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[previous | bottom] ACT TWO
FADE IN:
9 EXT. ABANDONED MINE COMPLEX - NEXT 9
We pick up right where we left off, and Chris, Twist and
Diego are fighting the warden all at once.
Chris and Diego are slashing at the warden with their swords
while Twist is bashing at the warden's back with her bat.
Danyael and Naomi are hiding behind the door leading into the
warehouse, before Danyael shakes his head. He picks up a
timber post and swings it grimly.
He then breaks cover and runs towards the others.
NAOMI
No, Danny! We don't know what that
thing is! For all we know, the
Trinity sent it here!
But Danyael ignores her and joins in the fray.
TWIST
(noticing Danyael)
Good to see you in battle, Spook!
Beginning to think you'd lost your
touch.
Julie and Syren stand by watching the battle. She fumbles in
her bag for her GUN. Withdrawing it, she AIMS at the warden
but the others are getting in the line of her sight.
JULIE
Damn it! I can't get a clear shot.
SYREN
Shouldn't we help her?
Julie stares at Kate, and finally recognises her. Kate is
looking worse for wear, as she tries to get her breath back,
while the others are busy with the warden.
JULIE
That girl can take care of herself.
She almost hung us out to dry last
time we crossed paths with her.
She's the last person I'd trust at
the moment.
Syren still looks in Kate's general direction. She senses the
pain the young woman has gone through.
SYREN
But still, she needs help.
Julie looks at Kate and lets out a sigh.
Back to the battle. The warden lets fly with his staff,
swinging it around him in an effort to trip the others over.
The staff itself is CRACKLING with the red energy field,
which causes the others to back off.
Diego senses an opening and feigns to the right before
sweeping upward at the warden's chest. He succeeds in CUTTING
him. The warden falters slightly, and that gives the opening
for Chris to bear down with his katana.
As the warden begins to defend himself from Chris, Twist and
Danyael double-team and WHACK the warden across his back.
The warden is clearly injured now, and raises his staff, but
instead of firing at the others, he points directly at the
ground. A red energy field fans out and pools upward covering
him entirely.
The others take a couple of steps back from the energy field,
expecting some kind of explosion, but instead we see the
energy field dissipate harmlessly along the ground.
The warden himself has all but disappeared!
TWIST
Well! How do like that? Couldn't
accept the fact that we were
kicking his ass, so he decides to
blow himself up instead!
(beat)
Assuming he is a he...
Angle on Kate as she hears this and lets out a low chuckle.
KATE
(low)
Oh honey, if only you knew.
She spies Julie and Syren making her way over to her.
Panicking, she gets up and BOLTS away from them, heading
towards the mine itself.
Julie watches Kate run, and raises her hands in frustration.
JULIE
See?
(beat)
I mean... she isn't so injured
after all.
TWIST
(about Kate)
Isn't that just like her? She runs
at the first available opportunity.
She's a real kamikaze girl, that
one.
(looking at Diego)
You'll like her.
Diego cocks his head at Twist's comment. Meanwhile Chris and
Julie give chase and go after Kate. With Twist and Diego
giving chase as well.
Danyael grabs Syren as they follow suit. Naomi, sensing that
she's going to be left behind runs to catch up with them.
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10 EXT. MINE ENTRANCE - NEXT 10
Open on the Mine Entrance and see a breathless Kate running
from the team. She spots the entrance and begins to run for
it, but is TACKLED from behind by Chris.
KATE
(struggling)
No! Leave me alone! I don't want to
hurt you! I'm trying to get away
from them!
The others catch up, and Twist is quick to grab Kate.
TWIST
Listen, baumgartner! We thought we
saw the last of you when your
partner decided to set a bunch of
stray dogs on us! As far as I'm
concerned, that's still your fault!
(beat)
What are you doing here? And what
the hell did Lurch back there want
with you?
Kate is clearly terrified. She is thinking rapid fire as she
stares back at the team, clearly trapped.
KATE
Wait! Wait... I can explain. How
about I make a deal with you?
There's a weapon hidden in the
caves that's a part of the mine -
JULIE
(over her)
We know about the weapon. We're
here for it as well.
CHRIS
Besides, what do you want with the
weapon? Who was that thing that was
chasing you?
Kate looks from Chris to Julie and back again. She is gulping
loudly.
KATE
(slowly)
I've known about Karakov's
gauntlets for years. Believed to be
destroyed, but certain texts give
the location of where they were
meant to be buried. Which is here,
as we've all guessed by now.
(beat)
You're going to need me to get them
for you.
She pauses watching the faces of the others as they
scrutinise her words.
TWIST
How do we know you aren't going to
pull a fast one?
(leaning closer)
'Cause if I see a black cat
again...
She swings with her bat, as if to drive her point home.
KATE
'Cause I have everything to lose as
well! I need the weapon to get rid
of the warden that's been hunting
me.
(off their looks)
Self defence, I swear!
Chris and Julie share a glance. It seems the weapon is
proving to be a popular artefact!
CHRIS
What 'warden'? Do you mean that
creature we just fought? Where on
earth have you been all this time?
KATE
(sighing)
After we last saw each other, when
you left me up on the roof, more of
Aston's men showed up to take me to
a prison in another dimension.
While I was there, I was tattooed
and robbed of my natural magical
power. Eventually, I found a way to
channel magical objects, and I came
across a ring by chance. I used it
to escape the prison and come back
here.
(beat)
The warden, and the prison is full
of them, wants to take me back.
She shows them her tattoo. A prisoner's mark. She looks at
Chris pleadingly.
KATE (cont'd)
Look, I know there's no way I can
make you understand what happens
there, but...
(emotional)
I don't want to go back! That place
is like Hell!
TWIST
(scoffs)
Believe me, when you want a real
idea of Hell - I'm the girl to
speak to.
Kate gives Twist an incredulous stare, before turning to
Chris again.
KATE
Okay. It seems we all want the same
thing. Here's the deal. The
gauntlets are in the heart of the
maze, that just so happens to be
filled with all sorts of lethal
traps.
(Twist is about to speak)
Yes, even for vampires. My unique
skills in this kind of area means I
can get past these traps and grab
the weapon.
(to Chris)
So, my deal is that I get the
weapon and give it to you, if you
and your team can kill the warden.
She stops talking and stares at Chris, who is clearly
thinking. Twist switches glances between both Chris and Kate.
TWIST
C'mon, Chris! You're not actually
going to fall for this? Remember
last time she was around? She
nearly flambed me and threw Spook
off a freakin' rooftop!
KATE
(snappy)
You were going to kill me! I didn't
ask to get into a fight with you!
The two girls begin to bicker with one another. Chris sighs
and gives a sharp whistle, that silences them both.
CHRIS
No, Kate. I've seen what you're
capable of. Like Twist said, you
may just take the weapon for
yourself and leave us the mercy of
your 'warden.'
(beat)
I suggest we all go into the maze
and get the weapon together. Then
you can tell us how to kill the
warden - assuming it isn't dead
already, that is.
KATE
(frustrated)
Are you really stupid, or do you
just come across that way? The
warden isn't dead. When he knew he
was going to lose, he just warped
himself away to recover.
(off their looks)
Yes. They have abilities to warp to
another location as well as super
healing. Which makes them excellent
at their jobs. There's only one way
to stop 'em.
She draws a line across her throat, with customary a
'schrick' noise. She watches Chris for and answer, but shakes
her head when he has no response.
TWIST
(triumphant)
Ha! We see right through you! We'll
just wait for the prison guard to
come take your sorry ass back to
jail.
KATE
Oh, really? Considering that you
attacked him, he most likely went
back for reinforcements. As far as
he's concerned, you're trying to
help me, and now you and the rest
of your team are the enemy.
The last comment sends a wave of anxiety through the others.
Twist doesn't seem all that perturbed, however.
KATE (cont'd)
So you guys have to help me.
Because the wardens, and there will
be more than one, will be coming
after you as well.
JULIE
I didn't read anything about any
'traps' guarding these things.
KATE
(dry)
Yeah, because they'd advertise that
kind of thing, wouldn't they?
(beat)
Whoever created the maze covered
their tracks well. They rigged it
full of traps to deter would be
thieves. You'll only find out about
the traps through word of mouth,
not from some dusty old book.
She waves her hands all around her.
KATE (cont'd)
Why do you think the Mine shut
down? 'Cave-ins'? The miners were
getting close to the Gauntlets
without realising it. The cave-ins
were just the traps going off.
Julie turns to Chris who is still thinking about what Kate
has just spoken about.
JULIE
Chris, maybe we should let her go.
Out of all of us, only you, Diego
and maybe Twist would be able to
survive this maze and get what
we're after.
CHRIS
Don't sell yourself short, Julie.
We've all been in worse situations
than this, especially recently, and
we've come through. As far as I'm
concerned with Kate, I simply don't
trust her on her own.
(beat)
There's no reason why we can't all
go together.
NAOMI
(grimacing)
I'll pass on the trap-filled
underground maze, if that's okay.
TWIST
(rolls eyes)
Gee, what a surprise.
Danyael gives her a look.
JULIE
Chris, we can swing this deal. I
know we can.
Chris closes his eyes and breathes out slowly.
CHRIS
Okay, Kate. We'll accept the deal,
but only on one condition.
(beat)
We'll kill the warden or wardens
should the time arise, and you will
get the weapon and hand it over to
us.
Kate face lights up with a hopeful smile.
KATE
What's the condition?
CHRIS
Twist is to accompany you on the
trip.
Twist suddenly pipes up at Chris' counter proposal.
TWIST
(protesting)
Whoa, whoa... what?!? There's no
way in Hell that I'm going in there
with that murderous magical bitch!
She'll turn on me the second we're
out of sight! Probably set me on
fire again, like last time!
KATE
As much as I hate admitting this, I
agree with peroxide. Can you please
pick someone less... flammable?
(eyeing Danyael)
What about goth boy over there?
Danyael finds he becomes the centre of attention, but he
remembers Kate very well.
DANYAEL
Ah, no thanks. Last time you threw
me off a building. The landing
really sucked.
Naomi starts patting Danyael on his shoulder, giving Kate an
evil look.
TWIST
See? Even Danyael doesn't want to
go with her! What next? Diego?
Kate looks at Diego up and down. And not in a way that Twist
is liking at all. Chris is about to open his mouth to speak
back at Twist when:
DIEGO
Chris, if Twist doesn't want to go,
I'll gladly do it.
TWIST
(off this)
No! No! No! I'll go.
(to Diego)
I just saw the way she looked at
you.
She turns back to Kate with a narrow gaze.
TWIST (cont'd)
No sneaky tricks, okay?
KATE
(sarcastic)
I guess I have no choice.
As we pull back from the team, we:
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11 INT. TRINITY STRONGHOLD - NIGHT 11
We follow a young red haired woman who we now see is
CHARLOTTE. She has an old text in her hands and is carefully
carrying it as she enters a room.
12 INT. TRINITY STRONGHOLD - ROOM 12
Inside the room JACQUELINE and ISABELLE are having an
argument. They momentarily stop when Charlotte enters the
room. From the tone of their voices and the appearance of
Charlotte, it's obvious the argument was about her.
JACQUELINE
So, what does our little sister
have to say now? Come to apologise
for sleeping with the enemy?
ISABELLE
Jackie, c'mon. You know Charlie
doesn't love Chris any more.
Jacqueline gives Isabelle a cold stare. She looks back at
Charlotte. "Well?"
CHARLOTTE
I have nothing to apologise for. He
kidnapped me thinking I might be
able to help him against us. He was
wrong. Not the first time he made a
bad decision. Not the last either,
I imagine.
(beat)
Right now, I think they must be
scrambling to find a way to defeat
us.
JACQUELINE
Unlikely. We have our own agenda to
fulfil. They will be helpless when
it reaches fruition. Even Chris
knows that we are everywhere.
Something I'm sure that assassin
Diego will surely tell him.
(wry grin)
Or maybe not...
Ignoring Jacqueline and going straight to Isabelle, Charlotte
shows her the section in the book she has in her hands.
CHARLOTTE
I've come across this old magical
artifact that I just know Chris
will want to get his hands on.
She shows Isabelle the picture - it's an identical sketch of
Karakov's Gauntlets!
ISABELLE
(shrugs)
So? We've got hundreds of magical
weapons stacked up. What's so
special about these?
Jacqueline snorts in contempt.
JACQUELINE
Why don't you run off and let the
grown ups do the real work?
Charlotte's eyes begin to glow deep red. Her left hand slowly
glows red as well.
Jacqueline sees this and has already mentally spoken a spell
that causes her hands to glow in kind.
JACQUELINE (cont'd)
(cold)
If you want a duel, you little
upstart, you'd better make sure the
first shot counts.
Isabelle steps between them both with an angry look on her
face. She stares at both of them.
ISABELLE
Hey! We'll have less trouble with
outside problems, if we don't start
creating new ones on the inside!
Got it?
The two women glare at each other, but both finally back
down. Charlotte continues talking to Isabelle.
CHARLOTTE
As I was saying. Chris will most
likely want to get these gauntlets,
and from what I've seen they could
cause us a little damage. What I'm
saying is that we should get to
them first.
Jacqueline finally takes an interest in what Charlotte has,
and looks at the book that Isabelle is currently perusing.
JACQUELINE
(reading)
From the sounds of it, getting the
gauntlets will be the least of
their problems. I know about this
cave - it's filled wall-to-wall
with traps.
CHARLOTTE
(shaking her head)
You don't understand Chris like I
do. He's pigheaded enough, when he
puts his mind to a single goal. If
he wants the gauntlets, he'll go
and get them.
JACQUELINE
(dismissive)
Then let him. If he and his team
survive the maze, they may have a
fighting chance against us.
Provided they know how to use them.
(beat)
But it won't do them any good. We
will crush them in the end.
CHARLOTTE
But the weapon is important, it
could still hurt us -
JACQUELINE
(angry)
I said enough! We have our own
agenda to look at! I will not waste
manpower with this... trivia!
Charlotte's anger rises again. She looks to Isabelle, then
turns on her heel and stomps out of the room.
Jacqueline sneers at the schoolgirl tantrum that Charlotte
just gave. Isabelle, however is studying the sketch of
Karakov's gauntlets more closely now.
ISABELLE
Ah, Jackie? You might want to take
a closer look at this sketch.
JACQUELINE
(irritated)
How many times? Stop calling me
that!
She shows Jacqueline the picture and points at a certain
spot. Jacqueline peers down, a look of recognition growing on
her face.
Isabelle is pointing to the RED EYE on the Gauntlets. It's
part of the design that makes up the Trinity's symbol.
ISABELLE
Look familiar?
JACQUELINE
It seems the wunderkind has some
uses after all.
She muses on this latest development.
JACQUELINE (cont'd)
Okay. I'll send a team to this
location and retrieve the
gauntlets. If they come across
Chris and his team... then maybe we
can solve two problems at once.
As we focus on Jacqueline's grim face, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
13 INT. CAVE 13
We open on Twist and Kate walking down a tunnel, both with
high powered torches. Other than the light from the torches,
the tunnel is pitch-black. It appears that they've been
walking for quite some time now.
TWIST
Ugh! I don't know how anything
could live down here!
KATE
Do you complain a lot? Or does it
come naturally to you?
Twist shoots Kate an dark glare, but in this low light, the
stare is lost on Kate. Twist rolls her eyes.
TWIST
Not as natural as you being a mega
bitch, for instance.
Kate loudly gasps. Twist allows herself a smile as she
mentally chalks up one win.
KATE
What makes you so perfect? You're a
vampire, for crying out loud!
TWIST
It's not every day that a vampire
dies, goes to Hell and comes back
to Earth. I'm a special vampire,
make sure you get that right.
KATE
(rolls eyes)
Right. Real special.
(under her breath)
Like mentally special...
Twist stops and shines her light in Kate's face.
TWIST
Vampires have excellent hearing,
and I distinctly heard you say
something. Care to repeat it?
KATE
(grimace)
I was just saying how wonderful it
is to have you here with me.
I'm sure your vast intellect will
help us to survive the maze we're
about to enter.
TWIST
Are you trying to be smart with me?
Cause Duggan might want to have a
few words with you. And besides,
how do we know we're anywhere near
this fricken maze?
Kate stops and points her torch directly ahead.
We look to where she's pointing and we can see an obvious man
made TUNNEL that doesn't match that of the cave itself.
The walls are completely smooth, and from their vantage
point, the tunnel looks just like that of an ordinary maze.
Kate also switches off her torch and gestures to the walls
themselves, which give off a luminescent light source.
KATE
That maze. And it looks like we
don't need the torches after all.
Best to save the batteries for the
trip back out. Not all of us have
preternatural vision.
Twist rolls her eyes, and switches off her torch as well.
TWIST
Okay. Let's boogie and find out
what Pan's Labyrinth has for us.
Kate shakes her head and enters the maze, with Twist quickly
following her.
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