The group all intervene, surrounding Peresphone as Melania begins to panic, showing small signs of concern for Valentino's whereabouts.
MELANIA: "We can't leave him!"
CADE: "We have too! Perry can't survive like this!"
KASSIDY: "Ana, he's right. We can't leave her like this. Despite where V is, Perry is our concern"
Anastasia is left perplexed, turning to the group as she glances up at the rope.
The group all fall silent, Melania laughing slightly as she watches them.
MELANIA: "He came on this exhibition because of you, I am here because of you. We're all here because of you and now you're the one who has the say in who we leave behind and who we take as the most important?"
ANASTASIA: "Melania please . . ."
MELANIA: "No, fuck you. Fuck you Anastasia. Ever since I met you all I've seen is how much of a vindictive bitch you're. I know God will punish me for what I am saying but it seems nobody here has the balls to say what you really are. The reason why any of us are in this situation is because of you. You're a manipulative bitch and now you expect us to leave Valentino behind? He may be an asshole yes but . . . that's beside the point. He's still one of us and leaving him behind is inhumane. We can't do that. I won't!"
Melania's stance stands strong, taking a seat upon a rock. Norman's eyes glance up, nodding in agreement.
NORMAN: "She's right, I thought we was going back for Keyon? Now we're ready to leave another person?"
ANASTASIA: "This isn't about Keyon, Norman!"
NORMAN: "It never was about Keyon though was it Ana?!" he yells back in response.
BELLAMY: "You can't blame her for that mate"
NORMAN: "Piss off Bellamy, I'm staying with Melania. You can all go but once we find V I'll find Keyon on my own. I'll make my own way out of here and the rest of you can follow her, perhaps you'll all leave here with broken bones then"
After coming to an agreement, Anastasia, Cade and Bellamy support Peresphone as they help her stand. Kassidy and Scott following behind them as Peresphone hobbles in pain. Lorraine looks back as she begins to set out with Rosalie, Norman smiling back for comfort.
NORMAN: "She'll be the death of us, I swear" Lorraine listens as she disappears into the darkness.
::Scene Two::
June 17th 2008.
Within a small town, Rosalie begins to drive her car back from work. She pulls up on a small drive before opening the door to a small two story house that stands before her. She smiles to herself as she notcies little Portia Richardson in the window smiling to her. She waves back in response before reaching for her cellphone that begins to ring, answering it to Lorraine who remains on the other end.
ROSALIE: "I've just arrived Lorraine, Portia's waiting" she laughs with excitement.
LORRAINE: "I'll be home soon, the board called a meeting. Tell Callum to make sure Portia does her school project for me?"
ROSALIE: "Of course I will! I'll see you later" she chuckles, hanging up the phone as Portia swings open the door.
Rosalie jumps back, laughing at Portia who dances in a small costume.
PORTIA: "Where's Mommy?" she looks around.
ROSALIE: "Are you not happy to see your Auntie?" she shrugs as Portia shrugs back.
PORTIA: "Well . . . I guess just for today!"
ROSALIE: "Come here you little menace!" she insists, holding her arms out as she picks Portia up into her arms.
As she walks through the door she carries Portia into the lounge, hearing footsteps above.
Her eyes twitch before shaking her head and throwing down her keys.
ROSALIE: "How old are you next week?"
Portia holds up her full palm, showing five upon her fingers.
ROSALIE: "Five?! Wow your getting big!" she laughs in a childish manner, once more hearing the footsteps.
She lowers Portia to the ground taking a closer look towards the staircase.
PORTIA: "Daddy's friends here" she smiles boldly, taking a seat on the couch.
ROSALIE: "Friend? . . ."
Rosalie gestures for Portia to remain seated for a moment as she climbs the staircase, reaching the top and leaning into the master bedroom to see Callum in bed with another woman in the mirror. Her eyes widen with great remorse for her friend Lorraine before the woman's identity is revealed when the sheets are pulled down. Infront of her eyes, Anastasia begins to passionately kiss Callum as the two continue to further themselves into sex. Rosalie quietly closing the door upon the two and resting her head upon the door, disappointment resting upon her face.
February 21st, 2011.
As the open shaft remains bare with no apparent sign of hostile creatures lurking, Keyon drags himself across the rocks and out of the pool of blood where the child like Wendigo's inhabited. He chokes on dust as his emerald eyes gaze up to see the feet of another. His eyes remain open, his breath shortening as they lower themselves. He eventually gains the courage to hold his head high, staring at the individual infront of him as Gabi holds her hand out.
Gabi: "Are you alright?" she breathes heavily, her arm having a severe bite mark upon it.
Keyon: (Being helped to his feet) "I- . . . I'm fine. What are those things!"
Gabi: "Shhh, I'm not sure but they're blind. One of the bastards bit me and one scratched me. That didn't stop me though. I saw your group, well one of them. Valentino but I think he got taken. We need to find the others alright?"
Keyon: "My boyfriend . . . Norman oh my god he doesn't know"
Gabi: "Wait . . . none of them know about the creatures yet?"
Keyon: "No of course not, do you think we'd be down here if we did! We're only here because of Anastasia"
Gabi shakes her head, blowing wind into her own hands as she takes Keyon's arm.
Gabi: "Follow me, we can track them by where the creatures are heading"
--Change of Scene--
As the group venture further into the Cavern, Rosalie huddles beside Lorraine as they linger at the back.
ROSALIE: "You still don't know do you? . . ." she whispers with great sadness.
LORRAINE: "Ugh? What are you on about"
ROSALIE: "Anastasia, she hasn't said anything?"
LORRAINE: "I'm lost Rose. I'm confused about what your saying" she laughs, trying to make light of the situation.
ROSALIE: "Speak to Ana, please . . . She needs to tell you Lorraine" she insists.
As the group venture into a small outcove a passage into a larger room opens up, revealing large rock spikes and several passages into different shafts. The group huddle around as Peresphone is layed spread across the sand.
Lorraine's eyes wander to Anastasia who begins to speak to Cade and Kassidy, frowning at her with the knowledge of her keeping something from her.
SCOTT: "What are we doing? We need to carry on!"
CADE: "She needs to rest, she's too tired"
Peresphone begins to drift, growing increasingly tired from the journey as Kassidy tends to her.
BELLAMY: "Scott, calm the fuck down"
SCOTT: "No, I'm sick of this. I want to get out!" he panics, throwing himself from the group and venturing towards a passage. He wipes his sweat as he begins to venture into the darkness only to be halted by the growling from within.
SCOTT: "Guys? . . ." he whispers as they all turn to the darkness.
After mere seconds, Scott comes tumbling across the sand as hissing can be heard. Anastasia holds her torch out infront of her as the growling intensifies.
KASSIDY: "What is that?" she asks, Peresphone awakening.
From the shadows, a dozen Wendigo's begin to circle the group as they all begin to fall into turmoil and panic. Scott begins to claw at the ground as he reaches the group to rejoin them.
LORRAINE: "I told you! I told you I fucking saw something!" she panics, taking Rosalie's hand.
ANASTASIA: "Guys stay calm! They won't do anything if we're together"
BELLAMY: "What ugly bastards" he taunts, gazing upon their appearance.
At that point they begin to growl increasingly heavier, alerting the group to focus upon the ceiling of the shaft. They all glance up to see several more joining as they all begin to zone in on their perilous situation.
BELLAMY: "Fuck . . ."
::Scene Three::
May 21st, 2009.
ROSALIE: "You stupid bitch! You haven't told her nothing have you?"
Rosalie expresses her disappointment, Anastasia sobbing before her in her own self-pity.
ANASTASIA: "Save me the pretentious shit Rose, I feel like shit too! I lost him too! We all lost something in that accident, it's been two months for crying out loud. Give it a rest!"
Rosalie pushes herself closer on the couch between the two as she leans into her friend.
ROSALIE: "Oh no, I won't leave until I get a confirmation of your acknowledgement for what you did. He was going to leave her for you! Did you know that? Did he plan that with you?! That poor woman had no idea what the fuck you were doing with her fiance and you want to sit here and act like you should feel sorry for yourself? Get the fuck over it. We used to be great friend the three of us but now you've turned into a insensitive bitch"
Anastasia's face falls with shock, weeping with sorrow as her friend turns on her.
ROSALIE: "I want nothing to do with you. Don't call, don't text and don't write. I've kept your secret for a year and that child lost her life because of the shit you both did. Tell Lorraine, I want her to know it was you"
Rosalie takes her purse, shafting all relationship she ever had with Anastasia as she departs Anastasia's apartment, leaving her alone inside as continues to weep over a small card from the funerals of Callum Walker and Portia Richardson from March 5th, 2009.
February 21st, 2011.
In the small enclosure, Gabi hears the screaming from a distance as she draws her weapon whilst Keyon follows closely behind. They soon come to a small intersection as they cross paths with the small outcove where the group resides in their current situation. She turns to her ally, Keyon as drops her bags beside him. She pushes him into a small passage and hands him a small knife.
Gabi: "Remain here and don't come out until I come and collect you. If I'm not back or if you don't see anyone from your group in the next twenty minutes I want you to run and find yourself an exit" she instructs him.
Keyon takes the bags and falls into the corner, clutching her arm.
Keyon: "Your leaving me?" he fearfully asks.
Gabi: " . . . I'll be back"
Gabi releases herself from Keyon's grip as she begins to set off towards the Out-cove.
::Scene Four::
LORRAINE: "We're surrounded!" she cries out in desperation.
ROSALIE: "Everyone calm down! We can hold them off"
The group all huddle together, their utensils drawn.
BELLAMY: "You want to repeat that Rose? How in the hell are we getting away from this!"
SCOTT: "I don't wanna' die!"
ANASTASIA: "Someone shut him up!"
Kassidy takes Scott's arm, pulling him into the circle as the wendigo's circle around them, climbing upon the walls and the ceiling as the group all stare them down. Their teeth drawn, saliva drooling onto the grounds as they all await for the attack.
CADE: "Nobody move" he demands, taking the lead as a wendigo begins to approach them.
However as one approaches, several fall from the rocks, landing upon the group and sending Anastasia and Norman to the ground. The group falls into a panic, throwing themselves away as Bellamy and Kassidy attempt to assist. Cade swings out at the approaching wendigo's, releasing Peresphone who tries to stabalize herself.
PERESPHONE: "Cade help!" she screams out as her leg snaps, falling to the ground as Wendigo's fall onto her.
LORRAINE: "PERRY!" she screeches.
As the Wendigo's fall, Peresphone's head is drawn back, they circle her as one leaps onto her shoulders pushing its teeth upon her neck. Peresphone screams out in agony as the group scream in response. Cade attempts to charge at them before being thrown into the walls by the several other creatures, Peresphone however instantly falling to the ground in a pile as blood begin to spill from her neck.
KASSIDY: "Oh my god!" she panics, grabbing her torch as she begins to look around.
ANASTASIA: "Let her go!" Anastasia angers, throwing herself as Peresphone's corpse to try and save her.
As several Wendigo's climb down, from the darkness Gabi stumbles firing several gunshots into the air. The group glancing up as the Wendigo's all turn to Gabi who has survived her attack earlier in the cavern. However as this occurs, Kassidy takes the opportunity to notice a passage that would safely escort the group out. Taking the chance, Kassidy sprints calling back to her friends.
KASSIDY: "This way!"
Upon the ground, Cade begins to throw himself from the walls and back towards Gabi who stands in harms way as each Wendigo begins to approach her, throwing her from the shaft and back in the direction she came from, the two fleeing the scene together.
BELLAMY: "Kassidy!" he yells back, noticing her departure climbing to his feet and taking off towards her.
Following alongside, Scott tries to follow before being cut off from Lorraine, Rosalie and Anastasia, leaving them to fend themselves off.
LORRAINE: "We can't fight them Ana!" she pleads, begging her to leave as Scott tries to get to them, being sectioned off in his own shaft.
SCOTT: "I can't get to you!" he pleads, noticing the oncoming creatures that begin to follow him.
ROSALIE: "Scott wait!" she insists, watching him disappear into the shadows as he makes his exit only to be followed by several of the creatures.
Upon the ground, Anastasia continues to fend off one Wendigo that claws at Peresphone's body, screaming in the face of fear as her tears run dry, Peresphone's eyes remaining dry as they stare up in a cloud of smoke. Lorraine's head turns to the exit where Kassidy, Bellamy and Scott departed noticing the open passage as she takes Rosalie's arm.
LORRAINE: "Come on!" she forces her hand, Rosalie releasing it before following alongside.
As they sprint down the shaft, Lorraine skips over a small pond, making considerable distance with Rosalie who keeps turning her back to see where Anastasia has gone, only to fool into the body of muddied water that Lorraine skips over. Her face lifts up in shock, shaking her hair as she screams for Lorraine.
ROSALIE: "Lorraine! Come back!"
Lorraine continues to sprint, panicking as she hears her name striking each wall. Her head turns, her heels clenching as she comes to a halt only to feel the rocks shifting, eventually caving beneath her as she falls through a small passage. She falls several feet, striking her head off of a stack of rocks, knocking her unconscious.
Back in the dust filled room, Anastasia continues to claw at the Wendigo. Her screaming intensifies as she throws herself onto it. The Wendigo and herself falling from Peresphone's corpse and onto the sand. The creature screeches, its eyes remaining wide as its teeth attempt to pierce Anastasia's skin. She climbs up, holding her foot upon the creatures throat before severely striking it upon the creature's neck. The creature screeches in agonizing pain before cracking collides with the caves walls, sending shockwaves of breaking bones as the Wendigo lays dead, Anastasia crushing its windpipe.
Her body remains limp, her hand holding onto her pickax as her small eyes remain drawn on the body, sweat falling from her face as sand begins to shuffle behind her. Her breathing slows down, her eyes shifting slightly to the left as a figure approaches her from behind. Without hesitation she panics, throwing her hand and the pickax into the air whilst filling the air with her screaming. The pickax successfully pierces the neck of her assailant, her eyes remaining closed as she hears the dying breathes off her victim. Her eyes open, noticing the short hair that falls in ripples as the pickax hangs from their neck.
ROSALIE: (Gurgling) her eyes remain open, shocked as she falls to her knee's.
Anastasia stands in shock, a few tears falling from her eyes as she bats her eyelid with no words coming from her. Rosalie staring up in response as she holds her hand up to Anastasia's chest, clutching her necklace before Anastasia pulls the pickax from Rosalie's neck. Anastasia staring over a frail Rosalie who begins to panic, clutching her neck as she begs for Anastasia's aid. She solemnly stares down at Rosalie, despair in her face as she shakes her head, her pickax hanging from her hand as she begins to follow the group through the passage they took, refusing to look back as Rosalie knowing of her guilt, leaving Rosalie alone and afraid as she begins to bleed out.
Present Day.
SHERIFF DARREN: "Gabi was there?"
LORRAINE: "The woman with the gun? Yes. I only ever saw her that once but she was there. She got us out. I'm not sure what happened after"
SHERIFF DARREN: "But these creatures, how in the hell do they exist?"
LORRAINE: "I'm not too sure . . . all I know is that this was planned"
SHERIFF DARREN: "Go on" he insists as Lorraine bows her head.
Between the two Lorraine clutches her coffee, pulling herself forward.
LORRAINE: "Ana got a request upon this place, a woman notified her about her. She thought it was a good idea"
SHERIFF DARREN: "Who was she?"
LORRAINE: "I don't know . . . Ana said their name before"
SHERIFF DARREN: "Miss Richardson, what was their name"
June 21st, 2009.
ANASTASIA: "Thank you! She'll love it!" Anastasia laughs cheerfully, agreeing to the offer.
The woman infront of her stands solemnly, their gazing eyes dancing upon Anastasia as Anastasia holds out her hand.
ANASTASIA: "I'm Anastasia, I didn't get your name?"
The woman kindly takes her hand, her luscious brown locks dangling in small curls.
ADDISON: "My name's Addison, Addison Merridew" she speaks out, relaying her name with a gleaming smile.
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Next Episode: "I Choose Life"
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Who's side was you on?:
Was the group right to leave Norman, Melania & Valentino behind?:
Thoughts upon Gabi locating Keyon?:
Will both of them survive now they are together?:
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