OPEN: EXT-PACIFIC OCEAN SURFACE, DAY: The credits begin to roll as the camera dives into the water. A small submersible enters frame. it switches on its lights as it moves deeper and deeper. Markings on the sub show it is of the United Systems Military. The credits roll as the sub moves silently into the abyss, at times appearing as a mere speck of light in a sea of darkness.
CUT TO. INT-SUB: The two pilots are squinting to see what may lie ahead. On the left is Captain SOIREZ. She is a tough looking Hispanic woman with a tattoo of a flame on her neck. On the right side of the cockpit is Lieutenant BRANSTON. A younger man who rose through the ranks with hard work and self sacrifice. He sports a brown crew cut and obviously artificial left eye. Soirez presses a button on the console in front of her.
SOIREZ
Three minutes.
CUT TO. INT-CABIN: An entire platoon of soldiers wait patiently. The "three minutes" call comes in and they begin loading all sorts of weapons, locking and cocking them. Sitting semi-nervously at the back of the cabin are four scientists. Two of the scientists are prepping some sample containers. One of these is Doctor HANNAH WELLINGTON. A smart looking bundle of nerves. Sitting in front of her is Doctor RUDOLPH LUDWIG. Rudolph notices Hannah's nervousness.
RUDOLPH
Not one for the water?
HANNAH
Oh I love the water. I'm not one for drowning.
RUDOLPH
Mhmmmm.
Hannah just glares at him. Two other scientists in the back have watched the Hannah/Rudolph exchange. These are Professors WALTER McNICHOL and ANDREW LELAND.
LELAND
Don't count on those two to make your job easy.
McNICHOL
I'm not.
SOIREZ (V.O)
One minute.
A large military Sergeant stands and looks at his team. This is Sergeant First Class MICHAEL CAMERON.
CAMERON
Alright kids lighten up. This is a retrieval mission, nothing fancy. We're here to provide cover and protection for the folks at the back of the bus. There is no reason to suspect any hostile forces when we arrive but IF the occasion arises when you should have to shoot the shit out of something CALL FOR BACKUP! AM I CLEAR?!
PLATOON
YES SIR!
CAMERON
Good. Questions?
The platoon sits silently for a moment. One soldier raises his hand.
CAMERON
What?
SOLDIER
What kind of "resistance" may we encounter?
Cameron looks to the scientists in the back.
CAMERON
Science guys?
Rudolph stands and the entire platoon looks at him.
RUDOLPH
The kind that nightmares are made of.
CUT TO. INT-COCKPIT: Branson looks out the widows and sees a massive hulk of metal in their path.
BRANSON
Is that it?
SOIREZ
Switch on the highbeams.
CUT TO. EXT-SUB: The subs lights intensify about 100X.
CUT TO. INT-COCKPIT: Soirez manoeuvres the sub lower. She shines the lights on writing on the metal. The writing says "U.S.M AURIGA" Soirez gets on the P.A.
SOIREZ
Cameron, get up here.
Cameron enters the cockpit. He stares ahead and swallows hard. Branson looks up at the vessel's hulk.
BRANSON
Lot of good people died here.
RUDOLPH
Lot of good weapons too.
Without the rest knowing, Rudolph had entered the cockpit behind Cameron.
SOIREZ
Where should we dock?
RUDOLPH
The ship was mainly torn apart, but the science labs were reinforced. There's a good one.
Rudolph points to a large metal box on the ocean floor.
CUT TO. INT-BOX: The room is about fifty square feet around, littered with metal tables, cabinets, tazers etc... There are a pair of heavy metal doors at one end of the room. There is a silhouette against the window of the door before a massive shower of sparks plume out from a little flame passing through the door. After a short while of cutting, the doors fall away. Enter Soirez, Hannah, Rudolph, Andrew and McNichol. They are all wearing HAZMAT suits.
HANNAH
You sure that collar will hold?
SOIREZ
Don't worry bout a thing. It can take an easy 82000 PSI.
The rest of the platoon enters. They take up defensive positions around the scientists. Cameron looks up at Soirez.
CAMERON
Looks clear.
The scientists move further into the room. Hannah spots a large metal locker on the floor.
HANNAH
I found it.
RUDOLPH
Here.
He hands her a large, heavily locked case. Hannah opens it. She then tries to pull the locker open to no avail. Soirez hands her a small torch. Hannah begins to cut the door open. She succeeds, and the door falls off. Andrew looks inside the locker.
ANDREW
Look at that.
He, Hannah, McNichol and Rudolph stare into the locker. Rudolph reaches in and pulls out a small vial of yellow fluid.
XFADE TO. EXT-OCEAN: The sub ascends into the light.
CUT TO. INT-SUB: The two pilots are squinting to see what may lie ahead. On the left is Captain SOIREZ. She is a tough looking Hispanic woman with a tattoo of a flame on her neck. On the right side of the cockpit is Lieutenant BRANSTON. A younger man who rose through the ranks with hard work and self sacrifice. He sports a brown crew cut and obviously artificial left eye. Soirez presses a button on the console in front of her.
SOIREZ
Three minutes.
CUT TO. INT-CABIN: An entire platoon of soldiers wait patiently. The "three minutes" call comes in and they begin loading all sorts of weapons, locking and cocking them. Sitting semi-nervously at the back of the cabin are four scientists. Two of the scientists are prepping some sample containers. One of these is Doctor HANNAH WELLINGTON. A smart looking bundle of nerves. Sitting in front of her is Doctor RUDOLPH LUDWIG. Rudolph notices Hannah's nervousness.
RUDOLPH
Not one for the water?
HANNAH
Oh I love the water. I'm not one for drowning.
RUDOLPH
Mhmmmm.
Hannah just glares at him. Two other scientists in the back have watched the Hannah/Rudolph exchange. These are Professors WALTER McNICHOL and ANDREW LELAND.
LELAND
Don't count on those two to make your job easy.
McNICHOL
I'm not.
SOIREZ (V.O)
One minute.
A large military Sergeant stands and looks at his team. This is Sergeant First Class MICHAEL CAMERON.
CAMERON
Alright kids lighten up. This is a retrieval mission, nothing fancy. We're here to provide cover and protection for the folks at the back of the bus. There is no reason to suspect any hostile forces when we arrive but IF the occasion arises when you should have to shoot the shit out of something CALL FOR BACKUP! AM I CLEAR?!
PLATOON
YES SIR!
CAMERON
Good. Questions?
The platoon sits silently for a moment. One soldier raises his hand.
CAMERON
What?
SOLDIER
What kind of "resistance" may we encounter?
Cameron looks to the scientists in the back.
CAMERON
Science guys?
Rudolph stands and the entire platoon looks at him.
RUDOLPH
The kind that nightmares are made of.
CUT TO. INT-COCKPIT: Branson looks out the widows and sees a massive hulk of metal in their path.
BRANSON
Is that it?
SOIREZ
Switch on the highbeams.
CUT TO. EXT-SUB: The subs lights intensify about 100X.
CUT TO. INT-COCKPIT: Soirez manoeuvres the sub lower. She shines the lights on writing on the metal. The writing says "U.S.M AURIGA" Soirez gets on the P.A.
SOIREZ
Cameron, get up here.
Cameron enters the cockpit. He stares ahead and swallows hard. Branson looks up at the vessel's hulk.
BRANSON
Lot of good people died here.
RUDOLPH
Lot of good weapons too.
Without the rest knowing, Rudolph had entered the cockpit behind Cameron.
SOIREZ
Where should we dock?
RUDOLPH
The ship was mainly torn apart, but the science labs were reinforced. There's a good one.
Rudolph points to a large metal box on the ocean floor.
CUT TO. INT-BOX: The room is about fifty square feet around, littered with metal tables, cabinets, tazers etc... There are a pair of heavy metal doors at one end of the room. There is a silhouette against the window of the door before a massive shower of sparks plume out from a little flame passing through the door. After a short while of cutting, the doors fall away. Enter Soirez, Hannah, Rudolph, Andrew and McNichol. They are all wearing HAZMAT suits.
HANNAH
You sure that collar will hold?
SOIREZ
Don't worry bout a thing. It can take an easy 82000 PSI.
The rest of the platoon enters. They take up defensive positions around the scientists. Cameron looks up at Soirez.
CAMERON
Looks clear.
The scientists move further into the room. Hannah spots a large metal locker on the floor.
HANNAH
I found it.
RUDOLPH
Here.
He hands her a large, heavily locked case. Hannah opens it. She then tries to pull the locker open to no avail. Soirez hands her a small torch. Hannah begins to cut the door open. She succeeds, and the door falls off. Andrew looks inside the locker.
ANDREW
Look at that.
He, Hannah, McNichol and Rudolph stare into the locker. Rudolph reaches in and pulls out a small vial of yellow fluid.
XFADE TO. EXT-OCEAN: The sub ascends into the light.