Independence Day Page #13

Stave SAILS UPWARDS into the air.

The Fighter CRASHES into the canyon wall.

The Attacker can't turn in time. He tries to pull up, over

it, just misses the top of the canyon wall.

As the nose of the Attacker hits the tip of the canyon wall

the Attacker is FLIPPED OVER, ROLLING END OVER END over the

top of the canyon.

The parachute on Steve's ejection seat pops OPEN.

EXT. TOP OF CANYON - CONTINUOUS

Rolling end over end, the Attacker is banged up BADLY as it

finally comes to a stop.

Not far away, Steve has a quick, hard, landing. Rolling over,

Steve quickly pops the buckles on the chute and frees himself.

He stands and looks around. Spotting the beat up and

incapacitated alien Attacker, Steve gets an angry resolved

look. He marches over to the fallen alien Attacker. He scans

it quickly, spots a type of door that has been knocked ajar.

With all his might, Steve YANKS the door OPEN.

AN ALIEN:

For the first time we get a quick glance at these aliens, an

odd hybrid creature with fluctuating skeletal structure.

The reason we only get a quick glance is because the moment it

turns woozily towards us, Steve rears back and SLUGS HIM IN

THE FACE, knocking the alien totally unconscious.

His anger finally subsiding, exhaustion taking over, Steve

stands over the craft, slowly withdrawing the prized Victory

Dance cigar. He lights it and takes a long angry puff.

STEVE:

Now that's a close encounter.

CUT TO:

INT. TUNNEL - PASADENA FREEWAY - ALCOVE - SAME

It's dark. The hole Jasmine had entered is now blocked. She

pushes but it won't budge. Exhausted, she ignites her lighter

to get a better look around.

As it lights we SEE that we are inside a maintenance garage.

Jasmine rushes over to a phone but the line is dead. Taking

Dylan by the hand she moves to the large garage doors but she

can't open them.

She turns around and see a large maintenance truck, a huge

land-mover shovel attached to the front. She smiles.

EXT. GARAGE DOORS - SECONDS LATER

With a ROAR the large door BLAST APART as the maintenance

truck SMASHES through. Once out, Jasmine hits the brakes.

REVERSE ANGLE - JASMINE'S POV - DEVASTATED L.A.

Total devastation. Remnants of cars and buildings smoldering.

Three scattered survivors crawl from the wreckage. A

nightmare of destruction. The space craft above, slowly

leaving.

DYLAN:

Mommy, what happened?

JASMINE:

(astonished)

I don't know, badly.

CUT TO:

EXT. DESERT - REFUGEE TRAILER CAMP - DAY

We see dozens of trailers packing up their gear, some already

on the road. Miguel talks with one of the drivers, then

hurries away, running.

INT. BRENNON TRAILER - SAME

Russell wipes down Troy's forehead, he's burning up. Alicia

brings over a cold compress.

RUSSELL:

You know, you're just like your

mother. She was stubborn too. I

had to twist her arm to get her to

take her medicine.

TROY:

I'm sorry, Dad.

(beat; scared)

I'm not goin to die like mom, am

I?

ALICIA:

You're going to be fine.

Miguel comes rushing in, pulls Russell aside.

MIGUEL:

I couldn't find anything.

Everyone is packing up, they're

leaving. Word is a space ship is

heading this way.

RUSSELL:

We should leave too.

MIGUEL:

There's a group heading south,

they said there's a hospital just

a couple hours away. I think we

should follow them.

Russell nods in agreement. A knock on the door. Alicia turns

to find a handsome young boy, PHILIP in the doorway holding a

bottle of pills.

PHILIP:

Penicillin. At least it will help

keep his fever down.

ALICIA:

It's really nice of you to help

us.

PHILIP:

I wish I could do more but we're

moving out.

ALICIA:

(too eager)

We're going with you. I mean,

we're going too.

PHILIP:

Cool.

Alicia nods, smitten. Philip smiles charmingly and leaves.

CUT TO:

INT. AIR FORCE ONE - SAME

Back in the passenger section, the President sits with General

Grey and Chief of Staff Nimziki. The Technician from the

command module is briefing them.

TECHNICIAN:

They must be targeting our

satellites. We've lost all

satellite communication, tracking

and mapping.

GENERAL GREY:

Have NORAD relay intelligence to

our on board computers?

The Technician nods and exits. Defeated, the President slumps

sullenly.

GENERAL GREY:

We've moved as many of our forces

away from the bases as possible

but we've already sustained heavy

losses.

The President nods his approval absently. Coming out of the

bathroom, David overhears.

NIMZIKI:

I spoke with the Joint Chief when

they arrived at NORAD. They

agree, we must launch a counter

offensive with a full nuclear

strike. Hit 'em with everything

we've got.

PRESIDENT:

Above American soil?

NIMZIKI:

If we don't strike soon, there may

not be much of an America left to

defend.

The Technician returns, his face is white with fear.

GENERAL GREY:

What's the latest from NORAD?

OFFICER:

It's gone, sir. They've taken out

NORAD.

NIMZIKI:

That's impossible...

GENERAL GREY:

My God, the Vice President and the

Joint Chiefs...

NIMZIKI:

Mr. President, we must launch. A

delay now would be more costly

than when you waited to evacuate

the cities!

That stings the President. He considers the option. David is

shocked.

DAVID:

You can't be seriously considering

firing nuclear weapons?

CONSTANCE:

David, don't...

David pushes past her.

DAVID:

If you fire nukes, so will the

rest of the world. Do you know

what that kind of fall out will

do? How many innocent people...

The General gets up running interference. Constance tries to

pull David back.

GENERAL GREY:

(stern)

Sir, i remind you that you are

just a guest here...

CONSTANCE:

(overlapping)

David, please...

DAVID:

This is insanity! You'll kill us

and them at the same time.

There'll be nothing left!

NIMZIKI:

(interrupting)

Sit down and shut up!

Suddenly Moishe is on his feet, interrupting.

MOISHE:

Don't tell him to shut up! You'd

all be dead, were it not for my

David. You didn't do anything to

prevent this!

As everyone is about to besiege Moishe, the President tries to

calm him down.

PRESIDENT:

Sir, there wasn't much more we

could have done. We were totally

unprepared for this.

MOISHE:

Don't give me unprepared! Since

nineteen fifty whatever you guys

have had that space ship, the

thing you found in New Mexico.

DAVID:

(embarrassed)

Dad, please...

MOISHE:

What was it, Roswell? You had the

space ship, the bodies, everything

locked up in a bunker, the what is

it, Area fifty one. That's it!

Area fifty one. You knew and you

didn't do nothing!

For the first time in along time, President Whitmore smiles.

PRESIDENT:

Regardless of what the tabloids

have said, there were never any

space crafts recovered by the

government. Take my word for it,

there is no Area 51 and no

recovered space ship.

Chief of Staff Nimziki suddenly clears his throat.

NIMZIKI:

Uh, excuse me, Mr. President, but

that's not entirely accurate.

The President and General Grey turn to Nimziki, shocked.

SMASHED AND BURNED OUT CARS

laying across the roadway. Suddenly SMASH, Jasmine's

maintenance truck BLASTS through.

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