Sam: I had no idea that the Challenge was still being held down here. An escaped prisoner started it some decades ago.

Man (O.S): Attention all competition in this year’s Challenge. Please report to your stations because we are about to begin the opening ceremony.

Sam: Now the head of the local syndicate, Calvin Barrett, is representing the challenge.

James: Isn’t that Ironic?

The camera cuts to an over-pass where a big man is jumping up and down, pointing into a small stream. His growing excitement has attracted more and more bystanders. The camera pans over to the stream where we see lots of money filling the stream. People begin to jump off the walkway and into the stream, crawling to gather whatever they can put into their pockets.

The camera track to a black car trying to weave it’s way through the crowd. The man in the back, Calvin Barret, doesn’t understand what is going on. He rolls down the window and screams for people to get out of his way. He then barks to the driver to hit them if they will not move.

Calvin Barret: What is going on here? Why aren’t these people at entrance to the Challenge?

Driver: It seems someone has thrown a ton of money overboard into that stream. People are going crazy to get the money now.

Calvin Barret slowly unwinds his window and peeks his head out.

Calvin Barret: Who in their right mind would do that?

Suddenly a gun is thrust into his face. Sebastian is holding it. He slaps Calvin in the face, knocking him back into the car. Sebastian opens the door before Calvin can lock it.

Calvin: What is the meaning of this?

The Gun goes off. A Deafening sound. The blast knocks Calvin hard against the other side window. His blood splatters across it.

In slow motion, Sebastian walks to the driver’s side window. He fires five times through the window, killing the driver. He gets into the car and peels off. He quickly weaves his way through the enormous crowd.

The camera cuts to a close-up of Sebastian. He looks determined.

Suddenly, a group of similar black cars pulls out behind him and begin to follow him. The cars continue to follow Sebastian, firing rounds at him. The noise of gunfire then sparks a riot among the spectators. They all run out into the street in panic.

The camera switches to James and Sam. James scans the area. He finds Sebastian’s car just as he turns the corner going away from him.

James(Yelling): It’s him!

Sam: Who?

James: Sebastian!

James races down to a nearby waiting car. Sam follows. Next to the car a police officer talks into a walkie-talkie

Cop: Someone has killed Calvin Barrett. His men are trying to catch the assassins.

Cop(Through the walkie talkie): Good, let the animals ravage themselves. It’s just another power struggle within the syndicate.

James jumps in the car with Sam trying to catch up to him. James starts the engine and takes off in pursuit. Sam is left to curse to himself.

The camera switches back to Sebastian. Behind him, one of the following cars, crashes into a nearby store. The last two remaining cars continue to chase him. They speed up until they are both side by side. Sebastian leans out of the window to his left, shooting the front tires of the car. He then shoots down the driver and his partner. It sends the car hurling into a set of other cars. The explosion is amazing.

Sebastian turns his head to the right in slow motion. He sees the other car still beside him. The driver smiles at him and then shoots out his front tire, which makes the car swerve and crash into the wall. The other car comes to a stop.

The driver gets out, gun drawn, and makes his way to Sebastian’s car. Sebastian opens his eye. The camera slowly pans over to the driver side window. Sebastian reaches into his pocket and pulls out a gun. He fires. The driver is killed.

Sebastian opens the car door and stumbles out. Another gunman appears. He fires at Sebastian…

Sebastian rolls to the ground. Draws a gun and returns fire. He kills the gunman.

A second gunman appears running from behind a fruit stall. He fires at Sebastian.

A young girl stands confused. Bullets all around her. She begins to scream.

Sebastian runs at the gunman. He dives forward shooting. One shot hits him. Sebastian rolls on his back and fires four more shots into him. The gunman slowly falls to the ground. He manages to get a shot off before dying. The shot hits the young girl nearby…

Sebastian’s P.O.V: The bullet makes a small hold in her forehead. She falls on her back.

Sebastian runs over to her and grabs her up in his arms. The camera intercuts between the young girl and a young Sebastian. They both cry. Suddenly, a car pulls up. Sebastian draws his gun. The man in the car is James. He gets out and orders him to freeze. Sebastian wraps his jacket across the young girl. He makes a break for it. James lowers his gun and walks over to the body.

Fade out

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