THE VIGILANTE
"ENTER THE ORPHIC"
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INT. AIRPORT - MORNING
The airport is giant. There are two floors and a giant viewing window. People are walking around. Jason and Alexis are looking around.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANALipZwRSotj
Your mom’s coming back after being gone for a week. How do you feel?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAofyIf1EOE6
Surprised that her and my dad didn’t kill each other.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAfRTe0lnKMe
What if that’s the surprise and she comes back with his kidneys.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAFTEGxHj9zB
What the fuck?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAXzBzQtVXyj
Oh sorry, I forget not to joke with you like that.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAooJp83QqZ1
I’ll never understand why you find that funny.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANARloIhrJUup
It's an acquired sense of humor so I hope you never do.
Jamie is walking amongst a crowd of people.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAOlFjIdMt93
Mom!
Jason and Alexis walk to Jamie. Jason hugs her.
JAMIE397Please respect copyright.PENANACjaYUs41Ye
Jason. How are you?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA4vRnowMY71
I’m doing great. How about you? How was New York?
JAMIE397Please respect copyright.PENANAmQ1NSUcIFU
It was so nice. Ellen took me to a bunch of different places. That reminds me. Your surprise.
ELLEN ALLEN(22) leans out from behind a pillar. She has a New York accent.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA7egcydHc3H
Hi!
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAUs0ZdzLJHg
Oh my God.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA1VVojLoTLr
Wow!
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAohah1COja7
Ellen!
Alexis and Ellen hug.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAlwPXW7r3kM
At least someone’s happy to see me.
Jason goes to hug Ellen.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAbad1IkxKvo
I’m sorry. I don’t know why that came out. Of course, I’m happy to see you!
Jason and Ellen hug.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANANMGiJM8buG
How’ve you been?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANADCD2qWPIKw
Wait. Say that again.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA47sB6hj9fs
How have you been?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANACiK1NPcbKb
The fuck happened to your accent?
Alexis snickers.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAcFWQb3nCXB
Bruh.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAgotbt5otHt
You leave New York for three years and you go and lose the accent.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA2s9iNPwLFM
Alexis lost her Jersey accent!
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAzuokkPjHxk
Hey!
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAiRvjT3zsQR
We saw each other over the holidays. How are you barely noticing?
Beat.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAYUCjCTMcT2
You know what Jason, this ain’t about me.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA6jplporzUq
Uh-huh.
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EXT. AIRPORT - MOMENTS LATER
Jason closes the trunk to his car. Jamie is in the passenger’s seat. Ellen and Alexis are in the backseat. Jason walks to the drivers.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAXKpEnD9RWq
(to Ellen)397Please respect copyright.PENANAT3jIgFtv8y
I think you’re really going to like it here.
Jason enters the car.
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INT. JASON’S CAR - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAasuDI5xRYF
The weather is nice, doesn’t get too hot.
Jason starts driving.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANARztbD7e70K
And it’s not covered in smog.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAz4exMmbkJL
But I like my smog.
A loud BANG is heard. The car leans down on the front left side. It makes a scraping sound. It comes to a halt.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANApbCriZyHzb
Shit.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAshb3kkmFNR
What the hell just happened?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAd1R9d29iEw
I don’t know.
Jason gets out of the car.
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EXT. JASON’S CAR - CONTINUOUS
The front left side of Jason’s car is completely annihilated. The internals are exposed. Jason stares at it.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANATU1TuB4CTK
The fuck?
Alexis gets out. She sees it.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAxcRIanej9c
Whoa.
She goes right up to it and kneels.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAbsZood3NDl
Fuck. My car!
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAyF2K3jEZaq
What did this?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAq1yceP5WTn
How did it happen?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAxqq1DzVJJG
What did you hit?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAaoFYEZTnMf
Nothing. There wasn’t anything.
Jason looks around. On a nearby roof of a building, he sees The Orphic staring at him. Jason squints his eyes. Alexis stands up.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAK6c8rrOAMP
What are you looking at?
Jason looks at Alexis.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAxYDTRwfyhf
Huh?
Jason looks back at the roof. The Orphic is gone.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAXJvWgoep7G
The fuck?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAHn2VjSXDsF
What? What did you see?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAKPqpANaMZg
I thought I saw someone up there.
Jason looks at the front of his car.
MOMENTS LATER
Jason’s car is getting lifted by a tow truck. Jason, Alexis, Jamie, and Ellen are standing on the sidewalk.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAg2zmbRv6Gf
Great, now I don’t have a car, and I just put in gas too.
A dark blue 2016 Honda Accord drives up to them. It’s Adam.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANARnzUKQt60R
Uber for the Allens.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA4FO68xoQyp
Funny.
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INT. ADAM’S CAR - MOVING - MORNING
Jamie is in the passenger seat. Jason, Alexis, and Ellen are in the back. Ellen is in the middle seat.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAQg6apguvVa
So what happened?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAdE1MdxaH5E
I don’t know. I was driving, everything was fine, next thing I know my left front wheel comes off.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAvhu5qsvfPz
Randomly?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAsXfw9bKBzw
Yeah.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA048FP2TOef
(to Jason)397Please respect copyright.PENANAG0A6cnpweD
You know what I find weird.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAp5jaH3EoTw
What?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAYU0ci3SGqU
Your front wheel fell off but I didn’t see the wheel or any debris anywhere.
Beat.
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EXT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - MORNING
Adam stops in front of the house. Jason, Alexis, Ellen, and Jamie get out.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAHUmmtlMOrc
Thanks again, Adam.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA0zYkt9oSpy
No problem.
Adam goes to the driver's window.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAnYLivS5Ozi
Hey. By any chance, can you help me look into something?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAKhv6cSOOvv
Yeah. What?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAaPAJzAtPfw
The Genome Soldier Project. It’s not on any official task force record. Think you can help?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAkFjhBNMVWO
Yeah. How do you know about it?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA7WCcz4KNJQ
The vigilante.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAD6DTrdDGhq
Interesting. But I’m in.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAaTuWQjZmbn
Thanks. And you haven’t heard anything from Montoya, have you?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAAp70I87IGo
No. I heard he’s on vacation.397Please respect copyright.PENANAOPq3G6cP39
Alexis makes a face.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAE44NktXZgB
What?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA8AOkGsBe2j
Something isn’t adding up. Montoya wouldn’t just go on vacation without telling us, especially not in the middle of a cartel trying to take over the city.
ADAM
So what do you think happened?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAD9mDBAkw3B
I don’t know, but we need to find out.
Beat.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAWNRdenBhP9
Okay.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Jason, Ellen, and Jamie walk in. They have suitcases. Ellen looks around.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAIMQZi77G0n
Wow. This is a nice house. Too bad you won’t be able to afford it anymore since you don’t have a car to get to work.
JAMIE397Please respect copyright.PENANAffkauBi45d
Ellen.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA9wlLEQ4pN1
Wait, do you work?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANACPHoiLRicD
Yes. The fuck?
Alexis enters.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAB6dJqkdgzX
Well, I guess we’re taking my car now. Where are you staying Ellen?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAGeexYq6xFR
With my mom. I don’t want to wake up in the middle of the night hearing weird noises coming from-
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANARxPchXaNs8
Nope. Let’s go.
Ellen laughs.
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INT. ALEXIS’ CAR - MOMENTS LATER
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAJuB3pLTdFV
So, what’s there to do in Deacon?
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EXT. ICE CREAM PLACE - MORNING
Ellen, Jamie, and Alexis are sitting at a table. Jason walks up to them with a tray of ice cream cups and yogurt.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAf0lK6oYuUF
Watch Ellen, this is the best ice cream in town.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAR9ewKZbj8J
I’ll hold you to it.
Jason hands them ice cream.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA4uMLfdhGdt
Here you go.
Jason sits down.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAeBYUIafGIz
So how are things in New York?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAy07SjZtEnq
Better than from when you guys left.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA0KDFqftFj6
Really?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANALQ9LcfzJ9z
Yeah, all that stuff you did back then really had an impact. Do you guys miss it?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAwJrtOcyNeL
Yeah, sometimes. But I prefer how quiet Deacon is compared to New York. I mean, until recently, that is. Gave me flashbacks to New York.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAMNxHi5j4ma
What about you Alexis?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAcSgktj7b8e
It’s a mixed bag. I grew up there but a lot happened too. I actually didn’t want to leave New York, not after everything that happened so it’s nice to hear that it’s doing well.
A GT V8 Mustang pulls up next to them. A 20-year-old male is in the driver's seat. He looks at Ellen and revs the engine.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAT6tRUE7jZY
Hey. If you want to impress my sister with a car it better be a food truck.
Ellen looks at Jason.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANApvwlV7Q7FH
Hey.397Please respect copyright.PENANAU01v2Iqi10
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INT. ELLEN’S ROOM - DAY
Ellen’s room has a bed, a shelf, a mirror, a nightstand, a desk, a drawer, and a window that’s next to her bed. Jason and Ellen enter. Ellen puts her suitcase on the bed. Jason looks around.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAFXJNlLPirp
Wow, look at this piece of shit.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA9rJYhA1qwk
(laughing)397Please respect copyright.PENANARytEibfYiB
Bitch! I was waiting for that. How long were you waiting to do that?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAeLPHRNtrQ6
About three years.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA31CpLsce3T
Wow. Well, they do say elephants never forget so.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAPiGuiWnDM7
What the- I- Uh- You- Fuck you.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAF6jxC7NRea
That’s what I thought.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA7Qw0pjCcmY
No, I’m the older brother. I’m supposed to be bullying you.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAaQxo1xbuCM
Those childhood years are backfiring on you now, aren't they?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAakByEcI2D4
Tee-Hee.
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INT. CAR RENTAL SHOP - DAY
Jason is signing a paper at a counter. Alexis is sitting at a chair.
WORKER397Please respect copyright.PENANAI3LCIBbEAJ
Sucks what happened to your car. A lot of weird things have been happening in the city ever since the energy blast happened.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAwVJqwdR8kd
Really, like what?
WORKER397Please respect copyright.PENANAz9qXwSw5uK
The other day, I was walking down Main Street when a strong gust of wind just blew through. It was so random because it was so calm then all of a sudden, bam.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANACtoxQIezSm
That’s weird, I’ve never had that happen to me.
WORKER397Please respect copyright.PENANAWgEVY5Qxjl
Yeah, it was crazy.
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Jason finishes signing the paper.
WORKER397Please respect copyright.PENANAfZfbXTAXUV
Anyway, hope you can get your car fixed soon.
Jason grabs the rental car’s keys.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAP97qLKwrlq
Thanks.
Jason and Alexis leave.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAUiHmGiCCEi
Alright, I’ll see you at the house.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA1s5xnoUBFF
Okay, babe.
Alexis gets in her car and drives off. Jason walks to the rental car. It’s a 2016 Coupe car.
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INT. RENTAL CAR - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Jason is driving down through the city. He’s listening to music. He spots The Orphic on a roof. Jason parks the car. He gets out.
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EXT. RENTAL CAR - CONTINUOUS
Jason looks at The Orphic. The Orphic is looking back at him. Jason runs toward him.
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EXT. SIDE OF BUILDING - MOMENTS LATER
Jason starts climbing up the side of the building.
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EXT. ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS
Jason gets on the roof. The Orphic is looking away.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAVAaVtlM2v1
It was you. I saw you when my car got destroyed! Why?
The Orphic turns around.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAFxPf89eTzG
Old wounds die hard. Jason.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA3T1GsvnTwd
You know my name? How?
The Orphic starts walking toward Jason.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANA55Zx0vsB8q
Don’t tell me you have forgotten because I haven’t forgotten you! I have been searching for you for a long, long time.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAPrf7HQk5gh
What?
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAkuNNC7F3Ma
This body, mangled, burned, by your hand.
The Orphic levitates.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAGkrf6tzkYP
Time to return the favor.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANABaIuJksWB9
No way.
Jason and The Orphic fight. Jason throws punches at The Orphic. The Orphic blocks them all. Jason goes for a spinning kick.
The Orphic blocks it. Jason backs up. He charges at The Orphic. The Orphic is gone. Jason looks around.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAFC5VTCorqA
Where did he go?
The Orphic floats down behind Jason. Jason turns around. The Orphic punches Jason across the face twice, then once in the stomach. Jason falls to his knees. The Orphic stares at him.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAN13BwtM17r
What a shame.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAsa5Z9C5r5R
Who are you?
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAHhQgm05Eh5
So you have forgotten. I am The Orphic. This is not the first time we’ve faced each other nor the last.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANADXBwxFStNe
What do you mean?
Jason goes to look at The Orphic. The Orphic is gone. Jason gets up.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANArqezSb4iIt
What? What does he mean?
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INT. BUNKER - DAY
Jason is on the laptop. He searches Interpol for The Orphic. Nothing comes up. He puts on an evidence board, “Who is The Orphic?” Jason puts a note under. “Connected to the energy wave blast?”
Other things on the evidence board is, “Genome Soldier Project,” “Who is Oscar?” They each have notes underneath. Jason examines the board.
Jason opens a crate. Two Bushido-Kai sticks are inside. He grabs them. Jason stretches. He starts training. He moves and swings the Bushido-Kai sticks.
His swings are controlled. He flips and strikes at the air. He spins the Bushido-Kai sticks around in a defensive manner. He starts spinning. He stops.
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS’ HOUSE - DAY
Alexis is on the phone.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAUyDv5IijBt
(into phone)397Please respect copyright.PENANAIYGu35AY9V
What did you find?
ADAM (V.O.)397Please respect copyright.PENANAMu5n3VRzhd
(over phone)397Please respect copyright.PENANAuQaOorEPEJ
I did some deep digging into the archives.
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INT. BULL PEN - CONTINUOUS
Adam is seated at a computer. Other desks with computers on them are placed around the room.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA2FSiYLNnS1
Nothing too interesting, old operations, old reports, that is until I found a file detailing stuff like gene therapy, nano machines. Is this it?
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND ADAM
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAkzAHKVUDE4
I think, it sounds similar to what’s on the file. What else is on it?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA0XGdC9AyAu
Uh, let’s see.397Please respect copyright.PENANALWhS33IJ7C
(reading)397Please respect copyright.PENANADCY9OBraBh
The search for the next generation of soldiers is near, in the light of the DeSantos cartel’s recent surge in attacks, we are ready to commence the next phase in our operation. Galen and Mara Walker have volunteered to be one of the first in line.397Please respect copyright.PENANAM3yABsDusE
(stops reading)397Please respect copyright.PENANAKQPGKQygKJ
Galen and Mara. Aren’t those Abraham’s parents?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAmGzKFVQvXL
Yeah. What else does it say?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAlUStYo4jse
That’s it. There’s no update, at least not on here.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANABpUPQVdVSf
So what happened with the project, and why is it coming up all of a sudden?
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAg1nQ7Ux6tF
I don’t know. This is the first time I’m hearing about it. What do you think?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANArDhqwgqluX
I don’t know.
Beat.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA6IgxApLuin
I think I’m going to have to make a call.
Alexis hangs up. She presses buttons on her phone. She puts the phone up to her ear. The phone rings.
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INT. TASK FORCE 105 HEADQUARTERS HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Abraham is walking down a hall. Other 105 operators walk through the halls. His phone vibrates. He grabs his phone and looks at it. “Alexis” He answers.
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAX1LfyoYuSN
(into phone)397Please respect copyright.PENANAP0OM5HG9ak
Oh fuck. What do you need help with now, Alexis?
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INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAPOxvrFxntP
Hey, rude.
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND ABRAHAM
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAFVJeDC0FyR
Don’t act like you haven’t said worse. Seriously though, what’s up?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA9CjAENm6ox
Have you heard about the energy blast that happened here a while back?
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZOccau0lq
Uh yeah, I might’ve.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAP70hKtZiKv
So after a bit of off-the-cuff digging, something called The Genome Soldier Project came up.
Abraham stops walking.
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA7Kdormt8gB
What did you say?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZigJjHMvP
Genome Soldier Project. You know what that is?
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAbJvGOvfa2Q
Vaguely. It was a CIA led operation, my parents were one of the first ones to volunteer for it.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAytQwAnM1fW
And what happened?
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAnlLnnQa7Ta
It worked, they were faster, stronger, more resilient. Super soldiers. But it got canceled because the syndicate found out about it, and the CIA didn’t want to risk the project getting into their hands. What exactly happened over there?
Beat.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAogEDmoPOcI
We got the file from Helix Genetics. A witness that was there said, Javier Madrazo activated a sphere that caused the blast. Would you know anything about a sphere?
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAPlrcPyeDJw
No. My parents said it involved gene therapy and nano machines.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAUbZOoIWhHG
So if this is The Genome Soldier Project, it’s a new version of it.
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAK3hCf2wKLC
And you said Helix Genetics did this? Why?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAvcrAJgqWXD
I don’t know yet. That’s what we’re still trying to figure out.
ABRAHAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA8kQuY09ks7
Let me know if you find anything else.
STAY WITH ALEXIS
Alexis hangs up. Jason enters the living room. He’s sweaty.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA23PFaWLiEH
Damn, what did you do, run in the Sahara?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAhsmYwl0d5J
I just had an intense workout.
Jason goes to hug Alexis.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAHVdIHV9CCA
Come on bring it in.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANApgjd64OxzX
(laughing)397Please respect copyright.PENANA9YsfKtig5b
Hell no. Take a shower first.
Jason hugs Alexis.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAoBt6ntgRdD
Ah.
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INT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS HALLWAY - DAY
Adam walks down a hall. He gets to a door. Richard Montoya is written on it. Adam tries opening it. It’s locked.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAYnJua3kF2J
Shit. Locked.
Ricky walks up to Adam.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANAeBUAzyF9zv
Hey Runnels, what are you up to?
Adam points at the door. Ricky looks at the sign.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANAjALf21LGlC
Oh, yeah, he’s not here. He hasn’t been here actually.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAN59SgAdZel
I know. I’m trying to figure out why.
He looks around.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAVSaekvrSFs
Keep a look out for me yeah?
Adam walks down the hallway.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANADft4xisQWe
Uh, okay.
Ricky looks up and down the hall. A 212 operator walks down the hall.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANASpz2oH1ybj
Hey, how’s it going?
212 OPERATOR397Please respect copyright.PENANABs93XDe6yZ
Pretty good. How about you?
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANAfAt901iNzy
Great.
Ricky hears the sound of metal dropping from inside Montoya’s office. He looks.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANALwucYduy1a
What was that?
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INT. MONTOYA’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
A grate from a vent is on the floor. Adam walks to Montoya’s desk. He turns on Richard’s computer. The desktop appears on the screen.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA0oFHGgWHr7
No login, Montoya? I expected better.
He goes into Montoya’s records and logs. The last recorded activity from Montoya is from June 14th. It’s now June 21st.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAO4ENxgbkFb
June 14th. The day after the energy wave.
Adam goes to look at security footage from the 14th. It shows Montoya leaving alone. Adam switches to the outside camera. It shows Montoya getting in a car and leaving.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAVCsAG9OPiF
Huh.
Adam walks out.
397Please respect copyright.PENANACSEOlTQUvy
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' ROOM - DAY
Alexis sits at a desk. She is reading through the Genome Soldier Project file.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAM7zIXMi0oK
(reading)397Please respect copyright.PENANAyTU1iuSOL6
Tests are showing promising results, subject is displaying an impressive amount of strength and durability. Vitals seem stable so far but further monitoring is recommended.
Alexis turns the page.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAk2nuQblJ9l
(reading)397Please respect copyright.PENANAngmlFqkf04
A new subject has been brought forward. She put up a bit of a fight but was able to be apprehended. After administering nano-machines, the subject went crazy and escaped into the facility, causing a small surge in one of our accelerators. The resulting surge produced unidentified particles and dark matter.
On the file, “unidentified particles” is circled with an arrow pointed at it. “Tachyons!” is written at the base of the arrow.
Alexis puts the file down.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANARO67Q7A9hP
Dark matter, test subjects. What the hell was HelixGenetics up to?
She gets out the number Jason gave her as the vigilante. She looks at it.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAqDpUnCiYQc
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Jason is sitting at the kitchen table. His burner phone vibrates. He looks at it and sees Alexis calling. The caller ID says “Work”. He quickly grabs the phone and runs outside toward the patio.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAv2PNV15pJz
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
The patio is a small area with brick walls. It’s below street level. He answers the phone. He puts on his vigilante voice.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAWE2CC6IRIF
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAUoWySESF4l
Hello?
397Please respect copyright.PENANADlZHCX6pLg
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' ROOM - CONTINUOUS
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAtByR1SAbvR
How quickly can you meet?
397Please respect copyright.PENANAmTojwzGMHi
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA9ofZ3MjLrp
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAYQD5TWFAvm
Uh.
Jason looks back into the house.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAfLoWMGMdEL
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAuSjtSk151y
Now?
ALEXIS (OVER PHONE)397Please respect copyright.PENANALgB5FyZ8tB
You don’t sound sure.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA3SKo81QQ2O
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANActqsqxCkgI
No, right now. Right now. Where are you planning on meeting?
397Please respect copyright.PENANAvOveWmZh5s
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Alexis walks into the living room. There’s a bag on the couch. Alexis puts the file in the bag.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAsElHRnBYvf
On the roof of-
She looks toward the patio and sees Jason.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAxg3KT5xemb
Babe?
Jason turns around. He moves the phone down.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAr4aKKdHtvD
Yes?
Beat.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAVi0oqYTErw
I’m on the phone with work. It’s pretty important.
Jason shows her the phone screen. Alexis stares for a bit. Jason turns around. He presses the mute button.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANARnr9IA1Aui
(into phone)397Please respect copyright.PENANAzH3CF9NaXd
Sorry about that it was my fiancé. Oh, she’s doing fine.
Jason walks to the front right corner. Alexis looks back at the bag.
JASON (OVER PHONE)397Please respect copyright.PENANAwRpJP2hRwu
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAtVaJhQSymP
You still there?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAVe4FXSxqch
Yes sorry. Sunnyside Beach Park.
Alexis side-eyes Jason. He’s facing away looking at a corner.
JASON (OVER PHONE)397Please respect copyright.PENANAOG9VZCabVc
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAVXVm1X7MCS
Okay. I’ll be there.
The call hangs up. Jason still has his phone up to his ear. Alexis picks up the bag and leaves.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAEE2PGi99GH
INT. JASON AND ALEXIS' PATIO - CONTINUOUS
Jason puts the phone down and lets out a big sigh.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAQSzBoiVtNZ
INT. SUNNYSIDE BEACH PARK - DAY
The area is next to water. There’s sand and a volleyball net. Alexis is sitting at a bench in an area with grass and trees.
JASON (O.C.)397Please respect copyright.PENANAByaFyDGsDf
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAnW0I8wQXN5
Quite a way from Deacon aren’t we?
Alexis turns around. Jason is in his gear, leaning against a tree in the shade.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANALwsuICQXTD
Not that far.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA26qW92q4pU
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAxh9YaVsHXv
What did you find?
Alexis gets up with the bag in her hand. She gets the file. She walks toward Jason.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA4iFzFHvzUF
I looked into the file like you wanted me to. Are you sure this is from HelixGenetics?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAkB4ZcgGks8
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAOWuPhkGI9r
Yeah. Came straight from one of their researchers desk.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAmQooGmaCw1
Well, they're up to some messed up shit.
She hands Jason the file. He looks through it.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA3OqKV9GqIk
From the looks of it, they were experimenting on people, gene therapy, nanomachines, enhanced durability and agility, tachyons, dark matter. Who knows what they did to those people?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAyccQMCucuO
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAzdrsD3lhdR
If they were experimenting on people we need to stop them.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANASQ0km1kh7x
Yeah, but that comes to the question of why they were doing this and what happened to those people.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAirLOgbnlis
(deep voice)397Please respect copyright.PENANAiqEHnxhszt
Yeah.
Alexis’ phone rings. REEVES.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAA1jZqurztz
Sorry, I got to take this.
Alexis answers.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAUyk5yQn3yf
Reeves.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAodw2SI1pT4
INT. REEVES’ OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Reeves is walking around his office.
REEVES397Please respect copyright.PENANA8sROvgw4IX
Summers, I need you back here at headquarters.
INTERCUT ALEXIS AND REEVES.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAIdybriJGz3
What for?
REEVES397Please respect copyright.PENANAm6a4gx8bWc
Detail. I’m giving a speech at 21:00 to the city in response to the energy wave. I need you there.
STAY WITH ALEXIS.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAjrokoteXra
Yes sir. I’ll be there.
Alexis hangs up.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAdQN0pxyTiV
I gotta go. I’ll let you know if anything else comes up.
Alexis leaves. Jason gets a call from Ellen. He answers.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA55yEucL2mk
Hello?
397Please respect copyright.PENANA83Kfqr2ztt
INT. JAMIE'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Ellen is sitting on the couch.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAi6SssXb7ct
Hey bitch. Where you at?
INTERCUT JASON AND ELLEN.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAuBJnmEhHHA
Out.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA1peBVfJYYl
Let’s do something.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA0nJ0dlMv6K
Why?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAm1Yro85eyD
Do I really need a reason to see the brother that I barely see?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAzjXQsawyS8
Okay, what do you want to do?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA5rJTKKmYAy
I don’t know. Show me around the city. What’s here to do in Deacon?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAcqS4ObO7Jd
Uh, there’s an ice cream place in town. I’ll take you there.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAWcWcJGoask
Okay cool, tell me when you’re on your way.
Ellen hangs up.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAtgsW85zPIQ
Dammit, Ellen.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAy05ztNVWvz
INT. ICE CREAM PLACE - DAY
Jason and Ellen are sitting at a table. The ice cream place isn’t too big. There’s a single row of tables against the wall.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAw7IKR1Rxgi
So what do you think of Deacon?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAx32gHUvibf
It’s nice and quiet. Nothing like New York.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAlp1KXNF8tK
Yeah.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAMmXSPj75Bk
Do you miss it?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAZJB4pa3qG2
Uh, no not really. Traffic, smog, crowded, loud. I mean I did at first but I think I like the quiet suburban life suits me better.
Ellen laughs.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANACDp3E2Tfux
I do miss Ritchie though. We keep in touch every now and then but that’s about it. Wait, you two aren’t-
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAOnqYRFzBwV
No. He’s made it clear he’s not interested in me.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAzjIQTbxcg5
Multiple times.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA1O7U74MLkv
Yeah, don’t remind me.
Ellen looks around.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA4dk15fuAzO
Well at least the city cleans up pretty good. You can’t even tell all that stuff with the cartel and energy wave happened.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA22UE6brpR4
Nope, but that was a stressful time for all of us here.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAFWoBlTVQkA
Trouble just seems to follow you and Alexis doesn’t it?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANATLjtfowiqj
Uh, more like Alexis.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAfUWVhFCV2y
Where is she anyway?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAM5gzeF77xK
I don’t know. Reeves called her and she ran off.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAmB1Ys5kgrY
Oh. So when’s the wedding?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAz7mD1q9J2D
We’re still in the planning phase.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANASKhRSsptMr
Oh.
Jason looks outside through a window and sees The Orphic on a roof staring at him. Jason stands up.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANALp4naZ0nOe
What? What is it?
Ellen looks where Jason is looking.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAw6owARrt24
Uh, I just remembered another place to go. An aquarium.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAF66WCvNvPg
Are you okay?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAh7uf7sg1Q2
Yeah. Come on.
Jason walks away.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAEhyHZnJzGB
Uh okay.
Ellen walks after him.
397Please respect copyright.PENANA3pk5KsnvY7
EXT. CITY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Jason grabs Ellen’s hand and walks down the street. The Orphic is still staring at him. They turn a corner.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAb5gdvaaLSV
EXT. PARKING AREA - CONTINUOUS
Jason’s rental car comes into view. Jason speed walks to it. He unlocks the car.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAWzHit51guD
Come on get in.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAnDmjZiAyWt
Jason, you’re freaking me out.
Jason gets to the driver’s side. He grabs the door handle when suddenly--
The Orphic grabs his hand and pulls it off. He punches Jason. Ellen screams. Jason goes flying and hits another car.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAoYo7nLkmMn
What the hell?
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAK8jIdlF0mJ
No place is safe from me, Jason! You can’t beat me. You’re all alone!
Jason gets up. He takes a fighting stance. The Orphic goes towards Jason and starts hitting him. Jason blocks the hits. He hits The Orphic back a couple of times. Jason does a spinning tornado kick and kicks The Orphic.
Ellen hides behind the rental car. The Orphic swings at Jason’s head. Jason ducks and goes to kick The Orphic in the side.
The Orphic grabs Jason’s leg and drives his elbow down on it. Jason stumbles backward while grabbing his leg. The Orphic slides to Jason and kicks him in the face and stomach.
The Orphic lifts Jason up by the neck.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANA1MnboaQmKe
No. Too easy! You deserve far worse!
The Orphic throws Jason down on the concrete. The Orphic vanishes. Jason starts coughing. He has a bruise on the right side of his face. Ellen runs to Jason.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAevHMtPbYTL
Jason!
Ellen checks on Jason.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA7f7orCFz91
Jason! Are you okay?
Jason sits up.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA8VeCUtSMqx
Yeah, I think so.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAr4sc4NyZQv
What was that?
Jason catches his breath.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAWh6vGAera2
EXT. WAREHOUSE AREA - EVENING
Jason is walking. Ellen follows him.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA4F2vCF0dhS
Jason, seriously what was that? You can’t keep ignoring my question!
They get to the entrance of a warehouse building and stop walking.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAoSqYAZBmXf
I don’t know!
Jason closes his eyes momentarily. He presses a button on the wall, and the shutter door opens, revealing Jason’s bunker. Ellen looks inside.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAG6HrEwerxc
INT. JASON’S BUNKER - CONTINUOUS
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAHM6XG6OA3A
What is this? Where are we?
Jason walks inside. Ellen follows him.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAAWZBQYHK0j
This is my hideout.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAlmKaxOCwMs
Hideout?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAhXOqpYBEAn
Have you heard of The Man in Black since you’ve been here?
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA9lYupw2mkX
I might have heard a thing or two. Why?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAdX49WLUqzn
Because I’m him.
Beat.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA9R65QUEbQ6
What?
Jason walks to a display.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANANR0pH1VycJ
I’m The Man in Black.
Jason presses a button. The inside lights up revealing his gear.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA7XSHZSIAdF
The vigilante.
Ellen walks up to the display and looks at the gear.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAJhq1yF0Oce
What the fuck? Since when?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA1XkKaasF7d
For a good while now.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAX2yIn91MhV
Is that why that guy came after you? Because he found out who you were?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAPGKqaH9Yt5
I don’t know how he knows. He seemed to already know. He says we’ve faced each other before.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAs3XozaehKw
What does he mean by that?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAP0lnTjyzP1
I don’t know.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAMhKFudZC9m
Why are you telling me this?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAh99PdR925D
Because I can’t hold this in anymore. I just... I feel guilty hiding this from Alexis because I’m basically lying to her face and I don’t know how she’ll react if I tell her. Now this guy is running around and I can’t seem to beat him so now I don’t know what to do!
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAZ01DCDD6m7
Jason... I don’t know what’s happened the past three years you’ve been here in Deacon but... one of the things I admire you for is... your ability to not give up. You’re one of the most, if not the most, headstrong and determined people I know... Do you remember when you got beat up in high school by Colton Harper? Dad was going to sign you up for classes before Ritchie swooped in and do you remember how quickly you learned most of it?
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA08KnUzgMrw
Yeah.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAyXZ8C1xXer
There’s nothing you can’t do Jason. Once you put your mind to something you knock it out of the park. This guy, he may seem unbeatable but I know that you will find a way to beat him.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANA8U3uPPlc9U
...Thanks.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAaP7wjkERVq
Plus, we’re related, so what you can do, I also can do only better.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAaLpDJZ5fBC
Oh, thanks for that.
Ellen laughs.
397Please respect copyright.PENANArQ8Ro444aM
EXT. ROOFTOP - NIGHT
Jason is in his gear. He looks around the area.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAajdT4e8Vup
No sign of The Orphic yet.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAHU658wyDyZ
INT. JASON'S BUNKER - CONTINUOUS
Ellen is watching a live feed on a monitor. The live feed is leveled with Jason’s chest.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAmULlQTkkIW
The Orphic. Interesting name.
JASON (V.O.)397Please respect copyright.PENANA77iK3K2Odw
I’m going to go looking around.
On the feed Jason starts moving.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANA3jQ3oV6IVw
Yeah, don’t mind me. I’m just going to sit here watching.
Ellen puts her hand on her head.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAY4y3ueV8OP
This is not how I imagined sibling time going.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAcc0FqbiNt5
EXT. ROOFTOPS - CONTINUOUS
Jason is running and jumping across rooftops. He looks around and finds nothing.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAblHFQaYZCi
EXT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
An assembly of people are seated outside the entrance. A podium has been built at the entrance. A stand and a microphone are in the middle. Task Force 212 operators are guarding the area.
Alexis is standing next to the entrance. Reeves walks to the stand.
REEVES397Please respect copyright.PENANAp7x4eBpyL2
I’d like to thank you all for being here today. The events that transpired last week were catastrophic and shook our city to it’s core. Buildings toppled, people dead and many more injured. With the effort of my men, we have minimized the damage and fallout-
Reeves continues his speech as Alexis looks around.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAOh1cZ1siC5
(into radio)397Please respect copyright.PENANAPoqPeOlHcT
Everyone check in.
BRADLEY (OVER RADIO)397Please respect copyright.PENANA5IME7dYz2Z
Clear back here.
ADAM (OVER RADIO)397Please respect copyright.PENANAcCM5VgwyVV
All clear up here.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANA8ZhxWEGsBS
(into radio)397Please respect copyright.PENANAV9Trk2hWF0
Keep your eyes peeled. I don’t want any surprises.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAuJa3sM5mHF
INT. ROOFTOPS - CONTINUOUS
Jason is walking on a rooftop. He hears an alarm go off.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAxr4rA8Bghh
EXT. STORE ALLEYWAY - CONTINUOUS
Two MASKED MEN come out of a door. They run further into the alley.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAbvioxkSrEv
Dammit.
The two Masked Men are running when Jason drops down in front of them.
MASKED MAN397Please respect copyright.PENANAJHzmnsQ1QQ
What the fuck?
The two Masked Men take out their guns. Jason throws a throwing knife at one of the guns. The gun goes flying out of one of the Masked Men’s hands.
The other Masked Men fire at Jason. Jason runs out of the way. Jason hides behind a bin. He pokes out of cover and throws a throwing knife. It hits the Masked Man in the chest. He collapses.
ELLEN (OVER RADIO)397Please respect copyright.PENANAPXEcwNFzJC
Oh my gosh, Jason. What the fuck?
Ellen gags.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAqPcM695j2w
Shit. I forgot you were watching. It’s okay, he’s alive.
The Masked Man who lost his gun goes for it. He dives for it. Jason gets over him and punches him in the head.
The Masked Man grabs his head. Jason turns him around. Jason punches him twice in the head. The Masked Man is knocked down. Jason goes to walk away.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAZzRirMPA3n
Ellen send an anonymous tip. Tell them-
He stops walking. The Orphic levitates down. Jason backs up.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAF52sjY86M9
I’ve been looking for you. This time I’m ready.
The Orphic looks at Jason.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAShNFh4tG0i
Very well. Let’s see who’s the last one standing.
Jason swings at The Orphic. The Orphic evades and blocks the attack. The Orphic hits Jason in the face. Jason runs back to a wall and starts climbing up it. The Orphic chases after him.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAwy2XUrau55
INT. ROOFTOP - CONTINUOUS
Jason climbs to the roof and throws a cluster of debris at the floor. The Orphic levitates onto the roof. He lands when suddenly, the cluster of debris explodes. A dust cloud forms.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAMDNpoSBsfY
How about that you fuck!
The dust clears. The Orphic is staggered but quickly regains his posture. He’s mad.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAYZOj2R2OBp
No way.
The Orphic attacks Jason with a flurry of strikes and kicks. Jason starts blocking his face and body. Jason goes to attack The Orphic.
The Orphic vanishes. Jason hits nothing. The Orphic reappears behind Jason. Jason swings at him. The Orphic vanishes again.
Jason looks around.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAB9oKprZ3fm
Where did you go?
The Orphic reappears behind him. The Orphic turns Jason around and unleashes a BRUTAL flurry of strikes.
Jason falls to his knees. The Orphic roundhouse kicks him in the right side of his head, knocking him to the floor. The Orphic picks Jason up. Jason is bleeding over his right eye.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAiOKoyuwrc6
Pathetic.
The Orphic vanishes with Jason.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAkMOj6nF8X9
INT. ALLEY - CONTINUOUS
The Orphic reappears and throws Jason against a wall. He goes to Jason and lifts him up and punches him in the gut. He throws Jason against another wall.
Jason doesn’t move. The Orphic walks to Jason and grabs him by the collar of his sweater.
397Please respect copyright.PENANAmLWGMqb8US
EXT. TASK FORCE 212 HEADQUARTERS - MOMENTS LATER
REEVES397Please respect copyright.PENANABDw2kbkjGD
We are strong and resilient, and we will come ba-
The Orphic appears behind Reeves. He still has Jason by the collar. Reeves turns and looks at The Orphic. Reeves backs away.
REEVES397Please respect copyright.PENANAZc40AiY3w7
The hell?
Alexis aims her gun at The Orphic.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAzBg5yfARUV
Unknown contact!
The other 212 operators turn around and aim their guns. The assembly of people get up out of their chairs.
212 OPERATOR397Please respect copyright.PENANAgmXukRlXnN
Drop it!
The Orphic makes a throwing motion at the operators. A red field shoots out of his hands. Adam gets behind cover. Three 212 operators get hit by the field and evaporate.
RICKY397Please respect copyright.PENANAG55GzCVHQT
Oh shit!
Ricky pops out of cover and fires at The Orphic. The Orphic catches the bullets with his hand. He opens his hand and drops them. The Orphic walks to the front of the building. More operators aim their guns.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAIwbThqR2dc
Hold your fire!
The Orphic walks to the front of the podium.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAGUdb1MHJq1
Behold, your hero! The Raven!
The Orphic throws Jason down on the ground. A reporter records The Orphic.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAtH1r6MitbO
His days of fighting crime throughout the city are done!
397Please respect copyright.PENANAFcSoZIaYPo
Adam pops out of cover and fires at The Orphic. The rest of the 212 operators fire at The Orphic.
The bullets hit The Orphic. He drops Jason and gets staggered. He looks at the operators. The Orphic stops ALL the bullets in mid-air.
He makes a pushing motion and the bullets fly back at the operators. They all drop dead except for a few. Adam and Ricky are behind cover.
Jason tries getting up. The Orphic grabs him by the throat.
THE ORPHIC397Please respect copyright.PENANAjOWY6km5lf
I am The Orphic. This city, this world, is mine!
He raises his hand and it glows red. He’s about to strike when more 212 operators fire at The Orphic. Jason gets away.
Reeves is hiding behind cover. He looks over to see The Orphic glow red and release a large blast. He goes back underneath the cover.
The cover is eviscerated, knocking Reeves down. When Reeves looks up The Orphic is gone.
Alexis runs to Adam and Ricky.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANARV7fLuqAyr
Are you guys okay?
Ricky is on the floor groveling in pain. He’s grabbing his shoulder cap.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANA4upzpqkIOf
Ricky got hit.
Alexis checks Ricky’s shoulder cap. There’s a gnarly gash.
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAn0tzx9x9ol
Oh fuck.
ADAM397Please respect copyright.PENANAmrR7w5IS7J
What the hell was that?
ALEXIS397Please respect copyright.PENANAxKGhrx6xz2
I don’t know.
Not too far, Jason collapses. He touches his shoulder.
JASON
Ellen!
Jason blacks out.
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INT. JASON’S BUNKER - MORNING
Jason wakes up. His vision is blurry. He’s looking at the roof. He looks around and sees a blurry figure.
It gets up and walks toward him. Jason’s vision clears. It’s Ellen. Jason sits up. He doesn’t have his mask on.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAbcA9h1yg1K
Thank God you’re awake.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAHQqePJrQoz
How long was I out for? What happened?
Ellen turns on a TV. Isabella Valdez is on the TV. Jason sits up.
ISABELLA (ON TV)397Please respect copyright.PENANAuleJ1xGJKj
Tragedy be-felled Nicholas Reeves’ address to the city last night when a mysterious man who calls himself The Orphic, interrupted the speech killing at least seven Task Force 212 operators and fourteen people who were in attendance and injuring many more.
The TV shows the footage of The Orphic.
ISABELLA (ON TV)397Please respect copyright.PENANAbSGVNvqUyN
The motivation of The Orphic is unclear but what is clear is that he’s not here in peace. In other news the rumors of a vigilante operating in the shadows has been seemingly confirmed as showcased by The Orphic last night. The Raven, a victim in The Orphic’s attack. Who is this Raven and why is he doing this? But more importantly, is he still alive or not.
Ellen turns off the TV. She looks at Jason.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAcNhLLWBpyK
The Raven, huh?
Jason sits up.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAxpYJQrr2Qu
I’ve never called myself that. I don’t know where The Orphic got that from.
ELLEN397Please respect copyright.PENANAW642b7Ggtc
What happened out there, Jason? One second you’re fine, the next I hear you getting beat up and calling for help.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAzuJGt1MIyj
I lost again. I couldn’t beat him.
Jason stands up and walks.
JASON397Please respect copyright.PENANAkrWTWAAUp8
All that training, practicing, learning, and I could barely touch him, I’m not good enough to beat The Orphic. But this city is in danger so I can’t stop, I won’t stop until he’s dead.
END OF EPISODE
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