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Slayer - 5x06 - Master Plan
By Ben
Dan: Previously on Slayer...
Bob: I’m sensing something troubling.
Matt: Well, I destroyed the Council, but well, Dan Finkelstein managed to escape somehow – because when I went to burn all the bodies, his was missing and I know that I stabbed him like seventeen times.
BOB moaned.
Bob: This is troubling news. Majestic is to be our hostage…our new Dac, if you will.
Matt: What do you mean?
Bob: A Slayer on our side can strengthen our numbers greatly.
SHANE’S EYES flashed RED as the two CARS pulled away and fell back behinds the SEMI.
BEN jumped down onto the FOCUS.
Dan: Majestic is inside! Get him out!
DAN looked at MITCHELL who was driving.
Dan: Get him close to the back end of the truck.
Mitchell: Sir, I don’t have control of the car!
SHANE’S EYES flashed back to BLACK. The FOCUS sped off to the side of the TRUCK. BEN stood on the hood. SHANE was in complete control of the CAR.
RIVER’S SWORD flew from his waist and came right into BEN’S HAND.
River: Shane, you need to pull back.
Shane: Just wait.
MAYOR BOB KLINE stood at a podium DOWN TOWN.
Bob: …and I have footage from the Highway Surveillance Tapes showing this evil man attacking poor defenseless demons. A vampire that was just trying to make a living as a midnight trucker and a dear close friend of mine, my head of security, Mr. Matt McGuire.
THE HOST, a.k.a. MATT MCGUIRE stood behind the MAYOR.
The MAYOR showed the tape of the battle from last night, only with it being tweaked.
Mayor: Ladies and gentlemen of Charger City, hear me. Demons are quite real. We don’t live in a make believe land where they’re fictional, they are as real as you and me. And this man, Ben Summers thinks he’s above the law. Well myself and City Hall have passed a new law: No Human To Hurt A Demon! I’ve grown tired of seeing my town plagued with slayers, witches, vampires with souls, and even government funded agencies who work with these nasty people! It’s time we put an end to this! Demons have rights too!
The CROWD burst into CHEERS! Many of the attendees were demons, but there were many humans.
BEN’S HOUSE - KITCHEN
BEN and RIVER looked at each other, shocked.
Bob’s Voice: If these renegades think they can beat the law…let them try it again.
BEN’S HOUSE – SAME MORNING
BEN turned the TV off.
Ben: I’m like a wanted fugitive or something.
River: No, not wanted, nor fugitive…just singled out. They know who you are.
Ben: Yeah. That’s not good at all.
River: What are you going to do?
DAN stood in the DOORWAY of the KITCHEN, unseen by the brothers.
Ben: I wish Brad were here. I seriously don’t know where he is.
DAN coughed and walked in.
Dan: River, don’t you have school?
River: Oh, yeah. I guess so.
RIVER picked up his shoulder bag and left the house.
Ben: Good morning, Dan.
Dan: Doesn’t sound like it’s a good morning.
Ben: You heard?
Dan: I heard the phone ring…I’ve been very alert lately.
Ben: I can imagine.
Dan: Why would Bob do that? I mean, I remember when we fought along side him.
Ben: He thinks he can create a war…but why would he do it again?
Dan: Again?
Ben: Remember a few months ago when Dac turned evil and stuff? Ubervamps, hovercrafts, the works?
Dan: Oh! Yes, that.
Ben: That was the big apocalypse that Bob was planning, but we stopped it…like always.
Dan: I have to talk to you.
BEN looked a little confused.
Ben: We are.
Dan: Brad’s dead.
BEN’S EYES blinked…he swallowed hard on the news.
BLACK out to OPENING CREDITS.
A Zoom in of Charger City at night. “SLAYER” appears in red text. Scenes of BEN, RIVER and PARA all armed with stakes, facing down some vampires.
BEN dives through a window and pulls out a crossbow with a flaming arrow on the end. He releases the trigger and hits a VAMPIRE which explodes into dust. [Starring Ben] BEN and RIVER fight back-to-back against hordes of vampires.
BRAD is thrown forward by an explosion.
PARA throws a blue glowing orb at a DEMON. She dances with BEN at a NIGHTCLUB. PARA and DAC face each other down. [Para girl] PARA glares in rage at BEN.
SHANE and MARTY begin to whisper a chant.
RIVER walks into his high school, greeted by SHANE and MARTY. RIVER punches DAC in the face, knocking him backwards. [Jedi A. Malcolm] VAMPIRES surround RIVER, he spins around with a sword, decapitating them all as they turn to dust.
RIVER dives at some UberVamps in rage.
TARA looks through her books of spells. TARA kisses MANDY on the lips. [JP3 Girl] TARA’S body splits in too DARK MAGIC and LIGHT MAGIC. Tara fires an electric blue beam at a DEMON.
BOB KLINE laughs uncontrollably.
RYAN is held at gunpoint. RYAN spars with BEN. [Dark Hunter] RYAN’S hands glow and they produce lightning. RYAN throws a DEMON onto a pike.
FALCON pulls JOEY up from the GROUND, as a HUGE SNAKE whips by. FALCON spin kicks at THE HOST and follows through with a punch [Labyrinth]
MANDY’S EYES turned BLACK as she produced FIRE FROM HER HANDS. MANDY runs in a GRAVEYARD, carrying a sword, slicing at VAMPIRES. [Mandee] MANDY and TARA hug.
THE HOST and BEN battle on top of a building, exchanging many punches. BOB KLINE and THE HOST morph into other people. [And The Host] THE HOST and MAJESTIC engage in a sword fight.
BEN and RIVER walk the streets of CHARGER CITY with their BLACK coats flapping in the wind as if they were capes. On the screen - [Series Created by Ben Smythe]
COMMERCIAL
LONDON, ENGLAND
DAN/THE HOST produced another DAGGER from inside his COAT and went to work on the REAL DAN – stabbing him multiple times and leaving him for dead.
THE HOST morphed into his normal figure.
[Special Guest Star The Host]
[Special Guest Star Bob as Mayor Bob Kline]
THE REAL DAN muttered an incantation from his lifeless state.
WITHOUT even a flash of light, DAN and all the NON-DEMONIC deaths and blood disappeared from THE HALLWAY.
THE HOST turned around to see the HALLWAY was like brand new.
Dan: [Voice over] It was really rather a matter of me reaching for that last ounce of power. We ended up teleporting to the basement, where he started his rampage. I knew he wouldn’t dare attack there again.
BEN’S HOUSE – KITCHEN
BEN starred at DAN in disbelief.
Ben: Why didn’t you tell me?
Dan: I am telling you. I had a lot going on. I’m sorry.
BEN sighed.
[Guest Starring Aragorn as Shane]
[JP Junkee as Marty]
[PunkNerd as Joey Russo]
Ben: You’re always sorry. Just stop being sorry! Anyone else die?
Dan: If they’re not here or on the way here they’re dead.
Ben: So no more Malcolm?
Dan: No more Malcolm.
Ben: I know that sounds really bad, but I don’t miss him.
Dan: I know you don’t.
Ben: Wait…on their way? Who am I expecting?
Dan: An all out war has started on The Slayer line.
Ben: But I thought that was Buffy’s Slayer line, the actual Vampire Slayer.
Dan: It was. But you are the back up plan. If anything should ever happen The Secondary Slayer and The Vampire with a Soul will defeat Evil in its purest form.
Ben: Vampire with a soul? There’s more than one, I mean there are three of them right here in Charger City. Angel makes four…
Dan: …and Spike makes five. Of those five, only one is destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy.
Ben: Right, this is like high school all over again. Remember the rules? I slay, you do the book work.
Dan: Very well. I’m just going to warn you, that going out today would be a bad idea.
Ben: How do you know I’m going out?
Dan: This is like high school all over again. Remember the rules? I tell you boring facts and you go all rogue.
BEN smiled.
[Yvonne as Michelle]
[Majestic1 as Majestic]
Ben: Glad to have you back.
BEN walked out of the KITCHEN and upstairs to PARA and HIS ROOM.
BEN stopped in his doorway and stared at PARA as she slept comfortably in their bed. He knew he had to wake her up, but he didn’t want to disturb her. She looked like she was at peace.
BEN started to whisper
Ben: Para, honey, I have to go downtown to the shop, and uh, I’ll be back…
Para: Why don’t you wait and I’ll go with you.
Ben: [Still whispering] …okay.
PARA rolled out of BED and BEN went downstairs.
[Dan as Dan Finkelstein]
The FRONT door opened. MANDY, TARA and RYAN all walked in.
Ben: Like a moth to the flame.
Ryan: We saw the news. You’re a very unpleasant man right now.
Ben: Tell me about it.
Tara: And that video was so tweaked.
Mandy: Why is Bob doing this? Ben, didn’t you once say that you worked with him?
Ben: It’s power, Mandy. It’s all about power. Who has it, who is going to use it, who can use it.
Ryan: You have power.
Ben: I do, but my power is now gone…as well as Mandy’s, Tara’s and Shane’s. We’re vulnerable. We can’t do anything.
Ryan: I love being the one with no extra power.
BEN looked at RYAN.
PARA started walking down the stairs and she talked,
Para: He’s got a point. This is something far out of the hands of a Slayer and witchcraft.
Ben: What are you suggesting?
PARA looked at BEN, then at RYAN. RYAN looked a little scared –
FLASH TO
THE ELITE HEADQUARTERS, UNDERGROUND CHARGER CITY
The new base was phenomenal. It looked very science fiction-y.
PARA suited up next to RYAN.
Ryan: I don’t think this was such a good idea.
Para: Hey, you opened your mouth.
Ryan: Well my foot should find a way of living there.
Para: I’m sure Tara could arrange that via a spell.
Ryan: No thanks. Not one for tasting my own foot…
PARA looked disgusted.
Para: Right…um, well this is it Tiger. We get suited up here, weapons are on the way out, and the lab is for all use.
The SOUND of a MAN SCREAMING came from further below them.
Ryan: What was that?
Para: Remember Dac?
Ryan: Yeah.
Para: That’s him.
Ryan: Why is he screaming?
Para: Ben’s down there negotiating with him.
CHARGER CITY HIGH SCHOOL – PICNIC AREA / LUNCH TIME
RIVER sat with SHANE and MARTY.
Marty: So what is Ben doing about this?
River: Moving slowly about it. He’s probably trying to find a loop hole.
Shane: Any luck yet? I mean, I could use a spell and –
River: No. I’m actually supposed to talk to you about that.
Shane: About what?
River: You are using too much magic.
Shane: How?
River: You’re letting it take over your life, and I’m telling you right now, I’ve met Tara’s dark half and it was scary. I was terrified.
Shane: Well maybe if you weren’t such a pansy you wouldn’t be scared of how powerful I am.
River: You’re not all powerful.
Shane: I am more powerful than Tara and Mandy combined.
River: No you are not.
Shane: Are you challenging me?
River: I’m not. I’m telling you to control yourself.
JOEY put his tray down at the table.
Joey: Okay, so what kind of apocalypse are we facing now?
RIVER looked at JOEY.
River: Joey just gave me an idea…
Joey: How?
River: Joey, you and I will sneak into City Hall and talk to the Mayor.
Joey: Um, hello? Were you not there last night? We watched that man get blown up and yet he’s there standing giving new laws. And besides, The Host? I wouldn’t dare go near him. I mean, we saw what he did to River…
RIVER looked a little uneasy.
River: That was a while ago. I’ve grown since then…I’m stronger now.
Shane: You’re not alone.
River: In what?
Shane: Being stronger.
River: No. Shane, I don’t care what it is, you are using too much magic.
RIVER’S cell phone rang.
River: Holy mother of neatness! My phone is ringing.
RIVER flipped open his phone and spoke.
River: Hello? … … … … No, wait; what are you going there for? … … … … Ben, that’s stupid! Do you know how many people are out there looking for you? … … … … Ben, I’m not going to fight with you on this. … … … Well fine, I’ll be there in a few minutes. … … … Screw school!
RIVER closed his phone.
River: Ben is going out.
Shane: Yeah, we should go help him.
River: No. You guys stay here. I’ll call you guys if I need back up.
RIVER got up from the table and ran out of the school.
THE MAGIC BOX – BACK ALLEY
BEN snuck into the backroom and peeked onto the sales floor…His eyes were wide as he saw TARA and MANDY running back forth helping the many customers…which were all DEMONS.
Ben: I now officially hate the Mayor.
COMMERICAL
Notice how shiny River’s Phone was?? Yup, you guessed that one. A little dab of Windex and a Verizon Wireless Phone can go a long way.
Can you hear it shine, now?
GRAVEYARD – DAYTIME
RIVER opened the door to FALCON’S CRYPT.
River: Michelle?
RIVER continued to walk around.
MICHELLE came up from below.
Michelle: River? What are you doing here so early, honey?
River: You haven’t heard?
Michelle: No, what happened?
River: The Mayor passed a law saying that no human can hurt a demon.
Michelle: Sweet! This is awesome. Are we allowed to hurt humans?
River: You have a soul.
Michelle: I might have a soul but I don’t have a chip in my head.
River: What?
Michelle: It’s a long story.
FALCON walked up from behind MICHELLE.
Falcon: So what’s big brother doing about this?
River: I don’t know. He went to the Magic Box, and I know something bad is happening there. Can you both come with me?
Falcon: I hate to rain on your parade, wee one, but daytime and vampires don’t mix.
River: Sewers?!
Falcon: …Oh…Right, then. We’ll take the sewers.
THE MAGIC BOX
TARA and MANDY watched BEN at the counter with a DEMON CUSTOMER.
Ben: No. This is not a bartering system I run here. You pay me with American currency, as in green and white pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents on them. Our coin money system works the same way, only its silver and copper.
Demon: You’re refusing me a sale?
Ben: Yes, until you get cash.
Demon: Wow. Wait until Mayor Kline hears about this…
ALL the DEMONS in the shop stopped shopping and started listening to the argument.
Demon: It’s just got to be killing you right now. Meat for the beast and you can’t do anything about it.
Old Lady Demon: I say we steel this stuff! He can’t hurt us!
ALL the DEMONS agreed in a cheer and started filling their backpacks and bags with merchandise.
TARA looked at MANDY.
TARA used her magic and formed a BARRIER around the DOORS and WINDOWS of THE MAGIC BOX.
TARA’S EYES and HAIR went jet black………… FAITH has returned.
TARA’S VOICE was more demonic sounding as she yelled:
Tara: YOU WILL NOT LEAVE!
Mandy: Tara…honey, listen…it’s Mandy.
Tara: SHUT UP, BITCH!
TARA threw a BALL OF ENERGY at MANDY, knocking her down.
SEWERS
FALCON, MICHELLE and RIVER ran through the sewers and finally climbed up a ladder and ended up in the MAGIC BOX BACK ROOM.
RIVER ran out onto the floor, but was shocked seeing TARA floating around using her magic.
River: What’s going on?
Ben: River, get out of here!
TARA looked angrily at RIVER and threw her arms out omitting LIGHTNING from her hands. BEN jumped from behind the COUNTER and LEAPT in front of RIVER.
BEN screamed in pain.
THE MAYOR’S OFFICE BUILDING – SAME TIME OF DAY
PARA, RYAN and MAJESTIC snuck in through THE BACK.
Para: Maj, I do appreciate you coming on such short notice.
Majestic: Hey, no sweat.
Para: Remember, we don’t want to harm the mayor. Just question him.
Ryan: Understood…but what about him?
Para: Who?
PARA turned around and was immediately thrown BACKWARDS.
THE HOST stood before RYAN and MAJESTIC.
MAJESTIC leapt at THE HOST, but was thrown against a wall with great ease.
RYAN looked at THE HOST.
Host: You don’t even have a chance…just fall down and I won’t bother.
Ryan: That’s where you’re wrong. Ryan Hawkins doesn’t lay down for anyone.
THE HOST threw his FIST at RYAN…BUT RYAN CAUGHT it and HELD ON TO IT.
RYAN delivered several BLOWS to THE HOST and had the HOST on his knees.
Host: How…in…the…hell?
RYAN spun around and KICKED the HOST towards the SAME WALL, but this time THE HOST flew through the WALL.
RYAN picked up PARA and MAJESTIC and carried them along the way to the MAYORS OFFICE.
THE MAGIC BOX
BEN lay on the ground totally drained of ENERGY. TARA returned to NORMAL MODE (as in the “I’m not evil with blackness anymore look…”). RIVER looked at TARA in RAGE.
Tara: River…just wait…there’s a bigger plan that you don’t know about.
MANDY got up from her attack, a little dazed.
The BARRIER around the magic box DRAINED the energy of the DEMONS inside the shop and they all lay on the floor unconscious, but not dead.
River: What’s the big plan?
TARA touched RIVER’S face and he was warped into a daze – he saw a scene of TARA, MANDY, MAJESITC, PARA, RYAN and BEN walking away alone, from the HIGHWAY ACCIDENT from the previous night.
Ben: That was Bob.
Mandy: The Bob that you used to work with?
Para: The Bob that helped us all out at one point in our lives. Yeah, that’s him.
Tara: He ran for Mayor and he got it.
Mandy: So what do we do? I mean, we just killed him.
Majestic: No you don’t. He’s still alive. It will take more than to kill him. He’s the one that trained The Host. They have a connection, probably similar powers.
Ben: And Bob will make a big political deal out of this – In one week there is a moon that will rise and on that night the Gates of Hell can open and he can summon any creature he wants.
Majestic: So?
Ben: So he can’t loose any demons of his army or whatever he has, so he will find a way to stop me from slaying. I know this.
Majestic: How do you know this?
Ben: Brad once spoke of this prophecy…The Vampire With a Soul will assist the Slayer in an act of bravery that consists of a Man seeking all Power from The Hellmouth and the Gates that lead to it. The Man is already in power but seeks more.
Majestic: That was a prophecy.
Ben: Yes. And it has to be about this. It was already true about The Host.
Majestic: What was his prophecy?
Ben: A man from another planet with ungodly powers will be The Slayer’s last battle.
Majestic: Wow.
Ben: Anyway…here is my plan. Para you will take Ryan with you to The Elite and suit him up. Majestic, you will meet them halfway there. Go to The Mayor’s Office and sneak in around back. It’s the back half of City Hall. Now – Bob will pull some sort of stunt that will alert the world of Demons and they will flock to the Magic Box. I will create a scene getting them riled up and their powers will be active. At that time, Tara, I need a little Faith from you. Create a barrier or something to drain their powers without killing them and then finally drain mine and Majestic’s power and give all of that power, the demons and the power of the slayer to Ryan. The Host will never suspect him to attack and it will catch him off guard.
RIVER flashed back to the MAGIC BOX.
River: Wow. Ben always said he had visions of the future.
Tara: It’s part of being a slayer. They can have visions.
BOB KLINE’S OFFICE
RYAN busted down the door and put PARA and MAJESTIC down on the ground.
Ryan: Mayor Kline…we need to talk.
RYAN looked at the chair, as it spun around he could see a note attached to the chair that read “Look Up.”
RYAN looked up and a CAGE was beginning to FALL him and the other two.
BOB KLINE walked in.
RYAN tried to break free of the cage, but his new strength couldn’t break it.
Bob: Now, now. Don’t waste all your energy at once.
Ryan: Do you really think you’re going to keep us caged in here?
Bob: Of course.
Ryan: This big of a cage?
Bob: My dear boy…haven’t you ever heard of magic?
BOB waved his hand and the CAGE shrank in its size.
BOB picked up the cage and looked at the tiny contents.
Bob: This is going to be fun.
BOB opened his window and the SUNLIGHT poured in…he grabbed a magnifying lens.
Bob: Did you ever torch ants as a child? I did…but my oh my, torching tiny human-ants, well…that’s just nifty.
BOB laughed evily as he held the magnifying lens towards the window’s glare and started to aim it onto the small cage.
TO BE CONTINUED…
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
BEN SMYTHE
YVONNE BARTHA
6/6/2003 4:33:37 PM
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