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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. APARTMENT BLOCK - DAY 1
Quiet.
Too quiet.
The sounds of a dying residential silence echoes as the view
of an almost dead APARTMENT BLOCK moves into vision - not
many lights on.
A SCREAM rings out from somewhere inside the building, and as
our angle arcs up to look at the top few floors:
An EXPLOSION suddenly FILLS the screen with a flash of light!
DEAFENING noise annoys the silence as brick, plaster and
cement fly in several directions at separate speeds.
FIXED ANGLE on a piece of road.
A METALLIC sign BOUNCES into view, spinning around until
completely still.
ON SIGN:
It reads "West Fort Apartments."
FAST WIPE TO:
2 INT. CAR PARK - DAY 2
TITLE OVER: SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER.
Familiar black van doors OPEN to an underground car-park,
shielding the sunlight with ease.
TWIST McFADDEN walks out, stretching her arms and legs -
trying to get comfortable.
She's joined by DIEGO, who places a hand on her shoulder and
they share a smile.
A commotion follows behind as DANYAEL NORTON stumbles out,
and glances back to see MICHELLE HAWKES follow him outwards -
giving him an annoyed look.
TWIST
We need bigger wheels.
DANYAEL
I concur. The old van was way
roomier.
An off-screen door is opened and shut.
MICHELLE
Hey! My jumping-on-board is only
going to be a temporary thing.
Remember that.
CHRIS (V.O.)
Until we can find out what's wrong
with Julie.
CHRIS walks around, glancing inside the van to see NAOMI
watching over JULIE - who's still in a sedated state. Behind
them, SYREN sits "watching" them both.
MICHELLE
Yeah...
She gives Julie another glance.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
Tough cookie, she is.
TWIST
Can't we do an exorcism? I've
always wanted to -
CHRIS
No!
MICHELLE
No!
Beat.
TWIST (cont'd)
(mumbles)
Damn limeys ganging up on me...
DANYAEL
Maybe we should do what we came
here to do?
Naomi's head pops round the van.
NAOMI
I'll stay, keep an eye on Julie
here.
CHRIS
Fine.
He turns around without much comment. Twist raises an eyebrow
and nudges Diego.
TWIST
Anyone else not loving Cranky
Chris?
DANYAEL
Wild stab-in-the-dark, but I'm
figuring that the whole Julie thing
is on his mind.
TWIST
Wouldn't hurt to crack a smile, it
boosts morale. Cranky leaders make
for bad leaders.
MICHELLE
(walking past)
Not all the time, in my experience.
She begins to follow Chris, as does Syren. Twist finally
picks up the pace, heading up to Michelle while Danyael and
Diego take up the rear.
TWIST
You don't tell us much about
yourself apart from that you were a
witch -
MICHELLE
Still am a witch.
TWIST
And that you're Gothier than a
bucket full of Burton movies.
Michelle stops, sighs and shakes her head.
MICHELLE
What do you want to know, then?
TWIST
Uh... were you always a
necromancer?
Michelle ROLLS her eyes and walks away, leaving Twist to
stand confused.
TWIST (cont'd)
At least answer the question!
She follows her then:
CUT TO:
3 INT. TRAIN STATION - DAY 3
It's a busy place. Very hectic - and our heroes are kind of
sticking out like a sore thumb at the moment.
Again Twist and Michelle are in their own conversation, with
Michelle beginning to mess with the golden crystal around her
neck.
TWIST
Here's another thing, what's with
the Golden Crystal? You've got the
Stick o'Doom -
MICHELLE
It's a weapon.
TWIST
Tomato, tom-ah-to.
(beat)
Anyway - you seem quite attached to
that.
MICHELLE
I wouldn't be a witch without it.
TWIST
With fake looking jewelry?
The Necromancer STOPS, glaring at her.
MICHELLE
This is anything but fake looking.
She holds it up, and as Twist has a closer look she notices
how light seems to be absorbed, rather than reflecting into
it.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
The Power Crystals can symbolise
what type of witch you are. You
don't have to have one to be able
to use magic - but to get one is an
honour.
(beat)
Or a pain in the arse at times, it
really depends on the mood.
TWIST
How did you get that then?
MICHELLE
It was my mentor's, given to me by
my best friend - who also saved my
life in the process.
Michelle lowers the crystal and they continue walking.
TWIST
Wow.
MICHELLE
Exactly.
TWIST
So a friend gave you the crystal?
And then you were a witch?
MICHELLE
Not exactly - I had another crystal
before that.
TWIST
(blinks)
So you had one crystal that nearly
killed you before a friend gave -
Michelle walks past a guy reading a paper, and snatches it
off him quickly. Beginning to read it.
GUY
Hey! I was reading that!
Michelle flicks through the pages quickly, as she stops and
turns to him.
MICHELLE
Trust me, I'm saving you from this
sentimental twaddle.
TWIST
(to Guy)
Sorry. She's British.
Michelle walks off, flicking through.
MICHELLE
He doesn't need it. He hasn't got
long anyway.
Twist glances back at the guy.
TWIST
He hasn't?
Michelle shakes her head.
MICHELLE
No, he -
She stops.
The frame begins to slowly ROTATE around her, and she starts
to look around, getting extremely confused looks on her face.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
... he isn't the only one.
Twist begins to look around.
TWIST
I don't see anything... is this
some freaky death thing?
Michelle continues to look around as the camera begins to
SPIN faster.
DANYAEL (O.S.)
What's going on?
DIEGO (O.S.)
Ms. Hawkes?
The camera STOPS as she stops turning - but she's constantly
looking around.
CHRIS (O.S.)
Will you please hurry -
Michelle RAISES a hand to silence a returning Chris, and
looks up.
MICHELLE
A lot of people are going to be
dying. Very soon.
Chris narrows his eyes, immediately glancing around.
CHRIS
When?
MICHELLE
I don't know, but all I know is
that -
She freezes as some random guy SCREAMS off camera - and then
something EXPLODES!
FLAMES fill the screen as the team are blasted off their
feet, SMOKE and DUST flying towards us as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
4 INT. TRAIN STATION - DAY 4
As the dust settles, the COUGHS and CRIES of the injured
drift across the scene - something left a sizeable hole in
the middle of the station's main promenade, collapsing the
roof and ripping up a huge HOLE in the floor.
Twist GRUNTS as she pushes a chunk of plaster off her, slowly
getting to her feet.
She notices rays of SUNLIGHT streaming down through the now
collapsed roof, landing just a few feet shy of her, and she
gingerly steps towards some cover.
Chris hurries over to help Syren, who is sheltering by a news
kiosk, hands over her head, as Danyael stops to help a few
stragglers to their feet.
TWIST
(slightly out of breath)
Um... just a quick clarification of
my sanity, but did anyone see a guy
kinda -
DIEGO
Explode?
TWIST
I was gonna say "flame on" but...
yeah. That.
DANYAEL
I didn't see anything. You know,
kind of busy getting thrown through
the air.
He arches his back with a grimace - something POPS.
Chris just stares at the building as people run to safety,
his eyes narrowing as he surveys the carnage.
CHRIS' POV:
The scene suddenly DISSOLVES into something else - a
desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape, with twisted, broken
buildings, rubble filling the streets and a HOWLING storm
filling the skies.
SYREN (V.O.)
Where's Michelle?
ON CHRIS
As he blinks, snapping out of his vision. Twist looks around,
realising Michelle isn't there.
TWIST
She's not still in that mess, is
she? 'Cause I know I ain't up for
digging her back out.
CHRIS
She'll be fine. If I understand her
correctly, she'd have great
difficulty dying anyway.
DANYAEL
Did she sense it happening?
DIEGO
I am more concerned about the...
exploding man.
Diego can't quite believe he just said that as he looks to
Chris, who is still staring around the blast site intently.
DIEGO (cont'd)
Chris?
Now Twist's attention is held.
TWIST
Hey, Chris!
She walks over and waves her hand in front of his face.
TWIST (cont'd)
You in there?
CHRIS
(snaps out)
How many did we get out?
DIEGO
We've helped several people
already...
He pauses as AMBULANCE SIRENS can be heard in the distance.
DIEGO (cont'd)
... and I believe help is on the
way.
TWIST
Yeah, and staring at the survivors
isn't going to help, so...
Chris thinks for a moment, trying to get some thoughts
together. Syren tilts her head to one side, squeezing his
arm.
SYREN
What are you thinking?
CHRIS
(shakes head)
I don't know. But this doesn't feel
like a random incident. It's almost
like something -
SYREN
Planned?
He nods.
TWIST
But why?
DANYAEL
And how?
The others take a moment to survey the damage - more people
are picking themselves out of the wreckage now. Chris
grimaces, sweeping his gaze across the chaos again we CUT TO:
5 INT. TRAIN STATION - TRACKS - DAY 5
Over by the carriages, several of which have rolled onto
their sides from the sheer force of the blast.
Michelle is helping a group of people try to lift a fallen
piece of ceiling which is pinning several wounded to the
ground.
With a final HEAVE, the large piece of roof is held up long
enough to drag the injured out, just as several PARAMEDICS
rush over.
Michelle finds herself with a badly injured YOUNG MOTHER in
front of her, clutching her five-year-old SON in her arms.
MICHELLE
Uh... miss?
The mother's eyes flicker - she's caked in blood and dirt,
and Michelle's eyes widen as she sees a huge SHARD of metal
sticking out of her belly.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
(calls out)
Medic! I need some help over here!
With all the nearby paramedics busy, Michelle frets for a
moment before gingerly trying to prise the boy away.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
Come on, that's it...
He clings on, but Michelle manages to gently move him to one
side, turning her attention to the mother.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
You're going to be alright. There
are ambulances everywhere, so you
just need to...
The mother's glazed eyes fall on Michelle, and she reaches up
one hand. Michelle stares at it for a beat, then holds it.
The mother SMILES - then with a sigh, falls limp, her hand
slipping from Michelle's.
MICHELLE (cont'd)
(stunned)
Oh, bollocks...
She slowly turns to look at the boy, staring at his now
deceased mother with no clue what's going on.
Michelle GULPS, looking round for anyone who can help but
finding she's still on her own, as we CUT TO:
6 INT. UNDERGROUND CAR PARK - DAY 6
The van's door SLIDES OPEN to reveal Naomi watching over
Julie, concern all over her face.
NAOMI
What happened? I heard something
that sounded like...
She tails off as she takes in the team's dust-covered
appearance. She hops out of the van, straight to Danyael.
NAOMI (cont'd)
Are you okay?
TWIST
(dry)
We're fine.
DANYAEL
Some guy just exploded of his own
accord.
TWIST
Yeah, and I think the way he
screamed "Ahh! Ahh!
I'm in agony!" suggests he wasn't
exactly in complete accord of his
own accord.
(beat)
If you get me.
NAOMI
Exploded?
TWIST
(clicks fingers; deadpan)
Boom.
She turns away from Naomi, looking to where Chris is deep in
thought as Diego joins him.
DIEGO
What do we do now? Should we go
back and assist the emergency
services?
CHRIS
(shakes head)
We need to find out what happened
first. This could be something to
do with the Trinity.
Unseen by the boys, Syren frowns and looks off to their
right.
DIEGO
(nods)
Their tactics have included acts of
terrorism before now. But why here?
What was so special about that
train station?
CHRIS
I agree, it wasn't exactly a -
SYREN
(interrupts)
Someone's coming.
They turn, just as they hear:
GUY (O.S.)
Help me!
The team suddenly turn to see another middle-aged GUY
staggering towards them, hands clawing at his chest.
GUY (cont'd)
Help me, please!
Danyael and Diego pick up their pace, heading towards him as
the guy stumbles over, clutching himself in pain. Which
inconveniently seems to be everywhere on his body.
DANYAEL
You okay, man?
GUY
T-t-this huge creature just
attacked me!
DIEGO
What kind of creature?
GUY
S-some big freaky bug thing!
He begins to SHAKE a lot more now, a mixture of shivering and
blind fear.
DANYAEL
It's okay, you're safe. We can
help. Just tell us what happened.
CHRIS
(steps in)
I think I can hazard a guess.
He gently pushes Danyael back, turning the man round to
reveal a large STAIN spread across his back. Chris rolls up
the man's shirt to reveal:
A vicious PUNCTURE WOUND on the lower area of his spine.
Danyael looks up towards the others.
DANYAEL
I'm definitely going with the
"someone's plan" theory.
CLOSE UP on the wound as we CUT TO:
7 INT. AMBULANCE - NEXT 7
Michelle rides in the back of an ambulance, the little boy
sitting on her knee. Two PARAMEDICS are trying to revive a
woman on the stretcher before them.
As they break out the defibrillators, Michelle quickly turns
the boy's head away.
MICHELLE
Don't look.
She WINCES as the first JOLT of electricity goes through, her
eyes going back to the boy.
He's sucking his thumb, obviously frightened but clinging to
Michelle for comfort. She, on the other hand, looks like she
was wishing she had someone to hang on to, as we CUT TO:
8 INT. UNDERGROUND CAR PARK - DAY 8
The man's lying down on a few blankets as he tries to stand
the amounts of pain that he's in.
PAN UP to see Chris kneeling down to have a closer look at
the injury. Twist hangs over his shoulder, pulling a face.
TWIST
Eww.
CHRIS
(scowls)
Twist.
TWIST
Sorry, but that's just nasty.
DANYAEL
(joining in)
You know, when I had this nasal
infection once, I picked my nose
and it came out looking like th -
CHRIS
(snaps)
Alright, both of you, piss off!
Naomi rolls her eyes as she pulls them both back. Chris leans
in and gives the inflamed area round the wound a quick poke.
GUY
(loudly)
Oow!!
CHRIS
(beat)
Sorry.
Chris takes another look as Syren squats down next to him.
SYREN
I sensed him coming, but it wasn't
this man I was feeling. It was
whatever's inside him.
GUY
(panicked)
What?!?
CHRIS
It's alright, don't be alarmed.
GUY
That's easy for you to say! You
didn't just get impregnated by
some... some... monster insect!
Chris glances at Syren, then returns to the man:
CHRIS
What's your name?
GUY
(takes a breath)
Ian. Ian Smith.
CHRIS
Right then. Ian, my name's Chris,
and my friends and I are used to
dealing with this kind of thing.
IAN
What are you, exterminators?
CHRIS
(beat)
In a manner of speaking.
Syren reaches down and finds Ian's hand, smiling as she gives
it a friendly squeeze.
SYREN
Don't worry. We know what we're
doing.
Chris stands, absently rubbing his chin as he thinks. The
others gather round, awaiting his verdict.
DANYAEL
It's a weird bite, whatever did it.
CHRIS
(closer look)
It's not a bite, it's a parasite.
TWIST
And you didn't know it, but you're
a poet.
CHRIS
(ignores her)
I'm not certain, but it looks like
whatever attacked our friend Ian
left something inside his body.
It's not all that unusual,
unfortunately, especially with some
of the more... modern species
lurking out there.
NAOMI
(grimaces)
Nice.
CHRIS
Twist, Diego, we need some recon.
It's a fair bet to say this attack
and the explosion at the station
are related somehow, we just need
to find out how.
TWIST
Yeah, about that, we kinda have
this thing of not knowing where to
start.
GUY
(sharp breath)
Eddin...
DANYAEL
What's that?
GUY
I-I was attacked in a small suburb
called Eddin - not that far from
here.
DIEGO
Then that's where we should go.
Twist mock salutes.
TWIST
Indeed.
Danyael takes a few steps forward.
DANYAEL
I'll head off to the local rebels;
see if they know anything.
NAOMI
I'll go with Danyael. I think I
know a few people round here we can
hit up for info.
TWIST
Yeah, something you're good at.
(quickly)
Anyway...
Immediately she darts off, with a perplexed Diego following
her. Chris looks to Danyael, they both nod before he heads
off with Naomi.
Chris looks down at Ian as Syren walks up to his side.
CHRIS
Can you tell what did this?
SYREN
(shakes head)
I'm only getting a faint pattern
from it. Maybe if we took it out,
then we -
IAN
(alarmed)
No!
They turn to him as he gets up off the ground, wincing with
pain as he readjusts himself.
IAN (cont'd)
Look, I, ah... I'm grateful for the
help and all, but I'd rather we
didn't go poking around inside my
back without knowing what's going
on, if that's all the same to you.
Syren bites her lip as she turns back towards the van, and we
PUSH IN on the sleeping Julie before a DISSOLVE TO:
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