REVELATION
EVANGELION
ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
SCREENPLAY BY
Chenalos
IMAGE: The full moon.
BLACKOUT
SOUNDTRACK: LED ZEPPELIN: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
TITLES in time with the beat:
TITLE
REVALATION
EVANGELION
TITLE
ALL'S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD
TITLE
ACT 1
EXT – ROAD – DAY
SONYAs' car hugs the curve of a road on a brilliant and beautiful sunlit day on a high road by the ocean side. SONYA drives as SHANE smiles and takes in the soundtrack music on his headphones.
SONYA
What are you listening to?
SHANE
My favorite opener to an album
ever.
SONYA
OK. I'll guess.
Come together, Beatles, Abbey Road.
SHANE
Good taste but no.
SONYA
Rise above, Black Flag, Damaged.
SHANE
Never heard it.
SONYA
Oh, god. Remind me when we get home.
SHANE
Another guess?
SONYA
I dunno. My Ambitionz az a Rida – Tupac -
All eyez on me.
SHANE
Nope. I should have told you it's
classic rock.
SONYA
But not the Beatles?
SHANE
Led Zeppelin.
SONYA
Oh, yeah. Immigrant song, Black dog
or...Whole lotta love.
SHANE
Song remains the same.
I've never heard a
song like it. As if every second
of it is nothing but happy to be
alive.
SONYA
You need to relate?
SHANE
Naaaw, shut up.
SONYA
OK, Never mind.
I hope you'll like
Amanda. She's a nice- well
she has a lot of ambitious
energy. I know you don't do
well with meeting new people.
Just be as welcoming as you can.
I promise you'll find a way to
work with her.
SHANE
You're worried about nothing,
Sonya. We're just going to do our
jobs, right? Besides, she already
killed an angel herself, and at
sea. She must know what she's
doing.
SONYA
Yeah, but some people just take it
more seriously than that…And, I'm
not saying you don't but…And I don't
think you are taking it too easy but…
With her…
SHANE
"With her" what and why does that
involve me?
SONYA
She can be a bitch, OK? Just try to be nice.
SHANE
OK.
The song cuts off over the sound of an oncoming jet engine. SHANE and SONYA are parked next to a beach.
SHANE
No fleet.
SONYA
You hear it, though, right?
SHANE
Yeah.
SONYA
Here she comes.
SOUNDTRACK: STARFLYER 59 – VOYAGER
The delivery aircraft of the Beta unit soars overhead. It's a giant black Delta-V with the Beta lettering on the nose. From the underside, the Beta unit detaches and plummets to earth. The unit crashes into the sea, unleashing a wave that forces both SHANE and SONYA behind the car. The robot walks to the shore before kneeling down on a giant train platform for transport and popping open the entry plug. AMANDA hops out and skids down the side of the EVA. She paces toward the car.
AMANDA
Guten Morgen, Sonya. It's
been a while.
SONYA
Hallo, Amanda. You got bigger.
AMANDI'm not just bigger
I filled my figure out too.
Is this the third child?
SHANE steps up and AMANDA walks right into his face.
SHANE
What? What do you want?
AMANDA puts her hand on top of her head, then moves it over SHANE along a straight line.
AMANDA
Good. I was hoping that I would
be taller than you.
SHANE
What?
AMANDA walks past SHANE.
AMANDA
Not much to look at, though.
SONYA
Well, let's get you and the
EVA to-
SHANE
What the hell is wrong with you!?
SONYAs' phone rings.
SONYA (CTD)
Just a sec. Hello? What? Where?
The sound of sirens break through the air.
SHANE
What is it?
SONYA hangs up the phone.
SONYA
Get into the car. There
might be an angel.
AMANDA
Let's go. I call front seat.
SHANE
The hell? No. I was sitting
there.
AMANDA opens the passenger door and sees ZERA
AMANDA
You're Zera, right, the first
child? I'm Amanda Langley
Welmont. Let's get along, OK?
ZERA
I'll do as I am ordered.
SHANE comes behind AMANDA.
SHANE
Get in.
AMANDA
You get in. I got front.
SHANE
You just got here. Who the
Hell do you think you are?
AMANDA
I don't have to answer to you,
third child.
SHANE
I'm not hearing this, rookie.
SONYA opens the drivers' side door.
SONYA
Zera, get out, you're riding shotgun.
You two, get in the back.
ZERA
Yes, Ma'am.
ZERA exits the cabin.
SHANE
What?
SONYA
Got a problem? Want to walk?
Get in.
SHANE and AMANDA get in the back, while ZERA sits up front. In the background the train car totes away the Beta unit. SONYA drives back to the base while the children all look out of different windows.
SHANE
Hey…Hey.
AMANDA
Are you talking to me?
SHANE
Yeah.
AMANDA
Then call me Amanda.
SHANE
Amanda…What…What is a horses'
favorite weapon?
AMANDA
I don't know. A spear?
SHANE
A grenaaaaaayde.
AMANADA weakly smirks, then they both look back out the window again.
AMANDA
OK…Shane?
SHANE
Yeah?
AMANDA
What kind of cheese isn't yours?
Nacho Cheese.
SHANE smirks despite himself.
SHANE
That is…
AMANDA
What are you, stupid?
SHANE
Nah.
EXT – CANADA – DAY
Isfael, the seventh angel treads upon the foothills of western Canadian highlands, making its' way south towards the border of Washington State. The crescent arch of the angel's back bears beneath it a triple-indented bone face. A yin-yang marks it's belly and it leaps with strange effortlessness on two columnous legs. From a hill facing the angel a great passageway opens, from which are thrust the alpha and beta unit, with SHANE and AMANDA piloting respectively. Alpha unit is armed with a cannon, Beta unit with a progressive spear. The pilots communicate over a video channel.
AMANDA
How embarrassing.
Why did I have to take
you along?
SHANE
Standard operating procedure.
AMANDA
It's still two against one, though.
SONYA rings in from base. The angel comes into sight.
SONYA
Yeah, which means it's our best
chance to win. Now, It's on
Canadian soil for now so don't-
AMANDA
Charge!
SHANE
What?
AMANDA
Cover me.
SHANE
Excuse me?
AMANDA
Suppressive fire to support a flanking
maneuver. Lay it down.
SHANE
Don't act like you can push me
around.
Alpha unit lays down fire while Beta unit leaps from behind the cover of a hillside to come down on the angel with a mighty swing of the spear, cutting the angel in half.
SHANE
Son of a bitch.
AMANDA
Impressed, right? well if you
want to fight, make it elegant,
clean and waste no time.
SONYA
Thank you, Amanda, now will you
please stop invading Canada and
return to base?
A recation occurs between the two halves of the angel's body?
SHANE
Something's happening.
SONYA
I have a reading on its' AT
field. It's still active!
The two halves become two smaller versions of the Angel, each with one of the originals' Yin Yang on its' center. AT fields suddenly start forming in the air and around the angel pair.
AMANDA
Shane, you idiot! Did you
not neutralize their AT field?
SHANE
I did. I did.
The image shakes and for a moment SHANE can see the world through AMANDAs' eyes. The EVAs start acting erratically.
SHANE
The fuck is going on?
INT - BASE
RACHEL and SONYA are in the command post, AUTUMN, JEFF and VANCE are stationed as well.
SONYA
What's going on?
RACHEL
The angel is reversing the
neutralization. It's
resynchronizing all the AT fields
in the area.
SONYA
What does that mean?
RACHEL
Well whatever it's doing, it's
affecting our pilots.
BATTLEFIELD
SHANE charges the angel and lands a good hit but is immediately slammed to the ground by its' twin. The angels' turn and send energy blasts at the Alpha unit, and SHANE evades while the area is bombarded and destroyed. While the Angel pair blasts away, AMANDA gets the BETA unit to its' feet and she too can see the contents of SHANEs' mind as he runs off.
AMANDA
Get back here, you coward!
The Beta unit leaps and slams into the YANG angel. While she is tackling the angel to the ground, the YIN angel takes the Beta unit and tosses her like a rag doll. AMANDA rights the unit, and can see in her mind that SHANE is coming around for another go at the angel pair. AMANDA leaps the unit to its' feet and charges at the YIN angel as Beta unit leaps high the Yin angel is distracted, while running underneath, the Alpha unit tackles. the Yin angel.
SHANE
Amanda! Now!
AMANDA comes down with her prog knife drawn, and towers over the angel, as she is about to strike, the YANG angel grabs the Beta unit from behind. AMANDA shakes off the grip while the alpha unit shoulder rams the angel off of the Beta units' back, giving the Beta unit the time to stab the Yin angel in the red central core. The angels scream and both of them instantly vaporize into quickly rotating discs that revolve around one another and hurtle off into the sky. The two EVAs are left in a heap in the crater, lying on top of one another.
SMASH CUT
SONYAS' OFFICE – INT
On SONYAs' desk a glossy photo of the EVAs collapsed onto one another is slapped down, paper clipped to a folder full of papers.
SONYA collapses in her swivel chair. Surrounding the edges of her desk are the stacks of papers complaining about the property damage caused by the conflict. RACHEL approaches SONYAs' desk, whistling "O Canada." RACHEL peeks over the stack to look down at SONYA, who is despondent.
RACHEL
So I take it these are all the
complaints from the Canadian
government regarding the invasion
and destruction of native soil?
Hope you have fun reading them
all.
SONYA
I'm sure they all say that if
I'm going to fight, to do it in
the United States.
RACHEL
There are some complaints here
too. Winters may demote you to
Lieutenant, maybe lower.
SONYA
And by gods' grace Commander Eastman
is off site.
RACHEL
For sure. If he were here you'd
already be fired.
SONYA
So, what can you tell me to save
my job?
RACHEL
Well first that the Angel is made
up of a kind of variable particle
that can expand and lower its'
mass, allowing it to become more
light like, and thus escape the
atmosphere.
SONYA
Means nothing to me.
RACHEL
It's on an orbit that will bring
it back in seven days.
SONYA
That leaves us time to prepare.
What else.
RACHEL
When the AT field of the two halves
activated there must have been some
magic in the air. At first the
pilots synch ratios collapsed, but
very quickly they not only recovered
but broke their synch records.
SONYA
In combat?
RACHEL
Something between them just clicked.
SONYA
So this gives you a brilliant plan
to save the day.
RACHEL
That's not my department, Sonya,
but I've sent all the vital info
over to Kevin in Strategies and
logistics.
SONYA
Great. You can hold your breath
for something reliable from him.
INT - KEVINS' OFFICE
While KEVIN is typing up a report, AMANDA comes from behind him and swivels him around in his chair.
AMANDA
How did you ever expect me to
like that jerk?
KEVIN
Is there a problem Amanda?
AMANDA
He ruined my debut!
KEVIN turns around and opens his E-mail account he addresses an email to SONYA ( .gov)
Sonya,
Please call Amanda to get her
out of my office.
KEVIN
I thought you two did well
together.
AMANDA
How could you even think that?
He's an ox! A lummox! I've
seen more graceful movements
from cargo freighters!
KEVIN
You'll just have to get used
to each other, Amanda.
As KEVIN sends the email, AMANDA turns him around again. She sits in his lap.
AMANDA
Let's go somewhere, Kevin. Have
fun like we did in Germany.
KEVIN
It's a different world here,
Amanda.
AMANDA
Just us. Just us. Just us.
KEVIN
I'm working. Go hang out with
Shane.
AMANDA
Don't even say his name. You're
the only man for me.
KEVIN
There's nothing between us,
Amanda.
AMANDA
Just you wait.
The overhead speaker chimes. Autumn comes on the speaker.
AUTUMN (V.O.)
Pilot Amanda Langley Welmont
please report to Captain Sonya
Quinones immediately.
AMANDA
Oh, that bitch.
KEVIN
You better get going.
AMANDA
I'll come back.
KEVIN
I'll be ready for you next time.
AMANDA
Tease.
INT – SONYAS' OFFICE
AMANDA walks in to see only the wall of papers atop SONYAs' desk.
AMANDA
Are you in there?
SONYA
Come around.
AMANDA walks to the side of the desk, where SONYA, very uneasy is there to greet her.
AMANDA
What do you want?
SONYA
You were at Strategies and
Logistics?
AMANDA
He's my mentor.
SONYA
You're trying to get preferential
treatment from him?
AMANDA (Chuckles)
I already have that.
SONYA
We're in the middle of an operation,
Amanda
AMANDA
An operation that whisked off into
space, so what are we supposed to
do?
There is a pause of silence. The door opens again, and SHANE steps in.
SHANE
Hello?
SONYA
Come around.
SHANE goes to the opposite side of SONYA, facing AMANDA.
SONYA
You are both on call. I'm putting
you up in the annex. Toiletries
will be provided.
SHANE
What? That fucking sucks.
AMANDA
What's the annex?
SHANE
It's like a hostel. It sucks
ass.
AMANDA
What? I haven't even been
assigned any place to live
yet.
SONYA
We're working on that. In
the meantime, I want you both
ready at a moments' notice
for any angel assault. I'm also
putting you under guard. No
funny business, is that clear?
AMANDA
The angel's flying into outer
space!
SONYA
And you are going to be ready
for it. You got a problem
with that?
AMANDA
This sucks!
INT – THE ANNEX – NIGHT
Six rows of bunk beds in an empty room, with a door to a bathroom on the side.
AMANDA
Top bunk!
SHANE
Oh, really? Which one?
AMANDA
Doesn't matter.
SHANE
Where's the security team that's
supposed to be watching us?
AMANDA
She was full of shit.
SHANE
Yeah.
SOS AMANDA and SHANE bed down on the middle east bunk, SHANE on the bottom, AMANDA on the top. AMANDA hits a remote that kills the lights in the room, and settles into bed with a grunt. SHANE attempts to lay back and ignore the issues and get some sleep.
LATER
SHANE is listening to music on his DAT. Abruptly, AMANDA jumps down from the top bunk. SHANE feigns sleep and hits pause on his DAT. AMANDA dismisses herself to go to the bathroom. After she flushes the toilet, she comes out with SHANE still feigning sleep, facing away from her. AMANDA looks up at the top bunk and resigns to collapse in the bottom bunk next to SHANE. SHANE hits the fast forward button on the DAT.
SHANE
What's the big idea?
No response.
SHANE (CTD)
If you fart, I'm kicking
you out of bed.
No response.
SHANE (CTD)
I don't want to fuck around.
What do you want, Amanda?
AMANDA softly snores. SHANE rolls over and looks at her, then down her low cut top and then back up at her, as she moves closer to him unconsciously. SHANE, seeing her inviting lips moves closer to her face for a kiss.
AMANDA
Mama…Momma.
The DAT reaches the end of the tape.
SMASH CUT
SHANE is on the top bunk, with AMANDA loosely under the covers below her.
SHANE
What a fucking child.
INT – SONYAS' OFFICE
The papers from SONYAs' desk hit the floor. SONYA has mounted her knee on the desk and KEVIN is on the other side, and they kiss passionately over the toppling piles of paper.
KEVIN
You really want to mix business
with pleasure?
SONYA
I mix it with everything.
They make out some more.
KEVIN
I have to see Winters in five
minutes.
SONYA
Spoil sport.
KEVIN
Did you get my recommendation
on how to beat the angel?
SONYA
Oh, yeah.
KEVIN
Do you think it
will work?
SONYA
I trust you.
They kiss. KEVIN leaves. SONYA feels denied.
INT – ANNEX - DAWN
SONYA bursts in the door, AMANDA and SHANE are startled awake.
SONYA
Rise and shine, you two.
We have a plan.
TRANSIT - CAR – DAY
SONYA driving SHANE and AMANDA through the hills.
AMANDA
Where are we going?
SONYA
Our place.
AMANDA
OK.
SONYA
I hope you like it. We should
have enough room.
INT - SONYAS' APARTMENT – DAY
The den is cluttered with boxes. AMANDA, SONYA, SHANE enter.
AMANDA
What the hell is my stuff doing
here?
SONAY
You're moving in.
AMANDA
Since when?
SONYA
Today.
AMANDA
Says who?
SONYA
Me. The operation planning
manager.
AMANDA (Turns to SHANE)
Are you just going to take
this?
SHANE
Where's she moving in?
SONYA
You're old room.
SHANE
Where am I going to go?
SONYA
The spare room.
SHANE
The closet?
SONYA
Shane…
SHANE
Fucking closet. Yeah. Figures. Whatever.
SONYA
Rachel!
RACHEL (Offscreen)
It's ready.
RACHEL opens the main bedroom door and carts out a trolley loaded with strange computer equipment.
SONYA
Can we fire it up?
RACHEL
Are the movers gone?
SONYA
Yes.
RACHEL
Well, it's been ready.
Pilots, Shane, put on your
antennae.
The pilots are now standing in front of the machine with their synchronization headsets on.
AMANDA
How long is this going to take?
RACHEL
A week.
AMANDA
Why do we have to use this junk?
RACHEL
This junk is the very first
piece of Evangelion tech ever
developed and even now it's
probably ten years ahead of
its' time. Now the both of
you stand still while I dial
you in.
RACHEL adjusts the machine, and tunes it to the frequency of the headsets of SHANE and AMANDA.
RACHEL (CTD)
Shane, raise your right arm.
SHANE raises his arm and AMANDAs' arm begins to move up before she recoils.
AMANDA
What the hell was that?
RACHEL
It's working.
AMANDA
He just moved my fucking arm!
SONYA
Which means we can beat the angel.
Sit down.
SONYA cracks a beer and sits at the table, facing the two pilots.
SONYA
This Angel has an AT field that
synchronizes the signals in
its perimeter. We have to get
the two of you to synchronize
together, isolate your signal
from the angel, and you two have
to hit its' dual core at the
same time or it will just
put us through the ringer again.
RACHEL
I have to get back to headquarters.
The setup is on mark, just boot
it up. I even managed to program
the box you wanted. Please return
the computing equipment in exactly this
condition.
SONYA
Thanks, Rachel.
RACHEL
Good luck.
RACHEL hands SONYA the BOX and departs, and SONYA is waiting for some response from the pilots.
SONYA
Well?
AMANDA
I'll do it if I don't have to
stay here.
SONYA
We will be coordinating day and
night, I need the two of you to
be on as close a schedule as
possible. You'll both stay here
until the mission is complete.
AMANDA
And then?
SONYA
Do whatever you want. Shane
are you in?
SHANE
Like I have a choice?
SONYA
You always have a choice.
SHANE looks at AMANDA who sneers away from him.
SHANE
I'm in.
SONYA
Let's get to work.
Two twister mats are laid out on the floor. SONYA starts a metronome. The Pilots enter in jogging suits, SHANE with a T-shirt underneath, AMANDA with a tank top. The pilots stand in front of the mats.
SHANE
Let's synch up. Close your
eyes.
AMANDA
Why?
SHANE
Just to be sure.
AMANDA and SHANE close their eyes. In synchrony they turn to face the mats. They part their legs an equal distance. They bring their hands up in a lifting motion to their chests that becomes a waving motion out past their shoulders. The pilots open their eyes. SONYA starts off an automated vocal randomizer BOX that randomly speaks a right/left then a Hand/Foot then a Red/blue/green/yellow at regular four second intervals to give instructions. The pilots nod simultaneously.
SONYA
Stay on the beat. Go.
BOX
Right foot green.
The pilots lift their feet and as they bring them down-
SMASH CUT
EXT – SONYAS' APARTMENT – DAY
ZERA rings the doorbell. After a while SONYA answers.
SONYA
Welcome, Pilot Stanley.
Did you bring it?
ZERA shows SONYA her antennae headset.
ZERA
What is this about?
SONYA
Take a look.
INT – SONYAS APARTMENT – MOMENTS LATER
SHANE face plants on the mat. AMANDA rises in disgust.
AMANDA
You want me to coordinate with
this animated turn-of-limbs act?
SHANE covers his mouth with his hand, causing AMANDAs' arm to lift as well.
AMANDA (CTD)
You stop that!
SHANE
How long did we make it
this time?
SONYA
53 seconds.
AMANDA
There's a metronome going.
Can't you count? Are you
stupid? Hopeless!
SONYA
Are you giving up, Amanda?
AMANDA takes a plastic cup and pours some water from a pitcher before taking a drink.
AMANDA
I've got more than enough
synch with my EVA to come out
on top.
SONYA rises and adjusts the machine, switching the monitor from AMANDAs' headset to ZERAs' antennae.
SONYA
We're not worried about your
synch with an EVA, we're worried
about your synch with each other.
If we don't have that, we have
nothing.
AMANDA
Yeah. And you've got nobody else.
SONYA
Zera?
ZERA
Yes, Ma'am?
SONYA
Let's see about that.
ZERA
Yes, Ma'am.
ZERA puts on her headset, stands in front of the second mat and readies. SONYA activates the BOX and in response, SHANE and ZERA perfectly follow the beat and the instructions, even choosing the corresponding colored circles.
SONYA
Perhaps I should alter the
operation. I'll give Zera
the Beta unit.
AMANDA
And then what? Send me back
to Germany?
(Points to the boxes)
And all this shit? You're
going to take my EVA and throw
me out? What a fucking waste
of time.
AMANDA storms out of the apartment. SONYA silences the box. SHANE and ZERA sit on the mat, looking at her.
SONYA
OK, that was stupid. Zera,
thanks for coming over to
help Amanda move in. Shane
will you go get her?
SHANE
Why me?
SONYA
Well, She doesn't want to see
either of us, right now.
Find her and bring her back,
please?
INT – CONVIENIENCE STORE – LATE AFTERNOON
AMANDA is crouched down at an open refrigerator looking at rows of drinks. SHANE walks up from behind her.
SHANE
Amanda.
AMANDA
I don't want to hear it. Did
you bring your wallet?
SHANE
Yeah.
AMANDA pulls a drink out of the fridge and throws it into SHANEs' hands. Before getting up and walking through the convenience store.
EXT – PARK – SUNSET
SHANE and AMANDA are on a park bench with cheap snacks. SHANE sits, AMANDA stands domineering.
SHANE
They're moving my shit into
the back room, you know.
Putting your boxes in.
AMANDA
Like hell I'm going to let
those bitches laugh behind
my back, let that pale blue Schlampe
and that Sonya bitch send me back to
Germany then keep what's
mine. I'm going to put them
to shame.
SHANE
Are you going a bit overboard?
AMANDA
Why the hell are you so nutless?
Don't you want to fight for
pride? I'm nobodys' huckleberry.
AMANDA takes a slug of her drink and SHANE gives off a smile of admiration.
SHOT – CLOSE UP – CALENDER
SONYAs' hand circles the Monday at the start of the week, with the red letters "ANGEL" on Friday.
INT – SONYAS' APARTMENT
SHANE and AMANDA stand in front of the twister mats. AMANDA approaches the CD stereo to put in a CD of "Now that's what I call music 42 Disc 2." AMANDA selects the song and hits play
MONTAGE – SOS
SOUNDTRACK: ARMOND VAN HELDEN & DUANE HARDEN "YOU DON'T KNOW ME"
As the song warms up, so do the pilots, loosening their arms and shoulders. PENNY walks in for an audience. The machine kicks in and the two pilots synchronize their motions. Performing before PENNY, the two synchronize and SHANE falls out and over, AMANDA kicks him and walks away. Later, SHANE makes lunch, AMANDA dumps both their laundry into the machine. The pair eat. Later, AMANDA does the dishes while SHANE takes the clothing out of the dryer, and separates them into the two baskets. A day is crossed off the calendar. Later, SONYA watches the two dance in perfect coordination. Another day is crossed off the calendar. LATER they brush their teeth, spit into the sink simultaneously and then sneer at one another. The PILOTS are jogging with SONYA keeping their pace up from behind. LATER the two pilots watch television, and they each have a remote and fight over the channel. Another day is crossed off the calendar. LATER the pilots are coordinating on the twister pads, when the pad slips out from under SHANE, who falls, and while AMANDA berates him, he goes to his room, shuts the door and tries to get some sleep. The song ends.
INT – SONYAS' APARTMENT – MORNING
SHANE awakens from his bed and goes to the kitchen. He feeds PENNY and is starting to make breakfast when SONYA enters in full uniform dress. This gains SHANEs' full attention.
SONYA
Good morning.
SHANE
Good morning.
SONYA
The commander returns today
and I'll be in briefings
until god knows when. The
two of you keep practicing.
Tomorrow is the operation.
I expect you both to be
ready.
SHANE
Right.
SONYA
Bye.
SHANE
Bye.
SONYA leaves, SHANE completes his breakfast and sits to eat. AMANDA enters.
AMANDA
What's up?
SHANE
Sonya left for the day.
AMANDA
Good we can relax.
AMANDA goes to the couch and lies down. SHANE finishes breakfast.
SHANE
Want to get to practice?
AMANDA
Nope.
SHANE
What do you want to do?
AMANDA
Nothing.
SHANE
With the fight tomorrow.
AMANDA
Not interested.
SHANE
Whatever.
AMANDA waits a moment and then stands and walks.
AMANDA
Goddamn it.
SHANE
Where are you going?
AMANDA
Your room
SHANE
Hey!
AMANDA beats SHANE to his room and jumps on the bed.
AMANDA
What are you gonna do about it?
SHANE
Leave me alone.
AMANDA
Come on.
SHANE
What? I'm no tease sucker.
AMANDA
Yeah, you just suck.
AMANDA plucks a string on SHANEs' guitar.
AMANDA
Play something.
SHANE
Screw you.
SHANE sits on the bed, AMANDA sits up.
AMANDA
You don't even have a window.
SHANE
So?
AMANDA
It's like, hi. I'm here
to save the world, now
I have to go back to my
closet.
SHANE
And if it weren't for you
I'd still have my old room.
AMANDA
It's cozy. Nice view.
SHANE
I Don't have to take this.
SHANE leaves the room and makes a bee line for AMANDAs' room. He lies down on the bed. AMANDA enters.
AMANDA
What are you doing?
SHANE
Remembering when I had
this place to myself.
AMANDA
Get out.
SHANE
No.
AMANDA goes to her closet, opens it and takes out a baseball bat.
AMANDA
Leave.
SHANE (not too concerned)
Jesus Christ.
SHANE leaves past the door. AMANDA holds strong at the door.
AMANDA
That's what I thought. this
is the impenetrable wall of
Jericho, Shane. You don't
mess with me in here.
SHANE
Why are you so worked up?
AMANDA
Not understanding that is
what keeps you where you
are, you know that? You
wouldn't understand,
Shane the shame.
SHANE looks snidely at AMANDAs' bat. Then his eyes track up to her chest.
AMANDA (ctd)
My eyes are up here.
SHANE
I don't want to squeeze your
eyes.
AMANDA
You idiot.
SHANE
I'm going to practice. Are
you going to leave those on?
AMANDA
My headset? I always wear
them.
SHANE
OK.
SHANE goes to the mat while AMANDA closes her door. SHANE tunes in both headsets and proceeds to do a twister run while AMANDA is housed in. As SHANE progresses AMANDA can feel her body reacting to SHANEs' movements. SHANE deliberately practices with intensity and AMANDA cannot stop the twitching and convulsing of her limbs communicated into her mind. Overcome with distaste at being manipulated, AMANDA rises from the bed and goes to the den.
AMANDA
You motherfucker.
SHANE
You ready to practice now?
AMANDA pushes SHANE
AMANDA
You think you're cute?
SHANE
I don't know what you're
talking about.
AMANDA
You know just what you're
doing!
AMANDA shoves SHANE.
SHANE
Lay off. We only have one
day, you want to do this or
not?
AMANDA
I can do it by myself.
SHANE
No you can't.
AMANDA
I don't have to listen to you,
Shane.
SHANE
What are you so afraid of?
AMANDA
I'm not afraid, Shane. I'm just
sick of idiots like you thinking
you can tell me what to do!
SHANE
I don't give a damn, Amanda.
But I don't like being treated
like shit!
AMANDA
Bullshit! That's the only
way you get by. You suck off
of people with your sympathy
and then when someone with
a little guts comes into your
life you don't know what to
do but turn into a prick!
SHANE
Jesus. I'm trying to train
with you. Will you just give
me a hand?
AMANDA
Give you a hand?
AMANDA pushes SHANE. SHANE falls backwards onto the machine, which tips over and some key components break.
SHANE
Oh, my god!
AMANDA
You do what people want so that
everybody will like
you, but I don't even think
you like yourself!
SHANE
Will you shut up? You broke it.
SHANE puts his hand on AMANDAs' shoulder and AMANDA quickly whips away.
AMANDA
Don't you touch me. And don't
worry. I'll get my tool box
and fix it. Wait here.
AMANDA leaves for her room, SHANE scrambles to try to get the machine back together. AMANDA reenters with her baseball bat. She pushes SHANE out of the way and starts bashing at the machine. When AMANDA is done, SHANE just stares at her from the couch.
SHANE
Holy shit.
AMANDA
You don't get to be inside
my head, Shane. You wouldn't
like it anyway.
SHANE
What do we do now?
AMANDA tosses the bat.
AMANDA
What are you worried about?
SHANE
How are we supposed to practice
now?
AMANDA takes a few moments to breathe and get control of herself.
AMANDA
Well let's see.
AMANDA goes to the stereo and sets up another song.
SOUNDTRACK: STARDUST – THE MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU
LATER AMANDA and SHANE have gotten set in front of the mats. AMANDA moves the mats so that the two pilots face one another and starts the BOX. The pilots lock gaze and coordinate their movements.
SPACE – ABOVE THE DAY SIDE OF THE EARTH
The whipping boomerang of the angel rips across the screen and heads to earth.
EXT – CANADA – NIGHT
The angel impacts in a field, which bursts out in a fireball. The angel plods from out of the crater of the explosion and heads south.
INT – EARLS' OFFICE
SONYA nervously stands before the commanders as EARL reviews the paperwork for the plan. EARL sets the paperwork onto the desk almost dismissively.
EARL
Captain, you're getting a
second chance you may not
deserve, but deliver this
time and we will move forward
like it never happened.
SONYA
Thank you sir.
EARL
Dismissed.
INT – KEVINS' OFFICE
SONYA enters and takes a deep sigh as she leans against KEVINs' desk.
KEVIN
The angel touched down
less than an hour ago.
At its current rate of
travel it will be here
by the middle of tomorrow
afternoon.
SONYA
I need a drink. Let's
get out of here.
KEVIN stands and dons his jacket.
KEVIN
What do you want to drink?
SONYA
Tequila.
KEVIN
Let's not go crazy.
INT – BAR – NIGHT
KEVIN has his tie around his forehead like a bandana and SONYA has opened up almost all of the top of her uniform. They stick out their tongues and call at each other, waggling their faces. SONYA puts the back of her hand on KEVINs' tounge and KEVIN does the same. They lower their hands to the table. With separate salt shakers SONYA salts KEVINs' hand, and KEVIN salts SONYAs. The two line up their shots of tequila.
SONYA
Salud!
KEVIN
Salud!
They lick the salt off of their own hands before picking up their shots, locking elbows and downing their drinks. They quickly suck on lime wedges before sitting back and breathing a sigh of relief that melts into drunken laughter. SONYA sees the longing look in KEVINs' eyes.
KEVIN
They made you wear full
dress today, huh?
SONYA
You like what you see?
KEVIN
I go crazy for a woman in
uniform.
SONYA opens the lapel of her jacket.
SONYA
How about out of uniform?
KEVIN
Yeah.
SONYA comes across the table and sits in KEVINs' lap to kiss him passionately.
SONYA
Let's get out of here,
my god.
KEVIN
Not tonight.
SONYA
Why? Why not?
KEVIN
Tomorrow is important.
SONYA
Don't worry.
KEVIN
I'm not worried. Let me get
you a cab.
SONYA
I don't believe you.
KEVIN
Sorry.
SONYA shrugs as she stands and walks with a slight stagger to the door.
EXT – BAR – NIGHT
SONYA sits by the wall of the bar. KEVIN exits the bar onto the street. He sits next to SONYA
SONYA
I wish things would change.
KEVIN
Everything's changing all the
time.
SONYA
Not fast enough.
KEVIN
Would you believe me if I told
you I'm kind of a math nerd?
SONYA
What's the derivative of
X squared?
KEVIN
Two X.
SONYA
What's the chain rule?
KEVIN
Derivative of the outer times
the inner plus the derivative
of the inner.
SONYA
UUuuuh…What's the, I don't know,
Integral of the surface of a
sphere?
KEVIN
That's volume. Four thirds pi
R cubed…Plus C but who's
counting?
SONYA
Why are you telling me this?
KEVIN
You brought up change. I've
done the math on change.
SONYA
Have you?
KEVIN
Yeah. Change is something that
is both incremental and exponential.
It slowly doubles itself over.
It's something that takes so long
to get going, but after a certain
point it happens so much and so
fast that nothing can stop it.
SONYA
I feel I've had to cope with
being tossed around by bullshit
my whole life, having to claw
my way up and through it.
KEVIN
That is change. Is that really
what you want?
SONYA
What else have you got to do
tonight?
There is an awkward pause before KEVIN flags down a cab. He gets SONYA inside.
SONYA
You're not going to get rid of
me that easy, Kevin.
KEVIN
That's the best news I heard all
night.
SONYA
Goodnight.
KEVIN
Goodnight.
The cab drives off and KEVIN resumes sitting against the wall. FRIDA, a covert operative plainly dressed lights a cigarette nearby.
FRIDA
You're drunk.
KEVIN
Yeah.
FRIDA
You have anything to say
for yourself?
KEVIN
Live a little.
FRIDA
The commander was not at the
base this week.
KEVIN
He was at a meeting.
FRIDA
Do you know what they said?
KEVIN
No. But I know who was there.
The commissioners of the original
Antarctic expedition. What's left
of them.
FRIDA
Antarctica? He's going to retrieve the
artifact?
KEVIN
Yeah. Good guess. He'll have
the support of UN forces. You
won't be able to stop him.
Whatever plans you have, you'd
better factor in the possibility
that Commander Eastman will have
recovered the god slayer.
FRIDA
Go home. Sober up.
FRIDA walks away.
INT – SONYAs' APARTMENT – NIGHT
SONYA enters and when she gets in the den she finds SHANE and AMANDA both asleep and lying on one twister matt, using the second as a blanket. SONYA strips the top matt away and sees the two pilots back to one another, fully dressed.
SONYA
What are you doing?
SHANE and AMANDA awaken.
SHANE
What?
SONYA
What are you doing?
SHANE
Practicing.
SONYA
With what?
SHANE
Twister. It was your idea.
We had a fight and then decided
to take a nap.
SONYA
Oh my god, the Synchronizer!
SHANE
Yeah, it fell over.
SONYA
And then exploded?
SHANE
Sorry.
SONYA
Get her up, both of you
go to bed. Lights out.
SONYA goes to her bedroom. AMANDA opens her eyes and gets up to go to her room.
AMANDA
She can really bitch sometimes.
See you tomorrow. Good luck.
SHANE and AMANDA share a lasting look before going into their separate rooms.
INT – BASE BRIDGE– DAY
AUTUMN, JEFF and VANCE are at their stations with SONYA and RACHEL observing. SHANEs' and AMANDAs' cockpit display are on the overhead.
The destroyed synchronizer is carted out into the bridge in a heap.
SONYA
Some assembly required.
RACHEL
Toss it.
SONYA
You sure?
RACHEL
I'm not sentimental, Captain.
We're about to find out if it
did it's job. That's good enough.
VANCE
The angel has crossed into US
territory, it's within range.
JEFF
Launching catapults are ready.
AUTUMN
The Evas are active and in
position. Waiting on your
command.
SONYA
Pilots, are you ready?
AMANDA & SHANE
Roger!
SONYA
Synchronize your AT fields.
The pilots close their eyes and their nervous systems link up.
IN THE EXTERIOR ABOVE THE EVAS the angel stop plodding forward, spreads it's AT field, which is then joined with two more, forming one AT field that then dissipates out into the landscape.
IN THE PLUGS, AMANDA and SHANE cross fists, pull them apart and grab the handles of the plugs simultaneously.
ON THE BRIDGE
SONYA
You've got maximum power, and
two minutes. Make it happen.
AMANDA
Shane, remember the last thing
you said to me before I knocked
you out?
SHANE (closes his eyes again)
I do now.
AMANDA
Good. He's ready.
VANCE
Angel, proximity zero.
SONYA
Hit it.
SOUNDTRACK: BLUR – SONG 2
The umbilical cables detach from the EVAs, which are skyrocketed up the catapults and launched into the air. Above the angel the EVAs toss blades that connect with a fiery laser beam that chops the angel in two. As the two Halves square off the EVAs grab weapons and open fire. As they fight both SHANE and AMANDA flash back to facing off at twister. The angel casts cross flares at the EVAs and both units somersault away from each blast before hiding behind a blast shield, emerging with weapons and opening fire on the angel pair. Another flashback of AMANDA and SHANE playing twister on one matt together, and breaking out into a fight. The EVAs simultaneously smash the two pair angels back into one, exposing their dual cores. The EVAs leap and kick the cores simultaneously.
The angel explodes. The EVAs lie next to each other facing opposite directions.
FLASHBACK – INT – SONYAS' APT – DAY
SHANE has AMANDA pinned to the ground by her wrists, and though she struggles she cannot escape. SHANE stares her down until she relents her resistance. He then takes his hands away.
SHANE
I'll go easy on you.
AMANDA clocks him across the chin and knocks him out.
SHANE comes around to find that he is on the twister matt with the other matt blanketing him. He is facing the opposite direction to AMANDA. He turns and she rouses to look him in the eyes.
AMANDA
I won't ever go easy on you.
SHANE rolls over and closes his eyes.
SHANE
Whatever.
They both close their eyes and sleep.