Loaction: Whitechapel Park at midnight.

Ethan: (nervous) "Are you sure Jesse’s coming here?"

Sarah: (nodding) "He said he wanted to ‘settle things.’ If we have any chance of stopping him, we have to try."

Benny: (holding a water gun filled with holy water) "I’m not so sure negotiating with a 200-year-old vampire is a good idea."

Rory: (looking around) "And where are his sidekicks, Gord and Wes? Those guys give me the creeps."

Suddenly, a shadow moves across the playground, and Jesse steps out of the darkness, Gord and Wes at his side.

Jesse: (smiling coldly) "It’s cute how you all came prepared. But this isn’t a fight. It’s an offer."

Ethan: (suspicious) "What kind of offer?"

Jesse: (locking eyes with Sarah) "Join me, Sarah. You’re meant for this life. I’m offering you a real family, a purpose."

Sarah: (frowning) "My purpose isn’t hurting people, Jesse."

Jesse: (smirking) "You really think these ‘friends’ understand you? They’d turn on you in a heartbeat if you ever lost control."

Ethan: (stepping forward) "That’s not true. Sarah’s saved us more times than we can count."

Gord: (sneering) "Typical humans, always so trusting. You’d be safer with us, Sarah."

Wes: (grinning) "We could rule this town. Everyone would respect us—or fear us."

Sarah: (firmly) "I don’t want to rule anything. And I don’t want to be part of your twisted ‘family.’"

Jesse: (eyes flashing red) "Pity. You could’ve had everything. But if I can’t have you with us, I’ll take you out of the picture."

He signals, and Gord and Wes advance, fangs bared. Benny quickly squirts Gord with holy water, making him hiss and recoil. Wes lunges, but Rory awkwardly blocks him with a wooden stick.

Rory: (nervously) "Don’t make me use this!"

Sarah: (angry) "This is your last chance, Jesse. Leave Whitechapel, or I’ll make sure you never come back."

Jesse: (smiling darkly) "Oh, Sarah… I’m just getting started."

In a swirl of smoke, Jesse disappears, taking Gord and Wes with him.