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TEASER
FADE IN.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
A furious CONNOR storms out of his room. GABRIELLA is only a
few steps behind him, looking slightly less angry. She's also
out of her sling, apparently having healed from her wound.
Connor keeps his back to her.
CONNOR
I said no! I'm not doing it.
GABRIELLA
Connor, this is the only way to get
my powers back!
Connor whirls on her and throws on a completely hollow grin.
CONNOR
(faux cheery)
Oh okay. So I'll just-
He holds up ILLYRIA'S CRYSTAL, his fist clenching it so tight
it could shatter in his hand.
CONNOR
-channel the energy in this
crystal, that used to belong to a
god, to open a portal to the past.
And somehow stop you from losing
your powers and get back to now.
All without screwing up.
He starts LAUGHING, which only gets Gabriella more upset.
CONNOR
Am I the only one of us that sees
how stupid of an idea this is?
He plops down on the couch and props his feet up on the
coffee table. Gabriella immediately steps over to him and
SLAPS them off.
She pinches the bridge of her nose, trying to calm her
nerves.
CONNOR
Little over a year ago, I couldn't
even speak a lick of Latin. Now
you're asking me to do something on
this level?
Gabriella gently sits down on the couch next to him, folding
her legs under her. Connor stares straight forward, refusing
to look her in the eye.
GABRIELLA
Your control's gotten better.
You've been able to float heavier
objects. You did that spell on
Pike's place and that was pretty
complicated.
CONNOR
Quit fooling yourself. It's not
attractive. My control is fine when
I'm completely calm, but this?
(shakes his head)
It's over my head.
GABRIELLA
Wasn't it you that said you'll do
whatever it takes to break the Mark
of Saa?
Connor opens and closes his mouth, trying to figure out a
good response.
CONNOR
Well, what about this Myers guy you
told me about?
GABRIELLA
(sighs)
He's supposed to learn the Mark of
Saa sometime in the future and come
back to attack me, Will, and
everyone else. If I changed that,
then wouldn't the Mark be gone by
now?
CONNOR
Yeah.
(blinks)
No. I don't know. None of this
stuff makes sense.
GABRIELLA
It's temporal logic. It's not
supposed to make sense.
They sit in silence for a moment. Gabriella continues looking
at Connor, trying to read his body language and get a feel
for what he's thinking.
Connor sighs and leans his head back, looking up at the
ceiling.
CONNOR
You said it takes a lot of power to
use that crystal. From what my
Dad's memoirs said, Illyria's a lot
more powerful than I am.
GABRIELLA
So we'll juice you up.
CONNOR
(scoffs)
Got some mystical nandrolone laying
around somewhere?
He finally looks at her. The air is a lot calmer now.
Gabriella gets up from the couch and retrieves a map from her
bookshelf. She lays it out on the coffee table.
GABRIELLA
Los Angeles is full of these
little... pockets I guess. Popular
term is hot spots. Basically,
places with a boatload of psychic
energy.
Connor sits forward on the couch, looking at the map.
GABRIELLA
We go to one of these places. If
you can siphon off that energy,
like I've done with you in the
past, it could work.
CONNOR
Could work? See, you're not even
sure!
GABRIELLA
No, I'm not. But I sat around in a
sling for three weeks trying to
come up with another way. I
wouldn't even be suggesting this if
it wasn't the absolute last resort.
She gets up and places the map back on the shelf.
CONNOR
(huffs)
Why do you even need your magic?
I got the shop fixed up for you.
That's not enough?
GABRIELLA
Because I'm not really... useful
without the magic.
CONNOR
(incredulous)
What are you talking about? You've
got the shop, you're good with the
book stuff and-
GABRIELLA
I meant to you. I'm useless to you.
(beat)
Your words, not mine.
She turns back to him and crosses her arms.
Connor does that silent stammering bit again where he opens
and closes his mouth again, trying to figure out a response.
After a few seconds of this, he sighs and gives up.
CONNOR
Okay. Okay, fine. Where do we need
to go?
He picks up the crystal and turns it over in his hands.
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
Rats scurry past Connor and Gabriella's feet as they walk
down the deserted alley. They're both carrying motorcycle
helmets and Connor has a bag slung over his shoulder.
CONNOR
Did it have to be here?
GABRIELLA
(shrugs)
Figured the personal connection
would make a stronger psychic link
to the power here.
CONNOR
What connection? It's not like I
remember being born.
Connor takes his bag off and starts digging through it.
CONNOR
Only memory I have is getting bitch
slapped by the Beast.
He pulls out the crystal and hands the bag to Gabriella,
lingering a moment with their hands just millimeters apart
both holding the bag.
CONNOR
If I pull this off, we go together.
Gabriella nods and Connor releases the bag.
He takes a few steps forward, closes his eyes, and takes a
deep deep breath, holding it for a moment before exhaling.
GABRIELLA
(soothing)
That's it. Let flow into you.
Accept it. And concentrate.
Still with his eyes closed, Connor takes another breath and
holds the crystal out in front of him, the top facing away.
He squeezes it as hard as he can, driving the pointed end
into the flesh of his palm. BLOOD starts to trickle out of
the cut to the ground as a gust of WIND blows through the
alley.
Connor opens his eyes and takes another deep breath, this one
a little on the heaving side. His body starts to tremble as
he slowly steps back, leaving a small trail of blood in front
of him.
The air in front of him starts to RIPPLE. Gabriella can't
resist a small smile creeping out.
Sweat quickly starts pouring from Connor's forehead. The
crystal and the blood trail both start to GLOW.
The wind is very loud now, almost howling.
There's a loud smash, like an explosion as a PORTAL opens up.
Connor, who is heavily GASPING now, smiles before he doubles
over, trying to catch his breath.
Gabriella rushes up to him.
GABRIELLA
You okay?
CONNOR
(gasping)
Yeah. Just...
(exhales deeply)
...that took a lot out of me.
The wind is so loud they have to shout to be heard. Gabriella
looks up and sees the wind being drawn into the portal!
As are any loose debris. It finally clicks in her head when a
small TRASH CAN is sucked in.
GABRIELLA
Run!
She and Connor dash off in the opposite direction, but the
powerful wind slows their progress. Connor leaps up in the
air and grabs the ladder to a fire escape.
Gabriella latches onto his free hand as the force of the wind
lifts them both in the air. Connor's hold on the ladder is
the only thing saving them.
Connor grits his teeth, trying to maintain his grip on the
ladder. Meanwhile, Gabriella's grip on his other wrist starts
to loosen, much to her horror.
Connor looks back to Gabriella, whose hands have slipped back
to his hand and the crystal now.
CONNOR
No! Hang on!
He starts bringing his arm forward, trying to get Gabriella
herself to the ladder, but her hands give out. Her left hand
manages to grab the crystal just as she is sucked into the
portal.
GABRIELLA
Connor!
And she's gone! The portal closes and the wind immediately
dies down. Connor drops to the ground and sprints to the area
where Gabriella disappeared.
All he can do is roughly run his hands through his hair, his
eyes wide in terror.
BLACK OUT.
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN.
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
Back in the same alley. Only it's completely empty and
silent. Another PORTAL opens and a mighty wind ejects all
kinds of loose debris out of it.
Followed by a familiar trash can.
Followed by a SCREAMING Gabriella, sailing in feet first. She
lands on her chest in a large PUDDLE, splashing muddy water
all over her.
The portal snaps shut and the wind stops. Gabriella moans and
painfully gets up to her feet. She notices Illyria's crystal
still in the puddle and picks it up.
It's only then that she realizes she's alone.
GABRIELLA
(looking around)
Connor?
She continues scanning the area, her expression turning more
concerned by the second.
GABRIELLA
Connor, where are you? This isn't
funny.
MALE VOICE (O.S.)
You looking for Connor?
Gabriella whirls around to see a male HOBO VAMPIRE in
tattered clothes slowly approaching her. He's got his game
face on.
HOBO VAMPIRE
He ain't here, but I'm sure we can
keep you company. Since you're out
after curfew and all.
He smiles, showing off his fangs. Out of the shadows behind
him, six more vampires step into the light of the alley.
Gabriella starts backing away from them.
HOBO VAMPIRE
(cheeky)
Oh please don't run, baby. I don't
like to play with my food.
Gabriella turns tail and runs for her life. The vampires
pursue hoot and holler like a pack of hyenas as they chase
her out to:
EXT. CITY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Gabriella is sprinting down the middle of the street as fast
as she can, but the vampires are rapidly gaining on her.
A chorus of CHEERS from the sidewalk get her to quickly
glance over, noticing that all of the pedestrians are
assorted DEMONS, cheering the vampires on!
Gabriella darts to the side, narrowly avoiding an oncoming
CAR and cuts down:
EXT. ALLEY - CONTINUOUS
Another alley, this one much narrower than the first. She
freezes in her tracks when she notices there's a WOODEN FENCE
going across the alley, blocking the way.
She looks back the way she came and sees the vampires rapidly
closing in on her.
Left with no other option, she runs up to the fence and jumps
as high as she can, barely managing to grab the top of it.
Her feet scrap along the fence wall as she scrambles to pull
herself up and over.
She gets to the top and drops down the other side. She hits
the ground running and gets a few feet away when one of the
vampires charges THROUGH the fence like a rhino.
The other vampires dash through the new hole in the fence and
quickly overtake Gabriella, slamming her against the brick
wall of one of the buildings surrounding the alley.
GABRIELLA
Get off of me!
Gabriella swats the arms of one vampire away and drills him
with a great PUNCH that knocks him back. She kicks another
way and tries to run, but the hobo vampire grabs her by the
back of her hair and yanks her down to the ground.
The vampires swarm on her (again, like hyenas) still giggling
and cackling as she struggles to fight them off. She's flat
on her back now, kicking her legs and trying to free herself.
The hobo vamp mounts her and holds her wrists to the ground.
GABRIELLA
Nooo!
HOBO VAMPIRE
Been awhile since I had a live one.
(to the other vampires)
Victim's choice tonight, fellas.
(to Gabriella)
How you want it, baby? Six feet
under or Romero style. You can run
with us and be our bottom bitch.
Gabriella SPITS in his feet and earns a vicious SLAP across
her face in response.
HOBO VAMPIRE
(to the other vampires)
Hold her!
Two vampires grab Gabriella's wrists and another two grab her
legs, completely immobilizing her.
The hobo vampire starts to UNBUCKLE HIS BELT. Gabriella's
eyes go wide as she realizes his intent.
HOBO VAMPIRE
Awww, sweetie. Not a fan of the
fang?
He RIPS her shirt clean off her body, exposing her bra
covered chest underneath.
GABRIELLA
(crying out)
Noo! Someone help me! Connor!
HOBO VAMPIRE
Then let's see how you like the
wang.
He sniffs her shirt and savors the scent with a MOAN.
A pair of HEADLIGHTS shine on everyone. The hobo vampire
looks up, as do the others.
At the opposite end of the alley, a large PICKUP TRUCK speeds
towards them.
HOBO VAMPIRE
Aww damn.
Two figures, appearing only as shadows in front of the bright
headlights, get out of the car. Without warning, they all
pull out GUNS and open fire on the vampires!
Three of the vampires are instantly DUST. The hobo vampire
gets off Gabriella and manages to dodge the gunfire as he
scampers away.
A hyperventilating Gabriella turns to her stomach as her
mysterious rescuers rush to her side.
Both of them are women. One is a rail-thin, long-haired
blonde with big puppy dog eyes. The other person we know,
though Gabriella doesn't.
It's JUSTINE COOPER, looking at least two decades older than
her last appearance.
JUSTINE
Are you okay?
GABRIELLA
(gasping)
I... I think so.
Justine frowns and yanks her to her feet by her arm. She and
the blonde start leading Gabriella towards their truck.
JUSTINE
The hell were you doing out past
curfew anyway?
GABRIELLA
(confused)
Curfew?
JUSTINE
(ignoring her)
The loud ass sirens weren't enough?
GABRIELLA
Sirens?
Justine rolls her eyes, having no patience for this.
JUSTINE
Whatever.
(under her breath)
Idiot.
(out loud)
You live around here? We'll give
you a lift home.
GABRIELLA
I live in the Charon Complex.
Justine and the other blonde share a "yeah right" expression.
BLONDE
(rolls her eyes)
Great. Another looney tune.
JUSTINE
The Charon burned down at least
five years ago. Try again.
Gabriella looks totally lost now. She GASPS when she finally
puts it together.
GABRIELLA
What year is it?
Justine scoffs and turns away, twirling her index finger
around the outside of her ear. Classic insanity gesture.
BLONDE
(faux English accent)
It's the year of our Lord. Two
thousand twenty five. Care to
discuss it over a spot of tea?
GABRIELLA
(to herself)
Two thousand twenty five? Oh my
God.
Justine's completely out of patience now. She pops Gabriella
on the arm to get her attention.
GABRIELLA
(grabbing her arm)
Ow!
JUSTINE
Look, lady. You got any place we
can drop you at?
Gabriella thinks to herself.
GABRIELLA
A friend of mine has an apartment
in Baldwin Village.
BLONDE
Okay, you've really lost it. The
Jungle was ashes ten years ago.
Gabriella thinks to herself again.
GABRIELLA
I... I guess I don't have any place
to go.
Justine grabs her arm again and starts leading her to the
truck.
JUSTINE
Come on. We've got a few places.
Gabriella yanks her arm away.
GABRIELLA
Wait! I need to get something.
She turns and runs back to where she was being held down by
the vampires, retrieving the dropped crystal.
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. JUSTINE'S TRUCK - NEXT
Justine's driving with the blonde in the passenger seat.
Gabriella is wrapped up in a blanket in the back.
The three women ride in silence for awhile before Justine
turns down the death metal playing on the radio and clears
her throat.
JUSTINE
Look, I'm sorry about being rough
with you back there. Just tired of
saving people's asses when they
know they shouldn't be out this
late.
GABRIELLA
I... I'm new in town. I guess I
didn't know the rules.
BLONDE
Town? So you're from Mars 'cause
the whole world's like this.
Justine points to herself.
JUSTINE
I'm Justine.
And now she points to the blonde.
JUSTINE
And this popsicle stick is Dare.
DARE turns around and extends her hand to Gabriella, who
tentatively shakes it.
DARE
Darryn Monroe.
GABRIELLA
Uh, nice to meet you, Dare.
DARE
No, not Dare. Darryn Monroe.
She turns back around in her seat.
DARE
If you ever earn Dare, I'll let you
know.
Justine chuckles to herself and picks up a cell phone. She
dials a number and places the phone in a holster on the
dashboard.
VOICE (O.S.)
(female; thru phone)
Pizza Hut, is this for pickup or
delivery?
JUSTINE
Delivery. I'd like a large plain
with sausage on one side.
A beat. Dare giggles to herself. Gabriella's still looking
like she needs a compass.
VOICE (O.S.)
(sighs)
Hold please.
Another beat.
DARE
You know he hates that.
JUSTINE
(wry)
Why do you think I do it?
VOICE (O.S.)
(male; raspy)
What do you want, Justine?
Gabriella's eyes go wide. She recognizes the voice.
JUSTINE
Picked up a stray with no collar.
DARE
Can we keep her, Daddy?
VOICE (O.S.)
You know we don't-
GABRIELLA
Pike?!?
Justine SLAMS on the brakes. She and Dare both turn to
Gabriella. Justine pulls a gun, cocks it, and aims it right
between Gabriella's eyes. Gabriella gasps.
JUSTINE
Alright, lady, you've got about
three seconds to tell me-
PIKE (O.S.)
Justine! Who is that with you?
GABRIELLA
(frantic)
Pike? Pike, it's me. Gabriella!
There's a tense moment of silence before:
PIKE (O.S.)
Get back to base. Now!
There's a click as Pike ends the call. Justine pulls her gun
away and starts driving again, silently fuming.
She turns the radio back up and we ZOOM OUT TO:
EXT. CITY STREET - NIGHT
A wide angle shot of the city as Justine's truck turns down a
side street.
PAN UP to reveal a large building at the end of the street.
It resembles an East European architecture style PALACE.
Complete with a moat surrounding most of the perimeter.
INT. PALACE - HALLWAY - NEXT
CLOSE UP on the back of a slender pair of LEGS walking down
the marble floor of a long winding hallway.
PAN UP the body, past the shapely butt, and stop at the back
of a full head of red hair.
KAIA turns around when she hears footsteps. She, like
everyone else, looks much older, but she's carrying it well.
A small SERVANT in a tuxedo, several inches shorter than her,
runs up to her and doubles over to catch his breath.
SERVANT
(between breaths)
Mistress... Kaia.
KAIA
What is it?
SERVANT
A rather homely vampire just
arrived downstairs. He claims to
have had a run in with the rebels
whom rescued a victim of his.
KAIA
And I care... why?
SERVANT
Apparently, the victim was
screaming for help. From Connor.
Kaia perks up a bit at that.
SERVANT
I thought perhaps this was an ally
of his.
KAIA
Impossible. Must be some sort of
joke.
SERVANT
If I may be so bold, he sounded
rather insistent.
Kaia crosses her arms and huffs.
KAIA
If this turns out to be nothing...
Her eyes flash BLACK and she grins creepily.
KAIA
You're tomorrow's breakfast.
Understood?
The servant GULPS and runs away as fast as his legs can carry
him.
Kaia turns back around and continues down the hall. The walls
are elaborately decorated with suits of armor and paintings.
Extravagant chandeliers provide the lighting.
She reaches an enormous set of DOUBLE DOORS at the end. She
grabs the golden ornate handles and pulls them open to enter:
INT. PALACE - PRIVATE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
The bedroom is larger than most apartments with a huge canopy
bed as the main centerpiece. The room is just as lavishly
decorated as the hallway leading to it.
A young REDHEAD girl picks up a vine of grapes from a plate
and lowers them down to CONNOR's mouth.
In contrast to the people we've already seen, Connor barely
looks older than we've seen him before. Aside from the longer
hair and a full BEARD, he doesn't look like he's aged at all.
Two more redheads are pampering him like servants. One is
massaging his bare feet while another rubs oil all over his
exposed chest. All three of them look to be about the same
age.
CONNOR
(suave)
Oh look, Old Yeller is here.
Kaia's face tightens and she looks to the three young girls.
KAIA
(addressing the girls)
Casey. Peyton. Taylor. I need a
minute alone with our benevolent
leader.
PEYTON, the one feeding Connor the grapes, looks over to
Kaia.
PEYTON
(whining)
But Mom...
KAIA
(growling)
Out! Now!
CASEY, who was oiling Connor up, starts to climb over him to
get off the back, but Connor grabs her by the hips and holds
her in place.
CONNOR
No, girls. Stay. I'm not letting
your mother delay the next round of
'Screw Connor Senseless'.
KAIA
(sharp)
I said go!
TAYLOR, the one massaging Connor's feet looks between her
mother and Connor. Connor looks around Casey, who is still
straddled on top of him, to Taylor.
CONNOR
Aww, you're not sure who to listen
to?
Quick as lightning, Connor rears one of his feet back and
KICKS Taylor right in the face, sending her tumbling off the
bed.
Connor giggles to himself as Casey and Peyton just watch,
their faces barely managing to hide their pity for their
sister.
Kaia, on the other hand, looks cold as ice in her expression.
Taylor, with a bloody and obviously broken nose, spits out a
mouthful of blood and gets to her feet. She bows her head and
walks past Kaia, who doesn't even give her daughter a glance.
Taylor sniffles and fights back an onset of tears as she
leaves the room.
CONNOR
Next time, don't forget who the
boss is. You got that, you little
slut?!?
TAYLOR
(not looking back;
sobbing)
Yes, sir.
She shuts the doors behind her. Connor cranes his head up to
look at Peyton.
CONNOR
Haven't you taught her better than
that?
(to Kaia)
Now, what's up?
KAIA
There's a vamp downstairs that had
a run in with Pike's crew.
CONNOR
This vamp find out where his base
is?
KAIA
No.
Connor roughly shoves Casey off of him and sits up, swinging
his legs over the side of the bed.
CONNOR
So why do I care?
KAIA
He said the girl they rescued cried
out for you. By name.
CONNOR
Marrus?
KAIA
No, I just came from there.
Connor looks to Peyton.
CONNOR
Robe.
Peyton hops off the bed and runs across the room to a huge
stand up closet against one of the walls.
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