THE ARREST

EXT. VENICE — CITY SQUARE — DAWN

Blue lights flash against ancient stone.

Italian police.

Military trucks.

Special containment units.

Liam stands wrapped in a blanket, exhausted.

Luke leans on a railing.

Tyler sits on the curb, still buzzing with adrenaline.

On a metal table sits the TEDDY BEAR.

Innocent.

Small.

Silent.

A man in a sealed containment suit approaches.

OFFICER

This object is classified as a hostile anomalous entity.

The bear’s button eye stares forward.

Unblinking.

Kate watches closely.

KATE

Do not treat it like evidence.

She steps closer.

KATE (CONT’D)

It’s a prison.

The officer nods and gently places the teddy bear into a glass containment cylinder, etched with glowing runes and locking seals.

As the lid closes—

The bear twitches.

Just once.

Tyler stiffens.

TYLER

…Tell me you saw that.

Pele places a hand on his shoulder.

PELE

Yeah.

They seal it anyway.

The truck doors slam shut.

The engine roars to life.

As it drives away, Liam watches quietly.

LIAM

(under his breath)

Stay asleep.

GOODBYES

EXT. VENICE — ROOFTOP — MORNING

Sunlight spills across the canals.

Kate and Pele stand with the boys.

KATE

You’ve grown faster than you should have.

Luke smirks weakly.

LUKE

Is that a compliment?

Pele smiles.

PELE

It’s a warning.

She looks at Liam.

PELE (CONT’D)

Element Limbo saved lives.

Then her expression hardens.

PELE (CONT’D)

But power like that always gets noticed.

Kate turns away, wind lifting her coat.

KATE

Go home.

Be students.

They vanish in a rush of wind and flame.

RETURN TO SCHOOL

EXT. TAKASHIMA ACADEMY — AFTERNOON

The gates look the same.

Too normal.

Liam, Luke, and Tyler walk in together.

Backpacks on.

Bruises hidden.

TYLER

So… we just go back to math?

LUKE

After fighting gravity, ghosts, and the mafia?

Liam exhales.

LIAM

Yeah.

They stop at the entrance.

Students laugh.

Teachers talk.

Life continues.

Liam looks at his hands.

No glow.

No elements.

Just hands.

CLASSROOM — FINAL MOMENT

The bell rings.

They sit down.

Not heroes.

Not legends.

Just kids.

Liam opens his notebook.

On the last page—

A small doodle of a teddy bear.

He doesn’t remember drawing it.

The bell echoes again.

Too long.

LIAM

(quiet, uneasy)

…Guys?

Luke and Tyler lean in.

The doodle’s eye is shaded darker.