Superhero Pilot

FADE IN:

INT. WASHINGTON BANK -- NIGHT

Darkness. We see nothing going on, some quiet noise in the 
background emerges as we pass by empty desks and teller seats.

INT. WASHINGTON VAULT -- NIGHT

The NECROMANCER, controller of the dead and the fictional, 
is controlling large GEORGE WASHINGTONS, who are grabbing as 
much capital as they can. A security guard has been knocked 
unconsious in the background. After a few moments, the 
NECROMANCER is completely lit up, as he tries to shield his 
eyes.

        CUT TO:

INT. WASHINGTON BANK -- NIGHT

Our Team, MAGUS, the manipulator of alloy and master of 
technology, SPARKS, a gymnastics girl with control of 
electricity, MINDTRIST, a telekenetic with powers to feel 
the future and teleportation, and FLAME, a girl who can 
manipulate fire into alloyed products. FLAME'S swords, which 
is produced, are the source of the light, lit up with a fire. 

       MAGUS
          This is incredibly historically 
          inaccurate.

The sweep into action, as Sparks fires a couple of shots of 
electricity at the Necromancer, who floats back away from 
the blows. Sparks swoops in to attack, but eats a rising 
LINCOLN MEMORIAL. She smacks it hard and falls to the ground.

That's when the Memorial begins to move, and a large stoned 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN rises from his seat.

       MAGUS (CONT'D)
          ATTACK!

       MINDTRIST
          But he freed the slaves!

FLAME is at the NECROMANCER, as she branches her flaming 
sword. The Necromancer dodges two swings before totally 
disappearing on the third.

       FLAME
          Gah! No fair!

the Necromancer appears behind her and kicks her back, sending 
her flying into the nearest wall, unconsious.

MAGUS weilds three flash bombs, which hit Lincoln in the 
legs, knocking a bit of concrete off of them.

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MINDTRIST grabs a couple of desks with his telepathy as he 
slams them into LINCOLN with no effect. That's when Lincoln 
starts to chase after MINDTRIST, who narrowly avoids being 
stomped on by teleporting away.

MAGUS runs toward the WASHINGTONS, weilding his large metal 
pole. He transforms into a shotgun, where he immediatly blasts 
a few high powered shells.

       MAGUS
          Something about this feels so wrong.

He tranforms his staff into a hammer, and hammers a Washington 
into the NECROMANCER's back, which sends him down.

MAGUS raises his hammer and slams it into the ground, but 
the NECROMANCER has disappeared again. SPARKS wraps an energy 
field around MAGUS, which the NECROMANCER hits and flails 
from slightly before jumping out of the circle, reappeared. 
MAGUS pulls out another weapon, tossing it and ensharing the 
NECROMANCER in an energy net. He hits the ground hard, as 
the LINCOLN monument stops JUST from stomping a cornered 
MINDTRIST and crumbles.

MAGUS walks closer, as the NECROMANCER sucks himself into 
the ground to get away.

       MAGUS (CONT'D)
          Everyone okay?

       MINDTRIST
          Just barely. Leave me with the 
          concrete overgrown Lincoln.

       MAGUS
          He's a midgit in real life. You coulda 
          taken him.

       MINDTRIST
          Lincoln wasn't no midget! He was 
          like, six five!

       MAGUS
          That was all the top hat. It decieved 
          people. Tall people equal honest.

       MINDTRIST
          Like I'm gonna trust Shaq.

       SPARKS
          FLAME!

She races over and lifts her up. She's moving, if only 
slightly. MAGUS and MINDTRIST immediatly race over.

       FLAME
          Oh God. Did I go on another bender?

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       SPARKS
          You are alright!

She hugs her friend. MINDTRIST nudges MAGUS and MAGUS 
dismisses him.

       FLAME
          What was up with that guy?

       MAGUS
          Girl, actually. Necromancer. Power 
          of the dead and the fictional. Animate 
          likenesses and what have you. She 
          can also take your soul in an instant. 
          You're just lucky your contact wasn't 
          skin to skin.

He places his staff back into his belt in a "hatch" of sorts. 
MINDTRIST floats overhead.

       MINDTRIST
          We've fought her before. She was 
          never one for debauchery.
(pointing towards the 
money)

       MAGUS
          Do you have to say that while 
          floating?

       MINDTRIST
          What?

       MAGUS
          It just feels as if you're showing 
          off. Oh, look what I can do.

       MINDTRIST
          Well, if you could fly, wouldn't you 
          do that instead of walking?

       MAGUS
          Listen.

       MINDTRIST
          I mean, it's a lot easier than 
          walking.

       MAGUS
          Listen.

       MINDTRIST
(ignoring)
          And there's hardly ever pedestrian 
          traffic.

       MAGUS
          Mindtrist...

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       MINDTRIST
          It's a choice between an escalator 
          and a stairway, honestly.

       MAGUS
          MINDTRIST! We haven't much time. The 
          police will sort this out, but 
          Necromancer could be back, and we 
          need to tend to our wounded.

       FLAME
          Oh. No. Don't make me an excuse. I'm 
          fine.

She's returned to her feet, and then falls back into SPARKS' 
arms.

       FLAME (CONT'D)
          Maybe I could use a bit of bed rest... 
          Twilight Zone marathon... and all...

INT. FLAME'S BEDROOM -- EVENING

FLAME is bedridden, as she's drinking some warm soup. The 
rest of the team surrounds her.

       MAGUS
          You should be fine in a couple of 
          days. Even sooner if those spices I 
          recieved work their magic in that 
          soup.

       SPARKS
          Yes. You must heal. We will need you 
          strong once more.

       MINDTRIST
          And if you die, Who's gonna steal 
          all of my dvd's and never return 
          them again?

MAGUS smacks MINDTRIST in the back of the head.

       MINDTRIST (CONT'D)
          Owww! You're lucky you're not bionic.

EXT. FLAME'S BEDROOM -- EVENING

MAGUS, MINDTRIST, and SPARKS are all talking.

       SPARKS
          She does not seem well.

       MAGUS
          I'm worried the Necromancer did get 
          a chance to preform her deed.

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       MINDTRIST
          We stopped her short of the vault. 
          The cash is clean.

       MAGUS
          I meant Flame. I wonder if she grazed 
          the Necromancer on that kick. If 
          this is just a delayed reaction.

       SPARKS
          Her heart rate is slowing.

       MAGUS
          Which means we've got to find the 
          Necromancer before her heart rate 
          completely stops and the Necromancer 
          takes her soul. And we've gotta get 
          her to reverse it...

       MINDTRIST
          That's impossible. We just spoiled 
          her bank robbery. I don't think we're 
          in her rolladex.

       MAGUS
          Then she better prepare to make an 
          appointment.

Close shot of MAGUS as he gets ready to battle, weilding his 
staff.

       MAGUS (CONT'D)
          Cuz I need a checkup.

Lengthy pause. Wider.

       MINDTRIST
          Nah man. That was just bad.

       MAGUS
          You sure? I felt that one.

       SPARKS
          Maybe the next time will be better 
          Magus?

       MAGUS
          That was a pretty good one.

       MAGUS (O.S.) (CONT'D)
          Maybe if the setup was better than a 
          rolladex...

They all walk out of the room. MAGUS is the last one to leave. 
FLAME, from inside her room, sits up.

       FLAME
          Hey... what's going on?

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INT. THEIR CENTRAL HEADQUARTER ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

SPARKS and MINDTRIST are there, as MAGUS disappears behind 
into the dark room.

       SPARKS
          So, how are we to find the 
          Necromancer?

       MINDTRIST
          I'm not sure. We don't exactly have 
          a bloodhound here.
(turning)
          Magus, whatty-

He's no longer there. MINDTRIST stares blankly.

       MINDTRIST (CONT'D)
          ... Idiot.

MINDTRIST grabs SPARKS by her hand and teleports away.

INT. CRYPT -- NIGHT

The NECROMANCER is angry, RUAHH! She tosses things around 
the room, and beats up a reanimated corpse of Richard Nixon. 
That's when there's a HUGE blast and entering the room is 
MAGUS, his staff acting as a shotgun. 

MAGUS walks in through the smoke and the fire and points the 
shotgun barrel toward the Necromancer, who's somewhat alarmed.

       MAGUS
          Fix her. 

       NECROMANCER
          You could not defeat me with all 
          three of your friends. What makes 
          now any different.

       MAGUS
(angrier)
          Fix her.

       NECROMANCER
          What makes this arrangement so 
          benefitial to me.

       MAGUS
(angriest)
          FIX HER.

       NECROMANCER
          I'm bored with you.

The NECROMANCER turns away. 

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MAGUS tosses a bag of money onto a half opened coffin. It's 
a fairly big haul. The NECROMANCER becomes intrigued, twisting 
her head around to Magus.

MAGUS shrugs. 

       MAGUS
          I robbed a hooker.

       NECROMANCER
          How quaint.

She smiles. 

INT. WASHINGTON BANK -- LATER

MINDTRIST and SPARKS appear inside a wrecked bank. The money 
that was once there is gone.  MINDTRIST looks really anxious, 
and turns to Sparks.

       MINDTRIST
          He was here. That idiot!

       SPARKS
          Magus is doing the stupid?

       MINDTRIST
          He's going to make a trade.

INT. CRYPT -- CONTINUOUS

MAGUS and the NECROMANCER are just apart from one another.

       MAGUS
          Now fix her.

       NECROMANCER
          It appears you are a few thousand 
          short from my original goal. A goal, 
          if you remember, that was thwarted 
          by you.

       MAGUS
          You're dead, so I can't kill you... 
          but I can torture you forever. Now 
          fix her, before I go with plan b.

       NECROMANCER
          How threatening.

A bunch of zombies burst from the ground and wrestle MAGUS 
to the ground. The rip him VIOLENTLY to the ground and hold 
him down.

       NECROMANCER (CONT'D)
          Take his staff.

The third Zombie does, and tosses it to her.

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       NECROMANCER (CONT'D)
          This should fetch a pretty penny on 
          eBay, the staff of Magus, a 
          superhero... Should cover the overhead 
          you destroyed...

He struggles to break free, tossing a zombie off before even 
more emerge from the ground. Two more take the first zombie's 
place in holding MAGUS down.

       NECROMANCER (CONT'D)
          As you can tell, I'm not in the mood 
          for stragglers, but we do have a 
          deal.

He disappears into the ground, and travels away. MAGUS 
struggles against the Zombies before the Necromancer's grip 
lossens, and they fall apart.

       MAGUS
          He knows where our headquarter is?!

Magus takes off running, weaponless.

INT. THEIR CENTRAL HEADQUARTER ROOM -- LATER

MINDTRIST and SPARKS return, without any clue where the 
NECROMANCER or MAGUS are. They sit down, frustrated, when 
they begin to hear noises and see a light behind them. They 
rush to FLAME.

INT. FLAME'S BEDROOM -- CONTINUOUS

MINDTRIST and SPARKS enter, and the NECROMANCER is over FLAME 
doing a ritual. He also holds MAGUS' staff.

       SPARKS
          She is badly wounded! 

       MINDTRIST
          What did you do to Magus!

MINDTRIST charges slightly and teleports. He then reappears 
behind the NECROMANCER and flying kicks him in the back. He 
falls forward into a large electrical field from SPARKS. He 
gets fried, and then sinks into the ground and disappears. 
They stare, ready for more combat, as FLAME begins to move.

       MINDTRIST (CONT'D)
          AH! ZOMBIE FLAME!

He teleports into SPARKS' hands, as she drops him. FLAME 
sits up in bed and rubs her head, as SPARKS races over and 
hugs her.

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INT. PARKING LOT -- NIGHT

The NECROMANCER reforms in the empty parking lot below their 
building. MAGUS walks into frame, a bit worn and tired, as 
the NECROMANCER stands ready for more combat.

       NECROMANCER
          It is done.

       MAGUS
          Good.

MAGUS throws a bunch of flash bombs at the NECROMANCER, who 
tries to duck and hide, but can't.

       MAGUS (CONT'D)
          I believe that you have something of 
          MINE! 

MAGUS throws one final one, and it's a huge explosion that 
lights up the night sky.

INT. FLAME'S BEDROOM -- CONTINUOUS

FLAME, SPARKS, and MINDTRIST all hear the blast.

INT. PARKING LOT -- CONTINUOUS

They all race down, brandishing their weapons, as MAGUS simply 
stands, gasping for breath, as his legs and hips shook. He 
drops the staff from his hands to the ground, where it shines 
in the light, before he falls to his knees, looking toward 
his team in the distance. FLAME rushes over and gives him a 
hug.

       MAGUS
(softly)
          You're okay?

She smiles slightly and nods her head.

       MINDTRIST
          Hello!

He puts his hands out for a hug. SPARKS gives it to him.

       MINDTRIST (CONT'D)
          ... I.. I can't breath.

He teleports away, but she comes with him due to her holding 
him. He tries it again.

       MAGUS
          Why would the Necromancer want money?

       FLAME
          Starting a starbucks?

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       MAGUS
          Something about this doesn't feel 
          right. 

MINDTRIST tries to teleport again, and a fourth before fading.

       MINDTRIST
          This is my hint to LET GO!

INT. DARK EVIL PLACE -- LATER

The NECROMANCER appears from the shadows in a single 
spotlight.

       NECROMANCER
          This is a few grand light. But while 
          the robbery was a failure, the mission 
          was a success.

Reveal, another spotlight, man dressed in a black robe, named 
Professor Black.

       PROFESSOR BLACK
          Only because of Magus.

Behind him, a bunch of tvs turn on and on them is Magus 
delivering his firebomb.

       PROFESSOR BLACK (CONT'D)
          He is most intriguing of all.

And with that, the huge light bursts and it's covered up by 
Black's darkness, as he then disappears.

       NECROMANCER
          No love. Absolutely no love.

The NECROMANCER sighs, and disappears herself.