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ONE WOMAN'S WORTH
by Xena Torres ruffell@home.com
Legal Disclaimer: Xena, Gabrielle and Argo are (along with titles and backstories) are the sole copyright of MCA/Universal. All other characters, the story idea, and the story itself are the sole property of this author.
Story Disclaimer: This is script, and so, not much detail is added. It focuses, instead, more on the dialogue. However, there is a lot of killing in this story, including the deaths of our beloved heroes. There is no sex or bad language, but if violence offends you, you'd better move on. Dedication: I'd just like to point out that all of Natasha's female friends, along with the character of Ryan, were named after my dear friends, who I treasure greatly.
TEASER FADE IN: 1 EXT. CITY - NIGHT It's dark out. Smoke rises from the ground. Rubble is all over. The sound of gun fire is heard and people run by, shooting behind them. A legend appears, reading: 2001. We cut to a woman holding a large riffle gun. Her name is NATASHA. She has long, brown hair, wears a white tee-shirt that ends at her stomach and a baggy black leather jacket over it. Her black lose fitting leather pants are held up with a black belt. She wears black, knee high boots on her feet, black gloves without fingers on her hands and a blacker choker on her neck. There's a sword on her left hip and a scar on her left cheek. Natasha fires a shot and then ducks and rolls as one is shot back. A man slides in to join her where she has crouched. He is RYAN. NATASHA RYAN NATASHA Natasha stands up, fires her gun and then runs off, Ryan at her heels. They run fast. NATASHA They turn a corner and VICKY joins them. NATASHA VICKY Was there any doubt? They continue to run and turn another corner to find, ANGELA, JASMINE, KIM and RAY, standing there. KIM ANGELA NATASHA JASMINE NATASHA RAY RYAN NATASHA ANGELA NATASHA KEVIN, NICOLE, DAVID, TOM and EMILY, come running in. TOM NATASHA EMILY NICOLE KEVIN DAVID NATASHA ALL RYAN NATASHA Natasha runs off. CUT TO: 2 INT. LAB - NIGHT Machines are all over the wall, lights blinking. A machine in the corner holds a doorway of light on it. RITA and MATTHEW, work over the machines. MATTHEW RITA The door burst open and Natasha falls inside, her gun gone. NATASHA RITA Natasha joins Rita and Matthew at a machine. Matthew presses some buttons and a picture of a Xena statue appears. MATTHEW Matthew presses some more buttons and the picture changes to that of a Xena and Gabrielle statues. MATTHEW (CONT'D) NATASHA RITA NATASHA RITA NATASHA RITA NATASHA MATTHEW RITA NATASHA MATTHEW NATASHA CUT TO: 3 EXT. VILLAGE - DAY Natasha steps out of the light doorway into a small village. The villagers are afraid. NATASHA FADE OUT: END OF TEASER ACT ONE 4 INT. TAVERN - DAY XENA and GABRIELLE are sitting at a table with a MAN. MAN XENA MAN He has set up a large camp about a day's ride from here. You must be careful. He leads over fifty of the most ruthless fighters in Greece. XENA The two get up and leave. CUT TO: 5 INT. THEMISTOCLES' TENT - DAY A SOLIDER steps into the tent. THEMISTOCLES stands with his back to him. THEMISTOCLES SOLDIER THEMISTOCLES Themistocles turns to see the solider still there. THEMISTOCLES The solider salutes and hurries out. THEMISTOCLES CUT TO: 6 EXT. FOREST - DAY Xena and Gabrielle walk along, Argo's reins in Xena's hand. XENA Xena speaks too soon and ten men jump out from behind bushes and trees. GABRIELLE XENA Xena sends Argo off and the fight begins. Gabrielle takes on four and Xena fights the last six. They are seriously out-numbered. As they fight we cut to see Natasha watching the battle. Natasha pulls out a small machine, the size of a remote control. She presses some buttons and words appear on the small screen. NATASHA Xena holds up her chakram and throws it, knocking out the remaining men. NATASHA Fifteen more men burst out around Xena and Gabrielle. The first ten get back to their feet. Natasha runs to join the battle. She flips into the circle, landing beside Xena. NATASHA XENA NATASHA The fight begins again. It is long, but no one is killed. In the end Xena, Gabrielle and Natasha win, driving the army away. Xena turns to face Natasha to find Natasha's blade at her throat. NATASHA Xena raises an eyebrow and Gabrielle stands behind her. XENA NATASHA Natasha extends her hand and Xena returns the smile and clasps her arm. NATASHA (CONT'D) XENA NATASHA GABRIELLE NATASHA GABRIELLE XENA NATASHA XENA NATASHA XENA CUT TO: 7 EXT. FOREST - DAY Natasha and Gabrielle sit together on a log. Xena and Argo are not around. GABRIELLE NATASHA GABRIELLE NATASHA GABRIELLE Xena rides in and dismounts Argo. XENA NATASHA XENA GABRIELLE Xena looks over at Natasha. XENA NATASHA CUT TO: 8 EXT. FOREST - NIGHT Xena, Gabrielle and Natasha are all around the fire which has burned to mere embers. Xena and Gabrielle are asleep and Natasha watches them, while she quietly draws her sword. NATASHA Natasha creeps up to Xena and raises her sword over her head. NATASHA FADE OUT: END OF ACT ONE ACT TWO FADE IN: 9 EXT. FOREST - NIGHT Natasha's sword is raised over her head, about to come down on Xena's neck. Xena wakes up and shuts off the flow of blood to Natasha's brain. Natasha falls back, Xena is on her feet. Gabrielle wakes up and stands, staff in hand. GABRIELLE XENA Blood is flowing out of Natasha's nose. NATASHA Xena releases Natasha and Natasha coughs, trying to regain the feeling in her body. XENA NATASHA XENA NATASHA XENA Xena goes to start packing up. Gabrielle helps Natasha up. NATASHA GABRIELLE NATASHA Gabrielle walks off and starts packing up. NATASHA CUT TO: 10 EXT. SLIGHTLY WOODED FIELD - DAY The three women walk along. Xena and Gabrielle walk ahead with Argo, while Natasha trails behind. GABRIELLE XENA They continue to talk as we cut to Natasha. She is once more holding her small machine. NATASHA Xena and Gabrielle stop. Natasha joins them. NATASHA XENA Xena points at a forest that runs along the field. Natasha squints her eyes and sees men moving about inside. NATASHA XENA NATASHA CUT TO: 11 EXT. FOREST - DAY Xena, Gabrielle and Natasha sneak into the men's hiding place. Five men are looking out at the field, while the other twenty are gabbling on the forest floor, not paying attention. NATASHA XENA Xena leaps, her war cry blaring. She lands among the men. XENA The men get up and move to attack as Natasha and Gabrielle join Xena. Xena holds her own while Natasha gives Gabrielle a hand. NATASHA GABRIELLE NATASHA Gabrielle turns and knocks out a guy who was running at her back. She and Natasha continue to fight. The battle rages on, one man falling after another. Natasha runs a man through, but before she can pull out her sword, another man cuts her arm. Natasha cries out in pain. Xena is suddenly at her side and punches the man who cut Natasha. NATASHA XENA The fight is soon over. Natasha clutches her arm and hisses in pain. XENA Xena removes Natasha's coat. XENA Gabrielle steps next to Xena. XENA (CONT'D) NATASHA XENA Gabrielle comes back with what Xena requested. Xena starts to stitch up Natasha's wounds. NATASHA XENA NATASHA XENA CUT TO: 12 INT. THEMISTOCLES' TENT - MIDDAY Themistocles throws a cup at the Solider. THEMISTOCLES SOLIDER It's not just a woman sir, it's Xena. NO ONE has ever defeated her. She's also traveling with two other fighters. THEMISTOCLES FADE OUT: END OF ACT TWO ACT THREE FADE IN: 13 EXT. THEMISTOCLES' CAMP - NIGHT Themistocles' camp has five tents along each side. Themistocles' tent is the extra one in the middle back. The horses are all kept up front. A campfire is in the middle of the camp. Outside each tent is a barrel of water to drink and a barrel of oil for the lamps. No one is in sight, but the fire burns. Xena, Gabrielle and Natasha cautiously move into the camp, weapons drawn. NATASHA XENA GABRIELLE They move and stand by the fire. XENA Suddenly mean burst out of all the tents, five men out of each. Themistocles steps out of his tent. THEMISTOCLES XENA THEMISTOCLES Xena raises a single eyebrow. THEMISTOCLES (CONT'D) XENA THEMISTOCLES The men close in from around all angles on the three. Xena runs forward to fight, Natasha to the left and Gabrielle to the right. We focus in on all fighting at different points. First Xena, then Natasha, then Gabrielle, then Xena and Natasha again. The second time on Gabrielle, she is fighting four men at once. She shoots her staff fast around and hits all four, however, while she does this, a fifth man comes and stabs Gabrielle in the back. Gabrielle cries out as she falls into the dirt. XENA Natasha punches a man out and looks to see what happened. We cut to Xena, to see that she is completely surrounded, unable to make it to Gabrielle's side. Xena's eyes are filled with hatred. XENA Xena fights, but is still unable to escape. XENA Xena is so mad, her inhuman strength rises, her thoughts disappear. She lifts one of the oil barrels over her head. XENA Xena throws the oil barrel into the camp fire. It explodes and all the tents catch on fire. Men are hit and go down. Xena fights her way past any remaining men who dare to fight her. Finally she arrives at Gabrielle's side. Xena falls down next to Gabrielle and cradles her in her arms. GABRIELLE Xena's eyes have calmed and are filled with tears for Gabrielle. XENA GABRIELLE XENA GABRIELLE XENA Gabrielle holds out her hand and Xena takes it. XENA (CONT'D) GABRIELLE XENA Gabrielle takes a deep breath. XENA (CONT'D) Gabrielle coughs and blood pours out of her mouth. XENA Gabrielle coughs once more and then lays still in Xena's arms. XENA As Xena cradles Gabrielle, we cut to Natasha. Natasha moves towards Xena, taking out a few men who come her way. The camp is burning and most of the men have fled. Natasha stands behind Xena, bloody sword at her side. XENA NATASHA Natasha stabs Xena in the back and she falls over Gabrielle's body. NATASHA Natasha pulls out her machine once more. She presses some buttons and the time portal reappears. Natasha steps inside. CUT TO: 14 INT. LAB - DAY Natasha steps out of the time portal to the same building that she had left behind. Rita and Matthew walk over to her. RITA NATASHA MATTHEW NATASHA RITA NATASHA RITA NATASHA MATTHEW RITA NATASHA MATTHEW NATASHA RITA NATASHA FADE OUT: END OF ACT THREE ACT FOUR FADE IN: 15 EXT. FIELD - MIDDAY Xena, Gabrielle and a PAST NATASHA move along. PAST NATASHA XENA PAST NATASHA Xena reaches for sword, but Past Natasha holds up her hand. PAST NATASHA CUT TO: 16 EXT. FOREST - MIDDAY Past Natasha moves along, her sword raised. PAST NATASHA Natasha jumps out. PAST NATASHA NATASHA PAST NATASHA NATASHA PAST NATASHA NATASHA PAST NATASHA NATASHA PAST NATASHA The two sword fight, Natasha winning in the end, Past Natasha now dead. CUT TO: 17 EXT. THEMISTOCLES' CAMP - NIGHT We come in halfway into the conversation between Xena and Themistocles. Themistocles' men are all around. XENA THEMISTOCLES Xena raises a single eyebrow. THEMISTOCLES (CONT'D) XENA THEMISTOCLES NATASHA From around the camp, arrows fly, hitting Themistocles' men. Then from out of the bushes come, Emily, Angela, Jasmine, Kim, Ray, Tom, Nicole, David, Kevin, SIAO LI and Vicky. SIAL LI Natasha's squad jump into the battle, full swing. Xena's war cry shoots from her lips as she attacks. Natasha fights her way to join Gabrielle. We watch all of the people fighting and then move to see Gabrielle knocking out the four men as the fifth comes up behind her. Suddenly, he gets a dagger in the chest. Gabrielle looks about to see Natasha, who salutes her. CUT TO: 18 EXT. THEMISTOCLES' CAMP - MORNING All of Themistocles' men have either been killed our have fled. Xena and Natasha clasp arms. XENA NATASHA Xena gives Natasha a questioning look. NATASHA XENA They all nod. Gabrielle steps up to Natasha. GABRIELLE NATASHA GABRIELLE NATASHA XENA NATASHA Natasha and her squad walk off. GABRIELLE XENA They turn and head the other way. CUT TO: 19 INT. NATASHA'S HOUSE - DAY Natasha wears normal clothes, a tee-shirt and jeans. The scar on her left cheek is gone. She walks down the hallway and into the kitchen. Ryan is at the table, reading a newspaper. NATASHA RYAN Two small children, a 5-year-old boy and an 8-year-old GIRL race in and out of the room, the Girl chasing the boy. NATASHA GIRL NATASHA RYAN NATASHA RYAN NATASHA FADE OUT: END OF ACT FOUR
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