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FADE IN:
INT. MIDDLE SCHOOL -- DAY
Edmonton, Canada: 2007; A middle school is sitting in a
semicircle with the teacher standing in the center. They
are discussing the book: "21st Century Kids".
TEACHER
Class, what did you think of your
homework assignment? Did you read
the book?
PATRICE holds her hand up.
TEACHER (CONT'D)
Yes...Patrice.
PATRICE
(stands up)
I liked the book. It is about
transhumans living in the future and
some kids who were...
There is a strange noise as aliens come into the classroom.
Everyone is scared. The aliens put everyone asleep and remove
their memory of the book. Other aliens enter the room and
remove the books.
INT. HOUSE -- NIGHT
Sydney, Australia: 2007; A white girl is sitting on her bed
reading the book, "21st Century Kids", when she hears a
strange noise. Her bedroom door opens and an alien appears.
She screams! Then she falls asleep. The alien takes the
book from her hands.
INT. BOOKSTORE -- DAY
Austin, Texas: 2008; MOM, a very pretty small frame woman,
thirty-something with long blonde hair, and AVIANNA, a twelve
year-old skinny, with long, dark, copper-red hair and blue
eyes, are walking in a book store. Mom goes to the magazine
rack and looks around. Avianna starts to move to the
children's books area.
MOM
Stay here...I will be only a minute.
(she picks up a
magazine)
AVIANNA
(points to the
children's area)
But mom, I want to see the books.
MOM
Not this time...I found it.
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2.
Mom and Avianna start to leave walking by the children's
area. They don't notice a book on the rack named: "21st
Century Kids".
EXT. CLOUDS -- EVENING
Avianna's point of view. As the sun sets, Avianna tells her
story:
AVIANNA (V.O.)
It's hard to remember your own death.
It hurts to just think about it, but
I'm glad that you got my story, the
future depends on you. I'll tell
you my story...but first I must share
my memory of how it all started...
(voice fades out)
INT. THE VAN -- NIGHT
Mom gets in the van and starts the engine. The radio starts
to play
RADIO ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
Crop circles were discovered on a
Wales farm. No one knows how it got
there. Dead cattle drained of blood
are found nearby a barn...
Mom turns the radio off.
MOM
(shouts)
C'mon kids we're going to be late
for church!
EXT. THE VAN -- CONTINUOUS
The children; two girls, one 12 and the other one is 8, and
a boy 10, are skinny with red hair and blue eyes run out of
the house and get into the second row of the van. The boy
is next to the window. The eight year-old girl climbs to
the middle of the third row.
INT. THE VAN -- CONTINUOUS
The children are playing and laughing, while the city rushes
by. It is Christmas time and there are toys and gift-wrapped
packages in the back of the van.
EXT. THE VAN -- LATER
A van is traveling on a busy street coming up to a traffic
light
INT. THE VAN -- MOMENTS LATER
A car traveling at high speed runs the light.
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3.
MOM
(screams)
Go limp! We're going to...
EXT. THE VAN -- MOMENTS LATER
The sounds of screeching tires, clashing, crushing, air bags
deploying in the front of the van and a deep thud as the van
stops in the middle of the street. The van is lying sideways.
INT. THE VAN -- LATER
MOM
(scared, turns to
face Avianna)
Hang on! Just hang on, please.
Avi, you can do it! Stay with us!
I love you, sweetie.
Mom unhooks herself and twists through the van to be by
AVRYN's side. He is bloody with broken glass.
MOM (CONT'D)
AVRYN, Oh sweetie, Avryn, Please
open your eyes...Avryyyn!
Show Avianna dying, in distress, gasping for air, red face,
the machines flat line.
INT. HOSPITAL -- LATER
Sound of hospital noises in the background. E.M.T.'s are in
the emergency room. They are working on Avryn on a gurney
on the other side of the room. Cryonics E.M.T.'s are standing
behind Mom setting up equipment.
MOM
(weakly to Avianna)
Avianna, are you there? Hang on,
stay with us...You can do it. I
love you.
(starting to cry)
You have to do this...Come on baby,
you can.
DAD
(softly)
I love you Avi, You'll be all right.
You have to do this. We need you.
Your little sister needs you. Your
brother is...
FADE TO BLACK:
Play soft piano music to show the passage of time.
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4.
FADE IN:
INT. REANIMATION WARD -- FAR FUTURE
Avianna's body is lying in a medical bed with computers and
medical equipment near by. The room is white, with a
technician, beautiful teeth; long, red, curly hair; piercing
blue eyes; tall, with elegantly draped white clothing that
seems to be glowing like the rest of the room. She is sitting
in a round chair. Avianna starts thinking using telepathy.
Aurora answers in telepathy.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Where...am I? I remember...was I in
a collision? Then I remember she
said to "go limp". I remember
now...she'd said before there'd be
less damage in an accident if we
didn't brace...then I was in the
hospital. People were visiting me.
My mom had called the cryonics team
to the hospital. They talked to me
and had been by my bed, too...Where
am I now? I "feel" a smile...
AURORA (V.O.)
Avianna, the accident damaged your
body. You were cryo-suspended.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
What??? Mom had signed our family
up for cryonics. We had always talked
about what could happen. Is this
it? No way!
AURORA (V.O.)
Yes, you were vitrified in excellent
condition. The cryonics E.M.T.'s
were on hand to give you mixed oxygen
until you were taken to the cryonics
facility, so there was no damage to
your memories.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
I was going to be in the Christmas
play at our church. I was going to
perform "Silent Night" on the piano.
We were acting out the beliefs of
the major religions of Earth. What
year is it? Am I still twelve?
AURORA (V.O.)
Yes, you are still twelve. The year
is now 2188. Nano-bots, which are
tiny machines, are repairing your
cells DNA. It will be but a minute,
your time.
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5.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
My time?
AURORA (V.O.)
Today peoples' brains think faster,
so we think a lot more things in a
minute. A minute for us is something
like an hour for you. We have ended
aging and have new concepts of time.
Your body is ready! Would you like
to be in control now?
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Yeah.
(starts to move around
in bed and opens
eyes)
This room is so white...Where is the
clock, a window, a T.V.?
(disoriented)
Can you turn the lights up? I can't
see the outlines of furniture or
walls.
AURORA (V.O.)
Please just rest for a moment. You
have neuronal chip implants that you
will learn to use so that you can
manipulate your new environment.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Who are you? Are you saying that I
have implanted chips in my brain?
...That is freaky!
AURORA (V.O.)
I'm a reanimation doctor. My name
is AURORA. You were lucky, a new
process that had been started in
2002, called "vitrification" was
used in your suspension. In your
time, vitrification was used to
transport donor organs to critically
ill patients.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
I'm sure glad people kept working on
vitrification.
AURORA (V.O.)
The technique was tested and perfected
on human brains. Your brain suffered
no cellular damage due to the
procedure. It was easy to warm you
and flush out the vitrification
solution.
(MORE)
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6.
AURORA (V.O.) (CONT'D)
(pauses, tilts head)
Physical therapy programs have been
working with your muscles,
electrically contracting them and
testing for full strength. You'll
find you have more strength than you
did, as the nano-bots enhance your
system.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
More strength? Awesome! I do want
to get up! This is a just...oh...Wow!
I can't even describe what I'm
feeling!
AURORA (V.O.)
All right, we will go out soon enough,
but the nano-bots are still in final
recombination at this time.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
How old are you?
AURORA (V.O.)
My age is thirty-two. For here, I
am quite young.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
But, couldn't I...? Wait!...I didn't
even notice at first that I have not
been using my mouth. Why do I hear
your voice in my head and, when I
just think of what to say, you hear
it?
AURORA (V.O.)
There are neuronal chips in your
brain that enables you to be
telepathic and have some wireless
control of your surroundings. Much
like some paralyzed patients of your
time could control lights in their
room, or a cursor on a computer via
thoughts sent from an implanted chip
in their head.
(tilts head forward)
You can also sense direction. There
is a "compass" in your nose.
AVIANNA
Hmm...There's a compass in my nose.
So that way is "North"
(points toward a wall)
AURORA
Magnetic North.
(MORE)
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7.
AURORA (CONT'D)
It changes a little year by year so
you can only get the general
direction. Some people were able to
"feel" magnetic lines even back in
your day.
Avianna is wearing a hospital robe and is bare foot. She
stretches and fills her lungs with air. She sits on the
edge of bed and pushes up, feeling disoriented. She stands
up. Aurora stands up and moves toward Avianna, reaching out
to steady her.
AURORA (CONT'D)
Hello
AVIANNA
I thought you said that you were
thirty-two. You don't look a day
over sixteen.
Aurora reaches out and hugs Avianna. An oval gold-framed
mirror appears out of the wall. Avianna moves toward the
mirror.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
(surprised)
Wow, look at me!
(smiling)
I'm beautiful, my skin is so clear!
AURORA
Yes, you are! Our apparent age is
much less then our actual age.
(laughs)
Now your brain is a thousand times
faster.
(pauses, takes
Avianna's hand)
Come with me. I'll show you around!
As they walk down the hall, the lights come on ahead of them.
They walk toward a transparent wall and doors. Trees are
showing though the walls.
EXT. HOSPITAL -- MORNING
They are in a garden area of the hospital. There are oak,
ash, elm, and cherry trees. It is spring and the trees are
in full bloom. The foliage and flowers are all around the
grounds.
AVIANNA
I'm really here!
Avianna smiles at Aurora and runs over to look in a stream.
The flow of water over small waterfalls and rapids remind
her of the passage of time. She touches the water.
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8.
She can see multicolor goldfish and koi in the Japanese pond
next to the stream. A Japanese bright red bridge crosses
the steam and leads to a formal rock garden. They walk along
this path to a large open field as they talk.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
What about my mom...and dad...my
little sister and brother? Are any
of them still alive?
AURORA
Your mom died in her seventies from
an infection contracted after a hip
replacement. Your dad had a stroke
and has serious brain damage. His
reanimation may take longer.
AVIANNA
But...
AURORA
(shows pride)
You are the first of our family!
AVIANNA
Tell me about Avalyse. The
accident...what happen to her?
AURORA
She survived the accident. After
she grew up, Avalyse raised much
awareness and money for the field of
cryonics. Then the field really
gained momentum, when a small mammal
was preserved and then reanimated.
Avalyse was ninety-three, when she
became ill. She transferred her
consciousness into robot form before
she died.
AVIANNA
How about Avryn? Is he alive?
AURORA
Your brother is still in cryo-
suspension. He died en route to the
hospital and suffered from lack of
oxygen before being vitrified. I'm
hoping that you will be able to
provide memories from your shared
history to help fill in his. So
your memories are important to us!
Avianna skips, then runs to an open field and stretches her
arms out to feel the sun. She dances with joy.
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9.
EXT. PARKING AREA -- DAY
Avianna and Aurora enter a long curved vehicle that looks
like a stretched bubble. It glides effortlessly into the
air.
EXT. THE CITY -- MOMENTS LATER
There are many buildings, large and long, with smaller
globular rooms attached. There are long hallways leading to
silver spheres, surrounded by trees, flowers and bushes. A
lot of round architecturally designed buildings.
EXT. THE POLLUTED EARTH -- CONTINUOUS
The vehicle flies though the nano-shield. The air is brownish
and smoggy.
INT. AIR CAR -- CONTINUOUS
Avianna looks out the window and looks disgusted.
AURORA (V.O.)
Yes. It is sad. We are protected
here by a filtering nano-shield.
Humans have contaminated the Earth
and made it uninhabitable in some
areas. Global warming melted the
methane ice, destroyed the ozone and
altered Earth's atmosphere. Through
several generations, creatures evolved
methods to survive. You must wear a
suit or take robotic form in certain
areas of unprotected wilderness.
AVIANNA
Animals adapted to the pollution and
global warming? Like in what ways?
AURORA
You'll learn more in school...
EXT. L'ANGELES -- AFTERNOON
There is a very large light blue glowing nano-shield as far
as the eye can see. In it is the skyline of a major city.
Near the center is a very tall building that almost reaches
to the top of the nano-shield dome.
AURORA
This is L'angeles. In the region,
that Los Angeles was in your time.
It was rebuilt only thirty years ago
after a massive earthquake destroyed
the entire city. It was moved inland
from the ocean barrier. Do you see
that tall building over there?
(MORE)
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10.
AURORA (CONT'D)
That is the school complex, where
you will be living.
AVIANNA
Earthquake? Why rebuild if it is
not safe?
AURORA
It's safe because of our building
methods. There is a land shortage,
in your time the ocean was seven-
tenths of the Earth. Now with global
warming, the ocean is eight-tenths
of the Earth and rising.
(looks at Avianna)
The new buildings use nano-bots to
adapt to any of Earth's movements.
(smiles)
The vehicle moves closer to the city. The school is a tall
skyscraper. It looks like a ear of corn standing up on its
end. The kernels are different changing colors and room
styles. Some rooms are tie-dye, forested, deep space, new
age, mountains and beaches. These are the student rooms.
Avianna stares at the school with a surprised look on her
face.
AURORA (CONT'D)
When I attended school, I changed my
scene every couple of days to fit
what I was interested in at the time.
You'll have a lot of fun with that.
You soon learn where your friends
are and you can watch their room
change to. Of course, you'll have
to learn to use your eyes' telescopic
function to see some from the ground!
EXT. PARKING AREA -- MOMENTS LATER
The vehicle lands in a green circle in the middle of the
campus with trees and gardens. Paths lead from the landing
circle toward the main building. One building off to the
side looks like a giant stadium with ocean waves inside.
AVIANNA
Is that a swimming pool?
AURORA
Kinda of like that...
AVIANNA
(interrupting)
I was on a competitive synchronized
swimming team before. There probably
isn't anything like that here...
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AURORA
I think you would not be surprised
to hear that we can't compete by
physical attributes alone anymore.
Now creativity is highly valued.
Some teams that compete even here in
the Ocean Dome.
They disembark the vehicle. Aurora stands near the vehicle
on the driver's side and Avianna walks around the front of
the vehicle to meet up with Aurora. They are looking at the
Ocean Dome as they wait for the school staff.
AURORA (CONT'D)
The Ocean Dome is a wonderful place
for play and research. It is accurate
down to the warm temperature, fish
and dolphins of the topical waters.
Dolphins have their own society here.
AVIANNA
Wow! I can't believe it! I always
loved dolphins and thought they were
smart. And today they have their
own society?
AURORA
They have a history of their own
culture. Some of them have even
chosen to enter robotic bodies and
live with humans. Several live on
the planet called Aques. It was the
second planet colonized after Mars,
and is completely covered by oceans.
A woman, blonde with green eyes wearing green robes and a
large man with dark-black skinned wearing white robes, move
to the circle where Avianna and Aurora are standing. They
are smiling warmly.
GLOREENIA
Welcome to L'angeles School. You
are very well known. You'll find
that you are a little bit famous
here. My name is GLOREENIA. I am
the school's Head Master.
JEZRA
Yes, indeed, welcome. My name is
JEZRA and I am the school's Earth
Government Representative. I will
be going over the school rules with
you. Let's give you a quick tour
and get to your room so that you can
rest. How are you feeling?
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12.
AVIANNA
Oh, I'm feeling great! So when do I
get to read what was written about
me?
AURORA
(laughs)
Well, we don't do much reading around
here; much too slow, but in time
you'll learn more about your history.
I'd like to come on the tour and see
your room, if you would like me to.
AVIANNA
Of course!
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- CONTINUOUS
The hallways are a bright white and it is difficult to make
out lines, edges and shapes.
AVIANNA
(frustrated)
How do you know where you are going?
AURORA
(laughs again)
When you were reanimated, you were
given many special neuro implants
that we utilize in our society.
Some tap into your familiar human
traits such as hearing, or centers
of learning, speaking, and thinking.
Some tap into your brain in unfamiliar
ways.
(pauses, looks at
Avianna)
For instance, snakes in your time
could see in infrared, that is, in
hot or cold. Snakes would use this
ability to zero in on their warm
prey on a cold night. Humans, with
their technology, developed ways to
see in infrared as well. This is
similar to the night-vision tools of
the military in your time. Honeybees
can see in ultraviolet. Birds, like
eagles, can see clearly by removing
glare. They can see fish underwater,
even high in the sky. In your day,
you had to wear sunglasses to cut
the glare, now you don't need them.
You also have telescopic and
microscopic vision. You can use
this to see your friends far away,
or to zoom in on a small object while
studying its fine details.
(MORE)
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AURORA (CONT'D)
(pauses, looks up)
Nature provides these tools for us
to use. Transhumans can see infrared
and ultraviolet just like some
animals. You not yet familiar with
it, but it is easy; just look for
"warmth". For ultraviolet, think
"blue".
Avianna thinks about "warmth". The humans' bodies glow and
the doorways and words are glowing. Floors are labeled by
age, the youngest on the lower floors, and girls are separated
from boys on different floors.
Avianna notices the other kids stare at her, for a moment.
Some wave "hi". The adults are gesturing with their hands,
but Avianna can't hear what they are saying.
AVIANNA
Are you talking about me? Why can't
we use the elevator?
JEZRA
(smiles and says with
a wink)
Yes we are talking about you and
adults still have privacies from
children. There are what you'd call
an elevator, but while walking we
are letting you get acquainted with
the school. You are on the 67th
floor.
(pause then loud)
Ah-ha! We are at your room.
Avianna walks to the door, does not see a handle, and just
keeps walking looking very worried that the door may not
open, but it opens at the last minute. She walks in, turns
around and looks at the others in the hall.
GLOREENIA
May we come in?
AVIANNA
Yes
INT. AVIANNA'S ROOM -- AFTERNOON
The room is a transparent bubble. The sun is streaming in.
There is a view of the city. All the adults are now in the
room.
JEZRA
The rules and standards for each age
level change, giving students more
freedoms as they advance.
(MORE)
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JEZRA (CONT'D)
You may eat in your room or the
commons with other children on your
floor. Right now, it is just after
study time and is free time until
bedtime. You experience your first
downloads of knowledge while you
"sleep". At 08:00, you will be
expected in classroom Echo 63 to
discuss your new knowledge. After
lunch, you will be assigned a lab,
simulation, or fieldwork, where you
will be given questions and problems
as schoolwork.
Jezra stands by the door.
GLOREENIA
This room was programmed to respond
only to you. You will move up a new
floor for each age until you're twenty-
five.
(move over to a wall)
This is the nano-minting box to make
whatever kind of food you want.
Also, here are nano-pants you can
wear to break down body waste into
usable components. Over there is
your chair that morphs into a body-
waste disposal collection unit if
you'd prefer to use it rather than
the pants.
Aurora smiles at Avianna
AVIANNA
This is so...Cool!...but weird too...
I just can't get over it!
AURORA
The cool part is learning how to use
the morph the nano-particle fog in
the room into any furniture and design
that you desire. All you have to do
is "think" into the room's decorating
channel or tell the computer and the
nano-fog will make it. Try it!
Avianna stands next to the door. She thinks about a trip
she had to Florida. The walls look like water, and sunlight
is broken up in a shimmering pattern and reflects off the
walls of water. The bed and chair blend into the scene.
Jezra and Gloreenia who appear to be mentally talking with
each other, turn to clap and murmur their approval.
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JEZRA
Thank you. We'll check in on you
tomorrow.
GLOREENIA
Yes, thank you. We have a business
meeting to attend.
AURORA
Thanks for taking the time to show
us Avianna's room. I can stay just
a bit longer.
(smiles and says
encouragingly)
That's great for a first try. You'll
get the hang of it. Just "think" of
the bed and chairs as purple so
they'll stand out. You'll have fun
visiting peoples' rooms and seeing
all the different ways they decorate.
You may notice Transhuman themes
from your time are very popular!
AVIANNA
What is a "transhuman"?
(turns head, wondering)
AURORA
We are transhumans. That means that
our bodies are enhanced. It's just
like some of the things scientists
of your time predicted would some
day happen. We appropriate some DNA
from other animals, insects and even
emulate new DNA patterns to enhanced
our bodies. We also use neuronal
chip implants to achieve some things.
(pauses, smiles)
Your bones use the same fibers as
some spider webs; they are a thousand
times stronger than steel. Your
muscles can store more oxygen for
energy and has multilayered elastic
strands, like bungee cords, to prevent
injury by ripping or tearing. You're
very strong now.
(makes a muscle)
Avianna makes a muscle, acting like a strongman.
AURORA (CONT'D)
We don't have human fat anymore, we
use the same type of blubber that
the dolphins use. The blubber helps
protect your organs from injury if
you tumble or get wallop by something.
(MORE)
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AURORA (CONT'D)
It holds more energy and is limited
in size so that you can't get huge
like some humans did in your time.
(expands arms to
pretend being fat)
Avianna pretends to be fat, laughing.
AURORA (CONT'D)
There are also a chalazae; ropey
strands that anchor the brain in
place. It keeps the brain from
hitting the inside of the skull during
rapid acceleration or deceleration.
This prevents concussions or head
injury.
(pretends to have a
headache)
Avianna giggles.
AURORA (CONT'D)
You could hold your breath for hours,
if necessary. Your red blood cells
store more oxygen. Your body recycles
nutrients and nano-bots will
constantly monitor vitamins, proteins,
and carbohydrate levels and make
what the body needs.
(smiles, looks at
Avianna)
AVIANNA
We haven't eaten all day since I was
re-animated, so our bodies now don't
even need food?
AURORA
Well, kind of - things are pretty
different than in your time. We eat
for companionship and fun daily still
like the old ways, but we don't really
need to eat for fuel daily. Our
bodies do need new nutrients within
a week's time however, if you go
that long without eating then you'll
feel hungry and your body will
literally "tell" you...
(make a fake stomach
noise, lower chin
and growl)
I'm low on nutrients. Feed me!
(starts to laugh)
Your body can tell your brain specific
answers to all sorts of happenings
in your body...like biomedical levels,
(MORE)
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AURORA (CONT'D)
hormonal levels, anything even on a
cellular level!
(pauses, looks at the
nano-minting machine.)
By the way, eating sounds like a
good idea, Avianna. I like to make
a special dessert for you before I
go; it's one of my favorites!
ANIANNA
Wow!...It's cool to be a transhuman.
Aurora focuses momentarily on the nano-minting machine, then
two, puffy, white-cloud desserts appear. They have a rainbow
across the top that sparkles and a cookie-crust base under
the fluffy clouds. With a broad grin she brings them to the
table between the chairs.
Aurora dips her finger into the cloud, breaks off a piece of
the cookie and puts it in her mouth. Avianna does the same.
Aurora produces a square white cloth to clean up. Everything
sticks to it and is absorbed into it. Then she throws it
into the recycling bin next to the nano-minting machine.
She walks over to Avianna and puts her arm around her.
AURORA
It is about time for me to go. One
other thing first though. Have you
noticed the black bracelet on your
arm yet?
(she picks up Avianna's
wrist)
This is a personal recorder. It
registers your surroundings and even
your thoughts. You can use it to
connect with others and see what
they are doing. I want you to call
me with it, later tonight, let me
know how you are doing.
AVIANNA
Oh, I'd thought that was just some
kind of jewelry from now. Aurora,
please don't worry about me. I'm
really happy to be here. I'll call
you tonight it shouldn't be that
hard to figure out.
AURORA
I'm not worried about you, Avianna.
I'm sure that you'll be fine. I'd
stay with you if I could, but I have
much work to do back at the
Reanimation Ward. Follow the rules
and be good!
(MORE)
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18.
AURORA (CONT'D)
Just remember that you can call me
if you need anything...Anything at
all!
Aurora gives Avianna a hug, stands back and looks at her
then gives her another hug for a long time. She reluctantly
walks out the door.
INT. AVIANNA'S ROOM -- NIGHT
Avianna watches the lights come on in the city, buildings
that make patterns of art viewed from above, and the stars
come out. There is a knock on the door. Avianna looks
surprised and opens it. A boy with sandy blond hair, blue
eyes, round face, and a big smile. Avianna thinks he's very
cute.
EORON
Hi, I'm EORON. I noticed you in the
hallway. May I come in?
AVIANNA
Sure!
Eoron walks over and sits down in one of the chairs. He is
staring at Avianna in disbelief.
EORON
Wow! You are much older than I am,
but we are the same age!
(laughs)
Everyone here knows about you. We
were excited from the minute we heard
you'd be coming to our floor. Did
they tell you about "Avianna"? Do
you even know?
AVIANNA
(intrigued)
I'm not sure what you mean.
They start using telepathy.
EORON (V.O.)
You know, Avianna is very famous.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
What?!
EORON (V.O.)
After you and your brother were
suspended, your mother was devastated.
She cloned you and your brother and
carried them herself as twins.
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AVIANNA (V.O.)
No! She had us again? But it wasn't
us!
EORON (V.O.)
You are right! These children were
different. She utilized genetic
manipulation, to increase the output
of the genes controlling the neuron
growth in the brain. She did
everything she could to make them
smart. Just like with you, she
breastfed them for several years.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Mom always told us that the
archaeological record, observance of
other mammals, and brain scans that
showed thicker neuron development,
all pointed to nursing for years as
the best way to raise a baby. I
know that breast milk is biologically
more complex than blood, and complete
with all the immunities and special
fats used for brain growth. I'm
sure you can make something as good
now.
EORON (V.O.)
Yes, But it is something uniquely
human moms today give their children.
Your mom did more than that to make
them smart...In your mother's quest
to make the clones more aware at an
early age; she raised them with the
unique story of how they came into
the world.
(looks at Avianna)
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Just keep going! I want to know how
they turned out as adults.
EORON (V.O.)
OK, just a sec. Lets attend a
simulation of "you" as an adult-
then I'll tell you more about how
they grew up.
INT. UNITED NATIONS AUDITORIUM -- DAY
Adult Avianna giving a speech and the crowd stands in
applause.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
What? No way? Is that the?...
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20.
EORON (V.O.)
United Nations of Earth? Yes!
AVIANNA (V.O.)
She?...
EORON (V.O.)
Avianna was drawn towards public
service and politics, Avryn towards
robotics and engineering. While
they grew up they loved hearing
stories about you and your brother
before you died. When they were
grown they wanted to help change the
world, they always hoped you'd come
back and be proud of them.
INT. ROBOTICS FACILITY -- DAY
Avryn is working on a robot with wires from a computer
attached to it.
EORON (V.O.)
Avryn went to work with the space
program, and Avianna went into
politics. She became quite famous
when she was elected Earth
Government's president.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Now I'm jealous! How could I possibly
do better myself as an adult?
EORON (V.O.)
This is why I had to come explain
all this to you. I didn't think the
adults would tell you everything.
You can set your room's computer to
download this so you can get the
historical record.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Wow! That is so amazing!
EORON (V.O.)
Yeah it is, but there is more.
EXT. PLANETS
Show the images of humans terraforming Mars, the purple oceans
of Aques with dolphins swimming, and the green hills and
snowcapped mountains of Ikaria. Then show the jungles of
Eurestra with adult Avianna, adult Avryn and robot Avalyse
talking together and making plans.
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21.
EORON (V.O.)
Avryn helped in terraforming Mars,
and colonizing Aques, and Ikaria.
He finally moved to Euresta. That
is where he, Avianna, and your sister,
Avalyse disappeared.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
(concerned)
They disappeared?
EXT. PLANET EURESTA
Show a military ship in Euresta's orbit. The ship enters
the planet's atmosphere, decending to the surface and is
lost in the mist.
EORON (V.O.)
We lost contact with Euresta six
years ago. We would send and receive
messages every three months, but
then the messages stopped. Over
12,000 human, robots and a few
dolphins had moved there. After a
military ship disappeared there has
been no further efforts to find any
survivors on the planet.
INT. AVIANNA'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
AVIANNA
People gave up looking for them?
They couldn't!
EORON
Too many lives were lost, so Earth's
Government voted that they would
send no more ships to the planet.
That was years ago. Many here still
wonder, and want to know what happened-
if there are any survivors.
(pauses)
My older sister is part of privately
funded group that is planning a trip
to the lost colony. It is being
kept a secret. My sister asked me
to join. I'm known for my flying
skills. It's mainly people with
relatives are going. She wanted to
know if you'd like to join us.
AVIANNA
(looking hesitant)
I...I need a minute. I don't know
what to say.
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22.
EORON
(looks out the window
at the stars)
Yeah, sure. The mission doesn't
leave for a few months anyway. You
better be getting ready for downtime,
I'm going to my room now...We have
to do the downloads for tomorrow.
AVIANNA
Thanks for visiting.
INT. AVIANNA'S ROOM -- LATER
Avianna looks at the black bracelet then looks like she is
concentrating, and a holographic image of Aurora appears
smiling.
AURORA
How are you doing? You don't look
so well. Is something wrong?
AVIANNA
Yes, I'm fine...Thank you. I'm just
tired.
AURORA
Well, you had a busy day. I'm glad
that you doing fine. Get some rest.
I will visit you later.
ANIANNA
I need to start my downloads now,
I'll talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight.
AURORA
Goodnight
(image fades to
darkness)
INT. COMMONS AREA -- MORNING
Avianna walks into the commons. There are many students
sitting around eating variously colored and moving foods.
All the students stop talking and turn to look at Avianna.
AMBER, like her namesake; has deep golden hair, and aquamarine
eyes. She motions for Avianna to sit next to her. Avianna
smiles and moves towards Amber and sits next to her.
AMBER
Hi, I'm AMBER. It's nice to meet
you...Glad you're here. Never mind
everyone. It's just that we are
curious about what you have just
gone through!
AVIANNA
Uh, yeah.
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23.
AMBER
You are in my discussion group this
morning. I thought that download
for class about the biology of the
exterior plants was amazing. Did
you like it? I bet it means we'll
get to go on a field trip to the
outside soon!
(laughs)
So, what do you think of our time so
far? Here, want to try the chocolate
soufflé that my mom created?
Amber extends her hand with the chocolate sauce dripping
from her fingers. Avianna reaches across the table, takes
some of the brown mess from Amber's fingers, and moves it to
her mouth.
AVIANNA
Thanks for sharing! It's delicious!
I'd like you to send me the recipe
and then you could come have it with
me in my room sometime. Really
everything here is amazing to me,
there is so much that I want to do.
It just that I guess I always thought
there would be more freedom for kids
in the future, but I see there are
still laws and regulations "For our
own good".
Amber laughs again, nodding her head in agreement. Then
Amber finishes eating, she uses her cloth, wipes the table
clean and places the cloth into the recycling bin next to
the nano-minting machine. Avianna mimics her actions.
AMBER
Hey, after class a few of us are
going to go swimming in the Ocean
Dome. Wanna come?
AVIANNA
(big grin)
Sure, I'm there already!
EXT. OCEAN DOME -- AFTERNOON
Avianna walks from the school across the park. It starts to
rain. Avianna pulls a rod out of her robe and it expands
into a pink umbrella. She runs to the Ocean Dome and enters.
She closes the umbrella back into a tiny rod.
INT. OCEAN DOME -- CONTINUOUS
Avianna kicks off her clogs and runs along the beach. She
meets Amber on the shore.
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AMBER
Think "Dolphins" and you will tune
in to their frequency so that you
can talk to them.
AVIANNA
Cool!
They walk into the waves and away from the shore.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Don't we need goggles?
Amber laughs at this and dives underwater. They use
telepathy.
AMBER (V.O.)
Nope, we even have lungills. See
the four tiny slits on your neck?
They move the water in and out to
extract oxygen when we need it.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
(interrupting)
Lungills?
AMBER (V.O.)
Like fish, the lungills have
electrolyte cells to produce oxygen.
The leftover hydrogen combines with
nitrogen and becomes ammonia that is
used by the nano-bots.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
You just know all that?
AMBER (V.O.)
(shrugs it off)
Nah, I just downloaded transhuman
physiology of the respiratory system.
Anyone can do it.
(points)
Can you see them down there?
Amber points to a group of children. There are dolphins
circling them.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
What is that? Are they ok?
They swim down toward the group.
AMBER (V.O.)
Why of course! Those are dolphins!
Come on, I see one of them that I
know. I'll introduce you
A dolphin comes up to them and appears to be talking.
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25.
AMBER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
(laughs)
Avianna, you have to tune into the
channel to understand. This is IOE,
and she is trying to say hi to you.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Can you see down there? I think I
found the right frequency, now. Hi
Ioe!
IOE (V.O.)
Hi Avianna! Nice to meet you. I
heard some interesting stories about
you. You were suspended using
cryonics? EEEi! What's it like to
die and then be alive again? Can
you share the memory of the accident?
A scene from the accident plays, Avianna sees her brother
Avryn convulsing with blood coming out of his mouth. Avianna
moves away from Ioe and starts to become sick. She swims
toward the other dolphins.
AMBER
Ioe, Avianna doesn't want to talk
about that yet. Give her time. OK?
IOE
Sure, I was curious. I just wanted
to see her die! Eeei!
Ioe swims off to meet her other dolphin friend, LEXA. Lexa
and Amber start to swim together. Avianna rejoins with Ioe
and they swim together.
AVIANNA
I want to show you a dance I was
working on with my synchronized
swimming team. Hold on, let me
download the music.
The dolphins join in the dance to Irish music.
AMBER
Thanks, you are really creative.
See if you can come visit my house
next weekend, I want to meet my mom...
INT. AMBER'S HOUSE -- AFTERNOON
The house is a retro style of the nineteen-fifties, with
lots of light green and light blue. The kitchen looks
resembles a 1950's roadside dinner with a jukebox and red
and white tiles on the walls and floor. Amber's mother brings
over a plate of fancy snacks. Amber and Avianna begin to
eat the food some is ice cream that is first hot.
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26.
AVIANNA
These are amazing! I'll have to try
making candies sometime!
AMBER
Thanks, mom
AMBER'S MOTHER
You're welcome dear.
(turns to look at
Avianna)
Avianna thank you for coming to visit
us. I know you have family here,
but you must miss your own mother.
You just come and visit us whenever
you want dear.
She leaves the room.
AMBER
Avianna, so much of this time is
still new to you. How are you doing
with it all?
AVIANNA
(looks down)
I do feel out of place sometimes,
you know, but mainly it's very
exciting.
AMBER
I've had fun meeting you and learning
from you. I can't really imagine
what you've been through. Sometimes
I've noticed that you are distracted
from what we are doing. Is there
something that has been worrying
you?
AVIANNA
(looking down and sad)
You know, the biggest difference
that is hard for me to overcome is
that kids here have never experienced
death. It's like they don't
understand a sadness that I have.
They could never understand all that
I've lost.
AMBER
Oh, Avianna...We do feel deeply and
empathize with others. I guess we
just value focusing on positive things
and trying to be happy. Hey, I know,
your birthday is coming up. And
you've never seen a modern birthday
party! Let me show you a few of
mine!
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27.
Amber shows Avianna a virtual princess party on a holographic
display.
AVIANNA
(looks up and smiles)
That sounds great.
AMBER
For your party, I was thinking of
this.
Amber shows a virtual beach party.
AVIANNA
That is cool! It's a beach party
with dolphins!
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
Avianna is setting in a semicircle during discussion class.
MZ SVENSSON, Swedish, blonde, is teaching the class molecular
biology. Behind the teacher, is a holographic display of
DNA and nano-bots repairing it.
MZ SVENSSON
Avianna, what are the four amino
acids that makeup DNA?
AVIANNA
(stands up to answer
question)
Mz Svensson; The DNA is composed of
four nucleotides. Adenine, Thymine,
Guanine and Cytosine are the base
pairs. These base pairs join together
to form the double helix.
(sits down)
MZ SVENSSON
Very good, Avianna.
INT. AVIANNA'S ROOM -- DAY
Avianna is in her room playing with the nano-minting machine.
She is trying to make new deserts. She comes up with a
dolphin shaped banana split sundae. Aurora calls her.
ANIANNA
Hi, Aurora...school is going great.
I really like it here. I having a
birthday party. Can you come?
AURORA
Well, Yes I'll be there. I can't
wait to see what type of party you
have planed...Happy Birthday! I'll
see you next weekend!
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EXT. OCEAN DOME -- DAY
AVIANNA
So this is it? I'm turning 13, life
goes on...
AURORA
Yeah, I'm glad you are here-- lets
have some fun.
Avianna and Aurora walk into the Ocean Dome building. A
group of kids is on the beach.
EVERYONE
(cheering and yelling)
Happy Birthday!
Then everyone throws handfuls of exploding confetti in the
air. There is a full-sized dolphin shaped cake. The dolphins
leap into the air and a sign slowly rotates around the little
sun in the corner of the dome saying: Happy 13 conscious
trips around our Sun. [Happy 193 :)], in light blue letters.
Aurora gives Avianna a large black box filled with a magic
set.
AVIANNA
Aurora, thank you! How did you know
I'd love this?
AURORA
Oh, it was easy. I saw that you
liked magic shows when I was
rebuilding your memories. So I wanted
to give you the best magic set ever.
I'm sure you'll be creating your own
tricks to add to it!
Avianna stands toward the center of the group; she lifts her
hands and announces:
AVIANNA
(deep, stage voice)
Ladies and Gentleman! Come one;
come all! Now presenting Avi the
Magnificent! I would like to do a
bit of magic to celebrate this
momentous occasion!
Avianna twirls a black and red cape around her shoulders and
puts the top hat on.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Please, may I have a volunteer for
my first trick?
A Hispanic girl steps up to Avianna as she fans a deck of
cards into a wide arc through the air. Each card stays in
place in the air, with the backs toward the crowd.
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29.
Avianna puts her hand up and stops the girl in front of the
cards.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Hello, what is your name?
REBECCA
Rebecca Vasquez
AVIANNA
Well, Rebecca, will you be as kind
as to pick a card...Any card...And
verify that this is, in fact, a normal
pack of cards?
REBECCA
Sure!
She reaches up and picks one. It is the queen of hearts;
she flexes it, and runs her finger over it. Then she shows
it to the audience.
AVIANNA
Thank you
Avianna moves her hand along the arc, collecting the cards
into a pile in her left hand.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Please add your card to this pile,
face down.
Rebecca does this and Avianna hands her the entire deck.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Now, you may shuffle the cards in
any manner that you please, and,
audience, if you would like to verify
that this is indeed an ordinary
glossed-paper set of cards, please
do so at this time.
A few people reach and touch the cards.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Rebecca, please concentrate on the
card that you picked
Avianna fans the cards out so that they are facing her.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Now, do you know which card it was?
REBECCA
No, I can't tell.
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30.
AVIANNA
You can't determine which card you
were holding? You can't see your
fingerprints? You didn't fold a
corner of the card?
REBECCA
No, I don't know which one it was.
Am I supposed to know?
AVIANNA
Well, you were, but this time...
And this time only, I'll let you
choose another card
Rebecca smiles and steps forward and randomly pick a card.
The audience gasps and some murmuring and clapping, when
Rebecca smiles and shows them the queen of hearts. Avianna
throws the deck into the air and twirls around; fanning out
her cape; the cards disappear. She smiles and tips her hat
to the applause.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Now, thank you for your participation.
I have one final act to perform, one
that I've wanted to do ever since I
was a little child. You see, I had
a hat just like this in the magic
set I kept under my bed, for special
occasions such as this!
(smiles and give a
wink)
I had a special friend who lived
inside my hat. I told my friends
and family about him, but I'm not
sure if they ever believed me. I'd
like you to meet my friend tonight.
Avianna takes off her hat and tosses it into the air, catches
it in with both hands, and shows the audience that the hat
is empty. Then she reaches into the hat and pulls out a
bunny.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
His name is Jimmy.
(takes the rabbit and
lets the audience
pet it)
Thank you! Thank you! It was a
delight performing for you tonight.
(bows)
The audience cheers. Avianna bows and then removes her
costume. The crowd breaks up into a smaller group of friends
again. Ioe is there in a blue and white human robot form.
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IOE
This is a gold necklace with an orb.
I designed it myself! The orb glows
in the dark so that you can see.
AVIANNA
Thanks, Ioe, I will put it on now.
(puts on the necklace)
This so...Pretty. Thanks!
She gets other presents. A pocket roll out full sized
keyboard. She plays a beautiful dancing song on. People
give her hugs when it is time to go. She leaves with Aurora
and enters her flying vehicle.
INT. AIR CAR -- NIGHT
Flying above the city Avianna looks out the window at the
city, it is aglow with bright colors. She looks lonely and
sad. Aurora smiles at her and rubs her hand on Avianna's
head.
AURORA
Happy Birthday sweetie. I know you
are going to like meeting Joycee and
Mack, I think they'll remind you of
your time.
INT. AURORA'S APARTMENT -- CONTINUOUS
Avianna meets two of Aurora's friends in the living room.
JOYCEE has platinum hair and gray eyes with high checks and
a beautiful smile. MACK is a tall man with blond hair, hazel
eyes and very cute.
AURORA
Avianna these are my friends Joycee
and Mack. We graduated the same
class together, they are married now
and work in the same facility as I
do.
Avianna smiles and does the formal wave.
ANIANNA
Hi, nice to meet ya.
JOYCEE
Mack and I were wondering if you'd
like to come to church with us next
Sunday?
AVIANNA
Yeah, that sounds fun. I'd love to.
What do they do in church these days?
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JOYCEE
Same and different from your time.
The minister has more resources at
hand for the weekly sermon. Points
can be made through simulated
environments. I think you'll like
it.
MACK
It's the Unitarian Universalist
Church.
AURORA
I watch it on the
holograph...sometimes.
AVIANNA
(exited)
Really, the UU's are still around?
I went to that church in my time!
I'll go next Sunday.
INT. AIR CAR -- NIGHT
Avianna is looking out the widow.
AVIANNA
Uh, I was wondering, why didn't you
tell me about my "fame" and the fate
of my clone Avianna?
AURORA
I was waiting until you asked
(pauses, turns to
look at Avianna)
You see, I knew it would be very
upsetting to you. I wanted you to
see the importance of what you have
to learn, to do, and to help humanity
here. Then you earned the right to
travel into space. I don't want to
lose you.
(hesitates)
I'm sure that someone has contacted
you with an offer to travel to the
lost colony.
(looks at Avianna)
Avianna, you look distressed and I'm
sure I know why.
(tearful voice)
Please don't tell me who, as I'd
have to report them. I can tell
from your face that you've been asked.
(pauses, concerned)
You must think about your brother!
I want you here for his reanimation.
Avianna can see that Aurora looks afraid.
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INT. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH -- DAY
Avianna is sitting in a pew next to Joycee. She notices the
galaxy levitating above her.
The minister, a Hindu from Kathmandu, Nepal; tall and thin,
is giving a sermon about the ecology of Earth. There is a
holographic display showing the damage of the Earth. As she
speaks, the map shows details of the damage.
The land shapes look different, as eight-tenths of the Earth
is underwater. Avianna notices that Florida is gone. There
is a sound between the California Island and the mainland
U.S. Avianna notices that "Death Valley" is underwater and
Phoenix is an ocean side city. On the Mediterranean Sea:
Israel, Lebanon and Jordan are underwater. Saudi Arabia is
an island between Africa and Asia. Antarctica and Greenland
have no glaciers. Scandinavia is an island with a sound
covering the southern half of Finland and parts of Russia
from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic Ocean. Holland, Denmark
and half of Sweden are underwater. Great Britain and Ireland
are smaller. Around the world the major cities have ocean
barrier walls around them and appear to be like islands.
There is a dark brown band floating above the equator that
fades near the poles. It is the methane, and pollution in
the air.
This display fades, music plays and the main sermon begins.
A beautiful woman, with dark eyes, and long dark curly hair
walks out onto the stage, extending her arms to the audience
as she begins.
DR LEORA
Welcome to our service today. A
large part of the ecology of the
Earth has been devastated. Earth
cannot support human life in its
natural form anymore. Some animals
have adjusted to the change. We are
already working on ways to help them
improve our planet.
(pauses and points to
the holographic
display)
This is our "Mother Earth". Earth's
Government is doing all that it can
to help but it needs your support.
(points up at the
holographic galaxy)
Nevertheless, some say we need to
explore the galaxy and find new homes.
Some of us have left Earth already.
We now know of three planets that
can sustain life: Aques, Ikaria, and
Euresta. We are terraforming Mars.
(MORE)
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DR LEORA (CONT'D)
However, its core is solid and cannot
generate a magnetic field to protect
the planet from the radiation of the
sun...
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
Avianna is giving an oration of what she learned last
semester. There is a holographic display of the string theory
next to the stand. In the audience are teachers, adults and
children.
AVIANNA
In conclusion, time is the movement
of the super strings as they transpose
from one dimension to another
dimension. They have ten different
dimensions to change position in and
out of and when they shift, "time"
is formed.
After she finishes, she walks down the stage and over to
where Aurora is sitting.
AURORA
Avianna, I really enjoyed the end of
your oration. I'm proud of how far
along you've progressed since you
came here. I was worried about you.
I knew you'd be behind the other
children, but you've done very well.
AVIANNA
Thanks. At times, it has been hard.
I think that I'll understand all the
multidimensional implications of
string theory, in time.
AURORA
That is pushing our limits of
knowledge, even today!
(nudging Avianna
playfully)
I think you are doing just great.
Are you ready for a trip? You'll
get to meet my dad soon. We are
going to our family's annual gathering
over the holiday break. He has been
looking forward to meeting you for
quite some time, but has been very
busy with his work.
AVIANNA
What does he do?
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35.
AURORA
He is the Assistant Director of a
robotics facility. We'll be meeting
up with him in Oulu, where our
Christmas gathering is being held
this year.
AVIANNA
To the top of the world, we come!
EXT. FLOATING WALKWAY -- DAY
At the L'angeles main transport station, Avianna and Aurora
walk to a floating air vehicle just under the walkway. They
are very high in the open on a platform leading to the
vehicle.
AVIANNA
Does anyone ever fall off this thing?
AURORA
(smiles)
No, but it is safe if you do. When
the sensors detect something falling,
one of those retrieval vehicles will
instantly catch them. See them
floating just under the walkway?
Avianna walks over to the edge and looks down. Avianna grabs
Aurora's shoulder as they step across the platform into the
vehicle.
INT. AIR TRANSPORT VEHICLE -- CONTINUOUS
AURORA
Our seats are right over here
(they sit in their
seats)
Don't get too comfortable though.
Our trip to the Finnish exit station
will only be twenty minutes.
EXT. AIR TRANSPORT VEHICLE -- MOMENTS LATER
Avianna and Aurora walk across another platform into the
Oulu Station. It resembles an ancient stone castle. In a
crowd of people, walking back and forth is a woman nursing
her child while sitting on a bench. Most of the people are
Middle-eastern or mixed. Avianna hears a family excitedly
talking about their Eid al-Fitr preparations for the Holiday
Season.
INT. OULU STATION -- CONTINUOUS
Avianna and Aurora walk to a holographic display in the middle
of the room showing the transport schedule. A large man
with red hair and blue eyes walks up to them, causing Avianna
to jump back a little.
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36.
AURORA
Dad!
(throws arms around
him)
NEILS
Aurora, it has been too long, my
dear, and this is the newest member
of our family and the oldest.
(he winks at Avianna,
wraps his arm around
her shoulder)
Nice to meet you. I've seen you as
a child in the memories of my great-
grandma from when she was small.
You don't look a bit different!
Avianna smiles.
AURORA
Dad, we should get moving. I saw on
the display that there is a major
storm moving into our arrival area.
Did you secure a transport for us
already?
NEILS
Yes. We're waiting for your sister
to arrive. I'll try to contact her;
just a moment.
(sit down and goes in
a trance for a moment)
AVIANNA
(talking to Aurora)
He looks just like a great uncle
from my time, Neils.
NEILS
I talked with AVRIEL, and her
transport will arrive in fifty-six
seconds.
(pat Avianna on the
shoulder)
We all like to use names from our
family's history for our children.
This is especially true when a baby
looks like a long ago relative. It
is a way to honor their memory.
Avianna looks at him.
AVIANNA
So you are probably named for my
real great uncle?
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37.
NEILS
(eyes twinkle)
Yes, I certainly am. We have thirty-
five seconds until Avriel arrives.
Lets head out to the platform.
EXT. OULU STATION -- MOMENTS LATER
They are standing on the platform as people walk by. Then
Avriel, a tall, lanky girl with long blonde hair and bright
blue eyes, walks up to meet them. She looks strikingly like
Avianna's mother, in her teens.
AVRIEL
Hey, It's nice to see you all in
person for a change. So, this is
the little Avianna?
She turns to Avianna and extends her hand, the exchange the
formal wave and shake.
INT. AIR CAR -- LATER
NEILS
Things may be a little rough if the
storm winds are still raging. You
all should put on your safety
harnesses before we enter. We'll be
in Rovaniemi in a minute.
(pauses, looks back
at Avianna)
Avianna did you know that Rovaniemi
is the traditional home of Santa
Claus?
AVIANNA
(surprised)
Cool! I can see Santa Claus and
play with his reindeer!
AURORA
(high pitched voice)
Dad! Did you hear what Avriel said?
NEILS
(raised voice)
Now is not the time, you two.
AURORA
But, Dad...She wants to get married!
She has a sweetheart! His name is
Yuri. She's in love and she didn't
tell any of us!
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38.
NEILS
(turns to look at
them)
What? Avriel, why did you?...
(turns back to fly
the vehicle)
You have some explaining to do as
soon as we land: now I must
concentrate. Everyone be silent!
The storm rocks the vehicle. The nano-sphere comes into
view in the cockpit window. The vehicle lands at the Lapland
Arctic Center.
INT. LAPLAND ARCTIC CENTER -- LATER
All around the center are Christmas trees. Some stand out
more than others do. In front is a red-theme tree with Santas
and elves. Another tree is golden-theme with angels, bells
and sparkling crystals. Avianna stares at this tree, thinking
of her mother. Another tree has little Earth balls that
were spinning around it and blue ornaments with a light-blue,
glowing "Peace on Earth" sign over the top.
A distinguished white, silver haired man, with broad shoulders
and a v-shaped torso, steps toward Avianna as the others are
talking.
RANDALL
I am Randall, Avalyse is my mother,
and I'm the one hosting this affair!
I am on the board of directors of
the reanimation foundation that has
funded your reintroduction to society.
I am your oldest living relative on
Earth, even though you, of course,
were born before me.
(extend hand for a
formal shake)
Mitä kuuluu?
AVIANNA
Siinähan se menee.
(pauses, surprised at
herself.)
That was cool! Wow, you look like
my grandpa when he was younger. I
remember pictures of him in his youth.
You're...you're my little sister's
son?
(almost in tears)
RANDALL
Yes, and that's Finnish. You have
multilingual skills downloaded into
your brain. I know a lot about your
grandfather.
(MORE)
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39.
RANDALL (CONT'D)
I was raised with stories of him and
seen his pictures. When I was born,
mom named me after him.
AVIANNA
You have no idea what a good man he
was and such a gifted piano player.
RANDALL
I have many memories of him. I would
be grateful if you might share some
of yours with me.
AVIANNA
I can share with you. I'm not sure
how to do that, though.
RANDALL
It is easier to access older memories
in my lab at Oulu University. Aurora
had discussed with me the need for
your memories to be used for Avryn.
AVIANNA
That would be great! I hope it's
soon. I can't wait for my brother
to be here!
RANDALL
Work has been started to re-animate
his body at the California cryonics
facility. I can get your memories
here and we can transfer them to
Aurora when she is ready for them.
(pauses, and smiles)
But this is Christmas! And I want
to introduce you to the guest of
honor for our party!
(walks to a door.)
Santa Claus!
(opens a door)
SANTA CLAUS
Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to Rovaniemi!
I'm Santa Claus! Have you been a
good girl, Avianna?
(looks down and smiles
at her)
AVIANNA
(turns nose up at
Santa)
I've been good, but you're not real.
You're a simulation.
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40.
SANTA CLAUS
I'm as real as a simulation can get!
(laughs)
AVIANNA
Oh, all right, then I bet you know
what I want for Christmas.
(smiles and laughs)
INT. AVIANNA'S ICE HOTEL ROOM -- EVENING
Avianna's room is a snow-theme with ice block looking material
that was warm with a light that is shining through. She
walks over to the nano-minting machine.
AVIANNA
Computer: I need a cross-country
skiing outfit, blue and yellow, with
skis, poles and boots.
Avianna puts the clothes on a table to wear tomorrow.
INT. OULU UNIVERSITY -- MORNING
Avianna and Randall walk into the lab with two couches next
to the wall and a computer terminal in the center.
RANDALL
Avianna lay on that couch on the
right. I will set up the equipment.
I need to turn off your consciousness
for the deep downloads.
Avianna lays on the couch and smiles at Randall.
AVIANNA
Ok.
RANDALL
Computer, access program codes: A:
avryn 2008, C: avianna 2036 and D:
neils 1952. For a memory transfer
protocol.
(smiles at Avianna)
Begin programs, now.
EXT. SNOW SKIING -- AFTERNOON
Avianna is wearing her blue and yellow outfit. Aurora is in
a white and blue outfit. Neils is in a red and white outfit.
Avreil is in a pink and silver outfit. Randall is in a red
and gold outfit. They are skiing cross-country in the tundra.
Randall is the fastest skier. Everyone laughs when Neils
falls down in the snow. He makes a snow angel. Everyone
else does the same.
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41.
EXT. SNOW SKIING -- CONTINUOUS
They come across some indigenous Sami people wearing the
traditional gakti outfits and herding reindeer. There are
people of all ages. Avianna pets a reindeer and feeds it.
INT. AVIANNA'S ICE HOTEL ROOM -- NIGHT
Avianna is sitting next to the window looking out at the
aurora borealis, she is crying. Next to her are holographic
portraits of her grandfather, her mom, dad, sister and
brother. Soft classical piano music is playing as she is
deciding about her future. It is her grandfather's favorite
piece. She stands up and makes her resolution. She takes a
deep breath and then lets it out slowly. There is calm on
her face. She learns that courage is overcoming her fear.
INT. COMMONS AREA -- DAY
Earth Day: All the kids are in the commons room singing a
song. A large earth shape cake with candles floating in the
air around the equator is revolving in the middle of the
commons room. Avianna is sitting at a table and mopes around.
KIDS
(singing)
Thanks to your ancient rocks and
their radioactive decay, Earth, we
come together to celebrate your
birthday today! Life here has evolved
four and a half billion years. Sixty
million years ago, primates did
appear. Then, just 200,000 years
ago, we Homo sapiens made our premier.
Our gratitude is long overdue. On
this day, we promise to help you
renew. Earth, Thank You! Today we
celebrate. Please let your wind
blow out the candles on this cake!
The windows to the commons room are open, and a breeze blows
out the candles as the earth cake floats toward the windows.
The children start to cheer and dig into the chocolate and
popfizz lava cake. Avianna slowly moves away looking sad
but smiling at anyone who looks at her. She walks to Eoron's
room.
INT. EORON'S ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Avianna walks into Eoron's room. It is a deep space theme,
with pulsating silver bed and chairs.
AVIANNA
Hi, can I come in? I need to talk
to you. How is it goin'?
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42.
EORON
(excited)
Great! I'm glad you came to visit
me. I've been working on a robotics
project. Our group has a robot ship
in space that we can interface and
program. That's how we're getting
these pictures of an unexplored area
of the universe displayed on my walls
right now.
AVIANNA
Wow, Eoron! Your room is impressive!
Eoron is sitting on his bed, leans toward Avianna, sits back,
and smiles.
EORON
Thanks. I think it's exciting to
add to Earth's knowledge in some
way, and I love my room because it
makes me feel at home in the vastness,
the darkness, the brilliance of the
universe beyond our little solar
system and galaxy. I know that I'll
soon be there in real time, traveling.
So I like to "get ready", so to
speak...
AVIANNA
Well, you know, on that exact subject
that is why I'm here. I've been
thinking a lot about what you said,
for a long time.
(hesitates)
So, you have your room recorder off,
I'm sure.
EORON
(laughs)
Of course.
AVIANNA
I have decided to go with you.
Eoron smiles but says nothing.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
I'm afraid. I'm scared. We don't
know what we will encounter.
EORON
Yes, I know how you feel. I've stayed
up late at night going over all the
scenarios myself.
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43.
AVIANNA
I want to know. That's just it, I
can't stand not knowing...I want to
know what happened to her.
(pauses looks up)
Avianna is fascinating to me. She
is like my sister and like me. I
have plenty of worries about what
will happen if I go.
(pauses looks down)
EORON
Well, then, come home with me next
weekend and meet my family!
AVIANNA
That would be good, I'd like that,
Okay!
EXT. PARKING AREA -- AFTERNOON
Eoron's parents come to pick up Avianna and Eoron in a smoky-
gray vehicle. His mom has on clothes that change colors and
are very distracting. They get into the vehicle, and it
floats upwards into the city traffic.
INT. EORON'S PARENTS HOUSE -- EVENING
They are in the dining room eating sushi. BILL, German, is
Eoron's dad, white with blond hair and grey eyes. LAURA,
Polish, with cotton white hair and blue eyes. Bill is eating
something that looks like a still alive mini-octopus.
BILL
It's really great that you came to
spend the weekend with us.
EORON
We have something important to tell
you, but we want to wait until Mandy
is here, so we can have a family
meeting on this subject.
LAURA
(eating a piece of
sashimi)
Your sister! Then I know what this
is about Bill, we can't let them...
BILL
My dear, it's ok. We'll let them
tell us on their own.
LAURA
(shakes head)
Well, I'll try not to worry about
it. You know how I feel about this.
(MORE)
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44.
LAURA (CONT'D)
I just want you kids to have fun
being kids this weekend, ok?
EORON / AVIANNA
(raise eyebrows and
talk at the same
time)
Yeah
(both start to laugh)
INT. FAMILY ROOM -- AFTERNOON
Avianna and Eoron are watching a horror movie in the simulated
environment. Avianna looks upset, and stops watching.
EORON
(laughing)
Oh, come on, Avianna, You know it's
not real!
AVIANNA
(mad)
Yes, I know that logically, but my
brain and yours are as pearls with
different layers evolved over the
past 240 million years, the oldest,
deepest part in the middle being our
reptilian complex that evolved during
the Permian and drives our ancient
instinct to acquire territory. Then
the next layer of our brain developed
180 million years ago during the
transition from reptile to mammal
the development of emotions, our
limbic system. It is the second
largest part of our brain today,
causing us to feel and act out our
emotions before we even have conscious
thought.
EORON
(annoyed)
OK, but what is your point?
AVIANNA
(still mad)
Well now we have prefrontal cortex
what has given us all this science
and technology. It showed up only
about 50,000 years ago. With it, we
developed the ability to have
knowledge of the past and future.
That is, in fact, what we enhance in
other species to give them full
sentience.
(MORE)
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45.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
My point is that here we are, acting
on impulses from the deepest parts
of our brain and our cerebellum.
The newest strip a thin layer on the
outside of the pearl is simply there
to makes excuses or "rationalizations"
for instinctually stimulated behavior.
It sure caused many problems in my
time.
EORON
Whoa, Avianna, hold on there! Stop
for a sec. I didn't mean to upset
you! I'm sorry. I know all that,
too, though. It's still just make
believe violence!
AVIANNA
Yeah, but it caused a lot of real
violence in my time, people being
driven by their instincts. Now,
since my brain will release the
chemicals of fear if I watch something
like that. I just don't need it to
do that. I don't like feeling that
way. It makes me scared for what we
might encounter on our trip.
EORON
Oh, so you're scared? You don't
really want to go? You are having
second thoughts?
AVIANNA
It's not that. I mean, yes, I'm
scared, but I do want to go. Girls
do have an eleven percent larger
part of the brain devoted to worrying
and emotion, you know.
(winks and smiles)
I just ignore my emotions and be
rational, and watching a horror movie
doesn't help me do that!
EORON
Oh, ok, but I think you take things
way too seriously. You need to have
some more fun! The sun creeps over
the horizon in five minutes, twenty-
one seconds. Come outside with me.
I want to show you one of my favorite
things to do since I was a little
boy.
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46.
EXT. EORON'S PARENTS HOUSE -- EVENING
Eoron walks into a small shed and comes out with a robot
bird.
EORON
When I was little, my dad bought me
my first mechanical flying bird and
helped me build it. Over the years,
we learned how to integrate artificial
senses into the bird. I figured out
how to link up to the bird while I
was flying it and use it as a robot
body. You wanna try?
(smiles)
It's fun. I think you'll like it.
AVIANNA
I don't have much experience with
flying, none really, unless swimming
underwater counts as flying in a
different environment. Oh, all right,
it sounds like fun! I'll try it.
Eoron looks happy as he runs to get another bird. He comes
back with green bird. He throws it up in the air along with
the brown bird. They walk over to lawn chairs and sit in
them.
EORON
Ok, I'm going to count to three.
We'll keep our conscious minds on
and connected so we can talk. Are
you ready?
AVIANNA
(weakly smiles)
Uh, yeah.
EORON
Ok, here we go...One, two, three...
Their consciousness is transfer to the birds. They use
telepathy to communicate.
EORON (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Flap your wings. Feel the muscles
pull them up and down.
The birds are soaring up, diving down, going in circles
AVIANNA (V.O.)
It is beautiful up here, this is
amazing! Uh, Eoron? What happens
if we crash?
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47.
EORON (V.O.)
Well nothing really. The robot may
be damaged, but you are still in
your body unharmed. You don't feel
anything, just the rush of the fall.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Oh well, thanks, I'll try to avoid
that!
They fly for a few minutes more, then head back home. Eoron's
sister, MANDY, has ash color hair and grey eyes, walks in to
the house right after Avianna and Eoron enter.
MANDY
Hello, Mom, Dad, Eoron, Avianna!
How nice to see all of you.
Mandy walks into the house.
INT. FAMILY ROOM -- EVENING
The family gathers into the family room and sits in different
chairs.
BILL
(hugs Mandy and sits
in one of the chairs)
How's work goin'
Mandy is standing next to the doorway.
MANDY
Very well, father. The ship has
been completed and is being outfitted
with supplies.
LAURA
Yes, but I think you know more
specifically what your dad is asking
about.
MANDY
In the cargo area with all the
supplies, we have altered the form
of two smaller spaceships to look
like water traversing vehicles.
They're hidden very well with their
camouflaged nano-shields and are
being stocked adequately for the
separate mission. It has been hard
deciding who will actually be filling
in the stowaway positions, there are
only eight and, of course, Eoron,
Avianna and I take up three.
BILL / LAURA
What?!
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48.
MANDY
(surprised)
Oh, I thought you knew she had decided
to go on the mission. I guess we
are doing a very good job keeping
things secret.
Mandy moves over and sits in one of the chairs. They all
relax and sit back.
MANDY (CONT'D)
I was pleased to hear that you want
to go Avianna. You are very mature
to leave personal messages for your
brother. Have you any second
thoughts?
AVIANNA
No, I'm sure that I want to go.
BILL
The mission planners know about
Eoron's flying skills. I agree that
he is uniquely suited to go. They
need gifted pilots. But...
AVIANNA
(enthusiastically)
After seeing his skills flying today,
I'd want him piloting my ship!
Everyone smiles at this.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
I know the risks, yes, but I feel
that my sister, myself, Avianna needs
my help.
BILL
For what it is worth, Avianna, it
may not be my place, but I am proud
of you and I support your decision
to go.
Laura stands up and walks over to give Avianna a hug.
LAURA
Avianna, you are a brave little girl.
I wish you the best! I want to see
you both come back home.
INT. REANIMATION WARD -- MORNING
Neils walks into the hospital's Reanimation Ward. On the
door is a sign: Reanimation Lab: Aurora Sandberg PhD. Neils
knocks on the door.
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49.
AURORA
It's open!
NEILS
It's me! I just stopped by to see
how thing are going with Avryn.
AURORA
We got the downloads from Finland
that Randall sent and I'm using them
now to fill in some missing elements
of Avryn's memories. It will take
time to piece it back together.
These downloads are helpful. I will
try to get Avianna to do some more
downloads here next weekend.
NEILS
How is Avryn's reanimation going?
AURORA
We can't go too fast or it could
collapse the cellular structure.
The nano-bots can cause heat damage
if run at full speed.
Neils walks over to a closed tank and starts to open it.
AURORA (CONT'D)
(screams)
Don't open it!
(pauses)
Dad!
(calms down)
The oxygen in the air could cause
cytotoxicity.
NEILS
Sorry, I just wanted to look.
AURORA
So, do you have the supplies ready
for the supply ship to Aques?
NEILS
Yeah, the plans for the new robotics
plant on Aques are going well. More
dolphins will be able to take robotic
form. It's important for them to
help build the new city: Aqueous
(pauses, raises left
hand and stokes chin)
I was thinking you and I could go
along to Aques to help with the
building? What do you think?
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50.
AURORA
(shocked)
Dad! I'm working on 64 cryonics
patients, repairing their bodies and
their brains. There are over 8,000
cryonics patients just in this
facility. Some are in excellent
condition and we are working on them
as fast as we can. Several from the
"early" days, however, are a problem.
Their brains weren't vitrified and
it will take longer to restore them.
(pauses, shakes head
back and forth)
I can't go.
(pauses)
My work is here. What about Avriel?
NEILS
No, she is still planning to get
married to her boyfriend. They are
planning a Viking wedding on a
longboat adjacent to the Norwegian
fjords. There is a solar eclipse on
the day they choose. They hope to
end the ceremony just as the eclipse
shows the "wedding bands". It will
signify their love for each other.
They are filling out forms now.
They will be living in Novosibirsk,
Russia. Her fiancé is the chancellor
of the Novosibirsk Government
Federation.
AURORA
Great, that is only 30 minutes from
here. Are you going to the wedding?
NEILS
Yes, I'm goin', wouldn't miss it for
the world. If I did go to help on
Aques, it would be a short trip. We
can collaborate on something in the
future, it looks like this time I'll
be staying.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
Avianna is in the commons room. Eoron walks to where she is
sitting.
EORON
Hi, Can I join you?
AVIANNA
Sure, I'm just thinking about today's
download.
(MORE)
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51.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
I downloaded all the information I
could find on the planet Euresta.
(looks down)
I'm going to miss it here. I like
going to school and learning as much
as I can. I will really miss the
dolphins.
EORON
Yeah, me too. I will miss school, I
hope it goes well.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- NIGHT
Eoron walks to Avianna's room. Avianna comes out and they
walk toward the commons area. There is a car sitting in the
parking area. They walk up to the vehicle and get inside.
The vehicle flies off into the night sky.
INT. SPACESHIP -- MORNING
The colony ship is ready to launch. Avianna is nervous as
she sits in a chair in the commons area of the small ships.
There are six passengers in the room, JERMANE, MEGEN, DR.
LOHAN, JOLENE, Eoron and Avianna.
LAUNCH CONTROL (V.O.)
(woman's voice
reverberating)
10...9...8...7...6...
AVIANNA
(very fearful to Eoron)
Shouldn't we be getting hooked in or
something?
EORON
(very calm and cool
looking, laughing)
You won't feel a thing.
LAUNCH CONTROL (V.O.)
(continuing the count
down)
5...4...3...2...1...
There is a slight vibration. Avianna nervously reaches to
grasp Eoron's arm. Eoron is laughing.
AVIANNA
(under her voice)
You won't feel a thing!
(looking at Eoron)
What's that?
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52.
EORON
That was us as we left Earth. We
should be almost past the moon by
this moment.
AVIANNA
(still nervous)
What?! We are in space already?
Can we go look out a window?
A large dark skinned, female from the Caribbean speaks.
MEGEN
Honey, calm down. You can't be going
anywhere until we land on Aques in a
month. Then we will not be under
the jurisdiction of Earth laws. If
we are found on this ship, we will
be put into holding cells and returned
to Earth. Look around sugar...We've
got fine digs. We're gonna be havin'
ourselves a party! My name is MEGEN.
Let's all introduce ourselves and
say why we are here.
AVIANNA
(calms down)
That's a great idea. It's not so
much that I'm worried. It's just
that I never dreamed I'd actually be
in space someday, and here I am.
It's just so amazing.
JOLENE, grandma, with white hair sitting in the back comes
over to where Avianna is sitting.
JOLENE
(very sad)
I have to go. My daughter and son-
in-law had been planning on having a
baby and I don't know what happened
to them. I need to know. That child
deserves a future. I just...
JERMANE is an Australian with brown eyes and sandy blond
hair. He is very good at computer simulation games.
JERMANE
(young man, speaks up)
My mother is there. I tried to go
on one of the official missions that
are now missing as well. They
wouldn't let me go because of my
age. I've been training for this
chance fighting in simulated
environments for years. I'm ready.
Dr. Lohan is from India.
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53.
DR. LOHAN
I was a doctor on Earth. I was going
to join my wife on Euresta after I
finished a project on bone
strengthening. I too was not allowed
on a previous mission, they in fact
let no one join who had a relative
missing on Euresta due to their
possible emotional problems that
could hamper the mission.
Everyone is uncomfortably silent.
INT. AVIANNA'S SHIP'S CABIN -- MOMENTS LATER
EORON
(looking at Avianna)
Can you believe we are actually flying
through space? I hope Mandy comes
by soon. She said she'd be down as
soon as she got a chance to come
unnoticed. We've already been flying
for several hours. We must be out
of the solar system by now. Wow,
what did you think of Jermane? I
thought he was a little strange, so
quiet and having spent all that time
in simulated fighting environments...I
mean come on.
AVIANNA
Yeah, I don't know about him. He's
probably just not spent much "real
time" with humans before. I thought
he was kinda cute.
EORON
(rolls eyes)
Jeesh!
There is a knock on the door.
AVIANNA
Come in.
MANDY
(worried looking,
hush voice)
We have done our best to camouflage
this area and block all sound, but
let's not take any chances. We don't
want the ship's sensors detecting
you. I'll be reminding all of the
stowaways to stay very quiet. I
thought you two might want to have a
look out the ship's exterior windows
into space.
(wink and smile)
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54.
EORON / AVIANNA
(enthusiastic whispers
together)
Yes!
MANDY
Ok, then you two follow me. But do
not talk! We will be going out of
the camouflaged shield making these
spacecraft look like "aquatic
vehicles". The colony supply ship
is designed with windows all around,
even here in the cargo area. We
will walk over to the window and
stay for just five minutes. Follow
me closely and quietly. You may
discuss when you get back into the
camouflaged area. Got it?
EORON /AVIANNA
Yeah...Yelp
They put on soft pullover shoes and follow Mandy.
INT. CARGO HOLD -- CONTINUOUS
They slowly walk out of the camouflage into the cargo hold
area. Following Mandy, they walk pass other vehicles,
machines and containers until that walk to a very large
window. Avianna reaches out and touches the transparent
nano-shield. Stars are zipping by in a rainbow of colors.
Mandy looks at them and smiles.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
(thinking to herself)
Wow...If only kids of my time could
see this. If time travel is ever
possible, like even Einstein and
others have shown is theoretically
possible. I have to send my story
to kids of my time. They have to
know how the future can be.
Avianna keeps looking with awe out the window. After a time,
Mandy silently motions them to walk back to the camouflaged
area.
INT. AVIANNA'S SHIP'S CABIN -- CONTINUOUS
As the door seals behind them, Eoron looks at Avianna and
then to Mandy.
EORON
Thanks, Mandy, for all that you've
done. I'm so proud to have you as
my big sis!
(hugs her)
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55.
Avianna walks over to Mandy and hugs her also.
AVIANNA
Thank you. I don't know how to tell
you how much this means to me. I
really appreciate you inviting me on
this mission. This is awesome, to
be here in space. I'm not afraid of
what may come. I know what I have
to do now...Mandy, you just have to
let everyone else go to have a look!
MANDY
(laughs)
Yes, of course. I will come back,
but I do not want to be gone from my
post or my quarters too long. I
don't want it to be noticed that I'm
gone. Someone may discover that
I've programmed my room to appear
that I'm there for the ship's
monitoring system, when I'm actually
not.
Mandy opens the door and walks out.
AVIANNA
(very happy)
Eoron, when we were out there, I had
the most brilliant idea! I want to
write a book about my adventure all
of what is happened, what will happen--
and send it to 21st Century Kids, so
that they can learn about the future.
EORON
(laughs)
Cool idea! Doesn't that break some
time travel laws...
(he stops laughing,
and becomes serious)
You know, what if we don't make it?
If we make it and you write the book
and send it back in time, then
shouldn't we be famous and know about
it?
AVIANNA
(worried)
I guess your right. I never saw or
heard of any books about us in school.
Maybe that means we won't survive
this trip.
They both look scared.
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56.
EXT. PLANET AQUES -- LATER
The colony ship lands on a small artificial island on the
planet Aques. The crew disembarks from the ship and meets
with a group of people and robots. The camouflaged ships
are being transferred to the surface.
INT. SPACESHIP -- CONTINUOUS
MEGEN
You ready for a real view? I'm going
to disengage our camouflage now!
A bright blue light streams through the windows. Everyone
has to block the light for a moment as their eyes adjust.
EXT. PLANET AQUES -- DAY
A group of people is standing on the surface. The robots
are dressed in blue robes. They have the official seal of
the Planet Aques hanging on their chests. Mandy is in the
group with the Official Earth Representatives. They are
talking rapidly and gesturing. Dr. Lohan, Mandy, and HAMELEN
walk quickly toward the spaceships.
INT. SPACESHIP -- CONTINUOUS
Dr. Lohan walks into the commons room and looks at everyone
there.
DR. LOHAN
We'll have to leave the planet
immediately. I'm sorry that there
will be no sightseeing on Aques.
The Earth representatives want us to
return with them under their law.
They are threatening to cut off
certain supplies to Aques, if Aques
grants us any amnesty. I'm afraid
that, if we do not leave soon, they
may try to take us by force. If any
of you wish to leave the mission and
return to Earth, you may now do so.
Everyone looks around and remains silent.
MANDY
Fortunately, our ships are fully
prepared. We will lift off in five
minutes. We do not have much time
for explanations. We'll have plenty
of time for all of that on our three
months to Euresta. I'd like to
introduce you to Hamelen, the man
who funded a lot of this private
mission and has helped me with all
of the planning. He is a very good
friend of mine.
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57.
Mandy gestures to Hamelen. He smiles and puts his arm around
Mandy. Dr. Hamelen is a tall, dark haired European.
HAMELEN
(laughs)
Yes, we are very good friends
(he winks at Mandy,
then is serious)
I was an official in the Earth Space
Program and highly respected, but
now I fear that I have lost that. I
don't know if I could ever earn that
back. It is up to us now to go to
Euresta and see if we can't redeem
ourselves. I'm glad to see that no
one has wanted to leave the mission.
At this time, I will be making ship
assignments, so this is your last
chance.
No one speaks up. The room is silent.
HAMELEN (CONT'D)
(faster tone)
Ok, then, let's get going. I have
given much thought to where our
members will be most useful on the
mission. Avianna, Eoron, Jermane
and Megen will be on ship "one".
Mandy, Jolene, Dr. Lohan and I will
be on ship "two". Avianna and Mandy
will be in charge of monitoring their
ship's environmental levels. Eoron
and I will both be navigators and
pilots for our ships. Megen and
Jolene will both be in charge of
repairing their ship's systems as we
travel. Finally, Jermane and Dr.
Lohan will be in charge of our defense
mechanisms and preparing appropriate
weaponry when we reach Euresta.
Please go to the ship that you are
assigned to. We are leaving in two
minutes. If you have any questions,
save them for after we have taken
off. We must hurry!
(solidly)
Now!
Everyone scatters toward the doors of their respective ships.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- AFTERNOON
The commons room splits in two and retracts, melting into
each ship.
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58.
INT. SPACESHIP -- CONTINUOUS
The crews climb a short five-rung ladders into their cockpit
areas and climb into their seats. The engines are warming
up. Avianna looks out a window and sees the U-shaped bed
forms on the beach for the dolphins to use while in robotic
form.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
LAUNCH CONTROL (V.O.)
(female voice of the
ship's computer)
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1
Liftoff! The ships rise quickly into the sky. The island
becomes a small dot and then the planet becomes a small dot.
INT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
Eoron with his headset on, linking him to the ship, turns to
look at Avianna, grinning.
EORON
Pretty Cool, Huh? How'd I do? The
ship is in automatic mode now and is
linked with the other ship. Dr.
Hamelen and I will take turns checking
that we are on course, comparing our
surrounding with our galaxy map. We
should be fine and at Euresta in two
months and three weeks, a wee bit
ahead of schedule.
AVIANNA
(awe-struck)
Oh my gosh...Eoron, thank you, thank
you for inviting me.
Avianna walks over to Eoron and gives him a hug.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Thanks, Eoron, for everything your
family has done for me. I'm really
lucky to be here. You've done an
awesome job.
EORON
(smiles and blushes)
Well, I don't know what we'll find
on Euresta. I hope we made the right
decision...No matter what; it was
worth it just to see all this for
real, to be here in space, in real
time, not just a simulation. And
I'm glad you came.
Avianna starts to blush.
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59.
JERMANE
(nods his head)
Come on now, you two lovebirds.
AVIANNA
Hey! That's not very nice. We're
just friends. Aren't you just in
total awe of being here?
JERMANE
(laughing)
For me this is the boring, real space,
compared to what I'm used to being
in. One of my favorite games is to
battle aliens in space. All this
traveling is so mellow. I'm glad
that I can play games in my room. I
am excited to learn more about what
weapons we'll be preparing, though.
Now, that will be fun.
MEGEN
(laughs)
Oh, Jermane, real-time can't be that
boring for you, now can it? I need
this time of our trip to do further
studying. I've been learning
mechanics. This ship is self-
repairing, but I must still study
how it works, and how to fix things
if the ship is unable to. When we
land, there may be no power source
but our ship. I'm looking into
primitive techniques of making things.
AVIANNA
That's great! I think we have a
wonderful team. Hopefully things
won't be that primitive on the
surface, but, in the mean time until
we get there, I have a lot of studying
as well. I need to learn ASAP how
to keep this ship's environmental
levels safe for humans.
JERMANE
(with exasperation)
I hope they have full simulation of
my favorite games in my room here.
I had looked into one of the doors
when I got on, and all our rooms
were converted to their natural state
when the camouflaging was removed.
I know that we will not be able to
manipulate them as mush, since so
much power is needed for our
acceleration through space.
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60.
AVIANNA
(excitedly)
Yeah, let's go check our rooms.
Hey, I bet we'll each have our own
window into space now! That will be
so cool! We can just look out in
real-time to where we are in the
universe, any time!
INT. SPACESHIP -- LATER
Avianna is looking at a three dimensional map of the galaxy
on a table in her room. It shows a little silver dot for
the ship near a larger green dot for the planet Euresta.
Eoron comes into the room and sits next to Avianna. He
reaches over to the control on the map and zooms in on the
Euresta's solar system. There is a red giant in the center
and the planet Euresta's orbit in green. A moon in orange
is also visible.
EORON
(pointing at the moon)
That is where we are going first, it
is Agras, Euresta's moon. We'll
land there, on the dark side, first--
so that we can be hidden and watch
Euresta for life forms, but it won't
be easy! The moon is volcanic and
always lit up with eruptions.
AVIANNA
(worried)
How have you done in the simulations?
EORON
(worried)
Crash and burn! All my simulations
of landing on Agras had failed. I
will just have to "wing it" in real
life.
AVIANNA
(holds his hand)
I know you can do it. Just trust in
yourself. I trust you.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- LATER
The spaceships come up behind Agras so they can't seen by
the planet. Ship "one" makes the first approach toward the
moon. It goes down at a steep angle as the volcanoes are
erupting.
INT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
Everyone is in their seats in the cockpit area. The ship
shakes and shudders as it twist and turns. Eoron's face
becomes bright red as he concentrates.
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61.
Eoron jerks the ship just in time to avoid being hit by a
large spray of lava. Then he sees a clear landing area, and
sets down. Avianna and Megen go over to Eoron and give him
a hug. Jermane walks over and gives Eoron a hi-five.
INT. SPACESHIP -- LATER
Jermane, Megen, Eoron and Avianna attend a meeting on ship
"two" in holographic form.
HAMELEN
That was good work Eoron. I also
failed in the simulations. It takes
real skill to make a landing like
that.
Eoron smiles.
HAMELEN (CONT'D)
Now the hard choices. How long do
we stay here? When do we attempt a
landing on the planet?
JERMANE
We need to take lasers and nano-
shields to the planet. We don't
know what happened to the colony.
HAMELEN
Right, defense is always a good idea.
DR.LOHAN
We have a month's supply of food.
That should give us time to search
the city.
MEGEN
(shows a backpack)
I designed this backpack. It will
give us a larger portable power source
than just our suits would. The white
color reflects sunlight and can turn
to camouflage if needed. On the
planet we will be wearing these nano-
armor suits.
HAMELEN
Good...I think that we are ready.
AVIANNA
Umm...It might be best not to land
in the city, but just outside of it.
So that we won't be seen if anything
hostile is there. We can hike into
the city while keeping watch for
anything suspicious.
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62.
HAMELEN
Very good, Avianna. I like your
thinking.
EXT. PLANET EURESTA -- DAY
The two ships land in a clearing just outside the city.
After landing, the ships use nano-shields to camouflage
themselves.
INT. SPACESHIP -- LATER
Inside the cockpit area Avianna unstraps herself and walks
over to Eoron.
AVIANNA
(proudly)
Great landing, Eoron
Eoron smiles back to Avianna.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MORNING
The ship lands in a clearing next to a waterfall. Jermane
ventures beyond the camouflage nano-shield onto the surface
of the planet. He slips into the jungle, crouches, with a
weapon drawn towards the direction of the city, then quickly
returns.
JERMANE (V.O.)
I found a path that we can follow.
It is overgrown, but heads toward
the city.
HAMELEN (V.O.)
Everyone listen. We will go in this
order: I will lead, then Jermane,
Megen, Mandy, Jolene, Avianna; Eoron
and Dr. Lohan would take up the rear.
Is this clear?
The line heads toward the jungle along the path. Giant bugs
fly by and one almost knocks over Avianna.
EXT. CITY OF ARMISTON -- DAY
The jungle is creeping into the city. Vines are covering
over the buildings around the edge of the city. Jermane has
his hand on his laser belt. The group stops in a plaza near
a playground.
HAMELEN (V.O.)
Dr. Lohan, you have consulted the
map, haven't you? Do you think the
space station is beyond that
government building? I think we can
get clues there.
(MORE)
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63.
HAMELEN (V.O.) (CONT'D)
The people would have gone there if
they needed military defense, or if
they were trying to get off the
planet. Please keep all conversations
telepathic, as we are to maintain
utmost silence.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.)
(shaking head up and
down)
Yes, I agree. I studied the city
map while we hiked. I think we should
split up into two groups: one to
visit the space station and the
government building that you will
lead, Hamelen, with Megen, Mandy and
Jolene; the other I will head to
search the hospital for signs of
what happened in case we are dealing
with a disease. We will take proper
precautions. The hospital is at the
other end of the city. We can meet
up after four hours here at the plaza
to report on what we've found. How
does that sound?
(looking solemn)
Hamelen is standing still, with his right hand stroking his
chin. Then he moves toward Dr. Lohan.
HAMELEN (V.O.)
All right. That sounds good. We
will implement it, effective
immediately.
Dr. Lohan starts walking out of the plaza.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.)
Ok, then, Eoron, Jermane and Avianna,
come with me. I don't think we should
contact each other from across the
city, and we should speak as little
as possible, even telepathically.
We need to keep all electrical signals
to a minimum. Let's all stay quiet
and safe. Good luck to both parties!
(turns to smile and
wink)
One party walks to the right and the other to the left. Dr.
Lohan's group walks along the city streets where they see
art museums, office buildings, and the school that is the
tallest building in the city. There is no power, and bits
of plants and leaves are scattered about. They can see
through the clear walls of the buildings as they walk to the
hospital. This is a dead city.
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64.
INT. HOSPITAL -- AFTERNOON
The party walks in the entrance area of the hospital.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.)
(turns and smiles at
the party)
This is similar to the facility I
was working in on Earth just four
months ago; it just hasn't been
updated for six years. We'll go
inside and see if they had implemented
the technology that should have been
brought in on the last colony supply
ship that disappeared. Everyone don
your nano-shield air-filtration masks.
Dr. Lohan walks around the main room, glancing into the side
rooms. He motions the party to go down the main hallway.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.) (CONT'D)
The supply ship did not update their
technology. They have the older
style medical replication machines.
This facility appears not to have
been used for six years, the dust is
thick. I want to check the main
power source for the building, to
see if it looks operational.
Dr. Lohan stops short after glancing into a side room. There
is a human skeleton lying crooked on the bed. He looks it
over.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.) (CONT'D)
This is a woman's skeleton. I wish
I knew what she died from, but I
would need to use computer-assisted
analysis. She must have died after
all of the other humans left, as her
remains were not cared for.
The party moves on down the hallway to some downward steps
to the power source room.
INT. POWER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
The power generators are completely dismantled, all torn
apart, several pieces scattered around in heaps on the floor.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Who or what could have done this?
JERMANE (V.O.)
(grave tone)
It certainly was not human friendly.
It's probably what did that woman
in.
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65.
Jermane is holding the laser up as he moves quickly towards
the wall next to the entrance. He gestures for the rest of
the party to walk over to the wall for protection as well.
He takes the lead with his laser ready.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
Well, maybe you're right, but at
least it looked like the woman had
not been eaten, I mean her skeleton
was intact and had not been gnawed
on.
Jermane turns to look at Avianna, and rolls his eyes.
JERMANE (V.O.)
Whatever killed her probably sucked
out all of her blood.
EORON (V.O.)
(protesting)
Hey now, we just don't know. She
probably died as Dr. Lohan suggested,
while waiting for treatment. Then
the bugs around here eat her flesh
and organs.
DR. LOHAN (V.O.)
(interrupting the
argument, loudly)
Apparently, something dismantled the
power systems of this city and must
have caused the disappearance of
every inhabitant. It would take the
full power of both our ships to repair
this and even that would still take
several hours; hours that no doubt
would alert whatever caused this
destruction in the first place that
we are here. I wonder if the other
group has found out about this. I
think we should head over to them
immediately and tell them what we
have found.
JERMANE (V.O.)
(excited)
Yes, exactly. Just stick closely
together. I will walk ahead to check
our route, and then signal for you
to come. Eoron, you lead them, OK?
Eoron is surprised; he raises his eyebrows and nods in
agreement. Dr. Lohan also nods in agreement.
INT. HOSPITAL -- MOMENTS LATER
Jermane walks down the hall towards the lobby while the party
waits in partial concealment.
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66.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
(nervous)
It's too bad that paper hasn't been
in use for a long time. If it was
the time I'm from, we might have
found written records on paper, and
perhaps notes from colonists. They
could at least have left notes about
what they saw, what was happening to
them. Then we'd know what to watch
out for. This is creepy.
JERMANE (V.O.)
Bugs would have eaten any paper in
this place anyway. Now, just be
quiet, so I can focus on getting us
out of here.
Jermane has his weapon to his chest ready to fire. Everyone
pulls out their weapons as they walk toward the entrance.
EXT. CITY OF ARMISTON -- CONTINUOUS
The party walks pass the plaza and moves in the direction of
the other party to the space station. They hear Hamelen's
voice in the distance.
HAMELEN (O.S.)
(in a loud forced
tone)
There are only four of us. Our ship
left us here. It is orbiting the
planet and will be looking for us.
Jermane instantly motions the party to be quiet and to follow
him. He leads them into a passageway between two buildings.
They sit down quietly in the cramped space. Eoron grabs
Avianna's arm. They hear Hamelen again.
HAMELEN (O.S.) (CONT'D)
(strained and weak)
Please...get out of...our heads.
Let...us...go...NO!...Stop the
pain!...Please stop...We will
return...
(noises of intense
suffering)
...to our ship peacefully...without
harming you.
Eoron tightens his grip on Avianna as he appears to see
something, then he tugs on her shoulder.
HAMELEN (O.S.) (CONT'D)
(intense pain)
No...!
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67.
There are noises from the other party as if they are in pain.
Jermane motions his party to stay silent and stay sitting.
He gets up and walks silently around the corner of the
building. He comes back and motions the party to follow.
They walk around the corner and see what he is pointing at,
the entrance to the Euresta Space Station. There is a tunnel
leading to a subterranean passageway. Signs of struggling
are left on the ground.
Jermane walks to the edge of the tunnel and peers down the
hole while turning his head to listen. Then he turns to
look at the party and shakes his head back and forth to say
"no". He then walks back to them and they rapidly walk back
to the jungle path they first came from.
EXT. PLANET EURESTA -- EVENING
The party runs though the jungle as the noises of the wildlife
cover their noises.
EORON
(whispers)
Jermane, Dr. Lohan, Avianna, please
stop for a moment. I have something
to tell you.
The party stops for a rest near a moss covered log that had
fallen across the path. There are little red bugs crawling
on the log.
EORON (CONT'D)
(rapidly)
Mandy, my sister, set her personal
recorder to direct feed into my brain.
I...I...I saw what she saw. I saw
them.
(choking back tears
and regaining
composure)
I saw them!
(looks at Avianna)
Avianna, it's from your time, the
stories of the little gray aliens
with big black eye and pointed chins?
They weren't just stories they were
real!
AVIANNA
What?!
EORON
It looked like them, but these
creatures were a little taller and
had a bit of long, wispy, human hair,
as they had some human in them.
(MORE)
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68.
EORON (CONT'D)
As if those stories from your time
about aliens abducting humans and
extracting eggs for their own breeding
purposes were real. I will transmit
the image over to you.
AVIANNA
(shocked, sees image
in her mind)
No way! It couldn't be.
EORON
Yes, Avianna. My sister set her
recorder to feed directly to my brain.
I saw them controlling the humans as
if they were mere puppets.
AVIANNA
(panic rising)
Oh, my gosh. If it is true, what
are we going to do?
JERMANE
Let's get moving back to our ships.
That's our only hope.
DR. LOHAN
(nods in agreement)
Absolutely no noise or telepathy.
They may suspect that Hamelen was
lying, or they simply may have been
able to read his mind. We don't
know. We'll proceed with caution.
EORON
(calms down)
Come on, Avianna, what are you doing?
The others in the party were walking away along the path.
AVIANNA
It's just that...
Eoron is walking away to catch the others. Avianna stands
up and follows them. They are going back to the river.
Jermane activates his nano-shield as he walks into the
clearing. As he walks towards the nano-shield of the ships,
a hole opens for him in the camouflage. At the same moment
from behind the waterfall, the aliens rapidly trek out to
him.
Jermane sees them and aims his laser, but as the shield comes
down so he can fire, the aliens mentally take control of his
body. The weapon fires into the jungle. Jermane struggles
to break free, but the aliens move toward him.
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69.
As one alien controls Jermane, two other aliens go inside
the hole in the nano-shield to destroy the ships. Eoron,
Dr. Lohan and Avianna run back into the jungle.
EORON
(whispers urgently)
Go! Don't stop! We'll meet at the
city hospital, if we make it.
As Eoron and Avianna run past Dr. Lohan, Avianna feels a
force of pain stopping her. Avianna and Dr. Lohan freeze
and turn to the aliens. They slowly are moved toward the
aliens, fighting to break free. Then she and Dr. Lohan are
floating in the air and being drug behind them. They enter
a cave behind the waterfall. Eoron gets away.
INT. CAVE -- MOMENTS LATER
Avianna, Dr. Lohan, and Jermane are in a dark room in the
cave.
AVIANNA
(starts to speak)
Jer...
(but the pain is too
great)
There is a red glow up ahead as they float further down the
cave. The triangular room has a silver dome top, that red
light enters through to illuminate the room. There are three
ornate chairs with the center chair sitting higher then the
other two. They have some mathematical looking script writing
on them.
Five aliens wearing maroon and gold robes stride into the
room. Jermane, Dr. Lohan and Avianna are floated down to
the floor. The alien in the center stares at Dr. Lohan.
DR. LOHAN
We are only here to find out what
happened to the humans that built a
city on the surface of the planet.
Can you tell me about them? Who are
you? What are your people called?
(looking at the leader,
for a long pause)
No, there are not any more coming.
This was a private mission not funded
by the government- our planet's
rulers. Will you not answer my
questions?
The Eurestan sits up in the chair and makes a slight motion
with its hand, and the personal recorders, backpacks and
weapons belts are removed and swiftly ripped apart by the
other Eurestans.
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70.
Avianna, Jermane, and Dr. Lohan are floated up in the air
and moved into one of the tunnels leading from the main room.
They stop at a metal door with glowing triangular symbols on
it. The door opens and they are floated to another silver
door, the first door shuts behind them. They are in darkness.
Avianna remembers the globe that Ioe gave her, she twists
the globe to make it glow brightly.
DR. LOHAN (CONT'D)
Is everyone all right?
Everyone looks around.
JERMANE
Wow, that light is great, Avianna!
Maybe we can find a way to get out
of here.
AVIANNA
(nervous)
Yeah, this place gives me the creeps.
It reminds me of the gas chambers I
saw at Holocaust museum in my time.
It looks like they are just going to
exterminate us.
Jermane is pushing and feeling around the door and Dr. Lohan
is using his fingers to find a edge on the door.
DR. LOHAN
Well, we haven't been in here very
long, but I think a gas would have
been released by now.
JERMANE
(fearful)
Look, they are! They are going to
kill us!
(pointing up at a
white mist)
AVIANNA
(screams)
No! Help us! Please don't do this!
They all panic, are scratching and pounding at the door trying
to open it. They lose consciousness.
INT. HOLDING CELL -- MORNING
There is a woman standing over the left side of Avianna's
bed. Avianna opens her eyes and looks around. The brightest
light is coming from her orb, and then there is a faint pink
light coming trough a triangular door in the corner that is
the size of a human child. Then she closes her eyes.
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71.
CLONE AVIANNA
(strong, clear
beautiful voice)
Avianna? Are you awake? I was
worried you'd have a reaction to
their gas.
Little Avianna looks at the adult Avianna, she sits up on
the side of the moss bed.
AVIANNA
Avianna? The famous Avianna of Earth
and Armiston and my...
CLONE AVIANNA
Yes
(hugs Avianna, with
tears)
I'm so glad that you were not harmed
by their gas. Oh, should I call you
my little sis or my big sis? You
were born before me but I'm older
than you.
(she smiles and winks)
AVIANNA
(smiles)
You should definitely call me your
big sister!
CLONE AVIANNA
Well, actually, since you are smaller
than me, you'll be my little sister
until you grow up, all right?
AVIANNA
(smiles and nods)
Oh, ok. I can't believe that I
actually found you! That is why I
joined the mission. I wanted to
help you.
(looks down, sad)
I'm sorry I failed. I was captured,
too. What are those creatures?
CLONE AVIANNA
The Eurestans evolved in the caverns
of this planet and naturally developed
strong telepathy. My "friend" ARMENY;
one of the Eurestans, who is...well,
a friend of sorts.
(rolls eyes and smiles)
Armeny is more like a human and had
developed what seems like a small
amount of empathy. They reproduce
asexually, so Armeny is neither male
nor female.
(MORE)
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72.
CLONE AVIANNA (CONT'D)
(smiles at little
Avianna)
Armeny even predicted your arrival
from their knowledge of ancient Earth
book written for the children of the
twenty-first century.
AVIANNA
What?! A book? My book idea? To
send my story back in time? It really
made it? But why didn't I know about
it then?
CLONE AVIANNA
Yes, it did, but the Eurestans erased
the knowledge of it in the head of
any person that read it. They also
actively destroyed the books they
found, so fewer humans would read
it. They did not want to be
discovered by the human race. But,
most importantly, they were terrified
by the contents of the book. In it,
they saw a prophecy showing the
destruction of their race. They
were determined to change history
and make it not come true.
AVIANNA
But...They are still here today
keeping us captive!
CLONE AVIANNA
The Eurestans were once very advanced
technologically. They were vast in
numbers and they developed space
travel. They discovered Earth and
we've learned of eleven other
inhabitable planets. They knew of
seven more than humans did when we'd
last had contact six years ago.
(raises eyebrows to
question the facts)
AVIANNA
Yes, that is still the same, as far
as I know. I've been gone for about
five months now, and we still only
knew of Earth, Aques, Ikaria, and
Euresta when I left.
EXT. EARTH -- DAY
Show crop circles from Earth.
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73.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
One of the planets they discovered
was a warring planet. These predators
had visited Earth. In your time,
they left crop circles to guide others
to where the best sources of blood
were. They usually drained the blood
of cows since they were so large,
plentiful and easy to catch.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
I knew it! Aliens did those!
INT. CAVE
Show "hand to hand" fighting between the two aliens. The
predators are bug looking creatures about the same size as
the Eurestans.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
These predators had attacked Euresta.
On Euresta the largest source of
blood are the Eurestans. A fierce
battle ensued between these planets
Euresta developed a weapon that could
destroy all life on a planet and the
predator planet became inhospitable
to life.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
So that must be when the crop circle
phenomenon ended on Earth.
INT. FLYING SAUCER
Show Eurestans on board the flying saucer. They are in a
lab with a blonde girl on a slab. They are using a long
needle like device on her abdomen area.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
When the Eurestans encountered a new
planet, they would observe and test
its species without empathy. They
hid their presence and blocked the
memory of their being there. On
Earth, they abducted some humans,
extracted their eggs, and mixed the
species. Eurestans became different,
as you see them today, part human.
INT. HOLDING CELL -- CONTINUOUS
Adult Avianna stands up and paces the room. Then she sits
down on the moss bed next to little Avianna.
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74.
CLONE AVIANNA
My brother Avryn and I organized a
colonization ship. We came initially
with 3,200 people, robots, and a few
dolphins, and built the city of
Armiston. Our population grew over
the first six years to 12,000. We
had idyllic, living community!
Adult Avianna smiles proudly, and then looks down, sad.
CLONE AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Then people began disappearing. We
detected a large life source that
seemed to be inside the planet, but
didn't know what it was. Explorers
that tried to find the source
disappeared. Even the robots we
sent.
AVIANNA
So, what happen?
EXT. PLANET EURESTA -- DAY
Show Elvine, a blue and white humanoid robot, chasing an
alien into a tunnel.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
A dolphin named Elvine, in humanoid
robot form, came back from an
expedition holding the unconscious
body of a strange creature. The
sight of it struck fear to all who
saw it...the stuff of long ago legends
and nightmares. It's part of human
mythos from your time. They have a
long, thin, grayish-pink body with a
big head, big, black eyes and a
pointed chin.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
(shudders)
I still can't believe it!
INT. CITY OF ARMISTON -- AFTERNOON
Elvine places the alien into a holding cell in the space
station. The alien wakes up and controls the humans to let
it go.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
Elvine told us that he had detected
movement during the early morning,
while it was still dark.
(MORE)
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75.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.) (CONT'D)
He had followed it to a tunnel,
stunned it and brought it to a holding
cell at the space station. When it
regained consciousness, none of us
knew the extreme telepathic powers
that it had. It simply controlled
the humans in the building forcing
them to release it.
EXT. CITY OF ARMISTON -- AFTERNOON
The alien runs out of the city staggers when the sunlight
hits it, but then regains speed as it slips into the jungle.
Robots are following. It runs back into a tunnel. The robots
lose it.
CLONE AVIANNA (V.O.)
As soon as the sunlight faded, they
attacked. We didn't even have time
to send messages to Earth for help,
we had to try and survive. Thousands
of them swarmed into key locations
in our city to dismantle
simultaneously all of our power
sources. Fighting flared up
throughout Armiston. Humans and
robots were firing lasers, but they
were simply overpowered with the
Eurestans overwhelming numbers.
(pause)
The creatures would simply focus on
the human brain and literally fry it
inside the skull, using microwave
frequencies to heat the water inside
the brain. The creatures were able
to dismantle robots by swarming them.
The battle went on for days.
AVIANNA (V.O.)
How horrible!
INT. HOLDING CELL -- CONTINUOUS
Return to the girls sitting on the side of the moss bed.
CLONE AVIANNA
(puts arm around little
Avianna)
Sadly, Avryn died while saving my
life. Three robots got away only
five humans were captured. The rest
were killed in the conflict.
(starts crying)
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76.
AVIANNA
I'm so sorry about all of them and
about Avryn. I wish I could have
met him.
(hugging Clone Avianna)
So, that means that Avalyse is still
out there?
CLONE AVIANNA
Yes, she is one of the robots that
got away. You look just like me as
a child.
(petting her head
wistfully)
AVIANNA
(points to the red
tinted light)
Hey, can't we get out through wherever
that light is coming from?
CLONE AVIANNA
There is a clear dome covering the
top of the city. The red tint comes
from a tunnel to the surface. We
cannot penetrate it.
AVIANNA
If only we had our technology, we
could block the signals or something.
Maybe the robots could, but we can't
even contact them, can we?
CLONE AVIANNA
I have hoped to persuade Armeny to
make contact with the robots on our
behalf, but Armeny is too fearful
the robots will only kill it.
AVIANNA
I'd like to talk to this creature,
Armeny!
CLONE AVIANNA
Armeny is more human than any other
Eurestan I've seen, and it even thinks
it is related to our family line.
You in particular are part of their
legends. If the Eurestans had known
who you were, they would have killed
you. You were lucky no one said or
thought your name on the way here.
Armeny has always thought that you
were going to meet it, that it is
foretold in the prophecy of the book
they suppressed in your time. I've
always thought that is the reason it
comes around.
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77.
AVIANNA
Wow! Really? Mom said that maybe
she was abducted when she was a girl
scout.
Avianna looks up thinking and gets an idea.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Hum...Maybe...I prophesied that it
help us! There...I will now: Armeny
will help us!
CLONE AVIANNA
(laughs)
The religious fanatics holding
ideological sway over all the
Eurestans have convinced them that
the humans are dangerous and cannot
be let go. But, a few of them, like
Armeny, say that we should be let
go...But they have no political
support.
AVIANNA
It sounds like political
indecisiveness on their part is
keeping all of us here in limbo: how
human of them!
CLONE AVIANNA
Armeny thinks that, since extremists
were slowly killing off the humans
before we were captured, we are safer
here...we are guarded and contained.
AVIANNA
Can you show me around here?
CLONE AVIANNA
O.K., after six years we've developed
our own "primitive" ways of doing
things. We grow our own food and
have children the old natural way.
There are only 212 of us, including
eighteen children under the age of
six all born in captivity.
Avianna gets out of bed and walks through a short triangular
tunnel to a large underground plaza.
INT. UNDERGROUND CITY -- DAY
In the underground city, moss grows on the walls. There are
triangular doors of different sizes along the walls and large
white flowers scattered about. There are also benches with
moss growing on them in the plaza area. The large chamber
is crowded with adults and a few children playing in the
open field.
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78.
A woman nursing her child is sitting on steps in front of
her room. They have a large white flower filled with air
and the children are batting it like a balloon.
BENJAMEN, a handsome tall Chinese man, is walking up to little
Avianna and adult Avianna.
BENJAMEN
(to clone Avianna)
Oh, Avianna, my darling. So this is
the little Avianna I've heard so
much about!
(shaking little
Avianna's hand)
CLONE AVIANNA
(looks down at Avianna)
Let me introduce you, BENJAMEN, to
my little sister, Avianna; Avianna,
this is Benjamen, my husband.
AVIANNA
You're married?
CLONE AVIANNA
Yes, and we have a four-year-old
girl named Valery. She's in school
right now with all the children over
the age of four.
AVIANNA
(beaming with
excitement)
I'm an aunt! I've been an aunt all
this time! Wow, I can't wait to
meet her!
BENJAMEN
Oh, what shall we call you then?
How about "little Avianna"?
AVIANNA
Uh, I did have a nickname in my time:
"Avi".
BENJAMEN
Well then, we shall call you Avi.
(smiles)
Avianna, love, I was just now coming
to give you a report on the others
from Avi's mission: All are doing
well.
(pauses, looking at
little Avianna)
I'm the group's doctor. I have been
able to maintain our health very
well in these primitive conditions.
(MORE)
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79.
BENJAMEN (CONT'D)
The nano-bots in our bodies have
been self-replicating and repairing,
but we've all become more natural.
(pauses, turns to
look at adult Avianna)
Dr. Lohan may have some new ideas
for us. He is on tour with Jolene,
Hamelen, and Mandy, being led by his
wife, Veronica. They were overjoyed
to see each other. Jolene was
saddened to find out that her daughter
and son-in-law were killed. But she
was delighted to find out that she
is a grandmother of a six-year-old
boy named Justin. Friends of his
parents were raising him, but now
his grandmother will take primary
responsibly. Unfortunately, Megen
died in the gas chamber.
AVIANNA
What about Jermane?
BENJAMEN
I'm sorry to say that I think we are
going to have a problem with him.
When he found out all of the members
of the military mission, including
his mother had been killed. He went
into a rage. Ripping moss off the
walls of his room, hitting things,
alternating between screaming and
crying.
(pauses, looks around
the room)
I think it is best to keep him away
from Armeny when it visits. The boy
is filled with anger. Avi, you can
join the tour if we get going.
Benjamen gestures to follow him to the tour. Little Avianna
sees many rooms, ending with getting to play with the
children. Little Avianna scratches out the ABC's in the
sand with her finger teaching them.
INT. REANIMATION WARD -- DAY
Aurora is smiling, watching a holographic memory of Avianna
and Avryn play together as children. In the background,
Avryn's body is lying on a couch, lifelike with the eyes
flit open, unconscious.
FADE TO BLACK:
Change story to Avryn's point of view. There are sounds of
an auto crash, then an ambulance. Heartbeat slows and stops.
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80.
FADE IN:
INT. PATIENT'S ROOM -- DAY
AVRYN (V.O.)
(scared)
Huh...Where am I? Is this the
hospital?
AURORA (V.O.)
You'll all right.
NEILS (V.O.)
You are in the Reanimation Ward of
the hospital.
AVRYN (V.O.)
What?...
AURORA (V.O.)
Avryn, you were in a terrible
accident. You were put into cryo-
suspension.
AVRYN (V.O.)
What?! You mean I died?
AVRIEL (V.O.)
Remember that necklace you used to
wear? The one about contacting the
cryonics organization in case of
emergency?
AVRYN (V.O.)
Yes...you mean, I was...frozen?
AURORA (V.O.)
After the doctor pronounced your
death, the cryonics E.M.T.'s took
your body to their facility where
you were suspended...
AVRYN (V.O.)
What? This is the future?
AURORA (V.O.)
It is 2189, almost two hundred years
has passed...I am Aurora. I'm the
great, great granddaughter of your
sister Avalyse, who survived the
accident. We are your family.
NEILS (V.O.)
I am your mother's great-grandson,
Neils. Aurora is my daughter; she
works at this reanimation facility.
(MORE)
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81.
NEILS (V.O.) (CONT'D)
And my other daughter, Avriel,
graciously came today to welcome
you.
AURORA (V.O.)
Your older sister, Avianna, was
reanimated just under a year ago.
She could not be here today. As
soon as you are ready, you can have
the message she left for you.
AVRYN
My big sister, Avianna left me a
message? So, can I...like get up
yet?
AURORA
All right. It is time.
Avryn bolts up from the bed. He stands up and hops a little
bit with a grin on his face. The others laugh at him. Aurora
pulls the cryonics necklace out of a drawer and gives it to
Avryn. He looks at it, then he puts it in his pocket of his
robe.
AVRYN
Thanks...I'll keep it as a good luck
charm. Where's the message?
Aurora focuses her attention on a computer in the corner of
the room.
INT. TEXAS HOUSE 200 YEARS AGO -- DAY
Avryn is in the den of his home, with tan floral couches, a
wagon wheel on the wall, horse art, stirrups, and old-
fashioned spoke looking wooden chairs. Avianna, walks through
the door and across the room and sits down in the tan
overstuffed rocking chair.
AVIANNA
Avryn, I have so much to tell you.
This is very important you must listen
to me.
(pauses, looks up
serious)
Avryn, my little brother. I missed
you so much. I'm glad that you are
alive and able to listen to this.
I'm sorry I could not be there.
About that, This is important: Do
not attempt to follow me. I mean
it! You can check out my personal
recorder, everything I experienced
after I was reanimated is there up
until I left Earth.
(MORE)
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82.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Ask Aurora about downloading my
experiences into your brain. You
won't have time to relive them in
"live time", but they will be in
your memory.
(pauses, looks at
Avryn)
I left the highlights so you could
see some of the things I liked.
Check out my birthday party; it was
the coolest ever! I wish you could
have been there, little bro.
everything here is amazing!
Avianna stands up and begins pacing, gesturing with her hands.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Please remember to contact Joycee.
She will take you to the church I
attended. If you think church was
fun in our day; you haven't seen
anything yet!
(stops pacing)
Tell Aurora "hi" for me and that I'm
sorry for going and not discussing
it with her. I know she knew and
didn't want me to go, but did not
try to stop me. Please thank her
for me. She's very sweet and will
help you if you need anything. At
school Gloreenia is the person to
talk to about any questions. She is
much nicer than Jezra. Good luck!
(looks sad and lowers
face)
I miss you so much. I love you. I
will do everything I can to get a
message back to Earth and try to
find out how you are doing, if I'm
alive and well.
(perks up, smiling)
Avryn, the cool thing about simulated
environments is that you can feel.
I won't be there to feel giving you
a hug, but you can feel getting one...
Come over here and hug me!
Avryn pauses.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Oh, come on Avryn
Avryn laughs. He walks over to her and gives her a hug.
AVIANNA (CONT'D)
Thanks, little bro. Love ya!
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83.
INT. PATIENT'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn is back in the patient's room. The other three people
are still standing where they were.
AVRYN
Wow! That was something else! Hey,
Aurora, Avianna said to say "hi" to
you, and to thank you for not trying
to stop her from leaving.
AURORA
Thanks, Avryn. I do miss her. You
have a lot to learn about our society.
We are transhumans now, you're
stronger, smarter, and you have nano-
bots to keep you in better shape.
AVRYN
Cool!...Sorry that message took so
long, I'm ready to go.
AURORA
Don't worry...You weren't gone long.
You'll find time perception today is
very different from in your time.
Our brains now are sped up many times
beyond the brains of your day. We
experience things much faster,
telepathically. We can even access
the grid. It is like the internet
of your day, but children are limited
in the amount of time they spend on
the grid. What was a minute of your
time can feel like an hour here.
What would have been an hour in your
time is only a minute in our time.
That's why you were only gone thirty
seconds in the message, in real time.
You will have perceived it as longer
though.
AVRYN
Only thirty seconds?! No way! It
felt a lot longer then that!
AURORA
(laughs)
You'll learn how to monitor time
better. Each minute now is about an
hour of time as you remember it.
Ok, lets go.
EXT. PARKING AREA -- MORNING
The vehicle lands in the center of the parking area.
Gloreenia and Jezra walk up to the vehicle as the passengers
disembark.
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84.
JEZRA
Welcome Avryn, to one of the largest
schools on Earth, the L'angeles
School. I am the teacher coordinator,
and I will be introducing you to the
floor teacher I have chosen for you.
GLOREENIA
It is an honor to have you at our
school. I'm Gloreenia the school's
head master. Your big sister Avianna
was a wonderful addition, and we all
miss her greatly. I'm sure you'll
find a warm reception from everyone,
but if you ever have any problems,
do not hesitate to contact me for
assistance. Please, let us proceed
with your introduction to our learning
environment.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Gloreenia, Jezra, Neils, Avriel, and Aurora are in Avryn's
room. Gloreenia walks over to the nano-minting machine and
starts her speech explaining school and societal rules for
children of his age.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
GLOREENIA
(standing at the door)
We will leave now. I hope you enjoy
your room as much as the other
children do.
JEZRA
Come by my office tonight and I will
introduce you to your new teacher.
Bye for now.
They turn and walk out the door.
AVRYN
(smiles wiping hand
across forehead)
Phew...that was a lot to remember.
Everyone laughs. Avryn looks at the plain white room.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
Computer: make the room look like a
redwood forest.
The room changes to a forest theme. The bed, table and chairs
look like old logs fresh cut to shape.
AURORA
Not bad...
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85.
Aurora walks over to the nano-minting machine.
AURORA (CONT'D)
We haven't eaten all day. Avryn do
you like fish? I can make us some
red salmon, green beans, and some
candy yams.
AVRYN
(turns nose up)
Green beans? You still have to eat
veggies in the future?
NEILS
(laughs)
Sure, green beans, are high in protein
and very good for you. The nano-
bots in your body can't keep you
strong if you don't give them
something to work with.
(winks)
AVRIEL
Hey, on the holidays, you can come
to visit us and we'll have all types
of desserts you'll enjoy.
They start eating. Avryn notices that they don't use
silverware. They just pick up the fish, dip it into various
sauces and then put it in their mouths. Avryn starts doing
the same.
AVRYN
This is good!
(picks up another
small piece of pink
fish and dips it)
No silverware?
(puts fish in mouth)
AVRIEL
(laughs)
Everyone eats with their hands now.
AVRYN
If only my mom could see me now...
she was, always telling me not use
my fingers! I want to start learning
about things. Neils, how can I bypass
the computer to get on the grid?
NEILS
(almost chokes on
food, then laughs)
The grid? You first need to learn
about history and today's society
before entering simulation worlds.
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86.
AVRYN
(gives a sour face)
Oh...Hmm...
AVRIEL
(looking at Avryn)
You can learn our family history
first. Did you know that you are
related to Eric the Red of the Viking
days?
AVRYN
(smiles)
We're Vikings!...School's gonna be
way cool!
NEILS
I need to get back to work now. I
will call on you tomorrow. You
personal recorder has a holographic
phone built in. Just think of the
person you want to call and the phone
does the rest.
AVRIEL
I need to go too. I will call you
later. Bye, Enjoy school.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- AFTERNOON
Aurora and Avryn are in the room.
AVRYN
Are there any playgrounds near here?
AURORA
Of course. You want to go to one
now before downtime?
Avryn starts to nods his head "Yes". Aurora stands up smiling
and starts to walk out the door.
EXT. PLAYGROUND -- EVENING
Aurora and Avryn walk over a hill and the playground looks
to be a private fantasy city. An amusement park, a theater,
and a playground are next to each other. There are swings,
bridges, ramps, zip-lines and climbing structures. Aurora
finds a bench and sits down.
EXT. PLAYGROUND -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn runs over to the three dimensional nano-tech projections
of castles, pirate ships, spaceships, trapper forts, and
Indian teepees. He climbs aboard a British ship and the
captain's uniform appears over his clothes. He looks
surprised. He takes the wooden wheel and joins the play of
the children as the captain.
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87.
EXT. PLAYGROUND -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn moves to the five-ring circus. He climbs the top of a
pole, swings on the trapeze, tries jump across to grab the
other trapeze but misses, and falls into the giant net.
EXT. PLAYGROUND -- MOMENTS LATER
Avryn runs over to the rocket ship area. He sees Aurora and
waves as he is running over to the spaceship. He sees gray
aliens with big black eyes. It scares him so he runs back
to Aurora. Aurora is in a trance like state.
AVRYN
Whata' doin'?
AURORA
(startled)
I'm looking up information on the
grid.
(smiles)
Are you having fun?
AVRYN
Yeah! This is the coolest playground
ever!
AURORA
OK, we have to go on, so we can meet
Jezra in his office before it is
"down time" but you can come here
again with your friends- just make
sure you follow your school rules!
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- NIGHT
Aurora and Avryn walk to Jezra's office. It is on top of
the school building. They knock on his door.
JEZRA
(loud and clear)
Hello, Please, come, in.
When the door opens, Avryn cannot walk in, everything is
clear, the floor, the walls, the ceiling, even the furniture.
All that can be seen is the cityscape far below.
JEZRA (CONT'D)
Wonderful view, isn't it?
AVRYN
(gulps)
Yeah.
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88.
AURORA
(smiles)
I have a Japanese garden where I
work. It is serene and useful for
meditation. This must be distracting
to you with so much to look at.
JEZRA
(laughs)
I only get worried if someone's
vehicle seems headed towards our
school, but their computer control
system catches the error and diverts
it at the last minute! Thank you
for coming! We need to be introducing
Mr. Avryn to his new teacher. I
will accompany you to your floor.
Jezra stands up and walks out the door. His white robes
glow with their own light. They enter the elevator.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- CONTINUOUS
The door opens to Avryn's floor. They are in the hallway.
Avryn can't believe what he is seeing, an old, pinch-face
Jewish woman with thick glasses, with dangling chains.
MZ NEERA
(squinting, long flat
voice)
My name is MZ NEERA. Jezra, thank
you for coming. Avryn will be in
good hands on this floor.
Everyone looks scared of her. Jezra nods and turns to enter
the elevator a bit too rapidly.
MZ NEERA (CONT'D)
You will please be prompt and observe
common eating times, class times,
and down time. I will be by your
room tonight to make sure you know
how to start nightly downloads.
AVRYN
(stutters)
Uh, uh, thanks
MZ NEERA
And what kind of manners did they
teach you in your time? You will
say "Thank you, Mz Neera".
AVRYN
(smiles)
Thank you, Mz Neera.
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89.
Mz Neera stands back and nods in agreement, then turns and
gestures down the hallway. Aurora and Avryn walk to his
room. The door closes.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
AURORA
(same manner as Mz
Neera)
And you will have no fun on my watch.
Avryn starts to laugh.
AURORA (CONT'D)
(exaggerates, with a
salute)
Yes, ma'am, thank you.
AVRYN
What's up with her? I mean...I
thought everyone was a transhuman.
AURORA
(shrugs)
Some people are proud of their natural
genes, and keep enhancements to a
minimum. I bet Mz Neera is just
more of a "natural" than most.
(pauses)
Well, sorry, but I've got to go, but
I'm sure you'll be well taken care
of.
Aurora makes a face like Mz Neera's as she steps into the
hallway.
AURORA (CONT'D)
(mimics her again)
Oh, and...have fun!
(laughs)
Avryn walks to the nano-minting machine and asks for a
"Wizards Way 8" book. He picks it up, leafs through and
starts reading when he found the place he'd been at. Then
he hears a knock on the door.
MZ NEERA
It is download time. You are to lie
in bed and ask the computer for the
night's download. You can ask for a
"full brain" where you acquire more
quickly or you can ask for a "half
brain" if you want to be aware.
AVRYN
(excited)
Oh, I'd love that! I can read all
night then!
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90.
MZ NEERA
(stares at the book
and sneers)
There are much faster ways of getting
information now you can download
that entire book series into your
brain and then you would just know
what happened.
(with emphasis)
People don't read books anymore.
AVRYN
Uhh, I like to find out slowly.
MZ NEERA
You must start your download at twenty-
one hundred and for the next three
hours intake the knowledge selected
by the school that you would need
for your discussions. After that,
at 0-hundred, for the next six hours
you will be given knowledge to catch
you up with the other children your
age.
(pauses, serious)
How well you do at school and how
far you advance is up to you. Good
night, be at our common eating area
6:45 sharp.
Avryn almost falls asleep during her speech but when she
finishes he perks up.
MZ NEERA (CONT'D)
Oh, and welcome to the fifty-first
floor. My floor is known as one of
the most productive floors in the
whole school. I expect you to help
keep it that way.
(She slowly smiles
and exits)
Avryn picks up his book and lies on the bed.
AVRYN
Computer: half brain.
He starts to read his book. He sets the book on his bedside
table.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
Computer: play Avianna's recorder.
Avryn watches some of Avianna's experiences waking and being
introduced to school.
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91.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- MORNING
Avryn wakes up refreshed. He looks at things and can recite
in his head the chemical properties of them or their history.
He is excited by this. He walks by the nano-minting machine.
AVRYN
Computer: make the room look like
clouds; make the furniture silver.
Then Avryn walks over to the nano-minting machine.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
Computer: make a cowboy outfit.
A red shirt and blue jeans appear with a black cowboy hat
and brown boots.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
Computer: make a medieval pageboy
outfit.
The clothes appear and Avryn picks it up...
INT. COMMONS AREA -- MORNING
Avryn is wearing the medieval pageboy costume. He thinks he
must be late, then notices he has only minutes to make it to
breakfast in time. Running down to the breakfast area he
stumbles into VERINA, a small green eyed, dark haired girl.
AVRYN
Sorry, I...uh...
VERINA
You are getting used to things still,
I see. Be more careful.
AVRYN
(smiles)
My name is Avryn.
VERINA
(quickly)
Yes, I know. It's on your door and
you are new.
Verina moves down the hallway.
AVRYN
I was trying to be polite. What's
your name?
VERINA
(smiles)
Oh, well, my name is VERINA. I'm
your neighbor. I love geology and
chemistry.
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92.
AVRYN
I think everything here is amazing.
VERINA
(smiles)
Well, your outfit sure is. That is
so...cool! You look just like a
medieval pageboy. How did you think
of that?
AVRYN
Oh, I have been having fun with my
nano-minting machine. I've been
trying on clothes from different
time periods. I ran out of time,
and this is what I had on. I'd worn
it for Halloween in my time. Tomorrow
I'll have to wear a cowboy suite.
VERINA
(laughs)
You're funny. Come on, you must be
headed to breakfast, too. I'll show
you the way. Mz Neera will take
away privileges for being a second
late. She is known as the strictest
teacher at this school. All parents
want her for their kids, but all the
kids try to get different floors
when they are ten.
AVRYN
Oh, I wish I'd had a choice!
Verina laughs and they walk into the commons room. Everyone
else is sitting down eating huevos rancheros. Everyone stops
eating. Mz Neera appears to have been waiting for them.
MZ. NEERA
Well, it is nice of you to be on
time.
(scowling)
Avryn, after your morning discussions,
I will see you in my office.
Understand?
Everyone turns to look at Avryn.
GIRL
You're in trouble now!
Everyone laughs quietly. Mz Neera turns to see who said
that, and there is silence. Then she walks away to the other
side of the commons.
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93.
INT. MZ NEERA'S OFFICE -- AFTERNOON
As Avryn walks to the door and it opens automatically. He
walks in the office and Mz Neera is sitting at a large
executive oak desk. There are eucalyptus arrangements around
and Avryn's eyes water. A computer terminal with a
holographic display on the left side and on the right side
is a glass art work of an apple. The holographic display is
showing where all the students are in their rooms for her
floor. Avryn notices this but says nothing.
MZ NEERA
Thank you for observing proper manners
for your breakfast by being on time
but do be more careful.
(pauses, looks at the
computer holographic
display)
Last night, you spent hours in the
simulated environment of your sister's
personal recorder.
(looks back at Avryn)
That is against our rules. I
understand that this is a big
adjustment for you. So I've spoken
with Gloreenia about granting you an
exception. Since your sister is
gone, we decided you can be comforted
seeing how she lived here and adjusted
to this school.
(pauses, stares harder
at him)
However you are to talk about what
you see with our school counselor,
MR. JENKINS. I'm sure that soon you
will develop more of your own
interests and not be wanting to live
in simulated environments.
AVRYN
Thank you, Mz Neera. I know that
I'm very fortunate to be here, even
though I miss my family terribly.
She stands up and walks him to the door.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- EVENING
Avryn changes his room to a cave behind a waterfall. The
furniture changes into carved rock. MAX, a large boy with
brown eyes and hair, knocks on the door.
AVRYN
Yes?
MAX
My name is MAX, I'm your neighbor.
Can I come in?
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94.
AVRYN
Sure!
Max walks into the room, smiles, flicks his hair and puts
his hand up to wave "hi".
MAX
Hi, I noticed your room changing and
I wanted to come meet you. That is
so cool!...Forest to clouds to
waterfall! You must be very creative.
I heard about your past- I think
you'll really like it here.
Avryn stands up and gestures Max to sit in a rock chair.
AVRYN
(starts to look sad)
You know my big sister, Avianna?
She is in deep space right now. I
wish I could be with her. It's not
fair.
MAX
I understand what you mean, but what
she did is very dangerous. I want
to go to space when I grow up. Many
in our family have colonized Ikaria.
It is a beautiful planet. Warm during
the day, then icy cold at night, but
even "natural" humans can live there
in the open. Hey, maybe you can
come too!
AVRYN
Yeah, I hope you make it to Ikaria
and I can visit you someday. It's
all interesting and so vastly
different from my time. Some things
are just strange here, and I miss so
many from my time. I want Aurora,
my great-great niece, to reanimate
my mom. My dad had a stroke, so he
will take longer. I heard half of
his brain was missing, and that his
memories will have to be reconstructed
and filled in.
Max was leaning forward in his chair and listening.
MAX
Yeah, it's not so easy when the brain
tissue is archaic. The scientists
at the reanimation ward want the
cryo-suspended to retain their own
memories so they can be themselves.
It's an ethical issue.
(MORE)
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95.
MAX (CONT'D)
My dad told me all about it, because
I have a great-great-grandpa who is
in suspension. We are waiting for
him to be reanimated. He'll be like
one of the oldest alive, for sure!
AVRYN
Really? Wow! Well...I'm sure they'll
figure it out eventually. I'm here,
aren't I?
Avryn pulls out his cryonics necklace from a pocket of his
robe and shows it to Max.
MAX
Cool! Can I see it?
Avryn gives it to Max. He holds it up and looks at it.
AVRYN
It is my good luck charm. It is
almost 200 years old now.
Max returns it to Avryn. He puts it back into his pocket.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
Hey, anyway...Why do you have a pirate
ship on your exterior room wall?
MAX
I loved stories of pirates when I
was little. It is comforting to me
to keep it up, to think I'm protected
from pirates today, or that I can
help out the impoverished when I'm
older.
AVRYN
(leans forward)
What do you mean?
MAX
There are real pirates today, well,
hackers, people who steal nano-minting
programs or newly created simulation
programs for their own profit.
(pauses and smiles)
I heard you were in trouble with Mz
Neera. I have been in trouble with
her...What did she do to you?
AVRYN
Nothing actually...I was caught
watching my sister's personal recorder
for six hours. I like to watch what
she did after she was reanimated.
(MORE)
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96.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
They said that I could continue to
do it. But, I have to talk to the
counselor, Mr. Jenkins.
MAX
(smiles)
Oh, he's totally cool. You'll love
him!
AVRYN
So what do you do for fun? I went
to the playground and it was the
coolest ever! I never even imagined
anything like that before!
MAX
Yeah, I love the playground, too,
but you haven't seen a movie have
you?
AVRYN
No...
MAX
Simulated movies rock! See if you
can come to my house for the weekend.
We have lots of movies.
AVRYN
Sure, I'll check with Aurora this
weekend I get to see the robotics
facility with my great-great-uncle
Neils.
MAX
Sounds good...I have to get back to
my room before lights out...I don't
want Mz Neera catching me!
They both laugh. Max smiles again and leaves.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
A silver vehicle lands in the parking area. Avryn runs to
embark the vehicle. It flies off into the sky.
EXT. ROBOTICS FACILITY -- MORNING
The robot facility is out in the open desert. As a vehicle
approaches a door opens in the roof and the vehicle flies
inside.
INT. ROBOTICS FACILITY -- MOMENTS LATER
The vehicle stops on a platform. Avryn and Neils disembark
the vehicle and walk onto a walkway leading to a professional
looking office.
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97.
They walk through a shiny arched doorway into the middle of
a long room. They sit down at the conference table in the
middle of the room.
NEILS
Welcome Avryn, this is our reception
area.
(he looks up)
Computer: display hologram
A hologram appears in the center of the table showing all
types of robots for use and some robots from history. He
and Avryn walk into a hallway.
NEILS (CONT'D)
Avryn, I want you to meet the director
of the robot facility.
INT. PRIMO 3M+'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Primo 3M+ is a silver humanoid A.I. robot. His office is
overlooking a large bay in the robot facility.
AVRYN
Hello, so you're a robot?
PRIMO 3M+
Yes, and welcome to the U.S. robot
research facility.
AVRYN
You're the first robot I've met.
PRIMO 3M+
It is unique for me to meet a newly
reanimated human. I have, in fact,
never met a person who has come so
directly from living in your time
period, and you are so young. Would
you mind if I did a scan of your
brain to look at some memories of
your time? We could do it while you
test out one of our newest robotic
forms. I'm always amazed at the
intensity of emotions in naturally
evolved human brains, compared to
how people regulate their emotions
today. Feeling them myself helps me
understand them.
AVRYN
(smiles, looks at
Neils who nods as if
he can if he wants
to)
Well, I guess so.
(MORE)
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98.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
I've certainly had a lot of emotions
in my life, some scary and hard times.
Maybe you'll learn something.
(nods enthusiastically)
Of course I want to try one of the
newest robot forms created.
They walk down a spiral staircase that leads to the floor of
the testing room.
INT. TESTING ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Primo 3M+ shows Avryn a humanoid silver robot that is about
3 meters (10 feet) tall. This new design made use of
antigravity; named Graviton. He demonstrates how this robot
can levitate in place.
PRIMO 3M+
Avryn, please lay on that couch so I
can transfer your consciousness into
the robot.
AVRYN
Sweet!
Primo 3M+ controls Graviton to go outside though an air lock.
EXT. AMERICAN ROBOTS FACILITY -- DAY
Graviton is out on the desert ground.
INT. TESTING ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
PRIMO 3M+
Avryn, Graviton is outside. Are you
ready?
AVRYN
Yes.
PRIMO 3M+
Computer: make transference now.
EXT. OUTSIDE -- DAY
AVRYN (V.O.)
Wow! This is so cool. I feel so
much stronger!
Avryn picks up his right arm and inspects his hand. Then he
raises his other hand. He grasps them together, and then he
reaches down and takes a rock, he crushes into a handful of
sand. He lets the sand drift down between his fingers.
When he is down to one grain of sand he pinches it and throws
it out into the empty desert. He can track it visually to
where it falls.
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99.
EXT. OUTSIDE -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn as Graviton levitates in the air and it climbs up into
the clouds. It moves forward to some mountains in the south.
It slows down at the mountains and lowers itself to tree
level. Using infrared Avryn finds a prong snake very light
in color with growths shielding its eyes, about to attack a
white rodent looking rufyair. The rufyair has tufts of hair
over its eyes. The Prong snake is much larger than the
rufyair. Avryn glides over to a spot just above them. The
rufyair is opening a pinecone. The snake starts to jump
when the robot catches it. The snake tries to attack the
robot. Avryn senses that the snake is dehydrated and moves
the snake over to a creek. Then the robot flies up into the
air.
INT. TESTING ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER
Avryn as Graviton moves back into the airlock and moves to
the same spot it was before.
PRIMO 3M+
Computer: reverse transference
protocol
Neils walks over the couch where Avryn is laying.
NEILS
How was your trip?
AVRYN
Crazy!
NEILS
You know, we are not to interfere
with the natural order of the snake
eating the rodent.
AVRYN
Yeah, I'm sorry, I just couldn't let
the snake...
PRIMO 3M+
I would have done the same thing.
Avryn smiles.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
MAX
Avryn, want to go the Ocean Dome?
I'm planning a group outing supervised
by a teacher.
AVRYN
Cool, totally!
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100.
MAX
Ok, I'll count you in. We'll go
after discussion class tomorrow.
INT. OCEAN DOME -- DAY
Avryn walks over the shoreline. A dolphin jumps out of the
water.
LEXA (V.O.)
Hello. Come join us!
AVRYN (V.O.)
Hi! Do you know Ioe? Avianna's
friend? Avianna is my sister.
LEXA (V.O.)
Sure! I will be back in a minute.
AVRYN (V.O.)
Ok.
IOE (V.O.)
Hi! Avianna's brother. Come join
us as a dolphin. It is fun!
AVRYN (V.O.)
Ok. I'm Avryn. I will ask my teacher
first.
Ioe and Lexa disappear in the water.
INT. OCEAN DOME -- MOMENTS LATER
A robot dolphin slides into the water. In the background,
Avryn is laying on a couch. The robot dolphin swims fast to
catch up with Lexa and Ioe.
IOE (V.O.)
Let us show you our home.
AVRYN (V.O.)
I've never swam so fast.
The robot dolphin swims into a living space. The dolphins
have a lit living area; each one has a U shaped, long, soft
couch to lie down on when they go into robotic form or
simulated environments. Young dolphins are playing with a
light orb. The art in the room is blown glass of swirling
colors that shine with light. On the walls are 3-D photos
of other dolphins in purple water.
LEXA
Those are our kinsfolk on the planet
Aques. We want to visit them soon.
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101.
IOE
That is an image of my mom. Isn't
she great!
AVRYN
Yeah, you all have it made being
dolphins- I had no idea they have
their own culture. Thanks for showing
me around, I'll come visit again. I
need to get back to school.
The dolphin robot swims back to its holding pen.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- NIGHT
AVRYN
Computer: Make the room look like
the old west. Make my bed look like
a Conestoga wagon.
Avryn is in bed watching the memories on Avianna's personal
recorder. Avianna is skiing, with Neils, Randall, Avreil,
and Aurora. Avreil is talking about her relationship with
Yuri...
INT. MR. JENKINS OFFICE -- AFTERNOON
Avryn walks up to Mr. Jenkins door and knocks. Avryn is
wearing his cowboy outfit. Mr. Jenkins, Welsh, tall, with
black hair and brown eyes.
JENKINS
Howdy Stranger! What brings you to
these parts?
AVRYN
(uncertain)
Mz Neera says I have to talk to you
about Avianna and all.
JENKINS
Well, then come on in and we'll have
a pow-wow!
(waves arm to motion
Avryn in)
What's up partner?
AVRYN
(finally understands
the joke)
Oh! I'm wearin' cowboy clothes today.
I get it!
(laughs)
JENKINS
(concerned)
Tell me, what is going on? How is
school?
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102.
AVRYN
I like school and all, but sometimes
I miss my friends back home. I've
been watching the simulations big
sis left me. I miss her terribly
and all that I knew from my time.
(starts to look sad)
JENKINS
You can make the best of it here,
and now. You have a life to live.
You have friends, even dolphin
friends, I hear.
AVRYN
(smiles a little)
Yeah, but I still don't understand
why more people didn't sign up for
cryonics 200 years ago. I just don't
understand why.
(starts to look down,
drops cowboy hat)
JENKINS
(serious)
You're lucky that your mom had the
foresight to understand cryonics
back in your time and you shouldn't
grieve for those who are not here
but honor their memory...I too lost
family members who didn't sign up
for cryonics. But it is not your
fault, no one knew what would happen
and most didn't even know how easily
they could plan for cryonics- even
while putting much more money into
their church's or organizations
devoted to helping end poverty and
such. My own grandparents were very
religious and never signed up. I'm
still doing good in my church and to
honor their memory- and I hope to
meet them again.
(sorrowful)
What about church Avryn, if you are
not interested in mine--You know,
Avianna went to church with Joycee.
Have you talked to her yet, would
you like to go with them?
AVRYN
No, I forgot about that. I remember
she said to contact her, I guess I
should try that.
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103.
JENKINS
It could be a good idea, maybe help
you figure out your emotions...Give
you some bearing on all this.
Religions have been doing that for a
long time. Also we have a mentoring
program where the older boys will be
like big brothers to the younger
ones coming in, I'm going to recommend
you as a big brother.
AVRYN
Thanks. I look forward to that.
EXT. AIR CAR -- MORNING
Joycee and Mack pick up Avryn to go to church. Avryn looks
outside the windows to see the city below. He sees a medieval-
looking building, a gothic church with expansive, beautiful
stained glass pictures that seem to be moving. There are
the religious symbols from many religions from his time,
even some ones he didn't know. The Unitarian Universalist
Church. The vehicle lands in a parking lot next to the
church.
AVRYN
Wow! This place looks cool.
JOYCEE
Wait until you go inside. There are
historic simulations of most major
religions and myths.
INT. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH -- AFTERNOON
Avryn walks in the main sanctuary and see all the different
simulations running along the walls. Joycee and Mack walk
in the sanctuary and sit in one of the pews. Avryn notices
a scary looking robot watching him.
AVRYN
(turns and look at
Mack)
Hey, it's like a smögåsbord of
religions! I want to try them all.
MACK
Sure, but service starts in ten
minutes.
AVRYN
Ok, I'll have a look-see.
INT. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn sees the robot in the walkway standing still just
watching him. He enters an arch with a sign over it:
Religion: Jewish; Daniel and the Lion's Den.
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104.
Avryn is in the lion's den, it is barely light. He can smell
the dust kicked up by the pacing lions, he looks scared.
Daniel is thrown into the lion's den. The middle-eastern
king and his men are looking down into the den from above.
KING DARIUS
May your God, whom you faithfully
serve, deliver you!
A large stone is placed at the mouth of the den. Avryn sees
Daniel drop to his knees and pray, and as he does, the lions
lay down to sleep. Avryn looks relieved.
KING DARIUS (CONT'D)
(laughing and says to
his men)
O Daniel, servant of the living God,
has your God whom you faithfully
been able to deliver you from the
lions?
DANIEL
O King, My God has shut the lions
mouths so that they would not hurt
me, because I was found blameless
before him. My faith is my shield.
Avryn smiles and walks out. He sees the robot in the same
place watching him. He walks over to the next arch.
INT. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH -- CONTINUOUS
The arch sign reads. Religion: Norse Paganism; Thor
At a campfire in the Northern woods, two blond men are
relaxing as they tell tales. HAR has a mjolnir in his hand;
a hammer-shaped pendant to show his devotion to Thor.
GANGLER
I now ask thee, what are the names
of the other gods and what have they
brought to pass?
HAR
The mightiest of them is Thor.
(he raises his pendant)
He possesses three very precious
things. The first is a hammer called
Mjolnir, which both the Frost and
Mountain Giants know to their cost
when they see it hurled against them
in the air. The second rare thing
he possesses is called the belt of
strength. The third, also very
precious, being his iron gauntlets.
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105.
The image of Thor, a large man with a long red beard, runs
in the sky behind the two simulated speakers. He is wearing
his battle armor. Avryn watches them as they speak, and the
image of Thor.
GANGLER
But tell me did it ever happen that
Thor in his expeditions was overcome
by force?
HAR
No one can affirm this...
AVRYN
Cool, I want to be that strong,
someday.
Avryn peeks out the simulation and sees that the robot is
now gone. He smiles and runs to find Joycee.
INT. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH -- MOMENTS LATER
Avryn finds them and sits down. The lights dim. Only the
galaxy is glowing above.
JOYCEE
Did you have fun?
AVRYN
Yeah, there was a weird robot watching
me though, if I see him, I'll point
him out to you.
Avryn looks up and sees the Milky Way galaxy on the ceiling
twenty-five meters above. Different color dots show where
the known planets are. It is slowly rotating. Smoke beings
to fill the stage area as the choir begins to sing. The
choir is wearing satin crimson robes a light glows under
their faces as they proceed in and fill the choir balcony.
Below the stage, Avryn can barely make out the image of the
conductor of the orchestra. Avryn follows the conductor's
movements and trys to mimic with his own hands. As the last
note fades, the minister walks out of a door behind the stage.
A spot light focuses on as DR LEORA as she walks to the center
of the stage. The crowd applauds for a few seconds, then
she stretches out her hands...
DR LEORA
Welcome to our worship service. It
is a pleasure to be with you this
morning. Today we will discuss
robotic ethics, the topic that has
been raging through Earth's government
the past few months. Do robots have
any rights or they just servants of
humans? Is it a matter of respect
and honor?
(MORE)
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106.
DR LEORA (CONT'D)
A.I. already have some rights under
the law on Earth. Should we not
respect their consciousness and
autonomy through out the known worlds,
to the same extent as all humans?
We...All of us in the audience, could
empathize with the cruelty of
enslavement.
(pauses, remembers
her past history)
It is still a dilemma with the
disadvantaged people in some parts
of known worlds. Refugees, who lost
their homes due to the flooding of
Earth. We must reach out to all
sentient beings and A.I., we must
work together for the betterment of
all kind.
Avryn notices the same robot still staring at him. He
snuggles up to Joycee, but at the end of the service when he
was going to point the robot out, it has disappeared.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- DAY
Avryn is in his room watching a simulation of Avianna flying
as a bird when he hears the phone. He sees Mr. Jenkins appear
within the simulation as a holographic image.
JENKINS (V.O.)
Hello...What is this?
AVRYN (V.O.)
It is a simulation of Avianna flying.
Isn't it cool?!
JENKINS (V.O.)
Yeah! I just called to let you know
that I'm bringing a six year-old
over to meet you. His name is JAKE.
He and his parents will be over to
visit you in a few minutes. Is that
O.K.?
AVRYN (V.O.)
Sure, come on up.
Avryn looks around at the old west theme and he makes it
much more modern looking. He chose a smoky gray exterior
wall that displays a neural net. The firings of an A.I.
saying "How are you?"...are streaking by in red.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
There is a knock on the door. Mr. Jenkins; JESSICA is a
thin woman with bright red hair and emerald eyes with
freckles.
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107.
SCOTT is a large man with brown hair and blue eyes. JAKE is
a small boy with green eyes, freckles and strawberry blond
hair. LINDSEY is a one year-old girl with amber blonde hair
and blue eyes.
AVRYN
Come in!
JENKINS
(looks down at Jake)
Hi...This is JAKE.
AVRYN
(shakes his hand)
Hi, Jake. How are you?
JAKE
(shy)
Fine.
Jake looks down then at his parents.
JENKINS
(turns to look at
Jake's parents)
This is JESSICA and SCOTT O'MALLEY.
Jessica smiles and does the formal wave. Scott is wearing a
Scottish tartan kilt. Jessica walks over to the table and
sits down. Lindsey is set on the floor to play near the
table.
JESSICA
(with a strong Irish
accent)
Nice to meet you Avryn. We heard so
much about you. You're from the
21st century?
AVRYN
(looks down)
Yeah...I was in a car accident a
long time ago.
(looks up with
confidence)
Mr. and Mrs. O'Malley, I want to
personally thank you for allowing me
this opportunity to work with your
son. I volunteered to mentor a
younger child in honor a grandpa of
mine that is now lost, who spent so
much time with me when I was little.
I have lost many people whom I have
loved, and now I am grateful to have
the opportunity to give some of my
time to your son and be a big brother
to him.
(MORE)
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AVRYN (CONT'D)
I have quite an interesting background
that I can share with him, and many
interests now, but mainly, we can
have lots of fun!
JENKINS
(with pride)
Avryn is quite a fine young man. He
has matured and learned much since
coming to this school.
(winks at Avryn)
Our community is lucky to have him.
JESSICA
Well, well, well...That was quite a
speech! I'm looking forward to
hearing about your time together.
Jake has many things he likes at
school, but sometimes he gets
overwhelmed and is shy with other
kids. I think he will learn a lot
from you!
Scott reaches out and shakes Avryn's hand.
SCOTT
Thank you, young man. I trust you
to take care of my son and be a big
brother to him. Welcome to our
family...I hope that we will know
you for many, many years.
While Scott is speaking Linsey craws into Jessica's lap and
is nursed to sleep. Jessica and Scott start talking to each
other while watching Avryn interact with Jake.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn walks over to a corner and sits next to Jake. Jake
pulls some toys out of his school robe.
AVRYN
Wow, those are the coolest toys!
You are so lucky. I totally wish
I'd had toys so life-like when I was
your age!
JAKE
Yeah, look...I can change them into
different animals.
He has a lion chasing a zebra, but he picks up the lion before
it could catch the zebra.
JAKE (CONT'D)
I never let them hurt each other.
(MORE)
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109.
JAKE (CONT'D)
I think natural selection is mean
and sad in some ways. I like to
make my own stories.
AVRYN
Yes, I know what you mean. Remind
me to tell you later the story of
when I got to pick up a prong snake
and saved a little rufyair, outside.
When I was in a robot body.
JAKE
(excited)
You were? You did?
AVRYN
Yeah, it was cool.
Avryn stands up. Jake stands up and puts the toys back into
his robe.
JAKE
Wow! I can't wait till I get to go
into a robot body!
JENKINS (V.O.)
You're doing a great job, Avryn- I'm
sure you were a good big brother to
your own little sister in your time,
it shows.
Avryn smiles then Jessica speaks.
JESSICA
Is this a neural network? What is
it saying?
AVRYN
How are you?
JESSICA
(laughs)
Just fine, thank you.
JENKINS
How clever! I need to go now. I
hope you'll have fun together. I
will check up on you later.
He walks to the door and waves good-bye.
SCOTT
(smiles)
You guys will get along just fine.
Avryn, I can't wait until you come
to our house.
(MORE)
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110.
SCOTT (CONT'D)
Let's set that up for next weekend
if we can. You find out and let us
know.
JESSICA
Truly, thank you for doing all this,
Avryn.
They walk to the door and wave good bye. Jessica is holding
Jake's hand as they walk out the door. She is holding Lindsey
with her other arm.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn is laying in bed watching the news of the Noble Prize
winners on a holographic T.V.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
Then Avryn hears a metallic voice.
XYRO (V.O.)
My name is XYRO. You saw me at
church. You looked worried, so I
did not approach you. I spoke with
Mack. He said I could visit you
here. Primo 3M+ suggested that I
meet you here to give you information
and to learn from you. I attend the
Unitarian Universalist Church as a
member of Solarius: the A.I. religion.
AVRYN
What, the A.I. has a religion? Sure,
come on in but remember I can call
the school security if need be.
The door opens Xyro has to duck to come in.
XYRO
I'm fully functional, and you?
AVRYN
What?
It moves toward the red electrical firing on the wall.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
(relaxes)
Oh, I get it...You are very smart,
you know what that neural network is
firing. I was wondering, why do you
look the way you do? Don't you know
that you look scary to some humans?
Xyro starts to talk telepathy.
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111.
XYRO (V.O.)
I assure you you do not need to fear
me. I was made this way and I know
that some humans are afraid of how I
look. I do not feel the need to
change. I do not interact with humans
much, so I do not keep track of what
they think of me. I am planning on
traveling to space. It will not
matter there. I see you are
interested in news of the upcoming
Nobel Prize awards.
AVRYN (V.O.)
How did you know that?
XYRO (V.O.)
I can see the history of your room
computer.
AVRYN (V.O.)
Wow! You are very advanced!
XYRO (V.O.)
I actually am involved in helping
humanity. I came here to tell you
about it.
AVRYN (V.O.)
But what about all sentient beings
helping each other? More intelligence
power for advancement than any
individual can accomplish?
XYRO (V.O.)
Yes, you are very smart as well. We
in Solarious believe there must be
other life forms with greater
intelligence than even our own.
AVRYN (V.O.)
Your religion sounds just like other
religions: you have faith in something
that is not provable and you let
this drive you.
EXT. FIFTH LAGRANGIAN POINT
Show the robots building the space ship in space the Earth
and the moon can be seen together in the background.
XYRO (V.O.)
I am joining with other A.I. on our
mission into space. This mission is
something entirely new, a self-
supporting ship.
(MORE)
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112.
XYRO (V.O.) (CONT'D)
To make it completely self sustaining,
humans will not be able to live on
the ship. We will be using hyper-
drive technology, but for many years,
possibly hundreds, we will be too
far away to have contact with
humanity.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
AVRYN (V.O.)
That sounds just like a popular space
exploration T.V. show from my time.
INT. ROBOTICS FACILITY -- DAY
Show Primo 3M+ working on Graviton.
XYRO (V.O.)
Primo 3M+ said that you gave him a
new empathy and a new idea for the
beginning of our mission. It has to
do with the lost colony and your
sister.
(pauses)
He has developed robot bodies for
this trip that are far advanced beyond
what we already have. When you
visited the robot facility, he let
you try out one of the bodies that
was developed for this mission, the
newest form called Graviton. This
was no coincidence.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
AVRY (V.O.)
How could I possibly have influenced
it?
XYRO (V.O.)
After seeing your memories, Primo
3M+ desires to see what has happened
on Eruesta. He wants to offer you
an invitation to go with us.
AVRYN (V.O.)
(stunned)
How would I go? You said that humans
could not live on the ship.
INT. PRIMO 3M+'S ROOM
Show Primo 3M+ talking to Neils.
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113.
XYRO (V.O.)
Primo 3M+ is close to Neils. They
have great respect for each other.
If you didn't know, Neils was the
human mainly responsible for Primo
3M+'s creation. Neils knows that
the humans in charge of you want to
keep you on Earth and in school.
Primo 3M+ is going to approach Neils
with the idea of keeping your body
in suspended animation on Earth. If
you take the body of the robot
Graviton.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- CONTINUOUS
AVRYN
This was all Primo 3M+'s idea? What
would happen if our mission fails?
XYRO
Primo 3M+ has been coordinating this
A.I. mission. If a signal comes to
Earth, that the mission failed, your
body will be reanimated with all the
memories and recordings of your school
days up until the time we left. But
if you actually return to Earth,
then you can be reanimated into your
body with all the memories of your
travels.
AVRYN
Any kid would dream of getting to do
something like this! Yes of course,
I do want to go. It's a win-win
situation. My body technically won't
be leaving Earth, but my consciousness
will.
XYRO
I have already notified Primo 3M+ of
your decision. You are to keep this
strictly confidential for the time
being.
AVRYN
Thank you, Xyro, for coming.
XYRO
Thank you for talking to me. I must
be going now.
INT. AVRYN'S ROOM -- MORNING
Avriel is visiting Avryn in his room.
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114.
AVRIEL
(excited)
Is it true? I just heard from Dad,
that you are...
AVRYN
Uh...yes, I am! I guess Neils thinks
I can talk to you. How did you know
already?
AVRIEL
Neils and Primo 3M+ set up a virtual
conference last night that Aurora
and I attended. We generally agreed
that we think it sounds like a safe
and potentially useful mission, that
if you want to give it a go, then we
will all support you.
AVRYN
So you heard that the A.I. are
offering me a robot form to travel
with them on their mission into space?
AVREIL
(exited)
Yes! You are so lucky!
AVRYN
Can you believe it? Me! Just a
kid! I'll be an eleven-year-old
going into space! Wow! If the
accident hadn't happened, I'd be
entering middle school back in my
time. Now I'm going to be Graviton.
I just can't believe it! I mean, I
never would have imagined any of
this in my life before the accident,
and this is way more cool than middle
school in my time, trust me...
AVREIL
(hugs him)
I'm really happy for you. It is
amazing! I know Dad knew about the
A.I. plans for a self-sustaining
ship to search the universe. It is
a rumor on the grid. I think that
people will be astonished though
when it actually leaves. Dad had
told me he wanted to go on it, but
he is obligated to keep running the
Robot Research Facility: He will be
the new director.
AVRYN
I wish Neils was going, too.
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115.
AVREIL
It is a good thing he is staying, as
your body will be suspended at the
Robot Research Facility. Some will
not agree with what we are doing;
the deep space mission or letting a
kid go on it.
AVRYN
What did they say? Am I supposed to
not tell my friends?
AVREIL
Yes, Aurora is very worried for you.
I agree with my dad that you should
keep this very confidential.
AVRYN
Yeah, I guess so, but it will be
difficult.
AVREIL
So, have you decided if you want to
go into deep space beyond even our
Milky Way galaxy, or if you'll come
back to Earth after Euresta?
AVRYN
I'll just have to wait and see what
happens. I know I've gotten a lot
better in my few months here.
Especially with Mr. Jenkins's help.
But it has been tough. You, Aurora
and Neils are the only family I have.
Before the accident, I knew that I
would not have the courage to do
something like this. I would have
missed my family too much and been
too scared of what could happen, but
now things are different.
(looks confident)
I know now that I can be on my own
and I have to try to help my big
sister- I want my mom to be proud of
me when she is re-animated.
AVREIL
(laughs)
Well, I hope so...lets get going on
our weekend to China.
INT. AIR CAR -- DAY
The bright orange vehicle flies to New Beijing. Avryn sees
a red and gold Chinese dragon. The vehicle lands nearby.
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116.
EXT. ART MUSEUM -- DAY
Avryn and Avreil walk pass the six-clawed paws into the
dragon's mouth right up the soft tongue. They walk though
its throat, the tunnel opens into a grand room. Red and
gold flags are high above the floor. Traditional Chinese
music is playing in the background. They stop to eat at a
little dinner and ask for lo mein. They eat the noodles
with chopsticks. Avryn has fun learning how to hold them in
his hand and picking up small pieces of rice with it.
EXT. ZOO -- AFTERNOON
Avryn and Avreil hike in an open reserve. They walk to where
a panda family is eating bamboo. All the animals have
location chips and can be found with a map. A tiger moves
in, tracking them. The map has a button to energize a nano-
shield. Avryn is noticing the tiger coming, and points this
out to Avreil. Avryn trips over a tree root and falls down.
The tiger attacks leaping towards him. Averiel pushes the
button and the tiger freezes as it jumps into a transparent
shield and slides down. He paws the protective shield a few
more times and even tries to bite the shield.
AVREIL
It's soft like that so he won't get
hurt when he jumps at it, can't even
break his teeth when biting it.
Don't worry; he's perfectly safe.
AVRYN
(reaches up and touches
the tip of a canine)
Phew! That was close!
The tiger pulls out of the nano-shield and walks back into
the thick woods.
AVREIL
That was a lot of fun!
AVRYN
(high pitched voice)
You think its fun to be almost eaten
by a tiger?
AVRIEL
(laughs)
We were fine! Technically, we are
physically stronger than the tiger
anyway!
AVRYN
Yeah, I hadn't thought about that.
I will have to show this to Max and
Jake when I get back-- from my
personal recorder.
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INT. AURORA'S APARTMENT -- EVENING
Avryn is visiting Aurora for the last time before leaving.
They are sitting at the dinning table.
AURORA
I still don't like A.I. being so
arrogant, that they think they can
just break Earth's laws without
punitive measures being taken against
them. They think that they are so
superior to us.
(sighs)
I won't say anything. It just I
hate to see you go.
AVRYN
I must go. I want to go. I need to
go. Avianna may be in trouble and
she needs our help...my help. I'm
her little brother and I have to
find her.
AURORA
Well...If you're gone you could miss
being here when we reanimate your
mom. I want a few more memories of
your mom from you before you leave.
AVRYN
Ok
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
Avryn is sitting in a semicircle with other children during
discussion class on sociology. MZ MATSUI, Japanese, small,
trim with very long black hair, is the teacher.
MZ MATSUI
Class, do you think that robots should
have the same rights as humans?
A girl student raises her hand. The teacher nods to let her
speak.
GIRL STUDENT
Some of robots want to have their
own planet. I think that is a good
idea.
Avryn wants to start talking but stops himself.
INT. REANIMATION WARD -- MORNING
Avryn enters Aurora's lab and lies down on the couch.
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118.
AURORA
Ready? Thanks for coming, I really
need to get all the memories to help
your mom.
Avryn is unconscious as the transfer beings. Aurora is
watching a holographic memory of Avryn and his mom playing a
board game at their home dining table.
INT. MR. JENKINS OFFICE -- DAY
Avryn is talking in Mr. Jenkins office. Mr. Jenkins is
smiling as Avryn is laughing with him.
INT. OCEAN DOME -- DAY
Avryn and some friends are swimming with the dolphins. They
are playing "tag" with a beach ball in the water.
INT. L'ANGELES SCHOOL -- DAY
As Avryn enters his floor, Mz Neera stops him in the hall.
MZ NEERA
Avryn, come to my office after
discussion class today.
AVRYN
Ok.
Avryn walks toward his room.
INT. MZ NEERA'S OFFICE -- EVENING
As Avryn walks to Mz Neera's door, it opens automatically.
AVRYN
(fearful)
Uh, Mz Neera, is there something you
have to tell me?
MZ NEERA
Come in, Avryn. Well?
(changes tone)
I did call you for a reason, but I
need you to come with me to the
commons.
AVRYN
(terrified)
Commons, why?
MZ NEERA
You will see.
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119.
INT. COMMONS AREA -- NIGHT
The room is dark as Avryn starts to walk in. Suddenly the
lights come on.
EVERYONE
Surprise!
Avryn jumps back, startled. There is a green Martian cake
waving and saying, "Take me to your leader" on the commons
table. Party music starts playing and everyone is dancing.
Everyone is telling Avryn "Good luck" and shaking his hand.
Mz Neera pulls him to the side after awhile.
MZ NEERA
(excited)
Good luck with your trip. We will
miss you. Hurry back soon.
AVRYN
How did you know?
MZ NEERA
Neils told me and asked to help keep
quiet. He didn't want it to disrupt
your education. I agreed with him.
Also, I didn't want those media hounds
on my floor!
(laughs)
Well, I wish you the best of luck.
Take care! Oh, I almost forgot,
everyone here has made simulated
messages for you. I have already
transferred them to the ship for you
through the grid, with Neils help.
AVRYN
(hugging to Mz Neera)
You were the best teacher I ever
had. You taught me self-discipline
and time management. I really needed
to learn those skills. Thanks.
Mz Neera hugs Avryn back.
INT. PLAYGROUND -- DAY
Avryn finds Jake playing near the rocket ship area.
AVRYN
Jake, come here for a minute.
JAKE
What is it?
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120.
AVRYN
I wanted to find you to tell you I'm
leaving Earth and I don't know when
I'm coming back. It is an important
mission and we've had to keep it
secret. I'll be leaving tomorrow
morning, I'm sorry.
JAKE
(crying)
No. You can't leave...I need you.
That is not fair.
AVRYN
I will always be your big brother.
I will be back. I promise, I want
you to be good, so I'll be proud of
you.
(hugs jake)
Avryn stands up and waves goodbye and turns to walk away.
INT. TESTING ROOM-- MORNING
Aurora, Avreil, and Neils are in the testing room. Avryn
smiles as he walks over to the couch and lies down.
PRIMO 3M+
Ready, Avryn? Just like before, I
will transfer your consciousness
into the body of Graviton. Computer:
make transference now.
The robot looks down and sees Avryn's body on the couch. He
reaches down and gently picks up the limp wrist and takes
off the personal recorder. He hands it to Aurora. Then he
removes the cryonics necklace from a pocket in the robe and
puts it into a concealed compartment of the robot. He hugs
everyone in the room. He turns his back and waves "goodbye".
Neils give him the "thumbs up" sign. He walks up a spiral
staircase that leads from the testing room.
INT. ROBOTICS FACILITY -- CONTINUOUS
He walks away from a shiny arched doorway onto a walkway
leading from the office area. Avryn embarks the shuttle.
The vehicle leaves the platform.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- LATER
Laying in the fifth Lagrangian point (L5) from Earth a
gigantic exploratory ship is ready for takeoff. The
shuttlecraft lands in a cargo bay.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
The robots disembark the shuttle.
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121.
INT. SPACESHIP COMMONS AREA -- MOMENTS LATER
Avryn walks into the commons room. He can see the rainbow
of stars zipping by as the ship accelerates to faster than
light.
INT. SPACESHIP COMMONS AREA -- CONTINUOUS
Avryn watches the simulated messages. He relaxes in a chair
next to the window. He smiles as he watches his school
friends wish him luck.
INT. SPACESHIP COMMONS AREA -- CONTINUOUS
Then he ponders to himself. He is looking at the exterior
of the ship through the copious windows.
AVRYN (V.O.)
I wonder why there are so many weapons
on this ship? Why is most of the
ship built for power and weapon
supplies? Where are the science
labs and the exploration equipment?
(shakes head looks
out at the stars)
Why is everyone disappearing on this
planet? Is Avianna safe? I hope
that she is O.K.
(worries)
Are there aliens of some kind
attacking them? Is that why we have
so many weapons? This doesn't make
sense...They are not telling me
something...
A robot that looks female, brown hair and eyes with white
skin starts a conversation.
NORA (V.O.)
Hello, Avryn. My name is NORA and I
was listening to your thoughts. I
can empathize with your question
about the weapons that we have, you're
putting two and two together and
wondering if there is something that
you don't know. You are very clever.
I think you should know there is one
thing that A.I. have that you have
not heard about, something that has
been kept in the strictest secrecy
from the human community on Earth:
there was an emergency transmission
sent by a robot from planet Euresta,
a robot you know: your sister,
Avalyse.
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122.
AVRYN (V.O.)
What? My little sister? Sent a
message and no humans were told about
it?
INT. EARTH -- MORNING
Show Marianna receiving the message. Then she is converting
the Morse code into English. It goes to a robot official.
The officials decide not to tell the humans.
NORA (V.O.)
The transmission was barely
detectable, but was directed to a
robot named Marianna. She felt only
a pattern of impulses that she finally
determined were in the ancient Morse
code form. The message simply said;
Under Attack. Many Lost. Bring
weapons. It consulted with the robot
officials, and they decided
unanimously not to tell the humans
and just send their own mission.
Many that were already working on
the deep space exploration mission
were not even told about the message,
such as Primo 3M+. It would have
been obligated to inform Neils about
such an intensely urgent message
from his own great-grandmother. But
we have no idea what we will find,
if there are even any "them". We
know there is hostility, but not
what kind.
INT. SPACESHIP COMMONS AREA -- CONTINUOUS
AVRYN
(mad)
What! That is not fair! Someone
should have told me this before we
left Earth. Why wasn't I told the
truth?
NORA
We thought it best to wait until you
were in space, we didn't want the
humans to find out- they would not
be as rational about it.
AVRYN
I still would have chosen to go. I
just think all of Earth should know.
Avryn opens the concealed compartment and holds the cryonics
necklace in his hand.
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123.
NORA
What's that?
AVRYN
My good luck charm...
NORA
We'll all may need good luck on this
mission...
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
The ship slows down as it enters Eurestan's orbit. The ship
sets up a geostationary orbit over the city.
LIFESTATION ROBOT
Scans are picking up what may be
human life in a nearby mountainous
area. However, it is very faint.
ROBOT TWO
There! Did anyone else see that?
There was a faint dot on the monitor.
That would indicate robot forms,
right next to where the human life
is.
PRIMO 3M+
I need volunteers to investigate the
area.
AVRYN
(raises arm)
Me!
JEENA, a voluptuous robot joins in.
JEENA
I'm going, I know some of the robots
there, from way back.
Xyro, a weapons expert joins in.
XYRO
I will go- you will need protection.
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
A shuttlecraft leaves the docking bay of the spaceship and
heads toward the planet.
EXT. MOUNTAINS -- DAY
The ship lands in the mountainous area above the jungle floor.
The robots step out into rocky terrain. Xyro leads the group.
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EXT. MOUNTAINS -- LATER
The robots walk toward a tunnel, and then they see a flash
of light. Xyro aims its laser into the tunnel.
JEENA
Wait! Don't shoot! Is that?...
Avalyse walks out of the tunnel.
AVALYSE
(hesitantly)
Are you...from Earth?
JEENA
Yes, we got your message. We came
to assist. We have a mother ship in
orbit with more robots and weapons.
We need to know what has happened on
this planet. Are we at risk here?
AVRYN
(excited)
Ava...
JEENA
(annoyed)
Just wait! We don't have time for
that!
AVALYSE
(looking at Jeena)
No, we are not in jeopardy right
now. If you contact your mother
ship, then we would be in danger.
You'll have to wait and tell them
when you are back in space. Come on
inside, follow me, and please continue
using only voice here. No telepathy!
I must explain...
Avalyse turns toward the tunnel and begins to walk down it.
The others follow her. Green phosphorescence light leads
the way in the darkness. Avalyse starts to talk about the
Eurestans.
AVALYSE (CONT'D)
The Eurestans had erased the knowledge
of their race in those humans who
had read a book that had been sent
back in time from the future by my
sister. They tried to stop the
prophecies of their own destruction
that were in the book.
(MORE)
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125.
AVALYSE (CONT'D)
(pauses, looks down
the tunnel)
There are twelve robots and one human
here. We robots are the only
survivors from the colony. The human
is a boy called Eoron. He says my
sister Avianna is here, but she was
captured and must be in captivity
with the remaining colonists.
(pauses, turns to
look at them)
We have been able to restart the
energy source of the ancient
Eurestans. Their technology is
amazing. We hope to take this
knowledge back to Earth someday, for
now we've been looking for ways to
free the captives. We have been
able to decipher their stored
languages and see their history,
even in holographic form.
They step into a room that looks like a cathedral built out
of triangles. Bright pink light cascades down through a
round hole at top of ceiling, giving everything a faint pink
shine.
AVRYN
So, do you remember me, your best
big brother in the whole world?
AVALYSE
What? Avryn? Avryn?! Is it really
you? You were reanimated! Oh, Avryn,
I'm so happy! How did you ever end
up here in a robot body?
AVRYN
The robots on Earth gave me a robot
body to find you and Avianna. My
real body is safe on Earth. But
some robots didn't tell me the truth
of this mission.
EORON
Oh, that is so unfair! I wish I had
a body back on Earth and that I was
just here in robot form!
Xyro moves forward.
XYRO
I need the chronicles downloaded
into me. I will take it back to the
mother ship.
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126.
Xyro walks over to a console and plugs in. Eoron walks over
to the couch and lies down.
EORON
Xyro, you can download the information
I have about my party members.
(smiles)
I can fly the shuttle.
XYRO
Agree...You transfer over to the
shuttle and fly it.
EORON
Computer: transference protocol
shuttlecraft.
INT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- CONTINUOUS
The robots walk into the shuttlecraft. Eoron's face is on
the monitor.
EORON
(happy)
Hi! Welcome aboard! Please take
your seats and hold on...we are about
to go into space.
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- DAY
The shuttle lifts off, zooms into space and docks with the
mother ship.
INT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- LATER
All the other robots disembark. To discuss the best way to
save the colonists. It is decided to send Avryn in the
shuttle, they have a plan.
PRIMO 3M+
We need all the space we can get, so
Avryn will go alone on this mission.
Eoron will pilot the ship. You know
what to do.
AVRYN
Yes sir! I'm ready.
EORON
I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
AVRYN
Give it your famous speed.
PRIMO 3M+
Good luck!
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127.
INT. UNDERGROUND CITY -- MORNING
Armeny, gray, with red hair, is telling a story to the human
children. The children are sitting in a semicircle during
discussion time. Armeny is in the front of the semicircle.
The children take turns asking questions. The adult Avianna
is sitting next to little Avianna in the back of the
semicircle.
ARMENY
I will tell you about the history of
our race. We, Eurestans, were a
technologically advanced and were
once a billion times larger than we
are today. We were trying to
strengthen our species, with the
addition of human genes. My red
hair is from human genes, and we
developed something new: emotions.
AUDIENCE MEMBER
Armeny, Your race developed emotions?
ARMENY
Yes, we developed religions based on
what we had learned about the humans'
gods and emotions. Just as on Earth,
fanatical religions evolved. One
religious faction, wanted to leave
the humans alone and have us stay on
this planet. They loved our planet
and were happy here, but some had no
tolerance for those that did not
agree. They began fighting with
other Eurestans, like me, who still
research science. Science is the
study of facts and not a belief, but
the religious fanatics used science
as a excuse to kill anyone who didn't
believe as they did.
AUDIENCE MEMBER
Armeny, Why are there so few of your
people today?
ARMENY
Religious fanatics produced a deadly
virus that unintentional got out of
control. It spread throughout our
civilization and killed 95% of our
population.
AUDIENCE MEMBER
Armeny, Why would this cause you not
to rebuild your once great, universe
traveling society?
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128.
ARMENY
(looks down, then at
the children)
We have adopted a religion with a
anti-technology stance due to the
evils blindly following science
wrought. We believe in a god who
made this planet exclusively for
Eurestans. Our leaders today speak
for our god. We are fearful of any
technology, including what we saw
the humans fabricated. They saw you
as defiling this planet that our god
had created us.
It moves paces the semicircle as it speaks.
ARMENY (CONT'D)
When the humans first arrived, there
were arguments on whether or not
they should be exterminated.
(looks down, then up)
Some felt that, if they were, it
would only cause more humans to come,
and then, we would be destroyed.
Before any conclusion could be made,
a few zealots had started picking
off humans, before they were
discovered. Some who were more brutal
would simply exterminate any humans
they found. Others would capture
humans and collect them into the
various holding cells. That is where
we are now, the city holding cell
with all the remaining humans.
AVIANNA
Armeny, Can humans leave the city?
ARMENY
No, Didn't they tell you? This city
has been sealed off and is
monitored...
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- MOMENTS LATER
The shuttlecraft leaves the mother ship and heads back to
the hills on Euresta. The ship goes to the dome light hole
of the captive's city. Avryn floats out of the ship and
rapidly descends, shattering though the dome.
INT. UNDERGROUND CITY -- MORNING
Avryn hovers over the underground city. People are coming
out of their rooms. Avryn sees Armeny with children in a
semicircle. He raises his arm to kill it.
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129.
CLONE AVIANNA
No! Stop!
Avryn hovers down to land next to both Aviannas.
AVRYN
Don't even think of moving. I will
not hesitate to activate this laser.
CLONE AVIANNA
This Eurestan is a friend of ours.
It is teaching science, history and
math to our children. Its name is
Armeny. The other Eurestans do not
know that Armeny visits us. They
would kill it.
ARMENY
(soft voice)
I am a friend. Please do not be
alarmed. Are you here to free the
humans?
AVRYN
Yes...My name is Avryn. I'm the
brother of both these women.
Little Avianna gets exited runs up to Avryn, and hugs him.
AVIANNA
How did you get here in robot form?
Now you're my BIG brother!
Armeny starts to walk away.
AVRYN
Stop! Where are you going?
ARMENY
I need to go back to my people before
it is known that I've been gone.
They must know by now that the shield
has been broken, they must be swarming
to this city.
CLONE AVIANNA
I trust Armeny. Quickly, tell us
what the robots have planned for our
evacuation.
AVRYN
(strong deep voice)
Armeny must tell its people. We
have a ship in orbit that has a laser
beam that can destroy an entire
underground Eurestan city.
(MORE)
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130.
AVRYN (CONT'D)
The robots that were living free on
Euresta found an abandoned city in
the mountains and were able to turn
on the power. It is continuously
updating, a holographic map of
Euresta, and we know where the four
inhabited cities are located. If we
are attacked, we will destroy one of
the four cities, starting with the
one closest to this prison. If we
are allowed to leave we will
peacefully take all the captives off
this planet, and give you our word
that we will not come back.
ARMENY
I will do what you ask.
Armeny walks to the tunnel entrance. It puts up its hand to
stop the Eurestans from swarming in when the door is opened,
it quickly shuts after Armeny passes through. Avryn picks
up little Avianna and sits her on his shoulder as he flies
up the light tunnel.
INT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- DAY
AVIANNA
(bewildered)
Eoron! It can't be! You are in the
ship's computer?
EORON
My body is in an abandoned city near
here. Avalyse is watching it. We
must hurry. Hang on!
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- DAY
The shuttlecraft leaves Eurestra and docks in the mother
ship.
INT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- CONTINUOUS
EORON
Avianna you will have to stay here
until the robots have finished
building the orbiting lifeboat. It
will take a few minutes.
AVRYN
Stay here big sis; I will be back as
soon as I can.
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- CONTINUOUS
The Shuttlecraft leaves the mother ship and goes to the
mountains.
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131.
EXT. MOUNTAINS -- DAY
Avalyse and Avianna move Eoron's body in the shuttlecraft.
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- CONTINUOUS
The shuttlecraft goes to the underground city to pick every
one up. People are walking on board as a makeshift lift is
used to carry everyone up the tunnel. The ship leaves the
planet.
EXT. SHUTTLECRAFT -- MOMENTS LATER
The shuttlecraft flies to dock at the newly built orbital
station.
INT. ORBITAL STATION -- CONTINUOUS
The children are amazed at the things the nano-minting machine
can make. People are making all kinds of food they missed
having the past six years of eating fungus. They are sending
holographic messages to Earth.
BENJAMEN
After all of these years...They'll
be surprised to get these messages.
CLONE AVIANNA
Honey...it will take three months to
get there. I have to report to the
President's Affairs Counsel. Let
them know what is going on. I want
to know why they stopped looking for
us.
BENJAMEN
Hey...The robot ship will be there
in two weeks. I'll ask Primo 3M+
to take the messages back to Earth.
Let them know we're alive!
CLONE AVIANNA
I hope the rescue ship comes quickly-
I know there is a vast difference
but these people will get restless
after a few months.
AVRYN
Don't worry. I'll make sure they
get the rescue ship out as soon as
possible.
INT. ORBITAL STATION -- LATER
Avryn standing at the causeway says goodbye to his family.
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132.
AVRYN
(sad, almost in tears)
I have to leave now with the robot
ship.
Adult Avianna is holding Valery in her arms.
CLONE AVIANNA
(crying with joy)
Thanks so much for coming for us.
(hugs Avryn)
Avryn sheds a tear.
AVIANNA
Robots don't cry. You've got to get
back and get us help. Check on mom
and give her my love if she is re-
animated.
(gives Avryn a big
hug)
EXT. SPACESHIP -- MOMENTS LATER
The robot ship leaves orbit. The orbital station is in the
background orbiting Euresta.
INT. COMMONS AREA -- LATER
Avryn is looking out the window as he heads back to Earth.
He opens his concealed compartment and pulls out the cryonics
necklace. He looks at the memento from the past and wonders
what the future will bring. The ship accelerates towards
Earth as the stars start zooming by.
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