FADE IN:
EXT. BLACKENED BATTLEFIELD -- EVENING
Rain pours onto a corpse riddled field from the dark clouds
looming above.
Soldiers in green combat armor crouch behind piles of rubble,
the remnants of a once vast complex.
The screech of mortar shells is heard just before the world
erupts in a cacophony of explosion.
Close up: JOHN SION, early fifties and extremely well built
for his age, is wearing a small pack and crouching behind a
partition of scorched metal, covering his head with his hands.
A mortar hits on the opposite side of the partition, some of
the earth it sends into the air showers down around him.
A small red counter on his gun reads "01". He looks pensively
at a detonator in his hand.
SION
(speaking into a mic
attached to his helmet)
That'll be the last of it. Everyone
be ready.
Thirty men in red armor cautiously advance on the rubble.
Five light tanks hold back to cover them.
SION (CONT'D)
Steady men. Hold.
The red army reaches the first of the rubble.
RED SERGEANT motions and ten of his soldiers kneel behind
the rubble, setting up machine guns. The rest advance to
the next layer.
SION (CONT'D)
Hold.
The next ten soldiers begin setting up their machine guns, a
few yards ahead of the first.
The remaining ten advance while the original line begins to
disassemble their tripods.
SION (CONT'D)
Now!
The green soldiers appear in unison and fire a volley into
the approaching enemy.
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2.
The Red army is caught off guard, with two thirds of them
busy assembling or disassembling their gun mounts.
Sion's weapon, a rail gun, fires a laser like discharge.
The blast blows through a large pile of rubble, the red
soldier behind it, and keeps going into infinity.
Close up:
RED SOLDIER #1 falls to the ground, a gaping hole in his
chest, his eyes lifeless.
INT. BOARD ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Red Soldier #1 is in a red capsule, lit with a soft blue
light from above. The capsule is filled with water and
surrounded by industrial machinery. It looks almost gothic.
He wears only goggles, with a small breathing apparatus in
his mouth. There is no hole in his chest, but the soft blue
light above him goes out.
EXT. BATTLEFIELD -- CONTINUOUS
Sion's gun reads "00". He drops it to the ground and draws
a shotgun from his pack as he returns to his cover.
SION
Be ready.
(Grips the detonator
tightly.)
And . . . Now!
Sion fires the detonator, a wall of fire erupts between the
two armies.
Reveal: All of the green soldiers are gone.
CUT TO:
EXT. GULLY -- CONTINUOUS
Sion leads seven other men as they crawl on their bellies
across the bottom of a small gully. He motions to his men
to stop as he assembles a small bazooka from parts in his
pack.
CUT TO:
SION'S POV-A small red X in the center of the bazooka's view
finder comes to rest on one of the tanks.
He fires. A small plus shaped device hits and attaches itself
to the side of the tank. He continues firing until he has
hit all five tanks.
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3.
He flips open a small hatch on the back of the weapon,
revealing a control panel. He pushes a button and instantly
the tanks explode.
SION
Go! Go! Go!
He leads the soldiers out of the gully toward the destroyed
tanks. He gets about 10 feet out kneels, takes aim, and
fires, covering his men as they run behind him.
EXT. BATTLEFIELD -- CONTINUOUS
Red Sergeant fires. GREEN SOLDIER #1 falls to the ground.
INT. BOARD ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Green Soldier #1 is in a capsule identical to Red Soldier
#1's, only the casing is green instead of red.
The soft blue light above him goes out as well.
EXT. BATTLEFIELD -- CONTINUOUS
Sion and his men have taken up defensive positions behind
the tanks. They fire volley after volley into the ranks of
the red soldiers.
RED SARGEANT
(Making a forward
motion.)
Attack!
The red soldiers charge, firing as they go, many of them
fall before reach the tanks.
INT. BOARD ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The wall is lined with capsules. Some are red, some are
green. The lights in the red capsules begin to go off
rapidly, but the seven remaining green capsule lights stay
on.
EXT. BATTLEFIELD -- CONTINUOUS
Sion charges the advancing enemy. He hits one with the butt
of his shotgun, fires into the belly of another and slams
into Red Sergeant.
Sion rips Red Sergeant's gun from his hands and hits him
with it.
Red Sergeant falls back first on to the ground. Sion levels
the gun at him. He raises his hands, signaling surrender
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4.
Sion looks around to see that the remnants of the red army
have given in as well
CUT TO:
INT. BOARD ROOM -- DAY
A group of military officials are sitting at a large
conference table. In front of each one is a small folder.
They have been watching a huge monitor of the battlefield.
Below the monitor are the capsules. The soft blue lights
turn on and the fluid begins to drain from them.
The capsules are virtual reality terminals. As the fluid
drains from each man's capsule, his image on the monitor
fades out.
A door at the back of each terminal opens and both green and
red soldiers exit into the locker room.
INT. LOCKER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The green soldiers sit on one side putting on businesses
suits, as the red soldiers don marine uniforms. Red Sergeant
approaches Sion. He offers him his hand, they shake.
RED SARGEANT
Amazing. Truly amazing.
SION
I know.
INT. BOARD ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The monitor has gone blank. Major Jenson, early thirties
with a primly trimmed mustache, is exuberant.
MAJOR JENSON
Astounding. Imagine! Core marines
training on this thing every day!
We'll be unstoppable.
General Weldon, mid sixties and completely bald, lights a
cigar.
GENERAL WELDON
We are unstoppable.
The rest of the officials share a look.
MAJOR JENSON
Sir, they just beat our best.
Businessmen beat our Best.
The general gives him a piercing look.
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5.
GENERAL WELDON
The man is too far past his prime.
I'm sure this whole contraption is
built with outdated, and unnecessarily
expensive parts.
CAPTAIN WETZEL
Forgive me sir, but I refuse to
believe John Sion is out of touch
with technology.
GENERAL WELDON
His contributions are undeniable,
but I think we've outgrown our need
for him. I will not patronize a
fossil while--
Sion enters, charged with energy and carrying a blue folder.
He takes his place at the head of the table.
SION
Good evening Gentleman. I hope you
like apples.
Sion points a remote at the conference table. A small hatch
in front of each person opens and a bowl of apples rises
from it.
The General reaches for an apple and his hand passes through
it.
SION (CONT'D)
Until recently this was the best
virtual reality had to offer. Cheap
holographic tricks.
The General Scowls.
SION (CONT'D)
It appealed only to sight and sound,
rendering it little more than a
novelty. Well gentleman those days
are over.
Sion clicks the remote again and the apples disappear.
SION (CONT'D)
This system caters to all five senses.
It can only be compared to an out of
body or otherworldly experience.
You can train anyone for any situation
you can dream up.
GENERAL WELDON
Our current methods are more than
sound.
(MORE)
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6.
GENERAL WELDON (CONT'D)
Furthermore we could never dream of
affording to train our entire reserve
with this system. Perhaps an elite
unit . . .
Sion pushes a small red button under the table next to his
seat.
INT. SECRETARY'S OFFICE -- CONTINUOUS
GABRIEL TESSIER is typing at her desk. A buzzer goes off.
She exits.
INT. BOARD ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Sion continues to push the button as he talks.
SION
Let me put it this way. The contract
stipulates that you own the prototype,
but not the technology. If you're
not interested in buying maybe your
competitors will be. Are you willing
to take that risk?
Gabriel enters the room, walks brusquely toward SION and
whispers in his ear.
SION (CONT'D)
Well it appears I have a pressing
engagement to attend to. Our
projections are outlined in the
dossier. If you have any further
questions contact McKinley in the
development department. If there
isn't anything else I'm afraid you'll
have to excuse me.
Gabriel follows Sion out of the room.
CUT TO:
INT. RECEIVING ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
There are a few couches and chairs centered around a small
table, on which rests some magazines and two books, Dante's
Divine Comedy and The Prophecies by Isais.
Sion and Gabriel enter from the board room. Sion slams the
doors shut behind them.
SION
Idiots! I'm trying to help them!
(MORE)
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7.
SION (CONT'D)
If I had to sit there and feed simple
statistics to those baboons for
another minute there'd be hell to
pay. I haven't failed them once and
still they doubt me.
GABRIEL
That bad huh?
Sion leans against the doors and loosens his tie.
SION
No. They'll pass the report up a
notch. Hopefully someone on that
level will realize what an asset
this will be. Any messages?
GABRIEL
Yes. Dr. Morgan wanted to know if
the training exercise helped.
SION
Won't know the answer to that until
tonight.
GABRIEL
And Lucy called. She said it was
urgent.
INT. SION'S QUARTERS -- NIGHT
Several military decorations, including a distinguished
service cross are arranged around a print of Bosh's "Garden
of Earthly Delights"
Sion removes a large knife strapped to his wrist and drops
it onto his desk next to his briefcase. A framed article on
the desk reads "War Hero Leads Tech Division Into New Era."
He pours a drink as he dials a keypad on his desk. The print
of "Garden of Earthly Delights" is actually a monitor. It
fades to a screen which reads "Establishing link to Ethereal
Sky."
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
The channel you have requested is
secure. Your personal identification
number is required for access.
SION
Sion 1237104-03-100
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Welcome John Sion. You have been
pre-approved for level 1 security
access.
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8.
The screen now reads "Open line established. Awaiting
answer."
An image of LUCY FERRIS appears on the monitor. She is in
her late twenties and very attractive. Dark hair and piercing
blue eyes.
LUCY
Hi Daddy! My project is complete!
SION
Congratulations.
LUCY
We demo tomorrow, I want you to be
there.
SION
What is it?
LUCY
I'd rather not say. These uplinks
are never secure enough, but I can
promise that it won't disappoint.
This will rival even your best work.
SION
Now I am intrigued. How could I say
no?
LUCY
Good. I'm having a ship sent for
you at 11:00 hours. Thanks Daddy.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SION'S QUARTERS -- NIGHT
Sion lies on a king sized bed. He moans as he tosses back
and forth. He sits up violently, his forehead covered in
sweat.
He hits a button on a keypad next to his bed. A section of
the wall fades into a screen that reads "Dialing Dr. Morgan
at home."
He reaches over to his nightstand and grabs a small plastic
bottle. He dumps two pills into his hand and swallows them
without water.
A picture of DR. SAMUEL MORGAN, mid sixties, balding, appears
on the monitor.
DR. MORGAN
Hello. I'm unable to take your call
at the moment. Please leave a message
and I will get back to you.
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9.
SION
I didn't purge a damned thing Sam.
Just brought back more memories.
I'll be away tomorrow but I want an
appointment Monday. Thanks.
Sion hits a button on the keypad and the screen disappears.
He opens a drawer in his nightstand, revealing a worn copy
of Paradise Lost and an award for technical achievement. He
grabs the book and begins to read.
EXT. LANDING PLATFORM -- MORNING
A small spacecraft, the Seraphim, sits on the platform. A
mechanic lies on his back underneath it, fiddling with the
fuel injection system.
In front of the entry ramp stands CHRIS MICHAELS. A sniveling
nerd in his mid twenties. He wears a loose business suit to
hide how thin he is.
CHRIS
How close are you?
MECHANIC
Shouldn't be long now sir.
Chris removes his glasses and wipes his forehead with a
squarely folded white handkerchief.
The mechanic twists a wrench. The underside of the ship
begins to spark. He scrambles to turn the wrench back as
the sparks hit him in his face.
MECHANIC (CONT'D)
(To himself.)
Dammit.
Sion enters. Chris offers him his hand.
CHRIS
Hello sir. Chris Michaels. I'm
Miss Ferris's assistant. She asked
me to come and see you to the station.
SION
How thoughtful.
(Looking at the
mechanic.)
Problem?
CHRIS
No sir. Just a slight malfunction.
We should be underway in a minute or
so. If you'll follow me I'll help
you get settled.
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10.
Chris leads Sion up the entry ramp. Sion leans down to the
mechanic.
SION
Look for blockage above the
transducer. That tends to happen.
The mechanic's eyebrow raises. He puts the wrench into his
tool box a retrieves screwdriver.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
The compartment is filled with leather couches. There is a
mini-bar in the corner. Sion and Chris enter. The hatch
closes behind them.
CHRIS
Would you like a drink?
SION
He's not coming with us?
CHRIS
Who?
Sion sits down on one of the couches.
SION
The mechanic. I'll have a scotch.
Chris pours two very tall scotches.
CHRIS
All crew enter from a service hatch
under the ship.
(Handing Sion the
drink.)
It's the only way into the cockpit.
This is a convert from a penal
transport.
SION
Ah ha. So this is a government funded
project?
CHRIS
Officially I have no comment. But
yes.
Sion smiles. He tilts his head back and takes the drink in
one shot.
SION
All or nothing. Words to live by.
Chris stares into his drink. He tilts his head back to slam
it but comes up short.
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11.
He winces and coughs, choking on the liquor.
PILOT'S VOICE (O.S.)
Sorry for the delay but we are now
underway. The slight increase in G
force you're experiencing will be
over in . . . Three . . . Two . . .
One. And we're free.
CHRIS
(Chris carefully sips
at his drink.)
Almost there.
SION
The platform is in Earth orbit?
Chris nods.
CHRIS
I'm afraid I can't comment on that.
SION
Don't suppose you could tell me
anything about the project.
CHRIS
No. I'll leave that to Miss Ferris.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim approaches a huge space station.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
A picture of the station appears on a view-screen.
CHRIS
It's a bit outdated, I think the
gravity simulator is based on one of
your earliest designs, but the entire
thing has been assigned to us so we
manage fairly well.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim passes through an opening in the side of the
station.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
The lights fade out for a second.
CHRIS
We're passing through the magnetic
field.
(MORE)
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12.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
Screws with the lights but it keeps
the vacuum out of the docking bay.
There is a loud BANG.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
Welcome to the Ethereal Sky research
platform.
Chris finishes his drink as the two stand.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim is one of many small ships in the cavernous
bay. Crates are stacked everywhere. The mechanic, pilot,
and copilot exit through the service hatch.
RAPHAEL PHOENIX, 30, well muscled, and wearing a military
uniform, waits as the Seraphim's entry ramp lowers.
The mechanic removes a fuel canister from a nearby crate and
pours it into the Seraphim. Chris leads Sion down the ramp
to Phoenix.
CHRIS
This is our chief security officer
Raphael--
SION
Phoenix. We've met.
Sion and Phoenix share a cold look.
CHRIS
Well . . . Um--
PHOENIX
If you'll follow me we can get the
demonstration underway.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
The walls, floors and ceiling are nothing more than stainless
steal panels. Phoenix leads Sion and Chris down a corridor.
He speaks into a microphone on his lapel.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Sion has arrived on schedule. Please
alert miss Ferris.
They reach the end of the hall and a door slides open
revealing the teleporter room.
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13.
INT. TELEPORTER ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
The room is full of monitors and instrument panels. At least
one TECHNICIAN stands in front of each panel. One monitor
depicts a board room full of people in business suits, the
rest appear blank.
A large window on one side of the room provides a view of
Earth below.
Chris singles out JASSON GREY, one of the technicians
CHRIS
(To Grey.)
Everything ready?
GREY
Yes sir we are fully qued up.
Lucy enters.
LUCY
Daddy!
She hugs Sion tightly.
CHRIS
He's your father?
(Beat.)
You're John Sion's Daughter?!
Phoenix rolls his eyes.
Lucy assumes a professional manner.
LUCY
I never tell anyone. I wanted to
succeed on my own reputation, not
his. That's why I changed the name.
(Gesturing to the
control panel.)
Are we ready?
CHRIS
When you are.
Chris stands behind a master control panel, begins to
calibrate it.
SION
What's going on?
LUCY
You and Phoenix will be acting as
witnesses. Phoenix as a government
official, you as third party.
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14.
SION
What're we witnessing?
LUCY
The first official matter transport.
SION
Excuse me?
Chris pushes a button on the instrument panel. A small door
slides open, revealing a space the size of a large closet,
with a huge white circular light above and below. The space
is lined with a network of metal plated tubes. A scanner at
the back moves up and down continuously.
Lucy stands in the space. An infrared scan of her appears
on one of the monitors, her vital signs on another.
LUCY
I'm going to be scanned on a sub-
atomic level. My electrons will be
converted into an electric signal
which is sent to Earth.
Phoenix notices the hilt of Sion's knife sticking out of his
sleeve. He double checks his pistol to make sure it is
loaded.
LUCY (CONT'D)
Once there it will be bonded with
protons and neutrons waiting in a
facility identical to this one.
Essentially I'm destroyed here and
recreated on Earth.
SION
Ingenious.
LUCY
I know.
She Gestures to the monitor of the people in business suits.
LUCY (CONT'D)
Everyone in that assembly is a
potential buyer. I'm gonna kill
'em.
SION
This has been fully tested?
LUCY
We've sent everything we can think
of both ways. Went off without a
hitch. Don't worry, It'll be fine.
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15.
Lucy nods to Chris. He hits a small red button and pushes a
lever forward.
The remaining monitors come alive, registering hundreds of
facets of data.
LUCY'S POV-The colors in the room slowly fade to several
shades of deep red.
Lucy waves her hand in front of her face, observing the new
color scheme. She begins to look less and less solid as her
body fades into a translucent outline.
Chris pats his forehead with his handkerchief.
LUCY'S POV-The shades of red fade into black.
INT. BOARD ROOM-EARTH -- CONTINUOUS
A shadow of Lucy slowly appears in the counterpart mechanism.
INT. TELEPORTER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The shadowy outline of Lucy slowly fades into nothing. She
Screams.
One of the monitors begins to flash red. The technician in
front of it looks up at Chris, panic stricken. An alarm
sounds.
INT. BOARD ROOM-EARTH -- CONTINUOUS
The counterpart mechanism begins to spark and flare. The
shadow of Lucy fades in and out.
Fire burst out from hundreds of exploding cables buried behind
the wall and above the ceiling.
The buyers trample over each other as the scramble out of
the room.
Two steel beams fall through the ceiling, landing in the
pattern of an inverted cross.
INT. TELEPORTER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The monitor of the board room on Earth loses its signal.
The vital signs monitor goes haywire.
SION
Bring her back.
Chris looks at Sion, his face riddled with confusion.
SION (CONT'D)
Bring her back!
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16.
Chris fuddles with the controls at the master panel, pulls
the lever back. All the monitors begin flashing red.
A shadow appears in the teleporter. A garbled distortion of
Lucy's voice reverberates through the room.
LUCY
Help me . . .
The shadow in the teleporter slowly fades into a solid form.
It is a badly mutated version of Lucy. Her hands are clawed
and she has small hornlike nubs on the top of her head. Her
eyes are entirely black. She makes an horrible wheezy sound
as she gasps for air.
PHOENIX
Holy Hell.
The MUTANT LUCY falls forward onto her face. Two technicians
rush over to help her to her feet.
As they pick her up she bites one of them on the arm. He
grabs his arm and falls to the floor screaming.
She grabs the other and sinks her fangs into his neck with
an awful CRUNCH.
The rest of the technicians flatten themselves against the
monitors. Phoenix draws his side arm. Sion grabs the gun
and corks it with his thumb. Phoenix glares at him.
Mutant Lucy turns and faces Sion. Her eyes squint and she
hisses again. An abnormally large vein on her neck bursts
open, spraying the room with blood. She wails.
Some of her blood spatters across a sensor on the ceiling.
COMPUTER VOICE
Warning. Chemical fire.
The entire room is covered in a white mist sprayed from the
ceiling. When the mist clears Lucy is lying on the ground
lifeless.
Sion approaches, kneels in a pool of her and the technicians'
mutual blood.
PHOENIX
Don't touch her!
SION
Call a doctor. NOW!
INT. MEDICAL LAB -- NIGHT
The room has a cold sterile feeling. Everything is covered
in soft white panels. Lucy's body is in an isolation capsule.
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17.
Plastic tubes run in and out of almost every orifice. A
small pump next to the capsule breathes for her. What signs
of life remain are displayed on a small monitor attached to
the capsule.
Sion stares into the capsule. Chris has withdrawn to the
corner. A doctor pulls Sion away from the capsule towards
Chris.
DOCTOR
Half her systems are unrecognizable.
Her condition has stabilized but
there's no telling for how long.
Chris exits.
SION
How are the guys she bit?
DOCTOR
Both in the morgue. Their blood
streams were full of some form of
venom. I've never seen anything
like it.
Sion nods, returns to Lucy.
INT. MORGUE -- CONTINUOUS
The room is filled with autopsy tables. The bodies of the
technicians Lucy attacked lie on two of them, covered in
white sheets.
Close up: One of the sheets is spattered with a deep red
fluid from the inside. The sheet begins to rise. It slowly
slides off the body, revealing a FIEND that has been gestating
inside the body. The fiend is two feet tall and red in color.
It has horns and it's eyes are solid black.
A sore the size of a soccer ball on the body's chest pops.
Revealing a second fiend, curled in the fetal position. It
begins to claw its way out of its host's body.
The two fiends begin to dismember their host.
A deep red spot appears on the second sheet.
INT. MEDICAL LAB -- CONTINUOUS
The medical staff mills around the room. Sion is still siting
next to Lucy.
Chris enters, carrying a triple shot of rum.
SION
Tell me exactly how that damned thing
works.
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18.
Chris swallows a large portion of the drink.
CHRIS
Every atom in her body was shocked,
knocking the electrons free of the
atoms nucleus. Before the nucleus
has a chance to decay its
configuration is memorized. Nuclei
of identical configurations are
released as her electrons reach Earth.
One of the doctors takes a reading from Lucy's vital signs
monitor and makes a small adjustment.
SION
And they combine together?
CHRIS
Catch on fast don't ya?
SION
Well what the hell went wrong?
Chris finishes the drink.
CHRIS
She was important to me too.
SION
I understand that--
CHRIS
I don't think you do. She and I
were . . . close.
SION
I see.
Sion stares at his own reflection on Lucy's incubation
capsule. He taps the vital signs monitor.
SION (CONT'D)
She's not dead yet.
(Beat.)
I assume the data from the teleporter
is stored somewhere right?
CHRIS
Yes. It's all in the ship's log.
SION
And it can be retrieved?
Chris nods.
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19.
CHRIS
From the main frame in the control
room.
SION
Ok, you get a couple techs, you go
up there and you find out what the
hell went wrong. Maybe we can save
her.
Chris nods again. He exits.
Sion forces himself to look into Lucy's black eyes.
SION (CONT'D)
We're gonna fix you.
INT. BARRACKS -- CONTINUOUS
The room is choked with triple bunked beds. Most of the
soldiers in them sleep. Some struggle to read in the low
light.
Phoenix enters. A sleeping soldier shields his eyes and
rolls away from the light streaming in the open door.
Phoenix makes his way across the room to his personal
quarters.
A maintenance access hatch at the opposite side of the room
is torn open and a group fiends, which have almost doubled
in size, slowly climb out.
INT. PHOENIX'S QUARTERS -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix begins to undress. He sets his pistol on the night
stand next to a picture of his wife. She looks a great deal
like him. He kisses the picture and lies down in his bed.
PHOENIX
Lights out.
The lights turn off. A scream comes from the barracks.
INT. BARRACKS -- CONTINUOUS
One of the soldiers, PAUL SANDOLPON, mid twenties and tall,
backs away from the foot of his bed.
SANDOLPON
What the fuck is that?
He grabs his gun from the holster hanging next to his bed
and fires.
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20.
INT. PHOENIX'S QUARTERS -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix jumps out of his bed, grabbing his pistol.
INT. BARRACKS -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix bursts in, his gun ready. He scans the room.
PHOENIX
Lights to full.
The barracks is immediately illuminated by bright lights
from above.
A fiend, chewing on a soldier's body hisses and shields its
eyes. Phoenix fires.
The fiend's head splits open. Thick black blood spattering
the soldiers body with thick black blood.
A second fiend dives at Phoenix from Sandolpon's bed.
Sandolpon lies behind it, dead. Phoenix shoots the fiend
out of the air.
It lands next to MATTHEW HENDRIX, another soldier, mid
thirties. It writhes on the floor moaning and scratching at
him. He fires three rounds into it, reducing it to a puddle
of gore.
Three remaining fiends scramble for the maintenance access
hatch. Phoenix hits the third one in the leg just before it
reaches the hatch. It wails as it disappears.
Hendrix, checks the pulse on one of the fallen soldiers.
HENDRIX
He's gone.
PHOENIX
Anyone else hurt?
ERIKA RICKERT, a blonde in her mid twenties, answers from
Sandolpon's bed.
RICKERT
Sandolpon is dead sir.
DAVID PARKER observes the mangled body of another soldier.
PARKER
Chochma too.
PHOENIX
Everyone Suit up. Full combat armor.
He speaks into an intercom on the wall.
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21.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Attention. This is security chief
Raphael Phoenix. We are on red alert.
All personnel are quarantined to
quarters until further notice. This
is not a drill.
Phoenix punches a code into a panel. The wall slides open
revealing an arsenal of grenade belts and Plasma rifles. He
puts on a grenade belt and slams a clip into a rifle. The
chamber of the weapon glows blue.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
(To the soldiers.)
Dig in. Set these on semiauto boys.
Otherwise you're gonna be out of
ammo before you know it. Load heavy.
Each soldier grabs a rifle and a grenade belt. Three of
each remain on the wall.
INT. MEDICAL LAB -- CONTINUOUS
Sion sits next to Lucy. He rests his hand on the isolation
capsule. She reaches out to him, holding her hand to the
side of the glass opposite his. It drops back to her side.
Chris's voice comes in over the intercom.
CHRIS'S VOICE (O.S.)
Sion? What's going on?
SION
I don't know but you're staying there
'till you figure out what went wrong.
CHRIS'S VOICE
Sir until we know what's going on--
SION
I'm coming up there. If you're not
there I'm gonna come looking for
you. Understand?
CHRIS'S VOICE
Yes sir.
Sion grabs the doctor.
SION
You're gonna stay with her right?
DOCTOR
Med staff is required to remain here
in emergency situations. Including
red alert.
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22.
SION
Good.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
GERALD and SHARON, two technicians, hurry down the hall to
their respective quarters.
GERALD
There's no way anyone got on board.
We've got top notch security.
SHARON
He said it wasn't a drill.
GERALD
I know but they tested the project
today. It probably drained some
power and fucked with some systems.
I'm betting security is chasing false
alarms.
They turn a corner and run into a fiend grown beyond five
feet tall.
The fiend sinks it's teeth into the Gerald's throat. Susan
faints as Gerald's head rolls off the back of his shoulders.
INT. CONTROL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The room is lined with computer terminals. Many of which
have been opened, revealing masses of wires and electronic
boards. A terminal in the corner prints sheet after sheet
of Data readouts.
Chris, Jasson Grey, and another TECHNICIAN scuttle around
the room comparing the data sheets
Grey grabs a print out and hands it to Chris.
GREY
Sir you'd better have a look at this.
CHRIS
Dear God.
Sion enters.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
Sir you've better have a look at
this.
He spreads the printout in front of Sion. He circles part
of it.
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23.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
See this power surge? That indicates
Lucy arriving on Earth.
SION
Right.
Chris circles another bit of Data.
CHRIS
But there is a second surge before
the facility finishes assembling
her.
SION
You're saying we tried to teleport
her twice?
CHRIS
I don't think so. The second surge
wasn't from the Ethereal Sky.
Something else was trying to teleport
to the Earth facility at the same
time we were trying to send Lucy
there.
SION
Sabotage.
CHRIS
Exactly. Whoever did this had to
know exactly when and where we would
be sending her. The only way they
could have known that is if they had
a plant on this station.
SION
That's what's got Phoenix all riled
up. Come on. Let's see if we can't
find this shit.
Sion heads for the door. Chris stands his ground.
CHRIS
Sir he's most likely armed. Phoenix
can take care of it.
SION
I'm going.
He opens the door. A six foot tall fiend is standing behind
it.
The fiend lunges at Sion. It tears his shoulder open with
its claws. Sion rolls away and draws his knife in the same
motion.
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24.
The fiend dives at him but he buries the knife into its ear.
The fiend is sent reeling backward.
Sion shoulder drives it, knocking it against a computer
terminal. The tech next to it is paralyzed with fear.
The fiend hisses at Sion and grabs the tech. It bites him
and stares coldly at Sion as the tech dies in its arms.
Sion hurls the knife but the fiend ducks and the knife lodges
itself in the computer terminal. It begins to spark.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Warning. Damage sustained to systems -
INT. MAINTENANCE SHAFT -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix leads Rickert and Parker down the shaft in a search
for the origin of the fiends.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
- regulation. Diverting to reserve.
PHOENIX
Shit! What's the fastest way out of
here?
INT. CONTROL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Chris is backed against a terminal as the fiend approaches
him.
CHRIS
Do something!
Sion stares at the knife as it sparks in the computer
terminal.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
Do it fast!
SION
Hey Fuck!
The fiend turns to him and hisses.
SION (CONT'D)
Yeah you, Fuck! That's right. You
want me don't cha? Come on you son
of bitch!
The fiend charges Sion. He dives out of the way and it
crashes into the terminal. It screams as it's electrocuted.
Sparks fly everywhere. Several of the monitors' readouts
scramble as the fiends body short circuits system after
system.
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25.
Phoenix, Rickert and Parker enter.
PHOENIX
What the hells going on?
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Warning. Internal Diagnostics
inoperative.
CHRIS
That, that thing tried to kill us.
GREY
Sion saved our lives.
Sion removes his suit jacket and begins to unbutton his shirt,
revealing a white undershirt. He winces from shoulder pain
as he moves his arm
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Communications log inaccessible.
Phoenix gestures at the myriad terminals from which smoke
now rises.
PHOENIX
Looks like he managed to fry half
the systems in the process.
Sion tears a sleeve off his dress shirt.
SION
Hey we're alive.
PHOENIX
Not if any more of these things finds
its way in here.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Central Data bank corrupt.
CHRIS
There are more? What the fuck is
it?
Sion wraps the sleeve tightly around his wound.
SION
We need to call for help.
PHOENIX
Oh yeah? You gonna call in another
air strike?
Sion stares coldly at Phoenix.
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26.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
I have the situation under control.
SION
Do you? Do you really? Well there's
a dead tech in the corner who
disagrees.
Sion and Phoenix are in each other's faces now.
PHOENIX
We are under red alert! That puts
me in command so you'd better--
Chris shoves the two of them apart.
CHRIS
Stop it! It doesn't matter. No
communications can be made without
Lucy entering the code. She was
paranoid of leaks and for my money
she was right.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Reserve systems power failure.
Repairs to primaries necessary.
GREY
Should we evacuate?
SION
I'm not leaving Lucy.
Chris grabs some of the data printouts and shuffles through
them furiously.
PHOENIX
There are only two of these things
left. My troops can handle them. I
suggest you go back to your quarters.
SION
I'm going with you.
PHOENIX
This is a security matter.
Chris grabs Sion's shoulder.
CHRIS
Stay here. I'm gonna need your help.
PHOENIX
Fine.
(To Rickert)
Stay with them. Make sure the war
hero doesn't get them all killed.
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27.
Rickert nods. Phoenix storms out. Parker follows.
INT. CAFETERIA -- CONTINUOUS
The room has three long tables, each with two rows of ten
chairs. There are vending machines against one of the walls.
The kitchen appears locked down.
Hendrix and STANLEY, late twenties, short, neatly trimmed
goatee, enter. They sweep the cafeteria with their guns.
Hendrix switches on a small black box on his belt.
HENDRIX
Unit one reporting. B deck is secure.
Zero encounters.
Stanley rubs his stomach.
PHOENIX
Copy that. Stay put for a few minutes
and re-sweep the sector. These things
are on the move.
HENDRIX
Copy that.
Hendrix switches the box off.
STANLEY
I'm starving.
HENDRIX
Kitchens locked down.
STANLEY
I won't feel comfortable that area's
secure until we check the kitchen.
Hendrix frowns.
STANLEY (CONT'D)
We can get away with it. We're on
red alert!
Hendrix sits down at the table.
HENDRIX
Fine. Grab me a burger.
Stanley raises his rifle to bash the pad lock on the kitchen
door. He stops. The lock is missing.
STANLEY
Huh.
He opens the latch and goes in.
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28.
HENDRIX
Stanley if they didn't lock that
then--
Stanley slowly backs out of the kitchen, his face as white
as a sheet and his gun trained on the door.
HENDRIX (CONT'D)
(Getting up.)
Stanley? Stanley what the fuck?
Hendrix freezes.
Hendrix's POV: The bodies of the kitchen staff lay spread
across the floor. The blisters on their bodies have grown
to almost full size.
HENDRIX (CONT'D)
Fuck me.
He steps into the kitchen, sweeps the visible area with his
rifle.
HENDRIX (CONT'D)
Stanley?
Stanley stares blankly. Nothing is registering.
HENDRIX (CONT'D)
Stanley snap out of it! I'm going
to check the freezer, I need you to
cover me. Okay?
Stanley nods.
Hendrix opens the freezer a crack and fires into. He opens
it the rest of the way. There's nothing there.
Hendrix sighs in relieve.
STANLEY'S POV:One of the blister moves.
Stanley stares at the blister, not positive what he saw.
The blister pops. A fiend claws its way out of it and crawls
toward Hendrix.
STANLEY
(Under his breath.)
What the fuck?
The fiend bites Hendrix's Achilles''s Tendon. He screams as
he wheels on one foot and blasts the fiend into nothing.
He falls to the ground clutching his heel. His whole body
heaves with sporadic, deep breaths. His breathing stops.
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29.
The other blisters begin to pop and the fiends that emerge
from them make a slow careful march toward Stanley.
STANLEY (CONT'D)
Fuck me. No fucking way.
Stanley switches his gun to automatic and fires at the
emerging fiends until his clip is empty.
He draws a grenade and throws it into the midst of the bodies.
He draws a second as the first explodes.
The explosion knocks him off his feet. He drops the grenade.
He searches the floor frantically as it slowly rolls away
from him.
He finds it, grabs it, and begins to hurl it into the kitchen
when-
It explodes, covering the floor with five square feet of
Stanley.
INT. CONTROL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Chris has the data sheets spread out in front of Sion. Grey
works at the computer terminals. Rickert stands at the door,
her shotgun ready.
CHRIS
As far as I can figure it when we
tried to pull her back we got
something half her and half whatever
else was in the system. The other
halves must have gone to wherever
the other transmission was from.
SION
So if we figure out where that is we
can get the other half back and find
a way to restore her.
CHRIS
Exactly. Here's my plan. We created
a probe to communicate with the
teleporter, so that it can teleport
from remote locations. We abandoned
the idea but it should still work.
Sion pats Chris on the back.
SION
Beautiful. Thank you.
CHRIS
There is one problem.
(MORE)
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30.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
This is where you come in. The probes
in storage. That's a hell of a long
way from here.
Sion smiles confidently.
SION
That's why we've got an armed escort.
He nods toward Rickert.
CHRIS
We?
SION
You're the only one qualified to
operate the probe.
He gestures at the fiends fried body.
SION (CONT'D)
(To Grey.)
Can you get enough systems back on-
line to run the teleporter?
GREY
I'll see what I can do.
Sion, Chris and Rickert exit. Grey opens a hatch to a
maintenance shaft. He crawls in removes a panel revealing a
series of switches. He flips them to off.
All of the monitors turn off.
INT. MAINTENANCE SHAFT -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix and Parker have resumed searching for the fiends'
origin.
PHOENIX'S POV: A trail of black blood leads around a corner.
Phoenix leads Parker around the corner where the shaft opens
into the Morgue.
INT. MORGUE -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix and Parker climb out of the shaft. As Phoenix takes
in the surroundings he flattens himself against the wall.
Parker suppresses a gag.
The organs of the technicians are spread out over the autopsy
tables.
The fiend Phoenix wounded quivers in the corner. It has
grown to full size, except for its leg below the wound.
Black blood oozes from it.
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31.
PHOENIX
Kill it.
FIEND'S POV.: Phoenix and Parker level their rifles at the
fiend.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
Sion, Chris, and Rickert pass by the entrance to the medical
lab. Sion enters.
SION
Wait here.
Rickert aims her gun down the hall.
RICKERT
Let me know if anything comes from
the other direction.
Chris begins to quiver.
CHRIS
Uh huh.
INT. MEDICAL LAB -- CONTINUOUS
The mutilated bodies of the medical staff are strewn about
the room. Their sores are on the verge of popping.
There are deep claw marks on the inside and outside of Lucy's
insolation capsule. None of her vital signs readouts register
anything.
Sion kneels next to the capsule, resting his head on it. He
punches the side, breaking the glass.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
Chris peers down the hall nervously. Rickert stands
confidently, gun ready.
CHRIS
Do you really think Phoenix can kill
these things?
Sion enters.
RICKERT
A lot of people say he's the best
since Sion.
CHRIS
Think that's where the animosity
comes from?
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32.
SION
We've got our reasons.
Chris jumps. He smiles in relief.
CHRIS
God you scared me. How's is she?
Sion swallows hard.
SION
She's gone.
Chris's smile fades.
CHRIS
Gone? What? How?
RICKERT
Where's that fucking doctor?
SION
He's gone too. Those things got in
there.
Chris implodes. He leans against the wall for support.
Sion grabs Chris's shoulder, holds it tightly.
Chris looks up into Sion's eyes, tears are welling up I his
own.
RICKERT
I should get you two off the ship.
SION
Not yet. Its obvious to me that
someone else is trying to steal the
technology, and they've released a
genetically concocted monstrosity to
wipe out the witnesses. I think
they deserve a bit little payback
before we skip out.
Rickert nods. Chris looks skeptical.
SION (CONT'D)
Look, we get that probe and we attach
a bomb. We send it wherever this
thing came from. If I'm wrong we
don't detonate it and we lose nothing.
If I'm right, well they deserve what's
coming.
RICKERT
I'm with you.
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33.
Chris nods.
RICKERT (CONT'D)
If we're still going for the probe
we should go now. I'd rather not be
here if those things come back.
CHRIS
Yeah. There's a service elevator
this way.
As they make their way to the elevator there is a loud CLANG
and a dent appears in the ceiling.
They stop and stare up at it. There is another CLANG and
the dent grows.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
What the fuck?
SION
Into the elevator! Now!
They run as the CLANGS become more furious. The ceiling
panel comes loose and a fiends falls out.
The fiend slowly rises as it stands. It is at least six and
a half feet tall.
Chris and Rickert stare at it, transfixed.
RICKERT
Oh shit.
Sion grabs them and rushes them into the elevator.
INT. ELEVATOR -- CONTINUOUS
The doors close as the fiend rushes at them.
The elevator begins its descent. There is a loud BANG.
RICKERT
Oh shit.
SION
Kill it.
Rickert fires into the elevators ceiling. The fiend wails
and falls through. It lands on Rickert, knocking her gun to
the floor.
Sion reaches for his knife but the holster is empty.
The fiend, black blood streaming from several wounds, grabs
Rickert and slams her against the wall.
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34.
Chris grabs the gun and aims it at the wounded fiend. CLICK.
RICKERT
The safety. On the stock.
Chris fumbles with the gun.
The fiend is about to bite Rickert when --
Sion drives his thumb into one of its wounds. It screams
and slams Sion against the elevator wall.
Chris releases the safety and fires. The kick of the gun is
too much for him. He sprays plasma charges all over the
elevator.
Sion gets hit in the leg. He clutches his thigh and grunts.
A ferocious look overcomes his face. He throws an elbow at
the fiend, knocking it down.
He grabs the gun from Chris and fires unceasingly into the
fiend. The gun CLICKS. Sion releases the clip and hands it
to Rickert.
She slams an second clip into it and aims at the fiend. It
has been blasted into almost nothing.
She hands the gun back to Sion.
RICKERT (CONT'D)
Maybe you should hang on to this for
a while.
She switches on the black box on her belt.
RICKERT (CONT'D)
This is Rickert sir. Mark another
one down.
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.)
That's all of them. Excellent work
Rickert.
The elevator doors open. Sion limps out and sweeps the
corridor with the gun. Chris sticks close behind him.
RICKERT
It was Sion sir.
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.)
Whatever.
Sion leans up against the wall and slowly sinks to the floor.
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35.
RICKERT
Michaels believes that a probe in
storage may be able to help us. We
are proceeding there.
INT. MORGUE -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix stands as Parker examines the fiend's body. Phoenix
switches on a button on the black box on his belt. The small
light switches from red to green.
PHOENIX
All units. We are off red alert.
Rickert just got the last one.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
Rickert attends to Sion's newly acquired wound. She rolls
her eyes.
INT. MORGUE -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix and Parker are headed for the door, Phoenix continues
to speak into the mic on his lapel.
PHOENIX
Re-sweep your current sectors and
report back to barracks. Copy all?
RICKERT'S VOICE (O.S.)
Copy sir.
No one else responds. Phoenix and Parker halt.
PHOENIX
All units report!
No response. Phoenix hits another button on his box. The
light switches back to red.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Unit one? Unit one what is your
status? Hendrix?
He hits another button.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Unit two?
Parker and Phoenix share a look of disbelief.
PARKER
The civilians.
PHOENIX
Come on.
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36.
INT. STORAGE -- MOMENTS LATER
The room is congested with metal crates, all labeled in
standard military stencil. They are stacked four high and
six deep with no apparent organizational method.
Sion, Chris and Rickert sort through them looking for the
probe.
CHRIS
Mind if I ask you a personal question?
Sion drags a large crate out of the way to check the labels
of the smaller crates behind it.
SION
You wanna know what happened between
me and Phoenix.
CHRIS
Yeah.
SION
Long story.
Chris gestures at the crates.
CHRIS
I've got time.
Sion sighs.
SION
There was a mutiny on my last
assignment for the service. A lot
of men died including a service buddy
of his.
RICKERT
He's still holding a grudge because
one of his buddies happened to die
under your command?
Sion throws a small crate into a corner.
SION
Not quite. He got his hands on some
classified documents detailing the
mission. He claimed I used
questionable judgment and brought it
before a judicial review. They
disagreed with him. I guess he's
still bitter.
CHRIS
What was in the documents?
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37.
SION
I don't wanna talk about it.
RICKERT
Why not? Are you guilty?
Sion wheels on her.
SION
Have you ever seen a mutiny?
Rickert becomes timid.
RICKERT
No.
SION
It's worse than any war you can
imagine. Everyone is wearing the
same uniform. Think about it. Only
they know who's on what side.
He tears the lid off the crate.
SION (CONT'D)
I made an executive decision. A
judicial review and ten psychologists
have told me it was the right one
but the nightmares still keep me up
at night.
INT. CONTROL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The monitors are still off. Grey has several schematics of
the computer terminals spread out across the floor. He holds
a pair of wire cutters in one hand.
He examines one of the schematics, following a line with his
finger.
GREY
Ah ha!
He crawls back into the maintenance hatch. He clips a wire
and splices it with another.
The monitors come back on and the computer terminals begin
to boot.
Grey climbs back out of the hatch, he stands in the middle
of the room, beaming at his success.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Systems grid reinstated. Running
diag-
The computer voice crackles and sizzles. Grey frowns.
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38.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Diag- diagnostics. All systems oper-
BUZZ-tional. Sector F operations
corrupt.
GREY
Dammit.
He shuffles through the schematics.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Reserve systems remain inoperable.
Grey pounds his fist on the floor.
GREY
Shut up!
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Communications log may contain errors.
GREY
Computer, end diagnostics!
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Diag-diagnostics terminated.
The computer voice continues to crackle and buzz for sometime
before shutting down.
GREY
Dammit!
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Door A0-01 inoperable.
GREY
What?
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Door A0-01 inoperable.
GREY
Who's there?
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Door A0-01 inoperable.
GREY
Hang on I'll have to get it manually.
He opens a small panel next to the door.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Door A0-01 inoperable.
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39.
GREY
Wait a damn minute!
He clips a wire and the door slides open.
A fiend steps through and grabs the technician. He screams
as it bites him.
INT. PILOT'S QUARTERS -- CONTINUOUS
The pilot's body lies on the ground. The blisters on his
body have already popped.
The door opens, Parker stares in at the body, his gun ready.
PARKER
D3-15 too.
Two small fiends jump at him. He fires at them, destroying
them. He releases his clip and pops another one into the
gun.
INT. CORRIDOR -- CONTINUOUS
There is a door every ten feet. Parker stands in front of
the second to last one in the hall. Phoenix stands in front
of a closed door marked D3-16. All of the other doors in
the hall have been opened.
Phoenix pushes a button on the door. It slides open. Phoenix
stares into the room.
PHOENIX
Damn. That's the whole east wing.
PARKER
What do we do now?
PHOENIX
We evacuate.
INT. STORAGE -- CONTINUOUS
Sion, Chris and Rickert continue to sort through the crates.
Chris flips open a crate.
CHRIS
This is it. Help me lift it.
Rickert helps Chris lift the crate. They head for the door.
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.)
Rickert? Rickert do you copy?
Rickert sets the crate back down. It slams to the ground,
pulling Chris with it.
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40.
She grabs her communications box and switches it on.
RICKERT
Yes sir.
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.)
We've made a gross underestimation.
These things have wiped out the entire
crew.
SION
What?
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.)
They've been using their victims'
bodies to breed. There's no telling
how many are out there.
Sion checks the gun to make sure that the safety is off.
PHOENIX'S VOICE (O.S.) (CONT'D)
We need to evacuate immediately.
Meet us in transport bay.
RICKERT
Yes sir.
Rickert heads for the door.
SION
Don't forget the probe.
RICKERT
The probe? We don't need it. We're
evacuating.
Sion tosses the gun to Rickert. Picks up the crate himself.
SION
I'm not leaving without finding out
who did this.
An access panel at the back of the room opens. Two fiends
climb out of it.
CHRIS
Shit. Get 'em!
Rickert fires. She kills one but the other jumps behind one
of the cartes.
SION
(Running for the door.)
Come on.
Rickert grabs a grenade from her belt. She throws it at the
crate the fiend is hiding behind.
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41.
The fiend, using the crates to mask it's movements, climbs
to the top of the pile. It jumps from crate to crate
undetected.
The grenade goes off. The explosion destroys the crates in
its immediate vicinity. The shock-wave shakes the rest of
the crates and they begin to topple.
The fiend falls from its high perch and lands directly in
front of Sion. He punches it before it regains its bearings.
One of the fiends fangs drops to the floor, it stumbles
backward and hisses.
Rickert fires at it. She has set the gun to semiautomatic
and is choosing her shots carefully. She fires five shots
and hits it with each one.
The fiend screams but stumbles forward, blood seeping from
its newly acquired wounds.
Rickert hits it with three more rounds.
It falls to the ground but continues to crawl at her.
Sion shoves the crate out the door. He grabs a grenade from
Rickert's belt and throws it at the fiend. It tries to crawl
away from the grenade.
The grenade detonates, destroying the fiend and causing a
secondary explosion in a nearby crate. The blast knocks
Sion against the wall and both Chris and Rickert onto their
backs.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Warning. Hull breach.
The mess of shrapnel, crates, and their spilled contents
begin flying out a large hole in the side of the room, through
which earth is visible.
A red light flashes as an alarm sounds.
Rickert scrambles out the door.
COMPUTER VOICE (CONT'D)
Sealing sector D.
Sion shoves Chris out the door and dives out behind him.
The door slams shut.
INT. CORRIDOR -- LATER
Phoenix and Parker are about to turn a corner. They flatten
themselves up against the wall.
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42.
Parker checks the hall to make sure they're not being
followed.
PHOENIX
On three.
They both take a deep breath.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
One, two, three!
They jump around the corner, guns ready.
The hall is empty except for a maintenance access hatch on
one of the walls.
Phoenix eyes the hatch.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Have you still got that schematic?
Parker pats his breast pocket.
PARKER
Yes sir.
PHOENIX
Come on. I've got a better idea.
INT. TELEPORTER ROOM -- LATER
The crate has been opened and it's contents scattered across
the floor. Chris works feverishly to assemble the probe.
So far he has put together a small metal orb with several
cables extending from it.
RICKERT
Hurry. Those things could show up
here any minute.
CHRIS
I'm going as fast as I can. Do you
have any tech training?
RICKERT
Basic.
CHRIS
Well you wanna help you and Sion
start booting up the system, I'll
walk you through it.
INT. BARRACKS -- CONTINUOUS
The room is extremely dark. Six fiends are gathered around
the bodies of Chochma and Sandolpon, dismembering them.
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43.
Phoenix and Parker climb in through the maintenance hatch.
The fiends scatter and hide behind the bunks before they're
seen.
PHOENIX
Lights to full.
The room is temporarily illuminated by sparks spilling from
the opposite wall. Parker examines it.
A hole has been torn in the wall, revealing several slashed
wires.
PARKER
Claw marks. They cut the lights.
(Beat.)
They're smart enough to cut the
lights?
PHOENIX
Get the guns.
Phoenix and parker grab the extra clips and wrap the extra
grenade belts around themselves.
PARKER
Holy shit!
He fires at one of the bunks, tearing it to pieces. The
plasma bursts illuminate the immediate area but nothings
there.
PARKER (CONT'D)
I saw one of them.
Phoenix grabs several grenades and hurls them all over the
room. He pulls Parker into his quarters with him.
INT. PHOENIX'S QUARTERS -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix and Parker flatten themselves against the wall. The
room shakes with explosion after explosion. Occasionally a
lick of flame comes in through the door.
Phoenix pops into the doorway his gun ready. Nothing.
He eases up.
PHOENIX
That should do it.
He grabs his wife's picture from his nightstand.
A fiend hiding under his bed slashes at his ankle with its
claws.
Phoenix drops the picture and backs away screaming.
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44.
Parker grabs the mattress and flips it on it's side creating
a barrier between the fiend and Phoenix. He fires at the
fiend through the bed frame.
Phoenix pushes the mattress away and fires at the fiend but
it is already dead. He stands slowly, grabbing the picture
as he rises.
He attempts to shift his weight, winces and leans against
the wall.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Fuck.
Parker puts his arm around him and helps him limp out of the
room.
INT. BARRACKS -- CONTINUOUS
The scattered remnants of the bunk beds lie everywhere.
What's left of the mattresses and sheets burn, casting the
room in an eerie flickering light.
A wounded fiend hisses in the corner.
PHOENIX
Damn they're tenacious.
He lobs a grenade. The fiend is blown to pieces.
A second fiend attacks them from behind, knocking them apart.
Parkers gun slides across the floor. Phoenix collapses under
his own weight.
Parker dives for his gun but the fiend is on top of him before
he reaches it. He screams.
Phoenix struggles to see but there is a burning lump of
mattress between them. He grits his teeth and forces himself
to stand. He switches his gun to semiautomatic and raises
it to his shoulder.
He fires carefully at the fiend, making sure not to hit
Parker. The fiend squeals and charges Phoenix.
Parker grabs his gun and helps Phoenix finish it off.
INT. TELEPORTER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Chris stands at the master control panel. Sion and Rickert
each stand at one of the few terminals that are still
operative.
A small metal orb connected to smaller orbs, the probe, floats
inside the teleporter. A monitor sits next to it.
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45.
Sion hits a button and his terminal re-boots. A window with
the query "FUNCTION" pops open. He enters "MASTER SYSTEMS
OVERVIEW." The terminal switches to a screen filled with
data readouts.
SION
Cores six, seven and nine are fully
charged. We've got to enough to
send the probe and change.
RICKERT
I'm getting an error when I input
the alternate coordinates.
CHRIS
It's probably scrambled.
SION
Override it.
(To Chris.)
All or nothing.
Chris dabs his forehead with his handkerchief. He pushes
the lever on the master control panel forward.
The probe begins to fade away. The picture on the monitor
becomes a deep red. As the probe becomes a shadow of itself
the picture on the monitor fades to black.
The probe disappears.
RICKERT
I'm getting an audio signal but the
computers having trouble filtering
it. It'll be a minute or two.
CHRIS
Scan for signs of Human life in a
one mile radius.
RICKERT
Nothing.
CHRIS
Five mile radius.
Rickert shakes her head.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
Search for any life.
RICKERT
Still nothing.
Chris pounds his fist on the panel.
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46.
CHRIS
Damn! Wrong coordinates. How long
before we'll have enough power to
try again?
RICKERT
The audios filtered.
The room is filled with the sound of a thousand screams
garbled by static.
MOANING VOICE
(Barely audible.)
Liberate tute me, exume inferis.
CHRIS
Latin? What the hell does inferis
mean?
Sion shakes his head.
A DEEP VOICE undercuts the chaos, almost usurping it.
DEEP VOICE
N'vaeh dna fo Lleh a, Lleh fo N'vaeh
a ekam.
CHRIS
That wasn't Latin.
A tortured voice wails.
TORTURED VOICE
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi
ch'intrate.
DEEP VOICE
Dlrow lanrefni liah, srorroh liah.
CHRIS
The coordinates are screwy. We're
getting audio from a hundred different
signals at once.
Sion takes a deep breath.
SION
Search for anything that matches the
DNA pattern of the second power surge.
Rickert's monitor lights up. Her face registers her
disbelief.
RICKERT
The reading's off the chart.
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47.
CHRIS
What is this shit?
A line of fire begins to grow across the monitor. Slowly,
the darkness becomes visible, revealing a ground crawling
with worms and maggots.
Chris gags. Sion swallows.
SION
Zoom out.
As the image on the monitor grows to a wider angle we see
that the line of fire is part of a pentagram pattern. At
the center of which is a stone altar, from which blood oozes
unceasingly.
SION (CONT'D)
The Pentagram.
RICKERT
Satanic worship?
Five fiends enter, dragging behind them a sixth, apparently
dead fiend.
They walk through the fire uninhibited and chain the sixth
fiend on top of the altar.
Each of the five fiends stands in a point of the star and
kneels.
CHRIS
An alien civilization?
SION
I don't think so. I think Rickert
may have been closer.
A beast enters. It is as muscular as the fiends, but darker
in color with cloven feet and longer, twisted horns. Large
tusks emerge from its lower jaw. It towers over the fiends
at nearly nine feet tall.
SION (CONT'D)
Activate the bomb.
CHRIS
It's malfunctioning!
The beast BELLOWS. A sound like an elephant trumpeting mixed
with a tiger's growl.
It climbs on top of the dead fiend and begins to dismember
it.
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48.
The fiend comes to life, screaming and flailing as it is
torn to pieces.
SION
Christ. Shut down the teleporter.
CHRIS
But--
Sion grabs the master controls. He pulls back the lever.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
No wait!
An alarms sounds.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Power failure. Diverting from
secondary systems.
A monitor begins to flash red. Chris lunges to it. His
face goes pale.
CHRIS
Something's trying to come back
through.
SION
It's Lucy. She's still trapped in
the teleporter.
CHRIS
No. This isn't human.
Sion and Rickert share a look of pure terror.
SION
Run.
CHRIS
What?
RICKERT
Run now.
Sion and Rickert tear out of the room, grabbing Chris as
they go.
The monitors begin to spark and explode. A huge shadow fades
into the teleporter.
INT. CORRIDOR -- NIGHT
Parker bangs his fist on the door. Phoenix stands behind
him. He is facing the opposite direction and sweeping the
corridor with his rifle.
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49.
PHOENIX
Hurry.
PARKER
Computer, why is door B7-14 disabled?
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
No recognition -tion code for door
B7-14. Sector B is our of range.
Parker pounds the door again.
PARKER
Dammit!
PHOENIX
Run diagnostics for sector B.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Insufficient power.
PHOENIX
Reroute power to Sector B from all
sectors.
The door slides open revealing the extremely dark transport
bay. The lights slowly come on, illuminating the ships and
stacked crates.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
Open transport bay cargo door.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Insu-insufficient charge to maintain
magnetic field. Cargo door will o-
open in ten minutes.
Phoenix punches a code into an intercom.
PHOENIX
Attention. This is security chief
Raphael Phoenix. All personnel are
to convene at the transport bay
immediately for emergency evacuation.
A crate falls off the top of its stack and lands next to
Phoenix It breaks open, spilling fuel canisters onto the
floor.
A hiss reverberates through the transport bay. A fiend stands
in the crates the place, gnashing its teeth.
The fiend begins to climb down the stack of crates toward
Phoenix. He begins to limp away as Parker readies his gun.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
No don't!
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50.
Parker fires. The crates explode, shaking the transport
bay. The blast flattens Parker onto his back, knocking loose
his gun. Phoenix is sent Flying through the air. He lands
on his stomach at the feet of a fiend.
It slashes at him with its claws. He barely rolls out of
the way in time.
Parker scrambles for his gun. A second fiend crushes it
with its foot.
The unarmed Parker dashes behind a pile of crates at the
sight of the second fiend.
Phoenix attempts to limp away from the first fiend. It grabs
his shoulder and pulls him back toward it. It is about to
bite when -
The fiend erupts in an explosion of blood.
Reveal: Sion standing in the door with a plasma rifle. Chris
stands behind him facing down the hall. Rickert is at his
side, a grenade ready.
The second fiend hisses at the three of them. Rickert hurls
the grenade. The nearby crates are plastered with black
blood.
Sion sprints for the nearest transport ship, the Seraphim.
SION
Everyone in the ship now!
Phoenix attempts to follow, limping.
PHOENIX
What's going on?
Rickert grabs Phoenix's gun and puts his arm around her
shoulders, helping him toward the ship.
SION
If we're not off this ship in two
minutes we're all dead.
PHOENIX
But the cargo door . . .
A BELOW echoes through the transport bay.
All five of them slowly turn to face the Beast as it steps
through the door. A small army of fiends files in behind
it.
The beast cocks its head and spits. Parker is covered in a
thick black liquid. Steam begins to rise from his body as
it begins to lose its form.
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51.
His scream turns into a blood chocked gurgle as he melts.
Rickert drops Phoenix and fires into the evil horde amassing
at the door.
SION
Take cover.
Chris dives behind a pile of crates. Phoenix crawls to one
on the opposite side.
Sion hits a button on the Seraphim and the ramp begins to
lower.
The beast cocks its head and spits at Rickert. She jumps
out of the way and lands on Chris, Knocking him over.
CHRIS
Hello.
He lifts her to her feet.
RICKERT
Funny meeting you here.
Sion bolts up the ramp and finds himself face to face with
four fiends waiting inside the passenger compartment.
SION
SHIT!
He rolls a grenade into the ship as he leaps off the ramp.
The grenade explodes. A mass of gore flies out of the ship,
covering the nearby Phoenix.
The beast cocks its head again. Sion lunges under the
Seraphim as the corrosive black saliva covers its side.
The fiends begin to fan out across the room.
Phoenix lobs a grenade at a pocket of them. Killing one and
wounding two.
Sion fires at them from his covered position under the ship.
A few of the fiends stumble as their knees are shot out from
under them. They hiss and wail but continue to crawl forward.
Sion's gun clicks. He ejects the clip as he fumbles around
his belt looking for another. He drops the gun to the floor.
He's out of ammo.
The fiends begin to climb the stack of crates Phoenix is
using for cover.
PHOENIX
Fall back!
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52.
Chris sprints for a stack of crates further from the door
and their impending doom. Rickert follows him. She runs
backwards, covering them with her gun.
A fiend at the summit of the crates dives for Phoenix. He
drops a grenade and dives under a transport ship.
The grenade explodes, taking the fiend, the crates, and
everything in the immediate vicinity with it.
Sion shields his eyes from the blast of the exploding crates.
He looks above his head. There is hatch marked "Crew Only."
A fiend reaches under the transport ship for Phoenix and
slashes at him with its claws. He crawls out the opposite
side and limps toward Chris and Rickert.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion hoists himself into the cockpit. He tears open an
instrument panel and begins fiddling with the wires.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
Rickert lays down suppressing fire to keep the fiends at bay
as Phoenix makes his way toward her.
Chris throws a grenade. It lands too far away to kill any
fiends, but it blows the leg of one. The fiend collapses.
It wails as black blood spurts from it's thigh stump.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion enters data into a keypad.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix reaches the crates, leans against them. He speaks
between deep gasps.
PHOENIX
We have to get outta here.
CHRIS
What about Sion?
PHOENIX
Believe me he'd leave you behind
too.
CHRIS
Just because you lost your little
war trial doesn't mean--
A fiend jumps around the crate and slashes at Chris. Phoenix
throws Chris out of the way, sending him skidding across the
floor.
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53.
The fiend slashes deep gouges across Phoenix's chest. Rickert
blasts it.
PHOENIX
(wincing)
So the war hero told you about that
huh? Did he leave out the part where
he called in an air strike on his
own troops?
RICKERT
They were mutineers!
PHOENIX
No. He bombed BOTH Sides. Fried a
third of his platoon. Claimed it
was the only way to stop it.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion fuses a group of wires together. He glares into the
solid black eyes of his colossal foe.
SION
I hope you've got a shitty sense of
smell.
He hits a button.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
A holographic projection of Sion appears in front of a stack
of crates. It immediately fades away.
PHOENIX
What the fuck was that?
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion disconnects a wire and rewires it into a second
instrument panel.
SION
Shit.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The holographic Sion reappears.
The beast cocks its head and BELLOWS. It beast begins to
march toward the holographic Sion.
HOLOGRAPHIC SION
Yeah that's right. Come on! You're
little brother lost this game too!
The beast cocks its head and spits.
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54.
The saliva passes through the holographic Sion and lands on
the crates. Steam rises as it eats its way through them.
The beast BELLOWS..
The crates explode, destroying the nearby beast.
The blast sends the Seraphim skidding across the floor. It
slams into wall.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion falls onto his back with the impact. He pulls the
instrument panel he is holding loose, snapping the wires.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The fiends begin to wail and hiss. Rickert fires at them.
Chris hurls a grenade.
The cargo door slides open revealing open space beyond.
PHOENIX
Computer set self destruct for twelve
hours. Authorization Phoenix 1013312-
04-990.
CHRIS
What are you doing?!
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Proces-ces-cesing request.
PHOENIX
If we leave these things on board
they're gonna attack the next supply
ship.
CHRIS
So?
PHOENIX
They're programmed to return to point
of origin in emergencies. If these
things get on board they're gonna be
earth bound.
RICKERT
Fuck me.
CHRIS
Why can't we just warn the supply
ship?
A fiend lunges from the top of the crates. Rickert barely
manages to shoot it out of the air before lands on her.
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55.
PHOENIX
We may not get the chance.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Authoriza-zation approved. Ethereal
Sky will self de-destruct in twelve
minutes.
Chris's eyes widen in pure fear.
PHOENIX
No! Computer belay order!
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Re-request failed.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion feverishly rewires the instrument panels. A fiend climbs
into the cockpit from the service hatch.
Sion pounds the fiends head repeatedly. The fiend gnashes
its teeth and slashes with its claws.
Sion draws his fist back and drives in into the very top of
the fiends skull.
The fiend falls out of the hatch. Sion closes and locks it.
He stares at his hand in bewilderment. He smiles.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix begins to limp toward the Seraphim.
PHOENIX
Come on! We haven't got much time!
Chris helps him forward. Rickert covers them with her gun.
They pass by a wounded fiend, its legs a terrible mess. It
attempts to slash their angles but can't reach.
Chris rolls a grenade at it. The explosion covers them in
its blood.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Ethereal Sk-sky will self destruct
in ten minutes.
A BELOW reverberates through the transport bay. Phoenix,
Chris, and Rickert freeze.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion stares at the newly arrived second beast, his jaw agape.
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56.
SION
Oh shit.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
Chris and Phoenix begin to creep toward the Seraphim.
The beast spits. A pool of black saliva covers the ground
between them and the ship. A warning.
The remaining fiends begin to close on Phoenix, Chris and
Rickert.
Rickert fires at one of them. She hits it with two rounds
and the gun clicks. She drops it to the ground.
RICKERT
Shit!
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion scrambles to get the controls back on-line. He hits
the ignition switch.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim's engines come to life with a loud WHOOSH.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Ethereal Sk-sky will self destruct
in five minutes.
Rickert grabs a grenade from Phoenix.
RICKERT
(to Chris)
As soon as I go, get him on board
the ship.
CHRIS
What?! Were are you--
Rickert activates the grenade and sprints toward the beast.
CHRIS (CONT'D)
No wait!
Phoenix pulls Chris toward the Seraphim.
PHOENIX
Come on!
Rickert hurls the grenade. It explodes by the beast's thigh,
wounding it badly.
The beast BELLOWS. It spits at Rickert. She nearly avoids
it but some spatters onto her leg.
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57.
She groans and falls to the floor.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
Chris and Phoenix climb on board. Chris drops Phoenix to
the floor and hits a button on the intercom.
CHRIS
We gotta get Rickert!
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion eases the stick forward.
SION
We're on our way.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim lifts off the ground.
Rickert crawls behind a stack of crates. The beast limps
toward her.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Ethereal Sky will self destruct in
one-one min-minute.
Chris leans out of the Seraphim ready to grab Rickert.
She reaches out to him. The beast spits, covering Rickert.
She screams.
CHRIS
No!
As Rickert melts she activates a grenade.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion's eyes widen at the sight of the grenade.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim begins to pull away from Rickert as the beast
approaches her.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Ether-Ethereal Sky will self destruct
in thirty sec-seconds.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
Phoenix pulls Chris away from the ramp as it shuts.
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58.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim approaches the open cargo door.
The beast stands over Rickert's body and BELLOWS.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Te-ten seconds.
Rickert's grenade explodes, taking the beast and the stack
of crates with it.
The blast knocks the Seraphim off course.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion fights with the stick.
INT. ETHEREAL SKY TRANSPORT BAY -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim slowly slides back toward the cargo door.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Five se-conds. Four. Th-three.
The Seraphim is on course but not moving fast enough.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Two.
The Seraphim is in the opening of the cargo door.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT -- CONTINUOUS
The Ethereal Sky explodes. Spewing the Seraphim into open
space.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
The contents of the compartment are jostled about as the
lights fade in and out.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim spins out of control as it hurtles toward Earth.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion scrambles to regain control. The instruments BUZZ and
WHIR.
COMPUTER VOICE (O.S.)
Warning. Insufficient shielding to
breach atmosphere.
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59.
EXT. EARTH ORBIT -- CONTINUOUS
The Seraphim slowly pulls off it's collision course with
Earth.
INT. SERAPHIM'S PASSENGER COMPARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
Chris sorts through broken glasses, smashed bottles, and
fiend entrails. He comes up with a mildly chipped shot glass
and an intact bottle of scotch.
He leans against the bar as he pours himself a drink.
Phoenix collapses in a chair. He activates the intercom.
PHOENIX
Sion? You ok?
SION'S VOICE (O.S.)
Yeah. We can't make an Earth landing.
I've called for an emergency docking
the nearest station. They're gonna
fit us in as soon as they have an
opening.
PHOENIX
That'll do nicely.
Phoenix leans back in his chair.
Chris makes a cheers motion and swallows his drink in one
gulp.
Phoenix activates the intercom again.
PHOENIX (CONT'D)
John?
SION'S VOICE (O.S.)
Yeah?
PHOENIX
Thanks.
INT. SERAPHIM'S COCKPIT -- CONTINUOUS
Sion leans back in his chair. He is ready to dose off.
SION
Anytime partner. Anytime.
FADE OUT.
