• Zombies! Season 1 Episode 3

    By

    James Ramos & Briana Brown


    Zombies



    INT. SCHOOL. DAY. 2 DAYS EARLIER.

    We see a couple of zombies roaming the school, aimlessly.
    Suddenly, a gunshot is heard and a zombie collapses. Jaxon,
    a 29 year old hunter, TREVOR, Officer Nick and Carlos enter
    the school.

    JAXON
    You two take the lower levels. Me
    and Trevor will go upstairs.

    Officer Nick and Carlos nod.


    INT. SCHOOL. SECOND LEVEL.

    Jaxon and Trevor go upstairs. Trevor sees a zombie and
    shoots it.

    TREVOR
    How did they get in here?

    JAXON
    I have no idea. Maybe they got
    attacked before hand.

    They check another hallway and they see its clear.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    (into walkie talkie)
    All clear. Bring them in.

    Trevor is raising his gun up towards Jaxon. Jaxon looks at
    him, and takes out his gun and points it at him.

    JAXON (CNT’D)
    What’re you doing...?

    TREVOR
    Duck...

    Jaxon moves to the side and Trevor shoots two zombies behind
    him in the head. Jaxon looks at the zombies and looks at
    Trevor.


    INT. SCHOOL. LOWER LEVEL.

    Michael and Olivia bring in all the survivors.

    OLIVIA
    In here, we should be safe here.

    MICAHEL
    Don’t panic, it’s all okay.

    The survivors come in the shcool, and Olivia and Michael
    close the doors.

    Officer Carlos, Nick, Jaxon and Trevor meet back downstairs.

    OFFICER CARLOS
    We’re all clear.

    JAXON
    Good...let’s hope this place will
    stay. We have more work to do,
    boys.

    OLIVIA
    Is there anything I can do?

    JAXON
    Just make sure no one is infected.

    OLIVIA
    I don’t even know how I can tell. I
    don’t know the signs or symptoms,
    or any of that.

    OFFICER NICK
    Aren’t you suppossed to be a
    doctor?

    OLIVIA
    I’m sorry, but excuse me for not
    knowing whats making people eat
    each other out there.

    JAXON
    I see. Just make sure everyone’s
    okay.

    OLIVIA
    With all these people I can’t do it
    by myself.

    JAXON
    Just do as much as you can. That’s
    how you can help me.

    OLIVIA
    Alright...I’ll do what I can.

    JAXON
    Boys, we have more saving lives to
    do. Trevor, I need you to stay
    here.

    TREVOR
    Me? Why me?

    JAXON
    If ANYTHING we’re to happen here,
    we need someone to protect people.
    Me, Michael and Officer Nick and
    Carlos will go out in search for
    more people. They need our help
    more than anything right now.

    OLIVIA
    What if something happens to you
    guys out there?

    (Beat)

    JAXON
    Enough with the "what if’s".
    They’re really killing my vibe.

    Jaxon and his crew leave. Trevor walks off. Olivia tells
    people to enter the nurses’ office. We see Emily, watching
    her. Ryan is with her.

    RYAN
    What are you looking at?

    EMILY
    She’s a doctor...

    RYAN
    Yeah, so what?

    EMILY
    You know I’ve always wanted to be
    one. This can be my chance to help.

    RYAN
    You don’t even know anything about
    being a doctor.

    EMILY
    She can teach me.

    RYAN
    There’s 12 years of medical school
    and you expect to learn it all in
    ten minutes?

    EMILY
    Ryan, for once could you please be
    supportive of what I want to do?

    RYAN
    I’m just being realistic. Go and
    help if you want but if you ******** up
    it’s on you.

    Pause. Emily chooses to ignore what he’s saying.

    EMILY
    I mean...it’ll help speed things
    up. Let’s think long term...how
    long do you think we’ll be safe
    here?

    RYAN
    It’s a school...how long do YOU
    think?

    Camera slowly moves down to the basement of the school and
    we see zombies eating corpses from the ground, and eating
    flesh as blood is everywhere.


    OPENING CREDITS.


    INT. STAIRWELL. NIGHT.

    Sarah and Craig are quickly running up the stairs. Juno is
    waiting for them.

    JUNO
    Hey, what did you guys see?

    They don’t say anything to him. They leave the stairwell and
    into the halls. Juno walks after them.


    INT. HALLWAY.

    JUNO (CNT’D)
    (trying to stop them)
    Hey, hey!!

    He walks in front of them, forcing Sarah and Craig to stop.

    JUNO (CNT’D)
    What was that all about? What did
    you guys see?

    Pause. Sarah and Craig look at each other, then at Juno.

    JUNO (CNT’D)
    Well?

    CRAIG
    If we tell you, promise you won’t
    tell.

    SARAH
    Why can’t he? We’re going to have
    to tell someone eventually.

    CRAIG
    We can’t.

    SARAH
    Why?

    JUNO
    What did you guys see??

    CRAIG
    (sighs)
    The infected are in the basement of
    the school.

    JUNO
    (in shock)
    What...?

    CRAIG
    Please, keep this to yourself. We
    need to keep this to ourselves.

    SARAH
    We can’t! People think they’re safe
    here. They’re trying to keep
    theirsevles AWAY from the infected
    and right now they’re right below
    our feet!

    CRAIG
    Who should we tell then?

    JUNO
    The person who’s been protecting us
    all this time? Jaxon? His team?
    They’ll take care of it.

    CRAIG
    You know how hard he worked to
    bring everyone here. I don’t think
    it’s right putting so much pressure
    on him, there’s only so much he can
    take.

    SARAH
    He’s the sheriff. That’s his job,
    is to protect us.

    CRAIG
    Ok. Fair enough. Let’s say he does
    go downstairs and starts shooting
    them up? Do you know how many
    people will panic?

    (Beat)

    CRAIG (CNT’D)
    Everyone would go crazy. We need to
    keep this to ourselves; at least
    for now.

    SARAH
    And what’s going to happen if the
    infected break open through that
    door? Would you rather have people
    panic because they’re being
    attacked or panic because someone’s
    doing their best for our saftey.

    CRAIG
    They shouldn’t have to panic at
    all. They need to be calm. That’s
    the best way to come about this
    situation.

    JUNO
    Craig, you can’t call the shots
    like that. That’s not your place.

    CRAIG
    WE found the door, WE found out
    that there’s infected in here.
    Atleast let us keep this between us
    for now. People are tired, it’s
    late.

    (Beat)

    SARAH
    I think we should tell someone...

    CRAIG
    Like who? Who can we tell that
    won’t freak out?

    (Beat)

    SARAH
    My cousins...


    INT. HALLWAY.

    Xavier is walking in the hall and he sees Phoenix trying to
    open a vending machine.

    XAVIER
    Dude what are you doing?

    PHOENIX
    What the hell does it look like?
    Sarah took too damn long so I’m
    getting this myself.

    XAVIER
    Olivia said you should stay in the
    nurses’ room.

    PHOENIX
    Xavier...do you not know who I am?
    Do I ever listen when someone
    "says" anything?

    (Beat)

    PHOENIX (CNT’D)
    How did the speech thing go?

    XAVIER
    It went alright...Jaxon is saying
    we should all stay here.

    PHOENIX
    What?

    XAVIER
    I know. I don’t really think it’s a
    good idea either.

    PHOENIX
    I don’t know, man. We don’t know
    how it is out there.

    XAVIER
    We don’t?

    (Beat)

    XAVIER (CNT’D)
    I know what I saw back at home,
    back at the gas station. I knew
    from the moment we heard it on the
    news. These cops don’t know what
    they’re talking about.

    PHOENIX
    I get that. But you need to get
    through your nerdy mind that what’s
    happening right now; out there,
    it’s not one of your stupid little
    video games. It’s real life. One
    screw up, and you’re ******** done.
    That’s something NONE of us can
    afford.

    They hear someone coming up the steps and it’s Sarah. She
    turns and sees her cousins by the vending machine.

    PHOENIX
    And where the hell were you?

    SARAH
    There you guys are. I need you to
    come with me.

    XAVIER
    How come?

    SARAH
    There’s just something you two need
    to see. Come on.

    They follow her down the stairs and to the basement door.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    SARAH
    What ever you guys do, keep this to
    yourselves.

    XAVIER
    What is it?

    SARAH
    Sh...

    They go down to the basement door. Phoenix sees Juno and
    Craig.

    JUNO
    Well, well look who it is!

    PHOENIX
    Hey!

    Juno and Craig laugh and they greet Phoenix, happy to see
    him.

    CRAIG
    You alright, man?

    PHOENIX
    Yeah, yeah. Where have you guys
    been?

    CRAIG
    In here. Taking shelter. It’s good
    to see you, Phoenix. I thought we
    would never see you again.

    PHOENIX
    Where’s Marcus?

    (Beat)

    JUNO
    (shakes his head)
    He didn’t make it.

    PHOENIX
    Wow. Guess karma finally got to
    him. He didn’t stand a chance in a
    world like this anyway.

    XAVIER
    (going to open it)
    What’s behind the door?

    JUNO
    (stops him)
    Don’t!

    CRAIG
    Don’t open that door.

    SARAH
    (low voice)
    Shhh! Guys, be quiet before they
    hear us.

    PHOENIX
    Who’s "they"?


    INT. BASEMENT.

    Sarah, very quietly, opens the door and shows Xavier and
    Phoenix the zombies. They seemed to have wondered closer to
    the door. They stare at them and Sarah slowly closes the
    door.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    PHOENIX
    You’ve got to be kidding me.

    XAVIER
    There’s infected in the basement.
    How long did you know this, Sarah?

    SARAH
    Me, Craig and Juno found out not
    even a half hour ago.

    JUNO
    I wonder what happened.

    PHOENIX
    Well what the hell are we going to
    do? We can’t just leave and pretend
    we didn’t see anything.

    CRAIG
    Why not? We need to really sit and
    think on this.

    XAVIER
    There’s nothing to think about.

    CRAIG
    Why? Do you have a plan or
    something?

    XAVIER
    I say we go in there...and just
    kill them off. Just us.

    PHOENIX
    Hell no.

    SARAH
    Are you kidding me?

    XAVIER
    What are you guys so scared for??

    Their conversation is interupted when they hear the
    stairwell doors open. Emily, Kierra and Ryan are walking
    down the stairs from the second floor. Kierra and Emily are
    walking next to each other as Ryan is walking behind them.

    RYAN
    Please?

    KIERRA
    No.

    RYAN
    Please??

    EMILY
    No!

    RYAN
    Come on! Why not?

    EMILY
    What part of "no" did you not get?

    KIERRA
    You don’t expect to follow us to
    the locker rooms, do you?

    RYAN
    If I don’t want to hear the answer
    I want, then yes.

    Emily and Kierra look at each other, not knowing what to say
    to that. They continue to walk and Phoenix comes up to them.

    KIERRA
    Phoenix! I’m so happy to see you.
    Really.

    PHOENIX
    Oh really? What’s the occasion?

    KIERRA
    (looks back to Ryan)
    Got a little unwanted company with
    us.

    PHOENIX
    (to Ryan)
    You bothering my little sister,
    bro?

    RYAN
    (a little scared)
    No.

    KIERRA
    If I were you, Ryan, I would’ve
    been up those stairs already.

    PHOENIX
    I thought you guys were Jaxon-or
    somebody. I need you two to do me a
    favor...use any other stairwell but
    this one.

    EMILY
    This is the fastest way to the
    locker rooms.

    PHOENIX
    You guys just need to trust me on
    this. This stairwell is dangerous.

    Xavier comes up the stairs and approaches Phoenix and
    everyone else.

    KIERRA
    Wow is this like a family reunion?

    XAVIER
    Kierra what are you doing here?

    KIERRA
    Alright, what’s going on? You guys
    have already given me the hint.

    PHOENIX
    (to Xavier)
    Should we tell her?

    XAVIER
    (sigh)
    Alright. Guys, come with me.

    They follow them down the stairs, to Juno, Craig and Sarah.

    KIERRA
    It really is a family reunion.

    SARAH
    Who are you here with?

    KIERRA
    I came here with Emily.

    Emily and Ryan join the rest.

    SARAH
    (to Ryan)
    And what is He doing here?

    EMILY
    He came along with us. There won’t
    be any trouble. Isn’t that right,
    Ryan?

    RYAN
    Yeah...

    XAVIER
    Alright guys, we’re going to tell
    you something but you can’t tell
    ANYONE.

    CRAIG
    No one can know.

    KIERRA
    Alright, sure. No problem.

    EMILY
    What is it?

    (Beat)

    PHOENIX
    The infected are behind that door.

    (Beat)

    EMILY
    You’re joking...right?

    XAVIER
    I wish we were.

    RYAN
    Wait a minute, let me just get this
    straight...we’re taking shelter
    here...and the infected are in
    there...which means we’re all in
    danger anyway.

    PHOENIX
    Pretty much summed it up.

    KIERRA
    This is crazy. And you’re telling
    us we’re the only one who knows?

    JUNO
    Exactly.

    KIERRA
    Is there a crowd in there?

    XAVIER
    I have no idea. Seems like there’s
    quite a few...

    Ryan slowly approaches the door.

    RYAN
    They’re right in here, eh?

    He then starts banging/kicking on the door.

    RYAN (CNT'D)
    COME AND GET IT! WE’RE RIGHT HERE
    WHERE YOU WANT US!

    Everyone begins yelling at him, and Phoenix grabs him and
    wraps his hand around Ryan’s throat.

    PHOENIX
    ONE more stupid move like that
    again, I swear to ******** God I’ll
    throw you in there myself. Got
    that??

    RYAN
    Oh please. You in what ********
    army?

    He looks around and Xavier, Kierra and Sarah are looking at
    him.

    KIERRA
    He wouldn’t even need an army.

    PHOENIX
    From here on out, watch your back,
    kid.

    He lets him go. Ryan looks at Emily.

    EMILY
    Don’t look at me.

    SARAH
    Ok guys seriously, enough messing
    around. We need to think on what
    we’re going to do about this
    situation.

    XAVIER
    Like I said before, we can fight
    them off! Take back what’s ours!
    This is suppossed to be our
    shelter.

    JUNO
    He’s got a point...

    PHOENIX
    NO he doesn’t. Xavier, you’ve seen
    what they did...they’re eating
    people using their ******** hands!
    Their ******** mouths! They might
    not even be human!

    EMILY
    They aren’t human. I’ve seen it
    too...they don’t care how much you
    scream, they don’t care which part
    of the body they rip off first, as
    long as they get a bite from you
    then they won’t care...that’s not
    human.

    KIERRA
    We also have to keep in mind we are
    the ONLY people who know about
    this. What if they open the door?
    That guilt will be on ALL of us.

    CRAIG
    So you’re saying it’s best to go
    kill them?

    KIERRA
    Yes, in a way I do.

    CRAIG
    Alright...let’s say we do go inside
    and kill them. What if they kill
    us? That makes everyone else here
    in danger. I know you guys have
    family here too.

    XAVIER
    Don’t you see? We can put an END to
    this right NOW! There’s no one here
    stopping us!

    PHOENIX
    I’ll be the first to stop you,
    Kierra, or anyone from going
    through that door, you understand?

    SARAH
    I say we have a vote.

    JUNO
    A vote?

    SARAH
    Yes. We’re all argueing about what
    to do and what not to do.

    XAVIER
    There’s eight people here. What if
    we have a tie?

    CRAIG
    Maybe we can flip a coin or
    something.

    RYAN
    You losers can count me out. I
    don’t want any part of this. Hope
    they all just come out and kill you
    all.

    As he’s about to leave, he stops and looks at Emily.

    RYAN (CNT’D)
    Coming?

    Short pause. She looks at everyone, then at Ryan.

    EMILY
    I’ll catch up with you in a few.

    RYAN
    You better.

    He walks up the stairs and leaves.

    PHOENIX
    You’re not really going with him,
    are you?

    EMILY
    Of course not.

    XAVIER
    Good. He’s such a douche.

    JUNO
    Alright...all in favor on killing
    those bastards?

    Kierra, Xavier and Juno raise their hands.

    CRAIG
    And all in favor of keeping this
    door on lockdown until someone
    professional comes along?

    Craig, Phoenix and Sarah raise their hands. Everyone looks
    at Emily.

    EMILY
    I...don’t know what’s best. Think
    about it. If we go in there and
    fight them off...what if one of us
    gets bit? It’s not like we’re just
    fighting one or two...there could
    be a lot in there for all we know.

    PHOENIX
    Exactly.

    EMILY
    But...if we keep it a
    secret...we’re not just risking our
    lives, but we’re risking EVERYONE’s
    life...in this whole school.

    XAVIER
    Did you have something different to
    do in mind?

    EMILY
    I think we should lock these doors.
    Firmly lock it so not even a hoard
    of the infected could break
    through.

    (Beat)

    CRAIG
    I’m good with that.

    KIERRA
    If we lock it up real good...we
    shouldn’t have a problem.

    XAVIER
    What could we lock up the doors
    with?

    PHOENIX
    When I looked inside I saw some
    chains on the floor...if I can get
    to those chains, then these doors
    will hold very strong.

    SARAH
    You’re not suggesting that you--

    PHOENIX
    (interupting)
    --Go in there? Yeah.

    KIERRA
    No, Phoenix...that’s suicide! I
    can’t let you!

    XAVIER
    You just got done saying if me or
    Kierra walked in there...

    PHOENIX
    Listen...I’m your older brother.
    Sarah, you know you’ve been like a
    little sister to me too. I’m here
    so you guys won’t be in ANY
    danger...okay? And...I’d rather
    have something happen to me then to
    see something bad happen to any of
    you.

    KIERRA
    But...if anything happens to you...

    PHOENIX
    Kierra...look at me. Have I ever
    lost before?

    KIERRA
    (giggles)
    No.

    PHOENIX
    I’m here for you guys. I’m going
    in.

    CRAIG
    (holding back tears)
    Yeah, so, umm...about that door.

    SARAH
    I’ll keep watch for when you’re
    ready.

    PHOENIX
    Alright.

    JUNO
    (noticing Craig’s tear)
    Dude...are you-

    CRAIG
    (interupting)
    --No! Come on, we’re wasting time.

    Sarah looks through the door. Sarah and Emily are getting
    ready to open the door as Phoenix prepares himself.

    PHOENIX
    Ok...I’m ready.

    EMILY
    Hey. Be careful...

    PHOENIX
    I always am.

    Sarah and Emily quietly open the door and Phoenix quietly
    sneaks in, heading for the corner of the wall. Sarah and
    Emily close the door.


    INT. BASEMENT.

    Phoenix quietly, but quickly moves behind a large pipe, near
    the corner of the wall. He eyes the chains and it’s near the
    zombies, romaing aimlessly. He can hear their howls and
    their hissing noises.

    He slowly makes his way closer to the zombies, with his back
    against the wall.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    KIERRA
    Where is he??

    She tries looking through the window. Xavier and Juno join
    in with her.

    INT. BASEMENT.

    Phoenix is making progress, but his foot accidently kicks a
    metal pipe on the floor. He stops and a zombie looks to the
    direction he is at. It begins to walk toward him.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    XAVIER
    I can’t see him.

    EMILY
    Well he’s not banging on the door
    so he must be ok, right?

    JUNO
    Anything could be going on in
    there.

    KIERRA
    If he doesn’t come back out in two
    minutes I’m going after him myself.


    INT. BASEMENT.

    Phoenix backs away, and kneels down in a shadowed area. The
    zombie walks near him. Phoenix takes out his pocket knife
    and eyes the zombie close to him. The zombie wonders closer
    and Phoenix stabs it in the head. He holds the zombie up so
    it wouldnt make a noise when it collapses. Phoenix slowly
    places the dead zombie down.

    He then crawls toward the chains, they’re in plain sight by
    the wall. Another zombie wonders off by the door.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    EMILY
    See anything yet?

    SARAH
    No, I can’t spot him.

    XAVIER
    I might go in after him.

    JUNO
    Are you sure that’s a smart idea?

    XAVIER
    Might not be a smart idea, but it’s
    worth trying.

    SARAH
    I see a shadow.

    KIERRA
    Is it him??

    SARAH
    I can’t tell.

    Xavier looks through the door window with Sarah. There’s a
    shadow near the wall coming closer to the door. Suddenly,
    the second floor door opens. Jaxon’s voice is heard.

    JAXON (O.C)
    So remember we have to get up
    bright and early tomorrow.

    Cuts to Jaxon and Officer Nick and Carlos walking down the
    stairs from the second floor.

    OFFICER CARLOS
    But me and Officer Nick are on
    watch tomorrow.

    JAXON
    I’ll have Trevor on watch tomorrow.
    Right now we need to do what’s best
    for the survivors in the school.
    It’s only getting worse out there.

    OFFICER NICK
    How come Trevor always gets the
    easy job? You have me and Carlos on
    death row all the time.

    Jaxon stops and looks at them.

    JAXON
    Trevor and Michael risk their lives
    everyday just like you guys do.
    I’ve been with Trevor for awhile. I
    know I can trust him if anything
    happens to the school. You guys are
    rookies, keep that in mind.

    OFFICER NICK
    Sure thing.

    OFFICER CARLOS
    But for how long?

    JAXON
    Until I say otherwise. Enough with
    the questions. We have too many
    already.

    They leave the stairwell on the first floor. Xavier looks up
    and sees that the coast is clear.

    XAVIER
    That was too close...

    CRAIG
    Tell me about it.


    INT. BASEMENT.

    Phoenix grabs the chains, quietly. They make a little sound
    which makes a few zombie’s head turn. They wonder off
    farther into the distance.


    INT. STAIRWELL.

    JUNO
    (looking through window)
    I think I see him...

    KIERRA
    Really??


    INT. BASEMENT.

    Phoenix sees a zombie walking towards the door. Phoenix
    quickly moves along the wall, but very quietly.

    INT. STAIRWELL.

    JUNO
    I think it’s him.

    XAVIER
    Come on, open the door!

    EMILY
    Careful! It might not be him!

    Juno opens the door and a zombie is in the door way. As
    their about to panic, a chain wraps around the zombie’s
    neck. Phoenix breaks the zombies neck and tosses the body
    back into the basement.

    KIERRA
    Oh my god...!! You’re ok!

    SARAH
    Quick! The doors!

    Sarah closes the doors. Phoenix wraps the chains around the
    handles tightly. He checks to see if the door stays shut; it
    wouldn’t budge.

    CRAIG
    Dude, are you ok? That was SICK!

    PHOENIX
    Yeah...I’m fine. Atleast this door
    is secured. Now we don’t have
    anything to worry about...for now
    atleast.

    EMILY
    Hey, Phoenix...thanks.

    PHOENIX
    For what?

    EMILY
    Well...now I can go to sleep
    without having to worry about those
    things. Thanks.

    PHOENIX
    Don’t mention it. In the morning or
    so what do you guys say we meet
    back here?

    KIERRA
    Yeah. That sounds good to me.

    JUNO
    Sure.
    PHOENIX
    Alright...let’s try and get some
    sleep now.

    They all leave.

    END OF PART 1/3