Charmed 6
[Scene: FOAM. Nikki's at the bar waiting for Natalie. She coughs and gets a glass of water and takes a sip. Natalie comes up to the bar.]
Natalie: Guess what! I am now "Natalie Halliwell, college student."
Nikki: Wait, you enrolled? (Natalie nods.) Natalie, this is huge.
Natalie: Hugest thing I've done since Grams died. I mean, aside from vanquishing demons and saving the world from evil of course. Okay, so I signed up for two general courses. (Natalie gets a piece of paper out of her bag and hands it to Nikki.)
Nikki: And seven electives. Seven, Natalie?
Natalie: Alright, so I'm a little confused. I could use some advice. What do you think I should take? (Nikki coughs.) Honey, are you okay?
Nikki: Yeah, its just a little cough.
Natalie: I bet Nina made you have soup at lunch today after she heard that little cough.
Nikki: I had to cancel actually. We had a problem with a client at VIP.
Natalie: So I guess you missed your massage today also.
Nikki: A reporter from the San Francisco called and had a ton of questions about VIP. And Tasha refused to let Val do it alone.
Natalie: Nikki, you have got to take care of yourself. You've been feeling funky since yesterday.
Nikki: It's probably just a bug.
Natalie: Even more reason for you not to push it.
Nikki: I'm fine, besides it's all paying off, I'm finally actually getting to work, now would you slice.
(Natalie picks up the knife and a piece of fruit.)
Natalie: Why am I slicing? What kind of fruit is this anyway?
Nikki: In case you forgot Ms. College student, we all promised to help out a bit while Relic is on a case. And since Nina and I unloaded the cartons, you are slicing. And it's Kewano. It's from South America. And great for Mai Tai's. One of the bartenders has a connection at the docks.
Natalie: Wait, they smuggled it in? Does Relic know?
Nikki: Oh, it's fruit, Natalie, not drugs. And actually I don't think so. (she coughs again)
Natalie: Look, just because we're witches, does not mean you're invincible. Okay, you need to start taking care of yourself.
Nikki: Thank you, Doctor.
Natalie: Hey, "Doctor Natalie Halliwell". I like it. Hm…maybe "Doctor Natalie Franco." I like that one too…which should I use?
Nikki: How about you slice? (she coughs again)
Natalie: Nikki, you need to go home.
Nikki: Natalie, I'm fine, I'm just… Natalie you're right.
(Nikki faints.)
Natalie: Oh my God. Call 911.
[Scene: Hospital. Nikki's lying in a bed hooked up to some machines. Nina's standing there. Nikki wakes up.]
Nina: Hey.
Nikki: Nina?
Nina: You're awake.
Nikki: What happened?
Nina: You don't remember?
Nikki: I remember being in the club and talking to Natalie and then I gotta admit, it's a little fuzzy.
Nina: You collapsed and we called an ambulance.
Nikki:. So what's wrong with me?
Nina: Um, they don't really know. We're just sort of waiting for blood test results.
Nikki: I'm sure it's nothing too exciting. It's probably something trendy like mono or Epstein Barr.
Nina: Yeah, well, whatever it is you're gonna take the time to get better.
Nikki: You sound like Natalie. Where is she anyway?
[Cut to outside. Natalie walks up to the receptionists desk. The nurse has her back facing Natalie.]
Natalie: Uh, hi. Nurse person. (The nurse turns around.) Can you tell me where Dr. Wallis is. He said that my sister's test results should be in by eight and it's twenty past eight now.
Nurse: What's your sister's name?
Natalie: Nikki. Nikki Franco. Thank you. Nikki Franco.
Nurse: Nikki Franco has been transferred to Dr. Williams care. If you have a seat in the waiting area, I'll page him.
Natalie: What happened to Dr. Wallis?
Nurse: I'm sure that Dr. Williamson will be able to answer all of your questions. Please, have a seat in the waiting room.
Natalie: Okay.
(Natalie sits down. A boy in a wheelchair comes up to her.)
Boy: Are you sick too?
Natalie: No, I'm not sick.
Boy: Then why do you look so sad?
Natalie: My sister's here and they don't know what's wrong with her.
Boy: The doctor's don't know what's wrong with me either. Maybe your sister and I have the same thing.
Natalie: What is your name?
Boy: Nathan.
Natalie: Well, hello, Nathan. I'm Natalie. And who is that?
(She points to a Ninja doll sitting on his lap.)
Boy: Ninja doll. I found him in the children's ward.
Natalie: You know, I don't think that's a ninja doll. If I know my ninja dolls, I think that one's really a magical wi…zard.
Nathan: Really? How can you tell?
Natalie: Well, let me see him. (She takes the ninja off of him.) I've seen what his type can do. He's got powers. He can move things and freeze things and can kick box too. And the really cool thing about him is he can do all this to the demon…to the bad guys inside your body without anyone even knowing about it.
Nathan: Really? He can freeze the bad guys and move them?
Natalie: And kick box them too. Don't forget that. Right out of your body. All you have to do is when you feel bad, you close your eyes and just picture him fighting them for you. Do you think you can do that?
Nathan: Yeah.
(Dr. Williamson and some other Doctors walk up to Natalie.)
Dr. Williamson: Natalie Halliwell? (Natalie stands up.)
Natalie: Yes.
Dr. Williamson: I'm Dr. Williamson.
Natalie: Hi. (to Nathan) Bye, it was nice to meet you.
Nathan: See ya.
Natalie: And who are they?
Dr. Williamson: Medical interns. They'll be viewing my work with your sister.
Natalie: Because…
Dr. Williamson: Because they're studying the same field that I did. I'm an infectious disease specialist.
(Dr. Williamson and the other doctors walk into the room where Nikki is.)
Natalie: Specialist? Wait.
Dr. Williamson: Miss Franco, I'm Dr. Williamson.
Natalie: Um, he's a specialist.
Nikki: Where's Dr. Wallis?
Dr. Williamson: I'll be keeping him posted. How are you feeling?
Nikki: Okay. A little hot.
(Dr. Williamson's pager beeps.)
Dr. Williamson: Have you been out of the country recently? Africa, South America, Caribbean?
Nikki: I wish. No. I haven't been out of the city.
Dr. Williamson: Well apparently you've attracted a blood disease rarely seen in the United States, Arroyo fever.
Nina: How is that possible?
Dr. Williamson: Well, Arroyo fever's transmitted through a bite of sand fly which dies right after the bite. Have you had anything imported brought into your home recently.
Nikki: No.
Natalie: But they have in the club. What was the name of that weird fruit?
Nikki: Kewano.
Dr. Williamson: That's a possible carrier. Sometimes the fly's been known to live long enough in the crate to make the trip but rarely survives the quarantine period.
Nikki: I think I have a bite on my shoulder.
(She shows him the bite.)
Dr. Williamson: When did you get this?
Nikki: Just after I opened the fruit.
Dr. Williamson: (to a doctor) Tell the nurse I need ten cc's of penildron.
Doctor: Right away.
Dr. Williamson: It's a high grade antibiotic which will be most effective when it administered through an I.V. Should bring your fever down. (His pager beeps again.) I gotta run some more tests. I'll be back shortly.
Natalie: Excuse me, she's gonna be okay, right? I mean, it's not life threatening.
Dr. Williamson: Well, I'll know better after I run more tests. Excuse me.
(He leaves. Natalie sits on the bed. Nina and Natalie stare at her smiling.)
Nikki: I'll be okay.
Nina: Yeah, I mean he didn't seem too worried. Just prescribed antibiotics.
Nikki: The tests are just to confirm his diagnosis I'm sure.
Nina: Yeah, don't you agree, Natalie?
Natalie: I just want you to get well soon.
(Natalie rests her head on Nikki's stomach.)
Nikki: I know and I will. Now you get outta here. Nina, go to Bucklands, Natalie, go to wherever it is you got to (Natalie shakes her head no) and someone please call VIP so they doesn't worry.
Nina: Okay. Bye. Love you.
(They leave.)
[Scene: VIP. Natalie is explaining everything to them.]
Johnny: Is she gonna be okay?
Natalie: You know, that's what's so frustrating. They won't tell us anything. Damn doctors.
Val: Can we see her? Where is she?
Natalie: Los Angelos Memorial.
Johnny: She's gonna be fine. Nikki's strong and healthy and she's a fighter.
Natalie: You've noticed too have you? (Natalie's cell rings. she answers it.) Hello?
Nina: Yeah, Nats, the hospital just called. They need for us to get down there right away.
Natalie: Why? What happened?
[Cut to the hospital. Natalie and the VIP gang run down the corridor to Nikki's room. Nina's standing at the doorway.]
Natalie: Nina, what's going on?
Nina: I don't know. All they said was that her condition has worsened.
Natalie: What is that supposed to mean?
Quick: It means that we're not gonna leave the door until we find out.
Nina: Dr. Williamson.
Dr. Williamson: Unfortunately your sister's immune system isn't as strong as we thought it would be and antibiotics are having no effect on the disease.
Natalie: So what do we…what do you do now?
Dr. Williamson: Well there's nothing more we can do.
Nina: What do you mean by that? What are you saying?
Dr. Williamson: Well, either Nikki pulls out of the coma on her own or I'm afraid your sister's not going to survive.
(Natalie starts crying.)
{Scene: Manor. Attic. Nina and Natalie walk over to the Book of Shadows.]
Nina: Okay, we can't let Nikki die.
Natalie: No, we can't but Nina, this isn't a demon or a warlock that we're up against.
Nina: Alright, there are spells in here to vanquish demons, then there's gotta be a spell in here to vanquish a lousy bug.
Natalie: Okay, but even if there is a spell, how do we get past the personal gain issue, the consequences?
Nina: What consequences? The power of three remains unbroken, innocents are saved. I don't really see a down side to that, do you?
Natalie: Nina, if good witches could really vanquish diseases, do you think there'd be one sick person in the world?
Nina: We have to save Nikki.
Natalie: I agree. All I am saying is before we resort to the Book of Shadows, maybe we should call Leo.
Nina: We don't even know how to contact him. He's always just sorta been around.
(Nina and Natalie start calling him.)
Nina/Natalie: Leo? Leo?
(Leo orbs in and startles Nina and Natalie.)
Natalie: Whoa, it worked.
Nina: Alright, Leo, look Nikki is very…
Leo: Very sick, I know. That's why I could hear you calling. I've been near by watching.
Natalie: Wait, you've been watching her this whole time and you haven't healed her?
Leo: I can't. They know about Nikki too and they won't let me interfere. I'm not even supposed to be here right now.
Nina: Leo, you can't just let Nikki die.
Leo: Don't you think I would do something about it if I could.
Natalie: But she's your charge!
Leo: I know. But, even if I could help her my powers probably wouldn't even work because she wasn't fighting evil. (the Whitelighters call him.) I have to go, they know I'm here. I'm sorry. (He orbs out.)
Natalie: Screw the consequences.
(They start searching through the Book of Shadows.)
[Scene: VIP. Everybody but Nikki and Johnny are there.]
Val: I hope Nikki is okay….
Kay: I know…with all the emergencies she and her sisters have to deal with everyday this is the worse thing that could happen.
Tasha: I'm still not sure about all these family emergencies of theirs, but I am worried about Nikki.
Val: And Johnny too. He'd be heartbroken is she died.
Quick: (he nods) He's really worried about her. I can't get him to leave the hospital…
[Cut to the hospital. Nina and Natalie are walking down the corridor.]
Natalie: Do you really think the awakening spell's gonna work?
Nina: Better. Alright, Look, I'll get Nikki's blood. Are you sure that you can get a poppet?
Natalie: Positive. I'll meet you in her room.
Nina: Alright.
[Cut to Nikki's room. A nurse is drawing blood from Nikki's arm. Johnny's there. Nina walks in.]
Nina: How is she?
(The nurse puts a small container full of Nikki's blood on a tray. Nina uses her power and it floats over to her and she puts it in her pocket.)
Johnny: No change. It just looks like she's sleeping but I can't wake her up.
Nina: She'll wake up, I promise.
[Cut to Nathan's room. He's playing with the Ninja doll. Natalie walks in.]
Natalie: Hey, Nathan. Remember me?
Nathan: Natalie, I was hoping you'd come back.
Natalie: Really? Why?
Nathan: You were right. The wizard did it. I feel great. Just like I used to.
Natalie: The power of positive thinking.
Nathan: The power of magic. The doctors are letting me go home in a couple of days.
Natalie: Oh, that's great, Nathan. I'm so happy for you. You know, I was wondering if you would let me borrow the wizard for a while. My sister could use a little magic right about now.
Nathan: She can keep him. I don't need him anymore.
Natalie: Thank you.
[Cut to Nikki's room. Natalie enters.]
Natalie: Hey. (She notices Johnny there.) I was gonna bring back some sodas but the machine down the hall was busted and I didn't know where to find another one.
Johnny: I'll find it.
Natalie: Really? You don't mind?
Johnny: No, it's no trouble. I'll be back in a minute. (He leaves.)
Natalie: I got him. Let's do this. (Natalie puts the ninja on Nikki's stomach. Nina puts a drop of Nikki's blood on the ninja. They touch the ninja and Nikki and start saying the spell.)
Nina/Natalie: Troubled blood with sleeps unease, remove the cause of this disease.
(Dr. Williamson opens the door.)
Natalie: Nina!
(Nina uses her power and shuts the door. She keeps her hand held out to keep the door closed.)
Dr. Williamson: Hey! (He tries to open the door.)
Nina/Natalie: Sleep eternal never more, and shift this source of illness borne, to this poppet whom none shall mourn.
Natalie: Nina, it's not working.
(Suddenly, Nikki springs up into a sitting position. Natalie hugs her.)
Dr. Williamson: Come on, open the door! (The door opens.) Who's blocking the damn door?
Nina: What's up, Doc?
Dr. Williamson: (He sees Nikki awake.) When did this happen? Miss Franco, are you feeling alright?
(You see Natalie put the ninja in the bin. The camera zooms into the bin and you see the ninja's eyes open.)
[Cut to outside the room. Johnny and two other nurses go into the room.]
Johnny: Nikki!
(She sees the cans of soda.)
Nikki: Are those for me?
(He hugs her.)
Johnny: You're okay.
Nikki: Yes I am okay.
Dr. Williamson: This doesn't make any sense. Fever's gone, vitals are normal. I've never seen anything like it. The infection's gone too.
Nikki: So can I go home now?
Dr. Williamson: (to the nurses) Draw some blood. I wanna run comparatives.
Nurse: Yes, Doctor.
Nikki: Um, then can I go home? Because no offence, but I hate hospitals.
(Nina, Natalie and Johnny laugh. They climb on the bed and lay all over Nikki.)
Nikki: Get off me.
[Cut to inside the bin. The ninja sits up. A nurse walks over and puts something in the bin. The ninja pushes his sword through the plastic and it pokes the nurse on the leg.)
Nurse: Ow!
(She walks away. The ninja then cuts through the plastic and jumps out.)
[Scene: FOAM. There's no one in there except Nina, Nikki, Natalie, Vip, Relic and a bartender. They have music on.]
Relic: Turn it up. (Nina turns the music up. Relic walks over to the bartender.) Alright, you can go home. I'll clean up. Hey, Nikki I want to apologize. If I had known asking you and your sisters to help would have landed you in the hospital, I wouldn't have.
Nikki: Don't worry about it. Not even Natalie saw that one coming. And believe me she sees almost everything coming.
(The bartender leaves. Natalie runs over to Quick who's sitting down.)
Natalie: Dance with me, Quick.
Quick: It's almost two in the morning.
(She pulls him out of the chair.)
Natalie: So what. Come on, you're young.
Quick: Stop the music, stop that music. (He manages to get free from her grip and sit back down.)
(Natalie goes over to Nina. Johnny puts his arms around Nikki.)
Nikki: Somebody need a nap?
Johnny: You know what? That's not fair. You've been asleep for almost twenty-four hours .
Nikki: And I know you've been up for almost twenty-four hours by my side. I can't tell you how much that means to me, being there for me. Hangin' tough.
Johnny: It wasn't that tough.
Nikki: Now go home. I'll see you tomorrow. All of you! You need your rest! We can finish up here for you Relic. We have lots of energy to burn!
Relic: I can see that. Ok. (He tosses Nikki the keys.)
(They leave. Nikki walks over to Nina and Natalie who are playing patty-cake with their hands.)
Nikki: Okay, spill.
(They stop clapping.)
Natalie: What are you talking about?
Nikki: You guys cast a spell didn't you?
Nina: (innocently) Who, us?
Nikki: Yeah, you. Not that I'm not grateful to be cured because I am, but what about that little personal gain problem?
Natalie: Okay, but don't you think we would have seen any consequences by now? It's been hours.
Nina: Yeah, maybe saving a protector of the innocent isn't really personal gain.
Nikki: Maybe. Like I said, I'm not complaining. I'm just glad you didn't call Leo. Strange though with all the demons we've faced, this bug, this thing was the scariest of them all.
Nina: Yeah, you don't have to convince us.
Nikki: I love you guys.
Natalie: We love you too.
(They hug.)
Nina: Hey, just don't ever scare us like that again.
Nikki: Don't worry.
Nina: Ooh, ooh! Oh, God, I almost forgot. I have to get that Monet authenticated by tomorrow.
Natalie: At this hour?
Nina: Why not? I'm wide awake.
(Nina leaves.)
Nikki: I guess I should clean up.
(Nikki starts cleaning up. Natalie stands there dancing and then she notices Nikki is moving very quickly. She gets faster and faster.)
Natalie: Uh, Nikki. Nikki!
(She stops in front of Natalie.)
Nikki: What?
Natalie: I think I found a consequence.
[Scene: Hospital. The nurse that was poked by the ninja is lying on the bed breathing heavily. Another nurse rings someone up on the phone.]
Nurse: Get me Dr. Williamson.
[Cut to Dr. Williamson. His phone rings.]
Dr. Williamson: Yeah? Okay, put them both on penildron though I doubt it'll do them any good. Call me if there's any changes.
(He hangs up. A guy walks up to him.)
Guy: And what can Centre from Disease Control do for you this fine middle of the night, Dr. Williamson?
Dr. Williamson: I've really got something for you this time, Seiger. I wouldn't have called you if I didn't.
Dr. Seiger: You know, it's not very ethical to try and get the government to validate your findings just so you can get published.
Dr. Williamson: This'll get me more than published. I've got an outbreak of Arroyo fever in this hospital.
Dr. Seiger: That's impossible. Arroyo fever isn't contagious.
Dr. Williamson: It is now. I've got three patients with the disease in isolation.
Dr. Seiger: How'd they get it?
Dr. Williamson: I don't know. But however they did has something to do with the first person who came down with it. Nikki Franco.
[Scene: The next morning. Manor. Kitchen. Nikki and Natalie had been up all night. Nikki is making breakfast.]
[Cut to outside. Disease Control people pull up in their trucks and go inside. Dr. Seiger walks up to Nikki and Natalie.]
Dr. Seiger: Nikki Franco?
Nikki: What's going on?
Dr. Seiger: I'm Dr. Seiger from the Centre from Disease Control. We have a court order to take you and your sister into custody and to quarantine your house until further notice.
[Scene: Hospital. There are lots of reporters and cameras there asking Dr. Williamson questions.]
Dr. Williamson: No, I would not classify this as an epidemic at this stage. Although that's for Dr. Seiger from the C.D.C. to determine, not me. All I can tell you is an outbreak has occurred in the hospital and we've contained it.
Reporter: Dr. Williamson, how do you know it's contained? How can you be sure?
Dr. Williamson: Because we've identified the initial carrier.
[Cut to VIP. They're watching the news.]
[Cut back to the hospital.]
Reporter #2: Who is it? What's his name? Is it a patient?
Dr. Williamson: We've identified the initial carrier and we brought her and anyone she may have affected down in the isolation ward.
Reporter #2: Is it true they closed down the night club called FOAM because of the outbreak?
Dr. Williamson: That is a question that can be answered by Dr. Seiger.
Dr. Seiger: Yes, I can confirm that an establishment by the name of FOAM has been quarantined. But only as a precautionary method.
[Cut back to VIP.}
Val: So that's where Nikki is…
Johnny: We should go.
{The group grabs their coats and leave.}
[Cut back to the hospital. Natalie and Nikki are locked in a room in the isolation ward. Natalie's knocking on the door.]
Natalie: Hello? Remember us?
(A nurse talks into an intercom outside the room.)
Nurse: I'm sorry, we can't hear you. What is it you want?
Natalie: We wanna get the hell outta here. That's what we want.
Nurse: Dr. Williamson will be right in to discuss the situation.
Nikki: Discuss what? I feel fine.
Nurse: Dr. Williamson will be right in. (She leaves.)
Natalie: This is ridiculous. Why won't they tell us anything?
Nikki: They're lucky they're in the other room, I'd freeze their butts.
(A doctor opens the door and Nina walks in.)
Natalie: Oh, Nina, thank God.
Nikki: You're obviously not here to get us out.
Nina: When I got home, someone from the C.D.C. was waiting for me and they took like a quart of blood.
Natalie: Ditto.
Nikki: Well, they might as well have taken all of mine.
Nina: Look, I overheard some doctors talking. There's others here that are infected with the disease.
Natalie: But I thought that it wasn't contagious.
Nina: Yeah, so did I. (She sees the intercom.) So, can they hear us?
Nikki: No.
Nina: Did either of you sleep by any chance?
Natalie: Sleep? Nikki was bouncing off the walls last night.
Nikki: It's gotta be a consequence of the awakening spell you guys cast.
Nina: I have a bad feeling that's not the only consequence.
[Cut to Nathan's room. He's asleep. The ninja walks in.]
[Cut back to Nina, Nikki, and Natalie. Dr. Williamson walks in.]
Dr. Williamson: Sorry to keep you waiting.
Natalie: What, no mask?
Dr. Williamson: No, I don't need it. None of us do. However the disease is being spread, it's not airborne. I just ruled that out.
Nikki: Great, then we're free to go.
Dr. Williamson: Afraid not.
Natalie: You can't keep us here.
Dr. Williamson: Actually, I can, by law. Not just because your sister circumvented it by opening the uninspected fruit, but because she's carrying a rare disease that has every possibility of spreading to epidemic proportions.
Nina: I thought that you said it wasn't contagious.
Dr. Williamson: Arroyo fever isn't supposed to be contagious.
Natalie: Well, then maybe you misdiagnosed it.
Dr. Williamson: I didn't and aside from the fact that I had no idea how this disease is being spread there's another little mystery that's concerning me. Your recovery makes no clinical sense. Your blood has no antibodies which means your immune system has never fought it off. By all medical standards, you should be dead by now, Miss Franco.
Nikki: What's the matter, Doctor? You don't believe in miracles?
Dr. Williamson: Not the kind that don't leave traces, no. I've got six people infected and there's nothing I can do to save them unless I figure out how it is you survived. I'm gonna run a series of tests on all three of your blood work. Even DNA sampling. Maybe it's a genetic marker, I don't know. But I'm gonna find out and you're not leaving until I do.
(He leaves.)
Natalie: Well, his bedside manners sure could us a little work.
Nikki: Six people? How's that possible?
Nina: When we did the spell, we must have awakened everything in the room including the disease.
Natalie: So, do you think there's anything different about our blood because we're witches?
Nina: I don't know but our first priority is to figure out how to help save these people.
Natalie: Yeah, but even if we can find a spell to save them, how do we prevent it from spreading to other people.
Nikki: You have to reverse the spell.
Natalie: No, Nikki, we can't reverse the spell because…
Nina: You could go back into a coma, you could die.
Nikki: I'm not gonna die. Just reverse the spell and call Leo so he can heal me.
Nina: Nikki, um, we already talked to Leo, he's not allowed to help.
Natalie: They won't let him.
Nina: Um, look, Nikki, we don't know the reversal spell anyway.
Natalie: Yeah, and they won't let us outta here to get it.
Nikki: Nina can get it.
Nina: No, I can't. Okay, I can not just astral project on command. I can't control it like that.
Nikki: You can learn to control it just like you learned to control your other power. Just concentrate.
Nina: Nikki, I can't and I won't.
Nikki: Nina, you have to try. We can't let anybody else die.
(Nina shuts her eyes and tries to astral project. She appears in the attic. A nurse looks in the room and sees Nina standing still with her eyes closed.)
Nurse: (through the intercom) What's wrong with her?
Natalie: Nothing. She's fine.
[Cut to the attic. Nina finds the spell and tries to remember it. She astral projects back into her body.]
Nina: Whoa.
Nikki: Did you see it?
Nina: Yeah, Nikki, I don't…
Nikki: Nina, we've already discussed this. For some reason there's no magical out for me but there is for the others. Please.
Nina: What was awakened from it's sleep, was once again slumbered deep.
(Nina and Natalie touch Nikki.)
Nina/Natalie: What was awakened from it's sleep, was once again slumbered deep.
(They repeat it.)
[Cut to Nathan's room. The ninja is on the bed. He raises his arms while holding his sword, ready to stab Nathan. Then the ninja turns back into a doll and falls on the floor.]
[Cut to Nina, Nikki and Natalie. Nikki collapses on the floor.]
Natalie: Nina, Nina, get help.
(Nina bangs on the door.)
Nina: Help!
(Dr. Williamson and some other doctors run in.)
Dr. Williamson: Help me get her on the bed. (They pick her up and put her on the bed.) You girls wanna tell me what the hell is going on? Get her on the monitor. Miss Franco, Miss Franco, can you hear me? Assist in respiration. Starting CPR.
{Natalie and Nina start crying.}
[Scene: Hospital. VIP runs up to reception.]
Tasha: Nikki Franco, what room is she in? What room is she in, damn it. We're family.
[Cut to Nikki. Kay, Val, Tasha, Quick and Johnny enter the room.]
Dr. Williamson: (He gives the nurse instructions and she races off.) She's not responding to CPR. Come on, Miss Franco.
{Nikki's spirit rises out of her body. You see a bright light. She appears in a place that's bright and golden. Someone is walking towards her. It's Leo.}
Nikki: Leo?
Leo: Hurry, take my hands. We don't have much time.
Nikki: Am I dead?
Leo: No, not yet. Not if you take my hands.
Nikki: I don't understand.
Leo: It's the only way, I can heal you. The only chance I have of them not finding out. Hurry.
[Cut back to the room.]
Dr. Williamson: Give me the paddles.
Nurse: Charging.
{He gets the paddles and applies them to her body.}
Dr. Wiliamson: Clear.
{The gang goes over to Nina and Natalie who are sobbing and try to comfort them. Johnny looks pained.}
Nurse: No response. I'm not getting anything.
Dr. Williamson: Again.
Nurse: Charging,
Dr. Williamson: Clear.
[Cut back to Leo and Nikki.]
Leo: You can't die.
{He holds his hands above her hands.}
[Cut back to the room. Nikki's dead.]
Nurse: Time of death, 9:40am.
{Nina and Natalie both sob. Quick hugs Natalie. Johnny turns away. Val and Kay start to cry and Tasha's expression is emotionless.}
[Cut back to Nikki and Leo. Leo heals her. Cut back to the room. She floats back in her body.]
Nina: Wait, I think she's responding. There's a heartbeat.
(Nikki starts coughing.)
Dr. Williamson: Nikki? What the hell? This is incredible.
(Natalie, Nina, Kay, Val, Quick, Johnny and Tasha go over to her and kiss and hug her.)
Natalie: Are you okay?
Val: Nikki, that was mean to scare us like that!
Kay: I thought you had a full recovery before though.
Nurse: B.P. 105 over 60. Pulse is strong.
Nurse #2: I don't understand. What happened?
Dr. Williamson: I don't know but I'm gonna find out.
[Scene: Foam. Relic gives a box of fruit to a guy.Nikki, Natalie, Nina, Kay, Val and Tasha are sitting at the bar.]
Relic: These haven't been inspected yet. Put them in the back. We're returning them to the supplier.
{The guy nods and leaves}
Nikki: I can't say that I'm going to miss the fruit.
Natalie: Good riddence to bad fruit!
{Quick and Johnny walk up. Johnny sits next to Nikki.}
Johnny: So, planning on any more trips to the hospital with miraculous recoveries that we should know about?
Nikki: See, I can't tell you that. I decide these things when I wake up.
Quick: Really?
Nikki: Oh yeah. Like yesterday, I, well I didn't wake up cause I never went to sleep, but in the morning I decided it would be nice to go back to the hospital and scare the shit out of every one.
Nina: Yeah, remind me to break you of that habit.
Natalie: I should try that. Y'know, there were some really cute guys at that hospital…If I hadn't been so worried about you I'd have a date tonight.
Nikki: You're dateless and it's my fault?
Natalie: Yep.
{They all laugh.}
Tasha: So, Nikki, seriously, how do you feel?
Nikki: Tired. But I think that's a good thing.