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TEASER
FADE IN.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - GABRIELLA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
GABRIELLA tosses and turns in her bed with her eyes closed.
Slowly PUSH IN as she tries to get comfortable in her slumber
and FLASH CUT TO:
EXT. UNKNOWN DIMENSION (FLASHBACK)
Back in episode 1x12 with the black windy void that BELJOXA'S
EYE calls home.
BELJOXA'S EYE
A day is coming when The Destroyer
must make a pivotal decision.
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. PALACE - CONNOR'S BEDROOM (FLASHBACK)
And now back in 2x06, with Gabriella and the future CONNOR
debating the finer points of world domination.
CONNOR
(mocking)
Everyone saying I was part of this
GRAND Nyazian prophecy. I'm too
important to the world. Its fate
ultimately depends on me.
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. UNKNOWN DIMENSION (FLASHBACK)
And back to Beljoxa's Eye.
BELJOXA'S EYE
This is the time that draws near.
Whether it is there or not is a
choice for another to make.
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. PALACE - CONNOR'S BEDROOM (FLASHBACK)
And back with that conversation in the future.
CONNOR
The world never did a damn thing
for me, so why should I continually
risk my life for it?
FLASH CUT TO:
INT. PALACE - FOYER (FLASHBACK)
BANG!
Gabriella shoots Connor with Pike's gun, Benny.
FLASH CUT TO a few moments later. Connor now has several
gunshot wounds in his chest and he's down on both knees.
CONNOR
(icily)
You can rot... in Hell, Gabriella.
I hate y...y-
And he falls forward. Dead.
PUSH IN on Gabriella as she openly SOBS and covers her mouth
with her hands, dropping down to her knees.
BELJOXA'S EYE (V.O.)
Whether it is there or not is a
choice for another to make.
GABRIELLA (V.O.)
Who? Whose choice is it?
BELJOXA'S EYE (V.O.)
(beat)
Yours, Gabriella Heron.
ZOOM OUT from Gabriella in the middle of a pile of dead
bodies and FLASH CUT TO:
INT. G&C'S CONDO - GABRIELLA'S BEDROOM - NEXT
Gabriella SCREAMS as she bolts up in bed, fully awake and
hyperventilating.
FADE TO:
EXT. LOS ANGELES SKYLINE - NIGHT
We go through a rapid MONTAGE of various ares of Los Angeles
(the Colosseum, LAX airport, etc.) as night TIME LAPSES to
day.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - KITCHEN - MORNING
Connor pours milk into a bowl full of dry cereal at the
table. Another, already filled with milk, is across the
table.
Gabriella enters the kitchen wrapped up in a bathrobe. The
bags under her eyes are evidence of how much sleep she didn't
get the previous night.
She looks over to an open window next to the stove and
frowns.
GABRIELLA
Why's the window open? You're
letting all the air out.
(sniffs)
And what's that smell?
Connor nervously scratches the back of his head.
CONNOR
(wary)
I, uh, know you've been having
trouble sleeping lately, so I
thought I'd make you breakfast.
Gabriella looks down at the two bowls and smirks.
GABRIELLA
Cereal?
CONNOR
Yeah, that's, uh, why the window's
open. I had to let the smoke out.
Connor takes a seat in front of his bowl and spoons up a
heaping of cereal.
CONNOR
And we're gonna need a new skillet.
(beat; under his breath)
And a new waffle iron.
He shoves the spoon into his mouth and loudly chomps it down.
A disgusted Gabriella shakes her head.
GABRIELLA
Ya know what? I'm really not
hungry. Plus I need to get to the
shop to open up.
Connor swallows his food.
CONNOR
I thought Kaia was opening
everyday?
GABRIELLA
She texted me last night and asked
me to do it today. She's gonna be
late.
Gabriella turns and heads off into the living room. LESI, who
was laying down at Connor's feet, pops up and runs after her.
Connor shrugs and takes another bite of his breakfast while
reaching across the table and pulling Gabriella's bowl over
to himself.
INT. G&C'S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - NEXT
Gabriella plops down on the couch and picks up the remote.
Lesi leaps up into her lap. Gabriella mindlessly channel
surfs while scratching the top of her dog's head.
She stops on one channel. PUSH IN on her increasingly
surprised expression before she turns her head towards the
kitchen.
GABRIELLA
Hey, Connor? Come here.
A moment later, Connor, wiping milk off his upper lip, steps
into the living room.
CONNOR
What's up?
GABRIELLA
Think you might wanna see this.
She turns the television up.
ON the television showing a news report. A picture of THE
REILLY FAMILY (LAWRENCE, COLLEEN, and BRIDGET) is on screen
with a caption that reads 'Missing' under it.
REPORTER (O.S.)
(male voice)
The Reilly family were last seen by
Mr. Reilly's mother in Ojai two
days ago. Their car was found
abandoned just off Wilshire Blvd.
BACK TO Gabriella and Connor. Some suitably swelling music
drowns out the reporter's voice as Gabriella looks up over
her shoulder at Connor.
Connor glances down to her, then back to the report.
BLACK OUT.
END OF TEASER
ACT ONE
FADE IN.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - SALES FLOOR - MORNING
A few CLICKS indicate the door being unlocked before
Gabriella opens the door and lets herself into the dark,
empty store.
She quickly turns off the beeping alarm before flipping on
the lights and walking over to the main counter.
Just as she's setting her purse down, KAIA enters, carrying a
heavy box.
KAIA
Hey, I am so sorry for getting you
up early!
GABRIELLA
(confused)
Thought you were gonna be late?
KAIA
Yeah, I got back early.
She crosses the room and strains to get her box up on the
counter. Gabriella gives her a hand.
GABRIELLA
(looking in the box)
Watermelons?
KAIA
Yeah, that's why I asked you to
open up. I was sitting up last
night with a wicked craving for
seedless watermelon.
With the box out of the way, Kaia's slightly more pregnant
girth is more noticeable. She walks around behind the counter
and opens up the cash register.
KAIA
(while counting money)
But the stores were sold out, so I
figure "well, Mexico's only a few
hours away" and-
GABRIELLA
(amused)
You went to Mexico?
Kaia stops counting the money and looks to Gabriella.
KAIA
(sheepish)
Yes?
She says in that "but I'm cute, so it's okay, right?" tone
that Gabriella can't help but grin and shake her head.
KAIA
I didn't think I'd get back this
quick, but I was hauling ass last
night.
GABRIELLA
Right.
(beat)
Listen, uh, I have something to
tell you. It's about-
KAIA
Gah!
Kaia yelps and kneels down behind the counter, staring wide
eyed at the door. Gabriella follows her eyes to see PIKE just
shutting the door behind him.
PIKE
(confused)
Uh... hey?
Gabriella catches on and steps out from behind the counter,
walking over to Pike.
GABRIELLA
Hey. What's up?
Pike's eyes shift between Kaia and Gabriella, obviously
noticing the awkwardness. He shrugs and pulls a small watch
from his pocket.
PIKE
You left this over my place the
other night.
GABRIELLA
(taking the watch;
awkward)
Uh, thanks.
Now Kaia's the one shifting her eyes between Pike and
Gabriella.
PIKE
So, uh, how's business?
GABRIELLA
It's picking up. I'm thinking about
hiring Kaia's sister to help out.
PIKE
Right, right.
Pike looks over to Kaia, who is still kneeling behind the
counter, hiding her stomach from view.
PIKE
(clears throat)
Well, listen, I want to talk to you
more about that... thing later.
When you get a chance, k?
GABRIELLA
(nodding)
Okay.
(holds up the watch)
Thanks again.
Pike nods and leaves, throwing one last curious glance to
Kaia before he's out the door.
KAIA
(still kneeling)
Is he gone yet?
Gabriella turns back to Kaia, looking terribly amused at
Kaia's paranoia.
EXT. CITY STREET - MORNING
A red, tricked out (dropped, large spoiler, tinted windows,
modified exhaust) Volkswagon Jetta squeals to a stop just
outside a police tape surrounded intersection.
The tape encloses a small SUV. Several POLICE OFFICERS are
milling about, taking notes and looking over the vehicle.
Connor gets out of the car and slams the door behind him.
POLICE OFFICER 1
Any luck with witnesses?
Another officer, who is looking through the car with a
flashlight, turns to the first and shakes his head.
POLICE OFFICER 2
Did a sweep. Noone saw anything.
There's a small crowd, mostly made up of news crews
surrounding the scene. Connor lightly SNIFFS the air and
frowns.
He pulls out his phone and dials.
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. GAS STATION - MORNING
Pike's got an armful of sweets that he balances over to one
arm to answer the call.
PIKE
Taco Bell.
CONNOR
Hey, Pike.
PIKE
(suddenly nervous)
Hey... Connor. Hey, you, uh, seen
Kaia lately?
CONNOR
(frowns)
Yeah. Why?
PIKE
Think she's put on a little weight?
Looked a little chubby in the face.
(beat; grins)
Boobs looked bigger, but no
complains there!
(beat)
So I, uh, heard you talked the
Council into getting you a car.
Connor steps back from the crime scene.
CONNOR
(dismissive)
Yeah, Giles is a big doormat.
Anyway, I need to find out more
about my old family being missing.
Pike's paying for his snacks now.
PIKE
Family? Oh, you mean those people
you almost killed last year!
Connor grits his teeth, biting down a presumably nasty
retort.
CONNOR
(strained)
Yeah, them.
(beat)
Your cop tenant. Can you ask him to-
PIKE
Yeah, there's a problem there. He
sort of moved out.
Connor sighs and closes his eyes.
CONNOR
Perfect.
PIKE
Yeah, uh, a few people moved out...
actually.
(beat)
Why are you even looking into this
anyway? Still feel guilty about
last year?
Connor thinks on that for a moment before answering with:
CONNOR
They're still family.
(beat)
Even if they don't know it, I owe
them that much.
PIKE
Right, gotcha. Well, if I can do
anything to help-
He's cut off when Connor HANGS UP.
END INTERCUT.
INT. GABRIELLA'S SHOP - SALES FLOOR
Kaia, still behind the counter takes a huge bite out of a
quarter piece of watermelon.
PAN DOWN to the floor in front of the counter where several
empty watermelon shell pieces are piled up.
Gabriella sweeps them up with a broom and dumps them in a
nearby trash can.
KAIA
(mouthful; muffled)
So... Connor's evil, huh?
(swallows)
Well, can't say I'm surprised.
Gabriella leans the broom against the counter and puts her
hand on her hips.
GABRIELLA
(offended)
What's that supposed to mean?
Kaia drops another empty shell on the floor and picks up a
fresh melon and a knife. As she's cutting it in half:
KAIA
Well, it's not like the signs
aren't there.
GABRIELLA
(crossing her arms)
What signs?
Kaia takes another bite and starts punching some numbers into
a calculator. The cash she was counting earlier is on the
counter next to the rest of the watermelon.
KAIA
(mouthful; muffled)
Well, Connor used to actually, ya
know, care if people died. Now he's
all whatever about it.
GABRIELLA
Are you talking about Carmen's
girlfriend?
Kaia snorts and laughs to herself.
KAIA
God no. I mean I was glad that
little bitch was dead.
GABRIELLA
Pot. Kettle.
KAIA
Look, all I'm saying is that when
it comes to Connor, you've got
these rose tinted glasses on. Maybe
you're not noticing how much he's
changed because he got you that
shiny new bike.
GABRIELLA
Maybe I'm willing to give him the
benefit of the doubt.
KAIA
You always are. Carmen's
girlfriend, whatever the hell her
name was. The girl that Angelus
copycat killed. And last year when
he was kicking all of our asses and
julianne'ing my back, you were
right there... with a hug.
She finishes off the piece of melon she's working on and
starts to carve another slice for herself. Gabriella picks
both of the shells up and tosses them.
GABRIELLA
So what are you saying?
KAIA
You've got this remarkable ability
to just shrug all that off.
GABRIELLA
If I didn't, would we be friends?
KAIA
All I'm saying is that maybe
someone's trying to tell you
something. Someone a little
"higher" maybe? You go to the
future, see it for yourself, and
I'm betting part of you still
doesn't want to believe it.
Kaia holds up her melon slice to Gabriella, who waves it off.
GABRIELLA
So how do you get from that to
megalomania?
Kaia stops her work (and eating) and looks Gabriella dead in
the eye.
KAIA
He's already been there a few times
before and been pulled back. You
told me about that hostage thing
with the bombs. Last year with that
corpse demon thing. How many times
do you think he can go all dark and
be saved from going too far? Maybe
fate's trying to tell you
something.
Gabriella looks away, considering Kaia's words. Kaia
nonchalantly eats another piece of melon.
KAIA
(chewing)
So... how you end up leaving your
watch at Pike's?
Gabriella turns around, caught off guard.
GABRIELLA
What? Oh, he's been helping me tune
the bike. I guess I left it there
once.
Kaia gives Gabriella a "you're full of it" look.
GABRIELLA
(off Kaia's look)
What?
Before Kaia can answer, a figure BURSTS through the door,
covered from head to toe with a giant blanket. The figure
also appears to be SMOKING.
The blanket is thrown off to reveal a VAMPIRE. A rather
squat, portly, mid forties if he were human vampire. Despite
the game face, he doesn't look like he could bust a grape.
Nonetheless, Gabriella and Kaia instantly are on guard. Kaia
slips her hand behind the counter and pulls a STAKE that she
places in Gabriella's outstretched hands.
The vampire, holds his hands up and backs away.
VAMPIRE
Whoa whoa, ladies, I'm not here for
any trouble. I'm a customer.
GABRIELLA
My ass you are.
VAMPIRE
(sizes her up; wry)
Oh, if only.
(clears his throat)
Look, I just wanna know if you sell
Muo-Pings.
Kaia points off to her right.
KAIA
Third row, second shelf from the
bottom on the right.
GABRIELLA
(sharp)
Kaia!
KAIA
(shrugs)
What? Let him pay us and get the
hell on. Win win.
The vampire starts over to where Kaia directed him, but
Gabriella cuts him off, holding the stake out in front of
her.
GABRIELLA
Hold it. What's something like you
need a Muo-Ping for anyway?
VAMPIRE
(sneering)
None of your business.
He tries to go around her and is thrown by an invisible force
clear across the floor, sliding to a stop in front of Kaia at
the counter.
GABRIELLA
(icily)
It is now.
The vampire yells and scrambles out of the way of the ray of
sunlight singeing his outstretched hand. He gets back to his
feet and rubs it with his other hand.
VAMPIRE
Look, I need it for storage,
alright? It costs less if you do
the spell on your own.
Now Kaia looks interested.
KAIA
What spell?
The vampire straightens his shirt and stands up proudly.
VAMPIRE
Might be news to you, but our
kind's evolved over the years. Not
all of us are out for the blood and
mayhem anymore. I've been going to
support groups and anger management
and doing pretty well!
GABRIELLA
(stern)
Looking for a point here.
VAMPIRE
Point is folks like you ain't gonna
take a guy like me seriously unless
I've got the credentials. So I'm
getting me a soul.
Gabriella and Kaia swap shocked looks. Gabriella turns back
to the vampire.
GABRIELLA
And where pray-tell would you be
getting this soul? Not like you can
just stroll into a store and pick
one out.
VAMPIRE
Actually, that's exactly what it
is.
Again, Kaia and Gabriella swap surprised looks.
EXT. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY - DAY
ZOOM OUT from Connor's car as it speeds along a two lane
highway circling up a large mountain.
FLASH CUT TO:
EXT. CABIN - NEXT
CLOSE UP on a mailbox with a street address number on the
post and the name 'Reilly' printed on a label on the side of
it.
Connor's car pulls into the adjacent driveway.
CUT TO a few moments later. Connor is out of the car and
slowly approaching a modest house built mostly out of wood.
Fans of Angel would recognize this as the Reillys' home as
seen in Angel 4x22, 'Home.'
INT. CABIN - FOYER - NEXT
The door knob jiggles a few moments before the door itself
swings up. Connor stands up from a kneeling position and
slips a small black pouch into his back pocket.
The home itself is deserted and immaculately clean. Connor
shuts the door behind him, revealing a black clad NINJA with
a metal face plate covering his head!
Connor whirls around, sensing the intruder. He barely has
time to react before the ninja clocks him in the jaw with a
punch.
Connor staggers back and drops into a fighting stance. The
ninja shuffles his feet before throwing a left high kick that
Connor blocks with his arms.
The ninja, without resetting his feet, throws another kick to
Connor's ribs that Connor barely deflects. He ducks under
another high kick and blocks a return back mid roundhouse
kick that knocks him back again.
Connor spins and tries a leg sweep that the ninja LEAPS
straight back to avoid. It lands on the wall in the corner on
the doorway, managing to stick to it like a spider.
The ninja leaps off and throws a flying kick. Connor
sidesteps and CLOTHESLINES the ninja across the chest,
knocking it to the ground.
The ninja immediately flips up into a handstand and kicks
Connor in the face. Connor stumbles and the ninja, still in a
handstand, continues firing kicks at Connor's face.
Connor backs up to avoid the barrage and snatches the ninja's
ankles in both his hands. He winds up and punts the ninja in
his face, knocking him for double loop before landing on his
stomach.
The ninja spins up to his feet and a CHAIN seemingly grows
out of his hand. The ninja flicks his wrist and the chain
lashes out and around both of Connor's wrist, trapping them
together.
Connor is yanked forward and lands on his stomach in front of
the ninja. Now he pushes himself up into a handstand,
crossing his legs over the ninja's neck.
Connor grunts and pushes off the ground, twisting his body in
midair and snapping the ninja's trapped neck with his feet!
SPARKS fly from the ninja as Connor releases it and
corkscrews to a perfect landing on both feet.
The ninja drops to the ground, done. Connor frees his wrists
and looks the ninja over. He tentatively grabs the mask and
pulls it off, seemingly tearing away a layer of flesh with
it.
Underneath, the face of the ninja appears as if all the skin
has been burned off of it. Blood vessels, tissue, and muscles
are all visible on the human looking visage.
Connor looks it over, bewildered.
CONNOR
A robot?
He leaves the house and returns a few moments later with a
BROAD SWORD. He glances at the dead ninja again, then down at
his sword.
Then he leaves the house again and returns with another broad
sword in his free hand. He twirls them both before cautiously
beginning to search the house.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - RECEPTION AREA - DAY
A door opens revealing Gabriella and Kaia at the bottom of a
staircase. They enter the modest-sized carpeting waiting area
where a chubby girl about Connor's age wearing a white lab
coat, the RECEPTIONIST, approaches them.
Gabriella squints and looks around the room.
KAIA
(whispering)
What is it?
GABRIELLA
(low)
I can feel... something?
(to the receptionist)
Hi, I'm Gabriella Heron. This is
Kaia Sincaid.
RECEPTIONIST
Nice to meet you.
(sizes them up)
If I might ask, both of you appear
to be human? What interests you in
our little set up here?
Kaia and Gabriella swap looks. Apparently, a cover story
wasn't in the plans.
KAIA
Well, she dates a vampire. Wanted
to get him something special for
his birthday. Tri-centennials are
special occasions.
RECEPTIONIST
(nodding)
Right, right.
The receptionist motions to a pair of empty seats and grabs a
clipboard off a nearby desk.
She hands it to Gabriella and Kaia leans over to look at it
as well.
RECEPTIONIST
Doc's in the middle of a procedure
right now. The last three pages is
a list of what we offer and the
pricing. Just let me know if you
need anything else.
Kaia nod curtly and the receptionist goes back to her other
duties.
KAIA
(whispering)
Whoa. That's a lot of souls.
Gabriella hands her the clipboard and sits up straight.
GABRIELLA
I'm gonna take another look around.
Just...
(beat)
... make sure I don't fall out of
the seat.
KAIA
(confused)
Uh, okay?
PUSH IN on Gabriella's face as she sits stock still. Her face
expressionless. Then ZOOM OUT to show her full body. Now
she's standing and the room around her is glowing all colors
of the rainbow.
Gabriella stumbles around woozily.
GABRIELLA
Whoa. Been awhile since I did tha
GAH!
She screams as her body slips right through the floor!
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