PROLOGUE.
Team Lyoko, along with William and Yumi's little brother Hiroki, are hiding out in an abandoned cottage. All the windows have been boarded up so none of the Infected can find them. Tensions have begun to run high in the little cabin. Ulrich has threatened multiple times to let the Infected in so he can escape and Hiroki is still clinging to the hope that his mum and dad are still alive.
Z.O.E. Productions Presents
28 Weeks Later
SCENE: INT. COTTAGE.
[Jérémie and the others are eating dinner at the table except for Hiroki is sitting on the carpet singing quietly to himself and eating dinner. The atmosphere in the cottage is getting tense.]
HIROKI (singing):
Hey you, out there in the cold
Getting lonely, getting old, can you feel me?
Hey you, standing in the aisles
With itchy feet and fading smiles, can you feel me?
Hey you, don't help them to bury the light!
Don't give in without a fight!
[Suddenly, a glass flies towards Hiroki. He gets out of the way just before it hits the wall.]
ULRICH: Will you shut up, Hiroki? Please!
HIROKI: Well pardon me for believing that my parents may still be alive!
ULRICH: (Scoffs) Alive? Exactly how many infected people we're trying to escape from, huh? Tell me that?
HIROKI (pushing Ulrich): I don't know! I was running so fast, I didn't have time to count!
ULRICH: So that's how it's gonna be, huh? Fine, let's rumble!
[The two begin to fight. It takes both William and Yumi to break the two up.]
JEREMIE: Look, I know it's been rough lately, but there's nothing we can do alright?
(To Hiroki) As soon as the crisis is over, maybe then we can start looking for your parents! (To everyone else) But until that time comes we're stuck here. (To Ulrich and Hiroki) Now sit down and eat your dinner.
[Hiroki and Ulrich both eye each other before getting back to their dinner. Suddenly, there's a knock at the door and sounds of someone calling for help. William opens the door and sees its Milly. He quickly helps her inside and locks the door.]
WILLIAM: Milly, what the hell were you doing out there?
MILLY: Running.
AELITA (giving Milly a glass of water): Running? From who?
[Milly drinks from the glass.]
YUMI: Milly, if you don't tell us who you're running from, then we can't help you.
MILLY: T-Tamiya. She's one of them, she's infected! (Grabbing Yumi's shirt) You've got to help me! Please don't let them come here!
YUMI (reassuring Milly): Its okay, Milly. No infected are gonna make their way into this place.
[Milly lets go of Yumi's shirt then sits back down and continues drinking her water.]
ODD: You want something to eat, Milly?
MILLY: No thanks, I'm good.
[Just then there is a loud crash as the door and parts of the wall break apart – the Infected have found them! William quickly grabs his gun and begins shooting. He soon realizes that he is vastly outnumbered.]
WILLIAM (to everyone): We gotta make a run for it! Everybody, hurry! If we can open the window upstairs, maybe we can get out that way!
"You better run all day and run all night…"
[Nobody needs to be told twice as William opens the door, ushers the team through
Then joins them as they make their way upstairs. They quickly make their way into one of the bedrooms. Odd looks out the window and notices a four-wheel drive parked outside. Meanwhile William has his back against the door, trying to keep the infected out.]
ODD: Hey William! Do you still have the keys to the car?
WILLIAM: Why?
ODD: Well, maybe we can use it to escape!
[With all their strength, Odd and Ulrich manage to open the window. One-by-one they all climb out the window, slide down the roof and land safely on the ground. William then reaches into his pocket; he grabs the keys and opens the car doors. They all get inside and close the doors. Yumi is about to get in when….]
YUMI (looking around): Where's Hiroki? I can't see him!
ODD (pointing to the window): Yumi, up there!
[Yumi looks up to see Hiroki standing at the window frozen with fear.]
YUMI (shouting): Hiroki, hurry up! We have to get out of here!
[Hiroki doesn't move.]
YUMI: Just climb out the window and slide down the roof. Don't worry, I'll catch you!
[Just then the door to the room falls down and the Infected rush in. before Yumi can do anything, they knock him to the floor. All Yumi can do is stand there in shock.]
AELITA: Yumi, let's go!
[Realizing her situation, she quickly gets into the car and closes the door. William gets the car going and they drive away.]
SCENE: ROAD, ONE HOUR LATER…
[The team are still in the car, hoping to get as far away as possible from the Infected.]
SCENE: INT. CAR.
[Everyone is talking about what happened at the cottage. All Yumi can do is think about having to leave her poor brother at the mercy of the Infected. She then starts crying…]