The Host Page #3

You never said nothing about

keeping the kid away from her.

Jamie, that is not Melanie!

She's never coming back.

It's still her body

that we've hurt.

Get out of here now, Jamie,

or so help me, I'll...

Jared.

I'll look after Jamie.

IAN:
We'll watch it.

JARED:
I don't trust it.

Could be another Seeker.

She...

It

is the furthest thing from

a Seeker I've ever seen.

I mean, she jumped between you and Kyle.

They don't do that.

It was trying to find a way

to stay alive and escape.

What, by giving Kyle the

go-ahead to kill her? It?

That's a good plan.

What the hell has

gotten into everybody?

It is the enemy.

Don't forget it.

You don't feel bad at all.

I mean, I half killed her.

It doesn't matter.

It's not human.

So we stop acting human?

This is a big planet.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yes.

There has been a sighting of

humans in your area.

We are commencing a full-scale

search immediately.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

JEB:
Something, ain't it?

Found this place by accident.

Really, it found me.

I fell through the roof.

Almost died trying to find

a way out of these caves.

There's only one.

No one's found it on

their own since I did.

Kept the place to myself.

Good thing, too. Without

this, we're all dead. Right?

Wanderer?

Sound travels in these caves.

Your name is a mouthful.

You mind if I shorten it?

Life's short.

Especially right now.

Mind if I call you...

Wanda?

We get our power from the sun, Earth.

Any place we can.

It's actually an extinct

volcano not quite extinct.

Watch yourself.

Fall in,

you're not coming back.

Afternoon, everyone.

It's all yours.

JEB:
Don't you all

look pretty?

You all got your shades?

BRANDT:
Yeah, yeah.

JARED:
Make sure

you wear them.

BRANDT:
You already

look like an alien.

Makes you feel like a human

being again, don't it?

Bad joke?

You have the resources

you wanted, Seeker.

I know you must

have seen a lot,

but you ain't seen

nothing like this.

WANDERER:
Nothing.

How?

Same way the magicians do it.

Mirrors.

MELANIE:
And they all said

Jeb was crazy.

How many crazy people

could pull this off?

It's almost ready to harvest.

Can't come too soon.

We sure need the grain.

Everyone here thinks you're going

to betray us to the Seekers.

Makes sense.

Why else would you be here?

What I can't wrap my head around

is what kind of a plan was that?

Walking into the desert

with no backup

and no way

to get yourself back?

So if, like you say, you weren't

coming here for the Seekers,

why were you doing it?

Then I started thinking, when

they put one of you in our heads,

do we still exist?

Trapped in there?

If our memories are

still alive, are we?

You gotta believe some people

wouldn't go down without a fight.

Hell, I know

I wouldn't go quiet.

And I've never seen

fight like in Mel.

What she'd fight for, more than

anything, is the people that she loves.

I wonder

if a love like that might

play on someone's mind.

Heart.

It might get somebody to do something

they wouldn't ordinarily do.

Maybe you're here

'cause you do actually care

about Jared and the kid.

You.

Wanda.

(WHISPERING)

He sees everything.

He's not crazy.

He's a genius.

MELANIE:
I think he's both.

Yeah, I wonder

a lot about a lot of things.

And I'm not the only one.

Care to join us, Jamie?

Uncle Jeb.

How did you know I was here?

(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)

Mirrors.

Mirrors! Mirrors!

Help him!

I saw something!

Now, come on!

Help!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I saw evidence of humans.

I see evidence of us.

There's nothing here.

Thank you.

They're gone.

They're gone for now.

Jared and the others

are still out there.

Jamie, why don't you take

over guard duty for a spell?

What do I do?

You just keep an eye on her.

You'll figure it out.

This way.

You can't give

a boy a loaded gun.

That's why I didn't.

MELANIE:

Where is he taking us?

Aren't you

taking me to my cell?

I miss the outdoors.

And I was thinking that maybe

you're starting to miss it, too.

(WHISPERS) Be real quiet.

Okay. Sit here.

You can open your eyes now.

What stars are these?

I've never seen

this constellation.

They're not stars.

They're glowworms.

You have to be quiet or they

get scared and stop shining.

When I miss the sky,

I come here.

It's beautiful.

Wanda?

I heard what

Uncle Jeb was saying.

He thinks that Melanie

might still be alive.

Inside there with you, I mean.

MELANIE:
Jamie!

Can that happen?

Does it, Wanda?

Why won't you answer me?

Is Melanie still alive?

Wanda, please.

MELANIE:
Forget what I said.

Tell him.

She promised she

would come back.

Yes.

Has Melanie ever

broken a promise to you?

(CHUCKLES)

(SOBS) I love you, Mel.

She loves you, too.

She's so happy you're safe.

Is everybody like that?

Does everybody stay?

No.

Not like Melanie.

She's special.

She's very strong.

She wanted to keep her promise.

She couldn't have

kept her promise

if you didn't help her keep it.

Thank you, Wanda.

WANDERER:
It's our secret.

Okay?

Good evening, sir.

Can I help you?

(GRUNTS)

I think you can.

Come on, hurry.

You guys all right?

Yeah.

No racing.

Yeah, sure.

It's ready.

I figured it's time

you started earning your keep.

I'll see you both

in the east field.

Morning, Jamie.

Wanda.

JAMIE:
Come on.

Wanda?

Yeah.

Wanda.

MELANIE:
Why is he

looking at you?

Why are you looking at him?

Don't forget.

He tried to kill you.

Did you hear me?

He tried to kill you.

Don't you dare smile at him.

(MELANIE EXCLAIMS

IN ANNOYANCE)

(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)

(GROANS)

JEB:
You better

take care of that.

There. That one drives

faster than the limit.

(BRAKES SCREECH)

SEEKER:
Please stop your

vehicle and safely exit.

Fire!

AARON:
It ain't doing

any good.

I don't care! Keep firing!

(GUN FIRING)

(ENGINE REVS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(GUN FIRING)

Don't get caught.

Take him out!

SEEKER:
Please stop

your vehicle and safely exit.

Switch off your engine

and safely exit.

There are others.

JEB:
I always liked

science fiction stories.

Never dreamed

I'd be living in one.

How many planets have life?

MELANIE:
Just remember, Wanda,

you're not one of them.

Twelve that we know of.

Four I've never been to.

We've just

opened up a new world.

You've conquered 12 planets?

That's not how we see it.

We have always lived by

bonding with another species.

It is how we survive.

We try to live in harmony.

(GUN FIRING)

Speed up! Lose it!

No! Let him catch us.

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

Let's go!

We've got enough!

Let's go!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

We almost had them.

SEEKER PAVO:
Seeker.

This is not who we are.

You have killed a soul.

We have to make sacrifices.

This is a war.

This war is over.

The last of the resistance

will die out on its own.

They will become extinct.

But I think there is a war

raging in you, Seeker.

We're going home.

So are you.

You don't know what's going on.

We are losing control.

DOC:
Wanda.

If you don't mind me

asking, how old are you?

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