Alina Stella Artemis Lilith Potter | Watching the Movies {ON HOLD TILL 2027}

Chapter 9

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Location: Budapest

[The screen lights up again but is split in two. The first part shows Astrophel spotting Alina and speaking into his earpiece. The second part shows Alina disecrectly observing Astrophel before getting up, knowing he will follow her.]

The people observe closely.

ASTROPHEL: I've made visual. Target on the move. Following her now.

[He sees her unlocking a door before entering. He looks around slowly walking towards the door. He brings out a handgun and quietly opens the door, sneaking in and closing it behind him.]

[He looks around the room, confused, not seeing her anywhere. As he is about to reach for his earpiece, a figure throws him onto the desk, which he crashes into.]

[Still dazed, he looks up to see Alina standing, pointing a gun at him. He goes to disarm her as she goes to do the same. He grabs onto her, kicking himself off the desk, trying to get her down. Alina twists her body sideways, sending him over her shoulder before rolling over him and standing up. Astrophel gets up quickly after they exchange hits but he notices her tiring, her malnourished form and her limping. He was going to shout at her to stop but she doesn't give him the change before hitting him in the head, knocking him out. When he wakes up, he is tied up to a chair and his weapons are far away from him. He notices Alina searching the drawers for something.]

They are startled. She can fight?!

ASTROPHEL: Let me help you... Save you...

ALINA: [stops searching, after a pause] No one can help me.

NARRATOR: She knew that was a lie. But she was scared. Scared to know what will happen if Dreykov found her again. She had hope but did not let the it show on her face, except for a glimpse of it. But Astrophel had already seen it.

"Why not?"

ASTROPHEL: You don't have a choice, do you? You could've killed me but you didn't. I can help you. I work for a good organisation called S.H.I.E.L.D. We help people. We can help you if you let us.

ALINA: [hopeful] Really?

ASTROPHEL: Yes. Come with me and we can get your revenge. We can take down whoever's making you do this so they never do it to another person ever again.

[She looks at him a bit suspiciously. Astrophel maintains eye contact throughout the conversation. His eyes are now practically begging her to agree.]

ASTROPHEL: Look the way I see it. What else do you have to lose, other than that tiny bit of hope inside you?

[It's quite for a minute. Alina walks towards the desk, grabbing a knife, holding of in her hand and looks towards Astrophel. He looks at her with sad eyes before nodding his head in understanding, thinking she's going to kill him.]

People scream.

[She looks at him for a moment before looking down at the knife in her hand. She lets out a deep breath and nods to herself before bringing the knife to her thigh and cuts it.]

More faint.

ASTROPHEL: What the-

[She doesn't respond, just keeps cutting deeper. Blood is dropping down her leg and she bites her lip in pain. Astrophel is looking at her in complete horror at what she is doing. She lets out a breath of pain, dropping the knife on the floor before digging her fingers into the incision. She's still biting her lip in pain, grunting every now and then. Astrophel looks at her in complete worry and confusion. She makes a noise similar to a cheer and brings out a chip out of her leg.]

Some people throw up because of the amount of  blood.

[She wraps some bandages over the wound, destroys the chip, washes her hands and smiles weakly at him.]

ALINA: C'mon then. What are you waiting for?

[Astrophel tilts his head back with a laugh. Alina unknowingly stares at him as if he hung the moon and stars.]

Cue the awws.

[The screen fades to black.]