Father rests his head against the brick of the building and closes his eyes and puts his one hand on his sword, which is over his shoulder, and with the other tells his son to yield again. He turns the corner and begins to pull out his sword.
The Son stands in the dark alley alone griping his scarf for strength, watching the large shadows of his father and a guard battling. He watches a shadow fall and waits… waits… then his father comes back around the corner.
Son runs at his father and wraps his arms around his leg and hides his face to hide his tears. Father, while in pain, rubs his sons back and holds him close with one arm; the other is dripping blood down his fingers falling on the ground.
A door opens down the alley and a LARGE MAN comes out and glances down both ways of the alley and sees them and waves to them to come. Father pats his son on the back and takes his hand and starts to walk to the door.
A Guard turns the corner of the other side of the alley and notices them and the body of the fallen guard. He motions to others to come and sprints down the alley.
Father in agonizing pain picks up his son with his one good arm and runs to the door large mans house.
INT. LARGE MAN’S HOME NIGHT
They get inside and the Man quickly closes and bolts the door. The Man hurries them towards a basement door. (Guards now at the door)
They pass a room where there is a LITTLE GIRL is holding her MOTHERS’ hand. Girl and mother stand and watch in shock.
The boy makes eye contact with the girl and both of their eyes ignite, his emerald green, hers ocean blue (slow).
Father has to pull the boy along to break the gaze. They continue to follow the Man through the basement door down the steps.
INT. MAN’S BASEMENT NIGHT
In stride the man takes pulls a huge hammer that he had strapped to his back and shatters a brick wall which exposes a hole. Man motions them to go though, hear the door upstairs explode and the screams of the girl and the mother.
Father, who seems to be deteriorating, picks up his son with his one good arm, runs through the hole. Man slams the hammer above the hole and it collapses.
Man turns to run upstairs. Father turns in toward the small light at the end of the tunnel.
EXT. OUTSIDE WALLS DAWN
Father, looking haggard, carrying son exits the tunnel walks to the edge of the large hill, which the city is located on, where the wind is howling and places his son on the ground. Son immediately grabs this father’s hand father gives his a genuine but faint smile.
Both look out at the snowcapped mountains then at each other and the son takes a timid step forward, his red scarf blowing in the wind. Father falls to his knees, arms outstretched.
FADE TO BLACK
With this script there is a total of 5 characters...
- Father
- Son
- Guard(reused)
- Large Man
- Girl
Also, I would have a total of 4 locations....
- Alley
- Mans House
- Basement
- Exterior
