James: I know you didn’t think I wasn’t going to call for back up?

Sebastian: Back up?

On the rooftop the thugs send a hail of bullets down. Sebastian and James run for new cover. James takes a bullet in his shoulder. He crawls under a statue. Sebastian fires straight up towards the heavens. Thugs take it from below and fall from the heavens down to Hell.

James: They’re coming in!

Sebastian: Cover me!

Sebastian runs and slides across the floor. Reloading his guns. He blows two at close blank range. He takes a hit in the leg himself. He screams out in agony. He limps on one leg back to James. He takes out two more at close range again.

James: Can you fight on one leg? I don’t want to arrest you while your hopping mad

Sebastian: I have before. Don’t worry about me. And who said you were going to arrest me?

They both smile at each other.

Sebastian reaches into the brown box and pulls out an explosive. More thugs pour into the room, firing as they go. James reaches in and pulls out a shotgun. Sebastian throws the explosive near the doorway into a ring of thugs. He shoots it. It EXPLODES in every direction. The explosion sends thugs flying through the air north, south, east, and west.

They struggle to get up. Covering each other. Sebastian in the front and James in the back. They continue to shoot and blast. Above them white doves spread their wings and fly gracefully in slow motion.

Outside the School Building. The two remaining members of the TRIO that lead the syndicate, Duchesse and Barino, walk with a pair of thugs. Barino carries a machine gun.

Duchesse: I don’t think we should risk it. I can hear the sires. The cops will be here in any moment and then we will be finished for good.

Barino: Fuck the police. This thing with the “System” ends here tonight!

In the middle of the abandoned school building. Sebastian and James stand in the middle. Firing at their enemies. Duchesse, Barino, and other thugs continue to return their fire.

Thug#1: Fuck this! I’m out of here.

Barino(Watching his men hightail it out of there): Cowards! Come back here!

In slow motion, Sebastian and James still with their back against each other, continue to shoot and kill the thugs who had enough heart to stay and fight. Barino enters the building in a fit of rage. He fires at them wildly.

One shot from both of them….

Takes him out….

A deafening Silence then occurs. Sebastian drops his guns. There are no more targets left to kill. Duchesse and the little few of his gang that survived and made a break for it. James still holds his gun tight. In the background we hear sires coming.

The camera dissolves to outside the school building. Sebastian and James stand by a car, talking to each other. A lone police car finally arrives on the scene.

James: Look, get out of here. Take Anastasia and leave the city. I don’t know how you are going accomplish that? I was told there are no exits from the slums out of the city and into the world.

Sebastian: There is always a way.

James: Wait….isn’t that Matthew James P.O.V: Matthew pushing Anastasia and Jordan into a car. He gets in the drivers seat and takes off.

Sebastian: No!

Sebastian pushes James out of the way and gets in the car. He takes off after Matthew. James runs over and orders the officer to follow both of them.

James P.O.V: Sebastian seems to be losing control of his car and slides into damaged up old car. He recovers and continues on after Matthew. They ride into a secluded cliff area. Matthew stops and turns off the engine right next to the edge. He gets out holding Anastasia. Sebastian stops his car not so far away from him.

Matthew (Blood dripping from his mouth): Hold it right their Sebastian!

Down below them the ocean waves crash in slow motion. James gets out of his car, along with the other officer, and they both draw their guns. Matthew takes out a knife and holds to her throat.

Matthew(Shaking his head no-no): Your not going to let me die in vain. The people of the slums need you to carry on the fight. Don’t you see that? Our brothers in the System are going to need you to lead them.

James: There is no more System. The syndicate hit your safe house. All of them are dead.

Sebastian turns and looks at James. He takes a deep breath and looks at Matthew. He begins to plead with him.

Sebastian:….It’s over…..

A beat. Matthew takes a peek over the cliffs. It’s a long way down. He begins to back up closer to the edge.

Anastasia(Screaming her lungs out): Sebastian!

Jordan: Mother! Mother!

Sebastian accelerates towards Matthew as he continues to back up towards the edge of the cliff. Their eyes meet. Sebastian jumps in mid air, to catch Anastasia before Matthew takes them of the cliff and to the ground below. Sebastian and Matthew collide and Anastasia is freed. She falls to the ground along with a BOOK that comes out of Sebastian’s jacket pocket.

Sebastian and Matthew fall off the cliff, arms wrapped around each other….

They fall into the waters below…..

…..The ocean waves crash again…..

James suddenly falls to his knees. He drops his gun. Jordan slumps back against the seat. Anastasia inhales and then exhales a violent scream. All three faces appear on the screen at the same time. Each of them shows the same emotion. Pain and Sorrow.

Fade out

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