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by Vorex See the bottom of the page for warnings, codes and other info. |
RAGNAROK:
THE RADICAL ARMAGEDDON
int. hospital corridor
Two human women, dressed in silvery futuristic armor that lacks helmets, walk calmly down the corridor towards the camera. They ignore the chaos of the casualty area through which they walk, the sounds of which seem muted and distant. On several occasions kat doctors and patients pass through the insubstantial women. The kats clearly cannot see this pair. Perfectly in step the women turn and enter an empty operating theatre.
The sound of the hospital fades further into the background.
SECOND woman
Are you sure?
frst woman
He'll be here soon
CUT To
EXT. SKy
The Turbokat dodges incoming fire
t-bone (v.o.)
Crap! We're gonna have to get out of here buddy. They're much better armed than we planned for.
cut to
int. turbokat
over t-bone's shoulder
RAZor (v.o.)
Just one more pass. If we can take that turret out then the Enforcers can play cleanup.
t-bone
(Reluctant)
OK
CUT to
ext. shot
The Turbokat flies past a hastily erected fortification blocking the city streets. It's single auto-turret tracks the plane, but it is destroyed by the Turbokat
cut to
int. turbokat
t-bone
Alright! And we're outta here
An alarm and flashing light catch his attention. Camera zooms in until one of the status screens fills the view. It shows a missile locked on to the Turbokat and closing fast.
t-bone
Shit!
The missile draws closer and closer. In the moment it hits we ...
blackout
roll titles
burn on
Episode 1
break to
int. opereating room
The invisible women are still waiting. They look up as a gurney is wheeled in, accompanied by harried doctors and nurses. On the gurney is T-BONE, badly cut up but still wearing mask and costume
doctor
No breath, no pulse. You all know what to do, quickly and cleanly if no-body minds.
The ER staff go about their work with great efficiency. The two women come around for a better look at T-BONE, walking through the medical staff where necessary.
first woman
Him
second woman
Are you sure?
first woman
Yes. Him.
doctor
Clear!
He defibrillates T-BONE from the crash cart which has arrived in the interim. The continuous drone of the ECG reveals that it has had no effect.
FIRST WOMAN reaches out to lay her hand on T-BONE'S chest but SECOND WOMAN grabs her wrist.
second woman
Is this really necessary? Father will ...
doctor
Clear!
He defibrillates again, no response.
first woman
We don't have time to do this the old-fashioned way. And you know as well as I do what Father will think.
She snatches her hand away and plunges it inside T-BONE'S chest
doctor
Clear!
This time the defibrillator starts T-BONE'S heart. FIRST WOMAN removes her hand.
first woman
Now Live!
T-BONE'S body spasms, his eyes open, his breath starts again.
second woman
Has it worked?
first woman
We'll have to wait and see
cut to
int. hospital corridor
FELINA FERAL and CALICO BRIGGS have obviously been arguing.
callie
Frankly I don't care what you have to say Feral. While those two are in emergency or intensive care I won't have then interfered with
felina
The SWAT Kats are dangerous vigilantes wanted for innumerable offenses including vast quantities of property damage and serious weapons violations
callie
None of which call for a death sentence which is what you may well be handing out to them if you interfere with their treatment
The two kats are nose-to-nose and must be separated so that a gurney carrying RAZOR can pass between them.
felina
The moment they're stable I want them transferred into enforcer custody
She stalks off.
CALLIE grabs her mobile
callie
This is the deputy mayor, put me through to the air ambulance.
cut to
ext. hospital
The two women, walking away from the hospital, look up to see a helicopter passing overhead.
second woman
Was that us?
first woman
I'm more inclined to put that down to her with the mobile phone
second woman
Well then, we're lucky that they've already got someone to watch out for them, makes our ... makes your job much easier.
first woman
(Sarcastic)
I knew I could count on you
second woman
You can count on me to get back to work, and to do my best to cover the fact that we've been here. You'd best do the same.
first woman
I'll be hanging around a little longer. To make sure that she-of-the-phone doesn't need any help.
SECOND WOMAN breaks into particles which stream off the top of the screen in an impressive FX display. FIRST WOMAN stares at the spot her companion has vacated for a few more moments before walking out of frame.
Cut to
ext. city
ANN GORA is smiling into the camera, giving a report.
ANn
As the millennium approaches the emergence of violent cults such as the one responsible for this most recent outbreak is expected to increase. The inability of the Enforcers to prevent these outbreaks without the assistance of the SWAT Kats would not be so alarming if the city had not seen them shot down yesterday after disabling the cultist's last heavy weapon. The pair are currently believed to be in a critical condition at the Central Hospital
Camera pans back to reveal we have been watching Ann on one of the several large screens in the situation room of Enforcer headquarters, where ULYSSES FERAL is barely managing to control his displeasure.
uly
Inability to prevent these outbreaks?
steele
Unlike we SWAT Kats we are not permitted to fire high explosive weaponry at civilians, which these cultists are whatever they happen to believe about the millennium
uly
The SWAT Kats are not allowed to do anything of the sort!
steele
They do it anyway!
uly
Thankfully that is no longer your problem. You need to concentrate on what we will do the next time that all this happens. I do not want to hear about our inability to do anything! Do you understand?
steele
Yes Sir!
Steele leaves. FELINA FERAL steps out of the shadows at the back of the room.
uly
What I want to hear from you is that he SWAT Kats are no longer a problem for anyone
felina
With their injuries I doubt they'll be doing anything much for quite some time, but I am unable to report that I have them in custody
uly
I see
There is a lengthy silence
uly
Continue as usual.
cut to
int. jake and chance's place
No one is visible but movement, accompanied by moans and groans, can be heard as the camera cuts from room to room. Eventually ...
chance (v.o.)
Every part ... of me ... hurts
jake (v.o.)
We got hit by a missile at some point
chance (v.o.)
Nope ... worse than that.
JAKE can be seen coming into the kitchen, walking independently but obviously hurting
jake
Could be the planet then. I think we hit that too, somewhere along the line.
chance (v.o.)
Where'd we get patched up?
jake
I don't know. It's a good job though. A hospital?
chance
(hoarse laughter, followed by painful coughing)
You think the Ferals would've let us go if we were unconscious in a bed somewhere?
jake
Good point. So how'd we get here?
Camera pans round to show FIRST WOMAN sitting on the bench
fist woman
More importantly, Jake Clawson, how can you be standing up without help?
fade to black
roll credits
Name: Vorex
Email: vorex@iname.com
Website: N/A
Category: Clean
Title: "Ragnarok: The Radical Armageddon" (Episodes 1)
Is a: Script
Summery: Beginning of a (hopefully) short series in which which the SWAT Kats become involved in an attempt to prevent the end of the world.
Characters: All and sundry ... plus a few others
Rating: PG13 (language, themes)
Codes: ?
Notes: Not sure how these are going to come out format-wise. If anyone needs the word template I used to create my faux-screenplay format just drop me a line. Comments always welcome, more to come.
| Title: | Ragnarok: The Radical Armageddon Episode 01 |
| Authors: | Vorex [Website] |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Status: | Series-In-Progress |
| Fandoms: | SWAT Kats |
| Pairings: | None |
| Category: | Adventure |
| Codes: | None |
| Summary: | Beginning of a (hopefully) short series in which which the SWAT Kats become involved in an attempt to prevent the end of the world. |
| Notes: | Not sure how these are going to come out format-wise. If anyone needs the word template I used to create my faux-screenplay format just drop me a line. Comments always welcome, more to come. |
| Disclaimer: | As everyone should know, none of us claim any rights or ownership of the characters and worlds belonging to others, including the SWAT Kats and any others we throw in the mix. We're doing this because we love them too much to see them be forgotten, or not have just one more adventure, and just possibly the reward they deserve. |