Rahziel
05-24-2001, 10:52 PM
Seattle, Washington
(The scene shifts to a Karate Dojo located on a busy street within the evening hours. Inside, eight students test their might against one young woman. After a few seconds, it evident that they are no match for the young African-American woman; donning short, black hair with two bright blonde streaks hanging down her face. The fight rages on until an older Japanese man makes his way to the area. It is their sensei , Fukuhara Takeda…….)
Sensei: (firmly) Enough! (everyone falls into lined positions) Monica, what’s the cause of this?
Monica: (places her blonde streaks behind her ears) Sensei Takeda, it’s not what you think. (the other students nod in agreement) I was just sparring with the others, sir.
Sensei: (nods) Yes. Is everyone alright? She didn’t hurt you, did she? (everyone answers “No” at the same time, while holding their bodies in pain. He looks at Monica)
Monica: (grins) I only used half my strength, honestly.
Sensei: Everyone, I have an announcement to make. Monica Hayes, you have shown once again that you reached another step on your path to the way of the warrior. I hereby honor you now with the third degree of mastership. Come forth and receive your honors. (Monica proceeds to Sensei Takeda. He removes her old belt and replaces it with a new black belt, which has three yellow stripes on the tail.)
Monica: DOMO ARIGATO!! (they both bow to each other)
Sensei: Have a good evening, class is over…. (exits to rear office)
(Monica and the others grab their things from the side of the dojo. Monica takes out her voice pager. As she goes to clip it onto her belt, it begins to beep)
Monica: I wonder who the could be? (Clicks the button, a female voice emits)
Female Voice: “Monica, this is Dr. Mary Kreiger at the Seattle Medical Center. I’m calling to tell you that your father, David Hayes has been in a car accident. His condition is critical!
Please come to the emergency room immediately”
Monica: (whispers) Oh, no…. (she grabs her things and rushes out the front door)
Female Student: (holding her stomach) Damn, she’s as strong as a bear!(groans)
Male Student: (concerned) I hope she’s alright…
Monica: (running in the middle of the street )I have to get there!! (looks up and see the hospital towering in the distance) [The hospital’s ten blocks away] (panting) I must….(her eyes begin to glow yellowish orange as her speed increases o a blistering eighty m.p.h. Traffic swerves frantically as Monica blurs pass the intersections. Monica makes it to the hospital doors in under five seconds and slows to a jogging pace as she enters. She calls out for Dr. Kreiger) Dr. Kreiger!!!! DR. KREIGER!!!!! (a female doctor approaches Monica)
Dr. Kreiger: That’s me, who are you?
Monica: (fixes her hair) I’m Monica Hayes, where’s my pops? Is he okay?
Dr Kreiger: Well, as good as can be. He has severe damage to his abdomen. He won’t be able to walk for a few weeks, but he has stabled.
Monica: (sighing) No….
Dr. Kreiger: (calmly) Monica, relax. He will walk again. Fortunately, there was no internal bleeding found nor damage to his vertebrae.
Monica: Really? That’s relief.
Dr. Kreiger: Say, I paged you only a few minutes ago, how on earth you got here so quickly?
Monica: (Nodding off) To be honest, I do- (faints into Dr. Kreiger’s arms)
Dr. Kreiger: Someone help, now!!!! (hospital aides rush to Monica and carry her away)
ONE HOUR LATER………..
(Monica lies in a hospital bed sleeping. She is not alone in the room…)
Male Voice: (raspy sounding) Monica, wake up….Monica
Monica: (opens eyes as she groans) Dad?
David Hayes: Yes, it’s me Moni. (Monica turns her head right to see her father lying four feet away in the next bed)
Monica: Dad, how did this happen?
David: I was pulling out a parking spot when a car approached at full speed. By some kind of miracle, his car flipped over mine on impact and landed on it’s roof, crushing the young man instantly.
Monica: So, he’s……Oh, my god (David hangs his head down)
David: (reaches over to the stand next to his bed) Here, I have something for you. (He grabs a picture and reaches over to Monica to give it to her. It is a picture of his younger self with a woman who resembles Monica, but she has gray streaks instead of Monica’s blonde. There are two children standing beside them; a six year old girl , half Spanish, and a three year old boy. David and the woman both hold a newborn baby in their arms) Take a look at it.
Monica: Dad, that’s you, right? (smiles) Is this my mother?
David: Yes, Moni. Those kids there are David Jr. and Liza , your brother and sister.
Monica: (sits up quickly) WHAT?? You lied to me! I thought I had no other surviving family!
David: I’m sorry, Moni. After the divorce, I was given custody of you only. I was in so much pain from not being able to see the rest of my children, that I rather not told you so you wouldn’t have to endure the pain with me….
Monica: (calms down) Divorce? Dad what happened?
David: You knew I once a federal agent, right? (Monica nods) Well, during a certain mission, I was given orders to turn over important info to a foreign crime boss. I refused to turn against my country and instead, I reported this to a higher chain of command.
Monica: so, I figure that didn’t sit well with your FED “buddies”, huh?
David: Yes, I began to receive death threats on the regular. I feared for all of your lives, so I decided to relocate. That was the most painful thing I ever had to do in my life….
Monica: Out of love, you did it. (sighs) Dad….
David: Now, do you understand and forgive me?
Monica: Yes, but I have something to ask you about my sister!
David: Let me guess, how can she be half Spanish?
Monica: Well, yeah…
David: (smiles) Liza was born before your mother and I met. Her father was a good friend of mine who died tragically. Years later, your mother and I fell in love and the rest is history. From then on, I took care of Liza like she was my own
Monica: Awwwww…
David: But here’s the news that’s gonna make you jump for joy!!!
Monica: What is it, Pops?
David: The two babies in the picture are you and your twin brother, Michael
Monica: Really? (pauses) Did you say twin brother? (happily) I’M A TWIN!!!!!
David: (smiles again) You might wanna keep that down?
Monica: (relaxes) Oh, sorry, Dad. What can you tell me about him?
David: He’s about 6’2, thinly built, very muscular and athletic. That’s what your mother tells me.
Monica: Does she know anything about me?
David: A lot. We trade info and pictures on the regular. She asked you can do her a big favor.
Monica: (anxious) Anything!
David: she wants you to come to New Jersey live with her for a while and to become reacquainted with her and your siblings. She wants this to be a surprise for your twin brother, especially. I have already arranged for you to leave as soon as tomorrow, I scored you a ticket on one of those new super deluxe planes with more head and foot space than you thought was possible. First Class, too!
Monica: But Dad, I can’t leave you like this!
David: I’ll manage, I have the best medical coverage around. I’ll be living like a king here until I heal, so don’t worry about me…
Monica: Okay, dad, I’ll go. But before I leave, can I ask you some more about Michael?
David: Go on.
Monica: Can he fight?
David: I should have known you’d ask me that. For the record, he can. After being somewhat of a problem child, your mother jumped on the opportunity to enroll him and a Chinese exchange program. He was taken in by a Shaolin monk and scholar. He taught him…
Monica: Shaolin Kung Fu?
David: Right. In four years he learned the basics and some of the most advanced moves. From all people who have fought him, he’s been known to get very ruthless in the heat of battle; a very short fuse he has, but highly skilled he is.
Monica: Did you say four years? I’ve researched that art of fighting, it usually takes a student about a decade.
David: You and him are just the same, both are fighting geniuses, it must run your both your genes.
Monica: I guess so
David: (coughs) Have you been keeping up with the news?
Monica: Yes, why?
David: I guess your familiar with the Binarians, too
Monica: Yeah, the two girls and a guy who have all those incredible powers.
David: Well, that “guy” is…
Monica: Michael? You’re kidding me, right?
David: Nope, your mother and I hit the floor when we seen him on the news. At first, we didn’t know what to make of it and still don’t. He possess power beyond any mere human. You know, I wonder if you are the same.
Monica: (thinks deeply) Well, dad, I am…
David: What?
Monica: The moment I got the page from the doctor, I felt that the need to be here was greater than anything I cared for at the time. The desire burned within me and when I ran here I began to reach speeds of nearly eighty miles! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that’s humanly impossible, right?
David: No kidding! (closes his eyes for a short period) Now I realize! It goes back about nine years…
Monica: What does, dad?
David: Remember that fight you got into during grammar school? (the scene shifts back in time to a school yard playground; children are up and about having fun during the lunch period) Remember those three girls you couldn’t stand at first because they used to tease you all the time? (The camera shifts to a younger Monica Hayes as she plays on the monkey bars; displaying a great acrobatic prowess. Her hair back then had the same blonde streaks, indicating they are natural, but her black hair was longer and is kept in a ponytail. Most noticed, is her height as she stand taller than all females in her class)
Monica’s voice: You must be talking about Tanya, Samantha and Drew. (Those three approach young Monica) Yes, I remember beating the piss out of them.
David’s voice: Right. But didn’t you notice something strange about that fight?
Monica’s voice: Um, no…
David’s voice: You had no martial arts training at that time, but yet you showed off a martial arts fighting style! (Dialogue shifts to the flashback)
Drew: Hey, Slinky, make sure your head doesn’t hit the ground when you’re hanging upside down! (Samantha and Tanya laughs)
Monica: (Flips feet first off the bar, flying over and pass the three girls. She lands behind them, facing their backs. They turn to her) Well, I see Larry, Moe and Curly never misses their appointment to pick on little ol’ me!
Samantha: (sarcastically) She made a funny! That’s a first!
Tanya: (pokes Monica’s left shoulder) But, you know what’s really funny? The way you look! (The three laughs as other kids crowd around to speculate)
Drew: What’s with you hair and why you’re so tall? (a look of anger comes across Monica’s face, but she smiles it off and walks away)
Tanya: (grabs Monica’s right shoulder) We’re not done- ( Monica quickly grabs Tanya’s hand off her shoulder with her left hand. Monica wrist locks her arm, making Tanya wince in pain as Monica wears a sadistic smile on her face) MY ARM!!! (Monica kicks Tanya in the sternum with her leg, sending her back into the arms of her friends. The other children mumble to one another in disbelief)
Drew: So you want a piece of us, Slinky?
Monica: (Moves into a Karate fighting stance) Why bother with a piece when I take the whole cake!!!! (Monica dashes towards the three girls. In fear, Samantha and Tanya move quickly out her path, leaving Drew. Monica strikes Drew with a left punch, right punch, left punch, right leg roundhouse. Monica quickly whips the same leg around striking her on the jaw as well as making her flip forward, landing on her back. Drew cries as she holds her jaw. Monica focuses on Samantha, who is attempting to pick up a large tree branch. Monica makes a dash towards Samantha. Tanya jumps in her path to stop her but is clothes-lined by Monica’s left arm. By the time Samantha looks over to spot Monica, it’s too late. Monica’s airborne and dropkicks Samantha into the fence ten feet behind her, knocking her unconscious on impact. Monica looks around the yard and notices everyone is quiet and afraid. They all look upon her as teachers rush out there to assist the injured girls… Scene returns to Hospital, current time…)
Monica: You do have a point there! Now I can see it.
David: So, what are going to do with your abilities?
Monica: I’m going to do what my heart tells me. I’m gonna help him and the others fight for this planet. First, I need him to help me train, of course.
David: That’s my girl, I’m proud of you.
Monica: Thank you, Dad. This is my destiny…
David: Then, it’s settled. Of to New Jersey you will go. (pauses) Monica, promise me one thing?
Monica: Yes, father?
David: I want to see my two heroes together…
Monica: (gets out of bed and walks over to her father) I understand. (reaches down and hugs her father) Take care, okay?
(The scene shifts to a Karate Dojo located on a busy street within the evening hours. Inside, eight students test their might against one young woman. After a few seconds, it evident that they are no match for the young African-American woman; donning short, black hair with two bright blonde streaks hanging down her face. The fight rages on until an older Japanese man makes his way to the area. It is their sensei , Fukuhara Takeda…….)
Sensei: (firmly) Enough! (everyone falls into lined positions) Monica, what’s the cause of this?
Monica: (places her blonde streaks behind her ears) Sensei Takeda, it’s not what you think. (the other students nod in agreement) I was just sparring with the others, sir.
Sensei: (nods) Yes. Is everyone alright? She didn’t hurt you, did she? (everyone answers “No” at the same time, while holding their bodies in pain. He looks at Monica)
Monica: (grins) I only used half my strength, honestly.
Sensei: Everyone, I have an announcement to make. Monica Hayes, you have shown once again that you reached another step on your path to the way of the warrior. I hereby honor you now with the third degree of mastership. Come forth and receive your honors. (Monica proceeds to Sensei Takeda. He removes her old belt and replaces it with a new black belt, which has three yellow stripes on the tail.)
Monica: DOMO ARIGATO!! (they both bow to each other)
Sensei: Have a good evening, class is over…. (exits to rear office)
(Monica and the others grab their things from the side of the dojo. Monica takes out her voice pager. As she goes to clip it onto her belt, it begins to beep)
Monica: I wonder who the could be? (Clicks the button, a female voice emits)
Female Voice: “Monica, this is Dr. Mary Kreiger at the Seattle Medical Center. I’m calling to tell you that your father, David Hayes has been in a car accident. His condition is critical!
Please come to the emergency room immediately”
Monica: (whispers) Oh, no…. (she grabs her things and rushes out the front door)
Female Student: (holding her stomach) Damn, she’s as strong as a bear!(groans)
Male Student: (concerned) I hope she’s alright…
Monica: (running in the middle of the street )I have to get there!! (looks up and see the hospital towering in the distance) [The hospital’s ten blocks away] (panting) I must….(her eyes begin to glow yellowish orange as her speed increases o a blistering eighty m.p.h. Traffic swerves frantically as Monica blurs pass the intersections. Monica makes it to the hospital doors in under five seconds and slows to a jogging pace as she enters. She calls out for Dr. Kreiger) Dr. Kreiger!!!! DR. KREIGER!!!!! (a female doctor approaches Monica)
Dr. Kreiger: That’s me, who are you?
Monica: (fixes her hair) I’m Monica Hayes, where’s my pops? Is he okay?
Dr Kreiger: Well, as good as can be. He has severe damage to his abdomen. He won’t be able to walk for a few weeks, but he has stabled.
Monica: (sighing) No….
Dr. Kreiger: (calmly) Monica, relax. He will walk again. Fortunately, there was no internal bleeding found nor damage to his vertebrae.
Monica: Really? That’s relief.
Dr. Kreiger: Say, I paged you only a few minutes ago, how on earth you got here so quickly?
Monica: (Nodding off) To be honest, I do- (faints into Dr. Kreiger’s arms)
Dr. Kreiger: Someone help, now!!!! (hospital aides rush to Monica and carry her away)
ONE HOUR LATER………..
(Monica lies in a hospital bed sleeping. She is not alone in the room…)
Male Voice: (raspy sounding) Monica, wake up….Monica
Monica: (opens eyes as she groans) Dad?
David Hayes: Yes, it’s me Moni. (Monica turns her head right to see her father lying four feet away in the next bed)
Monica: Dad, how did this happen?
David: I was pulling out a parking spot when a car approached at full speed. By some kind of miracle, his car flipped over mine on impact and landed on it’s roof, crushing the young man instantly.
Monica: So, he’s……Oh, my god (David hangs his head down)
David: (reaches over to the stand next to his bed) Here, I have something for you. (He grabs a picture and reaches over to Monica to give it to her. It is a picture of his younger self with a woman who resembles Monica, but she has gray streaks instead of Monica’s blonde. There are two children standing beside them; a six year old girl , half Spanish, and a three year old boy. David and the woman both hold a newborn baby in their arms) Take a look at it.
Monica: Dad, that’s you, right? (smiles) Is this my mother?
David: Yes, Moni. Those kids there are David Jr. and Liza , your brother and sister.
Monica: (sits up quickly) WHAT?? You lied to me! I thought I had no other surviving family!
David: I’m sorry, Moni. After the divorce, I was given custody of you only. I was in so much pain from not being able to see the rest of my children, that I rather not told you so you wouldn’t have to endure the pain with me….
Monica: (calms down) Divorce? Dad what happened?
David: You knew I once a federal agent, right? (Monica nods) Well, during a certain mission, I was given orders to turn over important info to a foreign crime boss. I refused to turn against my country and instead, I reported this to a higher chain of command.
Monica: so, I figure that didn’t sit well with your FED “buddies”, huh?
David: Yes, I began to receive death threats on the regular. I feared for all of your lives, so I decided to relocate. That was the most painful thing I ever had to do in my life….
Monica: Out of love, you did it. (sighs) Dad….
David: Now, do you understand and forgive me?
Monica: Yes, but I have something to ask you about my sister!
David: Let me guess, how can she be half Spanish?
Monica: Well, yeah…
David: (smiles) Liza was born before your mother and I met. Her father was a good friend of mine who died tragically. Years later, your mother and I fell in love and the rest is history. From then on, I took care of Liza like she was my own
Monica: Awwwww…
David: But here’s the news that’s gonna make you jump for joy!!!
Monica: What is it, Pops?
David: The two babies in the picture are you and your twin brother, Michael
Monica: Really? (pauses) Did you say twin brother? (happily) I’M A TWIN!!!!!
David: (smiles again) You might wanna keep that down?
Monica: (relaxes) Oh, sorry, Dad. What can you tell me about him?
David: He’s about 6’2, thinly built, very muscular and athletic. That’s what your mother tells me.
Monica: Does she know anything about me?
David: A lot. We trade info and pictures on the regular. She asked you can do her a big favor.
Monica: (anxious) Anything!
David: she wants you to come to New Jersey live with her for a while and to become reacquainted with her and your siblings. She wants this to be a surprise for your twin brother, especially. I have already arranged for you to leave as soon as tomorrow, I scored you a ticket on one of those new super deluxe planes with more head and foot space than you thought was possible. First Class, too!
Monica: But Dad, I can’t leave you like this!
David: I’ll manage, I have the best medical coverage around. I’ll be living like a king here until I heal, so don’t worry about me…
Monica: Okay, dad, I’ll go. But before I leave, can I ask you some more about Michael?
David: Go on.
Monica: Can he fight?
David: I should have known you’d ask me that. For the record, he can. After being somewhat of a problem child, your mother jumped on the opportunity to enroll him and a Chinese exchange program. He was taken in by a Shaolin monk and scholar. He taught him…
Monica: Shaolin Kung Fu?
David: Right. In four years he learned the basics and some of the most advanced moves. From all people who have fought him, he’s been known to get very ruthless in the heat of battle; a very short fuse he has, but highly skilled he is.
Monica: Did you say four years? I’ve researched that art of fighting, it usually takes a student about a decade.
David: You and him are just the same, both are fighting geniuses, it must run your both your genes.
Monica: I guess so
David: (coughs) Have you been keeping up with the news?
Monica: Yes, why?
David: I guess your familiar with the Binarians, too
Monica: Yeah, the two girls and a guy who have all those incredible powers.
David: Well, that “guy” is…
Monica: Michael? You’re kidding me, right?
David: Nope, your mother and I hit the floor when we seen him on the news. At first, we didn’t know what to make of it and still don’t. He possess power beyond any mere human. You know, I wonder if you are the same.
Monica: (thinks deeply) Well, dad, I am…
David: What?
Monica: The moment I got the page from the doctor, I felt that the need to be here was greater than anything I cared for at the time. The desire burned within me and when I ran here I began to reach speeds of nearly eighty miles! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that’s humanly impossible, right?
David: No kidding! (closes his eyes for a short period) Now I realize! It goes back about nine years…
Monica: What does, dad?
David: Remember that fight you got into during grammar school? (the scene shifts back in time to a school yard playground; children are up and about having fun during the lunch period) Remember those three girls you couldn’t stand at first because they used to tease you all the time? (The camera shifts to a younger Monica Hayes as she plays on the monkey bars; displaying a great acrobatic prowess. Her hair back then had the same blonde streaks, indicating they are natural, but her black hair was longer and is kept in a ponytail. Most noticed, is her height as she stand taller than all females in her class)
Monica’s voice: You must be talking about Tanya, Samantha and Drew. (Those three approach young Monica) Yes, I remember beating the piss out of them.
David’s voice: Right. But didn’t you notice something strange about that fight?
Monica’s voice: Um, no…
David’s voice: You had no martial arts training at that time, but yet you showed off a martial arts fighting style! (Dialogue shifts to the flashback)
Drew: Hey, Slinky, make sure your head doesn’t hit the ground when you’re hanging upside down! (Samantha and Tanya laughs)
Monica: (Flips feet first off the bar, flying over and pass the three girls. She lands behind them, facing their backs. They turn to her) Well, I see Larry, Moe and Curly never misses their appointment to pick on little ol’ me!
Samantha: (sarcastically) She made a funny! That’s a first!
Tanya: (pokes Monica’s left shoulder) But, you know what’s really funny? The way you look! (The three laughs as other kids crowd around to speculate)
Drew: What’s with you hair and why you’re so tall? (a look of anger comes across Monica’s face, but she smiles it off and walks away)
Tanya: (grabs Monica’s right shoulder) We’re not done- ( Monica quickly grabs Tanya’s hand off her shoulder with her left hand. Monica wrist locks her arm, making Tanya wince in pain as Monica wears a sadistic smile on her face) MY ARM!!! (Monica kicks Tanya in the sternum with her leg, sending her back into the arms of her friends. The other children mumble to one another in disbelief)
Drew: So you want a piece of us, Slinky?
Monica: (Moves into a Karate fighting stance) Why bother with a piece when I take the whole cake!!!! (Monica dashes towards the three girls. In fear, Samantha and Tanya move quickly out her path, leaving Drew. Monica strikes Drew with a left punch, right punch, left punch, right leg roundhouse. Monica quickly whips the same leg around striking her on the jaw as well as making her flip forward, landing on her back. Drew cries as she holds her jaw. Monica focuses on Samantha, who is attempting to pick up a large tree branch. Monica makes a dash towards Samantha. Tanya jumps in her path to stop her but is clothes-lined by Monica’s left arm. By the time Samantha looks over to spot Monica, it’s too late. Monica’s airborne and dropkicks Samantha into the fence ten feet behind her, knocking her unconscious on impact. Monica looks around the yard and notices everyone is quiet and afraid. They all look upon her as teachers rush out there to assist the injured girls… Scene returns to Hospital, current time…)
Monica: You do have a point there! Now I can see it.
David: So, what are going to do with your abilities?
Monica: I’m going to do what my heart tells me. I’m gonna help him and the others fight for this planet. First, I need him to help me train, of course.
David: That’s my girl, I’m proud of you.
Monica: Thank you, Dad. This is my destiny…
David: Then, it’s settled. Of to New Jersey you will go. (pauses) Monica, promise me one thing?
Monica: Yes, father?
David: I want to see my two heroes together…
Monica: (gets out of bed and walks over to her father) I understand. (reaches down and hugs her father) Take care, okay?