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INT. KANG MANOR. TYRUS’ WORKSHOP AFTERNOON
TYRUS, a sixteen year old boy sports an oversized a pair of
ragged blue overalls and a white t-shirt that is stained with
sweat and oil, sits at a desk.
The lights flicker in front of him and light up his face, which
is covered by his oversized goggles and dirt marks all over his
face. He sits focused as he holds an incomplete device in his
hands.
Strewn across the floors are plans for other devices and old
rags covered with oil. Off to the side is a basket filled with
crumpled up blueprints.
The lights flicker once more and Tyrus holds the device, which
is now revealed to be a robot up to the single light above his
desk. He looks it up and down twice, smiles, then sets it onto
the desk next to a picture of a family of four. A father, a
wife, and two sons.
TYRUS
Test-run five hundred and eight-five…
He looks at the switch in his left hand and back at the robot.
He grabs the switch with both hands and presses the button.
Lights flicker on the robot and…
THE TWO FOOT TALL ROBOT STANDS UP.
TYRUS (CONT’D)
Execute protocol six-one-six.
ANGLE ON: The robot. It looks at Tyrus before turning 360
degrees and scanning the room.
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ROBOT
Executing…
The robot then walks over to the wall and trips.
Immediately the robot begins to malfunction. It runs in circles
before it runs back into the wall and falls over.
The lights flicker. An alarm sounds, then…
THE ROBOT EXPLODES.
Tyrus sighs. He walks over to the robot, picks him up and places
him back on his desk knocking over the picture. Tyrus lays back
in his chair and lets out a long groan. He picks up his
blueprint and tosses it into the trash. He picks up the frame
and sets it back upright.
TYRUS
Some inventor, right guys?
ANGLE ON: The five hundred other failed designs.
Tyrus takes one last look at his robot, then passes out on his
desk.
INT: A CELL TWILIGHT
A quiet voice echoes in the distance.
UNKNOWN (O.S)
Tyrus…
The echo gets louder.
UNKNOWN (CONT) (O.S)
TYRUS!
Tyrus finds himself standing in an empty room when a LOUD CRACK
startles him. A THUNDERING BOOM is followed by a few more
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crackles and a violet hole of light opens. Tyrus looks into the
hole.
UNKNOWN (CONT) (OS)
TYRUSSS!!!
The voice is revealed to be coming from inside the portal.
Tyrus peers into the portal and is startled by what is before
him. RUSSELL, a beaten man appearing to be in his late twenties
with shaggy oily hair and a growing beard stands with his hands
clasped around his mouth. Tyrus can see his brother, but his
brother cannot see him.
TYRUS
RUSS!
Just then a MAN appears in front of the cell. Russell whips back
in horror.
RUSSELL
Wait! Wait it isn’t time! I still have
Five days!
MAN
Relax you’re not being executed…
Yet. But I should let you know they
Moved your appointment up.
Tyrus hears another CRACK that startles him awake.
INT: KANG MANOR TYRUS’ WORKSHOP TWILIGHT.
An unusual violet light abruptly wakes up Tyrus from his
slumber. Tyrus scrambles to his feet when a GIRL emerges from
the light/portal and sees Tyrus.
MAX, an eighteen year old girl sporting red trenchcoat, jet
black hair, and piercing green eyes, takes two steps forward.
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TYRUS
WH--WhAT’S GOING ON??!
MAX
You’re just the one I need.
She knocks out Tyrus and carries him into the portal.
INT. MAX’S SHIP. BRIDGE. MORNING.
Tyrus comes to. He lies on the floor in a bound like a hog
except his arms are behind his back. He attempts to move his
arms but quickly realizes they are bound.
TYRUS
Wh-what?
Max sits in a chair above Tyrus. She notices him and leans over.
MAX
Hey there.
Tyrus strains his head to look towards Max.
TYRUS
Who! w-Who are you!?
Max stands up. Her shadow is cast across the floor consuming
Tyrus. She pulls out a device and presses a button. A light
switches on to reveal Max standing over Tyrus.
MAX
I’m Max.
She looks closely at his face.
MAX (CONT’D)
It’s honestly crazy. You look
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just like him.
Not as handsome or… built, but the
Foundation is clearly there. Good
genes.
TYRUS
What? Who’s genes?
Tyrus strains to get out. Max walks over to a console and begins
typing.
MAX
Sucks to be you right now though.
Your whole DNA line is scheduled for
Extermination.
On her monitor she pulls up a graphic depicting all of the Kang
family. Everyone but Tyrus and Russell have red marks across
their faces.
TYRUS
Extermination?! Wait! I- haven’t even
Why?!
MAX
No idea. You see, I’m the best
bounty hunter on this side of
The galaxy. I get paid not to
Ask questions.
She finishes her inputs and starts walking back over to Tyrus.
MAX (CONT’D)
But what I do know. Is that your brother
Got caught doing something that
Some people would prefer him not
Doing.
She sits back down in her chair and gets real comfortable with
one leg up.
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TYRUS
Wait…R-Russell? This is about him?
I haven’t seen him in… years… decades!
Max pulls out a blaster. It makes a whirring sound as it powers
up.
MAX
Yeah man sorry.
TYRUS
Oh geez! Oh MAN! I-I SWEAR
I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE IS!
The whirring comes to a plateau. The blaster is all charged up.
Max readies.
MAX
I really hate this part.
She stands up and aims her blaster right at Tyrus’s head.
TYRUS
PLEASE NO! OH MAN! I’LL
DO ANYTHING! DON’T!
Max turns her head away.
She fingers the trigger.
Tyrus continues to struggle with tears streaming down his face.
He spots one of his failed robots next to him. It looks just
like him right now. Helpless… dead.
Tyrus stops.
TYRUS
Fine… but if you’re going to kill me.
At least promise me something.
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Max lowers her blaster.
TYRUS
Find… find Russ. And you tell him.
I did what he said and I tried.
I never abandoned him. Just tell
him that. Please.
Max nods.
She raises her blaster.
Tyrus closes his eyes.
Beat.
Beat.
CLICK!
Laughter.
Tyrus opens his eyes and looks over to Max. She’s laughing
hysterically.
MAX
I totally had you!
TYRUS
What’s going on?
MAX
I’m not killing you, kid.
Max, still chuckling, pulls out a laser knife. She starts
cutting Tyrus’ bonds.
MAX (CONT’D)
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I’m hiring you.
TYRUS
Hiring?! So this was… what?
An interview?!
Max smiles.
MAX
An audition.
TYRUS
Well jokes on you.
Tyrus gets up.
TYRUS
I don’t want your stupid job.
He starts dusting himself off when.
ANGLE ON: The failed robot.
MAX
Well maybe you’ll want to
hear it first…
Tyrus picks up the robot.
TYRUS
Fine.
MAX
Like I said. I’m a bounty
Hunter. And I’ve been hired
To find someone.
Tyrus still tinkering with the robot.
TYRUS
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Who?
MAX
Your brother.
Tyrus stops and turns to Max.
TYRUS
The people that hired you.
Are these the same people
That didn’t like what
Russell was researching?
MAX
Nope.
Tyrus finishes tinkering with the robot.
TYRUS
Good.
Tyrus tosses the failed robot at Max as she turns around.
MAX
Aw cute-
TYRUS (cont.)
Protocol Six-One-Six. Execute.
Max catches the robot and hears it start to set off an alarm.
She tosses it aside as Tyrus makes a mad dash for the door.
INT. MAX’S SHIP HALL MORNING
Tyrus runs down the hall, hears a small boom and Max laughing in
the distance.
MAX (O.S.)
Haha that was good!
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Tyrus passes by two doors then comes to a fork in the hall. He
hesitates then makes a left turn.
Max sprints out of the bridge and into the hall.
MAX
Tyrus!
Tyrus ducks into the engineering room.
INT: MAX’S SHIP ENGINEERING ROOM MORNING
Tyrus holds his breath. He ducks under a desk.
Max’s footsteps echo closer as they slam against the grated
metal floor.
She’s close.
Tyrus spots a robot lying on the floor dismantled.
He picks up the robot and turns it over.
The footsteps travel away.
Tyrus sees something familiar.
TYRUS POV: Etched into the chest piece of the robot is a
familiar crest.
A LARGE CURSIVE K, WITH A TIGER PERCHED ON IT. Tyrus almost
drops the robot.
TYRUS (softly)
Russell…
The robot’s lights flicker on. Tyrus yelps and drops the robot
to the ground.
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Beat.
Beat.
The robot stands up.
It is two feet tall similar to the robots Tyrus was making. A
common protocol droid used for documenting adventures, designing
cartographs, and recording journals.
This robots name is ARTIE. The lights flicker again. The robot
spazzes out.
ARTIE
Aaaah! AAAAAh!!!
Artie revels back in terror before recognizing Tyrus.
Tyrus tries to cover his speaker.
TYRUS
SHHHH!
ARTIE (cont.) (softly)
Russell… is that you?
TYRUS
No, I’m Tyrus. Russell’s brother.
ARTIE
I’m sorry sir, but my memory banks…
they’re not quite functioning properly.
I can’t quite recall the last thing that
Happened… before… before-
Max walks in the door.
MAX
How’d you get him to turn on?
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Tyrus is startled by Max’s entrance. Max walks over to Artie and
peers inquisitively at him.
TYRUS
Before what?
ARTIE
I-I don’t remember.
Artie’s body stiffens. His eyes flicker.
ARTIE
Greetings! I am Artie. Advanced
Protocol droid and this ship’s
Artificial Intelligence.
TYRUS
Artie! You said something
Happened. What was it?
Artie stands staring blankly at Tyrus.
MAX
He reset. It’s common for older
Protocol droids.
ARTIE
Who are you calling older?
TYRUS
You said you knew Russell.
ARTIE
Yes. Russell I belong to Russell
Kang.
Max grabs Artie and lifts him up.
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MAX
Where is he?
Artie looks to Max.
ARTIE
Chronos.
Max’s face turns white. She gives an unsettling look to Tyrus
and drops Artie.
MAX
Damn!
TYRUS
What’s Chronos?
Artie stands up.
ARTIE
Chronos - a maximum security prison
planet used to Imprison the galaxy’s
most dangerous criminals.
Tyrus is taken aback and drops his head.
TYRUS
What’s he doing there?
Tyrus looks to Artie. He falls silent. He looks to Max, who
stands with her face still white and an unsure look.
TYRUS (CONT’D)
What’s wrong with you?
Max stands with her one arm crossing her body holding her other
arm. She looks to Tyrus and drops her arm.
MAX
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We can’t go.
Tyrus’ brow is scrunched up as he turns his head to her.
TYRUS
Why not? What about your job?
MAX
Because Tyrus! Screw the job.
TYRUS
Screw the job? That’s my brother.
I need to help him. I thought
You were the best bounty hunter
On this side of the galaxy?
Mam smirks.
MAX
Because Chronos isn’t an
Actual place that you can
Find. It’s a planet that is
Constantly traveling
Between galaxies.
TYRUS
Then we find its next
Coordinates.
MAX
Tyrus you’re not hearing
Me. This place Chronos.
It’s like trying to find
The tiniest needle in the
Haystack the size of the
Sun! It’s impossible.
TYRUS
Then I’ll bring a magnet.
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I’m finding Russell.
Max chuckles then resumes a more serious tone.
MAX
You know what kind of people
Are sent to Chronos?!
...
The worst kind…
Max starts removing her coat. She reveals a scarred back. A
dozen scars from slashes and stabs all holding their own story.
Then…
ANGLE ON: A tattoo of a snake right poised as if to strike
anyone who laid eyes on it. Artie’s opticals scan it.
ARTIE
Accessing… Rartuthan Serpents
An underground syndicate
Operating on the outside of
The Torrell Star System.
Most notable for their
Trafficking of… exotic
Alien species.
TYRUS
Artie, enough.
ARTIE
Standing by.
Max walks over to a desk and leans on it. She crosses her arms
and turns so her face is in shadow. Tyrus follows.
MAX
We should just leave him.
TYRUS
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I can’t.
Max doesn’t respond.
TYRUS (CONT’D)
(softly)
Fine. I’ll find him myself.
Tyrus moves to the door.
TYRUS (CONT’D)
Artie, scan for known
Associates. Code words
Rartuthan.
Max flinches at the realization. Tyrus and Artie leave for the
docking bay.
INT: MAX’S SHIP DOCKING BAY NOON
Tyrus and Artie are about to board one of the smaller ships in
the docking bay. Tyrus spots one and runs over to its console.
He starts typing in.
TYRUS
Anything on them yet, Artie.
ARTIE
One association found.
Bounty on a Korwath
Zeron. Last known location
Protox’s Third Moon.
TYRUS
Connection to Rartuthans?
Tyrus initiates a code to open the gates of the docking bay.
ARTIE
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Consigliere to the-
MAX
Consigliere to Damus
Pargan. The man in charge.
TYRUS
May what are you?
Max clicks a button on the console and closes the gates to the
docking bay.
MAX
You don’t know what kind of people
Are in Chronos or how hard it is to
Get there-
Tyrus attempts to interject.
MAX (CONT’D)
But, if this is how you feel…
…
I’ll help you.
Max looks to Artie.
MAX (CONT’D)
WE will help you.
ARTIE
Confirmed.
Max and Tyrus lock eyes.
MAX
And you’re going to need
Something a bit bigger than
A Spice Freighter.
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Max motions to her ship.
TYRUS
Then it’s settled. Artie…
Set a course-.
MAX
(playful)
It’s my ship. And you’re
Hired. Artie set a course
For Protox’s Third Moon.
