"Metal Battle Girls: Rachel on ice"

FADE IN: CU: on the Secure Psychiatric Facility logo. Scene opens as ARCHANGEL arrives where RACHEL is being held in after her capture by INTERPOL.
CUT TO: View from Reception Area, the Nurses station behind a glass partition. ARCHANGEL walks into frame and addresses the NURSE ARCHANGEL Hello, my name is ARCHANGEL. I’m here for Patient 655321... Rachel David. NURSE Yes, of course, we’re expecting you.
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE MS: The NURSE points to a guarded door to their right. NURSE Just go through that door there, I’ll buzz you in. Turn left and then all the way down the hall. There’s nowhere else to go. ARCHANGEL Indeed. Thank you. NURSE Avec plaisir, I’m sure.	$Description: C:\Documents\CR\FA 2011\DM 15\MBG\Prison\Storyboard_MBG-Prison54.png$
ARCHANGEL abruptly turns and heads to the door, walks out of frame.
An INTERN walks up behind the NURSE. His tone is sarcastic. INTERN Was that the Fed? NURSE It most certainly was. Now what would he want with little miss stares-into-space?
CUT TO-ECU: RACHEL’s left eye, staring intently at the area between her and her cell door. She is clearly up to something. VFX: A thousand lines of computer code speed past, floating in front of RACHEL’s gaze. She seems just barely able to keep up with the maelstrom of data. RACHEL (WHISPERING) Crack data encryption, SSL, override set code. Accessing tunneling protocol. End of line.
CUT TO-CU: SHENGWE, the Patient in the cell next to RACHEL sits down on her bunk and begins to rock back and forth. SHENGWE Mmm Mmm Mmm Um. (SUNG) Visitor incoming for three-two-oneeee.
CUT TO-CU: GUARD outside RACHEL’s cell SFX: Alert horn blares. P.A. VOICE Visitor incoming for 665321. Repeat. Visitor incoming for 665321. Prep patient for reception.’’ GUARD Yo, ‘321, you got company. Time to snap out of it, Girl.
CAMERA BEGINS SLOW PULL OUT FROM ECU TO CU: RACHEL, visually withdraws from cyberspace to deal with the latest intrusion she’s suffered since she arrived. RACHEL Thank you, Left-tenant. I’ve got this. Just try and keep ‘’Sheng’’ quiet, right? I swear she scared that last, wee Ginger FBI doctor out of her knickers, eh?
CUT TO CU: Cell bars, as RACHEL quickly slips a pack of cigarettes to the GUARD. CUT TO- CAMERA CONTINUES SLOW PULL OUT FROM ECU TO CU: ON RACHEL GUARD (OFF-CAMERA) You badass, girl. Watch yo’ self.
CUT TO MS: ARCHANGEL walks into the frame w/RACHEL. She turns to look at him w/her arms crossed. ARCHANGEL Miss. David? I’m Michael ARCHANGEL, Supervisory Special Marshal with the Federal Security Agency. I believe your Public Defender mentioned I’d be stopping by? RACHEL Right, you’re the Fed with the plea deal. ARCHANGEL It’s something a bit more than that...
CUT TO CU- SHENGWE, who interrupts ARCHANGEL with her outburst. SHEGWE The Archangel Michael... Who is like God! SFX: The loud CLANG of a nightstick hitting the cell wall in the background. GUARD (OFF-CAMERA) Yo, shut it down, Sheng.
CUT TO CU: RACHEL, with SHENGWE over her shoulder in the background, speaks to ARCHANGEL. RACHEL You’ll have to forgive my “flatmate” here. The poor dear can’t shut-out the voices she ‘ears in ‘er ‘ed.
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE CU: ARCHANGEL. Looks over at SHEGWE, blinks his eyes. ARCHANGEL Untrained telepath, no filters, no center. I’m surprised the Psychic Dampeners aren’t helping her more. ARCHANGEL’s gaze returns to RACHEL ARCHANGEL But you’ve been able to access the internet connection with no troubles, I trust?
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE CU: ARCHANGEL No need to be coy, Miss. David. I’m referring to your power, Cyberthesia- the ability to mentally access wireless networks and communicate with computers... as well as security systems.
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE MS: RACHEL, taken aback, over ARCHANGEL’s shoulder. RACHEL How, how do you know all that, eh? ARCHANGEL Relax, Miss. David. I’ve had my eye on you for some time now. And besides, becoming the première cat burglar in the UK and the EU isn’t exactly like keeping a low profile.
CUT TO CU: RACHEL, Smiling. RACHEL Maybe not the whole EU. That Prague job was close, too close for comfort.
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE MS: ON ARCHANGEL, over RACHEL’s left shoulder. ARCHANGEL The whole Prague gig, you were robbed. It should’ve been all you. Too bad you didn’t have a team you could trust, who really had your back.
CUT TO-REVERSE ANGLE CU: ON RACHEL, she approaches the cell door and gives ARCHANGEL a cynical look. RACHEL And so it begins. ARCHANGEL What begins? RACHEL The negotiation, the deal, the Dance.
CUT TO- MS: RACHEL and ARCHANGEL, as he steps back from the bars, he straightens and becomes viably stiffer in manner. ARCHANGEL Miss. David, just so there’s no misunderstanding, there is no “deal” andthis is not a ”negotiation”. You will train and then successfully become a U.S. federal agent, and then serve your country as long as we have a use for you and your talents. In exchange, the current charges and any other previous ‘’misdeeds’’ will go away. A clean slate, your identity erased. Thoughts?
CUT TO CU: ON SHENGWE, with another outburst. SHENGWE “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people! And there shall be a time of trouble; such as never has been since there was a nation ‘til that time!”
CUT TO CU- ON RACHEL, turns to face SHEGWE’s cell. RACHEL Dammit, Sheng, shut the fuck up! I can’t take all that Nostradamus shite right now!
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from RACHEL’s POV. ARCHANGEL The Bible.
CUT TO CU- ON RACHEL, turns around to face ARCHANGEL. RACHEL What?
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from RACHEL’s POV. ARCHANGEL She’s not quoting Nostradamus, they’re biblical quotes about the Archangel Michael.
CUT TO CU- ON RACHEL, turns back to address ARCHANGEL. RACHEL What? How do you know what she’s babbling on about...
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from RACHEL’s POV. ARCHANGEL It’s not the King James version, though. It must be a Chinese translation. ARCHANGEL looks at SHEGWE. ARCHANGEL Uh, Mandarin, I’d guess.
CUT TO ECU: ON RACHEL. RACHEL OK, this is SO random. First of all, I’m a Brit, eh? No Way St. John at MI-5 is going to just let me go, not without at least a stint in the Tower of London.
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from RACHEL’s POV. ARCHANGEL Nah, that’s where they keep the Crown Jewels, they’d never let you in there. And if the head of MI-5 were to have gotten the impression you were headed for Gitmo after we gained custody of you, well, that was just miscommunication, that’s all.
CUT TO ECU: ON RACHEL. RACHEL Well played, well played. So I’m to become a non-person, then?
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from behind RACHEL and over her right shoulder. ARCHANGEL Speaking practically, uh, yes. But you must realize that your former existence was all a lie as well?
CUT TO ECU: ON RACHEL. RACHEL Um, what?
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, from behind RACHEL and over her right shoulder. ARCHANGEL From your earliest memories, you KNOW you have a sister, yes? But no matter where you look or no matter who you ask, you’ve never been able to find her, have you?
CUT TO CU: ON RACHEL, she turns away as ARCHANGEL speaks, absorbing the full weight of what he’s saying.
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, as RACHEL faces the camera in the foreground ARCHANGEL Your parents were elite Mossad agents, killed in action while trying to arrest war criminals hidng in Argentina. Their actions prevented a violent overthrow of the U.S. Government, earning a gratitude that lasts until this day.
CUT TO CU- ON ARCHANGEL, through the bars of RACHEL’s cell. ARCHANGEL Until today. Should you choose reject our offer, I know MI-6 would be interested in “debriefing” you. And you might be able to carve out a life similar to what you’ve known so far, a life of adrenaline and substance abuse, of sexual addiction. But the one thing I know they can’t offer you is... your Sister.
CUT TO CU- ON RACHEL facing the camera in the foreground, ARCHANGEL in the background. RACHEL My... You know where Kathy is? ARCHANGEL Yes. And you’d end up working together, too. So although your old life would be... Redacted from the official record, you could make a new life, here and now, together. RACHEL I can infer that’s the only way I’ll ever see my sister again. ARCHANGEL In this life, yes. RACHEL (SIGHS) Yes.
ARCHANGEL What was that? RACHEL Yes, I’ll do it. I’ll dress-up and play spy games with you. ARCHANGEL No, not Spies, Super Heroes! Give me a few minutes to finalize the custody transfer, and we should be able to get you out of here within the hour! RACHEL Super Heroes? Oh God.(ROLLS EYES)
CUT TO CU: ON SHENGWE. SHENGWE "Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back..."
CUT TO CU: ON ARCHANGEL talking to the GUARD in front of RACHEL’s cell. ARCHANGEL Thanks for the tip, Issac. We hadn’t had this facility monitored, until now. I’d say a promotion is in order.
CUT TO CU: ON GUARD. GUARD Why that’d be just fine, Mr. A. I’ll have Miss Da-Veed ready to go when you are. And the other one?
CUT TO MS: ON GUARD and ARCHANGEL, as he turns to leave. ARCHANGEL A pass, I’m afraid. I’m looking for Heroes, not Villains.
CUT TO MS: RACHEL in the foreground as ARCHANGEL leaves. RACHEL Well Sheng, old girl, it looks like I’ll pull out of another one by the skin of my teeth. I wonder what Kathy’s like today? I couldn’t have been more than five when they split us up. But what I really want to know is...
CUT TO CU: RACHEL turns to face the cell door. RACHEL Who is Michael ARCHANGEL? VFX: RACHEL opens a portal to the Internet, a stream of one’s and zero’s emanating from her left eye.
CUT TO CU: ON SHENGWE. SHENGWE (CRYING) Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
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