INDEPENDENCE DAY

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

Constance is standing by Lt. Mitchell behind the Military
cadre coordinating the battle.

CONSTANCE
What if that thing gets here
before we can plant the virus?

MITCHELL
The entire compound is buried deep
within the mountain.  It should
give us some protection.

CONSTANCE
But what about all the people
outside?

Mitchell shoots her a worried look.  Quickly they both dash
outside.

EXT. MOTHER SHIP - SAME

Steve and David's attacker flies towards the gigantic Mother
Ship.  Hundreds of other attackers flow in and out of the
Mother Ship through the many triangular portals.  Steve and
David's attacker's drawn into one of them.

INT. PORTAL SHAFT - MOTHER SHIP - SAME

Caught in a stream of attackers, they flow through the portal
shaft leading into this planet sized space craft.  They pass
by enormous windows revealing the HUNDREDS OF ALIENS working
within the Mother Ship.

We spill out of the shaft and into a gigantic cavity
stretching out beyond visibility.  Enormous TOWERS are
scattered throughout.

INT. STEVE AND DAVID'S ATTACKER - CONTINUOUS

Neither can believe their eyes.  Staring out the front window
they SEES...

STEVE AND DAVID'S POV ALIEN TROOP PARADE GROUND

Below them THOUSANDS OF ALIENS can be seen as they are marched
into dozens of enormous TROOP CONTAINERS docked at the edges
of the parade grounds.

DAVID
Must be thousands of them.  What
are they doing?

STEVE
Looks like they're preparing the
invasion.

INT. DOCKING STATIONS - MOTHER SHIP - CONTINUOUS

They pass the parade ground and head into the middle of this
huge cavernous sphere, closing in on the many LANDINGS.
Hundreds of attackers are docked at each one.

In the center of the Landing are large BAY WINDOWS, inside is
a kind of control tower.  We can SEE several ALIEN WORKERS
through the glass.  Steve and David's attacker is heading
straight towards them.

STEVE
This won't work.  They'll see
before we can do anything.

Lifting up another hand written card labeled "window," David
pushes the button underneath.

DAVID
These things are fully equipped.
Reclining bucket seats, power
windows...

A BLAST SHIELD lowers covering the window.

Slowly Steve and David's attacker lowers onto large docking
CLAMPS which LOCK ON, holding it in place.

DAVID
We're in!

David starts typing frantically.

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

Mitchell turns from one of the consoles to General Grey.

MITCHELL
He's uploading the virus.

GENERAL GREY
(into mic)
Eagle One...

EXT. BLUE SKIES - SAME

The Presidential attack squadron zeroing in on target.

GENERAL GREY
(filtered)
...the package is being delivered.
Stand by to engage.

PRESIDENT
Roger.

EXT. AREA 51 - BRENNON TRAILER - SAME

Alicia struggles to drag out a large duffle bag.  Philip (the
boy who brought the penicillin earlier) rushes over.

PHILIP
Let me get that.

He grabs the bag for her.  Alicia smiles.  Miguel helps Troy
down from the trailer.  As they rush away, Miguel turns to
Philip.

MIGUEL
Where's Russell?

ANGLE - HANGAR - ENTRANCE TO COMPOUND

Constance, Jasmine and Mitchell are helping to usher the
refugees into the compound.

CONSTANCE
Hurry, we've got to get everyone
inside.

Constance looks up and SEES off in the distance...

THE ALIEN SPACE CRAFT

Piercing the horizon, coming over the top of a distant
mountain.  Headed this way.

INT. STEVE AND DAVID'S ATTACKER - SAME

David finishes typing.  The screen on his laptop flashes:
UPLOAD COMPLETE.

DAVID
The virus is in.  All we can do
now is pray.

EXT. BLUE SKIES - AMERICAN FIGHTERS - SAME

GENERAL GREY
(filtered)
Delivery complete.  Engage.

PRESIDENT
Roger.

The fighter jets GUN IT and overtake the smaller planes in
front of them.

Below the President's plane the weapons bay door opens and a
long range AMRAAM Missile DROPS DOWN, computes its target and
DARTS OFF.

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

Mitchell and General Grey move over to a monitor showing
visual from the Present's Plane.  They SEE the missile
moving towards target.

GENERAL GREY
Keep your fingers crossed.

EXT. AMERICAN FIGHTERS - SAME

The pilots watch nervously as the missile nears its target.

PRESIDENT
Come on, baby.

ANGLE - AMRAAM MISSILE

Just as it gets to the shield perimeter, the missile EXPLODES.
The shields are still up.

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

They watch the missile blow up harmlessly.  Deflated, General
Grey grabs his mic.

GENERAL GREY
It didn't work.  Disengage.  Sir,
get your people out of there.

EXT. PRESIDENT'S PLANE - SAME

The President is not ready to give up.

PRESIDENT
Not yet!

Below his plane another MISSILE drops down, and DARTS OFF.

ANGLE - MISSILE

This one goes past the point of the previous explosion.  It
moves in closer and closer.  Suddenly it HITS THE SIDE OF THE
SHIP.  A HUGE EXPLOSION, rips off a part of the side of this
immense ship.

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

We SEE the explosion on the monitor.  Everyone in the room
CHEERS.

GENERAL GREY
You did it!  A direct hit!

EXT. BLUE SKIES - AMERICAN FIGHTERS - SAME

The pilots are thrilled.

PRESIDENT
We're going in!  Squadron leaders,
take point.

The fighters break off into six group of five.  One by one,
each fighter DROPS A MISSILE.  We follow DOZENS OF MISSILES on
their way to the space craft.

ANGLE - SPACE CRAFT

The Attacker Bay doors open and DOZENS OF ALIEN ATTACKERS
shoot out.  Spreading wide.

Guided missiles EXPLODES as they hit the City Destroyer,
damaging the outer hull.  The Attackers go after the American
fighters.  The six groups split wide.  An aerial dog fight
ensues.

EXT. AREA 51 - REFUGEE CAMP - SAME

Miguel searches for Russell as the refugees run for the
hangar.

MIGUEL
Russell!

Miguel gets swept up in the tide.  As the last of them enter
the hangar, TWO ALIEN ATTACKERS arrive behind them, STRAFING
the ground.  The rows of trailers homes EXPLODE one after
another.

ANGLE - ELEVATOR HALLWAY - BACK OF HANGAR

Constance ushers the crowd into the elevator hallway.  Packed
into the hallway together, they are panicked at the sound of
the nearby explosions.  As the last one is safely inside,
Constance turns back and SEES...

CONSTANCE'S POV - HANGAR AND ATTACKERS

The attackers FIRE and the front half of the hangar EXPLODES.
Constance is KNOCKED back against the wall.  She activates the
elevator and the room begins to SINK.

As the hallway submerges, the entire hangar comes CRASHING
DOWN behind them.

INT. WAR ROOM - SAME

Over monitors the General observes the aerial battle.  This
room, too, ROCKS from the explosions.  The monitors FLICKER.

INT. STEVE AND DAVID'S ATTACKER - SAME

Steve struggles with the controls but is getting no where.

DAVID
Get us out of here!

STEVE
I can't shake her free.

EXT. STEVE AND DAVID'S ATTACKER - SAME

Though the attacker guns its engine, the CLAMPS below HOLD
TIGHT.

INT. STEVE AND DAVID'S ATTACKER - SAME

David moves over to the computer to see if he can help.
Suddenly the large window slowly begins to DROP DOWN.

STEVE
What're you doing?

DAVID
It's not me.  They're overriding
the system.

The blast shield continues to peel away.  David and Steve drop
down below the dash, hiding from view.  As the view becomes
unobstructed we SEE...

POV - THROUGH WINDOW - THE LANDING

Several Alien's looking across at us from the large bay
window of the Landing's control tower.

STEVE
Damn!

David leans from his hiding position and SEES several other
alien attackers are moving in on them.  They are surrounded.

DAVID
Check and mate.