by Doug Langille
Start with first atmospheric generator explosion and impact
Turns off TV, At the office, paperwork, calls Kara, argues
Kara complains to Monarch about traditions, current obsession with peace, her shitty marriage to Jak. He talks of the weight of the crown
News broadcast about authoritarian beatdown & protests.
Jak meets new coworker Diane, flirts, go for a drink
Diane reports to Huma Proper, gets orders
Diane tells Jak about the Third Faction, asks him to join, shows a glimpse of it
Kara discovers the affair, is embarrassed/furious, Monarch says it’s normal, she calls Jak but hangs up before chat
Kara confront’s Diane about the affair and surprisingly Diane admits to just using Jak with the fictitious Third Faction. Romantic sparks
Diane proposes a plan to solve Kara’s problems with Monarch and Jak and save people
HP propaganda - patronizing
Jak and Diane rendevous. She convinces him to blow up the remaining atmospheric generator. Jak talks about Yrn’s ancient war mongering ways
Jak and team set explosives
Explosion, city is plunged into darkness, Diane plants evidence
Under the cover of dark, Kara murders her father
Kara is installed as Regent, blames explosion on Huma Proper, declares war.
Jak pleads with Diane for asylum. Diane agrees if he kills Kara. Promises a future where they rule a unified people together under Third Faction banner
Kara & Diane tour Yrn ruins of ancient Yrn colonial ship, have a moment, Diane wonders if her gamble with jak is safe
Kara & Jak at festival celebrating Yrn founding, duties of royalty, tense
Jak expresses frustration with Diane over relationship secrecy
HP propaganda - darker tone
religious meditation. Kara reflects on relationship with Diane
Diane shows up in Kara’s quarters and they have a sexy times moment
training montage, epic fails
Jak leads a sortie. It fails, but unintentionally works better
Kara is giving a speech to her people. Interrupted by attack
Third Faction sortie mission caught on film, public support building
Diane and Jak meet to discuss his involvement. Step back. Take it easy.
Emergency sirens blare (what is the disaster?) and Diane is recalled to Huma Proper HQ.
Kara leads a military council mtg
Huma Proper HQ is in shambles. Yrn and TF are ransacking capital district. HP military leadership declares martial law
Jak decides to take up Mantle of leadership of TF
Kara gets intelligence report. Third Faction is real and Jak is legitimate leader. Third Faction is now a threat
Diane warns Kara that she no longer has influence over Jak
War attrocities. Normally peaceful Yrns being killed and killing. HP heros
jak rallies troops and makes a plan to assault the palace, kill Kara, assume leadership of the Yrn and… Sue for peace or vengeance
Diane’s plant in the TF about Jak’s plan
Jak leads a squad of Thirds through the bowles of the city to tunnels. Wants to gain access to Yrn seat of power to assassinate Kara
city loses power, looting, martial law unenforceable
Diane warns Kara that Jak is headed her way
kara contacts jak, tries to talk him out of his plan. He declines. Kara makes preparations
kara monitors assault remotely . The Thirds are killed by Yrn guard
Jak is alone in tunnels, lost, hurt, alone. Seeds of doubt inadequacy. Talks to ghosts
tidal dam collapses, massive flooding,people drowning, news outlet abandoned
rats running in tunnel, roar, rush of water, flees, is overtaken by torrent
view from paraput. Capital in flames. Kara fears the worst
view from street, diane sees palace. Then a battery assault. Diane fears the worst
jak revives and stumbles forward. comes across a little human boy in the tunnels
diane relieves the HP commander, he resists and is killed. Diane ceases the assault on the palace and gathers an HP team to storm it instead.
kara rises from the rubble and finds that all her aides de camp are dead, activates ancient ship’s self destruct
boy leads jak to group of human children trapped by water. He rescues them and has an epiphany
yrn soldier confronts them and won’t let them pass. Jak kills him and ccommits to the greater cause
HP and Thirdfaction forces clash
jak leads children to human camp and is arrested by HP unit
jak is interrogated by HP lone wolf commander
diane gets updated en-route about jak’s capture. Orders his execution
jak befriends/confides in sympathizer
sympathizer kills HP commander and frees Jak
kara meditates, laments the failure of the Yrn, prepares
Jak makes tracks for the palace
kara calls diane and says goodbye. Diane is rushes forward
after a bit of a trek, jak finally gains entry to palace. Confronts Kara
diane’s forces breech the palace and are greated by hostiles
kara and jak argue and Jak moves in for the kill
kara tells jak about the self destruct jak convinces kara to shutdown it down. There is hope. The embrace in reconciliation but Jak tries to kill her anyway. He must for their people
HP forces break into throne room. Jak is stopped but kara moves to dispatch jak. Diane stops her and kara asks why?
diane lays out her true motives and kills kara.
Jak, reluctant leader of all forces, ends the hostilities. Gives speech in rebuilding. All peoples, Human and Yrn are Yrnian