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FADE IN:
21 EXT. FOREST - NIGHT 21
Back with Twist and Danyael. They've reached a clearing,
Danyael kneeling over a spot of leaves.
TWIST
What've you got?
DANYAEL
Not sure. Could be blood, but...
He rubs something onto his fingers, raising it to his nose
for a SNIFF.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Smells weird.
TWIST
'Weird'? Yeah, way technical.
DANYAEL
(stands)
Tangy. Metallic. Kind of like human
and animal mixed together.
TWIST
Sounds like our targets, then.
Danyael scans the area, spotting some ANIMAL TRACKS and
heading over.
DANYAEL
Here.
He points as Twist joins him - PAW PRINTS. They lead off into
the woods.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Looks like just the one.
TWIST
Something tells me that would be
uncharacteristically simple.
DANYAEL
So let's make sure we're ready.
He reaches for his bag and takes out a SWORD, sheathed in the
lining of the bag itself, as Twist grabs her baseball bat.
The duo head off again, following the tracks as we CUT TO:
22 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 22
With Chris' team, crouched down as they survey the roadside
scene of police and forensics.
VIVIAN
Looks like they've got that
covered.
CHRIS
Yes, but we're going to need to get
over onto the far side of the road
if we're to follow those tracks we
found.
LYRA
Leave that to me.
She rises, carefully winding her way forward by feeling a
path along the trees.
VIVIAN
What's she doing?
CHRIS
(smiles)
What she does best.
Vivian watches, confused, as Lyra reaches the treeline:
23 EXT. FOREST ROAD - NEXT 23
Pausing at the edge of the road, she's just out of sight of
the mix of flashing siren lights and vehicle headlights.
She closes her eyes, HUMMING a melody under her breath -
before she boldly steps out straight into plain sight!
She waits - but nobody bats an eyelid at her. Still humming,
she waves for Chris and Vivian to follow.
24 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 24
Chris turns to Vivian, waggles his eyebrows and rises,
quickly heading for the road.
VIVIAN
(bemused)
Nobody tells me anything...
Following, she soon reaches:
25 EXT. FOREST ROAD - NEXT 25
Lyra waits until Chris joins her, the trio scampering into
the refuge of the trees over the road.
26 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 26
Safely out of sight once again, Lyra ceases her humming.
Vivian looks back towards the road.
VIVIAN
How did she do that?
LYRA
I just made them look the other way
for a few seconds.
Vivian starts to reply, then shakes her head.
VIVIAN
Never mind.
CHRIS
This way.
Back on the trail, he leads on as we CUT TO:
27 EXT. FOREST - CLEARING - NEXT 27
With Twist and Danyael, as they enter another clearing. A
fallen tree trunk sits at the top of a ridge to their left,
the ground dipping away underneath them.
Danyael suddenly pulls up, looking all around. Twist BUMPS
into him.
TWIST
What?
DANYAEL
The tracks have stopped.
Twist looks round, too - nothing there.
TWIST
So where'd all the wolves go?
A twig SNAPS behind them, and the duo spin round.
TWIST (cont'd)
Did you -
DANYAEL
Ssh.
He squints, peering into the darkness - and sees foliage
RUSTLING as something moves through it!
He gestures, aiming Twist at the incoming object as he
signals that he'll watch their backs.
Twist grips her bat tight, eyes fixed on the motion rippling
through the woodland.
A silvery-gray BLUR darts between the greenery, Twist trying
to follow it:
And a WOLF appears through the bushes, standing alert about
ten feet away.
TWIST
(whispers)
We've got company.
PULL BACK to find Danyael staring up at something off screen.
DANYAEL
Yeah... we do.
Twist glances over her shoulder - and STARTS at:
SIX more WOLVES are standing on the edge of the ridge,
peering down at the duo below.
TWIST
Um...
DANYAEL
No sudden movements.
TWIST
This isn't 'Jurassic Park,' Spook!
DANYAEL
No, but if we don't freak them out
then they might not -
As one, all the wolves surrounding them start to GROWL.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
... attack.
More wolves step out of the shadows, quickly hemming the duo
in on all sides as we CUT TO:
28 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 28
Lyra suddenly snaps her head round, causing Chris and Vivian
to sop and step back over to her.
CHRIS
What is it?
LYRA
Twist and Danyael. They're in
trouble.
VIVIAN
How does she -
But Lyra's already off, heading off into the woods.
LYRA
Quickly!
Chris follows without hesitation, leaving Vivian to mutter to
herself again before she catches them up.
29 EXT. FOREST - CLEARING - NEXT 29
Circling slowly round, Twist and Danyael try to look for a ay
past the wolves, but there's nowhere to go.
TWIST
Did you bring any grenades?
DANYAEL
Do we have any?
TWIST
No, but I thought you might've
brought some anyway...
One of the wolves BARKS, jerking forward a step as its
hackles rise.
TWIST (cont'd)
Woah!
The other wolves are growing more agitated - pacing back and
forth, lips curling back.
DANYAEL
Alright... alright, I've got
something.
TWIST
Is it a rocket launcher?
DANYAEL
When I say 'now,' we split. You go
left, I'll go right.
TWIST
What good will that do?
DANYAEL
Split the pack, maybe give us a
better chance to fight them.
Twist YELPS as another wolf BARKS at her.
TWIST
I have a better plan.
DANYAEL
Okay...
Twist hesitates - and then GRABS Danyael and RUNS straight
for the nearest wolf!
DANYAEL (cont'd)
What the -
The wolf LUNGES for her, but a well-timed KICK knocks it back
- and the duo speed through the gap and into the forest!
The wolf pack flows from its various positions, making an
effortless chain of bodies that pursue the fleeing vamps.
30 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 30
Twist and Danyael tear through the woods as fast as they can,
branches and bushes hindering their speed.
DANYAEL
Oh, yeah, great plan! You know
these things love to hunt their
food down, right?
TWIST
They're not gonna eat us, dumbass,
we're already dead!
DANYAEL
You think they'll care about that?
GROWLS and BARKS from (very) close behind them make the duo
pick up their speed.
Danyael glances over his shoulder - gray, furry shapes dart
through the foliage far quicker than he could ever manage.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
They're gaining!
TWIST
So run faster!
With wolves SNAPPING at his heels, Danyael puts as much speed
down as he can...
... and the duo SLAM into Chris and Vivian as they burst
through a thick field of greenery!
CHRIS
What -
TWIST
Wolvesraerightbehindusdosomething!
Chris quickly raises a hand, and as the first of the wolves
ERUPT from the forest, fangs bared with fury:
POW! They hit a field of blue ENERGY like it was concrete,
more wolves piling out of the trees and HURLING themselves at
the barrier.
Twist and Danyael recover, falling back behind Chris as he
grimaces, pushing to keep the wolves at bay.
TWIST (cont'd)
How did you know where to find us?
LYRA
I could sense you were in trouble.
DANYAEL
Great. But now we're all in
trouble.
CHRIS
(straining)
I can't hold this for much longer!
He falters a little with each impact, as the wolves
recklessly throw themselves over and over at the field.
VIVIAN
So let's go!
She reaches into her backpack - and draws out two FLASH
GRENADES.
TWIST
(nudges Danyael)
Now why didn't you get any of
those?
VIVIAN
Chris! Fire in the hole!
Chris steps back - then DISPELS the field, turning and
running along with the others.
Vivian remains, ready to throw the grenades as the slavering
wolves cascade towards her:
FOOM! Two bright FLARES of light bloom as the grenades hit
the ground.
The wolves YELP in distress, running blindly in circles and
slamming into one another.
31 EXT. FOREST ROAD - NEXT 31
Back with the crime scene, and several police look up as the
two FLASHES of light shine through the dense forest.
POLICEMAN
What the hell...
He reaches for his RADIO as we CUT TO:
32 EXT. FOREST - NEXT 32
Chris slows, calling out to the others to stop. Twist is the
last one to actually stop.
CHRIS
They're not following us.
DANYAEL
Good!
CHRIS
So that means now we can follow
them.
TWIST
Bad!
She hurries over as Chris takes a moment to compose himself.
TWIST (cont'd)
You did see the wall of teeth and
claws, right? What happened to 'run
like buggery at the first sign of
trouble'?
CHRIS
We've done that part. But if we
don't find out where these wolves
are hiding, then they'll be free to
attack again.
He heads back into the forest, calling back:
CHRIS (cont'd)
We've scared them off, they'll be
more interested in getting back
home than tackling us again!
Twist shakes her head as Chris heads deeper into the trees.
TWIST
Mad... he's actually gone
completely insane.
She blinks as the others all start to follow Chris.
TWIST (cont'd)
What the hell is wrong with you
people?!?
With a final curse aimed at the sky, she follows as well.
33 EXT. FOREST - WOLF LAIR - NEXT 33
The gathered team peer out through the cover of dense
shrubbery at the clearing below:
A natural CAVE in the basin of a small valley, surrounded by
thick trees and foliage on all sides.
Two smaller WOLVES pad absently around, SNIFFING the ground.
CHRIS
This is the place.
TWIST
You're sure they can't just smell
us out?
VIVIAN
We're upwind. We should be okay.
LYRA
What should we do now?
CHRIS
Well, given that they attacked
without provocation, it's safe to
assume that last night's incident
wasn't just a cultural
misunderstanding.
TWIST
Bad werewolves. Who knew?
CHRIS
What we should probably do is smoke
them out of the caves, after we lay
plenty of traps around...
He trails off, his eyes catching MOVEMENT on the far side of
the valley.
DANYAEL
What?
He says nothing, the others having to follow his gaze.
VIVIAN
Is that...
A JET BLACK WOLF pads boldly out into the open, standing at
the edge of the valley.
The two gray wolves below look up - and then scamper quickly
back into the cave.
The black wolf GROWLS, at which command several more emerge
from the woods to join it.
TWIST
The hell is this, the wolf version
of 'West Side Story'?
CHRIS
Ssh!
(beat)
Wolf packs are fiercely
territorial. Could be these new
arrivals haven't taken kindly to
our gray friends' actions.
More black wolves slip silently from the trees until almost
TWO DOZEN of them stand, waiting.
The sounds of BARKING and movement filter up from within the
depths of the cave - and moments later a flood of GRAY WOLVES
flows out and into the clearing!
The black wolves remain impassive, not rising to the bait as
the gray wolves below BARK and YAP at their opponents.
The lead wolf raises its head and HOWLS, a battle cry soon
taken up by its fellows, a chorus of bloodlust.
The howls whip the wolves below into a frenzy, several of
them leaping a few steps up the valley to keep BARKING
defiantly at their rivals.
The black wolves finish their howl - and then as one, LEAP
out into the air, searing straight for the waiting wolves
below!
BLOOD is flying within seconds, the animals launching
themselves at one another in a berserk rage.
The black wolves are cooler, more capable combatants, using
the exuberance and ferocity of the gray wolves against them.
Some team up to BARGE gray wolves onto their backs, so others
can TEAR them open from belly to throat.
Some SNATCH gray wolves from mid-air, clamping jaws round
their throats and SHAKING to snap their necks.
Others TACKLE their foes and tumble round the clearing, paws
scrabbling and fangs flashing as they fight for purchase.
TWIST
Holy bitch fight...
LYRA
(hand to head)
The blood... it's driving them
crazy, they're... they're losing
control!
CHRIS
I don't think they are, Lyra...
Over half the gray wolves are dead or dying, but every single
black wolf remains combat ready and fresh.
They CHARGE the last pack of wounded wolves, with WHIMPERS
and YELPS of pain replacing the savage, primal BARKS of
earlier as the gray wolves are summarily torn asunder.
Soon, only two remain, panting and weak with the many wounds
each has suffered.
They're surrounded by the other wolves, murder in their eyes
as they close in...
... and Lyra suddenly jumps up from the team's hiding place,
hand outstretched as she yells:
LYRA
Stop!
As one, the animals below turn to face her.
CHRIS
(hisses)
Lyra, what are you doing?
Ignoring him, she takes a few steps forward, the wolves'
beady eyes below fixed on her.
LYRA
Don't kill them. You've done
enough.
The black wolves exchange curious glances, looking towards
their leader for their next move.
He looks from Lyra to the two pathetic survivors - and lowers
his muzzle, stepping back.
Lyra manages a smile, the others cautiously emerging from the
bushes to join her.
CHRIS
I don't know what you just did...
but it worked.
LYRA
They're not completely animals,
Chris. I could pick up what they
were thinking... I just couldn't
let them go through with it.
VIVIAN
Uh... guys?
She gets their attention, pointing down to the valley.
The black wolves are all curling up, retracting limbs and
snouts as they huddle down on the spot...
... and their bodies start to SHIFT, muscles and fur
coalescing as their whole bodies begin to DEFORM, TWISTING
and MELTING out again!
TWIST
(boggles)
Woah...
Fur recedes into skin, sinews shift and bones CRACK back into
place as the wolves' bodies begin to take on a larger, more
human form.
Several lift their heads, snouts retreating into place as
their fangs shrink, claws sliding back into fingers.
As one, the werewolves rise to their feet, shaking the last
few changes clear as they crane their necks back, stretching
out their new bodies under the moonlight.
And every single one of them is stark, buck naked.
Twist GASPS, clamping her hand over Danyael's eyes. Vivian
does the same to Lyra - then sheepishly retracts it.
The werewolves part as a young woman walks forward, dark
skinned as her fellows - and it's the woman who was trailing
Twist and Danyael earlier.
WEREWOLF WOMAN
Alright, you got our attention.
Now... who are you?
Chris and the team swap cautious glances as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
34 EXT. FOREST ROAD - NIGHT 34
Chris and the team are gathered round their van - and a
convoy of other vehicles, everything from minivans to Jeeps.
The werewolves are clustered round these, some pulling on
their last few bits of clothes while they joke, chatter and
generally chest-bump each other's egos.
TWIST
This is weird.
VIVIAN
Which part? Seeing them all change?
TWIST
Huh? Oh, no. I've seen that many
naked people at once before. I
mean... everything else.
Chris' eyes narrow as he watches two conspicuously white
skinned men get SHOVED roughly into the back of a waiting
van. They're clad only in scraps and rags.
CHRIS
Whatever our feelings, we're
heavily outnumbered but don't seem
to be being taken as a threat for
now, so I suggest we keep ourselves
on a tight leash, and -
TWIST
Ha! Leash! Good one.
CHRIS
(scowls)
... and watch our step.
VOICE (O.S.)
Uh, excuse me?
They turn as the young werewolf woman walks over, now fully
clothed. She smiles, extending a hand to Chris.
ROSHEEN
I'm Rosheen Doran. We didn't
exactly get a chance to be properly
introduced.
TWIST
It's cool. I've known people that
naked before and not known their
names.
Danyael shoots her a look as Chris shakes ROSHEEN's hand. He
nods towards the van containing the two prisoners.
CHRIS
What happens to them?
ROSHEEN
We take them home for questioning,
help us figure out where the rest
of his pack are hiding out. Thanks
for helping us find them, too. We'd
been going round in circles trying
to track them.
Two more werewolves step over, one whispering into Rosheen's
ear. She nods, turning back to the team.
ROSHEEN (cont'd)
It's time to go. Just follow our
lead back to base camp.
She turns to go, but Chris steps forward, laying a hand on
her arm.
CHRIS
Just a -
A huge werewolf PUSHES in between them, SNARLING.
ROSHEEN
Reagan! Back off.
REAGAN eyes Chris for a beat before obediently stepping away.
CHRIS
Sorry. I didn't mean any
disrespect.
ROSHEEN
That's okay. Reagan here is my army
commander. He's a little... tense.
Reagan just eyes the team for a beat before silently walking
away.
CHRIS
I was going to ask what's happening
now? What are you planning to do
with us at your base camp?
ROSHEEN
I'll let Torin explain that when we
get there.
She walks away, calling back:
ROSHEEN (cont'd)
Don't worry - we've eaten.
Grinning at her own joke, she rejoins her comrades as Chris
turns to the others.
VIVIAN
So we go along with them?
CHRIS
For now.
He heads into the van, the others starting to climb back in.
DANYAEL
You picking anything up off these
guys?
LYRA
They don't mean us any harm. Not
right now, at least.
TWIST
And that's why you should never ask
her things like that.
Vivian is the last to enter, casting another way eye round
the gathered werewolves as we CUT TO:
35 EXT. FOREST ROAD - NEXT 35
The wolf convoy rattles down the long road, leaving the edge
of the forest behind and passing into more rural territory.
The Jeeps and vans BOUNCE across the uneven terrain, many
werewolves riding pillion and WHOPPING with each bump.
Near the back, the team's van kicks up dirt as it follows
over the uneven ground.
36 INT. VAN - NEXT 36
The wary team watch the convoy of wolves - two vehicles flank
them on either side as well as he train ahead.
CHRIS
Vivian, is that GPS system still
working?
Vivian goes to a console set into the wall, bringing up a
radar map on a small screen.
VIVIAN
Yup. I set it to block our own
signal so Parker couldn't use it to
find us.
CHRIS
Make sure it logs where we're
going. We may need to come back
here some day.
She nods, typing at the keyboard as Twist leans across the
seats into the cabin.
TWIST
(points)
Is that 'base camp'?
Chris look ahead - the trees either side are pulling back as
the convoy heads towards a huge MANOR HOUSE.
CHRIS
Looks that way.
The convoy start to turn, swinging across the grounds of the
huge building as we CUT TO:
37 EXT. MANOR HOUSE - NEXT 37
Floodlit from its spacious grounds, the mansion looks old and
is many years past its best, but there's plenty of activity
in and around it.
The convoy heads for a wide, gravelled parking area to one
side, people on the ground moving to meet them.
Inside, many lights are on and shadows can be seen moving
around.
GUARDS patrol the rooftop and edges of the grounds, some
armed, some not.
The team's van comes to a halt in the middle of the assembled
convoy, the team disembarking as the crowd of wolves leaves
their own vehicles.
ON CHRIS as he waits for Rosheen to head over, the others
noticing the suspicious looks they're drawing from the wolves
exiting the mansion.
ROSHEEN
Follow me.
She heads for a large, open set of double doors that has
plenty of human traffic flowing in and out.
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