Aldrius
07-09-2006, 11:35 PM
The Al-Team! The amazing adventures of Aldrius (My character who's name I use as an internet alias, not vice-versa. :P), and his team of mis-fit heroes. There's Jervis Monroe, the team's tactician and care-taker. His body horrible mutilated in an accident, his brain has been transferred into that of a robot to escape death. Melanie Hontas the team's half native-american recon team leader, and one of the smartest detectives on the planet. The team's mystical expert is a witch from the MSWW (Mystical Society for Witches and Wizards.) a bit aloof and sarcastic, she takes some getting used to. The team is rounded out by a pair of alien sisters. The ever optimistic Tak'lon, with many physical abbilities. (Not only is she an expert swordsman and acrobat, on top of being super-strong and having access to various human technologies, her senses are also heightened to super-human levels.) Her sister is the arrogant and snobby princess of Muxar, but she has no powers of her own and is content to sit around the Al-Tower on her own.
Eh, this series is really just more for fun than anything. Me practicing characterization and such. I know it's not exactly how a script is normally written, though.
The scripts are fairly short, and thus far I have written three. (With a fourth on it's way.) So please, read and review!
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Episode One: There’s a First Time for Everything
Act One:
Scene One:
(Shots of green energy can be seen as they come slamming into the ground. Aldrius can be seen back-flipping around through the energy blasts, avoiding them. Aldrius then throws a purple energy blast over his shoulder. We cut to a blonde woman with green energy on her hands. She’s flying and is hit by the blast and crash-lands onto the ground. She then gets up angrily and throws a wide beam of green energy off-screen. We cut to Aldrius, who spins around and throws out a purple beam of energy. The purple beam splits open into a large circular shield-like item, the energy then turns grey and solid.)
Aldrius: Sorry, darling. Lead resists radioactivity.
(Aldrius flashes a smile and a wink at the woman. She growls angrily. We then cut back to Aldrius, he sticks out one of his hands, which causes a small ball of purple energy to ride along the ground as the green energy intensifies. The ball arrives at the woman’s feet; she looks down at it, puzzled. It then flies up into her face and bursts into a cloud of dirt. The dirt gets into her eyes and she stumbles about, scratching at her eyes, turning off the energy attack. Aldrius then kneels down and spins around, the lead shield transforms into a long purple staff; Aldrius uses this staff and trips the woman. She gasps and falls on her back. Aldrius runs up, the staff in hand, the woman puts her hands down to push her self up. Aldrius throws the staff; it transforms into a pair of hand-bracers. They land on her hands, pinning her down. He then runs at her, creating another ball of purple energy which morphs into another staff. Aldrius throws this staff at the woman, it breaks apart into three separate staffs, and the staffs bend around her ankles and her waist, pinning her down. Aldrius then jumps into the air and touches her stomach, causing purple energy to spread from the tip, over her body, encasing her in the energy. The energy then turns into a black solid substance as it spreads.)
Woman: So help me, when I get out of here, I’m going to hunt you down. I’m going to destroy you. I’m going to make you wish you’d never spoken to me. You’re going to-
(The black substance covers her mouth and head at this point; she’s now completely encased, except for her nostrils. Aldrius looks down at her and smiles, before pinching her cheek.)
Aldrius: I look forward to it, my dear.
(Aldrius pulls out a small remote control from his pocket. After pressing a button on it, a large jet rises out of a nearby rock-pile. The jet flies over and lands in front of him. Aldrius extends his hand towards the entrapped woman; purple energy begins growing out of his hand, forming a much larger hand and longer arm. Aldrius uses this hand to reach out and pick up the woman. He then gently lays her down into the jet before getting in himself. As he enters, a large video screen on the wall lights up, and the face of Jervis Monroe can be seen.)
Jervis: Ah, there you are, sir.
Aldrius: What’s up, Jervis?
Jervis: I just wanted to see if you had managed success with our dear friend, Ms. Ractive, or if you had stopped at the local bar to get a drink, like you usually do.
Aldrius: (Glances at Jervis out of the corner of his eye) Yeah, not much of a challenge… but I did get her.
Jervis: Very good, sir. Now, come straight home! You’ve got some very important work to do.
Aldrius: I’ll be there when I get there.
Jervis: Now!
(We cut outside the jet, as it takes off and flies off and up into the air.)
Scene Two:
(We cut to a sign that reads ‘Ironguy Industries’. We then cut inside, where a man in a lab-coat is holding a laser gun and pointing it at something off-screen. While a tall grey-haired man wearing a tuxedo and a red-haired woman in a green suit can be seen standing beside him.)
Sanford West (While camera is panning in on the lab): As you can see, Mr. Ironguy. The electron laser 3000 can burn through a solid steel wall up to 2.4 times faster than the electron laser 2000. The beam is also much more concentrated, and filters in the gun allow the beam to grow and shrink rapidly.
Sanford West: We have developed lasers that can reach up to about 20 meters in distance.
Cockney: Marvelous, Sanford. Simply marvelous… there might even be a promotion in this for you… but um… not really.
(Sanford sighs.)
Sanford: Mr. Ironguy, I’ve worked here for 10 years. I’ve put up with grunt work, late nights, impossible deadlines, and you grabbing my butt… I’ve never complained once…
Cockney: And that’s what I like about you Sanford! You’re always willing to go the extra mile. Keep up the good work, and I might give you another pay raise in a few years.
Sanford: (Mumbles) another one? You’ve never given me a pay-raise.
Cockney: Now how are some of our other projects progressing?
Sanford: Well enough. We have a new super-suit… developed by the lovely Miss Denise. (Sanford smiles at the red-haired woman.)
Denise: Yes, Mr. Ironguy. My suit increases strength thirty fold, has titanium plating and contains the arsenal of an army.
Cockney: Stupendous! Another triumph for Ironguy industries! And now Sanford… how is the double T formula coming along?
Sanford: The Telekinetic Technological Formula’s progress is substantial… though… there are still a large number of… incongruities.
Cockney: Incongruities?
(Sanford adjusts his tie)
Sanford: Yes… a few bugs. Test subjects experienced various side effects…
Cockney: What kind of side effects?
Sanford: Oh, you know… the usual. Nose-bleeds, vomiting… rambling insanity…
Cockney: So then there aren’t any… major problems?
(Sanford raises an eyebrow)
Sanford: You could say that…
Cockney: Excellent. So mass-production begins on Monday.
(Cockney puts his hand on Sanford’s shoulder.)
Cockney: Nice work, team.
(Cockney walks off as Sanford looks after him and sighs. Denise walks up and puts her hand on his shoulder, flashing him a smile, she walks off coyly.)
Scene Three:
(The camera pan back behind Aldrius’ jet as it comes in for a landing in the large utopian-like city of Aldriusopolis. We pan across the city as the jet comes up towards a large glass tower. The tower has a large metal purple "A" on the top, and Aldrius lands just underneath it on the roof.)
(We cut to Aldrius as he walks into a large circular room with his prisoner wrapped up behind him. Jervis rolls out of a room from off to the side, eyes the black shape and then Aldrius.)
Aldrius: Call up someone to lock her up, won’t you, Monroe?
Jervis: You could take her down yourself… but…right away, sir. Oh… by the way… just a reminder, but you have a meeting with the High Chancellor in an hour. And you better not skip this one the way you did a week ago.
Aldrius: Not now, Monroe! It’s party-time! Quick, get my little black book.
Jervis: Your little black book?! You’re going to shirk your duty as head of the Al-Team…?
(Jervis is searching through under the desk.)
Jervis: So you can have a bloody party? That’s probably the laziest most irresponsible thing I’ve ever heard.
(Jervis gets up with the black book in his hand.)
Jervis: And another thing, could you pick up after yourself once in a while? I spent over 3 hours in your office cleaning up!
(Jervis walks up to Aldrius and hands him the black book. Aldrius gives him a kiss on the cheek.)
Aldrius: Thanks, you’re a doll.
(Jervis groans.)
Aldrius: Oh, and will you call up the caterers. Get the usual… I need to decorate.
Jervis: Sir! This is so irresponsible of you! I’m deeply appalled. (Jervis is dialing on the phone behind his desk, as Aldrius
disappears behind a door.)
Jervis: Hello, I’d like the usual, Frank… but make sure you undercook the meat… Just a little bit…
Act Two:
Scene Four:
(Camera pans over a run-down part of Aldriusopolis, the Al-Team tower can be seen in the background. We pan down further, as a rust-brown Sedan pulls in front of a rather murky looking apartment building. Sanford gets out of the rust-colored car and walks up to the apartment door, he pulls out a card-key and swipes a slot next to the door, the door half-opens and Sanford sighs, before sucking his stomach in and half-walking into the door. As he approaches another door, he finds a notice on it. It reads "Notice of Eviction: One-Week Left". He sighs and crumples it before walking into the apartment.)
Sanford: You’d think a famous inventor could afford a nice apartment. (Sigh)
(Sanford walks over to his sink and pulls out a glass. It’s extremely muddy, causing Sanford to sigh loudly. He puts the glass back in the sink and then opens up the fridge, it’s completely empty except for one Styrofoam box, which has a rat eating out of it. Sanford sighs and then walks over to the TV, he jumps up onto the couch and lies down channel surfing. Every channel is static.)
Sanford: I guess I should pay my cable bill…
(The static suddenly changes to a picture of a couple, a man wearing a tuxedo and the woman wearing a wedding dress.)
The Man: Before I met you, my life had no meaning. I was a run-down, low self-esteem research scientist; working for a man who didn’t know the difference between a fused copper cord and a piece of spaghetti.
(Sanford perks up.)
(The bride pulls off her veil, revealing a red-haired woman who looks just like Denise.)
Denise-Look-A-Like: Oh, Sanford. I was a woman under the heel of that man until you rescued me, and we became famous brain surgeons and moved to LA.
(Sanford is really perking up now.)
Sanford: Marriage! Why didn’t I think of it before…? I use my life savings… pick up a tuxedo… maybe get a few roses, after a passionate night on the town, Denise’s knees will melt like butter…It’s perfect. (Sanford strokes his chin as the camera cuts out.)
Scene Five:
(Pan around a large black room, as beams of purple energy fire around it. The room’s outline is made; it is a large room with many pillars and tables. Over a period of three seconds the purple room begins changing colours and forms a well designed party room. Aldrius walks out from off-screen and looks around, he throws a purple ball of energy at a wall, which creates a large statue of Aldrius, which is smiling and holding up the globe. Aldrius strokes his chin and then looks around, before smiling and then throwing three more balls of purple energy, which creates three more identical statues. Aldrius smiles and gives a thumb up. He then looks around the room dramatically, patrolling about. As he is doing this, Jervis sneaks his head into the room.)
Jervis: Excuse me, sir. But the high chancellor is here to meet with you, now get out here!
(Aldrius sighs.)
Aldrius: Not now, Jervis! I’m musing!
Jervis: Sir! I cannot condone your lack of responsibility!
Aldrius: Oooohh! Fine. (Aldrius throws a tiny bit of purple energy over his shoulder, it begins taking shape as Jervis closes the
door. The energy then morphs into a form identical to Aldrius’, the form then walks up to the door and then opens it. The form walks through the door, and walks up to the high chancellor. The high chancellor is discussing something with Jervis, and Jervis is nodding slowly.)
Ian MacDoulass (The High Chancellor): So, this was a few years ago, I was on a date with some wacky Spanish chick and she was babbling on in Spanish about something. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Just wouldn’t shut up.
(Jervis nods blankly, as Aldrius walks up…)
Aldrius: Hello, Monroe. Would you mind if I took your lovely companion away, we have some important things to discuss.
Ian MacDoulass: Oh, Aldrius. You always know just what to say to a high chancellor.
Aldrius: Oh, Mr. Chancellor… I always love your gay cowboy tales. But come! There are many drinks to be had, I hope you like
Jazz Music, because I have a large saxlection.
(Ian MacDoulass laughs loudly.)
Ian: I didn’t know this was a comedy routine!
(The two walk together into a different room from the one before, Ian sits down in front of a desk, as Aldrius sits down behind the desk.)
Aldrius: So what did you come to talk to me about, sir?
Ian: Well, Aldrius… things have been going fantastic! The stock market’s never been better! My salary is up 20%!
Aldrius: I’m sorry to hear you’ve been having trouble, Mr. President. Would you dare for a drink?
(The Aldrius duplicate stares blankly ahead.)
Ian: You know? I do think I will have a drink.
Aldrius: I’m sorry to have to cut this visit short, Mr. Chancellor. But I’m hosting a party later, would you like to come?
Ian: A party? I’d love to come!
Scene Six:
(The camera cuts to the door of Denise. The door has her name on it, as a dramatic looking shadow is cast over-top. We cut
back behind the door and show Sanford wearing a tuxedo and holding roses in a bouquet. He knocks on the door slowly, Denise opens it slowly as well, she peeks out, and upon seeing Sanford opens it fully.)
Denise: Sanford! Didn’t you get off work hours ago? (Denise smiles sensually.)
Sanford: Denise… I’ve come back to ask you something.
Denise: Oh? (Denise raises an eyebrow.)
Sanford: Denise… I’ve always noticed you… I was wondering if you’d like to go out on a date with me?
(We focus on Denise’s eyes dramatically; the rest of her face is shadowed. She says the next line slightly mystically.)
Denise: …Sure. I’d love to go out with you Sanford.
(The camera focuses on Denise’s back, Denise uses her pinky finger to slide her wedding ring off of her ring finger into her back pocket.)
(The camera pans back, Denise is now smirking at Sanford.)
Denise: This is like a dream come true, hot stuff. I’ve… often noticed you. (Denise begins unbuttoning Sanford’s lab coat and running her hands passionately across the scientist’s chest.)
Sanford: Really? (Sanford chokes a little.) So when… when do you want to go out?
Denise: Who said anything about going out?
Sanford: Well… um… let’s not rush into things. Say! Wasn’t Cockney going to a party tonight?
Denise: Oh yeah, a party at the Al-tower. Every boring socialite from around town, and worst of all… the all-powerful pansy, Aldrius.
(Sanford is gazing lazily in front of him.)
Sanford: Wow? Me? At a party at the Al-Tower with you? With Aldrius? I can hardly… I can hardly believe it!
Denise: Well, you better believe it. Otherwise who’s going to pick me up at six? (Denise closes the door slyly.)
Sanford: I’ll… I’ll be there. (Sanford skips his feet together as he walks away from her office, while the screen fades out.)
Act Three:
Scene Seven:
(The camera pans around a large purple room. People are standing around dancing with eachother, while others stand around together talking snobbishly. Ian can be seen in the middle of a small crowd.)
Ian: So, this was a few years ago, I was on a date with some wacky Spanish chick and she was babbling on in Spanish about
something. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Just wouldn’t shut up.
(The people all standing around Ian burst into fits of laughter. We pan around to Aldrius who is arguing with Monroe.)
Jervis: Aldrius! We’re already out of ice. People’s drinks are slightly less than refreshing!
Aldrius: Monroe, I’m trying to enjoy the party! Why don’t you go get some ice!
Jervis: You expect… a poor… rusting robot… to go out and get some refreshments, on his itty bitty lil’ wheels? Shame on you
Aldrius! Shame!
(Aldrius narrows his eyes, and sighs loudly.)
Aldrius: Fine, I’ll go get your stupid ice…
(Aldrius smirks)
Jervis: And don’t send one of your ridiculous clones!
(Aldrius suddenly frowns, puts his hands in his pockets and then begins walking out of the room)
Aldrius: (Mumbles) Stupid robot can’t even get his own ice. I swear that if he didn’t give amazing back-rubs I’d fire his ass…
(As Aldrius walks, his body begins glowing purple as he walks towards the door. He then melts down into the ground, disappearing. Jervis glares at the door, then huffs loudly. He notices a woman wearing a high-skirt near him.)
Jervis: Well, hello there. You know I have the strength of ten men?
(Jervis winks at the girl, she narrows her eyes and him and groans before walking off and Jervis sighs and then looks at the ground. The camera pans past Jervis and focuses on Sanford and Denise. Denise has her head against Sanford’s arm; her left arm is wrapped around his arm, Sanford looks rather taken aback. He isn’t blinking and he’s walking around very stiffly.)
Denise: Sandy?
Sanford: Yes darling?
Denise: I had a really great time with you tonight.
Sanford: Yeah…? So did I.
(Sanford smiles at Denise; she smiles sincerely up at him.)
Sanford: I still can’t believe I’m here! It’s like… a whole New World… you know like the Disney song?
(Denise runs her hand along Sanford’s face.)
Denise: Oh, Sandy… you’re so adorable.
Sanford: And you’re beau-
Cockney: Sanford! Denise!
(Cockney walks up with a champagne glass in his hand, with his other hand in his pocket.)
Cockney: I didn’t know you two were invited!
Denise: Well, we sort of showed ourselves in.
(Denise laughs mockingly. Cockney laughs dramatically.)
Cockney: Isn’t it weird seeing eachother outside the office? No work to do…
Sanford: Yeah and you’re wearing pants…
(Cockney laughs.)
Cockney: What can I say? I’m a free spirit. That’s what I was just telling your husband, Denise…
Sanford: …Husband?
Cockney: Oh, haven’t you met Max, Sanford? Oy’! Hey Max! Get your ass over here!
(Max walks up; Max is a portly man with a grey suit and a thick mustache.)
Max: You called me, Cockney?
Cockney: Max! Look who’s taking your wife out on a date.
(Cockney pushes Denise aside and holds up Sanford’s arm.)
Cockney: One of my employees… Sanford West, I told you about him!
Max: I hope you treated her well, boy.
(Max laughs heartily.)
Max: I’m very protective of my Denise-y.
(Max grabs Denise around the waist and kisses her on the cheek. She puts her arm around Max’s neck.)
Denise: Yeah, Darling. Sanford and me had a great time tonight.
(Denise smiles at Sanford. Sanford is staring at her, and then he notices her ring.)
Sanford: Have you… been wearing that all night?
Denise: Of course, why would I ever take my snooky’s diamond off? It means everything to me!
(Sanford is on the verge of tears.)
Sanford: Excuse me… but um… I have to go… clean some windows!
(Sanford runs off crying dramatically and running daintily. Denise burrows her head into Max’s chest and eyes him out of the corner of her eye. She smiles at Max as the camera fades out.)
Scene Eight:
(The camera focuses on the sign "Ironguy Industries". Lightning strikes as the camera focuses in on Sanford. He’s got a security guard in his hands.)
Sanford: I don’t care anymore!
(Sanford tosses the security guard onto a table, before walking past him up to a large security door. Sanford pulls out a small card and swipes a slot next to the door. The door bursts open and out pops a small lab. In the middle of the desk, a small beaker filled with a grey clear substance can be seen. Sanford grasps with a small needle and puts the metal tip of the needle into the beaker at the center of the table. He pulls on the back of the needle, filling it with the liquid. He points the needle downward, towards his wrist. The camera pans out back to the sign, just as Sanford’s scream can be heard.)
Scene Nine:
(Aldrius has a bag of ice over his shoulder as he walks up to the Al-tower. Smoke is emanating from one of the windows, and shards of glass can be seen shattered on the walkway up to the tower. Aldrius gasps and then runs into the front door of the building. The door to the party is burst open and Aldrius looks around.)
Aldrius: Monroe? Monroe?
(Aldrius blinks slowly and looks around the room. Various assorted guests can be seen, passed out on the floor.)
Aldrius: Where is he?
(Aldrius throws a purple ball of energy out the window, as it flies out of it, it explodes in a flurry of red light. Forming a cross.)
Aldrius: That ought to get the medics over here.
(Aldrius hears a coughing sound and sees Ian MacDoulass on the floor among the injured, hurt badly.)
Ian: They… went onto the roof.
Aldrius: Who did?
Ian: Some crazy guy in a lab-coat. He took Denise, Monroe, Cockney and Max with him.
(Aldrius gasps and then runs out of the room. The camera then cuts to the roof, as Aldrius bursts out from behind a door. Aldrius looks around suspiciously; there’s no sign of anything out of the ordinary. Just as he steps out onto the roof, a light is turned on and is pointed at him. It’s the headlights of the jet. Standing in them, is Sanford. He’s got Denise under his arm. She seems to be able to do nothing, and is crying.)
Sanford: Hello, Aldrius. My name is Sanford West. I was an employee at Ironguy Industries until a couple of losers ruined my life. Now I’m out for revenge… oh, and you remember your old friend Monroe, right?
(Monroe leaps out from behind Aldrius and grabs him around the neck.)
Sanford: Monroe here’s been a real pal. He offered to work for me free of charge. Of course the fact that a special serum
allows me to control all technology might have had something to do with that.
Aldrius: If you stop now! The law might go easy on you.
Sanford: Does that line EVER work?
Aldrius: No… and it’s not really true, anyway. I have absolutely no say in how the judicial system works…
Sanford: Soon you won’t have a say in anything, and it’s all because you refuse to touch your friend.
Aldrius: Oh? I wouldn’t be so sure of that!
(Aldrius grabs Monroe’s arms and tries to pry him off. He manages to and tosses him off of his neck. Holding him up, Aldrius punches him in the face, sending him flying back into the ground.)
Aldrius: Violence wins again! Yahoo!
(The jet comes screeching forward and his Aldrius in the back, knocking him off of the building, Aldrius screams as he goes falling down.)
Aldrius: No!
(Jervis gets up and stands next to Sanford and Denise.)
Sanford: Now, if you’re going to inherit your business partner and life partner’s billions before we leave for Florida… they’re
both going to have to die, aren’t they? …Monroe?
(Monroe lifts up Max and Cockney by the throats and rolls over to the edge of the building.)
Jervis: I will dispose of him for you, master!
(Jervis laughs evilly.)
Max: No please! I’ll do anything! I can make my wife love you! There are millions of people under me I can sacrifice to you! Anything!
Cockney: (Turns to Max.) Hey Max… are you as turned on as I am?
(Max sighs loudly as Jervis throws both Max and Cockney off of the building...)
Max: NOOOOOOO!
Cockney: NOOOOO!
(The No’s suddenly stops.)
Sanford: Well, now that we’re filthy rich, shall we get going, my sweet?
Cockney: (His voice echoes between the buildings) Oh Aldrius, you’re so frisky.
(Sanford suddenly looks stricken and grabs Denise before rushing into the jet. Just as Aldrius flies up to the top of the building
and puts Max and Cockney down on the top.)
Sanford: This should finish you off!
(Sanford goes driving along the roof, directly at Aldrius.)
Sanford: See you, Aldrius. Who would have thought that after all the super-villains you’ve vanquished… a mere scientist would defeat you!
(Denise grabs the Doctor’s head and slams it down into the jet’s dash-board. The doctor passes out as Denise runs out of the jet and rolls across the roof... Aldrius jumps out of the way of the jet as it goes flying off of the edge of the building, and collides with the one next to it... We cut to Jervis, who seems to have woken up. Denise sighs loudly before stumbling up off of the ground.)
Jervis: Woah! Where am I?
(Aldrius walks up next to him.)
Jervis: Why do I have the feeling this is all your fault?
(Aldrius almost falls over.)
Aldrius: What? I had nothing to do with this! I was the hero!
Jervis: Sorry, but I don’t believe you. If this doesn’t have something to do with something that you did, then I’m the queen of England. (Jervis narrows his eyes.) Of course Cockney Ironguy is standing right over there.
(Aldrius grins sheepishly.)
(Max and Denise run up to eachother and hug.)
Denise: Oh Max, if only we’d treated him better, he might not have ended up this way!
Max: We can’t blame ourselves, Denise. Who knew that by pretending to date him and shooting him down, underpaying him by millions of dollars, and stealing his lunch every day at work would twist this man beyond the brink of no return.
Denise: Oh Max.
(Denise burrows her face into his chest and begins blubbering.)
Max: It’s okay, dear… it’s okay.
(Aldrius and Jervis poke their heads over-top of the building, looking down at the wreckage.)
Jervis: Looks like another jet crashed.
Aldrius: Yep, better get constructed on a new one.
Jervis: Why do I have to build it?
Aldrius: You’re the robot. I’m the master. It’s really that simple.
Jervis: I don’t think anything is that simple!
Aldrius: Well, we could outsource to another mechanic.
Jervis: I guess we could do that.
Aldrius: What’s wrong with that?
Jervis: Nothing. I’m just bitter.
Aldrius: Well, you don’t have to be bitter all the time! You’re like my wife or something.
Jervis: Well, you need a little encouraging once in a while! You’re so lazy!
Aldrius: Well, it’s not your place to say that! I’m your boss.
(Cockney puts his arm around Jervis’ shoulder.)
Cockney: Hey there, hot stuff. Doing anything later?
(Jervis sighs and screams, as he screams the words ‘The Al-Team!’ flash across the screen in big dramatic purple letter, before the credits roll.)
The End!
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The Al-Team!
Episode Two: Ironguy, Iron Mines, Man of Iron.
Act One:
Scene One:
(Two guards are sitting across from eachother as they play cards in a little shack.)
Guard #1: Do you have any… 3s?
Guard #2: Checkmate!
Guard #1: For the last time… we’re playing Go Fish! Not chess.
Guard #2: …but I want to play Chess.
(Loud sounds can be heard on the roof of the shack.)
Guard #2: Guard #2 Personal log… January 5th, 2028. 0800 Hours. After a frustrating game of Go Fish, Strange sounds were heard on the roof. Guard #1 and I left our shack to investigate.
Guard #1: Let’s roll.
(Guard #1 kicks down the door to the shack and rolls out of it. The landscape around the shack is barren. Though there are many forklifts, digging claws and stacks of iron. The two guards split up and begin looking around. As Guard #2 walks around slowly and goes around a corner, he is suddenly pounced and brought to the ground by a man wearing a large black cloak. Guard #2 spins around and punches the guy in the face, getting loose.)
Guard #2: Who are you?
(The man in the cloak kicks at Guard #2. Guard #2 reaches up to grab his foot but misses and is kicked in the face. The camera shifts to his viewpoint as he falls to the ground. His eyes blink and until they close and the screen fades to black. We cut to Guard #1 who is also looking around the lot. He notices the tall figure of someone at the end of an alleyway and holds up his gun.)
Guard #1: … Guard #2?
(As the figure approaches, it is revealed that it is not Guard #2, but a tall Asian man in a trench coat. Guard #1 begins firing wildly at the man, but the man lifts up his arms, and the bullets ricochet off his wrists and bounce off somewhere into the iron mine. Guard #1 gasps, and begins running. As he turns a corner, the man is standing in front of him. The man grabs him by the neck, and slaps him across the face. Guard #1 looks up, dazed…before he passes out. The screen fades out.)
Scene Two:
(The camera focuses on the Al-Team tower, as this happens Cockney’s voice over can be heard.)
Cockney: We never talk anymore, Monroe.
(We cut to Cockney. Who is sitting on Jervis’ desk, his feet are on either side of Jervis’ hips, and his arms are around Jervis’ neck.)
Jervis: It’s hard to talk when you’ve got your arms around my neck.
Cockney: … by talk I meant have hot make out sessions.
(Cut to Aldrius, who is sitting on the couch in front of Jervis’ desk, watching TV. He looks back at the pair, a disgusted look on his face.)
Jervis: Cockney! Didn’t you have something important to tell me?
(Cockney thinks for a moment.)
Cockney: Oh… right. One of my iron mines was robbed… my secretary mentioned something about my company being at risk of going bankrupt or something… you know women.
(Cockney laughs heartily.)
Jervis: You didn’t remember to mention this before?
Cockney: I’d much rather remember you.
(Cockney moves in towards Jervis. Jervis hits a large red button on his desk, which causes the desk to flip back-wards (Away from Jervis) and launches Cockney into a large hole in the ground.)
Cockney: Call me later!
(Jervis rubs his forehead.)
Jervis: As long as he has a reason to, he’s going to come keeping back… Aldrius!
Aldrius: What?
Jervis: You have a new case… Ironguy mines in Japan are being robbed one after the other. You need to put a stop to it!
Aldrius: You can’t tell me what to do! I’m your boss.
Jervis: Too bad.
Aldrius: But Jervis! I dun wanna!
Jervis: No excuses!
Aldrius: Can’t Tony and Lance do it? Tony loves feeling important.
Jervis: Tony is in the hospital for a quadruple bypass! Besides, they’re under-qualified.
Aldrius: Well… if you’re going to make me go… can I at least find someone to keep me company? It’s lonely being on missions!
(Jervis raises an eyebrow. Aldrius narrows his eyes and slouches.)
Aldrius: Not like that!
Jervis: Well… um… whom did you have in mind?
Scene Three:
(Cut to a large pair of iron doors. They slowly open, revealing Aldrius and Jervis to be standing behind them. Jervis is looking about, perplexed. The two walk out onto a large pathway leading up to a giant monitor. The area around the monitor is shadowed as a large spot light is cast upon it. Aldrius walks up and begins typing away on the computer. A picture of a brunette guy carrying a blue guitar and wearing a skin-tight black outfit with three blue circles all inside eachother on his chest. He’s also wearing a blue bandit-mask around his eyes.)
Aldrius: Here he is! Sano! My old partner! Man, Jervis… you should have seen this guy. He always had my back, this one time we were in a mineshaft, and it was caving in all around us. Damn, if it weren’t for him we’d never have made it out alive!
Jervis: I know whom Sano is, Ald. He left… 2 years ago. Face it, he’s not coming back.
(Aldrius begins sniffling.)
Aldrius: Yes he is! He just went away for a little while! He’ll be back, you’ll see!
(Jervis rolls his eyes.)
Jervis: Anyone else?
(Aldrius snaps out of his teary personality and runs his finger along the list.)
Aldrius: Rem Dreamscape?
Jervis: Quit.
Aldrius: Hurricane Hectate?
Jervis: Maternity Leave.
Aldrius: Manuel McDonald?
Jervis: Paternity Leave.
Aldrius: Steel-man?
Jervis: Rusted.
Aldrius: Oh, here’s someone… Melanie Hontas, she was my old high school sweetheart.
Jervis: The one who you broke up with because you thought Sano was hitting on you?
Aldrius: No that was Nicole Bannon. Melanie Hontas was the creepy possessive one.
Jervis: Hmm… what skills does she have?
Aldrius: Master of over 5 Styles of Martial Arts. Training in forensics investigation, criminology, psychology and dentistry…
Jervis: A dentist might come in handy… but I dunno if we want to rely on a crazy person… then again, I rely on you all too often… Let’s see who else there is.
(Aldrius continues scrolling.)
Aldrius: Oh, there’s her. Blaythe Caitriona… she was that member of the MSWW that I helped a few years ago.
Jervis: MSWW?
Aldrius: Magical Society for Witches and Wizards. They’re basically a fascist group of supernatural human beings who kidnap children to increase their numbers.
Jervis (Mumbles): Sort of like we’re doing right now…
Aldrius: She’s got magical abilities, I think she can create ice and such by lowering the temperature of matter around her. Unfortunately, she’s as batty as they come…
Jervis: Um… let’s put her in the "maybe" pile.
(Aldrius continues scrolling.)
Aldrius: Well, looks like the only ones left are Lan’kot and Tak’lon. Those two aliens I helped out a couple of years ago.
Jervis: Aliens? What on earth are aliens doing in our databanks?
Aldrius: Well, they’re a pair of Muxarians who were stranded here when their ship crash-landed. The government had discovered them and to hunt them down they'd hired San and me. However, after discovering that they weren’t as bad as had been let on, San and I helped them escape.
Jervis: Can we trust them? I don’t need to have watched Trek Wars to know aliens are evil.
Aldrius: Uh… I think we can trust them. Tak’s insanely optimistic… and Lan is a little um… intimidating… but Tak has some interesting abilities, super-strength, dual-sword skills, increased senses…
Jervis: But all these people… they sound insane. How can we in good conscious put the world’s safety into the hands of these crazy people? (Aldrius suddenly throws his finger up, spawning a purple ball of energy, which floats above his head. It transforms into a lit light bulb. Aldrius strokes his chin, then pulls on the string attached to the light bulb, turning it off and causing it to disappear.)
Aldrius: With three people this crazy, their levels of insanity can only counter-act eachother! If we pair them up… they will become the most efficient, and powerful crime-fighting team on the planet!
Jervis: Huh? I don’t think you’re thinking this through… I must insist that you not go through with this-
Aldrius: Too bad, I’m the boss.
(Aldrius sticks his tongue out at Jervis. Jervis slumps over and groans.)
Aldrius: These three warriors… they will come together in glorious battle. Like some great team of incredible greatness. A team…
Jervis: The A-Team?
Aldrius: That’s perfect! Too bad it’s already taken… hmm…I’ve got it! The Al-Team!
Jervis: Isn’t that a little egotistical of you?
Aldrius: Nonsense, Jervis! It has all the power of the A-Team, only with the ‘l’ it avoids all possible legal claims! Jervis! Get the phone book. We have some old friends to call.
Act Two:
Scene Four:
(A mouth opens, as the face of a rainbow-coloured hair woman named Mel peeks into the mouth and begins poking around with a miniature mirror and a tiny pointy-hook thing. Mel pulls back one of the teeth lightly and eyes it.)
Mel: Excellent progress, I’m seeing a lot more brushing. And have you started flossing?
(Mel laughs.)
Mel: Now, all that’s left is for the fluoride. (Mel pulls out a bottle of Fluoride. On the front of it is a picture of Aldrius smiling. Beside him reads ‘Al-Fluoride.’ Mel picks up the bottle and squirts it into two half Styrofoam teeth outlines. She walks over to the patient and sticks both halves into his mouth. As she does this, her cell phone rings. Mel answers it slowly.)
Mel: Hello, this is Hontas Dentistry. In legal trouble? Have you gotten plastic surgery but you still have your dental records? Then come to us! Pick out from a great sel- oh, it’s you Jervis. (Mel listens) You’re starting a new team of Superheroes and calling it ‘the Al-team’? And you want me to join?
(Mel looks around the room. Along the wall are pictures of Aldrius with Mel, pictures of Jervis with Mel, pictures of Mel with Sano along with pictures of the four of them together. On a desk beneath the pictures is a bible; on the cover is a picture of Aldrius dressed like Jesus. The bible reads "The Bible! As told by Aldrius." Next to it is a mug with Jervis’ face on it. Mel opens up her lab-coat, revealing a white shirt that reads "I <3 Aldrius")
Mel: Yeah, I think I might want to.
(Mel hangs up the phone. We cut to Jervis, who is sitting behind his desk.)
Jervis: She didn’t even say goodbye. She’ll need to learn to mind her manners!
(We cut back to Mel.)
Mel: I got into the Al-Team!
(Mel has her keys in hand.)
Mel: I got into the Al-Team! I got into the Al-Team!
(Mel opens the door to her office and leaves. The door clicks, locked. The lights go off. The man inside looks about oddly, fluoride still in mouth.)
Scene Five:
(Mel walks up to a door. On top of the door a sign reads "Al-Team Conference Room" next to the door a sign reads "No Cockneys allowed". Mel scratches her head and walks in through the door. As she opens it, she sees a large rectangular table. At the head of the table is Jervis, sitting in a chair. Along the table is Blaythe Caitriona. She is on Jervis’ right, while a blond man and a brunette woman named Lan and Tak respectively are sitting on his left. Mel blushes as she walks in.)
Jervis: Melanie! Long time no see. We’re pleased to have you with us.
(Melanie smiles at Jervis.)
Melanie: Wow! Jervis! I’ve missed you so!
(Jervis blushes and adjusts his metal tie.)
Jervis: Aldrius is sorry that he couldn’t make it… (Mumbles) said it wasn’t important enough to miss ‘Cheers’.
(Jervis looks around the table slowly; everyone is staring at him oddly.)
Mel: Oh, we don’t need him anyway! We’ve got the awesome Jervis here to show us what’s going on!
Jervis: Thank you, Mel! (Mumbles) Finally someone with some common sense.
(Melanie flashes him a smile then walks over and sits in the seat next to Blaythe.)
Blaythe: So why was I called halfway across the world tin-man? Surely it was not to watch little miss perky fawn over you.
(Mel purses her lips at Blaythe, and then narrows her eyes.)
Jervis: Now, now, Blaythe. It’s not polite to insult teammates. Say you’re sorry.
(Blaythe glares at Jervis.)
Jervis: Um… anyway. Cockney Ironguy-
Tak: The famous earth businessman and billionaire playboy?
Jervis: Yes-
Tak: Wow! I’ve always wanted to help a famous person!
(Jervis coughs lightly)
Jervis: He’s come to us to request our assistance-
Mel: Wow! Doing work for Cockney Ironguy, businessman and billionaire playboy. I never thought I would see the day.
Jervis: Excuse me, we don’t interrupt others while they’re talking!
(Every looks at Jervis and narrows their eyes.)
Jervis: Anyway, he’s been having some trouble at his iron mines, and has requested our assistance. As Aldrius is a bump on a log he’s requested you four do it in his stead.
Lan: Your pitiful human commander expects the prince of the Muxarian empire to bow to his pitiful ass and serve him like a dog? (Lan begins chuckling, then laughing a little louder, and then laughing even louder and louder until stopping abruptly.)
Jervis: You know him, Lan. "Why should I do something when someone else can?"
Lan: Perhaps he will be more willing to assist his fellow primitive life-forms when my people arrive, and you are all slaves to our glorious empire!
Jervis: Now Lan, let’s use our inside voices.
Lan: Silence! The last person to speak to me in that manner had his tongue gutted!
(Mel gets up dramatically.)
Mel: This man is one of the world’s greatest um… secretaries. You can’t talk to him that way!
Lan: And who are you to mention talking, you daughter of an ape?
(Mel growls and then lifts up a pencil from her desk and throws it at Lan. A sword emerges from beside Lan, cutting the pencil in half and stopping it in its place. The camera pans back, revealing Lan’s companion to be holding onto the sword. Mel raises an eyebrow, but the woman touches a wristwatch, breaking away her skin into tiny pixels, revealing a red-skinned alien.)
Mel: Holographic technology. I wasn’t aware that it had progressed so far.
Lan: It hasn’t.
(Tak smiles brightly.)
Tak: Come now, let’s not be mean and nasty! Let’s hold hands and sing songs!
Mel: Wow… how can one sister be such a witch, and the other so bright and cheerful?
Tak: It’s not very nice to call my sister names!
(Tak pounces at Mel, sword extended. Mel leaps back as Tak slices at her, cutting through her chair.)
Jervis: Hey girls! Cut it out! Use your words!
(Tak’s sword comes flying from off-screen and narrowly misses his head. Hitting the wall behind the top of it.)
Jervis: (Whines) Aldrius…
(Jervis rolls out of the room.)
(Mel grabs Tak by the arm and kicks her in the stomach, knocking her onto the ground. Tak lands, as a third emerges from behind her back and pulls Mel down to the ground with her. Mel trips, and goes flying across the table, running right into Blaythe. Blaythe growls angrily and kicks Mel off of her. Mel lands on her rear on the center of the table.)
Blaythe: You stupid native! (Blaythe throws her hands out, creating a beam of ice, which Mel jumps over. Blaythe glares at her as Tak tackles Blaythe to the ground. Tak punches Blaythe in the stomach. Blaythe growls as Mel grabs Tak by the head.)
Tak: (Giggling) Ow! That hurts!
(Mel looks oddly at Tak’s expression. Tak uses her extra arms and grabs Mel’s feet, pulling her down to the ground. Mel wraps her legs around Mel’s head, as Mel grabs Blaythe’s foot. Blaythe bites Tak’s hand. They all begin grunting and trying to work their way out of their little pile.)
Aldrius: What’s going on in here?
(The three women get up.)
TG (Three Girls): Aldrius!
Aldrius: Tak! Lan! Blaythe! And…Mel…! Long time no see.
Jervis: Look at my precious conference room! I spent over three hours in here cleaning it up yesterday!
Aldrius: Oh, quit you’re whining. You never cleaned up in here.
(Jervis looks about oddly.)
Jervis: (Whispers) they don’t need to know that…
Aldrius: So, you four? Ready to start on an exciting new case?
Lan: The day I do a case for you, is the day I admit that humans have more endurance than Muxarians... not that they do!
Aldrius: So you three? Ready to start on an exciting new case?
(The three girls nod. Lan just grunts.)
Scene Six:
(A small bird hovers on an updraft, flying towards a small collection of trees. As the bird gets closer, it’s revealed that a small bunker is hidden in the foliage. It has rusted walls, and broken windows. The bird hovers down, floating through the window. After floating a few feet, it is grabbed in mid-air by a black gloved hand. The bird flutters for a moment, before the hand opens up. The camera pans back, revealing it to be the Asian man from before. He is standing on a box in the middle of the room. Several men in cloaks are sitting around him, discussing amongst themselves. Upon the sight of the bird, they all step forward and make a circle around the Asian fellow. The black gloved hand picks into the bird’s feather and pulls out a small metal device. It is a tiny circular chip with a red button on it. The man releases the bird and it flies out one of the windows.)
Kyo: MH? What you have for me?
(The man laughs, before placing the small metal device onto the ground and presses the button. A holographic projection releases itself from the chip. Revealing a shadowed man in a suit.)
Shadowed Man: Hello, Kyo. It’s MH. I’ve sent you this message because there is a flaw in my grand design. Our activities have come to the attention of a crime-fighting organization headed by one Aldrius. He’s been a thorn in my side many, many times, and now he’s turned his eye to you. (The holographic image changes to a picture. On the picture, Aldrius can be seen sitting on a park-bench. Sipping a grape crush from a cup. The picture then changes to a picture of Sano, playing a guitar with ridiculously large earphones on. The picture then changes to one of Jervis, sitting behind his desk, with Cockney wrapped around him. The camera cuts to Kyo, his hair covering one of his eyes. Kyo raises his uncovered eyebrow.)
Kyo: Nandato?
MH: You’re probably wondering why you should be so afraid of these three. Well. Despite their um… less than frightening appearance… they’re truly a force to be reckoned with. They have put a stop to the plans of some of the deadliest villains this planet has ever known…! Though er… mostly they just yell at people and sit around. In any case, your next target is south of Kyoto. Following that you are to head out west of Tokyo. It is here that you will find your final two targets… and Cockney’s doom. Remember to watch out for the Al-Team, MH out.
(The small device explodes in a miniscule puff of smoke.)
Kyo: Zenshin. (Kyo pulls back his hair, revealing his other eye. It’s pitch-red and very robotic. The men around him all cheer as the camera pans up to the sky, revealing the moonlight sky. The camera then fades to black.)
Act Three:
Scene Seven:
(The Al-Jet flies overtop of the Japanese landscape. The jet hovers over cliffs and mountains as it heads for a location unknown.)
Mel: All the iron robberies have taken place here, in Japan. Therefore we can assume that their next target will be yet another iron mine in Japan. The question is… which one?
Blaythe: Do you want an award for that observation, genius? Or would you like me to make a statue in your honor?
(Mel glances at Blaythe.)
Mel: You know, you don’t have to be so sarcastic all the time.
Blaythe: I like Sarcasm… it numbs the pain.
Mel: Ooh… Pain? Do you have a tragic Backstory then?
(Blaythe scoffs)
Blaythe: Even if I did… it’s not for you to know…smart-ass.
(Mel laughs.)
Mel: For a second there I thought you might go 10 seconds without insulting me.
(Blaythe glares at Mel then proceeds to look out the window.)
Mel: Anyway… the authorities managed to get two eyewitnesses last night. A pair of security guards. According to their testimony, it was an Asian man in a trench coat, and a band of men in cloaks. They noticed no air-borne vehicles, and so we can assume that their next target must be the one that is easiest to get to by foot.
Tak: That would seem to be the logical conclusion.
Mel: All right. To the nearest iron mine.
(Mel pulls the jet around, changing course. After a few seconds of awkward silence, she speaks.)
Mel: So… how did a pair of aliens get here on Earth anyway?
Tak: My sister is a Muxarian diplomat, while en route to a nearby planet, our ship was ambushed and we were stranded here. Other than that, I have no more to tell you.
Mel: So many secrets, don’t you guys ever feel like… just telling the truth?
(Blaythe snorts.)
Tak: I’m sorry, but the laws of my people are very precise, and very strict. To tell you the nature of my mission would mean losing my extra arms.
Mel: Well, if you guys want to know. I’m an expert dentist. I have a practice at the Aldriusopolis mall. I was born in 2005. My father’s name was Walter; my mother’s name was Melanie. And I am very close to the work of Dr. Benton Quest… how am I doing Tamak?
(Blaythe and Tak look oddly at Mel. Mel laughs lightly.)
Mel: Not fans of Jonny Quest?
Tak: An ancient earth hero? (Tak smiles)
(Blaythe laughs mockingly.)
Mel: I guess you might say that.
Tak: (Tak laughs hautily) Human heroes are something I find very interesting. They look up to men like Sylvester Stalone and Hank McArthur like some sort of gods. And yet if these men existed on my planet, they would be executed within five minutes. The way they treat mental superiors like dirt, and their biological superiors, women… like a T-class vibrator…
(Blaythe slumps in her chair, annoyed as Tak continues speaking.)
Blaythe: Are we there yet?
Mel: If you’re so frustrated about this mission, then why did you come along?
Blaythe: I owe Aldrius. He saved my life from eternal entrapment…
Mel: So after this…
Blaythe: I’m gone.
Mel: Hmm… what a shame.
(Blaythe scoffs and eyes Mel resentfully.)
Mel: Anyway… yes, we’re here...
(The jet comes hovering down towards a large iron mine that is carved out of the ground. The three women get off of the ship and begin looking around.)
Scene Eight:
(The three women are looking around slowly. Tak has stopped talking as they begin scouting the area.)
Mel: Be on the alert for anything suspicious.
(Blaythe looks at Mel, and then opens her mouth to say something, but instead stops herself and shakes her head.)
Tak: It appears we are too early. No iron has been stolen, and I cannot smell any traces of human scent. Other than the ghastly odors you two are providing.
(Mel sticks out her tongue. Tak sniffs the air.)
Tak: Hold on… I think I’ve got something.
(A grenade comes flying in from over a hill. Mel gasps.)
Mel: Everyone! Down!
(Blaythe throws out her arms, creating a large ice dome around her. Tak grabs Mel and does a back flip and landing behind a discarded bit of a rock. The grenade explodes shattering Blaythe’s shield and launching her into the ship. Blaythe slides down the ship’s side and lands on her back. Mel and Tak avoid damage.)
(Three men in cloaks jump over the hill and land in the clearing. As they turn around, Tak leaps out and smirks, punching one in the face, causing him to hit the ground unconscious. The other two men look at Tak. Mel leaps out and bends down, doing a roundhouse kick she trips him. And then back flips onto his hands, pinning him down. The last man fires the gun at Mel; it hits her in the shoulder and she lets go of her captive. Mel yells in pain as a blue beam fires in from off-screen and hits the three men, freezing them onto the ground, but not before one of the men can scream for help.)
(Kyo leaps over the rocks and lands in the center of the three girls. Upon the sight of the three, he gasps.)
Kyo: Nani? Otome?
(Mel growls)
Mel: I’ll give you your nanny!
(Mel pounces at Kyo, fist extended. Kyo grabs her fist and twists it behind her body with ease.)
(Tak whips out one of her swords and pounces at Kyo as well, still smiling. She hits him in the arm, but it has no effect. He simply punches her in the face with his other hand, launching Tak onto the ground.)
Tak: He’s strong for a human.
(Tak sniffs the air.)
Tak: Ah, a cyborg. I should have known.
(Tak lifts up her sword and strikes at the man again, this time aiming for his body. Kyo blocks with one arm, locking it with the sword.)
Tak: His body and head are flesh, hit them.
(Kyo growls, as Mel turns around and kicks Kyo in the stomach. Kyo gasps, letting go of Mel. Mel rolls away. Blaythe lifts up her hands, casing another blue beam, this time at Kyo. Kyo puts up his hands, catching the beam.)
Kyo: Iie. (Shakes finger) Metaru tegotae toukan.
Mel: Um… does either of you have any idea what he’s saying?
Tak: Don’t look at me, I had enough trouble learning English.
Blaythe: He said ‘Metal Resists Ice.’
(Kyo pounces up and grabs Mel with his crotch and legs. Mel struggles around.)
Mel: What the hell?
(Tak pulls out her sword and slashes at Kyo; Kyo does a back flip off of Mel and lands on his knees. Blaythe shoots a round of ice at him, which he blocks with one of his arms before flipping around and then kicking Tak in the face as she charges at him. Blaythe fires again, and this time he jumps out of the way, blocking Tak’s sword and jumping over her, and then wrapping himself around her and pulling her close. Head butting her on the head, he flips over her again before leaping into the air, Kyo reaches for Blaythe. Blaythe takes a step back, as Kyo reaches for her again. Before he can, Blaythe throws up her arm, covering her body in ice. She’s visible for a second, but then disappears. Kyo gasps.)
Kyo: Where you go!?
(Both Tak and Mel leap up from either side of him. Tak grabs one arm with all four of hers, and Mel grabs the other. Kyo gasps as a beam of blue energy emerges from nowhere and collides with his body. He freezes over. The ice that Blaythe had covered herself with shatters, and she steps out into the open.)
Blaythe: Hey… nice work, you two.
Mel: It’s funny… fighting evil Asians really brings people together.
Blaythe: Of course the fact that he looks almost exactly like Gackt doesn’t hurt.
(Blaythe and Mel sigh.)
Scene Nine:
(The camera fades in and then fades out revealing Aldrius, Lan, Jervis, Cockney Ironguy, and the three new heroes all standing together on a stage. In front of the stage is a small audience, within the audience, Maxwell Hale as well as Denise Hale can be seen. The location is outside the Al-tower, on the street.)
Cockney Ironguy: I just wanted to say thanks to you three! You really saved my Asian outlet! Without your apt ability for beating racial minorities, my bloated business machine might be dead right now… thank you again.
(Cockney pulls out three metals. On them read ‘the Cockney Ironguy award for sexy abilities in the line of danger.’ Each one has a picture of Cockney Ironguy on the metal. The crowd disperses as those on the stage leave it. As Jervis leaves, Cockney winks at him.)
Cockney: I’ll get you later, you rascal.
(Jervis’ eyes go wide with fear, as Aldrius lifts him up and carries him off the stage. Meanwhile, MTB can be seen standing together.)
Blaythe: Well… I guess this is goodbye.
Mel: Yeah… you know I was doubtful… but we really pulled it off as a team. What do you say? How about we make it a more… permanent arrangement?
Tak: Fine by me, it’s not like my sister and I are going anywhere soon.
Blaythe: I’m going to have to decline. I had more fun than I expected… but I need to get back home, I’m just not cut out for the superhero life.
(Mel and Blaythe shake hands.)
Mel: Well… we’ll see you around. If you need anything… you can use this to call me. (Mel drops a small round remote control. On it is a single button with a toothbrush on it.) I give this to customers so they can call me in an emergency.
Blaythe: Yeah… bye Tak. (Blaythe waves at Tak. Blaythe then walks off, as Max, a tall muscular bald man wearing a cowboy outfit and Denise walks by the pair.)
Max: Good job, you two. (Max pats them on the shoulder, as the tall muscular man opens the door, and Max and Denise get in. We cut inside, focusing on Max and Denise, who are sitting next to eachother the car begins moving.)
Denise: Moronic women. If it weren’t for their interference, Ironguy Industries would be ours! And we would finally have the double T formula.
Max: Indeed, though… I hate to remind you, dear but if you hadn’t failed your mission then there would have been no need for Kyo.
Denise: Come on, Max… it wasn’t my fault his body burned up in the plane-wreckage…
Max: No, but it was your fault you didn’t take every possible opportunity to snatch that formula while Ironguy and the nerd weren’t looking!
Denise: I figured it would look less suspicious if he told it to me! I could keep my job, and we could keep an eye on Ironguy if need be.
Max: Why on earth would we need to keep an eye on Ironguy? He’s an idiot!
Denise: He’s not an idiot… he’s a pervert with a robot fetish.
Max: (Sighs) I suppose it’s too late to worry about past plans.
Denise: Right, we’ll just have to work twice as hard… on our next scheme…
(Denise smirks to herself, as the camera fades out and the limo they’re sitting in drives into the horizon.)
The End
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Eh, this series is really just more for fun than anything. Me practicing characterization and such. I know it's not exactly how a script is normally written, though.
The scripts are fairly short, and thus far I have written three. (With a fourth on it's way.) So please, read and review!
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Episode One: There’s a First Time for Everything
Act One:
Scene One:
(Shots of green energy can be seen as they come slamming into the ground. Aldrius can be seen back-flipping around through the energy blasts, avoiding them. Aldrius then throws a purple energy blast over his shoulder. We cut to a blonde woman with green energy on her hands. She’s flying and is hit by the blast and crash-lands onto the ground. She then gets up angrily and throws a wide beam of green energy off-screen. We cut to Aldrius, who spins around and throws out a purple beam of energy. The purple beam splits open into a large circular shield-like item, the energy then turns grey and solid.)
Aldrius: Sorry, darling. Lead resists radioactivity.
(Aldrius flashes a smile and a wink at the woman. She growls angrily. We then cut back to Aldrius, he sticks out one of his hands, which causes a small ball of purple energy to ride along the ground as the green energy intensifies. The ball arrives at the woman’s feet; she looks down at it, puzzled. It then flies up into her face and bursts into a cloud of dirt. The dirt gets into her eyes and she stumbles about, scratching at her eyes, turning off the energy attack. Aldrius then kneels down and spins around, the lead shield transforms into a long purple staff; Aldrius uses this staff and trips the woman. She gasps and falls on her back. Aldrius runs up, the staff in hand, the woman puts her hands down to push her self up. Aldrius throws the staff; it transforms into a pair of hand-bracers. They land on her hands, pinning her down. He then runs at her, creating another ball of purple energy which morphs into another staff. Aldrius throws this staff at the woman, it breaks apart into three separate staffs, and the staffs bend around her ankles and her waist, pinning her down. Aldrius then jumps into the air and touches her stomach, causing purple energy to spread from the tip, over her body, encasing her in the energy. The energy then turns into a black solid substance as it spreads.)
Woman: So help me, when I get out of here, I’m going to hunt you down. I’m going to destroy you. I’m going to make you wish you’d never spoken to me. You’re going to-
(The black substance covers her mouth and head at this point; she’s now completely encased, except for her nostrils. Aldrius looks down at her and smiles, before pinching her cheek.)
Aldrius: I look forward to it, my dear.
(Aldrius pulls out a small remote control from his pocket. After pressing a button on it, a large jet rises out of a nearby rock-pile. The jet flies over and lands in front of him. Aldrius extends his hand towards the entrapped woman; purple energy begins growing out of his hand, forming a much larger hand and longer arm. Aldrius uses this hand to reach out and pick up the woman. He then gently lays her down into the jet before getting in himself. As he enters, a large video screen on the wall lights up, and the face of Jervis Monroe can be seen.)
Jervis: Ah, there you are, sir.
Aldrius: What’s up, Jervis?
Jervis: I just wanted to see if you had managed success with our dear friend, Ms. Ractive, or if you had stopped at the local bar to get a drink, like you usually do.
Aldrius: (Glances at Jervis out of the corner of his eye) Yeah, not much of a challenge… but I did get her.
Jervis: Very good, sir. Now, come straight home! You’ve got some very important work to do.
Aldrius: I’ll be there when I get there.
Jervis: Now!
(We cut outside the jet, as it takes off and flies off and up into the air.)
Scene Two:
(We cut to a sign that reads ‘Ironguy Industries’. We then cut inside, where a man in a lab-coat is holding a laser gun and pointing it at something off-screen. While a tall grey-haired man wearing a tuxedo and a red-haired woman in a green suit can be seen standing beside him.)
Sanford West (While camera is panning in on the lab): As you can see, Mr. Ironguy. The electron laser 3000 can burn through a solid steel wall up to 2.4 times faster than the electron laser 2000. The beam is also much more concentrated, and filters in the gun allow the beam to grow and shrink rapidly.
Sanford West: We have developed lasers that can reach up to about 20 meters in distance.
Cockney: Marvelous, Sanford. Simply marvelous… there might even be a promotion in this for you… but um… not really.
(Sanford sighs.)
Sanford: Mr. Ironguy, I’ve worked here for 10 years. I’ve put up with grunt work, late nights, impossible deadlines, and you grabbing my butt… I’ve never complained once…
Cockney: And that’s what I like about you Sanford! You’re always willing to go the extra mile. Keep up the good work, and I might give you another pay raise in a few years.
Sanford: (Mumbles) another one? You’ve never given me a pay-raise.
Cockney: Now how are some of our other projects progressing?
Sanford: Well enough. We have a new super-suit… developed by the lovely Miss Denise. (Sanford smiles at the red-haired woman.)
Denise: Yes, Mr. Ironguy. My suit increases strength thirty fold, has titanium plating and contains the arsenal of an army.
Cockney: Stupendous! Another triumph for Ironguy industries! And now Sanford… how is the double T formula coming along?
Sanford: The Telekinetic Technological Formula’s progress is substantial… though… there are still a large number of… incongruities.
Cockney: Incongruities?
(Sanford adjusts his tie)
Sanford: Yes… a few bugs. Test subjects experienced various side effects…
Cockney: What kind of side effects?
Sanford: Oh, you know… the usual. Nose-bleeds, vomiting… rambling insanity…
Cockney: So then there aren’t any… major problems?
(Sanford raises an eyebrow)
Sanford: You could say that…
Cockney: Excellent. So mass-production begins on Monday.
(Cockney puts his hand on Sanford’s shoulder.)
Cockney: Nice work, team.
(Cockney walks off as Sanford looks after him and sighs. Denise walks up and puts her hand on his shoulder, flashing him a smile, she walks off coyly.)
Scene Three:
(The camera pan back behind Aldrius’ jet as it comes in for a landing in the large utopian-like city of Aldriusopolis. We pan across the city as the jet comes up towards a large glass tower. The tower has a large metal purple "A" on the top, and Aldrius lands just underneath it on the roof.)
(We cut to Aldrius as he walks into a large circular room with his prisoner wrapped up behind him. Jervis rolls out of a room from off to the side, eyes the black shape and then Aldrius.)
Aldrius: Call up someone to lock her up, won’t you, Monroe?
Jervis: You could take her down yourself… but…right away, sir. Oh… by the way… just a reminder, but you have a meeting with the High Chancellor in an hour. And you better not skip this one the way you did a week ago.
Aldrius: Not now, Monroe! It’s party-time! Quick, get my little black book.
Jervis: Your little black book?! You’re going to shirk your duty as head of the Al-Team…?
(Jervis is searching through under the desk.)
Jervis: So you can have a bloody party? That’s probably the laziest most irresponsible thing I’ve ever heard.
(Jervis gets up with the black book in his hand.)
Jervis: And another thing, could you pick up after yourself once in a while? I spent over 3 hours in your office cleaning up!
(Jervis walks up to Aldrius and hands him the black book. Aldrius gives him a kiss on the cheek.)
Aldrius: Thanks, you’re a doll.
(Jervis groans.)
Aldrius: Oh, and will you call up the caterers. Get the usual… I need to decorate.
Jervis: Sir! This is so irresponsible of you! I’m deeply appalled. (Jervis is dialing on the phone behind his desk, as Aldrius
disappears behind a door.)
Jervis: Hello, I’d like the usual, Frank… but make sure you undercook the meat… Just a little bit…
Act Two:
Scene Four:
(Camera pans over a run-down part of Aldriusopolis, the Al-Team tower can be seen in the background. We pan down further, as a rust-brown Sedan pulls in front of a rather murky looking apartment building. Sanford gets out of the rust-colored car and walks up to the apartment door, he pulls out a card-key and swipes a slot next to the door, the door half-opens and Sanford sighs, before sucking his stomach in and half-walking into the door. As he approaches another door, he finds a notice on it. It reads "Notice of Eviction: One-Week Left". He sighs and crumples it before walking into the apartment.)
Sanford: You’d think a famous inventor could afford a nice apartment. (Sigh)
(Sanford walks over to his sink and pulls out a glass. It’s extremely muddy, causing Sanford to sigh loudly. He puts the glass back in the sink and then opens up the fridge, it’s completely empty except for one Styrofoam box, which has a rat eating out of it. Sanford sighs and then walks over to the TV, he jumps up onto the couch and lies down channel surfing. Every channel is static.)
Sanford: I guess I should pay my cable bill…
(The static suddenly changes to a picture of a couple, a man wearing a tuxedo and the woman wearing a wedding dress.)
The Man: Before I met you, my life had no meaning. I was a run-down, low self-esteem research scientist; working for a man who didn’t know the difference between a fused copper cord and a piece of spaghetti.
(Sanford perks up.)
(The bride pulls off her veil, revealing a red-haired woman who looks just like Denise.)
Denise-Look-A-Like: Oh, Sanford. I was a woman under the heel of that man until you rescued me, and we became famous brain surgeons and moved to LA.
(Sanford is really perking up now.)
Sanford: Marriage! Why didn’t I think of it before…? I use my life savings… pick up a tuxedo… maybe get a few roses, after a passionate night on the town, Denise’s knees will melt like butter…It’s perfect. (Sanford strokes his chin as the camera cuts out.)
Scene Five:
(Pan around a large black room, as beams of purple energy fire around it. The room’s outline is made; it is a large room with many pillars and tables. Over a period of three seconds the purple room begins changing colours and forms a well designed party room. Aldrius walks out from off-screen and looks around, he throws a purple ball of energy at a wall, which creates a large statue of Aldrius, which is smiling and holding up the globe. Aldrius strokes his chin and then looks around, before smiling and then throwing three more balls of purple energy, which creates three more identical statues. Aldrius smiles and gives a thumb up. He then looks around the room dramatically, patrolling about. As he is doing this, Jervis sneaks his head into the room.)
Jervis: Excuse me, sir. But the high chancellor is here to meet with you, now get out here!
(Aldrius sighs.)
Aldrius: Not now, Jervis! I’m musing!
Jervis: Sir! I cannot condone your lack of responsibility!
Aldrius: Oooohh! Fine. (Aldrius throws a tiny bit of purple energy over his shoulder, it begins taking shape as Jervis closes the
door. The energy then morphs into a form identical to Aldrius’, the form then walks up to the door and then opens it. The form walks through the door, and walks up to the high chancellor. The high chancellor is discussing something with Jervis, and Jervis is nodding slowly.)
Ian MacDoulass (The High Chancellor): So, this was a few years ago, I was on a date with some wacky Spanish chick and she was babbling on in Spanish about something. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Just wouldn’t shut up.
(Jervis nods blankly, as Aldrius walks up…)
Aldrius: Hello, Monroe. Would you mind if I took your lovely companion away, we have some important things to discuss.
Ian MacDoulass: Oh, Aldrius. You always know just what to say to a high chancellor.
Aldrius: Oh, Mr. Chancellor… I always love your gay cowboy tales. But come! There are many drinks to be had, I hope you like
Jazz Music, because I have a large saxlection.
(Ian MacDoulass laughs loudly.)
Ian: I didn’t know this was a comedy routine!
(The two walk together into a different room from the one before, Ian sits down in front of a desk, as Aldrius sits down behind the desk.)
Aldrius: So what did you come to talk to me about, sir?
Ian: Well, Aldrius… things have been going fantastic! The stock market’s never been better! My salary is up 20%!
Aldrius: I’m sorry to hear you’ve been having trouble, Mr. President. Would you dare for a drink?
(The Aldrius duplicate stares blankly ahead.)
Ian: You know? I do think I will have a drink.
Aldrius: I’m sorry to have to cut this visit short, Mr. Chancellor. But I’m hosting a party later, would you like to come?
Ian: A party? I’d love to come!
Scene Six:
(The camera cuts to the door of Denise. The door has her name on it, as a dramatic looking shadow is cast over-top. We cut
back behind the door and show Sanford wearing a tuxedo and holding roses in a bouquet. He knocks on the door slowly, Denise opens it slowly as well, she peeks out, and upon seeing Sanford opens it fully.)
Denise: Sanford! Didn’t you get off work hours ago? (Denise smiles sensually.)
Sanford: Denise… I’ve come back to ask you something.
Denise: Oh? (Denise raises an eyebrow.)
Sanford: Denise… I’ve always noticed you… I was wondering if you’d like to go out on a date with me?
(We focus on Denise’s eyes dramatically; the rest of her face is shadowed. She says the next line slightly mystically.)
Denise: …Sure. I’d love to go out with you Sanford.
(The camera focuses on Denise’s back, Denise uses her pinky finger to slide her wedding ring off of her ring finger into her back pocket.)
(The camera pans back, Denise is now smirking at Sanford.)
Denise: This is like a dream come true, hot stuff. I’ve… often noticed you. (Denise begins unbuttoning Sanford’s lab coat and running her hands passionately across the scientist’s chest.)
Sanford: Really? (Sanford chokes a little.) So when… when do you want to go out?
Denise: Who said anything about going out?
Sanford: Well… um… let’s not rush into things. Say! Wasn’t Cockney going to a party tonight?
Denise: Oh yeah, a party at the Al-tower. Every boring socialite from around town, and worst of all… the all-powerful pansy, Aldrius.
(Sanford is gazing lazily in front of him.)
Sanford: Wow? Me? At a party at the Al-Tower with you? With Aldrius? I can hardly… I can hardly believe it!
Denise: Well, you better believe it. Otherwise who’s going to pick me up at six? (Denise closes the door slyly.)
Sanford: I’ll… I’ll be there. (Sanford skips his feet together as he walks away from her office, while the screen fades out.)
Act Three:
Scene Seven:
(The camera pans around a large purple room. People are standing around dancing with eachother, while others stand around together talking snobbishly. Ian can be seen in the middle of a small crowd.)
Ian: So, this was a few years ago, I was on a date with some wacky Spanish chick and she was babbling on in Spanish about
something. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Just wouldn’t shut up.
(The people all standing around Ian burst into fits of laughter. We pan around to Aldrius who is arguing with Monroe.)
Jervis: Aldrius! We’re already out of ice. People’s drinks are slightly less than refreshing!
Aldrius: Monroe, I’m trying to enjoy the party! Why don’t you go get some ice!
Jervis: You expect… a poor… rusting robot… to go out and get some refreshments, on his itty bitty lil’ wheels? Shame on you
Aldrius! Shame!
(Aldrius narrows his eyes, and sighs loudly.)
Aldrius: Fine, I’ll go get your stupid ice…
(Aldrius smirks)
Jervis: And don’t send one of your ridiculous clones!
(Aldrius suddenly frowns, puts his hands in his pockets and then begins walking out of the room)
Aldrius: (Mumbles) Stupid robot can’t even get his own ice. I swear that if he didn’t give amazing back-rubs I’d fire his ass…
(As Aldrius walks, his body begins glowing purple as he walks towards the door. He then melts down into the ground, disappearing. Jervis glares at the door, then huffs loudly. He notices a woman wearing a high-skirt near him.)
Jervis: Well, hello there. You know I have the strength of ten men?
(Jervis winks at the girl, she narrows her eyes and him and groans before walking off and Jervis sighs and then looks at the ground. The camera pans past Jervis and focuses on Sanford and Denise. Denise has her head against Sanford’s arm; her left arm is wrapped around his arm, Sanford looks rather taken aback. He isn’t blinking and he’s walking around very stiffly.)
Denise: Sandy?
Sanford: Yes darling?
Denise: I had a really great time with you tonight.
Sanford: Yeah…? So did I.
(Sanford smiles at Denise; she smiles sincerely up at him.)
Sanford: I still can’t believe I’m here! It’s like… a whole New World… you know like the Disney song?
(Denise runs her hand along Sanford’s face.)
Denise: Oh, Sandy… you’re so adorable.
Sanford: And you’re beau-
Cockney: Sanford! Denise!
(Cockney walks up with a champagne glass in his hand, with his other hand in his pocket.)
Cockney: I didn’t know you two were invited!
Denise: Well, we sort of showed ourselves in.
(Denise laughs mockingly. Cockney laughs dramatically.)
Cockney: Isn’t it weird seeing eachother outside the office? No work to do…
Sanford: Yeah and you’re wearing pants…
(Cockney laughs.)
Cockney: What can I say? I’m a free spirit. That’s what I was just telling your husband, Denise…
Sanford: …Husband?
Cockney: Oh, haven’t you met Max, Sanford? Oy’! Hey Max! Get your ass over here!
(Max walks up; Max is a portly man with a grey suit and a thick mustache.)
Max: You called me, Cockney?
Cockney: Max! Look who’s taking your wife out on a date.
(Cockney pushes Denise aside and holds up Sanford’s arm.)
Cockney: One of my employees… Sanford West, I told you about him!
Max: I hope you treated her well, boy.
(Max laughs heartily.)
Max: I’m very protective of my Denise-y.
(Max grabs Denise around the waist and kisses her on the cheek. She puts her arm around Max’s neck.)
Denise: Yeah, Darling. Sanford and me had a great time tonight.
(Denise smiles at Sanford. Sanford is staring at her, and then he notices her ring.)
Sanford: Have you… been wearing that all night?
Denise: Of course, why would I ever take my snooky’s diamond off? It means everything to me!
(Sanford is on the verge of tears.)
Sanford: Excuse me… but um… I have to go… clean some windows!
(Sanford runs off crying dramatically and running daintily. Denise burrows her head into Max’s chest and eyes him out of the corner of her eye. She smiles at Max as the camera fades out.)
Scene Eight:
(The camera focuses on the sign "Ironguy Industries". Lightning strikes as the camera focuses in on Sanford. He’s got a security guard in his hands.)
Sanford: I don’t care anymore!
(Sanford tosses the security guard onto a table, before walking past him up to a large security door. Sanford pulls out a small card and swipes a slot next to the door. The door bursts open and out pops a small lab. In the middle of the desk, a small beaker filled with a grey clear substance can be seen. Sanford grasps with a small needle and puts the metal tip of the needle into the beaker at the center of the table. He pulls on the back of the needle, filling it with the liquid. He points the needle downward, towards his wrist. The camera pans out back to the sign, just as Sanford’s scream can be heard.)
Scene Nine:
(Aldrius has a bag of ice over his shoulder as he walks up to the Al-tower. Smoke is emanating from one of the windows, and shards of glass can be seen shattered on the walkway up to the tower. Aldrius gasps and then runs into the front door of the building. The door to the party is burst open and Aldrius looks around.)
Aldrius: Monroe? Monroe?
(Aldrius blinks slowly and looks around the room. Various assorted guests can be seen, passed out on the floor.)
Aldrius: Where is he?
(Aldrius throws a purple ball of energy out the window, as it flies out of it, it explodes in a flurry of red light. Forming a cross.)
Aldrius: That ought to get the medics over here.
(Aldrius hears a coughing sound and sees Ian MacDoulass on the floor among the injured, hurt badly.)
Ian: They… went onto the roof.
Aldrius: Who did?
Ian: Some crazy guy in a lab-coat. He took Denise, Monroe, Cockney and Max with him.
(Aldrius gasps and then runs out of the room. The camera then cuts to the roof, as Aldrius bursts out from behind a door. Aldrius looks around suspiciously; there’s no sign of anything out of the ordinary. Just as he steps out onto the roof, a light is turned on and is pointed at him. It’s the headlights of the jet. Standing in them, is Sanford. He’s got Denise under his arm. She seems to be able to do nothing, and is crying.)
Sanford: Hello, Aldrius. My name is Sanford West. I was an employee at Ironguy Industries until a couple of losers ruined my life. Now I’m out for revenge… oh, and you remember your old friend Monroe, right?
(Monroe leaps out from behind Aldrius and grabs him around the neck.)
Sanford: Monroe here’s been a real pal. He offered to work for me free of charge. Of course the fact that a special serum
allows me to control all technology might have had something to do with that.
Aldrius: If you stop now! The law might go easy on you.
Sanford: Does that line EVER work?
Aldrius: No… and it’s not really true, anyway. I have absolutely no say in how the judicial system works…
Sanford: Soon you won’t have a say in anything, and it’s all because you refuse to touch your friend.
Aldrius: Oh? I wouldn’t be so sure of that!
(Aldrius grabs Monroe’s arms and tries to pry him off. He manages to and tosses him off of his neck. Holding him up, Aldrius punches him in the face, sending him flying back into the ground.)
Aldrius: Violence wins again! Yahoo!
(The jet comes screeching forward and his Aldrius in the back, knocking him off of the building, Aldrius screams as he goes falling down.)
Aldrius: No!
(Jervis gets up and stands next to Sanford and Denise.)
Sanford: Now, if you’re going to inherit your business partner and life partner’s billions before we leave for Florida… they’re
both going to have to die, aren’t they? …Monroe?
(Monroe lifts up Max and Cockney by the throats and rolls over to the edge of the building.)
Jervis: I will dispose of him for you, master!
(Jervis laughs evilly.)
Max: No please! I’ll do anything! I can make my wife love you! There are millions of people under me I can sacrifice to you! Anything!
Cockney: (Turns to Max.) Hey Max… are you as turned on as I am?
(Max sighs loudly as Jervis throws both Max and Cockney off of the building...)
Max: NOOOOOOO!
Cockney: NOOOOO!
(The No’s suddenly stops.)
Sanford: Well, now that we’re filthy rich, shall we get going, my sweet?
Cockney: (His voice echoes between the buildings) Oh Aldrius, you’re so frisky.
(Sanford suddenly looks stricken and grabs Denise before rushing into the jet. Just as Aldrius flies up to the top of the building
and puts Max and Cockney down on the top.)
Sanford: This should finish you off!
(Sanford goes driving along the roof, directly at Aldrius.)
Sanford: See you, Aldrius. Who would have thought that after all the super-villains you’ve vanquished… a mere scientist would defeat you!
(Denise grabs the Doctor’s head and slams it down into the jet’s dash-board. The doctor passes out as Denise runs out of the jet and rolls across the roof... Aldrius jumps out of the way of the jet as it goes flying off of the edge of the building, and collides with the one next to it... We cut to Jervis, who seems to have woken up. Denise sighs loudly before stumbling up off of the ground.)
Jervis: Woah! Where am I?
(Aldrius walks up next to him.)
Jervis: Why do I have the feeling this is all your fault?
(Aldrius almost falls over.)
Aldrius: What? I had nothing to do with this! I was the hero!
Jervis: Sorry, but I don’t believe you. If this doesn’t have something to do with something that you did, then I’m the queen of England. (Jervis narrows his eyes.) Of course Cockney Ironguy is standing right over there.
(Aldrius grins sheepishly.)
(Max and Denise run up to eachother and hug.)
Denise: Oh Max, if only we’d treated him better, he might not have ended up this way!
Max: We can’t blame ourselves, Denise. Who knew that by pretending to date him and shooting him down, underpaying him by millions of dollars, and stealing his lunch every day at work would twist this man beyond the brink of no return.
Denise: Oh Max.
(Denise burrows her face into his chest and begins blubbering.)
Max: It’s okay, dear… it’s okay.
(Aldrius and Jervis poke their heads over-top of the building, looking down at the wreckage.)
Jervis: Looks like another jet crashed.
Aldrius: Yep, better get constructed on a new one.
Jervis: Why do I have to build it?
Aldrius: You’re the robot. I’m the master. It’s really that simple.
Jervis: I don’t think anything is that simple!
Aldrius: Well, we could outsource to another mechanic.
Jervis: I guess we could do that.
Aldrius: What’s wrong with that?
Jervis: Nothing. I’m just bitter.
Aldrius: Well, you don’t have to be bitter all the time! You’re like my wife or something.
Jervis: Well, you need a little encouraging once in a while! You’re so lazy!
Aldrius: Well, it’s not your place to say that! I’m your boss.
(Cockney puts his arm around Jervis’ shoulder.)
Cockney: Hey there, hot stuff. Doing anything later?
(Jervis sighs and screams, as he screams the words ‘The Al-Team!’ flash across the screen in big dramatic purple letter, before the credits roll.)
The End!
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The Al-Team!
Episode Two: Ironguy, Iron Mines, Man of Iron.
Act One:
Scene One:
(Two guards are sitting across from eachother as they play cards in a little shack.)
Guard #1: Do you have any… 3s?
Guard #2: Checkmate!
Guard #1: For the last time… we’re playing Go Fish! Not chess.
Guard #2: …but I want to play Chess.
(Loud sounds can be heard on the roof of the shack.)
Guard #2: Guard #2 Personal log… January 5th, 2028. 0800 Hours. After a frustrating game of Go Fish, Strange sounds were heard on the roof. Guard #1 and I left our shack to investigate.
Guard #1: Let’s roll.
(Guard #1 kicks down the door to the shack and rolls out of it. The landscape around the shack is barren. Though there are many forklifts, digging claws and stacks of iron. The two guards split up and begin looking around. As Guard #2 walks around slowly and goes around a corner, he is suddenly pounced and brought to the ground by a man wearing a large black cloak. Guard #2 spins around and punches the guy in the face, getting loose.)
Guard #2: Who are you?
(The man in the cloak kicks at Guard #2. Guard #2 reaches up to grab his foot but misses and is kicked in the face. The camera shifts to his viewpoint as he falls to the ground. His eyes blink and until they close and the screen fades to black. We cut to Guard #1 who is also looking around the lot. He notices the tall figure of someone at the end of an alleyway and holds up his gun.)
Guard #1: … Guard #2?
(As the figure approaches, it is revealed that it is not Guard #2, but a tall Asian man in a trench coat. Guard #1 begins firing wildly at the man, but the man lifts up his arms, and the bullets ricochet off his wrists and bounce off somewhere into the iron mine. Guard #1 gasps, and begins running. As he turns a corner, the man is standing in front of him. The man grabs him by the neck, and slaps him across the face. Guard #1 looks up, dazed…before he passes out. The screen fades out.)
Scene Two:
(The camera focuses on the Al-Team tower, as this happens Cockney’s voice over can be heard.)
Cockney: We never talk anymore, Monroe.
(We cut to Cockney. Who is sitting on Jervis’ desk, his feet are on either side of Jervis’ hips, and his arms are around Jervis’ neck.)
Jervis: It’s hard to talk when you’ve got your arms around my neck.
Cockney: … by talk I meant have hot make out sessions.
(Cut to Aldrius, who is sitting on the couch in front of Jervis’ desk, watching TV. He looks back at the pair, a disgusted look on his face.)
Jervis: Cockney! Didn’t you have something important to tell me?
(Cockney thinks for a moment.)
Cockney: Oh… right. One of my iron mines was robbed… my secretary mentioned something about my company being at risk of going bankrupt or something… you know women.
(Cockney laughs heartily.)
Jervis: You didn’t remember to mention this before?
Cockney: I’d much rather remember you.
(Cockney moves in towards Jervis. Jervis hits a large red button on his desk, which causes the desk to flip back-wards (Away from Jervis) and launches Cockney into a large hole in the ground.)
Cockney: Call me later!
(Jervis rubs his forehead.)
Jervis: As long as he has a reason to, he’s going to come keeping back… Aldrius!
Aldrius: What?
Jervis: You have a new case… Ironguy mines in Japan are being robbed one after the other. You need to put a stop to it!
Aldrius: You can’t tell me what to do! I’m your boss.
Jervis: Too bad.
Aldrius: But Jervis! I dun wanna!
Jervis: No excuses!
Aldrius: Can’t Tony and Lance do it? Tony loves feeling important.
Jervis: Tony is in the hospital for a quadruple bypass! Besides, they’re under-qualified.
Aldrius: Well… if you’re going to make me go… can I at least find someone to keep me company? It’s lonely being on missions!
(Jervis raises an eyebrow. Aldrius narrows his eyes and slouches.)
Aldrius: Not like that!
Jervis: Well… um… whom did you have in mind?
Scene Three:
(Cut to a large pair of iron doors. They slowly open, revealing Aldrius and Jervis to be standing behind them. Jervis is looking about, perplexed. The two walk out onto a large pathway leading up to a giant monitor. The area around the monitor is shadowed as a large spot light is cast upon it. Aldrius walks up and begins typing away on the computer. A picture of a brunette guy carrying a blue guitar and wearing a skin-tight black outfit with three blue circles all inside eachother on his chest. He’s also wearing a blue bandit-mask around his eyes.)
Aldrius: Here he is! Sano! My old partner! Man, Jervis… you should have seen this guy. He always had my back, this one time we were in a mineshaft, and it was caving in all around us. Damn, if it weren’t for him we’d never have made it out alive!
Jervis: I know whom Sano is, Ald. He left… 2 years ago. Face it, he’s not coming back.
(Aldrius begins sniffling.)
Aldrius: Yes he is! He just went away for a little while! He’ll be back, you’ll see!
(Jervis rolls his eyes.)
Jervis: Anyone else?
(Aldrius snaps out of his teary personality and runs his finger along the list.)
Aldrius: Rem Dreamscape?
Jervis: Quit.
Aldrius: Hurricane Hectate?
Jervis: Maternity Leave.
Aldrius: Manuel McDonald?
Jervis: Paternity Leave.
Aldrius: Steel-man?
Jervis: Rusted.
Aldrius: Oh, here’s someone… Melanie Hontas, she was my old high school sweetheart.
Jervis: The one who you broke up with because you thought Sano was hitting on you?
Aldrius: No that was Nicole Bannon. Melanie Hontas was the creepy possessive one.
Jervis: Hmm… what skills does she have?
Aldrius: Master of over 5 Styles of Martial Arts. Training in forensics investigation, criminology, psychology and dentistry…
Jervis: A dentist might come in handy… but I dunno if we want to rely on a crazy person… then again, I rely on you all too often… Let’s see who else there is.
(Aldrius continues scrolling.)
Aldrius: Oh, there’s her. Blaythe Caitriona… she was that member of the MSWW that I helped a few years ago.
Jervis: MSWW?
Aldrius: Magical Society for Witches and Wizards. They’re basically a fascist group of supernatural human beings who kidnap children to increase their numbers.
Jervis (Mumbles): Sort of like we’re doing right now…
Aldrius: She’s got magical abilities, I think she can create ice and such by lowering the temperature of matter around her. Unfortunately, she’s as batty as they come…
Jervis: Um… let’s put her in the "maybe" pile.
(Aldrius continues scrolling.)
Aldrius: Well, looks like the only ones left are Lan’kot and Tak’lon. Those two aliens I helped out a couple of years ago.
Jervis: Aliens? What on earth are aliens doing in our databanks?
Aldrius: Well, they’re a pair of Muxarians who were stranded here when their ship crash-landed. The government had discovered them and to hunt them down they'd hired San and me. However, after discovering that they weren’t as bad as had been let on, San and I helped them escape.
Jervis: Can we trust them? I don’t need to have watched Trek Wars to know aliens are evil.
Aldrius: Uh… I think we can trust them. Tak’s insanely optimistic… and Lan is a little um… intimidating… but Tak has some interesting abilities, super-strength, dual-sword skills, increased senses…
Jervis: But all these people… they sound insane. How can we in good conscious put the world’s safety into the hands of these crazy people? (Aldrius suddenly throws his finger up, spawning a purple ball of energy, which floats above his head. It transforms into a lit light bulb. Aldrius strokes his chin, then pulls on the string attached to the light bulb, turning it off and causing it to disappear.)
Aldrius: With three people this crazy, their levels of insanity can only counter-act eachother! If we pair them up… they will become the most efficient, and powerful crime-fighting team on the planet!
Jervis: Huh? I don’t think you’re thinking this through… I must insist that you not go through with this-
Aldrius: Too bad, I’m the boss.
(Aldrius sticks his tongue out at Jervis. Jervis slumps over and groans.)
Aldrius: These three warriors… they will come together in glorious battle. Like some great team of incredible greatness. A team…
Jervis: The A-Team?
Aldrius: That’s perfect! Too bad it’s already taken… hmm…I’ve got it! The Al-Team!
Jervis: Isn’t that a little egotistical of you?
Aldrius: Nonsense, Jervis! It has all the power of the A-Team, only with the ‘l’ it avoids all possible legal claims! Jervis! Get the phone book. We have some old friends to call.
Act Two:
Scene Four:
(A mouth opens, as the face of a rainbow-coloured hair woman named Mel peeks into the mouth and begins poking around with a miniature mirror and a tiny pointy-hook thing. Mel pulls back one of the teeth lightly and eyes it.)
Mel: Excellent progress, I’m seeing a lot more brushing. And have you started flossing?
(Mel laughs.)
Mel: Now, all that’s left is for the fluoride. (Mel pulls out a bottle of Fluoride. On the front of it is a picture of Aldrius smiling. Beside him reads ‘Al-Fluoride.’ Mel picks up the bottle and squirts it into two half Styrofoam teeth outlines. She walks over to the patient and sticks both halves into his mouth. As she does this, her cell phone rings. Mel answers it slowly.)
Mel: Hello, this is Hontas Dentistry. In legal trouble? Have you gotten plastic surgery but you still have your dental records? Then come to us! Pick out from a great sel- oh, it’s you Jervis. (Mel listens) You’re starting a new team of Superheroes and calling it ‘the Al-team’? And you want me to join?
(Mel looks around the room. Along the wall are pictures of Aldrius with Mel, pictures of Jervis with Mel, pictures of Mel with Sano along with pictures of the four of them together. On a desk beneath the pictures is a bible; on the cover is a picture of Aldrius dressed like Jesus. The bible reads "The Bible! As told by Aldrius." Next to it is a mug with Jervis’ face on it. Mel opens up her lab-coat, revealing a white shirt that reads "I <3 Aldrius")
Mel: Yeah, I think I might want to.
(Mel hangs up the phone. We cut to Jervis, who is sitting behind his desk.)
Jervis: She didn’t even say goodbye. She’ll need to learn to mind her manners!
(We cut back to Mel.)
Mel: I got into the Al-Team!
(Mel has her keys in hand.)
Mel: I got into the Al-Team! I got into the Al-Team!
(Mel opens the door to her office and leaves. The door clicks, locked. The lights go off. The man inside looks about oddly, fluoride still in mouth.)
Scene Five:
(Mel walks up to a door. On top of the door a sign reads "Al-Team Conference Room" next to the door a sign reads "No Cockneys allowed". Mel scratches her head and walks in through the door. As she opens it, she sees a large rectangular table. At the head of the table is Jervis, sitting in a chair. Along the table is Blaythe Caitriona. She is on Jervis’ right, while a blond man and a brunette woman named Lan and Tak respectively are sitting on his left. Mel blushes as she walks in.)
Jervis: Melanie! Long time no see. We’re pleased to have you with us.
(Melanie smiles at Jervis.)
Melanie: Wow! Jervis! I’ve missed you so!
(Jervis blushes and adjusts his metal tie.)
Jervis: Aldrius is sorry that he couldn’t make it… (Mumbles) said it wasn’t important enough to miss ‘Cheers’.
(Jervis looks around the table slowly; everyone is staring at him oddly.)
Mel: Oh, we don’t need him anyway! We’ve got the awesome Jervis here to show us what’s going on!
Jervis: Thank you, Mel! (Mumbles) Finally someone with some common sense.
(Melanie flashes him a smile then walks over and sits in the seat next to Blaythe.)
Blaythe: So why was I called halfway across the world tin-man? Surely it was not to watch little miss perky fawn over you.
(Mel purses her lips at Blaythe, and then narrows her eyes.)
Jervis: Now, now, Blaythe. It’s not polite to insult teammates. Say you’re sorry.
(Blaythe glares at Jervis.)
Jervis: Um… anyway. Cockney Ironguy-
Tak: The famous earth businessman and billionaire playboy?
Jervis: Yes-
Tak: Wow! I’ve always wanted to help a famous person!
(Jervis coughs lightly)
Jervis: He’s come to us to request our assistance-
Mel: Wow! Doing work for Cockney Ironguy, businessman and billionaire playboy. I never thought I would see the day.
Jervis: Excuse me, we don’t interrupt others while they’re talking!
(Every looks at Jervis and narrows their eyes.)
Jervis: Anyway, he’s been having some trouble at his iron mines, and has requested our assistance. As Aldrius is a bump on a log he’s requested you four do it in his stead.
Lan: Your pitiful human commander expects the prince of the Muxarian empire to bow to his pitiful ass and serve him like a dog? (Lan begins chuckling, then laughing a little louder, and then laughing even louder and louder until stopping abruptly.)
Jervis: You know him, Lan. "Why should I do something when someone else can?"
Lan: Perhaps he will be more willing to assist his fellow primitive life-forms when my people arrive, and you are all slaves to our glorious empire!
Jervis: Now Lan, let’s use our inside voices.
Lan: Silence! The last person to speak to me in that manner had his tongue gutted!
(Mel gets up dramatically.)
Mel: This man is one of the world’s greatest um… secretaries. You can’t talk to him that way!
Lan: And who are you to mention talking, you daughter of an ape?
(Mel growls and then lifts up a pencil from her desk and throws it at Lan. A sword emerges from beside Lan, cutting the pencil in half and stopping it in its place. The camera pans back, revealing Lan’s companion to be holding onto the sword. Mel raises an eyebrow, but the woman touches a wristwatch, breaking away her skin into tiny pixels, revealing a red-skinned alien.)
Mel: Holographic technology. I wasn’t aware that it had progressed so far.
Lan: It hasn’t.
(Tak smiles brightly.)
Tak: Come now, let’s not be mean and nasty! Let’s hold hands and sing songs!
Mel: Wow… how can one sister be such a witch, and the other so bright and cheerful?
Tak: It’s not very nice to call my sister names!
(Tak pounces at Mel, sword extended. Mel leaps back as Tak slices at her, cutting through her chair.)
Jervis: Hey girls! Cut it out! Use your words!
(Tak’s sword comes flying from off-screen and narrowly misses his head. Hitting the wall behind the top of it.)
Jervis: (Whines) Aldrius…
(Jervis rolls out of the room.)
(Mel grabs Tak by the arm and kicks her in the stomach, knocking her onto the ground. Tak lands, as a third emerges from behind her back and pulls Mel down to the ground with her. Mel trips, and goes flying across the table, running right into Blaythe. Blaythe growls angrily and kicks Mel off of her. Mel lands on her rear on the center of the table.)
Blaythe: You stupid native! (Blaythe throws her hands out, creating a beam of ice, which Mel jumps over. Blaythe glares at her as Tak tackles Blaythe to the ground. Tak punches Blaythe in the stomach. Blaythe growls as Mel grabs Tak by the head.)
Tak: (Giggling) Ow! That hurts!
(Mel looks oddly at Tak’s expression. Tak uses her extra arms and grabs Mel’s feet, pulling her down to the ground. Mel wraps her legs around Mel’s head, as Mel grabs Blaythe’s foot. Blaythe bites Tak’s hand. They all begin grunting and trying to work their way out of their little pile.)
Aldrius: What’s going on in here?
(The three women get up.)
TG (Three Girls): Aldrius!
Aldrius: Tak! Lan! Blaythe! And…Mel…! Long time no see.
Jervis: Look at my precious conference room! I spent over three hours in here cleaning it up yesterday!
Aldrius: Oh, quit you’re whining. You never cleaned up in here.
(Jervis looks about oddly.)
Jervis: (Whispers) they don’t need to know that…
Aldrius: So, you four? Ready to start on an exciting new case?
Lan: The day I do a case for you, is the day I admit that humans have more endurance than Muxarians... not that they do!
Aldrius: So you three? Ready to start on an exciting new case?
(The three girls nod. Lan just grunts.)
Scene Six:
(A small bird hovers on an updraft, flying towards a small collection of trees. As the bird gets closer, it’s revealed that a small bunker is hidden in the foliage. It has rusted walls, and broken windows. The bird hovers down, floating through the window. After floating a few feet, it is grabbed in mid-air by a black gloved hand. The bird flutters for a moment, before the hand opens up. The camera pans back, revealing it to be the Asian man from before. He is standing on a box in the middle of the room. Several men in cloaks are sitting around him, discussing amongst themselves. Upon the sight of the bird, they all step forward and make a circle around the Asian fellow. The black gloved hand picks into the bird’s feather and pulls out a small metal device. It is a tiny circular chip with a red button on it. The man releases the bird and it flies out one of the windows.)
Kyo: MH? What you have for me?
(The man laughs, before placing the small metal device onto the ground and presses the button. A holographic projection releases itself from the chip. Revealing a shadowed man in a suit.)
Shadowed Man: Hello, Kyo. It’s MH. I’ve sent you this message because there is a flaw in my grand design. Our activities have come to the attention of a crime-fighting organization headed by one Aldrius. He’s been a thorn in my side many, many times, and now he’s turned his eye to you. (The holographic image changes to a picture. On the picture, Aldrius can be seen sitting on a park-bench. Sipping a grape crush from a cup. The picture then changes to a picture of Sano, playing a guitar with ridiculously large earphones on. The picture then changes to one of Jervis, sitting behind his desk, with Cockney wrapped around him. The camera cuts to Kyo, his hair covering one of his eyes. Kyo raises his uncovered eyebrow.)
Kyo: Nandato?
MH: You’re probably wondering why you should be so afraid of these three. Well. Despite their um… less than frightening appearance… they’re truly a force to be reckoned with. They have put a stop to the plans of some of the deadliest villains this planet has ever known…! Though er… mostly they just yell at people and sit around. In any case, your next target is south of Kyoto. Following that you are to head out west of Tokyo. It is here that you will find your final two targets… and Cockney’s doom. Remember to watch out for the Al-Team, MH out.
(The small device explodes in a miniscule puff of smoke.)
Kyo: Zenshin. (Kyo pulls back his hair, revealing his other eye. It’s pitch-red and very robotic. The men around him all cheer as the camera pans up to the sky, revealing the moonlight sky. The camera then fades to black.)
Act Three:
Scene Seven:
(The Al-Jet flies overtop of the Japanese landscape. The jet hovers over cliffs and mountains as it heads for a location unknown.)
Mel: All the iron robberies have taken place here, in Japan. Therefore we can assume that their next target will be yet another iron mine in Japan. The question is… which one?
Blaythe: Do you want an award for that observation, genius? Or would you like me to make a statue in your honor?
(Mel glances at Blaythe.)
Mel: You know, you don’t have to be so sarcastic all the time.
Blaythe: I like Sarcasm… it numbs the pain.
Mel: Ooh… Pain? Do you have a tragic Backstory then?
(Blaythe scoffs)
Blaythe: Even if I did… it’s not for you to know…smart-ass.
(Mel laughs.)
Mel: For a second there I thought you might go 10 seconds without insulting me.
(Blaythe glares at Mel then proceeds to look out the window.)
Mel: Anyway… the authorities managed to get two eyewitnesses last night. A pair of security guards. According to their testimony, it was an Asian man in a trench coat, and a band of men in cloaks. They noticed no air-borne vehicles, and so we can assume that their next target must be the one that is easiest to get to by foot.
Tak: That would seem to be the logical conclusion.
Mel: All right. To the nearest iron mine.
(Mel pulls the jet around, changing course. After a few seconds of awkward silence, she speaks.)
Mel: So… how did a pair of aliens get here on Earth anyway?
Tak: My sister is a Muxarian diplomat, while en route to a nearby planet, our ship was ambushed and we were stranded here. Other than that, I have no more to tell you.
Mel: So many secrets, don’t you guys ever feel like… just telling the truth?
(Blaythe snorts.)
Tak: I’m sorry, but the laws of my people are very precise, and very strict. To tell you the nature of my mission would mean losing my extra arms.
Mel: Well, if you guys want to know. I’m an expert dentist. I have a practice at the Aldriusopolis mall. I was born in 2005. My father’s name was Walter; my mother’s name was Melanie. And I am very close to the work of Dr. Benton Quest… how am I doing Tamak?
(Blaythe and Tak look oddly at Mel. Mel laughs lightly.)
Mel: Not fans of Jonny Quest?
Tak: An ancient earth hero? (Tak smiles)
(Blaythe laughs mockingly.)
Mel: I guess you might say that.
Tak: (Tak laughs hautily) Human heroes are something I find very interesting. They look up to men like Sylvester Stalone and Hank McArthur like some sort of gods. And yet if these men existed on my planet, they would be executed within five minutes. The way they treat mental superiors like dirt, and their biological superiors, women… like a T-class vibrator…
(Blaythe slumps in her chair, annoyed as Tak continues speaking.)
Blaythe: Are we there yet?
Mel: If you’re so frustrated about this mission, then why did you come along?
Blaythe: I owe Aldrius. He saved my life from eternal entrapment…
Mel: So after this…
Blaythe: I’m gone.
Mel: Hmm… what a shame.
(Blaythe scoffs and eyes Mel resentfully.)
Mel: Anyway… yes, we’re here...
(The jet comes hovering down towards a large iron mine that is carved out of the ground. The three women get off of the ship and begin looking around.)
Scene Eight:
(The three women are looking around slowly. Tak has stopped talking as they begin scouting the area.)
Mel: Be on the alert for anything suspicious.
(Blaythe looks at Mel, and then opens her mouth to say something, but instead stops herself and shakes her head.)
Tak: It appears we are too early. No iron has been stolen, and I cannot smell any traces of human scent. Other than the ghastly odors you two are providing.
(Mel sticks out her tongue. Tak sniffs the air.)
Tak: Hold on… I think I’ve got something.
(A grenade comes flying in from over a hill. Mel gasps.)
Mel: Everyone! Down!
(Blaythe throws out her arms, creating a large ice dome around her. Tak grabs Mel and does a back flip and landing behind a discarded bit of a rock. The grenade explodes shattering Blaythe’s shield and launching her into the ship. Blaythe slides down the ship’s side and lands on her back. Mel and Tak avoid damage.)
(Three men in cloaks jump over the hill and land in the clearing. As they turn around, Tak leaps out and smirks, punching one in the face, causing him to hit the ground unconscious. The other two men look at Tak. Mel leaps out and bends down, doing a roundhouse kick she trips him. And then back flips onto his hands, pinning him down. The last man fires the gun at Mel; it hits her in the shoulder and she lets go of her captive. Mel yells in pain as a blue beam fires in from off-screen and hits the three men, freezing them onto the ground, but not before one of the men can scream for help.)
(Kyo leaps over the rocks and lands in the center of the three girls. Upon the sight of the three, he gasps.)
Kyo: Nani? Otome?
(Mel growls)
Mel: I’ll give you your nanny!
(Mel pounces at Kyo, fist extended. Kyo grabs her fist and twists it behind her body with ease.)
(Tak whips out one of her swords and pounces at Kyo as well, still smiling. She hits him in the arm, but it has no effect. He simply punches her in the face with his other hand, launching Tak onto the ground.)
Tak: He’s strong for a human.
(Tak sniffs the air.)
Tak: Ah, a cyborg. I should have known.
(Tak lifts up her sword and strikes at the man again, this time aiming for his body. Kyo blocks with one arm, locking it with the sword.)
Tak: His body and head are flesh, hit them.
(Kyo growls, as Mel turns around and kicks Kyo in the stomach. Kyo gasps, letting go of Mel. Mel rolls away. Blaythe lifts up her hands, casing another blue beam, this time at Kyo. Kyo puts up his hands, catching the beam.)
Kyo: Iie. (Shakes finger) Metaru tegotae toukan.
Mel: Um… does either of you have any idea what he’s saying?
Tak: Don’t look at me, I had enough trouble learning English.
Blaythe: He said ‘Metal Resists Ice.’
(Kyo pounces up and grabs Mel with his crotch and legs. Mel struggles around.)
Mel: What the hell?
(Tak pulls out her sword and slashes at Kyo; Kyo does a back flip off of Mel and lands on his knees. Blaythe shoots a round of ice at him, which he blocks with one of his arms before flipping around and then kicking Tak in the face as she charges at him. Blaythe fires again, and this time he jumps out of the way, blocking Tak’s sword and jumping over her, and then wrapping himself around her and pulling her close. Head butting her on the head, he flips over her again before leaping into the air, Kyo reaches for Blaythe. Blaythe takes a step back, as Kyo reaches for her again. Before he can, Blaythe throws up her arm, covering her body in ice. She’s visible for a second, but then disappears. Kyo gasps.)
Kyo: Where you go!?
(Both Tak and Mel leap up from either side of him. Tak grabs one arm with all four of hers, and Mel grabs the other. Kyo gasps as a beam of blue energy emerges from nowhere and collides with his body. He freezes over. The ice that Blaythe had covered herself with shatters, and she steps out into the open.)
Blaythe: Hey… nice work, you two.
Mel: It’s funny… fighting evil Asians really brings people together.
Blaythe: Of course the fact that he looks almost exactly like Gackt doesn’t hurt.
(Blaythe and Mel sigh.)
Scene Nine:
(The camera fades in and then fades out revealing Aldrius, Lan, Jervis, Cockney Ironguy, and the three new heroes all standing together on a stage. In front of the stage is a small audience, within the audience, Maxwell Hale as well as Denise Hale can be seen. The location is outside the Al-tower, on the street.)
Cockney Ironguy: I just wanted to say thanks to you three! You really saved my Asian outlet! Without your apt ability for beating racial minorities, my bloated business machine might be dead right now… thank you again.
(Cockney pulls out three metals. On them read ‘the Cockney Ironguy award for sexy abilities in the line of danger.’ Each one has a picture of Cockney Ironguy on the metal. The crowd disperses as those on the stage leave it. As Jervis leaves, Cockney winks at him.)
Cockney: I’ll get you later, you rascal.
(Jervis’ eyes go wide with fear, as Aldrius lifts him up and carries him off the stage. Meanwhile, MTB can be seen standing together.)
Blaythe: Well… I guess this is goodbye.
Mel: Yeah… you know I was doubtful… but we really pulled it off as a team. What do you say? How about we make it a more… permanent arrangement?
Tak: Fine by me, it’s not like my sister and I are going anywhere soon.
Blaythe: I’m going to have to decline. I had more fun than I expected… but I need to get back home, I’m just not cut out for the superhero life.
(Mel and Blaythe shake hands.)
Mel: Well… we’ll see you around. If you need anything… you can use this to call me. (Mel drops a small round remote control. On it is a single button with a toothbrush on it.) I give this to customers so they can call me in an emergency.
Blaythe: Yeah… bye Tak. (Blaythe waves at Tak. Blaythe then walks off, as Max, a tall muscular bald man wearing a cowboy outfit and Denise walks by the pair.)
Max: Good job, you two. (Max pats them on the shoulder, as the tall muscular man opens the door, and Max and Denise get in. We cut inside, focusing on Max and Denise, who are sitting next to eachother the car begins moving.)
Denise: Moronic women. If it weren’t for their interference, Ironguy Industries would be ours! And we would finally have the double T formula.
Max: Indeed, though… I hate to remind you, dear but if you hadn’t failed your mission then there would have been no need for Kyo.
Denise: Come on, Max… it wasn’t my fault his body burned up in the plane-wreckage…
Max: No, but it was your fault you didn’t take every possible opportunity to snatch that formula while Ironguy and the nerd weren’t looking!
Denise: I figured it would look less suspicious if he told it to me! I could keep my job, and we could keep an eye on Ironguy if need be.
Max: Why on earth would we need to keep an eye on Ironguy? He’s an idiot!
Denise: He’s not an idiot… he’s a pervert with a robot fetish.
Max: (Sighs) I suppose it’s too late to worry about past plans.
Denise: Right, we’ll just have to work twice as hard… on our next scheme…
(Denise smirks to herself, as the camera fades out and the limo they’re sitting in drives into the horizon.)
The End
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