Underworld: Evolution

Selene:
(Voiceover, Opening Narration): For six-centuries, I was a loyal soldier of the Vampire clan; but I was betrayed: The war was not as it had seemed: In one night, the lies that had united our kind had been exposed. Kraven, our second in command, had formed a secret alliance with Lucian, ruler of the werewolf clan, to overthrow Viktor, our leader; but Kraven's lust for power and domination had failed. Viktor was not the savior I had been led to believe; he had betrayed us all. Soon, the hunt will be on for his killer. I have but one ally left; Michael... the human descendant of Corvinus; neither Vampire nor Lycan, but a hybrid. Its only a matter of time before we're found...

Selene:
(Voiceover): My only hope now is to awaken Marcus, our last remaining Elder, and expose the truth, before Kraven tries to murder him while he's still in hibernation. Kraven knows he's no match for him awake.

Selene:
(About Lycans) They do. This one's been given a serum to stop regression so it can be studied.

Selene:
(About Lycans) I just killed them. I didn't pay much attention to their anatomy.

Selene:
These safehouses are all linked together on one mainframe with motion sensors revealing which ones are active. Someone could have picked us up already.

Selene:
...If I can plead my case, there's a chance you'll be granted sanctuary. Right now, you'll be killed on sight. I'm not prepared to risk it.

Selene:
Your not as strong as you might think.

Selene:
Michael, your unique. There's never been a Hybrid before. However ambivalent you might feel about it, the truth is your powers could be limitless... But you depend on blood. You need to feed. Without it, you'll be growing weaker by the second. Use the time for that.

Selene:
Normal food could be lethal. If you don't anticcipate your cravings, you will attack Humans... And, believe me, you don't want that on your conscience. There really is no going back, Michael. I'm sorry.

Selene:
(Sees that Michael has been shot, repeatedly) Michael? Oh, Sh*t!

Selene:
(To Marcus) Viktor deserved his fate... and Kraven was no better.

Selene:
(In Russian) Mind if I drive?

Selene:
(About Sonja's Pendent being open) I've seen this before, when I was a child. I've held it. When it was open like this.

Selene:
Andreas Tanis; he was the Official Historian of the Covens. He fell from favor after documenting what Viktor considered "Malicious Lies". Of course, as it turns out, he was probably telling the truth. ... He was Exiled over Three-hundred years ago. ... I was the one who exiled him.

Selene:
(About Tanis' prison being a Monastery) It used to be. More like a prison now. Tanis has been hiding there since Viktor's order. We'll be the first people he's seen in centuries.

Selene:
Tanis, I see your aim hasn't improved.

Selene:
(To Tanis) Your exile seems a bit more comfortable that I remember.

Selene:
(About Viktor) Betrayal was something he did very well. Viktor's dead. I killed him!

Selene:
(To Tanis) Viktor put you here for a reason, but I doubt it was because you had moral qualms. What do you know?

Selene:
(To Tanis) Oh. Well, then, perhaps I'm mistaken and there's no use for you at all.

Selene:
So, the legend is true?

Selene:
So in Viktor's mind... William's death would mean the end for all Lycans... his slaves.

Selene:
(About Tanis) He's not brave enough to set me up.

Selene:
(In French) We're here to see Lorenz Macaro.

Selene:
(In French) So you want to see my hands, do you? (Holds up Sonja's Pendent)

Selene:
(Recognizes the emblem on Lorenz Macaro's signet ring) Your Alexander Corvinus.

Selene:
You know what Marcus will do. If he finds me , he finds William's Prison. You need to help us stop him.

Selene:
-Anything I've done can be laid at your feet. Hundreds of thousands have died because of you inability to accept that your sons are monsters, that they create monsters. You could have stopped this.

Selene:
You know the devastation William caused before he was captured. He cannot be set free.

Selene:
(Selene's Blood Memory) Father. No. (Starts sobbing)

Selene:
No. No. Michael. Look at me. Michael. Sh*t. Please. Please. Come on. Come on. F***! (Starts sobbing)

Selene:
(To Samuel, about Michael) Don't leave him here.

Selene:
(To Alexander) You are the only one Older than he is... the only one Stronger... you could have killed him youself.

Selene:
What will I become.

Selene:
(Voiceover): An unknown chapter lies ahead. The lines that had divided the Clans have now been blurred. Chaos and infighting are inevitable. All that is certain is that Darkness is still ahead. But for now, for the first time... I look into the light with New Hope...

Michael:
I thought Lycans went back to their Human form when they die.

Michael:
Ah. Not quite your department, I guess.

Michael:
There's only about an hour 'till daylight. Can you even make it back to the mansion before sunrise.

Michael:
What am I supposed to do, wsit here and wait for you? No! Kraven may still have his men with him. Your not going alone!

Michael:
Look, I understand what you did. I'm grateful. You saved my life. I wasn't ready to die. I don't know. Everything's changed. I probably need just a minute to make it all fit in my head. It's a lot to process all at once.

Michael:
Look, go. I'll be here. You just make sure you come back.

Michael:
You've got to get away from me!

Michael:
Get away from me!

Michael:
I said get the f*** away from me!

Michael:
Three hundred years. What makes you think we're gonna find him now?

Michael:
How does a Vampire have Lycan bodyguards?

Michael:
(To Tanis) Why would Lucian wanna protect you?

Michael:
(To Tanis) Marcus was after this. Why? (Throws Tanis Sonja's Pendent)

Michael:
(To Tanis) Why is Marcus looking for him now... after all this time?

Michael:
How do we know Tanis isn't setting us up?

Marcus:
My God! Brother, what have you done?

Marcus:
Viktor, he must not be harmed.

Marcus:
I will stay and fight, you need my help!

Marcus:
[seeing William attacked by vampires] No! Leave him be!

Marcus:
STOP THIS, YOU'RE KILLING HIM!

Marcus:
(To Viktor) He was not to be harmed! Place him in my charge, as we agreed, or you will pay for your deceit.

Marcus:
What is thy will, my lord?

Marcus:
[to Kraven, after being awakened by the blood of the lycan Singe] The blood memories of this... wretched creature... have shown me that your treachery knows no bounds.

Marcus:
(To Kraven) Why would I listen to your lies... when the journey to the truth... is so much sweeter...

Marcus:
(To Selene) I know what you've done, Selene.

Marcus:
Kraven has already reaped the rewards of his own misdeeds. And Viktor: Viktor deserved his fate, many times over...

Marcus:
[to Selene] A terrible business, the slaying of your family. Yet so much effort was spent to conceal this matter from me. What do you suppose Viktor had to hide? Or perhaps, it is you, Selene, as the last of your wretched family, who has something to hide.

Marcus:
Dead or alive, you will give me what I want!

Marcus:
(Greets Tanis) Tanis. You seem anxious. Why do you flee the very sight of me? (Sits down) Please... sit. There's no need for this to be unpleasent. I've always rather enjoyed your company. (Tanis glances over to his armory, Marcus looks over at the weapons) Now you're being rude.

Marcus:
Viktor struck two keys. What do you know of them?

Marcus:
Soon, Brother.

Marcus:
Hello, Father.

Marcus:
Ah. The predictable heart, that never thaws. Pity it beats within such a fool. The Eldest of the Immortals... yet you have made no attempt to seize your Destiny.

Marcus:
And that Petty Sentiment explains why you rejected your sons? Why you stood by for over half-a-millenium... while William suffered alone, in darkness? No, Father. I have respect for your petty sentiment. Viktor's key. Where is it?

Marcus:
-Oh, I am stronger now. And the bond between us is greater than you have ever wanted to acknowledge.

Marcus:
Oh, not Lycans, Father... or Vampires. A new race, created in the image of their maker... their New God. Me.

Marcus:
(Last words to his Father) ...And a True God... has no Father.

Viktor:
[to Marcus, referring to a destroyed village] Yet again we arrived to witness this monster's aftermath. I will not tolerate this any longer, Marcus. Your brother must be stopped. It ends tonight!

Viktor:
Your brother, is he still here?

Viktor:
(To his men) Burn the bodies. Search the outbuildings.

Viktor:
Marcus, stay with me.

Viktor:
I need you alive. If you die, we all die. Go! GO!

Viktor:
Find Amelia.

Viktor:
Your sympathy for this beast is foolish. Your brother is entirely beyond control. It will be done my way.

Viktor:
If you so much as speak his name again, you will have chosen that fate for him!

Viktor:
[to Marcus, referring to his brother, William] Imprisonment for all time. Far from you.

Viktor:
(In Selene's Blood Memory) They've gone. There, there, My Child. You are safe now.

Andreas Tanis:
[Selene has just fallen into one of his traps] Gotcha!

Andreas Tanis:
I knew it was you, Selene. The stench of Viktor's blood still lingers in your veins.

Andreas Tanis:
You haven't changed. You don't scare me, Selene.

Andreas Tanis:
A gift, from a most persuasive client.

Andreas Tanis:
I've done what's neccessary to survive. My decision was made easy the day your precious Viktor betrayed me.

Andreas Tanis:
(To Selene) You? Kill Viktor? No, I think not... (It dawns on him) Oh, unless you've learned the truth. (Sees she's sincere) Ah. So your eyes are finally open. Isn't it interesting how the truth is even harder to absorb than light? You know, I tried to stop him, of course. A travesty, committing such a horrible crime. And then turning you. That was too much to take. My protests are why he put me here.

Andreas Tanis:
(About his custom Throwing Stars) Careful with that, Dear. Makes a terrible bang. Open the blades and they're active.

Andreas Tanis:
Some history is based on truth, and others on deception. Viktor was not the first of our kind, as you were led to believe. He was once Human... the ruler of these lands. Marcus... he's the one. The Source. The First True Vampire...

Andreas Tanis:
(About Viktor) Toward the end of his ruthless life... when the next breath ment more to Viktor than silver or gold... Marcus came with a offer... a reprieve from sickness and death. Immortality. And in return, Viktor was to use his Army-Turned-Immortal to help him.

Andreas Tanis:
(Answering Selene's question) ...To defeat the very first Werewolves... a dangerous and infectious breed... created from Marcus' own flesh and blood: His twin brother, William. But these weren't the Lycans we know. (To Michael) Disgusting though your brethren may be... they, at least, are evolved. (On First-Generation Werewolves) No, these were raging monsters. Never able to take Human form again. It was only these later generations that learned to channel their rage. And William's appetite for destruction and rampage was insatiable. He had to be stopped. And so once Viktor's army was turned... the legions of Vampires under his control... tracked down and destroyed the animals... then captured William... and locked him away. Viktor's prisoner for all time.

Andreas Tanis:
(Answering Selene's next question) For the same reason that Viktor never conspired against Marcus: Fear. He was warned that should Marcus ever killed... all those in his bloodline would follow him to the grave.

Andreas Tanis:
Yes. Yes, a clever deception... but one Viktor was hardly willing to put to the test. And so Marcus was protected... at all costs.

Andreas Tanis:
You should know. It's William's Prison. The prison your Father was commissioned to build.

Andreas Tanis:
The Winter of Lucian's Escape. Your Father knew too much. Or too much for Viktor to risk... especially when Lucian... had the key, (holds up Sonja's Pendent,) to William's cell.

Andreas Tanis:
Yes. The only one still living who has seen it's location. Oh, Viktor realized you'd bee too young to remember explicity... but Marcus knows that the memory... and therefore the exact location of William's Prison... is hidden away in your blood.

Andreas Tanis:
Well, one was... one was kept in plain sight... draped around his daughter's neck... right there for you to see.

Andreas Tanis:
Kept with Viktor at all times.

Andreas Tanis:
Within him. Beneath the flesh.

Andreas Tanis:
(Blood Memory) I know who could stop him. Perhaps I could arrange a meeting. Go to pier 17. Ask for Lorenz Macaro.

Alexander Corvinus:
(To Samuel) The Innocent who witnessed, they've been silenced?

Alexander Corvinus:
(To Samuel) Show me what you have.

Alexander Corvinus:
And no trace of Marcus amongst the ashes?

Alexander Corvinus:
It was never his Coven.

Alexander Corvinus:
(To Samuel) Remain airborne for the moment. I'm sure they'll reappear in good time.

Alexander Corvinus:
There was a time that I was known by that name. (To Michael) But by any name, I am still your forefather.

Alexander Corvinus:
For centuries I have stood by and watched the havoc my sons have wrought upon each other, and upon Humanity. Not the legacy I prayed for the morning I watched them enter this world. And a tiresome duty... keeping the war contained, cleaning up the mess... hiding my family's unfortunate history.

Alexander Corvinus:
Could you kill your own sons.

Alexander Corvinus:
You are asking me to help you kill my son? You? A Death Dealer? How many innocents have you kill... in your six-century quest to avenge your family? Spare me your self-righteous declarations. You are no different than Marcus, and even less noble than William. At least he cannot control his savagery-.

Alexander Corvinus:
(To Marcus) You are unwelcome in my presense.

Alexander Corvinus:
We are oddities of Nature, you and I. Nothing more. This a world for Humanity.

Alexander Corvinus:
What ever you have planned for William is futile. You cannot control your Brother.

Alexander Corvinus:
-Your wrong. Soon you'll be drowning in Lycans, just like before-

Alexander Corvinus:
(Last words to Marcus) You will Fail!

Alexander Corvinus:
(To Samuel) The time has come, my friend. Find the Girl. Bring her to me.

Alexander Corvinus:
No matter what he's become... he is my son. You are the only hope left. There is only one way to defeat him. (Slits his wrist open and offers her it) Quickly now... before there is no-more Legacy left in my veins.

Alexander Corvinus:
(Cryptically) The Future.

Alexander Corvinus:
(Last words) Go now.

Samuel:
(To Alexander Corvinus/Lorenz Macaro) Sir.

Samuel:
But otherwise unharmed, as ordered.

Samuel:
Yes Sir.

Samuel:
Two Death Dealers were killed. We found no Lycan bodies. Apparently they were using a new kind of ammunition... some sort of UV round.

Samuel:
(About Amelia and her ontourage) No one survived. It seems Kraven's men might have been present... but they did nothing to prevent it.

Samuel:
(About Marcus) It seems he destroyed his own Coven, Sir.

Samuel:
...Supplies were taken. Used weapons were left behind. The tavern incident occured before dawn, so they couldn't have gotten far.

Samuel:
(Sees Alexander bleeding to death) Get the kit!

Samuel:
(Looks at Alexander's blood pooling on the floor) Please, Sir. Let us help you.

Samuel:
(To Selene) No, wait. Wait... If you want Marcus, you'll need Alexander's help.

Samuel:
(About William Corvinus' prison) We're getting close.

Samuel:
I don't see a way inside.

Samuel:
(To his men) Looks like we're getting wet.

Samuel:
(Offers Selene a scuba mask) Selene?

Samuel:
(To Selene) Which way?

Samuel:
(To Selene) Is this it?

Samuel:
(To Selene, about the faded childlike painting on the dungeon wall) What is that?

Samuel:
(About William Corvinus) He went right through there.

Samuel:
(To Selene) All we have are UV rounds. They won't take him down.

Samuel:
(Last Words, to one of his fellow Cleaners) You all right? (Right then is attacked by William Corvinus from behind)

(Pre-Title Scrolling Text Sequence):
EIGHT CENTURIES AGO, UNKNOWN TO HUMANITY, A BLOOD FEUD RAGED BETWEEN A RULING CLASS OF VAMPIRES AND A REBELLIOUS LEGION OF WEREWOLVES KNOWN AS LYCANS. LEGEND TELLS THAT THE WAR BEGAN WITH TWO BROTHERS, THE IMMORTAL SONS OF ALEXANDER CORVINUS: MARKUS, BITTEN BY BAT, BECAME THE BLOOD LEADER OF THE VAMPIRES. WILLIAM BITTEN BY WOLF, BECAME THE FIRST AND MOST POWERFUL LYCAN.

(Vampire Soldier in Background):
Form two groups. You, douse them in fuel.

(Vampire Soldier in Background):
(Shouting out) they're turning!!!

(Dead Lycans Tag):
-subject injected 850ml THASARINE :to arrest regression

(Cleaner):
Area secure, Sir.

(Selene's father):
So you're the one keeping a watch over this, for me, have you? I've been searching everywhere for this, My-Darling.

(Cleaner Pilot):
What are you waiting for? Shoot them.

(Cleaner Gunner):
I can't. Not without taking her out. I can't get a shot.

(Cleaner Pilot):
(Helicopter being pulled down by Marcus) (To Cleaner Gunner) Cut us loose!

(Cleaner Pilot):
(Marcus pulls harder) (To Cleaner Gunner) We're going down!

Viktor:
Yet again we arrived to witness this Monster's Aftermath. I will not tolerate this any longer, Marcus. Your brother must be stopped. It ends tonight!

Amelia:
We must move quickly, before they Turn.

Viktor:
Is he still here?

Marcus:
Yes. Viktor, he must not be harmed.

Viktor:
I gave you my word, did I not...? But William must be controled! (Calls out to his men) Burn the bodies. Search the outbuildings. (As the soldiers move out to carry out their orders, Marcus tries to go with them, but Viktor sees him) Marcus, stay with me.

Viktor:
Marcus, retreat to the woods!

Marcus:
I will stay and fight, you need my help!

Viktor:
I need you alive. If you die, we all die. Now, go. GO!

Vampire Soldier:
We found him.

Viktor:
And?

Vampire Soldier:
We need more men!

Viktor:
Find Amelia!

Amelia:
(In the distance) Surround him!

Amelia:
(To her men) Take him down!

Marcus:
No!

Marcus:
(To the soldiers) Leave him be!

Marcus:
STOP THIS! YOU'RE KILLING HIM!

Amelia:
(To her men) More! (Looks at Marcus)

Marcus:
(Dispairingly) William...

Viktor:
(Outraged) Marcus! (Takes off his helmet to face Marcus.)

Marcus:
(Outraged) He was not to be harmed! Place him in my charge as we agreed... or you will pay for your deceit...

Viktor:
And you will learn your place. Your sympathy for this Beast is foolish. Your brother is entirely beyond control. It will be done my way!

Marcus:
You know well the consequences if you murder me... Or William.

Viktor:
If you so much as speak his name again... you will have chosen that fate for him!

Marcus:
What is Thy Will, My Lord?

Viktor:
Imprisonment for all time. Far from you!

Selene:
This thing's been dead for weeks.

Michael:
I thought Lycans went back to their Human form when they die.

Selene:
They do. This one's been given a serum to stop regression so it can be studied.

Michael:
How can you tell?

Michael:
Ah. Not quite your department, I guess.

Selene:
(Moving over to a Computer terminal) I just killed them. I didn't pay much attention to their anatomy.

Michael:
How long can we stay here?

Selene:
Not long. These safehouses are all linked together on one mainframe with motion sensors revealing which ones are active. Someone could have picked us up already.

Michael:
There's only about an hour 'till daylight. Can you even make it back to the mansion before sunrise?

Selene:
Just.

Michael:
(Tuning to another weapons cabinet) Okay, let's get what we need and go.

Selene:
No... (Michael stops what he's doing.) I'm going alone.

[Marcus has been awakened. After doing so, he kills Kraven's bodyguards and pins Kraven to the wall with his wings]

Kraven:
...Marcus...?

Marcus:
The blood memories of this... wretched creature... (motions towards Singe's body,) have shown me that your treachery knows no bounds...

Kraven:
My lord, I can explain.

Marcus:
Why would I listen to your lies... when the journey to the truth... is so much sweeter...

[Marcus bites into Kraven to taste his blood and sees the events of the end of the previous film then removes his teeth]

Kraven:
Please... I can assist you.

Marcus:
Oh, you already have.

[Marcus removes his wings from being punctured into Kraven's shoulders only to destroy Kraven's head with them, killing him]

Selene:
...If I can plead my case, there's a chance you'll be granted sanctuary. Right now, you'll be killed on sight. I'm not prepared to risk it.

Michael:
What am I supposed to do; just sit here and wait for you...? No! Kraven may still have his men with him. Your not going alone!

Selene:
(Standing in front of the fridge with the door open) Your not as strong as you might think.

Michael:
What!?

Selene:
(Taking blood to take with her) Michael, your unique. There's never been a Hybrid before. However ambivalent you might feel about it, the truth is your powers could be limitless... (Picks up another blood bag) But you depend on blood. You need to feed. Without it, you'll be growing weaker by the second. (Holds the bag of cloned blood out for Michael to take) Use the time for that.

Michael:
(Takes the blood bag, visibly unsettled) Jesus Christ! (Against the idea that he now has to drink blood) What if I don't...? What if I can't...?

Selene:
Normal food could be lethal. If you don't anticipate your cravings, you will attack Humans... (Voice becoming melancholy) And, believe me, you don't want that on your conscience. (Preps her supply bag) There really is no going back, Michael. I'm sorry.

Michael:
(About Selene's apology) Look, I understand what you did. I'm grateful. You saved my life. I wasn't ready to die. I don't know. Everything's changed. I probably need just a minute to make it all fit in my head. It's a lot to process all at once. (Selene's still looks melancholy) Look, go. I'll be here. You just make sure you come back.

Samuel:
(Reporting to "The Old Man") Sir.

Alexander Corvinus/Lorenz Macaro:
(Sitting at his desk) The Innocent who witnessed... they've been silenced?

Samuel:
But otherwise unharmed, as ordered.

Alexander/Lorenz:
(Stands up) Show me what you have.

Samuel:
Yes Sir.

Samuel:
Two Death Dealers were killed. We found no Lycan bodies. Apparently they were using a new kind of ammunition... some sort of UV round.

Alexander/Lorenz:
Amelia?

Samuel:
No one survived. It seems Kraven's men might have been present... but they did nothing to prevent it.

Alexander/Lorenz:
And Viktor?

Alexander/Lorenz:
And no trace of Marcus amongst the ashes?

Samuel:
It seems he destroyed his own Coven, Sir.

Alexander/Lorenz:
It was never his Coven.

Selene:
Marcus.

Marcus:
(Advances towards Selene) I know what you've done, Selene.

Selene:
(Backing away) Viktor deserved his fate... and Kraven was no better.

Marcus:
(Continues to advance) Kraven has already reaped the rewards of his own misdeeds... And Viktor... Viktor deserved his fate, many times over... A terrible business, the slaying of your family. Yet so much effort was spent to conceal this matter from me. What do you suppose Viktor had to hide...? Or perhaps, it is you, Selene, as the last of your wretched family, who has something to hide...

Michael:
You okay? (Selene nods) He's a Hybrid, isn't he?

Selene:
(Agreeing) Yes.

Michael:
(Holding up sonja's Pendent) He wanted this. Why?

Selene:
I don't know. But we have another problem... (Selene gestures her head towards the sunrise.)

Michael:
Turn off up here.

Michael:
Sh*t! Alright, get down.

Michael:
Keep your foot on the gas, but stay down.

Michael:
(As the truck approaches the facilitys doors) Hold on.

Michael:
Stay down.

Michael:
Come on.

Michael:
Give me your hand. (Sees the burns) Jesus Christ. (Looks over the burn on her left jaw below her ear.)

Selene:
There's really no need.

Michael:
(Ignoring her dismissal of her burns) I'll be right back.

Michael:
Alright, let me see. (Takes her hand, but sees that her burns have all but healed, all thats left is a little red. He takes off her burns glove to see her hand better)

Selene:
See? No need. (Michael sees for himself that the burns under her ear are gone too)

Samuel:
...Supplies were taken. Used weapons were left behind. The tavern incident occured before dawn, so they couldn't have gotten far.

Alexander/Lorenz:
Remain airborne for the moment. I'm sure they'll reappear in good time.

Samuel:
Yes, Sir. (Nod to the Helicopter pilot)

Selene:
(About Sonja's Pendent being open) I've seen this before, when I was a child. I've held it. When it was open like this.

Michael:
How's that possible?

Selene:
I don't know. (Has a idea) But I know someone that might...

Selene:
Andreas Tanis; he was the Official Historian of the Covens. He fell from favor after documenting what Viktor considered "Malicious Lies". Of course, as it turns out, he was probably telling the truth.

Michael:
What happened to him?

Selene:
He was Exiled over Three-hundred years ago.

Michael:
Three-hundred years... What make you think we're gonna find him now!

Selene:
I was the one who exiled him.

Michael:
(Sees Tanis' place of exile) Looks like a Monastery.

Selene:
It used to be. More like a prison now. Tanis has been hiding there since Viktor's order. We'll be the first people he's seen in centuries.

Selene:
That's odd.

Michael:
What?

Selene:
I don't remember this gate being here before. (Preps a gun and hands it to Michael) Here. Take this.

Andreas Tanis:
I knew it was you, Selene. The stench of Viktor's blood still lingers in your veins.

Selene:
(By way of greeting) Tanis. I see your aim hasn't improved.

Andreas Tanis:
You haven't changed. You don't scare me, Selene.

Selene:
Well, we're going to have to work on that.

Selene:
(Appears beside them) We need to talk.

Selene:
(To Tanis) Your exile seems a bit more comfortable that I remember.

Michael:
How does a Vampire have Lycan bodyguards?

Tanis:
A gift, from a most persuasive client.

Selene:
(Has her suspisions, looks towards Michael) Lucian.

Michael:
(To Tanis) Why would Lucian wanna protect you?

Selene:
Because he was trading with them. (Holds-up some of the UV rounds) UV rounds. (To Tanis) How long have you been in the business of killing your own kind?

Tanis:
I've done what's neccessary to survive. My decision was made easy the day your precious Viktor betrayed me...

Selene:
Betrayal was something he did very well. Viktor's dead. I killed him!

Tanis:
You? Kill Viktor? (Selene starts to help herself to Tanis' armory) No, I think not... (It dawns on him) Oh, unless you've learned the truth. (Sees she's sincere) Ah. So your eyes are finally open. Isn't it interesting how the truth is even harder to absorb than light? You know, I tried to stop him, of course... A travesty, committing such a horrible crime. And then turning you. That was too much to take. My protests are why he put me here. (Sees Selene helping herself to his customized Throwing Stars) Careful with that, Dear. Makes a terrible bang. Open the blades and they're active.

Selene:
Good to know...

Selene:
Viktor put you here for a reason, but I doubt it was because you had moral qualms. What do you know?

Tanis:
Very little of anything, I'm afraid...

Selene:
(To Tanis) Oh. Well, then, perhaps I'm mistaken and there's no use for you at all.

Michael:
Marcus was after this. Why? (Tosses over Sonja's Pendant. Tanis catches it, a grave look appears on his face.)

Tanis:
Some history is based on truth, and others on deception. Viktor was not the first of our kind, as you were led to believe. He was once Human... the ruler of these lands. Marcus... he's the one. The Source. The First True Vampire...

Selene:
So the legend is true?

Tanis:
(About Viktor) Toward the end of his ruthless life... when the next breath ment more to Viktor than silver or gold... Marcus came with a offer... a reprieve from sickness and death. Immortality. And in return, Viktor was to use his 'Army-Turned-Immortal' to help him.

Selene:
To do what?

Tanis:
...To defeat the very first Werewolves... a dangerous and infectious breed... created from Marcus' own flesh and blood: His twin brother, William. (Moves towards one of his hidden book cases) But these weren't the Lycans we know. (To Michael) Disgusting though your brethren may be... they, at least, are evolved. (Pulls away a curtain tapestry to reveal more books) No, these were raging monsters. (Pulls out one of the books) Never able to take Human form again. (Looks througn the book, but does not find what he's looking for) It was only these later generations that learned to channel their rage. (Picks up another book, but still does not find what he's looking for) And William's appetite for destruction and rampage was insatiable. (Moves towards another assortment of books) He had to be stopped. (Picks up another book) And so once Viktor's army was turned... the legions of Vampires under his control... tracked down and destroyed the animals... (Starts to unfastens the books latches)... then captured William... and locked him away. Viktor's prisoner for all time. (Sets the book down on the table)

Selene:
Why let him live?

Tanis:
For the same reason that Viktor never conspired against Marcus: Fear. He was warned that should Marcus ever killed... all those in his bloodline would follow him to the grave.

Selene:
So in Viktor's mind, William's death would mean the deaths for all Lycans... his Slaves...

Tanis:
Yes. Yes, a clever deception... but one Viktor was hardly willing to put to the test. And so Marcus was protected... at all costs.

Tanis:
Ah. Yes, here we are.

Michael:
Vampires?

Tanis:
Mortals. Men loyal to Alexander Corvinus. (To Selene) The 'Father-Of-Us-All'.

Selene:
(About the designs) What's this?

Tanis:
You should know. It's William's Prison... The prison your Father was commissioned to build.

Selene's Father:
(humorously) Oh, so your the one keeping a watch over this. I've been searching everywhere for this, My-Darling. (Kisses her on the forehead)

Michael:
(To Selene) What is it? What's wrong? (Selene says nothing yet)

Tanis:
(Answering Michael's question) She now understands why her family was killed.

Selene:
(To Tanis) But that was many years later.

Tanis:
The Winter of Lucian's Escape. Your Father knew too much. Or too much for Viktor to risk... especially when Lucian... had the key, (holds up Sonja's Pendent,) to William's cell.

Selene:
(Catching on) ...And I'm the map...

Tanis:
Yes. The only one still living who has seen it's location. Oh, Viktor realized you'd be too young to remember explicity... But Marcus knows that the memory... and therefore the exact location of William's Prison... is hidden away in your blood.

Michael:
Why is Marcus looking for him now? After all this time?

Tanis:
(Turning back to his wine) That I cannot answer.

Tanis:
...But I do know someone... who could stop him... Perhaps I could arrange a meeting... In exchange for your... discretion... Of course...

Selene:
(Evenly) Of course...

Michael:
How do we know Tanis isn't setting us up?

Selene:
He's not brave enougth to set me up.

Cleaner:
(In French) You're tresspassing. Get out of the car slowly so I can see your hands.

Selene:
(In French) We're here to see Lorenz Macaro.

Cleaner:
(In French) (Suspicious that they know that name) Get out of the car. Slowly! Show me your hands.

Selene:
(In French) So you want to see my hands, do you?

'Lorenz Macaro' :
(To his men) You can go.

Selene:
So you're familiar with this then?

'Lorenz Macaro' :
(Leans forward and impresses the stone in the centre) Intimately.

Selene:
(In realization) Your Alexander Corvinis...

Alexander Corvinus:
There was a time that I was known by that name... (To Michael) But by any name, I am still your forefather.

Selene:
How have you stayed hidden all these years...?

Alexander Corvinus:
For centuries, I've stood back and watched the havoc my sons have wrought upon each other... and upon humanity... Not the legacy I prayed for, the morning I watched them enter this world. And a tiresome duty; keeping the war contained, cleaning up the mess. Hiding my familiy's unfortunate history...

Michael:
Couldn't you have stopped it?

Selene:
Yes.

Alexander:
Could you kill your own sons?

Selene:
You know what Marcus will do! If he finds me, he finds William's prison! You have to help us stop him.

Alexander:
You are asking me to help you kill my son? You? A Death Dealer? How many innocents have you slain in your six-century quest to avenge your family? Spare me your self-righteous declarations; you are no different from Marcus and even less noble than William. At least he cannot control his savagery...

Selene:
Anything I've done can be laid at your feet. Hundreds of thousands have died because of your inability to accept that your sons are monsters, that they create monsters! You could have stopped all of this.

Alexander:
Do not come groveling to me because you are weaker than your adversery-

Selene:
You know the devastation William caused before he was captured. He cannot be set free.

Marcus:
Hello father.

Alexander Corvinus:
You are unwelcome in my presence.

Marcus:
Ah. A predictable heart, that never falls. Pity it beats within such a fool. The eldest of the immortals... Yet you have made no attempt to seize your destiny.

Alexander:
We are oddities of nature, you and I. Nothing more! This is a world for humanity.

Marcus:
And that petty sentiment explains why you rejected your sons? Why you stood by for half a millenium as William suffered alone in darkness...!? No father. I have no respect for you petty sentiment. Vicktor's key, where is it?

Alexander:
Whatever plan you have for William is futile. You cannot control you brother.

Marcus:
Oh, I am stronger now. And our bond is greater than you have ever wanted to acknowledge-

Alexander:
-You're wrong. Soon you'll be drowning in Lycans, just like before.

Marcus:
Oh, not Lycans father ... or vampires... A new race, created in the image of their maker... their New God... Me.... And a True God... has No Father.

Samuel:
Get the kit!

Alexander:
No!

Samuel:
(Looks at Alexander's blood pooling on the floor) Please, Sir. Let us help you.

Alexander:
The time has come, my friend. Find the Girl. Bring her to me.

Marcus:
William...

Marcus:
William!

Marcus:
No brother! No William, stop! [William starts to calm down] It's me. I would no sooner harm you than myself.

If devil you call us rest assured, better the devil you know. Viktor

Selene:
(Recognizes the emblem on Lorenz Macaro's signet ring) You're Alexander Corvinus!