HEROD

HEROD

Pilot

Background:

[1 Year Now = 1 Second ]

A technology war broke out around the world after a pandemic. The war ended with a bright light, ending most of humanity. What most of the survivors do not know is, that the light broke a barrier between technology and the spiritual realm. Refugees were blind sighted and forced under a one world martial law.

Currency is now completely digital. A digital time bank was inserted into every human being, newborn to elder, through a vaccine created 80 years ago. Humans must use their talent to earn wages. However, once you stop using your talents, you lose all currency and all time. Lose all currency, and Militia Mob (Double M) will come get you. And you are never heard from again. Most of the world is destroyed and inaccessible by ordinary humans without clearance. A lot of children were left orphaned and must support themselves.

Communities are more like facilities, some are heavily guarded and futuristic, others are damaged lands that need more soldiers. Villains form alliances around Earth, they take over and prevent the good leaders from advancing. The only way to excel is by using your gifts and talents to benefit the world and others, (Gifts and talents are more powerful in the youth, and even stronger for descendants of royal descent.) ALL ROYALTY IS SAID TO BE DEAD! LIZA, a new friend, and unexpected allies have 72 hours to put a stop to the evil Self-proclaimed “King of the world” or else his wicked ruling could have long lasting effects, that would change the world as they know it, for the worse AGAIN.

SCENE 1:

Setting: (A LADY JOGGING AROUND A FIELD HAS A STRING OF DISTINCT MEMORIES)

OPENER

[19 Years Earlier ]

As LIZA lays with her eyes closed, she begins to hear an engine roaring. She feels the jerking movements of car turning the corner sharply and sending her body sliding from side to side. She hears bass and feels the tremble, vibrating in her stomach and the thumping of her veins, perfectly mimicking the beat. She feels a rapid brush of wind from upward, as if a sunroof had been opened slightly. The road was quiet; it must be nighttime in the city on top of the expressway, she thought to herself. She could hear other vehicles speeding by, echoing the coasting noise of the tires rolling through the wind at a high altitude.

[While clinching unto her heart shaped locket...]

LIZA began hearing the voice of a male ahead of her...then she wakes up from the dream, to a play date with BLYTHE and TODD, sitting on a blanket, waiting on LIZA to wake and play.

SCENE 2:

Setting: a 2 bdrm/1 bath crappy apartment in a once French colonized, urban area

[BLYTHE draws a picture of a portal while LIZA and TODD play in the background]

BLYTHE’s picture appears as scribble scratch, but she explains that it is a newly discovered portal. LIZA (8 years old) is gifted with drawing; LIZA has a sensitivity to light; she always squints her eyes. LIZA is protective, full of wit, creative and gifted in drawing. She has strong faith. She often deals with bullying and teasing. Both LIZA and BLYTHE love superheroes. BLYTHE (5 years old) is rough and adventurous. She is very hardheaded at times. BLYTHE wants to find her talent like LIZA. BLYTHE is younger than LIZA, but she is much bolder. TODD appears to do nothing more than observe everything around her and let LIZA and BLYTHE drag her around on the blanket all day.

TODD is (2 years old about to be 3). LIZA and BLYTHE carry TODD around on a blanket everywhere. TODD never talks, she responds with facial expressions, and by using head & hand gestures, only. BLYTHE and LIZA recalled hearing a crazy homeless man say earlier that day, while strolling through the common area facility, that the music is turning evil and tv will be corrupt in the future. Reading creates imagination, drawing can create the impossible, and your thoughts can Shape your environment or the world, if you keep thinking it and believe it to happen. He goes on to tell them, I hear a common thug has caused reckon on the city and nearby towns. He knows that descendants of royal/powerful descent reside nearby. He knows they will rise up one day and take over the land for the better. So, because of that, he has declared himself “King HEROD” keeper of the stolen talents and king of the world. He is prepared to take down an army of believers.

Then the old man warned them to be careful and to never stop believing. For HEROD had vowed to steal the talents of a thousand children within a 100 mile radius. For technology has given him an online catalog to the most talented. HEROD has already begun sending spy’s to seek out the talented. For those talents will allow him to rule for at least a decade. Long enough to affect future generations for 6 more years thereafter: destroying hope, peace, knowledge, and the natural ability for our nation to thrive. It will affect future generations and much more. (The old man had begun speaking in a broken multi-descent slang derived from several lost, ancient tribes of royalty that settled in their lands decades ago.)

But you BLYTHE, shall lead as well as LIZA shall...from a Lieutenant you will go to being a General. HOWEVER, no two royals from the same descent, shall rule at the same time, in the same dimensions. You were born ahead of your generation for a reason...you are a LEADER BLYTHE! A straight “Bless-Ed El Capi-Tain Au Naturelle” BLYTHE...you too LIZA. Be of positive mind, for when LIZA reaches international doors, a legend shall show her the way, using a heart shaped Locket upon thy neck to open a new path...chuckled the old man. Then he placed his hat back over his face and lied back down on the bench for his afternoon nap.

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LIZA comes up with the idea to send the word out to the local youth; wanting insight on the homeless man’s words, she sought out to create an army, Word spread rapidly from the youth all over. LIZA could not believe the response. So many other kids wanted to help. So many of them with gifts/talents and concerns about the future. The local youth formed an alliance, with no loyalty to each other, but loyalty to the fact that talent belongs to each individual, solely.

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SCENE 3:

[MOMENTS AFTER LIZA FINISHED CHATTING WITH THE RESPONDING KIDS...]

BLYTHE and LIZA hear the echoes of loud bad music traveling nearby. Then they hear what sounds like a pack of dark minded grown individuals exiting vehicles and heavy feet running through the neighborhood, breaking entries and stealing talents. So they both look at each other, then in unison drag TODD on the blanket, through the long hallway, heading towards a rundown door of a bathroom, with an old window above the toilet.

Suddenly the door burst open; Short Blair let’s go of her side of the blanket and yells, no worries LIZA, I’ll save us.

[LIZA proceeds on grabbing TODD, and hopping out of the window...turning around only to see...]

BLYTHE runs in the direction of the dark spirited group. Before LIZA could say BLYTHE NOOOO, there was a huge bright light that shined like a striking bolt of lightning, blinding LIZA in that direction forcing her to turn her head in the other direction, towards the window, which was right in front of her now. Seconds in LIZA had wrapped the blanket around TODD and with one arm, dragged her up, in, and out of the crappy window. As the very bright light traveled through the hallway and around the house, it burned everything. LIZA carried the enclosed blanket and took off running down the street, for she knew that BLYTHE could not have had survived the explosion. LIZA didn’t stop running until she crossed over into the next field. Then she unwrapped the blanket to find a runny nose, teary-eyed TODD. LIZA reached down and held onto TODD, who was sobbing at the back of her abc blocked patterned onesie.

LIZA quickly told TODD that she was gonna bring her somewhere safe, where she’ll remain safe. LIZA told her that she was leaving to get trained, and to join the survivors of the army of believers. For the explosion had marked the ending of a nights raid, of the beginning of HEROD’s rule.

LIZA assures TODD that they would meet again. That, TODD will be getting trained by some of the most elite and skilled teachers around the world. LIZA then rewrapped TODD and carried her until TODD heard a bell rang, then sat TODD’s handmade sack on the ground, then she began to hear little feet running off. Suddenly she heard an answering of the door, then she felt hands unwrapping the sack....

...........TO BE CONTINUED.............