Divergent Page #3

CHRISTINA:
Cut?

ERIC:
At the end of each stage of training, the

lowest-ranking Initiates will be leaving us.

WILL:
To do what?

ERIC:
There's no going home to your

families, so you'd live factionless.

WILL:
Why didn't we know that?

ERIC:
It's a new rule.

CHRISTINA:
A new rule? Somebody

should have told us that.

ERIC:
Why? Would you

have chosen differently?

Out of fear?

I mean, if that's the case,

you might as well get out now.

If you're really one of us, it won't

matter to you that you might fail.

Now you chose us.

Now we get to choose you.

(PANTING)

(GRUNTING)

(SIGHS)

WILL:
Statistically speaking, you should have

hit the target at least once by now.

Even by accident.

FOUR:
Hey. What have you got?

MAX:
Factionless. Not doing anything.

PETER:
Check it out, stiff. That's

gonna be your new family.

- (BABY CRYING)

- (BOTTLES CLINKING)

Go say "Hi."

ERIC:
You ready for some real fighting?

FOUR:
Not even close.

ERIC:
First jumper!

In the ring.

Last jumper!

Time to fight.

(INDISTINCT MURMURINGS)

MOLLY:
How long do we fight for?

ERIC:
Till one of you can't continue.

FOUR:
Or one of you concedes.

ERIC:
According to the old rules.

New rules, no one concedes.

FOUR:
You really want to lose

'em on their first fight?

ERIC:
A brave man never surrenders.

FOUR:
Lucky for you, those weren't

the rules when we fought.

ERIC:
You'll be scored on

this, so fight hard.

Go!

PETER:
Don't be scared, stiff!

- (GRUNTS)

- CHRISTINA:
Nice, Tris!

(GRUNTS)

(GASPS)

- BOY 1:
Nice.

- BOY 2:
Yeah!

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

ERIC:
All right, guys, over here.

Listen up.

Know what this board is?

It's your life.

We grade you every day.

If you're still in the red by the

end of the first stage, you're out.

TRIS:
I'm never gonna make it.

CHRISTINA:
Yes, you are.

TRIS:
I'm the weakest one here.

CHRISTINA:
Then you'll be most improved.

TRIS:
You're Candor. You're

not supposed to lie.

CHRISTINA:
I was Candor. And I'm not lying.

AL:
If they cut me, I think my

parents would take me back.

WILL:
No, it doesn't work like that.

Even if they wanted to, their

faction wouldn't allow it.

TRIS:
Even if my parents

would take me back,

I wouldn't belong there anymore.

CHRISTINA:
This is getting depressing.

- AL:
(CHUCKLING) Yeah.

CHRISTINA:
You know what

we should do? Get tattoos.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

WILL:
Did you know they had

a tattoo of your face?

CHRISTINA:
Like it?

- WILL:
Yeah.

- Where would you get it?

CHRISTINA:
I don't know.

Where do you suggest?

AL:
Anywhere you want.

CHRISTINA:
Here, it's this thing here.

TRIS:
You remember me, right?

- I was just wondering if you could...

TORI:
No.

I just do tattoos.

TRIS:
Okay.

I'd like this one.

Please.

(POWERING UP)

Can I just ask you...

TORI:
You made a mistake

choosing Dauntless.

- They'll find out about you...

TRIS:
Who?

Who will?

TORI:
The people you're a threat to.

TRIS:
What people? Who, Dauntless?

TORI:
No, society.

If you don't fit into a category,

they can't control you.

TRIS:
I don't get it.

I'm Dauntless. I'm going to be

Dauntless. I chose Dauntless.

TORI:
For your sake, I hope so.

(GRUNTS)

(PUNCHES RAPIDLY LANDING)

FOUR:
You're weak. You have no muscle.

- You're never gonna win, not like that.

TRIS:
That's good to know.

FOUR:
Yeah, you're gonna have

to use your whole body.

Keep tension here.

TRIS:
Okay...

FOUR:
And go on offense.

You're fast, so you could

win if you attack first.

You get inside, you

jab to the throat.

ERIC:
Four!

FOUR:
Keep working.

(GROANING)

AL:
Sorry about that, Will.

(CHRISTINA GRUNTING)

TRIS:
Come on, Chris.

(GRUNTS)

CHRISTINA:
Stop... Stop!

(COUGHS)

I'm done. I'm done.

ERIC:
You need to stop?

- (PANTING)

- Okay.

Let me give you a hand.

CHRISTINA:
Thanks.

ERIC:
All right, let's

everyone take a break!

You feelin' a little better?

CHRISTINA:
Yeah, I'm fine.

(SHRIEKS)

Whoa!

- ERIC:
Grab the rail.

- (GRUNTING)

- Or don't.

- (GASPS)

You've got three options.

Hang there and I'll

forget your cowardice.

Fall and die.

(CHRISTINA GROANING)

Or give up.

But if you give up, you're out.

(CHRISTINA PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

TRIS:
Come on, Chris!

(CHRISTINA GROANING)

(METAL CREAKING)

(STRAINING)

ERIC:
Time!

(CONTINUES GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

Dauntless never give up.

(PANTING)

(SOBBING)

FOUR:
As Dauntless, we fight to protect

every life inside the fence, without fail.

That's why we train

you the way we do.

To teach you not to give up.

And to find out who

has what it takes.

Even though it's been quiet out there for

years, that could change at any moment.

So we have to be ready

for everything.

BOY:
Whoo!

TRIS:
What's out there?

CHRISTINA:
Monsters.

- (CHUCKLES)

WILL:
Amity farms.

TRIS:
No, I know. But beyond that?

AL:
Places that never

recovered from the war.

TRIS:
Do you know?

FOUR:
Let's just say they built

their fence for a reason.

- (GIRL GRUNTING)

- BOY:
Man!

(BOY LAUGHS)

CHRISTINA:
You're kinda good at this.

BOY:
Come on.

(CLANGING)

ERIC:
That was pathetic.

(CLANGING)

(SCOFFS)

AL:
It slipped.

ERIC:
Well, go get it!

AL:
What, while they're throwing?

ERIC:
Are you afraid?

AL:
Of getting stabbed by an

airborne knife? Yeah.

ERIC:
Everybody stop.

Stand in front of the target.

Four, gimme a hand here.

You're gonna stand there while

he throws those knives.

And if I see you

flinch, you're out.

One thing you will learn here

is that orders are not optional.

(SIGHS)

TRIS:
Stop.

Anyone can stand in front of a target.

It doesn't prove anything.

ERIC:
Then it should be easy for

you to take his place.

Same rules apply.

(SIGHS)

Oh, come on, Four.

You can get closer than that.

FOUR:
You want me to give her a little trim?

ERIC:
Yeah, maybe just a little off the top.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GRUNTS)

Points for bravery, stiff.

Not as many as you just lost

for opening your mouth.

Now watch yourself.

We train soldiers, not rebels.

But we're done for today. Get out.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

FOUR:
You all right?

TRIS:
You cut me.

FOUR:
I meant to.

TRIS:
You meant to?

FOUR:
You think he was gonna let

you off without a scratch?

You'd still be standing

there if I hadn't hit you.

TRIS:
So am I supposed to thank you?

FOUR:
You're supposed to be smart.

If I wanted to hurt

you, I would have.

- (ALL CHEERING)

CHRISTINA:
There she is.

You do have a death wish.

WILL:
I can't believe you

said that to Eric.

You're the only one who's

ever stood up to him.

CHRISTINA:
Look at your ear. Let's

get you cleaned up.

MOLLY:
Hey, Tris. That was cool.

TRIS:
Thanks.

(CHUCKLES)

(SNICKERING)

PETER:
Impressive, stiff. Congrats.

WILL:
Shut up.

PETER:
What? Hey, you're famous now. I mean,

not because of the thing with Eric.

You're in the news. Yeah, listen.

"The recent transfers of

Beatrice and Caleb Prior,

"children of Andrew Prior, call

into question the soundness

"of Abnegation's

teachings and values.

"What prompted them to leave?

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