Weaponing Up
EXT. PERIGORD
The CUDA parks as the SUN was peaking, JODY, REGGIE, MIKE, JAYSON, and LIZBETH getting out as JODY comes around the back and opens the TRUNK, handing everyone a DUFFLE BAG as REGGIE loads a .45, MIKE taking another SHOTGUN as JAYSON got a CROWBAR, and LIZBETH had MIKE'S BUCK KNIFE.
JODY
MIKE you're going to be with REGGIE, LIZBETH and JAYSON are gonna stay with me. Since LIZBETH and MIKE seem to have the strongest psychic connection, if we need to relay info we'll have it through you two. We load up as much as we can and drop it off here at the CUDA, once we got a trunk full we unload back at our house, and we come back and keep searching. We've got a lot of town and houses to search. We need guns, we need ammo mostly, anything that looks useful, flashlights, first aid kits, hell even a flamethrower at this point. Canned goods and snack food for food, and water, lots of bottled water, if we gotta hole up we're going to need that. You know what to do, so let's go do it.
JODY shuts the trunk.
MONTAGE
MIKE and REGGIE ransack the grocery store as JAYSON, and LIZBETH are loading clips and ammo into their bags from the local GUN STORE as JODY was checking the sights of some rifles and handguns before loading them into his.
REGGIE grabs a few books and some supply tools as MIKE goes down the hardware aisle looking about carefully.
MIKE smirks and throws a few things in a basket before bringing them over to REGGIE who looks at MIKE as MIKE sets a CHAINSAW and A few MACHETE'S on the counter, REGGIE eying him as MIKE smirks.
MIKE
These are totally you.
REGGIE smirks
LIZBETH opens a chest in the back of the GUN STORE and steps back with an agape mouth as she motions JAYSON and JODY over who come over and look down with the same shocked expression.
JODY
Well...hello odds maker.
The THREE stare down at a CRATE OF GRENADES.
REGGIE grabs gas canisters for the CHAINSAW as MIKE looks through the registry.
MIKE
REGGIE...
REGGIE
What?
MIKE
Dude, we've got to go old man PATTERSON'S.
REGGIE
Why?
MIKE
He's been buying all kinds of shit from this store for decades man, and if this ledger is true of some of the shit he was said to be making, we may want it for ourselves.
REGGIE raises an eyebrow as MIKE takes down the address and runs out of the STORE, REGGIE leaving his stuff behind as he follows.
END OF MONTAGE
JODY and JAYSON carefully set the CRATE of GRENADES into the back as they had their duffel bag inside.
LIZBETH stands by the CUDA looking around as she doesn't spot REGGIE or MIKE anywhere.
LIZBETH
(O.S.)
MIKE...REGGIE...Where are you guys?!
JODY
Nothing?!
LIZBETH
No...
JODY
Where the hell are they...
MIKE
(O.S.)
On our way...you're gonna shit bricks when you see what we got!
JODY
How can I tell him off?
LIZBETH
Focus your mind on who you're trying to talk to, and just...think what you're going to say.
JODY nods and closing his eyes he takes a deep breath.
JODY
(O.S.)
MIKE...Your ass late so get back now, or so me I will kick help.
JODY looks at LIZBETH who just raises an eyebrow.
JODY
My first attempt alright.
LIZBETH
Okay...
MIKE
(O.S.)
Haha, you have psychic down syndrome...
JODY
(O.S.)
It's not funny, MIKE!
JODY looks at LIZBETH with a large grin who smiles back at him.
MIKE
(O.S.)
Sorry, bro, but you won't believe what me and REGGIE are bringing.
JODY watches as a PICK UP comes from the opposite end of the street, JODY coming over to LIZBETH as JAYSON finishes loading their supplies.
REGGIE pulls up in front of the group as MIKE hops out the back with a large grin.
JODY
What the fuck were y'all thinking? We're suppose to stay in town, not go outside it yet.
REGGIE
It was MIKE'S idea.
MIKE
Nice set of balls, REGGIE. Look, JODY. Member how you said you wanted a flamethrower?
MIKE motions for them to come around the back, the THREE doing so as REGGIE gets out of the PICK UP, MIKE pulling up a device that had THREE NOS TANKS welded together with a NOZZLE built into it.
MIKE
Check this out.
MIKE turns a valve and pulling his lighter out he lights the nozzle, which stays lit, JODY watching on stunned as MIKE aims towards the right away from them as he squeezes down on a trigger and watches as a JET OF FIRE fires out of the HOME MADE FLAMETHROWER.
The THREE step back in shock but impressed as JAYSON climbs in the back and looks over the home made inventions.
JAYSON
Holy shit.
MIKE
Yeah, dude, Old Man PATTERSON has been building this stuff for decades, he was a vet from the VIETNAM war, and I guess got into a lot of craftsmen crap after wards.
REGGIE
He was also some kind of DOOMSDAY PREPPER, guy had a bunch of stuff stashed away, a small armament and more ammo then me or mike could pack.
JODY
Looks like he planned for the wrong doomsday scenario. What else he got?
MIKE
Well, I figured this would tickle your fancy.
MIKE reaches down and hands JODY a .357 with a Serrated blade welded from the nozzle to the bottom end of the trigger.
JODY
Nice.
MIKE
Anything get's close you could slash it's fucking head off with just a swing of that thing man.
JAYSON
Where's my toy?
MIKE
Here.
MIKE hands JAYSON a LARGE MACHETE.
JAYSON
A giant knife?
MIKE
Dude, it's get a throttle.
JAYSON notices the throttle for the handle and strapping the wrist guard on, JAYSON flicks a little switch and twists the throttle, watching as the MACHETE began to hum and and begin spinning.
JAYSON
Ha...CHAINSAW MACHETE. Nice.
MIKE
I think I'm gonna keep this little flamethrower here. LIZBETH You can have...
LIZBETH
Oh no thank you. I'll stick with your knife.
MIKE
I'll keep this then.
MIKE picks up A BLADED PICK AX that had a adjacent HATCHET blade on the other side of the same end.
REGGIE pulls up a weapon that no one can see, MIKE smirking as he looks at REGGIE.
MIKE
Dude, show them the cream of the crop.
REGGIE comes around as the others watch as REGGIE comes over and holds up a FOUR BARRELLED SHOTGUN, welded together from TWO DOUBLE BARRELL SHOTGUNS.
REGGIE
Holds eight rounds, two shots per cartridge and oh yeah...
REGGIE puts the gun belt of shotgun shells around him as he snaps the cartridge back together.
REGGIE
It's mine.
JODY smirks as MIKE smiles.
JODY
(O.S.)
Good find, little brother.
MIKE
(O.S.)
Thanks, JODY.
JODY
Alright, lets go drop this off, and make one more run, this time together in town. After that...we'll figure out a plan.
Everyone branches off to load up the CUDA as from not far away, a SILVER SENTINEL SPHERE watches them.
INT. PEARSON LIVING ROOM
REGGIE looks outside as NIGHT had fallen, JODY and JAYSON were sorting through the supplies as LIZBETH was sitting in the lounge chair, MIKE turning the volume down on the TV as he flipped through some news outlets.
JODY
Anything?
MIKE
No...nothing on disappearing towns, nothing about us. I don't know it's like...we haven't seen anyone drive through here. I mean we've got towns all around us, but all day I didn't see a car from CORAL SPRINGS, or HAMILTON even take the main roads through here. It's like we don't exist.
LIZBETH
Cuz we don't.
MIKE
What?
LIZBETH
The brains...the souls...the SENTINEL'S are harvesting for a reason.
JODY
To fuel the TALL MAN, right?
LIZBETH
That's one of the many reasons. But there's another...least what my GRANDMA said.
JAYSON
Which is?
LIZBETH
Mass illusion.
REGGIE
Illusions?
LIZBETH
There's probably been dozen of car's passing through this town, but..we can't see them...and they can't see us...as far as they're concerned...PERIGORD, NEBRASKA is alive and kicking.
REGGIE
Son of a bitch...
JODY
If that's true, then that's why we didn't see the town as deserted until after We had the run in with the LURKER outside of town...we were all..seeing what he wanted us to see.
JAYSON
Are you saying...?
LIZBETH
More and likely...You're family was already taken, JAYSON before the fire.
JAYSON
...Motherfucker.
MIKE
Why doesn't it effect us now? I mean we're still in town?
LIZBETH
We've seen behind the curtain, there's not hiding what's real now. But to everyone else. Life is just normal and peachy.
REGGIE
This is bad...this is so bad.
JODY
Doesn't change anything...
MIKE
How so?
JODY
Cuz I know how we're going to beat this bastard.
JAYSON
What? How?
JODY comes over and kicks the lid off of the GRENADE CRATE.
JODY
We're going to blow that MORTUARY straight to hell, and that TALL MAN right with it.
MIKE
JODY...
JODY
There's enough explosive in here to level that place, I know. We drop this crate somewhere inside that place and I bet you we get the motherfucker in the process.
MIKE
The white room...
JAYSON
Yeah...
REGGIE
The what?
JAYSON
In the mortuary there was a DOOR, it had all kinds of weird GREEK STATUES and FIGURES around it.
JODY
I saw that...
MIKE
There was something behind it, something loud and bright and buzzing...I bet if we blow that crate up inside that room....
JODY
Yeah...yeah that'll work.
LIZBETH
It's all we've got.
REGGIE
This is nuts.
JODY
Alright, everyone try and get some sleep, I'll stay awake, keep watch.
REGGIE
You sure.
JODY
Yeah.
Everyone looks unsure.