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29 EXT. MOSCOW OUTSKIRTS - EVENING 29
Greg stands by two minivans, a small team of Council
operatives milling around him. He speaks into his phone:
GREG
We've got her. How's your side of
the plan going?
IN THE JEEP, Skye glances at a GPS UNIT perched on the
dashboard - a beeping RED DOT is on screen.
SKYE
On our way back to you. Is she
alright?
Greg looks across as somebody is led past, a blanket draped
round their shoulders:
It's MARIA! She looks pale and weak, but manages a nod and
grin towards Greg.
GREG
She's fine. Well, comparatively
speaking, I mean.
SKYE
Any word from the Academy?
GREG
(beat)
Not yet. Skye, Grace said that even
if they can't -
END INTERCUT:
SKYE
(interrupts)
Yeah, I know what she said. I don't
like it... but I get it.
(beat)
See you in ten.
Skye hangs up, glancing at the others as we CUT TO:
30 INT. CAMPUS - WORKSHOP - DAY 30
We're down to our last minute now. Tia hangs back, growing
more frantic with every second.
TIA
Patty, come on!
Patty's elbow-deep in the bomb's workings, wire cutter
clutched between her teeth.
PATTY
(through mouthful)
Almost got it...
The timer starts to BEEP shrilly - ten seconds to go!
TIA
Patty!
She GRABS Patty's arm - who does well not to slip!
PATTY
There!
She snatches the cutters from her mouth and reaches into the
machine:
And the timer STOPS with seconds to go!
Patty leans back, exhaling. She grins, satisfied.
PATTY (cont'd)
I thought as much. They'd given the
disarm wire a different colour to
throw me. Soon as I scrubbed some
of the paint off, I got it.
She looks to Tia - who is white as a sheet, wide eyes fixed
on the timer. Patty chuckles, amused. She pats Tia lightly on
the arm.
PATTY (cont'd)
Better go tell Grace that they can
all come back now.
Tia nods, still shellshocked. She rises and glides out of
frame, leaving Patty to look back at the bomb.
PATTY (cont'd)
There. See? All better.
She DUSTS her hands with a flourish, as we CUT TO:
31 INT. CABAL JEEP - EVENING 31
A BEEPING sound leads Agent #1 to take a small device from
his pocket - a RED LIGHT flashes on the surface.
AGENT #2
Sir?
AGENT #1
The bomb's offline.
AGENT #2
What? But how could they -
AGENT #1
Doesn't matter.
He looks into the back - Maria sits there, flanked by two
more armed agents.
AGENT #1 (cont'd)
As long as we've got you, eh?
MARIA
Actually...
Maria smiles - and her features start to SHIFT, her body
MORPHING to the agents' surprise - into RACHEL!
RACHEL
... you don't.
She SWINGS left and right, attacking the surprised agents
before making a GRAB for the wheel!
The Jeep LURCHES to the side, RAMMING into the second and
sending it veering across the road:
And straight into oncoming traffic! It hits a TANKER head-on
and EXPLODES into a bright fireball!
Rachel keeps grappling for control, but with the element of
surprise gone it's four on one now.
She starts taking hits, fighting back against the grunts as
they try to overpower her, as we CUT TO:
32 EXT. STREET - NEXT 32
Maria - the real Maria, that is - sits in the open side of
one of the minivans, parked off the street. Greg sits next to
her, rubbing her across the shoulders:
As Skye's Jeep SCREECHES to a halt, Erika quickly jumping off
and hurrying forward.
ERIKA
Maria? Maria!
MARIA
I'm here!
Both sisters are so weak they can only hobble, but they soon
find each other and embrace.
SKYE
(to Greg)
Any news?
GREG
(grins)
They're clear. Managed to defuse
the bomb before it could go off.
Skye exhales, relieved, then shouts to the sisters:
SKYE
Warm fuzzies can wait, ladies!
Rachel bought us enough time to
pull this off, but they'll be back
on us before we can say -
A SEARCHLIGHT suddenly falls on the scene, everyone looking
up - to see a HELICOPTER swooping towards them!
SKYE (cont'd)
Helicopter?
DELANEY
It's them! Go!
SKYE
How do you -
GUNFIRE chews up the ground around the vehicles!
DELANEY
(to Erika and Maria)
Get your asses in the Jeep, now!
Delaney stands, a wave of her arm casting a BLUE HAZE of
energy around the Jeep - deflecting some of the bullets.
Erika shields Maria as they clamber into the Jeep. Skye
throws Greg a last look, then floors it.
The helicopter stays with them, following the Jeep as it
tears back down the road.
The two Council minivans start to turn in the road so they
can join the pursuit.
33 INT. JEEP - NEXT 33
Skye keeps accelerating, jinking and weaving through the
increasingly busy traffic.
SKYE
How the hell did they find us so
fast?
DELANEY
Maybe because we're still in one of
their Jeeps, and they most likely
fit all these things with tracking
devices?
SKYE
(beat)
Oh, yeah.
ERIKA
Skye...
SKYE
Hang on to something solid, ladies!
MARIA
What about Rachel? Is she okay?
Skye glances at Delaney, their dark looks betraying their
anxiousness as we CUT TO:
34 EXT. WOODS - NEXT 34
Bloodied, beaten and unconscious, Rachel is DUMPED onto the
floor from the side of one of the Jeeps. Agent #1 scowls down
at her.
AGENT #1
(to others)
Let's go. We have a pursuit to
join.
The Jeep pulls away, leaving Rachel behind as we CUT TO:
35 EXT. STREETS - NEXT 35
Skye keeps glancing over her shoulder - the helicopter is
still right on top of them. There's nowhere to lose it.
DELANEY
We have to get off the road!
SKYE
And go where? There's nothing but
road out here!
DELANEY
(to Erika)
Where can we go? We need to get
some buildings for cover between us
and that thing!
MARIA
Left! Go left!
Skye does so, the Jeep SLIDING clumsily around a junction. It
cuts off several other cars to a chorus of angry HONKS.
MARIA (cont'd)
The business district's this way.
Lots of big buildings.
Skye looks around - she's right. They're entering a block
stuffed full of large buildings - when the Jeep's engine
SPLUTTERS, and Skye looks at the dashboard:
They're almost out of fuel!
SKYE
Oh, come on!
She looks back to the road, risking a glance in the rear-view
mirror:
Just as the other two Cabal Jeeps swing into view from side
roads, right on their tail!
She looks over her shoulder just in time to see the offending
vehicle SLAM into their rear end, jolting everyone forward.
Their Jeep veers off to one side, CLIPPING a parked car and
sending SPARKS flying into the cabin.
DELANEY
(eyes bulging)
Look out!
Skye can't wrestle control back in time, and the Jeep PLOUGHS
into a slow-moving van!
The van's rear CRUMPLES at the impact, SKIDDING sideways -
and blocking the path of one of the Cabal Jeeps.
The other GUNS its engine, fishtailing the out-of-control
Jeep and pitching it into a wide, lazy spin.
SKYE
Ah, crap... hang on!
SMASH! The Jeep CRASHES into a row of parked cars, almost
tipping onto its side before it comes to rest.
The Cabal Jeep SKIDS to a halt further down the road, the
agents on board quickly jumping off.
Bleeding from a bad cut, Delaney presses a hand to her head
as she looks round, climbing out.
DELANEY
Everyone alright?
Skye's out cold, but Erika is already pushing Maria out of
the Jeep - into Delaney's arms!
ERIKA
It is not me they want - go!
DELANEY
But -
And the SEARCHLIGHT falls on them again, forcing Delaney and
Maria to take off into the maze of paths and streets.
Erika watches them go as the first group of Cabal Agents get
to her. They grab her and HAUL her out of the Jeep, and she
can't do anything to stop them as we CUT TO:
36 EXT. BUSINESS DISTRICT - NEXT 36
Delaney races ahead of Maria for a few seconds before she
realises her charge has slowed down.
Turning away, Maria RETCHES, and when she turns back she
looks like death warmed up - without the warmed up part.
DELANEY
You okay?
MARIA
(grim)
I'm fine. We should...
A disturbance nearby startles them, footsteps, fast and
heavy. They're close by too - and so is that helicopter.
DELANEY
Come on.
She puts her arm around the Russian girl and helps her to
walk, picking up the pace a little as we CUT TO:
37 EXT. STREET - NEXT 37
The two Council vans pull up by the ruined stolen Jeep, Greg
one of the first out to rush over.
Skye is just coming to as Greg reaches them, Erika left
sprawled on the ground.
GREG
What happened? Are you all alright?
Where are Delaney and Maria?
Greg notices the two abandoned Cabal Jeeps.
GREG (cont'd)
Oh, no...
He turns to the Council team behind him - five men like
himself, lightly armed.
GREG (cont'd)
We can't let them get Maria! Fan
out and call in once you've found
them!
The team hurry off, Greg staying to help Erika sit back up.
GREG (cont'd)
Easy, easy. You've all taken a
beating tonight.
SKYE
(slurred)
Rachel... where's Rachel?
GREG
(grim)
We haven't found her yet. We'll
keep looking, but we have to make
sure Maria is safe first.
ERIKA
She will be.
(smiles)
Delaney is with her.
Greg rises, feeling a little helpless as we CUT TO:
38 EXT. BUSINESS DISTRICT - NEXT 38
Two Cabal Agents troop past, the whirr of the helicopter
still loud overhead as its searchlight sweeps past.
A moment later, Delaney peeks out from round a corner, making
sure the coast is clear.
She steals out, keeping to the shadows - Maria is following
close behind her.
MARIA
(whispers)
How are we gonna get out of here?
There's too many of them!
DELANEY
There's always too many. The trick
is creating a diversion big enough
to cover our tracks.
MARIA
Can you do that?
DELANEY
I could probably -
She's cut off by a loud ROAR - a huge DEMON is towering over
them, one mighty paw swinging to SWAT Delaney aside!
She CRASHES into a heap of trash cans, sliding to the floor
and flailing for grip as the demon STOMPS towards her.
Maria SCREAMS, stumbling backwards into the arms of two
agents, who begin to drag her away!
MARIA
No! Delaney, help me! Help!
Dazed, Delaney registers the agents grappling Maria and tries
to get up - but has to DUCK as the demon PUNCHES a hole
through the wall, narrowly missing her head!
She deftly weaves around the demon, closing in on the two
agents as a blazing ball of ENERGY builds in her hand.
DELANEY
(snarls)
Get away from her, you b -
SMACK! The demon CHARGES into her again, this time tackling
her out of the way!
She dodges a punch, returns with one of her own, but gets an
UPPERCUT to the jaw as a reward.
She staggers back, reeling - and the demon grabs her in a
BEAR HUG! It lifts her up off the floor, squeezing tight.
MARIA (O.S.)
Delaney!
DELANEY
(gritted teeth)
Hang on!
Try as she might, this thing's stronger than your average
bear and she can't break free. It SNARLS, drool running from
its mouth.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Ah, to hell with this...
(beat)
Incurso!
A bright green BLAST of energy pulses from her body, sending
the demon hurtling backwards and Delaney flying back through
the air!
The demon bursts into FLAMES, whining desperately as it tries
to beat down the magical fire:
While Delaney shoots back against a wall, her head CRACKING
painfully off the bricks.
She slides to the floor, stunned, and as she tries to stand
she just collapses face down.
DELANEY'S POV:
Everything is out of focus and the sound is also muffled, but
we quite clearly hear the sound of Maria's CRIES as she's
dragged away by dark, fuzzy figures.
FADE TO BLACK:
RUSTLING. Indistinct VOICES. CRYING.
We JOLT back to the land of the living, ON SCENE as Delaney
stirs. There's no sign of the Cabal, or Maria for that
matter.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Maria?
SKYE (O.S.)
(subdued)
She's gone.
Delaney turns - the sudden movement making her wince with
pain - to see Skye crouching nearby.
In the background, Greg stands with the battered Rachel, the
other Council operatives nearby.
DELANEY
She... she can't be 'gone,' where
did she go? They took her, I saw
them take her, I tried to -
ERIKA (O.S.)
This is your fault.
Delaney looks round - and there's Erika, Facing away from
her, arms crossed against her chest.
DELANEY
What... what happened?
Skye looks back to Greg, their heavy expressions only making
Delaney more agitated.
DELANEY (cont'd)
Somebody tell me, right now!
Skye looks back - and Delaney is stunned by the TEARS in her
eyes as we CUT TO:
39 EXT. ROAD - DAWN 39
The sun rises over the city as the Academy minivans drive
back out of the city. There's no sound through the following
scenes.
JILHANDRA (V.O.)
(filtered)
I just thought I should call to let
you know that we're done with her.
As the vans pass beneath us:
40 INT. MINIVAN - NEXT 40
PAN ALONG the bruised and defeated Slayers huddled together.
JILHANDRA (V.O.)
You can come and get her, if you're
not too busy? I'll even give you
the full address, since you did me
such a big favour today.
Rachel sits with Skye, who is checking over her wounds. No
one speaks. Delaney sits by herself - as does Erika.
Delaney can't take her eyes off Erika, sorrow etched into her
features as we CUT TO:
41 INT. CABAL FACILITY - EVENING (FLASHBACK) 41
Though a little unfurnished and lacking any and all
personnel, the sterile, cold environment makes it all to
obvious where we are.
Skye, Rachel, Erika and Greg march down a corridor, Erika
breaking into a run towards the doors at the far end.
JILHANDRA (V.O.)
And to think, we could have avoided
all this trouble if you'd only been
more... civil.
Erika trows open the doors, and sees Maria lying peacefully
on an operating table in the next room along.
Though their team mate dashes inside, sensing her sister's
presence, the others stop and turn to each other.
SKYE (V.O.)
(threatening)
If you're lying to me...
JILHANDRA (V.O.)
You have my word, Miss Underwood...
42 INT. OPERATING ROOM - CONTINUOUS 42
PUSH IN on Maria as Erika tries to wake her. She's cold and
grey and not moving, but Erika tries anyway.
There are puncture marks all over her body, traces of blood
sat on the skins surface and nearby equipment sports tubes
with traces of blood inside.
Skye walks up to Erika, pulling her away from her sister
whilst Rachel checks her vitals. She shakes her head.
JILHANDRA (V.O.)
She is in perfect health.
She's gone.
JILHANDRA (V.O.) (cont'd)
Goodbye, Skye. I'm sure I'll be
seeing you soon enough.
Pull back as a SOBBING Erika cradles Maria's body, the others
able to do nothing but watch as we DISSOLVE TO:
43 INT. CAMPUS- INFIRMARY - MORNING 43
Sound has returned, but there's an odd sense of quiet here.
Manu sits at a cluttered desk - clutching a small photograph
of Maria laughing with a group of younger Slayers.
PAN ROUND to reveal Fitzgerald stood not too far away from
him. She looks just as distraught as he is - her red eyes
give away the tears she's shed.
MANU
(quiet)
Did they find anything? Anything
that can make this...
FITZGERALD
No. Nothing. We're back to square
one.
Fitzgerald looks away - and sees an empty bed, the sheets
sitting there waiting to be removed.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
(sighs)
Such a waste... such a terrible,
awful waste. She was so young...
MANU
I've seen plenty of death, Grace.
Both here and before I entered this
world. But this...
He slowly lowers the photo, placing it face down on his desk.
MANU (cont'd)
We cannot let this stand. The Cabal
must answer for Maria's murder.
FITZGERALD
They will. I can promise you that.
The other girls, they're... they
need a little time. But they'll be
ready.
Fitzgerald starts to leave, when Manu adds:
MANU
I'm done with my research.
Intrigued, she turns. He hands her a piece of paper with test
results printed on it. She scans it but is none the wiser.
FITZGERALD
What am I looking at?
MANU
I believe I've found a serum, a
cure to the virus.
FITZGERALD
(gapes)
You... you have? Manu, that's -
She registers his stoic expression, and realises there's
another side to this news.
FITZGERALD (cont'd)
What is it?
MANU
The cure will work, that much I can
guarantee. But it comes at a cost.
Preparing for the worst, Grace pulls up a chair.
MANU (cont'd)
The cure will only work on the
girls showing the signs of the
depowering process.
(beat)
Once we administer the serum, the
girl will lose her powers.
Permanently. The girls get to
live...
FITZGERALD
But they'd no longer be a Slayer.
(sighs)
We'd still be wiping out the entire
line.
With a nod he presents to her the hardest question of her
career. As Fitzgerald tries to come to terms with the
impossible decision she has to make, we:
BLACK OUT:
END OF ACT FOUR
NEXT WEEK
VICTORY (V.O.)
Next time, on Slayer Academy...
EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - NEXT
All of the students are standing in shocked awe as we PULL
BACK to see what the emergency is.
Nestled around the hills surrounding the town are VAMPIRES.
More specifically, the SLAYVAMPS we've all come to know.
Snarling and waiting for blood but not moving as the
townspeople gape at them.
A figure moves to the front, with another figure at either
side. The FEMALE on the left is CHANTING while purple energy
flows over her and into the sky.
The clouds, completely blocking out the sun CRACKLE with the
same energy.
The figure in the forefront steps out into the natural, non
lethal light - and it's VICTORY.
She SMILES, surveying the veritable feast before her and
turns to JENDAYI, who smiles as well.
VICTORY
(devilish)
I say we have a banquet on our
hands.
CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - DORMS - SAME TIME
Delaney is busily packing, a large CASE open and becoming
rapidly full of clothes, spellbooks and other items.
She stops, wiping a TEAR from her eye before cramming another
book in. The doors open and Skye and Rachel enter.
RACHEL
Delaney, please. Stop what you're
doing.
DELANEY
(shakes head)
I can't, I can't stay here.
SKYE
You did what you could! It's what
any of us would have done!
DELANEY
None of you would have sacrificed a
young girl to the frickin' Cabal!
You all would have fought and died
for her!
RACHEL
You fought, Delaney. But running
away from the fight, from us isn't
going to do anything, is it?
SKYE
I've done my fair share of running,
girl. And Maria wouldn't want you
to do this. She'd want you to keep
fighting.
DELANEY
I killed her, Skye. I may as well
have placed a gun next to her head
and pulled the trigger.
(beat)
You and I both know that. And I...
I just can't stay here.
CUT TO:
INT. CAMPUS - INFIRMARY
FITZGERALD walks over to MANU, his desk littered with NOTES,
FOLDERS and REPORTS. She shakes his shoulder and he looks up.
MANU
Grace.
FITZGERALD
Manu. How is the... serum coming
along?
TIA (O.S.)
Pretty good, from what I hear.
Fitzgerald SPINS AROUND - as a surprisingly cheery TIA
enters, a folder of notes under her arm.
FITZGERALD
(to Manu)
How many Slayers did you tell about
the serum?
MANU
Just Tia. I needed someone to help
me.
TIA
Don't worry, I'm totally on the 'o
nay, alk-tay bout-ay the erum-say.'
I mean, it's only a more advanced
version of the antigen you made,
isn't it?
Fitzgerald looks at Manu as Tia moves off, continuing to
check Slayers' vital signs.
FITZGERALD
(quiet)
You mean you haven't told Tia that
the serum is...
MANU
A Slayer deprogrammer? No, of
course not.
(beat)
I only told her it was an
experimental serum to try and
alleviate some of the Virus'
symptoms.
FITZGERALD
I thought you said that lies never
led to anything good.
MANU
Sometimes, it's safer to lie than
to tell the truth. And I think
these girls need some safety in
their lives.
(beat)
I've managed to run up a test to
determine whether the serum is
necessary.
FITZGERALD
I think it's pretty damn obvious
that it's necessary, Manu.
MANU
No, it's a stress test. If we
release this, then any and every
Slayer will probably want to take
the serum just to be free.
(beat)
Imagine being free of the
Slayerdom, the responsibilities,
the Virus... any girl would want it
desperately.
FITZGERALD
You seem to know a lot about what a
Slayer wants.
MANU
(beat)
The serum will start to deactivate
the Slayer within a matter of
hours, but we can only use it if
she's already Depowering. If she's
losing her Slayer powers.
FITZGERALD
(long beat; sighs)
I'll have to think about this,
Manu.
MANU
What is there to think about,
Grace?
(beat)
I suspect that you're going to lose
your girls one way or another. The
only question is how.
BLACK OUT:
END OF SHOW
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