The Beginning Transcript

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== Transcript ==
=== Prologue ===
[The cinematic "Goodnight, baby girl" begins. "Sony Computer Entertainment presents" and "a Naughty Dog game" slides flash on screen. A young Marcus Hernández sleeps on the couch. The camera then shifts to the front door where his mother Wendy enters, talking to her cousin, Tara, on the phone.]
Wendy: Tara I- Tara , Tara listen to me, I know, okay? I'll bring him in a few weeks, I can't lose him, alright?
[The camera shifts back to Marcus waking up.]
Wendy: Let's talk about this in the morning, okay? [Wendy turns to see Marcus as he yawns. She smiles and turns on a light.] We'll talk about it in the morning. Alright, goodnight.
[Marcus sits up on the couch.]
Sarah: Hey.
Joel: Scoot.
[Sarah moves over. Joel sits next to her.]
Sarah: Fun day at work, huh?
Joel: What are you still doing up? It's late.
[Sarah looks up at the clock. It reads 11:40 PM.]
Sarah: Oh crud. What time is it?
Joel: It's way past your bedtime.
Sarah: But it's still today.
[Sarah grabs a small box beside the couch.]
Joel: Honey, please not right now. I do not have the energy for this.
[Sarah stands up and hands the small box to Joel.]
Sarah: Here.
Joel: What's this? [He grabs the box.]
Sarah: Your birthday.
[Joel opens the box. Inside is a watch.]
Sarah: You kept complaining about your broken watch... So I figured, you know... [Joel puts the watch on his wrist] You like it?
Joel: Honey, this is... [He holds the watch to his ear, then puts it back down.]
Sarah: What?
Joel: It's nice but I- I think it's stuck. It's not -
Sarah: What? [Worried, she grabs Joel's arm to get a closer view of the watch.] No, no, no, no. [As she looks, she finds the watch is ticking fine. It was all a joke by Joel. She pushes his arm away.] Oh, ha, ha.
Joel: Where did you get the money for this?
Sarah: [Sarcastically] Drugs. I sell hardcore drugs.
Joel: Oh, good. [Joel grabs the TV remote from the table in front of him.] You can start helping out with the mortgage then.
Sarah: Stsh - yeah, you wish.
[Joel turns on the TV. He and Sarah then start watching TV. After some time, Sarah falls asleep. Music starts to play as Joel picks up Sarah and carries her to her room. Joel then puts Sarah in her bed.]
Joel: Goodnight, baby girl.
[Joel leaves her room and the camera cuts to black. The cinematic "Goodnight, baby girl" ends. Almost two hours later, Sarah is awakened to her bedside phone ringing. She picks it up and answers.]
Sarah: Hello?
Tommy Miller: [Over the phone] Sarah, honey, I need you to get your daddy on the phone.
Sarah: Uncle Tommy, what time is it?
Tommy: I need to talk to your dad now. There's some-
Sarah: [The phone call suddenly disconnects.] Uncle Tommy? Hello?
[Sarah hangs the phone up and stands up out of bed. The player is now controlling Sarah.]
Sarah: What was that all about?
[If Sarah attempts to pick up the phone again, she will hear nothing but the disconnect tone. She replies.]
Sarah: [Sighs] Phone's dead. [She hangs the phone back up.]
[Sarah walks around her room. She can interact with a birthday card on her dresser, which she got for Joel.]
Sarah: Ah, dang it. I forgot to give this to him. [Opens the birthday card before putting it back down.]
[Sarah opens her bedroom door and walks out into the hallway.]
Sarah: Dad? [She continues down the hallway.] Daddy?
[Sarah opens the door to Joel's bedroom. No one is in there, but the TV is on with a news broadcast playing on screen. On it, a female reporter named Lori Gilbert is reporting in the streets of inner city Austin.]
Lori Gilbert: [On the TV] It appears that what we initially reported as riots...
Sarah: [Calls out for Joel] You in here?
Lori Gilbert: ...seem to be somehow connected to the nationwide pandemic.
Sarah: Where the heck are you?
Lori Gilbert: We've received reports that victims afflicted with the infection show signs of increased aggression and-
Sarah: [Responding to the TV] That's nearby.
[On the TV, a U.S. military soldier suddenly interrupts the broadcast.]
Male soldier: We need to move everybody out of here now. There's a gas leak. Hey - move! Get out of here!
Lori Gilbert: There seems to be some commotion coming from beh-
Male soldier: Lady, get the hell outta here right-
[The gas leak causes an explosion in the background, suddenly cutting off the broadcast. The TV loses connection and dogs begin barking in the background.]
Sarah: Uh... what was that?
[The player is then prompted to press . Sarah looks out the window and a second explosion goes off within the city. Sarah is getting increasingly frightened.]
Sarah: Dad? [Walks out of Joel's bedroom.] Dad!? [Descends the stairs.] What is goin' on?
[Three police cars drive by the front window. Sarah continues through the house, entering the kitchen. She notices Joel's phone vibrating on the counter.]
Sarah: There's his phone.
[Sarah approaches his phone and picks it up, reading the notifications, all from Tommy.]
Sarah: [Reading the phone] 8 missed calls. "Where the hell are you? Call me." "On my way."
[Sarah puts the phone down and reads a note on the fridge left by Joel, informing her he's going to be home late and to order food for herself. She stops reading the note.]
Sarah: Where is he?
[Sarah starts walking towards Joel's office and hears a nearby dog yelp outside, startling her. She opens the door to her dad's office and suddenly sees Joel run in from outside. He quickly turns around and shuts the glass sliding door behind him.]
Sarah: There you are.
Joel: [Looks at Sarah] Sarah. Are you okay?
Sarah: Yeah.
[Joel turns to his desk and pulls a box out from the drawer.]
Joel: Has anyone come in here? [He opens the box. Inside is a revolver.]
Sarah: No. Who would come in here?
Joel: Don't go near the doors. Just... [He starts loading the revolver] Just stand back there...
Sarah: Dad, you're kinda freaking me out. What's going on?
Joel: It's the Coopers. Somethin' ain't right with 'em. I think they're sick.
Sarah: What kinda sick?
[Suddenly, Jimmy Cooper, the Millers' neighbor, slams into the sliding door from outside, startling the two. Jimmy, clearly infected with the Cordyceps brain infection, is snarling and groaning.]
Joel: Jesus. Jimmy!
Sarah: Dad?
Joel: Honey, c'mere, c'mere. [He pulls Sarah behind him, wielding his revolver.]
Sarah: [Mutters to herself] It's okay... [Jimmy continues to slam into the glass door.]
Joel: Jimmy. [Jimmy breaks through the door and falls to the ground] Jimmy, just stay back. [Jimmy gets up and turns to them] Jimmy, I am warning you.
Sarah: Oh, my God...
Joel: [Jimmy sprints towards them] Don't! [Joel shoots Jimmy once, killing him. He speaks to Sarah.] Go. Go.
[Joel pulls Sarah by the arm out of his office and into the dining room. He grabs her by the shoulders.]
Sarah: [Disbelief] You shot him...
Joel: Sarah.
Sarah: [Shaky breath] I saw him this mornin'.
Joel: Listen to me, there is something bad going on. We have got to get outta here. Do you understand me?
Sarah: [Nods] Yeah.
[Car lights can be seen shining through the front window.]
Joel: Tommy. C'mon. [He grabs Sarah by the hand and hurriedly heads for the front door.] C'mon.
Sarah: [Follows Joel] Okay.
[They exit through the front door and in the driveway is Tommy in his truck. He gets out and approaches the pair.]
Tommy: Where the hell you been? You have any idea what's goin' on out there?
Joel: I got some notion. [He pulls Sarah towards the truck and opens the back door.]
Tommy: Holy shit. You got blood all over you.
Joel: [To Sarah] C'mon, baby. Go on in there. [Sarah climbs into the backseat. He replies to Tommy.] It ain't mine. Let's just get outta here.
Tommy: They're saying that half the people in the city have lost their minds.
Joel: Can we please just go? [He enters the passenger side.]
Tommy: Some sort of parasite or something. [Tommy enters the driver's side.] You gonna tell me what happened?
Joel: Later.
Tommy: [Looks back] Hey, Sarah. How you holdin' up, honey? [Reverses out of the driveway.]
Sarah: I'm fine. Can we hear what's on the radio?
Tommy: Yeah, sure thing. [Begins driving on the road.]
Sarah: Thanks.
[Tommy attempts to turn on the car radio, only for it to be unsuccessful.]
Tommy: No cellphone. No radio. Yeah, we're doin' great. Minute ago, newsman wouldn't shut up.
Joel: They say where to go?
Tommy: He said, ah... Army's puttin' up road blocks on the highway. No gettin' into Travis County.
Joel: That means we need to get the hell out. Take 71.
Tommy: 71, that's where I'm headed.
[They arrive at an intersection where a police car drives by. Tommy turns right.]
Sarah: Did they say how many are dead?
Tommy: Probably a lot. Found this one family all mangled inside their house.
Joel: [Interrupts Tommy] Tommy.
Tommy: Right. Sorry.
[They continue driving and turn left. They pass a bloodied car that has crashed into a telephone pole.]
Joel: Jesus Christ, how did this happen?
Tommy: They got no clue. But we ain't the only town. At first they were saying it was just the South. Now they're going on about the East Coast, the West Coast...
[Tommy notices a burning farmhouse just up the road.]
Tommy: Holy hell. That's Louis' farm. [They drive past] I hope that son of a bitch made it out.
Joel: I'm sure he did.
Sarah: Are we sick?
Joel: [Turns around] No. No, of course not.
Sarah: How do you know?
Tommy: They said it's just ah, people in the city. We're good. [He turns right at an intersection.]
Sarah: Didn't Jimmy work in the city?
Joel: That's right, he did. We're fine. Trust me.
Sarah: Alright.
[Tommy notices a father, mother, and their young child walking along the road.]
Tommy: Let's see what they need [He starts slowing the truck down.]
Joel: What the hell do you think you're doin'? Keep drivin'.
Tommy: They got a kid, Joel.
Joel: So do we.
Sarah: But we have room.
[The father of the family notices their truck and starts calling out to them for help.]
Male civilian: Hey! [Waves his arms and takes a step onto the road.]
Joel: Keep drivin', Tommy.
Male civilian: Hey, stop! Stop!
[Tommy speeds the truck up and continues driving down the road.]
Joel: You ain't seen what I seen. Someone else'll come along.
Sarah: [Whispers] We shoulda helped them.
[They start to approach Highway 71 as an ambulance drives past them. When they arrive, it is congested due to traffic. A helicopter flies over.]
Tommy: Oh, this is bad. Everyone and their mother had the same damn idea.
Joel: Well... we could just backtrack and-
[The driver of the car in front of them gets out of their vehicle.]
Male civilian: [To the driver in front of him] Hey, what the fuck, man? Let's go!
[A runner runs up from the left and starts attacking the man.]
Joel: Holy shit. [To Tommy] Turn us around.
[A second runner starts attacking the woman in the man's passenger seat.]
Sarah: Oh, my God.
Female civilian: [Screaming] Get away!
Joel: Tommy. [Shakes Tommy's shoulder] Tommy!
[Tommy, who is stricken with shock, comes back to thanks to Joel.]
Tommy: Holy shit.
[Tommy puts the truck in reverse and backs up as the runner chases after them and slams on the backseat window. Tommy quickly drives off onto another street.]
Tommy: What the fuck just happened? What the fuck just happened - did you see that?
Joel: Yes, I saw it.
Tommy: Goddamn.
Joel: Turn here. [Points to the left] Turn here.
[Tommy turns left to find an RV and many civilians running through the street, blocking their way. He slows the truck down.]
Tommy: Come on people. Move.
Joel: No, no, no, no, no...
Sarah: What are they runnin' from?
Joel: [To Tommy] Get us outta here.
Tommy: I'm tryin'.
[A civilian bumps into the truck, causing Tommy to stop.]
Sarah: Oh no.
Joel: We can't stop here, Tommy.
Tommy: I can't fuckin' drive through 'em, Joel!
Joel: Then back up then!
Tommy: They're behind me too!
Joel: There. [He points to an opening on the left] There! There!
Tommy: Hold on! [Drives towards the opening.]
Joel: Go!
[Tommy successfully makes it through the opening and approaches an intersection in town. As they pass through it, Sarah yells out.]
Sarah: Look out!
[Almost immediately, a car from the left side crashes into the truck. As the truck flips over, the screen turns to black. The camera cuts to an unconscious Joel inside the overturned truck. Behind him is Sarah, waking up from the accident.]
Sarah: [Sits up] Daddy? [Looks at Joel and shakes his shoulder] Hey. Hey.
Joel: [Regains consciousness] What?
[Joel opens his eyes and looks around. He sees civilians running for their lives in the street as a runner attacks someone in the passenger seat of the car that crashed into them.]
Joel: [Looks at Sarah] Get back, baby. Get back.
Sarah: [She complies and whispers] Look, I'm okay...
[Joel starts kicking out the windshield of the truck. The player is required to press  three times to kick it out. He slowly climbs out as civilians continue to run from infected around them. Joel stands up and gets attacked by a runner. Resisting, Tommy comes to his rescue and knocks the runner out by striking it with a brick. They look at each other as Sarah is still inside the truck.]
Sarah: Dad?
[Joel turns around and faces Sarah.]
Joel: I'm here, baby. I'm here. [Holds his hand out] Come on, gimme your hand.
[Sarah grabs him by the hand as he helps her out. As she stands to her feet, she limps.]
Joel: [Supports Sarah with his arms.] What is it?
Sarah: My leg hurts.
Joel: How bad?
[The camera cuts to Tommy, looking off in the distance.]
Sarah: Pretty bad.
Tommy: [Interrupts them] We're gonna need to run.
Joel: [Looks in the same direction and mutters] Oh, my God. [Joel pulls his revolver out from his back pocket. He hands it to Tommy.] Keep us safe. [To Sarah.] Come on, baby. [Joel picks Sarah up and carries her in his arms.] Now hold on tight.
Sarah: Okay.
[The player now controls Joel as he carries Sarah through the streets of Austin, Tommy leads the way. Civilians desperately run away as infected attack them and chase the player.]
Sarah: Daddy, I'm scared.
Joel: Just keep your eyes closed, honey!
[A runner attacks a man in front of Tommy.]
Tommy: [Backs away] Joel - watch out!
[The three continue running down the street as a car, speeding out of control, approaches the nearby Texan gas station.]
Sarah: [Gasps] Oh my- [The car crashes into the fuel pumps, causing an explosion.] Oh, my God...
Tommy: [Checks on the pair.] Keep running!
[Tommy signals the two to continue running as they turn right onto the next street. On the left side is a burning building with people running out, on fire.]
Sarah: Those people are on fire.
Joel: Don't look, Sarah.
Sarah: Okay.
[They come to a fire truck parked on the road. Tommy looks both directions and points to the opening on the right side.]
Tommy: Over there!
[As they pass through the opening, two cars crash into each other to their right, knocking civilians over.]
Joel: We're gonna get outta this. I promise.
[They continue running down the street. In front of them is a movie theater with a police barricade set up outside, with officers waving civilians into different directions. A car on fire behind them rolls down the street and crashes into a parked car, causing a larger explosion.]
Tommy: Get back! There's too many of 'em. [He starts waving his arms to the left toward an alley.] This way! Through the alley!
[The three head towards the alley as Tommy opens a fence gate. He holds it open for Joel and Sarah.]
Tommy: Go!
[As Joel walks down the alley, a runner attempts to attack him from his right, forcing the player to repeatedly press Square. Tommy kicks the infected down onto the ground and shoots him once in the head with the revolver.]
Tommy: He's dead!
Joel: [Picking Sarah back up.] Jesus.
Tommy: Goddammit.
Joel: We're almost there. We're almost there baby.
[They continue running down the alley. On the right side, three infected are on the other side of the fence. One starts to climb through a small opening.]
Tommy: They're gettin' through the fence! [He continues running forward.] Keep going! Find a way outta here! [He runs to the right, toward the back door of a bar.] C'mon! Joel! [He opens and holds the door open.] Move it!
[As Joel and Sarah run inside the bar, Tommy attempts to close the door, but the arms of infected keep him from closing it. He holds the door shut and faces Joel.]
Tommy: Get to the highway!
Joel: What?
Tommy: Go - you got Sarah! I can outrun 'em!
Sarah: Uncle Tommy!
Joel: I will meet you there. [Joel heads toward the front entrance.]
Tommy: Hurry!
[Joel and Sarah leave Tommy and exit through the front entrance of the bar. As Joel opens the door, Sarah screams. An infected attacks a civilian in front of them.]
Sarah: [Sobbing] Daddy, we can't leave him.
Joel: He's gonna be fine.
[Joel runs through an opening in the half-wall in front of them and onto a dirt trail that leads to the nearby highway. Infected begin to chase them from behind.]
Joel: We're almost there. [A helicopter flies over above them.]
Sarah: [Referring to the infected] They're gettin' closer. [Pauses] Dad?
[The two pass an overturned ambulance. Another runner crawls out from beneath it and starts chasing them as well. They continue running along the dirt path until the cinematic "Twenty Years Later" begins. Joel continues to carry Sarah in his arms as two infected chase after them. However, they are all startled by gunshots. Sarah screams, and the infected behind them fall, struck down by bullets.]
Joel: [Looks behind and then back at Sarah. Softly] It's okay baby. We're safe. We're safe.
[The camera shows a soldier, armed with a rifle and a mounted light in the distance.]
Joel: [Stands up. Calling out] Hey! We need help-
Male soldier: Stop!
Joel: Please, it's my daughter; I think her leg is broken.
Male soldier: [Points gun. Demanding] Stop right there!
Joel: [Pauses] Okay... we're not sick.
Male soldier: [Using radio] We've got two civilians in the outer perimeter, please advise.
Sarah: Daddy, what about Uncle Tommy?
Joel: [Quietly] We're gonna get you to safety and go back for him. Okay?
Male soldier: [Over radio] Sir, there's a little girl. [Hesitates] But- [Pauses] Yes, sir.
Joel: Listen, buddy, we've just been through hell. Okay, we just need-
[The soldier raises his gun and aims it directly at Joel and Sarah.]
Joel: Oh, shit...
[The soldier pulls the trigger. Joel quickly turns and is shot in the side. Sarah screams and is thrown from Joel's arms. They both roll to the ground and Joel groans in pain. The soldier hurries toward Joel and aims the gun at his head.]
Joel: [Holding side and weakly extending his other arm. Begging] Please, don't.
[The soldier is suddenly shot in the head and collapses. Tommy enters the scene with his revolver still drawn and sees Sarah whimpering.]
Tommy: Oh, no.
Joel: [Turns and crawls toward Sarah.] Sarah?! [She whimpers in pain.] Okay. Move your hands, baby. [Sarah grabs Joel's shoulder in pain.] I know, baby, I know... [Cringes] God! Listen to me, I know this hurts, baby. You're gonna be okay, baby. Stay with me! [Reaches down] Alright, I'm gonna pick you up. I know, baby. I know it hurts. Come on, baby, please! I know, baby! I know!
[Camera pans to Tommy, who watches in horror. The camera pans back to Sarah, who gives her final breath and dies.]
Joel: Sarah... Baby... [Sniffs] Don't do this to me, baby. Don't do this to me, baby girl. Come on... [Begins crying] No, no... Oh no, no, no... Please. Oh, God. Please, please, please, don't do this. Please, God... [Continues crying]
[The The Last of Us original logo cuts to the screen as somber music plays. Opening credits appear with a montage of microscopic fungal growth in the background.]
Female reporter #1: [Voice] The number of confirmed deaths has passed two hundred. The Governor has called a state of emergency...
Male reporter #1: [Voice] There were hundreds and hundreds of bodies lining the streets.
Male reporter #2: [Voice] Panic spread worldwide after a leaked report from the World Health Organization showed that the latest vaccination tests have failed.
President Barack Obama: [Voice] ...with the bureaucrats out of power we can finally take the necessary steps to pro...
Female reporter #2: [Voice] Los Angeles is now the latest city to be placed under martial law.
Female reporter #3: [Voice] All residents are required to report to their designated quarantine-
Female reporter #4: [Voice] Riots have continued for a third consecutive day and winter rations are at an all time low.
Male reporter #3: [Voice] A group calling themselves the Fireflies have claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Female reporter #5: [Voice] Their public charter calls for the return of all branches of government.
Male reporter #4: [Voice] Demonstrations broke out following the execution of six more alleged Fireflies.
Marlene: [Voice] You can still rise with us. Remember, when you're lost in the darkness... look for the light. Believe in the Fireflies.
[The screen fades to black and the music cuts off. The cinematic "Twenty Years Later" continues in the beginning of the next chapter.]