Halo: The Fall of Reach Animated Film Review (spoilers)

And here we are. The next film production by 343 Industries, Halo: The Fall of Reach. A basic nearly word for word retelling of the novel of the same name set before Halo: CE. It tells the story of Doctor Catherine Halsey kidnapping 150 children and inducted them into the Spartan II program. We follow the candidate 117 AKA John 117, The Master Chief and we watch him slowly become a leader and the hero we know him to be in the Halo games.
Again 343 have pulled another great production out of their hats. H:TFOR is a fantastic animated feature and is true to the source material. The voice acting is superb and the story strong. Whats also surprisingly great is they don't hide how graphic and horrible the Spartan II augmentations were.

The Good

The Animation Style
The animation was, at first watch, jarring and confusing. why 343 would use that kind of animation as they've used better in Halo Legends: The Package? Yet on a second watch, I recognised the artistic value and the it resemble early Final Fantasy movies which i've always thought were artistic achievements. The film I believe attempts to use almost a water colour effect which works fantastically and the tense atmosphere that produces in certain scenes is brilliant.

Voice Acting
The voice cast is outstanding. Jen Taylor certainly works her magic and brings out the young Halsey in her voice. Steve Downes, though a minor role,  gives off so much emotion in his voice than any other game, minus the end of Halo 4, and the voice actor for younger John also gives off an outstanding performance.

How Real They Make The Film Feel
As stated before, The Fall of Reach does not hide the trauma these kids go through. You see a kid during the augmentation process and violently thrash about before kicking the bucket. Also when the introduce the Mjolnir armour, they again show a kid wearing the armour and it slowly twist and breaking his bones and the kids screams are not muffled or hidden. They are loud and you feel for how much pain these kids must have gone through. In Halo Legends: Homecoming. You understand the psychological trauma of the kids becoming spartans and here you see what the physical trauma. It's nice to see 343 expanding and seeing the different ends of the spectrum of Halo Lore and not staying tame.

The Bad
I have 2 minor gripes and one major gripe with this film.

Minor Gripes:

Continuity Error
Theres a point in this film where you see John, Fred, Linda and Kelly all in their mark 6 Spartan II armour on the planet Reach where Sam carved a symbol into a tree to show they'd been there and of their friendship. 
Ok:
1. If this is set during the novel they're in the wrong armour. They should be in either mark 4 or logically mark 5. 
2. If it's set after Halo 4 and John's return to the team, Why The Hell Are They On Reach??!! As far as I'm aware when the Covenant "glass" a planet, it becomes uninhabitable for several decades to everyone including enhanced super soldiers in armour. Time wise its only been 5, maybe 6 year, NOT SEVERAL DECADES!!!

The Run Time
Halo: The Fall of Reach runs for about 67 minutes (1 hour 7 minutes). Because of this run time, a lot of scenes are incredibly rushed and possible several crucial plot points are just shown in montage or are glossed over and they could have been expanded on.

Major Gripe:

THE FILMS TITLE IS A LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy crap on high!!! What I hate most about films of any kind is false advertising and/or lying to its audience. This film doesn't tell the story of the Fall of Reach. It's how the kids are indoctrinated into becoming soldiers, the introduction of the Covenant and the death of Samuel. In essence THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAMN BOOK!!!!! I'm not kidding. The primary story ends with the infiltration of the Covenant cruiser and Sam staying behind to detonate a nuke after his suit is compromised. When we return to the team back on reach next to the tree, he says his final line and then.... cut to credits. What the f**k 343?! When you emphasise in your promotional material about this being based off of the novel a lot of people, including myself, were gullible to think you meant the whole novel, not half the novel with some add bit that isn't in the novel or any expanded universe stuff, which I thought was excellent material and show Blue team as a family. This should have been called Halo: Spartan Origins. Yes its a crappy title and is too similar to Halo Legend: Origins, but at least it actually rhymes with the god damn story.

Even though I've torn this film a new one and it sound like its the worst thing 343i has made well it isn't, I'm looking at you Spartan Assault and Spartan Strike, This animated film is definitely a good watch and because of my major grip, i hope theres a "part 2" to this at some point.

7 Things I WANT To See In Transformers 5

Let me put it this way: Michael Bay's Transformers films (and Star Wars) are the reason for me wanting to pursue a career in the TV and Film Industry. I personally think they're great films with great characters and take some great ideas from the lore to implement into the films.  Transformers, Dark of The Moon and Age of Extinction have great stories and I like the concept for Revenge of The Fallen, though I will admit it's the weakest of the 4. And with the 5th instalment on it's way due for release in 2017 (they originally said 2016 but the majorly f***ed that up), I have chosen to compile a list of 7 things I want to see in the new film. It's your classic countdown list so no need to go over the rules. Also their is a heavily minor spoiler for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

7. Don’t add tonnes of new Autobots.

A thing I found really great about the 4th instalment is the fact there about five Autobot’s in the whole film. It makes the interactions between each of the characters more personal and give them more personality. In the first 2 films (minus Optimus) they don’t have much personality and come off as either over acted, wooden……. or severely racist. In the third, some characters do actually expand their characteristics and have more personality. Like the first film, Age of Extinction has only a small amount of Autobots which allows a lot of good moments between them and allows them to have a lot of personality (more in AOE). When it comes to the 5th film, the number of Autobots should remain the same. These being Drift, Hound, Bumblebee, Crosshairs and Optimus Prime. If you add more, you end up making the film massively overcrowded with the Transformers characters and be like ROTF and DOTM. You can maybe add two…… MAXIMUM!!!!  Examples being Ultra Magnus and Powerglide.

6. Bring Back Steve Jablonsky.

Steve Jablonsky is the man behind the amazing score for all four films. I am a sucker for movie scores and I believe Jablonsky is on his way to be the next John Williams and Hans Zimmer. He created the incredible “Optimus” theme for the 2nd film, the epic “Battle” theme of the 3rd film and the emotionally pumping “Dinobot Charge” theme of the 4th film. He is incredibly talented and without him, someone else composing the score for these films is like someone else other than John Williams composing the Star Wars scores. It will feel incredibly wrong. He's done great collaborations with Skrillex, Imagine Dragons and Linkin Park. Jablonsky is the man who should be the one who does the score.

5. Less Scenes Dominated by The Human Factor.

A big problem that a lot of people have with the TF films is simply; too many scenes with humans and not enough with the Transformers. 1 and Revenge of The Fallen had this. We spend to much time with the human characters and sometimes it makes the Tformer characters as extras with a few lines here and there. Dark of The Moon moved away from this slightly as there were a lot more scenes with the Transformers, mainly scenes that involved Bumblebee, Optimus and Sentinel Prime. However the human characters were the main focus still. AOE had it has 50/50 once we pass the one hour mark, Which benefits the Autobot characters well as explained in my fifth point. Also when looking at the films, the Decepticons are only in a few scenes prior to the final act. Then they have a massive presence throughout the final battle sequences. Number 5 needs to have more screen time with the Transformers characters and less of the human factor. Though the human characters are beneficial to setting a film on present day Earth, We're here to see giant robots, not humans.

4. Another "Battle of Chicago" Style Final Act.

One of my all time favourite fight scenes in any film is the last hour of Dark of The Moon. The Autobots are massively outnumbered, we get amazing fight sequences, incredible effects and a great one on one final battle between Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. A lot of people will disagree with me on this but....Transformers 5 needs that kind of final fight scene. If you don't like it for the story, it's a great visual masterpiece and shows how real the Autobots are even as CGI characters. The fight will need to follow a specific formula.
1. Start with the initial combat scene. The heroes entering where the final battle is to take place and maybe engaging a few enemies.
2. Have the Autobots and human characters split and have them engaging in two separate fight scenes and eventually come back together.
3. Show the return of Optimus due to he flew off at the end of the Age of Extinction.
4. Kill a character we've come to love whether it be Autobot or Human.
5. Have the final fight between Prime and whoever the main villain is for the film.
It's a formula I think that will work and make the fight a memorable one.

3. Two Separate Narratives.

With what happens at the end of Age of Extinction, there's now the opportunity for two stories to be told. You can have one featuring Optimus hunting down the Creators and running into Unicron and the second having Cade and the Autobots hunting and fighting Galvatron and the new Decepticons and then both narratives link and come together by the final act. Both stories will need to obviously make sense but this is also the opportunity to be creative. The Optimus story can be very lore based and a CGI environment. They can delve into Transformers history and can make way for the multiple sequels that are planned. With the Cade and the Autobots story, that can be character driven. Show how much they've grown as a team and family as the fight the Decepticons and that and make the death of one of the characters in the final battle all the more traumatic and all the more heartbreaking.

2. No Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime.

My earliest memory of the Transformers is the 2001 series Transformers: Robots in Disguise and Unicron Trilogy which features the series' Armada, Energon and Cybertron. I didn't even start watching the original 1980's cartoon till around the time the first live action film came out and my first exposure to that was the animated film which is ...yeah it's pretty fantastic. I then watched the series then by the time I got to season 3 and Rodimus Prime was now the leader of the Autobots....put it this way; I hate Rodimus Prime. He is impulsive and keeps comparing himself to Optimus saying he'll never be good enough as him and on several occasions is willing to give up leadership with a snap of the figure. He's essentially a teenager going through puberty and its f***ing frustrating to watch. I tend to skip season 3 and only watch the beginning of the season and the end of the season. When an article was published late 2014 on a story that turned out to be false, Rodimus was meant to come in and Optimus was to die...again. If this was true, it would have been a crap a terrible move on both Michael Bay and Paramounts part and you would have pissed off a lot of fans. Even if they have plans to add Rodimus into the mix, Please for the love of God, Don't.

Here are a few honourable mentions to thing I want to see in Transformers 5:

Unicorn

More Galvatron

No mcguffin devices

And old character from the first trilogy

Combiners

Optimus vs Unicorn





















1. Optimus Prime as The Main Character and Focus Point of the film.

As previously stated in point 7, with so many characters a lot of then don't have time to expand on their characteristics and/or stories. This happened to Optimus in the first 2 films however his character expanded in 3 & 4. In 5 the focus should be on him and his story and how his departure at the end of AOE has affected the Autobot team on Earth. Have Optimus occupy the majority of scenes like Finn and Rey in The Force Awakens. Also the film should focus on his journey to fight the Creators, him delving into Cybertronian history and behind the scenes, allow Peter Cullen to flesh out Optimus more. Also this would be a perfect time to have this movie incarnation of Optimus Prime return to the classic character traits which he is known for and not have any major out of character moments that have happened in the last 4 films. And for god sakes not kill him. Also a great thing would be to expand on the friendship between Prime and Cade as it was a great attribute in AOE and can be expanded on in 5. This film should essentially be Optimus' story.

My Opinionated Countdown of The Regenerations of Doctor Who

Not long passing its 52nd birthday, the Doctor Who franchise continues to grow strong and has recently finished it’s ninth season. In all these years we’ve lived through 13 (yes 13, i'm not counting the metacrisis Doctor) incarnations of our beloved hero and i’m gonna cutdown my favourite. Slight problem, I like all incarnations equally. You can thank the books and the audio stories. But heres a countdown of where I were to rank them.

12: 6th Doctor (Colin Baker)

All the adventures I've seen that involve this Doctor (minus The Twin Dilemma) I've thoroughly enjoyed. This Doctor is misunderstood I think. If you changed the writer, he could of been a brilliant Doctor. Colin Baker can certainly show this Doctor's emotional side, especially when Peri died and when he calls out the Time Lords as corrupt. The reason he's low on the list is well.... bad writing in "The Twin Dilemma". They wrote him to strangle Peri. WTF!!!! 

11: 4th Doctor (Tom Baker)

This Doctor is memorable and legendary for how long he was on British television screens. 7 years as the Doctor is certainly an achievement to remember. This Doctor has so many good episodes especially during the period where the show was in it's too scary for kids phase, "Genesis of the Daleks" for one, "The Face of Evil" being another and his Doctor's regeneration in "Logopolis". His relationship with Sarah Jane Smith being another memorable part of his incarnation. The 4th Doctor I also believe is memorable for the dilemma he faced in "Genesis of the Daleks" where if he went through with his plan, he'd be more like his sworn enemies. He's 12 because, his attitude in places is really frustrating. But i will admit his surprise appearance in "The Day of The Doctor" was really, really incredible to see. A possible future for the hero.

10: 5th Doctor (Peter Davidson)

Peter Davidson's Doctor was the youngest Doctor of the classic era and was a very different and in my opinion, a very violent Doctor.  He suffered a lot as well though he didn't let it affect him all that much. He was no stranger to putting others lives before his, like when he saved Peri, and was no stranger to removing threats such as when he threatened Davros. He's a man who was in it for the adventure. His top moment was meeting his 10th persona. Most entertaining ten minutes I've seen.

9: The War Doctor (John Hurt)

The War Doctor is the incarnation that fought in the Time War. The reveal of this Doctor at the end of "The Name of the Doctor". The is a very damaged character and is a perfect example of what I am big on studying. War changes people. This Doctor also runs around with some of the best quotes. "Great men are forged in fire. It is the pleasure of lesser men to light the flame". He's hoping for his later incarnations to be better than him and not fall light he did. He later incarnations who's banter is one of the best moments of the 50th Anniversary.

8: 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston)

This the post war Doctor. Living with the fact of what he did in the war to his own people and the Daleks. I'm a sucker for darker characters. He is definitely a dark character. His meeting with the Dalek in Henry Van-Staten's vault shows what the Daleks made him. They give him a reason to break his rule. Give him a reason to kill. And because of this like the Dalek said to him. He'd make a good Dalek himself. 

7: 1st Doctor (William Hartnell)

Being the first incarnation to hit the British screen. This Doctor had big shoes to start filling. This Doctor may be old and grumpy, but underneath all that, he's a classic caring old grandad. Especially to his granddaughter. Because of his travels and meeting many villains like the Daleks, he gradually becomes a damaged man. Because of the Daleks, he had to leave his Susan, his granddaughter, behind and they have caused so many companies to leave or die. And because of the Cybermen, he regenerates.

6th: 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee)

The 3rd Doctor is the classic action hero. Spent most of his time throwing punches and flipping people. This Doctor has some of the best seasons on record, Inferno, The Three Doctors and Planet of the Spiders. The Doctor is known for the introduction of the Master who becomes a major recurring villain for the Doctor. His seasons are also best for the introduction of arguably the best companion, Sarah Jane Smith. Though a favourite moment of mine is his reaction to the departure of Jo. He doesn't even need to say a word about how he feels. He just drives off into the night. Silent. Shows how much of a dramatic effect a departure of companion.

5: 2nd Doctor (Patrick Troughton)

The Second Doctor is know mostly for being a bit of a clown and the comedic incarnation. I believe these are a contributing factor to his dark persona. The comedic side hides a darker and character. Moments like explaining to the captain of the moonbase about the Cybermen, how he discusses the Daleks and other beasts. However he has such caring moments like discussing his family with Victoria. His moments of banter with Jon Pertwee's Doctor are definitely some of the best moments in Doctor Who's history.

4: The 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy)

This Doctor is a more wizard like incarnation and a manipulator. He manipulated his mortal enemies into destroying their own planet. (That's one way of doing it) He's know well for the Doctor being a mystery and his past being looked at in his stories. His big ass question mark on his clothes and his umbrella makes him noticeable from any kind of material. He also has the first instance of "Cool guys don't look at explosions."

3: 8th Doctor (Paul McGann)

Though used in a TV movie and a mini episode, the 8th Doctor i think is one of the most underrated incarnation. His appearances in the audio dramas show us a very interesting persona. Very much a happy and joyful Doctor. A romantic at heart. Though when the Time War breaks out, he's so broken by this he remains on a ship as it crashes into a planet. The war  causes him that him that much pain he is forced to abandon the name "Doctor" to join the war. This Doctor is a pivotal incarnation because his regeneration, an anger fuelled regeneration, changes the fate of the galaxy for better and the worse.

2. 11th Doctor (Matt Smith)

This Doctor is a beloved by many. He's energetic, lively, eccentric, resourceful, and quick-thinking, able to spin things to his point of view and find positive outlooks in negative situations, and, while he preferred to settle problems through negotiation rather than violence, he was willing to result to violence when he deemed it necessary. His relationship with Clara is pivotal to the second half of season 7 and the interactions with his 10th and War persona's were to notch comedic value. He had some of the best speeches and his final moments being the most heart breaking to audience members. His phone call to Clara in "Deep Breath" was not only a great cameo but also a damn good way to reassure Clara and the audience members that this new regeneration is still him, just a new face. He's just a mad man with a box.

1. 10th Doctor (David Tennant) & 12th Doctor (Peter Capaldi)

It is honestly so damn difficult to pick which one of these two regenerations is the better incarnation in my opinion. So heres why they both take top spot for me.               

There is no denying how much love this incarnation gets. 5 years worth of adventures. He had some of the best episodes so far, some of the scariest episodes, some of the best companions and some of the most heartbreaking moments in the shows history; his goodbye to both Rose and Donna being examples. Towards the end of his run, he became what the eighth incarnation was before his regeneration, a damaged character. He had suffered so much loss, so much pain, being alone was the best way to deal with it all. His final episode wrapped up all his story arcs, he met every companion he's ever had, Martha, Mickey, Captain Jack, Donna and Rose before she ran into him, before the end. Then his final words: "I don't want to go" made his departure all the more heart wrenching. I'll even admit: his regeneration gets to me from time to time.

This regeneration takes top spot because of one thing. He asks a question. "Am I a good man?" Throughout his run so far we've seen instances of yes and no. In his opening episode, he left Clara to defend for herself (he did return), and the cyborg that died, we don't know if he killed it or not and that look he gives to the audience afterwards (the picture to the left) could be a yes. He openly goes against Clara's wishes after her death (Spoiler Alert) and he shoots a Time Lord in order to save Clara (Again Spoiler Alert). Though he has shown kindness, going with Clara to save Danny Pink, saved Isildur (that can be seen either way) and chose than rather Clara suffer losing her memory of him, it would be him forgetting her and the final scene of "Hell Bent" with him putting on the coat after reading the chalk board that said "Run you clever boy....and be a Doctor" show him keeping an unspoken promise. Number 12 is one word; Badass. He also has the best theme hands down. 

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PRELUDE TO ATHENA: HONOUR TO END

PRELUDE TO ATHENA: HONOUR TO END ALEX BAMFORD WE START OFF WITH A BLACK SCREEN HEARING SWORDS CLANGING TOGETHER AND BOTH JACK AND HARAKA GRUNTING AND YELLING AS THEY ATTACK EACH OTHER. CUT TO: EXT-SNOWY MOUNTAIN-DAY. JACKS SWORD CLASHES WITH HARAKAS. IT’S A FIERCE, FAST AND FURIOUS FIGHT. HARAKA COUNTERS ONE OF JACKS ATTACKS AND SENDS HIS OPPONENT SWORD OUT OF HIS HANDS, AGAIN. HOWEVER JACK DEPLOYS TWO SWORDS FROM HIS GAUNTLETS. AFTER SOME MORE FIGHTING, BOTH LOCK THEIR WEAPONS. HARAKA: STRUGGLING Your death was foreseen for years. What was it they wrote? The weak shall perish! JACK: SMIRKING AND STRUGGLING Haraka, did your Mother never tell you not to believe everything you're told? BOTH CONTINUE TO FIGHT. CONNECTING BLADES. BOTH TRYING TO ACHIEVE A KILLING BLOW. CUT TO: EXT-NORTH DORIS PRIME-DAY THE AMELIA FLIES THROUGH A STORM TRYING TO GET TO JACKS LOCATION. CUT TO: INT- AMELIA COCKPIT. THE RENEGADES ARE KNOCKED BACK BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE BUT QUICKLY RECOMPOSE AND CONTINUE ON THERE TASK. BELLE: SARCASTICALLY I thought you said we could get there quickly as we’re on a bloody spacecraft? LUCY: POINTS OUT THE WINDOW Unfortunately that doesn't seem to apply when we're in a storm! SHE CHUCKLES. IN THE BACK, ROLAND IS BENT OVER TRYING NOT TO THROW UP. MISSOURI TEASES HIM. MISSOURI: Fun flight isn’t it? ROLAND: MEETS HER GAZE, THROWS UP IN CORNER, WIPES MOUTH If I wasn't trying so hard to keep it down, I'd beat you up! THE PAIR LAUGH, AS THEY KNOW R IS ONLY JOKING! EVE: You two and your banter! Wait, you are joking right?! ROLAND and LUCY LOOK AT HER AND LAUGH, THEY ALL KNOW THE PAIR ARE KIDDING ROLAND STOPS LAUGHNG AND CLENCHES HIS GUT, RUNNING TO THE CORNER AGAIN.... SANDRA IS BOUNCING BETWEEN TWO CONSOLES TRYING TO SEARCH FOR JACK. ONE CONSOLE BLEEPS AND SHE TURNS TO IT AND TURN BACK TO BELLE AND LUCY. SANDRA: Guy's, YES!! I’ve found him. BELLE: (to Lucy) Brilliant, full steam ahead. CUT TO: EXT-SNOWY MOUNTAIN-DAY. THE TWO OPPONENT CONTINUE THEIR FIGHT TO THE DEATH. ONE JACK’S ATTACKS MISSES HARAKA AND HE’S PUNCHED IN THE FACE. WHILE DASED HE IS THEN KICKED BACK. HE RETRACTS HIS BLADES AND THEN CHARGES AT HARAKA. HE THEN ACTIVATES HIS FLIGHT MODE AND FLIES AT HARAKA WHO SHOOTING HIM WITH A PULSE PISTOL. HE COLLIDES WITH HARAKA SENDING HIM OVER THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF. AS HIS OPPONENT FALLS TO THE GROUND, JACK FLIES UP THEN FALLS AND PUSHES HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND CAUSING A DUST CLOUD TO APPEAR. A SPINNING BLADE APPEARS FROM JACK’S LEG AND MOVES TOWARDS HARAKA’S HEAD. HOWEVER HARAKA GRABS JACK BY THE FACE AND THROWS HIM. JACK LANDS AND CHARGES AT HIS OPPONENT AND JUST WHALES ON HIM. PUNCHING HARAKA , DODGING HIS ATTACKS. HE GOES FOR DEADLY AND BRUTAL HEAD AND BODY HITS. AND THEN FINISHES HARAKA WITH ONE SWIFT RIGHT HOOK, SENDING HARAKA FLYING BACK AND SKIDDING ALONG THE FLOOR TO A STOP. HARAKA LAYS ON THE GROUND, EXHAUSTED AND BEATEN, STRUGGLES TO GET UP AND SEE’S JACK WALKING TOWARDS HIM. JACK EXTENDS ONE OF HIS WRIST SWORDS AND PLACE A FOOT ON HARAKA’S CHEST, KEEPING HIS OPPONENT DOWN. HARAKA: No. My destiny. This is not how it’s suppose to end. JACK: On the contrary Haraka. (raises his sword) I couldn’t have allowed this to end otherwise. WITH A LIGHTNING STRIKE BEHIND THEM, JACK DROPS HIS SWORD TO KILL HARAKA. HOWEVER TO THE SHOCK OF JACK, HARAKA STOPPED HIS FINAL STRIKE HOLDING HIS SWORD BETWEEN HIS HANDS. HE PUSHES HIMSELF UP, STILL HOLDING THE WRIST SWORD. JACK STRUGGLES TO REMOVE HIS SWORD FROM HARAKA GRASP. HARAKA THEN SNAPS THE SWORD CLEAN OFF THE GAUNTLET AND UPPERCUTS JACK. HARAKA: What was that you were saying Jack? (Reveals to be holding Jack’s sword which his opponent lost earlier) You couldn’t have allowed this to end otherwise? Ha! I laugh at you Jack, for where you have you heart set on this, albeit, pathetic concept of hope, your head lack's the rather crucial concept of reality and sensibility. I also have wisdom over your youth, and wisdom my friend, wins every time. JACK’S FURY RISES. HE TAKES A SWING AT HARAKA WHO DODGES THEN RAMS JACKS SWORD THROUGH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS COMPLETELY SHOCKS JACK. IT’S HIS FIRST TIME BEING IMPALED. IT’S NOW HARAKA’S TURN TO WHALE ON JACK. AFTER SEVERELY BEATING BACK JACK, HE THEN UPPERCUTS JACK, AGAIN, WHICHS SEND HIM FLYING IN AIR AND INTO THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. HE IS NOW STUCK INTO THE WALL. UP IN THE SKY THE AMELIA FLYS IN AS HARAKA WALKS UP TO HIS OPPONENT. CUT TO: INT-AMELIA COCKPIT BELLE SEE’S HER BOYFRIEND ABOUT TO MEET HIS MATCH. SHE RACES UP FROM HER CHAIR AND HEADS FOR THE EXIT. BELLE: SHIT!! ROL, MISSOURI!! BOTH FOLLOW THE SECOND IN COMMAND. CUT TO: EXT-SNOWY MOUNTAIN-DAY HARAKA CONTINUES TO WALK TOWARDS THE HELPLESS JACK, WHO IS STRUGGLING TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE ROCK FACE. HE THEN SLAMS JACK’S FACE INTO THE ROCK FACE WITH HIS HAND WHILE PUSHING ON THE SWORD WITH HIS KNEE CAUSING JACK TO GROAN IN PAIN. HARAKA: Remember the threat I gave you about what I would do to your sister when I find her? (he gets right in Jack’s face) Well, you'll be glad to know, as a man who keeps his word, I swear to you, I'll keep mine. She's a dead girl walking, Jack. Ha!! AMELIA FLIES OVER THE BOTH OF THEM AND SWINGS AROUND REVEALING THE REAR HATCH OPEN AND ROLAND WITH A MINI GUN WHO OPENS FIRE ON HARAKA KNOCKING HIM BACK. BELLE AND MISSOURI BOTH JUMP OUT. BELLE OPENS FIRE WITH JACKS SHIELD CANNON WHILE MISSOURI HELPS JACK. MISSOURI: GOING TO REMOVE THE SWORD You’ve seen better days. JACK: STRUGGLING TO KEEP CONCIOUS DON'T! …. Leave it in.... It'll sever the tendons and I'll lose pints of blood if you pull it out.. SHE KNEELS DOWN TO JACK, PULLING A SLEEVE OFF OF HER SHIRT AND WRAPPING IT AROUND THE WOUND TO TRY TO STOP THE BLEEDING. JACK: Thank you. What rounds are the using? MISSOURI: Concussion. (turns to see Belle and now Roland shooting at Haraka who is shooting back) Are you sure you still want him as your kill? In your condition? THE TWO RENEGADES POUND HARAKA WITH ROUND AFTER ROUND AFTER ROUND FROM THEIR WEAPONS. HARAKA THEN TURNS HIS WEAPON TO THE GROUND BETWEEN BELLE AND ROLAND AND FIRES AN EXPLOSIVE ROUND CAUSING THE RENEGADES TO FLY THROUGH THE AIR. ROLAND IS TRAPPED UNDER RUBBLE WHILE BELLE RECOMPOSES HERSELF AND CONTINUES TO FIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL CUTS OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN BELLE AND HARAKA AND MISSOURI ATTEMPTING TO FREE JACK FROM THE ROCK FACE, JACK IS PULLED FREE AND WHALES ON HARAKA. IT'S ROUNDHOUSE AFTER ROUNDHOUSE KICK, HIS RIGHT ARM DISABLED FOR THE FIGHT. ROLAND BREAKS FREE AND SEE’S THAT JACK HAS FORCED HIS OPPONENT BACK TO THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF, WITH A VERY BIG DROP. ROLAND: Jack! HE CHUCKS JACK AL’S SNIPER RIFLE WHO CATCHES IT AND WITH ONE HAND, POINTS IT AT HARAKA. JACK: Haraka! You have failed this galaxy! And my hope is what's gonna save it. HE FIRES THE RIFLE WHICH HITS HIS OPPONENT IN THE CHEST AND SENDS TUMBLING OVER THE EDGE AND THROUGH THE CLOUDS. THE KICK BACK OF THE RIFLE SLAMMED IT INTO JACKS SOLDIER, DISLOCATING IT AND THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND. ROLAND, MISSOURI AND BELLE RUSH TO HIS SIDE. BELLE: JACK! Baby? You ok? JACK: (groaning in pain) Well it’s the same shoulder that got impaled through earlier and now it’s dislocated. In other words yeah i’m ok. You got any ice though? MISSOURI: LAUGHING We clearly all carry pocketful’s of the stuff! ROLAND STARTS TO LAUGH AND THE OTHERS FOLLOW SUITE AS AMELIA LANDS TO PICK THEM UP. WE PULL BACK FROM THIS WITH A BIRDS EYE VIEW SHOT. FADE TO: INT-EMERALD CITY CHURCH-NIGHT (Note: no dialogue is heard only the music is heard in this scene) AL’S BODY LAYS IN A COFFIN READY FOR BURIAL. THE CREW ARE ALL HERE AS IS MEMBERS OF THE CITY, JACKS ARM IS IN A SLING. THE PRINCESS IS GIVING THE EULOGY WHILE EVERYONE LISTENS. WE PULL BACK TO REVEAL MORE COFFINS READY FOR AN HONOURABLE BURIALS. AS THE PRINCESS FINISHES HER EULOGY, JACK LOOKS UP. PRINCESS: Honour and hope to the end. THE CAMERA IS ON JACK BUT EVERYONE IS HEARD REPEATING THE LAST WORDS SAID. ALL: Honour and hope to the end. FADE TO: EXT-AMELIA IN SPACE. THE AMELIA FLIES THROUGH OPEN SPACE. IT’S DESTINATION UNKNOWN. FADE TO: INT-AMELIA COCKPIT JACK IS LEANT AGAINST ONE OF THE REAR CONSOLES WHILE THE REST GATHER ROUND HIM. JACK: Y'all got on this boat for different reasons. You all came because I offered you an adventure. You’ve all gone from just being crew members to being my new family. (Looks at Belle) And some more. (He taps a console and the blue light from episode 1 reappears this time showing a young girl) This is Daisy. She’s my sister. 5 years ago someone tried to kill her. I hid her on Earth to keep her safe. As of eighteen months ago she has gone missing and i can’t find her. The reason i hid her was because she is part of The Prophecy of the Knights of the Olympus. The Prophecy of the Knights of the Olympus says that Athena will rise in the form of a young girl born not of terra and unite the galaxy. Daisy is that girl. However my mother has gone all Henry the Eighth on me and thinks it’s actually her who is the reincarnation of Athena. She is the one who ordered the hit on her and is now heading to Earth to kill her and remove the competition. (He switches off the console) I had Meredith stay on Earth after your raid to find her. He is to let me know as soon as he has relative location on her. I plan to find her and stop my mother. Kill her if I have to. I know this sounds crazy and i’m asking a lot of you, but in return I'm offering you another adventure, if you can call it that! I need you guys to help me find her. I can't guarantee your safety, I can't guarantee we'll all return to normality aftwerwards either. But I can guarantee another trip, with the best team in the galaxy, and friendship that'll last to the end. THE CREW LOOKS AT EACH OTHER. THEN ONE OF THE SCREENS BEHIND THEM FLASHES ON AND A MAN APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. HE’S MUCH OLDER THAN THE CREW. HE’S MID TO LATE 50’S. MEREDITH: Jack. I’ve found her. She’s in the United Kingdom. I don’t know where yet. More information to come when you get here. THE SCREEN SWITCHES OFF AND THE CREW TURN BACK TO LOOK AT THEIR LEADER. JACK: Well guys? BELLE: To paraphrase one of your favourite films. We aim to misbehave. JACK SMILES AND STANDS UP TALL. JACK: Well then. Let’s go to work. THE CREW GET UP AND ASSUME CONSOLES, READY TO HEAD FOR THEIR DESTINATION. JACK WATCHES ON LIKE A PROUD FATHER WITH BELLE HUGGING HIS LEFT ARM. JACK: Lucy, take us to Earth. CUT TO: EXT-AMELIA IN SPACE. THE SHIPS MAIN ENGINES POWER UP AND SHE FLIES INTO DEEP SPACE FOR HER NEW ADVENTURE. FADE OUT. THE RENEGADES WITH RETURN IN: ATHENA: RISE THE END

PRELUDE TO ATHENA: THE CASUALTIES OF WAR PART 2

PRELUDE TO ATHENA: THE CASUALTIES OF WAR PART 2 ALEX BAMFORD FADE IN: EXT-EMERALD CITY-DAY (Note: No dialogue is heard. Any sound effects are heavily muffled) WE SLOWLY FADE IN TO THE SOUND OF THREE SHOTS GOING OF AND WE THEN SEE AL ON THE FLOOR WITH A HUGE SCORCH MARK IN HIS CHEST UP TO HIS NECK. EVE AND BELLE SCRAMBLE TO AL. JACK HAS SUCCESSFULLY TACKLED HARAKA BUT STARES IN SHOCK AT AL’S STILL BODY. HARAKA RETREATS AS ROLAND SHOOTS AT HIM AND HE’S FOLLOWED BY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF HIS ARMY. THE RENEGADES CROWD AROUND AL AS HE HAS DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE CAMERA IS NOW ABOVE AL LOOKING DOWN. FADE TO: EXT-PALACE HOSPITAL-NIGHT EVERYTHING EXCEPT AL FADES INTO A HOSPITAL ROOM WITH WIRES ATTACHED TO HIM. WITH EVE, SANDRA AND ROLAND SURROUNDING HIS BED WHILE JACK AND BELLE STAND AGAINST A WINDOW. THE PRINCESS ENTERS AND WALKS TO THE COUPLE. PRINCESS: How is he? JACK: Don’t know yet. He can barely breath. He has barely any lungs left. BELLE: What’s the casualty result? PRINCESS: Three hundred and seventy six out of twenty two hundred. Not as bad is people say. Though not acceptable at all. JACK: Any loss of life is not acceptable. HE WALKS AWAY AS HIS GIRLFRIEND AND THE PRINCESS LOOK ON CONCERNED AND UPSET. BOTH TURN TO LOOK BACK AT AL, STILL WHEEZING. CUT TO: SNOWY MOUNTAINS-NIGHT THE SEVEN REMAINING SURVIVORS OF HARAKA’S TEAM CRASH IN A FROZEN TUNNEL EXHAUSTED AS HARAKA STANDS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL COMMUNICATING WITH THE MONARCH STILL ONBOARD HE SHIP. HARAKA: My battalion is massacred. My troops dwindled down to seven. And you sat on your ass while my men fought and died as your orders. CUT TO: MONARCH ROYAL SHIP BRIDGE-DAY THE MONARCH SHIP HAS REMAINED ABOVE THE CITY EVEN AFTER THE BATTLE. THE MONARCH WATCHES FROM THE WINDOW ON THE THE BRIDGE. MONARCH: I did nothing. You’re the one who screwed up your own plan. Caused your own loses. None of it’s my problem. HARAKA: (over comlink) You gave your blessing! CUT TO: SNOWY MOUNTAINS-NIGHT HARAKA: You’re no Monarch! You’re a fraud! You’re a slut for power! CUT TO: MONARCH ROYAL SHIP BRIDGE-DAY MONARCH: You’re insults are worse than a child first swear word. You failed in your assault. You’re an embarrassment to the Republic. SHE SNAPS HER FINGERS AND THE COMM LINE SWITCHES OFF. CUT TO: SNOWY MOUNTAINS-NIGHT HARAKA, NOW NOTICEABLY FURIOUS, CRUSHES THE COMMUNICATOR AND THROWS IT DOWN THE TUNNEL AND HIS SOLDIERS DUCK NOT TO BE HIT WITH THE DEBRIS. CUT TO: EXT-EMERALD CITY-DAY THE MONARCHS SHIP FLIES AWAY WITH THE SOUND OF A SONIC BOOM. CUT TO: EXT-HOSPITAL-DAY FROM THE HOSPITAL WINDOW, JACK SEE’S HIS MOTHER FLY AWAY. CUT TO: INT-HOSPITAL-DAY HE TURNS AWAY FROM THE WINDOW AND SEE’S BELLE RUNNING TOWARDS HIM. WHEN SHE MEETS HIM, SHE GIVES HER BOYFRIEND A SAD LOOK AND HE RETURNS WITH A “SHOW ME” LOOK. SHE PULLS HIM AWAY BY THE HAND. CUT TO: HOSPITAL ROOM. THE COUPLE ENTER WITH EACH MEMBER OF THE RENEGADES LOOKING SAD AND SOME IN TEARS. THE CAMERA PANS ROUND SHOWING THE HOSPITAL BED AND A WHITE SHEET COVERING A BODY. AL IS DEAD. JACK FACE TURNS FROM SAD TO ANGER. JACK: Son of a….. HE SWINGS HIS FIST ATTHE WALL CUT TO: INT-AMELIA COCKPIT. HIS SWING FINISHES AS HIS FIST AGAINST THE COCKPIT OF HIS “FAMILY’S” (THE RENEGADES) SHIP, DENTING THE WALL. JACK: (continued) BITCH!!!!!! THE CREW ARE SCATTERED AROUND THE COCKPIT PIT. STILL IN A BIT OF SHOCK AFTER AL’S DEATH. ROLAND: (to Jack) Why was the kid even in the area of your battle? BELLE: I ordered him there. Only to watch and not to engage. JACK: He went for my sword. Shot by my weapon. He’s dead because of me. SANDRA: If we weren’t all busy defending the city…… ROLAND: (to Belle) What do you mean you ordered him there? BELLE: I thought it was best, Rol. Sometims you gotta do what you gotta do. It was a split second decision. ROLLAND: Well your split second decision may just be the reason for all these casualties. Everyone looks at Rolland and Belle in shock, they have never seen cracks like these appear amongst the group until now. BELLE: You better watch what your saying, wouldn't want you to overstep the line there, Rolland. Belle square's up to Rolland. JACK: Guys! For Christ's sake. Look around you. Do you really think petty blaming games are appropriate here? Do you really think that singling someone out and shaming them for the, the mess out there is gonna solve anything? Belle and Rolland look sheepishly at each other, and Belle back's off a little. JACK: (put's one hand on Belle's shoulder, and the other on Rolland's shoulder) Right now, in this moment, we need to stick together. If not for our own sanity, for the hundreds of people that are fearing their lives out there. The hundreds of people who need their prayers answered. We cannot afford to fall apart when the world out there is falling apart around us. BELLE: Sorry Jack. Sorry guys.(Stick's her hand out to Rolland, who hesitates for a second, and then pulls her in for a hug) MISSOURI TAPS A CONSOLE TO GET EVERYONES ATTENTION. MISSOURI: Jack is right guys. His death is no ones fault. Haraka killed our friend. We need to take him out. THERE’S A PAUSE EVE: Does anyone know where he went after the battle? LUCY WALKS IN, HOLDING A PADD AND TRYING TO KEEP HERSELF TOGETHER. LUCY: He went north. Where? i don’t know. I’m running continuous scans. JACK: Then we take it in shifts. Lucy, you take first shift watching the sensor scans for the next 4 hours. I’ll be next. Everyone else get some shut eye. (takes Belle’s hand and they both walk out) It’s been long ass day. EVERYONE WATCHES THEIR LEADERS LEAVE THE COCKPIT, AND SLOWLY, ONE BY ONE FOLLOW. FADE TO: AMELIA COCKPIT LUCY IS LEANED BACK IN HER CHAIR WATCHING THE SCANS, FIGHTING TO STAY AWAKE. FADE TO: AMELIA MED BAY EVE IS GOING THROUGH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SPLITTING THEM DOWN FOR THE WOUNDED ON THE PLANET. SHE THEN BREAKS DOWN. FADE TO: AMELIA GYM BOTH ROLAND AND MISSOURI ARE WORKING OUT IN THE GYM. BOTH TRYING TO USE THE GYM TO PASS THE GRIEVING PERIOD. FADE TO: AMEILIA ENGINE ROOM. SANDRA IS WORKING ON THE ENGINES. JUST TO PASS THE TIME. FADE TO: AMELIA CREW QUARTERS. JACK SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE BED WITH BELLE FAST ASLEEP. HE GET’S AND WALKS OUT OF HIS QUARTERS, PUTTING ON HIS JACKET. CUT TO: AMELIA COCKPIT JACK WALKS IN TO SEE LUCY LEANT BACK IN HER CHAIR, ASLEEP. JACK: Hey Lucy! SHE THEN SNAPS AWAKE AND FALLS OFF HER CHAIR IN AN UNCEREMONIOUS BACKFLIP. SHE LANDS IN A HEAP CAUSING JACK TO LAUGH OUT LOUD. JACK: (pulling himself together) Anything on the scans? LUCY: (holding her back) No, nothing. Damn, that actually hurt. JACK: (chuckles) Go get some meds then get some sleep. My turn on watch. LUCY NODS AND WALKS OUT WITH JACK CHUCKLING AS SHE LEAVES. HE HEADS TO THE CONSOLE AND IMMEDIATELY IT STARTS BEEPING. THE SCANS HAVE FOUND HARAKA AND HIS TEAM. HE IMMEDIATELY GETS UP. CUT TO: AMELIA CREW QUARTERS. WE SEE FROM INSIDE A LOCKER JACK IS FULLY ARMOURED AND IS RUMMAGING THROUGH THE LOCKER AND EVENTUALLY FINDS WHAT HE’S LOOKING FOR AND HE TURNS BACK TO BELLE, STILL ASLEEP. HE KISSES HER ON THE HEAD. JACK: You know what to do. HE WALKS OUT OF FRAME AND BELLE GETS COMFORTABLE AGAIN. CUT TO: EXT-AMELIA-NIGHT OUTSIDE THE SHIP, THE “GIBSON” DISCONNECTS FROM “AMELIA” AND FLIES OFF. CUT TO: AMELIA COCKPIT LUCY WALKS BACK IN. LUCY: Hey Jack! You here? I forgot my coffee. SHE NOTICES THE SCAN AND “GIBSONS” LOCATION BROADCASTING BACK TO “AMELIA”. IT TAKES HER A SECOND TO REALISE WHATS HAPPENING. LUCY: Oh for fu…….. CUT TO: INT-ICE CAVE-DAY SIX OF HARAKA’S SOLDIERS ALL WALK AROIND THE TUNNEL MOVING EQUIPMENT FROM A CRASHED ROYAL DROPSHIP. SOLDIER 1: Finally! It’s warming up in here. SOLDIER 2: Hey guys, can someone explain to me how it can get 25 degrees C and still stay frozen up here? HEAVY FOOTSTEPS ARE HEARD AS ALL SOLDIERS TURN TO SEE JACK WALKING TOWARDS THEM. FULLY ARMOURED UP BUT SWORD STILL IN IT’S HOISTER. JACK: I have come for Haraka and him alone. (Draws two rifles. one in each hand) Stand down and be spared. ALL SIX SOLDIERS DRAW WEAPONS. HOWEVER BEFORE ANY FIRE A SHOT, THEY’RE BLASTED BACK AS JACK SHOOTS THREW THEM, DETERMINED TO GET TO HARAKA. CUT TO: SNOWY MOUNTAINS-DAY HARAKA STANDS ON THE CLIFF, LOOKING OUT OF THE SNOWY PLAIN. ONE OF HIS SOLDIERS, REGUMA, APPROACHES FROM BEHIND. REGUMA: So our almighty Monarch left us here? HARAKA: Yes. Leaving us here is my punishment for the failure of the battle. However the plan is to use the resources in the dropship to plan a counter attack. REGUMA: Why not use the dropship to leave and prove ourselves? HARAKA: Like when parents disown a child, we now on our own. JACK’S VOICE COMES OVER HARAKA’S AND REGUMA’S COMMS. JACK: (over comms) Haraka. I am here. CUT TO: INT-ICE CAVE-DAY JACK IS STANDING OVER ONE OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS, HOLDING SAID SOLDIERS WRIST AND USING THEIR COMM AND A RIFLE IN THE OTHER. JACK: (continued) At your location. Come and face me. CUT TO: SNOWY MOUNTAINS-DAY REGUMA IS SURPRISED THAT JACK IS HERE, THOUGH HARAKA IS NOT. REGUMA: How did he find he find us?! HARAKA: It doesn’t matter. (switches on his comm) Hear this! CUT TO: INT-ICE CAVE-DAY THE SOLDIERS LAY OUT DEAD ALONG THE TUNNEL FLOOR AND JACK JUST WALKS PAST THEM HEADING STRAIGHT FOR HIS OPPONENT. HARAKA’S VOICE IS HEARD THROUGH ALL THE COMMS. HARAKA: (continued, over comms) Anyone still alive who engages Jack Ledford, will answer to me. CUT TO: AMELIA CREW QUARTERS. EVERYONE IS CROWDED AROUND BELLE, SITTING ON THE BED, FULLY CLOTHED. ROLAND: He did what!!! BELLE: He’s a knight. He has an honour code to follow. He’s taking Al’s death as his responsibility as he was killed with his shield cannon. EVE: A weapon he didn’t take with him! SHE POINTS TO IT HANGING ON THE WALL. BELLE: I know. SANDRA: So what’s the plan? ROLAND: We need a good one. BELLE IMMEDIATLY LOOKS TO LUCY. BELLE: How fast can you get us north? LUCY: Very. We’re on a spacecraft remember. SHE TILTS HER HEAD AND SMIRKS. CUT TO: EXT-SNOWY MOUNTAINS-DAY ONE OF THE CLIFF FACES EXPLODES AND JACK WALKS OUT, LOOKING AT HARAKA. REGUMA CHARGES AT JACK WHO IS SHOT AND TUMBLES OFF THE MOUNTAINSIDE. JACK THEN THROWS THE BLASTER OFF THE SIDE. HARAKA: You’ve got balls coming here on your own Jack. Though you don’t know whether or not you’ll walk away from this. JACK: I hold no illusion of walking away alive from this battle Haraka. Though i will know I have avenged a friend. By removing your head. HE DRAWS HIS SWORD READY TO FIGHT. HARAKA JUST LAUGHS. HARAKA Highly unlikely, Ledford. As I am infused with years worth of training. JACK: Either I walk away from this., or you do. BOTH STAND READY TO COMBAT. HARAKA DRAWS HIS OWN SWORD AND CHARGES AT JACK AS HIS OPPONENT DOES THE SAME. BOTH CLASH AND FIGHT FURIOUSLY AND QUICK. HARAKA IS KNOCKED BACK AS JACK TRIES TO FINISH HIM. HE TAKES A SWING AT JACK AGAIN AND MISSES. THE CAMERA PANS UP AWAY FROM THE BATTLE TOWARDS THE SUN. THE WORDS “TO BE CONCLUDED” FADE IN OVER THE SUN. FADE OUT THE END PRELUDE TO ATHENA CONCLUDES IN: HONOUR TO THE END

PRELUDE TO ATHENA: THE CASUALTIES OF WAR PART 1

PRELUDE TO ATHENA: THE CASUALTIES OF WAR PART 1 ALEX BAMFORD FADE IN: EXT THE MONARCH’S ROYAL SHIP STILL HANGS ABOVE THE CITY AND THE FIGHTERS ARE STILL ATTACKING THE CITY. HARAKA’S TROOPS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE STREETS IN A DESTRUCTIVE PATTERN. ROYAL GUARDS POUR OUT OF THE PALACE AND TAKE OUT SEVERAL TROOPS BUT ARE WIPED OUT QUICKLY. SEVERAL HEAVY TROOPS LOAD ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND AIM AT THE PALACE. LEAD SOLDIER: Take aim and….. ONE OF THE SOLDIERS FALLS OVER DEAD AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER. ALL SHOT. THEN VIA SLOW MOTION WE FOLLOW THE SMOKE TRAIL FROM A ROUND AND WE SEE AL WITH A GIANT SMIRK ON HIS FACE AL: Bullseye bitch. A GUN SUDDENLY APPEARS BEHIND HIM. SOLDIER: Up! Slowly! AL COMPLIES AND TURNS AROUND. HE NOTICES A RIPPLE BEHIND THE SOLDIER. AL: Took your time. THE SOLDIER LOOKS AT HIM CONFUSED. AL: (continued) Not you twit. THE SOLDIER TURNS AND IS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND UNCONSCIOUS BY THE RIPPLE WHICH TURNS OUT TO BE MISSOURI. MISSOURI: Let’s go. SHE PICKS AL UP AND SHE RUNS OFF THE BUILDING AS AL RUNS TO A NEW POSITION. THE CAMERA PANS UP REVEALING THE CITY. THE CITY IS IN FLAMES. MAINLY THE BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED AND BODIES ARE LAYED OUT OVER THE STREETS. FIGHTERS COVER THE SKY, EITHER BOMBING THE CITY OR BEING A SHOT DOWN AS “AMELIA” FLIES OVER. CUT TO: STREET-EXT-DAY SOLDIERS ARE BEING CONSTANTLY KILLED AND KNOCKED DOWN BY EITHER ROYAL SOLDIERS OR THE RENEGADES. THE TEAM PULLING OFF KICKS, FLIPS AND GUN SHOTS TAKING EVERY ONE OF THE ENEMY BRIGADE. CUT TO: CITY SQUARE-EXT-DAY HARAKA WALKS INTO THE SQUARE WITH SEVERAL SQUADS OF SOLDIERS. HE’S ARMED TO THE TEETH WITH TWO SWORD AND MULTIPLE BLASTERS. HARAKA: Go! Move! Now! THE SOLDIERS MOVE OUT BUT ARE GUNNED DOWN. HARAKA NOT SURPRISED BY THIS TURNS AS A VOICE SHOUTS HIS NAME. VOICE: HARAKA! [Note: the following sequence contains the chorus of “Battle Cry” by Imagine Dragons playing. Cover of song better suited] JACK FLYS DOWN AT HIM, FULLY ARMOURED AND SHOOTING FROM HIS SHIELD. BOTH MEN DRAW THEIR SWORD AND CLASH. BEGINNING A FEIRCE AND DEADLY BATTLE WITH A MIXTURE OF CLASSIC SWORD FIGHTING AS WELL AS SO MARTIAL ARTS. EVENTUALLY JACK IS KICKED BACK BY HARAKA. HE USES HIS SWORD TO SLOW HIMSELF DOWN. HARAKA WALKS SLOWLY TOWARDS HIM. HARAKA: I’ve been looking forwards to this. HE WALKS TOWARDS JACK AS HIS OPPONENT STANDS UP. CUT TO: STREET-EXT-DAY SOLDIERS AND ROYAL GUARDS CONTINUE TO CLASH. MULTIPLE MEMBERS OF EACH FORCE ARE KILLED. BELLE, MISSOURI, EVE AND ROLAND CONTINUE TO FEND OFF ANY GROUND FORCES. EVE: Come on! MISSOURI Push forward! ONE SOLDIER COMES UP AND TACKLES ROLAND INTO A SEWER STREAM. CUT TO: SEWER-EXT-DAY IT’S DARK AND IT STINKS. ROLAND LANDS IN A HEAP AND LOOKS UP TO NOTICE A LITTLE GIRL HIDING IN THE SEWER. THREE SOLDIERS LAND AND MoVE TOWARDS THE GIRL. ROLAND: Kid! Look away! THE GIRL COMPLIES AND THE GUARDS TURN TO ROLAND. HE MOVES QUICKLY, SHOOTING TWO OF THE SOLDIERS AND KNOCKING THE THIRD ONE DOWN AND SNAPPING HIS SPINE OVER HIS LEG. THE GIRL LOOKS UP AT ROLAND. GIRL: Are you here to save us? ROLAND: Or die trying. HE RUNS OFF TO REJOIN THE BATTLE. CUT TO: EMERALD CITY SKY-DAY TWO ENEMY FIGHTER FLY DOWN, SHOOTING AT BUILDINGS AS THEY GO. THEY THEN SUDDENLY EXPLODE AND “AMELIA” FLYS AT THE SCREEN AND THE CAMERA SWINGS THROUGH INTO THE COCKPIT AND AND SPIN AROUND TO SEE LUCY PILOTING TO KEEP THE SHIP IN THE AIR AND SANDRA AT THE WEAPONS STATION. LUCY: On you’re left. SANDRA: You’re pointing in the wrong direction. Kind of makes it hard to shoot! LUCY: Kind of difficult with so many effing tall building! SHE THEN PULLS UP CAUSING SANDRA TO GIP HER SEAT. CUT TO: EMERALD CITY SKY-DAY “AMELIA” LOOPS AND SHOOTS DOWN THE FIGHTERS. CUT TO: AMELIA COCKPIT SANDRA CONTINUES TO GRAB HOLD OF HER SEAT AND LOOKS AS IF SHE’S HOLDING IN PUKE. SANDRA: Oh i’m gonna throw up on you or kill you when this is over. LUCY LAUGHS AT THAT STATEMENT CUT TO: STREET-EXT-DAY BELLE CUTS DOWN SEVERAL MORE SOLDIERS JUST AS AL SHOOT ONE ABOUT TO ATTACK HER COMES OVER THE COMM. AL (over comm): There are some still some civilians in the city, but they’re out of the danger zone. Jack looks to be having a bit of an issue with Haraka. BELLE: Watch but don’t engage. It’s Jack’s fight. AL (over comm): Understood. [Note: The following sequence will take us through the action in one extended shot.] 1. BELLE TAKES DOWN SEVERAL MORE SOLDIERS, GOING BACK TO BACK WITH MISSOURI AND EVE. 2. ROLAND ARRIVES SHOOTING UP MORE SOLDIERS THEN GRABS ONE BY THE HEAD AND THROWS HIM IN THE AIR 3. IN THE SKY, “AMELIA” FLYS OVER CONTINUING IT’S ONSLAUGHT ON ENEMY FIGHTS AND ATTACKS SEVERAL GROUND FORCES AS IT FLYS UP TOWARDS THE ROYAL SHIP AS ANOTHER FIGHTER EXPLODES. 4. AS THE DEBRIS FALLS ANOTHER SOLDIER GOES DOWN AS AL IS RUNNING ALONG ROOFTOPS TOWARDS JACK, WHO SHOOTS ANOTHER SOLDIER DOWN. AND ANOTHER. AND ANOTHER. 5. FINALLY WE GET TO JACK AND HARAKA’S FIGHT. BOTH ARE REALLY TAKING THE BEST SWINGS TO KILL THE OTHER. HARAKA SNATCHES AWAY HIS OPPONENTS SHIELD. CUT TO: CITY SQUARE-EXT-DAY AS THEIR FIGHT CONTINUES, HARAKA GAINS THE UPPER HAND, KNOCKING AWAY JACKS SWORD. AL ARRIVES AS JACK’S SWORD SLAMS INTO THE WALL BELOW HIM. HE TURNS TO SEE HARAKA SHOOTS JACK SQUARE IN THE CHEST WITH HIS OWN SHIELD CANNON HARAKA: I thought you would have put up more of a fight in order to survive. JACK GROWLS AT HIM. HE’S PISSED. AL SEE’S THIS AND DROPS HIS RIFLE IN ORDER TO PULL THE SWORD OUT FROM THE SWORD. HE STRUGGLES AS IT’S STUCK IN THERE GOOD AND PROPER. HARAKA STOPS AND POINT THE SHIELD CANNON AT JACK’S FACE. HARAKA: To bad you’ll never get to see if she’s still alive. If she is alive, I’ll make sure I rock her world with the news of your demise. JACK DOESN’T LOOK AWAY FROM HIS PROBABLE KILLER. AL RIPS THE SWORD FROM THE WALL AND LEAPS AT HARAKA JUST AS BELLE, MISSOURI, EVE AND ROLAND ARRIVE. HARAKA SEE’S AL LEAPING AND TURNS THE CANNON ON THIS NEW ANNOYANCE. JACK GETS UP, INTENDING TO TACKLE HARAKA. CUT TO: BLACK THREE SHOT’S ARE HEARD AND EVE’S SCREAMING ONE WORD. EVE (VOICE): NO!!! CUT TO: TITLE CARD THE WORDS “TO BE CONTINUED” COME TOWARD THE SCREEN SIMILAR TO THE “GOTHAM” TITLE CARD. THE END PRELUDE TO ATHENA CONTINUES IN: THE CASUALTIES OF WAR PART 2