ROMN Volume 1 Draft 1

Neos introduction

The scene opens to Roman walking through the busy streets of Vale, the people of the Kingdom are getting ready for the Blaze of Glory, pyrotechnicians are setting up Fireworks, stands are getting ready to sell products and large banners proudly display that the event is being officially sponsored and fully funded by the Schnee Dust Company.

Roman stops by a stand to get an ice cream, (owned by shopkeep) he continues through town ice cream in hand, until he walks past an alleyway and a noise catches his ear, he stops and observes the commotion. He witnesses a group of bruised children running away from a group of three thugs, several of the children escape but they manage to grab a little girl by the arm and begin to drag her back inside.

Roman: "Hey! What's going on here?"

Thug 1: "get lost Weasley, heheh"

Roman: "listen buddy, I know your head is full of more rocks than a quarry so I'll put it simply for you, let, her, go!"

Thug 2: "or what? You gonna make us?"

Thug 1: "with magic? Heheh"

Thug 1 pulls out a crow bar and thug 2 pulls out a chain. But Roman stands firm.

The thug leader restrains the girl. Whilst the other two approach Roman.
Roman picks up a discarded walking stick and takes stance.

Thug 1: "ooo, watch out guys, he has a wand"

Thug 1 charges at Roman,

Roman: "and here's the magic trick"

As the first thug swings for Roman, Roman ducks and whacks thug 1 in the crotch.

Roman: "abra kadabra, no children for you"

Thug 1 retaliates and swings for Romans head, by instinct Roman ducks and the crowbar crashes against the wall, Roman stands back up and stumbles backwards the thug uses this window to lift his weapon and bring it down on Roman, Roman parrys the attack and takes the opportunity to smack the thug in the side of the head with the walking stick, the second thug charges Roman who jumps to the side, the thug crashes face first into the wall and falls to the floor, the first thug swings at Roman in a frenzy in an attempt to hit him, Roman is able to dodge each hit and follow with a devastating counter attack striking the thug in the stomach and knee bringing him to the ground before hitting him in the crown knocking him unconscious Roman then turns around and kicks the second thug in the face knocking him out as well.(without dropping his ice cream)

Thug leader: "idiots"

the thug leader throws the girl into a wall draws a machete and moves towards Roman

Thug leader: " you want a job done right you gotta do it yourself"

Kids: "woah"

Roman: "hold this"

Roman gives his ice cream to a pair of children who are watching the fight, despite his best efforts Roman is unable to defeat his opponent, the brute hacks and slashes at Roman who frantically jumps and dives out of the way, he tries to block a strike with his walking stick but it is chopped in half, the brute grabs him by the shoulder and throws him to the floor, the brute is about to deliver the killing strike when he is stabbed in the knee with a shard of glass by the little girl and brought to the ground Roman gets back up.

Roman: "thanks kid"

With the fight resolved Roman takes back his ice cream from the children and walks away. The punk leader is killed just off screen by the girl. The girl follows Roman around town having nowhere else to go.

Roman: "Are you following me?"

Neo: "......"

Roman: "where are your parents?"

Neo: "......"

Roman: "can you talk?"

Neo: "......"

Neo stays quiet and simply stares at the floor.

Roman: "here"

Roman gives her his Neapolitan Ice cream.
Realising that she has nowhere to go Roman decides to take her back to the estate and convince his family to adopt her.