One of them
ashley'S BEDROOM - NEXT DAY
ashley cringes in her sleep, as kyla invades her bedroom
from their common bathroom.
kyla
ashley, come on. It's one
o'clock already.
kyla yanks open the blinds.
Ashley
Go away.
kyla
You're supposed to watch me and
entertain me, and make me
appreciate the brief but happy
years of childhood.
ashley
Entertain yourself.
ashley pulls the covers over her head.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
Kyla accompanied by Nanook sneak a peek into Grandpa's
taxidermy room. Grandpa is hard at work. kyla doesn't
dare go inside.
BACK OF HOUSE - DAY
kyla and Nanook check over Grandpa's OLD PICKUP parked
in the back yard filled with fencing materials; posts,
rails and boards.
kyla
Nanook... this is my life: I come
from a broken home. My mother
works all day. My sister sleeps
all day. And my Grandpa, who is
possibly and alien, stuffs
chipmonks.
Then he notices the marijuana garden next to it.
Running into the kitchen, she comes back with a book
of matches.
Breaking off a leaf, she rolls it and is just about to
light it when Grandpa's voice makes him choke.
GRANDPA (O.S.)
Whatcha doin'?
kyla palms the evidence.
kyla
Grandpa, stop doin' the Indian
Walk!
GRANDPA
Gotta keep in practice. It's a
dyin' art.
kyla
Good!
GRANDPA
Whatcha doin' over here?
kyla
Oh... I was just... having a look
at your truck. What's all that
wood in there for?
GRANDPA
Been fixin' to build me fence
one of these days. Bought all the
materials, then put it off...
for about ten years.
(sighs)
Well, one more day won't hurt.
Wanna go into town with me?
kyla
Great. I wanna get some new comics.
GARAGE - DAY
A classic 1957 CHEVY in creampuff condition. Grandpa
takes down an old coffee can from the tool bench and
fishes out the car keys from inside.
GRANDPA
Get in.
kyla slides into the car. Grandpa climbs in behind the
wheel.
'57 CHEVY
Grandpa puts the key into the ignition and TURNS OVER the
ENGINE. It FIRED UP like a dream.
GRANDPA
Got to let her warm up a bit.
Hear that, ky? Just like a
baby pussycat.
(beat)
OKay?! Let's go to town!
So saying, he TURNS OFF the IGNTION. kyla looks baffled.
Grandpa climbs from the car and puts the keys back into
the coffee can. Then he turns to kyla who is still seated
inside the car.
GRANDPA
Are we havin' fun or what?
kyla
I thought we were goin' into town.
GRANDPA
I hate goin' into town. That's
about as close to town as I like
to get.
kitchen
kyla is there, looking through the refrigerator. ashley
enters from the service porch and plops down in a chair.
kyla
What did you do last night? You
look wasted.
ashley
I can't remember much after the
Chinese food that looked like
maggots.
That takes care of kyla's appetite.
kyla
You don't suppose Grandpa's an
alien, do you?
ashley
What would that make Mom?
kyla
You're right... not even to
mention you and me.
Nanook comes up to ashley and begins to lick the bottoms
of her bare feet.
ashley
Beat it, Nanook.
Nanook continues to lick and lick.
ashley
ky. Make him stop.
kyla pulls Nanook away. Then she takes a closer look at
Michael's feet.
kyla
Did you spill something?
ashley
No. Why?
kyla
The bottoms of your feet are
covered with salt.
ashley gets up from the table and starts to leave
the room.
ashley
I told you it was pretty weird
Chinese food.
kyla
Wanna go to the comic book store?
Ashley
No.
COMIC BOOK STORE - DAY (LATER)
kyla parks her bike outside and enters. sHe begins looking
around, when he sees the gem Brothers at work as usual.
They exchange glares and kyla goes to a section he likes.
clay
How do you like Santa Carla?
kyla
It's a pretty cool place if you're
a Martian.
glen
Or a vampire.
kyla
Are you guys sniffing old
newsprint or something?
glen
You think you're cool, don't you?
You think you know what's really
happening, don't you? Well, you
don't know shit, girly.
clay
Yeah, you think we just work in a
comic book store for our dad, huh?
kyla
This isn't a comic book store,
right. It's a bakery.
glen
This is just our cover. We're
dedicated to a higher purpose.
kyla
Now I get it... you're like those
people in the airport trying to
get you to give them money.
You're part of a cult.
clay
We're fighters for Truth, Justice,
and the American Way.
kyla
You better get some fresh air.
glen
Hey, , take this... It's on the
house.
He hands her a comic called Destroy All Vampires.
kyla
I don't like horror comics.
clay
Think of this more as a survival
manual... there's our number on
the back, and pray that you never
need to call us.
kyla
I'm gonna pray that I never need
to call you.
VIDEO STORE - EVENING
Christine emerged from the store just as john drives up in his
sports car. His dog, THORN, an Irish Setter, is in the
seat next to him.
john leaps from the car.
john
Say hello to Thorn.
Christine
(pets him)
Hi, Thorn.
Christine begins to walk. john falls into step with her.
john
You know, Christine, this isn't working
out like I planned.
Christine looks alarmed.
john
(continuing)
I never get to see you.
(pause)
Which is, of course, why I hired
you in the first place.
(beat)
How about dinner one night this
week?
Christine 's expression tells us that she finds john charming,
in an incorrigible sort of way.
Christine
You're cute, john.
john
I know. It's so 'Eighties.'
(opens her car
door for her)
It's the Cute Decade.
THE CAVE/LOBBY
NIGHT
As spencer pierces Ashley's ear
Ashley
Ouch.
spencer
Don't be a baby. That didn't hurt
and you know it.
A drop of blood appears on her finger. She reacts,
restraining herself from tasting it. Quickly she wipes
it off and inserts an earring in her ear. eHe looks more
like the Lost kids every minute. The ocean CRASHES
against the rocks below them. The moon and stars are
out.
ashley
I wouldn't have given my Mom
such a hard time about moving
here if I'd known I was going to
meet you.
spencer
I used to fight with my family
all the time... just got fed up
and ran away.
ashLey
Now you and aiden...
spencer
No. They've made me one of them,
but I miss my family.
ashley
Let's go see them.
spencer
No... no, everything's different
now...
She gets up and walks toward the water. ashley stops
her and, pulling her toward her, kisses her, leaning
against the white rocks.
spencer
... ashley...
Before she can say anything else she kisses her again.
The kiss becomes more passionate -- more intense.
SUDDENLY LONG DARK SHADOWS LOOM ACROSS THEM. They turn
to see aiden, luke, Paul, liam and Laddie watching.
aiden
Not interrupting anything, I hope.
ashley gets to her feet. sHe glares at aiden.
spencer
(indicating ashley's
ears)
Look.
aiden
You're almost one of us now, ashley.
ashley
I'm my own woman.
aiden
(smiles)
Get your bike. We're going
someplace.
ashley looks at Spencer.
aiden
Don't worry... she'll be here when
you get back.
ashley hesitates, but is also drawn intensely to be a
part of them. sHe leaves with the others as they climb
over the rocks toward their bikes. Laddie has remained
behind.
LADDIE
I had the dream again about them.
spencer
Who, Laddie?
LADDIE
I know it was them, spencer. I'm sure
of it. He was working in the yard --
hammering something. The yard was
big with lots of grass. There was
no boardwalk and no ocean. She
was bringing him something cold to
drink... and had red hair.
(beat)
I was there, too. And a dog -- but
I don't know its name. I was
running and the dog was chasing me.
Then I turned around and chased
the dog. They were watching me.
Drinking their cold drinks and
laughing. And I was laughing, too.
spencer
Laddie... you can still remember.
You can still remember home.
LADDIE
It was a dream, Star.
spencer
No, Laddie. It was a memory.
The SOUNDS OF THE BIKES FIRING UP.
spencer
You didn't tell David?
LADDIE
No. Just you.
spencer
Promise me you'll keep it that
way. You're not like the others,
Laddie. You're like me.
(pause)
I can still remember, too.
She holds him as ashley and the Lost kidss roar across
the beach into the darkness.
LADDIE
You like ashley.
spencer
I like ashley.
LADDIE
(sweet, fearful)
You better not like him too much.
As young as he is, spencer knows he's right.
RAILROAD TRESTLE - NIGHT
The boys and ash arrive on their motorbikes.
Aiden
Perfect time.
They climb from their motorbikes as aiden walks onto the
trestle.
ashley
What's going' on?
aiden
(smiling)
What's goin' on, Marko?
liam
I dunno. What's goin' on, Paul?
PAUL
Who wants to know?
aiden
ashley wants to know.
The Lost kids laugh. ashley looks irritated. sHe watches
as Paul, liam and luke climb below the trestle, hold
on with their hands and allow their bodies to dangle over
the fog-shrouded gorge.
aiden
Now you, ashley.
ashley hesitates.
aiden
Do it, ashley. Now!
ashley summons her courage and climbs down. aiden
follows her.
ANGLE BENEATH THE TRESTLE
All four boys and ashley hanging on. The fog billowing up beneath
them. ashley starts to look down. Then, a RUMBLING is
heard in the distance. ashley notices the look of
excitement in the eyes of the boys.
A PASSENGER TRAIN is approaching. It's WHISTLE BLOWS.
The trestle begins to shake. A look of terror comes into
ashley's expression.
aiden
Hang on!!
The train THUNDERS across the trestle overhead, only a
foot or two above them.
The ROAR and the NOISE are tremendous. The heat. The
smoke. The dust.
The boys grimace and hold on for dear life. Then,
ashley reacts in horror as:
PAUL
releases his grip and falls, disappearing into the fog
below.
Then: liam falls. Followed by luke. Only aiden and
ashley remain. aiden shouts over the DIN of the passing
train.
aiden
Let go, ashley! Let go!
ashley can't believe what she's hearing. sHe's scared out
of her wits.
aiden
Do it!
aiden lets go with one hand, clings on with the other.
aiden
Do it, ashley!!!
aiden lets go. He drops from sight; vanishing into the
fog below.
ashley
Sweat streaming down her face. The final car of the
train passes overhead and the noise begins to fade.
Then ashley hears: laughter from the fog below.
LOST kids
Drop, ashley. Let go! It's
safe! Come on! Don't be such a
baby!
They WHISTLE and CAT CALL and do everything they can to
goad him on. All the while invisible in the darkness
below.
ashley lets go. sHe drops into the fog.
Her eyes widen with fright -- but -- for a moment she is
buoyant -- suspended in mid-air -- floating!
And then...s he drops. With a WHOOSH. Like dead weight.
The wind RUSHING around her ears. sHe loses consciousness.
aiden
catches her in his arms.
aiden
Almost.