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Rugged Man Poem

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INT. DRAIN - CONTINUOUS Dante shoots through the labarinth of sewerage pipes, bouncing off the pipe's walls as he goes along at speed. Up ahead, daylight is seen. It's the end of the sewerage. EXT. POOL OF GUNK - DAY At the shore. A gunk stained Anna, Women Prisoners and the Rugged Man watch in anticipation as Dante hurtles out of the pipe's opening before slamming into the pool of gunk. ANNA Dante! Dante vanishes under the black gunk. Everyone on shore scan the surface for any movement, bubbles, signs of a struggle. But their's nothing. It's calm. A pause. Anna rushes forward. But his held back by the Rugged Man. RUGGED MAN Leave it. You can't do anything. ANNA He's in there... We have to... Anna's eyes swell with tears. When suddenly Dante splashes to the …show more content…

EXT. DESERT - LATER Like Moses who lead the Israelites, the Rugged Man leads Anna and the Women Prisoners through the barren wasteland. Traversing various ruins of small towns and communtities. anna (v.o.) (cont'd) These are only some of the victims of "Project Pollination"- Those that were lucky enough to be rescued- Those that were lucky to be saved. ext. rebel base - day A small makeshift town made up of scavenged parts. Half falling apart buildings with weeds and other plant life growing out from it's remains. The Rugged Man, Anna and the Women Prisoners make their way through the small town. WOMEN, MEN, CHILDREN are all out and about doing various things. They freeze at the sight of everyone. Suddenly, FOUR MEN with rifles saunter toward the group. There's a tense stand off before the Four Men greet the Rugged Man like brothers. Smiles all around. They soon welcome the group to the community with open arms. They provide food, shelter and security. It's like everything that Anna expected. anna(v.o.) (cont'd) But there are others out there- Other underground facilities- Other towns- Other women that need saving- That need help. EXT. DESERT -

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