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MURDER DRONES: INTERMISSION

Written by

Bee Rodriguez

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Ambigous - Dream sequence

We open on pitch black. The sound of UZI DOORMAN’s maniacal

giggles breaks the silence. She breathes heavy. The screen

glitches out to reveal a grotesque scene of drone corpses on

oil puddled hardwood floors.

Back to black. Glitches again to a POV shot through Uzi’s

eyes. Her vision’s malfunctioning while she looks down at her

shaking hands. Her eyes whip over to a nearby mirror fallen

on its side where she her reflection in shattered glass.

She’s obscured in dark, crouched in an animalistic manner.

A bright “X” glitches onto her visor and wings open from her

back as she laughs more. The image distorts, washed over by a

wall of binary. The Absolute Solver symbol can vaguely be

seen as the screen starts to freak out.

It stops.

CYN

Get hacked, idiot.

Feral Uzi jumpscare. She lunges at the screen and bangs on

the glass, shattering it. It glitches out

TRANSITION TO: INT. Uzi’s Bedroom

Uzi’s eyes snap wide open. She sits up, shouting in horror.

She her breathing is uneven as she’s gripping at her hat.

Silence. Uzi pauses, confused. She inspects her palms which

are now clean.

Her eyes turn to her peaceful room. The low hum of a fan is

all that accompanies the still silence. V and N and hung

upside down like bats from a beam installed over her room.

Sleep Mode reads across their visors.

Frustration rises in Uzi.

UZI

OH COME ON! AGAIN?! HNNNNGH...

Uzi plops back onto her pillow. Virus Removal In Progress

reads across her visor with a loading bar below it.

UZI (CONT'D)

(disgruntled)

Well now that I’ve had my daily

dose of nightmare fuel, bye-bye

Robo-Satan.

The progress fails. Virus Removal In Progress Failed, Lmao

reads on her visor.

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UZI (CONT'D)

I’m going to blow a friggin fuse- Are you kidding me?!

Uzi lets out a long melodramatic UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH.... Which

wakes up N. He peeks over at her from where he hangs,

worried. Uzi sandwiches her head in her pillow and turns onto

her side.

UZI (CONT'D)

(grumbles)

Screw this, I’ll install a stupid

firewall tomorrow... Hnnngh... It’s too

late for this...

N contemplates to himself with a quiet Hmmmmmm... Then he

smiles and giggles a bit as if to say “Aha!”

EXT. COPPER NINE - SNOWY OUTDOORS- NIGHT

N stands beside a whiteboard and flips it rapidly to reveal a

crappy drawing of Uzi flying with “Flying Lessons with N and

V! YIPPEE!” written.

N

(Enthusiastically)

BAH BADDA BAAAH!

Uzi and V sit side by side in a couple of classroom chairs. V

has her “feet” propped up on the frozen decapitated head of a

drone while licking a severed hand like a popsicle. Uzi’s

sitting irregularly.

UZI

(stoked)

Flying lessons?

V

“With N and V”? Yeah, I don’t

remember signing up for this.

N

Well, I thought we could maybe help

Uzi with her nightmare inducing

emotional baggage?

UZI

Wait, what? Are you trying to,

like... therapize me??

V

(Mutters)

Lord knows you need The counselling

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UZI

(defensive)

Bite me! I’m... fine! I don’t-! Well,

like... I-! Oh, just shut up!

N

I just think maybe we should get

you acquainted with your...insatiably

bloodthirsty side.

The more control you have the less

likely you’ll up your body count

against your will, y’know?

UZI

(considering)

I mean...

V glares at Uzi. “Threat detected” flashes in her visor along

with a sniper target. Uzi contemplates while V steps to her

side with her hands on Uzi’s shoulders.

V

Y’know...if we want to take care of

our little feral emo girl problem,

what we could simply do instead—

V points a rifle at Uzi’s head.

V (CONT'D)

(sinisterly)

—is blow her brains out!

N (O.S)

V!

N grabs V by the collar and pulls her away. He takes her

behind the whiteboard.

N (CONT'D)

(whispers)

We’re not hurting Uzi!

V

Why not?

N

SHHHHHh!

Uzi watches from her seat as the two argue behind the

whiteboard.

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N (O.S.) (CONT'D)

(whispers)

Have some compassion, she’s clearly

scared of herself. She’s been

having night terrors ever since the

field trip incident.

Uzi bashfully hugs her legs to her chest.

V

I know. Her nightly screams are

like white noise.

V unsheathes her talons.

V (CONT'D)

(Devilishly)

They help me sleep like a baby.

N

I refuse to believe you actually

feel that way.

V’s menacing look drops and she averted her eyes, irritated

N (CONT'D)

We’re the only people who can help

her! Come on!

V

You seriously have screw loose if

you think I’m helping a lost cause.

N

Fine, if not for Uzi, then do it

for me. Please?

V’s hard gaze softens.

UZI (O.S.)

Are the grownups done talking yet?

V and N look up to see Uzi peeking own at them from the top

of the whiteboard.

UZI (CONT'D)

I want to give it a shot. Plus The

sooner I learn to fly

(mischievous)

the sooner I can snipe people from

an unsuspecting height, hehehe.

(awkwardly)

(MORE)

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UZI (CONT'D)

And y’know, fix my brain and...

stuff.

N grins. V’s still apprehensive, to which N gives her a

puppydog pleading look.

V

ugh, okay fine.

V rolls her eyes an hits the bottom of the board, causing Uzi

to FLIP RAPIDLY and SMACK onto the snowy ground. N has a hand

over his mouth while V folds her arms over her chest.

V (CONT'D)

Let’s get this over with.

TOP OF CORPSE SPIRE

Uzi looks over the edge. The dropoff is dizzyingly high.

UZI

(Nervously)

Uhh...

N suddenly picks her up bridal style.

UZI (CONT'D)

(startled)

HOH MY ROBO-GOD- N

First we’ll try the baby bird

method. Toss ya off and let your

instincts do the rest.

UZI

Wait, N-!

N tosses her off

N

And UP YOU GO!

Uzi SCREAMS as she FALLS FROM THE SPIRE’S SUMMIT. N and V

look over the edge. V cracks into laughter.

V

(laughs)

If she goes splat I call dibs on

her corpse.

N

She’ll be fiiiine.