The Last of Us: Left Behind script

The Last of Us: Left Behind script is the entire transcript for the 2014 DLC, Left Behind. Below are the entire cinematic cutscene scripts.
== Cinematics ==
Cinematics are small, pre-rendered cut-scenes in the The Last of Us, Left Behind and The Last of Us Part II. They show key events, such as meeting new characters and entering new areas in the game.
=== Back in a Flash ===
[Sony Computer Entertainment presents slide is seen before the cut-scene starts.]
[The scene begins with a series of brief recaps from Joel and Ellie's experience at the University of Eastern Colorado and their escape from the cannibals. It cuts to black at the moment Joel falls from Callus. The Naughty Dog logo appears on scene.]
[The scene reopens to Ellie lying asleep on her bunk bed in her room at the military Preparatory School in Boston, a few weeks before meeting Joel. A door opens and in walks Riley Abel, who climbs on top of Ellie.]
Riley: [Imitating Clicker.] Raaa!
[Ellie awakens.]
Ellie: Ah!
[Ellie throws Riley off of her onto the floor, taking her switchblade from underneath her pillow. She prepares to stab Riley only to recognize her.]
Ellie: Riley?
Riley: [Laughing.] Ow! [Stands.] I landed on my hip.
Ellie: What the hell? I thought I was bitten.
Riley: I know. [Smiling.] It was kind of awesome. [Pause. Ellie keeps her blade trained on Riley.] Well, you're not gonna kill me are you?
Ellie: [Putting the blade back under her pillow.] I haven’t seen you in I don’t even know how long.
Riley: Forty-five days. Well, forty-six... technically. Wanna know what I've been up to?
Ellie: All this time... I thought you were dead.
Riley: Yeah. Here, [Removes her pendant from her neck. Passing it to Ellie.] Look.
Ellie: [Of the pendant.] No way.
Riley: [Looks at Ellie's bunk bed.] Still no roommate? I had to sleep under Liz for three years and you know how much that girl smells.
Ellie: [Turns over the pendant, revealing the Firefly insignia.] You're a Firefly.
Riley: [Pulls a picture of her and Ellie from the wall.] You still have it up.
[Ellie rushes past her, opening the door, checking the hallway.]
Riley: Wha- What are you doing?
Ellie: [Closing the door.] I'm making sure I don’t get caught with a Firefly in my room.
Riley: Relax. There are no soldiers on the entire floor.
Ellie: [Passing the pendant back.] Here. Congrats.
Riley: Hey! [Grabs Ellie's arm.] Are we cool?
Ellie: [Snatches her arm free.] ‘Are we cool?’
Riley: I disappeared and your mad. [Ellie scoffs.] And... I owe you an explanation. Lets get out of here and I'll tell you all about it.
Ellie: It's almost morning. And I have military drills. You know, where we learn how to kill Fireflies.
Riley: [Tossing Ellie her jeans.] Puts some pants on and lets go.
Ellie: [Getting dressed.] This is so dumb.
Riley: [Leaving the room.] Come on. When have we ever gotten into trouble?
[The screen cuts to black. It then reopens to Ellie in a rundown ice cream parlor in the Colorado Mountain Plaza, months later, frantically searching through several draws. Joel lies unconscious on the ground, still bleeding out from his stomach wound sustained at the University. Callus is by the ice cream stand.]
Ellie: Shit! [Slams drawer shut. Searches another.] Come on, gimme something. [She searches another. Empty too.] Fuck! [She searches one more. Inside is duct tape.] Oh here we go.
[Ellie takes the tape and runs to Joel.]
Ellie: Okay, I'm going to put you on your side. [She rolls Joel over, who grunts with the pain. She sees his wound.] Oh Jesus. [She takes out her summer shirt and tapes it over the wound. She rolls Joel back on to his back.] That should buy us sometime. I’ll find something to stitch you up. Okay? Callus, you keep an eye on him.
[Ellie runs towards a set of shutters, pulling them up. She turns back to Joel.]
Ellie: I'll be back in a flash. Promise.
[Ellie gently pulls the shutters closed. The screen cuts to the title card: The Last of Us: Left Behind. End cinematic.]
=== Fun and Games ===
[The scene opens to Ellie and Riley in Raja's Arcade's arcade, Boston, where Ellie has just played an imaginary game of The Turning.]
Riley: So?
Ellie: It was alright.
Riley: You loved it!
Ellie: Yeah. I kinda did.
[They both laugh. Music begins to play in the distance.]
Riley: You hear that?
[Riley heads towards a door.]
Ellie: Hey! [Riley stops.] Y’know what, we should head back. I need to head back.
Riley: You got plenty of time.
[Riley continues to the door.]
Ellie: Riley...I don't have anymore strikes left at this place. [Riley stops once more.] Tomorrow, we'll just pick up where we left off.
Riley: I can't.
Ellie: Well, we'll just do it another day then.
[Riley walks towards Ellie, shaking her head. Ellie scoffs.]
Ellie: Okay Firefly-girl, when?
Riley: They've asked me to leave.
Ellie: Leave what?
Riley: Boston. I'm supposed to join a group in another city. [Ellie glares at her.] I argued with them to stay here. But you know how Marlene is. Nothing's easy with her. Everything's a test. [Pauses.] They're picking me up tomorrow.
Ellie: Okay.
Riley: That's it?
Ellie: What do you want me to say?
Riley: I don't know. How about some friendly advice?
[Ellie scoffs.]
Riley: I'm serious.
Ellie: Why did you bring me here?
Riley: I wanted to see you.
Ellie: No. Why did you bring me here?
Riley: I don't know.
Ellie: I don’t know. [Sighs.] You want my advice? Go. C'mon. Let's just say our good-byes.
Riley: I'm gonna go check out this music.
Ellie: Riley. Riley!
[Riley turns from Ellie and leaves the room.]
Ellie: Goddamnit.
[Ellie looks back at the picture of Angel Knives on an arcade machine. She then chases after Riley. She finds her in a large department store, stood listening to the music playing from a stereo set, once more powered by the electricity the two started in the generator room.]
Riley: [Not facing Ellie. Of the room.] You ever see anything like this?
Ellie: Are we just done talking?
Riley: I don't know. Are we?
Ellie: You don't get to be pissed off at me. I'm pissed off at you.
Riley: [Facing Ellie.] For what? Asking you what you think?
Ellie: When have you ever cared about what I think? We were good. We were better than good. And then you told me to fuck off. And then you just up and vanish. This whole day... [Pauses.] You feel guilty? You want an out? I'm, I'm giving it to you.
Riley: I’m supposed to be holed up on the other side of town. I get caught as a Firefly, I'm dead. Guilt didn't make me cross a city full of soldiers, Ellie. And yeah, I did some shit that I don't know to take back but – I'm trying. Speaking of... [Riley removes her back pack and tosses it to the floor, revealing two water guns, the ones a corporal took from Ellie.] Those water guns you've been dreaming of. I nearly got shot for these. Surprise.
[Ellie walks over to the guns and picks them up.]
Ellie: Okay. First...I'm gonna destroy you. [Passes Riley a gun.] And then we'll talk.
Riley: [Prime gun.] You're about to get drenched.
Ellie: Let's see what you got Firefly-girl.
[End cinematic.]
=== Don't Go ===
[The scene opens to a shot of Riley's bag. It then pans to Riley and Ellie walking back from their water gun fight.]
Ellie: Hey, so...I said it like an asshole but... I totally meant it. [Pause.] You should go. This is something that you've wanted for... You know, forever, so... Who am I to stop you?
Riley: The one person that can.
Ellie: [Jokingly.] No. Please, don't go. I'll be so miserable without you. [Serious.] I'll be fine. And you'll be fine. And we'll see each other again.
Riley: [Of her water gun.] You should keep these. Not gonna do me any good. [Ellie begins putting the guns in her bag.] You still lug that Walkman around?
Ellie: Always.
Riley: Let me see it.
[Ellie removes the Walkman and passes it to Riley.]
Ellie: Here.
Riley: What's in it?
Ellie: That tape you gave me.
[Riley smiles and nudges Ellie as she walks towards the stereo system.]
Riley: You really will be miserable without me.
Ellie: Shut up.
Riley: Leave that. Follow me.
Ellie: What are we doin'?
Riley: You'll see.
[Riley plugs the Walkman into the stereo system and presses it to play.]
Riley: Yeah.
[Riley stands up on a jewelry table.]
Ellie: What are you- Really?
Riley: C'mere. [Riley starts dancing as Ellie climbs up.] Get your ass up here.
Ellie: So stupid...
[Ellie stands, barely moving. Riley grabs her arms.]
Riley: Come on.
[With encouragement, Ellie begins dancing. The pair soon dance separately all around the table. After a while, Ellie drops to stillness again.]
Riley: Here.
[Riley attempts to get Ellie dancing again but she resists.]
Riley: What is it?
[Ellie stands facing Riley, almost sad.]
Riley: Hey...what's wrong?
Ellie: [Sincere.] Don't go.
[Riley stares at her for a moment then pulls her pendant from her neck, tossing it to the
floor. Ellie kisses her for a moment before pulling away.]
Ellie: Sorry.
Riley: For what?
Ellie: What do we do now?
Riley: We'll figure it out. But I don’t think Marlene's gonna go for it-
[A roar calls out in the distance.]
Ellie: Wait.
[They both turn to see several runners charging into the store. One sees them on the table and sprints at them.]
Ellie: Riley!
[Riley draws her pistol and shoots at the Runner. End cinematic.]
=== Epilogue ===
[The scene opens to Ellie slitting a Runner's throat with her switchblade, saving Riley, who kicks it's corpse away from her.]
Ellie: [Looking around.] I think it's clear.
Riley: Ellie. [Pauses.] Ellie, your arm.
[Ellie looks to her arm, finding a Runner had successfully bitten her. She drops her switchblade and frantically wipes the blood away only to find the bite remains.]
Ellie: No. No, no, no, no, no.
[Riley raises her left hand to show she too was also bitten. The screen cuts back to Joel and Ellie at the ice cream parlor, where Ellie has returned with the medical kit after fighting her way through Infected and pursuers from the University.]
Ellie: [To Joel.] Don't worry. [Prepares suturing kit.] I've done this before. I'm kind of an expert... ish. [Her hand trembles. She grabs it, breathing deep. To herself.] Just stay calm. Stay calm.
[The scene cuts back to the past, where Ellie is smashing up several plant pots with a pipe.]
Ellie: Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
[Ellie tosses the pipe before collapsing next to Riley, panting.]
Riley: There's some more stuff over there you can break.
Ellie: [Crying.] What are we gonna do?
Riley: The way I see it, we got two options. [Riley takes out her handgun.] Option one. We take the easy way out. [Of her gun.] It's quick and painless. [She puts the gun down.] I'm not a fan of option one. Two. We fight.
Ellie: Fight for what? We're gonna turn into one of those things.
[As Riley responds, her speech is intercut with shots of Ellie tying an unconscious Joel to sledge and preparing to drag him while riding on Callus in to a snowstorm.]
Riley: There's a million ways we should’ve died before today. And a million ways we can die before tomorrow. But we fight... for every second we get to spend with each other. Whether it’s two minutes. Or two days. We don't give that up.
[The scene now returns to Riley and Ellie sat together.]
Riley: I don't want to give that up. My vote. Let’s just wait it out. You know, we can...be all poetic and just lose our minds together.
Ellie: What’s option three.
Riley: Sorry. [Getting up.] C’mon. Let's get outta here.
[The camera focuses on Ellie, who wipes her tears away. The music begins to swell as the screen cuts back to the title card once again. The credits then roll. End cinematic.]
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