Heroes
Volume 6: "Brave New World"
(The Carnival)
(HRG and Claire walking together)
Noah: Is everyone safe?
Claire: Yeah, Hiro's taken care of them, they'll be fine.
(Samuel is being placed into a police car)
Claire: Who's taking Samuel? Is it a new company?
Noah: Old one. Lauren called in some favors.
(Seeing Lauren talking with the News, Improvise)
Claire: What's she telling them?
Noah: It was a gas main rupture.
Claire: Of course it was.
Noah: All the other stuff, the flying, the rumbling, all just special effects put on by a VERY gifted show.
(They stop walking)
Claire: (Looks to her father) You still can't see it, can you?
Noah: See what?
Claire: The future. One where we all get to live out in the open.
Noah: Claire, you know how I feel about this. (Starts walking away)
Claire: How long can we keep this under wraps?
Noah: (Stops walking and looks back toward Claire)
(Suddenly a group of news reporters comes running over)
(There are endless questions being thrown at Noah and Claire's way)
Female Reporter: Excuse me! You were witnesses, what happened?
Noah: I have no comment.
Male Reporter: (To Claire) Can you tell us what you saw here tonight?
Noah: (Looks toward Claire)
Claire: (Hesitant) What he said.
Noah: (Puts a smile on)
(Noah starts to walk off and reaches out to Claire to grab his hand but she does not budge)
Random Voice: You sure about that Ms? You look like you want to say something.
Claire: …Actually… I do have something to say.
Noah: Claire… (Knowing what she's planning to do)
Claire: (To Noah) You're right. People don't change. (Then to the reporters) You want to know what really happened here tonight? Keep the cameras on me.
The News: (Looks perplexed)
Claire: (Walks off)
Female Reporter: Stay with her! Don't lose her!
(Claire and the reporters storm off)
Noah: Claire!
(Ferris wheel)
Noah: CLAIRE!
Claire: (Starts climbing the wheel)
Female Reporter: You getting this?!
Lauren: (Walks over to Noah) What is she doing?
Noah: (Kinda upset)…Breaking my heart…
Claire: (Continues to climb)
(Behind Noah)
(Hiro and Ando walking)
Ando: (In Japanese) You ready to go home?
Hiro: (In Japanese) (Look of Determination) Yes. Finally.
(Claire is climbing the wheel)
Hiro: What is she doing?
(Sylar and Peter)
(Also walking in the carnival area)
Sylar: (Astonished) It's amazing Peter.
Peter: (Indifference) What is?
Sylar: When I saved her, I didn't have a thought for myself, I could've killed Doyle but I didn't. It felt… good. It felt… right.
Peter: (Ignoring Sylar and looking toward Claire) What the hell does she think she's doing?
Sylar: Huh? (Looks to Claire)
Peter: She's gonna change everything.
Sylar: That's right. (Grows a smile) It's a brave new world.
(Ferris Wheel)
(Pictures are being snapped and everyone is watching from down below as she climbs this giant ride)
Claire: (Reaches the top and breathes a little and then looks down)
Noah: (Sighs, to himself)
Claire: (Without a seconds thought, jumps off the wheel)
(The reporters are heard shrieking and screaming as they see this happen, Improvisation)
Claire: (Slams into the ground making a huge thud)
The Reporters: (Run over to Claire shouting various improvisations relevant to what they just saw)
Claire: (Quickly gets back up on her feet making various grunting sounds) (She puts her dislocated Arm back into place) (Looks toward the camera) My name is Claire Bennett, this is attempt number… I guess I've kind of lost count.
Noah: (Sighs to himself once again)
Claire: (Sigh of relief)
("Chapter I: Revelations")
(World News Anchor)
Anchor: Good evening, it's not Hollywood ladies and gentlemen, what you are seeing is real. Just a few short hours ago we caught a glimpse of Claire Bennett, a seemingly ordinary college student out of Costa Verde, jumping off the top of a Ferris wheel and landing face first into the ground. In almost an instant she would pick herself up and literally put herself back together again. It's what you'd see in the movies but this is no movie.
Noah: (Being talked to)
News Reporter: Is Claire Bennett your daughter, sir?
Noah: (At a loss for words, unbelieving of his current situation) Uh... I…
News Reporter: Sir?
Noah: No… no! (Telling them she ISN'T his daughter) (Storms off)
Anchor: As you can see, not everyone is happy about this revelation. But can what we've seen tonight mean that perhaps there are a group of people among us, who appear as normal as you or I with extraordinary abilities? Only time and an investigation will reveal all. But until then, if you are experiencing anything out of the ordinary, go by example and tell someone just as Ms. Bennett as done this evening.
(The TV turns off)
(Noah's House)
Noah: What the hell is wrong with you Claire? Do you have any idea what you've done?!
Claire: What needed to happen.
Noah: That did NOT need to happen at all and you know it!
Claire: I don't need to listen to this. (Starts walking off)
Noah: Don't you walk away from me!
Claire: Psh… (Looks back toward Noah)
Noah: Now, we need to come up with a story to throw them off… maybe we can-
Claire: DAD! It's over! You lost. The world knows who I am now. There's no going back.
Noah: Claire… this is huge… this is something that I can't forgive.
Claire: I don't want your forgiveness.
Noah: Get out.
Claire: What?
Noah: I said: GET OUT!
Claire: Uh…
Noah: This is your mess; if this is how you want things to play out I'm of no use to you.
Claire: Gladly… (Walks to the door)
Noah: Just know, the moment you walk out that door, everything changes.
Claire: Tell me something I don't know. (Opens up the door) (She grows a look of shock on her face and gasps)
Sylar: Hello, Claire.
*BLACK OUT*
*FADE IN*
Clair: (Frightened)
Noah: YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM HER! (Grabs his gun and points it toward Sylar)
Sylar: Come on Noah, we both know that's useless against me.
Noah: Well it sure as hell makes me feel better!
Claire: What are you doing here?!
Sylar: Relax let me-
Claire: NO! Get away from me, now!
Peter: (Shows up) Claire!
Claire: (Surprised) Peter?
Peter: Listen to Sylar and relax for a second.
Claire: (Confused) What- What are you doing with him?
Peter: Long story… can we come in?
Noah: Not if he's with you.
Sylar: Noah, I know you won't believe me but I'll say it anyway: I've changed, I'm not the same man I was before.
Noah: That's funny considering barely a week ago you attacked my daughter.
Sylar: I didn't do anything to her except figure out what I needed to. Isn't that right, Claire?
Claire: Screw you…
Peter: Five minutes! Just give us five minutes, okay?
Noah: …arrr…
Claire: (Contempt)
Peter: …okay?
Noah: Fine. The clock starts now.
(Cut to living room)
Noah: So you two spent all of that time together, alone?
Peter: Yes. As crazy as it sounds, it's the truth.
Sylar: Parkman made me realize what I was. I know I'll never be forgiven for the things I've done but I can at least start fresh.
Noah: How?
Sylar: I just saved the world.
Claire: And I suppose that makes up for everything, right?
Sylar: You're not hearing me, I know that-
Claire: If you want to start fresh start by bringing my father back you son of a bitch! MY MOTHER!
Sylar: …I…
Peter: Claire that's-
Claire: Don't even try to defend him, Peter! He killed your brother, my father, how can you possibly even for the slightest second consider being friends with him?!
Peter: Hey! We're not friends!
Claire: Well you're sure as hell doing a good job acting like one.
Noah: You two should go before I "accidentally" pull the trigger.
Sylar: The media is going to be all over the place soon. We can keep them away from you.
Noah: How would you do that?
Claire: You'll probably just murder them all.
Sylar: (Ignoring Claire) Peter and I are gonna make a distraction; they won't be concerned with the college student anymore after that, at least for tonight.
Noah: Then get on with it. You have until the count of five to get out.
Peter: We're going! We're going!
Sylar: One day, you'll trust me.
(Peter and Sylar get up and walk toward the door, open it and walk out)
Noah: (Sighs)
Claire: (Takes a breath)
(Outside)
News Reporter: Is that the apartment she went into?
Camera Man: Pretty sure.
News Reporter: We've GOT to get in there.
Camera Man: Uh… Ash...
News Reporter: What?
Camera Man: Check this out…
News Reporter: Huh?
(Sylar and Peter are flying around the area)
News Reporter: Are… are they flying?
Camera Man: Hell yes…
News Reporter: We have to follow them!
Camera Man: What about Bennett?
News Reporter: She can wait! Get in the car!
(They get into their van and drive off)
(Some where far off, Sylar and Peter land)
Sylar: Did we lose them?
Peter: (Looks around the corner) I think so.
Sylar: That was close.
Peter: All right. I think this is where we part company.
Sylar: Where are you going?
Peter: To my mother.
Sylar: Maybe I can come with-
Peter: No. You're not welcome there.
Sylar: But Pete I can-
Peter: Don't call me that!
Sylar: But I have nowhere to go!
Peter: My mother would never forgive me if she found out I was helping you instead of killing you.
Sylar: We can make her understand…
Peter: If you can't convince Noah to like you, you definitely won't convince my mother.
Sylar: I deserve this, don't I?
Peter: What?
Sylar: All of this hatred?
Peter: Yes.
Sylar: I never realized until now how much pain I caused so many people…
Peter: Pain you caused me.
Sylar: If it takes me forever, I'll make it up to you somehow.
Peter: I don't think so.
Sylar: What?
Peter: I never want to see you again.
Sylar But-
Peter: If you want to make it up to me, you stay as far away from me and my family as you can. And if you come anywhere near us, I'll make sure Renee is close by, and I'll kill you.
Sylar: But I thought we had an understanding!
Peter: You and me, the time we spent in that nightmare, was nothing. The only reason I didn't try to kill you again was so we could save Emma. Your purpose has been served, now get lost.
Sylar: Uh…
Peter: If you want to be good, be good, that's fine; just be good where you're wanted.
Sylar: Where will I go?
Peter: Wherever you want. (Starts walking off)
Sylar: What if… what if everything goes wrong? What if I fall again?
Peter: If you're smart, you won't. Goodbye.
Sylar: (Uncertain) Goodbye…
Peter: (Lifts off into the air and flies off)
Sylar: (Sighs)
(Yamagato Industries-Japan)
Hiro: (Sitting at his desk, fittling around) (Has a smile on his face)
Ando: (In Japanese) That smile hasn't left your face once since we left the carnival.
Hiro: (In Japanese) (Takes a breath) Because I have so much to be thankful for.
Ando: Why's that?
Hiro: Not long ago I was at death's door, fighting it with closed fists, taking all the punches and now I'm as fit and strong as Superman. I feel like I can retire in peace.
Ando: Hiro, are you really going to give up being a superhero?
Hiro: Yes, my work is done. Every Superhero has an ending.
Ando: Yeah, usually it ends with them dying.
Hiro: There's always an exception.
Ando: Right.
Hiro: Charlie lived a happy life, I saved all of those people at the carnival, I saved myself, I feel better now then I have in a long time. Everything is in the right place in my life, so I think now is a better time then any to retire.
Ando: I guess that means "Dial a hero" is done…
Hiro: Just because I'm finished doesn't mean you have to stop Ando. Did Robin stop when Batman no longer needed him? No. He became Nightwing.
Ando: No, no. There doesn't seem to be much of a point doing that stuff without you.
Hiro: Well, then I guess that's that.
Ando: Yeah.
Hiro: (Shakes Ando's hand) It was some of the best times of my life.
Ando: (Chuckles) Same. Even if we almost died a dozen times.
(A voice comes on the communicator)
Voice: (In Japanese) Mr. Nakamura… there is someone out here who wishes to speak with you, may I send him in?
Hiro: I'll be leaving my office shortly, they can wait until then.
Ando: So are you still going to give Kimiko away at the wedding?
Hiro: Without question.
Ando: Thank you.
Hiro: I have a feeling the future is gonna be pretty bright.
(Outside his office)
(Hiro and Ando walk out)
Hiro: Who did you say wanted to see me- (Sees someone familiar in front of him) …Great Scott…
(It is revealed to be a fully alive Adam Monroe)
Adam: Hello carp.
Hiro: Adam Monroe?
*BLACK OUT*
*FADE IN*
Hiro: (In English) Wh-you're alive?
Adam: Yeah, I bloody well am.
Ando: I thought Arthur Petrelli killed you.
Adam: By all accounts I'm fairly certain I was as dead as dead got. But it seems my powers weren't completely lost, when he died, I think part of my ability was retained, apparently all I needed was a bit of power, and well, here I am. I'm back and as healthy as I've ever been.
Hiro: But why are you here?
Adam: Well… I've been given a second chance and…
Ando: Huh?
Hiro: You wish to make amends?
Adam: For lack of a better word.
Ando: You killed Mr. Nakamura; give us a reason why we shouldn't call security right now.
Adam: Well, doesn't Hiro see the goodness in everyone? He should be the one that makes the call.
Hiro: Uh…
Adam: (To Hiro) Well, carp, what do you think? You think I have a shot?
Hiro: You killed my father! But… he would not want me to be full of contempt that is no way to live. Hmm… Do you promise never to hurt anyone ever again?
Adam: Uh… sure.
Hiro: Will you dedicate your life to the purpose of truth, justice, and the… Japanese way?
Adam: As long as I don't have to speak your bloody comic book language.
Hiro: (Puts his hand out) Then I put my hand out… in friendship.
Adam: Hm. (Puts his hand) (Shakes his hand) Thanks, carp.
Hiro: …Ando.
Ando: Yeah?
Hiro: I am now officially un-retired.
Ando: Oy… you're worse than Brett Farve.
(Noah's Apartment)
(Watching the TV)
Noah: God damn it…
Lauren: Claire's made a real mess.
Noah: (Sighs) I don't know what I can do for her now. She won't let me help, she's completely lost any sense of logic and reasoning, I just don't know what to do.
Lauren: Maybe this won't be so bad after all.
Noah: I've made it very clear, time and time again, at first they'll take a liking to all of them, they'll think it's cool, they'll even idolize a few, make action figures, whatever they can think of. But eventually, the government isn't gonna just stand by and let these people roam free, I know this because I worked for them. Everything always starts out good with the best of intentions and then; at the snap of your fingers everything goes completely south.
Lauren: Maybe you're just being paranoid…
Noah: Lauren, you know this better than anyone. Why are you defending it?
Lauren: Because I like to practice this little attitude called Optimism. Ever heard of it?
Noah: Nothing will ever turn out the way we want it. Even if the intention was good it'll backfire the minute another Sylar is born.
Lauren: Well, we won't know until it happens.
Noah: And then I'll say I told you so.
Lauren: You won't.
Noah: Well, we'll see.
Lauren: Humph.
Noah: I'll get Renee to erase everyone's minds if I have to…
Lauren: Now you just sound desperate.
Noah: You'll be thinking the same thing soon enough…
(Claire's house)
Reporters: -Mrs. Bennett! Mrs. Bennett!
-Can we have a word?
-Talk to us about your daughter!
-Please!
Sandra: (Walking up the driveway into the house) (Closes the door) (Walks in closing the door) Ey-yi-yi, it's like a madhouse out there. (Walks in) You still here Claire?
Claire: Yeah, I'm not leaving anytime soon.
Sandra: With a mob of people out there that size I don't blame you. You think I should call the cops?
Claire: No. I asked for it, this is what I'm gonna get. (Takes a drink of something)
Sandra: What exactly made you decide to jump off a Ferris wheel in front of everyone?
Claire: I don't want to lie to people anymore.
Sandra: Keeping a secret and lying are two different things.
Claire: Sound the same to me.
Sandra: Yeah, only if you're hiding something you lied about. No one on the planet knew who you were, now everyone does. You let a huge secret out.
Claire: I don't need a lecture. I already got a mouthful from dad.
Sandra: I take it he was pretty upset.
Claire: Yeah. As expected.
Sandra: Well, you know your father. He'll come around eventually.
Claire: I hope.
Sandra: You will have to talk to them at some point. Give a statement; tell them more so they can understand who you are.
Claire: Yeah… I know… but what am I gonna say?
Sandra: Something from the heart. Something that will let the people paint a positive picture of you, and everyone else like you.
Claire: After bearing witness to everything Samuel tried to do, that's gonna be hard.
Sandra: He's just one guy. A whack-job at that, no one will believe what he has to say about people like you.
Claire: I wish I were as optimistic as you are.
Sandra: When you've been around the freaky and the weird for a long time, you start to look at things a bit more positively.
Claire: (Chuckle)
Sandra: So, what do you want for dinner?
(In the city)
Sylar: (Walks around, to himself) (He goes passed a glass window with a TV in it)
(The T.V. keeps showing the same scene at the carnival over and over again)
Sylar: (Sighs) (Walks onward)
(At a Café)
Sylar: (Sits at the bar) (A little disoriented)
Bartender: Hey!
Sylar: (Startled) Huh?! What?!
Bartender: Uh… just was wondering if you wanted anything.
Sylar: Yeah, uh… Chocolate Milkshake?
Bartender: …Okay. One moment. (Walks off)
Voice: A Milkshake?
Sylar: Huh? (Looks to his side and sees Eli sitting right near him) You… Eli…
Eli: Yeah, me. Heh, I never expected the all-powerful Sylar to be a kiddie-drinker.
Sylar: Not a huge fan of alcohol…
Eli: Right.
Sylar: What are you doing here?
Eli: The Carnival is dead. Every man for himself now. It's weird… one moment; I was completely for Samuel's cause, the next, total 180 turn.
Sylar: That's because of Parkman.
Eli: Figures. I'd go back and kill him if my mind wasn't completely changed into a... Pacifist.
Sylar: He does that.
Eli: (To the bartender) Hey, uh, could you give us two Samuels?
Bartender: Sure.
Sylar: I said I don't drink.
Eli: You need to loosen up a bit. You're totally on pins and needles; one drink will do you some good.
Sylar: (Sighs) You better be paying for it.
Eli: (Laughs)
(A little later)
(They sit in a booth)
Eli: So after the cop put you in that nightmare, you came out a completely different person?
Sylar: I had time. Time to think about what I was, what I had become, what was a few hours in the real world, was years in the dream world.
Eli: Like Inception?
Sylar: Hm? (Confused)
Eli: (Passes it off) Never mind.
Sylar: I don't have the hunger anymore.
Eli: Little good that does you. What happened to the super-powered badass everyone knew and love?
Sylar: (Annoyed Chuckle) That's just it; no one loved that version of me. I can't be around any of the other specials because they hate me.
Eli: You did kind of kill a lot of their loved ones.
Sylar: That's why I want to start fresh. Introduce the world to someone new, someone heroic, someone who can be an advocate for people like us. Claire let the world know we existed; now it's time to show them how we can change it.
Eli: That just… no…
Sylar: What's your problem with that?
Eli: It's not you…
Sylar: Of course it's me. I'm not a killer anymore.
Eli: Yeah, you say that now, but… based on what you told me, Parkman put that Senator's psyche in your subconscious, right?
Sylar: …Yeah…
Eli: Well, he was a relatively good guy, and you said you have a lot of his memories since he's still technically in you… what if… this is him talking.
Sylar: It's not.
Eli: How are you so sure? I mean, last time I checked Sylar was a sociopath, sociopaths don't just decide one day they want to be good. You sure you didn't have all those "Identity" issues because you've spent way too much time with Nathan, in a metaphysical sense?
Sylar: Eh, you're… you're not really helping much here.
Eli: Okay fine, maybe you are you, but, you just don't seem like the same guy that gave everyone nightmares. How does that go away over night?
Sylar: Uh…
Eli: (Shrugs) (Takes a drink)
Sylar: Hm… (Thinks to himself)
(Yamagato Industries-Japan, "Dial a Hero" Office)
Adam: So what exactly do you do here?
Ando: Well, we sit.
Adam: You sit?
Hiro: When someone calls in with a problem that needs solving, we jump on the case.
Adam: How many calls do you usually get?
Ando: A few…
Adam: Define: A few.
Hiro: (Coughs) Uh... on- (Coughs) …tw- (Coughs) …a week.
Adam: Uh, didn't quite catch that.
Ando: There will be a call, you don't have to worry.
Hiro: Yeah… no worries here.
Adam: (Sighs) You boys have no real connection with the people you're trying to save.
Ando: Of course we do, being a hero is a full time responsibility.
Hiro: That's right.
Adam: Do you honestly believe you can just wait for someone to call you about their problems, like a hotline? People who are in trouble aren't gonna call "Dial a Hero" that much I am certain. They're gonna call the police, or no one at all because well… they're being bloody murdered.
Ando: Than what do you think we should do?
Adam: The answer should be quite obvious really. (Pulls out his sword)
Hiro and Ando: (Shriek at the sight of the sword)
Adam: Oh don't worry! If I were gonna cut you two down I would've done it by now.
Hiro: What's the sword for?
Adam: My weapon when we go on patrol.
Hiro: Patrol?
Adam: Yes! If you want to be a hero, you need to play the part. During the day, like you Hiro, Bruce Wayne is a billion dollar play-boy, at night, he's-
Hiro –Batman.
Adam: Exactly.
Ando: I didn't know you read comics…
Adam: I've been around for over 400 years! Of course I've read comic books! I'm particularly fond of Alan Moore's works, Watchmen; that was the best.
Hiro: Watchmen?
Adam: Really? (Flabbergasted that Hiro hasn't heard of it)
Ando: Uh… (Doesn't have a clue either)
Adam: "The Killing Joke"?
Ando and Hiro: (Totally Clueless)
Adam: "V for Vendetta?" "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?"
Ando: (Shrugs)
Adam: Oy, I'm dealing with bloody children here… you practically lived out the whole Watchmen plot when New York was gonna explode!
Hiro: Maybe Alan Moore is a pre-cog?
Ando: (Shrugs)
Adam: Oh my god. Listen, if you want to be heroes then it's time to start to act like heroes, I'm gonna shape you two into playing the part. It starts off being called a Vigilante, and then, after you finally get the city to trust you, you start apprehending criminals left and right, delivering them directly to the police station.
Ando: How do we begin?
Adam: We start in High Crime.
Hiro: High Crime? But… it's dangerous there, there's… high crime!
Adam: You said you wanted to be a hero, you have to look for the danger, don't wait for it to come to you.
Ando: High Crime it is.
Hiro: (In Japanese) …$H!T.
*BLACK OUT*
*FADE IN*
(Noah's Apartment)
(There's a knock at the door)
Noah: (Answers the door) Yes?
Man: Are you Noah Bennett?
Noah: Yes…
Man: My name is Devin. I hear you're the father of Claire, the ReGen.
Noah: Maybe…
Devin: I would… really like to meet your daughter.
Noah: Well, sorry, but she's not here right now.
Devin: You sure?
Noah: Last time I checked. I don't think she's hiding under my bed.
Devin: (Nods) Okay. Sorry to have wasted your time. (Walks off)
Noah: … (Left puzzled at what he just witnessed) (Closes the door) (He walks away from the door) Hey, Lauren, was Claire expecting someone to- (Walks into a room and sees Devin holding Lauren in his arms) Uh…
Lauren: Noah… who the hell is this?!
Devin: She tried to shoot me, I grabbed it from her. (Cocks the gun and points it to Lauren's head)
Noah: Now, Devin, take it easy, don't do anything you'll regret.
Devin: I don't regret anything. I'm gonna blow her head off if you don't tell me where your daughter is.
Noah: …Listen, we can talk about this…
Devin: I don't want to talk! I want your daughter!
Noah: Okay… Okay… I'll take you to her.
Devin: Promise?
Noah: Yes, yes… I promise.
Devin: Good… Good… I'm glad I convinced you.
Noah: Let me just get my keys and we'll be all set and ready to go. Okay?
Devin: Uh… All right… Fine.
Noah: Big mistake. (Pulls out his own gun and fires it toward Devin)
Devin: (Is hit with a bullet and falls to the ground quick, reacts to being hit)
Lauren: (Falls to the ground, reacts as she hits the floor)
Noah: (Runs up to Lauren and grabs hold of her) You okay? You all right?
Lauren: Yeah, I think so, can't say the same for him.
Devin: Uh… (Still alive)
Noah: Good, he's alive, means I can talk to him.
Lauren: Don't be too rough on him.
Noah: We'll see.
(A little later)
Devin: (Tied to a chair, he starts coming to) Uh… Uhhh…
Noah: Good day Devin.
Devin: Wh-what did you do to me?
Noah: You have special capabilities, so do I. Right now I've got a friend here that turns off any ability you have.
Devin: What?
Noah: Renee?
Renee: (Like the Badass that he is, he walks into the room)
Noah: Some of us call him "The Haitian" but most of us just call him Renee.
Devin: Fantastic.
Noah: Who are you? Why do you want my daughter?
Devin: (Chuckles) Because she's hot.
Noah: Renee.
Renee: (Puts his hand out)
Devin: (Starts screaming in pain) AHHH! UHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHH!
Noah: There's plenty more where that came from if you aren't cooperative.
Devin: Claire… has set things in motion… (Chuckles) …revealing the truth about her powers has opened up so many doors for people like me. Pretty soon, we'll all just be standing in line waiting to get our chance.
Noah: For what?!
Devin: Claire offers me an opportunity to achieve immortality. Don't blame me for wanting it, blame the hunger.
Noah: Oh god…
Devin: (Chuckles) You really thought Sylar was the only one? The Moment your daughter touched the ground when she jumped off that Ferris wheel; she let the world see her. Did you really think that every person who witnessed that wanted her autograph? Did you really think only one of us existed?! She's a power bargain sale for all who have Intuitive aptitude. (Licks his lips) Mmm… just thinking about her power makes me feel all giddy inside…
Sylar: How many of you are there?!
Devin: A lot more than you know. Your daughter signed her own death warrant.
Noah: If she could actually die I'd be more concerned.
Devin: But what's life if all you do is die over and over again. (Chuckles) There's a whole nest of us… just waiting to feed on that pretty little head.
Noah: Are you all together?
Devin: Sometimes. But most of the time we just work alone under the best of us.
Noah: Who?!
Devin: We don't know his name. But he's been around longer than all of us.
Noah: (Cocks his gun and points it toward Devin) Do I have a reason to let you go or should I just blow your head off right now?
Devin: Killing me won't change what's coming. There are so many more of us, had it not been for him, we would've been lost, but not anymore. My life is already full.
Noah: Then I guess you've made your choice. (About to pull the trigger)
Devin: You kill me, you'll die.
Noah: Oh?
Devin: (Chuckles) They'll want to know what happened… they'll find out every detail and they'll put you through some of the worst hell of your life.
Noah: I think I'll take my chances. (Fires his gun)
Devin: (Falls out of the chair onto the ground, dead)
Noah: (Puts his gun away) Can you take care of this? (Referring to the body)
Renee: Yes. But if what he said is true, there is no way I can turn off all their powers at once if they converge on you.
Noah: Don't worry about it.
Renee: Good.
(Sylar's Old Watch Shop)
Sylar: (Walks into the shop)
(There is an assortment of clocks and watches all around him)
Sylar: (Picks up one of the watches, takes look at it, shakes it) (Chuckle)
(He remembers some of his old life)
Sylar: (Walks into the next room where there are mirrors present) (He looks at himself in the mirror) (Sighs) What am I... What am I supposed to do? (Asking himself)
(He continues to look at himself in the mirror)
Sylar: When I look in this mirror, all I see is a monster that everyone hates… (Looks down)
Voice: I agree.
Sylar: (Looks up) Huh?
(The voice isn't coming from someone but from within himself)
(In the mirror an apparition of Sylar, dressed like he was in Season 1, appears)
Sylar: Hello, Gabe. (Referring to Gabriel Gray)
Gabriel: I'm… I'm…
Sylar: Insane? You've always been insane. The hunger drove you beyond insane, but you know what? There was a time where you thrived in that.
Gabriel: That part of me is gone.
Sylar: Oh really? Then what am I?
Gabriel: A figment of my imagination.
Sylar: You keep telling yourself that but you know, deep down, I'm the real you. Always have been, always will be.
Gabriel: You're a monster…
Sylar: You're the monster here, Gabe, we both know that.
Gabriel: Not anymore…
Sylar: You're just… so naïve… so lost. That's not you talking right now, that's Nathan.
Gabriel: Nathan has nothing to do with it!
Sylar: Nathan is the only reason you've lost any sense of what you once were. Parkman destroyed your mind the day you killed the senator.
Gabriel: Nathan is gone.
Sylar: Sure, for the most part, but there's still a slither of him left in you, itching to escape. You really think you won the shadowboxing match? Get real. You may look like Gabriel Gray, but you aren't him. Somehow, someway, Nathan knew exactly what would happen to you after he "gave-in" to your power, ever since he's been holding you back from what you once were… me.
Gabriel: (Nods) No, No… I… No… I don't believe you.
Sylar: You sound like a whiny little puppy dog who needs attention. You really think that Hiro Nakamura's comment about you living "Alone" for the rest of your life has any sort of backbone to "Sylar"? (Nods) No. It doesn't. Nathan brought out your inhibition, he's toying with you! You have to realize that!
Gabriel: SHUT UP! Get out of my head! I'm not you anymore! I'M NOT YOU!
Sylar: I'M ALL YOU EVER WERE!
Gabriel: You've done nothing but kill and destroy, you ruined my life!
Sylar: So weak-minded… when you were just me you never had those problems. Okay, fine, maybe you had a few prior emotionally inept issues pre-Nathan, but all in all, he's the reason you've changed.
Gabriel: What do you expect me to do, huh?! You expect me to just change back?!
Sylar: (Nods) (Bluntly) Yes. Matter of fact, I know you'll change back. I've been stuck in you for way too long, Nathan has been holding me back, but we both know who will come out victorious in the end.
(Suddenly Nathan appears in the mirror)
Nathan: Hello, Sylar.
Gabriel: Don't call me that.
Nathan: Why not? That's what you are, isn't it? It's what you defined yourself as. He's the one who… murdered me. By the way, good job on getting me right in the neck, definitely didn't feel good.
Gabriel: I'm… I'm sorry….
Nathan: No you're not. You keep saying you are and no matter how many times you apologize to my brother the result remains the same. But you know what? Your apologetic attitude only existed because of me. For the longest time you've been a confused, lost little boy, trying to define his existence in a world that wouldn't accept him. But the reality is, you defined yourself a long time ago, you just lost yourself along the way. Kind of like me. (Smiles) The Junior Senator from New York.
Gabriel: What… What am I supposed to do?
Nathan: You need to make a choice. You have to choose who will win this war… Sylar… or me.
Gabriel: I just… I just want this pain to end…
Nathan: And it will. But only if you figure out who you really are.
Gabriel: (Breaths hard)
Nathan: Tell me. Who are you?
Gabriel: I'm… I'm Gabriel Gray!
Nathan: (Nods) I don't believe you.
Gabriel: I'M GABRIEL FUCKING GRAY! (Throws a clock at the mirror)
(The mirror shatters)
Gabriel: (Breathes consistently for quite some time, he then slowly starts to calm down, after this he walks out of the watch-shop quietly)
(Bennett House)
(Phone rings)
Sandra: (Walks up to the phone and answers it) Hello?
Noah: (V.O) Sandra? Is Claire there?
Sandra: Noah? Yes, yes she is. What is it?
Noah: (V.O) Is she all right?
Sandra: She's fine. She's in the living room.
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: (On the phone) Can you put her on?
(Bennett House)
Sandra: Uh… Yeah, sure… one moment. (Puts the Phone down) Claire! It's your father!
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: (Waiting)
Claire: (V.O) What do you have to tell me now? Another lecture?
Noah: No, no, not this time, just hear me out for a minute.
(Bennett House)
Claire: What?
Noah: (V.O) Nobody's visited you today, have they?
Claire: Only the stupid reporters all around the house.
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: Okay… Good…
(Bennett House)
Claire: What's wrong?
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: A problem knocked on my door today and nearly killed Lauren.
(Bennett House)
Claire: What? (Shocked)
Noah: (V.O) I told you this would get bad Claire, but you didn't believe me.
Claire: What happened?
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: You know Pandora's Box? It's just been open very, very wide. As far as I can tell there's a whole nest of Sylar clones just waiting to get your power.
Claire: (V.O) You've… you've gotta be kidding me…
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: Afraid not. Now, I'm doing the best I can to work on identifying all of those with Intuitive aptitude like Sylar, but it's going to be hard. Most of them are probably off the grid.
(Bennett House)
Claire: What do I do?
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: You stay there! You're safer with a group of people around.
Claire: (V.O) Safer with all those reporters around?
Noah: These monsters won't strike if the public bears witness, if I'm right, they'll want to remain in secret. Most of them appear to be working alone, so… never answer the door for anyone, or let anyone in. You understand?
(Bennett House)
Claire: Yeah, yeah…
Noah: (V.O) Remember, stay there, I'll call you back with any updates, all right?
Claire: I understand.
Noah: (V.O) I'm sorry about how I acted before… I was just… so angry.
Claire: It's all right. You just thought what you were doing was best.
(Noah's Apartment)
Noah: I'd do anything for you Claire, you know that right?
(Bennett House)
Claire: (Nods) Yeah, I do.
Noah: (V.O) I'll see you soon, okay?
Claire: Yeah…
Noah: I love you.
Claire: I love you too.
Noah: Goodbye.
Claire: Bye.
(They hang up)
Claire: (Sighs)
Sandra: (Walks back in) What was that about?
Claire: (Puts smile on) Oh, it was nothing; he just wanted to… to apologize about before.
Sandra: Heh, he's gotten quicker at that. Surprising. Maybe there's still some hope left for that man.
Claire: …Yeah… (A little worry in her voice)
(The Watch-Shop)
(There's a knock on the door)
Sylar: (Gets up and walks to the door) (He answers it) Eli?
Eli: Yeah. What's going on?
Sylar: Come in.
Eli: (Walks in) Hm, this your Watchmaker shop?
Sylar: Used to be.
Eli: Interesting.
Sylar: Yeah…
Eli: What did you need?
Sylar: I thought a lot about what you said. About, who I really am, what I should be.
Eli: And?
Sylar: I wanted you to tell me otherwise.
Eli: What?
Sylar: Tell me I don't have to be a monster to be me.
Eli: Uh… I don't remember saying you had to be a monster, I remember saying you just needed to be you.
Sylar: And is that a killer?
Eli: Maybe. But Sylar doesn't have to kill, but he shouldn't give up killing all together.
Sylar: (Chuckle) Moderation?
Eli: Hey, it works.
Sylar: The last few months I've been fighting the biggest battle of my life. My own worst enemy has been me, only me. I want this fight to end. I want it to end now.
Eli: Well, I don't know what I can do for you. I've got my own problems to deal with. I have a life of my own I have to build; the Carnival was all I knew for so long, now it's gone, what do I got?
Sylar: Our life is what we make of it.
Eli: See, now you're getting it.
Sylar: I was told a choice had to be made.
Eli: Uh… by who?
Sylar: (Nods) Not important. But… I need to make it, will you help me?
Eli: What do you need me to do?
Sylar: Show me your power.
Eli: Uh… why?
Sylar: JUST SHOW IT TO ME! I need to be sure of something.
Eli: Okay, okay. Just hold on.
Sylar: (Looks to Eli intently)
Eli: (Splits into multiple copies of himself)
Eli: Here I am in front of you.
Eli # 2: Here I am behind you.
Eli # 3: Here I am on your right.
Eli # 4: Here I am on your left.
Sylar: (Breathes hard)
All of the Eli copies: You okay?
Sylar: (Breathing hard) My god… it's true…
Eli: Uh…
Eli # 2: What's true?
Sylar: Why was I so blind? (Laughs) I knew exactly who I was this entire time and I chose to ignore it.
Eli: Is there a problem?
Sylar: No. No. Not anymore.
Eli: (Puts himself back together) Okay… can I go now?
Sylar: Yeah, go ahead.
Eli: I don't know what you really needed me for but… I hope it helped.
Sylar: Don't worry, it did.
Eli: (Getting ready to leave)
(The door is heard locking)
Eli: Uh… (Tries opening the door) …I… I don't remember locking the door when I came in.
Sylar: I know.
Eli: (Looks to Sylar) Mind unlocking it?
Sylar: (Puts his hand out toward Eli)
Eli: (Stops in his tracks, can't move) I… I can't…. I can't move…
Sylar: That's the idea. (Walks toward Eli)
Eli: What are you- what are you doing?!
Sylar: Making a choice.
Eli: (Breathing hard)
Sylar: I just found out… the hunger is me, I am the hunger. I am Sylar.
Eli: No! NO! Come on man! You don't have to do this! COME ON! You don't have to do this!
Sylar: With in an instant, everything becomes… clear. (Starts cutting Eli's head)
Eli: (Screams as the top of his head is being ripped off)
Sylar: (Evil grin and chuckle as he does this)
(Bennett House)
Claire: (Sighs)
News Reporters: (Knocking on the door)
-Can you please answer a few questions Ms. Bennett?!
-Please, just a few words!
-The world needs to know what you know!
-Just a few moments of your time, please!
Claire: Should I talk to them?
Sandra: Do what you think is best.
Claire: For the first time since I did it… I think I may regret my choice a little.
Sandra: Part of growing up.
Claire: In my case, very extreme.
Sandra: (Chuckles)
Claire: I'll talk to them when I'm ready.
Sandra: (Nods) Whenever you want. (Smiles) (Walks off)
Claire: Oh boy.
(Watch-Shop)
Sylar: (Looking at Eli's Brain, studying it, figuring out exactly how it ticks) (Takes a deep breath) There it is. (He stands up)
(He than forms into multiple copies of himself)
Sylar: Humph.
Sylar # 2: Looks like it worked.
Sylar # 3: Sure did.
Sylar # 4: What a useful power.
Sylar: I concur.
(They all recombine)
Sylar: (Looks toward the mirror)
Nathan: So… looks like you made your choice.
Sylar: I made this choice a long time ago. Sylar has always been my past, present, and future.
Nathan: What happens to me?
Sylar: (Smiles) You're dead.
Nathan: …
Sylar: I'm about to show this world exactly who I am.
Nathan: It's never too late to go back.
Sylar: (Smiles) And be a little pussy-whipped senator like you? Not a chance.
Nathan: Uh…
Sylar: Good bye Nathan. Rest in peace. (Opens the doors of the watch-shop and walks out)
Nathan: …Goodbye. (Vanishes)
(Outside)
Sylar: (Walks along) (To himself) …I'm back.
*BLACK OUT*
Script written by Ryan West
Next Episode: Revelations. Part 2.