Part 7

The troopers FIRE, spraying Nick’s brains all over the wall and Dans' face. Dan falls with Nick’s lifeless body, slumping to the floor amidst the gore. Dan coughs and chokes as he pushes Nick off him, turning his head to avoid the blood spray. He gets up on one knee. The scientists rush forward syringes in hand.

DAN

Get away from me!

He rises from his knees, swinging his arm rapidly up and outwards. This generates a SHOCKWAVE which tears the scientists to pieces. Flesh and blood SPLATTER the troopers who stagger backwards into the corridor, smearing gore from their visors. Dan is on his feet swaying and staring at them with a look of fevered insanity. The troopers level their weapons and CLICK, nothing happens, they frantically check them over.

SHOCKTROOPERS

Fuck! Fuck!

Their weapons EXPLODE. One of the troopers is thrown back against the wall, he slides to the floor in shock with both hands missing. The other is trying to hold his entrails in place as they spill out of the large hole in his guts, he falls forward. Three scientists and two shocktroopers are standing silently in the elevator. The doors open revealing the carnage. A long hysterical SCREAM comes from the test room, the two troopers step out, weapons leveled. Chris runs out into the corridor slipping in the blood, they raise their weapons and shoot him dead. From the test room, Dan sees Chris fall to the floor in a hail of gunfire. He steps carefully through pools of blood, out into the corridor. He sees the troopers, weapons smoking and fear on their faces.

SHOCKTROOPER

Steady, the grand fromage himself wants him in one piece.

The scientists come out of the lift brandishing tranquilizer guns.

SCIENTIST

Out of the way you brutes! Before the subject has another outburst!

As they approach him, Dan falls to his knees clutching his temples, sweating and groaning in agony.

SCIENTIST

Maximum sedation! The scientists ready their weapons.

Dan puts a hand down to steady himself, his fingers start sinking into the floor. He gurns in pain. The scientists are lifted into the air in unison, dangling helplessly as if an invisible hand has them by their heads.  The shock troops look on in horror as the scientists SCREAM and their heads are forced together. Their skulls slowly CRACK and disintegrate with the force, fragments of bones sliding under each other, faces distorting in terror, SCREAMING, eyeballs POP, noses splinter, teeth crumble, scalps peel back and flesh rucks up against flesh, blood sprays viciously down the corridor, splashing at the troopers boots, who step back, transfixed in horror. The three gore-topped corpses drop to the floor in unison. Dan tries to stand, the shock troopers raise their weapons. Dan stares at them. Their weapons disintegrate into their separate components and fall apart in the troopers hands. They look at each other in panic. They run away down the corridor. Dan passes out amidst the carnage, slumping against the wall.

INT. CCTV Room.

Dans' unconscious body is visible on a monitor. The TRADESMAN is wearing a cybernetic helmet and watching the monitors. He taps a green button on the side of his head.

TRADESMAN

Wake up Daniel.

On the monitor, Dan stirs clutching his head, he tries to get to his feet and falls down.

TRADESMAN

Get up. Remain calm. If you want to understand and survive, you must listen.

Dan wipes his brow with his hand

DAN

Whaaat?

TRADESMAN

Listen to me Daniel, we do not have much time.

DAN

How do you know my name?

TRADESMAN

I know more than I can tell you now.

DAN

Am I going mad?

TRADESMAN

Get up and I will tell you

Dan gets to his feet.

DAN

What happened here?

He looks up and down the corridor.

DAN

Who are you?

TRADESMAN

I'm Jimminy Cricket...with powers. And I am your only way out of this.

DAN

Where are you?

TRADESMAN

Watching you on camera. Look, in a few minutes, Derek Lock's finest are going to come down that corridor. They are coming for you.

DAN

Why do they want me?

TRADESMAN 

You are infected Daniel. They wish to unleash you as a pestilence on the world. Death is one cure, I am the other.

On a monitor the two shock troops flee down the corridor. On another, a mess hall houses other soldiers, the shock troops burst in, gesturing wildly. The Tradesman presses a button on a control panel. A steel blast door slides shut across the mess hall entrance, sealing the soldiers inside.

TRADESMAN

I have just bought you a few minutes. Then the soldiers will open that door and take you away. Do you trust me Daniel?

Dan is staring up at the CCTV camera