INT. GONER'S SUITE - MORNING
Goner is sitting on a chair eating a
bowl of cereal; he has his cellphone beside him. He is wearing a dirty
t-shirt and has the television tuned to a news channel. He is keeping
an eye on the news waiting to see if anything is going on.
Goner's cellphone rings and he answers it. He sees Mags' name in the view.
GONER:
Yo Maggie!
CUT TO close up on Maggie's face. She has phone jack and mic on.
MAGGIE:
Hey Gondy!
CUT TO Goner in his apartment.
GONER:
What can I do you for this morning?
MAGGIE: (V.O.)
I need a favour.
GONER:
It's your quarter.
MAGGIE: (V.O.)
(background SFX what appears to be sword swings and gurgling sounds)
I am kind of in a jam at the moment and I need someone who is close by to help me out of this.
GONER:
No need to ask. Where are you hiding at?
MAGGIE: (V.O.)
(SFX rapid gun fire)
Two blocks down from you. Near the Tunnel Gate. Go to Nexus 7.
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Ticking Away
Max sat on the floor, his legs crossed and the sound of several clicks
ticking around him. His eyes closed and his breathing slow and
rhythmic, as several black-flies buzzed about the room adding to the
ambiance of the clocks.
Occasionally his eyes opened and he recited lyrics of an old song as if saying them as a chant, his mantra. Then he closed his eyes and remained quiet without moving. A sentinel on duty, waiting for the proper moment to act.
His cellphone chimed.
"Max." Mags' voice was somewhere distant. "We're in position."
Max opened his eyes and tapped the cellphone off. He stood up covered in sweat and he nodded.
Occasionally his eyes opened and he recited lyrics of an old song as if saying them as a chant, his mantra. Then he closed his eyes and remained quiet without moving. A sentinel on duty, waiting for the proper moment to act.
His cellphone chimed.
"Max." Mags' voice was somewhere distant. "We're in position."
Max opened his eyes and tapped the cellphone off. He stood up covered in sweat and he nodded.
Mortif'd
Mags backed away from the door. Her hands behind her signaling for Aqua
to find someplace to hide quickly. Aqua turned to Suki and motioned
for her to back away as well and both girls quietly went into the next
room. Suki didn't need to ask questions, she was a soldier that
understood the rules of warfare.
"Well Mortif," Mags said; she was backing away to where her katana was sitting. "What brings you here?"
"You know why I am here," Mortif said. He stepped into the room and glanced around. "I owe you for what you gave me those many years ago."
"I'm touched," Mags said sweetly. "And after all these years you never forgot me."
"How could I!" Mortif roared. He couldn't control his anger. "You scarred me for life!"
Mags let out a little sigh before replying, "You know you should let bygones be bygones. That's all water under the bridge for me."
"Not for me, Wench," the demonic beast said. His nostrils flaring and the veins in his neck were beginning to show. "I've hunted you down for these many years and now I have time to extract my revenge."
"Revenge?" Mags repeated. "I shall say something poetic at your banishment."
Mortif let out a huge laugh and as he did several smaller demons came in from behind him. Mags grabbed her katana and smiled a sweet smile, like a warm sun after a cold wintery night.
Suki took out her Godhammer while Aqua donned her gauntlets. It looked like this girl's night out was going to be postponed on account of an old nemesis.
"Well Mortif," Mags said; she was backing away to where her katana was sitting. "What brings you here?"
"You know why I am here," Mortif said. He stepped into the room and glanced around. "I owe you for what you gave me those many years ago."
"I'm touched," Mags said sweetly. "And after all these years you never forgot me."
"How could I!" Mortif roared. He couldn't control his anger. "You scarred me for life!"
Mags let out a little sigh before replying, "You know you should let bygones be bygones. That's all water under the bridge for me."
"Not for me, Wench," the demonic beast said. His nostrils flaring and the veins in his neck were beginning to show. "I've hunted you down for these many years and now I have time to extract my revenge."
"Revenge?" Mags repeated. "I shall say something poetic at your banishment."
Mortif let out a huge laugh and as he did several smaller demons came in from behind him. Mags grabbed her katana and smiled a sweet smile, like a warm sun after a cold wintery night.
Suki took out her Godhammer while Aqua donned her gauntlets. It looked like this girl's night out was going to be postponed on account of an old nemesis.
Second Hand Imagery
The summer sun disappeared beyond the horizon making the twilight sky a purplish landscape. Max sat on a park bench watching as the twilight blended with the evening, and the stars began to appear as if they were being summoned.
A lamppost began to hum to life nearby, as electricity began to build and brought forth the glow a few seconds later. Lighting up the area around him, he felt like he was Jimmy Durante at the moment.
Max cracked off a smile. The magic was beginning again.
In the distance he could hear the sirens of police cars, intermixed with a fire truck and not to be outdone by a fire alarm ringing somewhere close by. He took a sip from his styrofoam cup of java, and then brought a smoke to his lips.
After taking a long puff, he exhaled smoke and watched the patterns shift into an image. He stared at the smoke making out the scene and then he nodded. He flicked the cigarette butt across the pathway and stood up. He had a job to do.
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