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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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GOLD
RUSH
The Deal
The MI6 briefing room was dim, the light from the frosted glass panels and the digital map of Antarctica on the wall giving the space an unearthly glow.
General Sir Rodney
Dunbar, a man whose military precision was wrapped in the silk of a perfectly tailored suit, leaned forward.
"The PM has authorised me to offer you a commission in
His
Majesty’s Royal
Navy."
Across the table sat John Storm, a man in his forties, rugged and cerebral, with the quiet intensity of someone who had seen too much ocean and endured too many lies. His arms were folded, a physical barrier between himself and the offer. "I admire Edward Thomas. He gets my vote. But General—or is it Sir Rodney—I fail to see why I’d be interested in a vacation to
Antarctica. It’s right out of my comfort zone."
A smile, cold and knowing, touched Dunbar's lips. "Am I right in thinking your ship isn’t up to the task?"
Storm met his gaze coolly. "I won’t rise to that bait. I’m saying: pulling my crew from active ocean duties needs compensation. Tangible. Equitable."
Dunbar slid a dossier across the table. Inside were satellite images, expedition manifests, and a list of unclassified species. "Apart from a generous consultancy… there are rights to species not yet catalogued. You have the most comprehensive DNA archive on Earth. Wouldn’t you want to add to it?"
Storm's jaw tightened. It was a perfect strike on his Achilles heel. The code of life, the secret language of the planet, was his obsession. The general had done his homework.
"Cover our costs—with interest," Storm said, his voice low and firm. "A contribution to a cause of my choosing. And full rights to any new DNA we collect."
"Done," Dunbar said, his smile now a satisfied smirk. "You’ll be Master & Commander. Ambassadorial status. Your ship—HMS
Elizabeth
Swann—will be hired and insured by the Navy. Species rights, yours. Shall I advise the PM?"
"In writing. Legal contract. Then I’m your man."
The sun, perpetually low on the horizon, gleamed off the solar panels of the
Elizabeth
Swann. Hydrogen tanks hissed quietly as Dan Hawk, a tech savant in his twenties, and Charley Temple, a biologist with a bite to her personality, loaded arctic gear.
From the bridge, Storm watched, stroking his cat, a silent, knowing creature that was almost as enigmatic as he was. The ship's AI, HAL, hummed quietly to itself.
"Plot course: Weddell
Sea. Then Deception
Island," Storm said to the empty air.
“Coordinates locked,” HAL's synthesized voice responded. “Caution: volcanic terrain unstable.”
“So’s the world,” Storm muttered back.
The Elizabeth Swann cut through the black water of the Southern
Ocean, the wind lashing against the hull, icebergs looming like silent, ghostly sentinels. Inside, in the warm glow of the bridge, Storm reviewed encrypted files from
MI6. Expedition teams from
China, Sweden, and the U.S. All converging. All armed.
"Why us?" Charley asked, her eyes scanning the data over his shoulder.
"Because we’re not them," Storm replied simply.
Later, on a split screen, a UN official appeared on a secure link, his face a grim mask. "Commander Storm," he said, his voice grave. "Trust no one. Not the Swedes. Not the Americans. Especially not the
Chinese."
Storm just nodded, his eyes narrowing. He understood.
Deception Island slept under the perpetual twilight. For now. Its dormant volcano was a brooding presence on the horizon. Storm stood at the bow, the wind tearing at his coat, a human figure dwarfed by the immense scale of the sea. Behind him, Dan and Charley prepped drones and dive gear. He wasn't a consultant. Not really. He was something else entirely.
They wanted a consultant. They got a storm.
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MURDER
ON THE ICE
A
startling discovery in the ice, sharp jaws protruding from a block of
solid ice.
SECTASAUR™
- (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:
U.N. 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 thawed
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 finds dead explorers & 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 stows away 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.
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.
PART
3
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.
Charley
temple and John Storm - comfort the wounded Sectasaur
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