Alien Nation Page #5

Raincoat's shotgun CLICKS empty now. He drops it, swings

down off the fire escape, runs off.

Sykes is up again in a flash, pounding after him.

EXT. TUNNEL STREET - NIGHT

Sykes rounds this second corner, races down the street.

The only route they could've taken is through a tunnel up

ahead. Sykes approaches the tunnel, all senses wide open.

INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT

The murkiness of the tunnel engulfs him as he moves

through the mouth. He tries to control his breathing so

he can hear. The only SOUND is his own shoes scuffing

along the asphalt.

Then he HEARS -- another set of FOOTSTEPS. Rapid

footsteps, coming toward him, ECHOING. He can't tell from

which direction! He spins, just as a LARGE SHAPE lunges

for him with an alien CRY.

It's the wired Raincoat alien. Sykes gets his gun up just

in time and FIRES -- once, twice, three times. Raincoat

alien is knocked backwards to the wet asphalt by the

blasts. Sykes approaches the body slowly. With an

inhuman ROAR, the alien snaps forward, lunging at Sykes

with outstretched arms. Sykes jumps back, startled, and

FIRES twice more at the pale figure. Raincoat goes down

and stays down.

Sykes relaxes for the briefest moment. Then he HEARS

it... a distinctive CLICKING SOUND, metal on metal. Sykes

looks up and -- Kipling drops down on him from directly

above! Sykes goes down in a heap. He's managed to hold

onto the gun and as Kipling comes for him, he swings the

gun hand around. Kipling sees it, lashes out, slamming

the gun from Sykes' hand. Sykes tries to get to his feet,

but the alien grabs him and flings him down the tunnel.

A SIREN is HEARD approaching in background.

Kipling moves in to deliver the coup de grace. As he

draws near, Sykes HEARS that distinctive CLICKING SOUND

again.

SYKES' P.O.V.

Though his vision is BLURRED, Sykes still gets a good look

at an exotic silver bracelet on the alien's wrist. The

strands of this bracelet are what make the CLINKING NOISE.

ANGLE:

The alien rears back, and as he does, the approaching

SIREN suddenly WAILS louder as a backup patrol car swings

onto the street heading this way. Kipling sees this and

leaves Sykes, running off down the dark tunnel.

ON SYKES:

dazed, struggling to rise. WE HEAR running FOOTSTEPS

approaching. Sykes turns, his eyes wild and unfocused.

SYKES' P.O.V.

An OUT-OF-FOCUS ALIEN FACE looming over him.

ANGLE:

Sykes whips around in a roundhouse swing with all his

weight on it, pistoning his fist straight into the alien

face. The alien, caught by surprise and off balance,

sprawls backward OUT OF FRAME. Sykes is grabbed by a

human uniformed cop, as he tries to swing again.

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