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Falcon - 1x04 - Toxic
By Ben
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE – NIGHT
On the corner of WASHINGTON AVE. and SYLVANIA DRIVE sits “The Hizzy” a night club, very similar to Sunnydale’s The Bronze.
The billboard read “The Hizzy welcomes Britney Spears for a special 4 night engagement.”
FALCON stood outside of THE HIZZY, with dozens of people walking around him. He looked down at Marty.
Falcon: Are you sure this is the place…I hate night clubs.
“SMACK MY BITCH UP” started playing in the background as FALCON focused in on BRITNEY SPEARS getting out of her LIMO.
Falcon: Did you drag us here to see her?
Marty: Come on…everyone loves Britney Spears…
Falcon: Speaking for everyone that is dead…um, Britney Spears sucks. I knew I should’ve turned Frank Sinatra into a vampire…
MARTY looked up at him.
Marty: Listen, I know that this is awkward, but this is where the vision was. Something is going to attack Britney and…I don’t know from there.
FALCON looked at THE HIZZY – he noticed that there were not many shadows coming through the window anymore.
Falcon: It’s inside. It’s already slaughtered dozens.
Marty: Are you sure?
Falcon: Stay here.
FALCON ran towards the entrance. He got up next to BRITNEY and her BODYGUARDS.
Falcon: You can’t go in there!!
One of the guards turned around and pushed him back. FALCON grabbed the GUARD, but the GUARD punched FALCON down.
FALCON fell hard, but got back to his feet and leapt in front of BRITNEY.
Guard: You want us to get rid of him?
Britney: Nah, he’s just a fan.
BRITNEY took out a magic marker and signed an autograph for him.
She handed the autograph back to FALCON.
FALCON looked down and before he could stop her – she was already inside…
Two of the BODY GUARDS flew out of the building, bloodied and dead.
A LOUD scream came from inside.
FALCON charged at the door, but BRITNEY ran back out. FALCON looked at her. Blood was coming from her arms.
BRITNEY was terrified.
Falcon: Britney, come with me. I can protect you.
BRITNEY looked at her fallen body guards, and without hesitation, placed her hand inside FALCON’S.
FALCON and BRITNEY ran to an alley.
FALCON pulled his NEXTEL out and connected to MARTY –
Falcon: Bring the car, small fry.
FALCON’S BLACK 1966 FORD THUNDERBIRD pulled out. BRITNEY jumped into the CAR, and FALCON leapt into the back.
MARTY floored it.
Falcon: Wait…you don’t have your license!
Marty: So?
Falcon: Pull over.
Marty: Damn.
BRITNEY still looked scared.
THE HIZZY, ENTRANCE
A younger looking woman, dressed in all black stepped out. Her name was Elaine…and for some reason, we know there’s going to be more to her story.
ELAINE smiled evilly.
Elaine: Sing pretty, love.
BLACK OUT TO OPENING CREDITS
LIGHTNING STRIKES as “How Soon Is Now” or the theme from “Charmed” starts.
The word ‘FALCON’ appears in front of the MOON.
ZOOM into the SEATTLE SPACE NEEDLE, showing FALCON on top.
FALCON rams a wooden stake through a VAMPIRE.
FALCON walks through an underground tunnel, changing into his DARK CLOTHES, throwing his OVERCOAT on slowly.
FALCON’S FACE morphs into VAMPIRE-MODE.
FALCON pulls a SWORD and engages in a SWORDFIGHT with a DEMON. FALCON threw his ARMS down and TWO WOODEN STAKES popped out. HE raised his arms and the TWO VAMPIRES walked right into the STAKES, dusting themselves. [Starring Labyrinth as Falcon] FALCON wrestles a FEMALE VAMPIRE to the ground.
A STORM CELLAR filled with DEMONS start fighting each other.
PARA HARRIS appears inside FALCON’S OFFICE. PARA flip kicks a DEMON in the JAW, and in mid air FLIPS and spin kicks a VAMPIRE. PARA looks down at a few HUMAN BEINGS from a CRANE. [Para_girl as Para/The Oracle]
FALCON flies through a glass window, TACKLING a VAMPIRE that’s about to attack a SCYTHE-WIELDING BEN SUMMERS.
RYAN HAWKINS jumps into a BUILDING that is on FIRE. RYAN answers the PHONE inside the OFFICE. RYAN sword fights with a LARGE VAMPIRE. [Dark Hunter as Ryan Hawkins]. RYAN lays in bed with AMBER, the two hold each other.
THE HOST appears from an EXPLOSION of a BRIGHT BLUE LIGHT in the MIDDLE of FALCON’S OFFICE.
AMBER looks through papers in an office. AMBER’S long brown hair flows down as she spins around, holding a BATTLE AXE. [Ethena Marx as Amber]
RIVER SUMMERS and RYAN HAWKINS walk in the DOORWAY to FALCON’S OFFICE.
AMBER, RYAN and FALCON walk down a DARK ALLEY together. FALCON carries a WOODEN STAKE, RYAN a CROSSBOW and AMBER a BATTLE AXE.
[Series created by Ben Smythe]
BLACK SCREEN
COMMERCIAL
FALCON’S OFFICE – LOBBY
[Special Guest Star Britney Spears]
MARTY ran ahead of FALCON and BRITNEY, opening doors.
RYAN, AMBER, MATT and PARA sat in the office lobby. RYAN stood up.
Ryan: Marty, what is it?
Marty: Dude! Britney freaking Spears is here!
Amber: What?!
Marty: I know!
Amber: Why is she here?
Marty: Because I had a vision…which I love to replay in my head, by the way.
Amber: So?
Marty: Oh, she was in trouble.
FALCON escorted BRITNEY into the office.
[Guest Starring Aragorn as Shane]
Falcon: Please feel free to sit anywhere, and if you need anything, my staff will get it for you.
Britney: That’s really generous, but I’d much rather prefer it if you stay in my sight at all times.
Falcon: No problem. Matt?
MATT walked over to FALCON.
Matt: Yeah?
Falcon: Take Miss Spears to my office, get her anything she needs.
Britney: Where are you going?
Falcon: Well, I’m a detective, so I have to detect. Matt is stronger than I am. He’ll protect you.
BRITNEY looked at MATT.
MATT smiled really big.
MATT looked at FALCON. FALCON shook his head. MATT looked back at BRITNEY and shook his head at her.
Falcon: Just take her to my office.
[Episode written and directed by Ben Smythe]
FALCON went to the WEAPONS CABINET and pulled a crossbow out.
Falcon: I’ll be back in a little bit, just going out for clues.
Ryan: I’m going with you.
Para: No. Ryan you stay here. I’ll go with Falcon.
Ryan: Are you sure?
PARA pulled the SCYTHE out of the CABINET.
Para: Yep.
PARA and FALCON headed out.
FALCON’S OFFICE
MATT sat across from BRITNEY, as she sat in FALCON’S chair.
Matt: I liked “Dirty.” It’s my favorite.
Britney: That wasn’t me. That was Christina Aguilera.
Matt: Oh. I meant, I liked “Candy.”
Britney: …Mandy Moore…
Matt: Skater boy?
BRITNEY rolled her eyes.
DARK ALLEY – DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
FALCON and PARA walked next to each other, looking for clues.
Falcon: So what did you need to ask me?
Para: What makes you think I want to ask you something?
Falcon: You’re a higher power. You’re also a friend of Ben’s, whom I just went to see.
Para: Okay, so I’m concerned. Can’t a friend be concerned?
FALCON stopped. PARA stopped next to him.
Falcon: We’re friends?
Para: Of course. Why wouldn’t we be?
Falcon: Because you’re a higher power and you have to help me.
Para: I dreaded it at first, yes, but I’m glad I’m with you. I trust you.
Falcon: Wow.
Para: You don’t need to over exaggerate.
Falcon: No, I just found a clue.
FALCON saw a trail of SHATTERED GLASS leading towards THE HIZZY.
Falcon: Well, that explains the cuts on her arms.
Para: You think it was Glass?
Falcon: I don’t know. I would suspect a retaliation but why on Britney Spears, or anyone famous for that matter?
Para: Maybe he’s trying to get your attention.
TWO VAMPIRES led the way for a MAN on the opposite side, leading towards FALCON and PARA. Indeed it was GLASS.
FALCON readied the CROSSBOW and PARA readied the SCYTHE.
GLASS raised his hands.
Glass: Wait. I’m not here to fight.
Falcon: Then what are you here for?
Glass: I need to find out who’s framing me.
FALCON looked at PARA. They BOTH started laughing.
Falcon: You do realize that was probably the stupidest thing to come out of your mouth, right?
Glass: Shut up! I didn’t do any such attack, and on Britney Spears? Please. I could find someone so much more worth a sacrifice.
FALCON got really sharp.
Falcon: A sacrifice?
Glass: Nothing.
Falcon: Really?? As in you would scatter pieces of yourself to frame yourself, but look innocent so you can blame it on someone else.
Glass: No.
Falcon: You’ve got five seconds to come clean.
Glass: I…uh…
Falcon: 1…
Glass: Falcon, put the crossbow down.
Falcon: 2…
Glass: I don’t know anything! I swear!
Falcon: 4…
Glass: What happened to 3?!
LIGHTNING started to strike down around them, and a cloud of SMOKE appeared. ELAINE stepped from the CLOUD.
Elaine: Hello boys…
FALCON and GLASS looked shocked at who it was.
FALCON’S OFFICE –
Britney (singing): Oh the taste of your lips on a rave. Your toxic tongue slippin’ on my mine, oh. The taste of a poison paradise, I’m addicted to you, don’t you know that you’re toxic?
MATT was totally entranced into her.
Britney: What did you think?
MATT made no motion or reply at all.
Britney: It wasn’t THAT bad. I’ve had some people say some things bad, but utter silence is hard to deal with.
BRITNEY walked over to MATT and shook him. MATT fell out of the chair in a dead-like state, only more catatonic.
BRITNEY screamed.
RYAN ran into the office.
Ryan: What’s wrong?
Britney: He’s dead!
Ryan: What?
RYAN looked at MATT’S BODY.
RYAN rolled him over.
Ryan: He’s breathing…Matt! Matt, can you hear me?
MATT made no motion at all.
Ryan: What happened?
Britney: He didn’t know who I was, well, he thought I was everyone else but me. Anyway, I sang my new song Toxic and it made him go like this. It’s probably that bitch from the club.
RYAN looked up at her.
Ryan: Bitch from the club?
Britney: Yeah, she threw glass shards at me and some sort of energy ball hit me and it stung.
Ryan: Come with me, now.
RYAN and BRITNEY walked out of FALCON’S OFFICE into the LOBBY.
Ryan: You need to tell us everything that happened.
ALLEY
FALCON and GLASS both walked towards ELAINE.
Falcon: It’s not possible.
Glass: What he said.
Elaine: Of course it’s possible. Falcon, when I left you, I told you I was going to become the strongest witch in the world, that’s why I had to leave Glass with you, to take care of you. Then after you were killed by that Slayer, I needed to have you resurrected. Glass did that for me, on my orders.
FALCON and GLASS bowed down before her.
Elaine: Now I am a Goddess.
PARA stepped forward.
Elaine: Who are you?
Para: A higher being…and I don’t think you want to mess with me.
Elaine: Wait a second…your hair…Falcon…how could you?
Para: How could he what?
Elaine: How could you forget? You’re the one that killed him!
Falcon: I have a soul now.
Elaine: Come back to me, love, and I can take that away.
FALCON stood up.
Falcon: The Powers That Be selected me as a champion…and I am their champion.
Elaine: That’s sad to hear.
ELAINE formed a FIREBALL in her hand.
Elaine: If I can’t have you on my side, then let me help you.
ELAINE threw the FIREBALL…
PARA ran in front of FALCON and swung the SCYTHE at the FIREBALL. The FIREBALL bounced BACK and took out GLASS’ TWO VAMPIRES.
ELAINE was outraged.
Elaine: This isn’t over yet! I’ll return, and when I do, you’ll pay. Oh and how is Miss Spears’ singing? Is it Toxic?
FALCON looked at PARA.
Falcon: She’s still in the office.
FALCON and PARA turned around and ran back towards the office.
GLASS stood up.
Glass: Do you think he suspected anything?
Elaine: Of course I do. He’s got a soul. You never met Falcon Glick the human.
Glass: So?
Elaine: The reason the Powers That Be chose him to be the champion is apparent. When he was a human, he was a man of the law. He thought he could do anything and everything that he wanted, then he was killed and sired and went on a rampage, then for some reason he went and got his soul – but then it was removed by another Goddess…but he got it back somehow.
Glass: Wow. So where are you staying?
Elaine: Yes, you can come and live free from the sewers with me.
Glass: But we’re not going to just let them get away with it are we?
Elaine: Of course not.
FALCON’S OFFICE
BRITNEY SPEARS sat with RYAN, AMBER and MARTY
Britney: …And then there was this woman, dressed in all black. She said something.
Ryan: What did she say?
Britney: Something to the affect of “The voice of the demon shall be what she sings.” Was she calling me a demon?
RYAN looked at MARTY, then to AMBER.
Ryan: Probably. Listen, its best if you don’t sing.
THE DOOR to the office burst open. FALCON ran in and looked around – finally he found his target. FALCON jumped on top of BRITNEY taking her down to the ground. He cupped his HAND over her MOUTH.
Falcon: Para! Hurry up!
PARA pulled a roll of DUCT TAPE from the cabinet. She threw it to FALCON and FALCON caught it and applied the tape to BRITNEY’S MOUTH.
Falcon: It’s nothing personal, it’s just we can’t be falling in love with your music right now. Not until this spell is released.
Ryan: That’s what it is?
Falcon: Yeah. I found someone that I didn’t think I would see ever again.
Ryan: A witch?
Falcon: Yeah.
Ryan: Was it Tara or Mandy?
Falcon: It was neither one of them. Her name is Elaine and she’s a deadly witch. More powerful than Tara and Mandy combined.
The LARGE WINDOW shattered and ELAINE floated inside.
Elaine: I always wondered how a fight between you and I would go.
Falcon: I can’t fight you. You’re too powerful.
Elaine: Because you have no one that can take me on.
Falcon: This is true. I don’t have a witch in my corner.
Elaine: What about her?
ELAINE looked down at PARA, FALCON turned his head to see PARA as well.
Falcon: She is not a witch.
Para: No, but I am a higher being.
PARA raised herself from the ground and was levitating in front of ELAINE.
ELAINE through a ball of energy at PARA and threw PARA to the ground.
Elaine: Bored now.
FALCON looked up at ELAINE.
Elaine: Come on champ…don’t you have any tricks up your sleeve?
MARTY sat down and channeled his energy –
Falcon: You’ve won. I won’t fight you.
Elaine: You pansy. You always were weak. I think you need to just give up what you’re trying to do here and realize you’re pathetic. You need to just kill yourself.
A younger male voice from the door sounded the room.
Voice: I don’t think so.
EVERYONE’S ATTENTION turned to the ENTRENCE. SHANE stood there.
Shane: I think you need a Warlock.
Elaine: Who in the hell is this?
Falcon: Shane, get out of here.
MARTY stood up.
Marty: You got the message.
Shane: I told you that’s all you had to do.
Falcon: I don’t need Ben coming up here again. Leave.
Shane: I’m a free agent. Ben knows nothing.
ELAINE waved her fingers and the DUCT TAPE dissolved off of BRITNEY’S MOUTH.
Elaine: Sing.
BRITNEY emitted a horrendous loud and high note, almost like a scream. Everyone in the building aside ELAINE fell to their knees, holding their ears.
SHANE looked at BRITNEY and threw his hand out yelling:
Shane: Curso!
A green glob flew into BRITNEY’S MOUTH – she swallowed it and the voice stopped.
ELAINE looked at SHANE.
Elaine: You can’t stop me…you are no way near as powerful as me.
Shane: Try me.
SHANE LEVITATED himself up.
Shane: You wanna go, Glenda. We’ll go.
Elaine: You don’t know what you’re up against.
ELAINE threw a ball of energy at SHANE. SHANE grabbed the BALL and looked at it. The ball dissolved.
Shane: Aleesh-Astruth!
The walls inside FALCON’S OFFICE shook violently.
Falcon: I think he can hold his own up there.
FALCON ran towards BRITNEY and comforted her.
RYAN slid on the ground to FALCON and BRITNEY with a book.
Ryan: Listen, I’m going to get that out of your throat, but when I do – you have to sing…something violent.
BRITNEY nodded.
RYAN opened the book and started to chant in LATIN. As he extended his palm towards BRITNEY’S throat, the green glob DISOLVED.
Britney: Change my pitch up…smack my bitch up.
ELAINE fell to the ground. SHANE landed gently, looking at her. FALCON ran over to ELAINE and SHANE and pulled SHANE behind him.
ELAINE looked at FALCON.
ELAINE started throw punches at FALCON. FALCON dodged every single punch and flipped over her. As he landed behind her, he grabbed her hair. ELAINE started to scream.
Para: Falcon!
FALCON stopped.
Falcon: What?
PARA walked over to FALCON, looking FALCON and ELAINE in the face.
Para: She’s a woman.
Falcon: So?
Para: Well…you can’t hit a woman.
Elaine: Right…with a soul…you can’t hurt me.
PARA looked at ELAINE.
Para: He can’t.
A beat.
Para: I can.
PARA threw her fist into ELAINE’S face. ELAINE flew backwards against the wall. ELAINE stood up and threw another ball of energy at PARA, but PARA waved it off. PARA scissor-kicked ELAINE, followed by a flip KICK and a punch. ELAINE flew to the other side of the room.
PARA picked up a bloodied and bruised ELAINE.
Para: Take a hike.
PARA punched her and sent her flying out the big MAIN WINDOW.
PARA looked around the room. BRITNEY looked happy.
SHANE walked over to BRITNEY SPEARS and placed his hands on her MOUTH.
Shane: Erase.
A light flowed from BRITNEY SPEARS.
Britney: Wow. Thank you. I feel way better!
Shane: Can I offer you a word of advice?
Britney: Sure.
Shane: You should’ve gotten with Colin Farrell. You’d be better protected.
SHANE walked into FALCON’S office, looking down at MATT.
Shane: Clear.
MATT shook himself up.
Matt: Whoa. Little warlock working the big mojo.
Shane: Don’t patronize me.
FALCON looked at RYAN and MARTY.
Falcon: You two will escort Miss Spears back?
Ryan: Yes, sir.
Britney: Wait.
BRITNEY walked to FALCON.
Britney: I’ll send my agent over with a check.
Falcon: That’s ok, Miss Spears. We need no money from you.
Britney: I feel really bad, I mean your office is like totally destroyed.
Falcon: That it is.
Britney: Is there anything I can do?
Falcon: Leave, perhaps. Before something else happens.
BRITNEY looked really confused and hurt.
Britney: I’m sorry.
RYAN grabbed BRITNEY’S arm to escort her.
Ryan: You’ll have to excuse him.
Britney: I understand.
BRITNEY, RYAN, and MARTY walked out of the BUILDING.
PARA and MATT looked around at all the destruction.
Para: This place is trashed.
Matt: Big time.
FALCON walked into his office to see SHANE and AMBER, sitting.
Falcon: Amber, if you could give me some time to talk to Shane, please.
Amber: No problem, boss.
AMBER got up and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Falcon: What are you doing here?
Shane: I had two reasons.
Falcon: And what were they?
Shane: One was that Marty contacted me and told me everything.
Falcon: And the other?
Shane: Your next assignment.
Falcon: I get my missions from Marty’s visions.
SHANE looked at FALCON.
Shane: That’s catchy, is that like your slogan?
FALCON looked a little embarrassed but managed to laugh.
Falcon: No. But it could work.
Shane: I know something big and bad went down between you and The Slayer.
Falcon: It’s Ben…not The Slayer.
Shane: I was trying to sound cryptic.
Falcon: Oh.
Shane: Anyway. He’s about to become Mayor of Charger City…which is something that is a very bad idea, I think.
Falcon: Why? He’s a good leader.
Shane: This might be true, but he’s still The Slayer. Something’s not right about this. With Bob being gone and all…
MATT walked back into the room.
FALCON didn’t even look up.
Falcon: Amber, please wait.
Matt: So with one Slayer gone…you need the other.
SHANE looked at MATT.
Matt: That’s what you’re here for, right?
Shane: I’m not here to take you. If you would come back with me and see what’s happening, I would greatly appreciate it.
MATT looked at FALCON.
Falcon: How is he a Slayer?
Matt: Back when Ben and I fused our bloodline together.
Shane: Yeah. Anytime an active Slayer performs such a ritual, the other is affected.
Falcon: What about the Scythe?
Shane: Para protects that.
Falcon: I know that, but what happened to the “Whoever touches the Scythe will become a Slayer,” deal?
SHANE stood up.
Shane: That, I don’t know about. I don’t care if you come back with me, Matt. But Falcon, as much as you’re mad at him…you need to come back to Charger City as well. He doesn’t even fight the forces of darkness anymore. It’s Becky, River, Me, Joey and Michelle.
Matt: I will come back with you…but I belong here. Falcon, I will return, and when I do, we’ll fix this place up.
FALCON looked off into space.
Falcon: Don’t worry about it. Just go.
Matt: Falcon?
Falcon: Go.
MATT and SHANE walked out, leaving FALCON to think.
AMBER walked into FALCON’S OFFICE.
Falcon: What do you need Amber?
Amber: To see how you’re doing, mostly.
Falcon: I’m a wreck.
Amber: You want to talk about it?
Falcon: Why do you care?
Amber: Well, not just because you saved my life and I work for you. But because you and I…well, we’re friends. And like it or not, you’re going to talk to me.
FALCON looked at her.
Amber: I didn’t say you had to tell me what was bothering you. I just said you’re going to talk to me.
FALCON smiled as AMBER sat on the desk next to FALCON.
Amber: I want to know more about you. Ryan and Marty will be back, and Para’s out there cleaning up. Falcon Investigations will return to work same as we always do tomorrow. But I want to know. Para and Ryan and Marty and even Matt and Shane know about you. All I know is you’re a vampire with a soul who was sent to help the helpless, which was me, and even world famous pop singers that are annoying, but I want to know what they know.
FALCON looked at her.
Falcon: Then why don’t you go with them to Charger City?
Amber: Because I don’t want to hear their stories. I want to hear yours.
FALCON smiled, as AMBER placed her hand inside his.
BLACK SCREEN with RED TEXT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BEN SMYTHE
3/4/2004 9:45:04 AM
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