GINGER SNAPS: THE POSESSION
By Caleb Tizon
INT.DARK ALLEY- NIGHT
A shadowy figure, which we can't really see, is walking through the icy weather.
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.)
It was our vow. To be together forever, no matter what the cost.
The figure turns her head and growls at laughter coming from behind her.
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.) Cont.
Me and my sister. Out by sixteen or dead in the scene, put together forever.
We see a group of obnoxious teens, looking at the figure and laughing.
GIRL
God, you're uglier than we thought!
They begin to laugh, and the figure begins to walk towards them. We are slowly panning on in her face, which is getting clearer and clearer…
FEMALE VOICE (V.O.)
My sister was out by sixteen. But I was left here, and only got small glimpses of my past with her, and our vow.
We finally see her face clearly, and we distinctly recognize this as BRIGITTE FITZGERALD, who has sharp teeth and red pupils. The teens scream as Brigitte holds up one sharp claw.
BRIGITTE (V.O.) Cont.
Together forever.
She slices it down and we CUT TO BLACK.
The credits and title card, all in orange, roll over the black screen as the Ginger Snaps theme plays.
CUT TO:
EXT.STREET- MORNING
Brigitte sits, huddled, in the freezing corner of another alley, reading a newspaper. We see the headline:
ALICIA "GHOST" MITCHELL AT LARGE
Brigitte looks down at the picture. We see GHOST, a small blonde girl, holding a leash and a shotgun, leaving her house. Brigitte sighs and throws it down. She stands up and wipes the snow off her clothes, then turns to face GINGER FITZGERALD, her redheaded sister.
GINGER
Good morning, Brigitte.
BRIGITTE
Ginger! Why aren't I completely turned? I don't get it, I should have been long ago…
GINGER
You shot that shit up, Brigitte. And you got addicted.
She laughs at Brigitte as Brigitte lowers her head.
GINGER
It fucked up your blood.
BRIGITTE
Go away… I don't want you here, now go away.
She turns around and covers her ears, but Ginger leans down to talk into her ear.
GINGER
And that little whore, Ghost. She's coming for you. You killed her grandmother, Brigitte!
BRIGITTE
Go away, please!
She starts to cry.
GINGER
You killed her grandmother, and then ran away. And you liked it, didn't you?
BRIGITTE
Please…
GINGER
It felt so good, correct?
BRIGITTE
Go…
GINGER
It felt so good you can just TASTE it…
BRIGITTE
AWAY!
She dashes around and we see that nobody is there. Brigitte lowers her hands and turns around, but she sees herself, four years younger, holding a dead Ginger on the ground.
BRIGITTE
NO!
She turns around and starts running, then slips and smashes face-first into a garbage can. She huddles into a corner, breathing heavily.
BRIGITTE
Please. Please stop, Ginger.
Ginger, all of a sudden there again, leans back down to Brigitte.
GINGER
Then we've gotta make peace.
BRIGITTE
What the fuck did I ever do to you?
Ginger laughs morbidly.
GINGER
Ah, I see. The complicated questions today. Um, let me see… You, killed me (?).
BRIGITTE
I had to, Ginger. You were going to k-
Ginger slaps her across the face, stunning and silencing her.
GINGER
No. I wasn't going to kill you.
BRIGITTE
Yes, you were. You had me pinned to the ground. You-
GINGER
I was protecting you.
BRIGITTE
I didn't need protection, Ginger. I didn't.
GINGER
But, of course you did.
BRIGITTE
From who?
GINGER
Yourself. You would have killed yourself, Brigitte. You were thinking about it. I was going to cripple you.
BRIGITTE
I wasn't going to kill myself.
GINGER
Oh, stop lying to yourself and pretending that you're not sick.
BRIGITTE
What?
GINGER
I can read your mind. Hehe.
She leans down and whispers into Brigitte's ear extremely quietly.
GINGER
I'm inside your mind.
She slightly licks Brigitte's ear, then swoops around and vanishes into a spinning cloud of fading black smoke. Brigitte sits, breathing heavily. She looks around, and Ginger is no longer there.
BRIGITTE
Why, Ginger?
She stands up and screams.
BRIGITTE
Why are you doing this to me!
No reply.
BRIGITTE
All right, then. You know what? Fine.
She throws her purse down hard.
BRIGITTE
Go to hell for all I care, if that's not where you already are. And just for the record, I would like to make peace with you.
Ginger stands before Brigitte once again. She holds up the bird skull necklace she is wearing and grins slightly.
GINGER
Out by sixteen, or dead in the scene.
BRIGITTE
(pause) What?
GINGER
Come die with me.
BRIGITTE
You're dead. And I'm past sixteen.
GINGER
If you want to be together forever, you will take that necklace and match it with mine. And we will go on an exploding journey of fun, fear, and love.
Brigitte looks down at her necklace and shakily picks it up. She hesitantly looks at the very eager Ginger and closes her eyes, quickly putting her necklace to Ginger's. Ginger smiles.
GINGER
All right. In order to be together, you will have to go through several boundaries. After the final one is met, you will know it, and we will be together. The way in which we end up together may not satisfy you completely. However, it is the only way.
BRIGITTE
Huh?
GINGER
Let it begin.
She disappears. Brigitte looks around and slowly picks up her purse and goes to walk around the alley's corner.
CUT TO:
EXT.SIDEWALK- MORNING
There are three men holding guns, looking at Brigitte. They gasp and Brigitte turns around to run.
BRIGITTE
Shit! Ghost found me.
She starts running and they aim their guns at her, shooting darts that all miss her.
CUT TO:
INT.ALLEY
Brigitte stands up against the wall.
GINGER (O.S.)
Where to go, where to go?
BRIGITTE
We don't have any family members outside Canada. Do we?
GINGER (O.S.)
No. But you do have a pen pal in the Philippines, don't you?
BRIGITTE
Oh my God, you're right! But-
GINGER (O.S.)
But what?
BRIGITTE
Where the heck am I supposed to get the money to fly out there?
Ginger walks up to Brigitte out from the shadows.
GINGER
Kill those men, take their guns, and sell them.
BRIGITTE
Are you kidding? That's not enough-
The men appear at the corner and look on at Ginger.
MAN 1
Who the hell are you?
GINGER
You want to know?
She swoops around into black smoke and the guys start coughing as Ginger vanishes, leaving behind the smog. They are clearing their way out of it until they find that Brigitte stands in front of them with her claws raised. She rips up MAN 1 and he screams and falls dead. MAN 2 points his gun at her and she slams it out of his hands. She kicks him in the face and grabs his head, breaking his neck. MAN 3 starts to run.
BRIGITTE
You stop right there!
Man 3 stops and slowly turns his terrified face towards her.
MAN 3
Ghost sent us, I swear.
BRIGITTE
And where did she get the money to hire you?
MAN 3
She got her grandmother's life savings and insurance.
BRIGITTE
Oh, crap. And who are you people? Werewolf hunters?
MAN 3
No. She just paid us a lot of money to go searching for you and showed us a picture of you. And said you now had sharp teeth or something.
BRIGITTE
Are there more?
MAN 3
If she finds out about those two being killed, she'll keep on sending them.
BRIGITTE
Shit. Give me your gun.
He drops the gun and kicks it over to Brigitte.
BRIGITTE
All your cash, too.
Man 3 drops his wallet from his pocket and kicks it over to Brigitte. She bends over, picks it up, and looks around in it.
BRIGITTE
You've only got 100?
MAN 3
Yeah.
BRIGITTE
Well, thanks anyway. Now run.
He begins running, terrified. Brigitte turns to the other two bodies.
CUT TO:
INT.ALLEY- AFTERNOON
Brigitte stands, flipping through the cash.
BRIGITTE
238. Not bad.
She turns to the guns, puts the cash in her pocket, and grabs the guns. Then she walks outside the alley.
CUT TO:
EXT.SIDEWALK- AFTERNOON
Brigitte stands above the road.
BRIGITTE
Tranquilizer guns, 200 dollars each.
CUT TO:
EXT.STREET- NIGHT
Brigitte runs over to the side of the road, where several cars are parked. She checks the first two, which are locked. The third one isn't. She jumps in and slams the door.
CUT TO:
INT.CAR- NIGHT
Brigitte reaches under the wheel, slices two wires with her claws, jams them together, starts the car, and drives away.
BRIGITTE
Ginger?
Ginger's face appears out of the shadows in the back seat.
GINGER
At your service, sis.
BRIGITTE
Where am I supposed to go from here? I can't just go straight to the Philippines, I need to contact Gabi.
GINGER
And visit Mom. We don't know what happened to her.
BRIGITTE
You mean, we have to go to back to Bailey Downs?
GINGER
Yes.
BRIGITTE
And find Mom? And Dad?
GINGER
Yes. I think you'll be surprised at what happened to Pamela.
BRIGITTE
What do you mean?
GINGER
I know what her fate was.
BRIGITTE
Just tell me, that way, I don't have to drive back there.
GINGER
Just do it.
She goes back into the back seat and is silent.
BRIGITTE
Ginger? Ginger? Fuck!
She slams down onto the wheel and sharply turns.
CUT TO:
INT.CAR- MORNING
Brigitte passes a sign that says "WELCOME TO BAILEY DOWNS". She pulls over at the library lot, stops the car, and gets out.
CUT TO:
INT.LIBRARY- MORNING
Brigitte goes over to the LIBRARIAN.
BRIGITTE
Hello. May I take a look at the newspaper area?
LIBRARIAN
Oh my Gosh, Brigitte Fitzgerald! Everyone thought you were dead! That your Mom killed you!
BRIGITTE
Excuse me?
LIBRARIAN
Oh, don't you know? Your mother was charged with killing you, Ginger, Sam, and Trina.
BRIGITTE
Holy crap.
She turns around and puts her hands over her face.
BRIGITTE
No, it can't be.
She turns around to the librarian again.
BRIGITTE
It's not true, that didn't happen.
LIBRARIAN
You don't mind me asking, but… how did you get those sharp teeth? Your sister was found the same-
BRIGITTE
Where is she?
LIBRARIAN
Your sister? Or your mother?
BRIGITTE
My mother.
LIBRARIAN
She's in a mental institution in California. The San Frinando Valley, I believe.
BRIGITTE
What about my father?
LIBRARIAN
He still lives in your old house. It's run down, and it's been abandoned, but he just lingers there in the shadows. He has never left, as far as this town knows.
Brigitte turns around and runs out the door.
CUT TO:
INT.CAR- MORNING
Brigitte is driving.
BRIGITTE
Ginger?
Ginger sits up in the back as if she were sleeping and stretches her arms.
GINGER
Yes?
BRIGITTE
Dad still lives in our old house.
Ginger smiles.
GINGER
I know. I've visited him too, just to taunt him.
BRIGITTE
(pause) How can you be so cold-hearted?
GINGER
Hehe.
She lies back down and goes silent.
BRIGITTE
Ah!
She sharply slams the car into the parking lot of her old house and we see that it is completely run-down. It looks as if it's been abandoned for thirty years.
BRIGITTE
Oh my God.
She runs out of the car.
CUT TO:
INT.LIVING ROOM- MORNING
Brigitte slowly comes through the door and closes it behind her. The house has about a foot of pieces of wood and debris beneath her. She steps through it and into the hallway.
CUT TO:
INT.HALLWAY- MORNING
Brigitte slowly creeps into the hallway, towards her parents' old room, and opens it very slowly. When she looks in, she gasps and puts her hands over her mouth in horror.
CUT TO:
INT.BEDROOM- MORNING
The room is very dark, creaking, with dirt and debris floating around. The Fitzgerald father, RICHARD, sits with scars all over his wrists, on the bed. He is extremely dirty and scarred up. His facial hair covers almost his entire face, and his clothes are extremely tattered. Brigitte rushes up to him beside the bed and kneels down, crying.
BRIGITTE
Dad! Dad! Oh my God!
She hugs him and he turns to her slowly.
RICHARD
Go away.
BRIGITTE
What?
RICHARD
You're not real. You're only in my head. Just like Ginger…
BRIGITTE
No. I'm real. I'm here.
RICHARD
NO!
He slams the bedside table so hard that it flies hard into a wall and the house begins hugely creaking. Debris begins falling all over the place from the ceiling. Brigitte begins breathing hard and fast, frantically looking around. We see a tear choke its way out of her eye as she leans down and hugs her father again.
BRIGITTE
Before we die, I would like you to know- that I am real. And I'm here to tell you that it's not your fault.
We see a tear come from Richard's eye, also, and he hugs her back.
RICHARD
Oh, Brigitte.
CUT TO:
EXT.FRONT YARD- MORNING
The house crashes down hard, falling in pieces, with dust and debris falling everywhere. Finally, it settles. It is nothing but a pile of wood and dirt now. As the dust lowers, a piece of wood in the middle begins to slowly quaver. Slowly, a clawed arm pops out, and Brigitte claws her way out of the pile. She is breathing heavily, with her face caked in blood and tears. She stands up, gasping in pain, and turns to look at the house.
BRIGITTE
Finally, this family can rest.
She turns to the car, and Ginger is standing in front of it with her arms crossed.
GINGER
You killed Dad, Brigitte. Tsk, tsk, tsk…
BRIGITTE
No I didn't, Ginger. And you know that!
GINGER
I know. I'm just joshing you, God!
She laughs and turns around, then steps into the car and closes the door. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, the cops rush up to Brigitte and handcuff her.
COP 1
You are under arrest for the theft of this car.
BRIGITTE
What?
COP 1
You heard me.
Brigitte screams and yanks her wrists apart, breaking the handcuffs in half. The COP screams and holds up a gun to Brigitte.
COP
Freeze!
BRIGITTE
No way.
COP
FREEZE!
BRIGITTE
You have no idea how much I regret having to do this.
She growls and claws the guys face off, then grabs his gun so fast that the other four cops don't have time for a reaction. Brigitte shoots two of them in the knees, and they fall. Brigitte runs around to the other side of the car. The other cops shoot, but all of a sudden, Ginger steps out of the car and stands, looking sexier than ever, in front of the car. The cops are distracted by this and Brigitte shoots at them, killing them all. She jumps into the car and drives off fast.
CUT TO:
INT.CAR- MORNING
Brigitte is gasping in shock, and Ginger crawls from the back of the car and into the front seat. She puts on her seat belt.
GINGER
Safety first.
Brigitte ignores her humor and she breathes heavily.
GINGER
Do you have the slightest idea how rude it was to leave me in the middle of the road and drive off like that?
BRIGITTE
Our father was just killed, Ginger. Doesn't that mean anything to you? At all?
GINGER
Why stress about it?
She sighs, leans her head back, and closes her eyes.
GINGER
He's dead. I'm dead. I can see him any time I want, I'm just here to help you out a little bit until we can be together.
BRIGITTE
So what do you want me to do, fucking kill myself?
Ginger laughs.
GINGER
Of course not, Silly!
She opens her eyes.
GINGER
That wouldn't be very nice.
BRIGITTE
Well, I can't see Dad again.
GINGER
Oh, come off it.
She sits up with a dead-serious look on her face and turns her head to Brigitte.
GINGER
I want to know something very badly.
BRIGITTE
And what might that be?
GINGER
I would like to know why you haven't asked me how much greener the grass on my side is.
BRIGITTE
I don't care.
GINGER
All right.
BRIGITTE
We have to go see Pamela now. I want to know why she took credit for what we did.
GINGER
You should know.
BRIGITTE
Huh?
GINGER
(sarcastic) Because she loves us, loves us so very much, and she mustn't let anything happen to her little princesses.
BRIGITTE
Look, go away. You're dead, I would like some alone time.
Ginger makes a sarcastic laugh.
GINGER
Fine then. But I'll be back.
She jumps into the back seat. Brigitte wipes her face and lets out a quiet sob.
BRIGITTE
Ginger?
Ginger sits up and gives an annoyed sigh.
GINGER
Yeeees?
BRIGITTE
I don't want to see Pamela.
GINGER
Why not?
BRIGITTE
This whole thing is crazy. I just don't want to see her, there's no point. I know what happened to her.
GINGER
I want to see her.
BRIGITTE
But you can see her any time you want. Come on, this is just dragging me down. I gotta go to the Philippines until I figure out what to do. The longer I put myself in a public and known place, the closer Ghost gets to me.
GINGER
Well… Ghost can't be THAT bad, can she?
BRIGITTE
I don't know, really! I mean, it was really weird! She locked me in the cellar-
FLASH TO:
INT.HALLWAY- NIGHT
Ghost shoves Brigitte's head down into the cellar and slams the door.
BRIGITTE (V.O.)
Then she waited until the next day when her grandmother came home-
CUT TO:
INT.HALLWAY- MORNING
Ghost wheels her grandmother, BARBARA, in a wheelchair and bound in gauze, into the hallway. Then she unlocks the cellar, slams it open, and pushes the wheelchair down into the hole.
BRIGITTE (V.O.)
She put her grandma in the cellar with me-
BACK TO:
INT.CAR- MORNING
BRIGITTE
And I killed her.
GINGER
And if you're so concerned about being a killer, why did you kill her grandmother?
BRIGITTE
I don't know. It's like… something took over me. It was almost as if I was a puppet on strings or something.
GINGER
I know. It starts that way, doesn't it? But then, it becomes your own will. You WANT it.
BRIGITTE
Please, Ginger- I don't want to hear it.
GINGER (Cont.)
And then, nothing takes over your body. You just go right ahead and do it yourself, and you like it.
BRIGITTE
SHUT UP!
GINGER
The longer you stay in this body, the more you succumb to your desires.
BRIGITTE
Ginger, I don't want to hear anymore. I'm having a tough time with this already. And with you always here pestering me lately, why would I want to be with you together forever?
GINGER
We will be together. But it will give us both a break. And it's not nearly what you're expecting.
BRIGITTE
Oh, yeah?
GINGER
Yeah.
She vanishes into the shadows. Brigitte sits in silence for a few seconds. Then she sharply pulls over and gets out of the car.
CUT TO:
EXT.LAWN- MORNING
Brigitte is walking towards a hotel, looking as if she's in a dreamy state. She opens the front door and goes in.
CUT TO:
INT.LOBBY- MORNING
Brigitte stands at the counter, where there is a skinny, beautiful black woman behind it, PARSKY.
PARSKY
May I help you?
BRIGITTE
Yes, please. I would like a room. A one-bedroom.
PARSKY
If you don't mind me asking… what happened to you? You look like you've been under a falling house. And your teeth…!
BRIGITTE
Please. I WAS under a falling house. And I have sharp teeth because I'm a werewolf. Okay?
PARSKY
Uh… okay, sure.
BRIGITTE
Thank you.
Parsky puts a key card into Brigitte's hand. Brigitte looks at the bug 235 on it. She smiles wearily and walks down to the hallway.
PARSKY (to herself)
A werewolf?
CUT TO:
INT.HALLWAY- MORNING
Brigitte opens up her door and goes in.
CUT TO:
INT.ROOM 235- MORNING
Brigitte closes the door, puts the key card into her pocket, and turns around. This is a beautiful room with a queen-sized bed and even a piano. She sits at the piano and starts playing Moonlight Sonata, but then stops. She slowly turns around to her purse and pulls out a photo album. When she looks in, it is a family portrait of her, Ginger, Richard, and PAMELA. She puts her finger on the faces of Ginger, Richard, and Pamela.
BRIGITTE
I'm alone in this world, now.
She lets out a sob and falls onto the floor.
BRIGITTE
Alone…
She lies down, crying hysterically but quietly. We pan out a little bit to see Ghost looking at her through the window. She is pointing her gun through, and shoots right into Brigitte's leg. Brigitte screams loud, and turns around to Ghost. Ghost cocks the gun again and points, fires, and misses. Brigitte runs into the bathroom.
CUT TO:
INT.BATHROOM- MORNING
We hear another bullet crash. Brigitte looks around and sees the bathtub, and gets an idea. She bends down, grabs it, we hear another fire, Brigitte yanks a gigantic piece of the tub off, turns around, and runs out the bathroom.
CUT TO:
INT.ROOM- MORNING
Brigitte screams as loud as she can and throws the tub piece with all of her might. There is a crash and a huge scream, then silence. Brigitte slowly opens her eyes. The window is completely gone, on the floor there are tiny bits of glass. And out the window, Ghost lies on the ground. Brigitte slowly walks over and climbs out the window.
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EXT.LOT- MORNING
Brigitte approaches Ghost and picks up the gun. She throws it through the window.
BRIGITTE
Ghost?
No answer. Brigitte slaps her and her eyes open in shock.
BRIGITTE
Ghost.
GHOST
She fired and missed, and the beast laughed with all her glory.
BRIGITTE
I'm not going to let you go this time, okay? I'm sorry.
GHOST
She says bold lies through her fanged teeth.
BRIGITTE
She isn't lying. She is going to kill you.
GHOST
Stop talking in the third-person. It's annoying.
Brigitte growls and punches Ghost in the leg hard enough to sprain it. Ghost screams in pain and her face distorts into an utterly terrified expression.
GHOST
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
BRIGITTE
Stay right there.
She stands up and looks down at her leg where she was shot. It's totally healed. She turns around and reaches through the window until she gets the shotgun she is looking for. When she turns back around, Ghost is crying. She doesn't care. She kneels next to Ghost, cocks the gun, and puts the barrel right to Ghost's head. Ghost screams and pulls a knife out of her pocket, stabbing Brigitte in the stomach. Brigitte gasps in pain as Ghost begins crawling away. Brigitte pulls the knife out and looks down. Her stomach regenerates. Brigitte looks back up and sees the Ghost is climbing into her car. Brigitte stands up and throws the knife at Ghost. She misses and hit's the car's wheel.
GHOST
Noooooo!
She jumps in the car, slams the door, and starts driving away, despite the near-flat tire. Brigitte runs and catches up with her, leaping onto the top.
CUT TO:
INT.CAR- MORNING
Ghost is screaming. She looks up, hearing the noise on the roof of the car. She starts looking in the glove compartment. But all of a sudden, Brigitte reaches through the window and grabs the wheel. Ghost screams as Brigitte yanks the wheel and the car right off course. Brigitte jumps off as Ghost screams.
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EXT.ROAD- MORNING
Brigitte lands on her back. She looks up as Ghost's car smashes into a tree and the back explodes. The car begins to burn. Brigitte coughs and stands up, coughing. Ginger walks up to Brigitte out of nowhere.
GINGER
I guess she's not feelin' too hot, is she?
Brigitte turns around to swing at Ginger, but Ginger's gone. Brigitte coughs again and walks back to the hotel lot.
CUT TO:
EXT.ROAD- MORNING
Brigitte is running, holding her purse in one hand.
CUT TO:
INT.DITCH- MORNING
Brigitte lies down and closes her eyes to sleep. Ginger lies down next to her.
GINGER
Why are you sleeping at a time like this? You don't have the time!
BRIGITTE
Look, I haven't slept in about three days, not since I escaped from Ghost. I need my rest. Then I'm gonna wash up and fly over to Gabi.
GINGER
And why waste time?
BRIGITTE
I just told you.
GINGER
Out.
She stands up and we see her zoom into the sky with her finger pointed up. Brigitte slightly moves her head, but continues to sleep.
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EXT.DITCH- DAWN
Brigitte opens her eyes. Ginger is standing, looking down at her.
BRIGITTE
Ginger, how long have I slept?
GINGER
All through the day.
BRIGITTE
Hasn't anyone seen me?
GINGER
Yep. And they laughed, too.
BRIGITTE
Shit.
She stands up and stretches, then brushes the dirt off her.
BRIGITTE
Where can I bathe?
GINGER
Hm… a bathroom, maybe?
BRIGITTE
Go away.
Ginger rolls her eyes and drops into the ditch, disappearing behind the grass. Brigitte looks around until she sees a hose in someone's front yard.
CUT TO:
EXT.FRONT YARD- DAWN
Brigitte is bathing herself beneath the water, getting rid of all the dust, blood, tears, dirt, and everything else.
CUT TO:
INT.MALL- MORNING
Brigitte, now all dry, is checking out some clothes. She finds a black dress.
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INT.AIRPORT- MORNING
Brigitte walks in, completely dressed up in a beautiful black dress and looking beautiful as ever, despite her sharp teeth and deeply red eyes. She is holding a suitcase in her hand, a purse over her arm. She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a pair of plastic dentures. She slips them over her own teeth and walks over to the counter, handing over a few bills.
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INT.AIRPLANE- MORNING
The airplane is flying. Brigitte is lying her head back, her eyes closed, and a small smile on her face. For the first time in her life, things are going her way, and she is fine. No enemies, no worries. Ginger walks over and sits next to her, putting on her seatbelt. She looks over at Brigitte.
GINGER
Are you smiling?
BRIGITTE
No. Just enjoying the beautiful day. Things aren't as bleak anymore.
GINGER
Are you kidding? I'm sure you're wanted everywhere!
BRIGITTE
No. Nobody has my name, except for Happier Times. And there are many Brigitte Fitzgeralds out there, I'm sure!
GINGER
Well, I see what you mean. But what about us, Brigitte? We're not supposed to be happy.
BRIGITTE
There is no us, Ginger.
GINGER
Excuse me?
BRIGITTE
You're dead. You just visit me. And you visit me too much.
GINGER
What about together forever?
BRIGITTE
Sisters can be together forever, but I'm sure they get little breaks in between.
GINGER
That's what normal sisters do.
BRIGITTE
Look, I'm in my twenties now. I'm not some isolated teenager, and things are going really great for me. I don't have to worry about my little secret, nobody really has to find out. I've kept it under control.
GINGER
So you're saying you're normal? And you don't need me?
BRIGITTE
I want to be with you, Ginger. But you're with me all the time anyway. And as far as being normal, I'm not normal. But why do I have to be completely different, either? Can't I just be me?
GINGER
Whatever. But I assure you that you still need me.
BRIGITTE
You're with me all the time. And by the way, what do you mean when you say that we'll be together forever?
GINGER
Well, there was a bit of a rift in my plan, so now I have to change course.
BRIGITTE
Huh?
GINGER
Let's put it this way- my host died, so now I have to come up with another way through.
BRIGITTE
Are you talking about demonic possession?
GINGER
Actually, I am.
BRIGITTE
Are you kidding?
GINGER
I planned to possess Ghost, because she was with you. She was like my replacement. My temporary one. I planned to possess her, then surprise you with it a year later.
BRIGITTE
Holy shit. Oh! And now she's dead, so you have to find another way. I'm so sorry, Ginger.
She hugs Ginger.
GINGER
It will take about a year, like I said. They'll try an exorcism, probably succeed. But once they get the actual demon part out, my human side will stay in, and I'll take over. I was going to do that to Ghost, so now I'll need another person.
BRIGITTE
But you planned to destroy an innocent girl in doing this!
GINGER
She was better off. I swear, that bitch is crazy!
BRIGITTE
So, when you attempt a possession, it may take a year?
GINGER
It most likely will. So you'll get the break you've been wanting. How many more hours, anyway?
BRIGITTE
Thirteen.
GINGER
Oh, crap.
The seat absorbs her. Brigitte sits with her eyes closed.
BRIGITTE (V.O.)
Well, at least my life will be better now. I will finally get my happy ending.
LITTLE BOY (O.S.)
Hey, weirdo!
Brigitte opens her eyes and looks at a little boy, MATTHEW.
MATTHEW
Why were you talking to yourself about demons and stuff?
BRIGITTE
Little boy?
MATTHEW
Yeah?
Brigitte takes out her dentures, bares her teeth, lights up her eyes and ROARS. Matthew screams and runs. Brigitte smiles and puts her dentures back in, then goes back to sleep.
CUT TO:
EXT.PHILIPPINE AIRPORT- NIGHT
Brigitte walks through the doorway, holding her purse and suitcase. She looks very tired. She walks over to the payphone and picks it up, dialing a number. There is an answer.
GABI (O.S.)
Hello?
BRIGITTE
Hoy, Gabi. Kamusta ka (How are you)?
GABI (O.S.)
Familiar voice… Brigitte ka ba (Are you Brigitte)?
BRIGITTE
Uu (Yeah).
GABI (O.S.)
Oh, Brigitte! I thought namantay ka, anong ginagawa mo mag usap sa'akin (I thought you died, what are you doing talking to me)?
BRIGITTE
Hindi ko namatay (I'm not dead). I'm still alive. I went missing, and I've been through a whole lot of shit, but I'm here in one piece now.
GABI (O.S.)
Mabuti yan (That's great)! So, where are you calling from?
BRIGITTE
Airport, here sa (in) Philippines.
GABI (O.S.)
Talaga (Really)? Aye, that is great! Should I COME PICK YOU UP?
BRIGITTE
Please, do so. I'm in desperate need for a place to stay.
GABI (O.S.)
Surprising naman (Just surprising), but that is fine! You can stay with me at my apartment for as long as you need to get resituated.
BRIGITTE
Alright. I'll be waiting in-
She turns around and looks at a restaurant, then turns back to the phone.
BRIGITTE (Cont.)
-"Dino's Pizza".
GABI (O.S.)
O-sige po (okay), be right there!
He hangs up. Brigitte turns around and heads into the airport.
CUT TO:
INT.DINO'S PIZZA- NIGHT
Brigitte is sitting at a table, drinking coffee. Ginger comes and sits next to her.
GINGER
Is he hot?
BRIGITTE
Shut up. He's helping me out.
GINGER
I never knew you could speak Filapineeze.
BRIGITTE
That's Filipino.
GINGER
Whatever, Ma'am. So, can I stay at his house too?
BRIGITTE
I doubt he'll even notice you're there- except when you make your grand appearances.
GINGER
I'll try not to. I wouldn't want to scare the poor boy aw-
GABI (O.S.)
Brigitte!
Brigitte turns around and we see GABI, a twenty-something looking Filipino guy, very scrawny. Brigitte laughs and jumps up and hugs him.
GABI
So, gusto mo lang stay sa ang bahay ko (you wanna stay at my place)? Bakit po (why)?
BRIGITTE
I'm trying to get away from Canada. I'm wanted.
GABI
What did you do there?
BRIGITTE
Actually, wala naman (just nothing). It was my sister.
She points to Ginger. Gabi shakes Ginger's hand.
GABI
Hoy, pare! Anong pangalan mo?
Ginger looks at Brigitte.
BRIGITTE
He wants to know your name.
GABI
Why don't I just speak in English?
Ginger laughs sarcastically.
GINGER
That would be fine.
GABI
So, what is your name?
GINGER
My name's Ginger.
GABI
Ooh… I like that name. It is a good spice, too.
He laughs.
GINGER
I can't stay very long.
GABI
Why not?
GINGER
Because I'm a ghost.
Gabi laughs and turns to Brigitte.
GABI
She's funny!
He turns back around and Ginger is gone. He opens his eyes wide.
BRIGITTE
Boy, do I have a long story to tell you. And you probably won't believe one word. I know I wouldn't.
CUT TO:
INT.APARTMENT- NIGHT
Gabi and Brigitte step in, and Gabi turns on the lights.
GABI
I know it's not much, but-
BRIGITTE
No, it looks comfy. Just what I want.
GABI
Haha. Salamat po (thanks). If this is your type of house, then have at it!
They sit down at the coffee table.
GABI
So, um…
BRIGITTE
Why did my sister say she's a ghost and then disappear that way?
GABI
Yeah.
BRIGITTE
Long story. And it has something to do with why I'm missing and on the run. Actually, it's almost the whole thing…
GABI
So what happened?
BRIGITTE
Hm.. Where to begin? Okay. Me and my sister have lived for a very long time.
GABI
What do you mean? You are two years younger than I am.
BRIGITTE
No, I mean we lived back in the late 1700's.
GABI
(pause) Hahahahaha. What are you taking?
BRIGITTE
No, I'm serious. Well, my sister was bitten by a wolf. We at the time didn't know what it was, because we didn't hear of things like that back then. Well, when we were about sixteen, Ginger- that's my sister- she killed our parents. Or, she thought she did. She pushed them into an icy river. Then, we went to a trading post and Ginger was bitten by a wolf. She began to change.
GABI
Like, aswang?
BRIGITTE
No. Aswang and werewolf aren't alike.
GABI
Oh, okay. Go on.
BRIGITTE
She began liking blood, and looking a little bit different. I was destined to kill her, but I made a huge mistake- I didn't. And so we left the fort and we tried to kill ourselves. We jumped into that same river that our parents were in.
GABI
Whoa.
BRIGITTE
No kidding. Well, anyway, a few centuries go by and we wake up in a laboratory, and we were found frozen with our parents. It was really weird. They took the werewolf DNA out of my sister and began to test it, then placed our entire family into a military base where we were found- Bailey Downs, known to us as Fort Bailey in our time. And nobody knew.
GABI
Anong dahil ng parents mo (What about your parents)? They didn't know who had killed them?
BRIGITTE
Ginger had sneaked up on them and pushed them in. Well, what followed was crazy. About a year later, you see, that wolf escaped from the lab and tracked down me and my sister. It bit her and she began to transform again. By now, we both knew that it was a werewolf, after we had been experienced in movies and that sort of thing. Well, to make a long story short, I stabbed her because she tried to kill me, started shooting up a drug that delayed the transformation-
GABI
Wait, you're infected?
BRIGITTE
I infected myself with her blood.
GABI
Wow.
BRIGITTE
Well, I delayed the transformation until I got caught by a rehab center and was kept away from it. But shooting it up so much prevented me from fully transforming, ever. And some girl named Ghost, possessed by my sister, locked me in a basement, though I didn't know it was her at the time. And I escaped with my sister's ghost, and then Ghost came after me and I killed her. And now we're here.
GABI
Proof.
BRIGITTE
Ano ba (what)?
GABI
Gusto ko lang proof (I want proof).
Brigitte removes her dentures and Gabi gasps.
BRIGITTE
Feel them.
Gabi puts a finger on one of her fangs and pulls back fast.
GABI
They're real!
BRIGITTE
I know.
She replaces her fake teeth.
BRIGITTE
More proof, just look at my eyes for Heaven's sakes.
GABI
Oh, I just noticed! Red ba ito (It's red).
BRIGITTE
I know. Subtle, thank God.
GABI
So, where's your sister? And what is your plan?
BRIGITTE
Well, I can call my sister any time I want, and my plan is to get her into a real body so that we can be together forever, like we vowed.
GABI
I'm so sorry you've had to go through so much. If there's anything I can do, please tell me.
BRIGITTE
You're letting me stay here with you, that's more than enough.
GABI
Walang anoman (no problem). Let's see Ginger.
BRIGITTE
Ginger, come here.
Ginger walks out of the shadowy kitchen and Gabi gasps. Ginger smiles evily and comes to sit at the table.
GINGER
Hey, Gabi, you're kinda cute.
GABI
Uh.. Thanks. You too.
GINGER
I know.
She laughs and puts a hand on his shoulder.
GINGER
Is it true that in Asia, every name has a meaning?
GABI
Not really. Mine does, though.
GINGER
What does it mean?
GABI
"Night".
GINGER
I like that. It's a sexy name.
Gabi is obviously embarrassed. Ginger laughs.
GINGER
Oh, calm down. I'm just shitting you, for Christ's sake.
GABI
Oh, okay. That makes more sense.
GINGER
Once I'm in a human body, maybe we can go out some time. Go for a cup of coffee, eat some Filipino food, some stuff like that.
GABI
Sounds good to me.
GINGER
Then it's a date. Oh, and Brigitte?
BRIGITTE
Yeah?
GINGER
I have a surprise for you.
BRIGITTE
What?
GINGER
Ghost is still alive. So now, I just need to-
BRIGITTE
Wait, that body's still alive?
GINGER
Yep. In a coma, but alive. I just need to wait until she wakes up, then possess her, then come here.
BRIGITTE
But how are you going to get yourself all the way here?
GINGER
I dunno. I'll become a hooker or something.
BRIGITTE
I'm serious.
GINGER
Yeah, you have a point there.
She scratches her chin in thought.
GINGER
Do you mind a year without me to bother you?
BRIGITTE
God, what a blessing.
GINGER
See ya, doll.
She's about to walk into the kitchen.
BRIGITTE
Be sure to pick someone unhappy. With no family.
GINGER
I will.
She smiles and vanishes into the shadows. Gabi smiles.
GABI
Feisty, she is.
BRIGITTE
I'm surprised.
GABI
Dahil ano ba (about what)?
BRIGITTE
That you're not more surprised. Now that you know about werewolves and ghosts and demons and things like that.
GABI
Here in Philippines, we're VERY superstitious. Nothing like this surprising.
BRIGITTE
So, what's aswang?
GABI
Filipino demon. Female that rips her bottom half off and flies into the air on only her top half.
BRIGITTE
Creepy. Do they exist?
GABI
Probably.
BRIGITTE
And how do you kill it?
GABI
Ketchup or garlic.
Brigitte laughs.
BRIGITTE
That's an interesting story. What's the cure?
GABI
There is none. It is not a virus, it is a species. A…
BRIGITTE
Race?
GABI
Yeah.
BRIGITTE
Do you believe in them?
GABI
Before, I sorta believe in it, sorta not. Now, after knowing about these other things…
BRIGITTE
You believe in them?
GABI
Not quite. But I definitely won't out-rule them. I think it exists.
BRIGITTE
I know what you mean. Long ago, I would have never suspected that there were things like demons and werewolves here in real life. But I found out I was wrong real quick.
GABI
What about you being frozen like that?
BRIGITTE
What about it?
GABI
Didn't you feel it?
BRIGITTE
No. I was unconscious. There were no feelings of any kind.
GABI
Do you think you're the only ones to have ever been found frozen like that?
BRIGITTE
Probably not. Cavemen, people like that.
GABI
Aye, noko naman (Oh, Lord)! How strange!
BRIGITTE
I know. It's really not too different nowadays, other than cars, and electricity. It's not too hard to adapt too, especially for children.
GABI
How old were you?
BRIGITTE
I was fourteen.
GABI
Ah. Sounds scary.
BRIGITTE
I know.
They sit in silence for a few seconds.
GABI
Aren't you tired?
BRIGITTE
A little bit. I slept on the plane.
GABI
How was the flight?
BRIGITTE
It was great. Plenty of space, not too crowded.
GABI
Mabuti yan (that's good).
BRIGITTE
Where is your girlfriend?
GABI
Oh, gosh. We broke up about two years ago!
BRIGITTE
Sorry to hear that.
GABI
No, I did the breaking up. What a psycho! She had her period, and when she did, she started, like freaking out. She would try to bite me during kissing.
BRIGITTE
Holy shit.
GABI
Ano ba (what)?
BRIGITTE
I think she was a lycanthrope.
GABI
Lyca what?
BRIGITTE
A werewolf!
GABI
No, I doubt it.
BRIGITTE
Why?
GABI
Because after I broke up with her, she got married.
BRIGITTE
So you think she was just mad because of her period?
GABI
Most likely.
BRIGITTE
Too bad. I wanted to know if she'd found a cure. But things are going really great for me lately, despite the fact that I'm infected.
GABI
Anong sinabi mo (what did you say)?
BRIGITTE
Well, I was shooting up monkshood, which stopped my full transformation. That's why I was left with simply a razor mouth, some red eyes, claws, and a slightly wolfen face.
GABI
You mean that you don't have urges to kill?
BRIGITTE
I do. But it's easy to resist them. I've decided to accept this since the only way out is suicide. And I'm stronger than that. And now that I've accepted that there is no cure and that I am fine without the benefit of a cure, I am able to repel this and stay normal, almost, just with slight disguise.
She points to her teeth and Gabi nods.
BRIGITTE
This is probably the closest thing there is to being a cure. You know, being slightly human with a small secret that can't be cured.
GABI
What about sex?
BRIGITTE
Huh?
GABI
What if you infect someone through sex?
BRIGITTE
My sister did that once. Big mistake. He nearly killed me, and I killed him in return a couple of days ago.
GABI
Aye…
BRIGITTE
Well, I guess I'll just have to have protected sex for the rest of my life.
GABI
Or…
BRIGITTE
Or what?
GABI
If they're willing, you can infect them and give them the monkshood to prevent it.
BRIGITTE
No. I refuse to infect somebody.
GABI
Why?
BRIGITTE
It's like a curse. Nobody would want it, I assure you of that.
GABI
But you just said that-
BRIGITTE
Everyone thinks differently. They may decide they want to fully transform. They may try to commit suicide. And if they leave me, then they may have to do the same thing, therefore spreading it around the world… I can't have that.
GABI
So, now that you're finished with all of this, where's the conflict?
BRIGITTE
I'm glad that, for once in my life, there is no conflict.
The door slams open. They turn around and we see that Ghost is standing there, breathing heavily.
BRIGITTE
Ginger?
GHOST
No! Stop thinking about her, she's dead! I'm your sister now!
BRIGITTE
I thought you were in a coma, back in Vancouver!
GHOST
No! I'm not. Not at all. But obviously, you want your sister more than-
BRIGITTE
How did you get here? What's going on? What about Ginger?
GHOST
Shut up. There is no Ginger now. I thought we were friends. Sisters…
BRIGITTE
What are you talking about? How'd you fake your coma and get here?
GHOST
It was easy. Burn someone and put them in the car, then follow you wherever you were going and sneak my way into the baggage compartment.
BRIGITTE
Why are you after me?
GHOST
Because I thought we were friends, but you spit in my face! And you nearly get me killed, took my life… I don't think so!
She holds up her shotgun and shoots Brigitte in the stomach. Brigitte flies across the room and hits the wall, presumably dead.
GABI
Hindi po (no)!
He runs over to Brigitte and Ghost shoots him in the back. He falls, dying. Brigitte, regenerated, jumps up utterly infuriated.
BRIGITTE
I was sorry, but I just fucking hate you now!
She screams loud and crouches down on all fours. Ghost screams as Brigitte dashes towards her extremely fast. She turns to run, but is pinned against the wall. Brigitte looks into her face as she is crying hysterically, staring blankly in the face of death and fearing it.
BRIGITTE
If there was no way to help my friend, then I would kill you right now. Fortunately, he can be saved. Unfortunately, I have to spread the curse.
GHOST
Please, don't kill me.
Brigitte roars and throws her gun from her across the room. Ghost screams and Brigitte releases her. She jumps to her feat, shaking.
GHOST
Thank you, oh, thank you!
Brigitte punches her in the face. Hard. She flies out the door and against the road. Brigitte turns around and runs up to Gabi's lifeless but breathing corpse. She pulls a knife off the kitchen counter and slices her hand open. Then she does the same to him. He opens his eyes as she grasps his hand, mixing their blood.
GABI
I… I could kiss you.
BRIGITTE
Don't do that. We're siblings now.
GABI
So now, I'm like you?
BRIGITTE
It was the only way to save you.
GABI
How will I stay in-between, like you?
BRIGITTE
The monkshood. I have some left with me.
GABI
O-sige.
He looks down and we see that he is no longer bleeding. He looks up in shock, his eyes wide. He smiles affectionately.
GABI
Before your blood spreads all through me, may I kiss you?
BRIGITTE
Hm… maybe.
They lock lips, eyes closed, and begin to use some tongue, for about seven seconds. Then they open their eyes and stop.
GABI
I think your blood just gut pumped a lot more through me.
Brigitte laughs.
BRIGITTE
Which love organ?
GABI
Both.
Brigitte smiles and stands up.
BRIGITTE
You'd better change clothes. Your shirt's ripped.
He slowly stands up and walks into the hallway. Brigitte's expression quickly turns dark and she turns around and picks up the shotgun, then cocks it. She comes up to the doorway and sneaks up on the right side of the door, gun ready. Then, she quickly runs outside.
CUT TO:
EXT.FRONT LAWN- NIGHT
Ghost is holding an axe. She swings and hits Brigitte straight in the chest. Brigitte screams.
BRIGITTE
NOOOOOO!
She fires blindly and flies back into the house. She quickly leaps up and throws the axe from her, landing it into a tree. She cocks the gun and continues to pursue Ghost. We see that Ghost's leg is almost gone, and she is lying in shock on her back, attempting to crawl away while keeping her eyes fixed on Brigitte. Brigitte is furious.
BRIGITTE
I'm sorry that I don't want to be a fucking zoo animal!
GHOST
Wait-
BRIGITTE
I think you're a hypocrite!
GHOST
I'm-
BRIGITTE
So you know what?
GHOST
B-
Brigitte fires down.
CUT TO BLACK:
OPEN ON:
INT.BASEMENT- NIGHT
There is only one light. Ghost is thrown down and the door is locked. We see that both of her legs are gone, but the stumps where they once were are completely healed. We zoom in on her hand. It has a swollen cut, which is slowly regenerating.
CUT TO:
INT.LIVING ROOM- NIGHT
Brigitte and Gabi are sitting on the couch, drinking coffee, and talking.
GABI
So she's now infected?
BRIGITTE
Uu (yes). I'm punishing her.
GABI
But why did she come after you again?
BRIGITTE
She felt she needed to keep me as her pet.
GABI
So what are you going to do with her? Leave her the way she is? Infected?
BRIGITTE
No, of course not.
GABI
What will you do?
BRIGITTE
Well, she's going to eventually fully transform. I'll shoot her once she does.
GABI
So, is this the end of the story?
BRIGITTE
Not quite. It won't be over until she's dead, my name is different, and Ginger is in a human body. But at least I'm closer. At least I'll get my happy ending. And about aswang- are there, like… more than one kind?
GABI
Um… yeah. Like basically a flying girl- like someone possessed.
BRIGITTE
So, my sister is going to be an aswang for about a year?
GABI
Yeah, I guess you could look at it that way. But like I said, there are different kinds. Like one that eats pregnant women's baby.
BRIGITTE
Ew, gross!
GABI
Here in the Philippines, we eat food like balut.
BRIGITTE
Balut?
GABI
Wait here.
He gets up and goes in the kitchen, then comes back with an egg. Brigitte takes it from him and cracks the top. It is full of liquid. She drinks it and peels off the shell, and we see the yellow yolk part and the white placenta part. She eats that, but underneath is a blood-covered fetus of a duck. She swallows it whole with no problem, then wipes her hands.
BRIGITTE
Salamat po, masarap yan (thanks, that was good).
GABI
You actually like it? That's a first!
Brigitte wipes the blood from her mouth and licks it off her hand. Gabi jumps in revolsion.
BRIGITTE
Oh, sorry.
She laughs hard.
BRIGITTE
Soon enough, you'll like the taste of blood, too.
GABI
I- I will?
BRIGITTE
Here.
She takes a knife and slices her wrist open, then dashes the blood onto the table.
BRIGITTE
Taste it.
GABI
I think I'll pass.
BRIGITTE
Not for long.
Gabi smiles. We pan over slowly to the cellar, where we can now hear Ghost's cries.
CUT TO:
INT.CELLAR- NIGHT
Ghost is sitting, curled in a fetal position, with her mouth wide open. She is crying and screaming.
GHOST
Someone, help me! Brigitte, please! I'm sorry! Can you hear me? Brigitte!
She lets out a bloodcurdling scream and we see her teeth grow into fangs. The cellar door opens and Brigitte walks in. She kneels down next to Ghost and Ghost whimpers.
BRIGITTE
I'm sorry I have to do this.
Ghost flips over and sits on her knees in front of Brigitte, her hands on Brigitte's shoulders.
GHOST
You don't have to! You don't!
BRIGITTE
You tried your revenge. You failed. Now I have to try mine.
GHOST
I'm sorry, please! Let me out, I'm begging!
BRIGITTE
I would if I didn't think this would teach you a lesson.
GHOST
I swear, if I die, then I'll come back and possess you!
BRIGITTE
Then we'll just have to make sure you don't die then. I'll have to take your arms, too.
GHOST
NO! I won't escape, and I won't kill myself! Just let me go, please!
BRIGITTE
You're infected, Ghost. I can't do that. I have to kill you.
GHOST
No, you don't!
BRIGITTE
If I let you go, you'll spread the infection.
GHOST
But I just told you, I'll come back for you.
BRIGITTE
I guess you don't know voodoo, do you?
GHOST
W-What?
BRIGITTE
Voodoo. Me and my sister used to practice it all the time. I can protect myself and anyone else I want to. From you coming back.
GHOST
But why?
BRIGITTE
Why what?
GHOST
Why go through all of this just for revenge?
BRIGITTE
It's not revenge! It's keeping the virus in check.
GHOST
But you've infected Gabi!
BRIGITTE
He and I have an understanding. I can prevent his full transformation early on, just as what I did to myself. And I can tame the killing instinct out of him- somewhat. Not completely.
GHOST
Can't you do the same for me?
BRIGITTE
No.
GHOST
And can I ask you one question? Before I kill you?
BRIGITTE
Go ahead.
GHOST
How do you kill a werewolf? You all regenerate?
BRIGITTE
I'm not sure, but I think you have to hit the heart. That's what I did to Ginger.
GHOST
And why are you telling me this?
BRIGITTE
Because you fucking asked! Why else?
GHOST
Just because…
BRIGITTE
I could kill you right now.
She shoves Ghost off hard. Ghost hits a wall, screaming in pain. Brigitte stands up and tears Ginger's necklace off Ghost's neck.
BRIGITTE
You took this from me. This belongs to Ginger!
GHOST
I am Ginger.
BRIGITTE
No, you're a cheap imitation!
GHOST
No!
BRIGITTE
You were a temporary replacement.
GHOST
No, I am your sister!
BRIGITTE
No. And I'm putting my foot down on this one. You may not have been bad, but you sure did turn bad!
GHOST
What do you mean?
Brigitte sits with her mouth wide open, then stands up and walks up the stairs.
GHOST
Brigitte! I need to know!
Brigitte exits and slams the door.
GHOST
I need to know if I'm really your sister!
No reply.
GHOST
BRIGITTE!
She cries out and lies down, pathetically banging the walls. But she looks up and we see that she is looking at an air vent. Ghost gasps.
CUT TO:
INT.LIVING ROOM- NIGHT
Brigitte pulls a small needle out of her necklace. She hands it to Gabi.
BRIGITTE
This is a monkshood dose that I have left. You'll have to boil it up and shoot it yourself for a little while, until you immunize to it and it stunts the transformation.
GABI
So, do I stick it in my arm or what?
BRIGITTE
Wait a second.
She stands up and grabs a knife from the nearby table, then jabs it into his knee. He gasps in shock, then looks up at Brigitte as she removes the knife and drops it to the floor.
GABI
Aray! What did you do that for?
BRIGITTE
To test your healing. You'll be completely healed in about three hours. Now.
GABI
No what?
BRIGITTE
Jab the needle into the vein in your arm.
Gabi closes his eyes and slowly pushes the needle in.
BRIGITTE
One, two, three, PULL!
He pulls it out and drops it to the floor, then puts his hand over it.
GABI
Aray, may sakit yan (ouch, that hurt)!
BRIGITTE
I know. Just stay here for a second.
She picks up the knife off the floor and walks over to the table, where she drops it onto the surface. Then she turns around to Gabi.
BRIGITTE
In a few days, I'm gonna go to the witness protection program to get ultimate protection. Then, I'm gonna have to find a way to work at the church and do all I can to weaken the upcoming exorcism.
GABI
Are you sure Ginger is going to be able to pull something like that? A possession, I mean.
BRIGITTE
She is strong. She is a very strong spirit, strong enough to reveal herself to others. So I'm sure she can do this.
GABI
So, this whole story, which has been going on for over 200 years, is finally coming to a clean close?
BRIGITTE
Yes. And once my sister is here, we'll get her name changed, give her a little makeover, give her that necklace, mix blood, stunt her transformation, and we'll be done.
GABI
Funny how things perfectly work out this way, huh?
BRIGITTE
Yeah.
GABI
And what about Spirito?
BRIGITTE
What, you mean Ghost? She'll be trapped in there for a while, and I can kill her when she becomes a threat. But since she has no legs, she'll be a minimal threat at most.
GABI
Do you think anyone heard the gunshots?
BRIGITTE
Probably not. I shot out the phone line, they probably think it's just that. They'll come fix it tomorrow, I'm sure.
GABI
So there's basically no conflict here?
BRIGITTE
Yes, there is. I need to look for a religion job tomorrow. Then I need to go confirm my "murder", and then actually go to school.
GABI
Where will you get the money?
BRIGITTE
I dunno. But I'm sure I can. I can get it from the government. The base that woke me up and placed me in Bailey Downs.
GABI
You mean that they can pay for it?
BRIGITTE
Sure. They paid for my high school. They wished to keep me alive in order to do further testing. They probably think I'm dead, but I can still go to them for help. A huge revelation that I survived. And that I'll die if they don't pay it off. Everything should be just fine…
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INT.BASEMENT- NIGHT
Ghost is climbing a bookshelf, leading her up to the vents. She is about halfway up.