PART 1 OF EACH STORY - LAUNCHING LATE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2026
TUESDAY
A Short Screenplay
ALMOST EARTH
FADE IN:
EXT. PRETTY CITY WATERFRONT - DAY
Chaos.
Cars sit abandoned. Alarms scream. People flee along the waterfront.
Out in the bay, something enormous rises from beneath the water.
A KAIJU.
Thirty metres of scales, spikes and muscle. An ugly marriage of reptile and nightmare.
It ROARS.
Across the waterfront stands B CENTRAL, an elegant high-rise hotel.
The Kaiju sees it.
And charges.
A streak of ORANGE AND WHITE rockets down from above.
SWEET OBLIVION slams feet-first into the creature's chest.
The impact stops it cold.
For about two seconds.
The Kaiju swats her through a bus shelter.
CRASH!
Sweet Oblivion emerges from the wreckage, furious but unhurt.
She raises both hands.
A parked SUV SHUDDERS, lifts into the air and rockets toward the Kaiju.
It catches the vehicle.
Looks at it.
Throws it back.
Sweet Oblivion dives aside as the SUV sails past and EXPLODES behind her.
She looks toward B Central.
The Kaiju keeps advancing.
SWEET OBLIVION
Oh no you don't.
She launches herself at it again.
The Kaiju catches her in one massive hand.
Sweet Oblivion struggles.
For once, she looks genuinely concerned.
WHAM!
A NAVY AND WHITE BLUR smashes into the side of the Kaiju's head.
The monster staggers and releases her.
Sweet Oblivion lands.
Standing between her and the creature is ALPHA MALE, nineteen, red-haired, caped and looking considerably more confident than circumstances warrant.
He rubs his fist.
ALPHA MALE
Ow.
Sweet Oblivion stares at him.
SWEET OBLIVION
What are you doing here?
ALPHA MALE
Saving you.
SWEET OBLIVION
I didn't need saving.
Behind them, the Kaiju recovers.
ALPHA MALE
Of course not.
The Kaiju ROARS.
Alpha Male glances back at it.
ALPHA MALE
You had it exactly where you wanted it.
The creature SWINGS.
They dive in opposite directions.
EXT. B CENTRAL - CONTINUOUS
Alpha Male and Sweet Oblivion regroup behind an overturned delivery van.
ALPHA MALE
So why are you fighting?
SWEET OBLIVION
Let's just say I have a vested interest in protecting this part of town.
Alpha Male peers toward B Central.
ALPHA MALE
Where's the rest of the Bad Bunch?
SWEET OBLIVION
Annual leave.
Alpha Male looks at her.
ALPHA MALE
Supervillains get annual leave?
SWEET OBLIVION
We're not animals.
The Kaiju ROARS.
Sweet Oblivion looks at it.
SWEET OBLIVION
Present company excluded.
The Kaiju charges.
Alpha Male stands.
ALPHA MALE
Relax. I've got this.
Sweet Oblivion grabs his cape before he can move.
SWEET OBLIVION
If it's anything like your plan when you losers fought my Bad Bunch, then I'll pass.
ALPHA MALE
That plan almost worked.
SWEET OBLIVION
You lost.
ALPHA MALE
That's what the "almost" means.
The Kaiju is nearly on top of them.
Alpha Male looks around quickly.
ALPHA MALE
Throw something hard at it.
Sweet Oblivion looks at him.
A tiny smile.
ALPHA MALE
Why are you looking at me like--
She grabs him.
ALPHA MALE
Wait--
Sweet Oblivion HURLS Alpha Male through the air.
ALPHA MALE
I MEANT A CAR!
He slams shoulder-first into the Kaiju's face.
BOOM!
Both go down.
Sweet Oblivion allows herself a satisfied smile.
EXT. WATERFRONT - MOMENTS LATER
Alpha Male crawls out from beneath a pile of debris.
ALPHA MALE
Hey!
Sweet Oblivion floats down beside him.
ALPHA MALE
Are you telekinetic or super-strong?
SWEET OBLIVION
Maybe I'm a super-strong telekinetic.
The Kaiju rises again.
Angrier.
Alpha Male's expression changes.
ALPHA MALE
Okay. New plan.
SWEET OBLIVION
There was an old plan?
The creature charges.
They attack together.
Sweet Oblivion bombards it with chunks of concrete, street furniture and anything else she can rip loose.
Alpha Male darts between the projectiles, landing punch after punch.
The Kaiju barely notices.
Alpha Male hits it square in the stomach.
Nothing.
He looks at his fist.
Then at Sweet Oblivion.
ALPHA MALE
That usually works.
A huge tail SMASHES him through a newspaper kiosk.
Sweet Oblivion telekinetically tears a streetlight from the ground and drives it into the creature.
It SNAPS.
The Kaiju backhands her into Alpha Male.
They collapse together.
Beat.
SWEET OBLIVION
Get off me.
ALPHA MALE
You're on me.
She looks down.
She is.
Sweet Oblivion immediately gets up.
The Kaiju turns again toward B Central.
Alpha Male notices her expression.
This isn't just another building to her.
ALPHA MALE
You really don't want it reaching that hotel.
SWEET OBLIVION
Very perceptive.
She flies at the creature.
It knocks her away.
Alpha Male watches its jaws open in another deafening ROAR.
An idea.
Probably a terrible one.
ALPHA MALE
I've got a plan.
Sweet Oblivion picks herself up.
SWEET OBLIVION
Those words are becoming frightening.
Alpha Male points at the Kaiju's mouth.
ALPHA MALE
Outside's too tough.
Sweet Oblivion follows his gaze.
Understands.
SWEET OBLIVION
You cannot be serious.
ALPHA MALE
Got anything better?
She doesn't.
Alpha Male grins.
ALPHA MALE
Knew it.
EXT. B CENTRAL - CONTINUOUS
Alpha Male races directly at the Kaiju.
It lunges.
He leaps.
Both hands catch its upper jaw. His boots slam against its lower jaw.
He STRAINS.
The enormous jaws begin to close.
ALPHA MALE
NOW WOULD BE GOOD!
Sweet Oblivion rockets upward.
The Kaiju thrashes.
Alpha Male's arms tremble.
Its teeth inch closer.
ALPHA MALE
VERY GOOD!
Sweet Oblivion shoots straight between the Kaiju's jaws.
Gone.
Alpha Male's eyes widen.
ALPHA MALE
Oh.
The Kaiju stops struggling.
Silence.
Alpha Male is still wedged between its jaws.
ALPHA MALE
Ah... Miss Oblivion?
A faint RED-ORANGE GLOW appears deep inside the creature.
It grows brighter.
Alpha Male sees it.
ALPHA MALE
Uh-oh.
He lets go.
Drops.
Runs.
KABOOM!
The Kaiju EXPLODES.
A spectacular shower of GREEN SLIME rains across the waterfront.
Silence.
A chunk of something wet lands beside Alpha Male.
SPLAT.
He looks at it.
Decides not to investigate.
Green slime drips from his hair, face and cape.
Behind him--
Sweet Oblivion floats gracefully down to the street.
Immaculate.
Almost.
Alpha Male turns.
Relieved.
Then confused.
ALPHA MALE
I didn't see you fly out of its mouth, so how did you get--
He stops.
Realisation.
His expression changes.
ALPHA MALE
Oh. I... um... I, ah--
Sweet Oblivion fixes him with a deadly stare.
SWEET OBLIVION
Never mention this to anyone.
Beat.
Alpha Male wipes slime from his face.
ALPHA MALE
We make a pretty good team.
SWEET OBLIVION
Sorry. The Bad Bunch aren't currently accepting applicants.
She turns and walks toward B Central.
Alpha Male watches her go.
ALPHA MALE
I wasn't applying.
She keeps walking.
ALPHA MALE
Just so we're clear.
No response.
Alpha Male looks around at the utterly devastated waterfront.
Destroyed cars.
Broken windows.
Green slime everywhere.
He surveys the carnage.
Beat.
ALPHA MALE
Could've gone worse.
A damaged streetlight behind him finally gives way.
CRASH!
Alpha Male winces.
CUT TO BLACK.
THE END
TUESDAY
