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INT. TAVERN - NEXT
Connor spins a guy by his neck and waist and tosses him over
the nearby pool table.
Next to him, the biker guy that decked Laurence earlier jabs
a broken pool stick into Angel's chest. Angel yanks it out
and smacks him in the jaw with him.
ANGEL
Heart's on the other side, stupid!
Holtz kicks a guy in the groin and follows up with a big
uppercut that knocks him over the bar top.
An older gentleman in a ruffled business suit smashes a beer
bottle on the back of Connor's head.
Connor turns around clutching the point of impact, pissed to
high hell.
He tackles the man to the ground, mounts him, and starts
viciously punching him in the face over and over again.
Holtz and Angel finish off the rest of the customers while
Connor furiously pounds his victim's face.
The man turns to his stomach and puts his arms up to block,
but Connor hooks his punches around and continues to land.
The man turns to his back and to his stomach again, moaning
in pain with each hit.
Connor grabs him by the neck and starts to choke him. The man
gags and gasps for air, futilely grasping at Connor's arms.
Angel and Holtz step up behind Connor to get a close up view.
ANGEL
(pumping his fist)
Atta boy!
HOLTZ
Yes, Stephen! Take your vengeance.
CONNOR'S VICTIM
(gagged)
Please. I have a wife. And a son.
CONNOR
(cold)
I don't care.
Connor grits his teeth as the man's arms drop limply to the
ground. Connor YELLS and SNAPS his neck.
He stands up and lets his victim's head fall to the ground,
hissing and heaving his shoulders up and down.
Holtz steps up and places his hand on Connor's shoulder.
HOLTZ
Care for another pint?
PUSH IN on Connor's face before the screen goes WHITE and we
ZOOM OUT the white tunnel that took us into this dream state
and:
INT. MEDICAL LAB - ISOLATION ROOM - NEXT
ANGLE ON the isolation tank as Connor can be heard yelling
and thrashing about in the water.
Prof. Marrus rushes into the room and opens the lid. Connor
explodes out of it and falls to the ground. A puddle quickly
forms from the water dripping off of him.
PROF. MARRUS
Connor!
(pats his back)
Connor, breathe. You're okay.
Connor pops up to his feet and grabs Prof. Marrus by the
throat, slamming her back into the nearest wall.
CONNOR
(furious)
What did you do to me?
PROF. MARRUS
Connor! Stop! Tiffany and I saw
your vitals were too high and I
came right in!
Connor looks over to the open doorway and the frightened
assistant from earlier, TIFFANY, standing there holding a
towel. He calms down and releases Prof. Marrus.
CONNOR
I'm... I'm sorry.
PROF. MARRUS
(rubbing her throat)
It's fine. The first time can be
traumatizing for certain people.
(beat)
Do you want to talk about it?
Connor thinks on that for a moment before shaking his head.
Tiffany tentatively steps over and holds out the towel at
arms length, wisely keeping her distance.
Connor accepts it and begins to dry himself off.
CONNOR
No, not yet.
(beat)
How long was I under?
PROF. MARRUS
Just over four hours. So whatever
happened, it had to be intense.
CONNOR
It... it really wasn't. I guess...
in a way the fact that it wasn't
means it was.
(beat)
I just want to get some rest now. I
can come back later and we can go
over it all.
PROF. MARRUS
I'd like that. I'm sorry, but it's
the scientist in me.
CONNOR
It's fine.
Prof. Marrus nods and gives Connor's shoulder a squeeze. She
and Tiffany leave the room and shut the door as Connor starts
to get dressed.
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Looking in on the driver's side of Connor's car, we see him
stoically maneuvering through traffic. He stops at a red
light behind a row of cars and hears a barely audible SCREAM.
He looks out his window and sees a BLOND WOMAN being attacked
by a VAMPIRE in a shaded part of an alley.
Connor turns away from the attack and starts to drive again
when the light turns green. After a few moments, he groans.
CONNOR
Dammit!
He yanks the steering wheel and cuts a sharp U-turn, almost
smacking into a car moving the opposite way. Connor speeds
back towards the alley and parks on the sidewalk. He bolts
out of the door.
CONNOR
Hey! Let her go!
The vampire drops his victim, who falls to her knees
clutching her neck.
Connor runs in at full speed, pulling a STAKE from under his
shirt.
VAMPIRE
You wanna dance, kid?
A bright light FLASHES between them and a naked white man
materializes out of midair and falls to the ground. Both
Connor and the vampire stop cold. The man is facing away from
Connor, so we can't see his face.
Connor blinks and snaps back to fight mode, quickly jumping
over the man and staking the surprised vampire. He rushes
over the blond and kneels down to her.
CONNOR
Are you okay?
BLOND WOMAN
(shaken up)
I... I think so.
Connor nods and turns back to the naked man, who is turned on
his side and out cold, and his jaw drops. It's ANGEL!
Connor shakes his head and rapidly blinks his eyes.
CONNOR
Dad?
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN.
EXT. CITY STREET - ALLEY - DAY
Connor rushes over to the unconscious Angel as the blond
quickly gets to her feet and hauls ass out of the alley.
Connor turns Angel to his back and check his pulse. There's a
beat before he realizes how stupid that is.
He rushes over to his car and retrieves a blanket from the
trunk, draping it over Angel. Connor hooks his arms under
Angel's and starts to drag him back to the car.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
The door unlocks from the outside and is kicked open by
Connor, who drags the still unconscious Angel into the condo.
He heaves his father up on the couch just as Gabriella comes
out of the kitchen with a sandwich, half in her hand and half
in her mouth.
GABRIELLA
(mouthful)
What's going on?
She circles around to the front of the couch just as Connor
finishes situating Angel on it. Connor looks back to her.
CONNOR
What are you doing here? Shouldn't
you be at the shop?
Gabriella holds up the sandwich.
GABRIELLA
(still muffled)
Lunch break. Connor, who is-
She freezes, mouth wide open (and showing the chewed up
sandwich), when she recognizes who it is.
GABRIELLA
(swallows her food)
An... Angel?
(beat)
That's impossible.
He looks up at her and moves aside to give her some space.
She kneels and tentatively touches Angel's cheek.
GABRIELLA
Did you check his pulse?
Connor throws her a withering look and she immediately gets
it.
GABRIELLA
Sorry.
CONNOR
It's fine.
(looks back to Angel)
I actually did check it.
GABRIELLA
Where'd you find him?
CONNOR
Rescued this girl from a vamp and
he just appeared out of thin air.
Physically, he looks fine, but he
hasn't woken up.
Gabriella and Connor both stand up, keeping their eyes on
Angel.
GABRIELLA
And you're sure it's him? I don't
feel any residual magic off him,
but still-
CONNOR
(interrupting)
It's him. The scent. I'd never get
that wrong. I'm sure of it.
Gabriella goes to her bookshelf and starts running her
fingers across the volumes.
GABRIELLA
(searching)
Okay, well, we can try a healing
spell.
She pulls one book out as Connor comes to look over her
shoulder.
GABRIELLA
The one I used to heal your
injuries after I took your soul out
could work. I'm gonna need some
stuff from the shop.
CONNOR
(nods)
Make me a list.
Gabriella grabs a pen and a stack of Post-Its from the top of
the shelf and starts scribbling items.
GABRIELLA
Okay, let me think. Some fine
Baltic stones. A little death's
bane and-
ANGEL (O.S.)
(shaky)
Connor?
Connor and Gabriella whirl around. Angel's blinking his eyes,
waking up.
CONNOR
(softly)
Dad.
Connor dashes back to Angel's side as Angel sits up, an
action that looks rather painful for him.
Their eyes meet and they hold a gaze with one another.
FADE TO LATER in the scene.
Angel is wrapped up in two blankets now. Connor is sitting
the recliner, which has been turned to look directly at the
couch.
Gabriella comes out carrying a saucer with a steaming cup on
it. She gently sets it on the coffee table in front of Angel
and moves to sit on the arm of the recliner next to Connor.
GABRIELLA
Sorry, we don't stock... blood in
the house. I hope tea is okay.
ANGEL
It's fine. Thank you.
He takes a small, cautious sip. Connor hasn't taken his eyes
off him yet. Angel looks up at Gabriella and squints at her.
ANGEL
You... look familiar.
GABRIELLA
I worked for Wolfram and Hart.
Spells and Translations under-
ANGEL
(finishing for her)
-Wesley.
Angel bows his head, remembering his fallen friend.
Connor opens and closes his mouth like he wants to say
something, but can't find the words.
CONNOR
I, uh, met Spike about half a year
ago now.
Angel looks up to Connor and smirks.
ANGEL
I'm very sorry for that.
Connor smiles. Angel sets the tea cup down, but it's on the
edge of the table and tips over.
Connor instinctively thrusts his hand out and the cup stops
in mid air with no tea spilling out of it. Angel gapes and
looks at the cup, then back to Connor.
He reaches down and takes the cup out of mid air, sticking it
back on the coffee table.
ANGEL
Apparently, I've missed a few
things.
CONNOR
An apocalypse or two. Picked up
some new talents.
(clears throat)
Dad, I... well, uh, what happened
to you?
PUSH IN on Angel's completely expressionless face.
EXT. ALLEY (FLASHBACK)
And we're back in the thunderstorm besieged alley that housed
the final moments of Angel's 'Not Fade Away'
Angel steps up in front of SPIKE, ILLYRIA, and CHARLES GUNN
with a fiery determination in his face.
ANGEL
Let's go to work.
He swings his sword, deflecting the attack of the first
incoming demon.
ANGEL (V.O.)
There had to have been hundreds of
them. We knew we were gonna lose,
but by that point, it wasn't about
winning anymore.
Angel impales two demons with one stab of his sword and kicks
them both away. He looks back to see Gunn quickly buried
under a pile of demons.
ANGEL (V.O.)
Gunn went down first. Given he was
basically bleeding out before the
battle, I expected as much. Then I
heard it.
A loud, ear splitting SCREECH gets Angel to look up back in
the sky. A large DRAGON is quickly swooping down towards the
melee on the ground.
Angel pauses to cut down three more demons with ease. The
dragon dives to ground level and spits out a torrent of fire.
Spike and Illyria both dodge to the side, but Angel jumps
straight up into the air.
The fire incinerates all of the demons in its path. The
dragon flies through the path it just cleared and Angel lands
right on its back.
ANGEL (V.O.)
Me being me, if I was gonna go
down, that damn dragon was coming
down with me.
The dragon screeches and flaps off into the sky again. Angel
gets to a stable position and stabs his sword into the
dragon's neck!
The dragon turns, twists, and corkscrews in the air, trying
to shake Angel off, but Angel holds on to the handle of his
sword to stay in place.
The dragon turns and swoops down towards the battle again. It
rears its head back and Angel sees Spike right in the target
zone.
ANGEL
Spike!!
The dragon spits fire again, lighting up Spike and every
demon around him. The dragon pulls up into the sky again as
Spike SCREAMS seconds before he DUSTS.
Angel yanks his sword out and drives it into the neck of the
dragon again. It squeals and plummets back towards the earth
and crashing on top of the Hyperion!
Angel rolls off on impact, yanking his sword out with him. He
quickly gets back up and and slices the dragon's neck again.
And again.
Angel grits his teeth and continues to hack away, getting
viscous blood all over him.
The dragon finally goes still. A chorus of GROWLING off
screen gets Angel to turn around.
There's at least a couple dozen demons all on the roof with
him now.
Angel slowly lifts his sword as the downpour of rain washes
the dragon's blood off his face.
He VAMPS OUT and licks a drop of that blood from his cheek.
Then he ROARS and charges right at the demons. They return
the battle cry and charge at Angel.
CUT TO an overhead shot as the two sides collide and WHITE
OUT TO:
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
Connor and Gabriella both bow their heads. Connor looks
particularly pained by the story.
Angel, by contrast, looks his normal stoic self. LESI comes
up and hops up on the couch. Angel scratches the dog's head.
ANGEL
I'll spare you the dusty details,
but that was my Little Big Horn.
(beat)
At least I thought it was. I guess
not, given I'm here now.
The room falls into total silence.
INT. STADIUM - NEXT
Come in on a large sand pit surrounded by elevated stands.
The same place that Pike and Trevor Sincaid fought in 1x03.
The stands are packed with a hooting and hollering audience.
A gate at one end of the pit opens up and a shirtless Josh
steps out. He throws his arms up to a boisterous cheer.
PAN UP above him to a set of throne-style chairs where the
two CLAN ELDERS are sitting. Josh turns and nods to them.
They return the nod and smile to him.
Across the pit, another gate opens and Kaia shakily steps
out. She looks scared out of her mind and gets a mix of
cheers and jeers from the crowd.
Brother and sister lock eyes as they approach one another in
the center of the pit.
ON the stands where CLAIRE SINCAID is sitting, holding the
young and very frightened COLBY SINCAID in her lap. Claire
doesn't look too concerned about what's about to happen.
Kaia and Josh meet face to face in the center. Kaia's face
tightens up, not showing that fear from a moment ago.
JOSH
Didn't think you show.
KAIA
You're a real bastard.
JOSH
(cocky)
And I have you to thank for that,
don't I?
(beat)
Do you know what today is, Kaia?
KAIA
(coolly)
The day you die.
Josh chuckles to himself, admiring his older sister's
bravado.
JOSH
Today would've been Dad's 55th
birthday.
Kaia's face twitches, but other than that, her expression
doesn't change. Josh physically starts shaking with rage.
JOSH
(through clenched teeth)
And he would've been here for it,
if it weren't for you. Picking a
friggin' norm over him. A norm
you're not even with anymore.
KAIA
(sincere)
Josh, I'm sorry things turned out
the way they did. If I knew then
what I knew now, that Oli and I
wouldn't be together anymore-
(beat)
-then I still would've chosen him
over Dad.
Josh SPITS in her face and steps back from her.
JOSH
Well, in a few minutes, you'll be
able to tell Dad that personally.
The Elder from 2x03 stands up and raises his arms, then
slowly lowers them, motioning for the crowd to pipe down.
CLAN ELDER
We have gathered here today to
settle a dispute that has been most
troublesome and contentious for our
clan. First, I hope everyone
admires our brand new dome. Now we
won't be rained out anymore.
(motions to Josh)
Josh Sincaid has invoked a
challenge to Kaia Sincaid for the
title of Alpha of our clan. This
challenge will be contested in the
ancient ways of our forefathers. A
battle to the death.
The crowd roars their approval again.
A pin-stripe wearing, feeble looking REFEREE comes to the
center of the pit and waves Josh and Kaia in. Neither of them
budge an inch.
REFEREE
Okay, fine. I'll just yell.
(clears throat)
Rules are simple. Kill or be
killed. If this goes five minutes,
you're each allowed a weapon.
(motions to Josh)
Any questions?
Josh shakes his head.
REFEREE
(motions to Kaia)
Any questions from you, Kaia?
Kaia doesn't even shake her head, instead holding a steely
gaze on Josh.
REFEREE
(to Kaia; sincere)
Good luck.
The ref steps back and a BELL rings. Kaia and Josh begin to
circle. Josh is light on his feet, bouncing on his heels like
a boxer. Kaia is walking very flat footed, holding her fists
low at her sides.
JOSH
(cocky)
Just to make this sporting and give
the crowd a show, I'm not gonna go
furry for the first five.
Josh rushes in, throwing wild haymakers at Kaia's head. Kaia
backs straight up, moving her head from side to side to avoid
the punches.
Josh shoots a left uppercut to Kaia's stomach that she
deflects with both hands, leaving her face wide up for Josh
to land a right cross on her chin.
Kaia spins around and falls flat on her ass to the roar of
the crowd.
ON Claire and Colby as Colby buries his arms in his mother's
shoulder.
Back to the fight as Kaia gets back to her feet, stumbling
backwards. She wipes a speck of blood from her lip.
Josh charges in again and Kaia sidesteps and trips him. He
stumbles past her and retorts with a spinning back fist. Kaia
bends back to dodge and lands a quick jab to Josh's liver
followed by a right hook to his chin.
Josh backs out immediately and shakes the punches off. He
flicks his tongue out and starts bouncing on his heels again,
circling Kaia.
It's all Kaia can do, giving her limited range of motion, to
keep Josh in front of her. He steps in and snaps a kick to
Kaia's stomach.
She lightly hops to the side and catches the kick under her
arm. Josh immediately jumps and lands a reaping circle kick
with his free leg that knocks her down again.
ON the referee as he winces.
Kaia lands hard on her back. Josh throws his arms up to the
crowd again and again they cheer him on.
Kaia struggles to get up this time. She gets to all fours and
Josh kicks her in the butt, knocking her back down on her
stomach.
She painfully turns over to her back, clutching her unborn
children. Josh kneels over her and grabs her by the throat.
JOSH
And now the age old question.
He punches her right in the face, the impact made more
violent because Kaia's head is pressed to the unforgiving
floor of the pit.
JOSH
How many licks does it take...
He punches her again.
JOSH
... to get to the center of a
werewolf's skull?
And another punch.
JOSH
Let's find out.
And again.
JOSH
(pauses)
Hmm... damn, I lost count. Let's
start over.
He rears back even further and really puts all of his
strength into another punch.
JOSH
One.
And again.
JOSH
Two.
PULL AWAY as he continues punching and counting. Kaia is
completely defenseless and just takes the pounding.
ON Claire and Colby, the latter of which is openly sobbing in
his mother's arms. Claire continues to watch the slaughter
with no expression on her face.
Back to the fight. Kaia's face is a bloody, swollen mess.
Josh continues his merciless pounding.
JOSH
Forty four!
Another punch.
JOSH
How about I get to Dad's age, then
switch hands and do it again? That
cool with you?
Kaia's body twitches from the intense pain. She manages to
lock eyes with her brother.
And she SPITS a mouthful of blood in his face.
This only serves to further enrage Josh. He lands another
punch.
JOSH
Forty five!
CLOSE UP on Kaia's face as it gets hit again.
JOSH
Forty six!
A bell rings that Josh doesn't acknowledge. He drops another
blow.
JOSH
Forty seven!
He raises up for another and his wrist is grabbed by a set of
hands.
JOSH
Huh?
Josh looks over to see Claire is the culprit. She yanks him
off and kicks him in the chest to knock him back.
JOSH
Mom?!? What the hell?
ON the referee, who can't help a small smile.
BACK TO Claire as she ignores her son and gets down on both
knees, cradling her limp daughter's head in her arms.
Kaia shakily looks up into Claire's rapidly welling up eyes.
KAIA
(weak)
M... Mom?
Claire sniffles and nods.
CLAIRE
I'm going to be your weapon,
sweetie.
KAIA
You... can't beat him.
She strokes Kaia's hair and smiles sweetly at her daughter.
CLAIRE
I know.
She gently releases Kaia's head and stands up.
Claire looks up to her son and her eyes go BLACK. She snarls
and bares her rapidly growing teeth.
JOSH
(shaking his head)
I don't want to kill you, Mom.
Claire isn't listening. Her body sprouts fur all over it and
in seconds, she's completely transformed into a WEREWOLF.
Josh GROWLS and begins his own transformation.
ON Colby, who is just peeking over the edge of the stands,
looking more terrified than before.
The now fully wolfed out Josh and Claire both HOWL to the sky
before they barrel into each other like, well, animals.
PUSH IN, past their battle, to Kaia as she rolls to her side
and spits out a mouthful of blood. She pushes herself up to
all fours and GROWLS.
Josh and Claire, the former much bigger than the latter, roll
around on the ground, snapping their jaws at one another.
Josh gets the top position and starts slashing away at
Claire's body, knocking chunks of fur and skin off.
After a few moments of this, he stands and grabs Claire's
neck in his jaws, then HEAVES her several feet away.
Josh ROARS and stalks towards his down mother, who is
WHIMPERING and not getting up.
Suddenly, a wolfed out Kaia, leaps on his back and sinks her
jaws into Josh's shoulder! Josh HOWLS and throws her off.
Kaia gets up on all four paws, her pregnant stomach plainly
hanging down.
They charge into one another, wildly slashing and tearing
into each other with their claws. Fur and blood fly everyone
as they continuously slash away.
After a few gruesome moments of this, they separate and
circle.
Brother and sister HOWL and prepare to pounce. They both
leap, but Josh is immediately snatched back down. He YELLS
looks down to see Claire has her jaws sunk into one of his
legs.
Kaia POUNCES on top of him. They land with Kaia mounted on
top of him. Kaia rears her paws back, the razor sharp claws
protruding from them, and SLAMS them down!
CLOSE UP on Josh. Kaia's paws are embedded in the ground on
either side of his head. He shifts back to human form.
CLOSE UP on the heavily breathing Kaia as she shifts back to
human form too, although her eyes stay BLACK. She yanks her
hands free and grabs Josh's throat with one of them.
She draws her other back to head level and it morphs into a
clawed paw. The crowd cheers louder than ever, anticipating
the kill.
Kaia grits her teeth and looks over to her mother, who is
also back in human form. Then she looks down at Josh, who has
a look of defeat on his face.
There's a tense moment before:
KAIA
(choked up)
I'm not a monster.
She releases Josh and gets up off of him. Her tattered
clothes barely cover her unmentionables. Josh makes no effort
to get up.
KAIA
(emphatic)
I'm not a monster.
She turns and walks away to a chorus of jeers from the crowd.
Josh lifts and turns his head to watch her go.
JOSH
You're a coward, Kaia!
(beat)
You're not one of us! You never
were!
Kaia doesn't look back.
KAIA
(softly)
I never wanted to be.
The gate in front of her opens and she leaves the pit.
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