Above the Dead, EP 3.2 "Holy Titanic"A Screenplay by Mike Decker Season 3, Episode 2 ABOVE THE DEAD .com Season 3, Episode 2 (53 pages) "Holy Titanic" INTRO BLACK... "Instrumental �" Carol of the Bells” (from very
beginning) ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1i3mCutTqo ) FADE IN: EXT. COMPOUND WALL �" DAY Zane’s face as he drives by in his truck, with POV
shooting up the wall, through the branches, into the tree house, finding tears
as they drop from Samantha’s shocked, somber face… MUSIC hits .09 mark, with POV dissolving to the present (dusk,
snow falling), where Samantha sits at the compound Christmas gathering, listening
to the carolers, who are singing this same song… Samantha has lost any fraction of a smile she originally
had on display. She simply sits, watching/listening, lost in thought… POV travels past her mothers, who are aware of Samantha’s
semi-somber mood, as does her grandfather. POV circles around the friends and family. Everyone looks
very happy, very holiday festive. Most kids, especially the younger ones, are
having difficulties staying out of the snow… Hunter is taking his grandson (Miles Jr, 6 months) from
Jennifer, holding with pride. Wyatt is doing the same with his baby (Laura, 7
months), while watching the carolers, just as they’re finishing up, with
massive applause from the others. Gia is quick to approach Joshua, with a big hug, telling
him how great he was, and then moving on to some of the others. He stands
there, face completely flushed, lovestruck, and watching her as she gives Rich
a big hug… Rich is then met by DJ, who comes right in on him,
delivering a romantic kiss, that doesn’t last long, after they are hugged
excitedly by both Trisha and Ashley. They squat down and hug the girls back… POV travels around them, coming to Rachel, who is grabbed
and kissed by her husband Gunner, as they immediately follow with laughter… In the background, behind them, is where Sheriff Dave
(from Multnomah Falls) can be seen, with a group of people… POV continues circling the group, coming to Mayday
clapping his hands, smiling big as a woman his age is wrapped around his arm.
POV finds Porter and an older man, chatting, as POV continues by, eventually
coming to Renee, who sits with Marlana and another young girl, watching Griffey
make a snowball, and launch it over toward Eli and some of the Rough Riders. He
then runs and hides behind Jason’s back… Marlana smiles, as does Renee, who suddenly lights up,
face full of excitement, right as her face is licked by a dog, not any dog,
it’s Sandy! Todd walks up, smiling as the dog shakes snow all over Renee, Marlana,
and the other girl, who are laughing, with music fading as scene dissolves… DISSOLVE TO: THEME
TUNE/CREDITS Shots of all the chaos in the city, on day 1 of
the “zombie” apocalypse, followed by bumper-to-bumper traffic on the highways,
and tons of angry/nervous people honking or trying to pull off the road. Shot
of Mt. Hood, followed by shots of a huge tree house overlooking a lake, which
dissolves into the Columbia River, and traveling down it, through a huge forest
fire, before reaching the Bonneville Dam. POV continues down the river, past
the Glen Jackson bridge, flowing by tons of houseboats where the dead are
falling into the river, chasing after whoever is drifting by… POV of the Willamette River as it goes under the
St. Johns bridge, and up into the hills of Portland. It travels over them, into
the Beaverton area, crossing over the top of the Nike World Headquarters, and
keeps traveling over farmlands, and into the coast range, finding the Glenwood
Market, and a large camp with log walls, across the creek and behind the store… POV speeds over the Tillamook Forest, Highway
26, and a bunch of other lands, before coming to the Columbia River, traveling
west, under the Megler bridge, and into the ocean. It continues along the
shoreline, past Astoria, the Haystack Rock of Cannon Beach, coming to a pair of
jetties, and following through the channel between them. POV continues up into
the nearby hills, finding a large camp, protected by a large log wall… POV travels back down to the shoreline, and over
a huge hotel, with a shot of the Twin Rocks in the ocean. POV travels by the
bay of Tillamook, and along Highway 6, back into the coast range, until leaving
the road, back into the Tillamook Forest, until coming to a very large
compound, hidden away by all the brush and mountain-side, as opening credits
roll… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COMPOUND TOWN
CENTER - NIGHT POV of the statue of Grandpa, with Samantha nearby,
watching the carolers, as they can be heard singing Carol of the Bells, while
Samantha delivers voiceover… SAMANTHA (voiceover) I know…I’m being selfish, but I
can’t help it. My dad died, a bunch of my cousins
died, an uncle, and people who helped me get down
the river, and home. Plus, it’s Christmas, and God
damn it, I want my cousin Zane here… I want him
home, not out making the world a better place…I want
him here, making the compound a better place…and
I guess…that is why I am selfish… POV travels through the
family/friends, and their festive moods. Settling in on Blair, and her grandparents
Owen and Wendy (Aiden’s wife and in-laws (Aiden killed by Stix), as they
pleasantly watch the carolers… SAMANTHA (VO) Grandpa explained to us, how
Zane is only doing as he was instructed, and creating
our forest into something special, all while
using hardened criminals to help do it…and making note
of which of those criminals deserve a second
chance, in this new world of ours… POV Conner, smiling and getting along great with some
other random people… SAMANTHA (VO) For those who do not…I’d like to think are the ones he’s putting in the dangerous
situations, rather than himself. But I know the hero
that he is, and the dangers he’ll face to save lives,
which he has been doing plenty of… POV coming back to Renee, Sandy, and Todd, with the song
ending, and Joshua seen in background, receiving that hug from Gia… DISSOLVE TO: 14 MONTH RECAP EXT. HIGHWAY 6 �" DAY 3 hummers cruising down the highway, as Samantha delivers
voiceover… SAMANTHA (VO) And he wasn’t the only one.
Once the family read my letter, and learned of the
people who aided in our journey home, it was the
very next day, that our family began paying off its
debt… The hummers pull into a driveway. 2 of them all the way
up to the house, while the last one parks near front of driveway, with Porter,
Jason, and other men jumping out, with guns, securing the area… It’s Blair and her grandparent's place. DJ and Marlana
climb out of one of the other hummers, along with Mason, Gunner, Chasin, Wyatt,
Cleo, and Dakota. DJ and Marlana are the only ones without guns, and heading
toward the porch… Blair comes out, expressing dread the moment she sees DJ
and Marlana, without her husband Aiden. She continues to look behind them,
simply beginning to shake her head, looking right at DJ… BLAIR You made it, but he didn’t? Did
he? Before DJ can even respond or nod, she knows the answer,
dropping to her knee, as her grandparents are coming out. Her grandfather is
quick to reach her, while both he and his wife look around at everyone, and
seeing DJ and Marlana… POV goes up over them, in bird’s eye, while Samantha
delivers voiceover… SAMANTHA (VO) Before Zane’s “return,” a plan
had been put into motion, toward retrieving Todd and
Sandy, along with the boat load of supplies that UPS would
certainly have to offer. POV leaves the emotional scene at Blair’s grandparents’
home, and flies over the trees and highway… SAMANTHA (VO) During his
“return,” he actually left a letter, explaining his rise as Grover, what he intends to do as him, and his own plan, that is
ready to be set into motion… POV continues flying, right past the Glenwood area… SAMANTHA (VO) He wanted everyone to have a
couple days to process everything, before working
together, but Mason and Gunner were anxious to get the
ball rolling… Dissolve to a different time (raining), but same spot,
with empty highway, with sound of approaching vehicles, a lot of them… Right as the first hummer enters POV, you can hear Gunner
speaking over the radio, as they drive the highway, followed by many more
vehicles. GUNNER (OS) Hey there cousin. I know it’s
raining, but was hoping you could come out and play. More hummers, Mayday’s army jeep, and a pair of semis, 3
different trucks pulling large motor boats, and a few U-Haul trucks, are all a
part of a large caravan, and following the lead hummer, as radio conversation goes
quiet, before a response… ZANE (over radio) It’s so good to hear your
voice, Gunner. What I wouldn’t do, to have just one
night away from all of this, a beer in my hand,
and a story or joke from your mouth. POV inside of lead hummer, where Gunner smiles from the
front, but not Mason (driving), and Chasin/Wyatt smiling from the back… GUNNER (into radio) How did the apocalyptic escaped
convicts, make it to the other side of the
road? Cut to next hummer, where Porter, Jason, Colton, and two unfamiliar
guys (Baxter, Parker) are all smiling, and then cracking up once the punchline
is delivered. ZANE (over radio) Let’s hear it! GUNNER (over radio) With the help of my cousin and
a can of Pepsi. Cut back to Gunner’s hummer, where they are all laughing,
except Mason, shaking his head… MASON What she did was not funny.
None of this is… ZANE (over radio) I knew you were going to use
the soft drink, against me. GUNNER (into radio) Yeah, but, it didn’t quite make
everyone laugh. ZANE (over radio) Uh-oh, I take it our uncle is
not happy with me? GUNNER (into radio) More like not happy with your
choice of soda pop. Mason grabs radio from Gunner. MASON (into radio) Happy to see you’re feeling
better these days, I really am. I was worried about
you, son. But now, something else has me worried.
And that stuff you took, all you had to do was
ask! Tosses radio back at Gunner, as Zane comes over it. ZANE (over radio) I’m not afraid to admit it,
Uncle. Maybe I’m having a little too much fun. After
what I’ve been through, what we’ve all been through,
I’m just not seeing anything wrong with it…
Samantha is home, and that has lifted a major cloud for
me, but what I’m doing, is something that will only make
her safer…and doing so, in a very therapeutic way… Gunner holding radio, with a look at Mason, who remains
silent… GUNNER (into radio) Okay, awkward silence. What are
we doing out this way, you ask? UPS refuses to
deliver these days, so we’re doing a carryout. ZANE (over radio) You guys are going for the
crazy guy, and the dog? GUNNER (into radio) After reading Samantha’s
letter, we kind of have to. Silence a moment… ZANE (over radio) How is she? Is she okay, with… GUNNER (into radio) I think you tagging along to
help save her dog, might go a long way… Cut inside of Porter’s hummer. ZANE (over radio) I expect you’ll be using the
water, for your carryout? GUNNER (over radio) That mean you’re in? Cut to Gunner’s hummer as they wait through the silence,
for a response… GUNNER (into radio) We’re going to call and
introduce ourselves to your Queen, and throw her an
invite… More waiting, more silence, until someone else speaks. FAMILIAR VOICE (over radio) Come on, Zane. If a
thirteen-year-old can do it, so can you. POV inside Hummer with Eli, DJ, Dakota, Cleo, and Shelby.
Cleo holding radio to Eli, who is smiling, as Zane finally responds. ZANE (over radio) Son of a b***h, Eli’s going?!
I’m there! POV of the caravan now driving by the Glenwood area, with
a pair of convicts next to the road, watching… ZANE (over radio) I’ll meet you guys there,
though… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY 26 �" DAY Mason’s caravan heading down highway 26, very wet out,
but rain has stopped… MASON At least with all these
different groups in the area, the good side is this road is
more and more clear every time we use it. GUNNER Yeah, we would have never
gotten the semis through here, a few weeks ago… MASON True story… We should be within
range (motioning toward radio), you going to
call your Queen? GUNNER On it. (into radio) Looking for
the one they call Queen of Nike World. I’m Gunner, King
of the Tillamook Forest (Mason rolling eyes), and
jackass cousin of Zane, who tells me you’re a tough, but
fair Queen, who will tolerate my sense of humor. Everyone silently waiting for a response… CHASIN Maybe I should do the speaking… WOMAN (over radio) Little b***h sister of the
Queen, here. What can I do for you, Jackass? GUNNER (into radio) Yes, the little b***h, we heard
about you, too. Let me be the first to say thanks to both
you and your family, for the help you provided our
family, and the plan in motion to make this new world
worthy of living in. Mason nodding, some silence… CHASIN Okay, that was better… HARRIS (over radio) Nike, here. I guess you may say
I’m the one they call Queen, but Nike, will do
just fine. GUNNER (into radio) So, my cousin leaves home,
falls in love with a soft drink, and becomes besties with
a pair of shoes? QUEEN NIKE (over radio,
laughing) Your cousin and I had to kill a
lot of time together. I’m guessing you’re the one who
does impressions? Is that why you’re here? Did you come
to entertain the Queen and her people, with your Forrest
Gump impressions? Zane said those were your best. GUNNER (into radio, in
Gump voice) My cousin Zane always said life
was like a performance of celebrity impressions…you
never know who you gonna’ get. QUEEN NIKE (over radio, with
laugh) Not bad. Hopefully there’ll be
a time when we can hear them all. So, tell me
though, what is this time for? My relayers already tell
me of your large caravan. Care to explain? DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE WORLD GATES �" DAY Mason’s caravan driving over a one-way road, toward the
main gates, as a man is there holding open the long road gate. On each side of
the one-way road are deep pits, that lead back to the Nike walls, providing a
mote at the entrance end of the Nike compound. Once over the road, there is a large
circular chuck of land remaining in front of the gates (with American flags
hanging), which open up for the caravan… The larger vehicles remain on outside of compound, on
other side of the one-way road, while the other ones find parking inside… There have already been major improvements to Nike World.
Logs have been put where the old barricades had been built (just like the ones
at Glenwood). It’s much more huff-proof, than before. Dissolve to Mason and Gunner, along with others, outside
their vehicles and being approached by the Queen, as Gunner bows. GUNNER (bowing with a
smile) Your Highness. QUEEN NIKE (rolling eyes) Oh, you knock that s**t off,
right now. It was your cousin who came up with that
crap. Nike (aka Harris) placing out her hand to shake, with a
stare from Gunner. GUNNER Zane says you’re family, now. (hugging
her) Put you’re damn hand away. Nike receives a few more hugs, and a bunch of handshakes.
She is impressed, at how impressed they all appear to be with her. Blake and
Abino are approaching from their vehicle, with curious looks at the Queen… Solis, Marshall, some officers, and some Portlanders are
there. Nikki and Shawn arrive right behind Nike, with a look
from Gunner. GUNNER The sister of the Queen.
(hugging her) And the father. Shawn holds out his hand, which Gunner blows by, moving
in for the hug, with Shawn uncomfortable and barley hugging back, as both Nike
and her sister are amused… NIKE That might actually be the
first human being he has even hugged. GUNNER Get used to it, Nike World.
It’s what us Bakers do. Shawn throwing both his daughters and annoyed look. SHAWN (speaking to his
giggling daughters) Shut up… Shawn turns to shake hands with Mason and then some
others, as does Nikki. Gunner moves on, and is sure to shake hands with Solis
and Marshall, and others who are around, as does Mason and the others, while
DJ, Eli, Cleo, Dakota, Blake, and Abino are in total awe, over the place, the
people, the Queen, all of it… Dissolve to same spot as everyone is loaded back up in
their vehicles, and pulling out through the gates, with Queen Nike, her sister,
and Bonnie in the Beaverton police hummer, driving along with the caravan, as
well as her police SUVs, full of officers, and a few of her soldiers and their
vehicles, driving right behind Mayday and his soldiers… Gunner’s hummer drives by, a big smile on his face… He looks to Mason, in driver’s seat. GUNNER This is Grandpa’s dream, and then
some… Mason nodding… Cut inside Dakota’s hummer, where her, Cleo, and Shelby
have impressed smiles of excitement, while sharing a look, and then at both DJ
and Eli… CLEO How cool does all this
feel…after all of what you guys went through, getting off
that mountain? ELI I didn’t even believe the
compound was real, at first, let alone ever getting
to it…but all this, a freaking Queen, who I hear is
half Jedi, and that her dad is the one who trained Yoda.
I mean… walking dead people kinda’ seem
normal now. Some laughs as POV leaves for Porter’s hummer… PORTER I will never doubt Zane, again! JASON We’re not just a compound now,
we’re a God damn community! COLTON First the beaches, now this.
Life could certainly be worse. POV of the entire caravan, as the tail end is leaving
through the gates, which begin to close, with Shawn, Solis, and Marshall left
behind, in charge during the Queen’s absence... DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. GLENWOOD CAMP �" DAY Zane next to a huge caravan that looks ready to leave the
camp. He is talking with Kemp, next to Lester, as Stix sits in the hummer,
watching. ZANE This camp is yours, while I’m
gone. I know you were “voted” in as the man in
charge, yesterday, and I hope you know how much I
appreciate the way you proved yourself as a true
leader, which is why I’m putting the safety of the
people here, in your hands. Zane puts out his hand as Kemp proudly shakes it, before
Zane hops in the hummer, as Stix begins driving through the gates… An army of other vehicles follow… Moon, Shine, Damon, Geno, Shade, women, children, and
many others are all watching… The loggers and their vehicles are included in the
caravan… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE WORLD (before the changes) �" DAY Zane and the Glenwood caravan (loggers and some others,
no longer with them) arriving at the gates of Nike World (no pits or one-way
road outside the gates yet), with Solis opening them, as Zane and his people
enter… Dissolve to Zane, Stix, Divit, and other Glenwood
members, greeting Solis, Marshall, Taylor, and most of the other nurses, along
with others, as Harris (Queen Nike) and her family are now arriving, with
smiles from Zane and Stix… Zane hugs Harris as she arrives. ZANE Nobody would blame you if you
took at least a day, or two, and got drunk off your
a*s, while grieving… They look right at each other… HARRIS If I go that route, I may never
return. (smiling toward her family) I was blessed with
finding my father and baby sister, a month into the
apocalypse, and on the same day I lose my little girl.
(looking at Zane) That has to mean something, doesn’t
it? ZANE It means you’re one of the
strongest people I’ve ever met…and I think it also
means…hope… Harris and Zane sharing a smile, and then walk off
together, with her dad, sister, Stix, Divit, Solis, and Marshall all following.
Harris signals Bonnie (Beaverton officer) to follow them. Zane begins shaking
hands with them all, as they walk off… DISSOLVE TO: INT. HUGE FANCY NIKE ROOM �" DAY Zane and all the other leaders grouped together in a
large room, which looks to be setup as some sort of command center. Maps of the
entire area are posted, and a map is exactly what they all begin looking at,
while Zane approaches it. ZANE The loggers are doing their
thing, and will be here a little later. We’ll begin
setting up for them until then, but first, I wanted us
all to put our heads together, and figure some
important things out. (pointing over the map,
circling their location) Once we exterminate the dead in
this area, which I’ll get to in a bit, we’ll
need to focus on what to expect from the city, and from
the south. (he points over the Columbia and
Willamette River) The rivers will keep all the Washington
huffs from our side. We’ll need to block the Vista
Ridge tunnels, to keep out the ones in the city. (points east (Mt. Hood area) then west, coast range) These
areas, are where most of the living remain.
Eventually, Mt. Hood will become infested, if it isn’t
already, and there’s not much we can do for that side,
at least for now. The coast and coast range are gold.
No worries there. Some work still to be done from
Cannon Beach to Astoria, but my family will be
all over that. (pointing just east of their location)
This area should stay fairly calm. (pointing south) South,
is where we could see more and more huffs, over time,
even large herds of them, maybe all the way from
California. We’re going to have to put some serious thought
into preparing for that. Nothing to solve before
bedtime tonight, though. For now, we’ll just focus on
those within the immediate area. We’ll be spending most of
this week securing the perimeter here, and placing
some large pits around the gates. I’ve got a few ideas for
something cool out there, (smirking at Nike) something
worthy of a Queen. Harris a semi-smile and roll of eyes… MARSHALL What, like a mote or something? ZANE Or something… NIKKI I could draw some illustrations,
of what you have in mind. I dabbled a bit in
architectural design, in college. Zane throwing a sympathetic look at Harris, who looks
downward… ZANE Sounds about right… We’ll chat
in a minute. Another thing I want to quickly
address, is the children. In a few days, once things are a
little more secure here, I’d like to give the kids and
parents of Glenwood, a field trip to meet the Queen,
her paradise, and the other children and parents of
its community… (looking at Nike) If that would be okay
with the Queen? Harris looking back up at him, with her semi-smile
returning… HARRIS Sounds about right… Zane smiling at her… ZANE Perfect, the kids will love it
here. MARSHALL The ones here already do. Maybe
we could think up some creative ideas on some
sort of fair, with games. They love the slides here, so
we could do it all up there. STIX I helped set up at the Rose
Festival. I can help with that. BONNIE (nodding) Yeah, me too. I think I have an
idea or two, for something like that. Zane nodding… ZANE I like it. Let’s tell the kids
asap, and let them enjoy the anticipation. We’ll make it
a reality in a few weeks, once we’ve accomplished
some amazing things… So, anyone else have
anything to bring up? If not now, feel free to think
on it, and speak up later. We’re all leaders here. I
expect us to lead by putting our heads together. That’s the way we do things here. Everyone nodding… HARRIS (Nike) Not that your speech yesterday
wasn’t epic, but I’d love to hear you address
everyone, once your loggers are here, and perhaps even in a
few days, when you bring the kids. Maybe you
should just bring them all. We’ll call it a meet and greet,
and you can speak again, with less dramatics, and a lot
less blood on your face. ZANE (smiling) I was already kind of thinking
the same thing, but I do love your idea of an
official meet and greet, with a speech and the fair/carnival
(looking at Marshall) you mentioned. Everyone nodding… HARRIS Also related to the kids, at
least the ones here, I’m placing my father in charge of
training every little boy and girl, the moment they
begin talking, on how to survive in the new world.
It’s a requirement, here, and the children of your camp
are also welcome. Zane nodding… ZANE I’m liking it. Again, let’s add
that to the things to think on, and once we’re more
ready, we’ll get that stuff all planned out,
maybe even throw the idea out to the kids and
parents, during the fair. Everyone nodding… DISSOLVE TO: 14 MONTH RECAP EXT. DOWNTOWN PORTLAND �" DAY Huffs are everywhere, mostly bunched together, some in
random herds. There are tons of abandoned vehicles. One building is half burnt,
and multiple firetrucks are next to it, with the look of being abandoned in the
middle of fighting the fire. There is a half-burnt firefighter huff, trapped in
a part of the building… A bunch of huffs suddenly begin going after something,
with more joining in. Suddenly, a ton of rats go running through the area, into
a small crowed walkway between buildings, where huffs quickly fill, until it
becomes packed… POV moves down the street, through the huffs, when
suddenly something crashes hard, through a canopy-covered door top, and to the
ground. All the huffs begin looking, even taking a step or two, before leaving,
as POV finds remains of a mangled huff lying on the sidewalk, which fell from
the rooftop of the tall building… As POV continues, there are other remains of dead huffs
that must have fallen, and some even stuck in random places, while all the
others continue to roam around, only taking direction when following random
sounds. POV travels upward, catching a few huffs stuck behind
windows, inside buildings. POV moves toward a bunch of roads, moving back
downward, finding more random herds of huffs, entering roads or bridges. One herd is marching on I-5 toward a tunnel. There are
huffs stuck in abandoned cars, watching as the herd walks by. They enter the
tunnel, and become excited at the sound of a driving vehicle, which slams on
its breaks, just as it (police SUV) enters POV, and can see the herd, blocking
its route. It flashes on it’s lights, but not the sirens, as more
Beaverton SUVs, and Hummer with a 50-cal riffle on top, come to a sudden stop,
and they all begin backing up… POV inside the hummer, where Porter drives, with Jason in
front seat about to speak into his radio. JASON (into radio) We’re stalled. Huff herd coming
out of the mini-tunnel, just after the
Vista Ridge tunnels. CHASIN (over radio) How big? JASON (into radio) No idea. Still exiting the
tunnel. We can lead them southbound, but if we run into
another herd, that could be a problem. MASON (over radio) Negative. Just back up, until
you can figure out what we’re dealing with. We’re
entering the tunnels now, and sitting tight here. POV of the hummer and SUV’s backing up toward the Vista
Ridge tunnels, as the end of the huff herd exits the tunnel. It’s only about
fifty of them… PORTER (into radio) Less than fifty. Send the rest
of the officers down here, and whoever else needs
some experience. MASON (over radio) Rodger that… PORTER (into radio) Out of your vehicles, officers… Jason pops through the rooftop, preparing to use the 50-cal,
if need be. Porter, Colton, Baxter, and Parker all begin climbing out, armed
with spears/swords/bats, as are the officers, climbing out of their SUVs. They
all approach one another, as the police hummer arrives, followed by Mayday and
the Nike soldiers. They begin climbing out, as now a pair of trucks full of
Portlanders also arrive from the tunnel, also piling out, and armed with proper
huff killing weapons… Nike and her sister, along with Bonnie and another
officer, are arriving over with the others, with a look toward the approaching
herd, then at Porter, who stands himself out in front of everyone. PORTER With all due respect, I don’t
care if you’re a Queen, cop, or the God damn karate
kid. Killing what used to be innocent human beings,
and doing so without their teeth sinking into your
flesh…is a whole new kind of training. Personally…I
don’t think it’s all that hard, but…you f**k up, and it’s
game over. Porter looking everyone over, as they take him very
seriously… He looks back at the huffs, with a few of them out front.
He signals Colton, Baxter, and Parker, who begin following him toward the herd.
Mayday, Gia, Darius, and Tanner, join Porter, gesturing for the Nike soldiers
to hold back. PORTER Follow us and stand back just
enough to watch, at first. Get comfortable, and
jump in when you’re ready. If you just wanna’
watch, everyone else will understand, or else they will
answer to me… Porter leads the experienced
men to the front of the herd, as they begin taking out huffs. Mayday and his
soldiers are actually pushing some of them back, or down, and challenging the
Nike soldiers to come make their move… Nike and her sister jump in, using
some of their martial arts, and looking quite impressive. The Nike soldiers are
also doing quite well. Bonnie jumps in, causing her co-workers to follow, who
also appear to know what they are doing. The Portlanders are skeptical, some
eventually jumping in, as others hold back. One of them takes out a huff, as
another keeps trying, but unsuccessfully. Instead, the huff moves in close to
him, pushed away by the other guy, but then a different huff begins to attack
the Portlander, quickly taken out by Mayday, splattering blood/guts all over
the Portlander… Porter stands back, watching
over the newbies, and killing or helping when needed, as does the other
experienced men. Queen Nike and Nikki, begin moving through huffs like they’ve
been doing it their entire lives. They move so well, that most people stop, and
simply watch them kill off the final huffs… Even Porter smiles
impressively, with one in return from Nikki… Dissolve to everyone back in
their vehicles, driving away, toward and into the small tunnel, as POV stays
there, even after the last vehicle disappears into the tunnel. POV moves to
side of highway, where all the dead huffs are stacked, moving by them, and up
the road, toward the bigger Vista Ridge tunnel, which goes right under the
mountain that has an entire neighborhood above it… Mason and Gunner’s hummer
comes driving out of the tunnel, followed by the rest of the caravan, which
drives down the highway, past the stack of dead huffs, heading same direction
as Porter and the others, through the smaller tunnel… Cut to other side of that
small tunnel, as the caravan comes up through it, and onto I-5, where up ahead
of them, is Porter and his group, taking the freeway onto a large bridge, but
not crossing the river below it, instead taking an offramp that keeps them on
the West side of the river/city… POV stays put, as they
disappear onto the offramp, with POV moving to the right, and dropping down
below, and toward the Willamette River, as scene dissolves… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. WILLAMETTE RIVER �" DAY POV travels over the water of the river, rain is now
falling, a huff suddenly begins rising from the water, just enough to grunt for
a moment before his grunts are swallowed up by the current of the river, as it
disappears altogether, back under the water… POV continues over the water, turning back toward the
city, with a view of all the downtown bridges of Portland, Oregon. They are
flooded with huffs, as a random one here or there is dropping right down into
the river… The waterfront of downtown Portland is also flooded with
huffs, also randomly dropping down off the side, into the water. Some floating
away, some sinking, before rising back up… POV moves back downriver, passing random huffs, some of
them randomly appearing from below the surface, while more thunder roars from
the sky… POV begins moving quickly over the water, with more
thunder, and when it stops, the sound of multiple boats can now be heard, and
eventually, a few of them go speeding by, toward Swan Island, right into a shipyard… They all begin piling out, instantly going to work. Some
of them have keys to locked gates/doors, and appear to be very familiar with
the area. Some of them are untying large ropes and moving things around, while
others are entering large tug boats… An older man (Edward, 65-70) comes ashore, just watching
over everyone (no one looks familiar). A younger man (Garrett, 30’s) with a gun
stands close to him… GARRETT I still hate the idea of you
being here… OLDER MAN This shipyard has been my life.
I had to be here for this, to say goodbye. One of the other men is directing many of the others,
instructing them to gather as much fuel as possible… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND �" DAY POV of Mt. Hood in the distance, panning back to a dead
huff, lying in the road, as POV travels past it, coming to several more dead
huffs, and then a ton more, all freshly dead… POV finally finds Doc, Sage, Skyler, Bunk, Virgil, Mike,
and a bunch of other cousins all near the University of Portland, atop a large
bluff. Doc had been looking downward, through a pair of binoculars, now shaking
his head as he hands the binoculars to Mike… POV through binoculars, of Swan Island and UPS,
completely infested with huffs. They not only fill the inside of the fences at UPS, like
before, but everywhere on the outside as well, and throughout the entire
island… GUNNER (over radio) What’s up Doc? How’s the
island? Mike hands Bunk the binoculars, as Doc answers Gunner. DOC (into radio) It’s not good. We’re heading
back to meet you guys at the rally point, ‘cause
driving or climbing the bluff is not an option. MASON (over radio) Will they be waiting for us at
the shoreline? DOC (into radio) Negative. The fences are still
up, but with motivation, like they’ll have once they see
or hear us working, I wouldn’t be surprised if those babies
come down. MASON (over radio) Alright…you guys head on back.
Transport should be here soon. DOC (into radio) You got it, captain… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. HIGHWAY, WEST SIDE OF RIVER (near St. Johns bridge)
�" DAY The entire caravan is parked on the highway. The river is
right next to them, along with some buildings and shipyard areas. On the other
side of the highway is a large hill, keeping them fairly secluded. There are
some random huffs, being killed off by random compounders… The highway runs flat alongside the river, while they are
parked in front of a road that turns off from the highway, going up a steep
hill that leads to the St. Johns bridge. A couple huffs come down that road,
killed by Porter and Jason… Mayday watches over the area, with Gia, Darius, and
Tanner, as others around them are transporting supplies from the caravan, down
toward the river… Mason, Gunner, Cleo, Dakota, DJ, Eli, Nike, Nikki, and
Bonnie are all under a covered area, out of the rain, and going over a map of
the inside of UPS. DJ is pointing certain parts out to them. DJ This is the west unload, and
over on the east, is another unload. Most of these
trailers are still full. (pointing to other part of hub)
The load lines have plenty to go through as well,
but nothing compared to the unload. I’m guessing one
shift ended and the next one never began. MASON But there’s no way of telling
what’s what, without going through it all? DJ (shaking head) Unfortunately not, but the
labels will tell us what is what, and a lot of items
come in accounts, so it’ll all be grouped together. NIKE Are we looking for anything
specific? MASON Food, seeds, weapons, clothes,
blankets, pillows - GUNNER Soda, alcohol, drugs, junk
food. Some faint laughs, when suddenly, commotion and panic are
being heard from the road, as they all take off that direction, with Porter
coming over the radio. PORTER (over radio) We’ve got a herd! A big one! Cut to Porter in the road, killing off huffs, along with
Jason, Colton, Baxter, and Parker. Many others are approaching to help, as a
huge herd is coming from around the corner of the highway, right toward them… As everyone arrives, they look amongst each other, while
ditching their spears, bats, and other weapons, and replacing with guns, as
Mason and them arrive, looking over the approaching herd… MASON Yeah…we’ll go with guns this
time… They begin marching forward a bit, taking aim… MASON Heads people, aim for the
heads. Keep the herd from closing in on us. Porter looking at Mason… PORTER The gunfire is going to attract
more of them. MASON (into radio) Blake, everything okay back
there? BLAKE (over radio) Anyone or anything, that comes this way, will never make it your way, sir. MASON (into radio) It’s about to get noisy. Keep
your eyes open. BLAKE (over radio) Rodger that, sir… MASON Alright, take aim and take em’
down! Mason is the first to open fire, instantly taking them
down! Everyone else does the same, as they begin dropping huff after huff… POV travels over the faces of Mason, Gunner, Chasin,
Porter, Jason, Baxter, and Parker, doing their job and doing it well. Mayday
and his soldiers, along with the Nike soldiers, are also kicking some a*s. Nike,
Nikki, and Bonnie are firing away. Wyatt and Dakota are taking down huff after
huff… Cleo and DJ stand back close to Eli, all holding guns,
and bats/spears, ready to help if needed, and keeping an eye on the surrounding
area, and the other road ahead (one leading up toward the bridge), as Mason and
the men are making their way past it, while firing on the huffs, who continue
to march over the top of the dead huffs… Cut to backend of caravan, where Blake, Abino, a bunch of
officers, and others, are all keeping an eye out, and do in fact have several
huffs approaching, but nothing they can’t handle… Cut back to front of caravan, where the huff herd is
dropping one after another, but an end is not yet in sight, as they keep
coming. Mason and the shooters keep stepping toward them, as the herd is slowed
by all the dead huffs falling in front of them… Cut to backend of caravan, where Blake walks out toward a
pair of huffs, killing them with ease. A couple officers come out, making an
attempt to gain some experience, as Blake sits back and watches them prepare to
kill a couple more approaching huffs, all while the gunfire from the front of
the caravan is heard… Their inexperience shows, but the officers get the job
done, as Blake moves in with a pat on the back… Cut to front of caravan, as Mason leads the group further
down the road, blasting through the herd of huffs… Suddenly, a herd can now be seen coming down the other
road, and moving with much more speed, as they’re coming down a fairly step
road, some of them even rolling… Eli, DJ, and Cleo begin pointing/yelling! It’s noisy, and they can’t be heard at first, until some
of the shooters begin taking notice, and notifying all the others, as a few
huffs begin rolling down the side of that road, through the grass/bushes, and
toward the shooters/road. CLEO (into radio) Blake, we need you up front!
NOW! Cut to Blake and all of them in the back, immediately
leaving for the front, as Blake quickly stops and signals for a small handful
of men to stay in the back. He and the others then begin charging for the
front… POV remains with them, as they hustle along. Blake is
running pretty well for a big guy, but Abino is lighting quick and already
approaching the front. Blake can see him come to a complete stop, just staring,
as Blake reaches him, and takes in the horrifying scene, of a second large herd
spilling down from the other road, trapping the group of shooters in between
the other herd. Many of those new huffs are still rolling down the hill
of the road, or down the side of the road, from up higher. Many huffs are being
knocked over by the rollers, but all of them only quicker to reach the bottom,
and rise back up… Blake charges, with Abino and all the others, as well as
DJ, Eli, and Cleo. They open fire… POV Mason and the others, in a very precarious situation,
as they have huffs coming from all directions, and now some crossfire comes at
them! MASON (into radio) WATCH THE CROSSFIRE, GOD DAMN
IT! Blake and the others stop firing… Suddenly, Blake charges at the huffs! Abino and others
follow, and they all use spears/bats to begin demolishing the huffs. Blake is a
complete beast! He is taking them down and grunting with each mighty blow or
swing of his bat! POV Mason and the shooters running low on ammo, as Nike
and her sister begin fighting off huffs, who are closing in on others, as most
people begin pulling out their spears/bats/knives, as the huffs close in on
them all… The last of the gunshots are going off, as the ammo is
drying up… Mason begins to look panicked, as he uses his spear,
while glancing at his people, worried this might be it… Suddenly, the second herd is slowing, and confused, as
something is happening from their tail end, which remains on the hill of the
other road, where many of the huffs are completely turning around, and changing
their direction… This helps slow down the number of huffs closing in on
the shooters, who are now defending themselves with their spears/bats. They are
killing off huffs, while watching the growing commotion on the other road, as
suddenly Zane is seen! Then GW! Stix! They and the convicts are plowing through
the huffs! GUNNER YEEEAAAHHH!!! Gunner and Chasin share a high-five, followed with one
from Mason, as they all begin taking out the huffs from the first herd, and
taking back control of the situation… POV Blake still tearing his way through the huffs, along
with Eli, who is now using his bat, right alongside Blake and Abino. Cleo
killing some huffs, while taking notice of the complete animal that Eli has now
become… GW looks like a high school kid on a ball field with a
bunch of elementary kids, using multiple methods to kill huffs with ease and
speed, working a path right toward Blake, who is working his way toward GW… Zane is doing the same, right toward Eli, who is bashing
his way toward Zane… Mason and the others are finally overwhelming the first
herd, and finishing them off, with emotion! Blake reaching GW, with emotion! Eli working his way to Zane, with emotion! Blake high-fiving GW, as if they’d always known each
other! Zane high-fives Eli, followed with a big hug! Cleo runs
to Zane, right into his arms, both shouting with emotion! Gunner now arriving, high-fiving and hugging his cousin
Zane! Cleo and GW high-fiving, as Dakota arrives, hugging Cleo with massive
relief! Nike arriving at Zane, with a smile and hug. Nikki hugs
him too. Gunner and Eli high-fiving, as is everyone! Some of the convicts are wearing Forest Grove hats, with
a red R added at the end… Suddenly, everyone stops, staring at a random convict
(Markus) who is pulling his shirt up from the back, while dreadfully asking the
convict next to him, what his injury is. MARKUS Please tell me this isn’t what
it feels like?! The other convict looks with dread, as a big bite mark lies
near the top of his back… Zane begins approaching, as the guy lowers his shirt and
turns to face the other convict, and then Zane… MARKUS I’m a dead man walking, aren’t
I? Zane puts a hand on his shoulder… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. NIKE WORLD �" DAY Tractors are near the gates, in early process of building
the large pits. Random convicts are hard at work killing off huffs, who
approach the area… Cut to random barricaded sections of the Nike compound,
as men/loggers are hard at work using machinery to dig holes and place large
tree logs into the ground, as they did at Glenwood. Nike World has plenty of
buildings that work as a wall, as they now place logs in between them, forming
them as one perimeter. Other men/convicts are standing over dead huffs, looking
out at others who are far off, but heading toward them… Cut inside of Nike World, where kids are sliding down the
large slide, as Bonnie and Stix review the area, and chat about the fair. The
Queen is nearby, speaking with mothers and children, and introducing her
father, with a playful salute. Other women are around, preparing drinks… Cut to Moon and Shine, setting up another moonshine
station with two others, a woman (KC) and man (Wecker). Moon and Shine are
teaching them what they need to know… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. BEAVERTON NEIGHBORHOOD �" DAY A man, his wife, their little boy and girl, are huddled
together in the back flatbed of a truck, as it drives along. They have a few
packed bags next to them, as POV makes its way past them, over to another
family, also huddled together. There is another man, his wife, and 3 boys,
along with a dog, which the youngest boy holds close… POV pans back past the truck, and several other trucks
that drive through the neighborhood. There is also a large bus, full of people
who are looking outside, where GW and other convicts jump out of trucks,
preparing to battle a small herd of huffs. The people on the bus look
frightened, but watch as the huffs are no problem for their saviors… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE WORLD �" DAY Tractors continue working on the pits at the Nike Gates,
making a lot of progress. There are dead huffs all over the place, and tons of convicts
around, waiting for more huffs, who approach… Dissolve to random Nike World barricades, where loggers
and others remain hard at work, tearing down the old barricades, and posting up
more logs. Women are holding drinks, watching wide-eyed, as a few convicts kill
off some huffs, and then approach the women for their drinks, as if everything
were completely normal, all while the women look amongst each other, remaining
wide-eyed! Cut to inside of Nike World, where Shawn is surrounded by
kids/parents, and displaying survival techniques, as everyone watches,
including his daughter, Harris, with a smile… Shawn locks eyes with her, both sharing a smile, as does
Nikki, who arrives aside Harris, placing her arm around her and watching, until
turning, and looking toward the gates, which are opening, as Zane drives
through, followed by other vehicles full of convicts and more families of
people… Harris and her sister begin heading that way, watching
the bus stop, with Solis and Marshall approaching, and watching as a man opens
the back of the bus. Families begin exiting, while looking all around, taking
in the people and extremely large asylum… Relief takes over the faces of the parents, as they take
notice of other kids already present, but another mother watches a few of the convicts
walking by, who look fairly rough, and then takes notice of GW and all his
size, as she keeps her children close… Harris arrives, followed by people with food and water,
instantly supplying the new people. Zane comes forward, smiling at Harris, who
smiles back… Dissolve to the pits, where the tractors continue to make
great progress… They are even digging/constructing side roads/ramps
leading up out of the huge pits, on both sides, that run parallel with the
border of the Nike compound… Dissolve to Harris, staring straight ahead with an empty
expression, as POV pans back to her staring at her daughter’s grave, while
standing next to her father and sister, as well as Zane and Ike, all paying
their respects… Harris appears strong, but her sister is a wreck, and her
father with a look of concern at Harris, who continues staring at the grave,
with only a single tear running down her face… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. NIKE GATES �" EVENING Loud music plays in background, with POV of a large stack
of logs, blocking the ramp out of the pits, as they ignite into flames, as does
the one on the other side, with the fires spreading throughout the entire pit
perimeter, with cheers from the open gates of the Nike compound, where a ton of
people are gathered outside of them, on the large circular chunk of land that
remains behind the pits, and in between the gates and the roadway leading away
from Nike World… The smaller gates for the roadway into the circular
section, are not yet up, therefore they have it blocked with large vehicles,
just like Zane’s family did while clearing the beaches. Music is blasting from
the middle, where people are dancing around and drinking. Music and other loud
noises are also coming from both sides of the pits, and from the other side of
the gates… There are a ton of people, so those who don’t fit outside
of the gates, are celebrating right there on the other side of them, where
tents and food stations are set up, along with porta potties. Some of the newer
people are there, curiously watching, perhaps skeptically, while some of them begin
to let loose… Harris walks around, shaking hands with anyone and
everyone, followed by Zane and all the other leaders, who do their best to meet
and greet with everyone, and offering drinks. Moon, Shine, KC, and Wecker, are
all set up at a large table/booth, handing out drinks, as people gather around… Cut to other side of pits, and out toward the darkening
background, where huffs are approaching the brightness of the flaming pits… DISSOLVE TO: 14 MONTH RECAP EXT. ST. JOHNS BRIDGE �" DAY Rain pours over the bridge, as Doc and his guys come
driving over it… Mason and Gunner glance up toward the bridge, where they
can see Doc’s Hummer… Zane approaching, while leaving Markus and the group of
guys he is with… Zane shares a stare with Mason, as he arrives… ZANE Just say whatever needs to be
said, Uncle. But keep in mind, It was both Hunter and
Grandpa who sent me to do what I am currently
doing. MASON Did they also tell you to arm
them with one of our most valuable weapons, which we
were already way shorter on, than we wanted to
be, in this kind of world. ZANE If it helps protect me and the
army that helps clean up, and protect the people of
the forest, that we plan to reside our family in,
then yes. I believe I have their support. MASON It’s not even that. It’s the
dramatic way you went about it. You scared a lot of
people, our people. ZANE I have my reasons…and these
guys are not all rapist and killers. Some of them very
much deserve this second chance…and I’m going to
rain hell on any of them who prove that they don’t… Mason staring at him, before nodding, as Doc and those
guys are parked and heading over… Suddenly, a loud ship horn goes off, as they all turn
toward the river… Eli standing with DJ, Cleo, Dakota, Blake, and Abino, all
staring toward the river… ELI Holy Titanic! Gunner heard chuckling. POV large ship towing a huge car float, arriving down at
the river… Dissolve to the car float docked, with a large ramp that
allows the semi-trucks to drive right out onto it. Everyone is loading onto the
ship... Zane, Gunner, Eli, Cleo, Dakota, DJ, and Stix are heading
toward the bow of the ship. ZANE This is amazing. The things we
will be able to accomplish with this. Eli reaching the very end. ELI (with accent) I can see the statue of liberty! Gunner cracking up… GUNNER I love this kid! Dissolve to the ship moving forward, and tugging the large
car float which carries the semi-trailers… Eli and all those guys are still at bow of ship. ELI So…how do we turn around? GUNNER Up ahead, at the mouth of the
Columbia… ELI Yeah…I’ve been there before… Gunner and Zane both looking at Eli… Dissolve to Edward and Garrett in the ship’s cockpit,
looking straight ahead as they take the ship out into the huge Columbia river,
and begin turning it around… Cut to Shade and other convicts near the bow of the ship,
glaring toward Mason and his group… POV moves over from Mason’s group, to the very bow of
ship, and Eli’s group… ELI I can’t believe I was here just
three weeks ago. Feels like three years ago. ZANE It’s making me visualize those
parts in Sam’s journal. (looking right at Eli)
Seriously, how did you guys make it through all that? ELI (shaking head) I don’t even know… When I think
of being in a tiny kayak, with a few handguns, and
practically nothing but children to fire them,
compared to (motioning around them) a pair of armies,
an entire arsenal, and the remaking of Titanic…(Gunner
laughing) not even a giant iceberg would intimidate me, right now. Gunner cracking up, with laughs from others… POV Shade and convicts glaring toward Eli, and those who
are laughing… SHADE It’s just happy family time
over there… Some of the guys looking at Shade, as one of them (Jones)
responds. JONES That’s who he cares about over
there, not us, and certainly not Markus. POV Markus sitting off a ways, with one other guy, just
staring out over the water, as the ship continues to turn around… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. WILLAMETTE RIVER �" DAY A bunch of random men walking away from a fence with an
industrial yard behind it, and another fence which has huffs on other side of
it. The men are walking back toward the shoreline of the river. One of them
(Steven) speaks into a radio. STEVEN (into radio) We’re clear here. The dead
won’t breach any of the fences here. The only one that
might be a problem is the UPS one. No idea how
sturdy it’ll be, once they know we’re there. MASON (over radio) Guess we’ll find out… Steven and the others arriving at the shoreline and
securing the car float, as it docks. They begin pulling and placing out the
ramp. There are several boats also docked near the shoreline… Dissolve to all the people now on the shoreline, as the
semis drive over the ramps and up toward the UPS yard… Eli is running off to a brushy spot, and pulling out the
kayaks they had used, with excitement. ELI Holy hell, the kayaks are still
here! Zane arriving with an astonished expression, and then
look at Cleo and Dakota… ZANE Load those babies up. You
better believe, Grandpa is going to want those… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. UPS �" DAY Huffs are in the streets, sidewalks, and parking lots.
The area is infested with them. The UPS yard is also full of them, as POV makes
its way through them, and toward the river side of the UPS hub, where many of
the huffs begin looking, and then moving toward the river… The sound of a semi can be heard approaching, then
suddenly tearing right through the fence (running down tons of huffs) and into
the yard. POV inside truck where a man drives it ahead, before stopping, and
dropping down out of sight… The huffs begin surrounding the semi, before suddenly
hearing the sound of gunfire, and turning back toward the river. Sound of
people yelling can be heard, as the huffs begin moving in direction the semi
had come from… POV all those same men from the shoreline, waving their
guns and screaming at the huffs, who begin spilling outside of the UPS yard,
through the broken fencing, and toward the men who are backing up toward the
river… They make their way to the shoreline, firing a few shots
into the air, waiting for the huffs to get closer… They begin making their way into the boats, some of them
firing a few more shots, as the boat motors come to life. They wait for the
front of the huff herd to arrive, before leaving the shoreline with their
boats, but only far enough to keep the attention of the huffs, who begin
spilling into the river, one after another… Some of the huffs make their way onto the car float, but
eventually drop into the river, and begin floating away with all the others.
Some of them sink and resurface, or begin being forced under by the pressure of
all the other huffs, who continue falling/spilling into the river… POV Edward and Garrett, watching with binoculars… Edward stops and looks at Garrett… EDWARD I am more
than ready to spend the rest of my life behind the walls of that
compound… Dissolve back to the UPS yard, where the semis are being
directed by DJ, as they back up against the loading wall of UPS, in an area
with no other trucks, yet close by to a ton of UPS trucks, all latched to the
loading wall… An army of compounders, convicts, and Nike World members,
are all piling into the yard. Zane, Mason, Gunner, Stix, GW, and others are
nearing some doors, led by Eli, with DJ heading that direction… Porter and Jason are directing guards toward the front
side of the hub, where all the other huffs are on the outside of the fence. The
guards are being directed to stay out of sight, while keeping sight on the
huffs, who are curious to all the noise created by the semis… Cut inside of hub, as doors are busted open, and
flashlights are used by DJ, Eli, and everyone else entering inside. They walk
through and into another room/area, where they all quickly begin plugging their
noses… GW What the hell is that? DJ It’s the dog. This is the area
Todd set up as, well, you know… They all go forward, a ton of them. Dakota, Cleo, Nike,
Nikki, Chasin, Bonnie, and other convicts are all there… DJ Around that next corner will be
the door to the staircase, I told you about.
The key I hid will be there waiting for me. Suddenly, they all jump from the loud echoing bark of a
dog, followed with shining their flashlights to their right, where Sandy looks
back at them. TODD (OS) Don’t shoot! I have a dog! They shine their lights on a UPS slide, where Todd comes
sliding down it, popping up with a wild grin and face painted, as if ready for
war… He’s looking right at DJ, who grins back at him, with a
shake of his head… Dissolve to Todd leading them toward the unload area,
with much more daylight coming through the building, and huffs chained/tied in
random spots, as everyone begins taking notice… ELI What the hell, Todd? TODD I got lonely… Wasn’t so sure
you fine folks would make it back here. Todd is leading them toward the unload doors. TODD But I kept stockpiling supplies
in case you did. Zane and the others become astonished as they come to see
all the hard work Todd had done, piling tons of packages/supplies near the
unload doors, all ready to be loaded into the trailers. Todd begins climbing up
onto the dock, opening the unload doors (bringing in even more daylight). More
people are outside, now approaching Todd, with the semi-trailers close by. Todd
smiles down at them. TODD Go ahead and back your trailers
up here. Todd begins pulling open two more unload doors, while
Zane and others are looking through all the stockpiles of packages/supplies, of
food, weapons, shoes, batteries, and much more… ZANE This is
great work, Todd. TODD There’s still tons more to go
through, but that should get you started. Zane holding up multiple boxes of shoes… ZANE I know shoes would make sense,
but we might already be covered there. A few smirks from Nike and others, with a confused look
from Todd, as Zane approaches him, placing out his hand… ZANE I want to thank you, Todd, for
everything you did to help my baby cousin and
her friends. They shake hands, as many of the others also come to
shake his hand, with even some hugs from Cleo and Dakota. Zane begins petting
Sandy… ZANE And we want to thank you too,
Sandy. Yes, we read all about you and your
contributions. Up on the dock, others are signaling the drivers forward,
as the trailers bang up against the doors/dock (taking away some of the
daylight). Cleo and Dakota begin petting Sandy. DJ motions for Eli’s help, as they pick up opposite ends
of a large set of rollers, to use as a ramp for transferring packages up onto
the dock, and into trailers. TODD There’s plenty more of those,
if you guys want to grab some. DJ/Eli continue carrying it to the first trailer, and
place it up there. Multiple convicts begin grabbing more rollers, carrying from
opposite sides, but GW simply grabs one all by himself, and carrying toward
trailers, with an impressed look from Todd… TODD Show off! Dissolve to multiple shots of everyone working hard to
load packages into the trailers, people holding lights for them, people inside trailers
stacking packages, others inside the UPS trailers looking through more
supplies, unloading some of them out onto the rollers, as others slide them
along… Cut outside to Porter, with a few guys, checking on a
smaller herd of huffs at one side of the UPS hub. The huffs are fairly calm,
and not posing a threat. Jason comes over his radio. JASON (over radio) We’ve got more and more meat
eaters, or huffs I guess we’re calling them,
putting pressure on these fences. If they keep
piling on, I’m not so sure it won’t begin to give. Porter leaves those men behind, while hustling off back
around the side of the building, making his way toward the other side… PORTER (into radio) How much longer, Mason? MASON (over radio) Close to
finishing off another truck. Another twenty minutes
would be nice. PORTER (into radio) I’ll get back to you on that… Cut to Jason and his men, as Porter arrives from around
the corner. They are all keeping watch, while remaining out of view of the
huffs, who continue to pile up along the fences. Back behind Porter is where
one of the semis is pulling away, toward the river, as a U-Haul truck pulls up
at the unload door, where tons of people work quickly to stuff it with
packages. The huffs can hear the vehicles… JASON What do you think? PORTER I think they won’t stop until
that fence comes down. (now into radio) Thinking that
twenty minutes you requested might be asking too
much. ZANE (over radio) You really think the fence is
going to go? MASON (over radio) It looked pretty strong to me. PORTER (into radio) Immediately, maybe not, but
eventually, yes, it’s coming down, and if that
happens with you guys still inside, it’s going to get
ugly, really quick. MASON (over radio) He’s right. Let’s wrap it up. More and more huffs are aggressively putting pressure on
the fences… POV a U-Haul truck pulling away from the unload door, as
GW and others work hard/quick to place a few last packages into the final
U-Haul truck… DJ, Eli, Todd, Cleo, and Dakota, are exiting the building
with Sandy, followed by a ton of others, who hurry toward the river… The last U-Haul begins driving away… Suddenly, the sound of the fence coming down, and Porter
shouting for everyone to run, can be heard. PORTER GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!!! JASON EVERYONE MOVE!!! Huffs are spilling into the yard, over the downed fence. All
the people are now running, with many others hopping out of the unload doors,
also running for the river. It’s an entire mob of people, dashing for the
river, with Porter, Jason, and their men forming a line, as the mob of huffs
come straight for them… Zane, Mason, Gunner, Chasin, Wyatt, Stix, Doc, and other
cousins, come to provide aid for Porter and Jason, who lead the line, to begin
stepping forward. PORTER Draw in closer, but don’t let
them catch up to us. No one dies here today! Everyone marching forward a bit, aiming guns… PORTER FIRE! They open fire, killing tons of huffs, but with an
endless amount more, coming at them… GW and other convicts hang back, just a bit from Zane and
the others, ready to provide backup, if needed. GW has his sledgehammer. Eli stops running, with a look back toward Zane, and
quickly turns and runs that way, with bat in his hand. CLEO ELI! Eli keeps going. DAKOTA ELI, get back here! Eli ignores them and runs right on over to GW, standing
next to him, with his bat, and a nod/smirk from GW… Dakota/Cleo chase after him, also standing close to them,
ready to help. They frown at Eli, causing another smirk from GW. Porter and the others, now backing up, continue to slow
the huffs, while everyone scatters from the yard... There is no end, as the huffs continue to enter the yard,
from the road. Thousands of them! Porter glances back, taking notice of everyone safely
exiting the yard… PORTER Hold your fire! Retreat to the
back of the yard! Porter begins heading away as the others follow. Cleo
practically begins dragging Eli… PORTER We’ll hold them off until
everyone is on board. Porter leading them away, through the yard and over the
downed fence, not far from the drop-off leading to the shoreline. They stop
there, and form another line, aiming guns, and waiting for the huffs. Jason
runs over to check on everyone boarding the car float… POV Edward and Garrett, watching everyone rush onto the
car float, and for the ship, with their POV of it… Marcus and another guy, watch from the ship, as the last
U-Haul truck comes to a stop, and people begin coming up onto the ship… POV Porter and the shooters, now opening fire again,
killing many huffs, as thousands more keep coming… GW, Eli, and others are again standing not too far behind
the shooters, ready to provide aid, but then as everyone else is safe behind
them, they take off for the car float… Dakota leaps onto the float, while Cleo practically
forces Eli up into it. GW hops on, with a look back toward the shooters… GW All clear, Zane! ZANE Retreat, Porter! Retreat! Porter leads the men to retreat, with a few final shots,
as they all run over the small drop-off, and for the car float… Down below, some of the men are boarding the smaller
motor boats, and taking notice of huffs who are suddenly making their way up
out of the river. Eli takes notice of even more huffs, a small herd of them,
soaked and coming from around the corner of the shoreline, and in between the
car float, and Zane and the others, who are approaching… GW/ELI ZANE! Zane and the others come to a running stop, not wanting
to use their guns, to avoid hitting their own people with crossfire… GW leaps off of the car float, with his sledgehammer and
begins ripping into huffs. Eli eagerly watches with a quick glimpse back at
Cleo and Dakota, who give him a wide-eyed look. CLEO Eli, don’t even think about it! DAKOTA Don’t you dare! Eli looks back out at GW, destroying huffs… ELI It’s showtime, baby! Eli goes leaping off the car float, instantly joining GW,
and using his bat to help him finish them all off. Zane arrives with a
skeptical look at Eli, as GW rubs his head. GW I love this “not so little,”
little dude! (Eli smiling) You seriously only thirteen? Eli nodding as they all begin climbing back onto the car
float, where Cleo and Dakota help Eli up, with a scowling look… DAKOTA What are we doing to do with
you? ZANE (half
sarcastically) Not keeping a proper eye on him,
is what you’re doing, so far. CLEO Are you freaking kidding?! This
beast of a kid could kick your a*s without breaking
a sweat. ZANE Another year or two, and that
might be accurate. A smile from Eli, followed with another smirk from GW… DISSOLVE TO: FLASHBACK EXT. FIELD �" NIGHT A random huff is walking through the dark field, followed
by other huffs, here and there… Eventually, fire light begins shining over the huff, who
continues right for it. No music is heard, just eventually the sound of the
mighty fire burning/crackling… The huff continues right for the burning pits, then turns
and watches as a few trucks are driving for the fire, fairly slowly… A huge army of huffs are back behind the trucks. More and
more of them, entering into the fields, with the fire now in their sight… The trucks speed up and drive in between the fire/pits,
as the gates are being opened for them, and disappearing inside… That same huff is drawing closer to the fire, along with
the other random huffs, nearby. The huge herd of huffs is only growing even
larger, spilling into the fields, and for the fire… The original huff reaches the fire, dropping down into
it, as well as the other random huffs, as the large herd continues for it… Cut to some teenage kids, watching the large herd approach,
from the other side… TEEN They’re so clueless. Seems like
they’d figure it out. Teens turn, heading back toward the Nike gates, where
Zane and the Queen are gathering everyone… Zane and the Queen stand atop everyone, who await one of
them to speak… NIKE I want to welcome and thank the
loggers and other members of the Glenwood Camp,
for their help in making the World of Nike the
safe place that it is becoming. I also thank our
“muscle” friends (convicts amused), for their help today,
and their help yesterday, in overthrowing the old
management team, and supporting the new team, (patting
her police badge) for supporting your Queen. I
take this job as seriously as I did the badge I wore
before this all began, and I need
this job… Queen Nike looking over everyone, who look back at her,
waiting for her to explain… NIKE I lost my son when we all lost
our old lives, and then my daughter, just
yesterday… Dead silence, as everyone listens to her, including Zane,
Stix, Solis, Marshall, and her dad/sis… NIKE I just buried her today, with
my father and baby sister, who by some miracle were
reunited with me, just yesterday…and my new best
friend (staring at Zane), who I just met the day
before yesterday… (pausing while looking over
everyone) I could go bury my head in a pillow, and
feel sorry for myself, or I can focus on (staring out at
Ike) what I do have… including the magnificence of
this beautiful, safe place of ours. I also have great
neighbors, who have their own great army (some
cheers from convicts), (Nike raising Zane’s hand) and
my best friend as their new leader! RANDOM CONVICT Grover! More cheers, as Nike gestures for her dad and sister to
come up… NIKE I have an ex-navy seal (raising
her dad’s hand) and former (raising sister’s hand)
martial arts instructor, to help teach you and your
young how to survive this new world (cheers), and
how to survive whatever comes to our doors… Even the kids are cheering! Zane takes Harris’s hand and
raises it… ZANE QUEEN NIKE, everyone! QUEEN
NIKE! Everyone cheering… A few people toward the back are turning, as the large
herd of huffs arrive and begin falling into the pits… DISSOLVE TO: 14 MONTH RECAP EXT. WILLAMETTE RIVER (St. Johns Bridge) �" DAY The ship sits still in the water, ladders down onto the
docks and car float. The semis and U-Haul trucks are all off the float, and up
in the road, with the rest of the caravan. Many people are off the ship, while
many are still on, as well as people in the motor boats… Eli is off the ship and approaching Zane, who is with DJ,
Dakota, Cleo, and Stix. Eli takes notice of Mason and Gunner hugging Chasin,
who then walks toward the caravan, while Mason and Gunner go back up the stairs
to the ship… ELI What’s going on? ZANE Two birds, one stone…we’re
going to go rescue your other river buddies. ELI We’re taking Titanic up the
river?! Multnomah Falls? Zane nodding, as Eli looks to Dakota and Cleo… ELI Don’t even tell me you’re going
to say I can’t go?! DAKOTA Eli - ELI Hell no! CLEO Kid’s losing his charm. ZANE Look, Eli, I don’t know how you
got yourself out here in the first place. My cousin needs you back there at the compound, telling
her all about UPS and how her cousin Zane is
doing some important things. I need you to help me
out, here. You need to make her understand what I’m
doing out here. ELI Does that mean you’re coming
back to the compound, after Multnomah
Falls? Or will you still be living at
Glenwood? ZANE Glenwood needs me. That’s what
you have to help explain to her. You’ve seen
what I’m doing out here. ELI And I’m ready to see some more.
I’ll return after Multnomah Falls, and do what
you need me to do for Sam, after that. Dakota and Cleo looking at Zane, who looks at them with a
shrug… ZANE The kid makes a solid point… DAKOTA Zane… Eli simply turns and walks to the stairs and right on up
to the ship, as the others watch… DAKOTA You read what Samantha wrote in the letter. He’s a badass, but only because he’s
not scared to die. ZANE I get that, but he cares now.
He just wants to embrace what he got out of all that
pain. (heading toward stairs) You guys need to do what I
wanted him to do, but do not bring her with you to the
rally point! DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COLUMBIA RIVER �" DAY The ship is exiting the Willamette River, entering the
Columbia, moving to the right, upriver. It no longer has the car float
attached, but the other smaller boats are riding alongside… Mason and others are on the ship, with many others
scattered around, near bow of the ship… MASON From the beach mission, to a
ship, hitting the jackpot at UPS, now saving more people,
people who helped Samantha, and all without the
loss of a single man. POV random convict (Malik) walking by Mason and them,
with his expression instantly angry. MALIK What the?! He instantly goes off toward Shade, Jones, and a group of
other convicts, angrily speaking to them, as Mason and his group watch. Malik
and the other convicts are quickly becoming rowdy, and coming directly at Mason
and his group… MALIK Man, what the hell you mean,
without losing a single man?! SHADE I guess we
don’t count. I guess MARCUS doesn’t COUNT! Gunner is quick to get in between Shade/Malik and the
other convicts, keeping them separated from Mason, Porter, Jason, Doc, and
others. Zane, Stix, Harris, and others are quick to arrive… MASON I didn’t say that! I… ZANE What the hell is going on
here?! Stix is quick to stand in front of Shade, staring him
down… SHADE Your family here, claims that
this mission of “theirs” is a success because not a
single man has been lost. Shade and the other convicts look right at Zane, who
looks from them to Mason… MASON He’s right, I did say that, and
I apologize. MALIK Maybe he doesn’t mean anything
to your people, but it was our help, and his sacrifice that is the reason you didn’t suffer your God
damn single loss! The convicts instantly rowdy again, and one of them even
gets a sucker punch in on Mason, and now punches begin landing and missing
between a bunch of them! Zane is quick to aid Gunner in breaking it up. GW
comes out of nowhere, instantly tossing the convict who was closest to Zane… Eli is standing back watching, even taking a few steps
backward. He watches as more convicts come running, as well as more
compounders. A few of Harris’s officers stand by watching, as Harris herself,
and her sister are now stepping in front of the arriving convicts, who attempt
to fight, but are easily taken down by Harris and Nikki… Mason, Porter, Jason, and others are all fighting, while
others do the same or attempt to break things up. GW is pushing back one convict
after another, all giving him dirty looks… Suddenly, a gun is fired, in the air, then aimed directly
at Mason’s head, as everyone stops… Malik holds the gun on him, as Zane carefully approaches… Mason captures his breath, looking right at Malik… MASON I made a mistake, and like a
man, I just apologized for it. You use that gun, to end my
life over a mistake of words, and you’re simply
proving there’s a difference between my people, and yours. ZANE I understand the tension here,
and the emotions of what is happening to Marcus.
It’s not too late to walk away from the mistake you’re
making, right now. I can overlook being questioned, or
even swung on, but you end a life, and I will end you.
(looking around) That goes for anyone, and any life. Suddenly, a gun is fired, as everyone ducks/flinches… Everyone turns and looks up where Marcus stands on an
upper level of the ship, looking over them all… MARCUS Stop acting like a bunch of
worthless convicts! And stop acting like that comment,
is the real reason you’re picking a fight with his man.
You guys don’t care about me any more than his people do,
and I don’t hold that against a damn one of you. I
got bit ‘cause s**t happens, and because I followed a man
into war, who gave me a chance at life, and I’d do it
again. (pointing at Mason) That man down there called us
exactly what we are, but his nephew is giving us all a
chance at being better than that…you all still have that
chance…so shut your damn mouths, and make good with
these people. If they’re anything like the man who
changed his identity, and moved out of his fancy mansion
in the woods, for us, then I’m sure they’ll treat you
the same way that he has… Marcus sits back down in his chair, next to his friend,
just staring out at the beauty of the river… Everyone down below, remains quiet, as Malik has already
lowered his gun, and is walking away, with dissatisfaction from both Shade and
Jones… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COLUMBIA RIVER �" DUSK The ship is near the shoreline, with ladders down as men
are exiting the ship, with guns ready… Dissolve to Zane, Stix, Mason, Porter, and DJ peeking
through the brush, toward the lodge at Multnomah Falls. Everything looks quiet,
but windows were broken, and barricaded from the inside, as Zane points it out… Mason pulls out a blowhorn, showing it to everyone around
and behind him, before handing over to DJ, who gives him a look, with a nod in
return… DJ places blowhorn to his mouth… DJ Sheriff Dave…This is DJ. We
made it to the compound, and are here to make good on
our promise. If you saw the ship, that is us. Please
don’t shoot, and please let us know you are still here… They all watch in silence… Suddenly, there is noise, followed by a door opening, and
Dave slowly walking outside, looking around… DJ smiles at Zane and Mason… DJ (into blowhorn) It’s nice to see you, Dave.
We’re coming out. Pack your bags. Zane and those guys coming out of brush, and toward Dave,
who carefully looks around. Once he can see DJ, he begins hustling over to them.
A few of his Multnomah officers are now at the door, watching… DAVE (shaking DJ’s
hand) Look, I don’t know how safe it
is out here, right now. (Zane carefully looking all
around) We’ve been under attack each of the last two
nights. ZANE Only at night? DAVE (nodding) We’ve been encountered by them
before, as they came from the west, but appear
to now be staying somewhere east of here. Two
nights ago, they hit us hard, but we fought them off.
They came back again last night, to the same story. ZANE Well, tonight they’re going to
have better success. Pack whatever you guys have and
anything of importance, ‘cause we’re on
that ship and on our way, before nightfall. DJ It’s…it’s not those bikers, is
it? Dave nodding. DAVE Yeah, they’ve been around since
the beginning. DJ That’s the same group from the
kayaks, and same ones who chased us up Germantown
Road. Zane looking from DJ to Dave… ZANE You’re kidding me?... DISSOLVE TO: EXT. SHIP �" DUSK Zane supervising others as they load up items from the
Multnomah Falls group, who are all on board. Zane is approaching all the convicts… ZANE So, as you know, my family has
a personal thing against these biker a******s, and are
going to make sure they no longer are a threat, in this
new world of ours. Only my family will be taking these
clowns down. No lives of yours will be put at risk,
for something like I said, that is personal for my family… GW That’s horseshit! And I’ll be
eating horseshit long before I’m sitting out a fight! DEON I’m with GW. FLOYD Agreed. Half of the convicts in agreement… ZANE I appreciate it, guys, but - STIX You stand a much better chance
of succeeding this mission without casualties, if
you use us all. We surround these guys at twenty-to-one. NED I’m in. ZANE Fine, I’ll take half of you,
because half is needed on board… DISSOLVE TO: INT. LODGE �" NIGHT The lodge is dark and empty… The windows are no longer barricaded, and lights from
bikers can be seen approaching from the road… The bikes stop, and simply stay put a few moments, before
half of them drive right up to the lodge, shining lights all around… BIKER (shouting back at
other half) It’s abandoned. The other bikers advance… They all park near the lodge, climb off their bikes and
carefully look all around, while aiming guns… They begin approaching the lodge… Suddenly, well over a hundred lights come from the brush,
with guns and lights instantly aimed at the bikers, who are completely
surrounded and heavily outnumbered… They all freeze… ZANE (over blowhorn) You’d do well for yourselves,
to drop those little guns of yours. They do just that, while Dave and his officers, along
with others, are securing and handcuffing them. Dave cuffs one, with a big
smile on his face… ZANE (over blowhorn) And um, you’re under arrest.
You have the right to shut your God damn mouths, or
anything you say will be the last
damn thing you say. Zane comes out of brush, coming right up near the bikers
and continuing to talk over the blowhorn, right in their faces… ZANE (over blowhorn) Any of you s**t-tards remember
a team of kayakers you screwed with, chased, shot
at, MURDERED?! The people we saved here today,
saved those kayakers, and will be heavily rewarded
for their kindness, while you sorry b******s will be on a
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF PAYMENT PLAN! (stops
using blowhorn) Your new s****y life begins now,
gentlemen… Dissolve to all the bikers tied up and grouped together
on the ship, out in the cold… Everyone else is scattered around, they even have random
fires burning, where people keep warm, and cook grub… Marcus sits in his chair, looking out at the dark river
and shorelines, as his friend hands him a plate of food. He is bundled up, and
feeling feverish. He takes a bite, and places down the plate… Someone else arrives, as Marcus looks up at him, finding
the face of Mason… MASON My name is Mason. I wanted to
officially meet the man who gave his life, to save
lives of my family. I wanted to thank that man, not
only for his help then, but again today, with his
wise words. Dissolve to many different moments where people like
Gunner, Chasin, Porter, Jason, Harris, Dave, Blake, Doc, and several others
including random people, who are shaking hands and speaking with Marcus… He shares laughs with many of them, even some hugs, maybe
a tear or two, and more laughs… Eventually, it’s just him and Zane, talking… ZANE I know it’s what you’ve risked
for me that I should appreciate, and I certainly do,
but it’s that speech of yours that I want to thank you
for. I really respected it. I respect you. MARCUS Thanks, but I don’t deserve
anyone’s respect, definitely not yours. It’s funny how a man
can no longer lie to himself once he knows his time
is up… Because of me, a nineteen-year-old girl never
got to see twenty. I may not have pulled the trigger,
but… (shaking head, staring off out into the dark river)
I’m not a monster. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about
her, and the child she left behind… I felt so bad for them,
but continued to let myself off the hook, never
excepting fault…just excuses. “I didn’t plan on it happening,”
or “I was only the driver.” “I had a hard life,” or, “I
barely knew the shooter”, “I needed that money”… I actually
slept fine at night…until I went to prison, and then just
told myself I was a victim, and didn’t deserve what I got.
The world then ended, but life for me got interesting,
and I told myself I was getting exactly what I deserved from
life, without even caring much about what other people
must be thinking or going through. Then before I can even
enjoy all this amazing stuff you’re doing, I finally
get what I truly deserve…and it took the reality of the end
being near, that made me realize just how much of a
criminal, I actually am, and how responsible I am for the
loss of a child’s mother. Marcus close to tears, looking away… They both remain silent for a moment… MARCUS You don’t have to say anything…
It was an honor knowing and serving you,
regardless of what you must think of me, now. You’ve been a
large influence on my ability to finally see myself,
for who I really am… ZANE What kind of leader would I be,
if I couldn’t respond to a dying piece of s**t, who
finally wiped his a*s clean of all the crap he’s been
telling himself over the years? A man who not only admitted it
to himself, and to me, but spoke up to a bunch of
other people who have yet to wipe their own asses, and
gave them reason to at least shop for some God damn
toilet paper. Marcus turns toward Zane, with a weird skeptical look,
before they both burst out laughing… MARCUS And you know how to make people
laugh…even a dying man… You think it’s okay
for me to desire one last wish? ZANE Let me hear it, and I’ll let
you know… MARCUS I’ve never seen the ocean. I moved
to Salem from Montana, right before the mistake
of a lifetime. Getting there was high on the
list, just not higher than making some quick cash,
and certainly not higher than I was, while making
that cash… I just want to die with the smell of
the ocean, and the sight of the sun shining over
it… (looks right at Zane) You think I can make it
that long? ZANE I’m not sure…my cousin didn’t
make it 24 hours, but close… MARCUS I like those odds… They both stare out at the dark river… Dissolve to Marcus still there staring out at the dark
river. Zane is gone, as the same friend who has been with Marcus all day, is
now sitting next to him… Suddenly, they see something over at the shoreline, which
is not so close to them. It’s something beginning to burn, and quickly. Looks
the size of a house… Marcus and his friend glance over at others who are
taking notice, as Zane, Mason, Stix, Chasin, and Porter all begin taking a
look… Zane pulls radio up. ZANE (into radio) Jason, Steven, head on over and
take a look, but don’t get too close. STEVEN (over radio) Rodger that… Two of the motorboats begin speeding over toward the
fire. ZANE (into radio) Garrett, slow us down… Cut to Jason in one of the boats, heavily loaded with men
and their weapons, ready for action, as they and the other boat approach near
the shoreline, and begin slowing, with boats shining bright lights over the
entire area. They can see people, a group of them, waving them over,
pleading for help… Jason pulls up a blowhorn. JASON (over blowhorn) We’re here to help, but we have
guns, and will blow your heads off, if you
endanger our lives. The boats get in closer, then slow down, drifting toward
the shoreline, guns aimed… JASON (over blowhorn) Our guns are
on you, but we will not fire, if you remain calm,
and allow us to help. They come to the shoreline,
aiming guns on everyone they see, who appear frightened, but eager for help… One of them is standing in the
water near the shoreline, with his hands semi-raised, and speaking as he slowly
offers to help bring the boats ashore. MAN My name is Doug. I guess you
can say I’m in charge, but we have to move quick.
There’s a huge herd of the dead. They took out our
camp. We’ve already lost half our group. Jason lowers his gun, but the others wisely keep them up.
The lights move over them, and the area, as Jason takes it in, before speaking
into his radio. JASON (into radio) About a dozen people here, with
a herd approaching. I’m picking them up, if you
give me the green light. MASON (over radio) Your light is green. Jackson’s
on his way. Dissolve to a third boat at the shoreline, as the group
is piling onto it, as they hand over their weapons… Nearby, is the sound of the mighty herd, becoming louder
and louder, as one of the boats moves its lights up ahead, where hundreds of
huffs are coming right for them. The last of the people are on board, as the
boats take off, and the huffs begin spilling into the water… Dissolve to the new group of people climbing up onto the
ship, looking around at all the people, most of them with guns. The new group
looks a little nervous, but mostly relieved, but also skeptical looks coming
from those who take notice of the biker prisoners, tied up… Eli approaches one of them, a kid his age, and puts out
his hand. Everyone watches, as the kid shakes his hand, and then Eli taps him
on the shoulder with his bat. ELI Welcome to Titanic… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. COLUMBIA RIVER �" NIGHT Zane, Mason, Gunner, and Harris are talking with Doug. DOUG I had plenty of room, and just
invited everyone I could, even (motioning toward
one of his people) Gwen and her son came in from
right off the street. The army set up nearby, but
abandoned us a week later. We gathered everything
we could, loaded them up in a few large RVs, and
fought our way along the river. We had to fight off the
dead…and we had to fight off the living…I’ll take
the dead any day… It’s just so ugly out there… MASON What happened to you tonight? Doug just stares forward, before staring right at Mason,
silently for several moments… DOUG My sister… Doug becomes somewhat emotional… DOUG She was depressed… She took her
own life, without any of us knowing…but she
didn’t… Doug hesitating with more emotion, as Zane and others
share a sympathetic look… DOUG She turned, and…bit into a
child…who screamed like I have never heard…(shaking head, emotional) I
can still hear it…and they heard
it…the entire herd…and they wiped us out…stormed right
into our camp, and there was no way to stop
them…just run, or stay, and be eaten…like some did… Zane and others with horrified expressions, looking
amongst each other… Dissolve to random groups on the ship, hanging near
fires, chatting or sleeping… Suddenly, some commotion is heard, and people begin
gathering… Porter and others can be seen running toward the
gathering… POV of random people throwing/receiving random punches,
as Shade beats on a compounder, Blake comes out of nowhere, tackling Shade, but
quickly jumped on by another convict, followed by another, but Blake goes into
beast mode, launching them both off him, before met with a blast to the face
from Shade, who he himself then receives one from Abino… Abino uses cat-like speed to clock two more approaching convicts,
but with more jumping in, as both he and Blake fight them off. More convicts
are joining in. Porter arrives, and works his way through convict after convict,
tossing one of them almost over the railing of the ship… Now Zane and Stix arrive, along with GW and Mason. Shade dodges
a punch, then runs over near the railing, and begins yelling at convicts to
keep fighting, as more join in. Shade stands there pleading for more to help,
as some just stand and watch. The biker prisoners who are tied up, are watching in
disbelief, and perhaps even hope… SHADE COME ON! WE CAN TAKE OVER THIS
DAMN SHIP! WHAT ARE YOU - Suddenly, Shade goes wide-eyed and is shoved right over
the top of the railing, dropping down into the river, with a scream and splash… Everyone suddenly stops, and stares at Marcus, who walks
over and looks down into the dark river, with the sound of Shade calling for
help, and a smile coming over Marcus’s face, as he turns to face the others,
who simply stare back at him… MARCUS Anyone want to throw at me? COME ON, MESS WITH THE DEAD MAN WALKING, I DARE
YOU! I gave my damn life for Grover’s plan! Screw
that s**t up while I’m still alive, and I’ll throw
each and every damn one of you overboard. Jones looks pissed, as Marcus gets right up in his face. MARCUS What do you think happens if I
bite into your flesh, right now? I’m infected, I bite
you, I bet you are too. Jones takes a step back, but Marcus steps right back into
his face. MARCUS Tell me right now it’s all good,
or we find out. Jones just staring at him, until Marcus suddenly grabs
his arm and is about to bite into it. JONES It’s all good! It’s all good!
It’s cool, man! Marcus lets go, and just stares at him a moment, with a
very serious expression, and then looking at all the others, before silently
walking away… They all watch, with looks at one another… Dissolve to the ship going under the Megler bridge,
heading toward the open (dark) sea. They shine lights over the bridge, where a
few huffs are dropping off, into the water… Suddenly, one is seen dropping right for the ship, as the
lights follow it, and some people scatter, as the huff splatters down onto the
ship… POV Edward and Garrett, both looking tired, as they keep
moving onward… DISSOLVE TO: EXT. PACIFIC OCEAN (Rockaway) �" DAWN Zane, Stix, and many of the convicts are gathered around.
Eli is approaching, and taking a look. They all stand or sit near Marcus and
his friend, who sit in chairs, bundled up and watching the horizon, as the sun
is on the verge of rising… Marcus looks like he is barely hanging on, as he takes in
a deep breath of fresh sea air, and just staring out at the sun, which is just
barely beginning to rise… His friend looks from him, to the sun, and watches it
rise… FRIEND One last wish down, one to go…
God, it’s so beautiful… The sun begins to shine on his face, the ship, and the
sea, as the man looks from the sun, to the sea, and back at Marcus, followed
with a frown, and the sight of Marcus with his eyes closed… FRIEND Marcus? Marcus?? He gives him a small shake, but he appears dead… Zane approaches from behind, with a look at the sun, then
down at Marcus… ZANE Good luck, Marcus…and thank
you… Zane takes one last look at the sun and the sea, then
toward the pier, that runs out into the ocean, off in the distance, at the SSH… Dissolve to the ship at the end of the pier, as tons of
people are piling off it, and onto the pier, where a young girl can be seen
charging toward the front of those people, and right into the arms of Zane… POV Eli, next to Zane, who Samantha comes out of hug with,
and immediately grabs onto Eli, pulling him in for a big hug… Zane smiles while watching, then turns to someone who
arrives, and looks at the face of his grandfather. Zane is so relieved to see
him, and surprised! Samantha comes out of the hug, just in time to smile and
watch her grandfather and Zane hug… Harris and Nikki are arriving from behind Zane, as Dakota
and Cleo are arriving from behind Grandpa, and have Kemp and Divit with them.
Zane and Grandpa Sam come out of hug, with glances around at all the others.
Zane smiles as he takes notice of Kemp and Divit, with his sister/Cleo. He then
begins introducing his grandfather to the Queen. ZANE I see you’ve met Kemp, my
highly trusted third in command. And now I’d like to
introduce to you, the Queen of Nike World, Queen
Nike, or as her friends call her, Harris. I
could have never taken Nike without her, and the plans
she has for it, (looking right at his grandpa)
remind me of you. Zane a big smile as the Queen and his grandfather shake
hands, followed with a hug… The POV begins falling back, from the pier, and all the
others, as the Queen moves to shake hands and hug Samantha… As POV moves back, it comes to see the entire pier, the
hotel, the ship, the sea, the waves, the twin rocks in the background, and the
sun still rising… BLACK CREDITS THE END © 2024 Mike DeckerAuthor's Note
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Added on June 23, 2019 Last Updated on May 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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