17th july 2161

1:00 Pm

Henry - Hey Darius, If you are done with the lunch we should move to the farm.

Darius - Yeah yeah. Coming.

Henry and Darius move to the Farm. Henry checks his phone.

Henry - I can’t believe that Bruce and Miko fixed the telecom tower, I can use the web again.

Darius - They are just that capable.

Henry - hey, see these pictures of the Dome city.

Henry shows the pictures of the Dome city to Darius.

Henry - Isn’t the Dome city amazing to live in. It's so peaceful. we all should move there. 

Darius - Yeah. right.

Henry - Man, just look at these posts. This is way better than this hell we are living.

Henry forcefully gives the phone in Darius’ hands. Darius sees the picture and scrolls down.

Henry - Hey! No scrolling.

Darius - Wait, this artwork is amazing. What is it?

Henry - Man you really have a dark personality. Someone drew those damn headhunters in this way.

Darius - Headhunters?

Henry - Those damn beasts. The people of the Dome call them headhunters.

Darius thinks, “These are what people of the Dome consider a Headhunter? They draw them from their imagination. well I can’t blame them, they haven’t seen what we’ve seen. The reality is far more dangerous than what they can ever imagine”

Henry - I know, after we successfully cut the vegetables in the next 6 months and have enough to move out of here, we all should move to the Dome, I mean we know that there is a safe place on these lands, where people can live without fearing their life be taken away anytime. Why haven’t we moved yet, we should’ve moved long ago.

Darius - It was not easy to commute 150+ people from the camp to Dome city.

Henry - But it is for us 17 people. C’mon it’s the best time we got to move.

Darius - You know that the nearest Dome city is situated on an Island. Right?

Henry - C’mon Darius, there is nothing we guys can’t do together, we will find a boat or a plane or something. We should at least Discuss the Idea with others.

Darius (Smile) - You look very optimistic.

Henry - Everyone in the camp acts so dull these days, I am just trying to change the air.

Darius - Fine, we will Discuss this idea of yours tonight.

Some km aways from the Camp.

A soldier spots Darius.

Soldier 2 to soldier 1 - Sir. 2 people are coming to us, no wait they are going in a different direction, they are not coming here.

Soldier 3 - we must shoot them. (Aims at Darius with his snipper) On your command captain (soldier 1)

Soldier 1 - let them go, we are not monsters.

Soldier 3 - Copy that.

On comms - Team 3 on the spot; team 4 on the spot; Team 5 reached;

Captain - copy that. Team 2?

Team 2 - On the way Captain. E.T.A. 5 mins.

Captain - Copy that team 2. SOLDIER GET IN YOU POSITION.

Every soldier - Sir, yes sir.

Darius hears some noises from far away.

Darius - What was that?

Henry - what’s what?

Darius - don’t know, I think I heard someone or something.

Henry - Miko’s safety system will tell us before any headhunter enters in the camp's range.

Darius - I am sure I’ve heard of something.

Henry - C’mon Darius be a lil optimistic, the sooner we complete our work the sooner we can discuss our idea, let’s go.

Henry runs to the new Farm

Darius - hey!!! wait for me.

Darius starts to run.

Survivors camp

Soldiers sneak into the jungle around the camp. A soldier sees a thin thread tied around the trees that can be broken easily if force is applied. And informs everyone.

Soldier on his commlink - everyone, the trees are tied with some sort of threads. Proceed with caution.

Captain - Copy that. I can see those threads as well, it looks like some kind of alarm system these guys have built to protect them from the headhunters.

Soldier - Or it could be some sort of trigger for the mines as well.

Captain - It can be, everyone proceeds with caution.

The soldiers from every side, manage to reach the camp fences and start cutting it with a gas torch. A woman who is walking her child, sees the soldier with a gun in his hand entering the camps. Soldier aims his gun at the woman. 

Soldier - I’ve eyes on a lady, permission to shoot.

Captain - Don’t shoot anyone, we are just here to take the vessel. Threatening is allowed.

Miko’s Lab

Miko is on her computer, trying to study the vessel from the last few days. She hears noises of those soldiers and moves to her window. She sees that everyone in the camp has been taken hostage. A soldier kicks on Miguel's legs to get him on his knees.

Soldier - On your knees, hands behind your head, head on the ground.

Miko sees the captain coming.

Captain - listen, everyone, we are not here to hurt anyone.

Miguel - every scum like you says the same thing.

A soldier kicks Miguel in the face.

Captain (yells) - HEY. no hurting peoples, we are humans, not animals.

Soldier moves back.

Captain - Listen up everybody, we have got an intel that a highly valuable asset of ours has been hidden somewhere here, Its a shiny vessel having a mark on it. The asset is extremely dangerous if it falls in the hands of the wrongs. We just want it back for our nation. I promise we are not framing you of any offense, we know that you guys just want to live. And we will let you, just tell us where the vessel is.

Mary - we don’t know about the vessel.

Miguel laughs.

Captain - what are you laughing at?

Miguel - What’s your name captain? In which division do you serve?

Captain - Ha?

Miguel - On your efforts, on how hard you are trying to make a justifying story. By the way, your dress it looks like you’ve served in the Arga Military. So, it's hard to believe in your story.

Captain - What?

Miguel - The nations of the world have fallen, the military structure is demolished, whatever ranks you hold doesn’t matter anymore. And if this asset is this dangerous if it falls in wrong hands, how can we say that your hands are the safest. These people know nothing about any vessel, and even if they do, they won’t ever be telling you, because we know that it’s our hand in which it will be safe and not in some petty criminals acting as soldiers.

Everyone in the camp - Yeah right……….go away…………we won’t be giving you that.

A person throws a rock on the soldier

Person - get the hell out of our land.

2 soldiers come to the captain - we haven’t found the vessel anywhere in the camp.

Captain - Have you checked the abandoned ones?

Soldier - No sir.

Captain (yells) - THEN CHECK THE FUCK OUT OF THEM. EVERYONE ELSE, torture the camp until they speak.

Soldier moves to torture the people of the camp. Suddenly they hears a voice coming out of the speaker 

Speaker - Stay where you are. Move forward and you’ll regret your step.

Miguel - Miko.

Captain - Who the hell are you? Talking from the shadows.

Speaker - I don’t need to come out, when I can give you a taste of our capability from here.

Captain - My men have all been on the important spots of the camp, taking effective arms with them. Wherever you’re hiding my snippers will find you and shoot you in any minute.

Speaker - I dare you to try it then.

Captain - I dare you to make me regret my step.

Captain moves a step forward to miguel. Miko doesn’t do anything.

Captain - you going to Blow me up or what.

Soldier Z - <In a different language> (what the bullshit is going on)

Captain - what did you just say?

Miko - You asked for it.

Bombs are being blasted on every side of the camp except the center. Killing all the snipers, taking position in the sides. The captain sees blasts in every corner of the camp.

Soldier Z - X we should move.

Soldier X - Right.

Soldier X and Z get away. Captain tries to get away.

Speaker - Don’t just fall back now captain, the regret has just started. EVERYONE LIE DOWN ON THE GROUND.  

Everyone lies down. machine guns employed in different areas of the camp start shooting. From every Direction.

Captain - EVERYONE TAKE COVER.

It pierces the body of every soldier standing there, some died and some didn't.

Miko’s Lab

Miko (thinks) - if it isn’t about Dad’s hidden Armory, we all will be screwed. Thanks dad.

 Bullets piercing every soldier.

Speaker - You want the vessel……

Miko - Get It over my dead body.

Doors on Miko’s Lab Falls open. Miko Looks back at the door and sees Soldier Z was standing On the door.

New Farm 

Henry - Hey, You got some water, It’s so hot.

Darius - Sorry man, my bottle is empty too.

Henry - alright.

Henry takes the bottles and starts moving.

Darius - where are you going?

Henry - while I go back to take some water from the camp, you should continue the work, we are counting on you Darius.

Darius - what?

Darius sees Henry gone.

In the Camp

Soldier Z throws Miko in front of the people.

Old lady - Miko. 

Miko - I am fine.

Soldier X - <In a different language> (got that?)

Soldier Z - <In a different language> (yes, the girl have it)

Marry - Miko, What is that thing?

soldier X comms - what is the situation X? Have you found it or not?

Soldier X (looking at the vessel in his hand) - we have suffered major casualties, Captain is dead, But we managed to get our hand on the vessel.

Comms - I knew you could do it, that’s why I entrusted the main part of the operation to you.

Soldier X - but we have a situation mam….

Miguel takes away the vessel from X’s hands and runs, but is shot dead by the bullet from the Sniper rifle of Soldier 3 from far away.

Soldier 3 - Bingo.

Soldier X takes the vessel from Miguel’s hand.

Comms - what the situation.

Soldier X - the Vessel is open.

Comms - What?

Soldier X - this girl having the vessel has some amount of celestium radiating from her.

Comms - She must’ve opened the vessel. Get her here.

Soldier - can’t do that. You see that is not what we decided on. Now if you want to change the condition, I have every right to change my price.

Comms - You Damn.

Soldier X cuts the comms. All soldiers standing on the farm receive the message, “Kill X and Z, protect the girl.” 

Soldier - Open fire.

All the soldiers start shooting on X and Z. X and Z dodges aways. A person from the camp holds a soldier's gun.

Person - what are you doing, we can get killed.

Soldier - Move away.

Soldier shoots the person. And suddenly sees X coming right at her back and pierces her chest wide open. Another soldier shoots at X, Z throws his shield in between the bullet and X. Z runs and kicks a car toward three soldiers and they all die.

Soldier - What are these people?

Soldier X falls over the soldier. Other soldiers aim their weapon on X. One sniper bullet starts killing every soldier like it's a remote controlled bullet.

Soldier 3 on comms - Thank me later X

Soldier X - you’ll never Find out.

X crushes the soldiers head.

Henry hears the sound of bullets 

Henry - what the?

Henry runs toward the camp. He sees X Dragging Miko from her hair and taking her away and Z following them behind.

Z - We killed a lot of these guys today. 

Henry - Hey! Where are you taking her?

Z - Another? These guys just keep coming. (smiles) What difference does it make, If I kill one more.

Miko sees Henry. Z pulls out his gun, aims it on Henry and imbues it with celestium energy.

X - Don’t waste your energy. Kill him with a normal bullet, that would be enough.

Miko - NO…….

Z shoots Henry down.