THEY HUNGER PART 3: BETRAYED FADE IN: EXT. THE MILITARY ENCAMPMENT A luxury car sits outside the encampment gates. Outside there is no sign of life. Guards which once patrolled the outer perimeter are now nowhere to be seen. Suddenly, the doors to the car open. Two men cloaked in darkness step out and proceed toward the encampment door. As they step into the dim outer lights, we can see that they are LOGAN and JACK. JACK Hey man, shouldn't there be.......People? LOGAN Yeah.......I don't get it. CUT TO: INT. THE ENCAMPMENT Jack and Logan walk into the encampment to find it also empty. It looks to have been deserted in a hurry. Papers and boxes are strewn about in a very disorderly manner. LOGAN What the hell is going on?! Suddenly, there is a loud crash from inside a bunker. Jack and Logan go to investigate... CUT TO: INT. THE BUNKER The room is dark. The only source of light comes from a small desk lamp. Colonel Briggs stands at a shelf. He takes items from the shelf and places them in a box. A large picture frame lays broken on the floor in a pile of glass and wood. Suddenly, the door creaks open. The shadows of Jack and Logan can be seen. They enter the bunker and approach the desk. As they do so, Colonel Briggs turns to look at them. LOGAN Colonel, what's going on? BRIGGS Oh, you mean the base. We've had orders to pull back. JACK Really. What about this? Jack then pulls a blood covered pair of dogtags from his pocket. He tosses them on the desk for the Colonel to see. They belong to Corporal Shepard. BRIGGS What happened to Shepard? JACK He didn't make it. But what I want to know is what he was doing there. BRIGGS He was just there for reconnaissance. LOGAN Really. What about this? Logan slams the nuke case onto the desk. JACK You were gonna kill us. BRIGGS Hey, for all I knew everybody in the area was already dead. LOGAN So you were gonna blow it all up?! BRIGGS To stop all this chaos, yes! Some sacrifices are acceptable! JACK Not peoples lives! BRIGGS Look.... SCIENTIST Why not just tell them the truth Colonel? Jack and Logan turn quickly as a Scientist appears from the darkness. We know him as the scientist from the mansion. But Jack and Logan have never seen him before. BRIGGS Ah, Dr. Manke. Nice of you to join us. JACK Who's this guy? BRIGGS This is Dr. Neil Manke. He was head of the Biology department at Berkeley. After years of studying experimental biology, he quit his job and ducked out of sight to continue his research. LOGAN Ok. So what brings him here? Is he studying the zombies? Dr. Manke approaches Jack and Logan as they keep their eyes on Colonel Briggs. DR. MANKE You could say that.... Manke then pulls out a metal injection gun and shoots both Jack and Logan in the neck. As they collapse on the ground, they hear Briggs and Manke talking. BRIGGS Why do you want these two anyway? MANKE Good survival instinct....... FADE OUT: FADE IN: EXT. THE MANSION Logan begins to regain consciousness. He can see Colonel Briggs, Dr. Manke, and a horde of zombies as he is carried inside. Suddenly, Briggs notices that Logan is awake. Briggs repeatedly smashes Logan in the face until he is unconscious again. FADE OUT: FADE IN: INT. THE MANSION - ATTIC Logan and Jack are suddenly awaken. A large amount of water is splashed on their faces. They are once again strapped to operating tables. Dr. Manke stands before them. LOGAN What do you want from us? DR. MANKE Why, I wan't YOU my boys. What you are. What your capable of. JACK What the HELL are you talking about? Man, this guy makes my head hurt. DR. MANKE Oh sorry about that. It's actually the side effect of the drug. It should wear off in a little while. JACK C'mon man, I was just out hunting. I don't need this shit. DR. MANKE No, no my dear boy. I need you. I need both of you. You will be the next phase of my experiments. Super soldiers in my army of the undead. LOGAN But, why? DR. MANKE Your still alive aren't you? That's why. You both show such a remarkable survival trait. If I could give this to all of my warriors, they would be almost unstoppable. LOGAN That's all good. But there is one thing I still don't understand. Why send Shepard? I mean, he was gonna blow it all up. BRIGGS I'll answer this one. Colonel Briggs steps into view. He is accompanied by the zombie version of Corporal Shepard. BRIGGS Shepard was going to go in, plant the bomb and leave. But he got caught. Dr. Manke was going to shut off the bomb before it went off and then restart it after his experiment. DR. MANKE You see, the idea was to make everybody think I was wiped out and no more zombie warriors could be made. Meanwhile, I would move my base of operations and continue to grow my army elsewhere. BRIGGS Enough talk. Let's get this over with. Shepard, go finish loading the trucks. SHEPARD .....Yes....... Shepard then leaves the room. Briggs picks up the bomb case and prepares to do the same. BRIGGS Hurry it up Doctor. Briggs then leaves the room. DR. MANKE Ok. Let's get started, shall we? Dr. Manke then wheels over a small table covered with a cloth. He brings it to a stop and uncovers it. On the table are many scalpals, a rib separator, and various other surgical tools. There are also two large syringes with enormous needles. The contents of the syringes glow with an odd colored light. It resembles the strange hue filling the sky. JACK Whoa! What are you planning on doing with that stuff?! DR. MANKE Well, it's fairly simple. My new formula needs to be spread to all parts of the body simutaneously. The easiest way to do that is by injecting it directly into the heart. Now, the best way to do that....... Dr. Manke picks up the rib separator. DR. MANKE ......is by opening the chest for direct access to the heart. JACK Can't we talk about this?! DR. MANKE I'm afraid not. But you should feel special. I made this formula just for the two of you. You will be the first ones to have it. Don't worry, you won't be mindless zombies like the others. You will still have your survival instincts and basic thought processes. LOGAN Well Yippie-Kay-Freakin-Aye. DR. MANKE I'm glad to see you're excited. It will be ready in a few moments. CUT TO: CAMERA P.O.V. We see Dr. Manke preparing his tools and not paying attention to his two test subjects. The camera then pans over to Jack. He fights against his restraints and pulls a knife from the back of his pants. CUT TO: Manke finishes his preparations and walks over to Jack. He holds a scalpal in his hand. DR. MANKE I can't guarantee that this won't be ENTIRELY painless. But I'm sure you'll manage. Manke then moves the scalpal toward Jack's chest. Suddenly, Jack grabs his arm and twists it behind his back causing him to stab himself. Manke drops to the floor with a scalpal sticking in his back. Jack cuts Logan loose. CUT TO: EXT. THE MANSION - NIGHT A large convoy of cargo trucks is parked in the driveway of the mansion. They are loaded with equipment and zombie soldiers. At the end of the line is Shepard and Briggs. They are loading boxes into the last truck. BRIGGS Hurry up Shepard. I swear, you died and became completely worthless! SHEPARD ....Yes.... BRIGGS Damn zombies.... CUT TO: Jack and Logan exit the mansion. They aren't noticed by Briggs and Shepard. Jack holds a large surgical knife while Logan carries a syringe. Suddenly, Jack runs at Shepard and buries the knife into his head. Shepard drops to the ground lifelessly. Meanwhile, Logan runs behind Briggs and holds him from behind. LOGAN So you figured you would just betray your country, your humanity, and us and just get away with it? Maybe you will enjoy spending the rest of your life as a zombie. Logan then hands the syringe to Jack. He quickly plunges it into Briggs' heart. CUT TO: Jack climbs into the back of the truck and searches quickly through the crates. He finally finds something he can use. JACK Hey Logan, check it out. C-4! CUT TO: EXT. THE WOODS The mansion can be seen in the distance. Jack and Logan are in the woods holding a radio detonator. Logan is about to press the button when they are ambushed! A large frankenstein's monster grabs them and throws them into the air. Logan drops the detonator as he is launched through the woods. They land next to eachother on the hard cold ground. JACK ........Shit..... LOGAN ....Damn it......I dropped....The detonator.... As the two warriors get back to their feet, the frankenstein's monster rushes toward them in hot pursuit. The two split up. CUT TO: Logan is chased by the beast as he dodges between trees. As the monster follows, a branch swings toward it out of nowhere. It is knocked out. Suddenly, Jack appears. JACK Pretty good trick huh? LOGAN Yeah...Now let's go. CUT TO: EXT. THE EDGE OF THE WOODS The convoy of trucks is still intact. The two know that if it leaves, the evil will continue to spread. Suddenly, something catches Jack's attention. JACK Logan, look! He points to the front truck. He notices the nuclear bomb case sitting in the back. LOGAN It's the nuke! But....if we use it, we're both dead. JACK Hey man, we're dead anyway. Would you rather spend it as a zombie? LOGAN You're right, let's go. CUT TO: EXT. THE DRIVEWAY The two are now back at the convoy of trucks. They look around hoping that they aren't seen. They then reach into the back of the truck and pull out the bomb case. JACK C'mon, just get it going. Hurry up. LOGAN I'm trying. Logan begins punching in the code to re-arm the bomb. Suddenly, the zombie form of Briggs pops out of the truck and latches his teeth onto Jack's neck. Blood begins spurting out wildly. JACK Ahhhh! LOGAN! DO IT! LOGAN I'm trying! JACK DO IT NOW! Suddenly, the bomb begins ticking again. It is in it's last few seconds. Logan clenches it tightly. LOGAN It's been nice knowing you Jack. Suddenly, the bomb stops ticking. CUT TO: CAMERA P.O.V. We are in the night sky. We see a large mushroom cloud rise into the air as the mansion and convoy are reduced to nothing. FADE OUT: CUT TO: CAMERA P.O.V. We see total darkness. However, a voice remains. VOICE Logan? Honey? Wake up........Logan! The voice is Logan's wife. FADE OUT: THE END