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Post by Dale on Nov 1, 2008 10:36:54 GMT -5
We see a huge white temple in a dark underground city. Light breaks out from the sky but just in small amounts. A group of 3 older man, with long white beards and robes walk beside a dark haired, pale skinned woman named Arella who is 9 months pregnant. They all rush into the temple and into a room with a bed. The walls and floor are stone and the bed looks just about as comfortable. Arella lays on the bed and one man grabs a rag and begins to wipe the sweat off of her head. The other tells her something and she spreads her legs, he holds a cloth and is prepared to catch something. The third wise man is mixing a potion of some sorts. She screams in terror. Outside of a small window a set of two rows of three yellow eyes look from the darkness. The older man waiting is named Aunder, and he is now holding a child in his hands-
Aunder-
It's a girl...
-Cut to Rachel Roth; 17 years of age. Short black hair and a thin figure with dark bags under her eyes and shockingly pale skin. She waits outside a old looking house with the wind blows softly-
Bully- (VO)
What are the freaks doing?
Rachel Roth- (VO)
Where minding are business. Something you're surely not.
-Cut to a lunchroom. Rachel sits at a table while a bully looks down at her-
Bully-
Watch your tongue... you stupid b*tch...
-Rachel leaps forward and grabs him by the neck and pushes him toward the ground-
Josephine Miller- (VO)
Rachel, you have to learn to control yourself...
-Cut to Rachel in the counselor’s office-
Josephine Miller-
I mean... you can't keep these feelings all bottled in...
-Cut to a forest with twisted shapes in the form of trees. Rachel puts her hands togehter and a glowing purple light begins to leak from her palms. Cut to Rachel laying on her bed. The room is dull and gray. Kathy, her forest parent comes in-
Rachel Roth-
It’s over. It’s all over.
Kathy-
Look, Rachel… I know it’s a tough world… you’re a strong person, you’ve been through worse.
-The screen fades to black. Two pairs of three yellow eyes glow-
Trigon- (VO)
I only want what I created.
-Cut to Rachel on the bus. Alex, a dark haired teen sits next to her-
Alex-
My name is Alex.
Rachel Roth-
I'm Ra, Ra... Rachel!
-Rachel lets out a small yet nervous chuckle. Alex shakes her hand-
Alex-
It's nice to met you...
-Rachel keeps firmly holding his hand. Alex lets go-
Rachel Roth-
I'm sorry...
Alex-
No, it's alright.
-Cut back to Kathy and Rachel-
Rachel Roth-
-And... and... I just can't stop thinking about him
Kathy-
Your first love, I'm glad I can see it.
-Cut to a fair. Rachel and Alex are in the ferries wheel and it's hit the peek of night, a grand amount of colorful lights are below them. Alex begins to move toward Rachel and she does the same, they lips meet together and they begin to kiss passionately-
Trigon- (VO)
Her heart will forever be consumed by hatred.
-Cut to Rachel standing outside a burning house screaming then a quick cut to her floating in a destroyed park with dark rays shooting from her hands outlined with purple-
The Raven
-Cut to Rachel in a hallway slamming her locker, crying-
Nora Zehetner
Christopher Lee
Emile Hirsch
Zooey Deschanel
John Hurt
Patrick Wilson
Billie Whitelaw
Shia LaBeouf
Aaron Yoo
December 26
AND NOW FOR OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION:
RICOCHET FIGHT
by indy42
FADE IN: Desert road- day.
A single paved road runs through the desert, and a single black truck drives through it.
INDY42 PRESENTS
Inside the truck, DARREN, a 34 year old clumsily shaved man, next to CLAY, a 40 something war veteran- ready for anything. Clay sits obsessively cleaning his pistol.
SIMON PEGG
darren
Damnit, do you ever leave that thing alone?
Clay looks up, offended.
clay
This is my protection. Did I mention I used it to
Darren mouths the words as Clay says them-
CLAY
-save my life back in Desert Storm?
DARREN
Same old shit, different day.
EDWARD NORTON
CUT TO: Back of the truck.
The tarp over the back of the truck opens, revealing NATHAN JACK laying underneath. Nathan props himself up, and raises his hands triumphantly. He is british, wears a New York yankees baseball cap and a jeans jacket.
Then the dust hits his eyes.
jack
Ack!
He covers his hands with his eyes, then turns around, facing the front of the truck. He pulls himself over to the side of the truck and shimmies forward toward the driver's seat.
RICOCHET FIGHT.
INT. Truck. JACK APPEARS IN THE WINDOW!
JACK
Pull over! Pull ov-
Clay FIRES his gun at the window. Jack ducks and slips, falling off the truck and into the dirt.
DARREN
Jesus fucking christ, Clay, you almost hit me!
EXT. Truck. Jack stands up and begins running towards the car, firing his gun wildly.
INT. Truck.
CLAY
Pull over.
The truck pulls over.
EXT. TRUCK.
Jack stops running.
JACK
Yes...
Clay gets out of the truck and fires towards Jack.
jack
Oh, fuck.
Jack dives out of Clay's line of sight.
CLAY
Fuck!
Clay shoots out the rest of his bullets, sits down behind the truck and begins to manually reload them.
Jack shoots back, until he sees Darren begin to pull a BAZOOKA out and point it at Darren.
JACK
Those things are fucking illegal!
DARREN
Who the FUCK cares!??!?!?!
Darren fires the Bazooka, and Jack dives out of the way, as a MOUNTAIN of dirt is blown sky-high.
Jack fires back, hitting Darren in the hand.
DARREN
FUCK!
We see that Darren's index finger on his right hand has been completely blown off, and the stump bleeds wildly.
JACK
That's disgusting.
DARREN
Fucking motherfucker!
Darren gets out of the truck, pulls out a handgun and points it at the now-exposed Jack.
JACK
Sorry!
Jack shoots his gun, and hits Darren's left hand, blowing off his other index finger.
DARREN
OH FUCK!!! NOOOOO!
Clay finishes reloading and puts his gun out, and without looking begins firing towards Nathan.
Darren's head explodes.
JACK
Oh, fuck!
Jack is sprayed with blood. He begins to crawl away from the bleeding body.
JACK
Fucking nasty!
Jack crawls into the driver's seat of the truck.
He looks into the back seat, and we see... A little girl. She is about 6 years old, and her hands are covered her ears, eyes glued open in fear, lying down in the backseat.
JACK
(softly)
Don't worry... Everything is going to be all right...
A bullet smashes through the back window, hitting Jack in the shoulder.
JACK
(loudly)
OH, FUCK!!!!
The little girl jumps, scared.
JACK
Fuck fuck fuck fuck...
Jack moves out of the car, back onto the dirt, grabbing the bazooka. He loads another rocket.
JACK
Fucker, fucker, fucker....
Clay runs toward the other side of the truck. Jack stands back up, and closes the truck door.
JACK
FUCKING TOURETTES!
Jack stands up and fires the bazooka through the two windows, impaling Clay, knocking him back 20 feet and finally EXPLODING.
Jack throws the bazooka down and crawls back into the car.
JACK
Are you ready to go home?
The little girl nods.
SMASH TO BLACK.
FADE IN: A Government building.
Title on Screen: Langely, Virginia.
JON DOE walks through the hallway, past a couple of guards laughing at a water cooler, and into a door marked INTERROGATION CHAMBER LENNON.
INT. INTERROGATION CHAMBER.
Inside the room, Jon Doe sits. Across from him is NATHAN JACK.
Jack wears the same outfit he wore before, except with a tie and a nice shirt under his jacker.
doe
Hello, Mr. Jack.
Jack smiles.
JACK
Howdy.
doe
So... you're a... mercenary?
JACK
Mercenary, gun-for-hire, longcoat, whatever, whatever.
doe
We hear you were involved in that kidnapping case- with the er- beauty pageant girl.
JACK
That was me, yup.
doe
You killed two men, yes?
JACK
Uh, no. I killed one, the other was killed by friendly cross-fire.
Jack motioned with his hands.
JACK
(cont)
Who writes your reports?
DOE
(ignoring him)
We have a proposition, Mr. Jack.
JACK
Uh, it's just Jack. I have two first names. It's funny, I legally have an underscore for a last name. My parents had a sick sense of humor-
doe
Do you snort cocaine?
JACK
What? What is this, free association interrogation?
doe
Answer the question, Mr. Jack.
jack
No. I swallow cocaine. Like normal people.
doe
Is that a yes?
JACK
Are you retarded?
DOE
Are you insulting a government-
JACK
I retract my last statement. No, I do not use cocaine. I smoked a joint in college, though. Does that taint my perfect record?
doe
Have you heard of a north-columbian drug ring?
JACK
No.
Doe
Tijuana? Cancun?
JACK
No. I haven't heard of any drug rings.
doe
La Paz?
JACK
For fuck's sake, no-no, nononono, no.
DOE
The biggest shipment of cocaine in the century is coming in 1 week. For understandable reasons, we need that stopped.
JACK
Completely understandable.
doe
For understandable reasons, we need to use someone with no ties to the CIA.
JACK
.. I thought this was the FBI..?
DOE
We need a foriegner.
JACK
I'm british, mate.
DOE
An outsider, a unknown.
JACK
I...am... British. I lived here is the US for 10 years. I'm a citizen! A card-carrying member of the-
doe
We need you to go to Mexico and sabotage the shipment. Bomb it to hell.
JACK
Ooooooh. Scandalous.
Doe slides a box across the table. Jack holds up a vial of cocaine from inside the box.
JACK
Oh dear.
doe
That's fake. Just to give you an idea.
JACK
Right. I know what cocaine looks like.
doe
You have a week. You leave in 8 days.
Doe stands up.
JACK
I don't think I've said, "I accept" yet.
Doe smiles.
doe
No need.
Doe exits the room, leaving Jack flabbergasted.
CUT TO: Sushi Resturaunt- Night.
Jack sits at a small two-person table across from CLINT, a slightly overweight 30-something.
michael
This shit sounds real, man.
JACK
No, really.
Jack attempts to pick up a sushi roll with his chopsticks, but it slips halfway towards his mouth and into his lap.
CLINT
Why do you think they picked you?
Jack picks up the roll, smothers it in soy sauce, and dumps it into his mouth.
JACK
(mouth full)
I dunno.
He swallows.
JACK
Ugh.... I dunno, maybe they like my accent.
Clint snickers.
CLINT
What do you need?
JACK
My usual.
Clint passes a heavy burlap sack over to Jack.
clint
Two desert eagles, 6 15 bullet cliips each.
Jack rifles through the bag.
JACK
You know, since I'm on the CIA's dime here, I think I'll take one of those new-fangled sniper rifles.
CLINT
Those are illegal in California.
Jack smiles.
JACK
Who said anything about California?
CUT TO: Airport- Day.
Jack carries a comically large suitcase as he walks past a sign reading "WELCOME TO MEXICO."
CUT TO: Hotel Room- Day.
Jack puts down his bags with a heavy exhale and shakes his shoulders. He sits down on the bed and begins to rub them.
JACK
Ow.
The phone rings. Jack looks over, then picks up.
JACK
....Hello?
doe (OS)
Oh good, you have arrived. Did you get our package in the mail?
Jack scans the room, finally setting his eyes on a UPS package in the corner of the room.
JACK
I wasn't aware CIA used UPS to send super-secret packages.
DOE (OS)
So you got it.
JACK
"What can brown do for you"?
DOE (OS)
Open it. Inside is the location and time when all of the cocaine will be at port. And a bomb.
JACK
Of course, of course.
doe
When you are finished, we have a safe-house for you in Mazatlan. Be there.
CLICK!. The phone shuts off. Jack puts the phone down slowly.
Jack runs over and rips open the package. Inside he finds a map which he throws on the bed, then inspects the large C4 stack.
JACK
Ouch.
He clicks something, and it begins to beep.
JACK
Oh, shit!
He presses it again, and it goes silent. He sighs in relief.
CUT TO: Office- Night.
A figure strolls across the office floor. Sitting in the chair is TONY SCOTT, a tall, mustached American man.
Standing in fron of him is a large figure.
figure
Will everything go as planned? Everything on my end is perfect.
scott
Don't worry, it will be perfect.
figure
With any luck, we'll be rich by the end.
scott
Oh, it's not luck, my friend.
Scott looks around and glances at his desk.
SCOTT
More than luck.
CUT TO: Dock- Day.
Scott walks towards the dock, and inspects the piles of crates being loaded onto a boat by a crane. 3 Guards follow him.
Scott stops to put on his circular sunglasses.
scott
It's gonna be a good day.
CUT TO: A taxi pulls up about a block away from the dock.
Nathan Jack steps out, dressed in his usual garb, with a backpack slung over his back.
He begins to walk towards the dock.
taxi driver
Yo! I need my fare!
Jack turns back.
JACK
Oh, right. Sorry, how much do I owe you?
TAXI DRIVER
500, gringo.
JACK
What? 500 dollars?
TAXI DRIVER
Pesos!
JACK
What's the conversion rate?
CUT TO: Scott walks along the crates.
scott
Make sure all of these crates get done by noon, ok pedro?
PEDro
Yeah, Tony. We'll get it done.
SCOTT
Good.
He turns around and sees his guards sitting and smoking.
scott
Oy! I'm not paying you to destroy your lungs! Pick up your toys and get on alert.
The guards slowly get up.
scott
Now! Hurry the fuck up! Let's go!
CUT TO: Nathan Jack runs stealthily behind the crates.
We see Scott in the background, ordering his guards around.
SCOTT (IN BACKGROUND)
Go! Go!
Nathan crouches and holds up his backpack. He pulls out a small black box.
CUT TO: Scott and his guards.
SCOTT
Be on alert.
Guard 1
What, nothing happens around here.
scott
Well, you never know.
CUT TO: Crates.
Nathan climbs onto the top of the stack of crates, and drops the backpack.
guard 4
Hey!
Nathan looks up and sees a guard pointing at him
GUARD 4
Hey!
JACK
SHIT.
CUT TO: On the ground.
SCOTT
Kill him!
CUT TO: Crates.
Nathan tries to climb back down, but machine gun fire smacks the metal at his feet. Covering his face, he runs back alond the crates.
He pulls out his desert eagles and fires them at GUARD 4.
guard 4
Aah!
Guard 4 collapses, dead.
Jack jumps from one crate to another, firing his desert eagles downwards.
Guard 3 and Guard 5 climb up with a ladder onto the second crate pile. Jack shoots guard 3.
guard 3
(Wilhelm Scream)
Guard 3 falls backwards, and takes Guard 5 with him as they tumble and smack the ground hard.
More bullets ricochet off the metal around Jack.
JACK
Augh! Shit!
Jack reaches the end of one stack and jumps onto another. He fires and hits another guard, who falls off into the ocean.
Scott watches the scene. He turns to a guard behind him.
scott
Give me your machine gun.
The guard hands Scott the machine gun. Scott begins firing with expert aim.
Jack ducks, hitting the ground and covering his face.
JACK
Crap! Crap, crap, crap!!!
Scott's gun clicks.
Jack looks up, and seeing no bullets, stands up.
Scott turns to his guard.
SCOTT
Give me your bullets.
guard 6
No, man, I need them.
SCOTT
Give them to me, NOW!
GUARD 6
I need 'em!
Scott pulls out a handgun and shoots Guard 6 in the stomach.
GUARD 6
Auuugh!
Guard 6 collapses as Scott takes his remaining bullets.
SCOTT
Listen to me next time.
Scott loads the gun with the bullets.
Jack continues to run along the crates.
Scott continues shooting.
Jack covers his face with his hands as he shoots back blindly.
EFFECT: SLO-MO.
Jack fires the gun as Scott dives out of the way behind the nearest stack of crates.
Jack runs and jumps onto another stack of crates, and out of Scott's vision.
Jack runs, jumps, and grabs the crate which is still hanging in mid-air from the crane.
A guard runs along the other stack and is jumping on the crate as well.
JACK
NO!
Jack fires at the lock holding the crate closed, and TONS of bags of cocaine come raining down on the jumping guard.
GUARD 8
AUGH!
The guard, and all the bags, fall into the ocean.
Jack climbs up onto the crane itself.
Scott comes forward with a BAZOOKA.
Jack sees this.
JACK
Oh, fuck, not another one.
Scott FIRES.
The crate explodes in slow motion as Jack jumps off, twisted awkwardly in mid-air.
JACK
(SLOW)
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.....
Normal Motion:
He lands on his feet hard, rolling over. We hear something snap.
JACK
Oh, FUCK!
Scott fires his machine gun.
Jack turns, takes one last look at Scott.
Then he dives into the ocean.
SCOTT
Not good.
CUT TO: Beach- Day.
As children play in the surf with their beach balls, NATHAN JACK emerges fully clothed from the water, and the kids quickly move away from him.
The people on the beach stare as Jack walks out of the water and across the beach, still soaking.
JACK
Hi.
He sits down at a bench and takes out the black box from his jacket. He clicks the button.
He doesn't hear anything. He looks over, hits the button again.
We hear a low mumbling. Jack looks over and sees some smoke. He frowns.
JACK
Fucking disappointing.
He stands up and begins to walk towards the road.
JACK
Taxi! Taxi!
voice
Mr. Jack, sir?
Jack turns around and sees two smartly-dressed men, ELLIOT and JONES.
JACK
CIA?
jones
Yes, sir. We have orders to take you to the safe house in Mazatlan.
JACK
I didn't know I had to be babysat.
jones
You do, sir.
JACK
What?
elliot
Nothing.
Jack looks down at his broken ankle.
JACK
Will you pay for my health insurance?
elliot
That's the dangers of the job, sir.
JACK
I'm supposed to say that, right?
Jack puts on an american accent.
JACK
"It comes with the territory!"
JONES
Please come with us.
They begin to walk off. Jack hobbles along after them.
JACK
..Wait up!
CUT TO: A large house in the middle of the Mexican forest.
It is up in the trees, almost like a tree house.
A car drives up on a single dirt road. Jack emerges from the back seat, on crutches.
JACK
Huh. I didn't know the CIA commissioned the Swiss Family Robinson to design their super-secret safe houses.
ELLIOT
There is an elevator inside the tree.
Jack smirks.
JACK
Of course.
CUT TO: Inside the safe house.
Jack puts his stuff down.
JACK
Umm.. How long do I stay here?
ELLIOT
Usually 1 to 2 weeks.
JACK
Usually? How many people stay here?
ELLIOT
We have visitors every once in a while.
JACK
Not all secret government mercenaries, I hope.
Jack laughs.
jones
No, sir.
JACK
Yeah, well, work on that sense of humor, okay mate?
CUT TO: INT. Limo- Night.
SAL, a 60-something gangster, and JOE, a 40-year old protoge, sit in the limo, drinking beer.
From the front seat, the window opens and Scott pops his head in.
SCOTT
Sal. Joe.
sal
Scotty. Haven't seen you in ages.
Scott points to two briefcases on the floor.
SCOTT
There.
Sal and Joe pick up the briefcases, revealing identical high-tech sniper rifles.
SAL
High-tech bribery?
joe
Nice. I'm in.
scott
Nathan Jack. Mercenary. You need to kill him as cleanly as possible.
joe
Why do you need two of us?
scott
Because the hit is a professional. He's CIA.
SAL
CIA?
SCOTT
I appears they are outsourcing.
joe
Thats... weird.
scott
Yeah.
SAL
So.. a bullet in the head?
Scott
Just.. kill him. Okay?
JOE
(snickers)
Is that all?
scott
I also need you to take care of something...
Scott nods his head outside to a girl sitting and drinking with Scott's guards.
SCOTT
She's CIA.
joe
Ouch.
Scott turns back.
SCOTT
Kill her, then dump her body near Jacks'.
SAL
Why?
Scott smiles.
SCOTT
Because the last thing the CIA needs is a sex scandal.
CUT TO: Safehouse- Night.
INT. Safe House.
Jack sleeps peacefully.
EXT. Safe house.
The limo pulls up. Joe and Sal get out, followed by the girl.
girl
What are we doing here?
JOE
We are here on Tony's orders.
GIRL
Why am I here, then?
Sal pulls out a handgun, and points it at the girl.
SAL
Cut the bullshit, honey, how long have you been working for the CIA?
CUT TO: Inside Safe House.
Jack's eyes open. He gets up, and walks out of the room.
CUT TO: EXT. SAFEHOUSE.
GIRL
I don't know anything!
SAL
Stop lying!
GIRL
I'm not lying!
SAL
Fuck this, man.
He SHOOTS the girl in the chest/shoulder area, and the girl falls back onto the ground.
CUT TO: INT. SAFEHOUSE.
Jack is in the kitchen, making tea. He turns on the TV.
CUT TO: EXT. SAFEHOUSE.
Joe and Sal walk swiftly through the brush. Sal motions for Sal to go another way.
sal
Split up!
They split up, and Sal begins to climb up a hill.
INT. SAFEHOUSE.
Jack watches TV while sipping his tea.
The TV shows an overhead helicopter view of the rubble at the dock.
JACK
Woot!
Jack gets off the couch-
PHUT! PHUT!
There is the sound of muffled gunfire. Jack's cup shatters, and the TV turns back as a bullet hits it.
JACK
FUCK!
Jack dives behind the counter as more sniper shots hit the floor.
JACK
Jones!! Elliot!!
Jack runs crouched into his room. The bullets cease for a second. Jack exhales.
PHUT! PHUT!
It's coming from another direction!
We zoom through Jack's window, through the jungle and onto a hill, where we see SAL sniping. BOOM!
INT. ROOM.
Jack grabs his sniper rifle off the all. He loads it. Jack dives behind the bed as shots are fired through the window.
In the doorway, Elliot appears.
ELLIOT
Get to the bunker!
JACK
Get the fuck down!
Elliot is shot in the chest, and collapses into the room.
JACK
Damnit!
Jack stands up, holds his sniper rifle up and FIRES!
EXT. SAFE HOUSE.
Sal ducks some of Jack's fire.
He brings his walkie-talkie to his mouth.
SAL
Joe! He has a sniper too!
CUT TO: Joe's perch- NIGHT.
Joe hears this.
Joe
Shit!
Joe looks into the scope.
INT. SCOPE:
We watch as the crosshairs scan all the windows and doors for a figure.
JOE
(OS)
I don't see him...
CUT TO: Safehouse- Night.
Jack crouches behind a doorframe. Inside the room we see Joe's sniper rifle reflecting.
Jones appears in the hallway.
jones
Jack, what the hell is going on?
JACK
I don't know!!!
jones
This location is level 8 classification!!!
JACK
.. Is that high?
JONES
YES!
JACK
Oh, okay.
Another shot of sniper fire snaps Jones and Jack back into the situation.
JONES
Where is Elliot?
JACK
He's dead!
JONES
Oh, shit, are you sure?
Jack nods towards the body.
JACK
He's just resting his eyes for a minute.
Jack smiles.
JACK
Hold this.
Jack grab's Elliot's body, and shoves it at Jones.
JONES
Hey!
Jack positions his sniper rifle on Jones's shoulder.
JONES
This is wrong.
JACK
I'm sure he wouldn't mind. RUN!
Jones runs, followed by Jack, towards the window.
CUT TO: EXT. Safehouse.
Joe begins to fire.
INT. SAFEHOUSE.
Bullets smack into Elliot's body, blood spraying out.
JONES
This is disgusting!
JACK
Keep moving!
Jack spots Joe.
JACK
There he is.
BOOM!
Jack fires the rifle.
CUT TO: EXT. SAFEHOUSE.
We see the bullet in slo-mo, go through the sniper scope, and into Joe's head.
CUT TO: INT. SAFEHOUSE.
JACK
Got 'em.
PHUT! PHUT!
More sniper fire from the other side.
Jones dumps Elliot's body.
jones
That was wrong.
JACK
It worked.
JONES
You know the windows in thie building can be shut out with steel at the touch of a button?
Jack shrugs.
JACK
I like to do it the old fashioned way. So shoot me.
A bullet grazes Jack's arm.
JACK
SPEAK OF THE MOTHERFUCKING DEVIL!
They hide behind a wall.
JONES
What do we do?
JACK
What.. What do we do? You're the CIA guy!!!
CUT TO: EXIT- SAFEHOUSE. NIGHT.
Sal talks on his walkie-talkie.
SAL
Joe! Joe! Damnit!
He looks into his sniper scope.
SAL
Where are you, you little son of a b-
SLICE.
Sal's mouth fills with blood, and he collapses, revealing THE GIRL standing on the other side, dagger in hand. She puts her hand over her gunshot wound, then falls over.
CUT TO: INT. SAFEHOUSE.
Jack looks through his scope, and sees Sal's dead body.
JACK
He's dead.
Jones looks up.
jones
You?
JACK
No. It wasn't me.
JONES
Well than who the hell was it?
CUT TO: EXT. Safehouse- Night.
Jack and Jones walk up to the bodies of Sal and the girl.
JACK
Who is that?
Suddenly, the girl's eyes pop open! She gasps for air.
GIRL
Help!
JONES
She's still alive!
JACK
No shit!
GIRL
Help.. Ma!
Jack bends down.
JACK
She's shot. Go get medical... stuff.
JONES
That's pretty descriptive.
JACK
Go!
Jack runs off.
GIRL
Are you... are you CIA?
JACK
Not exactly.
GIRL
Arielle Coen. Agent.
JACK
Oh shit... I didn't shoot you, did I?
ARI
No... It was that guy.
She points at Sal.
JACK
Ah. Who's he?
ARI
Sniper. Works for Tony Scott.
JACK
..Who's he?
ARI
Mob Boss. Drug Kingpin. Cocaine smuggler.
Camera zooms in on Jack.
JACK
Oh...shit.
CUT TO: Dock- NIGHT.
Scott walks along the
Tony walks up to Pedro, who is writing on his clipboard.
SCOTT
How much did we lose?
PEDRO
Looks like over half.
scott
Damnit!
Scott continues walking.
A car pulls up next to him, shining it's lights at him.
A passenger steps out and into the light.
passenger
You failed, Scott. Cocaine blown, Jack alive, AND Sal and Joe are dead. You.... failed miserably.
scott
Don't blame this on me. You planned it. I can't execute a plan that's failed from the beginning.
PASSENGER
How hard is it...
Beat.
PASSENGER
To kill a man?
scott
This particular one? Very hard.
PASSENGER
This is over. Kill him, and we're finished.
The passenger returns to the car, which drives off. Scott stands there, dazed.
CUT TO: SAFEHOUSE- BEDROOM.
Ari sleeps, a large bandage wrapped around her shoulder.
We dolly outwards and see Nathan and Jones arguing.
JACK
We need to leave. They know I am here.
jones
We need to calm down and, call Mr. Doe.
JACK
I'm compromised. I need to leave.
Jack walks out of the room. He pauses, turns back, walks back into the room.
JONES
What?
Jack grabs the bag with his guns.
JACK
Bye.
Jack walks over to the elevator, and climbs in. The door close.
THE PHONE RINGS.
Jack pulls the eleveator doors open from the inside, steps back out, and picks it up.
JACK
Mr. Doe?
mr. Doe
We heard you were attacked.
JACK
I was. They're both dead... the snipers, I mean, not the agents. Only one agent is dead.
mr. Doe
You are compromised. You must leave.
JACK
Thank you. I'm getting a lot of grief from these people you got. Jones can be a real hard-ass.
MR. DOE
The Casa Hotel in the next town over. Go now. Take Agent Coen with you.
JACK
She's hurt. I don't think that's a good idea-
MR. DOE
She's a government agent. She knows her way around a gun.
JACK
Well, yes, it's just...
MR. DOE
Casa Hotel. Take the blue car in the garage. Check in under the name "Henry Ford".
JACK
..Is this a secure line?
mr. Doe
Are you joking?
JACK
Yea, a little. It's just that we were ATTACKED BY SNIPERS!
MR. DOE
Yes, there was that...mishap.
JACK
Mishap?!?! One of your men is DEAD! we used him as a fucking human sheild!
Jones grimaces at the memory.
The phone disconnects.
JACK
You heard the man. Let's go!
CUT TO: ROAD- DAY.
The road is empty except for Jack's blue car, which speeds down.
INT. CAR.
Jack sits in the back seat with the now awake Ari.
JACK
So... you're undercover.
ARI
Yeah. But my cover was blown. I had nothing else to do.
JACK
Working for the CIA and Tony Scott?
ARI
Yes.
JACK
Were you Scott's girlfriend or something?
Jack laughs. He stops when he see's Ari's serious as hell face.
ARI
Yeah. 2 years of my life.
Ari sighs. Jack knows not to go any further.
He turns to the front seat.
JACK
How much longer, Jonesy?
JONES
Do you have some kind of genetic need to talk?
JACK
If I didn't flap my gums to much I wouldn't know where to feed myself, now would I?
jones
Just... be quiet.
JACK
Fine! I will!
EXT. CAR- DAY.
Two red cars begin to drive towards the blue car.
JACK
uh... I hate to say this, but we have company.
ARI
How about, "We're being tailed". You don't have to be so cliched.
JACK
Well, fuck me, right?
ARI
Don't swear.
JACK
I will swear all I fucking want.
ARI
I don't swear ever.
JACK
Well, then, you've never been in a gunfight before.
RATATATAT!
The red cars begin to spray bullets at the blue car.
JACK
Welcome to hell!
Jack takes out his gun and fires back through the smashed back window.
The red cars swerve, and now they are on either side of the blue car. One red car smashes into the blue car, which smashes into the other red car, creating a car sandwich.
JACK
Jones, get down!
All three of them duck as gunmen fire into the car.
The firing ceases for a sec.
JACK
Stay here.
Jack gets up and punches the gunman through the windows, then crawls over the gap and into one of the red cars.
ARI
What the FUCK are you doing???
INT. RED CAR.
Jack punches the gunman towards the door.
RATATAT!
The bullets go through the blue car, and into the red car, where they hit the other gunman, sending him through the door and onto the road.
JACK
Jesus!
Jack ducks against the seat, freaked by the close call.
JACK
Whoa!
There is a lull in the gunfire.
Jack propells himself into the front seat. He shoots the driver, and dumps him into the road.
JACK
Fuck!
INT. Blue car.
Jones SLAMS on the breaks, and the blue car falls out of the sandwich, leaving the two red cars.
INT. Red Car.
Jack pulls out his gun and shoots through the windows toward s the other red car.
INT. Blue Car.
Jones and Ari lean out the windows with machine guns, firing towards the other red car.
INT. RED CAR.
JACK
You like bullets, assholes?
Jack continues firing into the red car across the street.
JACK
I'll give you a fucking lead sandwich!
INT. OTHER RED CAR.
The gunman yells to the driver.
gunman
I need more bullets!
dRIVER
In the back!
GUNMAN
I don't have any more in the back!
DRIVER
Fuck!
INT. RED CAR.
Jack SLAMS on the brakes, and the red car flies ahead.
JACK
Suckers.
The red car swerves around in a graceful motion, and begins to drive towards Jack.
JACK
Oh. A little game.
Jack hits his gas and drives towards them.
SHOT OF: Speed meter. The speed is hitting 60...70...
JACK
Chicken, huh?
The cars get CLOSER.
JACK
I like chicken.
THEY ARE ABOUT TO CRASH!
JACK
OH SHIT!
The two cars COLLIDE, and the other red car flips over on top of Jack's red car, upside down.
jack
Whoa.
The driver of the other red car falls through both windshields and into the passenger seat of Jack's car.
JACK
Fuck you!
Jack begins kicking and punching at the driver.
DRIVER
AAAAH!
The driver falls out of the car, and onto the road.
JACK
Yeah!
The gunman from the top car leans out and points his gun at Jack-
Jack hits the brakes, and the other red car slides off and hits the pavement hard.
JACK
Whew.
The Blue car SMASHES into the downed red car just for good measure.
Jack gets out of the red car and walks over to the blue car.
JACK
Everyone all right?
JONES
Yeah.
JACK
Not you. Ari, you all right?
ARI
No, I'm not fucking all right!
JACK
Good girl.
Jack smiles.
JONES
Must've been Scott's people.
JACK
You think?
jones
Don't mock me.
JACK
I'm not mocking you!
ARI
Let's just go. Let's get out of here.
JACK
Yeah. Let's just go.
Jack climbs back into the car, and they speed off.
INT. CAR.
JACK
You did well.
Ari looks over.
ARI
I am a CIA agent. Don't condescend to me.
JACK
Right, right! Of course. I'm just saying, you handled yourself well...
ARI
How do you usually pick up women, Nathan?
He wasn't expecting that question.
JACK
I- uh, well... you know I.. in my line of work-
ARI
Right.
JACK
Ouch. You are one cold-
ari
Stop. Stop right there. I HATE that word.
JACK
..girl?
CUT TO: Hotel- Night.
The sign reads THE CASA HOTEL- WHEN YOU'RE HERE, YOUR HOME.
Jack, Ari, and Jones walk into the lobby.
INT. ROOM.
Jack, Ari, and Jones walk into the room.
JACK
Kinda small for the CIA budget, don't you think?
JONES
No.
Ari runs over to the far bed.
ARI
Mine.
Jack jumps on the other bed.
JACK
Mine.
Jones looks around.
jones
I guess I have floor.
CUT TO: ROOM- NIGHT.
All is quiet except for a light coming from the bathroom.
Jack opens his eyes. He stands up and walks over to the bathroom.
He carefully opens the door, and sees Ari standing there, bandage opened, wound showing. She cries softly.
JACK
Are you okay?
Ari looks up.
ARI
No, I'm not fucking okay.
JACK
You want any help?
ARI
No.
Ari turns away.
Jack looks over, and grabs a towel and wets it.
JACK
Here.
Jack tenderly wipes the wound with the towel, wiping off all of the blood.
He grabs a large band-aid and sticks it over the wound.
JACK
There. All better.
He looks up. Ari is still crying.
JACK
What's wrong?
ARI
Two years of my life, Jack... Two years...
JACK
That's over.
ARI
You can't just let go. I'm an agent, not a mercenary. I don't move seamlessly from case to case. I have to stick with them. They become my life.
JACK
Oh.
ARI
You can't just leave your life because someone says you have to.
JACK
I'm on the road. Never in one place. I can't understand being tied into one thing...
ARI
It's a commitment. You have to think that your goal is worth... dying for.
Jack looks at her.
JACK
It must be hard.
ARI
It is.
CUT TO: Scott's office- Night.
Scott waits patiently by the phone.
It finally RINGS.
scott
Hello?
VOICE
Casa hotel. Room 3491. Go.
scott
You were supposed to call 3 hours ago!
VOICE
YOU were supposed to kill him on the road.
SCOTT
We kill him tonight, while he sleeps.
CUT TO: EXT. HOTEL- NIGHT.
Jack emerges, walks across the street to the coffee shop.
A few moments later, a car pulls up and SCOTT and 3 guards get out, guns held high.
SCOTT
Let's go!
CUT TO: LOBBY- Night.
Scott and his men walk towards the elevators. The elevators open, revealing-
jones
Hi.
Jones sprays bullets towards them, but they all duck out of the way.
Jack runs into the lobby, shooting one of his desert eagles.
scott
Stairs!
He and his men run up the stairs.
Jack runs into the elevator.
joneS
Here.
Jones hands him a shotgun.
jack
Let's kick some ass.
The door closes.
CUT TO: Hotel Hallway.
Scott and his men run up to the door labeled 3491-
SCOTT
Now, men, I want her ali-
BLAM!BLAM!
The door is obliterated, and one of the guards is knocked back into the wall, and onto the ground in a bloody heap.
SCOtt
Fuck!
Ari is standing behind the door, shotgun in hand. She looks supremely pissed off.
ARI
(cocks gun)
Fuck off, assholes!
The elevator door opens, and Jack and Joe run out, shooting.
With nowhere to go, Scott and his duck behind a wall.
JACK
Who's that?
ARI
It's Tony Scott!
JACK
You're shitting me.
Jack leans against the wall and begins reloading his shotgun.
Scott leans out and fires at them. Jack, Jones, and Ari take cover behind the destroyed door frame.
ARI
What do we do now?
CUT TO: Hallway.
Scott looks around.
SCOTT
(softly)
Up the stairs. Now!
CUT TO: Room.
JACK
The stairs. ELEVATOR!
Jack, Jones, and Ari burst from the room, firing at Scott and his men as they run up the stairs.
JACK
Elevator!
They sprint to the still-open elevator, and climb inside.
JACK
C'mon...
The door remains open.
Jack clicks the "DOOR CLOSE" button.
JACK
C'mon...
The door finally closes.
JACK
(exasperated)
Jesus!
CUT TO: HOTEL ROOF- DAY.
Scott and his guards run onto the roof, and look around.
Scott
Look around for them.
Guard two walks to the side of the roof, and looks down.
NATHAN JACK COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND SHOOTS GUARD 2, who falls over the side of the roof.
GUARD 2
(wilhelm scream)
Scott looks back.
scott
There! Over there!
Guard 3 runs over, and gets shot by Ari.
SCOTT
STOP!
JACK
FUCK!
Jack runs and TACKLES Scott. Scott tries to kick Jack off, but Jack manages to punch Scott in the gut.
SCOTT
Oof!
Scott pulls away from Jack, and they both stand up.
SCOTT
Fuck you!
Scott PUNCHES Jack in the face, and Jack falls back, kicking Scott in the stomach.
JACK
Fuck me? Fuck you!
Scott doubles over, and Jack punches him in the head.
scott
That all you got?
Scott runs into Jack, and they both fall over. Scott stands up and kicks Jack in the crotch.
JACK
Motherfucker!
Scott punches Jack in the head, and Jack collapses.
Jones runs towards them.
jones
Hey!
Scott pulls out his handgun and SHOOTS Jones in the stomach. Jones collapses.
JACK
Fucker!
Ari runs over and places her gun on Scott's temple.
ARI
Put the fucking gun down.
scott
Blow me.
CLICK. Ari's gun is empty. Scott grabs her and holds his gun to her head.
scott
Ah, this feels better.
Jack stands up.
JACK
Oh, fuck....
scott
Ever see someone die, Jack?
Jack raises his gun, and points it at Scott.
SCOTT
Ever see the life sucked out of someone? Did you ever stand, and WATCH?
Scott pulls out a second handgun, and points it at Jack.
JACK
Fuck you.
SCOTT
Never, well, you're missing out on a hell of a show, Nate.
Scott begins moving backwards.
SCOTT
Put down the gun, Nate.
jones
YOU put the gun down!
Jones stands, Shotgun pointed directly at Scott.
SCOTT
I thought I killed you.
jones
What, you don't think CIA agents wear protection?
scott
I didn't know you had that much sex, Jones.
jones
Shut the fuck up, Scott. I meant kevlar. Bullet proof vest.
scott
No shit!
jones
You didn't realize, you fucking moron.
SCOTT
Well, fuck me, right?
Suddenly, a figure approaches.
figure
Gun down, Jack and Jones.
scott
Thank you for showing up.
The figure walks into the light, revealing it is MR. DOE.
mr. doe
That is a direct order.
JACK
Oh, what the f-
MR. DOE
Guns...down.
jones
You? A double agent?
MR. DOE
Kinda. I work with Tony, and I work for the CIA. You, Jack, were supposed to die at the dock.
JACK
Turns out I'm not that easy, huh?
MR. DOE
You are as hard to kill as the henchman in Torn Curtain.
JACK
I prefer the 39 steps. Hitch got corrupted once he went to your fucking country.
mr. doe
Hey! Be nice, here.
JACK
Nice? You are trying to kill me and I'm supposed to be nice?
MR. DOE
You ruined our plan, the least you can be is polite.
JACK
What plan? There is no plan. The plan is nonexistent. A macguffin. An excuse for all this to fucking happen. Assholes, all of us.
mr. Doe
Our plan was perfect.
JACK
What was the plan?
MR. DOE
Do I look like a Movie villain? I'm not going to spell out my plan for you.
JACK
...Of course.
MR. DOE
The fact is, Mr. Jack, is that it is time to meet God.
JACK
Two things: It's Nathan to you, and I'm a fucking atheist, Motherfucker!
ARI
Classy.
MR. DOE
Okay, now I am angry. You are anti-american, atheist, and what else? Gay?
JACK
Suck my dick.
MR. DOE
Suck my dick, asshole!
Jones
Now we are getting somewhere.
MR. DOE
We're gonna do this nice and FAST!
Mr. Doe kicks Jack back and pistol-whips Jones to the floor.
MR. DOE
Take the girl.
Mr. Doe, and Scott, dragging Ari with them, run off.
Jack fires a few futile shots towards them.
JACK
FUCKERS!!!
CUT TO: EXT. LARGE MANSION- DAY.
Establishing Shot.
INT. Interrogation Room.
Morning light streams into the room.
Scott stands in front of Ari, who is tied to a chair.
scott
How much do you know, honey?
ari
Go fuck yourself.
Scott slaps Ari.
scott
I'm only gonna ask you one more time. What do you know.
ari
You're gonna have to kill me.
scott
Well, I will anyway, bitch.
ari
That was unneccecary.
Scott punches Ari in the face.
scott
No, see THAT was unneccesary.
CUT TO: EXT. MANSION- DAY.
A car pulls up about a block away. Out steps Nathan Jack.
He leans over to the driver, JONES.
jack
I am good. Thank you.
jones
I'll see you soon, Nate.
The car drives off. Nathan turns back, towards the mansion, a look of pure determination on his face.
He RUNS towards the front gates, and climbs over them.
CUT TO: Interrogation Room- Day.
Scott loads his gun in front of Ari.
CUT TO: ROOF OF GARAGE.
Jack stands on top of the garade, poised to jump.
CUT TO: Interrogation Room- Day.
Scott raises his gun...
CUT TO: Roof of Garage- Day.
Jack jumps and SMASHES through a window, into the mansion.
CUT TO: Interrogation room- Day.
Scott hears the noise and runs off. Ari exhales.
CUT TO: ROOM- DAY.
Jack is punched by a large guard. Jack falls to the ground, dazed. He turns his head to look at a TV screen with President Ronald Reagan giving a speech.
The henchman also turns his head and Jack kicks him in the crotch. Jack stands up, punches him.
CUT TO: Hallway- Day.
Scott grabs machine guns in an armory, instructing all of his men.
scott
Kill him! NOW!
The run out of the room.
CUT TO: Room- Day.
Jack punches the henchman again...and again.
Jack knees him in the head, and the henchman collapses, unconcious.
Jack raises his head and pulls out his desert eagles.
jack
Let's go.
guards (OS)
Go! Go!
Jack hears footsteps, and runs and jumps into the hallway, shooting guards running towards him.
CUT TO: MAIN HALL-DAY
Scott grabs a hand-held machine gun, and yells to his guards.
scott
Go! GO!
CUT TO: HALLWAY.
Jack runs up a stairwell. At the top, he shoots a guard as he brings up a gun.
jack
That's right!
Jack looks up and begins to RUN.
Upcoming is a rotunda, which directly below it is the main hall. On the other side, more guards and assembling.
In between is a chandelier.
Jack jumps, steps on the chandelier, and catapults himself to the other side, shooting the guards.
guards
AAAUGH!
Below in the main hall, chandelier material rains down on Scott and his men, who are firing upwards at him.
A guard is standing, and it HIT IN THE EYE by a shard of chandelier.
guard
FUCK! AUGH!
CUT TO: THIRD FLOOR.
Jack runs along until he reaches a door marked INTERROGATION CHAMBER 42.
He kicks open the door and sees ARI, tied to a chair.
Jack opens a switchblade and begins to cut the ropes.
guard 5
AUGH!
Another guard grabs Jack, and kicks him into the wall. This guard too has a knife, and makes a grab for Jack's gun. Jack kicks the gun away.
jack
Never bring a gun to a knife fight!
Jack swipes the blade towards him, and the guard has to duck out of the way.
Jack kicks the guard, and punches him in the face.
The guard swings his blade wildly and Jack jumps out of the way, and also swipes his blade at the guard's hand.
He cuts the guard's hand badly.
GUARD 5
FUCK!
Jack stabs with the knife, hitting the cloth of the Guard's jacket.
GUARD 5
Ha!
The guard swipes at Jack's face, cutting him on the cheek.
JACK
AUGH!
Jack punches the Guard.
Ari watches this, her life practically riding on the outcome.
CUT TO: Main Hall.
Scott and his remaining guards run up the stairs.
CUT TO: Interrogation Room.
Jack punches the guard, kicks him, and finally STABS him.
The guard collapses.
ARI
Get me out of this!
JACK
Uh...
Jack pulls out the bloody switchblade.
ARI
Just use the other guy's knife.
Jack picks up the guard's knife, and cuts off Ari's restrainments.
He hands her one of his handguns.
JACK
Let's get the fuck out of here.
They run out of the room, immedietly firing and shooting some running guards.
JACK
This way!
He leads her to a stairwell with leads upwards.
They get to the top of the stairs, and-
GUARD
DONT SHOOT
Ari shoots the guard.
ARI
Didn't hear you.
Jack runs over to the window.
JACK
We have to move!
They run to the far end of the room, and look back.
scott
There they are!
Scott and his guards run up the staircase-
JACK
Put your head down!
Jack SHOOTS a helium container, which EXPLODES, creating a wall of fire between Jack and Scott.
Jack and Ari escape through a door, and Scott and his men are forced to go back down the stairs.
Jack runs down a ramp and into the main Hall, shooting at random guards that appear.
JACK
Fuck this shit!
CUT TO: Mansion
The flames begin to spread around the house.
CUT TO: Main Hall.
Jack looks around, and sees the flame.
JACK
Not good.
Jack looks and sees the stairs.
JACK
Stay here.
ARI
No!
JACK
STAY!
ARI
I'm not a fucking dog!
Jack runs up the stairs, only to be met with a gun by Scott.
scott
All my men are dead, thanks to you, you BITCH!
JACK
Whoa!
Jack punches Scott's hand, and the gun falls away.
A piece of wood falls around them, and the fire rises.
SCOTT
You...really...are..a..pain!
Scott punches Jack in the stomach with every word.
JACK
I know!
Jack punches Scott in the crotch,and headbutts him.
SCOtt
Augh!
Jack punches Scott, breaking his nose.
SCOTT
FUCK!
Jack smiles.
JACK
Like that? Pain like that?
Jack knees Scott in the stomach.
scott
No matter what you do.. you will be hunted down... they will find you.
JACK
Yeah? They won't find you.
WOOSH!
The fire springs up around, them, and they are both burning.
scott
You will never be alone... You will turn your head and always see someone... You will be paranoid... Your life will be my ASS!
Jack kicks Scott, who falls back onto the floor, which DISENTEGRATES BELOW HIM.
Jack falls with him, and they both fall onto the floor of the Main hall.
Jack and Scott lie there, in pain.
ARI
Hey, Tony.
Scott looks up. It's Ari.
SCOTT
You Bit-
Ari SHOOTS Scott in the head, killing him.
ARI
Don't even say it.
Jack looks over, amazed.
ARI
Let's get the fuck out of here.
They run out of the house as the whole thing catches fire. They run onto the front lawn, then look back at it.
ARI
It's over. It's totally over.
JACK
Yeah.
Ari turns, and kisses Jack on the mouth.
JACK
Well...
ARI
I have to leave. I still work for the CIA.
JACK
..Leave?
Ari turns back.
ARI
I might see you around.
Jack looks back at her and knows that isn't true.
JACK
Bye.
ARI
Goodbye, Nathan.
Ari turns and walks off, until we cannot see her.
Jack watches, then turns back.
JACK
.CIA...
GUARD
FUCK YOU!
Its the guard with the shrapnel in his eye. He crawls and points a gun at Jack-
Jack turns and-
BLAM. SMASH TO BLACK.
THE END
Nathan Jack will return in "The Fighting Irish". |
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