ASHY: Shattered Moon Redux

Monster

FADE IN:

INT. HEADMASTER'S OFFICE - NIGHT

In the real world.

The shattered moon's light shines into the office, through its windows.

YORUMI MIDORI was reading another fairytale, near the sleeping students.

ASHEN PINE wakes up and stands up from the rest of his sleeping team, SUMMER ROSE THE SECOND, HAIL SCHNEE, and YING BELLADONNA-XIAO LONG.

MIDORI (Smiles): You're awake! Took you long enough. You've been asleep for four days.

ASHEN (Shock): We've been asleep for four days!

MIDORI: Closer to five now. How close are you guys to killing the grimm?

Ashen looks down, he's shaking.

ASHEN (Stammers): I-I don't know anymore.

MIDORI: Understood. Do you want me to get your sister, um...

ASHEN: Emi. No, I'll find her.

Ashen leaves through the elevator.

Midori scroll rings. He pulls out his scroll.

MIDORI: Finally you call, master.

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

The hallway leading into the elevator.

Moonlight from the shattered moon is beaming into the hall.

Ashen exits the elevator and starts walking down the hallway, HEADMASTER ASTRO comes down the hallway from the other side.

Both of them stop.

Headmaster Astro gives Ashen a warm smile.

HEADMASTER ASTRO: Mr. Pine. You're awake.

ASHEN: I just woke up.

HEADMASTER ASTRO: I have a question for you, Mr. Pine.

Ashen sighs.

HEADMASTER ASTRO: I had come to the realization that I forced my hand, in you attending my school. My question is this: Would you have enrolled in Beacon if Summer didn't fail during initiation?

Ashen opens his mouth, but then freezes.

ASHEN (Echoing in ASHEN's head) (V.O): One day, I realized becoming a huntsman wouldn't have helped the one's I cared the most about, my sisters.

ASHEN (Stammers): I-I don't know.

Ashen breaths.

HEADMASTER ASTRO: You don't know. I'm giving you an offer. If you don't want to stay enrolled after the nightmare grimm is dealt with, you can leave Beacon Academy. It's your choice.

ASHEN (Concern): What about Summer?

HEADMASTER ASTRO: No strings attached. No consequence to Summer.

Headmaster Astro walks to the elevator.

HEADMASTER ASTRO: Ashen, I think you can help a lot, if you become a huntsman.

Ashen eyes widen.

Headmaster Astro enters the elevator.

EMI (O.S): Ashen!

Ashen turns his head around and sees Emi, who has turned the corner, at the end of the hallway.

Their eyes meet each other.

Emi rushes to Ashen and hugs him.

EMI (Crying): I've been so worried about you!