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INT. HOSPITAL - WILHELMINA'S ROOM - NEXT
Gabriella slowly approaches the bed where Wilhelmina is
laying. She's hooked up to a machine, and has a oxygen mask
over her mouth. There's no-one else in the room.
GABRIELLA
(solemn)
Hey, Will. How ya feeling?
Wilhelmina's words are slightly muffled by the mask.
WILL
I can't even heal myself, Gab. And
my back... my back hurts. Really
hurts.
Will just looks at her, tears welling in her eyes.
INT. UNKNOWN ROOM - NEXT
Inside a dark room, the only source of light being a single
dim candle, a man is sitting on the floor. He's around 50
years old, bald and wrinkled, with tattoos covering his
shirtless torso. It's obvious he is a MAGE.
Several SLUG-LIKE CREATURES begin to crawl up his body and
bite into his skin. They GLOW yellow, and so do the Mage's
eyes.
As the slugs glow, they also whither and shrink, falling off
one by one after they're drained.
The Mage grins, and off this disturbing scene:
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN.
EXT. TRAIN STATION - DAY
Pike bring his motorcycle to a stop just outside a stairwell
leading into a train station.
Connor pushes his way through the mass of humanity departing
the station, quickly making his way over to Pike, who holds
out a helmet for him as he approaches.
PIKE
You okay?
CONNOR
(taking the helmet)
I'm fine, let's go.
PIKE
Whoa, dude. Hang on. You have any
idea who attacked you?
Connor climbs on the back of the bike.
CONNOR
Never seen him before today. Just
knows he wants me dead.
(scoffs)
Way my life's been, he needs to get
in line.
Connor puts the helmet on. Pike just shrugs and pulls off
into traffic.
EXT. ANOTHER TRAIN STATION - DAY
Another large crowd comes up the stairwell from another
station. Hunter, with his gun strapped to his back, is among
them.
He has his finger pressed to his ear, again communicating
with the unknown commander.
HUNTER
I lost him.
VOICE
(irate)
What?!? You said you had him.
HUNTER
And the job would be done if I
could shoot through the crowd he
was standing in. Can you get me a
location?
A beat. Hunter continues walking down the street, ignoring
the stares he's getting (mostly because of the large gun on
his back).
VOICE
It'll take a moment to triangulate.
HUNTER
Just patch it to my GPS.
Hunter pulls a hand sized device from one of the many pockets
on his flak jacket.
Hunter comes to a stop at a hot dog stand where a portly
TRUCK DRIVER is inhaling a wiener, not bothering with the
petty process known as chewing.
Hunter's eyes flick between the driver and the big rig parked
in the gated parking lot behind the stand.
HUNTER
(points)
Hey, man. That your rig?
The truck driver, after swallowing the lump of food in his
throat, turns in the direction of where Hunter is pointing
and nods.
TRUCK DRIVER
(deep Southern accent)
Yeah, that's my girl.
HUNTER
(admiringly)
Nice.
(deadpan)
I need to borrow her.
The truck driver chuckles to himself.
TRUCK DRIVER
You serious, boy?
VOICE
Transmitting now.
Hunter turns his head to the side and speaks into the mic.
HUNTER
Copy that.
He turns back to the driver, who pulls up his shirt to reveal
a pot belly and a pathetically small gun tucked into his
waist.
TRUCK DRIVER
I meet one of you little punks in
every town. Just try something,
son.
Hunter sighs and rolls his eyes.
CUT TO a few moments later. The truck driver's legs are
DANGLING out of metal bin containing the hot dogs. The rest
of him is stuffed inside it.
In the back of the frame, the aforementioned big rig blows
right through the exit gate and pulls into the streets,
causing the other cars to part for it like the Red Sea.
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. HOSPITAL - WILHELMINA'S ROOM - DAY
A doctor walks out of the door to Wilhelmina's room, nodding
to Kaia as he shuts the door behind him.
Gabriella is still at Wilhelmina's bed.
GABRIELLA
What all do you remember?
WILHELMINA
He... he was so powerful.
GABRIELLA
Who? Who was he?
WILHELMINA
I don't know. I'd never seen him
before. He just... he was after
what I called you about.
(beat)
Illyria's crystal.
Gabriella's eyes go wide.
GABRIELLA
Are you serious?
WILHELMINA
(nods)
I came across it a few weeks ago at
a pawn shop. Owner said some crack
addict found it and...
GABRIELLA
You found... Illyria's crystal...
in a pawn shop?
(shakes her head)
Unbelievable.
Kaia clears her throat.
KAIA
(waves)
Hi. In the dark over here.
GABRIELLA
(to Kaia)
Just know that it's mystical and
potentially dangerous in the wrong
hands.
(back to Wilhelmina)
What do you remember? I need to
know everything.
Wilhelmina sighs and stares off into space. PUSH IN on her
face as she remembers. Classic television framing to signal
the start of a flashback.
INT. WILHEMINA'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM (FLASHBACK)
Wilhelmina is curled up on the couch on her phone. The place
looks a hell of a lot nicer than it did when we first came to
it.
She's turning ILLYRIA'S CRYSTAL, a light blue tinted,
slightly translucent crystal, about half the size of a human
hand, in her free hand.
WILHELMINA
Yeah, Gabby, you have to see this
for yourself. Otherwise, you're not
gonna believe me.
(listens)
What do you mean you don't have a
car? What happened to it?
(listens; rolls eyes)
Okay, you don't have to lie. Like
I'm supposed to believe a
helicopter crashed into it. Can you
get a ride over?
(listens)
Okay, I'll see you soon. Bye, dear.
She hangs up the phone just as her son, a pale, bald young
teenager with piercing blue eyes, enters from an adjoining
room. This is TREVOR.
Wilhelmina looks over to her son and frowns when she notices
he's shirtless. Trevor catches her expression.
TREVOR
What?
WILHELMINA
Can you put a shirt on, please?
We're going to have company soon.
Trevor huffs and crosses his arms.
TREVOR
Like I care if some of your old
crotchety friends see me half
naked. Just don't let them pinch my
cheeks.
Before Wilhelmina can retort, the doorbell rings. She tosses
the crystal to Trevor and gets up to answer it.
WILHELMINA
(firm)
Put that in the chest and get a
shirt.
She opens the door to reveal the Mage on the other side.
Physically, he towers over her and he's wearing a long
flowing white robe.
WILHELMINA
(unfazed)
Yes, can I help you?
His voice is deep and powerful. James Earl Jones deep and
powerful.
MAGE
Give me the crystal.
His eyes briefly FLASH yellow and he creepily smiles down at
her.
TREVOR
(wary)
Mom?
Wilhelmina's eyes go wide and she tries to slam the door. It
stops cold, like it hit an invisible barrier. The Mage
doesn't even flinch.
A frightened looking Wilhelmina takes a few steps back.
TREVOR
(more worried than before)
Mom?
WILHELMINA
Stay back, Trevor!
Now her eyes FLASH yellow and crackles of blue energy flow up
and down her arms.
Trevor takes a few steps back, pocketing the crystal in his
pants.
Wilhelmina fires a bolt of energy from her hands that the
Mage effortlessly deflects with a wave of his hand.
That same hand snaps back towards Wilhelmina and she's thrown
by an unseen force through the air, crashing through her
coffee table.
Trevor looks down at his fallen mother, then back at the Mage
with rage in his eyes.
He snarls and charges right at the Mage, who simply holds out
his hand in a 'stop' motion.
Trevor is instantly frozen in place. The Mage flicks his hand
again and Trevor is thrown into the entertainment center,
going headfirst through the television screen!
He crumbles to the ground and rolls out of the way just as
the center topples over, missing him by inches.
He groans in pain and is lifted into the air, floating slowly
towards the Mage's outstretched hand.
MAGE
Please do not make me kill your
son, ma'am.
(turning back to
Wilhelmina)
Just give me the-
He's cut off when a flash of bright LIGHT engulfs the entire
frame. The Mage screams in pain. When the light dies down,
he's rubbing his eyes.
Wilhelmina shakily gets back to her feet and fires another
energy bolt, this time catching the Mage square in the chest
and knocking him through the open doorway.
The attack is so powerful that it knocks him THROUGH the door
across the hall and into another apartment. Off screen, a
woman SCREAMS at the intruder.
Wilhelmina stumbles over to her son and helps him to his
feet.
TREVOR
(groggy; slurred)
Mom, are you okay?
Wilhelmina violently SHAKES her son, trying to help him
regain his senses.
WILHELMINA
Trevor, snap out of it. We don't
have much time. Go out the kitchen
window and climb down the fire
escape.
Trevor blinks a couple of times.
TREVOR
What?
WILHELMINA
Go to your father's. You'll be safe
there.
TREVOR
(shaking his head)
I can't leave you here with him!
WILHELMINA
I'll be fine.
(shoves him away)
Now go!
Trevor stumbles backwards and pauses for a brief moment,
before he half limps into the kitchen.
Wilhelmina turns back to her door and a circle of green WISPS
wraps itself around her arms. She GASPS and struggles, but
can't free herself.
Her eyes fall on the Mage, who is slowly walking towards her.
She turns to look into the kitchen, where Trevor has one foot
out the window. Their eyes meet.
She mouths the word "go" and after a beat, he disappears out
the window.
She turns back to the Mage, who is now right up in her face.
MAGE
The crystal. The boy has it,
doesn't he?
Wilhelmina huffs, but doesn't answer the question.
MAGE
Call him back.
She's still not playing ball, her eyes defiantly staring into
his. Her eyes go WIDE and she gasps again as the energy
circle around her begins to SHRINK, slowly crushing her body
inside him.
MAGE
(icily)
Call. Him. Back.
(beat)
If you force me to exert the energy
necessary to find him, rest assured
I will kill him.
Wilhelmina's breaths get more ragged and heavy as she
continues to fight the energy binding her.
MAGE
Fine.
Wilhelmina is flung into the nearest wall, her head smacking
against the plaster. She's turned around, so her back is to
the Mage.
Several familiar slug-like creatures drop out from inside the
Mage's robe.
They start to slide towards Wilhelmina, making a sick
SQUEAKING sound as they move across the hardwood floors.
They reach her and let out a horrible WAIL, revealing
circular rows of teeth. They leap into the air and land all
over her body.
She SCREAMS as they bite into her flesh, their pulsating
bodies telling us that they're feeding.
Wilhelmina's screams die down to low whimpers as the feeding
creatures steadily in size.
After a few moments, they fall off of her body, three times
as large as they were before.
The wisps dissipate and she stumbles backwards before falling
face first to the ground behind her couch, her body
trembling.
WILHELMINA
(shaky; weak)
Oh my God. What did you do to me?
The Mage stands over her. He makes a motion with his hand and
her shirt RIPS off of her back.
MAGE
(stoic)
You've forced my hand in this, as
did all the others.
The Mage kneels over her and turns her over. The framing
shields her chest with his back, avoiding any FCC violations.
MAGE
Just remember that when you wake
up.
His hands reach down to her.
WILHELMINA
Please. Don't.
A flash of orange-red energy shoots up his back and out,
flowing down both arms.
WILHELMINA
(shaking her head; crying)
No. Noooo!
She drags out the final 'no' with a scream as the energy
racks her body. The sound of SIZZLING FLESH is heard.
Her scream never lets up as we DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HOSPITAL - WILHELMINA'S ROOM - DAY
A single tear falls down Wilhelmina's cheek. She turns back
to Gabriella, who is holding her hand.
GABRIELLA
It's... it's the Mark of Saa.
Wilhelmina weakly shakes her head again.
WILHELMINA
No. That's impossible.
GABRIELLA
I saw it on your back when I found
you. It's been happening all over
town since early this morning.
Kaia pushes herself off the wall by the door and comes to
stand next to Gabriella.
KAIA
What's the Mark of Saa?
WILHELMINA
A myth. It doesn't exist.
GABRIELLA
(turning to Kaia)
It's a legendary binding spell.
Supposedly unbreakable. It's...
(struggles for the words)
It's like the Boogey Man for magic
users. Noone ever talks about it,
but everyone's afraid of it.
Wilhelmina is vehemently shaking her head, still in denial.
WILHELMINA
No. No, I'm just weak because those
slugs drained my energy.
KAIA
(huffs; deadpan)
Where's your son?
Both Gabriella and Wilhelmina look to Kaia, almost marveling
at her bluntness.
WILHELMINA
I beg your pardon?
KAIA
(crosses her arms)
Your son. He's got the crystal this
creep after, right?He's in danger
then.
Gabriella nods to Kaia. She's right.
GABRIELLA
(to Wilhelmina)
Where does your ex husband live?
Off Wilhelmina's pensive expressions, CUT TO:
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Pike comes to a stop at a red light in front of a freeway
overpass.
A loud CRASHING sound gets Connor and him to turn around.
The Hunter's newly stolen semi truck is smashing through the
lines of cars behind them!
Pike jams the gas and turns into the one way directional
freeway off ramp. The truck cuts an impressively sharp turn
seconds later, in hot pursuit.
Incoming cars blare their horns at Pike, who has to
skillfully swerve to dodge them all.
The Hunter, by contrast, is driving straight ahead, smacking
any vehicles out of his way, all the while sporting a big
grin.
Pike turns an impossibly sharp angle to pull onto:
EXT. LOS ANGELES FREEWAY - CONTINUOUS
Seconds later, the truck makes the same turn. The trailer of
the truck swings out, smashing into another car.
Pike is dodging between the dense amount of cars, trying to
put distance between his bike and the truck. The Hunter
continues to drive right through anything in his path, his
more direct route enabling him to gain ground on a swerving
Pike.
The Hunter sticks his gun out the window and fires at Pike
and Connor. Pike is managing to dodge, but the shots are
hitting cars around him, making driving increasingly
difficult.
Connor points to another exit and Pike takes it. The Hunter
follows.
EXT. CITY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Pike runs through a red light, just narrowly missing getting
T-bone'd by another car. The Hunter's truck knocks the car
out of the way a second later.
He continues to fire at Pike, forcing Pike to turn a corner
to avoid getting hit.
Connor removes his arms from around Pike's waist and places
his hands on Pike's shoulders.
Before Pike can decipher what's happening, Connor pushes off
Pike's shoulders and perches his feet on the back of the
motorcycle's seat, then BACK FLIPS through the air.
Cut to an overhead shot of his flight as he drops down and
lands on the hood of the truck's cab!
Connor rolls to the passenger side, avoiding the hailstorm of
shots Hunter fires up (from a smaller gun) from inside the
truck.
He falls off the side, managing to hook his arm through the
open window and catch the handle of the door in his hands to
stop his fall.
His momentum forces him to pull the handle, opening the door.
Connor's feet dangles just inches from the ground.
Hunter takes aim at his prone, taking his time to do it as
he's also paying attention to the road.
Connor rips his helmet off with his free hand and flings it
into Hunter's face, causing the truck to swerve to the side.
The momentum swings the door he's hanging off shut and he
yanks himself through the window into the cab.
He and Hunter wrestle over the gun as the truck swerves all
over the road, completely out of control.
Connor and Hunter both pausing in their tussle to look out
the front windshield. The classic "aww, crap" look as the
truck smashes into:
INT. GYM - CARDIO ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Various men and women in workout clothes scatters as the
large semi crashes through the wall, plowing right through
the set of treadmills, rowing machines, and elliptical
machines, through another wall into:
INT. GYM - SWIMMING POOL AREA - CONTINUOUS
Everyone in the Olympic-size pool SCREAM and swim for their
lives as the truck SPLASHES into the water, sending a tsunami
like wave up onto the deck.
UNDERWATER, Connor and Hunter trade blows back and forth,
still fighting for ownership of Hunter's gun.
Connor yanks the gun forward, pulling Hunter with it and into
an incoming HEADBUTT.
Hunter reels back and Connor yanks the gun free. He swims out
through the open passenger window, gun in hand and SURFACES.
Connor swims for dry land just as Pike pushes it way through
the crowd of dumbfounded spectators. He helps Connor out of
water.
Connor stays on all fours, coughing the H2O out of his lungs.
PIKE
Dude, you okay? What happened to-
He shuts up as Hunter surfaces with a splash and a loud GASP
for air. Hunter swims as fast as a fish, and quickly gets
himself to land.
Pike helps Connor up to his feet just as Hunter comes to a
stop several feet in front of him. His eyes fall to his gun,
laid out at Connor's feet.
PIKE
(sneering)
Yeah! Not so tough without the BFG
9000, are ya?
Hunter looks back up to Pike and smirks just before his eyes
go jet BLACK.
He GROWLS and throws his head back as FUR starts to appear on
his face and hands. His outfit rips and tears as his body's
muscles triple in size.
In seconds, Connor, Pike, and the stunned crowd are staring
at a fully transformed WEREWOLF!
Wolf Hunter HOWLS just before we:
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN.
INT. GYM - SWIMMING POOL AREA - RESUME
Right back where we left them, Connor and Pike stare
dumbfounded at the Hunter, taking a few moments to register
that he's a werewolf.
PIKE
(out loud)
Someone call the cops!
(beat)
And animal control!
The Hunter LUNGES at Connor, but quickly changes direction
and BACKHANDS Pike across the chest, sending him flying
upwards about ten feet, and right over the pool.
On Connor, who looks over his shoulder as Pike lands with a
loud SPLASH in the background.
He turns around, and sizes up the Werewolf before him.
CONNOR
(sighs)
Okay then.
He RUNS forward, and we:
CUT TO:
EXT. LARGE ESTATE - NEXT
Gabriella and Kaia are standing outside of a large, fancy
looking estate.
Gabriella knocks on the door, and a few moments later, a
robed, upper-class man opens the door. This is Wilhelmina's
EX.
He looks back and forth between Gabriella and Kaia, bemused.
He waits for a few moments, then:
EX
Well? Can I help you?
Gabriella thinks for a moment before answering.
GABRIELLA
My name is Gabriella. I'm a friend
of Wilhelmina's.
The Ex just blinks, waiting.
GABRIELLA
She asked me to come see you...
about... things...
EX
Is she alright? Her half of
everything I had not keeping her
content?
GABRIELLA
Yes. Yes, she's fine, but, um, I
guess you know that she was...
attacked, and...
KAIA
(scoffs; impatient)
A warlock attacked her and drained
her powers. He's looking for a rock
your son has. Is he here?
The Ex shrugs and steps inside the house, leaving the door
open behind him.
From off-screen, we hear him mutter:
EX (O.S.)
Always leaving her problems on my
doorstep...
Gabriella and Kaia exchange a wary look, and follow him into:
INT. LARGE ESTATE - FOYER - CONTINUOUS
They follow him into a large foyer; rich gold and red decor
coupled with ivory-white walls and ceiling, and a hardwood
floor make an impression on the faces of both women.
EX
Terribly sorry. I tend to rant when
Wilhelmina's name is brought up.
KAIA
(cautious)
Is the whole... otherworldly
stuff... is that why you guys
divorced?
A TAIL flicks out from under the Ex's bathrobe, and he turns
around, revealing a grinning FELINE FACE, startling Gabriella
and Kaia.
After a few seconds, the face contorts, tightening into a
normal human appearance.
EX
Irreconcilable differences.
(beat; out loud)
Boy! Someone's here to see you!
Trevor, appears at the top of the stairs, this time wearing a
shirt. He looks at Gabriella and Kaia for a moment, confused,
but a moment later, his eyes bulge in terror.
GABRIELLA
Wait, we're not here to hurt you!
I'm a friend of your mother's.
Trevor raises and arm, pointing behind them.
Gabriella and Kaia turn around, and see that the Mage is
standing behind them, again dressed in a white robe.
MAGE
Gabriella Heron... I was saving you
for last...
Gabriella glares at him, eyes narrowed.
GABRIELLA
Kaia. Go get what we came for.
KAIA
Gab, are-?
GABRIELLA
I've got this. Go.
Kaia backs away, then turns and advances up the stairs,
towards Trevor, who disappears around a corner.
The Ex looks from Gabriella, to the Mage, then back to
Gabriella.
EX
Well. If you 'have this under
control,' as it were, then I will
excuse myself from the proceedings.
He quickly skirts out of the room.
Gabriella casts a brief glare after him, but quickly turns
her attention back to the Mage.
GABRIELLA
One question...
MAGE
Go ahead.
GABRIELLA
How do you know who I am?
MAGE
(smirks)
Your name is legend, where I am
from. And I have trained for this
for a long time.
Gabriella's hands begin to cackle with electricity.
GABRIELLA
Well, let's put all that training
to waste, then, shall we?
She FLINGS an energy ball at him, and as it nears the Mage,
it slows down, almost stopping entirely.
Pan out to see that everything has slowed down, except for
the Mage.
On Gabriella, as time resumes normal speed. She watches the
blast hit the wall, but the Mage is nowhere to be seen...
...until his face pops up behind her.
MAGE
(into her ear)
Yes. Let's.
Gabriella immediately spins around, PUNCHING him across the
face, then hits him with a left hook to the gut with her
other arm, and finally, BLASTS him with the same energy
projectile, which knocks him right over.
Gabriella smiles to herself.
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