Lost Boys: The Thirst Page #5

Peter, can you hear me?

- Eew.

- Buckets of eew.

Edgar, something's wrong.

Yeah, I'd say.

No, I mean we killed DJ X,

but I don't feel any different.

Something's wrong.

They're still vampires. Nothing's changed.

Edgar...

...this smells like garlic.

Garlic?

Let me see.

You're right, it...

They were keeping him weak.

You're the alpha.

Oh, I bet you did not see that coming.

Thanks to you.

If X had been able to drink my blood

during the Blood Moon...

...my power would have passed to him...

...and that would have been a shame.

I've been the alpha for a long, long time.

You'll never grow old, you'll never die...

...but you must feed.

I brought you Edgar Frog,

just like you asked.

Now it is your turn.

Remember your promise to me.

I just don't wanna grow old. Sorry.

Oh...

...you won't.

They're all yours!

Alan, wait!

No, no, no, this is not a good time

for the batteries to die.

Claus, I need you to get Zoe to safety.

Edgar, I'm not leaving without you.

If we don't kill Peter right now...

...there's gonna be a thousand

emo-goth vampires out there.

I need you to warn the world.

Especially in case I don't survive.

That's not an option.

I'll be waiting.

Just go.

Come on.

Claus.

I'm disappointed in you, Edgar.

This is no way to treat your savior.

Savior? You got a funny way

of looking at things, kid.

I saved you from a life of loneliness.

You didn't want to end up

like Robert Neville, did you? Ha, ha.

- Robert who?

- You really should read more books, Edgar.

The ones without pictures

and word balloons.

Robert Neville,

the protagonist in I Am Legend.

Last man on Earth

in a world full of vampires.

Is that really what you want to become?

I'm not thirsty.

You'll have to kill me first.

I will, if necessary.

But that would be a shame...

...especially since I owe you a debt

for killing X.

Why didn't you just kill him yourself?

A father can't murder his own children.

That would be in bad taste.

Even an impertinent little sh*t like DJ X.

I told him you can't turn all the cattle

into cowboys...

...you'll wind up with too many cowboys.

But he didn't listen.

And now, thanks to his damned raves...

...there are going to be far too many

vampires roaming the Earth.

That's where you come in.

Keep the population down

to a manageable size.

Plenty of blood to drink.

Everybody's happy.

Precisely.

Which is why I want you to keep on doing

what you're already so very good at.

Hunting and killing vampires.

So you want me to be your own personal

hemo-sucking hit man, is that it?

Crudely worded...

...but yes, that's the general idea.

And what makes you think...

...that I won't just kill you myself?

Nothing.

Except that you have no real reason.

Think about it, Edgar.

Your brother's already one of us.

Everyone you care about

is either dead or playing for my team.

What do you say?

I say...

...why don't you go suck yourself?

Alan, kill your brother. You'll feel better.

Alan, no.

Don't do this.

You're my brother.

You're a Frog Brother.

Don't make me hurt you.

I told you not to make me hurt you.

Last chance, Edgar.

What the f***?

F*** you!

You okay?

Yeah.

Fang check.

Hmm.

Death to all vampires?

Maximum body count.

We are awesome monster bashers.

- The meanest.

- The baddest.

That's enough of that.

Hey. I thought you went to the beach

with your brother?

I did, actually, but, uh,

he wanted to stay out there longer.

He stays out much longer, he's gonna

turn into a human piece of beef jerky.

I guess he's making up for lost time.

- Yeah.

- Oh, guess what.

I sold your copy of Destroy All Vampires

number 125...

...for 500 bucks.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

That's great.

That should keep the bank off my butt

for a while.

Now, Zoe,

there's something I need to ask you.

How did you know vampires are real?

Just a hunch.

What are you reading?

Oh, I'm actually scanning the book

into my Kindle.

I decided, you know...

...I might as well educate myself about

all the possibilities of the dark underworld.

For example,

did you know that lycanthrope...

...or female werewolves, she-wolves...

...actually can change

anytime they want to?

They don't have to do it under a full moon.

That's a myth.

They can turn anytime they want to.

They have complete control.

They can do it in the middle of the day.

Now, that's an interesting theory.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes