INT. STOREROOM, SUPERMARKET — NIGHT
...runs in, rounding a corner and disappearing from our sight. We do not follow him. Instead, we move forward, getting a view of what is inside: boxes and crates of all shapes and sizes as well as aisles about ten feet tall leading this way and that.
We move through the main aisle, the one leading from the bay doors to the door leading to the supermarket. As we move through, we do not see any employees or hear any sounds at all, as if the place is abandoned. Once we reach the door, we stop. After a few moments:
BAM! A thug flies through the door, skittering to a stop. He gets up and runs. But he doesn't get very far before: BANG! A gunshot. The thug falls over, dead.
We turn around and face the door once more. DIAMOND (25), wearing a skintight, white micro mesh suit with a mask on that covers her from her nose down, bursts through the door. She pushes it closed and leans against it, keeping it closed. Sees the dead thug.
DIAMOND: Oh, you have to be shitting me. (yells) If you're gonna be here, you play by my rules! Now get out of hiding, pussy!
There's a pounding on the door. Diamond takes a deep breathe and jumps away from the door, turning and facing it while in air.
The door bursts open and five thugs run in, tired and out of breathe with anger fueling them. Diamond goes for the nearest one to her, knocking him out in one punch. She then goes for the next one, blocking his punch and pushing him against the wall. She then jumps forward and gives him a right hook. He's out cold.
Diamond turns around, expecting to see the three remaining thugs surrounding her. Instead, they have circled around their dead friend. One of them is choking up. Another one, the toughest in the group, turns and faces her. We will refer to him as Thug 1.
THUG 1: Deadshot hasn't been heard of for 4 weeks and you call him to kill my best friend?
DIAMOND: I killed him!
THUG 1: Fuck you! No gun and you don't kill, you lying bitch! Where is he?
A gunshot. Thug 1 falls over dead. Diamond screams in frustration. The two thugs turn and face her, seeing another one of their friends dead. They are standing side by side, fists balled, ready for a fight. But: BANG! Another gunshot. The bullet flies through both of their heads. They're both dead.
DIAMOND (yelling): Fuck you, ok?! Who the hell gave you permission to help? I didn't fucking ask for you!
The sounds of movement enter our ears. A few moments later, Deadshot leaps down from the top of an aisle, landing a few feet away from Diamond. There's a look in his eyes, one most of us might recognize: pure anger. Diamond sees it and backs away.
Deadshot thrusts his arm forward. A sniper rifle forms in it. He hands it to her.
DEADSHOT: Take it.
DIAMOND: No, I don't want -
DEADSHOT: Take it!
Diamond takes it cautiously, as if she is afraid of it. We turn and face Deadshot as he is walking towards the door.
DEADSHOT (to himself): Bullet type: blank.
The door bursts open. Police officers (about twelve, all armed) begin to run in. Desdshot grabs the first one and throws him into the wall. He's out. He then moved from officer, flipping them over and punching them or throwing them into the wall or nearby crates. Soon, they're all knocked out. He grabs body after body and stacks them on top of each other in front of the door, blocking it off.
Deadshot turns and faces Diamond.
DEADSHOT: Thanks for the help.
DIAMOND: I didn't know if this was loaded or not.
DEADSHOT: Fucking save it.
He grabs the rifle from her and thrusts it forward. It changes into a pistol. He puts his hand at his side and the gun deforms.
DIAMOND: You look really mad.
Deadshot ignores her and runs towards an aisle. He tic tac's off one side of the aisle and reaches the top of the opposite side. He continues to run forward, towards the bay door he opened to get in. We don't follow him.
We turn and face Diamond. She shakes her head and follows. She does a wall run and makes it to the top of the aisle and runs after Deadshot.
After leaping from aisle to aisle, Diamond reaches the bay door. Deadshot is already there, waiting for her. Diamond joins him on the ground. From here, we follow Deadshot. He ignores her and walks out of the storeroom to...
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