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INT. PARKING DECK - MORNING
Connor's loading groceries from a cart into the trunk of his
car. He picks up a quart of milk and silently reads (as in
his mouth is saying the words, but no sound) the label before
taking out his phone and making a call.
He presses the phone into his ear with his shoulder.
CONNOR
Hey, Michelle. Did you say 2% or
skim?
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S LAB - COMPUTER ROOM - SAME TIME
PROFESSOR MARRUS has her phone on the desk with the flip
open. She's transfixed on a monitor showing multiple
wavelength patterns.
PROF. MARRUS
Skim. 2% is a bold lie that
Mayfield should rot in hell for.
She double clicks a place on the screen and the display
switches to a very tight shot of BRIDGET REILLY. Her eyes are
closed and she looks very peaceful.
The view zooms out slightly to show she's floating on water
with diodes taped to her forehead.
CONNOR
Remind me again why I'm doing your
grocery shopping?
(checks his watch)
At the crack of dawn no less?
PROF. MARRUS
(while typing)
It's good practice. You'll be
buying for yourself and Bridget
soon enough. Did you pick up the
adoption papers?
Connor sighs as he goes back to loading the trunk.
CONNOR
Yeah, I got 'em. Got a little
nervous when they asked for my
identification.
PROF. MARRUS
(exasperated)
I told you that spell would work.
CONNOR
(sighs; wary)
Michelle, I... I'm not ready to be
someone else's legal guardian. I'm
practically homeless right now.
PROF. MARRUS
It's fine. I'll be with you every
step of the way. How much longer do
you have?
Connor shuts the trunk and kicks the cart away.
CONNOR
About to head out now.
PROF. MARRUS
Okay, well Bridget's session is
just about finished. We'll see you
back home.
Connor pauses.
CONNOR
Home.
(nods; unsure)
Right.
An off screen high pitched SCREAM startles both of them. On
Professor Marrus's monitor, Bridget's doing the screaming as
she thrashes about in the water.
PROF. MARRUS
Oh no.
CONNOR
What's going on? Michelle? Was that
Bridge?
Professor Marrus hangs up and dashes out of the lab.
END INTERCUT
In the parking deck, Connor whips the door open to his car
with his phone still pressed to his ear.
CONNOR
Michelle?!?
(starts the engine)
Michelle?!?
He hangs up his phone and throws the car in reverse.
PAN LEFT to a black van with dark tinted windows as Connor's
car screeches past it. The van's engine starts and it pulls
out of its parking space.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - KITCHEN - MORNING
Alessia dries her hands with a dish towel, facing away from
Gabriella, who is sitting in the same place we left her.
Her omelette is only missing that one bite from earlier and
the glass of orange juice is still full. Alessia's plate is
gone from the table.
There's a long moment of silence as Alessia casually sets the
last of the dishes she just washed in a plastic rack.
ALESSIA
(without turning around)
You hardly touched your omelette.
Are you sure you're not hungry?
GABRIELLA
I've played nice, Les. Now, it's
your turn. Why are you here?
ALESSIA
You already know why I'm here, Gab.
You're not that stupid. You just
don't want to say it.
GABRIELLA
(strained)
Connor.
(beat)
I'm not... involved in Connor's
life anymore.
Alessia snorts before turning around to face Gabriella.
ALESSIA
Well, you're gonna have to be,
little cousin, because the balance
has been upset and apparently
they're holding you responsible for
that.
GABRIELLA
(taken aback)
Me? I didn't do anything.
ALESSIA
And there's the problem. You
weren't there for one of the
pivotal moments, despite them all
but spelling it out for you.
Gabriella slams her hands on the table, startling Lesi, and
stands up. Alessia doesn't flinch one bit.
GABRIELLA
(beat; incredulous)
Damn it, would you quit being vague
and just say it? They're blaming me
for Connor killing Eric Marrus.
ALESSIA
No, they're not blaming you. just
holding you responsible.
GABRIELLA
(furious)
What the hell is that supposed to
mean?
ALESSIA
(coolly)
If you'd calm down, maybe even sit
down, I'll tell you.
Gabriella continues to fume.
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S LAB - SENSORY DEPRIVATION ROOM - DAY
We're inside the same room from 2x09 with the sensory
deprivation tank in the center of it.
Someone inside the tank is frantically POUNDING on it.
Professor Marrus flings the door open and gets the lid to the
tank off.
Bridget sits up, splashing water all over the place as she
throws the diodes off her body. Professor Marrus struggles to
contain the frightened young girl.
PROF. MARRUS
(wrestling with Bridget)
Bridget! Bridget, calm down, you're
okay!
Bridget's actions tip the tank over, taking Professor Marrus
and her down with it. Bridget gets free and scoots away into
a corner, curling up and shivering like a mouse.
PROF. MARRUS
(soothing)
Bridget, it's okay. It's me, Ms.
Marrus. You're safe.
BRIDGET
(shaky)
Bridget? My name's not Bridget.
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Connor switches back and forth between lanes, cutting through
the light traffic like butter. Up ahead, a street light turns
yellow. Connor speeds up, trying to make it, but has to slam
on the brakes to stop when it turns red too fast.
He pounds his steering wheel and huffs just before the black
van from earlier SLAMS into the back of his car, pushing him
into the intersection, up on the sidewalk and down a hill
into a small forest.
Connor weaves the car between the trees as best he can.
The car drives off a drop in the hill and CRASHES front first
into a lower section. The impact pops Connor THROUGH his
windshield and out of the car!
He flips in mid air and lands hard on his back, gasping for
air as the fall knocks the wind out of him. He groans and
gets back up to his feet, stumbling over to his car.
He freezes when a CYBORG NINJA lands on the hood in front of
him. The ninja slowly bends its head to the side.
CONNOR
(pained)
I'm billing Faas for the car
repairs. Now what's this about?
Several WHOOSH sounds behind Connor get him to turn around.
He's surrounded by ninjas, at least eight of them.
The ninjas unravel CHAINS from under their sleeves, letting
them hit the ground. Connor warily steps away from his car
and the ninja still crouching on the trunk.
His face tightens up. Something's not right here.
CONNOR
What the hell's going on? Where's
Faas? I want to talk to him.
As if in response, one ninja flicks its wrist and its chain
snakes around one of Connor's wrist. Before Connor can react,
his other wrist is bound by a second chain.
The two holding him yank him forward right into a front kick
to the face from another ninja that knocks Connor on his
back.
The two ninjas holding Connor heave him up into the air, he
flips forward in midair and lands back first on a tree stump,
screaming in pain upon impact.
The chains loosen and release Connor. He slides off the stump
and crumbles to the ground.
CONNOR'S POV
The ninjas surround him in a tight circle, blocking
everything else from view. They all lean in and reach out for
Connor simultaneously, forcing a:
BLACK OUT.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN.
EXT. FOREST - DAY
A crowd of ninjas punch and kick at Connor, who is turtling
up with his hands over his head for protection.
PUSH IN on Connor's face as he clenches his teeth and closes
his eyes. He takes a kick to the ribs that turns him over to
his stomach.
Then he shoots up to his feet and throws his hands out. A
bright FLASH of energy throws every ninja off of him. They
sail through the air, smacking into the surrounding trees.
They all scramble back to their feet as Connor dashes around
his car to the trunk. He KICKS the center as hard as he can,
putting a huge dent in it and forcing it open.
Before he can reach in, a ninja flies into frame, dropkicking
him to the ground.
The second he lands, he thrusts his hands forward. Two BROAD
SWORDS fly out from the trunk into his hands.
The ninjas start to circle around him again as he gets to his
feet, twirling a sword in each hand.
Connor wipes the blood from his forehead onto the blade of
one of his swords.
All of the ninjas pull out their chains again. Connor slowly
turns in a circle, both of his swords at the ready.
The ninjas charge in. Connor hits a standing backflip and
sails right over the back of their circle, landing neatly on
both feet.
Now he has all of the ninjas in front of them. The one
closest to him turns and snaps its chain at Connor. It seems
to grow in length as it lashes out. Connor twists to the side
and lets the chain go past him.
He grabs the passing chain with one hand and spins around to
swing the free end back towards the owner. It wraps around
the ninja's ankles.
Connor continues spinning, still holding the chain. The
trapped ninja falls to its back and Connor swings it by the
chain in a circle, knocking over two ninjas who were circling
around.
He releases the chain and the ninja sails into three more of
its party.
Two ninjas to Connor's sides both wrap their chain around his
swords. Connor ducks and spins under the chains, forcing the
chains to twist around one another and yanking both ninjas
forward.
Connor ducks and spins twice more, then swings both swords
out to the side and DECAPITATES both incoming ninjas!
INT. PROFESSOR MARRUS'S LAB - SENSORY DEPRIVATION ROOM - DAY
Professor Marrus is up on her feet, slowly approaching
Bridget, her hands up in a "hands off" gesture. Bridget is
still balled up in the corner, shivering.
BRIDGET
(frightened; meek)
Where... where am I?
PROF. MARRUS
Okay, Bridget, it's alright. I'm a
friend. I'm not going to hurt you.
BRIDGET
My name isn't Bridget!
PROF. MARRUS
I know, sweetie.
BRIDGET
(screaming)
Stay back!
Professor Marrus stops immediately.
PROF. MARRUS
Okay... Rebekah. My name is
Michelle. Michelle Marrus. You're
in my lab. If you just calm down
and trust me, I'll explain why.
BRIDGET
(nervous)
Where are my folks?
PROF. MARRUS
(beat)
They're not here right now, but
I'll take you to them. Okay?
(extends her hand)
Just trust me.
Bridget, or REBEKAH apparently, takes Professor Marrus's hand
and gets to her feet.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - DAY
Gabriella angrily stomps out of the kitchen into the living
room with Alessia right behind her.
ALESSIA
Noone twisted your arm to go help
Connor after the Project Prodigy
spell was revoked. Hell, I recall
trying to talk you out of it.
Gabriella spins around to face her cousin, the anger evident
in her expression and body language.
ALESSIA
(points at Gabriella)
You weren't meant to be a part of
this, but when you chose to help
Connor, you put yourself into the
game. You and Kaia and Oliver, none
of you were to be players in this.
(beat)
But now you are.
GABRIELLA
So what? I'm his mother now?
ALESSIA
People that powerful need someone
to hold them in check. The history
of the world is a testament to what
happens when the power overtakes
the person. And you've seen what
happens to Connor.
GABRIELLA
I didn't ask for that
responsibility.
ALESSIA
(points up)
No, but it's yours now and you
can't run from it.
Gabriella tilts her head back and closes her eyes.
GABRIELLA
(shakes her head)
It's too late. He's already killed
someone, gave up his soul for good-
ALESSIA
And you're giving up on him? Just
like that without even trying?
(scoffs)
That's so typical of you.
GABRIELLA
I did try to stop it!
ALESSIA
Please. A half-assed contingency
plan to strap Connor's soul back on
him isn't trying.
Alessia casually plops down on the couch. Lesi hops up into
her lap and nestles herself under Alessia's arms. Gabriella
throws her arms up in frustration.
GABRIELLA
(exasperated)
So what'd the Powers expect me to
do?
ALESSIA
(beat; softly)
You know Connor better than
anyone. Well, anyone alive anyway.
There's only one way to stop him
from turning evil and you already
know what it is.
Alessia smiles and looks down at Lesi, continuing to stroke
her fur.
EXT. FOREST - DAY
A WHOOSH from behind gets Connor to spin around. Four ninjas
are in midair, looking to pounce on him.
PUSH IN on Connor as he grabs the end of two chains holding
his swords and using them to throw the swords out towards the
now out of frame ninjas.
Connor whips both of his arms back and forth with quick
snapping motions.
BACK TO a normal shot behind Connor as bits and pieces of all
four ninjas lands on the ground in front of him.
Connor yanks both chains back to retrieve both swords.
There are only three ninjas remaining now. Connor twirls both
swords up to attack positions and lowers his stance, ready
for the next wave.
CONNOR
I don't know what's going on,
but...
(points to one ninja)
You're gonna tell me. And you other
two are just S.O.L. I guess.
The one he just singled out for interrogation takes a step
backwards. The other two dart in, twirling their chains over
their hands.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - MAIN SALES FLOOR
Kaia's behind the counter by the cash register, leaning on it
and wearing an expression of a child who just learned the
truth about the Easter Bunny.
She turns to Casey, who is just finishing up filing her
nails.
KAIA
You're telling me that what Pike
did to me... was a good thing?
CASEY
(deadpan)
Well, not necessarily.
Kaia buries her face in her hands and moans.
PEYTON
Yeah, it took us four times to get
it. We'll try to keep it simple.
Connor's fated to turn evil. Okay?
Set in stone, done deal, the end.
(beat)
Or maybe not.
CASEY
Gabriella tried to change the past
once before and got herself killed.
Kaia twists her neck to look over at Casey.
CASEY
(waves it off; nonchalant)
But she's fine now. Time inevitably
corrects itself because she's not
meant to be dead.
KAIA
(shaking her head)
How? How does time just... correct
itself? Gab never explained how-
Taylor walks over to Kaia.
TAYLOR
That'd be Daddy. He tried putting
the Mark of Saa on Gabriella and
that didn't-
KAIA
(shocked)
She never said Oli's the one that-
(beat)
That son of a-
Peyton interrupts by tapping Kaia's shoulder. Kaia turns to
look at her.
PEYTON
Oh, don't go all holier than thou.
You sent Uncle Colby to kill Connor
not too much later after that.
Kaia's positively reeling from the bombardment of
revelations.
KAIA
(stammering)
I di... I couldn't...
CASEY
All three of you tried to change
time and failed. So the Powers
thought it was a done deal. If you
three weren't able to change time,
then there's nothing to correct,
right?
(beat)
Then... stuff changed.
KAIA
Stuff?
(beat; catching on)
Like the three of you.
All three girls nod.
TAYLOR
They weren't expecting Dad to go
that way.
It's off the thrice beaten path.
Tragic, especially for us, but...
in a way, it gave hope.
KAIA
(shakes her head)
No. There's no way that Pike...
killing you three was a good thing.
Kaia stands up and her daughters gather around her.
CASEY
Oh, it's not. It sucks, but it did
clue the Powers in.
PEYTON
Think of it this way. Each time one
of you tries to change the past
after Connor went rogue, it fails.
But Daddy manages to rub us out
before we're out of the womb. What
was the difference?
Kaia thinks about that one for a minute, but all she can do
is shrug in confusion.
INT. COUNTY JAIL - VISITING ROOM - DAY
Back with Pike and Benny, who haven't moved from their
earlier positions. Pike's looks like a child who learned the
truth about Santa Claus.
PIKE
What do they want with me? I'm
not...
(bows his head)
... anything worth wasting time on.
BENNY
Well, you ain't some grand destined
champion or anything, but you're on
their radar.
Pike looks up again, confused.
PIKE
(beat)
Why?
BENNY
Choice of friends. You end up
running with the greatest Slayer
ever, then you're buddies with the
child of the folks upstairs. That
ain't no coincidence.
Benny pauses to let Pike chew on that for a minute.
BENNY
Once. Right place, right time.
Twice in one lifetime? Nope.
(beat)
Sign of the times, bro. These days,
with the way the fight's all
complicated and whatnot, there's
gotta be more than just whoever who
steps up and says the flashy line.
Dudes like you are just as
important even if they don't get
the statues erected in their honor.
Pike looks at his best friend with a cold expression.
PIKE
Still doesn't explain why you're
here right now. Gab always told me
they weren't all that hands on.
BENNY
Things change. What I just said
about not losing your head? Turns
out your boy Connor wasn't cut out
for this line of work.
Benny pulls a file from his briefcase and slides it over to
Pike.
BENNY
He murdered somebody.
A beat. Pike holds a stare on Benny.
PIKE
Connor wouldn't. You're lying.
BENNY
You see me flying?
Another uncomfortable silence.
PIKE
Who was it?
BENNY
Not that it matters, but...
He trails off and nods his head towards the file. Pike flips
it open and starts reading.
PIKE
(looking through the file)
This is the kid that hijacked my
body.
BENNY
(shrugs)
And?
PIKE
He wouldn't ice this guy without a
good reason. That's not him. He's
not a killer.
BENNY
Neither were you until you capped
Ethan Rayne. What's your point?
That comment gets a rise out of Pike. He has to take a deep
breath to calm his nerves before continuing.
PIKE
I was defending myself. He was
gonna kill Gab and me.
BENNY
But you can't sit there and say it
didn't screw with your head, bro.
(beat)
Hell, first time your girl tried to
eat you, you just moped about it.
This last time, you go all Punisher
and-
Pike snaps his arm across the table, yanking Benny across the
table. He rolls Benny to his back starts to choke him with
one arm.
Despite the uncomfortable position, Benny looks perfectly
calm. Not like Pike could kill him or anything.
BENNY
Mmm. I feel I've hit a nerve. You
do know Josh's ambush was all his
doing after Kaia kicked his ass,
right? You know what they say about
assumptions.
Pike huffs and grits his teeth.
PIKE
Shut up about that! I made a
mistake! I am not a bad person!
BENNY
That was almost convincing.
Question is, do you believe it?
PIKE
(huffing)
I'm not, and Connor's not either.
let alone the devil you make him
out to be.
BENNY
Devils ain't nothing but fallen
angels, bro. This kid Connor put in
the dirt is just the start.
PIKE
The start of what?
Benny glances up at Pike, looking almost apologetic. One of
those questions both know the answer to, but neither wants to
say out loud.
EXT. FOREST - DAY
There are jagged bits and pieces of the robot ninjas
scattered all over the place, some emitting sparks.
ON Connor's car as a ninja crashes on top of the hood, both
arms missing from its body.
Connor himself descends into frame a split second later,
spiking a sword straight through the chest of the ninja!
Connor kneels over the ninja glaring as the ninja futilely
tries to free itself. The sword is lodged in to the hilt.
CONNOR
Now... I asked a question.
Connor takes the sword and TWISTS it ninety degrees. The
ninja lets out a gasp of pain.
CONNOR
Don't be rude and not answer.
Connor forcibly yanks the sword a few inches up the chest of
the ninja, leaving a small trail of sparks.
CONNOR
Why did you all try to kill me? And
where's Faas? I got a few questions
for him too.
Connor reaches up and pulls the metal faceplate off,
revealing the soft tissue human face underneath. The notably
very human eyes of the ninja show the pain it's in.
It gurgles and spasms as if it's going to going vomit, but
otherwise doesn't make a sound.
CONNOR
You wanna play it like that? Fine.
Connor rips the black felt shirt off the ninja. The exposed
stomach is a complex bit of machinery.
CONNOR
After we met the first time, Gab
and I dug up a little research.
Something about a self destruct
built into your stomach?
NINJA
Wait!
(straining)
We weren't trying to kill you.
Connor YANKS the sword up a couple more inches.
NINJA
We were only... to keep you...
occupied. Distracted.
Connor pulls his hand away from the stomach CPU.
NINJA
(gasps)
The girl. He went after the girl.
Wanted... no interference... from
you.
Connor's eyes light up, not needing to hear the name. After a
moment, his face hardens again.
CONNOR
Are all of you connected? Like a
hive mind?
A nod from the ninja.
CONNOR
Good. You can help me get a message
to Faas.
NINJA
Can't... transmit.
Connor plunges his hand into the stomach CPU and activates
the self destruct mechanism bomb!
CONNOR
(icily)
Yes, you can.
Connor hops off the car and starts up the hill towards the
street, leaving his victim impaled with no way to shut off
the rapidly beeping bomb.
NINJA
(crying out)
You can't leave me like-!
BOOM!
The ninja EXPLODES, the flames hitting the car's gas tank
causing a second explosion seconds later.
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