EXT. MACFARLANE CITY. DAY
The skyscrapers of MACFARLANE CITY rise up, silhouetted against the morning sun.
VOICE (V.O.)
This is MacFarlane city. Home to nearly five million people. How many have special abilities? Not many, I can tell you that. But why do most of them seem to use their abilities for evil? I can't answer that one. But this is our story. The story of the League of Symbiotes.
EXT. TENNANT APARTMENT BLOCK. DAY
The red-bricked building is tall, with approximately 30 stories.
VOICE (V.0)
And this is where it begins.
INT. APARTMENT 143. DAY
A brown-haired teenager sits on his chair watching TV. This is HENRY BAKER.
HENRY (V.O.)
That's me. All my life involved back then was waking up.
EXT. CITY STREET. DAY
Henry walks along in a crowd of people.
EXT. WAL-MART. DAY
Henry enters.
INT. WAL-MART. DAY
Henry, in a Wal-Mart uniform, stacks shelves.
HENRY (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Going to work.
EXT. TENNANT APARTMENT BLOCK. NIGHT
Henry enters.
INT. TENNANT APARTMENT BLOCK. NIGHT
Henry walks along, pulls out his keys and enters his apartment.
HENRY (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Coming home.
INT. HENRY'S APARTMENT. NIGHT
Henry pours water on a Pot Noodle and goes back into the sitting area, where he sits down and turns on the TV. He scoops a forkful of Pot Noodle into his mouth.
HENRY (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Eating Dinner.
Henry puts the pot in the bin and the fork in the sink and goes through to his bedroom.
HENRY (V.O.) (CONT'D)
And going to bed. But one night, something happened. Something that would change my life - forever.
Henry lays in bed, asleep. Outside, through the curtain, a light is visible moving towards the ground. As we zoom in, we see it is landing in the park. As we zoom back, we see Henry is sitting up and has also watched this. He climbs out of bed and walks to his wardrobe
EXT. HEMP PARK. NIGHT
A fully clothed Henry walks through the gate and into the park. He walks along the path, looking for the object. He spots it in the bushes, glowing in a small crater. He walks off the path and toward it. It's a small meteorite.
HENRY
Wow....
A thump comes from inside the rock. Henry drops it quickly in surprise. It breaks open, and reveals some green slime. Henry crouches down to look at it. The slime shifts. Then jumps. It lands on his chest and starts to spread over it. Henry cries out in surprise, and tries to rip it off but a piece just comes off and begins to cover his right hand, too.
HENRY (CONT'D)
Help!
He stumbles back and trips over a tree root. He smacks his head on a bench and lays there, unconscious, as the goo engulfs him.
EXT. MACFARLANE CITY. NIGHT
Henry wakes up and finds himself at the top of a skyscraper. He looks down, and sees that he is wearing different clothes. He is wearing a green top and greenish jeans. He looks round.
HENRY
How on Earth-?
He hears a voice.
VOICE
Henry Baker.
HENRY
Who the-?!
VOICE
Do not be afraid.
HENRY
Who are you and where are you?
VOICE
I am a symbiote.
HENRY
What?
VOICE
I am a Symbiote. A being from outer space. Me and my four brothers were exiled here because we do not wish to take over our host's minds. The others did not want us to pollute the gene pool. They only use hosts to use them up. We would prefer a more... permanent bonding.
HENRY
Host? Is that what I am?
VOICE
Yes, but do not fear, as I said, I do not wish to take over you.
HENRY
What, so you come here just to give me a stylish new pair of clothes?
VOICE
No. This is not my true form, I just did not wish to frighten you too much.
HENRY
What do you look like?
He looks down as his clothes shift and merge, become the same green colour as his shirt. He feels something pass down over his face, like a feather moving over it. On his chest, a twisted blue spider-like symbol appears. He looks over into a puddle, and gasps. His face is green, too. His mouth is filled with razor-like teeth. His eyes have become jagged white patches. Henry gasps, but calms himself.
HENRY (CONT'D)
Wait, is it one of your kind that's that Venom from San Francisco?
VOICE
I sense further symbiotes on this planet.
HENRY
So what is your name?
VOICE
My title?
HENRY
Yeah, you could call it that.
VOICE
During psychological experiments on us that account for my unique colour scheme, I was given the title 'Havoc'.
HENRY
So, what kinda things can you do?
Henry, in his symbiote form, swings through the skyline of Macfarlane city.
HENRY (CONT'D)
Wahoo! This is amazing!
EXT. MACFARLANE CITY. DAY
It is the next day. Henry has been testing his new abilities all night. He is crouched on a gargoyle on the Pertwee tower, Macfarlane city's famous skyscraper. He hears a thump from behind. He stands up and turns round. Another symbiote, this one white coloured with a slight tint of blue and no symbol, is standing there.
SYMBIOTE
Are you Havoc?
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EXT. MACFARLANE CITY. DAY
Havoc stands atop the Pertwee tower facing another symbiote.
SYMBIOTE
Are you Havoc?
HAVOC
Yeah.
The other symbiote smiles.
SYMBIOTE
We're Frost. We take it that you've been told there are five of us, we have.
HAVOC
Yeah. What's your name, I mean, your real name?
FROST
I'm Matt. Matt Porter.
HAVOC
Henry. Henry Baker.
They shake hands.
HAVOC (CONT'D)
It's nice to meet my "brother". What do you make of this symbiote business?
FROST
Us? We think it's awesome. Have you battled yet?
HAVOC
No.
FROST
It's cool. We used our slime webbing stuff to stick two to the wall. We think they crapped their pants.
They hear a scream.
HAVOC
There's a first time for everything.
He leaps off, followed by Frost, and they land in an alleyway. A man is holding a woman against the wall by gunpoint. Five more men are surrounding them with guns.
FROST
Didn't your mommy ever tell you not to play with guns?
CRIMINAL 1
Holy Sh-
Frost cuts him off by breaking his arm. One of the criminals shoots at Frost, but he just dodges and webs him to the wall.
FROST
Dig in Havoc, before they're all gone.
HAVOC
Fair enough.
He runs into the brawl, and the two set to work teaching the criminals a lesson.
Havoc and Frost are swinging along through the rooftops.
HAVOC (CONT'D)
That was awesome. We loved the look on their faces as we kicked their asses.
FROST
Yeah, We love these symbiotes.
HAVOC
Hehe, yeah. Hey, when we meet up with the other symbiotes, do you reckon we should set up a team, you know, like the Avengers or something?
FROST
What, some form of crime-fighting team? If it means more criminal busting, we're in.
HAVOC
What's with the We? You've been doing it, and we - I've noticed I've started it.
FROST
Part of your bonding. There's two of you in that symbiosis. You'll get used to it.
They land on a building top. Havoc's symbiote shifts about then slips down from his face.
HENRY
Wait, we're getting a weird feeling. We think....
FROST
It's your senses. We're sensing something too. We know where they are.
HENRY
Us too.
The symbiote slithers back over and Henry's face, and the two take off across the building tops. After clearing seven rooftops, they stop and look into an alley leading to Hemp Park. They see two teenage boys, around Henry's age, running down the alley. One has Black Hair [ADAM FITZGERALD] and the other with Blonde [HARRY PETTIT].
ADAM
Oh man, that was funny! I love egg-throwing!
HARRY
Yeah! Did you see the look on that blokes face?
ADAM
Yeah! Hey, what are they?
He is pointing to two pools of slime at the end of the alley, one brown, one bluish-purple.
ADAM (CONT'D)
Let's go see.
HARRY
I don't think that's a good idea.
ADAM
Come on, what's the worst that could happen?
Harry nods and the two begin walking towards them. Adam drops to his knees and pokes at the brown slime. Suddenly it wraps itself around his arm, and Adam screams and tries to get it off, but it just crawls further up. Harry tries to run but the purplish-blue symbiote leaps at his legs and drags him towards it. The brown one has covered Adam's arm and chest and is getting started on the other arm. Harry's legs finish being covered and it starts on his torso. Finally, after the bonding ends, two more symbiotes are standing there, one brown with an orange pattern in Adam's place, and another with a blue torso and head and purple arms and legs. Adam looks at Harry and cries out in alarm. Harry notices himself and Adam drops down. Havoc and Frost decide this would be a good time to introduce themselves.
HAVOC
It's best not to freak out.
Harry and Adam turn to see Frost and Havoc. Harry looks even more worried, and Adam takes a step back.
HARRY
What was it you said? What's the worst that could happen? Can't get any worse than this!
HAVOC
Listen, both of you. Freaking out is not good. It will not help. These things, these symbiotes, are good. They enhance our abilities.
ADAM
I'd rather be human than have enhanced abilities - Wait, what the hell is up with my voice? Even worse!
Adam jumps at the wall and without even thinking, climbs up and onto the rooftop. Harry looks torn between following and staying with the other two. He decides to stay-put.
HARRY
Are you going to help me find him?
HAVOC
First, what's your name?
HARRY
I'm Harry. Harry Pettit.
HAVOC
Henry Baker. Or Havoc.
FROST
Matt Porter, aka Frost. If you're wondering about the wall-crawling, just try, it's easy.
Frost leaps gracefully onto the wall, and begins to scale it. Havoc follows, and bounds up the wall until he has caught up with Frost. Harry walks up to the wall and slowly begins to climb. When he gets to the top, Havoc and Frost are waiting for him. They help him up and then all three take off in a run.
HARRY
So where'd your names come from?
FROST
Huh?
HARRY
Your names.
FROST
Oh. We made ours up. You, Havoc and your missing friend's were assigned in the experiments. Ask your symbiote. It'll tell you.
Harry concentrates.
HARRY
Mayhem. Call us Mayhem.
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The three symbiotes are covering the building tops, searching for Adam.
HAVOC
How come you didn't have your name assigned in the experiments?
FROST
Because we weren't part of them. Even though we're your brother, we were born this colour, rather than it being caused. We are a rare albino symbiote.
MAYHEM
Wait, brother? And the voice in our head has stopped, why's that?
HAVOC
Notice the way you're using we and us? The bonding's finished. And yes. Our symbiotes are brothers.
FROST
Harry, from what we can gather you and Adam are best mates. Where do you think he would go?
MAYHEM
We've got a bit of an idea.
EXT. MACFARLANE CITY HIGH. DAY.
The school is closed for the weekend. At the soccer pitch at the back, a symbiote possessed Adam sits stuck to the goal.
VOICE (V.O.)
Adam. Why do you reject us?
ADAM
Because you're an alien freak?
VOICE (V.O.)
I can give you abilities beyond your imagination. You just need to let me in.
ADAM
Just get lost, alright?
VOICE (V.O.)
Your friend has accepted us.
ADAM
And how the Hell do you know that?
VOICE (V.O.)
I have used my eyes.
Adam looks up to see three symbiotes swinging towards him. One he recognizes as Harry's symbiote. Adam growls and leaps onto the ground.
ADAM
Abandoned the human race already, Harry?
MAYHEM
Adam. You've bonded to the suit. It's good. It gives us abilities.
ADAM
Abilities are all fine, but I want to look normal.
FROST
Then tell your symbiote that.
Adam concentrates. The symbiote retracts into his back, disappearing completely. Adam looks at the other three.
ADAM
And you're sure it's safe.
HAVOC
We were abandoned here - I mean our others were abandoned here for not wishing to use up their hosts. We're safe.
Adam looks at Mayhem for confirmation. Mayhem nods. Adam's symbiote recovers him.
ADAM
Well then, I suppose that I should join you.
FROST
Good to have you aboard, Chaos.
CHAOS
Chaos? Isn't that the name we were -.
HAVOC
Exactly.
MAYHEM
So know we're all together, what should we do now?
HAVOC
Me and Frost were discussing a team. A vigilante team. I was thinking the League.
FROST
Too vague. How about the League of Symbiotes.
The others nod. Frost holds his hand in the center of them. Havoc puts his hand on top, followed by Mayhem and the Chaos. Suddenly, a few miles away, a building top explodes.
HAVOC
Seems like a good place to start.
The group leaps into the air and shoots slime webs.
NEXT TIME...
Havoc and Mayhem walk through the dilapidated building.
MAYHEM (V.O.)
Whatever happened here... It was intentional.
An armoured fist smashes into Frost's face.
HAVOC (V.O.)
Something is hunting us.
A figure clad in gunmetal armour steps from the flames. A glass bubble protects his head. Inside the bubble, in a cocktail of liquids, a RED SKELETON with a silver sharp-toothed JAW steps from the flames.
IRON JAW (V.O.)
You folks are gonna wish you hadn't interfered.
