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The
artwork is also suitable for use in "Jimmy Watson's Magic
Dinobot."
A proposed network TV serialization, about boy who saves his paper round
money to buy himself a robot for Christmas. Then, when assembled, it
come to life, to become his friend. ARTWORK
- Somewhat better than the huge ants in "Them," but perhaps not as good as
the CGI in Antman. Now a
museum
exhibit in Sussex, England.
The artwork is based on an Australian Bulldog
ant.
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USS
ARKTOS
CHAPTER 2: TUNNEL COMPLEX
- THE LABYRINTH BENEATH THE ICE
Antarctica had never been truly silent. Beneath its endless stretches of frozen wilderness, things moved—glaciers shifting, winds screaming across the ice, the unseen groaning of a continent slowly collapsing under the weight of change.
And now, something else stirred.
A discovery. A tunnel complex—ancient, impossibly old, carved deep beneath the ice and preserved in secrecy for millions of years. The labyrinth had been revealed by the thaw, an architectural impossibility hidden from mankind until now.
But before its true significance could be understood, the scientist who uncovered it vanished.
Disappeared—without warning, without trace. No distress signal. No evidence left behind.
Only a single piece of information remained—a leak.
A BROADCAST THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
Somewhere, deep within the labyrinthine corridors of Sky News, a researcher from the Discovery Channel received a cryptic message. Fragments of data. A rushed transmission. The outline of something prehistoric, entombed in ice—so massive, so utterly
alien to modern classification that it could only be described in a way the world would understand.
King
Kong.
The monstrous jawbone had surfaced first—a relic of impossible scale. Hairy, monstrous, beyond anything resembling conventional insect biology. A titan from deep time, a predator from an era when the planet’s atmosphere was thick with oxygen—when creatures grew to sizes unthinkable today.
The discovery was too big to contain.
Within hours, networks scrambled, newsrooms buzzed. And then, the inevitable:
A breaking news alert.
A sharp voice over the airwaves:
"And a late item—researchers in Antarctica say they have discovered a subsurface tunnel complex beneath the compacted snow and ice. We'll bring you more on this breaking story as it comes in."
CHARLEY TEMPLE PULLS THE TRIGGER
Thousands of miles away, Charley Temple leaned over her tablet, eyes scanning the story with growing intensity. This was it. This was the lead.
She had spent years chasing mysteries, threading herself through the undercurrents of global expeditions, but something about this discovery felt different.
The scientist’s sudden disappearance, the leaked findings, the tunnels—this wasn’t coincidence.
And John Storm needed to know.
She tapped out a direct alert—encrypted, precise.
"Storm. It’s happening. Antarctica. The tunnels. And something else—something huge. We need to move."
John was halfway across the globe, but Charley
already knew—knew with absolute certainty—that he’d drop everything the moment he read this.
Another adventure was about to begin.
THE REAL ANTARCTICA - A FRAGILE LIE
The world had long convinced itself that Antarctica was untouchable. A neutral zone. A wilderness protected by treaties, agreements built on diplomatic compromise.
But nothing lasts forever.
The treaty was ending. The negotiations had stalled. And beneath the surface, a silent war was brewing. Nations were staking claims, corporations were laying groundwork, and secret operations were already unfolding beneath the ice.
The tunnels had surfaced at exactly the wrong time—or, perhaps, the right time for those seeking opportunity.
This was no longer just a scientific discovery.
It was a gold rush.
And someone—somewhere—was about to make a move.
John
Storm just had to beat them to it.
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GOLD
RUSH
A
startling discovery in the ice, sharp jaws protruding from a block of
solid ice.
SECTASAUR™
- CHAPTERS (APPROX 5 MINS PER SCENE)
PART
1
CHAPTER
1: US ARKTOS 1838 EXPEDITION -
The ice melts at both poles revealing features on the land not seen for
thousands of years. A converted Frigate, the US Arktos is discovered at the South Pole locked into melting
ice, then freed.
CHAPTER 2: TUNNEL COMPLEX - Discovery of a labyrinth of tunnels beneath the ice, dated by scientists to be
many millions of years old, is leaked to Jill Bird, BBC world service,
via Sky news and Discovery Channel. Supporting John Cleves Symmes theory
of 1818.
CHAPTER 3: GOLD RUSH - Three expeditions launched by competing concerns, Swedish,
Multinational & Cathy Carter, backed by the
CIA. The third funded by Chinese, Lin Po
Chang. Land grab for mineral rights and archaeological exclusivity,
prehistoric insect DNA.
CHAPTER 4: CALL FOR JOHN STORM - MI6 and the
UN decide to send in John
Storm and the Elizabeth Swan. Dan Hawk and Charley Temple
speed from the
Southern Ocean to the Weddell Sea and there to Deception Island, an extinct volcano.
CHAPTER
5: IT'S MURDER ON THE ICE - Several fatal accidents occur in quick succession, then an egg clutch is discovered in a section of a tunnel. Chang eliminates the remaining
opposition. Then nurtures one egg through a simulated incubation.
CHAPTER 6: BOUND FOR ENGLAND - The creature is smuggled aboard Ice Patrol survey vessel 'KoolArctic' bound for England,
eats two crew members. Second mate on KoolArctic reports the chaos aboard vessel to the British Admiralty,
abandons ship.
CHAPTER 7: BASECAMP - John's team set up camp onshore, locate the excavation site, using the 'Ark' (a DNA database) Storm uncovers disturbing new evidence to support theory that dinosaurs were not
entirely wiped out by a meteor striking the earth.
PART
2
CHAPTER
8: WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH - Confirmed, they
lived when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Dinosaurs starve in volcanic/asteroid
winter. Sectasaurs have higher
tolerance to freezing conditions, eat competition, then hibernate.
Suki Hall hypothesis merit worthy, supported scientific community.
CHAPTER 9: WORST FEARS CONFIRMED - From DNA analysis aboard
energy depleted Elizabeth
Swan, Storm estimates species grew to between 3-5 metres, warm blooded with
high tolerance to low temperatures. Team realize danger to humans, alert
MOD
& CIA to the danger.
John made Master
& Commander RN.
CHAPTER 10: -
ATLANTIC EXPRESS - Storm and crew head to England at high
speed, breaking record on hydrofoils. Sectasaur is stowaway on Atlantic
Express. Meanwhile Chang has landed in
Portsmouth.
CHAPTER
11:
HAMPSHIRE - The giant prehistoric animal jumps ship, feeds on New
Forest ponies, gaining attention of Hampshire police, relayed to MI6
and thence to John Storm.
CHAPTER 12: BUCKLERS HARD - Storm heads up the Beaulieu River to Bucklers
Hard, following pony corpses toward a wooded area near Worts Gutter (Furzey Lane). Storm
calls military for backup. Chang heads to Buckler's Hard, and Worts
Gutter.
CHAPTER 13:
CAT & MOUSE - Storm and Temple
play cat and mouse with Sectasaur - when the giant insect came up from behind over the brow of a ravine and
knocks Charley nearly unconscious. Storm strikes the creature with an axe,
causing partial shock.
PART
3
CHAPTER 14: FIRST AID - Charley and John patch creature's wound with antiseptic and bandages. The
giant insect feigns immobility. Understands dialogue between John and Charley is not aggressive or threatening,
and marks these two humans down as allies.
CHAPTER 15: SECTASAUR RESCUES JOHN - John panics with axe.
Creature lashed out in reflex throwing John over a ledge. John at the mercy
of creature.
The huge insect puts itself at risk to pull John up to safety. Meanwhile government troops,
Territorial Army reservists are closing in.
CHAPTER 16: PUZZLING SITUATION - John dusts himself, while magnificent insect
cleans itself. John offers hand palm up to the creature. The animal
studies with both feelers, tickling him. John's heart pounding, at risk
of amputation, enjoying leap of faith. It understands and responds to
voice communication.
CHAPTER 17: ALL FRIENDS - Charley joins from bracken and saw the interaction between John and the insect.
She proffers her hand, the prehistoric insect smelled her all over with its antennae. Charley giggled at the
friendly touch. Temple shot in arm by troops, insect in head. Chang witnesses
interchange.
CHAPTER 18: HOSTILE FIRE - Troops fire wounding animal. John & Charley both
leap in front of insect yelling to stop firing, but Charley is shot in the arm and
screams. The giant insect moves to protect them both from the gunfire,
taking more hits and another to the head. It collapsed, feelers limp.
Dead. Gone.
CHAPTER 19: ATTACK SUBSIDES - John and Charley shout as loud as they
can,
stopping firing. They reach insect. They raised its feelers, Charley and
John take one each, and the trio embraced for a minute, its antennae
were limp - there was no reviving it - tears, anger - it was gone. J&C
in shock for a moment.
CHAPTER
20: NO REMORSE - John & Charley anger welling up inside, tears
gave way to action. A rhinoceros soldier
is delighted at kill. "Yes," cried the soldier. "Yes," said John,
punching the trigger happy fool out. Up to that point other military thought they had saved
their lives. Chang is devastated at loss.
CHAPTER 21:
EPILOGUE & DEBRIEFING - John files a report with
the United
Nations and MI6, advising of a great loss to science.
Keep watching brief for any repeats, finds, missing links, etc. Watching
brief with increased security, military conflicts. Further investigations needed. Chang vows to return to Antarctica.
See draft
scripts for 'KULO-LUNA'
and 'CLEOPATRA'S
MUMMY.' Other John Storm adventures (under development) include: 'OPERATION
NEPTUNE,' 'THE
HOLY COMPASS,' and TREASURE
ISLAND - BLACKBEARD'S CURSE & PIRATES GOLD. Development order is
subject to viewer polls and other third party interest.
Another
title, using the same special effects artwork as Sectasaur™ is JIMMY
WATSON'S MAGIC DINOBOT. This is a children's Christmas story. Far
removed from high seas adventures.
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