1.
“Farewell”
FADE IN
EXT. FOREST – MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON
PAN DOWN
Note: Emphasize calm of setting; pan to two silhouettes in
the distance.
Note: Position brights behind actors; set shadow before
actors. They need to be DARK.
CUT TO ACTORS
Both have guns. Figure 1 (Ben) is standing, waiting for
something. Figure 2 (Jack) is crouched down at the base of
a tree.
PAN TO JACK
Jack is FRANTICALLY RIGGING A BOMB.
Jack is hurriedly looking in the distance in the direction
of Ben.
NOTE: When names are italicized AND underlined and (in
parentheses), it isn’t revealed who that person is yet.
(BEN)
How’s it coming?
(JACK)
Not fast enough. How far behind do you think they
are?
(BEN)
We lost them, but we are in their territory. They
can navigate quicker than us, and it won’t be
long before they’re on our tails again.
(JACK)
(Emphasizing unfinished bomb)
I don’t think I can finish it in time, Ben. I can
hear them coming.
BEN
Just take your time. We didn’t lose Hig for
nothing. Once you get that thing working we’ll
blow this camp sky high. We’ll be heroes, Jack.
2.
JACK
(looking in the distance)
Heroes… Yeah.
There is a short silence as Jack continues to repair the bomb.
Suddenly, Ben’s walkie talkie makes a noise.
BENNETT
(through Ben’s walkie talkie)
Crew six four, what’s your status?
BEN
Give us a minute.
BENNETT
You’ve got thirty seconds.
CUT TO BENNETT AND DAVID
Bennett is looking through binoculars and kneeling to the left
of David. David is peering through the scope of a .308.
DAVID
There’s no way they can make it out of there in
one piece.
BENNETT
They know what they’re doing.
DAVID
True, but they’ll need a miracle.
David turns a knob on the scope.
NOTE: DON’T ACTUALLY TURN ANY KNOBS. PRETEND.
DAVID (cont.)
(peering through scope)
Add fifteen.
BENNETT
(holding walkie talkie to mouth)
Fifteen more.
CUT TO AARON’S WALKIE TALKING ON HIP
Aaron is impatiently holding a grenade. Sarah is off to the side
lying on her back while tossing up and down grenades, bored.
3.
AARON
10-4.
CUT TO JACK AND BEN
JACK
Ben… Do you think we’ll even make it back? I
mean… the explosion alone could destroy a major
city. Will we have time to——
Ben cuts Jack off.
BEN
We’ll be fine. As long as we stick to the plan,
and get this thing…
Ben stops talking and stares in the distance. Not a sound is
heard except for the chirping of birds and bugs. Jack looks up
from his project and immediately knows what is going on.
CUT FROM FACES TO BACKS; SHIFT FOCUS FROM SHOULDERS TO BAND OF
SOLDIERS IN BLACK WAVING A BLACK PEN FLAG
CUT TO ETHAN
Ethan is the menacing captain of the Pen army. He shoots a few
times in the air.
CUT TO BEN AND JACK
BEN
Can you work on it while we move?
JACK
Yeah, but I can’t shoot.
BEN
That’ll have to do.
They nod at each other and dash away. The Pen soldiers go in
pursuit.
CUT TO BENNETT AND DAVID
BENNETT
(Stressed, looking through binoculars)
No, no, no, no, no!
4.
David shoots a couple of times, sweating and stressed.
CUT TO CHASE SCENE
Chase scene with shots, jumps, and Jack struggling to fix the
bomb. Ethan is the main Pen army guy chasing, accompanied by
other goons.
CUT TO AARON AND SARAH
Aaron and Sarah, confused, listen to the distant, muffled
clatter of the chase scene. Suddenly, they hear gunshots, look
at one another, and sprint with grenades in hand towards the
sound.
CUT TO CHASE SCENE
After a bit of distance has been traveled, Jack is shot in the
leg. He screams and falls to the ground, still grasping the
bomb.
BEN
(Shocked)
Jack!
Jack just mutters under his breath. Ben tries to pull Jack to
his feet.
BEN
Jack, you’ve got to get up!
JACK
Ben, it’s not going to happen.
BEN
Shut it! We have to keep going.
Jack falls from Ben’s grasp. Ben stands and watches as Jack sits
himself at the base of a tree. He sets the bomb in his lap. Jack
takes a screwdriver from his bag. Jack begins to work on the
bomb.
JACK
You need to get as far from here as possible. If
you sprint, you may be able to escape the blast
radius. Here.
Jack gives Ben the remote detonator.
5.
JACK (cont.)
It’ll beep when I have the bomb ready. Don’t
worry about me. This is more important.
Jack breaks his gaze with Ben to work on the bomb. Ben accepts
Jack’s sacrifice and begins to run away.
CUE MONTAGE OF PAST VIDEOS FEATURING BEN AND JACK
During montage, Aaron and Sarah appear. They see Jack wounded,
look at the bomb, look wide-eyed/mouth open at Jack (still
working), and run away.
Ben stops running. He drops his gun, and looks at the remote.
Aaron and Sarah are shown to be far ahead.
It beeps.
CUE SPLIT SCREEN OF JACK AND BEN
Ben hits the button and throws the remote. On Jack’s side of the
screen, the Pen army led by Ethan is seen advancing towards
Jack.
Ben and Jack look at the camera, and the screen fades to white.
A message appears saying something sappy like “Good Luck P3NC1l
Propducers” or something. End. Good Luck Guys.
EDIT: There should be a post-video vlog message explaining why
we killed Ben and Jack. Just saying.