• INT. LIBRARY.

    Kierra rolls dice on a board game. She’s sitting with Xavier
    and Emily around a table.

    XAVIER
    Geez, do this for a living why
    don’t you.

    KIERRA
    (smiles)
    What can I say? I’m a natural. It’s
    all I ever used to play.

    EMILY
    Would you always kick Xavier’s a**
    in these games?

    They both laugh.

    XAVIER
    No, that’s not true. I’ve beaten
    her in alot of other games too.

    KIERRA
    Oh, really, liar?

    XAVIER
    (jokingly)
    I’m not lying!

    KIERRA
    What other games have you beat me
    in besides your video games?

    XAVIER
    Hey, that’s something no one can
    beat me in.

    EMILY
    I guess things haven’t changed
    since you graduated high school?

    XAVIER
    Nope. People don’t change.

    EMILY
    Isn’t that the truth?

    Xavier takes his turn on the game.

    KIERRA
    What about you, Emily? What games
    were you good at?

    EMILY
    I like lots, don’t get me wrong,
    but I’m a big volleyball girl.

    XAVIER
    Oh, that’s right! I’ve seen you in
    the tournaments, you were kick a**.

    EMILY
    (giggles)
    Thanks. I was alright.

    XAVIER
    Are you kidding me? The way you
    used to spike those balls? You’re a
    natural.

    EMILY
    Thank you. That means alot.

    XAVIER
    It’s a shame Ryan never went to
    your games.

    EMILY
    Yeah...

    (Beat)

    KIERRA
    You really had to bring that up?

    XAVIER
    Oh-sorry--

    EMILY
    No, it’s fine. Really, it’s okay.

    (Beat)

    EMILY (CNT’D)
    You don’t need anyone who doesn’t
    need you. It sounds so simple but
    sometimes people have to learn the
    hard way to realize that.

    Short Pause.

    Emily takes her turn on the game.


    INT. POLICE STATION.

    Jaxon turns the corner of the hallway very cautiosly. Damon
    and Craig are following him.

    DAMON
    Well, one thing’s for sure. The
    whole police station fled the town.

    CRAIG
    I knew we couldn’t trust those
    ******** pigs...

    Jaxon turns and looks at him.

    CRAIG (CNT’D)
    Sorry...

    JAXON
    I wouldn’t normally agree,
    but...you’re right. If they had
    actually stayed and helped maybe
    the virus wouldn’t have spread so
    fast.

    DAMON
    This pretty much means we’re on our
    own...right?

    They walk pass an open room and see three zombies gnawing on
    a corpse in the far corner. They stare for a second. Craig
    gets his weapon out, but Jaxon gestures him not to.

    They quietly walk past the room.

    JAXON
    Only time will tell...


    INT. GUN ROOM.

    Michael opens a bag that was found on the shelf. He begins
    to throw ammo in the bag. Phoenix and Olivia are searching
    for more.

    PHOENIX
    The ******** who were here took
    almost everything.

    OLIVIA
    So much for protecting ourselves.

    Michael tosses two handguns in the bag.

    OLIVIA
    Whoa...

    PHOENIX
    What is it?

    Olivia slowly picks up a grenade from a corner.

    PHOENIX
    Where’d you get that from?

    MICHAEL
    Holy crap, be careful with that.

    Michael walks over to her and takes it from her.

    OLIVIA
    What’s that for?

    MICHAEL
    One false move with this thing,
    then we’re all screwed, and if
    we’re screwed, everyone else at
    that school with be ********
    SCREWED.

    OLIVIA
    Alright, alright, relax. If I can
    work a gun I’m sure I can learn how
    to handle a grenade.

    MICHAEL
    Except a grenade isn’t a gun. A gun
    doesn’t blow a whole room up.

    PHOENIX
    They’re both weapons. They both can
    kill people. One isn’t dangerous
    any more than the other.

    MICHAEL
    Right...

    OLIVIA
    Just promise you’ll teach me and
    Emily to use one of those things.
    It may save our lives one day.

    MICHAEL
    You can count on it.


    INT. OFFICE ROOM.

    A small safe opens and Jaxon takes out a few keys. Some are
    missing from their spots.

    DAMON
    So what exactly is the plan?

    JAXON
    I’m taking a set of keys for a
    sedan, and two for an SUV. That
    should be enough to travel and find
    somewhere else to keep low.

    CRAIG
    So who’s taking which cars?

    JAXON
    I’ll take a sedan. You can ride
    with Damon in an SUV. Olivia,
    Michael and Phoenix can travel
    together in one as well. We go for
    the cars parked nearest to the
    garage door.

    They both nod.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    I’ll have to open the gate. Once
    the door opens, you guys go ahead.
    I’ll catch up.

    DAMON
    Are you sure? I can stay and back
    you up if you want.

    JAXON
    Positive. I appreciate the generous
    offer, though.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    Olivia, Phoenix and Michael are walking down the stairwell.

    PHOENIX
    I hope they’re there.

    MICHAEL
    Doubt it. The office where the keys
    are is farther away from the
    garage.

    OLIVIA
    Ugh, just waiting might give me the
    chills.

    MICHAEL
    You’re telling me.

    INT. SMALL LOBBY.

    The three walk into the small lobby, leading to the back
    door of the garage. Damon, Jaxon and Craig aren’t to be
    seen.

    OLIVIA
    They should be here soon. I’m sure
    they’re dying as much as us to get
    out.

    MICHAEL
    (putting the bag down)
    I regret taking wifi for granted.

    PHOENIX
    Tell me about it. I sometimes catch
    myself going in my pocket to get my
    smartphone. It’s crazy.

    OLIVIA
    True. But I don’t think people
    would be acting any different from
    the infected out there.

    MICHAEL
    Isn’t that the truth. Who knows we
    may not be getting it back at all.

    OLIVIA
    The world is going back to the
    stone ages...maybe we’re being
    punished in a way.

    PHOENIX
    Punishment? For who?

    OLIVIA
    For the world. I mean think about
    it, the world was full of paying
    this, paying that, everything was
    about money, and things always had
    to end in violence when in the
    end...that isn’t what life is
    about. I don’t think the world was
    meant to be that way.

    Short Pause.

    Jaxon, Craig and Damon enter the small lobby.

    OLIVIA (CNT’D)
    Thank God.

    PHOENIX
    You guys okay?

    DAMON
    Just fine. Got what we were looking
    for.

    JAXON
    (hands a key to Olivia)
    You, Phoenix and Craig can ride
    together. I’d rather have Michael
    drive something he’s used to.

    He hands Michael a key.

    DAMON
    I’ll go with him.

    MICHAEL
    Alright. We all remember the plan
    right?

    OLIVIA
    Yep. Got it.

    JAXON
    Remember, in and out. Once we get
    back to the school, we will--

    Suddenly a loud bang is heard on the other side of the door,
    startling everyone. Jaxon looks through the door window and
    sees dozens of infected in the garage.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    (sighs)
    Great...

    DAMON
    How many are in there?

    (Beat)

    JAXON
    A bunch.

    (Beat)

    CRAIG
    What do we do?

    OLIVIA
    We won’t stand a chance without
    using our guns...

    (Beat)

    Jaxon opens up the bag of ammo. He tosses Michael a clip.
    They exchange looks. He tosses Damon and Phoenix one. He
    tosses Olivia and Craig a clip as well.

    MICHAEL
    Are you sure you want to use these
    now?

    JAXON
    We have to. We don’t have a choice.

    OLIVIA
    Jaxon... what if we don’t make it--

    JAXON
    Enough with the ’what if’s’. It’s
    time that we show our warrior side
    like the infected hasn’t seen
    before. We go in, and we fight for
    what’s ours. We fight to survive.

    Everyone nods.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    Our lives depend on it. Trevor,
    Emily, Xavier--we are they’re only
    hope. They’re waiting for us to
    arrive at that school, and that’s
    eexactly what we’ll do.

    (Beat)

    Michael walks up to one side of the door, with his hand on
    the knob. Jaxon walks beside him to the other side of the
    door. He looks at the knob, then looks at everyone else.

    JAXON
    Are we ready?

    They nod.

    Olivia takes a deep breath.

    Jaxon and Michael exchange looks, and the burst open the
    door to a bunch of screeching, hungry infected...

    TO BE CONTINUED!!!!