INT. BRIEFING ROOM – EARLY MORNING
[Camera zooms into a rusted steel building with flickering fluorescent lights. A giant hologram table glows in the center. Standing around it are 8 freshly graduated recruits — among them, John, our oddly expressive protagonist.]
CAPTAIN REED (mid-50s, scar across left eye, stern):
"This isn't a drill. You're heading to a defunct oil rig turned rogue lab. Intel confirms it's being used by a cell of the Black Tether. You're there to retrieve tech samples and neutralize resistance."
VICE CAPTAIN MARO (well-built, calm but with an air of exhaustion):
"Minimal casualties. No theatrics. Keep it clean, keep it sharp."
John sits there straight-faced, nodding—but inside his brain:
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JOHN'S INNER MONOLOGUE (comedy voice-over):
> "Ah yes, the classic 'first mission to dark facility with vague evil name' trope. I mean, what's next? An explosion as we escape and someone yelling, 'We got what we came for!'?
Wait, I shouldn't be this self-aware. Oh god...
I'M A FOURTH WALL BREAKING CHARACTER.
Thanks, writer. Honestly. This means I might not die in Episode One! Or maybe I get severely injured but survive with cool scars. Please make it scars. Chicks dig scars.
Note to self: try not to say that out loud."
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INT. DROP CHOPPER – NIGHT
[Wind whirls. Everyone's geared up. Captain nods, giving the go sign.]
CAPTAIN REED
"Drop in 3…2…1—GO!"
They rappel down, landing onto the old oil rig now covered with makeshift antennae, glowing lights, and... lava tubes? Wait, is that lava?!
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JOHN (whispering to himself):
"Yep. Lava base. Classic. I bet next door there's a shark pit."
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FIGHT SEQUENCE
💥 EXPLOSIONS
🔫 Gunfire echoes
🌀 Energy blasts
🧊 One recruit freezes a whole hallway
⚡ Another throws sparks like Thor's discounted cousin
John dodges bullets like he's been doing it his whole life.
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JOHN'S MONOLOGUE (dodging behind a container):
> "Okay so:
That guy over there is clearly the comic-relief-best-friend-who-will-die-in-episode-4
She's the mysterious loner with hidden trauma (bet her powers will awaken mid-season)
And me? Apparently... I'm the relatable cinnamon roll who'll become unexpectedly overpowered by season finale.
I accept this destiny."
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He runs forward, using reflexes he doesn't fully understand, knocks out a mercenary with a flip.
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VICE CAPTAIN MARO
"Nice form, rookie."
JOHN (smiling):
"Thanks, sir. Been watching a lot of action movies lately."
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INT. MAIN CORE ROOM
CAPTAIN REED
"Package secured. Exfil in 30 seconds. Everyone alive?"
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JOHN (panting, looking at camera subtly):
> "Barely. But hey, that's character development, right?"
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EXT. CHOPPER FLYING AWAY – NIGHT SKY
[Scean pans out slowly. John is sitting by the door of the helicopter, wrapped in a dusty coat, bruised but smiling.]
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JOHN (to audience, speaking directly):
> "Hey, thanks for sticking around. I know it was messy. I said maybe two good lines, tripped on a crate, and kicked one guy in the head. But if you liked what you saw, don't forget to like, comment, subscribe—wait. Wrong medium.
Just... stick around, okay? There's more coming.
And writer—
don't kill me yet."
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Scean fades out into stars as the helicopter shrinks into a dot,