S.N.A.K.E. on a Plane

S.N.A.K.E on a Plane is the 6th episode of the 1st season of Ben 10: Eternal Forms.

Teaser
TEASER EXT. AFRICAN SAVANNA - DAY The sun beats down on the endless yellow grasslands of the savanna. Herds of zebras and water buffalo meander about, nibbling on grass roots. A single dirt road cuts through the bush. A low rumbling sounds, with several higher clatters. The animals look up, scatter. A DIY-looking bus shambles down the road, bouncing up and down with every crack in the road. INT. BUS - CONTINUOUS The transport is filled to the brim with African people from all walks of life, from well dressed businessmen to raggedy farmers. Some are chatting, some gaze out the window in                    silence. Two kids play a clapping game across the back seats. Focus on one lady as she watches the plains roll by. Bored. Until she sees the topless Jeep pulling up next to the bus. Four men sit in it. All are armed. Grinning like devils. EXT. AFRICAN SAVANNA - CONTINUOUS The bus is surrounded everywhere but the front. 3 identical cars. Uncomfortably close. And getting closer. The one on the right rubs its side against the bus with a                  deafening shriek. The bus, out of control, skids to a halt. The cars scatter, then reform in a triangle around the halted vehicle. The bandits get out and surround it. Load their guns. One of the armed men walks up to the door and aims right for the head of the bus driver. Note that when the bandits speak they will do so in an                     African language. Subtitles will be shown to translate. BANDIT 1 (subtitles) Open up! 2.                 The driver fearfully obliges. INT. BUS - CONTINUOUS The bandit and two others board and observe the cowering passengers through their crosshairs. One man reaches into his pocket and pulls out a wallet. Holds it out towards the intruders like a dirty rag. Bracing himself. MAN You can have my money, just don’t hurt me...                                                       The bandit right behind the first snatches it. BANDIT 2 (subtitles) We appreciate the donation. He prods the man’s forehead with the barrel of his rifle, making him quiver and shrink into the seat. The first bandit raises a hand, requesting attention. You could hear a pin drop. BANDIT 1 (subtitles) Congratulations. You all have been chosen to fight for the service of                                         our Kata. You should be glad, it is                                        truly an... honor, to die for him. The other two burst into hyena laughter. The two children in the back retreat into the arms of their terrified mother. One wails. The response is the barrel of                 the second bandit’s gun being pointed at the child’s skull. BANDIT 2 (subtitles; to mother) Your brats better shut up. We have little use for them. MOTHER (subtitles; absolute horror) No, you can’t! The bandit just smirks at her. Keeps the gun on them. 3.                 The third steps forward. Lifts his hand above his head- something’s in it. Looks like a metal egg, with something coming out of the top. It hums. BANDIT 1 (subtitles, smirking) I’m sure you all can’t wait to get started. Lucky for you, it won’t be                                        much longer. The point on top of the egg pops up. Sparks. Buzzes like a                 swarm of bees. EXT. AFRICAN SAVANNA - CONTINUOUS WIDE: SAVANNA The bus is barely a dot on the screen. A dome of white light forms around it with a muffled puff. Explodes into a                       blinding shock-wave that sends the herds stampeding and reaches all the way to the camera. It dissipates. The bus is gone. THEME SONG