ON A LARGE HIGHWAY, AS the road going out of the city is full, the road going into the city is more free of cars. That is until an armored truck drives through as it's escaping police cars chasing it.
DISPATCHER (O.S.)
All units be advised the armored vehicle has criminals who recently robbed a bank with flame throwers. Caution should be taken.
The armored truck enters the city, going through a barricade. One of the CRIMINALS opens the back of the truck.
CRIMINAL
Eat your charred remains, cops!
The criminal activates the flamethrower causing some of the cop cars right behind the truck to fall back.
CRIMINAL (CONT’D)
(Exited)
Long live Los Criminales del Diablo!
As the getaway driver continues to ram through the city, a bright light blinds him causing the truck to turn over and end up on its side. With his accomplices knocked out, the criminal with the flame thrower gets out.He soon runs right into GOLDEN LIONESS, also known as Maggie Scott, a shorter woman dressed in a yellow suit and an orange mask with a golden necklace around her neck. A golden aura surrounds her body.
CRIMINAL (CONT’D)
(Angry)
Get out of my way you amateur frea---
Lioness’s fists have a brighter glow around them and immediately punches the criminal, slamming into the truck. Getting up, the criminal aims the flame thrower at her.
CRIMINAL (CONT’D)
Eat your---
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Unimpressed)
Charred remains? I’ve heard better.
The criminal fires the flames, Lioness dodges, and destroys the weapon with a golden blast before she knocks him out. The cops chasing the criminals soon arrive on the scene. One COP exits the vehicle.
COP
(Annoyed)
You know you could have arrived much earlier, Golden Lioness.
GOLDEN LIONESS
Yeah, well... You’re welcome.
The Golden Lioness’s feet glow and she leaps into the air towards a nearby building.2 EXT. ROOFTOP-A MOMENT LATER 2
Lioness lands on the rooftop of the building she jumped to. There, Lioness sees HUMAN MOON, real name Zachariah Winston River, and his robotic aid, ONSERV in the middle of the roof.
GOLDEN LIONESS
So, what did you think?
HUMAN MOON
He’s right, Maggie.
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Confused)
Who?
HUMAN MOON
The cop.
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Annoyed)
Come on! I was trying to figure out the right angle in which to come in.
ONSERV
(Sarcastic)
Oh, yes! Because looking good is very important, miss.
GOLDEN LIONESS
I mean, no one got seriously hurt. I'm sure that when you started out as Human Moon you liked to do impressive entrances. Am I wrong, Zach?
HUMAN MOON
It's Zachariah. Right now, though, it’s Human Moon. And yeah, I did.
GOLDEN LIONESS
See.
HUMAN MOON
Though that was a long time ago. I was younger than you at the time and I learned right away. As you and my other students will. It’s no excuse for you to do what you did. In my day when lives are at stake, you don't worry how to look good.
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Uninterested)
I'll keep that in mind. (Beat) But what about Blue Storm? He practically brought down a whole building last week.
Onserv makes a large crowd applauding noise.
ONSERV
(Sarcastic)
Someone’s been reading Wikipedia.
HUMAN MOON
Yes, just like I told him.
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Confused)
To destroy a building?
HUMAN MOON
Blue assessed the situation, made sure no civilians were in the way, and took it down carefully.
GOLDEN LIONESS
But he destroyed a building.
HUMAN MOON
Well, it was either that or let the city be overrun by robotic dinosaurs.
GOLDEN LIONESS
Ah.
HUMAN MOON
Besides, There were a lot other mistakes you made, Maggie.
Lioness gives her mentor a stern look.
ONSERV
(Sarcastic)
Oh, I think she’s starting to understand, sir.
HUMAN MOON
Instead of causing the truck to overturn just stop it, don't anger the bad guys too much they’re already full of adrenaline, never end your time with cops in animosity as they will be your al---
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Annoyed)
But at least I stopped them.
HUMAN MOON
Well it’s that kind of attitude that will keep you from fighting alongside anyone else.
GOLDEN LIONESS
What’s wrong with that?
ONSERV
(Sarcastic)
Great question to ask, miss.
Human Moon looks at Golden Lioness with a serious look in his eyes.
HUMAN MOON
It’s fighting alongside others that makes the difference between being down there and being up here. Trust me.
Lioness is about to say something but instead keeps quiet.
ONSERV
Well spoken, sir.
Moon and Lioness look down at the street and spot a THIEF stealing a woman’s purse.
GOLDEN LIONESS
How about I do something smaller? Do you trust me with this?
HUMAN MOON
Do you trust yourself?
Lioness jumps down after the thief.
ONSERV
Out of all your students, why focus on her the most, sir?
Moon breathes in deeply.
HUMAN MOON
I was a lot like her in my early days.
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3 EXT. STREET-SAME TIME 3GOLDEN LIONESS CHASES AFTER the thief. Lioness is careful in trying not to hit anything as she chases him.
GOLDEN LIONESS
(Yelling)
Get back here!
The thief runs into a dark alleyway. Lioness arrives at the entrance and goes in. She uses her bright aura to light up the darkness.
GOLDEN LIONESS (CONT’D)
(Annoyed)
Where are you, you little waste. I gotta prove myself here.
Lioness finds the thief standing in the corner facing the wall.
GOLDEN LIONESS (CONT’D)
Get your hands up! You’re going to return---
THIEF
(Demonic voice)
As the girl runs around, the whole world runs aground.
The thief turns around to reveal glowing blue eyes.
GOLDEN LIONESS
I don’t care if you like Robert Frost.
THIEF
(Demonic voice)
Such bravery. He has chosen well.
The thief blends into the shadow and disappears. As Lioness starts to walk away, the alleyway is suddenly bathed in light and revealed to be filled with dozens of timed explosives all counting down from :05.
GOLDEN LIONESS
Oh.
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