Chapter 8 (The White Shapes)

Chapter 8 is the eighth chapter of The White Shapes. It was written by Donald Newton.

Plot
Our group of survivors must adjust to their new life in hiding.

Full Chapter
We open in a BLACK SCREEN as Clay's voice narrates over the Black Screen.

CLAY: (narrating) And so it began. The creatures took over the world. There are no more governments or militaries. And there are no more forms of communication. Billions of people world wide...dead. Survivors are now in hiding. Left to fend for themselves. We still don't know what these are called. But we refer to them as "Shapers" due to their shape being similar to a human being but without being human.

WE FADE IN TO:

EXT. COSGROVE MAIN COURTYARD - NIGHT

Bodies of humans and Shapers are scattered all over the streets. Many Shapers patrol the streets in search for any surviving humans.

CLAY: (narrating) It's been three weeks since the Shapers took over. We're barely just getting by.

EXT. GROCERY STORE - DAY

Anthony, Clay, and Gage shoot down many Shapers as they carry bags of food from the store.

CLAY: (narrating) We make runs into town. But we never go alone nor unarmed.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - DAY

There are dead bodies of Shapers on the lawn in front of the Lopez home. Some living Shapers are staring at the shaded windows, hoping to see if there are people inside.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY

We find a LARGE GENERATOR connected to the house in the backyard. This is how they are using power in the house.

INT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - LIVING ROOM - DAY

Sam, Linda, Nicole, Chris, Amanda, Carla, Dani, Sierra, and Andy are sitting around together. The two little girls are playing a board game together. Their grandparents watch them as there is nothing else to watch. Jackson stands guard at the front door.

CLAY: (narrating) The children stay home with my parents, my sister, her boyfriend, Anthony's mother and wife, as well as Jackson and Amanda. We are slowly trying to adapt to our new life in hiding from the Shapers.

A car is heard approaching from outside. Jackson checks the shaded door window.

JACKSON: It's them. They're back.

Sam and Amanda join Jackson at the door and they pull out their guns. They glance at each other. Are they ready? They all nod together. Jackson unlocks the door and opens it. Three Shapers approach the door. But Jackson, Sam, and Amanda open fire on them, shooting their chrome eyes before shooting fatal rounds into them.

Clay, Anthony, and Gage exit from their vehicle and start shooting at Shapers nearby that are approaching them. They quickly run into the house. Once they're safely in the house, the door is shut and locked.

INT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - KITCHEN - DAY

Clay, Anthony, and Gage set the bags onto the counter.

CLAY: We got a lot of stuff.

Everyone, except for Jackson who stands guard at the door, rushes into the kitchen to see what the men have brought home to them.

Clay pulls out bottles of different flavors of sparkling water for the children.

CLAY: Strawberry, Kiwi-Strawberry, Lemon Lime, Fruit Punch, Apple, and Peach flavored waters.

SIERRA: I want Kiwi-Strawberry.

ANDY: I want Peach.

Anthony hands Sierra the Kiwi-Strawberry and Andy the Peach.

SIERRA: Thank you.

ANDY: Thank you.

ANTHONY: You're welcome. Let's see what else we got.

Anthony pulls out stacks of steak.

ANTHONY: Steaks that we could cook up in the backyard.

AMAMDA: Oooh! Steak!

Carla takes the stacks of steaks and puts them in the refrigerator.

ANDY: Grandma, why don't we ever cook on the stove inside anymore?

CARLA: With the power being out and with the generator only having a certain amount of power, it is best that we cook outside to preserve the generator's power.

ANDY: But, Grandma, doesn't the smoke from the fire get those Shapers' attention?

CARLA: Yes. But our gates surrounding the backyard are strong enough to keep them out. And besides, while we do the cooking, Uncle Anthony and his Deputies keep guard at the fences. We'll be perfectly safe to cook outside.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - NIGHT

It's a dark night outside the Lopez residence. In the middle of the backyard, sitting around a fire is Clay, Sierra, Linda, Nicole, Chris, Carla, Dani, Andy, Amanda, and Jackson. Meanwhile, Sam, Anthony, and Gage are standing guard around the fences. Clay is assisting Carla with cooking the steaks on a fire pit on a metal grate.

CARLA: First steak is ready. Clay...(putting steak on a plate that he's holding)...that's for Sierra.

CLAY: (handing Sierra her plate) Here you go, sweetheart.

SIERRA: Thanks, Daddy.

Carla puts another cooked steak on another plate and hands it to her granddaughter.

ANDY: Thank you, Grandma.

CARLA: You're welcome.

It's obvious by serving the two children first, the adults like to attend to the kids first. And with that, Nicole and Chris, the next youngest within the group, would be served next. Then the rest of the adults. Clay and Carla, serving as the cooks for the group, would be served last.

As everyone eats their steaks, Sam continues to stand guard at one of the fence. He is the first to hear footsteps approaching the fence. The others hear the foosteps and turn to the fence. A Shaper, wearing a victim's clothing, approaches the fence. It has seen and sensed the fire from the distance.

The Shaper looks directly at Sam and is lusting to murder him. It pounds and shakes the fence, hoping to get through it. But it is unable to. Sam just stares coldly into its eyes with hatred.

The two little girls are scared. But their respective Grandmothers hold them and comforts them.

LINDA: (to Sierra) It's okay, sweetie. It won't get in here.

SIERRA: Maybe it's hungry?

CLAY: I don't think they eat regular food.

Andy hides in her grandmother's arms.

ANDY: Grandma, I'm scared.

CARLA: It's okay. It's okay.

Seeing that the children are frightened by the Shaper's presence, Sam approaches the Shaper and pulls his gun out. The Shaper sticks it's knife through between the fence wires.

Sam smacks his gun on the knife, causing the Shaper to lose the knife into the yard. Sam grabs the knife before grabbing the Shaper's shirt, pulling it against the fence.

Everyone is confused by Sam's actions.

CLAY: What are you doing, Dad?

SAM: Something I saw on TV.

Sam jabs the knife into the Chrome eye, cracking it.

SAM: I hope that's enough.

Sam plunges the knife into the Shaper's forehead -- KILLING IT. Everyone is amazed by what they just witnessed. How easy it was to kill a Shaper without the use of a gun.

SAM: I think I have an idea. A way to preserve our bullets. But we're going to need to do some testing.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - NEIGHORHOOD - DAY (NEXT MORNING)

A Shaper is walking around with a knife across the street from the Lopez house. He's in search for humans to kill. Then...

ANTHONY: (O.S.) HEY, YOU!

The Shaper turns to see -- Anthony standing at the open gate to the backyard.

ANTHONY: Over here!

The Shaper starts to walk over to Anthony's direction.

ANTHONY: (taunting, luring) That's it! Good! Good, Shaper! Come this way!

The more Anthony taunts the Shaper, the faster the Shaper moves to Anthony's direction. As the Shaper gets closer and closer to the gate, Anthony steps back deep into the backyard, leading the Shaper into the backyard.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY

The Shaper steps into the backyard as Anthony goes to the middle of the yard.

ANTHONY: Now!

Clay, Sam, Jackson, Amanda, Nicole and Chris come out of nowhere, pointing guns at the Shaper. Gage comes jumping out of nowhere, using an axe to cut off the Shaper's hand thats holding the knife. The Shaper is visibly confused by what's happening.

Chris throws a big rock at the Shaper's chrome eye. It is cracked. The Shaper shrieks in pain over this. Then -- Nicole lunges forward, stabbing the Shaper in the chest with a kitchen knife -- KILLING IT.

Everyone cheers. Their test worked.

CLAY: So all we have to do is just even crack their chrome eyes, they're weakened. And we don't even have to use a gun. Just stab them in the heart or head...they're dead.

ANTHONY: This will make it easier to preserve our bullets.

CLAY: I know this will be difficult to deal with...but the kids need to be trained. What if they're in a position where we're unable to protect them?

This hits everyone. It is very true. What if?

ANTHONY: There could be a chance that we could come under attack. We could all die. But if the kids have a chance to survive...they should know how to defend themselves.

CUT TO:

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)

Like before, Anthony lures in another Shaper to the backyard.

ANTHONY: (luring the Shaper) In here.

The Shaper is successfully lured into the backyard.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY

Gage and Jackson step in front of the Shaper. But before it can attack them, they step aside, allowing Sierra to shoot the Shaper with a rock using a SLINGSHOT. The rock cracks the Shaper's chrome eye.

Gage and Jackson block Sierra from the Shaper as it feels disturbed from it's chrome eye's injury. Once Sierra is ready, the two men step aside again, allowing Sierra to charge at the Shaper with a WOODEN BROOM HAND, now cut into a sharp weapon, and rams it into the Shaper's chest -- KILLING IT.

Everyone cheers. Sierra, only ten years old, has succeessfully killed a Shaper.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)

Anthony lures in a third Shaper to the backyard.

ANTHONY: (luring the Shaper) Right here, buddy.

Gage and Jackson step in front of the Shaper. But before it can attack them, the step aside, allowing Andy to throw a rock at the Shaper's chrome eye. The rock shatters the chrome eye, which irritates the Shaper.

Gage and Jackson block Andy from the Shaper as it attempts to recover from the impact of the rock. Once Andy is ready, the two men step aside again, allowing Andy to throw a wooden sharp spear into the Shaper's head -- KILLING IT.

Everyone cheers again. Now Andy, same age as her best friend Sierra, has also successfully killed a Shaper.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY (SOMETIME LATER)

Three living Shapers with severed hands are seen tied to posts in the backyard. They're being used as target practice. Nicole throws a rock at the first Shaper's chrome eye. Once it's chrome eye is damaged, she picks up a metal object with a sharp curved end and throws it into the Shaper's head -- KILLING IT.

Chris throws a hammer at the second Shaper's chrome eye, damaging it, before throwing a spear into it's chest -- KILLING IT.

Linda throws a rock at the third Shaper's chrome eye, damaging it, before throwing a knife into the Shaper's neck -- KILLING IT.

EXT. LOPEZ RESIDENCE - BACKYARD - DAY (MOMENTS LATER)

Anthony lures in another Shaper to the backyard. Gage and Jackson attempt to shield Dani. But she declines the offer. Anthony smiles proudly and confidently to his wife, knowing exactly what is coming that the rest are unaware of.

Dani dares for the Shaper to come at her.

DANI: (taunting the Shaper) Over here!

The Shaper goes for the attack. But Dani easily dodges the attack, grabbing it's wrist and twisting it. She manhandles the Shaper and dropping it on it's back. Then she turns it's own knife to it's eye and kills it.

Everyone except for Anthony is surprised by her excellent defense skills. Dani lifts her shirt up from her pants to reveal -- A BLACK KARATE BELT. She was trained in the martial arts defense.

Deaths

 * Multiple Shapers - Shot by Clay, Anthony, Gage, Jackson, Amanda, and Sam.
 * Fence Shaper - Stabbed in the head by Sam Foster.
 * First Lured Shaper - Stabbed in the chest with a knife by Nicole Foster.
 * Second Lured Shaper - Stabbed in the chest with a spear made broom by Sierra Foster.
 * Third Lured Shaper - Spear shot into it's head by Andy Lopez.
 * Fourth Lured Shaper - Manhandled then stabbed with it's own knife in the eye by Dani Lopez.
 * First Post Shaper - Sharp metal object thrown into it's head by Nicole Foster.
 * Second Post Shaper - Spear thrown into it's chest by Chris Monroe.
 * Third Post Shaper - Knife thrown into it's neck by Linda Foster.
 * Billions of People world wide - Killed by Shapers (Confirmed by Clay's narration).

Trivia

 * Clay's opening narration confirms that over billion people world wide was killed by the Shapers during the initial invasion.
 * When Sam kills a Shaper by stabbing it in the head through the fence, he claims that he got the idea from a TV show that he's seen. This is a direct reference to The Walking Dead, where characters kill Walkers by stabbing them in the head through fences.