(Scene shows an amusement park called Ventureland)
(The park lies near the ocean by the docks)
(Scene shows kids getting cotton candy, a person shooting a gun at a target in which they win and get a prize, and a guy and a girl getting in a boat to go into the tunnel of love)
(Camera zooms up to a sign that says The Thrill Ride rollercoaster)
(A couple is seen getting into the front coaster)
(The guy looks at the girl)
Boyfriend: So are you ready?
Girlfriend: (looks at her boyfriend) y-yeah but I'm a little nervous… (Cuddles up on him) you know this is the first time I've ever been on a rollercoaster.
Boyfriend: Don't worry babe (straps on his seatbelt) the chances of something bad happening are a million to one. I promise nothing bad will happen.
Girlfriend: (looks up at her boyfriend and straps on her seatbelt) O-okay.
(Suddenly the ride starts to move)
Girlfriend: (clings onto her boyfriend and closes her eyes) EEK!
Boyfriend: C'mon baby! Let's do this thing! (Raises his hands up) WHOO!
(The ride starts to move faster as the rollercoaster takes sharp turns and goes through a corkscrew)
(The girlfriend starts to open her eyes a little)
Boyfriend: (looks at his girlfriend) isn't this fun!?
Girlfriend: (looks up at him and smiles) Y-yeah it kinda is… (Raises her arms up and yells a little) Yay!
(The rollercoaster goes down a hill and starts speeding up more)
Boyfriend: WHOOHOO!!
Girlfriend: YAY!!! (Something catches her attention) um babe?
Boyfriend: (looks at her) what is it?!
Girlfriend: Don't you think we're going a bit fast!?
Boyfriend: (yells over the screech of the rollercoaster) Relax babe! That's what rollercoaster's do!!
Girlfriend: ah! (Looks over at the side of the rollercoaster as the wheels screech and sparks start to fly out)
Boyfriend: (looks at the side of the rollercoaster) W-what's going on!?
(The rollercoaster speeds up faster and faster going through the straightaway)
(The passengers start to scream)
(The rollercoaster approaches the top of a hill)
Girlfriend: b-baby! We're going too fast!!
Boyfriend: I KNOW!!!
(A demonic laughter is heard)
(The rollercoaster zooms up the top of the hill and lunges off the tracks like a ramp)
(The passengers on the rollercoaster scream)
(The rollercoaster flies high into the full moon sky)
(The rollercoaster flips over and the passengers hang upside down in the air over the ocean water)
(The passengers scream more as they dangle upside down)
(Suddenly A belt to one of the passenger's seat unbuckles)
Passenger: H-hey! What the hell is going on!? Stop it!!
(A demonic laughter is heard again)
(The seatbelt unbuckles)
Passenger: (falls out of his seat into the water below) AHHH!!!
(The passengers scream more)
(The invisible demon speaks)
"(Sigh) I've had enough fun with you humans for the night. Enjoy the rest of your ride! (Laughs)"
(The rollercoaster gets lunged over and ends up right side up landing on top of a carnival tent)
Girlfriend: (unbuckles her strap angered and gets out of the coaster) grr! We're through Jason! (Storms away)
Boyfriend: W-wait! (Unbuckles his seat belt and runs after her) G-Gracie!
(The demon makes himself visible standing on top of a high pole on a tent)
(The demon is tall and skinny with skinny looking wings)
(The demon stands above all of the lights and amusements below him from the pole)
(The demon squats as he watches the commotion of humans below him)
"Ah…humans…."
(The demon stands back up)
"So much fun…"
Final Realm: Chapter 9
(Scene changes to school with Jill sitting at her desk with April, Amy, and Megan around her)
Jill: (has a newspaper in her hand that says "Amusement Park Chaos" in bold) so did you hear? (Looks up at April) Some weird things have been happening at the amusement park lately.
April: (blinks) hm? What do you mean?
Jill: (hands April the newspaper) apparently there have been mysterious accidents occurring there.
April: (skims over the article with Amy and Megan looking at it beside her) hm…
Jill: At first they thought it was just common technical issues. But apparently there have been nothing wrong with the rides before they go off for launch. People are starting to say that is has nothing to do with the rides at all but are speculating that it's in connection with all the murders that have been happening lately.
Amy: (shivers) r-really?
Jill: (nods) yeah. But it's not just the rides that are going haywire. Everything is somehow weirdly being controlled. People even claimed to have seen a monster inside the house of mirrors!
Amy: (yelps) really!!? That's scary!!
Jill: Yeah. (Lays back with her hands behind her head) But it's probably just all fictional stuff.
Amy: (bites her nails a little) Well if it's fictional enough to get into the Wall Street Journal then I think we should be worried about it…
Jill: Aw, c'mon! Stop being a scaredy cat!
April: (looks at the article) hm…
Chase: (walks into the room) what's up?
Jill: (looks at Chase) oh hi Chase we're just looking at this news article.
Chase: (looks at April reading it) really now?
Amy: (looks over at Chase) Yeah. There's something going on at the Ventureland theme park. A lot of people are scared now because it's being haunted by spirits!
Chase: hm? (Blinks) spirits?
Jill: Don't listen to her. She just buys everything that the media says. (Looks at Chase) What about you though? Do you think that the amusement park is being haunted?
Aneiras: (looks over at Chase) It would be a good idea to investigate…
Chase: (turns and looks at Aneiras) I agree.
Jill: (looks at Chase weirdly) huh? I'm over here moron!
Chase: Oh! (Sweatdrops and turns back around) What I meant to say was, I wouldn't rule out everything.
Jill: (crosses arms) don't tell me you believe in that stuff too!
Amy: (looks at Jill) well if you don't believe that all of that is true then why don't you go over there?
Jill: W-well I've got better things to do!
Amy: Right! Sure!
April: (keeps looking over the article) hm…
(Scene changes to Chase's bedroom with April sitting)
April: Chase how come every time we have a meeting it's at your house?
Chase: um…because it is!
April: (rolls eyes) ooookay.
Chase: besides you already know why we're here! There's obviously some spirits involved at that amusement park! We need to find out what's going on!
April: (blinks) since when were you so determined?
Anastasia: He's right though, it would be best if we checked the place out. We should go tonight.
April: (scratches head) that's fine and all but I'm broke right now. Hehe.
Aneiras: Well there is another solution… (Looks at Chase)
(Everyone looks at Chase)
Chase: Hey why is everyone looking at me!? There's no way I'm paying for both tickets! Unless…
(Chase gets in April's face)
Chase: (looks over at April with eyes gleaming) WE COULD ARRANGE IT LIKE A DATE!
April: Not so much. This is purely for investigative purposes right Aneiras?
Aneiras: (nods) mm-hmm.
Chase: Aww! (Hangs head)
(Everyone laughs but Chase)
(Screen darkens)
(Screen lightens)
(Screen shows the sign Ventureland)
(Chase, April, Anastasia, and Aneiras stand in front of the entrance to the park)
April: Well this is the place.
Chase: hm…doesn't look like there are demons here. (Looks back at Aneiras and Anastasia) Do you guys sense anything yet?
(Aneiras and Anastasia shake their heads)
April: (turns and looks at Chase) Well that's probably because we're not inside the park yet, Chase.
Chase: (sweatdrops) oh yeah… (Turns towards the ticket booth) Two tickets please… (Hands the woman inside the booth some money)
(The woman inside the booth hands Chase back his tickets and waves)
"You and your date have a good time!"
April: (glares at the lady in the booth) he's not my date…!
(Scene changes to Chase, April, Aneiras, and Anastasia in the middle of the park)
Chase: AWWW! (Digs in his wallet and cries a little) No thanks to this gold digger I'm practically broke now!
April: Oh, hush! It's called being a gentleman! (Looks over at Aneiras) So what do we do now?
Aneiras: The best thing we can do right now is wait. We should probably go and try out some of the amusements here to see if we can link them to anything suspicious.
Chase: Wait! So you're saying we can go and actually have fun!? C'mon April! (Grabs April by the wrist and pulls her away)
April: ah! Ch-chase! Slow down!
Aneiras: (sighs) kids.
Anastasia: (Turns towards Aneiras) Are you sure we should be doing this? Shouldn't we be looking for the demon instead of going out and having "fun"?
Aneiras: Relax Anastasia. (Watches Chase and April as they run down the park) Those two will have a lot of tribulation waiting for them. It's good for them to get out and have fun while they still can.
Anastasia: …
Aneiras: Plus this demon doesn't make itself aware like all the others. This one works through manipulating the attractions here. Maybe if we can catch him in the act or at least find some sort of clue we'd be one step closer to stopping him.
Anastasia: … (Turns and watches Chase and April run down the road) I sure hope you're right Aneiras.
(April and Chase stop in front of an attraction)
Chase: (eyes widen) whoah…
(The attraction sign reads "The Tunnel of Love")
Chase: (looks at April) C'mon!
April: (sweatdrops) Uh…I'll pass.
Chase: Aw C'mon! (Looks over at Aneiras behind him) What if there's something in there!
Aneiras: (smiles and looks at April) Well he's got a point we'll never know till' we try.
April: (sweatdrops) you're kidding right?
Aneiras: Don't worry. We'll come with you guys to make sure nothing happens.
April: (smiles) well…okay!
Chase: (hangs head) dammit…
(Chase and April get into the boat)
April: (slightly mumbles to Chase) touch me and you're dead…
Chase: (eyes widen) ngh!
April: (turns towards the man operating the machine and smiles brightly) we're ready now!
(The man nods and presses a button as the boat slowly starts to move into the tunnel)
(The boat glides gently through the water as it goes into the tunnel)
(Darkness suddenly sets around Chase and April as they enter the tunnel)
Chase: …
April: …
(The boat keeps moving through the tunnel as the water gently splashes up against it)
Chase: …
April: …
Chase: Sooooo….It's pretty dark huh?
April: y-yeah I guess it is…
Chase: I don't even see how people do what they do in here. I mean I can barely even see you! (Laughs nervously)
April: …
Chase: N-not that I don't want to or anything!!!
Anastasia: Chase…you're such a lost cause…
Chase: You know I actually forgot you were in here…I wish I still was…
(April giggles a little)
(Suddenly the boat jerks and stops moving)
April: Hey, what's going on?
Chase: Maybe we should see what it is…
April: Does it look like we can "see" anything Chase?!
Chase: Oh, yeah you're right. Well maybe we hit something…
April: In the "Tunnel of Love?!" Like what?
Chase: Oh I dunno…a whale maybe.
April: Chase, we're in the "tunnel of love" not the freaking ocean!
Anastasia: Quiet!
Chase and April: huh?
Aneiras: (talks through the darkness) I sense it too…Chase, Now!
Chase: Right!
(Chase's necklace glows red)
Chase: S-Knight Mode!
(Chase instantly transforms into his S-Knight Mode)
(The tunnel gets a little lighter)
Chase: (looks down at April and offers her his hand) C'mon April!
(Suddenly something punches Chase across the face and sends him flying into the water)
Chase: Agh!
Aneiras: Chase!
(A figure stands on the trunk of the boat with large stone wings and body)
April: (looks behind her and shrieks) Ah!
(The Gargoyle-like demon lunges a claw at her)
(Anastasia sweeps April up out of the boat quickly and lands on the sidewalk by the river of water)
Anastasia: (looks at April) you okay?
April: y-yeah. I'm fine.
(Suddenly the current of water speeds up as Chase is dragged along with it)
Chase: AGH! Help Aneiras!
Aneiras: (looks over at Anastasia) I'm going to go help Chase! Stall him until we get back! (Runs down the sidewalk beside the churning current)
Gargoyle: (Jumps off the boat and lands on the right side of the river with Anastasia and April on the left) Ha! I expected better of you! The way you guys were leaking your spirit energy out I couldn't resist but to attack you! You'll make a nice spiritual treat!
Anastasia: (looks at April) Now's the time April!
April: huh? (Looks down at her necklace as it glows white) what's going on?
Anastasia: You've been given the power of S-Knight Mode! Now Use it!
April: R-right!
(A cyclone of dense, opaque wind circles around April)
Gargoyle: good…unleash your spiritual energy…
Anastasia: (thinks) Now's the time to see what April is made of…
(The cyclone calms and in the midst of the opaque wind stands April)
(April appears with a strapless dress with a hood worn down over it. Her arrows lie on her left shoulder. Wrapped around her stomach and underneath her chest is her armor. She wears a skirt-like kilt. She wears a holster of mini arrows strapped to her upper right thigh. Armor is strapped from her wrist to her elbow. Armor is also strapped on her leg from her knee to her ankle with high heeled boots.)
Gargoyle: Impressive. Very Impressive. (Licks his lips) very satisfying…
April: (glares at the Gargoyle) you have till 3 to get out of my sight. (Takes an arrow from out of her holster and sets it on her bow in front of her)
Gargoyle: (laughs) Oh, is that so? (Jumps onto the other side of the river on the sidewalk) Then tell me… (Walks closer to April) Have you ever killed anyone before, little girl?
Anastasia: (stands behind April) Do it April…
April: …
Gargoyle: (laughs more) hahahaha! Didn't think so… (Walks closer to April) Face it girl…you don't have what it takes…
April: (shivers a little while pointing the arrow in its face) …
Anastasia: Do it April! He's not like us!
Gargoyle: To kill…is kill…there is no in-between. From a fly on a window seal to a spirit like me…the action remains the same…
April: (shivers a little more with the bow and arrow in her hand) ngh!
Anastasia: Don't listen to him!
Gargoyle: (laughs more) Go ahead, listen to your guardian…how about the head? (Moves his forehead over the tip of April's arrow) Or maybe right in the eye… (Moves his right eye slowly near the edge of April's arrow)
April: (shivers more and drops her bow and arrow on the ground) … (looks down) …
Anastasia: April!
Gargoyle: (laughs loudly) this is pathetic. I really was hoping more entertainment than this…but unfortunately your failure to kill will result in you losing your life…
(The Gargoyle lunges a claw at April)
(Anastasia gets in front of April with her right hand above her head blocking the gargoyle's claw above April)
Anastasia: So…you wanna play huh…? (Unstraps her right sleeve with her left hand)
(The Gargoyles' eyes widen)
Anastasia: (pushes the gargoyle back with her right arm revealing a metallic flat plate from her elbow to her wrist)…then let's play… (The metallic plate folds open into a crossbow)
(The Gargoyle sneers and jumps up through the ceiling landing on top of the roof)
Anastasia: ngh! (Follows the Gargoyle and jumps up through the hole landing on top of the roof)
(The Gargoyle stands in front of her)
Anastasia: (points her crossbow in the Gargoyle's direction) just where do you think you're going?
Gargoyle: (snickers) are you just going to leave your disciple behind?
Anastasia: ngh! She is not my disciple!
Gargoyle: Oh, my bad. But you see I know who you are and I know why you're protecting that human…
Anastasia: (glares at the Gargoyle) …
Gargoyle: So…shouldn't you be protecting her instead of coming after me?
Anastasia: (looks down into the hole and sees April collapsed onto the floor) ngh! (Adjust pointing her crossbow back at the Gargoyle)
Gargoyle: That's what I thought…you can't help it can you? Being partnered with someone as weak as that…a human.
Anastasia: (keeps pointing her crossbow at the Gargoyle) Shut up!
Gargoyle: heh. And here I thought that you two would actually put up a decent fight…I must say I'm very disappointed to find out the limits of these two…so much is expected of them…
Anastasia: Shut your mouth! They're stronger than you think!
Gargoyle: Oh, is that so? Well then why is it that both of you don't seem to have enough guts to kill me!?
Anastasia: grr! (Slowly sets her crossbow down) … (Looks into the hole beside her and sees April lying unconscious) … (Looks back up at the Gargoyle) We'll be back for you! (Jumps back down into the hole)
Gargoyle: (chuckles) heh. Sure you will… (Disappears in a cloud of smoke)
Anastasia: (leans over April as the moonlight sets down from the hole above them) April…April are you alright?
(April's eyes start to open a little)
(April sees Anastasia's mouth move but doesn't hear any sound)
April: (closes back her eyes slowly) …I'm sorry.
(April opens her eyes slowly)
April: … (Sits up slowly) where am I…?
Anastasia: you'd think you'd notice your own room…
(April sits up off her bed and sees Anastasia with her back on the wall and arms crossed)
Anastasia: (smiles a little) heh.
April: (smiles a little then looks back down and hangs her head) …
Anastasia: Hey…what's wrong…?
April: …
Anastasia: (sighs) … (gets off the wall and sits down beside her) …It's about last night isn't it?
April: (keeps looking down) …
Anastasia: …it's not your fault…don't worry we'll get another try! (Smiles a little more)
April: It's not that…
Anastasia: … (Looks over at April)
April: I let you down Anastasia! You were counting on me and I let you down!
Anastasia: …
April: I know that you're my guardian angel! And I should be more respectful of that…but when it comes to doing those things…I get scared…
Anastasia: …
April: I'm not as strong as Chase or other people…I barely find enough courage to swat a fly better yet... (Looks down)
Anastasia: …
April: (looks down at her hands) …these hands…they're so weak and fragile…they weren't meant for things like this…
Anastasia: …
April: I just don't know…I don't know if I have what it takes to do this anymore…to take someone's life is something that I don't think I'm capable of…
Anastasia: …
April: I feel like I've let you down Anastasia… (Tears start to gather around the corner of her eyes) I've let everyone down!
Anastasia: …
(April cries a little)
Anastasia: (stands up off the bed and takes a couple of steps in front of her bed) …
April: … (Keeps crying softly)
Anastasia: you didn't let me down April…I let you down…
April: (stops crying) …
Anastasia: To be honest April…I didn't really believe in all of this myself a couple of days ago…I didn't believe in you or Chase…
April: (looks up at Anastasia in front of her)…
Anastasia: but…you all have showed me something…something I didn't think I could learn…
April: …
Anastasia: humans may be weak in size…but when they are fighting for something or someone they love…
(Flashback)
Chase: (faces Eugene) you'll pay for what you have done!
Zayer: mmmmm… (Licks her lips) show me your power…
Chase: (looks in Zayer's eyes) I'll show you my power and plenty of it!
(A tornado of fire instantly surrounds Chase)
Chase: (yells) No one messes with April and gets away with it! I'LL KILL YOU!!!
(End Flashback)
Anastasia: Their determination and inner will to never give up…always surpasses their own physical strength…
April: (wipes the tears from her eyes) …
Anastasia: I know that you have what it takes to overcome anything that crosses you…I believe in you April…
April: (gasps and looks at Anastasia)…
Anastasia: (turns around and smiles at April) Just don't forget what you're fighting for…
April: (smiles a little and gets up and hugs Anastasia) …thank you.
Anastasia: (holds April in her arms) heh. That's what guardians are for.
(April sobs a little in Anastasia's arms)
Anastasia: (smiles a little) Hey! Hey! Careful on the robe!
Aneiras: I take it that it's okay to come in now?
(Anastasia looks over her shoulder behind her to see Aneiras peeking through the door and Chase's head peeking in underneath his)
Anastasia: heh…yeah it's cool.
(Chase and Aneiras walk towards Anastasia and April)
(Anastasia lets go of April as she wipes her eyes)
Chase: so…now that this mushy moment is all over with…what do we do now?
Anastasia: (looks over at Chase) we should probably go check out the amusement park again…the attacks I'm sure will only get worse with each day…
April: …
Anastasia: (looks down at April) you don't have to come if you want…we can take care of it…
Chase: Don't worry! (Smiles brightly) We'll take care of everything! (Thumbs up)
April: Chase…
Chase: eh?
April: (looks up at Chase) you idiot!
Chase: (steps back) huh!?
April: How many times do I have to tell you to stop treating me like a little kid!! I'm going… (Looks over at Anastasia) whether you guys want me to or not! (Smiles)
Anastasia: (smiles) didn't doubt you for a second…
(Anastasia puts forth her hand)
(April puts her hand on top of Anastasia's)
(Chase puts his hand on top of April's)
(Aneiras puts his hand on top of Chase's)
Anastasia: Together…
(April and Anastasia smile)
(Screen fades)
(Scene changes back at the Amusement Park)
Chase: (hangs head and looks through his wallet) AWW! Now I'm done for sure! (Cries)
Anastasia: (looks at Chase) suck it up!
April: (giggles and looks at Aneiras) so how do we find him? He could be anywhere in this park!
Anastasia: I have a feeling that he's going to find us…
(Suddenly the lights in the park start to flicker on and off)
(The light bulb to a lamppost above the groups' head breaks open)
(The lamppost down the road start to do the same in individual order one after another)
(The people start to scream and run)
Aneiras: (looks at the group) just like we planned! Let's go!
April and Chase: (nods their head) Right!
(Chase runs ahead with April following while Anastasia and Aneiras run to the West side of the park)
(Chase and April run past a rollercoaster amusement)
(The ride is speeding up faster while the man at the control booth tries to control the ride)
"I-I can't do it! The controls aren't responding!"
(Chase stops while April keeps running)
April: (stops running and looks back at Chase) Chase, c'mon!
Chase: (looks over at April) the coaster is going crazy! I've got to stop it before people get hurt!
April: (nods) Right, okay!
Chase: I'll be back! Be safe April!
April: (keeps running ahead) I will!
(The person at the control booth keeps trying to gain control of the ride)
(People behind him at the gate scream and plead)
"My son is up there! Do something!"
"Stop the ride!"
(The man at the control booth pleads back)
"I'm trying! I'm trying!"
(A person below looks up at the track and sees Chase on top of the tracks with the rollercoaster quickly approaching towards him)
"Hey! What's that kid doing up there!?"
(The people below the amusement look up at and look up in amazement and fear)
"Hey! Get down!"
(The rollercoaster zooms towards Chase)
Chase: (closes his eyes) Alright…let's see what you've got!
(The rollercoaster zooms up towards Chase and hits him)
(An explosion of dust is seen from the people below on the tracks where Chase is)
(The smoke and dust clear revealing nothing but the coaster itself)
"Hey! Where'd the boy go!?"
"He's gone!"
(The people below talk in disbelief)
(Chase is seen in his S-Knight Mode with his sword horizontally spread over the front of the coaster stopping it from moving)
Chase: ngh! (Looks up at the demon sitting on the front of the coaster)
(The demon speaks)
"So you can see me huh?"
Chase: (grins) it'd be hard not to see someone as ugly as you…
(The demon grins)
(The man at the control booth looks over at the controls and presses a button)
"I-I've got it!"
(The passengers metal belts over their heads suddenly unlock and the coaster stops moving)
(The passengers jump and run out of the coaster panicking)
"Oh, I'm hurt…How about you do more talking with that sword boy?"
Chase: (grins) heh…you know I'm getting real sick of you demons calling me a boy all the time…my name is Chase Ingram…and I'll be the one destroying you tonight!
(The demon laughs loudly and stands up on the hood of the rollercoaster)
"Like you could! Especially your little girlfriend! I saw what happened the other night! She's way too soft and gentle! We'll crush her like a twig!"
Chase: You're wrong! (Takes his sword off the front of the coaster and sets it behind him) (Talks while the scene shows April running down the street of the park) April may be gentle and lighthearted…but when it comes down to caring for people…that's what she does best…
(April runs down the road and stops to see The Gargoyle-like demon in front of her)
Chase: (keeps talking) I know that April will have what it takes to care for those she cherishes! Which is exactly why…
(April transforms into her S-Knight Mode)
April: (opens her eyes and glares at the Gargoyle) …
(Scene changes back to Chase)
Chase: (spreads his leads apart, squats, and sets the sword behind him) she won't lose to those like you!
(The demon snickers and looks up at the full moon)
"I sure do hope so…boy…"
(Scene changes to the moonlight shining on April and the Gargoyle)
(Split screen shows April's and the Gargoyles' glaring eyes)
To be continued…
Next time: Chase and April go on to pursue the demons haunting the amusement park. Chase fights the demon on top of the rollercoaster tracks while Aneiras dares to enter the House of Mirrors where there appears to be a demon in lurking. April's first fight with a demon continues but will she have the courage to stop him before it's too late?
Writer's Blog: Merced and I are currently working on the Official Final Realm website! We're so excited! Stay tuned for more updates on its progress and when it will officially be up! Thank you!
Disclaimer: All of the characters are of my own design and thoughts. Please do not take away from them without permission. Thank you!
Created by: Gerald and Merced Williams