Blade II Page #21

ANOTHER REAPER:

Drops down atop Reinhardt, knocking his UV gun into the

water. We SEE even MORE REAPERS converging in on them from

the side tunnels in a cacophony of SHADOW and NOISE.

INT. WESTERN TUNNEL - DAY (20 YEARS AGO)

Verlaine, Nyssa and Asad are FIRING their UV lasers. The

pumping flashes of their guns throw crazy shadows in every

direction. Adding to the unbridled chaos of strobing light

and NOISE. More and more Reapers are swarming towards them,

moving towards us at an unearthly clip! Nyssa and her

compatriots retreat, running for their lives.

A REAPER:

Leaps, landing on Verlaine's back. It grabs her head and

deftly SNAPS her spine in half with a sickening CRUNCH!

INT. EASTERN TUNNEL - DAY (20 YEARS AGO)

Whistler panics, backing away from the SOUNDS of the reapers

slaughtering Chupa. He finds his gun, flicks on the UV entry

light --

And just like that, the attacking reapers have vanished.

Whistler whirls about, sweeping the UV beam around, but all

he SEES is darkness.

Then, a bone-chilling WHISPER cuts through the shadows.

NOMAK (O.S.)

Whistler.

Whistler spins. NOMAK RIGHT BEHIND HIM. As Whistler whips

the UV gun up, Nomak stops it. The beam is mere millimeters

from the Reaper's face -- close enough to illuminate his

nightmarish features, but not close enough to burn.

NOMAK (CONT'D)

If you survive this, tell your master.

My end is my beginning.

In an eyeblink, Nomak is gone. Whistler spins, shining the

UV this way and that. Alone in the dark.

INT. NORTHERN TUNNEL - DAY

Blade FIRES his UV into a Reaper's torso. As the Reaper

incinerates, Blade spins, FIRING at a second Reaper --

ON REINHARDT:

Firing his non-UV weapon. Two Reapers are closing in on him.

BLADE:

Take mine!

Blade throws Reinhardt his UV laser and unsheathes his sword.

Reinhardt sweeps the lethal beam over the two reapers.

Blade retreats back into the water, calm, letting the

creatures comes to him. As they close in on him, he slips

the tip of the sword beneath the surface of the water,

waiting --

As one, the Reapers converge on Blade. He swings his sword

up from the water, hacking away at them, using their own

momentum against them.

Reinhardt considers his options. He decides to run for it --

BLADE (CONT'D)

Reinhardt!

Reinhardt races away, abandoning Blade. Blade reaches for

one of the UV flashbangs clipped to his harness. He pulls

the pin with his teeth and shoves it into an on-rushing

Reaper's mouth as --

Reinhardt slips on the wet concrete and --

BANG! Searing LIGHT fills the tunnel, instantly incinerating

the Reaper.

Reinhardt's unprotected face CATCHES FIRE. He SCREAMS,

falling back into the water, trying to douse the flames.

ANOTHER REAPER lands atop him, dragging him down as --

INT. NORTHERN AND WESTERN TUNNELS - CONTINUOUS

We hear GUNFIRE and SCREAMS coming from all directions.

Blade retreats. A reaper, fully ON FIRE from the UV

explosion, races towards him. As Blade decapitates it:

BLADE:

(shouting into radio)

Re-group! Re-group!

Asad and Nyssa also retreat. Nyssa pulls a pin on a UV

flashbang, throws it behind her. BA-BANG! UV light fills

the tunnels and --

INT. SEWER LINE - FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION - DAY

Blade, Nyssa, Whistler and Asad abruptly find themselves back

in the four-way juncture, knee-deep in water. They quickly

regroup, out of breath, riding adrenaline highs.

NYSSA:

Where's Chupa?

WHISTLER:

Forget him, he's chunk-style.

ASAD:

Same with Snowman and Verlaine.

WHISTLER:

Guess that perfume of yours did the

trick after all?

BLADE:

(quietly)

A little too well, I'd say.

The others turn to look in Blade's direction.

DOZENS OF RED EYES

are staring out at them from the darkness of the Eastern

Tunnel. Then we hear a HISSING SOUND coming from the

opposite direction. Blade and the others spin around --

MORE RED-EYED REAPERS

are closing in on them from the West. AND THE NORTH. AND

THE SOUTH! There must be forty of them in all.

WHISTLER:

Perfect. We got the whole f***ing

Partridge family here.

They retreat until they are back to back, each one of them

covering their respective tunnel opening.

A REAPER:

Lunges at them from the North. Asad triggers his UV laser,

scorching the creature. It HOWLS and slinks backwards.

TWO MORE REAPERS

Attack from the East and the West. Blade and Nyssa respond

in kind, burning their assailants in mid-air. But even as

they fire, their UV beams weaken, the flashes of light coming

from their barrels pulsing less frequently.

WHISTLER (CONT'D)

Unless anybody has any bright ideas, I'd

say we're about half a battery away from

a reaper gang-bang.

The foursome are managing to keep the Reapers at bay, but

just barely. Blade motions to Nyssa.

BLADE:

Give me the rest of the pheromones.

Nyssa reaches inside her harness, handing Blade the remaining

atomizers. He crushes them in his fist, letting the fluid

within spill over his face and chest.

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