Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #17

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LAURENT:

(sincere)

No, no, no. Don't be upset. I'm

doing you a kindness. Victoria plans

on killing you slowly, painfully -

whereas I'll make it very quick.

(inhaling)

And you smell so... mouth watering.

He faces her, taking in her scent, bloodlust building. Her

eyes dart around, escape is impossible --

The only thing she SEES is the apparition of Edward, looking

at her with alarm...

BELLA:

(whispering, barely

audible)

Edward. I love you.

Laurent is milliseconds from biting - then abruptly, his

expression changes. He sees something in the forest behind

Bella - and it terrifies him.

LAURENT:

I... don't believe it.

He steps back. Bella's confused as she realizes he's no

longer focused on her... she follows his eyes, slowly

turning... to find behind her --

AN ENORMOUS BLACK WOLF skulking out of the darkness of the

woods. It stalks towards them, a low disturbing GROWL in

its throat, sharp teeth gleaming.

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Bella is trapped between the two killers. Edward whispers

in her ear --

EDWARD:

Don't. Move.

The wolf slinks closer to Bella, a mere twenty feet from where

she stands, then --

FOUR MORE WOLVES soundlessly emerge from the trees, flanking

the black wolf. They're the size of small horses, all of

different hues:
dark silver, chocolate, ash and russet-

brown. Their hackles are up, lips curling, bodies crouched,

ready to spring.

Bella is frozen with fear as they come toward her. The RUSSET-

BROWN WOLF is the closest and looks directly at her. Laurent

continues to retreat - then suddenly, almost simultaneously --

-- Laurent BOLTS across the meadow --

-- The wolves SPRING toward Bella -- and leap right over her

in pursuit of Laurent! Their thunderous SNARLS and SNAPS

shake her as the pack sprint after the vampire, surrounding

him before he reaches the treeline --

Laurent SWINGS at the dark silver wolf, SMACKING the wolf

half-way across the meadow. Another wolf lunges at Laurent -

he kicks it and it sails into a tree, SPLINTERING it.

The two wolves recover, lurch back to the pack which closes

in on Laurent. It's impossible to know who will prevail --

Bella doesn't stay to find out. She RACES into the woods --

EXT. WOODS (CONTINUOUS) - DAY

-- Bella runs franticly, tearing down the hillside,

tripping, quickly picking herself up -- running, running --

EXT. WOODS/ROADSIDE - DAY

-- Bella DASHES out of the treeline and to her truck parked

on the shoulder. She jumps in, PEALS out --

INT. BELLA'S HOUSE - DAY

Bella BURSTS in, out of breath. Charlie and Harry

Clearwater are washing their fishing gear. Charlie spins.

CHARLIE:

Bella? What's wrong?

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BELLA:

They're not giant bears -- I saw them.

Up in a meadow --

CHARLIE:

Damn it, I told you not to go into the

woods!

HARRY CLEARWATER

What did you see, Bella?

BELLA:

Wolves. They're wolves, Dad.

We might note, though they don't, that Harry Clearwater

sighs ever-so-slightly.

BELLA:

Five of them. The size of - of cars.

I swear. They went after -- something -

- and I ran.

Charlie grabs up the phone; as he dials --

CHARLIE:

Harry, can you get some men from the rez?

HARRY CLEARWATER

Sure. Yeah. I'll just --

Harry seems more concerned than gung-ho as he slips out.

CHARLIE:

(into phone)

Jerry? Put a hunting party together --

tranq guns, large caliber shotguns --

there's something dangerous out there.

BELLA (V.O.)

Something dangerous. Victoria.

Her eyes dart around the house, their vulnerability spinning

in on her. As Charlie hangs up, goes to his gun cabinet --

BELLA (V.O.)

If she came after me, Charlie would

try to protect me -- and he'd die.

CHARLIE:

I've gotta go to the station.

BELLA:

Good! -- That's good.

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CHARLIE:

You okay here? You want to come with?

BELLA:

Actually, I -- need to see a friend.

EXT. JACOB'S HOUSE - DAY

Bella knocks. Then knocks again. Finally, Billy answers.

BELLA:

Hi, Billy. I know Jacob's sick but --

BILLY:

He's out with friends.

BELLA:

(taken aback)

Oh.

BILLY:

I'll let him know you came by.

Billy starts to close the door, but Bella stops him.

BELLA:

Wait -- he's got mono, right? That's

what you told my dad.

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