
Part One:
(The alley
way was narrow, dark and damp, with the hinting smell of garbage and rotting
food. There was a lone street light at the very end, a naked yellow bulb
that only shone light in an eight foot circle, where Kananno was standing.)
Kananno: Where
is that stupid girl? She's late for the rumble.
(At home, a
sudden loud beeping brought the sleepy girl's hand down onto the button.)
Koemi: Uh…Wha…
Oh no! I'm late!!
Kananno: I'll
kill her! (storming back and forth) She's supposed to be here. Why is she
always late?
(Suddenly,
a trashcan cover drops off in the darkness and rolls into the dim
light, hit's Kananno's foot and clatters to the ground.)
Kananno: (Meekly)
Koemi? Is that you?
(A large,
black figure steps into the light, only red eyes showing through the shadows
engulfing his face. )
Kananno: Oh
boy. (He takes off running down the street, just as Koemi comes flying
out of the shadows behind the man, and they collide. Her and the man hit
the ground)
Koemi: Sorry
I'm late!
(The man stands
up and turns towards the girl, who is too busy dusting herself off to see
him, and his lips pulling back in a snarl, exposing rows of sharp teeth,
dripping with saliva. Suddenly, Kananno races back, and snags Koemi’s arm,
trying desperately to drag her away.)
Koemi: Hey,
I'm sorry I'm late… Kananno! That hurts!
Kananno: Run!
Vampire! C'mon Koemi!
Koemi: Vampire?!?
(Stops and spins around) What are you talking about?
Kananno: (Pointing
viciously, until he realizes there's nothing there) He's gone.
Koemi: I told
you! (Finishes brushing herself off) Now, are you ready to- (Looks up)
Rumble…(She freezes in place, her eyes wide) Kananno… Stand still, move
when I tell you to.
Kananno: (At
first not noticing) I'm telling you… there was… (Suddenly, he notices)
Why are you staring at me like that?
Koemi: (Pulls
out her laser disk. Kananno is staring at it in confusion) Kananno! DUCK!!!!!!!!
(She swings her hand out and releases the saw blade, throwing it like a
Frisbee. Kananno drops to the ground, then back-hand-springs out of the
way. The disk hits the Vampire square in the throat, sticking out of his
jugular. The Vampire lets out a scream and staggers backwards)
Kananno: See?!?
I told you so! Run!!
Koemi: I've
faced worse troubles that his! ( She grabs a wooden stake from her pocket
on the side of her leg)
Kananno: Why
the hell do you have that in your pocket for? (He moves up behind Koemi
and shakes his head) Kill 'em, babe.
Koemi: I'm
always prepared… VAMPIRE! (In one swift motion, she leaps into the air,
flips and then lands on the creature, ramming the stake into his heart.
The Vampire screams and then falls to the ground under her wait. She flips
off him) Piece-O-cake!
Kananno: Oh,
shut up. (Suddenly notices the vampire) Oh my God! He's still moving!
(The Vampire
is slowly jerking the stake from side to side, pulling it out of his chest)
Koemi: (Slightly
shocked) Never fear, I've a spare… (She pulls another stake out and stabs
the Vampire again, this time deeper and harder. He screams louder, and
starts to try and pull both of the stakes out with amazing strength.)
Kananno: (Leaping
onto the Vampire, and putting all his wait onto the wooden pickets) Keep'em
in! If he pulls them out, he heals himself! Help me!
Koemi: Damn
Vampires! (Jumps down beside Kananno, and quickly pulls a large wooden
mallet from her pocket, and starts hammering the stakes in deeper. Kananno
watches with confusion.)
Kananno: (Motioning
to the mallet she's putting away, and watching as she pulls her laser disc
from it's throat and drops it in one of her pockets) Jesus, you're a walking
department store. ( Looks down at himself) I've got blood all over me!
Stupid blood-sucker!
Koemi: (Pulling
a towel from her pocket and throwing it to him) Here… Now, ready for the
fight?
Kananno: (Wiping
blood from his face and hands) Wasn't that fight good enough? I've never
seen a vampire before… (Suddenly, he teeters from one side to another,
and then faints)
Koemi: (Shaking
her head) Here we go… Kananno! Get up! (Bends down and taps the side of
his face, then shakes his shoulders)
Kananno: (Slowly
waking up) Uh.. Oh man. I fainted didn't I? (Blushing) Silly me… Ok-Let's
get out of here.
Koemi: (Motioning
to a hover scooter just out of the light of the street lamp) Get on. (She
turns the key and revs the engine.)
* * *
(The scooter
is silent in front of an old beat up house. A one floored ranch, with brown,
falling off siding and slate gray roof. It's dilapidated and the yard is
completely grown in, the huge bushes on the side badly in need of a trim.
Beneath the scooter, Koemi tries desperately to get the thing to run again,
while Kananno watches from his perch on the curb.)
Kananno: (Muttering
to himself) Dumb sparkplugs… Did the whole batter die? Why'd you pick such
a terrible neighborhood to break down in?
Koemi: (Frustrated)
Like I could pick where my scooter dies! (Patting the zillions of pockets
on her pants) And I'm all out of spark plugs… We'll have to go into this
house and ask if we can us a phone.
Kananno: (Weakly)
In there? That looks like some horror movie set! How about you go in, and
I wait here and keep my eyes on the scooter… wouldn't want it getting stolen,
would we?
Koemi: Wimp.
(starts off towards the house) I thought you were the brave one! (Shakes
her head and pulls her laser disc out)
Kananno: If
you're so brave-What's with popping the old disk out?
Koemi: A precaution…
I'm protecting myself from what ever my live in there.
Kananno: (Snickering)
That's it… Laser disc some poor old lady and her cat! (Stand up off of
the curb and sighing) C'mon, I'll go with you.
Koemi: (Shaking
her head) Let's just go… (Walks up to the door and rings the bell. They
wait for an answer and when they hear no movement, Kananno knocks on the
door, and they wait a moment more)
Kananno: Oh,
great… Now what?! It's the only house 'round here, unless you wanna walk
four miles.
Koemi: (Kicks
the door open and walks in) You ask too many questions.
Kananno: (following
her inside and mimicking her) you ask too many questions. Blah, blah, blah,
blah… (The door suddenly swings shut behind them, slamming and locking)
Oh my God! Tell me that was the wind!
Koemi: (dryly)
That was the wind. (Pulls out a match and a candle and lights them) You
sure are whinny today.
Kananno: I
was almost eaten by a Vampire! My nerves are shot! (He jams his hands into
his pockets and sulkily begins to follows Koemi through the house. They
don'ts see the ting figure slip out of the shadows behind them)
Koemi: Well,
Mr. Nerves-of-steel, you better be prepared to fight, cause I've a bad
feeling about this place.
(Suddenly,
a little boy, looking more like a walking skeleton, about seven, jumps
out of the shadows and onto Koemi's back. He sinks his flat, dull teeth
into her shoulder. She screams and tries to swing him off)
Kananno: HOLD
STILL (He manages to punch the little boy off of Koemi's back. The boy
hits the ground, then quickly scurries to his feet) Die, you little…
Koemi: Kananno!
No! he's just a boy!
Kananno: (Pulling
out a 308 semi-automatic) Tough. (He shoots the kid just before he can
leap again. The bullet gets him right between the eyes) There was something
weird about him, anyway.
Koemi: (Angrily)
You mean like the fact that he was almost staved to death?!
Kananno: Something
more than that… His eyes were pure white, with no pupils.
Koemi: Are
you sure? (She drops to the ground beside the boy and opens his eyelids.
They are totally white.)
Kananno: What
does that mean? You do know where there's one, there are probably more,
right? Is your shoulder bleeding?
Koemi: A little,
not bad… Now, where's a phone? We need to call for back up. I don't want
to fight anymore Non-Humans today. I'm not paid enough for that.
Kananno: We
should really look around and try to kill more of these Zombies. They might
try to get out and start reeking havoc in the neighborhood. We don't want
that. C'mon… or you can wait outside.
Koemi: Please!
(Pulls out laser disc) If I go outside, who'll help you stay out of trouble?
You find the creatures, I'll find the phone. We're going to have to call
for back up. Loki won't want to miss this!
Kananno: Sweeeeeet!
Be right back! (He disappears through a shadow-shrouded door.)
Koemi: (Calling
after him) Scream if you're in trouble!
(Kananno starts
making his way down a dark and creepy hallway. He doesn't see the figure,
slightly larger than the first, move stealthily up behind him. He's peering
onto a room to the right, when suddenly a girl, about 15-16, suddenly holds
up a lead pipe and brings it down hard onto the back of his head. He hits
the ground with just a dull thud.)
Koemi: (Spotting
a phone) Oh, yesssss! (Picks up receiver and hears no dial tone… and doesn't
see the other figure creeping up behind her.)
To Be Continued...