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        36     INT. CAMPUS - DORMS - NEXT                              36

               The students from before - Adam, Greg, Clarissa, Sarah and
               Rich - are gathered around in the same circle, arguing.

                                   RICH
                         That spell freakin' sucked. It's
                         done everything but make it sunny!

                                   ADAM
                         Spells can be... temperamental.

                                   CLARISSA
                         'Temperamental'? It's like we've
                         unleashed the damn apocalypse out
                         there! Have you been watching the
                         news?

                                   RICH
                         Well, I don't give a sh -

               BANG! The door FLIES from its hinges and Chris steps inside,
               his eyes narrowing as he spots the startled students.

                                   GREG
                         Hey! You gonna pay for that?

               His bravado fades as Twist and the others enter the room
               behind Chris.

                                   CLARISSA
                         What... what do you want?

                                   CHRIS
                         Which one of you lot did that?

               He points to the window - just as several bolts of LIGHTNING
               strike trees outside in a shower of SPARKS.

                                   SARAH
                         What? What do you mean? We didn't
                         do anything!

               Vivian notices something out of another window.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Uh... Chris?

                                   CHRIS
                             (not hearing)
                         Whatever half-arsed bloody corner
                         shop magic you kids have been
                         poncing around with has already
                         wreaked havoc across the country!
                         Do you have any concept of the
                         trouble you've caused?

                                   VIVIAN
                             (louder)
                         Chris!

                                   CHRIS
                         What?

               She points - and everyone follows.

               WISPS of wind are gathering from the thick clouds, spiralling
               down towards the ground in an ever-growing cycle.

                                   TWIST
                         Aw, hell no...

               It's a TORNADO!

                                   CHRIS
                         Everybody out! Now!

               As everyone piles out of the room, the whirling, furious
               winds race towards the campus as we CUT TO:

        37     EXT. CAMPUS - DORM BUILDING - NEXT                      37

               The team and students race out of the dorm, many other
               panicking students flooding past them.

               Behind them, the tornado SMASHES across the rear face of the
               building, scattering DEBRIS and BRICKS.

               Cutting off their escape, Chris furiously rounds on the
               students, yelling over the noise:

                                   CHRIS
                             (to students)
                         How could you be so bloody stupid?
                         You don't mess around with magic
                         like you're Harry sodding Potter!
                             (to Lyra)
                         Can you try and calm it down?

                                   LYRA
                         I'll try...

               She turns towards the building, a hand out in front of her as
               the wind whips around her dress. 

               Rubble from the tornado's onslaught HURTLES towards he,r but
               she hits a low NOTE and conjures up a wall of energy around
               her, DEFLECTING the debris with a CRASH.

               She then waves her hand - and the displaced rubble FREEZES in
               mid-air.

               With a series of slow, languid gestures, she brings the
               rubble back around to form a stairway before her - leading up
               to the roof of a nearby maintenance building.

                                   TWIST
                         Where does she get those wonderful
                         toys?

               Chris turns his attention back to the students, who are
               caught between the shock of the tornado and Lyra's powers.

                                   CHRIS
                         Who's the ringleader here?

                                   CLARISSA
                         Me. I did the spell.

                                   CHRIS
                         Show me what you did - and exactly
                         what you did - or there'll be no
                         stopping any of this!

                                   CLARISSA
                             (nods)
                         A-alright. I will.

               Chris turns to Twist and Danyael:

                                   CHRIS
                         Keep the area clear of civilians
                         and watch Lyra. If she starts to
                         lose it...

                                   DANYAEL
                         We'll take care of it.

                                   SUSIE
                         What about me?

                                   CHRIS
                         You'd better stick close to me.
                             (to Clarissa)
                         Alright, let's find somewhere we
                         can do this.

               Vivian rounds up the rest of the students, herding them after
               Chris and Susie as we CUT TO:

        38     EXT. CAMPUS - BUILDING - ROOF - NEXT                    38

               Lyra is on the roof, the dark clouds a dark contrast to her
               relatively pale skin. She holds her hands out as the tornado
               hovers in the middle of the campus.

               It's already cleared a wide area - tossing aside parked cars,
               trees and anything else - but now waits, slowly rotating.

               She begins to SING, raising up another WALL of energy before
               her that GLITTERS.

               The tornado shifts suddenly, KICKING UP a few stray clumps of
               debris - which SHATTER harmlessly against the wall.

               Twist frowns, trying to make out the tune Lyra's singing.

                                   TWIST
                         Is that 'My Sharona'?

               ON CHRIS as he and Vivian gather the students behind a small
               convenience store, sheltered from the winds.

               More students run from the dorms on either side of them, the
               lights FLICKERING under the strain.

                                   CHRIS
                         Okay, talk me through it.

                                   CLARISSA
                         It was a normal spell. I've done
                         spells before, but this one was a
                         little more... advanced.

                                   VIVIAN
                         What were you trying to do?

                                   GREG
                             (pipes up)
                         We wanted some decent weather for
                         once. We picked the books from some
                         creepy guy in the market.

                                   CHRIS
                             (snorts)
                         Because that always ends so well.

                                   SUSIE
                         So you did the spell and then what?

                                   SARAH
                         I don't know... it just freaked
                         out.

                                   CLARISSA
                             (to Rich)
                         Someone made me use too much of one
                         of the ingredients.

                                   RICH
                         He was touching my hand!

                                   GREG
                         Dude, I'm gay, not desperate!

                                   CHRIS
                         Enough!
                             (beat)
                         Clarissa, tell me what ingredients
                         you used. This is important.

                                   CLARISSA
                         I bought... uh, I used this red
                         chemical and this green one...

               She starts to pull stuff out of her bag, including the
               spellbooks. Chris grabs one and starts flipping through it
               before stopping on the right page.

                                   CHRIS
                         Alright, here we go...

                                   TWIST (O.S.)
                         Run for your fricken lives!

               The group look up - and the tornado is POWERING towards them!

               Up on the roof, Lyra is struggling to rein it in, but it's
               getting bigger every second.

               Danyael and Twist race up to Chris' group, manhandling them
               out of the way:

               Just as the tornado TEARS through the small store, BURROWING
               a trail straight through it!

               Scampering to cover behind another building, the group gather
               their wits.

               Clarissa looks down at the bottles in her hands - they're
               empty, shattered in the escape!

                                   CLARISSA
                         Damn it! 

                                   VIVIAN
                         Oh, please be joking...

                                   CLARISSA
                             (frantic)
                         I don't know what the ingredient
                         was! I know the red was xylemic
                         protein from nightshade but I don't
                         know what the green was!
                             (beat; thinking)
                         We did the whole 'weather goddess'
                         thing in chalk, did the
                         ingredients...

                                   CHRIS
                         What colour chalk?

                                   CLARISSA
                         Why? Does that matter?

                                   CHRIS
                         Was it a turquoise, sky-blue kind
                         of colour?

                                   CLARISSA
                         Yeah, why?

               Chris POINTS and we can see the thick, dark clouds are
               RIPPLING with the same coloured energy - almost as if the
               clouds had arteries.

                                   CHRIS
                         You summoned the weather goddess
                         Co'lame. You overpowered the spell,
                         and all that energy had to go
                         somewhere so it shot straight up -
                         right into orbit!
                             (to Susie)
                         There's your explanation for what
                         happened to the satellite.

                                   RICH
                         Satellite?

                                   SUSIE
                         I'll explain later.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (to Chris)
                         Can you guess what the ingredient
                         was?

               Chris picks up the bottle and SNIFFS it, thinking it over as
               the tornado DEMOLISHES another building close by.

                                   TWIST
                         So while you're, er... smelling
                         your way to success, can the rest
                         of us, like... run away?

                                   CHRIS
                         It's probably best.

               Without waiting, Twist GRABS Danyael and hauls him away,
               Vivian SHOVING the rest of the students after them.

               Susie grabs her laptop and starts calculating something next
               to Chris.

               A WINDOW appears on her screen which reads: 'SATELLITE
               CONFIGURATION WITH SOURCE IMMINENT: 3:00.'

                                   SUSIE
                         The satellite's going to pass
                         directly over us in three minutes!

                                   CHRIS
                         Got it... it's...
                             (snaps fingers)
                         Abersynthio! That's it.

                                   SUSIE
                         Did you hear what I said?

                                   CHRIS
                         I did.

               He turns and sprints towards the van, leaving a bewildered
               Susie to yell:

                                   SUSIE
                         So what do we do?

               ON TWIST as her group takes cover, Clarissa's friends keeping
               their heads down as the rampant tornado DEVOURS another part
               of the campus.

               Twist peeks up and over to Lyra - who is on one knee, one arm
               weakly raised as she struggles to keep up her powers.

                                   TWIST
                         Ah, fudge... Lyra's out of juice!

               She jumps up, heading to the edge of their shelter.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Stay here with the brats. I'll go
                         get her and come right back. 'Kay?

               She darts off across the campus without waiting for an
               answer. Danyael grimaces, and Vivian nudges him.

                                   VIVIAN
                         She hasn't changed much, has she?

               He doesn't answer, his eyes fixed on Twist as she fights
               through the increasingly powerful winds.

               ON CHRIS as he clatters into the van, rifling quickly through
               several black holdalls and tossing all manner of small VIALS
               and BOTTLES out.

               A breathless Susie stumbles into frame, leaning against the
               van as she wheezes:

                                   SUSIE 
                         We've got thirty seconds!

                                   CHRIS
                         Just a moment... aha!

               He finds what he's after - a small bottle of GREEN LIQUID.

               He quickly hops out of the van, pouring some of the fluid
               into his hand and closing his fist.

                                   CHRIS (cont'd)
                             (muttering)
                         Sesum cora... diffonadue!

               The green liquid OOZES through his fingers - and then starts
               to GLOW, brightening to a shimmering BLUE as it snakes all
               over his clenched fist!

               He looks up, raising his fist and taking aim at the clouds as
               Susie watches the countdown on her laptop.

                                   SUSIE
                         Four... three... two - 

               And an electric blue bolt of LIGHTNING suddenly SHEARS down
               from the sly!

        39     EXT. CAMPUS - DORMS - ROOF - NEXT                       39

               Twist bounds up onto the roof just as Lyra finally WILTS -
               and the lightning BLASTS DOWN between them!

               The roof DETONATES from the force, HURLING Twist backwards!

        40     EXT. CAMPUS - NEXT                                      40

               Susie boggles as a hail of DEBRIS rockets towards them,
               barging into Chris as she stumbles back:

               And Chris's arm is knocked aside just as he releases the
               energy, a bolt of BLUE LIGHT streaming harmlessly off to the
               side!

               A shower of smoking bricks SLAMS into the ground, and Chris
               looks up to the ominously RUMBLING clouds overhead.

               He glances at Susie, whose face says it all - they missed the
               satellite!

               Chris is forced to DUCK and shield Susie as more RUBBLE is
               thrown their way, and as the tornado rampages on we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                  END OF ACT THREE
                                      ACT FOUR

               FADE IN:

        41     EXT. CAMPUS - DORMS - ROOF - NIGHT                      41

               PUSH IN on a pile of rubble at one corner of the rooftop, now
               cleaved almost in two by the lightning strike.

               The debris starts to SHIFT - and finally Twist pushes her way
               to the surface with a GASP.

               She's caked in dust, her skin peppered with lacerations, but
               that doesn't stop her extricating herself.

               She COUGHS, wafting away the thick smoke blown about by the
               still strong winds, calling out:

                                   TWIST
                         Lyra? Lyra! Where are you?

               The smoke clears for a beat - and Twist spots Lyra crumpled
               on the floor, hanging half off the rooftop!

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Lyra!

               She springs from the brickwork and races towards the gaping,
               smoking HOLE in the rooftop - and LEAPS through the air!

               She hits the far side running but STUMBLES, folding into a
               clumsy roll.

               Lifting her head, she sees Lyra starting to slip over the
               edge - the tornado's backwash is literally sucking her away!

               Twist leaps to her feet, DIVING forward to try and grab Lyra -
               clamping a hand round her wrist.

               She HEAVES, pausing and then trying again to finally haul
               Lyra's sluggish form back to safety.

               The roof begins to CRUMBLE, bricks cascading down to the
               floor below, and Twist quickly bundles Lyra up and scurries
               out of harm's way.

                                   LYRA
                             (woozy)
                         What... what happened?

                                   TWIST
                         You blew a fuse and almost ended up
                         as street pizza is what happened.
                         You good to walk?

               Lyra gingerly tests her feet on the roof, nodding.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Good. So how'd you feel about
                         jumping?

                                   LYRA
                         What?

               Twist suddenly scoops Lyra up and LEAPS over the edge - as
               the crumbling roof finally COLLAPSES in on itself!

        42     EXT. CAMPUS - NEXT                                      42

               Twist SLAMS into the ground feet first, grimacing but keeping
               her momentum going.

               Behind them, the shattered building CAVES IN, crumpling into
               two halves and a heap of rubble.

               Twist sets Lyra down and leads her over to Chris, who is back
               at the van and once again frantically searching inside.

                                   CHRIS
                         Twist? Is that you?

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, we were just - 

               His hand snaps out to her, holding a jumble of bottles.

                                   CHRIS
                         Hold these.

               Twist blinks and takes them as Chris continues searching.

                                   TWIST
                             (pouts)
                         No, we're fine. Just got almost
                         blown in half by lightning and had
                         to save the diva from a collapsing
                         building. No big.

                                   LYRA
                         The storm's still just as bad... I
                         thought you were going to reverse
                         the spell?

                                   SUSIE
                         We, ah... hit a snag.

               Chris emerges from the van, laying a hand on Lyra's shoulder
               as he passes.

                                   CHRIS
                         Basically, we're buggered unless we
                         can find another way to do this.

               Danyael and Vivian join them, both looking suitably
               windswept.

                                   DANYAEL
                         That's everyone off campus.

                                   VIVIAN
                         We tried setting off the fire
                         alarms, but I think that overgrown
                         special effect out there already
                         kind of signalled the alarm.

                                   TWIST
                         Chris screwed up the plan.

                                   DANYAEL
                         What? How?

                                   CHRIS
                         I did not 'screw up' anything! We
                         just...

                                   SUSIE
                         We've missed our shot with the
                         satellite, unless we can get
                         somewhere within the next...
                             (checks laptop)
                         ... nine minutes and try again.

               Chris finally twigs that Lyra and Twist look a little
               bruised.

                                   CHRIS
                         Are you two alright?

               Twist flippantly blows away a stray lock of hair to answer.

                                   LYRA
                         We're okay, but that tornado...
                         it's too strong for me to rein in
                         any longer.

               There's a loud CRUNCH from behind them - the tornado has just
               taken a bite out of another building.

               SIRENS can be heard approaching in the distance, for all the
               good they'll do.

                                   DANYAEL
                         So what's our next plan?

                                   TWIST 
                         Can't we just do whatever it is you
                         screwed up before again?

                                   CHRIS
                             (shakes head)
                         I think we've missed our moment,
                         and with the storm worsening it'll
                         be too dangerous to try that again.
                             (at Lyra)
                         And I'm not letting anyone else get
                         hurt.

                                   VIVIAN
                         I've got an idea.
                             (beat)
                         The first and only thing that I
                         know about magic is that it's like
                         electricity. It can go through
                         absolutely everything - phone
                         lines, the internet, computers,
                         even radio. They all travel in
                         waves. So does magic. So all we
                         need to do is find a conduit for
                         it...

                                   CHRIS
                             (catching on)
                         ... and we can send it straight to
                         the satellite. Upload it, like a
                         virus. Or a cure, in this case.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Exactly.

                                   CHRIS
                         But where are we going to upload it
                         from? It'd have to be pretty
                         strong.

                                   SUSIE
                             (clicks fingers)
                         The bureau! The satellite's still
                         active, and if I hook up to the
                         centre's network I've got enough on
                         my laptop to aim it.

                                   CHRIS
                         Good. Danyael, stay here with the
                         kids and Lyra. Make sure they're
                         alright.

                                   LYRA
                         Chris, honestly, I'm alright!

                                   CLARISSA
                         I'm coming with you.

                                   CHRIS
                         Fine.
                             (to Danyael)
                         Stay here. You and Lyra are Plan B.
                         You'll know what to do.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (nods)
                         Don't worry.

                                   SUSIE
                         Come on, we've got eight minutes.

               As Chris, Twist, Clarissa, Vivian and Susie pile into the
               van, Twist pauses by Danyael.

                                   DANYAEL
                         What?

                                   TWIST
                             (hesitates)
                         Just...

               She doesn't finish, and as Twist SLAMS the van door shut,
               this forces a SMASH CUT TO:

        43     EXT. CITY - HIGHWAY - NEXT                              43

               The battered van speeds along the practically empty highway,
               the city around them locked down due to the storm. 

               In the distance, the swirling tornado ROARS hungrily as they
               speed hurriedly towards the bureau.

        44     EXT. WEATHER BUREAU/FACILITY - NEXT                     44

               The previous human activity is long since gone as our team
               struggle through the debris and through the hole in the side
               of the building.

               RAIN is beginning to fall down on the scene, and Vivian looks
               up at the heavens as they CRACKLE ominously with the blue,
               veined energy.

        45     INT. WEATHER BUREAU/FACILITY – MAIN ATRIUM – NEXT       45

               Thanks to the limited emergency lighting, the interior of the
               bureau is wrapped in shadows - until Twist breaks out a pair
               of GLOW STICKS and SNAPS them.

               Green light bathes the scene, helping the team negotiate the
               rubble and wreckage. Wind and rain blow their way in through
               gaping holes in the roof and walls.

               Susie checks her watch and turns to Chris.

                                   SUSIE
                         We've got about three minutes.

                                   VIVIAN
                         And we've got no power.

               She's flicking switches and hitting buttons, but the complex
               seems dead. Twist sets some glow sticks down and SNAPS a
               fresh set.

                                   CHRIS
                         Twist, Vivian, head down to the
                         basement and see if you can get the
                         power back on for us to manually
                         operate it.
                             (to Susie)
                         Susie, can you try and get the
                         satellite working?

                                   SUSIE
                         Can do.

               She sweeps away enough debris to sit herself down at one of
               the desks, wincing as she puts a little strain on her belly.

                                   CHRIS
                         Clarissa, can you replicate the
                         mixture?

                                   CLARISSA
                             (nods)
                         Yeah, no problem.

                                   CHRIS
                         Then get to it. And hurry.

               Chris glances over his shoulder as Twist and Vivian hurry
               towards a door marked 'Maintenance,' and we CUT TO:

        46     INT. WEATHER BUREAU/FACILITY - STAIRWELL – NEXT         46

               Twist is running full tilt down the stairs,taking the stairs
               three at a time as Vivian struggles to keep up.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Wait for me, damn it!

                                   TWIST
                         Did I say you could follow me?

                                   VIVIAN
                         No, Chris did.

                                   TWIST
                         Look, lady, that excuse is gonna
                         get old real fast.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Would you switch off the sass for
                         five minutes here? We're trying to
                         stop that storm tearing this whole
                         state apart!

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, which I'm pretty sure I can
                         manage without your help!

               She stops in front of a DOOR marked 'Power Grid Supply' with
               an electricity symbol.

                                   VIVIAN 
                         We're gonna need a key.

               Twist glances at her - and then a well-aimed KICK blasts the
               door open.

                                   TWIST
                             (flat)
                         Tada.

               The girls step inside:

        47     INT. WEATHER BUREAU/FACILITY – POWER SUPPLY ROOM – NEXT 47

               Glow stick raised, Twist moves around the large GENERATOR and
               looks for a telltale 'ON' button on the console. 

               She ducks beneath the console for a moment and then sees a
               METAL CUPBOARD built into the generator. She rattles it, but
               is unable to open it.

                                   TWIST
                         Time?

                                   VIVIAN
                             (checks watch)
                         Five to 'oh, crap.'

               Twist keeps RATTLING the door as Vivian looks round - and
               steps out of frame.

               There's a SMASH, and Vivian returns with a FIRE AXE, tapping
               Twist on the shoulder and passing it down.

               Twist SLAMS it into the cupboard, the metal holding but not
               for much longer, and we CUT TO:

        48     EXT. SPACE – NEXT                                       48

               The satellite is almost RUPTURING with blue energy, sending
               waves of it PLUMMETING towards the Earth.

        49     INT. WEATHER BUREAU/FACILITY – POWER SUPPLY ROOM – NEXT 49

               The door of the cupboard BUCKLES with the next hit, and Twist
               grabs it, straining against it:

               And she WRENCHES it free, exposing a series of large breaker
               switches.

                                   TWIST
                         And the Lord said...

               Twist flicks the circuit breakers with heavy CLUNKS – causing
               LIGHTS to spring up all over the place.

               Twist turns to Vivian and grins - which Vivian returns -
               before a colossal RUMBLE of thunder shakes the entire
               complex!

               They turn to the power console - which begins to BUZZ and HUM
               loudly, SPARKS snapping from the cables as they begin to
               overload!

                                   VIVIAN
                         Maybe we should...

                                   TWIST
                         Yup.

               The girls speed out of the room as we CUT TO:
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