The New Mutants
An original story by SlackerXK
(Open on a pair of eyes. These eyes are blood shot and scared looking. We pull out to the eyes face and it is sweaty and breathing hard. On the last frame of his face we hear)
Voice-BRADBURY!!!
(pull back and we see this is a foot ball field and this is a practice. The voice belongs to a coach standing next to a player who is leaning bent over against the fence separating the field from the bleachers. The player if you haven't already figured out is Bradbury, and the one with the scared bloodshot eyes.)
Coach- DON'T YOU QUIT ON ME BOY! I'LL HAVE YOU RIDE THE PINE ALL THIS SEASON! NOW GET THE HELL OUT THERE AND HIT TOMMY WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!
(Bradbury stands up strait and runs out to the field. He lines up an a footbally position.)
Quarterback- HIKE!
(On hike Bradbury runs for the QB and hits him dead on. The QB goes flying and the coach runs out to the field. Bradbury is smiling as he turns to the coach. The coach runs past him unnoticing. Confused Bradbury turns around to see the team surrounding Tommy the QB who is lying down on the ground with blood seeping though is jersey.)
Shocked player- Damn man, what did you do to him Bradbury!?!
(Go to a close up of Tommy's face as he coughs up blood and spits out teeth. Change to a teenage boy, not Bradbury, lying on a couch. He is asleep. In front of him a TV set is on. It is the only light in the dark living room. Close up of a TV news women doing a news show.)
News Women- In other news, Sweet Leaf Valley High School student Michel Bradbury is being charged with manslaughter after unintentionally using a mutant power he claims to of known nothing about to fatally wound 17-year- old Tomas Stevens. This is just one of the latest stories of what is now being referred to as "Mutant Manslaughter". This is the latest controversy in a Pro/Anti mutant argument. Both have sides are very vocal in their endorsement of or opposition to, mutant related laws.
(Change to the same kid that was sleeping on that couch now walking around a high school ground. This boy is Alec Eiffel our hero in this story. Alec is about 5'11'' to 6'0'' and is skinny. He looks geeky. As he walks he looks at people. Some look back and some don't but he looks anyway. Each new person we look as we are taken for one frame to a black and white panel of the person doing something bad. He looks at person one who is a guy. Guy 1 is at a party with assorted people sitting on a couch with him.)
Random Guy- Common man! Take a hit. (Passes him a joint. Reluctantly he takes it and breaths in. The people on the couch cheer and he smiles and does it again. Alec walks past him as the guy shoot him a dirty look. The next person is another guy. This one is too at a party only he hitting on a girl.)
Guy- Can I get you a drink? (She nods. He walks over and slips something into her drink then walks back and hands it to her. As Alec walks past this one he only smiles. Now as Alec walks a dialogue box appears around the panels as he walks. This is the opening to our sorry…)
Alec (thoughts)- Everybody's got a secret. I would know I've seen them all. Drugs, rape, haven't seen a murder yet though. I've spent my life living with the mistakes of others and you know what? I've learned something, seeing others screw up lives makes me know what not to do. When I was 11 I learn I was different. Really different. I mean life altering different. A year later my dad found out. I live in a foster home now. You put the pieces together. (Change to Alec sitting in class as the PA system turns on.)
PA- Attention students I regret to inform you that, as you might know, Tommy Stevens was killed last night at a Sweet Leaf Valley High School football practice. And I just want to say that I have heard that rumors and yes it was mutant related but I want to hear no and I mean NO mutant related racist comments. I also want to remind you all that on a similar note me have the "Understanding Mutants" assembly today during next period. (The bell rings the class gets up and leaves. As Alec gets up and walks to his locker the passes a girl, he looks her in the eyes and he sees a graphic sex scene between her and some guy.)
Alec (thoughts)- Who needs porn?
(Alec walks to his locker and we see a group of friends.)
Friend 1- Eyyyyyy.
Alec- What's up?
Friend 2- Not much. Are you gonna go to the assembly?
Alec- Yeah, I wanna know what "Understanding Mutants" means.
Friend (girl)- I hope it means getting rid of them!
Friend 2- Jesus Crist Ranay! If the human race ever leads and army of anti- mutant protestor you'd be president.
Ranay- I know. I fucking hate them. They should all just die.
Alec- Has anyone of them ever done anything to you?
Ranay- No but they fucking disgust me! A whole race of people think they can just show up and take over!
Alec- So you have nothing to base your hatered on other than the fact that your racist?
Ranay- I'm not racist. They have to be human for me to be racist.
Alec- You guys are sick. (Alec walks off)
Ranay- What crawled up his ass? (Change to student filing into a californium they sit in chairs facing a stage with faculty and a man in a suit sitting behind a podium. As the last cluster of students file in a 40 something year-old women walks up to the podium.)
Lady- Good afternoon, as most of you have probably heard about the incident yesterday and have feelings of shock, sadness, and even anger about it. So we have Mr. Richard Blaine of the Mutant Registration Program. He deals with situations like this everyday and he has some tips on how we as a community can avoid anther situation like yesterday. Please give a Sweet Leaf Valley High School Welcome to Mr. Richard Blaine. (The man in the suit walks up to the podium.)
Richard- Hello, as you know by know Tomas Stevens was killed yesterday in what is becoming a new epidemic in this country. Mutants are a very real thing and the are dangerous. How many of you are fear guns in schools? (lots of students raise hands) That good to see, students if you fear guns in schools you should fear mutants because they can have hundreds of times the power of a gun. But there is something you can do… Mutant Registration is the best way to eliminate mutant related violence in schools. If you think you know someone who is a mutant report them. Now I know what your thinking, your thinking "But I don't want to nark on my friend!" and hey I can understand that but think of Tommy, he could still be alive if somebody had reported Michel Bradbury. If you know someone who might be a mutant or are one yourself, do the right thing get registered. You be making life safer for you and the world around you. (on "and the world around you" go to Ranay looking at Alec from a distance. Then a at the bottom of the panel it says "To Be Continued…" )
An original story by SlackerXK
(Open on a pair of eyes. These eyes are blood shot and scared looking. We pull out to the eyes face and it is sweaty and breathing hard. On the last frame of his face we hear)
Voice-BRADBURY!!!
(pull back and we see this is a foot ball field and this is a practice. The voice belongs to a coach standing next to a player who is leaning bent over against the fence separating the field from the bleachers. The player if you haven't already figured out is Bradbury, and the one with the scared bloodshot eyes.)
Coach- DON'T YOU QUIT ON ME BOY! I'LL HAVE YOU RIDE THE PINE ALL THIS SEASON! NOW GET THE HELL OUT THERE AND HIT TOMMY WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!
(Bradbury stands up strait and runs out to the field. He lines up an a footbally position.)
Quarterback- HIKE!
(On hike Bradbury runs for the QB and hits him dead on. The QB goes flying and the coach runs out to the field. Bradbury is smiling as he turns to the coach. The coach runs past him unnoticing. Confused Bradbury turns around to see the team surrounding Tommy the QB who is lying down on the ground with blood seeping though is jersey.)
Shocked player- Damn man, what did you do to him Bradbury!?!
(Go to a close up of Tommy's face as he coughs up blood and spits out teeth. Change to a teenage boy, not Bradbury, lying on a couch. He is asleep. In front of him a TV set is on. It is the only light in the dark living room. Close up of a TV news women doing a news show.)
News Women- In other news, Sweet Leaf Valley High School student Michel Bradbury is being charged with manslaughter after unintentionally using a mutant power he claims to of known nothing about to fatally wound 17-year- old Tomas Stevens. This is just one of the latest stories of what is now being referred to as "Mutant Manslaughter". This is the latest controversy in a Pro/Anti mutant argument. Both have sides are very vocal in their endorsement of or opposition to, mutant related laws.
(Change to the same kid that was sleeping on that couch now walking around a high school ground. This boy is Alec Eiffel our hero in this story. Alec is about 5'11'' to 6'0'' and is skinny. He looks geeky. As he walks he looks at people. Some look back and some don't but he looks anyway. Each new person we look as we are taken for one frame to a black and white panel of the person doing something bad. He looks at person one who is a guy. Guy 1 is at a party with assorted people sitting on a couch with him.)
Random Guy- Common man! Take a hit. (Passes him a joint. Reluctantly he takes it and breaths in. The people on the couch cheer and he smiles and does it again. Alec walks past him as the guy shoot him a dirty look. The next person is another guy. This one is too at a party only he hitting on a girl.)
Guy- Can I get you a drink? (She nods. He walks over and slips something into her drink then walks back and hands it to her. As Alec walks past this one he only smiles. Now as Alec walks a dialogue box appears around the panels as he walks. This is the opening to our sorry…)
Alec (thoughts)- Everybody's got a secret. I would know I've seen them all. Drugs, rape, haven't seen a murder yet though. I've spent my life living with the mistakes of others and you know what? I've learned something, seeing others screw up lives makes me know what not to do. When I was 11 I learn I was different. Really different. I mean life altering different. A year later my dad found out. I live in a foster home now. You put the pieces together. (Change to Alec sitting in class as the PA system turns on.)
PA- Attention students I regret to inform you that, as you might know, Tommy Stevens was killed last night at a Sweet Leaf Valley High School football practice. And I just want to say that I have heard that rumors and yes it was mutant related but I want to hear no and I mean NO mutant related racist comments. I also want to remind you all that on a similar note me have the "Understanding Mutants" assembly today during next period. (The bell rings the class gets up and leaves. As Alec gets up and walks to his locker the passes a girl, he looks her in the eyes and he sees a graphic sex scene between her and some guy.)
Alec (thoughts)- Who needs porn?
(Alec walks to his locker and we see a group of friends.)
Friend 1- Eyyyyyy.
Alec- What's up?
Friend 2- Not much. Are you gonna go to the assembly?
Alec- Yeah, I wanna know what "Understanding Mutants" means.
Friend (girl)- I hope it means getting rid of them!
Friend 2- Jesus Crist Ranay! If the human race ever leads and army of anti- mutant protestor you'd be president.
Ranay- I know. I fucking hate them. They should all just die.
Alec- Has anyone of them ever done anything to you?
Ranay- No but they fucking disgust me! A whole race of people think they can just show up and take over!
Alec- So you have nothing to base your hatered on other than the fact that your racist?
Ranay- I'm not racist. They have to be human for me to be racist.
Alec- You guys are sick. (Alec walks off)
Ranay- What crawled up his ass? (Change to student filing into a californium they sit in chairs facing a stage with faculty and a man in a suit sitting behind a podium. As the last cluster of students file in a 40 something year-old women walks up to the podium.)
Lady- Good afternoon, as most of you have probably heard about the incident yesterday and have feelings of shock, sadness, and even anger about it. So we have Mr. Richard Blaine of the Mutant Registration Program. He deals with situations like this everyday and he has some tips on how we as a community can avoid anther situation like yesterday. Please give a Sweet Leaf Valley High School Welcome to Mr. Richard Blaine. (The man in the suit walks up to the podium.)
Richard- Hello, as you know by know Tomas Stevens was killed yesterday in what is becoming a new epidemic in this country. Mutants are a very real thing and the are dangerous. How many of you are fear guns in schools? (lots of students raise hands) That good to see, students if you fear guns in schools you should fear mutants because they can have hundreds of times the power of a gun. But there is something you can do… Mutant Registration is the best way to eliminate mutant related violence in schools. If you think you know someone who is a mutant report them. Now I know what your thinking, your thinking "But I don't want to nark on my friend!" and hey I can understand that but think of Tommy, he could still be alive if somebody had reported Michel Bradbury. If you know someone who might be a mutant or are one yourself, do the right thing get registered. You be making life safer for you and the world around you. (on "and the world around you" go to Ranay looking at Alec from a distance. Then a at the bottom of the panel it says "To Be Continued…" )