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ACT THREE
FADE IN.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - SALES FLOOR
Kaia returns some change to a customer and smiles.
KAIA
Thanks.
Down the counter, Gabriella is scribbling notes on a pad. She
slams her pencil down.
GABRIELLA
I can't take this waiting!
Kaia finishes ringing up another customer and slides down to
Gabriella.
KAIA
You said the soul was locked in a
vault. It's not going anywhere.
GABRIELLA
But it's there and not here!
She runs her hands through her hair and picks up her PDA.
GABRIELLA
And what the hell is taking Pike so
long to call back?!?
Kaia looks up to the few customers browsing, who are staring
back at Gabriella. She shakes her head apologetically.
KAIA
We close in a couple of hours.
You've got a pretty good plan
worked out. It'll be fine, okay?
Gabriella nods her head, but it's obvious from the look on
her face that she doesn't share Kaia's confidence. A man by
the register pounds his fist on the counter.
CUSTOMER
Uh, excuse me? Do you actually want
to get paid for this?
Kaia sighs.
GABRIELLA
(wry; under her breath)
No eating the customers.
KAIA
(muttering)
I hate that rule.
Kaia goes back to the register and starts to ring him out.
EXT. BRIDGE UNDERPASS
It's a huge melee now. Ninjas trading blows with the SWAT
team all over the place.
Connor, Laurence, and Colleen are ducking and dodging through
the pandemonium. Connor pauses to punch a ninja away and arm
toss a SWAT guy that were nearby.
They get to Connor's car just as another SWAT guy gets to
them. Connor kicks the gun away and slams the guy's head on
the trunk.
CONNOR
(to the Reillys)
Get in the car!
LAURENCE
What about Bridget?
CONNOR
I'll get her.
Laurence and Colleen climb into the car as Connor slams the
SWAT guy's head on the trunk again.
CONNOR
Who are you working for?
The guy doesn't answer, so Connor drives the point of his
elbow into the back of his neck, grinding it as hard as he
can. The guy grunts in pain.
SWAT GUY
(strained)
Wolfram and Hart.
Connor raises up and viciously elbows the guy in the back of
the head, knocking him out.
Connor pulls out his keys and open the trunk with his
keychain console. He tosses the guy in and pulls out a broad
sword and a BRICK.
CONNOR
We'll talk more later.
Connor starts towards the Reillys' car, using his sword to
deflect away any attackers in his way.
He gasps and barely get his sword up to block another sword
being swung by Dutch Man.
DUTCH MAN
We don't want to hurt you, but we
will if we have to.
CONNOR
Who is we?
Connor shoves the guy away. They trade a quick volley of
sword attacks, neither showing any clear advantage before
stepping back again.
DUTCH MAN
Just give us the girl and you will
go free, Mr. Angel.
CONNOR
Or I can take her and still go
free.
He rushes in. Dutch Man swings his sword, but Connor deflects
the strike downward and jumps up, leaping off Dutch Man's
shoulder and landing right by the Reillys' car.
He tries to open the door, but it's locked. Bridget herself
is crouched on the floor of the backseat, covering her head.
CONNOR
(knocking)
Bridge? It's okay, I'm here to
help.
Bridget tentatively sits up. Connor gives her a smile and she
unlocks the door.
Connor slides in and reaches up to unlock the front driver's
side door.
BRIDGET
Connor?
Connor looks back to his surrogate sister and smiles.
CONNOR
You remember my name too?
Bridget nods.
CONNOR
Well, I'm gonna get you out of here
and we're gonna talk.
He starts the car (the keys were in the ignition) and steps
back out of it, helping Bridget out of the backseat.
CONNOR
(pointing)
That's my car over there. When I
say so, we're gonna run for it,
okay?
Bridget nods.
Connor pushes down on the brake of the car with his hand and
puts it into drive. He lays the brick on top of the gas
pedal, weighing it down. The engine revs up to maximum.
CONNOR
(to Bridget?)
Ready?
Bridget nods again.
Connor lets go of the brakes and quickly jumps back. The SUV
peels off right into the middle of the battle, sending ninjas
and SWAT members scattering everywhere.
CONNOR
(grabbing Bridget's arm)
Go!
Connor and Bridget run down the path cleared by the SUV
before turning off towards Connor's car. A ninja leaps
towards them. Connor throws his sword like a spear and it
impales the ninja in midair.
They reach the car and Connor practically throws Bridget into
the backseat before getting behind the wheel up front.
CONNOR
We're outta here.
He starts the car and speeds away.
The SWAT team and the ninjas both watch Connor and the
Reillys get away.
DUTCH MAN
(to his ninjas)
After them!
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. CITY STREET
Connor's car whips around a corner and tears ass down the
street. A few seconds later, several black vans and cars turn
down the same street in hot pursuit.
ANGLE ON the side of Connor's car. Bridget is looking out the
back window at their chasers.
BRIDGET
They're still after us!
Connor's face is a mask of determined concentration. They
come up on a semi truck with a high-fitted trailer on it.
Connor glances over to the truck and smirks. They're rapidly
approaching an intersection at a yellow light.
CONNOR
Hang on.
Just they cross the intersection, Connor jerks the car and it
passes UNDER the trailer and down the crossing street.
It's a one way street and Connor's going against traffic,
forcing him to swerve and weave between cars blowing their
horns.
Behind them, the other cars chasing them aren't doing as
well, smacking head on into innocent motorists.
Laurence and Colleen are hanging on for dear life while
Bridget seems to be having the time of her life.
BRIDGET
(exhilarated)
Cool!
Connor shifts and slams on the brakes, power sliding his car
into a sharp turn down another street that leads right into:
EXT. TUNNEL - NEXT
It's a two way tunnel without a girder as a median. Connor
cuts across lanes, getting around every car moving slower
than him.
Looking in through the driver's side window, Colleen, who is
sitting next to him, points towards the end of the tunnel.
Bridget is now staring out of her window, looking at the cars
they're rapidly passing.
COLLEEN
Look!
Up ahead, more black vehicles are entering the opposite end
of the tunnel.
CONNOR
Damn!
He slams on the brakes and expertly shifts again, pulling a
high speed U-turn into the other side of traffic.
The force makes Bridget accidentally open the handle of her
door and she tumbles out of the car!
LAURENCE
Bridget!
Laurence and Colleen both turn around as Bridget rolls to a
stop. She looks up and a Mack truck is heading straight for
her!
She SCREAMS and ducks down. The truck slams into an invisible
that makes the air ripple in front of her. It's knocked
upside down and sails through air, landing right into the
middle of the opposing traffic.
Connor turns his car to the side and stops, looking back at
all that.
CONNOR
What?
(shakes it off)
I'm gonna go get her!
He starts to get out of the car.
Another vehicle, this one a pickup truck, skids in front of
Bridget, but it's not going to stop in time. All of the black
cars are behind that truck.
Suddenly, the entire area surrounding Bridget starts to BEND
and CONTORT, like the whole area has a massive case of
vertigo.
Connor stands there, dumbfounded.
COLLEEN
Connor, we have to go!
CONNOR
We can't leave her here!
Cars start flipping and rolling as the ground, wall, and sky
twist and turn like a kaleidoscope being turned. Bridget is
in the middle of it all, screaming at the top of her lungs.
She starts to GLOW, still screaming. A powerful, blinding
BURST OF LIGHT explodes out of her, knocking every vehicle
away from her.
LAURENCE
Oh no! Get us out of here!
Connor gets back in the car and speeds away from the carnage.
A car lands right in front of him and he has to swerve around
it.
The LIGHT is still moving out, destroying everything in its
path.
LAURENCE
Faster!
Connor floors it, daylight only seconds away. The light taps
his back bumper just as he clears the tunnel, knocking the
car up on its front wheels and spinning it.
The light shoots into the sky and disappears just as the back
of Connor's car lands on the ground. There's a huge cloud of
dust where the tunnel was. It's too thick to see through.
Connor pops the trunk and gets out of the car. He ducks his
head back inside.
CONNOR
(to Laurence)
There's some rope in the trunk. Tie
up that guy. I've got some
questions for him.
He turns and runs off into what used to be the tunnel.
BACK TO BRIDGET
She's panting heavily and is looking at the wreckage
surrounding her through the dust.
A five foot radius around her is the only area still intact.
The tunnel has collapsed all around her, allowing the sun to
shine down on the destruction left in her wake. Cars and
bodies are piled up everywhere.
BRIDGET
(eyes welling up)
What? What happened?
(beat)
What did I do?
A DART hits her in the back of the neck. Followed by six more
in her back and shoulders.
She turns and staggers forward.
BRIDGET
(dizzy)
Heyyyy... who arrrrrr...
She falls forward and a set of slender arms catch her. She's
dragged away through the cloud of dust as it rapidly clears.
Connor gets there a few moments later.
CONNOR
Bridge! Bridge, where are you?!?
The cloud clears up completely and Connor just catches
another, fully intact, car speeding away.
He doesn't even bother giving chase. It's too far gone.
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S HOME - OFFICE - EVENING
Prof. Marrus is sitting at her desk, watching something on
her laptop. We can't see what it is, but it sounds like a
riot. Breaking glass, police sirens, people screaming.
She jots down some notes before her phone rings. She takes
the call and mutes the sound on her computer.
PROF. MARRUS
Michelle Marrus?
(beat; listens)
You have the girl?
(beat; smiles)
Excellent. Keep her sedated to
avoid anymore outbursts. I'll call
you later with further
instructions.
She hangs up and leans back in her chair, locking her fingers
between each other and holding her hands over her mouth.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - RECEPTION AREA
Kaia and Gabriella enter the small waiting room again. The
receptionist from earlier walks over and greets them.
GABRIELLA
I'm sorry we leave without saying
anything earlier. I run a small
store and we had a bit of an
emergency.
The receptionist nods and hands them the same paperwork as
earlier.
RECEPTIONIST
We should be able to squeeze you in
at least for a visit today. Look
over the listing and see if there's
anything in particular you like.
Gabriella and Kaia nod their thanks and sit down. Gabriella
answers her ringing PDA.
GABRIELLA
(whispering)
Pike?
(beat)
Okay, good. Just stay up there.
Kaia's providing the distraction
and I'll come up and get you.
She hangs up and turns to Kaia.
GABRIELLA
You're on.
Kaia nods and winces. She grabs her stomach and starts to
MOAN painfully.
GABRIELLA
(suddenly concerned)
Kaia? Kaia, are you okay?
Kaia gasps for air as she doubles over. The receptionist
walks over to them.
RECEPTIONIST
Is there a problem?
GABRIELLA
(stuttering)
I... I don't know. She... she just
started-
Kaia SCREAMS and falls to the ground, clutching her unborn
children.
KAIA
Something's wrong! The babies!
RECEPTIONIST
(horrified)
Oh my God!
GABRIELLA
Kaia! Kaia!
(to the receptionist)
Don't just stand there, help!
Kaia starts to whimper as Gabriella lifts her to a sitting
position.
RECEPTIONIST
We're, uh, we're not equipped to
deliver a baby here.
GABRIELLA
Then call 911, dammit!
Kaia WAILS, really selling this for all its worth.
The receptionist yammers and stutters a bunch of gibberish,
completely flustered.
GABRIELLA
Is there another room she can lie
down in until help gets here?
The receptionist nods.
GABRIELLA
(to Kaia)
Can you move, sweetie? We're gonna
get you to a bed.
KAIA
(grimacing and gasping)
I... I think so.
GABRIELLA
(to the receptionist)
I'm going to run up and get my
phone to call her husband. Call for
paramedics.
The receptionist and Gabriella help Kaia to her feet as she
continues to moan and whimper. Gabriella lets the
receptionist lead Kaia away and she disappears up the stairs.
INT. UNKNOWN APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
The door unlocks from the other side and opens. Connor walks
through first with Laurence and Colleen behind him.
Connor flips the lights on and checks the place out.
CONNOR
(to himself)
Good. He cleaned up the entrails.
(to the Reillys)
You should be safe here.
Laurence and Colleen don't look so sure.
LAURENCE
Are you sure? Do you own this
place?
CONNOR
No, my friend runs this building. I
just snuck in his place and
borrowed the keys just now.
Colleen takes a seat on the couch and nervously fidgets with
her hands.
COLLEEN
Tha..thank you, Connor. For your
help.
CONNOR
Whatever. I want some answers now.
Who or what are you people? And
what the hell was that back in the
tunnel?
Laurence takes a seat next to his wife and puts his arm
around her, hugging her close.
LAURENCE
If you don't mind, we'd like to get
cleaned up first.
CONNOR
Bridget's still missing!
LAURENCE
I can't be sure, but I don't think
she'll be harmed. Noone that's
after us actually wants to kill
her.
Connor huffs and nods. He points down a hall.
CONNOR
Bathroom's down there. If you see
any blood, ignore it. It's old.
The Reillys throw Connor a confused look before they both
head down the hall.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - PATIENT ROOM
Kaia is rolling on a small bed, crying out in pain.
RECEPTIONIST
(nervous)
Help is on the way. Everything's
going to be fine.
KAIA
(gasping)
No, no it's not. Oh God, I'm going
to lose my babies!
She SCREAMS again as we CUT TO:
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - BASEMENT - NEXT
Pike and Gabriella get to the bottom of a set of stairs. Pike
looks in awe of all the souls being stored in the room.
PIKE
Wow.
(to Gabriella; whispering)
What was Kaia faking anyway? I
heard her screaming from the front
door.
GABRIELLA
Oh, uh, appendicitis.
PIKE
Gotcha.
They start moving across the aisles, Pike still dumbstruck,
though he does pull two guns and takes point ahead of
Gabriella.
PIKE
How long do you think this guy's
been stockpiling these?
GABRIELLA
Months. Maybe years.
PIKE
(shakes his head)
This town never ceases to amaze me.
They reach the aisle leading to the vault. Eric Marrus is
just closing it up again. They see each other at the same
time.
PIKE
He look familiar to you?
Gabriella can't answer because they both have to jump out of
the way as Eric fires a bolt of ENERGY at them!
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
FADE IN.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - PATIENT ROOM
Kaia's alone now. The door swings open and she instantly
starts crying out again as the receptionist and several EMTs
enter the room.
They all swarm aroumd her.
EMT 1
Ma'am, how far along into term are
you?
KAIA
(heaving)
Tw... no, thirty weeks.
They unpack all kinds of equipment as another EMT enters with
a stretcher.
EMT 1
Are you having contractions? How
far apart?
KAIA
I... I dunno. About two minutes.
EMT 2
Did your water break?
KAIA
No.
Everyone goes silent.
KAIA
(worried)
Why? Is that bad? Is something
wrong with my-ARGH!
She flops back on the bed, still clutching her stomach.
The EMTs ready the stretcher and start to maneuver her onto
it.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - BASEMENT - EVENING
Pike and Gabriella have their backs pressed against the end
of two shelves. Gabriella peeks her head around the corner,
then yelps, and jerks back as another bolt of energy fires at
them.
PIKE
(snapping his finger)
Now I remember!
(cocks a gun)
He's one of Ethan's kids.
Pike turns the corner and opens fire. Eric ducks out of the
way.
GABRIELLA
Thanks, Pike. I hadn't figured that
out for myself or anything.
Pike empties one clip and instantly pulls his other gun,
firing that one towards Eric and shattering some of the Muo
Ping crystals on the shelves.
GABRIELLA
We have to get in that vault he's
blocking!
PIKE
Okay, let's get him away from it
then. Get his attention!
Pike spins around and sprints down the rows of aisles,
cutting down the last one.
Gabriella steps out and starts firing magic towards Eric, who
returns fire. Their attacks hit one another in mid air and
explode in flashes of light.
ON PIKE
He pushes the last section of shelf in the last aisle, making
it fall forward. It crashes into the shelf in front of it,
starting a domino effect.
ERIC AND GABRIELLA
Still dodging and firing magic at one another. A shadow looms
over Eric and he leaps back to avoid being crushed by the
stack of shelves toppling over.
Eric yells and FLOATS up into the air!
Pike quickly aims and fires, tagging Eric in the shoulder.
Eric clutches his shoulder briefly before throwing another
attack back at Pike. He floats in Pike's direction as Pike
runs to dodge his attacks, firing off a round when he gets an
opening.
Gabriella, seeing Eric distracted, sprints as fast as she can
to the vault and slips inside.
Pike jumps back as an energy bolt destroys a shelf behind
where he was just standing.
Eric swoops low, down into an aisle, hunting.
Pike appears on top of a shelf just behind him. He leaps and
tackles Eric to the ground!
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - BASEMENT VAULT - NEXT
Gabriella quickly looks around before spotting Connor's soul
and grabbing it. She steps back out to:
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - BASEMENT - CONTINUOUS
Just as Gabriella gets out of the vault:
PIKE (O.S.)
Look out!
Pike's body flies into frame and smacks against the vault
door, knocking it closed.
Gabriella charges up, her eyes turning a sparkling YELLOW,
and she fires some shots at Eric, who is still on the ground.
Pike groans and rolls over to his back.
PIKE
(groggy)
We get what we came for?
GABRIELLA
(nodding)
Yep.
Pike gets to his feet and reloads both of his guns.
PIKE
Alright, get out of here. I'll
cover you.
One of Gabriella's attacks hit Eric square in the chest,
knocking him into a shelf. The Muo-Ping crystals on that
shelf all fall off on top of him.
GABRIELLA
(incredulous)
You're gonna cover me?
PIKE
Please, let me be pigheaded here,
okay?
Eric explodes up to his feet and Pike opens fire on him. Eric
floats up into the air to dodge the bullets and flies all
through the room to avoid Pike's shooting.
Pike and Gabriella move backwards towards the staircase they
entered from.
PIKE
(shoves Gabriella away)
Just go! I promise I'll catch up!
After one final wary look, Gabriella turns and hauls ass up
the stairs.
Eric turns and swoops down towards Pike, causing a BLACK OUT.
INT. VACANT APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
Laurence and Colleen are sitting on the same couch with cups
of coffee. Connor is leaning against the wall across from
them.
COLLEEN
We were hired by Wolfram and Hart
as part of a special program that
started a few years ago.
CONNOR
(cold)
You've worked for Wolfram and Hart?
All this time?
COLLEEN
(shakes her head)
Not anymore.
CONNOR
(beat)
What's this program?
LAURENCE
It's called Project Prodigy. We're
basically brought in to act as
parents to any special children
that Wolfram and Hart want under
their control.
CONNOR
Like Bridge?
LAURENCE
(nods)
And you.
Connor now has to sit down in a nearby chair.
COLLEEN
Anyone that exhibits any talents or
significance to any prophecies, two
of us are paired up to be
guardians. Nurture them and report
back on any manifestations of their
powers.
CONNOR
So that attack from Cyvus Vail was
staged?
Laurence takes a sip from his cup of steaming coffee.
LAURENCE
No, that was real. We reported it
to our superiors and were told to
go to Angel, pretending like we
didn't know about Prodigy and just
wanted help.
CONNOR
How did my father not know about
Prodigy? He ran the company.
COLLEEN
It's a black-bag operation that's
contracted out to wizards like
Vail. Only someone with hours to
kill down in files and records
would've found it.
Connor nods, taking that in.
CONNOR
I thought me being placed with you
was part of my father's agreement
for taking over Wolfram and Hart.
LAURENCE
No, they wanted you all along.
Getting Angel, with you as
leverage, to take the company was
an added bonus. Kept both of you in
line until the Senior Partners were
ready to make a move.
COLLEEN
And after that whole thing with the
Black Thorn, we were on strict
orders to pretend as if we didn't
know you. Make you believe they'd
cast a spell to sever you from us.
Connor sighs and leans back in his chair, crossing his arms.
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