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[previous | bottom] ACT TWO
FADE IN:
10 EXT. GRAVEYARD - ENTRANCE - NIGHT 10
A huge spiked gate, easily eight feel tall, towers over the
diminutive figures of Chris, Danyael, Diego and Julie. Julie
is RATTLING the gates, her bag over her shoulder.
Sighing, Julie steps away from the gate, shaking her head and
looking up to the very top.
DANYAEL
No go again?
JULIE
No go. Same as the front. This
place is like a fortress. It's like
they upgraded because they knew we
were coming! On the blueprints, it
was nothing like this.
CHRIS
Did you perhaps get the wrong
blueprints?
JULIE
No, just old blueprints.
(shakes her head)
I still can't believe how tight the
security is for a cemetery.
CHRIS
It would suggest we have the right
place, however. I can't think of
many cemeteries that employ
anything more severe than a
nightwatchman unless they have
something worth hiding.
DANYAEL
Well done us.
Diego narrows his eyes, looking at something off in the
distance. Chris notices this and steps over.
CHRIS
What is it?
DIEGO
(still staring)
There are guards.
CHRIS
(squints)
Where?
DIEGO
(points)
There. Three of them. Can't you see
them?
CHRIS
Actually... no.
JULIE
Figures. This seems like a pretty
upmarket place, so it makes sense
they'd have guards as well as added
security.
DIEGO
I mean, there are guards. So, we
can get in.
Julie looks confused, taking a few steps towards him, looking
up to the same spot where he's looking at as if she'll find
the answer.
JULIE
You're saying because the place is
guarded, we can get in?
DANYAEL
(scratches head)
Even I've got to say that sounds a
little out there, doesn't it?
DIEGO
No, we lure the guards over here,
get them to come close to the gate,
and then use our natural charm to
win them over, and let us stroll in
at ease.
Diego looks round with a smirk, but sees that the others
haven't followed his 'joke.'
DIEGO (cont'd)
(shakes head)
We beat them up.
DANYAEL
See, I should've thought of that.
JULIE
You want me to get the weapons from
the van?
DIEGO
That won't be necessary.
(beat)
And I'm sorry.
Julie frowns, not understanding - and DIEGO's hand snaps out
and PINCHES Julie's neck!
She stiffens, then slumps to the ground, out cold. Chris is
quick to catch her, glaring up at Diego.
CHRIS
What the hell did you just-
DIEGO
Nerve pinch. Non-threatening.
DANYAEL
(impressed)
Woah.
DIEGO
She'll wake up in a couple of
minutes, and she will be fine.
Don't worry.
CHRIS
(darkly)
Don't try anything like that again.
DIEGO
You two need to hide now.
CHRIS
I'm sorry?
Diego cups his hands round his mouth and YELLS over into the
cemetery.
DIEGO
Help! Hey! I need some help!
Chris is still confused, but Danyael pulls him back out of
sight as two uniformed SECURITY GUARDS approach the gate,
their flashlight beams falling on Diego and Julie.
Diego is kneeling over her, supporting her head, and he looks
up with relief as the guards arrive.
GUARD #1
What's the trouble?
DIEGO
(American accent)
It's my girlfriend, she just
blacked out!
GUARD #2
Blacked out?
DIEGO
Yeah, we were just taking a
midnight stroll, you know, and then
pow! She drops. I need an ambulance
or something!
The Guards swap a look, then one slides a keycard down an
electronic lock on his side of the gate, and the tall gates
slowly swing open.
DIEGO (cont'd)
Thanks, guys. My phone's dead and
I'm kinda stuck without it!
GUARD #1
Anybody else know you're here?
DIEGO
Uh, no. Why?
The Guards glance at each other again - but this time they
GRIN wickedly, and when they look back to Diego, he reacts as
he sees the RED EYES and FANGS of a pair of VAMPIRES!
GUARD #2
'cause we prefer our meals to come
with no strings attached.
The Guards start towards Diego and Julie - but Chris and
Danyael CHARGE onto the scene, Chris' katana SLICING through
the air and lopping off the first vampire's head.
Danyael TACKLES the second one to the ground, struggling with
him for a few moments, stake in hand, before he manages to
drive the stake into the vamp's chest.
Breathless, he pushes himself up off the expiring vamp,
looking to the others.
DANYAEL
Okay, I'll admit it. That was a
pretty sweet plan.
CHRIS
Doesn't explain why there'd be
vampires pretending to guard a
cemetery, however.
Julie GROANS as she starts to come round. Chris steps forward
to help her up, but Diego beats him to it, gracefully lifting
Julie to her feet.
DIEGO
I'm sorry I had to surprise you
like that, senora.
JULIE
(rubs neck)
What happened?
DANYAEL
(points to open gates)
Plan worked.
JULIE
Oh...
CHRIS
Let's go.
Chris marches on ahead, and we cut to:
11 EXT. GRAVEYARD - EXCAVATION SITE - NEXT 11
Cresting a small hill, the team are looking down on a section
of the graveyard covered by floodlights. Several tombs and
mausoleums lie within the spread of the lights.
DANYAEL
Looks like somebody beat us to it!
CHRIS
And I bet I know who.
JULIE
Vivian?
DIEGO
Vivian is looking for this...
component too?
CHRIS
I'm afraid so.
JULIE
Looks like some work's been going
on here - see there? Pickaxes,
pneumatic drills... somebody's been
digging.
CHRIS
Those guards we met makes me think
they haven't finished yet. We'll
need to be quick, they could return
to finish the job at any minute.
The team start down the hill towards the floodlit area.
DANYAEL
Wouldn't the owners of this place
notice all this was going on?
CHRIS
Given that Vivian had already
replaced the guards, it's a fair
guess to say the owners are also
victims of tonight's little scheme.
JULIE
Okay, I'm open to a plan.
CHRIS
Diego, Julie, you two search the
crypts for any tell-tale signs, as
I'm guessing that's where what
we're after is most likely to be.
Danyael, you head for that
mausoleum.
JULIE
I'll take the mausoleum, actually,
if that's alright?
CHRIS
Any particular reason?
JULIE
Vampire strength versus human
strength. Heavy stone crypt versus
mausoleum door with handle. Getting
the picture?
DANYAEL
Picture got, scanned, sharpened and
sent back as a greeting card.
CHRIS
(beat)
I think that meant yes.
JULIE
I think it did, too.
The team split up, Chris heading for the centre of the dig
site as the others branch off to start their own searches,
and we cut to:
12 EXT. GRAVEYARD - MAUSOLEUM ENTRANCE - NEXT 12
Julie approaches the front door of the mausoleum but stops
abruptly, turning around to see if anyone is watching her.
She shivers as the wind begins HOWLING between the roots of
trees and the cracks of tombstones.
VOICE
(whispers)
Julie...
Julie GASPS, jumping out of her skin as she whirls around to
see:
Absolutely nothing. She's at the edge of the floodlit area,
so everything else around her is wrapped in shadows.
JULIE
(whispers)
Chris? Danyael?
Frowning, but satisfied there's nobody there, she carefully
opens the mausoleum door with a faint CREAK...
And suddenly, a stream of BATS flies at her, attacking her
wildly, whirling around her in a flurry of darkness!
Her agonised SCREAMS mix with their enthusiastic SQUEAKING as
they nip and bite her all over, lunging at her arms and face
as she desperately tries to bat them away.
JULIE (cont'd)
Aah! Get off! Get off!
Covering her face, she charges away from the mausoleum to
escape the swarm of bats as we cut to:
13 EXT. GRAVEYARD - CRYPT - NEXT 13
Diego and Danyael are stood on either side of a particularly
large crypt, trying to lift the top of it off. There is no
such luck, judging by the pained expressions on their faces.
On the top of the crypt there are a lot of scrawled Latin
words, worn down and barely decipherable.
Danyael looks up as Chris walks over, his frown telling them
he's also had little success so far. Danyael points to the
Latin.
DANYAEL
You reckon any of that can give us
a clue as to where we should be
looking?
Chris examines the inscriptions, but shakes his head.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
No good?
CHRIS
They're too badly worn to make
anything out.
He looks round at the crypts arrayed around them, then turns
back to the heavy crypt lid that Diego and Danyael are near.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Damn this. Let's try pushing. You
two go that side.
Chris takes one end of the lid as Diego and Danyael come
round to the end, then place their backs up against the crypt
and start pushing.
CHRIS (cont'd)
(deep breath)
One... two... three!
They both throw their weight backwards, attempting to push it
all the way as Chris pulls from his end. It moves only a few
inches, sliding with a horrible SCRAPING sound as we cut to:
14 EXT. GRAVEYARD - NEXT 14
In a different part of the graveyard, Julie is hobbling
forward, dozens of tiny cuts peppering her skin from the bat
attack.
DANYAEL (O.S.)
(in the distance; muffled)
How much longer?
CHRIS (O.S.)
(in the distance; muffled)
As long as it takes.
Julie smiles as she hears them, following the sounds of their
voices.
DIEGO (O.S.)
(in the distance; muffled)
Ready, amigos? One... two...
three... and push!
Julie quickens her pace, eager to catch back up with the team
- when he catches her foot in a tree root and TRIPS.
Falling to the ground with a heavy THUD, she looks to see her
foot is caught and HUFFS, frustrated. Wiggling her foot to
get it free, she freezes as she spots something next to her.
A simple band of gold lies on a freshly-dug grave, just as it
was in Twist's dream! Julie's jaw drops as she stares,
shocked, and we cut to:
15 EXT. GRAVEYARD - NEXT 15
The boys are stood facing the crypt now, their hands on the
edge as they continue to push. At least a foot has been
pushed away, but there is total DARKNESS beneath and still a
lot more to go.
Julie hobbles up to them, looking pretty freaked out. She
takes in the half-exposed crypt before turning to Chris.
JULIE
Chris, something... something's
wrong.
Chris turns to her, looking her up and down and taking in her
war wounds.
CHRIS
What happened?
JULIE
(off cuts)
Oh, I was looking in that mausoleum
and I think some bats took offence
to me... that's not the problem.
She holds up the gold ring.
JULIE (cont'd)
This is.
CHRIS
(studies it)
What is it?
JULIE
It's a wedding ring. Specifically,
it's my wedding ring - or, at
least, the one I gave my husband.
Chris and Danyael swap puzzled glances as Diego continues to
HEAVE against the crypt lid in the background.
CHRIS
I'm not sure I understand...
JULIE
Me neither - point is, something
doesn't feel right about this.
Chris takes the ring off her and examines it.
CHRIS
Are you sure it's yours?
JULIE
Yes! See the inscription?
CHRIS
(reads)
'To Julie, forever the keeper of my
heart, Brendan.'
DANYAEL
Wait - you were married?
JULIE
(sighs)
It was a long time ago. Look, I've
had this weird feeling ever since
we got here that something isn't
right, and now-
DIEGO
Bastardo!!
There is a terrific CRASH as Diego finally heaves the crypt
lid away, and a cloud of thick dust is thrown up as the
crypt's contents are revealed.
Diego COUGHS, waving his hands to waft away the dust, but he
turns to the others with a proud grin.
DIEGO (cont'd)
There. Now we can get started on-
WHACK! A rotting HAND suddenly grabs hold of Diego's
shoulder, and before he can react, he's pulled back off his
feet, disappearing into the crypt with a YELP!
There's a beat of stunned silence before Chris and the others
race towards the open crypt.
CHRIS
Diego!
Chris gets to the crypt and looks inside - but all he can see
is darkness.
DANYAEL
What the hell?
Chris frowns, then clenches his fist - and with a POP, a
small ball of FLAME appears in his hand. He holds it over the
darkness and DROPS it - and the trio watch as the fireball
drops a long, long way down.
JULIE
O-kay...
CHRIS
We have to get down there.
He starts to climb over the edge of the crypt, but Julie
grabs his arm to stop him.
JULIE
Are you crazy? We don't know what's
waiting for us in there!
CHRIS
A seemingly average crypt actually
opens onto a deep tunnel, which
also appears to be populated by
creatures that just abducted one of
our team... and you don't think
it's where we need to be?
Julie stares back at him, then with a scowl releases his arm.
Chris holds himself out over the long drop below, trying to
judge the distance.
DANYAEL
Uh, do you want me to come with
you?
CHRIS
That won't be necessary.
DANYAEL
(relieved)
Cool.
CHRIS
(to Julie)
Call Parker, tell him we think
we've found what we're after, but
we might need-
And Chris is GRABBED by two more sets of hands, which pull
him out of sight in an instant!
JULIE
Chris!!
Julie and Danyael look down - but there's nothing.
JULIE (cont'd)
Where did he go?
DANYAEL
Okay, this is getting bad now...
JULIE
Danyael, go back to the van and
find something we can use to get
down there with.
DANYAEL
You wanna go in there? Did you miss
the evil hands of doom?
JULIE
(snaps)
Danyael!
He turns and races off screen, and Julie shouts back down
into the abyss:
JULIE (cont'd)
Hang on, Chris! We're coming!
She waits anxiously as we cut to:
16 INT. CRYPT - TUNNEL - NEXT 16
Down at the bottom of the tunnel, two flashlight beams pierce
the darkness from above to show a square tunnel leading off
into a long corridor.
A spool of rope drops into view, and after a few beats Julie
and Danyael climb down to reach the bottom. They look a
little disorientated, and Julie shines her light back up:
The entrance to the crypt is a little over ten feet above
their heads.
DANYAEL
Uh...
JULIE
Some kind of cloaking spell, maybe?
Something to put people off trying
to come down here?
DANYAEL
Well, it was working.
JULIE
Come on. We need to find Chris and
Diego and get out of here before
anything else goes wrong.
Walking cautiously forward, their torch beams making out the
smooth tunnel walls around them, the duo head forward.
Suddenly, there is a low MOAN from behind them, and they whip
round to see:
ZOMBIES! Lots and lots of zombies! Grey, rotting flesh,
crooked, yellowed teeth and blank, lifeless eyes, all focused
on Julie and Danyael as the shuffling horde clamours to
attack, slipping and sliding over one another.
Julie and Danyael's horrified looks are all we get chance to
take in before we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
17 INT. CRYPT - TUNNEL - NIGHT 17
Julie and Danyael step back in alarm as the mass of zombies
surges towards them.
DANYAEL
What do we-
JULIE
(urgent)
Run!!
She grabs Danyael and turns and runs, their torch beams
bouncing off the walls as they try to keep ahead of the
advancing creatures.
DANYAEL
Please tell me those weren't actual
zombies...
JULIE
What did they look like?!?
DANYAEL
But I hate zombies!
JULIE
Hey, it's not you they're gonna be
after!
DANYAEL
(beat)
Good point.
They come to a t-junction, and Julie pulls Danyael down the
left passage - but they come to a dead end.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Ah, crap!
Julie shines her torch up and all around, but there's nowhere
to go.
JULIE
We need to double back, before-
She stops - the first few zombies are just making it round
the corner of the junction. They're cut off.
DANYAEL
(panicked)
What are we gonna do?
JULIE
Didn't you bring any weapons?
DANYAEL
We left them in the van, remember?
Julie's mind races as she tries to think of a way out, her
torch highlighting the solid wall of flesh-eating monsters
surging towards them. She takes a deep breath, trying to keep
her fear down.
JULIE
We're gonna have to rush them.
DANYAEL
(incredulous)
'Rush them'? There's two of us and
a hell of a lot more of them!
JULIE
We can make it. If we move fast
enough, they won't be able to...
(gulps)
We'll make it.
DANYAEL
Julie, no. Bad idea.
JULIE
What's our alternative? Sit here
and wait to get eaten alive?
(beat)
And I'm referring to me here!
DANYAEL
There's gotta be another way out of
here! It's dark down here, maybe we
missed something, or-
JULIE
No. This is our only way.
Julie braces herself, trying to spot any kind of gap in the
army of zombies.
DANYAEL
Julie...
JULIE
Get ready! On three!
DANYAEL
We won't make it!
JULIE
One!
DANYAEL
There's too many of them!
JULIE
Two!
DANYAEL
Julie, wait!!
JULIE
Thr-
POW! There's a brilliant BLAST of green energy, and the
zombies are flattened, spilling to the floor in a mass of
heaving limbs.
Julie gapes - and her torch picks up a wounded Chris, one
hand clutched to his chest and his other raised palm first
towards the zombies. Green energy flickers round his fingers.
CHRIS
That won't keep them down for long!
Come on!
Julie doesn't need telling twice. She grabs Danyael, and the
duo quickly race through the fallen zombies, dodging a few
arms that swing clumsily as they pass.
JULIE
Are you alright? What happened?
She takes his hand from his chest and grimaces as she sees
his shirt is wet with blood.
CHRIS
Just because the walking dead don't
have a taste for undead flesh
doesn't stop them trying it once in
a while.
The trio hurry away, back down the other corridor leading
from the junction.
DANYAEL
You mean... you got bit?
CHRIS
(weary)
Just a few times, yes.
Danyael pales, but Chris turns to him.
CHRIS (cont'd)
I'm not going to turn into one of
those things, Danyael. It doesn't
work like that.
DANYAEL
Says you!
JULIE
What about Diego?
CHRIS
I haven't found him yet. He can't
have gone far, but with all those
things down here it's proven a
little tricky to get a good look
around.
The team hurry on through the darkness as we cut back to:
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