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could quickly adapt to all kinds of bullshit.  It was what kept her alive
through her crappy childhood and an endless string of professional failures.  She
was going to find a way out of this mess.  Jane was a pragmatist.
    Slade
wasn’t.
    If
she didn’t intervene, her new “boss” would be staked out in the sun by
morning.  Something inside of her jolted at that idea.  Shit.  She couldn’t
just let Slade die.  …No matter how tempting it was.
    Jane
blew out an irritated breath and looked over at Tegan.  “Alright, fine .” 
She muttered, feeling grouchy and put upon.  “Where are they taking him?”
    “To
the forest caves, no doubt.  They often hide there.”  She leaned closer to Jane
across the counter.  “You’re not planning to go after them, are you?”  She sounded
simultaneous enthralled and scandalized by the idea.  “Perhaps, you should
forget about the Vampire.  Your problems don’t amount to a hill of beans in Infinia.”
    “Oh
for God’s sake, that is an incorrectly quoted line from Casablanca .” 
Jane picked up the folder again and fanned through it.  “Is this just one
stolen movie quote after another?  Is that why that stupid Elf was screeching paraphrased
dialogue from On the Waterfront as it died?”  She made a face.  “That is
so typical.  I swear, I’m almost glad I was never cast in a major film.  All modern
scripts are just inferior rehashes.”
    “You
must listen to me!”  Tegan cried.  “It would be suicide to follow the Satyr
brothers.  They are the most feared people in this whole town.”
    Jane
tossed aside the screenplay, just tipsy enough to be dangerous.  “Well, that’s
because no one’s met me , yet.”  She polished off the last of her drink
and slammed it down on the bar.  “Now, which way to the caves?”
    Tegan
swallowed, seeing her resolve.  “Follow the path.  Always follow the
path.  It’s the only way to get anywhere in the Endless Woods.”
    “Really? 
Is it made of yellow bricks?”
    “Please
listen.  This will save your life.  Don’t leave the trail, because it’s impossible
to navigate without it.  The forest is enchanted.  It plays tricks on you and
leads you in circles.  People have been lost forever in the Endless Woods.”
    Jane
looked around the creepy bar and snorted.  “Not enough of them.”

Chapter Four
     
    EXT. 
THE OBSIDIAN FORTESS-NIGHT
    ROLAND
rides his horse towards massive gate, knowing that this will be his first
meeting with FANG.  Everything that comes later will build off of this decisive
moment.  The cinematography should be done from a helicopter, so we can get a
feel for the grand scope of it all.  ROLAND is riding fast and looking
incredible.  Also, he’s shirtless.  He draws the Silver Sword and screams
FANG’S name at the glassy, black walls of the palace.  It all begins now…
    ROLAND
    (Screaming)
    Fang!  Come
out and face me like a man, Werewolf!  It all begins now!
     
    SENTRY ON
WALL
    (Apologetically
clearing his throat)
    Ummm...
Fang’s not here, kid.  He just left.
     
    ROLAND
    (Confused
and pissed)
    He left?  
He can’t do that.  We’re supposed to have a confrontation!
    Damn it,
this is totally fucking up my plans, dude.  Where’d he go?
     
    SENTRY ON
WALL
    (Shrugging)
    He’s out
looking for some Vampire.  It all seems kinda weird, if you ask me.
     
     
    Redrafted Film Script- “From Here to
Infinia”
     
    Slade
didn’t have to see the woman to know she was nearby.
    His
heightened senses lit up whenever Jane came close.  The incredible scent of her
drifted passed him and his body jolted.  Gods, that citrusy aroma would be the
death of him.  No other being smelled as good as Jane Squire.  She was just a
human, but something about her was unnaturally appealing.
    He
looked off to the left, spotting Jane peeking into the mouth of the cave. 
Slade was sitting around the Satyr brothers’ fire, waiting for the rebels to
arrive.  The horned siblings