CAPTAIN MILREY

written by

Ben Brown

182 Carters Mead

Harlow, Essex CM17 9EU
7961 523 834
benalbertbrown1999@gmail.com
FADE IN:

EXT. DESERT MOON, TYR DUSK

A blinding white orb descends slowly into the horizon,

the violent hum of a Sabre-Class Fighter disturbs the
otherwise silent atmosphere of the desert.

EXT. DUST PLAINS DESERT FLOOR SAME TIME

A Sabre-Class Fighter hovers nonchalantly along, pursuing

a green-scaled humanoid male.

WWRYKIT SILVERT, the green-scaled humanoid male stumbles

clumsily across the desert, visibly exhausted.

The voice of CAPTAIN DESEREE MILREY echoes across the

desert, emitted by a chrome megaphone speaker, which
emerges from underneath the Fighter.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Mister Silvert, this is Captain
Milrey. you may remember me from
our last encounter, just before
you initiated this, frankly
redundant, pursuit.

A moment of silence follows, broken only by the panting

of WWRYKIT and the humming of the Fighters engine.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

Mister Silvert, you are wasting
my time as well as your own. If
you stop now and board the ship
youll find directly behind you,
you wont have to face the
unbearable death that tends to
follow the exhaustion youre
clearly suffering as we speak.

The voice pauses as WWRYKIT slows down, his head angling

backwards slightlytowards the ship.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

Though, thats not to say youll
live much longer if you do in
(MORE)
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CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

fact hand yourself over to us
now I can guarantee you another
hour or so of breathing, at
least. I promise.

The speaker cuts off briefly, leaving WWRYKIT to

continue struggling forward, his knees buckling with
every other step.

Another voice is emitted by the speaker, quieter as if

the ownerWARFORD STROUTis stood further from the
microphone.

WARFORD
Alright, Ive got to give the
guy credit for making it this
far out, but Im getting hungry.
That, and another hour
travelling at this speed will
drain our fuel tank dry, so
cant we Zap him? Or something?

CAPTAIN MILREY
And here I was, hoping for a
full lap of Tyr. Which one of
these do you reckon would stun
him?

The sound of button pressing and lever pulling can be

heard through the speaker, assimultaneouslythe ship
performs random and irrelevant/unnecessary functions.

After a moment, the cannons mounted on both sides of the

fighter fire bolts of energy forth. WWRYKIT lies still
on the ground, smoke drifting upwards from his torso.

WARFORD
Captain?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah?

WARFORD
I think we overdid it.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah.
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CUT TO:

INT. NEW HELIOS PRISON - DAY

Besides the bindings that hung from the far wall, the
prison cell remains featurelesscharacterised by the
shiny black floor and matte white walls and ceiling.

From one of the four pairs of bindings dangled a human

man, WARFORD, his boiler suit and face covered in dust
and wear from a prior explosion.

WARFORD
Ive been thinking about this
whole situation, kid, and I have
to say I blame you.

Upside down, beside WARFORD, hung SALZEM VOa blue-

skinned, amphibious Veronion. He appears significantly
younger and a lot smaller than his counter part.

SALZEM
The only reason were here is
because you blew a hole in the
city walls in broad daylight.

WARFORD
And everything would be dandy,
if you had just done your job.

SALZEM
I was expecting to just move
people along, not deal with an
entire, armed bomb squad,
Warford.

As the argument escalates, as does the volume. SALZEM

shakes the bindings in an attempt to get at WARFORD.

WARFORD
It was a minor miscalculation!

SALZEM
There is a sizeable hole in the
city wall, you hospitalised
several people! People could
have died!
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WARFORD
Yes, but they didnt!

At that, the door opposite the pair slides open and three
armoured officers enter. The officer standing at the
forefront bears a cape, unique to the others.

OFFICER 1, their face and voice disguised by their black,

reflective visor and voice modulator respectively, grasps
their stun baton sheathed on their thigh.

OFFICER 1
Quiet, terrorist scum.

SALZEM
Thats hardly fair, officer. I
was barely a witness.

WARFORD
And, in all fairness, I didnt
fully intend on breaching the
citys walls.

SALZEM
What do you mean by fully?

Before WARFORD is able to defend himself, the CLOAKED

OFFICER steps forward.

CLOAKED OFFICER
Cease, prisoners! Officer J-743,
would you please unshackle the
small, blue one?

OFFICER 1
Are you sure, sir? These men are
unpredictable.

SALZEM
Ill comply, I promise!

CLOAKED OFFICER
Did they fail to teach you the
importance of obeying direct
orders in training, officer?

OFFICER 1
No, sir. Sorry. Sir.
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OFFICER 1 steps forward and unshackles SALZEM, allowing

him to drop to the floor before turning around. He turns
to the other officers to find OFFICER 2 lying dead on the
ground, the CLOAKED OFFICER has donned their now-smoking
rifle.

OFFICER 1
Sir, what happ-

The CLOAKED OFFICER fires another shot, and OFFICER 1

falls to his knees.

WARFORD laughs.

WARFORD
Captain! What a pleasant
surprise! How about you let me
down? Perhaps a bit more gently
than Salzem there?

CAPTAIN MILREY
A bomb? In the capital city? At
midday?

SALZEM
It was all him, Captain. He just
dragged me along to watch.

WARFORD
Oh, lets stop overreacting. It
was an accident.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well, your accident has
obliterated any reputation you
may have had, along with the
west wall.

MILREY unshackles WARFORD and lets him drop to the floor.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

You two are now officially
bonafide terrorists.

SALZEM
I didnt even do anything!

WARFORD stands to his feet and pats SALZEM on the back.

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WARFORD
Its alright, theyll get over
it.

SALZEM
Youre insufferable.

WARFORD and SALZEM arm themselves with guard rifles and

the three leave the room, into the

PRISON CORRIDOR

CAPTAIN MILREY
Stay behind me, and hopefully
well minimise casualties.

WARFORD
Aye-aye, sir.

The three make their way down a corridor, muffled screams

forcing their way through unsealed sound-proofed doors
along the corridor. The corridor itself matches the cell,
with pristine matte white walls and ceilings contrasting
with the reflective black floor.

SALZEM
Quick question, Captain, how did
you actually get in here? Not to
sound ungrateful.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I found the guard captain access
card under your bunk.

SALZEM
Ah, see, theres a perfectly
reasonableand, Im sure youll
find, hystericalstory behind
that acquisition.

CAPTAIN MILREY
We agreed to lay low for a
while, Salzem.

SALZEM
I know sir, but you should have
seen itnobody even saw me.
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MILREY throws her arms out as the three approach a

corner, halting SALZEM and WARFORD. She peers around and
spots several approaching officers.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Damn it. Incoming.

SALZEM and WARFORD fall backward and hide in the

corridors crooks while MILREY reloads her rifle.

AN ELITE OFFICER steps around the corner and meets

MILREYs eyes.

ELITE OFFICER
You there, captain. State your
credentials.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I do apologise, officer.

ELITE OFFICER
Apologi-

The ELITE OFFICER is cut off as a the butt of MILREYs

rifle meets his gut, winding him, followed by a swift
smack to the headknocking him down. Two more guards aim
their rifles towards MILREY but fall victim to energy
bolts cast by WARFORD and SALZEM.

WARFORD aims his weapon toward another guard.

WARFORD
Wheres our stuff?

The OFFICER SERGEANT laughs.

OFFICER SERGEANT
You are a fool to think Id aid
your endeavours, terror-

WARFORD BLASTS a bolt of energy through the OFFICER

SERGEANTs head.

WARFORD
Wrong answer. You

WARFORD turns his attention to the accompanying OFFICER

PRIVATE.
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WARFORD (CONTD)
Wheres our stuff?

The OFFICER PRIVATE whimpers.

OFFICER PRIVATE
Its not far, its just down
this hall, left before
administration, opposite the
staff quarters!

WARFORD approaches the OFFICER PRIVATE and smiles, before

violently swinging his rifle into his head.

SALZEM
Strout! He wasnt even armed!

WARFORD laughs.

WARFORD
That was his choice.

CAPTAIN MILREY
We cant have anyone alert
control of a breakout, Salzem.

SALZEM
I feel like Im receiving the
brunt of what should be aimed at
the brute who blew up the city
wall.

WARFORD
Get over it, frog-boy. It wasnt
the WHOLE wall.

SALZEM
Oh, so its a race thing.

WARFORD glares towards SALZEM as the three make their way

down the corridor and into the

PRISONERS POSSESSIONS ROOM

WARFORD and SALZEM approach a cabinet of sorts, WARFORD

bumps SALZEM aside so he can get in first. WARFORD draws
from the cabinet two guns, larger in width than the
officers rifles. SALZEM then grabs hold of his halberd.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Care to explain why you came
into the city fully armed?

WARFORD
Just in case, captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Youre too reckless.

WARFORD
Thats why you keep me around,
sir.

SALZEM stuffs his and WARFORDs clothing into a rucksack.

SALZEM
Good to go, captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY addresses her gauntlet.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Ro, pull the ship around and
meet us at the construction site
west of the palace.

ROBIN MILREY, sister to DESEREE MILREY, responds through

the gauntlet.

ROBIN (through comm)

Aye, captain.

WARFORD
Right then, which way out?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Underground, through the sewer.
The only way down is through the
officers break room.

WARFORD
And what of the officers who are
taken their breaks?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Just avoid casualties to the
best of your abilities.
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The three make their way out and back into the

PRISON CORRIDOR

Immediately, they are spotted by a guard patrol who yell

at them before WARFORD guns them down.

SALZEM
I thought we were avoiding
casualties.

WARFORD
Honestly, I gave it my best
shot.

WARFORD laughs while CAPTAIN MILREY attempts to disarm

the alarm system following a series of sirens and red-
lights emerging from the ceilings.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Weve got less than a minute
until the distress signal is
confirmed and the whole prison
knows about us.

WARFORD
Best get moving then, frog-boy.
Weve got a break room full of
officers to clear out.

WARFORD and SALZEM run ahead of CAPTAIN MILREY as she

plays with a panel in the wall. Another guard patrol
arrives and spots the bodies and the CAPTAIN MILREY. The
GUARD CAPTAIN dons his rifle.

GUARD CAPTAIN
You there!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Great.

CAPTAIN MILREY leaves the panel alone and turns to the

patrol, pulling the stun baton from her thigh.

GUARD CAPTAIN
Put your weapon down! You are
under arrest, by order of her
majesty, the queen.
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Without replying, CAPTAIN MILREY breaks from a swift walk

to a sprint towards the patrol, diving over the GUARD
CAPTAIN and using the baton to take down the other guards
behind him.

As she takes the GUARD CAPTAIN down, a loud siren sounds

throughout the corridor.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Good. Perfect. Exactly what I
need.

The sound of battle echoes from the break room and

WARFORD sticks his head out into the corridor.

WARFORD
I thought we were turning that
off?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah, change of plans. I got
distracted.

WARFORD
Aye, aye.

WARFORD returns to the break room, guns blazing. CAPTAIN

MILREY shoots the cameras surrounding her in the corridor
before following into the

OFFICERS BREAK ROOM

There are officers bodies scattered across the room,

some struggling to get back up before collapsing. WARFORD
and SALZEM are splattered with blood, as is SALZEMs
halberd.

WARFORD
Sorry captain, but they did
start it.

CAPTAIN MILREY
It happens. We need to get into
the sewers, the easiest way in
is through the kitchen.

WARFORD
Yessir.
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WARFORD begins to blow through the appliances in the

kitchen area of the break room with his guns while SALZEM
stands guard by the door.

SALZEM
Captain, we have about five
patrols headed our wayhow are
we going to go about this?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Take them as they come, bring
the fight to us.

SALZEM
Right you are.

CAPTAIN MILREY pushes a sofa over, crouching behind it

with her rifle aimed at the door. SALZEM stands aside the
door, brandishing his halberd.

WARFORD
If I get shot any more than five
times, I WILL break that spoon
of yours, Salzem.

SALZEM
Ill be sure to cap it at four.

WARFORD continues to obliterate the kitchen, working his

way down and through the floor. Officers begin to force
their way into the room, attempting to take out the
three.

SALZEM and CAPTAIN MILREY work systematically to take

down all the guards that enter. WARFORD continues to work
regardless of the energy bolts being fired in his
direction.

While MILREY reloads her weapon, SALZEM uses his halberd

masterfully to take out multiple enemies at a time.

WARFORD
Ladies first, captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Cover me, Salzem.
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SALZEM
Aye, sir.

MILREY blasts one more officer before falling back into

the kitchen area, dodging rifle fire, in order to dive
into a pit dug by WARFORDs guns.

WARFORD
Right, Ill leave you to deal
with that, Salzem. Ill being
seeing you!

SALZEM, at this point, is keeping officers from entering

the room by taking them down as they step foot inside.

SALZEM
Strout!

WARFORD
Calm it boy! It was a joke, get
over it!

SALZEM
Youre really pushing me over
the edge, oil slick?

WARFORD
Oil slick?

SALZEM dives over the overturned sofa and slides under

cover fire supplied by WARFORD, slipping down and
underground.

WARFORD (CONTD)
Alright.

WARFORD fires a few more slugs towards the doorway before

hopping down the hole and into

INT. SEWER SYSTEM, NEW HELIOS DAY

WARFORD lands in a dark, damp circular tunnel. The walls

of the sewer are made of a dark metal and a consistent
flow of shallow water flows along the bottom. Besides the
thin rays of light passing through grates that would lead
up into the streets, all is pitch-black underground.

WARFORD fires his guns upwards, towards the entrance they

used. The ceiling caves and the hole is blocked.
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WARFORD
Captain? Sal? I cant see a
thing.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Were here, Warford.

WARFORD grumbles as he triggers the torch on one of his

guns. In front of him stands SALZEM, WARFORD screams.
SALZEM laughs.

SALZEM
HAHAHAHAHA, your face,
priceless!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Now isnt the time, Salzem.

SALZEM
Oh, he deserved it.

WARFORD
Boy, I WILL weld you to the
ceiling and leave you there.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Shut up, both of you.

SALZEM
Did you hear that, captain?
Warfords threatening

MILREY throws her hand over SALZEMs face, looking

around. She speaks softly.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Theres something down here.

WARFORD
What makes you say that?

CAPTAIN MILREY
I heard it.

The three stand for a moment, staring down into the dark
tunnel. There is silence until something moves through
the visor of light cast by the sewer grate.
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WARFORD
Ive got a bad feeling about
this.

WARFORD shines his light around the tunnel looking for

the shadow.

SALZEM screams.

WARFORD
Salzem!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Salzem!

WARFORD turns to SALZEM and starts firing in that general

direction.

SALZEM
Warford, cease fire man!

WARFORD focuses his light on SALZEM, who is on the floor

being licked by an WOLF-RAT.

WARFORD laughs.

WARFORD
Salzems found his twin!

SALZEM
Shut your hole and get this
thing off me!

MILREY primes her rifle and fires towards SALZEM, sending

the WOLF-RAT flying.

WARFORD
Oh, captain! I didnt get a
chance to record it!

SALZEM
Warford, be quiet.

WARFORD
Youre too uptight, it was
funny!
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SALZEM
Wolf-rats travel in packs, you
oaf.

WARFORD
Alright, you make a fair point.
Ill shut up.

SALZEM glares at WARFORD and WARFORD dims his guns

light. MILREY waits for the other two to wade towards her
before the three make their way down the pipe.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Stay alert. Warford, keep an eye
behind us. Aim to stun, no need
to kill them.

SALZEM and WARFORD both nod as they continue down the

tunnel, WARFORD facing back down towards where they
started off.

Skittering echoes down the tunnel, the three constantly

scan their surroundings.

SALZEM
Can anyone else hear that?

WARFORD
The constant skittering? Yeah,
that was already established,
frog-boy.

SALZEM
No, beyond that.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I hear it.

WARFORD
I dont hear anything.

SALZEM
Maybe if you just shut up for a
moment, you might

CAPTAIN MILREY
Run.
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SALZEM
Sorry, captain?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Run!

Skittering, more thunderous than before, grows louder and

louder from the direction they were headed. MILREY breaks
out into a sprint away from the creature, followed by
SALZEM.

WARFORD charges his guns, they glow orange with energy

from the vents.

WARFORD
It cant be anything too bad,
its probably just an oversized
Wolf-Rat.

The creature comes bounding towards WARFORD, the glow of

his guns revealing a WOLF-RAT QUEENfar larger than any
other Wolf-Rat.

WARFORD shows fear before running, firing his guns back

towards the WOLF-RAT QUEEN.

WARFORD
Keep running, dont look back
its really not worth it.

SALZEM
What is it?

WARFORD
An oversized Wolf-Rat!

SALZEM
How oversized?

WARFORD
Maybe concentrate on running
now, and Ill draw you a picture
later.

WARFORD keeps firing back into the darkness as the WOLF-

RAT QUEEN remains hot on their tail.
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WARFORD (CONTD)
Id just like to point out as
well that we are, in fact,
heading towards a dead-end.

MILREY grumbles something under her breath before

stopping, letting the other two pass her.

SALZEM
Captain, what are you doing?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Warford, lay covering fire.
Salzem, keep the beast
distracted.

SALZEM
Why do I have to be bait?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Strouts cannons should keep it
at bay.

SALZEM
Aye then, sir.

WARFORD turns to face down the tunnel and fires rapidly

in the direction of the WOLF-RAT QUEEN while SALZEM waves
his hands erratically in the air.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Keep it up.

MILREY runs towards the creature, bearing left, and uses

the curvature of the pipe to run up and beside the WOLF-
RAT QUEEN.

WARFORD
Careful, sir.

MILREY leaps onto the back of the WOLF-RAT QUEEN and

lunges the the tip of her stun-baton into the top of its
spine. It struggles for a moment, getting closer to
WARFORD and SALZEM before slamming into the floor,
unconscious.

WARFORD
Salzem, Im so sorry.
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SALZEM
What?

WARFORD
Here she lies, in a limp heap,
and youre not even phased?

SALZEM
What, the Wolf-rat?

WARFORD
Your mother, Salzem!

WARFORD laughs.

SALZEM
Youve already done that joke,
it wasnt even funny the first
time.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Get moving, you two. Robin will
arrive at the LZ soon.

WARFORD
Aye, sir. Get moving, Sal.

SALZEM and WARFORD climb over the WOLF-RAT QUEEN and join
MILREY in continuing down the pipe.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Ro, do you copy?

ROBIN (through comm)

Yep, loud and clear.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well be at the construction
site in ETA two minutes.

ROBIN (through comm)

Roger that, see you in a bit.

The three head further down the pipe, stopping at a

ladder leading up to a manhole.

CAPTAIN MILREY
According to the gauntlets map,
this should lead up to the site.
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WARFORD
That gauntlet, I dont suppose
it has a security tag on it?

CAPTAIN MILREY
No, not that I can see.

WARFORD
No active tracking beacon? No
geolocation chip?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well, the satellite navigation
system does know where we are.

WARFORD
Captain, could I take a look at
that?

MILREY slides the gauntlet off and tosses it to WARFORD,

who promptly throws it as far down the pipe as possible.

WARFORD
Now, Id suggest we ready
ourselves for at least minor
conflict.

SALZEM
Why?

WARFORD
Because, frog-boy, if I were to
hazard a guess, Id say weve
been tracked this whole time.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I didnt consider that.

WARFORD
Id best lead then.

WARFORD vents his cannons before climbing the ladder and

pushing the manhole cover aside to clear a way up into
the

NEW HELIOS MARKET DISTRICT, UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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WARFORD hoists his upper body up and through the manhole,

to find hes surrounded by rifles held by officers.

WARFORD
Would you believe me if I told
you Im with the royal
wastewater corps?

The sound of the rifles charging surrounds WARFORD who

winces in anticipation. Suddenly, an array of heavy
blaster fire fills the air and WARFORD lets out a squeak.

SALZEM (from within the sewer)

Warford? Did you die?

WARFORD
Can you hear what I am currently
saying?

SALZEM (from within the sewer)

Yep.

WARFORD
Then, Im not sure how but, I
have not died.

SALZEM (from within the sewer)
Thats good then.

WARFORD
Yep.

WARFORD slowly opens his eyes to find out all the

surrounding officers have fallen to the floor, their
armour mangled.

ROBIN (through speaker)

Is Warford okay? I did my best
not to hit him.

Above WARFORD hovers ROBIN in CAPTAIN MILREYs ship. The

barrels of the mounted guns are smoking.

WARFORD
Yeah, no, Im all good. Besides
the heart attack that stunt gave
me.
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WARFORD pulls himself up onto the street, closely

followed by MILREY and SALZEM.

ROBIN (through speaker)

Fancy a lift?

CAPTAIN MILREY
I think wed appreciate that,
Ro.

ROBIN (through speaker)

Right you are, captain.

The ship lowers to the groups position and extends the

boarding ramp. WARFORD, MILREY and SALZEM all board.

ROBIN (from within the cockpit)

Where to, captain?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Honestly, anywhere but here.
Just do a few laps of the
system, I dont care.

ROBIN (in cockpit)

Aye, cap.

The ship begins to gain altitude as MILREY walks up the

ramp and into the ship interior. The ship continues
upwards until it is a mere speck to anyone stood in the
market district.

CUT TO:

INT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, DAY

The cockpit of THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD has two front seats

and then one behind, raisedthe captains seat. There is
further standing space, consoles either side of the room
as well as at the front below the panoramic windshield.
The ship just outside of orbit of NEW HELIOS.
SALZEM
On behalf of Warford, sir, I do
apologise for what happened down
there.

WARFORD
His apology is redundant, I
apologise for nothing.
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SALZEM
Isnt there something for you to
repair? Or just somewhere else
you should be?

WARFORD
Nope, everythings in working
order.

WARFORD laughs as SALZEM leaves the cockpit.

ROBIN
Deseree.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah?

ROBIN
Incoming transmission on your
terminal.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Who is it?

ROBIN
Its encrypted, I cant tell.

WARFORD
Bodes well.

WARFORD takes a seat in the seat beside ROBIN in the

pilot seat, CAPTAIN MILREY straightens up in the
captains seat.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Patch them through, be ready to
end transmission.

ROBIN
Roger that.
A holographic screen appears in front of CAPTAIN MILREY.
Pictured in the screen is WWRYKIT SILVERT, a green-
scaled male.

WWRYKIT
Captain Milrey, its been a
while.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Wwrykit, a pleasure as always.
What do you want?

WWRYKIT
Dont play coy, captain. You
know exactly what I want.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Strout? Dont suppose you know?

WARFORD
Not a clue captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Robin?

ROBIN
Havent the foggiest.

WWRYKIT
Itd be unwise to push my
patience any further, captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Look, Mister Silvert, you have
no evidence against us.

WWRYKIT
We have surveillance tapes of
Mister Strout blowing the vault
and yourself and Mister Salzem
Vo leaving with a platinum
hyperdrive and several other
high-value objects.

WARFORD (under his breath)

Whoops.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Sorry, Wwrykit, wasn't us.

WWRYKIT
Miss Milrey, if you dont turn
yourself and the hyperdrive over
within the next four cycles, the
galaxy wont be seeing much more
of you or your crew.
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The transmission comes to a sudden end, the holographic

screen shutting down with it.

WARFORD
Salzem!

SALZEM (from outside cockpit)

Yeah?

WARFORD
Add another death threat to this
months tally.

SALZEM laughs.

SALZEM
Wonderful.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIMSON SECT BASE, TYR NIGHT

WWRYKIT stands in front of a large communication unit

within a dark room. The base is built into a mountain,
the caves carved into almost perfectly square rooms.
Throughout the rooms sit several temporary lighting
installations. Behind WWRYKIT stands a team of armoured
soldiers.

SOLDIER 1
Sir?

WWRYKIT
I want surveillance on them. I
want them tracked, andwhen it
comes to itbe ready to
eliminate them.

SOLDIER 1
Yessir.

Three men of varying species, all dressed in similar

formal garb to WWRYKIT step forward from behind the comm
unit.

The first to speak is the largest, a horned male with

pale skin and blood-orange eyes, YEEZIR.
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YEEZIR
Why give them time, Wwrykit?
Why not just end them now?

WWRYKIT
Because, Yeezir, I want my
hyperdrive back. That, and there
are several bounties on their
heads so theres profit to be
made from keeping them alive.

Another speaks, this one hooded with a respirator mask

over the lower half of his faceSYN DOL.

SYN DOL (behind respirator)

Our patience wears thin,
Wwrykit. Miss Milrey has become
too much of a nuisance.

WWRYKIT
I know Mister Dol, Id like you
to bear in mind that Im at the
biggest loss. They robbed MY
vault.

YEEZIR
They infiltrated AND exfiltrated
a Crimson Sect stash, with
explosives, unharmed!

WWRYKIT
They will be punished, Yeezir,
in due time.

SYN DOL
I do hope so, Mister Silvert,
because if theyre not dealt
with soon it will be you who
suffers.

WWRYKIT
That wont be necessary Syn, I
have my best men working on it.

YEEZIR and SYN DOL pass WWRYKIT on the way out of the
comm room, followed by the orange skinned TAAN-BAK MAND,
who says nought but offers a threatening glare and pushes
WWRYKIT aside.
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CUT TO:

INT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, DUSK

WARFORD and ROBIN sit before the windshield, ROBIN

piloting and WARFORD performing tasks on the other
console. SALZEM sits in the left corner behind CAPTAIN
MILREY at a desk examining multiple consoles displaying
different information.

WARFORD
So, what now?

CAPTAIN MILREY
I haven't got too many ideas, if
Im totally honest.

WARFORD
I appreciate that honesty.

The crew sit in silence for a moment, all performing

their respective operations.

SALZEM
We could just give the
hyperdrive back.

Everyone else turns their chairs to face SALZEM, all of

them glaring.

SALZEM
What? We dont actually need it?

CAPTAIN MILREY
It took a lot of planning and
effort to get that hyperdrive.

WARFORD
Seconded, Im not giving it
back.

ROBIN
Agreed, Im too excited to use
it to give it up.

SALZEM
So, we just run?
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WARFORD
Its our specialty, frog-boy.

SALZEM
So be it.

The crew turn to face forward again, leaving SALZEM to

his work.

ROBIN
Shall we actually get moving
then? Because right now were
just sitting ducks.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah, head to Yvril. We can hide
out there for a few days, gather
some supplies and fuel.

ROBIN
Roger that. Warford, plot a
route? Maybe through the Sil-
Pura belt, just to be safe?

WARFORD
Can do.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, SPACE

THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD picks up speed a moves off, from a

distance a fleet of five smaller ships activate their
engines and move of slowly, following THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD
but keeping their distance.

CUT TO:

EXT. YVRIL SPACE DOCK, NIGHT

THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD lands gently at a port on the

outskirts of the dock. Theres very little activity
besides a couple of other ships docking and taking off,
as well as dock operators and locals wandering around the
catwalks.

The boarding ramp extends down to the landing platform

and the crew step off, walking up stairs onto a catwalk.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Warford, Salzem, gather food and
supplies. Ro, you and I will
refuel the ship and find
somewhere to bunk.

WARFORD
Cant I just leave Salzem here?

SALZEM
I wouldnt mind that.

CAPTAIN MILREY
No, we need to stick together.
The Crimson Sects reach
encompasses nearby systems, it
wont take them long to send a
search party.

SALZEM and WARFORD both groan at the same time and wander
off one way down the catwalk while ROBIN accompanies
MILREY to the console facing THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well fill her up just enough to
get us to the next system, just
in case.

ROBIN
You reckon theyll find us here?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Eventually, but well be ready.

ROBIN
Where are we going to stay?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well hole up in the slums,
underneath the docks.
ROBIN
Cosy.

CUT TO:

EXT. YVRIL SLUMS, MARKETPLACE - NIGHT

In contrast to the deadly quiet docks, the night market

down below is sprawling with crowds of locals of all
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species browsing the stalls. WARFORD and SALZEM make

their way through, WARFORD pushing people aside while
SALZEM is the one being pushed aside.

SALZEM
What exactly are we looking for?

WARFORD
Food, ammo, spare parts.
Anything that looks useful.

SALZEM
Right, okay. What about that?

SALZEM points over to a stall stocked with spare parts.

WARFORD
No, and its rude to point.

WARFORD analyses a meat stall.

WARFORD (CONTD)
Find some bread, frog-boy.

SALZEM
What about fruit?

WARFORD laughs. SALZEM wanders off.

WARFORD
Ill take several of whatever
that is, half a pound of that
and Do you have any Wolf-rat?

The vendor WARFORD had addressed, a short creature with

large, black eyes starts to bag up meat and shakes his
head at the Wolf-rat query.

WARFORD
A crying shame. How much do I
owe?

The vendor holds up seven fingers and places the bag on

the counter.

WARFORD
Reasonable.
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WARFORD transfers several coins from his satchel into the

hand of the vendor. They exchange pleasantries and
WARFORD walks away.

SALZEM (from within crowd)

Strout!

WARFORD turns.

SALZEM (from within crowd)

Alleyway, to your left! Now!

With visible reluctance, WARFORD turns and wanders down

the alleyway, waiting for SALZEM who leaves a trail of
dust as he skids into the alley.

SALZEM
Strout, they followed us here.

WARFORD (eating raw meat)

Who?

SALZEM
Crimson Sect, I saw their ships
docking.

WARFORD
Could just be refuelling, no
need to worry yet.

SALZEM
What are you eating?

WARFORD
Im not sure.

SALZEM
Raw? Look, I dont care. All I
know is that Crimson Sect have a
presence on Yvril.

WARFORD
Did you get bread?

SALZEM
Strout!
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WARFORD
Look, frog-boy, theyre not
going to find us. And, if they
do, they wont walk away from
the encounter.

SALZEM
Your self-confidence is
worrying.

WARFORD
Im not worried.

SALZEM
Thats whats worrying- Fine,
Ill find some bread AND some
fruit, and Ill meet you at the
rendezvous.

WARFORD
Alright.

SALZEM uses caution as he leaves

the alleyway, a moment later
WARFORD does not.

CUT TO:

EXT. YVRIL SLUMS HOSTEL NIGHT

CAPTAIN MILREY and ROBIN stand outside the hostel made of

stone for the most-part, with scrap-metal finishings.
They exchange coinage with a tall being with a long,
slender head.

ROBIN
Where are they?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Calm down, Ro. Theyre just
getting supplies. Theyll be
here.

CAPTAIN MILREY nods towards the door to the hostel, ROBIN

walks in before she follows suit into the

INT. YVRIL SLUMS HOSTEL

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CAPTAIN MILREY
Unpack the recon equipment by
the window, keep an eye out for
Strout and Vo.

ROBIN
And Crimson Sect?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yes, but just in case. It cant
hurt to be too cautious.

ROBIN
Whatever you say, Des.

WARFORD (from outside)

I got meat!

ROBIN leans out of the window after putting down her

rucksack.

ROBIN
Warford, wheres Salzem?

WARFORD (from outside)

Hes getting bread, and fruit
for some reason.

CUT TO:

INT. NEW HELIOS SPACE STATION, NIGHT

A RECON SERGEANT addresses a yellow holographic screen

within the control room of a space station orbiting New
Helios.

RECON SERGEANT
Your majesty, we traced the
terrorists travel emissions to
Yvril.

Talking to the sergeant through the screen is the Queen

of New Helios, UNSARA TSAARI.

QUEEN TSAARI
Follow them, keep them alive if
possible.
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RECON SERGEANT
Of course, your highness.

The RECON SERGEANT bows towards the screen before it

seems to dissipate into the air.

Two recon officers approach the RECON SERGEANT.

RECON OFFICER 1
Sir?

RECON SERGEANT
I want you two leading a squad
each, go to Yvril and capture
the terrorists, alive.

RECON OFFICER 2
Yes sir, right away sir.

RECON SERGEANT
Stop milling around then, get on
with it.

The recon officers nod towards their superior and leave

the control room swiftly.

CUT TO:

EXT. YVRIL SLUMS, MARKETPLACE - NIGHT

SALZEM is pushing through the dense crowds of Yvrils

market place with a burlap rucksack over his shoulders. A
large creature bumps into him, causing him to drop a
couple of pieces of fruit from his bag.

SALZEM
Sorry, excuse me.

SALZEM bends down to retrieve his belongings and spots a

pair of silver boots with black trimming through the
crowd.

SALZEM
Oh dear. Oh no.

He quickly stuffs what he dropped back into the bag and

stands, keeping his head low.
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The silver boots belonged to one of the armoured soldiers

sent by WWRYKIT, WWRYKITS COMMANDER leads four others
through the crowd, showing members of the crowd a small
screen presenting images of the crews faces.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
If you see any of these people,
contact us.

SALZEM attempts to slip by the soldiers using the crowd

for cover.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
You, Veronion.

SALZEM speeds up, ignoring the commander.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Halt, we have questions.

SALZEM takes a quick look at the commander before

dropping his bag and breaking into a sprint.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Men, capture that Veronion. Hes
one of Milreys.

Barging through the crowd, the armoured soldiers begin to

pursue SALZEM through the marketplace. The pursuit forces
SALZEM down alleys and through stalls, knocking over food
stands.

SALZEM turns down one alley and finds it leads to a dead-

end. The soldiers following him cut off the alleys exit.

SOLDIER 1
Surrender yourself, Veronian.

SALZEM
Not to disrespect you at all
but, honestly, Id rather not do
that.

The soldiers begin to walk down the alley, weapons

primed. SALZEM backs into the wall.
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SOLDIER 1
Take us to Captain Milrey and we
might let you go.

SALZEM
You dont sound overly certain
about letting me go.

Two voices can be heard from behind the soldiers.

VOICE 1
Is that Salzem Vo?

VOICE 2
Yeah, it looks like it.

VOICE 1
Who are they?

VOICE 2
Are they the others?

The soldiers and SALZEM turn their attention to the

voices, of which belong to two New Helios recon officers.

RECON OFFICER 1
No, none of these look like
females.

RECON OFFICER 2
I cant even tell through that
armour.

RECON OFFICER 1
That armour Isnt that-

The sound of a pistol firing cuts off the first recon

officer, the pistol belonging to WWRYKITS COMMANDER.
WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Crimson Sect standard issue?
Excellent observation.

RECON OFFICER 2
Shit, Cyrell

The second recon officer attempts to pull his firearm

from its holster but is quickly shot down as well.
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WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Mister Vo, where is Deseree
Milrey?

SALZEM
Who?

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
It would be unwise to play dumb
with me, boy.

SALZEM
But then, surely, if its an
unwise move then it would verify
my unintelligence?

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
What?

SALZEM
Sorry, that sounded better in my
head.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Where is Captain Milrey?

SALZEM
Is that her?

SALZEM points behind the soldiers, all who turn besides

the COMMANDER.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Im not an imbecile, Vo.

SOLDIER 1
Actually sir, I think maybe you
should look.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Why? What is it?

Behind the soldiers is a gathering of New Helios recon

officers, examining the bodies. Half have already drawn
their firearms.
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RECON OFFICER 3
In the name of her majesty,
Queen Tsaari of New Helios, I
am placing each and every one of
you under arrest.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Im afraid were in the middle
of something, royalist.

Behind the soldiers and unbeknownst to the recon

officers, SALZEM draws his halberd and uses it to pole-
vault over the wall at the end of the alley.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER (CONTD)

Salzem Vo is coming with us, and
if you attempt to prevent us,
you will meet the same fate as
your colleagues here.

The soldiers all aim their rifles at the recon officers,

who do the same with their firearms. WWRYKITS COMMANDER
turns to face SALZEM who no longer stands in the
alleyway.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Mister Vo, you are coming with
us Where is Salzem Vo?

A couple of soldiers turn to face their commander.

SOLDIER 2
Im Not sure, sir.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER expresses his rage and proceeds to

shoot SOLDIER 2 dead.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Find me when youve dealt with
these royalist cretins.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER climbs over the wall at the end of

the alley while a firefight breaks out between the
soldiers and the recon officers.

CUT TO:

INT. YVRIL SLUMS HOSTEL

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Some basic recon equipment has been set up by the window,

ROBIN is sat in a chair by the equipment, eating nuts
from a small case. WARFORD is lying down on a bedroll and
CAPTAIN MILREY is pacing the room.

ROBIN
Salzems back.

WARFORD
Did he bring bread?

ROBIN
Not by the looks.

WARFORD
Bastard. Im not touching fruit
from anywhere but Helios Prime.

ROBIN
He hasnt got fruit either.

WARFORD
What in the world has that boy
been doing then?

WARFORD stands to his feet and approaches the window.

WARFORD
Salzem! Wheres the bread!

SALZEM (from outside)

Quiet, Warford! Stay inside!

WARFORD
What? Why?

SALZEM
Shut up, and stay hidden!

WARFORD backs away from the window to open the door for
SALZEM. A moment later, SALZEM comes stumbling through
the open door.

WARFORD
Wheres the bread?

SALZEM
Thats no longer important.
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WARFORD
Thats subjective.

SALZEM
Warford, Crimson Sect are here.

ROBIN
I was under the assumption they
wouldnt find us here, Des.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I Dont understand, how could
they track us this far from Tyr?

ROBIN turns her attention back to the window while

WARFORD grabs and vents his guns.

WARFORD
I dont know but theyre going
to wish they hadnt.

SALZEM
Warford, no. New Helios recon
are here too, looking for us.

ROBIN laughs.

ROBIN
That didnt take long.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Robin, not now. I need to think.

SALZEM
Theyre both distracted for now,
theyve turned against each
other.

CAPTAIN MILREY
When you left them? So, they saw
you?

SALZEM
Yes, captain, but I slipped away
with ease.

CAPTAIN MILREY
And you werent followed?
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SALZEM
No, captain.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER (outside)

Captain Deseree Milrey, Wwrykit
Silvert demands an audience.

SALZEM
Okay, perhaps I was.

WARFORD (leaning out the window)

Tell him to look elsewhere,
were busy!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Warford! Get inside.

WARFORD turns and steps back, ROBIN hides from the window
frame.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

What are our options?

WARFORD
Limited, captain. I say we give
them Salzem.

SALZEM
I say we run.

ROBIN
Well, I say we dont have enough
fuel to run very far.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Perhaps Perhaps we do give them
Salzem.

WARFORD
Yes!

SALZEM
Excuse me, captain?

CAPTAIN MILREY
We leave, quietly, and leave
Salzem behind. We equip him with
the necessary resources to let
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CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

us know where he is, we break
him out and kidnap Wwrykit
before we leave.

SALZEM
Theres got to be another
option. Why dont we just strike
Wwrykits base as a team?

CAPTAIN MILREY
First of all, we know where his
vault is but not his dwellings.
Secondly, we need a man on the
inside.

ROBIN
What do we do with him once we
have him?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Trade him in with New Helios for
immunity.

WARFORD
Im up for it.

SALZEM
Well, of course youre up for
it! You dont have to leave in a
Crimson Sect ship!

Before SALZEM can make argue any further, ROBIN moves him
aside carrying the recon equipment she had packed up.
CAPTAIN MILREY hands SALZEM a small box and follows
ROBIN.

WARFORD
Good luck, frog-boy.

SALZEM
What am I supposed to do with
this?

WARFORD
In there should be a tracking
beacon and lock picking kit.
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SALZEM
Where am I supposed to put them?

WARFORD
Thats for you to work out and
for me to laugh at later.

SALZEM
Bye then

WARFORD
Have fun.

WARFORD pats SALZEM on the back before walking out,

chuckling.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Times up, captain. Surrender
now or meet your maker.

SALZEM looks out of the window to see WWRYKITS

COMMANDER has been joined by the rest of the soldiers.

SALZEM
Captain Milreys gone Its just
me.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER laughs.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
The coward. I pity you, Mister
Vo. So much so, Im willing to
offer you a second chance.
Surrender yourself.

SALZEM
Yeah, alright.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Alright? No more running?

SALZEM
No, did you want me to run?

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
No, no. I just expected you to.
Well, men, go fetch mister Vo
for me.
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SOLDIER 2
Yes sir.

Half of the soldiers that remain stand guard by

WWRYKITS COMMANDER as the rest charge into the hostel.

CUT TO:

INT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, MORNING

Everyone sits in their respective seats, SALZEM replaced

by his halberd. ROBIN and WARFORD both, again, working on
the consoles beneath the windshield and CAPTAIN MILREY in
her captains chair.

ROBIN
I actually feel sorry for
Salzem.

WARFORD
Hell be fine.

ROBIN
What if they kill him?

CAPTAIN MILREY
They wont, Wwrykit will want
to bargain.

WARFORD
So, whats next? We just wait
for him to activate the tracking
beacon?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Effectively, yes.

WARFORD
I cant tell if I want to know
where he put the beacon or not.

ROBIN laughs.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIMSON SECT BASE, TYR DAY

Two armoured guards throw SALZEM into a small cell before

the gate automatically slams down and locks. WWRYKIT
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steps in from behind the guards and gives SALZEM his full
attention.

SALZEM
I expected a better reception,
turning myself in and all.

WWRYKIT
You may have turned yourself in,
Mister Vo, but you also stole a
platinum hyperdrive from my
personal vault and kept my men
from completing their mission.

SALZEM
To be fair, they DID point their
guns at me.

WWRYKIT
I could let you go, Mister Vo

SALZEM
Id be very appreciative, thank
you.

WWRYKIT
IF you tell me where Captain
Milrey is.

SALZEM
I dont know.

WWRYKIT
Oh, my boy, unwise response.

WWRYKIT snaps his fingers to summon WWRYKITS

COMMANDER.

WWRYKIT
Mister Vo, I understand you and
my brother here have met.

SALZEM
Briefly. So, the cold-blood runs
in the family?
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WWRYKIT
Its a common aspect throughout
my entire race, actually. Though
I respect your intentions.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER approaches the cell with a rifle,

though this rifle boasted a buzz of visible electricity
along the barrel of the gun.

WWRYKIT
Mister Vo, where is Captain
Milrey?

SALZEM
Honestly, I couldnt tell you.
As much as I want to.

WWRYKIT nods towards WWRYKITS COMMANDER who charges

the rifle and aims it towards SALZEM.

CUT TO:

INT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, DAY

The crew are sat in their respective seats, as usual,

besides WARFORD who is hoisted by wires against the
ceiling performing engineering work.

ROBIN
Des, Ive triangulated Salzems
position.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Plot a route, take us there.

WARFORD
Whereabouts is he then?

ROBIN
Tyr.

WARFORD
Ah, keeping it local.

ROBIN
Yeah, we could rob the vault
again on the way out.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
No, we have a far more important
task on our hands.

ROBIN
I know, I know BUT it would be
quite convenient.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Okay, fine. But only if theres
time.

WARFORD
HAHA! Yes!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Im not making any promises, we
need to be in and out fairly
quickly.

WARFORD
Ill pack my best explosives.

WARFORD lowers himself down using a winch and runs off

out of the cockpit.

ROBIN
So, how exactly are we going to
get into this place, kill
Wwrykit and retrieve Salzem?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Well, without a map or
blueprints, or guard post
timetables Well have to
improvise.

ROBIN
I need to start looking for a
better job.

WARFORD walks back into the cockpit cradling explosives,

his guns, various armour parts and some food. He dumps it
all beside his chair and sits down.

WARFORD
Im ready!
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ROBIN
That makes one of us.

ROBIN and WARFORD perform tasks on their consoles while

CAPTAIN MILREY sits back in her chair.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIMSON SECT BASE, TYR DAY

Elsewhere in the Crimson Sect base, WWRYKIT sits across

a table from three chairs, filled by YEEZIR, SYN DOL, and
TAAN-BAK MAND.

WWRYKIT
Gentleman, its a pleasure to
see you all.

SYN DOL (through respirator)

You have Miss Milrey?

WWRYKIT
Well, no

YEEZIR stands to his feet and slams his hands down onto
the table.

YEEZIR
Then why are we here!?

WWRYKIT
Because, my friends, I have the
next best thing.

SYN DOL
Go on

WWRYKIT
I have Salzem Vo, their
translator and diplomat.

SYN DOL
Interesting And you believe he
will lead you to Captain Milrey?

WWRYKIT
Eventually, hes stubborn.
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YEEZIR
Let me interrogate him, I can
make him speak.

WWRYKIT
No, Yeezir. Hes stubborn but
hes fragile. You would kill
him.

YEEZIR sits down with a huff.

SYN DOL
How long will we have to wait,
Mister Silvert?

WWRYKIT
Not long, hell cave sooner or
later.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER enters the room.

YEEZIR
How dare you interrupt us
without invitation!

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
I apologise sir but, brother

WWRYKITS COMMANDER hands a device to WWRYKIT and

stands back.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
We found this on his person, Vo
was going to use this to contact
Captain Milrey.

SYN DOL
It appears as though Miss Milrey
has made you out as a fool,
Mister Silvert.

WWRYKIT
This isnt a problem. We found
it, he cant use it, its fine.

SYN DOL
You don't seem too sure, Mister
Silvert.
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WWRYKIT turns to WWRYKITS COMMANDER, ignoring SYN DOL.

WWRYKIT
Search Salzem Vo, thoroughly,
then put him in special
containment.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Of course.

WWRYKIT
I assure you, gentleman. He will
be punished.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, CELLS

WWRYKITS COMMANDER paces towards SALZEMs cell to find

two guards inside the open cell, scanning with their
guns.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Wheres the prisoner?

CELL GUARD 1
I dont know sir, he just
disappeared after you left!

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
How could he have just
disappeared?

CELL GUARD 2
We dont know, sir.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER barges the cell guards aside and

inspects the cell himself, tracing his fingers over the
walls and the air duct.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Hes in the air ducts.

CELL GUARD 2
Surely not, sir? The grate is
far too small for anyone who
isnt a child.
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WWRYKITS COMMANDER draws his pistol and whips the butt

of the firearm around CELL GUARD 2s head.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
Fools. Hes Veronian, his bones
are flexible.

CELL GUARD 1
Sorry, sir, we didnt know.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
No. You didnt think.

CELL GUARD 1 helps steady CELL GUARD 2 as WWRYKITS

COMMANDER walks away from the cell.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
I want a full scan of the
ventilation system. Find him
within the hour.

CELL GUARD 1 & 2

Yes, sir!

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, MEETING ROOM

WWRYKITS COMMANDERs voice is broadcast over speakers

throughout the base.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER (speaker)

This is not a drill. This base
is on lockdown until further
notice due to a prisoner escape
attempt.

YEEZIR
WHAT? Wwrykit, this base is
under your control. How could
you let this happen?

WWRYKIT
I dont know, just give me a
moment.
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SYN DOL
We have given you enough of our
time, Mister Silvert. Goodbye.

The three men sitting across from WWRYKIT stand and

begin to walk out of the room, coming to a halt when
WWRYKITS COMMANDER broadcasts another announcement.

WWRYKITS COMMANDER
This is not a drill. A brown,
Yvril freighter has been spotted
approaching the base. Remain at
your posts and aim to kill.

SYN DOL
Well, Mister Silvert. It seems
luck is not on your side, though
it has earned you some more of
our time.

SYN DOL returns to his seat.

SYN DOL (CONTD)

Gentlemen, take a seat. It
appears as though we shall
remain here a while longer.

CUT TO:

EXT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, TYR DAY

The Rusty Spearhead speeds along the desert moon Tyr,

skimming the surface of the dust plains. Up ahead is a
large cliff-face with a discernible steel blast door at
the foot.

On one side of the ship hangs both WARFORD and CAPTAIN

MILREY, geared up in their armour. WARFORD is equipped
with his two large guns and wears a backpack filled with
explosives while CAPTAIN MILREY has a rifle and SALZEMs
halberd on her back and two pistols in holsters around
her calves.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Keep us low, they cant use
anti-air against something that
isnt in the air.
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ROBIN (over comms)

Aye, aye.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Warford, you will assist Robin
with a full-frontal assault.

WARFORD
Where are you going?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Ill find a side entrance and
grab Salzem. Once were
together, we go after Wwrykit.

The Rusty Spearhead grows closer to the cliff face when

it comes under fire. WARFORD and CAPTAIN MILREY do their
best to avoid being shot while the ship continues heading
straight.

WARFORD
I know its unconventional, but
couldnt we have gone with
something a bit more subtle?

ROBIN (through comms)

Just be thankful it isnt
artillery.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Getting ready to drop in on my
say-so.

WARFORD
Roger that, captain.

ROBIN (through comms)

Do you want me to slow down for
the drop?

WARFORD
Absolutely not!

ROBIN laughs.

ROBIN (through comms)

Dont blame me if your spine
comes out your arse on the way
down then!
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WARFORD
I retain my right to blame
anyone I want for my mistakes.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Ill drop now and make my way in
by foot. Warford, wait until
Robin blows through the blast
doors then make your assault.

WARFORD
Got it, cap.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Good luck, keep the comms
active.

CAPTAIN MILREY pushes off of the ship and tucks into a

roll before pushing off with her feet into a sprint.

The Rusty Spearhead continues on, leaving CAPTAIN MILREY

behind.

ROBIN (through comms)

Ready, Strout?

WARFORD
Always!

Two missiles fire from on top of The Rusty Spearhead and

slam into the blast doors at the foot of the cliff face.
They latch onto the metal and drills in the missile heads
begin to rip through the doors.

The warped steel reveals a large hall breaking off into

many diverging corridors. WARFORD dives off of The Rusty
Spearhead and lands less gracefully than CAPTAIN MILREY.

ROBIN (through comms)

Get in there and give them hell,
Ill lay cover fire and take out
any vehicular support.

WARFORD coughs up dust as he stands to his feet.

WARFORD
Yep, roger that.
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Two rotary cannons extend from The Rusty Spearhead and

begin to fire at the armoured soldiers gathering within
the hall.

WARFORD
Aim left, Ill bear right.

ROBIN (through comms)

Uh-huh.

WARFORD climbs through the hole torn in the right side of

the blast doors while The Rusty Spearhead hovers to the
left and concentrates fire in that direction.

WARFORD
Good afternoon, boys.

WARFORD opens fire with his cannons, tearing through

waves of soldiers responding to the attack.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIMSON SECT BASE, MEETING ROOM DAY

From inside a vent above the meeting room sits SALZEM,

looking down upon WWRYKIT and his associates. YEEZIR is
stood over WWRYKIT who sits across from SYN DOL and
TAAN-BAK MAND.

SYN DOL
Mister Silvert, not only have
you lost a very valuable
prisoner, but youve led a known
enemy to our headquarters.

WWRYKIT
This isnt my fault, I had my
best men on the job!

SYN DOL
Youve made too many mistakes,
Mister Silvert, my patience has
run thin.

WWRYKIT
Ill fix it, Captain Milrey will
be dead by sundown.
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SYN DOL
I know, but not by your hand.
You are hereby banished from
Crimson Sect. You are no longer
welcome on Tyr.

WWRYKIT
You cant exile me, I own this
moon!

YEEZIR
Actually, Wwrykit, Crimson Sect
own this moon.

WWRYKIT
No, I bought it. I established
this base, my vault is on this
moon!

SYN DOL
You purchased the land on this
moon, yes; however, upon joining
us, you signed over any land
under your name.

WWRYKIT goes to stand but YEEZIR pushes down on his

shoulders, keeping him in place.

YEEZIR
That includes the vault and
anything contained within.

WWRYKIT
This is an outrage!

The door to the meeting room slides open, CAPTAIN MILREY

standing on the other side. She exchanges a look with
everyone in the room.

CAPTAIN MILREY
I do apologise, I thought this
was the bathroom.

WWRYKIT
MILREY!

Theres a loud bump in the vents and a soldiers voice

echoes through.
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VENT SOLDIER
This is Unit Seven-Four-Eight-
Nine, I have found the Veronian.

Following another few bangs, SALZEM falls backwards out

of the ventilation grate.

WWRKYIT
VO!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Impeccable timing, Salzem.

SALZEM
Thank you, captain.

YEEZIR turns his attention to CAPTAIN MILREY while two

guards follow SALZEM out of the vent.

SALZEM
Whats the plan, sir?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Theres always code amber.

SALZEM
Whats that one again?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Run as fast as your legs can
carry you.

SALZEM
Love it, seconded.

SALZEM sweeps his leg around the floor, knocking over the
guards that had followed him while CAPTAIN MILREY turns
and begins running. SALZEM follows her after vaulting
over YEEZIR.

SALZEM catches up to CAPTAIN MILREY in the

CRIMSON SECT BASE CORRIDOR SYSTEM

SALZEM
Captain! Slow down!
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CAPTAIN MILREY
I cant do that Salzem, Im
going to need you to speed up.

YEEZIR bounds down the corridor pursuing SALZEM and

CAPTAIN MILREY

YEEZIR
Both of you stop and Ill make
sure your deaths are swift.

SALZEM
Great offer, but Ill have to
say no!

CAPTAIN MILREY tosses SALZEM his halberd and a

communication gauntlet.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Split at this junction, stay in
touch and meet at the ship.

SALZEM
Will do, see you in a bit.

The two split where the corridor meets a four-way

junction, each in opposite directions. YEEZIR takes a
brief moment at the junction but then follows CAPTAIN
MILREY.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, ENTRANCE HALL

WARFORD steps over a pile of dead bodies, deeper into the

hall. ROBIN sets The Rusty Spearhead down on a clear
spot.

WARFORD
Stay with the ship, Ill head in
and assist the captain.

ROBIN (over comms)

Roger that, good luck.

WARFORD
Dont need it, Ive got a two
really big guns.
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WARFORD nods towards The Rusty Spearheads cockpit before

making his way down into the

CRIMSON SECT BASE CORRIDOR SYSTEM

Soldiers keep running down the corridor only to be blown

away by WARFORD. While fighting his way through the
waves, he addresses his gauntlet.

WARFORD
Captain, do you read?

CAPTAIN MILREY (through comms)

Yep, cant talk right now
though.

WARFORD
Whats your location?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Just follow the concerningly
heavy footsteps.

WARFORD
Alrighty then.

WARFORD picks up his pace, starting a light jog as he

blasts through the hordes of soldiers coming towards him.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, BALCONY

Protruding from the cliff face are several semi-circular

balconies, shadowed by similarly shaped roofs. Panting,
SALZEM stumbles out onto one of these balconies, turning
to look behind him. Several guards fire towards him from
within the corridor, but he deflects the bolts back
killing them.

SALZEM
I am never getting voluntarily
captured again. Absolute nightmare.

The sound of feet landing on the metal balcony behind him

echoes into the open wasteland.
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SALZEM
Please be captain, or at least
Warford

SALZEM quickly turns to face TAAN-BAK MAND. Silent, the

orange creature draws two shortswords from sheathes on
his back.

SALZEM
Im sorry, which one are you?

Without speaking, TAAN-BAK strides towards SALZEM who

readies his halberd. Soldiers come running down the
corridor but stop, lowering their rifles upon seeing the
two.

SALZEM
Not one for conversation then?

Spinning the shortswords with grace and elegance, TAAN-

BAK closes the distance between them. Without hesitation,
he throws a flurry of slashes and stabs, all of which
SALZEM struggles to block and dodge.

Between attacks, SALZEM addresses his gauntlet.

SALZEM
Hi guys, long time no see. Any
chance for back-up?

WARFORD (through comms)

Salzem! Youre not dead!

SALZEM
I will be unless I get some
help, so

WARFORD (through comms)

Whereabouts are you, boy?

SALZEM
On a balcony

SALZEM takes a break to duck under TAAN-BAKs blades.

SALZEM (CONTD)
Of some description.
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ROBIN (through comms)

Warford, you get Des and Ill
pull round and pick up Salzem.

WARFORD (through comms)

Roger.

SALZEM
Quickly please.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE CORRIDOR SYSTEM

CAPTAIN MILREY turns around to face YEEZIR, still

charging toward her. He carries his huge exterior on all
fours, charging toward her like a bull. CAPTAIN MILREY
runs towards him, before running halfway up a corridor
wall and diving over him.

YEEZIR roars as he takes time to turn around to face her.

YEEZIR
Stop moving, scum!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Only if you ask nicely.

YEEZIR begins his pursuit again but WARFORD comes

bounding down a converging corridor, throwing down his
guns in order to pounce and tackle YEEZIR.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Strout!

WARFORD
Afternoon, captain!

WARFORD and YEEZIR wrestle around the floor, throwing

punches at each other. WARFORD manages to pick YEEZIR
from the floor and hold him against a wall, where he
fixes a small controlled explosive to his forearm.

YEEZIR throws WARFORD to CAPTAIN MILREYs feet and

desperately tries to remove the explosive. CAPTAIN MILREY
helps WARFORD to stand and they duck behind a corner, to
avoid witnessing and feeling the impact of the explosion.

YEEZIR cries out in pain from around the corner.

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WARFORD
Best we get moving then,
captain.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah, I agree.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, MEETING ROOM

SYN DOL has turned his attention to a monitor fixed into

the table. It shows a site plan of the entire base.
WWRYKIT stands behind him, looking over SYN DOLs
shoulder.

SYN DOL
Your unit count is depleting
rapidly and the base itself is
suffering significant damage. I
believe it is your move, Mister
Silvert.

WWRYKIT
Yeezir went after Captain
Milrey, once he has her, we have
all of them.

SYN DOL
It seems Mister Strout has
caused Yeezir some distraction.

WWRYKIT
Well I still have fifty percent
of my guardsmen still standing,
they will fall to fatigue if not
the blast fire of my mens
rifles.

SYN DOL
You are a weak leader, Mister
Silvert. You stand here, in the
heart of a heavily armed base.
You have the high ground, and
yet you rely on fatigue?

WWRKIT
What else am I to do?
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SYN DOL stands, showing weakness in his knees and walks

towards the door through which SALZEM, CAPTAIN MILREY and
YEEZIR left. He touches the console beside the door and
it slides open.

SYN DOL
Clean up your mess, child.
Fatigue shall not save you.

WWRYKIT
Yes Sir.

WWRYKIT straightens his jacket and presses a button

under his side of the desk. A heavy pistol emerges from
the desk and he slowly wraps his fingers around it.

SYN DOL
Good. Now go, dispose of Captain
Milrey yourself.

WWRYKIT nods before striding out of the room with false

confidence, his pistol-hand trembling.

SYN DOL waits for WWRYKIT to make his way down the
corridor before closing the door and heading towards a
larger, circular door which opens up into a tunnel, with
an outside light source shining down into the meeting
room.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, BALCONY

SALZEM and TAAN-BAK continue their duel on the balcony,

TAAN-BAK beginning to overpower SALZEM but not so much so
that SALZEM has given up.

The sound of rotary blades blankets the area, triggering

soldiers to run to the edge of the balcony and yell
before shooting downwards. From beneath the balcony rises
The Rusty Spearhead.

ROBIN (through speaker)

Sorry to interrupt, Im here to
pick up a friend.
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SALZEM
Robin! Fancy seeing you here!
Have you met this guy? Great
conversationalist.

ROBIN (through speaker)

Im afraid we dont have the
time to chat, maybe next time!

ROBIN opens fire on the platform, taking down soldiers

before firing closer and closer towards SALZEM and TAAN-
BAK.

SALZEM
Robin! Maybe- Maybe dont fire
directly at me!

ROBIN
Sorry! I was trying to hit him!

SALZEM
Honestly, just distracting him
will be fine!

ROBIN
Roger that.

ROBIN flies in closer, almost coming into physical

contact with TAAN-BAK.

SALZEM
What are you doing?!

ROBIN (through speaker)

Distracting him!

SALZEM
I would have gone about it
differently!

ROBIN (through speaker)

Each to their own, Salzem.

ROBIN keeps pushing The Rusty Spearhead into TAAN-BAK as

SALZEM strafes around his foe.
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TAAN-BAK tries to avoid the ship but ROBIN keeps pushing

the nose into his back. TAAN-BAK rolls backwards onto the
nose of The Rusty Spearhead and faced ROBIN who is sat in
the cockpit.

ROBIN
No, no Salzem, theres a bug on
the windshield and I cant swipe
it off.

SALZEM
Ive got you, Robin.

SALZEM jumps up onto the nose of the ship, ROBIN tries to

stabilise the angle. SALZEM swipes his halberd at TAAN-
BAKs legs.

TAAN-BAK stumbles backwards, falling onto the floor just

less than foot beneath The Rusty Spearhead.

ROBIN
Right, hold on Salzem.

SALZEM
Hold on to what?!

ROBIN
Anything, Im not picky.

SALZEM drops to his stomach, wrapping his arms around The

Rusty Spearhead as it rises above the ground. TAAN-BAK
jumps to his feet and launches his blades at SALZEM. They
miss and get stuck in the hull of The Rusty Spearhead.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE CORRIDOR SYSTEM

WARFORD leads CAPTAIN MILREY down the corridor where they

grind to a halt. At the end of the corridor stands
WWRYKIT.

WWRYKIT
Your little adventure ends here,
Deseree Milrey.

WARFORD
Look Captain, the little green
man wants to hand himself over!
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Im going to hazard a guess that
that isnt his intention.

WWRYKIT
Perhaps youre smarter than I
thought, Captain.

A squad of soldiers, heavier armoured than usual, march

around the corner in formation behind WWRYKIT.

WARFORD
I reckon if we run really fast
we might be able to avoid the
majority of the bullets.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah, best get going then.

WARFORD nods and breaks left, heading towards the

CRIMSON SECT BASE, ENTRANCE HALL

WARFORD turns and fires at the soldiers as CAPTAIN MILREY

slides into the hall.

WARFORD
Captain, theres a ship on a
landing pad somewhere in here,
it was being worked on when we
arrived.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Thats nice Warford, but so
what?

WARFORD
So, it was probably left
operational and open.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Right, okay, I see what youre
going for.

CAPTAIN MILREY heads further into the entrance hall and

begins looking for a fighter craft left open. WARFORD
continues to hold down the corridor with suppressive
fire.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Ive found it, fall backIll
get her running!

WARFORD
Aye, captain.

WARFORD walks backwards towards CAPTAIN MILREY whose ship

lifts up from the floor. The soldiers and WWRYKIT chase
WARFORD in but the soldiers are swiftly executed by
CAPTAIN MILREYs fighter.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Jump in!

WARFORD clambers up the boarding ramp as it disconnects

from the ship and is left behind on the platform.
WWRYKIT goes to run back down the corridor but CAPTAIN
MILREY fires above the door, caving it in and blocking
the way.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Mister Silvert, Id say its in
your best interests to hand
yourself over.

WWRYKIT reacts with anger before firing at the shipthe

shot ricocheting in various directionsbefore making a
run for the large hole ripped through the halls blast
doors.

WARFORD
Why run? Were in a ship, his
legs are barely big enough to
carry him!

CAPTAIN MILREY
Looks like hes desperate.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, BALCONY

SALZEM has climbed into The Rusty Spearhead and is sat in

WARFORDs usual seat as ROBIN suppressive fires at TAAN-
BAK.
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SALZEM
Keep him at bay, if he gets
close to the ship he could do
some real damage.

ROBIN
And then what?

SALZEM
I dont know Ill think of
something.

ROBIN
Right, okay, greatI love being
prepared.

TAAN-BAK continues to dodge the fire, silent. He suddenly

seems distracted for a moment before retreating, dodging
the fire with a series of flips and dives.

SALZEM
Oh. So We won?

ROBIN
Yes?

SALZEM
Okay, good. Go us.

CUT TO:

EXT. DESERT MOON, TYR AFTERNOON

WARFORD and CAPTAIN MILREY remain in pursuit of WWRYKIT

who runs further from the entrance hall. He keeps firing
bolts backwards, skimming the ships armoured hull.

WARFORD
He keeps doing that, why does he
keep doing that? Not one of his
shots has penetrated the armour.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Desperation makes people
irrational And a bit slow.

With that, WWRYKITs pistol begins to click, no longer

able to fire bolts. He cries out in rage and throws it to
the dusty floor.
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WARFORD
Thank the Almighty, that pinging
sound was getting right on my
tits.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE, BALCONY

ROBIN and SALZEM sit in The Rusty Spearhead, running

diagnostics on the panels in front of them.

ROBIN
Right, we make sure everythings
ship-shape then we go get
Warford, Des and our prisoner
and be on our way.

SALZEM
Sounds like a plan

SALZEMs words drift away as The Rusty Spearhead begins

to rattle.

SALZEM
Hull integrity decreasing
rapidly

ROBIN
When did we take a hit?

SALZEM
We didnt Hey, Robin

ROBIN
Yeah?

SALZEM
Whos that?

ROBIN looks up from the panel in front of her to look at

SALZEM before following his pointing finger and spotting
SYN DOL standing, hooded at the entrance to the platform.

SALZEM
Is he Crimson Sect?

ROBIN
The suits a bit Different
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SALZEM
Maybe hes like a special one.

ROBIN
Hull integrity at twenty
percent!

SALZEM
What? How?!

ROBIN
I dont know!

SYN DOL walks towards The Rusty Spearhead, slowly. His

arms rise from his sides as the ship begins to rumble
violently, with a high pitch ringing resonating in the
atmosphere.

SALZEM
Is that him?

ROBIN
No, surely not!

SALZEM
I think its him.

ROBIN
How?!

SALZEM
I dont know, but its
definitely him!

ROBIN pulls back on the steering wheel, raising the nose

of The Rusty Spearhead but it struggles.

SALZEM
Hull integrity at ten percent,
whatever hes doing is ripping
the ship apart.

ROBIN
Well, were not going anywhere
right now.

SALZEM
I can see that, um
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SALZEM looks around him before catching something in his

peripheral vision on the shelf in the corridor.

SALZEM (CONTD)
I have an idea.

ROBIN
Is it a risky one?

SALZEM
Arguably.

ROBIN
Well, either way were dead so
get to it soldier.

SALZEM
Roger that.

CUT TO:

EXT. DESERT MOON, TYR

As CAPTAIN MILREY and WARFORD make there way out into the
desert, following WWRYKIT, a huge explosion leaves the
dusking sky orange over the cliff that hides the Crimson
Sect base.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Oh my That was loud.

WARFORD laughs.

WARFORD
Yeah, yeah it was.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Whats funny? Salzem and Robin
are still there.

WARFORD
Yeah, yeah, I know. Its just
that that explosion, that was
one of mine.

CAPTAIN MILREY
One of yours? As in, one of your
explosives?
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WARFORD
I know! Ironic, isnt it?

CAPTAIN MILREY
How so?

WARFORD
Because that same model got us
in a shitload of trouble the
other day!

CAPTAIN MILREY chuckles.

WARFORD
So, are we going to capture this
guy?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Nah, lets tire him out first.
Hell be easier to restrain.

CUT TO:

CRIMSON SECT BASE CORRIDOR SYSTEM

YEEZIR lies against the wall, gripping whats left of his

arm. TAAN-BAK marches down the corridor.

YEEZIR
Are they dead?

TAAN-BAK doesnt respond, but does pull a knife from the

back of his belt.

YEEZIR
What are you doing?

TAAN-BAK kicks YEEZIRs complete arm out of the way and

swiftly removes the dead flesh from the stump, ignoring
YEEZIRs roars and complaints.

YEEZIR
Get off me, Taan-Bak, you fiend!

An explosion echoes through the facility, silencing

YEEZIR for a moment. Both of them look around them, on
alert.
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YEEZIR
Get me to the shuttle, now!

TAAN-BAK huffs before crouching down and lifting YEEZIR

up and walking down the corridor.

CUT TO:

EXT. DUST PLAINS DESERT FLOOR DUSK

A Sabre-Class Fighter hovers nonchalantly along, pursuing

a green-scaled humanoid male.

WWRYKIT SILVERT, the green-scaled humanoid male stumbles

clumsily across the desert, visibly exhausted.

The voice of CAPTAIN DESEREE MILREY echoes across the

desert, emitted by a chrome megaphone speaker, which
emerges from underneath the Fighter.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Mister Silvert, this is Captain
Milrey. you may remember me from
our last encounter, just before
you initiated this, frankly
redundant, pursuit.

A moment of silence follows, broken only by the panting

of WWRYKIT and the humming of the Fighters engine.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

Mister Silvert, you are wasting
my time as well as your own. If
you stop now and board the ship
youll find directly behind you,
you wont have to face the
unbearable death that tends to
follow the exhaustion youre
clearly suffering as we speak.

The voice pauses as WWRYKIT slows down, his head angling

backwards slightlytowards the ship.

CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

Though, thats not to say youll
live much longer if you do in
(MORE)
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CAPTAIN MILREY (CONTD)

fact hand yourself over to us
now I can guarantee you another
hour or so of breathing, at
least. I promise.

The speaker cuts off briefly, leaving WWRYKIT to

continue struggling forward, his knees buckling with
every other step.

Another voice is emitted by the speaker, quieter as if

the ownerWARFORD STROUTis stood further from the
microphone.

WARFORD
Alright, Ive got to give the
guy credit for making it this
far out, but Im getting hungry.
That, and another hour
travelling at this speed will
drain our fuel tank dry, so
cant we Zap him? Or something?

CAPTAIN MILREY
And here I was, hoping for a
full lap of Tyr. Which one of
these do you reckon would stun
him?

The sound of button pressing and lever pulling can be

heard through the speaker, assimultaneouslythe ship
performs random and irrelevant/unnecessary functions.

After a moment, the cannons mounted on both sides of the

fighter fire bolts of energy forth. WWRYKIT lies still
on the ground, smoke drifting upwards from his torso.

WARFORD
Captain?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah?

WARFORD
I think we overdid it.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Yeah.
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Static sounds emit from the console in front of CAPTAIN

MILREY. The frequency adjusts until ROBINs voice can be
made out.

ROBIN (through comm)

Desiree? Is this the right ship?

WARFORD (false voice)

No, who is this?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Warford. Yes, this is us. Are
you okay?

ROBIN
Salzems a bit bruised, the ship
will need some serious repairs
but otherwisewell manage.

SALZEM
Did you get Wwrykit?

WARFORD
Yeah In a way

SALZEM
Hes dead?

CAPTAIN MILREY
It was an accident.

ROBIN
Good job guys, an all-round
success.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Is the sarcasm necessary?

WARFORD takes the controls while CAPTAIN MILREY sits by

the communication panel. The ships lifts off, veering
away from WWRYKITs body.

ROBIN
Meet us outside the main hall,
Id suggest you leave the body
behind.
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WARFORD
Yeah, itd take way too long to
pick up all the pieces.

The ship containing WARFORD and CAPTAIN MILREY veers

further and flies back towards the base.

CUT TO:

INT. CRIMSON SECT SHUTTLE, DUSK

YEEZIR lays on a slab, cradling his lost arm while TAAN-

BAK sits in the pilot seat. A slow, rhythmic knock echoes
through the dark steel interior of the shuttle.

YEEZIR
Dont open it, I dont want to
lose another arm.

TAAN-BAK stands from his chair and walks to the

entranceway. He taps a sequence into a panel beside the
door which gives way to reveal SYN DOL.

SYN DOL
Prepare for lift-off, Taan-Bak.
We dont have the time to delay.

TAAN-BAK nods and heads to the pilot seat.

YEEZIR
Where are we going?

SYN DOL
Rest, Yeezir. Dont fret, were
going to retreat and gather our
strength.

YEEZIR
Why? There are only four of
them.

SYN DOL
And yet they ripped a hole in
one of our bases and left you
practically useless.

YEEZIR
I am not useless. I just need
time to heal.
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SYN DOL
And time is what I am gathering,
Yeezir.

YEEZIR
I will personally rip them limb
from limb, the next chance I
get.

SYN DOL
Im sure you will, Yeezir,
though now You rest.

SYN DOL places a hand on YEEZIRs forehead and YEEZIR

goes limp. TAAN-BAK turns his head slightly.

SYN DOL
Fear not, he isnt dead. Just
heavily unconscious.

TAAN-BAK turns his attention back to piloting as they

lift off.

SYN DOL
You know where we need to go.

TAAN-BAK nods before the shuttle launches forwards.

CUT TO:

INT. THE RUSTY SPEARHEAD, NIGHT

WARFORD sits with his feet on the console, polishing his

guns with a large grin on his face. Everyone else sits in
their corresponding seating plan, ROBIN eating nuts,
CAPTAIN MILREY navigating a star chart and SALZEM on a
monitor in the back, researching the systems CAPTAIN
MILREY sends him.

WARFORD
Found a place for us to lay low
then?

ROBIN
Reckon New Helios has forgiven
us?

SALZEM laughs.
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CAPTAIN MILREY
Theres a star system scarcely
populated here, but the
settlements are fairly packed.

ROBIN
Why?

CAPTAIN MILREY
Probably all the noxious gas and
magma.

WARFORD
Sounds good.

ROBIN
Well, we have to go somewhere.

CAPTAIN MILREY
Ive sent you the coordinates,
set course and get us there by
next cycle.

ROBIN
Roger that, captain.

FADE OUT.

THE END