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Cleopatra 2525
"Double"
1.11

Transcribed By: Davin Nation

CAST
Hel: Gina Torres
Sarge: Victoria Pratt
Cleopatra: Jennifer Sky

ADDITIONAL CAST
Mauser: Patrick Kake
Voice: Elizabeth Hawthorne

GUEST CAST
Betrayer Cleo: Jennifer Sky

~ PROLOGUE ~

Fade in: SHAFTS

Cleo's falling, screaming, without any shaft gear. She lands hard on one of the levels and rolls off. She hangs on for dear life. A woman comes up to her.

CLEO
Please! Please!

The woman lends her hand. She then holds her other arm in it, which is a Betrayer Cannon.

BETRAYER
You should not have run.

CLEO
Don't shoot! I know!

The Betrayer cannon turns into a real arm and the woman lifts Cleo on the shaft easily.

CLEO
You must work out.

She punches the Betayer Woman.

Cleo shakes her hand.

CLEO
Ow! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

BETRAYER
You will return to the factory.

The Betrayer swings at Cleo. She ducks then kicks the Betrayer down the shaft.

CLEO
I don't think so!

Cleo smiles, the notices a hook attached to a rope hits the top of the level. Cleo looks down and sees the Betrayer coming up at her, firing her cannons.

Cleo continues running, dodging blasts from the Betrayer.

She runs and almost falls off the level.

The Betrayer appears behind her. Cleo turns and screams. She picks Cleo up by her throat.

BETRAYER
You will return to the factory.

CLEO
I will! I'll return to the factory!

She puts Cleo down. Cleo holds her throat.

CLEO
Um...your rocket boot's unlatched.

The Betrayer looks down. When she looks back up, Cleo is gone.

The Betayer walks back to the level.

LOUDSPEAKER
This is a secure area. Do not enter!

Cleo swings from something and kicks the Betrayer down. The Betrayer aims her guns at Cleo. Cleo sees a button and pushes it. A door comes down crushing the Betrayer's head.

LOUDSPEAKER
Warning! Methane Leak. Warning! Methane Leak,

CLEO
Eew!

Cleo runs for it.

CUT TO: INT. BAR

BARTENDER (Filling a cup with something)
One hurricane, extra nasty.

He hands it to Sarge. Hel has already tasted hers.

HEL
Now that's nasty.

Sarge sniffs it, then takes it away from her face.

SARGE
Hel, what is that?

The doors open to the bar. Cleo enters all sweaty and tired.

CLEO
Oh, Hel and Sarge!

Hel and Sarge laugh.

HEL
What happend to you?

SARGE
Get in a fight in the ladies room?

CLEO
The ladies room? News flash do you remember me being sucked into a Bailey, flown off into a Betrayer factor?

Hel and Sarge laugh.

CLEO
I escaped thanks for asking. I've been trying to get back here for weeks.

Cleopatra comes out of the ladies room, fixing her clothing.

CLEOPATRA
Oh, my God!

Cleo looks at Cleopatra.

~ COMMERCIAL ONE ~

CLEO
Who the Hell is she?

Hel and Sarge aim their gauntlets at Cleo.

CLEO
What's going on?

Sarge shoots, but misses Cleo.

CLEO
Whoa! Time out! Are you crazy?!

HEL
Don't move, Betrayer!

CLEO
Betrayer?

Cleo shakes her head.

Cleopatra gets closer.

CLEOPATRA
I don't believe it. Does my butt really look that big?

CLEO
Excuse me? Guys, it's me.

She gets closer.

SARGE
One more step and I'll burn you.

CLEO
I am not a Betrayer! She must be a Betrayer!

CLEOPATRA
Yeah right!

CLEO
Shut up!

CLEOPATRA
No, you shut up!

CLEO (Pushing Cleopatra)
No, you shut up!

HEL
Oh, enough! Control verse maximum settings on three. One...

CLEO
No, I'm Cleopatra I swear. I was taken to a Betrayer Factory with Lily! I waited for you to come but you never did.

HEL
Two...

CLEO
They did all these tests on me. They wanted to know about the Voice, but I didn't tell them anything. Hel...it's me!

HEL
How did you escape?

CLEOPATRA
You don't believe her!

HEL
Shh!

CLEO
There was some kind of an explosion. I guess the factory was attacked. They sent a Betrayer after me. It feels like I've been running and hiding forever.

CLEOPATRA
This is crazy.

Hel aims her gauntlet at Cleopatra.

CLEOPATRA
I am Cleo! You guys know me, we've been hanging together for months!

SARGE
What do you think?

HEL
I think we need help sorting this out. Containment fields.

They both push a button on their gauntlets and fire containment fields at Cleo, then at Cleopatra.

HEL
Let's find out who's who.

CUT TO: LAB

Mauser stares at both Cleo's.

CLEO
Can I atleast get some clean clothes?

CLEOPATRA
Gee, what are Betrayers wearing this fall?

CLEO
You tell me, you're the Betrayer.

HEL
So can you tell which one is the real Cleo?

MAUSER
I think I would've mentioned it if I had come up with a reliable Betrayer test.

SARGE
Come on, you really think we could've been working with a Betrayer these past three weeks?

MAUSER
They are designed to mimic the person they duplicate exactly.

HEL
How would we know if any of us were a Betrayer?

VOICE
Hel, if we do have a Betrayer on the team...

HEL
Yes Voice, she's seen our weapons, our defense systems, everything.

SARGE
But we rescued Cleo from that factory. You blasted her Betrayer Duplicate yourself.

HEL
I blasted a Betrayer, but maybe they have more than one...backups.

SARGE
So there could still be a Betrayer out there of my sister.

HEL
Maybe, I don't know.

SARGE
Okay, let's say you're right. That would mean Cleo...our Cleo was able to fight her way out of a Betrayer Factory single handedly.

They look over at Cleopatra. She touches the forcefield.

CLEOPATRA
Ow.

She puts her finger in her mouth.

Cleo laughs at her, but then feels the pain in her own finger.

VOICE
She has a point, Hel.

HEL
Okay, we blasted that Betrayer Factory to bits. Maybe...she was being held nearby and escaped in all the chaos.

SARGE
And eluded a Betrayer for nearly a month?

CLEOPATRA
Well, come on.

CLEO
I'm not going to answer that.

CLEOPATRA
Cause you don't know.

CLEO
Fine. Most embarrasing moment, Lester and his wiggy. Behind the fieldhouse. Rootbeer schnaps was a contributing factor.

CLEOPATRA
All right. We all know you've been programed with my memories, doesn't prove a thing.

CLEO
I can't believe you guys were fooled by her. Listen to her voice, I don't sound like that. Do I sound like that?

CLEOPATRA
Sarge, it's me. Remember I gave you your first exfoliating facial. Oh, and what about the slumber party.

CLEO
You guys had a slumber party with a Betrayer? That's so uncool.

CLEOPATRA
I'm not a Betrayer!

CLEO
Neither am I, I'm Cleo!

CLEOPATRA
It's not true, I'm Cleo.

SARGE
I suppose we could kill them both.

Everyone looks at her.

SARGE
What?

CUT TO: LATER

Cleo and Cleopatra are arguing in the background.

MAUSER
Anotomically, Chemically, they are identical right down to a molecular level.

SARGE
So there's not way to tell which one is the Betrayer until it starts shooting the place up?

HEL
Maybe there is. Mauser you just said they're both indentical on a Molecular level.

VOICE
You have something, Hel?

HEL
They're both living tissue, carbon based. Wouldn't the amount of decay of their atomic structure tell us their exact ages?

MAUSER
Yes, the Betrayer Cleopatra should be only a few weeks old.

HEL
Scan 'em Mauser.

MAUSER
Why didn't I think of that?

Hel rolls her eyes.

CUT TO: Later. Mauser scans both Cleo's witha small device.

CLEO
Nervous?

CLEOPATRA
As if.

SARGE
So can we use this to detect other Betrayers?

MAUSER
Yes, of course, if we can get them to stand still long enough for me to take a complete chromo-molecular scan.

Hel and Sarge look at each other. Mauser starts turning a weird looking wheel at the computer.

CLEOPATRA
Well?

MAUSER
It's just as we expected. Age 21.632 years.

Cleopatra smiles.

CLEO
What about me?

Mauser turns the wheel some more.

MAUSER
Chromo-Scan indicates she is 22.3 days old. She is the Betrayer.

CLEO
It's a mistake.

CLEOPATRA
I'm glad we got that cleared up, now could you please get me out of here?

Cleo walks through the forcefield.

They aim their gauntlets at her.

CLEO
I'm not a Betrayer.

HEL
Don't move!

CLEO
Hel, it's me.

SARGE
Stop!

CLEO
Hel please!

Hel fires at her midsection once. Hel AND Sarge fire at her. She goes flying, screaming. She lands in the pit of the lab, apparently dead.

Cleopatra looks down at her. Hel, Sarge, and Mauser get down in the pit to check Cleo.

CLEOPATRA
Is she dead?

SARGE
That was way too easy.

HEL
If that's a Betrayer, then why isn't it healing itself?

Sarge feels for a pulse.

SARGE
No pulse. I think she's human.

CLEOPATRA
What?

SARGE
Are you sure that test was right?

MAUSER
There is always a possibilty of error.

VOICE
Hel, what's your status?

HEL
I may have just killed Cleopatra.

~ COMMERCIAL TWO ~

SARGE
If she's a Betrayer then why is she bleeding to death on the floor instead of trying to rip our heads off?

HEL
I don't know. But cover her.

Sarge aims her gauntlet at Cleopatra.

CLEOPATRA
Did you kill her?

MAUSER
Same bio signs.

HEL
Is she a Betrayer?

MAUSER
The test was accurate. Biologically she is only 3 weeks old. She is the Betrayer.

CLEOPATRA
Good.

Sarge lowers her gauntlet.

MAUSER
There is another problem.

SARGE
Why is there always another problem?

VOICE
I'm reading a strong micro-pulse transmission coming from the lab.

MAUSER
It's coming from her, a distress beacon perhaps.

SARGE
That makes sense, one Betrayer goes down it automatically calls for backup.

HEL
Great. So we just sent an invitation to every Betrayer in the Hemisphere.

SARGE
I'll go check the perimeter defeanses.

HEL
Good. And I want her back in containment. Make sure the field holds this time.

Sarge is off.

CUT TO: LATER

Mauser, Hel, and Cleo hover over the still comatose Cleo.

MAUSER
I'm detecting traces of Polymorphic Betrayer Alloy coming from her wound. She's beginning to heal herself. But much slower than the normal Betrayer regeneration process.

HEL
Why?

CLEOPATRA
I don't think she knows she's a Betrayer. The Bailies implant human memories into the Betrayer's right? That's what makes them so hard to detect.

VOICE
Yes. The final stage of creating a Betrayer must be to implant a set of sublimital orders to infiltrate, to protect one's self, to kill as necessary.

HEL
So we must've destroyed that Factory before this Betrayer got its final programming.

CLEOPATRA
She escaped thinking she was me and did the only thing she could think of. She came home.

CUT TO: LATER

Cleo is awake now, and they have told her the story.

CLEO
I don't believe it.

HEL
I know it's difficult.

CLEO
No, I can't be a Betrayer. I was born in Phoenix, Arizona! I remember my family. I had a dog named Mr. Pants! Look!

She presents her elbow. It has a scar on it.

CLEO
I fell when I was 8 years old on my roller blades! 12 stitches, see?!

HEL
Those aren't your memories.

CLEO
I'm not a Betrayer!

HEL
Show her.

Mauser walks up to Cleo.

He lifts the flap on her top up to reveal her wound, now silver with Polymorphic Alloy. Cleo gasps.

Cleo and Cleopatra exchange a look.

CUT TO: LAB PERIMETER - HALLWAY

Smoke everywhere, not sure why. Sarge emerges, creeping around, gauntlet ready for any attacks. She turns the corner, and looks up. We see a white and blue device. She pushes a button on it, it makes a noise and blinks as many 2525 machines do.

SARGE
Manual defense systems activated, Hel.

HEL
Gotcha Sarge. Get back to the lab, our guest is awake.

Sarge runs ahead and sees a puddle of polymorphic alloy. She puts her fingers in it and rubs it around, before continuing to the lab. The camera stays back to spot the Betrayer that Cleo was running from earlier.

CUT TO: LAB

VOICE
Hel, we've been given a tremendous opportunity. We have a fully operational Betrayer in our hands.

MAUSER
I'd like to see how much we have to stress her body before we can break down the Betrayer alloy. Could give us a real edge.

CLEOPATRA
She's not a crash test dummy!

HEL
She is a Betrayer.

CLEOPATRA
What about Mauser, he used to be a Betrayer, but you fixed him so he couldn't hurt anyone, couldn't you do the same for her?

HEL
Look, I don't have time to explain Neuro-Synaptic encoding to you. But trust me it's not the same thing. Her programming is far more advanced than Mauser's ever was. No offense, Mauser. But it could take months to decode her synaptic net.

Sarge emerges.

SARGE
And her Betrayer friends are close by.

Cleopatra goes to sit with Cleo.

CLEO
Mom told me that weird things happen in LA. I thought she meant like drugs.

CLEOPATRA
That's so freaky, I was just thinking about Mom.

CLEO
It's that same brainwaves thing.

CLEOPATRA
Right. I was thinking about the last time that I talked to her.

CLEO
Yeah, she called the night before I went into the hospital. I told her...You told her that you'd see her at Thanksgiving.

CLEOPATRA
I didn't make it, obviously. I miss her.

CLEO
Me too. And Steph and Jordan and Johnny and how we used to go disco bowling on Saturday night! But that didn't happen to me either did it?

CLEOPATRA
It's a good memory either way.

Cleo nods.

MAUSER
Excuse me. Just need to take a few readings.

Mauser puts something near her neck. It makes a noise, then he leaves.

CLEO
Doesn't he remind you of that guy from El Sugundo?

CLEOPATRA
The one with the hands? Yes!

CLEO
Yes!

CLEOPATRA
Mauser's some piece of work, huh?

CLEO
Too bad he's not programmed for-- (Bites her finger)

CLEOPATRA
Tell me about it. (Bites her finger)

Cleopatra winks at Cleo. Cleo winks back.

The alarm goes off.

SARGE
Proxmimity Sensors.

Hel and Sarge confront the holoscreen.

SARGE
We may have caught a break, there's just one.

HEL
So far.

CLEO
Don't let it take me. I don't want to hurt anyone.

CLEOPATRA
We're not going to let that happen.

Hel and Sarge leave.

HEL
Cleo stay here.

SARGE
Both of you.

CLEO
Bye.

CUT TO: HALLWAY

Hel and Sarge peer out to see the Betrayer approaching.

It stops, turns its head. Electricity flows through, she is still healing herself from earlier.

HEL
Voice, arm the Neutron Curtain.

VOICE
You're too close, Hel.

HEL
Do it.

CUT TO: LAB

Mauser turns the wheel.

MAUSER
Armed.

CUT TO: HALLWAY

The weapon that Sarge activated earlier is armed. The Betrayer is still standing there.

SARGE
Come on...just a little closer.

HEL
Come on, damn it, Come on.

Sarge jumps out.

SARGE
What are you waiting for, you dumb pile of Polymorphic-Alloy!

HEL
Voice, Now!

A blast of energy comes out of the weapon on the wall. A yellow beam blankets the Betrayer. Hel and Sarge ready their weapons.

SARGE
Let her have it!

Hel and Sarge start firing their gauntlets at the Betrayer. She is weakend, but only a little bit. She returns fire. Sarge jumps up, grabs on to a grate above and pulls herself up to dodge a blast. She lands back on her feet and continues her campaign along side Hel.

HEL
Let's go!

They fires as they retreat back to the lab.

CUT TO: LAB

Cleo or Cleopatra and Mauser watch as Hel and Sarge roll into the lab through the holographic entrance.

HEL
Mauser, containment field now!

They duck behind a table. The entrance begins to bubble. The Betrayer is almost in. She gets in. Hel and Sarge turn the table over as a barrier to block laser fire.

HEL
Take Cover!

They fire at the Betrayer, who fires back. Their sheilds take most of the blast.

Mauser, Cleo, and Cleopatra jump down into the pit and hide.

The fire fight continues.

Hel and Sarge back away from the table as the Betrayer gets closer.

HEL
Go, I'll cover you!

Sarge jumps down into the pit as Hel fires on the Betrayer. When Sarge gets to the other side of the lab, she starts firing again. Hel is blasted back, but she rolls onto her feet. The Betrayer fires at her but she barely dodges. Cleo peers out from behind the wall. The Betrayer sees her. She hide again. Cleopatra runs out and onto a platform.

CLEOPATRA
Hey, over here!

The Betrayer gives her an angry look.

CLEO
No!

The Betrayer looks over at Cleo, a little confused. Suddenly, Cleo reveals a monster set of Betrayer Cannons.

HEL
Fire!

CLEO
I don't know how!

MAUSER
Just think it!

The Betrayer shoots at Mauser, and he is thrown back.

CLEO
Okay.

Cleo starts shooting at the Betrayer.

Now the Betrayer has Hel, Sarge, and Betrayer Cleo firing at her. Unbeatable odds.

Cleopatra watches in fright.

Cleo fires at the Betrayer, who fires back at Cleo. They each fire one last round which sends them flying to opposite sides of the lab. The Betrayer explodes and Cleo lands hard on the floor, electricity sparking from a new, bigger wound. Her arms are back to normal. Everyone runs to her.

CLEO
Did I get it?

CLEOPATRA
You kicked its butt, girl!

CLEO
Awesome!

HEL
Easy.

Hel holds Cleo's head in her lap.

CLEO
Do I get a gauntlet now?

SARGE
I don't think you need one, kiddo.

Cleopatra's smile fades. She looks at the wound.

CLEOPATRA
You can heal yourself.

CLEO
I don't know...that's what Betrayers do.

HEL
You saved all our lives. That's what humans do.

CLEOPATRA
Try, you can do it.

Cleo closes her eyes.

MAUSER
She may be too badly damaged.

CLEO
Mauser's right.

CLEOPATRA
No. You can't give up. You can't leave me. Hel and Sarge and Mauser, they're my friends now, but you know who I was. You know about Johnny and Mom, and every stupid crazy thing I ever did. With you around, I'm not so alone here!

CLEO
You'll be okay.

CLEOPATRA (Teary)
No, I don't want to be okay! It's not good enough!

CLEO
Thank you.

CLEOPATRA (Crying)
For what?

CLEO
For the memories.

CLEOPATRA
No, don't give up, damn it! Don't go!

Cleo's wound turns black, she gets still.

Mauser closes her eyes.

MAUSER
Offline.

Pan away. Smoke from the fire fight fills the screen.

FADE TO BLACK

Executive Producers
Rob Tapert
&
Sam Raimi

On the Next Cleopatra 2525

ON AN ALL-NEW CLEOPATRA 2525...
(Shot of Sarge seeing Lily, siding with the Black Watch.)
LILY CONVERTS TO THE OTHER TEAM.
Sarge: These last few months have changed everything we've ever known, I can't deal with my sister turning evil.
Hel: We have to figure out what happend.
(Shot of Sarge and Lily fighting, Sarge is thrown to the ground. Lily aims her gauntlet at Sarge.)
Sarge: Lily, no!!!
(Lily fires her gauntlet.)
COMING NEXT WEEK!