Planet Z Season 1 Episode 3: O Sister, Where Art Thou



NUMB HUMOR STUDIOS PRESENTS:

PLANET Z

Season 1 Episode 3

"O Sister, Where Art Thou"

Written by

William Fry





INT. AIRPORT/LONDON - DAY
Ava and her sister CALEY stand at an airport terminal hugging. They end their hug.
AVA
Call me as soon as you land. Ok?
CALEY
Ok.
AVA
And no frat parties. I know what those American boys do.
CALEY
I'm going to be fine.
AVA
I know.
CALEY
I need to get going.
AVA
Yes, yes of course. Have fun.
CALEY
Bye.
Caley and Ava hug. Caley boards the plane.
FOUR MONTHS LATER
INT. AVA’S TENT - DAY
Ava wakes up. Hendricks is laying next to her. He is asleep.
EXT. ARMY CAMP - DAY
Ava and Frank are shooting at mannequin targets in a field. Frank hits a mannequin in the head.
AVA
You're getting better.
Frank smiles.
FRANK
I've gotten used to the gravity.
Hendricks appears.
HENDRICKS
You still need to improve your stance.
Hendricks pulls out his pistol and shoots two mannequins in the center of the head.
FRANK
Remind me not to piss you off.
HENDRICKS
Will do. See you tonight doc.
Hendricks leaves
FRANK
I think he's warming up to me.
AVA
I think you're right.
FRANK
Are you two... you know?
AVA
Yes. Yes we are.
FRANK
I'm learning something new everyday.
EXT. DESERTED ROAD - DAY
An army Humvee drives down a deserted road. A young woman runs into the middle of the road. It is Caley. The Humvee screeches to a stop. Two soldiers exit the vehicle
SOLDIER
Are you ok?
CALEY
Help me.
EXT. ARMY CAMP - DAY
Frank and Ava walk back to the camp. Hendricks runs up to them.
HENDRICKS
We found a survivor! Ava... it's Caley.
PAUSE
Ava begins to run. She reaches the camp. Caley has a jacket around her.
AVA
Caley?!
CALEY
AVA?!
Ava runs to Caley and hugs her. They begin to cry tears of joy.
AVA
I knew you survived. I knew it. What happened to you?
CALEY
Me and some of the other students took shelter at the university. We stayed there for a few weeks but the zombies got in. After that, we started moving from place to place.
AVA
So there are others?
CALEY
I got seperated. A horde cornered us. I’m the only one who got away.
Ava and Caley hug each other tighter.
INT. MEDICAL TENT - DAY
Ava tends to Caley’s scratches and bruises.
AVA
So, did you go to any parties?
CALEY
Yeah.
Ava chuckles.
Hendricks enters.
HENDRICKS
Hey Caley. My name's Hendricks. If you’re up for it, I’d like to ask you a few questions.
AVA
I think that can wait.
HENDRICKS
If there are other survivors out there, I need to know so that we can save them.
Ava and Hendricks give each other conflicting looks.
CALEY
It's fine Ava.
Ava nods.
HENDRICKS
How big was your group?
CALEY
About ten to twenty of us. All from the university.
HENDRICKS
Where did you get separated?
CALEY
Some library by the highway. We hunkered down there for a while. We had plenty of food and supplies. Then... they came out of nowhere. There were so many of them. Took us by surprise. Killed so many of us. I saw an exit and escaped. Last thing I saw was the group fighting the hoard. I've been walking around since.
HENDRICKS
When you're feeling better, I'd like you to escort my unit to that library. So we can see if anyone survived.
CALEY
Of course.
HENDRICKS
(To Ava)
See you tonight?
AVA
Yeah.
Hendricks leaves.
CALEY
Are you two… you know?
Ava rolls her eyes.
CALEY
He's hot.
Ava and Caley laugh.
THE NEXT MORNING
EXT. LIBRARY - DAY
Two military humvees pull into the abandoned parking lot of a library. Zombie bodies litter the parking lot.
Frank, Ava, Caley, Hendricks, Dion, and the soldiers exit the humvees.
HENDRICKS
Dion. Ava. Frank. You three stay here with Caley. We'll look inside and see if anyone is still there.
Hendricks and the soldiers enter the library.
CALEY
So you’re an actual astronaut?
FRANK
Yep.
CALEY
See any aliens?
FRANK
No. No I didn’t. But I saw the Aurora Borealis once. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve seen.
DION
So no aliens. Not even a spaceship?
Everyone laughs.
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Hendricks and the soldiers walk around the library. It is littered with the bodies of zombies and humans. Hendricks leans down next to a human body. The body has a gunshot wound to the head.
EXT. LIBRARY - DAY
There is a sound near some dumpsters.
FRANK
Zombie?
DION
Let's check it out.
Frank and Dion walk over to the dumpsters out of sight. They approach a dumpster. Their guns raised. A raccoon pops out.
DION
Fucking hell.
Cut to Ava and Caley.
CALEY
How's home?
AVA
It's gone.
CALEY
Mom and Dad?
AVA
They didn't make it. I'm sorry.
CALEY
I figured as much.
Ava and Caley hug. Frank and Dion return. Hendricks and the soldiers exit the library.
HENDRICKS
No one in there but dead zombies and humans. If there was a group here, they're gone. I'm sorry Caley.
CALEY
They might still be alive.
AVA
Of course.
The unit gets into the humvees and drives away.
A college age man appears watching the humvees driving away. He is surrounded by other college age students.
INT. AVA’S TENT - NIGHT
Ava tucks Caley into bed and leaves.
EXT. ARMY CAMP - NIGHT
Ava exits her tent. Hendricks is waiting for her.
HENDRICKS
Did your sister say anything else about what happened?
AVA
No. Why?
PAUSE
HENDRICKS
There were human bodies in the library.
AVA
So?
HENDRICKS
They weren’t killed by zombies. They were killed by bullets.
AVA
What are you saying?
HENDRICKS
I don’t think your sister is being entirely truthful about what happened.
AVA
Did it ever occur to you that those people killed themselves in order to avoid turning into a zombie? You're the soldier after all.
Ava goes back into her tent. Hendricks walks away looking back at the tent with suspicion.
LATER
EXT. ARMY CAMP - NIGHT
Everyone is asleep except for a few guards walking around the camp. Caley exits her tent and sneaks out of the camp. She enters the woods and walks for some time. She reaches a clearing. A group of young men and women emerge from the woods and surround her.
END.

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