(WE SEE THE BOY ON A BED AS VAGABOND,MELISSA AND IGARASHI SITTING ON CHAIRS FACING THE BED)
IGARASHI: YOU SURE THE NIGGA AIN'T DEAD, 'CAUSE HE ISN'T WAKING UP.
VAGABOND: HE ISN'T.
MELISSA: WHERE'S LARA?
IGARASHI: SHE ISN'T COMING, SHE'S BUSY TINKERING WITH GADGETS IN HER ROOM.
MELISSA: (SIGHS) WELL I'VE GOT A BAR MEETING TO ATTEND. (SHE STANDS UP AND LEAVES)
( THE REST OF THEM STAND UP AND LEAVE THE ROOM)
( THE BOY STIRS SLIGHTLY BEFORE HIS EYES FLING OPEN AS HE BREATHES HEAVILY)
BOY: W-WHERE AM I?...
( HE GETS UP FROM THE BED WOBBLY ON HIS FEET BEFORE GAINING HIS BALANCE, HIS HAIR SWAYING AS HE PUTS HIS HAND TO HIS FACE. HE THEN WALKS OUT AND STEPS INTO THE HALLWAY AND SEES REINA HOLDING A TRAY OF WARM TOWELS)
REINA: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP.
( THE BOY TAKES A FIGHTING STANCE READY TO ENGAGE IN BATTLE WITH REINA)
BOY: WHO ARE YOU?
REINA: I'M NOT TO DISCLOSE MY INFORMATION TO STRANGERS UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION BY MY MASTER, SO GO BACK TO YOUR ROOM AND I'L-
( A WORM CRAWLS OUT FROM HIS KNUCKLE IT ENLARGES AND LEAPS TOWARDS REINA ALSO PUSHING THE BOY OFF HIS FEET.)
( BEFORE IT HITS HER THE WORM GETS CUTS IN TWO BY SOME KIND OF FORCE AND IT EXPLODES BLOOD SPLATTERING EVERYWHERE.)
BOY(POV): DID...I JUST DO THAT...( HE THEN STANDS UP) THAT MEANS I CAN TAKE HER ALTHOUGH SHE JUST SPLIT IT IN HALF. SHE MUST BE STRONG BUT I CAN TAKE HER.
(REINA APPEARS BESIDE HIM AND KICKS HIS HEAD ALTHOUGH HE BLOCKS IT THE IMPACT SENDS HIM CRASHING INTO THE WALL)
REINA: MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOURSELF AND GIVE UP.
BOY:(STANDS UP) I'D RATHER HAVE MY THROAT SLIT.
(VAGABOND THEN WALKS INTO THE HALLWAY)
VAGABOND: WHAT'S GOING ON?
REINA: IT SEEMS OUR GUEST IS AWAKE.
(VAGABOND BEGINS WALKING TO THEM)
VAGABOND: SO WHAT'S YOUR NAME KID?
BOY:(STEPS BACK) WHO'S ASKING.
VAGABOND: THE MAN WHO SAVED YOU.
BOY: REALLY?
VAGABOND: SO ARE YOU WILLING TO COOPERATE?
(THE BOY STANDS DOWN AS HE WEIGHS HIS OPTIONS)
BOY:FINE.
VAGABOND: GOOD,BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO EVALUATE YOU.
REINA: AND WHAT MIGHT HIS NAME BE?
BOY: IT'S KLAUS.(CHARACTER DESCRIPTION -HE HAS SHORT WAVY HAIR WITH A BLACK OUTER COLOUR AND RED INNER COLOUR, RED EYES WITH FAIR SKIN.)
(THE SCENE CHANGES TO VAGABOND'S GROUP ON A GRASSY PLAIN. KLAUS AND IGARASHI STAND FACING EACH OTHER,REINA STAND BETWEEN THE TWO AS THE REST OF THEM SIT AT A DISTANCE ON A BENCH WATCHING THE TWO.)
IGARASHI:(RAISES A BROW) YOU SURE ABOUT THIS KID, YOU REALLY WANNA GO UP AGAINST ME?
KLAUS:(STRETCHES) I AM.
( IGARASHI LOOKS TOWARDS THE BENCH AT THE REST OF THEM.)
LARA: JUST BEAT THE KID BLACKASS, I'M BETTING ON YOU!
MELISSA(TO LARA): KLAUS IS GOING TO WIN.
REINA: READY..!
( BOTH OF THEM TAKE A FIGHTING STANCE.)
REINA: BEGIN!
(THREE WORMS COME OUT FROM HIS EARS ENLARGENING AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR)
(IGARASHI STARES IN DISGUST BEFORE BACKING AWAY)
IGARASHI: HELL NO, FAT CHANCE I'M FIGHTING THAT SHIT!!
(EVERYONE LOOKS CONFUSED, VAGABOND SIGHS, AS IGARASHI WALKS TO THE BENCH SITTING DOWN)
LARA:(ANGRY) WHAT THE HELL I WAS BETTING ON YOU, DIPSHIT!
IGARASHI: NAH MAN, THAT SHIT IS UGLY.
REINA: MASTER, I'LL FIGHT HIM.
VAGABOND: IF YOU REALLY WANT TO, GO AHEAD.
(REINA BOWS AND STEPS IN FRONT OF KLAUS KEEPING HER COOL AND COMPOSED DEMEANOUR.)
KLAUS:(SMIRKS) LOOKS LIKE WE GET TO FINISH UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF.
REINA:(NODS CURTLY) I STILL CONSIDER YOU GIVE UP...BUT IT SEEMS YOU AREN'T WILLING TO LISTEN...THEN LET'S BEGIN.
(TWO OF KLAUS' WORMS DIG INTO THE GROUND AND ONE LAUNCHES ITSELF TOWARDS REINA BUT SHE HOLDS IT AND FLINGS IT AWAY, THEN AS KLAUS RUNS TOWARDS HER TWO WORMS EMERGE FROM THE GROUND BENEATH REINA AND TRY TO BITE HER BUT SHE JUMPS AND WHILE IN MID AIR KLAUS LEAPS TOWARDS HER AND KICKS HER SIDE, THE IMPACT CAUSING HER TO FLY AWAY BUT SHE LANDS SOFTLY ON HER FEET.)
KLAUS(POV): LOOKS LIKE IT DID NO DAMAGE, SHE'S GOOD.
( REINA RUNS TOWARDS HIM AND MATERIALIZES A LONG SWORD SLASHING AT HIM BUT HE DODGES CONTINUOUSLY.)
REINA(POV): CAN'T GET A CLEAR HIT ON HIM.
( SHE QUICKLY MATERIALIZES A PISTOL AND SHOOTS AT HIM BUT A WORM COMES FROM THE GROUND AND TAKES TR BULLET BEFORE GOING BACK IN.)
(SHE CHARGES AT HIM AND HE PULLS OUT A WORM FROM HIS EAR AND TOSSES IT AT HER IT ENLARGENS AND SMACKS HER AWAY ANOTHER WORM EMERGES FROM THE GROUND AND HITS HER BACK TOWARDS KLAUS AS HE BALLS UP HIS FIST AND IT HARDENS.)
(HE THEN PUNCHES HER IN THE FACE AND THE IMPACT SENDS HER FLYING BACK AND SHE HITS A BOULDER,DUST RISES)
KLAUS: (GRINS) HOW'S THAT?
(VAGABOND SITS SILENTLY ANALYSING THE FIGHT.)
(AS THE DUST SETTLES IT REVEALS REINA SITTING AND BLOOD SEEPING FROM HER HEAD, KLAUS NOTICES AND QUICKLY RUSHES TOWARDS HER.)
KLAUS: UMM...ARE YOU OKAY?
(REINA QUICKLY GETS BEHIND HIM AND HITS HIS BACK, CAUSING KLAUS TO FALL TO THE FLOOR HIS BODY PARALYZED.)
REINA:(WHILE DUSTING HER CLOTHES) YOU LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
KLAUS: YOU CHEATED.
LARA: WOOHOO! THAT'S MY GIRL!
(VAGABOND STANDS AND WALKS TO THEM.)
VAGABOND: NICELY DONE, REINA.(HE THEN TURNS TO KLAUS AND SQUATS IN FRONT OF HIM) NOW, THAT YOU'RE DONE, YOU'LL BE JOINING US...OR ELSE...(HE SAYS POINTING HIS GUN AT KLAUS)
KLAUS:SURE...A WIN IS A WIN. SO YEAH, I'LL JOIN YOU.
(THE SCENE CHANGES. IT'S NIGHT IN A CITY THE LIGHTS OF BUILDINGS, BILLBOARDS AND CARS ILLUMINATING THE LANDSCAPE. IN A HOTEL ROOM A MAN IS THERE SURROUNDED BY WOMEN,THEN HIS PHONE RINGS.)
MAN: WHO COULD BE CALLING ME? UGH, EXCUSE ME LADIES.
(HE PICKS HIS PHONE AND LEAVES THE ROOM, THEN ANSWERS THE CALL.)
MAN: WHO'S THIS?
CALLER: WASSUP BOSS?
MAN: NIGEL,HOW ARE YOU?
NIGEL: SORRY TO DISAPPOINT,BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING WELL AND SOMEONE HAS OFFERED TO PAY MUCH BETTER.
(WE SEE NIGEL SITTING ON THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL.)
MAN: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
NIGEL:(CHARACTER DESCRIPTION- TALL, MUSCULAR, BLACK STRAIGHT DOWN HAIR, WEARING A WHITE SHIRT AND BLACK JACKET WITH BLACK TROUSERS, WITH A KATANA IN HAND.) IT MEANS YOU'RE SERVICES WON'T BE NEEDED, SO ALL TIES-SADLY- HAVE TO BE CUT.
MAN:(SHAKEN) W-WAIT...WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS, I-I MEAN, WE COULD TALK THIS OUT.
NIGEL: NAH, THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE'RE GONNA SPEAK, SEE YOU IN HELL. (CUTS THE CALL).
MAN: (MUTTERS) BASTARD... (HE LOOKS OUT ONE OF THE LARGE GLASS WALLS, THEN A KATANA PASSES THROUGH HIS STOMACH FROM BEHIND, BLOOD DRIPPING FROM THE EDGE OF THE BLADE AND SEEPING FROM HIS MOUTH.)
NIGEL: BASTARD, HUH?
(NIGEL PULLS OUT THE BLADE AND STABS THE GLASS WALL, CRACKS FORM AND THEN KICKS THE MAN TO THE WALL IT SHATTERS AND THE BODY FALLS THROUGH AND HITS THE GROUND. NIGEL WALKS AWAY.)
(KLAUS HOLDING A BAG OPF CHIPS WALKS INTO THE MANSION'S LIVING ROOM AND SEES THE TEAM THERE.)
KLAUS: HM? WHAT'S GOING ON?
MELISSA:(TO VAGABOND) SO WHAT NOW, SINCE A BOUNTY'S BEEN PUT UP ON YOUR HEAD.
VAGABOND: I'LL HAVE TO LEAVE FOR SOME TIME, DRAW OUT THE KILLERS.
LARA: (WHINES) YOU CAN'T LEAVE AGAIN.
VAGABOND: THAT ISN'T UP FOR DISCUSSION.
IGARASHI: JUST DON'T DIE.
VAGABOND: THAT'S THE PLAN.
REINA: MASTER, LET ME COME WITH YOU.
VAGABOND: NO, THAT'S FINAL.
(KLAUS JUST STANDS THERE MUNCHING ON HIS CHIPS)
KLAUS(POV): THIS IS GOOD, I WONDER IF THERE'S MORE... (HE THEN SITS STILL EATING.)
(VAGABOND LEAVES THE MANSION WALKING TO A SLEEK BLACK CAR, AS MELISSA FOLLOWS HIM STANDING AT THE DOORSTEP.)
VAGABOND: MELISSA.
MELISSA: YEAH?
VAGABOND: STAY SAFE.
MELISSA: SAME.
(HE PULLS OUT HIS KEYS AND OPENS THE CAR AND GETS IN, THE DOORS SHUT AS THE ENGINE PURRS AND HE DRIVES THROUGH A FOREST PATH, LEAVING THE MANSION.)