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                                     PREVIOUSLY

                                   FRANKIE (V.O.)
                         Previously, on Slayer Academy...

               INT. CAVE - CHAMBER - DAY

               FRANKIE stands inside a dark cave, faced by the SHADOW MEN.

                                   FRANKIE
                         Why are girls losing their powers?
                         More and more of them are not
                         'aving their Slayer abilities and
                         are...

                                   SHADOW MAN #1
                         The effects of the spell are fading
                         and they cannot be reversed.

                                   SHADOW MAN #2
                         Magic does not last forever. In
                         this world or the next.

                                   SHADOW MEN #3
                         You have felt its touch.

                                   SHADOW MAN #2
                         You can feel your connection
                         slipping away, day by day.

                                   FRANKIE
                             (frowns)
                         What do you mean? My 'connection'
                         to what?

               The men are silent. A slow beat as an awful truth dawns on
               Frankie at last.

                                   FRANKIE (cont'd)
                         Non...

                                   SHADOW MAN #3
                         You understand now what is
                         happening... 

                                   SHADOW MAN #1
                         What will happen to all in time.

               Frankie looks down at her bad arm, slowly clenching her fist.

                                   SHADOW MAN #2
                         The power we gave the Slayers
                         should have lasted until the end of
                         all magic...

                                   SHADOW MAN #3
                         But the witch spread the power too
                         thinly. The centre cannot hold.

               Frankie bows her head, accepting what she's being told.

                                                                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. 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...
                         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?

                                                                CUT TO:

               INT. WATCHERS COUNCIL - HALL - NEXT

               ON SOFIA as SKYE and the others crowd her. The others go
               quiet as Reiko shyly stands before her.

                                   SOFIA
                         Reiko, I'm not angry. You've still
                         got every right to hate the sight
                         of me after what I did - 

                                   REIKO
                         I don't 'hate' you. I'm just... I'm
                         glad you're not in prison. Okay?

               Sofia smiles, and as the other girls get back to
               congratulating Sofia.

               ON FRANKIE as she stands to one side, happy with the result -
               before she steps away, out of sight.

               She rolls up her sleeve again - the GREEN VEINS have spread
               further, criss-crossing up and down her arm now.

               She SIGHS, knowing full well what this means - and then she
               COUGHS, just once.

                                                                CUT TO:

               INT. CABAL BASE - SUB-LEVEL - DAY

               VICTORY leads a team of SLAY-VAMPS down a curved corridor,
               ALARM BELLS ringing and red lights flashing.

                                   VICTORY
                             (beckons)
                         This way.

               The foursome hurry on, passing large glass partitions - CELLS
               are behind them, plain and white.

               Victory comes to a stop by a cell marked 'RES-M SUBJECT J,'
               turning with a smirk to her colleagues.

               Inside, a slim, dark-skinned and raven-haired WOMAN looks up,
               late twenties and dressed in plain blue overalls.

               She smiles when she sees Victory, rising - even though she's
               clearly very weak.

                                   WOMAN
                         I knew you'd find me.

                                   VICTORY
                         Yeah, well, don't thank me yet...

                                   JOSH (O.S.)
                         Get away from the cells.

               Victory turns - and there's JOSH, with a full squad of Cabal
               Guards behind him!

               The Guard's weapons snap up, red LASER SIGHT beams falling on
               the four vampires.

                                   VICTORY
                         You really think that'll stop me?

                                   JOSH
                         I guess we'll find out.

               She grins wickedly - and the Guards OPEN FIRE as we:

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                     END OF TAG
                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

         1     EXT. PARK - DAY                                          1

               FRANKIE, wearing a simple but elegant summer dress, lays on a
               blanket in the middle of a lush field. The sun is bright but
               Frankie is protected by large sunglasses.

               A HAND offers her a glass of lemonade.

               Frankie smiles as she takes the drink and the camera PANS
               BACK to reveal that the hand belongs to DUNSTALL.

               Dunstall is dressed casually, wearing a t-shirt and a pair of
               khaki shorts. Frankie sits up as she takes a sip.

                                   FRANKIE
                         Merci. I was just thinking that I
                         was getting quite parched.

                                   DUNSTALL
                             (nodding)
                         You're tired. Maybe you should go
                         to sleep?

                                   FRANKIE
                             (smiling)
                         There is a difference between being
                         thirsty and needing to rest.

                                   DUNSTALL
                         You've been tired for so long now.
                         Don't you think that maybe it's
                         time that you admitted it to
                         yourself?

               Frankie looks puzzled, but then her expression slowly drops
               as she takes off her sunglasses and looks around at her
               surroundings as realization sinks in.

                                   FRANKIE
                             (sighing)
                         Oh, of course... this is not real.

                                   DUNSTALL
                             (grinning)
                         Some things are just inevitable,
                         Frankie. Not everything can be
                         fought.

               As Dunstall speaks he begins to rapidly CHANGE. He becomes
               larger and demonic. But it's not the same demon that Dunstall
               had become. This demon is bulkier and is covered in shaggy
               white hair.

               Frankie stands up urgently.

                                   FRANKIE
                         Attends! Just because this is a
                         dream does not mean I was not
                         enjoying it!

               Dunstall doesn't listen, instead turning away from her and
               running off as he continues to get larger and larger.

               Frankie pursues him, but as she does her surroundings CHANGE,
               and she chases after Dunstall into a wooded area.

                                   FRANKIE (cont'd)
                         Sebastian! Sebastian!

               Frankie moves as if the air around her is as thick as water,
               and Dunstall runs away from her into a cave.

               Frankie doesn't give up and continues to push forward, but as
               she struggles the world around her begins to stretch out.

               As the cave moves further and further away so do the trees
               and stones around her, and as they move away SAND begins to
               fill the void:

         2     EXT. DESERT - DAY                                        2

               Very quickly, Frankie finds herself standing in the middle of
               a barren desert. The sun beats down on her and the air
               shimmers with heat.

               She is once again in the desert realm of the Shadow Men.

               Frankie stops moving and takes a look around, immediately
               recognizing where she is.

               She turns and comes face to face with a SHADOW MAN. Her
               expression is 100% annoyance.

                                   FRANKIE 
                         Listen to me. I shall say this only
                         once. Do not taunt me with the
                         image of my love, and do not play
                         any more of these games with me.
                             (beat)
                         Why am I 'ere?

               The Shadow Man grins, exposing cracked but sparkling white
               teeth.

                                   SHADOW MAN
                         Time has already taken you to this
                         point. Everyone is subject to the
                         consequences of their actions.

                                   FRANKIE
                             (sighs)
                         Tell me something I do not know...
                             (frowns)
                         You sound... different. More...
                         eloquent.

                                   SHADOW MAN
                         The steps and missteps that have
                         been made are sealed within the
                         past. You must look onward with
                         renewed perspective at the present,
                         as the present will never allow any
                         of us to escape its perspective.

               Frankie stares at the Shadow Man looking for any clue about
               what he is trying to tell her.

                                   FRANKIE
                         The Virus? Are you talking about
                         my... my infection?

               The Shadow Man gives no indication as to whether she is right
               or wrong and instead only grins wider.

                                   SHADOW MAN
                         This is where your choices and the
                         choices of those around you have
                         taken you. This is where everything
                         that has begun will come to an end.

               Frankie listens to the Shadow Man talk. As she does, GREEN
               VEINS begin to spider web up her body, beginning to cover her
               face.

                                   FRANKIE
                             (looking over herself)
                         Non...

               Once her face is nearly covered, BLACK begins to spiderweb
               through the veins in the same pattern as Frankie's skin
               begins to pale.

               The Shadow man looks at Frankie with interest and curiosity
               but without any noticeable concern.

                                   SHADOW MAN 
                         And whether this is a victory or a
                         defeat, know that your destiny is
                         finally upon you.

               As the black has nearly entirely replaced the green we SMASH
               CUT TO:

         3     INT. CAMPUS - DORMS - MORNING                            3

               Frankie suddenly sits up in bed as she gasps for breath. She
               falls back down into her mattress and places a hand on her
               chest as she inhales deeply.

               Frankie gets out of bed and crosses her room. Her night gown
               is more expensive than the average Slayers best outfit.

               She sits down in front of her vanity. The cross that Dunstall
               gave her hangs over the mirror from one of the posts.

               Frankie lifts up her arms and looks at the GREEN VEINS that
               cover it. She doesn't say anything and doesn't react beyond
               just staring deeply into her reflection.

               With a sigh, Frankie's expression breaks, and she looks
               genuinely scared for a moment. She reaches down and opens a
               drawer on her vanity and pulls out a notebook and a pen.

               Frankie begins to scribble on the bad, drawing a rough
               approximation of the demon from her dream.

               She looks back up into the mirror and sees that her eyes are
               beginning to tear up. 

               She stops immediately, wipes her eyes, shakes herself, and
               then returns to her sketch, bringing more determination and
               desperation to every stroke of her pen.

                                                             BLACK OUT:



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               FADE IN:

         4     INT. CAMPUS - LIBRARY - EVENING                          4

               Frankie is completely alone in the library. She wears long
               sleeves and pants, completely hiding any signs of her
               infection.

               She sits at a table and is completely surrounded by books.
               She has a notepad in front of her as well as a laptop and she
               alternates between writing and typing.

               As she does, REIKO suddenly appears over her shoulder.

                                   REIKO
                         Ooo... what's up with the
                         abominable snowman?

               Reiko points at one of the open books in front of Frankie. In
               it is an illustration of the demon from her dream.

               Frankie looks over to where Reiko is pointing and abruptly
               shuts the book.

                                   FRANKIE
                         It is nothing.

                                   REIKO
                         Aw, come on, spill! Is the squad
                         saddling up for a mission? Should I
                         cancel my plans for the evening?
                         'Cause, you know, I had plans.

                                   FRANKIE
                         No, there is no mission. It is just
                         some research that I am performing
                         for the Council.

                                   REIKO
                         Oh, so it's about the Virus, then?

               Frankie completely freezes.

                                   FRANKIE
                         No, this is a... different project.

               Frankie continues to pack away her work but Reiko continues
               to lurk about.

                                   FRANKIE (cont'd)
                             (sighs)
                         Is there something else I can 'elp
                         you with, Reiko?

               Reiko begins to feel awkward as she fidgets from foot to
               foot.

                                   REIKO
                         Well, no... I was just... I mean,
                         you've been in here all day
                         researching, and you haven't really
                         left the library since... well...
                         and you haven't talked to anyone...

               Frankie sighs again as she stacks up her books on top of her
               laptop. She picks up the stack but struggles with its weight.

               Reiko raises an eyebrow to this, but instead just offers a
               smile.

                                   REIKO (cont'd)
                         It's okay to ask for help, you
                         know. We all get tired from time to
                         time.

               Frankie doesn't respond, and instead marches directly into
               her office and shuts the door behind her.

               Reiko stares at the door before smacking her head. She walks
               over to the door and knocks loudly.

                                   REIKO (cont'd)
                         Oh, I forgot to ask if you were
                         going to Erika's thing in a few
                         hours or not?

               Reiko waits for an answer that never comes before turning
               away from the door and silently berating herself as she
               leaves the library.

                                                           DISSOLVE TO:

         5     INT. CAMPUS - CANTEEN - NIGHT                            5

               Filled with SLAYERS, nearly a hundred and fifty girls in the
               large room. Tables with food and drink are along the walls.
               Upbeat pop music fills the room.

               A large banner is hung across the room that reads: WE'LL MISS
               YOU ERIKA!

               SKYE and SOFIA are off to the side, inspecting the room.

                                   SKYE
                         Not too bad if I do say so myself.
                         Who would have thought a party
                         thrown by the two of us would get
                         such a good turnout? Think people
                         are starting to forget?

                                   SOFIA
                             (shrugs)
                         My money is more on the fact that
                         it's Erika. You know, I should
                         really ask her how to defect and
                         come back without everyone turning
                         on you. We could use the tips.

               Skye chuckles and pats Sofia on the back.

                                   SKYE
                         What part of the healing process
                         does self-deprecating humour fall
                         into?

                                   SOFIA
                         Hopefully somewhere near the end.
                             (beat)
                         But seriously, I know that there
                         were a good number of Slayers that
                         transferred in here last year, but
                         I feel like I don't know half of
                         these girls.
                             (beat; points)
                         For instance, who's the girl over
                         there with Zoe and, um... Gabriela?

               Sofia points over to where ZOE and GABRIELA are talking to a
               third SLAYER. She's nearing her mid twenties but there's a
               definite punk vibe to her between her studded belt and her
               labret piercing.

                                   SKYE
                             (shrugs)
                         You really expect me to know the
                         answer? I was still calling Tsula
                         'Pocahontas' a year after she came
                         here.

                                   RACHEL (O.S.)
                         That's Jamie.

               Skye and Sofia turn to see RACHEL and DELANEY coming over
               toward them.

                                   RACHEL (cont'd)
                         She's the new leader of the C
                         Squad.

                                   SKYE
                         There's a C-Squad?

               Rachel gives Skye a playful shrug.

                                   DELANEY
                             (points upward)
                         Nice work with the banner, but any
                         particular reason why Maria was
                         left out?

                                   SOFIA
                         We actually had her included on
                         earlier drafts, but...

                                   SKYE
                         I mean, do you really want a girl
                         that's infected to have to read
                         "We'll miss you" in a big, bold,
                         friendly font?

                                   DELANEY
                             (nods)
                         Gotcha. Good work on thinking that
                         one through. By your standards, I
                         mean.

               ANGLE ON: Zoe, Gabriela, and JAMIE as they sit around a table
               on the perimeter of the party.

                                   ZOE
                         You're seriously going to look me
                         in the eye and with a straight face
                         say that The Mountain Goats are
                         better than Neutral Milk Hotel?

                                   JAMIE
                         I don't understand how you think
                         that there is a definitive answer
                         to this debate.

                                   ZOE
                         Because there is, and that answer
                         is Neutral Milk Hotel.

                                   JAMIE
                             (laughs)
                         All I'm trying to say is that The
                         Mountain Goats have a certain charm
                         that NMH will never be able to
                         duplicate.

                                   ZOE
                         And all I'm trying to say is that
                         Neutral Milk Hotel is better than
                         The Mountain Goats in every
                         conceivable way. Talent, song
                         writing, hand to hand combat? I'm
                         going with the Hotel.

                                   GABRIELA
                         I've always liked -

                                   JAMIE
                         You're going to say Bright Eyes,
                         aren't you?
                             (Gabriela hesitates)
                         You are, just say it.

               Gabriela pouts as Jamie and Zoe just laugh.

                                   JAMIE (cont'd)
                         It's okay, Gabby. I mean, we all
                         have our strengths. If I need to
                         know about some kind of anti-zombie
                         charm, you're the girl that I go
                         to. But, and I mean this with as
                         little offence as possible, I'm not
                         going to be taking opinions on
                         music from the girl that tried to
                         "introduce" me to Blink-182 when I
                         first signed up with the Council.

               Gabriela crosses her hands across her chest.

                                   GABRIELA
                         Elitist.

                                   JAMIE
                         Your point?
                             (to Zoe)
                         Anyway, if I can drop all shame for
                         a second, you should listen to this
                         demo CD of mine, from back in the
                         day when I was going through this
                         whole folk thing.

                                   ZOE
                         Yep, that was pretty shameless.

                                   JAMIE
                             (grins)
                         That's how I roll.

               ANGLE ON: Skye, as she turns from the C-Squad over toward
               ERIKA, who has just excused herself from a group of Slayers.

               Skye crosses the room to meet Erika over near a corner.

                                   SKYE
                             (motioning around her)
                         So what do you think?

                                   ERIKA
                         It is all very... overwhelming
                         Skye. You did not have to go to
                         this amount of effort.

                                   SKYE
                         Sofia helped. A lot, actually. As
                         in I just kind of came up with the
                         idea and she ran with it.
                             (beat)
                         And when I say I 'came up with the
                         idea,' I mean I just said "we need
                         to do something nice for Erika so
                         she doesn't leave."

               Erika's expression drops slightly, but she continues to
               maintain a smile.

                                   ERIKA
                         I appreciate the sentiment Skye, I
                         truly do. But please, you have to
                         understand my position. Can you at
                         least acknowledge that I owe it to
                         my sister to do everything I can
                         for her before she...
                             (beat)
                         I need to make my sister
                         comfortable before she dies.

               Skye takes this all in, looking away from Erika as she
               thinks.

                                   SKYE
                         Under normal circumstances, if you
                         were a normal girl? Maybe. Hell,
                         even as a Slayer under as normal as
                         our circumstances can get, I'd be
                         there to back you up a hundred per
                         cent.

               Skye takes a deep breath but still can't look at Erika as she
               says what she's about to say.

                                   SKYE (cont'd)
                         But right now, with everything
                         that's going on? And... I know you
                         asked me not to say this, but I
                         have to. 
                             (beat)
                         We can't afford to lose one of the
                         best Slayers in the school, no
                         matter what the circumstances are.

               Erika pauses as her muscles tense, and she breaths slowly
               before speaking.

                                   ERIKA
                         I am sorry Skye, but I cannot talk
                         to you about this right now.

               With that, Erika turns, leaving Skye standing alone in the
               middle of the party as we CUT TO:

         6     INT. CAMPUS - FITZGERALD'S OFFICE - NEXT                 6

               FITZGERALD sits behind her desk, finishing up the last bits
               of a small stack of paper work.

               A KNOCK on her open door raises her head, and she smiles at
               her guest.

               DOUGLAS stands in the doorway. A high ranking watcher in his
               50's, his dark hair gives away his age with gray that has
               begun to set in. He's fatherly and he has a tension breaking
               smile.

                                   FITZGERALD
                         Douglas? What brings you all the
                         way down here from London?

                                   DOUGLAS
                         Nothing good, unfortunately.

               Fitzgerald sits up, all business in moments.

                                   FITZGERALD
                         What is it? Did the Council revisit
                         their decision regarding Sofia?

               Douglas quickly shakes his head.

                                   DOUGLAS
                         Oh no, nothing like that.
                         Unfortunately, this is much more
                         urgent.

               Douglas hands Fitzgerald a folder which she opens in front of
               her.

               Inside is a picture of a BRITISH SLAYER and a snapshot of a
               village made up of small houses.

                                   DOUGLAS (cont'd)
                         We've heard reports of a vampire
                         attack on a secure Council holding
                         facility.

                                   FITZGERALD
                         'Secure facility'? Doug, this is a
                         farming village.

                                   DOUGLAS
                             (smiles)
                         Well, we don't want to exactly
                         advertise what it is, do we?
                             (beat)
                         Anyway, we've lost contact with the
                         Slayer stationed at the facility
                         and we're fearing the worst. The
                         Council requests that you organize
                         a team of Slayers to investigate
                         and, if necessary, secure the
                         facility.

               Fitzgerald sets down the folder and looks over at Douglas.

                                   FITZGERALD
                         A standard field mission? Forgive
                         me for saying this, Douglas, but
                         isn't this a job for a Watcher much
                         below your position within the
                         Council?
                             (beat; realization)
                         Has William retaliated against you?

               Douglas shakes his head and laughs slightly.

                                   DOUGLAS
                         No, nothing of the sort. William
                         Griffin has bigger problems than me
                         to worry about at the moment.
                             (beat)
                         Let's just say that the recent
                         trial has made me reevaluate what I
                         want my position to be at the
                         Council.

               Fitzgerald nods in understanding and begins to flip through
               the folder as we CUT TO:
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