Thoughts on Alternate Universes
Type 1 AU is the same universe as our own (i.e. here in the real world), which means that the characters of the universe could potentially be able to discover that they are, in fact, fictional (at least, in the point of view of those who "created"...
The Serpent Curse - Epilogue
EXT. AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE - DAY LONG SHOT: Kiah leads the deceived animals down from the Tree, where Joey awaits. He gives them aid and comfort, sharing in their loss. KIAH (V.O.): Animals were never separated from God the same way humans were. The...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 10
EXT. AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK - TIME-LAPSE. Time passes over the Outback, near the burrow Kiah calls home. The Sun and Moon travel through the Sky as the days pass by. INT. DEATH ADDER BURROW - DAY Kiah lies in her hollow quietly. Suddenly, there is the...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 9
EXT. SYDNEY AIRPORT RUNWAY - DAY A plane comes in for a landing on the runway. EXT. AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK - TIME-LAPSE Kiah and Critter once again make their way back through the Australian Outback, across barren plains, past towering bluffs, jostling...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 8
OPEN INTO: INT. GARDEN OF EDEN - CONTINUOUS Kiah and Critter pause at the gate, looking out in awe at the lush Garden looming before them, filled with plants and trees and rivers, the sky above them radiates the purest blue. KIAH: We're here. The...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 7
INT. SYDNEY AIRPORT - MORNING Critter chases Kiah as she slips into the airport. CRITTER: What are you talking about? You know where the Tree of Knowledge is? You never told me we were finding the Tree of Knowledge. KIAH: I thought my contact was...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 6
EXT. HUNTER'S COTTAGE - MORNING The Hunter carries Kiah's cage out to the truck, and puts it in the Jeep's trunk, while Habibah puts in her pungi case. As they pull on the tarp, Critter slips into the trunk unnoticed. Critter peaks out as the Hunter...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 5
INT. HUNTER'S COTTAGE - DAY Kiah begins to wake up, her snake vision taking in her surroundings. She's in a cluttered Outback Shack with two humans standing over her cage, one the hunter, and the other a young, Middle-Eastern woman (HABIBAH)....
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 4
EXT. VULKATHUNHA-GAMMON RANGES CLIFFS - DAY Finally, Kiah and Critter approach a cliff with a small gaping hole in its the wall. KIAH: We're here. CRITTER: You're sure? This place looks sort of creepy. Kiah looks at the cave entrance, and a...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 3
EXT. FLINDERS RANGES - DAY Kiah and Critter make their way through the Flinders Ranges again, the heat of the Sun blaring down on them. CRITTER: Can we stop? I need to find a nice cool patch of dirt to bury myself in. KIAH: No, we're almost there. I...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 2
EXT. AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK - MOMENTS LATER Kiah has made some ground, when Critter rushes to catch up, a few steps behind. As his paws hit the ground, vibrations enter into the Earth and radiate toward Kiah. CRITTER: So what is this? Some sort of...
The Serpent Curse - Chapter 1
EXT. AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK - DAY Scales shifting through the dirt, brush parting around her, a twig SNAPS. Kiah emerges, jaws yawning, belly bloated from a meal well devoured. Suddenly, vibrations radiating from the side. Kiah turns her head to a RUSTLE...