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6 INT. FACILITY - KIRA'S ROOM - DAY 6
Delaney, LEVITATING slightly, WRENCHES a panel in the AIR
CONDITIONING VENTS above free and shoves the panel aside.
It CRASHES to the ground close to Kira, and Delaney looks
over shoulder before WINCING.
DELANEY
Sorry...
She moves another aside and then lets herself go back down to
the ground. She HEAVES Kira's body onto her shoulders and
tries to levitate - but she can't.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Guess it's the old fashioned way,
huh?
She grabs a CHAIR from beside Kira's bed and hauls it up
underneath the open panel. She hauls Kira upright, then tries
to bodily push her into the vent.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Jeez, mom, you'd think being locked
up all this time you coulda dropped
a few pounds...
As Delaney struggles with the unwieldy task, we CUT TO:
7 INT. VENTS - NEXT 7
The vents are large enough to carry two people fully, judging
by the space despite both Kira and Delaney inside them.
Delaney pulls a GREEN STONE from around her neck on a leather
necklace and holds it out in front of her.
It GLOWS for a beat but its glow diminishes when she swings
it from left to right.
DELANEY
(to stone)
Thanks, Toto.
She tucks the stone away, MUTTERS an incantation - and WIND
SWEEPS across them!
DELANEY (cont'd)
(to Kira)
You know, any normal daughter would
have given up by now, but no, I
have to rescue your ass, don't I?
She SIGHS before focusing properly on the wind spell, which
starts to SHIMMER the air around her with its intensity.
DELANEY (cont'd)
(still muttering)
I have to save you because you get
yourself kidnapped by freakin' Evil
Incorporated.
It continues to increase before Delaney SNAPS her fingers -
and the wind sends them FLYING along the vents!
Delaney clings tightly to Kira as they SOAR straight for a
METAL GRATE ahead.
Delaney aims her hand at the hinges of the grate as they SOAR
FORWARDS and:
DELANEY (cont'd)
Sansorium!
The grate BURSTS OPEN, as the HINGES EXPLODE with a BANG and
Delaney and Kira BURST INTO:
8 INT. FACILITY - GENERATOR ROOM - NEXT 8
Delaney and Kira EXPLODE out into the room and collapse to
the cold stone floor. Delaney stays face down for a beat.
DELANEY
(flat)
Yay.
She drags herself to her feet, and her eyes flit around the
room for something.
BANKS of electrical equipment line the walls, next to an
enormous GENERATOR.
There's the usual computing equipment, along with several
pieces that are GLOWING and PULSATING with strange light as
they generate, produce and use energy.
However, our attention is on the generator which takes up the
majority of the room:
It's shaped like a face up hook, with a SPHERE rotating in
the centre like a pulsating silver GLOBE. The centre of the
generator ROTATES slowly as CONDUITS spread around the room
provide electrical energy to the facility. The conduits GLOW
with a PURPLE-BLUE energy and PULSE slightly as the energy
flows through them.
Delaney's eyes WIDEN when she sees the generator, and she
follows the wires to a COMPUTER TERMINAL which she heads
straight for.
Her fingers CLATTER along the keys, searching for something -
and then a PRINTER next to the terminal GLOWS INTO LIFE!
DELANEY (cont'd)
C'mon, baby. Momma needs an escape
plan and new shoes, and I know you
can do at least one!
The screen flashes up a plan of the Cabal facility and
Delaney starts to print a copy off.
However, the sounds of Cabal troops ECHOES back down the
vents towards her. Her head snaps round - she's running out
of time.
She looks up at the top of the slowly moving generator, and
then KICK JUMPS off of the console to LAND on the generator!
She CLIMBS to the top of the generator and searches her
pockets for something.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Where are you, you little...
Delaney pulls out a DEVICE, shaped like a small stick. It's
about three inches long and starts to GLOW softly before she
places it in the generator.
CLIMBING DOWN from the generator, she then proceeds to MURMUR
whilst circling her right arm - and TENDRILS of ENERGY start
to form around her hand, GLOWING brighter and brighter as she
squeezes her hand into a fist and focusing...
... until she SLAMS her right hand into the generator!
Immediately energy EXPLODES from her hand, RIPPLES of it
soaring over the generator and flooding into the conduits.
Delaney GRITS HER TEETH and looks up, expectantly, hopefully,
as the lights FLICKER...
9 INT. FACILITY - NEXT 9
... and the lights BURST INTO SPARKS, the energy overwhelming
them. There are CRIES and YELLS from the Cabal members as we
CUT TO:
10 INT. FACILITY - GENERATOR ROOM - NEXT 10
Delaney GRINS to herself and then starts to raid her BAG. She
pulls a TORCH out and looks ruefully at the overpowered, now
pretty defunct generator.
She grabs the freshly printed MAP and then pokes her head out
into the corridor:
11 INT. FACILITY - CORRIDOR - NEXT 11
She sees a SACK TRUCK leaning against the wheel, packs of
supplies loaded onto it.
Delaney darts over, tips the packages onto the floor and
wheels the cart back into the room.
A couple of beats later, Delaney emerges with Kira literally
strapped against the truck, and as she hurriedly wheels down
a corridor we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
12 INT. FACILITY - KIRA'S ROOM - DAY 12
The magic locking the door is BLASTED AWAY into nothing more
than magickal vapour.
Then it's KNOCKED DOWN and SMASHED within seconds as Josh
steps through, the victorious Cabal troopers behind them.
He looks up through the hole in the vents as HAMISH arrives.
HAMISH
What happened here, lad?
JOSH
Delaney was here. Delaney Brogan,
as it turns out. She took the
witch.
HAMISH
Delaney was here?
Just at that moment, ALARM BELLS begin to sound across the
base. Their noise is high pitched enough to make several of
the Cabal troops clutch their ears in pain.
HAMISH (cont'd)
Oh... bollocks.
TANNOY (V.O.)
System failure imminent. System
failure imminent.
Hamish signals to his guards who form as one around him.
HAMISH
(to guards)
Get down to the sub-levels as fast
as you can. Keep Subject J
contained and stable, and make sure
that it stays contained.
The guards nod, grabbing their state-of-the-art weaponry and
speeding away down the corridor towards the sub levels.
Hamish turns to Josh, placing a hand on his shoulder.
HAMISH (cont'd)
Find Delaney. She can't have gotten
too far by now, she's got to be
still in the facility. When you
find her...
JOSH
Kill her?
HAMISH
(quickly)
No!
(beat)
No. Bring her and Kira back to me.
Do you understand?
Josh starts to reply as Hamish moves away:
JOSH
But she's one of them.
Hamish stops. Turns to look back at Josh. Josh holds up his
Scythe as if to back up his point.
JOSH (cont'd)
She might be the one we're looking
for.
HAMISH
(shakes head)
Not possible.
JOSH
Her blood -
HAMISH
I said it's not possible! Now get
to work before she somehow finds a
way out of here!
Hamish marches out of the room, leaving Josh a little
surprised at his reaction.
He finally slips his Scythe back into its sheath across his
back, striding into camera and forcing a CUT TO:
13 INT. CAMPUS – DORMS - DAY 13
Skye is fiddling around with her iPod, unable to concentrate
while the remainder of her teammates chatter around her.
ERIKA is sat with MARIA, who despite looking extremely ill is
talking animatedly to Reiko and TSULA.
Erika whispers something to Maria and the younger Nemerov
nods, before Erika moves and stands in front of Skye.
ERIKA
I would like to speak to you.
SKYE
(not looking up)
Not a good time, Erika.
ERIKA
I know you are frustrated because
you are unable to help Delaney...
but what I have to say might come
too late in the future.
Skye looks up, a little confused and intrigued at the same
time, as the two friends step out into the corridor.
14 INT. CAMPUS - CORRIDOR - NEXT 14
The corridor is empty right now, as Skye and Erika step away
from the door to the dorms.
SKYE
What is it?
Erika hesitates, head turning back towards the dorms.
ERIKA
I... I am leaving.
SKYE
What? What are you -?
(beat)
April Fools is a little late,
Erika.
ERIKA
This is no joke, Skye.
(beat)
The Chosen Virus, or whatever new
strain it has become, it's... Maria
may appear well, but she does not
have much time before the virus
ravages her body.
SKYE
We don't know that for sure. Maybe -
ERIKA
Maybe Dr. Cairns can find a cure,
or maybe her body will recover, I
am aware of the possibilities.
(beat)
But she is dying. I... she cannot
go through this here. I have to
take her home.
SKYE
This is home. Maria's at home here,
with us.
ERIKA
I am taking her back to Russia,
Skye. She needs to be on familiar
ground, her home country.
SKYE
Maria's scared enough as it is. Do
you really think moving her from
the first family she's had in a
long time is going to help her?
ERIKA
(beat)
It will not be easy for her, but I
cannot stand by and watch my sister
die so far from her home. I... I am
sorry, but my decision is final.
Erika re-enters the dorms, leaving a speechless Skye outside.
PUSH IN on her worried face, before we CUT TO:
15 INT. FACILITY - CORRIDOR - DAY 15
As distant ALARM BELLS still ring, a single LIGHT heads
around a corner - it's Delaney and the unconscious Kira.
She unrolls the map once more and scans it before continuing
down the corridor.
She suddenly stops, switching off the light - and s single
CABAL TROOPER, armed, and makes his way along.
Delaney waits until he passes before she GRABS him, SLAMMING
him violently against the wall.
Dropping him silently to the ground, she rummages through his
body and finds a WALKIE-TALKIE.
DELANEY
(to trooper)
Sorry, dude. Wrong place, wrong
time.
She holds the walkie-talkie in one hand and aims the torch
down the corridor before spotting something in the corner.
16 INT. FACILITY - WAITING AREA - NEXT 16
Hurrying along, she finds herself in front of a SERVICE
ELEVATOR, shut down from the lack of power.
She presses her hand against the elevator and it OPENS with a
soft glow. Delaney wheels Kira inside and then closes it with
another glow.
She takes a DEEP BREATH and then focuses on the buttons on
the elevator. She places her hand against the panel.
The button for the top floor LIGHTS UP after a beat, and the
whole elevator begins to MOVE after a longer beat.
Delaney grits her teeth, SWEAT rolling off her. She's running
out of steam now.
Eventually, the lift reaches the top and the doors OPEN.
Delaney pushes Kira through, her movements slower as
everything starts to take more effort.
However, as Delaney consults her map, it's clear that there's
still a hell of a long way to go yet as we CUT TO:
17 INT. FACILITY - SUB LEVEL - NEXT 17
A Cabal guard FLIES THROUGH the air and SMACKS into a wall as
at least a dozen more guards fight something off-screen.
We're in a sort of storage facility, with various CHAMBERS
containing God knows what, though judging by the GROANS and
ROARS, they're far from bunnies and puppies.
The entire sub level is akin to an enormous hallway with
dozens of individual, stone-cut CHAMBERS, with circular
windows built into them. All but one of the chambers have
been manually secured into place by several large BOLTS.
PUSH IN on the title of the chamber we're focusing on, and
see that it's labelled 'SUBJECT J.'
Guards continue to flood in, armed with state-of-the-art STUN
GUNS - but with every passing second, more and more and
getting thrown violently out as bright blue VOLTS of
ELECTRICITY course around the unknown entity.
Hamish is with them, talking urgently on a radio.
HAMISH
Aye, it's bloody serious! Subject
J's only just being contained right
now, and if the security goes down
I won't be able to stop her!
Hamish steps smartly back as a member of the Cabal security
FLIES BACKWARDS and crumples.
HAMISH (cont'd)
Just get the emergency generators
up now!
Several guards make their way back, still FIRING their long
distance stun guns at the subject.
As the electricity keeps on flying, Hamish is looking
increasingly more worried, before we CUT TO:
18 INT. FACILITY - GROUND LEVEL - NEXT 18
A CABAL TROOPER makes his way along a corridor, gun searching
and outstretched in front of him.
SWEEP PAST them as he finishes his circuit and LAND ON a pair
of figures, shrouded in the darkness.
Delaney waits until they've gone before:
SECONDS LATER:
Delaney SPEEDS ALONG a corridor with Kira, pushing her like
the world's fastest orderly. She's looking more exhausted
now, every step a bigger effort than the last.
She swerves around a corner – only to find that it's a dead
end! She SKIDS the truck to a halt.
DELANEY
Damn it!
Consulting her map once more, she sighs and wheels Kira
around in the other direction, following the path of her
torch.
DELANEY (cont'd)
How come there's never a giant sign
saying 'Exit'?
And then, as she looks up, she sees a sign at the end of the
corridor, marked 'EXIT.'
Delaney looks heavenwards after a beat, seemingly praying a
little.
DELANEY (cont'd)
How come there's never a million
bucks just lying around and Taye
Diggs covered in baby oil?
(beat)
Worth a shot.
She hurries along, turning right at the corner:
19 INT. FACILITY - EXIT CHAMBER - NEXT 19
HOLD ON the small room. There's a small CHAMBER, almost like
a spaceship's airlock, which Delaney rushes into.
Along with electrical equipment and WEAPONRY lining the
walls, there's a pressurised DOOR built at the far end of the
chamber.
She spots the door leading out, and we can see through a
WINDOW set into the chamber. Delaney leaves Kira for a moment
and then looks out of the window:
Outside is a fairly large COURTYARD of sorts, with half a
dozen JEEPS outside. The Cabal Jeeps are heavily armoured
with what looks like several tons of weaponry built into the
back.
DELANEY
Say... that's a nice Jeep.
She goes to the door - but it won't open!
Delaney RATTLES the door desperately, but not even her Slayer
strength can shift it. She SLAMS her hand into it once more.
She turns and sees a KEYPAD built into the side of the door
with a four-digit code needed.
Delaney sags, leaning her head against the wall. She's ready
to drop, exhaling heavily.
FEMALE VOICE (O.S.)
(Irish lilt)
Having a little trouble with the
locks there?
Delaney SPINS around as a FIGURE steps out of the shadows -
and it's MALLORY!
The Slayer looks a little on the pale side and to be honest,
ill, but she moves towards Delaney easily enough.
DELANEY
Figured I'd run into you sooner or
later. Thanks for the tip off.
MALLORY
No problem.
DELANEY
You could've mentioned how fricken
hard it'd be to actually get back
out, though... would it've killed
you to send me a map along with
that video?
MALLORY
(grins; off keypad)
You need the code, right?
DELANEY
Depends. Am I gonna get jumped by a
few dozen goons on the other side?
MALLORY
What, you think I'm leading you
into a trap?
DELANEY
(shrugs)
I didn't make it this far by
trusting everyone who did something
nice for me.
Mallory leans past her and pushes three digits into the
keypad. She pauses after that.
DELANEY (cont'd)
What's wrong now?
MALLORY
The last number'll cost you.
DELANEY
(sags)
Oh, come on!
MALLORY
That's the offer. Take it or leave
it.
Delaney hears SHOUTS from nearby and turns - missing Mallory
quickly COUGHING into her hand.
MALLORY (cont'd)
Come on, we both know you're
carrying a few bundles in that bag
of yours. Just in case.
Delaney shoots her a look - then unzips her bag and rummages
inside, producing a few BUNDLES OF CASH.
She hands them over, but Mallory just nods as she tucks them
into her pocket:
MALLORY (cont'd)
And the rest.
Delaney hesitates - and then with an icy glare reaches into
her boot, drawing out another wad of notes.
Mallory smiles as Delaney straightens, watching Mallory
quickly count the cash.
DELANEY
Prices have gone up since last time
I had to do this.
MALLORY
Inflation hits us all, Delaney.
Just because you 'retired,' doesn't
mean the rates stayed the same.
Satisfied, Mallory reaches across and hits the final digit on
the keypad. It BEEPS and the lock CLICKS OPEN.
Mallory steps back as the door swings open, motioning towards
the vehicles waiting beyond.
MALLORY (cont'd)
The keys for the Jeeps are in a
storage compartment tray at the
other side of the courtyard.
There's a keypad for them, but the
code's two-one-nine-one. The keys
are numbered with the Jeeps in
order. The main gate's open for
you.
DELANEY
Is all that gonna cost me extra?
MALLORY
Nah, we're straight now.
DELANEY
(flat)
Yay. Say, you wouldn't happen to
know what the quickest route away
from here once I get to the surface
is, would ya?
MALLORY
Yeah, just head for the -
Mallory's reply is cut off by a huge COUGH, which sounds
almost painful as it continues. Delaney frowns - then
realises what the cough signifies.
DELANEY
Nasty cough you got there.
Mallory glares at her between coughs.
MALLORY
(wheezing)
I'm not doing this... for pity.
DELANEY
Yeah, I got that. Still...
Mallory motions for Delaney to go on and after a long beat
she does, pushing Kira in front of her.
MALLORY
Just get out of here before they
find you and I have to hand your
money over.
DELANEY
You know, we're gonna have to run
into each other at some point when
I'm not about to pass out. Maybe
get a coffee.
(beat)
You're buying.
MALLORY
Would you just go already?
Delaney exits. HOLD ON Mallory for a beat before we CUT TO:
20 EXT. FACILITY - COURTYARD - NEXT 20
Delaney pushes Kira's wheelchair next to a Cabal Jeep marked
'8', before she heads for the COMPARTMENT TRAY which is built
into the wall.
The night sky only provides minimal light but Delaney PRESSES
her hand to her torch and it GLOWS BRIGHTER than ever.
She WINCES at the exertion, though - even tiny spells are
starting to hurt now - before realising her nose is BLEEDING.
She wipes the blood away, smearing it, before turning back to
the tray holding the keys.
She types in the code and the panel glows green. Pulling the
tray out, she rummages through the keys and finds the one
marked with a number eight.
Delaney hurries over to the Jeep and CLICKS it open, before
opening the door and turning to Kira.
DELANEY
Alright, mom, time to split.
She releases the straps keeping Kira buckled against the
truck. Kira slumps forward, dead weight in Delaney's arms,
and she fights to keep her upright.
Heaving her with some difficulty into the back of the Jeep,
she just about manages to get the door closed when:
TROOPER (O.S.)
Stop!
She whips her head up - two CABAL TROOPERS are racing towards
her from the far side of the courtyard!
DELANEY
(weary)
Come on, fellas, can't we just call
this a win now?
She leans heavily against the Jeep, waiting for the troopers
to close in.
Her hand snakes surreptitiously round the door handle as the
troopers reach her, one keeping her covered as the other
moves to restrain her...
And with that she SLAMS the door into the first trooper,
knocking him flat!
The other raises his weapon but she grabs it and REVERSES it
onto him, SMACKING him in the forehead with the butt of it.
She DIVES into the Jeep, but one of the troopers GRASPS her
ankle and TWISTS it painfully.
She twists and KICKS him until he lets go, then she slides
into the driver's side and shoves the key in, starting the
jeep with a ROAR of the engine.
She SMIRKS, checking the rear view mirror before she removes
the handbrake and SCREECHES off.
The gates at the end of the courtyard are open but SLIDING
SHUT, Delaney's Jeep weaving between more incoming troopers
before she blasts through the gates!
GUNFIRE chases her out, the Jeep's windows SHATTERING, but
she stays on course and speeds off into the night as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT TWO
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
21 EXT. CAMPUS - ROOF - SUNRISE 21
PUSH IN on a pair of shoeless, socked feet as they hang over
the edge of the roof. They flex, getting rid of the acquired
cramp.
Continue to push in and find Skye, deep in thought for once.
She sips from a glass of something and smacks her lips
appreciatively before turning back to her musings.
RACHEL (O.S.)
So? What do you say?
PULL BACK to find Rachel up there with her.
SKYE
I'm musing. See?
(indicates expression)
Musing face.
RACHEL
Muse all you want, but we need to
get moving now. We can't wait for
Fitzgerald to approve it.
SKYE
Grace does have a point. We don't
know where Delaney went or what
she's facing. Or even if she's
still alive.
RACHEL
She's still alive. I'd know.
SKYE
All the same -
SOFIA (O.S.)
Oh, sorry...
They turn to see Sofia standing in the doorway.
SOFIA (cont'd)
Am I interrupting?
Skye and Rachel exchange a glance. Rachel heads for the door.
RACHEL
Just think about what I said.
Skye murmurs, non-committal, as Rachel exits. Sofia raises an
eyebrow, waiting for an explanation.
SKYE
I'm brooding right now, Sofes.
SOFIA
I can see. Buffy told me that
Angel's greatest quality was
brooding, but you brooding? It
makes you very... emo.
SKYE
Did you just call me an
overemotional annoying bitch?
SOFIA
No, I called you an emo, not a
chav.
(beat)
I take you're upset about Erika
leaving.
SKYE
(sarcastic)
You think?
SOFIA
You can understand it. Imagine if
it was you and that Joe kid you
mentioned.
Sofia plonks herself down beside Skye.
SKYE
I know, I know, but... it's Erika,
you know? She's like my sister.
SOFIA
Her actual sister needs her.
Skye shoots Sofia a sharp look, but Sofia doesn't back down.
SOFIA (cont'd)
I appreciate you don't want to hear
that at the moment, but you need to
snap yourself out of this. Erika
needs you just as much as she needs
her sister right now. You're her
closest friend in this place, so
how do you think she's coping with
you sitting up here by yourself,
brooding, instead of being down
there, with her, giving her all the
help and support you can?
Skye bows her head. Quiet for a long beat. Then:
SKYE
Damn you can be preachy sometimes.
SOFIA
Yes, but I'm also right. Scrambled
memories or not.
But before Skye can reply, her CELL PHONE rings. Skye digs in
her pocket and FLIPS IT OPEN, answering the call.
SKYE
Hello?
DELANEY
(filtered; through phone)
Skye, it's Delaney. I'm coming in
hot, so get everyone ready.
SKYE
(sits up)
Did you get Kira?
DELANEY
(dry)
Hence why I'm driving like a
maniac.
(yelling)
Get ready!
Skye snaps her phone shut and looks at Sofia, who heard the
conversation, before both girls speed over to the roof and we
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