Wolfblood

Episode #10 The Call of the Wild

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1 EXT. STREAM - STONEYBRIDGE WOODS 16:45 DAY 1 (TUESDAY) 1

MADDY, SHANNON, TOM, RHYDIAN, CERI

A small stream in the woods. Trees and bushes cluster

thickly along the bank: ideal cover…

With a SHRIEK of delight, SHANNON SWINGS ACROSS THE STREAM on

a rope suspended from an ancient oak. She lands safely

MADDY:

Go, Shannon!

TOM:

My turn.

Even RHYDIAN’s applauding.

She swings the rope back, TOM catches it. Makes a comedy

routine out of spitting on his hands, psyching himself up as

if this was some impossible feat

But as he swings out over the stream, SOMETHING RUSTLES in

the bushes. TOM looks towards the movement - his grip slips -

And he falls into the stream!

MADDY:

Tom!

SHANNON:

You all right?

TOM:

Someone’s there!

Scrambling upright, dripping, he points into the thicket:

TOM (CONT’D)

Someone’s spying on us!

A HOODED FIGURE:
can’t tell if it’s male or female, let alone

who it is. Then the bush RUSTLES, and the figure is gone.

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2 EXT. BUSHES - STONEYBRIDGE WOODS - 16:50, DAY 1 2

SHANNON, TOM, MADDY, RHYDIAN

SHANNON crouches to examine broken and trampled twigs.

SHANNON:

This is where he was standing.

TOM, MADDY and RHYDIAN stop a couple of paces back, wary of

trampling the evidence.

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TOM:

So was he spying on us?

SHANNON:

How am I supposed to tell that from

a few broken twigs? Come on, let’s

get out of here…

She leaves, followed by TOM. MADDY and RHYDIAN hang back just

long enough to SNIFF THE AIR and catch a SCENT TRAIL.

RHYDIAN:

The same scent.

RHYDIAN (CONT’D)

The wild Wolfblood from the woods.

The one who attacked you.

TOM looks back.

TOM:

Come on.

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3 INT. BERNIE’S - 17:00, DAY 1 3

BERNIE, TOM, MADDY, RHYDIAN, SHANNON, N.S CUSTOMERS

WATER DRIPS into a small PUDDLE under a chair - dripping off

TOM. Preoccupied with prodding his sore knee, he doesn’t

notice. MADDY sits across the table from him.

MADDY:

Haven’t you got a big game Friday?

TOM:

Yeah, it’s the county cup final and

we’re playing Baron’s Mill High

School. The team we always lose

to.

Weaving through the few other CUSTOMERS, RHYDIAN and SHANNON

arrive with a tray. Hot chocolate all round.

RHYDIAN:

So your leg won’t make a difference

then.

TOM:

Thanks, mate.

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SHANNON:

Who cares about football? I want

to know who the creep in the bushes

was!

Bernie overhears.

MADDY:

Probably just a dog-walker.

TOM:

I didn’t see a dog.

(to Shannon)

Clearing tables nearby, BERNIE decides to butt in.

BERNIE:

Seen her too, have you?

TOM:

“Her”?

SHANNON:

Seen who?

BERNIE:

The homeless woman who’s sleeping

rough. She’s been seen around the

village these last few nights.

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INT. KITCHEN - MADDY’S HOUSE - 18:30, DAY 1

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EMMA, DANIEL, MADDY

MADDY is setting the table for dinner. EMMA is carrying

condiments and sauces from cupboards to put on it. DANIEL is

stirring something on the stove.

EMMA:

Whoever she is, she shouldn’t be on

our territory!

MADDY:

What if she’s in trouble?

DANIEL:

If she needs help, why does she

only appear to you two, and never

to me or your Mum?

MADDY:

Maybe she’s nervous - you know,

because she’s trespassing?

DANIEL:

Nervous? Her kind aren’t nervous

about anything. Especially “tame”

Wolfbloods.

EMMA:

Daniel!

DANIEL:

Maddy needs to know what they think

of us. To them, we’re weaklings,

traitors to our heritage. Pets.

MADDY:

You’re making out she’s our enemy.

EMMA:

We’re just saying: if she

approaches you, or Rhydian, call

us. Don’t try to handle her alone.

Sitting down to dinner, MADDY nods. Sounds scary.

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MOON PASSAGE:
LAST QUARTER

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6 EXT. SCHOOL PLAYGROUND -12:00, DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY) 6

JIMI, SAM, LIAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, SHANNON, TOM, KARA, KAY,

KATRINA:

JIMI, SAM, LIAM and some other FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS are

having a kick-around. Meanwhile, TOM talks to SHANNON.

TOM:

What d’you mean, you’re not coming?

SHANNON:

To watch you kick a piece of

leather round a field? Dull!

The 3K’s overhear and chime in:

KARA:

Football’s so lame even Shannon

doesn’t like it!

TOM:

It’s the cup final. Aren’t you

coming to support us?

KARA:

You lost to Baron’s Mill High last

year, and the year before

KAY:

And there’s nothing lamer than a

loser.

TOM:

That’s why we need you. The crowd

are like the twelfth man in the

team, supporting us, cheering us on

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KARA:

What - you mean Like cheerleading?

TOM:

No, that’s not what I

KAY:

(to Kara)

-It’s way more fun than football!

KATRINA:

Yeah! With costumes. And pompoms!

We’ll be the stars of the show!

The girls gather round to discuss, now ignoring TOM.

Meanwhile, the kick-around culminates in SAM taking a kick at

goal. LIAM, the goalie, jumps the wrong way. GROANS from

the team. LIAM scrambles to his feet, furious

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LIAM:

I’m a mid-fielder, what d’youexpect?

SAM:

Miss Graham put you in goal,

nothing we can do about-

LIAM:

Yeah, you would say that! If I was

playing the right position, you’dbe back on the subs bench!

JIMI:

Pack it in, you two! With Gavin

injured, Liam’s the best goaliewe’ve got SAM

Which is saying something…

JIMI:

And we’ve got a match to win, sopull yourselves together! Tom!

TOM runs over to join in as the kick-around begins again.

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7 EXT. SCHOOL PLAYGROUND - 12:10, DAY 2 7

MADDY, RHYDIAN, JIMI, SAM, LIAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, SHANNON,

TOM, KARA, KAY, KATRINA

The kick-around’s still going on.

conversation, watch idly.

MADDY and RHYDIAN, deep in

RHYDIAN:

If she can hide from us when she

wants, then when we see her *

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MADDY:

It’s because she wants us to.

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TOM kicks the ball hard, clearing it away from goal. But

he’s kicked it much too high. It soars straight towards theschool building - and a large window!

TOM gulps, just waiting for the glass to shatter…

But the ball’s passing over RHYDIAN’s head. He jumps And

just gets a hand to the ball.

harmlessly off the wall.

Deflected, it bounces

But suddenly the whole team are STARING AT HIM!

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JIMI:

Sam. Go fetch Miss Graham.

RHYDIAN looks round in alarm. What did he just do?

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8 EXT. SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD - 12:20, DAY 2 8

MADDY, RHYDIAN, JIMI, SAM, LIAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, SHANNON,

TOM, KARA, KAY, KATRINA, MISS GRAHAM

MISS GRAHAM watches JIMI line up a penalty kick. SAM, LIAM,

and TOM look on. A slightly confused RHYDIAN is in goal.

MADDY and the 3Ks watch from the sidelines. Other PUPILS

have drifted up here too, wondering what’s going on.

JIMI:

All you have to do is stop the ball

going in the net.

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