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14 EXT. MINE ENTRANCE - NIGHT 14
The others are all milled outside. Julie is rubbing her hands
and blowing on them to shake the cold that's crept up on them
all of a sudden.
Syren is walking around aimlessly. She is listening to the
night time sounds and is humming a tune quietly to herself.
Chris is staring at the mine entrance, but we can clearly see
he is a million miles away.
Danyael and Naomi are having a conversation between them that
we cannot hear.
Diego is sitting cross-legged with his sword across his lap.
His eyes are closed in deep meditation.
Julie walks over to Chris and taps him on his shoulder.
JULIE
Penny for your thoughts?
CHRIS
(distracted)
Hmm? Oh, it's nothing Julie. I'm
wondering how the girls are doing.
JULIE
(not buying it)
Uh-huh. We both know you're not
thinking about Twist. So spill.
Chris runs his hand through his hair and sighs.
CHRIS
Charlotte... she wasn't always the
way she is now. I just wish...
(beat)
If she was on our side, things
would be very different.
JULIE
(understanding)
But she isn't on our side. She's
against us. You can't let a former
lover cloud your judgement, Chris.
You of all people should know a
lost cause when you see one.
CHRIS
(turning to her)
Really? You know the first time I
saw Twist, I thought she was a lost
cause.
Julie is surprised by this statement. Chris has never said
that about Twist before.
CHRIS (cont'd)
(off her look)
But I soon realised how invaluable
she's been to the goals I've set
myself to complete.
(beat)
All of you play a part.
Julie smiles, sitting down next to him.
JULIE
(smiling)
I'm glad you came back.
CHRIS
That makes two of us.
JULIE
Remember how I was back at the
hospital? You know, after...
(beat)
After what happened with my baby?
CHRIS
(nodding)
That wasn't a happy time.
JULIE
You helped me through. Just like I
know you'll help us all, now you're
back.
CHRIS
Julie, there's something I need to
tell you...
JULIE
(silencing him)
It can wait.
She smiles again, then leans her head on his shoulder. Chris
hesitates, then finally exhales and lays his hand on hers.
We switch to Syren, who has stopped humming and stands
completely still.
A CRACKLING noise can be heard through the air, which gets
all their attention, even Diego's.
SYREN
(sing song)
They're back.
A number of PORTALS open up around them, and as the team
spring to their feet, half a dozen more WARDENS burst out
into the air!
Chris is galvanised into action and has his katana out, at
the ready. Julie sighs quietly at the potential tender moment
and gets her gun out as well.
Diego has his sword ready for the impending battle.
Danyael and Naomi each have a weapon from the van and get
ready for the fight as well.
Syren stands there, passive, as she senses the wardens'
presence.
DANYAEL
(to Syren)
Uh, you do know the bad guys are
back, right?
SYREN
Looks like I have to get my soprano
voice ready. Things may get a
little messy.
Danyael raises an eyebrow at this statement. Clearly Twist
has been rubbing off on Syren.
We move to an aerial view as we see the team form a tight
circle with their backs to each other, and we see at least
half a dozen wardens surround them. Their staffs glowing with
their crimson energy, as we:
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15 INT. MAZE 15
Twist and Kate tread carefully down the tunnel, clearly the
two women are on edge.
However, something is different - they're both covered in
SOOT, with rips and tears dotted over their clothes.
TWIST
Okay, that... that was just mean.
KATE
You think? I thought they were just
warming up.
TWIST
'Warming up'? Try roasting! What
kind of fiendish mind dreams up of
multiple razor wheels, followed by
jets of fire?
(beat)
Man, I hate fire.
Kate grins at this last comment. She appears to make a mental
note.
KATE
Well, we know that it's probably
going to get worse.
TWIST
(ignoring her)
Who the hell invented this maze?
Jigsaw? Or maybe it's the guy who
invented the Cube?
KATE
(raises eyebrows)
You do know movies aren't real,
right?
(beat)
Heads up. Looks like another trap.
We look ahead and see what appears to be a normal tunnel,
almost featureless, except for tiny holes in the walls.
Kate gets as close as she can to look at the holes, and
decides that they couldn't be a trap.
Twist is impatiently tapping her foot as she waits for Kate
to give the all clear.
Kate turns to Twist and shakes her head.
KATE (cont'd)
Guess I was wrong.
Twist rolls her eyes and move forward.
ANGLE along the ground, just near Twist's shoe. We can make
out a hairline across the screen.
TRIPWIRE!
BACK TO SCENE
Kate's eyes notices it and they widen.
KATE (cont'd)
Twist, wait! Don't move!
Twist does an impersonation of a statue. Mentally, she's
draining Kate of all her blood. She gives Kate a dark look.
TWIST
How come you didn't see this
before? Or are you trying to kill
me, so you can have your precious
weapon for yourself?
KATE
(frustrated)
If I really wanted to kill you. I
would've done it already!
(beat)
Now listen to me and back up
slowly...
Twist follows Kate's instructions to the letter. The tripwire
stays intact.
Kate fist the air at success, and unbeknown to her, she trips
another wire that is directly overhead.
In fact, a closer inspection reveals that there are tripwires
strategically placed all over this section of the tunnel.
KATE (cont'd)
Oh...
She ducks down, not caring she set off yet another tripwire.
The walls open up to reveal hidden compartments that contain
dozens of STAKES! These fly out from the wall at chest
height.
Twist's quick thinking saves her life as she ducks and weaves
before hitting the ground.
The barrage of stakes continue until their supplies are
exhausted.
The compartments slide shut, not leaving any trace of their
existence.
After the dust has settled, both girls get up slowly. The
trap has been set and everything is quiet for the time being.
Until Twist YELLS blue murder. There's a stake buried in her
left shoulder!
TWIST
Son of a... gah!
She SWATS Kate with her good arm.
TWIST (cont'd)
What in the Britney Spears did you
do that for? Now I know you're
trying to kill me!
KATE
(raises her hands)
I just sensed a trap, and saw the
tripwire! D'you think I knew we
were about to get a face full of
stakes?
Twist is having none of it. She grabs the end of the stake
and YANKS it out, releasing another yell.
TWIST
You're lucky I heal quickly.
KATE
(rolls eyes)
C'mon. Let's keep moving.
She is a bit more mindful of what she sees before her, and
manages to negotiate the remaining tripwires without setting
them off again. Twist follows her.
TWIST
If the stakes were all finished,
would it matter if we trip the
wires again?
KATE
(without looking)
Probably not. I've a feeling the
compartments have just replenished
themselves. Besides. The tripwires
I set off have appeared again.
TWIST
You mean the traps have reset
themselves?
KATE
(sarcastic)
You're not as stupid as you look.
TWIST
(dark)
Watch it.
Kate chuckles slightly as both girls round a corner off
screen, we:
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16 EXT. MINE ENTRANCE - NIGHT 16
We arrive in the thick of a battle between Chris' team and
the wardens.
Chris and Diego expertly swing their swords at the respective
warden opponents, who defend just as expertly back.
Julie is firing at a warden, who just seems to warp away and
come back again striking at her with his staff.
Danyael and Naomi are back to back as Danyael swings his axe
and Naomi, her quarterstaff, defending themselves from the
wardens who are attacking mercilessly.
With the exceptions of Diego and Chris, only Syren seems to
be calm and collected. She lets a low cry before it escalates
into a piercing sound.
Suddenly a SHOCKWAVE issues from her and the warden who is
attacking her literally EXPLODES.
Julie grimaces slightly, but the distraction means that her
warden is off guard and she fires a bullet in his head,
putting it down permanently.
Chris finally manages to decapitate his warden, his body
dropping to the ground.
One of the remaining wardens places his hand to his temple,
almost as if he is calling reinforcements!
Then on cue, a number of PORTALS open up and more wardens
come jumping through!
DANYAEL
This is going to be a long night...
Of this we:
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17 INT. MAZE 17
We are at a tunnel opening in the maze, and we can hear the
two girls yelling at each other before we join them.
TWIST
Are completely blind? What do you
mean, you 'didn't see' the spikes
coming from the ceiling?
KATE
Jesus Christ! I don't have your
fricking vision! How am I supposed
to know that the floor is pressure
sensitive until one of us actually
steps on it?
Twist makes exaggerated hand movements, her face a mask of
sarcasm.
TWIST
Oh, but you said you knew when we'd
come to a trap! You said you'd know
how to get past them!
KATE
(angry)
It worked, didn't it?
TWIST
(shaking her head)
Since when does yelling 'run!'
count as 'knowing how to get past'?
Kate looks at her and shakes her head. She makes a "I can't
be bothered with you" hand gesture as she looks ahead.
The pair stop outside the opening and are on the banks of
what looks like an underground river.
Kate steps forward and examines the river, but only manages
to see her reflection.
TWIST (cont'd)
It's a river. We cross it. Are you
afraid to get you feet wet?
Kate waves her hand at Twist in a dismissive fashion. She
continues concentrating on the river.
TWIST (cont'd)
Oh, for the love of Justin...
She is about to make her way into the river, when Kate pulls
her back.
KATE
Be careful. You might want to
rethink your next step.
TWIST
What? Is it a mirage? Is this a
chasm in disguise? What?
Kate just steps back and pulls something from her pockets.
It's a handkerchief. She then THROWS the handkerchief into
the water.
It floats down gradually until it hits the water, where it
SIZZLES and dissolves until there is nothing left.
Twist gapes as Kate casually slips her hands back into her
pockets and shrugs.
KATE
Told you.
TWIST
So... how are we going to cross a
river of acid?
She looks down the river, but finds that its edges taper out.
There is only the walls for the length of the river from both
sides.
KATE
I can make it across.
She taps her ring once and suddenly she HOVERS above the
ground, and WALKS on air, right over the acid! Now on the
other side, she turns and smiles at Twist, crossing her arms.
KATE (cont'd)
Your turn.
Twist stare back dumbfounded.
TWIST
How the hell am I supposed to jump
that? It must be ten feet wide! We
don't all have magic to fall back
on, you know!
KATE
(smirks)
Looks like you'll need to make a
running jump.
Kate turns and makes her way down the tunnel, slowly. Angle
on her face revealing a huge smile, clearly pleased with
herself.
Twist breathes deep, and takes a few steps back.
TWIST
(to herself)
I can do this. I'm the great Twist
McFadden.
She then launches into a sprint and RUNS to the river's edge.
Just before she hits the edge, she LEAPS into the air long
jump style.
SLOW MOTION
We see Twist flying over the water, her legs in a split
formation.
We see Kate turn around, the smile still on her face.
We see Twist's face: eyes and mouth wide open.
BACK TO SCENE
Twist lands heavily on the opposite side of the river with
only an inch to spare. She ROLLS forward, panting.
Kate wanders in frame, smile still on her face.
KATE
Ah, you made it.
TWIST
(still panting)
Not... funny. Wipe... grin off...
face now... before I do it myself.
KATE
(chuckling)
C'mon. We ain't out the woods yet.
Twist brushes herself and gets up to follow Kate down the
tunnel.
Both girls reach a chamber, that contains a single STATUE in
the centre. On the other side is another tunnel leading out.
18 INT. MAZE - CHAMBER 18
When they enter the chamber, an unseen door SLAMS shut behind
and before them. They are trapped in the chamber with the
statue.
TWIST
Gee. Didn't see that one, did ya?
Kate ignores her and she carefully wanders around the room,
looking for any signs of more traps.
Standing tall before them is a STATUE of an old man dressed
in flowing robes.
As the two girls peer around, they hear the GRINDING of stone
against stone - and the statue's mouth starts to OPEN!
TWIST (cont'd)
Woah!
(edgy)
How do we kill a statue?
KATE
(rolls her eyes)
Will ya listen?
They look at the statue - and to Twist's amazement, a VOICE
starts to echo round the chamber!
STATUE
To leave this chamber, you must
answer my question correctly. A
right answer will open the door
behind me. A wrong answer will mean
your space will shrink rapidly.
Here is the question:
(beat)
"What is the 5th prime number
multiplied by its square and
divided by zero?"
The statue waits for the answer. Twist closes her eyes and
groans. Why did it have to be maths?
KATE
(thinking)
The fifth prime number is 11... 11
squared is 121. Um... 11 times 121
is... 1331, so...
TWIST
(yelling out)
1331!
STATUE
Incorrect.
Kate looks at Twist in horror.
KATE
You idiot! That's not the answer!
TWIST
But you said 1331 -
KATE
(interrupts)
You can't divide any number by
zero! The answer's supposed to be
infinity!
A RUMBLING sound is heard. We look up and we see the CEILING
closing in on the girls!
Kate and Twist share an anxious look.
TWIST
Well, I guess I always did want to
lose a few pounds...
Kate is thinking double time, trying to come up with an
answer. She looks up at the ceiling and notices a circular
hole, directly above the statue. The proverbial light bulb
shines above her head.
KATE
Help me move the statue!
Twist and Kate grab a hold the statue, but it doesn't budge.
Twist tries to get a better purchase but doesn't realise that
she activates a small button just above the waist of the
statue.
A grinding noise is heard as the ceiling of the chamber stops
just above the statue's head. The ceiling then moves back up
again.
Both doors to the tunnels open up as before. Twist wastes no
time in running down the tunnel, with a rattled Kate
following her.
19 INT. MAZE - NEXT 19
Kate spins Twist around.
KATE
What the hell was that? Couldn't
you wait for me to work out the
answer?
TWIST
Hey, I managed to reset the
chamber, so we're okay now. Stop
your complaining.
KATE
No. You fluked it. There was no way
we were going to get out of there
alive.
TWIST
Really? You probably would've
thought of a way while I got
squashed.
KATE
Maybe. But I think we both need to
work together from now on in.
TWIST
(shrugs; 'whatever')
What next?
KATE
C'mon. We're nearly there. I can
feel it.
They move further along until they come to wide clearing.
They've reached the heart of the maze.
At the exact centre of the clearing is a stone plinth. On top
of the plinth, we can see Karakov's Gauntlets.
TWIST
Hmmm. If only we had a bag of sand.
KATE
(rolls her eyes)
And again - movies aren't real!
She looks around to see if she can see any more traps. The
clearing is surprisingly clear.
The two make their way slowly to the centre. They reach the
plinth without incident and stare at the gauntlets.
The gauntlets are made of silver. The ambient light shining
off their features. We can clearly see the markings on both
gauntlets.
TWIST
(pointing)
Hey, those markings look similar to
the ones on your warden demons.
Kate doesn't react to this as she continues to stare.
KATE
(whispers)
No, it's all too easy.
Kate goes to grab the gauntlets when Twist sees something out
of the corner of her eye.
She grabs Kate's wrist and shakes her head. Pointing to the
ceiling they both can see two hollow chambers pointing
directly at the plinth.
KATE (cont'd)
The plinth is the final trap. How
do we get the gauntlets off it?
TWIST
Told ya. Bag of sand.
Kate pauses for a beat, before coming up with the answer.
KATE
We're going to have to time this
perfectly. We have to both grab the
gauntlets at the same time. I'll
grab the right one, you grab the
left one. Once we've grabbed them,
we fall backwards, okay?
Twist looks at her as if she's crazy, but seems to see a
logic in her reasoning.
KATE (cont'd)
On three. One. Two. Three!
Twist and Kate both grab their respective gauntlet.
Angle on the two hollow chambers as they begin to GLOW GREEN.
The two girls fall back and roll away from the plinth, just
as the chambers discharge their BEAMS of ENERGY towards the
plinth!
The girls stare in horror at what could have happened, if
there was only one person here.
The plinth remains unscathed, as the two chambers power down.
Twist throws the gauntlet at Kate, who catches it without
taking her eyes off the plinth.
TWIST
That was way too close.
KATE
You said it.
TWIST
Still say some sand would've made
this way easier.
KATE
(grins)
C'mon. Let's get out of here.
The two girls turn and leave, and we pick them up again in:
20 INT. CAVES - TUNNEL ENTRANCE - NEXT 20
Just as they are about to leave, Kate turns towards Twist
with a smile that suddenly disappears. She GRABS Twist's hand
in a firm handshake.
KATE
Sorry. But I only just figured it
out now.
ANGLE ON BOTH THEIR HANDS
We see the tattoo on Kate's hand glow and shimmer. It floats
in the air and make their way towards Twist's hand.
Twist sees Kate's tattoo is now on her hand, while Kate's
hand is unmarked!
TWIST
What the hell was that? What did
you do?
KATE
One word. Freedom.
She gives Twist a sudden SHOVE, knocking her off her feet
before sprinting out of the Mine Entrance with the Gauntlets
in her hands.
Twist recovers, SNARLING under her breath as she chases after
Kate out into:
21 EXT. MINE ENTRANCE - NIGHT 21
The team are still fighting the wardens, who relentlessly
keep coming.
Chris spots Kate running from the mine entrance and down past
an abandoned building. He sees Twist run out before she stops
dead.
The wardens stop what they're doing, and as one make their
way over towards Twist!
One of the wardens places his hand to his temple, and we see
more and more portals open as more wardens swarm through.
TWIST
(look of horror)
Oh. Crap.
From this we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN:
22 INT. MINE ENTRANCE - NEXT 22
Back where we left off. We see Twist look at the tattoo on
her hand briefly, then at the impending wave of wardens
bearing down on her.
She gulps and withdraws Duggan from her back, swinging it a
few times.
TWIST
(brave)
Yeah, come and get some! You bunch
of bald, albino, blind rejects!
I'll take you all on!
Though it looks like she seems confident, her bravado is
shaky at best as she mentally counts how many wardens there
are.
TWIST (cont'd)
Baumgartner! There must be like
twenty of them...
(beat)
All for me. That's just... great.
(yells to Chris)
Do I even need to ask?
The nearest warden raises his staff and is about to strike
down on Twist, when his head disappears in a cloud of red.
The headless body drops to the ground.
In the background is Julie, having just finished her shot,
and is aiming for another warden.
TWIST (cont'd)
Thanks!
Chris raises his free hand up and shoots a blue bolt of magic
at an unsuspecting warden who also drops dead.
Some of the advancing wardens turn and recommence the fight
with the team.
Diego flings himself at the wardens, taking on three at a
time with long graceful sword strokes.
Danyael and Naomi run into the thick of it, Danyael swings
his axe, while Naomi attempts to sweep a warden with her
quarterstaff.
Syren is at the back, and we can see her hair move of its own
accord as she slowly builds up her energy.
Danyael moves closer to Twist, who is batting away as if her
very life depends on it.
DANYAEL
(in between swings)
What happened down there? We saw
Kate do something, then she ran
off...
TWIST
(in between swings)
That double-crossing, small assed
bitch somehow managed to pass on
this freakin' tattoo to me! So I'm
the one these blind bastards are
after, not her!
Chris in the midst of his fight, clearly hears this and
starts to formulate a plan.
DIEGO
Don't worry, chica. We'll destroy
these demons and find the girl.
But the wardens sensing a tide in the battle isn't going
their way, warp away some distance, before more PORTALS open
up and even MORE wardens show up.
TWIST
How many of these things are?
CHRIS
Too damn many...
He cuts his warden in half, killing him.
CHRIS (cont'd)
We're going to lose this fight. The
wardens obviously know how to deal
with us as a problem and by
overwhelming us, they are
succeeding.
Julie continues firing at the wardens, but they've clued onto
her gun and simply warp away when even she takes aim.
Syren however, is much more lucky. Her energy has built up
and she unleashes, with a SCREAM, a SONIC BOOM that bowls
over a group of wardens, killing a few, and crippling some of
the others.
The others grab their fallen comrades, and warp away, only to
come back again, fully healed!
NAOMI
(to Danyael)
This is getting nowhere, real fast.
We can't stop them! We can't even
slow them down!
There is a lull and Chris pauses for a moment. His eyes flick
open and they glow WHITE. He does a 360 degree turn, waving
his hands around the fighting team.
CHRIS
Nascodere.
A white sheet ENVELOPES all the team members completely,
before fading away.
The effect is immediate. The wardens stop fighting and look
about the area - everywhere other than where the team is now.
All the rest of the team stop fighting and take in this new
development. Except for Chris, who is looking woozy all of a
sudden. Julie grabs him as he tries to steady himself.
JULIE
What did you just do?
CHRIS
Cloaking spell. Should buy us a
little time, but I can't keep it up
for long. Needs a lot of power
against them.
The wardens seem to have lost their quarry, and gather
around, before they WARP away leaving the team alone.
TWIST
What just happened? How come they
left?
CHRIS
I guessed what was going on when
they didn't immediately chase after
Kate.
(looking at Twist)
She passed on her tattoo to you,
didn't she?
Twist nods grimly, showing the back of her hand. Chris looks
at it, trying to determine how they can get rid of it.
CHRIS (cont'd)
I think the wardens themselves are
almost blind, but they can detect
shapes or maybe heat signatures,
and from the looks of it they're
drawn to these tattoos.
When they didn't go after Kate,
it's because they seemed to think
she was still here.
He points to Twist and her new tattoo. She SPITS on it and
tries rubbing - no good.
JULIE
You mean, that the wardens can't
see a person, they just see the
mark? That's how they knew where
Kate was?
CHRIS
(nodding)
As far as they're concerned. Their
escaped prisoner is still here, and
we're holding them back. The
cloaking spell should buy us some
time to figure out what to do next.
TWIST
But Kate and I weren't bothered by
the wardens in the maze. Why didn't
they just come after us in there?
CHRIS
Most likely the maze itself has a
cloaking spell of its own.
Twist stares in the direction Kate ran to.
TWIST
That bitch took the gloves! I'm
going to tear her limb from limb
when I get a hold of her!
(beat)
Okay, next problem. How are we
going to get the tattoo off of me?
(examines it)
Even though it does look kinda
cool...
Chris rolls his eyes, and looks at the mark. He tries a quick
spell that makes the mark GLOW, but it still stays put.
CHRIS
What did she do, just before she
passed on the mark?
TWIST
She smiled at me... you know? A
double-crossing smile, and grabbed
my hand, then she said: "Sorry. But
I only just figured it out now."
(beat)
Then the mark flowed from her hand
to mine! She took off like the
sneak she is! Damn it! I knew we
shouldn't have trusted her!
Chris ponders on this development, and Julie clues in on what
he is thinking.
JULIE
You think we might need Kate to
reverse the change again? Whatever
the case, she's long gone by now.
We may never find her.
Syren pipes up pointing her finger towards the ruined
buildings in the distance.
SYREN
No, she's still here. I can sense
her. When she and Twist come out
from the mine, I felt the energy of
the weapon in the air.
(beat)
She's still in this complex, and
clearly terrified.
They all look to her, Twist with a small amount of hope.
CHRIS
Then let's hunt her down and get
what we came for.
As they run towards the building Syren pointed to, we:
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