Christian Sci-fi TV Series "Subclass" Pilot - Part 2

Who survived the shooting?

INT. AXIS HIGH HALLWAY

We see a close up of Socrates’ eyes opening. He lays on the ground looking up in contemplation. He stands and walks toward the door in the fancy hallway with some odd paintings on the walls. The golden doors open into a silver stairway. Vitalis is sitting down on a stair waiting for him.

VITALIS: Socra. (Stands up)

Socrates does not focus on her. His mind is elsewhere. She has never seen him this noticeably upset.

VITALIS: (takes a step closer to him) What is it? What did you see?

SOCRATES: (focuses on her for a moment) A day of reckoning. That will take place tomorrow.

She looks at him in fear. Socrates and Vitalis stand in a stairway next to a grand door.

VITALIS: A day of reckoning? What do you mean?

SOCRATES: Not for us. (Smiles to himself) But for a dear friend of ours— Tempestuous.

VITALIS: Tempestuous? What did he do?

SOCRATES: He killed us. Presumably.

VITALIS: (looks towards the golden doors) In the most likely scenario.

Socrates nods.

VITALIS: That is perplexing. And unexpected. Why would he do such a thing?

SOCRATES: He’s not who he says he is.

VITALIS: Perhaps, he won’t. And it is only another potential reality The Hallway has shown you?

SOCRATES: One reality we will evade.

VITALIS: So we shall prepare for the worst.

SOCRATES: Yes. Let us inform our colleagues, Demetrius and Isadore. (He puts his hand on top of her shoulder looming over her small frame) Don’t worry, we will be ready for him this time.

She nods.

SOCRATES: In the meantime, I want you to pull up everything you know about this Subclass student Rogan.

VITALIS: Rogan? The lucky one?

SOCRATES: (Nods) Yes.

VITALIS: I’ve already calculated his existence. He’s a loser…that’s about it.

SOCRATES: Oh no doubt. But I think, there could be more. Perhaps we just haven’t put our finger on it yet. (Socrates starts to walk up the stairs).

VITALIS: (Follows) So tomorrow we will fight Tempest?

SOCRATES: And today we will have our fun with him. Remember now, we know something only he thinks he knows.

VITALIS: Precisely. Socra…

SOCRATES: Yes?

VITALIS: (Stops) I don’t know if I can do this. We knew someone would try to harm us eventually. This is the nightmare we’ve all been waiting for.

SOCRATES: Remember Vitalis, nightmares cannot harm you. All you need to do, is wake up and they have no choice but to die.

Cut to Black

ONE WEEK EARLIER

EXT. PARK HILLS - MORNING

Rogan wakes up on a park bench. He sits up and looks at the beautiful sun rising over the futuristic city view.

ROGAN (V.O): Alright Rogan, let’s make this day count.

He jumps off the bench, grabs his worn blazer and messenger bag off of it and walks toward his antique bike nearby. He jumps on and rides into the city. He dodges traffic as he rides through the streets and onto the sidewalk.

A very large digital billboard on a wall catches his eye. He stops to watch the video. An intelligent looking woman, in a calm voice narrates the following as we SEE images of what she’s describing:

WOMAN (V.O.): In the year 2032, the genetic editing industry for designer babies took off. Wealthy parents all across the nation invested in their child’s future by tailoring them for success.Parents could choose from three types of enhancements:

The Eclectic: Enhancement of the mind. The Majestic: Enhancement of the body. The Altruistic: Enhancement of the mind and body. These would become known as ‘The Heirs of Tomorrow’. Those who could not afford this, began having less and less children and unplanned pregnancies ended in abortion or abandonment. These children became known as the Common Class…or as some like to call them: Subclass. The subclass children--

ROGAN: Yeah, yeah lived the rest.

Rogan continues past the billboard into a back alley. He stops his bike in front of a large dumpster and then shakes his head.

ROGAN: Here we go again.

Rogan gets off his bike and climbs onto the dumpster as he lifts one side up and jumps inside.

Scene cuts to a Pawn Shop door opening as Rogan walks outside of the store with cash in his hand. He sticks it in his pocket.

Scene cuts to Rogan’s hand pulling out two pieces of bread wrapped up from his pocket. He hands them to two small kids, a boy and a girl. Both dirty with clothes torn. They take the bread eagerly and excitedly as they run off. Rogan smiles.

Rogan continues riding on his bike. He comes close to Axis High Academy’s building. He stops in front of the ‘Axis Academy of the Heirs’ sign.

There is an older MAN not far, 60’s, grey hair and a beard, dirty clothes, protesting with a sign that says : “They are not the future!”

MAN: This is not a joke. They’re going to replace all of us. Every single one of us. Don’t you people get it? They don’t care about you or me. They're coming up with ways how to get rid of all of us! And you’ve been supporting them! You’ve been giving your money for these types of programs to exist. What about your children? Where are they? What happened to them?

ROGAN: Good question man.

MAN: (looks at Rogan intently, seeing Rogan’s disability, his left eye partially closed) You don’t look like one of them.

ROGAN: No kidding.

MAN: Consider yourself lucky.

A person walks by.

MAN: Wake up people! They’re an abomination of God. Born apart from Divine will.

ROGAN: (Gets off his bike) You know, its funny you say that. Because they are literally on top of the world right now. When they graduate this year, they’re about to make it all turn. Define your reality. Determine your place. Don’t you think God would do something like send a flood if they were so abominable?

MAN: Oh its coming. They’re gonna meet their end.

ROGAN: No it’s not buddy. You know whose gonna meet their end. You and me. People like us. The rest of the world who have nothing left to offer. When they wake up and see that we’re freaking useless, we’re the ones gonna be in trouble.

MAN: That’s what I’m saying. They’re gonna harm us because we’ll all become obsolete.

ROGAN: (sees a homeless kid by himself in the distance) Too late. We already are.

The man doesn’t know what to say.

MAN: All I know is I’m not one of those freaks.

ROGAN: You sure? Cause you’re kinda looking like one man.

MAN: Looks can be deceiving.

Another person walks by to the school.

MAN: No. (yells out) Don’t go there. Get as far away from here as you can.

Rogan jumps back on his bike.

MAN: What’s wrong with you? (Still towards the last person) Why are you going there? You’re not one of those freaks?

Rogan shakes his head and rides away.

EXT. PARK - DAY

Rogan sits down at a table in a quiet park, away from the all the noise and bustle of the city. He pulls out his chess board and starts practicing by himself. Completely entrenched on the game in front of him, he lifts a piece up about to move it. A girl’s hand places a crystal “A-X” emblem in a square right where he was going to move his next piece to on the board. Rogan looks up at her (MARINA, age 17, striking features -dark long hair,caramel skin and fiery eyes)

ROGAN: What’s this?

MARINA: Check it out. (She moves her hand)

Rogan picks it up as it glows blue and activates a holographic video of symbols from it with a voice like an angelic being.

AURORA (V.O.): You’ve been invited to partake in the Grand Annual, Axis High Natural Selection. This is an opportunity only given to the most astute Subclasses showing promising traits that can be used to serve the Heirs, earning you a scholarship to Axis, school for the Heirs of Tomorrow.

There will be three tests. MAJESTIC, a game of discus, ECLECTIC, a battle of literary knowledge. And ALTRUISTIC, a match of chess. The Subclass need only win in one of these tests. If you wish to enter bring this emblem to the school.

Or continue on with your meaningless existence.

The hologram fades out as the A-X emblem goes back to normal color. Rogan looks up at Marina unsure for a change.

INT. DARK TARGET RANGE ROOM

We see a hand holding a phone. A message alert makes a sound. We see what the message says.

UNKNOWN SENDER: Tempestuous. The new year will begin soon. Are you ready?

Tempestuous drops the phone, cocks a gun and lifts it up. He fires away at mannequins with a hologram picture of each Heir’s face on it- Socrates, Demetrius, Isadore and Vitalis. He hits each mannequin in the head. Perfect aim. He lowers his gun and picks up his phone. He types something. Then drops his phone on the floor. We see a close up of the message.

TEMPESTUOUS: Ready or not, here I come.

Cut to black

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