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PREVIOUSLY
MARIA (V.O.)
Previously, on Slayer Academy...
INT. CAMPUS - INFIRMARY - NIGHT
ERIKA sits with SKYE, the two girls weary after another long,
hard day.
ERIKA
I had better get some rest. I have
a long day of traveling tomorrow.
SKYE
You're still going to leave? Now?
After everything that's happened?
ERIKA
Skye, there is always going to be
another threat. There's always
going to be another reason to stay.
If I don't leave tomorrow, then I
am afraid that I never will.
Skye looks suitably despondent as we:
CUT TO:
INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM - DAY
Erika enters the bedroom of her apartment in Moscow, familiar
with the layout as she navigates round.
She leans over and checks the sleeping MARIA's temperature.
She removes her hand quickly - it's that hot!
Despite this, however, Maria's sleeping pretty peaceful and
even YAWNS, turning over in her slumber. Erika smiles at this
and then exits.
However, as she leaves, Maria's face turns to one of
discomfort as her fever starts to take a toll on her.
INT. APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NEXT
Erika heads over, feeling her to the kitchen and manoeuvring
her way to a set of BOOKS, obviously recipes. She flips one
open and starts tracing her hands over the Braille writing.
She makes her way over to the FRIDGE and starts to feel
various sized items. She grabs a container of CHICKEN and
carries it to the counter when she COUGHS.
Erika doesn't even register this as she starts to cut the
chicken with a CARVING KNIFE. She smiles a little, HUMMING a
tune - even as she coughs, a little more violently.
She stops cutting and then starts RETCHING, coughing so
violently she's almost knocked off-side! Then when it stops
for a beat, it hits her.
ERIKA
Erika drops to her knees as the coughing continues, her
abdomen racked with unbelievable pain as she continues to
COUGH, and we:
CUT TO:
INT. CABAL FACILITY - SAME TIME
PUSH THROUGH a wall to find a handful of CABAL OFFICERS. One -
ASAKA - is speaking to the others.
ASAKA
As of fifteen hundred hours
yesterday, our scientists have
managed to perfect the virus bomb
using the required blood sample.
PULL BACK to find a single figure, sitting away from the
others. Long red hair and a killer smile. JILHANDRA.
ASAKA (cont'd)
Right now, we're about to begin the
control testing of the bomb.
The WALL SCREEN behind Asaka CHANGES, revealing shaky camera
footage of a SMALL VILLAGE.
The screen SPLITS, revealing hidden cameras inside the homes
of the peaceful RESIDENTS. Asaka pulls his CELL PHONE from
his pocket, opening it and hitting speed dial.
Jilhandra watches, eyebrows raised as the call gets through.
ASAKA (cont'd)
(into phone)
Cabal clearance 47-9-alpha-romeo
niner.
(beat)
Commence firing at test subject
immediately.
The screens don't change for several beats - normal life
going on...
... until two CABAL FIGHTER JETS appear in the sky and begin
to launch BOMBS!
The bombs land, aimed perfectly and EXPLODE several houses,
INCINERATING those inside!
Another two bombs drop, killing dozens on impact. But that's
not the worst part.
Survivors scramble, calling out, SCREAMING - just as GREEN
GAS starts to pour out of the craters of the bombs!
The survivors start to CHOKE, clutching at their throats.
BLOOD trickles from their eyes.
The people drop to their knees, straining to breath before
they collapse altogether. They're all DEAD!
On the large screen, a CABAL TEAM, wearing hazmat suits
appear, speaking INTO CAMERA:
TEAM MEMBER
Confirmed dead, base. Test subjects
are all dead. Will confirm.
Jilhandra lets loose a wicked smile as the officer pushes
something in front of her - a CHART.
JILHANDRA
I'm very impressed, Asaka.
ASAKA
Thank you ma'am. But I'm afraid I
have some bad news.
JILHANDRA
You know I don't like bad news,
Asaka. In fact I don't like bad
news so much, I remove people's
testicles if they give me it.
ASAKA
It's... it's the blood used in the
bombs. We used up our one and only
piece of DNA on the trial bombs and
I'm afraid we need more people with
this particular blood type.
(beat)
The same person.
(beat)
They're the key for the virus
bombs. And we haven't got enough
for what we're planning for.
JILHANDRA
Oh, is that it?
She looks at the chart - and smirks as she looks back up.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
(smiles)
I know just the girl for the job.
Jilhandra exits - but not before she touches the PC TERMINAL,
sending ELECTRIC WAVES shooting up it and displaying an image
on screen.
Asaka and the other Cabal officers look up to see who it is.
Smiling, pale-skinned and with a group of her Slayer friends
is none other than:
MARIA NEMEROV.
BLACK OUT:
END OF TAG
TEASER
FADE IN:
1 INT. CABAL HQ - MEETING ROOM - MORNING 1
A darkened meeting room, with a SLIDE-SHOW PRESENTATION being
shown to a group of people gathered round the meeting table.
JILHANDRA stands at the head of the table, which is filled
with DEMONS and other CABAL GRUNTS and AGENTS.
JILHANDRA
And so, to summarise...
She switches the slide over on the presentation she's giving
to the final page, reading "DO NOT FAIL." The lights come
back on automatically.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
Is that clear?
The demons nod, clearly afraid of Jilhandra, but Jilhandra
isn't sold.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
I said, is that clear?
There's a chorus of affirmation from the room.
JILHANDRA (cont'd)
(smirks)
Good. You all have your orders. Get
out there and make it happen.
And with that, she confidently strides across the room and
out. The Cabal grunts share a few glances at each other
before following.
2 INT. CAMPUS - STAFF ROOM - MORNING 2
Inside the Academy staff room, the entire FACULTY and A SQUAD
have gathered, an almost identical scene to the one before,
yet all of the people gathered are human, not demon.
FITZGERALD stands at the head of the table, her hands resting
on the desk. She has a serious face on, and everyone around
her is silent.
FITZGERALD
To scotch any rumours that may be
flying around, I can now confirm
that Reiko and Sofia are returning
from Japan - and you'll all be glad
to hear they managed to defeat the
monster plaguing Alita Kagemura's
village.
SKYE grins and SNAPS her fingers loudly.
SKYE
Alright, Sofes!
DELANEY shoots her a look, sitting next to RACHEL.
DELANEY
How are they doing? I mean, was it
a big demon? Or something more like
a kitten?
FITZGERALD
Let's just say they've both taken
plenty of bumps along the way.
RACHEL
Man, they're gonna be really
lording it over us with this one, I
can tell.
FITZGERALD
However...
Everyone freezes. They turn back to Fitzgerald, registering
her serious expression.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
(sighs)
There's no easy way to say this,
girls.
(beat)
Sofia has shown confirmed symptoms
of the Virus.
Skye pushes her chair away, standing up abrubtly.
SKYE
(shocked)
No!
FITZGERALD
Skye, she -
SKYE
She... she can't! Not now!
Rachel places a hand on Skye's shoulder to comfort her. Skye
shrugs it off, sitting back down and sulking in her chair.
RACHEL
Skye, it's gonna happen to all of
us.
SKYE
It's not gonna hit you.
RACHEL
(a little stung)
It might, actually.
Rachel realises she's the new centre of attention. Shifts.
RACHEL (cont'd)
Dr. Cairns said that when I carried
Dana's soul, you know, and I picked
up the Slayer memories... even
though they're gone now, it may
still have left enough of a link in
my system to make me vulnerable.
(beat)
We think. Look, it's just a theory,
alright? Can we get back to this
not being about me?
Skye turns back to Fitzgerald.
SKYE
If she dies...
FITZGERALD
(solemn)
I'm sorry Skye, I truly am.
She addresses the rest of the room:
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
That will be all.
With a last glance towards Skye, Fitzgerald follows the
others as they depart, leaving A Squad behind.
SKYE
First Erika, now Sofia. This can't
be happening!
DELANEY
Chill, Skye. As Rache said, you
know Sofia. She'll pull through.
SKYE
(not sold)
Yeah... right.
Delaney casts a quick, wary glance at Rachel as we CUT TO:
3 INT. CAMPUS - FITZGERALD'S OFFICE - NEXT 3
Fitzgerald enters her office, sinking down in the chair. She
sighs, and turns her COMPUTER on.
COMPUTER VOICE
You have mail.
Fitzgerald brings up her INBOX, and a live VIDEO FEED begins
to play.
On it is a WOMAN, dressed in CABAL UNIFORM. She looks
frantic, her dark hair all around her. She has sharp
features, with high jawbones and her lips pursed.
WOMAN
(nods)
Grace.
Fitzgerald leans in closer, seeming more amazed than alarmed
by this sight.
FITZGERALD
My word! It's... it's remarkable!
WOMAN
(all business)
We haven't got time for that.
FITZGERALD
(sighs)
No... no, I suppose we haven't.
WOMAN
Something serious is going on here.
Lots of big players moving around,
getting ready to ship out.
FITZGERALD
(frowns)
Why? What's happening?
WOMAN
I have bad news.
(beat)
Erika and Maria Nemerov are in
grave danger. They've been marked
for extraction by the Cabal -
tonight. If you can't get a squad
to them in time...
She lets the comment hang, letting Fitzgerald take in this
information as we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
4 INT. CAMPUS - BRIEFING ROOM - MORNING 4
DADE and FRANKIE are poring over pages of notes and diagrams.
There's a buzz of success about them both.
DADE
C'mon. Admit it. I am he. He who is
the man. The man... is me.
FRANKIE
I will do no such thing.
DADE
Aw, come on, Frankie! We have
kicked ass and taken names with
this. Can't I get just a little bit
of props over here?
FRANKIE
(raises eyebrow)
'Props'?
DADE
Yeah, you know... reward. Thanks.
Respect. A bigger room. More
allowance.
FRANKIE
(beat; half smile)
I could tell Patty Tojikawa 'ow you
'ave been making eyes at her every
day this week...
DADE
(blanches; quickly)
You, uh... you could, or you could
also -
He's cut off as the door opens - Fitzgerald bustles in,
followed by Greg and what's left of A Squad - Skye, Delaney
and now Rachel too.
FITZGERALD
Ah, Frankie. Dade. Good. This'll
concern you too.
The others take their seats as Fitzgerald brings down the
video screen, activates the projector and boots up the
connected laptop.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
I have a new mission for A Squad,
but with current...
SKYE
Losses?
FITZGERALD
(shifts)
That's not quite what I was going
to say. Basically, we may well need
B Squad as support, so Frankie, if
you could pass this back to them
I'd appreciate it.
FRANKIE
Of course.
Fitzgerald nods to Greg, who brings up a satellite map, which
quickly zooms in to show Moscow.
SKYE
Wait a second...
GREG
We've received reliable intel that
Erika and Maria are going to be
taken by the Cabal.
DELANEY
'Taken' for what? They're both half
dead by now, right?
She winces, looking to Skye - who scowls.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Uh... sorry.
SKYE
This 'reliable intel,' where'd it
come from?
Greg looks at Fitzgerald.
FITZGERALD
A source. That's all you need to
know.
Greg waits for more - but that's it. Seems he doesn't know
what this source is either.
GREG
We believe a Cabal squad will be
moving into their district of
Moscow later tonight, so we need to
be there before then to get in the
way and generally make a nuisance
of ourselves.
SKYE
And bring Erika and Maria back,
right?
GREG
That's the most logical option,
yes.
SKYE
(satisfied)
Cool.
FITZGERALD
I've got a jet standing by at
Salisbury Airfield, it'll have you
in the air inside an hour if you go
now.
DELANEY
(rises)
As in, 'girls, get packed and run
for the plane,' right?
Skye and Rachel rise too, but Rachel adds:
RACHEL
Shouldn't we pull in a fourth
member for this?
(off looks)
I'm just saying. I'm covering for
Erika, so who's gonna cover for
Sofia?
GREG
Do you have someone in mind?
RACHEL
Actually, yeah.
(beat)
Mallory.
FITZGERALD
No.
RACHEL
But -
FITZGERALD
I can't clear her for field duty
yet, I'm sorry. We're still keeping
her under house arrest until I'm
sure I can trust her outside the
campus.
DELANEY
We'll be fine, Rache.
SKYE
We've done missions with three
before. Don't sweat it.
Rachel doesn't look convinced as the trio head for the door -
only for FRAN to burst in!
FRAN
Oh! Crap.
(sees Fitzgerald)
Uh, sorry.
FITZGERALD
What is it, Francesca?
FRAN
You haven't heard?
She heads for the TV in one corner, switching it on. She
finds a news broadcast and raises the volume.
NEWSCAST
... and we're receiving more
reports of the explosions that took
place in Trenan last night, with
sources saying -
FRAN
This is just the cover story.
Council had to move fast to stop
the truth getting out.
FITZGERALD
Which is?
FRAN
Victory and her Slayer... vamp
thingies took out the whole town
last night. Council's got satellite
footage of the whole thing.
FITZGERALD
My God...
FRANKIE
'ow many dead?
FRAN
Don't know. Lots.
DELANEY
So... what do we do?
Fitzgerald looks away from the screen, mind racing.
FITZGERALD
Frankie, pull B Squad together.
You're going out to this town.
Reconnaissance only.
FRANKIE
Understood.
She bustles quickly out of the room, Dade getting the hint to
follow.
FITZGERALD
Skye, your mission goes ahead as
planned. I'm afraid you won't have
the luxury of backup.
SKYE
Hey, either way, works for me.
A Squad finally exit, leaving Fitzgerald, Greg and Fran to
look back at the TV as we CUT TO:
5 INT. CAMPUS - INFIRMARY - NEXT 5
MANU sits at his desk, pouring over test results. His
expression is one of confusion, and he checks the results
multiple times, as if to make sure he's reading things right.
In front of him is a small VIAL, filled with a yellow SERUM.
Behind it is a CASE filled with others of the same serum.
This seems to be what's troubling him.
TIA walks past behind him with another girl - a slender Asian
girl - PATTY.
TIA
Dr. Cairns? Are you alright?
He doesn't reply, his gaze locked on the serum, but Tia
hasn't seen it yet.
TIA (cont'd)
Dr. Cairns?
Manu's head snaps up and he turns to look at her, startled.
TIA (cont'd)
I said, are you alright?
MANU
No. Yes.
(sighs)
I don't know. I'm a little tired.
TIA
Yeah, I get that. Why don't you get
some sleep? I can keep this place
running for a few hours.
Patty holds up a TOOLBOX, giving it a quick rattle.
PATTY
Oh, and your gas chromatograph is
fixed now too. Just needed some new
wiring.
Manu nods, but keeps in front of the serum, as if making sure
the girls can't see it. There's something seriously up with
him, and Tia's a little wigged.
MANU
(quick)
Excellent. Thank you, Patty. And to
answer your question, I'm fine. I
have... work to do. Why don't you
two go see your friends for a bit?
You've been working hard.
TIA
Are you sure?
MANU
(forced smile)
Go have some fun.
Tia nods, she and Patty exiting. Manu sighs, turning back to
the serum. He picks it up, studying it before placing it back
into the case and sealing it as we CUT TO:
6 INT. CAMPUS - GYMNASIUM - NEXT 6
Zoe is busy jogging on the spot when Dade approaches. She
doesn't even register his appearance. Music blares from her
iPod headphones.
DADE
Uh... Zoe?
She almost jumps a mile at his voice! She turns, sees him,
scowls and pops the headphones out.
ZOE
This had better be worth
interrupting my Muse mix.
DADE
It is. B Squad's shipping out,
Frankie told me to come get you.
Oh, and she says that with Reiko
still on her way back, you get to
be in charge this time out.
ZOE
Oh. Right. Uh... thanks.
Zoe isn't really sure what to say - it's quite awkward
between them right now. Dade starts to walk away, when:
ZOE (cont'd)
Sorry. I'm fine, really.
Dade turns back. Zoe sighs, walking closer.
ZOE (cont'd)
Just a bit on edge, I guess. What
with everything that's going on
right now... it's a lot for me to
take in.
DADE
If you say so. But hey, it's not
like you've never been the leader
before, right?
ZOE
Yeah... guess not.
He offers a half grin before walking away. Zoe watches him go
- as GABRIELA approaches from off screen.
GABRIELA
What's going on?
ZOE
We're scrambling. Apparently.
GABRIELA
Without Reiko?
ZOE
(nods)
Frankie's put me in charge.
GABRIELA
(raises eyebrow)
Oh.
ZOE
'Oh'?
GABRIELA
(back-pedalling)
Uh, yeah, you know... oh, as in
'oh, great. Good for you.'
ZOE
(frowns)
Anyway... we're still a body down.
We'll have to grab somebody from C
Squad to fill the gap.
Zoe looks around - a few other Slayers are working out -
until her gaze rests on BELLE. Gabriela follows.
GABRIELA
Belle? Really?
But Zoe's already marching over to her. Belle looks up as she
sees her approaching.
BELLE
Oh, hey, Zoe. Did you hear about -
ZOE
Get changed and ready. You're
shipping out with my squad in
twenty.
BELLE
(blinks)
'Out' where?
ZOE
Long story short, we're on a
mission to some town Victory and
her cronies captured. You're
coming.
(off look)
Field mission, Annabelle. You're on
B Squad for now.
(beat)
So? What are you waiting for? Go!
Alarmed, Belle quickly scurries towards the changing rooms.
Gabriela throws a curious glance towards Zoe - but her mind's
made up as we DISSOLVE TO:
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