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INT. LIVING ROOM - THE CHARON - NIGHT
Gabriella runs her finger across the spines of the various
books on the shelf. She settles on one and pulls it out.
INT. CONNOR'S BATHROOM - THE CHARON - NIGHT
ANGLE ON the water faucet as Connor's hand turns it off.
ANGLE ON the towel being wrapped around his waist.
CONNOR'S POV
The shower curtain hangs in front of us. Connor's hand
reaches up and pulls it aside to reveal DARLA leaning
casually against the door.
ON SCENE
CONNOR
(startled)
Jesus!
DARLA
(waving)
Hey.
Connor blinks, still in disbelief.
INT. LIVING ROOM - THE CHARON - NIGHT
Gabriella is sitting in the lotus position on the couch, her
eyes closed, her breathing coming in slow, controlled heaves.
The book she grabbed earlier lies open on the coffee table in
front of her.
A low gust of wind seems to come from nowhere, billowing
through her hair. PULL AWAY from her as she starts to
LEVITATE off the couch.
INT. CONNOR'S BATHROOM - THE CHARON - SAME TIME
Judging by Connor's heaving shoulders, he's still recovering
from being startled.
CONNOR
Wha? Huh?
DARLA
(rolling her eyes)
We going to go through this every
time I show up?
CONNOR
Sorry. I haven't exactly adjusted
to getting visits from my dead mom.
Darla moves over to lean against the sink.
DARLA
The trip's not so pleasant on my
end either. You think you have jet
lag right now?
Connor holds up a hand to stop her.
CONNOR
Please, can we just get to the
point? I've had a long day.
Darla looks a little hurt by that comment, but quickly
regains her composure.
DARLA
The higher ups are a little
concerned that you don't completely
understand what it is you're meant
to do.
CONNOR
Thought it was pretty
straightforward. Some omnipotent
ancient being shows up and I kick
its ass. Lather, rinse-
DARLA
So you really think you're meant to
save the world?
CONNOR
I'm a-
(makes airquotes)
-champion right? Isn't that what
I'm supposed to do?
DARLA
Save the world from what exactly?
CONNOR
(unsure)
The...the bad guys.
DARLA
Well I know where you got the
naivete from. Connor, you're not
meant to save the world. Quite
frankly, it doesn't need saving.
CONNOR
This really couldn't wait until I
was out of the shower?
DARLA
This world's been around for
billions of years. Comparatively
speaking, the existence of mortals
like us is like a miniscule second.
Do you really think any single
power is capable of destroying it?
Connor leans against the wall opposite his mother as he takes
that in.
INT. LIVING ROOM - THE CHARON - SAME TIME
We rotate around Gabriella, still in lotus position with her
hair lifting and tossing from an invisible wind. She's a good
six feet off the ground now. The room is only lit by the
white swirling energy radiating from her body.
CLOSE IN on her as we hear multiple WHISPERS. Her eyes slowly
open, realization clear on her face. The energy fades slowly
away.
GABRIELLA
Oh crap.
She falls out of frame, yelping in shock.
INT. CONNOR'S BATHROOM - THE CHARON - SAME TIME
Back where we left them.
CONNOR
So if I'm not meant to save the
world, then what the hell do...
(points to the ceiling)
they want with me?
DARLA
Just because the world can't be
completely destroyed doesn't mean
it can't be changed.
CONNOR
I'm supposed to change the world?
DARLA
No.
Connor throws his hands up. He's completely lost now.
DARLA
Some events, some people, some
things are meant to happen. Change
the world and push it along its
natural evolution. Then there's
stuff that isn't supposed to
happen. There's a balance to be
maintained. You, my darling boy,
are supposed to be the keeper of
that balance.
CONNOR
Who determines what is and isn't
meant to happen? The Powers and the
Senior Partners?
DARLA
There's negotiations and this and
that. It's all very bureaucratic.
CONNOR
And how am I supposed to know? You
going to show up and lay it out for
me?
DARLA
Nope. You'll get some hints here
and there. May want to pay
attention to the radio more often.
CONNOR
Damn. I was hoping it'd be as easy
as someone bursting in and saying-
Gabriella swings the door open, nearly out of breath. A
frightened Connor drops his towel.
GABRIELLA
We've got a problem!
(looks at Connor)
Gah!
She averts her eyes and covers them with her hand. Connor
looks back in Darla's direction. She's not there anymore.
He pulls his towel back up.
CONNOR
How big of a problem?
GABRIELLA
It's...pretty big.
Off Gabriella still covering her eyes, we:
FADE TO BLACK.
END ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN.
INT. LIVING ROOM - THE CHARON - NIGHT
Connor is fully dressed now. Both he and Gabriella are seated
on the couch with a stack of Gabriella's books scattered
across the table.
GABRIELLA
One of the things that fell out of
Alba's purse was a gem I knew I
recognized.
CONNOR
So you just looked it up? I
thought we were dropping this.
GABRIELLA
(looking at Connor)
You had a feeling. That's enough
reason to look into it.
She points to a picture of a drawing in the book.
GABRIELLA
Scion's Pendant.
CONNOR
How'd you know it in the first
place?
GABRIELLA
It used to belong to Wolfram and
Hart.
CONNOR
(sighs)
Of course it did.
GABRIELLA
We...they kept all sorts of
talismans, artifacts, and scrolls
in their archives. When your dad
took down the local office, all
that stuff was auctioned off on the
black market.
CONNOR
What does it do?
GABRIELLA
I'm not sure, but there's more.
Connor looks at her questioningly.
GABRIELLA
I tried this thing Alessia taught
me. See, every person, human or
demon, has a...a flow I guess. It
connects them to their native
dimension and binds their physical
presence to their spiritual one.
CONNOR
Meaning?
GABRIELLA
When I looked into hers, well, her
body is still human, but it's
basically a shell. The spirit
residing within, the demon, wasn't
tied to this physical plane.
CONNOR
So the human girl is possessed?
GABRIELLA
Or it's simply a very good glamour
spell. Either way, that demon
isn't supposed to be here.
CONNOR
And you did all this just because I
had a bad feeling?
GABRIELLA
That and I was bored. You take long
showers. Whatever the case, if she
went through all that trouble, she
has an agenda. Like any good
politician, knock on wood, she
can't be trusted.
Connor nods in agreement.
EXT. LAPD PRECINCT - NIGHT
The front doors open and our thief from earlier emerges.
ANGLE ON a stretch limo waiting outside for him. The window
rolls down and a stern faced man in his mid forties stares a
hole right through our thief. This is ADRIAN COMBS.
THIEF
Dad, I-
ADRIAN
In the car, Colin.
Colin climbs in, not looking too happy about it.
INT. LIMO - NIGHT
Colin hangs his head in shame. This sort of detachment is
something he's experienced before.
COLIN
I'm sorry.
ADRIAN
Not as sorry as I am. I ask you to
do one simple thing that actually
plays to your delinquent tendencies
and you can't even do that for me?
Colin opts to look at the fine scenery outside his window,
trying to tune out the berating.
ADRIAN
I'm behind in the polls already and
Alba's sure to use this debacle to
get more media on her.
COLIN
Maybe they'll think it's a
publicity stunt?
ADRIAN
If I want your opinion, I'll tell
you what it is, so you can repeat
it back to me. Your screw up messed
up the whole strategy.
COLIN
Stealing her jewelry and using it
to blackmail her into dropping out?
(sarcastic)
Great plan dad.
Colin recoils as Adrian's hand snaps up, almost striking him
in the face. Adrian calms himself and hands Colin a file
folder instead.
ADRIAN
These are photos of the kid who
caught you. According to a tape of
the conversation he had with Alba,
his name is Connor.
COLIN
Connor...?
ADRIAN
Just Connor. That's all he said.
Alba asked him to meet her at her
campaign office. Stake it out,
follow that kid, get me some dirt.
Alba will spin this disaster into a
PR bouquet for her. I need to
counteract that.
COLIN
Isn't this something you hire like
a P.I. for or something?
ADRIAN
It always shows up on the books,
even if you pay someone under the
table. Consider this your segue
into the political world.
COLIN
By stalking a guy and getting dirt
on him?
ADRIAN
It's how we all got our start. What
do you think prosecutors do when
they're not in courtrooms?
Father and son share a smile. It's forced on both ends.
ANGLE ON the sky. TIME LAPSE SHOT of the sun rising in the
sky.
INT. ALBA HEADQUARTERS - DAY
Connor and Gabriella step into a political jungle. There are
signs, banners, hats, t-shirts, all bearing Selene Alba
propaganda.
The lady herself is in the middle of an interview. She
catches Connor out of the corner of her eye and motions for
the reporter and cameraman to follow her.
SELENE
(beaming)
Cameron!
CONNOR
(bitter)
Connor.
SELENE
Connor. Of course.
(turns to the camera)
This is the wonderful young man who
stopped that boy last night from
getting away.
(to Connor)
I can't thank you enough for your
help. It's fine young men like you
that serve as an example for the
children of our fair city.
Gabriella looks like she's about to choke on all the
bullshit. Selene is obviously playing to the cameras.
SELENE
Connor, do you have anything you
would like to say?
ANGLE ON Connor as the camera, complete with blinding light,
turns to him. Literally a deer in headlights.
CONNOR
(nervous)
Um. No.
SELENE
He's so modest too. The mark of a
true hero.
Gabriella can't help but let out a laugh of disbelief.
SELENE
(to the reporter)
Thank you for coming by today.
(to the camera)
And to all you voters out there,
remember this Tuesday is the big
day.
She shoos the cameraman and reporter away, visibly sagging
once the little red light isn't on anymore.
SELENE
Thanks for stopping by. Let me
show you around a bit.
GABRIELLA
I can't imagine the amount of
resources you must need to run a
campaign like this.
SELENE
I'm sorry Miss?
GABRIELLA
(haughtily)
Oh where ARE my manners?
(extends her hand)
Gabriella Heron.
SELENE
(shaking hands)
Yes, Miss Heron. It does a lot to
pull this sort of thing off.
Sometimes it's a matter of knowing
the right people.
GABRIELLA
That how you got your hands on
Scion's Pendant?
Now it's Selene's turn to look like a deer in headlights.
SELENE
(nervous)
Umm...would you mind if we spoke in
private?
GABRIELLA
(fake smile)
Not at all. Lead the way.
Selene turns sharply and walks towards a private office.
Connor and Gabriella trail behind her.
CONNOR
(whispering)
Nice subtlety there.
GABRIELLA
(whispering)
I'm a master of it.
They follow Selene into:
INT. SELENE'S OFFICE - ALBA'S HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
Selene quickly locks the door behind her. She makes sure all
the blinds are closed before turning to the duo.
GABRIELLA
We already know you're not human
either, so let's skip all that
ambiguity.
SELENE
You're not going to try to cut my
head off?
CONNOR
(caught off guard)
No.
SELENE
Forgive me, but my experience with
your kind has never been pleasant.
CONNOR
(deadpan)
Well, decapitation doesn't always
work on demons anyway. Sometimes it
takes a bit more hacking. Fire
every now and then.
Selene stiffens a bit at that. Not the answer she wanted.
GABRIELLA
What are you anyway?
Selene sighs and closes her eyes. An ethereal grey energy
surrounds her, growing in intensity until it blankets her
whole body.
The light dissipates to reveal Alba's true form. Same height
and weight, blue skin, solid green eyes, dark blue lips, and
spiked red hair.
Gabriella looks almost in awe. Connor tries to fight a
snicker and fails miserably.
SELENE
Something funny?
CONNOR
Sorry. You just look like the
receptionist from Beetlejuice.
SELENE
(incredulous)
I'm Smyrnic.
CONNOR
That near France?
GABRIELLA
Smyrnic? I wasn't aware there were
any of you in this dimension.
SELENE
A small group of us migrated here
just a few months ago.
(taps the pendant)
My home dimension wasn't conducive
to raising a family.
GABRIELLA
And now you're running for office?
How are you even qualified to do
this?
SELENE
Got my law degree through online
courses over the past few years.
Back home, T3 LAN lines are pretty
cheap.
CONNOR
I don't get it though. Why are you
running?
SELENE
When Wolfram and Hart packed up and
moved out of Los Angeles, a power
vacuum was left. That law firm had
a hand in everything in this city.
Now with a void left there by their
departure-
CONNOR
(catching on)
Every mogul and their mother wants
a slice.
SELENE
Precisely. God forsaken company
wasn't the paragon of good, but
they were fairly accepting of the
demon world. There are other
sources of power in this city that
aren't quite as...open minded I
guess you could say.
GABRIELLA
Like Adrian Combs?
CONNOR
Who?
SELENE
(nodding)
My opponent.
GABRIELLA
(to Connor)
He's infamous in the demon world
for being something of a tyrant.
About a decade ago, he supposedly
referred a horde known as the
Scourge here to wipe out a part of
the demon population.
Connor looks back and forth between them.
CONNOR
I'm supposed to feel bad about
this?
SELENE
I beg your pardon?
CONNOR
Sounds like he's doing the world a
favor.
SELENE
(snapping)
How dare you!
Her eyes flash with the outburst. Connor recoils and
instinctively gets his hands up to defend himself. Selene
quickly calms herself.
SELENE
I'm sorry, I just...I'm a demon,
yes, but Combs is a monster. Look,
I own a halfway house for wayward
demons that Combs has been trying
to get rid of for the last year.
Part of the reason I'm running is
to keep it open.
GABRIELLA
How noble and charitable of you.
SELENE
Don't patronise me. Look, just come
down and see the place. It wouldn't
kill you to see how the other side
lives.
Gabriella and Connor share a look. They're both asking the
same question to one another. Connor sighs and turns to
Selene.
CONNOR
When and where?
A flash of light returns Selene to her human form.
EXT. ALBA CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS - DAY
Pull away from a shot of the front door to the interior of a
car across the street.
ANGLE ON Colin Combs on his stakeout.
EXT. CITY STREET - EVENING
Establishing shot of a street corner in a rundown part of
town now. Connor and Gabriella are leaning against her car,
both drinking coffee.
CONNOR
So...
GABRIELLA
You thinking trap too?
CONNOR
Pretty much.
GABRIELLA
So why'd we come?
CONNOR
(shrugs)
Morbid curiosity?
GABRIELLA
Do I have to say it?
CONNOR
(shaking his head)
I never liked cats anyway.
A transit bus pulls into frame. ARC AROUND the bus to show
passengers departing, including Selene, she smiles and waves
goodbye to the passengers.
Gabriella and Connor share a confused look before waving her
over.
CONNOR
The bus? Shouldn't you be in a limo
or something?
SELENE
Public transportation gets me
closer to the people. I get more
votes that way.
Gabriella rolls her eyes. Oh please. They start walking down
the street, Selene leading the way. Connor looks around at
the run down buildings surrounding them.
CONNOR
Not exactly the safer confines of
downtown LA.
SELENE
The lower class neighborhoods are
more in the know about the demon
population. Most of the demons in
this town squat here...
She trails off as something in front of her catches her
attention.
ARC AROUND to a large apartment building in front of her, a
raging fire burning inside it.
GABRIELLA
Oh no.
Gabriella whips out a cellphone and dials 911.
GABRIELLA
(into phone)
Yes. I want to report a fire at-
(to Selene)
What's the address here?
Selene doesn't answer, her attention fully on the fire in
front of her. Gabriella grabs her arm and shakes her back to
reality.
GABRIELLA
Address!
SELENE
2727 Lansdowne Drive.
GABRIELLA
(into phone)
2727...Connor!
PULL BACK to show Connor has already taken off towards the
complex.
ZOOM AHEAD to a ledge on the building to show a young female
demon perched on the window sill. Smoke pours out of the
window and the room itself seems to be completely ablaze.
Connor cups his hands to his mouth as he runs, never breaking
stride.
CONNOR
(yelling)
What room are you in?
DEMON
(yelling)
230.
Connor picks up the speed, busting through the front door
into:
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