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Red Dawn: Aftermath
Based on the 2012 Production
 (Though the original is far better)
 ?
 EXT. ROAD, WASHINGTON STATE - DAY
 DARYL (17) stands in the middle of the road, flanked by trees
 on both sides, holding a SAW (MG), as his friends drive away,
 he does a "peace" sign, then turns to face the opposite way
 on the road. He has a backpack next to him.
 This was the last we saw of Daryl in the end of the first
 film.
 Daryl picks up the backpack, straps it on, at moves off of
 the road and waits behind a large tree.
 We can hear TRUCK approaching from the distance.
 Daryl has fear in his eyes, he knows what is about to happen,
 they were followed because of him, he was the one who got
 bugged, and the one they had to leave behind.
 The truck gets closer, and we see it is a North Korean
 soldier transport, with at least ten soldiers in the bed, and
 a Russian Spetznaz officer in the passenger seat, this is
 COL. IVANOV (50s).
 The truck stops and Col. Ivanov is the first one out, with
 the soldiers piling out of the truck behind him. He holds up
 a tablet and looks at the screen. He's following Daryl's
 location.
 COL. IVANOV (Korean; subtitled)
 
 
 They're here! Find them!
 The soldiers start approaching Daryl's location, he primes
 himself up then jumps out from behind the tree, FIRING madly.
 Two of the soldiers are shot, and killed, and the rest return
 FIRE at they make their way behind trees for cover on the
 opposite side of the road.
 Col. Ivanov pulls his pistol and FIRES several shots at
 Daryl, then takes cover behind the door of the truck.
 COL. IVANOV (CONT'D) (Korean; subtitled)
 
 
 It's only one! Crush him!
 The soldiers FIRE out from behind the trees and Daryl huddles
 up behind the tree, we can tell he's freaking out.
 Daryl leans back out from behind the tree and starts FIRING
 again.
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 Wolverines!
 Daryl kills another enemy soldier, but then he is SHOT
 through the shoulder and drops his rifle.
 S***!
 DARYL (CONT'D)
 Two soldiers make their way over to Daryl's location while he
 applies pressure to his wound, the other soldiers are
 watching with their weapons raised.
 The two soldiers pull Daryl out from behind the tree and
 start pulling him towards the road, he tries to fight them,
 but can't.
 DARYL (CONT'D) You a**holes! Get off of me!
 Col. Ivanov watches as the soldiers force Daryl to kneel in
 the middle of the road. Col. Ivanov walks over to him.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
     (now in perfect English,
 
 
 
 Russian accent)
 
 
 You're friends, they just left you
 
 
 behind?
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 It was my choice.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 Well, it was stupid.
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 Better than you finding them.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 You do know who I am, correct?
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 Yeah, you're Spetznaz,
 
 
 anti-insurgency specialist. Jed
 
 
 told me.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 Was Jed the one we found with a
 
 
 hole in his head?
 Col. Ivanov enjoys picking at Daryl.
 DARYL (angrier)
 
 
 Yeah -- that's him, alright. You
 
 
 shot him through the head. He was a
 
 
 good guy.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 I'm sure he was.
 2.
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 What do you want with us?
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 My country has invested a lot of
 
 
 money into Korea for this invasion
 
 
 and I will not have it spoiled by a
 
 
 bunch of little brats.
 Col. Ivanov puts his pistol flush to Daryl's head.
 
 
 
 
 DARYL
 
 
 They're gonna crush you, they're
 
 
 going to tear you limb from l...
 Col. Ivanov SHOOTS Daryl through the head without a seconds
 hesitation.
 
 
 
 
 COL. IVANOV
 
 
 Sorry about that kid, I really hate
 
 
 monologues.
 Col. Ivanov turns to the rest of the soldiers.
 COL. IVANOV (CONT'D) (Korean; subtitled)
 
 
 Leave them a message.
 EXT. ROAD - LATER
 SWITCH TO:
 A car pulls up on the side of the road and MATT (18), ROBERT
 (17), both holding rifles.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 Oh my G-d...
 We turn to see Daryl's body in the middle of the road, a pool
 of blood behind his head, and his chest all cut open, with
 the words "GIVE UP, WOLVERINES" written in his blood next to
 the body.
 Robert pukes, takes a sip of water, then turns to Matt.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 Why the hell did we have to come
 back here?
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 I felt bad, leaving him behind like
 that...
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 Then you should've done something
 
 
 about that then! Now he's dead --
 
 
 
 
 (MORE)
 3.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT (CONT'D)
 
 
 he's f***ing dead, Matt!
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 I didn't know it would be like
 
 
 this, Robert.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 He was my best friend! Before all
 
 
 this started it was just me and
 
 
 him! And you left him! You killed
 
 
 him!
 Robert raises his rifle and points it at Matt, Matt takes a
 couple of steps back and rests his hand on his pistol, in his
 holster attached to his belt.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 Look, Robert, I know how this
 feels, okay.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 The hell you do!
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 Do you even remember that my
 
 
 brother was killed yesterday! I
 
 
 didn't get to say goodbye to him,
 
 
 because he was shot through the
 
 
 damn head! You know how that
 
 
 feels?! Do you?
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 You left him here, you coulda told
 
 
 him to get his ass back into the
 
 
 car, but you didn't.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 I'm not the boss of us, Robert.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 Yeah, you are. After Jed died, it
 
 
 was you. We all saw it.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 I'm the leader, not the boss. I
 
 
 lead you into battle, I don't tell
 
 
 you how to live your life!
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 I should kill you!
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 It was his choice, Robert, remember
 
 
 that? You told him he was bugged,
 
 
 that's on you! But it was his
 
 
 choice to stay behind...
 4.
 Robert lowers his rifle slowly, then lets it slip out of his
 hands. He falls to the ground and puts his head down and his
 hands on his face, he's crying.
 Matt takes his hand off of his pistol, walks over to Robert
 and kneels down next to him.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
     (through tears)
 
 
 I shouldn't have said anything... I
 
 
 should've just -- let it go.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 If it wasn't for you, we'd all be
 
 
 dead. But he made the call to stay
 
 
 behind. He should've run, but he
 
 
 didn't. He stayed, and he fought,
 
 
 like Wolverines do.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 What happens now?
 Matt looks down at Daryl's body.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 We do what Jed taught us to do. We
 
 
 keep resisting, keep fighting.
 Robert hesitates a moment.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 You know, the day's gonna come when
 
 
 it's us laying a pool of blood,
 
 
 what do we do then?
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 Tanner told us we weren't the only
 
 
 ones, there'll be more people who
 
 
 are willing to fight. There's
 
 
 always gonna be more people wanting
 
 
 to join the fight.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 If they keep killing us like this,
 
 
 eventually, the people will quit,
 
 
 Matt.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 But we won't. Not until we're in
 
 
 the ground, right Robert?
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 I don't know if I can make that
 promise.
 5.
 MATT
 
 
 Well -- make up your mind...
 Matt gets up, walks back over to the car and opens the
 driver's side door.
 
 
 
 
 MATT (CONT'D)
 
 
 ...Before someone makes it for you.
 Matt gets into the car and waits.
 Robert takes one last look at Daryl, then grabs his rifle and
 gets to his feet. He walks over to the car and opens the
 passenger door.
 
 
 
 
 ROBERT
 
 
 Alright, Matt -- fight til we're in
 the ground.
 
 
 
 
 MATT
 
 
 Hell yeah.
 Robert gets in and pulls his door shut. The car starts and
 they drive off.
 END.
 FADE TO BLACK.

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