War-Torn

is the first episode of The Fight for the Future. It was written by and first aired in July 2017.
==Synopsis==
Mars recovers from a two-year war with the Bushi, the people of the planet Sectro. Amidst all the tension, a woman named Tricia Knight starts a rebellion against Mr. D'Angelo, the cruel and tyrannical ruler of Mars.
==Transcript==
3017...
A couple of soldiers are seen guarding a door as a woman is seen hiding behind a wall. She loads a rocket launcher as she charges down the corridor and shoulder barges a soldier.
:Woman: Where the fuck's D'Angelo?!
One soldier stammers as the other runs away, but the woman shoots him in the back.
:Soldier: H-he's in the past.
The woman narrows her eyes as she bursts the door down and charges into the office. She sees D'Angelo's chair is empty.
:Woman: Fuck!
The woman aims a shotgun at the wall and shoots multiple bullets into the wall. When she's done, the message reads "You know where I am - Tricia Knight". She then puts the shotgun into a "grapple mode" as she jumps out of the window and clings onto a skyscraper and drops down into a dark city, as she is shown to have been in the D'Angelo & Sons building.
:Tricia: (narrating) I'm Tricia Knight. Vigilante, rebel, whatever you wanna call me.
Tricia walks down the street, with her hood up.
:Tricia: (narrating) Ever since 3015, the people of Mars have struggled. Mr. D'Angelo's had hold of the planet by the balls for nearly 20 years now and I want to change that.
Tricia looks around the city.
:Tricia: (narrating) Everyone here's got some some sort of cybernetic body part. But not me. And it's fucking frustrating sometimes.
Tricia gets into a hovering vehicle as she flies off somewhere.
:Tricia: (narrating) I'm gonna turn this planet around at some point. But first I gotta take D'Angelo out.
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Tricia is seen walking into a base and pulling a file out from her shirt.
:Tricia: I don't know why it's 3017 and D'Angelo still uses paper files for people.
Tricia opens the file.
:Tricia: Tricia Knight, 22, born 17th October 2994... Oh, here we go! Criminal record!
Tricia swiftly turns to the section about her crimes.
:Tricia: Right.
Tricia flips through the pages.
:Tricia: Assault, assault, assault, murder, assault... Jesus, I attack people more than I thought.
Tricia then hears a buzzer. She goes to the front door of the base and answers.
:Tricia: Who are you?
:Person: Sarah D'Angelo.
Tricia gets her shotgun out and directs it at Sarah's head.
:Sarah: Wait!
Before Tricia can pull the trigger, Sarah knocks her gun to the floor.
:Sarah: Just... hear me out, okay?
Tricia looks annoyed.
:Sarah: I've had to put up with my brother for the past 25 years of my life. From when I was born in 2992 to now.
:Tricia: Why have you come to me, exactly?
:Sarah: I wanna get my own back on Mario. He's put me through hell, I want my payback.
:Tricia: What's he ever done to you?
Sarah sighs.
:Sarah: Around March last year... he was trying to make super soldiers. He was taking blood from people who live in the past and putting it into soldiers. To test whether it's work or not, he injected me with someone's blood. He knocked me out and... when I had come around, I was stuck with telekinetic powers.
Tricia's annoyance turns into a look of sympathy.
:Tricia: Oh.
:Sarah: So, can I help you?
Tricia thinks and nods.
:Sarah: Thank you.
Tricia lets Sarah in and Sarah hugs her. Sarah then sits down as Tricia goes into her own office of sorts.
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Mr. D'Angelo is seen walking into his office, with multiple soldiers around him.
:Mr. D'Angelo: Another day, another failure.
Mr. D'Angelo sighs as he sits down. A soldier searches through some files.
:Soldier: Uh, sir?
Mr. D'Angelo looks at the soldier.
:Soldier: Knight's files have gone.
Mr. D'Angelo sighs as he turns to see the shattered window.
:Mr. D'Angelo: Dammit! Right, who wants to go and get the files back?
One soldier steps forward.
:Soldier #2: I'll do it.
:Mr. D'Angelo: Are you sure, Ardiccioni?
:Ardiccioni: When have I ever let you down, sir?
:Mr. D'Angelo: ...Good point. Go.
Ardiccioni nods and shuts the door as he walks out.
:Ardiccioni: Damn, he's gullible.
Ardiccioni takes his helmet off. He then leaves the building as he takes his gear off, showing he has his casual clothes on underneath. Sarah is then seen going through Tricia's record.
:Sarah: You've assaulted a lot of people haven't you?
:Tricia: Yeah. It's largely out of frustration.
Sarah looks through the records.
:Sarah: So, what's your beef with Mario?
:Tricia: He did something really unforgivable to my mom and dad when I was about... 13. My entire family was shook by it. The war against the Sectro cost me quite a bit of my family too, so I'm trying to kill him to exact vengeance for them.
:Sarah: Oh... you see, if Mario'd just step down I'd take control of everything and I'd turn this planet around.
:Tricia: Hmm. But instead we're stuck with the greedy asshole with nothing on his mind except for catching that girl who went back a thousand years.
Sarah nods and sighs. They hear the buzzer as Tricia answers the door to see Ardiccioni.
:Ardiccioni: Ms. Knight?
:Tricia: Yeah, that's me.
Ardiccioni puts his hand out.
:Ardiccioni: Enzo Ardiccioni. Former soldier as of about half an hour ago.
Tricia looks at him, seeming befuddled as she slowly shakes Enzo's hand.
:Tricia: Why are you here exactly?
:Enzo: D'Angelo told me to come here to get your files and I silently resigned after I left the building.
Tricia's look of confusion leads to a look of smugness.
:Tricia: So... being a former soldier to D'Angelo means... you know all the secrets about him?
Enzo nods as Tricia has a cheeky grin on her face.
:Enzo: So, can I j-
:Tricia: Yes.
Enzo enters as Tricia smirks.
:Tricia: (narrating) Two people close to D'Angelo on my side? This could not be going any better.
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Tricia is seen, with a bloodied Mr. D'Angelo, and pointing a gun at his head.
:Tricia: This is the end, D'Angelo.
D'Angelo is in too much pain to say anything. Tricia pulls the trigger as a gunshot is heard. The camera then cuts to Tricia, who slowly wakes up.
:Tricia: Fuck! Why can't it not be a dream just for fucking once?!
Tricia screams out in frustration.
:Tricia: Fucking D'Angelo!!!
Tricia punches a hole in a wall. Sarah runs through.
:Sarah: Are you okay?!
:Tricia: No! Your asshole brother's been fucking haunting my dreams for the past 17 years of my life! He fucking ruined my family! I was homeless before I seized this fucking base!
:Sarah: Whoa. I knew the impact Mario had was bad, but not this bad...
:Tricia: I've seen my parents die right in front of my eyes. I've seen cities get ravaged. I've seen people kidnapped for the sake of science. And it's all been because of your fucking brother.
Sarah appears speechless.
:Tricia: When I kill D'Angelo, my family will be avenged. And I can't do it without you and Ardiccioni.
Sarah thinks of something to say, but instead just nods in understanding.
:Tricia: ...Do you still want to help?
:Sarah: Yes. The sooner Mario's gone, the sooner I can turn this planet around. For the better.
Tricia smiles as the two hug.
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Enzo is seen, looking at his rifle.
:Enzo: I'm essentially stealing this rifle.
Enzo smirks as Tricia walks in.
:Tricia: We're off to Colony 17. We're gonna start a protest.
:Enzo: Okay.
Tricia, Enzo and Sarah head out of the base. Sarah looks at Tricia.
:Sarah: So how did you manage to survive the war?
:Tricia: I built an underground bunker in 3007. Never thought I'd have to use it but obviously, I was wrong.
:Sarah: Huh. My family was taken far away from the fighting.
:Enzo: I was in the action. Most of the fighting was in New Arizona. It was hot as all hell. Once hit 140 degrees out there.
Sarah sighs.
:Sarah: I'd been told it was hot in New Arizona, but not that hot.
Enzo nods. They all get in Tricia's vehicle as they set off.
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The trio are shown arriving in Colony 17, as Tricia steps out.
:Tricia: People of Mars!
Everyone looks to see Tricia. A few gasps are heard.
:Tricia: You may know me as that woman who attacks a lot of people. The woman who hates D'Angelo the most. And I assume any other things.
The citizens look at each other.
:Tricia: Well, now you're gonna know me as Tricia Knight, the leader of the rebellion against D'Angelo!
Sarah and Enzo exit the vehicle as there is a louder gasp.
:Citizen: Ms. D'Angelo?!
:Sarah: Knew this'd happen.
The citizens start to close in on Sarah.
:Sarah: Please. Don't.
The citizens close in further. Sarah begins to panic.
:Sarah: Please! Back off!
Sarah suddenly has no personal space as the camera goes into her brain, showing a great amount of synapses going off. Sarah's eyes start to go a deep blue as she hyperventilates.
:Tricia: Hey, leave her-
Sarah screams as she lets loose a telekinetic force. The citizens are knocked back as Sarah starts shaking.
:Tricia: Holy shit.
:Enzo: Are you alright?
:Sarah: Y-yeah. I-I think I am.
Sarah's heart is shown beating very fast. She hyperventilates even more as Enzo and Tricia look at each other worried.
:Enzo: C'mon. Let's get this sorted out. Sarah, you can wait in the car if you-
Sarah's pupils dilate as she collapses.
:Enzo: -Want.
:Tricia: Shit.
:Enzo: Didn't she say something about having anxiety?
:Tricia: Yeah, but I didn't know it was that severe.
The two sigh as they put Sarah in the back of Tricia's vehicle and go into the city.
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Sarah is shown, still unconscious. She is then shown in grassy plains.
:Sarah: Where am I...?
Sarah looks around and walks upon a city and notices the D'Angelo & Sons building.
:Sarah: O-Oh.
Sarah seems surprised.
:Sarah: It's... it's been so long since I saw blue skies. Green grass. White clouds.
Sarah sighs as she walks into the city as she notices herself, Tricia and Enzo, being cheered by residents of the city.
:Sarah: So... This is what we could do to the planet. I never... I never thought we could completely change it. I thought we could only turn civilization around. But this...
Sarah sighs as Tricia and Enzo are seen walking through the city.
:Enzo: So, what's your cybernetic part?
:Tricia: Don't have one. I'm 100% human. People are always shocked by that and it fucking pisses me off. My entire family was human but they're all dead now, so... I'm the last complete human.
:Enzo: Damn. My foot's cybernetic.
:Tricia: How do you even get cybernetic parts anyway?
:Enzo: I don't know myself.
Tricia shakes her head as they arrive at the D'Angelo & Sons building. A soldier notices Enzo.
:Soldier: Ardiccioni?
:Enzo: Uh...
The soldier then notices Tricia.
:Soldier: You caught Knight?
Enzo looks at Tricia, who looks at him.
:Enzo: Sure.
The soldier smirks as he lets the two into the D'Angelo & Sons building. As the door closes, Enzo and Tricia look at one another.
:Tricia: That was so fucking easy!
:Enzo: The Martian army is shockingly incompetent unless it was me in charge. Or some Cross guy. He's dead now though, so they're just incompetent.
Tricia smirks as they go to look through the building.
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Tricia is seen with her gun in hand, looking through a series of files. Enzo is seen searching through another aeries of files.
:Tricia: You'd think D'Angelo's building would have the best security in the world, considering he owns the majority of it...
:Enzo: He owns the world, but has no idea what to do with it. As someone who had to serve him for 10 years, I know how clueless he is.
Tricia sighs as she pulls out a file.
:Tricia: Sarah D'Angelo.
:Enzo: Oh, you found it?
:Tricia: Yeah.
Tricia opens the file.
:Tricia: Born January 1st, 2992 at 12:01am... Damn, that's cutting it real close.
Tricia looks through some pages and pulls out one of the pages.
:Tricia: Mental state... diagnosed with severe anxiety and clinical depression.
:Enzo: Oh jeez. I've had depression before. That's bad.
The two then see soldiers enter the room and notices Enzo with Tricia.
:Soldier: Ardiccioni?
Tricia notices the soldiers and shoots them both. An alarm then sounds.
:Enzo: Run. This usually means D'Angelo's gonna deploy a lot of soldiers out our way.
:Tricia: I've had this deployed on me so many times, trust me.
Enzo and Tricia start running through the building.
:Tricia: I have a route that tends to love them every time.
:Enzo: What is it?
Tricia stops as she shoots two pursuing soldiers. She then shoots at a window, shattering the glass as she pulls a grapple gun out.
:Tricia: Hold on!
Enzo grabs hold of Tricia as she fires the hook into a building and swings out of D'Angelo's skyscraper. The two then land on the ground, rather conveniently next to Tricia's vehicle.
:Enzo: ...That was awesome!
:Tricia: Thanks.
The two get into the car as Sarah comes around, noticing the file in Tricia's hand.
:Sarah: You got another one?
Tricia nods.
:Tricia: It's yours.
:Sarah: Oh...
Sarah sighs.
:Sarah: I had a vision. It was like... we had stopped Mario, he wasn't in charge anymore... and we were being praised as heroes. There were blue skies. Grass. Happy faces.
Enzo and Tricia look at each other.
:Tricia: So we can turn this around completely.
:Sarah: Yeah, I guess.
Tricia smirks as they head back to their base.
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TBA
==Reception==
TBA
==Trivia==
*Enzo mentions someone named Cross, which is a reference to William Cross, one of the antagonists of Fantendo - Journey.
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