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My Life in a Zombie Apocalypse level 1

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Published: Nov 13, 2014

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(Stage opening cut scene)

We start off with a pitch black screen as it starts fading into the current background of a car and our main character.

A 17 year old male with a somewhat British accent: (Playful) Hello! Can you hear me? Hello, Earth to human! Ah! I see your awake! I told 'em someone was in here and still alive! Ha ha! They now owe me a lunch.

We then see our other main character who groggily starts to awake and notice his environment.

A 16 year old American male: (Groggily) Where am I?

British Male: (Playful) Don't know. All I know about this place, is that it's a forest.

American Male: (smart ass) I got that... (Confused) who are you exactly? And what happened to my parents?

The British male looks around and then picks something up from the front seats of the car.

British Male: (Curious) You mean these guys?

He then shows our other main characters a couple of skulls. The American male is scared out of his mind he runs out of the car and sees that his car is totaled.

American Male: W-what?

The Britsh male gets out of the car as well, sees the damage and then whistles

British Male: (Playful) You and your family must have huge been tree huggers, huh?

American Male: (Angry) No! The last thing I remember was driving home from the hospital and then our car hit something!

British Male: (Curious) Something?

American Male: Yeah! And then the next thing I know, we ran into a tree and I got my face planted to the window.

British Male: (Confused) Really? You look fine to me.

American Male: Huh?

The American Male then looks at a reflection of himself through the car and looks convinced.

American Male: I do look fine. I guess Gene X really does work.

The British male looks interested in what's underneath the car. He then pulls out a flashlight, turns it on, though the light is very dim, and checks underneath the car. While he's doing that the American male then looks at him oddly.

American Male: (Confused) What are you doing?

British Male: Looking for what your car hit.

American Male: OK....

The American Male then looks underneath the car with him.

American Male: (Concerned) That light seems to be a bit dim. Why not put it on full blast?

British Male: (Smart ass) Cause I only use it for emergencies.... (Curious) by the way got a name?

American Male: I'm Nube and... (Angry) Wait a minute! I asked you that first! Why didn't you-

The British Male then gets up from underneath the car pulling Nube along with him.

British Male: (Playful) For one thing I don't want to remember my name, God knows how much I hate that name, besides every time I do try to remember it, it brings back memories. Bad memories. But you can call me Leader!

Nube: (Confused) Leader? Leader of what?

Leader: Of my Zombie Apocalypse Team of course! I haven't really completely thought of a full name yet, but it's a work in progress.

Nube looks at Leader as if he's crazy.

Nube: (Jokingly) Either I'm in some sort of Role Play area, or you're crazy.

Leader: (Confused) And why would that be?

Nube: (Stern) There are no such thing as zombies.

Leader looks at him as if he's crazy.
Leader: (Playful but concerned) OK, you must be one of those denial crazies or something. Because there is no way you can miss them. They sucked your parents' blood bone dry.

Nube: (Confused) Isn't that what vampires do?

Leader: Nope! Zombies! I've been studying them a lot since I've been bitten by them.
Before Nube could even speak Leader presses lips to shut him up.

Leader: (Smart ass) And no you don't become a zombie as soon as you're bitten. That's just random superstitious bull-crap.

Nube looks around the area

Nube: (Smart ass) Then where are they?

Leader: (Confused) What?

Nube: (Smart ass) The zombies? If this is suppose to be a zombie apocalypse, where all the zombies?

Leader: Hmm... You want proof.... Might take a while....

Leader starts doing jumping jacks.

Nube: (Confused) What are you doing now?

While this scene is happening we notice something coming out of the tree somewhere in the background.

Leader: (Explaining) Getting my blood running. Zombies always go after prey with very active blood. When there's no one like that around, they just hibernate until some like that is around.

Nube: (Angry) That's just stupid! Look! All I want to do is just go home! I'm tired, hungry, and just want to get out of this stupid forest! But most of all I want to get away from you, because you're freaking crazy!!

He turns around to to try and walk off but bumps into the zombie that came out of the tree. He's startled by this and falls backwards.

Nube: (Scared) Holy crap!!

The zombie then roars angrily.

Leader: (Playful) So that's where it was! It was hiding in the tree.

Leader then walks towards the zombie.

Nube: (Frightened) What are you doing?!

Leader: (Playful but concerned) Look I know you're angry at him, because his car ran over you but can't we just let bygones be bygones.

The zombie bites Leader's shoulder.

Nube: (Frightened) Oh my God!
Leader then looks at where the zombie is biting him and then sighs.

Leader: (Pissed off) ..... Now why'd you go and do that? I was trying to be a nice guy and then you just had to bite me. Couldn't you just be negotiable or something? Guess there's no way around it.

Leader then pulls out his flashlight.

Leader: Might as well put it on full blast now.

Nube: (Sarcastic) What? Are Zombie destroyed by lights?

Leader: No! That would be a stupid concept for a video game!

Turns it on full blast light and chainsaw pops out.

Leader: (Excited) This is how you kill a zombie!

Leader kicks the zombie off of him, then proceeds to kick it and hit it with the currently off chainsaw multiple times.

Leader: (Playful) And for the finishing move!

Puts chainsaw inside the zombie's mouth.
Leader: Badda-Boom Ba!
Leader then turns it on making the zombie's head explode.

Leader: (Smart ass) Now do you believe me?

Nube: (Confused) How did you fit a chainsaw inside a freaking flashlight!?

Leader looking at him as if he's stupid.

Leader: You question the chainsaw but not the zombie? They cost like $24.99 each, I mean these things have been on shelves for a while. Man you really are stupid.

Nube: (Confused) I- ju- what?

A mouth comes straight out of the zombie's stomach and screams until it finally dies.

Nube: (Scared) What just happened?

Leader: (Cautious) That means we better get the heck out of here!

Nube: (Confused) Why? Is that a bad thing?!

Leader: Because that's basically means, "Fresh Meat Boys!!".

Zombies then appear out from the ground and begin walking towards our heroes.

Nube: (Scared) Oh God!

Leader: Found this while looking through your car.

Leader throws a baseball bat towards him and Nube catches it.

Nube: My baseball bat?

Leader: I assume you're a baseball fan.

Nube: (Confused) Yeah...

Leader: (Excited) Then how about hitting us a few home runs!

Nube: (Confused) Wait! How do you even kill a zombie!

Leader: Just imagine them as a person you want to kill the most, then kill him.

Nube: How does that help?!

Leader Shrugs.

Leader: I don't know helped me a lot. (Excited) Now let's kick some ass!

Leader then starts running towards them.

Nube: (Whiny) W-wait up!!

Nube follows him while the screen fades to black.

(In-stage Dialogue)

Writer's Note: All dialogue in-stage will be fill with some static, because they will be talking to each other through communicators.

(Beginning of first screen)

Leader: OK. Since you're new I should probably tell you how to fight and such.

Nube: (Confused) Hey what's with the static?!

Leader: That's because we're talking through our communicators. And before you ask I stuck it in you while you were sleeping.

Nube: (Angry) That's invasion of privacy!

Leader: (Playful) Don't interrupt! So what you want to do is press Square(X) for the weak attacks they usually kill zombies after one combo. Pressing Triangle(Y) during this combo will do a finisher which will give you better points. Pressing Triangle(Y) alone will do a range attack. You can also jump with the X(A) button as well. Also don't get bit three times or else you die. Luckily we have 2 Extra Lives(2-1-0 system), but be careful not to waste them.

Nube: (Confused) None of that makes any sense!

Leader: (Serious) Then how about this. Let all your survival instincts kick in and beat the living hell out these Walkers!

(End of First screen/ Midboss fight)

A bunch of Walkers come together to form the first mini-boss

Leader: (Sarcastic) Well this is great...

Nube: (Scared) What is that thing!?

Leader: (Serious) That's the Texas Ranger! Don't let that thing kick you or it will fling to the edge of the screen and make you take wall damage.

Nube: ... I feel like I should know this from somewhere.

(Start Mini-boss)

(Mid-boss KO scene)

Leader: (Excited) Alright on to the second screen!

Nube: (Confused) The what?

Leader and Nube walk towards the exit of the screen.

Leader: Just follow me! We'll talk about it wh-

The first screen fades out, and cuts to the loading screen

(Second Screen Beginning)

Leader: -en we get there.

Nube: (Confuse) Why did you all of a sudden just cut off.

Leader: Loading screen.

Nube: (Confused) The hell's a loading screen?

(Middle of second stage)

Leader: (Gasps and screams angrily) Gnomes!

Nube: (Confused) Are they a type of zombie?

Leader: No. They're just freaking gnomes.

Nube: (Confused) What's so bad about them.

Leader: (Serious) They always steal some of my favorite stuff! It's usually up to me and the crew to teach them a lesson. Let's hurry up and beat the crap out the one with the bag, so I can get our stuff back!

Nube: (Confused) I have no idea what's going on anymore, first zombies now magical woodland creatures. I'm starting think this is all one bad dream.

(End of Second Screen)

(Boss Cutscene)

Our heroes continue running toward the exit of the forest.

Leader: (Impressed) Gotta be honest! You're doing really well... even if your role in my team is "The guy who dies first"

Nube stops running.

Nube: (Argumentative) Woah, woah, woah! Hold it!

Leader stops running.

Nube: (Argumentative) One, I'm not on your team at all! I don't even know you that well, nor do I know what's going on! Two, even if I was on your team, why am I "The Guy who Dies First"?!

Leader: All the other roles are taken.

Nube: (Surprised and confused) What? So there's how many "roles", on your supposed team?

Leader: Eight.

Nube: (Confused) Eight?

Leader: Yeah! The Leader, your's truly, The Speed Fighter, The Brawler, The Brains, The Medic, The Weapons Master, The Mascot, and of course you, Guy who Dies First.

Nube: (Angry) I'm not gonna be the guy who dies first, and I'm not going to be in your team!

Leader: (Confused) How do you plan to keep surviving then?

Nube: I don't know, maybe I'll go to a mall or something!

Leader: Cliche'd! Although that is where we're going.

Nube: Why?

Leader: (Playful) Top secret! Unless you're going to join our team.

Nube: (Angry) I'm not joining your stupid team! For one I don't want to be known as the guy who dies first! Second you're insane! Third I really don't want to continue fight these-

A faceless zombie with tentacles then teleports between them.

Nube: (Scared) What the hell is that!?!?

Leader: (Annoyed) Teleporter... I hate teleporters.

The camera then starts to static while it zooms up closer to the teleporter

Nube: (Confused and frightened) What is it doing?!

Leader: (Sigh annoyed) Hold on a second.

Leader walks up to it and then slaps it on the face.

Leader: (Stern) No! Bad Teleporter! We are not going into rip-off territory! Shame on you! Now go into the shameless rip-off corner!

The Teleportor rubs it's face with it's tentacle then roars angrily at our heroes charging at them.

Nube: (Scared) You pissed it off!

Leader: (Playful) And here I was hoping it would just cooperate! Oh well, let's kick it's ass! Charge!!!

Leader starts running towards it.

Nube: (Confused) ..... I'm just gonna roll with it now.

(Start the Boss Battle)

(Stage Clear cutscene)

We zoom out from the charred area where the Teleporter was.

Nube: (Confused) Did... Did it just explode?

Leader: Bosses tend to do that after you defeat them in a lot in beat'em'ups.

Nube: (Confused) I'm still questioning if you're insane, and so far I'm going with yes.... you are indeed insane.

Leader: (Excited) Well if you like me, then you're going to like the team! Come on!

Leader grabs Nube and runs toward the direction to the base.

Leader: (Happy) They're going to like you!!

Nube: (Angry) HEY!! HOLD ON A SECOND!!

Nube then has Leader let go of him.

Nube: (Angry) For the last time I'm not joining your team!

Leader: Come'on why not!? I mean you have every good thing a team needs.

Nube: And what would that be?

Leader: ..... I don't know, I just like you. You seem to be an interesting person, in every way, aside from your attire anyways, that just looks old, 80's old.

Nube: (Annoyed) That's because it is the 80's! What's next you're going to tell me that I've been in a coma for like 40 years?

Leader then gets a sudden realization.

Leader: (Mumbling to himself) Hold on a second... the attire, the way you're reacting to this..... (Concerned) By any chance do you remember the exact date of when your car crashed?

Nube: Sure.... the exact date was October 25'th 1985.

Leader then confirms his theory.

Leader: (Fearful) I've got some good news and bad news then. Good news, you weren't stuck in a coma for 40 years.

Nube: (Arrogant) Thank you something that actually makes sense around he-

Leader: Bad news, You've been stuck for 42 years.

Nube: (Denial) W-what!?!? N-no! This can't be.

Leader: (Playful but concerned) Well in a way you're right it's been 41 and a halve, but rounded up it is 42.

Nube: (Denial) Alright then where's your proof!?

Leader: (Confused) The zombie apocalypse wasn't enough.

Nube: Give me better proof then.

Leader: Alright I'll give you as much information as I can about the future! Spoiler alert though.

The following dialogue is sped up by 200%.
Leader: Disney ends up buying the whole damn world and basically copyrights everything. Our current US President is a dog named Fifi, who won by a whopping 60%, and so far he is our best president, he surprisingly led us to world peace for his first 3 years. We are now now currently on "Star Wars Episode X: E.T.'s Rising", and then they plan on rebooting the series after that... although with the current situation I find that we're never going to see that movie. We immediately skipped to "Jaw 19". MLP is now the manliest show in the planet now currently on it's 10'th season. Gay Marriage is also legal, so if you're some sort of bigot who thinks that people should only be straight you better get used to this world. Leonardo Di Caprio finally got his freaking Oscar after his lifetime off acting! All your favorite celebrities are dead... sorry but it happen. The most racist thing in the world now is a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, so if you like those you can kiss that good bye because they are now illegal to make.

(End sped up)

Leader: And finally almost everyone now says SWAG and YOLO.

Nube: (Confused) What the hell do YAG and SWOLO mean?!

Leader: YOLO is an excuse to do something retarded and then regret it later, SWAG is just freaking stupid.

Nube: Also how does all that prove I'm in the future?

Leader: I don't know, I thought it would.

Leader's IPhone 5 rings.

Leader: Hold on a sec.

Leader answers his phone

Leader: (Happy) Hello!

A female voice comes from the phone: (Angry) Where the hell are you!?

Nube looks interested in the phone with curiosity.
Leader: (Annoyed) Look! I know I was suppose to be back at the entrance after I checked the car, but we had a little detour due to somebody wanting proof of a zombie apocalypse. (Calmly) By the way I'm kinda sweaty from doing those jumping jack after miles of walking, then fighting, can you hand me a water?

Female phone voice: (Furious) You made a horde appeared?!?! You endangered not only your life, but possibly other people just for proof!?

Leader: (Calm) Look! We're safe at the other side of the woods, it's like a minute drive.

Nube: (Complaining) Felt like 20 walking through here.

Leader: (Smart ass) That's because we were fighting zombies and only 2 players playing this tutorial/first stage. Plus she's driving a truck

The female voices on the phone: (sighs and says in an annoyed tone) I'm on my way now.... just don't get yourself killed.

Hangs up. Leader then puts his phone away.

Leader: (Playful) Well she's on her way and she says not to get ourselves killed.

Nube: (Very curious) ......Were you part of the Enterprise?

Leader: (Confused) What?

Nube: The Phone, it's what "Star Trek" predicted.

Leader puts his palm on his face.

Leader: (Mubles) ......oh god he's a Trekie..... (Annoyed) No...

Nube: So we reached the Final Frontier?

Leader: Yes.... but we haven't really colonized there yet. Plan to though.

Nube: (Curious) Plan to?

Leader: (Excited) Yes! That's my plan, we're going to the nearest rocket ship and plan on colonizing in space! If we survive the first three months of space alone we plan on getting everyone out of this hellhole!

Nube: (Impressed) That.... sounds both amazing..... and stupid..... but mostly amazing. But one question, do you even know how to fly a rocket?

Leader: That's what the brains is for. Also since I told you my top secret plan, that means you're a part of my team.

Nube: (Confused) Say what?!

Leader: (Playful) I said it was top secret unless you were part of the team.

Nube: ...... Eh, what the the hell, if I'm going to space. Hell yeah!

Leader: (Excited) Awesome! We got our guy that dies first!

Nube: (Concerned) About that. Can't I be called something else?
Leader: (Playful) Come on! You fit the description! You're out of place and time, you always get in trouble, and since you're a treckie, you should know about the red shirt rule.

Nube: The red shirt rule is just BS, there's no proof to that.

Puts his arm on the tree which turns out to be another screamer, to which he jumps back from.

Nube: (Scared) Oh crap!!

The Screamer is about to send it's signal, but then gets shot. We then reveal our third character. The country girl reloads her shotgun.
Country girl: (Angry) Dang it Joshua! I told you not to get him or yourself into trouble.

Leader: (Playful) It wasn't my fault this time Andy!

Leader then points at Nube.

Leader: He touched it!

Nube: (Whiny) Hey!

Andy: (Annoyed) You could've at least warned him, 'Hey stranger! Don't touch anything, unless it was 100 percent, not a zombie'! You know zombies always hang around here. Heck you studied them critters for about two years! Two years dang'it!

Nube: (Surprised) You've actually studied these thing!?

Leader: (Smart ass) Yeah! I already said that! How else do you think I knew that zombies want blood that's very active?

Andy: (Sighs annoyed) That's just like you sometimes.... Always wanting something to prove. Well aside from him, was there anyone else.

Leader pulls out the skulls tossing them up and down

Leader: (Playful) Unless you want to count these guys.

Nube: (Dumbfounded) YOU BROUGHT THOSE WITH YOU?!?!

Andy: (Annoyed) That's also like you.... can't you see you'll probably scar this kid for life if you play with those like that.

Nube: .........Actually no, those two were jerks.... very big jerks.

Leader: (Excited) Well since no one else is here for now, let's get to the home base for now and introduce our newest member! Woo-hoo! I call the back!

Leader then starts running for the back seat.
Nube: (Confused) The back? Why the back?

Andy: He always sits in the back when there's a new guy and gives them shotgun before everyone else argues about it. Seems fair to both me and him.

Nube: I guess...

Leader runs towards the car, runs back to Andy.

Leader: (Whispering to Andy) Also.... don't call me Joshua.... You know I don't like the memories of that name. (Goes back to being excited) Anyways Woo-hoo Back seat!

Nube: (Hopeful) Please tell me that the people in this home base are not as insane as he is.

Andy: Nope...

Nube has a glimmer of hope on his face

Andy: They're half as insane as he is.

Nube's face returns to being glum

Nube: (Sarcastic) oh.... well that makes it better.

Andy and Nube then walk back to the car as the screen fades out.

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(Premise)
After awaking from a 41 and a half year coma, Nube finds himself in a zombie apocalypse. His only hope, go with the crazy guy with a chainsaw hidden inside a flashlight. Join Leader and Nube as they fight their way against hoards of zombies as they go on to the safest place on Earth, the mall.

(Author's Note)
"My Life in a Zombie Apocalypse" (Working title) is a Beat'em'Up title that I want to work on as soon as I become a game designer, or at least be a part of a group of game designers. This is so far the script to my game. I'm currently working more levels of my game, hopefully I can get them all out.

So I'm sharing the first level of my game to get opinions. I really want to know how good I can write a script/screenplay it would really be nice if you guys could give criticism to this. I just want to know if this is really a game you would play. And fan art would be nice...... just saying.

None of the pop-cultural references belong to me at all, they belong to their respective owner.
The only things that belong to me is the story itself.

Edit: That editing wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.... still took a lot of my time but it got done at least. Also while doing this I fixed a few problems and changed a few lines while I was at it. Aside from the format (Which I think Phaesri should get many appreciations for that suggestion) there's not really much of a difference. So what do you guys think of the new format? Is it better?

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