45. Rain Swimmers - Leslie

• FADE IN:


• EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT


• AMBER skips from puddle to puddle as rain pounds on her head. Street lamp light gives the puddles a glossy, orange surface.


• MARTY runs behind her kicking the puddles and watching fallen water join the rain for a brief moment.


• Amber trips to a stop, pointing wordlessly at the street in front of her.


• It seems to stretch to stretch on forever.


• An inky fluid is rushing down the street, far away from them, but gaining ground, like flood waters fighting to find an escape.


• They turn, trying to run, but can't seem to move fast enough.


• Amber jumps, swan-diving into one of the puddles and sinks beneath the surface as the rain lifts the water above the tops of cars within an instant.


• Marty swims next to her, and they gain speed.


• Amber glances back and sees that the darkness is absorbing all the rain water.


• Marty treads water in terror as it begins to drain towards the darkness.


• Amber stands, in the now ankle-deep water and runs.


• Susan is on a cell-phone call. She smiles at Melissa, who walks by with two cups of coffee.


• Marty turns around and inhales sharply, darkness getting sucked into his lungs. He cocks his head as he realizes what he's done.


• He kneels and begins drinking the darkness as it begins to lap around it.


• Amber sees what he is doing and joins him.


• They drink desperately, shocked that when they look up the darkness is gone.


• Amber stands and grabs Marty's hand.


• He grins at her.


• A fist of darkness plunges out of Amber's chest, and then out of Marty's.


• They try to scream, but their voices are gone. Tendrils reaching around them until they is completely covered.


• The darkness pours from them, traveling down the street, leaving their shells, darkened, in the middle of the road.


• FADE TO BLACK.