself.
Julie nods and stands, tucking the gun away as Kay carries on
tying the half section of pipe around her wounded leg.
JULIE
I'll try and call for help, maybe
we can-
KAY
There's no time, just go! I'll be
alright.
Julie hesitates - then starts to jog back down the tunnel,
leaving Kay behind. She takes one last glance over her
shoulder, then disappears round a corner as we cut to:
6 INT. SEWERS - MAINTENANCE CORRIDOR. NIGHT. 6
Danyael stumbles into frame, quickly followed by Chris, who
helps him back to his feet as the duo race down a long,
circular corridor, lined on both sides by thick bunches of
electrical cables.
The six pursuing vampires pile into the corridor after them,
just as Chris points for Danyael to head up an impending
staircase.
Danyael races to the top, finding a locked door. He tries to
barge it open, but it's no good.
CHRIS
Out of the way! Move!
Danyael dodges to the side as Chris races up the steps, a
ball of YELLOW ENERGY forming in his hand. He THROWS it
towards the door like a grenade, and as it strikes the door
is BLASTED open, falling of its hinges.
Chris shoves Danyael through the doorway, the duo
disappearing into the dark corridor beyond.
The pursuing vampires all suddenly pull to a halt, noticeably
not following Chris and Danyael up the stairs after them, as
we cut to:
7 EXT. HIGHER PLACE - THE GARDEN. DAY. 7
Twist sits beneath the shade of the tall tree with Peter,
looking out across the scenery before her.
A few birds flutter past overhead, and Twist manages to look
almost relaxed, gazing across the perfectly still lake that
lies about twenty feet away.
PETER
It's great up here, isn't it? Time
just stands still. It's like I was
explaining to you, I can put you
back more or less exactly when and
where I took you, so don't worry
about spending too much time up
here.
TWIST
If you could fast forward me past
the part where five very tough
vampires turn me into a Pollock
painting, I'd appreciate it...
Peter smiles, taking another drag on his fat cigarette.
TWIST (cont'd)
So...
PETER
Questions?
TWIST
Lots.
PETER
I'll tell you what I can. There's a
whole bunch of rules about this
sort of thing, but circumstances
being what they are, the others
decided it was about time we gave
you a nudge in the right direction.
TWIST
'Others'?
PETER
Other spirits, like me. We've been
around since... Well, a long time
ago. One way or another. Ancient
civilisations used to worship us as
gods, these days we try to stay a
bit more low profile. There's too
many false idols for people to
waste their time worshipping these
days, takes some of the heat off
us.
Peter hands his cigarette to Twist, and after a beat she
takes it, taking a deep drag off it.
PETER (cont'd)
You see, Twist, you're a very
unusual case in lots of ways.
(beat)
I mean, besides the fact that you
basically died and came back as a
vampire, then died as a vampire and
came back again!
TWIST
(dryly)
Yeah, I'm real special.
PETER
You shouldn't be so down on
yourself. Do you know what Chris
would be doing if you hadn't made
your little entrance into his life?
Twist gives Peter a puzzled look.
PETER (cont'd)
Oh, I should probably have
mentioned - it's the job of the
Guardian Spirits, myself included,
to watch over the destinies of the
planet. Lot of people to worry
about and only so many of us, which
is why we look forward to getting a
case like yours. Really gives us
something to get our teeth into!
TWIST
Wait, back up - are you saying you
can see into the future? My future?
PETER
(nods)
And Chris', and Danyael's, and
Julie's, and-
(beat; smiles)
Never mind. You'll meet her soon
enough.
TWIST
(totally lost)
Huh?
PETER
If Chris hadn't pulled you back out
of Hell the way he did, he'd still
be on his own right now. He'd still
just be looking for the cure, and
all the people the two of you have
helped over the past few months,
none of that would have happened.
Do you want to see where he'd be
right now without you?
Twist bites her lip, considering the offer - then nods. Peter
grins, finishes his cigarette and flicks it away, then turns
to face Twist, rubbing his hands together.
TWIST
Oh, no, this is going to be another
'lay your hands on me' moment,
isn't it?
PETER
(shrugs)
I stick with the classics.
Peter lays a hand carefully each side of Twist's head and
closes his eyes, concentrating.
PETER (cont'd)
Close your eyes, kid, this may make
you feel a little dizzy.
Twist hesitates, then closes her eyes, and as soon as she
does, we WHITE OUT to:
8 INT. WAREHOUSE. NIGHT. 8
Another night, another abandoned warehouse - but standing
with his back to us is Chris, his katana in his hand as we
push in towards him.
When we get a few feet away, Chris whips his head round to
stare straight at us - but we can tell that this isn't the
Chris we know and love.
He wears an eyepatch over his left eye, and an ugly scar
running from cheek to temple gives a hint as to what happened
to that eye.
He's still dressed in the same smart, muted colours as
always, but his clothes look more ragged, patched up in
places and showing signs of extensive wear and tear.
As Chris adopts a defensive pose, katana raised, we pull back
a little - and three vampires step out of the darkness around
him.
Grinning and cracking their knuckles, they size him up,
starting to slowly advance on him.
As Chris leaps to the attack, he's still as lightning fast as
ever, but as his sword blade streaks out and neatly slices
the closest vamp's head off, two more appear from the shadows
to take his place.
Chris fights back as more and more enemies close in on him,
but it's clearly a hopeless battle, punches and kicks
starting to connect as he finds himself unable to defend
against so many bad guys at once.
A figure strolls across a walkway above him, silhouetted by
the warehouse's dim lighting, the glow of a cigar just
illuminating his features - it's MALKUTH.
He watches Chris get gradually beaten down the floor,
allowing himself a victorious LAUGH as Chris drops to one
knee, still vainly trying to fend off the attacks of the
crowd of vamps surrounding him.
As the swarm of attackers finally blocks Chris from view, we
quickly WHITE OUT back to:
9 EXT. HIGHER PLACE - THE GARDEN. DAY. 9
Twist's eyes snap open, and she recoils back from Peter,
staring at him in horror.
TWIST
What the Britney Spears was that?
PETER
A possible outcome. Despite what a
lot of philosophers spend so much
of their time talking about, the
future isn't set in stone. Small
key events can swing things one way
or another, and it's not until
those events occur that we can
truly see where things are going.
Twist stands and walks away from Peter, clearly disturbed by
what she just saw.
TWIST
So... so what I saw, that's
something that could happen?
PETER
Technically, it already has - but
only in that timeline. Do you see?
TWIST
Uh, yeah, I guess...
(beat; shakes head)
Actually, no.
Peter stands and strolls over to her.
PETER
If Chris had never met you, then
what I just showed you is one way
he may have ended up. Alone,
fighting till the last, but
ultimately not being strong enough
to win.
TWIST
That's crazy, Chris could take a
hundred guys with his arms tied to
his legs, there's no way-
PETER
(interrupts)
But since he met you, he's been on
a new path. Dozens of lives have
already been saved because of what
the two of you have done, and
hundreds more people are just
waiting out there for you to find
and help them.
TWIST
So, what, I just have to stick with
him and everything'll be alright?
PETER
(sighs)
I wish it was that easy, kiddo, I
really do. Truth is, you're both in
for a lot more trouble yet.
Remember those key events I just
mentioned? Well, there's a whole
heap of them in store for you. What
happens when you hit them is what's
going to end up deciding your
futures.
Twist sits back down, trying to take all of this in. Peter
takes a seat next to her, reaching into his waistcoat for a
fresh cigarette.
He offers one to Twist, who takes it, and Peter lights it for
her with a rusty old Zippo.
PETER (cont'd)
There's a few more things I need to
show you before I send you back
yet, so don't get all spaced out on
me too soon. You're more important
than you realise, Twist.
TWIST
But... How can I be important? I'm
some dumb student who got herself
turned into a vampire, and then
spent three years murdering people,
just because I was hungry! Sure,
I've done what I can to make up for
it since then, but... I always
thought Chris was going to be the
one to save the world. He's got
that whole 'antihero' thing going
on.
PETER
Oh, he will. Save the world, I
mean. But he can't do it without
you.
Twist looks across at Peter, who smiles warmly.
PETER (cont'd)
Come on. Plenty more still to do.
Peter stands and offers Twist a hand, helping her up. He
starts to walk away from the seat beneath the tree, and after
a moment, Twist follows and we cut back to:
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