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“MAN 1000”
EPISODE 1.01 “Alpha: PART ONE” (The Pilot)
WRITTEN BY: GARY BENJAMIN HOLT JR.
(Fade In)
ACT ONE: Scene A
EXT. URBAN CITY – NIGHT
The credits roll as the scene carries on. An African Male, 18, dreadlocks, MICHAEL “MIKE” COLEMAN, steps on the porch of a dirty, rundown home.
Mike, carrying three boxes of pizza, wearing his “PIZZA PLANET” uniform which consists of a red hat, a red sweater, a nametag, and blue jeans, rings the door bell.
A fat, hairy, middle-aged man opens the door. Mike perkily holds up the pizzas.
MIKE
Pizza Planet!Here’s your order of
three large pizzas with sausage,
bacon, pepperoni, extra cheese, and
a cherry on top.
The man stares warily at Mike. Slightly embarrassed, Mike clears his throat.
MIKE
Thirty-four fifty.
The man grabs the pizzas and enters his house, slamming the door behind him. Mike stands there, waiting. There are no signs of the man ever coming back.
MIKE
O…kay…
Mike knocks on the door.
MIKE
Uh… Sir? You forgot to pay.
The man returns, opening the door. The man grabs Mike’s hand, somewhat frightening him, and slams the money on it.
MIKE
Thanks. Have a good--
The man enters his house and slams the door again, shocking Mike.
MIKE
…Evening.
Mike sighs. He walks to the red, “PLZZA PLANET” company car and enters it.
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ACT ONE: Scene B
EXT. MIKE’S CAR – NIGHT
Mike is in the car, listening to loud music, shaking his head to the beat of the song, singing along with it.
He looks at the gas meter. The gas is leaning on “E”, which stands for empty. The car then begins to slow down.
MIKE
No. No, no, no, no! Not now! A gas
station is just up the street! Come
on!
Mike looks out the window. He’s close to the gas station.
MIKE
Just a little more--
The car then stops completely. Mike groans in frustration as he drops his head restlessly on the wheel.
MIKE
Perfect.
EXT. GAS STATION – NIGHT
Mike pushes his car to one of the gas pipes, though, he’s clearly struggling. Everyone watches him.
Mike manages to successfully push his car to a gas pipe. He sighs in relief.
-LATER -
Mike is filling the company car up with gas. The car becomes full. Mike puts the pipe back and walks to the stand to pay for his gas.
Meanwhile, several little kids, snickering deviously, run to the “PIZZA PLANET” car.
The lead kid picks up a rock and begins swinging his arm, trying to build speed. The other kids conceal their snickering, trying to be quiet.
The lead kid then throws the rock at the car, breaking the window. Mike looks towards the noise and sees the kids throwing things at the car, ruining it.
MIKE
Hey! Get!
Everyone watches as Mike angrily runs to the kids. The kids scream as they run off.
MIKE
Little punks!
The kids are out of sight. Mike then looks at the busted car. He sighs as his moves his hand to his face, covering his face in despair.
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ACT ONE: Scene C
INT. PIZZA PLANET – NIGHT
Everyone in the restaurant is working heavily. Several small sheets of paper, orders, are hanging on the wall. Pizza boxes are stacked up on each other.
The manager glares at the window angrily as Mike, in the ruined company car, pulls up beside the restaurant.
MANAGER
MICHAEL!
-LATER –
Mike enters the restaurant. The manager angrily approaches him, who suddenly looks startled.
MANAGER
Michael Coleman! Where the hell have
you been? It’s been nearly an hour!
MIKE
Sir, I can explain--
MANAGER
Explain what, Coleman? Whetherit’s
tardiness or complaints, you never
seem to do anything right.
MIKE
I know, and I’m sorry, I am, but I’m
trying to get better. I just need
time.
MANAGER
I don’t have time, Coleman. You left
me with no other choice. You’re fired.
Mike looks shocked. Manager, glaring sternly, sticks his hand out.
MANAGER
Now, hand over the cap.
MIKE
Look, I really, really, really need
this job. I’ll get better. Hell,
I’ll do anything; I just can’t
afford to get fired. Please.
MANAGER
Not my concern. The cap, Coleman.
Mike sighs sadly. He takes off his cap and hands it to the manager. The manager takes it.
MANAGER
Now, the sweater.
Mike looks even more saddened. He takes off his sweater and hands it to the manager.
INT. LOCKER ROOM
Mike is cleaning out his locker, putting in all of his belongings into a backpack.
Mike is wearing his own jacket, and has a box of pizza next to him.
He then takes out of a picture of him and a girl. He smiles at it and kisses the girl. He puts it in his backpack.
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ACT ONE: Scene D
INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY
Mike, wearing his backpack and carrying his box of pizza, walks to a door. Several cats are surrounding it. He kicks them out of the way.
MIKE
Go away.
Mike struggles with taking out his keys from his pockets. He uses them to unlock the door.
INT. MIKE’S APARTMENT – NIGHT
Mike’s apartment is a disorganized mess with materials all over the floor. The roomis, for the most part; empty, with only a few things in it.
Mike enters. He kicks the door shut and walks to his phone. He has a message. He presses play.
KATHERINE (Voice through phone)
Hi, Michael, this is Kay. I’ve
noticed that you didn’t show up for
dinner tonight.
MIKE
Crap.
KATHERINE (Voice through phone)
But it’s okay. Things aren’t exactly
going well for you, I know, but… I
can’t live like this. I’m eighteen,
Michael;I’m too young for this.
Maybe you’ll have your life together
in a couple years, who knows, but I
can’t wait. Goodbye, Michael.
The message ends. Mike sighs.
MIKE
Perfect. And to think this is one of
the better days.
MALE’S VOICE
Touching.
Alert, Mike quickly looks at the direction of the voice, confused.
Emerging from the shadows is a good looking, headband wearing, eighteen year old male, LANCE KELLEY.
He has light green hair in which he keeps pushed back due his headband. His clothes are long, baggy and dark.
Lance steps into the light, putting his Amulet (a small, flat, but highly powerful gun you wear on you wrist) at Mike, charging it.
Mike gulps in fear as he begins backing away. Lance steps forward as Mike steps back.
LANCE
Michael Coleman?
MIKE
Y-Yeah…You’re not the cable guy,
are you?
LANCE
Nope.
MIKE
Didn’t so. Uh…
Mike holds up his box of pizza.
MIKE
Pizza?
LANCE
Pepperoni?
MIKE
Yeah.
LANCE
Anchovies?
MIKE
God, no.
LANCE
Cool. Bacon?
Mike looks slightly confused, maybe even a little grossed out.
MIKE
No.
LANCE
(Chares Amulet)
Bummer.
MIKE
Okay, couple questions. One, who are
you? Two, how do you know me, and
three, what the hell is that one your
arm?
LANCE
I’ll be brief; I don’t really see the
point in talking to corpses.
Mike looks a bit angered by Lance’s comment.
LANCE
Know of the Millennium Circle?
Mike shakes his head.
MIKE
No.
LANCE
Well, you’re apart of it, along with
four other people who all wish to
overthrow Leaf Corporation.
MIKE
What?
LANCE
I know your game, Mikey. You came here
to hide.
MIKE
I swear, I really don’t know what
you’re talking about.
LANCE
Why don’t you show me some of that
power, Beamist? They say you’re the
strongest one. Prove it.
MIKE
Okay, this has to be some sort of
joke.
LANCE
(Sighs)
Fine.Your loss.
Lance’s Amulet charges to its fullest strength, prepared to kill Mike. Lance fires his shot.Mike closes his eyes shut.
Suddenly, a blue wormhole appears behind Mike.
CLAUDE JONES, 23,an attractive light skinned African American male with long, fiery red hair, grabs Mike and pulls him inside. The portal disappears.
Lance’s blast disappears. He looks at the aftermath, smiling cockily. After the smoke clears, he sees nothing but Mike’s burnt pizza box. He looks upset.
LANCE
Sh-!
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ACT ONE: Scene E
INT. HEAD CHAMBER – DAY
Two people are waiting in the large, glass, throne room themed room, TOMMY NAMREG and CLAIRE MOXLEY.
Tommy is a tall, tough looking blonde hair, blue-eyed male. Claire is preppy-dressed pretty girl with brunette hair that matches her eye color.
Both Tommy and Claire are looking impatient. Claire looks at her watch. She sighs in annoyance.
CLAIRE
Where is Claude? He only went back a
thousand years;you’d think he’d be
backby now.
TOMMY
You know Claude. He has to make
everythingall fancy and crap.
The blue wormhole appears in the chamber, blowing wind everywhere.
Claude gracefully steps out of the portal while Mike falls out of it, panting. It disappears and the wind stops.
TOMMY
See?
Claire takes out of a comb and combs her hair. She and Tommy approach Claude and Mike.
CLAUDE
Sorry about that. I accidentally
wrapped toVietnam. It wasn’t
pretty.
CLAIRE
Which is why I asked to come with
you. No offense sir, but you suck
at time travel.
Everyone then looks down at Mike, who is still panting.
TOMMY
So, this isthe new kid, huh?
CLAIRE
I thought he was supposed to bethe
one to save us.Just look at how
pathetic he looks. I’m disappointed.
TOMMY
Now you know why I never trust
prophecies. They’re always wrong.
CLAIRE
I think you may have gotten the
wrong person,Claude.
Mike begins to look increasing annoyed at all the chatter about him.
MIKE
I’m still here.
Everyone becomes quiet. Mike struggles with getting up. Claude helps him up. Mike then looks at everyone and his surroundings in complete confusion.
Tommy leans towards Claire.
TOMMY
Think we should intervene or let him
ask it?
CLAIRE
Let him ask it. He may drop f-bomb.
Mike looks at Tommy, Claire, and then Claude in deep confusion.
MIKE
Do I even have to ask?
CLAIRE
Again, disappointment.
CLAUDE
Where do you want me to start? From
the beginning beginning, or, the
“beginning”?
Mike stares at Claude, blinking his eyes in confusion. Claude sighs.
CLAUDE
Oh boy.
CLAIRE
Claude, let me.
Claire clears her throat. Claude and Tommy roll their eyes.
CLAIRE
You and I, Michael, are two of the
legendary pact, the Millennium
Circle. Legend has it,that if the
five of us were ever united,
collectively, we would have the
power to turn our world into the
utopia it was created to be.
Mike stares at Claire in complete confusion.
MIKE
What?
Claire sighs in annoyance.
CLAIRE
Listen. Five thousand years ago, five
powerful gods and goddesses fought to
end all of the world’s pain and
suffering. Several demons were sent
after them to stop them, so the gods
became human.To hide. They couldn’t
complete their mission as humans, so they
decided to wait. So now, as descendents,
it is our job to finish what they started.
Tommy shakes his in embarrassment, while Claire smiles, proud of herself. Mike doesn’t look convinced.
MIKE
And how did I happen to be this lucky
guy?
CLAUDE
Look behind you, Mr. Coleman.
Mike turns around. A huge, holographic image of Earth appears, pinpointing Mike’s old location.
A picture of Mike in his Pizza Planet uniform appears, as well as his age, power (Beamist) and ethnicity. Mike looks amazed.
CLAUDE
The locations of the Millennium
Circle are hidden in powerful gems.
(Looks at Mike)
You were not born there, Michael.
You were born here, with us.
MIKE
Wait, that’s impossible. I--
CLAIRE
Who are your parents?
Everyone looks at Claire.
MIKE
I was adopted.
CLAIRE
Do you know your real parents?
There’s a bit of silence. Mike sadly shakes his head.
MIKE
No.
Mike then turns around. A holographic image of a man and a woman appears of screen.
The male is listed as MARK COLEMAN, and his age is 42. The female is listed as LISA COLEMAN, and her age is 38.
CLAUDE
They knew their time would come, so
they hid you, to protect you.
MIKE
Where are they now?
CLAUDE
Dead.
Mike looks a bit shocked, and then saddened. The hologram of Earth disappears.
CLAUDE
They wanted you to live normally,
but due to the situation athand,
that is no longer possible. Mike,
we need you. Will you fightwith
us?
MIKE
Do I really have a choice?
Claude shakes his head. Mike then looks at Tommy and Claire, who shake their heads as well. Claire shrugs. Mike sighs.
MIKE
Bummer.
(BLACK OUT)
END OUT ACT ONE:
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ACT TWO: Scene F
(Fade In)
EXT. MATRONCITY – DAY
MatronCity is gigantic with tall sky scrappers everywhere. The tallest building is a dome-shaped building located on the high mountains north of the city.
The city, while large, is quite dirty. Smug covers the skies, making the city appear dark and gloomy.
There aren’t any plants, and the trees, the little that are there, are all dead.
LEAF Corporation, the large building on the mountains, is the only building not covered in smug, allowing sunlight and beautiful plants to surround the building.
INT. LEAF CORP. (Lance’s Bedroom) – DAY
Lance is kissing PHOEBE LONDON, a seventeen year old, cute blonde girl with an eccentric hairdo.
Lance’s room is small and somewhat dark. There are two lamps in the room. The walls appear to be bricks, and the tile on the floor is dirty. Lance smiles.
LANCE
How’re you feeling? Today’s gonna
be a big day for you.
Phoebe chuckles.
PHOEBE
It’s just a promotion Lance, it’s no
big deal.
LANCE
To hell it isn’t. Phoebe, you’re
moving to general status. That’s
leagues above me. It took you six
months when others try for decades
and still fall short. You have
something to be proud of.
PHOEBE
Yeah, well, you know what the others
are gonna say,“She only got the job
because she’s the boss’s daughter”.
Phoebe sighs.
PHOEBE (CONT’D)
I’m just tired of feeling alienated.
No one wants anything to do with me
because they think I’m some spoiled
bitch, but I’m not.
(Looks at Lance, and then laughs)
Well, not spoiled.
Phoebe and Lance kiss again. Suddenly, a bell brings ringing, interrupting them.
LANCE
That’s our cue.
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ACT TWO: Scene G
INT. LEAF CORP. HALLWAY – DAY
Lance and Phoebe are walking down the hall, towards a large, designed door. Phoebe stops as a disgusted look appears on her face.
PHOEBE
Good God.
Two short men with pointy ears are standing by the door, BAZ and CAZ. Annoyed, Phoebe walks to them, followed by Lance. Baz is happy. He bows down.
BAZ
Captain Phoebe, I am so honored to
be in your presence.
Phoebe rolls her eyes.
BAZ
Please, give me the honor of--
Phoebe ignores Baz and moves him out of her way, opening the door on her own, entering the room. Lance follows her. Baz appears shocked.
BAZ
Sh… She didn’t let me finish.
CAZ
Maybe she doesn’t like you?
Baz glares angrily at Caz, who then becomes a little frightened.
CAZ
I-I mean… Maybe she’s just having a
bad day?
INT. LEAF CORP. MAIN CHAMBER – DAY
The room is huge and packed with people and creatures of all kinds and sizes.
The room is large and beautiful, having tall glass windows, showing off the sunlight and beautiful plants surrounding the building.
ORCUS BUTLER, 40, a blue, humanoid octopus wearing large, heavy armor, is standing on the middle in front of the large room.
Phoebe is standing on the steps, alongside Baz and Caz. Lance is in the audience, smiling at Phoebe.
ORCUS
And I am honored to give this award
to a young, powerful warrior. My
daughter. Phoebe London. Please, come
forth.
Everyone in the audience, including Lance, begins clapping as Phoebe is escorted to the stage by Baz and Caz.
Phoebe and Orcus shake hands as Phoebe smiles. She bows her head as Orcus places a beautiful ruby necklace around her neck. She smiles.
PHOEBE
Thanks, father.
ORCUS
No, thank you, Captain London.
Orcus gives Phoebe is a large, beautiful, crystal rod, shocking Phoebe and everyone else in the audience.
LANCE
The dimensional rod… Whoa.