SHADOWS PUPPETS – ACT V

By Shayz

FADE IN:

EXT. SERENITY VALLEY – NIGHT – ESTABLISHING

6 Years ago. War rages on.

EXT. ALLIANCE SHIP – HIGH ALTITUDE IN WORLD – NIGHT – ESTABLISHING

Hovers over battle.

INT. ALLIANCE SHIP – CORRIDOR – CONTINUING

FOLLOWING a masked lab technician dressed in all white, including non-static booties. Technician inserts an ID card into a slot and a heavy door opens. Technician walks into…

INT. ALLIANCE SHIP – SCIENCE/TATICAL LAB – CONTINUING

A circular white room with several displays, large screens along walls and computer access points. Other similarly dressed technicians monitor stations.

In the center of the room is a rotating table (vertical & horizontal) with JESS strapped in, face up, head shaved. Electrode wires attached to her scalp, through the skin to the brain trail through the back of the table. Her face is slack but eyes sharp, focused—seeing everything inside and out.

When she speaks, her voice comes OVER LOUD SPEAKERS with an odd ECHO (computerized) sound, not from her mouth…her thoughts are being projected as words.

JESS (VO): Squad V11 re-route to Seascape hillside. Squad R2 pull back… (sudden shift of eyes; table lurches upright) Skiff ZX272 change vector to NW 8.45 degrees on my mark - 3, 2, mark!

INT. SKIFF ZX272 – CONTINUING

As seen through PILOT’S EYES (JESS’ POV) a thermal screen, showing images of live targets by infrared heat signatures. Screen zooms in on a specific ID…a man (MAL) behind a double barreled standing machine gun, readying to fire.

As skiff moves in, the double barrel gun fires, rocking the skiff and blowing the engines.

INT. ALLIANCE SHIP – SCIENCE/TATICAL LAB – CONTINUING

Jess’ POV is seen on a large screen that the tech’s are witnessing.

JESS (VO): Target acquired. Skiff ZX272 set collision course.

INT. SKIFF ZX272 - CONTINUING

The skiff is falling, dead on, aiming for the gun and Mal. Though only a heat signature, Mal’s face gets bigger and bigger—

INT. SERENITY – CA