Troy gives Marion a long stare.
TROY
Not yet. I need her in one piece for a
while yet.
EXT. STREET OUTSIDE MARION'S APARTMENT - DAY
Homeless mill as Hal's bus parks outside Marion's apartment.
INT. BUS/CONTINUOUS TIME
oKee is on the floor dressed in a pair of gaudy boxer shorts
and a 'Hal' baseball cap, both way too big.
HAL
This is Marion's place. Remember prime
directive one; stay out of sight! I'll be
right back.
oKee watches out the window as Hal darts across the street.
WHAT HE SEES
A confused jumble as people leave thought forms trailing in
their wake. Not only can he see everyone's ASTRAL OVOID, he
registers odd ETHERIC CREATURES riding on shoulders and
flitting about heads. He watches as they misdirect 'straight'
people, but are curiously missing from most 'marginal' folks.
REGULAR VIEW
SCREAMER scurries toward the bus yelling at nobody visible.
WHAT OKEE SEES
Screamers yelling at a particularly nasty ETHERIC CREATURE in
a pathetic attempt to make it go away. The creature notices
oKee gaping and lunges, RIPPING through the passenger door.
oKee freaks. He's out the open window and down the street,
the creature in pursuit. Down a lane, he comes to a dead end.
He tries going through the wall, an instinct from a previous
life, but his body is as solid as the bricks. An EERIE VOICE
BOOMS as the creature raises its ugly arms to attack.
DWELLER
There is no escape.
A bolt of light appears from down the alley stopping the
entity in its tracks. Caught in the blast for a BEAT, it
disintegrates into no-thing. The glow retreats into the
OUTLINE OF NUKE down the lane.
OKEE
Diamond heart...
But Screamer who rushes to help obscures his view.
SCREAMER
You okay buddy? That things been at me
all my life. I'm free. How can I thank
you?
Screamer lunges to give a trembling oKee a bear hug. oKee
bolts down the litter-strewn alley.
SCREAMER (CONT'D)
Wait. I want to help.
INT. SKID ROW CONVENIENCE STORE/CONTINUOUS TIME
Running past the man at the counter, oKee hides among some
flowers. Peering out, the scent of roses catches his
attention. He takes a nibble, then sets out to devour all the
roses in the display with reckless abandon.
SHOP OWNER
Look kid, you want to eat flowers, that's
your business, but you're gonna pay for
em first.
As oKee chews, his pupils shrink and swirl wildly. He starts
shaking uncontrollably.
SHOP OWNER (CONT'D)
Yeah, yeah. Get the hell outa my shop
before I call the cops!
oKee's ASTRAL BODY spins wildly, taking on an almost solid
form. As it increases in speed, flowers, pop cans and
anything else on the nearby shelves fly about. The shop owner
ducks behind the counter as he dials the phone.
SHOP OWNER (CONT'D)
Goddamn junkies...
(into phone)
Yeah. This is Joe's Market. I've got a
real pervert here. I need a car. NOW!
ANGLE ON HAL
at the front of Marion's apartment talking to the LANDLADY.
HAL
Look, I know Marion doesn't want to see
me, but this is really important.
The kindly woman notices some commotion down the street.
LANDLADY
Marion hasn't been home for days. Some
army men came by and took her away. I've
had to use my keys to feed her cat. Oh
my, what are they up to now.
Hal looks absentmindedly, then resumes his conversation.
HAL
Crazy nuts...
Then it hits him - the noise is coming from the direction of
his bus.
HAL (CONT'D)
Shit! Thank you Mrs. Crabtree.
He rushes to the bus. Taking a quick look, he spots the open
window and no oKee.
HAL (CONT'D)
Shit, shit and more shit.
He arrives, out of breath, at the commotion just as a police
car pulls up and two uniforms rush inside.
SHOP OWNER - O.S.
He's there, under the counter.
ON OKEE
laying under a shelf. His pupils swirling, holding his
stomach in pain. The legs of the cops appear under the
counter. One bends down for a better look.
COP 1 - O.S.
What is it?
COP 2
Never seen anything like it.
ON COPS
they sit on their haunches. One takes his nightstick, giving
oKee a poke. He recoils, letting out a HOWL.
COP 2
Call the meds; I'll try to coax it out.
Cop 1 speaks into his shoulder mike as he walks away.
COP 1 - O.S.
(receding volume)
Unit 5, we need med backup at Joe's
Market on...
INTERCUT COP 2 AND OKEE
COP 2
Hey little, uh, fella. Why don't you just
roll on out from there.
CLOSE ON OKEE'S PAINED FACE
The cop reaches in with the nightstick but oKee pushes
himself out of reach. He tries to extend his arm by lying on
his stomach. As the stick gets closer, oKee squirms up his
face. The cop shrieks in pain, grabbing at his temples.
COP 2
AHHHH! Get out! Get out of my head.
COP 1
What's happening?
COP 2
It's like it's inside my head telling
me...argh!
The other cop tries his luck, albeit more aggressively.
COP 1
That's it, real easy now...
Just as he's about grab oKee there's a loud SCREAMING.
WIDE ON THE STORE
Screamer pushes past Hal, rushing into the store followed by
Nuke, MONA pushing an OLD BABY CARRIAGE and the SANDWICH GUY.
Screamer runs down the aisle knocking over displays as he
goes. Hal scurries back to his bus.
HAL
That's it. I'm outa here.
EXT. MIKEY'S MOUNTAIN TOP - DAY
Wounded get triage while marines set up a base camp in what
was Mikey's yard. A smaller BLACK HAWK follows a GIANT
CHINOOK HELICOPTER. Both painted black with MJ-12 ID [Greek
letter Tau framed inside black triangle on a red background].
Flashlights signal where to land.
ANGLE ON RCMP CONSTABLE PIDD
and OFFICER ROSS outside their patrol car by the highway.
They watch in horror as these "black helicopters" descend on
Mikey's mountaintop. Signs of their previous unsuccessful
attempt to penetrate give testament to how formidable it is.
PIDD
Now what the hell's going on up there?
Come on Ross, we're getting up there if
it's the last thing we do.
ROSS
Sounds about right.
PIDD
What?
ROSS
Sir, we've been trying for five years
now. There's booby-traps everywhere.
Heck, we're lucky we got out of that last
one alive.
PIDD
Damn it, we're RCMP officers. We have a
tradition of always getting our man. Now
buck up and lets get going.
ANGLE ON GIANT CHINOOK
Now landed, it's being used as a command center. The Black
Hawk sits ominously to one side. LIEUTENANT BALDWIN emerges
from the Chinook wearing a pith helmet, long scarf and
carries a polo stick. His aide is regular army. Both salute
as they approach Troy.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
At ease. What've you got here Troy?
SERGEANT TROY
Lieutenant. Confirmed alien craft, two
cases of gold bars, some plant material
that glows and one deserted log house.
Baldwin smirks at Troy's beret.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
Nice hat.
SERGEANT TROY
Waiting redeployment sir.
ANGLE ON MARION IN THE COMPOUND.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN - V.O.
This the one your boys picked up in town?
SERGEANT TROY - V.O.
Affirmative sir. Expired intel asset.
FAVOURING BALDWIN
giving Marion a respectful once over. He takes a deep breath
then barks his orders the aide busily scribbles down.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
Too bad. Great day for killing, don't you
think? Detention by the woods, command
over there, evac the wounded and get on
that craft. RV's reported an underground
bunker. I want to see it before tea.
The aide dashes off while Baldwin briefs Troy.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN (CONT'D)
Now Troy, we need a word. About your
groups conduct...
EXT. WHITE HOUSE - ESTABLISHING - DAY
PRESIDENT - O.S.
Why don't we just talk to them?
INT. OVAL OFFICE
A perturbed US President holds a pen. He's seated at his desk
surrounded by the Vice President with medic, Secretaries of
State and Defense and JESUIT BROTHER IGNATIUS.
VICE PRESIDENT
We've already tried that Waldo.
PRESIDENT
But this is serious. Think of how it'll
play on TV.
(news anchor posture)
The United States today announced they
are invading another innocent country.
(regular posture)
It just doesn't work Dick. We can't keep
sending our marines into friendly nations
with orders to kill for no reason.
VICE PRESIDENT
We have reason. Now sign the orders.
President pushes himself back, tossing the pen on the papers.
PRESIDENT
What possible reason do I have for
signing an intel order that'll send a
group of the deadliest assassins on earth
against a nation whose standing army we
could beat with a squad of Girl Guides?
VICE PRESIDENT
It's strictly need-to-know. Now sign the
damn orders!
The Vice President's medic diverts his attention.
MEDIC
Perhaps you should let someone else
handle this, hmm?
SECRETARY OF STATE
Mr. President, we believe aliens are
involved.
PRESIDENT
(jokingly)
What, Mexicans invading from Canada?
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
No sir, extraterrestrial aliens.
PRESIDENT
What exactly are you saying, John?
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
We have reason to believe a group of
aliens called 'Grays' have breached a
treaty, violated our airspace landing in
Canada and are passing advanced weapons
technology to terrorists.
PRESIDENT
(flustered)
Treaty? For heavens sake, you don't mean
to say little green men actually exist?
SECRETARY OF STATE
They're actually gray sir, not green.
That's why we call them "gray's".
PRESIDENT
I don't care what color they are. Who
else knows about this?
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
That's classified.
PRESIDENT
Classified from whom? I'm the President
of the United States. I'm Commander-In
Chief.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Yes sir. But it's still classified.
PRESIDENT
Listen, as the commander-in-chief I'm
giving you a direct order. I want a
complete briefing of who these creatures
are, where they come from and what the
hell they're doing here. Do I make myself
clear?
SECRETARY OF STATE
Yes sir. Perfectly clear sir.
The group gives each other a look as they leave the Vice
President and President alone.
VICE PRESIDENT
Lay off this one Waldo.
PRESIDENT
As if goddamn terrorists aren't bad
enough, now I've got invaders from space?
VICE PRESIDENT
It's Brotherhood business.
PRESIDENT
When did this Brotherhood of yours start
calling the shots?
EXT. MINE ENTRANCE
A few marines lead Baldwin and Troy to the cave entrance. A
rumbling starts underfoot as they approach.
JOHNSON
I don't like the sounds of that.
The ground shakes violently as the MINE ENTRANCE closes like
a GARAGE DOOR.
SERGEANT TROY
Shit.
BUTTS
Lets blast da mother open.
SERGEANT TROY
As the Lieutenant has reminded me, Berets
can infiltrate, recruit locals, arrange
shelter for soldiers, and organize
resistance. Landscaping is a no go.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
We could get away with a WACO.
SERGEANT TROY
A Waco?
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
You know, play bad music really loud.
SERGEANT TROY
Annoy them into surrendering. Why not?
Until we get that intel order, that's
about all we can do.
BUTTS
Can we burn the cabin and rape the women?
Lieutenant Baldwin nods in approval.
SERGEANT TROY
Torch the cabin, but lay off the girl.
She may have some value yet.
EXT. HOMELESS HOUSE - ESTABLISHING - EVENING
The brickwork is either crumbling from years of neglect, or
covered with graffiti. What was once a proud 3-storey
"estate" home is now a focal point for the cities homeless.
INT. HOMELESS HOUSE/CONTINUOUS TIME
Mona, a small, bony bag-lady with garishly misapplied makeup
and stringy hair in her late 50's pushes an old baby carriage
into the hallway. MOOSE, a slovenly moose of a guy, chain
smokes as he sprawls across the sofa surrounded by beer cans,
bags of chips and such in various states of decay. He watches
TV in a hazy, drunken stupor. Mona stops the carriage so
oKee, who's inside, is subjected to the drone.
MONA
Just wait here like a precious. Mona will
be right back.
She skips off as a commercial starts.
TV KID - GIRL - O.S.
Mother, Timmy won't share.
OKEE
sMother?
TV MOM - O.S.
Now Timmy, don't keep all those SUPER
SUGAR SNACKS to yourself.
TV KID - BOY - O.S.
But, Jane ate the last box before I got
any.
ON TV
TV MOM
Both of you come here right now.
The kids penitently enter. Mom produces another box of SUPER
SUGAR SNACKS and hands it to Jane. Smiles all around.
TV MOM (CONT'D)
We all love Super-Sugar Snacks. And you
know, a family that loves together, stays
together.
ON OKEE
OKEE
Love?
TV DAD - O.S.
Honey, have you seen the SUPER-SUGAR
SNACKS?
Mom puts the box behind her back. Mom, Timmy and Jane
snicker.
TV MOM
Sorry dear. We must be all out.
OKEE
Huh?
A NEWS UPDATE flashes on the screen.
INTERCUT NEWS ROOM WITH AMATEUR FOOTAGE OF OKEE'S SHIP
STREAKING ACROSS THE SKY
NEWS UPDATE ANNOUNCER
4:20 news flash. On a strange day that's
already seen the sun go out, eyewitnesses
taped a ball of fire falling from the
sky, landing in a remote mountain area
along the BC coast. Authorities deny
speculation of a UFO, saying an
investigation is underway. More on the
evening news at 8:40.
Panic washes oKee's face as Mona approaches with a DOLL MAKE
OVER KIT, her misapplied makeup worse than before.
MONA
Come along bee-bee, it's time for a
makeover.
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