Location: The Diamond Hotel, Las Vegas ; 2016
The agents drag Harlan and Jas into the elevator. They go from the fourth floor to the lobby. The agents then lead Harlan and Jas to a door. Harlan and Jas are led away from the luxurious hotel. The SERPENT agents lead them down to the dirty sewers.
They reach a cell where Harlan and Jas are pushed in and locked in. Harlan looks around, looking for a way to escape, but Jas sits in defeat.
Jasmine: We're both gonna die here.
Jas sighs.
Harlan goes to Jas to comfort her but she pushes him away.
Jasmine: Stay away from me.
Harlan: Jas I-
Jasmine: Save it. We're gonna die here anyways.
Jas takes a breath. Harlan stands up.
Jasmine: Why did you come for me?
Harlan turns and looks at her.
Harlan: Sorry?
Jasmine: Why did you come for me?
Harlan: I had to protect you.
Jasmine: Bullshit.
Harlan: YOU KNOW WELL IT ISN'T. SERPENT WANTED YOU. IF THEY HAVE GOTTEN YOU EARLIER, IMAGINE HOW MUCH DAMAGE THEY COULD HAVE DONE.
Jasmine: OH TOTAL BULL!
Harlan: Tell me how trying to save a life is bullshit.
Jasmine: DID IT CROSS YOUR MIND THAT MAYBE YOU LED THEM TO ME? DID IT EVER CROSS YOUR MIND?
Harlan is frozen.
Jasmine: THINK ABOUT IT. THEY DIDN'T FIND ME UNTIL YOU CAME TO ME. THEY PUT A SPY ON THE PLANE, AND THEY FOUND US IN THE DESERT. IT'S LIKE YOUR A MAGNET FOR BAD THINGS!
Jasmine slams her fist to the wall.
Jasmine: Just so you know Harlan, I was doing fine WITHOUT YOU. BOTH TIMES! You came and played with me-
Harlan: Hey I did not-
Jasmine: SHUT IT! YOU PLAYED WITH ME ONLY FOR ME TO FIND OUT IT WAS ALL A LIE! THEN YOU COME BACK FIVE YEARS LATER AND NOW WE'RE GONNA DIE!
Jasmine walks to Harlan and grabs him by the collar.
Jasmine: My life was fine till you came along, ASSHOLE!
Harlan pushes Jas away. Jas sits down again, then cries. Harlan sits next to her, puts his arms over her, but this time she doesn't fight him off.
Harlan stays beside Jas as she cries. Jas looks at Harlan, and sees that the man is feeling sadness, remorse, and guilt.
Harlan: I'm sorry Jas. For everything.
Jas nods.
Jasmine: I really did Harlan. I really did. I loved you.
Harlan: I know.
Jas takes a breath.
Harlan: I know. I know.
Harlan strokes Jas' head, as a tear falls off his face. Jas cries and Harlan holds her hand to comfort her.
Jasmine: I just wished we had more time.
Harlan sighs.
Harlan: Me too.
The two sit down together, miserably. Jas leans on Harlan and Harlan pets her head to comfort her, when he sees her watch.
Time.
Harlan: Time. TIME! Jas you are a genius!
Jas turns to face Harlan as he takes Jas' hand. He removes her watch. Harlan stands. Jas looks at Harlan.
Harlan: Press the crown three times, to self destruct.
Jasmine: We got a way out!
Harlan straps the watch to the door, then presses the crown three times. Jasmine then stays as far as possible from the door, and so does Harlan.
Harlan: Three, two, one and-
BOOM. The door explodes. Harlan then runs to the side of the door. Two SERPENT agents with rifles come in. Harlan surprise attacks one, then fights off the other. The two agents are knocked unconscious. Harlan gets his pistol, and puts it in his empty holster suspender. He then gets a rifle.
Harlan gets the other agent's pistol and hands it to Jas.
Jasmine: How many out there?
Harlan: Honestly, I don't know.
Harlan takes a breath.
Harlan: It's gonna be dangerous.
Jasmine: Ok.
Harlan: And we both might die.
Harlan extends his hand.
Harlan: What do you say? Together?
Jasmine looks at his hand, then at him, then smiles. She holds it.
Jasmine: Together.
Harlan and Jasmine smile. Jasmine holds his hand and the two walk out.
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The SERPENT agents notice some banging noise. It stops. Then the noise again. They turn to face the door they are guarding. They hear screaming and gunshots. They get their pistols, and open the door.
Harlan and Jas walk up the stairs. Harlan shoots one guard with his rifle. The other guard tries to slam his rifle into Harlan but Harlan dodges it and kicks the door at the guard, causing him to fall unconscious.
The people in the casino evacuate.
Jasmine: WE HAVE TO STOP PROJECT NEXUS!
Gunshots. Harlan and Jas run to a wall and take cover. Harlan's rifle is out. He takes out the magazine and puts in his only reload.
Harlan: We gotta get to the elevator.
Jas looks and sees SERPENT agents lining up. They are holding their rifles, ready to fire if they get out.
Jasmine: We need a distraction.
Harlan looks at Jas, then nods.
Jasmine: You got this?
Harlan: You got this. Don't worry.
Harlan runs out. He gets the attention of the agents. They fire at him. Harlan barely dodges the bullets. He notices a dead SERPENT agent on the floor, and he grabs his grenade. Jas sees this and sneaks the opposite direction.
Harlan takes cover behind a wall. As they reload, Jasmine shoots the agents. They turn and notice her. They start shooting at her. Jas runs into the casino. Bullets fly and hit the different casino game machines. Bullets, money, coins and chips fly. Jas shoots some of the agents as she dodges them.
Jasmine: ANYTIME HARLAN!
Harlan removes the pin of the grenade, then tosses it. It lands at the front of the SERPENT agents, and blows them up.
Jas looks up and sees that the coast is clear. She runs to Harlan.
Harlan: Billy is all that's left. Listen, take this.
Harlan gets his phone and hands it to Jas.
Harlan: Go outside, call Director Forster. Give him our location and ask for immediate back up. I will stop Billy from launching Project Nexus.
Harlan presses the button for the elevator. He hands her an earpiece.
Harlan: Put this on, if I need anything, I will call you through this.
Jasmine puts it on and the elevator arrives. Harlan hands her an extra load of magazine.
Harlan: GO!
Harlan walks in the elevator. He presses 4 and it closes. As it is about to close though, Jasmine puts her hand before the doors, causing it to stop and open. Jasmine then pulls Harlan, and for the first time in five years, she gives him a kiss.
The two lock lips for what feels like an eternity, but in reality, just a few precious seconds.
After a while, the couple break apart.
Jasmine: Come back ok? For me.
Harlan: I will. I promise.
The door closes, and Harlan gives Jas one last smile.