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20 INT. SAFE HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - NEXT 20
Down in the safe house itself, everyone has finally dozed
off. Twist lays a blanket carefully over Julie, then turns
and notices Syren shivering in her sleep.
With a roll of her eyes, Twist shrugs off her jacket and
drapes it over Syren's sleeping form.
TWIST
And don't get saying I never do
anything for you.
She glances round - Naomi's dropped off too. Twist stretches,
sliding into the seat alongside Chris.
She looks him up and down for a moment, a smile gradually
creeping across her features.
TWIST (cont'd)
Welcome back, chief.
She reaches across, takes his hand and gives it a squeeze.
TWIST (cont'd)
You had us all going for a while
there. Thought this was really it
this time, you know?
She releases his hand, sitting up and running her hands
through her hair.
TWIST (cont'd)
I thought... we all thought you
weren't coming back.
(glances at Syren)
Except her. But between you and me,
she's a little...
Twist makes the classic 'she's crazy' gesture, circling her
finger round her temple.
TWIST (cont'd)
I just hope she doesn't get all
smug now she's been proven right,
is all.
Twist tries to laugh at her own joke, but the smile fades.
TWIST (cont'd)
You probably don't know this, or
don't want to know this, but
Sanctus, he... he's gone. He made
sure you came back before the
Trinity killed him.
She leans back in her chair.
TWIST (cont'd)
Oh, yeah, the Trinity. New bad
guys. Girls, even. Three redheads,
heapum big trouble. Kind of hoping
you're gonna wake up soon, 'cause
it looks like we could use you.
She falls silent for a moment, then leans close to Chris,
looking him up and down again.
She pauses - then lightly KISSES him on the cheek, quickly
settling back down.
TWIST (cont'd)
You tell anyone about that, I'll
kill you.
Her eyes fall on him again.
TWIST (cont'd)
(softly)
Where did you go?
She SIGHS, and we PUSH IN on Chris again, no flicker of
movement across his body until we force a CUT TO:
21 INT. BURNED OUT BUILDING - NIGHT 21
Chris awakens with a start - back in his nightmare world.
He's huddled up against the wall inside the shell of a
wrecked building, heaps of trashed furniture piled around.
He stiffly gets to his feet, stretching out and looking out
through one of the empty window frames.
His view of the landscape beyond doesn't offer much
encouragement - more desolate terrain, smashed buildings and
ominous storm clouds.
With a sigh, he turns away from the view and takes a step
towards the doorway opposite - and then freezes.
SOMETHING is standing in the doorway looking right back at
him, shrouded in darkness.
Chris tenses, his hand instinctively going to where his sword
should be - but of course it isn't there.
The figure in the doorway HISSES, a throaty rattle that
definitely does not sound human.
Chris' eyes flick from side to side - there's no other way
out except through the window, and he's several storeys up.
We hear FOOTSTEPS as whatever's in the doorway pads slowly
into the room, and as Chris' eyes widen, we CUT TO:
22 INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT 22
Danyael and Diego are heading back to the safe house, the
orange glow of Danyael's cigarette the only real source of
light.
DANYAEL
I say we catch an hour or two's
sleep and then ship out. With any
luck, those Trinity goons just kept
on going trying to find us.
DIEGO
They're thorough.
DANYAEL
And we're well hidden.
DIEGO
Very thorough.
Danyael abruptly stops, spinning round to face him.
DANYAEL
Yeah, see, here's what I don't get.
How come you know so much about the
way they work?
DIEGO
I told you, I've fought against
them before.
DANYAEL
(shakes head)
No, this is more than that. You
either spent a damn long time
studying how they work, or there's
a few little details you've
neglected to tell us so far.
A beat as Danyael takes a final drag from his cigarette,
flicking the stub away.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
So while it's just you and me,
let's hear it. What's the big
secret?
DIEGO
There is no 'secret.'
DANYAEL
You can't really see it 'cause it's
dark, but I'm making my 'I call
bull' face right now.
Diego steps past him, a little curtly, and Danyael calls
after him:
DANYAEL (cont'd)
What's she gonna think when she
finds out, huh?
Diego stops. Doesn't turn round.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
You know one thing she hates?
He walks back up to Diego's side.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Secrets. Especially from those
rare, lucky few she lets get as
close as you have.
DIEGO
We're not-
He stops himself. Danyael quirks an eyebrow, but Diego walks
on, silent. Danyael sighs, shaking his head and following.
23 INT. SAFE HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - NEXT 23
Twist is curled up herself now, her eyes on Chris as her
eyelids start to droop. Exhaustion is catching up at last.
As she starts to drift off, she misses Chris STIRRING again,
his eyes starting to move rapidly beneath his eyelids.
As the sound of RUNNING fades in, we PUSH IN slowly on Chris
again and CUT TO:
24 EXT. RUINED CITY - DAY 24
CLOSE on Chris' feet as he tears across the landscape,
hopping over obstacles in his path - fallen signs, downed
street lights and heaps of bricks.
Something EXPLODES to his right as we PULL BACK, and Chris
shields himself with his arms.
Without looking back, it's clear something nasty is close
behind by the speed he's running.
That same SCREECH rings out again, and the twisted, scorched
husk of a POLICE VAN to his left DETONATES, arcing up into
the air!
Chris veers to the side, avoiding the van as it CRASHES back
to earth, but he STUMBLES and falls.
Throwing a quick glance over his shoulder, we're UP CLOSE as
what sounds like FLAPPING WINGS can be heard.
In the reflections on Chris' EYES, the shadow of some kind of
FLYING CREATURE can be seen for an instant:
And he's off again. The landscape BLURS past as Chris regains
his speed, the SCREECHING still close behind.
His foot suddenly SINKS into the ground, and before he can
react the whole area around him starts to CRUMBLE!
Chris scrabbles for grip, but as the ground gives way and
falls into a huge PIT below, he's got nothing to hold on to.
Chris FALLS, hands flailing through the air as he plummets
down into:
25 EXT. RUINED CITY - PIT - CONTINUOUS 25
Two sections of freeway have collapsed against each other,
causing this rift in the earth, and Chris SMACKS painfully
from surface to surface on his way down.
He hits the deck with a THUD, the wind knocked out of him as
he rolls onto his back with a grimace.
BLOOD is on his lips, and as he tries to sit up he suddenly
CRIES OUT in pain.
Looking down, he sees a huge chunk of STEEL sticking out of
his side, a souvenir from his trip down.
Clearly in agony, he grabs hold of the twisted hunk of metal
and PULLS - but all he gets is another ROAR of pain.
Weakly pushing himself up as far as he can, he quickly looks
round for some place he can crawl to:
And a SHADOW falls over him. He slowly looks up:
SILHOUETTED against the pale green skies is whatever was
pursuing him, but all we can see is a huge black SHAPE
blotting out the light.
ON CHRIS as the SCREECHING sound rings out again, and as the
creature closes in on him, Chris has nowhere to run.
His hands find the piece of steel in his side again, and
deciding it's the only weapon he's got he PULLS at it again,
letting out another YELL:
SMASH CUT TO:
26 INT. SAFE HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 26
And Chris wakes with the same YELL!
He lurches up on the sofa, with Twist jumping out of her skin
and the other girls snapping awake in an instant.
Chris gulps in deep lungfuls of air, hunching over and
letting out a low GROAN as he remembers the agony he felt.
Twist looks to Julie, who looks back - she doesn't know what
they should do either.
With the wide-eyed Syren's gaze fixed on her, Twist gingerly
reaches out a hand to Chris' shoulder...
SNAP! His arm jerks up and GRABS her wrist, and Twist freezes
as Chris slowly turns to face her.
TWIST
Chris! Chris... it's me. It's
Twist.
Chris blinks, his iron grip still on her wrist.
TWIST (cont'd)
Do you remember? It's me! I'm here.
Everybody's here.
Chris' head snaps round, taking in Naomi, Syren and then
Julie. He holds his gaze on Julie.
JULIE
(wary)
Ch... Chris?
Chris looks down, slowly starting to realise where he is. He
releases Twist's hand, looking down at his own hands.
SYREN
Chris? Do you know who we are?
CHRIS
(whispers)
Where...
TWIST
What?
CHRIS
(looks up)
Where am I?
Twist exhales, starting to grin.
TWIST
Somewhere safe.
Chris looks round at them all again.
CHRIS
Twist... Syren... Julie...
He looks to Naomi, frowning.
NAOMI
Oh, uh, you don't know me. I'm, er,
I'm with Danyael. Sort of.
(beat)
Hi.
Twist shuffles a little closer as Chris runs a hand through
his hair, feeling for his beard.
TWIST
You've been... actually, we have no
fricken idea where you've been, but
you've been gone for over eight
months.
CHRIS
(seems surprised)
Eight months?
(beat)
'Gone'? Gone where?
TWIST
(snaps fingers)
Poof! Don't you remember? Manon?
The fight in the oil tanker?
Stabbed in the heart? Falling into
the portal o' doom?
(beat)
Bueller? Anyone?
JULIE
Chris...
She reaches out and takes his hands. He flinches at first,
but doesn't pull away. Julie smiles.
JULIE (cont'd)
It's you. It's really you!
Chris looks up - and she LAUNCHES herself forward to embrace
him!
JULIE (cont'd)
It's really you!
TWIST
Hey, hey, hey! I was here first,
sister!
Twist gently prises them apart, then cracks into a broad grin
and HUGS Chris herself. He seems bemused by the attention.
Syren's up next, beaming from ear to ear as her arms slide
round him, pulling him close. She closes her eyes and nuzzles
her head against his shoulder.
SYREN
I knew you'd come back. I just knew
it. You wouldn't leave us. You
can't.
Chris absently pats Syren, turning to Naomi.
NAOMI
Oh, it's okay. I think we can skip
the hugs.
Syren releases him, and Chris leans forward in his chair,
taking another deep breath.
CHRIS
Alright, as I'm sure you can
imagine, it's all a little... fuzzy
up here at the moment.
He taps the side of his head.
CHRIS (cont'd)
I think you'd better tell me
exactly what's been going on since
I was... what was it you said?
TWIST
Uh, tanker, stab, portal.
CHRIS
Right, yes. That.
JULIE
We can get to that - first, tell us
where you've been!
CHRIS
I...
TWIST
And don't cop out on us, either. We
put bets down on this and
everything.
Julie shoots Twist a look. Not the time for jokes.
CHRIS
I don't remember.
Twist deflates a little.
CHRIS (cont'd)
At least... not properly. Flashes,
sounds... snatches of memories.
He presses his hands against his head and lapses into silence
again. Julie glances at Twist, and is about to speak when:
DANYAEL (O.S.)
Chris!
Chris looks up as Danyael bounds over, and before he can
react he's engulfed in another HUG.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
You're awake! You're back!
Danyael steps back, grinning broadly.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Good to see you, man. Damn good to
see you.
Chris stares at him, as though trying to recall who he is.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
It's me! Danyael! You remember?
(to Twist)
He does remember... right?
TWIST
He's getting there. The hugs are
helping. We think.
Diego steps over, laying a comradely hand on Chris' shoulder.
DIEGO
Welcome home, Chris.
CHRIS
Di... Diego?
DIEGO
(nods; grins)
Si.
CHRIS
So that means... where's Sanctus?
The smiles fade. It doesn't take long for Chris to figure out
what that means. He bows his head.
CHRIS (cont'd)
How did it happen?
TWIST
Finding you.
Chris snaps round to look at her.
TWIST (cont'd)
He showed us this thing, said it
might bring you back, so we went to
find it, only we had to fight these
people called the Trinity-
CHRIS
(snaps to attention)
The Trinity? They're here? Now?
TWIST
Uh... yeah.
Chris suddenly jumps to his feet.
CHRIS
We have to get out of here.
JULIE
Woah, woah, hang on! Chris, you
just came back from God only knows
where, and we all just got our
asses kicked! Slow down!
CHRIS
Julie, the Trinity is one of the
oldest and most dangerous
organisations on the planet. If
they're involved in my return, then-
BOOM! Something EXPLODES in the next room!
The team snap round and look into the next room, as SMOKE
billows in through the entrance.
And then, stepping through the smoke - and straight through
the doorway with Julie's protective markings, come
Jacqueline, Isabelle and Charlotte!
The team scramble to their feet, grabbing for weapons as more
Trinity warriors filter in through the entrance behind the
three girls.
JACQUELINE
(wicked grin)
Ding dong.
PUSH IN on Chris as he narrows his eyes, and we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
27 INT. SAFE HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 27
The team back up a little, reaching for their weapons as yet
more Trinity warriors pile into the room before them.
DANYAEL
How did you-
DIEGO
I told you they would find us.
He draws his sword with a flourish.
DIEGO (cont'd)
They always do.
ISABELLE
(off Chris)
That him? The one all this is
about?
JACQUELINE
Looks like.
Twist steps before Chris, Duggan back in her hands.
TWIST
I'm sorry, sounded awfully like you
were asking - no, begging me to
come over there and turn your faces
inside out!
DANYAEL
(joins her)
Yeah, I heard that too.
JACQUELINE
(rolls eyes)
I don't have time for this...
She takes a step forward, and as one the horde of Trinity
warriors SURGES forward:
POW! They hit some kind of BLUE FORCEFIELD, blocking them
from entering the room.
Twist whips round to see Chris has his arm outstretched, his
brow knitted in concentration.
CHRIS
Go!
JULIE
But we-
CHRIS
I'll hold them back! Just go!
JULIE
We're not leaving you!
CHRIS
And I don't plan on staying behind,
but if you don't get moving we
won't have that luxury!
Danyael races to one of the doors, trying to open it - but
it's locked. He takes a step back and BARGES into it,
smashing the door open.
DANYAEL
C'mon! This way!
He waves the others through the door.
Chris backtracks a little, arm still raised, as the
forcefield keeping the Trinity out starts to waver.
JACQUELINE
Charlotte, do you mind doing
something about that?
Charlotte lifts her hand, and beams of RED ENERGY snake out
and SLAM into the forcefield.
Chris' knees wobble, and the field flickers for an instant -
he can't hold it for long.
Danyael finally reaches forward and grabs him, dragging him
back through the doorway:
28 INT. SAFE HOUSE - STAIRCASE - NEXT 28
There's a loud HUM as the field falls, but Chris and Danyael
are already racing back up the stairs.
CHRIS
Where does this lead?
DANYAEL
Back to the surface. The van's
waiting.
Chris hears a faint SNIKT sound and quickly pushes Danyael's
head down:
Just as several DAGGERS whip past and slam into the staircase
wall!
Chris looks round and sees that Trinity warriors are closing
in. He pushes Danyael to speed up, as we CUT TO:
29 INT. BASEMENT CAR PARK - NEXT 29
Twist is the first up, BARGING through a fire door and back
out into the car park. The van is about twenty feet away.
She starts to run towards it - but more Trinity soldiers
spring into view, cutting her off!
TWIST
Oh, for the love of... how many of
you guys are there already?
Diego charges past her, sword swinging.
DIEGO
Always too many!
CHOP! He downs one soldier and KICKS another, turning to SLAM
one out of mid-air and into a car windshield.
Julie, Naomi and Syren are the next out, Julie fumbling to
reload her gun as more soldiers pour towards them on all
sides.
NAOMI
There's too many of them!
As if to answer, Julie gets her gun up and FIRES several
rapid bursts, each one taking out another warrior.
JULIE
And now there's a few less. Keep
moving!
The trio head for the van as Twist and Diego get stuck into
the Trinity, and we cut to:
30 INT. SAFE HOUSE - STAIRCASE - NEXT 30
More DAGGERS and SHURIKEN fly past Chris and Danyael, some
SLICING across them while other THUNK into the brickwork.
Chris hears a FWOOSH and turns to see a FIREBALL spiralling
up towards them!
CHRIS
Get down!
He SHOVES Danyael to the floor, the fireball streaking past
them and out into:
31 INT. BASEMENT CAR PARK - NEXT 31
With ROAR, the fireball scorches out through the fire door,
followed moments later by Chris and Danyael.
And then by about thirty more Trinity warriors, gaining on
the pair with every step!
Twist has almost fought her way to the van, BLASTING one
soldier out of the air with her bat.
She takes a KICK, staggering back, and quickly defends as two
SWORDS descend on her.
Struggling to fight back, she's driven away from the van as
two warriors bear down on her.
TWIST
Guys! Little help?
She SHOVES both warriors back and glances round - Diego is
busy fighting four soldiers at once, while Julie is laying
down suppressing fire for Naomi and Syren.
Twist turns to attack again - and a SWORD drives straight
into her gut!
TWIST (cont'd)
Aagh!
She looks down at the sword, following it back to its owner,
her fury increasing.
TWIST (cont'd)
Bad move.
POW! She nearly breaks Duggan in half as she CRACKS it across
the warrior's jaw, pausing to painfully DRAG the sword back
out of her belly.
TWIST (cont'd)
You see this shirt? Huh?
WHACK! She hits the stunned warrior again.
TWIST (cont'd)
Do you have any idea how hard it
was for me to find this?
CRUNCH! The warrior's head is knocked to an awkward angle. He
isn't getting back up.
TWIST (cont'd)
Freakin' goons, no respect for
style...
She makes it to the van as we rejoin Diego, a whirlwind of
swordplay as he dances from side to side.
He's fending off attacks from all sides, but for every
soldier he cuts down or wounds two more take their place.
Isabelle and Jacqueline stride out into the car park,
surveying the chaos before them.
JACQUELINE
(points to Chris)
Him! Get that one first!
Isabelle bounds forward, bearing down on Chris - who has his
back to her!
Julie spots her closing in and manages to yell:
JULIE
Chris, behind you!
He turns as Julie aims and FIRES, but Isabelle's sword
FLASHES and deflects the bullet!
Julie CRIES OUT - the ricochet has hit her in the arm! She
drops the gun and stumbles, but Naomi quickly sweeps her out
of harm's way as more soldiers steam in.
Chris turns in time to block Isabelle's first attack, the two
locking swords.
Danyael gets into the van, pausing to SLAM the driver's door
into one warrior before climbing into the front seat.
32 INT. BLACK VAN - NEXT 32
Fumbling with the ignition keys, he has to stop again as
another warrior tries to get into the cabin after him.
KICKING, Danyael tries to grab one of the many weapons hidden
around the van.
The warrior draws a STAKE and tries to pin Danyael down for
the kill - but he's suddenly YANKED back out of view!
Danyael looks up to see Twist HURLING the warrior away with
one hand.
TWIST
Well? Get this damn thing started!
Danyael manages to insert the keys and turn as Twist jumps
off to tackle another soldier.
33 INT. BASEMENT CAR PARK - NEXT 33
Chris is still locked in a duel with Isabelle, his Trinity
opponent fast and deadly as she spins round him.
ISABELLE
So, what, are you their leader or
something?
CHRIS
What?
ISABELLE
I mean, you have to be someone
pretty important given all the
trouble they've gone to.
Isabelle SWEEPS her sword for his legs, and Chris neatly
BACKFLIPS, landing on the bonnet of a car.
CHRIS
What difference does it make?
ISABELLE
I just like to know who I've
killed, is all.
CHRIS
Getting ahead of yourself a little,
aren't you?
ISABELLE
Maybe a little.
Isabelle pauses - then DRIVES her sword down into the ground,
creating a SHOCKWAVE of magical energy that BLASTS Chris
straight off the car!
ISABELLE (cont'd)
Not much, though.
She dives to attack again as we return to Twist, swinging her
bat to fend off another warrior as she tries to pull the van
door open.
TWIST
Let's go! Move, move, move!
Naomi and Syren bundle into the van, but the others are still
stuck in the melee.
Julie nurses her wounded arm, trying to dodge the warrior
homing in on her.
TWIST (cont'd)
Ah, damn it...
Twist breaks off, racing to Julie's aid as Diego SLAMS back
against the van, still knee deep in warriors.
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