"TERMINATOR GENISYS" (2015)

FADEIN:

'rheblue,glowingjewel of Earth,rotating slowly in the velvet-black of space.Stars pinpricks of light.

From so faraway,wecan stillmake out weather systems, swirling,wreathing oceans like drifts of gossamer.

Continents are beautiful stretches ofvibrant green,abutting the vast expansesof deep,lustrousblue oceans.

Suddenly,aWHITESTREAKOFSMOKE races across the surface of the Earth,curving beetween continents,IMPACTING witha flash of bright explosivelight--

Anotherstreak ofsmoke--and another-- another--

Proliferating exponentially,arcs ofsmoke crisscross all over the globe,A tracery of massive destruction, all the more horrifying for the absolute silence ofspace around it.

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And with every flashofimpact,burning horrible expanses of brown start to spread,widerandwider,swallowing everything green and blueand turning the world toflamesand ash.

We'relooking ataNUCLEARHOLOCAUST as it happens,Before our eyes,the Earth is covered inaweb offlameand destruction.

A ragged,bleak landscape--downtownLosAngelesskyline shattered into spiked,broken ruins.

SUPERIMPOSE:LOS ANGELES,2029

LightningFORKS over theskeleton of thecity,thesky metal- grey with ash,thesunablood red smearthrough the haze.

Skim along ·the destruction--flashesof energy weapons,the hard soundof gunfire,aswe find--

RAGTAGGUERILLASfightingagainstVARIOUSMACHINES:

AERIALHUNTER-KILLERSfly overhead,lightssweeping over piles of bonesandskulls,plasma cannons blasting at the humans scurryingthrough the ruins,

SPIDERTANKSscrabble through wreckage,gunpods with plasma cannons mountedon fourjointed "legs."

One tank tripsanIED,one of itslegs isblown outand it topples.Guerillas fireon the fallen tankfrom cover, blasting at it until it explodes.

Wemove through the battle to seeA SURVIVOR,wrapped in the rags,crawling through wreckage.Helooks wounded.

A GUERILLA VEHICLE,modified pickup withamachinegun mounted on theback,screechesup to the Survivor.A MEDIC reachesdown to help him into the back of thetruck--

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-- and the Survivor grabs theMedic,snapping hisneck.

Survivor/Terminator vaults into the truck, starts killing the Guerillateam with theirown weaponsand his bare hands. (Note: although heispowerfully built,he isnotArnold, thereareother terminator models.)

One GuerillaFIRES at the Terminator, emptyinga clip athim--

BulletsTEAROFF the skinonTerminatorI sfaceand chest, partially revealing theCHROMESKELETON beneath.

Terminatorkeepscoming--thegun clicksempty--heSNAPS the Guerilla'sneck.His blank expressionnever changing,

An underground bunker.A TOPOBATTLEMAP pinned toa table,

JOHNCONNOR,45, left side of hisface scarred,ahardened, commandingman forged in the fire of war,

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ANGLEON THELISTENINGGUERILLAS.Loyalty in their faces, and something likeawe.Maybe evena little fear.To them, he ismorethanhuman.They are standing beforealegend.

Among the Guerillas,findONESOLDIER-- 20's,face farolder than his years.A lifetime ofcombat,achildhood stolen long agobyendless war,KYLEREESE,

As theycontinuespeaking,weINTERCUTWITH:

ASPRAWLINGDISPOSALCAMP,chainlink topped with coiled razorwire,holdingina filthy hive ofHUMANMISERY.

SURVIVORS,listlessand emaciated,crouch in cratered asphalt.Eyeshollow,numb.Devoid ofhope,

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Thecamp is patrolledbyCHROMESKELETONS,primalDeath figuresmade of hydraulic actuators beneath metal hyperalloy "bones."These areT-800ENDOSKELETONS,the silvery combat chassisweglimpsed whenwesaw the Survivor/Terminator's flesh shot off.They carry massive pulse rifles, their eyes burn red,likeglowing coals beneath glass.

AERIALHK'Stouchdown atopASUPPORTHANGAR-·-a rnulti tiered repairand supply depot(think barracks for machines,)

The HK'slower into the hangar--armored roof doorsgrind shut over them,Tiltdown toOPENINGBULKHEADDOORS at ground level.SPIDER,TANKS exit to guard theperimeter.

POV ONEENDOSKELETON,showing theHUD-likereadouts itsees-- scrolling dataand informationdown both sides,constantly runninga threatassessmentof thehuddling survivors;0%.

LT.GOMEZenters theroom.Wearingaslim combat headset, chatter in his ear.Reporting toJohn;

TheGuerillcl.Sglance ateach other,Thisis it.

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Reese can't help himself,breaksin:

A massiveundergroundspace,what wasonce part of the L.A. Metro.Johnstands in frontofasea ofassembled Guerillas.

PANNINGOVERTHEGUERILLAS:theirweapons,gearandclothes haphazard,but they are fierceas wild animals.Warriorswho are the last of their race,withnothing left tolose.

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A ROARLIKETHUNDERfromthe Guerillas,REESEamong them. Guns brandished defiantly in the air,shouting their loyalty .

MOUNDSOFBONESANDSKULLS at the baseofa chainlinkfence. A MANGE--COVEREDRATscavenges theremains,when--

THHHRRACCKKK!TheRat isVAPORIZED by a barrageofENERGY PULSESfrom above.PANUPto reveal--

AUTOMATEDSWIVEL-MOUNTEDTURRETGUNSperched at the corners of the fences--they whip around and fireat the slightest movement approaching thecamp.

AT THEGATE:a'TRUCKpullsup,convertedmilitary troop transport,canvastop.AnENDOSKELETONbehind the wheel.

Thick double tires rollover skulls likeanATV offroading over shellsonabeach,crushingthem to pale fragments.

The gatesswing open,A GUARDENDOSKELETON scans thetruck, looking overtheEndoskeletonidriving-- then stands aside.

The truck pullsin,massive gates sliding shut behind it,

ANGLEONTHE BACKOFTHETRUCK,asthe tarp iswhippedback-- revealingHUMANPRISONERS.

GUARDENDOSKELETONS forcethem out at rifle-point--including CHILDREN,facesstreaked with dirtand tears.

ANGLEON THESUPPLYHANGAR,in the center of thecamp.A patrolotEndoskeletonsemerge through the bulkhead doors.

Next totheHangar,Endoskeletons herdasmall group of Prisoners towarda series ofHOLDINGPENS,metal-walled chutes that getnarrowerand narrower asthehumans are J:riveninsmallgroupstoward--

A MASSIVEINCINERATORUNIT,spewing constant blacksmoke.

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A MOTHERANDTWOYOUNGBOYS stumbleforward.Ahead ofthem, ANOTHERPRISONER suddenlyBOLTS forfreedom--

ANENDOSKELETON shoots theMandown--heSPRAWLS to the ground,his chest nothing butaglowing hole,

ANGLEONTHEDEAD MAN'SOPENEYESas the Prisoners shuffle forward,stepping overhim,careful not to lookdown.

POVTHEMOTHER,craning to try and make out what'sahead. She can see onlyGLIMPSES through the crowd--

A THICKSTEELBULKHEAD thatforms thedoor tothe incinerator slidesOPENCLANNG!!Two EndoskeletonsFORCE Prisonersfrom into the filthy,blackenedbox 1packingthem tight.

WHITE-HOTFIREblasts into the killingbox-- fasterthan the humanscan scream,the bulkheadSLAMSCHLUNNKK!Their terrified expressionslinger likeanafterimageburned into our eyes,as heatBLASTS outward--

--and the bulkheadCLANGSopen,revealing thePrisoners FROZEN,each facea rictusofagony--.made entirely ofASH,

The floorDROPSOPENS,the ash figuresCOLLAPSE like falling sand,pouring out ofsightdowna wastechute--and the EndoskeletonsSHOVE .another group inside.

ONTHEMOTHER,pulling her boys close,terrified.Only minutes until they will be atthe front of the line.

ATTHE ENTRANCEGATE--ANOTHERTRUCKOFPRISONERS pullsup. THEGUARDENDOSKELETONat the gate peers inside'eyes sweeping over theDRIVERENDOSKELETON--

POVGUARDENDOSKELETON,raking overth?Driver,which faces straight ahead--andsuddenly the Terminator-visionFOCUSES DOWNonthe Driver'sEYES,which are not glowing.

UNITNONFUNCTIONALbegins to flash--

THEGUARDENDOSKELETONsuddenly raises .its battle rifle--

INTHE rRUCK,crouched behind the Driver Endoskeleton,PERRY operatesa crude remote,wired to the Driver Endoskeleton, metalspine tornopen where thepower:_yell has beenremoY..§.9.

THEGUARDENDOSKELETON opens fire,asPERRYthrows himself backwards,FIRINGa pulse rifleashe hits the floor--

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THE GUARDENDOSKELETON ispunched backwards,gunarm destroyed,shredded metaland sparking wiresasit sprawls--

FASTPAN ALONGTHEFLOORINTHEBACKOFTHE'rRUCK asthe "Prisoners" ripup the flooring,exposingWEAPONS,grabbing up rifles,grenades,RPGs--

ANGLEOUTSIDETHETRUCKasthe tarp is rippedawayandFOUR GUERILLAS stand,simultaneously firingRPGsup at the turret guns.STINGER MISSILES blaze trails ofsmoke--

ANGLEHIGHOVERHEAD, to see all4 turretsEXPLODE!

~MOTHER ANDBOYS react to the thunderingGUNFIRE, EXPLOSIONS lighting thesky over the chute walls.

John'sname races like firedown therows of Prisoners.

AERIALOUTSIDETHECAMP--'HELICOPTERS roarintoframe,A ragtag mix ofHueys,·Blackhawks,andtwo battered Apaches, let loose hellfire at thecamp's defenses.Below--

MULTlPLEGUERILLAVEHICLES breakfromthe cover of wreckage andCONVERGE on thefencesfromevery side.

Reese pilots,ACOMMANDOTEAM behindhim,ledbyJOHN,who hefts hismodified assaultrifle witha twisted bayonet.Its blade crackles with blueplasrnq.

ONTHETRUCK,the Guerillasleap out for theground attack, PERRY stays toman the plasmagun bolted to the flatbedas--

INTHECAB,KE!\OAkicks the dead Endoskeleton out,takes the drjver'sseat.GUNSITtoward the Hangar.

GUERILLASleap out of themoving vehicles togo brutalhand- to-hand with theGuard Endoskeletons,using thePLASMA BAYONETSwhen they're closeenough to cut into the machines.

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AERIALHKsstrafefrom the sky,ONEHK is shotdown bya Gunner,ANOTHERHK firesplasma blasts at thevehicles--

SPIDERTANKSracefrom theHangar,metal legs tearing into theground,mowingdown Guerillas.Behind the spider tanks, the thickBULKHEADDOORS begin to close,sealing the Hangar,

MISSILESandPLASMA cannon unleashfrom the Resistance helicopters,strafing Spider Tanksand terminators.

Reese evadesanHK,swooping to avoid blasts of energy fire.

Below them,theROOFHANGARDOORS grindopen..Three moreHK DRONESli.ftoff to join the battle.

REESE dives,skimminglow over the fighting,jinking wildly to avoid fire,then pullsup 1barrelingfor the closing roof hangar doors.GUNFIREfrom Endoskeletonsbelow--

'!'HEBLACKHAWK plummetsdown-- crashes through the closing hangar doors,rotorsCLIPPING the edgesandSHEARING off!

TheBlackhawkSLAMS into theHK hangar deck,SLIDING as it lists tooneside,skidding sparksand fire.

CHAOSinside the chopper,Commandos holdingon for dearlife--

THEBLACKHAWK finally grinds toa halton its side,asmoking wreck.FireERUPTS near the cockpit.

Reesehangssideways, still strapped in.POVREESE:through thesmoke,HULKINGSHAPES areadvancingon the chopper--

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Reese unbuckles,fallson his lifeless co-pilot.FIRE licks up through the cockpit.He reaches for hisweapon--A HAND grabshim,yankshim clear of the wreckas--

PLASMAFIRE blasts the cockpit wideopen.

INT,HANGARDECK-CONTINUOUS

Reese is pulledclear--it'sJOHN,dragginghim behind the wreck for cover,3COMMANDOS crouchalongsidethem.

PLASMA FIRE scorches theBlackhawkfrom the otherside--

TERMINATORSfan out,both Endoskeletonsand "Skinjobs"(human looking,non-Arnold models} ,advancingon the overturned Blackhawkfrom all sides.TwoCommandosgodown.

REESEandJOHN fireinsync,reloading,covering,firing .

ANENDOSKELETON vaultsatop theburning chopper,LEAPS for them-- theCommandoFIRES,hits it mid-leap!Thetwo halves of the Endoskeletontumbleto thedeck--•but theCommando is scorched with plasmafire,goesdown.

OnlyJohnand Reeseremain.Butno matterhow manyrounds they fire,the terminatorskeep closing!

John primes theplasma bayonet--rams it into the chassis of the closest attacker,frying itscore--when

A METALHANDGRABSJohnbythearm,yankshimdown--THEHALF- SEVEREDENDOSKELETON,its other hand grabbing John's throat!

Reeselunges hisplasμiabayonet into themachine 1 s skull, fryingit.John rips the skeletal metal fingersfrom his throat,scrambling outfrom under the Endoskeleton,

Shoulder to shoulder,Reeseand John raisethej_rbayonets--

And suddenly,without warning,:the terminators,_stop.

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Prisoners fight alongside Guerillas,outnumberedand outgunnedbythe machines---and all the machinesstop_.

A SPIDERTANKstumbles,gunsswivelingdown,then totters with one leg lifted--and crashes into the wreckage.

THEHKS allbecome rudderless in the air,weavingaimlessly foran instant before they plummet to theground.

THEHANGARDOORSsuddenlyGRINDOPEN,revealing

JOHNANDREESE,emerging to survey the camp--

ALLTHEMACHINES stand frozen ln place.Motionless.A VOICE soundsin John'sand Reese's headsets:

MOREGUERILLASANDSURVIVORSarecomingout of the rubble, faces lit in theflamesof the crashedmachines,the Guerillas all hearingthesame thingontheir headsets:

ReeselooksatJohn.All aroundthem,the ragged survivors of thisendlesswarbegin to cryand cheer.

ButJohnIsfaceisgrim. Determined.

John movesthrough clusters ofTECHNICIANSOLDIERS,working insideaHOGECHAMBER beneath thecamp.Reese at his side. Perry turnsfrom being on the radio set at the sight of John.

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TWOLINESBELOW,SWITCHTHEM,JEALOUSGODFIRST.

John turns to Midderland,who's overseeingthe Techs,

MlDDERLAND Yes sir.Right where you said it would be.

INT,TIMEDISPLACEMENTCHAMBER-NIGHT

John entersavast,vaultedroom.Reeseand several Guerillas behindhim.It'sa bizarre,alien space.Utterly functionaland unadorned.Made for machines,not people.

TECHSOLDIERShave tornopen the walisandfloor,cabling theirequipment directly into the machinery behind.

In the center of theroom,aMASSIVEMAGNETARRAY is inset

suspended one inside the other.Humming faintly.

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Kekoa reads off the monitor as the coordinates appear:

A hush around theroom.JohndoesnI tspeak foramoment.He knew it,yes ...having itconfirmed makes itall real. What's about tohappen.Whathas tohappen.

ARGUMENT breaksout between the Lieutenants--

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Somethj_ngunreadablein John'sface.Reeseplowsahead:

His look to John isdetermined.Andsomethingmore •••

A smallroom carved off the sideof theTDDChamber.Reese and John talking,al.one.

,Johnseems surprisedby the question,Shakes hishead wryly.

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John's voice softens;There'stheecho ofloveand terrible loss in hiseyesas hespeaks,and we can seehe is rememberingand mourning themotherhe loved deeply.

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The Techs are calibrating theTDD with deliberate haste. ACROSSTHECHAMBER,John stands with Reeseand Kekoa,

Reese pauses.Naked intoanunknownand hostilepast,to fighta monster,Hestarts to strip.

John holds outahand--andReese takes it.A warrior's handclasp, wrist to wrist.

ANGLEON THEGUERILLASOLDIERS--parting like the sea tomake apath for Reeseashe walksto the giantCHROMERINGS.

We mightnoticeA SINGLEGUERILLAwho we haven'tseen before, angular,handsome.The fluidmovementsofa born predator, watchingReesegobywith snake-like focus.

ATTHETDDSPHERE,ReesewatchestheTechsset.the target date.Takesadeepbreath--stepsinsidethefloatingrings.

The rings starttomove inside each other,rotating likea gyroscope.Reese]'LOATS,lifted gently off his feet•..and then the ringspickup speed.Faster.AndFASTER,Reese is buffetedbyunseencurrent,like being draggedbya riptide.

ELECTRICITYstarts arcing off the sphere.THEGUERILLAS all step backrstartled---· exceptJOHN,who stands hisground.

INTHESPHERE,REESE fixeshiseyesonJohn--then suddenly, Reese doublesover·inpainlGasping,agonized.

ANGLEONJOHNFROMBEHIND--someonecomingup behindhim.

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POV REESE,breathing ragged,looking through the blur of the time sphere,the faces outside palesmears likeGHOSTS--and he seesTHEUNKNOWNGUERILLA meltsout of thebackground~_ru;L grabsJohnfrombehirul,

Onehand over John'sneck,one over hisjaw,The Guerilla's flesh transforms intoSTREAMSOFSKITTERINGBLACKPARTICLES, like black sand cascading in oil.

Fromnowon,we'll callhimTHET-5000,Pecausewhatever this thing is,it~.§...._nothuman.

Streams of oil-black particlesrushfrom theT-5000 1 shands into John'sneck,into hismouth and earsand eyes,

REESE flingshimself at the blurring wall ofthesphere--

--but the bright edge of thesphere repels hishand, throwinghim back into the center of the whirlingrings! EverythingVANISHESinablaze of blindingLIGHT ...

FADEINON:

EXT,LOSANGELES-NIGHT-1984

AERIALVIEW,flyingover theHOLLYWOODsign.•.

The city ofLosAngelesstretches out inasprawl of light. FLY overGRIFFITHPARK,skinuningthe~reeline,riseupover:

THEOBSERVATORY,a sentinelabove the city.

A LOADINGDOCK,whereagarbage liftsadumpster,hydraulics wheezing--and suddenly the truck'sengine cutsout~THE DRIVERgrumbles,trying to figure out what'swrong.

(Note:Thissceneandpartof the nextareshot-by-shot recreations of the1984 original,showing that everythingis the same.,,up toa point.)

Although thenjghtis still,abreeze rises,stirring stray trash--building quickly toa keeningWIND.

LIGHTNING cracksacross the sky-- cracks again-- thenaSTORM of forking electricity ripsdownfrom air to earth,a THUNDERCLAP that rattles the Observatory windows and--

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ll....filJ.!.EBLACK~PHEREmaterializes inthe__§Jl"eof the storm.

CLOSEON THESPHERE:ELECTRICITY dissipates with the sphere to revealacrouched naked figure ofhard-pack~dmuscle:

THE TERMINATOR.

This is theT-800we firstsaw in1984.The one sent back to kill SarahConnor.He stands,walkstoward thefenceofthe Observatory.Looking at the lights ofLosAngelesbelow.

THREEPUNKSloitering atMETALFENCE.Punk2looking through a telescope--PunklSMASHESa bottle againstthe telescope:

PUNKl Hey!My turn!

Punk2 has spotted Terminator walkingtowardthem,nude. Grins in disbelief.

Theystart laughing asTerminatorreachesthem,stops.

Hesnapshisfingersin frontof unblinking Terminator.

PUNKl. Hey,Ithink thisguy 1 sa couple cans short ofa six-pack.

I

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PUNKl (snaps hisswitchblade) Fuck you,asshole!

The other2Punkssnap their bladesout--

-- andfrom this pointforward,we're not in shot-by-shot, every angle and shot completely different,starting with:

POVOVERTHETERMINATOR'SBACK--

VOICE(O.S,) You won'tbe needingany clothes.

ThePunks, startled,peeraround the massive naked1 man 1as

TERMINATOR turns,seeing'who'sbehindhim:

ANOTHERTERMINATOR-- thesame11 Arnold 11model 1exceptthisone is OLDER.Graying hair,skin looser.Weathered,wiser--and armed to the teethand dressedfor battle.

From now on we'll callhim theGUARDIAN.Becauseno matter how muchhelooks likea terminator,heisn't one.

TERMINATORPOV:flashingTHREATASSESSMENT,rapidly outlJningandidentifyingGUARDIAN'SWEAPONS.Calculations scrolling madly--including informationonGUARDIAN himself.

BACKON TERMINATOR,eyes narrowing-- thenCHARGES Guardian!

BLAMMM!GUARDIAN fireshisshotgun!Terminator staggers back, GuardianFIRES again--

But Terminator isfaster,newer--he dives to the side, snatches thenearest Punk and hurlshim at Guardian,who brushes thePunkoff likean insect,but not before--

TERMINATOR pile-drives into Guardian,taking both of them crashinginto the metal bars of the entrance gate.

THEPUNKS scatter,racingi.ntothe darkness.

GUARDIANAND"rERMINATOR grapple,throwingeach other against the metal barsso hard theybend atthe force.

Terminator manages to graba pistolfrom Guardian's belt--he SHOOTS Guardian in the chest,kickshim back,leapsontohim likea panther, fistsraised as if tocave in Guardian's skull--when

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SNIFERSCOPEPOV:Someone's watchingfrom the hills above. Crosshairs settleon the center ofTERMINATOR'SBACK •..

ANGLEONTHE SNIPERRIFLE,giving usan instant to register thatit'sstrangelyMODIFIED.The sniper rifleFIRES!

Follow a spenturanium·ANTI-TANKBULLET as it ripsthrough the a.irina split-second--

-- andPIERCES Terminator right between hisshoulder blaces.

TERMINATOR spasms,limbs twitching--

POV TERMINATOR:HUD readoutshowingPOWERCELLCOMPROMISED, the readout itself glitchingand fritzing--then going dark.

Terminatorgoes still,dropping likea rock.

SNIPERSCOPEPOV:Guardian gets to his feet,a little creakily.(After all,he's just been batteredbyayounger, nude version of himself,)

Nevertheless,he holdsupone hand--thumbsup.

Seedy apartmentsloom over analley lined with overflowing dumpsters.Ratsscurry throughthe filth.ADERELICT muttersincoherently,huddledinadoorway undera rusty fire escape.

WIND rises,whippingpaper and refuse,centering about ten feetabovewetpavement.An electric crackle fills the air. Confused,the Derelictleans out to see:

LIGHTNINGFORKbetween the alley walls, electricity dancing along the fireescape,over the dumpsters--andsuddenly

A THUNDERCLAPrattles thetenement windows, as--

ANOTHERBLUE-BLACKSPHEREmaterializes in center of the electrical storm,floating ten feetover the alley--

KYLEREESEsuspended inside,naked,curled ina.fetalball--· the sphere vanishes,ReeseDROPS hard onto thepavement below.He rolls over,getting painfully to hishandsand knees.Breathing through theagoryy.

He spotsDERELICT,who flinchesasReese runsup tohim.

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ANGLEALLEYMOUTH--MOMENTSLATER

A BLINDINGLIGHT rakesover,Reese-- he's pulling on dirty trousers,stolenfrom the Derelict.The light iscomingfrom

ANLAPDPATROLCAR coming toa halt at the alley mouth.COP 1 slides out,a silhouette shining hisflashlight at Reese-- ReeseBOLTSawaydown the alley into theshadows.

The patrol car speedsaway.Cop1chaseson foot.FAST.

ONREESE,bare feet splashingthrough puddles.Rounds theL corner of the alley,scans left-right forawayout♦

COP1 slows at the corner,gun out.Hedartsaround the corn.er-- but there'sno one there.Justdumpsters--

WHAM!!REESE chargesfrom theshadows,TACKLESCOP 1, whipping the. 357fromhim and aiming it back at theCop:

Reeseflinches.Confused,Gets his fi.rstgood look atCop l; Cold eyes.Expressionless.And Reeseknows ...too late.

COP1 SNAPSHISHANDOUT--it elongates intoa blade,he SLICES atReese,the blade whistles through the air.

REESE leapsback,OPENS FIRE-- theCopJOL'rSwitheach impact,the bullets tearingblooms of mercury-silveron its chest,untilthemomentum drives itCRASHING intoadumpster.

ONTHECOP as the bullet holes close,vanishing,TheCop risesto his feetsmoothly,because he 1 snotacop at all, buta T-1000LIQUIDMETALTERMINATOR.(Notthe Robert Patrick model,butsimilarly leanand fast.)

Reese turnsand runs!Hepoundsdown the alley--ahead, lights wash across the bricks,an instant be£ore

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THEPATROLCARcomes crashing througha chain-link fence right in frontofReese.He stops short,backpedals at:

A HEAVILYMUSCLEDCOP behind the wheel.Cop2--aT-850 TERMINATOR(not the Arnoldmodel)raisesaSHOTGUNand--

KABLAMIshoots right through the windshield,glassexploding!

REESE pulls himself swiftly up onto the fireescape--

T-850 gets out of the car,BLASTSagain--asReesethrows himself throughasecondst.QJ:Y_window. 1r-l000 vaultsup afterhim,ARMSEXTENDING to metalhooks, snatching the fire escapeand propelling itself in pursuit.

T-850 strides toa metal dooron theground floorandBLASTS thelock with the shotgun,tearing the door aside.

Rack uponrack of discount merchandise.REESE runshunched between rows,darts left,passesa tableofNIKES.Snatches a pair,matchesthem sole to sole,and runs.

T-1000glidesdownan aisle with precisemenace.

FROMBENEATHARACK of trench coatsandjackets,REESEsees theT-1000passhim.Reesesnagsagrey coat,slips it on.

CLOSEONT-1000reacting to the rustleof fabric.It stalks back,arms bladed,slashingthrough racks helterskelter---

REESE crawls fast,DARTStoastopped escalator,gets half- waydown thenVAULTSover to the opposing escalator when

T-1000appears atthe top.It leapsdownafter Reese.

Reese hits thebottom of the escalator,button-hooksaround the railinginto the storean instant before

BLAMMBLAMMMBLAMMMBLAMMM11 !GUNFIRERIPSintothe escalator from therr-850on the firstfloor!Itstrides after him.

Reese dives behind .a cosmeticscounter,crawling fast--

Another shotgun blast pulverizes the mirror overhimtas THE_'.!'._-85.Qadvancesimplacablytoward the counter,cockingt.he pumpactionto fireagain,while

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THET 1000 dropsfrom the escalator to land inacrouch near theT-850.

BEHINDTHECOUNTER,REESElooksaround desperately.BLAMMMI anothershotgunround shatters plaster overhim.

THET-1000ANDTHET-850advanceon the counter,sideby side,inescapableand inexorable--when

LIGHTSUDDENLYBLASTSTHETWOTERMINATORSINTOSILHOUETTES--

THEGLASS_, FRONTDOORSOFTHESTORE shatterinward as

A '77ELDORADO,reinforced grille,DRIVES full tilt through the front entrance,scattering glassand metal as itGUNS straight'• f_or..the Terminators--

T-1000 leaps to the side,but T-850 is hit,knocked flatas the car runshim over withaTHWUMPP!The Cadillacswerves, screeches straighttoward thecosmetic counter--

--and Reese barely dives out of theway as theEldorado PLOWS through the counter,smashing throughit!

T-1000 risesup behind the Eldorado-- justas

THETRUNKOFTHEELDORADOflipsopenbackwards,a steel plate welded inside thetrunk lid,creatingbulletproof shield-- andGUARDIAN risesfrom the trunkwithtwo Uzis,blasting!

T-1000 fliesbackwards,chromeholes torn all over itsbody.

ONREESE asthe Eldorado's passenger door isflung open,The DRIVER,AYOUNGWOMAN,leans across over the sniper rifleon the frontseat,holdsout her hand--

Reese reacts--he recognizesher,even ifwe don't.

POVYOUNGWOMANoverReese'sshoulder--THET-850getsup, blood-smeared silver chestplate of the endoskeletonshowing--

___and shesnapsup her rifle,FIRES over Reese'shead.

THEBULLETTHUNDERS into T-850,showeringSPARKS,spinningit backwardsand out of sight behind the escalators.

ReeseBOLTS to the car--

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ONTHEBACKOFTHE CAR,Guardian is reloading--

She floors it with Reese half-hanging out the door,the car accelerates straight backwards--

--and theT-1000 charges,armsgrowing into metal grappling hooks!ItLEAPS for the side of the car--

-- but GuardianSHOOTS!TheT-1000 contortsin midair, fallingback,riddled with bullets.

TheELDORADOERUPTSfrom the storefront,ripsa180and speedsaway,glassanddebrisfalling off of it.

The•r-1000 gets to its feetandRACES afterthe Eldorado--

--emerging from the shattered storefront.THEPATROLCAR flies out of the side alley behind it,T-850 back behind the wheel.T-1000 getsin,takesthe shotgun·.

TheYoungWomankeepsthepedalto the floor,drivingthe Eldoradodown wet streets witha racecar driver's skill.

Reese is staring at her like he's seeinga ghost.

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Reese is looking behind them, can'tmake sense of this:

Reese is struggling to get this backon track:

She nodstowardsthe backseat.Reeseleansover--and freezes at the sight ofTHEDISABLEDTERMINATOR.

One half of the backseatfoldsdown,andGUARDIAN pulls himself intothe·carfrom the trunk--

Reese snatches Sarah'sRIFLE,levels it at Guardian-- Sarah snaps herarm out,knocks the barrel aside asReeseFIRES--

THEBULLETBLOWS out theSIDE of the car,SarahSWERVES wildly,the car fishtailson thewetroad.

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ONTHEROADBEHINDTHEM,~HE.PATROLCAR closes the distance fast~-RAMS the Eldorado,which skidssideways!

INSIDETHEELDORADO,Sarah fights to regain control.

Without another word,GuardianSLIDES back intothe trunk,

ONTHEROAD,1rHEPATROLCARbrakes,swervesintotheback quarter panel of the Eldorado,forcing it intoaSPIN.

GUARDIAN croucheson oneknee,blastingat the patrol car.

'11-1000hangs outthepassenger side,firing back with the shotgun.A blastHITS Guardian,he barely stays in.

INSIDETHEELDORADO,Sarahjerks the wheel into the skid.

Reese leans faroutthe passengerwindow with the sniper rifle,ratchetslna fresh round,aimsand fires--

THEBULLETHOWLSTHROUGHTHEPOLICECAR'SENGINEBLOCK, DRILLS throughmetal inashower of sparks to theGAST.ANK--

KABLAAAAAMM!! ! !1'HECRUISEREXPLODES,PINWHEELSoverand over in theair--about toHAMMERdownon the Eldorado.

SARAHslams into reverse,spinning thewheel--GUARDIAN, already off-balance,goesHURTLING out of the trunk,rolling off the shoulder of the road.

THEFLAMINGCRUISERCRASHESDOWN,landingon itsroofon the asphalt,SLIDING ina trail of firealonq thehighway.

Sarah whips the cararound togo back forGua:r:dian--when

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ANOTHERPOLICECRUISERsuddenly cutsrightacross Sarah's path,blockingthem in.

Sarah screeches the Eldorado toa bone-jarringRALT.

A YOUNGROOKIECOP,O'BRIEN,enthusiasticallyjumps out of the car, pistol leveled at Sarah through the windshield.

Cop 2,GUTIERREZ,rushes to theflaming wreck of the cruiser. Staring inshock.Noway anyone survived.

Sarahand Reese have slid out of the car,theirhandsup. Sarah sees Gutierrez approaching thewreck:

ATTHE BUR.NJ.NGCAR,Gutierrez seeswhat looks likeaSMALL RIVEROFMERCURY rippling alongthe ground,snakingaway from theflames_righttoward him.

REESE O'BRIEN

Listen to heror you' re goingIsaidon theground!__Right_* to die-- nowl

ANGLEONTHELIQUIDMETALasit whipsup,wrappingaround Gutierrez's legandJERKINGhim to theground as--

T-1000formsfrom the liquid metal,crouched overhiml Gutierreztr.i.esto draw--T-1000STABShim in the chest.

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O'Brien whipsaroundandOPENSFIRE atT-1000 !Bullets blossom into silver divotson theT-1000 1 s chest as it STAGGERSback--when suddenly

THE BURNINGCARHEAVES,metaland glass to explode out, showering O'Brien with debris,cutting his faceas--

THE T850 throws off the wreckage,emerging with its flesh burningaway to theENDOSKELETON.It stalks toward O'Brien--

BLAMM!A shotgun blast knocks itback--

~UARDIAN.hasemerged from the side of theroad,scraped up but moving fast.

Guardian cocks the shotgun one-handed,SHOOTS Endoskeleton,

O'BRIEN turnsandSPRINTS forthe darkness--ashe goes,

SARAHANDREESE pull out inthe Eldorado,tiressmoking. GuardianVAULTS into thetrunk as it passes,

As they pass,Reeseshoots at theremainingcopcar--nailing two tiresand theengine,shatteringthe windshield.

GUARDIAN watchesfrom the Eldorado'strunk asSarah floors it,thetwoTERMINATORS recedingrapidly into the distance.

AERIALVIEW--A POLICEHELICOPTER closingon the chase' searchlight roving overthestreetsuntil it finds:

THEELDORADO--Guardian visible reloading in theopen trunk. Behind the Eldorado,twomoiePOLICECARS join the pursuit.

INT/EXTELDORADO-DOWNTOWNSTREETS-NIGHT

Sarahspeedsthrough the city.SIRENS cut through the night behindthem.Guardian slides into theback.seat. Ahead,twomorePOLICECRUISERSswerve to block the road.

THEELDORADONAILS theCRUISERSwithits reinforced bumper, crunching metaland kicking both carsaside--but the third cruiser whipsaround,gives chase.

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INTHE ELDORADO,Sarah glances at theli.ghtsbehind them. AHEADOF'".['HEM--a tangle ofFREEWAYoverpasses.Sarah cuts under the multi-decker cloverleaf--•-

THEPOLICEHELICOPTERlosesnightof the El.dorado under the overlapping curves of freeways--

INTHE ELDORADO,Sarah turns off theroad in spray of gravel, shutting the lights off asshe pulls intoA RAILYARD.She tucks in behindanempty freight car.

THECRUISER screeches past the turnoff,siren wailing.

Guardian slides into the driver 1 sseatas thesoundof the siren RECEDES.Sarah moves to theback.

EXT,POLICEHELICOPTERINSKY·-NIGHT

THEPOLICEHELICOPTERovershoots,circles back-- but only the police cruisercomesoutfromunder the knot of overpasses.

Guardianspeeds alongover uneven ground,moving through the silenthulks of sittingtrain cars.

Reese turnson them,frustrated,confused,getting angry.

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Sarah glances at the Guardian,

EXT,BIG BEAR-LAKE-DAY-1973

Thelake is likeglass..Pict1.ireperfect.

Young Sarah 180'saroundSARAH'SDADwhocarriesa cooler downthedock toasmall metalboatroutboard motor on back. Mom s1athers suntan lotiononSB.rah.

Momkisses her daughter.Tells her to begood forDad.

YOUNGSARAH climbsintothe boat,huddles nexttoDadashe puttsawayfromthe dock.Bothwave backtoMom.

ONTHEWATER-- YoungSarahandDaddroplines.Drinksoda. Whisper so astonotscare thefish.Enjoying their time.

BEHINDTHEM,the cabin is smallon the shore.

NeitherDadnorSarahlook backtoseeMom settingup the picnic table outside.And aSTRANGER quietly approaching••.

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Momgoes back into the cabin ...

THECABIN BEHINDDAD&YOUNGSARAHSUDDENLYEXPLODES.

FIRERAINSdownon thedockand acrossthewater.

YOUNGSARAH can 1 teven scream.Daddropsthe motor Iputts back towardstheflaming ruinsof his life.Says'It'11 be okay,1toYoungSarah over andover.,notonce believing it,

BELOWTHEWATER-somethingMOVESFASTTOMEET theBOAT.

INSIDETHEBOAT:THUNK--YoungSARAH pointstothebottom. The boat is leaking,Dad reachesdowntotouch the water.

IT'SNOTWATER--LIQUIDMETAL isRISINGUPTHROUGHTHESEAMS OFTHEBOATfromthewater beneath.

DAD pushesSarahtothebmv,asfarfrom the metalashecan.

THE LIQUIDMETALRISESUP,becomingTHESHAPEOFAMAN.

DADdoesnrtthink,Justacts.lieTHROWSYoungSarahout off thebowtowardstheDOCKandshore,awayfromthething.

TheLIQUIDMETALMANattacksDAD.Dad tries to fightback, ButABLADEformsfromone of itsSILVERARMS--STABSDAD.

YOUNGSARAHkeepsswimmingforthe dock.Terrifi.ed.

LIQUIDMETALMANlocksonto her withchromeeyes.Then calls toher,not in its monstervoicebut that of:

SARAH'seyeswiden tosee:THEMETALMONS'l'ER takingtheform of herMOTHER.CALLINGTOHER,WAVINGher backtothe boat.

SARAHDUCK DIVESunderthewater justiiStheHALF-MONSTER/ HALF-MOMthing stridesandLEAPS from thebow of theboat.

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UNDERWATER-YOUNGSARAHlooksupataSHRIEKING ROAR over thewater--AROCKET trailCUTSacr;ossthe water's surface.

BEFORETHE LIQUID METALMONSTER breaks the water's surface,A ROCKET rips into itand EXPLODES,scatteringLIQUl'DCHROME,

BELOW THEDOCK-YoungSarah surfaces,Tries not to panic. No idea whereto.go.What todo.

THUMP.THUMP. THUMP.Measured footstepscomedmvnthedock. Sarah flattens herselfupagainst thewood,terrified.

1'QJLSARAHTHROUGHTHE SLATS:-black boots.Thenafacelooks downather: GUARDIAN,youngastheT-800modelwesaw attack the Punks.A smoking rocketlauncher in his hand.

CLOSEONYOUNGSARAH'Stear-streakedface,Sheclingstothe Guardian,as he carriesherarvayfromus.Away from the smoking ruins.Away fromthe life ·Sarahwassupposed tohave.

Sarah glancesfrom Reese toGuardian,who drivesimpassively.

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GuardJ.an whips_ the cardowna sideroad,towardaJUNKYARD.

They stops ata lit Airstream near the gate.A junkyardMUTT strains at itschain,BARKING inafrenzy atthe Eldorado.

Grizzled Vietnam VetJIMMY(35)limps out,shotgun in hand-- relaxes at the sight ofGuard.ian driving,Sarah in the back.

Guardian waves woodenly,givesJimmyasudden and painful.- looking smile.

,Guardian stopssmilingjustas abruptly,

Jimmy instantlylooks serious.

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He floorsit,the car roars into thejunkyard.

Flames lick into theskyfrom the totalled cop car. ANAMBULANCEcomes racing up to the site--and

The DriverSLAMSon the brakes,theambulance skids along the asphalt but it can't stop fastenough,SMASHES into T-1000--

--and theT-1000FLOWS over thehood likeawave,hitting the windshieldCRACK!Glassspiderwebson impact beneaththe thick splat of silver--

The windshieldSHATTERSinward inan explosionof glass!

Guardian speedsdownonerow ofcrushed cars,then another.

Sarah looks athim in disbelief.Vergingon horror.

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Sarah and Guardian tradeaglance.

Guardian haltsbetweenSTACKSOFCRUSHEDCARS.

EXT,JUNKYARDMAZE-NIGHT

As they get out of the car:

Guardianmoves toamound of flattenedcars stacked together.

Guardian puts hisshoulder to the stack of flattened carsand pushes-- movingthe massive stack aside.Hidden behindthem:

A WRECKEDBRINKSTRUCK.No wheels,thearmoredframe sits flush in the dirt.

" REESE You're talking aboutrevenge.A computer program can't want revenge~-

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GuardianUNLOCKS the rear doorsof thearmored truck. The Brinks doorsarethrownopen--thebottom of the truck is GONE. Instead,aROUGHHEWNRAMPLEADSUNDERTHEGROUND,

Reese startsstrippingequipment from the car with her. Guardiangoesdown theramp into the darkness.

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Guardianemergesfrom the tunnel,carryingaheavy load of equipment,includingadolly.

He dumpstheequipmentbythe car,heads back for theramp.

AsGuard.i..an continuesdown theramp,weCRANEUP-·-to d.i scoverTHEJUNKYAJ\DISADJACENTTOALADWPPOWERSTATION,

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The scanner tuned to police frequency.T-1000 driving,now in a PARAMEDIC'SUNIFORM,weaving through traffic.

T-1000 changes direction,headed toward thefreeway.

Jimmy and Reese are wrestling the deadweightof theDISABLED TERMINATOR from the backseat floor ofthe Eldorado.

They get the T-800out.Jimmywipessweatfromhisface.

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INT,TUNNELMOUTH-DAY

Sarah and Guardianarecoming up,Guardian totingguns,Sarah carrying two plasticjugs of gasoline,Guardian pauses before they reach the tunnel mouth.ReeseandJimmy visible beyond,at the Eldorado.Out of earshot.

Sarah looks past Pops'shoulder,at ReeseandJimmy as they finishstrappingdown the lifeless T-800,

Looking atReesefrom this distance,SarahI sgaze linger:son his face.What she'slooking for,wecan 1 ttell.

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INT/EXT,AMBULANCE-NIGHT

T-1000driving theambulanceslowly beneath thefreeway interchange.Scanning theground ahead as it goes.

T-1000POV:'rIRETRACKSleaving the road,onto the gravel next to the rail line.

Sarahand Reese are pouring gasolineonthe Eldorado.

Guardianhands her thesniper rifle,Sarah slings it over her back.He gives hera.9mm,she racks the slide,checksit.

AsGuardianhandsReesean Uzi,a.9mm,anda knife:

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o.s.DAWGBARKING,loudand close.

DAWG isgoing crazy at theAMBULANCE rolling in.Jimmy is packing his mini-van,brandishes hissawed-off:

1r-lOOOignoresJimmy,Scansand findsEldoradotracks: Jimmyaims the shotgun,facedarkening.

T-1000 swivels itsgazesmoothly toJimmy.

HeBLASTS attheambulancewith the shotgun--when

THEBACKDOORS oftheAMBULANCE flyopen,ENDOSKELETON explodesout,chargesJimmy ashe stares forashocked instant--and EndoskeletonsnapsJi~sneck.

T-1000gunstheambulanceinto thejunkyard,asEndoskeleton LEAPSup ontoone of the mountains ofjunk.

Guardian,Reeseand Sarah standarmed and ready.Guardian heftsanUziinonehand,grenade launcherinthe other.

Sarah flicksher zippo,turns to the gas-soaked Eldorado--

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She tosses the lighteronto the car,andFW:WOOOOM!Flames lick upwards into the night.

KA-THRUNKKIENDOSKELETONlandson the top ofa piled of wrecked cars to their side.

All three whiparound,firing.BULLETSspark off Endoskeleton--

SARAH snapsup theSNIPERRIFLE--Reese tacklesher!The rifle lost asReese bears hertotheground--and

THEAMBULANCEplows throughthespot wheretheyjust stood! It clipsGuardi~n,hecrashes into carswhichAVALANCHEdown on top of him--

as theambulanceSLAMS into theFLAMINGELDORADO.

ONENDOSKELETON· as itleaps to theground,CHARGESthem!- Reese shoves Sarahtowards the tunnelmouth--

Endoskeleton snatchesReese up,FLINGShim intoaPILEOF WRECKEDCARS,then stalksafterhim.Reese scramblesup over thewrecks,disappearson the far side.

ONSARAHasshe hesitates at the tunnelmouth-•- sees:

T-1000kick outof the crumpledambulance cab,body twisted andbent bythe crash--andthe liquid metal ripples, reforms,he'swhole again in moments.His ,eyes fixon Sarah.

She turnsandRUNS.T-1000 follows.

INT,JUNKYARDTUNNEL-NIGHT

T-1000 races into themurk of the tunnel--

BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!Sarah firesfrom behind cover,crouched at the ragged holewhere theramp enters thesewer tunnels.

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Each shot opensa silver puncture in T-lOOO's chest--he slows,butkeepscorning,almost to herwhen--

GUARDIAN appears silhouetted in theramp behindhim.

GuardianOPENSFIRE ashe stridesdown theramp. T-1000LEAPS forGuardian, sailing through the air--Guardian FIRESa grenade--BOOMMMI

INT,JUNKYARD-TUNNEL-NIGHT

SARAH reloading-- the explosion behind her rattlesthe tunnel,dust tricklingfrom the ceiling.Shelooksback:

HUGESHADOWSon the tunnel wall,showingGUARDIANon his back,T--1000 overhim, itshandasplayed shreddedmess that rapidly morphs intoaTHICKBLADE--

Guardian blocks the thrust withonearmCLANNGG!

TheT-1000 pauses--Sarah turns,runsdown the tunnel.

ENDOSKELETONthunders afterREESE throughajunk-maze--Reese dartsthroughwith the practiced skill ofan urban guerilla. Behindhim,Endoskeleton simplyplowsthrough the piles of junk with horrifying brutal strength.

Reeseclambers swiftlyto the top ofa carmound,:runsalong the top of the wrecked cars as--

Endoskeleton pursueshimbelow--thenTHROWS itself into the TOWERINGROWOFWRECKS likea battering ram,tipping it over!

REESE scramblesalongthewave of collapsing metal. ENDOSKELETONBOUNDS right athim over the twisted wreckage--

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Reese divesINSIDEaGUTTEDSTATIONWAGON,just as EndoskeletongLANDShard on the roof withaKERRCRUNCH!,

ONREESEINSIDETHEWRECKS,twistsand turnsfrom the station wagon through the open window of another car,likeasnake in amaze that's beingHAMMERED smaller and tighter.

ENDOSKELETON'SFISTPUNCHES througha roof,Reese divesinto another car--and ahead he spots:

THESNIPERRIFLE,lying in themaze of semi-crushed cars.

REESE heaves himselfforward,grabbing the rifle just as

ENDOSI<ELETON'SFISTslamsdown,Reesedodges the blow buta bumperCRACKS into the side of his head--Reese reels,vision blurring,blood wellsfromagash in his temple.

EndoskeletonGRABS for him--andReesejams thesniper rifle into its metal torso,points themuzzle straightup and--

KABLAAAAAAM!11The bulletRIPSupward throughthe skeletal body to Endoskeleton's neck--and blows its head off.

Reese pulls himself out,dizzyand staggering,putsahand to his bloodiedhead--andCOLLAPSES,unconscious.

Sarah movesfastthroughthetunnel,reachingaholehacked through concrete intoanother,smaller chute-like tunnel.

Sarah opensalockeron this side of thehole,pulls outan Uzi,a GASMASKandaPRESSURESPRAYER.She clips the sprayer to herb~ltthen climbsthrough.

The holeopens intoaNARROWCHUTE,BLUE50GALLONPLASTIC DRUMSOFLIQUID are stackedon either side.ABOVE,more barrels,held in placebya metal truss.Cl.ear liquidDRIPS froma few of barrelsoverhead.

Sarah runs through the chute.A drip hits her jacketedarm-~ whichimmediately begins toSMOKE, cloth burningaway.

Sarah whips thejacket off.Herarm isREDandBLISTERING. She unclips the sprayer,SPRAYS herarm,stops the burn.

O.S.sounds behind her,someone approachingfrom the tunnel,

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Sarah clips the sprayer back on her belt,then snapsup the Uzi.She backsdown the chute,watching whereshe entered--

REESE stumbles into the chute,bruised,bloodied.

REESE

Reeselimpsdown the chute towards her.

Sarah stopsdead in her tracks.

Reese passes under the drippingbarrel,Clear liquid drops onto hischeek.HI.SSSS... butReese doesn'teven flinch.

The fleshon Reese'scheek burnsaway,leavingaSILVER DIVOT.He looksup at the barrel above.A second drip falls INTOREESE'SEYE:ITSIZZLESaway toaGAPINGSILVERSOCKET.

It glares at her,oozing silver eyeand drippingcheek-- stridestowardh'er,morphingfromReese to1r-lOOO.

Sarah slipsonthegasmask,FIRES-- but not at theT-1000, she'saiming at

THEPLASTICBARRELS,which sprayACIDfrom the punctures, showering onto theT·-1000from the sidesandabove!

T-1000becomes pittedand scarred,acid burning broad gashes ofchrome over itas it eats into the mimetic polyalloy.It triesto reform,but acid keeps eating itaway.

AcridsmokeBILLOWS,obscuring the meltingT·-1000from sight.

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Sarah backs out of the chute.Behind her,a closed door.She reloads theUzi.AninhumanSCREAMCUTS through thesmoke-- and then nothing.Silence.

Smoke swirls thick in the chute ..•when suddenly

T-1000LUNGESATSARAHfrom out of the fog-- metalformnow hideously rottingaway,butsomehow still attacking.

Sarah shoots!BulletsSHRED liquid metal,ripping offoneof T-1000 1 sdeformed arms-- but itGRABS her leg with the other, t.ries to pull her into the poisonousACID gauntlet.

Sarah SLIPS,goesdown hard,T-1000dragging hertoward the acid----whenANOTHERHANDgrabsherarmandJERKS her back.

It's Guardian,who's burst in through the door behindSarah. HeSEIZEST-1000 1 sliquefying throat,DRIVES it headfirst INTOAN ACIDBARREL,

ACID sloshesover the T-1000,which jerks,quivers,then dissolves into riversofwaterysilver.

Guardianjerks hishand back-- the fleshhasbeen eatenaway, the metal skeletonbeneath already startingtosmoke.

Sarah swiftly sprays hisarm-- the acidstops,but Guardian 1 s arm below theelbow isnow exposedmetal 1completelyinhuman.

Reese liessprawled next to the headlessremainsof the Endoskeleton.Sarah watchesasGuardian checks his eyes.

Sarah crouchesdown next to Reese.Looking athim,almost studying him,now thathe can't see her doing it,

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She reachesonehand to brush hair out of hisface--Sarah pullsback suddenly,realizing Guardian is watching.Sarah stands.Abrupt.Maybe evena little embarrassed.

PUSHIN on Reese's face,eyes closed,as we ...

EXT,REESE'SDREAM

BLINDING LIGHT shinesdown atusfroma darksky,then swivelsawaytoreveal--

ANFIKscans overa cracked roadthatcutsthrough withered farmland.Clearly post-JudgementDay.Off the road:

AHOUSE,ruined and blasted,saqgingroot and shattered windows.It looksabandoned.A scattering of outbuildings.

TheHKrovesoverhead,abouttomoveon., •butthen,A E'LICKEROF MOVEMENTinsideonewindow.

IN2'.RUINED REESEHOUSE-NIGHT

It'satow-headed13yearol.dBOY,peering carefully around theedges of theshattered pane.

YOUNGKYLEREESE,maybe13 years old,ducksdownfromthe window.HisPARENTS are huddled intheshadows againstthe fa.r.wall.Thinand filthy,refugees in theirownhome.t

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YoungKylehitsthe floor justasLIGHTFROMTHEHK stabs through thewindow,sweeping over the destroyed house. Raking over the relics ofa.Iostway of life:

A WEDDINGPICTURE,showing Kyle's parentssmil'ingatthe camera,tradit.ional longwhitedressand tux.

A CHINACABINET, listing precariously tooneside,filled withsmashed fragments,afew plates remaining.

ANGLE2'HROUGHTHEKITCHENDOOR,asthe lightsweepsthrough it,showingaTEAPOTon the counter,a hastily put outFIRE in amakeshiftheartli,stillsmoking.

THEHK LIGHT FLARES,searingly bright,whitesouteverything--

-- and when the lightfadeswe' re inthe livingroom,but it'schanged•.Because in this timeline,nobombs ever fell.

The house is vibrant with color.Sunlightstreams in. Laughterand light,asmallBIRTHDAYPARTYgoing on.Kyle's Mom entersfrom thekitchen,healthyandsmiling.

KYLE'SMOM&DAD Happy Birthday,Kyle!

Young Kyle,justanormalkid,smiles at everyoneand blows out the candles,Dad taking lotsof pictures,A CAMERAFLASH goesoff--and thewash of light transitionsusback to:

Young Kyleand hisparents scramble toa spotwhere ripped wallpaper hangsdownoveragaping hole in the wall.They slip in betweenthe walls.It',sclaustrophobic and dark.

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Light sweeps backand forththrough thewindows,stippling them through the cracks in theW-3.ll.The lightwashes over Young Kyle's eye,shockingly bright-·-

FLASH-- another photo-- Kyle'sDad taking toomany birthday pictures.Mom handsKylea present inloud wrapping paper.

YoungKyle opens it ...ANIPAD6.

He turns it on-- in the upper rightcorner,A REDCOUNTER blinks to life,countingdown indays,hours,minutes, seconds.Behind the scollingnumbers,thewordsGENISYSIS COMING,10-10-17,LINKYOURLIFE.

Kyle 1 sDadsnapsanother photo,the flashFLARES--

--becomingaBLASTOFPLASMAFIRE thattearsthroughthe frontdoor.Theruineddooris kickedopen,splinter.ing--

AN ENDOSKELETONenters~Eyes burning red,scanning.

POVENDOSKELETON,seeingthethermalglow of thesmoking hearth•inthe kitchen.Signs of lite.Human life.

INSIDETHEWALLS--Mom,DadandYoungKylemotionless.Dad looksdown at Kyle,f.ingersto his l.ips.Staywiet.

YoungKyl.etrembles~Terrified.

Endoskeletoncut.s across the lightas itsearches,visible onlyasahulkingblurthroughthecracks inthewall,

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Thefamily holds their breath, ..the footfalls of the machine only afew feetawayfromthem ••.and then,silence.

Mom holds Kyletoher,Dad presses his ear to thewa.ll,

Dad turnstoanswer,when-~

A METALHAND smashesthrough latheand plaster,GRABSKYLE!

Dad andMom lungefor the machinearm,fightto freeKyle. He twists out of his filthy jacket,dartsto the side--

and the Machine'sotherarm punchesthroughINTODAD.

YANKShirnthrough the walland out of sight.

Young Kyle reachesforMom--as EndoskeletonI sflailing metal fingers close aroundherarmand RIP her throughthe wall.

Young Kyle scrambles backwards,duckingaround the narrow corner between walls,trying to stay silent,crying.

A BLAZEOF ENERGY FIRE,visiblethroughthe holes in thewall- - andtwoshadowsTHUD intothewallhardenoughtomakeit shake.Thesound of his parents' bodies hitting thewall.

Young Kyle chokesdownascream.Scurriesthrough the narrow gap between the walls justas--

The Endoskeletontearsthewallaway--tofindnoone.

Young Kylecrawlsout, intoaback bedroom.Headingfora bolt-hole inthefloor thatleadsunder the house.

Debris littersthefloor.He stops,seeing himself reflected ina brokenpieceofmirror.. .the1'.magewaversIwarps ...

INT,YOUNGKYLE'SBEDROOM-NIGHT

...toYoung Kyle'sbedroom,inthe bright,happyhouse~ He'slookingin his mirror,expression serious.

In the mirror,a typical teenagebedroom visiblebehindhim. He is talking directly to hisown reflection:

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ReeseSTARTSAWAKE,bolting upright,

He's in the tunnels,Putsahand to hishead,wincesas his fingers find the roughly bandagedgash in histemple.

0. S,echoing voices,Sarahand Guardian.Hecan I tquitemake outwhat they're saying.Getsup,headstowardthesound.

Reese passes the acid chute,seestwo barrelsof upright acid.Onehasthe trunk ofENDOSKELETONsinkingdown into itracid boilingaround it as themetaldissolves~

Reeseemerges intoawide, tallCAVERNformedby the intersection of severalsewer tunnels.Sarah and Guardian are standing at itsedge.

They both turn to see Reese.He looks pastthem--a.tangle ofTHICKCABLEShangfroma hole cut in the top of the tunnel,snakingdown to the controlsof:

A MAKESHIFTTIMEDISPLACEMENTDEVICE,similar to theonewe saw in2029 but clearly built from equipment athand.3huge concentric rings lie flatonthe floor,not floating,stacked insideeach other atopajury-rigged magnet array.

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Guardiannodsup at the cables.

Shelooksto Guardian.Thisis notanew conversation.

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house,same parents,same me-- but Iwashome,thebombshad never fallen,and itwasmy 13th birthday.October 7,2017,

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But the Guardian is taking this very seriously.

Gvardiantakes Reese's:face in his metal hand--

Reluctantly,Reesestands still asGuardianscans his eyes.

_c;;;}lARDIAN__POV:SCANSREESE 1 S involuntaryiris contractions. Information flickering rapidlydownitsHUD,assessing ...

killed orcompromised, thiswould be anexus event. (MORE)

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Sarah turnsaway fromhim.Conflicted.Reesecomesup behind her,reachesahand out forher shoulder-- then stops himself,Instead,just says softly:

She turns,looks athim,searching hisface.

Theylock eyes--and Sarahlooksaway first.To Guardian,

Guardian finishessetting the target dateon the controls.

Guardian holdsup hisexposed mechanicalarm.

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Sarah processes this-- then suddenlyHUGShim.

GUARDIAN" (CONT'D) Thisisa meaningless gesture.Why doyou hold ontosomeone because youknow you must letthem go?

Sarah pullsback,wipesher eyes swiftly.

Guardian turnsback to the controls,switchesthemon.With aHUM,the rings risefrom the floor,one inside another. Not yet rotating,just floating.

Sarahand Reesebecomeuncomfortable,Begin disrobing, pointedly notlooking ateach other.

Reese has finished undressing.Sarah too.Glancing at Reese,the Guardian saysdeadpan;

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Kyle Reese.Ihave seen little to indicate thatyou area fit guardian forSarah.

Still notlooking ateach other,SarahandReesemovetoward the rings.Reese stepsinto the inactivetime portal.He holds outa hand-- but Sarahignores it,stepsinon herown.

The rings start to spin.Sarahand Reese standface to face, not touching,looking only ateach other's faces,But it's more intimate than if their eyeswere roving overeach other..

The ringsWHIRL faster.Sarah startles,catches herself-- then gasps in pain.Withoutthinking,Reese reaches for her asshe doubles over,th.rowshisarmsaround her--

ANDLIGHTSWALLOWSthem intoaBLUE-BLACKSPHERE ofPAIN.

ONSARAH wincing,gaspingfor breath.Instinctive.ly,she clings toReese,fingersdigging into hisback.

A maelstrom oflightning shrieks outside the sphere,Reese holdsSarah 1 shead to his chest,armswrapped tightaround her,wantingto protect her,knowing he canrt.

Black cloudsTHUNDERoverthe city.Heavydownpour.

Late night trafficspeeds through the101--280FREEWAY INTERCHANGE southo:fdowntown.San Francisco drivers, oblivious to the rain,barely notice the wet streets.

~W.~~o~_ABILLBOARD,oneo~many·bythefreeway:smiling people using srnartphones,computers,tablets.

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Beneath,the wordsGENISYS ISCOMINGin hugeglowing letters, with thesame red counterwesaw inReese'svision.3days togo.

LightningCRACKS-- but not across thesky,It'son the road.

A massiveBALL of electricity whips into existence,dead center in the northbound overpass!

DRIVERSswerve madly,somego around,some plungethrough--

THEBLUE-BLACKSPHEREmaterializes,opaqueandSOLID in the eye of the lightning storm.AsphaltSMOKESasthe sphere burnsa bowl-shaped crater down into theroad.

KERCRASH!ACAR head-ans into theSPHERE,ricochets off it.

APICKUPTRUCK swerves, fishtails--glances off thesphere, upon two wheels,slams into the median,

A POLICECARjams its brakes,rear-ends the pickup.The startledTRAFFICCOP insidereaches for his radio.

INSIDETHESPHERE:Sarah clings toReese,their bodiesa twisting knotsuspended in thesphereI scenter.

REESE'SPOV;electricarcs burn acrossthe surface of the sphere.Itgoesfromopaque totranslucent-- thefreeway becomes visible outside,vehiclesveering around them--and the sphere dissipates.

REESE&SARAH fall,silhouettedby headlightscoming straight forthem! Reese twists mid-air,putting hisback toTHE ONCOMINGCAR.Its brakeslock witha squeal--

--and itSLAMS intoReeseand Sarah, hisback taking the brunt of it.TheyROLL·upthehood,smashing the windshield.

The car stops.They'reTHROWN forward, still clinging together as they roll across theCRATER leftby the sphere,

Sarah pushesoffReese,disoriented.She tries to stand, slips--Reese grabs herarm,steadies her.

Blood dripsdown histemplefrom thereopened gash.Sarah meets hiseyes---doesn't pullawayfrom his touch.Cars screech toa halt allaroundthem,O.S.SIRENS.

ANGLEONTHETRAFFICCOP ashe dartsthroughcars--to find Sarah and·Reese,naked.

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An on-ramp on thelower deck,below the interchangewhere Sarah and Reese materialized.The interchange itself isnow jaminedwith carsandemergency vehicles,lightsflashing.

Traffic crawlsaspeople crane to see what 1 shappening.A VAN weaves through,stops abruptly,almost gets rear-ended.

The driver emerges,steps onto theshoulder,ignoring the honking carsaroundhim:GUARDIAN,33 years"older."

POVGUARDIAN:lookingup the several stories to the interchange.HisPOVZOOMS in toseeReeseand Sarahloaded intoan ambulance,,~

WIDER--Arnbulance·ctoorsclose.PULLBACK to see Guardian get in the van and follow.

A 10story hospital inthedowntown core.FollowTWOPOLICE OFFICERSasthey hurryfrom the parking lot through the rain: LT. MATIAS andDET.CHEUNG.

Securityfootagefrom theoverpass showswhat must besome kindof bon~.Forensics are outtherenow.

LT,MATIAS Twonaked people try toblow themselvesupon thefreewayand all they do ismakea really big pothole.Thankgod forincompetent terrorists.Homeland 1 sbeen notified?

Yeah.On their way.

An oldFORD hurtles into the lot behind them.Lt.Matias turns toCheung,disgusted.

A detectivejumps out of the Ford.It might takeusasecond to recognizehimtO'BRIEN,theLA'.l?DcopGuardiansaved33 years ago,nowa detective in theSFPD.

He sportsagutanda suit--adappling ofOLDSCARSon his facefrom his brief encounterwiththe T-850.He hurriesto catchup with Matiasand Cheung.

He's excited,and teeterseverso slightly.-A drunk who thinkshe 1 sbetter at hiding itthanheactually is,He waves a sheaf of security footagephoto--,printouts.

01BRIEN{CONT'D) I printed framegrabsfromthe overpass.It 1 snotabomb.

RAIN soaks the photos.Matiasdoesn't reach to takethem.

O'Brien chases afterMatiasand Cheung inside.Glimpses of the time-coded photos:showing the sphere,thenlightning, thenSarah and Reeseon thefreeway.

DET.CHEUNG_ Because-- letme guess-- they're, killer robots.

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LT.MA'rIAS O'Brien.You been drinking?

O'Brien freezes.Closes hismouth,Tight.

Matias turns his back and continues with Cheung.O'Brien hesitates,Then decides.Popsan Altoid.Follows.

SARAHANDREESE in scrubs,handcuffed to separate beds,being examined and treated for their wounds.ASUTURETRAYona table betweenthem,withneedles,gauze,tweezers,etc,

TWOBURLYUNIFORMEDCOPS stand at the door.

Reese sits with shirt pulled over hishead,bunched around the cuffs,asanOLDDOCTOR tendsthenewlacerations over the impressiveweb of Reese's old scars.

At the next bed,an E.R,Resident tends to Sarah.

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Lt.Matiasand Det.Cheung enterasKERSNICK!KERSNICKK! E.R.Resident staples Sarah's shoulder.

What issheon?Horse tranquilizers?

E,R.RESIDENT Tox screenscame back clean.

Matias dismisses the matter withawaveof hishand,

LT,MATIAS Doctors,excuse usplease.

Reese pullson his shirt asthe ResidentandOld Doctor exit.

Det.Cheung handsSarahaFADEDPHOTO ofYOUNGSARAH in'73.

DET,CHEUNG SarahConnor,vanished in1973 at theage of9 after her familywas killed.Presumed dead.ButNCMEC hasan artistageup the missing kid.Theykeep the fileson all the open cases.

·Cheung handshera·drawing---an artist's rendition of Sarah in her20 1s.Lookingexactly__like Sarah looksQow.

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ReeseandSarah exchangea glance--sowhat?O'Brien slips into theroom,stands behind thetwo uniforms.

Yeah.Parents.Kyl8Reesewas born in2004.He's thir:teen,

Normally,we'd justadd identity theft to the list of chargeswe're stillracking up--

Neither ReesenorSarahrespond,Matias cutsin:

O'Brien.Isn't it timeyou started drawingapension?Unless you're going to tellme she's53and he's a teenager,then they faked the kid'sprintsand stoleadead girl'sname,Questioniswhy?

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The cops trade grins,except O'Brien.He'smore intrigued.

Thecops are watchingthe back and forth escalate--

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ReeseJUMPS to his feet,knocking over the suture tray witha CRASH,instruments scatter asheLUNGESATSARAH.

SarahKNEEShim,he goesdownwithanOOMPH !

The BurlyCopsDRAWDOWNon Reese instantly--and with his back to the cops,Reesepalms theTWEEZERSfromthe floor.

A text chimes in on Det.Cheung'sphone.

(checking) They're here.

L'l1 •MATIAS With pleasure,

Matiasnods to the cops;they lower theirguns.

LT,MATIAS(CONT'D) You I reHomeland'sproblemnow.

DE'r,CHEUNG Don't playdumb,

Odds aregood you'llhaveavery long time to talk them around.

Matiasshoves 0' Brien to the door.Cheung follows.'l'he BUrlyCops take their positions at the door.

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Reese doesn't take the bait.His side turned to thecopsso they can't see,heshowsher thepalmed tweezers.

There'saknock at the door.BurlyCop1 unclips his holster,opens the door blocking Reese&sarah 1 s view of whoever's in the hall.Burly Cop2 backs his partner.

Reese freezes,Recognizes the voice,Looks to the door...

Thetwo BurlyCopsstep out intothe hall,and

JOHNCONNOR stepsinside.Closes the door behindhim.

Reese leapsup--andjerks up short,handcuffs clanking.

He embracesReese.Sarah stares.

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Johnhugs her.ButSarahblanches.No idea how to react,

She pullsback,looks athim searchingly--shehasnomemory of John,even asa child, let alonecomingface tofacewith the man he hasbecome.

John takesher handsin his,Almost tender.

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Reese reacts,confused.

He looks to Sarah,who doesn't meet his eyes,

John looks chagrined.Like ithadn 1 tevenoccurred to him that Reese wouldn'tknow.

For once,Sarah is ata totalloss for words.

Suddenly,shelooksuncertain.Takesa step back,

John doesn't look offended--he actuallyseems to approve.

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QUICKFLASHtoa post-JudgementDay fortification.REESEAND JOHN huddled together inagunemplacement.JohnhandsReese apicture-•-

CLOSEONTHEPHOTO:.faded,wrinkled.A shotofSllRAHina jeep,looking tothe distance.

PERRYcomes runningup to theembankment.Talks rapidlyto John.Something important.John hurries off with!rry, wavesoffReeseashe triestohandhim backthephoto. He 1 llget it later.

ONREESE,holding the picture,staringat it.Something aboutitstriking him,capturing his imagination.Begi.nning tocapture his heart,

BACKTOSCENEINTHEHOSPITAL:

But even ashespeaks,Reese is beginning to realize something,turnsback toJohn without missinga beat:

Sarahknowswhere thiswilllead.Wants tosparehim the pain.

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As this lands:

Reese's reaction hasgonefrombetrayal to compassion. Realizing whatJohnhasendured all these years.

Andforthe firstmoment,weglimpsesomething off about John;something notquite right,ashe says witha small smile:

Det.Cheung paceson herphone while Lt.Matias hovers next to O'Brien.

LT,MATIAS {points at Cheung) She said they were.

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Matias sneers at0 1 Brien.Behind them--

LOBBYDOORS slide open.·A big man enters,facehiddenbehind thehugeSTUFFEDTEDDYBEAR he's carrying.He shifts the bear,blocking hisface to the cops but revea•ling to us:

GUARDIAN,Walks past the trio withoutasecond glance.

O'Brien watches the giant beargoby,seesGuardianfrom the back ....something familiar, ..

Still handcuffed,Sarah&Reesecontinue talking toJohn.

were pixilated alloverthenews. 1l1rustme,Iwas just assurprised to seeyou asyou areto seeme.

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Reeseand Sarah tradelooks of growing concern.

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,TOHN You can't save them.ButIcan save you.

Guardian passesa busy nursesstation ata hallwayjunction. To his left,anORDERLY wheelsaPATIENTinto theMRISUITE (MagneticResonanceImaging) .

To Guardian's right,Two BurlyCops loiter at the farend.

John'stone ischanging,edging from charming to fanatical.

He holdshishandup in front ofSarah--the fingers start to SWARM,discoheringlikeinfinitessimal grains of black sand swarminginaloose,buzzing shape.

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ONREESE'SHANDS,hidden behind hisback,ashe picks the handcuffs with the tweezers while Johnisfocusedon Sarah.

Reese glances at Sarah--but instead ofanger,there's just sadness.Then grim determination:

Sarah looksJohn in the eyes.Defiant.

THUMP-'rHUD.inthehallway.They all turn to see A HUGE STUFFEDTEDDYBEARcome through theopen door--

GUARDlANenters,-holding the bear.Two-unconsciouscops visible on the hall floorbehindhim.

Johnseems surprised.He wasn't expecting this .••

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GUARDIANPOV:conflicting data scrolling and blinking, resolving into flashing words:SUBJECT:UNKNOWN.

AKABLAMMMlTheTeddy Bear'sheadBLOWSOFF as Guardian SHOOTSfrom inside it, fluff spraying--

Therri.uffledBLAST sendsJOHN flying off his feet,crashing into equipmentand crumpling to the floor.

John lays still,unmoving.

Guardian ripsanAUTOSHOTGUNfromthe bear' s stuffing-- Reese$NICKSopen his handcuffs,runs to John.

Guardiangoes to Sarah.

He rips the handcuffsoff her wrist like tearingpaper.,

Sarahruns to Reese's side,drops to her knees besidehim.

ONJOHN--blood pooledonthe floor beneath him,his eyes lifeless.Guardian crouchesbyReese,touches the blood--

--and John's bloodseems toSHRINKBACKfromhim,turning black,ripplingand spiking.As if his blooditselfismade ofsome kind of magnetized filingstrapped in oil--

and the black blood ripplesback,absorbing intoJohn like

aswarm of in:Einitely tiny insects.

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JOHN springs for Reese--and Guardian throwshimself in front of Reese,taking the force of John'scharge!

Theysmash into the beds,hurling each other against walls.

Guardian punches--but at the point ofimpact,John'sbody turns intoASWARMOFBLACKPARTICLES,Guardian's fistsjust sink into the glittering black mass without harming him.

Guardiangoes for the whole-bodyTACKLE,and they bothgo FLYING through the air,John trailing black particles that snap through the air afterhim--

--and Guardianand JohnCRASH out into the hallway.

Sarah pullsReese to his feet.He grabs theauto-shotgun.

Sarah grabshim by thearm,forcinghimto focuson her:

John grabsanOXYGENTANK--CLANG!clobbers it across Guardian'sface.

SHOUTSfrom hospitalstaff,racing toward thefight--

Reeseand Sarah enterthe hall,just asO'Brien rounds the opposite corner,andbetween them:

JOHNANDGUARDIANtearing into each other.Johnswings the tank again--Guardian dodges,smashes John'shand,SNAPPING off the valve.

THETANKjets pressurized 02,ROCKETS across the hall into theMRI suite.

The tank torpedoesintotheroom--then abruptlyJERKS tothe side,slamming towardthemagneticscanner ring.

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The oxygen tankSLAMS onto the ringand sticks likeahuge refrigerator magnet,narrowly missing the patient,who scrambles out, terrified-- just as

GUARDIANANDJOHN crash into theroom,sprawling.

Guardiangetsup--and startsSLIDING toward theMRI,pulled bythe mass.ive magnet.John skids across the floor,blurs into particles,reforms standingUPRIGHT--

___alldfragmentsofhimGHOSTOFF toward the magnetina glittering black skeins.

GUARDIAN charges,letting the magnetic pullHURTLEhim into John's blurred,swarming form--

~~and theySMASH into theMRIRING!Sparks leapfromgouged electronics, liquid helium cascadesdown--

--and Guardian manages to roll to the side asthe liquid heliumFROTHSdown over John.

John is hitbythe boiling liquid-- groupsof tiny particles FREEZE,snappingawayfromhim toadhereto the magnet,

Reeseand Sarah scramblein assparks arcand sprinklers spray water into theCHAOS--

Reese sees the controls,racesbehind the glass.Shuts the MRI off--

GUARDIANANDJOHN falltothe floor.John'sbody is still partially discorporated--long strings of frozen particles bounce to the floor,thenstart to vibrateand skitter .•~

Sarah grabsGuardian,hustleshim out,shoutsback to Reese asshegetshimout the door--

ANGLEONJOHN,alreadyswarming together.Hestartsto stridetoward Reese,murderinhis eyes--

--asReeseCRANKS theMRI back on.John isjerked off his feetand'I1HROWNback,SLAMS againstthe magnetic coil, particles blurring off-him.

A beat where Reeseand John stare at each other across the gla.ssof the controlroom,

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Particles surgeand boil over John,fighting to get free. His faceBLURS as the particles vibrate,inhuman.

With one last despairing look,Reese racesfrombehind the control panel for the door,going after Sarahand Guardian.

0' BRIEN comesrunning into theroom--to find theMRIhas OVERHEATED, coils melting andsmoking.

MatiasandCheung arrive,Securitywiththem.Stepping over the unconsciouscopson the floor,accusing O'Brien;

Whatthe hell?Where are they?

O'Brien just looks hopelesslyat the wrecked room.

Still in scrubs,Sarah pushesaheavylaundry cart out the back ofthe hospital,unnoticed by Security headed the other direction.She heads for the parking lot,

cur_i1TO:

MULTIPLESCREENSshowing variousviews of the hospital. Security Guards scrambling,we hear chatteron the walkies, no one is looking at the screensfora moment--

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ANGLEONONE OFTHESCREENS,showing JOHN,Reachingupinto the lens.Witha crackle ofSTATIC-- the camerasgo tosnow.

A paneled station wagon,moving through the city streets. Sarah driving,Reeseshotgun.Guardian in the back,Silence that'sbeyond tense,until:

Reese is seething with despair,anger and loss.Pushes his feelingsdown out oflongcombat experience.

Reese startstorespond to her--stops himself.Has to face what this is really about.

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Guardian'slookto Sarah mighthaveanedge ofsympathy,But his voice is its usualmonotone:

subjectswentinsaneand died.

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Sarah suddenlySWERVES,takesasharp turn.

WIDEON THECAR--as it passesanotherBILLBOARDshowinga livecountdown for Genisys.

STAYONTHEBILLBOARD:Smiling people,busy with workand play,usingsmartphones,cars, televisions,computers.Over theirhappy faces:GENISYS.LINKYOUR LIFE.

A secludedbusiness"·campus11compound,located near the city in whatwasonce the Presidio military base.

It 1 salargelyundergroundcompound,beneathan modern reflecting 1tconnectsa series of structures.The pool is offsetwitha series of irregularly shaped skylights.

In the center of the pool,a monolithic glass10 story tower, marked withahuge triangularlogo:CYBERDYNESYSTEMS.

Over the entrance,a large sign displaying thesame cheerful, slickadvertising forGENISYS.

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INT,CYBERDYNE-DAY

The lobby iscrowded with enthusiastic employees.Speaking fromapodium,DANNYDYSON(20's)addresses thecrowd. Behind him,thesameCOUNTDOWN running,

Theemployeesapplaud with fanaticalenthusiasm.

As theemployees cheer,Danny scansthecrowd,searching for someone-- then sees:

JOHNenter behind thecrowd,move to the side.Dannysmiles at the sight of him.

CLOSEONJOHN,a subtle shake of hishead:Don't.

Dannycatcheshimself 1a little bit regretfully.Helooks to MILESDYSON( late50 's)standing next tohim.

Miles stepsforward 1looking distinguished.

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More applause.Dannyand Mileshug.

INT,CYBERDYNE-R&D LABS-MOMENTSLATER

A labyrinth of monolithicSERVERS,spreading outfroma glassed-in controlroom in the center.

Miles,Danny and John walk through the controlroom,Miles checking the massesof flashing screens,looking over Techs 1 shoulders as they work.

They walkdowna circular stair.Itwinds betweenTWOR&D LABS,oneon either side,spread out belowthem.

Milespauseson thelanding.Lookingdown over thetwoR&D chambers below--

INR&DLAB1: A large cistern ofCHROME-LIKELIQUID.A laser gridforms different wire-frame shapes over the top of the cistern-- the liquid risesand falls,adhering to the shapesand then fallingback into the pool.

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INR&DLAB 2:Technicians calibrate giant floating magnetic rings ...a slightly cruder design than2029,but unmistakable.ATIMEDISPLACEMENT DEVICE.

John islooki:ngdown with satisfaction attheTDD.

·cuTTO:

John alone ata control consolein the server maze.Away from the bustle of the controlroom.

What look likeSECURITYCAMERAS are mounted in the ceiling at regular intervals,lensesgleaming.

John enterscommandsat the console.ONTHECEILING,one of thecamerasSWIVELS,the lens floods with light--and the camera projectsaHOLOGRAMinfront of John.

ANGLEONTHEHOLOGRAM,a glittering mass of twisting,moving light.John manipulates theimage,ZOOMING in.

Wedive into thehologram--the moving strands of light are made of twistingDOUBLEHELIX shapes ...even closer,the double helices aremade of sparklingOsand ls,interspersed with qubits(quantum versions of bits. )

It 1 sDNA madeup of binary code.

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ZOOMBACKOUT of the hologram .•• it resolves into the disturbingform ofanEMBRYO,curvedon itself,bulboushead and tadpole eyesandlumps wherearmsand legs will be.All made of glowing, shifting code,

AERIALPOV--the Golden Gate Bridge risesover the misty bay, afternoonsun streaking everything with red and gold.

TOURBUSES lineup one side of thenarrow road,whichruns between theWWII fortsand batteries that protected thebay. Now,instead of Howitzers,the batteries housetelescopesand picnic parks overlooking the Golden Gate and thecity.

A sign reads:BATTERYROADCLOSEDTO PUBLIC

and the workers pull out,passingTHESTATIONWAGON parked

by the side of theroad.Theydon't give itasecond glance.

A SERIESOFTUNNELSinterconnecting the oldWWIIbatteries. Graffition theconcrete walls.Sarah isleading Reeseand Guardiandown,one turn,then another.Sure of her path.

Theyreacha rusted,bolted metaldoOr.Guardian puts his shoulder against it,pushes--the boltsSNAP apart.

Theyenteran oldMUNITIONSSTORAGEROOM.

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Guardian pulls out3 handguns,a knife,2 thermite grenades. Reeseadds the shotgun.They look at thesmall pile.

Guardian goes.Reeselooksover the guns.Frustrated.

Sarah is watching him.Thoughtful.Her voice quiet.

Reeselooksup at her,surprised at her tone.

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Sarah shakes her head mutely.Not trustingher voice.

Sarah leans intohim,as ifsurrendering toaforceshecan no longer resist.Reesefoldshisarmsaround her.Sarah buriesher head in hischest.

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Reese touchesher face,gently lifting her chin.

He looks steadily into her eyes,

He leansdown,his lips brush hers.Sheshudders,kisseshim back,tenderand thendeepening,likea revelation--

--then suddenly pulls back.Pushinghimaway.

Reese seesaMOVEMENT past her--seesGUARDIANbacklit in the doorway,coming towardthem.

And without warning,Reese pushes Sarahto the ground, sweepingupagunandFIRINGonGuardian--

SARAH{CONT'D) Reese?1

BLAMBLAMBLAM! ! guardian ishit square in the chest--and_his_ bodyswarmsaround the bullet in whirling black particles.

Reese jerks herbehind one of thecement walls,keepsFIRING.

Guardian advanceson them,his voice changing ashe speaks to becomea garbled version ofJOHN'SVOICE:

GUARDIAN/JOHN I remembergrowing up with you, Morn.You toldme~thing.

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GUARDIAN is at the magnet machine,having ripped the capture plate off theend of the crane.He finishes tearinga thick strip of the metal off,winding it around one fist--

-- when he hearsGUNFIREfrom inside the tunnels.

Reesekeeps firingfrom cover of thecement wall-- Guardian/John isslowedbythe shots,having toswarm and reform around the bullets,buthe doesn'tstop.

GUARDIAN/JOHN A wholelife.You taughtmehow to survive,how to fight.How to win.

ANGLEON SARAH behind the wall,asshe grabs bothof the thermite grenades,

GUARDIAN/JOHN(CONT'D) Mademe the warriorIam today.

Sarah risesfrom behind the wall,grenadesinhand--

SheHURLSthe grenades,duckingback behind cover with Reese.

Guardian/John startstoBLUR,but the grenades penetrate the black particle cloud--andEXPLODE in incandescent fire!

Reeseand Sarah dartfrom cover,raceup the tunnel mouth, leaving Guardian /John behind,aFLAMINGSHAPE in the dark.

Guardian/Johnthrusts his chestforward,snaps hisarms straight out.Hisskin crawlsand ripples,a chitinous, glitteringcascade.TheFLAMESSNUFFINSTANTLY toSMOKE--

--leaving behindJOHN,hisownshape.His skin keeps skittering,like hisbody ismade ofaswarm of thousands of microscopicinsectsmoving overeach other.

Reeseand Sarah almost run into Guardian,who is racingdown towardthem.Sarah hesitate.s foran instant--

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Sarah,Reeseand Guardian sprinttoaroad lined withTOUR BUSES.Tourists scatter at the sight of their guns.

BEHINDTHEM-JOHNemergesfrom darknessto grey daylight,a dark silhouette in mist,unscathed.

Sarah climbs into the closestEMPTY bus.

SarahCRANKS thebus engine.

Reeseand Guardian both pile in.She floors it.

JOHNraces to catch thebus,running flatout--WHAM!!ADUMP TRUCKTHUNDERSBLINDfromfog,BROADSIDESJohn--

--but rather thanCRUSHING him,John palms the grill, propels himselflipONTOTHEHOOD.Lands likea cat.

BRAKESSHRIEK.The truck shudders toa stop.TheTRUCK DRIVER staresin disbelief atJohnon hishood •••cornin..g_ straight athim in thecab.

THETOURBUS veersalong thenarrow road through theRec Area,heading towards the freeway.Clears thefog bank.

Sarah drives.Reese hands Guardian one of theguns,notices that Guardian has the heavy piece of metalfrom the magnet machine twisted around onehand.

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Sarah roundsa turn,mergesonto thefreewayleadingto the Golden Gate Bridge,

THE DUMPTRUCKRUMBLESover the park roadabove thefreeway.

JOHNDRIVES,spots theBUSon thefreewaybelow--heswerves, OBLITERATES theguard railandSHOOTSout into the air!

THE DUMPTRUCKHURTLESdown,5 tons of crushing destruction--

THE TOURBUSSWERVES,cutsUNDERNEATH and out ofitspath--

INTHEDUMPTRUCK,JOHNleaps,handsSWARMING intoBLACK BARBEDHOOKS ashefallstowards the roof of the bus.

Sarah brakes,then accelerates,weavingcraz.:i.lyto avoid the hurtling debris of theDwnp Truck in frontofthem as--

SHA-THUNK!INSIDETHEBUS,THEROOF begins toPEELBACK, revealingjQHN,barbed hooksofhands tearingaway metal,

REESE& GUARDIANFIREa barrage oflead atJohn--

OUTSIDEONTHEBUSROOF--JOHN'S grip isSHOT free.

SARAHCHECKS theSIDE-VIEWMIRROR:

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MIRRORPOV:John vanishesaround the back--revealing:

SPEEDINGPOLICECARS weaving around the stopped carsand wreckage of thedump truck,chasing the bus.

THEOPPOSITEENDOFTHEGOLDENGATEBRIDGE--COPS halt traffic whilePOLICECARSRACE onto the bridge to intercept.

THETOORBOS--Sarah white-knuckles,eyeson the road.

Reese searchesfromrow torow forany sign ofJohn outside.

THEFLOOROFTHEBUS suddently pitches violentlybeneath Reese's feet,throwing him to thefloor.

GUARDIAN firesdown--as thefloor isRIPPEDOPENfrom beneath,road whipping by,drive shaftchurningbelow--as

A BLACKSWARMFLIESUPATGUARDIAN-- solidifiesandJERKShim through the open floor!

'rhemagneticknuckles fly off hisGuardian's fist,clanging down the steps to the closed busdoor.

Guardian snags theedge of theopened floor--almost slips through the hole--

Reese leaps across thefloor,GRABSGuardianbythe wrist.

UNDERTHEBUS,ANGLEONTHEGUARDIAN'SWAIST asa black swirl ofshimmering particles windsaround him--

INTHEBUS,REESEANDGUARDIAN strain to hold on-- then Guardian isTORNaway,vanishing under the bus.

Guardian rolls onto theDridge,theBusspeedingaway. BRAKESSQUEALbehind him--he whipsaround justas--·

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A POLICECARCRASHES into Guardian,THROWINGhim up thehood and through the windshield,headfirst.

INSIDETHEPOLICECAR--TheCHPOFFICER skids toa halt. GUARDIAN,half in the busted windshield,glares at the cop,

THE SWARM poursupfrom under thebus--Reesescrambles back to Sarah,protecting her back,shotgun ready.

THE SWARM suddenlySUCKS together intoa coherent fiqure, skittering intoJOHNCONNOR.

AERIAL-POLICEHELICOPTERShave joined thechase,tracking the rogueTour Bus.POLICECARS rightbehind it.

ON THEROAD: aGAUNTLET of police carsSKID toa crisscross blockadeon the road ahead.

BEHINDTHEBUS-POLICECARS closein,A BATTEREDPOLICECAR speeds closerandcloser--GUARDIANdriving,aimsashotgun:

KABLAMItheHOOD blows off thePoliceCar nearest the bus. It CAREENSandCRASHES intothe closest cruiser--

KEEERUUUN.CH--Both arenailedbyaTHIRD Patrol car that LAUNCHES over them,~LIPSENDOVEREND intoaFOURTH.

GUARDIAN slalomsaroundthem untouched,racing to catch the b~s 1RACKS theshotgunsingle-handed.

INTHEBUS- REESEANDJOHN face off.

CLOSEON JOHN'SEYES,black particles glittering,swirling.

REESECHARGES--SOHNmoves snake-fast,catchesReesebythe throat andSLAMShimagainst thewindows ina hail of glass.

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ATTHEBARRICADEAHEAD:COPS lined up,RIFLESreadv'-- muttering nervously as they realize the bus isn't slowing.

INTHEBUS:SarahBRACES for the onslaught.

INTHECOP CAR,GUARDIAN pulls alongside the Bus,shotgun in hand.He catches Sarah's eye.Givesa single nod--

--and GuardianSHOOTS the Bus'front passenger tire!

THEBUS pitches violently to the right--and

GUARDIAN veers sharply in front of the bus,

TheBUSCRUNCHES the police car,METALBITESMETAL--and

THEBUSUP-ENDS-FLIPPING lopsidedon itsnose.

INTHEBUS-SARAH can only watch through breaking glass as

THEBUSPIVOTS over thenow battered cop car,momentum hurtling it for theBRIDGE RAIL.

INTHEBUS,JOHNand REESE arethrown forward--thenSUDDENLY change direction,SLAM to theROOF-- as

THEBUSSNAPS through cables,SHEARSguard-rails,and finally CRASHES wheels-upon the west sideof theGolden Gate.

rt hangs over theOUTERGUARDRAILlikea turtleon its back, TEETERING on the brink of plungingto theBay below,

INSIDETHEBUS,weaponsanddebris tumbling everywhere.Reese and JohnSLIDEdownthe ceilingtOtheback of thebuswhen--

SARAH snatchesReese1 sarm,her other hand clinging toone of the seats,He clingsto her desperately.

JOHNseizesone of the seat-backs,tenrowsfrom the last. STANDSon the steeply inclined ceiling,thebus tottering.

OUTSIDE-THEBUSgroans,about to heaveover theside--when

A MECHANICALHANDGRABS thebroken frontwindow frame!

WIDENTOREVEALTHEGUARDIAN,onehandon the crushed cop car,the otheron theBUS,STRAININGto preve·nt its fall.

Guardian isnow the counter-weight, barely keeping theBUS from tumbling over with Sarah,Reeseand John inside.

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COPSSTORMGUARDIAN,RIFLESready to shoot--then realize this bigman is all thatkeeps thebusfrom going over,

INSIDETHEBUS-tilting further, itsass~endpointing sharply down to the water below.

REESEANDSARAH retreat up the steep incline.Sarah looses her footing,Reesesnags her under the arm--andshe spies the shotgunWEDGED betweentwoseats.

BENEATHTHEM,JOHN starts climbing uphill--swings outone arm,thehand extends intoaLOOSESWARM of black particles, like an arc of glitteringsand flung through the air--

-- thenSHTTHUUNNKIthe particlesSNAP back togetherina grapple-bladed shapeandDIG into theupside-down seatback two rowsahead ofhim.

THEBUS begins toSLIPthroughGUARDIAN'SHAND.HisFEET lift off the ground-- thecrushed cop carR~SESwithhim.

INSIDETHEBUS-John continuesjungle-gyming_hisway up the seatbacks,headed forthem with cold determination--

KABLAMJSARAHBLASTSJOHN'SHAND,it dissipates into particlesandJohnTUMBLESbackdownthe steep incline, rolling across the ceiling andSLAMMING into the backrow~

THEPARTICLEShover foramoment,milling aimlessly-- John takesa step closer and theySNAP back,reform hishand.

Sarah and Reesecrawlto the frontBROKEN WINDSHIELD.

JOHN starts toclimb after them,FAS"r?

GUARDIAN can't stop gravity.The bus drags bothhim and the crushed car across the bridgeinashower of sparks--

-- and theBUMPER of thecrushedcarTEARSOFF in hishand.

THE BUS pitches wildlyUP,starts to slide over therailing--

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SARAHANDREESE tumbledown,frantically grabbing at seats to stop their fallwhen--

GUARDIANLEAPSINTO'rHEBUS,crashing through what's left of the windshield,and catchesonto the dashboard!

THEBUSSEE-SAWS with Guardian's weightnow inside,balanced on the railing likea razor's edge.Johnonone end--Sarah, Reeseand Guardian on theother~

Reese spies the magnetic knuckles.HeshovesSarah to the shatteredopen windshield--

Perched on the dashboard,Guardian· reachesahandto Sarah--

JOHNCHARGES forSarah--REESE snatches the magneticknuckles and barrels into,John from the side!

CLOSEON REESE'SMAGNETICFIST as ithitsJohn--John'shead SNAPS back,his feet lift clean off theceiling,hisface collapses inawave of particles backinto his ferrous skull--

--and Reese isjerked rightbackwith it,as the nanocytes "stickr'to hismagnet-wrappedknuckles!

John sprawlsback--Reese isyanked off his feet,magnetic fiststuck to John--and

SARAHGRABS Reese,wrenchinghim in the opposite direction.

John's torna.wayfromthe magnet withan elastic effect, sprays of nanocytesblurring off the magnet as John catapults end overend downtheaisle--

Reeseand Sarahlands at Guardian 1 s feet.Scramble pasthim out the windshield.Guardianlooksdown atJohn--

And Guardianju~psback off the front of the bus.

Guardian lands like it'snothing---

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THEBUS UPENDS without his weight,andWHOOOSH!wipes past Guardian's face,millimetersfrom taking hishead off.

THEBUS TOPPLESOVERTHESIDEina shriek of tearingmetal-- then totalSILENCE as thebusFREEFI\LLS off theGolden Gate.

Sarah runs to the edge,Reese grabsher astheylook down:

THEBUS PLUMMETS,turning mid-air likeaslomo ballet.

INSIDETHEBUS-Johnlooking up at them,fury in hiseyes ...

THEBUS WALLOPSinto theWATER withaTHUNDEROUSCRACK!

POLICEadvance faston Sarah andReeseand Guardian--

Guardian tenses,ready to fighteverycopontheGGB.

Guardian still holds hisweaponsasifcalculating number of rounds versus weapons trainedon them,Until;

SARAH

now.

Guardiandropshisguns to thepavement.

Police push them to their knees.Guns to heads.Reeseand Sarah tradea glance.

AERIAL·-HIGHandWIDE'pullawayfrom the bridge asSarah' Reeseand Guardianarebeing cuffed.

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Police carsapproach the multi-leveldowntown police station. In the backseat of three different cars,Sarah,Guardian 1and Reese are driven toward the6 storydowntown police station.

ONREESE,looking out through the car window-- catching sight ofPOLICEHELICOPTERS flying overhead.

ONTHE HELICOPTERS landing on the large roofpad.AnMD-500 lands next to four othersand two larger EC-130's,

QUICKMONTAGEOFMUGSHOTS:

SARAH, stern, glaring-- REESE,neutral,offering nothing-- GUARDIAN,expressionless-- thensuddenly smiles.FLASH.

CLOSEONSARAH tugging at her cuffs.DETECTIVETIMMONS,a junior suit-weasel,'interviews'Sarah..

(incredulous) Wow,soth8 end of the world starts whenmysmartphonelinks tomy tablet linkstomy laptop,links to my car,my house,mybank accounts--

Nah,Genisys isconsumer grade. You gottaupgrade to pro for missile defense.Who wants topay thatprice?Notme. (suddenly serious) You think this paranoid shit is helpingyou?It's not.

I

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REESE sits cuffed toametal table.Matias interrogating.

Matias pulls out the heavyMAGNETICKNUCKLES,slamsthem on the table acrossfrom Reese,out of hisreach.

LT,MATIAS Love toknow what these are for--

KERTHWUNK!One of the metal chairsSLIDES across thefloor and slams into the magnet,chair upending todo it.

Matias tries to pull theknucklesup,butthey're stuck to the tabletop.He glares atReese.

LT,MATIAS This isnota joke,son.I mean it,now--

Reeseignoreshim,looks past.him to the largetwo way mirror...WeBLENDTHROUGHReese I s reflection into-- ----------

INT,OBSERVATIONROOM2-CONTINUOUS

-- YOUNGKYLEREESE.Standingon the other side of the mirror.Confusionon his13 year old face.

WIDER: theroom isdim.O'Brien addresses Kyle'sPARENTS.

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Before O'Brien cananswer--UNIFORM OFFICER sticks her head.

GUARDIANsits·stone still,Opposite,DET.HARDING,(40's) shiftsuncomfortably underGuardian's unblinking scrutiny.

(off Guardian 1 ssilence) You don't talk much,doyou?

INT,POLICEPRECINCT-HALLWAY-AFTERNOON

Lt.Matias walking withAGENTSJANSSENANDBURKE,two bureaucratic sharksfromHomelandSecurity.

Look,they were inyourcustody at the hospital-- -------~i,i----------------------- Don' teventry that crap.They escaped onyour watch,not ours. Homeland 1 snot taking the fallfor your sloppy-asspolicework.

LT,MATIAS By all means.

Fuming,Matias leads Agents Janssen and Burke to Interrogation Room 3.Det.Cheung pockets her phone,follows.

O'Brien seesthem go in,hurries afterthem.

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They allfileinto Observation3,looking through the glass to see Guardianand Harding.

(snide) Agents Janssenand Burke.I present you one time traveling robot hunting terrorist from the future.He's all yours.

O'Brien slips in behind them.Agent Janssenlooking through the glass at Guardian.

{thisdaycan'tgetWorse) They tooka bus.O'Brien,beat it.

Det.Hardingcontinues to question Guardian.

Witnessessay you were fightinga manon the bridge--

Hardingstops mid-sentence,~sGuardian snaphisgaze to the two-way m.irror •

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GUARDIAN'SPOV:Through the glass,HUMANSHAPES move,data flashing as Guardian evaluates them--going to fast forus to tellwho iswho, allwesee is the flashing readout: IDENTIFICATION:JOHNCONNOR.

Lt.Matiaspacesbetween Burkeand Janssen and O'Brien. Cheung leans against the wall.

THUMMP !They all turn to see Guardian standing,chair overturned--and he snaps his cuffs.

Hey. Sitdown!Youcan1t--

GuardianshovesHarding tothe floor,stalksto the mirror:

Guardian fixes his stareon AgentJanssen.

BLAM!BLAM!!Agent Janssen drops,shot in theback,revealing

DEIJ.1 •CHEUNG,gun inhand:BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!she shoots each of the officers withcalmprecision--

O'Brien reachesfor hissidearm,he's hit in the shoulder, spinning out thedoor into the hall--as

GUARDIANLEAPSthrough theobservation glass,SHATTERINGit, slammingintoCHEUNG--astheygodown,herbodyripples, cascadingin skittering black particles to reform as

JOHNCONNOR.

ONDET.HARDING crabbingback .across the interrogationroom.

GUARDlAWANDJOHN fightthrough the interrogationroom,John shooting,Guardianslamminghim into the wallsand floor, ripping thegunfrom hishand,FIRES back,

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Alarmed,Timmonsdraws his piece at thesound of gunfire.

Timmons darts out,leaving Sarah handcuffed and alone.

GuardianSEIZES the table,John tries toswarm around it but it's too big,he just sort of thinsuutover it,hisedgesa buzzingswarm.GuardianPLOWShim backwards--

INT,POLICEPRECINCT-BULLPEN-CONTINUOUS

-- and GuardianandJohncomeCRASHING into thebullpen!

Copsaim atJohnand Guardian,notknowingwho to shoot--

Guardian and John are oblivious-using anything and everything to terminate each other.

Det.Hardin staggersout,pointsatJohn.

- -- --- ------- -- ---- DET.HARDING

Him--heshotMatias--

BULLETSfromALLDIRECTIONSRIPintoJOHN-- hisBODYSHREDS in ghostly streams ofnanocytes with··EACHimpact,thenSWARMS back together onlytobefragmented_ again.

Johnand Guardiankeep fighting1using every desk,every cabinet,everythingin theroom to destroy each other.

O'Brien,hisarm limp at his side,turns hisback on the bullpen.Runsdown the hall,past the conferenceroom to:

INT,INTERROGATIONROOM2-CONTINUOUS

Sarah'son her feet,tugging at the cuffsas0 1 Brien enters.

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Hegoes straight to her,unlocks her cuffs.

O'Brien beckons her to follow with hisgood arm.He stops at the door,handsher hissidearm.

Sarah takes the gun,leadsthem out into

THEHALLWAY--Gunshots.Shouts.Panic.Escalating madness echoesfrom the bullpendown thehall.

Sarah starts tofollow0 1 Brien--but the conferenceroom door opens,andYOUNGKYLEpeeks out,scared.

Sarah 1 staken aback.Looks atYoung Kyle.He looks back at her,wordlessly.Afraid.Sarah throwsopen the conference room door tosee Kyle's folksscared out of their minds.

Mom andDad hesitate-- butYoung Kyle follows.Looking up at her likeshe 1 sa superhero.His parentscome afterhim.

Sarah herdsthem awayfrom the battle in the bullpen toa door markedEMERGENCYEXIT.She kicks the dooropen onto stairs goingdown.Scans the stairwell.Clear.

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Kyle's parents startdown--YoungKyle turnsback,watching Sarahgo. Eyesfixedon her ..•he 1 ll never forget her.

INT'.INTERROGATIONROOMl-DAY

Reese is kicking at the table,trying to get free,rubbing his wristsraw--looksup asSarah and O'Brien enter.

O'Brien unlocks Reese's cuffs.Reesekicks thechairaway from the magnet knuckles,getsthem off the table.

CLOSESECURITYKEYPAD-- bloodyfingerstype--card swipes and the doorsthrown open to:

O'Brien leadsthem intorows of assault rifles,flak jackets, teargas,shotguns,sniperrifles,etc,--

Reeseand Sarahmove ·fast,pulling weaponsandammo.Reese grabs severaltear gas cannistersand gas masks.Then stops at another locker,pulling somethingout~-

rednecks trying to blow up the waterfront.Noone makesbombs better than rednecks.

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Sarah turns to O'Brien with sudden inspiration:

ANGLEON A CASE,flippedopen to reveal uniqueshotgun shells and threerocket~likedevices withlongstemson the end.

O'Brien pullsupsomething thatlookslik-ea crossbetweena rocketanda bayonet.

Reese heftstwo duffels,weaponsslung all overhim.

INT,POLICEPRECINCT-BULLPEN-CONTINUOUS

GUARDIAN isUPPERCUT off hisfeet,crashes intoarow of fluorescents.Sparksfly,Emergency lights flickeron. J"olrnkicksadeskonl:op-7)fGuardian,-

INOFFICESandHALLSaround the bullpen,the police regroup, rearm with shotguns,rifles--preparing to assault.

Wherethe hell isSWAT!

Can't wait.GO!GO!

THECOPSCHARGE--and John whirls,body blurring as he's shot overand over,becominga wraith of seething particles.He snatchesup'gunsandRETURNSFIRE--

-..--when suddenly, trails ofsmokeLOB into the bullpen. Cannister after cannister of tear gas.

GUARDIAN throws the desk off,backsintothe fog--where

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REESE& SARAH arrive ingas masks,bulletproof vests--and enough weaponry to starta war.Or end one.

O'Brien,also witha mask,leadsthemto the fire stairs.

Gas masks off.O'Brien startsdown the stairs--

They runup the stairs,Guardian hefts thebag ofbombs. O'Brien follows,checking behindthem.

ROTORS ofanEC--130wind up.Guardian and Sarah stow weapons and thebombs inside.O'Brienat the cockpit door:

O'Brien backsup intoGuardian.Startles.

O'Briennods withapained smile,Runsawkwardly back inside the heliport to the elevators--

-- at thesamemoment theemergency stair door fliesopen acrossthe roofandJOHNemerges, firing at thechopper!

Reeseskims off the pad,over theedge of the police station roof--drops out of sight instantly.

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JOHN runs to the roofedge.POV:Reese flieslow through the streets,awayfrom the station.

ANGLEONTHEEC-130:Reese flies withcombat pilot focus, veering wilding through thedowntown core.

BULLETS suddenly cut across theEC-130 1 sside!REESEbanks fast.Behind them:

A POLICEM0-500 "LittleBird",SPEEDING in pursuit.JOHN shootsanAR-15out his side window--

BULLETS rip acrossaGENISYSBILLBOARD,chewing up theRED COUNTDOWN,destroying it inashower ofsparks.

INTHEEC-130,REESEnosesdown,grazingpowerlines below.

JOHN matches Reese,moveformove,piloting his faster helicopter with machine-likeprecision, -----------------------GUARDlANleans out, --- --

BLASTSaCOLTM4back atJOHN--

ONJOHN-- unflinching.Bullets riddle hiscanopy.

REESE feigns left,veers right alonga steep incline through downtown,SKIMMINGat street level under thepower lines.

Reese clearsthepower lines,crabssideways,turns at the crest,fliesout overa steep street grazing the top ofa cable carscoming up athim.

Reese clearsdowntown,speeds west towards the Presidio--

TheMD-500interceptsthem,pulling neckand neck,John carelessly levels theAR-15andFIRES.

INTHEEC-130GLASSSHATTERS--an.d Sarah isPUMMELED in the back--thrownOUT of theopen sliding helicopterdoor---

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GUARDIAN lungesGRABSSARAH'SFOOT---she dangles over the side,flailing for the skid.He yanksSarah inside.

Reese spotssomething ahead--THECAMPUSOFCYBERDYNE, reflecting pool glittering in the moonlight.

,JOHN(ONRADIO) Kyle.

INTERCUTWITHTHEMD-500:Johnfollows,tight tothe EC-130.

REESEbanks_____a_rnnnd.CYBE.BDYNE,.cominginr,aw

Guardian understandsimmediately.

SARAH nods,loads theSNIPER RlFLE withaDOORBREACHER,the rocket-shaped grenade fitting over the barrel.

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THEMD-500,right behindthem and closing asReese arcs the EC-130 around the glasstower.

INTHEEC-130:Sarah sightsJohnpiloting theMD500-- FIRES,butJohn weaves,counteringReese 1 sflight path.

SARAHBRACESHERSELFin theEC-130'sopen sliding door, sniper scope raised, waits to put glasson her target.Her BREATHINGBECOMESSLOW,EVEN.Sniper rifleloose yet firm.

FLASHBACKTO:SARAHAT10--ho-ldinga•2 2withasniper scope.GuardiancroL1chesnext to her,

YOUNGSARAHsightsdownthe barrel at:ATEASET.She adjuststhescope,outoffocus.,·thenRACKSSHARPTO:

JOHN,FLYINGTHEMD-500to theedge of itscapabilities. Without slowing,leans out,aims theA~-.15at theEC-130--

ANDSARAHHASHIM. SheFIRESasingleshot--

TRACKWITHSARAH 1 SDOORBREACHERas it connects with John's EYESandEXPLODES into magneticvapor-- hisarms,head and torso are vaporized into blacknanocytes~

F'oran instant,Johnloses all control of theMD-500.IT PIVoirson its axis wildly,reflectionlooming across the glasstower,about tocollide--

--and the nanocytesJERK back together,reforming intoJOHN.

JOHNSNAPSBACKINCONTROL,torquesaway from the tower, fighting hisown wake,barely avoiding impact.

THEEC-130ASCENDSFAST,bankingaround the glasstower ina reflected blur, until it'sDIRECTLY over theMD500,

INTHEEC-130:GUARDIAN looks to Sarah,sees her worry:

GUARDIANLEAPS out of theEC-130---

--andCANNONBALLS through the air, straight for theROTOR HUB of theMD-500.

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IN THEMD-500:JOHN finds theEC-130abovehim,sees:

JOHN'SPOV:GUARDIANDROPPING LIKEA BOMB right for •••.

WHAM!!!theMD-500PITCHES violentlyasGUARDIANPILEDRIVES into the rotorhub.

BLADESTEAROFF,SLICEINTO theTAIL section.GUARDIANKEEPS smashing,MD-500goesfrom airborne to anvil,PLUMMETING,

EX!!'.CYBERDYNE-NIGHT

TheMD-500EXPLODES through the Genisyscountdown!

Wreckage pinwheels over the entrance,crashing acrossthe pool·andCRATERING into the structure itself.

GUARDIANISTHROWN ahead of the splintering wreck,skips across the water until heHOOKS the lip ofa skylight,flips overandCRACKS hard onto theSECURITYSHUTTER.

THEMD-500CRASHESRIGHTONTOPOFHIM--SMASHINGGUARDIAN through theSKYLIGHTona slick of ignited fuel.

THE ROOFAROUNDTHESKYLIGHTBUCKLESFROMTHEIMPACT-- collapses ina shriek of metaland glass.

What's left of theMD-500THUNDERSinto Cyberdyne,WEDGING in the hole,about3 feeto~e.£_the floor.Water poursdown.___________ _

EXT,CYBERDYNE-CONTINUOUS

REESELANDS theEC-130onone of the shuttered skylights, next to the gapinghole madebytheMD-500.

Reesejams the magneti.cdoor .breacher shells intoa shotgun, then pockets the remaining shellsalong with the magnetic knuckles.Sarah slingsguns,Reese takes thebomb bag.

TWO SECURITYGUARDS splash theirwayLothedowned helicopter hangingfrom the ceiling inacavernouschamber.

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Theroom is full ofCONTROLEQUIPMENT,includingan ELECTRICALARRAY,likeasmall electrical substation.

A SECURITYCAMERA in the ceiling swivelstoward movement.

Guard2 dials,Guard1 advanceson the wreckage.

The crumpled cockpitBUCKLES,flexing inan abrupt whirlwind of.swarming black particles,flickering with bioluminescence,

TheGuardsbackaway,startled and slack-jawed--

Theswarm coalesces into:JOHNCONNOR.Twitches riddle John'sbody,as the Guardsgape.

John'sHANDformsinto an obsidianblade-- slashes the shocked firstshqckedSecurityGuard,then punches it into theSecond Guard before thefirsthaseven hit the floor.

- ---- ----------SECURITY- CONTROL( ONPHONE}-(CONT'Df---

Hello?Anybodythere?

John plucks thephonefrom the dead Guard'shand.

He hangsup--and whipsaround,seeing:

Reese&Sarah stepping off the wreckage.Reese with the breacherJ.nhand.

ANGLEONTHESECURITYCAMERA,turning toward Reese.Lens dark, irising,focusing.

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,JOHN I already have.

The security cameraLENSsuddenly glowsBRIGHT--

-- andaHOLOGRAM appears in front of John.Thesame twisting spirals of light,but this time itknitstogether with exponential speed toform:

A 10YEAROLDBOY. Flickering,semi-transparent.Ghostly.

10YEAROLDBOY I will not havethem here.They are not allowed.

Reese stares at theBoy.Can'tquite believe it.

_______ REESE__________ This ... isSkynet?

Sarahis staring at Child-Skynet with loathing.

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Reese can't contain hisrageand sadness,stepsupto John.

Johnturnsto Reese,hishandswarming intoa black blade.

He raises hisarm--justasSarah quickdrawsandSHOOTS the projectingcamera in the ceiling!

Child-Skynetblinksaway-- John is distractedlong·enoughfor Reese toFIRE the shotgunPOINTBLANK!

JOHN'SBODY recoilsina hail of door-breaching buckshot--

REESEFIRES again--MICROINTO the magnetic shot,storming through John'snano-swarm,BI-NDING JohnI sparticles-sohe can'tswarm,each blast tearing intohim.

BLAAAM!!BLAAAM!!!BLAAAM!!BLAAAM!!!John attempts to reform but Reese keepsshootinguntil--CLICK!empty.

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John lurches,hisbodya mangled nightmare-- but then the blackfragmentscascade,shucking off shots.Healing.

WHROOSSHHHIJohn suddenly FLIESbackwards,IMPALED bya torn shaftofROTORMAST,thrownlikea javelinby

GUARDIAN,who hasemerged from the wreckage very worse for wear,FLESH tornaway inRAZORSLASHES across hisfaceand body'makinghim look likeaTIGER withMACHINESTRIPES.

JOHNFLIESBACK,long loops of particle strands dissipating in ribbons off hishandsand body--

andheSMASHES intoTHEELECTRICALSUBSTATION atthe other

end of thechamber.

ELECTRIClTY arcsand dancesoverhim,particlesvibratingand dancingerratically,hismagnetic fieldcompromised--

JOHN struggles to pull free,sliding forwardoff the rotor mast--but he slows,as ...

EXTREMECLOSEonJohn'snanocytes-- electricityarcsover them,they scatter,crystalize inplace,polarizedbythe current.Unable to recohere properly.

As Johnmovesforward,heleavesSLICES of himself behind in 2D particle sheets- likeaghostly afterimage that can't __Q_~_j:.ch__J:ll'.1_to_ its_ source_.___Until_there_ar_e__s_o______ma_ey___sJ ices_J_ohn_ stops,unable tomovefurther,

Reese loads thelast of the doorbreachers into the shotgun.

Reeseand Sarah hurry after Guardiandowna corridor,

A SECURITYCAMERA swivels,the lens flares with light--

-- anda HOLOGRAM appears in front of the group.Skynet again,butnow14 YEARSOLD.

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14 YEAROLDSKYNET You dare not do this.You dare not.

They all ignorehim,followingGuardian.

14 YEAROLDSKYNET(CONT'D) Yourillobey! Iorderyou to stop!

Guardian passes the elevators toSTAIRS withasecurity door.

SMASH!--GUARDIAN flattensthe door withhis fist.

Woundedand malfunctioning,thetrio lurchesdown the stairs.

SMASH!the bottom security door wrenches off its hinges.

They cut through the glass-walled control deck,passing the lit screenswesaw with Johnand theDysonsearlier.

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Lookingdown,Sarah stops cold at the sight ofTHELIQUID METALCISTERN, visible throughan observation window.

The thick chrome is morphing intoHUMANSHAPES-- but then abruptly dropping back into liquid.

Reeselooksdown at thesecondcham_ber,.

ANGLEONfH~~TDD:its massive magneticrings floating,but not spinning.Motionless.

The substation goesBLACK,stops sparking--no more current _!194:_!!g_J:p.toJohn. ______

CLOSEONTHENANOCYTES--aslow galaxy of particlesglowing. Vibrating.Faster andfaster until

WIDER--we seeJohnstill separated out inwhatlook like SLICES,razor-thin.As the nanocytes start to bind and cohere,the slicesfold intoform,likeadeck of cards--

-- and Johnpulls himself off the mast withagroan.

The dark labyrinth of servershum with life.Guardianand Sarah standguardasReese rigs the fir:stbomb.

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Reese links thebomb with the remote detonator.Thearming light blinksRED,

They run deeper into the maze.Guardian stops asa structural column.

Reese slideshimone of the charges.Handsthe detonator to Sarah,then runs to thefarend of the serverrow to set another,Sarah syncs Guardian's charge.2nd red light.

A CAMERA swivels in the ceiling--Reese turns to see Teen- Skynet behind them.Now18.

18YEAROLD SKYNET Youwould killyourown son.

18YEAROLD SKYNET Andyou think you can killme,On the first day ofmy life. Extinctioncan'tcomesoon enough foryour kind.

Sarah runsthrough Teen-Skynet 'simagew.i thashimmer--

--and right into John,roundingthecolumn.Heseiz-e-she-r, his fingerselongating intoan obsidian scythe--

--buta GHOSTIMAGE glitches after him, particles skittering afterhim likeashadow straining to catch up.

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GUARDIANbarrels through Teen-Skynet's projection,knocks Sarah freeasheFREIGHTTRAINSJohn into the column.

GUARDIANhammers with his leftand John b1ursaround the blow -- solidifiesand uppercutsGuardian with the force ofa howitzer shell,knocking him head over heels towardsR&o.

John ignores Guardian,wheelsaround to chase Sarah&Reese

BLAMM!Reese shotgunsadoor breacher intoJohn--

-- andJohngoes flying into Guardian,thetwo ofthemCRASH through theR&D walls inashower of glass.

Closeon the detonator--Sarah syncs the third charge.The REDLIGHT blinks on.

They hit another stairwell,disappeardown it.

INT,CYBERDYNE-R&D LABS-CONTINUOUS

Guardian careens into the glass stairwellbetween the mimetic alloy and theTimeDisplacementDevice.

John'shandscascade into black shiningSPEARS-- he lunges at Guardian,feintingone blade intoGuardian's face.Guardian dodges but John kicks hislegs out.WHAMtGuardiangoes down hard,JohnSTABS hisright blade into Guardian'sknee, ______r,.t_pn.:j._I!g__himt.0_thestairs.____________

Guardian strains to pullfree--John spears his left blade at Guardian's chest.Guardian blocks theblow:KKERRRUNCCH-- John's speared handstabsthrough Guardian'spalm,ramming up to hiselbow,shreddinghisforearm intochrome ribbons.

Guardian roundhouses hisgoodarm atJohn --knockshim sideways.The blade in Guardian'sleg wrenches free, severing Guardian's leg at the knee,leavingaraggedstump.

Reese leadsSarah through thelowermaze to--

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The magnetic ringsloomsuspended in thechamberabovewhere Reeseand Sarah enter,Reese sets the last charge atthe base of theTDD.Sarahlooksup to see:

On the stairsabove,Guardian crabsaway from John down the steps.But John kickshim face-first to the metal grill.

John stabs both bladed hands into Guardian'sback!ZOOM INSIDE Guardian:a micro-storm of nanocytescut into his 9ombatchassis,frying across hismovement actuators.

GUARDIAN'SPOV--SYSTEMWARNINGflashing across hisINTERNAL data overlaid acrossSarah lookingup athim below.

Guardian wrenches free,rollsover,kicksat John with his remaining leg.But John grabs it,jamshis foot.into Guardian's throatand hacksthrough hisleg witha bladed fist,cleaving it free at Guardian's hip.John tosses it recklessly over the side--

FOLLOWTHELEGdown-- until clanksto the floor nearSarah.

John hefts leglessGuardian,flingsGuardian over the side--

Guardianslamsonto theed_geof the liquid metal cistern, -tnen·ro1:1:s~IIt:o--ire-srt1rcin~ne--nb-or:------ -- ----- -- --

Reesesyncs thelast charge,Four red lights--as

JOHN leapsoverthe side,lands crouchedbySarah.She swings,butJohn backhands her ISarah lands.inaheap.

Reese levelsthe shotgun,BLAM!but John is already moving, blurs out of the way-- buthe'sglitching, slicescomet-• 1tailingbehindhim likean accordion ofshadows in hiswake.

JohnTEARS the shotgunfrom Reese'shand,sends it flying. Reesethumbsthesafetyoffthe detonator--

CRACKKlJohn breaks Reese'sarm,The detonator drops.John kicks it carelesslyaway.Stands over Reese.

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ON THEFLOOR,Sarah forces herselfonto her elbows, UnnoticedbyJohn,crawls towards the shotgun ...

ON REESE,watching asJohn 1 shand begins to swirl inastorm of black particlescomingdown toward him--and

KABLAMM!Johnrslegsblow out from underhim.

Sarah,on herstomach,cocks theshotgun,SHOOTS again!

The shot blasts John's face,pin-wheeling him acrossthe deck in a spray of battered black particles.

ON THECEILING,acameraswivels,the lens floodswith light:

18 YEAROLDSKYNEThologram appears.Lockseyes with Reese--

18YEAROLDSKYNET What takesyou monkeysaeons .. ,I do inseconds.

Skynetages again,becominganADULT-- but this time,we recognize the face:

SKYNET' SADULTFORMISTHET-500~0THATATTACKEDJOHNIN2029.

ONREESE,reactingto Skynet's transformationand its words:

Johnbegins to coalesce.

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Reese turnson theTDD.The magnetic rings begin to spin as he jerkson the magnetic knuckles.

John snaps upright,hisbody spasms--phantom afterimages shimmer off him.Hisface tries to reform,eyesempty sockets of whirling black particles,he stumbles--

--andReeseSLAMS his magnetic fist_inside John's chest.

ANGLEINSIDEJOHN--damaged nanocytes floodaround the magnet,cohering around it--

andReeseJERKSJohn toward him, fistdeep in his chest,

asif he's pullinghim by his heart.

Black particlesBOIL around Reese's fist asheDRAGSJohn towardTHETDD--thechrome ringsspinning slowly.

John's eyes reform,chitinous blackand blinking.

ReeseFLINGSJohn inside the spinning rings.

ANGLEONTHEMAGNETICKNUCKLES asthey fly off Reese'shand, remaining buried in John's chest,pulled by the raging force of the•roomagnetic field.

And now we seewhathappenswhen you put non-living material -tn--tire--rvv;

The magneticknucklesricochet from one side to another, clattering furiously,shrieking metal on metal.

Thechrome ringsget battered and bent,begin to spina lopsided,careeningpattern.Sparksas metal grinds.

JOHN strugglesto reform,recohere-- but his nanocytes are constantlyshattering in the fluctuatingTDD field.

Helooksup,seesSARAHlooking athim-·-but her face is calm.No more than sad.

John shatters back into the field.The magnetic knuckles slam through the air,tear through him againand again--

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John writhes in the malignant magnetic field,hisscreams literally ripped into pieces as he coheresand tears.

Sarah puts her hand over his.No hesitation.

Reese spots the detonator on the floor,goes to get it--but a metalhandlandsover his:Guardian,Torn,barely functional 1 he's dragged himself to thedetonator.

Sarah runs to Guardian,flings herarmsaroundhis ruined body,

Reese pulls Sarah withhim.Theyrun.Fasterand faster.

ON GUARDIAN,holding the detonator in hisonegood hand. Thumb overswitch,

JOHN isaspecterinside the sparking,rattlingTDD,his face a smearof nanocytes,strands ghostingaway tomake skitteringshadows of him,likea multiple exposure photo.

Guardiansmiles.And hits theswitch.

KAAAAABAAAAABOOOOM!!!!Fires rips through John--

GUARDIAN isblownback--andheCRASHES into the cistern of mimetic polyalloy!The liquid metalenvelopshim,flows into the exposed chassis,into his core,gCTQSS hisCPU--

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--butit 1 sall lost ina chain reaction ofEXPLOSION obliterating server after server, fireconsumesCyberdyne.

Reeseand Sarah.in theEC-130,just lifting offas--

FIRE explodes through the skylights!

Reesezoomsup into the sky,-racingaway--below them:

THEENTIRECOMPOUNDEXPLODES,gouting fireinto thesky.

TheEC-130shuddersfrom the blast wave.Behindthem, Cyberdyne isswallowed in flameand destruction.Sarahlooks back as the buildingCOLLAPSESdown,cratering.

Tea.rs are rollingdown her face,but her voice issteady:

The helo sits nearthe rubble.Clouds ofsmoke billow up from the shatteredruinsof Cyberdyne.

Reeseand Sarahscrambledown the sides of the crater, climbing oversmoking rubble.O.S.DISTANTSIRENS.

Sarah is clamberingdown through the destruction-- stops at the s.ight ofAMETAL T-800ARM,half-buried in debris.

She kneelsby it.Silent.Reesecomes up behind her.

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She reaches for the arm--when suddenly,somethingMOVES under it.Sarahjumps to her feetasLIQUIDCHROMEflowsup from beneath the debris toTWINE over thearm--

HIGH& WIDE:Reeseand Sarah in the crater--asthin rivers of silver converge toward them,like spokes in a giant wheel.

Reeseand Sarah whip out their guns,stand back to back, aiming at the approaching liquid metal racing toward them--

CLOSEon the mechanicalhand--asthe finqersMOVE.Reese takes aim--

The groundHEAVES--andacascade of liquidchrome RISES like a self-powered fountainfrom the earth,bearingup Guardian's head and mangled torso likean offering--

-- and liquid metalFLOWS over allof Guardian,augmenting him seamlessly,filling in everyplace where he'sdamaged-- until he's whole.Guardianopenshis eyes.

Sarah throws herarmsaround him.Crying openly,

The sirensareLOUDERnow.Not far.

IN'l',/EXT.HELICOPTERINFLIGH'l'~NIGH'l'

The EC-130 soarsawayfrom the wreckage,vanishing intothe darkness asRESCUEVEHICLESand FIRETRUCKS screech toward the ruins of Cyberdyne.

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Thefarm sprawls with fieldsof green.Nearthehouse,long grasswaves ina gentle breeze.

Out back,YoungKyle tunes theengine ofaHonda50cc motorbike.He's wearing thesame shirtwesawhim in when Reesedreamed ofhim,Hisdog starts to bark.

Coming through thelong grass,THREEFIGURES.

Sarah keeps walking whileReeseand Guardian hang back under theshade ofa bigoak tree.

Sarah wavesReese to jointhem.Reese steps into the light.

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Sarah leavesthem alone,goesback to Guardian.

ON GUARDIAN--Sarah stepsnext tohimin the coolshade. They watchYoungKyleand Reesewalking and talking.

Sarahgiveshimanamazedlook--then~~op~herself.

Reese stops,putsahandon Young Kyle's shoulder.

MOMENTSLATER:

Reese,SarahandGuardian put thefarm to their backs.Young Kylewatchesthem go.Ahead ofthem,a dirtroad stretches to themainpaved road beyond anda parked pickup.

Sarah looks athim--andmaybeforthefix-sttimesincewe 1 ve seenher,s-he smiles.

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She reaches out,takes his hand.Reese holds hers tight.

CRANEWIDE asour heroes arrive at the main road,notknowing which direction their future will take them.

Bulldozersandheavy equipment clearing theaftermath of Cyberdyne's destruction.

The followingisa single shot:TILTLOW to thetreads ofa bulldozer,crushing melted servers,Cyberdynelogo visible.

Continuedown into the destructionand buried debris--keep going,tracking deep into darkness,findingathickcement shaft,cables snaking downfurther--untilwe arrivein

ANUNDERGROUNDCHAMBER-- at first allwesee isa single flashinggreen light.

PULLBACK--to reveal the light isonamatte-blackSERVER. A fail-save,preserved here,farunderground.And the light showsit'sfunctional.

Continue thesame shot, pull backas lights flicker,on revealingmore of this saferoomhiddendeep below Cyberdyne.

Machinery suddenly activates.Mechanicalarms rise into frame. From the walls,animage projects:

TINA-s1:.ranasor-··c-ode-rotming1:.ne·ages-·or--SkYhet,--a·cce1eratrng from oneage to the nextuntil it projects the shell of--

The T-5000.

But mechanicalarmsnavigate over the projection like itsa template to befilled.Mechanical systems,mimeticaJ_loy, and swarmingnanocytes, all flow together,piecing reality into theimage.Making the personification of the destroyer of humanity.And the inheritor of the future.

Skynet.Preparing to walk the Earth.

FADEOUT.