~Episode 1~
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(Narration):
"Hey there, have you ever heard the story of the great hero and savior of the world Jake? No? Well allow me to fill you in..."
(The scene starts in black with only the sound of distant traffic and birds chirping.)
Jake's Mother:
"....Jake...."
"Jake... Get up already!"
"I'm going to go out grocery shopping for the day, and while I'm gone, I want you to go out and find a job."
Jake:
"(Groans) ...'Kay mom..."
"(Groans) ...'Kay mom..."
(I Do Not Own This Image)
_(The door slams shut
and the camera instantly shifts to Jake lunging into a sitting up
position with a messy bed-head look and half asleep.)
(Narration):
"That's me! I'm Jake. Jake Catseye. I live at home with my mother Christine and little sister Amber Catseye. I'm a little lazy, okay... Maybe more than just a little. I'm really into computers and video games. In fact, I'm in the process of making my own game! But not just any game, a game with its own artificial intelligence, making it the ultimate challenge, and NEVER the same game twice! What's that you say? I don't seem like the heroic type? You mean you really don't see it? Eh, well... Maybe you're right. Then again, a hero may not always be what you expect. Want me to prove it? Alright... Game on!"
(The scene fades in from black to show Jake from behind sitting in his computer chair. He begins to lean back and stretch and falls flat on the floor in doing so. Shifting to Jake's point of view from the floor, he looks upwards to see amber staring down at him. Jake gets up and dusts himself off.)
(Narration):
"That's me! I'm Jake. Jake Catseye. I live at home with my mother Christine and little sister Amber Catseye. I'm a little lazy, okay... Maybe more than just a little. I'm really into computers and video games. In fact, I'm in the process of making my own game! But not just any game, a game with its own artificial intelligence, making it the ultimate challenge, and NEVER the same game twice! What's that you say? I don't seem like the heroic type? You mean you really don't see it? Eh, well... Maybe you're right. Then again, a hero may not always be what you expect. Want me to prove it? Alright... Game on!"
(The scene fades in from black to show Jake from behind sitting in his computer chair. He begins to lean back and stretch and falls flat on the floor in doing so. Shifting to Jake's point of view from the floor, he looks upwards to see amber staring down at him. Jake gets up and dusts himself off.)
Amber Catseye
(Amanda Fay ©2010)
Amber:
"Big bwudda... Why aw-went you out wooking for a dob wike Momma said?"
"I don't want you to get in twouble again."
"Pwease go out and wook for a dob..."
"If you do, IO pwomise not to tewwowize you for a whowe week! Pweeeeeeeze!?"
"Big bwudda... Why aw-went you out wooking for a dob wike Momma said?"
"I don't want you to get in twouble again."
"Pwease go out and wook for a dob..."
"If you do, IO pwomise not to tewwowize you for a whowe week! Pweeeeeeeze!?"
(Jake thinks to himself...)
*Jake's Thoughts:*
*"Well I definitely wouldn't mind going to check out the new line of Tremco games at Kyle's Game Shop..."*
*"Oh what the hell, I already applied for plenty of jobs today!"*
*"...And if it makes everyone happy, and gets Mom and Amber off my back for the day, then why not?"*
*Jake's Thoughts:*
*"Well I definitely wouldn't mind going to check out the new line of Tremco games at Kyle's Game Shop..."*
*"Oh what the hell, I already applied for plenty of jobs today!"*
*"...And if it makes everyone happy, and gets Mom and Amber off my back for the day, then why not?"*
Elsewhere...
(The scene starts out pitch black with the sound of running footsteps through a metal corridor. Then, from the first person view from a girl, a small light through a pair of double doors can be seen. The girl kicks open the doors and slowly walks through into the poorly lit, yet strangely empty, factory room. With only one light on in the room, nothing can be seen in the distance. The girl slowly looks to her left, then to her right, then something catches her attention so she quickly looks straight ahead to see a large bone flopping its way towards her and she follows it with her eyes as it stops right at her feet. After staring at it for a second, another light begins to flicker on, causing her to look straight at it. After a few lights go on, she nears an electrical surge, hearing this makes her stop dead in her tracks. She follows the lights with her eyes as they light up one by one into the distance until it stops near the end. As she is looking off into the distance at the light wondering if it will turn on to continue lighting up the rest of the room, she notices the pair of glowing red eyes coming forth from the shadows. The eyes move closer towards the light until a rough silhouette can be made out. The giant creature rears back its head and lets out a powerful earth shaking roar. As the monster is roaring the vibrations from the roar cause the last of the lights to flicker on all at once causing a brief semi-strobe light effect until the end of its roar, after which the lights all remain on. The roar was so loud it also caused the girl to drop her weapon and cover her ears. After the roar ceases, she gets a decent look at the monster and makes a silent a quick decision to quickly go for her weapon. Just when she tries to go for her weapon, the monster whips the corpse of some soldier, knocking her away from her gun. The beast then starts charging at her like a gorilla. She dodges by sliding underneath it when it raises its arms to smash down. She keeps moving towards her weapon, the beast gaining on her. She grabs her gun and keeps moving, and just when the monster gets right behind her, she darts to her left and runs up the wall, into a back flip onto the monster's head, and grabbing one of it's horns for balance. As the monster swings at her she jumps out of the way causing the beast to hit himself in the head. The girl lands behind it and kneels to ready the shot for when it turns around. As the monster starts to turn around, she begins to aim, and when it sees her aiming, the monster looks at her with a worried look knowing that it's in trouble. The girl then attempts to fire her weapon only to realize that she is out of ammo. Upon the failed attempt at firing her weapon, the monster bears a smug smirk, and just before he smashes her with his behemoth of a fist, she blurts out "....shit....". The word "Fail!" then appears on the screen, then pans out to reveal it was all a video game on a large flat screen television. The view shifts to a young girl with a frustrated look holding a gaming controller.)
Girl:
"Wha....wha, How's that even po...how's he doin that!?"
(The girl's butler walks in.)
Butler:
"Defeated again Madam Candice?"
Candice:
"It's so infuriating Niles! Why can't I beat this game? And whats worse, I'm the daughter of a gaming tycoon, with a world of experience in many games. It's just not fair! What should I do?"
Niles:
"With all do respect madam, my name is not *Jeeves*, so don't ask me. But a bit of advice however, why don't you try taking a break? Go out and get some fresh air. Get involved with something besides games, games shouldn't be one's life you know."
Candice:
"Yea, maybe you're right. That sounds like a good idea."
Niles:
"Oh! But of course. That's why I get paid the *big bucks*."
Candice:
"Oh Niles..."
"Wha....wha, How's that even po...how's he doin that!?"
(The girl's butler walks in.)
Butler:
"Defeated again Madam Candice?"
Candice:
"It's so infuriating Niles! Why can't I beat this game? And whats worse, I'm the daughter of a gaming tycoon, with a world of experience in many games. It's just not fair! What should I do?"
Niles:
"With all do respect madam, my name is not *Jeeves*, so don't ask me. But a bit of advice however, why don't you try taking a break? Go out and get some fresh air. Get involved with something besides games, games shouldn't be one's life you know."
Candice:
"Yea, maybe you're right. That sounds like a good idea."
Niles:
"Oh! But of course. That's why I get paid the *big bucks*."
Candice:
"Oh Niles..."
(Switching Back to Jake walking down the street.)
(As Jake gets closer to Kyle's Game Shop, he notices the telephone pole outside has a bunch of ads on it, but he just walks right past them and into the store, not paying them any mind. Jake walks in but the camera stays positioned outside viewing the pole and the store's front doors, then switches to Candice, lost in her own thoughts, walking by looking down at her feet. She walks face first into the pole, causing the ad for the dream study to fall right into her lap. After rubbing her sore face, she picks up the ad and brushes herself off while beginning to read it. Candice becomes intrigued and takes the ad with her into the store putting it into her pocket. She begins looking around the store for a player's guide for the game she is stuck on. Without even acknowledging each other, Jake passes right by Candice to talk to the owner for a moment. Candice finds the player's guide and starts reading it, walking right by Jake as he goes back to looking at the games. Candice goes to the counter to purchase the guide and pulls her wallet out of her pocket to get her money, but when she does, the ad falls out of her pocket and lands right at Jake's feet. He doesn't notice the ad lying there, until after a moment when Candice has just left and he goes to move, and when he takes a step, he notices the crinkle of the paper under his foot. So he finally picks up the ad, and begins mulling it over.)
Jake:
"Hmmm, well... This could get me out of the house for awhile if nothing else."
Store Owner:
"What are you talking to yourself? Ya fucking moron!"
Jake:
"Shaddup Jose!"
(They both laugh because they both know they're just messing with each other. As they begin to laugh, the screen begins to fade to black.)
(The Scene fades in, in the waiting room of the testing, Jake notices a mystery girl also in the room reading a player’s guide for the game “End Of The Line”)
Amanda Fay ©2010
(I Do Not Own These Images)
Jake:
“End Of The Line?”
Mystery Girl:
“Huh? Oh! Yea…"
Jake:
“Stuck on the Obelisk?”
Mystery Girl:
“Yea! I can’t figure out how to beat it, because I used up all my ammo on his minions just before him.”
Jake:
“Run alongside the eastern wall and you will find a hidden passageway where you’re behind a blast wall. There will be a switch on the left… Pull it, and you will activate the incinerator.”
Mystery Girl:
“Wow! I’ve been stuck on that for days… How’d you know all that anyway?”
Jake:
"I beat that game the day it came out. It was too easy."
Mystery Girl:
"Well thank you! Everything else in the game was so simple but I just couldn't get past that one part!"
Jake:
"It's no problem. I'm Jake, by the way."
Mystery Girl:
"Nice to meet you, I'm Candice."
Jake:
"Nice to meet you too. So.. uhhh.. you like video games?"
Candice:
"Yeah I do! Strange, right? A girl who loves video games? Ha!"
Jake:
"Nah, plenty of girls are gamers. I've just never seen one so pretty."
Candice:
"Thanks, that was sweet."
Jake:
"You're welcome... so... you know, I am working on making this video game...."
(The camera pans out and the sound fades, as Jake starts telling her about the game he’s been creating.)
“End Of The Line?”
Mystery Girl:
“Huh? Oh! Yea…"
Jake:
“Stuck on the Obelisk?”
Mystery Girl:
“Yea! I can’t figure out how to beat it, because I used up all my ammo on his minions just before him.”
Jake:
“Run alongside the eastern wall and you will find a hidden passageway where you’re behind a blast wall. There will be a switch on the left… Pull it, and you will activate the incinerator.”
Mystery Girl:
“Wow! I’ve been stuck on that for days… How’d you know all that anyway?”
Jake:
"I beat that game the day it came out. It was too easy."
Mystery Girl:
"Well thank you! Everything else in the game was so simple but I just couldn't get past that one part!"
Jake:
"It's no problem. I'm Jake, by the way."
Mystery Girl:
"Nice to meet you, I'm Candice."
Jake:
"Nice to meet you too. So.. uhhh.. you like video games?"
Candice:
"Yeah I do! Strange, right? A girl who loves video games? Ha!"
Jake:
"Nah, plenty of girls are gamers. I've just never seen one so pretty."
Candice:
"Thanks, that was sweet."
Jake:
"You're welcome... so... you know, I am working on making this video game...."
(The camera pans out and the sound fades, as Jake starts telling her about the game he’s been creating.)
(The Scene fades in to a woman's feet in high heels and wearing a lab coat, walking down a hall. Dr. Sara Sumi walks in wjile looking at her charts.)
Dr. Sumi:
"Jake? Candice? We're ready to see you now."
"If I could just get both of your signatures here."
(Sara hooks up Jake and Candice to the i.v.s to put them into a medically induced coma. Candice dreams about the Obelisk attacking her, while Jake dreams about his meeting with Candice, also while these are simultaneously happening, the thunderstorm brewing to a climax outside, the camera is switching repeatedly between the three events until finally the lightning strikes and stops everything. The view moves to the computers smoking and a few sparks shooting off. The scene transitions to the point of view from Jake's eyes as they begin to open, and Dr. Sumi is what he sees hovering over him.)
Dr. Sumi:
"Are you alright?"
Jake:
"Ugh, what happened?"
Dr. Sumi:
"There's been a bit of an accident because of the storm, and we have to put off the rest of the testing for awhile until we can make all the necessary repairs."
Jake:
"Oh! Um... Alright then. Is that girl okay?"
Dr. Sumi:
"She's waiting for you out in the lobby."
Jake:
"Oh, really!? Wow, well thanks for the heads up."
Dr. Sumi:
"Not a problem, I will be contacting you both once the repairs have been made."
(Jake enters the lobby to see Candice sitting there waiting for him just as the doctor had told him.)
Jake:
"Hey! You waited for me?"
Candice:
"Yea! I was thinking about your game you told me about, and I was wondering if you could show it to me."
(The scene shifts to Jake who gets a grin on his face. Then, it transitions to a silhouetted figure looking out of a window. in the distance you see Jake and Candice pull up to his house on his blue moped. As the engine shuts off, the silhouette moves out of screen to the left, then shifts to Jake unlocking the door to his house.)
Jake:
"Mom... I'm home!"
(He shouts as he enters the house.)
(He walks by the phone, and after he doesn't here a response he decides to check the messages on the phone. He pushes the button on the machine to play the messages.)
Christine:
"Jake honey, I'm at the hospital. I'm okay but your aunt had a bad accident. Apparently a lighting bolt struck a transformer on a telephone pole, and it crashed down into her house, and she got a severe spinal injury. I'm going to stay by her side for a few days for support. And don't worry. I left Amber with the neighbor. Alright Jake, I love you and take care."
(As Jake and Candice are staring at the phone listening to the message, the dark figure quickly sneaks past them up the stairs.)
Dr. Sumi:
"Jake? Candice? We're ready to see you now."
"If I could just get both of your signatures here."
(Sara hooks up Jake and Candice to the i.v.s to put them into a medically induced coma. Candice dreams about the Obelisk attacking her, while Jake dreams about his meeting with Candice, also while these are simultaneously happening, the thunderstorm brewing to a climax outside, the camera is switching repeatedly between the three events until finally the lightning strikes and stops everything. The view moves to the computers smoking and a few sparks shooting off. The scene transitions to the point of view from Jake's eyes as they begin to open, and Dr. Sumi is what he sees hovering over him.)
Dr. Sumi:
"Are you alright?"
Jake:
"Ugh, what happened?"
Dr. Sumi:
"There's been a bit of an accident because of the storm, and we have to put off the rest of the testing for awhile until we can make all the necessary repairs."
Jake:
"Oh! Um... Alright then. Is that girl okay?"
Dr. Sumi:
"She's waiting for you out in the lobby."
Jake:
"Oh, really!? Wow, well thanks for the heads up."
Dr. Sumi:
"Not a problem, I will be contacting you both once the repairs have been made."
(Jake enters the lobby to see Candice sitting there waiting for him just as the doctor had told him.)
Jake:
"Hey! You waited for me?"
Candice:
"Yea! I was thinking about your game you told me about, and I was wondering if you could show it to me."
(The scene shifts to Jake who gets a grin on his face. Then, it transitions to a silhouetted figure looking out of a window. in the distance you see Jake and Candice pull up to his house on his blue moped. As the engine shuts off, the silhouette moves out of screen to the left, then shifts to Jake unlocking the door to his house.)
Jake:
"Mom... I'm home!"
(He shouts as he enters the house.)
(He walks by the phone, and after he doesn't here a response he decides to check the messages on the phone. He pushes the button on the machine to play the messages.)
Christine:
"Jake honey, I'm at the hospital. I'm okay but your aunt had a bad accident. Apparently a lighting bolt struck a transformer on a telephone pole, and it crashed down into her house, and she got a severe spinal injury. I'm going to stay by her side for a few days for support. And don't worry. I left Amber with the neighbor. Alright Jake, I love you and take care."
(As Jake and Candice are staring at the phone listening to the message, the dark figure quickly sneaks past them up the stairs.)
Jake:
"Huh... I guess were all alone."
(Jake says with a smirk.)
Candice:
"Don't get any bright ideas! The only thing I want to see is your video game."
Jake:
"Oh alright. Follow me then."
(The two head up the stairs to Jake's room and get situated in front of his computer. As Jake gestures towards his computer.)
Jake:
"So lets get to work on designing your character!"
(Candice sits in the chair in front of the computer and gets to work designing her character. The view then pans out to the point of view from inside Jake's closet. Then the view shifts to the face of the shadow with shining lights for eyes, the camera pans from right to left, and while doing so, the shadows face illuminates revealing its identity to be Amber. While the camera is panning an evil grin appears on her face.)
Amber:
"Hehe... Got you now!"
(The screen shifts back to Jake and Candice.)
Candice:
"There! Finished!"
Jake:
"Nice! Ready to try her out? Here!"
(Jake hands Candice the helmet, as soon as she puts it on sparks shoot off and Candice falls to the floor unconscious. Jake immediately jumps to her side and removes the helmet and starts shaking her to wake her up. Jake then hears the computer.)
Computer:
"Syncing complete!"
(Jake looks up at his monitor and sees Candice's character lying on the ground in a forest. He becomes confused. He looks over at the helmet and wonders if its somehow connected. Jake reluctantly decides to put the helmet on to try and get some kind of understanding of what happened. And just like before sparks shot off and Jake collapsed to the floor next to Candice and the helmet pops off.)
Computer:
"Syncing complete!"
(Amber, who watched this all happen in horror, burst out of the closet crying. She runs to Jake and kneels by his side shaking him and trying to wake him up, but to no avail.)
Amber:
"Big bwoda, awe you okay!? Say someting! Wake up... Pwease wake up... Pwease!?"
(The scene slowly zooms out during her dialogue and fades out with Amber crying over the body of her brother.)
"Huh... I guess were all alone."
(Jake says with a smirk.)
Candice:
"Don't get any bright ideas! The only thing I want to see is your video game."
Jake:
"Oh alright. Follow me then."
(The two head up the stairs to Jake's room and get situated in front of his computer. As Jake gestures towards his computer.)
Jake:
"So lets get to work on designing your character!"
(Candice sits in the chair in front of the computer and gets to work designing her character. The view then pans out to the point of view from inside Jake's closet. Then the view shifts to the face of the shadow with shining lights for eyes, the camera pans from right to left, and while doing so, the shadows face illuminates revealing its identity to be Amber. While the camera is panning an evil grin appears on her face.)
Amber:
"Hehe... Got you now!"
(The screen shifts back to Jake and Candice.)
Candice:
"There! Finished!"
Jake:
"Nice! Ready to try her out? Here!"
(Jake hands Candice the helmet, as soon as she puts it on sparks shoot off and Candice falls to the floor unconscious. Jake immediately jumps to her side and removes the helmet and starts shaking her to wake her up. Jake then hears the computer.)
Computer:
"Syncing complete!"
(Jake looks up at his monitor and sees Candice's character lying on the ground in a forest. He becomes confused. He looks over at the helmet and wonders if its somehow connected. Jake reluctantly decides to put the helmet on to try and get some kind of understanding of what happened. And just like before sparks shot off and Jake collapsed to the floor next to Candice and the helmet pops off.)
Computer:
"Syncing complete!"
(Amber, who watched this all happen in horror, burst out of the closet crying. She runs to Jake and kneels by his side shaking him and trying to wake him up, but to no avail.)
Amber:
"Big bwoda, awe you okay!? Say someting! Wake up... Pwease wake up... Pwease!?"
(The scene slowly zooms out during her dialogue and fades out with Amber crying over the body of her brother.)