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SOFIA (V.O.)
Previously, on Slayer Academy...
INT. ICE CAVERNS - THE HUB CHAMBER - NIGHT
SOFIA lies on the floor, BLOOD pooling around her as
BRAEDEN kneels over her, the ice cavern around them shaking
itself to pieces.
BRAEDEN
My people can save you. You just
have to come with me.
SOFIA
I can't go with you. I won't.
BRAEDEN
Sofia... I love you. And if you
die here, now, then my world...
my world isn't going to feel
right. I need you with me.
SOFIA
If you... really love me...
(beat)
Ask me... again...
CUT TO:
INT. WAREHOUSE - MAIN FLOOR - NIGHT
Skye and ERIKA are facing Braeden within a dark warehouse.
SKYE
Enough talk. Let's do this.
BRAEDEN
That eager, eh? Can't say I blame
you. But there's someone I'd like
you to meet first.
Skye hears FOOTSTEPS behind her and whips round:
Someone is emerging from the shadows. Petite, pale, and
with long, black hair. It's SOFIA.
SOFIA
(grins)
Hello at last, Skye. Did you miss
me?
Skye's jaw drops, and Sofia draws her SWORD:
CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - AUDITORIUM - DAY
Sofia and ALITA are going at it all guns blazing, KO'd
Slayers slumped nearby.
ALITA
We can still end this without
further bloodshed, Sofia. Just
give yourself up, and we can -
SOFIA
No!
She SURGES forward, forcing Alita to CARTWHEEL back to
avoid the Scythe.
SOFIA (cont'd)
It's too late! It's been too late
for me since the first time we
fought!
Alita KNEES Sofia in the stomach, who stumbles back. Alita
continues to PUNCH her in the face, making her stumble
further back.
Sofia falls, the Scythe skittering from her hands, and
Alita has her dead to rights.
Alita has her shot. She readies her sword by pulling it
back, but she hesitates.
She can't do it, and it reads all over her face.
Sofia gets the time to regain focus. Flailing wildly, she
knocks the sword right out of Alita's hand with a war cry.
She spins around, scoops up the Scythe and in one motion
SLAMS the sharp end of the Scythe straight into Alita's
chest!
BLOOD sprays over Sofia. Alita's eyes widen in disbelief.
SOFIA (cont'd)
(eyes wide)
Alita...
Alita grimaces, pain coursing through her body. Sofia's
expression softens. She PULLS the Scythe out of Alita's
chest, who slumps to the ground.
Sofia touches the blood on her face with her fingers, an
expression of horror on her face.
Sofia lets the Scythe fall from her hand, CLATTERING to the
ground.
She drops to Alita's side, trembling as she stares into
Alita's wide eyes. BLOOD is pooling around them both.
SOFIA (cont'd)
Oh, God... Alita! Alita, I'm
sorry... I'm sorry...
CUT TO:
EXT. FOREST - DAY
Sofia and XANDER make their way through a dense forest at
the top of the cliffside, pushing away branches.
SOFIA
I've never... nobody else knows
that. The first time we all went
to the Arctic, after he'd opened
the Hub and he shot me...
One hand unconsciously rubs her side, right where Braeden
put that bullet in her.
SOFIA (cont'd)
... he asked me to go with him.
He said he'd save me.
XANDER
Sofia, you were dying. You didn't
have a choice.
SOFIA
Of course I had a bloody choice!
He'd just unlocked every
Hellmouth on the planet, for
God's sake! When he asked me...
A long beat. She bows her head. Xander closes in.
SOFIA (cont'd)
I made him ask me.
She looks up, challenging Xander to react. To his credit,
he stays quiet.
SOFIA (cont'd)
Because I knew if he did, I'd say
yes and we'd be together again.
And at that moment, that's what I
wanted. I just wanted to be with
him again.
Sofia lets out a SOB, emotions bubbling to the surface.
SOFIA (cont'd)
I hate what I've become! What he
made me become!
Tears flow freely as she lunges forward into Xander's arms,
WEEPING into his shoulder as he comforts her.
CUT TO:
EXT. CAMPUS - FRONT ENTRANCE - DAY
Sofia struggles as she's hauled away by the OPERATIONS
TEAM. Xander is held back by WEATHERBY.
SOFIA
Xander, help!
XANDER
Sofia!
WEATHERBY
(to Xander)
Pleasure doing business with you.
Cheerio.
The Operative keeping Xander back SHOVES him to the ground,
and there's a CRUNCH as something breaks.
CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - INFIRMARY - DAY
With a final cry, DELANEY lets out:
DELANEY
Goddess, awaken this being, for
all to behold!
The purple light expand, covering the entire infirmary and
then there's a FLASH OF WHITE LIGHT and everything returns
to normal.
Delaney is straight to KIRA's bedside, looking for any sign
of life.
Kira's eyelids flutter open as she awakens. She sits up,
looking round, a hand pressed to her head.
KIRA
Where... where am I?
DELANEY
(quiet)
Mom?
Kira only blinks at her in surprise.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Are you okay? Mom?
GREG
Kira, is something wrong?
She frowns, turning on the bed to face them.
KIRA
Who are you? And why are you
calling me 'Kira'?
Delaney frowns, aghast. Something's gone wrong. Greg and
Delaney exchange a worried look.
DELANEY
(meek)
Mom...
KIRA
Look, whoever you are, my name's
Evelyn.
(beat)
Evelyn Pierce.
Greg's face immediately changes - his eyes go wide and his
jaw drops. He claps a hand to his mouth, taking a step or
two back in shock.
Delaney's equally as shocked. She turns to Greg, her mind
starting to connect the dots.
DELANEY
Wait a second... 'Pierce'? As
in...
(beat)
But that means... you... you're
my... my...
She can't finish the sentence, watching the world drop out
from beneath Greg.
He STUMBLES back, clattering into nearby chairs as Kira
watches him in bewilderment.
KIRA
Now is somebody going to tell me
what on earth is going on here?
Greg and Delaney's stunned expressions are matched by
Kira's confusion as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TAG
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. CAMPUS - STAFF ROOM - DAY 1
The various faculty members are sitting having a meeting -
FITZGERALD, MANU and CERYS among them - when the door
BURSTS OPEN:
XANDER stands in the doorway, chest heaving. An equally
frantic RACHEL and BELLE stand behind him.
FITZGERALD
Xander? What's -
XANDER
(gasping)
Sofia! They... men... they took
her!
Fitzgerald rises, alarm rippling through the staff.
FITZGERALD
Who 'took' her? What's happened?
RACHEL
Council men. Said she was under
arrest and they were taking her
back to London.
Fitzgerald looks to Manu and Cerys.
CERYS
(nods)
An Operations team.
Fitzgerald is quickly into action, skirting round the table
and approaching Xander.
FITZGERALD
Rachel, get everyone you can find
from A and B Squads and have them
ready to leave in the reception
in ten minutes.
RACHEL
Got it.
She turns to leave, but is stopped by:
BELLE
Um... what about me?
FITZGERALD
Who's this?
BELLE
(extends hand)
Annabelle. 'Belle.' New recruit,
apparently. Although this seems
like a bad time...
FITZGERALD
Rachel, could you...
Rachel nods, placing a hand on Belle's shoulder.
RACHEL
(to Belle)
C'mon. I'll get you set up.
The girls leave as Fitzgerald turns to Xander. The rest of
the staff are rising and gathering their things behind.
FITZGERALD
You're sure they said 'London'?
XANDER
(nods)
Who the heck were those guys?
CERYS
Hired thugs with cut-price
university degrees to give them
some faux semblance of authority.
The Council uses them to clean up
its dirty work.
FITZGERALD
And here I was thinking they used
our Slayers for that...
(exhales)
Alright. Xander, you'd better
come with us. If this is what I
think it is, we'll need you as a
character witness.
Xander blinks as Fitzgerald hurries past him:
XANDER
Sorry, a what?
A moment as Fitzgerald turns back to face him:
FITZGERALD
Sofia's going to be put on trial.
With that, she exits and we CUT TO:
2 INT. CAMPUS - INFIRMARY - NEXT 2
GREG is still backing away from the fully revived KIRA, while
DELANEY hangs back with her jaw to the floor.
KIRA
What's the matter with you? Didn't
you hear what I said? My name is
Evelyn Pierce, and if I'm at the
Rupert Giles Academy, whatever that
is, I demand to speak to the man
himself right now, young man!
Greg just turns and runs from the room, BUMPING into other
people, beds and anything in the way as he flees.
A bemused Kira turns to Delaney, whose own head is still
spinning.
KIRA (cont'd)
Is anybody going to tell me what's
going on?
Delaney holds her gaze for another beat - then cracks,
turning and racing after Greg.
Left alone, Kira HUFFS and looks around the empty corner of
the infirmary she's stuck in.
KIRA (cont'd)
Well. If nobody's going to be of
any use here, I may as well sort
myself out!
She slides off the bed, takes a moment to steady herself.
KIRA (cont'd)
Hmm.
Gingerly testing her weight on each leg, she starts to
hobble off as we CUT TO:
3 INT. CAMPUS - DORMS - NEXT 3
SKYE and ERIKA look up as Rachel bursts in, the two girls
sitting near a pile of luggage.
SKYE
(rising)
Hey, what's going on? I heard
there was a tussle outside or
something.
RACHEL
It's Sofia. Some men from the
Council took her into custody.
The colour drains from Skye's face - this is familiar
ground for her.
SKYE
Oh, crap!
RACHEL
Fitz wants A and B in reception
in ten. We're going after her.
SKYE
Cool, cool. Go, find the others.
I think Delaney's still in the
infirmary. Reiko's sleeping off
her jetlag.
Rachel nods and dashes back out of the room. Skye turns to
Erika.
SKYE (cont'd)
You weren't gonna leave just yet,
were you?
ERIKA
If this situation means what I
think it does...
She rises to her feet, exhaling.
ERIKA (cont'd)
... then my departure will have
to wait a little longer.
Skye grins as we CUT TO:
4 INT. CAMPUS - RECEPTION - NEXT 4
Xander hovers nearby as Fitzgerald continues a heated phone
call via her mobile:
FITZGERALD
(into phone)
No, I don't care what
authorisation they had, you can't
just snatch one of my girls off
my campus without even giving me
a warning!
(listens)
That's not the issue here, and
you know it! Look, you just tell
Griffin from me - I'll be there.
If he starts that hearing without
me... there'll be trouble.
She SNAPS the phone shut and seethes for a beat. Xander
waits for her to continue.
XANDER
Kind of hard to slam a cell
phone, huh?
She ignores the attempt at brevity, looking up as Rachel
returns to the reception - followed by Skye, Erika, REIKO
and TSULA.
FITZGERALD
Is this everyone? Where are
Delaney and Frankie?
RACHEL
Couldn't find them, sorry.
REIKO
(yawning)
What's the emergency? I was
halfway into a really cool dream
when -
FITZGERALD
I'm sorry, girls, but your rest
is going to have to wait a little
longer.
(beat)
I'm afraid the rumours you've no
doubt all heard by now are true.
Sofia's been taken into custody
by the Council.
MURMURS of surprise ripple through the room as we CUT TO:
5 INT. OPERATIONS VAN - REAR COMPARTMENT - DAY 5
And a despondent SOFIA sits in shackles, awaiting her fate as
the van she's locked inside drives on.
FITZGERALD (V.O.)
I don't need to tell any of you how
serious this is. If Sofia's found
guilty of treason against the
Council for her actions when she
was with the Cabal... they'll send
her to Laneshead prison for the
rest of her life.
(beat)
If she's lucky.
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
6 INT. MINIVAN - DAY 6
Cerys drives, Fitzgerald shotgun as she talks to the
Slayers arranged over the seats behind her.
FITZGERALD
We won't have a lot of time once
we get there, so just follow my
lead. I'll be going directly to
the tribunal chamber to hold up
proceedings and give us space to
start preparing a defence. I'll
kick the doors down if I have to.
(beat)
Although thinking about it, I may
ask one of you to do that for me.
SKYE
What's gonna happen to her? I
mean, what's the procedure for
putting a Slayer on trial?
RACHEL
Yeah, has it ever happened
before?
FITZGERALD
It almost happened with Faith
several years ago, and since then
there have been a few...
incidents we're keen not to have
to revisit.
(beat)
For now all we need concern
ourselves with is that the
Council will be looking to make
Sofia into a scapegoat, blaming
her for all the losses suffered
against the Cabal over the last
twelve months.
TSULA
Yeah, but they weren't all her
fault... were they?
FITZGERALD
That's not the issue here, sadly.
SKYE
(to Tsula)
Remind me to teach you the
meaning of the word 'scapegoat'
when we get back.
Cerys pulls sharply onto a main road, already driving at
high speed.
CERYS
Sorry.
FITZGERALD
Just get us there in one piece,
Cerys. I'm not concerned about
breaking any speed limits along
the way.
CERYS
And if we get stopped by the
police?
FITZGERALD
Then I imagine I'll have to make
a few phone calls, won't I?
She turns her attention back to the girls.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
Rachel, keep trying to get hold
of Delaney and Frankie. They'll
be a big help to us.
RACHEL
I've been trying, but they're not
answering their cell phones.
FITZGERALD
Then keep trying. Do whatever you
have to. As for the rest of you,
what I'll most likely be needing
are character testimonies.
ERIKA
You want us to speak in Sofia's
defence, is that correct?
FITZGERALD
(nods)
What we have to do here is
convince the tribunal that Sofia
isn't culpable for much of what
she'll be accused of.
REIKO
Except for killing Alita.
The van falls silent. Reiko fidgets, awkward.
REIKO (cont'd)
You know... 'cause she kind of
did do that.
FITZGERALD
Alita... we'll have to deal with
that when we come to it.
TSULA
It's not something we can just
gloss over!
SKYE
Grace is right, Tsula. Zip it.
TSULA
What, we're just gonna ignore the
fact that she killed one of us?
One of your best friends?
SKYE
I said that's enough!
TSULA
That doesn't make it alright!
RACHEL
Whose freakin' side are you on
here?
TSULA
(exhales)
Look, I'm just saying that
there's a big difference between
being forgiven and atoning for
the crimes you've committed.
Because that was it was. A crime.
FITZGERALD
(over them)
Girls!
The girls lapse back into silence. Fitzgerald exhales.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
I can see we're going to have to
handle this one very carefully.
(beat)
I suggest you all start thinking
about your testimonies. We're
going to need every point we can
scrape together.
She settles back into her seat, running a hand through her
hair. Cerys glances across.
CERYS
Do you think any of this will
make a difference?
FITZGERALD
I know I'm not about to let one
of my girls be put on trial by a
kangaroo court, no matter what
she is or isn't guilty of.
(looks across)
Everyone deserves a chance.
Cerys doesn't reply, concentrating on her high-speed
driving as we CUT TO:
7 INT. CAMPUS - CORRIDOR - DAY 7
Delaney edges towards a door in another part of the school,
pausing before it. She reaches out to knock, hesitates -
then KNOCKS.
DELANEY
Greg? You in there? It's me. I've
let you have an hour. That's long
enough.
No answer. She SIGHS, knocking again.
DELANEY (cont'd)
C'mon, Greg. Open up.
She tries the handle - locked. She HUFFS, then keeps her
hand gripped round the handle.
There's a brief GLOW of light - and the door UNLOCKS. She
pushes it open:
8 INT. CAMPUS - GREG'S ROOM - CONTINUED 8
And steps inside. All the lights are out, the curtains
drawn. No sign of Greg.
DELANEY
Greg?
She moves on, light from outside spilling into the room.
DELANEY (cont'd)
You think you're the only one
spun out by all this? Even if
what she's saying is true...
look, we can sort this all out
later. We don't know what the
hell she's saying right now. Her
brain's so Swiss cheese'd from
whatever Hamish did to her, she
probably can't even -
GREG (O.S.)
It all makes sense.
Delaney JUMPS a mile. Greg emerges from the shadows.
GREG (cont'd)
What she said... it answers so
many questions. So many things I
didn't... couldn't understand.
DELANEY
Like what?
GREG
Like why my mother would ever
kill somebody. Why Kira murdered
her. All the little things that
didn't add up...
He slouches past her, flopping down onto the edge of the
bed. His stare's a thousand yards away.
GREG (cont'd)
But... how? How can they be...
what could have happened to make
them -
KIRA (O.S.)
Gregory?
Greg freezes - Delaney turns first. Kira's standing in the
doorway.
KIRA (cont'd)
This... this is your room, isn't
it?
Greg doesn't answer. Delaney looks from one to the other.
KIRA (cont'd)
Things are starting to come back,
I think. At least... I found my
way here. It seems... familiar
somehow.
DELANEY
Uh... now isn't a good time, mom.
(beat)
You... do know you're my mom now,
right?
KIRA
(beat)
I'm sorry, young lady, but I
still have absolutely no idea who
you are.
Kira steps into the room, but Delaney moves to block her.
DELANEY
(shakes head)
Don't. Not now.
KIRA
Now look here, you can't just
order me about! I'm not -
GREG
(cold)
Get. Out.
A beat. He still hasn't turned round. Delaney tugs urgently
at Kira's arm.
DELANEY
You heard him. Let's go.
KIRA
(shrugging her away)
Gregory, please. Whatever it is
you're upset about, I'm sure it
can wait until you've shown me to
Rupert so he can -
GREG
I said get out!
He rises, whirling to face her. His face is twisted with
rage, muscles tensed tight.
DELANEY
Mom, come on!
Greg's SHAKING with fury now - and Delaney's attention is
drawn around the room as first the curtains RIPPLE, then
various items start to RATTLE in place.
GREG
You're not my mother! You can't
be! She... she'd never.. No! It's
not true!
KIRA
Gregory, listen to me!
Greg lets out a CRY of anger - and a lamp by his bed
EXPLODES!
GREG
(screaming)
Get out!
Delaney SHOVES a shocked Kira back - as the overhead light
SHATTERS in its socket!
Delaney pushes her outside, SLAMMING the door behind them.
Greg collapses into a sitting heap on the floor, drained of
energy.
He looks down at his hands - his nails have dug deep enough
into his palms to draw BLOOD.
He stares at the slow trickle of blood as though it'll
provide some answers.
And then his phone starts to RING. He looks over to it as
we CUT TO:
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