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Jeff Long's 'Werewolves' [Part 2 of 4] By Aragorn
EXT. TEAM KATHRYN MANSION – DAY – A FEW DAYS LATER
The jeep pulls up to the mansion and Yvonne gawks at its size.
KATHRYN Welcome to your new home. There’s a huge garden out back. We take turns tending to it.
SETH I used to have one a lot like it when I was younger. Well, my family did at our cabin. Stupid deers kept eating the flowers. I hate those bastards. The world would be a better place if they were all wiped out.
MARK Even Bambi?
SETH Especially Bambi. That fuckin’ little mutt only encourages them.
They all laugh, except Seth, as they head towards the main doors.
INT. TEAM KATHRYN MANSION – DAY
The inside of the mansion is huge, like we would expect, however, unlike what we would expect for such a place, the entire mansion looks like a teenager’s bedroom. Clothes, dishes, books, and gadgets lay everywhere.
SETH (Smiling at Yvonne) We never have time to clean.
They begin to walk through the house, when suddenly there’s a bang and a door flies open and a geeky-looking man in his late 20’s walks out.
MAN Kathryn! So nice to see you all…
He trails off as he sees the absence of three of the members.
MAN Oh. I see. One of those trips. Who’s the new one?
KATHRYN That’s Yvonne. Sole survivor of the town massacre.
Kathryn faces Yvonne.
KATHRYN Yvonne, this is Gentry. He never goes on Any hunts, but he supplies us with the weapons and technology for our hunts. Brilliant man.
Gentry blushes.
KATHRYN Hi.
They shake hands and then suddenly Gentry snaps his fingers.
GENTRY I need a werewolf!
SETH Of course you do. Me, I prefer a nice woman, but whatever torks your wrench.
GENTRY It has to be tested!
MARK What does?
Gentry runs off back into his room without saying a word and re-emerges a few seconds later with a device in his hands.
GENTRY This! It’s a werewolf detector. I’ve made it, based off the average shape and size of a werewolf’s body.
SETH You might want to modify it. The werewolves we just ran into were able to change into a third form.
GENTRY A third form? Amazing! You must describe it to me in as much detail as you can.
SETH Maybe later Gent. I need a nice shower first.
GENTRY Fair enough. I’ll still need a werewolf to test it though. Damn. Have to wait a month for that.
KATHRYN Not necessarily.
GENTRY What do you mean?
KATHRYN We were attacked a couple nights ago.
Gentry gives a blank look.
KATHRYN After the moon’s phase changed to crescent.
Gentry’s eyes lit up.
GENTRY This is perfect! Well not really, but now you get to test out my invention sooner!
SETH (Sarcastically) Yes, that’s exactly what the werewolf had in mind when he did it too.
Gentry looks at him, a glint in his eyes. Seth glares down at him.
SETH I was being sarcastic, Gent. You need to get out more, buddy. In the meantime I’m going for a nice, long, hot shower. See you guys after.
Seth turns and disappears up the stairs.
MARK I think I’m going to go write down in my journal, what has happened on this hunt.
Mark turns and heads down a hall.
GENTRY So what are you going to do now?
KATHRYN First, I’m taking a shower. Then I’ll worry about rebuilding the team. We got one place filled, I need at least another two to make up for what we lost.
GENTRY Anyone in mind?
KATHRYN There is this one person. An old…um… acquaintance…of mine. But I don’t know what’ll happen with that.
YVONNE Excuse me. Don’t mean to butt in or anything, but would someone be able to show me to where I’ll be sleeping?
KATHRYN Sure thing. Your bedroom is this way. Follow me.
Gentry goes back into his room, closing his door, as Kathryn shows Yvonne where her new bedroom is.
KATHRYN Mark documents all our hunts in his journal. I don’t have any idea why, but he claims it’s important for some reason.
YVONNE Maybe if something seems familiar between one hunt and another, then he can look back and see if there’s any possible connection. My husband was a vet and he did that.
KATHRYN Interesting. Well you’re room is right here.
Kathryn stops by a door.
YVONNE Thank-you.
Yvonne goes into the room and Kathryn walks away.
INT. TEAM KATHRYN MANSION – LIVING ROOM – LATER
Yvonne, Mark, Gentry, and Seth are seated on various couches while Kathryn stands in the middle of the room.
KATHRYN We were lucky this time. If Seth didn’t bring that machine gun, we’d probably all be dead right now. It’s definitely a good gun to have, but it wastes way too much ammo. Tell me Seth, how many of those shots hit objects other then the werewolves?
SETH (Quietly) Um…Most of them.
KATHRYN Exactly. We need to be capable of doing the same amount of damage, only with the smaller guns we have. Yvonne has hardly fired a gun in her life. Mark too, until recently. Seth, you’re good, but not as good as we need. I’m that good, but only on non-moving objects. If the werewolf is moving around, and chances are it is, I’m not as good as we need. Gentry is a gadget-boy that stays here. He definitely won’t do.
SETH Are you suggesting something, or are you just rubbing it in our noses that we’ve gotten too cocky?
KATHRYN No, I do have a point to this.
GENTRY You said you needed at least two more people and that you had one in mind. Does it have anything to do with that?
KATHRYN I’m suggesting that one of the two that I hire be some kind of gunslinger.
SETH Um, Kathryn? It’s hard enough to find qualifying team members as it is. More scarce then Cuban cigars. I don’t think we can afford to be picky about it.
Kathryn glares at him.
KATHRYN I do have someone in mind. We’ll have to travel back down south again though. And there’s no guarantee he’ll even agree. I haven’t exactly talked to him in a long time, and last time I did, it wasn’t so much talking as yelling and screaming.
SETH Who’s Prince Charming?
KATHRYN He’s an ex of mine. From before all this started. I accused him of cheating on me and he claimed he didn’t, but I just couldn’t take it anymore and left. Haven’t spoken to him since. I don’t even know if he still lives in the same area.
SETH And why do we want Ex-Prince Charming along for the ride?
KATHRYN He was an old classic gunslinger. If he had a gun in his hand, he was invincible. He used to go out to the range to practice. Never missed a bull’s eye. Last I heard, he was training to be a cop. He shouldn’t be too hard to track down if he still lives in the same city.
SETH Well what are we waiting for? Let’s rock and roll.
Everyone begins to stand.
KATHRYN Oh and Gentry, you’re coming with us this time. We need you close by if you want to test the Werewolf Tracker.
INT. CITY - HOTEL ROOM – DAY – A FEW DAYS LATER
The entire team is standing in a hotel room, packed bags laying everywhere.
MARK So you guys are going to go find this ex of Lady Kathryn’s, what’s his name again?
KATHRYN Jeff. Jeff Long.
MARK So you guys are going to go find Jeffrey while I take Gentry and rent out a vehicle, right?
KATHRYN That’s correct. The jeep isn’t big enough for all of us with all the weapons and equipment. It was a tight enough squeeze just to get here.
SETH How do we find Ex-Prince Charming?
KATHRYN If he’s still as predicable as he was when we dated, and if he’s still here, I’ll know exactly where to find him. That’s not the hard part. The hard part is getting him to join us.
SETH Then let’s get going.
INT. BAR – DAY
The inside of the bar is filled with people, some by themselves, most in groups, drinking, playing pool, talking. Loud music is playing from a jukebox. Kathryn walks in, followed by Seth and Yvonne.
SETH My kinda place!
Kathryn points to a man sitting by himself at the bar.
KATHRYN That’s him. Now Seth, please refrain from being…yourself. We want to get him on our side, not scare him away.
Yvonne laughs as Seth gives a look that’s a cross between being hurt and a glare. Kathryn starts towards Jeff, Yvonne and Seth trailing behind. Once she reaches him, she taps him on the shoulder and he turns to look at her.
JEFF Kathryn. Nice of you to visit after all this time. Returning my phone calls once in awhile would have been great. Oh and for the record, I didn’t cheat on you.
Kathryn sighs.
KATHRYN Of course not, dear. Is there someplace where we can talk in private?
Jeff looks at Seth and Yvonne who are standing nearby. He takes a sip of his beer.
JEFF By private you mean me, you, the quiet chick, and strong and handsome over there? What is he? Your new boyfriend? Come to beat me up? Don’t you think you’ve done enough to me already? Wasn’t enough that you broke my heart and never talked to me again, you want me dead now to?
KATHRYN Jeff. Now’s not the time or place. We need to talk to you in private. It’s important.
JEFF Fine, fine. Follow me. I live upstairs.
Kathryn, Seth, and Yvonne exchange glances as Jeff takes a big gulp of beer before slamming it down. He stands up and heads for the stairs.
INT. CAR RENTAL – DAY
Mark and Gentry are at a desk in a neat and orderly building. There’s a woman standing behind the desk in ‘dressy’ clothes.
WOMAN Ok…so you want a vehicle for how long?
MARK I don’t really know.
WOMAN Well if you need it for longer then what you rent it out for, you can always come back in and renew your contract.
MARK Ok, let’s say a week.
The woman types something into the computer.
WOMAN And what type are you looking for, sir?
MARK Something big that can hold lots of people.
WOMAN Like a bus?
MARK Not that many people. About 5 or 6 people, with room to feel comfortable, and definitely room for supplies and gear…like camping gear and such.
WOMAN Ok…
She looks at something on the computer.
WOMAN (Con’t) We have a van available if you would like to try that out.
MARK Van sound good, Gentry?
GENTRY Sounds perfect.
MARK We’ll take the van.
WOMAN Ok, I’ll need to know some information and need to see some identification, one of which has to be a valid driver’s license.
Mark and Gentry exchange glances.
INT. BAR – UPSTAIRS – DAY
Jeff, followed by Kathryn, Seth, and Yvonne, reach the top of the stairs and walk into what appears like a big hotel room, only a lot messier.
KATHRYN Nice place for a cop.
JEFF I was never a cop. Didn’t work out. I’m co-owner of this bar now. If you thought to return my calls or get back in touch with me you’d know that.
Yvonne leans in to whisper to Seth.
YVONNE (Whispering) He doesn’t hold any hard feelings at all.
SETH (Whispering) Oh no, not at all.
KATHRYN So how’ve you been?
Jeff glares at her.
JEFF What is it you wanted to talk to me about?
KATHRYN Boy, talk about right to the point.
She smiles, but Jeff just stares at her.
KATHRYN Right. Ok, this is going to sound unbelievable, I know, so I’m just going to say it. I’m in charge of a team of hunters that hunt werewolves and we need a gunslinger, and I remembered how good you were with a gun, so here we are. Well you join?
Jeff opens a window as he lights a smoke. He breaths in on it and then breaths out. He looks out at the city for a minute and then back at his guests.
JEFF Get out. Get out and take your band of merry men with you.
YVONNE Um, excuse…
JEFF (Cutting her off) Deal with it. (To Kathryn) I know it may not have been enough for you to just accuse me of cheating, leave me, break my heart, and then never talk to me again, but it is enough for me. I don’t see why you have to come back into my life after five years, after I’m finally starting to get over you, and try to make fun of me and shit. Just get the fuck out.
SETH Look buddy, we came a long…
JEFF Now!
KATHRYN Come on Seth, leave him alone. Let’s go.
Seth turns and storms out of the room, followed by Yvonne. Kathryn turns to leave but looks back at Jeff one last time.
KATHRYN Oh, just so you know, I knew you never cheated. I needed an excuse to get out of it. It was moving too fast and I needed time. My friends took me on a trip that weekend. Nothing’s been the same for me since. Too bad though. Would have been nice to have you on the team. Almost like the old days.
And with that Kathryn turned and left, leaving Jeff alone in his room.
EXT. BAR – SIDEWALK – DAY
Kathryn, Seth, and Yvonne emerge out onto the sidewalk. A nearby van’s side door opens up and Mark climbs out.
MARK I dropped Gentry back at the hotel so he could work some more on his Werewolf Tracker. This is was a bit of trouble at the rental place.
KATHRYN What happened?
MARK Well remember how I left my license back at the church? Will they wanted to see it, and I didn’t have it, so let’s just say this van isn’t exactly legal for us to be driving right now. How’d it go with the ex?
YVONNE Not so good.
KATHRYN Are you kidding? He’s ours!
YVONNE Correct me if I’m wrong, but that sounded like a ‘No’ to me.
SETH I’ll correct you. That was the most definite, firmest, god damn ‘No’ ever given!
Kathryn laughs.
KATHRYN He’s ours, I tell you. You know what he’ll do? Next time I see him…
YVONNE (Cutting her off) You’re going back to him?
MARK That doesn’t sound wise from what I’ve heard.
KATHRYN I’ve got to. He doesn’t know how to reach us. Anyway, when I see him, he’ll argue and we’ll fight about our past, then he’ll have it out of his system and he’ll join. He has nothing better to do. Plus I left him with a thought for him to think about.
SETH Are we talking about the same guy here?
Kathryn smiles but says nothing as she hops inside the van. Seth pats Mark on the shoulder.
SETH Nice wheels, Padre’.
He jumps in the van, followed by Yvonne. Mark closes the door and goes around to the driver’s seat and gets in. As the van drives away, Kathryn looks out the window and spots a mysterious figure in a trench coat that looks awfully like that one guy from the week before that turned into a werewolf when the moon wasn’t full. She sees him watching the van drive off and starts to slowly walk in the direction it’s driving.
INT. HOTEL ROOM – DAY
They walk into the room to see Gentry sitting at a desk, working on the tracking device. Kathryn quickly rushes to her bag and zips it up. Everyone looks at her.
YVONNE What’s going on?
KATHRYN Get out. Get all the stuff you can carry and walk out of the hotel. Don’t check out or in anyway hint that you’re not coming back soon. Gentry, take the van and check into a motel far from here. How’s the range on that tracker? Can you put up a sensor in one spot and have it beep or whatever someplace else?
GENTRY I guess. If it’s not too far away from the sensor.
KATHRYN What about from here to down across the street?
GENTRY Sure, I can do that.
SETH Hold it. What the fuck is going on here?
KATHRYN That man we saw last week turn into a werewolf on the crescent moon…He’s here, following us around. I just saw him back outside the bar. Yvonne, Mark, you guys are too novice right now. I want you out of harm’s way for this. I want both of you to split up for the day and when dusk starts to come, I want you to call the payphone that’s down the street. Each of you pass it when you leave and write down the number. Gentry, when you find a motel, call that number as well. Either me or Seth well answer and then we’ll let Yvonne and Mark know where to go from there. After that Gentry, I want you to come back and drive into that alley across the street. We’ll meet you there. We need you to make sure that tracker works. Now let’s move!
Gentry starts gathering his tools and equipment as Yvonne leaves. A few minutes after, Mark gathers up his suitcase and leaves as well. By then Gentry has all his stuff packed and leaves.
EXT. SIDEWALK – DAY
Kathryn is sitting on a bench near the pay phone, pretending to read a newspaper. The phone starts to ring and Kathryn looks around, seeing no one else nearby. She puts the paper down and gets up to answer the phone.
KATHRYN Gentry?
GENTRY (V.O.) Yeah, it’s me. I found one on the outskirts of the city. Pretty run-down. Looks really sleazy. No one would think twice about seeing us there.
KATHRYN Great.
GENTRY (V.O.) It’s on the side of the city that we came in on. If we had kept going straight instead of turning off into the city, we’d have come across it.
KATHRYN Ok, great Gentry. Check us in and then come back here. I’ll inform Yvonne and Mark.
GENTRY (V.O.) Ok.
They hang up and Kathryn takes out a piece of paper from her pocket and puts a quarter in the phone and dials the number on the paper. It rings twice.
YVONNE (V.O.) Kathryn?
KATHRYN Yeah, it’s me. Gentry found a place. If you head out to where we came into the city, turn left, and keep walking. It’s the first motel to come across.
YVONNE Ok, thanks. I’ll get a hold of Mark.
KATHRYN Ok, you do that. We’ll be there later tonight.
EXT. HOTEL – ALLEY – NIGHT
Kathryn and Seth are sitting in the front of the van, Gentry in the back.
GENTRY The only way to know if it works or not is if it does work. Something could be up there and if this doesn’t work, we’ll never know, or it could just not show up therefore this wouldn’t go off and we’ll still not know if it works or not.
SETH How would he have gotten in there anyway? It’s not all that hard to spot a werewolf.
KATHRYN He probably rented out one of the rooms next to us or across the hall.
Suddenly a loud ‘Beep. Beep. Beep.’ Noise goes off. All three look at each other.
GENTRY It’s working…
KATHRYN Rock and roll time.
Kathryn loads up a handgun with explosive rounds and lays it beside her seat as Seth loads up one of the metallic guns. Kathryn puts her sword’s sheath over her back.
KATHRYN Ok guys, hang on.
Seth looks at Kathryn questioningly as she slams on the gas and the van roars out of the alley and down a few streets. A few minutes later, it screeches to a halt outside the bar and Kathryn jumps out and rushes inside.
SETH What the fuck is she doing? She doesn’t even have her license!
GENTRY I have no idea!
INT. BAR – UPSTAIRS – NIGHT
Jeff is sitting on his bed, having a smoke, when his door bursts open and Kathryn rushes in.
JEFF Look Kathryn…
Kathryn slams her hands down on a table.
KATHRYN Cut the shit Jeff. There’s no time! You still use 9 millimeters?
JEFF Yeah, but…
KATHRYN Then grab them. There’s no time to argue right now. I need to know right here and now, on the spot, this second. Are you in or out?
Jeff thinks for a minute and opens his mouth to say something, but nothing comes out.
EXT. HOTEL – STREET – NIGHT
The van stops in front of the hotel. Inside the van is Kathryn, Seth Gentry…And Jeff.
GENTRY According to the tracker, the werewolf is gone. It’s not in the room anymore.
KATHRYN It either picked up our scent and is after Yvonne and Mark, or it’s gone for now. Possibly back to its town. Seth, Jeff, come with me.
Kathryn gets out of the van, followed by Seth and Jeff. The three march across the street, weapons in hand, and into the hotel lobby. They gasp when they get inside and Jeff stumbles back.
JEFF My god…
The night receptionist has her head and hands laying on her desk, a large pool of blood seeping out from under her neck.
KATHRYN It definitely left the hotel. We have to get to Mark and Yvonne. Now!
Kathryn takes out her sword and raises it above her head. She slams it down, decapitating the dead receptionist. The head rolls across the table and falls to the floor. The three hunters turn and rush back out to the van.
INT. MOTEL – NIGHT
Yvonne and Mark are in a small motel on the outskirts of the city. Mark is sitting in a chair as Yvonne stands, looking out the window.
YVONNE Do you think they’re ok?
MARK Oh sure. They’ve had worse odds against them before. The only reason we aren’t there, is cause of the threat of ambush. This way we aren’t all together in the same spot.
YVONNE How long have you been part of the Team?
MARK I joined last month, in the middle of the full moon process. I’ve been with them a month, but haven’t really had much experience.
YVONNE What do you guys do when you aren’t hunting? How do you make so much money?
MARK We all have jobs, except Gentry. He’s an orphan. Parents died when he was a little kid. They were head of some kind of company. Left millions in Gentry’s name. When he got old enough he sold the company and made even more money. The mansion is paid with his money. Same with the weapons. Well, those that he didn’t make himself. He had heard about Kathryn in a tabloid and approached her. After she heard what he had to offer, he was automatically in.
YVONNE Her and Seth seem close. Are they…
MARK Seth wishes. But no. Kathryn thinks of him more as a brother then anything. He’s been with her the longest in terms of the Team.
A howl cuts through the darkness, interrupting them. It’s followed by another few. Mark’s eyes go wide as he stands up and joins Yvonne at the window. The back door slams open and Kathryn, Seth, Gentry, and Jeff rush in.
KATHRYN Thank god you guys are alright.
MARK What happened?
KATHRYN He showed up, but left while we went and got Jeff. Left us a dead receptionist though.
YVONNE Did you hear those howls just now?
KATHRYN We did. Sounds like he’s already started re-building the pack.
SETH What’s the plan?
KATHRYN They were a little bit outside of town. Seems like they’re heading ‘home’. Tomorrow when we get up, we’ll head over there and kill any people we find. If we haven’t found anyone by nightfall, they’ll be sure to find us.
JEFF Wait, wait, wait. Full moon’s over.
KATHRYN This pack seems to have changed or something. They no longer need the full moon to Turn. It seems any moon well do. They’re also stronger then usual werewolves, and usual werewolves are pretty strong. They also change into a third form, which allows them to get their extra strength.
JEFF What about silver? Does that work?
SETH If you shoot a werewolf with a silver bullet, you better bend over and let it fuck you up the ass while you’re at it. KATHRYN Forget whatever you’ve seen in the movies. Regular bullets well do the job, but if you want to kill one, you have to destroy the brain. Or at least sever it. We use exploding rounds made by Gentry over here. Only way to be safe. Now I suggest we all get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day.
YVONNE Why didn’t they come here? I mean they could have easily have tracked us here.
KATHRYN They did.
Everyone looks at Kathryn.
KATHRYN But not all of us was here. Just you and Mark. No, they howled just now to let us know that they’re going back. To get us to follow them. To round us up.
MARK But that would mean they’ll be waiting for us.
KATHRYN Preciously. We’re walking right into a trap and there’s nothing we can do about it. That’s why we have Jeff. With his aim, he’ll be able to get us out of any ambush.
Jeff smiles.
JEFF Well I haven’t fired a gun in a few years, but I’ve been told it’s like riding a bike. Once you learn, you never forget.
The chatter dies down as everyone prepares to get some sleep.
INT. MOTEL ROOM – NIGHT – LATER
Everyone is asleep, except for Jeff who is sitting in a chair, staring out the window, one gun on his lap, another in his hand.
KATHRYN (V.O.) Jeff?
Jeff turns his head and sees Kathryn sitting up, rubbing her eyes.
KATHRYN Why aren’t you sleeping?
JEFF Thinking.
KATHRYN About the hunt? About werewolves?
JEFF No. I have no problem grasping that. I always knew, in the back of my mind, that creatures like that had to be real.
Kathryn gets up and goes and sits in a chair across from to Jeff. They talk in whispers so as not to wake everyone else up.
KATHRYN Then what were you thinking about?
JEFF Us. I still don’t understand why you left.
Kathryn sighs.
KATHRYN Look Jeff, it wasn’t you, Ok? Just after you proposed, I didn’t know what to do. I panicked and I needed out, just temporarily, to think about things. I knew you wouldn’t have understood, so I acted like I thought you were cheating on me, as an excuse to back out for the time being. Dan and them took me on a road trip that weekend to clear my mind. During that road trip we came across a pack of werewolves. They killed everyone. Only me and this werewolf hunter survived, but he had been bitten. He made me promise to take his spot as a hunter and then kill him. I didn’t come back, because at the time I didn’t want you involved. I had planned on being a lone hunter. But then one thing led to another and before long I was the leader of a team. Don’t think I never came back because I didn’t care. I never came back because I DID care. I’ve thought about you every day since the day I left, but I also knew I could never drag you into this. Until now that is, when you’re the only person I can think of that would be able to help.
Jeff turns and looks back out the window.
JEFF You should go back to sleep. As you said, it’s going to be a big day tomorrow, and a team is only as good as it’s leader. If you’re tired, everyone suffers.
Kathryn smiles and nods.
KATHRYN You’re right. You know Jeff, you’d make a great leader.
JEFF No I wouldn’t. I don’t like having to look after anyone but me. You taught me that when you left.
Kathryn looks at him for a moment longer.
KATHRYN Goodnight.
She stands and goes back to where she was sleeping and lies back down. Jeff sighs and continues looking out the window. A single tears rolls down his cheek.
9/13/2004 4:29:10 AM
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