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JACKIE
<OOF!>
JADE—catches the comparatively oversized book, almost knocking her
over.
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JADE
I got it! <oof!> <BAA!>
But an ANGRY HAK FOO lands on all fours beside her. As he LUNGES
at her, Jade FREAKS and DASHES o.s.
EXT. UNCLE’S SHOP—NIGHT—CONT.
LOW ANGLE—JADE runs out of the shop carrying the book, Hak Foo FLIES
out the door after her.
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HAK FOO
LION STALKS ITS PREY!
EXT. CHINATOWN STREETS—NIGHT, CONT.
TRACK JADE—running down the sidewalk as Hak Foo uses a series of
ACROBATIC MOVES to catch up to her.
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HAK FOO
RUN LIKE CHEETAH... LEAP LIKE
GAZELLE!!
ANGLE—But just as Hak DIVES to catch her, Jade ducks through a
narrow opening in a stucco wall, winding up in...
EXT. DARK ALLEY—CONT.
JADE—squeezes through, barely getting the book through, and takes
in panic.
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JADE
Uh-oh...
REVEAL—She’s in a dead end alley: nowhere to run. She turns to
see...
ANGLE—Hak Foo KICKS THROUGH the too-narrow opening, shattering the
stucco. Sinister:
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HAK FOO
Black Tiger Enters Warren.
HAK FOO stalks toward CAMERA, grinning ominously.
TRACK JADE—backing away in fear; she calls out for...
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JADE
HELP! Jackie?! Anybody?!
SMASH ZOOM—... her ankle tattoo <GLOWS OMINOUSLY> and...
ON JADE—... COUNTLESS SHADOWKHAN step out of the darkness all around
her. Jade sees them and FREEZES in fear.
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JADE
<terrified gasp> Shadowkhan.218 Animation Writing and Development