Dominion Page #12

His arms, all the way up his neck, any part of his upper body

that is exposed shows the glyphic angelic tattoos, as if

being rewritten on him.

Claire gasps. No one can believe what’s happening. Even

David Weel is speechless. Arika unconsciously backs away as

do her women. Bixby’s floored... again... what a night!

Alex is most confused and alarmed of all.

He stares in horror at the tattoos that run down his arms;

makes eye contact with Claire, their lives changed forever.

Every single person in the bunker immediately decides if they

believe, and whether or not they’re on the side of the Chosen

One.

Claire bows down before Alex.

END ACT FIVE:

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ACT SIX:

INT. WEEL’S MGM UNDERGROUND BUNKER -NIGHT

We open on silence, as everyone tries to come to terms with

what just happened. William Weel is dumbstruck, can’t

process it, nor can Rysen.

David stares into Alex’s eyes, for the moment not sure what

to say.

The silence is deafening as Alex stands frozen.

David Weel decides to ignore it for now and gestures to Arika

and her delegation.

DAVID:

Arrest them.

Arika is panicked acutely aware of how this all looks, as

solider’s surround them. She turns to David.

ARIKA:

You have to believe me, David! We

had no part in this. I had no idea

what Roan was, he was deceiving all

of us.

David just stares at her coldly, calculating.

ARIKA:

(panicking)

What would we have to gain? Please

think!

DAVID:

I am...

Soldiers lead the Helena delegation out of the bunker as

Arika pleads...

ARIKA:

Please David... You must listen to

me...!!

EXT. VEGA – NIGHT

ROAN, keeps to the shadows, wounded, as he slips down an

empty alley between the giant buildings of a casino. He

moves toward one of the main walls. Soldiers are everywhere,

the city ablaze with light.

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Suddenly, two soldiers round a corner and see him, bleeding,

holding a knife. Before they have a chance to utter a

syllable, he has killed them both.

He doesn’t have much time before others find him. He runs at

the wall and we focus on his BACK... as a RIPPLE moves up

from the bottom to the top, like a wave, and as the RIPPLE

spreads his WINGS grow out behind him and he takes flight;

wings, hair and eyes all turn azure in color.

OVER THE WALLS he glides up, up, the trackers light on him,

fire and miss. Roan escapes into the night.

INT. WEEL’S MGM UNDERGROUND BUNKER – NIGHT

Rysen approaches David.

RYSEN:

Arresting Arika could spark another

war.

DAVID:

We’re already at war. They brought

that thing into the city allowing

it to kill Jeep.

RYSEN:

And you unleashed that monstrosity

at the Jubilee. How is that any

different? You knew what you were

doing, they clearly didn’t.

David’s undaunted.

DAVID:

Vega’s grown complacent and so have

you. I told you... the people need

to be reminded of the enemy we all

face.

(beat)

In fact, that demonstration was not

only effective it couldn’t have

gone better. Now we will be ready

to fight the battle that’s

coming...

David turns to Alex.

DAVID:

So... Alex Lannen. Take off your

shirt.

Alex does as he’s told.

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Every part of his torso is covered in the ANGELIC TATTOOS.

Yet, strangely, they’re different than what was on Jeep’s

body. It’s subtle but clear.

David takes a close look at the tattoos, trying to discern

how the trick was done, as if David Copperfield was involved.

Then he glances around the room, taking an assessment of who

is there, who has been a witness. Claire, Rysen, Thomas (his

personal guard), William... and Bixby?

He stares at her.

DAVID:

(to Alex)

Who is this?

ALEX:

Bixby.

Bixby gulps.

DAVID:

Designation?

ALEX:

V-1.

DAVID:

A v-1. What is she doing in my

Bunker?

Bix is toast.

ALEX:

I brought her.

Then Claire steps forward.

CLAIRE:

She’s with me, under my protection,

the protection of House Rysen.

David looks to Rysen. Rysen nods his assent.

DAVID:

She better be able to keep a

secret, because no one is going to

speak of this until we can figure

out what it all means. Is that

understood?

ALEX:

She’ll be quiet.

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BIXBY:

(terrified)

I promise...

David stares at her, a predator eyeing his prey, then goes

back to bossing people around.

Through all this, William has still said nothing, can’t take

his eyes off Alex, his deity in the flesh.

A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND draws everyone’s attention to the

BUNKER DOOR as it slowly slides open...

And Michael stands there, bloody, dark soot covering his face

and arms, but alive. The women gasp, Rysen and the guards

cheer... everyone is happy to see him alive, even David Weel.

RYSEN:

What happened?

MICHAEL:

They attacked the reactor. I

stopped them... but not before

damage was done. The core rods

were exposed, but containment held.

For now, there doesn’t seem to be a

radiation leak. The engineers are

working on it.

Michael then sees Jeeps body, it stops him cold and he stares

at it sadly, now devoid of tattoos. Then he looks up at

Alex, his shirt off, covered in them.

Michael glances at the wall, Roan’s blood on it, walks over

and touches the blood, feels it between his fingers, knows

what Roan was...

MICAHEL:

The boy was an infiltrator. Also a

member of the Powers, a higher

order of angel with the ability to

blend and kill. They can appear in

the most defenseless and disarming

ways. That’s why he was able to

pass through our scanners.

Michael walks over to Jeep’s body, stares down sadly.

MICAHEL:

The angel I fought at the reactor

was another higher angel. His name

is Wiken. Jeep was right: more

than one has joined Gabriel in his

war against us.

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The light’s flicker again.

Michael walks over to Alex and makes a planned move: he bows

down on one knee. Alex shifts about, uncomfortable with this

gesture.

Then Michael stands.

MICHAEL:

(to Alex)

Put your shirt back on and cover up

your arms and neck. Make sure none

of the tattoos show.

Then he turns to the group.

Michael stares closely at each person as he speaks.

MICHAEL:

Alex is the Chosen One. He IS the

baby I saved all those years ago

and he is now a man. He is under

my protection.

The wheels spin in David’s head, but he says nothing. Nor

does anyone else.

Alex and Claire share one last glance as Alex exits the

bunker with Michael.

INT. DAVID WEEL’S PERSONAL CHAMBERS – LATER NIGHT

David and William enter, both shaken by the events, but

David’s already ten steps ahead, scheming.

DAVID:

I don’t believe this Alex Lannen or

anyone else is the Chosen One. Or

even that the baby was ever real.

WILLIAM:

You saw the tattoos. You saw what

happened.

DAVID:

I saw the tattoos transfer from

Jeep to Alex. But I’ve seen more

extraordinary things than that

since all this insanity began.

He makes a drink, a stiff one.

65.

DAVID:

I don’t know what it all means, but

I’m not bowing to anyone, and you

aren’t either. Alex Lannen is now

our greatest threat...

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