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Vagabond ; Battles in Meridia

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Can a man seek revenge for his once fallen home and as he wonders the streets of Meridia, he and his companions seek to find themselves in the rubble of broken pasts...
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Chapter 1 - Episode 1

(WE SEE A MAN WITH BLONDE HAIR WEARING BURNT CLOTHES AS HE RUNS THROUGH A DESTROYED CITY FULL OF BURNING BUILDINGS AND DEBRIS)

MAN(POV): I...I NEED TO FIND SHELTER...

(HE KEEPS RUNNING UNTIL HE TRIPS ON A ROCK SPRAWLING ON THE GROUND)

MAN(POV):EVERYONE IS GONE,THERE'S NOWHERE I CAN GO...AH MY GUTS...

(HE LOOKS UP AND SEES A DARK FIGURE RUNNING TOWARDS HIM. THE FIGURE GETS CLOSER IT'S A YOUNG WOMAN WEARING AN ARMY UNIFORM HOLDING A GUN)

WOMAN:SIR!,ARE YOU OKAY?!

(SHE REACHES HIM AND SQUATS DOWN CHECKING HIS WOUNDS)

WOMAN:THIS IS BAD...CAN YOU HEAR ME,SIR?

(THE MAN'S VISION BECOMES BLURRY AS HE SLOWLY LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS)

WOMAN:STAY WITH ME SIR!

(HIS VISION DARKENS AS HIS HEAD SLUMPS AND EVERYWHERE GOES BLACK)

(AFTER SOME TIME THE MAN SLOWLY WAKES UP AND HE SEES HIMSELF BEING CARRIED BY THE WOMAN AS SHE RUNS)

MAN(POV):TO THINK THIS WAS OVER SOME DISAGREEMENT...

(HE LOOKS OVER AT A DISTANCE AND SEES AN EXPLOSION)

WOMAN:(STOPS RUNNING ABRUPTLY) SHIT.

(EVERYWHERE GOES DARK AND WE SEE THE MAN IN A BEDROOM ON HIS BED SLEEPING AND HE WAKES UP IN A COLD SWEAT QUICKLY SITTING UP)

MAN(POV):ANOTHER FUCKED DREAM.

(ON A SHORT DRAWER HIS PHONE BEGINS RINGING HE PICKS IT UP AND ANSWERS THE CALL)

MAN ON THE PHONE: VAGA!!, WAKE THE HELL UP!, YOU SLEEP LIKE A FUCKING PIG!!

MAN: I TOLD YOU TO QUIT CALLING ME VAGA DUMBASS AND BESIDES I'LL BE ON MY WAY.

MAN ON THE PHONE:BLAH,BLAH,BLAH,NIGGER DO YOU EVER-

(THE MAN CUTS THE CALL AND STANDS FROM HIS BED)

MAN:VAGA,VAGA,VAGA...ANNOYING BASTARD SHOULD CALL ME BY MY NAME.

(HE PREPARES HIMSELF,PUTTING ON A BLACK SUIT AND WALKS OUT OF THE BUILDING HE WAS IN AND STEPS OUT UNTO THE BUSY MORNING STREET)

MAN(POV):GOOD THING LARA DIDN'T NOTICE I WASN'T AT THE MANSION.

(HE BEGINS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND THEN MAKES ANOTHER PHONE CALL)

MAN:(MUTTERS) PICK UP,PICK UP...

(THE PERSON ANSWERS THE CALL)

MAN:MELISSA, ARE YOU THERE?

MELISSA:YEAH,WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

MAN:IGARASHI JUST CALLED ME A FEW MINUTES AGO,SO IS THERE ANY PROBLEM?

MELISSA:NOT THAT I KNOW OF...BY THE WAY HAVE YOU HEARD FROM LARA YET?

MAN:PLEASE DON'T REMIND M-

(ANOTHER WOMAN'S VOICE COMES OVER THE CALL)

LARA:OOOO VAGGGY!

MAN:(FLINCHES SLIGHTLY) CHRIST, WOULD YOU LOWER YOUR VOICE.

LARA:YOU'RE TAKING TOO LONG AND I'M DYING WITGHOUT YOU SO PLEASE HURRY UP.

MAN:I JUST WON'T COME ANYMORE.

MELISSA:PLEASE DON'T.

(THE MAN SIGHS AND KEEPS WALKING AS HE STEPS INTO A MANSION IN THE WOODS.)

MAN(POV):GOOD THING LARA DIDN'T NOTICE I DIDN'T SPEND THE NIGHT HERE.

(HE KEEPS WALKING AS HE REACHES AN ELEVATOR AND STEPS IN ,HE PUSHES A BUTTON AND IT BEGINS TO DESCEND AND AFTER SOME TIME IT OPENS)

(HE STEPS INTO A ROOM WITH A LARGE ROUND TABLE AS MELISSA AND IGARASHI ARE ALREADY SEATED,HE WALKS IN AND LARA HUGS HIM FROM BEHIND)

LARA:HEY VAGGY.

(HE DOES NOT ANSWER HER AND WALKS TO HIS SEAT AS SHE POUTS AND WALKS OVER TO HERS)

MAN:(CLEARS HIS THROAT) SO FAR WE'VE TAKEN DOWN AND DESTROYED SOME IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN MERIDIA. LIKE MULTIPLE OIL RIGS,SEAPORTS AND MAJOR COMPANIES.BUT WE NEED TO GO BIGGER AND BEGIN ATTACKS ON VLAD AFTER THE NEXT OPERATION.

MELISSA:(CHARACTER DESCRIPTION-SHE HAS FAIR SKIN WITH LONG RED HAIR AND SHARP RED EYES,SHE WEARS GLASSES AND IS PUTTING ON A BLACK DRESS WITH BLACK HEELS) (SHE TAKES OUT A CIGARETTE AND LIGHTS IT UP BEFORE TAKING A PUFF) EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

IGARASHI:(CHARACTER DESCRIPTION-HE HAS DARK SKIN WITH PUFFY BLACK HAIR AND SMALL HAIR ON HIS CHIN,HE HAS BLACK EYES AND IS WEARING A BAGGY SHIRT AND BLACK BAGGY JOGGERS WITH SNEAKERS) TRUE THAT.

LARA:(CHARACTER DESCRIPTION-SHE HAS FAIR SKIN AND BLONDE HAIR PUT INTO TWO MESSY BUNS AND HAS BLUE EYES,SHE WEARS A CROP TOP SHIRT AND JACKET WITH SHORT JEAN PANTS AND SNEAKERS) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH MY VAGGY.

MELISSA:(PUFFS) WOULD YOU MIND NOT BEING SUCH A FAN GIRL, LAURA.

LARA: IT'S LARA AND WHY SHOULD I? HE IS THE GREATEST ASSASIN OF HIS GENERATION.

IGARASHI: BLEUGH, (HE SAYS PRETENDING TO THROW UP) WOULD YOU GET THIS OVER WITH?

MAN:NEXT WE HIT THE CENTRAL BANK.

LARA: OOOH MONEY, (SHE THEN SOTLY BITES HER FINGER) I'M ALREADY LOVING THIS IDEA.

MAN: WOULD YOU MIND?

LARA: (GIGGLES AKWARDLY) SORRY, MY BAD.

MELISSA:SO WHAT'S THE PLAN...VAGABOND?

VAGABOND:HERE'S HOW IT'LL GO.

(THE SCENE CHANGES AND WE SEE VAGABOND AND LARA ON A ROOFTOP AT A DISTANCE FROM THE BANK)

LARA:(WHINES) VAGGY, WHY ARE WE UP HERE WHEN THE MONEY IS ALL THE WAY OVER THERE?

VAGABOND: DID YOU NOT LISTEN TO THE PLAN?

LARA:(SCRATCHES HER HEAD) NOPE.

VAGABOND: JUST DO AS I SAY.(HE PUTS HIS FINGER TO AN INTERCOM IN HIS EAR) ARE YOU IN PLACE?

(WE SEE MELISSA INSIDE THE BANK)

MELISSA: OF COURSE BUT WHAT ABOUT IGARASHI,HE HASN.T SET OFF AN ALARM YET.

VAGABOND:JUST WAIT.(HE THEN TURNS TO LARA) START PREPPING A GUN.

LARA: WHATEVER YOU SAY VAGGY. (SHE PULLS UP A DUFFEL BAG AND BRINGS OUT A SNIPER RIFLE)

VAGABOND: REMEMBER NO-

LARA: (CUTS IN) YEAH,YEAH, DON'T OVERDO IT WITH THE GUNS.

(IMMEDIATELY AN ALARM IN THE BANK GETS SET OFF AS IT WAILS AN EXPLOSION GOES OFF AND A CAR SPEEDILY DRIVES AWAY FROM THE BUILDING WHILE THE PEOPLE INSIDE BEGIN TO RUN AWAY)

VAGABOND: NOW.

(LARA BEGINS SHOOTING AT THE GUARDS AS MELISSA RUSHES INTO THE BUILDING AS SHE BEGINS SETTING C4'S INSIDE IT)

(IGARASHI WALKS UP BEHIND VAGABOND)

IGARASHI: WASN'T MY DISTRACTION INSANE?

VAGABOND IT WAS OKAY.

IGARASHI: SO HOW YOU GUYS DOING?

VAGABOND: MELISSA'S MADE HER WAY INTO THE BANK AND SHE'S SETTING THE BOMBS.

(WE SEE MELISSA WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS LEADING TO A SEALED DOOR)

MELISSA(POV):SEALED DOORS?, MUST BE A VAULT.

(SHE PLACES HER HAND ON THE DOOR AND IT SCRUNCHES UP AS SHE PLACES IT ASIDE AND WALKS IN)

(INSIDE SHE WALKS IN TAKING NOTE OF THE MONEY,GOLD,DOCUMENTS AND FILES)

MELISSA(POV):WHAT COULD FANCY ME HERE?

(SHE BEGINS TO LOOK THROUGH THE PAPERS AND SOMETHING CATCHES HER EYES)

MELISSA(POV):WHAT MIGHT THIS BE? PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTING SUPER WEAPONS AND FOR HUMAN ENHANCEMENT...LOOKS LIKE I LUCKED OUT.

(SHE KEEPS EXAMINING THE PAPERS AND TAKES THEM AND SOME CASH THEN SHE BEGINS TO WALK AWAY. TWO DRONES RISE UP BEHIND HER AND BEGIN SHOOTING BUT SHE RAISES HER HAND AND THE BULLETS STOP MIDAIR AND WITH A FLICK OF HER WRISTS ALL THE BULLETS FLY BACK DESTROYING THE DRONES )

(VAGABOND'S VOICE IS HEARD THROUGH HER INTERCOM)

VAGABOND: THE BOMBS ARE GONNA GO OFF SOON LEAVE THE VACCINITY NOW.

MELISSA: ALRIGHT.

(SHE BEGINS TO WALK OUT OF THE BANK AND ONCE SHE'S OUTSIDE SHE SEES THE POLICEMEN WITH SHOT WOUNDS AROUND SPRAWLED ON THE GROUND. SHE LOOKS FOR SOME TIME THEN KEEPS WALKING UNTIL ONE INJURED POLICEMAN CALLS OUT TO HER)

POLICEMAN: PLEASE...HELP ME...

(SHE IGNORES HIM AND KEEPS WALKING AWAY UNTIL SHE REACHES THE ROOFTOP THAT THE REST OF THEM ARE ON)

LARA: OH,SHE'S BACK.

VAGABOND: WHAT'RE THOSE?

MELISSA: OH JUST FELT LIKE I SHOULD HAND IT TO LARA.(SHE SAYS REFERRING TO THE MONEY THAT SHE GIVES TO LARA.)

LARA:(MUTTERS) YAY MONEY. (SHE BEGINS COUNTING IT)

MELISSA:( TURNS TO VAGABOND) THESE COULD INTEREST YOU.(SHE HANDS THE PAPERS TO VAGABOND).

IGARASHI: SO WHEN DO THE BOMBS-

(THE BOMBS THEN GO OFF AND THE BANK EXPLODES AS DEBREE FLY EVERYWHERE AND SMOKE LINGERS IN THE AIR)

VAGABOND:ALRIGHT,LET'S HEAD BACK.

LARA:(LOOKS AT THE BUILDING) IT'S SO PRETTY...(REALIZES) ALL THAT MONEY GONE TO WASTE?!. WHY?!

(THEY BEGIN TO WALK AWAY AND MELISSA STAND AND LOOKS BACK STARING AT THE SPRALWED ON THE FLOOR BEFORE ADJUSTING HER GLASSES WHILE WALKING AWAY)

(THE SCENE CHANGES TO THE FOUR OF THEM IN A LIVING ROOM)

IGARASHI: VAGA!

VAGABOND: WHAT?

IGARASHI: I'M HUNGRY GOT ANY FOOD?

VAGABOND: REINA.

( A FIGURE OF LIGHT STARTS TO MATERIALIZE IN FRONT OF VAGABOND,THE LIGHT FORMS INTO A SMALL GIRL WEARING A MAID OUTFIT WITH SHORT PURPLE HAIR AND EYES)

REINA:(BOWS) YOU SUMMONED ME, MASTER.

VAGABOND: MIND GETTING FOOD FOR OUR GUESTS.

REINA: IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE,MASTER.

(SHE WALKS AWAY)

IGARASHI: LUCKY BASTARD,GOT HIMSELF A MAID.

LARA: I DON'T LIKE HER, SHE'S TRYING TO STEAL MY VAGGY.

MELISSA: ARE YOU...JEALOUS OF HER?

LARA: I'M JUST BEING VIGILANT.

MELISSA:(GROANS AND MUTTERS) WHAT THE HELL.

(REINA WALKS BACK IN WITH A TRAY HOLDING SOME PASTRIES AND ORANGE JUICE. SHE PLACE IT ON A COFFEE TABLE AND STANDS BACK).

IGARASHI: THANKS.

REINA: YOUR THANKS ISN'T REQUIRED.

IGARASHI: DAMN.

VAGABOND:(TO REINA) WOULD YOU MIND NOT BEING RUDE TO OUR GUESTS.

REINA:(BOWS) MY MISTAKE MASTER,(SHE THEN STANDS STRAIGHT) SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO.

VAGABOND: NOTHING MUCH,JUST TRY KEEP YOURSELF BUSY WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

REINA: MASTER, ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

VAGABOND: I'M SURE.

REINA:(BOWS) THANK YOU.

(SHE LEAVES THE ROOM)

IGARASHI:(WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PASTRIES) SO WHATY'S NEXT?

VAGABOND: WE NEED TO HIT HARDER, FAST.

MELISSA:BUT HOW,THAT'S THE QUESTION?

LARA: WHY NOT JUST HEAD FOR THE PRESIDENT AND...Y'KNOW KILL HIM?

IGARASHI: NO SHIT,LIKE WE WEREN'T THINKING OF HOW.

VAGABOND:WE'D BE DEAD GOING IN FOR A STRAIGHT ASSAULT,WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TRICKS VLAD HAS...WE'RE OUTNUMBERED.

IGARASHI: VLAD...DAMN BASTARD.

VAGABOND: RIGHT NOW, IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT WE NEED ARE NUMBERS, JUST US IN OUR CURRENT NUMBER CAN'T TAKE ON THE GOVERNMENT.

MELISSA: NOTED.

IGARASHI: SO WE NEED NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN OUR GANG.

LARA: WHAT IF ONE OF 'EM ARE SPIES FOR THE GOVERNMENT?

VAGABOND: THERE'S ALSO THAT POSSIBILITY.

MELISSA: FUCK IT...LET'S JUST DO IT.

VAGABOND: CAN'T SAY I DISAGREE WITH YOU

IGARASHI: YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

LARA: I AGREE WITH MELISSA, LET'S DO IT.

VAGABOND: GOOD,SINCE WE'VE REACHED A CONCLUSION I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE I'D BE GOING ON A MISSION BY MYSELF,THE REST OF YOU SHOULD FIND US SOME NEW MEMBERS.

LARA:VAGGY ARE YOU SERIOUS,WHAT IF YOU GET ATTACKED?

IGARASHI: DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

VAGABOND: THEN IT'S SETTLED.