sib4x07
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TEASER
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SPACE 1
The wide, vast expanse of SPACE stretches out before us, the
STARS of countless constellations stay frozen in the depths
of space.
PAN DOWN to see the MOON, its desolate face showing no signs
of life.
PUSH PAST the moon, until we see the planet EARTH in all of
its glory.
Suddenly the screen BRIGHTENS, and a bright swath of LIGHT
with flickering multi-coloured flecks fills the screen.
A huge COMET streaks past, on course to scorch safely past
Earth itself.
TRACK the comet as it continues to pass over the Earth,
strange flecks of DUST breaking off and silently gliding
towards the planet's atmosphere.
ANGLE ON THE COSMIC DUST
The dust gently rains down on the planet, not affected at all
by the atmosphere.
Follow the cosmic dust into the atmosphere:
2 EXT. EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE 2
The colourful dust continues to sparkle as the friction from
the force of gravity and the atmosphere lights it up.
Continue to track towards the continent of NORTH AMERICA, as
the stardust still continues to RAIN down.
PUSH IN faster as the land below quickly fills the screen,
more and more detail flooding in - rivers, towns, roads.
Continue to move ever closer, until we focus on one
particular CITY, the stardust filling the screen with
sparkling light as we CUT TO:
3 EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT 3
A typical city street. Cars driving along the street, HORNS
tooting at the growing traffic jam of a Friday night.
Elsewhere on the city streets, PEDESTRIANS go about their
business - HAWKERS selling their wares, COUPLES arm in arm,
even a BEGGAR sitting down trying to get some spare change.
PAN UP to see the stardust glitter down, ever so faintly.
It's there, but not as visible as we saw it from space.
Up above, the COMET pushes through the night sky, our view
obscured by thick clouds and FOG.
A COUPLE is fortunate enough to see it, stopping and pointing
up at the sky.
WOMAN
Look, honey. You don't see that
every day!
MAN
Relax, it's just a shooting star...
WOMAN
I may look dumb, but even I know a
shooting star moves a lot quicker
than that. It's a comet.
MAN
(smiles)
Yeah, okay. You win. Sure looks
pretty...
The stardust is continues to fall on the couple, who are
completely unaware of it. TRACK along and notice the stardust
is FLOATING down onto the other people.
They continue about their business, and except for the
couple, no one else notices the comet.
MOVE ALONG the street until we see a pair of GOTHS walking
towards a quiet looking BAR.
4 EXT. BAR - NEXT 4
Outside the bar, another two GOTHS are chatting as they
notice the newcomers coming towards them. They stop for a
beat.
Throughout all of this, the faint stardust trickles over
them.
The four goths nod their heads in acknowledgement, before
they enter the bar:
5 INT. BAR - NEXT 5
From the clientele, this is more than just a Goth Bar - it's
a REBEL VAMPIRE bar! The scene inside is quiet for the time
being.
Oddly enough, the stardust still seems to trickle into the
bar, each time the door opens and closes.
The scene soon becomes silent, save for the rock music
playing in the background.
PUSH IN on the bar as a young VAMP looks at the newcomers
with growing FEAR in his eyes. A shot glass slowly slips from
his fingers.
REBEL VAMP
What the...?
(shouts out)
It's Trads! Trads have come here to
kill us!
The new arrivals exchange puzzled glances as the Rebel leaps
from his chair, yelling frantically.
GOTH REBEL VAMP
What are you talking about? If
anything, you're the trad!
Everyone in the bar remains silent, as they all begin to look
at each other with accusing stares.
The tense silence suddenly erupts into pandemonium as the
newly arrived vampires LAUNCH themselves at the others!
Each and every one of them YELLS obscenities to one another
and begins PUNCHING and KICKING other rebel vampires!
ANGLE ON another rebel vamp who looks at his female companion
before he SMASHES a bottle across her head!
REBEL VAMP #2
You're not taking me alive!
She responds by grabbing a GLASS and smashing it across his
face.
FEMALE REBEL VAMP
I've already killed you once
before, Dad! Don't think I can't do
it again!
The SCREAMING and YELLING continues as every Rebel Vamp in
the bar goes absolutely nuts.
One unfortunate Vamp gets the business end of a broken stool,
and slides to the ground in shock.
REBEL VAMP #3
(snarls)
That's for attacking our nest,
punk! Don't think I didn't
recognise you!
The battle continues as we PAN UPWARDS and still make out the
glittering stardust, floating in the air, touching down on
every single vampire in the bar.
As the cacophony continues, PAN UP towards a WINDOW.
PUSH TOWARDS the window, showing the FULL MOON and the comet
just to the right of it, looking bigger than before as it
passes close to the planet.
With the sounds of the battle still raging between the
normally peaceful rebel vampires, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
6 EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT 6
DANYAEL walks towards us, looking over a list with a furrowed
brow.
DANYAEL
Twist, are you sure we can even get
this? I'm pretty certain that
stuff's still illegal in the
States.
PULL BACK to see VIVIAN with a wry grin on her face.
VIVIAN
I think she wants it so she can
hallucinate.
DANYAEL
Oh, if that's all you want, I'm
sure I know a friend of a friend of
a friend who can hook us up with
some...
(off Vivian's look)
... ah, never mind... Twist?
PAN AROUND to see TWIST, arms folded and looking every bit
grumpy.
TWIST
I need my booze to dull the pain.
Because every time I look at him, I
see her, and every time I look at
her, I see them doing...
(cringes)
Ugh! It's so disgusting! I can hear
them through the walls!
DANYAEL
(blinks)
What are you talking about?
Twist throws her hands up in the air, before POKING a finger
at her temple.
TWIST
Er, hello? Chris and Lyra! How many
times have we heard her say, "Chris
is so strong," "Chris is my hero,"
"Chris can do anything..."
DANYAEL
Chris... and Lyra? 'Chris and Lyra'
what?
She raises an eyebrow. It takes a few seconds for the penny
to drop.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Oh.
(beat)
Oh...
VIVIAN
What... seriously? The two of them
are...
TWIST
Doing the steps of the mummy and
daddy dance.
DANYAEL
No, no, that can't be right...
TWIST
They're vulcanising the whoopee
stick in the ham wallet.
VIVIAN
Since when?
TWIST
Since... actually, I have no idea.
Point is, he's still marinating the
nether rod in the squish mitten,
and oh God I need a drink right
now. To throw in my eyes!
VIVIAN
Twist, I think Chris is allowed to
have a little Chris Time after all
he's been through.
DANYAEL
He did get you out of Hell.
(beat)
Twice.
Twist shoots Danyael a dirty look.
TWIST
Once. Get it right. The first time
was a fluke, so that doesn't count.
DANYAEL
Hey, if those two want to hook
up... I got no problem with it.
VIVIAN
Me either.
TWIST
What? Are you two serious?
They're...
She makes some furious (and indecipherable) hand gestures.
TWIST (cont'd)
... like, all the time now!
DANYAEL
(shrugs)
I never heard 'em.
VIVIAN
Me either.
They walk on. Twist groans loudly in annoyance.
TWIST
Fine! Be a pair of jewel-encrusted
Judases. You're welcome to the
whole sordid little affair. Nobody
spares a thought for me, do they?
I'm trying to get some sleep, but I
can't over that racket!
DANYAEL
Twist, you're the one who makes the
racket, playing video games at all
hours of the night!
TWIST
Assassins Creed is about the only
pleasure I have left now.
(beat)
Except for alcohol.
(beat)
And candy.
(beat)
And clothes. Oh, and...
Danyael and Vivian stop and stare at Twist.
TWIST (cont'd)
What?
VIVIAN
Did you always talk this much?
Twist stares at her dumbfounded, before turning to Danyael.
TWIST
Anyway, back to what I was saying.
Chris and Lyra are always together,
and it's a wonder if he even needs
me any more!
(beat)
She's replacing me, I tell ya! When
Chris was stuck on her island, she
pulled the old voodoo on him, and
now all he thinks about is her!
VIVIAN
It's kind of pleasant getting
replaced, isn't it? Maybe you
should just get over it? Chris is
finally happy, and we shouldn't
stand in their way.
DANYAEL
(shocked)
Who are you, and what have you done
with Vivian?
TWIST
But... you... you don't...
Twist looks as if she is about to explode. And she does...
Into TEARS! She sinks to her knees, shivering as she HUGS
herself.
TWIST (cont'd)
(loud exaggerated crying)
Nobody loves me any more! I'm
always so... so alone!
(beating her chest)
Why is the world so cruel to me?
Danyael and Vivian look at each other, and then at Twist's
strange behaviour.
Meanwhile, PEOPLE passing by look on at the unusual
behaviour, making a wide berth of the group.
VIVIAN
You've got to be kidding me...
Danyael hunkers next to Twist and gently pats her on the
shoulders, who is now a blubbering mess.
DANYAEL
Ah, Twist, can you kind of calm
down? We're outside and people are
looking at us like we're... well,
like you're crazy.
But Twist only CRIES even more loudly as she buries her head
in Danyael's shoulder.
TWIST
(blubbering)
You still love me, don'tcha Spook?
DANYAEL
(flustered)
Ah... yeah... sure... let's all
take a deep breath, 'kay? You
wouldn't want Chris to see you like
this.
Twist gets up, her eyes wide open, before her crying resumes
several decibels higher than before.
VIVIAN
Oh, brother, now you've done it!
TWIST
That's exactly right! He'd probably
think I am crazy or something!
She buries her face in his chest and HOWLS again, and Danyael
lets out a deep sigh as he fishes for a cigarette with his
free hand.
DANYAEL
Alright, alright. There, there.
He PATS Twist on the back, her weeping gradually subsiding as
he looks round for Vivian:
And sees her Vivian kneeling in front of a BABY'S PRAM. The
previously HAPPY PARENTS are now staring at Vivian with
growing terror.
VIVIAN
(cooing at baby)
Who's a little angel? Huh? You are!
Yes, you are!
(to parents)
Ooh, he's so adorable! I could just
eat him right up.
ANGLE ON BABY who stares blankly at her for a beat - then
bursts into squeals of childish laughter. Vivian's face
lights up.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Oh! Isn't that sweet? You must be
so happy!
MOTHER
(wary)
Extremely.
(whispers, to her husband)
Let's go. This woman is crazy.
And with that, the parents rush around Vivian and RUN down
the street.
A long beat. Vivian looks all sunshine and hollow chocolate
bunnies for another couple of moments.
And then she snaps out of it, shaking her head and turning
back to Danyael and the recovering Twist.
VIVIAN
Did I... just... 'gah gah' over a
human baby?
Danyael raises an eyebrow and blows out a lungful of smoke.
Vivian closes her eyes and GROANS.
DANYAEL
You could say it was out of
character for you.
VIVIAN
No more out of character than Twist
bawling her eyes out.
TWIST
Hey!
VIVIAN
I don't normally do that. No,
actually I've never done that at
all, not even when I was human!
Danyael stands, offering a hand to Twist to help her up.
DANYAEL
Let's just chalk it down to
hormones or something.
(nods to side)
We have reached our goal.
They are now outside a LIQUOR STORE.
VIVIAN
Great. I need something hard and
heavy to make me forget I just did
that.
She leaves them to enter the store.
TWIST
(under her breath)
Sure, baumgartner, I got something
hard and heavy for you right
here...
Twist balls up her fists and takes a step forward, but
Danyael quickly drags her back round.
DANYAEL
Not in front of witnesses. I think
we've attracted enough attention
for one night, don't you?
TWIST
(sighs)
Alright, lead the way.
As Twist enters the liquor store, Danyael pauses to finish
his cigarette, looking up at the building.
And he recoils in horror - the store is suddenly a towering,
chaotic TEMPLE, with gruesome BODIES strung up and impaled on
spikes, and FLAMES licking up into the sky!
The blazing red brand of the TRINITY glowers balefully down
at him, illuminated by a flash of LIGHTNING.
Danyael staggers back, stumbling and falling as he hears deep
and sinister LAUGHTER, raising a hand to defend himself as a
SHADOW looms over him, and we CUT TO:
7 INT. MOTEL - CHRIS AND LYRA'S ROOM - NEXT 7
LYRA is curled up asleep on the bed like a kitten, shifting
every now and again.
PAN ROUND to see CHRIS sitting on the ground, a number of
TEXTS spread out before him. He picks up one book, flicking
through the pages carefully.
CHRIS
Come on, it has to be in here!
He continues to mutter to himself as he picks up books and
flicks through them, consulting what look like STAR CHARTS.
LYRA (O.S.)
Chris...
He turns around to see Lyra sitting up on the bed. He gets up
and walks towards the bed.
Lyra is ROLLING over, but she is far from awake. She mutters
in her sleep, shaking her head to and fro.
LYRA (cont'd)
Chris... no, don't. We can't save
them all...
CHRIS
(frowns)
Lyra? Lyra, it's alright. You're
just having a bad dream.
Lyra moves her head, her eyes moving rapidly underneath their
lids.
LYRA
So much blood... so much
violence...
(suddenly frantic)
Oh, God! It burns! It burns! Make
them stop! Oh, Chris! Make them
stop!
Alarmed, Chris SHAKES her, but she isn't waking up.
CHRIS
Lyra, wake up! It's only a dream,
it can't hurt you!
PUSH IN on Lyra as Chris tries to wake her, and we CUT TO:
8 INT. LABORATORY - DREAM SEQUENCE - NIGHT 8
The camera angle is jittery. A PAIR of HANDS before us, as we
run from whatever is chasing us.
LYRA (O.S.)
No! I won't go back! No leave me
alone!
CHRIS (O.S.)
Lyra, wake up!
PAN RIGHT to see Chris running with her, but he is FLICKERING
in and out of existence.
LYRA (O.S.)
Chris? Help me, Chris! They're
going to cut me open again!
CHRIS
Snap out of it!
Lyra pushes ahead, groping at the walls as she tries to
understand how she can see, when suddenly...
A DOOR slams open and we SMASH CUT TO:
9 INT. MOTEL - CHRIS AND LYRA'S ROOM - NIGHT 9
Lyra shoots bolt upright, YELLING her lungs out! Chris tries
to restrain her as she continues to scream.
CHRIS
It's okay! You were dreaming, it's
over now. You don't have to worry.
Lyra is still struggling when she points at empty space.
LYRA
Can't you see it? He's standing
right there! He's going to take me
and cut me up!
Chris looks to where Lyra is pointing but can't see a thing.
CHRIS
There's nothing there. Whoever you
were seeing in your dreams is gone.
There's nothing in this room but
the two of us.
(beat)
Wait a second - how can you see
anything if -
Lyra shakes her head and continues to point at thin air.
LYRA
He's right there! He's going to
take the both of us! We have to
escape! We have to get the hell out
of here!
She manages to slip from his grasp and looks towards the spot
with sheer terror.
Lyra starts to SING, a single note stretching quickly beyond
the range of human hearing as the glass in the windows begins
to shake!
Chris is gripping his ears as Lyra starts to SCREAM at the
personal demon before her.
Lyra stops suddenly and backs away into a corner. Her hands
scratch at thin air, raving incoherently.
Chris steps before her, trying to hold her hands still as he
speaks slowly and clearly:
CHRIS
I'll figure something out. Just
hold on, alright?
LYRA
Chris... help me...
She stands up for a beat - before FAINTING dead away, wilting
into Chris' arms.
He checks for a pulse, breathing a quick sigh of relief
before carrying her limp form back over to the bed.
He gently lays her down - and she erupts into life once more,
this time clawing and attacking at Chris!
CHRIS
Lyra! Lyra, stop it! It's me!
LYRA
You're not Chris! You're here to
kill me!
Chris struggles with Lyra as she tries to punch him, when he
hears more screaming from outside.
He lets go of Lyra, who continues to thrash around as if
she's in the grip of an invisible attacker.
Chris walks towards the door and gently opens it, stepping
out into:
10 EXT. MOTEL - NEXT 10
Chris leans over the balcony and sees Twist, Danyael and
Vivian wandering aimlessly around the car park of the motel.
CHRIS
It's about time you lot got back,
something's happened to...
He realises they're not listening - in fact, they're all lost
in their own worlds, babbling to themselves as they blunder
back and forth.
Chris stares in confusion for a beat, before another CRY from
Lyra sends him running back into:
11 INT. MOTEL - CHRIS AND LYRA'S ROOM - NEXT 11
Lyra is still thrashing about on the bed, and she is now
foaming at the mouth!
Chris quickly surveys the room, grabbing his KATANA from the
floor before darting over to the bed.
He uses the sword to quickly slice up several strips of
bedclothes, wrapping them round the squirming Lyra's wrists.
With a few swift turns, he's tied her to the bed frame,
stepping back to make sure she's secure before he rushes back
outside:
12 EXT. MOTEL - NEXT 12
Chris CLATTERS down the stairs to get to ground level,
calling out to the others:
CHRIS
Hold on! I'm coming!
He reaches Twist first, just as she falls to her knees,
screaming:
TWIST
Not again! Please don't make me
kill them! I'll do anything you
want, but I can't do that! Please
Boyce, don't make me kill my
family!
Twist starts punching at thin air, a look of sheer terror in
her eyes. He tries shaking her.
CHRIS
Twist! Snap out of it! It's a
hallucination, it's not real! I
repeat, it's not real!
But Twist won't snap out of it. She continues yelling at
ghosts, clutching her head.
Chris looks on helplessly, not knowing what to do. He turns
to see Danyael looking shell shocked, staring into space.
DANYAEL
You killed her... You killed her...
You betrayed all that what the
rebel vampires stand for. You went
and joined them!
CHRIS
Danyael, whoever you're talking to,
they're not there.
Danyael points to blank air, an incredulous look on his face.
DANYAEL
What? She's right there! Naomi's
right there! She's just killed
Twist! My God! Twist is dead, oh my
God!
Chris grabs hold of Danyael and tries to shake him out of it.
CHRIS
Danyael! Naomi is dead! You killed
her, remember? You killed her!
DANYAEL
(a look of recognition)
I... killed her.
CHRIS
(hopeful)
That's it! You remember...
DANYAEL
I killed Naomi. I cut her throat,
because she killed Twist.
(looking dead at Chris)
So why is she there, laughing at
me?
Again Danyael is pointing at thin air, and Chris realises it
is useless.
PAN UP to see very faint COLOURED LIGHTS hanging in the air -
more dust from the comet.
Chris, however, doesn't notice this, and makes his way
towards Vivian who is standing with a dumbfounded expression
on her face.
CHRIS
Vivian, are you okay?
Vivian stares ahead, her jaw slack. She screws up her face as
fresh tears begin to flow.
VIVIAN
It's all my fault.... I did it! I
did everything!
Chris approaches cautiously, careful to not set Vivian off.
CHRIS
What did you do to the others? What
did you give them?
VIVIAN
All my fault.... I'm an evil woman.
I don't deserve to live. I killed
them, I killed them all! I blamed
him, but really it was my fault...
Chris frowns and approaches a little less cautiously.
CHRIS
Vivian? Who did you blame?
Vivian's tears stream down her face as she screws her face up
in anguish. She PUNCHES herself in the head.
VIVIAN
Don't you get it? I blamed Chris
for everything that I've done.
They're all here to judge me.
Everyone I've killed, they're going
to tear me apart!
Chris looks on in horror as Vivian continues to PUNCH herself
and pull her hair.
CHRIS
Vivian. It's a hallucination. No
one is here, it's just us...
He turns around - and now sees Twist screaming at a ghost
Boyce, and Danyael screaming at a ghost Naomi!
CHRIS (cont'd)
What in the...
He turns around - and sees a familiar sight before him.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Not bloody me as well...
PAN ROUND to see someone we all know very well. It's JULIE
KINGSTON, complete with the fatal wound that Naomi gave her
in the monastery!
JULIE
(gravelly)
Chris... you promised to keep me
safe... but you lied...
CHRIS
No... If I had have known I'd would
have saved you...
JULIE
(snarls)
Liar! You love Syren more than you
ever loved me...
CHRIS
Julie... I...
He stops as he stares at Julie, who looks back at him
passively.
Her jaw slacks open and she tilts her head back. The jaw
falls away as she begins to decompose before our very eyes!
Suddenly the sky turns a baleful GREEN and all the
surrounding buildings SHATTER and FALL, as if they were
caught in an ATOMIC blast!
Chris falls to his knees, COUGHING uncontrollably. He looks
up to see the remains of "Julie" before him. He turns and see
the remains of Twist, Danyael and Vivian as well.
CHRIS (cont'd)
No... not this place...
A loud SCREECHING can be heard overhead. Chris looks up. He
can't see what's in the air, but he sure recognises it.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Oh... shit!
He gets up and RUNS, just as a LARGE SHADOW flies overhead,
the familiar SCREECHING following him!
Chris runs as fast as he can, the heavy beating of huge wings
growing louder.
Something SCREECHES as it swoops down to grab him, blotting
Chris from view as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT ONE
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