Announcement

**Lex** · 07-02-08, 05:27 PM

ACT ONE

OPEN ON ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? EVENING

BROGAN, KAIA, URSULA, CONSTANCE, TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA are all stood at various places around the lobby. While BROGAN remains transfixed on the door, the others begin to turn to one another.

The lobby has yet to be transformed into what XAK saw when he returned. XAK, CATE, DANTE and LANCE had only just left?

TRAFFORD: (openly) So uh, what now?

URSULA looks down, sighing heavily.

URSULA: I'll be in my room. Excuse me.

She turns now and walks away to her bedroom.

KAIA: Ursula?

TRAFFORD: Just let her go Kaia.

KAIA: Why?

TRAFFORD: Because enough has been said tonight and everyone just needs to take a step back and get some perspective.

KAIA sighs and runs a hand through her hair.

KAIA: This is all my fault?I'm such an idiot.

She covers her face. SOFIA and ELISE share an awkward look, and CONSTANCE turns to her.

CONSTANCE: This was going to happen sooner or later Kaia. We all wished it was going to be different, but we were kidding ourselves thinking this merge was going to be a smooth ride.

KAIA: I guess?I just wish things were different. If I could get a chance to change what I?

BROGAN turns now, looking dead at her.

BROGAN: Well let's hope Xak comes back then. Wouldn't want your guilty conscious to last too long now, would we?

Everyone is silent at this and BROGAN looks away from KAIA and walks towards one of the corridors towards his bedroom. KAIA looks at him desperately and goes to go after him.

CONSTANCE grabs her arm.

CONSTANCE: Leave him. He's stubborn when he's like this. You know that, you won't get anywhere.

KAIA looks back at her and then to TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA who are all looking awkward.

KAIA: (repeating) This is my fault.

SOFIA: It's pointless to place blame anymore. We should just get some rest, it's been a long day.

TRAFFORD: Someone should stay up in case Xak and the others return.

CONSTANCE: Right now he's seeing red, I doubt he's going to come back any time soon.

TRAFFORD looks at her persistently. She rolls her eyes.

CONSTANCE: (sighing) Fine, I'll be in the Unit keeping a look out if anyone needs me.

SOFIA: Me too, I don't like the thought of them out there with everything against them.

TRAFFORD nods and he motions to ELISE; they both leave the lobby and head towards their rooms. CONSTANCE, joined by SOFIA, exits also and they both head towards the Intelligence Unit.

KAIA is left alone in the lobby. She looks around at all the empty corridors, the empty floor and eventually looks to the front door. A blank expression on her face.

CUT TO - NEW YORK
CONTAINERS ? EXT.DOCKS ? NIGHT

With XAK, CATE, DANTE and LANCE around the Central Park area, the docks are deserted. BLACK, with DELILAH and JESSE either side of him, address the vampire warriors stood in front of him.

BLACK: This mission would appear to be easier than we'd originally planned. Not only have they left the door open but, with them gone, we're up against the Syndicate alone. Which leaves what, Delilah?

DELILAH: Two witches; powerful ones, but mortals none the less. One fighter, who's only experience, is training in a hell dimension. The trickiest one to eliminate will be the shadow girl, so be on your guard. The final three are mortal, and two of them have the ability to heal the others. So try to keep them separate. Other than that, it should be a clean sweep.

BLACK: Thank you Delilah. But remember, we need the two women. Sin wants them alive for reasons unbeknownst to me. The others are collateral, and heathens against our mistress. Kill them all.

The vampires smirk at the prospect of a feast.

BLACK: Tonight we won't just make history, we shall erase it. Move in.

The vampires nod and follow BLACK, DELILAH and JESSE through the doorway of the container.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

TRAFFORD and ELISE walk towards the Medical Ward. He turns to her.

TRAFFORD: (signing) I won't be a moment, just need to clean up.

ELISE rolls her eyes.

ELISE: (signing) You're such a neat freak, it's pathetic.

He smirks.

TRAFFORD: (signing) It's Ursula's influence. She's always saying how messy the departments are.

ELISE sighs.

ELISE: (signing) Did you talk to her?

TRAFFORD looks down and as they arrive to the Medical Ward, he looks away from her and opens the door.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

He walks into the room but she hurries after him and reaches out to grab his arm; making sure he faces her.

ELISE: (signing) What did she say?

TRAFFORD: (signing) Not much. She avoided it.

ELISE looks annoyed at this.

TRAFFORD: (signing) Look, I believe you sis. Just give it some time, when all this blows over, I'm sure she'll tell us what she's hiding.

ELISE moves away from TRAFFORD now and begins tidying up some of the medical supplies. He watches her move around the Ward until he realizes what is out: a mixing bowl and a few ingredients. He didn't put them there, and due to ELISE'S ignorance of why they're there?he knows it isn't her.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
URSULA'S ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

URSULA is kneeling on the floor in front of three stones. Her fingers are entwined and her eyes are closed. Her laptop is on the desk and is on.

URSULA: (whispering) Please. Kalipso?give me guidance. I know I'm far, but I need you more than ever?

A bleeping noise begins to sound which startles her. She opens her eyes and looks around her, firstly at the stones. Then it dawns on her that it is in fact coming from the laptop. She stands up and looks at the screen. It's a map of the base. The bleep is coming from the stairway entrance; a motion detector. She smiles.

URSULA: By Suspiria's blessing, they've returned.

She looks relieved and stands walking towards the door, she opens it and leaves, hurrying out into the corridor.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

SOFIA is sat in one of the chairs looking vacantly at a report, nothing written yet. CONSTANCE meanwhile is pacing the room, infuriated.

CONSTANCE: I mean can you believe them? We've done everything for them and they throw it in our faces.

SOFIA remains silent and continues to stare into space; deep in thought.

CONSTANCE: And now they're out there putting their lives at risk just to spite us!

She scoffs and the camera moves in to SOFIA'S face.

CONSTANCE: Oh! And don't even get me started on Cate?

SOFIA looks down now.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

URSULA hurries down the corridor, heading towards the lobby.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
BROGAN'S ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The sound of the shower running can be heard through a door next to BROGAN'S large bedroom. Eventually the sound of the water running stops, and after a few minutes BROGAN appears in the door way, his hair wet, and a towel around his waist. He looks startled at someone else in the room.

BROGAN: Jeez.

He breathes deeply.

BROGAN: I thought the point of us having en-suites meant we didn't have any more awkward encounters like this again.

The camera rotates to show KAIA sat on the edge of his bed. She looks to him, and can't help but let her eyes slip south for a few seconds.

KAIA: Relax, nothing I haven't seen before.

BROGAN: Yeah well can you leave, just ?cause you've seen once doesn't mean I want you seeing now.

She rolls her eyes, and stands.

KAIA: Fine, I just wanted to apologize?forget it?

She walks towards the door and he sighs.

BROGAN: Kaia wait?

She stops, and looks back.

BROGAN: ?Look this isn't your entire fault ok. It was harsh of me to say it was. We've all got issues going on with one another and what happened tonight was only partly because of you and Xak.

She smiles at him.

KAIA: Thanks, I think.

BROGAN smiles weakly back at her. She begins walking towards him.

KAIA: And, what you told me earlier?

He shakes his head.

BROGAN: Yeah it would be really good for my depleted ego if we kinda forgot about that.

KAIA: I can't. I know I haven't showed it much but you mean the world to me.

He looks at her surprised. Did she feel the same??

KAIA: (finishing her sentence) You all do.

BROGAN nods, his jaw tight.

BROGAN: I know.

KAIA: I'll make it up to you, and to Xak and the others if they come back.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

URSULA makes her way into the lobby, and with a sense of exigency, she hurries towards the entrance?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
BROGAN'S ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN and KAIA are still talking in his room. He looks slightly beat and embarrassed and getting the wrong end of the stick?

BROGAN: I hope you get the chance.

KAIA looks at him for a moment and looks into his eyes.

KAIA: I hope I do?

They look at one another.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

TRAFFORD makes his way closer to the ingredients, curious.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

While CONSTANCE continues to rant and rave, SOFIA continues to stare blankly at the empty report, breathing serenely.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

URSULA, reaching the door, places her hand on the handle and opens the door.

URSULA: Xak, thank god you?

She is punched and sent flying across the floor, sliding across the floor with the faint splatter of her blood tainting the pristine ground. The camera turns to show BLACK with his fist clenched, DELILAH and JESSE are either side of him and the other vampires are stood behind him.

BLACK walks into the lobby and looks around, before looking back to the surprised URSULA who is still on the floor, nursing her wound.

BLACK: I'm sorry dear?were you expecting someone else?

His eyes turn to a maniacal glare. They had got inside?

CUT TO BLACK

END OF ACT ONE

**Lex** · 07-02-08, 05:29 PM

ACT TWO

OPEN ON ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The camera shows a quick high angled shot of the inferior URSULA LAKE on the floor of the lobby, BLACK towering above her a few feet away.

The camera opts for a close up of BLACK as he nods to the vampires.

BLACK: Move in?

URSULA (O/S): No.

He turns to her. She is on the floor, her lip is still bleeding. She holds up her hand towards him and it appears do nothing. He smirks and laughs.

BLACK: Oh my dear Mrs Lake. You really have lost your touch. It's clear that your reputation overestimates you.

He takes a step forwards but then is pushed back by an invisible barrier.

URSULA smiles defiantly and stands, keeping her hand firmly in position and her energy focused.

URSULA: My reputation does nothing of the sort, "Mr." Black.

She moves backwards and over to the Observation Deck. She reaches under the desk and presses a button. Red lights begin to flash around the lobby, and a siren sounds.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

Just as TRAFFORD approaches the ingredients, red light fills the Medical Ward and a siren sounds. He looks straight behind him to ELISE. She reaches into her pocket. She has a portable panic alarm. It's vibrating. They look at one another and run to the door.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

CONSTANCE stops walking, SOFIA stops staring blankly. Both of them distracted by the sound of wailing sirens and the rouge of the lights. They hurry towards the door, knowing they need to get to the lobby?now.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
BROGAN'S ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN'S room fills with the same light and the same sound as the whole base. Both BROGAN and KAIA look around. KAIA'S eyes widen.

KAIA: There's been a breach.

BROGAN: This may require clothing.

KAIA: I'd say so.

She turns her back as BROGAN drops the towel.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

The camera focuses on URSULA whose hand is shaking slightly as she holds the barrier away from the growling vampires. She's too weak to hold on to the button any longer either she lets it go and the sirens stop.

DELILAH and JESSE hurl all their weight, through their fist, at the barrier with immense power. As they continue to do this, CONSTANCE, TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA arrive in the lobby from different corridors. ELISE and SOFIA look scared at the vampires, TRAFFORD looks shocked but CONSTANCE looks angry.

SOFIA: Oh my god, is that?

URSULA: Lord Chancellor Black. Sin's army?

CONSTANCE: And he brought a party.

TRAFFORD: How did they get in, they're vampires. They need an invite.

URSULA: Unfortunately the base isn't private, if it was it could be found on any mediocre locator spell. Private land underneath the ocean causes some attention we don't need?

TRAFFORD: Yeah well it looks like public land also does?

URSULA: (confused, and intermittent through weak breaths) But what I don't understand is how they bypassed the enchantments?

BROGAN and KAIA rush on to screen into the lobby, BROGAN'S hair wet, and they look at the gang confused.

KAIA: Hey what's happened?!

She follows their gaze to the vampires.

KAIA: Oh?

They pause for a moment as everyone absorbs the reality of what has happened. BROGAN breathes deeply.

BROGAN: Ursula, how did this happen? I thought we had defensive spells set up so this exact thing didn't happen?!

She looks to be suffering as she holds the barrier with all her weakening might; they all notice.

URSULA: My laptop's motion detector located a presence in the stairway. I thought it was Xak returning but when I opened the door, well I think we know that's not him.

BROGAN: (shouting angrily, realising) Damn it!

CONSTANCE: Ea, what?!

BROGAN: (seething) They must have seen Charlie and I at Sirens?did their homework on us.

URSULA eyes begin to squint in order to focus. She's losing it?

URSULA: We do not have time to place blame. Ea, grab the briefcase in the cabinet on the Observation Deck?

He nods and hurries to the Observation Deck.

TRAFFORD: (concerned, to URSULA) Are you ok?

The camera moves to CONSTANCE who's thinking about what BROGAN said and piecing it together?

URSULA (O/S): There's more important things to concern yourself over than my welfare, Trafford. I'm fine?

CONSTANCE: (figuring) They left the door open?it's the only way they could have gotten past the enchantments.

Everyone looks shocked as BROGAN returns with the briefcase.

SOFIA: I'm sure they wouldn't!

KAIA: She's right though. The spells were set up so this exact thing couldn't happen when those doors were locked!

URSULA: (straining, with as much effort as she can muster) I told you we do not have time! We must vacate the area?I can't hold this for much longer.

BROGAN looks at URSULA, resolute.

BROGAN: We need to use the failsafe.

She looks unsure. The others look confused.

KAIA: Failsafe? What failsafe? (intrigued) We have a failsafe?

URSULA: (to BROGAN) If we must, then we must. Ea, take the others and get there. Now!

BROGAN: I'm not leaving you Ursula.

KAIA: I'll help her. Just go to wherever this failsafe thing is.

BROGAN looks unsure.

KAIA: Look if Ursula short circuits, let's face it?there's only me that can hold them back on my own.

BROGAN looks at her, still wary.

KAIA: Go Ea?or I swear to god I'll kick your ass.

She looks at him resilient. He nods, and rounds up TRAFFORD, SOFIA and ELISE. CONSTANCE looks at KAIA.

CONSTANCE: Sure you got this?

KAIA: Hell yes.

CONSTANCE nods, and then follows BROGAN and the others down one of the corridors.

KAIA stands by URSULA'S side as her control over the barrier begins to wane.

URSULA: (weakly) Kaia?

KAIA: (reassuring her) Don't worry, just let it go. Now?

And with this URSULA lets the barrier fall. BLACK takes a step forward into the lobby.

BLACK: (to URSULA and KAIA) If this is all you have, we really won't be taking up much of your time.

KAIA catches URSULA as she faints. KAIA smiles at BLACK.

KAIA: That's sweet of you. Unfortunately for you, it is far from all we have?

She holds her palm out and a ball of white blinding light begins to materialize. She throws it at the floor and the room turns static, and a high pitched ringing sound begins to sound, and echo, round the room so that everything glass smashes.

The camera focuses on BLACK, DELILAH and JESSE as they writhe in pain on the floor, the ringing torturing them and their eyes suffering under the light. As quickly as it happens, it disappears. BLACK looks around him to see DELILAH, JESSE and all the vampires on the floor with him, dazed and confused; shattered glass surrounding and covering them. KAIA and URSULA are gone.

BLACK: (shouting) Get them! NOW! They went down that corridor?

He points to the corridor where BROGAN disappeared down. All the vampires jump up and rush down the corridor. BLACK breathes deeply.

BLACK: They can't hide from me?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

DELILAH and JESSE lead the front as the vampires scour the corridors. They kick open some of the doors but they've missed one. The camera focuses on a blank piece of wall with a picture of the Syndicate on it back in the caves of hell. SMITH, is in it. It is slightly askew, hanging off its hook slightly.

The camera closes in on the picture and then it passes through the wall to show a room behind the wall?a hidden doorway.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
HIDDEN ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The room is very dark and only the faint outline of light from the edges of the doorway illuminate the fact that BROGAN, KAIA, URSULA, CONSTANCE, TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA are inside. Each one showing a mixture of anger and worry in their expression.

KAIA: (whispering) This is the failsafe? A small black room. We're trapped!

URSULA: Not quite. This may appear to be no more than a utility closet to the outside eye, but with the right perception, this room can be anything you wish it to be.

TRAFFORD: (confused) What?

URSULA: Just trust me. Everyone, it is imperative that you think "safe"?

CONSTANCE: Safe?

BROGAN: Just do it Constance?

TRAFFORD turns to ELISE and begins signing, but there is almost no light.

KAIA clicks her fingers and flames appear at the tips of her nails so ELISE can see.

TRAFFORD: (to KAIA) Thanks.

She smiles as TRAFFORD explains the situation via sign language to his sister. ELISE nods, understanding.

URSULA: Ok, everyone join hands. On three: one?

TRAFFORD nods his head in time with the counting, ELISE pays close attention to him. They all link hands.

URSULA: ?Two?three!

They close their eyes?each of them thinking "safe"?as the room fills with a blinding white lights which mystically wraps each one of them and absorbs them.

FLASH TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
SEPHY'S DOORWAY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

DELILAH and JESSE run around a corner in the alleyway and they come across the doorway to SEPHY'S quarters. The other vampires are behind them.

DELILAH: Whoa?

JESSE turns to the other vampires.

JESSE: Go! Find another route?

The vampires soon disperse and retreat back down the corridor to continue searching.

DELILAH and JESSE pause looking at the doorway and its immense size. They look scared almost.

JESSE: It's Persephone's door, isn't it? Sin's Grandmother?

She nods.

JESSE: Wow?

DELILAH turns to him.

DELILAH: Jess, what have we gotten into? This isn't some petty apocalypse, this is full scale mythological war.

She gulps, facing the reality of the situation.

DELILAH: We're never going to survive this?we're just extras.

JESSE nods, feeling bleak.

JESSE: You're right.

DELILAH: And however Black dresses it up with his fancy talk, we're vampires - we're just collateral.

They look at one another, hesitant and doubtful, with the doorway to the private quarters of one of the most powerful entities the world has ever seen right in front of them.

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
OBSERVATION DECK ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BLACK is stood looming over the surveillance monitors on the Observation Deck, his beady eyes darting from screen to screen in the hope of a glimpse of a member of The Kalipso Syndicate.

DELILAH (O/S): Sir?

He turns to see DELILAH stood on her own nearby.

BLACK: You have returned empty handed Ms. Moore.

DELIALH: We've searched everywhere. There's only one locked door.

BLACK: Hm, yes, I've noticed. The door to the goddess' quarters, a room without cameras or another entrance. Curious...

DELILAH: (worried) And we're not breaking in right?

He looks at her shocked.

BLACK: I beg your pardon?

DELILAH: That room belongs to a goddess.

BLACK: And, you expect us to respect her privacy?

DELILAH: Look we're more than happy to take out a few witches or two but when it comes to violating the privacy of a goddess who is clearly more than pissed with us as it is?

BLACK moves forwards and embraces her by holding both her arms firmly.

BLACK: This is a war Delilah. It is the reason you were sired. Sin needs disciples to overthrow this world and overthrow her roots. If you cannot simply infiltrate the quarters of one of those roots, then we have a problem. Do you understand me?

DELILAH pauses.

DELILAH: (vacantly) Ok?

BLACK smiles.

BLACK: That's my girl?

She still looks unsure and turns, walking away from BLACK with a morbid look in her eye.

FLASH TO ? UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN ? INT.UNKNOWN ? UNKNOWN

The light dies down to show The Kalipso Syndicate in a pristine white room. They all, apart from BROGAN and URSULA, look confused as to where they are.

BROGAN: (to URSULA) This is right?

URSULA: It is. We're here.

SOFIA: Uh, anyone care to elucidate those who are in the lesser part of knowing where we are?

Her eyes widen, worried.

SOFIA: This isn't The White Room is it?

URSULA: Well it is white, and a room, so in a sense yes. But not the one you are familiar with.

CONSTANCE: What was that room back there?

BROGAN: Well, it was less of a room and more of a portal.

KAIA: So, this is the failsafe?

URSULA: The Sponsor was concerned in the construction of this base that the enchantment on the stairway would not stop an attack and so introduced a contingency plan. The Aperture.

TRAFFORD: The what?

BROGAN: The Aperture. It is a portal into any dimension we want to go. It's the only way out of the base and the safest.

URSULA: It will take you anywhere you desire. The Sponsor entrusted me with the knowledge of The Aperture's location but in case anything were to happen to me, I told Ea.

KAIA: (figuring) I get it, so when we thought "safe" it saw what we desired and brought us here.

BROGAN: (nodding) Exactly.

TRAFFORD begins signing to ELISE to explain to her exactly what is happening and what has happened.

SOFIA: So where are we exactly?

URSULA: (looking around) I'm not sure. But if it's safe, there's a good chance that we're in a dimension that has yet to be filled or has yet to come to pass.

KAIA: What's the plan then? I presume we're not just hiding here until their pillage spree is over.

URSULA: Of course not, we cannot trust them to ransack the base with the wealth of knowledge we have at our disposal here. Ea?the briefcase.

He places the briefcase on the floor and opens it.

BROGAN: This could work to our advantage.

The others move in to look inside the briefcase.

KAIA: (confused) Guns?

CONSTANCE: They're not ordinary guns?

BROGAN looks up to URSULA.

BROGAN: So what's the plan?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

The camera focuses on the picture of the syndicate. The wall and the doorway to The Aperture. The wall begins to move to the side, silently, and out of the darkness of The Aperture sidles BROGAN, KAIA and CONSTANCE. Each of them brandishing a handgun. BROGAN nods to KAIA.

BROGAN: Kaia, you head to the Mystic Lab corridor?take anything out you see, and get anything from there you can use.

She nods as he looks to CONSTANCE.

BROGAN: Head to the main tunnel. Make it a strike - hide if needs be.

CONSTANCE: Cousin, please. Have we just met?

She smirks and dissipates into a glimmer and she disappears. KAIA looks to BROGAN.

KAIA: Where are you going?

BROGAN: I've gotta make sure they can get to Sephy's safely?

He goes to leave but KAIA grabs his arm.

KAIA: Just be careful. This is more dangerous than you think.

He turns his head back to her, then looks forward again and walks away down the corridor. KAIA watches him and then breathes heavily, summoning her courage. She hurries in the opposite direction, and the doorway to The Aperture closes once again.

CUT TO ? THE APERTURE
EMPTY SPACE ? INT.DIMENSION TO BE ? UNKNOWN

URSULA looks faint, and it has not gone un-noticed by TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA.

SOFIA: (to URSULA) Are you ok?

URSULA smiles reassuringly.

URSULA: Oh I'm fine dear. Just a barrier of that magnitude takes its toll on and old girl like me.

TRAFFORD looks at ELISE and then approaches URSULA.

TRAFFORD: Here let me help.

URSULA: Trafford, it's nothing. Just a cut lip.

TRAFFORD: I can give you some of my energy?it'll help.

URSULA sighs.

URSULA: All right?

He takes her hands and both pairs of hands begin to glow. He closes his eyes to concentrate.

URSULA: I have to say, you surprise me.

TRAFFORD: How?

She looks at him.

URSULA: Your parents were stubborn. I see the apple has fallen far from the tree?

TRAFFORD: How do you mean?

ELISE pays close attention, lip reading their conversation.

URSULA: Your selflessness speaks volumes Trafford. Even when my leadership of the group is questionable and even when you know I'm betraying you?you still help me.

The glowing stops as TRAFFORD breaks the physical link with her. He opens his eyes and looks at her.

TRAFFORD: So you admit it. You are betraying my sister and me.

URSULA sighs, feeling stronger from his healing.

URSULA: There is a secret Trafford. One that is not appropriate to share at this time. But?it's burden has become unbearable. So, when we have driven these monsters from our home, I promise I will tell you and Elise everything.

She looks at ELISE and smiles.

URSULA: You two have suffered enough, one of you in silence for decades. You deserve to know what I am to tell you...

TRAFFORD looks at her, and then turns to ELISE who looks just as confused as he does. What was she hiding?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BLACK is stood looking around the empty lobby of the base as JESSE appears behind him. BLACK doesn't turn around. While he continues absorbing the peace, he senses his prot?g?'s presence.

BLACK: You can see why they picked it can't you?

JESSE looks confused.

JESSE: How do you mean?

BLACK: Under the Atlantic. The serenity?all the problems of the world above seem insignificant down here. This is why they will lose?they're too busy hiding from their problems, instead of facing them...

JESSE: Yeah I get it, it's better down where it's wetter and all that.

He pauses.

JESSE: Listen?

BLACK: (interrupting) You're having doubts too.

JESSE clenches his jaw unable to lie or answer.

BLACK: Young Miss Delilah also feels the same.

A wave of confidence sweeps JESSE knowing that DELILAH has approached BLACK with her worries.

JESSE: (boldly) Can you blame us?

BLACK doesn't answer.

JESSE: We've doubted our position for a while now. We're not included in decisions like Leo and Farah were. We're just being used!

BLACK listens to him.

JESSE: But hey, perhaps that's what happens when you're a last resort huh? Needed someone to fill their shoe no matter who that person was?

BLACK turns now.

BLACK: (angry) You are a warrior of darkness Jesse Reed and whether you want it or not, you're a part of this. So you can either accept that and do what you were made to do, or fall!

JESSE looks away doubtful. BLACK approaches him and places a hand on his shoulder.

BLACK: I can understand worries, especially in bleak times, but Sin will be victorious, and when she is, we will be rewarded.

JESSE: How can you be so sure we'll make it that far? It's war, everyone's expendable.

BLACK simply smiles and moves past him to the Observation Deck once again.

BLACK: Let us forget we ever spoke of this. Let's just put it down to nerves. (laughing) Vampires would be a stronger race if we weren't originally human. Wood might kill us but that's our one weakness.

JESSE turns and looks at him as BLACK stands in front of the monitors once again. The camera moves in on JESSE'S face.

BLACK (O/S): Now, be a good boy and find Delilah. The corridor to Persephone's room was not the corridor those cowards retreated down. Leave the others to their liberating loot. I want you and Delilah to bring me their bodies within the hour. (his tone changing) Or I might take this conversation into more consideration that I had originally planned to?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MYSTIC LABS ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

Four of the vampires are ransacking KAIA and SHELTER'S office. Chairs and tables are overturned and various potions soak up the various files in the office.

KAIA (O/S): You know breaking and entering is frowned upon by most forms of society.

The vampires turn to her, snarling. She's stood in the doorway with her hands behind her back. One of the vampires pushes over a large cauldron, causing it to smash on the floor and KAIA glares deeply at him.

KAIA: That was my favourite cauldron.

One of the vampires laughs.

VAMPIRE: What ya gonna do little girl? Glare me to death.

She pulls her gun out from behind her back and points it at him.

KAIA: Not exactly.

The VAMPIRE laughs.

VAMPIRE: That'll barely itch.

KAIA looks at the gun and shrugs.

KAIA: Let's see then shall we?

She fires the gun, and time moves in slow motion. A metal black bullet leaves the barrel and travels straight towards the VAMPIRE'S chest. As it gets closer however, the metal casing strips away from the bullet leaving only wood...

As the wooden bullet is inches away from the VAMPIRE'S chest, time resorts to normal. The bullet hits him dead on in the heart, and the VAMPIRE'S eyes widen in shock. He looks down at his chest and then to KAIA.

KAIA: (surprised) Wow, I'm a good shot, right?

The VAMPIRE dusts. The others look shocked and then they run towards her. She aims her gun at one of them and shoots, dusting another one. The other two rush at her though, and they get to close for her to aim the gun. She turns and runs out of the room back into the corridor. She fires the gun at them a few times, but the bullets miss?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE

Three of the vampires are looting through the computers in the Intelligence Unit. Some are flicking through boxes of papers, and some through old surveillance footage. The door to the archives is open. One of the vampires turns to one of the others.

VAMPIRE #1: They sure did their homework on us.

VAMPIRE #2: And everything else.

VAMPIRE #1: We should make copies so Black can see.

VAMPIRE #2 nods, just as the sound of dusting can be heard from the third vampire. The two other vampires stand alert, and look around at the empty room. No one is there apart from the pile of dust from their friend.

VAMPIRE #2: What the hell?

VAMPIRE #1: Sh! We're not alone?

They slowly move around the room, looking around at the various corners, expecting to see someone. They both stand back to back looking around the room. They know who's here?

VAMPIRE #2: Do you see her?

Before VAMPIRE #1 can reply, CONSTANCE materializes in front of him and points her gun. She shoots him dead on in the heart, and as VAMPIRE #2 turns, she dusts him as well with her second bullet. She stands on their dust piles as the fragments begin to settle around her. She smirks at them. Her smirk soon fades as she hears growling.

Three more vampires are stood in the doorway to the archives. She looks at them, slightly more nervous, knowing she doesn't have the upper hand. She shoots the gun at them, but misses. One of them picks up a computer monitor and hurls it at her. It hits her and knocks her to the floor. The gun falls out of her hand. She's hurt?she doesn't have enough energy to shadow.

She stands up and hobbles towards the door, scared. The vampires hurry after her, hot in pursuit.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
SEPHY'S DOORWAY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

DELILAH has some of the vampires are pounding the door to SEPHY'S quarters, the door bending slightly under their immense strength. DELILAH is stood watching them.

DELILAH: (impatiently) Faster.

JESSE approaches her from behind. He doesn't look happy.

JESSE: How's it going?

DELILAH: (angrily) Could be going a lot more quickly?

JESSE: (quietly) You spoke to Black.

She looks at him and sighs.

DELILAH: Then I take it you did too.

JESSE: (quietly) What are we going to do Del?

She pauses.

DELILAH: We're going to carry on as we always have; go with the flow. We're too far into this thing to get out now. We have no choice?not anymore.

JESSE: You're right. No going back.

DELILAH smiles weakly at him.

JESSE: Come on, Black's got us bigger fish to fry. They can get whatever is inside without us.

She looks back at the vampires deconstructing the doorway and nods, then turns back to JESSE

DELILAH: Just don't leave me. Please.

JESSE looks at her. For a moment the image of TINA standing where DELILAH is, flashes on screen. He looks DELILAH in the eyes. She would never be TINA, but they were technically blood related?siblings in death.

JESSE: I won't. We'll be fine Del. Let's just stick to what we do best.

They begin walking away down the corridor and the camera moves away to show the ceiling.

DELILAH (O/S): Yeah, I mean we are kick ass strong?

BROGAN is spread, holding on with all four limbs to the pipes running along the ceiling, his gun in his teeth.

JESSE (O/S): And if we are gonna go down?we'll sure as hell take as many with us as we can?

BROGAN cannot be seen without looking closely, but it is what he saw that is important. He looks confused at the scene that played before his eyes. SIN'S army were not as strong as they thought?

DELILAH (O/S): Amen to that?

CUT TO - THE APERTURE
EMPTY SPACE ? INT.DIMENSION TO BE ? UNKNOWN

URSULA, TRAFFORD, ELISE and SOFIA are stood waiting. SOFIA, with her arms crossed taps her fingers on her arm, impatiently.

SOFIA: It's been ten minutes. We should go.

TRAFFORD: They may not have cleared the way yet.

URSULA: No, Sofia's right. We can't stay here. We need to get to Persephone's room as soon as possible. We can make an S.O.S call to The Sponsor from there.

They all look slightly nervous.

URSULA: Remember, to get back. Just think "return"?and we shall.

ELISE notices her lip movements.

URSULA: On three. One?two?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
SEPHY'S DOORWAY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN jumps down from the ceiling, and catches his gun in his hand. He has landed un-noticed as the vampires, five of them, continue to try to break the door down. BROGAN walks up to them confidently.

BROGAN: Nah you see you won't be able to break in. We made sure to reinforce the doors locks with not just re-enforced titanium steel, but magic as well.

The vampires turn, confused as to who is talking to them. BROGAN continues to stare at the door tutting.

BROGAN: Bitch to get into, but hey.

He looks at them. They snarl at him.

BROGAN: Now come on?I was just trying to help!

As the vampires pounce towards him he shoots two of them dead on in the heart, dusting them instantaneously.

He looks at them, backing away slightly. He winks at them.

BROGAN: Come and get me boys.

They growl and run after him, he turns and begins running away, a smirk on his face. He had cleared the way for them?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

The camera focuses on the doorway to The Aperture. It's closed, but it begins to open?

TRAFFORD, followed by SOFA, URSULA and then ELSE emerge from the doorway. The corridor is clear.

TRAFFORD: Let's hope they did their job.

SOFIA: They're good warriors, I'm sure they did.

URSULA nods, agreeing. The women begin heading down the corridor, with TRAFFORD behind them. It's quiet, too quiet. It's soon broken as, suddenly, someone grabs TRAFFORD and rams his head against the wall, knocking him out cold. He slumps to the floor and the women turn around to look at who's there. It's DELILAH and JESSE.

DELILAH: Boo!

URSULA holds out her palm and a powerful ball of energy begins to form, but JESSE roundhouse kicks her, knocking her to the floor unconscious.

ELISE and SOFIA step backwards. SOFIA shields ELISE and stands in front of her as JESSE and DELILAH move forwards towards them both.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

The camera shows the Lobby, and out of three separate corridors emerge BROGAN, KAIA and CONSTANCE, each with approximately three or five vampires after them. They skid to a stop in the lobby, realising that they're trapped, there's no-where to run.

BLACK is stood in front of them, smiling.

BLACK: Welcome children.

BROGAN, KAIA and CONSTANCE look around them. The vampires have them out numbered.

CUT TO BLACK

END OF ACT TWO

**Lex** · 07-02-08, 05:47 PM

ACT THREE

OPEN ON ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The camera shows an establishing shot of the lobby. BROGAN, KAIA and CONSTANCE are still outnumbered, they're still trapped. BROGAN looks at KAIA and she looks at him.

KAIA: Well at least we cleared the corridors?

BLACK: Uh uh! Now now Mrs. Thorn. There will be no chattering.

KAIA clenches her jaw in anger.

KAIA: It's Ms. Blaze actually.

BLACK: Hm, curious.

KAIA: What is?

BLACK: It's just odd you'd come to your sense with his girlfriend gone. I mean it's clear to everyone else you're insignificant, but you took your time realizing that too?

KAIA: I don't actually see how this has anything to do with you. You come in here, disrupting our way of life?

BLACK: (cutting her off, angrily) ?Your way of life is destroying ours "Ms. Blaze"?do not forget that! (calmer) Now, be good kids and drop those guns of yours.

CONSTANCE grips her gun and so does BROGAN.

BLACK shakes his head.

BLACK: I think we both know there's more of us than there is bullets in those guns. So drop them.

CONSTANCE: We got more than guns.

BLACK: Yes so I understand?but your ability Miss. Kyll is restricted to camouflage. Not walking through solid objects?so how exactly will you be escaping?

CONSTANCE: Why would I want to escape?

BLACK: Why, my dear. You're one of the reasons we're here, you're one of women we need Miss Kyll. Sin wants you.

BROGAN and KAIA look at CONSTANCE as the camera closes in on her confused face.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

DELILAH and JESSE move closer to SOFIA and ELISE.

SOFIA: (seething) Get away from us and get out?

DELILAH laughs.

JESSE: Yeah you know I don't think that's happening somehow.

DELILAH: No offence lady but you don't stand a chance. It's kill or be killed in this war.

JESSE: We know it.

DELILAH: And you know it.

JESSE: Don't you think, it's kind of obvious where you fit in?

As they get closer, SOFIA hurries forward and begins throwing feeble punches at both of them. While she obviously is no match for them she turns back to ELISE who looks at her desperately.

SOFIA: (shouting at ELISE) Go!

ELISE turns and hurriedly bangs three times on the doorway to The Aperture. The door opens and she hurries inside, closing it behind her.

DELILAH notices, but annoyed with SOFIA'S struggling she punches her out cold. She falls to the floor limp, next to URSULA and TRAFFORD.

JESSE approaches the wall that houses the doorway to The Aperture.

JESSE: Well how about that. They've got a clubhouse. Reckon we're invited?

DELILAH scoffs.

DELILAH: Leave her?

She looks back at URSULA, TRAFFORD and SOFIA.

DELILAH: ?We got what we came for.

They look back at URSULA, TRAFFORD and SOFIA all lying unconscious on the floor.

CUT TO ? THE APERTURE
DARK SPACE ? INT.ENTRANCE - UNKNOWN

ELISE clutches her stomach, tears running down her face in fear. She looks at the doorway unsure of what to do. She looks down, and then wipes the tears from her face. She looks up, a more determined courageous face.

JESSE (O/S): (laughing) Ha?you're right. What's she gonna do.

We can hear them laughing at her, but she can't.

She couldn't let her family die, not without trying something. So she closes her eyes, and thinks hard?

ELISE: (softly) War?

And with her determined but quiet words, the room fills with a blinding white light, transporting the young Artair to a new dimension?

FLASH TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN looks from CONSTANCE to BLACK.

BROGAN: What do you want with Constance?

BLACK looks to BROGAN.

BLACK: I don't question Sin's motives my boy. If she wants your cousin, then you can be sure that there's a good reason.

BROGAN: That's funny, because your vampires seem to question her.

BLACK is silent now.

BROGAN: I heard them in the corridor just now. They're having big ass doubts.

BLACK: My vampires know to fall in line. They know when push comes to shove Mr. Brogan that there is only one way forward?

BROGAN: That's the problem with you vampires. You suck as an army. You honestly think you're Sin's endgame? You're just the prototype army?toy soldiers for her to play with.

KAIA: Exactly. So if you honestly believe we're going to let you take Constance, then you've got?

BLACK: (interrupting her) I did highly doubt you'd willingly allow it, but I wasn't sent to bargain. I was sent to kill all those Sin didn't need.

BROGAN: (angrily) Bring it bitch.

BLACK motions to the vampires to attack. They move in and BROGAN, KAIA and CONSTANCE break away from one another to fight?

CONSTANCE instantly disappears noticing a gap in the corridor now the vampires have started closing in on them. She reappears quickly with two axes, and a sword, she looks around for BROGAN and KAIA.

CONSTANCE: Ea! Kaia!

They turn in her direction and she throws the sword to BROGAN and one of the axes to KAIA. They catch them and in synchronization, they spin around and each behead a vampire, before turning around to face the next onslaught of undead?

The camera cuts back to CONSTANCE who with the other axe rams the end of the axe into the gut of a vampire and then head butts him. With the vampire dazed she disappears and reappears behind him, swiftly bringing the axe to his neck and dusting him. She turns around to face the other vampires but is over powered by two more as they tackle her to the floor and she loses her grip on the axe.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The camera moves down the corridor and begins to approach the doorway to The Aperture. The corridor is empty. URSULA, TRAFFORD, SOFIA, DELILAH and JESSE have disappeared.

As the camera approaches the doorway to The Aperture, the doorway begins to open?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN is overpowered by three vampires, but he holds his own as they punch him in the face. His nose begins to bleed and his lip is cut, but he kicks one away and pushes the other two off of him.

The camera moves to KAIA who is being corned by four vampires. She holds her axe steady in her hand.

KAIA: Uh. Don't suppose you guys would be up for talking our problems through huh?

They continue to advance.

KAIA: Fine then, have it your way?

She holds her axe out in front of her and keeps her hand hovered above it and magical sparks begin to emit from the palm of her hand and her fingertips to the axe, causing it to spin around at an alarming rate. The vampires stop moving as the axe spins around so quickly it blurs. It sweeps in a perfect circle like a deadly boomerang, slicing through each of the vampire's necks and then it returns to KAIA'S hand and stops spinning. She grabs the axe in her hand and as all four vampires turn to dust on the floor, she can see BLACK behind the vampires.

He glares at her angrily and she looks at him.

KAIA: What? I did warn them.

BLACK turns to the other vampires.

BLACK: Kill that witch, now!

KAIA'S eyes widen as most of the vampires move towards her.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ - NIGHT

The camera shows a view from ground level of the corridor outside the doorway to The Aperture. It's open. ELISE exits. We can only see her feet?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The vampires begin moving towards KAIA on BLACK'S commands. With her free hand she holds out her palm and magical energy begins to be drawn from every area of her body to her hand. Her eyes are drawn to the energy forming powerfully in her hand, but in doing so she is distracted?the vampires attack her. She falls to the ground, a horde of vampires jumping on top of her; their teeth scratching her skin causing shallow seeping wounds.

Suddenly, a load of the vampires are pulled off of KAIA and sent flying across the room; she manages to overpower the last few. She looks up confused as to how it happened and sees BROGAN looking down at her. She smiles.

KAIA: Thanks?

BROGAN offers her his hand.

BROGAN: Anytime.

She takes it and he pulls her to his feet. They stand back to back as the vampires begin to encircle them once again. Both their weapons have been discarded but they're ready none the less?

The camera moves over to CONSTANCE. The vampires have begun biting her. She groans, but they are pulled off of her?pulled off of her by BLACK. He snarls at them.

BLACK: Do not feed off of her! She is needed!

CONSTANCE jumps to her feet and glares at him. She disappears and then reappears behind him, she gets his head in a lock with her arm.

CONSTANCE: (seething) I'll never go with you?

BLACK: As you know Miss. Kyll, I was not anticipating that you would.

He pulls out a syringe from his blazer pocket and rams it hard into CONSTANCE'S neck. He injects the fluid completely. She gasps as her eyes flicker and then close. As her grip on him loosens he spins around and catches her.

He kneels down holding on to her unconscious body. He runs a finger through her hair and soothes her, smiling at her serene expression.

BLACK: Shh?soon all your pain will be over my dear.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

ELISE continues walking down the corridor. We can still only see her feet?but the sound of metal clanking can obviously be heard echoing off the walls of the base?

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
CORRIDOR ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN and KAIA are fighting back strong. They've killed five more and there's only a few left. KAIA looks down at her hand, and then looks up at the last vampire she is faced with.

KAIA: Think my "bark" is worse than my bite?

BROGAN looks at her worried, knowing what she is about to do.

BROGAN: Kaia, no. That spell is too dangerous?you know it is.

KAIA: Relax, I'll get it right this time!

She glares at her hand and mutters an incantation in latin under her breath.

BROGAN is distracted from her as he sees CONSTANCE in BLACK'S arms.

As KAIA continues chanting, her arm begins to transfigure into a wooden spike. She is almost finished when?

BROGAN: (panicked) Constance!

She turns to BROGAN, and stops chanting. Her spell breaks; the wooden spike that is forming turns back to her hand leaving think splinters up her arm and under her fingernails. She screams in agony, but turns to look at CONSTANCE and BLACK; clenching her jaw through the pain.

BROGAN and KAIA shove the last two vampires to the floor, but KAIA can't help but look at the blood seeping from her splintered wounds.

BROGAN begins walking towards CONSTANCE and BLACK when?

JESSE (O/S): Stop!

He turns to see JESSE and DELILAH stood at the mouths of one of the corridors. URSULA'S neck is in one of his hands and SOFIA is in the other. Both of them unconscious. DELILAH is also holding an unconscious TRAFFORD.

JESSE: One more step?and grandma's gone.

BLACK smirks, proud, keeping a firm grip on CONSTANCE.

BLACK: Now that is more like it Mr. Reed?

JESSE and DELILAH look at one another, and look at BLACK. They don't look happy though.

They look empty.

BROGAN is torn, in the middle of an impossible triangle.

CONSTANCE in the hands of BLACK.

URSULA, TRAFFORD and SOFIA in the hands of DELILAH and JESSE.

KAIA bleeding intensely on the floor of the lobby?and the final two vampires are rousing. They look to her.

He is completely torn?he can't do this alone?

He doesn't have to.

The sound of footsteps echoing around the lobby can be heard and everyone turns to the corridor behind DELILAH and JESSE.

The camera moves past the two vampires to show ELISE walking towards the camera. At first the image is blurred, but then the image of her walking towards the lobby comes into sharp focus.

She is dressed in a black cat suit that looks like a battle suit. Her hair is tied back. She is wearing a belt of various grenades. Two large swords are strapped to her back, and a knife is harnessed to her thigh. In both her hands are two large rapid fire crossbows.

She stops about ten foot away from JESSE and DELILAH and just stares at them. They turn to face her fully.

DELILAH laughs.

DELILAH: Ooh check it Jesse. This season the little ones are wearing war attire!

JESSE: It's sweet, and kind of hilarious when you think about it.

ELISE eyes her brother in DELILAH'S grip and then looks at BROGAN who looks at her proudly. She nods at him and then looks back to DELILAH and JESSE.

ELISE: (softly) Goodbye?

She holds both the crossbows up at them and fires.

The camera follows both the arrows as they fire at an alarming speed and they have their targets set.

Bulls eye.

They narrowly miss SOFIA'S and TRAFFORD'S head hit DELILAH and JESSE dead on in the chest. They gasp, and turn to one another, and let URSULA, TRAFFORD and SOFIA fall to the floor. They reach out to one another and loosely hold one another's fingers. They turn to dust, but as they do a faint smile forms on their faces?

They left this world together. They didn't lose?they got what they wanted.

BLACK'S eyes widen at the demise of DELILAH and JESSE.

ELISE smiles and looks at BROGAN who smiles back.

BLACK lets CONSTANCE fall to the ground and he stands up. He reaches into his other blazer pocket and pulls out a hand gun. BROGAN turns to BLACK?he sees the gun.

BLACK: (to ELISE) You bitch?

He aims the gun at her, and she backs away slightly. He is pushed to the floor by BROGAN and they both wrestle for the gun.

BROGAN: (snarling) This ends?now!

ELISE uses this opportunity to hurry to URSULA, TRAFFORD and SOFIA, letting the crossbows fall to the floor.

The vampires near the bleeding KAIA in the meantime all hurry towards her?

KAIA: (weakly) No?

Her hand is too damaged to form a spell. They sit her up and she struggles but they're too strong. They lean in and begin feeding from her. Her eyes widen as their teeth sink deep into her neck.

BROGAN and BLACK all the meanwhile are still wrestling with the gun, the odd shot is fired but they miss anyone; they hit the lights, which causes them to flicker. BLACK kicks BROGAN away from him and aims the gun at him.

BLACK: We're done here?

He shoots the gun, and the bullet hits BROGAN in the stomach. ELISE gasps as BROGAN lies back on the floor, blood eventually seeping out of the corner of his mouth.

BLACK turns to ELISE, and aims the gun at her once again. He fires it, but the bullet doesn't aim at her?he aims it at her belt. It hits one of the smoke grenades and she screams in pain as the hot metal burns her skin severely.

The lobby begins to fill with smoke and all is quiet?

The lights are the only thing that can be seen?flickering on and off statically throughout the lobby.

After a few seconds, the only sound that can be heard is of a woman coughing. She stands, and begins walking, evident by the sound of crunching glass under her feet.

A lever is pulled and the smoke is pulled into the vents. The camera shows ELISE stood next to a lever on the wall.

She is coughing violently and the wound from the smoke grenade seeps blood from behind the hot fractured metal.

She looks around the room horrified, and begins crying at what she sees.

TRAFFORD and SOFIA are lying unconscious on the floor.

BROGAN is bleeding heavily from his bullet wound.

KAIA is lying on the floor, not moving; blood pouring from her neck and from the splinters down her arm.

BLACK and the two vampires are gone, and so are URSULA and CONSTANCE?

She looks around the room for them and then looks at the doorway?

XAK, CATE, DANTE and LANCE are stood there. XAK looks horrified.

How could he leave them?

XAK: Oh my god?

CUT TO BLACK

END OF ACT THREE

**Lex** · 07-02-08, 05:48 PM

ACT FOUR

OPEN ON ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

TRAFFORD and SOFIA unconscious.

KAIA and BROGAN bleeding to death.

XAK looks around the room at them in shock, to the broken glass, to the flickering lights. He looks back at CATE, DANTE and LANCE who have moved further in to stand next to him.

XAK finally looks to ELISE who is stood by the wall still; he looks confused at her, and why she has weapons on her.

XAK: (loudly) Elise!

She knows he's there, but she doesn't have time. She staggers towards BROGAN; he's hurt the most?he doesn't have long. She hovers her hands over him and closes her eyes. A bright light aura covers him.

DANTE turns to CATE, regaining focus.

DANTE: Cate, help me with Trafford and Sofia.

She nods in shock and follows him towards TRAFFORD and SOFIA.

XAK watches them move and then he looks at ELISE and BROGAN. KAIA?

He rushes to her side. He lifts her head up and her eyes flicker open. She sees him.

KAIA: (weak, croaky) You came back?

XAK: Sh?don't speak.

His hands are covered in his wife's blood, he puts a hand either side of her neck to stop the bleeding.

XAK: You're gonna be fine.

KAIA: (softly) It was Black?he wanted Constance?a-and Ursu?

XAK'S eyes widen.

XAK: Kaia for once in your life just shut up. You need to not speak.

He looks around the room, panicked. CONSTANCE and URSULA were gone.

The camera moves over to CATE and DANTE as they attempt to rouse TRAFFORD and SOFIA. CATE slaps him around the face.

CATE: Trafford?Trafford wake up.

His eyes open startled.

TRAFFORD: Wh-what? Where am I?

She sighs.

CATE: It looks like there's been an attack. Brogan and Kaia are hurt bad?

TRAFFORD: What?

He sits up startled. He looks at his sister.

TRAFFORD: Elise?

XAK: (shouting) We need to get these guys to the Med Ward?now!

He picks up KAIA and hurries towards the Medical Ward. DANTE goes to pick up the still unconscious SOFIA.

LANCE: Dante?no you're hurt. Let me.

DANTE looks back at him, glaring somewhat.

DANTE: (bluntly) I got it.

CATE: Lance, help Elise with Brogan!

LANCE nods and looks at DANTE walking away with SOFIA in his arms. He eventually turns and hurries towards BROGAN, carefully picking him up with ease, ELISE all the meanwhile keeping her healing hands on him, all the time ignoring the burn on her stomach.

TRAFFORD stands and CATE steadies him for support. They all hurry towards the Medical Ward without a second to spare.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

SOFIA is lying on a bed in the Medical Ward. She is breathing softly, a bruise forming on her forehead now. She breathes slightly heavier as she begins regaining consciousness.

DANTE (O/S): Hey?

The camera pulls back to show DANTE sat on the edge of her bed. His shirt off and a bandage wrapped around his shoulder and chest. She looks at him confused, and looks around the room also baffled.

SOFIA: (groggy) Dante? Wh-what ha?

DANTE: (interrupting) Shh. I'll explain everything, just rest.

SOFIA: I'm fine, what happened?last thing I remember I was being held by those vampires. What are you doing back here?

She looks frantic in her confusion, and DANTE places a hand on hers to reassure her.

DANTE: (jokingly) If you shut your trap for five seconds I might be able to tell you.

She looks up at him, he smiles at her, and the camera moves away as he begins explaining everything that happened to him tonight.

The camera lands on KAIA lying on another one of the beds. ELISE is stood at the top of the bed healing the bite marks on her necks. XAK is stood by KAIA'S arm, and one by one pulls out the splinters, placing them in the bowl nearby.

XAK: God, what the hell happened to cause this?

ELISE begins to feel faint and XAK is quick to catch her. She's used all her powers. KAIA'S neck is healed.

XAK smiles at ELISE.

XAK: You're amazing.

She smiles at him back and he hugs her thankfully.

The camera moves past them both to the bed where TRAFFORD is sat on, CATE stood opposite him. As the camera moves we can see BROGAN lying on the bed nearby.

TRAFFORD: (protesting) I'm fine?

CATE: Fine!

She throws a box of bandages on the bed next to her in frustration. TRAFFORD looks down now.

TRAFFORD: Sin has Ursula and Constance?

CATE'S jaw stiffens and she looks away.

CATE: (quietly) We'll get them back?

TRAFFORD looks at her.

TRAFFORD: You don't know that Cate. Look at us! You think we're strong enough to do anything at the moment?

CATE looks down, knowing fully that he is right. She may not have been bleeding to death like BROGAN and KAIA but she was the one. She was not strong enough?

The camera cuts away again to DANTE and SOFIA once again. She looks startled and sits up.

SOFIA: (worried) You got shot?

DANTE: Barely, only half-shot. If that counts.

SOFIA puts a hand out on to his shoulder and holds it there softly.

SOFIA: You can't put yourself in the firing line Dante. You're not invincible anymore, you have to realize that.

He looks at her seriously.

DANTE: Sofia?

SOFIA looks at him expectantly, but pauses, anticipating a response. She doesn't get one.

SOFIA: What is it? You can tell me anything?

He goes to open his mouth when the door opens, and LANCE enters from the corridor. DANTE turns to look at him, and so does XAK, who leave KAIA'S side to talk to him.

The camera moves away from DANTE and SOFIA to XAK and LANCE.

XAK: Did they take anything?

LANCE: Not that I can see, just a lot of mess, breaking and entering, making everything look generally untidy, you know the score.

XAK: There's gotta be a reason they broke in.

LANCE: Uh, technically they didn't?

XAK: What?

LANCE: I found security footage of outside the container. Black was telling the vampires about all the Syndicate members, they'd done their research. They were coming to get Ursula and Constance and kill anyone who got in their way.

He pauses.

LANCE: And they didn't break in?we left the door open when we left.

XAK sighs heavily and runs a hand through his hair.

XAK: Oh god?this is all my fault.

LANCE: Come on man you didn't know this was going to happen.

XAK: I should have. I'm the leader, it's my responsibility to keep everyone safe, no matter whether I'm with them or not.

LANCE: That sounds like a big responsibility for one person to bear?

XAK: I have no choice. Look at tonight. Look at Brogan and Kaia, look at Misty and Cate. People need me to protect them Lance because that's what I was meant to do. Once upon a time I could do it without breaking a sweat. But now I?

LANCE nods, understanding.

LANCE: You'll be fine. I know it's hard with her gone. But you have us, and I know I'll be there all the way?

XAK smiles weakly.

XAK: Thanks, I appreciate it?

BROGAN begins groaning off screen.

XAK: Brogan?

He rushes to his friend's side who is just regaining consciousness. TRAFFORD and CATE watch as he moves past. CATE is now sat next to him on the hospital bed, looking somber.

CATE: Is he gonna be ok?

TRAFFORD: Yeah, my sister did a good job.

He looks over at her proudly, pulling the last few splinters out of KAIA'S arm.

CATE looks at her too.

CATE: Yeah?she's amazing?

CATE looks straight ahead, eyeing the counter where she had begun making her own brew of Onyx Tonic. She sighs, which attracts the attention of TRAFFORD. He looks at her and then follows her eye-line to where she's looking.

He knows. It was her.

TRAFFORD: Something wrong?

She looks at him, and pauses.

CATE: Just been a long, long night.

TRAFFORD looks down.

TRAFFORD: Yeah?it has?

The camera moves over to SOFIA who is sat up slightly more in her bed. She looks sad.

SOFIA: (quietly) I'm sorry?

DANTE: So am I. She didn't deserve to die like that.

SOFIA: I can't believe this has happened. What Sin can do to us?

DANTE: We'll get Ursula and Constance back. They're strong.

SOFIA places a hand on his.

SOFIA: Please don't leave again.

DANTE looks down at her hand, and so does LANCE. DANTE swallows dry air and looks at her.

DANTE: I won't.

SOFIA, sensing LANCE'S eyes looks at him. LANCE quickly looks away, but she continues to look at him, wondering?

BROGAN'S eyes open.

XAK: Brogan?Brogan?

He looks dazed and looks at XAK.

BROGAN: (weakly) Xak?

XAK: It's me man. I'm back.

BROGAN: (gulping) You were an ass before.

XAK smiles.

XAK: I know, I'm sorry.

He looks down, more seriously now. BROGAN looks around, he sees TRAFFORD and CATE, then LANCE, then ELISE by KAIA'S bedside, and finally he sees DANTE and SOFIA.

XAK: Listen?

BROGAN: Where's Constance? Where's Ursula?

XAK can't bring himself to say anything.

CUT TO ? NEW YORK
THRONE ROOM ? INT.SIRENS ? NIGHT

The unconscious, tied-up and gagged URSULA and CONSTANCE are thrown at SIN'S feet in the middle of Sirens. She looks down at them, cocking her head to the side.

SIN: This is them?

She looks up to BLACK and the other two vampires; the only two survivors of the attack.

BLACK nods. SIN looks at the other two vampires.

SIN: Your army is somewhat depleted. I'm not impressed.

BLACK grits his teeth to not answer her back.

SIN: Regardless, tonight was a success. Misty Meadows is dead, and we finally have the two women who are going to change this war in ways we could have only dream of doing before hand.

She smiles sadistically, and it distorts as she glares at CONSTANCE and URSULA on the floor.

CUT TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

XAK is stood in the middle of the ward. CATE and TRAFFORD are looking at him, so is LANCE. ELISE who is stood by the still unconscious KAIA looks at him too. BROGAN is also looking at him, as is DANTE and SOFIA.

XAK: I know many things were said tonight, by everyone. Things that we can't take back.

The camera passes by BROGAN.

XAK: And we've done things we're not proud of, and wish deep down that we could take back. I more than anyone wish that I could change how today went?

The camera passes by CATE and TRAFFORD.

XAK: Tonight we lost. And nothing can change the humiliation we faced?

The camera passes by LANCE, then DANTE and SOFIA.

XAK: And that's because we didn't stand together. It was because of me. I was selfish, blinded by my own problems so much that I didn't see that everyone else was struggling just as much to deal with our situation.

He pauses, and then nods.

XAK: But we can do this?with determination?

The camera passes by BROGAN.

XAK: ?And with the courage and bravery we all have inside us.

The camera passes by ELISE and KAIA.

XAK: I know we can find a common ground, and reclaim back what we've lost. I can't lose another life to what I created?

SONG: THE HUSH SOUND ? OUT THROUGH THE CURTAIN

XAK: ?It's out with the old, and in with the new. We're not divided anymore, we're not apart and we're not alone; we're the frontline.

FADE TO ?

Everyone leaves the Medical Ward one by one. First XAK, then LANCE, then CATE, then TRAFFORD and ELISE, then SOFIA and DANTE. BROGAN and KAIA remain in their beds. (The music below plays throughout)

"Like the light was all I had
I struck the book with my last match
The candle burned so soft and slow
I felt the warmth and felt its glow"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
URSULA'S ROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

TRAFFORD enters URSULA'S room. It's been ransacked by the vampires. He moves further into the room minding the destruction, and her personal property. He sits on the edge of her bed and sighs looking around.

It was over, but he knew when he woke up he was never going to learn the truth from her? (The music below plays throughout)

"Salt tasting tears
They roll off of my lips
One for each day I'm inside this house, it's a trap"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

SOFIA enters the Intelligence Unit; her unit now. She moves further into the room, ignoring the vampire dust on the floor and the debris. She moves determinedly towards the computer and turns one of them. She looks at the flickering screen and begins opening folders. She opens a folder called "Profiles" and clicks on one.

It's LANCE'S. (The music below plays throughout)

"One I can't quite escape so pretend it's the place that I love
Won't let it pass me by again
Won't let it pass me by again"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
DANTE AND LANCE'S ROM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

DANTE is sat on his bed with his head in his hands when LANCE enters. LANCE looks at him and looks at his own bed before looking at DANTE on his. He looks at him and then walks over. Cautiously he sits next to DANTE. DANE looks at him, taking his head out of his hands. He lets his hand fall on his knee, and LANCE places his own on top. He doesn't grip it or gently caress it. He just places it on top and they both look at their hands. (The music below plays throughout)

"The grass was clipped
The summer sun
Was beating down on my front yard
All the boys and girls would laugh
I'd watch them through the curtain's crack"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
MEDICAL WARD ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

BROGAN sits up in his bed and although he is in pain he stands on the floor. Slowly he makes it over to KAIA'S bedside. She's breathing softly but her condition is stable once again. He looks down at her beaten face and her wounds on her arms. He sits on the edge of her bed and reaches out to her hand. He grips it tightly, and her eyes remain closed all the way through. (The music below plays throughout)

"Place all your bets and watch me lose
The life that I got but never used
Dream every night that one will come true
But only bad ones ever do"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
LOBBY ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

ELISE enters the lobby, still in her battle gear. Slowly she removes her swords, and undoes her belt. As the belt falls to the floor the burn wound underneath is revealed. It's a deep burn, and it's deeper than flesh. She doesn't bleed. With the wound exposed, she closes her eyes. The wound begins to close?healing itself. With her stomach wound and scar free, she opens her eyes to the destruction site before her. She moves towards a closet on the side of the lobby. She opens it and pulls out a broom. She turns and begins sweeping the floor of glass, dust, bullet shells and blood. (The music below plays throughout)

"Won't let it pass me by again
Won't let it pass me by again
My heart beats way too fast
To let regret sit in my lap"

FADE TO ? ATLANTIC OCEAN
XAK'S BATHROOM ? INT.KALIPSO SYNDICATE HQ ? NIGHT

The shower is running and XAK is inside. His head is forwards looking down, letting the water drip off his hair and his skin as he breathes heavily. He holds his hands out to grip the tiles and closes his eyes, thinking of her. (The music below plays throughout)

"Won't let it pass me by again
Won't let it pass me by again
(Won't let this pass me by again)
Won't let it pass me by again
(Won't let this pass me by again)
Won't let it pass me by again..."

FADE TO ? UNKNOWN
CLEARING ? EXT.FOREST ? NIGHT

The music comes to an eerie end as we see a MAN tied to a chair, in the middle of a forest. The air is warm and the sky is clear, which only heightens the MAN'S panic and perspiration. He is played by David Stuart.

CAPTION ? "GREECE"

MAN: (panicking) Please?

The sound of footsteps approaching him can be heard as a WOMAN appears in soft focus on screen.

WOMAN: You've done enough begging, traitor.

The MAN begins to cry.

MAN: I've only ever done what I thought was best, for the world. I promise you!

WOMAN: Still doesn't change what you did. You turned your back on her?you let innocent people die because you led those monsters that you call Gods to her.

MAN: Please!

The WOMAN has heard enough. She holds up a hand gun and shoots him dead on in the forehead. Momentary shock fills his face before his head sags forwards, lifeless.

The WOMAN reaches into a pocket and pulls out a cell phone. She dials a number and then puts it to her ear.

WOMAN: (to the other person on the line) It's me.

She pauses.

WOMAN: (to the other person on the line) I found him, he's dead.

She pauses again.

WOMAN: (to the other person on the line) I think there's more like him, we can't get them all.

She pauses again.

WOMAN: (to the other person on the line) You're right. Ok, I'm coming home, mom.

She hangs up the cell phone and then walks on screen. We can now see she's wearing a red cocktail dress. She lifts the MAN'S dead head up and pulls a necklace off from round his neck. It has a symbol on it.

She pockets the necklace and turns to face the camera.

It's CHARLIE.

CUT TO BLACK

END OF EPISODE

Cast:
MILO VENTIMIGLIA as XAK THORN
ALEXIS BLEDEL as CHARLIE ADRASTOS
AMANDA SEYFRIED as CATE RITTLE
CHRIS EVANS as DANTE TURNPIKE
CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY as LANCE EMORY
JENSEN ACKLES as EA BROGAN
EMILIE DE RAVIN as KAIA THORN
and SUMMER GLAU as SIN

Special Guest Stars:
AMANDA NORET as DELILAH MOORE
MALCOLM MCDOWELL as LORD CHANCELLOR BLACK
RYAN HANSEN as JESSE REED
BLYTHE DANNER as ELDER URSULA LAKE
SELMA BLAIR as CONSTANCE KYLL
PAUL WALKER as TRAFFORD ARTAIR
BECKI NEWTON as ELISE ARTAIR
MORENA BACCARIN as SOFIA ROSE
DAVID STUART as MAN

Special Mention:
THE HUSH SOUND ? OUT THROUGH THE CURTAIN

**Lex** · 07-02-08, 05:49 PM

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TRIVIA AND RANDOM FACTS FOR "3.09 ? ...IN WITH THE NEW"

- I know I say it in like every Trivia but?WHAT AN EPISODE!

- One of the most difficult things I had to write in this episode was Delilah and Jesse. I was always going to kill them in this episode, but I thought it would complicate things by having them have doubts and stuff. But I wanted to do this because I wanted to show how unreliable Black's army has which will come to a climax in 3.10. Plus it adds a bit more depth to them doesn't it? Anyway I hope you didn't find this too weird?

- Elise was yay to write in this episode. I loved writing her scenes, and I think they were needed because she was in danger of becoming wet and pathetic?but not anymore? Oh and how will Trafford and her deal with not being able to find out Ursula's secret? Surely she'll return to tell them?? Right?

- Ursula and Constance are in Sin's hands now?what's she going to do with them? And why is having them so pivotal?

- What's blossoming between Brogan and Kaia?

- Will Trafford be able to stop Cate's addiction?

- What's going on with Dante, Lance and Sofia?

- More importantly?what's Charlie up to?!

- Most of these questions will be revealed in 3.10 ? "The Sponsor", and get ready, because if you thought things changed in the last two episodes, you're wrong?the changes have yet to begun?

Announcement

Shadow Stalker - 3.09 - ...In With The New

Shadow Stalker - 3.09 - ...In With The New

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