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EXT. FIELD OF TALL GRASS AT NIGHT

WIDE SHOT

Malakai is walking through shoulder high grass. The stars light up

the dark sky while Malakai's staff, with a lantern on it, lights up
what ahead as well as himself. The wind blows swaying the grass.
Malakai has a lost look on his face.

Piper
Malakai…

MEDIUM SHOT

Malakai stops for a moment. Looks ahead. Then starts walking forward
again following the soft voice calling from the distance.

CUT TO DAY

EXT. COUNTRY LANE PATH

Malakai and Piper walk down the lane to the fields where the sheep
waiting. Piper is skipping ahead in front. As she skips the bells on
her own staff jingles.

CLOSE UP OF MALAKAI

Malakai is a little behind but is watching her with a smile and

loving look.

CUT TO SHEPARDS

Two other shepherds can be seen walking towards them. Piper notices
and slows down waiting for her brother to catch up.

CUT MEDIUEM SHOT

The other shepherds walk past them. Malakai sneaks a glance at one
of them. He gets a look of disgust back. Malakai looks straight
ahead grabs his sisters’ hand as he walks on. Pipers swings their
arms smiling unaware of the looks she and her brother are getting.

EXTREAM ZOOM IN ON BELLS

Malakai walks a bit faster.

CUT TO NIGHT

EXT. FIELD OF TALL GRASS

ZOOM OUT FROM BELLS ON GROUND

Malakai does not notice the bells in the grass and walks past them.
Then he stops and calls out again.

Malakai
PIPER!

Malakai yells into the night sky. He waits for a response.

Piper
Malakai...

He starts walking again following the voice.

CUT TO WIDE SHOT

Malakai is now far away from the country lane path. Malakai can't
see it from where he is anymore.

EXT. FIELD AFTERNOON

Malakai is looking at Piper from a top the path.

CUT TO PIPER

Piper is still playing with the sheep.

CUT BACK TO MALAKAI

He calls out to her and gestures that he is going home. Piper sees
this and waves goodbye then pays attention to the sheep again.

EXT. FIELD OF TALL GRASS

Malakai is still walking forwards towards Piper calling out to him.

He pulls his coat tighter around his shoulders because of the cold.
Rustling can be heard. There is slight movement in the grass.

CLOSE UP OF MALAKAI

He looks ahead of himself. Its dark. He raises his staff above his
head, hoping to spread the light of the lantern. It helps a little.

CUT TO EXT. OLD BUNGALOW DUSK

Malakai is sitting on the steps in front of the bungalow. He looks

down the path with a worried expression.

CUT CLOSE UP OF OLD HAND TOUCHING MALAKAI'S BACK

The hand taps his shoulder getting Malakai's attention. He stands up

and looks back. The hand points towards the field. Malakai nods his
head with a determined look on his face. When he turns around, he is
pushed by the hand taking his first step forwards, almost tripping.

CUT TO EXT. FIELD OF TALL GRASS

Malakai trips while walking forwards. His staff falls out of his
hands. He trips over a ridge in the ground. Pressed grass on the
ground breaks his fall. He is in complete darkness with only the dim
lights in the sky.

CUT TO FIRST PERSON VIEW

Malakai starts feeling around the ground looking for his staff. As
he crawls forward, he sees the light from the lantern and moves
towards it. When he finally reaches it, he sees Pipers staff on the
ground snapped in two. He picks it up hands trembling. Rustling can
be heard again. Closer.

Piper
Malakai...

He hears her again right in his ear. Malakai grabs his staff and
starts to swing it violently, trying to get a view of Piper and the
things that’s been rustling around.

CUT TO CLOSE UPS

The light reveals a lone shoe, blood stains on the ground and Pipers
dress in tatters. While he swings the staff, he hears Piper call his
name again but this time the light reveals a sheep. Its sitting on
the ground, around Pipers things with blood on its wool and the side
of its mouth. As the light went over it, he saw the sheep speak.

Sheep
Malakai...

Malakai takes int the scene. He points the light at the sheep again.
It calls his name again. Malakai starts hyperventilating. He raises
the light and sees eyes watching him from the grass behind the
sheep.

MEDIUM SHOT

Malakai leans back a bit.

CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF FACE

Malakai swallows, breaths out then open his mouth as if to say

something.

CUT TO WIDE SHOT OF FIELD OF TALL GRASS

The sound of the wind is harsh and loud. Its cuts of any sound any
being may make.
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