ALIENS VS PREDATOR
Screenplay by Ryan HuelsmanBased on the Alien characters created by Ronald Shusett and Dan O' BannonAnd the Predator characters created by Jim Thomas and John Thomas.
Based on the Dark Horse comic book series
(Note: this is a sequel to my version of AVP: Alien vs Predator,
not the actual movie.)
Fade from black...
We see blackness for a moment. We hear nothing; see nothing. After a moment, we begin to see stars form all over the screen. Little bit by little bit more and more stars appear.
The studio credits appear on screen as a we begin to hear a low humming sound. After a moment, the humming gets louder... and louder... and louder.
Suddenly, we see some type of star ship appear from the left side of the screen. It looks like a much smaller version of the Sulaco battleship we saw in Aliens.
We watch it as it moves through the vastness of space. As it moves past us, we see the title logo appear on screen:
A L I E N Svs
PREDATORFade to...
We see the space ship again. This time we get to see the name of the ship, printed in large letters on the side of it: Genesis 3.
The ship moves through empty space and we watch it for a few moments, amazed that such an object is moving through the vastness and emptiness of space. After a moment, we cut to...
Ext. Eclipse colony & control center – Day.
We see the colony's control center. The planet we are on is definitely not Earth, but it is still habitable. We appear to be on some type of desert world.
By the look of the complex (what we can see of it so far), the colony is located in one of the planet's largest deserts. The colony looks a lot like a mid- western town, but we can definitely tell that we are in the future. The buildings are somewhat advanced looking, but we can easily tell what each building is.
The colony itself looks like it is capable of having 200 or more citizens. We can see buildings that look like small apartment complexes and other buildings that look like shops, a restaurant/bar, offices and (maybe?) a school.
In the distance we can see large mountains and off to the side of the colony we see another small mountain with a building right up against it that has the words ECLIPSE MINES printed on the front of it.
As we zoom in on the control center, we can see several dozen or so people walking up and down the sand covered roads. We focus on the control center for a moment.
Int. Colony control center – communications room – Day.
We see several people working at computers here in this room. We see other workers walking around, giving papers to others, answer phone calls and typing up information into the colony's database.
We focus on one worker, who is at a computer. She types for a moment, then turns and looks at a piece of paper that is out in front of her. She reads it over for a brief moment, then turns and types the information into the computer.
Suddenly, we hear a beeping sound. The worker turns and presses a button on the keyboard. An image of a man appears on the computer screen. He is wearing a Weyland-Yutani Corp. uniform. On the front of the uniform we see the name Genesis printed onto the shirt.
Genesis Captain:
Eclipse, this is Genesis 3. We are inbound to the colony so that we can drop off the next group of civilians.
Communications worker:
Have all the passengers filled out the proper paper work so that they can go through a screening upon arrival?
Genesis Captain:
Yes, they all have. (beat) What is the weather like around the landing zone?
Communications worker:
We have clear skies around the entire colony. No clouds for 50 miles.
Genesis captain:
Thanks for the update, Eclipse. Prepare yourselves for the new colonists.
We see the communications worker smile and chuckle for a moment.
Communications Worker:
Ok, I gotta go and tell Mr. Warner that you guys are on arrival.
Genesis Captain:
Ok. Seeya in 8 hours, Eclipse. Over and out.
The image of the captain disappears from the screen and the worker gets up and walks toward a clear glass door that has Mr. Warner printed on the front. The worker knocks on the door. The door slides open and the communications worker walks in.
Int. Colony control center – Warner's office – Day.
We see Richard Warner (57 years old) sitting at his computer desk. His age is starting to catch up to him, but we can see that that hasn't kept him down. He turns and looks up at the communications worker, grabbing his glasses off the desk before smiling at her.
Warner:
Emily. What's new?
Communications worker:
Genesis 3 is close to the planet. They are set to land in approximately 8 hours.
Warner:
Thanks for the update.
Emily:
Anything else, sir?
Warner:
Yeah, can you send a message to the café and have them set up an order for the new colonists. I want to have the Newcomers Dinner tonight instead of tomorrow this time around.
Emily:
Yes, sir.
Emily smiles, turns and walks out of the office room. Warner sighs and turns to look out at the window at the peaceful colony, here on LV-026.
Ext. Space/ Genesis 3.
We see the Genesis 3 starship again. It is still moving toward a small planet we see in the distance, LV-026. A ring of light is around the planet (the sun is behind the part of the planet we see).
We focus on Genesis 3 for a few moments as we watch it "glide" toward the planet. Cut to...
Int. Genesis 3 – cryo-stasis room.
We are now inside a room that has about a dozen cryo-stasis sleeping pods. Inside we see people, asleep. They look peaceful and as if they haven't aged at all on their journey to their new home.
We pan to the right of the pods and we see several computer screens, completely blank. After a few moments, we see words appear on all of the computer screens. We hear beeping for a few moments.
We focus on the pods again. They all start to light up inside as the tops of the pods start to rise up. We watch this happen for a moment. We begin to see small movement occurring within the pods as the passengers start waking up.
Int. Genesis 3 – hallway outside of cryo-stasis room.
We see the Captain of Genesis 3 walking alongside another man, probably in his mid thirties. They are walking down the corridor and we watch them for a moment.
They stop outside a door that reads Cryo-Stasis chamber. The Captain presses a few buttons on a keyboard that is located next to the door. The door opens.
Int. Genesis 3 – Cryo-stasis room.
The Captain and the other man enter the room and watch the passengers move about, going over to lockers that are on the other side of the room.
We see three children, four adults, three guys that are putting on business suits (that have the WY logo on it) and a mother and her teen daughter. We focus on the mother and daughter...
We see the mother, Gale Bennet (51 years old). She has curly brown hair, which is starting to grow gray in some parts. We can see that her age is starting to show as well. She is putting on (over her cloth shirt and underwear) a pair of nice looking shorts and a comfortable t-shirt.
Her daughter, Liz Bennet (19 years old), is finishing putting her long, beautiful blonde hair in a pony tail. We see that she has died the tips of her hair black. By the looks on her beautiful face, we can tell that she is not pleased to be here.
Gale looks over at the Captain and the other man. After a moment, Liz looks over at the Captain. The captain watches everyone for a moment, then smiles. The other people notice him and watch him too.
Genesis Captain:
Hello everyone. I hope that your sleep was pleasant and peaceful. We are approaching LV-026 and should arrive on the planet within the next 8 hours. We have the grill turned on and will be serving food within the next half-hour. You may go to the observation deck and enjoy the view or if you want to relax a little more, we do have several rooms available. All you have to do is either see me or my assistant here, Mr. Dixon and ask for a key to the rooms. See you all soon.
The Captain turns and walks out of the room. After a moment, Dixon turns and walks out as well. The people inside the room turn and continue getting ready. We focus on Gale and Liz again.
Gale snaps on her watch and looks at her daughter. After a moment, Liz turns and gives her mother the "What?" look.
Liz:
What is it Mom?
Gale:
Nothing sweetie. I'm just... happy that we're almost there.
Liz turns and pulls a shirt over her head.
Liz: (quietly)
Sure. Of course you are.
Liz sighs and closes the locker door. After a moment, Gale closes the door on her locker as well. She watches Liz walk out of the room, along with several other people. Gale looks around the cryo-stasis room for a moment, then follows a woman, probably a few years younger than her, out of the room.
Int. Genesis 3 – observation deck.
We see a few people up on the observation deck. There are a few tables with chairs in the center of the room. Along two sides of the room are long windows that looks out into deep space.
We see Gale enter the room and she looks at the window to her right, where Liz is looking out. Gale walks over to her daughter. Liz turns after a moment and looks at her mother.
Gale:
Hey Liz.
Liz:
Hi Mom.
They stand next to each other in silence for a moment, looking out the window at the stars in the distance.
Gale:
So, how did you sleep, Liz?
Liz:
It was ok. I've never hyper-slept before, so it was kinda cool. How long have we been flying?
Gale:
I'm guessing at least two months.
Liz sighs. Gale notices and gives her daughter a worried look.
Gale:
What's wrong, Liz?
Liz:
Well... I miss all of my friends. Carrie, John, Darren, Brooke, everyone.
Gale:
I know sweetie, but I'm sure that you'll connect with people on Eclipse.
Liz just nods her head in a way that confirms that she isn't happy to be this far away from Earth, from her friends.
After a moment, Liz turns and walks toward the door. Gale turns and watches her walk away. Just as Liz reaches the door, we see it open and we see the Captain enter. He looks at Liz and smiles.
Genesis Captain:
How did you sleep, Miss?
Liz:
I slept well. (beat) Can I ask a question?
Genesis Captain:
Sure.
Liz:
How far away from Earth is LV-026?
Genesis Captain:
Well, this is the first flight I've ever taken to LV-026. I did, however, check the flight records and it did say that we have been in space for approximately seven weeks.
A look of shock and sadness quickly spreads all over Liz's face. After a moment, she smiles at the Captain.
Liz:
Thank you very much, sir.
Genesis Captain:
No problem, Miss.
Liz turns, looks at her mother, then walks out of the room. We focus on Gale, who is still looking out at space. After a moment, she reaches into her shirt pocket and pulls out a small picture.
On the picture: We see Gale, Liz and a man sitting in-between them on a living room couch. The man is probably Gale's husband and Liz's father.
Gale looks at the picture for a moment, then continues to look out the window. She puts the picture back into her pocket. We watch her for a moment as she looks out the window.
One of the men from before, who is wearing a business suit, walks up to Gale. She turns and smiles at him. He smiles back and they both look out the window. The man looks like he is in his mid forties and still has that charming quality about him.
Business Man:
Beautiful, isn't it?
Gale:
What?
Business Man:
I'm talking about space. I've traveled to other planets several times, but it is still soo beautiful.
Gale smiles and the Man smiles back.
Gale:
This is my first time. Our first time, I mean. I'm traveling with my daughter. We've never left Earth in our entire lives. We never even went to Gateway before we decided to come here.
Business Man:
So, why are you traveling now?
Gale:
I just... wanted to explore space, visit other places. That's why I wanted to move to Eclipse. It's a change of scenery.
The Business Man smiles and nods his head. He turns and looks out the window.
Business Man:
I'm just a company man, if you wanna put it that way. I'm staying on Eclipse until the next ship arrives in a few months. (beat) What will you be doing on the colony?
He turns and smiles at Gale. She smiles back.
Gale:
Why are you soo interested in what I'm doing?
Business Man:
Well, I know that we'll run into each other a lot. Eclipse isn't a very big colony. Everyone knows who everyone else is. (beat) I'm just curious.
Gale:
I'm just gonna be working in the offices. Not much else.
Business Man:
Well, then I know we'll run into each other.
The Man smiles... flirtatiously at Gale. She smiles back, almost on the verge of blushing.
Gale:
Well then... I'm Gale Bennet.
Gale turns and raises her hand towards the Business Man. He takes it with his own hand and shakes it.
Business Man:
I'm Will Cameron. It's been a pleasure to meet you, Gale.
Gale:
You too, Will.
Cameron:
Please call me Cameron. Everyone else does.
They both share a chuckle. We focus on them for a moment, then cut to...
Ext. Deep Space.
We see the stars twinkle beautifully in space. We have never seen so many stars so clearly before. Suddenly, we hear a rumbling come from off screen. We see a large Predator ship appear. As it flies past us we see, in the far distance, LV-026. It is flying toward the desert planet.
Int. Predator ship – Auto. Control room.
We are now inside a futuristic looking room inside the ship. Red and white lights illuminate this room. In the center of this room is a pole with a metal ball on top. This ball suddenly glows red and a holographic readout appears above the ball. It is all in the Predator's language.
We watch for a moment as the automatic control system of the ship starts up. Suddenly, a Predator symbol in the center of this readout glows white for a moment. We now hear, from another part of the ship, mechanical parts moving and electrical sounds.
Int. Predator ship – Queen's room.
We are now in a much larger room. In the center of this room is a large, rectangular, metallic box. Above it is some type of machine that has chains that hang down into the box. Around the side and back of the box looks like some type of conveyer belt. That starts up.
Suddenly, the top of the box opens up and the chains start moving into the machine which is above the box. Mist rises out of the box as something large and black comes out as well. It is the Alien Queen.
She is frozen solid, like a popsicle. She is being held up by a complex system of tubes and wires. She is attached to her egg sack, which is being held up by a large, metallic sling. She stops moving up when the machine she is attached to locks in with the machine above the box, suspending the massive Queen in mid-air.
After a moment, electrical sparks spread all over the Queen's body. After a moment, the ice on her large claws fall off and the claws open up. The ice on her large crown falls off and the Queen's head slowly comes out of the crown. As it does so, the Queen screeches into the air, in pain and in anger.
The ice suddenly falls off the rest of the Queen. As it does so, another set of electrical sparks strike the Queen's egg sack. We pan down to her egg depositor. She is already laying the first egg. It comes out covered in slime and after-birth material. She lays it right on the conveyer belt. The conveyer belt moves the egg past the Queen and toward an opening in the front of the room.
The Queen roars as she lays a second and third egg, fifteen seconds apart from each other. She stops screeching when she sees the first egg appear. She watches it as it moves toward the opening and then out of the room. This causes the Queen to go berserk. She screeches madly as she watches her eggs move away from her.
The Queen continues to hiss and screech as she continues to lay eggs onto the conveyer belt.
Int. Genesis 3 – cafeteria.
We see a family of three sitting at a table, the mother playing games with a young girl. The cafeteria isn't huge, nor is it small. There are about 5 tables in the cafeteria and along one side of the room is a long panel of what looks like several vending machines and a stack of plates.
We see Liz sitting at one of the tables, alone. She has some type of meat in front of her. She takes a bit out of it using a fork and sets the utensil down on the plate. After a moment, Liz turns and watches the family for a bit.
The mother laughs and the young girl laughs as well. The father leans over and smiles at his daughter.
Young Girl:
Are we almost there, Dad?
Father:
Of course. In a couple of hours...
The Father turns and looks at the Mother. They both share a smile.
Father: (cont'd)
We'll be at our new home.
Liz looks at the family and smiles. We focus on her for a moment. Cut to...
Int. Predator ship – Egg room.
We are back on the Predator's ship...
We see the conveyer belt move into another room. This room has some type of craft in it, next to the conveyer belt. It is about the size of a small car and inside it are some type of bowls. Ten of them.
Suddenly, we see the first egg appear inside the room. A machine extends down from the ceiling and it scans the egg. For a brief moment we see the developing facehugger inside the egg. Another machine, a clamp of some type, carefully grabs the egg and places it inside the craft, onto one of the bowls.
The second and third eggs are scanned, then placed inside the craft, onto their own bowls.
Int. Predator ship – Queen's room.
We see the Queen lay the last egg. It moves away from her and out of the room. She screeches in frustration as she tries to break herself free from the machine which holds her captive.
Suddenly, a white powder of some kind rapidly fills the room and envelopes the Queen. After a moment, the massive Alien Queen is frozen again and she descends once again into the metallic box underneath the machine. She has done her job.
Ext. Genesis 3 – Deep Space.
We see Genesis 3, which is now almost above the planet LV-026. We watch for a moment as it slows down a bit.
Int. Genesis 3 – Shuttle Bay.
We are now inside the bay for the transport shuttle. It is a large, rectangular craft that looks like it can hold twenty people, including their luggage and other items. A ramp has extended down from the bottom of the craft. Four mechanical legs hold the ship up.
We now see all 12 passengers inside the room, looking over their luggage and talking to each other. We see Mr. Dixon on the ramp, talking to someone wearing a pilot's uniform.
Off to the side of the group, we see Gale and Liz standing next to their luggage. After a moment, we see Gale turn and look at Liz.
Gale:
You ok, sweetie?
Liz:
I'm fine, Mom. Just nervous about the drop down, that's all.
Gale: (smiling)
I heard from a few friends back home that it is like roller coaster. You know, the part after the long, long climb. It's supposed to be just like that.
Liz:
Yeah... except longer.
Gale sighs. This is the first sign we get that the relationship between Liz and Gale isn't very strong, that it is starting to break apart.
We go and focus on Dixon, who is still talking to the Pilot.
Dixon:
Here are the coordinates for the landing pad down at the colony. How long do you think it'll take?
Pilot:
I don't know. I guess maybe twenty minutes, at least.
Dixon:
Ok. Just do your best, alright?
Pilot:
Yes sir.
The Pilot turns and walks up the ramp, into the shuttle. Dixon walks down the ramp and up to the Captain.
Dixon:
I think we're ready sir.
Genesis Captain:
Good. Boredom was starting to kick in.
Dixon smiles at the comment as the Captain walks over toward the passengers. They all look at the Captain.
Genesis Captain:
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to announce that we are ready for our descent toward the colony of Eclipse. Please leave your luggage right next to the shuttle and my men will put it into the compartment as soon as possible. We are now ready to board.
The Captain turns and walks toward the ramp. We watch for a minute as everyone takes their bags over to the shuttle. Three other men are standing next to the shuttle. We see the passengers hand the men the luggage and turn to walk back toward the shuttle's ramp. The men gently place the bags and suitcases into the open compartment on the side of the shuttle.
After a moment, we see Dixon and the Captain walk up the ramp and into the shuttle.
Int. Shuttle – main cabin.
Dixon and the Captain walk up the ramp and into the main part of the shuttle. They both turn and smile as people start walking up the ramp. We see the family from the cafeteria enter first and they go over to wall, where there are several seats with bars hanging over them.
After a moment, they sit down and we see several others enter: two of the business men, including Cameron, Gale and Liz and another family. They all go over to seats that are on the walls (there are 14 seats total, seven on each side of the shuttle's main cabin) and sit down.
After a moment, Dixon and the Captain greet the last remaining passengers and they go over to their own seats. They sit down. The Captain looks at everyone and smiles.
Genesis Captain:
Now I do wanna warn everyone that this ride may be a bit... bumpy. If it helps you, you may close your eyes or hold onto the safety bars that will lower in a moment.
After a moment, the bars above every seat in the cabin lower in front of the passengers. Some of the people hold onto the bars, including Liz. Gale looks at her daughter and smiles.
After another moment, Gale turns and looks across the cabin at Cameron. The man smiles at Gale, who smiles back at him.
Dixon looks at the ramp as it starts to rise up and seal up the shuttle. The lights inside the shuttle's main cabin dim a little bit. People begin talking to one another in an attempt to calm down.
Int. Genesis 3 – shuttle bay.
We see a mechanical clamp grab the shuttle. It raises the shuttle up off the ground and the metal legs underneath of the shuttle retract back into the ship. We see a blinking white light appear on the ground of the bay.
The clamp moves the shuttle over several meters to the left so that the shuttle is above an airlock door on the ground.
Int. Shuttle – Pilot's cabin.
We see the Pilot sitting in a chair in front of a panel of controls. He takes a deep breath and presses a button on the control panel.
Int. Genesis 3 – Shuttle bay.
The doors to the airlock open up completely and we see space underneath the shuttle. A red light starts flashing next to the airlock door. After a moment, we hear a click and the clamp lets go of the shuttle.
Ext. Genesis 3 – above LV-026.
We see the shuttle fall rapidly away from Genesis 3 and down toward the planet. We watch the shuttle for a moment as it descends through the planet's atmosphere.
Int. Shuttle – main cabin.
(through out this whole scene, the main cabin of the shuttle is shaking due to its descent towards Eclipse)
We see all the people inside the cabin, holding onto the arm rests or the safety bars in front of them. A few people scream briefly while others laugh.
We see that Liz has her eyes closed tightly and that she is doing a breathing exercise to try and calm herself down. Her mother looks at her, worriedly, then looks over at the Captain. He and Dixon have their eyes closed as well, but they are smiling. Gale smiles briefly as well.
Gale turns and notices that Cameron is looking at her. He gives her a comforting smile. We can see Gale blush... only a little bit, though.
Ext. Eclipse colony control center – Day.
We see the control center again. We see two people walk past the building. After a moment, we hear a beeping sound.
Int. Colony control center – communications room.
We see the girl, Emily (from before), sitting at the computer, typing in information. We hear the beeping again. Emily presses a button on the keyboard and we hear static coming from her microphone's receiver.
Shuttle Pilot: (o.s.)
Eclipse, this is the Genesis 3 shuttle. We are about 40 kilos away from the colony landing pad.
Emily:
Genesis 3, you are go for landing. We ask that you land at the landing pad next to the communications center. All other landing pads are unavailable at the current moment.
Shuttle Pilot: (o.s.)
Thank you Eclipse for the coordinates. We'll see you in a few.
Int. Shuttle – main cabin.
We see Liz, still having her eyes closed and taking in deep breaths. Gale turns and looks at her daughter. She smiles.
Gale:
Liz, you ok?
Liz:
I'm fine Mom. I just... get motion sickness, you know that.
Gale sighs and rests her head against the head rest.
Ext. Colony control center – Day.
We see several people standing outside the control center. They have their sunglasses on, to protect their eyes from LV-026's two suns. We see Warner walk out of the center and look up into the sky.
Everyone is looking up into the sky. Warner turns and looks up at one point in the sky. He points up.
Warner:
There's the shuttle.
We see Warner and several other walk around the building and toward a door that says Landing Pad 03.
Ext. Eclipse colony complex – Day.
We see the shuttle flying over the colony complex. We see the four metal legs extended underneath the shuttle as it moves toward the control center and the landing pad next to it.
Ext. Control center – landing pad – Day.
We see Warner, Emily and several other walk out onto the landing pad. It is enclosed by a metal wall several feet high and has a giant circle in the center, on the ground.
Warner looks up as the shuttle appears over head and starts to slowly come down. The group moves back up against the wall as the shuttle comes closer and closer to the ground. Sand and dust is kicked up into the air and blows all over the landing pad. Several people start coughing and they put their hands over their mouths and faces.
The shuttle finally lands, with the four metal legs supporting the ship up off the ground. After a moment, the ramp opens up and touches the ground. Warner smiles and walks over to the open ramp. After a moment we see the Captain appear, walking down the ramp.
He shakes hands with the Captain. The Captain looks around, then smiles back at Warner.
Warner:
Welcome to Eclipse, Captain.
Genesis Captain:
Thank you very much, Mr. Warner. It's a pleasure to be here finally.
Warner:
Are the new members ready?
Genesis Captain:
Yes sir. Do you want to meet them right now or wait 'til the welcoming party?
Warner:
I can't wait, but I don't have the time right now to meet them individually. But I do wanna go up and say something to them, briefly.
Genesis Captain:
Yes sir. Follow me.
They turn and walk up the ramp into the main cabin of the shuttle.
Int. shuttle – main cabin – Day.
We see that everyone inside the shuttle is now standing up, stretching their legs and arms. Warner and the Captain walk up and smile at everyone, who looks at them.
Warner:
Hello everyone. My name is Richard Warner and I am the head of Eclipse. I don't have much time right now, so you all will have to wait to learn more about me and this farming colony 'til later tonight when we have our traditional Newcomers' Welcome dinner at the Ranch House, one of my favorite restaurants in the universe.
Warner chuckles and so do several others as well. After a moment, Warner continues.
Warner: (cont'd)
We ask that you all head into the communications center building, which is right outside, and wait in the terminal until we check you in. I'll see you all later tonight.
Warner turns and walks down the shuttle ramp. He is followed by the Captain and Dixon.
Int. Colony control center – terminal – Day.
We see the Captain leading everyone down a wide hallway that has a metallic desk next to a door. Sunlight pours in through the windows.
We see the family from the cafeteria walk up to the desk. We see a man and a young woman sitting at the desk, with packets of paper in front of them. Everyone is now in a line, with the Captain and Dixon standing next to the door.
We see a look of disappointment on Liz's face. After a moment, Gale notices and gives her daughter a look of concern.
Gale:
Are you alright, Liz?
Liz:
I can't believe you brought me to this dust ball.
Gale:
Honey, give this place a chance. I'm sure it's fine here.
Liz:
Home was much better.
Liz looks straight ahead, leaving her mother is disbelief. After a moment, the line moves up a couple of feet as the family picks up a packet of paper and walks through the sliding metal door, saying goodbye to the Captain.
After another moment, we see Liz and Gale walk up to the desk. The two people behind the desk smile at Liz and Gale.
Young woman:
Hello. Welcome to Eclipse.
Gale:
Hello. I'm Gale Bennet and this is my daughter Liz.
Young Woman:
Does she have the same last name?
Gale:
Yes.
The young woman flips through the packets of paper for a moment, pulling one out. She looks over it and begins to write down information on blank lines.
After a moment, the young woman looks up and hands Gale the papers.
Young Woman:
A volunteer will take you to your housing apartment. All the information you need about Eclipse is included in this packet, including info on the Newcomers' Dinner tonight, all of the farms located on the planet and what we are actually exporting to Earth and other colonies.
Gale:
Thank you very much.
Young Woman:
You're welcome. Please walk through the doors to our left and you will be taken to your new home.
Gale and the young woman exchange smiles before Gale and Liz turn and walk through the sliding doors.
Int. Bennet Apartment – Living room – Day.
We are now inside a living room, inside a small house. (these aren't actually apartments, they are in fact small houses that are connected to each other.) We can see that the furniture, paintings and other items give us the sense that this is a cozy home, if one is willing to give it a chance.
After a moment, the front door slides open and we see Liz enter the house. She looks around the living room for a moment. She sighs as she looks at one painting that shows a moon hanging over the horizon of a desert.
Gale enters the living room, carrying a suitcase with her. She smiles as takes in the living room.
Gale:
Well, this looks soo comfortable.
Liz:
But it's not home.
Liz turns and looks at her mother. Gale sighs.
Gale:
Liz, why are you acting this way?
Liz:
You ran away from Dad just because he couldn't support us. You took me with you. He loves us, Mom.
Gale:
I know that sweetie, but your father and I were going through some rough times...
Liz:
So you run away and leave instead of staying and working things out. That's a great way to deal with your problems, Mom.
Liz turns and walks into the kitchen, which is attached to the living room. Gale sighs and closes her eyes, trying to calm down. After a moment, Gale turns and looks out the main front window, tossing the suitcase onto the couch.
We can see a general store and a messaging office (kinda like a post office, but uses email and video messages instead) across the street from their housing apartment. We can see people entering and leaving the store and office.
After a moment, Liz walks through the living room. Gale turns and looks at her daughter.
Gale:
Where are you going?
Liz:
I need air.
Gale:
Are you coming to that dinner thing tonight?
Liz:
I doubt it.
Liz walks toward the front door, opens it and comes faces to face with...
A young guy, maybe 20 years old. Liz is stunned by his athletic build, spiky black hair, sexy looks. Damn... And what makes it even more amazing is that he is looking at her the same way as well.
Liz: (nervous)
Hello.
Young Man:
Hello. I'm Noah Warner. My father is the head of this colony. I just wanted to remind you about the Newcomers' Dinner tonight.
Liz:
I know that.
Noah smiles for a moment. Liz smiles back.
Liz:
I mean I'll be there.
Noah:
Alright. I'll see you tonight, then.
Liz:
Yeah...
Noah:
Ok. I'll seeya. Bye.
Liz:
Bye.
Liz presses a button next to the door, closing it. She smiles and blushes at the same time. Gale walks up to Liz and smiles.
Gale:
Are you ok, sweetie?
Liz: (smiling)
I'm fantastic Mom.
Gale chuckles.
Gale:
So, what do you think of this place?
Liz:
I'll give it a try.
Liz continues to smile as she turns and walks up the stairs that lead up to their bedrooms.
Int. Ranch House – main serving room – Dusk.
We see about 50 people sitting at tables and booths inside of this country-themed steak house. At one table we see Gale, Liz, and Cameron sitting and talking to each other. At another table we see Warner, Noah, the Genesis 3 Captain and Dixon.
The Ranch House is L shaped, with the serving room in front and the kitchen off to the right side of the restaurant. We see waiters bringing out drinks and plates of food to the people sitting at the tables and booths.
We focus on the table with Warner and his son, Noah:
Noah is looking at Liz, who is on the other side of the room. He appears to be... staring at her with a slight smile on his face. After a moment, Warner turns and looks at his son.
Warner:
So, what do you think?
Noah: (staring at Liz)
Huh...
Warner:
What do you think about these new colonists?
Noah: (still staring at Liz)
Huh...
Warner:
What's 3 plus 2?
Noah: (still staring at Liz)
Huh...
Warner slaps his son on the shoulder, which brings Noah back to reality.
Warner:
What were you doing?
Noah:
Sorry, I was just... looking over the newest residents.
Warner:
So, what do you think about them?
Noah looks at his father, a confused look on his face.
Noah:
What do you mean?
Warner: (sighs)
Never mind.
Noah shrugs as he looks down at his plate, a 12-oz rhynth steak in front of him. He smiles; this must be one of his favorite meals. He grabs a knife and fork and begins to eat his meal.
We now focus on Liz and Gale.
Liz is also looking at Noah from across the room, smiling. Gale sits next to her daughter, eating her own meal as well. After am moment, she looks at Liz.
Gale:
Sweetie, you ok?
Liz:
I'm fine. I'm just not hungry.
Gale:
You should at least try a piece of this steak. It's soo good.
Liz turns, looks at her mother, then at the plate in front of her.
Liz:
What is this supposed to be anyway?
Gale:
It's rhynth. It's a type of animal that they breed for food on this planet.
Liz stares at the meat in front of her. She sighs.
Liz:
Well, I might as well be getting used to it since I'll be working here.
Gale:
You're doing what?
Liz:
Mom, this place was the only place that had an opening.
Gale:
The school was full? The med-center?
Liz:
I can't handle little kids. And the sight of medicine, needles, and sick people makes me wanna throw up.
Gale smiles at her daughter. Liz half-heartedly smiles back. After a moment, Liz turns and looks at Noah, who is looking back at her. He gives her a warm smile. Liz smiles back as well.
We see Warner stand up and look at all of the people in the restaurant. After a few moments, people start to look at Warner as he begins to speak.
Warner:
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome all of our new neighbors to the colony.
Warner points to the section of room where all of the new colonists are. He begins to clap his hands, as do all the others in the restaurant. The new arrivals stand up for a moment.
After they sit down and the people stop clapping, Warner continues to speak.
Warner:
I am always honored that people choose to come here. From the people that I talk to, the main reasons why they move to Eclipse is to escape Earth's over-populated cities and take a breath of fresh, clean air. The other reason why people come to our small colony is to get a change of scenery. Here on Eclipse you get a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness a beautiful sight. The daily rise and fall of Eclipse's two suns. You don't get that kind of image on Earth.
People begin to chuckle at the joke.
Warner: (cont'd)
So, I would like to give a toast to our newest members. Here on Eclipse, we try to be as neighborly, as friendly, as caring and as loving as we possibly can. We hope that you enjoy our small, peaceful colony.
Warner raises his wine glass as a sign of a toast. Everyone in the restaurant does the same thing.
Everyone in Restaurant:
Welcome!
People begin to clap their hands as Warner sits down and people start to talk, laugh, eat their steaks and other meals.
Gale looks over at her daughter, who has begun to stare at Noah again. Noah is looking at her, smiling as well. Gale chuckles to herself.
After a moment we see Noah get up from his table and walk over to Liz and Gale's table. Liz looks down at the table, starting to blush. Gale looks at Liz, then up at Noah.
Noah:
Hello Mrs. Bennet. I'm Noah Warner.
Gale:
Hello Noah. If you excuse me, I have to use the restroom.
Gale looks at her daughter, smiles and gets up from the table. She starts walking toward the other end of the restaurant. Noah watches her until she disappears, then he sits down at the table. Liz smiles at him.
Noah:
Hello Miss.
Liz:
Please call me Liz.
Noah:
Ok... Liz.
Both of them giggle.
Noah:
As one of your hosts tonight, I would like to welcome you personally to this colony.
Liz:
Why thank you. I love it here. I have never left Earth before in my life.
Noah:
Not even to Gateway?
Liz shakes her head no as she reaches down, picks up her glass, takes a drink, then puts it back down on the table. Liz looks up, past Noah and sees a young waitress, her age, looking at the two of them with a... look in her eyes.
Liz looks back down at Noah after a second.
Liz:
So Noah, why don't you tell me about yourself.
Noah:
Well, my father moved us here when I was 8 years old. He has been the official head of Eclipse for 3 years now. And I don't ever want to go back to Earth.
Liz:
Why not?
Noah:
I'd rather be in a small community on another world than in an industrial, over crowded city. You have a lot more freedom and... alone time here.
Liz smiles, causing Noah to smile as well.
Liz:
Sounds wonderful.
Noah:
Believe me... it is.
Noah smiles at his remark. Liz chuckles for a second.
Noah:
Wanna know something?
Liz:
What?
Noah:
In a way, LV-026 is like a paradise. I think it is, at least.
Liz smiles at the bizarre thought that this desert world could be a paradise in anyone's mind. Noah smiles at Liz, who begins to slightly blush.
Ext. LV-026/space.
We see the desert world from space again. We can see the suns setting behind the planet now, slowly of course. After a moment we see the large Predator ship from before approach the planet.
It starts to slow down a bit as we watch it. Suddenly, we see a flash of light coming from underneath the ship. We watch as something starts to drop down toward the planet.
Ext. Farm house – Night.
We now see the outside of one of Eclipse's more smaller farm houses. The house is actually made out of wood, rather than the steel that makes up most of the major colony complex.
Next to the house we see a PTV (Personal Transportation Vehicle), which actually looks something like a Hummer, but has 6 wheels instead of four and it looks like it was built to withstand Eclipse's environment.
A lamp hangs outside of the house as we see a man, mid fifties sitting on a chair, looking out across the open desert around him.
After a moment, the door opens and we see a young boy, maybe 10 years old, walk out and sit next to his father on the porch.
Father:
Hey Paul.
Boy:
Hi Dad. Mom wants to know what you're doing out here.
Father:
I'm just looking up into the sky.
Boy:
Why?
Father:
Think about this, son. 200 years ago, men were sitting on Earth, looking up into the stars and wondering if they could ever colonize other worlds.
Boy:
They couldn't travel 200 years ago?
Father:
Nope. We're the lucky ones, Paul.
The Father chuckles and the Boy smiles. Suddenly, we hear a sound that is similar to thunder. The Father stands up and walks out off the porch. The Boy follows him. The Father looks up just in time to see...
A fireball racing across the night sky. It doesn't looks too big, but definitely is breathtaking. The Boy watches it in amazement. After a moment, it disappears behind a small mountain.
Boy:
What is that?
Father:
I don't know, but I'm gonna go and find out.
Boy:
I wanna come with you.
Father:
No, I want you to stay with your mother. Go back inside and tell her that I'm going back out.
The Boy nods his head as he turns and runs back inside the small farmhouse. We see the father turn and walk toward his PTV. He opens the door and hops into the driver's seat.
Int. PTV – Night.
We see the Father reach into his coat pocket and pull out a set of keys. He puts one of the keys into the ignition, turns it and the engine starts up. He puts his hands on the wheel and places his foot on the gas pedal.
Ext. Farm house – Night.
We see the PTV drive off in the direction of the fireball, with its headlights on. We watch it for a few moments, driving away.
Ext. Mountain base – desert – Night.
We look at the mountain base for a moment. The clear night sky sheds some light onto the mountains and desert surrounding us. We notice that we are looking at several large boulders up in front of us.
We start to pan to our left, until we see what looks like a small crater with smoke rising out of it. We focus on this crater for a moment.
We now focus on the desert, maybe 500 feet away from the crater. We see not one, but three different PTVs approaching the area. After a few moments, they stop and the headlights turn off.
We see the doors open up and we watch as the Father, three middle aged men, one teenage boy, and one middle aged woman get out of the PTVs. They all shout greetings to each other as the middle aged men, the teenager and the father turn on small, hand-held flashlights.
We watch as one of the middle aged men walk up to the Father.
Middle aged man 1:
Hey Jerry.
Father:
Tony. Did you see that thing?
Middle aged man 1:
Yeah. My son and my wife saw it as well. What do you suppose it is?
Father:
I don't have any clue, but lets go and check it out.
We watch as the group of people start to walk toward the crater at the base of the small mountain.
After a few moments, the group makes their way to the edge of the crater. The Father looks down into and we see...
...The Egg Carrier. Steam is rising out of it and a third of it is buried underneath the dirt. The members of the group who have flashlights shine it onto the craft.
Middle aged woman:
What the fuck is that thing?
Teenage boy:
It definitely ain't from around here. Could it be a part from a star ship?
Father:
I doubt it.
They look at it for a brief moment before the Father looks at the middle aged men.
Middle aged man 1:
What are you gonna do, Jerry?
Father:
Go down and see what it is.
We watch as the Father slowly makes his way down the side of the crater, which is actually not the big, maybe 20 feet across and only 8 feet deep. After a moment, the Father makes it down to the thing and looks at it, shining his flashlight on it.
Teenage boy:
What is it?
Father:
I don't know.
The Father looks at the thing more carefully, noticing small little symbols on the side of it.
Father:
I see small markings or symbols. (beat) I think it's alien of some kind.
Middle aged man 2:
Well, what if its like a weapon of some type?
Father:
I seriously doubt that...
Before the Father could finish, the top of the Egg Carrier opens up. Up top, the teenage boy leans over to look at the egg carrier more closer, but he stumbles and falls down the wall of the crater.
Middle aged man 1:
Jacob!
The Father rushes over to the teen and helps him up to his feet.
Father:
Are you ok?
Teenage boy:
I think I am. (to the father) I'm ok.
The Father and the teenage boy turn and aim their flashlights onto the craft to reveal...
... all ten Alien eggs have risen up from their chamber inside the small craft. The two guy look at the eggs carefully for a moment, somewhat in shock.
Teenage boy:
What the fuck are those?
Father:
I have no idea.
As the Father takes a step towards the craft, one of the eggs opens up its flaps, but instead of four petals, this egg have five petals. The Father stops walking and looks at the opened egg.
Middle aged woman:
You both need to get out of there, now!
Teenage boy:
I don't think we should mess with this thing.
Father:
Just, let me deal with it.
As the father takes another step towards the craft, we see something jump out of the egg, fly at the Father and attach itself to the Father's face. The teenage boy shines his light onto the father, revealing a "super-facehugger" on the father's face.
Its eight long, black legs hold onto the father's head tightly and its long, black, slimy tail is wrapped firmly around his neck.
Teenage boy:
Oh shit. Oh fucking shit.
We see middle aged man 1 makes his way into the crater. He grabs his son by the arm just as several more eggs, these eggs are the normal ones, open up. We can see the long, white fingers of the Alien facehuggers pull the small creatures out of the eggs.
The middle aged woman screams in terror as one of the facehuggers jumps out of it's egg and onto the face of the middle aged man in the pit. Seconds later, a second facehugger jumps onto the face of the teenage boy.
The middle aged woman and the other two middle aged men turn and run back toward their PTVs. As they run, one of the men turns to look over his shoulder (bad move). Another facehugger leaps onto his face and the man falls to the ground.
Int. PTV – night.
The middle aged woman opens up the driver's side door of her PTV and slides into the seat, rapidly closing it behind her. She locks the door. We can see tears pouring down her cheeks. One of the other middle aged men run up to her door and bang on the window.
Middle aged man 3:
Please let me in, please!
Middle aged woman:
No!
The middle aged man turns to look around... seconds before having yet another facehugger attach itself to his face. The woman screams in terror as the man collapses onto the ground.
She slides over onto the passenger side seat and stares out the windshield. We can see the two middle aged guys laying on the ground, their flashlights next to them. The woman continues to cry for a moment.
Ext. Ranch house – Night.
We watch as several people start to walk out of the Ranch House. After a moment we see Noah and Liz walk out. The both appear to be laughing.
Liz:
Are you kidding me?
Noah:
No, I swear. Kyle never went near that fence again.
Liz turns and looks at Noah, who smiles at her.
Liz:
Well, Noah. This has been a very fun night.
Noah:
It sure has. What are you doing tomorrow?
Liz smiles as she looks down at the ground for a moment, then back up at Noah.
Liz:
I start work.
Noah:
Really? Where?
Liz motions towards the Ranch House. Noah chuckles after a moment, causing Liz to punch him in the arm. They both continue to walk down the dirt road, looking up into the night sky. We see a PTV drive past them after a moment.
Noah:
So, how do you like this place so far, Liz?
Liz:
Well, I at first didn't wanna come here.
Noah:
Why not?
Liz:
Well, its kinda personal.
Noah nods his head.
Noah:
I understand. I'm sorry.
Liz:
It's alright. (beat) I better get home.
Noah smiles at Liz. Liz smiles back, also blushing as well.
Noah:
Yeah, me too. Maybe I'll stop by the Ranch House tomorrow and visit.
Liz giggles at the thought.
Liz:
I can't wait to see ya.
Noah:
Same here. Night Liz.
Liz:
Good night Noah.
Noah turns and starts to walk back toward the Ranch House, looking over his shoulder once to look at Liz. Liz smiles as she turns and walks away.
Ext. Bennet apartment – Night.
We see Liz walk alongside the long building that is the new apartments. The outside of the building (and the apartments) seems to be covered in the sidings similar to the ones you find on most houses today.
We see that the building is divided into 6 different sections, one small apartment houses in each section. We see Liz walk alongside, looking up at the numbers that are next to the doors.
When she reaches the 4th section, she turns and presses a few buttons on the keypad next to the door. The door slides open and Liz walks in, the door closing behind her after a moment.
Int. PTV – mountain base – Night.
We are now back inside the PTV, 500 feet away from the crater caused by the Egg Carrier. We see the middle aged woman sitting in the passenger's side seat, asleep. It must be much later into the night.
We watch her for a moment, before her eyes snap open. She looks through the windshield, still seeing the men laying on the ground. The middle aged woman looks around for a moment as her fears from earlier return to her.
After another moment, she slowly opens the side door and gets out of the PTV.
Ext. mountain base – desert – Night.
The middle aged woman slowly starts walking toward one of the middle aged men. As she gets closer, a look of horror spreads on her face.
Laying next to the man is the dead facehugger, but his chest has already bursted open. Dried up blood is splattered all of his shirt, jacket and the dirt around him.
The woman slowly walks toward the body, kneeling down next to it. She looks at the hole in his chest for a moment before putting her hand over her mouth. She gets up and runs back to the PTV. She reaches the driver's side door and notices the other man laying up against the PTV. The facehugger lays dead next to him, but he is otherwise fine.
The woman kneels down next to him and taps his shoulder.
Middle aged woman:
Hey. Hey, are you ok?
Middle aged man 3 doesn't respond. He continues to lay unconscious up against the vehicle. The woman stands up and opens up the driver's door. She reaches in and pulls out a small hand-held radio.
As she fiddles around with the radio, the middle aged man opens his eyes and starts coughing. The woman turns and kneels down next to him.
Middle aged woman:
Are you ok?
Middle aged man 3:
I... I don't...
Suddenly, he begins convulsing. The woman backs away from him as his chest starts to erupt with blood. He screams into the night as his shirt rips open and a blood covered chestburster emerges, screeching at the woman.
She screams in terror as she falls to the ground at the sight of the chestburster. She turns and comes face to face with...
... A full grown Alien warrior. It sits on the ground in a crouching position. It slowly raises its elongated, eyeless head and its slime covered lips quiver in rage. It screeches at the woman as she screams at it. Smash cut to...
Ext. Colony complex – Dawn.
We see a time lapse of the two suns rising over the mountains and shining light onto the colony. This goes on for a moment.
Ext. Bennet apartment – Dawn.
After a moment, we see Liz walk out through the front door, dressed in a waitress uniform. She doesn't look too thrilled to be wearing it. She looks up into the morning sky and sighs as she puts her blonde hair into a pony tail.
Liz starts to walk toward the Ranch House, which is probably a good five minute walk from the house. She smiles at a few people as she walks.
Int. Ranch house – main serving room – Dawn.
We see Liz walk in through the glass door and take a look around. There are probably only seven people in here. Liz walks up to the bar and sees a girl her age standing there...
... The girl from last night. She looks up and notice's Liz as well. Liz smiles at her.
Liz:
Hey. I'm Liz Bennet.
Teenage Girl:
So, you're the new waitress. I'm Ashley Markiewicz.
The two girls shake hands. Ashley hands Liz an order form pad.
Ashley:
Ok, we don't get many people here in the morning. At the most, maybe twenty. I already have taken care of most of the people here, but you go over to those two boys sitting in the booth.
Ashley points to a booth on the other end of the restaurant where we see two teenage guys, maybe 18 years old each, sitting next to each other, talking.
Liz nods her head and looks back at Ashley.
Liz:
Alright.
We focus on the booth...
Liz turns and starts walking toward the booth. After a moment, she reaches it and smiles at them. One of the boys has brown hair with bangs over his eyes. He has a lean build to his body and Liz notices that his right leg is in a cast.
The other boy has spiky black hair and appears to be athletically built, like he should be back on Earth and on a sports team or something. Both guys look up at Liz.
Liz:
Hello guys.
Black haired boy:
Hello. Are you new here?
Liz:
Yeah. Just came in last night with my mother.
The black haired boy smiles at her, with the other boy looking at his friend.
Black haired boy:
I'm Ian Achor.
Liz:
Hello Ian. I'm Liz Bennet.
The other boy looks up at Liz as well.
Brown haired boy:
Hi. I'm Luke Warner.
Liz looks at Luke for a second before the realization hits her.
Liz:
Hey, don't you have a brother named Noah?
Luke sighs.
Luke:
Yeah, unfortunately.
Liz gives Luke a confused look, but forgets it after a moment.
Liz:
So, what can I get you two this morning?
Ian turns and looks at Luke.
Ian:
What do you want, sweetie?
Liz stares at Ian.
Liz:
Sweetie?
Both boys look up at Liz.
Luke:
Do you have a problem with gay people?
Liz:
Fuck no. I had a gay friend back on Earth. I was upset that he was a homosexual because he was soo cute and I had a crush on him, but I didn't care after a while.
Luke smiles.
Luke:
Thank you.
Liz: (smiling)
For what?
Luke:
Just... being someone who is accepting.
Liz:
Who doesn't accept you?
Luke:
My brother.
Liz gives Luke a concerned look. After a moment, she gives him a caring smile.
Liz:
Why don't I get you two something to drink, then if you wanna talk, we can.
Luke:
Thank you.
Ian leans over and kisses Luke gently on the cheek. Luke smiles and lays his head on Ian's shoulder. Liz turns and notices the two crutches laying on the seat across from them.
Int. Colony control center – Warner's office – Dawn.
We see Warner sitting at his desk, looking through several pieces of paper. We watch him for a moment while he works.
After a moment, the glass door slides open and we see Emily walk into his office. Warner turns and looks up at her.
Warner:
Yes Emily?
Emily:
Sir, we received a call from Marilyn Moore, up by Double Pass.
Warner:
Yes. What's wrong?
Emily:
She called, saying that her husband went out into the desert to search for a meteor and he hasn't come back.
Warner:
When did he go out?
Emily:
Last night. She and their son have been worried all night.
Warner:
Did you ask if she tried to reach him on their PTV's radio?
Emily:
Yes. She tried and got nothing but static.
Warner:
Let me try and reach a couple of his friends who live by Double Pass as well.
Warner gets up and follows Emily out of the office.
Int.Colony control center – communications room – Dawn.
We see Warner and Emily walk past Gale, who is sitting at a desk, facing a computer. She turns and watches them walk over to Emily's desk and talk into a radio.
Sitting next to her is Cameron. He turns and looks at Gale.
Cameron:
You ok?
Gale: (still looking at Warner and Emily)
Yeah, I'm fine.
Gale turns and looks through a folder on her desk. She quickly glances over at Cameron, who gives her a warm smile.
We focus on Warner and Emily...
Warner is holding the radio in his hands.
Warner: (into radio)
Kyle Wilkins? Is anybody there?
He presses a button and all we hear is static. Warner turns and notices that several people are looking at them.
Warner turns and hands Emily the radio.
Emily:
What should I do, Mr. Warner?
Warner:
Get a hold of Mrs. Moore and tell her that I'm coming out to her house to check around.
Emily nods her head and sits back down, with the radio in her hands. Warner walks back towards his office.
Int. Ranch House – Main serving room – Dawn.
We see Liz sitting across from Luke and Ian. They have a very delicious looking breakfast set up in front of them. Luke's crutches are leaning up against the table.
Liz:
So, wait, you broke your leg on a hover-bike?
Luke:
Yeah.
Liz:
Why?
Ian starts to giggle and Luke looks down at his food, embarrassed.
Luke:
Its stupid.
Ian:
Luke, I have told you that its ok.
Luke looks at Ian in the eyes and slightly smiles.
Luke:
I know, but...
Ian: (to Liz)
He was trying to impress me by showing me that he could ride a hover-bike.
Liz smiles.
Liz:
Awww. How sweet.
Luke:
That's what he said.
Ian:
And it's the damn truth. (to Luke) I love you, ok. You didn't need to risk your safety for me.
Ian leans over and kisses Luke on the lips. Liz smiles at the two lovers. After a second they pull away from each other.
Ian:
You try too hard to prove that you love me.
Luke:
And I'll keep trying to do so.
Ian:
No you won't. I don't wanna see you get hurt again.
Luke turns to Liz.
Luke: (to Liz)
When I came to the med-center after the accident, he was always sitting by the bedside, holding my hand. He thought I was gonna die.
Liz and Ian giggle at the comment.
Ian:
When did I say that I thought you were gonna die?
Luke:
Right after you saw the hover-bike flip over. Noah told me.
Ian sighs. Liz gives them both a confused look.
Liz:
Ok, so you two have been very... upset every time you bring up Noah. Why is he soo... disliked?
Luke:
He hates me. He's told me, to my face, that I'm gonna go to hell 'cause I'm a homo. Our father respects me and accepts me and even treats Ian like a part of the family, but not my brother. No, he has to be the basher. Actually, when I realized that I was gay, I thought that it would be Noah who would be caring and supportive of me and that my father would be hating. Not the other way around.
Ian wraps his arm around Luke's shoulder and pulls him closer. Liz takes a minute to ingest all of this.
Liz: (to Ian)
What about you? How does Noah treat you, Ian?
Ian:
Calls me a fag, cock sucker, all the usual homophobic words people use.
Liz:
Oh my god. I was raised in a home where it was accepted. Homosexuality, I mean. People are a lot more accepting of gays on Earth.
Ian:
Yeah, we know.
Luke:
Ian and I have decided that when we turn 21 and after my leg gets better, we're gonna go to Earth and get married.
Ian blushes at the thought. Luke smiles and kisses Ian on the cheek. Liz smiles and nods her head.
Liz:
That sounds like a good plan. Are your parents ok with it?
Before either Luke or Ian can answer, we see the front doors of the Ranch house open and Warner walk in. He looks around for a bit before eyeing Luke. He walks over to the booth.
Luke:
Hey Dad.
Warner:
Hey son. Hello Ian.
Ian:
Hello Mr. Warner.
Luke:
Is everything ok, Dad?
Warner:
Well, we've received a call from Double Pass saying that a man disappeared last night in the desert. I'm heading up there to find out more information.
Luke:
Oh...
Warner:
If you see your brother and he doesn't... you know, tell him that I'm out of the office.
Luke:
Alright, Dad.
Warner nods his head and looks at the three teens.
Warner:
You take care, alright?
Luke, Ian, Liz:
Yes sir.
Warner turns and walks out of the restaurant. After a moment, Liz turns and looks at Luke and Ian.
Liz:
Well, I just want to say that I enjoyed talking to you guys. I was afraid that I'd find no friends here.
Ian:
That's bullshit.
Luke:
You got us.
All three of them chuckle.
Liz:
Well thank you guys. I gotta get back to work. Seeya later.
Liz gets up and heads back towards the bar. Luke and Ian watch her for a moment. Ian turns to face his boyfriend.
Luke:
She's nice. I like her.
Ian:
She is cute. Really, though. Let's invite her to my birthday tomorrow.
Luke appears to be a little upset by that comment. Ian places his hand on Luke's cheek and gently rubs it.
Ian:
Hey, I chose you, didn't I? All of the girls here making passes at me and I chose you.
Luke:
Can I be honest about something?
Ian:
Go ahead, sweetheart.
Luke:
I do get nervous about the fact you're bi.
Ian leans over and kisses Luke on the lips, passionately. After a moment, Ian pulls away and smiles at Luke, who is blushing.
Ian:
Well, don't worry. I'm not gonna leave you, ever.
Luke smiles as Ian, cutely, rubs his nose against Luke's own nose.
Ext. Moore farm house – Day.
We see Marilyn Moore, woman in her mid forties, stand outside the house. She runs her hand through her long, black hair as she watches a PTV with the Eclipse colony logo on the side of it drive up to her house.
As the vehicle comes to a stop, Marilyn walks over to it. The door opens and Warner gets out of the PTV. He walks over to Marilyn.
Warner:
Hey Mrs. Moore.
Marilyn:
Hi Warner. Were you able to get a hold of any of Jerry's friends?
Warner:
I tried everyone up here. No one has seen him since yesterday when he came into the colony.
Marilyn puts her head into her hands and tries to wipe away tears. Warner walks over to her and places his hand on her shoulder.
Marilyn:
I don't know what to do. Paul has been scared all morning and I'm afraid that something bad happened to my husband.
Warner:
I'll get back to the control center and send some men up here to check around, ok. I'm sure that Jerry is ok, just maybe he got stranded out in the desert or something.
Marilyn:
I hope so.
Warner turns and walks toward the PTV. He searches for something and after a moment he pulls out a small hand held radio. He presses a button on it.
Warner: (into radio)
Emily, I want you to send Thomas, John and Carl up here to the Moore's place. I need them to start searching for Jerry Moore ASAP.
Emily: (o.s.)
Yes sir.
Warner: (into radio)
Have you heard from anyone else while I've been gone?
Emily: (o.s.)
We got a call from Robert Ackland.
Warner: (into radio)
What's going on?
Emily: (o.s.)
He says that he fears his heard of rhynth encountered some kind of animal. Over a dozen of his rhynth are severally ill.
Warner: (into radio)
Does he want me to go and check out his heard?
Emily: (o.s.)
Yes.
Warner sighs, then looks at Marilyn.
Warner: (into radio)
I'll go and check it out. Warner out.
Warner places the radio into his vest pocket.
Marilyn:
What should I do, Warner?
Warner:
Stay here until my men arrive. They'll start searching for Jerry. (beat) Jerry is gonna be fine, alright. We'll find him, I'm sure.
Marilyn:
What should I tell Paul?
Warner:
I don't know. I'll let you know when I get more information.
Marilyn nods her head as Warner turns and walks toward the PTV. After a moment he gets into the driver's seat and starts up the vehicle.
Int. Ranch House – Main serving room – Day.
We see that the place is still a little empty today. Maybe a handful of customers are in here. We see Liz sitting at the bar with a soda drink in front of her. Ashley is, again, behind the counter.
Ashley:
So, why did your mom decide to leave Earth and come here?
Liz:
It's... a very complicated and long story.
Ashley:
So, give me the short version.
Liz takes a sip of her drink, then looks at Ashley, thinking of how she is gonna tell her.
Liz:
Well, my Mom was being a bitch. She claimed that my father was having an affair with an old friend of his. So, she filed for divorce and decided that she wanted to be a coward and run away from her problems instead of trying to solve them.
Ashley:
Was your father having an affair?
Liz:
My dad is not the kind of person who would ever do that. He loved us soo much and he was heartbroken when he learned that we were leaving.
Ashley:
So, why didn't you stay with your father? Why come here with your mom if she's like that?
Liz thinks about it for a moment, then takes another drink of her soda.
Liz:
I don't know.
Ashley chuckles.
Ashley:
That is bullshit.
Liz just shrugs her shoulders. After a moment, Liz turns to face Ashley again.
Liz:
Can we drop this subject? I don't like talking about it.
Ashley:
Sure. What do you wanna talk about?
Liz thinks for a moment.
Liz:
Can I ask you a question about Noah Warner?
Suddenly, we see Ashley briefly give Liz the same look she did last night. It's almost as if Ashley's pissed.
Ashley:
What do you wanna know?
Liz:
Is he a jerk to his brother, Luke?
Ashley:
Yep. I know how harsh he can be to his little bro.
Liz:
How do you know?
Ashley smiles as she walks around the counter to sit next to Liz.
Ashley:
Simple. I was his girlfriend three years ago.
Liz's eyes widen for a moment.
Liz:
Oh.
Ashley:
It's nothing, really. It was nothing.
Liz:
Why did you break up with him?
Ashley:
Let me tell you one thing about Noah. He rarely dates any girl.
Liz:
Oh...
Ashley:
His reason is that he is waiting for his true soul mate to arrive, as he once put it to me.
Liz:
Did he think that you were his soul mate?
Ashley:
For a time, yeah. But... I just couldn't deal with the way he treated his younger brother. Now, I do have my own personal views about homosexuality, but Luke doesn't deserve any of the shit that Noah throws at him. No one does.
Liz:
Is that why you left him?
Ashley nods her head.
Ashley:
Ever since I left, he has told girls that he isn't gonna date until he is ready... and I know who he has picked.
Liz smiles for a second, then looks around the restaurant.
Liz:
I feel honored.
Ashley:
You should. Every teenage girl here on Eclipse wants to date Noah. But... I personally can't stand and watch him insult Luke and his boyfriend Ian. Most of the girls here don't give a damn about that, they just want to tap Noah Warner's tight ass.
Liz chuckles for a moment before turning to face the door. As if on cue, Noah walks into the Ranch house and sees Liz. He smiles at her as he walks toward the bar and sits down next to Liz. Ashley shakes her head and walks back around the counter.
Noah:
Hey Liz.
Liz:
Hi Noah.
Noah turns and sees Ashley. They both exchange somewhat awkward smiles at each other.
Noah:
Hi Ashley.
Ashley:
Hey. What can I get you?
Noah:
I'm fine, actually.
Ashley nods her head as a patron of the restaurant walks up to the bar and tells her that he is ready to pay. As Ashley and the patron talk to each other, Noah turns and smiles at Liz again.
Noah:
So, how are you today?
Liz:
I'm doing fine.
Noah:
(after a pause) So, have you ever ridden a hover-bike before?
Liz:
No. I don't like them. I fear that I will injury myself the way your brother did.
Liz turns and smiles at Noah. His smile disappears.
Noah:
You met Luke?
Liz:
Yeah, today. He was very nice and sweet.
Noah:
Hmm.
Liz decides that it is time to tell Noah what she thinks about the Luke situation.
Liz:
What is your problem with Luke and his boyfriend?
Noah:
Try living in a house, knowing that your little brother is a faggot.
Liz:
How is Luke's sexuality hurting you? Hell, if I had a little brother and he was gay... and in love... I would be soo supportive of him.
Noah:
It's disgusting. Two guys, kissing, touching each other like that... fucking.
Liz:
So?
Noah:
It's wrong. Read the Bible. It says so right there. Fags are sinners.
Liz:
I know what the bible says, but here are my thoughts.
Noah:
You don't...
Liz: (cutting him off)
Listen, Noah. Here is what I think. The Bible says things, a lot of things that I personally don't agree with. If every human being lived the way the Bible tells us to, I seriously doubt that we would have colonized the stars. Also, gay marriage is legal on Earth and last time I checked, the vast majority of the people were ok with it. Now, I know that that book says that its wrong, but think about this. If homosexuality is wrong and a sin, and if God created every aspect of life and he hated gay people, why did he make homosexuality? Why did he create it? If God makes everyone who they are, why does he make most people straight and some people gay or lesbian or bisexual? I think that God makes everyone for a purpose, a reason. He doesn't just make people randomly and hates the ones who didn't turn out right. Also I believe that God loves everyone for who they are. It brings diversity to the world and our species as a whole.
Noah appears stunned. He opens his mouth to answer, but Liz puts her finger up.
Liz: (cont'd)
I'm not done. Now, back to your brother. Luke is a sweet guy. I like him and I'm glad that he is personally ok with the way he is. I am also glad that he found love. He found Ian. That is just amazing because of the fact that there are, what, only 230-some people on this colony and that they found each other. I'm supportive of them and I haven't even known them for 24 hours. Luke told me today that when he realized he was gay, he was scared and somewhat suicidal. He thought that he was being punished for something. He thought that God hated him for something he did long ago. Also, he was hoping... and praying that he would find someone who would love him and respect him and support him through this and do you wanna know who he was hoping that person would be? You. Yes, you Noah. Luke was hoping that you would be by his side. He thought that you would support him and he thought that your father would be hating against him and that you would be there to defend him. He was heartbroken by the fact that it was the other way around. Do you ever feel sorry for your brother? Do you feel at all guilty for hurting him the way you do? He was probably fearing that he would have nobody on this planet who could talk to him, help him and guess what, he found Ian, who is a great guy. He's there for Luke when he needs him and he loves Luke to death. His feelings for your brother have never changed, even after the accident. Luke loves you... why don't you love him back?
Noah is again speechless. He thinks for a moment how to respond.
Noah:
I... I didn't know. But, with Ian... try calmly dealing with one of your best childhood friends telling you that he has a huge crush on your little brother. I could handle Luke being gay, but dating your best friend...
Liz sighs.
Liz:
I just want you to love your brother.
Noah:
You don't know me. I do love him.
Liz:
According to Luke, you don't show it... ever.
Noah sighs and gets up off the stool.
Noah:
I'll see ya tomorrow.
Liz shakes her head as Noah walks out of the Ranch House. After a moment Ashley walks over to Liz.
Ashley:
I think that went well
Liz:
Yeah, if he wants me he can shape up to Luke.
Ashley:
Talk about requirements.
Ashley chuckles as she turns around to prepare another drink. Liz turns to look out the windows.
Ext. Message office – Dusk.
We see Ian leaning up against the front of the messaging office. He looks up into the beautiful dusk sky; the pink clouds and the dark blue heavens. You never really do see anything this beautiful on Earth.
Ian smiles at a couple of passbyers who greet him. After a moment, Luke walks out, having to use both crutches underneath his arms to help walk. He walks over to Ian, who smiles warmly at him.
Ian:
So, what did you find?
Luke:
The next ship doesn't come for another five months.
Ian:
Sweetie, I think you're rushing this.
Luke:
I wanna get off this dirt ball, away from Noah. (beat) I don't care where I go, as long as I'm with you.
Ian smiles, walks over to Luke and kisses him on the lips.
Ian:
And I will never go anywhere without you, I promise.
Luke:
I know.
Both guys giggle as they rest their foreheads against each other's. Suddenly, we see a PTV drive up close to them. Ian and Luke turn to see who is in the driver's seat. Noah. The two Warner brothers look at each other for an awkward moment.
Luke:
What do you want, Noah?
Noah sighs.
Noah:
I talked to Liz a little bit ago.
Luke:
Yeah and...
Noah:
You just had to go and cry and complain to her, didn't you?
Ian:
Hey, fuck off Noah.
Noah:
No... because of the way you two bitched to her, I've probably lost my chance at having a relationship with Liz.
Luke:
Good. I wanted to warn her about how much of a dick you are.
Noah:
Faggot.
Noah turns and drives off in the PTV, leaving a cloud of dust behind him and on top of Luke and Ian. Both guys cough to get the dust out of their lungs.
Ian:
Dick head.
Luke:
Just proves to you how hard-headed he is. When's your mom gonna pick us up?
Ian checks his watch.
Ian:
In about an hour. Wanna head to the Ranch House and hang out there?
Luke:
Sure. I'd love to.
They turn, wiping dust off of their cloths and they start walking, Ian staying next to Luke as they walk slowly.
Int. Warner's PTV – Dusk.
We see Warner sitting behind the wheel of the PTV. He looks through the windshield at a small group of rhynth. (ok... rhynth look like small rhinos, about the size of a miniature horse. Instead of one horn on their snout, they have two.)
After a moment, Warner stops the PTV and opens the door. Through the windshield we see another farm house, about the same size as the Moore's house.
Ext. Ackland's house – Dusk.
We see Warner walk past a rhynth resting on the ground. After a brief second he reaches the front door of Ackland's house. Warner knocks on the door.
Warner:
Ackland, you called earlier about your animals. It's Richard Warner.
We hear nothing from inside the house. Warner knocks on the door again and it slowly swings open. Warner looks into the house with confusion and he slowly takes a step in.
Int. Ackland's House – front room – Dusk.
Warner slowly walks into the front room, which has a sofa, a coffee table and two chairs in it. But one thing stands out, the room looks like a mess. Papers are on the floor and on one side of the room, on the wall, we see what looks like a bullet hole.
Warner walks through the room cautiously, looking over his shoulder every now and then.
Warner:
Ackland, where are you? Are you ok?
We hear nothing but silence for a moment. Warner turns and walks out of the front room and through the open door we see him get into his PTV.
Int. Ackland's house – kitchen – Dusk.
We pull back from the front room to the kitchen of Ackland's house. As we hear the PTV drive off, we pan to reveal a man in his mid fifties laying on the ground, chest covered in blood.
After a second we see something large and black crawl on four legs across the man's body. It hisses after a moment as drool drips down onto the man's lifeless body.
Int. Colony control center – Warner's office – Night.
We see Warner, a look of disbelief on his face, enter his office and toss his jacket onto the chair across from his desk. He goes over to the window and looks out it.
Emily enters the office after a second and gives Warner a concerned look.
Emily:
Mr. Warner, are you alright?
Warner:
I just... I couldn't find Ackland.
Emily:
Did you check his ranch?
Warner:
Yeah. All I saw was his front room, which was a mess.
A look of confusion spreads on Emily's face. Warner turns and looks at her.
Warner:
Have the guys reached the Moore's place yet?
Emily:
Yes, about an hour ago.
Warner:
Ok. When they check in, inform me, alright?
Emily:
Yes sir. Do you want me to try and raise Ackland?
Warner:
Yes please.
Emily nods her head, turns and walks out of the office. Warner sits down on his chair and continues to look out the window for a moment, his face showing a look of concern and worry.
Warner: (softly)
What the fuck's going on here?
Ext. Moore house and desert – Night.
We see John and Carl, two of the guys who Warner sent, looking around near several boulders near the Moore house. They both look like they are in their mid thirties. They are using small, hand-held flashlights to look around.
Carl:
You find anything, John?
John:
No.
Carl:
Where else should we look?
John shrugs his shoulders.
John:
I'll go back inside with Thomas and Mrs. Moore.
Carl:
Alright.
We see John walk into the house through the back door. After a second we see Carl turn and look around again.
Int. Moore house – Kitchen – Night.
We see Thomas, Marilyn and John sitting at a round kitchen table. Marilyn looks like she is about to cry again, hard.
Thomas:
Mrs. Moore, what else did your husband say? Did he tell you where he thought this... meteor fell?
Marilyn:
He didn't tell my son anything else. That's all he told Paul to tell me.
Thomas and John look at each other. Marilyn reaches down and wipes her eyes with a tissue.
John:
Mrs. Moore, we are gonna do everything we can to help find your husband. I promise.
Ext. Moore house and desert – Night.
We see Carl still looking around the boulders. He kneels down onto the ground and looks at some sort of print in the dirt. He places a finger into the print and traces it.
After a moment we hear a familiar hissing sound. Carl stands up and looks around, aiming the flashlight where he is looking. He appears to be getting scared.
Carl:
Hello? Mr. Moore, is that you?
After a moment Carl turns around and... a facehugger leaps onto his face. He immediately collapses onto the ground.
Int. Moore house – kitchen – Night.
Everyone in the kitchen turn and look out the back door. After a moment Thomas stands up and walks to the back door.
Thomas:
You two stay here.
John and Marilyn nod their heads as Thomas walks out through the back door.
Ext. Moore house and desert – Night.
We see Thomas slowly walking towards the boulders that are close to the house. He aims his flashlight at them. We watch him for a moment.
Thomas:
Carl, you ok?
Thomas doesn't receive a response. After another moment, Thomas gets closer to the boulders and notices that Carl's flashlight is on the ground. Thomas moves closer to the flashlight until...
He sees Carl laying on the ground, with the facehugger attached to his face. A look of shock spreads all over Thomas' face as he rushes over to his friend.
Thomas:
What the fuck...
Thomas turns around and sees an Alien warrior crouched on the ground behind him and another one perched a top one of the boulders. Thomas screams as the first Alien leaps toward him.
We focus on the house...
We see John and Marilyn rush out of the house just in time to watch the first Alien shoot it's inner mouth out at Thomas' head, splattering blood all over the ground.
Marilyn screams, catching the two Aliens' attention. The Alien on top of the boulder leaps a good twenty feet and lands on top of John. They both fall to the ground.
John:
Marilyn, get Paul and run! Go!
The alien pins John to the ground. It lowers its elongated head and hisses at John. After a second, it too shoots its inner mouth at its victim's head. Blood splatters onto the ground.
The Alien looks up at Marilyn and screeches. Marilyn screams as she turns and runs back into the house. We watch as both Aliens leap onto the back side of the farm house and crawl up the wall and onto the roof.
Int. Moore house – kitchen – Night.
We see Marilyn rush into the kitchen and slam the back door shut. She turns the look on the door before backing up into the refrigerator. Tears are pouring down her face.
After a second, Marilyn's eyes widen.
Marilyn:
Paul! Oh my god!
We see Marilyn turn and run down a short hallway that has two doors on one side and a third on another. We see Marilyn run to the second door on the left.
Int. Moore house – Paul's bedroom – Night.
We see Marilyn standing in the door way. She looks into the room in shock. In the foreground we see Paul laying on the bed, not moving at all. Crouching on top of him is a third Alien warrior. The room is completely dark.
It turns its head and hisses at Marilyn. It's long, spiky tail swings back and forth. Marilyn screams as she closes the door.
Int. Moore house – hallway – night.
Marilyn leans against the bedroom door, crying uncontrollably. After a moment she turns and runs toward the front door.
Through the doorway we see her run out onto the porch, only to have an Alien arm reach down and grab her head. She screams as the Alien hauls her up onto the roof, but we (luckily) don't see the carnage that occurs. All we hear is the hissing of Aliens as we fade to black...
We stay in blackness for a moment, then we fade to...
Ext. Ranch House – Dawn.
We see Liz Leaning up against the front wall of the restaurant, next to the front door. She smiles at a young couple who walk into the Ranch House. After a moment several locks of hair fall in front of her face, but she pulls them away.
We see Luke, still with both crutches under his arms, and Ian walks up to Liz. Liz smiles at them warmly.
Liz:
Hey guys.
Luke and Ian:
Hey.
Luke:
What are you doing out here?
Liz:
I just wanted to get some fresh air before breakfast. If you guys want, I can seat you right now.
Ian:
Sure. Thanks.
Liz smiles as she turns and opens the door, letting Ian and Luke walk in past her. Liz walks into the restaurant as well.
Int. Ranch House – main serving room – Dawn.
We see Liz walk Luke and Ian over to a table up against the window. Both guys sit down on the same side and Luke leans his crutches up against another seat. Liz smiles as she takes out and order pad.
Liz:
You two want a menu or do you have the whole thing memorized?
Luke and Ian chuckle before answering.
Ian:
I know what I want. Two buttermilk pancakes and three eggs, over easy.
Liz: (writing info down)
You want bacon or sausage?
Ian:
Bacon.
Liz nods her head as she turns to face Luke.
Luke:
I'll have the same, except for sausage instead.
Liz:
Ok. What do you two want to drink?
Luke and Ian:
Orange juice.
Luke and Ian smile at the fact they spoke in unison. Ian leans over and kisses Luke lightly on the cheek.
Ian:
We're cute.
They both giggle, so does Liz. After a moment, Liz turns and walks toward the bar. We focus on the two boyfriends.
Ian:
So, what do you have planned today?
Luke:
Well, I was hoping for some... private time tonight.
Ian:
Who do you want to come over, though? We can have our "alone time" after they leave.
Luke giggles.
Luke:
Um... I thought about asking Ashley over. If she wants to bring her boyfriend, she can.
Ian:
What about Liz?
Luke: (smiling)
Fine, we can invite Liz.
Ian:
What? She's nice.
Luke:
I know. I like her as a friend as well, but you...
Ian leans over and kisses Luke on the lips before he can finish.
Ian:
What did we talk about last night?
Luke:
You chose to follow your heart and you picked me.
Ian giggles as they both kiss again on the lips.
Int. Colony control center – Warner's office – Dawn.
We see Warner, looking very tired this morning, holding a hand held radio. He is standing next to his desk.
Warner:
Look, if anyone is out there, let me know. I'm starting to get worried back here. Contact me ASAP.
After a moment, Warner closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. Emily walks in, holding a piece of paper. Warner turns and looks at Emily.
Emily:
Mr. Warner, are you ok?
Warner:
I can't get a hold of anyone out by Double Pass. Not a single ranch or even John, Carl and Thomas.
Emily:
What do you plan to do, sir?
Warner:
I don't know. I'm thinking of sending a message to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and asking them to send in marines.
Emily: (shocked)
Do you really think we need Marines, sir?
Warner:
Everyone out by Double Pass is missing, for all I know. All the people I send up there to check around disappear. Something's going on and I don't think we can handle it alone.
There is silence for a moment.
Emily:
Are you gonna make an announcement today?
Warner:
I don't know. Tonight I'll probably institute a curfew or something.
Emily nods her head and turns to walk out of Warner's office. Warner walks over to the window and, once again, looks out the window.
Int. Mining tunnels.
We finally see what the mining tunnels look like. Light bulbs hang from the ceilings and we can see that we are in a part of the tunnels that divides into three other, smaller tunnels.
We see three men, in orange suits and with yellow hard hats. They seem to be operating some type of machines that are attached to the walls of the mines and we can see some type of tube coming out of these machines and going into the walls.
After a moment, one of the men walks over to another.
Miner 1:
So, what the fuck are we exactly looking for in here?
Miner 2:
You're new here, huh?
Miner 1:
Yep.
Miner 2:
Mineral ore. What we're doing is trying to locate new deposits of ore underneath this mountain.
Miner 1:
Huh...
Miner 1 nods his head as he turns to walk back to his machine. After a moment we see Miner 3 turn and look down one of the three other tunnels. Miner 2 looks up and stares at him.
Miner 2:
Mark, what is it?
Miner 3:
Thought I heard something.
Miner 2:
It's probably just wind through the tunnels.
Miner 3:
Doubt it.
All three men turn back to focus on their work. We see them read little screens that are on the machines. After another moment, we hear a faint... slithering sound.
Miner 3 looks up again.
Miner 3:
You guys hear that?
Miner 2:
What did I say?
Miner 3:
This wasn't the wind. The wind doesn't sound like a wet snake.
Miner 2 stares at Miner 3 for a second.
Miner 2:
This far down, the wind...
The miner is cut off by what sounds like a muffled hissing sound, followed by several shrieks and more hissing. All three Miners look up and turn to stare down the dark mining tunnels.
Miner 1:
What the fuck was that?
Miner 2:
I don't... shhh.
The three Miners walk away from their machines and continue to stare down the tunnels.
Suddenly we see Miner 1 grabbed by the head and lifted up into the air. He screams, causing the other two miners to look up. We don't see what they are looking at, but the look on their faces tells us it isn't pretty.
Suddenly, we see two Alien warriors appear behind the other two miners. Their lips quiver in intense rage, with drool dripping out of their jaws.
The aliens hiss, causing the other two miners to turn and look face to face with the Aliens. Each Alien grabs a miner by the head and slowly open their slimed covered lips to reveal their inner mouth. The Miners scream in terror.
We now cut to one of the machines attached to the wall, still at work searching for ore deposits. Off screen we continue to hear the miners scream for a moment, then there is silence, followed by what looks like red blood splattering onto the machine.
We focus on the blood dripping off the machine for a moment before we cut to...
Int. Ranch House – main serving room – Day.
We see that the Ranch House has about a dozen or so patrons sitting at booths, tables, at the bar. We see about several people in waiter and waitress uniforms helping out the customers; among them is Liz, Ashley and even Ian. (he works there as well)
We see Ashley finish up an order with an older woman at the bar. She walks toward the wine cupboard, opens it up and takes out a blue colored bottle. She walks toward the older woman and shows her.
Ashley:
I would personally suggest the Franklin Shore here. It really has that authentic Italian taste to it, the kind of taste that stays with you after you're done.
Older woman:
Sure. I'll have a small glass of that, please.
Ashley smiles, turns around and picks up a wine glass. She opens up the bottle and pours a little of the specialty wine into the glass. After a brief second, Ashley turns to face the older woman and she gives the woman the glass.
Older woman:
Thank you, Miss.
Ashley:
No problem, Mrs. Albert.
Ashley smiles at the older woman and she walks around the bar, toward Ian, who is handing the family of three (from the cafeteria on board the Genesis 3) their plates of food.
Ashley taps Ian on the shoulder. (by the way, Ian looks soo cute wearing the waiter uniform.)
Ashley:
Hey Ian.
Ian hands the little girl her plate, smiles at her, then turns to look at Ashley.
Ian:
Hey. Are you able to come tonight?
Ashley:
Yeah. Jason will come, pick me up, then take me to the house. Should I bring anything?
Ian:
If you want to, you can.
Ashley:
Where's Luke?
Ian:
He's actually at the control center, talking to his father about tonight.
Ashley:
Oh.
They both walk behind the bar. After a moment, Liz joins them, looking a little tired.
Liz:
I need to take a break soon.
All three of them chuckle. Ian looks over at Liz.
Ian:
Liz, will you be able to make it tonight?
Liz:
I hope so, if my mother lets me.
At that moment, we see Gale walk in through the entrance of the Ranch House. Liz sighs, apparently not pleased to see her mother. Gale looks over and walks toward the bar, smiling at her daughter.
Ian and Ashley exchange looks, then turn to walk toward the kitchen.
Ashley: (as they walk past)
We'll talk later. Bye.
As Ian and Ashley walk away, Gale sits down at a stool in front of Liz.
Liz:
Hi Mom.
Gale:
Hey sweetie. How are ya?
Liz:
I'm about to go on a break. You want anything?
Gale:
Yeah, but I don't know what I want.
Liz sighs as we hear the front door open again. Gale turns to look and we see Cameron walk through the door. He smiles at Gale as he walks toward her. Cameron sits down next to Gale. They both exchange flirtatious smiles at each other.
Cameron:
Hey.
Gale:
Hi. How are you today?
Cameron:
Well, now I'm doing great, seeing you here.
Cameron and Gale smile at each other. Liz stares at them with an awkward smile on her face. Gale turns to look up at Liz and at that moment, Liz walks around from behind the bar and goes out the door.
Gale stares at the door for a moment, looks at Cameron, then gets up to walk out of the restaurant as well.
Ext. Ranch House – Day.
We see Gale rush out of the Ranch house and run to catch up to Liz, who is walking away, crying a little bit. Liz turns, notices her mother and wipes her eyes.
Gale:
Liz, what's wrong?
Liz:
Fuck. How could you do this to Dad? Huh? How could you do this to Dad? I see that you two in there are in love, but Dad still loves us and he doesn't want to go through with the divorce. How could you?
Gale:
Sweetie, you know that I have made my decision. I'm moving on as much as I can.
Liz:
Right. You ruined this family, Mom. You are ruining my life. You brought me to this planet and I didn't want to come here. I wanted to stay with Dad. I was happier back then. Back when we were a real family.
We can see that Gale is speechless at Liz's comments. Liz stares at her mother, giving her a nasty look. Liz turns around and continues to walk away from the restaurant, leaving a stunned Gale behind her.
After a moment, Gale slowly turns around, looks over her shoulder once and re-enters the Ranch House.
Ext. Med-Center – Day.
We see Liz walking alongside the med-center building that serves as the colony's very own small hospital. We watch her walk for a moment, wiping away a few tears with a tissue.
Suddenly, we see Noah appear in front of her, walking toward her. Liz looks up at Noah and gives him a look that says "We need to talk, but I need you now." Noah gives her a concerned look when he notices that Liz is upset.
Noah:
Liz, are you ok?
Liz:
Honestly, no. My mother is ruining our family.
Noah:
How? (beat) What can I do to help?
Liz:
Look, we do need to talk, but... can I just hold you?
Noah nods his head and opens up his arms. Liz wraps her arms around Noah's athletic body and rests her head against his chest. Noah holds her gently, trying to do his best to comfort her.
Noah:
Do you wanna talk about it?
Liz:
Not at the moment.
We watch them hold onto each other for a moment.
Noah:
Look, I know that you said you don't like hover-bikes, right?
Liz lifts her head and looks up at Noah.
Liz:
Yeah.
Noah:
The suns are gonna set soon and... I want you to see them for how beautiful they are. And to reach that place, we need a bike.
Liz pulls away from Noah, who is giving her a comforting smile.
Liz:
Alright, but under one condition.
Noah:
What is it?
Liz:
We need to talk about your brother. Your attitude toward him and the reason why you act this way.
Noah sighs as he turns to stare across the road for a moment, then he looks back at Liz.
Noah:
Fine, I'll tell you the truth.
Liz:
Ok.
Liz smiles at Noah as she walks past him. Noah immediately turns and follows her.
Ext. Atmosphere above Eclipse – Dusk.
We are now maybe 10,000 feet above the Eclipse colony. We can see the two suns starting to lower themselves behind several tall mountains.
However, after a moment, we see the large Predator ship fly past us and toward the open desert. We watch the ship for a second before we cut to...
Int. Predator ship – Pod room – Dusk.
We are now inside the Predator's pod room. We see Predator symbols glowing next to each door that leads to a cylindrical transportation pod.
Suddenly, we see three Predators, teenage Predators, actually, walk into view and into this pod room. Each of them seem to be carrying their own collection of wicked looking weaponry. Here's what each of them look like:
Acid: His armor and helmet have a slightly greenish tint to it. We can see attached to his belt around his waist what looks like a small, hand-held version of the plasma caster.
Chopper: His armor and helmet look pretty basic for Predators, but we notice that he has wrist-blade gauntlets on not just his right arm, but his left arm as well. (dual sets of wrist-blades, basically)
Blaze: His armor and helmet give off an orange tint. We notice that he has not one, but two telescopic spears attached to his back-pack.
We see each of the three teenage Predators walk into their own, individual pods. The doors immediately close behind them and next to each pod we see a Predator countdown clock.
Int. Predator Ship – Manual Control room – Dusk.
We are now in a different control room. In the middle of the room is a large chair of some kind and around it are several panels with Predator symbols covering them.
We see, sitting in the chair, to our surprise, the adult Predator from the first AVP, Celtic. He doesn't look that much different from the last time we saw him. He is unmasked, so we watch him as he looks over the panels in front of him, his crab-like mandibles flexing as observes.
Celtic leans over and presses two different buttons on one of the panels. As he does so, we hear him give off the Predator clicking sound.
Ext. Atmosphere above Eclipse – Dusk.
We watch the Predator ship continue to fly through the atmosphere of the planet. After a moment, we see three flashes of light underneath the ship as the three transportation pods are fired toward the planet.
We watch as the ship flies away and we focus on the pods as they make their way toward the surface of LV-026. After a moment of watching the pods, we cut to...
Ext. Mechanical garage – Dusk.
We see Noah sitting on the seat of the hover-bike. The bikes look like a motorcycle, but there are no wheels. Instead there are two devices on the sides of the machine that look like they help keep the bikes up off the ground. (these devices help the bikes hover)
Noah turns and looks at Liz, who is giving him a concerned stare.
Noah:
Don't tell me you're gonna chicken out now.
Liz:
I'm just scared.
Noah:
There's nothing to be scared about.
Liz stares at him for a moment. We then cut to...
... several moments later. Liz is sitting behind Noah, with goggles over her eyes. Her arms are wrapped tightly around Noah's mid-section.
Liz:
You promise you're not gonna do anything stupid?
Noah:
I would never do anything that could hurt you, alright. Just hold on.
At that moment, Noah presses down on the gas pedals and we watch the hover-bike speed out of the garage and into the open desert.
Ext. Desert – Dusk.
(we stay on the bike throughout this whole scene)
We see the hover-bike speeding through the desert. Liz is holding very tightly onto Noah, who is chuckling as he speeds through the desert. Liz has her eyes closed.
Noah:
Are you ok?
Liz:
I feel like I'm gonna shit myself.
Noah:
Open your eyes.
Liz:
Why?
Noah:
You're gonna miss what I wanted to show you.
After a moment, Liz opens her eyes and we see what Noah wanted her to view.
The two suns of Eclipse setting on the horizon. For the first time ever, we see just how beautiful this sight really is. We see Liz, who is also staring at the beautiful sight. A smile is on her face.
Suddenly, Noah smiles, turns the hover-bike's wheel and the bike suddenly turns to the left. Liz screams for a second, which causes Noah to laugh.
Liz:
That was not funny.
Noah:
Yes it was.
Liz holds on even tighter to Noah as the hover-bike goes farther out into the vast, open desert. We watch them for a moment, the two suns setting in the background.
Ext. Desert – Cliff edge – Dusk.
We are now on the edge of a cliff that looks out over the open desert of LV-026. near the edge of the cliff we see Noah and Liz sitting next to a bush, with the hover-bike resting on the ground.
They are both looking at the two suns, which are almost down under the horizon. We can see that stars are starting to appear in the sky. This whole image is... beautiful. (too bad shit will soon hit the fan)
Liz:
Wow...
Noah:
What? You've never seen this before?
Liz:
Never. You never see anything like this on Earth.
Noah nods his head. After a moment, Liz turns and looks at Noah.
Liz:
So, you told me that you were gonna tell me the truth. I'm waiting.
Noah looks at Liz in the eyes before speaking.
Noah:
I... fine.
Noah sits up and wipes his hands to get rid of the dirt.
Noah:
When I was 16, Luke was 14. I remember him coming up to me and our father and he told us that he had something to "share". We went back inside, we had been working on the PTV, and went into the living room. I could tell that Luke was upset and... you may not believe this, but... I was getting worried about him. Luke and I had always been close, we played every day together, our father had a hard time trying to get us to go asleep at night.
Noah and Liz share a smile.
Noah: (cont'd)
Anyway, we sat down in the living room and Luke told us... everything. He said that he thought he was gay. Our father asked "How do you know?". Luke said that he was not having a single crush on any girl in the colony, but some of the boys, a couple of athletic boys, he found really attractive and cute. I didn't know what to say to him. Luke began to cry because he was scared. Our father went over to him and hugged him. I went over as well and held him from behind.
Liz stares up at Noah for a moment.
Liz:
Why do you act the way you do?
Noah:
You will find it so stupid.
Liz:
Try me. I probably will, but try me.
Noah:
Reputation on Eclipse is very important. You make one mistake here and you're fucked because everyone knows everyone and everyone knows everyone else's business. It didn't take long for the vast majority of the colony to learn that I had a gay brother. (beat) Honestly, I didn't care that my brother was gay. I had always wished that I would have a sibling that would date a guy. I had always thought it would be soo fun to hang out with my sibling's boyfriend.
Liz:
But why do you hurt Luke and Ian the way you do? Why not just love them for who they are. Luke loves you and you've told me that you love him just as much. Why pretend that there is no brotherly love?
Noah:
Because... when I was growing up I had developed great friendships with a couple of guys here on the colony. We would do everything together; ride hover-bikes, hunt the wild poke-snoots, every fun thing you can do on this dirt ball of a planet. If they ever found me being loving and supportive for my gay brother, I would get ridiculed for the rest of my life while on this rock. And in order to keep it up... I had to be mean to him at home.
We can see Noah trying his hardest to fight back tears. Liz gives him a sympathetic look.
Liz:
Fuck your friends, alright. Focus on what is more important. Your family. Your brother. And possibly soon, your brother-in-law.
Noah looks at Liz with a confused look, while we see a single tear fall down his cheek.
Noah:
Brother-in-law? Ian?
Liz:
Yeah. They told me yesterday that when they are eligible, they are gonna leave Eclipse, head to Earth and get married.
Noah:
Does our my father know?
Liz:
I don't think so.
Noah nods his head.
Noah:
I do want things to go back the way they once were. You know, between me and Luke.
Liz:
Well, you know what tonight is; Ian's birthday. Try and make things better there.
Noah nods his head. He stands up and wipes off dirt from his pants. He then reaches down and helps Liz stand up, where she also wipes off dirt from her cloths.
Noah:
You want me to take you home?
Liz:
Nah. I wanna go to the party. I need to get away from my mother as much as possible.
Both of them chuckle as they walk over to the hover-bike.
Int. Eclipse mines building – Telecom room – Night.
We are now inside the tele-communications room of the Eclipse Mining tunnels. We see about four people looking at screens and typing on computers.
After a moment we see an older man looking at one of the monitors, that is showing nothing but static.
Older man:
Hey, why aren't we getting any feeds from the tunnels?
He looks at all of the screens, which all show static.
Older man: (cont'd)
Any of the tunnels?
Technician:
I'm not sure, sir. Could be a problem with the lines.
The Technician turns and starts walking toward a door on the other end of the room. Suddenly, that door opens and a man, covered in blood, stumbles into the room. Everyone looks at this man.
Older man:
What the...
Blood-covered man:
They're here. They're here!
At that moment, we see several Alien warriors crawl into the room via the walls. They turn and hiss at the men is the room.
We see something large drop from the ceiling behind the older man. He turns around and the Alien stands up. Its lips quiver as it screeches at him.
Ext. Eclipse mines building – Night.
We see people running out of the building, several of them are being chased by aliens. We watch as a few Aliens crawl out of the windows and leap onto the ground.
Suddenly, right in front of us, we see an Alien rise, its lips covered in slime and blood. It hisses for a moment, its long, spiky tail swaying back and forth.
Int. Colony control center – Warner's office – Night.
We see Warner sitting at his desk. He is looking over a few pieces of paper. After a moment, We see Emily rush into the office. We can see that she looks scared. Warner looks up at her and gives her a concerned look.
Warner:
Emily, what's wrong?
Emily:
We're getting calls from the Eclipse Mines.
Warner:
Yes and...?
Emily:
Something is attacking them. People are dying. There's lots of them.
Warner stands up and walks over to Emily.
Warner:
What is? What's attacking the mines? What's killing them?
Emily turns to look away from Warner and she looks out the window. She screams at whatever she sees. Warner turns around just as...
... an Alien crashes through the window. It lifts its head and looks up at Warner, hissing at him. Warner and Emily, who is still screaming, run out of the office.
Int. Colony control center – com. Room – night.
We see Warner and Emily, along with others, turning away from their desks and they start running toward the doors. A few people trip onto the ground and become victims for Aliens that are dropping from the ceiling tiles.
Through all of this commotion we hear people screaming and Aliens hissing and screeching.
Int. Bennet apartment – living room – Night.
We see Gale and Cameron sitting on the couch in her living room. We can faintly, faintly hear, in the distance, the sounds of people screaming and Aliens screeching.
Cameron is giving Gale a concerned look.
Cameron:
Did I say something, Gale?
Gale:
No... its just, I didn't tell you and I'm sorry.
Cameron:
Didn't tell me what?
Gale:
I'm still married and... the divorce hasn't gone through yet. Liz is upset and...
Cameron nods his head. After a moment he stands up and walks toward the door.
Gale:
Cameron, where are you going?
Cameron:
I don't want to ruin anything. I'm sorry I got involved.
Gale stands up and rushes over to Cameron. She leans up and kisses him on the lips.
Gale:
I don't think you have. Liz just... has to get used to it. I love you.
Cameron:
I love you too... but I don't want to destroy the relationship between you and your daughter.
At that moment, all the lights inside the house go out. All the lights from outside go out as well. Gale and Cameron turn and look out the main front window.
Gale:
What's going on?
Cameron:
Stay here for a second, ok?
Gale nods her head. Cameron turns and walks toward the front door. He presses a button next to the door, but the door doesn't open. He presses it a few more times, but nothing happens.
Gale:
What's wrong?
Cameron:
The emergency power hasn't kicked in yet. We can't open the door.
Gale nods her head as she walks into the kitchen. Cameron follows her after a moment. Outside, the sound of Aliens screeching slowly gets louder and louder.
Int. Bennet apartment – Kitchen – Night.
We see Gale standing next to the sink, looking out the window at the dark, starlight night. Cameron comes up from behind her and kisses her gently on the back of her neck.
Gale turns around after a moment and kisses Cameron back on the lips.
Gale:
I love you.
Cameron:
I love you too.
As Cameron leans in to kiss Gale again, we see the lights turn back on, but they are only dim, not back to their full power.
Cameron:
That was quick.
Gale:
Yeah.
Cameron:
I'm gonna go and check outside, see what happened.
Gale:
Ok.
We see Cameron turn and walk into the living room. Gale leans up against the sink, smiling at the fact Cameron kissed her.
Ext. Bennet apartment – Night.
We see Cameron walk through the front door and out of the apartment. He looks around for a moment. Suddenly, from the direction of the control center we see several people running in a panic.
Cameron stares at them as they run past him.
Cameron:
What's going on?
Running woman:
Run! Get inside!
The woman runs past Cameron. Suddenly, we hear a loud BOOM. After a moment we see a fireball rise up from the direction of the control center and the mines.
After a moment, we see Gale walk out of the apartment. She looks at Cameron, then up at the dissipating fireball.
Gale:
What's going on?
Cameron:
I don't know Gale.
Suddenly, we hear a hissing sound. Gale turns and looks back at her apartment. Cameron does so as well.
We see an Alien right above the open doorway to the apartment. Gale screams as it turns it's elongated head to face Gale and Cameron. Cameron grabs Gale by the arm.
Cameron:
We have to run!
Gale:
What the fuck is that?
Cameron:
Let's go!
They both start running down the road, in the direction of the Ranch House and Med-center.
Int. Med-center – delivery room – Night.
We are now inside the med-center, more precisely one of the six different medical rooms inside the building. We see a young woman, maybe thirty years old, laying on the bed, holding a newborn baby, wrapped in a blanket.
A doctor is also in the room, looking at the baby.
Doctor:
Is there anything I can get you, Miss?
Young Mother:
Maybe a glass of water, please?
Doctor:
Sure.
The Doctor turns and walks out of the room. The mother looks down at her newborn baby, smiling. After a moment, we hear a scream from outside, in the hallway.
The Young Mother looks up at the open door, holding her baby a little closer to her body. A look of worry grows on her face.
Young Mother:
Hello? Doctor, are you out there?
Suddenly, we see the head of an Alien warrior appear from the hallway. It turns, looks at the woman and hisses. The Young mother screams, causing her baby to start crying.
We focus on the woman, who is starting to panic. She holds her baby closer to her chest as we see the Alien from a moment ago appear next to her bed. The Alien looks down at the baby and hisses at it.
The Young mother screams as the Alien turns and looks at the woman. The serpent starts to slowly open its mouth, revealing its inner jaws to the scared woman. The Young Mother screams again as we cut to...
Ext. Ranch House – Night.
We watch as people run all over the place, most of them screaming in terror. In the background we can see Aliens leaping onto buildings, crawling on the walls of buildings and leaping onto panicking people and killing them.
After a moment we see Warner, Emily, Dixon, a 17 year old teenage girl and (possibly) her 17 year old boyfriend, run up to the doors of the Ranch House.
Warner searches his pocket for a something.
Emily:
Hurry Richard, hurry.
Warner:
I'm trying.
Suddenly, we see an alien appear on the roof of the Ranch House. It looks down and screeches at the group of people. Emily looks up and screams at it.
We see the teenage girl look up at it and she screams as well. The teenage boy reaches into his pants pocket, pulls out a 9mm handgun and he fires it at the Alien.
The serpent screeches with each bullet it takes. Acid blood flies out of it and onto the pavement and dirt below. A few drops hit Dixon's arm, which causes him to start screaming in pain.
After another moment, Warner opens the door to the Ranch House and moves aside, so that the two teenagers can get in first, followed by Dixon, who is holding onto his right arm with his left hand and then Emily.
Right before Warner turns to walk in, we see Gale and Cameron run up to Warner. He turns around and looks at them.
Gale:
What's going on Mr. Warner?
Warner:
Never mind that, now. Get inside!
Gale and Cameron nod their heads and rush into the Ranch House. Warner turns and rushes in as well, closing the door behind him.
Int. Ranch House – main serving room – Night.
Emily, Dixon, the two teenagers, Warner, Gale and Cameron run around behind the bar and fall to the ground. All of them lean up against the bar, wiping away tears and taking deep breaths to calm down. Outside we can still hear the screaming of people and the screeching of the Aliens.
Warner:
Is everyone ok?
Gale:
I'm ok.
Dixon:
What the fuck... help!
Emily crawls over to Dixon, who is still holding onto the part of his arm that the acid blood hit. Emily tears open the sleeve of the arm and we see that where the blood struck him, it has left severe burns.
Dixon winces with every move he makes. Emily looks around, then spies a towel laying on the ground.
Dixon:
What are you gonna do?
Emily:
I have to try and stop any bleeding. This will protect the area from being further injured.
Dixon:
Thank you.
Emily takes the towel and ties it around Dixon's arm, tightly. While Emily is helping out Dixon, Gale turns and looks over brief at the teenage boy and girl, who are holding tightly onto each other.
After a moment, Cameron places his hand on Gale's cheek and leans over to kiss her.
Cameron:
I love you.
Gale:
I love you too.
Cameron holds onto Gale, who is starting to have tears roll down her face. We focus on this group of survivors for a moment before we cut to...
Ext. Warner House – Night.
We now finally get a chance to calm down after what's happened back at the colony. We finally see what the Warner house looks like. It looks like a two story farm house, basically kinda like the farm houses you see in the country today.
We see a PTV and a hover-bike parked next to the house. After a moment, we see Noah and Liz, on their own hover-bike, ride up to the house. As they get closer, the hover-bike slows down and stops so it can rest on the ground gently.
Noah gets off the hover-bike and helps Liz get off as well.
Liz:
You ready?
Noah:
Yeah. I am.
They both turn and walk toward the front door of the house.
Int. Warner House – living room – Night.
We see Noah and Liz walk through the door and into the living room. Sitting on the couch is Luke and Ian, smiling and kissing each other on the lips and cheeks.
Sitting on chairs are Ashley and her current boyfriend, Jason (18 years old). He looks a bit nerdy, but still athletic in his build. Everyone in the room looks up at Noah and Liz. Ian shoots Noah a nasty look while Luke smiles up at Liz, ignoring his brother.
Luke:
Hey Liz. Thanks for coming.
Liz:
I've never missed a friend's birthday party.
Ian looks up at Liz and smiles at her. Liz smiles back at Ian.
Liz:
Happy birthday Ian.