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[previous | bottom] ACT TWO
FADE IN:
13 INT. VAN - NIGHT 13
Twist and Danyael ride on through the night. Now it's
Danyael's turn to look tense behind the wheel.
TWIST
So what's going on between you two?
DANYAEL
Excuse me?
TWIST
You and that werewolf chick.
Siobhan. Are we going to hear the
patter of tiny paws in the future?
DANYAEL
(blinks)
I don't think now's the right time
to talk about this.
TWIST
We've got...
(checks watch)
... an hour before we get to
Allison's lab. There's nothing on
the radio but crap. I didn't bring
a magazine. So spill.
DANYAEL
There's nothing to spill.
TWIST
A big old smooch in recent memory
would suggest otherwise.
DANYAEL
I... I mean, I'm sure she likes me,
but... you know, I don't know why,
but still...
TWIST
Maybe she's interested in genetics?
Spot of cross breeding?
DANYAEL
(eyes her)
How the hell do you make a coupla
kisses sound so wrong?
TWIST
Talent. So come on! What do you
think of her?
DANYAEL
I don't know... she's pretty, but
she's also kind of a werewolf.
Pretty sure there's a rule against
that. And why are you so
interested?
TWIST
Because you're my boy.
He shoots her a look. She quickly backpedals:
TWIST (cont'd)
You're my... you're the boy I have
to be around.
DANYAEL
Still not making any sense. Less
sense, if that's possible.
TWIST
Look, it's a pretty vague concept,
okay? Hard to express using words.
DANYAEL
Like you said - we've got an hour
to kill.
TWIST
(sighs)
It's just... like... every girl has
a boy they need around them.
Doesn't matter if it's a sexual
thing or not, it's just somebody
who... contrasts well with them.
Danyael's raised eyebrow just frustrates her further.
TWIST (cont'd)
Alright, try it like this. I'm
pretty damn good on my own. Agreed?
DANYAEL
No point arguing that.
TWIST
But I'm better with you.
He looks across. She smiles. Genuine.
TWIST (cont'd)
I just... work better when you're
with me. We... fit. You know, you
make me push the envelope a little
more. Try harder. Do more.
DANYAEL
You're making me sound like a life
coach.
She SWATS him on the arm.
TWIST
Don't... don't tease me on this,
alright? This is deep. For me.
DANYAEL
So what does this have to do with
my non-relationship with Siobhan?
TWIST
I need to know you're happy. I have
to watch out for you.
She looks away. He waits a beat before:
DANYAEL
This is about Naomi, isn't it.
(no answer)
You think that if you'd, I dunno,
kept a closer eye on me, then maybe
she wouldn't have -
TWIST
(quickly)
You're okay now. That's my point.
And I need to make sure you stay
that way.
DANYAEL
Yeah... I'm okay.
He manages a smile. She smiles back.
TWIST
Good.
(beat)
Now step on it.
DANYAEL
Yes, ma'am.
And as the van drives on, we CUT TO:
14 INT. MANSION - FOYER - NIGHT 14
Shona opens the door and enters a large, spacious hallway,
flicking on the lights.
She waits for Lyra to enter, smiling fondly as Lyra traces
her hands over the things around her.
SHONA
We don't come out here much now.
Bad memories.
LYRA
I'll take bad memories over no
memories.
Lyra's hands reach the bannister, and as she takes a few
steps up, she hears:
MAN'S VOICE (V.O.)
The Secretary General offers his
utmost condolences for your loss,
ma'am, on behalf of the entire US
military.
Lyra frowns, puzzled at the recollection, as Shona joins her.
SHONA
Come on. Lots to see.
She leads Lyra up the grand, curving staircase:
15 INT. MANSION - FIRST FLOOR LANDING - CONTINUOUS 15
The place is styled like something from Gone With The Wind -
but the stormy weather outside lights up the city beyond.
LYRA
Where are we?
SHONA
Just outside downtown Seattle. The
I-90's that way, Jefferson Park's
this way, and Lake Washington's
back there.
Lyra moves on, trying to touch everything around here in the
hopes it'll set off another memory.
Her hands brush over a set of ornaments - china figurines of
young women - and she hears:
WOMAN'S VOICE V.O.)
Girls, I... I'm sorry, I don't know
any easy way to say this, so... oh,
girls, I'm so sorry, but I... I
have to go. I have to go.
Lyra turns to Shona, who looks up at a PORTRAIT on the wall:
It's Parker, Shona, Lyra and another WOMAN. Everyone looks
about ten years younger. Happier.
SHONA
Mom loved that painting. Said it
reminded her why she married Dad.
LYRA
Tell me... tell me what it looks
like.
Shona takes Lyra's hand, TEARS in her eyes.
SHONA
I wish you could see it. Do you
remember her? Mom? What she looked
like?
Lyra shakes her head.
SHONA (cont'd)
She was so beautiful... strong.
Ever since... ever since your
father died, she made sure nothing
bad would ever happen to you again.
LYRA
My father... died?
SHONA
He was in the Army. A Colonel. He
was stationed in Bosnia. You were
only a little girl when it
happened. After that, it was just
you and Mom for a few years until
she met Dad, and a few years after
that, I came along.
LYRA
What happened to our mother?
SHONA
(beat)
We'll talk about that later. I want
to show you something.
Wiping her eyes, Shona guides Lyra down the corridor as we
CUT TO:
16 INT. ALLISON'S LABORATORY - NIGHT 16
Danyael speaks to DR. ALLISON JONES in the background,
packing several dozen of the small ANTI-SOLDIER GRENADES into
a duffel bag.
Twist kneels before us, her bright-eyed little sister SOPHIA
standing before her.
SOPHIA
But why do you have to go again?
TWIST
Because Uncle Spook and I haven't
finished what we're doing yet.
You're okay here a little while
longer, aren't you? Is Allison
okay?
SOPHIA
Yeah, she's fun, I guess, but she's
not you.
TWIST
(smiles)
Who is? Look. I'll make you a
promise right now. Okay?
She holds up her hand, getting Sophia to do the same.
TWIST (cont'd)
I, Twist McFadden, promise to take
you, Sophia McFadden, anywhere in
the entire world that you want to
go when we're done here.
SOPHIA
In the world?
TWIST
(nods)
Cross my heart, hope not to die.
SOPHIA
Stick a needle in your eye?
TWIST
Might make it tough to see where
we're going, but yeah.
Sophia GIGGLES, and Twist bundles her up in a hug.
TWIST (cont'd)
I'm sorry. Really. I wish I could
have you with me, but... listen, a
promise is a promise. No comebacks.
SOPHIA
Okay.
Twist ruffles her hair, KISSES the top her head and then
heads back over to Danyael.
TWIST
We all set?
ALLISON
I've synthesised as much as I
could. Chris' order was a little...
excessive, but I did the best I
could at short notice.
DANYAEL
Thanks, Allison. You've saved a lot
of lives tonight.
TWIST
Afterlives, technically.
(off Danyael's look)
Shutting up.
ALLISON
And don't worry about Sophia. I've
got a bed in the back she can sleep
in, plenty of food and supplies.
I'm used to spending days at a time
in here.
TWIST
Thank you.
Allison smiles, and with a last glance at Sophia Twist leads
herself and Danyael out. CUT TO:
17 INT. SANCTUARY - CHAMBER - NIGHT 17
Chris stands with Marcus and Vivian, a MAP before them as
they mark locations on it.
Behind them, Torin is speaking to Keegan and the others. It's
a heated debate which Torin seems to be losing.
CHRIS
What's the most likely place he'll
have taken her?
VIVIAN
Given the time since he got her...
we're looking at this kind of
radius.
She draws a disconcertingly large circle on the map.
MARCUS
(pointing)
We've taken out lairs here, here
and here, but we're pretty sure
there are two big ones here and
here. He'll have taken her
somewhere secure. Lots of his own
kind around.
CHRIS
Any way we can narrow it down? If
we have to check both, we could
lose a lot of time and get sucked
into a costly fight.
VIVIAN
Is it just us three going in?
MARCUS
A larger team'd attract too much
attention.
VIVIAN
Suits me.
She cans the map, studying it - and then crosses off one of
the potential base locations.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Won't be there.
(off looks)
Look. River on one side, rocky
terrain on the other. He won't have
the luxury of centuries-old
underground tunnels. He'd be boxed
in if he went there.
MARCUS
We could hit a few smaller lairs on
the way. Get some questioning done.
CHRIS
I don't have a problem with that.
He looks towards the conference table - where Torin and
Keegan are now shouting angrily at each other.
CHRIS (cont'd)
So we'd better get her back quick,
before this meeting of minds turns
into a meeting of fists and heads.
The trio start to gather up their things as we CUT TO:
18 INT. CAGE - NIGHT 18
Back with Rosheen, who sits with the weary Reagan, doing what
she can to patch up his wounds.
ROSHEEN
It'll be alright, Reagan. You know
Marcus. No matter what anyone tells
him, he'll come and get us.
(sighs)
Even though he knows I wouldn't
want him to risk it.
Reagan WINCES as Rosheen dabs at a nasty cut across his
shoulders. She offers a sympathetic smile, when:
CONALL (O.S.)
So you must have worked out by now
why you're here.
She looks up - Conall stands boldly outside the cell.
ROSHEEN
(cold)
I'm not fighting anyone for you.
CONALL
(chuckles)
No, that's not it.
(to Guards)
Bring her to my quarters.
He moves away - replaced by several GUARDS, who unlock the
cell door and step inside.
Reagan bristles, a low GROWL escaping his lips, but she pulls
his head to face her.
ROSHEEN
It's alright. He won't hurt me
while he can still use me.
He doesn't look convinced, but as Rosheen rises and lets the
Guards handcuff her again, we CUT TO:
19 INT. VAN - NIGHT 19
Twist and Danyael are still driving, only now Twist is
checking through a bag of WEAPONS.
DANYAEL
She'll be okay.
TWIST
Who? Sophia? Yeah, I know.
DANYAEL
Soon as we get these grenades out
to a few nests, they can pass them
on to others. I've got more lab
geek friends and contacts waiting
in other states to start cooking up
more batches based off Allison's
recipe.
TWIST
Wow. Check you out, Che Guevara.
DANYAEL
(shrugs)
I just know people.
TWIST
You know, if anything ever comes of
all this hooey we keep hearing
about a war between us and the trad
vamps...
Danyael looks across. She picks her words carefully.
TWIST (cont'd)
We're gonna be glad to have you on
our side.
He smiles, looking slowly back out across the road:
DANYAEL
(eyes bulge)
Holy crap!
He SLAMS on the brakes, the van LURCHING and SKIDDING.
TWIST
What? What?
She looks out front:
20 EXT. REBEL BASE - NEXT 20
And sees two APCs parked outside, a detachment of SUPER
SOLDIERS busy razing the place to the ground!
The base is in an old shop at the end of a quiet street, but
it's already IN FLAMES, with some soldiers attacking VAMPIRES
outside as others fight their way inside.
Twist and Danyael are quickly out of their van - Twist has
Duggan ready as Danyael fumbles with one of the grenades.
Two soldiers hear them coming and turn to face them - just as
Danyael hurls the grenade their way!
FWOOSH! The soldiers are engulfed in the thick smoke,
collapsing to the ground as Twist and Danyael charge in.
They SLAM into more soldiers, Twist's bat CRACKING off skulls
as Danyael tries to dodge past and get inside the building:
21 INT. REBEL BASE - GROUND FLOOR - CONTINUOUS 21
Surging through the open door, half the lower floor is
already ablaze.
Danyael hears SHOUTS and GUNFIRE from upstairs, and clatters
up the rickety stairs:
22 INT. REBEL BASE - TOP FLOOR - CONTINUOUS 22
He arrives on the scene as four more soldiers are trashing
six VAMPIRES, HURLING one towards him!
Danyael has to DUCK as the vamp sails back down the
staircase, yelling all the way.
DANYAEL
Hang on!
The room is filling with smoke, and Danyael stumbles through
it as he hears more GUNFIRE:
And one rebel is peppered with bullets, the force sending him
SMASHING through a window!
He drops out of sight as Danyael TACKLES the soldier, trying
to wrench the gun from his hands.
He gets THWACKED by the gun itself, the soldier rising over
him and levelling the gun - and as he GRINS...
POW! He's clocked by a two-by-four wielded by a young FEMALE
VAMP.
FEMALE VAMP
(offers hand)
Get up!
She pulls him to his feet, and Danyael frantically tries to
ready the next grenade.
Behind him, another vampire is STAKED with a HOWL, but
Danyael is finally ready as the remaining three vampires
gather round him.
He rears back to throw the grenade - and BANG! It's shot
right out of his hand!
He whips round - to see more soldiers ascending the stairs,
one readying his gun for another shot!
23 EXT. REBEL BASE - NEXT 23
Outside, Twist is losing her battle to hold the soldiers back
- one GRAPPLES her from behind, making her drop her bat.
Another starts PUNCHING her in the gut, but Twist manages to
get her feet up and KICK him back.
Whipping her head back into the nose of the soldier behind,
she slips out of his grasp:
Just as Danyael's stray grenade from upstairs falls into her
hand!
She blinks - then realises the soldiers are closing back, in
STAKES in hand!
She quickly SLAMS the grenade onto the ground, jumping back
as it sprays choking white smoke all around.
24 INT. REBEL BASE - NEXT 24
Danyael and the other vamps are cut off, the soldiers
surrounding them in a half-circle.
VAMPIRE
Hey, you're Danyael Norton, right?
DANYAEL
That's right.
VAMPIRE
Sweet. Always wanted to meet you
before I got dusted.
Danyael hears something CRACK off screen, and glances over -
the floorboards are GIVING WAY, the fire below burning
through.
Danyael looks back to the soldiers, who are taking careful
aim, ready to blast the vamps execution style...
DANYAEL
Now!
He BURSTS forward, tackling the soldiers as their weapons
OPEN FIRE.
One vamp takes a head shot, his head EXPLODING in a spray of
blood, but the others charge to the right:
And SMASH straight through the burning floorboards to the
ground floor!
This, of course, leaves Danyael alone against a group of
supersoldiers, who SLAM him back against the floor.
Danyael looks up, the soldiers levelling their weapons at
him, taking a last breath...
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
25 INT. REBEL BASE - NIGHT 25
Back with Danyael, about to get blasted to scrap by the
pretty irritated super soldiers looming over him...
TWIST (O.S.)
Hey, baumgartners!
They spin - and Twist OPENS UP with a huge ASSAULT RIFLE from
the top of the stairs!
The soldiers are chewed up by the powerful weapon, their
bodies hitting the deck all around Danyael.
Twist lowers the smoking rifle once all the soldiers are
down, mouth open in awe.
TWIST (cont'd)
I have got to keep this thing...
Danyael bundles into her, hauling her away.
DANYAEL
Come on!
They rush back down the stairs:
26 EXT. REBEL BASE - NEXT 26
And pile out of the front door, just as the burning building
finally COLLAPSES in on itself!
Twist and Danyael catch their breath, Twist wiping the soot
from herself as Danyael approaches the surviving vamps.
The young girl kneels sadly over the bodies of her fallen
comrades, while the two older males are busy ARGUING:
VAMP #1
We need to get out of here! There's
nothing we can do against them!
VAMP #2
What we need to do is warn the
other bases! You've heard what's
going on - those muscle men are
taking apart every vampire base in
the country, trad or otherwise!
DANYAEL
Guys!
They turn to face him. He raises his hands.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Sorry. Uh... I've come to help.
VAMP #2
You were late.
DANYAEL
Yeah, but not too late.
VAMP #1
Look - Danyael, is it? I appreciate
you coming out here - I mean, you
know how we're getting hit left,
right and centre lately - but how
exactly can you 'help'?
TWIST (O.S.)
Uh, guys?
They turn - Twist has the gooey remains of one of the dead
soldiers sitting upright.
TWIST (cont'd)
Stop me if I'm wrong, but they
didn't look like this before we got
here, did they?
The vamps blink, confused, and Danyael takes out another
grenade to show them.
DANYAEL
A friend of ours made these.
They're the only thing that can
stop those soldiers.
VAMP #1
Great! How many have you got?
DANYAEL
(beat)
Not many. Which is why we need to
get them to every nest and hideout
in the area and then start working
on making more.
VAMP #2
We'll do what we can.
(to female vamp)
Hey, Amy?
AMY looks up from her mourning, wiping away tears.
AMY
Yeah?
VAMP #2
You and Brendon go with Danyael
here, see what you can do. I'm
gonna head for Crosby's place, try
and let people know you're coming.
She nods, rising and heading over. Danyael looks to Twist,
who walks over - still carrying her new ASSAULT RIFLE.
TWIST
(off looks)
What? Damn straight I'm keeping
this baby 'till it runs out of
bullets.
DANYAEL
(smirks)
Let's go.
The team head back to the van as we CUT TO:
27 INT. MANSION - BEDROOM - NIGHT 27
Shona unlocks and opens another door, opening the light and
waiting for Lyra to step inside.
It's a ladies' master bedroom, a four-poster bed framing the
elegant stylings - despite all the furniture being covered in
dust sheets.
Shona starts dragging the sheets away, revealing cabinets,
drawers, wardrobes - and a GRAND PIANO.
SHONA
Sorry about all the dust. Watch
your step, we... nobody's been in
here for a while.
Lyra paces carefully into the room, hands feeling for objects
as Shona works to reveal the rest of them.
Lyra reaches the piano, a smile crossing her features as she
instantly recognises it.
She sits before it, opening the lid and running her fingers
across the keys.
Shona is on the other side of the room, still busy - but
stops when she hears Lyra start to PLAY.
Straight into a complex symphony like she's been glued to the
piano all day, Lyra effortlessly plays on.
Shona stands behind her, smiling proudly as she lays her
hands on Lyra's shoulders.
SHONA (cont'd)
Mom always said she'd listen to you
play day and night if she could.
LYRA
I probably could play all day and
night.
(beat; still playing)
Why am I so...
SHONA
Good?
Shona nudges Lyra up the seat to give her room to sit. Lyra
stops playing - and Shona starts a hesitant rendition of
'Moonlight Sonata.'
Lyra grins, waiting until she can start to help play the high
notes along with Shona.
SHONA (cont'd)
(laughs)
You still do it.
LYRA
What?
SHONA
Play the high part. I could never
reach.
Lyra keeps going - and Shona gradually stops playing, letting
Lyra take over again. Her fingers dance gracefully.
LYRA
You haven't answered my question.
SHONA
How you play so well? Sheer natural
talent, I suppose. You always had a
gift for it, even when you were
little, so mom made sure you had
every chance to develop it. That's
why you took a music degree.
LYRA
Could mom play?
SHONA
Kind of. She always wanted to, but
I think hearing you play was enough
for her.
Lyra plays on. Shona's mood darkens, her smile fading.
SHONA (cont'd)
Mom left when she found out what it
was dad had been doing.
Lyra slows, stopping mid-melody.
SHONA (cont'd)
(quickly)
No... please. Don't stop.
Lyra hesitates, but starts up again. Shona SIGHS heavily.
SHONA (cont'd)
She'd worried about it for some
time, but she used friends he
worked with to get access to his
network, and when she saw... when
she realised what he was doing out
there, she just couldn't... she
couldn't stay.
A TEAR rolls down Shona's cheek as she continues.
SHONA (cont'd)
She tried to take us with her, but
dad found out and tried to stop
her. She was leaving the house,
trying to figure things out,
when...
Shona tenses up, fighting back emotion.
LYRA
She died.
Shona looks over, surprised. Lyra keeps playing.
LYRA (cont'd)
There was... a car accident. She
was driving down a dark lane, she'd
had a fight with dad and she was
upset, not thinking straight... she
lost control, hit a wall. She died
instantly.
SHONA
Oh, Lyra, baby... I'm so sorry...
Shona leans over and EMBRACES her tightly.
SHONA (cont'd)
I'm so sorry you had to remember
that!
LYRA
That's why I left university.
Lyra stops, calm despite the memories returning.
LYRA (cont'd)
I couldn't play any more without
her. I followed her lead and found
out why she wanted to leave dad,
and that lead me to the activists,
the people protesting his genetic
research.
Lyra rises from the piano, walking across the room.
LYRA (cont'd)
Dad had no idea I was working
against him. I took a job in one of
his labs to get my team inside, and
that's where...
She stops, laying a hand against her chest. She exhales,
pieces of the puzzle falling into place at last.
Shona joins her, wrapping her arms around her sister once
again. Lyra has TEARS in her eyes at last.
LYRA (cont'd)
What did he tell you had happened
to me?
SHONA
That there was an accident at the
lab, that you... that you died.
That's as much as I knew until
about a week ago.
Lyra turns to Shona, who wipes away her tears and smiles.
SHONA (cont'd)
Hell of a family, huh?
Lyra smiles, HUGGING Shona again. The two girls manage a few
laughs through their tears as we CUT TO:
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