Episode Four - Prophecy

# Season One, Episode Four - Prophecy

## Plot

The sound of panic and breathing can be heard upon a black screen as the episode starts. It fades in, and we see Richard Bankle at home worried about his wife's whereabouts. He is sat at the dining table scared and confused, and then Ryan gets home. Richard vents to him of all that has happened with the financial trouble in a chaotic manner, he asks where Ryan has been and he says as true, that he has been studying with Cleo and Rowan. Ryan is adamant that he should've been told about the money issues as soon as they surfaced and that his parents shouldn't keep anything from him. Realizing his father's distressed state, Ryan asks Richard what is up to which he says he doesn't know where Martha is. The two share a look of panic, and then the scene switches to the stand-off at Rendezvous Point. We see Lex clamber up the hill and stop in front of the crossfire. This is where the father and son conflict arises after Lex tells Harley to stop. Upon knowing her name, Alex assumes the two were working together, which is true, but then Harley points her gun to Lex's head to scare Alex. Alex knows that his son has betrayed him to follow his pursuit of land in Chardyle and investigate him, upon including a police officer too, Alex retaliates. Martha and Nigel helplessly try to diffuse the situation. Nigel tries to step to which Harley refuses as she already believes she is safe with a hostage. After Lex wins the argument he yells for everyone to put their guns down and it seems to work. He then leaves the area of crossfire and begins to explain the mishap to Harley, but then she is shot by Frankie Freda and twice. She falls to the ground and dies and everyone's reactions are shown. The intro plays.

We see a zoom in of Nigel's face as he rushes over to Harley. Martha also starts crying and collapses to the floor. Alex turns his head to face Frankie, not stirred much by his actions, but rather frustrated without showing it to him. Frankie stares on, still holding his smoking gun to the body, and Lex looks right back at him, upmost infuriated. We then see an emotional Nigel zoom in angle again as they are all escorted into the back of the car in which Alex arrived in. Frankie is left to take care of the body whilst Lex gets in the front seat beside his father. All outside noise becomes silent for Nigel as he becomes increasingly saddened and increasingly traumatised by what he regards to be his own fault. Tears roll down his face and the scene switches.

We see Richard in the house after being sat downstairs for hours with Ryan. With it being as late as 2'oclock in the morning Richard tells Ryan to at least try sleep to which he responds saying he can't sleep while his mother may be in peril. Richard tells him to relax as he plans to look around for her just in case she is in danger, and Ryan insists on going too. He claims he would be useless at home and would rather be part of the helpful cause. Richard rings Martha one last time and then gives in after no response, grabs his coat and keys and heads out, followed by Ryan. The two get in the truck and drive out of their garden to find Martha. The first place they decide to look is The Farmer's Market, where Martha is often running errands for the farm. They look around the stalls but after no success they get back in the car. The scene cuts to where Martha really is. She is seen sat down on a chair in a locked room beside a weeping Nigel. She wants to cry also but instructs him to keep strong and keep a cool head so they can negotiate their way to see their families again. They have been strapped to the chairs by duct tape loosely done by Dan Shrapener, a Dex mineshaft employee. They have been taken to a secure Dex owned mineshaft on the outskirts of town which is frequently visited by corrupt police officers and Dex employees. They are held at gunpoint and instructed not to move by the employee following orders from Alex. Martha however is brave and reads the employees nametag which he has mistakenly left on his uniform and asks him how much he is paid to commit serious crimes like this. He attemps to silence her with brief threats but to no avail as she continues to belittle the man. She says a man like him shouldn't get in the middle of a serious conflict like a murder and should stay out of it. Throughout this triggering of the man Martha tangles herself free from the tape secretly and her ulterior motive is to actually lure the man towards so with the help of Nigel she can take his gun. However when the man is angered enough to come closer the door is unlocked and opened by Alex who tells the man to cease his stupid outrage. Now it has become clear that Alex Cane has taken control of the situation. He runs through the events from his point of view and says that there has been a huge misunderstanding between the group. Nigel comes to his senses and retorts saying "Yeah, well now my wife is dead". The silence echoes through the room before Alex crafts a response of "Well I'm sorry for your loss, but we have to move on from this otherwise we will have a difficult time here". Lex enters the room saying "Give the man some decency he has just witnessed his wife die in front of his very eyes, give him time". Alex turns to his son and agrees with him that maybe they should leave them to think and recollect their thoughts, then upon secret command, Dan brings two jugs of water into the room and then and empty jug he tells the two that food will be delivered in the morning. He then brings two sleeping bags for the two and leaves saying "I know you're unntied lady, untie your friend. Goodnight". We then see Frankie arrive at the mineshaft and meet the others, he requests acid and vats to despose of the body and Dan helps him with the procedure, removing the evidence of the death of Harley Kulumaru.

The next day we see Ryan and Rowan both skip school to meet one another, they discuss their families, but while Ryan's mother is missing, both of Rowan's parents are missing. Rowan comes to the Bankle Farm to vent and figure out options with Ryan and Richard. Richard suggests holding a farmer's council meeting and considering inviting the sheriff too to investigate the disapperance of Martha, Nigel and Harley. The three conclude that is the most useful idea and go along with it. The Farmer's Council gather at the round table and the three discuss their dilema of missing loved ones and help is offered. Dwight Hankley suggests they can all use his printer to print off missing persons posters. Billy Boyle and Greg Brenner offer to help out the rest of them by also spreading the posters and Steve Corbel says he will launch an investigation into the disappearances and also as Rowan announced, the late night absences of his father on top of that. Steve rings an officer Libby Saunders to discuss the case and they plan to investigate it together when he returns to the precinct, little do they know that an FBI agent has tapped into the phone call and listens in on their conversation. That same agent is Stylus Smith the father of Cleo. He drives off after the phone call ends, and it is revealled that beside him he holds a notepad claiming possible suspects.

Afterwards, the scene cuts to a couple that are camping out at Chardyle Valley atop the cliffside. The man is venturing into a nearby unvisited cave to assess whether it is safe for him and his wife to venture into, while she waits in the caravan checking her phone. He stumbles across some ancient almost unearthly looking cave paintings with strange symbols which he follows in curiousity. The scene turns to Ryan leaving the Farmer's Council hall with Rowan and Richard as they load the truck with bags full of flour. Suddenly Ryan begins hearing a deafening ringing sound that nobody else can hear, calling him towards the cave which the man is in. Without a thought in his head, he drops a bag of flour and clambers into his father's truck reverses, and speed down the road towards the Valley whilst he is yelled by Richard and Rowan who seem to have been abondoned. The scene cuts again to the man exploring the cave when all of a sudden the ground beneath him begins to tremble. He gets spooked and attempts to leave the cave swiftly, however a wrong foot placement causes a crack and then the cave floor beneath him crumbles away, leaving a deep crumbling chasm. He holds onto a part of the cave wall for his life whilst he shouts his wife's name. She attempts to exit the caravan after hearing her husbands cries for help, but fails as rocks and boulders begin to fall from the heights of the Valley and have blocked the door of it. Ryan speeds into the valley in the truck avoiding large rocks and boulders on the way till he pulls up beside the cave entrance. The man sees the cave wall he is clinging onto begin to shatter and behind it a blue glowing light is revealed, that seems to be emmitting from a blue flourescent crystal. Then, Ryan enters the cave and sees the man struggling. His ears are bleeding and he seems to be in a lot of pain but he uses his might to help the man up from his self-provoked deathtrap, he is thanked by the man and suddenly the screeching noise stops and a more nearby pulsating noise can be heard. The man scrambles out of the cave but stops to look back upon hearing the sound. The crystal levitates towards Ryan, and points towards him, with it's spiky points head on to him, then it releases a bright flowing beam of light that surges into Ryan lifting him off the ground with its immense power. Ryan doesn't appear to be in pain but instead he looks empowered and righteous. Then the crystal stops and has come close enough to Ryan for him to clutch it as he falls back to the ground. Ryan turns around and the man runs away in fear. The cave roof shatters above them and Ryan speeds to the man with unreal speed and covers him with his body. The boulders falling crack on Ryan's back without leaving a scratch on him, and without any pain. Ryan gets up out the debris and helps the man out, shocked by his newly adapted super strength and the cries of the man's wife can be heard outside as the caravan edges closer to the decaying cliff edge, the episode cuts.

## Appearances

* Ryan Bankle
* Richard Bankle
* Martha Bankle
* Cleo Smith [Mentioned]
* Stylus Smith
* Rowan Kulumaru
* Nigel Kulumaru
* Harley Kulumaru [Dies]
* Lex Cane
* Alex Cane
* Frankie Freda
* Dan Shrapener
* Steve Corbel
* Libby Saunders [Briefly]
* Dwight Hankley
* Kelly Hankley [Mentioned]
* Jerry Hankley [Mentioned]
* Billy Boyle
* Joshua Boyle [Mentioned]
* Tom Hewt / Valley Man
* Sarah Hewt / Valley Woman

## Synopsis

**After the stand off on the hill, the people of Chardyle look for their loved ones as the Dex scheme is revealed. An FBI agent begins investigating the situation and Ryan encounters his rightful powers. A heated episode which springs the town into slight chaos.**