Above the Dead, EP 2.10 "Beaverton" (Season Finale)A Screenplay by Mike Decker Season 2, Episode 10, Season Finale (extended) ABOVE THE DEAD .com Season 2, Episode 10 (season finale) (extended episode, 90
pages) "Beaverton" INTRO BLACK... FADE IN: EXT. WOODS/HILLTOP �" DAY Dakota turns to
look at Cleo, who is staring downward… CLEO Shhhiit… Everyone looking at
one another, then back down the hillside… Their POV of the
highway, with an army of huffs going one direction, and another herd, going the
opposite direction… An RV is blocking
the highway, wedged between the railing, on one side, and the hillside, on the
other. It’s between both armies, of huffs, who have put plenty of distance
between themselves… DIVIT (looking through his binoculars) This must have just happened…five, maybe ten minutes ago. GENO Why didn’t we hear it? Divit’s POV through
binoculars, of the RV. DIVIT (OS) I’m guessing that RV was parked, when the original group, of the dead, showed up. CLEO (OS) Call them huffs. DAMON Huffs? What are huffs? Divit pulls away
the binoculars, before looking back into them. DIVIT They probably tried to drive
away, and couldn’t get through the heard, ending
stuck, like that. DAKOTA So, half these things are
coming back our way. Divit, looking toward that group. POV through his
binoculars, of the huff group, with the front of their line disappearing,
around the corner of the hillside… POV Divit looking away from the binoculars, and beginning
to turn and edge himself away. DIVIT We need to go, now! It’s not
going to take them long to reach the truck. Dakota and everyone else, taking one last look, and
realizing they better hustle! Dissolve to them all, hustling down the hillside. They’re
in a hurry, but far from panicking. But then Damon jumps for his life, as
another deer goes running away, not far from them. DAMON OH, SWEET MARY! What these deer
trying to do to me?! DIVIT The dead probably scared them
all, up off the roads. CLEO Huffs, call them huffs. DAMON Yeah, ‘cause that’s what’s
important, right now! Dissolve to them all, nearing the bottom, and speeding up,
with their POV of the herd of huffs, closing in on the area with the trucks… DIVIT Move it people, move it! They all move with extreme urgency, hopping off the
hillside, and attracting the huffs, right for them. Geno jumps in driver's side,
scooting over for Divit. He yelps, as a huff meets him at the closed window, of
passenger side. Divit begins pulling out, and using the truck to shield
the other truck, from the huffs, as the two random guys climb in the front,
safely, and begin the engine. The girls, Conner, and Damon all barely make it
into the back of the truck, and are still dodging the grasp of random huffs,
with a big yelp from Damon, as the truck begins pulling away, and both trucks
safely drive out of danger, and down the highway… Cleo and Dakota are breathing heavily, yet not as heavily
as Damon, who stares at them, taking notice of a developing smirk, on Cleo’s
face… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY 26 �" DAY A vehicle, up off the highway, is in flames, while
gunshots are being fired. Suddenly, a truck
is hit by a grenade, as a ton of other cars, turn around, and drive away, while
taking on gunfire… POV Zane (watching through binoculars), Stix, Gary,
Shade, Rod, Kemp, and Lester on a hilltop, off in the distance, watching over
the scene from the highway… They watch, as a caravan of vehicles drive away from the
scene, before pulling over, and standing their ground… GARY What are they doing? Zane just watching, in silence… POV through his binoculars, as he looks over the other
direction, where a ton of army vehicles begin charging down the highway, toward
the other vehicles, who had been fired on… Zane looks to the other vehicles, remaining where they
are… POV Zane. ZANE What are they waiting for? The army vehicles are speeding for them, but begin to
slow down, as someone launches a grenade at the lead vehicle, blowing it off
the road, as all the other vehicles slam on their brakes… GARY Jesus! Zane wide-eyed, watching intensely. Now both sides are shooting serious firepower at one
another… The shooting/fighting goes on for a bit, while closely
watched by Zane, Stix, and the others… Eventually, the army vehicles begin inching closer, launching
grenades, of their own. It does not take them long to send the other group,
speeding off down the highway, with only a mild chase from the army vehicles,
who give up, turn around, and begin heading back their own direction, as Zane
watches, glued in on where they’re heading… DISSOLVE TO: THEME TUNE/CREDITS Shots of the army
of huffs, marching down highway 6, as opening credits roll… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HILLTOP �" DAY Zane staring at the army vehicles… GARY That can’t be the same
group, that held our camp, could it? ZANE (looking through
binoculars) Probably just a handful of
them… GARY What do you mean? ZANE I see cop cars, down there…
I’m guessing soldiers, officers, and God knows who
else, merged together to form, (motioning toward
the caravan) whatever this group is… GARY So…was that Grover, down
there, fighting them? ZANE I was going to ask you that. You said his camp is
over near the city, yet
they were attacking from the opposite direction. GARY So, who the hell were they? ZANE That’s a very good
question… GARY How do we know it wasn’t
your people? Zane a leering glare at Gary… ZANE Because they lost… Zane continues staring at him, then back out toward the highway and the
army caravan… GARY Oh, ‘cause your people are
too badass, to retreat from that? Well, if that’s
the case, how come they haven’t come to rescue you
and your precious little cousin, from a bunch
of damn cons? ZANE The truth is, most of them
are busy at the coast, clearing it of all the
dead, and constructing blockades, to keep them
from getting back inside. They’re so badass, they’re creating a
dead-free zone, from Tillamook to the
end of Rockaway. They’re due back either
today or tomorrow. So, I’m sure you’ll be meeting
them, soon. SHADE He’s full of s**t. GARY Why would you share that
information now, and not before? ZANE To prevent your people from
possibly going there, and screwing things up. Gary just staring from the highway, to Zane, who is staring at the
highway… GARY Like Swish says, it’s hard
to believe anything this guy says, as he says so
much. LESTER If your cousin is so
important, why wouldn’t your people ditch their
so-called beach project, to come save her? GARY Fair question… ZANE Because that radio call I
made, was a bluff, like I told Stix. Or else they
would have already marched, well over a
hundred people, right up to your front gate. STIX So, how come you’re telling
us this, now? Zane motioning toward the highway. ZANE Because it’s clear your
people have more pressing concerns. Which concerns my
people, as well. Not to mention this mysterious
new group… I’m pretty sure this makes us all
allies. Gary just staring at him, as Zane continues staring toward the highway… Zane’s POV of the army caravan, taking an exit, and now going to the
right, down another main road. ZANE (OS) I think I know where
they’re going… POV Zane looking at Stix. ZANE The Nike headquarters, is
that direction. Makes sense someone would make a
base, or camp out of that place. GARY How do we know you’re not
already allies, with one of those groups? (Zane
rolling eyes) You just admitted lying to us, about the
radio call. Maybe that’s because you’re using a new bluff,
to keep you safe? ZANE Fine, let’s head back and
let your boy Swish decide, for himself, and blow a
golden opportunity to - Zane stops midsentence, just staring at the highway… KEMP What is that? ROD Are they going after them,
now? Their POV of 3 police cars, driving past the army caravan, in the
opposite direction, and back onto the highway, heading west, in direction of
the other group. POV Zane and the others, just watching. ZANE I don’t think so… Gary looks at Zane, then back toward the highway, as they watch in silence,
as all 3 squad cars cruise down the highway… GARY Are they tracking them? ZANE Maybe? POV highway, as one of the police cars, takes an offramp, while the
other two continue down the highway… The car driving up the offramp, turns left, and begins going down a long
road, in the direction of the hill that Zane and the others are on… GARY (OS) Ummm… That one’s not coming
for us, is it? POV Zane and them watching, as the other 2 speed down the highway, and
out of their view, as the highway disappears, between the hills. Zane and them,
focus on the other car, still coming their direction… GARY Seriously, where’s this one
going? POV police car going up a long, steep hill… ZANE (OS) Holy s**t. GARY (OS) What? Zane pointing down near the direction in which the car is going. ZANE There’s another one,
already down there. They’re all looking. KEMP It’s just been there, the
whole time? ROD Where? Their POV of a huge field, with a few random trees/brush, in one spot,
over by the bluff, of a big hill, with a cop car in between the trees… ZANE (OS) Over by those random trees,
hiding in the middle. The other cop car drives into the field, as POV follows it right over to
those random trees/brush, where the other cop car is parked, with a great view
of the highway, and the entire area… ZANE (OS) Yep, he’s going right to
him… POV Gary. GARY They know we’re here! ZANE (annoyed) Jesus Christ! No, they
don’t! It’s a relay post. That’s how they knew the other
group was coming… I think this guy, is just
relieving the other. They all watch, as the parked car backs up, and allows the other one, to
pull in. ZANE (OS) See… The originally parked car, parks behind the new one. He gets out,
walking over to the window of the other one. POV Zane… ZANE Now they’re just
bullshitting, a moment. I bet this other one will leave
soon…and when he does, it leaves us with a golden
opportunity… Gary and the others, just staring at Zane… DISSOLVE TO: INT. POLICE CAR, FIELD/RANDOM TREES/BRUSH �" DAY Woman (Harris, 31, in uniform) is reading a book, and occasionally
looking up and around, and through her side and rearview mirrors. She puts down
the book (cover reading “Coping with the loss of a child”) and sips from her
water bottle, while watching a huff, down in the field, below the bluff that
sits in front of her. The huff is walking the opposite direction… She checks all her mirrors, puts down her water bottle, and picks her
book back up, continuing to read… MAN (over radio) Daniels here. I’ve got
about two dozen creepers, who just made their way onto
the highway, heading west. As I say that, even more
are now coming out of the woods, so, keep your eyes
open, Johnson, and let us know if they stay on track,
over… Harris puts down the book, and picks up radio… HARRIS (into radio) Harris, here. Daniels
reports at least two dozen creepers, exiting woods and
heading west, on the highway, over… BASE Base, copies… Harris checks mirrors, picks up book, and continues reading… Eventually, Daniels comes back over radio… DANIELS Final count looks like
about thirty of them. Nothing compared to the herd we saw
a few days ago, over… Harris looks all around, checking mirrors, then back to her book… She reads a few moments, before taking a deep breath, then looking up
and closing eyes, as she exhales… She opens eyes, looks back down at her book, then takes a quick glance
at her mirror, followed with an even quicker double look. Her POV of about a half dozen huffs, in the mirror, coming out of the
brush, at the other end of the field, and directly behind her. She sits there
watching, as they come closer, right toward her… HARRIS S**t… POV Harris’s squad car, as it starts up, and she begins backing out,
with the huffs about sixty-seventy feet behind her… POV huffs, watching the car, backing up, and driving away. GARY Oh f**k… The huffs are not huffs! It’s Zane and the others, pretending, as they
drag/limp in direction of the car… ZANE It’s okay! This is what I
was hoping for. GARY What the hell are you
talking about?! You said we’d shoot him in the leg, once
he got out of his car. ZANE That was plan B. Just keep
walking toward him. ROD What the hell?! GARY Christ sake! Mind filling
us in, on plan A?! ZANE He’s going to circle
around, and lose us. Soon as we’re out of his sight,
I’ll run back and hide in the brush, right next to where
he parks. You guys head for those trees, ahead, and
stay out of sight. Once he returns, I’ll jump him. GARY (looking at Stix) Are we really doing this?! STIX Sounds like a genuine plan,
to me… GARY Not a God damn thing genuine, about the way he explained it to us! Dissolve to the police car, coming to a quiet stop, on the road across
from the field, it had been parked in… POV Harris, looking all around, before driving back into the field,
heading toward that same parking space… POV Gary and the others (besides Zane), in the brush, watching the squad
car, park back in between the trees/brush… GARY This feels like a win/win
situation… Either his plan works, or he gets
himself killed. A couple chuckles from Rod and
Shade… Gary looks at Stix. GARY You’ve been quiet, Stix. STIX I’m just letting him do his
thing. Hard part’s already over. Looks to me like he’s
got this. Swish wants to know if we can trust the guy…
I’m trying to figure that out, for him… GARY And your thoughts,
so far? STIX I’ll get back to you, after
he pulls this off… Stix motioning toward Zane, who simply rises from the brush, with a
quick step in front of the driver’s side window, and a gun aimed right at it… Harris doesn’t even flinch, but slowly lowers her book, and raises her
hands, with a stare at Zane… POV from Gary and them, as they see Harris slowly rising out of her car,
with Zane holding the gun on her. STIX (as he rises out of
brush) How ya’ like him, now? Gary rising, with a nod and his lip out, as they all begin walking
toward Zane… POV Zane, already cuffing Harris, then patting her down… HARRIS I’m only with these people,
because they gave my daughter and I, a safe
place to survive. I didn’t know they were going to do the
things they do. Zane doesn’t speak, until he is completely finished patting her down… ZANE What kind of things are
they doing? HARRIS Don’t you already know?
Isn’t that why you’re here? ZANE Who are the people you just
battled with, on the highway? Harris throwing him a quizzical expression. HARRIS It wasn’t you? ZANE No! Who was it? HARRIS They don’t know! They’re
after some Grover guy, but they have his group pinned
down, at their camp, just outside the city. Harris looking over Stix and the others, as they arrive. GARY Nice! He is a she! (cocky look at
Zane) No wonder you were so easily able to
get the drop on her. ZANE (question Harris) Why do they want Grover,
and what are these things, they do? HARRIS They consider him a threat,
and want to express dominance. I’m only a part
of them, because they took in my fellow officers
and I, because they knew they could use us. But
those, who they have no use for, they only take from.
They’ve sent away families, after taking everything
from them… I have a daughter of my own, there
with me. She’s the only reason I’m even trying to
survive, right now. Zane motions for Stix, to keep an eye on Harris. Stix holds a gun on
her, as Zane looks through her vehicle… GARY What do you mean, they have
Grover pinned down? Zane takes notice of the book she was reading… HARRIS They’re keeping them from
leaving their camp. The plan was to attack it tomorrow,
until whatever that surprise attack was, that just
played out. Zane coming out of car. ZANE So, you really don’t have
any idea who those people were, or what they
wanted? Harris just shaking her head… STIX What makes you refer to it
as a surprise attack? Harris shrugging. HARRIS No reason, just that it
came by surprise, and was the first time anyone has threatened
this group. GARY Your group… ZANE Her old group. She’s one of
us, now… All the other guys throwing him a very wary look… ZANE Don’t worry, we’ll do it
Swish’s way. She’ll remain a prisoner, until she
proves herself, which she’ll have plenty of opportunity
to do...(looking right at her) Starting now. HARRIS What do you need me to do? Zane gives her a very serious look… ZANE First of all…don’t screw
me! I too, am also stuck with a group, I don’t want to be
with, but even (motioning toward the others) these
idiots are better than what you’ve been dealing with. If
you want them to trust you, and for us to safely
get your daughter back to you…you’re going to have to
tell us every possible thing you can, that will
aid us in doing so… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. COMPOUND (guard tree house) �" EVENING Hunter (with binoculars, holding a radio) and Joshua, are in a tree
house, looking over the walls of the compound. The tree house is almost
completely camouflaged, by the branches of the trees, along with all the
surrounding trees, and brush below. There are walkways at each end of the tree house, that go around the
entire walls of the compound. Blake is entering, as Hunter tries using the
radio… HUNTER (into radio) Zane, copy? No response… BLAKE How long do we wait? HUNTER He’s only a few hours late.
BLAKE Beach crew won’t be back
for at least forty-eight hours… Please tell me
you’ll let the Rough Riders leave, first thing in the
morning, if Zane’s still out there? Hunter turning, looking at Blake… HUNTER You and your Rough Riders,
are about the only line of defense, we have
here, right now. BLAKE You have the weapons you
need, to keep anyone out. We should have been out
there with them. You have to allow us to go back out
there, and bring them home. Hunter just shaking his head… BLAKE Then just me and a couple
others. Or let us all go, and set up relay post,
every five-six miles. HUNTER I’ll think on it, and let
you know… Hopefully we’ll hear from them, soon. Hunter heading for the catwalk (Blake following), with a look back at Joshua. HUNTER Thank you for your service,
up here, Joshua. JOSHUA You’re welcome, sir. Hunter and Blake walking along the walkway. There are several ladders
that lead down below, on the inside of the compound. Hunter passes two of them,
before exiting on the third one, followed by Blake… BLAKE It’s been almost a month,
and not one member of the dead, has shown up
at these walls. Hunter climbs down onto a large deck, with storage rooms. HUNTER Yet…plenty of the living. Hunter opens storage room, grabs a clipboard, and begins going through
supplies/weapons. BLAKE Only those who had heard of
this place, looking for shelter, and to contribute,
not to be hostile. Not a one of them. HUNTER That’s the way it begins,
everyone hunkering down, making new friends and
family. Soon, those who lost their refuge, will group
together, and become desperate, looking to take.
Soon enough, that kind of thing will show up at our
doorstep. I can’t risk not having manpower, to defend
it. Hunter looking through some serious firepower… BLAKE I’m not questioning your
methods, not for a second. I just want you to
understand, that the Rough Riders are up for anything, you
need us to do. Don’t make your decisions based on
anything, other than that. Hunter stopping a moment, with a look at Blake… HUNTER I appreciate that, Blake,
and I appreciate every last one of your Rough Riders.
They’re working out just the way Zane always said,
they would. You guys are a huge asset, to what we
have going, here. BLAKE Thank you, sir. HUNTER As far as Zane, he was
delayed up on the mountain, a lot longer than he is
now. So, I’m far from worried, and soon will have an army
to send out after him, if need be. Blake moves some heavier equipment around, as Hunter continues to
organize, as Joshua comes over the radio… JOSHUA (over radio) Zane, this is base, over… Silence… No response, as Blake and Hunter continue to look through the
supplies… JOSHUA (over radio) Where are you, coach? DISSOLVE TO: PRESENT TIME EXT. CAMP GLENWOOD �" DAY Random guards up on top of the log wall, on a small deck (with a ladder
built into the logs, below it). They are taking notice of two trucks, turning
off the highway, onto Glenwood Lane, and crossing the bridge/creek. One of the
guards, shouts down below. GUARD Divit’s back. Down below, they begin opening the gates, as Divit and the other truck,
enter the camp… Once parked, Conner jumps out and shares a quick word with Cleo/Dakota,
before quickly taking off… Swish approaches with a few others, as Divit, Cleo, and Dakota await his
arrival… SWISH (smiling) So happy to see you all
safely return, and I hear we can expect at least half
of that dead herd, to be returning as well? DIVIT Probably be awhile, but
yeah, they should be through, eventually. SWISH Very good to know. I guess
we’ll call this mission a success. (looking at the
girls, with smile) I appreciate the help you ladies have
been. Divit glances over toward Damon and Geno, standing close by. DIVIT I heard more screams from
Damon and Geno, than I did these two. DAMON I heard that, Divit! CLEO Just like we all heard you
scream like a woman. DAMON I ain’t denying it! That
s**t was close! Suddenly, Sam yells and comes running. SAM Dakota! Cleo! Pepsi, DJ, and all the others are behind her. Swish begins chatting with Divit. Dakota, a huge smile, as Sam runs into her arms. DAKOTA Hey, kiddo! CLEO Hey, where’s my love? Sam hugs Cleo, as Eli arrives, receiving a high-five from Dakota. Cleo
comes out of hug with Sam, and is offered a high-five from Eli, but gives him a
stare. CLEO What is that, s**t? I just
returned from risking my life, (throwing out her
arms) give me some love. Cleo hugs Eli, as Pepsi and the others arrive, with smiles, and hugs
from both Cleo and Dakota. Dakota smiles at DJ and Renee… DAKOTA Hi, Renee. Can I have a
hug? RENEE Sure. Dakota gives her a big hug, then one for DJ, as Renee laughs, then looks
at Cleo, who is smiling at her and opening her arms for a squeeze. CLEO That’s right, you can’t hug
my girlfriend, without one for me. Renee hugs her, as everyone is happy to be reunited. Dakota takes notice
of Swish, walking off with Divit. Damon throws Cleo a luring look, as he and
Geno begin walking away, leaving the group there, alone… DAKOTA So, everyone go grab
whatever is most important to you, but without making
it obvious, that you’re packing up. SAM What? Why?! DAKOTA Because, you’re finally
going home! Sam an expression of extreme joy… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. FIELD �" DAY Gary, Rod, Shade, Lester, and Kemp are over by their trucks, which are
now parked there in the field, close to the parked police car. Zane and Stix,
are over at the police car, talking with Harris… KEMP I don’t know about you
guys, but this guy seems to know what he’s doing. GARY Which is exactly
what makes him dangerous. SHADE Exactly, ‘cause I still
don’t trust the dude. KEMP I’m just saying, the way he
thinks these things up, he’s a pretty useful guy to
have around. GARY Until he thinks something
up, that screws us all, directly in the a*s. Shade and Rod, nodding. ROD Mm-hmm. KEMP Stix seems to be trusting
him. GARY That’s what worries me. KEMP You ain’t never liked Stix. LESTER He just wants his job. KEMP And he can have it, right
after we demote Swish, and put Stix in charge. Don’t
get me wrong, I’d follow Grover into hell, if he
requested it, for what he’s done for us. And I get, why
everyone likes Swish, after taking such great care of
us while behind bars. But now we know he was actually
paid, to be that way, by Grover, who doesn’t know
Stix, like we do. ROD I can agree with that. LESTER Especially after the way he
took out Eric. That guy didn’t seem all that bad,
to me. GARY Are you crazy?! That guy
was a complete idiot! KEMP Why? Because he was going
to free this guy and his family? (motioning at
Zane) Look at him now. They all look over there, as POV shoots over to Zane, talking to Harris
(still handcuffed), as Stix peeks around inside the car, while listening… ZANE You’re sure you can handle
this? Harris nodding. ZANE You’re sure I can trust
you? She returns his glare, with her own… HARRIS I’m trusting you with my
life, my daughter’s life, by agreeing to this, so
yes, I’m sure… Zane continues to stare at her… ZANE Tell me about your child… HARRIS Dominique? She’s my every - ZANE (interrupting her) No. The one you lost… Harris just staring back at him, a moment… HARRIS It gets boring out here,
all alone… It was the only book I could find. Zane staring into her watery eyes… ZANE Tell me who you lost… Harris just staring at him, then to the ground… HARRIS My son… He was six. It’s
hard to talk about, because in ways, I haven’t even had
time to properly grieve him, yet. His big sister is
my everything… My reason to keep going… Zane staring at her, and her teary eyes, his own becoming watery… He turns, with a look at Stix, then wiping his sleeve against his eyes,
while taking notice of Gary and the others, approaching… They arrive, quietly looking at them all, as Zane begins uncuffing Harris… ZANE So, we’ve got a plan, in
place. I’ll be crashing with Harris, tonight… Gary and the others, with wide-eyed expressions at Zane, then to Stix… SHADE What?! Everyone still staring, as Gary looks right at Harris, and her teary
eyes… GARY That s**t will never fly,
with Swish…and why the hell is that b***h crying? Without hesitation, Gary’s face is met with a mighty blow, from Zane’s
fist, dropping Gary to the ground. Shade and Rod take a step toward Zane, who throws them a daring look, as
they stop, thinking better of it… ZANE (speaking to Gary) You’ll have to excuse my
lack of patience, for those who need to show some
respect. Zane, Harris, and Stix, begin walking over toward the trucks… GARY Swish will make you pay for
that. STIX Just like he did after the
knife, I pinned you to the tree, with? Kemp and Lester laughing. ZANE (with laugh) You pinned him to a tree
with a knife? Sorry I missed that. (with a laugh) DISSOLVE TO: EXT. GLENWOOD LANE/BRIDGE �" DAY Cleo is making out with someone, on the Glenwood bridge… As POV moves in on them, you can see it’s Damon, who she’s kissing… She stops, and smiles at him… CLEO So, am I forgiven? DAMON I think I can accept that
apology, but you make some special time for me, later
tonight, and I’ll forgive you for the next smartass
remark that comes out of that mouth, of yours. Cleo laughing flirtatiously, as Damon looks around. Geno is approaching
from the open gates… DAMON What’s takin’ your friends,
so long? CLEO I don’t know, but I should
go check, and leave you alone, to brag with your
buddy. DAMON Don’t forget to come see me
later, and give me something real, to brag
about. Cleo throwing him a seductive smile/wink, as she heads toward the gates.
Geno passes her with a naughty smile, then laughing as he arrives at the
bridge… Cleo can see a few guys near the gates, but they are not paying any
attention to her, or even looking her direction. She begins walking very
slowly, as she nears the gates, and can see Damon, still looking her direction… She bends down and begins pretending to tie her shoes… She can notice Damon and Geno, walking down toward the creek, with their
water bottles. She rises, and once out of their sight, and with one last look
toward the gates, she begins running off, into the woods… POV runs with her, as she runs along the side of the camp walls, which
begin to go in a circular pattern, as she races around the corner. She keeps
running, until eventually, someone quietly calls out to her… DAKOTA (OS) Cleo! Cleo stops, and spots Dakota and the others, hiding in the brush, close
to the creek. Cleo smiles and heads over to them. Sam, Eli, DJ, Renee, Marlana,
Pepsi, Coke, and Chance are all there, and happy to see Cleo… She arrives to them, with a serious expression, and sick face… CLEO Okay, whoever here has the
longest finger, needs to jam that thing down my
throat, until I gag the taste of that guy, right
outta’ there! Cleo shuttering, with a laugh and hug from Dakota… DJ I know how you feel. I
kissed a girl once, and I did not like it. Some laughs. Renee tries not to, but gives in with a look at Sam, who is
laughing… CLEO Oh, I’ve kissed guys,
before. That’s not the problem. Marlana throwing her a joking look, with Cleo knowing instantly, where
Marlana was going to go, with it. CLEO Hey, don’t look at me like
that. It wasn’t because he’s black! Marlana shrugging with a humorous expression. CLEO (sarcastically) You had to know racism
would find a way to survive the apocalypse. Laughs. RENEE That’s what I said! More laughs… CLEO Besides, my ex-girlfriend
was black, and I never felt the urge to gag myself
after kissing her. Cleo sticking out her tongue, still disgusted and fighting the taste of
Damon. CLEO I think I’m just racist
against cocky cons, who probably haven’t brushed since
before the apocalypse! A few laughs as Cleo takes a swig of Dakota’s water bottle, swishes it,
and spits… CLEO Jesus (still disgusted), it
might have been the dinosaur apocalypse, since
that guy last brushed! Everyone laughing, as Cleo begins peeking down toward the creek… CLEO Can we get across this
creek? ELI Yeah, it’s shallow here. We
can use the big rocks, to step across it. CLEO Perfect. Dissolve to them all carefully stepping over the big rocks, as they
cross the creek. Pepsi is carrying Chance, while Coke hops from one rock to the
next, all by himself… Dissolve to them all, carefully crossing a small field, close to the
highway. They come to a brushy spot, where they begin hiding… Dissolve to a truck, coming to a stop, right next to where they are
hiding. Sam runs to the back of the truck, spotting Bailey, inside a makeshift
carrier… CONNER (driver) Hustle up, it’s not going
to take them long, to notice you’re gone. Conner hands a gun to DJ, and one to Marlana. Dakota readies her own
gun, with a nod from Conner, who then hops back in the driver's seat. Cleo hops inside the passenger seat, as all the others climb into the
back of the truck, with Bailey and the rest of their things/packs. Eli picks up
his bat, happy to have it… Everyone looks happy/excited, as the truck takes off, and hits the
highway, heading west… Sam has a huge smile on her face, and turns to look at Dakota, who is
smiling back at her… SAM I’m about to be home…to see
my moms… Sam looking around, at all the smiling faces… SAM We’re actually going to
make it. You guys are finally going to see it! ELI Feels like I’ve been
waiting my entire life to do that. DJ I was starting to wonder if
we’d have more luck, hunting sasquatch. Some laughs. DAKOTA In an hour or less, you’ll
all be believers. Sam can’t wipe her smile away, while staring at Dakota… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY �" DAY Kemp, and Lester in the back of one of the two trucks, driving along the
highway, as they keep a look out… Gary is driving the lead truck, with Stix in passenger seat. GARY Swish is going to flip out
like we’ve never seen, over this s**t. He’s going to
see this the same as me. How do we know that sob isn’t
back there telling our enemy, everything there is
to tell, about us? STIX Because we have his cousin,
his sister, and all those others, he cares so
much about. GARY I don’t like it. He’s
smart, too smart. He’ll figure out a way around all that. STIX There are first-time pot
heads, in the world, with less paranoia than you… Or
at least there were… Gary slowing, as they near the turnoff, onto Glenwood Lane. Suddenly, three
trucks (full of men in the backs, with guns) come speeding over the bridge, and
onto the highway, heading west, as Gary and the other truck, arrive from the
east… GARY What the… Gary turns onto Glenwood Lane, speeding across the bridge, toward the
gates… CUT TO: INT. CAMP GLENWOOD (mess hall) �" DAY Swish is violently out of control, kicking and knocking things over,
completely thrashing the place, raging out, as others are standing by, quietly
and cautiously… He begins storming outside, through the doors and quickly walking
through the camp, watched by curious bystanders… He marches right toward an area, where Damon and Geno are standing, next
to some others. They look worried… Swish marches right toward them, stopping several yards in front of
them… SWISH On the ground, inmates! Geno looks at Damon, who looks around at the others, as both men
hesitate… SWISH (yelling, and
pulling his gun) I SAID ON THE GROUND,
NOW!!! Damon and Geno instantly begin dropping down to the ground, lying flat
on their bellies… Swish walks over toward them, standing in between them, and turning
toward Damon… Without warning, he delivers a mighty/violent back kick, to Geno’s face,
that he never saw coming… Swish turns to face everyone else, while Geno struggles, in pain… SWISH (speaking sternly) It’s not a knife in the
back, but let this be a lesson, to everyone. You’re still a
bunch of inmates. You’ve been given a place to live,
and a life, here. Much better than the one you had
last month. But you still have a warden, and he
has chosen me, to make sure you all do what you
have to do, to survive, here! I have to survive here, too! When you screw your responsibilities up,
and put my survival at risk, (turning toward Geno) I get
VERY ANGRY! Swish delivers another mighty blow, this time to Damon, right in the
face, with the back of his boot… Others are standing around, nervously watching, even kids, and mothers… Stix, Gary, and the others arrive, with a look at Swish, who stares back
at them… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY �" DAY Conner, slowly driving around a corner of the highway, not speeding up,
until he can see the clear stretch of road, ahead of him… CONNER We could run into that
herd, anytime, now. CLEO We stick to the plan. Drive
back out of their range, once we find them, and then
picnic in a bush somewhere, until they pass
us by. CONNER Sounds simple…let’s just
hope it plays out that way… CLEO I like our chances out
here, a lot better than back there, with that psycho.
And once safely in that compound, you’ll like your
chances better than just about anyone else on
the planet. CONNER It’s that amazing, eh? CLEO It was amazing
before all this happened, and now… it’s like freaking
Disneyland on steroids. Conner laughing… CONNER Sounds - (cutoff) Banging on top of the truck, from those in the back, who are freaking
out. Conner’s POV through rear view mirror, of those 3 trucks, speeding around
that last corner, heading right after them… Conner begins speeding up. CONNER Everyone HOLD ON! CLEO We can’t outrun them! The
kids won’t survive, back there! Conner goes speeding around another corner, with everyone in the back
holding on for their lives. The adults are holding down the kids. CONNER Then it’s a shootout…or we
surrender? POV from the other trucks, of the truck Conner is driving, as they chase
him around the corner… CONVICT #1 No one fires. Swish wants them
alive! POV Cleo. CLEO What if we reach the herd?! CONNER It’s either that, or we
start firing at them? POV from the other trucks, gaining on Conner, who slows down for another
corner… Suddenly, there is gunfire, as all the men in the back of the trucks,
duck down! Suddenly, the lead truck takes on several shots, and loses a tire,
spinning off the road, barely able to keep control, with everyone safe… The other 2 trucks speed forward, in hot pursuit… Dakota’s POV, as they go around corner, losing sight of the trucks, for
a moment. She keeps her aim, and once the trucks come around the corner, she
fires every last one of her shots, as the truck loses control, nailing the
highway railing, with 2 of the guys falling right over the side of the truck,
and over the railing/side of the road, to their deaths, into the deep canyon… The last truck speeds ahead. Their POV as one of them yells out to the
others. CONVICT FIRE!!! They start unloading their firepower, but are too far off, as they work
to gain on them… POV Pepsi and Eli, holding down all the kids, as Dakota, DJ, and Marlana
hold up their guns, ready to make a final stand, as the other truck gains on
them. They lose them for a moment, while going around another corner… Suddenly, the truck slams on the brakes, as they all hold on tightly… Dakota looks forward, at the sight of the herd, less than a hundred feet
from them, then she looks back, as the other truck slams on their breaks,
skidding to a stop. They stay there for a second, before skidding away, and
retreating… Eli is looking at the herd, and banging on the roof. Conner is inside,
hesitating, with a look at Cleo, looking back at him. He just waits, ignoring
the banging from above… DAKOTA (from outside) Anytime would be good, now! Conner keeps waiting, with more freaking out from behind… ELI GOOOO!!! Conner finally puts it in reverse, and backs up just a few feet, waiting
for the herd to catch up, before moving a few more feet… CONNER We need the others to think
the herd got us. Maybe if we take our time,
they’ll give up and get out of here. He continues to lead the herd, slowly backing away from them… He comes closer to the corner. Cleo’s POV through her mirror, nervously
watching, to see if the other truck is waiting around the corner. So far,
nothing but road, as they keep going back. Conner now fully backs up, around the corner, and they can both see the
other truck, at the end of the highway, before the next corner… CLEO Son of a b***h! CONNER What do we do? Cleo looking all around, while Conner backs up some more, as Cleo points
to the side of the road, where there is a slope and some brush (canyon on opposite
side of road). CLEO Park against the side over
there. We all need to hurry down the side, without
being seen by the herd! Move it! Go now! Conner speeds over against brushy/slope side of road, and parking. He
hops out, followed by Cleo, instantly helping the others out from the back,
grabbing what they can, including Bailey… They all begin sliding down the slope, careful not to be seen by the
herd, which comes around corner, but is still shielded from the
truck/trees/brush… The convicts in the other truck can see them, but will soon be chased
away, by the herd, if it doesn’t turn and slide down the hill after Sam and the
others, who safely make it to the bottom, and remain dead quiet, as the herd
appears to be sticking to the road… DAKOTA That was some great quick
thinking, you two! CONNER It was all her. CLEO No time to quit thinking.
What’s our next move? Wait until they go by, and risk returning to the truck, where those a******s,
might think up their own clever way of waiting
out the herd, to continue after us? Or do we
start hiking? Everyone looking at Dakota, who looks back at them, then at the
surrounding area, and then back up toward the truck, and the passing herd… DAKOTA I hate leaving the truck,
but we can get back to the highway (motioning
ahead), through there. Dakota looking at Cleo, then to Sam… DAKOTA (looking at
everyone else) We got this… Everyone nodding back at her… Dissolve to them all, now leaving that area, through the brush, with the
sound of the herd, above… Dissolve to them all, climbing a gravelly hillside. The adults are
helping the kids. Renee slips, with a small yelp, but is helped by Cleo… Dissolve to them all, now sliding down a gravelly hillside… Dissolve to them crossing a long field… Dissolve to them walking through the brush/trees… Dissolve to them with smiles on their faces, as they leave the brush,
onto the highway… SAM Once again, I’m going to
say it… We’re going to make it. Conner is cautiously looking around. CLEO You got that s**t right! DAKOTA We ain’t letting a bunch of
dirty cons, (looking at Conner) no offense, stop
you from it, after all you’ve been through. Hell
no! Sam and Dakota share a quick hug, as the others smile with relief. ELI How far on foot, from here? DAKOTA Along the highway, to the
turnoff, maybe…couple hours. From there, it’ll
still take a bit, but total cake. CONNER It’s the highway that
worries me. MARLANA Do you think they’re coming
back? CONNER I think they’re too scared
of Swish, not to. Everyone quiet, pondering their situation… SAM So… DAKOTA So, we stay off the road,
probably even find a place to hunker down, for the
night, (placing arm around Sam) and get you home,
first thing tomorrow… Sam looks somewhat disappointed, but understandingly so… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HARRIS’S PARKING SPOT �" EVENING POV of the police car, parked in the same spot… POV inside, with Harris in driver’s seat, and Zane next to her. Her
expression is dumbfounded, while shaking her head… HARRIS That is all…completely
unreal (looking outward), but then again, so is this
new world of ours… ZANE (looking outward) Yeah… I’m sure there are
pockets of people all over the world, dying and
surviving, with unreal stories of their own… HARRIS You really think it’s
happening everywhere? The entire world? ZANE (nodding) Sure seems like it. Unless
it’s some kind of chemical attack (shaking head)… But…
I don’t know, it just doesn’t feel like that.
Yet, I guess it makes more sense than whatever other
theories, one could come up with. Even biblical
speculation is hard for me to see as an answer, to it
all. What kind of a God would reset the world, with a
nightmare like this? HARRIS Does it have to be God, to
be biblical? Zane turning with a look at her… ZANE Now you sound like my
grandfather. HARRIS Well, from what you’ve told
me, he doesn’t sound like a bad person to
be compared to. MAN (over radio) Donaldson, here. I’ve got a
camper passing my location, taking the exit
onto 26, going east, over… HARRIS (into radio) Harris, here. Donaldson
reports one camper, entering 26, heading east,
over… BASE (over radio) Base, copies… Silence, with Zane looking at Harris… ZANE How much traffic do you
guys see, these days? HARRIS Less and less, every day.
Traffic heading east, toward the city, is almost unheard
of, now. Just people desperate, looking for
supplies… ZANE And this camper, are the
people inside, doomed, simply for coming across
these guys' radar? Harris looking at Zane, and nodding… She then looks at the time, and back at him… HARRIS Well, my shift is coming to
an end. Might be a good idea for you to get
out of sight, before my relief appears. Zane just staring at her, with a bit of indecisiveness… Dissolve to his POV of her, from inside the trunk, as she’s about to
close it… ZANE Just please tell me this is
your first time, closing your trunk on someone? HARRIS Don’t worry, your story
doesn’t end this way. She closes trunk, leaving him in the dark… ZANE (unseen) That wasn’t exactly a no… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. WOODS �" EVENING Dakota leads the group through the woods. Chance is up over Conner’s
shoulders… DAKOTA We should be able to cross
the highway, soon. There’s an old cabin, off
from the road, where those guys will never find
us. They walk in silence for a moment… DJ And how exactly do you know
about this cabin? DAKOTA Ever since that compound
went up, Grandpa has told and shown us this entire
area. Where to camp, hike, fish, hunt, crash for a
night. We have maps of it all. (looking back at everyone,
with a look of irony) He’s a sick man, eh? Completely
out of his mind. (with a laugh) MARLANA Wait a minute… Are there
actually going to be supplies, stashed there? Dakota turning back toward everyone, with a smile. ELI Seriously?! PEPSI Jesus! This guy! DJ nodding at her. DJ I think he’s God… Sam laughing, as Dakota begins leading them onto the highway, where they
all stop, and stare ahead… Their POV of a bridge, and no way around it… Dakota begins walking
again. DAKOTA No time to waste. It’ll be
about a quarter mile after the bridge, where we can
get back off the road. ELI Should we run? They all begin slowly jogging… Dissolve to them all, now on the other side of the bridge, slowing to a
walk, still on the highway… Dissolve to the same exact POV, of the bridge, just as they’re all
disappearing, around the corner of it. POV remains on the empty highway/bridge,
to silence, until suddenly the sound of running… Dakota and the others, running back toward the bridge, but instead of
crossing it, they pause at the beginning of it, before they gradually begin
climbing down under it, and disappearing… POV remains on the bridge/highway, to the sound of nothing… Eventually, there is the sound of huffs, and then they can be seen
walking the highway, toward the bridge. It’s a much smaller herd, of maybe a
couple dozen, who approach, and then begin crossing the bridge… POV finally cuts to Dakota and the others, under the bridge, remaining
as quiet as possible… POV goes over their faces, breathing heavily, but quietly… Suddenly, Eli begins sliding downward, just a bit, on the gravelly
slope. He fights to remain still/quiet, as Renee then begins to slide, with a
small yelp! Conner and the others, become wide-eyed, and then bracing as huffs begin
stumbling down the slope. The kids begin screaming, huffs are rolling/falling all around them. Eli
is holding himself down against the ground, next to DJ and Renee (she screams),
as a huff rolls right in front of them. DJ holds Renee, while reaching for his gun. Eli drags the huff by its
feet, and rolls it down the slope. That huff and many of the others, are rising to their feet, at the
bottom of the slope, while a few of the other huffs are rolling down so fast, that
they go right over the edge, dropping into the canyon… The huffs that remain, are unable to climb back up the gravelly slope,
after Eli and the others… A few more are still falling and rolling down, from the top of the
bridge, as everyone holds tight, trying to avoid them… Once there appear to be no more, Dakota is the first to begin helping
people up from the slope, and toward the top of the bridge… Dakota is the last one to climb all the way up, as they all dust off and
catch their breaths… Both Coke and Chance are still crying, and Renee is doing her best to
hide it, but so is she. Sam has tears, but is holding it together… DAKOTA Is everybody okay? No one
bitten? Dakota checking over Sam’s entire body. Eli feels fine, but checking
himself, and a spot on his belly, scratched up from the gravel. DJ is checking
on Renee. RENEE I’m fine. (not making eye
contact) DAKOTA I know we’re upset, and
tired, but we have to get back up to the highway, and
then back off it. They all begin walking, slowly, then more quickly… Dissolve to them reaching a spot where the canyon ends, and they can
begin leaving the highway, into the woods/brush... As they do, they begin to slow down… Dakota keeps looking at Renee, who has distanced herself from DJ, just a
bit… Dakota keeps looking at her, and takes notice of her trying to hide her
weeping, which is affecting her breathing. Dakota suddenly stops, as does everyone else, looking right at her, except
for DJ, who is already trying to calm his sister. Dakota walks over to them, gives
DJ a look, and squats down in front of Renee, looking her directly in the face.
DAKOTA Breathe, and just
relax, Renee. Renee loses it, fighting
hard to even breathe, over her need to weep, as Dakota simply hugs and holds
her, while Renee lets it out, the best she can… DJ watches, with a tear, and a hand on her shoulder… DAKOTA That was not your fault,
Renee. Not for one second. Not even close. You just
let it out, and never blame yourself over this. None of
us do… Renee lets some out, just enough to get her breathing under control, and
fights to find the ability to respond… RENEE (speaking through
her sobs) I knew…this…would happen…I
knew…I’d do… something…to
get…everyone…killed. Renee loses it, sobbing so hard, she is again having difficulties with
her breathing… DAKOTA No! SAM It’s not your fault, Renee!
(Sam crying) Marlana is extremely concerned, and arriving at their side. Pepsi is teary-eyed,
and squatted down, holding the boys. Eli looks at DJ, who wipes another tear.
Conner is keeping an eye out. DAKOTA No, Renee. That is not true
and only something in your imagination, so far
from a land called the truth, where a little girl
slipped, right after a big kid like Eli, did the exact same thing.
This was not your fault! Renee working hard again, to find the ability to form words… DAKOTA It’s okay, Renee. Breathe,
just breathe… RENEE He…Eli…didn’t…make
a…noise…that…made them…come. DAKOTA That still doesn’t matter,
Renee, and could have happened to anyone. RENEE Anyone…with autism… DAKOTA Autism, my a*s! That’s NOT what made you, or Eli, slip. It’s not what made you scared, or
barely make a sound, that the huffs
heard. It’s also not what got us chased and shot at, by a
bunch of terrible people, who deserve to feel the way
you do, right now, but not a beautiful person
like you! You don’t get to feel bad, or guilty, because you
didn’t do anything wrong! DJ wiping more tears. Marlana watching Dakota with awe, and tears… Cleo places a hand on Dakota’s shoulder, with tears running down her
face… Sam is standing there, tears down her face, with a look over at Pepsi,
and her face full of tears, as the boys watch… Eli grips his bat, and walks over toward Conner, who heads to the
highway, where 3 huffs are heading their direction… RENEE It was just stupid…I
thought I was going to slide over the cliff…I would have
only gone to the bottom…of the little hill…I
get so spacey… Dakota glancing toward the highway, where Conner and Eli, are in control
of what turned out to be 4 huffs. Then she looks back at Renee, and into her
eyes… DAKOTA You’re a kid, and nobody
here is mad or blaming you. We all love you, and
can’t wait to get you back to that compound. Dakota standing up, followed by Renee, with a hug from Marlana, and then
her brother. Conner and Eli are returning, with blood on Eli’s bat… CLEO And the thing is, Renee,
the only reason Eli didn’t scream like a baby, is
because of his crush on me, and the fact he didn’t want
to ruin his chances. Some laughs. ELI (embarrassed) I do not! Renee now fights back a laugh, as Sam comes over for a hug… DISSOLVE TO: INT. OLD CABIN �" EVENING (getting dark) Dakota leading them through the door of an old cabin. She’s shining a
flashlight, and walking to a door, where she begins working the combination, of
a lock… ELI How many years have you
memorized that combination? DAKOTA (with laugh) It’s easy, because they’re
all the same… She opens the door, shines the light down a staircase, and begins
leading them down… ELI I saw this episode! This
leads to the hatch, from Lost, doesn’t it? There’s going
to be food and supplies, and hopefully a doctor named
Jack, and a crazy bald guy. We could use those guys. SAM Zane and I, binged that
entire series. We have a hatch at the
compound. ELI I remember you saying that.
Dakota coming to a lantern, turning in on, bringing light to the entire
basement, well furnished, with beds, canned foods, plenty of blankets, and
other boxes of supplies… Everyone looking around, totally astonished… ELI Called it… Everyone looking through boxes, Eli excitedly pulls out an entire box of
twinkies, holding them up. ELI Holy twinkies! Renee and Sam laugh… DAKOTA More supplies here than I
thought. We should sleep in, eat a big breakfast,
and take our time, in case those guys suspect us
camping out, and keep looking for us in the morning. They
won’t find us here. Dissolve to them all bundled up, comfortably lying there, ready for
sleep… DJ So, how many more of these
kinds of places, do you guys have out here? DAKOTA You’d be surprised…this was
Grandpa’s life, he lived for this kind of thing, and
always felt great knowing it’d be here, whether in
his lifetime, or the next. And the thing of it is, he
wasn’t even close to being done. He had so many more ideas, and
money coming in, to spend on them. As prepared
for it all, that he was now, ten, twenty years from now,
we would have had the president himself, seeking
salvation with us. DJ I don’t know, seems like
they have everything they need, there. DAKOTA They do, but…more ammo,
more RPG’s, more - ELI Jesus! They have an RPG? DAKOTA They do, several, but the
plan was for an entire storage room of them, and
so much more. Too much of the family fortune
had already been spent, putting that place
together… Silence…then someone heard snoring… DAKOTA I’m ready to start snoring,
myself. Lights out. Dakota shuts off lantern, bringing the room to complete darkness… SAM (OS) I know I keep
saying it…but…we’re going to make it… DISSOLVE TO: INT. TRUNK �" NIGHT Complete darkness…gives way, as Harris opens her trunk, and uses a
flashlight to help guide Zane out. Zane is very cramped up, and stretching out.
HARRIS So sorry how long it took.
I had to make sure it was safe. ZANE It’s okay…I was only about fifty/fifty,
that you were going to screw me, and
finish me off tomorrow. HARRIS Guess you had a lot of time,
in there, to let your mind, wander. ZANE All worth it, if we can
figure out the best way to take this place over… DISSOLVE TO: INT. NIKE OFFICE �" NIGHT Harris (carrying bag of food) leading Zane into a fancy office, made
into a living/bedroom. A door opens, from across the room, where her daughter
(Dominique, 11) comes running out of, with a hug for her mom. She then backs
up, with a look at Zane… HARRIS It’s okay, Dominique. He’s
a good guy… Harris looking to Zane… HARRIS Not like the men who live
here. DOMINIQUE Is he going to help us? HARRIS As a matter of fact, yes,
he is. I said the plan was to go someplace safe, and
he has a place like that. Zane stepping over toward Dominique, with his hand out. ZANE Hi, Dominique, my name is
Zane. She’s skeptical, but shakes his hand, as he gives her a big smile, and
takes notice of the one, on the face of Harris… HARRIS Well, we’re all going to
eat some dinner, together, and then Zane and I have to
go prepare a few of the things, we’ll be
needing for the move. Like I told you before, there are
others, who want to go with us. DOMINIQUE When do we go? HARRIS That’s part of what we’re
still figuring out. So, we just have to keep acting as
if everything is good, like we’re perfectly happy
here. DOMINIQUE Even around Teresa? HARRIS Was that wacky woman, here
today? DOMINIQUE Just for a little bit. HARRIS Yes, you definitely play
dumb around that woman. She is bat crazy, that one.
(throwing Zane a look) Long story… Harris pulling out food, handing some to Dominique, and a little for her
and Zane. Dominique runs straight to her bedroom, leaving door open. Zane a
smiling look at Harris, and then Dominique comes running right back into the
room, with favorite stuffed animal, and her food. She sits down right next to
Zane, and begins eating, with a smile…
DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE HEADQUARTERS �" NIGHT Harris showing Zane around, as they sneak from area to area… There are several large complexes/buildings, and a lake in the middle,
along with tons of large trees… Harris is showing him the walls, that have been built, out of vehicles
and debris. Because of the way the Nike Headquarters is setup, most of it is
already in the form of a compound… ZANE (speaking quietly) I’ve been here plenty, before
s**t hit the fan, so I just need to see what
they’ve done, to conceal it… That way, I can figure
out how to get back in, and make our move… HARRIS I have at least one work
colleague, we can trust. I honestly believe we can
count on them all. ZANE Then that’s how we get in. Harris shaking her head. HARRIS That won’t work. We can
keep your appearance silent, from out far, but
they have their own people, keeping watch
around the entire perimeter. That Grover guy, already
tried sneaking inside, and suffered heavy casualties. Zane shaking his head, while pondering that information… Harris suddenly slams him down, onto the ground. He’s shocked at first,
but remains quiet, as a couple people can be heard laughing, and quickly
approaching… POV of a man and woman, drunkenly passing by. The woman stops, with a
look around, like she heard something, and then drunkenly walking off, with the
man… HARRIS That was bat s**t crazy,
Teresa. Harris cautiously looking up, and around, and begins to rise, with Zane… HARRIS Long story short, she was
in love with me, for a day or two, until she realized
she was one of six women, here, and had her choice of
the men. Now, she’s either my best friend, one
day, or bat-s**t jealous, the next. How or why,
people like her survive the end of times, is beyond me. ZANE That’s what we’re here to
change… Dissolve to Harris and Zane, sneaking around, near the gate, very
cautiously, as there are several armed guards, in uniform… HARRIS I tried taking Dominique
with me, during duty, but they stopped me at the
gate, demanding she stay here. ZANE To keep you from leaving?
(shaking head) I’m so ready to put these guys
down. HARRIS I can’t dare put her in the
trunk, with you. She’s claustrophobic, in a big
way. Zane shaking head… ZANE Well, these guys aren’t
idiots, they know what they’re doing, and how to
properly secure this place. HARRIS You guys out number them,
big time, if the numbers you told me, are true? Zane nodding, as they begin pulling back, from the gate area… ZANE They’re true, at both Glenwood,
and the compound. If I had my family for
this, it’d be a different story… but these guys…(shaking
head) HARRIS Maybe you should wait for
your family? ZANE That’s what I keep
pondering…but, if I can pull this off, and appear that I’m
doing it for these guys, it could go a long way, toward
whatever is to come, with this Grover character.
He’s done some great things…I just need to know
his intentions, and what kind of man he is. HARRIS Maybe he’s as bad as that
Swish guy, and you should just let these guys
here, and Grover’s people, kill each other
off? Zane shaking his head… ZANE There are children at that
camp, possibly at Grover’s, too. An entire team of
skilled loggers with equipment, and good men, from what I
could see… Zane thinking… ZANE I’ve got this idea, that’s
been circling around in my head, and kind of
falling into place…I just need a few more things, to
fall for me… DISSOLVE TO: INT. HARRIS’S ROOM/OFFICE �" EARLY DAYBREAK Close-up of a pencil-drawn picture, of Zane, sleeping on a couch, next
to a burning candle… POV Zane, crashed out asleep, on a couch, next to a burning candle, just
like in the picture… POV pans back, to Dominique (with a few candles burning), drawing the
picture, as she stares at Zane… The walls are covered in drawings, of Harris, of the Nike Headquarters,
the lake, Harris and her police car, and even one of Harris and her son… Dominique continues to draw, without a sound… POV travels outside the window, down alongside the building, to an area
where a few random huffs are walking near the building, which works as part of
the perimeter, that keeps everyone safe, on the inside… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. HIGHWAY 6 �" NIGHT A herd of huffs are on the dark highway. Heading toward/into the
headlights, shining through them. GUNNER/WYATT (OS) Backup, backup, BACKUP!!! POV inside the hummer, as Mason looks away from the lady (pretending to
be a huff) at his window, staring back at him, and begins backing up the
hummer, out of and away from the herd… PORTER (over radio) What’s happening?! GUNNER (into radio) Hold back! We have a huge
herd on the road! APRIL (over radio) You guys okay?! A second hummer, followed by a third, quickly cruise into the scene,
right behind Mason. Gunner watching them in rearview. GUNNER (into radio) I…yeah, we’re good. You
guys back up. Meet back at the caravan, and figure
out how to play this. They all back up, and turn around, driving back down the road… APRIL (over radio) Are you guys coming back our
way? GUNNER (into radio) See you in five seconds. They speed the road for several seconds, before stopping in front of the
caravan, turning back around, and shining headlights onto the road… Everyone hops out, meeting in the road… Mason stands out in front of Gunner, Chasin, Catherine, Jason, Porter,
Colton, and Wyatt. Doc and all the cousins, come to join them… MASON We have a few minutes to
figure this out. Ammo is precious, regardless of how
much we have, but… (smiling a them) I say we
have some fun… Everyone smiling back. DOC Hell yeah! GUNNER Let’s do this! Everyone pumped/excited, as April approaches from the caravan, speaking
with Mason, while everyone else begins arming themselves… April shares a few quick words with Mason, before heading back toward
caravan, as Mason begins directing the vehicles. MASON Alright, let me get a
couple vehicles, with their headlights (motioning
toward right side) toward this side of the road, and
couple more (motioning to the left)
over here. A couple more aiming straight ahead,
right at the enemy… Several different people, following his instructions, moving vehicles
into place, and shining their lights all over the area… Dissolve to the huffs, eagerly marching the highway, out of the
darkness, and into the bright headlights… Huff POV, toward the blinding lights, and single line of people in the
road, aiming their guns… POV Mason, next to Gunner and Porter… MASON I’m telling you, at least
one of them is not dead. She was looking right at
me, into my eyes…made the freaking hair on my arm
stand up! CATHERINE What the f**k?! (Chasin’s
expression saying same thing) GUNNER So, that’s why you
hesitated. PORTER Why the hell would someone
be out there, walking with them? MASON I don’t know, but keep your
eyes open, in case there are more. PORTER What? You think they could
be armed, or something? Maybe start firing back? Mason gives him a skeptical look… MASON Just be ready… POV moves over all the faces, of everyone on the line, as the huffs move
closer… POV of all the people in the vehicles, as they watch… Their POV, of the line of people, and huffs approaching… POV Jennifer, lying down in an RV, not watching… POV of the huffs. POV from the huffs, as more people raise their guns.
POV Mason, carefully looking through all the huffs… POV now coming from just one of the huffs (in the back), looking over
the line of people, aiming their guns. The huff begins looking to the side of
the road, and then back at the line of people, before turning, and walking off
the road, right into the woods/brush… POV Mason’s face, lighting up, as he points toward the huff in the back,
leaving the road… MASON (OS) Right there, see?! That
one’s leaving the road! Everyone looking from him, to the direction he’s pointing, as he grabs
his radio. MASON (into radio) Everyone keep eyes open for
a surprise attack! Brode, watch that tail end, back
there. Let us know if anyone approaches! Anybody not
busy, go backup Brode, at the tail! BRODE (Cleo’s dad) (over radio) On it! And everything’s
clear here, for now. POV Doc, taking notice of the “fake” huff, just as she reappears, before
again disappearing, deeper into the woods. DOC What the… Doc aims his gun toward the woods, then back at the road, with a look
toward Mason. DOC What do we do? Mason scans both sides of the road, with no evidence of more “fake”
huffs… MASON I think she’s the only one.
(looking from woods, to road) Let’s take em’
down! Everyone opens fire! Huffs begin dropping like flies, all over the
highway… POV travels over the faces of the people, enjoying themselves… POV travels over the faces of the dead huffs, as they hit the ground… Mason fires his gun, killing huffs, but with continued glances toward
the direction of the “fake” huff… He also glances to the side of the road, right next to him, nervous of a
surprise attack… Doc is also nervously keeping his eye on the sides of the road, as are
both Porter and Gunner… POV Brode, at the tail of the caravan, with many others, armed and ready
for a surprise attack. They can hear the gunfire from the other side of the
caravan, but continue staring the opposite direction, and to the sides of the
road, without sight of anything, or anyone… Cut to the herd of huffs, dropping over all the dead huffs, as more and
more are killed, until only a handful remain… MASON Hold your fire! Hold it… A handful of the men begin going into the highway, stepping over and in
between the dead. They use their spears, to finish off the remaining huffs… All the other men cautiously aiming guns toward the sides of the road,
waiting and watching, for any more possible danger… Mason is aiming his gun, as he comes to the spot, where the “fake” huff,
had disappeared, and now shining a light into the woods, without sight of her… Dissolve to them all clearing the road, of the dead, while Mason keeps
his eyes on the side of the road… Dissolve to everyone in the vehicles, as their engines come to life, and
driving away, past the piles of stacked huffs, on the sides of the road… POV stays on the road, as each and every vehicle drives by, eventually
leaving the road dark, silent, and abandoned… POV remains on the road, until the silence gives way, to the sound of
someone walking in the brush… Eventually, she walks out onto the highway, taking a look around. She
then looks in the direction she had been going, before turning and heading
away, in the direction of the caravan… DISSOLVE TO: INT. HIGHWAY 6 (Mason’s hummer) �" NIGHT Mason driving the dark highway, with a look from Gunner… GUNNER Should be within range,
now… Mason grabs radio… MASON (into radio) Baker base, come in? Mason
and his successful beach team caravan, are
excited to be almost home, over… HUNTER (over radio) Copy that! And thanks for
the successful part! I take it that means no one
is hurt? MASON (into radio) That’s affirmative, big
brother… CUT TO: INT. COMPOUND OFFICE �" NIGHT HUNTER (into radio) Great to hear, little
brother. Everything’s well here, other than the
disappearance of Leo, and Zane being a little tardy, returning
from a mission, of his own. MASON (over radio) S**t. We’ll be right there… POV travels outside his office window, over the backyard and pool area
(lit with solar lighting), and up a trail, leading to an area with over a dozen
guesthouses, with yards… POV enters backyard, of one of the houses, to the sound of a woman,
crying… POV comes to her backside, as she stops crying, and raises a small
bottle, looking at it… Her POV of the bottle, full of pills. She closes it in her hands, and
begins weeping, again… POV Kayla (Sam’s stepmom) at backdoor, walking out into the yard,
heading toward the other woman, and arriving from behind… She places her hand on the other woman’s shoulder, startling her so bad,
that she drops the bottle of pills. KAYLA Oh, Brianna, I’m so sorry! Brianna doesn’t respond, and just quickly reaches for the bottle, with
Kayla taking notice of it… KAYLA Wait…Brianna, what is that? Brianna closes it in her hand, holding it away from Kayla. KAYLA Brianna?... Brianna! Kayla grabs Brianna’s hand, forcefully attempting to reach the bottle,
as Brianna finally gives up, allowing Kayla to take it… KAYLA (looking it over) What is this? She looks from bottle to Brianna… KAYLA What are you doing with
these? Were you… going to take all these?
Were you?! Brianna silent, not responding… KAYLA Answer me! Brianna?! Kayla forcefully grabbing a hold of Brianna, turning her, face to face. KAYLA You answer me! You answer
me, now! Brianna just looking at her, tears running down her face, still unable
to respond… KAYLA (emotion taking
over in voice) What is the matter with
you? What are you thinking? How completely selfish have
you become?! (shaking her) I’m still right here.
Right here in front of you! Brianna begins bawling, with Kayla fighting the urge to do the same, but
using anger to fight it… KAYLA (shaking head) No, I’m not crying, not
over this! I’ve been crying for a month now. That’s
because I lost her, too, Brianna! You may have given
birth to her, but she was my daughter, too! Brianna only increases her weeping… KAYLA She was our daughter! You didn’t lose her Brianna, we lost her! (just
looking at her) Or is it just all about you? Because doing
(shaking bottle of pills) this… would be all about you…as if there was no me…no us… Brianna just looking at her, sobbing and still unable to respond… KAYLA You’re the reason I can
survive this, the reason I have to survive it, and
the reason (again shaking pills) this isn’t an
option. Brianna still just sobbing… KAYLA How worried do I have to be
about (shaking pills) this? (getting
louder/madder) How worried do I have to be, Brianna?
(louder) Answer me! (louder) Answer me, Brianna!
(louder) ANSWER ME!!! Brianna finally responds, as loud as she can! BRIANNA I WASN’T GOING TO TAKE THEM!!! Brianna standing, reaching and grabbing the bottle away from Kayla, and
tossing them as far as she can, over the fence… They just stare at one another, before Brianna sits back down… BRIANNA I’ve held them in my hand,
every night, since… Silence, before she goes on… BRIANNA I just kept looking at
them, thinking I could use them… to see her again, be with
her, tell her it’s okay… But I knew how disappointed you’d
all be, in me…and that only hurt more. Again weeping… BRIANNA I also keep thinking…what
if she’s still out there? What if I did take them,
and she came home someday? (sobbing) Brianna looking up at Kayla, as the tears continue to run down her face…
BRIANNA But I just can’t do that,
anymore. I can’t give myself hope. I need her to be dead
(sobbing at her words)… I can’t keep imagining her
still out there, in God knows what kind of pain or fear,
and (sobbing) disappointment in us, for not saving her…
Being dead just seems better than, (weeping through her
words) God knows what… Both women sobbing, as
Kayla pulls Brianna in. BRIANNA (crying through her
words) Oh, my sweet baby girl…
Continued sobs… DISSOLVE TO: COMPOUND GATES �" NIGHT Blake and Abino, in the front gate, guard tree house, watching as the
beach team caravan lights can be seen, and now driving out of the woods, into
the open field, toward the gates… BLAKE (into radio) Opening gates for beach
team caravan… POV gates opening, as caravan arrives, and begins entering through… Dissolve to the caravan, now exiting the long corridor, into the open
field, and continuing down Baker Lane, toward the complex… Dissolve to everyone exiting the vehicles, parked outside the complex… They’re all being greeted by family/friends. Mason receives hugs from
Hunter and Scout… SCOUT Thank goodness, for your
safe return. Mason staring at them both, with a deep breath… MASON So…I’ll tell you about Leo,
you can tell me about Zane… They begin chatting, off by themselves, while everyone else begins
unloading, and continuing to greet loved ones. Many of the Rough Riders are
there, or arriving, sharing handshakes and stories, with Doc and the cousins… Wyatt is hugging his wife, Sarah. Gunner and wife Rachel, are greeted by
their son Blaze (3) who is handed over to them, by Hope (Scout’s daughter)… Chasin is greeted by his kids, Bo (6) and Kat (5), who were with Jaelyn
(Chasin/Rich’s sister). April is hugging/kissing August (6), Jax (4) and Maddox (3), right after
they had finished hugging their mom, Jennifer, who smiles as she and April then
begin heading toward Mason and Hunter… April shares a hug and kiss with Hunter, followed with a look at
Jennifer, who rubs her belly with a smile, and hug from Hunter, who is smiling… Mason shares quick high-fives with his grandkids, before yelling for
everyone’s attention... MASON Listen up… Zane went to
check on our neighborhood convicts, and was due back
two days ago… So, go home, get some sleep… We
leave at 5:30am…and ring their doorbell by daybreak. Everyone in agreement, nodding. DOC God damn right, we do! JASON Yeah! GUNNER Hell yeah! Hunter nodding at Mason, and sharing a handshake… DISSOLVE TO: PRESENT TIME INT. HARRIS’S ROOM/OFFICE �" DAYBREAK Close-up of Dominique’s drawing, as she now colors it… Zane looks asleep, but slightly startles her, as he speaks without
moving. ZANE I had better not be
drooling, in that drawing! I can already feel the drool
on this pillow, but I had better not see it, in
that picture! Dominique smiling with a laugh, as Harris comes from the other room,
with a smile of her own… HARRIS I warned you that you’d end
up in one of her drawings. ZANE Yet you failed to mention
the creepy way, in which she’d go about doing so! HARRIS Her dad was a writer, and
would sleep for a few hours, get up and instantly
jump back into his stories, until he needed a
few more hours of sleep… She is the same way,
with her art. ZANE (slowly beginning
to rise) Can I move, now? DOMINIQUE Yes, I’m finished. (holding
up proudly) Come see. Zane wipes the drool from his face, while rising and going over to sit
next to Dominique. He takes the drawing, with an impressed smile… ZANE Dominique, this is
outstanding! She giggles, as he hits her over the head with it. ZANE Drool and all… Zane looking from her, to her drawing… ZANE You know, with a talent
like this, you’re going to fit in very well, where
we’re going. Dominique looking at him with excitement. DOMINIQUE Where are we going? DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE HEADQUARTERS �" EARLY MORNING Harris and Zane, carefully walking toward her squad car… ZANE You sure this is safe? HARRIS There’s no one around this
early. They keep the gates well-guarded, but everyone
else around here, is passed out till noon, from
the previous night’s drinking binge. I don’t
even think these people have a real plan, or goal. ZANE Good… People who aren’t
fighting for much, won’t put up much of a fight… HARRIS What will your people do
with this place? ZANE I’m not sure… It’s not
quite the city out here, but still highly populated, by
the dead. These idiots would be overrun by them,
eventually. (looking around) We put that logger
team to work here, and we just might be able
to make something special, of it. They arrive at her car. ZANE Maybe we’ll give it to you
and your fellow officers, and let you run the place. Harris looking at him with a sly smile, and opening her trunk… HARRIS You’re just buttering me
up, before I put you in my trunk, again. ZANE (smiling) And it’s that kind of
wisdom, that’ll make you a great leader. Harris smiling at him, as he climbs inside… HARRIS Relentless. Aren’t you? Winking at him, as she closes the trunk on him… CUT TO: EXT. FIELD (Harris parking spot) �" EARLY MORNING Harris opening trunk, helping Zane out, who takes notice of another
officer, there next to Harris… HARRIS Zane, this is Rayburn. He’s
not the guy I told you about, but is someone who
that person, told me we can trust. Our little
plan to get you back to Glenwood, works better by
involving him. RAYBURN (holding out hand) Zane, it’s a pleasure, and
I am someone whom you can trust. Zane looking him in the eye, and then shaking hands… DISSOLVE TO: INT. BACKROAD �" DAY Harris driving her squad car, with Zane in passenger seat. HARRIS Ike, the guy I told you
about, is covering both mine and his locations. I
switched with Rayburn, so that he could relay back to
base. Harris just staring at him, then the road… HARRIS So, whatever you’re
scheming, it needs to play out today. I hope you can
really count on these “other” people of yours, to be
ready for this. Both of them taking notice of a “Forest Grove” sign, with an “R” painted
at the end of “Grove”. They also come to a turnoff, allowing them onto highway 6. She is about
to turn onto it, just as Zane suddenly grabs her arm, stopping her. ZANE Wait! (motioning up the
road) She looks. Their POV of a herd of huffs, walking down the highway… Dissolve to Zane and Harris, out of the car (parked close by), and
hiding themselves in the brush, while watching the herd, pass them by… Zane looks right at the huffs, but appears to be lost deep in thought,
as his eyes then go wide, and now definitely looking at the huffs, with a
wicked smile, growing over his face… ZANE Oh, my good Jesus Christ! Harris looking at Zane, who shakes his head in awe, over the idea coming
to life, in his head, even kind of laughs, with a look at Harris, still shaking
his head… HARRIS What? ZANE We need to turn them
around… Harris just looking at him, with no idea what he’s talking about, as he
suddenly begins exiting the brush, toward the huffs, to her shock! ZANE Wait here, or come with.
We’ll circle back. HARRIS What the hell?! He begins yelling at the huffs. ZANE Hey you hungry ugly freaky -
(cutoff) Zane finishes that last word, but drowned out by Harris, while following
after him. HARRIS WHAT IN THE NAME OF ZANE,
ARE YOU DOING?!?! She runs along with him, as he gets their attention, getting them turned
around on the highway, now following him… ZANE MY PLAN IS COMPLETE! At
least the hard part! Once we turn that corner up
ahead, and circle back, I can figure out the rest. They both slowly jog along the highway, with the huffs following,
behind. HARRIS I almost pulled my gun, and
shot you back there! Maybe next time, you’ll
think to fill me in, before you go all crazy dramatic
on me like that! Now, how about filling me in on
whatever lightbulb just went off, in your crazy
white boy head? Zane smiling at her… ZANE Let me figure… Zane stops talking with a strange look taking over his face, and looking
at her, the same way… ZANE Did you say, “What in the
name of Zane”, back there? Harris rolling her eyes. HARRIS Well, it sure as hell
wasn’t in the name of God! Zane laughing with a shake of the head… ZANE My family is going to love
you. HARRIS What, are we freaking
getting married or something?! ZANE I’m just saying, you’ll fit
in well. HARRIS Good, ‘cause I’m too old
for you to be getting all mushy, on! ZANE Please, what are you, like five
years older than me? HARRIS And you are? ZANE Twenty-six… HARRIS So, you’re as psychic as
you are cute… ZANE Now who’s flirting with
who? HARRIS Nope…you know that friend I
said we can trust? There’s a reason for that… Zane stops jogging, as does Harris, and they just begin walking, with
the herd well behind them… ZANE Nice… Is he going to be
jealous, after I put you in charge of Nike Town? HARRIS (shrugging) Probably not as jealous as
you are right now, ‘cause he already knows I wear the
pants in the relationship. He wanted to be the one to
bring you back, and see for himself, what we’re
getting ourselves into. Look how well that worked out,
for him. ZANE Just remember, these
people, and my people, big, big difference. But these guys,
taking out your old guys, especially with my
new plan…you’ll see for yourself, what kind of
fighters they can be… And I’m not jealous. HARRIS Whatever, lover boy. Now
seriously, what’s this plan of yours? Zane’s wicked smile returns, as he flashes it to Harris… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY 6 �" DAY Harris’s squad car cruising down the highway, coming to the market, and
turning onto Glenwood Lane. Their POV, from the car, as they cross the bridge,
heading for the gates, which are already open. A ton of guards are quick to begin aiming guns at them, very anxiously,
as Zane then shows himself, out his window, as they begin lowering their
weapons, allowing the vehicle to drive on through the gates… Swish is already aggressively approaching them, along with Gary, GW, and
many others. Zane begins climbing out, but then is violently grabbed by GW,
pulled out, and slammed against the car. Harris is wide- eyed, and watching, as
she is then grabbed and held, with her gun being taken. GW holds Zane, as Gary punches him right in the gut. He fights to breathe,
and regain his composure, and looks up at Swish, without his usual, arrogant
smile. Instead, he looks outraged, and begins taking it out on Zane’s face… Dissolve to Zane passed out in the DC, waking up, bruised, and sitting
next to Harris, as they watch everyone gathering around, on the outside, where
Swish stands in front of them all, ready to deliver a speech… SWISH They brought the fight to US! They came HERE, to OUR front door! AND
NOW…WE GO TO BEAVERTON! (cheers!) WE CLEAR THE
ROAD, FOR GROVER! (more cheers) AND THEN WE TORTURE THE PRISONERS! (cheers) UNTIL THEY GIVE US
THE LOCATION OF THAT COMPOUND! (cheers) AND
WITH GROVER’S HELP, WE GO TAKE THAT S**T
FOR OURSELVES! (cheers) And show them what
kind of WORHTLESS CONVICTS YOU ALL ARE! Convicts erupting… Stix, Kemp, Lester, and a few others are quiet, and looking amongst each
other… Zane looks at Harris, wide-eyed and mouthing “what the fu,” as the
convicts are cheering… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. HIGHWAY 6 - DAY A hummer comes speeding down the highway, skidding as it turns the
corner onto Glenwood Lane, and speeds across the bridge, right toward the
gates, before suddenly stopping, as Porter comes out, aiming the 50-cal right
for the gates, as many more hummers and vehicles are arriving, right behind
him… Rough Riders on horses, along with others, are now coming out on all
sides of the camp, surrounding it… Just as many people, are on foot, close to the horses, and aiming guns,
toward the walls of the camp… Blake and Abino are already aiming their guns... Mayday and Gia pull up, in their army jeep, with their fellow soldiers,
behind them, in jeeps of their own. All of them armed, and ready for action… Mason climbs out of one of the hummers, looking over the walls of the
camp…
MASON (to himself) Jesus… How the hell did
they get this up, so fast? POV other side of walls, where all the convicts are arming up, and
running for the walls. Other men are arming up, as well, and scared/frantic
women are gathering children, running for the cabins… RANDOM CONVICT BEAVERTON IS HERE! BEAVERTON’S
HERE!!! Men with guns, near the walls, are aiming outside, through small windows,
built into the walls… Swish is watching, and begins climbing a ladder, up toward the gate platforms,
with Stix, Gary, GW, and others, behind him… The Bakers have an army, around the entire area, and some serious
firepower. Many men are in bulletproof vests, armed with grenades. Everyone from the beach is there, as well as the older Rough Riders.
Hope is there, next to Chasin, Catherine, and Gunner, holding a gun… Mason’s view of Swish, reaching the top, with Stix, Gary, and others… Swish’s view of the Baker army, as he and the others, walk onto the
platform, atop the gate walls… Swish speaks out to them. SWISH What can we do for you, and
who the hell are you… would be the first of my
questions. MASON I’ll answer yours, if you
answer mine…would be what you can do for us… Who we
are, is your neighbors. We have a compound, near
the coast, and plan to run this area, peacefully… Swish speaking quietly to Stix. SWISH I knew it wasn’t Beaverton. Swish now looks out to Mason, and speaks out to him. SWISH And I guess you have some
kind of legal document, stating your right to run a
God damn bit of anything? MASON That’s exactly why we’re
doing what we’re doing, because there is no one
else, to do it…You people want a second chance at
life, out from behind your bars, (Swish smiling) we
have no problem with that. But you will behave…and
respect your neighbors, and not be a threat to
them…or they will defend themselves, with enough
fire and manpower, to do so, successfully… SWISH So, now that we’ve heard
your demands, how about your questions? MASON I’ll begin with the most
important. Four days ago, we sent my nephew Zane, his
sister Dakota, and her girlfriend Cleo, to check
you people out, see what you’re all about. (Swish
smiling) They were supposed to report back, the
following day. (motioning toward his own people) As you can
see, we’re concerned… The Baker army is everywhere, ready to take fire, on a moment’s notice.
Swish speaks quietly, to Stix. SWISH No mention of the little
girl. Could we be so lucky, that all those
idiots got themselves killed? Swish now speaks out to Mason. SWISH So, your mission to spy on
us, went bad, and now you’re here to threaten,
intimidate, and put blame on us? Over people we’ve
never seen, or met? Stix a quick surprised look at Swish. MASON We’re here, peacefully, yet
cautiously, as anyone would be. We have supplies,
even weapons, we have no problem trading,
for any information, leading to the return of
our three missing family members. Something that
would never be forgotten, by our family. SWISH I guess I could lie, and
tell you something, in hopes that you get lucky, find
them, and thank us for it, with your kind offer, but, we
know nothing of your family, other than they must have
been doing a piss poor job of spying, on my people and
I, who haven’t done a damn thing to you. Mason growing impatient, looking around at the wall, the holes where
guns are aimed at them, and his own people, aiming back… MASON Your current attitude, is
exactly the kind of example, of why we’d want to know
more about you. Whatever landed you in a cell, would
be another. If you can’t understand our “curiousness,”
then maybe you should introduce me to Grover.
Because someone with his reputation, couldn’t
possibly be the letdown, that you are becoming… Swish growing angry, with that remark… SWISH He’s at our other camp,
with twice as many men, and twice the firepower. Grover
is someone you want nothing to do with, and
someone who told us to take in the good people, and
take out, the ones who (waving hands out, over the Baker
army) bring the fight to us. Grover has been planning
for this so-called apocalypse, for over a decade. Mason reacting to that bit of information, with a strange look at his
son, Chasin… MASON What do you mean, he’s been
preparing for it, for over a decade? SWISH Aww, they run slow in your
family, do they? MASON What does the name Leo
Baker, mean to you? Swish just shrugging… SWISH About as much as your
inability to come here and intimidate us. MASON Your inability to
answer my questions, is close to finding out just how easy
bringing these walls down, would be for us. POV from a random convict, at one of the wall windows. His POV out the window, of one of the Baker men, over by the trees. He
begins stepping forward, a bit. SWISH (OS) You do what - (cutoff) The random convict fires out the window, at the ground, in front of the
feet of the approaching man. The man freezes, as everyone behind and around
him, begin pulling for their grenades. Jason comes out of the trees, aiming an RPG directly toward the gates. Swish and his men begin to dunk down… MASON (OS) NOOO!!! DO NOT FIRE!!! HOLD
YOUR FIRE! POV Mason. MASON I don’t care if I share a
last NAME with you, or changed your s****y DIAPER,
as a baby! You fire without my authority, you
might as well seek refuge here, because you WON’T be
coming home with us! POV members of Baker army, holding down their grenades… Swish rising, looking over his men, holding steady, then speaking to
Stix and others, near him. SWISH Jesus Christ, they have
grenades and an RPG! Swish looking back out, then down below at his men, before turning and
speaking back out, to Mason… SWISH So, did you and your
wealthy family purchase that RPG, before doomsday?
Because we took ours, off of the dead soldiers who
tried to stake claim, here. And those grenades of
yours, what kind of black market did you find those
at? We have one or two of those, as well. So…nice
call down there… Mason shaking his head… MASON When can I expect your true
leader to return? SWISH He’s busy with an enemy in
Beaverton. Mason again with a curious look, at his son. Gunner speaking to him. GUNNER That’s where we took heavy
fire, before getting Scout back home. SWISH (OS) Maybe that’s who shot up
one of your fancy hummers, we saw driving by,
a couple weeks back. POV Swish… SWISH The enemy of my enemy, is
my friend? Mason looking at him, with a growing smile… MASON Our reports tell us that
the group in Beaverton, is U.S. military. If we were
to make allies of anyone, it’d be them…(signaling his
people, who begin to withdraw) Not a bunch of
worthless convicts. Mason climbing into his hummer. Swish frowning, with anger… Blake leading his Rough Riders, away. ABINO Mason, is one badass dude… BLAKE They all are…every last one
of those Bakers. The Baker army begins pulling out, and away, vanishing from the area, as
Swish continues to become enraged… DISSOLVE TO: PRESENT TIME EXT. GLENWOOD CAMP �" DAY Swish is finishing his speech… SWISH And show them what kind of
WORTHLESS CONVICTS, YOU ALL ARE! Convicts erupting with cheers, and high-fives… Stix is seen, trying to talk Swish down… Suddenly, Zane is heard, shouting over them all. ZANE (OS) THE DEAD ARE COMING BACK! Everyone silencing, and turning toward Zane… ZANE We turned them around,
after I realized we can use them, to not only
attack Beaverton…but to do so, without losing a
single man… SWISH Make up all the stories you
want, you’re not talking your way out of
this one. ZANE Why the hell would I come
back here, if I was guilty of a damn thing, other than
getting my cousin to her family. I came back here,
to make good on my word, and bring not only
intelligence on their camp, but how to invade it, and
like I said, without losing a single man…at least up
until we get inside. But their numbers are half of ours,
and the biggest defense, is knowing we’re coming…which
my plan gets us around… Everyone looking from Zane, to Swish…who is forced to smile… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. COMPOUND GATES �" DAY Joshua in tree house, speaking to someone on radio… Down below, the gates come open, as the caravan begins entering through,
onto Baker Lane, and through the long corridor of trees/brush, with the view
ahead, of the opening, into the field and heart of the compound… Dissolve to the army caravan, parking near the Baker complex, greeted by
Hunter, Grandpa Sam, and others… Mason steps out of his hummer, with both his son, Chasin. He walks over
to Hunter and Sam… MASON We set up a camp, and left
a dozen men. We’re going to build a small
settlement, near those punks, and keep a constant eye on
them. GRANDPA SAM This issue in Beaverton,
can that be where Zane is? Mason shrugging, with a dreaded look from Hunter… MASON (speaking to
Hunter) What? HUNTER I filled Dad in, on what
you told me of Leo, and his other camp. Mason looking at his father, with guilt… MASON I’m sorry, I kept this from
you, as long as I did. I was really hoping Leo would
eventually do it, himself… GRANDPA SAM I understand, son. But your
brother is really ill, right now. MASON I know that, now… HUNTER Mason…he’s here… MASON He came back? Grandpa Sam looking at the ground… HUNTER He came in, and
then tried to sneak himself to the family supply room…
Where he almost succeeded at destroying his
entire stock of medication. MASON (shaking head) Jesus Christ… Where is he,
now? HUNTER It took a team of guys to
stop him, and rough him up, again. He’s sleeping it
off… Dissolve to everyone at the vehicles, working hard at unloading
everything… Suddenly, they all can hear some kind of arguing, and turn to watch… Their POV of Leo, arguing as he walks away from Mason, Hunter, Grandpa
Sam, Scout, and two other men... Both Porter and Jason begin moving toward, in case needed. They stop
near Hunter. LEO You already got what you
wanted! You saved the pills, now please, just
let me go! HUNTER It won’t work, Leo. If you
truly want to go live at this other camp, of yours,
that’s fine. But you can’t survive without the
pills, Leo. You just can’t. GRANDPA SAM You can get over the
withdrawals, son, but not the disease. LEO I don’t want to get over it!
It makes me who I am. Those pills prevent me from
being that person! Instead, it makes me the
person you all feel sorry for! The person you would
NEVER put in charge of this place, or this family…
(looking around, at everyone) I am worthless,
to you all, and always have been…ever since you learned
the truth, about me. GRANDPA SAM Is Mason, worthless? Was
Fish?! He didn’t lead anything. He just loved his
family, and did his part. LEO AND NOW HE’S DEAD! Leo almost weeping, after saying that… GRANDPA SAM IS MASON?!... He just did
his part, clearing the beaches, and representing
us in front of those ruthless cons, who might be
holding YOUR OWN SON! Mason did his part!...
Have you?! Music begins to fade in. “Lookla �" The King Is Dead” (from beginning of song) ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwb7JemfU2I ) Leo fighting the need to weep, and practically weeping through his
words, while staring his family in their eyes… LEO (somewhat shaking
head) Let me go…just let me go… Music volume intensifies, as lyrics begin… Grandpa’s eyes are tearing up, with a pleading expression for his son,
as Leo gives them one last look, before turning toward all the others, walking
toward his Humvee, parked off to the side, in front of the army caravan… Shots of the entire family, watching Leo walk away… Main chorus of song plays (for first time), followed with instrumental,
with song ending, before lyrics begin again. MUSIC “Let me goooo…let me goooo” Grandpa has tears running down his face, as does Scout, who embraces her
father… Mason and Hunter are shaking their disappointed heads… The entire family is solemn, as Leo arrives at his car, opening door… Suddenly, the music cuts, and the sound of a loud ringing bell (like a
church bell), is heard, as everyone, including Leo, turns and stares toward the
sound of it, coming from the gates… MASON Jesus CHRIST! Suddenly, everyone scatters, as if under attack… Cut to the tree house, over the gates, where Joshua moves from one side
of the large deck, to the other, and cautiously glances over, and straight
down, as a look of shock goes over his face... JOSHUA Oh my God… He gets on his radio, as several others are quickly arriving behind him… JOSHUA (into radio) Everybody, to the gates,
now! DISSOLVE TO: PRESENT TIME EXT. GLENWOOD CAMP �" DAY Swish shaking his head, near the DC, where he and most others, are
listening to Zane, with intrigued faces, other than Swish… ZANE Worst case scenario, you
all get to watch me die, in the agony of being eaten
alive by an entire herd. Best case, you like what
you see, you join me, and we walk right on up to
their front gate… Most men are super intrigued, nodding heads and smiling with excitement,
somewhat to the displeasure of Swish, who is just about to speak, but beat by
Stix. STIX It’s settled! I can hear it
in your enthusiasm, that you want to watch this
idiot, kill himself, or redeem himself! I for one
am ALL OVER THIS PLAN! The men erupt with cheers of excitement… Swish shakes his head, with a gleaming stare at Stix, who shares
high-fives, with Kemp and Lester… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. SIDE ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 6 �" DAY POV of the highway, as the herd of huffs are walking down it, ignoring
the empty road next to it, and remaining on the bigger, main road… Once the last of them passes, the POV remains, until the sound of
vehicles approaching, can be heard, and they eventually arrive, from the back
road, and onto the main road, turning opposite direction of the huffs. It’s a
ton of trucks, full of convicts, in the backs. They pull down the highway a
bit, before stopping, and climbing out (drivers remain, with engines on),
facing and walking toward the herd of huffs, carrying bats and spears… GW is leading them, along with Zane and Stix. Every man is there. They
are not covered in huff blood/guts, and look as if they are going to attack the
huffs… GW You sure about this? ZANE (nodding) I am. (looking at everyone)
We need at least one of them for every three of us.
Make the kill quickly, and help your partners, carry
or drag it back to the trucks. If the herd beats us, we’re
dead. So, I hope you all ate your Wheaties, today. Most of them smiling and excited, maybe just a little nervous… The herd is turned around, and approaching them with their own
excitement… Zane takes charge, running ahead and killing the first huff, as Harris
helps him drag/carry it back. GW looks like King Kong in New York City, taking out several huffs, as
several men begin dragging them off… GW kills one more, and then watches as a hatchet flies into the head of
another, right by him, as it drops at his feet. GW quickly picks them both up,
with a look at Stix, who proceeds to toss another knife, into the skull of a
huff, nearly about to bite a random convict… They are now all carrying/dragging dead huffs, back and into the trucks,
and taking off, just in time! They all begin cheering, with excitement, and high-fives! They look to
be having the time of their lives… POV Zane, sitting back, with a smile of his own, also looking to be
enjoying himself… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. BEAVERTON NEIGHBORHOOD �" DAY The convict clan is spreading out the dead huffs, while over at a police
car, Zane is shaking hands with Ike, who hugs and kisses Harris, before
climbing into his patrol car, and driving away… HARRIS This might actually work. ZANE It will, and so will the
rest, that I explained to you. HARRIS It makes sense… ZANE But? Harris hesitating a moment… HARRIS Nothing… You’re
just…enjoying this… Zane thinking, and nodding… ZANE I adapt well, to whatever
is happening currently, in my world. I’m confident
Sam is safe. I have all the trust in the world, in
my baby sister, and they were close to a safe house
of ours. They’re probably holding up there,
safe and sound. Harris throwing him a surprised look… HARRIS Safe house? (just shaking
her head) ZANE Besides…I need these guys
to see me as one of them, to believe in me…or
it’ll never work… Zane flashing her a smile, and walking toward the convicts, preparing to
give them a “pep talk”… ZANE Alright, listen up! Everyone turning, giving him their attention… ZANE This is it…this is how you
open the road, for your man Grover, to return. Some cheering… ZANE I imagine from behind bars,
that the fall of man, and end of times, is
exactly what you guys had been living for, and now
here you are, with a chance to save the man, who
saved all of you! Much more cheering… ZANE I may not relate to being
locked away, but I for one, am having (becoming
intensely pumped/motivated) THE TIME OF MY GOD DAMN
LIFE, RIGHT NOW! (cheers!) AND I PROMISE
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, THAT I HAVE WHAT IT
TAKES, TO LEAD YOU THROUGH THIS! I WAS BORN FOR THIS! Everyone cheering like mad maniacs, as Zane yells “YEAH, YEAH!”, getting
them as wound up as he can… “Imagine Dragons �" Whatever It Takes” begins from beginning (only
instrumental, at first) ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M66U_DuMCS8 ) ZANE DO YOU FEEL IT?! (cheering)
DO YOU FEEL IT?! (cheering) THAT ADRENALINE
IN YOUR VEINS?! MEN YEAH! ZANE ARE YOU READY TO DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES?! MEN YEAH! Zane grabbing an axe, and heading over to the stacked piles of dead
huffs. ZANE ARE YOU READY TO PAINT
YOURSELF IN RED?! Song intensifies, as lyrics begin. MUSIC “Falling too fast to prepare for this, tripping in the world could be dangerous, Everyone circling is vulturous, negative, nepotist” MEN YEAH!!! The men all grabbing axes, knives, blades, sledge hammers, bats, and
following Zane, who has a very wicked look, in his eyes… MUSIC “Everyone waiting for the fall of man, Everyone praying for the end of times” The men begin to share that wicked look, while looking down at all the
dead huffs, and anxiously readying their weapons… MUSIC “Everybody hoping they could be the one, I was born to run, I was born for this” Zane with a gleam in his eye, as he looks at everyone, raises his axe,
and right as the main chorus begins, he slams his axe down into the huff, with
blood splattering everywhere! MUSIC “Whip, whip, run me like a race horse” The men cheer, as the blood flies! MUSIC “Hold me like a rip cord, Break me down and build me up” The men begin raising their weapons, and slamming/sticking into dead
huffs, with blood going everywhere! MUSIC “I wanna be the slip, slip, word upon your lip, lip, letter that you rip, rip, Break me down and build me up” The men are becoming extremely wild and pumped up! Blood is already
covering them everywhere, and they seem to love it! Zane too! MUSIC “WHATEVER IT TAKES” Slow-motion now takes over, with GW using his sledge hammer to
absolutely annihilate, a dead huff’s face, picking up guts with his bare hands,
and spreading over not only his face, but grabbing and smothering it over the
guy next to him, with wild reactions from the others. MUSIC “Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins… I DO WHATEVER IT TAKES” Slow-motion continues, with a shot of Zane’s pumped-up expression, and wide-open
mouth, while watching/cheering on the others. Multiple slow-motion shots of convicts,
smashing huff heads/chests… MUSIC “Cause I love how it feels, when I break the chains… WHATEVER IT TAKES” Slow-motion of chunks of huff flesh, flying everywhere… Slow-motion of a man with his mouth wide open, pumped and excited, with
a chunk of huff flesh, flying right into his mouth… MUSIC “You take me to the top, I’m ready for whatever it takes” Slow-motion of that same man, now vomiting, with slow-motion of the men
around him, amused and laughing… MUSIC “Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins. I do what it takes” Men spreading blood, guts, and flesh, all over themselves, with song
fading and ending, right after those last lyrics… Dissolve to the bloody men (while a new song fades in, right at first
lyrics) all hiding/waiting, behind a building, on the corner of a street. “Imagine Dragons �" Radioactive” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO_WxYC34eM ) MUSIC “oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh” Harris and the men cautiously peak around the corner, where Zane awaits
at a corner of his own. Zane steps out from around the corner, and into the herd of huffs, that
are marching down the street, right as the song is hitting a “Bass drop”. MUSIC “I waking up, to ash and dust, I wipe my brow, and sweat my rust, I’m bringing in the chemicals..” Zane fits right in with them, leading the pack, which is following after
a vehicle, driven by Swish, who begins speeding away… MUSIC “(Inhale) (Exhale)” The men all take a deep breath, while holding their weapons against
their thighs (guns strapped around their shoulders), before Harris leads them
all into the street, ahead of the huff herd. MUSIC “I’m breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus” It’s almost like a second herd (close to 100 convicts), merging into
traffic, ahead of the first herd (about 400 huffs), lead by Zane… MUSIC “This is it. The apocalypse…. Wooaah..” Zane continues to lead the huffs, who are catching up, as the convicts
continue to spill into the road… MUSIC “I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones, enough to make my systems grow..” Convicts still spilling into the street. You can see how excited most of
them are, yet cautious, and griping their weapons, ready to use, if need be… MUSIC “Welcome to the new age, To the new age, welcome to The new age, to the new age Woaaahh” Close-ups on some faces, as they merge into street, with tail end of convicts
about to make their way into the road, as Zane nears, with the herd… MUSIC “Woaaahhh I’m radioactive, Radioactive” Zane arrives, with his herd, just as the tail end makes it into the
street, making one large herd, marching down the road… MUSIC “Woaaah.. Woaah… I’m Radioactive, Radioactive..” Swish is well ahead of them, and disappearing, as the herd continues
down the street… MUSIC “I raise my flag, and don My clothes… It’s a revolution I suppose. We’re painted red To fit right in.. Woaah” Zane makes his way through the convicts, catching up to the front of the
herd, with smiles at his growingly confident men, who all look proud, of what
they’re doing, and how they’re doing it, covered in blood and guts… MUSIC “I’m breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus” DISSOLVE TO: EXT. FIELD �" DAY Music continues, as Zane is out front, now, next to Harris, leading the
herd through a long grassy field, straight toward the Nike Headquarters, way up
ahead of them… MUSIC “This is it… The apocalypse…. Wooaah” Swish watches from the brush, where he hides out next to his truck. His POV of the huge herd, heading toward Nike Headquarters… MUSIC I’m waking up, I feel it in my bones, Enough to make my systems grow..” POV through binoculars, of the herd, approaching right toward POV… MUSIC “Welcome to the new age, to the new age, welcome to the new age, to the new age Woaaahh” POV of a man removing binoculars, at the gates of the Nike Headquarters,
as men below him begin scattering around… MUSIC “Woaaahhh I’m radioactive, Radioactive” The man begins looking into his binoculars, again, while speaking over his
radio, and appearing angry! MUSIC “Woaaah.. Woaah… I’m Radioactive, Radioactive..” Zane leading the herd, with his excited convicts, at his side, and
behind him, and the huffs behind them… Dissolve to the same POV of them, but much closer to the Nike
Headquarters… MUSIC “All systems go, the sun hasn’t died..” Their POV of the gates opening, as two army vehicles come out,
immediately speeding away, in hopes of dragging the herd, along with them… MUSIC “Deep in my bones, Straight from inside” The tail end of the herd is pulling away, heading for the vehicles, as
the front side (convicts), continues forward, with strange looks from the men
at the gates, whose eyes begin to go WIDE! MUSIC “I’m waking up, I feel it In my bones, enough to make my systems grow” POV Zane’s mouth flying open, mouthing “CHAAAARGE!”, as he charges
forward, with Harris behind him. POV of the convict part of the herd, charging forward, as the huffs
continue toward the vehicles, except a few, who begin turning toward the
charging convicts. The men at the gates, are rushing to close it! MUSIC “Welcome to the new age, to the new age, welcome to the new age, the new age, Woaaahh” The men at the vehicles are in shock, and begin slowing. Zane and a few
others, are pulling grenades, and launching them at the gates, blowing them
open, and charging right in, like madmen, as they reach around their shoulders,
for their guns… MUSIC “Woaaahhh I’m radioactive, Radioactive” The vehicles turning around, heading back toward gates, as are the
huffs… MUSIC ““Woaaah.. Woaah… I’m Radioactive, Radioactive..” Zane and the convicts are firing their guns, killing soldier after
soldier, and loving it! Zane’s mouth is wide open, as he unloads his gun on
several soldiers, as song comes to an end, and the sound of their gunfire takes
over… They are overwhelming the soldiers, who had no idea what was coming!
Stix leads the tail end of the men, back toward the gates, firing on the
returning vehicles, who begin to return fire, before distracted, by the
returning huffs… The vehicles begin driving away, again, and again are followed by many
of the huffs, but most of them remain, and begin going for the gates, where
Stix takes notice. He rolls a grenade out into the herd, blowing a bunch of
them up… STIX (shouting at his
men) Alright, men… let's have
some fun! Stix and his half of the convicts, are pumped and unloading their guns,
on the remaining huffs, dropping one after another, and loving it… GW runs out of bullets, drops his gun, grabs his sledgehammer, and goes
to work, hammering his way through huffs, like Paul Bunyan through trees… POV flies by them, shooting through the gates, into the Nike
Headquarters, and continuing over a trail of dead soldiers, coming to Zane and Harris.
They lead the other half of the convicts, toward all remaining soldiers, trying
to retreat… POV of Teresa, hiding, as soldiers run past her, chased by wild convicts… She is watching around, waiting for a time to retreat, and then takes
notice of something, that catches her attention… Her POV of Harris, covered in blood, reloading her gun, next to Zane,
who shoots a soldier dead, while covering Harris’s back, who then returns the
favor, as a soldier jumps Zane, but is knocked out with an epic karate move, by
Harris, with a very quizzical/ impressed smile from Zane… ZANE What the s**t was that?! They begin heading away. HARRIS I don’t even remember how
young I was, when Dad made me begin taking
classes. Teresa watching them, before running off, disappearing around one of the
buildings… Dissolve to Stix walking through the gates, and all the dead huffs, and
soldiers, with cheers and pats on his back/shoulder, from all the pumped up convicts,
excited and victorious… Zane is approaching with Harris, looking over all the dead huffs, and
smiling. He comes to Stix, with a pleased handshake, followed with high-fives
from Kemp and Lester, and many others, who apparently are becoming very fond of
Zane… Harris takes notice of Teresa, held and escorted by a pair of creepy convicts… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. WOODS �" DAY POV coming from someone in the brush, watching Dakota lead Sam (carrying
Bailey, without carrier) and the others, through the woods… POV that same woman, who Mason had seen, walking with the huff herd.
She’s watching Dakota and the others… POV Dakota with a growing smile… SAM I’m not used to getting
there from this direction, but we have to be close, right? DAKOTA (smiling) Nope…better…we’re here! Shock taking over Eli’s face, Renee’s face, and all the others… Sam looks at Dakota, with shock and growing excitement of her own… Dakota looks at them all, then Sam, before stepping out of the brush,
into a field. Sam and the others, eagerly stepping out. Sam, with a wild look on her
face, looks all around, before spotting the road to the front “camouflaged”
gates. She hands Bailey to Renee, and instantly running forward! The others follow, as Dakota and Cleo, are last to go, just watching,
with smiles…
Sam runs right to the line of trees/thorn bushes, with a look upward,
not seeing anyone, and instantly running into the brush of the wall, in a spot
with a “hidden” trail, and little area without thorn bushes… The others all eventually follow her in, all watching Sam, with excited
curiosity… SAM I have always wanted an
excuse to do this! She pulls down a rope, and gives it a huge tug! Instantly a loud bell begins ringing, like a church bell. She continues
to ring it, as loudly as she can, until allowing Eli to take over, who begins
ringing it even louder! Cut to everyone inside, the compound. Leo, Hunter, Mason, Scout, Grandpa
Sam, all turning their heads, toward the sound of the ringing bell… JOSHUA (over radio) Everybody, to the gates,
now!... Never mind, we’ll bring her to you! Most people are running with panic, but those who heard Joshua, stop,
and are suddenly confused… HUNTER (into radio) Her? “Pentatonix �" Hallelujah” ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRP8d7hhpoQ ) DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COMPOUND GATE �" DAY MUSIC “Well I heard there was a secret cord” POV of the bell, swinging back and forth… MUSIC “That David played and it pleased the lord” Grandpa Sam staring at Hunter, who stares back at him… MUSIC “But you don’t really care for music do you” Both Hunter and Grandpa, turning, with a look to Leo… MUSIC “Well it goes like this the fourth, the fifth” POV of Baker family members, racing across the field, as a hummer races
past them… MUSIC “The minor fall and the major lift” POV hummer speeding through the long bushy corridor, on Baker Lane… MUSIC “The baffled king composing Hallelujah” Grandpa Sam, running through the field, but slowing, and helped by
Hunter… MUSIC “Hallelujah Hallelujah” Compound gates opening, to the faces of Sam, Eli, DJ, Renee, and Marlana,
with the others behind them… MUSIC “Hallelujah” Mason, Gunner, Chasin, and Scout, all climbing out of Hummer… MUSIC “Hallelujah” Sam racing through gates, with Dakota, and Cleo, smiling behind her, as
are all the others. Mason, Gunner, and Chasin are simply in shock, over what they see, as is
Scout, who opens her arms, just in time for Sam to leap into them! Music is instrumental for several moments, while Mason, Gunner, and
Chasin greet Dakota and Cleo, but without taking their eyes off of Sam, who won’t
let go of Scout, who sobs like a baby, and ignores the pain of her bandaged
arm… MUSIC “Your faith was strong But you needed proof” Dissolve to Grandpa, standing with Hunter, at the end of the bushy
corridor, where the field begins, and where all the other Baker family and
friends, are gathered, already in tears, and shock all over their faces… MUSIC “You saw her bathing on the roof” Hummer driving out of corridor, with Gunner, holding Sam up high,
through the sunroof, with her arms raised in the air! MUSIC “Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you” POV Grandpa, placing his hands over his face, with complete joy. The
rest of the family behind him, doing the exact same! MUSIC “She tied you to the kitchen chair” Sam climbing out of parked hummer, instantly running toward someone… MUSIC “She broke your throne and she cut your hair” Grandpa dropping to his knees, with the help of Hunter and April… MUSIC “And from your lips she drew the hallelujah” Sam arriving at her grandfather, into his arms, with so much relief… Hunter and April placing their hands on Samantha, and Grandpa… MUSIC “Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah” Scout, her daughters, and son, Jaelyn, Wyatt and wife Sarah, Jennifer,
all begin surrounding Grandpa and Samantha, with tons of love and emotions.
Mason, Gunner, Chasin, Missy, Rachel, Catherine, and many of the younger
children are also arriving, into the picture… MUSIC “Hallelujah” Leo watches, with a fading smile, and look at his daughter, Dakota,
before turning, and walking back across the field… The song goes instrumental a few moments, while more and more
family/friends are arriving, and as Scout says something into the ears of her
son Bryant, who begins racing away, across the field… MUSIC “Baby I’ve been here before I’ve seen this room And I’ve walked this floor I used to live alone Before I knew you Samantha coming out of long embrace with grandpa, smiling at everyone,
then instantly giving quick, fast, tight hugs to each and every one of them,
with Pepsi, her boys, DJ, Renee, and Marlana all receiving hugs and warm
welcome gestures, from everyone, as scene begins dissolving… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE HEADQUARTERS �" DAY MUSIC “And I’ve seen your flag On the marble arch” POV of flags flying high, at Nike Headquarters… MUSIC “And love is not a victory march” POV of Zane and the convicts, going wild with celebration! Zane is
obviously having the time of his life! MUSIC “It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah” Harris is walking right toward Zane, who grabs her and gives her the
biggest, most excited bear hug of all time, and she hugs him right back,
holding on to him… MUSIC “Hallelujah” They come out of hug, simply staring at one another… MUSIC “Hallelujah” Hallelujah” They turn toward the convicts, raising their triumphant arms, who all
raise theirs, in return! GW comes out of nowhere, grabbing Zane, lifting into the air, as the men
cheer! MUSIC “Hallelujah” GW placing Zane down, just as Teresa (in background) has reached and
pulled a gun, from the convict who had been holding her. She shoots him, and
quickly aims at Zane/Harris, but is instantly struck, by a knife, near the
heart, and drops… MUSIC “Maybe there’s a god above” Zane looking from Teresa, to Stix… MUSIC “But all I’ve ever Learned from love” Harris approaching Teresa… MUSIC “Was how to shoot someone who outdrew you” Harris’s POV of Teresa, who’s dying, but smiling, and mouthing something
to Harris… MUSIC “And it’s not a cry That you hear at night” Harris’s face goes white, with an instant turn and dashing away, across
a field… MUSIC “It’s not somebody who’s seen the light” Dissolve to Harris now at the door of her office/apartment, banging on
it, and desperately trying to use her key… MUSIC “It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah” She opens the door, to the instant view of her daughter Dominique, now a
huff, with her throat cut, and right there in her mom’s face, about to bite
her, but killed by Zane, just in time, and to the complete agony, of Harris… MUSIC “Hallelujah Hallelujah” Harris on the ground, held by Zane, in agony, as Stix and others arrive… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COMPOUND FIELD �" DAY MUSIC “Hallelujah” Samantha and everyone, in same location, as she shares a strange stare
with Leo, who is driving in his Humvee, past them all, as she takes in his
shaved head/face, for the first time, and the fact that he appears to be
leaving… MUSIC “Hallelujah” In slow-motion, she begins turning her head away from Leo, as her eyes
go from curious, to wide, and then to extreme joy, right as the song begins to
hit its final “high beat”… MUSIC “Hallelujah” (much higher) POV of both Sam’s moms, running full speed, across the field, and right
for her! Brianna’s hands on her head, as she runs, while screaming! Kayla is
right behind her! Not too far behind, and simply watching, is Bryant… MUSIC “Hallelujah” Sam running for them! She is screaming with joy! MUSIC “Hallelujah” Sam’s POV, as she runs for them… Their POV, as they run for her… MUSIC “Hallelujah” They finally meet! Embracing tightly! Kayla practically tackles them,
upon her arrival, as they all fall to the ground, hugging and crying, with
complete and uncontrollable joy… MUSIC “Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah” More and more of the family and friends begin to arrive, at their side,
crying, laughing, hugging, and just in complete awe, over this amazing miracle,
that they are experiencing… Brianna will NOT let go of her! Dakota and Cleo are crying, as they hug family and friends, and keep
Eli, Renee, DJ, and the others close, with arms around them, making sure they
are welcomed by the others, who are so happy, they don’t mind hugging complete
strangers! The entire group is now forming a group hug, in the shape of a giant ball,
right there in the middle of that field… The song winds down (musicians humming
“Hallelujah”), as the family "ball shaped" hug continues to grow, and
Joshua can be seen (on the outside of it), excited and sharing a leaping
high-five, followed with a (funny) fist pump. Blake (also on outside of ball
shaped hug), with a joyous high-five and hug, as this family/group, has lifted
the dark cloud that once hung over them, and replaced it with the excitement
and encouragement, of a future, full of hope… Song ends, scene dissolves… BLACK CREDITS BONUS
SCENE (season 3) FADE IN: EXT. SNOWY FIELD �" DAY (evening) POV travels over the snowy field, and the single set of human (living
human) foot tracks… It comes to a spot where the tracks end, and there is a person-sized
shape in the snow… Leading away from the person-sized shape, is a different set of tracks,
the type that look more like a huff, than a person… SAMANTHA (voiceover) It’s been over a year,
since my return, to the compound… POV traveling over the huff foot tracks, out of the field, and into the
dark woods… SAMANTHA (voiceover) Much has happened, and much
hasn’t…but one thing has emerged, and
created an even bigger buzz, than it already had… With snow falling, and POV deeper into the woods, evening has turned to
night… SAMANTHA (voiceover) These woods, this coast
range, Beaverton, the mountains, the city…people are
surviving everywhere, some in large groups, with walls to hide
behind… POV is dark, but a huff can be seen, struggling through the snow, and
trying to continue, toward the distant noise, or chant, of some kind… SAMANTHA (voiceover) Whoever they are, wherever
they are, they’re all aware, of one thing, of one
person, whose name has echoed throughout the
entire area… That distant noise, is indeed a chant, becoming more and more clear, as
POV moves toward it, into the darkness, that dissolves to black… BLACK Chant dims in
volume until it becomes silent. CHANT (OS) GROVER! GROVER! GROVER! GROVER! GROVER!!!
THE END © 2024 Mike Decker |
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Added on December 31, 2018 Last Updated on June 21, 2024 Tags: The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Zombies, apocalypse Author
Mike Deckervancouver, WAAboutMy daughter and I are huge Walking Dead fans, and have put together our own spinoff series, of it... Above The Dead It's an absolute emotional mess, and a total suspense/thriller... https://w.. more..Writing
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