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Act II
INT. SPACESHIP
Spider is flipping through corridors, opening locks, performing other such inhuman feats. It goes on for a little bit, giving us a glimpse into Spider’s acrobatic abilities. He comes up against about 10 guards and proceeds to kick their asses. He makes it into the final room, the warehouse, and finds Igor inside already, smoking a cigar and popping off hordes of incoming guards with a giant gun. He chortles to himself.
SPIDER
What are you doing? We’re
supposed to be preparing for
the mission.
Igor shrugs. He continues popping off guards as he speaks.
IGOR
You can’t tell me that you
aren’t already ready for this
mission. This is nothing.
Bullshit. I’m preparing by
relaxing.
Igor looks over to Spider.
IGOR
What’s on your mind.
Spider doesn’t respond.
IGOR
Here, try this. It will make
you feel better.
He hands the gun over to Spider. Spider has a little trouble, but is soon used to it and firing off rounds at the incoming mercs. Igor sits back and enjoys his cigar.
IGOR
So, only 300 guards? What kind
of ship is this? Valuable cargos
usually have at least 500. I
like those odds better. 75 plus,
that’s fun. 50 a piece is boring.
SPIDER
Don’t worry. There will be
plenty of heads to bash.
IGOR
Let’s hope so. Boring jobs
make me cranky. Especially
with no porno.
Spider hands the gun back to Igor.
SPIDER
Thanks. I’m going to try the
flight over to the ship again.
IGOR
Bah, that’s the easiest part.
SPIDER
And the best.
IGOR
Meh.
Spider types into his wrist computer. The space station around them disappears. We see the innards of this room, a jungle gym layout with several doors and moving parts. We also see Igor, empty handed, still shooting at imaginary, oncoming guards. Spider types something else into his wrist computer and the room becomes a small airlock with flashing lights. Spider is now wearing a thin, black suit with a mask.
COMPUTER
Launch in 7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Spider is violently sucked out into open space. He starts to take off into the void towards the target ship, when Igor reaches out and grabs his ankle and pulls him to the ground.
IGOR
You have a visitor, dear Spider.
The room turns back into the training room and Ivy is leaning against the doorway several feet away. Spider approaches her. She wraps her arms around him.
IVY
Coming to bed?
SPIDER
No. I’m going to skip sleep
tonight. I haven’t been
sleeping well, anyway.
IVY
Is it her again?
(Spider nods)
I thought we were through with
this.
(beat)
(Ivy becomes
slightly frustrated)
She isn’t real. You have me to
worry about now.
SPIDER
(looks down)
Alright. Let’s go to bed.
IGOR
(yelling across
the room)
Have fun, lovebirds.
Ivy flips him off as they leave the room. Igor chortles in response.
INT. IVY’S QUARTERS
Ivy is undressing, preparing herself for bed.
IVY
I gave up on men altogether
before I met you, Spider. So
don’t fuck this up for me. I
swear, if you don’t get over
this, you’ll break my heart.
And if you break my heart, I’ll
kill you.
SPIDER
I know you’re serious too.
(beat)
It’s just that I’ve been having
those dreams again.
IVY
(putting her
finger to
Spider’s lips)
Don’t talk about her anymore.
Let’s get some sleep.
NEW ANGLE
They lie in the same positions as earlier. Spider is restless and sweating.
NEW ANGLE
We see the anguish in Spider’s face.
NEW ANGLE
We’re in Spider’s brain cavity. It’s crackling with blue electricity. We enter into the brain.
New ANGLE
Spider is wandering through a Moroccan market (think Burroughs as el hombre invisible). The crowd is buzzing around him, sinisterly.
NEW ANGLE
Spider looks over his shoulder and M is walking beside him. He smiles. He walks up to a stand selling magical items, preserved scorpions, etc. She touches his shoulder and motions to a stand a few places behind him. He nods. He continues shopping at the stand. He notices something in a shelf behind the counter. The shopkeeper is off screen.
SPIDER
What is that?
(He points)
On the shelf down there.
The shopkeeper handles the item and places it in front of Spider. Spider unwraps the silver orb, swirling with fractals and flows of energy.
NEW ANGLE
He stares into it and it reflects M disappearing into the alleyway. He drops the orb and starts to follow after her.
NEW ANGLE
Spider weaves through the alleys, they vary wildly in size, darkness and color. He sees M always turning the corner some distance in front of him. The alleyways become darker, more hellish, and narrower. He loses her. Instinctively, Spider scales and jumps up a wall, Prince of Persia fashion.
NEW ANGLE
Spider is on the rooftops, running atop the Moroccan architecture. He runs and runs, but can’t find M. The camera pulls up and away. The city runs on infinitely in all directions. Spider collapses to the ground.
NEW ANGLE
From Spider’s POV we see his eyes open, M is holding him in her arms. He can’t make out her face. The features blur, move slightly, change shape.
SPIDER
Where are you?
NEW ANGLE
We’re above the bed, Spider wakes up. He gets out of bed, puts his clothes on, and leaves.
NEW ANGLE
Ivy winces, her pupils dilate to cover her entire irises and she starts to cry.
INT. CORRIDORS OF THE SHIP
Spider walks along the hallway, running his hand over the wall. He makes it back to his room.
NEW ANGLE
Spider crawls into his own bed in his tortured positioned. He watches several recognizable 20th-21st century television programs simultaneously broadcast in his own CPU.
SPIDER
Sys, how much time until the
mission starts?
COMPUTER
2 hours.
Spider
Wake me up in a hundred and ten
minutes.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE SHIP
A smaller ship is flying in front of a much larger cloaked ship. We circle around them and see the station in the far distance. The ship detaches and flies towards the station.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock sits at the captain’s chair of the small ship. He’s already speaking. We see the screen in front of him, an attractive person is helping him via videophone.
CUZOCK
I’ll need to dock and refill on
supplies. Can this be arranged?
ATTRACTIVE PERSON
Let me see.
(beat)
Yes, sir. You’ve been cleared.
You’ll be billed 3 million for
the service.
CUZOCK
Of course.
ATTRACTIVE PERSON
Very well then. Thank you for
the business, Mr. Ryne.
NEW ANGLE
The small ship approaches the station. It passes by the target ship in its orbit around the ship. The smaller ship connects to the station.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock strolls out of his ship into the airlock with his arms crossed behind his back. He is greeted by two attendants.
CUZOCK
Please, take me to your finest
restaurant.
As he walks, he releases a few piles of dust on the floor. They begin to glow and take flight in the ship.
NEW ANGLE
As Cuzock passes through the airlock, the three junkies detach from the ship and connect to the station. They crawl across it like insects.
NEW ANGLE
Inside the ship, the clouds of dust enter the ship’s network and travel along the cables. Once they find the sensor equipment, they attach and form a film around the sensors.
NEW ANGLE
Outside, the junkies find their locations and pull out their equipment. They work on whatever it is they are doing. They finish quickly.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock is dining on large portions of exotic food. He hears the junkie’s voice.
JUNKIE
(hissing)
Done.
Cuzock wipes his mouth off and walks away from the table.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock is walking through the hallway. He touches his wrist.
CUZOCK
We’re ready.
INT. OF THE SHIP
The six thugs, including our main characters, are sitting together in the airlock, prepared for action. Ivy and Spider are talking to themselves, while Igor is staring into the air, watching porno in his head, content.
NEW ANGLE
SPIDER
Look, Ivy. The dreams come and
go. The therapy prog told me
that the more guilt and
difficulties they cause me,
the more the dreams will reoccur.
I only feel guilty because I
hurt you so much. I’m sorry.
Ivy melts. She grabs Spider’s gloved hands and pulls them to her face.
IVY
Get ready.
COMPUTER
Weapon discharge in 4-3-2
Igor leans over to Spider. There is a wild look in his eyes.
IGOR
Are you ready? Weeee.
COMPUTER
1.
INT. SPACESHIP
Spider is flipping through corridors, opening locks, performing other such inhuman feats. It goes on for a little bit, giving us a glimpse into Spider’s acrobatic abilities. He comes up against about 10 guards and proceeds to kick their asses. He makes it into the final room, the warehouse, and finds Igor inside already, smoking a cigar and popping off hordes of incoming guards with a giant gun. He chortles to himself.
SPIDER
What are you doing? We’re
supposed to be preparing for
the mission.
Igor shrugs. He continues popping off guards as he speaks.
IGOR
You can’t tell me that you
aren’t already ready for this
mission. This is nothing.
Bullshit. I’m preparing by
relaxing.
Igor looks over to Spider.
IGOR
What’s on your mind.
Spider doesn’t respond.
IGOR
Here, try this. It will make
you feel better.
He hands the gun over to Spider. Spider has a little trouble, but is soon used to it and firing off rounds at the incoming mercs. Igor sits back and enjoys his cigar.
IGOR
So, only 300 guards? What kind
of ship is this? Valuable cargos
usually have at least 500. I
like those odds better. 75 plus,
that’s fun. 50 a piece is boring.
SPIDER
Don’t worry. There will be
plenty of heads to bash.
IGOR
Let’s hope so. Boring jobs
make me cranky. Especially
with no porno.
Spider hands the gun back to Igor.
SPIDER
Thanks. I’m going to try the
flight over to the ship again.
IGOR
Bah, that’s the easiest part.
SPIDER
And the best.
IGOR
Meh.
Spider types into his wrist computer. The space station around them disappears. We see the innards of this room, a jungle gym layout with several doors and moving parts. We also see Igor, empty handed, still shooting at imaginary, oncoming guards. Spider types something else into his wrist computer and the room becomes a small airlock with flashing lights. Spider is now wearing a thin, black suit with a mask.
COMPUTER
Launch in 7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Spider is violently sucked out into open space. He starts to take off into the void towards the target ship, when Igor reaches out and grabs his ankle and pulls him to the ground.
IGOR
You have a visitor, dear Spider.
The room turns back into the training room and Ivy is leaning against the doorway several feet away. Spider approaches her. She wraps her arms around him.
IVY
Coming to bed?
SPIDER
No. I’m going to skip sleep
tonight. I haven’t been
sleeping well, anyway.
IVY
Is it her again?
(Spider nods)
I thought we were through with
this.
(beat)
(Ivy becomes
slightly frustrated)
She isn’t real. You have me to
worry about now.
SPIDER
(looks down)
Alright. Let’s go to bed.
IGOR
(yelling across
the room)
Have fun, lovebirds.
Ivy flips him off as they leave the room. Igor chortles in response.
INT. IVY’S QUARTERS
Ivy is undressing, preparing herself for bed.
IVY
I gave up on men altogether
before I met you, Spider. So
don’t fuck this up for me. I
swear, if you don’t get over
this, you’ll break my heart.
And if you break my heart, I’ll
kill you.
SPIDER
I know you’re serious too.
(beat)
It’s just that I’ve been having
those dreams again.
IVY
(putting her
finger to
Spider’s lips)
Don’t talk about her anymore.
Let’s get some sleep.
NEW ANGLE
They lie in the same positions as earlier. Spider is restless and sweating.
NEW ANGLE
We see the anguish in Spider’s face.
NEW ANGLE
We’re in Spider’s brain cavity. It’s crackling with blue electricity. We enter into the brain.
New ANGLE
Spider is wandering through a Moroccan market (think Burroughs as el hombre invisible). The crowd is buzzing around him, sinisterly.
NEW ANGLE
Spider looks over his shoulder and M is walking beside him. He smiles. He walks up to a stand selling magical items, preserved scorpions, etc. She touches his shoulder and motions to a stand a few places behind him. He nods. He continues shopping at the stand. He notices something in a shelf behind the counter. The shopkeeper is off screen.
SPIDER
What is that?
(He points)
On the shelf down there.
The shopkeeper handles the item and places it in front of Spider. Spider unwraps the silver orb, swirling with fractals and flows of energy.
NEW ANGLE
He stares into it and it reflects M disappearing into the alleyway. He drops the orb and starts to follow after her.
NEW ANGLE
Spider weaves through the alleys, they vary wildly in size, darkness and color. He sees M always turning the corner some distance in front of him. The alleyways become darker, more hellish, and narrower. He loses her. Instinctively, Spider scales and jumps up a wall, Prince of Persia fashion.
NEW ANGLE
Spider is on the rooftops, running atop the Moroccan architecture. He runs and runs, but can’t find M. The camera pulls up and away. The city runs on infinitely in all directions. Spider collapses to the ground.
NEW ANGLE
From Spider’s POV we see his eyes open, M is holding him in her arms. He can’t make out her face. The features blur, move slightly, change shape.
SPIDER
Where are you?
NEW ANGLE
We’re above the bed, Spider wakes up. He gets out of bed, puts his clothes on, and leaves.
NEW ANGLE
Ivy winces, her pupils dilate to cover her entire irises and she starts to cry.
INT. CORRIDORS OF THE SHIP
Spider walks along the hallway, running his hand over the wall. He makes it back to his room.
NEW ANGLE
Spider crawls into his own bed in his tortured positioned. He watches several recognizable 20th-21st century television programs simultaneously broadcast in his own CPU.
SPIDER
Sys, how much time until the
mission starts?
COMPUTER
2 hours.
Spider
Wake me up in a hundred and ten
minutes.
EXT. OUTSIDE THE SHIP
A smaller ship is flying in front of a much larger cloaked ship. We circle around them and see the station in the far distance. The ship detaches and flies towards the station.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock sits at the captain’s chair of the small ship. He’s already speaking. We see the screen in front of him, an attractive person is helping him via videophone.
CUZOCK
I’ll need to dock and refill on
supplies. Can this be arranged?
ATTRACTIVE PERSON
Let me see.
(beat)
Yes, sir. You’ve been cleared.
You’ll be billed 3 million for
the service.
CUZOCK
Of course.
ATTRACTIVE PERSON
Very well then. Thank you for
the business, Mr. Ryne.
NEW ANGLE
The small ship approaches the station. It passes by the target ship in its orbit around the ship. The smaller ship connects to the station.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock strolls out of his ship into the airlock with his arms crossed behind his back. He is greeted by two attendants.
CUZOCK
Please, take me to your finest
restaurant.
As he walks, he releases a few piles of dust on the floor. They begin to glow and take flight in the ship.
NEW ANGLE
As Cuzock passes through the airlock, the three junkies detach from the ship and connect to the station. They crawl across it like insects.
NEW ANGLE
Inside the ship, the clouds of dust enter the ship’s network and travel along the cables. Once they find the sensor equipment, they attach and form a film around the sensors.
NEW ANGLE
Outside, the junkies find their locations and pull out their equipment. They work on whatever it is they are doing. They finish quickly.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock is dining on large portions of exotic food. He hears the junkie’s voice.
JUNKIE
(hissing)
Done.
Cuzock wipes his mouth off and walks away from the table.
NEW ANGLE
Cuzock is walking through the hallway. He touches his wrist.
CUZOCK
We’re ready.
INT. OF THE SHIP
The six thugs, including our main characters, are sitting together in the airlock, prepared for action. Ivy and Spider are talking to themselves, while Igor is staring into the air, watching porno in his head, content.
NEW ANGLE
SPIDER
Look, Ivy. The dreams come and
go. The therapy prog told me
that the more guilt and
difficulties they cause me,
the more the dreams will reoccur.
I only feel guilty because I
hurt you so much. I’m sorry.
Ivy melts. She grabs Spider’s gloved hands and pulls them to her face.
IVY
Get ready.
COMPUTER
Weapon discharge in 4-3-2
Igor leans over to Spider. There is a wild look in his eyes.
IGOR
Are you ready? Weeee.
COMPUTER
1.