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        29     EXT. ORPHANAGE - FRONT ENTRANCE - NEXT                  29

               Twist digs her phone from her pocket as she and Diego race
               after the Masked Men, who have just SMASHED their way inside,
               setting off a noisy ALARM as they pile inside.

               She rapidly dials a number and presses the phone to her ear,
               waiting for an answer as we cut to:

        30     INT. MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                 30

               Syren dozes on the bed as Julie and Danyael get to work,
               various textbooks spread out around them. A map of the area
               has a large black 'X' drawn on it.

               Julie is squinting at her laptop screen, making notes as she
               reads when her phone RINGS.

                                   JULIE
                             (into phone)
                         Twist?

                                   TWIST
                             (filtered; through phone)
                         Battle stations! A bunch of goons
                         just busted into the orphanage,
                         we're heading to intercept. Some
                         backup'd be good.

                                   JULIE
                         We're on our way.

               She snaps the phone shut and gets to her feet.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Trouble?

                                   JULIE
                             (off Syren)
                         Wake her up. We're leaving.

               Julie pulls on her coat as Danyael gently shakes Syren to
               wake her up, and as he grabs his own jacket we cut to:

        31     INT. ORPHANAGE - RECEPTION - NIGHT                      31

               Twist and Diego get to the broken doors, the alarm bells
               RINGING all around as they look for any sign of the gang.

                                   TWIST
                         Split up! I'll head this way, you
                         go that way.

               Diego nods and breaks left, and we stay with Twist as she
               runs down a corridor to the right, heading for:

        32     INT. ORPHANAGE - CORRIDOR - NEXT                        32

               Twist barrels through a set of 'Staff Only' doors and sees
               two of the gang running down a long, plain corridor.

                                   TWIST
                         Hey!

               She sets off in pursuit, and we switch to:

        33     INT. ORPHANAGE - HALLWAY - NEXT                         33

               Diego finds himself in a large foyer with two wide staircases
               leading upstairs, and spots a group of the masked men heading
               for a higher floor.

               He races forward, JUMPS and neatly VAULTS over the bannister,
               getting a head start as he closes in on the nearest men.

               The leader of the gang spots the incoming Diego and barks to
               his comrades:

                                   LEADER
                         Slow him down!

               Three of the men hang back, armed with a variety of close
               combat weapons like knives and clubs as Diego swoops in.

               The first takes a SWING at his head, but Diego swings beneath
               it and CHOPS his sword across the man's calves, dropping him
               and sending him rolling back down the stairs.

               The second man gets in front of him, knife in hand as he
               makes a few clumsy STABS. Diego easily dodges round
               them,getting him in an armlock and TWISTING his wrist to make
               him drop the knife.

               His colleague closes in, but Diego KICKS OFF from his chest,
               sending him stumbling back and using the momentum to FLIP
               over his captive, painfully WRENCHING the man's arm round.

               Diego KNEES him in the gut, SPINS him round and SHOVES him
               into the third man, and the duo flip up and over the
               bannister, yelling out as they CRASH into the next flight of
               stairs down.

               His path clear, Diego resumes his pursuit as we rejoin:

        34     EXT. ORPHANAGE - GROUNDS - NEXT                         34

               Twist KICKS open a fire door and finds herself out on the
               fields at the rear of the orphanage grounds.

               The men she's after are heading for the houses where the kids
               sleep, splitting into two groups as lights switch on across
               both houses.

               Twist hears the sound of incoming POLICE SIRENS and knows she
               doesn't have much time left - she picks a group and sets off
               after them.

               Closing in fast, she readies her bat as the group of men slow
               down, ready to meet her.

                                   TWIST
                         Okay, muddy funsters, time to-

               BANG! Twist staggers back - there's a BULLET HOLE in her
               chest!

               Her jaw drops, and she looks up to see one of the masked
               goons lowering a smoking shotgun.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         You... you shot me!

               Confused glances are exchanged - shouldn't this chick be
               dead?

               Twist stomps forward, SWATTING the shotgun out of the goon's
               hands and CRACKING him across the head with her bat.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Shotguns are for wusses anyway...

               The rest of the goons back up, clutching their weapons
               tightly as they try to figure this out, until:

                                   MASKED GOON
                         Oh, I get it... she's a vampire!

               The goons all nod - and on cue, every one of them draws a
               STAKE! Twist pales.

                                   TWIST
                             (meekly)
                         Mother...

               As the goons advance, we cut to:

        35     INT. DANYAEL'S CAR - NEXT                               35

               Danyael is driving at extreme speeds as he weaves through
               late-night traffic, Julie and Syren hanging on for dear life.

               There's the BLARE of a horn as Danyael narrowly misses a BUS
               pulling into his lane.

                                   JULIE
                         Damn it, Danyael! This evening will
                         be a failure if we all die!

                                   DANYAEL
                         Quiet! I'm concentrating...

               Julie shuts her eyes, not wanting to look as Danyael speeds
               on and we cut to:

        36     EXT. ORPHANAGE - GROUNDS - NEXT                         36

               Twist is deep in combat with the six remaining goons, fending
               off attacks and throwing KICKS and PUNCHES of her own, but
               there's too many to fight all at once.

               She SHOUTS OUT as one rakes a KNIFE across her back, then a
               PUNCH lands across her jaw and a STAKE narrowly misses her
               heart as one goon goes for the kill.

               She stumbles back, TRIPS and hits the deck, looking up as two
               stake-wielding goons loom over her...

               ... and with a swift SNIKT sound, both men stutter and fall,
               revealing Diego as he lowers his sword!

                                   TWIST
                         Well, it's about damn time!

               Taking the advantage back, she SWEEPS one goon down and
               ELBOWS him in the gut, TACKLING the next as Diego cuts down
               the next two in quick succession.

               Twist PUNCHES OUT her final attacker when something across
               the field grabs her attention:

               One of the goons' vans has made it onto the field, and a
               horrified Twist watches as the second group of men bundles
               six KIDS inside!

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         The kids! Diego, they've got the
                         kids!

               She starts running, but she's much too far away. The van
               SPINS to face the exit in a cloud of dirt, roaring back off
               onto the road as the flashing RED and BLUE of police lights
               starts to fill the air.

                                   DIEGO
                         Come on, Twist! We have to go!

                                   TWIST
                         But-

                                   DIEGO
                         Come on!

               He drags her away, and we cut back to:

        37     EXT. ORPHANAGE - FRONT ENTRANCE - NEXT                  37

               Twist and Diego make it back out to the front, but two POLICE
               CARS are already SCREECHING to a halt out front.

               Cut off, Twist looks for a way out, but their path to the van
               is blocked - until Danyael's car SOARS into frame, RAMMING
               the first squad car at full speed!

               It ROLLS back and hits the second, knocking both back as a
               woozy Danyael staggers out of his trashed car.

                                   TWIST
                         Danyael!

               She hurries over to him, but as Julie and Syren hurry towards
               them, Diego is already ushering the group towards the van.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         The hell did you do that for? How
                         many times - life is not like
                         'Burnout 3'!

                                   DANYAEL
                             (groggy)
                         Got you... out... didn't it?

               The dazed police officers are still pulling themselves out of
               their car as Diego throws open the van door, letting the team
               pile inside.

                                   DIEGO
                         The raiders escaped with the
                         children, but we-

                                   JULIE
                         Don't worry...

               She holds up her map, pointing to the 'X.'

                                   JULIE (cont'd)
                         ... we know where they're going.

               The team pile into the van, and as Julie gets into the
               driver's seat, starts the engine and ACCELERATES away, the
               cops get off a few SHOTS at the fleeing van as we cut to:

        38     INT. VAN - NEXT                                         38

               Danyael is sprawled in the back, Syren hanging onto him as
               Diego joins Twist and Julie in the front. She hands him the
               map.

                                   JULIE
                         Correlated sightings to records of
                         cult activity in the area, managed
                         to get a common location. Narrowed
                         it down further when I found
                         there's a magical power line
                         running straight through this
                         place, right here.

               She taps at the map, SWERVING around a slow-moving car ahead.

                                   DIEGO
                         Are you sure?

                                   JULIE
                         Whatever these guys are planning,
                         they've picked a good spot to pull
                         it off. There's enough power in
                         that line to refuel a power
                         station!

               Twist grabs the dashboard as Julie shows she's as dramatic a
               driver as Danyael when she needs to be, and we cut to:

        39     EXT. OLD BUILDING - NEXT                                39

               The van SCREECHES to a halt outside an old, disused building
               that used to be an amusement arcade, and the team pile out
               and head for the nearest door, passing the parked unmarked
               van they were chasing on their way into:

        40     INT. OLD BUILDING - NEXT                                40

               Diego BARGES the door open, revealing a wide, dusty room with
               dozens of covered arcade game cabinets pushed to either wall.

               The gang of goons, the terrified kids held amongst them, whip
               round to face the intruders.

               Twist takes point, levelling her bat at the leader.

                                   TWIST
                         Sorry, but the brats are with us.
                         Got the eBay receipt to prove it.

                                   LEADER
                         You people don't have a clue what
                         you're up against, do you?

                                   TWIST
                         Remind me, Diego, how many of these
                         goons did we leave down and out
                         back at the orphanage?

               Diego joins her, with the rest of the team flanking them.

                                   DIEGO
                         Enough.

                                   TWIST
                         So, you see, there's not much point
                         trying to-

                                   LEADER
                         You don't understand! If we don't
                         cleanse these children, then we'll
                         all be-

                                   DANYAEL
                         Eating through straws?

               The Leader scowls, grabbing one of the twin girls and pulling
               her hair up, pointing to the mark Julie saw.

                                   LEADER
                         You see this? Do you know what this
                         means?

                                   JULIE
                         I know what you'll be trying to use
                         it for.

                                   LEADER
                         What we'll be using it for?
                             (shakes head)
                         You're so wrong, it's not even
                         funny.
                             (beat)
                         Their parents are the ones who did
                         this to them. That's why we had to
                         have them killed.

               The team exchange puzzled looks.

                                   DANYAEL
                         But... how?

                                   LEADER
                         To stop a monster, sometimes you
                         have to become one.
                             (beat; lowers head)
                         I wish I could say I didn't take
                         some satisfaction in what I did,
                         but...

                                   JULIE
                         So who are you people? I mean, I'm
                         guessing you're some kind of cult,
                         but are you trying to say you're
                         against what's been done to these
                         kids?

                                   TWIST
                         Correct me if I'm wrong, but we
                         couldn't help but notice the demon
                         summoning markings painted in
                         freakin' blood on the walls back at
                         these kids' houses.

                                   LEADER
                         Protection spells. Trying to stop
                         the summoning from working.

                                   TWIST
                         Julie? That right?

                                   JULIE
                             (uncertain)
                         I... I don't know, I'm sure-

                                   LEADER
                         You have to let us finish this!
                         These children have been marked as
                         vessels for the spirits of Na'Grazi
                         by their own followers, and if the
                         ritual goes ahead then nothing will
                         be able to stop them!

                                   TWIST
                         And how do you propose to get those
                         marks off?

               The Leader pauses - then draws a KNIFE.

                                   LEADER
                         There's no other way.

                                   TWIST
                         Oh, hell no...

               She makes the first move, breaking forward to attack as the
               others follow her.

               One goon comes to meet her head on, and as Twist SMASHES her
               bat into his head, we switch to:

               Syren, who SHRIEKS at a goon that charges her, BLASTING him
               off his feet and sending him hurtling backwards.

               Danyael PUNCHES one man down and wrestles one child from his
               hand as he falls, herding the kid away from the battle.

               Julie draws her gun, but as a knife is SLASHED across her
               arm, she YELLS and drops the weapon.

               The goon prepares to stab again, but Diego steams in with a
               PUNCH that knocks the man off his feet.

               In moments, all the goons are down except the leader, who has
               the last child gripped tightly in his arms. He backs up, the
               team advancing on him.

                                   LEADER
                         No... no! Listen to me! There's no
                         other way! You can't get rid of
                         these marks once they've been cast,
                         it'll kill the vessel if you do!

                                   TWIST
                         Pardon me for not taking the
                         kidnapper at his word.

                                   LEADER
                         There's no time left to argue! The
                         ritual will commence at midnight,
                         and if we don't cleanse the vessels
                         before then, we'll all-

               BLAM! The cultist staggers back - and slowly looks down at
               the BULLET WOUND in his shoulder!

               The team snap round and see Julie, calmly lowering her gun,
               and as the leader folds to the floor, Danyael swoops in to
               snatch the terrified kid back up.

                                   TWIST
                             (angrily; to Julie)
                         The hell was that?

                                   JULIE
                         A solution.

                                   TWIST
                         You could've shot that little girl!

                                   JULIE
                         I'm a better shot than that, Twist.
                         I wouldn't have taken it if I
                         didn't think I could do it.

               Twist stomps away and joins Danyael and Syren, who are
               keeping the children gathered together.

                                   DIEGO
                         Was he correct? Is there any other
                         way to remove these markings? And
                         are the children destined to be
                         vessels for some kind of evil
                         spirits?

                                   JULIE
                         I don't know... maybe.

                                   TWIST
                         'Maybe'?

                                   JULIE
                         I saw a passage in my research that
                         mentioned something about the
                         'eternal mark of the vessel,' but I
                         didn't... I hoped I'd translated it
                         wrong.

                                   SYREN
                         So what are we going to do? Can we
                         stop the summoning, or are the
                         children...

               She looks down at them, afraid to finish the thought, but
               Danyael pipes up:

                                   DANYAEL
                         Maybe not...

               All eyes turn to Danyael, who looks to Syren as we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                  END OF ACT THREE
                                      ACT FOUR

               FADE IN:

        41     INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NIGHT                   41

               A plain old warehouse, with forklifts in one corner, shelving
               stacks in another and heaps of pallets and crates dotted all
               around.

               And in the foreground, an open-topped metal CAGE, a few feet
               high, with the six kids from the orphanage sitting quietly
               inside!

               Pull back to find the team crouched out of sight behind a
               heap of lengths of tubing, watching the kids.

                                   TWIST
                         Did I say how I don't like this
                         plan yet?

                                   DANYAEL
                         Not in the last minute.

                                   TWIST
                         Good.
                             (beat)
                         I don't like this plan.

                                   SYREN
                         I agree with Twist. This all seems
                         very...

                                   TWIST
                         Haphazard? Slapdash? Maybe even a
                         little, oh, I don't know, crazy?

                                   DANYAEL
                         Will you relax? The numbers add up
                         on this one. It's all good.

               He turns to Julie, who is typing rapidly into har laptop as
               Diego watches.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         Right, Julie?

               She looks up, frowns, then looks back to her work. Twist
               quirks an eyebrow at Danyael's puzzled reaction.

                                   TWIST
                             (dry)
                         Oh, yeah. Real confident.

               We focus on Danyael again as he peers back over the tubing,
               his eyes on the kids as we hear:

                                   DANYAEL (V.O.)
                         Okay, here's how I'm seeing this...

               PUSH IN on Danyael before we cut to:

        42     INT. VAN - NEXT                                         42

               TITLE OVER - One Hour Earlier...

               The team are assembled in the van, Syren with the kids
               clustered protectively around her in the back.

               Danyael is driving, the others sitting behind him as Julie
               fills her side of the cabin with open books.

                                   DANYAEL
                         We don't seem to be able to get the
                         marks off these kids, right?

                                   TWIST
                         Tried licking my finger and rubbing
                         'em, so far nothing.

                                   DIEGO
                         She means 'no.'

               Julie holds up her laptop to show the others - she has a
               diagram of the inscriptions seen on the walls of the victims'
               houses showing.

                                   JULIE
                         That cultist was right - these
                         markings form a protection spell
                         designed to counter the summoning
                         ritual.

                                   DIEGO
                         So you were mistaken?

                                   JULIE
                             (beat)
                         I didn't get the full story from
                         what we saw. You have to include
                         part of the ritual in the
                         inscription for the protection
                         spell, otherwise you can-

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, yeah, we get the idea. You
                         screwed up. Deal with it. Next
                         problem.

               Julie starts to answer back, but knows she was wrong this
               time so fights her retort back down.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         How do we stop the ritual?

                                   JULIE
                         We can't. Not without killing the
                         kids.

               They look back to Syren, who looks horrified at Julie's
               comment and pulls the kids a little closer to her.

                                   TWIST
                             (weary)
                         We're not actually gonna do that...
                             (to Julie)
                         ... are we?

                                   JULIE
                         Of course not. I just haven't
                         figured out a way around it all
                         yet.

                                   DANYAEL
                         And as I keep saying, I have.

                                   JULIE
                         Danyael, don't take this the wrong
                         way, but I've got years of
                         expertise in this kind of thing
                         behind me. What makes you so sure
                         your plan will work?

               Danyael cranes round to grin back at Syren.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Faith.

                                   JULIE
                             (impatient)
                         Look, this summoning was set in
                         stone the second those childrens'
                         parents put those marks on their
                         bodies. We can't do anything about
                         that, and if that cult leader was
                         right we have...
                             (checks watch)
                         ... less than an hour before the
                         spell is activated.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Then we'd better make sure we're
                         set up by then, huh?

               Julie looks away, obviously frustrated, and as a determined
               Danyael speeds on, we return to:

        43     INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NIGHT                   43

               Back in the warehouse as Danyael ducks back down, looking at
               his watch.

                                   TWIST
                         How are we doing?

                                   DANYAEL
                         Two minutes to midnight.

                                   TWIST
                         Hey, you said that without singing
                         it. I'm impressed.
                             (off Diego's blank look)
                         Song reference. Never mind.

               Julie closes her laptop and loads her gun with a loud CLICK,
               getting everyone's attention.

                                   JULIE
                         Alright, let's get into our
                         positions. Even if Danyael's right,
                         we're only going to get one shot at
                         this. Whatever happens to the kids,
                         we can't let even one of them get
                         out of this warehouse. Is that
                         clear?

               Nobody can meet her stern gaze - they know what following
               that order could mean.

                                   JULIE (cont'd)
                         Is that clear?

                                   DIEGO
                         We understand.

               Syren raises her head suddenly, as if hearing something.

                                   SYREN
                         It's time.

                                   TWIST
                         Already? But Spook said-

                                   DANYAEL
                         Let's assume my watch is slow.

               Twist frowns, but follows Diego as he darts around the
               outside of the warehouse floor, keeping his eyes on the kids.

               Danyael and Syren go to the other side, leaving Julie with
               her gun trained on the kids.

               As she watches, tiny slivers of LIGHT start to form in the
               air over the cage, and the kids look up as they're bathed in
               the soft luminescence.

               Julie grits her teeth, squinting down her gun sights as we
               watch the rest of the team getting into place, flanking the
               cage on either side.

               Twist watches as the points of light start to increase in
               size, hovering in the air above the cage and starting to
               PULSE softly with every second.

                                   TWIST
                         You getting a bad feeling about
                         this yet?

               She turns to Diego, his focus entirely on the kids, and turns
               back as she spots Syren and Danyael weaving in even closer to
               the cage.

               The balls of light suddenly BLAZE with fierce energy, forcing
               the kids to shield their eyes, and in an instant they all ZAP
               down, covering each child in a flurry of crackling energy!

               The kids cry out in fear, but as the energy courses over
               their bodies, something else begins to happen:

               The childrens' bodies start to WARP and DISTORT, bulging
               impossibly and swelling as they start to grow in size, their
               features melting and twisting as the energy continues to
               swirl all around them!

               Danyael reaches for Syren, holding her hand tightly and
               pulling her close.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Are you ready?

                                   SYREN
                         I... I think so.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You can do this, Syren. You know
                         you can. You just have to believe
                         you can save them.

               She takes a deep breath and nods at last, scared but trying
               not to show it.

               Danyael looks back towards the kids - they're growing rapidly
               now, their bodies mangled into inhuman, monstrous forms as
               they push at the edges of the makeshift cage, which looks
               ready to pop at any second.

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         It's time!

               He hurries forward, leading her behind him as they approach
               Ground Zero for the transformation taking place, the
               possessed kids letting out WAILS and SHRIEKS as they struggle
               to free themselves.

               Twist and Diego are also moving out of cover, hanging back
               with their weapons ready...

               ... until the cage finally CRACKS open, and the beasts within
               are unleashed with a chorus of ROARS!

                                   DANYAEL (cont'd)
                         Now!!

               Twist and Diego charge in, heading straight for the first
               creature as it begins to straighten itself up...

               ... and Twist tries not to panic as the beast rises to stand
               a full foot taller than her! No longer recognisable as the
               child it took over, the creature's jet black skin is covered
               with thick plates forming a second, armoured skin, and one
               long, twisting HORN juts from its head.

               It ROARS and swings for Twist, who has to ROLL to avoid it,
               narrowly missing getting STAMPED on by the second monster!

                                   TWIST
                         Danyael! Now would be an excellent
                         time for your master plan to kick
                         in!

               Diego is trading attacks with another creature, its huge
               CLAWS clashing with his sword and showering the scene with
               SPARKS.

               All the beasts' attention is focused on Twist and Diego, and
               this gives Syren a clear view of the nearest one.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Okay, Syren... now!!

               She takes a deep breath - and lets rip with a SCREAM, shrill
               in pitch and accompanied by a HAZE of swirling energy pouring
               from her open mouth!

               It hits the creatures dead on, and with a HOWL of pain they
               stumble forward, staggering under the onslaught.

               Julie vaults over her cover and rushes forward, one hand
               raised as she mutters an incantation - and her hand starts to
               GLOW with dark RED energy!

               With a sound like metal tearing, a blaze of LIGHT starts to
               draw out from each monster, swiftly forming into the likeness
               of the creature itself.

               The bodies left behind rapidly revert to those of the
               children, their forms returning to normal as the spirits
               possessing them are forced out, and as Syren's scream finally
               dies down, three SPIRITS are left swirling in the air!

                                   JULIE
                         Bannir!

               The energy LEAPS from her hand, enveloping the spirits as
               they search for a new host, encasing them in a field of
               chaotically buzzing energy to a chorus of SCREAMS! 

               Diego grabs Twist and pulls her away, Danyael doing the same
               for Syren as Julie races forward to gather up the kids, the
               field around the trapped spirits burning more and more
               intensely...

               ... until with a loud SNAP it vanishes, burning an afterimage
               into the air as it fades away, the shrieks of the banished
               spirits echoing through the warehouse.

               Silence falls. The frightened, rapid breaths of the kids can
               be heard as the team pick themselves back up, checking one
               another for injuries.

               Danyael lets out a WHOOP of victory as he twirls Syren round
               by her waist.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You did it! You did it!

                                   SYREN
                         I did!

                                   DANYAEL
                         I knew you could.

               He KISSES her on the cheek, and Julie manages a small smile
               as she looks over each of the kids.

               She checks the twin girls first, their bodies showing some
               cuts and bruising from the trauma of the transformation but
               otherwise okay. She gently lifts their hair and checks their
               necks - and the marks are gone!

                                   TWIST
                         Well? Did it work?

                                   JULIE
                             (relieved)
                         It worked. We're okay.

                                   TWIST
                         Alright! Team Kickass one, team
                         Evil nil!

               She grabs Diego and KISSES him - on the lips. He grins, but
               as Twist catches Danyael's eye, his suddenly subdued
               expression kills her own enthusiasm stone cold.

               Julie is busy checking the rest of the children, but as she
               comes to the last boy, her smile drops.

                                   JULIE
                         Oh, God...

                                   DANYAEL
                         What? Everything okay?

               Julie turns, her face saying it all - and the boy before her
               still bears the MARK of the ritual on his arm!

               Julie starts to turn back to him, and the boy begins to GRIN,
               his eyes starting to glow a fierce, bright BLUE...

               ... and there's a BANG as Julie is thrown backwards, knocked
               off her feet by a wave of energy that floors the others too!

               Diego gets his head up first, watching as the boy lets out a
               ROAR much louder than his size should allow, and in moments
               the telltale signs of the possession resume - his frame
               begins to stretch and distort, his bones SNAPPING in and out
               of shape as his torso twists and distends!

                                   TWIST
                         Syren, quick! Get him!

               Syren hurriedly gets to her feet, but she's wandered too
               close to the blossoming creature, and before Danyael can warn
               her, she's taken a mighty SWIPE to her chest, SWATTING her
               back through the air!

               She lands several feet away with a THUD, landing in a
               crumpled heap as Danyael rushes to her side.

               Twist slowly rises as the final creature, safe back inside
               its host, towers above her, once again BLAZING with energy.

                                   DIEGO
                         What happened? I thought Syren
                         forced them all out of their hosts?

                                   TWIST
                         She either missed one, or this one
                         got back in before Julie's spell
                         kicked in. Either way...
                             (raises bat)
                         ... it's game time.

               She inhales - then CHARGES forward with a yell, taking on the
               mighty beast as it BELLOWS with rage!

               Danyael reaches Syren, but she's stunned, bleeding from a cut
               on her forehead as he cradles her.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Syren! Syren, are you okay?

                                   SYREN
                         I... I'm not... what...

                                   DANYAEL
                         It's alright, I've got you. Come
                         on.

               He scoops her up, trying to carry her to safety but snapping
               round as he hears:

                                   TWIST (O.S.)
                         Oh shiiii-

               CRASH! Twist flies into both of them, the trio scattering to
               the ground as the inbound Twist bowls them all over.

               The beast whips round to face Diego, who bravely stands
               between it and the rest of the kids.

               He aims his sword at the monster as it THUDS towards him with
               heavy footsteps, his face defiant.

                                   DIEGO
                         I do not want to kill you, niņo...
                         but that does not mean I won't.

               The beast ROARS and SWIPES a heavy, clawed hand at him, but
               Diego dodges beneath it, getting ready to strike back...

               POW! The creature's foot whips round in a blur of motion,
               catching Diego off guard and knocking him flat, his sword
               flying from his hand.

               Winded, he can't react in time as the creature raises a foot
               over him, ready to stamp down and crush him...

               Julie raises her gun - she's got a clean shot at the beast,
               its attention on Diego, but she knows full well what killing
               it will do to the child it's taken over. Her hand trembles...

               And there's a SCREAM from the far side of the warehouse, an
               instant before the creature is caught in another BLAST of
               energy - projected by Syren!

               Sitting up from the floor, the recovering Twist and Danyael
               either side of her, she's got just enough power to keep the
               assault on the creature up for a few more seconds before she
               starts to wilt - but it's enough.

               With a piercing SHRIEK, the spirit is wrenched free from the
               body of the boy, who FALLS back into Diego's arms as the
               spirit whips around the room overhead.

               Julie snaps out of her amazement, dropping her gun and
               dashing forward as she readies her incantation again.

               Diego scrambles to safety with the boy as Julie ZAPS the
               spirit with another stream of red energy, snaring its ghostly
               form at last!

               Danyael catches Syren just as she faints away, and Twist
               jumps to her feet as she sees Julie hit the bullseye.

                                   TWIST
                         Yes!

                                   JULIE
                         Bannir!

               There's a last HOWL from the spirit - and a trail of blue
               energy snakes quickly back down the beam coming from Julie's
               hand, making her jolt as it strikes her.

               There's another SNAP - and the spirit is gone. Julie stumbles
               back a step, looking down at her hand, suddenly
               disorientated.

               Julie lowers her hand, panting for breath, and surveys the
               scene around her - the kids are safe, and she watches as
               Diego checks the boy in his arms.

               To his relief, the mark is gone. He smiles and nods back to
               Julie, who nods back and exhales at last, rubbing her weary
               eyes as we DISSOLVE TO:
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