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