"The Real Hero Is Always a Hero By Mistake; He Dreams Of Being An Honest Coward Like Everyone Else"
- Umberto Eco, Travels of Hyperreality
ANONYMOUS (V.O): A 50 year war.
[Blackness fades. Vicatians Are Being Stealthy roaming the streets]
CAPTAIN: We Have to defend the Village.
SOLDIER: Roger that.
[ZERTIANS enter scene]
CAPTAIN: Cover!
[Vicatians dive for cover]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): Imagine...what it would be without it.
[We see CAPTAIN wave his arm so his men can get out]
CAPTAIN: Fall Back! Go! Go! Go!
[Soldiers Retreat]
NARRORATOR: Imagine who would it be...to save them.
[Zertian Soldier breaking down a door]
CAPTAIN: Fire! Fire! Fire!
[Master escapes]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): As the world is war...
[Tanks flee from the burning village]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): ...and fire.
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[The place then goes to a military compound where there are military commanders and the master. We see them rush from table to table collecting papers, panicing]
GENERAL: Zertian Forces are headed to Underkston.
[GENERAL Picks Up Paper]
GENERAL: The intelligence suggests a massive assault near our border. We lost contact with the Captain and his men. Presumed KIA, ma'am.
[We see CADET]
CADET: Master - General, sir. We are picking a radio signal from the Zertians. They are telling us to surrender or they will bombard the city.
GENERAL: Well we won't let them.
[CADET messes with buttons]
CADET: Sir, forces are near our borders. Light Armor and militia, intel looks safe to me, sir. If we don't act now reinforcements will arrive.
[We see GENERAL look at MASTER ANNE]
GENERAL: Master?
[MASTER ANNE waits a few moments]
MASTER ANNE: Send in Tony's team.
[We see a C16 fly]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): The Future is everywhere and people can foresee that future.
[We then see TONY get off Plane with other soldiers running past him]
TONY: Lets go! Lets go! Lets go! Move it!
ANONYMOUS (V.O): That is why Prophecy is written.
[Air support flies overhead]
TONY: There is our designated spot. We take those tanks out an we are good to go.
SOLDIER: Wha - what? To the tanks? Shouldn't we be hitting the Militia first?
TONY: That wasn't a request. That was an order, sergeant. Understand?
SOLDIER: Yes, sir. Gen, Stevens. With me - lets go.
[Soldiers move]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): And people stick with it's written gentle words.
[We see ZERTAIN COMMANDER]
ZERTAIN COMMANDER: You are making a big mistake!
[GEN hides behind cover]
GEN: We'll see about that! Let's go boys!
TONY: Open fire!
ANONYMOUS (V.O): And the people that are written...
[A tank fires and kills three people]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): Play a certain role...
[We see three going to cover and die]
ANONYMOUS (V.O):...and have a certain destiny.
[Two Zertian soldiers die. TONY reloads. Air strikes come in]
TONY: Get down!
[Explosions]
ANONYMOUS (V.O): Yet A prophecy unfolds. A New tale is told. And in this tale...
TONY: Fall Back! Fall back!
[Fades]
ANONYMOUS (V.O):...heroes arise.
THE LEGEND OF FATE by Justin Sundstrom
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The Legend Of Fate
Action50 Years before the first shot was fired, a prophecy was written to ensure the Vicatians guidance throughout a possible war. After the prophecy was unveiled, the Zertians formed through the rebellion of the Underuns and war started with the Vicatian...
