Fall - The University

[Sometime later, Joel's horse walks toward the university's campus.]
Ellie: So, let me see if I get it straight. If you mess up your fourth down, then you give the ball to the other team?
Joel: Right, it's called turnover.
Ellie: And if you clear the ten yards then you're back at...first down?
Joel: First down, that's right.
Ellie: Man, it's confusing.
Joel: You just gotta play it a couple of times. It'll all make sense.
[They ride into the parking lot.]
Ellie: Okay. None of these buildings look like a mirror to me.
Joel: Well, we'll head to central grounds. Should be able to see most of the campus from there.
Joel: Stay, Callus. What kind of name is Callus anyway?
Ellie: Not my fault you forgot to ask Tommy his name.
Joel: Callus.
Ellie: So, these places...people would live here and just study? Even though they were all grown up?
Joel: Yeah, study, party, and find themselves. Figure out what they wanted to do with their lives.
Ellie: What they wanted to do with their lives.
Joel: There was a lookout here.
Ellie: That's a good sign.
[Ellie looks at the campus' old mascot banner.]
Ellie: That's a giant ram. You guys were like some idol worshippers.
Joel: When it came to sports? Hell yeah.
Ellie: Ooh...it's getting chilly.
Joel: It's that time of year.
[They see a shiny building in the distance.]
Ellie: Hey, over there. Is that it?
Joel: Hmm. It does look like a giant mirror.
Ellie: How many people you think are there? Fireflies, I mean.
Joel: Reckon it takes quite a crew to run that operation.
Ellie: You think there'll be other people my age?
Joel: Ahh...I'm not sure.
[The horse spooks.]
Joel: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...what is it, boy?
Ellie: Sounds like runners.
Joel: Stay with the horse. I'll go check it out.
Ellie: Are you sure?
Joel: Yes. I don't want him runnin' off. I'll be right back.
[He sees a generator-powered gate.]
Joel: Huh, looks like someone jerry-rigged this thing. No juice. I'll see if I can get the power back on.
[He kills the infected in the generator room.]
Joel: And that's that.
Ellie: Hey, I was thinking...I would've wanted to be an astronaut.
Joel: That a fact?
Ellie: Yeah. Can you imagine being up there all by yourself? Would've be cool. I'm just sayin'. What about you? What'd you want to be?
Joel: Oh...well, when I was a kid I used to want to be a...a singer.
[Ellie laughs.]
Ellie: Shut up.
Joel: I'm serious.
Ellie: Sing something.
Joel: Ah, no.
Ellie: Come on. I won't laugh.
Joel: I don't think so.
Ellie: Joel. Please.
[They reach the university's center. Creatures scamper around.]
Ellie: Aww...are those monkeys?
Joel: Yeah, a whole mess of 'em.
Ellie: That was kind of awesome.
Joel: First time seeing a monkey?
Ellie: First time seeing a monkey.
[They ride farther in.]
Ellie: Should we have seen someone by now?
Joel: Uh...maybe these guys like to keep a low profile.
Ellie: Yeah. Maybe.
[Ellie spots a Firefly symbol on a wall.]
Ellie: Hey, look. Fireflies. Joel, look!
Joel: I see it.
Ellie: This is good. First sign of Fireflies.
[They come to a large locked gate.]
Joel: Alright, let's try that gate.
Ellie: There it is. This won't budge.
[Joel ducks into the dorms.]
Ellie: Watch yourself.
Joel: You too. Oh, damn it. Spores.
[Joel jumps down into a clicker nest and barely manages to escape.]
Joel: Shit...
Ellie: Joel! Are you OK? What happened in there?
Joel: More infected. I'm fine!
Ellie: Here, come open the gate.
[He plugs in the generator and gets it working.]
Joel: Alright. Let's try the gate.
Ellie: You did it!
Joel: Yeah. Come on through. Scootch.
Ellie: Those clickers -- you think they were Fireflies?
Joel: No...no, I don't think so.
Ellie: Why would they have infected so close to the lab?
Joel: Bill used them as a form of defense. Maybe they're doing the same.
Ellie: Yeah...I could see that.
[They make it to the science building grounds.]
Ellie: No guards. No nothing.
Joel: Yeah...I'd expect to see someone by now. Let's get inside.
Ellie: Have you ever been to one of these?
Joel: What? A university?
Ellie: Yeah.
Joel: No, not as a student at least.
Ellie: Why not?
Joel: Uhh...I had Sarah when I was pretty young.
Ellie: Oh...were you married?
Joel: For a while.
Ellie: What happened?
Joel: Okay.
Ellie: Too much?
Joel: Too much.
Ellie: Are we ever gonna find living Fireflies?
Joel: We better.
[Ellie spots a hole in the science building's upper floor.]
Ellie: Hey, what about over there?
Joel: Yeah. That looks like a way in.
[He tries the gate.]
Joel: It's rusted shut. We'll have to find another way.
Ellie: Maybe we can get over it.
[Joel gets a dumpster to try, but it slides down the slope, crashing through.]
Joel: Whoa. Alright, not what I had in mind, but it'll do.
[They climb up.]
Joel: Alright, we're inside. C'mon, kiddo, gimme your hand. There you go.
Ellie: Thanks. Let's look around.
[The pair starts searching the area.]
Ellie: How will they do it?
Joel: Do what?
Ellie: Get the cure from me? You think it'll hurt?
Joel: No, no. They'll probably just draw some blood –- it don't hurt.
Ellie: I've gotten shots before. They vaccinated us at school. It sucked.
[They start scavenging.]
Ellie: Hello? Where are they?
[They continue searching.]
Ellie: Yoohoo! Fireflies? Cure for mankind over here! Anyone?
Joel: Let's keep it down until we figure out what's going on.
[They find some Firefly equipment near a stairwell.]
Ellie: Nothing useful.
Joel: Ain't nothin' here but a bunch of medical mumbo-jumbo.
Ellie: I don't get it.
Joel: Looks like they all just packed up and left in a hurry.
[A sudden noise occurs upstairs.]
Ellie: Maybe not all of 'em.
Joel: Stay close.
[They search the third floor.]
Ellie: There are no bodies. That's good, right?
Joel: If we find out where they went.
[Another noise occurs.]
Joel: Shit!
[They find the source of the noise: monkeys.]
Joel: Jesus. Well, at least it ain't clickers.
Ellie: Yeah. No Fireflies either. Well, maybe in all that research they turned into fucking monkeys.
Joel: Just keep searching, we'll find something.
[They bust into a lab office with a suicide victim. Joel picks up a recorder.]
Voice: If you're looking for the Fireflies, they've all left.
Ellie: Yeah, no shit.
Voice: I'm dead...or I will be soon. Got me some time to reflect.
[Joel fast-forwards over the boring parts.]
Voice: ...been years that felt like we were--
Voice: ...fucking thing was a giant waste of ti--
Voice: ...not going to do this anymore...
Joel: Come on.
Voice: ...looking for the others, they've all returned to Saint Mary's Hospital in Salt Lake City. You'll find them there, still trying to save the world. Good luck with that.
Ellie: Do you know where that is?
Joel: I know the city.
Ellie: Is it far?
Joel: It ain't close. I mean on horseback--
Ellie: What?
[They see a light in the distance below.]
Ellie: Fireflies?
Joel: Get down!
[They narrowly miss being shot.]
Ellie: Who the fuck are these guys?
Joel: It don't matter. We know where to go, let's get the hell outta here.
[They descend. Joel opens a balcony door, only for someone to fling it open.]
Hunter: Got you, asshole.
[They fall off the balcony. The foe dies, but Joel is impaled by some rebar.]
Ellie: Oh shit. Oh man...
[She rappels down a generator cable.]
Ellie: What do you want me to do?
Joel: Move...
Ellie: What?
Joel: Move!
[He guns a foe who bursts through a low door. Ellie gets the other.]
Ellie: Oh man...Joel? Oh...
Joel: I'm gonna need you to pull.
Ellie: Okay. Alright, you ready? One, two, three.
Joel: Pull!
[He's pulled free, but can barely stand.]
Joel: Just get to the damn horse.
Ellie: Okay. I don't see anyone. Let's go! Joel, how are we doing?
Joel: I'm fine...I'm fine.
Ellie: Can you handle the window?
Joel: Yeah.
Ellie: Okay.
[He falls over the classroom's window, due to the injury.]
Ellie: Jesus. Come on, move!
Hunter: I see you!
Ellie: Shit.
Hunter: Come on, man.
Ellie: Alright, just stay here. I'm gonna flank this asshole.
Joel: Ellie.
[The hunter inches towards Joel's position.]
Hunter: Those were my friends you killed, asshole. Come on out. You want to do this the hard way?
[Ellie shoots him.]
Hunter: You little bitch.
[She finishes him off. Joel starts blacking out due to blood loss.]
Joel: Shit.
Ellie: Oh man, we gotta get you out of here.
Joel: I'm okay.
Ellie: You're not okay, Joel! Now come on! Move it. There's no one here. Hurry.
[He slowly follows her, about to double over any minute.]
Ellie: You're doing good, just keep at it.
Joel: I'm coming.
Ellie: Through these double doors. Oh man. Here, lean on me.
Joel: No.
Ellie: Well can you walk?
Joel: Yes.
Ellie: Then fucking walk. Come on. There's the exit. Just a little bit more, come on. Hey, hey! Joel!
Joel: Behind you!
Ellie: What?
Joel: Ellie!
Hunter: The kid's got a gun! Watch out! Hey!
Ellie: Stay the fuck back!
[She guns one down down.]
Ellie: Oh shit, oh shit.
Hunter 2: You little shit!
[He clubs her, but she still caps him.]
Ellie: Joel. Here, stand up. I swear to god, I get you out of this, you are so singing for me.
Joel: You wish.
Ellie: Wait here. I'll get the door.
Joel: Take your time.
Ellie: Come on. There you go.
[He makes it outside, but rolls down the steps near a hunter taking Callus.]
Hunter: What the fuck? Ah, shit!
[Ellie puts him down.]
Ellie: Come on.
Joel: Just...get the horse.
Ellie: Alright... Can you get on?
[They both get in the saddle.]
Joel: Go.
[They ride a ways out of town.]
Ellie: I think we're safe. Joel. Joel.
[He falls out of the saddle, unconscious.]
Ellie: Ah, shit. Joel -- here. Get up, get up, get up... You gotta tell me what to do. Come on... You gotta get up... Joel?