CHAPTER 1

ACT I

INT. PLAINS - NIGHT

A lone HIGHWAY cuts through the vast PLAINS. A FULL MOON shines above the clouded sky. THUNDER RUMBLES. An old HIGHWAY SIGN stands by the left shoulder of the highway. It reads: GHORGEMIRE, ALABAMA 120 MILES AWAY. Suddenly, we see a portal opening up by the sign. It ROARS and CRACKLES. The ground vibrates a little. A lamp post flickers on and off with a steady HUM. Suddenly, we see a critically injured WOMAN carrying a BABY with her other arm walking weakly from the portal.

ELLEN, 23, a brown-skinned woman who wears a black, tight belly shirt revealing her cleavage, the shirt is ripped and clawed on; she also wears tight leather black pants, and boots. She has long dreads, and sharp brown eyes. The portal shrinks and disappears with a small BOOM. The light from the portal fades away. Ellen holds the baby in her left arm, she clutches her wounds with her right, hissing slightly. THUNDER RUMBLE. It begins to rain. THUNDER RUMBLE. Ellen scans her surroundings, LIGHTNING FLASHES in the distance. The BABY begins to sob. Ellen turns to her baby.

ELLEN: Hush now my child. Everything is going to be alright. I promise.

Suddenly, we hear a ROAR. A portal opens from behind her. She rubs on her baby's head and takes a stance. She holds her baby tightly in her other arm while she unsheathes her SWORD. We see the portal as it expands slightly, but at the same time, we hear a devilish ROAR. A tense moment - and then...

A BEAST jumps out of the portal and ROARS. It sprintstowards Ellen rapidly. Ellen stands there waiting. Once the Beast got close enough, Ellen begins to attack the Beast head on with the baby in her arms. She finally kills it; the Beast explodes in purple dust.

ELLEN: Even in other universes, I'm still not impressed - even with that entrance.

Without warning, another BEAST jumps out of the portal and attacks Ellen. Ellen shields her BABY from the Beast. The Beast mauls her - until Ellen stabs the BEAST on the lower jaw. Purple dust follows. She then kicks the BEAST in the jaw, jerking it back. They have a violent tussle against another. Another BEAST rushes in, sprinting towards Ellen, and claws on her. Ellen runs away from the crowd and stops. We come to see two of these BEASTS surrounding her, Ellen readies her weapon, holding her baby very tightly. The Baby SOBS.

ELLEN: Shh. Shh.

A tense moment. The Beasts attack her. Ellen dodges them and fights them off. She manages to kill BEAST #2, but she has a very hard time handling BEAST #1. Finally, she jumps over BEAST #1, slicing it in two. She does a front flip and sticks a landing, sliding her sword 90 degrees on the road. The beast blows up in purple dust. The portal closes as a gust of wind blows on her. The baby cries. Ellen stands up with her baby in her arms while clutching her sides. She coughs up purple dust from her mouth and GASPS lightly. Tears slide down her face. The Baby SOBS.

ELLEN: It's alright. It's alright.

Ellen scans the environment for any shelter. She turns to her left and sees a mailbox and a lone TRAILER nearby already lit. Ellen GRUNTS in pain. She topples a little to ease the pain, while holding the baby tightly in her arms. She grits her teeth and hisses. She breathes uncontrollably from her injuries. She narrows her eyes at the TRAILER. She stands up and takes deep breaths. She takes slow steps towards the front yard.

INT. FRONT YARD - NIGHT

Ellen walks across the yard. We see a LITTLE TIKE COUP lying on its side, a rusted BICYCLE, and a SLIDE. It begins to POUR now. THUNDER RUMBLES. BABY COOS.

ELLEN: We're almost there. Don't worry.

Walking a little faster, Ellen approaches the TRAILER.

EXT. TRAILER - PORCH - NIGHT

Ellen walks up to the porch. We hear her slowing heartbeat thumping. She barks a cough, exerting out more purple dust - until... She collapses on her knees with her baby still in her arms. She's having trouble breathing. Tears are flowing from her eyes to her chin. She hugs her baby and gently places it on the mat by the door. She digs in her pockets and pulls out a circular white box with a stapled note on the front and places it by her child. She places her hand and slides it against the baby's left cheek.

ELLEN: Always remember, who you are. And always remember that I...

Ellen takes her last breath and collapses on the ground. THUNDER RUMBLES. BABY CRIES. The door opens behind the baby.

MARY: I kinda swore I heard...

(gasp horrifically)

An OLD WOMAN looks down and sees Ellen on the ground with her arms covering the baby.

MARY, 59, a retired school teacher wearing a purple night gown and slippers. She wears her hair tied to a pony-tail and bares a ring on her left index finger. She has light-brown skin and dark brown eyes.

MARY: Good Lord.

Mary picks up the baby and rocks it. She looks down and sees Ellen on the ground. Holding the baby tightly in her arms, she rubs Ellen's head and sees a box by her. She takes the box from her and sees a note stapled on the front. The note reads: ALPHA.

INT./EXT. TRAILER - NIGHT

Mary gets on the phone to call the authorities. When the authorities ask her about the Baby and the mother, Mary pauses and looks outside. We see a pile of purple dust being blown off from the porch. Mary looks at the baby worried.

WOMAN (on the phone): Hello? Ma'am?

MARY: Never mind that, can you get child services here?

WOMAN: Ma'am?

MARY: Please?

WOMAN: Right away.

Mary slowly hangs up the phone and rubs her hand at the baby's right cheek. The baby COOS and smiles.

MARY: Everything's going to be alright. I promise. Mopy.

Suddenly we hear the SCHOOL BELL RINGS faintly. It gets louder and louder - until...

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

SUPERIMPOSE: GHORGEMIRE, ALABAMA - YEARS LATER

...we see a HIGH SCHOOL sitting on top of a low hill. It is moderately big. The campus is small and has a flag pole on the center. Five buses are stationed in the front of the school. Gates surround the school, as visitors park in the school parking lot.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - CAMPUS - CONTINUOUS

A BOY runs through the DOUBLE DOORS, panting heavily. He looks around and quickly runs across the campus, knocking things over.

MOPY, 15, African-American, teenaged boy with black spiky hair, and has sharp brown eyes who wears a blue shirt with a yellow letter Calibri "I" centered on his shirt, a pair of gray jeans, and black and white sneakers. He carries a black backpack. He bumps to a TEACHER; the Teacher drops his books.

TEACHER: Mopy!

Mopy runs pass the Teacher.

MOPY (O.S): Sorry!

Mopy slides down the rail, leaving the school perimeter. He flips to the ground, panting and lands on his feet.

EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - DAY

He pants and looks back at the school. The STUDENTS gawks at him oddly, the GIRLS scoffs at him while the boys CHUCKLES lightly. Mopy sheepishly smiles and nervously waves at them. The Students murmurs and chuckles at Mopy. Mopy slowly turns around and walks away.

MOPY (holding his backpack straps): That was awkward...(looks back)...but at least I got away from them.

BEEP. BEEP. Mopy stops and hesitates; he eerily turns his head around. BEEP. BEEP. Mopy stops and hesitates. There are no cars on the road.

MOPY (raises an eyebrow): Strange. I thought I heard someone beeping.

Students are running to the street screaming in mass.

BOY #1: Every scholar for himself!

Mopy slowly turns his head to the school perimeter and sees a whole flock of students stampeding down the hill scared.

MOPY (raises left brow): What the heck?

VROOM. VROOM. VROOM.

MOPY (sighs annoyed): Please don't tell me.

BAM. A BLACK BMW crashes through the double doors and ROARS down the short hill. ERRK.

INT./EXT. BMW - DAY

Three TEENS are in the car screaming and laughing maniacally. ONE BOY in the driver's seat has an evil grin across his face as he drives the car maniacally. THE SECOND BOY sits besides him on the passenger seat laughs alongside with the FIRST BOY, and the THIRD BOY, who sits in the backseat also has an evil grin across his face.

BROOMY, 15, Mopy's bully with an athletic built body who has blue eyes and pale skin, and short, brown hair who wears a white shirt with a black skull on the front, a pair of blue jeans and sneakers. He also wears a red cap backwards. He sits in the driver's seat driving the car.

ZERI, 15, Broomy's best friend and Mopy's bully. He has long blonde hair that covers half of his face. He is very skinny in stature and wears a black shirt with a white horizontal line cutting across the middle, a pair of blue jeans, and black sneakers. He smiles evilly; he sits by Broomy.

WATER, 17, Broomy's adopted brother and loathes Mopy to the core. He has light-brown skin, short brown hair, thick eyebrows, broad nose, sharp brown eyes, has a square face, and a chisel chin. He's also the tallest, and biggest of the trio. He wears a dirty, white tee, baggy pants, and shoes.

BROOMY, WATER, AND ZERI (evilly): Mopy, come out and play-yay! (laughs maniacally)

BACK TO SCENE

MOPY (wide-eyed, and screams)

Mopy runs from the BMW screaming.

EXT. SCHOOL ZONE - DAY

Mopy sprints across the street and jumps over the hood of the RED CAR. Mopy GRUNTS and rolls on the road and quickly gets up.

DRIVER #1 (waving fist angrily): Hey, watch it kid!

MOPY (O.S): Sorry!

INT. RED CAR - DAY

The DRIVER sits back down in his seat and adjust his side-view mirror. Suddenly, he catches a glimpse of a runaway car, coming from the same direction Mopy ran from, coming directly his way.

DRIVER #1 (groans): Kids today.

BACK TO SCENE

Mopy sprints as the BMW crashes to the RED CAR, severely denting both the BMW and the Red Car on the front side. Mopy sprints to a steep alley.

INT. ALLEY - DAY

Mopy runs down the steep hill, finally sliding down on a pizza cart. He dodges two dumpsters, ducks under several metal porches and ladders from left to right. The BMW crashes through the entrance of the alley running over everything.

Mopy turns around and SCREAMS. We see a curve coming up.

MOPY has a confident smile across his face.

Mopy stands up straight and jumps and surfs on the curved wall, does a 270 spin on it and lands on a dumpster, surfing through the edges of it and does a 360 leap. He dodges and ducks more metal porches, and ladders. He bends 90 degrees backwards immediately from a water pipe half his height, raises back up and dodges immediately from an upcoming dumpster and dodges through sharp edges of a lowered ladder. He cruises through the alley and sees an opening coming his way. Mopy laughs. Mopy turns around and smiles at his bullies who are driving the BMW.

INT./EXT. BMW - CONTINUOUS

Broomy, Zeri, and Water have stupefied looks across their faces; they exchange them with one another.

WATER (dumbstruck): He's good.

BROOMY: Shut up.

BACK TO SCENE

Mopy blows raspberries and laughs - until he runs on a concrete ramp. Mopy flies off the floor and screams as he flips in the air. THUD. Mopy rolls on the floor and CRASHES on a pile of garbage. Mopy groans and removes a BANANA PEEL from his head. The BMW slows down and stops. Broomy, Water, and Zeri all get out of the car carrying BLOOD WEAPONS: Zeri carries a small PLANK of wood, Water carries a small STEEL CHAIN rope, and Broomy carries a crowbar. They all approach Mopy threateningly.

Mopy struggles to move, his left leg is stuck on the large pile of garbage. Mopy stops as Broomy's shadow overcasts the view of the sun. The gang surrounds him. Mopy nervously gulps.

BROOMY (chuckles): Well, well, well. Seems like the Humiliation Factory here made a trip to the stink bomb factory!

MOPY (nervously): Hi there Broomy! Nice to see you here! (chuckles nervously)

BROOMY: Yeah, it is great to see me! (to Water and Zeri) Ain't it boys?

WATER AND ZERI: (nods) Yeah!

BROOMY (to Mopy): Any last words, Moober?

Mopy nervously gulps.

MOPY (nervously): Spare me?

Broomy, Water, and Zeri chuckles and readies their weapons. Broomy raises his above Mopy.

BROOMY (smiles): No, but nice try.

Broomy strikes Mopy knocking him out making the screen BLACK.

BLACK SCREEN

MOPY (O.S) (weakly): Ow.