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14 INT. SUB-LEVEL - INFIRMARY - NEXT 14
PAN ACROSS from the wall to take in the infirmary - its
many supplies already heavily raided.
Vivian is patching up Edgar's many cuts and wounds as the
others check for more inventory, cracking open frosted-over
cabinets and trays.
EDGAR
(off Lyra)
It wasn't long after she escaped
that the warning alarms started.
Biohazard alerts started ringing
out all over the base, then the
lockdown protocols initiated.
DANYAEL
But they didn't work. We saw the
shutters - they were only halfway
down.
EDGAR
(nods)
That's when the decision was made
to seal the Warren.
VIVIAN
That's the code name for the
underground complex.
EDGAR
But something started draining
the power, so we had to start
using shaped charges to seal the
staircases.
TWIST
How were any of you supposed to
get out?
EDGAR
There's another route. A main
access elevator that runs right
up to the surface, stopping at
every level. But it needs
executive access to start.
CHRIS
Meaning Parker.
EDGAR
Or one of his senior staff, yeah.
And nobody's seen any of them
since those... things started
running loose.
VIVIAN
What do you suppose they are?
Edgar points to the terminal. Vivian glances at Chris, who
nods, before she passes it to Edgar.
EDGAR
Down in sub-levels eight through
twelve we had the main wing of
our genetics program. Hybrids,
clones, cross-breeds, all that
kind of stuff.
TWIST
You're being suspiciously
forthcoming...
EDGAR
You guys seem like about the only
people who can get me out of this
place. I'll tell you anything you
need to know.
Vivian steps back, having finished bandaging him up.
EDGAR (cont'd)
I watched those escaped test
subjects tear through a room of a
hundred people like they were
nothing... watched them chew an
entire platoon of our neo
soldiers to pieces.
(beat; to Chris)
And then you hold them back, all
by yourself. Doesn't matter about
protocols now - I'm sticking with
you guys.
DANYAEL
Guy's got taste, at least.
Chris moves over to Lyra, away from the others.
CHRIS
How are you holding up?
LYRA
I'm managing. Trying to stay
alive stops my brain from having
time to think about... things.
Chris smiles, giving her hand a squeeze before turning back
to the team.
CHRIS
Edgar, we're going to need to
find the source of whatever's
draining the power and take care
of it. That should allow us to
seal the base with the mutants
trapped inside, correct?
EDGAR
(nods)
There are self-destruct
mechanisms throughout the base.
We should be able to trigger a
chain reaction to clean the base
out once we're clear.
VIVIAN
If I can get to a security booth
or something similar, then I
should be able to tie into the
CCTV feeds around the complex,
help us find our way.
CHRIS
Agreed. Let's go.
The team rise, getting ready to move out as we CUT TO:
15 INT. SECURITY STATION - NEXT 15
PAN DOWN from the ceiling, a wall of monitors behind the
team as they stand before a desk, facing us as they look at
more monitors. And they don't look happy.
REVERSE ANGLE to see what they're looking at - a row of
feeds flicking from various cameras around the building.
And there are hundreds of MUTANTS running amok in every
corner of the complex!
Some are busy smashing equipment, others are tearing scraps
off dead bodies and some are just fighting each other.
TWIST
You guys might wanna stand clear.
I think I'm gonna be sick again.
CHRIS
(to Vivian)
Is there any way through this?
She glances at her terminal - glowing red X's hover over at
least half of the rooms underground.
VIVIAN
Not that I can see. Or, not
without a fight on our hands we
may not be able to win.
EDGAR
Let me try something.
He pulls up a chair alongside, rattling away at a keypad.
EDGAR (cont'd)
I might be able to activate some
of the security overrides. Divert
more power to shunt the lockdown
into effect.
The others keep watching the monitors as he types - until
Danyael points something out:
DANYAEL
That what I think it is?
The others peer closer - ON SCREEN are a cluster of white
coated FACILITY PERSONNEL, lumbering and lurching drunkenly
around.
One approaches the camera - their skin covered with SORES
and contusions.
TWIST
Do not say there are more vombies
down there!
VIVIAN
No. They're infected personnel.
DANYAEL
Infected with what, though?
Chris moves over to Edgar, who is still typing.
CHRIS
The quicker you can do this, the
better...
EDGAR
(shakes head)
I'm trying, but the master
failsafe's been tripped.
VIVIAN
Which only Parker and the senior
managers have access for.
LYRA
I can find Parker.
All eyes turn to her. She steps forward.
LYRA (cont'd)
I'm tuned in to him. His...
frequency, if you like.
VIVIAN
I think I can reactivate the
security overrides if I can get
to one of the main substations.
EDGAR
There are manual switches we can
try too. If a few of us can get
to those and activate them, that
should initiate at least a level
four lockdown.
CHRIS
Would that be enough to keep
these creatures inside?
EDGAR
It'll have to be.
CHRIS
Alright.
(beat)
We'll have to split up. Danyael,
you go with Vivian. The rest of
you, with me. We'll have to go
looking for Parker if this
doesn't work.
The two teams split off, each heading out of a different
side of the booth. Twist and Danyael are the last to go.
TWIST
We should probably have another
of those awkward goodbye moments
we do so well about now.
DANYAEL
We could, yeah. Or we could just
say we did and get going.
He grins, takes a step, but she calls out:
TWIST
Spook, I...
(he turns)
I'm sorry about Siobhan. I didn't
get a chance to say anything
earlier, so I just... I wanted
you to know that -
DANYAEL
It's okay. Really. She... she
saved a lot of people. I can't
really feel bad about that.
TWIST
Still... I'm sorry. If you need
to talk, or just sit in
silence...
DANYAEL
(nods)
I know where to find you.
She smiles, and he exits. She hesitates a moment longer,
taking a last look round at the monitors before she follows
the others out, and we CUT TO:
16 INT. SUB-LEVELS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 16
Chris' team are up first, Chris leading the way, katana
ready, as Twist hovers at his side with a large FLASHLIGHT.
Edgar follows, much more nervous now he's out in the open
again, with Lyra behind. Their breath
Twist sweeps the beam left and right, highlighting every
nook and cranny up ahead.
TWIST
Clear.
The team advance, hearing the ever-present distant sounds
of MACHINERY and occasional HOWL from something inhuman.
LYRA
I feel responsible for all of
this.
TWIST
Did you let an army of mega
mutants loose?
LYRA
No, but -
TWIST
Then you're not responsible.
LYRA
I mean about Parker. I told
him... when he told me he was
dying and said I could save him,
I never found out how.
TWIST
It probably involved dissecting
you, knowing him.
LYRA
No, I don't think it did. He went
to a lot of trouble to keep me
safe. Every time he managed to
catch up to us, he did his best
to keep me separated from
whatever was going on.
CHRIS
She's not wrong.
LYRA
If I'd stayed with him, even
after...
even when I heard what he was
planning, maybe I could have done
something to change all of this.
EDGAR
Look, I know I'm not exactly part
of the team or anything here,
but... none of us knew he was
dying. I mean, we knew he was
sick, but he'd been more fragile
ever since he got shot a while
back.
Chris and Twist exchange a look, remembering the event.
EDGAR (cont'd)
Maybe... I don't know, maybe
there was something else wrong.
Something none of us knew about,
and that's what he needed you
for.
TWIST
And besides, the people working
down here? All very bad people.
EDGAR
Hey!
CHRIS
(hisses)
Quiet!
The team pull up sharply. Chris reaches over and SWITCHES
OFF Twist's torch.
CHRIS (cont'd)
(whispers)
Movement. Up ahead. Be ready.
The others peer down the gloomy corridor - and sure enough,
there's MOVEMENT in the shadows!
17 INT. SUB-LEVELS - ACCESS CORRIDOR - NEXT 17
Danyael and Vivian are making much faster progress, Vivian
consulting her terminal as the duo jog on.
DANYAEL
You're sure you know what to do
once we find this substation?
VIVIAN
Pretty sure, yeah.
DANYAEL
'Pretty' sure?
VIVIAN
Hey, I'm doing my best, alright?
DANYAEL
Yeah, and I appreciate that, but
if this isn't going to work -
VIVIAN
(firm)
It's going to work.
They come to a T-junction, and Vivian looks down at her
terminal - which flickers and promptly SHUTS DOWN!
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Crap!
She SHAKES it, thumbing the power switch - nothing.
DANYAEL
I'm not gonna say it.
VIVIAN
Danyael...
DANYAEL
I'm not gonna say 'I told you
so.' I am not that guy.
VIVIAN
We must be near the source of the
energy drain.
She steps to the wall, running her hands along several
CONDUITS and PIPES running past.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
These are all dead.
DANYAEL
Meaning what? We're about to run
into some kind of mutant
energy... sponge... thing?
VIVIAN
Knowing Parker? Maybe.
She tucks the terminal under her arm and moves on, a
concerned Danyael following as we CUT TO:
18 INT. SUB-LEVELS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 18
Chris' team are pacing slowly forward, Chris and Twist with
weapons raised. Edgar taps Chris on the arm, pointing:
A set of large HANDLES are by the wall, and running along
the top of the corridor is a heavy SECURITY DOOR.
Chris motions for Twist to follow him as he steals across
the corridor, pressing against the wall.
The duo advance on the handles, reaching them - but then
hear a SNUFFLING sound from up ahead.
CHRIS
(breaking silence)
Now!
They put their weight against the handles - but they don't
move! They're ICED OVER, frozen in place!
Edgar fumbles with the torch, shining it down the corridor -
and finds several MUTANTS, bounding towards Chris and Twist
on all fours!
CHRIS (cont'd)
Put your back into it!
TWIST
I am! I just don't have as much
back as you do!
The handles are slowly CREAKING down, the ice cracking as
the duo push all their strength through them.
The mutants are closing in, BARKING like dogs - though
they're more like LIONS in terms of size.
The security door starts to RUMBLE, gears grinding at last
as it slowly starts to descend:
But the mutants are mere seconds away, and it won't close
in time at this speed!
TWIST (cont'd)
Chris...
Twist throws a last, desperate look at Chris as the first
of the mutant dogs LEAPS through the air towards her:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
19 INT. SUB-LEVELS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 19
Twist braces herself as the creature soars towards her:
Before Chris releases the handle, swings his katana in an
arc and HACKS the thing in two!
He DUCKS as one half of the creature hurtles over him -
SMASHING into the handle and SHATTERING the ice!
Chris darts back and WRENCHES the handle down, Twist's
following suit, and the security door SLAMS DOWN.
There's a series of muffled THUDS from the other side as
the other mutant hurls itself at the door - but it holds.
Chris turns to Twist - who SMACKS him on the arm!
TWIST
Don't you ever pull something
that cool again without telling
me first! I almost missed the
whole thing!
CHRIS
(grins)
Next time, I'll work out a hand
signal to warn you.
Twist breaks into a grin too, the duo hurrying back to
rejoin Edgar and Lyra.
LYRA
(wrinkles nose)
I don't need to be able to see to
know that was unpleasant. I can
smell it from here.
EDGAR
(wide-eyed)
You... you just...
CHRIS
Yes, I did.
TWIST
And tomorrow we'll go to the zoo.
CHRIS
Let's go.
The team take off again, Twist having to half-drag a
stuttering Edgar as we CUT TO:
20 INT. SUB-LEVELS - ACCESS CORRIDOR - NEXT 20
Danyael and Vivian turn a corner - the tunnel they're in
just keeps going, the walls ever more crystalline as the
temperature drops.
DANYAEL
You sure you know where you're
going?
VIVIAN
These bases all follow a pretty
standard layout.
DANYAEL
Even the big underground ones you
didn't know about before now?
VIVIAN
(patient)
Yes, Danyael, even those.
DANYAEL
Just asking, is all. I don't want
any more unexpected -
Something HOWLS up ahead, low and plaintive - like a
lonesome wolf through a guitar amplifier.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
... surprises.
Vivian checks her handgun, then pauses to examine it -
before tossing it aside.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
Hey! What are you -
And she draws a SUB-MACHINE GUN from her bag, loading it
with a loud CLICK.
DANYAEL (cont'd)
(beat)
Carry on.
The duo continue - the tunnel opens out into a larger
corridor up ahead:
21 INT. SUB-LEVELS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 21
They step out into a more functional part of the base - the
sterile decor of the upper levels is gone, replaced by
bricks and exposed cabling.
Vivian runs a hand over one bunch of cables, finding a BLUE
one and trailing her hand along it.
VIVIAN
We just need to follow this,
it'll take us straight to the
nearest security station.
DANYAEL
That's it? No... hidden traps?
GROWLING echoes down the corridor towards them.
VIVIAN
No...
She GRABS Danyael, hauling him along as she hurries it up.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
... but that's no reason to hang
around.
Danyael risks a glance behind him as we CUT TO:
22 INT. SUB-LEVELS - GANGWAY - NEXT 22
Chris steps out of an access hatch onto a long railing that
stretches across a larger chamber below.
He peers down - it used to be a vehicle hangar, but now all
the cars, trucks, tanks and Jeeps are AFLAME.
TWIST
Hey, at least it's not as cold in
here, right?
She steps forward - but Chris stops her, putting a finger
to his lips and then pointing down:
Several MUTANTS lumber around below - these ones bulky
quadrupeds, like rhinos.
EDGAR
There's another set of manual
release handles on the far side
of that door.
He's pointing to a hatch on the opposite side of the
gangway - across thirty feet of open air.
LYRA
I can try to fill the air with
noise, block out the sound we'll
make.
CHRIS
No, I'd rather you save your
strength. Something tells me
we'll need it.
Chris carefully steps onto the walkway - which CREAKS a
little under his weight.
He gingerly takes a few more steps, then motions for the
others to follow.
They're about a third of the way across when Twist chances
another look down below - the rhinos are still there.
TWIST
(whispers)
Can I ask a stupid question?
CHRIS
You often do.
TWIST
Why are we sneaking if those
things are the only beasties
around? It's not like they can
get up here, is it?
CHRIS
All the same, I'd rather -
But Twist is already leaning over the railing, YELLING:
TWIST
Yoo-hoo!
The rhinos stop, craning their unwieldy heads up.
CHRIS
Twist!
He YANKS her back out of sight.
CHRIS (cont'd)
What the hell are you doing?
TWIST
Would you relax? What's the worst
that can happen while we're way
up here?
Scowling, Chris looks back down:
The rhinos are still glaring straight back up at him - but
the armour-like plates of hide across their back are
starting to MOVE, shifting out of place.
Chris watches in horror as leathery black WINGS unfurl from
the creature's backs, starting to FLAP!
CHRIS
Run!
BELOW, and the rhino mutants take flight, their powerful
wings pushing them up off the ground.
ABOVE, the team race along the walkway, closing in on the
hatch up ahead:
Until one of the rhinos SWOOPS in from the side, CRASHING
into the walkway and TEARING it in two!
CHRIS (cont'd)
Hold on!
The support cables SCREECH with effort as the whole gantry
LURCHES sharply down and to the left.
Twist clamps her hands onto the railing, reaching to hook
an arm round Lyra as she loses balance.
Edgar stumbles forward, bumping into Chris as he braces
himself against the floor.
Chris calculates the distance left - there's a gap of
several feet of dead air.
CHRIS (cont'd)
We'll have to jump!
TWIST
Says you!
CHRIS
We don't have a choice!
He looks over - the first of the flying creatures is
swinging back in a wide, lazy arc.
Chris turns to Edgar, grabbing him by the lapels.
CHRIS (cont'd)
I'll give you a push. Ready?
EDGAR
What? No! I - I -
CHRIS
Go!
And Chris half-THROWS Edgar across the space - the
technician clattering to safety on the other side.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Twist, you're next! Go!
She doesn't need telling twice - she takes off and LEAPS
gracefully across the gap.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Lyra?
He takes her hand, pulling her close.
CHRIS (cont'd)
Hold on tight.
She PECKS him quickly on the cheek.
LYRA
Good luck.
He takes a step back, ready to jump - just as the second
rhino SLAMS into the gantry!
The support beams SNAP, the whole walkway spearing
downwards:
And Chris LEAPS into the air, grabbing one of the flailing
support cables and SWINGING across the gap!
He and Lyra land with a THUMP, but he's quickly back on his
feet and herding the others through the hatch.
Behind them, the entire walkway finally gives way, CRASHING
to the ground as the two flying creatures SWOOP past again.
Chris checks that neither of them are coming back for
another pass - then allows himself a quick SMIRK as he
ducks through the hatch, and we CUT TO:
23 INT. SUB-LEVELS - SECURITY BOOTH - NEXT 23
An air vent cover is KICKED open, allowing Vivian to slide
through and land inside the substation.
Danyael climbs out awkwardly behind her as she takes a look
around:
A frosty console with banks of switches, sliders, levers
and monitors are all around, along with a map of the
complex.
DANYAEL
(dusting down)
Okay, now what? I mean, the
power's still out down here,
isn't it?
Vivian pushes her gun into his hands.
VIVIAN
Hold this.
She gets on her knees, crawling under the booth's main
control desk.
ON VIVIAN as she PULLS a panel away, exposing thick bunches
of cables within.
Danyael watches as she digs her hands into the console's
innards, poking and pulling.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
I just need to reroute a few of
the power lines that are feeding
whatever's draining them, and I
should be able to...
LIGHTS flicker on across the console - and then die.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Nope, not that one, hang on...
LIGHTS come on again - and this time they stay on.
DANYAEL
Nice work.
Vivian gets back up, pulling over a chair and wiping the
frost from the console.
VIVIAN
Thanks. Good to know all those
hours I spent reading the various
operations manuals I stole
weren't for nothing, huh?
She starts pushing switches and adjusting controls as
Danyael approaches the station's small windows:
THROUGH THE WINDOWS, and the booth stands over a larger
chamber filled with conveyor belts and oversized cylinders
filled with fluid.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Danny, can you give me a hand?
He rejoins her. She points to one bank of controls.
VIVIAN (cont'd)
Every time one of those red
lights goes green, hit the button
below. Has to be done within
three seconds, so be quick.
DANYAEL
Got it. What are we doing?
VIVIAN
Rebooting the security system,
basically. This'll be a start
until I can get stuck into
disabling the master override.
She attacks the controls - and Danyael does his part too.
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