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               FADE IN:



               EXT. PARK - NIGHT

               PULL BACK from a huge full moon to REVEAL the park. It's
               late and the park is empty. We move through the trees and
               bushes and find --

               A CAR

               Parked in an enclosed clearing of grass. Tress and bushes
               surround the clearing. From inside the car we hear VOICES.

                                   ALEX (O.S.)
                         I can't believe this is how I'm
                         spending Friday night.

                                                              CUT TO:



               INT. THE CAR - CONTINUOUS

               Sitting in the car are ALEX, seventeen, tall, shaggy black
               hair, and good looking in a cheeky way. Sitting with him in
               the back is ASH, seventeen, shaved head covered by a beanie
               hat, and quite muscular. In the front of the car is MIKE,
               sixteen, thin, long blonde hair, and SIMON, seventeen, dark
               brown hair and a little on the tubby side.  

               Sitting on the dashboard are two eight packs of beer. Four
               of the cans are gone.

                                   MIKE
                         Oh come on Alex. What are you
                         afraid of? Who do you thinks
                         going to bother us?

               Ash turns from the front seat and looks back at Alex.

                                   ASH
                         Mike's right. At this time of
                         night. We own this place. The
                         park, heck the whole damn city if
                         we wanted.

                                   SIMON
                         Alex know this. He's just a
                         little upset because he had a big
                         ol' fight with Sarah. Isn't that
                         right?

               Alex looks out the window of the car, looking a little
               hurt, and angry.

                                   ALEX
                         It's not funny guys. Things feel
                         really bad at the moment, and not
                         just with Sarah. I've been
                         pissing everyone off, even my mom
                         and dad. 

               Ash tosses Alex another beer and smiles.

                                   ASH
                         Lighten up. You've got no reason
                         to be this down. Like we said,
                         tonight we own this city. We have
                         nothing to--

               Ash looks up and out of the front windshield at something
               we don't see. All of the colour drains from his face.

                                   ASH
                         --fear.

               ASH'S POV -- Standing around the front of the car are
               DANIEL, BO, and LEON. They are all dressed in Gothic attire
               and look very suspicious. 

                                   ALEX
                             (to Ash)
                         Hey you okay?

               Alex follows Ash's gaze, as do the two in the front.

               SMASH! Bo drives his fist through the windshield, grabbing
               Mike and dragging him, SCREAMING out of the car. 

                                   ASH
                         No! Mike!

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. PARK - CONTINUOUS

               Bo drags Mike out of the car and onto the grass. Alex, Ash,
               and Simon get out of the car in a panic. 

                                   ALEX
                         Hey! Get the hell off him.

               Bo grabs Mike and lifts him off the ground.

                                   BO
                             (to Mike)
                         Look at that boy. Your friends
                         look real worried about you.  

               Mike tries to pull himself away from Bo, but his grip is
               too tight. 

                                   BO
                             (to Mike)
                         And you know what? They should
                         be.

               And on the last word he brings his face right up to Mike
               and it changes, right before our very eyes into a nasty
               looking vampire, sloped brow, yellow eyes and fangs. 

                                   SIMON
                         Oh shit! What the fuck is that?!

               Bo sinks his teeth into Mike's neck. Daniel and Leon step
               forward as Bo drinks the blood from Mike's body, their
               faces have also changed. 

               Alex, Ash, and Simon all make a run for it, all of them
               running off in different directions. 

               Leon is about to take chase in the same direction Alex
               headed off but Daniel stops him.

                                   DANIEL
                         No. That ones mine.

               Leon nods.

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE PARK - MOMENTS LATER

               Alex comes running out of the bushes, he trips, but doesn't
               fall and continues running. 

               We hear SCREAMS from Ash, and Simon in the distance, and
               then nothing.

               Alex stops and turns, looking back in the direction of the
               screams.

                                   ALEX
                         No.

               He turns back in the direction his was running and stares,
               despair creeping onto his face.

               Daniel stands not two feet in front of him, grinning.

                                   DANIEL
                         Thought you could get away,
                         didn't you?

                                   ALEX
                             (scared)
                         W-What did you do to my friends?

                                   DANIEL
                         Me? Nothing. But those other
                         guys. They're probably killing
                         them as we speak.

                                   ALEX
                         What the hell are you?

                                   DANIEL
                         Don't worry. You'll find out soon
                         enough.

               He bares his fangs, grabs Alex and buries them into his
               neck.

                                                           BLACK OUT:



               INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - DREAM/FLASHBACK - NIGHT

               Alex is in mid conversation/fight with is parents JOSH, and
               JUDY. Standing watching the row is Alex's eight year old
               sister KATIE, she holds onto a cuddly teddy bear.

                                   ALEX
                         Please! Just one more chance!

                                   JOSH
                         Sorry son. We have to put our
                         foot down on this. Your grades
                         are terrible, do you even turn up
                         at college?, And I won't even get
                         started on your attitude
                         problems!

                                   JUDY
                         Alex, your Father and I just want
                         what's best for you, but these
                         mood swings your having. You're
                         not taking drugs are you?

                                   ALEX
                             (shouting)
                         No! What do you think I am,
                         Stupid?

               Katie hugs the bear tighter as the fight gets louder and
               louder.

                                   ALEX
                         And I don't have an attitude
                         problem, I just get down once in
                         a while! So cut me a break. All I
                         want to do is go to one fucking
                         party!

               Katie looks shocked at what Alex has just said. 

                                   JOSH
                             (angry)
                         Alex Ramos! How dare you use
                         language like that in front of
                         your Mother and Sister!
                         You're going nowhere tonight, or
                         this week. Now get to your room! 

               Alex grabs his coat from the chair.

                                   ALEX
                         Stick it! I'm gone.

               Alex begins to walk away but Katie gets in his way. 

                                   KATIE
                         Alex. Please don't go.

                                   ALEX
                         Not now Katie. Dad can't treat me
                         like a prisoner. I've got to get
                         out. I'll see you later. 

               Alex pushes past her, and out of the door.

                                                              CUT TO:



               INT. CHURCH - DAY

               The church is old, and abandoned. The windows are boarded
               up, not allowing any light inside. The ground floor of the
               church has been cleared, all of the pews are stacked
               against the walls.

               Lying on the ground in the center of the church is Alex,
               unconscious. 

               Scattered around him are a flock of DEAD pigeons, each one
               in a pool of it's own blood. 

               Alex beings to come too.

                                   ALEX
                         -- later. Uh, what's going on? I
                         feel so weird.

               He pulls himself up onto his feet, swaying slightly. He
               looks about his surroundings, taking them in.

                                   ALEX
                         Where am I?

               He looks down at the dead birds.

                                   ALEX
                         This has to be some kind of
                         dream.

                                   DANIEL (O.S.)
                         No dream Alex. This is quite
                         real.

               Alex looks about, scanning the area for the source of the
               voice. 

                                   ALEX
                         Who are you?

               From one of the darkened corners of the church, Daniel
               steps out of the shadows. He lights a candle and moves
               toward Alex.

               Alex stares back and Daniel in horror.

                                   ALEX
                         You! You killed my friends.

               Alex backs away, moving deeper into the church. Daniel
               follows.

                                   DANIEL
                         You still have no idea who I am.
                         Do you?

               Alex continues backing away.

                                   DANIEL
                         After what we done I'm surprised
                         you've forgot.

                                   ALEX
                         I don't know what your going on
                         about. And I'm not going to let
                         you kill me too! 

               Alex runs up the stairs to the second level of the church. 

               The second level is one huge balcony that looks down on the
               ground level of the church. 

                                   DANIEL
                         You still don't understand. You
                         cannot be killed since you no
                         longer really live!

               Alex stops.

                                   ALEX
                         What?

                                   DANIEL
                         You do "live". But not in the
                         normal way. You are now and
                         forever will be a vampire.

               Alex bursts into nervous laughter.

                                   ALEX
                         A vampire. There is no way that
                         I'm a --

               Alex's face suddenly changes, morphing into the vampire
               visage.

                                   ALEX
                         -- vampire. 

               Alex touches his face feeling it, the bumpy brow, his sharp
               pointy teeth.

                                   ALEX
                         I can't be. No! No!

               Alex starts moving backward, distraught. He turns and runs
               toward the edge of the balcony.

                                   ALEX
                         I won't believe any of this! I'm
                         not a vampire! 

               Alex leaps off the balcony, dropping twenty foot down onto
               the ground floor. He lands unharmed, and heads off towards
               the front doors of the church. 

                                   ALEX
                         I'm going outside, where the sane
                         people are!

               Daniel drops down from the balcony, also landing unharmed. 

                                   DANIEL
                         No! Don't go out there. You can't
                         survive!

               Alex reaches the doors and starts to pull them open.

                                   ALEX
                         Leave me alone!

               He pulls them open and in pours the sunlight. Alex staggers
               back in pain, SCREAMING. 

               He begins to smoulder and smoke, but continues trying to
               leave the church. He eventually falls back, into the
               church.

                                   ALEX
                         Help me! Make it stop! Make it
                         stop.

               The doors slam shut, and Daniel moves over to Alex, who is
               barely conscious.

                                   DANIEL
                         You have to accept what you are.
                         This is your new life. Rest. It
                         will be night soon. 

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. CITY - DAY/NIGHT

               We see the skyline of the city as the sun sets, day turning
               into night.

                                                              CUT TO:



               INT. CHURCH - NIGHT

               We join Daniel and Alex, who seems to have calmed down a
               little, in mid conversation. 

               Alex is sitting, his head in his hands, on one of the steps
               leading up to the altar. Daniel stands in front of him
               talking.

                                   DANIEL
                         You really can remember. Can you?

               Alex looks up at Daniel a unknowing look on his face.

                                   DANIEL
                         We were friends. A long time ago.

               A beat.

                                   DANIEL
                         Until that day in the field.

               Realization crosses Alex's face. 

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. FIELD - FLASHBACK - DAY 

               We are moving through tall, dry grass. We come to a
               clearing where two eight year old girls play. There is a
               picnic set up in the middle of the clearing surrounded by
               dolls, and a tea set.

               The girls drink the pretend tea and giggle.

                                   GIRL#1
                         More tea Jennifer?

                                   GIRL#2
                         Yes please.

               Girl 1 pour the "tea" into a cup.

               Watching the girls, hidden by the long grass is ten year
               old Alex and Daniel.

                                   ALEX
                         Go on.

               He hands him a book of matches and a firework.

                                   DANIEL
                         I don't want to. Come on Alex
                         lets just play something else. 

                                   ALEX
                         Go on think of how funny it'll
                         be.

                                   DANIEL
                         Please Alex. I don't want to do
                         it.

                                   ALEX
                         If you don't do it I'll tell the
                         guys at school that you chickened
                         out.

               Daniel looks down at the firework and then back up at the
               girls, who are still playing.

               THE GIRLS

               Get up from their picnic and begin playing with their
               dolls. 

               Suddenly the firework drops from the sky and lands in the
               middle of the picnic. 

               The girls stop and look at the firework, on the side of the
               firework it reads: "HIGH EXPLOSIVE" this isn't a firework
               at all. 

               The fuse is lit.

               ALEX AND DANIEL

               Watch as the girls run from the firework.

               BOOM!!! The firework explodes taking out the whole area,
               including the girls. Alex and Daniel are knocked off their
               feet by the blast.

               Alex quickly gets to his feet, trying to shake the ringing
               from his ears.

                                   ALEX
                         Daniel come on! Come on! We've
                         got to go!

               Daniel doesn't move.

                                   GIRL#1'S MOM
                         Jennifer! Honey are you okay?

               The Girl's Mom SCREAMS!

               Alex turns and makes a run for it. Leaving Daniel.

                                                              CUT TO:



               INT. CHURCH - CONTINUOUS

                                   ALEX
                         Daniel. Oh god. I remember. But I
                         thought you were in a detention
                         center.

                                   DANIEL
                         I was released a six months ago.
                         But when I came out I was
                         changed. I met people inside who
                         taught me things I never knew
                         existed in this world. 

                                   ALEX
                         Vampires.

                                   DANIEL
                         Vampires. But they aren't the
                         only things that exist. There is
                         a whole other world out there
                         that nobody know about.

                                   ALEX
                         So what? You thought you'd do
                         this to me? Make me a vampire.

                                   DANIEL
                         I've been watching you for months
                         now. I was going to kill you and
                         leave you for dead but when I saw
                         how miserable your life was I
                         though this was the perfect
                         punishment for you, for letting
                         me rot for all those years. Now
                         you have to rot.
                             (beat)
                         Forever.

                                   ALEX
                         I never meant for you to take the
                         blame. I was going to come
                         forward but they had already
                         convicted you. I was scared.

                                   DANIEL
                         You were scared? When your
                         labelled a child killer it's not
                         a barrel of laughs you know.
                         There's one thing I always wanted
                         to know. Did you know that it
                         wasn't a firework?

                                   ALEX
                         No. Not at all. I'm sorry for
                         what happened. But turning me
                         into a vampire? I'd have rather
                         you killed me! I'll die before I
                         kill and drink blood.

                                   DANIEL
                         You've already drunk blood. In
                         the time that you were changing I
                         fed you my blood, and the blood
                         of pigeons.
                             (beat)
                         We need blood. 

               Alex climbs to his feet, shaking his head in disbelief.

                                   ALEX
                         I'd rather face sunlight than
                         drink blood.

                                   DANIEL
                         You have no choice.

                                   ALEX
                         I'll always have a choice. 

               Alex heads towards the entrance to the church. As he passes
               Daniel he tries to stop him.

                                   ALEX
                         Leave me alone! You had no right!

               Alex explodes, smashing Daniel in the face with his fist.
               Daniel seems un-phased by the blow, and turns back to face
               Alex, he has a tiny cut on his lip, which heals right
               before our eyes.

                                   DANIEL
                         You only get to do that once, you
                         got that?

               But Alex is gone, out of the front doors and off into the
               night. 

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. STREET - NIGHT

               Is deserted. Alex comes running down the street and comes
               to a stop outside of a shop. He stops as if to catch his
               breath but realizes he doesn't need too.

                                   ALEX
                         I've been running for hours, and
                         I'm not even tired. Weird.

               He is about to head off again but something catches his
               attention in the shop window. He stares into the shop
               window, a little shocked and confused.

               THE WINDOW

               Alex stares at his fading reflection in the window. He
               steps back, away from the window with a dazed look on his
               face.

                                   ALEX
                         It's true. I'm a vampire.

               Alex looks down at the ground. Wrapped around his foot is
               the front of a newspaper. Alex reaches down and picks it
               up. On the front of the page is Alex's picture, the
               headline reads: "Boy missing for one month". 

                                   ALEX
                         A month! Mom and Dad must be
                         going mental. Oh no, Katie.

               Alex drops the paper and runs off.

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. ALEX'S HOUSE - KATIE'S ROOM - NIGHT

               Katie is fast asleep in her bed, cuddling her teddy bear
               tight. Her bed is covered with other stuffed animals and
               toys. 

               On the bedside table is a picture of her and Alex. Alex is
               cuddling her and she is smiling. 

               We watch her sleep for a moment and then move across the
               room to the window, where Alex stands, watching.

                                   ALEX
                         Katie. I--

               Alex doubles over in pain.

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. ALEX'S HOUSE - KATIE'S WINDOW - CONTINUOUS

               Alex is kneeled over, holding his stomach, on top of the
               garage by Katie's window. 

               We can't see his face, but we can hear his MOANS, and
               GROANS of pain.

                                   ALEX
                         It hurts. 

               As he lifts his head up we now see that he is wearing his
               vampire face. Drool drips down from his gleaming white,
               fangs.

                                   ALEX
                         Must feed!

               Alex straightens up and looks back into the window, he
               begins BREATHING HEAVY. Trying to fight off the urge to
               feed.

                                   ALEX
                         The girl.

               Alex steps back.

                                   ALEX
                         No. Not her! Got to get away from
                         her.

               Alex turns and jumps off the roof.

                                                              CUT TO:



               INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - KATIE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

               There is a CRASH from outside. Katie stirs and looks
               towards the window, and the sound of the noise.

                                   KATIE
                         Alex?

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. ALLEY - MOMENTS LATER

               Alex comes crashing into the alley, knocking over trash
               cans. He supports himself against the alley wall. He ROARS
               in pain.

               CLOSE ON ALEX'S FACE 

               His face is more animal/monster, than human now.

               He ROARS again and falls to the ground.

                                   ALEX
                             (in pain)
                         Feed! Blood!

                                   BO (O.S.)
                         What do we have here? 

               Alex looks up. Standing above him is Leon, and Bo.

                                   LEON
                         Didn't we kill your friends?

               Leon and Bo laugh. 

               Bo kicks Alex.

                                   BO
                         So Daniel changed you huh?
                         Wondered where he'd been. Always
                         knew it was a mistake turning
                         him.

                                   LEON
                         When we're finished with you boy.
                         We'll take care of him.

               WHAP! A shard of wood BURSTS through Leon's chest. 

               He gasps and turns to ash revealing Daniel standing holding
               the shard of wood.

                                   DANIEL
                         Is that right?

               Bo GROWLS and VAMPS OUT. 

                                   BO
                         You fucking traitor.

               Bo attacks driving Daniel back to the closed off end of the
               alley. 

               Daniel parries a couple of Bo's blows but he is stronger
               and faster. 

               Bo grabs Daniel by the throat and tosses him into the
               opposite wall, shattering the wall. 

               Brick and rubble fall to the ground, along with Daniel's
               body.

                                   BO
                         I knew it was a mistake changing
                         you. I should have feed off you
                         with the rest of your family.

               Bo reaches down and picks up the shard of wood off the
               ground.

                                   BO
                         It's funny what a small piece of
                         wood can do. 

               He raises the shard. 

               Alex grabs Bo's legs knocking him off balance. Bo falls
               back onto a pile of broken crates.

                                   BO
                         No.

               Bo looks down at his chest. Sticking out of his chest is a
               piece of the broken crate. He disintegrates into Ash.

               Daniel, a little dazed gets to his feet. He brushed the
               rubble, and dust off himself. He looks down at Alex who is
               nearly out cold.

                                   DANIEL
                         You need to feed Alex or you will
                         die.

               Alex opens his eyes.

                                   ALEX
                             (groggy)
                         Then I'll die. I don't want to
                         live like this.

               Daniel moves to Alex, and crouches down beside him.

                                   DANIEL
                         You don't understand. 

               A RAT

               Scurries past Alex. Daniel picks up the rat.

                                   DANIEL
                         You have been given a great
                         chance. A chance to live forever
                         and all you have to do--

                                   ALEX
                         Is kill. I can't do that.

                                   DANIEL
                         People kill every day. What's one
                         human life to them, a couple of
                         days in the news and then
                         nothing. Written off as a missing
                         person. Just like you.

               Alex GROANS, as the hunger gets stronger. 

               Daniel offers him the rat. Alex looks at it, not knowing
               whether to take it or not and then does, biting into it.

               We can hear SLURPS as Alex feeds off the rat.

                                   DANIEL
                         You can't live off rats, and
                         pigeons. Eventually the blood
                         lust will take over and next time
                         you won't be able to stop
                         yourself.

               Daniel help Alex get to his feet and they head out of the
               alley.

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS

               They continue down the street.

                                   DANIEL
                         Anyway. That rat should have
                         given you enough energy for a
                         little while. What do you say we
                         hit a club?

                                   ALEX
                         A club?

                                   DANIEL
                         Yeah. Come on Alex, don't you
                         listen to anything I say? There's
                         a whole other world out there.
                         It's not just all about killing,
                         some of us are actually pretty
                         normal people who enjoy doing
                         normal things.

               Alex shoots Daniel an uneasy smile "normal".

                                   ALEX
                         So where's this club then?

               Daniel smiles and puts his arm around Alex.

                                   DANIEL
                         Now that's more like it!

               Alex suddenly stops, his gaze fixed.

                                   DANIEL
                         What's wrong?

               Daniel looks into the coffee shop.

               ALEX'S P.O.V. -- The small coffee is shop is packed full of
               customers. We follow a pretty waitress as she saunters from
               a table to table, taking people's drinks orders.

               BACK TO SCENE

               ALEX

               Continues watching the waitress.

                                   DANIEL
                         Come on buddy! We've got to get
                         going before all the good girls
                         are taken.

               Then Daniel realizes who Alex is looking at.

                                   DANIEL
                         Oh. So you've already got your
                         eye on someone? We're talking
                         about the waitress, right. Damn
                         she's a little hottie!

               Alex snaps out of his stare and laughs slightly.

                                   ALEX
                         Down boy. That's Sarah. She's a 
                             (beat)
                         Friend.

                                   DANIEL
                         Oh, you mean girlfriend?

                                   ALEX
                             (sad)
                         A long time ago maybe. But things
                         change, people change, and I mean
                         literally.

               Alex takes one last look and walks away.

                                   ALEX
                         Come on.

               Daniel follows.

               They both cross the street and head down another darkened
               alley. As the walk through the alley we hear someone COUGH,
               and then the sound of "WATER RUNNING". 

               A short baud guy is in the middle of taking a piss. He
               turns and sees Daniel and Alex.

                                   GUY
                         What the hell are you two doing?
                         Piss off! Can't you see I'm
                         trying to have a god damn piss?

               Alex and Daniel ignore the guy and continue walking.

                                   GUY
                         Fucking faggots.

               Daniel stops, a LOW GROWL building in his chest. When he
               turns to face the guy, his face is in VAMP MODE.

               In a flash he grabs the guy by his throat and has him
               pinned up against the wall.

                                   DANIEL
                             (angry)
                         What did you say?

                                   GUY
                             (panicking)
                         Nothing! Nothing! 

               Alex grabs Daniel's arm and tries to calm him down.

                                   ALEX
                         Whoa! What are you doing? Let the
                         guy down! 

                                   DANIEL
                         Are you fucking serious? This guy
                         deserves to die! 

               Daniel tosses the guy across the alley into the opposite
               wall. The guy falls to the ground, sobbing.

                                   DANIEL
                         Get up you piece of shit.

               Daniel grabs him by throat and tosses him to Alex.

                                   DANIEL
                         Feed! 

               Alex looks down at the guy's neck, and then back at Daniel.

                                   ALEX
                         No.

               He releases the guy, who runs off out of the alley. 

                                   DANIEL
                         What the fuck was that about?

                                   ALEX
                         I told you. I'm not going to kill
                         anyone. No matter who they are.
                         I'm not a killer, like you.

               Alex turns and starts off down the alley.

                                   DANIEL
                         You can't walk away from me! I
                         made you! I should have killed
                         you for what you did to me!
                         Even when I decided to make you
                         suffer forever I took pity on you
                         and took you in. Taught you about
                         us and our ways.
                             (beat)
                         You will feed or you and everyone
                         around you will die! I'll make
                         sure of that!

               As he shouts at Alex, we see that he is more upset than
               angry. Alex keeps on walking and leaves the alley.

               Daniel grabs a trash can and with all his strength launches
               it into the wall of the alley.

                                   DANIEL
                         Fuck!

                                                              CUT TO:



               EXT. COFFEE SHOP - NIGHT

               Sarah and two other workers talk as they cross the car park
               after work.

                                   SARAH
                         No guys. I'm fine I'm not in the
                         mood for a drink tonight.

                                   WORKER#1
                         Come on Sarah, please.

                                   SARAH
                         Sorry.

               The group splits, the other workers leaving Sarah to walk
               across to her car several yards away alone.

               She feels like someone's watching. She stops, and scans the
               car park for someone.

                                   SARAH
                         Hello?

               No answer. She reaches into her bag and searches for her
               keys as she picks up pace to her car. She looks around
               again. No one.

               She pulls out her keys and puts it in the lock, then hears
               someone LAUGHING.

                                   SARAH
                         Come on guy's, this isn't funny.

               Another SOUND. Closer.

               She fumbles with her keys and they fall to the ground. She
               bends over to pick them up but kicks them by mistake under
               the car. 

                                   SARAH
                         Shit.

               Sarah, really scared now, crouches to try and retrieve her
               keys. But as she looks beneath the car, she sees --

               FEET, two, standing right on the other side of the car.

               Sarah freaks, leaves her keys and takes off running, away
               from the car, and back toward the coffee shop. She turns
               and looks behind her. No one. 

               She turns round and bumps into someone.

               It's Daniel in complete vampire face. He GROWLS and we --

                                                        FLASH CUT TO:



               EXT. CHURCH - NIGHT

               A crowd of people surround the front of the church. The
               blue lights from the police cars, and ambulance light up
               the front of the church.

               Alex comes out of a near by alley and sees the scene. He is
               about to turn and walk in the other direction when he
               sniffs the air.

                                   ALEX
                         Blood?

               He pushes his way through the crowd, to the front. He
               stops, a wave of horror flooding his face.

               SARAH'S BODY

               Lying on the steps of the church. Her head is twisted at a
               unnatural angle and her vacant eyes stare up towards the
               sky. There is blood everywhere!

               Uniformed officers and forensics work on the scene
               collecting evidence.

               Alex tries to catch his breath. He hangs his head, about to
               vomit. He looks back up at the body, at the blood.

                                   ALEX
                             (angry)
                         Sarah.

               A tear rolls down his cheek. He goes to walk away, which is
               when he notices --

               Daniel standing in the crowd opposite, grinning. In his
               hand is Katie's teddy bear. He turns and runs off.

               Alex pushes his way out of the crowd and sprints off at an
               inhuman speed after Daniel.

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               EXT. STREET BY THE PARK - CONTINUOUS

               Daniel comes running by at a remarkable speed. He reaches
               the gates of the park and leaps up into the air, at least
               twelve feet, over the fence and lands safe on the other
               side. 

               He turns and sees Alex running toward the fence. He smiles
               and heads off deeper into the park.

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               EXT. PARK - NIGHT

               Daniel comes running through the bushes into a clearing. 

               Tied to a tree is Katie, who is scared and has been crying. 

                                   DANIEL
                         Don't worry girl. It'll soon be
                         over.

               Daniel drops the teddy and watches the bushes, waiting,
               ready for trouble.

               Alex bursts out of the bushes in vamp mode. He sees Katie.

                                   ALEX
                         Let her go Daniel!

               Daniel laughs.

                                   DANIEL
                         Was that a threat? From you? 

                                   ALEX
                         It was more than just a threat!

               Daniel PLOWS into Alex.

               Alex slams into a tree, hard. Daniel swings at him but Alex
               ducks out of the way, grabbing him from behind and pushing
               him up against the tree. 

               Daniel kicks back, against the tree sending Alex tumbling
               to the ground. 

               Daniel lunges at him, Alex grabs a nearby glass bottle and
               smashes it hard across his face.

               Daniel stops his attack, ROARING as blood pours from his
               face. Alex scrambles to his feet.

                                   ALEX
                         Just let her go. This is between
                         you and me.

                                   DANIEL
                         Let her go! Are you mad? Your
                         going to watch as I feed off her.
                         Drain every last drop of blood
                         from her, tiny, feeble body.

               Daniel lunges at Alex. The two vampires grapple. Clawing,
               leaping, punching, kicking, moves beyond human capacity.

               Alex swings Daniel hard into a park bench. It shatters
               sending wood scattering across the ground.

               Daniel is back up on his feet.

                                   DANIEL
                             (furious)
                         I don't get it! I forgave you!

               He punches Alex in the face, hard.

                                   DANIEL
                         You were spared from death! 

               WHAM! Again.

                                   DANIEL
                         You had a chance to live forever!

               BAM! Again.

                                   DANIEL
                         All you had to do was feed once
                         in a while. Kill one human!

               SMASH! Again. Alex falls to his knees. His face a total
               bloody mess.

               Daniel grabs him by his hair, and pulls his head up to his.

                                   DANIEL
                             (pointing at Katie)
                         I've decided. I'm not going to
                         kill her. I'm going to turn her!
                         Like I did you. But she will
                         feed, and be mine!

               Alex eyes narrow, pure rage building up inside of him.

                                   ALEX
                         You'll never lay a god damn
                         finger on my little sister.

               Alex grabs Daniel's wrist, crushing it hard. Daniel winces
               in pain and releases Alex from his grip.

               They both face off. Silence as they stare at each other.
               Alex glances down. By his feet is a piece of broken wood. 

               Daniel charges, ROARING. Alex braces himself. He reaches
               down and grabs the piece of wood brining it up just in time
               to SLAM it into Daniel's chest and into his heart.

               Daniel stumbles back, looking down at the piece of wood
               sticking out of his chest. He has a shocked and dumbfound
               look on his face.

                                   DANIEL
                             (a whisper)
                         H-h-how could you? I made y-

               He is cut off as his body turns to ash.

               Alex collapses against a tree in his face changing back to
               normal. 

               Katie stares at Alex, stunned stupid.

               Alex gets to his feet and moves over to Katie. He unties
               her and they just stare at each other, silently connecting.
               He picks up the cuddly teddy and hands it to her.

               There is a RUSTLE in the bushes and two POLICE OFFICERS
               burst out into the clearing, guns drawn.

               Katie stands by the tree. Alone. Holding onto her teddy.

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               INT. ALEX'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

               CLOSE ON THE TV

               It's the news. There is a pretty blonde NEWS REPORTER on
               screen:

                                   NEWS REPORTER
                         Eight year old Katie Ramos has
                         safely been returned to her home
                         after last night's attempted
                         kidnapping. Katie was found in
                         Newbury Park late last night by
                         police officers, there are no
                         suspects as yet. In other news--

               The screen goes BLACK as we PULL BACK and see Josh getting
               up from the couch. He tosses the remote down onto the
               chair.

               Katie sits by the window, looking out into the night. Judy
               enters the room.

                                   JUDY
                         Josh, Katie. Dinner's ready.

                                   JOSH
                         Okay, Hon.
                             (beat)
                         Our little Katie is all over the
                         local news.
                             (beat)
                         Nothing about Alex though.

               Judy's begins to well up and Josh embraces her.

                                   JUDY
                         God I miss him so much Josh. I
                         pray that he's okay.

                                   JOSH
                         Me too honey. Me too.

               The stop hugging and Judy wipes away a tear and turns her
               attention to Katie.

                                   JUDY
                         Katie, honey?

               Katie is waving to someone outside. 

                                   JUDY
                         Who are you waving to?

                                   KATIE
                         Alex.

                                   JUDY
                         That's sweet dear. And we all
                         hope he's out there.

               Katie continues staring out into the night.

                                   KATIE
                             (a whisper)
                         He is. I know it.

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               EXT. ALEX'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

               Katie waves one last time and turns to leave. 

               We PULL BACK, revealing we were looking in the window.

               It's raining. There is a RUMBLE OF THUNDER and then a FLASH
               of lightning, which lights up the night.

               We continue MOVING BACK until we stop at a tree where a
               shadowy figure stands watch. Alex. He waits, still and
               silent as his little sister exits the living room with her
               parents, his parents. 

                                   ALEX (V.O.)
                         I know I can never go back. Never
                         be part of their lives ever
                         again. There is this whole world
                         out there. A world of darkness
                         and evil. A world they never need
                         to know about, and I swear I'll
                         protect them from it. No matter
                         what! 

               He turns, grim and steps off the tree branch, dropping down
               onto the street, into darkness.

                                                       FADE TO BLACK.
                                        THE END




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