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                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     EXT. WILDERNESS - HILLS - NIGHT                          1

               As the LIGHTS keep on coming, PULL BACK to find DERMOT and
               TORIN, watching the group of GREY WOLVES approaching.

               Then, after a long beat, Dermot turns to the wolves behind
               him - ROSHEEN, MARCUS and SIOBHAN who are all looking
               exhausted and a bit scared at the same time.

                                   DERMOT
                         Get everyone ready. Full alert, all
                         hands.
                             (beat)
                         Tell them it's the end game.

               The three run off and continue to PULL BACK to find our gang -
               CHRIS, TWIST, DANYAEL, MARCUS, VIVIAN and the three rebel
               vamps of APRIL, BEN and HELEN.

                                   TWIST
                         So what do we do? We're not exactly
                         members of your jolly fur brigade.
                             (beat)
                         That sounded less dirty in my head.

                                   DANYAEL
                         No, it didn't.

                                   CHRIS
                         We'll stay and fight. You know we
                         will.

                                   TORIN
                         Thank you. We'll need all the help
                         we can get for this one.

                                   TWIST
                         Plus, if all else fails we can just
                         get Vivian to flash them. That'll
                         stop them in their tracks.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (false sweetness)
                         Either that, or we let you talk
                         them to death.

               Twist punches Vivian in the shoulder – but it's all in good
               fun, Vivian smiling.

               Twist walks away, GRINNING, following the descent into the
               cavern. She's followed closely by Chris, Vivian and Marcus.

               Danyael hangs back, moving to speak to the rebel vamps who
               shift from one foot to the other, not sure of where they
               belong.

                                   DANYAEL
                         You guys... thanks for your help in
                         Parker's base. But you don't need
                         to be here.

                                   HELEN
                             (beat)
                         Yes, we do.

                                   APRIL
                         When Mac... died, we realised that
                         he gave his life saving lives.
                             (beat)
                         And if this is the first battle
                         that leads us into vampire
                         armageddon, then I'm gonna die on
                         the front lines.

                                   HELEN
                         And me.

                                   DANYAEL
                             (to Ben)
                         And you?

                                   BEN
                         Dude, I am not arguing with two
                         women. I value my manhood too
                         dearly.

               Danyael manages a smile as we CUT TO:

         2     INT. SANCTUARY - TUNNEL - NEXT                           2

               BLACK FURS rush around, heading down a corridor and snatching
               WEAPONS from one corner of the room, ENTERING:

         3     INT. SANCTUARY - CAVERN - NEXT                           3

               A room full to the brim with both black and WHITE FURS who
               are talking fervently, whilst heading towards an ENTRANCE -
               which overlooks the valley.

               HOLD ON the assembled Furs for a long beat before we CUT TO:

         4     INT. SANCTUARY - CAVE - NEXT                             4

               Female FURS, some of them noticeably PREGNANT, are huddled
               together within a kind of sanctuary. A small CAMPFIRE sits in
               the centre, CRACKLING merrily.

               CHILDREN, young Furs, are GIGGLING and playing games with
               each other - but their mothers are looking as Siobhan talks
               to them in a group:

                                   SIOBHAN
                         There's a last defence waiting
                         outside, but in case that goes, you
                         need to fight to the last woman.
                             (beat)
                         There's an emergency tunnel
                         outside, which'll take you to the
                         next mountain. Keep running, don't
                         stop.

               Off this gloomy scene and the weary, worried look on
               Siobhan's face, we CUT TO:

         5     INT. SANCTUARY - CHAMBER - NEXT                          5

               The camps and TENTS of the Furs are gone, replaced by simply
               masses of Black and White Furs.

               At the entrances, BLOCKS and BRICKS of various substances are
               being used to create barricades and barriers against the
               incoming forces.

               Rosheen, Marcus and Dermot are there, at the front lines as
               we PAN UP and LAND ON:

         6     INT. SANCTUARY - BALCONY - NEXT                          6

               Chris, Twist, Vivian and Danyael are there. Twist is TWIRLING
               Duggan agitatedly while Chris is slowly breathing in and out,
               preparing for the battle.

               Vivian balances her own SWORD in her hand while Danyael is
               handing out SWORDS and an AX to the rebel vamps.

                                   TWIST
                         So... care to place any bets on how
                         this one's gonna go?

                                   VIVIAN
                         Let's see. We're taking on a group
                         of several hundred recently
                         genetically enhanced wolves having
                         just lost a good chunk of our best
                         fighters, so on a scale of one to
                         ten...

                                   DANYAEL
                         We're at nine point screwed.
                         Anything else?

                                   VIVIAN
                         Nope. Just that...

               She SCRAPES the sword along the balcony, SHARPENING it.

                                   VIVIAN (cont'd)
                         ... I'm gonna enjoy proving
                         everyone wrong.

                                                                CUT TO:

         7     INT. SANCTUARY - CHAMBER - NEXT                          7

               Rosheen and Marcus stand side-to-side, hands gently entwined.

                                   MARCUS
                         You know, as soon as all this is
                         done... we should get married.

                                   ROSHEEN
                             (blinks)
                         Sorry?

                                   MARCUS
                         I said that when this is done, we
                         should get the wedding ready.

                                   ROSHEEN
                         Is... now the right time?

                                   MARCUS
                         It might be the only time.

                                   ROSHEEN
                         In which case...
                             (smiles)
                         ... yes. But you'd better let me
                         tell my dad. You know how he gets.

               The two embrace as Siobhan and Dermot stand to one side.

                                   DERMOT
                         Said your goodbyes?

                                   SIOBHAN
                         I'm not leaving. None of us are.

                                   DERMOT
                         That's not really likely, is it?

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Everything's likely, Dermot. An
                         hour ago, I thought I was going to
                         die getting torn to pieces, but
                         right now, I'm thinking of what I'm
                         going to do after this. Not 'what
                         if.'

                                   VOICE (O.S.)
                             (male)
                         That's a good approach, Siobhan.

               A tall FIGURE steps out of the shadows, getting Dermot and
               Siobhan's attention - and it's none other than KEEGAN.

               The seasoned White Fur general looks tired and conflicted, as
               if he hasn't slept in ages - but right now, he's got a look
               of determination on his face, despite the silence that
               everyone in the chamber is now giving him.

               Torin, joining the group, moves towards him, confused.

                                   TORIN
                         Keegan, what are you doing here?

                                   KEEGAN
                         Conall's coming here. I know that
                         much. This is my fault, and I'm not
                         going to hide away in some corner
                         and let everyone clean up my mess.
                             (beat)
                         Old friend, I know we've had plenty
                         of cause to be at each other's
                         throats down the years, but it's
                         time we join once and for all. Are
                         you willing?

               Torin looks down at Keegan's outstretched hand - and then
               SMILES, SHAKING it and above them, Twist calls out:

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, yeah, we can build a fire and
                         sing 'Kum By Ya' later. May I
                         return everyone's attention to the
                         incoming horde of bad guys?

               Keegan and Torin move to the front lines, hands MORPHING into
               CLAWS, the garou forms causing CRIES and YELLS of
               encouragement from the Furs.

                                   KEEGAN
                         Let's end this.

               Off the swarm of eager, ready Furs, we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               FADE IN:

         8     EXT. WILDERNESS – HILLS - NIGHT                          8

               There's stillness for a moment in the hills, the sounds of
               the Furs disappearing into nothing as we PULL ALONG the
               hills, LANDING ON:

               In the distance, there are no more of the lights, just plain
               darkness and deserted woodlands – until a GREY WOLF appears,
               FLIPPING and POUNCING onto the hill.

               It's followed by DOZENS more of them, one landing square in
               front of the entrance to the Sanctuary!

               It MORPHS back into human form – revealing a fatigue wearing
               TYLER. He looks back, GRINNING at the wolves who have all
               reverted into their human forms.

                                   TYLER
                         Gentlemen...

               Tyler turns back to the wolves who are licking their lips in
               delight.

                                   TYLER (cont'd)
                         Welcome to the biggest buffet
                         you've ever seen.

               The HOWLING increases, as Tyler and his goons CRASH THROUGH
               the entrance...

         9     INT. SANCTUARY - ENTRANCE - NEXT                         9

               And right into a group of SNARLING Black and White Furs!

               Rosheen's one of the first, SLASHING at a grey wolf, GUTTING
               him completely and then TOSSING him into the incoming path of
               another wolf.

               Marcus SLUGS one right in the face, CRACKING the jaw, and
               allowing him to SNAP its neck before LEAPING over the corpse
               and SLAMMING it another.

               Dermot REVERSE KICKS one in the throat before JUMP KICKING
               her - landing squarely in one of the SUPPORT PILLARS. He
               moves onto another one as we PULL UP rapidly to find:

        10     INT. SANCTUARY - BALCONY - NEXT                         10

               The gang are watching as the melee goes on in a balcony
               overlooking the entrance to the sanctuary. Twist anxiously
               turns to Chris who seems quite calm for once.

                                   TWIST
                         Chris, come on! We need to get down
                         there and help!

                                   CHRIS
                         Not yet.

                                   TWIST
                         'Not yet'? Is this some British
                         thing I don't understand?

                                   VIVIAN
                         This only works once, Twist. We
                         need to make sure that it's the
                         right -

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah, yeah. Right moment and all
                         that.

               But this doesn't seem to do anything to quiet Twist's worries
               as she looks down into the fray...

        11     INT. SANCTUARY - ENTRANCE - NEXT                        11

               ... as Dermot is TACKLED by a pair of grey wolves, SNAPPING
               viciously at the prone White Fur as he tries to buck them
               off.

               Suddenly one wolf is THROWN OFF, landing heavily and BREAKING
               several things - as Marcus ROARS and RIPS the other wolf IN
               TWO!

               Dermot nods at Marcus before KARATE KICKING a grey wolf -
               right into the path of Torin who PUNCHES him and then STABS
               him with one garou CLAW!

               Keegan, nearby, SLAMS DOWN into the ground, the force
               KNOCKING several back! He SMASHES a wolf into the wall and
               then SPINS as Tyler SLAMS RIGHT into him!

               Rosheen, hair messed from another fight looks up - as more
               and more of the grey wolves come pouring in.

                                   ROSHEEN
                         No...

               PAN AROUND from Rosheen to see the battles going on right in
               front of her.

               More Furs are falling in battle - a pair of White Furs get
               SLASHED in the throat, blood SPURTING out as they drop to the
               ground, eyes wide.

               Marcus LEAPS OVER and looks at Chris who NODS, before Marcus
               turns back to the fight...

               ... just as CONALL enters, SMIRKING as he watches his wolves
               attack.

               Marcus' expression turns dark, GLOWERING for a long beat,
               before:

                                   MARCUS
                         Fall back to the line! Fall back!

               Immediately as a single force, the Furs move back, across a
               distinct line CARVED into the ground.

               Conall looks up, suspiciously and then sees a pair of
               glimmering GREEN ORBS at either end of the large entrance
               hall. And then he looks up and sees Chris' small smile as he
               raises his hands.

                                   CONALL
                             (yelling)
                         Get back! Get -

                                   CHRIS
                             (yelling)
                         Oracunecula!

               And the orbs PULSE before a GREEN WALL forms, BLOCKING the
               majority of the grey wolves - and VAPORISING those caught in
               it!

               Conall watches open mouthed as the DUST from the wolves'
               bodies fall to the ground, looking up at the grinning gang on
               the balcony.

        12     INT. SANCTUARY - BALCONY - NEXT                         12

               Twist flashes Chris a GRIN.

                                   TWIST
                         Alright, I admit. Glowing wall of
                         magic doom? Pretty cool.

                                   CHRIS
                         It won't last for long. Five
                         minutes at the most.

                                   DANYAEL
                         So what do we do now?

                                   VIVIAN
                         You mean apart from helping
                         preserve the future of every
                         werewolf in the country?

                                   CHRIS
                         We'll have to see if the B Squad
                         can tackle Conall's forces from the
                         outside.

               We CUT TO:

        13     EXT. SANCTUARY - HILLS - NEXT                           13

               B SQUAD emerge from the hills, crawling delicately over the
               grass and making no sound as they peek over a hill.

               Below them is the large majority of the grey wolves - amongst
               them are the familiar faces of BEVIN and SCAR.

               The wolves MORPH into their human forms - revealing Siobhan
               and a team of a dozen wolves.

               Siobhan pulls out a WALKIE TALKIE from her pocket, speaking
               into it.

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Rosheen, Marcus - looks like pretty
                         much every one of Conall's wolves
                         are here right now. They've got
                         everything they need for a mass
                         extermination. So if you have any
                         bright ideas...
                             (beat)
                         Anyone? Please?

               A white Fur male - FLYNN - leans over to Siobhan, WHISPERING
               in her ear.

                                   FLYNN
                         They're moving. Conall's coming
                         out.

               Siobhan moves out and sees Conall striding back to his
               wolves, followed by Tyler.

               PULL DOWN from the Furs to LAND ON:

               CONALL

               Who stops dead in front of Bevin and Scar, TURNING to face a
               shame-faced Tyler.

                                   CONALL 
                         Forgive me, Tyler, because I seem
                         to have missed something. I'm
                         almost positive I asked you to
                         secure the sanctuary and take down
                         their leaders as quickly as
                         possible. I did say that, right?

                                   TYLER
                         Sir, it's not our fault that we
                         couldn't catch up to them in time.
                         The Furs obviously...

                                   CONALL
                             (beat; blinks)
                         I'm sorry, what did you say?

                                   TYLER
                         I said it's not our...

               SHINKT! Tyler's eyes BULGE - and a SNARLING Conall walks away
               as BLOOD appears against Tyler's throat...

               ... before his head SLIDES from his shoulders!

                                   CONALL
                         Because it sounded a lot like 'I
                         screwed up, please kill me.'

               Bevin simply looks on passively as Conall, furious, takes a
               deep breath, the rage simmering as he digs around in his
               pocket. He pulls out his CELL PHONE after a beat, dialling a
               number.

                                   CONALL (cont'd)
                             (into phone)
                         Parker! Pick up the phone!

                                                                CUT TO:

        14     EXT. BASE - NIGHT                                       14

               PAN ALONG the ground, LITTERED with bricks, mortar and
               rubble. Continue to PULL ALONG as FIRES burn, LANDING ON:

        15     A RINGING PHONE.                                        15

               But no one's answering it.

                                                                CUT TO:

        16     EXT. SANCTUARY - HILLS - NIGHT                          16

               Conall SIGHS, hanging up - before looking down into the
               valley in which the sanctuary rests.

               In the distance, Conall looks out, pulling a pair of
               BINOCULARS from his pocket and looking out:

               BINOCULAR P.O.V:

               Conall ZOOMS IN on something in the distance, clearing as we
               find out what it is:

               It's a DAM, built right into the valley, holding back an
               enormous RESERVOIR.

               ON SCENE:

               Conall considers this - and then he SMILES.

                                   CONALL
                         Scar.

               Scar moves towards Conall and the others.

                                   CONALL (cont'd)
                         Assemble a team and get down to the
                         dam as fast as you can.

                                   SCAR
                         Why?

                                   CONALL
                         Because it'll force the Furs out
                         into the mainland. And then, while
                         they're occupied, we can strike,
                         taking them out on the east and
                         south quadrants of the mountain
                         range.

                                   BEVIN
                         But Conall, those villages, those
                         towns down there... they'll be
                         wiped out too! They won't have a
                         chance!

               Conall shares a cold look with Bevin.

                                   CONALL
                         Your point is?
                             (beat)
                         Sacrifice is an inevitable part of
                         war, and until every last Fur in
                         that cave is dead, we can consider
                         ourselves still at war.
                             (beat)
                         And nothing's going to stop us.

               He looks down at the twinkling lights of the peaceful towns
               below.

                                   CONALL (cont'd)
                         Nothing.

                                                          SMASH CUT TO:

        17     INT. SANCTUARY - ENTRANCE - NEXT                        17

               The grey wolves are still seething as the now empty entrance
               gapes out at them. The Furs and the gang have left,
               retreating further into the base.

               However, at that moment, there's a SHIMMER of LIGHT and the
               wall PULSES out of existence!

               The wolves begin HOWLING in delight as they plough forwards,
               gaining speed as they enter the main chamber:

        18     INT. SANCTUARY - CHAMBER - NEXT                         18

               Where the entire Furs regiment is waiting, ROARING and
               POUNCING onto the oncoming grey wolves.

               In the middle are Chris, Vivian and Marcus - Vivian helping
               Chris set something up, with VIALS we've seen before.

               Marcus checks his walkie talkie, hearing someone talking
               through it:

                                   MARCUS
                         Siobhan?

                                                       INTERCUT WITH:

        19     EXT. SANCTUARY - HILLS - NEXT                           19

               Siobhan is in her old position while Flynn and other wolves
               prepare.

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Marcus! Am I glad to hear you!

                                   MARCUS
                         Sorry, I was getting engaged. What
                         is it?

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Conall's planning some sort of
                         distraction to flush the Furs out
                         of the sanctuary.
                             (beat)
                         Wait, did you say 'engaged'?

                                   MARCUS
                         What kind of distraction?

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Oh, the sort of 'blowing the damn
                         up and killing everyone' sort of
                         distraction.

                                   MARCUS
                         Damn it. We'll have to send a team
                         out to intercept and stop them from
                         drowning us.

                                   SIOBHAN
                         We'll join you to head Conall's
                         squad off. How are things in the
                         base?

                                   MARCUS
                         We're hanging back at the moment,
                         but Chris' defences are keeping
                         them back.

               In the background, Chris THROWS a vial at a group of grey
               wolves - which EXPLODES!

                                   SIOBHAN
                         That's good. Rosheen and Dermot?

               Rosheen SLASHES at two wolves at the same time, while Dermot
               DROP KICKS one into the path of Vivian who GUTS it, before
               moving on.

                                   MARCUS
                         Busy.

                                   SIOBHAN
                         Alright, we'll meet your team at
                         the dam.
                             (beat)
                         Take care, Marcus.

                                   MARCUS
                             (genuine)
                         You too. Good luck.

                                   SIOBHAN
                             (lightly)
                         Who needs luck, right?

               But as their conversation ends, we see Siobhan's worried
               expression before we CUT TO:

        20     INT. SANCTUARY - CHAMBER - NEXT                         20

               Marcus rushes over to Chris and Vivian - BOUNDING OVER
               several bodies that are in his way.

                                   MARCUS
                         I just got word from Siobhan.
                         Conall's sending a team down to the
                         nearby dam.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Why? That doesn't make sense. He's
                         splitting his resources.

                                   CHRIS
                             (realising)
                         Not if he sets off a chain reaction
                         of explosions. They'll rip through
                         the generators and hit us with a
                         reservoir's worth of flood water.
                         The towns and the sanctuary...
                         it'll kill everyone.

                                   VIVIAN
                             (grimaces)
                         Oh, God damn these guys and their
                         plans!

                                   MARCUS
                         I told Siobhan to go ahead with her
                         squad and I'd send a team there.
                             (beat)
                         I'll go.

                                   CHRIS
                         No. Your place is here. Your troops
                         need a leader, and you know the
                         strength and the skills of these
                         wolves better than anyone.

                                   VIVIAN
                         I'll head up the team.

               April and Helen, tag teaming a wolf between them finish him
               off and rush over to Vivian and Marcus.

                                   APRIL
                         Count us in.

                                   HELEN
                         Yeah, we're here for you guys.

               Ben, the last member of their menagerie catches up,
               SPLATTERED with blood and grinning like a Cheshire cat.

                                   BEN
                         Me three.

                                   VIVIAN
                         Fine. Come on, newbies. Call this
                         your baptism of fire. Or baptism of
                         water, in case we screw up this
                         whole 'stopping the dam blowing up'
                         thing.

               They move off as another green wall POPS INTO VIEW, forcing
               us to PULL UP and into:

        21     INT. SANCTUARY - BALCONY - NEXT                         21

               On the balcony overhanging the fight, we see Twist sitting
               cross legged on the floor with SOPHIA, the young blonde
               girl's hair in dreadlocks surprisingly.

                                   TWIST
                         I'm guessing your hair's a result
                         of me leaving you playing with
                         werewolves for too long, isn't it,
                         pint size?

                                   SOPHIA
                         Don't call me that.

                                   TWIST
                         Hey, you should by now that this is
                         how I diffuse tension.

                                   SOPHIA
                         You mean with...

               She indicates the battle going on below.

                                   TWIST
                         Yeah.
                             (beat)
                         I'm sorry.

                                   SOPHIA
                         What for?

                                   TWIST
                         For... for getting you involved in
                         everything. I mean, you're just a
                         kid and...

               Sophia BLINKS - Twist is suddenly looking a little emotional.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         And you shouldn't have to deal with
                         this. You should be worrying
                         about... third grade, or your
                         birthday parties or something.

                                   SOPHIA
                         You have to stop the bad guys, I
                         know. Dad told me what it's like.

                                   TWIST
                         I'm just... I'm just so sorry that
                         I couldn't keep you safe like I
                         promised.
                         I knew I wanted to protect you from
                         everything bad in the world...

               She's TEARFUL now - and behind her Danyael almost steps
               towards her. He stops, stepping back and away from the scene.

                                   TWIST (cont'd)
                         And I guess I failed...

                                   SOPHIA
                         Twist!

               Twist looks up into the face of her sister.

                                   SOPHIA (cont'd)
                         Don't say that. You've saved my
                         life so many times and right now, I
                         couldn't be prouder of my big sis.
                             (beat; smiles)
                         My hero.

                                   TWIST
                             (sniffing)
                         Thanks.

                                   SOPHIA
                         Besides, I've got Uncle Marcus and
                         Auntie Rosheen and Auntie Siobhan
                         to look after me. I'm not going to
                         get hurt.
                             (leans closer; whispers)
                         They're werewolves too.

               Sophia's smile breaks Twist's heart as she holds her sister
               and simply CRIES. Behind her, Danyael looks on in a strange
               awe as he watches them.

               Then there's a sudden RINGING, irritatingly loud and all
               three look up to see an ALARM blaring...

               ... as the wall DISINTEGRATES and the wolves ATTACK!

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                   END OF ACT ONE
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