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Title: Rem-Us

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: 

PAGE 1

This is a condensed version of the years the Romans spent in the Americas from 500AD to 1000AD.

The page is split into 3 vertical columns the left and right hand side contain the Mother and the Son looking out for the Father's arrival in the middle column, The Father carries a Roman standard.


1 
Mother looking through a crude telescope

MOTHER: HERE HE COMES!


2 
Father approaches over the horizon in silhouette, only his standard is visible


3 
Son looking through crude binoculars at his Father's arrival

SON: HURRY UP DADDY


4 
Mother in a circular frame to symbolise looking through an eyepiece

MOTHER: 8 YEARS HE'S BEEN AWAY AND HE STILL MANAGES TO KEEP PROMISES TO THE NEAREST MINUTE


5 
Father silhouetted is visible from the top half of his horse


6 
Son in a circular frame to symbolise looking through an eyepiece

SON: WE'VE A BIRTHDAY PARTY READY TO START


7 
Mother talks to the son

MOTHER: HE'LL BE HERE VERY SHORTLY AND NOW THAT YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND I'LL EXPLAIN


8 
Father fully visible as a silhouette on horse back


9 

SON: OH GOODY A STORY, I'LL SIT COMFORTABLY

PAGE 2


1 
A decaying Roman city contained within crumbling city walls, People are escaping

MOTHER: AROUND 500 YEARS AGO, IN A LAND FAR ACROSS THE SEA, A GREAT EMPIRE WAS IN DECLINE. ITS INJUSTICES HAD FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH IT


2 
A collage of a long sea journey in a large rowing ship, tidal waves, dolphins, Easter island statues...

MOTHER: A GROUP OF DISAFFECTED SCIENTISTS, WARRIORS AND SLAVES TEAMED UP TO ESCAPE AND SET OFF ON A MASSIVE TREK.

MOTHER: THEY HEADED FOR A LAND THEY BELIEVED EXISTED BUT THEY HAD NO PROOF.


3 
A landing craft has beached with a few members of the ship. They have hoisted their standard claiming the land

MOTHER: AFTER A SET OF ADVENTURES THAT WOULD FILL MANY VOLUMES THEY FINALLY REACHED THEIR DESTINATION

PAGE 3


1 
Potatoes and fruit trees growing

MOTHER: THE LAND HAD MANY SURPRISES. AN EDIBLE TUBER THAT COULD BE DEEP FRIED, DELICIOUS FRUITS THAT GREW ON STRANGE TREES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF RAW MATERIALS.


2 
A progression of buildings from small house to pillared hall to amphitheatre. People are painting, acting and pursuing sports

MOTHER: WITHOUT BUREAUCRATS TO HOLD THEM BACK THEY BUILT FINE STONE HOUSES, ELEGANT EXHIBITION CENTRES, ENCOURAGED ART, SPORTS AND THEATRE


3 
A crane lifting stones out of the Grand Canyon to a rail truck. Inserts of a glider and a Morse code key.

MOTHER: AFTER INTENSIVE TRAVELLING AND STUDYING THEY MASTERED HEAVY MACHINERY, RAILED TRANSPORT, TELEGRAPHY AND IN THE RIGHT THERMALS MANNED FLIGHT.


4 
A wooden concrete mixer, a huge aqueduct, and a stationary steam engine

MOTHER: THEY EMULATED THE GRAND ARCHED AND DOME STRUCTURES OF THEIR HOMELAND AND FINESSED THEM WITH THE DISCOVERY OF CONCRETE AND THE BIRTH OF STEAM POWER.

PAGE 4

Much time has passed which makes very interesting stories but to end this in 5 pages we must skip to


1 
The leader greets an alien landed in a space craft

MOTHER: HUNDREDS OF YEARS LATER STRANGE ALIEN CREATURES SPORTING UNKNOWN TECHNOLOGY SOUGHT TO BEFRIEND THEM


2 
Holed up in the mountains the people hide from the attacking spacecraft whilst their towns in the valleys burn

MOTHER: AFTER A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT OVER SALT FLATS THE ALIENS TURN ON THEM AND THEY ARE FORCED TO FLEE AND HIDE.


3 
Banded together with their primitive weapons the launch forward

MOTHER: BANDED TOGETHER WITH THEIR PRIMITIVE WEAPONS THE LAUNCH FORWARD

PAGE 5


1 
Father dismounted hugs his son

FATHER: OH MY DEAR SON, HOW I'VE MISSED YOU

SON: DAD YOUR BEARD TICKLES


2 
Father hugs Mother

FATHER: HELLO DEAR, IT'S FINALLY OVER, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON THIS IS YOUR PRESENT


3 
Son take the reigns of the horse as his present from his father

SON: OH THANK YOU

MOTHER: WHAT OF THE FUTURE?

FATHER: WE'VE REMOVED ANY EVIDENCE THAT WE EVER POPULATED THIS LAND. HAVING ALIEN TECHNOLOGY NOW WOULD EXTINCT OUR SPECIES. MAYBE IN 1000 YEARS WE'LL BE READY.


4 
Father lies bleeding Son and the Mother look on helpless holding the banner

MOTHER: YOU'RE HURT

FATHER: FATAL I'M AFRAID. DON'T LET THE STANDARD TOUCH THE GROUND SON, IT'S UNLUCKY. WE'VE SECURED EVERYTHING IN CASE THE ALIENS COME BACK, WHERE WE FIRST MET

MOTHER: GROOM LAKE?

FATHER: LOVE YOU

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