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FADE IN:
1 EXT. BOSTON CITY LIMITS - NIGHT 1
Looking out over the skyscrapers of inner city Boston, as a
huge STORM rumbles menacingly over the city skyline.
A busy freeway passes below, jammed with cars moving in and
out of the city, and weaving through the traffic is a very
familiar black van.
2 INT. BLACK VAN - NEXT 2
CHRIS drives, his face expressionless as he focuses on
getting into the city as quick as he can. SANCTUS sits
alongside him, leafing through a pile of books scattered on
the seat and dashboard around him.
In the rear of the van are TWIST and DANYAEL, sitting side by
side and holding a quiet conversation with each other,
watched by JULIE. She glances over her shoulder to the back
of the passenger compartment, to where DIEGO sits,
concentrating on polishing his sword. It's more of a
meditation thing than because it actually needs cleaning.
SYREN is dozing peacefully next to him, wrapped in an old
blanket.
The mood is tense - nobody is saying much because everybody
knows the task at hand - and the fight that they're about to
get themselves into.
Sanctus finally breaks the silence as he SNAPS one of the
books shut, turning to Chris.
SANCTUS
So. Do you know how to get to the
safe house?
CHRIS
You told me, yes. I'm sure I can
remember.
Sanctus raises an eyebrow - Chris seems wound noticeably
tighter than the others. Sanctus looks back to Julie, whose
guilty expressions tells him she knows what's put Chris in
such a foul mood.
SANCTUS
Julie, why don't you tell everyone
what you were discussing with me
before we set out?
JULIE
Shouldn't we wait until-
SANCTUS
I've never been fond of travelling
in silence, and Christopher's
stubborn refusal to switch the
radio on leaves me looking to
explore other avenues.
Chris scowls at Sanctus, but he keeps his warm smile fixed on
Julie. She clears her throat as everyone but Chris turns to
look at her.
JULIE
I was checking through some more
books before we left the library,
and I think I've managed to work
out why Manon wants to get set up
in Boston.
TWIST
Something to do with those portals,
I'm guessing.
DANYAEL
Yeah, that seems to be his 'thing.'
JULIE
Pretty much, yeah. Boston is home
to one of the largest and most
central nodes of magical energy on
the whole East Coast. It's a source
of almost unlimited power that's
remained untapped for centuries,
simply because nobody had the balls
to pull off activating it without
sinking a quarter of the entire
country into the ocean.
TWIST
Anybody else getting a bad feeling
about all this?
DANYAEL
What, just today, or generally?
DIEGO
So Manon wants to get access to all
that power?
JULIE
That's what I'm guessing. He must
be getting the energy to activate
these portals from somewhere
besides the old network of
abandoned temples we've
encountered, and so-
SANCTUS
And so Julie believes that Manon
plans to harness the energies
prevalent in Boston to open up the
entire portal network, and
essentially dial them into whatever
dimension the Skorpione hail from.
TWIST
Which would be bad.
SANCTUS
Yes, it would.
(to Chris)
What do you think?
CHRIS
I think we should focus more on how
to stop Manon instead of why.
TWIST
And aren't you just full of the
joys of spring today!
CHRIS
Not now, Twist.
She blinks and opens her mouth to retort - but Danyael's cell
phone RINGS to break the moment.
DANYAEL
(into phone)
Hello?
(listens)
Woah, woah, Phil, slow down, man!
What's going on?
Danyael's concerned look gets everyone's attention.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
How many of them? And how many of
you?
(listens; bites lip)
No, definitely not good.
(listens; looks round)
Yeah, yeah, I'm with them all. Huh?
You want us to come help?
Danyael looks up at Sanctus - just as Diego's own phone
starts to RING, waking Syren at last.
DIEGO
(into phone)
Si?
(listens; to Sanctus)
It's for you.
He tosses the phone to Sanctus as a worried Danyael continues
his own conversation.
DANYAEL
Don't worry, man, we'll be there as
soon as we can. Just hold on, okay?
Danyael cups his hand over the receiver and calls over to
Chris.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Chris, man, we've got trouble. Some
friends of mine at a Boston rebel
cell are under attack, they could
use some help.
CHRIS
We don't have time for
distractions, Danyael.
TWIST
(surprised)
'Distractions'?
DANYAEL
(frowns)
No, but we do have time to help
some people who could give us some
much needed manpower! I mean, come
on, we're not exactly an army here,
are we? I know Phil and his boys,
they're tough. We could use their
help.
Chris glances at Sanctus, who seems to be having a similarly
dramatic conversation.
SANCTUS
(into phone)
No, no, I understand, Arthur. And
yes, we are in the area.
(listens)
I know, it's probably connected.
Bear with me one moment.
He looks up to Chris.
CHRIS
What now?
SANCTUS
Arthur Monroe, a vampire I know of
who runs a weapons dealership of
the magical variety. He's under
attack by a pack of vampires.
CHRIS
When did we become the bloody A
Team all of a sudden?
JULIE
You mean besides the van?
Chris shoots her a dark look, but Twist CLAPS her hands to
get everyone's attention.
TWIST
Guys! And girls. There are now...
(counts)
... seven of us. I think we can
afford to divide and conquer this
one.
CHRIS
(to Sanctus)
What kinds of weapons does this
Monroe character sell?
SANCTUS
The kinds we would most definitely
not want to fall into enemy hands.
It can't be a coincidence, Chris -
I'm sure Manon is involved in this.
Chris stares back out through the windscreen, mentally
weighing up his choices - then he closes his eyes, sighs and
nods, before opening his eyes and turning round.
CHRIS
Alright. Danyael, you come with me
to the rebel cell. The rest of you,
go to the weapons dealer, but
Sanctus, I want you and Diego to
get looking for Manon as soon as
you can.
SANCTUS
Consider it done.
Sanctus and Danyael talk back into their phones, and Chris
turns his focus back to the road.
CHRIS
(mutters)
This is going to be a long bloody
night...
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
3 INT. BLACK VAN - NIGHT 3
Deeper into the city now, in a less than affluent part of
town with flophouses and old, abandoned shops lining the
streets. Heavy rain washes across the windscreen as Chris
peers through it, Danyael riding shotgun.
CHRIS
Danyael, I can't see a thing in
this weather.
DANYAEL
It's right round here, man, trust
me. I've been to this place loads
of times, and they always...
He trails off - he's spotted something. Chris glances across,
registering his suddenly shocked expression.
CHRIS
What is it?
He tries to follow Danyael's gaze, squinting through the rain
lashing over the van - and stops as he sees it too.
Visible up ahead is a BURNING BUILDING, plumes of thick black
smoke rising up into the air and orange flames licking the
night sky, undeterred by the downpour.
Chris stands on the brakes and throws his door open, reaching
over to grab his katana.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Come on, Danyael!
Danyael snaps out of his trance and jumps out of the van, out
onto:
4 EXT. STREET - NEXT 4
The duo race towards the building, the howling wind and rain
doing its best to push them back, but as they approach the
conflagration it's clear there's nothing left of the place.
DANYAEL
No!!
He tries to run inside, but Chris grabs him, struggling to
hold him back.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Let me go! We have to get in there!
CHRIS
And accomplish what? Add ourselves
to the barbeque?
Danyael watches helplessly as a chunk of the building
COLLAPSES in on itself.
DANYAEL
We have to do something!
CHRIS
It's too late. Whatever happened
here, I'm afraid it looks like we
missed-
VOICE (O.S.)
Help! Somebody help me!!
They swap a glance as a plaintive, female voice drifts down
to them - and then Danyael breaks away from Chris, racing for
the entrance.
CHRIS
Danyael, wait! Stop!
Shielding his face with his arm, Danyael BARGES the door open
and hurries inside, and Chris is close behind as we cut into:
5 INT. BURNING BUILDING - NEXT 5
Chris recoils as a large hunk of burning ceiling CRASHES to
the floor next to him, narrowly missing him.
CHRIS
(shouts)
Danyael! Danyael!!
DANYAEL (O.S.)
Up here!
Struggling through the thick smoke and starting to COUGH,
Chris spots a staircase leading up and hurries towards it.
6 INT. BURNING BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR - NEXT 6
He crests the staircase - and sees several BODIES littering
the floor around the landing.
He crouches by one and turns it over - it's a young, pale man
with a hunk of wood embedded in his heart. A dead VAMPIRE.
With a stern face, Chris stands, looking round for any sign
of Danyael and seeing an open door up ahead. Holding an arm
across his mouth, Chris hustles forward, into:
7 INT. BURNING BUILDING - ROOM - NEXT 7
Chris hurries inside and sees Danyael at last - and the owner
of the cry for help, a young female VAMPIRE, trapped behind a
ring of flaming debris.
DANYAEL
(sees Chris)
There you are!
CHRIS
(cough)
Danyael, we can't stay here! This
whole place could collapse at any
second!
As if to back him up, the room around them GROANS as the
building's structure starts to give way, and the sobbing
vampire SHRIEKS as the section of floor she's stuck on starts
to give way!
DANYAEL
Then we're gonna have to move fast!
(eyes him)
Why are you coughing?
CHRIS
Only half a vampire, remember?
DANYAEL
Right. Yeah. Sorry.
(off vampire)
How are we gonna get to her?
Chris studies the room - the fire is eating its way through
it, but Chris spots an old, sturdy bookcase that's currently
untouched by the flames.
CHRIS
(points)
There.
He heads over as Danyael calls out to the girl:
DANYAEL
Hey! Are you okay?
VAMPIRE
What?!? The hell does it look like,
'am I okay'? Get me out of here!!
She's having to yell over the noise of the fire.
DANYAEL
I'm Danyael, we're here to help!
VAMPIRE
Danyael Norton?
DANYAEL
Yeah, that's me! Where's Phil and
everyone else?
VAMPIRE
I don't know! They came, and they
just... they just started killing
us! I locked myself in here, but
then...
She YELPS as a large HOLE appears in the floor next to her,
and she shuffles frantically away from it.
Danyael glances across and sees Chris with his shoulder
braced against the bookcase, trying to push it towards one
section of the ring of fire trapping the young vampiress.
DANYAEL
Listen, just hold on, okay? You're
gonna be alright! What's your name?
VAMPIRE
Ellie! I'm Ellie!
DANYAEL
Alright, Ellie, hang tight!
Danyael rushes over to Chris, helping him shove the heavy
bookcase forward.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Okay, while I'm never one to
question you...
CHRIS
Much.
DANYAEL
... much, I gotta ask - what the
heck are we doing?
CHRIS
We're building a bridge. This'll
give us a way to get to her through
the fire.
DANYAEL
Is the floor gonna take the weight
of this thing if we tip it over?
CHRIS
We'll find out, won't we? And we're
not exactly flush with other ideas!
Danyael doesn't look too convinced as Chris starts to HEAVE
with all his might - and as Danyael joins in, the bookcase
starts to topple over!
It lands flat on the floor with a resounding CRASH - but
forms a bridge over the flames surrounding Ellie.
DANYAEL
Alright, come on!
He hops up onto the bookcase, stretching out his hand to her.
She takes a tentative step forward - and the floorboards
beneath her CREAK ominously.
ELLIE
I can't! I-
CHRIS
For the love of God, woman, come
on!
Ellie takes a breath - and then RACES forwards! The floor
CREAKS loudly again - and then starts to collapse!
She barely stays ahead of it as the floorboards fall away to
reveal an inferno below, but she takes a last JUMP and grabs
hold of Danyael's outstretched hand.
He pulls her to safety, the trio falling back as the bookcase
starts to slide forward into the ever-widening hole.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Let's go!!
DANYAEL
What about the others?
CHRIS
There are no others!
They're forced to beat a rapid retreat as the entire room
starts to COLLAPSE at last, raining down flaming planks and
plaster as they race for the doorway.
8 EXT. BURNING BUILDING - NEXT 8
Staggering out of the doorway, the trio just make it clear
before an EXPLOSION rips through the former rebel base, and
with a last GROAN the entire building folds in on itself,
collapsing into rubble in seconds.
Chris is the first to sit up on the rainswept street, still
COUGHING violently as Danyael checks the shivering Ellie for
any other injuries.
DANYAEL
Alright, what the hell happened in
there?
ELLIE
These vamps, they just turned up
and started trashing the place, and
one of 'em, I think she was the
leader, she-
CHRIS
What did she look like?
ELLIE
Uh, black hair, dreadlocked, kinda
slutty-looking.
CHRIS
(narrows eyes)
Vivian.
(to Danyael)
Sanctus was right.
DANYAEL
Did anybody else make it out of
there?
ELLIE
I don't know, but if they did,
they'd have gone to the safe house.
DANYAEL
Alright, that's where we'll go.
Come on, it wont be safe to stay
here. They could come back.
He helps her up, but Chris grabs his arm.
CHRIS
Danyael, I agreed to come and help,
but we can't lose sight of what
we're here for!
Danyael angrily twists his arm out of Chris' grip.
DANYAEL
And I can't lose sight of how
important all these people are to
us! You want to fight a war by
yourself? Go ahead! I'm going to
see if there's anybody we can call
on for reinforcements!
Danyael helps Ellie away, and Chris watches them go for a
moment before silently admitting defeat. With a muttered
curse, he jogs to catch them up and we cut to:
9 EXT. STREET - WEAPONS DEALER - NIGHT 9
Over with Twist and Sanctus' team as they approach an old
warehouse - with two suspicious-looking old trucks parked
outside.
Twist looks round at her squad - Sanctus, Diego, Syren and
Julie - and raises Duggan with a grin.
TWIST
Alright, boys and girls, while Old
Man Gloom Cookie is off saving the
day, I'm in charge. Any questions?
SANCTUS
Just one. What's your plan?
TWIST
Hit things.
DIEGO
(draws sword)
Works for me.
Sanctus glances at him, then back to Twist, who just beams
back at him and starts to head towards the warehouse.
10 INT. WAREHOUSE - NEXT 10
The shop floor of the warehouse is filled with shelves,
cabinets, display cases and tables covered with all manner of
exotic-looking weaponry - which is currently suffering a
smash-and-grab operation at the hands of a large number of
VAMPIRES.
They're SMASHING pen the display cabinets to snatch what's
inside, SHOVING the cabinets to the ground and busting them
open, and tearing down the shelves, climbing up the supports
to get to the juiciest items.
Twist leads the team unopposed into the melee, the raiding
vamps' attention focused entirely on the booty at hand -
until twist sticks her fingers in her mouth and WHISTLES.
The room falls silent as the dozen raiders freeze and slowly
turn to stare at the newcomers.
TWIST
Okay, boys, we're going to perform
a little science experiment.
She places a hand on Sanctus' shoulder as the opposing
vampires start to slowly advance on them.
TWIST (cont'd)
My buddy Sanctus here doesn't
believe my theory that through
unecessary violence, you can solve
almost any problem.
She smiles and aims her bat at the closest vampire.
TWIST (cont'd)
So you're all going to help prove
me right.
The vampire HISSES and LEAPS towards her, but one mighty
swing of her bat THWACKS into the vamp and sends him hurtling
through the air!
He CRASHES into another cabinet in a shower of wood fragments
and glass, and the rest of the vamps take that as their cue
to surge forward to attack!
Twist's team are straight into action - Sanctus and Diego
take their swords to the first two vamps that come close
enough, while Julie raises her modified handgun and BLASTS
one female vamp, who DETONATES in a shower of body parts.
Syren's head snaps left and right as she frantically tries to
get her bearings, and Twist spots a vampire scurrying towards
her, fangs bared.
TWIST (cont'd)
Syren! Three o'clock high!
SYREN
What?
TWIST
(frantic)
To your right!!
Syren turns, just as the vamp LUNGES towards her - but she
manages to emit a shrill SHRIEK in time, knocking the vamp
out of the air with a blast of concussive force.
He drops to the ground, and Twist is quick to hurry over,
scooping up a stray chunk of shelving and STAKING the stunned
vamp with it. She takes Syren by the arm, leading her back.
TWIST (cont'd)
You know what? Maybe you oughtta
sit this one out.
Twist herds Syren over to the cover of a darkened part of the
room, before turning and sprinting back into the fight.
Julie twists round to avoid a large sliver of GLASS hurled at
her by one vamp, FIRING at it as it scampers up a staircase
to an overhead walkway.
She rushes after the vamp, quickly reloading her weapon, as
Diego bursts out from behind one shelf, locked in a brutal
brawl with a hulking, muscular vampire.
The vamp HEADBUTTS Diego, before grabbing him by the throat
and lifting him up into the air. Diego struggles but the
vamp's grip is too powerful, and the huge vamp allows himself
a HISS of satisfaction before he bares his fangs.
HUGE VAMP
The boss told us you guys'd show
up...
DIEGO
(struggling)
As... a warning?
HUGE VAMP
Nope. To let us know we were cool
to kill you all.
The vamp lunges forward, sinking his fangs into Diego's neck!
He lets out a HOWL of pain - but the vamp suddenly stiffens,
dropping Diego to the floor.
Clutching his bloodied neck, he quickly shuffles back as the
vampire crashes face first to the floor - revealing a stake
protruding from his back and Twist standing over him.
TWIST
Where would you boys be without me?
She helps Diego up, then takes off in another direction to
chase two more vampires.
Over with Syren in the corner, she's still trying to keep up
with the fast-moving battle despite only being able to listen
from the sidelines - when she senses something moving behind
her.
She spins round, her head moving rapidly from left to right
as she tries to pinpoint what she heard.
SYREN
Hello? Who's there?
She strains to hear the noise again - and can't see the
FIGURE wrapped in shadows stalking slowly towards her...
Twist CRACKS her bat across the jaw of another vamp, who
falls back onto a conveyor belt leading down from a loading
bay, rolling to a heap on the floor.
Twist surveys the warehouse - all but two of the raiders are
down now, with Sanctus engaging the two survivors in a blur
of swordplay.
Sanctus CHOPS to the left and one vamp ROARS as his arm falls
to the floor, before Sanctus spins on his hell, SLICING round
and beheading the next vamp.
Twist strolls over to the final vamp, her blood-stained bat
resting casually against her shoulder as the others join her.
TWIST
Well, well, well! Looks like we've
got a gusher, kids.
Julie grimaces - the vamp's severed arm is dripping with
blood as the vamp writhes around in pain.
JULIE
Okay, that is just gross.
SANCTUS
We should put this creature out of
its misery.
TWIST
Or, we should pull a Sayid and get
this loser to tell us everything he
knows about La Capitain's big ol'
plan.
JULIE
Torture him? His arm's off already,
Twist, I don't think he's gonna
feel much like talking.
Twist reaches over and takes Diego's sword, kneeling down
before the convulsing vampire.
TWIST
You've got plenty more things we
can slice off if you don't start co
operating, comprende?
The vamp glares back at her - then starts to LAUGH.
TWIST (cont'd)
(frowns)
Hey! Don't laugh when I'm getting
all serious, damn it!
Sanctus glances up - and his expression quickly darkens.
SANCTUS
Twist...
TWIST
Hold on, I'm gonna teach the One
Armed Bandit here a lesson first.
The others follow Sanctus' gaze - and share his expression.
JULIE
Oh, no...
TWIST
What?
(looks up)
Oh.
Advancing towards them from the other side of the warehouse
are another thirty vampires - led by VIVIAN! She grins - and
she has Syren held tightly in front of her, a long, curved
dagger pressed to her throat.
VIVIAN
Hey there, partner.
Twist stands, stepping over the fallen vamp and glaring cold
fury as Vivian comes to a halt.
TWIST
You don't get to call me that.
VIVIAN
Oh, now she gets fussy. I swear,
you kill a few people together and
all that hard-earned trust goes
right out the window...
TWIST
(furious)
Shut up!!
Twist advances a step, but Vivian presses the dagger against
Syren - who GASPS as the dagger draws a drop of BLOOD.
Twist freezes as the others slowly come to join her. Vivian
grins - and LICKS the blood from Syren's neck.
VIVIAN
I think we both know what's gonna
happen if you take another step
forward here.
TWIST
If you hurt her...
VIVIAN
Yeah, yeah, can of whup ass, yadda
yadda. You need to work on some
fresh tough talk, sweetheart.
SANCTUS
It's over, Vivian.
VIVIAN
Really? 'Cause it looks pretty on
from where I'm standing!
SANCTUS
You're not leaving this place with
any of these weapons.
VIVIAN
Yeah, that's what your pal Arthur
said before I ate him. Sweet of him
to make that phone call to you all
for me first, though. You know how
I love my reunions.
Twist and Sanctus exchange a dark look, as we cut to:
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