[BEKZ MAKES IT BACK TO A SILENT APARTMENT BUILDING, THE FRONT DOORS ARE BUSTED IN AND A LONG STREEK OF BLOOD TRAILS ACROSS THE LOBBY FLOOR]
[MID SHOT OF STEVEN SLUMPPED IN HIS CHAIR WITH A SHOTGUN HOLE THROUGH HIS CHEST]
[BEKZ WHISPERS] Oh Stevie.... What'd they do to you?...
[GUNSHOTS FROM THE UPPER LEVELS AND A LOUD CRASH]
[BEKZ RUSHES UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR WHERE HER APARTMENT IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE HALL]
[TUNNEL SHOT OF THE FLOOR WITH THE DOORS REPEATED ALL THE WAY DOWN]
[OFF KILTER SIDE SHOT OF BEKZ RUNNING PAST THE DOORS]
[A BURST OF BUCKSHOT PLASTERS THE WALL BEHIND HER HEAD AND SHE STUMBLES INTO THE WINDOW AT THE END OF THE HALL, SHE DUCKS JUST AS A BODY CRASHES OUT THE WINDOW DOWN TO A SPLATTERING LANDING ON THE PAVEMENT]
[SNICKERING] Hey boys, we got ourselves a live one!
[FOUR MORE GUYS COME OUT OF THE ROOM NEXT TO BEKZ'S, "139," ALL WEILDING AN ASSORTMENT OF IMPROVISED MELEE WEAPONS, ONE OF THEM HOLDING A CROWBAR OVER HIS SHOULDER IN A BLACK GRIM REAPER CLOAK, SCREAM MASK PUSHED UP ON THE DOME OF HIS HEAD, THE ONE WHO SPOKE CRADLES A SHOTGUN IN HIS ARMS, HIS GOLD TOOTH GLINTING IN THE DIM LIGHT]
[THOUGHT BUBBLE] I shot off three rounds and the mag holds 17. I've got 14 left. That means I can put three in each and still have 1 left over.
[BEKZ DRAWS HER GLOCK WITH A STEADY HAND] If you know what's best for you, you'd walk out the same way you came in.
[GOLD TOOTH] Pfft.
[GOLD TOOTH TAKES A STEP FORWARD]
[BEKZ'S HESITATION IS GONE, SURVIVAL IS ALL THAT'S ON HER MIND AND SHE PUTS TWO IN HIS CHEST AND ONE IN HIS HEAD, AND IS ALREADY AIMING FOR THE MAN WITH A CROWBAR]
[NOW THAT THEIR "LEADER" IS OUT OF COMMISION THE OTHER GOONS LAY DOWN THEIR WEAPONS AND BACK OFF SLOWLY, BEKZ WAITS UNTIL THEY'VE GONE BACK DOWN THE HALL AND OUT OF SIGHT BEFORE PUTTING THE KEY IN THE LOCK AND OPENING HER DOOR, "132," ALL WITHOUT TAKING HER EYES OFF THE HALLWAY, SHE TAKES THE SHOTGUN IN WITH HER AND LOCKS THE DOOR BEHIND HER]
[SHE STANDS THERE A MOMENT IN SILENCE STARING AT THE MAP ON THE WALL]
[DANNY'S VOICE ECHOES IN HER HEAD] What are you going to do in case SHTF?
[BEKZ] Rendezvous with you.
[DANNY'S VOICE] Before that.
[BEKZ] Um... Get your bike. Contact you. Then determine RV point and then head to Safe House 1.
[BEKZ SAYS OUTLOUD NOW] Right.
[SHE TEARS DOWN THE MAP STRATEGICALLY FOLDING IT AND STUFFS IT INTO AN OVERFLOWING LEATHER-BOUND JOURNAL, GRABS A LARGE TACTICAL BAG TOSSING IT ON HER MADE BED, PULLS OUT A CASE FROM UNDER HER BED AND A SMALL AMMO CAN FROM HER CLOSET. SHE RELOADS HER MAG FOR HER GLOCK AND SHRUGS ON THE PACK, CARRIES THE CASE IN ONE HAND AND TIES THE AMMO TO THE TOP OF HER PACK]
[SHE PULLS OUT A SAT PHONE, THE SCREEN HAS THE NAME "DANNY" AND A SEARCHING SIGNAL, SHE STUFFS IT INTO HER LEATHER JACKET POCKET]
[THE HALL IS QUIET NOW, THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING FROM INSUFFIECIENT POWER, SHE LOCKS HER DOOR AS SHE HEADS OFF, GOLD TOOTH'S BODY STILL LAYS THERE MOTIONLESS, HER TAC BOOTS ARE SILENT AS SHE MAKES HER WAY DOWN THE HALL]
[THOUGHT BUBBLE] Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
[SHE MAKES IT OUT OF THE BUILDING AND TO HER TOYOTA WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HEADS OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CLOSEST GAS STATION]
[SHE PULLS INTO AN EMPTY GAS STATION] Odd.
[THERE'S ONE OTHER VEHICLE AT THE PUMP AT THE END, IT'S A PURPLE MINIVAN AND A PAIR OF WIDE LITTLE EYES WATCHES HER GET OUT OF HER TRUCK AND HEAD INTO THE STORE]
[THE GAS STATION EMPLOYEE JUMPS OVER THE COUNTER LUNGING AT A MAN IN BOARD SHORTS WHILE A WOMAN IN A SUN DRESS SCREAMS]
[BOARD SHORTS MANAGES TO STUFF A Life MAGAZINE INTO GAS STATION MAN'S MOUTH] Uh..llitttle...help-here?!
What do you do?...
[DECISION1] DON'T GET DISTRACTED.
[DECISION 2] ONE LESS FERAL.
[DECISION 3] THEY COULD BE INFECTED TOO.
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Macabre Gambit
Science FictionThe world is ending but it's not the end for you and I... In the event of an outbreak you are faced with difficult decisions. Read through this fully conceptualized script and determine your fate in a world that literally changed over night.
