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11 EXT. STREET - NIGHT 11
Chris, Ellie and Danyael run down another street, still
assaulted by the rain, with Ellie pointing towards a small,
run down building up ahead.
ELLIE
That's it! That's the place.
DANYAEL
Alright, you stay here, we'll go
check it out.
ELLIE
What? But I-
CHRIS
It's for the best.
Chris pauses with Ellie - but Danyael keeps on going,
hurrying off screen.
ELLIE
Why can't I come with you?
CHRIS
This could be a trap. There could
be more of those vampires waiting.
ELLIE
Oh. Yeah.
CHRIS
Don't move until we come back.
He turns and sees Danyael heading into the building:
12 INT. REBEL SAFE HOUSE - NEXT 12
Chris bursts in through the front door - the building looks
like a slum, the walls literally falling down.
CHRIS
Danyael? Danyael!
(mutters)
Stop running off every five
seconds!
He walks forward, eyes narrowing as he studies the safe house
- there's no sign of life here, vampire or otherwise.
Chris tenses up - something isn't right here. He starts to
head back for the door.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Danyael?
He hears FOOTSTEPS above him and glances up, as we cut to:
13 EXT. STREET - NEXT 13
Looking towards the safe house, Ellie reaches into her jacket
and takes out a small remote control unit, extending the
aerial and pointing it towards the building, before hitting a
red button on the unit.
A beat.
And the safe house EXPLODES!
The building is torn in two by the blast, showering the
street with huge chunks of brickwork and flaming debris, and
as a surge of yellow flames lights up the night sky, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
14 INT. WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 14
Twist and the others are quickly being surrounded by the new
wave of vampires, as Vivian keeps Syren at daggerpoint.
TWIST
Come on, Viv, this isn't how you
like to fight.
VIVIAN
What, you want to be my friend now?
Little late for that!
TWIST
No, I mean hiding behind somebody
else. That's not your style.
VIVIAN
And what the hell would you know
about my-
TWIST
Unless you're under orders, that
is.
Vivian hesitates - and Twist grins. She steps forward, away
from the others, as they go back to back to watch the vamps
encircling them.
TWIST (cont'd)
Did I hit a nerve?
VIVIAN
You don't know what you're talking
about, as per damn usual.
TWIST
(off Syren)
Then why didn't you just slit her
throat and then attack us? Why the
whole hostage routine?
(chuckles)
I'll bet your boss is pretty hung
up on the diva over there, isn't
he? Can't get enough of those big
blue eyes, those big, pouty lips,
and her little-
VIVIAN
(snaps)
Shut up!!
Vivian tenses, and as she starts to dig the dagger into
Syren's throat, Twist surges forward, taking advantage of
Vivian's hesitation to SHOVE Syren out of the way before
TACKLING Vivian to the floor.
The new wave of vampires start to charge forward, but Sanctus
raises his hand, whipping it round him in a circle - and a
wave of blue ENERGY washes out from him, knocking the
assorted vampires to the floor!
JULIE
Woah! That was-
SANCTUS
Come on!
Sanctus races towards a small office in the far corner, with
Julie and Diego keeping their eyes on the vampires.
Twist and Vivian struggle on, their fight veering between
scratching and hair-pulling to full-on punching and kicking
as they wrestle with each other.
TWIST
Ow! Damn it! You fight like a
fricken girl!
VIVIAN
You fight like an amateur!
TWIST
Least I'm a pretty one!
Twist KICKS Vivian in the gut, and as she doubles over she
brings her knee up into Vivian's chest, dropping her to the
floor.
Twist hurries over to Syren, helping her up and quickly
checking her neck wound as Vivian pushes herself to her feet.
TWIST (cont'd)
Are you okay?
Syren nods, but doesn't look like she can speak. Twist
glances round and sees Sanctus and the others heading for the
office.
She sets off in pursuit as Vivian and the rest of the vamps
get to their feet at last. A few vamps start after Twist and
Syren, but Vivian calls out:
VIVIAN
Leave 'em!
It looks like the words are acid in her mouth, but with a
breath she continues:
VIVIAN (cont'd)
They're not what we came here for.
Get the weapons and move out!
The vampires descend on the scattered weapons, stuffing them
into bags and backpacks as we cut to:
15 INT. WAREHOUSE - CORNER OFFICE - NEXT 15
Twist and Syren burst in - the small back office's main
feature is the dead body of Arthur Monroe, the elderly
vampire skewered to his chair by a long sliver of wood.
TWIST
Okay, people, we're in need of a
new plan that doesn't involve all
of us getting killed.
Sanctus is throwing open a row of cabinets along the back
wall, frantically searching through their contents.
SANCTUS
Where is it?
JULIE
Sanctus, come on! We don't have the
time to go through his stuff!
DIEGO
(off Monroe)
Why is he so old? I thought you
vampires never aged?
SANCTUS
(still searching)
It was a favour to him. He was an
old man dying of cancer, and he
made me a request as a friend.
Sanctus scoops more items out of the last cabinet - before
grinning victoriously. Twist is looking out through the
office windows.
TWIST
Hey, they're leaving? Is that good
or bad?
SANCTUS
Good for us in terms of not having
to fight them all, bad in terms of
them getting away with the weapons.
Julie looks past Sanctus and into the cupboard - and sees a
large flip switch mounted inside it.
SANCTUS (cont'd)
Luckily for us, Monroe was of the
paranoid sort. He equipped
everything he stocked with a
magical failsafe. All I have to do
is pull this switch and it should
deactivate everything still inside
the warehouse.
Twist is still looking outside - several vamps have already
made their escape, including Vivian.
TWIST
So stop explaining and hit the damn
thing already!
Sanctus pulls the switch, and we cut to:
16 INT. WAREHOUSE - NEXT 16
Half the vampires are still exiting the warehouse when there
is a sudden chorus of BEEPS - and the bags and backpacks the
vampires are sporting suddenly burst into FLAMES!
The vamps frantically try to disentangle themselves from the
bags, some falling victim to the flames and others fleeing
for the exit as Twist and the others hurry back over.
Julie kneels down and picks up the charred remains of one of
the bags, taking out what used to be a short sword but what
now resembles a melted plastic toy sword.
JULIE
I give it five years before eBay
starts doing stuff like this.
SANCTUS
Some of them got away. We should
get after them.
TWIST
Nu-uh. We need to get Syren fixed
up, I think Vivian hurt her pretty
bad.
Sanctus looks to the door, then reaches into his jacket and
takes out a slip of paper, handing it to Twist.
SANCTUS
That's the address of the safe
house I arranged for us while we're
here. Get Syren the aid she needs,
we'll meet you there.
Sanctus heads for the door, Diego automatically following.
SANCTUS (cont'd)
We'll try to catch them up and get
those weapons back, then meet you
there later on.
The duo hurry out through the doors. Julie examines Syren's
neck, wincing as she inspects the bloody mark.
JULIE
We should get some supplies first.
This looks pretty nasty.
TWIST
Well, plus side, it's shut her up
for a while.
Julie throws her a look, and Twist blinks back.
TWIST (cont'd)
What? I don't hate her any more,
but she can still be pretty
annoying.
Twist looks back across the warehouse, littered with broken
shelves and dead vampires, as we cut to:
17 INT. SAFE HOUSE - NIGHT 17
Twist opens a door and flips on a light, revealing a spartan
yet cosy room. A large table sits in the centre, with two old
sofas either side of that. There's an old television and
video twin set in one corner, which Twist heads for as Julie
helps Syren over to one of the sofas. Syren now sports a
bandage round her throat.
JULIE
Are you sure I can't get you
anything, Syren?
Syren shakes her head, taking Julie's hands and squeezing
them with a smile. Julie grins back.
JULIE (cont'd)
You're welcome, honey.
She heads over to Twist, who is trying to tune the TV in,
fiddling with the aerial.
JULIE (cont'd)
She'll be fine. I don't know
whether her not speaking is due to
shock or the cut she got, but it's
nothing serious.
(beat)
Twist!
TWIST
(distracted)
Hmm?
JULIE
Are you even listening to me?
TWIST
I am.
(beat)
What did you say?
JULIE
I said Syren's fine, so we-
TV
And we're receiving footage live
from our news chopper downtown now,
and... oh, my. Well, ladies and
gentlemen, you can see the extent
of the blaze for yourself.
Julie and Twist step back to study the TV set as Twist
finally gets a signal, displaying a local news channel.
The screen shows a burning building, viewed from a news
helicopter hovering overhead. Fire trucks are trying to
tackle the blaze as it spreads across the buildings around
it, without much success.
TWIST
Yikes. Looks like we weren't the
only ones having a busy night!
JULIE
Hey, have you heard from Chris or
Danyael yet?
TWIST
No, not yet.
(glances at TV)
You don't think...
The girls look round as the door opens to let Sanctus and
Diego inside. Their downcast expressions hit the girls
straight away.
JULIE
Sanctus?
Sanctus looks up and sees the news, then shares a dark look
with Diego. Twist steps forward, growing visibly more anxious
by the second.
TWIST
Hey! What's going on? Is-
SANCTUS
I'm afraid I have some bad news.
Twist freezes. Sanctus nods to Diego, who reaches into his
jacket - wincing as he reveals a bloody patch on his shirt -
and takes out a video cassette.
SANCTUS (cont'd)
We pursued Vivian and the rest of
her followers to another location,
but they were gone by the time we
arrived. All we found was this.
Diego heads over to the TV set, inserting the video and
stepping back as he hits 'Play.' Everyone watches in nervous
silence. Syren instinctively reaches out, finding Diego's
hand and clutching it tightly.
The screen fills with static for a beat - before the grinning
face of MANON appears. He appears to be standing inside a
grey metal room of some sort.
MANON
(nods)
'Allo. My apologies for not
delivering this message to you in
person, but as I'm sure you can
understand, I am a busy man at the
moment.
Manon pauses to light a cigarette, then continues.
MANON (cont'd)
Christopher and Danyael are dead.
Julie and Syren GASP, while Twist steps back, her jaw
hanging.
MANON (cont'd)
You 'ave probably seen the news
reports by now of the blaze tearing
through one part of Boston. That's
where they were. I set up the
attack on the rebel base to lure
some of you out there, and I made
sure the two of them did not leave
the area alive.
(grins)
So to speak.
Julie looks to Sanctus in horror, but his firm gaze is fixed
on the screen.
MANON (cont'd)
What proof do I 'ave, you may ask?
Manon gestures to someone off camera - and Vivian steps into
frame. She looks to Manon, smiles - and then holds up Chris'
katana!
JULIE
Oh, God...
MANON
There wasn't much else I could
bring back that would 'ave
resembled either of them, so I 'ope
this removes any doubts you may
'ave about what I am saying.
Vivian steps out of frame, and Manon leans closer to the
screen.
MANON (cont'd)
Do not try to stop me again.
He reaches up and flicks off the camera, replacing his image
on the TV with static.
There's a long moment of stunned silence as the team stare at
the TV, before Sanctus finally steps forward to turn it off.
He keeps his back to the others for a moment.
SANCTUS
Diego and I went to the site of the
explosion, and... the rebel base
was destroyed, as was a second
building that we believe to be
their emergency rendezvous.
He turns at last - and the others are surprised to see tears
in his eyes.
SANCTUS (cont'd)
There was no sign of Chris or
Danyael at either location. We
found his van and used it to get
back here, but...
He trails off, and the room falls back into silence. Twist is
shaking, her fists tightly clenched and her eyes fixed on the
floor.
JULIE
(head spinning)
What... so... what do we do? What
do we do now?
SYREN
Chris is... Chris is gone?
Diego looks to Sanctus, who turns his attention to Twist.
SANCTUS
Twist?
She looks up, tears rolling down her cheeks.
SANCTUS (cont'd)
Twist, it's... it all falls to you.
TWIST
(blurts out)
What?!?
SANCTUS
I am not the one who should lead us
now.
TWIST
What are you talking about?
SANCTUS
I can't lead or influence you,
Twist. You know you have to make
the decisions on your own.
Twist stares back at him - then starts to catch up to his
meaning at last.
TWIST
(shakes head)
No. No, that doesn't work any more.
I told him, I said I didn't want
things to be like that, and he-
JULIE
Who?
SANCTUS
It would take time we do not
currently have to explain. All I
will say is that Twist has received
some... guidance.
JULIE
(lost)
I... I don't understand.
TWIST
(bitterly)
You and me both, Jules.
SANCTUS
We don't have the luxury of time to
mourn for them now, Twist! We have
to move against Manon quickly,
before he achieves his goal.
JULIE
Wait a minute, wait a minute - what
the hell is going on? What
'guidance'? What does Twist know
that we don't?
She turns angrily to Twist, who looks helplessly back at her -
and then turns and runs for the door, dashing out of the
room. Diego starts to follow, but Julie stops him.
JULIE (cont'd)
(firm)
I think you'd better leave this to
me.
She hurries out after Twist, and as Syren starts to curl her
body up on the sofa, still gripping Diego's hand as the news
of Chris' loss starts to sink in, we cut to:
18 INT. METAL CORRIDOR - NIGHT 18
Manon heads down what looks like a passageway on the inside
of a ship, stepping through a bulkhead door and passing
several portholes set into the wall. Vivian rounds a corner
behind him and jogs to catch up.
VIVIAN
Jacques! Hey, wait up!
He stops, turning to her as she reaches him.
MANON
Oui?
VIVIAN
Alright, I played along, I helped
you with your little video diary or
whatever the heck that was, now you
need to start giving me some
answers.
Manon grins, turning and starting to walk back down the
corridor, motioning for Vivian to follow.
MANON
Ask away.
VIVIAN
First off, why didn't you tell me
what you were planning for Chris?
MANON
When I arranged for the rebel cell
to be attacked, I did it without
the knowledge of which members of
Christopher's team would respond.
VIVIAN
Oh, and I'm just supposed to accept
that? You know I wanted to take him
down myself! That was part of our
deal!
Manon gets to a bulkhead door and rotates the handle to open
it, stepping through and onto:
19 INT. CARGO CHAMBER - WALKWAY - CONTINUOUS 19
The duo step onto a gantry running above a huge chamber
below, which is a hive of activity - what looks like three
semi-assembled TEMPLES are being built in three of the
corners, with the fourth stacked high with crates and supply
containers.
Dozens of figures mill around, the buzz of their work filling
the large bay with noise.
MANON
You 'ave his sword, is that not
enough of a memento?
VIVIAN
No, it isn't!
He stops and turns to her. She's clearly several shades of
pissed but he maintains his cool exterior.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
And another thing - where's the
machine?
MANON
What machine?
VIVIAN
Don't 'what machine' me, Jacques -
the healing device. I told your men
where to find my parts of it, and
we got the rest of it from Parker's
lab, so I want to know where it is.
MANON
Somewhere safe.
He turns and starts to walk away, but she grabs his arm to
stop him. Manon's expression is considerably less casual as
he turns back round.
VIVIAN
We had a deal! I get the device, I
use it, I destroy it and then I
take out Chris.
I'm not signed up for any of this
portal crap, I just want what I-
ZAP! A sudden FLARE of green light blazes around Manon, and
Vivian is thrown off her feet. She hits the gantry with a
loud CLANG, looking up to see a suddenly fierce Manon
towering over her.
MANON
Our 'deal' is whatever I say it is,
you stupid little undead whore! I
do not care for your petty revenge!
VIVIAN
But-
MANON
After we are done, then I will give
you your device. Until then, you do
as I say. Is that clear?
Without waiting for an answer, he spins on his heel and
marches away. Vivian slowly picks herself up, anger blazing
in her eyes as we cut to:
20 INT. SAFE HOUSE - NIGHT 20
Sanctus sits at the table, hands clasped and chin resting on
his hands, staring straight ahead. Syren is curled up on the
sofa, sleeping, stirring as Diego hurries into the room.
SANCTUS
What is it?
DIEGO
I've just got word, they're on the
move again. They're going for the
Crypt of McCreary.
SANCTUS
(darkly)
We can't allow them to get to that.
DIEGO
My thoughts exactly.
Sanctus stands, suddenly determined.
SANCTUS
Tell the ladies we're moving out.
Diego nods and exits, and from Sanctus' expression, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
21 EXT. SAFE HOUSE - ROOF - NIGHT 21
There's a doorway leading onto the rooftop from the floor
below, and this opens to reveal Julie. She steps onto the
roof, scanning left and right before spotting something off
screen and heading towards it.
Twist is sitting on the edge of the roof, her legs dangling
into thin air and a blank expression on her face. Julie
stands behind her, watching her for a moment - and Julie's
red eyes tell us she's taken a moment to let her emotions out
on the journey upstairs.
JULIE
Hey.
Twist nods but doesn't turn round, and after wiping her eyes
Julie sits down beside her. The girls sit in silence for a
few moments before Julie speaks:
JULIE (cont'd)
You know what the worst part is?
(beat; no reply)
All the things I never got chance
to say. All the little things, the
stuff that went through my head
whenever I...
(tearful)
All the things I was sorry for. All
the things I wished I could take
back, or maybe... maybe just...
She starts to SOB, and Twist slowly reaches out to take one
of her hands.
TWIST
It's not what he would have wanted.
Julie manages a bitter laugh, taking a few moments to choke
her tears back down.
TWIST (cont'd)
You know what I think the worst
part is?
JULIE
What?
TWIST
I think I could've really loved
that guy.
(turns to Julie)
Danyael. Not Chris. I add quickly.
Julie manages a smile, and Twist looks back out across the
city of Boston arrayed before her.
JULIE
I thought you told him you'd never-
TWIST
I say a lot of things, Jules.
Doesn't mean I'm right about any of
'em. Besides, out of all the people
in the world who know what we do...
Spook's just different.
JULIE
He really loved you.
TWIST
And I think I loved him. I just
knew this'd happen to one of us one
day, and...
JULIE
And you didn't want it to be you.
Twist lowers her head, closing her eyes.
TWIST
You really think they're gone?
JULIE
I don't know. It doesn't feel... it
doesn't seem like it's real yet,
you know? It's like it's happening
to somebody else, and we feel bad,
but...
TWIST
But it's not happening to anybody
else. This time, it's all happening
to us.
JULIE
Yeah.
TWIST
I didn't believe it. Even when
Vivian had Chris' sword, I just
thought 'she coulda taken that out
of the rubble, doesn't mean Chris
is dead,' but then...
(deep breath)
... then I came up here, and I sat
down, and I cried, and I thought
about what Sanctus said.
If he thought for a second Chris
was still alive, he'd have come
back and taken us straight back out
to go on looking for them.
Julie nods, following Twist's logic.
TWIST (cont'd)
But he didn't. They came back
looking like it was already all
over. He knew. He knew Chris was
gone.
Those last words bring a fresh SOB out of Julie, and Twist
reaches over to wrap her arms round her, holding her close
for some kind of comfort.
DIEGO (O.S.)
Er... senoras?
They turn to see Diego standing behind them. Julie sniffs and
wipes her eyes.
JULIE
What is it?
DIEGO
Manon is planning another raid.
He's after an ancient library of
mystical texts, buried beneath a
cemetary just outside the city.
TWIST
Okay.
DIEGO
I thought we could all take the
opportunity to avenge those we have
lost tonight.
TWIST
You up for some payback, Jules?
Julie looks out over the city, then nods. Twist stands,
offering her hand to help Julie up, and as the trio head back
for the door, we cut to:
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