sa4x05
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PREVIOUSLY
DELANEY (V.O.)
Previously, on Slayer Academy...
EXT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT
Delaney stands with two other girls as KIRA approaches,
another blonde girl by her side.
KIRA
(introducing)
Delaney, Padma, Dania, I'd like you
to meet our newest teammate. This
is Victoria.
TORI
Actually, I prefer Tori.
Delaney raises an eyebrow at the new arrival.
CUT TO:
EXT. WOODS - NIGHT
A team of Academy Slayers - among them WILLOW ROSENBERG -
face off against a large force of Cabal demons - led by
JILHANDRA.
In the middle of the two forces stand Kira, Delaney and the
new recruits!
Willow half-smiles as she faces off against Jilhandra, hands
CRACKLING with energy.
WILLOW
Hi, I'm Willow. You may have heard
of me. I'll be kicking your tush
now.
Delaney races toward the battle, taking everything in and
seeing Tori still laying on the ground.
DELANEY
Tori! What's wrong?
TORI
(distant)
They're gone...
DELANEY
Who's 'gone'?
KIRA
Oh, for God's sake! If you want
something doing...
Pushing her hand forward weakly, she lets loose a CLOUD OF
SPARKS that attack Jilhandra, before collapsing again.
Jilhandra spins round, but quickly turns from the battered
Kira to Delaney, a wicked grin spreading across her face.
KIRA (cont'd)
(pales)
No...
Jilhandra extends her hand and a faint blue beam heads
straight for Delaney...
... until Tori notices and gets in between the beam and
Delaney!
An EXPLOSION OF LIGHT follows, and when it clears Delaney
stares blankly through the space where Tori once stood.
CUT TO:
INT. CABAL HQ - CELL BLOCK - NEXT
Skye is battling a green-skinned MOHRA DEMON, before Erika
WHACKS it with her staff and sends it flying.
The demon is DECAPITATED as it lands neck-first on a jagged
shard of glass.
Skye takes her sai dagger and CUTS along her palm, pressing
her hand against the demon's oozing blood:
CUT TO:
INT. SHACK - NIGHT
Skye's daggers whirl round in her hands, the handles sticking
out from between her fingers as she HAMMER PUNCHES the
nearest vamp.
Around her, Sofia, Erika and Delaney are fighting back
against a horde of vampires - all girls of similar age.
Skye finds herself THROWN against one wall and pinned there
by a blonde vamp - DAISY.
Skye tries to PUSH her away, but Daisy RAKES her claws across
Skye's gut! Daisy then grabs Skye and THROWS her to the
floor, pinning her down again.
Skye gets a hand to her belt, drawing her own STAKE, but
Daisy's hand GRABS her wrist before she can use it.
She SQUEEZES, crushing the bones and forcing Skye to drop the
stake with a cry of pain.
DAISY
She's told us all about you...
SKYE
Who?
Daisy just GRINS, baring those fangs...
And the front door of the shack, down at the far end of the
hallway, EXPLODES inwards!
Smoke, flames and fragments rain down on the melee as the
vampires look up to see what just burst in:
And it's Greg, hand raised as he marches down the hallway!
GREG
Flamme an!
A burst of FIRE shoots from his hands, sailing down the
hallway and hitting one of the vamps dead on.
She erupts into FLAMES, shrieking and wailing as she careens
wildly, bumping into other vamps and setting them - and the
surrounding shack - alight.
Daisy HISSES and goes to pounce from Skye to Greg, but Skye
gets an ELBOW up as she leaps, knocking her down.
GREG (cont'd)
Skye, time to go!
With Skye pausing to KICK Daisy across the jaw, she looks
back to see the blazing vampire has set a good chunk of the
shack alight.
Turning tail, she races for the exit, following the others.
Daisy gets her head up to yell out:
DAISY
She's waiting, Skye! She's waiting
for you!
SMOKE wafts across the scene, obscuring her as we:
CUT TO:
INT. ACADEMY - CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Skye passes Delaney on her way back.
SKYE
Hey, about what you said back
there, about me being, you know...
'different.' I, uh... I mean, I
just wanted to know what -
DELANEY
Relax. I won't tell anyone.
Skye freezes, guilt washing over her for a beat.
SKYE
(acting casual)
Tell anyone what?
Delaney just grins, taps the side of her nose, and then taps
twice over her heart - like a heartbeat!
She heads off without another word. Skye watches her go -
then starts to grin herself.
Relieved, she turns and walks off the other way, the two
Slayers heading their separate ways as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TAG
TEASER
FADE IN:
INT. CAMPUS – CORRIDOR – DAY
It's all as usual within the Academy as SKYE walks through
the hallways, one iPod headphone in, the other dangling free.
She hums under her breath and heads past several Slayers
before turning and KNOCKING on a door to the dorms.
INT. CAMPUS – DORMS – NEXT
She walks in...
SKYE
Hey, some of the B Squad are doing
the whole 'lame horror remakes'
thing...
... and sees ERIKA and MARIA in the middle of a blazing
argument!
MARIA
It's my choice, Erika!
ERIKA
No, it is not! I am your guardian,
Maria, and I am not letting you do
it. It is dangerous, and I am not
going to put you through this after
everything you have done so far!
MARIA
You never understand! It's -
Skye moves further into the room, trying to stop the Nemerov
sisters' feud.
SKYE
Should I come back when you're less
likely to smash something?
ERIKA
Skye, we were... we were just...
she wants a tattoo, and I will not
let her have one.
SKYE
Riight...
MARIA
Oh, for God's sake, Erika!
(to Skye)
I want to inject myself with the
Chosen Virus.
SKYE
(blinks)
The food in the cafeteria isn't
that bad.
MARIA
When the Cabal kidnapped me, they
told me that they needed something
in my blood. Something that would
help them produce their best
weapons. Apparently, I've got some
sort of antibody that would bring
life to something.
(beat; glances at Erika)
So I think that if I injected
myself with the Virus, my
antibodies might just be able to
fight against the Virus better than
the other Slayers can.
ERIKA
And I am telling you that I am not
having you potentially kill
yourself.
MARIA
But if it saves Slayers and then
they help to save the world,
wouldn't it be worth the chance?
Even the smallest bit of hope for
them?
ERIKA
No chance, Maria. I am not letting
you -
Maria, frustrated, turns and SLAMS the door shut. Skye turns
back to Erika and smiles weakly.
SKYE
So... movie night with B Squad?
Erika's too angry to answer as we CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - LIBRARY - DAY
It's a nice, summery day, judging by the greenery and strong,
warm SUNLIGHT which spills out into the cluttered LIBRARY.
Books and tomes of all shapes and sizes are either in shelves
or are on the floor, waiting to be shelved.
MUSIC plays over a small set of speakers, giving the few
SLAYERS in the library the chance of relaxation as they
study.
PUSH IN on a DOOR in the library with a BRASS PLAQUE attached
which reads:
"Francoise DuCont: Librarian"
Continue to PUSH IN and find ourselves:
INT. CAMPUS - FRANKIE'S LAB - NEXT
Yep, she has her own lab. Fairly large windows in a medium
sized room allow plenty of natural light into the room.
There's an old, solid DESK with several BOOKS spread across
the desk. There's a fairly new COMPUTER TERMINAL in the room
as well, with various WEAPONS hung up across the room.
Pulling her long blonde hair back in a straggly ponytail, our
girl FRANKIE sighs, rubbing the bridge of her nose.
Rubbing her shoulders unconsciously, she heaves a heavy
textbook off the desk and then spots something.
It's a framed PHOTOGRAPH of herself and DUNSTALL. It's a
summer's day, and they're mugging for the camera - Frankie
MUNCHES a gigantic CANDY FLOSS and Dunstall kisses her cheek.
Frankie sighs, rubbing her thumb across Dunstall's face...
before she forces herself to turn away. She heaves another
book onto the desk and manages to OPEN IT with a grunt.
FRANKIE
Merde!
She starts to flick through the book - just as someone KNOCKS
on the door. Frankie gets up, moving delicately around the
STACKS of books on the floor and opens the door.
A young SLAYER is at the door, her long, dark hair about her.
She looks a little nervous at meeting the formidable Frankie.
FRANKIE (cont'd)
Oui?
SLAYER
Um... it's...
FRANKIE
(exasperated a little)
What is it?
SLAYER
(takes deep breath)
There's a... a visitor for you at
reception.
FRANKIE
Oh.
(beat; eyes bulge)
Oh! She is 'ere at last! Merci
beaucoup, Chloe!
CHLOE nods and smiles a little as Frankie grabs a book and
her glasses and makes haste from her office.
INT. CAMPUS - RECEPTION AREA
A girl dressed in floral, soft colours and with short red
hair stands in the middle of the foyer, facing away:
Until Frankie arrives and calls her name - and WILLOW
ROSENBERG turns and beams back at her!
Frankie rushes forward and the two women HUG tightly.
FRANKIE
Willow, it is so good to see you!
WILLOW
The same, Frankie. And if I'd known
I'd gotten that kind of reaction on
my arrival, I'd have asked you to
bring more people to meet me...
FRANKIE
(rolls eyes)
The flirting will 'ave to wait.
WILLOW
I know, I know. Still, I'm looking
forward to being your new study
buddy! There be magick afoot!
Willow grins once more as the two girls head off, and we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
INT. CAMPUS – STAFF ROOM
The majority of the staff have already assembled within the
room and we can see various WATCHERS, along with a couple of
the mages, Wiccas and others that have populated the Academy.
A large PROJECTOR at the end of the room is on, with Willow
and Frankie at the computer at the other end.
GREG enters the room, putting a small FILE on the large table
at which the staff are sat at.
GREG
Sorry, I'm late, two girls crashed
in the infirmary when I was talking
to Manu, and -
FRANKIE
C'est bon, Gregory, but please sit
down.
He joins FITZGERALD and CERYS, already at the table.
WILLOW
Okay. For those of you who don't
know, here's a history lesson.
(beat)
Five years ago, the First tried to
obliterate Slayers all over the
world. Potential Slayers, that is.
Eventually, after weeks of me
sharing my bedroom with five
teenagers - which wasn't nearly as
much fun as I just made it sound -
Buffy came up with a plan. Back
when she visited the Shadow Men -
CERYS
Sorry, 'Shadow Men'?
FRANKIE
The Shadow Men were the three
mystical beings who created the
First Slayer, by implanting the
'eart of a pure demon into 'er and
making sure it was for good.
GREG
That's... horrific!
FRANKIE
(smirks)
No, Greg, the inside of the girls
dormitories, that is 'orrific.
(beat)
Once the girl and the demon were
bonded, from then on into every
generation, a Slayer was born.
FITZGERALD
(pointedly)
Until you came along.
WILLOW
(blushes)
All I did was reverse the magics a
little...
CERYS
'A little'? I'd say you broke the
rulebook in half with that spell of
yours, Miss Rosenberg.
FRANKIE
So as we know, Willow used 'er
magic and upgraded the Potentials
to Slayers. Filled them up to full
capacity and then sent them out
into the world.
GREG
But how does this relate to our
current situation?
WILLOW
Buffy managed to grab hold of a set
of shadow-casters from a friend of
ours, the late Robin Wood. She then
went back to visit the Shadow Men,
and that's when they told us about
the First Slayer and how a Slayer
was created to balance good and
evil.
FRANKIE
What we will be doing is
essentially recreating the spell
that Willow used in order to visit
the Shadow Men.
FITZGERALD
What about the shadow casters? Will
you need them?
Willow raises a finger - she's got this covered.
WILLOW
After Sunnydale kind of became a
big hole, we split up all over the
world, as you know. However, before
Robin died, the Watcher's Council
managed to analyse the casters and
identify the spell behind it.
She rummages through her bag as she speaks - withdrawing a
sleek LAPTOP.
WILLOW (cont'd)
I kinda hacked into the accounts
and had the casters sent to a
remote Council facility in Cork.
Unfortunately for them, the Council
facility was actually my holding
address, and I've got them with me.
And there they are - a thickly bound BOOK and a collection of
small metallic MODELS.
WILLOW (cont'd)
I also grabbed the spell's formula
so if needs be, we can try a
rougher version of it.
GREG
Not to sound like the boy at the
back of the class with the safety
scissors, but why do you need to go
back to the Shadow Men?
Willow nods to Frankie, who works the projector. IMAGES start
to pop up on the screen – all of sadly DECEASED SLAYERS.
FRANKIE
The Chosen Virus is affecting about
one third of the girls 'ere at the
Academy, and if Manu's reports are
all correct, the numbers will soon
be rising. If I can journey to the
Shadow Men, we can per'aps get some
answers as to why the Slayers are
dying. At best, we may even find a
way to save them all.
FITZGERALD
Do you both think this'll work?
That these Shadow Men will give you
some answers?
WILLOW
The way I see it, you're a little
out of other options right now.
Sorry.
FITZGERALD
(beat)
I'll agree to this, because frankly
we need to stop the spread of the
virus no matter what.
Willow and Frankie nod, pleased - but Fitzgerald adds:
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
But - be careful. We can't lose our
greatest ally and one of our best
Slayers at a time like this.
HOLD ON the images of the poor Slayers, and finally CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS – DOJO – SAME TIME
FRAN runs up to a PUNCHING BAG and SNAP KICKS it before
DUCKING it and then RIGHT HOOKING it with the strength only a
Slayer can possess, forcing to swing past:
GABRIELA CHANTS before she aims toward a WOODEN, demon-shaped
TARGET and FLAMES streak from her hands, EXPLODING the
target!
CLAIRE BACKFLIPS over a BENCH and swings her SWORD around
into the path of ZOE, who ducks and slashes at her with her
own pair of curved DAGGERS.
Claire ROUNDHOUSE KICKS a dagger from Zoe's hand but Zoe
knocks Claire's sword aside, knocking her off balance.
A TIMER sounds and REIKO steps into view, her hair streaked a
bright azure against the natural dark.
REIKO
Okay, we did really well today!
Fran, good improvement on the
strength and speed. Gabriela,
building your energy once more.
Claire and Zoe, really good
sparring.
FRAN
Okay, I don't know about you guys
but I'm ready for some old
fashioned -
CUT TO:
INT. DORMS – LATER
POP MUSIC blares out of a compact CD STEREO as Slayers relax
for once. Reiko and Claire are happily singing away to the
music, hairbrushes in hand and the moment's the happiest that
we've seen them so far.
The door to the dorms OPENS and ZOE, our Jersey Slayer steps
through, looking for someone.
CLAIRE
(happy)
Hey, Zoe! You ready to join us yet?
ZOE
Hey, guys. Sorry, I had some stuff
to... catch up on.
(to Gabriela)
Can I talk to you outside for a
minute?
GABRIELA
Um... sure, yeah.
Gabriela rises and heads outside:
INT. CAMPUS - CORRIDOR - NEXT
Where she joins the waiting Zoe.
GABRIELA
So, how can I help?
ZOE
You're kind of a witch, right?
GABRIELA
I'm a Romany.
ZOE
Is that a 'yes'?
GABRIELA
That's a 'buy me a Starbucks and
we'll talk.'
(beat)
So what is it?
ZOE
Can you locate someone?
GABRIELA
Yes, I suppose I could... who?
ZOE
It's a male friend of mine.
GABRIELA
Name?
ZOE
Dade. His... his name's Dade.
GABRIELA
Okay, I'll see if I can do a magic
Google on him, but I'll need more
than a name. Got anything that was
his? Hair, clothes, something he
kept close a lot? A photo'd also be
a big help - a lot of what I do is
visual, you know.
ZOE
Um... let me work on that.
(beat)
You're not gonna ask me who he is?
GABRIELA
(shrugs)
Is it any of my business?
ZOE
No, no, just -
GABRIELA
Look, here's how this'll work. I
find the boy and he seems on the
level, I tell you. If he seems like
a bad guy, I go to Grace.
ZOE
Fair enough.
Gabriela smiles at Zoe before heading back into her dorms.
Zoe bites her lip nervously before we CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - BRIEFING ROOM - DAY
Greg, Cerys and the A SQUAD are already present as Fran and
Claire enter the room, talking a little before seeing the
gazes of the A Squad.
Skye and Erika are sat in a pair of chairs while SOFIA sits
noticeably a little away from the others. DELANEY is half
heartedly listening to a song on her MP3 PLAYER but stops
when she sees the two rookie Slayers enter the room.
FRAN
Our watches... broke...
simultaneously?
GREG
I don't mind you being late, but
please come up with better excuses.
SKYE
C'mon, Greg's being British again
and it's getting more painful with
every second.
CERYS
(sighs)
The basic plan, which I presume
Claire and Fran have been informed
about...
FRAN
Um, we never got the notice.
ERIKA
Neither of you?
CLAIRE
Let's just say the campus postal
service needs a little work.
GREG
Fine. The mission is that we leave
you two stranded out in the middle
of nowhere.
CLAIRE
(beat)
Yeah, I'm not seeing any part of
'mission' here, unless it includes
the word 'suicide.'
GREG
It's a trap. We're trying to see if
we can lure out the vampires behind
the recent Slayer disappearances.
FRAN
So we're bait?
DELANEY
Basically, yeah.
CLAIRE
Why us?
GREG
Because we need to know that
whoever we leave out there can
handle themselves in case things
don't go to plan.
FRAN
Thanks.
(beat)
Wait, things could not go to plan?
GREG
Anyway... we plan to leave you in
some deserted spot. We'll have A
Squad close by, ready to -
SKYE
Kidnap? Kill?
GREG
Preferably capture them, Skye, so
we can question them.
SOFIA
I'm not sure I like this plan.
All eyes turn to Sofia. She shrugs.
SOFIA (cont'd)
Are we forgetting what happened the
last time we encountered these
vampires? How strong they were?
DELANEY
Yeah, but this time we're expecting
that.
ERIKA
And we will have the advantage of
surprise.
SKYE
And you've forgotten how good we
can be, Sofes.
HOLD ON Sofia's face as we FLASH TO:
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