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               EXT. PYTHIAN TREASURES NOVELTY MAGIC SHOP - DAY

               ON a sign over the front of the diminutive building reading
               'Pythian Treasures.'

               TILT DOWN to Alicia shutting the front door and locking it
               behind her.

               She turns and JUMPS in fright at JORDAN 'JORDY' OSBOURNE with
               dark curly hair and piercing blue eyes dismounting a bicycle
               behind her.

               He's gasping and sweating heavily, like he just ran across
               the country to get there.

                                   ALICIA
                             (frowning)
                         Sorry, I'm out to lunch.

                                   JORDY
                             (out-of-breath)
                         This'll only take a second.

               Alicia sidesteps and points her thumb behind her to a sign
               hanging in the window.

                                   ALICIA
                             (stern)
                         Out. To. Lunch. 

                                   JORDY
                         It's a matter of life and death!

                                   ALICIA
                         We don't sell condoms.

               She brushes past him, walking towards the lone car parked on
               the street near her. Jordy trips over his own two feet as he
               turns and tries to catch up to her.

                                   JORDY
                         I don't... I don't need condoms! My
                         name's Jordy and I'm looking for-
                             (lowers his voice)
                         - I heard this was pretty much the
                         only place left in town that stocks
                         wolfsbane.

               Alicia freezes, one of her feet hovering in mid air. She
               turns to Jordy.

                                   ALICIA
                         What do you need wolfsbane for? You
                         trying to hide from someone?

                                   JORDY 
                             (edgy)
                         Look, do you have any or not?

               She runs one of her hands over his wrist. He yelps and jerks
               it away, taking a few steps away from her.

               She rubs her fore and middle fingers against her thumbs.

                                   ALICIA
                             (under her breath)
                         You're coated in it. No wonder I
                         couldn't smell you coming.

               Alicia turns her attention back to him. 

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                         Why are you trying to hide from
                         werewolves?

                                   JORDY
                             (laughing nervously)
                         Wer- werewolves? That's crazy, I'm
                         not hiding from-
                             (freezes; realizes)
                         Oh God, you're one of 'em!

               He turns and sprints away-

               - and runs face first into a STREETLIGHT POLE, knocking
               himself out.

               LOW ANGLE on the ground with Alicia in the background as
               Jordy's body drops into frame.

                                   ALICIA
                             (throwing her hands up)
                         So much for lunch.

               EXT. DOWNTOWN NEW YORK CITY - DAY

               TILT DOWN from the roof of the United Nations Headquarters 
               to a small parking lot two blocks away where Theiss is
               standing in front of a camera, surrounded by nearly two
               hundred followers, all of them wearing baggy clothes. 

               Several GROWLS emanate from his followers.

                                   THEISS
                         We are on the verge of the largest
                         paradigm shift in history. Our
                         culture was built on a principle of
                         Darwinist-like natural selection.
                             (beat)
                         Kill or be killed. Centuries of
                         battles to the death have ensured
                         that only the strongest of mind and
                         body survived from generation to
                         generation. You nineteen thousand
                         eight hundred forty two represent
                         that evolution in this country. The
                         best of our kind. I ask for the
                         support of all of you and your
                         clans in the coming battle.
                             (beat)
                         The time has come for The Wild
                         Hunt.

               INT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - AUDITORIUM - DAY

               CLOSE UP on Kaia and the unibrow Alpha sitting next to her.
               Both look completely flabbergasted. The crowd gets restless
               and agitated. 

                                   UNIBROW ALPHA
                         My God.

                                   KAIA
                         Can't be.

                                   THEISS (O.S.)
                         Every other clan Alpha in the world
                         has already pledged their loyalty
                         to the Wild Hunt. Swear your
                         allegiance and ensure a prosperous
                         future for your clan and all of
                         your brethren.

               Theiss's feed from New York ends, replaced by a shot of Jonas
               in the center of the floor, now flanked by nearly fifty men.

               He nods to them and they all fan out. Jonas himself
               approaches Kaia's section, locking eyes with her in
               particular.

               With no effort whatsover, he makes a standing leap from the
               floor over the rail to the lower bowl, at least fifteen feet.

               He tears his eyes away from Kaia, who never stops staring at
               him, and looks down to a frail, withering, Hispanic Alpha
               sitting in the front row.

               The frail Alpha tilts his head back. CLOSE UP on his jugular. 

                                   FRAIL ALPHA
                             (stammering)
                         Th- the Landeverde clan... pledges
                         their allegiance to the Wild Hunt.

               Jonas nods and looks to the next Alpha in the row. This one
               mimics the same jugular-exposing motion.

                                   NEXT ALPHA
                         The Kudary clan pledges their
                         allegiance to the Wild Hunt.

               PUSH IN on Kaia as another Alpha swears his loyalty. And
               another. And another.

               INT. AIRPLANE - FIRST CLASS CABIN - DAY

               Pike secures a metal briefcase in the overhead compartment
               and takes an aisle seat in the first class area. Other
               passengers pass by him as he slides a small pet carrier under
               his seat.

               He leans back in his seat and stares out the window.

               EXT. UN HEADQUARTERS - DAY

               Traffic swerves out of the way as Theiss and his troops
               stride down the middle of the street, heading directly for
               the entrance to the General Assembly Building, one of four
               buildings that comprise the headquarters

               Theiss stops just outside the building and holds his hand up
               to halt everyone else's progress. 

               A TAXI skids to a stop a few feet in front of him. The
               DRIVER, your stereotypical East-Indian sticks his head and
               arm out the window and shakes his fist at Theiss.

                                   DRIVER
                         Hey, ya mook, this ain't the
                         million whack-job march! Get your
                         asses out the middle of the street
                         before I run ya down!

               Theiss's troops part down the middle, allowing Katja and him
               to see the driver.

               Katja glances to her grandfather.

                                   THEISS 
                             (in German; subtitled)
                         Deal with the traffic.

               Katja whips her head back to the driver, her eyes now jet
               black. She ROARS at him, revealing a mouth of sharp, canine
               teeth.

                                   DRIVER
                             (recoiling)
                         Jesus Christ!

               Katja leaps forward and grabs the driver by the throat. She
               grunts and literally RIPS half of his neck off!

               The driver gurgles and gasps as he pats his wound. Seconds
               later, he slumps over, half hanging out the window.

               Witnesses to the kill across the street scream in fright and
               run away.

               Theiss holds out his hand and Katja drops the flesh into it. 

               As he takes a bite out of it, he points two fingers of his
               other hand to the sky.

               Then lowers them to point at the building.

               All of his cronies ROAR as their bodies begin to change.

               PAN ACROSS all of them as their muscle tighten and grow. All
               of their eyes turn black as FUR sprouts all over their skin
               and their clothes rip and tear as their bodies outgrow them.

               Their snouts elongate.

               CLOSE UP on one man's teeth as they stretch into sharp,
               canine fangs.

               PULL AWAY as the newly transformed WEREWOLF throws his head
               back and HOWLS. The rest of the pack begin howling as well. 

               The onlookers who haven't ran yet finally decide now's a good
               time follow suit.

               The werewolves SNARL as they bound towards the UN building,
               rushing past Katja and Theiss, who remain in human form.

               INT. UN HEADQUARTERS - GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLIC LOBBY - NEXT

               A SECURITY GUARD stares out the glass panes of the front
               doors, his jaw dropped.

                                   SECURITY GUARD
                             (drawing his gun)
                         Oh my God! Lock the building down!
                         We're under attack.

               The werewolves crashes through the door, snarling and
               growling at their prey. The guard gets one shot off before
               he's quickly pounded upon.

               EXT. UN HEADQUARTERS - DAY

               Outside the entrance, several werewolves are scaling the
               building, using their paws to punch footholds into the solid
               brick wall.

               Theiss stoically watches while taking another bite out of the
               taxi driver's flesh. 

               INT. UN HEADQUARTERS - GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLIC LOBBY - NEXT

               The werewolves gracefully leap and bounce off walls and the
               ceiling, avoiding the gunfire of the security guards, who
               scream as they're taken down, one by one.

               ON a wall with a painting. The shadows of one guard pushing
               the jaws of a werewolf dance along the wall.

               The guard yells as the werewolf overpowers him and bites into
               his neck, causing BLOOD to splash all over the painting. 

               The werewolf shakes his victim around his jaws like a rag
               doll before flinging him into the painting, knocking it off
               the wall.

               The werewolf rears back and HOWLS at the top of his lungs.

               EXT. UN HEADQUARTERS - DAY

               One werewolf climbing the building stops at one window and
               punches through it. It dips inside as another continues
               climbing. 

               A third werewolf further up shatters another window and
               enters the building.

               INT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - AUDITORIUM - DAY

               TILT UP from the front row, across rows and rows of Alphas
               with their necks still showing in a submissive gesture.

               Jonas stands next to Kaia now. The unibrow Alpha has his head
               raised, jugular exposed.

                                   UNIBROW ALPHA
                         The Catsiroumpas clan pledges
                         allegiance to the Wild Hunt.

               Jonas nods his approval and stares down at Kaia. 

               His mouth twitches slightly when Kaia STANDS UP and looks him
               in the eye.

                                   KAIA 
                         This? Is Insane. My clan won't have
                         any part of it.

               Kaia doesn't flinch, though unibrow Alpha behind her is
               trembling enough for both of them.

               Jonas breaks into a SMILE.

               Kaia involuntarily SHIVERS courtesy of the chill running up
               her spine, but she holds her ground.

               Jonas steps back and sweeps his arm up towards the exit at
               the top of the stairs.

                                   KAIA (CONT'D)
                             (blinks)
                         What? Just like that?

               Jonas nods. Kaia picks up her purse, never taking her eyes
               off him, and starts up the stairs towards an exit.

                                   UNIBROW ALPHA
                             (calling after her)
                         You're a disgrace to our kind!

               Kaia never looks back when she responds:

                                   KAIA
                             (muttering)
                         So I've been told.

               Jonas sneers at her and takes out his phone.

               INT. UN HEADQUARTERS - GENERAL ASSEMBLY PUBLIC LOBBY - NEXT

               Theiss and Katja are riding an escalator to the next level. 

               Three werewolves leap over their heads and precede them.
               Seconds later, screams and gunfire from more guards are heard
               ahead of them.

               Katja pulls out her cell phone. 

               ON the screen of the phone, showing a message written in
               German.

                                   KATJA
                             (in German; subtitled
                              English)
                         Only one of the American Alphas
                         refused to pledge to the Wild Hunt.
                             (beat)
                         A Kaia Sincaid.
                             (looks to Theiss)
                         A female Alpha?

                                   THEISS
                             (in German; subtitled)
                         Of course the lone bitch is the
                         only one to say no.
                             (beat)
                         I want her entire clan slain before
                         moonrise. Make sure her blood gets
                         to us.

               Katja nods and starts to reply to Jonas's message.

               INT. PYTHIAN TREASURES - MAIN SALES FLOOR - DAY

               Alicia is at the counter next to the cash register flipping
               through a fashion magazine with one hand. Her other arm is
               stretched out to her left out of frame.

               PAN LEFT to an unconscious Jordy stretched out on the counter
               with Alicia's hand holding an ice pack to his head.

               Jordy moans and turns to his side, waking up.

                                   ALICIA
                             (without looking at him)
                         Took you long enough, spaz. 

               She pulls the ice pack away and tosses it behind her, not
               caring where it lands.

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                         You owe me lunch, by the way. Gonna
                         have to get something delivered
                         since my hour's up.

               Jordy slides himself off the counter and staggers around,
               still shaken up.

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                         Next time, don't ram your clumsy
                         ass into a light pole and we'll be
                         all good.

                                   JORDY
                         Well I wouldn't have if-

               A beat. All the cobwebs disappear instantly as he catches up.

                                   JORDY (CONT'D)
                             (whirling on her)
                         Hey! You're a werewolf!

               He starts backing away from her. Alicia, for her part,
               continues flipping through her magazine.

                                   ALICIA
                         If I was gonna eat you, I wouldn't
                         be sitting here bitching about
                         being hungry right now.
                             (stretches; yawns)
                         I'd be nice and full.

               As creepy as her nonchalance is, the reassurance holds for
               Jordy. He stops backing away from her and tentatively takes a
               step forward.

               Alicia jumps at him and lets out a guttural ROAR.

               Jordy YELPS and falls backwards on his ass.

                                   JORDY
                         Gah!

               Alicia bursts into laughter. Jordy leers at her as he gets
               back to his feet. 

                                   JORDY (CONT'D)
                             (seething)
                         Glad my terror amuses.

                                   ALICIA
                         Man, even for a norm-wolf, you're a
                         wuss.

                                   JORDY
                         For a... a what?

                                   ALICIA
                         How long ago were you bitten?

               Jordy, still a bit uneasy, keeps his distance.

                                   JORDY
                             (shaky)
                         I was... six. This one night-

                                   ALICIA
                         That's nice. So why do you want
                         wolfsbane? Who you hiding from?

                                   JORDY
                         I'm not... I'm not hiding from
                         anyone.

               He puffs his chest in a pathetic attempt to be manly.

                                   JORDY (CONT'D)
                         I live off the grid. Can't have
                         anyone or any... thing finding me.

                                   ALICIA
                         Ah, hiding your scent.

                                   JORDY
                         Exactly.

                                   ALICIA
                         Wolfsbane only blocks a werewolf's
                         sense of smell, stupid.
                         Any other creature, like oh say
                         vampires would smell you just fine.

               Jordy blinks. The machismo disappears.

                                   JORDY
                             (beat)
                         Oh.

                                   ALICIA
                             (crinkles her nose)
                         Especially now. When's the last
                         time you showered, Johnny?

                                   JORDY
                             (annoyed)
                         Jordy. 

               He steps up to the counter, right in front of her.

                                   JORDY (CONT'D)
                         And I don't appreciate your-

               Alicia's phone rings, cutting him off. She holds her hand up
               to his face while answering it.

                                   ALICIA
                         Yes, omnipotent sister.
                             (beat; listens)
                         Whoa, slow down. What?

               INT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - BATHROOM - DAY

               Kaia is washing her hands in the sink while holding her phone
               to her ear with her shoulder.

                                   KAIA
                         Balthasar Theiss.

                                   ALICIA (O.S.)
                             (through phone)
                         No way.

                                   KAIA
                         I don't have a lot of time. I need
                         you to get home and get Mom-

               TILT DOWN to stay with her as she lowers her head to the
               sink.

                                   KAIA (CONT'D)
                         - and Colby and get them-

               TILT UP as she comes back up to see Jonas's reflection in the
               mirror standing right behind her! 

               He wastes no time, grabbing her by her hair and SLAMMING her
               face into the mirror. 

               It cracks, but doesn't break. 

               Kaia's phone falls from her shoulder in the assault and hits
               the ground.

                                   ALICIA (O.S.)
                         Kaia? Kaia?!?

               Jonas, keeping his death grip on her hair, twists so his back
               is to hers and flips her over his back to the ground. 

               He yanks her back up by her hair and slings her entire body
               like a baseball bat into the mirror, shattering it.

               He releases her and lets her crumple down on top of the sink
               counter. 

               As Kaia writhes and moans in pain, Jonas steps back and
               tenses his hands as FUR and CLAWS begin to form on them. 

               He drives his claws into Kaia's skin, one in her hip, one in
               her shoulder, heaves her over his head and throws her through
               the door of one of the stalls.

               She smacks the wall behind the toilet upside down and flops
               face first into the toilet. 

               LOOKING OUT FROM INSIDE THE TOILET

               Kaia's eyes are closed and she SPITS a mouthful of blood into
               the water. Her eyes snap open, JET BLACK.

               She GROWLS as her teeth start to grow and sharpen.

               NORMAL SCENE

               Kaia bolts up to her feet and counters a punch from Jonas,
               with a straight rightl, putting all her weight behind it.

               The punch knocks Jonas off his feet. His head smacks against
               the back of the counter and snaps off the tiled floor.

               LOW ANGLE FROM JONAS'S P.O.V.

               Kaia's feet and lower legs are visible under the wall of the
               stall. They transform into furry paws and BURSTS out of her
               heels. 

               INT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - LOBBY - NEXT

               Outside the bathroom, loud ROARS echo from inside before Kaia
               (in full WEREWOLF form) and Jonas crash through the wall!

               They roll around on the ground until Jonas gets top position
               and leaps away from Kaia. 

               CIRCLE AROUND Jonas as he throws his head back and shifts
               into a werewolf. A streak of silver fur runs down his back.

               They snarl and posture at one another for a few seconds
               before running into one another like rams.

               Behind them, all of the Alphas begin to file out of the
               arena, none of them throwing a second glance to the two
               werewolves fighting nearby.

               CLOSE UP on one of the sign-in tables. The Unibrow Alpha and
               two others prick the skin of their fingers with a knife and
               let it drip into a large glass flask.

               INT. UN HEADQUARTERS - GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL - DAY

               The scene in the nearly two-thousand seat hall is utterly
               chaotic, with representatives and their interpreters all
               speaking at once. 

               SECURITY GUARDS are trying to herd them with no success.

               Theiss's werewolves burst into the hall from every entrance.

               The werewolves specifically target the guards, slaughtering
               all of them in a matter of seconds.

               The General Assembly reps stampede for the exits and are
               driven back by the werewolves and herded into seats.

               INT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - LOBBY - DAY

               Kaia is flung to the ground and rolls out of the way to duck
               a diving Jonas. 

               She can't avoid his next attack, a slashing claw across her
               back. The attack spins her around, lining her up for an
               uppercut that lifts her into the air.

               She smacks into the glass panel at the outside edge of the
               lobby, leaving a spiderweb of cracks in it.

               Kaia staggers back up just as Jonas pounces on her. He sinks
               his jaws into her neck! Before he can clamp down, she rears
               her arms back and buries her claws into his shoulders!

               Jonas keeps his jaws around her neck and starts to spin in a
               circle, whipping Kaia's body with him. He releases her,
               sending her THROUGH the glass to:

               EXT. LOS ANGELES STAPLES CENTER - CONTINUOUS

               A portly security guard whistles to himself as he drives a
               mini-cart around the perimeter. He SCREAMS when Kaia crashes
               on top of the cart and knocks it over.

               Kaia tumbles on the ground and comes to a stop on her side,
               with blood oozing out of her. 

               Her body shifts back to her human form, completed naked (the
               camera avoids the sensitive areas) with nasty gashes all
               over.

               Jonas, still in wolf form, lands between the two of them, his
               weight leaving a hole in the concrete. He stalks towards Kaia
               when a sound of a GUN CLICKING gets him to turn around.

               The guard shakily points a gun at the werewolf.

                                   GUARD 
                             (terrified)
                         Ju-ju-just get away from her! 

               Jonas turns to the guard and stalks towards him. The guard
               walks backwards, still holding his gun on the advancing wolf.

                                   GUARD (CONT'D)
                         Hey, hey back up! Heel!

               Jonas lets out an ear splitting howl that scares the guard
               enough to drop his pistol.

               A late nineties Toyota Camry speeds into frame and swerves at
               Jonas, smashing its rear passenger side into Jonas.

               Jonas is knocked about twenty feet away. Alicia throws the
               driver's side door open and spots her sister immediately.

                                   ALICIA
                             (to Jordy)
                         Grab her!

               Jonas glances at Kaia, then over to Jonas and shakes his
               head.

                                   JONAS
                         No... no way! You do it!

               Alicia huffs and gets out.

                                   ALICIA
                             (exasperated)
                         Then get behind the wheel!

               She runs over to Kaia while ripping off her jacket. As she
               kneels down to cover her sister, she briefly looks over at
               the guard.

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                         Get your ass out of here!

               The guard doesn't need to be told twice. He's off and running
               as fast as the cellulite blogs that pass for his legs can
               carry him.

               Kaia's head lulls from side to side, dazed.

                                   KAIA
                             (slurred)
                         Alicia?

               Alicia lifts a woozy Kaia up and helps her to the car.

                                   ALICIA 
                         Door!

               Jordy, now in the driver's seat, twists his upper body around
               to get the rear driver's side door open. 

               Alicia gets Kaia inside and climbs in after her. 

               Jordy floors it, kicking up a mess of smoke from the tires as
               they speed away.

               Jonas, back in his human body still with black eyes, steps
               into frame. He locks eyes with Alicia, staring at him from
               the back windshield of her car.

               INT. ALICIA'S CAR - NEXT

               Jordy swerves all over the road, getting horn blares from
               pissed off motorists.

               Alicia is in the back seat hovering over Kaia.

                                   ALICIA
                         Christ, where'd you learn to drive?

                                   JORDY
                         I'm didn't!

                                   ALICIA
                         Just shut up and get back to the
                         shop!

               Alicia slaps Kaia's cheek, trying to keep her awake.

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                             (frantic)
                         Kaia? Kaia, stay awake!

                                   KAIA
                             (slurred; weak)
                         Need to... get Colby... Mom...
                         safe...

                                   ALICIA
                         We will! Just stay with me.
                             (slaps Kaia's cheek again)
                         Kaia? Kaia, what happened?

               Kaia coughs up a mouthful of blood, spitting some of it on
               Alicia's face. Alicia doesn't flinch.

                                   KAIA
                         Wild... Hunt.

                                   JORDY
                             (looking back)
                         What? What'd she say?

               Alicia swallows a lump in her throat. Fear seeps into her
               expression. She shakes her head not wanting to believe it.

               KAIA'S POV

               Looking up at Alicia, the scene starts to blur out.

                                   ALICIA
                         Kaia?

               Alicia's voice echoes and sounds distant, like she's miles
               away from Kaia.

                                   ALICIA (CONT'D)
                             (shaky)
                         Kaia?

                                                         FADE TO BLACK.

               INT. UN HEADQUARTERS - GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL - DAY

               Theiss stands at the main podium, looking out at the
               congregation of frightened assembly representatives. 

               ANGLE ON a camera hanging in the ceiling above the hall with
               a red light turned on. 

               Theiss glances up to it and smiles.

               HAYA RASHED AL-KHALIFA, an Arabic woman in her early fifties
               sitting in the front row, stands up and stares down Theiss.

               Her resolve is remarkable given there's a werewolf a few feet
               away from her.

                                   AL-KHALIFA
                             (heavily accented)
                         What is the meaning of this
                         intrusion?

                                   THEISS
                         A declaration.
                             (threatening)
                         Now sit down.

               Al-Khalifa glances over to the werewolf near her, but doesn't
               budge.

                                   AL-KHALIFA
                         I am the President of this session
                         of the General Assembly. I demand
                         to know what this act of terrorism
                         is about.

               EXT. ONE TIMES SQUARE - DAY

               All city traffic is at a standstill as a massive crowd of
               people are gathered around the towering building with LCD
               screens showing the feed of the general assembly hall.

                                   THEISS (O.S.)
                         The fact that the one hundred
                         ninety-one member states of the
                         United Nations saw fit to appoint a
                         filthy, lowly-
                             ("spitting it out")
                         - woman as the head of the UNGA is
                         precisely why I'm here.

               PAN ACROSS the crowd, getting various reactions, all of them
               some form of disbelief.

               One man in particular, we'll call him the MILITANT, is
               actually smiling and nodding in approval.

                                   MILITANT
                         Yeah, tell that bitch what's up!
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