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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT/EXT. - VARIOUS 1
A dizzying, nightmarish sequence of images unfold before us,
distorting and spinning around, crashing from left to right
and filling the screen with blurs, noise, flashes of light
and hellish imagery:
MONTAGE:
A) A burning figure on a cross, SCREAMING as flames rage
across their body.
B) Close up on a bloodied mouth, vampire FANGS on display -
and blood DRIPS down into the mouth from somewhere above it.
C) A chain of EXPLOSIONS tear through what looks like a huge
ocean tanker, lighting up the night sky around it.
D) CHRIS stands before us, eyes closed and arms held across
his chest - and the room he's in rapidly fills with WATER,
submerging him in seconds!
E) Looking through somebody's eyes as they fall to the
ground, seeing a group of laughing children running away from
them.
F) The burning figure on the cross has been joined by another
dozen, identical figures, all SCREAMING as one.
G) Through someone's eyes again as a pair of HANDS are lifted
into frame - the skin turning red, BLISTERING and peeling in
seconds, before the skin CRUMBLES to reveal a pair of
skeletal CLAWS!
H) DANYAEL is pinned to the ground by a huge SKORPIONE,
trying desperately to prise open the claw threatening to
shear him in two.
I) Twist's parents, TOM and ELENA, in the maternity ward with
the newborn Twist in her mother's arms... but the baby HISSES
to reveal a mouth of vampire fangs!
J) Looking through the person's eyes again - and JULIE lies
on the ground before us, a dark red stain on her chest as she
COUGHS weakly, reaching towards us...
K) The burning figure is back, surrounded by hundreds more
just like it, and as their SCREAMS build to a deafening
intensity, we finally cut to:
2 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 2
Twist carries on the SCREAM from the visions, writhing and
thrashing madly as Danyael and Julie try to hold her down.
LIZZIE rushes into frame with scavenged medical supplies -
strips of cloth for makeshift bandages and a battered gas can
sloshing with cold water - and tries to help the others
restrain the convulsing Twist.
DANYAEL
(panicked)
She's getting worse! Do something!
LIZZIE
There's nothing I can do! Shouldn't
her vampire healing be kicking in
by now or something?
JULIE
I don't know if she can...
Twist SOBS, unable to form words, just HOWL in agony, her
blistered, blackened skin cracking and flaking away in
several places.
DANYAEL
We have to help her!
JULIE
I know that!
DANYAEL
We need Chris, we need to use magic
or something, before she...
He trails off - Twist has fallen still at last. Danyael
tenses up, looking to Julie, who carefully releases Twist's
arms.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Is she...
JULIE
I don't know. I don't know!
DANYAEL
You know magic, right? Do something
to help!
JULIE
(flustered)
Danny, my magic's all about spell
books and ingredients, I can't do
that pure stuff Chris does! He was
born with it, I wasn't!
She stands, putting a hand to her forehead, her mind racing
as she tries to figure out what to do.
The foursome are hiding out inside an old, empty building,
dusty furniture piled up in one corner and a pair of RATS
fighting over some poison pellets nearby.
Lizzie pours the water over the strips of material and starts
to reach for Twist's hand to apply one, but Julie's hand
snaps out and grabs her wrist.
JULIE (cont'd)
Don't!
LIZZIE
Why? It's a burn, aren't we
supposed to keep her cool?
JULIE
(shakes head)
These are third degree burns. If we
get them wet, we'll just make them
worse. We need something sterile to
keep them covered.
Lizzie starts to peel back Twist's t-shirt but stops - chunks
of Twist's scorched skin are sticking to it!
JULIE (cont'd)
Be careful! Don't touch her clothes
either!
LIZZIE
I am! I just...
(beat; lowers head)
I don't know what to do.
DANYAEL
(firm)
That doesn't matter. We have to
try. She wouldn't give up on any of
us and I'm damn sure not giving up
on her!
Julie is trying her cell phone again, and after a frustrated
huff tries a different number.
JULIE
(into phone)
Neuro? It's Julie. Yeah, we got
her, but... look, I need you to try
and find Chris. His phone's dead
and we've got no idea where he is,
but we need him.
(listens)
As in needed him two hours ago.
Yeah, that bad.
She listens for a beat, then nods and hangs up.
DANYAEL
Well?
JULIE
He's going to try and get into the
satellite network over at Parker's
lab, see if he can trace Chris'
movements and track him down.
LIZZIE
He won't be able to.
JULIE
Why not?
LIZZIE
Parker's network's nailed down
tight. Your guy'd have to be, like,
the master of all hackers to get
through.
Julie allows herself a small smile.
JULIE
Lucky us, then, huh?
She turns back to Twist as Danyael continues carefully
dabbing damp cloth onto her skin, trying to cool her down and
remove the worst of the burns.
Twist stirs, and the group give her room, but she's a long
way into unconsciousness. Danyael gently takes her hand,
tears rolling down his cheeks.
DANYAEL
Hang on, Twist. We're here.
Julie looks to the broken windows, silently willing Chris to
find them quicker, as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
3 EXT. CITY STREET - NIGHT 3
Chris and SYREN walk into frame, Chris heading for a nearby
pay phone and leading Syren by one hand, as her head snaps
left and right, her face full of wonderment as she tries to
process all the alien sounds and smells her senses are being
bombarded with.
Chris starts to reach for his pocket, then glances round to
make sure nobody's watching before placing his hand against
the pay phone.
There is a brief blue GLOW from his palm - and the coin
return slot SNAPS open, disgorging a pile of quarters. Chris
scoops a few up and inserts them, dialing a number.
Syren nestles in close to him, taking his arm and wrapping it
round her. Chris blinks, not sure how to react.
CHRIS
Are you... alright?
SYREN
(nods)
Noisy. Used to the quiet. Just the
waves and the birds.
CHRIS
I'm afraid we're on the outskirts
of Detroit. If you wanted a quiet,
low key induction back into the
civilised world, this wasn't the
best place to start!
SYREN
What are you doing?
She reaches her other hand out, running it across the surface
of the pay phone.
CHRIS
Calling my team. They're probably
wondering where I am, and I need to
let them know I have some company.
Syren smiles, her pale blue eyes looking out across the
bustling city street around them as Chris waits for the call
to connect.
JULIE
(filtered; through phone)
Hello?
CHRIS
Julie? It's me. I've-
JULIE
Chris! Oh, my God, where are you?
CHRIS
I'm-
JULIE
Never mind that. Chris, you have to
get back to Pittsburgh, right away!
Chris frowns, picking up on the distress in her voice.
CHRIS
What's happened?
JULIE
Twist's hurt. Bad. I'm not sure...
I don't think she's going to last
much longer if we don't get her
some help.
CHRIS
How...
JULIE
(sighs)
Parker.
CHRIS
(darkly)
I'll be there as soon as I can.
JULIE
Where are you now?
CHRIS
Detroit city limits. We managed to
hitch a ride back from the edge of
Lake Huron but I'm a long way from
my van, so I'll have to find an
alternative means of transport.
JULIE
Okay, I'll... hold on, 'we'?
Chris looks down to Syren, who has a happy smile on her face
as she soaks up the city atmosphere.
CHRIS
It's as long a story as the one I
expect you have to tell me. I'll
see you soon.
He hangs up, stepping out of the booth and pulling Syren
along after him.
SYREN
Where are we going?
CHRIS
Back to Pittsburgh.
SYREN
Who is Twist?
CHRIS
Somebody who needs my help.
Syren's smile fades.
SYREN
Is she... is she someone like me?
CHRIS
Not exactly, no. But she still
needs me. Come on.
Chris marches purposefully away from the phone booth, and as
Syren follows we cut to:
4 EXT. FOREST - NIGHT 4
Somewhere else entirely, a dense, moonlit forest stretches
out below, the glittering lights of civilisation off in the
distance.
Several small blobs of light can be seen making their way
through the trees, and as they draw nearer they reveal
themselves as TORCHES - both flashlights and flaming brands,
all in the hands of a large crowd of pale skinned, mean
looking men and women - VAMPIRES, almost fifty of them.
Leading the group through the woods is VIVIAN, her long,
black dreadlocked hair tied back into two large bunches.
She comes to a stop, raising a hand to halt the crowd of
vampires behind her. A short male with scruffy blond hair,
DOM, steps forward.
DOM
What is it?
VIVIAN
I think we're here.
Dom looks around - nothing but trees.
DOM
How do you know?
Vivian smiles, shrugging off her backpack, and as Dom opens
his mouth to speak again, there is a sudden BOOM like
thunder, and the vampires step back in alarm.
Vivian is unfazed as a huge PORTAL starts to form before her,
a swirling mess of crackling purple light, streaks of
electricity lancing away from it and sparking off the trees.
Vivian takes a bulky object out of her bag - some kind of
golden statue, shaped like a human figure with its arms
raised. She steps closer to the portal and stakes the statue
into the ground, stepping back and looking up.
The portal starts to HUM loudly, and the glowing light from
within begins to pulse in time to the humming, intensifying
and focusing itself in the centre.
Vivian watches as a large BUBBLE of pure, blinding white
light forms in the centre of the portal - and then SHOOTS
forward, connecting with the statue and creating a blinding
SHOWER of sparks.
The vampires recoil, but as they lower their arms against the
glare they see the portal starting to shrink, the noise
decreasing until the portal eventually fades into the dark.
Vivian turns to the assembled vampires, clapping her hands to
get their attention.
VIVIAN
Alright, we're done! Let's move on
out of here.
DOM
That's it? What about-
VIVIAN
Wait... you hear that?
DOM
(suddenly nervous)
Hear what?
VIVIAN
That sound...
She steps closer to him, straining to hear something, and Dom
starts to look anxiously around.
DOM
I don't hear anything! Why? What
can you hear?
VIVIAN
Sounds like...
SLAP! She smacks Dom upside the head.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
It sounds like somebody asking me
too many damn questions, instead of
just doing what he's told!
The other vampires chuckle as Dom rubs his head, scowling.
Vivian raises her voice to address them all.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Okay, here's what we're going to
do. We're meeting more agents in
the city on the other side of this
forest, so I want all hands on deck
for when Manon and his little pet
gets here.
VAMPIRE
(mutters)
She say 'little'?
VIVIAN
You know the drill by now. Feed if
you have to but keep it low key -
until the boss gets here. Then it's
a free-for-all, and I know how much
you guys and girls love those.
She turns and starts to walk on through the forest, with the
vampires falling in behind her, and in moments the fearsome
column has made its way out of frame.
There's a RUSTLING from one of the tall trees - and DIEGO
appears through its leaves, watching the departing vampires
from his vantage point on a high branch.
He silently drops to the ground, and with a last, wary look
at the vamps he turns and races back deeper into the forest,
as we cut to:
5 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 5
Danyael steps into frame, heaving a filthy mattress along.
Julie is still with Twist, keeping her supported as Twist
occasionally shivers and twitches.
DANYAEL
This was the best I could find.
There used to be some people
squatting in here, though, so I'll
go take another look around.
He drops the mattress down, and he and Julie carefully lower
Twist onto it as Lizzie walks back into the room.
JULIE
Anything?
Lizzie holds up her hands - some bundles of clothes and what
look like the remains of a small first aid kit.
LIZZIE
Not much. Third degree burns aren't
usually covered by household
medical kits.
Julie reaches for the kit and starts rifling through it,
making a frustrated HUFF as she empties it onto the floor.
JULIE
Damn it!
DANYAEL
No good?
JULIE
There's nothing here we can use.
DANYAEL
Aren't you supposed to keep burn
victims cool? Let the damaged skin,
like, peel off?
JULIE
In theory, yes. I don't think any
vampire's ever been this badly
burned and survived before now,
though. I'm trying to work out
what's different - she could need a
hyperbaric chamber or skin grafts,
or, she could not. She could be too
far past the point where her own
healing can help her.
LIZZIE
So, what - should we find a
hospital to raid for supplies or
something?
JULIE
Maybe - what we really need is for
Chris to get here!
LIZZIE
Let's assume he's not coming.
Julie and Danyael both throw her a dark look.
LIZZIE (cont'd)
I'm serious! Look, hear me out -
say Chris doesn't get here in time.
What else can we do to keep her
stabilised for now?
Twist COUGHS, her body convulsing for a few moments before
falling still again.
JULIE
Uh...
LIZZIE
Come on, Julie! Think!
JULIE
(snaps)
I'm trying! I didn't exactly take a
specialty in vampire trauma at med
school, you know!
LIZZIE
Wait a second...
DANYAEL
What is it?
LIZZIE
'Think'! That's it!
Lizzie crouches down by Twist's head, taking off her gloves
and placing her hands either side of Twist's temples.
LIZZIE (cont'd)
Maybe I can see if she's still in
there.
DANYAEL
'If' she's still in there?
LIZZIE
If her mind's gone, there's no
point trying to heal her body.
(off their looks)
Hey, I don't like that thought
either, but it's a possibility!
JULIE
What can you so?
Lizzie closes her eyes, trying to focus.
LIZZIE
If I can reach her subconscious
mind, I can try to hold her
together while her body heals up.
DANYAEL
(darkly)
And if you don't...
LIZZIE
If I don't, then she's gone. Body's
nothing without the mind. And if
I'm in there when she goes...
Danyael sits back, clutching his head with his hands - his
mind is spinning, trying to process everything.
Lizzie keeps her eyes closed, frowning as she concentrates,
and as Julie and Danyael anxiously watch her, we cut to:
6 INT. CAR - NIGHT 6
SMASH! A driver's side window breaks as Chris puts his
forearm through it, reaching in to open the door.
He quickly climbs into the car, brushing stray broken glass
away as he unlocks the passenger door, and Syren feels her
way round the car to get inside.
They're on a quieter street, Chris having selected one of a
handful of vehicles parked on a dimly lit car park.
SYREN
Is this yours?
CHRIS
The car? No. I don't care much for
Toyotas.
SYREN
So... we're stealing it?
CHRIS
Yes, Syren, we are.
He places his hand against the steering column and closes his
eyes, and as a green GLOW forms beneath his palm, Syren
GASPS. Chris takes his hand away and looks over to her.
CHRIS (cont'd)
What is it?
SYREN
The... the magic.
CHRIS
You could sense that?
SYREN
(nods)
Heavy in my stomach. Like before a
storm.
Syren rubs her belly, staring out through the windscreen.
CHRIS
Well, with any luck we can get to
Pittsburgh without hitting any bad
traffic...
He replaces his hand and the glow returns - and the car's
engine STARTS with a satisfying PURR. Chris grins.
CHRIS (cont'd)
... so let's go.
He clunks the car into gear and pulls away, flooring the
accelerator and throwing Syren back in her seat as we cut to:
7 INT. FOREST - NIGHT 7
Diego steals through the trees, his dark clothing making him
almost invisible until he reaches a small clearing, and finds
another person waiting for him - SANCTUS.
Sanctus turns to face Diego as he approaches, a grim
expression on his features.
SANCTUS
Is she ahead of us?
DIEGO
With fifty-two others.
SANCTUS
How long until they reach the city?
DIEGO
Half an hour, maybe less.
SANCTUS
We can't let them get there, Diego.
If they make contact with Revell,
they'll have access to one of the
largest caches of magical weapons
in this hemisphere!
DIEGO
So we stop them.
SANCTUS
Easier said than done.
DIEGO
I disagree. Easily said...
Diego draws his sword, the blade glinting in the moonlight.
DIEGO (cont'd)
... easily done.
Sanctus can't help but grin at Diego's confidence and nods,
the duo starting to head back into the forest.
SANCTUS
It's at times like these I'm glad
you chose to fight on our side.
DIEGO
What else could I do?
They share a look, a moment of history passing between them
as we cut back to:
8 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 8
Lizzie is still with twist, eyes closed and hands pressed to
her head as Danyael paces over by the windows and Julie
continues to cover Twist's damaged skin with what bandages
Lizzie could find.
DANYAEL
How long now?
JULIE
About ten seconds after the last
time you asked. Just let her do her
thing.
DANYAEL
How do we even know it's working?
What if she-
LIZZIE
(frowns)
Ssh!
Danyael shuts up, and Lizzie opens one eye to peer at him.
LIZZIE (cont'd)
If you keep yapping on, I'm not
gonna be able to focus on this
properly. I'll keep her mind
together for as long as I can, but
sooner or later I'm gonna have to
bring her back. I just hope her
body's healed enough by then...
Danyael stares at her, then SIGHS and gets back to biting his
nails as Lizzie settles down again.
LIZZIE (cont'd)
Come on, Twist... where are you?
Lizzie frowns, pushing her abilities to their limit, and we
WHITE OUT to find ourselves in:
9 INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY 9
Lizzie stands, eyes closed, in the centre of a large, empty
warehouse, its clean floor stretching off around her.
Pull back to reveal the walls of the warehouse starting to
move in, as the entire room resizes itself to suit her.
Dark shapes start to appear in the shadows on the walls, and
as Lizzie opens her eyes and looks round they begin to morph
into rectangular shapes - filing cabinets!
As the warehouse's shrinkage slows down, Lizzie finds dwarfed
on both sides by rows and rows of the cabinets, with many
levels of the jet black cabinets stretching off up the walls
and into the distance behind her.
LIZZIE
I'm...
10 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - SAME TIME 10
LIZZIE
... in.
Her eyes are still closed, but Danyael and Julie huddle
closer to her, watching her as he head starts to tilt from
side to side.
DANYAEL
Can you see her? Is she okay? How's
she-
LIZZIE
Danyael, please.
Julie glances at him, and he manages to quieten down again.
JULIE
What can you see?
LIZZIE
I'm in a room filled with...
they're filing cabinets. Must be
her brain's way of visualising her
memories or something like that.
Julie frowns as we cut back to:
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