Post by Lex on Jan 15, 2007 3:17:02 GMT 10
Series: Shadow Stalker
Episode: 1.05 – Jingle Hell
Writer: Lex
Editor: Alex Hart
Rating: UK Rating 12 (Language and Violence)
Shadow Stalker is officially affiliated with Rogue Redemption, an awesome spin-off created by Amber.
I do not claim credit for any of Joss Whedon’s creation and the featuring of his characters and episodes in this series is simply for my pleasure and not at all for financial gain as I do all this for free! All characters not affiliated with Jossverse belong to me, as do the plot lines. Season One starts alongside Season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Season 3 of Angel and is in association with Rogue Redemption, (Amber); Chosen, (Heather); BtVS Seasons 8 + 9 and AtS Season 6, (Alex Hart); Raven (Alexander Brown); Sorceress Of Crimson Falls (Travis); and Wishful Thinking (Ben).
RACK (V/O): Previously on Shadow Stalker
SUNNYDALE
TOOLE’S OFFICE – INT.BRONZE – NIGHT
CATE and TOOLE are sat in his office, drinking wine.
TOOLE smiles at her, she smiles back.
CATE: Thanks for this, I’m Cate by the way.
TOOLE: I’m Toole.
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
LOBBY – INT.RACK’S PLACE - NIGHT
XAK, CHARLIE and RACK are in the lobby; she’s just about to reveal to XAK who her father is.
CHARLIE: This is…my dad.
XAK looks down, his face searching for a reply. Eventually he looks up at RACK.
RACK: (smirks) Don’t act surprised. Charlotte’s a big girl, she’s old enough to know what she wants.
XAK looks at him, disgusted.
XAK: No wonder she needs protecting, but not from those things that attacked her tonight…from you!
He advances towards RACK feeling angry. CHARLIE watches, scared.
CHARLIE: Xak no! Please…
She stands in between them both. There is a long pause. RACK thinks, he looks at CHARLIE.
RACK: What things?
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
ALLEY – EXT.BRONZE – NIGHT
TEETH lunges at CHARLIE and tackles her to the ground. She tries to hit him, but he’s too strong. He bites her leg, causing her to scream in agony. With her leg that isn’t wounded, she kicks him away and scrambles to her feet, she limps away in the direction of The Bronze.
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
LOBBY – INT.RACK’S PLACE – NIGHT
RACK looks at his daughter with disgust.
RACK: You stupid little girl…you stole money that I was using to save your life…you have no idea what you’ve done…you have absolutely no idea…
CUT TO –
XAK: (cutting her off, ignoring her pleas) You told me there was nothing else, no more secrets.
CHARLIE: I didn’t know how you’d react.
XAK: (angrily) To your dad abusing you with god knows what?!
CHARLIE: …I just don’t know how to function and to let other people help me…
CUT TO –
Image of CHARLIE injecting herself with Onyx Tonic and crying.
XAK (V/O): Well, if you’re so used to being on your own…then do that. I’m done.
A grey smoke begins to envelop her slowly. The smoke fully covers her and eventually the whole screen.
FADE TO BLACK
TEASER
EXT. SUNNYDALE STREETS
SONG: BILLY GILMAN – JINGLE BELL ROCK
The camera pans around various shots of Sunnydale during the daytime. The weather is hot in Sunnydale as usual during the wintertime. Children playing and laughing in the park. There is a young couple having a picnic beside the SU campus on a field. They smile at one another and laugh. (The music below plays throughout)
“Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring”
The camera pans down the high street of Sunnydale, there are lots of families walking around running from shop to shop, each member laden with bags full of surprises that will be revealed in a few days time. (The music below plays throughout)
“Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun”
The camera pans up to the sky, which changes swiftly to the night sky and the moon bears down on the streets of Sunnydale, bathing the town in a cool yellow glow. A woman is walking happily with a bag full to the brim of presents. A vampire grabs her from behind and bites her neck, she screams and drops the bag. The camera pans down to show the bag with childrens toys in them and blood dripping on to them. (The music below plays throughout)
“What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away”
The camera shows a man kissing his family on the high street as they run off excitedly to carol sing with a group of others. He smiles and walks off. He passes an alley and a long green, scaled arm reaches out and pulls him into the dark of the alley causing him to scream, eventually the scream stops abruptly. (The music below plays throughout)
“That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock”
CATE (V/O): Isn’t Christmas just the funnest?
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
CHARLIE’S ROOM – INT.RACK’S PLACE - AFTERNOON
The camera shows CHARLIE sitting still on her bed, her head resting against the wall. CATE is dancing around the room, hanging various decorations on whatever nook and cranny she can find. She stops, her breath almost taken away at the prospect of Christmas being so close.
CATE: I mean you have like all those presents and it’s just so awesome!
She looks over at CHARLIE who is just staring into space. She sighs and goes to sit next to her.
CATE: Girl, what’s up?
CHARLIE doesn’t respond in any way what so ever.
CATE: Are you still moping about Xak?
Again CHARLIE does a realistic impression of someone in catatonic shock.
CATE: Look if you’re sorry, just tell him, it’s not hard! He cares for you Charlie, its just you hurt him.
She looks down almost not wanting to say it.
CATE: …Lies have consequences…
CHARLIE looks up sharply at her.
CHARLIE: (quickly, with a bitter tone) You don’t think I know that? My own dad won’t even look at me.
CATE looks at her sympathetically, smiling nervously.
CATE: He loves you hon, I promise you. (upbeat, thinking it will help) He just doesn’t like you very much!
She beams at CHARLIE who looks out into space again.
CHARLIE: I don’t even know where he is, I’ve barely seen him these past few days.
CUT TO – UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN – EXT.DESERT - AFTERNOON
It is daytime, the camera pans round to show an empty space. The sand is glowing like a sea of fire underneath the sweltering sun. Small grains of sand surf over other layers in the small desolate breeze. The grains begin to swim in a circular motion and speed up causing a mini sand tornado to form. All of a sudden the sand drops and a cloaked figure is stood in the middle of the sand filled ocean. The figure looks around before removing its cloak. It’s RACK.
MALE VOICE (O/S): You’re late, yet again.
RACK turns around suddenly, shocked. A desk is situated behind him, with a suited man sitting behind it in an office chair. He is a middle-aged man and is very pale and thin. He has a brief case on his table.
RACK: Man, you scared me.
SUITED MAN: I doubt that, now, what did you want to see me about?
RACK looks at him, then reaches into his cloak pocket and reveals the wad of cash seen in “1.02 – Mockingbirds”. He throws it on the table. The SUITED MAN looks at it confused.
SUITED MAN: What’s this?
RACK: Payment. As always.
SUITED MAN: Ah.
There is a pause. The SUITED MAN opens the briefcase and reaches inside. He pulls out a file and begins to read it.
SUITED MAN: It appears we have a technical error in your account.
RACK: (shocked, but quiet) What?
SUITED MAN: I’m afraid your money is no good to us anymore, well more importantly me.
RACK stares at him, angrily.
RACK: I have scrimped and saved to get this money for months, what’s changed!?
SUITED MAN: I’m afraid I cannot divulge the specifics, all I can say is this arrangement has been terminated. This was supposed to be a secret deal and information regarding our affiliation has been leaked, we are not the only ones who know about it.
RACK: But, I’ve said nothing, I don’t go anywhere.
SUITED MAN: But people come to you? I would watch who you let in. You’ve become so desperate, you’ve forgotten just how much danger you are in.
RACK: (seething) Oh I know damn right how much danger I’m in.
SUITED MAN: (smiles) I’m sure you have other concerns. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting to get to.
RACK: You ain’t going anywhere.
He looks at his watch.
SUITED: I’m late already. Goodbye Ra-
He disappears before he can finish his sentence. RACK looks around worried to see if anyone is watching. The camera pans back to a long shot to show RACK standing by himself in the desert with no one else around.
FADE TO BLACK
Episode: 1.05 – Jingle Hell
Writer: Lex
Editor: Alex Hart
Rating: UK Rating 12 (Language and Violence)
Shadow Stalker is officially affiliated with Rogue Redemption, an awesome spin-off created by Amber.
I do not claim credit for any of Joss Whedon’s creation and the featuring of his characters and episodes in this series is simply for my pleasure and not at all for financial gain as I do all this for free! All characters not affiliated with Jossverse belong to me, as do the plot lines. Season One starts alongside Season 6 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Season 3 of Angel and is in association with Rogue Redemption, (Amber); Chosen, (Heather); BtVS Seasons 8 + 9 and AtS Season 6, (Alex Hart); Raven (Alexander Brown); Sorceress Of Crimson Falls (Travis); and Wishful Thinking (Ben).
RACK (V/O): Previously on Shadow Stalker
SUNNYDALE
TOOLE’S OFFICE – INT.BRONZE – NIGHT
CATE and TOOLE are sat in his office, drinking wine.
TOOLE smiles at her, she smiles back.
CATE: Thanks for this, I’m Cate by the way.
TOOLE: I’m Toole.
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
LOBBY – INT.RACK’S PLACE - NIGHT
XAK, CHARLIE and RACK are in the lobby; she’s just about to reveal to XAK who her father is.
CHARLIE: This is…my dad.
XAK looks down, his face searching for a reply. Eventually he looks up at RACK.
RACK: (smirks) Don’t act surprised. Charlotte’s a big girl, she’s old enough to know what she wants.
XAK looks at him, disgusted.
XAK: No wonder she needs protecting, but not from those things that attacked her tonight…from you!
He advances towards RACK feeling angry. CHARLIE watches, scared.
CHARLIE: Xak no! Please…
She stands in between them both. There is a long pause. RACK thinks, he looks at CHARLIE.
RACK: What things?
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
ALLEY – EXT.BRONZE – NIGHT
TEETH lunges at CHARLIE and tackles her to the ground. She tries to hit him, but he’s too strong. He bites her leg, causing her to scream in agony. With her leg that isn’t wounded, she kicks him away and scrambles to her feet, she limps away in the direction of The Bronze.
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
LOBBY – INT.RACK’S PLACE – NIGHT
RACK looks at his daughter with disgust.
RACK: You stupid little girl…you stole money that I was using to save your life…you have no idea what you’ve done…you have absolutely no idea…
CUT TO –
XAK: (cutting her off, ignoring her pleas) You told me there was nothing else, no more secrets.
CHARLIE: I didn’t know how you’d react.
XAK: (angrily) To your dad abusing you with god knows what?!
CHARLIE: …I just don’t know how to function and to let other people help me…
CUT TO –
Image of CHARLIE injecting herself with Onyx Tonic and crying.
XAK (V/O): Well, if you’re so used to being on your own…then do that. I’m done.
A grey smoke begins to envelop her slowly. The smoke fully covers her and eventually the whole screen.
FADE TO BLACK
TEASER
EXT. SUNNYDALE STREETS
SONG: BILLY GILMAN – JINGLE BELL ROCK
The camera pans around various shots of Sunnydale during the daytime. The weather is hot in Sunnydale as usual during the wintertime. Children playing and laughing in the park. There is a young couple having a picnic beside the SU campus on a field. They smile at one another and laugh. (The music below plays throughout)
“Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring”
The camera pans down the high street of Sunnydale, there are lots of families walking around running from shop to shop, each member laden with bags full of surprises that will be revealed in a few days time. (The music below plays throughout)
“Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun”
The camera pans up to the sky, which changes swiftly to the night sky and the moon bears down on the streets of Sunnydale, bathing the town in a cool yellow glow. A woman is walking happily with a bag full to the brim of presents. A vampire grabs her from behind and bites her neck, she screams and drops the bag. The camera pans down to show the bag with childrens toys in them and blood dripping on to them. (The music below plays throughout)
“What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away”
The camera shows a man kissing his family on the high street as they run off excitedly to carol sing with a group of others. He smiles and walks off. He passes an alley and a long green, scaled arm reaches out and pulls him into the dark of the alley causing him to scream, eventually the scream stops abruptly. (The music below plays throughout)
“That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock”
CATE (V/O): Isn’t Christmas just the funnest?
CUT TO – SUNNYDALE
CHARLIE’S ROOM – INT.RACK’S PLACE - AFTERNOON
The camera shows CHARLIE sitting still on her bed, her head resting against the wall. CATE is dancing around the room, hanging various decorations on whatever nook and cranny she can find. She stops, her breath almost taken away at the prospect of Christmas being so close.
CATE: I mean you have like all those presents and it’s just so awesome!
She looks over at CHARLIE who is just staring into space. She sighs and goes to sit next to her.
CATE: Girl, what’s up?
CHARLIE doesn’t respond in any way what so ever.
CATE: Are you still moping about Xak?
Again CHARLIE does a realistic impression of someone in catatonic shock.
CATE: Look if you’re sorry, just tell him, it’s not hard! He cares for you Charlie, its just you hurt him.
She looks down almost not wanting to say it.
CATE: …Lies have consequences…
CHARLIE looks up sharply at her.
CHARLIE: (quickly, with a bitter tone) You don’t think I know that? My own dad won’t even look at me.
CATE looks at her sympathetically, smiling nervously.
CATE: He loves you hon, I promise you. (upbeat, thinking it will help) He just doesn’t like you very much!
She beams at CHARLIE who looks out into space again.
CHARLIE: I don’t even know where he is, I’ve barely seen him these past few days.
CUT TO – UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN – EXT.DESERT - AFTERNOON
It is daytime, the camera pans round to show an empty space. The sand is glowing like a sea of fire underneath the sweltering sun. Small grains of sand surf over other layers in the small desolate breeze. The grains begin to swim in a circular motion and speed up causing a mini sand tornado to form. All of a sudden the sand drops and a cloaked figure is stood in the middle of the sand filled ocean. The figure looks around before removing its cloak. It’s RACK.
MALE VOICE (O/S): You’re late, yet again.
RACK turns around suddenly, shocked. A desk is situated behind him, with a suited man sitting behind it in an office chair. He is a middle-aged man and is very pale and thin. He has a brief case on his table.
RACK: Man, you scared me.
SUITED MAN: I doubt that, now, what did you want to see me about?
RACK looks at him, then reaches into his cloak pocket and reveals the wad of cash seen in “1.02 – Mockingbirds”. He throws it on the table. The SUITED MAN looks at it confused.
SUITED MAN: What’s this?
RACK: Payment. As always.
SUITED MAN: Ah.
There is a pause. The SUITED MAN opens the briefcase and reaches inside. He pulls out a file and begins to read it.
SUITED MAN: It appears we have a technical error in your account.
RACK: (shocked, but quiet) What?
SUITED MAN: I’m afraid your money is no good to us anymore, well more importantly me.
RACK stares at him, angrily.
RACK: I have scrimped and saved to get this money for months, what’s changed!?
SUITED MAN: I’m afraid I cannot divulge the specifics, all I can say is this arrangement has been terminated. This was supposed to be a secret deal and information regarding our affiliation has been leaked, we are not the only ones who know about it.
RACK: But, I’ve said nothing, I don’t go anywhere.
SUITED MAN: But people come to you? I would watch who you let in. You’ve become so desperate, you’ve forgotten just how much danger you are in.
RACK: (seething) Oh I know damn right how much danger I’m in.
SUITED MAN: (smiles) I’m sure you have other concerns. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a meeting to get to.
RACK: You ain’t going anywhere.
He looks at his watch.
SUITED: I’m late already. Goodbye Ra-
He disappears before he can finish his sentence. RACK looks around worried to see if anyone is watching. The camera pans back to a long shot to show RACK standing by himself in the desert with no one else around.
FADE TO BLACK
