Vigilante For Hire

is the second episode of Experimental. It was written by and first aired in October 2017.
==Synopsis==
The episode follows how Montserrat coped with her powers following the experiment, while the group gets their first tip-off of one of the scientists who gave them their powers.
==Transcript==
The episode starts with a shot of the Houston skyline, before Montserrat swings down on a vine. She is shown to be chasing a criminal who has somebody's handbag.
:Montserrat: Get back here!
The criminal starts to pick up speed, now pushing citizens out of the way for the sake of getting away quicker.
:Montserrat: Right. Time for drastic measures.
Montserrat fires another vine from her free hand and catches the criminal's foot. She jerks the vine towards her as the criminal then trips and hits the ground hard, dropping the bag. Montserrat then uses her aerokinesis to create a gust of wind that sends the handbag up to her as she goes to return it to the owner.
:Montserrat: I don't know why people decide to do things like that. Steal. Kill. Lie. It just isn't right.
Montserrat shakes her head as she swings back to the owner of the handbag and gives it back to them.
:Owner: Thank you!
:Montserrat: Not a problem. I'm a vigilante, I do this daily.
Montserrat then walks on as she thinks about what happened.
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Montserrat is seen walking into a cafe where the others are seen sat around, with everyone staying far away from Xochitl, who is asleep.
:Danilo: Hey, there's Spider-Woman!
Montserrat sits down next to Danilo.
:Montserrat: Yeah, that character actually exists? So...
Valencia is shown using her telekinesis to grab a plate as Petrona clears her throat.
:Petrona: We got a lead on one of the guys who gave us our powers. Valencia and I were told another experiment like what we were in was gonna be done.
Xochitl's eyes open wide upon hearing this as she suddenly grabs Petrona by the collar.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) Where the fuck is it happening?!
:Petrona: Just outside Houston.
Xochitl starts to go out to run to the lab where the experiment is happening but Montserrat fires a vine that wraps itself around Xochitl as she ropes her back.
:Montserrat: You're not going anywhere without us, Xochitl.
Xochitl's face goes red with anger as she attempts to bite her way out of Montserrat's vine and the others talk about how to stop the experiment.
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A young Montserrat is seen in a laboratory, scuttling back as a scientist approaches her.
:Scientist: So. Montserrat Sanchez Gutierrez. Born November 4 1993. Says here you're from Guadalajara, yes?
Montserrat hesitantly nods.
:Scientist: Well, you're in luck. You see, this is an experiment where we take people and mutate them.
:Montserrat: T-That doesn't sound very lucky.
Montserrat gulps.
:Scientist: Oh, it is. Because you're going to be the first victim!
The scientist throws Montserrat into a room where gas is released. It starts closing in on Montserrat as she begins to scream. She begins to inhale the gas as her eyes slowly turn from brown to a deep purple. She starts coughing as she eventually passes out from inhaling the gas. Montserrat is then seen in a van, feeling very light-headed.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) That was... awful. It felt like a nightmare.
Montserrat looks around her to notice plant life everywhere.
:Montserrat: O-Oh?
Montserrat looks at her hand as a small flower forms in it. She then clasps her hands together, looking shocked.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) What the hell?
Montserrat creates another plant with her other hand.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) No, no. This can't be real.
Montserrat shuts her eyes.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Come on, Montserrat. Wake up. This is a dream!
Montserrat focuses hard as suddenly a strong gust hits the van, tossing it and Montserrat over. She then looks at her hands.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Ohh, shit. This isn't a dream.
Montserrat begins to panic.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) I'm a superhuman, I'm a superhuman, I'm a superhuman!
Montserrat crawls out of the van to see the laboratory as she suddenly starts to run off back home, seemingly scared.
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A hard hit is heard as a guard collapses to the floor. Xochitl is then seen standing in front of them, with the others follow up behind.
:Kayleigh: Oh my God!
:Danilo: At least it wasn't with her gun.
Xochitl slowly pulls her gun out.
:Danilo: ...Really?
Montserrat's vigilante instincts kick in as she tackles and disarms Xochitl.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) Give that back!
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) I know what you're going to do.
Xochitl's eyes go red as Montserrat's eyes go wide and she lets go, but Valencia instantly uses her telekinesis to pin Xochitl against the wall and Montserrat passes the gun to Rámon.
:Rámon: Why are you giving me this?
:Montserrat: You're a cop right?
:Rámon: Yeah, but I never used a gun!
:Montserrat: Oh.
Valencia notices another guard aiming at them with a rifle. She disarms and knocks him out with her telekinesis while keeping a hold on Xochitl.
:Valencia: We should probably get going before we're overwhelmed.
The others nod in agreement as Valencia releases Xochitl and they start to go through the building.
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The young Montserrat is seen entering her house, as her mother comes in and hugs her tight.
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) Oh, Montserrat, you're safe!
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Yeah, fortunately.
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) What happened to you??
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Some guys kidnapped me! Did some experiment on me! And now I can do this!
Montserrat creates a rose in her hand, which her mother is impressed by.
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) You received superpowers?
Montserrat nods.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) I don't know what to do with these powers!
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) Hmm... One of my childhood friends is a superhuman, she might be able to help you.
Montserrat nods, nervous as she is then seen in the present day, working with Kayleigh, Daniela and Danilo to get through the lab.
:Kayleigh: So, what did you guys do before coming here?
:Danilo: Did soccer in the streets of Puebla.
:Montserrat: Vigilante in Guadalajara.
:Daniela: Confined myself in my room to keep away from everyone.
Montserrat, Danilo and Kayleigh look at Daniela.
:Daniela: Hey, you two didn't get as badly mutated as I did! My eyes were brown before that happened!
:Kayleigh: What powers did you guys get?
:Montserrat: The ability to control plants and wind.
:Danilo: Stupidly high speed.
:Daniela: Pyrokinesis, shapeshifting, telekinesis, superhuman reflexes...
:Kayleigh: Huh. You really got hit hard, didn't you?
Daniela nods, seemingly trying to hide some internal rage.
:Montserrat: Wait.
The other three stop as Montserrat notices a girl and a scientist, in a position Montserrat is all too familiar with.
:Montserrat: Hey!
Montserrat fires a vine at the scientist as she wraps him up and reels him in.
:Montserrat: I'm not gonna let history repeat itself.
Danilo looks down at the scientist, then at the girl.
:Danilo: If she's here then... there's gotta be others here.
The others look at the girl as they then look at each other.
:Montserrat: Let's save them. Before history repeats itself.
The others nod, agreeing and continue to walk.
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Valencia is seen walking through the lab with Petrona, Rámon and Xochitl behind her. Xochitl has her hands tied up.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) I don't understand why you had to do this.
:Petrona: (in Spanish, subtitled) because you're capable of killing people and we don't want that. We just want answers. At least I do, anyway.
Xochitl narrows her eyes at Petrona.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) What is it with you guys not trusting me with my hands?!
:Rámon: (in Spanish, subtitled) Well, you did send someone into a coma before we started this, and that's never a good sign...
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) I'd never actually try and kill-
Rámon takes Xochitl's gun out of his pocket as she goes silent. Valencia is then seen holding her head, which Petrona notices.
:Petrona: (in Spanish, subtitled) Are you okay?
:Valencia: (in Spanish, subtitled) Yeah. It just feels like my powers are getting stronger by the second.
Valencia sighs as she starts to focus her powers. She feels the ground shake beneath her as Rámon notices the lab beginning to rise.
:Rámon: (in Spanish, subtitled) Uh, Valencia?
Valencia looks around to see Rámon, who then points outside to show the building slowly going up. She then seemingly loses her grip on the building as it comes back down with a big crash, causing the four and the others to lose their footing and fall over.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) Holy shit!
:Petrona: (in Spanish, subtitled) I think you're right. They are getting stronger.
The camera then shows Valencia's brain, which reveals that her brain is creating neurons at an extremely rapid rate and seem to be empowering her telekinesis.
:Petrona: (in Spanish, subtitled) But hey! Look at it this way. You could strip the "Most Dangerous" title from Xochitl.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) Fuck you.
Petrona smirks as they get up and continue to go through the lab, looking for people to save and the scientists.
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An 18-year-old Montserrat is seen sat in her room and watching TV, flicking through channels as she notices a news report.
:Reporter: (in Spanish, subtitled) A bank in downtown Guadalajara has been robbed. Police are searching for the man, who is now on the loose in the city.
Montserrat sits up and turns the TV off, before creating a plant in her hand.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Hey... that's how I could use my powers! I've been wondering what to do with them this whole time, but it's been right in my face!
Montserrat jumps up and before running downstairs, thinks about something.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) ...I should probably change first though.
Montserrat grabs a shirt and a pair of jeans before rushing downstairs and putting a pair of boots on. Her mother then comes through.
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) Where are you going?
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) I'm gonna stop that robber!
Montserrat then grabs a pair of fingerless gloves as she bolts out. The robber is then seen counting up the money he had stolen. Montserrat is then seen on the top of one of the buildings above him.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Right, let's do this.
Montserrat creates a long vine as she drops down, knocking the robber down.
:Robber: Ack!
Montserrat stands on top of the robber to make sure he goes nowhere.
:Robber: (in Spanish, subtitled) Your heels are digging into my spine!
:Montserrat: Oh.
Montserrat steps off the robbers back as she ties his arms up with vines. He attempts to run but Montserrat ties his legs up, tripping him and knocking him out. Montserrat shrugs and picks him up as she is seen arriving at a police station.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Sir, I caught the robber.
:Police officer: (in Spanish, subtitled) Oh! Thank you, young woman.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) No problem. My name is Montserrat, by the way.
The officer nods as Montserrat walks off home.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) That was... awesome! I could get used to this life.
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Montserrat is seen looking around as Daniela suddenly appears behind her.
:Daniela: Is there anyone down here?
:Montserrat: Not from what I can see.
Daniela then feels something entering the room with them. She walks in the direction of the sense as she discovers a scientist, about to unleash something on a boy.
:Daniela: Oh, no you don't!
As the scientist is about to release the item, Daniela freezes him in position. The boy then looks confused as he looks at the stationary scientist and then looks at Daniela.
:Boy: What just happened?
:Daniela: I froze him in time.
The boy looks at Daniela, confused.
:Daniela: I was in the same situation 10 years ago.
:Montserrat: Me too.
Danilo and Kayleigh then come through.
:Kayleigh: How did you guys dart off like that?
Daniela shrugs as Danilo looks at the scientist.
:Danilo: What's with this dude?
:Montserrat: Daniela froze him. He was about to attack this kid but we got here just in time.
:Danilo: Huh.
Danilo pokes the frozen scientist, who then falls over. Kayleigh then, very cautiously, grabs the item with her telekinesis and puts it in her hands.
:Danilo: So, that's what he was gonna use?
:Kayleigh: Looks like it.
:Montserrat: We should probably give this to Valencia. She's got gloves and we need as few of our fingerprints on these as possible.
Kayleigh looks down at Montserrat's hands, which have fingerless gloves on them.
:Montserrat: Proper gloves!
:Kayleigh: Oh.
Danilo then looks at the boy.
:Danilo: You should probably get on home. Before some other guy comes.
:Boy: That's the problem. I live in London.
:Danilo: ...Oh.
Danilo looks at the others.
:Daniela: I'm flat broke.
:Montserrat: All my money's in pesos right now.
:Kayleigh: I only have about $5 on me.
Danilo thinks about what to do.
:Kayleigh: I can always fly you back myself.
:Boy: Wait. You have a plane?
:Kayleigh: No, but I have telekinesis. It's just as effective. Just... don't look down or let go of me.
:Boy: Alright!
Kayleigh passes the item to Daniela then picks the boy up as she creates a hole in the ceiling to fly him home. Danilo, Daniela and Montserrat look at each other and shrug as they go off, as Daniela holds the item telekinetically.
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The young Montserrat is seen entering her house as it is shown that the news is on, and her mother has a cake in her hands.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) Oh! W-What's this for?
Montserrat's mother nods to the TV.
:Reporter: (in Spanish, subtitled) The bank robber has been detained and handed in to the police. He was caught by a woman who referred herself to the police as "Montserrat".
Montserrat looks at her mother.
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) How'd you know it was me?
:Montserrat's mother: Well, there's not exactly anyone else in Guadalajara called Montserrat, is there?
:Montserrat: (in Spanish, subtitled) There probably is, but we just haven't met them yet.
:Montserrat's mother: (in Spanish, subtitled) Fair enough.
Montserrat's mother puts the cake down as she and her daughter start to eat it. Montserrat is then seen in the present day with Danilo and Daniela, as they catch up to Xochitl, Rámon, Petrona and Valencia.
:Petrona: Yo!
:Rámon: Where's Kayleigh?
:Montserrat: We saved a kid and she's taking him back home.
:Rámon: Huh.
Daniela walks over to Valencia, still holding the item from earlier telekinetically.
:Daniela: Could you hold onto this?
:Valencia: ...Sure.
Daniela drops the item into Valencia's hands as she takes a look at it.
:Valencia: I'm guessing you wanted me to hold it because I have gloves on.
:Daniela: Pretty much, yeah.
Valencia nods as she puts it in her pocket. Her eyes are seen pulsing, which makes Daniela raise her eyebrows.
:Daniela: Are you alright?
:Valencia: Yeah, it's just my powers are getting really weird.
Valencia smacks the side of her head as her eyes stop pulsing.
:Montserrat: So, have you guys had any luck?
:Rámon: Not yet. We found out Valencia could lift the building though.
Montserrat and Danilo look at each other.
:Danilo: That explains why we fell on our asses earlier.
:Montserrat: Yeah, I was wondering how that happened!
Danilo then notices Xochitl's hands are tied up then looks at Petrona.
:Danilo: Smart move.
Petrona smirks while Xochitl mouths "fuck you" to Danilo.
:Petrona: It was the only way to avoid major violence.
:Montserrat: C'mon, let's go before someone falls victim to these monsters.
The others nod as they go off in search of people to save.
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Montserrat is seen kicking a door down as she and the others fly into a room, where a scientist is seen.
:Scientist: Who are you?
Xochitl is seen going invisible then becoming visible again as the rope holding her hands together. She snatches her gun from Rámon and points it at the scientist.
:Daniela: Xochitl.
Xochitl looks at Daniela, as she slowly attempts to pull the trigger as Montserrat looks at her.
:Montserrat: We're here for answers, not murder.
Montserrat then looks at the scientist.
:Montserrat: Why did you guys experiment on us?
:Scientist: Huh?
:Valencia: There was an experiment 10 years ago. We were the victims of it. It's very similar to this experiment.
:Scientist: O-Oh. I didn't know anything about that.
Xochitl slowly lowers her gun.
:Rámon: So, you don't know a Benjamin Thomas?
The scientist shakes his head.
:Valencia: Look, to put it simply, this happened as a result of those experiments.
Valencia puts her hands out to use her telekinesis as the control board behind the scientist starts to crackle and pop, as it ultimately breaks under the sheer strength of Valencia's powers. The scientist then jumps.
:Valencia: We didn't all receive the same powers. But you get the gist of it.
The scientist bites his lip as he calls his colleague.
:Scientist: Hey, is it too late to abort? 
The scientist's colleague says something as the scientist nods and hangs up, going over to a PA.
:Scientist: Hey, we're aborting the experiment!
The team appears confused while Xochitl becomes more irate.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) What a load of fucking bullshit!
Xochitl pulls her gun up and starts firing at the scientist. The scientist escapes as the others pin Xochitl down as Montserrat disarms her again.
:Montserrat: Goddammit, what was that for?!
Xochitl growls as Montserrat puts her arms in vines and they take her out of the building.
:Danilo: That was an anticlimax.
:Petrona: Hey, at least no one's dead.
:Danilo: True.
The team then go out, with Xochitl shaking with rage.
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Xochitl is seen punching a bag hard.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) One day.
Xochitl punches the bag hard enough to break it.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) One day, I'm gonna kill 'em.
Xochitl then goes into Valencia's room.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) She has to take her gloves off while sleeping, right?
Xochitl then notices Valencia still has her gloves on.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) ...Wow, okay then. Weirdo.
:Valencia: (in Spanish, subtitled) I might be sleeping, but I can hear you.
:Xochitl: (in Spanish, subtitled) Fucker!
Xochitl runs out as Valencia wakes up and looks at the door.
:Valencia: (in Spanish, subtitled) Don't know what she wanted.
==Reception==
TBA
==Trivia==
*The "Spider-Woman" line was intended to be a reference to the character Spider-Gwen.
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