[FOLLOWS MEMORIZED PATH TO "Right Space Storage" SELF STORAGE IN MESA, AZ]
[I-6 IS BLOCKED OFF WITH CARS TRYING TO LEAVE THE CITY, ON COMING TRAFFIC IS BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE ROAD IN IS A MAZE OF CARS LEAVING, BUT ALL THE DRIVERS ARE GONE]
[THERE'S NO ONE MANNING THE SECURITY BOOTH]
[LONG SHOT OF THE LOT OF STREATCHING 1 STORY BUILDINGS WITH CORROGATED GARAGE DOORS, THE SUN GETTING LOWER IN THE SKY WITH BRIGHT ORANGE AND YELLOW SUNSET COLORS]
[CLOSE UP OF BEKZ SCREWING ON A SUPRESSOR AND GETS OUT OF HER TOYOTA WITH A M14 EBR SCOUT RIFLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER PACK WHILE HOLDING A FX9 9MM CARBINE PISTOL IN HER HANDS, THE GREEN OF THE SCOPE REFLECTING OFF HER CLOTHES, SHE WALKS OVER TO THE BOOTH SWEEPING THE AREA]
[THOUGHT BUBBLE] Man, what I would give to have Danny doing this while I cover him from the vehicle.
[SHE AIMS INTO THE BOOTH, EMPTY]
[THE LITTLE GREEN LIGHT ON THE KEYPAD SHOWING THERE'S STILL POWER TO THE LOCKS, SHE PRESSES A COUPLE BUTTONS AND THE GATE STARTS TO WHINE OPEN]
[BEKZ MUMBLES] Noise. They're always attracted to noise...
[SHE STARES AT THE ROAD BEHIND HER TRUCK BUT NOTHING COMES]
[SHE HASTILY CLIMBES INTO HER TRUCK SETTING IT ON NEUTRAL AND ROLLING FORWARD JUST WITHIN THE GATE AND IT CLOSES BEHIND HER, THEN DRIVES TO THE SPACE LABELED "24."]
[BEKZ GETS OUT HAVING PARKED HER TRUCK WITH THE BED TOWARDS THE STORAGE SHED, PULLING OUT A HIDDEN RAMP FROM UNDER THE BUMPER WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING THE FX9 IN THE OTHER HAND, THE SLING LOOSE]
[SHE USES THE SAME KEYS FOR HER TRUCK TO OPEN THE PAD LOCK AND LETS THE DOOR SLIDE OPEN, IT MAKES MORE NOISE THAN SHE EXPECTS]
[SHE WAITS LOOKING AROUND WITH HER BACK TO ONE SIDE OF THE GARAGE, BUT NOTHING COMES]
[SHE SHINES A FLASHLIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS AND THE ONLY THING THERE IS A CUSTOM TAN KAWASAKI ADVENTURE BIKE AND A COFFEE TIN OF NEON GREEN RATCHET STRAPS]
[WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT BEKZ ROLLS THE BIKE UP THE RAMP AND IS SECURING THE FIRST OF THE GREEN RATCHETS WHEN THE WHINE OF THE FAR GATE REACHES HER EARS, SHE RUSHES TO GET THE SECOND STRAP ON]
[DANNY'S VOICE] Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.
[BEKZ IS STRIDING TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN THREE MEN STEP OUTSIDE OF A LIGHT BLUE CAR WITH A CRACKED WINDSHEILD THAT APPEARED LIKE A ROUND SKULL HAD CAUSED THE DENT, ALL OF THEM IN ADULT HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, A FACE SITS IN THE BACK SEAT JUST BARELY VISIBLE]
[THOUGHT BUBBLE] All appear to have melee weapons... But who's to say one doesn't have a lead spitter tucked under one of their belts.
[A TALL SKINNY MAN WITH A CROWBAR IN A BLACK CLOAK PLANTS HIS BACKSIDE ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR, HIS MASK A SADISTIC SCREAMING MOUTH ON A PALE FACE, HE POINTS WITH THE CROWBAR] Hey little man, you seem like you know what's up!
[BEKZ EYES THEM BEHIND HER SUN GLASSES, BUT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING]
[SCREAM] How 'bout you give us that sweet ride and we won't kill yuh? Sounds like a sweet deal right?
[OTHER DUDES WHO LOOK LIKE JASON AND MICHAEL MYERS CHIME IN WITH] Yeah! Mhm!
What do you do?...
[DECISION 4] Maybe I have something to trade and get them off my back without compromising my mission.
[DECISION 5] Persuade them through intimidation.
[DECISION 6] How 'bout you shove that crowbar right up your...
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Macabre Gambit
Science FictionThe world is ending but it's not the end for you and I... In the event of an outbreak you are faced with difficult decisions. Read through this fully conceptualized script and determine your fate in a world that literally changed over night.
