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“NO TIME TO KILL”

By Michael Held

FADE IN:

E/I. A DIMLY LIT APARTMENT - EVENING

Two vampires are in a room together, the female vampire

is still upside down in her coffin while the male vampire
is sitting in a chair, reading a paper. This is until the
sleeping vampire wakes up.

MALE VAMPIRE
(cheerfully)
Ah, you’re awake!

Male vampire glances over at a clock on the wall.

MALE VAMPIRE
Tonight, is the night for our next
big hunt!

FEMALE VAMPIRE
(groggy)
Augh, Andrew deary, go back to
sleep. It is WAY too early for our
hunt.

The male vampire, now revealed to be named COUNT ANDREW,

is taken aback by this and puts down his newspaper.

COUNT ANDREW
It is never too early! I am over
five hundred years old, Rebecca, I
know by now when the sun has set.

The female vampire, we now know as COUNT REBECCA, rolls

over in her coffin.

COUNT REBECCA
Do whatever you want, I do not
feel like getting up yet.
(in between
yawns)
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The last thing I want is a

sunburn.

COUNT ANDREW
Well, the last time I checked the
moon does not reflect UV rays.

Andrew gets up and walks over to the window with the

blinds closed.

COUNT ANDREW
Now, lets get these blinds open
and see that beautiful moon out
tonight!
(opens blinds)
Augh, damn it!

There is still a little light out as Andrew struggles to

close the blinds without getting burned further.

COUNT REBECCA
So, how’s that over five hundred
years of experience working for
ya?

COUNT ANDREW
Oh, can it.

Rebecca chucks a pillow at him on the floor while Andrew

stands up.

CUT TO:

INT. ANOTHER APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS

We see a college aged girl flipping through Instagram

where we see her name is PATRICIA. This is when she gets
a call from Rebecca, who she has been chatting with for a
bit on Snapchat.

She answers the call.

PATRICIA
Hey girl!

REBECCA
Hey! You just get home?
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PATRICIA
Yeah, I just got home.

REBECCA
Oh, great! I just woke up from a
nap.

PATRICIA
Augh, a nap sounds great right
now, but I still want to go on
that walk tonight with you in a
bit.

REBECCA
I would not want you to miss it
either! We have been planning this
for a week or so now!

PATRICIA
Oh, I am still down to go, don’t
worry! I’ll just sleep in
tomorrow. I've got no other plans
for the rest of the weekend.

REBECCA
Wonderful! We’re still going to
the park, right?

PATRICIA
Yep, I’ll let you know when I’m
ready! Goodbye!

She hangs up the phone and walks over to her closet where
she looks through her clothes for something to wear for
later.

CUT TO.

INT. A DIMLY LIT APARTMENT – A LITTLE BIT LATER

We see Rebecca finally up and sitting on a couch where

she puts down her phone. Andrew walks in with a Hawaiian
shirt on.

REBECCA
Please tell me you’re not going to
wear that for when we hunt.
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ANDREW
(surprised)
Whoops, wrong fit.

He spins revealing his black coat.

REBECCA
At least it isn’t the red one. The
blood would be indistinguishable
to be honest.

ANDREW
(not amused,
sitting down)
Very funny. Now, did you confirm
our target?

REBECCA
We have been talking for a few
weeks now. Humans are always the
sociable type, aren’t they?

ANDREW
If it was not for you, I would be
at a lost for targets. You’re a
whizz with those “Phone Eyes” and
whatnot.

REBECCA
You have your 523 years of living.
(flaunting her
phone)
I have my 300 or so years of
culture.

While she is speaking, Andrew gets up from the couch

peaks through the blinds again. This time without any
major burning.

ANDREW
(joyously)
Oh, sweetie!

REBECCA
Is it almost time?
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ANDREW
Indeed! And we didn’t even need to
kill a lot of time too.

REBECCA
I’ll go get the keys!

CUT TO:

EXT. SECOND APARTMENT – A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER

We see Patricia fully ready and walking out her apartment

door. She is once again calling with Rebecca.

PATRICIA
Hey, I just looked up this park.
It seems a bit sketchy, with huge
trails and everything. Are you
sure you do not want to meet up
anywhere else?

CUT TO:

I/E. REBECCA’S CAR – CONTINOUS

REBECCA
I’m sure it’s a good place. I have
been there ni- I mean during the
day a lot.

CUT TO:

EXT. SECOND APARTMENT – CONTINIOUS

PATRICIA
Alright, whatever you say! I’ll
see you then.

CUT TO:

I/E. REBECCA’S CAR – CONTINOUS

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REBECCA
Alright, goodbye.

Rebecca is seen pushing a button on her wheel ending the

Bluetooth call through her car.

ANDREW
(playful)
Now, don’t you get too attached
now! The last thing you want to
feel is remorse from having a deep
emotional connection.

He looks out the window.

ANDREW
Happened to me once a couple
hundred odd years back.

Rebecca briefly looks over at Andrew before immediately

looking back on the road.

REBECCA
I don’t doubt my ability to charm
for a bit. Besides, this is not
the first time I have hooked us up
before.

Andrew looks over at Rebecca.

ANDREW
You’re way more ballsy than me.
(smiling)
And I honestly admire that in you.

We see Rebecca smile and sneak a quick kiss to Andrew.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE PARK – A LITTLE BIT LATER

Patricia is seen walking up to a trail entrance. She is

seen texting and looking around for Rebecca. This is
until she appears right beside Patricia.

REBECCA
Hey there! I am so glad to see
you!
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PATRICIA
(startled)
Woah! You sure came out of
nowhere.

REBECCA
Indeed, I did!
(motioning, while
walking away)
C’mon there’s a nice gazebo with
some lights not far down this
trail! It’s almost time!

PATRICIA
Hey! What do you mean by that?
Wait up!

Patricia chases after Rebecca down the trail in the woods

leaving her alone in the dark. As she gets a little way
down the path, Andrew emerges from behind her slowly
stalking his prey. Feeling a presence, Patricia quickly
turns around to find nothing there but shadow.

PATRICIA
Alright, this is not funny.
Rebecca, where are you?

REBECCA
I’m still here. Just waiting a
bit.

PATRICIA
(confused)
Waiting for m-

Patricia feels a hand on her shoulder, it’s of Count

Andrew, and her question gets cut off. She is now
absolutely terrified out of fear.

ANDREW
I believe she was waiting for me.
Not you.

Rebecca walks into view and reveals her fangs. Patricia,

still petrified, quickly looks around for a place to
sprint.
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PATRICIA
Rebecca, whatever you’re going to
do, don’t do this.

REBECCA
Relax, it is not going to hurt a
bit.

She looks at Andrew, which is his queue to strike. But

before he can do so, Patricia leans out of the way and
falls to the ground. Before she can even match judgement,
Patricia starts to flee back up the trail.

ANDREW
(to Rebecca)
C’mon, we can’t lose our hunt!

The two vampires pursue the fleeing person, as Patricia

who is a bit ahead, tries to dial the police. This is
unsuccessful as she trips on a loose root and her phone
goes out of her hands. Landing off the trail and her
lying on the trail, she tries to get up only to realize
the two vampires have caught back up to her.

PATRICIA
No, get away! You freaks!

The two get closer, against her wishes.

REBECCA
I really jinx myself back in the
car. I can’t afford a runaway.

This is until a siren started blaring and flashing lights

were seen not far ahead at the trailhead.

ANDREW
(to Rebecca)
She called the cops on us?

REBECCA
Must have overlooked speed
dialing.

Rebecca got to her feet and bolted towards the trailhead.

The vampires, at first followed, until they stopped.
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REBECCA
Sweetie, can’t we just go ask them
for blood. Surely, they can
redirect us to a blood drive
somewhere.

ANDREW
I do not think those cops are
going to want to cooperate. Not
after seeing a fellow human
running out of the trails at
night, they won’t.

REBECCA
Let’s retract our fangs and go
talk to them. We can make a
getaway, remember, we can turn
into bats?

The two vampires make their way out of the trail. But
Patricia was no where to be seen with the cops, not even
with her car. One of the cops approached them.

COP
Now isn’t this just sweet. The
park is practicing their haunted
trails early.
(examines them)
And Spirit Halloween must be
upping their game or something
because these costumes are
amazing.

The cop remembers what he was initially going to say.

COP
Oh! Right, say, I was doing my
rounds and I saw that your
taillights busted. I’m only
letting yall off on a warning this
time.

ANDREW
You came lights and all for a
taillight? Couldn’t you have left
a note?
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COP
Thought it would be better to get
yalls attention. Now yall go and
get that fi-

The cop stopped dead in his tracks, for it was Rebecca

that bit his neck and was sucking his blood.

COP
Ok… maybe more than a…taillight.

He collapsed to the ground as she motioned for Andrew to

suck his remaining blood. We pan out as we see Rebecca
head towards the cop car and Andrew sucking the cop’s
blood

CUT TO:

INT. DIMLY LIT APARTMENT –A BIT LATER

The two vampires are sitting on the couch.

REBECCA
That blood was way too spicy.
(shakes her head
and looks over to
Andrew)
That is the last time I want a run
in with the police.

Andrew is busy looking at Zillow for cheap abandoned

castles to move to.

ANDREW
I’ll give society this. It sure is
easy to find another place to live
fast.

REBECCA
My 300 or so years of culture has
its ups and its downs.
(looks out the
window)
Tonight was its first down.

FADE OUT.