The Adventures of LU
Written by:
Valkerie Asura
Copyrights Declined.
This work is in the Public
Domain.
Authorship: Valkerie Asura
(2015-Present)
Valkerie Asura
1515 N Town East Blvd
STE 138-277
Mesquite, TX 75150
USA
makyastria@gmail.com
FADE IN:
EXT. SPACE - OUTSIDE RESCATOR STATION - 3158 ASTRO HOURS
LOCAL TIME
A spaceship, the ASTROROCKER, sits outside of an asteroid
field. In the distance, a field of red glowing orbs
surrounds a large asteroid station.
ANGLE ON: ASTROROCKER BRIDGE
STEVE’S BOOGIE by ERIC JOHNSON plays.
Keystrokes can be heard echoing across the bridge of the
spacecraft. The bridge, a utilitarian retro scene, is devoid
of life, save one person. LINUX SPACEPORT sits at the helm,
typing messages in a computer and looking at the radar
screen.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
Linux’s computer terminal shows a blinking text prompt. A
text message comes on screen.
BROADCAST MESSAGE FROM UNIX:
Unix>> It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around
her.
The message stops. The prompt cursor blinks.
Linux smirks and lets a small laugh. She types a message
back.
ANGLE ON: ASTEROID FIELD OUTSIDE RESCATOR STATION
In the field of asteroids surrounding Rescator Station lies
the DESCENT, a small fighter spacecraft. The craft appears
to be adrift in space.
PAN: 180 DEGREES COUNTERCLOCKWISE AROUND SPACECRAFT
UNIX STARSHIP, a cyborg, is in the pilot’s seat.
2.
INT. STARSHIP CABIN - 3158 ASTRO HOURS LOCAL TIME
INSTITUTIONALIZED by SUICIDAL TENDENCIES plays.
Old relics of the 1990’s era of Earth are scattered in the
cabin. Unix is drinking a packaged version of "JOLT! Fusion
Reaction" cola, bottle by Nuclear Singularity Beverages of
the Echo Sector, and typing messages into her computer. A
red digital clock is tracking the time, making DTMF tones as
it counts.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
A message is typed into the computer:
>>Linux: She felt as if she was being rocked gently, like a
baby in a cradle. Huh...
A message returns on the screen:
Linux>> All’s quiet after the storm. There’s no trace of
anything.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix has a cold look on her face. She types a message back
to Linux.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
On Unix’s computer screen reads:
>>Linux: I wonder, does that lake of darkness where Nero
does his fishing look something like this? Keep to my
shadow. This may not go so well.
Unix’s alarm clock goes off. The music stops playing.
ANGLE ON: ALARM CLOCK
The time indicates 3200. She silences it.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Making a troubling smirk, she types a message to Linux.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
Unix’s computer screen reads:
>>Linux: It’s time. Go to standby.
A message comes back from Linux.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
3.
Linux>> Roger!
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix reaches for a console above her and pulls down a NEURO
INTERFACE device. She dons the device and flips a switch on
her overhead console. A number pad emerges from her armrest.
Unix sighs.
UNIX STARSHIP
No looking back...
Unix recomposes herself.
UNIX STARSHIP
Computer.
The onboard computer makes several beeping sounds. A light
on the overhead console starts blinking.
UNIX STARSHIP
Execute program "Cookie Monster".
PAN: 180 DEGREES CLOCKWISE TO COMPUTER SCREEN
Unix’s computer screen reads out:
>Launching "Cookie Monster"...
A picture of Cookie Monster’s head is shown on screen,
eating cookies.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix takes a quick look around her ship, in a slightly
nervous manner. The onboard computer makes several beeping
sounds.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
Cookie Monster shows a big smile and gives a "Yum" sound.
The following comes across the screen:
SYSTEM PENETRATED
Unix minimizes the program and opens up a text chat line to
Linux.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix begins typing.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.
The following appears on screen:
Linux>> The monster’s been sprung. Making the call.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
She takes an old analogue telephone handset and places it on
the SONIC COUPLER. A dial tone comes over the onboard audio
system. She dials into the station. The line rings, then
Cookie Monster’s voice comes over the speakers and says
"Give me cookies!". Unix quickly leans back in her seat and
closes her eyes. Data can be heard transfering from the
NEURO INTERFACE for several seconds, causing Unix a degree
of discomfort.
The line goes quiet. The onboard computer makes several
beeping noises, and light the NEURO INTERFACE goes from
glowing red to green. Unix relaxes.
ANGLE ON: DESCENT SPACECRAFT
The field of glowing red orbs turns green.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix opens her eyes. She reaches out to her computer and
begins typing a message.
ANGLE ON: COMPUTER SCREEN
The following comes across the screen:
Linux>> I’m in. Let’s go.
We FREEZE FRAME on Unix.
SUPERIMPOSE: Name: Unix Starship
SUPERIMPOSE: Occupation: Crime Hunter
SUPERIMPOSE: Specialty: Hacktivism
SUPERIMPOSE: Mission: Hunt the Mekenzie Brothers.
We resume normal frame rate.
ANGLE ON: DESCENT SPACECRAFT
The spacecraft powers up its systems and engages its
engines. It flies towards the station, ASTROROCKER following
behind.
ANGLE ON: RESCATOR STATION
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
Linux docks the ASTROROCKER on one of the main docking
ports.
ANGLE ON: RESCATOR MAINTENANCE PORT
Unix flies her ship into an empty maintenance port.
5.
6.
INT. RESCATOR STATION - MAINTENANCE PORT- 3205 ASTRO HOURS
LOCAL TIME
The landing gear lowers and the ship docks in in a
maintenance port. The engines turn off and the cabin hatch
opens.
ANGLE ON: DESCENT PILOT’S SEAT
Unix grabs her hat and laser rifle.
ANGLE ON: DESCENT
She closes the hatch of her craft and touches her
HOLOGRAPHIC SPECTACLES. Holographic lenses materialize
in-front of her eyes.
FIRST PERSON VIEW: UNIX
Several messages come across the screen of the holographic
lenses:
BOOTING...
>> Initializing Connection...
>> Connection Established...
>> Initializing Maps... You have 15 minutes to detonation.
A wireframe map displays on her lenses with a route marker.
A WIREFRAME MAP DISPLAYS ON HER LENSES WITH A ROUTE MARKER.
ANGLE ON: MAINTENANCE PORT
Unix slings her rifle and walks off into a hallway and into
the station.
7.
INT. RESCATOR STATION - MARKETS - 3208 ASTRO HOURS LOCAL
TIME
Unix steps out of a dark hallway and into the markets of
Rescator. The sight of rusted hulls and dirty, sleazy
business puts a look of disgust on her face. She looks to
her left, down one side of a row of bazaars, then to her
right, down the other side, then forward. She continues
walking and seemingly wanders the markets. A group of
rough-looking men eye her down and follow her. She navigates
the scene with finesse and makes her way out of the markets
into a dark hallway. She begins running.
ANGLE ON: T-INTERSECTION
Unix rounds a corner and takes cover. She peers down all
directions of the hallway.
FIRST PERSON VIEW: UNIX
A message comes across Unix’s lenses with Linux’s image:
>>You’re right there, girl! Meeting Room 2. They’re all
yours. The ship’s all stowed. Just waiting on you!
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix cracks her knuckles then reaches for her pant pocket,
pulling out a BOMB. She looks at the door next to her.
ANGLE ON: DOOR
It reads "Meeting Room 2". Loud music can be heard coming
from the door.
ANGLE ON: MEKENZIE BROTHERS
JONAS MEKENZIE and JERIMIAH MEKENZIE are in a darkened
meeting room enjoying an array of naked women, and non-stop
liquor.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
She breaths a large sigh, emiting a fog. She places the
BOMB, takes a detonator out of her shirt, and counts down
using her fingers. When she reaches "1", a pair of large
hands grabs her.
ANGLE ON: WALL
Unix is slammed against the wall and surrounded by three
large, rough-looking men. Unix drops her gun.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
8.
ROUGHNECK A
(Grizzly)
Look who we have here...
One man takes the BOMB off the door and shows it to the
others.
ROUGHNECK A
(Grizzly; Fecetious)
What’s this?...
Roughneck A looks at the bomb, then back at Unix.
ROUGHNECK A
(Grizzly)
What’s a girl like you doin’
playin’ with big boy toys, like
this?
ANGLE ON: MEKENZIE BROTHERS
Jerimiah slaps Jonas on the stomach with the back side of
his hand.
JERIMIAH MEKENZIE
Go see what that is.
Jonas draws his laser pistol and angrily makes his way to
the door.
ANGLE ON: UNIX AND ROUGH MEN
JONAS MEKENZIE (V.O.)
(Yelling)
Goddamnit!
The door swings open.
JONAS MEKENZIE
(Yelling)
What the hell’s goin’ on out here!?
The roughnecks look at Jonas. Roughneck A holds up the bomb.
ROUGHNECK A
(Grizzly)
Looks like little miss ’here was
going to rain on your parade.
Jonas walks to the men and takes the bomb. He loks at it,
then at Unix. He gets in Unix’s face. Jerimiah yells from
the meeting room.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
9.
JERIMIAH MEKENZIE (O.S.)
(Yelling)
What do we got?
JONAS MEKENZIE
Party crasher.
ANGLE ON: JERIMIAH
Jerimiah throws a naked woman off of him and quickly gets
up.
ANGLE ON: UNIX AND MEN
Jerimiah quickly comes out of the meeting room. Jonas holds
up the bomb. Jerimiah looks at Unix.
JERIMIAH MEKENZIE
(Rough)
Little girl, that was a big
mistake. Do you know what we do to
people like you?
Jonas gets right in-front of Unix.
JONAS MEKENZIE
(Deranged)
You and I are goin’ to have a
little fun, now...
He takes a knife out of a holster and runs the blae gntly
across her cheek. He backs away.
JONAS MEKENZIE
Grab her.
The rough-looking men grab sieze Unix by the arms and neck,
bending her over. Jonas starts to undo his pants.
JONAS MEKENZIE
(Deranged)
We’re going to teach you a little
lesson in what it means to be a
good girl!
The rough men drop Unix’s pants. She has a robotic lower
body. The men are confused. Jonas raises his laser pistol at
Unix.
JONAS MEKENZIE
(Angry)
I’ll take care of this!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
10.
His gun is bullwhipped out of his hand. The whip strikes
Jonas’s ass, dropping him to the floor.
HARDER THAN YOUR HUSBAND by REDNEX plays.
ANGLE ON: HALLWAY THRESHHOLD
A pair of legs are silhouetted by bright white lights behind
them.
PAN: UP
Linux Spaceport stands in silhouette at the threshold with a
fist on her hip, a laser pistol in one hand, and bullwhip in
the other. She cracks the whip, then steps forward, out of
silhouette.
LINUX SPACEPORT
(Loudly; Ecstatic; Western
Accent)
Y’all need to learn how to treat a
lady!
ANGLE ON: ROUGH-LOOKING MEN
ROUCHNECK B
(Deep)
Get her!
INTERCUT BETWEEN UNIX AND LINUX
ANGLE ON: UNIX
The rouch-looking men abandon Unix and run at Linux. Unix
kicks Jonas in the stomach, knocking him back.
ANGLE ON: LINUX
Linux cracks her whip again, then quickly whips all three
rouchnecks across the face, knocking them hard.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix kicks Jonas’s pistol out of his hands. Jonas sends a
series of punches at Unix, but she reflects them. Jonas
pushes Unix out of the way and makes an escape with his
brother. Unix recovers herself.
ANGLE ON: LINUX & ROUGHNECKS
LINUX SPACEPORT
(Yelling; Western Accent)
You go on ahead and get him, girl!
I got this!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
11.
Linux whips the three men away from her. One roughneck
charges her. She shoots his head off with her pistol.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix wipes her mouth with the back of her hand, grabs her
rifle, and chases after the Mekenzies.
ANGLE ON: HALLWAY
The Mekenzies round a corner. Jerimiah fires a shot at Unix,
but misses her.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix takes a quick second of cover behind a pillar.
ANGLE ON: HALLWAY CORNER
The mekenzies continue running. Unix rounds the corner,
following close behind.
12.
INT. RESCATOR STATION - MARKETS - 3219 ASTRO HOURS LOCAL
TIME
Jonas and Jerimiah come barreling out of a hallway connected
to the markets.
ANGLE ON: JONAS & JERIMIAH
Unix fires 2 shots at Jonas. The first one barely misses;
the second hitting him in the neck, instantly killing him.
Jonas drops a disk. Jerimiah attempts to reach for the disk,
but takes a shot to the hand. He takes cover.
The music stops.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix quickly run to Jonas’s body and steals the disk.
ANGLE ON: JERIMIAH
Jerimiah shoots at her, just barely missing.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix takes cover.
ANGLE ON: UNIX & JERIMIAH
The two find themself in a stand-off behind cover.
ANGLE ON: JERIMIAH
JERIMIAH MEKENZIE
(Yelling)
Hey, scumbag! You killed my little
brother!
Jerimiah fires a shot in Unix’s direction.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
UNIX STARSHIP
(Yelling)
And you’re next!
Jerimiah fires several more shots towards Unix, missing all
of them. Warning alarms go off across the station.
ANGLE ON: FLOOR
Guide lights emerge up from the floor and illuminate in one
direction over and over again.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
13.
ANGLE ON: LOUDSPEAKER
STATION COMPUTER (V.O.)
(Filtered)
This is a class D warning. For
security reasons, the station must
now be evacuated.
The bazaar shopkeeps panic and flee the scene.
STATIONSTATION COMPUTER (V.O.)
(Filtered)
Please proceed to the nearest
escape pod.
ANGLE ON: JERIMIAH
Jerimiah slips out amongst the crowd.
ANGLE ON: UNIX
Unix emerges from cover, takes aim at him, and lets go. She
quickly lowers her weapon, then breaths another quick, foggy
sigh. She looks tired. The station tremors. Her radio goes
off.
LINUX SPACEPORT (V.O.)
(Filtered; Western Accent)
Girl, you better get on back here.
This station’s coming down... Now!
Landing dock 2-E. Hurry up!
Unix makes an escape. The structure around the markets
collapses.
14.
INT. RESCATOR STATION - DOCK 2-E - 3220 ASTRO HOURS LOCAL
TIME
HITTIN’ THE HAY by REDNEX plays.
Unix emerges from a collapsing hallway. An explosion throws
her forward and knocks her off her feet. She recovers
herself and boards the docked ASTROROCKER. The ship doors
close behind her.
ANGLE ON: ASTROROCKER BRIDGE
Linux is buckled in and ready at the helm. Unix quickly
enters the bridge and goes to her seat.
UNIX STARSHIP
(Loudly)
Go! Go! Let’s go!
Linux flips a switch on the console and manipulates the
joystick.
ANGLE ON: DOCK
The ASTROROCKER turns around and engages its engines,
lighting the bay up. The craft speeds out and away. A large
explosion closely follows.
15.
EXT. EXT. SPACE - OUTSIDE RESCATOR STATION - 3222 ASTRO
HOURS LOCAL TIME
Escape pods and merchant ships flee the scene as the station
violently explodes, sending debris in all direction. Several
ships are destroyed, and the local section of the astreriod
field is disrupted. The ASTROROCKER escapes the explosion,
following closely behind Jerimiah Mekenzie.
ANGLE ON: ASTROROCKER BRIDGE
Jerimiah’s ship makes a course correction. The engines of
his ship light up and Jerimiah escapes at hyperspeed. The
computer on the ASTROROCKER computes his course and plots a
pursuit. Unix points in the direction of his escape.
UNIX STARSHIP
(Loudly)
There! There! Alright! Ready!?
LINUX SPACEPORT
(Loudly)
Three... Two... One...
UNIX STARSHIP
(Yelling)
Hit it!
ANGLE ON: ASTROROCKER
The ship makes a course correction. The pylons orbiting the
ship spin faster, then the ship goes to hyperspeed.
The music stops.
ANGLE ON: RESCATOR EXPLOSION
The explosion from Rescator lingers in the area. We SLOW
FRAME. The logo for Linux/Unix (LU) quickly flashes on
screen. The outlined text slowly marquees across the screen:
The Adventures of LU
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