TEASER
FADE IN:
EXT. STREET - DAY
On one of the many L.A. streets, people walk by, crowding the
sidewalk, with cars speeding past. (Well, actually there's a
traffic jam, but it's fast for L.A.)
We PUSH IN towards the sidewalk, focusing on two people in
particular: CONNOR and PIKE, arms full of who-knows-what.
They're already deep in conversation.
CONNOR
...Marvel all the way.
PIKE
You're crazy. Super-man would kick
Captain America's ass.
CONNOR
Cap's out of the picture. He'd have
to face someone else.
PIKE
Doesn't matter: you can't beat
Clark Kent. At all.
Connor shakes his head, giving up. He pauses, contemplating
his next statement.
CONNOR
Anyway, how are things with you and
Kaia?
Pike doesn't answer right away. Which is fair, given it was a
dumb question to ask.
PIKE
(beat)
We haven't seen each other since
I...
CONNOR
Yeah.
Awkward beat.
PIKE
I guess I can deal with it. Just
need some time.
Connor nods.
CONNOR
You okay with playing housemaid to
the werewolf queen?
PIKE
Very funny.
Connor shakes off a grin, trying to get serious.
CONNOR
So... no real problem with man
eating werewolves?
PIKE
(shrugs)
Like I said, I'll deal. And Kaia
doesn't eat people, so...
CONNOR
Yeah.
PIKE
Not really happy with what went
down with her dad, but, whatever.
She seems cool with it.
CONNOR
Whole 'nother world, man.
They walk in silence for a few moments, before:
PIKE
You ever worry about... not caring?
Connor double takes. What?
PIKE
I mean, all the crap that's
happened, even in the last couple
weeks, should make a normal guy
lose it. Me? I'm barely even
concerned about it now.
They turn off the beaten path, into:
EXT. DARK ALLEY - NEXT
It's still daylight out, but you wouldn't be able to tell
from the dark alley. The sun rarely reaches down here.
A single homeless man further down the alley shakes his tin
cup at someone sitting beside him; a well-dressed teenager
who looks mighty pissed off at something.
Connor and Pike, of course, aren't fazed by the alley or its
inhabitants.
PIKE
All those kids was one thing, but
killing Kaia's dad? That was outta
my norm.
CONNOR
He was a werewolf, though. Not a
human.
Pike gives him a look, obviously getting the implied
statement.
PIKE
Kaia's human.
(beat)
Well... human enough.
CONNOR
He was also trying to kill you.
PIKE
Yeah, but man, he was a guy. I ate
dinner with him. Yeah, he kicked my
ass, but still. Haven't lost any
sleep over it.
Connor and Pike have almost reached the odd couple in the
alley, just as the teenager VAMPS OUT and moves to attack the
homeless man.
Without breaking pace, Connor GRABS the vamp, THROWING him
further down the alley.
Connor and Pike keep walking.
PIKE
So I'm wondering if I'm just
getting desensitized or what?
They reach the teenage vamp, who is just getting up now.
Connor, still talking with Pike, balances what's in his arms
onto into his left, and pulls out a stake and DUSTS the vamp
with the other.
CONNOR
I dunno. I mean, I'm used to the
staking, but even still, when
someone close dies... that doesn't
go away.
PIKE
Yeah. But those kids...
CONNOR
Yeah. I get ya.
They keep walking, out of the alley.
INT. G&C'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
Connor uses his back to push his way into the apartment,
still holding onto all the stuff he had on his way here.
He kicks the door shut, dropping his junk next to the door in
a messy pile, then kicking his shoes off.
He looks up, waiting for Gabriella to appear and reprimand
him, but she doesn't.
CONNOR
(calling out)
Gabriella? You home?
GABRIELLA (O.S.)
In here.
Connor makes his way into:
INT. G&C'S APARTMENT - GABRIELLA'S ROOM - NEXT
GABRIELLA is seated at her desk, browsing the internet on her
laptop.
Connor walks over, examining the machine.
CONNOR
When did you get this?
GABRIELLA
(not looking up)
Early birthday present to myself.
(beat)
You need to look at this.
We PUSH IN towards the monitor, where a blurry video can be
seen on a flashy website.
Gabriella clicks the "play" button, and on the screen, we can
see (but not hear) a blurry video of Connor and Pike, walking
down the alley, arms full.
As they pass the homeless man and the teenage vampire, the
camera focuses in time to see Connor throwing the vamp.
CONNOR
Aww, they got my bad side.
GABRIELLA
You look bored.
CONNOR
(shrugs)
One vamp. I could sleepwalk through
one vamp.
He and Pike continue walking, Connor absentmindedly staking
the vampire as he passes.
The video stops, and Gabriella finally looks up at Connor.
CONNOR
(puzzled)
That was only-
(checks watch)
-two hours ago.
GABRIELLA
And it's got over a thousand hits
in the two it's been up.
Connor looks back at her, concerned now.
GABRIELLA
And that's not all.
She clicks the "back" button, and we see a number of video
clips on the site.
One featuring what looks like a pack of werewolves, another
featuring a destroyed car with a deceased devil-looking demon
inside, a third with what looks like a massive demon outside
a school, and a fourth featuring a (bad) close-up of Connor!
GABRIELLA
You're famous.
Off Connor's surprise, we
BLACK OUT
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
INT. G&C'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
Connor and Gabriella have moved into the main room; Connor
sitting on a large recliner with Gabriella on the couch, Lesi
curled up next to her.
CONNOR
I don't see why it's such a bad
idea!
GABRIELLA
Connor!
CONNOR
What? It's about time people knew
what was out there. Vampires and
witches and werewolves and
leprechauns-
GABRIELLA
First, leprechauns don't exist.
Second, we can't just tell
everyone! Do you have any idea how
much panic it would cause?
CONNOR
Do you have any idea how many lives
it might save?
Gabriella glares at Connor. He's got to be joking.
CONNOR
I'm serious! What if everyone out
there carried a stake with them?
GABRIELLA
Vampires would argue for
constitutional rights-
CONNOR
Then I'd stake them!
GABRIELLA
And you'd be arrested. This whole
thing is a bad idea.
Connor leans back in the recliner, thinking.
CONNOR
Still.
Lesi starts to whine, and Gabriella pats her on the head.
GABRIELLA
Did you talk to Pike about Kaia?
CONNOR
Yeah, and I'm not taking sides.
Connor sits up as he says this.
GABRIELLA
Not saying you should, but have you
talked to Kaia yet?
CONNOR
No.
GABRIELLA
But you were hanging out with Pike
earlier?
Connor starts to get where she's going.
CONNOR
That's not taking sides. I mean,
Pike's a friend.
GABRIELLA
And Kaia isn't?
Connor glares at her, but realizes she's got a good point.
CONNOR
(sighs)
The guys that shot the video, how
hard would it be to find them?
Gabriella rolls her eyes at the subject change.
GABRIELLA
Not too hard if you know what
you're doing. I'm certainly not
about to do it though.
CONNOR
Why not?
GABRIELLA
Because I know what you're
thinking.
CONNOR
Why are you so against this?
GABRIELLA
It's a stupid idea. It's wrong.
CONNOR
Then let me be stupid and wrong.
(beat; blinks)
I mean, how are you so sure?
Gabriella deadpans him.
GABRIELLA
I'm a woman. I'm never wrong.
CONNOR
Fine. Whatever.
GABRIELLA
Alright.
CONNOR
Great.
(beat)
Can you help me find them?
Gabriella rolls her eyes. He's not giving up on this anytime
soon.
CONNOR
Okay, put it like this. These kids
are probably going around filming
vampires and God knows what else.
GABRIELLA
Yeah, and?
Connor turns on the sympathy voice for the following:
CONNOR
So you think it's perfectly fine
for some defenseless kids to be
running around looking for
monsters? What if they get hurt?
Gabriella rolls her eyes, getting up and walking into her
room, Lesi right behind her.
Connor watches her go.
CONNOR
What?
GABRIELLA (O.S.)
Give me half an hour!
INT. MATTHEW'S HOUSE - FRONT DOOR - DAY
Connor and Pike step into an average middle-class house,
greeted by a woman in her late forties.
WOMAN
Oh, it's just been so long since
Matty had some friends over to
play. I'm glad you boys came buy,
he gets very lonely, you know. Him
and Jason, all they do is make
their little movies. Honestly, it's
adorable, but I wish he would find
a real job...
She wanders into the other room, still muttering to herself.
Connor and Pike exchange a glance. Yeah, this should be fun.
WOMAN (O.S.)
Matthew! Some friends are here to
see you!
After a few moments, twenty-two year old MATTHEW WALLACE
appears from the kitchen, trying to figure out who's
visiting. He's a really skinny kid, acne still rampant on his
face. His short dirty blond hair is covered by a worn-out
baseball cap.
It takes him a second, but when he recognizes who's standing
right in front of him, his eyes bug out.
MATTHEW
(gushing)
Ohmygod, ohmygod- you're... you're
him! You're Connor!
CONNOR
(blinks)
Yeah. Thanks for the update.
MATTHEW
Oh jeez, I'm sorry, I don't
usually... it's just... you're
like, a legend to us, dude! You
have no idea! It's like... wow...
this is... wow!
Pike snickers. Nerd.
MATTHEW
And who's your friend here? Mr...?
PIKE
Pike.
MATTHEW
Pike. Pike. Hmm. I'm not sure I'm
acquainted with you, Mr. Pike. How
long have you been killing demons?
Pike blinks. Well, at least this is their guy.
CONNOR
Probably longer than I've been
alive.
MATTHEW
Oh, that's right, you were raised
in Quor'Toth, right?
CONNOR
(caught off guard)
Yeah.
PIKE
(to Connor)
That in the valley?
CONNOR
(ignoring him)
So you know me already, who are
you?
Matthew shakes his head, trying to get a hold of himself.
MATTHEW
I'm sorry. The name's Matthew
Wallace, I've been documenting this
whole demon thing for years now.
It's really fascinating stuff!
PIKE
Yeah. We came here to talk to you
about that, actually.
MATTHEW
(disbelieving)
You wanted to talk to me?
CONNOR
(deadpan)
No, we came by to stare at you and
not say anything.
PIKE
Look, we just-
MATTHEW
(excited)
Oh, you have to come down to my
studio, then! Jason's getting set
up for our next...
(makes air quotes)
..."talk show," and it would
awesome if our fans could get to
meet you!
Connor and Pike exchange a glance. They both shrug. Why not?
CONNOR
Sure, alright.
MATTHEW
Great! Follow me, guys.
He takes off, into the kitchen, and we can hear him running
down the stairs.
Pike and Connor begin to follow.
PIKE
You sure this is a good idea?
INT. MATTHEW'S HOUSE - BASEMENT STUDIO - NEXT
Connor and Pike follow Matthew into his basement, where JASON
LAHEY, a slightly overweight kid with red hair and a beard is
fiddling around with some equipment.
MATTHEW
Jase, you are not gonna believe
this!
Jason looks up at Matthew, Connor and Pike. It only takes him
a second to realize who Connor is.
JASON
(dumbstruck)
Oh... wow... you're Connor.
CONNOR
So I've heard.
Jason looks at Pike and blinks, confused.
JASON
Who are you?
Pike frowns.
MATTHEW
Jase, change of plan: Connor's
going to be doing the show with us
today!
Jason isn't really paying attention to Matthew, instead just
staring at Connor, making him really uncomfortable.
MATTHEW
Okay, we'll need some other chairs
then, and more drinks. What'll you
guys have?
PIKE
Beer.
CONNOR
Same.
Matthew yells up the stairs:
MATTHEW
Mom! Can my friends have a beer?
MATTHEW'S MOM (O.S.)
Is Bud Select okay?!?
Matthew rolls his eyes, then heads over to a fridge against
the back wall, pulling out two beers, and offers them to
Connor and Pike. Connor takes his with a nod of thanks. Pike
holds his hand in refusal.
PIKE
I meant real beer.
JASON
(awestruck)
You're like...Connor.
Connor and Pike throw him another look.
MATTHEW
(yells)
Jason!
Jason finally snaps out of it, shaking his head.
MATTHEW
Sorry. He... he's a big fan of
yours.
Pike raises his hand, not really waving:
PIKE
Anyway, I'm Pike.
JASON
(blinks)
Who?
Pike scowls again.
Connor, looking around the studio, turns back to Matthew and
asks:
CONNOR
So how did you start doing all of
this?
MATTHEW
What do you mean?
CONNOR
Well, I'm guessing your parents
aren't vampires.
MATTHEW
...And?
CONNOR
How. Did. You. Get. Into. The.
Demon. World?
MATTHEW
Oh! Oh, I get ya. Well, this one
time, I was walking home from the
after-school chess club, and it was
late, and this vampire attacked me,
and this whole gang lead by a bald
black guy stopped the vampire.
Since then I've been doing what I
can to help make people more aware
of all the vampires and demons in
the world.
PIKE
So you guys, like, podcast on demon
related stuff?
JASON
Oh, no. We have our own web series.
We try to update weekly.
MATTHEW
Oh, dude, Connor says he's going to
let us into his demon hunting. This
is the bidness!!
PIKE
(to Connor)
You did?
CONNOR
I did?
JASON
Oh, man, that is awesome! Totally
awesome!
CONNOR
(hands up)
Okay, wait a minute-
PIKE
(wry)
Yeah, it's pretty "radical" and
"gnarly" too.
Jason holds up his hands so that his index fingers are
touching the opposing thumb: Trying to get a feel for what
Connor would look like on screen, close up.
JASON
Okay, I'm picturing this: you,
walking down an alley. Girl,
vampire- no, make it two, scratch
that, THREE vampires, all gonna eat
the girl. You come in, whip out a
hidden stake, Dust, dust, dust,
leave the girl with just a "It's
alright, you're safe now." Real big
hero moment.
ON Connor and Pike sharing a look. This is too much. We PUSH
IN on them.
PIKE
Guys?
MATTHEW (O.S.)
What if we upped the stakes a bit,
made it a Kungai demon or
something?
CONNOR
If I could just-
JASON (O.S.)
Where the hell are we gonna find a
Kungai demon? Maybe a Fyarl would
be easier.
MATTHEW (O.S.)
Connor would know.
(to Connor)
Isn't that right, Connor? You could
find a Kungai demon.
CONNOR
(overwhelmed)
A what?
JASON (O.S.)
I still think we should keep it
simple. Our viewers would see the
Kungai demon and go "what?" They
see a vampire, and they're all like
"Whoa, scary!"
MATTHEW (O.S.)
Whatever, we're gonna have to call
Jane to do their make up.
PIKE
Make-up?
JASON (O.S.)
You can't go on camera looking like
that! Hang on a sec!
ON our two Spielbergs in making shuffling through a stack of
papers on a nearby desk.
PIKE
(dumbfounded)
They're worse than Trekkies.
ON CONNOR, as he stares at the two amateur filmmakers,
wondering what he's gotten himself into.
EXT. SINCAID HOUSE - DAY
The door swings open to reveal KAIA, swallowing something as
she smiles at Gabriella.
KAIA
Hey! Just finished eating.
Gabriella gives her a forced smile. Kaia picks up on the
awkwardness.
KAIA
It was a burger, relax.
GABRIELLA
Right, right. Just wanted to stop
buy, see how you were doing.
Kaia nods, pulling the door open and inviting Gabriella in.
KAIA
Yeah, of course, come in.
Gabriella gives her another awkward smile and steps into:
INT. SINCAID HOUSE - ENTRANCE - NEXT
Kaia takes a few steps into the house, but Gabriella chooses
to remain at the door, looking around to make sure none of
Kaia's other family members are there.
KAIA
So what are you and Connor up to?
Gabriella clears her throat.
GABRIELLA
Oh, he's out doing this thing. Some
kids have been videotaping him and
posting the films on the internet,
trying to make the world more aware
of the demons and vampires and...
your kind.
Kaia looks up at her, not really processing all of that.
GABRIELLA
And, yeah. I think it's a bad idea.
KAIA
I'm with you a hundred percent.
Gabriella blinks. She didn't see that one coming.
GABRIELLA
Really? I mean, not to dissuade you
or anything, but wouldn't you be a
lot better off if your clan didn't
have to hide?
Kaia shakes her head.
KAIA
No. We'd be forced out, hunted
down, and killed. I don't like the
idea of Colby's fur being in some
Hollywood Blvd. boutique.
Gabriella nods. She hadn't thought of that.
KAIA
And don't tell me: Connor thinks
it's a great idea.
GABRIELLA
Yeah. He and Pike are going to go
along with it, I think.
KAIA
(frowns)
Oli thinks it's a good idea too?
GABRIELLA
(quickly)
I'm sure he hasn't thought of what
it could mean for you.
KAIA
Yeah, I guess.
(beat)
How is he? I haven't talked him
since that night.
Awkward pause.
GABRIELLA
Well, he's... Pike. I guess. I
mean, he's just doing his thing.
She shrugs, unable to come up with anything better than that.
Kaia sighs.
KAIA
I just hope he doesn't go overboard
and do something stupid.
GABRIELLA
(shrugs)
Well, they are men.
And on that, we cut over to:
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