Episode 22
SCENE 1
(Camera fades in on a small bed and breakfast. The camera moves inside where a small group of people with white faces is surrounded by people who all are wearing a red A in a red circle either as tribal marking or on their clothes. One girl from the white-faced tribe steps forward.)
Girl: What do you want?
(The other group laughs. A girl with Asian features and extremely long black hair pushes her back with the end of the bat she's holding.)
Anarchist1: Haven't you heard? Times are changing. There's no room for tribes anymore.
Girl: What do you mean? Aren't you a tribe?
Anarchist1: We're not a tribe. We just have common beliefs. We want anarchy.
Girl: Power and chaos?
Anarchist2: No power, no chaos, just freedom! Freedom to those who deserve it.
Anarchist1: You have learned nothing from the virus. This is a new era, the era of the survivors and you Phantoms don't deserve to call yourself that.
(She motions to her friends and they start attacking the little tribe. It's not much of a fight, although the Anarchist give them a fair chance in matching their numbers and only fighting one on one. All but one of the Phantoms are quickly defeated. One boy stands left, he has just knocked a shorter Anarchist to the ground. Anarchist1 hands him her bat.)
Anarchist1: Finish what you started.
Boy: What? Aren't you going to help him?
Anarchist1: He can't survive on his own, he dies. That's the rules of nature.
Boy: I'm not going to kill him.
Anarchist1: You should. It's your job as top predator.
Boy: You're crazy!
(He refuses the bat, looks around at his fallen tribe members. The Anarchists have already started to pile the bodies on a pile although some of them aren't dead yet. The boy dashes towards the exit and the Anarchists step aside to let him through. Anarchist1 shrugs, then slams the butt of her bat into the throat of the fallen Anarchist breaking his windpipe.)
Anarchist2: We're done here.
(They go outside. Some of the Anarchists spread fuel around the bed & breakfast and Anarchist2 lights a match and sets the place on fire. Camera cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 2
(Camera cuts to Jay's room. Clothes are strewn on the floor and the camera follows the path of the clothes to the bed. With a loud moan Jay rolls over and reveals Ebony. They are both sweaty and breathing heavily. They lie side by side looking at the ceiling while they try to catch their breath and gather their thoughts. Ebony shifts in bed so she lies on her side and can see Jay's face.)
Ebony: I didn't think you'd be up for it after what happened with Slade.
Jay: Really? Why?
Ebony: Wouldn't the old Jay have been more considerate of his feelings?
Jay: Sure, but I'm not really taking you from him. Just say the word and we stop this.
Ebony: I like your new attitude.
Jay (smirks): Yes? Because it gives you control? Don't get me wrong, Ebony. As soon as this isn't amusing me anymore, it's over.
Ebony: It kind of makes me want to change your mind.
Jay (frowns): You want more than this?
Ebony: Don't be stupid. I meant making you want more.
(Jay rolls his eyes. His hand gently strokes her neck and her collarbone as he places a kiss on her shoulder before he gets out of bed and puts his clothes back on.)
Ebony: You are already done? (grins) You don't want to cuddle?
Jay (laughs): Of course, I want cuddling and breakfast in bed.
(She laughs and gets out of bed as well. Jay throws her pants at her and then pulls his shirt over his head. When she's fully dressed, Ebony stands on tiptoes and kisses Jay. As he pulls away, she bites his lower lip, grins and leaves his room. Camera zooms in on Jay running a finger over his lips.)
SCENE 3
(Jack and Kayla stand around the back door. Jack is connecting wires to the radio, which is now mounted to the wall and steps back proudly.)
Jack: One down, two to go.
Kayla: So you just span this wire across the door every night?
(She holds a coil of fishing line on her hand and places it back on the radio. Jack nods.)
Jack: That's the plan. Now let's go set up the main door.
(He gathers his tools and wires and Kayla picks up the other radios and some screws and they walk through the corridor. Every now and then Kayla glances at him and the smile on her face widens.)
Jack: Thanks for your help. This got done a lot quicker with you.
Kayla: I'm glad I could help. I'm not very good with all this stuff though.
Jack: You're no Ram and no Dal, that's true, but I appreciate that you wanted to help.
Kayla: Who's Dal?
Jack: Oh... old friend. He died.
Kayla: I'm sorry.
(He nods. They walk the rest of the way in silence and start setting up the next alarm.)
Kayla: I guess, I'm better at growing vegetables.
Jack: I love those vegetables.
Kayla (smiles): You're welcome.
Jack: Well, if I can ever help you with something just ask.
(She blushes and opens her mouth to say something, but then thinks better of it. She starts to mount the radio to the wall, while Jack connects the wires. Camera pans around to show four figures walking up to the hospital. Jack catches a glimpse of them and stands up. A wide smile appears on his face.)
Jack (shouts): Ellie!
(Kayla follows his glance, then looks back at Jack. Her face drops, but she quickly forces a smile back as the others approach. Camera fades out.)
SCENE 4
(Camera fades back in just as Alice, Ellie, Patch and Dee reach the hospital. Jack sweeps Ellie into a hug, she laughs and kisses him.)
Ellie: I haven't been gone that long.
Jack: Long enough!
(Kayla moves over to Alice, gives her a smile and then looks at Patch and Dee.)
Kayla: I'm happy you're back and I see you were successful.
Dee (smiles): I'm Dee.
Patch: I'm Patch. I'm sorry, but if Chester and Dylan really are here, I have to see them right away.
Kayla: I think they're out back. Come on, I'll show you the way.
(Kayla, Dee and Patch leave.)
Alice: That boy doesn't rest, doest he?
Ellie: If I were him, I wouldn't either. They've been looking for over a year now.
Alice: Do you think I should tell KC about what they said?
Jack (frowns): About what?
Ellie: They ran into the Harpies a few days walk away from here.
Jack: If it isn't important, I wouldn't do it. Kayla says, he's getting better.
Alice: Not so moody anymore?
Jack (shrugs): Still moody, but I guess getting drunk and getting into a fight with Kayla straightened him out a bit.
Alice: They had a fight? What about?
Jack: Uh... I think he tried something. She didn't want to talk much about it.
Alice: Why did she talk to you anyway? I haven't seen you guys spending time together.
Jack: She helped me with the new alarm system.
(He takes the bag from Ellie and holds her hand.)
Jack: Come on. I can finish this up later.
(They walk towards their room and camera fades to black.)
SCENE 5
(The kids are outside playing with Chester and Sammy on the swings, while the rest of them are playing with Brady and Bray Jr in the sandbox. Trudy and Amber are talking quietly a few feet away before joining them.)
Amber: Sammy! Chester! Could you come here for a second?
(The two boys jump from the swings laughing and come over to them.)
Trudy: Amber and I have been thinking about the future. Your future to be precise.
Lottie: What do you mean?
Amber: She means your education. There are no schools anymore, but it's still important for you to learn.
Lottie: I don't want to! I know enough.
Amber: We won't force you to learn, but if you're open to it, Trudy and I will gladly teach you the basics.
Sammy: What do you mean with basics?
Trudy: Reading, writing and basic maths. That's what we begin with and then we can take it from there.
Chester: I can read. I did go to school.
Amber: But for how long, Chester? Won't you at least give it a try? It's really important to know these things.
Trudy: Just look at Ruby. She's learning medicine from books. You can learn about everything from books.
Sammy: You can't learn how to defend yourself. Being strong is really important.
Mouse (grins): But you're not doing anything for that either, do you? (to Trudy) I like it. I want to learn.
Trudy: That's great, Mouse. How about we start later today?
Mouse (nods): Okay.
(Camera zooms in on Trudy smiling at Mouse before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 6
(Camera cuts in from the previous scene as Kayla, Patch and Dee walk into the park. In the distance the others can be seen talking at the playground.)
Dee: How long have you been in this city?
Kayla: I don't really know, when the others got here. I joined a little later after Alice, KC and I escaped the slave traders.
Dee: Alice mentioned something like that.
Kayla (points): It's just over there.
Patch: I can see them! Dee, it's really them!
(He beams at her and then runs ahead.)
Dee (smiles): You have to understand, we've been looking for them over a year now.
Kayla: Of course.
(Camera cuts to the playground, where Amber and Trudy are still trying to convince the other kids to take classes with them.)
Lottie (points behinds Amber and Trudy): Who's that?
(The others follow her glance to see Patch running towards them. Without taking his eyes off him, Chester starts hitting Dylan.)
Dylan: Ow, stop that!
Chester: It's really him, isn't it?
Dylan: Get off!
(He runs towards Patch and as they meet, Patch wraps his arms around his younger brother. Chester quickly follows and tackles his two brothers and they land in a heap on the ground.)
Amber: They really found him. I didn't think, it would happen.
Trudy: Look, it's Dee.
(Dee and Kayla have now reached the three brothers on the ground and help them back on the feet. Amber picks up her son and the small group walk up to them as well.)
Amber (smiles): It's great to see you.
Dee: Thanks, Amber.
Patch: Ches, Dylan, this is Dee. She's been helping me search for you.
Chester (grins): Patch's got a girlfriend!
Patch (blushes): Uh... yea, well...
(Dylan hits Chester playfully on the head.)
Dylan: Don't tease him.
Trudy: How about we all go inside and catch up?
(All of them make their way back to the hospital. Lottie, Sammy and Mouse hang back a little with Brady, while Dylan and Chester hold on to Patch as they all try to catch up as fast as they can.)
SCENE 7
(Camera pans around to show Ryan's room. Two of the walls have been painted dark blue, there's a double bed pushed against the wall opposite the door, next to it is a shelf that is only half filled with clothes and a few personal things. Other than that the room is empty with a lot of space between the door and the bed. This is were Ryan is doing some push-ups, when a knock is heard. He stands up and brushes the dirt from his hands, then opens the door. Outside the door is Salene, she smiles weakly up at him.)
Ryan: Salene?
Salene: Can I come in?
Ryan: Sure.
(He steps back so she can enter and closes the door behind her again. Salene sits down on the edge of his bed, while Ryan remains standing.)
Ryan: What is it?
Salene: It's... I...
(Tears start to form in her eyes and Ryan rushes towards her. He kneels in front of her and takes her hands in his.)
Ryan: It's alright. You can tell me anything.
Salene: I just feel so stupid. And I know we haven't talked much lately and... (sobs) I just don't know who to talk to and you... I always felt safe with you.
Ryan: You are still safe with me, Sal.
(She leans forward and wraps her arms around his neck. He strokes her back comfortingly.)
Salene: Oh Ryan, you've always been so kind.
Ryan: I can't help you, if you don't tell me what's wrong.
Salene: I... I made a mistake... I should never have let you go.
(Camera pans around to show Ryan's face. He frowns and leans back so he can look at her face.)
Ryan: What do you mean?
Salene: I mean... I was happy with you and now... now I'm not.
Ryan: I thought we were strangers now. That we couldn't still care about each other. You wanted to move on.
Salene: But I was wrong, Ryan. We could get to know each other again.
(She wipes the tears from her eyes and smiles at him.)
Salene: This could be like our second chance.
Ryan: I... I don't know. You can't just come back to me, because you're unhappy right now. As soon as someone else comes around, you'll leave me again.
Salene: No! No, I really want us to work.
(Ryan pulls away from the hug, but Salene moves closer and presses her lips against his. For a moment Ryan kisses her back, but then he pushes her away.)
Ryan: Salene, no. I have to think about this.
Salene: O-okay. I'll... I'll go.
(She rushes towards the door and leaves. Camera pans around to Ryan who looks confused.)
SCENE 8
(Camera pans around to show Jack and Ellie standing in their room kissing. She giggles as they pull away.)
Ellie: I missed you, too, Jack.
Jack: So you're not going on another mission and leave me here alone?
Ellie: If I do, you'll just have to come with me then. It could be just the two of us.
Jack: It's just the two of us right now.
(She grins and kisses him again. The kiss deepens and gets more passionate. They slowly move over to the bed without breaking apart and fall onto it. Ellie starts taking off Jack's shirt as the door swings open. They quickly jump apart and the camera pans around to show Lex standing in the doorway with a big smirk on his face.)
Jack: Lex! Have you ever heard of knocking?
Lex: Sorry. I didn't think you guys were so fast to...
Ellie: What do you want?
Lex: I wanted to talk to you actually.
Jack: Can't it wait? We're kind of busy here.
(Ellie gets up and walks over to Lex.)
Ellie: The mood is ruined anyway, Jack. What do you want to talk about, Lex?
Lex: Your news sheet.
Ellie (frowns): Again? What's wrong with it?
Lex: Nothing's wrong with it. I want you to do me a favour. (pauses) Could you write about Tai-San? That we miss her and are looking for her.
Jack (sits up): Do you think anyone here will have seen her?
Lex (angrily): I have to do something! You don't know how it is. Your girl is right here.
Jack: Well, she wasn't always. I know how it is to be separated.
Lex: She's my wife, Jack! That's different!
(Ellie holds up her hands to get both of them to calm down.)
Ellie: It's okay. I'll do it.
Lex: When can you have it done?
Ellie: I'll show you, when it's finished.
(Lex nods and leaves. Jack lets out a sigh of relief and moves over to Ellie. He places his hands on her hips and pulls her closer.)
Jack: So where were we?
Ellie (smiles): I think I was about to do this...
(She kicks the door shut and pulls his shirt off. She flings it at the camera which goes black.)
SCENE 9
(In the café Patch, Dylan and Chester are sitting at a table as they catch up again, while Dee is sitting with the rest of the tribe.)
Dylan: The Technos rushed out of the air planes and loaded us on them.
Chester: And then they flew us to the work camp. We were working 12 hours a day. Most of us were out in the fields working, but Dylan and I were to young. They said the kids had to do the cleaning, the laundry and the cooking.
Dylan: There was a lot of laundry. And if you talked out of line, they'd zap you!
Patch: How did you end up here?
Chester: One day the guards scattered and we were there alone. We had nowhere to go, so we kind of just stayed there.
Dylan: And then Jack and Ellie came by and they took us here.
Patch: I still can't believe I found you again.
(Camera pans around to Dee, who's sitting and talking to Lex, Jay and Salene.)
Lex: Good to see you haven't lost your touch, girl.
Dee (raises an eyebrow): Missed me, Lex?
Lex (laughs): Nah...
Jay: So, Dee, where have you been?
Dee: Where haven't we been? We've searched the whole city first and then we had to persuade some Technos to give us details.
Lex: About the camps?
Dee (nods): When you got them alone and threatened them, they suddenly wanted to talk. So Patch and I just had to go check them out.
Jay: And you didn't get caught? That's lucky.
Dee: I know. It was really close sometimes, but we managed.
Lex: Did you ever see Tai-San?
Dee: Lex, I've never met her. I wouldn't know.
Jay: Anyone else then?
Dee: I'm not sure. There were so many faces, so many people and we couldn't do anything. I actually don't know what we would have done if Dylan and Chester were in one of the camps. We couldn't really break them out just the two of us.
Jay: I really want to know what happened to Ved.
Dee: Didn't you ask Ram?
Jay: I did, but Ram has no idea. He ordered him to be deleted and somebody else took care of it.
Lex: At least that's what he says.
(Camera pans around to show Ram leaving the café then cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 10
(Yara and Ben are sitting at a table in the warehouses and talk as Noel pulls up a seat and joins them.)
Noel: Ben, you've been here a few days now and have rested. I just wanted to ask some more questions about this tribe.
Ben (shakes his head): Not a tribe. They made it very clear that they were not a tribe. You could easily mistake them for one though, they all wear a circled red A somewhere on their body.
Yara: So they have the same tribal markings, but they are not a tribe?
Ben: They have a common cause. Something like how Christians can wear crosses.
Noel: And why did they attack you?
Ben: Because of my limp.
Yara: You had that before? I thought it was and injury from the fight.
Ben: No, I've had it for ages. They attacked me because I am weak. Only the strong survive.
Noel: Sounds like Darwin to me.
Yara: Who's that?
Noel (smiles): Charles Darwin. He was a scientist of sorts. He had this theory called 'Survival of the fittest' in which humans or animals in general would mate with the biologically fittest individuals whereas the unfit ones would die out. Something like that, we learned about it in school.
Ben: Sounds a lot like them. Only that they wanted to weed out the unfit individuals of our society by killing them.
Yara: What do we do, Noel?
Noel: I don't know.
(Camera zooms in on their worried faces before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 11
(Camera cuts in from the previous scene to Ram watching the cameras in the control room. The camera pans around to show Gel and Darryl out in the park making out in the grass on one screen and Ruby walking down the long corridor on another. Ram turns around just as Ruby arrives at the control room.)
Ram: Bored?
Ruby: You are the first person, who seems to actually enjoy guard duty.
Ram (shrugs): You see interesting stuff. Funny, how people forget about the cameras.
(Ruby leans over to see, what he's talking about. When she realizes how close she is to Ram, she blushes and quickly steps back.)
Ruby: Can I talk to you about something?
Ram: Go ahead.
Ruby: It's about Slade.
Ram (rolls his eyes): What about him? Who has he punched now?
Ruby (frowns): I thought you were friends.
Ram: I guess. I can still condemn his actions, especially if they are done in jealousy. Such a trivial emotion.
Ruby: So you never get jealous?
Ram: What about? I have all I need.
Ruby: Do you have all you want?
Ram (confused): What do you mean?
(There is silence between them for a few seconds in which they just look at each other. Then Ruby shakes her head.)
Ruby: Nothing.
Ram: So what did you want to talk about? If it's how pathetically in love he still is with Ebony, I'm not interested.
Ruby: No. It's about his comments. You know...
Ram: Comments?
Ruby: About us? Doesn't it bother you?
Ram (smirks): Oh, should it? (pauses) Does it bother you?
Ruby (quickly): No! No, not at all. I was just thinking... If it makes you uncomfortable, I could talk to him.
Ram (laughs): Ruby, I can handle Slade. If us dating is the worst rumour that can go around, I'll be fine.
Ruby (smiles): Yea. I... I'll go see if Patch might want to help me. I heard he used to be a doctor at the mall.
(She kisses Ram on the cheek and leaves. Ram touches his cheek with a confused look on his face, then shrugs and goes back to watching the cameras.)
SCENE 12
(Ryan is sitting in his room with his head buried in his hands.)
FLASHBACK
(Ryan and Salene and Lex and Tai-San stand in front of Trudy at their wedding)
Ryan (smiles): I-I do!
Trudy: And do you, Salene,take Ryan to be your lawful wedded husband?
Salene: I do!
Trudy: I ask you all that if anyone knows any reason why these people should not be joined together, speak now. (pauses) Lex and Tai- san, Ryan and Salene, having agreed to join in marriage and to share the rest of your lives together in trust, in truth, and in harmony, and having taken vows and given rings as tokens of your love and respect, I pronounce you husband and wife until death do they part.
(Scene fades, now Ryan is lying unconscious at the hotel pool in a Chosen uniform as Salene cradles his head in her lap.)
Salene (cries): Ryan, please forgive me. I've been so awful to you. I've lied, cheated... but I'll make it up to you, I promise. Ryan, wake up! I'm going to have our baby.
Ryan: Say- Say that bit again... about our baby.
FLASHBACK ENDS
(Ryan starts to pace in his room.)
FLASHBACK
(Ryan and Salene sit in the entrance hall of the hospital.)
Ryan: Can I ask you something, Salene?
Salene: Sure, go ahead.
Ryan: You and me... do you think we still have a chance?
(Salene looks surprised, then her glance falls to the ground.)
Salene: Ryan... I... Don't you see it? We're like strangers.
Ryan: But that doesn't mean, I don't care about you any more. I married you for a reason.
Salene: You don't even know me any more, Ryan! You care about the past. I think we should move on.
FLASHBACK ENDS
Ryan: What is she playing at? It's always hot and cold with her.
(He sighs and the camera pans out.)
SCENE 13
(Camera pans around the café as Jay leaves and follows him. In the corridor he runs into Slade. The two of them give each other nasty looks and pass each other. Slade stops after a few steps and turns around.)
Slade: Jay?
Jay (turns around): What?
Slade: I'm sorry for... (he points to his own face)
Jay (coldly): No big deal. Anything else?
Slade (hesitates): No.
Jay: Don't want me stay away from Ebony any more?
Slade: Do what you want.
(He walks off. Camera zooms in on Jay's grinning face.)
SCENE 14
(Ebony lies on her bed reading a book, when someone knocks on the door.)
Ebony: Come in!
(She puts the book down. Alice enters and Ebony looks at her confused.)
Ebony: Alice? What brings you to me?
Alice: I... Remember when Lex and Tai-san got married and I lived with you at the hotel for a while?
Ebony: Yes. So?
(Alice closes the door and steps a little closer.)
Alice: You really helped me.
Ebony: And now you need my help again?
Alice: Not really. I was just wondering if you wanted to talk.
Ebony: About what?
Alice: Look, I heard about the thing with Slade and Jay and I know you don't really have friends in the tribe.
Ebony: So you want to be my friend? Is that to make up for letting out captive get away? What happened there, Alice?
Alice: If you don't want to talk, that's fine.
(She turns to leave and Ebony quickly gets up.)
Ebony: You don't seem to want to talk either. You always seem to pick the black sheep.
Alice: I've heard you aren't so great at picking them either.
Ebony: Well, but right now I have two guys just by snapping my fingers.
Alice: So you like that Slade is still hung up on you?
Ebony (shrugs): I don't mind it.
Alice: So what are you doing?
Ebony: I'm enjoying myself. Just like you did, Alice. So don't judge me.
Alice: Well, just take care.
Ebony: I know what I'm doing, thanks.
(Alice shrugs and leaves. As soon as she's alone she places a hand on her stomach with a sad smile. Camera pans back around to Ebony, who picks up her book with a little happy smile.)
SCENE 15
(At a table in the corner of the café Trudy sits with Mouse and Brady. Both of them have a piece of paper and a pencil and Trudy has written the alphabet neatly on another piece of paper. Mouse holds up her paper to show Trudy. It says MOUSE in big, crooked letters.)
Trudy: Well done, Mouse, that's your name.
Brady: mummy...
(Trudy smiles and helps her daughter hold the pencil.)
Trudy: We'll write it together, Sweetie. Like this.
(They write Brady's name together and then she tries to do it herself, but soon gives up in frustration.)
Brady: It is hard.
Mouse: Yes.
Trudy: It'll get easier with time. Here this is how you write Mallrats.
(Mouse sighs and tries to write the new word, while Trudy helps Brady hold the pencil the right way.)
SCENE 16
(At a different table in the café, Dee has now joined Patch and his brothers, who have started talking about old times. Dylan smiles at Dee, when she sits down.)
Dylan: Has he been nice to you?
Dee: Patch? He's a perfect gentleman.
Chester: Did he ask you out like on a proper date?
Dylan: Gel and Darryl had one the other day.
Patch (blushes): It wasn't quite like that. It...
Dylan: He was too shy, wasn't he?
Dee (laughs): Yes. Well, at least he got it together in the end.
Patch: I'm sitting right here, you know.
Chester (to Dee): So you're part of the family now?
Dee: Uhm... I... We're all part of the Mallrat family.
Dylan (giggles): But you've been with Patch a while now and that makes you part of this family, too.
Patch: Boys, you're making her uncomfortable.
Chester (grins): You know everything about that, don't you?
Dylan: We're just teasing.
Patch: You haven't changed at all.
(Both Patch and Dee have gone a shade of red, while the younger boys just laugh at them. Patch places a quick kiss on Dee's cheek, which makes Dylan and Chester giggle and beam some more. Patch rolls his eyes as the camera cuts to black.)
SCENE 17
(Camera cuts in from black to Ellie and Jack lying in bed. She's resting her head on his chest with closed eyes and he plays with her hair.)
Ellie: Sometimes I wonder...
Jack: About what?
Ellie: How come I got everything I ever need and Alice always ends up getting hurt. I really wish something would work out for her.
Jack: Alice got a lot going for her. Everyone likes her here, she has a great little sister...
Ellie: I just think she's lonely. You didn't see her after Ned died. They had a whole future planned out and she lost that. And now the thing with Liam.
Jack: Ellie, she seems fine to me.
Ellie: You don't know her how I know her. She's still hurting, but if she shows it, the whole tribe is going to judge her for loving a Consilium. And then...
Jack: What?
Ellie: It's... I can't tell you.
Jack: Ellie, you can tell me anything.
(She opens her mouth to answer, but is interrupted by a knock on the door and Kayla poking her head in. When she sees them in bed, she goes bright red.)
Kayla: Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.
Ellie: You usually wait for someone to say 'Come in', Kayla.
Kayla: I know. I'm sorry. I...
Jack: Well, get out!
(She quickly closes the door again.)
Jack: What were you going to say?
Ellie: Nothing.
(She frees herself of his embrace and starts putting her clothes back on.)
Ellie: I better get started on the thing Lex asked me to do.
(Camera fades out.)
SCENE 18
(Camera fades in on Ryan still pacing in his room. He lets out a sigh and leaves the room. Camera follows him down the corridor until he reaches Bray and Amber's room. The door is open and we see the happy little family cuddling together on the bed. Amber looks up and notices him.)
Amber: Ryan, everything okay?
Ryan: Err, I guess so.
Bray: What can we do for you?
Ryan: I... I was wondering if I could talk to you, Bray.
(Amber smiles and gets up holding Bray jr.)
Amber: It's time for lunch anyway. See you in a bit.
(She leaves and Ryan closes the door.)
Bray: So what did you want to talk about?
Ryan: Uhm... this is weird. I mean, talking to you about this, but then you might be the only one who knows how to handle this.
Bray (confused): Ryan, you still haven't told me what this is about.
Ryan: Oh, yes. Salene.
Bray: Salene? What? I don't understand. What has this to do with me? Are you two...
Ryan: No. Well... She wants us to.
Bray: But you don't?
Ryan: I don't understand it. The one day she tells me, we have changed and we can't be together any more and now she has changed her mind completely. I feel like this is not about me at all.
Bray: Salene hasn't been so great in being on her own. You have to decide if you want to try again or not and then take it from there.
Ryan: I know and I think I know what I want, but... How do I tell her?
Bray: You say it clearly and firmly. Don't be cruel, but don't give her hope where there is none.
Ryan: She seemed so desperate, when she came to see me. I just want to help her.
Bray: I don't think you can. She needs a friend, but right now she doesn't see you like one.
Ryan: Okay. Thanks, I guess.
(Ryan turns around and leaves, he still doesn't seem too sure about what he's going to do.)
SCENE 19
(Sammy and Mouse are sitting in their room on their beds.)
Sammy: So how was school with Trudy?
Mouse: Okay. I can write my name now. But it's harder than I thought.
Sammy: You think, I should do it too?
Mouse (shrugs): You don't ever do what I tell you to anyway.
Sammy (grins): That's right.
(They sit in silence for a while. Mouse watches her feet dangle off the edge of her bed and sighs.)
Mouse: This is boring.
Sammy: Yea! Do you want to go into the city?
Mouse: And then what do we do?
Sammy: You could show me the warehouses. I've never been.
Mouse (smiles): It could be nice to see Noel and Yara again.
Sammy: Then let's go.
(They jump off the beds, take their jackets and head out. Camera watches them skip down the corridor before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 20
(KC throw open the back door. Gel and Darryl are sitting on the swings talking and holding hands and this is where KC is headed. As they haven't noticed him yet, he gives Gel's swing a push and she squeaks in surprise.)
Darryl (laughs): KC! Behave yourself.
Gel: Don't scare me like that.
KC (grins): I take it your date went well? You seem all loved up.
(He sits down in the grass in front of the swings facing them.)
Gel (beams): It was amazing. (pauses) Are you alright?
KC: It's okay. Sparrow and I were a lot different than the two of you anyway.
Darryl: So she's gone for good?
KC (nods): The Harpies left. I think, they didn't want to stay around with Kestrel death and everything. Sparrow picked her family, I can't really blame her for it.
Gel: I'm really sorry, KC.
KC: Anyway... I wanted to talk to you about Kayla. Have you noticed she's different?
Gel: She didn't want to talk to me about it. Said that nobody could know and that I was unreliable.
Darryl: What is it?
Gel: I think she's got a crush. She asked me for a make-over.
Darryl: Who's the lucky guy? KC?
KC (snaps): Let that go, Darryl!
Darryl: Okay, okay. I'm sorry.
KC: I think it's Jack. She denied it, but she's not very good at hiding it.
Gel: Oh yea, she asked about him.
Darryl: But he's with Ellie.
KC: Which is why I'm worried. I care about Kayla a lot, but I can't have her come in between them. I also don't think it would be good for the rest of the tribe.
Gel: So what do you want to do?
KC: I don't know. She has to know, she can't have him. She has to stop trying to get close to him.
Darryl: She is?
KC: She helped him with the new alarm system and she doesn't like technology very much.
Gel: Does he know?
KC (shrugs): If he does, he's hiding it well.
Gel: Maybe... I could talk to her.
KC: You or Alice. Although I don't know with Alice and Ellie being sisters.
Darryl: Gel can do it.
(He squeezes her hand and she beams at him.)
KC: Thanks. She doesn't listen to me.
Gel: Don't worry.
(Camera pans from her confident expression to KC, who looks very worried despite her words.)
SCENE 21
(Lottie is sitting on Ruby's bed as the older girl braids some of her hair and puts in some green and yellow beads in it.)
Ruby: You look beautiful.
Lottie: I want to look cool not beautiful.
Ruby (smiles): Well, you look both.
Lottie: Are you done?
Ruby (puts in the last scrunchy): Yes.
Lottie: Great. I'll go show the others.
(Lottie hops off the bed and runs for the door, where she nearly runs into Ram, who just so manages to avoid her.)
Ram: She was off in a hurry.
Ruby (smiles): You can't lose time when there's a new hairstyle to show off.
Ram: Uh... okay.
Ruby: It's probably a girl thing.
Ram: Probably.
Ruby: Can I do something for you, Ram?
(He shakes his head but enters anyway and sits down next to her.)
Ram: The tribe is driving me insane today.
Ruby: Why is that?
Ram: There is so much going on. And I can pass on Patch and Dee glaring at me, because I used to be Techno leader. It seems like I can never escape that.
Ruby: You can't escape your past, you can only live with it.
Ram (laughs): You should be careful with your reading, you're getting deep, Ruby.
Ruby: You know that's the first time I heard you say, you want to escape it. Not proud of it anymore?
(Ram rubs his temples and looks at her with a serious expression.)
Ram: Can I tell you something in confidence?
Ruby: Of course.
Ram: I don't even know what I was thinking back then. I was surrounded by people and I still couldn't see they were human just like me. I did terrible things.
(She smiles sadly and pulls him into a hug.)
Ram: It took me so long to realize that. I never had a friend before Slade came along.
Ruby: We're friends, too.
Ram: Yes, but we weren't in Liberty. (laughs) I still remember Slade coming to me and asking me to be your friend, because you weren't talking.
Ruby (frowns): When was that?
Ram: After we got here. He was still with Ebony and you were so mad at him.
Ruby: That's the only reason we are friends?
Ram: That's the reason I tried to be your friend, but there are lots of reasons why we are friends.
Ruby: You really changed, Ram... for the better.
(Camera zooms in on her as she closes her eyes and inhales his scent. Cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 22
(Camera cuts to the corridor of the hospital and moves down it. Most of the doors are closed, but the camera stops on an open door to one of the empty rooms. Dee and Patch are pushing the old office desk back against the wall.)
Dee: So this is home now.
Patch: It's going to be weird. We haven't stayed at one place for more than a week.
Dee: We haven't slept in a real bed in months.
Patch (smiles): This is going to be good. I know it.
(She grabs the collar of his shirt and pulls him closer to press her lips against his.)
Dee (whispers): Wherever you are is home for me. I don't need anything else.
Patch (whispers): I love you.
(As their lips meet for another kiss, the camera fades out.)
SCENE 23
(Alice stands in front of her window and watches the sun going down. In the background Fix You from Coldplay is playing. Camera pans around to show she's crying.)
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
(Her hands wander down to her stomach and she sobs harder.)
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Alice: Not like this. Not on my own.
(As the music fades out so does the camera.)
SCENE 24
(Salene is sitting in her dark room. The only light comes from a few candles. With a bright smile she goes through photographs and as the camera moves closer, we see she's holding hers and Ryan's wedding picture.)
Salene: It'll be just like it used to be. I know it will. We'll be a family and I don't have to be alone anymore.
(Camera zooms in on the picture and fades to black.)
SCENE 25
(Camera follows Lottie as she quickly walks towards Sammy's and Mouse's room. She already has her fist up to knock, when she realizes the door is open and the room is empty. She frowns and turns around to leave.)
Lottie (to herself): Where have they gone?