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Chapter six:

From Life

Till Death

Part One of Three

Keep your eyes peeled.

It shouldn't be much further.

I remember this road very well.

Oh?

Well, I used to drive out to Vegas all the time.

Yeah, me too.

That's where Victor was supposed to get married.

Yeah, we don't talk about that.

Sure, we don't.

You got that hunk a hunk of burning love, right?

Hold on, let me try and check in with Westport.

Just pull off to the side of the road over here.

All right,

Victor, watch from the turret.

Yeah, sure thing.

Westport, come in.

This is Special Detail 5.

Dean, do you hear me?

Nothing?

Are we too far?

Come in, this is Special Detail 5.

Come in.

Over.

When was the last time you checked in?

When we left the attack site.

So they know where we're going?

Well,

I didn't want to get their hopes up.

Or have someone over here.

Great!

They have no idea where we are?

Come in, Dean.

He should still be able to hear us from this distance.

He's monitoring the frequency right now.

I know it.

What's that mean?

They're not getting our signal.

You might be right.

Something could be jamming us from Prim.

What, this far away?

I wouldn't put it past them.

Trappers are known to do the same.

It's how they get their targets.

Unbelievable.

So what?

We can't call home?

Doesn't seem like it.

And Westport doesn't know where we are.

So we're on our own.

Yeah, wouldn't have it any other way.

Look, we don't know if the kids are at Prim at all.

This might be a short trip.

I'll keep trying with this.

Maybe I can get a message through.

Westport, come in.

Westport, do you read me?

You're still playing with the dead pilot's knife.

Well, I gotta keep it sharp, right?

This is Special Detail 5, Westport.

Do you read me?

I repeat, come in, Dean.

Are you hearing us?

Um, we may have something.

I'm hearing movement in the distance.

Nothing is getting picked up on the scanners.

Oh, come on.

Can we just go?

Drive.

The radio isn't working.

What was it?

I couldn't see anything, but something was definitely out there.

Just keep putting distance.

If you see anything, you light them up.

Of course.

How much farther is it?

Not long now.

Let's just hope we'll make it in time.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

I can't swim very fast.

Get out out of the water.

We need to get out of the water.

Die!

This sucks.

I saw something.

I saw something.

Infected mermaid.

It's one of those freaky mermaid ones.

I can't load the crossbow in the water.

Get the shore.

Die!

Help me!

I can't, I can't keep up.

I'll hold on to your backpack.

Now swim, swim the shore.

Die

almost there!

Keep.

Oh, no, shit, it's right there.

You got it.

You got it.

Don't get any water in your mouth.

There's blood.

We made it.

Land.

Thank God, land.

Oh, shit.

More?

Already?

It's coming from the tree line.

River runners.

Don't we need to get the cover?

We need to...

Hey, what are you...

Why are you tying a rope around me?

Don't.

Hell no!

I'm not going back in the water.

What are you crazy?

They damn near pulled me under.

I got a chance on shore.

Dodge.

Dodge.

Why are you tying us together?

You want to pull me?

Dodge.

Why do you want to go out there again?

Tell me.

I don't want to get in that water.

You can't make me.

God, why can't you fucking talk to me?

What the hell?

The river runners are onto us.

We need to move.

Dutch!

I won't make it in the water.

You have to know that.

Why is this the only way?

Tell me or I'm not going.

Yes, I got my doubts.

Out?

There's a way out down there, but we're supposed to find three clues, right?

Don't doubt.

We don't need the clues.

Just your knife?

They're here.

I'll shoot it.

I'll shoot it.

Gotta reload.

Dodge.

Dodge.

Trust you?

Oh, man.

This is my version of hell right here.

Don't, dude.

Down there?

How deep?

Dodge.

Oh, great.

You're sure?

More fucking mermaids now?

All All right, I trust you.

Go, go.

The grate down there?

That's where you want to go?

You buy it open, I'll pull.

They keep coming.

Hurry, let's go.

Oh,

look at all that blood.

That's why they say, stay out of the water when swimming with them sea dogs.

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Shit, that's cold.

They gave us warm clothes, but it's still not enough.

I think that was the point.

Look, we ain't gonna last long enough for it to matter if we don't get any warmer.

shit my fingers enough

hard to see in here kind of has a whiteout going on

of course

any ideas

let's just keep moving okay and and keep the blood flowing if we stop we stiffen up you wanna go in front with the spear or me with the m16 spear first

Don't fire unless you have to.

Don't need the whole f forest knowing where we are.

Well, at least we weren't dropping near any infected camps.

You sure?

According to our map, as long as we stay in the middle of the dome, we'll be okay.

They're all along the walls.

Then where should we go?

Gotta find three clues, right?

Ain't gonna find them standing still.

So?

We walk towards where?

I don't know, okay?

That's all I got right now.

Move or we freeze.

And stay away from the freaking perimeter.

You got any better ideas?

Not really.

Man, this stuff is weird.

What?

It's uh

It's my my first time in the snow

You really have been stuck behind the wall, haven't you?

I mean,

we'd have to travel a long way from Westport to get to the mountains.

This is what it's normally like.

You've been around it before?

A little less dirty, and maybe not so many pine trees, but

yeah.

Snow a lot where you're from?

Wait, where are you from?

Originally?

Yeah, like, where is your home?

What?

You don't want to say?

I don't.

So much for getting to know one another.

Where I'm from doesn't exist anymore.

Not like it was.

So what's the point?

It doesn't matter.

Huh.

So then you were born pre-outbreak.

You don't look that odd.

Huh.

You don't want to talk about it?

Fine.

Quieter that way, Which is what we should be.

Just watch the trees for the infected.

What the fuck did Alden call them?

Um...

Yetis.

Or ice crawlers.

Those are the two species in here.

What book is that?

It's an old journal.

Has a lot of extra info on the affected and how they evolved.

And you're just now telling me me about it?

It's not like you tell me everything.

You sneak it in here?

I mean,

the guards only seem to care about bringing extra weapons.

But this?

This might help more.

So what's it say?

Anything more about what we're up against in here?

Maybe.

You think there's something I should know?

That depends.

Where are you from?

oh that isn't gonna matter in here but your info might maybe it does maybe it lets me know who i can trust because i got nothing on you so far trust me well i covered for your asses when you got caught skipping camp with alvin remember that yeah saving your own skin more like kept you in the game didn't it Oh, really worth it.

Now we can freeze our asses off in here and die of frostbite before we even find the first clue, just so someone can make a quick buck on our heads.

It's not that cold.

We'll get through this.

I am fucking freezing, okay?

My fingers keep sticking to the fucking rifle.

You really are a California boy

compared to

New York.

I was from New York.

Hmm.

See?

Now, we're getting somewhere.

You born there?

What does that book say that might help us?

I gave you something.

Now you gotta give me some heavy sets.

White fur.

Lots of it.

Can't climb well due to their size and posture.

Okay.

Yetis don't like fire.

Seems like a good way to keep them back.

Here, here.

Take a look.

There's even a sketch.

Big hairy mothers, huh?

And lighting a fire?

Good way to also let everything know where we are.

Hey, man, that's what the book says, and I tend to believe it.

How do you know?

I trust the author.

Then who would that be?

Where'd you get that book, huh?

Where'd you learn to fight?

Hmm?

I saw you sparring with Vera.

People don't just know that shit by chance.

Especially some nomad.

Question for a question.

That's how we're playing it.

Took a few survival classes from people that knew what they were doing.

So you learned how to fight from them?

Exactly.

Now,

what about the book?

My grandma wrote it

before she died.

She was a bit of a explorer, documented the infected, and

this was a gift.

Really?

Why would anyone ever want to do that?

Well, she wanted people to understand them more.

The more someone knew, the better chance they had to survive against them.

Hmm.

Know your enemy.

Yes, exactly.

And it worked.

People copied this and used it.

What she wrote down gave others a chance.

Yetis hate fire, huh?

Our backpack have any matches?

Now you believe me.

Look.

Nope.

It's just a ration of food and water.

And a couple of bandages.

And some rope.

Yay.

And I guess it won't won't matter anyway.

Hold up.

I see.

someone.

Where?

Infected?

I don't think so.

He ain't moving.

Just laying there.

I see.

fur.

It ain't white like your book shows.

Or those icy ones.

This might be human.

Wise.

Human.

He's.

He's definitely dead.

Very.

dead.

How long you think he's been here?

Months?

Maybe longer.

Ew.

Previous contestant?

But he's got furs.

Several of them.

Perfect.

This will keep us warm.

What?

I'm not wearing that.

You rather wear it or freeze.

It's dried out.

Here.

Take the overcoat, I'll take the pants.

He tied this all off.

Pretty well made if he did it in here.

Hmm.

Made from deer hide.

They have other animals in here?

Must have.

Didn't they say this was some sort of wildlife preserve and arena?

Infected he gotta eat something besides, well, us.

I take it, this guy lost.

How long you think he was in here?

No idea.

I'm just gonna shake this one out.

Got some uh bugs and uh

you hear that.

I'm gonna hope I didn't

Maybe nothing.

Hurry up, we need to move.

This might be an old hunting trail or something.

Ugh, this shit smells so bad.

What do you want me to do about it?

Put it on.

I heard it again.

You see anything?

I think we're being watched.

Shit, man.

From where?

Get ready to move.

Over in those trees.

We see something.

You want me to shoot it?

And let everything know exactly where we are.

It already knows.

Big yet he bucket right there.

Run!

Get up!

Get up!

My foot's caught!

Fuck it's gaining on us!

Come on!

We can't outrun you!

Oh shit!

Vincent, run!

Run!

I can't take it!

I can't take it!

Hurry!

Yeah!

There's this to not shooting!

No!

I gotta cut it!

Don't you shoot!

Are you sir?

I'll jam the spear into the ground, hold bump the motherfucker!

What?

Are you sir?

Nurse is a bitch.

You got it

right through the heart.

Fuck yeah.

And you didn't have to shoot and make a bunch of noise and draw more in.

Oh, I think the others hurt that one still.

God damn it.

Look, there's two and they're pissed.

Oh, one more coming from over there.

Shit, we can't outrun them all.

Okay, what about the trees?

They're high enough.

They can't climb, right?

Can you?

I could try.

You?

Yeah, really well.

The Yetis won't be able to follow.

The rope and your pack, hurry.

I'll help pull you up.

Which tree?

The big one coming up on the left.

Here, climb!

Shit, you sure can climb.

Grab the rope, come on.

Higher, higher, Move!

Next branch!

Oh, shit!

Hold on to something that's shaking the tree!

Wrap the rope around!

Hold on tight!

Shit!

Oh no!

These ones were our clubs!

They're our biz!

Probably mad we killed the female.

The one you speared?

Yep, I was close enough to tell

can i shoot them now or what

got no choice all right

make every shot count i know i know

this better work

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Descendants.

Produced by Wayland Productions, written and directed by KC Wind,

Starring Daton Gilber as Nicholas.

Austin Trace as Alex.

Scott Marvin as Bert.

Claire Dodin as Riley.

Tammy Klein as Kelly.

Otto Sterk as Victor.

Carol Kaufman as Mira.

Michael Erson as Vincent.

Briarly Bishop as Don.

Josh Petersdorf as Wilmris.

And I'm Michael Swann.

Additional voices by KC Weyland.

Phil Mieto.

Nasaka Malimba.

Kyle Poddig.

Shannon Zimmerman.

Hero Carlisle.

Produced by Casey Wayland.

Editing and sound design by Victoria Chang.

Assistant editing by Tim Mulhern.

Infected sound design by Michael Keen and Gino Jang.

Mastered by Victoria Cheng.

Original music by Danny Berkhoff Hopkins.

Recording and Engineering by Wayland Productions.

Recording Engineer, Victoria Cheng.

Script Supervisor Gino Jang.

Production Assistants Isabella Miller and Holly Macon Scott.

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Newell.

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