The Beast

INT: Tommy's Room

Tommy sits Indian style on the floor with his eyes closed. He's meditating. There's a boom box on his dresser with a calming tape playing.

Tape: Just relax. Let all outside distraction drift away.

(Tommy's Inner Monologue)

A while back I had to face my inner demons when they came up as my evil twin. Coming out of that fight, I had gained a new sense of unity with the beast within; but lately, certain circumstances have made me a little uneasy.

Tape: Your just floating along in a sea of nothingness.

(TIM)

I'm not the type to get stressed but lately, something's been kinda off.

INT: The Lair

Merton is at his desk reading a very old looking book with a sense of urgency. He skips back, missing something, and looks up with an "Aw Crap" expression. The camera goes down to the page he's reading; a picture of several werewolves pillaging a village is shown beside the text.

INT: Werewolf Syndicate

We're still on the book but when we pan up again we are in the Leader's reading room. The Leader sits in his plush chair stroking his chin in thought at what he has just read. One of his minions walks in.

Minion: Um sir, sorry to disturb your sulking and vengeance planning but you have a phone call.

Leader: Can't you see I'm studying? These ancient texts describe, in detail, exactly how to achieve our main goal; I mustn't be disturbed.

Minion: It's your mother, sir.

Leader: Oh, why didn't you say so? Patch her through.

Minion: Line two sir.

The minion leaves as the Leader pushes a button on his phone and picks up the receiver.

Leader: Hi mom! Oh yeah, I'm fine. Yeah everything's going great, I'm gonna be Leader again and I think we might be able to take over the world, I love you too Mom, say hi to Dad for me, okay? Bye Mom.

He hangs up the phone and closes the book with stifled joy.

(Theme Song)

INT: Tommy's Room

It's the same scene as before with Tommy meditating.

Tape: Clear your mind of all thought.

(Tommy's Inner Monologue)

I don't know how Merton talked me into this, what am I doing?

Tape: I said clear your mind!

(TIM)

Sorry.

Tommy takes a deep breath and it's total silence. Just when he starts to get comfy, the phone rings and he jumps up.

Split screen between Tommy's Room and The Lair.

Merton's side comes on screen on the right side.

Tommy: Hello?

Merton: Tommy, it's me. We've got a problem.

Tommy: What's up man?

Tommy pulls up some popcorn from a bowl off screen and starts munching.

Merton: I'm not sure but from what I'm reading we may be seeing a lot more werewolves around here. What are you eating?

Tommy: I made some microwave popcorn.

Merton: Can I have some?

Tommy: Sure.

He picks up the bowl from off screen and passes it across the split screen. Merton takes a handful and Tommy pulls it back.

Merton (between chomps): I'm not finished (gulp) but I think we should get ready (gulp).

Tommy: Okay, I'll be right over.

Tommy walks off screen but Merton notices something. He reaches over towards the bottom of the other side and pulls up a CD; when Merton's arm is out of Tommy's side the split screen fades so were only in the Lair.

Merton: I knew I left that over there.

Rapid scene of Tommy running at full speed, turning through the streets of Pleasantville

INT: The Lair

Merton sits at his desk as Tommy comes in though the basement door.

Merton: Hey man, how did you get here so fast?

Tommy: Super speed.

Merton: But you can only do that in wolf form.

Tommy (sheepishly): Tripped on a root.

Merton: And what smells so good, is that incense?

Tommy: No. So what's the problem.

Merton: It's the moon. A spacial alignment will cause it to glow slightly brighter tomorrow.

Tommy: Oh, dear god no.

Merton: Oh yeah and all werewolves will grow ten times stronger and have the ability to make other werewolves; almost forgot the part.

Tommy: So what's the big deal? I'll just be really strong for one night, and I could always make other werewolves, not that I would.

Merton: Yeah Tommy, but what about every other werewolf who might want to traipse through town devouring innocents?

Tommy: Damn, I always forget about the innocent people part.

Merton hands him the book he was reading.

Merton: This will tell you all about it but I think the artist's rendering speaks for itself.

Close Up on the picture, this is a different one but basically the same as before, maybe more graphic.

Tommy: Yeesh.

Merton: That's what I said. Seriously, it smells in here.

Tommy: What can we do?

Merton: Oh, I don't know.

Tommy: But you always know, every time we don't know something we come to you and you know.

Merton: Well for once I don't know. I just wanted to give you the heads up because you might begin to feel some changes.

Tommy: Like what.

Merton: Oh nothing major, you might just feel a little agitated.

He turns around to mess with something on his desk.

Merton (To Himself): And maybe have a psychotic episode.

He turns back.

Merton: Anyway, we should be on the look out. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of action tonight, we'd better patrol just to be safe.

Infrared Scope POV from outside in the trees looking in the window. Tommy and Merton leave the Lair.

EXT: Outside Merton's Window In The Tree

Close up on a walkie-talkie pulled to a shadowy mouth. We don't see the face because the Infrared Goggles cast a shade over it.

Mystery Dude: I've got a fix on the wolf, you want me to bring him in. Okay, I'll check in later, out.

He clicks the walkie-talkie off.

Smash Cut to-

INT: Werewolf Syndicate, Main Room

The Leader claps his hands to call his group to attention. Those that were talking to each other turn their heads to the former leader.

Leader: Okay, as most of you know, for the past few months we have been without a true leader.

Wolf 1: Actually we have one, Tommy Dawkins.

Wolf 2: Yeah we were all there, when Tommy beat that girl that whooped you.

The Leader represses the urge to climb across the table and kill them; he composes himself and starts again.

Leader: Yes, we all remember that day don't we? When Tommy shot that dart to stop the girl.

(pause)

Wolf 2: But he didn't, his mortal scum friend did.

Leader (with mock surprise): So you're saying that a human defeated our leader

Wolf 1: Yeah, oh wait, no.

Leader: But a human can't be leader, it would just be indecent.

Wolf 1: Yeah.

Leader: Well, let's check the bylaws then.

The Leader picks up a scroll he had placed at the table as if by accident. He starts to read and than gasps in surprise.

Leader: Why this says that under these circumstances, leadership will revert back to the last Lycanthropic candidate. Whoever could that be?

Wolf 2: Um, you sir.

He counts on his fingers.

Leader: Well I guess that would be correct.

All of the minions go back to groveling mode.

Wolf 2: You're not gonna hold that whole "whooped by a girl" thing against me are you?

Leader: What was that? I'm sorry I wasn't listening, I was too busy looking at this shiny button.

The leader pushes a button on the console in front of his desk and Wolf 2's chair flies back, dropping him into the pit of fire.

Leader: Now, let's get back to business.

INT: The Factory, Bar

The Mystery Dude (The Hunter from now on) sits at a table in the background as Tommy sits at the bar with a drink. Production Note: Since we've established that someone is following Tommy, let's have Rockwell's Somebody's Watching Me playing in the background; and since we have a big CGI scene coming up, let's have a Coke can sitting at the bar to cash in on an endorsement.

(Tommy's Inner Monologue)

I know what you're thinking but I'm not slacking off. I'm sure werewolves hang out in trendy nightspots just like the rest of us.

The Hunter gets up from his table and stalks over to where Tommy is sitting at the bar. Before he can get there, TNT slam into the bar on either side of Tommy and he backs off.

Tim: Hey Tommy, what'cha doin'.

Tommy: Just taking a break, man.

Travis: From what?

Tommy: Oh, um, studying.

Tim: Yeah, us too, we were cramming for that English exam, but we had to back off it.

Tommy: That exam was like two weeks ago.

TNT just stare at him blankly, unable to comprehend.

Tommy's POV as the camera zooms to the far end of the room at full speed (Tommy's werewolf sight). We see a man and a woman arguing at their table.

Man: But baby, it was only one time.

The woman reels back and slaps him; upon impact we zoom back at the same speed as before. Tommy claps his hands over his ears to cover the noise, TNT look at him in confusion.

Tim: What are you doin' dude?

Tommy pulls his head back up.

Tommy: You guys didn't hear that?

Tim (His voice is amplified by Tommy's senses): Hear what?

Tommy: Nothing.

Travis: Whatever man, talk to ya later. We gotta start on that Science report.

Tommy: Due last Friday.

Travis: Yeah, whatever.

They get up and walk off screen. Tommy stays for a second than heads for the door. The Hunter comes back on screen, watching Tommy leave.

Voice From Off Screen: Hey buddy.

Camera turns so we see Phil the bartender, tending bar as he usually does.

Phil: You want anything?

Hunter: Surprise me. Do you know that kid?

Phil: Yeah, that's Tommy Dawkins

Hunter: He come here a lot?

Phil: He's one of my regulars. What do you want from him?

Hunter: My employers want him captured for some evil scientific experiment.

Phil: What?

Hunter: You can give me a rain check on that drink, I gotta go.

He walks away leaving Phil with a stunned expression.

EXT: The Park, Night

Merton shuffles through the woods with his liquid silver water pistol and stakes strapped around his chest. He's looking very intense (or Bruce Willis in Die Hard-like) but we get the impression that he's worked very hard to accomplish the look.

Merton: Come out, come out, wherever you are. It's not like I have a liquid silver gun or anything. I know you're out there so you might as well come out and – tear me to pieces, what am I saying, stay where you are.

Suddenly he hears something rustling in the bushes ahead and he raises the gun.

Merton: Nice goin' Merton, maybe you should have worn a collar-less shirt too, attract some vampires while you're at it.

Tommy (In the Shadows): Merton, it's me.

Merton: Tommy?

Tommy: Yeah.

Merton: Why are you hiding in the shadows?

Tommy: I don't know.

He walks out of the bushes and joins Merton.

Merton: Where have you been? We were supposed to meet up at Bradford, remember?

Tommy: I uh, checked a few more blocks, just to be safe.

Merton: Good thinking.

They start to walk, back in patrol mode.

Tommy: What's with the stakes?

Merton: You never know.

Tommy: Hey Merton, you know when you said I might be affected by this weird moon?

Merton: Yeah, what about it?

Tommy: I think I'm starting to feel something.

Merton: That's impossible, it's not even a full moon tonight.

Tommy: I'm telling you man, something's happening to me. When I was at the F- I mean when I was patrolling I could see and hear people from really far away like, did you ever see the Bionic Woman?

Merton: Of course, I have every episode on tape, for the plot, mind you.

Tommy: Whatever, it's just like that.

Merton: You shouldn't be feeling anything until tomorrow night. So did you find anything on your end?

Tommy: No, what about you?

Merton: Nothing.

They get to the gazebo and sit down.

Tommy: We never find anything on these patrols, why did we start 'em in the first place?

Merton: Because Lori was bored.

Tommy: Oh, right.


A long awkward pause is interrupted when Merton gets up.

Merton: We're probably not gonna find anything tonight, we should jut pack up and go home.

Out of nowhere, Merton is tackled by a shadowy figure. Tommy gets up and rushes over.

Tommy: Merton!

Merton lifts up his gun and points to what we now see is a werewolf.

Merton: It's all right, I think I got it.

The Werewolf snatches the gun away from him and breaks it in half.

Merton: Aw crap.

Tommy lifts the Werewolf off of him and slams it into a tree.

Werewolf: You will die for embarrassing our leader, Tommy Dawkins.

Tommy: How do you know my name?

Merton: He's part of the Werewolf Syndicate, Tommy.

Tommy thinks this through for a second.

Tommy: Okay, I'm your leader still, right? I command you to leave and never come back.

Werewolf: you can't command me, we have a new leader now. Well, actually it's an old leader but nevertheless, it's one that's not you.

Tommy's eyes flare up yellow and a flash of the Leader comes on the screen, then quickly flashes out (more extra sensory werewolf weirdness).

Tommy: Baldy back in charge?

Werewolf: He'll be in charge of more than you know very soon.

The Werewolf breaks out of Tommy's grasp and swipes at him.

Hunter's POV as a fight ensues resulting in Merton being pushed into a gravestone, knocking him un-conscience, and Tommy wolfing out (we don't see him wolfing out because he's pushed to the ground right before it happens). Back to normal camera angles, The Werewolf pounces on Tommy, ready for attack

Werewolf: So, what do you want on your tombstone.

Tommy: Excuse me?

Werewolf: You know, your tombstone. When I kill you?

Tommy: That's really lame, dude.

Werewolf: What are you talking about?

Tommy: Oh come on. If you did kill me, why would you put up a tombstone for me?

Werewolf: Well, I wouldn't put it up.

Tommy: So you'd just relay the message to my family when they have a funeral.

Werewolf: Of course not.

Tommy: Now you see the lameness, it doesn't make sense.

The Werewolf gets off of Tommy and sits down on the ground.

Werewolf: My god, you're right. My whole life up to this point has been a sham.

Tommy: It's not that bad, it's just a stupid catch phrase.

Werewolf: You don't understand. When you're in my line of work, "the final words to a victim" catch phrase is all you got. I can't believe I went so long without realizing how moronic this was. Of course nobody really complained because they were dead shortly after…

Tommy: Wait a minute, you didn't even stop to hear their answer? That's really lame.

Werewolf: Aw man, this is just terrible.

Tommy: Look, I think we kinda got off track here, where were we?

Werewolf: Oh um, I jumped on top of you and you were about to kick me off.

Tommy: let's just take it from there, okay?

Werewolf: Sure.

The Werewolf tackles Tommy to the ground and Tommy kicks him off and into the tree.

The Werewolf recovers and grabs Tommy by the neck.

Werewolf: Now this ends.

Tommy: that was a lot better

Werewolf: Thanks, I just thought I'd go for short and sweet.

Merton sneaks up behind the Werewolf and raises his stake (it's the huge thick kind from

BIOTH)

Tommy: Hey buddy, you got a metal plate in your head?

Werewolf: Huh?

Merton swings and hits him in the back of the head. The Werewolf turns around and he

swings again, causing him to fall back and hit the ground.

Tommy: Guess not.

Merton: I knew these things would come in handy.

Tommy picks up the Werewolf and puts him in a headlock.

Werewolf: Go on, kill me.

Tommy: I thought you knew me, I don't kill people, not even scum like you.


He lets go of him and lets him step away.

Tommy: Go back to your leader.

Werewolf: I will tell him of your mercy, and he will kill us both.

Tommy: Yeah, you go do that, but please, work on your witty repertoire.

The Werewolf rushes off.

Tommy: What do you think they're planing?

Merton: I don't know.

Tommy: There's that "I don't know" again

Merton: I don't know what to tell ya man. We might be able to get some more out of the book; I'll check when I get back.

From off in the bushes, the Hunter pulls out a blowgun and shoots it at Tommy. He rubs the back of his neck and winces slightly, he removes his hand when he doesn't feel anything there.

EXT: A Junkyard, Night

Robed werewolves toil away with books and pieces of wood, we go to an area of the Junkyard where the Leader is talking to one of his lackeys.

Leader: How far are we?

Lackey: Everything's set, sir.

Leader: Stupendous

The robed werewolves gather together and start lifting something big and heavy from off screen. In front of them, more werewolves pull on ropes to pull up what they're lifting up.

Wolf: 1, 2, 3, go!

They all lift and pull at full strength and bring up a gigantic cross with runic symbols etched into it.

Lackey: We'll all be ready by the full moon tomorrow.

Leader: Good. Bring him in, then.

The lackey nods and leaves. Suddenly the cross falls down the oppisite way and crashes to the ground. The Leader sighs.

Leader: Idiots.

INT: The Woods, Night

Werewolf POV as it charges after a highschool student. The student hurdles through brush and dodges trees to get away but the camera gets closer and closer as the werewolf catches up. Finally he's backed up into a tree and the werewolf lurches forward to feed. On the kid's scream we pull away slightly and turn the camera around to see Tommy, wolfed out, with a spot of blood on his lips.

INT: Tommy's Bedroom

Tommy wakes up from the horrible dream and sees that it's daylight outside. He lies back down and wipes the sweat off his forehead with a hairy paw. He recoils in shock then pounds his arm on the bed until it turns back to normal. Just then, his mom walks in.

Mom: Oh, you're up.

Tommy: Yeah, what time is it?

Mom: It's almost 8:30, are you all right, honey?

Tommy: Yeah, I'm fine. Could you gimmie a second?

Mom: Oh sure.

She hustles out the door. Tommy gets out of bed and looks in the mirror on one side of the room; he checks his head for excess hair and his teeth for stains. Finding nothing, he leaves the mirror. In the mirror we see the window by his bed, a menacing looking werewolf looks in.

INT: Highschool

Tommy lazily walks to his locker until Merton stops him.

Merton: Hey man, where ya been.

Tommy: I was ripping a guy apart limb from limb.

Merton: You missed first period. What?

Tommy: Just some weird dream I had.

Merton: Probably the lunar cycle taking effect, nothing to worry about.

They get to their lockers and open them.

Tommy: So how far is this thing gonna go?

Merton: I don't know.

Tommy: Do you know anything?

Merton: Don't start with that.

Tommy: I'm just saying.

They each get out books and start walking again.

Merton: I should have suggested you stay home today.

Tommy: It's that serious then?

Merton: Who knows? Maybe since you're a different kind of werewolf, you might not have as much trouble.

They get to a classroom door just as a student is walking out, he walks in front of Tommy and they bump into each other.

Student: Whoa, sorry.

Tommy freaks out and pushes him into the open door. He backs up before he can get too mad.

Student: Jeez man, what's your problem?

Now we can see what Tommy sees, as the boy walks away we see that he's been mauled, his shirt is bloody and he has scratch marks all over him. He walks away, apparently not noticing his injuries.

Merton: What was that?

Tommy: You didn't see him? All the scars and…?

Merton: I really think you should go home, say you're sick or something.

Tommy: That was the kid from my dream, I didn't see his face before but I know that's him.

Merton: And he's fine, you didn't kill him, you didn't even nick him a little.

Tommy: But I did.

Merton: Oh, then he obviously has some sort of super healing capability, or maybe he's Superman.

Tommy: You think?

Merton: Go home Tommy.

Tommy: No I'm good, didn't maul anybody

Merton: You sure?

Tommy: Sure.

They walk off screen.

INT: Classroom

Tommy is sitting in a desk/chair; his hands grip the sides to keep himself down.

(TIM)

Okay, I'm fine. All I have to do is sit tight and wait it out.

Teacher (Offscreen): Tommy?

Tommy: Oh, um George Washington?

Teacher: Sorry Tommy, the square root of 4276 is not George Washington.

The class starts to laugh at him.

(TIM)

And try not to hurt anyone.

INT: Hallway

Tommy walks out of the classroom and looks around as people pass him by. He hears something and looks to his right.

Tommy's POV, the camera zooms through the hallway and into the lunchroom across the hall. TNT are holding a kid upside down

Back to Tommy, he rolls his eyes. He hears something and looks to his left.

Camera zooms to the end of the hall where two girls are talking by their lockers.

Girl 1: Tommy Dawkins is so hot!

Girl 2: And single!

Back to Tommy, he smiles and adjusts his hair. A couple walks by talking to themselves.

Close up of Tommy's ear as it twitches.

Girl: Did you hear about the werewolf?

Guy: No, what happened?

Girl: It attacked some kids in the park last night.

Guy: Seriously?

Tommy backs away shocked, then breaks into a run off screen.

INT: The Library

Merton is sitting at a computer researching The Backstreet Boys. Tommy rushes in and he clicks the x button revealing a Werewolf Lunar Cycles page underneath.

Merton: Hey Tommy.

Tommy: Merton, I just heard some people talking about a couple kids being attacked last night.

Merton: Werewolves?

Tommy: Yeah.

Merton: Don't get too freaked, tonight is a holy night for werewolves, I'll bet you're not the only one in town right now.

Tommy: We have to do something.

Merton: We will.

The camera pushes in on his determined face.

Merton: I've sorta got kind of a plan.

INT: The Lair

Merton locks a shackle around Tommy's wrist.

Tommy: This was your big plan?

Merton: Just part A, we won't be able to save anyone if you go psycho and eat me.

Tommy: You know I wouldn't do that.

Merton: No, I'm only pretty sure you wouldn't, hence the shackles. You gonna be all right?

His face melts into the wolf with no apparent provocation

Tommy: Let me out of here.

He struggles at the bonds; there's a notable change in his demeanor.

Merton: Stay calm Tommy, think happy thoughts.

Tommy: I want to rip these chains out of the wall and beat you to death with them.

Merton: Now I'm going to ignore that because I know that's not you.

He pulls a strap that tightens the chains.

Merton: There now, nice and snug. Ali, what do you got?

Allison: I found out why tonight is so holy, apparently it's the only night where werewolves are primal enough to become pure.

Merton: What does that mean?

Allison: This.

She turns the computer monitor around to show a picture of a giant wolf creature in the middle of a blood bath.

Merton: That must be what the Leader's planning.

Allison: So what do we do?

Tommy: You die.

Merton: Shut up Tommy. We'll just have to look for a place where they would be able to pull off the ritual.

Allison: Than let's go.

They get up to leave. When they get to the door, Allison turns around.

Allison: Is he gonna be all right?

Tommy tries to chew his arm off to break free but he can't reach it.

Merton: He'll be fine.

EXT: Junkyard, Night

A minion runs up to the Leader.

Leader: It's time.

Minion: We're almost ready, where is the sacrifice?

Leader: He'll be here.

Close up on his face.

Leader: He'd better be here.

EXT: The Park, Night

Allison patrols the park covered in anti-werewolf gear. She pulls a walkie-talkie to her mouth.

Allison: No sightings at the park, over.

INT: The Factory

(This next scene is intercut between the two people.)

Merton walks through the crowd of people with even more gear strapped to him.

Merton: Me neither, over.

Allison: Where are you now? Over.

Merton: The Factory, over.

Allison: This is no time to relax Merton, over.
Merton: I'm not, it's all part of the plan…

Allison: What plan, I've yet to see any semblance of a plan.

Merton: If you talk before I say over it just defeats the whole purpose of saying it.

Allison: We're not saying over anymore, what's your plan?…Hello?

Merton: Oh, were you done?

Allison: Plan, what is it, now.

Merton: Okay, except for the Werewolf Syndicate and Mr. Dunleavy I've never seen a werewolf over eighteen so I'm thinking they're recruiting for new members.

Allison: Well it's a good thing this town's so dull, it narrowed your search of popular teen hangouts to one. See anyone suspicious?

We see into the crowd where there is a lot more leather clad badasses than usual.

Merton: Either the Springfield chapter of the Gothic Fantasy Guild is in town or we've found our werewolves.

Allison: I'll be right over, um over.

INT: The Lair

Tommy struggles with the chains and they eventually break.

EXT: The Lair, Night

Tommy climbs out of the window and runs off. A werewolf watches from the bushes.

INT: The Factory

Allison joins Merton at the bar.

Allison: Jeez, I see what you mean; what do we do?

Merton holds up a liquid-silver super soaker.

Merton: We clean house.

A guy in black is trying to pick up a girl at the end of the bar; Allison walks up to him and taps him on the shoulder.

Guy: What do you want?

Allison: You bastard!

She slaps him and his eyes glow yellow

Allison: Honey, you told me you wouldn't do this anymore.

Guy: What are you talking about?

Girl: Look, I can see you two have to talk, I'll get out of your hair.

She runs away.

Guy: You'll pay for that.

She holds a metal cross up to his face.

Guy: A cross? That's for vampires.

She shoves it into his face and it burns him.

Allison: It's also silver.

She kicks him back and all the werewolves look at them.

Merton: We could use a diversion right about now.

Tommy bursts in through the window and starts brawling with two werewolves.

Merton: That'll do nicely.

Merton and Allison jump behind the bar.

Allison: Tommy escapes and this is where he goes? Why do weird things always come here?

Merton starts to put something together.

Merton: Actually I looked into that, apparently this whole building was built over an ancient Indian burial ground.

Allison: Why would they do that?

Merton: It was probably hard to find a space.

Allison: There should just be a rule or something.

Merton finishes what he was making.

Merton: Any people still inside.

Allison looks over the bar.

Allison: Looks like everybody's out. What is that?

Merton chucks it into the crowd and it explodes in a haze of smoke

Merton: Silver laced smoke bomb, let's find Tommy.

The werewolves, Tommy included, start to get woozy and fall down. Two robed werewolves in gas masks grab Tommy and pull him out of the club. Merton and Allison start to leave when Phil pulls him back.

Phil: You're Merton right? Tommy's friend?

Merton: Yeah, why?

Allison: Come on, we gotta go.

She drags him off.

Phil: Wait…

They run out the door

EXT: Factory Parking Lot, Night

Tommy is out cold, slung over one of the wolf's shoulders. Merton and Allison chase after them.

Allison: I think I can get them.

She holds up a tranquilizer gun and shoots. Tommy starts to wake up but the dart goes into his chest and he falls back down. The werewolves get into a car and throw out the driver.

Allison: Whoops.

Merton: It's all right, we'll follow them.

EXT: Junkyard Parking Lot, Night

The werewolves park and pull Tommy out of the car.

EXT: Junkyard, Night

Close up on Tommy's ankles, which are tied to the cross, he pulls at the ropes and they come a little loose. Robed werewolves get things prepared as Tommy hangs up on the cross, still unconscious. He jerks awake with everybody looking at him.

Leader: Glad you could join us Tommy.

EXT: Junkyard Parking Lot, Night

The Hunter watches from the bushes as the hearse pulls up behind the other car and Merton and Allison get out. Merton sees Tommy hanging up on the cross in the distance.

Merton: This looks bad, they're gonna burn him on the cross.

Allison: You're darn right it's bad, they're mixing methods.

Merton: What?

Allison: You crucify on the cross, you burn at the stake.

Merton just stares at her.

Allison: So should we go save him then?

EXT: Junkyard, Night

Werewolves continue to get ready by sharpening axes and preparing other implements of torture.

Tommy: Okay, now I can see that you're all up on this "sacrificing me" thing, but I don't really think you've thought it through.

A werewolf stacks up wood in front of Tommy's feet for a fire.

Tommy: I'm sure we can come up with something that we can all agree on.

The werewolf unsheathes a long dagger and brings it to his leg.

Tommy: Come on, we can work this Owwwwwwwww!

We only see his expression when the knife goes in. The leader walks on the scene accompanied by two shamany looking guys in shadowy clothes. The two shamans join the knife guy and start doing ritual stuff (burning herbs, bloodletting, etc). The leader picks up the book and takes it to an altar in front of Tommy; he appears to hesitate.

Tommy: What are you waiting for?

Leader; Actually, I was waiting for you to say "you're not gonna get away with this". It's kind of a villain thing; I can't start without it.

Tommy: Isn't that a little corny?

He shrugs.

Tommy: No, you can't make me.

The leader motions to the knife guy and he slices again.

Tommy: Ow, ow, ow, okay; I'll do it, jeez. Could ya watch it with that thing, man?

Leader: Well?

Tommy: Fine. You're not gonna get away with this; was that good?

Leader: You could of put a little more feeling into it but that'll do. Great, are we starting now? I think we're starting.

A werewolf brings up a flaming torch and draws it toward Tommy.


Tommy: You know what, I kinda liked the knife if you don't mind.

He draws it to the bottom of the cross and lights it. Just as the flames go up, a steel arrow flies into the left arm of the cross next to Tommy's wrist. All the werewolves turn (wolfed out) to where Merton is holding a crossbow; Allison is beside him with a backpack over her shoulder and a sword in one hand.

Tommy: A little lower man, you didn't hit anything major.

Merton: Sorry.

Leader: Get them!

Several werewolves charge them while the shamans continue their ritual; the leader starts reading but keeps an eye on the fight. Tommy pulls at his left wrist and we now see that the arrow has cut the ropes.

Leader: (something spooky sounding in Latin)

A gold light starts forming around Tommy as the leader speaks. Merton and Allison fight off the werewolves, coming closer and closer to Tommy. We see that the leader changes with every word he says, becoming more wolf-like.

Leader: (finishes the spooky Latin words)

Tommy continues to glow brighter and brighter but nothing happens to the leader.

Leader (to shamans): So what's the hold up?

The shamans say two or three more words in Latin and the light shoots out of Tommy and into the leader, sending him flying off screen. Everyone stops fighting and the werewolves all bow to where the leader fell.

Tommy (wiped out): What happened?

The leader bursts out of the ground and into the air (CGI), only now he looks like Godzilla's pet dog.

T, M and A in unison: Aw crap.

Merton and Allison rush to the cross as all the werewolves get back up. Tommy continues to pull at his wrist and it finally breaks. We see below him that the shamans have started chanting again.

Tommy (to shamans): Hey guys, look up.

They look and he kicks up, knocking them down, the ropes tying his ankles lay on the ground. He reaches over and unties his other wrist then falls off the cross (away from the fire) with a thud.

Tommy (off screen): Ow.

The leader starts gobbling up worshipping werewolves by the handful (this scene should take a long time and show all the worshippers wolfed out.) when Merton and Allison get to the cross and help Tommy up.

Tommy: What the heck is that thing?

Merton: It's a werewolf with no humanity inside it, an unkillable machine.

Tommy: So what do we do?

Allison pulls up her sword.

Allison: Kill it.

Merton: Honey, I appreciate the enthusiasm, but that thing will eat you before you get one swing in.

Allison: So much for using my cool sword.

Merton: Maybe next time.

The leader seems uninterested in anything other than food at this point.

Merton: Notice anything strange about that?

Allison: He's only going after the ones in wolf form.

Merton: Tommy, wolf out.

Tommy: What? Why?

Merton: You can distract him while we think of a plan.

Tommy: You mean he'll eat me while you think of a plan.

Merton: You'll do fine, just wolf out.

Tommy: Okay, fine, could somebody help me out?

Allison eagerly lifts up her sword.

T&M in unison: No!

Allison: Aw.

Merton slams his foot on Tommy's toe, he goes down in pain but comes up human.

Merton: What happened?

Tommy: I don't know, I don't think I can do it anymore.

Allison whispers a question in Merton's ear and he nods, then she lifts up her sword and

charges at Tommy. He backs away and she drops the sword down inches away from his

now wolfed out face. Tommy clutches his heart and looks up at her for an explanation.

Allison (the sword still pointing down): Fear.

Tommy gets up but stops in his tracks when he sees the monster.

Merton: After you.

Tommy: Why couldn't you be the werewolf?

Merton: Invite me to the next campout, we might get lucky.

Tommy reluctantly moves into the battlefield; he dodges the giant sweeps of the

leader/beast and zooms around to get away.

Allison: Okay, what are we gonna do?

Merton: It's a spell, so there's gotta be a something like…the book!

He runs to the altar where the book lies open.

Allison: We don't have time to read, we have to help Tommy before he's lunch.

Merton chucks the book into the fire.

Merton: Reading wasn't what I had in mind.

We go back to the fight where we see the leader has picked up Tommy and is about to eat

him when he hears the crackling of the fire.

The leader drops Tommy and charges for the fire, this part is inter-cut with the book

being burned. The closer he gets the more charred the book gets, until he leaps into the

fire and grabs it.

We can't see the body, just a pile of black flesh. The group inches closer to the fire to see

what survived.

Fire's POV looking up at the three people.

Normal shot, a gold light bursts out of the body and back into Tommy, who flies back because of the force. M and A look down again and the leader jumps up; he's back to normal except that he's on fire and screaming in pain and rage. He leaps into the air in Tommy's direction and knocks him back down. Tommy throws him off and into a pile of trash, which shakes and then topples on the leader's head. After the dust clears…

Allison: Is he dead yet?

Tommy: I think so.

He kicks through the ruble with his foot.

Tommy: Yeah, it's all right.

Merton: Why did you have to say that?

Tommy: What?

Merton: You had to say that everything was all right, now a big monster is gonna pop out of the ground, it always happens. Now help me look.

Allison: For what?

Merton: For a hand, there's always a hand that pops out first, now help me look.

Off in the ruble, a hand does pop out of the ground but the group doesn't see it because they're talking. The hand pulls up the rest of the leader's charred body and lifts him up. Ghostly voices laugh and chant as an unknown force drags him away.

The group searches through the ruble but finds nothing, they start to walk away and onto the street.

Merton: There should have been a hand.

Tommy: Sorry man, maybe next time.

Allison: Hopefully not.

The hunter watches them from the bushes and pulls out his device; he pushes the button.

Tommy grabs his neck and falls to the ground in convulsions. Merton and Allison help him up and steady him. The hunter puts the device in his pocket and casually walks out of the bushes and into the group's conversation.

Merton: What was that about?

Hunter: Um, excuse me, Tommy Dawkins right?

Tommy: Uh huh.

Hunter: Great.

He reels back and socks him in the stomach with what we now see is an iron gauntlet. Tommy's affected by the sliver and falls forward into his arms. Before anyone can react, the hunter throws a pouch at Merton's face and a cloud of dust flies up, he falls to the ground, asleep. He then shoves Allison hard into a tree and with his gauntlet and she goes down. He slings Tommy over his shoulder and runs off screen.

Fade to Black

Title Card reads: To Be Continued