Episode 28
SCENE 1
(Camera fades in on Amber and Bray in their room. Amber is putting her hair up in zulu knots while Bray is playing with Bray Jr.)
Amber: I'm really worried about this.
Bray: This?
Amber: Us going to see the Anarchists. It could end badly, Samara was right about that.
Bray: It might also settle this whole thing. You still want to do it this way, right?
Amber: Anything that could prevent us from having to fight them. I mean even the Locos could be reasoned with.
Bray: I wouldn't say reasoned with... But the Locos were a real tribe. This is different.
(Amber sits down on the floor with him and pulls Bray Jr. unto her lap.)
Bray Jr: Momma! Momma!
Amber (smiles): That's right, Sweetheart.
Bray: I love you both so much.
Amber: I wish, Junior wouldn't have to grow up in this world. There's so much danger and darkness and I want his future to be bright.
Bray: We'll protect him and make it possible. I promise.
(He leans in and presses a kiss to Bray Jr's forehead before placing a gentle kiss on Amber's lips. The camera fades out.)
SCENE 2
(Camera cuts to Trudy sitting on Alice's bed with Brady next to her as they watch Alice try on dresses that show her bump a little more.)
Trudy: Are you scared?
Alice: A little. I was kind of hoping, you could be there.
Trudy (smiles): Of course. I delivered Amber's baby, I can deliver yours.
Brady: Alice is going to be a Mommy, too?
Trudy: Yes, she'll have a daughter or a son of her own soon.
Brady: Can I play with him?
Alice: Him? We don't know what it's going to be yet, Brady.
Brady: I know. It'll be a boy!
Alice (smiles): Well, then you can play with him, when he gets a little older.
Trudy: You have to be careful with babies. They mostly sleep and eat in their first year.
Brady: Boring.
Trudy: You were the same. Only you never slept at night and kept Mommy awake.
(Brady laughs and runs out of the room.)
Alice: Sounds like fun.
Trudy: It's worth it. You'll see.
(Trudy stands up and walks towards Alice. She gestures towards her baby bump.)
Trudy: Can I...?
Alice (smiles): Sure.
(Trudy places a hand on Alice's rounded abdomen and smiles.)
Trudy: Does he move a lot?
Alice: It started moving a couple of days ago, now it rarely stops.
(Camera fades out.)
SCENE 3
(Camera fades in on Ram and Ruby as he helps her study medicine. Their hands are linked as she reads about stitches.)
Ruby: I need a banana. Why don't we have bananas?
Ram: What do you need a banana for?
Ruby: To practice doing stitches. The peel has a great consistency for it. I saw it on TV once.
Ram: Do you even have the right needle and threat for that?
(She grins and gets the utensils from her desk.)
Ram: How often have you been in that part of the hospital?
Ruby (shrugs): Couple of times.
(She sits back down next to him and kisses him tenderly on the lips.)
Ram: I wanted to talk about this.
Ruby: Us?
Ram: Yes. How is this going to go?
Ruby: What do you mean? You must know something about relationships.
Ram (sarcastically): Oh sure, boy meets girl, boy falls in love, they get married and have kids and live happily ever after.
Ruby (frowns): What are you getting at, Ram?
Ram: I just... I really like you.
Ruby: And I really like you too. Isn't that all we need to know?
Ram: Maybe. I was just thinking, it could only be you and me for now.
Ruby: I wasn't planning on getting pregnant, Ram.
Ram (shocked): What? No! I meant... I don't want to tell the others.
Ruby: Oh...
(She smiles and kisses him again.)
Ruby: Okay, if you let me practice my stitches on you.
Ram: What? Are you crazy?
(She grins and waves at him with the needle and threat in hand as the camera pans out.)
SCENE 4
(Camera pans around the entrance hall where most of the Mallrats have gathered around Amber, Bray and Lex who are ready to go to meet with the other tribes. Slade and Ebony stand offside and watch the whole thing.)
Slade: This is pointless. They won't talk.
Ebony: My thoughts exactly. We're wasting time here.
Slade: Or just attracting danger. I'm pretty sure the Anarchists know where to find us.
Ebony: Well, let them come. I'm ready for some action.
Slade: They are dangerous, Ebony.
Ebony (smirks): I know, I can handle it. But I kind of like you being protective.
Slade: I know you can protect yourself. I just don't want to lose you again.
(She presses herself up against him and they kiss. Camera pans back around to show Amber, Bray and Lex leaving and cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 5
(In her room Gel is on her knees doing push-ups, sweat trickles down her face as Darryl enters.)
Darryl: What are you doing?
Gel: Working out.
Darryl: But you hate getting sweaty.
Gel: I have to be stronger, Darryl, if I want to fight the Anarchists.
Darryl: Why are you so dead-set on that?
Gel: Because they hurt Sammy. We might not be as close anymore, but he was my best friend back at the mall. He'd do anything for me and now I have to do something for him.
Darryl: Taking revenge? That won't help him.
Gel: It will make him feel safer, when the Anarchists are gone.
(Gel gets up from the floor and wipes the sweat from her face thereby smudging her tribal markings.)
Gel: It'll make me feel safer.
Darryl: I just don't want you to do something reckless.
Gel: Right now, I'm only working out. Nothing reckless about that is there?
(He shakes his head and leaves the room as Gel starts doing knee-lifts.)
SCENE 6
(Camera fades in on Alice holding the book about pregnancies and knocking on a door.)
Ruby (from inside): Who is it?
Alice: It's Alice.
(The door is opened and Ruby steps aside to let Alice inside. When she spots the book in Alice's hand, she starts to laugh.)
Ruby: You took that! I've been looking all over for it.
Alice: Oh, sorry. I should have asked.
Ruby: It's okay. I was looking for it for you. I thought, I could be there to help with the birth.
Alice (smiles): That would be great. Trudy offered to help, too. It'll be nice to have you both there.
Ruby: We'll see how much this can teach me and how much of a help I'll be.
Alice: It didn't help me much, but I don't know two things about the human body other than we have to legs and arms and a head.
Ruby (laughs): Let me tell you, there's a lot more than that. Boy, was I surprised when I started reading these.
(She points at the books. Alice laughs)
Ruby: So have you thought of names yet?
Alice (shrugs): I'm not sure. I thought about naming the baby after someone, but then decided the little one should start out fresh.
Ruby: And now you don't know?
Alice: Yea... I thought Max was nice and simple for a boy.
Ruby: It's nice. Now you just have to find one for a girl.
Alice: Which is much harder.
Ruby: Well, you still have a few months to think about it.
(Alice nods. She then remembers that she's still holding the book and hands it to Ruby. The camera pans out.)
SCENE 7
(Jay and Ryan are sitting outside on one of the benches at the playground. Ryan is absent-mindedly massaging his shoulder. Jay notices.)
Jay: How's your shoulder?
Ryan: Oh, it's fine. Just not as strong as it used to be. Ruby says it needs some time.
Jay: Which is what we haven't got. Are you up for it, if it comes to a fight?
Ryan: I will have to be.
(Camera pans around to show Cara approaching them. Jay nudges Ryan and points towards her.)
Jay: What do you think of her?
Ryan: She's a bit young, isn't she?
Jay: Oh God, not like that! She's younger than my brother. I meant in general.
Ryan: Don't know. She doesn't say much.
(Cara reaches them and smiles.)
Jay: Can we help you?
Cara: Yup. Cal and Paul say if I want to fight, I have to get more fight training.
Jay: Now?
Cara (nods): Is that a problem?
Jay: It's just that you don't have a partner. Ryan and I are bigger and stronger than you are.
Cara: Doesn't matter. It's about the technique, right? And I'm really fast.
Ryan (smiles): I want to see that. Why don't you try taking on Jay?
(Jay looks sceptically at him, but gets up to face Cara. They go through some steps and defences, before Jay lets her kick and hit him.)
Ryan: How did you end up with Cal and Paul? I've heard their story but they didn't say anything about you.
Cara (frowns): They didn't mention me?
Ryan: They did, but only briefly.
Cara (laughs): That's because I outsmarted them.
FLASHBACK
(A younger Cal and a younger Paul are sat around a fire as Cara watches them from afar. She waits until they settle down for the night before she sneaks up to them and goes through their stuff.)
Cara VO: Before I met them, I got by by stealing and I stole from them. In order to do that I had to watch them carefully though and I saw them sign to each other. I thought that was interesting and followed them around for a while.
(We see several short scenes of Cara following the boys. Another night they find shelter in a small abandoned house and Cara brings up the courage to show herself.)
Cara VO: I just walked up to them and introduced myself. They weren't too happy about the stealing, but they both have a soft heart and by then I knew how to play people like that.
(There are more scenes of Cara with the boys. Them teaching her sign language, Cal playing guitar and her singing, Paul drawing pictures of her and Cal.)
FLASHBACK ENDS
Cara: They grow on you. I wasn't planning on staying with them, but now they're like my brothers.
Jay: How long did it take you to learn to sign?
Cara: I'm still learning, but I could communicate with Paul after a week. Only the bare necessities though. They were signing all the time, I picked it up and they started teaching me from day one.
Jay: Impressive.
Cara (smiles): Are we training here or what?
(She kicks him in the side and they resume the training as the camera pans out.)
SCENE 8
(Camera pans around the old shopping mile. A few city kids are walking around, but it's not so lively like the rest of the city. Gordon and two other Lost Boys are already waiting for them and Tilly and Jasper from the Astros are making their way towards them, just as Bray, Amber and Lex reach them.)
Gordon: You ready?
Amber: As ready as I'll ever be.
Bray: Do you think Samara will show?
Gordon: She's a woman of her word. She'll send someone.
(Tilly and Jasper catch up to them and they greet each other. Noel and another guy from the warehouses walk towards them and greet them happily and then finally three Skygliders appear around the corner.)
Noel: Everyone ready?
(The others nod and the little group of people head towards the parking deck.)
SCENE 9
(Slade is sitting in the control room as he is on guard duty. He flicks through an old motorcycle magazine and doesn't pay much attention to anything else. Ruby appears in the doorway and watches him. When he still doesn't notice her she clears her throat and takes a seat in the second chair.)
Ruby: Some guard you are.
(Slade puts the magazine done and grins at her sheepishly.)
Slade: Are you really here to talk about my guard duty?
Ruby (smiles): No. I have news.
Slade: About?
Ruby: Ram.
Slade (grins): Is that so?
Ruby (blushes): Don't look at me like that.
Slade: Like what?
Ruby: Like that!
Slade: Are you going to tell me the news now or what?
Ruby: Well, I took your advice an-
Slade: Always a good way to start a story.
Ruby: Don't interrupt me! I kissed Ram.
Slade: And did he like it?
Ruby (huffs): Why wouldn't he?
Slade: Just saying. It's Ram. Maybe he's into robots and stuff.
Ruby: Shut up! He's into me, okay?
Slade (grins): So you and Ram, huh?
Ruby (smiles): Yea. But we want to keep it quiet for now, so I never told you. Understand?
Slade: Whatever. I don't need to gossip about your love life.
Ruby: Don't tell Ebony either!
Slade (laughs): I'm not even allowed to say your name in her presence, so don't worry.
Ruby: For real?
Slade: Nah, she just doesn't want to talk about you. Which is acceptable, I guess.
Ruby: Don't you go choose her over me again. I won't let you come crawling back again.
(Slade laughs and pulls Ruby into a hug.)
Slade: Don't worry. You're the best.
Ruby (smiles): You're not so bad either.
(Camera zooms in on them hugging and cuts to the next scene.)
SCENE 10
(Camera cuts to Sammy's and Lottie's room where the two of them and Gel are sat on the floor and play a game of ludo.)
Lottie: I'm so winning! Gel say goodbye to Spencer!
Gel: Who's Spencer?
Lottie: This little guy.
(She moves her pawn to the spot where Gel's red one stands and places it back at Gel's house.)
Gel (frustrated): Lottie! You always pick on me.
Lottie: Do not! I couldn't even reach Sammy's pawns and that is the point of the game, you know.
Gel: No, the point of the game is to get your pawns home.
Lottie: Well, but it's more fun this way.
Gel: For you maybe.
(Sammy looks back and forth between his friends and starts laughing. Lottie smirks triumphantly at Gel.)
Lottie: Sammy thinks it's fun, too!
(Gel groans and takes the dice. She gets a four and is now able to get one of Sammy's pawns.)
Gel (grins): Still funny?
Sammy (mutters): I'll get you back.
Lottie: You better walk the talk now.
(She hands him the dice. The camera fades out as the three of them enjoy themselves.)
SCENE 11
(Amber, Bray, Lex and the other tribe representatives arrive at the parking deck. Some Anarchists are hanging out in front of it. A few of them head back inside at the sight, but three of them walk towards them.)
Anarchist 1: Look at this! We have guests. That's so nice, we rarely get any.
Anarchist 2: And if we do, they never stay long. What a pity.
(Amber steps forward and Bray quickly stands next to her.)
Amber: We want to talk to you.
Anarchist 1: Me especially or all of us?
Amber: All of you.
Anarchist 3: You sure about that? We don't like talking that much. Especially not that tribe bullshit.
Bray: You don't have a leader, is that right?
Anarchist 3: Don't need one.
Bray: Do you at least have someone who can speak for all of you?
Anarchist 1: We speak for ourselves!
Anarchist 2: How about we lead our little friends inside? So everyone can hear the nice speech they have prepared for us.
(The Anarchists cackle and start walking into the parking deck. The others look at each other, but have no other choice than to follow them.)
SCENE 12
(Camera pans in from black as Salene, Cal and Paul sit outside in the grass. Salene is signing slowly while talking. Her speech is slow because of this. Every now and then Cal or Paul correct her or Cal introduces her to a new sign that she needs.)
Salene: This... is hard.
Cal: You'll get the hang of it soon.
Paul: I appreciate it.
Salene: What was the second sign?
(Paul repeats it. The flat hand on his chest which he then presents to her palm facing up.)
Cal: Appreciate.
Salene: So it's different than 'Thank you'
(She touches her finger to her chin and presents her hand to him with her palm facing up.)
Cal: Yes, but he could also just say Thank you.
Salene: With sign language you can understand... everyone... from everywhere... at least.
(Paul shakes his head.)
Cal: There's no such thing as international sign language. This is specific for New Zealand.
Salene: Are you... What's the sign for kidding?
(Paul raises his hand as if to show her the number three, he places his thumb underneath his chin and moves the hand forwards. Salene repeats it and Paul nods.)
Salene: Are you kidding me?
(Cal laughs. Salene sighs and falls backwards into the grass.)
Paul: How about a break?
Cal: I think a break is a great idea.
(Paul turns around and takes up his sketch block and a pencil. He looks around before his eyes fix on Mouse's tree and he starts sketching it. Camera pans out.)
SCENE 13
(Camera pans around the parking deck, where the city tribes have now come face to face with all the Anarchists currently at the parking deck with Kierce and Dana at the front. There are about 50 of them eyeing them with great interest.)
Anarchist 1: They want to talk.
(Those words alone seem hilarious to most of them as they start laughing loudly. Kierce grins and has to shout to get them to calm down.)
Kierce: What do you want to talk about?
Noel: Your behaviour! You can't just attack people because you feel like it.
Kierce: What are you going to do about it? (laughs) Fight me?
Noel: No!
Amber: We want to put an end to this. We want to live in peace again.
Dana: And what then? Some tribe will take control of the city again and all the strays and city kids won't have any say.
Anarchist 1: Yea! We want every voice to be heard.
Gordon: And you're achieving that by killing people?
Kierce: We're weeding out the weak. If you can't survive on your own, you shouldn't.
Amber: What about the future?
Dana: The future is now. Who cares what happened before us and what will happen after us. We live now!
(The Anarchists cheer at her words.)
Lex: Listen here! You killed lots of our friends and we're just supposed to take it?
Dana: You can avenge them, if you want.
(Amber quickly grabs Lex before he can do just that.)
Gordon: So you don't see a problem with your actions?
Kierce: No.
(Camera zooms in on him grinning before fading out.)
SCENE 14
(In the café Alice is having lunch while writing down a list of baby names. Ebony walks into the café, spots her and takes a seat opposite. Alice doesn't look up from her list.)
Alice: Hit me.
Ebony: What?
Alice: Hit me. You do have something awful to say, don't you?
(Ebony glances at the list in front of Alice and then back at the other woman.)
Ebony: You want it, don't you? You actually want the baby.
Alice: Why shouldn't I?
Ebony: Because the father was an idiot. Because having a baby in these times is stupid. Because you're all on your own.
Alice: And you feel sorry for me? You worry? Oh come on, Ebony.
Ebony: I'm not worried, but I do feel sorry for you.
Alice: Even if all of that were true and I didn't want the baby. There's not exactly a clinic I could go to, that would take care of it. This baby will come out one way and only one way.
Ebony: That could kill you, you know.
Alice (snaps): I do know. Thanks for the encouragement.
Ebony: I'm just saying.
Alice: Well, don't! Trudy and Amber had kids and they are fine. I'll take my chances.
(She turns away from Ebony and crosses out a few names on the sheet in front of her. Ebony realizes Alice is done talking with her and gets up and leaves. Camera fades out.)
SCENE 15
(Camera fades back in on the Anarchists and city tribes. Lex lurches forward just after Kierce said, he feels no regret for his actions, but Amber and Bray hold him back. The Anarchists laugh.)
Dana: Just let him. We can settle this now. It'll be a fair one-on-one fight and if you win, you finish him.
Amber: We don't want to fight.
Kierce: Too bad. We do.
Skyglider1: If you do this now, we'll consider it a declaration of war. You'll not be safe anymore.
Dana: Good.
Kierce: We don't need safety. We look out for ourselves, but what about your little tribes. If you want war, you'll get war. It will be all over the city, in the streets, here and at your homes.
(He smiles and looks at Amber.)
Kierce: The hospital. The warehouses. The cinema. The hotel. The pool. It's hunting season and you are our prey.
(The Anarchists start moving in on them as they get ready for fight.)
Dana: Now, now, friends. Let's not spoil the fun. Let our friends get back to their pathetic tribes and let them hide or flee. Because tomorrow we're roaming the streets.
Kierce: Tomorrow we hunt!
(Amber and the others back away before turning around and quickly running out of the parking deck. They bring a few metres space between them and the Anarchists before stopping.)
Skyglider1 (sarcastically): Well, that turned out great.
Gordon: We need to organize, now!
Amber: Someone get Cloud and Samara and we meet in the park?
Noel: Done!
(Tilly and Jasper hurry towards the cinema and the three Skygliders disappear to find Samara, while all the others head for the hospital.)
SCENE 16
(Gel sits in front of the mirror in her room. She's just finishing her hair and make-up and then gets up and leaves. She looks into the café and the entrance hall, but doesn't find who she's looking for. She then tries KC's and Kayla's rooms, but they are both alone. She walks out into the park and immediately spots Darryl sitting on one of the swings by himself. She walks up to him with a bright smile on her face.)
Gel: There you are.
(Darryl barely looks at her.)
Darryl: You were looking for me?
Gel: Of course. I haven't seen you since this morning.
Darryl: You were busy.
Gel: Well, I'm not now. What's up with you?
Darryl: Nothing.
(Gel frowns and sits down on the other swing.)
Gel: Something is up.
Darryl: You've changed.
Gel: What?
Darryl: You've changed. Since what happened to Sammy. You've been different.
Gel: So? It's a big deal. It... I had to grow up and this was a wake-up call. Are you saying, you don't like it?
Darryl: No... I mean, yea.
Gel: Darryl!
Darryl: No, you've been cold, Gel! I understand that you want to fight and that's no problem at all. But you shut me out and I don't like it.
Gel: I didn't mean to. I just had a lot on my mind.
Darryl: I know that. I just thought, when you asked me to move in with you that we'd be closer and all it did was put more distance between us.
Gel: I'm sorry.
(She reaches out for his hand and laces her fingers with his.)
Gel: I love you and I didn't mean to be distant. I want you with me all the time.
Darryl (smiles): I love you, too.
(He grabs her swing and pulls her closer to him. They kiss passionately and hold each other close. Gel loses her footing and the swing slides out from beneath her, making her fall in the dirt. As her arms are closely wrapped around Darryl he falls, too. They are both lying on the ground laughing. Gel looks down her white skirt that is stained now and laughs even harder.)
Gel: Remember when I was mad at you for getting dirt on my face?
Darryl: Sure.
Gel: I'm sorry. I was a witch.
Darryl: It's long forgotten.
Gel: Yea, but... it was just dirt.
(She presses him to the ground and kisses him again. As the kiss deepens their hands start roaming over their bodies and the camera pans out.)
SCENE 17
(Camera pans around Salene's room as she's lying on her bed taking a nap. Jay knocks on the door and pokes his head in. When he sees her lying there, he's about to leave again, but she stirs and looks at him.)
Jay: Sorry, I didn't know you were sleeping.
Salene: It's okay. Come in.
(Jay sits down next to her.)
Jay: I was actually just going to see how you were. You seem much better now.
Salene: I am. I'm so glad Paul is back and Cal is really nice too. They say, I'll be signing in no time.
Jay (smiles): Is it hard?
Salene: No. You pick it up really fast.
Jay: Cara said the same thing.
Salene: You talked to her?
Jay: She wanted some more fighting lessons. Some kind of agreement she had with Cal and Paul apparently.
Salene: They really care for her.
Jay: Yea, she said, they're like family. It's nice.
Salene: Did you think about Ved again?
Jay (nods): I have to find him. So hopefully this thing with the Anarchists is over soon.
Salene: But you'll be back, right?
Jay: Of course. I wouldn't know where else to go. Finding him could take a while though.
Salene: Maybe, but you'll always be welcome here.
Jay: Thanks.
(Camera fades out.)
SCENE 18
(Camera pans around the park where all the Mallrats and a bunch of the Skygliders, Astros, Lost Boys and warehouse tribe have arrived. The leaders are standing in the middle discussing the run in with the Anarchists.)
Samara: I told you it was pointless!
Amber: We had to try.
Samara: And look where that brought us. Now our homes are targets, too.
Cloud: You wanted to fight, Samara. Shouldn't you be happy?
Samara (sneers): What do you know? Whenever there were conflicts in this city the Astros hid inside their cinema and let us deal with it. Are you prepared to change that? If not just leave!
Cloud: I've been looking out for my tribe! And it's not like anyone wanted our help. Don't act as though anyone takes us seriously.
Noel (shouts): Guys! This is more important than your little feud. We have the rest of today to figure something out.
Gordon: What is there to figure out? We're going to fight.
Bray: We need to protect our homes as well. The whole city will be a battle field if you want to believe that guy. Innocent people will get hurt.
Samara: We can't protect everyone. We need to get them out of the city and try to keep the casualties at a minimum.
Amber: Do you even care?
Samara: Of course I care, but we have to be realistic here. There are casualties on both sides in a war and personally I just hope it's not going to be any of my friends.
Gordon: So all of us stand together? Tomorrow we fight?
Noel: Yes.
Samara: Every little Anarchist will either die or surrender.
(Camera zooms in on her serious expression before panning out.)
SCENE 19
(Camera pans back in to show the Anarchists have gathered as well and they are even more than they were in earlier scenes with the tribal leaders. Dana and Kierce are stood on the hood of a car as they shout to get heard.)
Kierce: Dooms Day is here, everybody! Come tomorrow nothing's off limits anymore. The tribes will fall and our new society will rise!
(The crowd cheers.)
Dana: You all know the rules, right? But tomorrow there are no rules. We'll destroy the tribes and everyone who gets in our way. Then we'll weed out the rest of the weaklings in the aftermath.
Kierce: We'll take the tribes by their roots. Destroy their homes!
Anarchist1: Is there a plan?
Kierce (shakes his head): No plan. Just Chaos!
(The camera pans around the cheering Anarchists before cutting to black.)
SCENE 20
(Camera fades in from black on the tribes in the park.)
Gordon: We have to comb the city. I'd say every tribe takes on a different part of the city.
Amber: Don't forget to secure your homes though.
Samara: Won't happen. I'd say we are central, because the pool is close to the city centre.
Noel: We'll take the eastern part and the shopping mile.
Gordon: Then we're west, the Astros are south and the Mallrats are north. Everyone okay with that?
Bray: Once your area is cleared, you go help out the other tribes.
Samara: Sure, especially since the Astros and Mallrats are smaller than our tribes.
Lex: We'll handle it.
(Bray steps in front of Lex and smiles at Samara.)
Bray: He means, we appreciate it.
(Gordon steps forward and holds out his hand to the other tribe leaders.)
Gordon: Tomorrow we fight together. Friends.
(Amber takes his hand and one after the other so do Noel, Cloud and Samara. Camera pans around before cutting to the next scene.)
SCENE 21
(KC and Kayla are sitting in KC's room. She nervously fiddles with the orange tips of her hair and chews on her lower lip, while KC stands at the window and watches the other tribes leave.)
KC: So... war.
Kayla: Yea.
KC: You're scared.
Kayla: Of course I am. I don't want to lose any of you, I don't know if I'm strong enough to win a real fight and I don't want to die.
(KC crosses the room and hugs her.)
KC: It'll be okay. You just stick with me, that always works for you, doesn't it?
Kayla (smiles): Don't get cocky.
KC: But it's the truth, isn't it? I'll look out for you. When we go out tomorrow, it'll be you, me, Darryl and Gel and we'll stick together.
Kayla: We'll get out of this on top, you think?
KC (nods): Positive. The Mallrats always get out on top.
(Kayla wiggles out of his arms.)
Kayla: Can we... Would you mind training with me one last time?
KC: Now? Without weapons?
Kayla (nods): Hand to hand combat.
KC: If that's what you want.
(They assume their stances and the camera fades to black.)
SCENE 22
(A smiling Gel is running towards the hospital. She swings open the door, runs down the corridor and bursts into Sammy's and Lottie's room. Lottie is applying new tribal markings to Sammy's face for the first time, since he came back. They both look at Gel in surprise.)
Lottie: You seem happy.
Gel: They just had a final meeting. We're fighting the Anarchists tomorrow.
(She walks over and takes one of Sammy's hands in hers.)
Gel: They'll pay for what they did to you, I promise.
(Sammy pulls his hand away and shakes his head vehemently.)
Gel (confused): What?
Sammy: No!
Lottie: Sammy, what do you mean? Something has to happen to them.
(He pushes them both away. Angry tears form in his eyes as he struggles to find the words to express himself.)
Sammy: No! You can't!
Gel: Sammy, it'll be alright. You don't have to face them. We'll take care of it.
(Sammy wraps his arms around his head and starts rocking forth and back, while muttering under his breath. Lottie and Gel look at each other.)
Lottie: Maybe it's better you go now.
Gel: Yea... I'll see you later.
(Gel leaves and Lottie puts an arm around Sammy.)
Lottie: Hey, it's okay. She's gone now.
(Camera fades out.)
SCENE 23
(Camera follows Gel as she walks from Sammy's and Lottie's room towards the café, where the rest of the tribe has gathered. She takes a seat next to Darryl and takes his hand before focusing her attention on Amber and Bray.)
Bray: Because the Anarchists probably will attack here, too, not everyone can come into the city with us tomorrow. The kids will of course stay here and I think it's a good idea if Ryan, Ruby and Alice stay as well.
Ruby: What? No! I want to fight.
Amber: You'll probably have to fight here as well. But you're the only one that understands a little bit of medicine, so if anything happens to one of us – God forbid – I want you to be here and be able to take care of them.
Ruby (scowls): Fine!
Amber: The rest of you should be aware that it's unacceptable to take off on your own tomorrow. And we need some sort of security here. Alarms won't scare those people away. Secure your windows and lock your doors, when you leave tomorrow. Alice, Ryan and Ruby, I want to discuss our security plan with you now. All of you others, I expect you to be ready at 8 in the morning.
(Ryan, Ruby and Alice get up and walk towards her and Bray. Lex as head of security joins them as well, while the rest of the Mallrats leave and prepare themselves for the next day.)
SCENE 24
(Camera fades in on Sammy and Lottie as they're still sitting on the bed. Sammy has calmed down now and wipes the dried tears from his eyes.)
Sammy: Sorry.
Lottie: It's okay.
Sammy: I just... They are bad people. They'll hurt everyone. They... killed Mouse.
(Lottie takes his hands in hers.)
Lottie: We know, Sammy, that's why this is happening. They can't keep doing this.
Sammy: But... you don't understand. They... He...
FLASHBACK
(Sammy is in the parking deck surrounded by Anarchists. Kierce has just knocked Mouse out and throws her limp body to one of the others. Kierce smiles at Sammy, who stands frozen in fear.)
Kierce: Now what to do with you?
(He runs a hand through Sammy's hair and grabs his neck forcefully.)
Kierce: I think, I'm going to have a little bit of fun with you. (turns to the Anarchists) I'll take care of this one. Do what you want with her!
(Sammy looks back as a girl yanks Mouse from the guy's grip, but then Kierce drags him away and into the back of an old van. He lets go of Sammy, who immediately scrambles away from him.)
Sammy: L-let me g-g-go!
Kierce: I will! Later.
(He grabs Sammy again and pushes him against the wall pressing himself against him. Tears are running down Sammy's face now as Kierce runs a hand down his front and undoes his pants.)
Kierce (whispers): See, we're going to have a little fun now and then you can go. Not everyone gets to do that. You should be glad.
(Sammy struggles against Kierce, but he just seems to enjoy it. He starts to undo his own pants.)
Kierce: I like it when they squirm like this. It excites me.
(He licks Sammy's cheek and tastes the saltiness of his tears.)
FLASHBACK ENDS
(Sammy has moved away from Lottie and sits curled up against the wall. Camera zooms in on Lottie, who seems to be on verge of tears but also about to explode.)
Sammy (whispers): It hurt.
Lottie: Sammy, I'm... I'm so sorry.
(They sit in silence. Sammy is just staring at his bare feet while Lottie just doesn't know what to say. Eventually she pats his knee and leaves the room. Camera follows her outside as she makes her way for the park. Once she's outside she slides down the wall and starts crying. Camera pans out.)
SCENE 25
(The night has fallen and Ebony stands close to the main door watching the city. From behind Lex approaches and stands next to her.)
Lex: What are you thinking?
Ebony: How much I want those losers to realize how wrong they are. And that it's too late for them.
Lex: Happy thoughts. Why are you so angry? You don't care about the kids.
Ebony: No, I don't care, but these guys are a plague and if you don't do anything about a plague, it spreads. If this is going to be my home, I can't live in a sick city.
Lex (shrugs): I just want to show them, they messed with the wrong people.
(Camera zooms out on them looking over the city)