PHASE 1 — WES vs LUKE (LIGHT vs PHASE)

EXT. FOREST OF DEATH — CLEARING — NIGHT

WEATHER: Fog thinning. Cold wind.

MUSIC: Low, tense strings—heartbeat slow.

WIDE SHOT

Liam, Luke, and Tyler stand back-to-back.

Wes steps out of the shadows.

WES

Smart move.

Staying together.

Luke raises his hands.

Light spreads outward—a glowing dome.

LUKE

Try phasing through this.

Wes steps forward—

HE STOPS.

The light distorts his body, forcing him half-solid.

WES (gritting teeth)

Hmph.

Luke narrows his eyes.

LUKE

Liam—now!

Liam slams his foot down.

LIAM

Northern Lock!

Northern light chains shoot from the ground, wrapping around Wes’s shadow—not his body.

Wes struggles.

WES

Shadow binding… clever.

He breaks free—but slower now.

Luke fires focused light beams, not blasts—pinpoint control.

Wes retreats a step.

First time.

PHASE 2 — DONNIE vs TYLER (EARTH vs FORCE)

CAMERA — LOW ANGLE

The ground ERUPTS.

Donnie bursts up, laughing.

DONNIE

Miss me?!

He slams both hands down.

The earth tries to crush Tyler from all sides.

Tyler screams—

Then goes still.

His eyes glow deep green.

TYLER (quiet)

No…

The stone STOPS mid-air.

Cracks form—but inward.

TYLER (CONT’D)

I decide what moves.

The rocks reverse direction—forming armor around Tyler’s arms and chest.

New power unlocked: Earth Command.

He steps forward.

TYLER

You borrow strength.

He punches the ground.

A shockwave throws Donnie backward into a tree.

Donnie coughs—still smiling, but shaken.

DONNIE

Oh… that’s new.

PHASE 3 — WES & DONNIE vs ALL THREE

EXT. FOREST — NIGHT (OPEN BATTLE)

MUSIC: Action drums rise.

Wes and Donnie stand side by side.

WES

Together, then.

They attack at once.

Wes phases toward Luke—

Donnie launches stone spikes at Liam—

Tyler RIPS THE SPIKES APART mid-air.

TYLER

Not happening!

Liam steps forward.

Northern lights spiral around all three of them—shared aura.

LIAM

Link formation.

The light connects them like threads.

Luke’s light sharpens.

Tyler’s earth steadies.

Liam’s speed spikes.

Wes tries to phase—

FAILS.

Luke’s light locks him solid.

LUKE

Got you!

Tyler slams his fist into the ground.

TYLER

Fall.

The earth grabs Wes’s legs.

Donnie rushes Liam—

DONNIE

You’re mine!

Liam doesn’t dodge.

LIAM

Gear 35.

He vanishes—reappears behind Donnie.

LIAM

Northern Pulse.

A controlled blast sends Donnie skidding unconscious across the forest floor.

Silence.

Wes looks up—trapped.

Liam stands in front of him.

LIAM

We’re not alone anymore.

Luke and Tyler step beside him.

LUKE

And we’re done running.

Wes exhales slowly.

A rare smile.

WES

Charlie really did raise monsters.

Security flares ignite in the distance.

INSTRUCTORS ARRIVING.

Wes closes his eyes.

ENDING SCENE — DAWN

WEATHER: Fog lifts. First sunlight.

The tower is visible in the distance.

The three walk toward it—exhausted, bruised, standing tall.

TYLER (smirks)

Still alive.

LUKE

Barely.

Liam looks ahead.

Northern light flickers—steady now.

LIAM

Charlie wasn’t preparing us to pass a test.

They stop.

LIAM (CONT’D)

He was preparing us for war.