by Peter Vazquez
TEASER
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
A young man named AUGUST (25) walks down the street, past the alleyways between buildings. It is raining heavily.
In one alleyway, two men fight over a hard-drive. One punches the other in the face, knocking him out cold.
In the next alleyway, there are thirty seven bags of garbage stacked upon one another, leaking and oozing onto the street.
In the third alleyway, a mother and a son cuddle for warmth under a sleeping bag. They are both crying.
The street itself is mostly empty. However, spaceships hover above ground in the sky, in orderly, single-file lines. Tonight, there is plenty of traffic in the air.
A group of teenagers drink together on the street, tossing their glass bottles up at the spaceships when they finish each one.
A couple of street vendors lug their carts down the road. They have all closed up shop for tonight.
An old, bearded, shirtless man screams as he paces back and forth. He slurs his words.
Neon signs and billboards illuminate the sky, shining through the rain.
One advertises a gentleman's club: See No Evil.
Another promotes a soft drink: 'Tronic Tonic.
A third endorses a political candidate: President Thunder.
August pays no attention to any of this noise, and keeps his head down. He is wearing a brown, hooded cloak, presumably to maintain a low profile. No one can see his face, or his body for that matter.
He stops in front of an electronics store, takes a look around, then enters.
A unit of android police officers turn a corner, and discover the teenagers throwing bottles at the spaceships. A chase ensues, yet only a few of the teenagers are detained.
INT. ASTRAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (A.C.E.) - NIGHT
August enters the electronics shop, and takes off his hood, revealing his long, dark hair and bright blue eyes. He exhales, then takes a look around.
There are no other customers, and there is just one android behind the counter.
He walks through the aisles, searching for something specific. After a moment, he finds it. It is labelled: "P.A.I.N. (Portable Artificial Intelligence Nephascope)" It is small enough to fit in his hand.
He walks up to the counter and hands it to the android. He takes a coupon out of his pocket and places it on the counter.
AUGUST
I have a coupon.
A.C.E. ANDROID
Those. Are. No. Good. Here.
AUGUST
Why not?
The android points to a sign above August's head. It reads: "COUPONS. WILL. NOT. BE. ACCEPTED. UNTIL. FURTHER. NOTICE."
AUGUST
Uh-huh. Okay, I'll put it back on the shelf then. Thanks, anyways.
August grabs the P.A.I.N. off of the counter and walks away slowly. He closes his eyes.
Suddenly, he jerks to the left and pushes a shelf over, which in turn knocks over two other shelves like a series of dominos.
A.C.E. ANDROID
Hey! Stop. That.
August sprints out of the store, knocking more products off of a shelf on his way out. The android presses a button underneath the counter.
Sirens begin to blare.
A.C.E. ANDROID (CONT’D) Fuck. My. Life.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
August runs out of the store and turns to his left. He sees a unit of seven android police officers headed his way.
ANDROID POLICE OFFICER #1
Stop! Him!
August sprints to his right, and turns a corner. The officers chase after him. With the P.A.I.N. still in hand, he keeps running down the street, until he turns into an alleyway.
EXT. ALLEYWAY - NIGHT
August runs down the alleyway, looks up, and finds that he is stuck in a dead end. He places the P.A.I.N. on the ground, and turns around. All seven officers stand waiting, with their firearms raised.
ANDROID POLICE OFFICER #2 Halt! And. We. Won't. Shoot.
One of the officers shoots at August and misses.
AUGUST
I mean, that just wasn't true.
All of the officers ready their blasters, and August cocks his bionic left arm, which turns into a sharp, silver sword. The officers shoot at August, who jumps over them.
August decapitates Android #1, then uses the body to knock over Android #2. He then kills Android #2 by slicing his body in half.
Android #3 and #4 try to shoot August, but miss, and shoot each other. August corners Android #5, who drops his gun and runs away.
Androids #6 and #7 charge August together and knock him over. They tower over him, and he puts his hands in the air. He looks over at the P.A.I.N.
August stands up slowly, then jumps into the air and decapitates both of the remaining droids with the blade under his shoe.
August looks down at the six, dead androids, and exhales. He walks over to the P.A.I.N and picks it up. He then throws his cloak onto the ground, and walks out of the alleyway. END TEASER.