Close up of roots shooting forward, grabbing up several people in the huddled crowd, and dragging them back into the mass of cactus.  We see them dragged across sidewalk and street, screaming and flailing.

A number of men with shotguns begin shooting at the advancing wall of cactus.  We see the shots hit, but to no avail.  The cacti continue lurching forward.

Suddenly, screams come to us from another direction.  Camera swings to the right, revealing another phalanx of cacti approaching from another street.

Dan, Jesse, Curt and Randy: (In sudden shocked realization) “The girls!  Mattie!”

They pile back into the car, racing down the street, back to the sheriff’s house, where their worst fears are confirmed.  The house is surrounded by cactus people, and they move toward it in a group.  From an upstairs window, we see the faces of Amy, Debbie, Sarah and Wendy looking out.  They are filled with despair.

Cut to view from the girl’s position at the window.  We see a sea of writhing, lurching cactus people, all congregating at the house.

(We hear the sound of gunfire in the background, as the townsfolk battle with the cactus people – multiple cuts to scenes around town.  We see several vignettes of townspeople doing battle.  Cowboy hats and shotguns.  A man in pajamas wielding a chainsaw roaring, surrounded by cactus creatures. He cuts down several of them before he is overwhelmed.)

Jesse (to Randy): “What’ll we do?  What’ll we do?”

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