Night Clerk (7) them, casting them in silhouette. Geek 2 strides over to Pitcher, grabs him by the throat and effortlessly lifts him up to arms-length. Pitcher coughs and gags, glancing down at the abyss between his feet-- INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -NIGHT Morse kicks in the door, her stake-gun at the ready. Her goggles glow green. Harris follows. INT. MORSE�S POV -NIGHT The room is dark, with nary a sign of any power sources at all. She scans the room quickly, darting from point to point. The windows flash. INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -CONTINUED Harris slips to one side of her, moving towards a backroom. Morse motions at him that she is going up. He nods and continues on his way. EXT. HOTEL PARKING LOT -NIGHT. A shattered chair is in pieces across the pavement. The storm seems less powerful down here. Jerry is kneeling with Kerry in his arm, sobbing. KERRY ...I�m sorry...I�m so sorry... JERRY It�s okay baby. Kerry starts at the sound of his voice. It is deeper, unearthly. She looks into his eyes... ...and flinches. He withdraws from her, hurt and confused. Jerry�s eyes are glowing bright red. His whole being seems infused with a supernatural glow. KERRY omigod. You are... He can�t meet her eyes. He gently releases her and stands, backing away. Without a word, he simply...disappears. EXT. THE ROOFTOP - NIGHT Geek 2 takes Pitcher�s right wrist in hand and begins to pull, straightening Pitcher�s arm. He smiles with a mouth of monstrous teeth and continues to pull, slowly wishboning Pitcher�s arm from his shoulder. Pitcher SCREAMS! INT. BACKROOM -NIGHT Harris steps into the room, sweeping with his goggles. Nothing. He stands, relaxing, dropping his guard. There is a mewling from a closet. HARRIS (whispering back to stairs) Morse? He steels himself and moves to the closet, stake-gun at the ready-- INT. THE HOTEL ROOM 2ND FLOOR-NIGHT Morse works her way up the stairs, slowly, scanning, seeing nothing, her senses bristling. INT. MORSE�S POV -CONTINUED Something rustles from atop the stairs, but Morse sees nothing! She glances where she heard the sound-- INT. THE HOTEL ROOM 2ND FLOOR-NIGHT A black silhouette launches itself at her, carrying both of them over the railing! EXT. THE ROOFTOP - NIGHT Pitcher�s arm is nearly dislocated as he fights to remain conscious. Geek 2 is chuckling. He considers a moment and then brings Pitcher�s fingers up towards his mouth. With a devilish grin he chomps down on Pitcher�s index finger, drawing blood. Pitcher screams again only this time in rage and grabs a wooden pencil from his breast pocket, frantically jabbing it into Geek 2�s chest. The vampire is startled as if pinched and simply let�s go- --Pitcher screams louder as he begins to fall. INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -NIGHT The penthouse�s lights spring back into use, flooding the room. A man is atop Morse, punching at her. Morse blinks away the light and reflexively boxes the man�s ear. He howls and stumbles off her, clutching the sides of his head. In one sharp move she draws her pistol from behind her back and squeezes off six shots into his chest. He is thrown back against a table, shattering it and slumps against the wall. MORSE (standing) What the fuck? SASHA He is my thrall. Morse spins to Sasha, squeezing off more rounds that pass through her and into the wall. Sasha lashes out, clutching Morse by the throat, choking her. SASHA (cont�d) I am displeased. MORSE --screw--you-- Sasha tightens her grip-- JERRY NO! He grabs Sasha by the shoulders and yanks her back, startling her into dropping Morse. He throws Sasha through the wall and into the back room. EXT. WINDOWS WASHING UNIT -NIGHT Pitcher is curled on his side, stunned, barely conscious. EXT. THE ROOFTOP - CONTINUED Geek 2 leans out over the rooftop, scanning for Pitcher. He spots the window washer and leaps into space-- EXT. WINDOWS WASHING UNIT -CONTINUED --to flutter like leaf onto the unit. He settles like a bird, perched on the units railing and cackles. GEEK 2 Wakey-wakey! Time to die! Geek 2 drops to floor of the unit and steps over to Pitcher�s form. He clutches a fistful of Pitcher�s shirt, drawing him near and cackles a last time. He opens his mouth impossibly wide, revealing row upon row of fangs-- PITCHER Doubt it. GEEK 2 Huh? Pitcher presses the stakegun into Geek 2�s chest and holds the trigger down. The vampire is thrown back against the railing, as stake after stake pierces his chest. He screams once and IMPLODES! Pitcher collapses. INT. BACKROOM -NIGHT Sasha stands, brushing off the plaster dust. Harris is behind her by the closet, stunned. A woman screams again. Sasha spins to the noise as Jerry enters the room. JERRY Oh god... Harris has one arm around GENEVIEVE. She is pale and her eyes are dark lifeless things, like a dolls eyes. SASHA I told you I had something that would bring back your memories. INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -NIGHT Morse struggles to her feet, shaking it off. She sees Jerry standing in hole in the wall and moves towards him-- --only to notice that the thrall she had shot is NO LONGER SLUMPED AGAINST THE WALL! He leaps on her back, driving her to the ground. Ichor dribbles from the bullet wounds as he pounds her into the floor. INT. BACKROOM -CONTINUED Jerry is oblivious to Morse�s plight just meters away. JERRY (in french) Genevieve. HARRIS What the hell is going on? Sasha moves in a blink, slamming Harris against the wall, knocking him unconscious. She steps to Genevieve, who falls into her arms like a frightened child. JERRY Get away from her. SASHA Oh sweet Jean, you still don�t understand do you? Jerry starts to lunge only to stop as Sasha wraps a taloned hand around Genevieve�s neck. SASHA (cont�d) After you slew Lucien I had no choice but to run though not without a little something to remember you by. (smiles) You see, when one of our kind slays another, the victor may absorb all that the other was, leaving an empty shell. A shell that is bound to the victor forever. Or they may simply destroy the other as you did with Lucien. JERRY I. Will. Kill. You. SASHA Kill me and what remains of your sweet Genevieve will crumble to dust. Jerry growls at her, his eyes flashing bright red. SASHA (cont�d) Oh I am so happy you�ve accepted what you are, Jean. Unable to control his rage he lashes out, uppercutting Sasha with enough force to drive her through the ceiling! Genevieve crumples as Jerry touches her, falling to the floor. Her eyes are blank, awaiting instruction. Overwhelmed he can only stare... ...and with a primal scream he launches himself through the ceiling. INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -NIGHT THUNDER fills the room. Morse is barely conscious, unable to resist the brutality of the thrall atop her. His eyes gleam with murderous intent as he hammers her with blow after blow-- --a chair shatters against his back and skull, driving him off Morse. Kerry drops the wooden remains, to kneel beside Morse. KERRY Are you okay? Morse is unconscious. Kerry checks her pulse, alarmed but relaxing as she finds it. A growl causes her look up as the thrall regains his feet and lunges-- --as Harris tackles him, driving them both through the balcony door. EXT. HOTEL BALCONY -CONTINUED They slam into the railing and Harris tries desperately to shove the thrall over the side. They wrestle frantically but the thrall begins to gain the upper hand, forcing Harris slowly over the railing! Harris marshals his strength and SHOVES the thrall over. It screams inhumanly and falls. Harris kneels, gasping. KERRY Where�s Jerry? EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP -NIGHT. The storm centers on them, lightning striking again and again, deafening. Jerry and Sasha circle each other. Sasha is playful, savouring his descent while Jerry has cold murder in his eyes. SASHA YOU LOVE THE POWER. ADMIT IT. Jerry is silent. SASHA (cont�d) HOW DID YOU DENY YOURSELF ALL THESE YEARS? Jerry attacks clumsily but she dances away. She clearly is in total command of her abilities whereas he, sadly, is not. SASHA (cont�d) DON�T FORCE ME TO DESTROY YOU MY SWEET. Jerry roars, leaping at her, hands shifting into talons as he moves. She leaps up to meet him mid-air, driving her own taloned hand deep into his sterum. They drop as one. SPARKS erupt from Jerry�s eyes and he screams. INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -NIGHT Harris tends to Morse, checking her pulse. He nods to himself, and fights to his feet, worn and hurting. The room is empty save for them. Again he hears a quiet mewling issuing from the back room. Gun drawn, he staggers back to investigate. EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP -OTHER SIDE -NIGHT. Kerry bursts through the maintenance door only to be nearly swept off her feet. She clutches a STAKEGUN, and fighting the wind, works herself over to the battle. Lightning strikes a nearby LIGHTNING ROD. EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP -NIGHT. Sasha cradles Jerry in a lover�s embrace even as she twists her claws in his guts. Red sparks spurt out of his wound with every twist but there is no blood. SASHA EVEN THE STORM FEELS OUR PASSION JEAN!! Jerry squirms, screaming. SASHA (cont�d) EVEN IT KNOWS THAT THIS WAS MEANT TO BE! NOW SWEAR TO ME! SWEAR!! JERRY -NNN--NNNOOOOO! SASHA SO BE IT!! She drives her claws in further, up inside his torso to clutch the glowing ball at his center. KERRY JER-RRRRRRRRRRY!!!!!! Buffeted by the wind, she fires the stake-gun, launching stake after stake at Sasha�s back. Most miss but one strikes home, flinging her over Jerry and to the far side of the roof. Lightning strikes the iron rods again and again. Kerry rushes to Jerry�s side as he gains his feet. He brushes her off and leaps over to Sasha. KERRY (cont�d) JERRY! The wind pummels her to her knees. INT. HOTEL ROOM -BACK ROOM -NIGHT Harris finds Genevieve cowering in the corner. She starts as he approaches, wedging herself as far away from him as possible. HARRIS Miss? Miss I�m not going to hurt you. He steps forward-- EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP -NIGHT. --She SCREAMS. Sasha wiggles on the gravel, struggling to pull the stake free. SPARKS erupt from her as well but she does not implode, her will is too strong. With a final grunt she yanks the charred wood from her back and drops it. Sasha stands, weakened, scanning for Jerry, finding him behind her. He holds an iron shaft in his hands, ripped from the rooftop. Without a word he drives it home, spearing her in the heart. She laughs. SASHA WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? He hefts her impaled form into the air above him. JERRY DIE!!!! AND SHE IS STRUCK! Electricity arcs thru him up the rod and into Lucien. Her SCREAM is horrendous, stretching out across the city. They spasm as pure power discharges from the building thru Jerry into Sasha. With a blinding flash she explodes into millions of BLUE SPARKS, and hundreds of glowing stars are flung out from her (the essence of all those she had killed). INT. BACKROOM -NIGHT Genevieve sits up with a jolt, but is silent. She meets Harris�s eye and smiles softly. She crumbles into dust. HARRIS ...good lord. EXT. HOTEL ROOFTOP -NIGHT. The stars circle Jerry and are drawn into him as if he were a black hole. He power doubles and redoubles with each entry, his eyes and body flaring red! He collapses into a curl, holding his knees to his chest. The storm starts to move on. Kerry rushes over to him, kneeling beside him. She reaches out, brushing his skin with her fingers-- --and he lashes out at her, throwing her to the gravel. His face and form spasm and shift, morphing from Jerry to the DEMONIC visage seen in his first nightmare. He struggles within himself, torn by the influx of power and the corruption it brings. KERRY JERRY!! In DEMON-FORM he spins to her, massive fangs glistening. He growls once, he eyes flaring red. She shrieks and shrinks from him as he steps towards her. A spasm strikes him, forcing him his knees. Jerry returns a moment, tears streaking his cheek but is subsumed by the demon once again. Kerry flips her knees, struggling to find her feet, desperate to escape. Jerry lashes out, snagging her shirt with his talons, and pulls her close. Kerry pummels him fruitlessly, helpless in his grasp. He bares her neck and leans in, row after row of impossible teeth bared-- JERRY NOOOOOOOO! He drops her, switching back and forth with every blink, literally fighting himself. Finally he screams to the heavens and drops. Jerry explodes. Light not seen since the Big Bang bursts from him. Kerry ducks to prevent blindness. A GREAT SHAFT of PUREST WHITE LIGHT shoots straight into the sky. The STARS that had entered him earlier swirl up the shaft and disappear. All but one. The essence of Genevieve begins its�ascent, but pauses. As if it were fighting upstream, her essence moves away from the shaft of light-- --and with a THUNDERCLAP the light is gone. Jerry collapses unconscious. The FINAL STAR drifts down like a snowflake, and with a final surge, enters Kerry�s abdomen. She squeals as it penetrates her-- --and faints. Harris and Morse stumble onto the rooftop. HARRIS Hello? MORSE Over there. They stagger over to kneel by the fallen couple. DISSOLVE TO: INT. CONVENIENCE STORE -DAY Skylar is restocking shelves as Harry wanders into the store. He motions Skylar over. HARRY Where�s the owner? SKYLAR He�s in the office (gestures to back of store) Harry starts back. SKYLAR (cont�d) I don�t think he wants to disturbed though. HARRY (over shoulder) Tough, kid. INT. OFFICE -DAY Harry flings the door open-- --Kerry squeals from under Jerry and tries to hide behind the desk. HARRY Hi kids! Jerry�s shirt is open and half-off, his face covered with lipstick kisses. Kerry is trying to button the top of her MATERNITY DRESS as quickly as possible. KERRY You dick! JERRY Can never find a cop when I need one, but-- HARRY Yeah yeah whatever. Just wanted to check in on you lovebirds. KERRY We were just leaving. EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE- DAY The three of them step out into the bright sunlight. HARRY Too much for me. (puts on sunglasses) JERRY You get used to it. Kerry snickers. HARRY SO how come you don�t get robbed no more? JERRY I guess I�ve got a guardian angel. Jerry glances at a security camera. INT. THE BASEMENT THE BUREAU- DAY PITCHER You tell�em big guy. Pitcher is watching on a black & white monitor. Onscreen, Jerry takes Harry by the shoulder and guides him to his car. The door opens and Harris enters. PITCHER (cont�d) Hey ya Boss. Harris clasps Pitcher on the shoulder gently, making him wince. HARRIS Still sore? Well, you�ll get used to it. (checks screen) Anything going on? PITCHER Nope. Nada. Like we figured. HARRIS We may know that but-- (gestures upwards) --they don�t know that, so let�s keep it that way. For a little while. PITCHER Until funding review. Harris just smiles. The phone rings. Harris grabs it. HARRIS Go. MORSE (over phone) Greetings. EXT. RIO -SUNSET The carnival is in full swing. Revellers fill the streets. Geek 2 is worming in and out the crowd, looking for a hot lunch. INT. DARKENED APARTMENT -SUNSET Morse is staring out a window, speaking through a cell- phone headset. She wears ENERGY GOGGLES. HARRIS (over phone) You have him? MORSE�S POV -SUNSET A blooming BALL of ENERGY is sweeping in and out of normal people. MORSE You could say that... INT. DARKENED APARTMENT -CONTINUED She puts a modified rifle to her shoulders and sights through the scope. A wooden stake protrudes from the barrel. MORSE�S POV -CONTINUED She tracks Geek 2, waiting for a clear shot. Something flickers in her peripheral vision. She glances up, scanning the street-- --and freezes. MORSE Uh guys--? Hundreds of glowing ENERGY BALLS are making their way through the city, mixing in with the crowd. INT. DARKENED APARTMENT -CONTINUED She slides the goggles off and sets the rifle down. HARRIS (over phone) Morse. Morse, what is it? She pulls two massive weapons,(like mini-guns that fire stakes)out of a duffel bag and steps back to the window. MORSE Groovy. :SLAM TO BLACK THE END
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