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NEW X-MEN SEASON 3, EPISODE 5

EPISODE 5: EVEN ANGELS

WE OPEN UP ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, IN SEASON 1 EPISODE 5. WE ARE INSIDE SOFIA’S ROOM, AND WE SEE SOFIA’S HIPPIE COSTUME AND CLARICE’S VEROSIKA COSTUME STREWN ON THE FLOOR. WE THEN CUT TO SOFIA’S BED AS BOTH SOFIA AND CLARICE LIE DOWN, NAKED AND BASKING IN THE AFTERGLOW OF THEIR FIRST TIME MAKING LOVE. CLARICE FINALLY BREAKS THE SILENCE.

CLARICE: WOW. THAT WAS… WOW.

SOFIA LOOKS OVER AT HER, SAYING THAT THAT WAS PROBABLY THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT. SHE SMILES BEFORE THANKING CLARICE.

CLARICE: OH, D’YOU MEAN FOR THAT THING I DID WITH MY TONGUE?

SOFIA GIGGLES.

SOFIA: NO. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SEE ME. I… I REALLY ENJOYED THIS.

THERE’S A BRIEF PAUSE BEFORE SOFIA LOOKS OVER AT CLARICE AND ASKS HER IF SHE REALLY MEANT WHAT SHE SAID. ABOUT HER BEING IN LOVE WITH SOFIA. CLARICE LOOKS OVER AT HER AND NODS.

SOFIA: I… I KNOW THINGS ARE COMPLICATED RIGHT NOW, BUT… I THINK I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU TOO.

CLARICE: YOU’RE JUST SAYING THAT.

SOFIA: NO, I’M SERIOUS. DID YOU REALLY THINK I WOULD LOSE MY VIRGINITY WITH YOU IF I WASN’T SERIOUS? I REALLY LIKE YOU, CLARICE. I LIKE YOU A LOT.

THERE’S ANOTHER BRIEF PAUSE.

CLARICE: SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?

SOFIA: WELL, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ME, I WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

CLARICE: REALLY?

SOFIA KISSES CLARICE PASSIONATELY.

SOFIA: REALLY.

CLARICE LAUGHS AND SAYS THAT IT’S OFFICIAL NOW. SHE HAS A GIRLFRIEND. SOFIA LAUGHS TOO AND TELLS HER THAT SHE THINKS CLARICE WON’T REGRET IT. THE TWO GIRLS KISS AGAIN AND HOLD EACH OTHER.

SOFIA: AND AS YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I PROMISE YOU THAT NO MATTER WHAT, I WILL NEVER BE APART FROM YOU.

CLARICE: YOU MEAN IT?

WE THEN CUT OVER TO A SPIRALING PURPLE LANDSCAPE AS A GHOSTLY IMAGE OF SOFIA IS FALLING INTO A DARK ABYSS.

SOFIA’S VOICE: ALWAYS AND FOREVER.

CUE INTRO AND CREDITS.

THE CAMERA SLOWLY COMES INTO FOCUS AS SOFIA WAKES UP, SLOWLY. AND THE FIRST THING SHE SEES IS A PRETTY-LOOKING GIRL WITH DARK HAIR IN A BUN WEARING A GREEN DRESS. SOFIA WAKES UP SUDDENLY AND REALIZES THAT SHE’S IN HER UNDERWEAR. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SHE’S IN SOME KIND OF CAVERN-LIKE AREA.

GIRL: AH, YOU’RE AWAKE.

SOFIA: WHO ARE YOU? WHERE AM I?

GIRL: WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT?

SOFIA LOOKS AROUND AGAIN AND SAYS THAT THE LAST THING SHE REMEMBERS IS DEFEATING APOCALYPSE AND THEN PICKING UP THAT STRANGE MASK. SHE THEN PAUSES AND THEN ASKS THE GIRL IF SHE’S DEAD. THE GIRL INFORMS HER THAT THE GOOD NEWS IS; SHE’S NOT DEAD. THE BAD NEWS; HER SOUL IS NO LONGER IN HER BODY, AND IF SHE DOESN’T GET MOVING, SHE’LL LOSE IT FOREVER.

SOFIA: OKAY, WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE AM I?

THE GIRL SIGHS BEFORE STANDING UP.

GIRL: I AM LEAH OF HEL. HANDMAIDEN TO QUEEN HELA. AND I AM HERE AS YOUR PERSONAL TOUR GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR SOUL BACK.

SOFIA BLINKS AT HER, CONFUSED.

LEAH: OKAY, THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT YOU’VE BEEN USED. A DEATH GODDESS NAMED ANNIHILATION HAS POSSESSED YOUR BODY AND BANISHED YOUR SOUL TO LIMBO. BUT THERE IS A WAY TO COME BACK, AND IF YOU WANNA LIVE AGAIN, I THINK YOU SHOULD COME WITH ME.

SOFIA THEN LOOKS AT HER ATTIRE AND LEAH IMMEDIATELY SAYS THAT SHE ALMOST FORGOT TO GIVE HER SOMETHING DECENT. THEN, WITH A SNAP OF HER FINGERS, SOFIA IS IN A PAIR OF JEANS AND A BLUE TANK TOP THAT HAS THE WORDS ‘I SMILE BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING ON!’ ON IT. SOFIA STANDS UP AND THANKS HER BEFORE ASKING WHAT SHE HAS TO DO.

LEAH: OKAY. TO GET YOUR SOUL BACK, YOU NEED TO UNDERGO THREE TRIALS. EACH ONE WILL DIG UP SOME VERY PERSONAL MEMORIES OR INSECURITIES, BUT YOU’LL NEED TO FACE THEM, OR YOU’LL BE TRAPPED HERE FOREVER. AT THE END, WE’LL SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU BACK TO EARTH. SOUND GOOD?

SOFIA LOOKS AROUND AGAIN AND SIGHS.

SOFIA: I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE OR WHERE I AM, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT MY FRIENDS ARE IN DANGER. IF YOU’RE HERE TO HELP ME LEAVE THIS PLACE AND SAVE THEM, I’LL HELP YOU.

LEAH CLAPS HER HANDS BEFORE TELLING SOFIA TO FOLLOW HER. SOFIA NODS, AND THE TWO GIRLS START TO WALK FURTHER INTO THE CAVE.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, LEAH HAS FINISHED TELLING HER STORY; SHE’S ACTUALLY A CHOPPED-OFF, ANTHROPOMORPHIZED HAND OF THE QUEEN OF HEL, FORCED TO DO HER BIDDING. SHE IS QUITE LITERALLY A HANDMAIDEN. BUT RECENTLY, SHE WAS ABLE TO BREAK FREE FROM HELA’S GRASP, AND NOW SHE’S JUST CHILLING. TRYING TO FIND HER PLACE IN LIFE.

SOFIA TELLS HER THAT THAT MUST BE THE WEIRDEST STORY SHE’S EVER HEARD, BUT LEAH SAYS THAT SHE’S HEARD WEIRDER ONES. SHE THEN ASKS SOFIA HOW SHE’S TAKING THIS, AND SOFIA SAYS SHE’S NOT SURE. SHE STILL DOESN’T REALLY KNOW IF THIS IS ACTUALLY ‘LIMBO’ AS LEAH CALLED IT, OR IF SHE’S JUST HALLUCINATING.

LEAH: IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, I DON’T KNOW EITHER. I JUST DO THIS JOB AND HELP PEOPLE OR WHATEVER. I’M NOT SURE IF THIS IS HEAVEN, HELL, PURGATORY, OR SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, BUT I’M JUST GONNA ROLE WITH THE… WAIT! HERE WE ARE!

THE GIRLS STOP IN FRONT OF A BLACK VOID IN FRONT OF THEM. SOFIA ASKS HER WHAT THIS IS, AND LEAH TELLS HER THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TRIAL; FEAR. IF SHE WANTS TO PROCEED, SHE MUST FACE HER DEEPEST, DARKEST FEAR, OR ELSE SHE’LL BE OVERCOME BY IT. SOFIA GULPS, AND LEAH SAYS THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO PROCEED.

SOFIA TAKES A DEEP BREATH AND TELLS LEAH THAT SHE’LL DO IT. LEAH GIVES HER A THUMBS-UP AND SOFIA STEPS INTO THE VOID.

SOFIA APPEARS IN TOTAL BLACKNESS AS SHE LOOKS AROUND AND REALIZES THAT LEAH IS GONE. SHE CONTINUES WALKING, CALLING OUT INTO THE VOID, BUT NO ONE ANSWERS. SUDDENLY, A FIGURE APPEARS IN THE DARKNESS AND SOFIA RECOGNIZES IT AS HER FATHER. SHE ASKS HIM WHAT HE’S DOING HERE, AND HE INFORMS HER THAT HE’S JUST HERE TO SEE HER.

SOFIA: R-REALLY?

MR. BARRETT: YES. I AM SORRY FOR WHAT I’VE DONE, AND I AM HERE TO HELP YOU. I PROMISE YOU, I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU.

SOFIA SMILES AND STARTS TO TAKE A STEP FORWARD, BUT SUDDENLY, SHE STOPS.

SOFIA: WAIT. YOU’RE NOT MY FATHER. MY FATHER WOULD NEVER SAY THAT. THIS PLACE… IT’S PLAYING TRICKS ON ME!

SUDDENLY, SOFIA’S FATHER BACKHANDS HER ACROSS THE FACE, WATCHING AS SHE FALLS TO THE GROUND.

MR. BARRETT: FOOLISH CHILD. DID YOU REALLY THINK I WAS HERE FOR YOU? I LOATHE YOU. THE HIGHLIGHT OF YOUR LIFE SHOULD’VE BEEN WHEN I BLEW MY LOAD ALL OVER THAT CHEAP 2-DOLLAR WHORE. YOU’RE A MISTAKE. YOU DON’T BELONG ANYWHERE. YOU’RE NOTHING.

SOFIA’S FATHER CONTINUES TO INSULT HER AS SOFIA PUTS HER HAND OVER HER EARS, TEARS LEAKING FROM HER EYES AT HIS WORDS. SUDDENLY, HER EYES OPEN, AND SHE LOOKS AT HIM, STANDING UP.

SOFIA: NO. NO MORE. I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO DISRESPECT ME OR MY MOTHER. YOU’RE NOT MY FATHER. AND I DON’T NEED YOUR WORDS. JUST LIKE I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

SOFIA GRABS HER FATHER BY THE NECK AND LIFTS HIM UP INTO THE AIR.

SOFIA: I HAVE PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO CARE ABOUT ME. AND I HAVE SOMEONE WHO LOVES ME MORE THAN ANYTHING. I KNOW WHO I AM AND WHERE I’M GOING IN LIFE, AND I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE!

MR. BARRETT: H-HOW DARE YOU! YOU’RE NOTHING! YOU’RE A CURSE! YOU CAN’T LIVE THIS WAY! I WON’T ALLOW IT!

SOFIA: YOU ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL LIKE THAT, BUT IT’S NOT TRUE. I AM PROUD OF WHO I AM, AND I WON’T ALLOW YOU TO HURT ME ANYMORE!

MR. BARRETT: P-PUT ME DOWN THIS INSTANT!

SOFIA: WELL, IF YOU INSIST…

WITH THAT, SOFIA RELEASES HER FATHER, WATCHING AS HE FALLS, SCREAMING, INTO AN ENDLESS ABYSS.

SOFIA: GOODBYE, FATHER.

WITH THAT, THE DARK SCENERY FADES, AND SOFIA IS BACK IN THE CAVE WITH LEAH.

LEAH: DAMN, GIRL! THAT WAS AMAZING!

SOFIA SMILES AND THANKS HER. SHE KNOWS THAT WASN’T REALLY HER FATHER, BUT IT WAS CATHARTIC, NONETHELESS. LEAH SAYS THAT SHE’S PROUD OF HER, AND TELLS HER THAT SHE MAY JUST BEAT THIS THING.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE TWO GIRLS ARE WALKING AGAIN, AND LEAH ASKS HER HOW SHE KNEW THAT WASN’T REAL. SOFIA TELLS HER THAT SHE KNOWS HER FATHER, AND HE’D BE TOO COWARDLY TO EVEN FACE HER, LET ALONE TELL HER HOW HE FELT. SHE’S DONE BELIEVING IN HIM, AND SHE HAS A NEW FAMILY NOW. ONE THAT LOVES HER NO MATTER WHAT. LEAH SMILES AND TELLS SOFIA THAT THIS FAMILY OF HERS MUST BE A REALLY GOOD ONE. SOFIA NODS, AND AVRIL LAVIGNE’S ‘I’M WITH YOU’ PLAYS AS SHE STARTS TO REMEMBER THINGS.

SOFIA: THEY’RE THE BEST FAMILY I COULD ASK FOR. CESSILY IS SO FULL OF ENTHUSIASM, AND SHE ALWAYS PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE. JULIAN IS BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS. HE ALWAYS SPEAKS HIS MIND, NO MATTER HOW ARROGANT HE MAY SEEM. LAURA MAY BE QUIET, BUT SHE IS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP. SHE’S STRONG AND BRAVE AND IS A GREAT FRIEND. JAY IS SO FULL OF SONG. HIS MUSIC GIVES US HOPE EVEN WHEN WE’RE LOST. AND SANTO MAY NOT BE THE MOST RELIABLE, BUT HE IS FULL OF PASSION AND WARMTH. HE HELPS MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES. AND CLARICE…

SOFIA PAUSES.

SOFIA: CLARICE IS THE GREATEST PERSON ON THIS PLANET.

LEAH: SOUNDS LIKE YOU REALLY MISS THEM.

SOFIA NODS. AS THE MUSIC ENDS, LEAH SUDDENLY, POINTS OVER TO THE WALKWAY IN FRONT OF THEM. THEY ARE ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF OVERLOOKING A SWIRLING TORNADO, AND LEAH ANNOUNCES THAT THEY’RE ON TRIAL TWO.

SOFIA: WHAT IS IT?

LEAH: WELL, TRIAL ONE WAS FEAR, SO TRIAL TWO IS… CHAOS. YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO A RANDOM MEMORY THAT MAY DIG UP SOME VERY PERSONAL FEELINGS. BUT YOU’LL NEED TO WATCH IT PLAY THROUGH. YOU SURE YOU CAN HANDLE IT? BECAUSE THESE THINGS GET TOUGHER.

SOFIA NODS. SHE LOOKS DOWN AT THE LEDGE OF THE CLIFF BEFORE COUNTING TO THREE IN SPANISH. WITH THAT, SHE LEAPS OFF THE CLIFF AND INTO THE TORNADO AS IT SUCKS HER IN.

WE THEN APPEAR IN SOFIA AND CESSILY’S ROOM. SOFIA AND CLARICE ARE ONCE AGAIN NAKED IN SOFIA’S BED. ROSE PETALS ARE ALL AROUND THEM, AND A HAPPY VALENTINES DAY CARD IS ON SOFIA’S BEDSIDE TABLE.

CLARICE: AM I HIGH? IS THIS A DRUG? ARE YOU A DRUG, SOFIA?

SOFIA: BELIEVE ME, YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW.

BOTH GIRLS GIGGLE AS SOFIA POURS THEM BOTH A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE AND THEY TOAST TO A HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY. AS SOFIA DRINKS, CLARICE POINTS OUT THAT THEY’VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR MONTHS NOW, BUT SHE STILL DOESN’T KNOW SOME THINGS ABOUT HER GIRLFRIEND. LIKE THE BRACELET THAT SHE ALWAYS WEARS. SOFIA PAUSES AND CLUTCHES HER BRACELET AND CLARICE APOLOGIZES, SAYING THAT SHE DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS PERSONAL.

SOFIA: NO. IT’S ALL RIGHT. THIS BRACELET… IT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY MOTHER. SHE WAS… SHE WAS CAUGHT IN A RIOT WHILE TRYING TO BUY ME A PRESENT. A POLICE OFFICER FIRED HIS GUN AND SHE…

CLARICE: I’M SO SORRY, SOFIA. I… I DIDN’T KNOW.

SOFIA: IT’S FINE. IT’S JUST… I WEAR THIS BRACELET BECAUSE… OH, IT’S STUPID.

CLARICE: C’MON, TELL ME!

SOFIA SIGHS.

SOFIA: SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE THIS BRACELET CONTAINS MY MOTHER’S SPIRIT. LIKE SHE’S WATCHING OVER ME FROM HEAVEN. LIKE AN ANGEL.

SOFIA HOLDS THE BRACELET SOLEMNLY AND CLARICE PUTS A HAND ON HER SHOULDER.

CLARICE: HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOUR MOTHER COULD SEE YOU NOW, I BET SHE’D BE SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU.

SOFIA: YOU MEAN THAT?

CLARICE: OF COURSE.

THE GIRLS KISS PASSIONATELY AS SOFIA ASKS WHAT THEY SHOULD DO NOW.

CLARICE: WELL, I WAS THINKING WE GET MORE CHAMPAGNE AND THEN WE GO FUCK SOME MORE.

SOFIA GIGGLES.

SOFIA: IT’S A DEAL.

AS THE MEMORY FADES, SOFIA APPEARS ON THE CAVERN FLOOR, LEAH STANDING BESIDE HER.

LEAH: WOW. THAT WAS… SOME PRETTY DEEP STUFF.

SOFIA: I KNOW.

LEAH: SO THAT WAS CLARICE, HUH?

SOFIA NODS, AND LEAH SAYS THAT SHE DOESN’T SEEM LIKE THE KINDA GIRL WHO’D DATE HER.

SOFIA: YOU DON’T KNOW CLARICE LIKE I DO. SHE CAN BE ROUGH, INSENSITIVE, CRASS, AND SHE DRESSES LIKE A ROCKER IN THE 70’S, BUT SHE’S A KIND, CARING SOUL. SHE CAN WEAR A MASK OF SCARS AND INK, BUT IT DOESN’T CHANGE A THING. SHE’S STILL MY GIRLFRIEND AND I LOVE HER.

LEAH: WELL, SHE’S A VERY LUCKY GIRL.

SOFIA SMILES AND THANKS HER. SUDDENLY, SHE HEARS A VOICE, CALLING HER NAME. SHE TURNS, AND SEES CLARICE STANDING IN FRONT OF HER. SHE ASKS LEAH WHAT THIS IS, AND LEAH SAYS THAT IT MUST BE SOME REWARD FOR MAKING IT HALFWAY. A LITTLE WAY TO MOTIVATE HER. TO REMIND HER WHAT SHE’S FIGHTING FOR.

LEAH: I’LL GIVE YOU SOME PRIVACY.

WITH THAT, SOFIA APPEARS IN A DARK VOID WITH CLARICE. SLOWLY, SHE WALKS TOWARDS HER, BUT A WALL SEPARATES THEM. SLOWLY, SOFIA STARTS TO SING ‘DUST TO DUST’ BY THE CIVIL WARS, AND EVERYTHING SHE WISHES SHE COULD TELL CLARICE COMES POURING OUT IN THE SONG. AND SUDDENLY, THE FAKE CLARICE STARTS TO SING ALONG. SOFIA THEN WALKS THROUGH THE INVISIBLE WALL, AND THEY DANCE TOGETHER.

SOFIA: LET ME IN THE WALLS YOU’VE BUILT AROUND. WE CAN LIGHT A MATCH AND BURN THEM DOWN. LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND AND DANCE ‘ROUND AND ‘ROUND THE FLAMES IN FRONT OF US. DUST TO DUST.

AS THE SONG ENDS, SOFIA HOLDS CLARICE TIGHT AS THEY SLOW DANCE TOGETHER.

SOFIA: I MISS YOU. AND I’LL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOU. I PROMISE. I LOVE YOU, CLARICE. FIND ME.

WITH THAT, THE FAKE CLARICE BURSTS INTO MULTICOLORED BUTTERFLIES AND SOFIA WATCHES AS THEY FLY AWAY. THE BACKGROUND FADES, AND SOFIA IS BACK IN THE CAVE, LEAH STANDING BEHIND HER.

LEAH: READY TO GO?

SOFIA NODS.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE GIRLS ARE WALKING AGAIN. AS THEY DO, LEAH ASKS HER IF SHE STILL BELIEVES IN THE STUFF SHE SAID ABOUT HER MOM. SOFIA NODS, AND SAYS THAT HER MOTHER WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SHOW HER THAT SHE DIDN’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. SHE JUST HAD TO BE HERSELF. SHE WONDERS SOMETIMES IF SHE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO SAVE HER IN THE RIOT. IF MAYBE SHE COULD HAVE SAVED HER LIFE.

LEAH: I HEARD THAT. SOME PEOPLE WANNA HAVE A DO-OVER IN THEIR LIFE. THEY WANT TO CHANGE THINGS THAT THEY REGRET. BUT MOST OF THE TIME, THAT DOESN’T GO WELL, AND THEY WONDER IF THEY REALLY WANTED LIFE THE WAY IT WAS.

THE TWO GIRL WALK FOR A WHILE IN SILENCE BEFORE LEAH SPEAKS UP.

LEAH: SO, TRIAL #3 IS NEXT. ARE YOU READY?

SOFIA: YES. I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT.

LEAH: YOU KNOW, I CAN’T GUARANTEE WHAT’LL HAPPEN AFTER THIS. YOU COULD GET YOUR SOUL BACK ONLY TO LOSE IT TO ANNIHILATION ALL OVER AGAIN. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA TAKE THAT RISK?

THE GIRLS STOP WALKING AND SOFIA NOTICES THAT THEY’VE REACHED A DEAD END. SHE TURNS BACK TO LEAH AND SIGHS.

SOFIA: FOR CLARICE. I’M SURE.

LEAH: THEN THE DIE IS CAST.

SUDDENLY, LEAH’S EYES GLOW GREEN AND SHE STANDS IN FRONT OF SOFIA, GREEN MAGIC FORMING IN HER HANDS. SOFIA LOOKS A BUT UNSURE OF THIS.

LEAH: THE FIRST TRIAL WAS FEAR. THE SECOND WAS CHAOS. AND THE THIRD TRIAL…

WITH THAT, A BRIGHT LIGHT ENVELOPS THE SCREEN.

LEAH: …IS PAIN.

A FEW SECONDS LATER, SOFIA MATERIALIZES ON A BUSY STREET IN VENEZUELA. PROTESTORS ARE GATHERING, WAVING SIGNS EVERYWHERE.

LEAH’S VOICE: AND THE GREATEST PAIN OF ALL… IS IF YOU HAD A SECOND CHANCE. A CHANCE TO REDO YOUR BIGGEST REGRET, COULD YOU REALLY SAVE YOUR MOTHER? WHAT WOULD THAT BE LIKE?

SOFIA WATCHES AS HER MOTHER EXITS A SHOP, BRACELET IN HAND. THE PROTESTORS ARE ANGRY, YELLING IN SPANISH, AND THE CROWD CONVERGES, SOFIA’S MOTHER CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. SOFIA RUNS TOWARD HER MOTHER, REACHING AN ARM OUT TO HELP HER, BUT THE CROWD IS TOO STRONG.

SOFIA YELLS AS SHE’S HIT BY SEVERAL PROTESTORS, AND SHE’S THEN KNOCKED DOWN, GRUNTING IN PAIN AS THEY TRAMPLE OVER HER. AND THROUGH THE CHAOS, SHE WATCHES HELPLESSLY AS A POLICEMAN FIRES HIS GUN INTO THE CROWD. THE BULLET SAILS THROUGH THE AIR BEFORE STRIKING SOFIA’S MOTHER IN THE CHEST.

FINALLY, THE CROWD VANISHES AND SOFIA IS ALONE IN THE STREET WITH HER MOTHER. SHE SCRAMBLES TO HER FEET AND CRADLES HER MOTHER’S BODY, SOBBING AS SHE WATCHES HER DIE.

SOFIA: I DID IT. I DID WHAT YOU WANT. I TRIED TO SAVE HER, BUT I COULDN’T. NO MATTER WHAT, I COULDN’T SAVE MY MOTHER.

SUDDENLY, ANOTHER BRIGHT LIGHT ENVELOPS SOFIA AND SHE APPEARS IN A BEAUTIFUL, HEAVENLY REALM. A LULLABY PLAYS IN SPANISH AS A HOODED FIGURE APPEARS IN FRONT OF HER.

FIGURE: WELL DONE, MY CHILD. YOU HAVE OVERCOME TRIALS OF FEAR, OF CHAOS, AND OF PAIN. AND YOU WON. THROUGH HARSH TRUTHS, HEARTACHE, AND FINALLY, GREAT SORROW, YOU PERCEIVED. YOU HAVE WON THIS DAY.

SOFIA: WHO ARE YOU? WHERE’S LEAH? WHERE AM I?

SLOWLY, THE FIGURE REMOVES THEIR HOOD, AND WE LOOK INTO THE CALM FACE OF MIRANDA MANTEGA, SOFIA’S MOTHER.

MIRANDA: MY ANGEL. I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

SOFIA: MAMA? MAMA!

SOFIA RUNS FORWARD AND HUGS HER MOTHER IN A TEARFUL EMBRACE. MIRANDA SMILES AND HUGS HER BACK.

SOFIA: I MISS YOU SO MUCH, MAMA. EVERY DAY, I… I DON’T KNOW HOW I CAN GO ON WITHOUT YOU.

MIRANDA: I KNOW, MY BABY. I MISS YOU TOO. BUT I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU FROM THE HEAVENS, AND I AM PROUD OF WHAT I SEE.

MIRANDA WAVES HER HANDS, AND GHOSTLY IMAGES OF CLARICE, CESSILY, JULIAN, LAURA, DEREK, DANI, SANTO, JAY, ROXY, MONET, JOSH, ALANI, LAURIE, AND MEGAN APPEAR IN FRONT OF THEM.

MIRANDA: THESE LIVES HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY YOU AND THE LOVE YOU HAVE. THROUGH YOUR PASSION, YOUR HEART, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. AND NOW… THEY ARE HERE TO SAY GOODBYE.

SOFIA: GOODBYE?

MIRANDA: YOU HAVE PASSED THE TEST. YOU CAN RECLAIM YOUR SOUL. YOU CAN FINALLY FACE ANNIHILATION WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT AND YOU CAN BE WITH YOUR FRIENDS. IT PAINS ME TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU, BUT I KNOW WE WILL MEET AGAIN.

MIRANDA KISSES SOFIA’S FOREHEAD AS SHE SLOWLY DISAPPEARS.

MIRANDA: NO MORE TEARS, CORAZON. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.

FINALLY, SOFIA IS ALONE, AND MUSIC STARTS TO PLAY. SOFIA LOOKS AROUND HER, AND HER EYES WIDEN IN REALIZATION.

SOFIA: I SEE NOW. I WAS LOOKING FOR MY SOUL, BUT IT WAS HERE ALL ALONG. MY SOUL IS INSIDE ME. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

SLOWLY, SOFIA STARTS WALKING FORWARD, SINGING TO FANTASIA’S ‘EVEN ANGELS’ AS SHE LOOKS AROUND.

SOFIA: I’M DRIVING IN CIRCLES. SHOULD’VE BOUGHT THAT NEW PHONE. CAN’T FIND MY WAY TO ALL THE PLACES I CALL HOME. I’M (ON MY OWN). I’M AT THE STATION PUMPING GAS AND I’M TAKING OUT THE TRASH. I’M (ALL ALONE). AND WHO’S THERE? WHO’S THERE?

SUDDENLY, SOFIA APPEARS IN A LUSH FIELD IN VENEZUELA. HER CLOTHES HAVE CHANGED INTO MORE LOOSE, RUGGED ATTIRE, BUT SHE DOESN’T CARE. SHE KEEPS SINGING.

SOFIA: SINCE YOU BEEN GONE, I LEARNED HOW TO MOVE ON. HOW TO BE MYSELF. I DON’T NEED NOBODY STILL. I’M DOING SO GOOD, I FORGOT THAT I COULD LIVE LIKE THIS, WHOA.

THE SCENE CHANGES AND SOFIA IS DANCING THROUGH HER FIRST AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE’S DRESSED IN A SCHOOL UNIFORM AND IS GETTING MANY DIRTY LOOKS, BUT SHE DOESN’T CARE.

SOFIA: FIRST STEP. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. YOU DON’T NEED A REASON WHY. YOU CAN (YOU CAN) TAKE (TAKE) TIME. YOU CAN (YOU CAN) WALK, RUN, DIVE. CLOSE CALL. YOU THINK YOU MIGHT FALL, BUT ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS TRY. EVEN ANGELS, EVEN ANGELS LEARN TO FLY.

THE SCENE CHANGES AND SOFIA IS ON THE FRONT LAWN OF XAVIER’S ON HER FIRST DAY. SHE’S NERVOUS, BUT SHE KEEPS ON SINGING.

SOFIA: COMING HOME IN THIS LATE NIGHT. SHOULD’VE LEFT THE LIGHTS ON. I CAN’T HELP BUT IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG. I’M ON MY OWN. I’M IN THE KITCHEN ON A CHAIR, REACHING FOR THE TOP SHELF. I’M (ALL ALONE), AND I’M OKAY. I’M ALL RIGHT.

AS SOFIA ENTERS XAVIER’S, SHE IS SUDDENLY SURROUNDED BY IMAGES OF CESSILY, LAURA, ROXY, JULIAN, SANTO, JAY, DANI, AND CLARICE. SHE SMILES AND WALKS MORE CONFIDENTLY.

SOFIA: SINCE YOU BEEN GONE, I LEARNED HOW TO MOVE ON. HOW TO BE MYSELF. I DON’T NEED NOBODY STILL. I’M DOING SO GOOD, I FORGOT THAT I COULD LIVE LIKE THIS, WHOA.

ONCE SHE EXITS THE SCHOOL, SHE IS GREETED BY A SUNNY SKY. SHE’S DRESSED IN HER WIND DANCER COSTUME, AND IS BEAMING BRIGHTLY. SHE FLIES AND DANCES THROUGH THE AIR AS SHE SINGS THE CHORUS.

SUDDENLY, SOFIA IS IN EGYPT IN HER PROM DRESS. SITTING ON A THRONE IN FRONT OF HER IS HERSELF, IN A WHITE DRESS WITH ANNIHILATION’S GOLDEN MASK ON HER FACE. SOFIA WALKS FORWARD, HESITANTLY.

SOFIA: EVERYDAY, I’M STRONGER. CAN’T GET BETTER IF IT (IF IT) DON’T HURT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, SEE ME IN MY NEXT LIFE. THIS HEARTBREAK’S A TEACHER AND I’LL LOVE (LOVE) A LITTLE BIT DEEPER. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

AS SOFIA APPROACHES THE THRONE, SHE REMOVES HER OTHER SELF’S MASK AND LOOKS INTO HER EYES.

AS THE MUSIC SWELLS, THE TWO ASPECTS OF SOFIA KISS PASSIONATELY. SLOWLY, THE OTHER SOFIA MORPHS INTO CLARICE, AND SHE HOLDS HER TIGHT. THE SCENE FADES, AND SOFIA IS BACK IN THE HEAVENLY PLANE AS CLARICE BREAKS THE KISS, AND GESTURES OVER TO A DOORWAY IN FRONT OF HER.

SOFIA: CLOSE CALL. YOU THINK YOU MIGHT FALL, BUT ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS TRY. EVEN ANGELS, EVEN ANGELS LEARN TO FLY.

AS THE SONG ENDS, SOFIA WALKS TOWARD THE DOORWAY. SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT AWAITS HER, AND SHE DOESN’T CARE. SHE TAKES ONE LOOK BACK AT CLARICE AND SMILES, BEFORE WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR AND TOWARDS AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.

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