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16 INT. BIKER LAIR - NEXT 16
The mystical SMOKE is clearing now and Johansson and Morgan
GOGGLE as they see both Boyce and Sophia are GONE.
MORGAN
What in the...
They then look upwards and see the rapidly dissolving roof
and HEAD BACK OUTSIDE to see:
17 EXT. BIKER LAIR - NEXT 17
The entire gang are there, with Twist and Boyce bundling
Sophia into the van.
But before they can speed away, the biker gang are on them.
Morgan TACKLES Boyce to the ground, PUNCHING him again and
again until Boyce BUCKS him off and FLIPS to his feet.
Boyce aims an AX KICK at Morgan but Morgan ROLLS, avoiding
the blow.
Morgan SPRINGS to his feet and SUCKER PUNCHES Boyce in the
face. He KICKS him in the torso and makes to get him in a
headlock.
However, Twist SWINGS into frame, driving Morgan back with a
SPIN KICK while Boyce follows with a solid knee to the gut
and then an elbow to the temple, dropping Boyce. He then
LEAPS, REVERSE SPIN KICKING him in the chest.
TWIST
Where'd you learn all that?
BOYCE
Where'd you?
Meanwhile, Chris has drawn his KATANA and is SLASHING at
opponents before he STABS one in the chest and FLIPS, using
the dead body as a weight, SLAMMING it into a nearby biker
before moving onto the next one.
Vivian's run out of bullets and has her own SWORD and is
cutting at the bikers.
She JUMPS off the ground and effortlessly HOPS onto the
passenger seat of the van before jumping back out and SWEEP
KICKING several bikers in the face.
Danyael and Lyra are taking down several vamps. Danyael is
using his own swordsmanship skills while Lyra keeps track.
A BIKER punches Danyael, knocking him off-balance and LEAPS
for Lyra who SCREAMS at him, full on.
The biker collapses to the ground, BLOOD pouring from his
ears and Danyael looks, impressed at Lyra, before turning,
EARPLUGS in before he KNOCKS an attacking biker back.
At the same time, Marcus is taking on a small crowd, PUNCHING
and KICKING like a Jet Li stunt double.
He KARATE KICKS one in the throat and then grabs his arm,
SWINGING him straight into another, SNAPPING the biker's
NECK!
Marcus doesn't even blink as another biker stabs towards him
with a DAGGER and he BLOCKS it with a PAW!
Partially WOLFED OUT, he uses this shock to SNAP KICK his
opponent in the solar plexus and use the dagger as a THROWING
DAGGER to take down a biker heading for the disorientated
Lyra.
Danyael and Marcus lock eyes and Danyael yells:
DANYAEL
(yelling)
Keeping score?
Marcus rolls his eyes as we TRACK OVER to Twist, who's just
CLOTHES-LINED one guy to the ground and pulls a STAKE from
her pocket - but Johansson KNOCKS her back, KICKING the stake
from her hand and BACKHANDING Twist!
TWIST
Never interrupt a lady when she's
staking someone! Didn't your mom
teach you any manners?
JOHANSSON
Yeah...
WHAM! He WHAPS her across the jaw, followed by a ROUNDHOUSE
KICK.
JOHANSSON (cont'd)
Bitches should keep their mouths
shut or they end up dead.
Twist gets to her feet, wiping BLOOD from her mouth and
grimly smiling.
TWIST
Oh, I am gonna enjoy this...
She SPRINGS FORWARD and Johansson aims a sweeping KICK at her
midsection, but Twist SLIDES underneath him, FLIPPING UP and
REVERSE KICKING him.
TWIST (cont'd)
See, I'm one of the biggest talkers
there are. And I'm not dead.
(beat)
Well, not recently. Not in the last
few months, at least.
Johansson CHOPS her hand as she makes to stake him and he
SMACKS her back against the lair where the fight's now taken
them.
He grabs her stake and aims for her chest but she KICKS it
away deftly into the house and HEADBUTTS him.
In response, he grabs her and SLAMS her THROUGH the WOODEN
PILLAR of the PORCH!
The destruction of the roof has clearly weakened the house as
the wood SPLINTERS into all directions as Twist FLIES BACK,
wood spraying over the ground.
Johansson smirks and walks away and within seconds, he's
GRABBED Lyra by the throat!
JOHANSSON
(smirks)
You ain't so tough.
TWIST (O.S.)
Hey, dumbass?
Johansson looks up and Twist's FLYING TOWARDS him, having
jumped from the roof.
She SLAMS into Johansson and Lyra manages to stagger away for
a moment before turning back.
LYRA
Twist, do you...?
TWIST
Nah, he's mine. Have fun.
By now, Johansson is to his feet and he SNAP KICKS her in the
chest. She counters with a hefty RIGHT HOOK but...
BAM! He blocks it with his forearm and SWEEPS her to the
floor. Johansson picks Twist up and eyes her up and down.
JOHANSSON
To roll with us, you've got have
balls, sweetheart.
CRUNCH! Johansson's eyes BULGE as he drops, clutching at his
privates. Twist SMIRKS.
TWIST
Guess you're out of the club now.
Twist takes this opportunity to FLIP KICK him and as Twist
continues to attack him, TRACK BACK TO Chris who's using his
magicks to stop him from being staked.
He MUTTERS an INCANTATION and a biker EXPLODES into BLUE
FLAMES! Within seconds, he's CRUMBLED into nothing.
A biker CLOCKS him across the jaw but Chris responds by
CHANTING and within a second, the biker's ON FIRE as well.
Chris SAILS OVER the biker and DECAPITATES him!
Just then, he sees Vivian in trouble and RACES OVER,
PLOUGHING through the bikers and BEHEADING one in order to
find Vivian, who's trying her best to take out as many of the
bikers as possible.
He JUMP SPIN KICKS and knocks half a dozen of them back and
gets to work with Vivian in cutting back the vamps.
Danyael and Lyra head towards the van and Danyael KICKS back
a biker who tries to grab the screaming Sophia.
He pulls a stake from his pocket and STABS the biker with it,
before boarding the van and STARTING the engine.
Meanwhile, Marcus RIPS a chunk of his latest victim from his
clothing and HOPS over a biker who attempts a low KICK and
then SCISSOR KICKS him and sends him FLYING onto the broken
pillar and IMPALES himself on the broken wood as we TRACK
OVER TO:
Twist REELS from a hefty punch from Johansson and DUCKS
another blow, rearing up with a vicious UPPERCUT.
TWIST (cont'd)
Don't you guys ever get tired of
being evil? No?
(punches him again)
Well, I'll never get tired of
kicking your ass, so we both win.
Twist HOPS into the air and ROUNDHOUSE KICKS him whilst in
the air, knocking Johansson against the porch.
Before she can stake him, he GRABS her and HEADBUTTS her,
knocking against the wooden debris.
He LAUNCHES himself at her and then FREEZES, when he sees a
piece of WOOD embedded in his chest.
Twist smirks as she pulls the wood out and gets to her feet,
spotting the van ACCELERATING.
She HOPS over a biker CORPSE and HOPS THROUGH the sliding
ajar doors. Chris, Marcus, Sophia and Vivian are inside, with
Danyael and Lyra in the driver and passenger seats
respectively.
Boyce ROUNDHOUSE KICKS Morgan back and then sees the speeding
van. He starts SPRINTING, desperately heading for the doors.
At the last second, he LEAPS THROUGH them and lands in a
tangled heap as Marcus SLIDES the door shut.
Behind them, Morgan and his surviving bikers mount their
BIKES and start SPEEDING TOWARDS them.
18 INT. VAN - SAME TIME 18
Lyra climbs back into the main hold of the van, being
assisted by Marcus and Vivian, settling down with the others.
Sophia is huddled next to Boyce, hugging him for dear life.
Twist looks upon them and sighs a little to herself, just
as...
BANG! The entire van ROCKS and Danyael and Chris share a look
as we PUSH OUTSIDE and see:
19 EXT. HIGHWAY 62 - NEXT 19
Just over a dozen BIKERS are CONNECTING with the van,
SMASHING into the already fragile van.
However, the DOORS SLIDE OPEN and Twist FLIPS OUT, hanging
onto the metal BAR of the van's interior and SMASHES right
into one of the bikers, knocking him clean off his bike!
Twist swings back inside but Morgan advances and
systematically, they KNOCK into the van.
20 INT. VAN - CONTINUOUS 20
Danyael's trying to drive but several GROANS and SCREECHES
from the van inform everyone that the van's dying on them.
Chris taps Danyael on the shoulder and points out towards the
distance where a MINI MART on the roadside sits there,
illuminated by several SPOTLIGHTS.
DANYAEL
I got it, but I don't know how much
more punishment we can take!
CHRIS
Just try, Danyael, for God's sake!
21 EXT. MINI MART - FORECOURT - MOMENTS LATER 21
The battered van SCREECHES to a stop, with several CLUNKS and
GROANS. They're just beside a series of GAS PUMPS and
immediately the team pile out. Chris heads straight for the
lock and:
CHRIS
(yelling)
Conocurelum!
The lock SPRINGS OPEN and the team rush in. Vivian's the
last, Chris and her PUSHING the doors shut while Chris
RESEALS the doors with another INCANTATION.
22 INT. MINI MART - NEXT 22
It's not smart by any regards, but it's... hospitable at
least. It has plenty of food, water and general items you
could ever want at a mini mart.
Several shelves of general knick-knacks along with the usual
souvenir stuff you'd expect in any rundown mini mart. But
none of this really taken in as they crowd inside.
The doors finish resealing with a CRACKLE of ENERGY and we
PAN ACROSS TO:
Outside, through the clear windows, the bikers have assembled
outside and are JEERING, SMASHING UP the van with their
BASEBALL BATS and YELLING.
As Chris and the others share a worried look as the bikers'
jeering increases, we DISSOLVE TO:
23 INT. MINI MART - LATER 23
It's only a few minutes later from where we left our heroes
but they're huddled together.
Danyael and Vivian EMERGE from the back of the store, with
armfuls of JUNK FOOD.
Starting to spread them around, they look up to see Chris is
stood at the front of the store, looking out onto the
forecourt.
The bikers are stood outside - some of them are still
ATTACKING the magical barrier Chris put up round the mini
mart with no effect.
The team's van, however, has been GUTTED - it's also ABLAZE,
a few minutes away from becoming a burned out husk.
Lyra makes her way towards Chris and rests a comforting hand
on his shoulder.
LYRA
We'll find a way out, Chris. Don't
worry.
CHRIS
Lyra, we're trapped inside a
roadside shop, and within a few
hours, the vampires amongst us will
be like Guy Fawkes figures on
Bonfire Night.
LYRA
(puzzled)
Who's Guy Fawkes?
CHRIS
(beat)
Basically, we're buggered.
REVERSE ANGLE and see Sophia and Boyce eating a BAG of POTATO
CHIPS. Vivian approaches them and kneels down beside Sophia.
VIVIAN
Um, Sophia?
Vivian reaches into her battered leather coat and pulls the
STUFFED MANATEE out. She hands it nervously to Sophia, whose
face visibly BRIGHTENS as she HUGS the stuffed toy
delightedly.
SOPHIA
Shamu!
(beaming)
Thank you!
Vivian manages a smile before she stands and moves over to
the drinks section of the mini mart.
TRACK OVER and find Twist and Danyael sat on top of the
COUNTER. Danyael is flipping through a copy of a rock
magazine.
TWIST
(in mid conversation)
... and I don't get how everyone
just treats him like he's...
MORGAN (O.S.)
(through loudspeaker)
Everybody!
Everyone within the mini mart SPINS AROUND and sees Morgan
standing on top of the WRECKAGE that was the van. A
LOUDSPEAKER, liberated from the forecourt, is in his hand.
MORGAN (cont'd)
We don't want to hurt you guys.
Twist stomps up to the window, yelling back:
TWIST
Didn't we just kick your asses?
MORGAN
(ignoring)
Let Boyce out of here and we'll go
and let you live. You can all go
home.
There's a pregnant pause as Morgan steps down from the van
and we PULL BACK inside the mini mart.
Boyce stands, Sophia standing with him.
BOYCE
I'll go.
TWIST
Like hell, you will.
Everyone turns, visibly shocked and surprised at Twist's
reaction.
TWIST (cont'd)
We're not losing you after all
this.
DANYAEL
(nodding)
It makes sense. How do we even know
if we give you to them, they'll let
the rest of us live?
TWIST
Exactly. Good thinking, Spook. Gold
star.
DANYAEL
Sorry, am I eight all of a sudden?
TWIST
Do you want me to answer?
CHRIS
Gather as many provisions as you
can.
VIVIAN
And then?
CHRIS
And then... we wait for a plan.
TWIST
Right. Good plan, there, waiting
for a plan.
Twist, Marcus, Vivian and Danyael move off to look for
supplies before we DISSOLVE TO:
LATER:
Everyone's gathered around in a small, almost intimate
circle. There are bags of food everywhere and several bottles
of soda being split.
TWIST (cont'd)
(beat)
Sooo... no plan, huh?
CHRIS
Apparently not.
DANYAEL
So what are we going to do?
MARCUS
Give the guy a break, it's hardly
kiddie hour.
DANYAEL
(louder)
And how the hell would you know?
You stroll in here like God's gift
to wolfkind and act like you're
Chris'... general or something!
MARCUS
(even louder)
As opposed to some disk jockey who
thinks that he has the right to
treat people like crap because he's
been here the longest?
DANYAEL
At least I don't go all possessive
because of some crappy blood rite
that doesn't even mean anything...
WHACK! Marcus' FIST sends Danyael FLYING BACK into the
counter with a THUD.
The severely enraged werewolf SNARLS as he aims for the young
vampire who in turn PUNCHES him in the face.
But before anything else can happen, Twist is in between then
- RED EYES and FANGS on display.
TWIST
(seriously pissed)
Hey! Back off, both of you, before
you find out what happens when I
get mad.
BOYCE
I really think that we all need to
you...
TWIST
(interrupting)
And don't even get me started on
you! If you hadn't been such a
selfish bastard in the first place,
this would never've happened and
we'd all be halfway to Mexico by
now!
Boyce shuts up and Twist's expression speaks for everyone's -
nerves and tension are high right now.
Twist glances over to where Sophia sits with Boyce. Sophia
looks a little scared, and this makes Twist suitably guilty.
Back over in the little makeshift circle, Chris is deep in
thought. He jumps a little as Lyra's hands drape round his
neck.
CHRIS
I'm thinking.
LYRA
A bad sign there.
Chris raises an eyebrow at Lyra and she seems to sense this,
blushing a little.
LYRA (cont'd)
I have been 'hanging out' with
Twist too much.
(beat; serious)
Thinking about what?
CHRIS
I'm thinking about what magick I
could use to try and help.
Lyra removes her hands, shuffling round to sit before him.
The warmth is gone - replaced by fear, almost.
LYRA
(beat)
Don't use it, Chris.
CHRIS
Sorry?
LYRA
The dark magic. The black stuff
that sits on your soul like a...
(beat)
It's bad.
TWIST (O.S.)
I concur.
Twist, fresh from stopping the macho fight, settles down next
to Chris and Lyra.
TWIST (cont'd)
There isn't any plan that can hurt
Sophia. Understand?
CHRIS
I know, Twist. I won't. We won't.
TWIST
(nods)
Thank you.
She glances up towards the mini-mart's windows - and the sky
is getting lighter all the time out there!
TWIST (cont'd)
However, a plan that doesn't end
with most of us getting flambéd
would also be useful...
Twist turns back to Chris, not doing a good job of masking
her rising unease as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
24 EXT. MINI MART - DAWN 24
The sky is gradually lightening and it's clear that daylight
is fast approaching on the horizon. It's just to establish,
but it's troubling nonetheless as we CUT TO:
25 INT. MINI MART - NEXT 25
Twist sits down next to a near silent Sophia and for a
moment, it's eerily quiet before:
TWIST
Listen, kid... I'm sorry about what
happened before. I just...
SOPHIA
You kidnapped me.
TWIST
Yeah, but...
SOPHIA
Leave me alone. I just want my dad,
okay? Just my dad.
Twist's clearly hurt by this but she doesn't show it - maybe
for a second - but soon it's covered by under indifference.
Boyce sees this flash of hurt and turns to the others.
BOYCE
I think now... now I have to tell
you why you're in this mess.
Everyone's quiet and he now has the perfect audience.
BOYCE (cont'd)
Two months ago, there was a heist
on a bank four miles north of here,
and we were in together. Me, Morgan
and the others. We attacked at
night, got in and out clean and got
away with... a large amount of
money.
TWIST
They wouldn't be after your ass if
it was over three dollars and a
candy bar, would they?
VIVIAN
Twist, he's trying to tell us.
BOYCE
(beat)
The plan was for me to transfer the
money to some private accounts we
set up, spread it out so we could
siphon it off a little at a time
and keep off the radar. However...
I didn't, needless to say.
CHRIS
Forgive me for saying this, but
you've hardly struck me as a master
criminal during our brief time
together.
BOYCE
I kept it for myself and after a
week, they started with the
threats. But they didn't know where
I lived, until tonight.
(beat)
But it wasn't just that. I kind of
led them into the drop-off point
for a deal we made with some of the
Feng mobsters. When it never
arrived, the Fengs got angry and
they ambushed them.
DANYAEL
So now they're beyond pissed?
BOYCE
Yeah, kinda.
MARCUS
And the heist? Where's that?
BOYCE
It's a remote location. Out in the
desert.
LYRA
(beat)
Why?
BOYCE
Sorry?
LYRA
Why did you betray them? Why now?
BOYCE
I... I didn't want to risk not
coming back for Sophia.
And the money'll give Sophia the
life she deserves. Or at least
it'll help. Not in any way I could.
TWIST
(angry)
I can't believe even you, of all
people, would actually do this to
her! You put her in danger out
there. You put Sophia in the line
of fire and could have got her
killed so many times...
BOYCE
(genuine)
I'm sorry. I never meant for this
to happen. Honestly, Sophia's...
(beat)
I'm sorry, Twist.
There's a long beat before...
SMASH! One of the windows of the mini mart BURSTS OUTWARDS in
a SPRAY of BROKEN GLASS, scattering it all over the place.
The gang quickly get to their feet and Chris and Twist head
to the unbroken windows and see that Morgan and the bikers
have started to light small FIRES!
TWIST
Aw, man... why'd it have to be
fire?
Thick SMOKE is starting to pump out from the flames and Chris
turns to the others.
CHRIS
We need to get rid of the smoke.
MARCUS
I don't think flapping our arms at
it will actually help.
TWIST
Maybe we can use you to smother it?
Lyra steps forward and starts to SING, a single, light note
and a BREEZE BLOWS OUT and starts sending the smoke back
towards the bikers.
However, Lyra's voice is too tired after a lack of sleep and
soon it's CRACKING as the others attempt to help her.
SMASH! A second WINDOW is destroyed as a TRASH CAN SMASHES
into one of the displays.
BOYCE
That's it. I'm not having this any
more.
Boyce bends down to Sophia's level and HUGS her tightly.
BOYCE (cont'd)
You know I'll always love you,
right? No matter what?
SOPHIA
(nods)
I know. I love you too, Dad.
BOYCE
Love you, honey. So much.
And with that, Boyce OPENS the doors and steps outside,
ducking through the smoke and flames.
TWIST
What - hey! Boyce! Get back here!
She tries to follow, but Marcus holds her back as more FLAMES
rush past the entrance.
26 EXT. MINI MART - NEXT 26
The bikers stop and watch as Boyce bravely strides towards
Morgan and his gang.
BOYCE
This ends here.
(beat)
We go now and you leave them alone.
I'll tell you where the loot is.
MORGAN
Good man, Boyce! Finally showed
some courage, huh?
The bikers head for their bikes and within moments, they're
straddling them with Boyce behind another biker.
He turns and shares one final look with Twist and Sophia
before they head off.
However, a single BIKER with dark, greasy hair stops and
removes his still smoking CIGARETTE.
With a smirk, he removes a gas pump handle and SPRAYS GAS
onto the ground and then LIGHTS it with his cigarette!
FIRE BLOOMS from the gas and the Biker, call him THOMASON,
SMIRKS before repeating it with the others! He then SPEEDS
AWAY.
The FLAMES increase as gas flows around the ground and we CUT
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