THE PROTECTORS
DANIEL BROWN
EXT.
ALLEYWAY – NIGHT
CHRIS VOLK weaves down the alleyway holding a beer. He
is drunk.
SUDDENLY a sound.
He looks up.
At the end of an alleyway a group of THUGS in a fight
against one MAN. feeling confident he
attempts to help the lone man.
Walking closer to the fight, the man is masked and
fending off all of the 8 attackers at once without taking any hits, Chris realises
the lone man is a masked hero and not in need of help.
Thugs hear Chris drop his bottle and they stop and turn
to him.
THUG
1
Who
the hell are you?
THUG
BOSS
Get
him!
Fight erupts. Chris drunkenly puts up a good fight,
dodging blows and hitting them hard back quickly. Then the alcohol kicks in and
he is hit repeatedly by three attackers to the ground.
Hero defeats his ‘attackers’ with a powerful melee of
kicks and punches and turns to Chris’s attackers. He moves swiftly punching and striking the
attackers. They are quickly defeated. The hero picks up Chris from the floor.
Hero
(surprised
and confused)
Chris?!
what the hell are you doing here?
Chris
(Just
as Surprised)
What?
How do you know my name?
EXT. END OF ALLEYWAY – NIGHT
Thug boss turns on looking at the pair talking. Drawing
a pistol.
Thug
boss
This
is for Benz!
Hero turns as he hears exclamation. Is too slow and is
shot in chest.
The thugs run off and Chris catches the hero as he
falls back from protecting him.
Hero
I
thought you was at home training?
EXT. ALLEYWAY – NIGHT
CLOSE UP ON CHRIS AND HERO
(SHOCKED, CONFUSED)Chris holds the hero's head in
comfort and pulls down the mask uncovering his face.
Chris
Dad?! What are you doing here? Why are you in a costume
fighting thugs and muggers?
Dad
Take this, it will explain everything, I love you son
Chris
I love you too
The hero passes to his son a golden, odd looking key on
a chain neckless. As he accepts the key the hero's eyes close.
FADE TO BLACK
Chris(V/O)
I
spent all of my time growing up with my dad, my mum was killed in a car crash,
INT. CAR – HIGHWAY - NIGHT
BABY CHRIS in back of car. MUM driving. Car coming
towards them and crashes into them.
Chris
(V/O)
The
driver of the on coming car was drunk, I was in the back and luckily completely
UN harmed.
My dad raised me, trained me in all kinds of fighting
styles, kung fu, karate and tai chi are my favorite as well as using weapons
like stick fighting.
INT. FATHERS DO JO – DAY
Montage of YOUNG DAD
and YOUNG CHRIS training.
Chris
(V/O)
He
also home schooled me, I love science, and so does my dad being a scientist and
all as well as a archaeologist.
INT. FATHERS LAB – DAY
Montage of Chris and dad working with chemicals and
test tubes.
INT. FATHERS LIBRARY
- NIGHT
Chris reading with piles of book next to him.
Chris
(V/O)
My
dad keeps me busy but more recently I realised he’s kept me busy to distract me
from the fact that I am being kept away from everyone.
INT. CHRIS’S ROOM – DAY
Chris looking on at others of his age playing talking
and joking outside his house.
Chris
(V/O)
I
only really get to talk to our butler and people I meet when collecting our
shopping. It seems though when I do talk to others I seem to be massive in body
size and intellect, maybe its the home schooling and martial arts?
INT. KITCHEN – DAY
INT. SHOPPING CENTRE - DAY
Chris shopping and towering in height and muscle mass
over others in the store.
Chris bumps into attractive GIRL. They pair fall for
each other instantly, through their long glances at each other, blushing cheeks
and flirty behaviour.
Chris
I'm so sorry, my minds on other
things.
Girl pears into basket of nutritious food and muscle
supplements.
Girl
I
bet, that stuff looks boring what you got in there!
Chris
ha
I'm on a sort of strict diet, my dads very strict on what I do and eat.
Girl
Sounds
fun to be you.
Sarcastically flirting with Chris.
Chris
I'm
Chris by the way....
Chris extends his massive hand. The girl accepts the
gesture and shakes is giant hand compared to hers
Girl
Nice
to meet you Chris.
Chris
You not going to tell me your
name?
Flirting back to the sarcastic comments earlier.
Girl
Yes
I will, if you come to my party in two weeks? The 6Th of June?
Chris
Erm
I can’t its my birthday and I'm not allowed out too late or any alcohol, Dads
orders.
Girl
Its
your birthday, your not allowed out or any alcohol, WHAT!Come on sneak out
how old are you? You a man or a mouse? Come I wanna tell you my name.
Chris is extremely intrigued by this offer.
Chris
Well
I’ll be 21, and do I really look like a mouse?
Shocked at the realisation of his age compared to his
physique
Girl
Jees!
your 21? and your not allowed drink or to be out late? Right your coming I
don't care what you say, where do u live I’ll get you at 7:30 in two weeks.
Chris
erm
do you know Volk House?
Girl
What
the massive mansion on the river?
Chris
Yeah that's me.
Girl
Cute
and a millionaire, nice. See you at 7:30.
FADE TO BLACK
EXT. OUTSIDE VOLK HOUSE – NIGHT
Girl waiting. Over hearing mumbles of an argument
between Chris and his Dad.
After argument ends Chris appears at his window,jumps
down and front flips over the gate in one very fast fluid motion.
Girl
Wo!!
How’d you do that?
Chris
What
that? That’s nothing just basic acrobatics.
Girl
Well
acrobat we’re late
FADES AS THE PAIR WALK OFF.
INT. PARTY AT GIRLS HOUSE - NIGHT
Chris is laughing and joking, towering over other
guests. He’s very drunk, slurring his words and falling around, knocking things
and people over accidental.
Girl
Hey?
How you feeling? Please don’t fall on me no one will be able to carry you home.
Chris
I’mmm
alllrightt I thinks.HEY you’ve never told me that thing? Your name?
Girl
I
guess you have earned it. Its Silvia, don’t mock me. I kept my word, you got my
name and your having a good time obviously.
Shouting loudly to the whole room
Silvia
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!
The room goes into an uproar. Everyone cheers and sings
happy birthday to Chris.
FADE TO BLACK
EXT ALLEYWAY – NIGHT
Chris
V/O
And
that’s how I got here. How I caused my own Dads death.
CAMERA FOCUSED ON CHRIS HOLDING HIS DAD AND THE GOLDEN
KEY IN HIS PALM.
FADE TO BLACK
INT. MANSION LIBRARY – NIGHT
Chris places his Dads body onto the large centre table.
He begins to sob. When looking up from his body, notices a square shaped hole
next to the log burning fire with a picture of the father and son in their
training suits smiling at the camera.
Chris takes the key from around his neck and put the
key in the lock and turns.
With a massive thud and the sound of a moving mechanism
the whole fire place swings inwards from the key hole and reveals..
INT. SECRET ROOM – NIGHT
The mysterious room is windowless but is extremely
bright. Computer screens and monitors taking up a whole wall are playing
security tapes, and slideshows of convicts. The main monitor is paused on his
dads killer.
On the desk are articles and newspapers detailing
criminal activity and their apprehension by a hooded hero, his dad.
Chris turns around the room and comes across two glass
chambers. One empty and one with a 21stst birthday banner across.
Inside is a costume similar to his dads in his size.
FADES TO BLACK
CAMERA MOVES FROM CHRIS’ FEET TO HEAD.
We see Chris in the full costume except his mask.
Behind him the BUTLER
We need to sort your face out?
What are you going to do sir?
The camera turns to Chris as he turns to the butler
wearing his costume all except his mask/hood revealing his bloodied and bruised
face and costume in all its dominating glory.
Chris
Benz
killed the cities protector, now they have a new, Protector, a fitter model to
deal with, with a vengeance!!
The scene finishes with Chris putting on his mask and
hood then the scene fades to darkness.
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