Sliders Script (Do not post here until script is finished)

Okay, first off, I'd like to reiterate the request not to post comments on this thread until the entire script is posted. This will allow people to read it through before getting distracted by comments. You can post your comments in the Sliders Reunion thread for now or hold onto them until the script is finished (give me at least a week or two).
Thanks in advance for your understanding in this matter.

Also, I'll be posting the script in a non-standard form. The reason: to save space. A script is designed to have a LOT of empty space on the page. This isn't practical for a forum so it may look weird but it will read just fine.

Finally, for legal reasons, I must note here that "Sliders" the characters, images, and voices, as well as all intellectual property (references and otherwise) are the sole property and copyrighted material of Universal Studios and St. Clare Entertainment.

EXT -- EARTH PRIME - STREET -- DAY
**Special note: Earth Prime is designated as the starting point from which the original Sliders departed. It is considered "our" earth.**
The blasted, rubble-strewn streets of San Francisco are devoid of life. Damage from the war is nearly total, though some buildings remain partially standing. Amazingly, the CHANDLER HOTEL remains upright, though it is pocked with energy weapon blast craters.
In the street outside the hotel, a RED VORTEX appears, swirling and emitting a HOWLING windstorm-like sound. Moments later, 3 other VORTEXES, identical to the first, open in the other 3 cardinal directions. The four vortexes face a central point. 4 yelling VOICES can be heard, rising out of some unseen distance.
REMBRANDT BROWN emerges from the first vortex and crashes to the street below in a painful heap. Three others shoot out of the other vortexes and land in a similar fashion. These three remain unseen. The four vortexes close with a FLASH and SOUND.
Remmie sits up and looks around wildly, expecting the Kromagg cavalry to swoop down on him. When he sees, instead, the other three lying in various positions around him, his jaw drops in shock.
**Excuse the dialog. This format does not support proper dialogue presentation. I will keep it centered to help differentiate it from action.**



Sitting on the ground around him looking at each other in shock are QUINN MALLORY, WADE WELLES, and MAXIMILLIAN ARTURO.

Fade to:

**Final Note: In order to present the story properly, I will stay within the 7 Act structure of television writing. After each Act is a commercial break.**

ACT ONE
EXT. EARTHPRIME SAN FRANCISCO STREET -- MOMENTS LATER
The four original sliders sit facing one another, shocked.

All four slowly stand, never looking away from each other. They seem wary.

Remmy nods, bewildered. Wade yells and jumps into his arms, crying. Arturo's sonorous laugh fills the air as he and Quinn smile at each other.
Remmy puts Wade down as Quinn and Arturo join the hug.
EXT. EARTHPRIME SAN FRANCISCO STREET -- MOMENTS LATER
The tears are still evident as each of them stand apart.

Remmy nods.

All four look toward the Chandler.

They all laugh.

They trot off toward the ruined hotel, not noticing the skeletal remains of several people in a blasted car.

INT. CHANDLER HOTEL -- MOMENTS LATER

The front door falls off as Quinn pushes it open. The four enter quickly, looking around cautiously.
The lobby is a blasted ruin. Dust and debris lie everywhere. Most of the furniture is gone or destroyed.

Remmy smiles and looks at Arturo. Before he can say anything, Wade cries out. All turn to her. Wade is pointing toward the seating area. Several skeletons lay amidst the ruined furniture. They bear scorch marks but it is obvious they have been there for a while.
Quinn and Arturo make their way over as Remmy comforts Wade. After a quick inspection, Quinn looks back to Remmy.

Quinn walks behind the counter and grabs up a key.

He and Arturo head for the stairs. Wade is still looking at the skeletons. One is obviously a child. Remmy puts his arm around her shoulders and kisses her temple.

Wade turns and hugs him fiercely, crying.

Wade steps back and wipes at her eyes.

He holds her close again.


INT. SUITE -- LATER


He smiles and laughs.

Quinn is next to the window. He turns.

Remmy looks confused.

Quinn and Remmy look at each other, pained.

Remmy and Quinn nod.

He pauses, thinking. Arturo looks at him, pleased.

Remmy looks confused again.

Quinn shakes his head. Remmy cups his head in his hands and groans.

Quinn grips his shoulder.

They look to one another again, smiling.

END OF ACT ONE

ACT TWO

INT. SUITE -- MORNING
Wade gently shakes Remmy awake. He stirs and looks up at her. His face softens at the sight of her.
He sits up and hugs her.

Remmy gets up and looks out the window. All is devastated and devoid of life. Wade steps up next to him.

Remmy starts to scratch the arm he injected on the Seer World. Wade notices.

She shows Remmy her arm. A large, purple bruise stands out on her pale skin.

Remmy returns to look out on the world with a sad gaze, absently rubbing his arm.


INT. QUINN'S BASEMENT -- DAY

The basement lab is in ruins. Quinn sits at a table filled with spare parts and tools. Arturo looks through a pile of machinery in the corner.

He stands, holding up a small piece of machine with wires coming out of every side. He walks back to Quinn and hands him the device. Quinn studies it a moment.

Quinn looks up at the professor.

Quinn begins to install the part into his device.
Quinn puts down his tools and looks up at Arturo.
Arturo laughs and claps Quinn on the shoulder.


INT. LIBRARY -- DAY

Wade and Remmy are peering through newspapers. They look tired and disheveled.
The library is mostly in ruins, books and papers scattered.

Wade throws the paper in her hand. It flutters to the ground.

Remmy shifts through a stack of papers while Wade fumes. He picks up one with a large picture on the front page.

The headline reads: BELEAGUERED AIR FORCE STRIKES BACK

Remmy looks up, startled. Wade is nearly out of control with rage. He stands up, concerned.
The rage snaps, leaving her confused.

She sighs unhappily and tries on a smile. It's not very convincing.

Remmy scratches his arm unconsciously.

He catches himself scratching and frowns.

Wade looks at her own blackened bruise nervously.
He hugs her close.


INT. QUINN'S BASEMENT -- DAY
Quinn and the Professor are sitting opposite each other at the clutter-strewn table. Bits of wire and scavenged parts litter the area. Quinn has a mostly completed DEVICE in front of him. He works on it with a small INSTRUMENT.

Arturo is working on a POWER SOURCE for the device.

Quinn looks up, angry. The look fades into confusion.

He scratches his arm impatiently.

Quinn smiles in spite of himself.

Arturo looks up.

Arturo sighs heavily.


END OF ACT TWO

ACT THREE

INT. SUITE -- NIGHT

The group is sitting around the suite, eating from old cans. There's not much pleasure in the act, but simply a performing of a necessary function.

They look tired and out-of-sorts, ready to snap from the emotional toll of their ordeal and the effect of the virus.

Candlelight sheds poor illumination across the room, creating shadows that look almost sinister.

Quinn is holding the Quantum Spectrometer next to Arturo.



The Spectrometer hums and beeps once. Quinn sets it down.



The others look at Remmy, amazed.


Quinn nods. Arturo and Wade join him.



Quinn looks at Arturo and sees the anger there.



Arturo frowns at Quinn, then smiles.



Quinn grins. Wade snickers.



Quinn looks at the bruise on his arm.



Wade nods at this.



Quinn nods.



Quinn grins and Arturo returns it. Remmy and Wade look at each other, confused.



Wade looks at Arturo, pained.



Remmy puts an arm around her and pulls her close as she cries.



Arturo moves over to them and helps to confort Wade. Remmy puts a hand on Arturo's shoulder and smiles wanly. Quinn stands up.



He hunkers down in front of Wade.



She hugs him fiercely.



Quinn nods and kisses Wade on the cheek.



He heads for the door as Arturo nods.

INT. QUINN'S BASEMENT -- NIGHT

Quinn walks down the stairs, a candle in hand. He moves to the workbence, sets down the candle, and pulls the quantum spectrometer from his pocket.

He looks at it for a moment.



As he sets the device down, there is a CLATTER behind him. Quinn jumps and spins around in surprise, grabbing up one of his dinosaurs and brandishing it like some ridiculous club.

A pair of eyes, glinting in the candlelight, come out of the darkness. They slink forward. Quinn raises the dinosaur, not realizing the ineffiency of the weapon.

Before he can act any further, a meow rises out of the darkness. Quinn stops and stares.



The furry grey cat melts out of the shadows, meowing again. Quinn laughs nervously as the cat entwines itself around his legs.

He looks at the dinosaur in his hand and laughs again.



Schrodinger looks up at his as if that was the stupidest question he could've asked.



Quinn tosses the dinosaur down and picks up the cat. Schrodinger nuzzles up to Quinn's chin and purrs.



Quinn looks at the cat again. It is filty, the furr matted with mud and what looks like blood.



Quinn sets the cat down. Schrodinger meows up at him.



Quinn starts to gather up his tools. Schrodinger meows and rubs against his arm. Quinn nudges the cat aside, picking up a tool beneath the cat.



Schrodinger, unperturbed, walks across the table and nuzzles the quantum spectrometer. The device lights up and beeps. Quinn looks up, exasperated.



He reaches over and picks up the device.



He trails off, staring down at the device, which is pointed at the cat. His eyes go wide.



INT. SUITE -- NIGHT

Quinn bursts into the room, out of breath, and startling his sleeping companions. He has Scrodinger under one arm and the spectrometer in his other hand. They all sit up with a jerk. Remmy sees him and relaxes.



Wade sees Quinn's eyes.



Quinn holds the device up.



The others look at him in shock.

END OF ACT THREE

First of all, sorry about the delay. It's been tough figuring out what I need to do to pick up the pace a little.

INT. SUITE -- MOMENTS LATER



Quinn is sitting on the bed. Schrodinger sits in Wade's lap, enjoying the attention she gives him. Remmy is standing near the window.



Quinn hands the spectrometer to Arturo.



Arturo aims the device at Quinn, confused.



Arturo silently runs the device over the cat.



Arturo's face falls as he studies the result.


Quinn looks at Arturo, who nods unhappily.



Arturo stands up and strokes the cat awkwardly.



EXT. KROMAGG BASE -- DAY

The base sits on a hilltop. It shows signs of serious damage but appears intact. The backdrop of a blasted, ruined San Francisco bears tribute to the destruction of this world.

INT. MAGG BASE ENTRY -- DAY

The four enter a hall littered with rubble. Wiring and panels hang from the walls in a jumble. Two light bars are lit, one flickering. The rest are a smashed ruin.

Quinn looks up at the flickering light.



At a look from the others, he eloborates.



Wade and Remmy examine the hall nervously.



They move forward, Quinn in the lead. A few steps in, a panel whips open and a device on a metal arm erupts from the wall.



Quinn jumps but before he can move, the device is on him. It emits a hollow beam of light and runs up and down his body. Quinn watches it nervously, standing stock still.



Quinn tries to look over his shoulder without moving his head.



The scanner finishes and the light shuts off. It returns to the wall with a snap and the panel closes behind it. The group looks around, expecting the worst. After several tense moments, they realize that nothing is going to happen and breath a sigh of relief.



As if in answer, a second panel opens, revealing a computer screen. The Kromagg language scrolls across the screen. Wade steps forward, approaching the screen.

Quinn takes Wade by the arm.


Wade shakes off his arm.



She sees Remmy's blank stare and stops. Sudden realization dawns.


Wade studies the screen, taps an icon, which produces a new screen, this one with a schematic of the base, and studies again.


She taps another icon, producing a stream of text. She reads for a moment.



Arturo approaches.



Wade points to a line of text. She reads.


Arturo pauses and thinks.


The four split up and head off in different directions. On the screen behind them, a new icon has appeared in one corner. It is flashing like a beacon.

INT. FUNCTIONAL KROMAGG BASE -- DAY

On an alternate earth, another Kromagg base picks up the beacon. A human slave stands at a console in a dark, gloomy command center.



A Kromagg approaches from the shadows. It stares at the human.



The human turns to the Kromagg. One eye has been gouged out roughly.



End of Act 4