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ACT TWO
FADE IN.
EXT. PIKE'S BUILDING - NIGHT
Two black vans squeal to a stop in front of Pike's complex
and several more SWAT team members hop out.
ZOOM PAN UP to a window on the top floor. Pike sticks his
bandaged head out and sighs.
PIKE
(calling out)
Gab, night's not over yet!
He ducks back into his place.
INT. VACANT APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
A heavily coughing Connor, pulls his sword free and manages
to yank the gas mask off of one SWAT member. He tosses it
over to Colleen, who quickly puts it on.
Laurence, his eyes GLOWING a fiery orange, roars and barges
into the other two SWAT members. He lands top of one, yanks
his mask office, and tosses it over to Connor. Then he
quickly SNAPS the guy's neck.
The last remaining opponent is struggling to get his cable
off his waist as he gets back to his feet. Connor delivers a
back spinning roundhouse to his chest, sending him flying
back and out the window.
Laurence grabs the nearby dining table and uses that to
barricade the broken window. Connor and Colleen block another
with a bookshelf.
LAURENCE
Let's go!
They duck out into:
INT. PIKE'S BUILDING - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
All three turn towards the elevator and stop cold when they
noticed two more SWAT coming in from the stairwell.
The two men suddenly FLY towards them. Connor, Colleen, and
Laurence duck down, letting them sail overhead.
Connor looks up to see Gabriella and Pike just getting off
the elevator.
GABRIELLA
You all okay?
CONNOR
(rushed)
Fine, but there's too many to get
away on foot.
(to Pike)
Pike, is there sewer access to this
building?
PIKE
Yeah, but it's on the first floor.
They gotta be there waiting for us.
Connor thinks for a moment before rushing up to the elevator.
CONNOR
Not if they think we're somewhere
else.
He hits the button for the top floor and steps back out,
letting the carriage leave without him aboard.
INT. PIKE'S BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR - NEXT
A group of SWAT guys enter the building. One of them stops
and sees the numbers on the elevator rising.
RANDOM SWAT MEMBER
Top floor! Let's move!
They rush up the stairs.
INT. PIKE'S BUILDING - HALLWAY - NEXT
Connor pulls the elevator doors apart by hand, exposing the
empty shaft.
CONNOR
(waves the others forward)
Alright, come on!
Pike rolls his eyes as he, Gabriella, Laurence, and Colleen
join Connor at the shaft.
PIKE
What am I, a chimp?
He steps out first, grabbing the ladder just to the side of
the doorway inside the shaft and starts climbing down.
Laurence follows, then Colleen.
Gabriella looks to Connor.
GABRIELLA
What about you?
CONNOR
Gonna get us some wheels.
Gabriella steps into the shaft and swings her body around to
the ladder.
GABRIELLA
They've got your car covered.
CONNOR
Then I'll borrow one of theirs. Go!
Gabriella starts descending. Connor runs back down the hall
towards the apartment the Reillys were in. Two more SWAT step
out from the stairs and open fire on Connor.
Connor dives into the apartment to avoid the bullets.
INT. VACANT APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Connor drags the couch over and blocks the front door with
it. On the other side, SWAT can be heard trying to knock the
door down.
Then the sound of two guns cocking is heard. Connor drops to
his stomach as they shoot through the wall, hoping to hit
him.
The hostage SWAT guy, still tied to his chair, falls into
frame next to Connor.
Connor glances at him and smiles as he grabs his nearby broad
sword.
When the gunfire stops and Connor hears them banging on the
door again, he gets up and unties his hostage from the chair,
still leaving his wrists and ankles tied together.
Connor drags him down the hall into:
INT. VACANT APARTMENT - BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Connor drops his captive and runs over to another window.
Over his shoulder, we see one of the vans parked on the side
of the street.
INT. PIKE'S BUILDING - FIRST FLOOR - NEXT
The elevator doors open enough for Pike to stick his head out
and make sure the coast is clear. Once he sees that it is, he
opens them all the way, letting the others out.
They cross the hall into:
INT. PIKE'S BUILDING - RECREATION ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Pike rushes over and flips over a table in the far left
corner. He pulls the rug that was under the table away and
opens up a TRAP DOOR in the floor that he waves the others
into.
INT. VACANT APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NEXT
Connor goes back and yanks the bound man to his feet.
CONNOR
(smirks)
Congratulations, dude. You just
become my landing pad.
SWAT GUY
What are you talking about?
Connor drags the man near the window.
SWAT GUY
No!
Connor HURLS the man out the window and jumps right out after
him.
EXT. PIKE'S BUILDING - CONTINUOUS
Connor is essentially surfing on the screaming SWAT guy as
they rapidly approach the van we saw earlier.
The SWAT guy crashes THROUGH the roof of the van, sparing
Connor the nasty impact.
INSIDE THE VAN
Connor lands in a squat and rolls forward towards the shocked
driver. The driver tries to aim his gun at Connor, but Connor
swings his sword and slices the man's gun hand clean off his
arm!
The man screams and grabs at his fresh amputation. Connor
holds the sword to his throat.
CONNOR
Quit whining, it's just a scratch,
now drive!
The driver reaches over with his left hand and starts the
van. Connor puts it into gear for him and they pull off into
the streets.
Once they're about a block away, Connor turns to the driver.
CONNOR
Tip of advice for you. If you roll,
the landing doesn't hurt as much.
Connor opens the driver's side door and KICKS the driver out.
He tumbles to a stop as Connor gets control of the wheel and
turns down a side street.
He checks the mirror to see several more vans are in pursuit
a couple of blocks back.
CUT TO an alley between two buildings. The cover over a sewer
is pushed off and Pike climbs out. He offers a hand to an
emerging Colleen just as Connor's van enters the alley.
Connor stops and throws the door open.
CONNOR
Get in!
They all pile in just as the other vans turn into the alley.
Connor floors it and they pull back into the streets.
INSIDE THE VAN
Connor checks the mirror again and rolls his eyes.
CONNOR
One of these today was enough.
He takes a sharp turn.
CONNOR
Not doing it again!
He runs a red light, narrowly avoiding an accident before
taking another turn down an adjacent street.
CONNOR
There we go.
Pike comes up to the front passenger seat and looks out the
front windshield.
PIKE
(frowns)
What're you talking about? That's
the lake right there.
CONNOR
(grins)
I know.
ZOOM OUT to see the street they're on runs out at the
intersection of a bridge over a large lake.
Back inside the van, the others now see where Connor's going.
PIKE
Uh, Connor?
Connor doesn't respond. His eyes are locked on the road.
GABRIELLA
Connor?
They're right up at the intersection now.
EVERYONE BUT CONNOR
Connor!!
The van CRASHES through the stone barricade and splashes down
into the lake about fifty feet below.
UNDERWATER
Connor and the others swim out of the open windows of the
van. Connor waves for them to follow him and swims towards an
submerged pipe.
When they're a few feet from it, the flow of water sucks them
into the pipe. They move at high speed through the pipe and
pop out at:
INT. SEWER - CONTINUOUS
The pipe they're dumped out in is just one of many built into
the walls that dumps water into a large pool about twenty
feet down.
All five of them scream as they freefall into the pool. They
quickly surface and swim for dry land. Once they're on the
cold cement, Pike is up and he's hopping mad, yelling and
trying to shake himself dry.
CONNOR
(between gasps)
Everyone okay?
PIKE
(irate)
Okay?!? You think I woke up this
morning and thought to myself, ya
know, I haven't been shot at
lately. But thankfully, today I've
had magic thrown at me, gotten my
body snatched, got my ass kicked,
and now I get dumped into a
friggin' sewer!
He huffs and puffs while everyone else stays uncomfortably
silent.
GABRIELLA
(beat)
Feel better now?
Pike calms down in the span of about two beats.
PIKE
Yeah, I'm good, just needed to get
that out. Thanks.
He doubles over and catches his breath again.
GABRIELLA
(to Connor)
How'd you know-
CONNOR
Dad's memoirs. He drew a map of
LA's sewer system, I guess in case
anyone needed to get around.
LAURENCE
I did what?
CONNOR
Not you, my other dad.
(beat; blinks)
One of my other dads.
(shakes his head)
Forget it, just strip.
Colleen and Laurence swap confused looks.
LAURENCE
What?
CONNOR
(deadpan)
Strip. Both of you. Guy back there
mentioned changing your clothes.
I'm assuming you have tracking
devices on you somewhere.
The Reillys share another puzzled look.
INT. CONNOR'S OLD WAREHOUSE - NEXT
A large grate built into the wall swings open, letting
Connor, Pike, Gabriella, and the (naked) Reillys into
Connor's old haunt.
Connor steps out into the open space and turns to address
everyone else.
CONNOR
(to the Reillys)
Alright, I'm gonna go get you two
some clothes because... it's cold
in here.
Laurence looks down and quickly covers his (out of frame)
genitals with his hands. Colleen puts her arm across her
chest.
CONNOR
(to Gabriella)
You and Pike, go snatch my car. The
G.I. Jerks are probably chasing
their clothes down to San Pedro.
Should be clear.
Gabriella and Pike nod.
INT. EVE'S HIDEOUT - BEDROOM - NIGHT
BRIDGET is wake, but noticeably not all there yet. Her eyes
are glassy and her eyelids flutter up and down. EVE pulls a
small syringe away from Bridget's arm as she talks into a
cell phone.
EVE
(into phone)
I understand. Bye.
She hangs up. Bridget looks up at her kidnapper with tears in
her eyes.
BRIDGET
(slurred)
Why are you doing this?
EVE
Because I need to, kid. You'll get
it someday.
Eve kneels down to be eye level with Bridget. She gently
strokes the young girl's hair.
BRIDGET
Get... what?
EVE
Well, put it this way. You and me,
we're two of a kind, kiddo. At some
point before we ever had a say in
the matter, someone decided we were
meant to be special. Different.
Eve pulls her hand away and stands up, beginning to pace.
EVE
And you'd think that'd be a good
thing, but it's not. Because the
moment we're chosen, we're not in
control of our lives anymore. We're
all cursed to be something greater.
BRIDGET
Why?
EVE
Why are we cursed? Because the big
wigs upstairs decide everything for
you. You think you've got choices,
but it's all orchestrated for you
to do what they want. You're
Pinocchio before Geppeto cut the
strings.
Bridget smiles. She's clearly loopy on some apparently great
tranquilizers.
BRIDGET
(giggles)
Pinocchio.
EVE
(smiles)
So young.
(beat)
We never think anything genuine. Do
anything genuine. Feel anything
genuine. It's all laid out for us,
whether we realize or not.
Eve kneels down to Bridget again.
EVE
So let's say that you learn all
this and you go along with it, but
then something magical happens. You
feel something. Something so
powerful and wonderful that you
know it's real.
(beat; icily)
And then that's taken away from
you. You give up being special for
one true emotion, one thing, and
it's gone. And you're left with
nothing.
Bridget lets her head hang upside down off the bed. She
almost slides off, but Eve pushes her back on.
BRIDGET
I wouldn't like that...
Eve shakes her head.
EVE
I didn't either.
She fixes Bridget's hair again and we FLASH CUT TO:
INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - HALLWAY - NEXT
Connor pounds on a door until it's opened to reveal ALICIA
SINCAID, who frowns when she sees who it is.
ALICIA
What the hell do you want?
CONNOR
Are all werewolves this ungrateful
to the people that save their
asses? Where's your sister?
Kaia gently moves Alicia out of the way.
KAIA
Make it quick. I've had a long day.
CONNOR
I've got two naked old people
hiding out back at my old place.
Think I could borrow some of your
brother's clothes?
Kaia blinks.
KAIA
(beat)
Okay, run that by me one more time?
And why should I help you?
CONNOR
Because I saved your life? And your
sister's?
KAIA
Already repaid. Literally, in one
case. Try again.
Connor thinks to himself before coming back with:
CONNOR
(matter-of-fact)
Because we're friends.
KAIA
(scoffs)
I don't have time for this.
She tries to shut the door, but Connor stops that with his
hand.
CONNOR
Whoa, what's your problem?
KAIA
(snapping)
Your attitude is my problem,
Connor.
She swings the door open and steps out into the hall.
CONNOR
(sing-song)
Hor...mones.
KAIA
See? There you go again. Making
insensitive jokes every chance you
get.
CONNOR
Okay, okay, I'm sorry!
Kaia points his finger right in her face.
KAIA
It's not just that. Ever since you
lost your soul, you've been
different. A lot more different
than I think anyone's willing to
acknowledge except me!
She GROWLS when she says "me" and that gets Connor to back up
a bit.
CONNOR
Different? Come on! You think I
want to be out in the middle of the
night trying to save my fake family
that I thought were nice and
normal? Hell no, I don't!
KAIA
Then why are you?
CONNOR
(throws his hands up)
I don't know! 'Cause no matter how
much I've fought it, something
keeps driving me to do these
things. To help people even when I
couldn't care less.
KAIA
That thing is called Gabriella.
CONNOR
It's not just her.
Kaia rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.
KAIA
Yeah, okay.
CONNOR
Who are you to judge me? You who
almost ate your last boyfriend and
then pissed and moaned when he
wouldn't forgive you for it.
KAIA
Okay, you're out of line. Again.
CONNOR
No, you are. Otherwise, Pike would
know he's gonna be a dad in about a
month.
And that knocks Kaia speechless. Can't argue that point.
CONNOR
We're both stuck in tug-o-war
between two worlds when we'd really
rather not be in either. The
difference between you and me is I
got over trying to hide it from
everyone and hating myself a long
time ago.
(beat)
Now I'm sorry I've been an ass to
you. Sometimes I talk on auto
pilot. Pretty sure it's hereditary.
But you're still my friend, even if
you don't think I'm your friend
anymore. Otherwise, I'd have told
Pike by now.
Kaia looks off to the side, taking all that in.
CONNOR
Now will you help me?
Kaia sighs and bows her head.
EXT. CITY STREET - NIGHT
The light at an intersection turns green and Kaia's car
starts to move again.
Looking in from the front of the car, we see Alicia's in the
back seat next to a stack of clothes and shoes. Kaia and
Connor are sitting in the front with Kaia driving.
ALICIA
(re: clothes)
Sure Josh and Mom won't mind you
stealing their clothes?
KAIA
Mom probably will. I'll make it up
to her. Josh definitely will and
somehow I can't bring myself to
care.
Alicia smirks. They're at a red light now and Connor's
staring out into space.
ALICIA
(to Connor)
What's up with you?
Connor points out the window.
CONNOR
Nothing, just... that's where their
car was found earlier today.
Just... seems like so long ago.
Everything's... different now.
Alicia rolls her window down and lightly SNIFFS the night
air. She crinkles her nose.
ALICIA
Why was she here?
CONNOR
What? Who?
ALICIA
Hey, Kaia, pull over.
Kaia parks and Alicia hops out of the car right next to the
still quartered off crime scene.
CONNOR
What is it?
ALICIA
You don't smell it?
Connor sniffs the air and pauses, trying to recall the scent.
CONNOR
It's familiar, but I can't place
it.
ALICIA
(turns to him)
Exactly how much class have you
been skipping lately?
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S HOME - OFFICE - NEXT
Prof. Marrus ends a phone call and turns up the volume on the
laptop on her desk. The screen faces away from us, but sounds
of various sirens, car horns, and SCREAMING people are heard.
She jots down a few notes on a pad and picks up a small tape
recorder.
The lights are off in the office, which is why a slight CREAK
instantly puts her on edge. She stands up and looks around,
setting the recorder down.
PROF. MARRUS
(wary)
Eric?
She steps around the desk and looks around the room.
ARC AROUND to a shot looking directly at her as Connor steps
out of the shadows of the corner of the room right behind
her.
CONNOR
Evening, Professor Marrus.
Prof. Marrus spins around and GASPS when she sees Connor.
PROF. MARRUS
Connor?
(laughs nervously)
What are you doing...?
CONNOR
Why were you at the scene of the
kidnapping earlier?
PROF. MARRUS
I... I was curious about-
In the blink of an eye, Connor grabs her by the throat and
has her pressed up against the wall.
CONNOR
I caught your scent at the cabin
too, but I couldn't place it then.
So don't tell me scientific
curiosity.
Prof. Marrus GAGS slightly.
PROF. MARRUS
(raspy)
Connor, I can't breathe.
CONNOR
(ignoring her)
Do you know where Bridget is?
PROF. MARRUS
(between gasps)
Connor, you're hurting me.
CONNOR
(screaming)
Answer me!
Prof. Marrus vehemently shakes her head.
CONNOR
What do you know about Bridget?
About the Reillys?
Connor pulls her away from the wall and slams her into it
again.
CONNOR
What about Project Prodigy?
PROF. MARRUS
(strained)
I... created it!
Connor releases his grip and Prof. Marrus bends over at the
waist, sucking air back into her lungs.
CONNOR
(backing away)
What did you say?
PROF. MARRUS
I said-
She clears her throat and stands up straight again.
PROF. MARRUS
I created Project Prodigy.
PUSH IN on Connor's shocked face before a:
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN.
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S HOME - OFFICE - NIGHT
Picking up right where we left off.
CONNOR
(furious)
You work for Wolfram and Hart?
PROF. MARRUS
(coolly)
Worked. Past tense. I haven't for a
long long time now.
She goes over to her desk and sips from a full glass of water
that was sitting next to her laptop.
PROF. MARRUS
A few years ago, the company came
across a young telekinetic.
Bethany, if I recall. They wanted
to groom her to be an agent for
them, but the lawyer assigned to
her failed to keep her under their
wing.
She pauses to get another sip from her glass of water. Connor
motions with his hand for her to continue.
PROF. MARRUS
Shortly after that, a group of us
were contracted to set up a whole
system designed to-
CONNOR
Wipe memories of special kids and
place them in fake families with
guardians. Already know that. So
why haven't I pounded the piss out
of you yet?
PROF. MARRUS
(ignoring him)
They commissioned a small group of
us to set it all up. I personally
selected you for the program
shortly after you were born.
CONNOR
Not helping your case here.
PROF. MARRUS
The Project's been in disarray ever
since our conglomerate split with
the downfall of the Black Thorn and
Ethan Rayne went rogue.
Connor holds his hands up.
CONNOR
Wait, Rayne was a part of this?
Prof. Marrus nods and we SMASH CUT TO:
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