

ZERO

HUNTERS

The Screenplay

Jay Carvajal

WGAW#: 1753132

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ZERO

HUNTERS
EXT. LOS ANGELES SKYLINE - NIGHT

SUPERIMPOSE: LOS ANGELES, 2033

The city skyline fades in and out of the soupy mess that is a blend of smog and marine layer. The thick mixture causes the light from the city to take on a blue-like tint. Tall buildings, jammed tightly together, disappear into the atmosphere.

A flying police cruiser travels through the sky. The lights on the vehicle are flashing as it heads for some unknown emergency.

Several other law enforcement vehicles fly over the city, each patrolling their own section.

EXT. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

We are descending down toward the city, into the decay.

Skyscrapers give way to the thickly congested smaller buildings and the claustrophobic streets.

Scores of denizens of all types make their way along the overcrowded sidewalks. The roads are virtual parking lots, filled with vehicles moving at a very slow pace.

As we drift down toward the ground we focus on a restored nineteen sixty eight Ford Mustang parked outside a rundown apartment complex.

INT. MUSTANG

Close on a man's hand holding a piece of paper with an address scribbled on it. He crumples the paper up and tosses it onto the passenger seat. On each hand there is a black tattoo of a cross that forms near the knuckles when he makes a fist to strike.

We still can't see the face of the man in the Mustang as he pulls out a handgun. He ejects the clip and checks the bullets.

The first bullet showing in the clip has a small cross at the very tip of it and the bullet head itself looks light gray in color.

MAN (V.O.)

...Each bullet is made of pure silver with a titanium cross for the tip. Silver is toxic to those that I hunt, all you gotta do is strike bone and leave a little behind. Once it hits their bloodstream they're usually dead within a half hour. It's not as fast as a stake to the heart, but a kill's a kill.

He inserts the clip into the gun and then chambers a round.

MAN (V.O.)

One round up the pipe, fifteen in the mag...More than enough...

EXT. MUSTANG

The Man is exiting his car as he slides the gun into its holster attached to his waist. We still can't see his face as he shuts the car door and heads for the apartment complex.

A ROUGH MAN leans against the doorway to the apartment complex with one leg blocking the entrance as the Man walks up the stairs toward him.

ROUGH MAN

(gestures to his leg blocking the door)

...You want the bridge to raise, you gotta pay the toll, hoss.

We still can't see the Man's face as he pulls open his trench coat to reveal several other handguns in their holsters along with other weapons attached to his battle harness. He looks like a walking one man army.

MAN

I don't pay tolls. Now, get the fuck out of my way.

The Rough Man has a fearful look on his face as he quickly lowers his leg from the doorway. He is nervous as he fumbles for the doorknob on the front door.

ROUGH MAN

...Fuh...Fucking just kidding, my man...Here, let me get the door for you...

INT. LOBBY OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX

The Man walks into the dimly lit lobby of the old rundown apartment complex.

We still can't see the Man's face as he cautiously makes his way up the stairs leading to the higher floors. The stairs, like the rest of the interior of the building, are littered with trash and graffiti.

He has reached the second floor now and he pulls out his handgun as he looks up at the higher floors above.

MAN (V.O.)

...The smell hit me at the second floor-

He continues his ascent.

MAN (V.O.)

-Four more flights later and it's bad enough to make a maggot puke.

The Man cautiously walks down the hallway of the sixth floor. He holds his gun at the ready while swiping at several flies that buzz his face.

He reaches a door and runs a hand over the rough paint-chipped exterior. The Man reaches into a pouch on his battle vest and pulls out a small flashlight that attaches to his handgun. He secures it to the gun and turns it on.

MAN (V.O.)

Ain't gonna be a pretty sight on the other side of this door-

He rears back and kicks open the door.

MAN (V.O.)

-It never is.

INT. APARTMENT

The Man follows his gun into the dimly lit apartment. The interior is more of a mess than the garbage filled hallway. He points his gun at a wall and the flashlight illuminates the blood splattered across it.

He cautiously makes his way through the apartment and comes upon a large pile of dead bodies in the livingroom.

The bodies are stacked on top of each other, mingling together, creating a grotesque mound of rotting flesh.

MAN (V.O.)

...At least thirty bodies, maybe more. Throats torn open...Blood drained, then tossed aside like garbage.

There is a hand of a small child sticking out from the pile.

MAN (V.O.)

Mixed in the pile are children...A delicacy to the things that did this.

Focus on the Man's face for the first time. His name is WILLIAM GARRICK. He is in his mid-thirties, white, long dark brown hair tied in a ponytail. Vertical scars run under each eye downward about three to four inches. He also has crosses tattooed on each side of his neck over his jugular veins.

Behind and above him some human-like shapes are clinging and scurrying across the walls and ceiling. Garrick glances over his shoulder.

GARRICK

...I don't know what smells worse, this pile of rotting bodies...Or, the four pieces of shit hanging from the ceiling behind me.

Garrick spins around and shines his light onto the VAMPIRES clinging to the wall and ceiling with their long fingernails. They all HISS at him in defiance.

They leap off the walls toward him. Garrick fires his handgun at Vampire #1; each bullet striking the creature's body.

Garrick pulls out a machete hidden under his coat and in one fluid motion he decapitates the head of Vampire #2 as Vampire #1 crashes to the floor beside him and writhes on the ground in pain.

Garrick effortlessly swings the blade down and decapitates Vampire #1.

Vampire #3 jumps toward him. Garrick spins and delivers a vicious roundhouse kick to the head of Vampire #3, sending him reeling onto the pile of dead bodies.

Garrick spins the tip of the blade around so it is pointing behind him and drops to a knee. He thrusts the blade backwards into the chest of Vampire #4 who was just about to grab him from behind.

Vampire #4 looks down at the blade in fear and a second later his face and hands begin to rapidly age. He falls to the floor looking like a hundred year old corpse with the blade still sticking in his chest.

Vampire #3 rushes toward Garrick with his fangs bared.

Garrick delivers a crushing punch to the face of Vampire #3 sending him reeling backwards to the floor.

Vampire #3 has a surprised and pained look on his face as smoke flows from the cross like wound on the side of his face caused by Garrick's tattoo on his knuckles. The wound on the Vampire's face is beginning to blister.

VAMPIRE #3

(screams)

It burns!

Garrick has a no-nonsense smile on his face as he raises his hand and shows the Vampire his tattoo.

GARRICK

What's the matter, don't you like my tattoo?

Garrick points his handgun at the Vampire and quickly fires four shots into the him; two into his shoulder sockets and two into his knees, causing the creature to fall to the floor.

GARRICK

Bet you don't like my gun either.

Vampire #3 is lying on his back, trying to move but finding that he can't.

VAMPIRE #3

Wuh...What the fuck have you done to me?!

GARRICK

I've blown out both of your shoulder sockets and knee caps.

Vampire #3 keeps trying to move but nothing is working.

VAMPIRE #3

I...I can't fucking move!

Garrick is ejecting his spent clip and inserting another.

GARRICK

That's the idea; makes you easier to manage.

Garrick places his boot down onto the chest of Vampire #3 to keep him still.

GARRICK

You got about twenty minutes left until the silver in your system kills you, skank...Twenty agonizing minutes. Tell me where I can find Dravald and I'll do you quick.

Vampire #3 looks up defiantly at Garrick.

VAMPIRE #3

Suck it, Garrick! You ain't gettin' nothin' outta me except what's in my dick! Go ahead, meat, put another bullet in me! I love pain! I get off on it!

GARRICK

That a fact?

Garrick reaches into a coat pocket.

GARRICK

Well if you like pain, then I think you'll love this...

Garrick pulls out a small wooden cross. The image of the cross actually frightens Vampire #3.

VAMPIRE #3

Get that fucking thing away from me, man!

GARRICK

It's just a crucifix-

Garrick drops the cross and it falls toward the chest of Vampire #3.

GARRICK

-I thought you were a tough guy.

The cross lands dead center on the bare chest of Vampire #3 who lets out a loud SCREAM.

The cross is burning deep into the skin of Vampire #3.

GARRICK

...So, tell me, asshole...Did your victims in that pile scream as loud as you are right now?

Despite the extreme pain he is in, Vampire #3 starts to LAUGH. The smoke is still pouring from the blistered wound that the cross is making.

VAMPIRE #3

Oh, they screamed much louder! Speakin' of victims, I bet ya miss that piece of ass wife of yours! Must be quiet in your apartment without that little brat runnin' around too, huh?! Been close to a year now they been dead, right?

Garrick is starting to do a slow burn as he stares coldly at Vampire #3.

VAMPIRE #3

Hey, about your little girl...I wanna let you in on a little secret...She wasn't killed quick like you thought. While you were out cold, Dravald had a few of us over for a little dinner party.

Garrick is looking very angry and he is starting to grit his teeth.

VAMPIRE #3

She screamed for her daddy a good hour while we drained her slowly. I want you to know, she had the sweetest blood...

(licks his lips)

Mmmmmm, the young ones always do!

Garrick is enraged as he points his handgun at Vampire #3.

GARRICK

You son of a bitch!

Garrick empties all fifteen rounds into Vampire #3 in rapid succession. When the gun is empty and the smoke clears there is nothing but silence as Garrick stares down at the dead Vampire. Rage starts to give way to sadness as he stands over the lifeless body.

GARRICK

...Goddamn you...Goddamn you to hell.

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING – NIGHT

The Mustang is lifting off of the ground and ascending into the night sky as it starts to rain.

INT. MUSTANG

Garrick has one hand on the steering wheel and the other is working the navigational equipment as the Mustang rises up among the skyscrapers.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Another dead end. It's been a week since I've returned to active duty. By now he must know that I'm back.

EXT. MUSTANG

The Mustang shoots forward with blazing speed as it streaks across the sky, weaving in and out of the skyscrapers.

GARRICK (V.O.)

He's enjoying this...He loves to toy with people; thinks it's a game...A game he and I have played many times in the past.

The Mustang is descending down toward the roof of an old rundown building among a sea of other equally worn structures.

The car lands and Garrick exits the vehicle. He walks over to a fire escape ladder and starts his descent down into the dark alley below.

EXT. ALLEY

Garrick makes his way through the trash ridden alley as the rain continues to fall.

GARRICK

...He wasn't there, Tyler.

There is a RUSTLING NOISE near some overflowing dumpsters. A moment later a very sick looking man in his mid-forties named TYLER emerges from behind them. His clothing looks well-worn and frayed and his body is thin with very pale looking skin.

Garrick reaches into one of his larger coat pockets for something. He pulls out an I.V. bag full of blood.

GARRICK

I'm beginning to think you're just using me to get your fix.

TYLER

Cuh...Come on Garrick, you know I wouldn't use you.

Garrick keeps the I.V. bag from Tyler, who is reaching out for it with both hands.

GARRICK

Do I, now? "Never trust a vamp", that's what you used to tell me.

TYLER

...You can trust me, Garrick. I may not be human any longer, but I'm still on your side...Please, I haven't fed in two days. I'm starving...

Garrick pulls out a switchblade and flicks it open. He cuts the bag and the blood spills to the ground.

Tyler drops to his knees and begins feverishly lapping up the blood off of the ground.

GARRICK

I want him, Tyler...I want him now. Not tomorrow or next week or soon; now. Got that? If you don't start providing me with better intel, then you're of no use to me...And if you're of no use to me then you're just another vamp...And you know how I feel about vamps.

Garrick drops the bag to the ground next to Tyler, who is still licking the blood on the pavement. He turns and starts to walk back toward the fire escape ladder.

GARRICK

...Think about it.

Tyler stops his feeding and looks up at Garrick, who is climbing up the fire escape ladder.

TYLER

You'd kill me, Garrick? After all we've been through, you'd actually kill me?

Garrick stops climbing and looks down at Tyler.

GARRICK

...I expect to hear from you soon. Don't let me down again.

Garrick continues up the ladder.

Tyler pauses for a moment then quickly picks up the near empty bag of blood beside him. He squeezes out the remaining bit of crimson liquid from the bag into his mouth.

Garrick's Mustang lifts up from the roof and then speeds off.

Tyler licks the remaining blood from his fingers, savoring the meal to the fullest. His mouth is covered in blood and it runs down his chin and drips on his shirt.

SARABANE (O.S.)

...There's nothing worse than a traitor to your own kind.

Tyler, who is still on his knees, turns quickly toward the direction of the voice. He has a look of complete fear on his face when he sees who is in the alley with him.

TYLER

...Oh, God...Sarabane, Julius...I...I can explain!

We see SARABANE and JULIUS for the first time as they emerge from the shadows. Sarabane is a large bald vampire and Julius is a huge bodybuilder/wrestler vampire with a pierced nose, eyebrow, and earring combo that are all connected together by a chain.

SARABANE

He is very, very disappointed in you, Tyler. Have you ever seen what he does to those who disappoint him?

JULIUS

Shit, I have an' it ain't a pretty sight. He knows everything that goes on in this city, man. But, there's always some dumbfuck that thinks he can get away with bein' a rat.

(laughs)

Can't wait to see what he's gonna do to you, man.

Tyler jumps to his feet and starts to run down the alley in the opposite direction of Sarabane and Julius.

TYLER

No, please! He has to understand why!

Tyler is looking back over his shoulder when he SLAMS into an immovable object. He falls backward onto his backside then looks up in fear at the person standing over him.

TYLER

(scared)

Duh...Dravald!

We can see DRAVALD for the first time. He is tall and imposing with long black hair tied back tightly. He has the aura and eyes of a cold-blooded killer.

DRAVALD

You say I must understand your disloyalty, yet I do not...I am your creator, I gave you life eternal. You belong to me. You live to serve me, not against me. You are one of us now, not one of them. Explain yourself, Tyler.

Tyler is kneeling before Dravald, pleading with him.

TYLER

Forgive me, Dravald! I...I grew weak from feeding on rats!

Dravald grabs Tyler by the hair on the top of his head and lifts him up high. Tyler's feet dangle in the air a good foot from the ground.

DRAVALD

Idiot! You choose to feed on vermin when we have an endless supply of humans in this city?!

TYLER

I...I can't bring myself to kill anyone...I won't!

DRAVALD

(enraged)

Nonsense!

Dravald tosses Tyler against a nearby wall hard enough to cause some of the bricks to crumble. Tyler falls to his hands and knees.

DRAVALD

You will kill for me! And I know exactly who I want your first to be...

Tyler painfully rises to his feet.

DRAVALD

This is your final chance, Tyler. Obey me, or I shall cast your soul down to the deepest pit of hell that there is.

Tyler lowers his head as tears start to stream down his face. After a moment he shakes his head yes and starts to sob.

EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAWN

The dark sky is starting to give way as the sun comes up behind the huge building in the center of the city.

There are several ARMED GUARDS in machine gun nests stationed outside the heavily fortified building on the street level.

Even at this early hour the streets are packed with PEOPLE and vehicles.

INT. COGHLAN'S OFFICE/6OTH FLOOR

CAPTAIN COGHLAN, a middle aged woman, sits alone at a desk filling out paperwork and going over files. There is a KNOCK on her door.

COGHLAN

Come in.

Garrick enters her office.

GARRICK

You wanted to see me, Cap?

COGHLAN

I did. Your request for a partner was approved. He can start tomorrow, Garrick.

GARRICK

What kind of experience has he got?

COGHLAN

Zip. He's a virgin, straight out of the academy.

GARRICK

Great. He'll be chewed up an shit out within a week, Cap; you know that.

COGHLAN

I can't help it, Garrick...No veteran will work with you now.

GARRICK

Because?

COGHLAN

Your obsession with Dravald. They think you're on a one way road to destructionville and no one wants to go along for the ride...So, are you, Garrick?

Garrick pauses for a moment, then turns to leave.

GARRICK

...Tell the rookie to be here at six tomorrow night.

INT. MAIN ROOM/POLICE HEADQUARTERS

Garrick walks through the bustling and crowded large room. There are at least forty desks and many of them have Zero Hunters sitting at them, doing their reports for the previous night and socializing amongst each other.

OFFICER MEECE, a middle aged, slightly plump, bald, white man waves to Garrick as he walks by.

MEECE

Yo, Garrick! Got a question for ya, pal...

Garrick stops in his tracks and doesn't look back toward Meece. He has a disgusted look on his face.

GARRICK

...What is it, Meece?

Meece leans back in his chair and acts cocky.

MEECE

Word is you're breakin' in a new partner, so I started a little office pool on how long he'll last. I put a Franklin down on two days. Ya think he'll live that long?

Garrick turns and stares coldly at Meece. Meece's demeanor changes from cocky to scared as Garrick walks over and bends down, his face only a few inches from Meece's now.

GARRICK

...If I were you I'd hope he does, asshole. Because if he doesn't, I'll talk Cap into making you my next partner.

Garrick stands upright and stares down at Meece for a long drawn out moment in silence, then turns and walks away.

Meece has suddenly broken out in sweat. He nervously wipes it away from his forehead with a hand.

MEECE

(nervous laugh)

...Uh...Hey, I was just kiddin'...You know me, I just joke around with people, is all.

Garrick walks off without responding.

MEECE

Hey, Garrick, you have a good one, okay?! No hard feelings, right?!

Meece leans back in his chair and SIGHS.

Another Zero Hunter sitting at his desk a few feet away looks over at Meece and shakes his head back and forth.

ZERO HUNTER #1

Wrong guy to talk shit to, bud.

MEECE

...Jesus, I got a big friggin' mouth sometimes.

ZERO HUNTER #1

Yep.

Meece looks over at the Zero Hunter incredulously.

MEECE

You don't have to agree with me!

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - MORNING

Garrick's Mustang is parked outside a rundown apartment building.

GARRICK (V.O.)

There was a time...A time not long ago when I would come home to a nice place on the other side of town and I would be greeted by the most beautiful and amazing woman I have ever known...

EXT. FOURTH FLOOR APARTMENT WINDOW

The wall outside the window along with the window itself has spray painted crosses all over them.

GARRICK (V.O.)

She was my light in all this darkness. She kept me sane in this world full of insanity...

INT. APARTMENT 413

The last of several deadbolts is unlocked and Garrick enters the old apartment. He shuts the door behind him and secures all the deadbolts. He then slides steel bars in place at the bottom and top of the door between solid looking brackets attached at the door frame.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I never took her for granted. I always knew how lucky I was to have her in my life.

Garrick removes his jacket and we can see for the first time in full his battle vest that is loaded down with various weapons.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Every day I thanked God for my wife. She was an angel sent down to live among us. An angel who for some reason chose me to spend the rest of her life with.

Garrick removes his battle vest and lets it fall to a chair. He still has two pistols in holsters attached to his belt as he walks through the dreary apartment toward a small bathroom down the hall. As he walks we can see all kinds of weapons in cases and cabinets along with training equipment; a well-worn punching bag and some free weights.

GARRICK (V.O.)

And when I thought my life couldn't get any better I was sent another gift from above...My little girl.

Garrick walks into the bathroom and removes his t-shirt. His body has been trained to perfection and carries just the right amount of muscle to be both quick and lethal. There are several scars across his back and shoulders. He tosses the t-shirt into an overflowing hamper and stares into the mirror over the sink for a moment.

GARRICK (V.O.)

She brought me so much joy in the short time she was here.

Garrick walks out of the bathroom and into the kitchen. He grabs a half empty bottle of whiskey from the counter and then walks over to an old ratty chair in the livingroom and collapses into it.

GARRICK (V.O.)

My little girl. She would cry every time I left for work, and be so happy every time I came through the door.

He takes a long drink from the bottle.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Now?...Now I come home to silence. So much silence it's deafening.

He takes another long drink.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The pain...So much pain I try and drown it.

Garrick places the bottle down on top of the beat up coffee table beside him. He leans forward and places his head in his hands.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The rage...So much rage it's consumed me completely. Even in sleep I can't find peace now...Every night it's the same nightmare...

Garrick leans his head back in the chair and closes his eyes.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I dream of the night...The night he took everything from me...

Focus on Garrick's pained face. His eyes are shut tightly.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

Focus still on Garrick's face, but now he appears to be sleeping soundly and the scars under his eyes are gone.

SARAH (O.C.)

Daddy! Daddy wake up!

INT. APARTMENT - EVENING

Garrick's eyes open and we can see a really nice looking apartment. He looks very different; a little younger, short hair, no scars and no tattoos. He has a very loving and peaceful look on his face as he sits on his couch.

His young daughter SARAH is running toward him with her arms outstretched.

SARAH

Daddy, help me! Momma is gonna get me!

GARRICK

How come momma's after you?

SARAH

She says I gotta take a bath, but I don't wanna.

She jumps into Garrick's arms on the couch and hugs him tightly. Garrick is smiling as he hugs her back and whispers into her ear.

GARRICK

Don't worry honey, I'll protect you from the big bad momma monster.

SARAH

Thanks, daddy, I knew you'd save me.

Garrick's wife SUSAN is standing in the hallway with one hand on her hip in a "don't mess with me" pose.

SUSAN

The "big bad momma monster" doesn't give up without a fight. It's bath time, then off to bed you go, little munchkin.

Sarah jumps down off the couch.

SARAH

Don't let her get me, daddy!

GARRICK

(smiling)

Go run and hide, I'll try my best to stop her!

Sarah runs down the hall toward her bedroom as fast as she can. She is GIGGLING the whole way.

Susan walks over to Garrick, who is still seated on the couch.

SUSAN

And just how do you expect to stop the momma monster?

Garrick reaches out, grabs her hand, and pulls her closer to toward him.

GARRICK

Come on over and I'll show ya.

He pulls her down onto his lap and holds her affectionately.

SUSAN

You expect this to stop me?

GARRICK

Just look deeply into my eyes.

She moves in close and they both stare at each other lovingly.

SUSAN

(pause)

...Hmmm, this may be working.

GARRICK

Of course it is.

They kiss each other. When they stop Susan melts into his arms and lays her head on his chest.

GARRICK

Once again a child is saved from the horrors of the bathtub.

SUSAN

...Seems a shame to waste all that water. How about I put her to bed and we take a bath together?

GARRICK

You read my-

SARAH (O.C.)

(screams)

Mommy! Daddy!

Both Garrick and Susan sit up straight. They both have a look of concern on their faces.

GARRICK

-Mind...Sarah?

SUSAN

Probably another daddy-longlegs on her wall.

Garrick rises to his feet.

GARRICK

I'll check on her.

(toward Sarah's room)

Honey are you...

(face shows the fear)

...okay?...Oh, God, no...

Susan looks frightened and she jumps to her feet. Garrick holds her back behind him.

SUSAN

William?!

The cause of the fear walks into the living room. There are six Vampires total; Dravald, Sarabane, Julius, SERENA, LACE, and JACKO. Dravald leads the pack as they stride confidently into the room.

GARRICK

...Who...Who the fuck are you?!

DRAVALD

I am Luc Dravald and these are my associates... Three days ago you killed someone very dear to me; my wife. She was by my side for three hundred and nine years. For that, I'm going to kill your child, your wife, and then you. Shall we get started?

Garrick instinctively reaches for his gun in his shoulder holster, only to find it not there.

GARRICK

...Fuck!

Garrick looks over toward the coat rack near the front door. His pistol is in the shoulder holster hanging from it.

DRAVALD

(clicks tongue)

Tch, tch, tch...Very, very unprofessional, I must say. If you're going to hunt us then the hunter should never be without his weapon.

(motions with hand)

Julius, if you would be so kind...

Garrick bolts for the gun hanging from the coat rack across the room.

GARRICK

Susan, run!

Garrick is almost to the rack and is reaching for the gun when a large hand grabs his wrist and stops him in his tracks.

Garrick looks up at the towering Vampire standing before him. Julius is smiling as he rears back his other fist.

JULIUS

You move as fast as a snail to me, loser!

Julius delivers a crushing blow to the side of Garrick's face, sending him sprawling to the floor.

SUSAN

(screams)

No!

Susan, instead of running, faces the gang and puts up her fists. She is crying but enraged at the same time. She stands in front of Garrick who is on the floor, and tries to protect him. He is barely conscious and struggling to rise from the floor.

SUSAN

Leave my family alone, you son of a bitch!

GARRICK

...Ugh...Ugh...No, Susan...Run!

She isn't listening as rage overtakes her. She rushes toward Dravald with her fists clenched.

SUSAN

If you've hurt my child, I'll kill you!

Dravald effortlessly grabs her by the throat before her fist can strike him and lifts her about a foot off of the ground with one arm.

She is grabbing at his arm and choking as she continues to struggle.

Dravald smiles.

DRAVALD

I like your wife, Garrick. She's got guts...Want to watch me eat them?

Dravald is still holding Susan off of the floor with one hand as he looks down at Garrick in amusement. He watches him struggling to rise.

DRAVALD

I mean being a vegetarian for several hundred years now has been great, don't get me wrong...But, sometimes you crave a little beef.

GARRICK

...Please...No...

DRAVALD

Of course now that I think of it, if I fill up on your wife I won't have any room left for your child, will I? No, I think I'll use your wife for entertainment instead. You removed my wife's head, so how about I return the favor?

GARRICK

(tears stream down his face)

God...Please, don't do this...

Garrick is trying to find his legs as he and Susan's eyes meet. Tears stream down her face as she reaches her hand out toward him.

Dravald is reaching toward Susan's neck with his free hand. His nails grow from normal size to very long and sharp.

SUSAN

...I...Love you...

Blood flies across Garrick's face as she is decapitated.

GARRICK

(screaming)

No! Susan!

The rage in Garrick causes him to rise to his feet and rush toward Dravald who is tossing Susan's body and head to the floor. Before Garrick can reach Dravald, Serena punches him hard in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain.

SERENA

Aw, poor little Zero Hunter lost his precious little family; how sad.

Sarabane delivers an uppercut to Garrick's face, sending him a few feet into the air before slamming down on the floor, hard.

SARABANE

Guess he should have thought about his family before he took the job.

Jacko grabs Garrick by his hair and lifts him up off the floor. He places his other arm around Garrick's neck in a chokehold from behind.

JACKO

Yeah, if I had a hot bitch like you had, I'd never leave the house...

(whispers into Garrick's ear)

Your wife's not bad either.

Somehow Garrick is still conscious. Blood is flowing freely from both his nose and mouth as he rages.

GARRICK

Goddamn you! I'll kill every fucking one of you!

Dravald walks closer as Jacko continues to hold Garrick from behind. Dravald is amused by Garrick's rant.

DRAVALD

Highly unlikely, Zero Hunter. You see, you're about three seconds away from joining your dear departed.

Dravald grabs Garrick by the jaw and turns his head slightly, exposing his neck.

DRAVALD

Any last words?

GARRICK

...Just do it, you fuck!

DRAVALD

With pleasure...

Dravald's face starts to change as his mouth begins to open wide. His canine teeth start to grow longer. He HISSES as he moves in closer toward Garrick's neck.

Garrick and Dravald's eyes meet and in that moment Dravald pauses. His face starts to transform back to its normal state. He has a surprised look on his face.

DRAVALD

...Your eyes...I can see into your soul through your eyes...It's you, isn't it my old enemy? You've returned again, haven't you?

Garrick is confused as he stares at Dravald while still being held from behind by Jacko.

GARRICK

...What the fuck are you talking about?!

Dravald looks confused.

DRAVALD

...You don't remember me, do you? For some reason in this life you haven't remembered our past history...Was it because you were content in this life with your family?...Or, maybe the fire in your soul that was yearning for vengeance had finally burned out.

Dravald tilts Garrick's head up a little to look more directly into his eyes.

DRAVALD

...Somewhere deep down inside, you remember though...That's why your subconscious led you into this line of work. And once again destiny has brought us together as it always does. Look into my eyes and remember each life you have lived and each life you have died by my hands. Remember how your hatred for me causes you to be reborn. Remember your promise you made to me in your first life, that your soul would never rest until I am dead.

They both lock eyes intensely.

DRAVALD

Look deeply into my eyes and remember it all...

GARRICK

...I...

EXT./INT. VARIOUS LOCATION AND TIMES

The images of Garrick's past lives come flooding in starting with his first life in medieval times. He looks physically different since it is a different body, but the same soul. He is fighting Dravald with swords. Under his eyes he has a stripe painted with his clan colors.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...I remember...All of it now...

The next image flows into another time period and Garrick looks different, but Dravald the same. They are dressed in Samurai garb and fighting with swords. Garrick looks Japanese, but he has a vertical stripe painted under each eye.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The past lives I've lived...So many battles between us...

The next period is during the time of pirates and Dravald and Garrick are fighting on an old ship out at sea under the moonlight. Garrick has paint under each eye.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Each one ending in my death...

The next image is during the Civil War and Garrick is in a blue uniform and Dravald a grey uniform as they battle with their swords. Garrick has some vertical stripes of dirt under each eye.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I remember the hatred I had for you...

The next time period is World War One and they are battling with their bayonets attached to their rifles. Garrick has vertical stripes under each eye.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Starting with my first life and carrying over to all my others.

Next image is during World War Two and Garrick is dressed as an infantryman and battling Dravald, who is dressed as a Nazi. Garrick has vertical stripes under each eye.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The nightmares I've had in this life...The visions...They all make sense now...

During each different battle, Dravald always ends up killing Garrick.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Because they were true.

We are back now in the present. Garrick's eyes take on a new understanding.

DRAVALD

(smiling)

Oh, yes they are, my old enemy.

GARRICK

...Want to know what else I just remembered, prick?

Garrick spits in Dravald's face. Dravald looks angry as he immediately wipes the spit and blood mixture off of his cheek. Garrick has a defiant smile on his face. He looks different than he did a few minutes ago. More confident.

GARRICK

I remember how pissed you get when I do that.

DRAVALD

(trying to restrain himself)

...You know what you are missing?

Dravald grabs Garrick's head with both hands as Jacko is still holding onto him from behind. The nails on Dravald's thumbs begin to grow long and sharp.

DRAVALD

That silly clan battle marking from your first life that you so fondly don when we battle each time...I'm thinking of something a little more permanent this time...

Garrick YELLS in pain as Dravald sinks the nail of each thumb into the skin under his eyes and starts to cut vertical stripes down his cheeks.

When Dravald is done he steps back to admire his work. He has a sick smile on his face.

DRAVALD

What do you think, Jacko?

Garrick is gritting his teeth in pain and breathing hard as blood flows down from the wounds and drips off onto Jacko's arm.

JACKO

Ooooh, me likey this look; very sexy!

GARRICK

(in pain)

You and me, Dravald! Or have you turned into a goddamn coward since the last time we fought?!

Dravald is smiling as he licks the blood from one of his thumbs.

DRAVALD

Mmmmmmm, your blood always tastes the sweetest, Garrick. I could go for a little more. Let him go, Jacko...Let's see if he can avenge his headless wife.

Jacko is LAUGHING as he lets Garrick go. Garrick immediately flies into a rage and leaps for Dravald, swinging a fist wildly for his head.

GARRICK

You piece of shit!

Dravald catches Garrick's fist in mid-air, then LAUGHS.

DRAVALD

Sloppy. I can see that you've trained hardly at all in this life.

Dravald sends a lightning fast fist into Garrick's ribs, breaking a few in the process.

DRAVALD

Slow and weak...You disappoint me.

Dravald slams a knee into Garrick's face.

DRAVALD

I always looked forward to our battles...But, this was pathetic!

Dravald spins and kicks Garrick across the room into a large glass curio cabinet. Garrick CRASHES through the glass and slams against the wall, then drops to the floor, nearly unconscious. Glass shards are sticking out of his back and shoulders as he slumps over.

DRAVALD

You will train, so the next time we meet you shall be a greater challenge to me.

Dravald walks over toward Garrick, who can't even move at this point.

DRAVALD

Why am I sparing your life this night; you are probably wondering?

Dravald kneels down to look at Garrick, who summons what strength is left to lift his head up enough to look Dravald in the eyes.

DRAVALD

Because lately I am bored. Looking forward to fighting you again soon, will be the remedy for that.

Dravald smiles.

DRAVALD

That look in your eyes...It's the gift of hate that I have given you. And hate is an amazing thing. It creates determination...Purpose...Focus...All of which you now have because of me.

Dravald stands and stares down at Garrick.

DRAVALD

...Until we meet again, my old enemy.

Dravald turns and walks away with the others.

Garrick is bleeding badly. He looks down near him and there are knickknacks from the curio along with several pictures in frames lying in the broken glass and wood. One particular picture is that of him, his wife and their daughter smiling in happier times. Tears mix with blood that drop onto the picture.

Everything goes black.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

INT. GARRICK'S APARTMENT - LATE AFTERNOON

Garrick is emerging from his fitful sleep. Tears are streaming down his face.

GARRICK

...Susan...Sarah?

Garrick opens his eyes and is fully awake. He wipes his face and looks over at the coffee table near him. There is an old beaten up picture frame on it. He grabs the picture frame and looks at it sadly.

We can see that the picture in the frame is the same from his dream. It looks beaten up and soiled but it is of him and his family.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I haven't slept in peace once since they've been gone.

Garrick sets the frame back down on the table and gets up. He wearily walks to the bathroom.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...The fucker made a mistake in letting me live. He had his chance...Should have ghosted me like he did my family. But no, his ego wanted a challenge...Believe me, he'll get one now.

Garrick enters the bathroom and turns on the sink faucet. He cups his hands and fills them with water.

GARRICK (V.O.)

Because, the next time we fight-

Garrick leans over the sink and splashes the water from his hands onto his face.

GARRICK (V.O.)

-I swear on my wife and child's grave, no matter what I have to do-

Garrick looks at himself in the mirror with a burning intensity.

GARRICK (V.O.)

-His life ends.

EXT. LOS ANGELES CITY SKYLINE - VARIOUS

The sun tries desperately to cut through the smog as we fast forward through the day to dusk. The city has been alive and busy like normal as people go about on foot and in vehicles.

EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DUSK

There is a small digital newsstand across the street from the police headquarters. It has a large video screen attached near the roof with a ticker tape of today's headlines. It reads: "Ocean level rises another foot last year. President still not convinced of global warming, orders further studies."

COGHLAN (O.S.)

...Now, before you sign this confidentiality agreement, Officer Mitchell, I need you to understand a few things; you will be restricted from disclosing any information about this unit, during or after your tour of duty. It is a felony to do so and you will be prosecuted. Minimum jail sentence is twenty five years and you will do the full twenty five, understood?

MITCHELL (O.S.)

...Yes, Captain.

COGHLAN (O.S.)

Good. If you'll just sign on the dotted line, we can move on...

INT. COGHLAN'S OFFICE

Focus on Mitchell's hand holding the pen and signing his name at the bottom of the contract.

Coghlan takes the signed contract from Mitchell and looks it over. She places all of the paperwork into his file.

COGHLAN

Okay, everything is signed and in order. Welcome aboard.

We can see JAMES MITCHELL in his entirety now for the first time. He is white, mid to late twenties with short cropped sandy blonde hair.

MITCHELL

(smiling)

Thank you...Um...The job description was a little vague; what will I be doing in this unit anyway?

COGHLAN

It's vague in order to keep what we do secret from the public. Your partner is on his way up, I'll let him fill you in on what your job entails.

MITCHELL

Oh, okay...Again, I want to thank you for this opportunity, Captain. I'm surprised and a little flattered that you've chosen me for this position. I'm proud of my scores from the academy and I think they show that I'm a fast learner. I'm looking forward to proving myself out in the field.

Garrick enters the office. Mitchell rises up out of his chair and turns to face him.

GARRICK

You must be my new partner.

Mitchell sticks out his hand toward Garrick, but stumbles with his words when he notices the scars under his eyes and the overall tough demeanor he exudes.

MITCHELL

Oh, um, yeah...I guess so...I...I'm James Mitchell. Look, I'm sorry...It's...

GARRICK

(finishes his sentence)

The scars, right?

MITCHELL

Um...Yeah, they just threw me for a second. Sorry.

GARRICK

Not a problem, I'm used to it.

(Garrick shakes Mitchell's hand)

The name is Garrick.

MITCHELL

(a little more at ease)

It's nice to meet you, Garrick. I'm looking forward to working with you.

GARRICK

Right.

(to Coghlan)

I take it you haven't filled the Rookie in on everything, huh, Cap?

COGHLAN

Figured I'd leave that up to you. Just take it easy on him, Garrick. Remember, it's his first night.

Garrick turns to leave the office. Mitchell looks back at Coghlan and points toward Garrick and mouths "I follow him?". Coghlan nods her head yes.

GARRICK

Sonny wants me to swing by. While we're there I'll pick up some things for the Rook. It shouldn't be too intense for him.

They both exit the office. When they are several yards away, Coghlan presses a button on the intercom sitting on her desk.

COGHLAN

(into intercom)

Hey, Meece...

MEECE (INTERCOM)

...Yeah, Cap?

COGHLAN

(into intercom)

Put me in the Rookie's pool for fifty bucks. I'll take three days.

MEECE (INTERCOM)

You got it, Cap.

EXT./INT. GARRICK'S MUSTANG - EVENING

Mitchell is in the passenger seat looking out at the city below as the Mustang flies between the buildings. He has a look of amazement on his face.

MITCHELL

This is one cherry ride, Garrick.

GARRICK

...My wife surprised me with it on my birthday a few years ago. Got the department to upgrade it with flight capability.

MITCHELL

Nice...You mentioned in the elevator that we're called Zero Hunters. Cool name, what's it mean?

GARRICK

Zero is the code word we use for things that aren't human. Hunters is self-explanatory.

Mitchell looks confused.

MITCHELL

...Um...What do you mean things that aren't human?

GARRICK

Vampires, werewolves, demons and any other walking nightmare you've ever heard of. Pure and simple, it's our job to find them and then kill them.

Mitchell stares at Garrick for several long moments in silence with his mouth open in shock. Finally, he starts to LAUGH.

MITCHELL

Okay, I get it; let's haze the rookie, right? Great joke, it was so far out in right field you actually had me for a second there.

GARRICK

No joke. I know it's hard to believe, but I'm telling you the truth.

MITCHELL

...The truth, huh?

Mitchell smiles and looks out the window at the city.

MITCHELL

Okay, partner, I'll play along. My wife will really get a kick out of this one. She's a real horror movie fanatic. Me, I can't stand 'em, but she eats them up.

(pause)

...We'll have to have you and yours over soon for dinner or something. We can have a good laugh about all this.

GARRICK

My wife and our daughter were killed by a vampire named Dravald a year ago.

Mitchell looks at him suspiciously. He can't believe Garrick is continuing on with what he thinks is a joke.

GARRICK

My history with Dravald goes back over seven hundred years to my first life. My hatred for what he did to me in that first life causes me to be reborn time after time. My soul won't rest until he's dead.

The Mustang is slowly descending into a dark alley.

Mitchell is staring at Garrick in silence as Garrick lands the car in the alley. After a moment, Mitchell busts out LAUGHING.

MITCHELL

Dude, this is one sick joke!

EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT

Garrick and Mitchell emerge from the Mustang and walk over to a steel door that leads into a rundown building.

GARRICK

I look like the type of guy that jokes around?

MITCHELL

No, that's what makes this so funny.

There is a large black cross painted on the door along with what appears to be deep scratch marks on it. Garrick KNOCKS on the heavy steel door.

The small peephole just above the black cross slides open and a large magnum gun barrel sticks through the opening and points at Garrick. The barrel of the gun is shaking.

SONNY

(nervous)

Who's there?!

Garrick holds up a small cross in his hand toward the peephole.

GARRICK

It's me, Sonny. I brought along my new partner. His name is Mitchell.

(half smile)

First night on the job...Not quite a believer yet.

SONNY

Whuh...Where's his cross, Garrick?!

MITCHELL

My cross?

Garrick hands Mitchell the small cross.

GARRICK

He won't let you in until you prove you're human. Most things we hunt can't touch anything religious in nature without it burning them.

MITCHELL

...Boy, you go all out in a prank, don't you?

Mitchell holds up the cross so Sonny can see it in his hand.

MITCHELL

Well, what do you know, I didn't burst into flames! Guess that makes me human, right?

Sonny shuts the peephole. The SOUNDS of deadbolts being unlocked can be heard. A few seconds later, the door opens and Sonny waves at them to come in.

SONNY

Hurry in! There was somethin' scratchin' at the door an hour ago!

Garrick and Mitchell walk in.

MITCHELL

(smiling)

A werewolf in heat, maybe?

INT. SONNY'S STORE

Mitchell looks around in disbelief at all the different weapons, occult merchandise, books, and more in the cramped and dingy store.

Sonny quickly closes the door. Garrick helps him slide the steel beam across it to secure it tightly. Sonny locks the deadbolts as fast as he can.

MITCHELL

Wow! Look at all this stuff!

GARRICK

Starting to finally believe?

Mitchell smiles and rolls his eyes as he picks up a hammer and wooden stake off of a table.

MITCHELL

Sorry, but I'll believe in Santa Claus before I'll believe in vampires or any of the other crap you're trying to sell me.

SONNY

The bliss of ignorance, huh, Garrick? Here's the ten clips of nine mil you ordered.

Sonny hands Garrick an ammunition belt with several clips attached to it.

SONNY

Hey, kid, here's a battle vest. Might come in handy for you real soon. This one is on the house.

Sonny grabs a battle vest from a clothes rack and tosses it toward Mitchell, who catches it.

MITCHELL

Gee, my very own monster hunting vest! My life is complete.

Mitchell checks some of the pockets.

MITCHELL

...Aw, no garlic cloves to ward off vampires?! Would have loved some to go with my spaghetti tonight.

Sonny CHUCKLES and wipes a little sweat from his bald forehead as Garrick pulls out a wad of cash to hand to him.

SONNY

Looks like you got a comedian for a partner.

GARRICK

Looks like it. Here, for the ammo...Now, why was it you wanted to see me tonight?

Sonny takes the money.

Mitchell is walking around the shop wide-eyed, looking at all the objects on display throughout the store.

SONNY

A...A customer I know has a friend who owns a club downtown. Apparently some of his regulars been turnin' up dead lately in his alley out back. Throats torn to shreds. Last person each one has been seen with was the same guy and his crew. My friend described the guy and it sounds like it could be Dravald.

GARRICK

What's the name of the club?

SONNY

Puh...Pink Pearls. The owner's name is Bestor; supposed to be there tonight.

GARRICK

We'll check it out, thanks...You okay? You don't look so hot.

Sonny smiles and wipes some more sweat from his face.

SONNY

Yeah, I'm fine. Just a touch of the flu I think.

Garrick motions to Mitchell to follow.

GARRICK

Come on Rook, we're leaving.

EXT. ALLEY

Garrick and Mitchell walk out into the alley and over to the Mustang.

Sonny is poking his head out of the slightly ajar door.

SONNY

...Um...Hey, Garrick!

GARRICK

Yeah?

SONNY

...Just take care, huh?

MITCHELL

Later, Sonny. I see anything that goes "bump in the night" I'll give it your best regards.

SONNY

You watch yourself to, Rookie.

Garrick and Mitchell get into the Mustang and a few seconds later it lifts off the ground.

Sonny slams the steel door shut.

INT. SONNY'S STORE

Sonny locks the door and then wearily leans up against it with his back. He lets out a SIGH.

SONNY

...Oh, God, what have I done?

(takes a few deep breathes)

...Got to keep it together...I'm almost home free.

Sonny walks over to a desk that has a phone sitting atop it.

SONNY

Can't turn back now...No...Too late for that. One last thing left to do...

Sonny stands over the phone and stares down at it.

SONNY

...All I gotta do is make the call.

Sonny pauses for several agonizing moments, then picks up the phone and dials a number.

SONNY

...I'm sorry, Garrick...I really am...

EXT./INT. MUSTANG - NIGHT

The Mustang flies through the city at a high rate of speed.

MITCHELL

Look, Garrick, I like kidding around as much as the next guy, but honestly this whole monster hunter stuff has played itself out. Seriously, what is it we do?

Garrick pauses for a moment, then turns to Mitchell and deadpans his answer.

GARRICK

We're meter maids.

Mitchell is mildly irritated as he turns and looks out his window.

MITCHELL

(sarcastic)

Ha-ha. Very funny.

The Mustang lands on the busy street, causing cars and pedestrians to have to move out of the way.

GARRICK

Stick close to me in here. These things do exist, Mitchell, and they will kill you in a heartbeat.

MITCHELL

...Whatever.

Garrick and Mitchell exit the car and walk toward a very popular looking nightclub. The line to get in stretches around the block.

Garrick and Mitchell head right for the doors of the club. A huge DOORMAN blocks their way.

DOORMAN

Whoa, whoa, whoa, this is a private club, morons. Where the fuck do you think you're going?

Garrick flashes the Doorman his badge.

GARRICK

Any place we want. L.A.P.D., move it.

The Doorman holds up his hands in a "don't shoot" manner as he smiles.

DOORMAN

Hey, sure thing, Officer. Don't want no trouble, go right on in.

The Doorman watches Garrick and Mitchell walk down the hallway toward the club. He speaks into a small electronic device that is attached to an earpiece.

DOORMAN

(quietly)

...Master, they are here.

EARPIECE

Excellent. Lock the doors.

INT. NIGHTCLUB

The music is very LOUD as Garrick and Mitchell walk into the club. The building is packed with all types of people; most dancing, the others drinking and LAUGHING.

Mitchell squints his eyes in pain and tries to cover his ears.

MITCHELL

Jesus, sounds like someone beating a bag full of cats!

Mitchell follows Garrick through the wild crowd over to the bar. Garrick motions to a BARTENDER. They have to yell over the music.

BARTENDER

Yeah, what?!

GARRICK

I'm looking for the owner!

BARTENDER

Yeah and what makes you so fucking special, man?!

Garrick flashes the badge again. The Bartender points to the private booths on the other side of the crowded room.

BARTENDER

...Booth six, six, six!

GARRICK

Cute.

Garrick motions to Mitchell to follow him. They start to wade through the people toward the booth in the back. Mitchell is still holding his ears.

MITCHELL

Our medical plan covers hearing loss, right?!

As they make their way through the crowd a very feminine looking hand taps Mitchell on the shoulder. Mitchell stops and turns to see Serena standing before him, looking very seductive.

SERENA

Excuse me, would you like to dance?

MITCHELL

...Oh...Well...Thanks, but I'm kind of busy right now.

SERENA

Oh, come on, I promise I won't bite...

Close on Serena as she smiles. Her fangs grow long and sharp.

SERENA

Well, maybe just a little.

Focus on Garrick as he makes his way through the crowd. Mitchell's VOICE causes him to stop and turn back.

MITCHELL (O.C.)

Garrick!

Garrick reacts to what he sees in an instant. He is quickly reaching into his jacket for his guns.

GARRICK

Mitchell!

Mitchell is still standing, but he is being held firmly by several Vampires. Serena and Lace are on either side of him, touching him seductively. Mitchell looks terrified. Everyone in the crowd around him is looking toward Garrick and they all have fangs.

MITCHELL

(scared)

...I...I believe you now, man...Puh...Please get them off me!

Serena smiles and grabs Mitchell firmly by his groin.

SERENA

I think your new partner is cute, Garrick. But I doubt he's man enough for me. Why don't you come play instead?

Garrick pulls out both pistols and aims them toward the group around Mitchell.

LACE

(smiles)

Careful, don't want to shoot your partner.

GARRICK

...Shit!

Garrick notices that everyone around him has bared their fangs. The entire club is full of Vampires. Several beside him HISS.

Garrick turns his attention to the Vampires next to him and starts FIRING.

The band, which has stopped playing, takes its cue from the LEAD SINGER.

LEAD SINGER

Hit it!

The band begins playing loudly again as Garrick FIRES wildly at the attacking Vampires.

GARRICK

Come on, you fucks!

Garrick SHOOTS and kills vampire after vampire.

GARRICK

Come on!

When his guns are empty he drops them and in one quick motion he has removed the machete from under his jacket and he begins decapitating the Vampires that are rushing him.

The sheer numbers start to overwhelm him. Hands and claws grab at him and start to pull him down.

He struggles, but soon the Vampires are piling on him. His rage is fading as he looks over at Mitchell.

GARRICK

(nervous)

...Mitchell...I...I can't!

Garrick is swarmed completely by Vampires. He disappears within the pile.

GARRICK

(muffled)

No!

FADE OUT.

FADE TO:

INT. POLICE MORGUE/HALLWAY - NIGHT

We slowly fade in from blackness to Garrick's flashback. He and Tyler, who is still human, are walking down the long dimly lit corridor toward double doors that say: "Police Morgue". Garrick is carrying a hammer in one hand and a wooden stake in the other. The wounds under his eyes are bandaged heavily. He looks broken and sad.

They stop before the double doors.

TYLER

You sure you can do this, partner?

GARRICK

...It has to be done...It's my responsibility, Tyler. I'm her father.

INT. POLICE MORGUE

The two men enter the room and walk over to a table that has a sheet draped over a small body. The tag on the toe reads: "S. Garrick. Deceased".

Garrick is fighting back tears as he stares down at the body under the sheet. After a moment, he reaches out with a trembling hand and pulls the sheet back to reveal his daughter, Sarah, lying on the table. Her skin is pale and she has what appear to be several fang puncture wounds on different parts of her body.

Garrick's tears fall.

GARRICK

...Oh, God...

Sarah's eyes slowly open. She stares wearily up at her father.

SARAH

...Daddy...I had a bad dream...There were these scary people and they did mean stuff to me.

Garrick is trying his best to hold it together, but his tears still continue to fall.

GARRICK

Shhhh, it's okay, honey. I'm here. The scary dream is over now. Close your eyes and go back to sleep...When you open them again your momma will be there to give you a big hug and kiss...

Tyler, fighting back his own tears, places his hand on Garrick's shoulder.

TYLER

...You're not gonna do this...

Tyler takes the hammer and stake from Garrick.

TYLER

I won't let you, William...Let me do it.

Garrick looks at Tyler for several long moments, then nods yes. He turns back to Sarah and leans down next to her. He kisses her gently on the forehead then wipes at his tears streaming down his face.

SARAH

...Why are you crying, Daddy?

GARRICK

...Because I love you, honey...I love you so much.

Tyler has placed the point of the stake over Sarah's heart.

Garrick is leaning over her so she can't see what is happening. Tyler raises the hammer overhead and pauses for a second before bringing it down hard onto the stake.

Garrick CRIES OUT in rage when he hears the hammer hit the stake.

Garrick falls to the floor and is SOBBING. He is wiping away some of the blood from his daughter that sprayed onto his jacket. He looks at the blood on his hands and rage takes over again.

GARRICK

I'll kill him, Tyler! No matter what I have to do, I swear to fucking God, I'll kill him!

FADE OUT.

FADE TO:

INT. NIGHTCLUB

We slowly fade from black, back to the nightclub.

Garrick starts to open his eyes. There is blood running down his forehead where he was struck by a vampire.

We can HEAR the sound of Dravald's voice.

DRAVALD (O.C.)

...Rise and shine, my old enemy. You sounded as if you were having a nightmare. I wonder what it possibly could have been about. Was it something I was involved in, hmmm?

Garrick opens his eyes completely. He is being held back by several Vampires who are actually straining to restrain him as he becomes consumed with rage. Garrick is looking up at the balcony where Dravald stands along with Serena, Lace, Sarabane, Julius and Jacko.

GARRICK

You, fuck! I'll rip your goddamn heart out with my teeth!

DRAVALD

(smiling)

Now, that's the spirit you were missing last time we met! So much rage, I can feel it from up here!

GARRICK

Come down here and feel it, you son of a bitch!

DRAVALD

A tempting challenge, but to get the title fight you have to prove yourself as a worthy opponent...

Dravald motions to Julius.

DRAVALD

Julius, once again, if you would be so kind...

JULIUS

My pleasure, Master.

Julius jumps off the balcony down to the floor twenty feet below.

He stands and rips off his shirt to reveal a huge, muscular body. He is smiling confidently.

JULIUS

Hey, little snail, remember me? My knuckles have missed your jaw.

Dravald looks down at Mitchell, who is lying hog tied on his stomach atop the bar.

Mitchell is conscious and staring wild-eyed at everything happening around him. His gun and badge are on top of the bar a few feet away from him.

DRAVALD

Don't think I've forgotten about you, little man. I know all there is to know about you, James Mitchell. I know where you live. I know your wife's name is Michelle. I even know that she is four and a half months pregnant.

Mitchell has turned as angry as Garrick.

MITCHELL

You pig! I swear...If you touch her...

DRAVALD

(smiles)

Oh, I'll do more than just touch her. I love babies, always have.

(licks lips)

Mmmm, nothing like the taste of veal straight from the womb all piping hot fresh!

Garrick struggles against the Vampires holding him.

GARRICK

Leave him and his wife out of this, Dravald! He has nothing to do with us!

JULIUS

Don't waste your breath worrying about your partner. You got a whole shitload more to worry about now; like the three hundred pounds of perfection standing in front of you, punk.

(laughs)

Hope you put up a better fight than last time. Then again-

Julius holds up a large arm and flexes it as he smiles.

JULIUS

-Even if you do, ain't no one can stand up to this shit.

(to Vampires holding Garrick)

Let my bitch go.

The Vampires let Garrick go and back off. The rest of the Vampires in the club have formed a large circle around the two combatants.

Garrick is facing Julius without any fear whatsoever, only stone cold determination. He pops his knuckles as he slowly starts to circle the massive Vampire.

GARRICK

You want a better fight? Believe me, you'll get one. Since the night you butchered my family, I've recalled thirty six past lives. In each one I was a warrior of some sort. I have remembered every bit of training I've ever had in the art of war. And I've done nothing but train this past year to prepare my body for battle.

Julius isn't smiling now and looks a little concerned.

Garrick stops and raises his hands up to a fighting position.

GARRICK

So, whenever your pussy-ass is ready...Bring it!

Julius bares his fangs and YELLS as he rushes toward Garrick.

As fast a Julius is, Garrick ducks the roundhouse swing by him and counters with a solid punch to his stomach.

Julius reacts in pain at both the blow and the cross image burned onto his skin from Garrick's tattoo on his knuckles.

With blinding speed of his own, Garrick swings his other fist and connects with the side of Julius' face, sending him reeling to the floor.

Reaction of Dravald and his gang; Jacko winces and then smiles. He drinks deeply from a large goblet. Blood drips down his chin obscenely after he drains the goblet.

JACKO

Oh! That hurt my jaw all the way up here!

Jacko pours more blood from a pitcher into his goblet. He drinks it down again.

Sarabane leans in toward Dravald as they both watch the fight below.

SARABANE

What is the history between you two anyway?

DRAVALD

One day I shall tell the story in detail...

(smiles)

Suffice to say, that when I was young I wasn't the nicest person.

Garrick is in the air, executing a spinning kick to the side of Julius' face with expert precision.

Sarabane watches the action below and smiles.

SARABANE

This might be an interesting fight.

DRAVALD

(smiling)

It's been very good so far.

Jacko is glancing over at Dravald as he fills his goblet again.

JACKO

Be more interesting watching you fight him instead of Julius...

(gulps down some more blood)

Not scared are you, o' fearless leader?

Dravald turns and stares angrily at Jacko, who is wiping the blood from his mouth while pouring himself another drink.

DRAVALD

(serious)

You are drunk and you run your mouth. Apologize or lose your tongue.

After a moment, Jacko smiles and bows his head slightly to Dravald.

JACKO

...Please forgive me, Master.

Dravald stares angrily at him for a few moments before turning back to watch the battle below.

DRAVALD

Good. Now, not another word from you tonight.

Jacko has picked up his goblet again and is taking a drink from it. With Dravald's back to him, he raises his middle finger toward Dravald with the hand holding the goblet.

Julius' face has several blistered cross marks on it, along with other various parts of his body. He is enraged and lashing out now at Garrick, who is dodging his sloppy strikes with ease.

Garrick ducks low and connects a punch with Julius' groin then an uppercut to his chin followed by a forward kick to the face which sends Julius falling backwards.

Lace is next to Dravald as they watch the fight.

LACE

My, my he has gotten good.

DRAVALD

Yes, he has.

LACE

No worries though, right?

DRAVALD

None. Garrick is just a man, and I shall lose to no human.

Garrick drops low as he flings his leg out and it connects with Julius' calves from behind, knocking off his feet and onto his back.

Garrick jumps onto him and straddles his chest. He rains blow after blow down onto Julius' face.

When he is done, Julius' face is covered with blistered crosses. He is barely conscious.

Garrick grabs the chain that goes from Julius' eyebrow to nose to ear and is about to yank it out. He looks up at Dravald in defiance.

GARRICK

You watching this, Dravald?! See how I took apart this cocksucker?! It's nothing compared to what I'm gonna do to you!

Julius pleads as Garrick is about to pull out his face chain.

JULIUS

Nuh...No..Please, Garrick...

Garrick rips out the face chain and holds it high overhead as Julius SCREAMS.

The Vampire crowd CHEERS.

No one is paying attention to Mitchell and they all have their backs to him as they watch the fight. Mitchell is glancing over his shoulder at the gun and badge on the bar a few feet away from him.

MITCHELL

(to himself)

...Gotta help somehow...

Mitchell rocks back and forth until he flips to his side. He strains as he reaches for the gun and badge behind him. His face is grimacing as he pulls against the ropes binding his hands and feet.

MITCHELL

(to himself)

...Come on.

Finally his fingers reach the badge and he lets out a SIGH.

MITCHELL

(to himself)

...Got you...

He flips open the badge and beside his picture ID is a small button that he pushes.

Julius crashes up onto the band stage and into the instruments.

Garrick is up onto the stage in the blink of an eye and grabbing a guitar by its handle. Julius can hardly even get up now as he struggles to find his footing. He raises a hand up over his face to try and protect his head.

JULIUS

...No more...puh...Please, no more...

Garrick holds the guitar like a baseball bat as rage overtakes him again.

GARRICK

No more?! After what you maggots did to my family, you expect me to show you some mercy?!

Garrick swings the guitar with all his might and it connects with the side of Julius' head. Part of the guitar shatters from the impact.

GARRICK

Fuck you!

Garrick repeatedly beats Julius across the head with the guitar.

Julius is a bloody mess as he begs one last time.

JULIUS

Guh...Garrick...I'm pleading to your humanity... puh...please stop! Please!

Garrick stands over Julius.

GARRICK

My humanity? I lost that a year ago...

Garrick raises the guitar high overhead.

GARRICK

Now, I'm a monster, just like you!

Garrick delivers a crushing blow to the head of Julius with the guitar, knocking him to his back and nearly unconscious.

Dravald's phone RINGS. He answers.

DRAVALD

Dravald.

PHONE (RECEIVER)

It's me.

DRAVALD

What is it?

PHONE (RECEIVER)

The Rookie's emergency signal was activated a few minutes ago. You got about five minutes until the whole Zero Hunter unit shows up.

DRAVALD

...Thank you.

Dravald angrily CRUSHES the phone in his hand.

DRAVALD

(to himself)

Son of a bitch.

(to his gang)

...We must leave, the swine are on their way.

JACKO

So what?! That means we just run away like cowards?!...I'm starting to wonder about you Dravald.

Dravald turns toward Jacko. He has fire in his eyes.

DRAVALD

You're calling me a coward?!

JACKO

All I know is Julius is down there getting his ass handed to him when it should be you. Now, we're just gonna bug out because some Hunters are on their way?! You ask me, you look like a fucking coward...

Dravald lets out a YELL of anger and slams his hand through the chest of Jacko. When he pulls it out, he has Jacko's heart in his hand and he holds it in front of his face.

Jacko stares at his own heart in shock. His face begins to wrinkle and smoke.

DRAVALD

Tell me, Jacko, do I still look like a coward?!

Jacko falls to his knees as he continues to deteriorate.

JACKO

...A big fucking one...You won't beat Garrick this time...You should have killed him when... you had...the...chance...prick.

Jacko falls over to his side as he shrivels up completely.

The other Vampires in Dravald's gang are staring down at him in shock. Dravald points his bloody hand toward the exit.

DRAVALD

(yelling)

We go, now! And not a single word from anyone!

Dravald tosses the heart over his shoulder as he heads for the exit. Everyone follows him. They each glance back at Jacko before exiting the building.

Garrick is repeatedly slamming the guitar down onto Julius. By the time he is done, there is only the splintered handle left in his hands.

GARRICK

So tell me, Julius...Who's the snail now, huh?!

Garrick raises the jagged guitar handle high overhead.

GARRICK

Who?!

Garrick slams the jagged point of the guitar down into the chest of Julius. With the handle of the guitar piercing his heart, Julius' skin starts to smoke and shrivel away. Garrick rises to his feet and turns toward the rest of the crowd. Most of them are in shock by what they have witnessed.

GARRICK

...Who's next? Which one of you son's a bitches wants to die next?

COGHLAN (O.S.)

How about all of 'em?!

Everyone turns toward the voice and they see Captain Coghlan along with just about every member of the Zero Hunter unit standing near the entrance. They are all loaded down for battle and Coghlan is front and center holding an M-60 machinegun.

COGHLAN

The Rook's emergency beacon led us here, Garrick, but it looks like you have it all under control! Only thing is, we wanna have some fun too! Hit the deck Rook and keep your head down, we're gonna take a hose to this shithole!

MITCHELL

Should have went to fucking culinary school!

Mitchell rolls off of the bar and onto the floor several feet below.

Coghlan opens up the M-60 into the crowd of Vampires as the other Zero Hunters do the same with their weapons.

Garrick is going through his gear that was placed on a table. He pulls out some pistols.

GARRICK

(yelling)

Where are you Dravald?! Where the fuck are you?!

Garrick turns his rage to the Vampires near him as he empties the pistols into them.

A few Zero Hunters fall as they are attacked by some Vampires. One Zero Hunter loses his sword in the fight.

With his pistols empty, Garrick picks the sword up off of the ground and starts decapitating the Vampires near him.

Total chaos as the battle ensues. Garrick slices a Vampire in half with his sword.

COGHLAN

(yells out)

Save some for us, Garrick!

Coghlan keeps unloading her M-60 into the Vampires. Several Vampires by the bar are hit along with bottles behind the bar.

Glass shards and liquid rain down on Mitchell who is on the floor behind the bar, still hog tied.

MITCHELL

Fucking-aye!

A wounded Vampire jumps behind the bar a few feet away from Mitchell and HISSES at him.

MITCHELL

...Oh, shit!

The wounded Vampire smiles and starts to crawl toward Mitchell.

WOUNDED VAMPIRE

Well, well...Look what we have here. I know someone who ain't gonna make it out of here alive!

The barrel of the M-60 appears a few inches from the wounded Vampire's head. He has a look of fear on his face as he looks up at Coghlan holding the M-60.

COGHLAN

I do to, bucky!

Coghlan fires several rounds into the Vampire's head.

MITCHELL

Oh, thank Christ!

Garrick and the other Zero Hunters are finishing up with the remaining Vampires.

The last Vampire finally falls and Garrick slams the tip of the blade deep into its chest.

Coghlan is smiling as she pulls out a knife and starts to cut the restraints off of Mitchell's wrists and ankles.

COGHLAN

One hell of a first day, huh, Rook? So tell me, what do you think of your new job?

MITCHELL

(in shock)

...Holy crap...

COGHLAN

Felt the same way my first day. Welcome to the unit.

A few Zero Hunters are firing a shot here and there into wounded Vampires lying on the floor.

Garrick is standing over Julius with his sword in hand as Coghlan and Mitchell walk over.

COGHLAN

(to Garrick)

No sign of "D". Must have slipped out the back.

GARRICK

...Looks that way, Cap.

Garrick pulls out the guitar handle from Julius' chest.

COGHLAN

...Uh...Hey, Garrick, why'd you just pull the stake outta muscle boy?

GARRICK

It's a test...

Julius immediately starts to regain his pre-shriveled state. He is quickly coming back to life. His throat makes a GURGLING sound.

JULIUS

...Guuuuuhh....Gaaaarrr... Gaarriicckk?

COGHLAN

(wary)

...Yeah, what kind of test are we talking about?

Garrick raises his sword overhead.

GARRICK

I want to see if it's as satisfying the second time I kill him...

JULIUS

Guh...Garrick, wait!

Garrick brings the sword down and decapitates Julius.

COGHLAN

...Well, was it?

Garrick looks up at Coghlan and Mitchell, who is still in a state of shock.

GARRICK

Yep.

Garrick nods to Mitchell.

GARRICK

Get your things together, Rook, and gear up. We're gonna go pay Sonny a little visit, since he's the one who set this up.

EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT

Dravald knocks on the steel door in the alley behind Sonny's shop. A few moments later, a very nervous Sonny slides open the small peephole.

SONNY

Dra...Dravald!

DRAVALD

(smiling)

Good evening, Sonny.

(holds up some cash)

I have a little something for you.

SONNY

Suh...Slide it through the opening!

Dravald holds up the large leather bag that is filled with money.

DRAVALD

A little hard to slide this big fat bag of cash through such a small opening. Open the door and I shall give you what you have earned.

SONNY

...I...I don't know, Dravald.

DRAVALD

(smiles)

I give you my word, Sonny...I will not harm or kill you...Now, come get your money.

We pull back and can see that Serena, Lace and Sarabane are clinging to the wall above the door with their long claws, ready to pounce as soon as Sonny opens the door.

EXT. SONNY'S STORE - DAWN

Garrick's Mustang lands on the empty street in front of Sonny's store.

Mitchell and Garrick exit the car and cautiously make their way down the alley leading to the back of the store. Both have their pistols in hand.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I've known Sonny for the last three years...Most of us from the unit got our supplies from him. He used to tell me how he longed for the old days when he could go out into the world and not be afraid. He wanted to get out of the city and live somewhere away from all the enemies he'd made.

Garrick and Mitchell see that the steel back door to Sonny's store is open.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The thing is, once you're marked by the monsters they will always hunt you. Sonny knew that, but Dravald probably offered him his chance to walk away free and clear if he set us up.

Garrick and Mitchell are on either side of the door and about to enter. Garrick nods and then goes in first.

GARRICK (V.O.)

The problem is, when you make a deal with the devil-

INT. SONNY'S STORE

Garrick and Mitchell enter the store with their guns at the ready. The store is a mess. They both look off screen. Mitchell has a look of shock on his face.

GARRICK (V.O.)

-You usually end up with the short end of the stick. Literally in Sonny's case.

Garrick and Mitchell are staring at Sonny who has been impaled by a spear to the wall. His throat has been torn out. There is a piece of paper attached to the end of the spear.

MITCHELL

Jesus Christ...Even though he sold us out, I can't help but feel a little sorry for the guy.

GARRICK

...What's the note say?

Mitchell removes the paper and starts to read from it.

MITCHELL

"He killed himself the day he started selling weapons to our enemy. Let his death mark the beginning of the end to the Zero Hunters and all those who side with them. They and all they love will suffer our wrath." It was signed by Dravald.

GARRICK

...We better go check on your wife.

VOICE (O.S.)

She's fine...For now at least.

Garrick and Mitchell spin around toward the voice with their guns at the ready.

In the doorway is Tyler, looking very ragged and defeated.

TYLER

I was sent by Dravald to kill her...He wanted her to be my first.

Garrick places a hand over Mitchell's gun and gently pushes it down.

GARRICK

Wait.

Tyler staggers inside the store.

TYLER

I watched her for three hours from a rooftop across the street from your apartment building...It would have been so easy to tear open her throat...and drink...drink the...

Tyler drops to his knees before Garrick and looks up at him with tears in his eyes.

TYLER

But, I couldn't do it...With every last bit of strength I had, I walked away. I've fought the urges for so long, Garrick...But...I don't think I can fight them anymore. I...I haven't killed anyone yet...So I...I think I might be able to get into Heaven...

Tears start to fall down Tyler's face as he looks up at Garrick.

TYLER

Puh...Please help me. You...You know what you need to do.

Garrick pauses for a moment as he stares sadly at Tyler. He raises his pistol up and cocks the trigger.

GARRICK

...Yeah.

Tyler is smiling through tears as he looks up at Garrick.

TYLER

Thank you...my friend. I know this is hard for you, but I'm glad it's you and not Dravald.

Tyler lowers his head and Garrick points the pistol at his temple.

GARRICK

...Rest in peace, Tyler...

BANG. Garrick fires a single shot into Tyler's head. He stands over Tyler's body for a few moments in silence.

GARRICK

(whispers)

...Rest in peace.

He turns and walks by Mitchell who is staring down in shock at Tyler.

MITCHELL

...Who...Who the fuck was that?

Garrick continues toward the door to the alley.

GARRICK

...He was my partner, before you.

Mitchell looks down at Tyler with even greater shock written on his face.

MITCHELL

...Oh, fuck me...

Garrick exits the store.

GARRICK

Your wife, Mitchell.

MITCHELL

(scared)

Shit.

Mitchell quickly follows Garrick out the door.

EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

Several police vehicles buzz the sky over the large building.

ZERO HUNTER #1 (O.S.)

(laughing)

Did you see the look on the Rook's face when he left with Garrick? I thought the poor bastard was gonna pass out!

INT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS/ARMORY

The Zero Hunter unit is stowing their weapons on racks. Many are LAUGHING and carrying on.

ZERO HUNTER #2

I bet the dude is a no-show tomorrow. I know I would be if Garrick was my partner.

Coghlan and the others head for the main doors to the Zero Hunter office.

COGHLAN

Come on, cut Garrick some slack. Any of us lost family like he did, we'd probably be the same way. Yeah, he's a little intense at times, but who would you rather have at your back in a fight?

INT. ZERO HUNTER OFFICE

The Zero Hunters are walking into the large, dimly lit room.

ZERO HUNTER #3

Hey, the city forget to pay the electricity bill, or what?

Officer Meece is sitting quietly at a desk. Coghlan and the others spot him.

COGHLAN

(laughing)

Hey, it's Meece! What's with the mood lighting; we catch you watching porn online again?

ZERO HUNTER #2

Yeah, man, didn't you get the emergency call, where were you?

COGHLAN

Leave it to you to miss all the action as usual.

A VOICE in the darkness behind Meece startles everyone.

SARABANE (O.S.)

...I'm afraid Officer Meece has been a very, very, bad man...

They freeze in their tracks as Sarabane emerges from the dark shadows behind Meece.

Sarabane places his hands on Meece's shoulders and smiles down at him.

SARABANE

But, we like bad men, don't we Officer Meece?

Meece looks nervous, but also friendly with Sarabane.

MEECE

Yes...Yes you do.

Many sets of eyes can be seen now in the shadows behind Meece and Sarabane. A moment later, the Vampires step forward out of the darkness. The room is full of them. They outnumber the Zero Hunters two to one.

The Zero Hunter unit is only carrying small arms now, but after a moment of shock Coghlan is the first to reach for hers in her holster.

COGHLAN

...Open fire, Goddammit!

The Vampires begin their assault and many Zero Hunters don't even have time to remove their pistols before being swarmed.

Coghlan and a few others that have drawn their weapons find themselves with their backs to one another as they make their last stand.

Several Vampires are killed in the chaos of gunfire. More Zero Hunters fall as well.

Sarabane is rushing toward Coghlan who is firing her magnum at him. He is ducking out of the way of the bullets and running toward her at full speed.

SARABANE

Not enjoying your little retirement party, Captain Coghlan?! I know someone who is... Let me introduce you to him!

Sarabane slams a stiff arm hard into Coghlan, sending her flying backwards through the air toward her office window.

She crashes through her window and lands hard. She is bloodied and dazed, but still conscious. A VOICE snaps her back to reality.

DRAVALD (O.S.)

Captain Coghlan, I presume...

Coghlan looks over and sees Dravald sitting in her chair with his legs propped up on her desk.

DRAVALD

The picture Officer Meece provided for me doesn't do you justice; you're much more attractive in person. Then again, maybe it's just the blood all over your face that does it for me.

Coghlan looks for her gun and crawls across the floor toward it a few feet away. Dravald rises from his chair and follows her.

COGHLAN

(breathlessly)

...Goddamn it...Goddamn it...

DRAVALD

Crawling across the floor like a cockroach... Poetic, if you ask me.

COGHLAN

...I know I won't make it out of here alive...

(reaches her gun

and picks it up)

But at least I'll be taking you with me, you son of a bitch!

She is on her knees and swinging the gun around to aim it at Dravald, who finds this all rather amusing.

DRAVALD

(smiling)

Meece.

BANG. Coghlan's wrist explodes causing her to drop her gun. She SCREAMS OUT and looks to the doorway and sees Meece standing in it with a smoking gun in his hand. Meece still looks nervous and now sorry; like he didn't want to have to do what he just did.

COGHLAN

...Meece?!

MEECE

...I'd try and explain my reason for all this...But, I doubt you'd understand, Cap.

Coghlan is clutching her wrist in pain and is still on her knees.

COGHLAN

What the hell have you done?!

MEECE

...I'm sorry...I really am.

Dravald walks over and stands over Coghlan who looks up at him in defiance.

COGHLAN

You think you've won, asshole?! You haven't faced Garrick! He'll...

Dravald quickly reaches down and grabs Coghlan by the throat and lifts her off of the floor. Her feet dangle a good foot from the floor as she CHOKES and tries to remove his hand from her throat.

DRAVALD

Shhhh. You need to save your voice, my dear Captain..."Why," you are probably wondering?

Dravald raises his free hand up to her face. His fingernails start to grow long and sharp before her frightened eyes.

DRAVALD

For the screaming of course. Lots and lots of screaming...

EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT

Dawn is about a half hour away as the first signs of it can be seen off in the distance.

INT. APARTMENT COMPLEX

All is quiet until the sound of the deadbolt being unlocked breaks the silence. Mitchell cautiously enters the apartment, followed by Garrick. They both have their guns drawn as they make their way through the room.

MITCHELL

...Michelle?...

Mitchell and Garrick burst into the bedroom, startling MICHELLE, Mitchell's wife as she dresses for work as a nurse.

MICHELLE

(screams)

James?!

Both Mitchell and Garrick quickly lower their weapons. Mitchell bends over and places his hands on his knees and lets out a big SIGH of relief.

MITCHELL

...Oh, thank God!

GARRICK

I'll go check the other rooms.

Garrick leaves with his gun at the ready. Michelle is fuming mad at being startled.

MICHELLE

James Thomas Mitchell, what is going on?!

Mitchell wearily walks over to Michelle and puts his arms around her and hugs her tightly.

MITCHELL

...We need to talk, hon.

INT. APARTMENT/LIVING ROOM - MORNING

Garrick is kicked back on the couch. He has his jacket off but his weapon harness is still on. He has a pistol on the couch arm beside him and another on the seat cushion next to him at the ready. He is drifting off.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...The rule is you're not supposed to tell anyone about what you do in the Zero Hunter unit. Mitchell broke that rule in record time. Truth is, we all break it when it comes to your loved ones.

Garrick leans his head back and shuts his eyes.

GARRICK (V.O.)

From what I could hear in the other room, it didn't go over too well with his wife...Of course, when does it ever go over well? Your lives are forever changed. Mitchell will never have a good night's sleep again...He tells her they'll be okay, but he knows that's a lie. He's just seen the evil that these things are and what they can do. He'll wonder if his future will be just like mine...A future of sadness and rage...Loneliness and despair...Dreaming only of the past...Never of the future...

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. CEMETARY - NIGHT

Flashback. The full moon tries to peek through the clouds and smog. The city surrounds the cemetery, but it has its own quiet isolation.

Tyler is walking through the cemetery. He winds his way through the gravestones until he comes upon Garrick, who is sitting on the ground leaning his back against the tombstone for his wife and child.

He looks devastated as he sits in silence. His pistol is laying on the ground beside him. He still has a few bandages on his face, but not as many as when he was at the morgue.

GARRICK

...How'd you find me?

TYLER

Where else would you be?

(pause)

...This just a late night visit...Or, you thinking of something a little more permanent?

GARRICK

...Just visiting, for now.

TYLER

So, then, what's the plan? Kill Dravald then stick a gun in your mouth and blow your brains out?

GARRICK

...Sounds good to me. I got nothin' left to live for after I kill Dravald. After he's dead and it's all over what does it fucking matter what I do, Tyler?

Tyler has a sad look on his face as he stands before Garrick.

TYLER

(pause)

...I'm not gonna pretend to know what you're going through. I've never lost what you've lost. But, there's something you should think about long and hard...I'm no expert on all this Heaven and Hell shit, but if you take your own life you may never see your family again.

Garrick is starting to get angry now.

GARRICK

...So, you think God would send me to Hell for killing myself, huh?

Garrick rises to his feet and gets in Tyler's face. He is starting to rage now.

GARRICK

After everything I've been through, God wouldn't understand?! Oh and by the way, where the fuck was God when my family was being torn to fucking pieces?! Out to lunch, I guess!...Fuck him! What I do after I kill Dravald, and believe me I will kill him, is nobody's business but my own! That applies to you and to God!

TYLER

(long pause)

...You may think it's none of my business, but it is...Because you're not only my partner...You're my best friend. But, in the end what you do is your decision, I guess. I mean, who am I to you, right?

Tyler turns and starts to walk away, leaving Garrick standing in silence by himself.

TYLER

...Cap told me you're taking some time off. So, I gotta break in a new partner tomorrow. You may not want my help, but in case you need it, you know how to reach me.

Tyler walks off as Garrick stares sadly at the tombstone of his wife and child.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. APARTMENT - LATE AFTERNOON

The sun is starting its slide into the ocean.

INT. MITCHELL'S APARTMENT/LIVING ROOM

Mitchell is standing at the large window, looking out across the city. He has a melancholy look on his face as he stares in silence.

Garrick's eyes open and he stretches.

GARRICK

...What time is it?

MITCHELL

Almost three.

GARRICK

It's getting late, we gotta swing by the P.D. and file the report from last night.

Garrick stands and looks over at Mitchell, who is still standing at the window with his back to him.

GARRICK

...You coming, or not?

MITCHELL

...She thinks I should quit.

Garrick puts on his trench coat.

GARRICK

She's right. My advice to you is take your wife and leave this city.

MITCHELL

...Then what? Sleep with one eye open the rest of my life wondering if Dravald is gonna come after me? He would, wouldn't he?

GARRICK

...Probably. He's a pretty vindictive prick.

Mitchell turns toward Garrick and gets serious.

MITCHELL

Be honest with me, Garrick...If I cover your back and give you a chance, do you think you can take him?

GARRICK

(stone cold confidence)

...I know I can.

MITCHELL

(pause)

...The fucker threatened my wife and unborn child. I don't give a shit who he is, nobody does that.

(pause)

...I'm with you all the way.

EXT. MUSTANG - NIGHT

The Mustang flies above the city. It starts its descent over the police headquarters and then lands on the roof near several other police vehicles.

Garrick and Mitchell exit the Mustang and walk toward the special elevator that only Zero Hunters can use. Mitchell is glancing around nervously.

MITCHELL

...It's a weird feeling...Like something is always watching me now...

Garrick lets the scanner near the elevator doors read his retina. A BEEP is heard and a second later the elevator doors open.

GARRICK

That's how it'll be for you from now on-

They both enter the elevator.

GARRICK

-You learn to live with it-

INT. ELEVATOR

The doors close and the elevator starts to descend.

GARRICK

-But, it never really goes away.

MITCHELL

So, what you're telling me is that I'm basically gonna live a life of paranoia from now on, right?

GARRICK

Basically.

MITCHELL

...Wonderful.

The elevator makes a PING noise and the doors are about to open.

MITCHELL

You know, I could have went to culinary school?

The doors open and both Garrick and Mitchell stare in shock and horror at what is before them.

MITCHELL

Holy shit!

GARRICK

Goddammit.

INT. ZERO HUNTER OFFICE

The large room looks like World War Three was fought within the four walls.

Dead Zero Hunters and Vampires are everywhere. Several Zero Hunters have been strung up and are hanging from the rafters. There is so much blood that the room looks like a slaughterhouse.

Both Garrick and Mitchell draw their pistols as they walk into the office.

MITCHELL

(shocked)

...My God...whuh...What the Hell happened in here?!

GARRICK

Dravald. Who else?

Garrick reaches down and removes a bloodied sword stuck into a desk.

GARRICK

Looks like the whole unit might be here...We could be the only two left, Rook.

MITCHELL

Well, that's just fucking great! The blood...I've never seen so much blood. Why isn't this place crawling with cops?!

GARRICK

This floor is soundproof and regular cops don't even know we exist, let alone are working in the same building with them. Doubt anyone knows about this yet except you and I and the motherfuckers that did this. Here...

Garrick hands Mitchell the sword.

GARRICK

Some of ours might have been turned, their heads...

MITCHELL

(cuts him off)

Please don't finish that sentence.

There is a COUGH that comes from an office all the way on the other side of the room.

Both Garrick and Mitchell spin and point their weapons toward the direction the noise came from.

MITCHELL

Shit!

GARRICK

(cool as usual)

Something in the other room.

Garrick takes the lead as they both cautiously make their way toward the back room.

MITCHELL

(scared)

Muh...Maybe we should get some help.

GARRICK

Relax...Just take it nice and slow.

INT. COGHLAN'S OFFICE

Garrick and Mitchell enter the office and see Coghlan sitting slumped over in her chair. She looks terrible. Her face is bruised and bloody and her clothing is ragged. There are two fang marks on her neck. She is barely alive.

GARRICK

...Cap?! Ah, Christ!

COGHLAN

...Guh...Garrick?

Garrick rushes over and kneels down beside her. He gently takes her hand in his.

GARRICK

I'm here, Cap.

COGHLAN

...He...He did this.

GARRICK

I know. Save your strength, we'll get you to a hospital.

COGHLAN

...No one can help me now...No one but you, Garrick...He turned me...You can't let me become one of them.

GARRICK

...I won't.

COGHLAN

...Meece...

Garrick's face slowly turns from concerned to angry.

GARRICK

What about Meece?

COGHLAN

...He's the reason this all happened...He let them in here...He's a traitor...

GARRICK

(seething)

Meece?! Officer Meece let Dravald and his crew in here?!

COGHLAN

...Yes...Muh...Make him pay, Garrick...Now, do what must be done...

Garrick stands and reaches out to Mitchell for the sword in his hand. Mitchell reluctantly hands it to him.

MITCHELL

There has to be a way we can save her, Garrick.

GARRICK

Once you've been turned, there's no going back.

Garrick is holding the sword and has his back turned to Coghlan. He is looking straight ahead as he listens to her.

COGHLAN

...Garrick...I know you can beat Dravald...I know it...

GARRICK

I will, Cap...Rest in peace knowing that.

Coghlan uses all her strength to tilt her head back in the chair to give Garrick a clean target.

COGHLAN

...I'm ready...

With blinding speed, Garrick turns and decapitates Coghlan with the sword.

MITCHELL

...Oh, God...I think I'm gonna be sick...Holy fuck, man...

Garrick stands over Coghlan's body and stares down at her. There is a huge fire burning inside him.

GARRICK

(pause)

...I want to make this clear to you...I'm gonna find Meece...I'm gonna interrogate him...Then, I'm gonna kill him. If you got a problem with that then I go it alone.

Mitchell is staring down at Coghlan's body.

MITCHELL

(long pause)

...After what he's done...I don't have a problem with that, Garrick.

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - LATE AFTERNOON

The sun is starting to set behind the city skyline.

MEECE (O.S.)

Where is the fucking taxi?!

INT. MEECE'S APARTMENT

A very agitated Meece is on the phone and SCREAMING into it.

MEECE

It was supposed to be here a fucking hour ago!

OPERATOR (PHONE)

Sir, it's Friday and we are very busy. Using profanity isn't going to get it there any faster.

Meece SLAMS the receiver down hard on the coffee table.

MEECE

Cunt!

Meece collapses onto the couch and tries to calm himself down. He is sweating profusely. He looks over at a briefcase filled with neatly stacked hundred dollar bills.

MEECE

(to himself)

So close...Gotta calm down...Don't wanna die from a fuckin' heart attack after coming this far...

His front door is kicked open, causing him to jump up in surprise.

MEECE

What the fuck?!

Garrick and Mitchell walk in through the open door. Garrick has a pistol in one hand and a knife in the other. Mitchell is holding a riot shotgun. They both look angry.

GARRICK

Only you'd be stupid enough to still be at your apartment, you piece of shit!

Mitchell chambers a round in the shotgun with the pump action.

MITCHELL

Hello, Officer Meece. My name is James Mitchell; I'd like to have a little talk with you about all my personal info that you gave to Dravald...

Meece reaches for his pistol in his shoulder holster.

MEECE

You fuck's! I ain't gonna let you ruin everything I been working for!

In a flash, Garrick throws the knife toward Meece. The blade flies through the air and sinks into Meece's hand that had pulled out the gun, causing him to drop it. He SCREAMS out in pain.

Mitchell is amazed at what he just witnessed.

MITCHELL

...Whoa...

GARRICK

I got news for you, Meece...It's over. This is your last day among the living. And I shit you not, it's gonna be painful...

Garrick raises his pistol and fires four quick shots in succession. Two bullets hit Meece in each shoulder, and the other two hit him in his knee caps. Meece SCREAMS and falls to his back.

Garrick offers his pistol to Mitchell.

GARRICK

Hold this.

After Mitchell takes the gun, Garrick slowly walks over toward Meece, who is lying on the floor.

GARRICK

I got one question for you, Meece-

Garrick reaches into his jacket and removes a knife from his battle vest.

GARRICK

-Where is Dravald?

Meece is in extreme pain as he looks up at Garrick in fear.

MEECE

...I...I don't know, Garrick! I swear, I don't!

Garrick kneels down and grabs Meece by the leg. He removes Meece's shoe, then his sock.

GARRICK

To be honest, I'm really glad you want to do this the hard way, asshole.

Much to Meece's horror, Garrick places the blade between the smallest toe and the next smallest and angles the blade toward the smallest.

GARRICK

...Once again, where is he?

MEECE

(freaking out)

Fuh...For fuck's sake, Garrick, I don't know! I don't know!

Garrick is as cold as ice with his response.

GARRICK

Wrong answer.

Garrick quickly slices Meece's small toe off causing him to SCREAM in pain.

MEECE

Yeeeaaagghhh!

(sucking in air)

...Are you outta your fucking mind?!

GARRICK

Yes. Same question, Meece...Where is Dravald?

Garrick places the blade between the next set of toes.

MEECE

Fuh...For the love of God, stop! I don't know, Garrick!

Garrick slices another toe off, causing Meece to SCREAM again.

GARRICK

You got eight toes left, then I work my way up.

MEECE

...Okay! Just stop fucking cutting! Luh...Long Beach...In the flooded district! Puh...Penthouse of the building on the corner of Pine and Third! There's a short building next to it with a fuckin' rope bridge you can use to get in!

(crying)

Jesus-fucking-Christ, you're insane!

Garrick uses Meece's sock to wipe the blood from his blade. He stands and secures the knife into the sheath on his battle vest, then tosses the sock onto Meece's chest.

GARRICK

I can't argue with you on that, Meece.

(long pause)

...You know, I always wondered how Dravald found out where I lived. I thought maybe I'd gotten sloppy that night and didn't notice him and his crew following me home. Guess that's not how it happened is it? You gave him my info, just like you gave him Mitchell's.

MEECE

...Cuh...Come on, Garrick...I told you where he is...Please call an ambulance, I'm fuckin' bleedin' out here, man!

GARRICK

You're a real piece of work. You really expect me to do shit for you after all that you've done?

Meece is desperate now and he motions over to the briefcase full of money on the coffee table.

MEECE

...Money!...Take the money, everyone wants money! It's yours, just please get me a doc!

Garrick picks up the briefcase and looks at all the money inside it.

GARRICK

Looks like you scored big time. What'd you get five, ten grand a head? A lot of lives in this briefcase. The things we do for money, huh, Meece?

Garrick walks over to the open window and dumps all of the cash out onto the street, far below.

He tosses the empty briefcase beside Meece, who is stunned.

MEECE

Ya...Ya threw it out the fuckin' window?!

GARRICK

Every bit of it. C'mon, Rook, we're leaving.

Mitchell follows Garrick toward the front door.

MEECE

(to Mitchell)

Wait! Muh...Mitchell, right? Please...Ya gotta help me...Ya can't just leave me like this!

Mitchell stops and looks down at Meece coldly.

MITCHELL

(long pause)

...Watch me.

Mitchell turns and he and Garrick exit the apartment.

Meece is lying in a large pool of his own blood. He wearily lays his head back and stares up at the ceiling. Tears are running down the sides of his face as he slowly starts to lose consciousness. He begins sobbing.

MEECE

I...I don't wanna die...Please...Please help me...

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING/ROOFTOP - DUSK

Garrick and Mitchell are walking across the rooftop toward the Mustang.

GARRICK

No telling what we're heading into. Last chance for you to back out of this. No hard feelings if you do.

MITCHELL

I told you, I'm with you all the way. I'm gonna need some more weapons though.

Garrick pops the trunk of the Mustang to reveal the entire space filled with all kinds of guns, knives, swords, and other weapons. There is also a long trench coat lying folded neatly.

GARRICK

Take your pick.

MITCHELL

(surprised)

Holy shit! Now that's an NRA wet dream!

Garrick removes his old trench coat as Mitchell starts picking through the weapons. Garrick tosses his old trench coat aside and puts on the other one that was folded in the trunk. He reaches into the coat pocket and pulls out a small object which he attaches to his belt, then starts to pick through the large array weapons.

GARRICK

Carry all you can...We're gonna need it.

EXT./INT. MUSTANG - EARLY EVENING

The Mustang flies low over the ocean, kicking up spray as it travels quickly toward the city of Long Beach, which appears to be severely flooded.

Inside, Mitchell is chambering a round in each of his weapons as Garrick navigates the car through the city.

MITCHELL

How many you think there'll be?

GARRICK

Hard to say for sure. Dravald was a king in his first life and his ego is the size of Texas. He likes to keep a lot of subordinates around to do his bidding. If I have to guess I'd say twenty, maybe thirty vamps.

MITCHELL

I noticed back at the club that none of the vampires carried any guns on them, why's that?

GARRICK

Most of the master vamps come from the time when only swords were used. They have some kind of a dumb-assed code of honor that they preach, if you can believe that. Most vamps don't carry anything but an occasional blade. Stupid, but it works in our favor.

MITCHELL

Yeah. That's all we'd need is for these things to be packing.

The Mustang is weaving in and out of the buildings now. The entire city of Long Beach is under water. There is no one living here so the city has taken on a very apocalyptic look.

Mitchell is staring in amazement at the scenery.

MITCHELL

...Unbelievable...I haven't been here since the flood of twenty nine. What a fucking disaster.

GARRICK

Over twenty feet deep in some parts of the city.

MITCHELL

...Guess the water had to go somewhere after Antarctica took that asteroid hit. The ice melting at the North Pole from climate change doesn't help much either.

GARRICK

Yep. Only enough money to drain and build levees in LA, so Long Beach is gone...What's our nav computer show, Rook?

Mitchell turns his attention to the navigational computer which shows a map of the city and also an icon for their car.

MITCHELL

We're coming up on it fast.

Mitchell points to a tall building ahead. There is another smaller building and its roof is barely sticking up out of the water. There is an old rope bridge that goes across from it to the tall building.

MITCHELL

There, I think that's it! There's the bridge Meece was talking about!

The Mustang descends down onto the top of the short building.

EXT. BUILDING

Garrick and Mitchell emerge from the car. They secure their swords and other weapons in silence as they look at the tall and foreboding building before them.

MITCHELL

...Um...Hey, Garrick...In case...In case I don't make it and you do...Please make sure that my wife is safe. Tell her I love her...And I'm sorry.

GARRICK

...Sure, Mitchell.

Mitchell sticks his hand out to Garrick.

MITCHELL

Also...Even though it's only been a couple days...Well, it's been an honor to work with you.

Garrick reaches out and shakes Mitchell's hand.

GARRICK

...Same here.

They both look up at the building. Garrick pulls out two large caliber handguns with all the attachments; laser sighting, mini lights, etc., and pulls back the hammers on both.

GARRICK

Let's do this.

Both men walk across the old rope ladder toward a dark and broken window that leads into the building.

The sun sets completely below the ocean water line off in the distance.

INT. BUILDING

Garrick is the first to crawl through the open window into the room. Mitchell is just outside the window and about to crawl in.

MITCHELL

(whispering)

...See anything?

Garrick's mini-lights from his guns cut through the dark and shine upon several Vampires asleep on various pieces of old broken down furniture and mattresses on the floors. Some are even hanging upside down in the rafters like bats.

GARRICK

(whispering)

...Oh, yeah, this is the place.

Mitchell enters the room and his mini-lights on his weapons shine on the Vampires now also. He looks like he is having second thoughts about coming along.

MITCHELL

(whispering)

...Is it too late for me to wait in the car?

The light from one of their guns shines on a female Vampire's face, causing her to open her eyes. She lets out a HISS, which starts to wake the others.

FEMALE VAMPIRE #1

Look who just crawled through the window!

The other Vampires are quickly waking up.

VAMPIRE #1

Hunters?! I thought they were all dead!

VAMPIRE #2

No, he's the one the Master told us about... Garrick!

The large group of Vampires are starting to rise to their feet in near unison.

Garrick is as cool as ever, but Mitchell is starting to get very nervous.

GARRICK

This is gonna get ugly, Mitchell. Aim for center mass, you hit their heart and they die. No head shots unless they're right on top of you. One other thing...

MITCHELL

(scared)

What?!

GARRICK

Don't miss.

Garrick is the first to OPEN FIRE with both weapons. Several Vampires are hit right away. Mitchell follows suit and starts firing also as the Vampires still alive scatter and begin their attack.

Garrick and Mitchell find themselves back to back as they FIRE at the attacking Vampires.

MITCHELL

They're comin' outta the goddamn woodwork!

Garrick is FIRING wildly and starting to get ferocious as he YELLS at the Vampires.

GARRICK

Come on!

INT. PENTHOUSE/BEDROOM

There are hundreds of lit candles about the room. Dravald, Serena, and Lace are all naked in a large bed, asleep. The dim SOUND of gunshots can be heard, causing Lace to wake.

LACE

(sleepily)

...Is that the sweet symphony of gunfire that I hear, my love?

DRAVALD

(waking)

...It appears so, my dear.

SERENA

(barely awake)

At this hour? Who would be so cruel as to wake us this early?

DRAVALD

Who else?

Sarabane BURSTS through the bedroom doors.

SARABANE

Master, Garrick and his partner are here!

Dravald slowly sits up in bed.

DRAVALD

Looks like he found Meece already.

(smiles)

I bet it was painful for the little shit.

Dravald wipes his face as he tries to wake himself fully. Serena and Lace roll out of bed and begin dressing.

DRAVALD

Garrick has become quite the beast, hasn't he?

(bigger smile)

I love it. He's hatred wrapped in a blanket of rage.

(licks lips)

Mmmmmm, I can taste his boiling hot blood already.

INT. BUILDING

Garrick is quickly reloading a handgun as Mitchell FIRES wildly, providing cover fire.

MITCHELL

Here comes the second wave!

Even more Vampires are coming out of the side rooms and from the stairs leading up through the building.

GARRICK

Hold your ground!

A large Vampire flies through the air, avoiding the bullets SHOT at him by Mitchell. Mitchell's pistols CLICK empty.

MITCHELL

Fuck!

The Vampire slams into Mitchell, knocking him to the ground.

The creature is on top of him, grabbing Mitchell by the shirt collar.

LARGE VAMPIRE

Come and get it boys, dinner has been served!

Mitchell pulls out a pistol from one of his holsters, and he shoves the barrel into the large Vampire's mouth.

LARGE VAMPIRE

Mmmmphh!

MITCHELL

How about an appetizer first?!

Mitchell pulls the trigger. BANG. The large Vampire jerks away and falls to the ground.

Garrick throws his empty pistol at a Vampire, hitting it in the head.

GARRICK

Stay on the floor, Rook!

Garrick pulls out two submachine guns from under his coat. He immediately begins FIRING both weapons, sending a wall of silver bullets into the approaching Vampires.

Mitchell has two pistols out now and he is on his butt, guarding Garrick's back and FIRING wildly himself. Both men are YELLING as they pump round after round into the Vampires.

INT. PENTHOUSE/LIVING ROOM

Lace and Serena, who are now dressed, are helping Dravald add the final pieces to his lightweight body armor. Sarabane is also helping by choosing the weapons for Dravald from the huge storage cabinet in the room that is filled with all kinds of swords.

DRAVALD

Lace, bring me Garrick alive.

LACE

Yes, Master.

Lace stops what she was doing and heads for the front door.

DRAVALD

Serena, take to the shadows and be at the ready should I need you.

SERENA

Yes, my love.

Serena walks into another darkened room off of the large living room.

Dravald takes the sword and shield that Sarabane offers him.

DRAVALD

Sarabane, if Garrick's partner happens to make it by Lace, he's all yours.

SARABANE

(smiles)

Thank you, Master. I shall show him the time of his life.

DRAVALD

Yes, I'm sure you will...

As Sarabane walks off, Dravald begins swinging the sword in a methodical cadence as he checks it's weight and balance.

DRAVALD

...Just as I shall show Garrick the time of his. I have a feeling this will be a battle that I'll long remember as one of our best.

INT. BUILDING

Garrick has pinned the head of a Vampire to the floor with the heel of his boot and he UNLOADS his last few rounds into him. When the final shell falls to the floor, Garrick and Mitchell find that they are the last two standing. They both look a little ragged and their clothing is torn a bit, but they are still alive.

Mitchell is breathing hard as he looks wildly around the room.

GARRICK

(pause)

Not bad, Rook...Not bad. Let's head for the stairs. Reload and shoot any that are still alive.

Mitchell quickly ejects the spent clips from his weapons and inserts fresh ones.

MITCHELL

Right.

As the two wade through the bodies littering the floor, they both FIRE at several Vampires that are still barely alive.

INT. STAIRWELL ENTRANCE

Garrick looks up and sees a Vampire rocketing down toward them after jumping over the stairwell railing. He raises his guns up high.

GARRICK

Incoming!

Mitchell raises his up also and both men OPEN FIRE on the descending Vampire, riddling him with bullets. Garrick and Mitchell move out of the way and the Vampire CRASHES hard to the floor where they were standing a second ago.

MITCHELL

Jesus!

Lace and several other Vampires are running down the stairs toward Garrick and Mitchell.

They both OPEN FIRE, killing all of them except for Lace who is bounding off of the walls toward them. Garrick is aiming his weapons at her and he pulls both triggers only to find that his guns are empty.

GARRICK

Shit!

LACE

You, I'm to take alive, Garrick; but your partner? I can drink his blood!

Mitchell is FIRING at her as she jumps down the stairs toward him. He misses and she slashes her razor-sharp claws across his chest and shoulder, causing him to CRY OUT.

Lace lands on the floor and jumps toward Garrick who is dropping both guns and reaching for his sword strapped behind his back.

LACE

Master didn't specify the condition you had to be in when I bring you to him, so I doubt he'll mind if you're a little bloody!

She slashes her claws across Garrick's chest, sending some blood flying against the nearby wall. Garrick grabs his sword and quickly removes it from its sheath.

GARRICK

Oh, I'll be bloody-

He swings the sword and decapitates Lace in midair.

GARRICK

-It just won't be mine!

Lace's body crumples to the floor.

Garrick slides his sword back into its sheath and helps Mitchell to his feet.

GARRICK

You okay?

Mitchell is touching his shoulder and when he pulls his hand away there is a little blood on it.

MITCHELL

Depends on what your definition of "okay" is. I'll live-

There is a lot of HISSING NOISE from above them on the stairs. Both men look up in the direction of the noise.

MITCHELL

-For a few more minutes anyway.

They are walking up the stairs and letting their guns lead the way. A few flights above, they see several Vampires heading toward them.

GARRICK

Gonna get tight on these stairs.

Mitchell motions for Garrick to go first.

MITCHELL

Age before beauty...After you, Garrick.

INT. PENTHOUSE/LIVING ROOM

Serena emerges from the shadows and walks over to Dravald, who is standing in the center of the room waiting for the battle he knows is moments away.

DRAVALD

...I thought I told you to hide in the shadows.

She places her arms around him and holds him tightly.

SERENA

The gunfire draws closer...Let us leave, my love; right now, just you and I.

DRAVALD

My dear Serena, I have fought Garrick many, many times before and needless to say he has never beaten me once.

He takes her face in his hand and smiles.

DRAVALD

...And he will not beat me this time.

They kiss each other passionately. After a moment, Serena starts to walk away.

SERENA

I'll be near, should you need help.

Dravald smiles as he watches her walk off.

DRAVALD

The only help I shall need, my dear, is in drinking of the sweetest blood there is.

(raises his sword to eye level)

Now, enjoy the show you are about to witness...You won't see another like it for many years.

INT. BUILDING/STAIRS

Garrick is FIRING both guns at the Vampires in front of him as he and Mitchell make their way up the stairs.

GARRICK

Forward! Keep moving forward!

Both men continue to shoot and reload as they make their way up the stairs.

Garrick has finally reached the landing for the penthouse floor. He kills the last Vampire before him and turns to look back at Mitchell, who is half a stairwell below him.

GARRICK

I'm clear!

A Vampire is digging his claws into Mitchell's bullet proof vest as it tries to pull itself up. Mitchell unloads his pistol into the Vampire.

MITCHELL

This son of a bitch won't die!

The Vampire lets go of him and falls to the floor. Mitchell quickly reloads.

MITCHELL

That's the last Vamp! We did it, Garrick! We made it to the penthouse!

(yelling)

That was the best you got, Dravald?! We killed them all, asshole! Every last piece of-

The wall beside Mitchell starts to CRACK which causes him to look toward it.

MITCHELL

-Shit...

The wall EXPLODES outward and a pair of large hands grab Mitchell by the neck. Mitchell is in shock as he looks toward Garrick for help.

MITCHELL

Guh...Garrick?!

Mitchell is violently yanked through the hole in the side of the wall.

MITCHELL

Gaarriicckk!

GARRICK

Mitchell!

Garrick is about to run down the stairs to try and follow Mitchell when a VOICE grabs his attention.

DRAVALD (O.S.)

Forget him, he's dead. Something you know an awful lot about, don't you?

Garrick turns toward the voice. His eyes take on a dark intensity when he sees Dravald standing in the room off of the stairs.

GARRICK

...You...

DRAVALD

You can try to get a shot or two off before I remove your head, or you can drop your guns and I'll let you draw your sword.

After a moment, Garrick takes a few steps into the penthouse, then drops his guns and unsheathes his sword. He slams the point of the blade down into the floor causing the sword to stick upright. Garrick removes his jacket and tosses it over to a corner of the room, then he removes his battle vest and lets it drop to the floor.

GARRICK

...Gun...Blades...Whatever you want, asshole...It really doesn't matter, you'll die just the same.

DRAVALD

(smiles)

Empty promises of my demise...Just like old times, huh, Garrick?

INT. PENTHOUSE/LIVING ROOM

Garrick removes the sword from the floor and holds it at the ready.

GARRICK

No, not like old times...This time you don't walk away...

Garrick YELLS and rushes him. Dravald barely gets his sword up in time to block the blow which would have cut him in half. Sparks fly as their swords connect repeatedly.

INT. BUILDING/ROOM

Mitchell is struck by a backhand from Sarabane, sending him down hard onto his back.

SARABANE

(laughing)

As easy as swatting a fly! Some Zero Hunter you are. They must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel for new recruits.

Mitchell wipes the blood from his mouth as he rolls to his knees. Sarabane reaches down and picks up Mitchell's sword. He looks it over, then tosses it to the floor beside Mitchell.

SARABANE

...Here, you can have your blade. Won't matter what weapon you use, you'll never beat me.

(pause)

...Come on Hunter, grow a set of balls and pick it up.

Mitchell looks scared as he looks up at Sarabane and then back to the sword. After a moment, his trembling hand reaches out and grabs the sword.

SARABANE

(laughing; pats chest)

That's it...Now all you gotta do is stick it in me.

INT. PENTHOUSE/LIVING ROOM

Garrick and Dravald are going at it with their swords. Both are attacking and defending as the sparks fly from their blades hitting each other.

Garrick blocks a strike, then kicks almost straight up, connecting with Dravald's chin which sends him staggering backwards.

GARRICK

This the kind of fight you were looking for?! Is this what you wanted?!

Garrick swings his sword at Dravald's head ferociously. Dravald barely ducks in time and loses part of his long hair in the process.

GARRICK

You will die this day, Dravald! Whatever it takes, you will die!

Garrick follows the sword with his free hand and punches Dravald in the side of his face. There is a cross burn on his cheek. He stares at Garrick with seething anger. His fangs are bared and he GROWLS.

Dravald swings his sword wildly, which Garrick dodges easily.

Garrick swings his sword and it cuts deeply across Dravald's chest, slicing into his armor deep enough to strike flesh.

Dravald SCREAMS in pain and looks down at the long slice across his chest.

DRAVALD

(touches blood on his chest)

...It has been many years since you have drawn my blood like this!

(mood change; smiling)

...It's wonderful! I haven't felt this alive in ages!

Dravald is rejuvenated and begins striking at Garrick ferociously. Garrick is blocking the blows, but just barely.

DRAVALD

Thank you!

Dravald connects with a punch to the side of Garrick's face.

Garrick ducks as Dravald swings his sword at his head and barely avoids being decapitated.

Dravald lets loose with a crushing side kick to Garrick's stomach/chest area, which sends him flying backwards through the air.

Garrick slams into Dravald's large weapon cabinet, knocking all kinds of weapons to the floor.

Garrick is lying near the weapons as he shakes the blow off and starts to rise to his feet. He is picking up some small objects near him.

GARRICK

...Nice line of tough guy bullshit you're trying to sell me, but I ain't buyin' it...Truth is you're scared of me now...I can feel it.

Garrick rises to his feet and throws the small objects he had picked up. They are three throwing stars and they all slice through the air toward Dravald.

Dravald raises his shield and two of the three throwing stars sink into it, but the third strikes him in his right eye, causing him to SCREAM.

Dravald drops to a knee in pain and reaches for the throwing star sticking from his eye.

DRAVALD

My eye, damn you!

He GROWLS as he pulls it out and tosses it aside.

DRAVALD

...Mine will heal...But yours I'm going to fucking eat!

Garrick holds two swords now that he picked up from the pile beside him.

GARRICK

Come and get them.

INT. BUILDING/ROOM

Mitchell takes a fist to his face and is slammed to the ground by Sarabane.

Sarabane reaches down and grabs Mitchell by the shirt collar and pulls him to his feet.

SARABANE

This has been some fight, Hunter! Only thing you've managed to hurt are my knuckles with your thick head. Master said I could drain you...But, I don't drink the blood of insects. So, fly away little insect, fly!

Sarabane tosses Mitchell toward a boarded up window. Mitchell CRASHES through the window.

EXT. BUILDING

Mitchell flies through the window and plummets down.

MITCHELL

Shiiitttt!

INT. PENTHOUSE/LIVING ROOM

Garrick and Dravald are still locked in battle; each one attacking and counter attacking.

Garrick sees an opening and impales Dravald's shoulder with one of his swords.

Dravald takes a few steps back and tries to move his arm that Garrick just impaled, but finds that he can't.

GARRICK

(smiles)

Sword through your rotator cuff means you're down to just one arm.

DRAVALD

(angry)

More than enough to kill you!

Dravald launches another attack. He isn't as fast now as his injuries are taking their toll, despite his healing ability.

Garrick feigns going for Dravald's head and instead cuts the one good hand of Dravald's off.

DRAVALD

No!

Dravald is looking down in shock at his arm as blood sprays from where his hand used to be.

Garrick spins and drops low, slicing his sword across the back of Dravald's thighs, severing his hamstrings. Dravald drops to his knees in pain.

GARRICK

I want you on your knees for this!

Garrick is all business and burning with rage as he stands over Dravald, who is on his knees and looking scared.

GARRICK

This is for my wife, my child, and all the rest from my other lives!

Garrick raises his sword high overhead and is about to bring it down onto Dravald.

DRAVALD

No! Not like this...Huh...Help me, please!

Garrick is surprised when his wrist holding the sword is grabbed from behind. He is even more surprised when a sword erupts from his stomach area.

GARRICK

Ngh!

SERENA (O.S.)

There will be no vengeance for you this day...

The person holding his arm and impaling him is Serena. She quickly pulls out the blade from Garrick's stomach and tosses him across the room, where he lands against a wall.

Garrick falls to the floor, clutching his badly wounded stomach.

Serena helps Dravald to his feet as Sarabane runs into the room.

SERENA

(whispering)

Let me help you, my love.

SARABANE

Master! You are wounded badly!

DRAVALD

...I will have a chance to heal thanks to my dear Serena. What of his partner?

Sarabane is now beside Dravald who has one arm over his shoulder and the other over Serena's shoulder.

SARABANE

(smiling)

Killed in action, or should I say lack of. The fish are feeding well, no doubt.

DRAVALD

(smiling)

Excellent. Now we shall take our time and feast on the tastiest one there is.

Serena has a concerned look on her face as they all stare at Garrick, who is sitting and leaning against a wall in a pool of his own blood. He is smiling wearily.

SERENA

Wuh...Why is Garrick smiling?

GARRICK

...Because, if Mitchell is dead then it makes killing you all so much easier now...

SARABANE

(laughing)

Blood loss has made him delirious, we should feed while he still has a little left.

Garrick removes the small item from his belt that he attached earlier.

GARRICK

(chuckles)

Delusional? Not even close...Any of you fucks ever hear of micronized C-four? Our old friend Sonny created it a little over a year ago. One ounce is enough to vaporize this entire room-

Dravald, Serena and Sarabane are all starting to look concerned now.

GARRICK

-I got thirty pounds of it strapped in my jacket over there.

Everyone looks at Garrick's jacket on the floor nearby. There are several small cannisters attached to the interior of it.

Garrick holds up the object he just removed from his belt.

GARRICK

An' I got the detonator right here.

The three Vampires are really nervous now.

GARRICK

I told you before, Dravald...No matter what it takes to kill you, I'll do it.

DRAVALD

Buh...But your soul?!

GARRICK

Goes to Hell because I kill myself? The price is worth it. Goodbye, fucker...

Garrick smiles as he holds up the detonator. He pauses for a split second before pushing it with his thumb. CLICK.

EXT. BUILDING

The entire top of the building and several floors EXPLODE. The BLAST is massive, and a good part of the building is sent up into the sky. Pure destruction.

EXT. BUILDING WITH THE MUSTANG

A wet hand reaches up from the water onto the roof of the building with the Mustang parked on it. A second later, a bruised and weary Mitchell pulls himself up out of the water and onto the roof.

He staggers a few steps toward the building that Garrick was in, which is now a burning wreck. Small charred pieces of the building are raining down all around him.

MITCHELL

Jesus Christ!

Mitchell drops to his knees.

MITCHELL

Garrick?!

Mitchell looks beaten as he bows his head. The burning parts of the building continue to rain down around him.

MITCHELL

...I'm sorry, Garrick...I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you...Oh God, I'm sorry...

FADE OUT.

EXT. BLACKNESS

Everything is black for several long moments, then we can start to hear VOICES and SCREAMING.

VOICE #1

...His eyes!...I Want his eyes!

VOICE #2

No! They're mine! I've lost mine, I need them!

EXT. PURGATORY - NIGHT

Garrick is lying on his back with his eyes closed. There are several sets of hands coming up from below him and they are feeling his body. Many of them look like they have chunks of flesh bitten off and some are missing whole fingers.

VOICE #2

...I've got his boots!

VOICE #4

I had them first!

Garrick starts to wake.

GARRICK

...Ugh...Wuh...Where am I?

Garrick sits up, his face showing the shock and horror of what he sees; he is sitting on top of humans and for as far as he can see in every direction there is nothing but humans after humans, packed on top of each other. There are mountains of humans on top of one another stretching up high into the dark looking sky. They are all clawing, biting, and scratching at each other as they squirm and writhe.

GARRICK

(amazed)

...My, God...

The humans under him that are reaching up to touch and grab at his clothing SCREAM out in pain.

HUMAN#1

No!

HUMAN #2

Don't say that name!

HUMAN #3

Not here!...Not Here!

Garrick finally realizes he is on top of people and he scurries backwards across them in shock. One of them grabs his boot. This human is almost skeletal-like since so much of his flesh has been ripped off.

HUMAN #4

I...I need your boots so they can't eat the rest of my toes!

Garrick forcefully pulls away his boot and stands up. He is tripping over the hands and bodies of the humans he is walking on.

A loud VOICE catches his attention and he turns to look in the direction it came from.

DRAVALD

(under bodies)

Garrick!

A hand with long claws emerges from under the pile of bodies several feet away. A second later Dravald digs his way to the surface. He looks like he has nearly gone mad as he starts LAUGHING maniacally.

GARRICK

...You...

DRAVALD

How do you like this place you sent us both to, you idiot?!

Dravald raises his arms out to his side and his fingernails grow long and sharp. His mood changes to furious.

DRAVALD

I'm gonna beat and rape you a thousand times a day for sending me here!

Dravald rushes Garrick, who tries to dodge Dravald's fingernails. They cut deeply across his chest.

GARRICK

Ngh!

Dravald lands a few feet away and he crouches, ready to pounce again.

DRAVALD

You can't die here, Garrick!...But, you can still feel pain!

Dravald lands a vicious punch to Garrick's face, sending him flying twenty feet through the air and slamming into a sky high pillar of humans.

DRAVALD

And pain is what I'm going to make you feel for all eternity!

Garrick is on his back sitting up. He wipes the blood from his mouth and starts to get angry.

GARRICK

...Spending eternity fucking you up sounds fine to me...Bring it, asshole!

Garrick grabs an arm sticking up from the pile of humans he is standing on as Dravald runs toward him.

DRAVALD

I'm gonna enjoy gutting you from head to toe!

Garrick pulls the arm off of the person it was attached to and swings it like a baseball bat toward Dravald. Dravald is hit in his head with it, stopping him dead in his tracks.

Garrick repeatedly strikes Dravald in the head with the arm until the arm actually breaks into pieces and Dravald falls to a knee.

Dravald is trying to stand when he is tackled by Garrick. He pounces on Dravald like a lion and begins digging his fingers into Dravald's eyes and mouth. Garrick looks like he has become even more of a monster than Dravald as he YELLS at him.

GARRICK

Enjoying this yet?! Well, are you?! I'm gonna tear your skin off inch by inch! I'm gonna strangle you with your own ligaments! I'm gonna beat your skull in with your own bones! Then, I'm gonna get nasty!

A VOICE from above snaps Garrick back from his blind rage.

SUSAN (O.S.)

...William...

GARRICK

(surprised)

...Huh?...

Dravald takes this opportunity and sucker punches Garrick in his face, sending him sprawling backwards.

Garrick is back in vicious mode as he gets to his knees and is about to attack Dravald again.

GARRICK

(growling)

Come on Dravald, hurt me you son of a bitch!

SUSAN (O.S.)

William, stop! Let go of your hate.

Garrick snaps back again and looks up toward the voice. There is a small, bright, white light high above in the dark sky. The beam of light cuts through the sky and travels all the way down to Garrick and bathes him in its glow.

The humans in the sheer mountains that rise up toward it and those on the ground are shielding their eyes in pain.

GARRICK

...Susan?

SARAH (O.S.)

Daddy, Mommy and I miss you.

GARRICK

Sarah?!

SUSAN (O.S.)

You don't belong there, William...Come home to us, honey.

Dravald has risen to his feet and is shielding his eyes as he looks up at the bright light.

DRAVALD

...No...

Garrick is looking up at the light and his rage is slowly melting away. He now has an almost peaceful look on his face.

SUSAN (O.S.)

Do you miss us?

GARRICK

(eyes are tearing up)

Yes...More than anything.

SUSAN (O.S.)

...Then climb to us.

Dravald grabs Garrick's face in his hand and SCREAMS at him. Garrick still has a smile on his face.

DRAVALD

Wipe that ugly fucking smile off your face, maggot! You're not leaving here, I won't let you!

GARRICK

...You can't stop me, Dravald...Only my hatred can; I know that now...My wife is right, I don't belong here with you. I've hated you long enough. It's time for me to go home.

Garrick slowly raises his fist up to Dravald's face. The tattoo image on his knuckles forms the cross, like usual.

GARRICK

Goodbye, Dravald...

Garrick presses the tattooed cross on his knuckles into Dravald's forehead. Dravald lets out a loud SCREAM as Garrick keeps the knuckles pressed tightly against his head.

Smoke and blisters can be seen on Dravald's forehead when Garrick finally removes his fist.

Dravald drops to his knees in pain and clutches at his burning forehead.

Garrick runs for the closest mountain of humans as Dravald reaches out while still on his knees.

DRAVALD

Garrick?!

Hands from other humans Dravald is kneeling on are holding his legs so he can't move. His forehead is still smoking and he is almost blinded by the pain.

DRAVALD

No! Don't you leave me here! Garrick?!

Garrick leaps up onto the sheer mountain of humans and starts to climb the nearly vertical wall of flesh. He uses their body parts to grab and pull himself up. He looks like a rock climber in Hell.

Garrick continues his climb, several times almost falling, but grabbing hold at the last moment and continuing on. Some hands from the mountain of humans reach out and try to hold onto him while other's snap at him with their teeth; but he continues on.

He is getting closer to the light. The intensity of it is blinding the humans in the mountain and they are SCREAMING in pain.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...There was a time...A time not long ago when I had the love of my wife and child taken away from me by a monster.

Garrick continues his climb and is getting closer to the light.

GARRICK (V.O.)

A monster I'd been at war with for centuries because of what he did to me in my first life, so long ago.

He keeps climbing.

GARRICK (V.O.)

I swore on my soul that I would make him pay someday...And I have.

Garrick is getting closer to the light.

GARRICK (V.O.)

My war is over. I'm going home to my family.

Garrick has reached the top of the human mountain and he is reaching up with a hand for the hole that the light is streaming down from. His hand is a couple feet short from the opening.

GARRICK

(straining)

...I...I can't reach it!

Suddenly, a feminine looking hand reaches down from the light toward Garrick's hand. It grabs his and lifts him off the mountain and starts to pull him up into the light.

As Garrick is being lifted into the light, tears are starting to falls from his eyes. He has a smile on his face.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...There was a time...

As his body starts to go up into the light, his scars under his eyes begin to disappear and his long hair starts to get shorter like it was the last time he saw his family. All the anger and hate that made his face hard melts away.

GARRICK (V.O.)

A time of happily ever after...

EXT. HEAVEN - DAY

Garrick emerges from the hole and we can see that the hand belongs to Susan. We are in Heaven and words cannot describe the beauty and sharp contrast to the place that Garrick just emerged from.

In Susan's arms is Sarah and they have the biggest smiles on their faces that Garrick has ever seen.

GARRICK (V.O.)

...And that time is now...

Susan pulls Garrick up into her arms and all three look at each other with love. Tears stream down all their faces as Garrick kisses Susan lovingly.

Garrick grabs Sarah and lifts her high into the air and kisses her also.

Susan has her arm around Garrick and Sarah as they all three hug each other.

Garrick notices something off-screen. He smiles and waves his hand.

We can see now from his POV that there is a large group of people standing among the beauty. In the front is Tyler and Coghlan. They stand among many other friends and family members from Garrick's previous lives. They are all smiling warmly.

We focus on Garrick and his family now as happiness overtakes them. We slowly start to fade into the beauty and fade into white.

FADE OUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. BLACKNESS

Nothing but black.

MITCHELL (V.O.)

...It's been three months since that night. A new Zero Hunter unit has been formed and it has been up and running for a few weeks now.

EXT. HAND

As we pull back from the black, we can start to see that we were looking at a black cross tattoo on the back of Mitchell's hand.

MITCHELL (V.O.)

Bunch of Rook's having to learn on the fly... Sounds familiar.

INT. GRAVEYARD - NIGHT

Mitchell is standing near a tombstone looking down at it sadly. He is holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and a small stuffed animal in the other.

MITCHELL (V.O.)

The vamp's in the city have been keeping a low profile since Dravald was killed. Doubt that'll last much longer though.

Mitchell takes a knee and places the flowers next to Susan's gravestone and the small stuffed animal next to Sarah's. He reaches into a coat pocket and pulls out a silver bullet. He places the bullet atop Garrick's headstone.

MITCHELL

...I decided to stay on, Garrick. Even with Dravald dead, I know I'm a marked man. I figure I'm a little safer with cops around me than on my own...Probably a mistake, I know...But, right now I don't have a lot of choices.

(long pause)

...I'm sorry I wasn't there for you, partner. I hope though...I hope that you're in the arms of your loved ones...I hope you've found peace.

Mitchell stands and stares down at the graves for a few moments, then turns and walks away.

EXT. GRAVEYARD

Mitchell exits the graveyard and walks toward Garrick's Mustang parked on the street. Mitchell's new partner is leaning on the hood. His name is GEORGE OLIVEROS; he is a Hispanic man in his mid twenties.

GEORGE

...Got word on the radio a few minutes ago 'bout a big-assed wolf seen at a park near Third and Western. Guess some moron forgot to close the cage at the zoo, huh?

Mitchell walks over to the driver side as George heads for the passenger side.

MITCHELL

You should have come and told me.

GEORGE

Nuh-uh. I don't go in graveyards at night. Shit's too creepy for me.

They are staring at each other across the top of the car.

GEORGE

You said in the ride over we're called Zero Hunters...Mind explainin' to me what that means and what it is we do?

MITCHELL

(pause; smiles)

...Sure, Rook...I'll fill you in on the way to the park near Third and Western.

They both enter the Mustang. Mitchell fires up the engines and then the car starts to lift off of the ground.

INT. MUSTANG

We focus on Mitchell as he grips the wheel. There is a new type of hardness to his face compared to a few months ago.

MITCHELL (V.O.)

...My name is James Mitchell...I'm a Zero Hunter...

EXT. MUSTANG

The Mustang has reached sufficient height and it BLASTS forward and into the city before finally disappearing amid the high rises.

The fog and marine layer mixture closes in around the city and consumes it completely.

FADE TO BLACK.

THE END

