BEGIN SHOWDOWN MONTAGE.
Play Europe’s “The Final Countdown.”
SCHOOL GYM
The crowd arrives at the gym.
BUS
Kora looks dismal on the bus.
SCHOOL GYM
Once the beat begins, show crowd get fired up.
BUS STOP
Kora gets off the bus near a forest.
SCHOOL GYM
The cheerleaders get ready to introduce the team. Julian and Andrew wait for Kora to arrive.
FOREST 1
After fifty five seconds, the beat changes. At this point, Kora enters the forest.
SCHOOL GYM
The football players and coach run into the room. No sign of Kora.
FOREST 2
Kora walks cautiously through the woods.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
We’re leaving together, but
it’s still farewell.
SCHOOL GYM
The pep rally begins. Julian and Andrew cannot find Kora.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
And maybe we’ll come back
to earth, who can tell?
I guess there’s no one to blame.
FOREST 3
Kora keeps walking.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
We’re leaving ground,
will things ever be the same again?
It’s the final countdown!
SCHOOL GYM
As the pep rally continues, Julian and Andrew grow more and more anxious.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
We’re heading for Venus and
still we stand tall,
’cause maybe they’ve seen us
and welcome us all.
FOREST 4
Kora keeps walking.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
With so many light years to go
and things to be found,
I’m sure that we’ll all miss her so.
It’s the final countdown.
SCHOOL GYM
During instrumental solo, Andrew and Julian give up.
JULIAN:
She’s not coming. Where could
she be?
ANDREW:
Let’s go find her.
JULIAN:
Where?
ANDREW:
I know where she is.
JULIAN:
How?
ANDREW:
Trust me.
FOREST 5
Kora is still moving.
ANDREW’S CAR
Andrew races down the highway with Julian to get her.
FOREST 6
Kora is still moving, but she starts to hesitate.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
It’s the final countdown.
BUS STOP
Andrew parks by the bus stop. Julian and Andrew race towards the forest.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
It’s the final countdown.
RIVER BANK
Kora runs out of breath.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
We’re leaving together…
FOREST 7
Andrew follows subtle clues, and Julian follows Andrew.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
The final countdown.
RIVER BANK
Kora rests on a tree trunk but looks worried.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
We’ll all miss her so.
FOREST 8
Andrew and Julian keep moving. Andrew seems to know where they are going, and Julian looks uncertain/scared.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
It’s the final countdown.
RIVER BANK
Kora looks ready to embrace something.
EUROPE (O.S.):
(singing)
It’s the final countdown.
When the music comes to an end, Velos appears.
END MONTAGE.
EXT. RIVER BANK. DAY.
Velos looks at Kora, who stands up and faces him.
VELOS:
My beautiful bride, what are you
doing here in the middle of nowhere
all by yourself?
KORA:
There’s only one way for my family
to safe.
She holds out her hand. Velos looks greedily victorious. He takes her hand. They are about to disappear.
ANDREW:
No! You can’t have her!
Kora looks horrified when she sees Andrew racing to them closely followed by Julian.
KORA:
If I don’t go, he’ll keep harming
my family in this lifetime and next.
I’m ending the cycle today!
JULIAN:
So, you’re gonna stand by his
side while he and his men destroy
the world?
VELOS:
That’s right! She will live, and
you won’t. You lost, so let her
go! She made her choice-she belongs
to me!
ANDREW:
No-she belongs to me!
VELOS:
What?
KORA:
What?
ANDREW:
I know her. That’s how I knew the places
she would go. I knew she would try to
sacrifice her own happiness to protect
her family. I know how she’s feeling, and
why, without her telling me, she does the
things she does. I’ve known this in every
lifetime, haven’t I? It’s why you disappear
when I’m around. You’ve seen both of our
souls and they match, don’t they? We both
claim she belongs to us, but unlike you, I
don’t view her as a prized possession. I
belong to her as much as she belongs to me.
Why do you think I’m risking everything to
save her? I wish I realized this several
lifetimes ago! She’s my soulmate!
Kora is surprised, but deep down she know it is true. Velos holds her close.
VELOS:
She’s mine! She promised herself
to me!
KORA:
No, I didn’t. I just held out
my hand.
VELOS:
Be that as it may, your souls only
belong together if you marry your
soulmate. Too bad you don’t have
time to go down to the city and do that!
ANDREW:
We don’t need time! We can do it here!
He can marry us!
Andrew points to Julian. Kora and Velos look to Julian.
ANDREW:
He owns a boat, and a ship captain
has the power to marry people!
JULIAN:
That’s true! Legally, I can marry
people.
Kora shoves off Velos’s hands and holds Andrew’s hands. CLOSE UP Andrew and Kora clasp hands. CUT BACK.
JULIAN:
Um, Andrew, do you take this woman
to be your wife in this lifetime and
each one that follows?
ANDREW:
I do!
VELOS:
No!
JULIAN:
Kora, do you take this man to be
your husband in this lifetime and
each one that follows?
VELOS:
Kora, no! I love you!
Kora glares at Velos and faces Julian.
KORA:
I do.
VELOS:
No! She’s mine!
JULIAN:
I now pronounce you husband and
wife. You may kiss the bride.
Andrew and Kora kiss. Velos bitterly shrieks. When they break apart, they see Velos is bitterly crying.
VELOS:
Fine! I would’ve treated you like a
queen, but enjoy the suffering that
Earth may bring! Don’t think you’ve
seen the last of me! My men and I will
take over the world, and I’ll have no
problem destroying you!
Velos leaves. Andrew, Kora, and Julian cheer and hug each other. Kora cries out of relief and happiness. Andrew strokes her hair.
ANDREW:
It’s over, Kora!
KORA:
I can’t believe it!
JULIAN:
I can’t believe he cried! I almost feel
bad for him.
(laughs)
He did love her, in a sick, obsessive
way. But that’s not real love. True
love is comfort and trust, it lets
you make your own decisions ’cause you
know each other so well that you know
that they’ll do the right thing. Or
if your love wants to do the wrong thing,
the other will balance out that wrong and
make it right. You guys seem to have that!
ANDREW:
Yeah, this is awkward. Our souls know
each other, but we know very little
about one another.
KORA:
Yeah, awkward! Well, we’ll have plenty
of time to get to know each other now
that we’re married…
JULIAN:
Spiritually, you’re married. Legally,
you’re not. You would need to sign a
marriage license.
KORA:
Let’s hold off on that for a while!
ANDREW:
Yes! This is sort of backwards. We
got married and now we’ll begin
dating. I mean, only if you want to.
KORA:
You’re my hero, why wouldn’t I wanna
date you?
The three laugh.
JULIAN:
Oh my god, let’s get out of here!
KORA:
Seriously!
Kora walks between Julian and Andrew, though she is still holding Andrew’s hand.
EXT. BUS STOP. SUNSET.
Police have gathered by Andrew’s car. Harold and Merna are a mess from worry. Dylan looks anxious and eyeballs the forest expectantly. He spots Andrew, Kora, and Julian emerging from the woods.
DYLAN:
Look! There they are!
Everyone gathered has cheered. Harold and Merna run up to Kora and hug her tightly.
HAROLD:
We thought we lost you!
KORA:
You almost did! These two
saved me!
Harold and Merna hug Julian and Andrew.
MERNA:
So, all the craziness is over?
KORA:
Basically.
POLICEMAN:
Did you get the man who was
attacking her?
ANDREW:
He’s history!
DYLAN:
So, what now? Should we just go
to the Homecoming game?
KORA:
Sounds great!
ANDREW:
Before you go, are you still
looking for a job?
KORA:
Oh right, I guess I’m back to
that old search again!
ANDREW:
You’re tough as nails, plus you’re
so smart and clever. I think you’d
make an excellent detective. I mean,
you would have to start off as a
police officer, but we need more
women on the force. I think we need
to start a domestic violence unit.
So, what do you think?
Kora looks skeptically. Andrew interrupts her before she can object.
ANDREW:
We would offer you equal pay, if
that makes a difference.
Harold and Merna laugh. Kora smiles gratefully at him.
KORA:
I think that feels like that
right place for me.
(beat)
You’re amazing, you know that?
Andrew smiles. Kora and Andrew kiss. The family looks on fondly.
EXT. CARIBBEAN BEACH. NIGHT.
SUPERIMPOSE: Bahamas 2152
FUTURE KORA and FUTURE ANDREW (elderly) dance on the beach with a bunch of people. There is a banner that reads: Happy Fiftieth Anniversary. The song “Caribbean Queen” by Bill Ocean plays.
FUTURE KORA:
I’ve always liked nineteen-
eighties music. I don’t know
why!
Future Andrew laughs. They keep dancing. PAN TO ASHANTI (young, African-American, lots of curly hair, nice body) dances happily. The view of the scene changes to Velos’s screen, and he sees Ashanti’s golden orb. ZOOM IN on Ashanti’s orb over her heart. Velos breathes heavily.
FADE TO CREDITS.
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