JENNY: [confused] eh? Did he just leave?
SHADOW: yeah.
JENNY: [frustrated] you scared him away didn't you.
SHADOW: no, his own ego did.
JENNY: [finger held up] Tyler, I am not doing another mission solo.
SHADOW: [chill] don't worry. He'll be back.
JENNY: how can you be so sure?
SHADOW: I've been through enough interrogations to know how people work Jenny.
[in darkness]
He has no better options at the moment.
[voiceover: meanwhile..]
[FRANK in elevator]
[pressing buttons]
FRANK: come on! Come on! [in mind while doing a disguised face] pfft, he wants to help me? What could possibly be worth more than the 200 thousand price tag above my head? [elevator music in background] is it my powers? It can't be worth that much. There are far more valuable elements out there.
[poster on wall]
Huh? That elemental girl he showed me earlier... [voiceover and flashback]
ELEMENTAL SIDE: help! Help me! Please! Don't!
CHEVY: Frank! Finish him! Are you really going to mess up your first mission!
[FRANK holding gun]
Silver won't be happy if we go back empty handed.
ELEMENTAL SIDE: please! We feel too!
[back to present]
[voiceover in franks mind]
CHEVY: Frank? Are you even listening [fading]
[ding noise]
[elevator opens]
FRANK: [in mind and doing actions while speaking] ugh, she'll be fine. Stop worrying. [walking round reception] celebrities have bodyguards that can handle it anyways...right? And that's even if those do-gooders were even telling the truth.
[cupcake stall]
Haven't eaten in a while. Might as well fill up now. [tries to get a cupcake]
DEBI: excuse me, sir. [frank pauses]
May I see your room card please.
FRANK: [obvious lying] well, uh..I left it in my room! Can't I just take one?
DEBI: room card please [emphasis]
FRANK: never mind.
[checks pocket and close up of his hand]
Only 15 left? Just..how much did I drink at that bar. This isn't even enough to skip town with. [in hallway] does it even matter though? They found me once and they will find me again. Silver really does have eyes everywhere. I'm a dead walking man. I'm better off taking a chance with these two. [knocking on door] anything they can do is nothing compared to what silver would do.
[black screen]
SHADOW: who is it?
FRANK: it's Frank.
SHADOW: what's a Frank?
FRANK:the guy you kidnapped, idiot.
[camera on SHADOW]
SHADOW: how are you outside then?
FRANK: [angry] hey! Don't play games with me! let me in!
SHADOW: Frank sounds rude.
FRANK: [angry] you! Ughhh mmmmphhh....fineeee! I'm that guy you [emphasis] saved earlier. Can I have the job back?
[Frank in corridor]
SHADOW: okay. But, only if you say the magic words.
FRANK: I am NOT saying that crap [banging on door] I asked very nicely already. Now open the door!
OPEN UP! HEY! METAL BRAIN!
[stops knocking]
SHADOW: deals over.
[heart beating loudly]
[Frank looks scared but in a life treating way]
FRANK: haha...Nice one. You don't mean that right?
[door and ellipses]
H-hello?
GRRRRR! YOUUUUUU! FFFFUHHHHH!
[bangs once more]
Please.
[door opens]
SHADOW: was it really that hard to say?
FRANK: YES!
SHADOW: [in dark] so..why'd you come back?
FRANK: [wiping away tears] well...after some thought. I realised you two couldn't handle the mission alone. So I figured I'd help.
SHADOW: you sure that's it?
FRANK: y-yeah..you're lucky I changed my mind.
SHADOW: huh. Ok. Well take a shower before you go to sleep. You smell like poop.
[SHADOW in bed and FRANK staring at him]
Uh. Do you want something? Towels are in the bathroom.
FRANK: [small voice] can I have the room card?
SHADOW: huh?
FRANK: [normal voice] can I have the room card?
[foot shot of FRANK]
SHADOW: why?
FRANK: [awkward neck grab] oh...haha...you know...just making sure you didn't forget it somewhere!
SHADOW: [sitting up] wait...do you want something from downstairs...I can go with you?
FRANK: NO!...thanks though...haha..gonna go shower-goodnight!
[bathroom door slams]
[FRANK pressed against door]
They'rll be time to eat tomorrow anyways [stomach grumbles] once you get the money you're out of here. Hang in there.
[takes tie off]
[video of showers starting]
[door creaks open but we don't know who opens it]
[FRANK comes out in robe or pyjamas drying hair]
[sees cupcakes on table]
FRANK:cupcakes?
[picks one up]
FRANK: did she..get these for me?
HMM...since she's asleep...I guess it wouldn't hurt to eat one[bites cupcake]
[loving sounds]
Sooo good!
[hand shot and Frank picks up two more] oh my gosh, these actually taste so good!
[eating them]
SHADOW: [sitting up] how are they?
FRANK: [choked] [pushes the cupcakes away] they..they were fine...
SHADOW: I personally thought that they were great so I brought you some...still wasn't sure if you liked them coz this girl downstairs said they were made from some sort of goat milk..
[Frank chokes again]
Anyways, I made some room for you on the bed [pats it]
FRANK: I am not joining you, weirdo! I'll sleep on the sofa
SHADOW: you sure? Your back is gonna hurt in the morning.
[FRANK MAKING BED]
FRANK: yeah I'm sure. Goodnight.
[camera facing FRANK with SHADOW in background]
[in mind] Finally, a proper place to rest..and yet...I don't feel relaxed at all. There's something lingering...[turns around] is he..? Does his helmet ever turn off?
What the..woah..the exhaustion[yawns] is hitting me. I Swear, if this girl tries anything. [blackout]
YOU ARE READING
fire for hire script
Actionthis is inspired by the comic written by cutec3. some parts have been changed as me and my friends wrote it so we could make a movie. the ending is also different based of of how i viewed it.
