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17 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - ELSEWHERE 17
The sounds of the commotion of the battle raging further
afield in the warehouse drifts here.
Ciegue draws his sword with a smile as he heads out. Isabelle
glances to the warriors and the essence collector.
ISABELLE
Load it into the truck. I want
everything here packed up and ready
to go.
The warriors give her a collective nod and she quickly
follows after Ciegue.
18 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 18
Diego and Syren burst onto the scene as they reach the upper
level.
Charlotte and the Warriors, still chipping away at the
monolith, look up at their intrusion.
DIEGO
(lowered)
I'll hold their attention. You do
what you do best, chica.
The warriors draw their swords and charge at them as we JUMP
TO:
19 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NEXT 19
Danyael and Naomi circle each other warily, their swords
relaxedly held at their sides.
DANYAEL
I've known you longer than my own
parents.
He waves his hand in a circle to indicate the warehouse and
fighting, surrounding them.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
This isn't what you're all about.
NAOMI
Isn't it? The others have you
convinced that the Trinity are the
bad guys in all of this. Their
mission has always been to change
the world for the better, and
they've got the power needed to do
it.
(beat; softer)
Don't you want that, too?
DANYAEL
Of course I do, but not this way.
Whatever they've said to convince
you, once they've got what they
want they won't follow through with
any of their promises.
A flicker of doubt crosses Naomi's face at that, and Danyael
seems hopeful - perhaps he can get through to her.
20 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - DAY 20
Chris and Twist battle wave after wave of Warriors. Chris
DECAPITATES one, thrusts his blade deep into the chest of
another and slices open another, blood SPRAYING as he falls.
THWACK! Chris stumbles from a vicious right hook. The other
Warriors quickly join in, all laying into Chris with brutal
punches and kicks.
TWIST
Chris!
She's distracted, taking several powerful blows from the pack
of Warriors before her, but only until:
Twist WHACKS them all back with one mighty SWING of her bat.
She's on a mission to quickly get through the ranks to help
Chris.
21 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 21
Diego grapples against the Warriors. He viciously ELBOWS one
in the face, KICKS out at another catching him in the chin
and blocks a sword strike to the back.
CRACK! Diego stumbles as a warrior kicks out at Diego's back.
Charlotte gets to her feet, blocking Syren's path to the
monolith.
SYREN
I don't want to fight you,
Charlotte. Please stand aside.
CHARLOTTE
(sarcastic)
Well gee, I guess I'll let you pass
since you asked so gosh darn
nicely.
Charlotte smirks as she throws a sudden vicious right hook to
Syren's face, which she deftly DUCKS and spins away from to
Charlotte's surprise.
Syren releases a SCREAM that hits Charlotte full on, the
force of her sonic sound wave knocking her completely off her
feet and sending her skittling across the hard floor.
SYREN
That doesn't mean I won't.
She advances as we CUT TO:
22 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NEXT 22
Naomi and Danyael still square off, circling the other.
NAOMI
(insistent)
But I'm the Crown! They have to
follow everything I order them to
do. That's how this works.
DANYAEL
Yeah, until one day someone decides
to kill you and take your place.
How long do you really think you
can hold out?
NAOMI
It won't be like that.
(beat; soft)
I have to do this, Danny.
DANYAEL
No, you don't. You still have a
chance to help us make things
right.
NAOMI
(shakes her head)
It's too late for that.
(beat; sighs)
Just walk away. I don't want to
hurt you.
DANYAEL
I can't do that.
CHINK! Naomi's sword swings upward at Danyael but he manages
to block it.
23 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 23
Diego HAULS a Warrior up by his shirt and roughly hurls him
into the three remaining Warriors. He SMACKS right into the
others, bowling them over like skittles.
There's a sliver of silver that GLINTS behind Diego. He SPINS
his sword, meeting Ciegue's blade.
DIEGO
You...
Ciegue grins, the two stepping back, swords raised.
CIEGUE
What do you really hope to achieve
with all this? There's not even a
remote chance of succeeding.
DIEGO
And yet here we are.
CIEGUE
(smiles)
Indeed, hermano.
CHINK! Diego powerfully swings his sword at Ciegue's chest
but he stops the blade easily.
With that, Ciegue pushes off Diego's sword and kicks out.
Diego stumbles back from the force as Ciegue BACK FLIPS onto
the railing.
Diego follows Ciegue, jumping up onto the railing. Ciegue's
blade gracefully whirls and arcs as he comes at Diego in a
flurry of furious sword strikes.
CIEGUE (cont'd)
You've lost what little trust and
respect you've earned from your
team mates. Why do you bother?
The two brothers seem locked in a deadly dance, both evenly
matched. As Ciegue attacks, Diego parries and vice versa.
DIEGO
Because it's the right thing to do.
CIEGUE
Every time they look at you the
suspicion will be running just at
the back of their mind - 'when will
he turn on us, too'?
Diego reacts to this, rushing at Ciegue who smirks - he's hit
a sore spot. He launches himself full force, his sword coming
fast and furious driving Ciegue back for a few steps along
the railing.
Ciegue BACK FLIPS, somersaulting in the air and nimbly
swinging himself up onto a metal ceiling beam.
CIEGUE (cont'd)
(chuckles)
Do you really think all this will
atone for all the blood on your
hands? You can't change who or what
you'll always be.
Diego LEAPS, grabs the ceiling beam and hauls himself bodily
up, his sword gripped and ready to strike.
24 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR 24
Twist BASHES another group of goons out of the way with a
solid swing of her trusty bat. SHINK! She tenses up, her face
registering surprise. Her hand goes to her chest and as she
looks at it we see it slicked with BLOOD.
TILT down to reveal a sword that's now protruding straight
through Twist's chest!
SNAP! Chris catches one of the warrior's arms mid-punch with
a sudden brutal twist, and it bends awkwardly with a CRACK.
The warrior groans as he crumples.
Chris hits out with a vicious open palm to another's face,
blood streaming from a badly broken nose.
He elbows the next one in the face and jumps to his feet as
he finally bursts free from the rabble to see a Warrior
WRENCH his sword free from Twist with a vicious grin.
CHRIS
(concerned)
Twist!
She sinks to the floor, blacking out from the blood loss.
25 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NEXT 25
Danyael and Naomi both glance up from their own sword fight.
Danyael's POV shows Twist on the floor, a Warrior looming
over her as Chris desperately cuts through the Warriors that
block his way.
Naomi returns her attention back to the fight at hand but
Danyael's already gone.
26 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 26
Charlotte shakes her head as she picks herself up. She spots
Syren almost to the monolith.
CHARLOTTE
(impressed)
And here I was thinking you were
just Chris' pet damsel in distress.
She HURLS a red ball, of glowing energy at Syren. Syren
instinctively dives to the floor, the red energy BLASTING
against the monolith harmlessly.
As Syren gets to her feet, she sways giddily, her hands going
to her temples.
From Syren's POV we can hear the sounds of war and pain
again, but this time the sounds are far more intense and
overwhelming. The malevolence of the spirit almost palpable
as it CACKLES loudly.
Charlotte smirks as she approaches the distracted, pale
Syren. Syren grits her teeth in pain.
CHARLOTTE (cont'd)
(smirks)
You don't look so good sweetheart.
What's the matter, the bad
vibrations getting to you?
Syren wildly swings out at Charlotte, who easily avoids it.
CHARLOTTE (cont'd)
A swing and a miss.
CRACK! Charlotte sucker punches Syren who slumps to the
floor, out cold. Charlotte grins before hurrying away.
27 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR 27
The warrior smiles as he brings his sword down to decapitate
the prone Twist...
He grunts suddenly in shock and pain as a sword BURSTS
through his chest. The goon FALLS away to reveal a steely
eyed Danyael, sword in hand.
He crouches beside Twist and shakes her gently, trying not to
freak out at all the blood that soaks her shirt.
DANYAEL
Twist! Twist?
Twist GROANS as she stirs, her eyelids fluttering.
TWIST
(winces)
Fricken ow...
DANYAEL
(concerned)
Are you alright?
TWIST
(snappy)
I just got skewered through the
chest! What do you think?
He sheepishly hands her Duggan as he slings his arm around
her, helping Twist to her feet.
THWACK! Danyael REELS from a vicious blow to the head. His
grip on Twist loosens, who stumbles back to the floor.
NEW ANGLE reveals Isabelle, who catches the dazed Danyael in
her arms and quickly hauls him away.
28 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 28
The prone Syren, her long hair fans and covers most of her
face. CU on her face shows her eyes fluttering. They SNAP
open and she jerks awake. She gets to her feet, looking
disorientated.
29 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 29
Ciegue LASHES out at Diego with a lightning quick strike that
catches Diego in the chest, slashing his shirt and drawing
blood. He teeters dangerously off balance on the beam.
CIEGUE
Give up. I always win.
Diego rights his footing and throws himself into the fight
again.
DIEGO
The hand you left behind after we
last met might argue that.
Ciegue's grin drops. Now it's Diego's turn to be smug.
Diego's sword swings powerfully at Ciegue's chest. Ciegue's
blade goes to parry but Diego feints at the last possible
second, SLICING deep into Ciegue's sword arm. Diego KICKS OUT
at Ciegue, who teeters and falls from the beam.
SMACK! Ciegue lands in a dazed heap on a lighting panel
below, that swings erratically at the sudden impact.
30 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NEXT 30
Twist unsteadily gets to her feet, using her bat as a
support. She SPINS around looking for Danyael.
Twist's jaw drops, from her POV Isabelle hands the dazed
Danyael over to two Warriors, who carry him off into one of
the trucks. The truck's trailer door shuts after them.
A hand comes into shot touching Twist's shoulder at which she
instinctively whirls around to crack them - it's Chris!
CHRIS
Are you -
TWIST
(quickly)
Isabitch got the drop on us and
nabbed Danyael. I saw her stow him
in one of those trucks. Come on,
we've got to stop them leaving!
She races off, Chris hot on her heels as we CUT TO:
31 INT. WAREHOUSE - UPPER LEVEL - NEXT 31
Diego jumps down onto the light panel, the taut wires holding
it to the ceiling straining from the load. Ciegue shakes his
head and gets to his feet.
DIEGO
You were saying?
CIEGUE
(smirks)
The fight's far from over.
He glances down with a malevolent smile as we see Syren
wander below unaware, still trying to get her bearings.
CIEGUE (cont'd)
Speaking of which, you have to
decide quickly.
(beat; deadly)
Save the girl, or catch me.
With that Ciegue, SLICES at the taut wire beside him and
LEAPS up to the ceiling beam, cat-like in his agility.
BACK ON Diego as the lighting panel almost instantaneously
caves inwards with a CRASH.
He drops to the ground and tackles Syren just as the lighting
panel CRASHES down with a mighty shower of sparks and glass.
32 INT. WAREHOUSE - LOADING AREA - NEXT 32
Isabelle taps her sword impatiently against her right boot as
she scans the area waiting for someone. She sighs.
And then she suddenly DUCKS as Twist's bat SLAMS into the
truck, missing Isabelle by a mere instant!
REVERSE ANGLE as Isabelle spins to face Twist, who seems
surprised that Isabelle dodged that one in time.
ISABELLE
(smirks)
Too slow.
She SNAPS into action, grabbing Twist's batting arm and
elbowing her hard in the chest. Twist winces in pain and
Isabelle smirks vindictively. As she goes to slam her palm
against Twist's wound again -
CRACK! Isabelle's head SNAPS to the right as Chris lays a
punch on her, leveling his sword at her.
CHRIS
You're going to tell us where
Danyael is.
ISABELLE
Oh, really?
Chris coolly presses his katana to her throat.
CHRIS
Really.
Isabelle tenses, knowing she's cornered as we CUT TO:
33 INT. WAREHOUSE - LOADING AREA 33
Ciegue passes Charlotte as he jumps up and into the passenger
seat of a truck cabin.
CHARLOTTE
About time. What took you so long?
CIEGUE
Family business.
(beat; off hand)
Oh and you might want to help your
fellow Trinity sister right about
now.
Charlotte hesitates, then pulls a face as she jumps back out
of the cabin and races off.
34 INT. WAREHOUSE - LOADING AREA - NEXT 34
A tense scene as Twist holds Isabelle whilst Chris presses
his katana to Isabelle's throat.
ISABELLE
You don't intimidate me.
Twist shares a look with Chris and he presses down harder.
Isabelle winces as he draws blood.
CHRIS
I just have to press down a little
harder, and you'll -
FWOOSH! Chris is HURLED away backwards by an invisible force,
landing with a heap.
At this, Isabelle instantly BACKHANDS Twist, sending her
sprawling.
She looks up and grins as Charlotte lowers her smoking hand,
jerking her head back towards the trucks.
35 INT. WAREHOUSE - LOADING AREA - NEXT 35
The truck convoy rolls out as Charlotte eyes the place,
concentrating intensely, her right hand gestures crushing
inwards. At this the warehouse immediately starts to QUAKE.
Satisfied she HOPS up into the cabin of a truck that pulls
away, followed quickly by the last eighteen wheeler.
36 INT. WAREHOUSE - GROUND FLOOR - NEXT 36
Diego clasps Syren's hand as they cross the now deserted
warehouse, the base COLLAPSING around them. The walls seize
violently, the beams creaking as they shift and deform.
SNAP! Syren tugs Diego toward her just as a loose railing
CRASHES down where Diego was a second ago.
DIEGO
Thank you.
SYREN
(smiles)
Now we're even.
They race off as more chunks of the warehouse CRASH down
around them.
37 INT. WAREHOUSE - LOADING AREA - NEXT 37
Chris coughs as he stirs, painfully getting to his feet as he
retrieves his dropped katana. Twist groans as she comes round
a second later.
She eyes the deserted, collapsing base around them. The
trucks are nowhere in sight.
TWIST
Aww, crap.
DIEGO (O.S.)
Where's Danyael?
NEW ANGLE reveals Diego and Syren, and we CUT TO:
38 EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY 38
The gang pile into their van as the warehouse collapses in
the background. Diego SLIDES the door shut as we cut to:
39 INT. VAN - NEXT 39
Chris is at the wheel, Twist rides shotgun and Diego and
Syren are at the back. Chris REVS the engine loudly.
TWIST
GTA it!
CHRIS
(beat)
I'm not going to even pretend to
know what that means.
And with a SCREECH of tyres the van SPEEDS off.
40 EXT. ROAD - DAY 40
The five truck convoy travels along the road until a SCREECH
of tyres alerts us to the van that comes BARRELLING down the
road. It drives alongside the trucks on the wrong side of the
road.
41 INT. VAN - NEXT 41
Chris drives, eyeing up the trucks as he glances toward
Twist.
CHRIS
Do you remember which truck you saw
Danyael shoved in to?
TWIST
Uh, one of the trucks in the
middle?
(off Chris)
Hey! I only saw it from a distance,
and I was sorta distracted by the
gaping hole in my chest!
Syren closes her eyes, trying to concentrate on something.
SYREN
Third truck, in the center!
Chris YANKS the wheel to the side.
42 EXT. ROAD - DAY 42
BAM! The van SLAMS into the side of the truck's trailer. The
trailer FISHTAILS from the sudden impact but there's the HISS
of hydraulics as the truck speeds up.
The van REVS again to catch up and SMASHES straight into the
trailer again at an angle. The end of the trailer fishtails
even more wandering off the side of the road.
Another quick CRUNCH of the van full force against the
trailer sends the edge of the trailer teetering off the road
and onto a sloped embankment.
With a SCREECH of tyres, the van REVERSES and hits the side
of the cabin. The cumbersome truck TEETERS unsteadily for a
second, one side of the truck up in the air before gravity
takes its toll and the truck ROLLS onto its side with a
CRUNCH.
43 EXT. TRUCK - DAY 43
Chris, Twist, Diego and Syren rush over to the truck. Twist
YANKS up the trailer's door as Diego and Chris hold their
swords ready.
SKREESH! The door opens to reveal a truck full of dazed
Trinity Warriors. Danyael and the monolith are nowhere to be
seen. It's a decoy!
And as the warriors quickly get to their senses we PAN across
the team's grim expressions, to rest on an incredulous Twist
as she takes in the numbers.
TWIST
Aww, sh-
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
44 INT. TRINITY BASE - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY 44
Danyael's head SNAPS backward from a brutal punch. He spits
blood as tries to shake it, his head lolling, dazed.
He's tied to a chair in a dimly lit room. From his bruised
and battered appearance he's already taken quite a beating.
He tries to focus on his attacker from his blurry POV as
Ciegue LOOMS over him.
CIEGUE
It's really quite simple. Answer
the question or I'll continue to
beat you senseless.
DANYAEL
(hoarse)
I have. It's not my fault you don't
like -
THWACK! Ciegue BACKHANDS him viciously. Blood drips from
Danyael's nose.
CIEGUE
How much does Chris know of our
plans?
Danyael COUGHS as he recovers from the unexpected blow. He
looks Ciegue in the face for a long beat as if contemplating
his response very carefully before:
DANYAEL
Bite. Me.
Ciegue smiles malevolently, there's a flicker of begrudging
respect behind it for a very brief moment. He gets right in
Danyael's face.
CIEGUE
(menacing)
This is where the interrogation
becomes more thorough. After I'm
done, you're little girlfriend will
not even rec-
NAOMI (O.S.)
Leave him alone.
REVERSE ANGLE shows Naomi as she enters the room. Ciegue
holds Naomi's look with a challenging smirk.
NAOMI (cont'd)
I'll handle Danyael.
Ciegue theatrically bows a "he's all yours" gesture as Naomi
approaches the beaten and tied Danyael.
NAOMI (cont'd)
(off Ciegue)
You can go.
CIEGUE
I think I'll stay. I like to watch.
NAOMI
That wasn't a request.
CIEGUE
(beat; shrugs)
As you wish. I'll leave you to
"handle" him.
Ciegue saunters off, and as Danyael glares up at Naomi we CUT
TO:
45 EXT. ROAD - DAY 45
Chris, running on pure adrenaline by now, THRUSTS his sword
deep into a Warrior's chest, CRACKS another one on the side
of the head and DECAPITATES another.
Diego SMACKS a warrior to his knees with a powerful backhand
and kicks him in the face, STUNNING him.
SHRIEK! A warrior clutches at his head as he drops to the
ground from Syren's sonic blast.
CRACK! Twist's bat SWATS another to the ground.
CHRIS
(grimly)
That's all of them.
The four are noticeably weary. PULL BACK and WIDEN to reveal
the surrounding area is littered with the bodies of the many
warriors. Some hang out of the overturned truck, others
beside it and more scatter the area in an ever expanding arc.
TWIST
I can't believes they pulled the
old 'Marion in the basket'
switcheroo on us.
DIEGO
The what?
Twist shakes her head - 'never mind' - and desperately
glances around but the stretch of road is deserted. The
convoy could be anywhere by now and she knows it.
46 INT. TRINITY BASE - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY 46
Naomi crouches beside Danyael, absently pushing a stray
strand of hair from his face. She grimaces regretfully at the
blood and bruises now covering his face.
DANYAEL
(harsh; off Naomi)
Come to take your turn now?
NAOMI
Danny, I want to show you what I've
been working towards. That way you
can judge for yourself how much
better everyone will be. This way
we can be to-
Danyael chuckles bitterly, but there's no humour behind it.
DANYAEL
I get it now. Ciegue was the
opener, to soften me up so I'd
swallow your crap.
(beat; hard)
I'm not falling for it.
ANGLE ON Naomi's hands as she unties the ropes binding
Danyael tightly to the chair.
NAOMI
(off Danyael; soft)
No tricks. I promise.
She steps back, and Danyael slowly brings his hands round,
rubbing his sore wrists. Off Danyael's confused expression we
CUT TO:
47 EXT. ROAD - DAY 47
The sounds of a struggling engine repeatedly starting and
sputtering can be heard as we slowly PAN across from the
overturned truck to rest on the battered van.
The van looks like it's barely drivable with its crushed nose
and bumper and crumpled driver's side.
48 INT. VAN - NEXT 48
Chris GUNS the engine determinedly trying to get it to start.
Diego casts concerned glances at Chris' failed attempts and
at Twist.
TWIST
(anxious)
Come on, already!
Stick it into second and drop the
clutch or something! We're losing
ground!
Chris sighs in frustration and weariness. This isn't the
first time Twist's said this.
CHRIS
And like I told you a minute prior
and every other time before that,
I've almost got it running.
Diego places his arm round Twist to gently comfort her but
she roughly pulls out of it, looking out the van's window.
His expression flickers hurt for a second.
TWIST
Screw this! There's a car slowing
down.
She reaches for her bat and notices Diego staring at her.
TWIST (cont'd)
("duh")
They're not going to just give up
their wheels without a fight.
SYREN
(scandalized)
Twist, you can't!
TWIST
(frantic)
They could be anywhere by now,
doing who knows what to Danyael -
we've run out of 'good guy'
options, people!
Diego glances out the window and from his POV we see a red
station wagon driven by an old woman in her early sixties. He
throws Twist a concerned look at her erratic behaviour.
DIEGO
She's an old woman.
TWIST
Then I should only have to scare
her.
Twist inches forward to slide the door open, but Diego grabs
her. She struggles in his firm grip.
TWIST (cont'd)
(desperate)
Get off me! Leave me alone!
DIEGO
Danyael would not want you doing
this to find him.
She stops struggling in his arms, and her eyes blink back
unshed tears. She's on the verge of crumbling but desperately
trying to hold herself together.
TWIST
(soft; to herself)
I can't lose him.
Diego catches this, trying not to let a pang twist round his
gut. An oblivious Twist sags into his comforting embrace,
exhausted.
The engine REVS loudly, breaking the moment.
CHRIS
Success! Danyael, here we come.
With a SCREECH of tyres, the black van BARRELS down the road.
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