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Scene 1
[We hear sounds from the fight as the camera zooms down into a dirty Ally, Cries echo through the Ally as the camera travels along the ally, zooming in on the badly beaten Trudy who is unconscious. Camera zooms out and travels back up the ally until we reach the entrance where it turns to the left and we see Tai-San walking down the street with her hood pulled up and her bag in her left hand]
Tai-San: (looking up a ally) Where is she?
[Tai-san walks past the Camera and the Ally Trudy is down, looking down it quickly Camera turns and watches Tai-San walk away before she stops dead in her tracks]
Tai-san: (shocked) Oh no!
[Tai-san spins around and runs back to the ally before running down it, dropping her bag at Trudy’s feet before crouching down next to her]
Tai-san: (Brushes Trudy’s hair out of her face) Trudy? ...Please Trudy wake up.
[Tai-san stands up and looks around for help, tears rolling down her cheek]
Trudy: (weakly) Tai-san?
[Camera zooms on to Trudy’s beaten face before fading out]
Scene 2
[Camera shows a worried looking Ruby pacing the length of her room, before she stops in front of the mirror and picks up her hairbrush, running it through her hair several times before throwing it on the floor in an anguished cry]
[Ruby slumps on her bed and picks up her diary, the camera focuses on what she writes]
Ruby’s diary: What almost happened between us? I mean she tried to kiss me… me! I’m not a lesbian, or at least I’ve never been before. God I’m so confused… I don’t know what to think or feel. One minute I wonder what it would have been like to kiss her, the next I can’t help but shudder at the thought. Am I just weird or confused?
I really need to talk to May, she’s a good friend… but I don’t know where we stand…
[Ruby closes her diary and looks sad before she puts her head in her hands]
[The camera shot moves to May, who is sitting quietly in her room, her knees are brought up close to her chest as she fiddles nervously with a picture of Salene, before holding it close to her heart and rocking slowly… her eyes staring dead ahead.]
Scene 3
[Camera follows Bluebell, Crow and Butterfly as they trek through the forest, Bluebell appears nervous as Crow takes the lead]
Crow (holds up his hand to stop Bluebell): Wait here… (Steps through an overhanging bush, and the branches swing back into place)
[Camera shows Crow stepping through the bushes, and then focuses on the two remaining girls]
Bluebell (turns to Butterfly): Where’s he going?
Butterfly (smiles): He’s going to get things sorted… (Places a hand on Bluebell’s shoulder)… don’t worry… its not painful…
Bluebell (looks dubious but nods): Okay…
[Crow reappears and beckons Bluebell and Butterfly to follow him, the three of them step into a clearing as the camera follows behind them]
Bluebell (frowns): I don’t understand
Crow (laughs): What were you expecting? It’s not an initiation into a secret society you know?
Bluebell (looks around): But there’s nothing here…
Butterfly (smiles): Yes there is… the ground that we tread on, the air we breathe… the water we drink, the animals that live in the forest. All these are part of our life; our belief is to live in harmony with nature…
Bluebell: Oh… (Smiles)… I believe I can do it…
Crow (nods): We do too… the way of our tribe is to always learn about our environment, and to love our way of life and each other…
Bluebell: But why bring me here?
Crow: Because the fishing here is excellent… and besides you have to learn some time…
Bluebell: Fishing?
Butterfly (laughs): Yeah… welcome to the Naturals… Bluebell…
[Camera shows a smiling Bluebell, with Crow and Butterfly as they get to work on constructing a fishing spear]
Scene 4
[Camera shows Bray and Surfer Boy sitting opposite each other, whilst Maya and Kaden play with some of the Natural’s children]
Surfer boy (shakes his head): You can’t be serious… I mean after what we talked with Daisy about…
Bray (shrugs): I’ve been a prisoner for too long now… and that’s all we are if we stay in this camp… we’ve just got a bigger prison yard, I guess that makes them more humane prison guards than the Techno’s…
Surfer Boy: So when are you wanting to leave?
Bray: Well tonight wouldn’t be too soon… but if not, then before their leader returns… I think he’s the one we may have trouble with him…
Surfer boy: You’re sure this is what you want to do? Even with the risk of becoming a prisoner of theirs again…
Bray (sighs): Sometimes you just have to take a chance… and I need to get out of here, try and find my family…
Surfer boy (nods): Well I just wanted to play the role of conscience and remind you of the gates you’re about to open if you leave… but well, I don’t know anyone or anything around here, and if we leave… I’m coming with you, maybe I’ll remember who or what I am…
Bray (smiles and pats Surfer Boy on the back): You’ll remember… someday soon you will… so as soon as we can… we’ll be gone…
[Surfer Boy nods at Bray’s suggestion as the camera pans out to show the Naturals camp]
Scene 5
[Lottie and Sam sit in her room, she is sitting up one end of the bed hugging the pillow whilst Sammy sits at the other]
Sammy: So…
Lottie: So…
Sammy: …what
Lottie: …what
Sammy (rolls his eyes): You gonna copy everything I say?
Lottie (smiles weakly): Maybe… (Yawns)
Sammy: You look tired… you should go to sleep…
Lottie (looks a little scared): I’m not tired…
Sammy: I think I should leave you alone to take a nap… (Stands up to leave)
Lottie (grabs hold of Sammy’s arm): NO! Please don’t leave…
Sammy (smiles): Okay… but will you get some sleep…
Lottie: Only if you stay here with me… it’s scary when I’m on my own… I feel safe with you…
Sammy: Okay…
[Lottie moves so that she is lying next to Sammy as she closed her eyes]
Lottie: Tell me a story…
Sammy: A story? Huh…
Lottie: Any story will do…
Sammy: Okay… once upon a time in a land far far away…
[Camera zooms out of Lottie looking somewhat peacefully in Sammy’s arms… as his voice echoes softly around the room]
Scene 6
[Camera cuts to a country path, we hear laughter coming over the hill followed by the owners of the laughter. Camera zooms in on the small group of friends]
Eric: (Confused) So Amber died and now she’s alive again?
Patsy: (Laughs) Yeah that’s right…and she was called Eagle when Bray, Lex, Dal and Ebony found her.
Eric: And Ebony was the one who told Amber…Eagle that she had a baby with Bray
Patsy: (Smiles) Yes that’s right
Eric: (grins) I’m not sure I want to meet your friends anymore
Cassandra: (smiles and leans into Ryan’s embrace) And that’s only three of them
Ryan: I’m sure you will like them all
Cassandra: Ryan…we need to talk.
Ryan: (Looks at Cass) Ok
[Patsy grabs Eric’s free arm and pulls him away from the couple, Camera turns back to Ryan and Cassandra]
Cassandra: (Moves in front of Ryan and takes hold of his hands) I have something to tell you.
Ryan: (scared and upset, moves uneasy) What…what is it?
Cassandra: (Gives him a small smile) I’m…Ryan I’m..
Ryan: Yes?
Cassandra: (Laughs) I’m pregnant
[Camera zooms in on Ryan’s shocked face before it turns into a wide grin; Camera zooms out as Ryan pulls Cassandra into a hug before kissing her. Camera fades out]
Scene 7
[Tai-san drags a beaten Trudy into the school, she is spotted by Amber and Salene…]
Salene (gasps): Ohmigod Tai-san… is that you? Tai-san (nods): Yes… but later, we have to deal with Trudy first of all…
[The two girls looks at Trudy as between them they carry her to Amber’s room]
Amber (to Salene): We need hot water; bandages and gauze tape… can you go get it?
Salene (nods and shakes her head as she looks at Tai-san): I still can’t believe you’re back…
[Salene disappears out of the room as Amber turns to Tai-san]
Amber: How did this happen?
Tai-san: The Modes…
Amber: Not the Krul?
Tai-san (shakes her head): No… the Modes corned her and beat her…
Amber: As if we didn’t already have enough problems…
Trudy (groans): Amber…
Amber: It’s okay Trudy… you’re home safe now, and Brady’s okay… you’re gonna be fine… just relax…
[Camera moves to show Salene returning with the supplies that Amber asked for, but she is stopped when Ebony steps in her way]
Ebony: What do we have here?
Salene (rolls her eyes): What do you want Ebony?
Ebony: Some damned respect for a start…
Salene: Well go out and earn it… now if you’ll excuse me… I have to get back to Amber and Trudy…
Ebony: Whatever…
[Salene shakes her head and carries on her way back to Amber’s room, as an angry Ebony follows her]
Salene: I got the stuff…
Tai-san: Good… now we can clean these wounds…
Amber (nods): Tai-san…
Tai-san: Yes?
Amber: How comes you didn’t come to see us earlier?
Tai-san (looks down at the ground): I have my reasons… now lets get back to Trudy…
[The three girls start to work on Trudy as a devious Ebony looks into Amber’s room with obvious glee at having spotted Tai-san]
Scene 8
[Camera shows Bray lurking over a tent in the Naturals camp]
Bray (whispers): Maya? Are you ready?
Maya (head emerges from the tent, and she speaks sleepily): Yeah…
Bray (nods): Good… we have to hurry…
[Surfer boy appears behind Bray, with a bag over his shoulder]
Surfer boy: They’re changing guards, so we have to leave now…
Bray (picks up a sleeping Kaden): Let’s go…
Maya (nods): Okay…
[Surfer boy leads Bray and Maya towards the edge of the Natural camp, as they crouch down behind a bush, waiting for the ten minutes when the guard duty changes]
Bray (whispers): NOW!
[Surfer boy pulls Maya along behind him as the two of them head out into the wilderness, and then signal for Bray to follow]
Surfer boy (smiles): Easy as pie…
Bray: Let’s just keep going… (Points)… towards the city…
[Maya and surfer boy follow Bray as the small party head away from the Naturals camp, and the camera follows them from behind]
Scene 9
[Camera cuts to Lex’s room, Ebony is standing in the door way]
Ebony: (Knocks on the door) Knock, Knock
Lex: (Moves away from his window) Ebony!
Ebony: (Grins) Still getting the feeling that someone’s watching you
Lex: (Raises eyebrows) No why?
Ebony: (Grins and walks towards the window) No reason
Lex: (Shakes head) Ebony?
Ebony: (Looks back at Lex) What?
Lex: What you hiding?
Ebony: It’s not what I’m hiding…its WHO they're hiding
(Ebony moves over to the bed and sits on it crossing her legs)
Lex: (confused) What are you on about?
Ebony: (Rolls eyes) Never mind
Lex: Fine…(Sits next to her)
Ebony: (Whispers) I know something you don’t know
Lex: (Snaps and jumps up) What?
Ebony (Upset) well…if you’re going to be like that I’m not going to tell you
Lex: (Calms down) I’m sorry
[Camera turns to face the door as Amber and Salene walk past the door]
Amber: (soft voice) I can’t believe she’s back
[Camera turns back to a shocked Lex]
Scene 10
[Camera shows Alice pulling along the Guardian by a rope, his hands bound as KC walks alongside Alice]
KC (glances sideways at Alice): Where did you get that rope?
Alice (smiles): Wouldn’t you like to know?
KC (nods): Yeah, actually I would…
Alice: Well I braided the old sack that was in that boat… and ta-da made the rope...
KC (raises an eyebrow): Really?
Alice (nods): You betcha!
KC (looks confused): You’re kidding right…
Alice (rolls her eyes): Of course I’m kidding you dope… the rope was in the back of the boat all the time…
KC (looks sheepish): Oh…
[Alice continues to drag the Guardian along, with KC walking at her side]
Guardian: Zoot is coming… sleeper!
Alice: Oh so now Zoot has a thing against the female species?
Guardian: Zoot does not like women with mouths…
Alice (slaps the Guardian)
Guardian: Or hands…
[Both Alice and KC stop in their path as KC tugs on the rope, and the Guardian falls to the floor]
KC (turns to Alice): You know, Zoot was always struck me as being a woman himself…
Guardian: IMPUDENT FOOL! ZOOT IS ALL SEEING… ZOOT IS…
KC: A kinky guy?
[Alice stifles a laugh as the Guardian looks like his head will explode and opens his mouth to speak. KC tugs on the rope and the Guardian is face down in the road]
Alice (laughs): Eat dirt!
KC: Well he could have been kinky… guess you’d have to ask Ebony about that…
[Alice rolls her eyes and ruffles KC’s hair, as the two of them carry on towards the city… the Guardian dragged along face down in the dirt as they walk]
Scene 11
[The Mallrats sit gathered in the café, several of them look preoccupied… while Ebony grins like an idiot at Lex, who scowls back at her… Lottie sits close to Sammy, while Ruby stands away from May. Amber and Salene walk into the café, as the camera follows them and focuses on Amber’s face…]
Amber: Thank you all for coming… now there are two reasons for this meeting… the first is a sad matter and the second I hope is a lot happier… firstly the sad news. Now I thought our only worry was the Krul, but it seems the Modes have decided to make an enemy out of us as well…
May (frowns): What do you mean Amber?
Amber (sighs): Unfortunately they took a dislike to Trudy and beat her up, she’s injured pretty badly…
[Several gasps go around the small group of Mallrats]
Amber: She’s gonna be okay… we just have to deal with the Modes at a later time… all I wanted to say was until Trudy’s up to talking, don’t confront them or make any trouble… and yes Lex and Ram, I’m talking to you two…
Lex: What did I do?
Tai-san: What you always do Lex… make trouble…
[The Mallrats look like they’ve seen a ghost as Tai-san pulls down her hood and smiles, whilst Lex blinks a couple of times]
Amber: And on the happier note… Tai-san came back to us…
Tai-san: Hi guys… long time no see…
Lex: I don’t… (Turns to Ebony)… YOU KNEW…
Ebony (laughs): Maybe I did… bet you feel kind of stupid you didn’t…
Lex (shakes his head and looks back at Tai-san before he storms out)
[The camera shows Lex storming out of the meeting and then returns to Ebony’s bemused glance and fades to black]
Scene 12
[Camera shows Ram and Slade sitting in one of the box rooms at the school]
Ram: So?
Slade (shrugs): I’m not sure…
Ram (rolls his eyes): About what?
Slade: Well the whole thing…
Ram: What’s to be unsure about? Trudy got beaten… we need to teach the city that they can’t walk all over us… starting with those airheads…
Slade (sighs): True…
Ram (gets up and leans against the wall): I don’t get you Slade… I thought you were a warrior…
Slade (crosses his arms): I am…
Ram (scoffs): Yeah… seems to me Ebony’s turned you into a woman…
Slade: Excuse me?
Ram: You heard me… I know my ex-wife can wrap guys around her little finger, but you’re in a whole different league…
[Camera pans around to show the angry look on Slade’s face, before zooming out]
Slade: You are really asking for it… Ram: So lets go tell that to the city, before Ebony has you wearing a diaper too...
[Slade stands up and pushes Ram against the wall]
Slade: Let’s get this straight… Ebony and me, we’re none of your business… got it…
Ram (holds up his hands): Whatever… now are you going to help me sort this dump out?
Slade (nods): Yeah…
[Camera shows the smug look on Ram’s face and fades to black]
Scene 13
[Camera travels through the hallway of the mall and catches up with Ruby who is walking very fast, ringing her hands together. There is obviously something very serious on her mind.]
Ruby: (stops infront of May’s door and catches her breath before knocking) May?
[No answer.]
Ruby: (knocks again) May, are you up? (Looks back, checking to see if anyone’s near by, there isn’t)
[Camera travels through the door and inside the room, showing a very upset May with her face in her hands. Her head raises at hearing Ruby’s voice. Begins straightening herself up, she’s obviously been crying.]
May: (wipes away a few tears and calls) Just a minute!
[Camera goes back to Ruby, the door opens.]
May: (keeps her eyes to the ground) Hey Ruby.
Ruby: Hi... Listen...
May: (looks up, says what was on Ruby’s mind) We need to talk.
Ruby: Yes, we do. Can I come in? It’s just that... (Looks back, hinting to the other members of the tribe who could hear them.)
May: (nods and moves to the side to let Ruby in, glances quickly outside before shutting the door)
[Camera moves over to the window, you can see the two talking but can’t hear anything. May is pacing discreetly; Ruby is sitting down on a leftover desk.]
[May moves straight to the camera and her hand goes out of the shot and grabs something, a red curtain. The curtain is pulled shut, blocking the two women.]
Scene 14
[Camera cuts to the three friends who are sitting on the roadside relaxing. Jack and Ellie are looking over the map spread in front of them; Jay is leaning against a tree falling asleep]
Jack: (Sighing) I think we’re lots
Ellie: (Frowns) Tell me you’re joking Jack
[Camera turns behind them where we see Patsy, Ryan, Cassandra and Eric standing behind them]
Patsy: (In a deep voice) No Ellie you are lost.
[Both turn around and face the newcomers]
Ellie: (Jumps up and pulls Patsy into a hug) It’s really you
Patsy: it really is.
[Jack walks towards Ryan and holds out his hand]
Jack: (Smirks) Well look what we got here
Ryan: (Smiles and pulls Jack into a hug before pulling away) What are you guys doing here?
Ellie: (Smiles) Looking for you and the others...(smile fades) and Alice
Patsy: (Gives her a small smile) Well you aren’t doing a good job because we found you
Jack: (looks at the others) Hi…I’m Jack
Eric: The geeky one
Jack: (going bright red) The what?
Eric: (smiles) the Geeky one…(looks at Patsy) I am right aren’t I?
Patsy: (Fake laugh and rubs the back of her neck) Ah… yeah you’re right…sorry Jack
Ellie: You haven’t seen Alice have you?
Ryan: (Sadly) Not for along time no…sorry
Ellie: (Sighs) That’s ok, do you know where Roxby Downs is?
Patsy: (shocked) Why do you want to go there?
Ellie: To find Alice
Patsy: She isn’t there
[Camera fades out]
Scene 15
[Camera shows a worried looking Amber sitting in her room, her son balanced on her knee as she as she sighs deeply]
Amber: I don’t know Bray… maybe we made a mistake coming here, seems to me we’ve had nothing but trouble, this latest thing with Trudy being the last straw.
[Bray jnr laughs and dribbles all down Amber, as she mops it up and sighs again]
Amber: Maybe we should just give up the fight, just do what others want… and leave the city. After all there’s nothing here for us anymore, the Mallrats are gone, the Mall’s gone… maybe it’s all over… what do you think?
[Bray jnr clenches his little fists up and burps]
Amber (raises an eyebrow): My thoughts exactly…
[Amber stands and goes to put Bray jnr to sleep, the camera zooming onto his innocent face before fading to black]
Scene 16
[Camera zooms in into Trudy’s bedroom, Darryl is sat next to her bed holding her hand with tears in his eyes]
Darryl: (Sadly) Please Trudy wake up you have so much to live for…
[Camera turns to face the doorway where we see Brady standing there with her Teddy]
Darryl: (smiles warmly) Come here sweetie
[Brady moves towards Darryl and he picks her up placing her on his lap]
Brady: Is mummy sleeping?
Darryl: (nods) yeah…she will be up soon.
Brady: Why is she different colours?
Darryl: (Hugs Brady) Cause Mummy was hurt….
Brady: By bad people…. like Mego and the techtos
Darryl: Yeah by bad people…the world has loads of them but as long as there are people like you mum and the rest of the Mallrats in the world everything will be ok
Brady: (smiles) And you…don’t forget about you Dawwyl
[Darryl smiles and kisses Brady’s Forehead before taking one of Trudy’s hands into his free hand, Camera fades out]
Scene 17
[The scene opens with Slade standing outside Ebony’s room, as he takes a deep breath and steps inside]
Slade: Ebony…
Ebony (looks annoyed): What?
Slade: We need to talk…
Ebony: About what?
Slade: Us…
Ebony (rolls her eyes): Can’t you take a hint… there is no us…
Slade: Yes… but you’ve had time to reconsider the mistake you’re making…
Ebony (scoffs): Mistake… I think the only mistake I ever made was getting involved with a waste of space like you… not to mention those wimps out there…
Slade: But…
Ebony: Oh for fucks sake, why don’t you just bugger off… do me a favour and take a short walk off a long cliff…
[Slade turns to leave, but pauses at the doorway]
Ebony: I wouldn’t waste my time on you… I have better things to do than hang around with a drip like you…
Slade (turns around): Like what?
Ebony (smirks): Like making the city realise they’re wrong about me… I mean the Mallrats, I’m gonna find a way to get back at every single tribe… and soon before its too late… before they thing of us as weak and spineless fools…
Slade: Whatever…
Ebony (smiles evilly): I’ll show them… I’ll show them all…
[Slade turns to leave the room as the camera zooms into Ebony’s growing evil smile]
Scene 18
[Camera shows a smiling trio emerging from the bushes as they approached by Daisy]
Crow (frowns): Daisy… what’s wrong?
Daisy: We’ve had some prisoners escape…
Crow: Prisoners? But how?
Daisy: We caught a group outside the camp, and they were reported as trespassing on the land… so after having them locked up, I let them go… it was only two guys, a girl and kid... but this morning we found they’d gone…
Bluebell: Who were they?
Daisy: Um… one was called Bray, I don’t know the name of the others… but the other guy was blonde haired, I think he had amnesia…
[Bluebell looks concerned, as the camera shows a close up of her pained face]
Bluebell: Bray… no… it can’t be…
Butterfly: What is it? You know them?
Bluebell (nods): Bray is… I mean was the leader of the Mallrats… but he’s dead…
Daisy (shakes her head): I don’t think so…
Bluebell (gasps): Oh god… he’s alive… what about the blonde haired guy…
Crow (frowns): What about him?
Bluebell: No… it can’t be… why do I let myself think these things?
Butterfly (puts a hand on Bluebell’s shoulder): Who do you think he is?
Bluebell: Ved…
[Camera pans out as Bluebell looks positively shocked and her new tribe family crowd around her]
Scene 19
[Camera shows a downtrodden Jay sitting by the campfire, as Ellie comes up behind him]
Ellie: Hey Jay! (Sits down on the log next to him)
Jay (sarcastically): What no tribal reunion party?
Ellie (frowns): What are you on about?
Jay: You’re little reunion… I can just see the headlines… Mallrat members come back home… read all about it…
Ellie: What are you on about?
Jay (rolls his eyes): That’s what you are, aren’t you? A journalist?
Ellie (nods) Yeah… but what are you on about Jay?
Jay (stands up): Oh forget it… nothing…
Ellie (shrugs and turns back to the fire): Whatever!
Jay (cries aloud): God… you Mallrats are so annoying… Amber dumping me because of precious Bray, and you with you’re pointless searching…
Ellie (raises an eyebrow): Sounds like you got out the wrong side of bed…
Jay: It wasn’t a fucking bed I got out of … it was a crappy sleeping bag…
[Camera pans to Jay as he chucks a giant stick into the fire and causes sparks to fly in the direction of Ellie]
Ellie (jumps up): Hey! Watch it!
Jay (rolls his eyes): Don’t get in the way…
Ellie (angrily): What is your problem Jay? Amber dumped you… get over it. Life goes on. And in case you’ve forgotten, we’re also searching for Ved as well. So if you want to go your own way… go ahead, because right now… with the way you’re acting, I couldn’t care less… I’m going to find my sister… whatever it takes…
[Camera follows Ellie as she storms off away from Jay]
Ellie (faintly): Urgh… men!
Jay (shakes his head): Women…
[Camera zooms out of Jay by the fire as he pulls out a photo of Ved and looks at it sadly]
Scene 20
[Lex sits outside the school, randomly throwing rocks against the wall, Tai-san approaches from behind him]
Tai-san: Lex…
Lex (sighs angrily): What?
Tai-san: We need to talk (sits down next to Lex)
Lex (turns to face Tai-san): About what? About how you didn’t come to see me, even if you knew the Mallrats were in the city?
Tai-san (nods): I should have told you… but I couldn’t, for other reasons I don’t want to tell you about…
Lex: Is there someone else?
Tai-san (looks shocked): No Lex… there’s never been anyone but you…
[Lex stands up and backs away from Tai-san]
Lex: Yeah… why don’t I believe you?
Tai-san: Because you always suspected the worse in people… that’s probably why you have such a suspicious nature… and anyway look…
[Tai-san holds up her left hand, where her wedding ring still sits]
Tai-san: Why would I wear this if I was gonna be unfaithful…
Lex (sighs): God… it’s so complicated, I keep waiting for you to disappear, and do you know how long I waited for this?
Tai-san (nods): Since the day we’ve been apart… because I have too…
Lex (sighs): So what now? Where do we go?
[Camera pans around to show the pained look on both Lex and Tai-san’s faces, before zooming into her wedding ring and fading out]
Scene 21
[The small group stands outside the city, the concrete jungle before them as Bray sighs loudly]
Surfer boy: Nervous?
Bray (sighs): About what? Finding my family?
Maya (looks towards to Bray): You have us to help…
Bray (smiles back fondly): Thanks… (Turns to Surfer boy): Yea… I’m petrified…
Surfer boy (smiles): Well in that case I guess we’d best get it over and done with… or at least find someplace safe for the night…
Maya (nods): Yes… that’s the best plan…
[Camera zooms onto Bray’s fearful face as he looks up to the tall buildings that occupy the centre of the city, unfamiliarity about the whole place]
Bray (thinking to himself): Will she be here? Will I find her? Is she even alive? I mean I don’t know if she made it through childbirth, let alone the Techno occupation… oh God, I hope I find some of the Mallrats. I need to know, once and for all… what happened to the love of my life… what happened to Amber?
[Camera pans around to the group]
Surfer boy (turns back around): Bray? You coming? Bay (nods): Yeah…
[Camera follows Bray and then faded to black]
Scene 22
[Camera cuts to outside of the school, Amber is leaning against the wall, looking out at the city]
Tai-san: (Softly) Amber?
Amber: (Turns to face Tai-san) Hey Tai-san?
Tai-san: (walks to Amber) Are you ok?
Amber: (Gives her a half smile) Yeah…I think so
Tai-san: What’s wrong?
Amber: (shakes her head) it doesn’t matter…so how have you been?
Tai-san: (Smiles) I’ve been better
Amber: Haven’t we all
Tai-san: Things will be better
Amber: Will they?
Tai-san: (Places a hand on Amber’s shoulder) Of course they will…what’s happened to the old Amber I knew ...always holding onto the last bit of hope how ever small it was?
Amber: It just got to small…I had to let it go
Tai-san: As long as we have our friends with us there is also hope
Amber: (holds back her tears) But we don’t have all our friends with us…so many of them are missing…I guess you haven’t seen any of them, have you?
Tai-san: (Smiles sadly) No I haven’t and I haven’t seen Bray either
Amber: (Shakes her head as tears roll down her cheek) I miss him so much…it hurts so much just saying his name rips my heart out
Tai-san: I know how it feels…I’ve found him at least but it still feels like I’m not with him
Amber: Things are never going to be the same again are they?
Tai-san: (confused) What do you mean?
Amber: Do you really believe we will be a tribe again…the Mallrats?
Tai-san: Really?
[Amber nods]
Tai-san: (Smiles) Yes...someday we will be together again…all of us
Amber: But we won’t…Dal is never coming back or Pride or Zandra or Siva
Tai-san: Yes they will Amber…they are all with us…in our hearts, they are looking down on us and protecting us
Amber: (Looks up) I hope so
[Camera fades out]
Scene 23
[Camera fades back in, Ellie, Jack, Patsy and Ryan are talking around the fire as the others sleep near by]
Patsy: (Smiles) I can’t wait to see their faces
Jack: Salene will be so happy
Ellie: (whispers) for once
Ryan: (To Ellie) What was that?
Ellie: (shakes her head) Nothing
Patsy: I’ll be a Mallrat again
Jack: You already are a Mallrat
Patsy: (smiles) I know but I mean I’ll be with my family again
Jack: (Grins) it’s about time you came home…its way past your bed time
Patsy: (hits him) Very funny…so is this school better then our Mall
Ellie: It’s bigger but I don’t know about better
Patsy: At least we will all be together again
Ryan: (laughs) Watch it you’re sounding like Tai….She is there isn’t she?
Jack: (Shakes his head) No, we have no idea where she is…she might have been deleted
Patsy: At least she’s not dead…don’t worry everything is going to be fine, I can feel it, it’s like I have a six sense
Jack: (laughs) Isn’t that just touch
[Camera zooms out but we can still hear the laughter]
Scene 24
[Salene stands in front of the mirror as she finishes applying her lip gloss, before running her fingers through her hair… turning to leave her room, the camera follows her as she goes in the direction of May’s room]
Salene (practices her speech): May… I need to tell you something. May I… You know how I never say what I feel… geez Sal, get a grip… it’s not that hard to tell someone you love them is it…
[As she nears May’s room, Salene smiles when she hears May talking to someone… her smile soon fading when she catches words that she doesn’t like the sound of]
Ruby (muffled): May… you almost…
May: I know…
Ruby: So?
May: What can I say?
Ruby: Well you can say what it meant…
May: Nothing… it was a mistake…
Ruby: Are you sure? Because it didn’t seem like a mistake to me…
May: But I love Salene… she’s the woman for me…
Ruby: So?
May: Why are you doing this?
Ruby: Doing what? I just want to know where we stand…
May: Ruby… I can’t handle this… please just drop it, forget it ever happened…
Ruby: I can’t…
[Outside the room, Salene frowns as she reaches forward and pulls back the curtain abruptly… making both Ruby and May jump…]
May (squeaks): Salene…
[Camera shows the three girls, Ruby looking awkward, May looking guilty and Salene looking mad, before it fades to black]
Scene 25
[Alice and KC sleep peacefully on their thin blankets as the Guardian is roped to a tree]
Alice (mumbles and turns over): Ned… oh Ned… no… you naughty boy…
KC (turns over and drools): Food…glorious food… cold jelly and custard…
[Camera pans towards the Guardian who is glaring at Alice and KC, whilst fiddling with the knots in the rope]
Guardian: Oh mighty Zoot… I have travelled far to get to the place you desire the Chosen to be. I see now that I am being tested, tested for my worthiness… oh wondrous Zoot… please know that you are my Lord, my God…
[Guardian breaks free of the knots and stands up]
Guardian: Know that these impudent blasphemers will suffer; they will know the wrath of your true power… I will show them, all of them… they will suffer the worse possible kind of punishment you’re mighty self could ever muster… oh Zoot…
[KC rouses in his sleep]
KC (cries out): Oh… food… wonderful food… marvellous food… glorious food (his voice increasing) Guardian (puts his hands towards the sky): I will have my vengeance; I will wreak havoc on every single one of the Mallrats across the land… I will restore the Chosen family… I will be triumphant… (Cackles)
[Camera zooms to the Guardian’s cackling sneer and fades to black]
End Credits
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