Script Draft 5 - REVISITED AND CHANGED

     EPISODE 1

FADE IN:

SCREEN TITLES: “LIABILITIES”

EXT. HILL IN THE WILDERNERSS – NIGHT

The deserted city in the background, barren landscape showing no-one in sight other than the 3 main characters.

SCOTT (a tall thin boy in his late teens clearly shown by his jumper) is gazing into the distance.  LIAM (overweight, short boy in his mid-teens) and JOSH (a slim individual with large fringe) are stood on a hill overlooking an empty city where no-one is in sight, cars have crashed and there is a big crater in the centre.

                     Scott:

(Gazing into the distance)

Where is everyone?

Like no-one’s there and cars

are overturned and stuff

Liam walks over

Liam:

What are you suggesting Scott?

Josh a slim individual with large fringe buts in

Josh:

He’s obviously suggesting that

everyone has given up with this

dead-end city and decided to

leg it to the nearest city

where dreams can still be made.

Scott:

(Sighs)

No Josh. What I meant to say

is it looks like something has

hit the city and everyone has

fled or worse..

Liam:

What do you mean worse?

Scott:

Like y’know dead and stuff

Josh:

(disbelief)

Just listen to yourselves;

they’re probably fitting new

roads or something you retards

Scott:

That deep? They’re not making

a highway to hell you utter moron.

Liam laughs

Josh sternly looks at Liam who abruptly stops.

Josh:

Okay smartass, so what’s happened?

Liam:

Just stop fighting. We need to go

down there and

(stuttering) investigate

Josh:

Investigate?

Liam:

yeah.

Josh:

So? What are we waiting

here for? C’mon.

Josh grabs Liam by the arm as they walk towards the empty city

Scott runs after them in order to catch them up.

`                                    Dissolve to:

EXT. URBAN CITY – NIGHT

On the outskirts of an urbanised city where cars have been overturned and car alarms are going off. The air is heavy with mist

Scott:

Well, this doesn’t look

very ‘fun’

Josh:

C’mon lets get closer

Scott:

(dramatically)

And here he goes again,

always taking command to

drag us to an early death

Josh:

Wow. You realllllyyyyyyyy

are a pussy. Liam you comin’?

Liam suddenly looks up after looking at his feet to find Josh and Scott looking at him waiting for a response.

Liam:

Comin’? What? Sorry I wasn’t

listening

Josh:

(Aggressively)

Well I’m going with or without

you.

Liam:

(Stuttering)

but, but, but it looks dangerous

like we could get hurt or somethin’

Scott:

(aimed to annoy Josh)

For once, I agree with you Liam.

Josh:

Fine then.

Josh walks off towards the crater avoiding obstacles within his path

Scott and Liam shortly follow

Liam:

Wait up! If I didn’t know any better

it seems like you have got a keen

interest with big, dark holes…

Scott:

He was in Juvenile for too long and-

Josh: INTERRUPTING

(bluntly)

                Hahahahahahahahahahahaha no.

Liam:

(confused)

                I don’t understand..

Josh:

Good, you wouldn’t want to.

(sternly looks at Scott)

                                                           Fade to:

EXT. Urban City Crossroads

Deserted Crossroads with collapsed signposts, two cars are crashed in the middle of the crossroads with smoke coming from the bonnet. On the edge of the crossroads there is a field where there is a huge crater which has been recently made as shown by the glow coming from it.   

Josh approaches the crater cautiously where he stares down into it

Josh:

(whispers to himself)

                what is that..

Scott:

Get away from the edge,don’t

want you falling in do we?

Liam:(CONT’D)

Yeah.

Scott and Liam approach Josh to see what he is staring at

Liam:

Is that a-

Scott:

Meteor. Yes. Has to be.

But, it can’t be!

Josh:

(smugly)

                obviously is.

Josh climbs carefully down into the crater despite the distant yells coming from Scott and Josh.

Scott:

Josh! What the fuck are

you doing?! You’ll get

yourself killed!

Josh:

I’ve done stuff like this

before, I’ll be fineeeeeeeeee

A spark comes of the meteor and connects with Josh which sends him flying backwards with his arms and legs sprawled on the ground

Scott:

What the..

Liam:

Josh are you alright?!

‘cos you don’t look it

Josh:

And I’m fine, I just feel

er… weird?

Scott:

It’s about time you came

out the closet.

Josh:

Not like that. I mean I

feel like, hot and numb

almost like I’ve got pins

and needles in my arm

Liam offers his arm out to help Josh out the crater

Josh connects his hand onto Liam’s arm which Liam screams in agony and shrugs Josh off him

Josh falls back down into the crater where he stares at Liam with confusion

Liam:

Josh! What the fuck man,

that hurt!

Josh:

What hurt?

Liam:

You know.

Josh:

I honestly don’t

Liam:

You squeezed my arm!

Josh:

No I didn’t! I had hardly

any grasp on it.

Liam:

well whatever you did it

really fucking hurt.

Scott climbs down into the crater to get a closer look at the meteor, where Liam is still stood on his own grasping his arm in pain whilst watching on.

Josh:

(Angrily)

Oh yeah, just climb closer

to the meteor, don’t give a

flying fuck about me.

Liam feels isolated on his own and quickly jumps down into the crater alongside Scott and Josh

                                                Dissolve to:

EXT. WITHIN THE CRATER

The crater has an orange and red glow being created from the meteor veins. The crater itself has pipes and street lights sticking out of the base of the crater which the protagonists carefully manoeuvre around throughout the scene.  

Liam:

(As he is climing down)

I see what you did there 

Scott:

Shh. From what it seems something

has connected into you, like, an

electric shock or something.

Josh:

Electric? From a meteor?

Next joke.

Scott:

(bragging)

I did GCSE science, I’m

being serious

Leans backwards onto one of the slanted streetlight with a tooth pick in his teeth.

Liam:

Thought you failed that?

Scott quickly stands back up after being leant on the streetlight.

Scott:

(Sternly)

I did, but that’s not the

point.

Liam walks over and stands alongside Scott at the centre of the crater.

Liam:

So what actually is it?

Scott:

I’m not sure what it is

but whatever it is, has

totally messed up Josh.

Scott tries to get Josh’s attention

Scott:

(Shouting)

Josh… Josh…. JOSH

Josh purposely gives a delayed response

Josh:                                                                                            

Yeah, sorry, I’m still

here just slowly dieing.

Liam:

But you aren’t.

Josh:

Shutup.

Liam is gazing at the meteor which the other two characters notice and stare at Liam before Josh speaks up.

Josh:

(Directed at Liam)

What the fuck are you looking at

Scott:

Who? Me?

Josh:

(Pointing at Liam)

No. Him!

Liam:

(Unaware of what’s happening)

Err. What. Sorry wasn’t listening

Josh:

What were you staring at?

Liam:

(Almost certain)

The Meteor, it’s glowing

Scott:

No it isn’t...

An explosion goes off which Scott and Josh turn around to see where it came from

Scott:

(In fear)

What the fuck was that?!

Josh:

(Bluntly)

Like I’d know

Scott and Josh turn back around to talk to Liam

Scott:

Liam, Do you know wha-

A slight pause

Liam:

What?

Scott: (CONT’D)

Liam?..

Liam:

Yeah?

Liam cannot be seen to the characters but Liam can see them

Josh and Scott frantically climb out of the crater and return to the crossroads as a safety point. Liam follows with the other two unaware.

                                                     Fade to:

EXT. CITY CROSSROADS

The scene is unchanged. However the smoke coming from the cars bonnet has now distinguished and there are no longer any car alarms going off.

Josh:

Where the fuck is he? I can

hear him talking about stuff but

he’s like not there

Josh keeps turning around frantically to find sight of Liam

Scott:
(Bluntly to Josh)

No shit. I can hear you but

you’re like not there

Josh:

(Interupts)

I must be trippin’ balls man

Josh holds his head in his hands dramatically whilst giving a muted groan.

Liam:

Are you two okay?

Scott:
(Stressing)

Are we okay? You’re the one

fucking hiding

Liam looks baffled and is constantly looking at his arms and legs

Liam:

(Unaware)

How am I hiding? I’m stood

right in front of you

Josh:

But we can’t see ya..

Scott:

Did you touch the meteor?

Liam:

I don’t think so, not that

I know of

Josh:

(Making it clear to Scott)

Of course he has! He’s fucking

invisible for fuck sake

Liam:

(In shock)

Me? Invisible? Awesome.

Scott:

He can’t be! You haven’t been

affected like he has!

Characters focus on Josh’s arm

A electic ripple goes along Josh’s arm

Josh:

(Cheekily and cockily)

Are you sure mate?

Scott:

(Starts to panic)

IT CANT BE! SUPERPOWERS ARE

NON-EXISTANT AND DON’T EXIST

IT’S JUST FOR COMICS AND STUFF

Liam:

(Mockingly)

Ooooo someone learned a new

word, Mr Fancyyyyyyy

Scott:

Shutup! You can’t just trot

along over to the meteor and

touch it like this-

Scott touches Josh’s arm

                                                           CUT TO

INT. CITY MAIN STREET

Where a car is hurling towards Liam where Josh fires an electric bolt at to prevent it from hitting Liam

                                                           CUT TO

EXT. CITY CROSSROADS

Returns to where they were prior to this flashback-like scene

Josh:

Scott, Scott, are you okay Scott?

Wouldn’t want our little baby all

hurt *graps his cheek mockingly*

Scott shoves Josh off him

Scott:

Wow…

Liam:

What?

Scott:

I think I just had a flashback

Or something

Josh:
Oh yeah? Of what?

Scott:

(struggling to remember)

There was a car. It was flying towards

Liam and you shot it back with a bolt

or something

Liam:

But that hasn’t happened so how is it a

flashback?

Scott:

(Dazed)

I don’t know, it just, just

happened alight?

Josh:

Whatever you’re on. I need some

of that shit.

Another explosion goes off in which the camera has an over-the-shoulder of Liam which a car is heading towards him

Josh quickly steps in and without thinking shoots the car back with an electric bolt

The characters fall to the ground where they try to make sense of what Scott said and what happened

Liam:

(Dazed)

What. Just. Happened.

Josh:

What you said-

Liam and Josh:

(synchronously)

Happened.

The 3 protagonists slowly climb back to their feet whilst dusting off their pants and knees.

Scott:

I know, I knew something happened

to me when I touched Josh’s arm!

Josh interrupts and brings Scott’s aloud thoughts to a halt

Josh:

So let’s get this straight. I can

somehow shoot electric bolts,

Liam can turn invisible and you can

see into the future?!

Scott:

(Unsure)

It seems that way I guess

Josh:

(Slyly)

Do you realize what we can do?!

We can be whatever we want to be!

We’re fucking superheroes!

Liam:

(Extremely Happy)

This is going to be sweeeeeeeeeeeet

Scott:

We have powers now I guess. You know

what they say, with great power comes

great responsibility

Josh:

(Quickly catches on)

You robbed that off Spiderman

Scott:

It’s relevant though

Josh:

I couldn’t give a flying fuck if it’s

relevant, we’ve got a 3 different powers

and we’re sat here in a ditch wondering

why we’ve got them. Let’s get out there

and fuck shit up

Liam:

Amen.

Scott:

We’re (reluctant to say) ‘superheroes’ now.

We’re not criminals.

Liam:

Didn’t stop us before.

               

Scott:

That was different, we had nothing

to do with our lifes: no aspirations,

hopes etc we were washouts with no

purpose but now..

Liam:

(Confused)

                “now” what?

Scott:

Now. We sort this mess out and find out

what’s really going on.

Fade out