[distant sirens] [distant sounds of traffic] <i>(female dispatch #1)
10-02, undetermined emergency
at 401 Rexdale.</i> <i>(female dispatch #2)
Way is clear, 10-38.</i> <i>(dispatch #1)
Suspect is low-level psych;
send in drone support.</i> <i>(dispatch #2)
...telekinetic on foot,
last seen heading westbound.</i> <i>(dispatch #1)
Charlie 3-5-2,
reports of a male levitating--</i> [drone flying in the distance] [gentle music] [music continues] Hey. Get up. Get up. (Reed)
We gotta go. Come on. [Joseph sighs] - Get up! Get up.
- No, no, no. - Get up.
- No! No! [water running] [dog barking in the distance] [Reed gasps] (Joseph)
Uhh! (Reed)
Mmm! Hot. <i>(female news anchor)
Our top story this morning:
gunshots rang out late last night</i> <i>near Monument Park as police
gunned down a telekinetic man</i> <i>during an attempted robbery.</i> <i>Channel 7 has obtained footage
from the incident,</i> but viewers need to be warned. It is quite graphic. [male cop]
Freeze! Put your hands in the air! [gunshots] <i>(female news anchor)
This marks the fifth deadly incident</i> <i>in less than a month between police
and people with power.</i> [hip-hop music] [distant police sirens] Good. [hip-hop music continues] It's hot as hell out here, man. I almost hope nobody shows up. That'd be refreshing. Oh... delicious. [laughter] [horn honking] Here we go! [Freddie sighs] (Reed)
Lot of guys today, man. (Freddie)
Don't worry about it. I'll get us in. <i>(man)
Hey, Joe! Joe, over here, man.</i> [workers all talking at once] (Freddie)
Hey! Get behind the brawn. [Reed laughing]
Yeah, okay. What we got?
What do we got here? [everyone talking at once] Uh, Class 2 Brawn. (Big Joe)
Class 2? Yeah. Prove it. <i>(Big Joe)
Hey-hey! Hey!</i> <i>Come on, man!</i> Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. (Big Joe)
Okay. You're in. What about you? Certified electrician. You special or not? You need an electrician or not? You're lucky my guy called in sick. Okay. You and you, let's go! (Reed)
Man, what are you talking about? (Freddie)
Buddy, I'm so broke, I'll lift rocks, I'll pick up a car, I'll carry your grandma. I don't care. Whatever, it's too hot out, man. You don't want to work. <i>(Freddie)
I said almost.
Almost don't want to work.</i> [drone approaching] [productive music] Hey! It's short. No it ain't. We agreed to a hundred. That's a full day. You guys only worked six. [laughs] You serious, man? That's the rate. You don't like it,
I'll find some others that do. You're lucky I picked you up
in the first place. You need to pay us
what you owe us. Or what? I think we should just forget
about this guy, yeah? Let's just get out of here. This is bullshit. Fucking special. Okay. Oh shit! Call it even! You wait, cocksucker! I'ma catch you! The fuck! <i>(female dispatch)
Delta 109.</i> <i>(drone pilot)
109, go ahead.</i> <i>(female dispatch)
Got report of a smashed windshield
at 2745 Westmount.</i> <i>Two specials
last seen running eastbound.</i> <i>One Class 2 brawn,
the other unknown.</i> <i>1078's cleared for deployment
on contact.</i> <i>Possible Code 8.</i> <i>(drone pilot)
Solid copy.
109 on the way.</i> You couldn't have waited
until we were dropped off to smash that window? Yeah, yeah. Sorry, man. I'm so sick of this shit every day. And for a couple bucks,
it's barely worth it. I could set you up with my cousin. Always looking for guys,
especially with your skills. Nah, hitting homes ain't a job. Call it what you want,
but it's a paycheck. Unlike you, I gotta spend
to keep this face pretty. [laughing]
Yeah, you're overspending, Freddie. [drone whirring] <i>(drone pilot)
Suspects spotted at 144 Liberty.</i> <i>Confirmed, Class 2 brawn.</i> <i>One unidentified, no criminal record.</i> <i>(dispatch)
Copy that.</i> <i>You are authorized to...</i> [robot release mechanism whirring] <i>(drone pilot over loudspeaker)
This is the police.</i> <i>Stop where you are,</i> <i>and do not move!</i> <i>We will approach you.</i> What the fuck is this? Don't--don't move. Don't move. <i>(drone pilot)
1078s deployed and in positions.</i> <i>Scene secure.</i> <i>(dispatch)
Good job, 109.</i> <i>10-alpha-20?</i> <i>(Park)
10-alpha-20, go ahead.</i> <i>(dispatch)
You are clear to approach.</i> <i>(Park)
Copy that.</i> Approaching two suspects
at 144 Liberty. [police siren signals] What are these clowns doing
way out here? Going where the job takes them. Same shit we're doing. Don't think so. [tense music] Let me see your hands, please. (Dixon)
Put your hands in the air, now! (Park)
Turn around. You have any weapons on you? (Reed)
No. Long way from home,
ain't it, fellas? What are you talking about? We live right up the street. (Dixon)
Yeah, right. That's a real fucking funny joke
to you, huh? Hey, watch your mouth! (Park)
Easy. They're clean. We got a report of a vandalized truck
on Westmount. I'm guessing you two don't know
anything about that, right? You're right, we don't know anything
about that. Just two guys taking a nice stroll
around the neighborhood. [thud] In steel toes. [under his breath]
Steel toes. You got something you wanna say? Yeah, I got plenty I wanna say. Say it. Yeah? Freddie. Look, man, we're just trying to get home. I understand that. Guy stiffed us, okay? Now it's settled. You know, it's a felony
to use your power to settle fights. I didn't use my power. But you smashed that window. And a smashed window's nothing
to what we deal with every fucking day. All right, you didn't use your power. You still broke the law.
I have to take you in. Wait, you're arresting me? No, that's bullshit! Get the fuck back! Turn around and put your hands
behind your back. No, no, I'm not going anywhere. Face the other way-- (Freddie)
What the fuck are you doing? Get the fuck off him! Get off me! - Wait!
- Stop fighting! Stop! Hey! (Dixon)
Stop fucking moving,
motherfucker, settle down! [Reed groaning] (Dixon)
I'm gonna fuck you up! <i>(drone pilot)
Shots fired! Shots fired!
1078s are active!</i> <i>One suspect down!</i> <i>(dispatch)
All units, 1-4-4 Liberty! Confirm!</i> (Reed)
No, no, no.
Fuck, shit! Shit, shit. [stuttering]
Are you okay?
You're gonna be okay! Hey, call an ambulance, man!
Phone it in! Need EMS to 1-4-4 Liberty! No, no, no! Stay down! Stay down. Just--just--shit. <i>(drone pilot)
Get down on the ground with
your hands behind your head.</i> <i>If you do not comply,
you will be shot.</i> <i>(dispatch)
1078s ROB is set to aggressive.</i> You're all right, just--just... [crying]
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. <i>(drone pilot)
Get down now!</i> <i>This is your final warning.</i> <i>If you do not comply,
you will be shot.</i> [dramatic music] [Reed breathing heavily] [music intensifies] [screams] [electricity surging] <i>(drone pilot)
Losing control!</i> <i>[audio breaking up]
Engine one is down--
losing engine three--</i> <i>[audio crackling]
Drone down! Drone--</i> [static] <i>(dispatch)
Drone down! Drone down!</i> <i>[voices overlapping]
- What's my control?
EMP fired at 144--</i> <i>- Anyone else hearing this?
- Suspect is a high-level electric!</i> <i>- Two miles out!
- Proceed with extreme caution!</i> <i>- Two miles out--
- All 1078s currently reporting--</i> [heavy breathing] [music intensifies] <i>[overlapping voices]
- Good God, it's a fucking mess.
- Fire's on its way!</i> <i>- Where the fuck did he go?
- Any sign of the suspect?</i> <i>- No sign of the suspect.
- 182, all 1078s...</i> <i>- All units, high-level electric on the loose!
- 1078s...</i> <i>- 1078s are active.
- I need a perimeter from Lakeside...</i> <i>- Fairmont and Washington,
this is a Code 8!</i> <i>- This is a Code 8!</i> [static crackles] [electricity flares] [drone flying in the distance] [electricity zaps]
I was really getting into that. Needs to be about 100 minutes longer.
Thanks everyone! Really appreciate the feedback.
This was a passion project for us and we self financed the short. We are definitely going to make the full feature as the response has been super positive so far.
If you guys have any questions about the production I'd be happy to answer.
Well that was pretty fucking cool.
Robbie Amell (main character) and Stephen Amell (his cousin) made an indiegogo campaign to raise funds to make this a full feature film. Check it out!
Edit: spelling
Now this is a super hero film I want. Has a district 9/ chappie feel to it, poverty and disliked people with powers, it's awesome. You better make a full movie with a 250 million budget!
Hans always the reasonable character in movies. nice short!
For those of you interested in dark superhero stories, read Worm.
"An introverted teenage girl with an unconventional superpower, Taylor goes out in costume to find escape from a deeply unhappy and frustrated civilian life. Her first attempt at taking down a supervillain sees her mistaken for one, thrusting her into the midst of the local ‘cape’ scene’s politics, unwritten rules, and ambiguous morals. As she risks life and limb, Taylor faces the dilemma of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons."
It gets really, really dark and really, really good. Don't be fooled by the description, its far better than your average young-adult novel.
Edit: If you like the online web serial format there are a couple more I can recomend.
The Gods Are Bastards- fantasy western. Much better than it sounds.
Super Powereds - Another superhero story, this one much less focused on conflict and escalation. Instead, it follows the lives of 5 wannabe heroes going through the superhero equivalent of college ROTC.
The Phenomenon - a post apoctalyptic story spawned from an askreddit thread, humanity is decimated by something you can't view/understand without dying. Don't look outside.
The Forest - an alternate Earth where the oceans are replaced with enormous jungles. Very good read.
The author of Worm has written another story as well- Pact. I'd recommend holding off on reading this one until you finish Worm- it may be completely different, but the author himself has stated that it's not as good. Still a decent read though. The author's current work in progress updates weekly, and I can't recommend it enough. Twig is a fantastic story.
There are plenty more awesome stories out there on the web, but this should be enough to tide you over for now. Have fun!
Wow. That was amazing! Is the asian cop an actor from Fast & Furious Tokyo Drift? I feel like I recognize him from something.
Absolutely loved it. Brilliant.
Alternate title: MeX-Men?