FADE IN

[film de-colorized, almost in black/white]

Night. About a dozen soldiers dressed in black leather make their way down a forest trail.

Leading them is a woman dressed in similar attire with dark black hair. On her breastplate is a golden design depicting two crossed arrows, a half-moon, and a laurel branch. It's the symbol of Artemis.

Suddenly the woman stops dead in her tracks and holds up her hands to bring the men to a halt.

SOLDIER #1 (whispering):
     What is it, Maera?

MAERA (scanning the trees, to the soldiers):
     Draw your weapons.

The camera pans up to the trees as a shadowy figure leaps across the branches. Suddenly a loud bird cry is heard in the distance, as dark figures are seen leaping down from the trees to surround the soldiers. The figures are Amazon-like, but there are some men in the mix. The soldiers hold tight to their swords as they are surrounded by the twenty figures that are advancing on them.

The figures quickly attack them, and as the camera pans around we notice one of the women leading the attack: it's Eve. Her hair is shorter and she is wearing a short black leather outfit, a shield in one hand and a katana in the other. She is fighting fiercely against Maera.

The camera then pans over to a young man with sandy blonde hair, probably only 17 or 18 years old, fighting off one of the soldiers. He seems to be fighting with a pair of sais, and it isn't long before he cuts the soldier down. Behind him a blonde-haired woman runs a soldier through, and then side kicks another that is charging towards her.

Artemis' soldiers don't seem to have a chance. As Maera and Eve continue to duke it out, an arrow flies in and strikes one of the Amazon-like figures as they are about to kill one of the soldiers.

The camera pulls around to the blonde woman as an arrow is seen flying towards her, a hand reaches out and catches the arrow, inches from the woman's face. The camera pans back to show that it's the man that was fighting with the sais.

BLONDE WOMAN:
     Good catch.

The man drops the arrow and then looks in the distance to see themselves being surrounded by archers.

YOUNG MAN:
     It was a trap.

The camera pulls on Eve, her sword clashed with Maera. Maera begins to laugh.

MAERA (sinisterly):
     Artemis has been waiting a long time for your blood to be spilled on her altar.

Eve lets out a roar and pushes Maera back. Suddenly she spins around and catches an arrow that is flying towards her in the distance, but before she can react another strikes her in the stomach. Her eyes go wide.

BLONDE WOMAN (shouting):
     EVE!

Eve crumbles to her knees.

SMASH CUT TO

[film in full color]

Eve is lying down with her eyes closed. She looks dead. She is being shaken by an old woman.

OLD WOMAN (fearfully):
     My queen...My queen...

Suddenly Eve's eyes shoot open and she gasps for air. Blood begins to drip from her mouth. Her long hair is draping over her normal Amazon outfit--a red leather one-piece outfit different from the one she used to wear that was similar to Varia's--much different from her appearance in the previous scene.

OLD WOMAN:
     I had to bring you out of it. I thought it was going to kill you.

The camera pans on the old woman's worried expression. We quickly realize that it is Alcinoe, from the Season 8 episode "Three Way Split." She was the Amazon shamaness that Eve asked to perform a ritual to rid her of memories as Livia.

Candles illuminate Alcinoe's hut, as a spilled cup of what appears to be blood is sitting at Eve's side. It seems as though they were performing some Northern Amazon ritual.

EVE (softly):
     I saw so much that time. (to Alcinoe) We need to try again.

ALCINOE (grabbing the cup, forcefully):
     No! It nearly killed you this time, my queen!

EVE:
     I'm not seeing the past anymore, Alcinoe. I am seeing the future. These nightmares, these dreams, these visions--they are all connected.

ALCINOE (shaking her head):
     You've done enough already.

Alcinoe gets up and begins carrying away some strange herbs and tiny bottles.

EVE (standing up):
     I need to know what my purpose is in the Twilight this time around. Alcinoe, please. I need answers.

Alcinoe turns to look at her. She has a conflicted expression on her face.

ALCINOE (softly):
     Then you'll have to find them somewhere else.

Close-up on Eve's defeated expression.

CUT TO

Night. A forest trail is shown, looking very similar to the trail in the opening scene.

Present Eve can be seen walking along the trail. She is draped in a dark cloak. The camera pulls close to her face as she scans the area. Suddenly there is a flash of light as she has a vision:

SMASH CUT TO

[film de-colorized, almost in black/white]

It is a continuation of the previous scene. Eve has been struck with the arrow and crumbles to the ground. Maera advances on her and lifts her sword. A whipping sound is heard as the blunt end of a sai strikes her in the back of the head. She falls over.

The young man grabs the sai, as the blonde woman rushes over to Eve's side.

BLONDE WOMAN (to the man):
     Hurry, we have to get her out of here.

Arrows fly towards them as they lift Eve up off the ground and begin to carry her off into the forest.

FLASH TO

[film in full color]

Present. Eve holds her head in pain as she scans the forest, and then heads in a similar direction. The screen flashes white as another vision is shown:

SMASH CUT TO

[film de-colorized, almost in black/white]

The blonde woman looks nervously behind them, as they are carrying off the injured Eve. Eve groans in pain. The camera pulls around to show an old stone temple in front of them.

YOUNG MAN (indicating the temple):
     Hurry, let's get her in there.

SMASH CUT TO

[film in full color]

Present. Eve makes her way to a similar clearing with the stone temple in front of her. She heads towards the entrance.

CUT TO

Inside the temple. The doors slowly open as Eve enters. A smoky fog covers the floor, as Eve scans the strange place.

Three cloaked figures are seen weaving away at the Loom of Life. It's the Fates.

CLOTHO:
     Roman warrior--

LACHESIS:
     --Messenger of Peace--

ATROPOS:
     --Amazon Queen--

CLOTHO:
     --To what do we owe this pleasure?

EVE (nonchalantly):
     I was in the neighborhood.

LACHESIS:
     Welcome, child.

ATROPOS:
     Your existence has caused us many frequent visits, more than any other life thread.

EVE (irritated):
     Well, it seems as though you ladies have done quite a bit of talking behind my back lately.

The Fates remain silent.

CLOTHO:
     What is it that you want to know?

EVE (looking at the dissolving Loom):
     I want to know everything about the Twilight. And don't give me any cryptic messages, 'cause that's how rumors get started. Then before you know it, people will start believing that a god dies every time I forget to wash my hands.

LACHESIS:
     Our messages hold truth, Eve.

EVE (losing it):
     You said my birth would bring about the death of the gods! And for twenty-five years they continued their reign while I was raised as a murderer!

ATROPOS:
     The gods were killed by your mother's hand.

EVE:
     ...and then we brought them back, only to find out it was just going to happen all over again.

CLOTHO:
     A long and difficult storm lies upon your path...

LACHESIS:
     ...the future is plagued with...

ATROPOS:
     ...death, destruction, and suffering.

There is a long silence as she watches the Fates weaving the Loom. Their eyes are weary, their faces pale.

EVE:
     And that's all you can tell me? Nothing but horrible things lie ahead? And there's nothing I can do to change it?

LACHESIS:
     Maybe--

CLOTHO:
     --you can.

ATROPOS:
     Knowledge–-

CLOTHO:
     --is power.

Suddenly Eve looks down at her hands as her body begins to glow in a white fiery flame. The Fates pay no attention to her. They only focus on the Loom.

Eve suddenly screams out in pain as the flame fills her entire body, and then dematerializes.

SMASH CUT TO

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A continuation of the previous scenes. The blonde haired woman lays Eve's body down on the temple floor. She grabs onto the arrow lodged in Eve's stomach and pulls it out quickly. The unconscious Eve gives a small gasp. A bright white fiery light fills her body as the wound begins to heal itself.

BLONDE WOMAN (to young man):
     Darion!

The young man, Darion, looks over to see the glow in Eve's body beginning to fade.

The words "SEVEN YEARS LATER" appear across the screen.

Close-up on Eve's face as her eyes flash open.

FADE OUT

END OF TEASER