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                                          TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     INT. CAR - NIGHT                                         1

               Right where we left them, TWIST and BOYCE are sprawled across
               the inside of the car. Both of them are out for the count
               while the FIRE creeps along the side of the car, setting the
               upholstery alight and running rivulets of flame across the
               seat.

               One droplet of FLAME licks across the edge of Twist's hair
               and sets it ALIGHT!

               After a long beat, Twist STIRS, wincing as she presses a hand
               to her forehead.

                                   TWIST
                             (sniffing)
                         What the---?

               She turns and sees that her hair's on fire.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                             (beat)
                         Ah.

               Then she YELLS, swatting at it desperately before yanking her
               seatbelt, ignoring the unconscious Boyce next to her.

         2     EXT. CAR - CONTINUOUS                                    2

               Twist sticks her head out of the window and spots the gas
               running rapidly towards the source of the flame.

         3     INT. CAR - CONTINUOUS                                    3

               She ducks back inside, frantic:

                                   TWIST 
                         Oh, crap, crap, crap...

               She tries the door of the car but it's stuck fast! She pushes
               again, turning sideways and DRIVING her feet straight into
               the door.

               Once, twice, three times - but it won't move, no matter how
               hard she rams her feet into the weakened door.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Come on!

               YELLING in pain, she SLAMS the door with both of her feet,
               knocking with all her weight - and the DOOR BURSTS OPEN!

         4     EXT. HIGHWAY 62 - CONTINUOUS                             4

               Scrambling out, Twist sprints full tilt away from the car,
               stopping before she turns back, looking at the car.

               The gas is flowing dangerously close now and we can just see
               the slowly moving form of Boyce through the cracked glass.

               Twist can't stop looking and bites her lip, hopping from one
               foot to another.

                                   TWIST 
                             (mutters)
                         Aww...if I get killed, I'm gonna
                         kick his ass!

               And with that Twist races back across the dusty road, HOPPING
               OVER pieces of shrapnel from the bikes and the car and ducks
               back inside the car.

         5     EXT. CAR - NEXT                                          5

               With the gas seconds away from igniting the car, Twist
               SNATCHES Duggan II and RAMS him home through the driver's
               seat's window, SPRAYING GLASS everywhere. 

               Pieces rain down all over Boyce but Twist clearly doesn't
               give a hell as she PULLS at the door repeatedly.

               After a long beat of trying, she RUNS around the car and
               DIVES through the ajar door:

         6     INT. CAR - CONTINUOUS                                    6

               Pulling at Boyce's seatbelt, she yanks at it repeatedly
               before grabbing a KNIFE of Boyce's and TUGGING at it before
               it finally SNAPS. 

               Twist grabs Boyce's ankles and tugs at him, shifting him
               slowly before she manages to finally drag him fully out of
               the car.

         7     EXT. HIGHWAY 62 - NEXT                                   7

               Twist, carrying Boyce as fast as she can, THROWS the
               unconscious man far away and  DIVING, just as the gas hits
               the flame and the whole car EXPLODES INTO FLAMES!

               The shockwave carries Twist a bit further away from the
               explosion and she ROLLS, landing just beside Boyce who STIRS
               awake.

                                   BOYCE
                             (blearily)
                         What happened?

                                   TWIST
                             (beat)
                         Nothing much. Just saved your ass
                         as usual, ruined my hair, usual.
                         While, I might add, you slept and
                         looked like a general ass once
                         more.

               Boyce rolls onto his back, staring at the sky - then reaches
               into his pocket for a carton of CIGARETTES.

               Twist stares incredulously at him as he pats his pockets down
               for a lighter.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         You know, if you need a light, I
                         could always just shove your face
                         in the burning wreckage.

               He glances across at her, gets the hint and stuffs the
               cigarette back in his pocket. 

               And then a thought hits him - his eyes bulge as he jerks
               upright and yells:

                                   BOYCE
                         Sophia! Sophia!

               Boyce stumbles to his feet, and Twist drags herself up after
               him, grabbing him before he can race back to the car.

                                   TWIST 
                         Dude, we're gonna get her back, but
                         you've got a wound the size of a
                         baseball in your head and right
                         now, we're stuck in the middle of
                         the frickin' desert about two hours
                         before we turn into the new KFC
                         menu!

               At that moment, there's a RUMBLE and Twist and Boyce SPIN
               AROUND to see a VAN speeding up the road.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         Alright. Shut up and I'll knock
                         them out. We can still catch up
                         with your gang if we try.

                                   BOYCE
                             (tetchy)
                         They're not 'my gang' any more.

               The van's HEADLIGHTS illuminate Twist and Boyce SUDDENLY and
               then SIDE-SWERVES, forcing Twist and Boyce to take a step
               back as the van comes to a stop.

               The side to the van OPENS and several FIGURES step out into
               the road whom they instantly recognise:

               CHRIS, DANYAEL, VIVIAN and MARCUS all head towards Twist, all
               looking pleased to see her again.

                                   MARCUS
                         Need a ride?

               Twist manages a small smile as we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               FADE IN:

         8     INT. VAN - NIGHT                                         8

               Danyael drives the van, tearing down the dimly-lit highway as
               fast as he can.

               PUSH BACK into the main area of the van to find Vivian and
               Chris patching up Twist and Boyce.

               With some expertise, Vivian SEWS a cut above Twist's eyebrow
               shut before she finishes it with a small flourish.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (off look)
                         What? I know stuff. Don't look so
                         surprised.

                                   CHRIS
                             (dry)
                         Part of your feminine mystique, I
                         take it?

                                   VIVIAN
                             (smiles)
                         Of course.

                                   TWIST
                         God help me, Chris, but I think I'm
                         almost starting to like this girl.

               Vivian chuckles, glancing over:

               Marcus and LYRA are sat opposite Boyce as Chris finishes
               applying a POWDER to a wound of Boyce's chest. 

               The nasty looking wound HISSES for several beats and Boyce
               has to grit his teeth as the powder ABSORBS the blood and
               then DISSOLVES into the skin.

                                   CHRIS
                         That should keep it clean, but if
                         it starts to burn, I'll apply some
                         essence of zhyrou.

                                   BOYCE
                         And that'll... help me?

                                   CHRIS
                         No, I thought that after wasting
                         our limited resources on someone
                         forced on us, we'd give you
                         something on the off-chance that it
                         would kill you horribly.

                                   BOYCE
                             (beat)
                         So... yes, then?

                                   CHRIS
                             (dry)
                         Yes.

               Chris moves off while Marcus and Lyra remain opposite him.

                                   BOYCE
                             (to Marcus and Lyra)
                         And what are you two? My jailors?

                                   MARCUS
                         Yes.

                                   BOYCE
                         I can understand you... but her?
                         She looks like if you breathed on
                         her the wrong way, she'd shatter.

                                   LYRA
                             (matter of fact)
                         I can kill you with my voice.

               Boyce reacts as Marcus leans in close, calmly stating:

                                   MARCUS
                         See, I'm a werewolf, and I could
                         tear you into strips little enough
                         to feed to children without even
                         getting blood on my shirt.

               Boyce looks suitably freaked now as Twist, patched up fully,
               turns to Chris.

                                   TWIST
                         Tell me we're gaining on them.

                                   DANYAEL (O.S.)
                             (from front)
                         We're gaining on them.

                                   TWIST
                         Are you lying?

                                   DANYAEL (O.S.)
                             (beat)
                         No.

                                   TWIST 
                             (to Chris)
                         Look, I'm fine, but we need to keep
                         going for the bikers.

                                   CHRIS
                         Twist, you and Boyce are in no fit
                         state to -

                                   TWIST
                             (interrupting)
                         It's Sophia! They've got Sophia!

               SCREECH! The entire van ROCKS FORWARD as Danyael stops the
               van, turning around in his seat.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Wait, Sophia as in... the Sophia?

                                   LYRA
                         Who's Sophia?

                                   CHRIS
                         Twist... are you sure?

                                   TWIST
                             (shakes head)
                         It's her. I met her.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Hold on. How'd you meet her?

               She looks at Boyce, who nods.

                                   TWIST
                         Boyce... looked after her while I
                         was... incapacitated.

                                   CHRIS
                             (to others)
                         Sophia was...
                             (beat)
                         Is Twist's little sister. Who she
                         thought was dead.

                                   MARCUS
                         God, Twist. You never told me...

                                   TWIST
                         Delving into the Addams Family
                         secrets isn't exactly my style, is
                         it?
                             (beat; to Chris and
                              Danyael)
                         You know what this means to me. We
                         have to go back for her.

                                   CHRIS
                         So these bikers we're chasing,
                         they're the ones who have her?

                                   BOYCE
                         It's my old gang.
                             (off looks)
                         They didn't take kindly to my
                         adoption issues.

                                   CHRIS
                         Twist... what have you gotten
                         yourself into this time? We don't
                         have any idea what - 

                                   TWIST
                             (interrupts)
                         Imagine if you could go back for
                         someone.

               Chris and Danyael are silent before Danyael REVS the engine
               up.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (sincere)
                         Let's get our family back.

               His words seem to genuinely touch Twist by her honest smile
               and as the van starts to ACCELERATE, heading faster than
               before we TIME CUT TO:

         9     INT. VAN - LATER                                         9

               Still driving but the relative silence of the van is
               shattered by the RING of a CELL PHONE.

               Boyce rummages through his pockets before he locates the
               source of the noise but just as he hits 'Answer', Marcus
               snatches it before pressing the button and then
               'Loudspeaker'.

               Chris makes a gesture to the others to keep quiet and Vivian
               WHISPERS into Lyra's ear, telling her the same.

                                   BOYCE
                             (into phone)
                         Hello?

                                   MORGAN (V.O.)
                             (filtered through phone)
                         Hey there, Boycey old boy. Good to
                         see you're still walking, otherwise
                         all that ass-kicking would just be
                         a one-time thing!

                                   BOYCE
                         Well, you're certainly a big man
                         with all your boys behind you.
                         Compensating for something?

                                   MORGAN (V.O.)
                         Listen, Boyce, we've got your girl,
                         so how about this? You come over
                         here, we let her go and then we
                         can... talk.

                                   BOYCE
                         Aww, Morgan, are you propositioning
                         me? You know I don't do that on a
                         third date.

                                   MORGAN (V.O.)
                         You know where to find us.

                                   BOYCE
                             (serious)
                         How do I know she's even alive?

               There's a rustling on their side of the conversation before:

                                   SOPHIA (V.O.)
                             (filtered)
                         Daddy?

               Boyce inhales sharply. Chris and the others exchange
               surprised looks.

                                   BOYCE
                         Sophia, honey... are you alright?
                         Are you safe?

                                   SOPHIA (V.O.)
                         Dad, I'm scar -

               She's cut off by a SCREAM that has both Twist and Boyce
               nearly SMASHING the phone with the tightness of their grips
               on it.

                                   MORGAN (V.O.)
                         She's alive. But if you don't your
                         ass over here, she won't be for
                         much longer.

               And with that, the phone goes dead. There's a long, painful
               pause before:

                                   CHRIS
                         It's a trap.

                                   TWIST
                         You think?
                             (beat)
                         But we still have to go.

                                   VIVIAN
                         But if we go, it could end in a
                         bloodbath...

                                   BOYCE
                         They've got Sophia prisoner! I'm
                         not gonna stand there and let them
                         hurt her while we sit here
                         debating.

                                   DANYAEL
                         Actually, we're not standing. I'm
                         driving.

                                   LYRA
                         I agree with Twist. I think we
                         should go.

                                   CHRIS
                         But how do we even know how many
                         bikers there are?

                                   BOYCE
                         I know Morgan. He sticks with his
                         own.

                                   CHRIS
                         No, you knew Morgan. Past tense. No
                         telling what he's got planned this
                         time.

                                   MARCUS
                         But with all of us, they won't
                         stand a chance. If we can do it
                         right, we can get her back without
                         hurting anyone. And by 'anyone' I
                         mean any of us. Not them.

                                   CHRIS
                             (nods)
                         Fine. But we do this my way.

               As the team move about, Twist sits next to Marcus.

                                   TWIST
                         Thanks for backing me up, Chewie.

                                   MARCUS
                         I know the importance of family.

               Twist smiles and SQUEEZES his hand affectionately for a beat
               before we DISSOLVE TO:

        10     INT. BIKER LAIR - NIGHT                                 10

               All of the remaining BIKERS are assembled. PANNING AROUND the
               room, it's clearly inhabited by sloppy, lazy males as we spot
               clothes, dirty plates, DVDs, CDs and general junk littering
               the place. There's even a CHIMNEY in the place but no fire's
               burning now.

               Continue to pan along to find a single, tiny figure tied to a
               chair. It's SOPHIA, with her blonde hair disheveled and dirty
               and generally looking tired.

               She looks up defiantly into the eyes of MORGAN, who smiles at
               her and traces a finger along her cheek, before moving back
               into his other bikers who are watching Sophia with the
               apprehension that one might do a ticking time bomb.

                                   BIKER #1
                         Boss, what do we do with her?

                                   MORGAN
                         What do you mean?

                                   BIKER #2
                         We've never kidnapped anyone so...
                         young before, and we kinda don't
                         know the procedure for it.

                                   MORGAN
                             (sarcastic)
                         I don't think they make 'Dora the
                         Explorer' duct tape and Hello Kitty
                         ropes.
                             (beat)
                         Get her some water. If she dies on
                         us...

                                   BOYCE (O.S.)
                         You won't get anything.

               The bikers SPIN around and see Boyce, freshly bandaged,
               walking through the doorway. 

               A biker closes the door and they circle Boyce as he makes his
               way forward into the lair - but to his credit, he doesn't
               look scared.

               Morgan strides forward, revealing the bound and gagged Sophia
               and Boyce's heart drops into his shoes, gasping.

                                   MORGAN
                         And now we can get down to
                         business?

                                   BOYCE
                         Let her go.

                                   MORGAN
                         Not until we talk.

                                   BOYCE
                         I'm not talking until -

               JOHANSSON brings out a CHAIR, silently indicating. After a
               long beat, he sits down and sits facing Morgan, who is now
               sat on a chair of his own.

                                   MORGAN
                         Now we can talk like civilised
                         adults.

                                   BOYCE
                         No, civilised adults wouldn't
                         kidnap a small child to settle
                         whatever the hell it is that you
                         want.

                                   MORGAN
                         Civilised adults wouldn't even get
                         a small child involved.

               It's a stalemate as the two men face each other.

                                   BOYCE
                             (beat)
                         What the hell do you want?

                                   MORGAN
                         I want what's rightfully ours.
                             (beat)
                         Our share of the stash.

                                   BOYCE
                             (smirks)
                         Oh... that.

                                   BIKER #1
                         You betrayed us!

                                   BIKER #2
                         You double-crossing son of a...

               The biker start advancing menacingly but a restraining hand
               from Boyce halts them.

                                   MORGAN
                         Easy there, boys. No need to get
                         our hands dirty. Yet.
                             (smiles)
                         Not while we can get old Boycey
                         here to do it for us.

               Boyce mockingly smiles back as we CUT TO:

        11     EXT. BIKER LAIR - SAME TIME                             11

               The darkness is still in place and providing excellent cover
               as Chris and Danyael advance on the house.

               Chris places a finger on his lips to Danyael as he pulls a
               BRICK from his pocket. It's GLOWING FAINTLY, and with a hell
               of a swing, Chris LOBS it towards the door.

               Instead of smashing on the door, it STICKS to the door and
               attaches itself, SQUISHING slightly.

               Danyael NODS and then pulls a TRANSCEIVER from his pocket and
               CLICKS it from a red to an green colour. 

               Several hundred yards away, two small semi-circular OBJECTS
               are far away and have a huge distance between it.

               TRACK OVER to the ROOF where we HOLD on the undisturbed scene
               before:

               TWIST AND MARCUS drop into view, Marcus holding Twist as he
               CROUCHES on the roof.

                                   TWIST
                         Warn a girl much, Scotty?

                                   MARCUS
                         Sorry?

                                   TWIST
                             (sighs)
                         I knew a 'Teen Wolf' reference
                         would sail right over that furry
                         head.

                                   MARCUS
                             (beat)
                         Can we get on with this and start
                         dealing with the situation?

                                   TWIST
                         This is me dealing.

               Twist and Marcus slowly advance upon the roof and Twist pulls
               a grey ORB from his pocket which glows with the same faint
               blue energy as the brick we just saw, forcing us to CUT TO:

        12     INT. VAN - SAME TIME                                    12

               Vivian is in the driver's seat with Lyra next to her, getting
               prepped and ready for whatever's going to happen next.

               Through the windshield, we're a far distance away from the
               biker lair, far away enough to prevent our heroines from
               being seen.

                                   VIVIAN
                         So, are you ready?

                                   LYRA
                             (exhales)
                         As I ever will be.

                                   VIVIAN
                         You need something to relax?

                                   LYRA
                         Being relaxed is something I'm good
                         at. Twist says I am like a female
                         Buddha.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (smiles)
                         That you are.
                             (beat)
                         Can you hear them?

               Lyra tilts her head to one side and NODS after a beat. Vivian
               nods in return and then she REVS THE ENGINE before they begin
               to PLOUGH TOWARDS the lair.

               As they SPEED UP, Lyra begins to HUM and Vivian reaches down
               and pulls a WALKIE from the driver's section.

                                   VIVIAN (cont'd)
                             (into walkie)
                         Chris, we're coming in. Ready or
                         not.

               As the van continues to ROCKET TOWARDS its destination, we
               CUT BACK TO:

        13     INT. BIKER LAIR - NEXT                                  13

               At the same time:

                                   MORGAN
                         You betrayed us and stole the
                         money. I don't see why this is so
                         unreasonable.

                                   BOYCE
                             (beat; sighs)
                         Fine.

                                   MORGAN
                         Sorry, what was that?

                                   BOYCE
                         I said, fine.

                                   MORGAN
                         So, you'll take us wherever your
                         little stash is and you get Little
                         Miss Sophia back?
                             (shrugs)
                         Seems like a fine enough deal
                         there.

               Morgan leans forward to offer his hand to Boyce. Boyce looks
               down at it as if someone offered him a dead, decomposing rat.

                                   BOYCE
                         You have my word, no need to shake
                         on it.

                                   MORGAN
                         Oh, really? After last time?

               Boyce is solemn for a moment before he reaches to shake it…

               ... just as the ORB DROPS through the chimney and ROLLS to
               Morgan and the bikers.

                                   MORGAN (cont'd)
                         Oh, shiii -

               The orb EXPLODES and immediately PURPLE SMOKE POURS from the
               orb, obscuring any view.

                                   BIKER #1
                         Where the -

                                   BIKER #2
                         I can't -

               Boyce FLIPS from his chair, grabbing it and SMASHING it
               across the face of a passing BIKER, who promptly brings down
               another of his comrades.

               He stumbles and sees several bikers heading for the door...
               but then the brick EXPLODES in a blaze of LIGHT!

               The force of it is enough to send the bikers FLYING back
               inside, forcing Boyce to dive to the ground, just as the
               remaining bikers SPRINT outside, grabbing guns blindly as
               they pour out into:

        14     EXT. BIKER LAIR - NEXT                                  14

               The team's VAN is HEADING STRAIGHT for them. Immediately,
               they start SHOOTING, PUMPING BULLETS at the van, most of
               which miss due to the mystical smoke.

               The van SPINS to a halt, sliding to one side.

               The doors BURST OPEN and Vivian, a SEMI-AUTOMATIC in her hand
               springs out, followed by Lyra.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Hello, boys...

               Almost immediately the bikers start to OPEN FIRE on the duo,
               and from the fusillade we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
                                       ACT TWO

               FADE IN:

        15     EXT. BIKER LAIR - NIGHT                                 15

               Back with Morgan's gang as they OPEN FIRE on Lyra and
               Vivian...

               ... but the objects PULSE INTO LIFE and the bullets bounce
               into NOTHING!

               The mystical FORCE FIELD, glowing a pale blue from the
               projection FLICKERS a little, holding the line as it were.

               Above them, Chris and Danyael have joined Twist and Marcus
               and SPRINKLES a GREEN POWDER onto the roof - and immediately
               it starts to eat its way THROUGH the roof, DISSOLVING the
               tiles into NOTHING!

               Back on the ground, the temporary force field FLICKERS AWAY
               and Vivian takes cover by the van. She signals to Lyra, who
               nods as Vivian takes aim her own semi automatic.

                                   VIVIAN 
                         Uh oh... vampire with a gun!

               She OPENS FIRE, scattering the bikers as she rakes their
               positions with bullets.

               After a beat, Lyra steps out and holds up a hand, ceasing the
               gunfire. Lyra starts to HUM and after a beat, the bikers
               start LAUGHING.

                                   JOHANSSON
                         It's a bloody songbird!
                             (beat)
                         Well, you know what they say,
                         killing two birds with one
                         bullet...

               And with that, they start FIRING but their BULLETS, as they
               speed towards Lyra, just... FREEZE!

               They're halted in the air by something invisible and after
               several beats, they stop and simply GAPE as Lyra continues to
               HUM, much louder with every passing moment.

               And now, TENDRILS OF LIGHT start surrounding Lyra, shielding
               her and illuminating her until she SCREAMS, a short sound and
               the bullets and the GUNS DISINTEGRATE!

               The remnants of the weapons slide to the ground as nothing
               more than grey DUST.

               With that, Vivian starts firing off shots, taking down a
               couple of bikers as they scurry back inside.
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