The Choice

Synopsis: A story about a boy with a supernatural gift
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Story by: Jason Aarons
Year:
2023
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This is a story about a boy born with a supernatural gift.He does not understand what gift he possesses.This powers scares him.He is being told two different stories by two different people.He runs away from the two people trying to convince him to use this gift.

Characters :
boy

Man 1 - protagonist

Man 2 - antagonist

mother

[Scene 1]

(This scene takes place in a hospital room.The mother is laying on a bed in a labour room.There is a doctor and nurses around her.She is screaming)

Doctor:
Breathe , just breathe.It's almost over

I can see the head

mother:
(breathing heavily, screaming, crying)

doctor:
Hey! It's over.Look it's a boy!

(The mom smiles with tears.The doctor hands her the baby.The baby cries.Suddenly the whole hospital starts shaking.The hospital's electricity cuts out.A white and black lightning thunder suddenly appears and enter the little baby's chest.In disappears and everything is normal again.The electricity is back)

Doctor:
(shocked) What just happened?

(The mother stares at the baby full of fear and kisses him)

[Scene 2]

(Setting:
A room that is dark.There is only one light burning.Man 2 is sitting on a chair.He wears a white hoodie.He opens a book and starts to read)

Man 1:
(whispers) And there shall be born a

boy that posesses the power to heal.

No disease shall be impossible to heal

He is born to be a god of healing.He

ought to fulfill his missions

(Knock on the door.Man 1 stands up and opens the door.He looks down and sees a letter on the ground.He picks it up and looks left and right in the street.He enters his house and close the door.He opens the letter and reads it)

Man 1:
(whispers) It's your mission to find

the boy.Go and find him.It is your duty

to ensure the boy executes his missions

His address is given to you in the letter.

(He goes to sit with a confused expression)

[Scene 3]

(Setting:
in a dark room.The is a candle burning for light.He wears a black hoodie.Man 2 is sitting on a couch and opens a book.He start to read)

Man 2:
(whispers) There shall be born a boy with

the gift to destroy and destruct.He has

the gift to cast fear on humanity.The

power to take over the world with force

No opponent shall be strong enough

to defeat him.

(Knock on the door.Man 2 goes to open it and sees a letter on the ground.He looks left and right in the street.He goes back in his house and open the letter)

Man 2:
(read) There is a boy you must track

down.It is your mission to find him

and ensure that he executes his gift

Go and find him.We have added his

address in the letter.

(Man 2 go to sit on a couch with a confused expression on his face)

[Scene 4]

(Setting:
mother's house.She is sitting on a couch in front of the television.There is a knock on the door.She walks to the door and opens it)

Man1:
Where is your son?

(He walks hastily through the house searching )

mom:
(nervous) Why are you looking for him?

Man1:
Just tell me where he is!

mom:
He has been missing for a year already.

The police also has trouble finding

him.

Man1:
Did he run away?

mother:
yes

Man1:
What happened

mother:
Something strange happened.He told

me he got bullied.They assaulted him

badly.They were laughing and spitting

and at him.Then suddenly he got angry

and the wind started blowing fast and

heavily.Lots of stones lifted up in the

air ,he screamed at the bullies and

the stones hit them all.Injuring them

badly.He was so shocked and confused

He was scared of himself.I was scared

too.He didn't sleep that night.The next

morning he was gone.

Man 1:
(walking up and down whispering)

This does not make sense.He has the

gift to heal.If I am here for that gift,

It means someone else is also

after him to ensure he executes his

gift to destruct .

(Man1 walks towards the door without saying anything)

mother:
Please find him!

(He exits without responding)

[Scene 5]

(Setting:
The boy is walking in the street.He wears a black hoodie.There is man laying on the street.The man is bleeding.He goes to the man)

boy:
Hey?! What happened

Man3:
(whispers) I got attacked by hooligans.

boy:
(angry) This world is evil.Let me help you.

Show me your wound.

(Man 3 shows the wound.The boy puts his hand on the wound.A white light shines from his hand.He removes his hand.)

boy:
you are healed now.Be careful on these

streets

Man 3:
(amazed) What?! What was that?

boy:
My pleasure

(boy runs off.Man 3 watches with him run away with admiration)

[Scene 6]

(Setting:
In the house of Man2.He is busy changing jackets.He takes off the jacket he is wearing and puts on a new one.The jacket is black.He opens the letter to check the adress

and notices something strange.The adress is wiping out automatically and is replaced by a new address.He smiles evilly and walks out the door)

[Scene 7]

(The boy walks in the street and witnesses 3 gangsters gunpointing a man in a car.He walks to the leader of the gang and stares in his face)

boy:
Leave this man alone.

leader of gang:
(laughing) I will mug you once I

finish with him.

boy:
(irritated) I said leave him alone!

(leader of gang points his gun at the boy)

leader of gang:
What is your problem boy?!

Don't mess with me.You will

die.

(the man in the car watches the argument anxiously)

(The boy punches the leader on his chest.He flies to the back and hits a wall and passes out.The other two gangsters starts shooting him but the boy do not die or bleed.This shocks them.They start running away.)

[Scene 8]

(The boy walks in the street.Man 2 starts following him.The boy keeps looking over his shoulder anxiously.Man 2 starts running after him.The boy stops.)

Man 2:
I have a message for you.

boy:
(insecure) yes?

Man 2:
You are special.You have the power to...

(Man 1 appears)

Man 1:
Stop! Don't listen to him.Listen to me.

boy:
why?

Man1:
Because...

Man 2:
Don't!

(Man 2 walks to Man 1 and grabs him on the throat.He starts choking him.Man 1 punches him and falls to the ground.Suddenly a tornado that consists of black and white light surrounds them.The tornado vanishes with all three of them.)

[Scene 9]

(Setting:
On a big field that is empty.The sun is shining.The boy stands in the middle of Man 1 and 2.The three of them looks drowsy and confused)

Man 1:
Come to me.Let us fulfill your mission

(The boy stares at him confused)

Man 2:
No.Don't listen to him.Come to me.

Boy:
What the hell is going here?!

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