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FADE IN:
8 INT. REHEARSAL STUDIO - NIGHT 8
Settling in at the rehearsal room that apparently doubles as
a home base for Naomi's band, Vincent and the others unpack
their stuff from the evening's concert.
Over in one corner is more of a recreational space - sofas, a
TV and Playstation, and a drinks cooler. Naomi opens the
cooler to reveal rows of BLOOD BAGS, taking two out and
opening up the microwave that sits in a nearby kitchenette.
She's mid-conversation with Danyael, chatting away while he
just keeps looking her up and down, hardly able to believe
it's her.
NAOMI
(continuing)
... and then after we moved out of
Seattle, we tried to head over to
LA for a while but it didn't really
suit us. One thing led to another,
and then we were back home in
Chicago, and that's how it's stayed
for a few years now.
DANYAEL
Hmm.
She pours each blood bag into a mug and pops them both into
the microwave, setting it for a minute.
NAOMI
You know, what with the music scene
round here still as good as it ever
was, it's a great place to settle.
Plenty of friendly faces.
DANYAEL
Hmm.
NAOMI
And before I knew it, we've got
enough of a network round here to
set up this festival, and with all
the trouble going on these days, I
figured 'why not'?
DANYAEL
Hmm.
The microwave 'dings,' and Naomi takes out two warmed-up mugs
of blood, passing one to Danyael. He blinks and stares at it,
as it not knowing what to do.
NAOMI
Don't worry. It's animal.
He finally takes the mug and has a sip.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Oh, you're not Jewish now, are you?
He peers at her over the mug - and she cracks a smile. He
manages one back at last.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Sorry. Always play that one on
guests.
She leans against the counter with him, watching as Diego
sits with Twist over by the sofas, Twist still looking shaken
from her earlier endeavours.
NAOMI (cont'd)
So... are you actually going to
talk to me, or just keep staring
awkwardly at me all night?
DANYAEL
Uh...
NAOMI
(rolls eyes)
Yep, you haven't changed.
DANYAEL
(grins)
Sorry.
NAOMI
Well, okay, maybe the 'heroic
rescue from burning building' part
is new.
DANYAEL
I've picked a few things up.
NAOMI
(off group)
So I can see. The other vampire, is
she your gi-
DANYAEL
No, and why does everyone keep
asking me that?
NAOMI
Just the way you keep looking at
her. You used to look at me like
that.
She smiles - there's no animosity between these two, whatever
happened in the past. She nudges him.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Come on, introduce me properly.
She starts to head for the others, and Danyael follows, still
looking a little unsure of himself.
Julie looks up as Naomi takes a seat, and she offers the
group a little wave.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Hey, all. Is your friend feeling
any better?
TWIST
(dry)
Almost got burned alive and
squished flat, and now Syren won't
give me my freakin' iPod back. I'm
peachy.
NAOMI
(blinks)
Oh, uh, really? 'Cause I could, you
know, get you some-
JULIE
She's just being... Twist. It'll
pass.
Twist pouts as Julie offers Naomi her hand.
JULIE (cont'd)
Thanks for putting us up here.
NAOMI
Oh, no problem. We basically live
here anyway, so we've got plenty of
space for guests.
TWIST
I'll bet.
Twist catches Danyael throwing her a sharp look, and with a
roll of her eyes she looks away. Twist's remark goes unheard
by Naomi.
DIEGO
So tell us, senora, how long have
you and your friends been under
attack from other groups of
vampiros?
NAOMI
Since not long after we moved back
down here.
Vincent and Janine head over as Naomi continues:
NAOMI (cont'd)
I think they just took a dislike to
us, 'cause apparently it'd been
pretty quiet before then.
VINCENT
Yeah, just out luck to show up as a
gang war kicks off, huh?
JANINE
Naomi, we're gonna head out and
make sure everyone's alright after
the fire.
NAOMI
Okay, I'll stay here.
JANINE
Are you sure? You don't want to
come out and-
NAOMI
I'm fine. Thanks.
Janine nods, and as she leaves with Vincent and Kitty in tow,
Naomi turns back to the team.
JULIE
You can go with them if you want.
NAOMI
No, it's okay, I'm...
DANYAEL
Naomi doesn't go out all that much.
Never did.
NAOMI
It's just a 'me' thing. I'm kind of
private.
TWIST
Well, I'm sure that's a relief for
everyone.
Danyael scowls at her again, this time heading over to Twist
and taking her by the arm.
DANYAEL
Could you all excuse us? Twist and
I need a quick word outside.
He drags the protesting Twist out into another room, and as
Naomi offers Julie a warm smile, we cut to:
9 INT. REHEARSAL STUDIO - CORRIDOR - NEXT 9
Danyael pulls the door back into the main room closed and
rounds on Twist, who stands with her arms crossed.
He glances to his side - Syren is sitting with her back
against the wall, still listening to music and humming to
herself.
After checking that she can't hear them, Danyael turns back
to Twist, not looking happy.
DANYAEL
Alright, what the hell is the
matter with you?
TWIST
Nothing's the 'matter' with me. I'm
fine. Like I said.
DANYAEL
Then what's with the Queen Bitch
act in there?
TWIST
No clue what you're talking about.
DANYAEL
C'mon, Twist. I know you well
enough to get when you don't like
someone. What don't you agree with
about Naomi?
TWIST
Nothing. I'm sure she's a wonderful
person.
Danyael pulls his 'I call bullsh*t' face on her, and she
SIGHS theatrically.
TWIST (cont'd)
You're just being pretty quick to
trust her, is all.
DANYAEL
Meaning?
TWIST
Meaning, she shows up just after
the explosion and subsequent
burning down of the proverbial
house, without an explanation for
where she's been, and you don't
find that just the tiniest bit
suspicious?
DANYAEL
No, actually, I don't.
TWIST
Oh, right. I forgot. You two have
'history.'
DANYAEL
(narrows eyes)
Is that what this is about?
TWIST
(scoffs)
As if! I'm just saying, don't jump
to trust this girl just 'cause you
know what her natural hair colour
is.
Danyael scowls at her, turning and heading back inside
without another word. Twist sighs again, knowing she could
have handled that better as we return to:
10 INT. REHEARSAL STUDIO - NEXT 10
The group look up as a sour-faced Danyael enters.
NAOMI
Everything okay?
DANYAEL
Fine.
JULIE
Naomi's been telling us about the
festival.
DIEGO
And her concerns for its security.
Danyael takes a seat as Naomi continues:
NAOMI
The way I see it, this isn't a good
time to be a rebel vampire. There
are less of us every day, and the
movement round here needs something
big to keep it all together.
A chance to blow off some steam, a
show of solidarity to pull everyone
on board again. Like it used to be.
DANYAEL
You really think a few bands on a
stage will manage all that?
NAOMI
(nods)
It's as much a symbol of us against
them as anything else. The trads
have made it known that they want
to stop the festival, so if it
still goes ahead then that's a big
old 'f-you' to all of them.
DANYAEL
And if it doesn't?
NAOMI
Not an option. They want to make an
example out of us, and I can't let
that happen.
Naomi's phone RINGS after that, and she excuses herself to
take the call. Danyael sips his mug of blood as Julie leans
forward, lowering her voice.
JULIE
I don't like this, Danyael.
DANYAEL
What's not to like?
JULIE
This is somebody else's fight we're
getting mixed up in.
DIEGO
They are all someone else's fight,
Julie.
JULIE
That's not what I mean. Look, I'm
just saying...
DANYAEL
You don't think we should get
involved.
JULIE
Frankly, no. We don't have the time
or energy to get bogged down
helping somebody else fight their
war. We've got our own things to be
doing.
DANYAEL
And what about helping people who
need it? Or is that gonna be too
'inconvenient'?
JULIE
(rubs head)
I'm just saying-
DIEGO
I agree with Danyael. We should
stay.
Danyael blinks, surprised by this show of support.
DIEGO (cont'd)
Not only is this as worthy a cause
as any, in my opinion, but Danyael
and this Naomi clearly once had
strong feelings for each other.
DANYAEL
Uh... well, we...
DIEGO
And yet, to still offer his help
even after they went their separate
ways shows a great sense of honour.
(to Danyael)
That is something I will always
respect.
Danyael lets this sink in, turning back to the defeated Julie
just as Naomi returns.
NAOMI
Sorry. Festival stuff, you know.
Logistical nightmare.
JULIE
We were just saying-
DIEGO
We were just deciding how best to
offer our services to help you
protect your festival.
NAOMI
(brightens)
Really?
DANYAEL
(smiles)
Really.
NAOMI
That's great! Uh, just let me make
a few calls, and I'll...
She trails off - the sound of SINGING is drifting into the
room.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Who's that?
JULIE
Oh, that's Syren. She's one of
ours.
NAOMI
That's one of my songs...
Following the sound of Syren's voice, Naomi steps out of the
room, and after a beat Danyael follows, into:
11 INT. REHEARSAL STUDIO - CORRIDOR - NEXT 11
Naomi is standing and watching the singing Syren as Danyael
joins her. Syren, eyes closed, is lost in the song as she
croons along.
NAOMI
She's incredible...
DANYAEL
Yeah, that's our Syren.
NAOMI
Is that her real name?
DANYAEL
We think so.
(off her look)
Long story.
She heads over to Syren and crouches down. Syren opens her
eyes, and Naomi reacts when she realises Syren is blind.
Syren takes the headphones out and looks round.
SYREN
Who's there?
NAOMI
Oh, hey, it's me, Naomi. Danyael's
friend.
SYREN
Hello. I'm Syren.
NAOMI
That's... that's an amazing voice
you've got there, Syren. You're
singing my song better than I can!
SYREN
Oh, that was one of your songs? I
liked it.
NAOMI
You seem to know it pretty well,
too. You been listening to us for
long?
SYREN
No, it just came on. I listened to
it once, then played it back so I
could sing along.
NAOMI
(beat)
One listen and you can sing it that
well?
She turns to Danyael, grinning.
NAOMI (cont'd)
I just found another way you guys
can help me out.
Danyael chuckles as we cut to:
12 INT. VAMP LAIR - NIGHT 12
Another bar in another part of town, but nobody's drunk here
for many years. The place sports boarded up windows, cobwebs
and a thick layer of dust and grime all around.
With a RATTLE of padlock, the front door opens and the
scrawny youths last seen trying to break into the van enter.
VOICE (O.S.)
You're late. And empty-handed.
The youths freeze, exchanging nervous glances as FOOTSTEPS
ring out - someone is approaching from out of the gloom.
A figure steps under one of the lights, reaching up to pull
the chain and switch it on - revealing a grizzled VAMPIRE, an
ugly SCAR on his left cheek and another running down from his
right eye.
YOUTH #1
S-sorry, Chains, w-we ran into some-
BLAM! The youth FLIES backwards with a SCREAM, a smoking
BULLET HOLE in his chest!
As he hits the wall, he starts to convulse, his body GLOWING
with a brilliant BLUE LIGHT - until with a final SHRIEK he
bursts into FLAMES!
The other youths shield their faces as the flames consume the
youth in an instant - and an instant later, there's nothing
left but ASH.
They slowly turn back to CHAINS as he lowers his gun - a
model remarkably similar to Julie's!
CHAINS
First one of you to even start to
say 'trouble' gets to find out what
other kinds of bullets I can shoot
with this thing.
The youths back up - this guy clearly commands a lot of
respect round here.
CHAINS (cont'd)
So, basically, you brought me
nothing, is that it?
(tuts; shakes head)
I'm very disappointed. Enough to
maybe show one more of you what
happens when you come back without
the goods.
He raises the gun again, and one terrified youth shouts out:
YOUTH #2
W-wait! Wait!
CHAINS
(beat)
I'm listening.
YOUTH #2
There's... there's new people in
town. Vampires, some of 'em.
They... they helped get people out
after we set the place to blow up,
just like you told us.
Chains frowns, lowering his gun.
CHAINS
These 'new people' got names?
The youths look to each other again, drawing a blank.
CHAINS (cont'd)
Never mind. Get back out there and
find out who they are and what they
want, and if they're gonna get in
the way of us burning that
freakshow to the ground tomorrow
night, kill 'em all.
(beat)
Either way, you get a chance to
take out that bitch Naomi, you take
it. She's the one. Get her, the
whole house of cards falls down.
(beat)
So go on already! Scram!
The youths don't need to be told twice, breaking and dashing
back out of the door in a heartbeat.
Chains tucks his gun back into his belt and starts to laugh -
a deep, raspy chuckle - and from that, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
13 EXT. MAIN STAGE - DAY 13
Construction of the stage for the evening's festival is in
full swing, with teams of workers clambering over scaffolds
and the various rigs and stands that will make up the covered
stage when it's all put together.
The stage has been set up inside a small cul-de-sac of old
buildings, with one main route in from the street and plenty
of space for the crowd to get close to the action.
Standing back from the hive of activity are Naomi and
Danyael, Danyael glancing up at the sun overhead as the two
enjoy the shade of the building behind them.
DANYAEL
So all of these guys work for you?
NAOMI
Vampires don't generally work day
shifts, Danny.
DANYAEL
You know what I mean.
NAOMI
Yeah, but they're cool with it. I
mean, the foremen know that they're
working for vampires, but that's
it. We pay well and on time, so
they've never had reason to fall
out with us. It's a good
arrangement.
Danyael shakes his head.
NAOMI (cont'd)
What?
DANYAEL
I just... I never would have
thought you would put something
like this together, is all.
NAOMI
What's so surprising?
DANYAEL
When we were going out, you could
barely take two steps out of your
apartment without having a panic
attack about something. It's a
wonder we even met!
NAOMI
When we were going out, I had a lot
of issues to deal with.
(beat)
Besides, we're going back eight
years when we start talking about
'us.' A lot's changed since then.
DANYAEL
Not all that much.
He turns to look at her, and she smiles, turning away from
him. Why, are they flirting?
TWIST
Hem-hem.
They turn to see Twist leaning out of a window nearby.
TWIST (cont'd)
C'mon, Spook, you're wanted.
DANYAEL
(to Naomi)
Excuse me.
NAOMI
'Spook'?
DANYAEL
It's... it's a thing.
He walks away, Naomi still grinning as she watches him leave,
and we cut into:
14 INT. OFFICES - NEXT 14
Danyael walks into a large room filled with people - Vincent
and the others stand with Julie and the team around a long
table, on which a large map has been unfurled.
JULIE
Oh, Danyael, good. Over here.
Glancing at the busy people all around - and working out that
they're part of the organisation here - Danyael steps up.
DANYAEL
What've we got?
KITTY
This is a map of the area. We've
marked all the trad nests that we
know about.
She points to several crosses marked on the map.
KITTY (cont'd)
This red dot in the middle is us,
so as you can see...
DIEGO
They surround us.
He's not wrong - the festival is taking place slap bang in
the middle of a near circle of nests.
DANYAEL
Alright, so what are our options?
DIEGO
Naomi tells me there are ten
vampires currently assigned for
security, and with the rest of us
that comes to fourteen.
DANYAEL
(counts)
You mean fifteen.
JULIE
Syren's not joining us.
TWIST
Yeah, Songbird managed to get
herself a gig singing at the
festival, if you can believe that.
DANYAEL
Well... yeah, I can.
Diego starts pointing to areas of the map as he speaks.
DIEGO
We should spread out in teams of
two, each one covering a possible
approach for the trads, if they
show up.
VINCENT
Oh, they will. Word is none other
than Chains himself is coming out
for this one.
The name gets a response from the room.
TWIST
'Chains'? What kind of lame ass bad
guy name is that?
KITTY
He's the main trad pack leader
round these parts.
VINCENT
He's been taking out our people for
months now, and we don't have
anybody tough enough to bring him
down.
DIEGO
You do now.
Diego has every confidence in his words, and the others can
sense that, feeding off it, and as Diego continues to outline
his battle plan for the evening, we DISSOLVE TO:
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