Episode One –

FUCKED UP SHIT

Setting: Top view in a court room swirling downward camera shot.

settling on the seated captain.

NEW SHOT: Commander Slasveig standing at podium.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG :

Your honor I submit to you a case of vast importance. A case which will detail the many injustices committed by the accused. Captain Christopher Faust.

A Captain, yet Is so in fact the commander and ultimate leader of a crew, his crew known across the five regions as the so called “Marauders “.

A full fledged legion of police officers equipped with special operations armaments and training. They have been allotted Cruiser War Vessels from the renown Ford Vehicle Company which has been a long appropriated company for nearly a millennia.
Ford was put first into use during the human war effort on Earth and now the dark void. These vessels by Ford are equipped to out run out maneuver and outgun all other Star vessels both familiar and alien. They are exquisite to say the least. These vessels garnish time Mach speed and are also equipped with Brain Scan and Devastator.

Through the use of these allocations from Star Command, not only were “The Marauders” capable of keeping its allotted regions in line within its set laws and ordnances but also they extended their sort by intimidation through the use of threats and violence towards it’s neighboring regions. This includes regions not yet under the care of the United Front.

The Captain, … Captain Faust’s mandated assignment is on record, however we of Corrections do acquiesce to the fact that not all is seen or revealed in the dealings of Command Essential. Be that as it may, we are taking in account this factor.

Custodian of the Vail province. Watchdog over the ever changing ever evolving Eastern frontier. Captain Faust has nestled himself a haven from which he and his crew members and God knows who else, have an open playground to exploit. Intel from Eagle reports that Captain Faust has gotten rich from these exploits and abuses of power. Rich enough to provide for the ten wives that he has spread throughout three neighboring galaxies. Plus over thirty five women who’s professions range from secretaries, doctors and pornography devas. He provides for them all.

Some more so than others. Some receive a modest stipend to live. While other receive extravagant gifts of jewelry, furs, or homes or even expensive furnishings and art.

He has an expensive collection of weapons. These range from handheld to drone to driven.

The man seems to have amassed a great deal of well to do. Which is astonishing given the fact that he is able to afford all these things on a Captain’s salary.

It is on record with EAGLE that he owns two planets, three moons and a war station spread within the same three galaxies.

We are charging Captain Faust with thievery. The charge of Thievery stems from the lost appropriation of Platinum bars and Gold from Sandrift the mining conglomerate.

A history of Captain Faust: Decorated Platinum Medal of Honor. Liberator of Bestbar. Both Soldier and Leader in last man standing. Most notable assist to the Army Corps of Engineers. They piped in water and irrigated the land for the indigenous population of Imogene.

Studied At Briggs. Optimized understudy as second in command under Captain Rodger Montgomery.

A somewhat impressive background and career within Star Command. Yet I submit before you today the tainted underbelly of his dealings and instances of abhorrent behavior and actions of Captain Faust. Charges are as follows:

Charges of Thievery. Reckless abandonment. Torture. The unauthorized use of weapons of mass destruction. And arguably the worst of all, The denial of life: Murder.

The murder of Augie Freed. A female civilian.

This hearing is first to determine the accountability to the numerous reports delivered to Corrections via EAGLE (Examinations Assessment Guidance League Essential) Reports expressing: Acts Unbecoming of a Fleet Officer.

LEAD COMMANDER RICE:

Commander Hood your opening statement.

Already standing Commander Hood takes the podium.

COMMANDER HOOD:

Good morning Your honor sir,

I hope that you are enjoying our annual respite in spite of having the unfortunate duty of mediating this trial which I submit to you is nothing more than false allegations and hearsay.

Captain Christopher Faust is a hero. Plain and simple. In all regards.

A mortal who has brought ‘the law’ and order to the lawless region of the Eastern front.

When it comes to so called marauders I’d suggest you review the data logs of archives at Star Fleet Command.

If you had reviewed the last fifty years on file in that region, the Eastern region, you would realize that marauders are exactly what Captain Faust and his legion would face.

Incidentally speaking, the charge regarding the execution of Augustine Freed, a captured Star Fleet commander who turned trader to Command Essential is completely out of bounds.

If we go further into specific details I assure you that “the lot on high” wouldn’t be so at ease with this inquiry. In fact, I am now requesting that we go no further into details regarding the undertakings of Captain Faust and am asking on record that this inquiry be dissolved.

COMMANDER RICE:

Noted.

——There is a pause. The Dyna Flow camera zooms in on Captain Faust. His expression shows flared nostrils and tightly twisted lips. He notices he is being focused on and tries to calm his facial appearance.

The Dyna Flow quickly begins tracking to the left towards Commander Slasveig who is sitting at the prosecutor’s table with the “team of prosecutors “. He is looking downward at his tablet. He blinks at it.

Commander Slasveig stands again to quickly walk to the podium. Commander Hood steps away to let him stand before the microphone.

Commander Slasveig grabs the microphone around its bolted holder wiggles it straight bends over with his lips close to the tip of it.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

May I proceed your honor?

COMMANDER RICE:

Yes continue.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Our first witness is Agent Benjamin Ross of Eagle. Examinations Assessment Guidance League Essential.

——Shot of Captain Faust leaning backwards and turned to the left to look directly behind himself.

New shot of the many people in the viewing section of the courtroom looking back for a first glimpse of the first witness.

Pause.

Two of the many armed guards, both standing on opposite sides of the French doors of the courtroom, grab their doorknob turn the handle and opens their door. In walks a tall slender man with distinguishing facial characteristics.

He wears a dark blue suit. One would at first think that it was black. A white nicely pressed starched shirt which cuffs slightly appears below his suit jacket’s sleeve. Adorning on this area the wrist area is the face of a gold watch accompanied with a poly leather black wrist band. His shoes are black polished businessman shoes of high quality and he wore a royal blue silk tie that is quite beautiful. He glides with magnetism and posture. He makes his way to the witness booth.

BAILIFF:

Raise your right hand.

The Agent raises his right hand while placing his left hand on the Bible.

BAILIFF:

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? So help you God.

AGENT ROSS:

I do.

BAILIFF:

You may be seated.

Agent Ross nestles into his seat. He quickly adjust the microphone.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Good morning Agent Ross how are you today?

AGENT ROSS:

I am well thank you. Kind of you to ask. And your self?

——There is a slight moan, a few chuckles, and laughter from the aisle. Immediately the Judge takes action. He picks up his gavel and slams it hard. Everyone is startled by the loud crackling sound that the Judge has made as it echoes and vibrates through out the courtroom.

COMMANDER RICE:

I will not have any outbursts during any parts of these proceedings from “the peanut gallery “! The next time I will be clearing the courtroom and we will resume in private with a private taping.

I respect your decision to be here in support of Captain Faust or against the Captain. However under my supervision you will follow the appropriate acts and behaviors of a formal court martial is that clear?

You may resume Commander Slasveig.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Dated stardate 3029 04 11: Corrections received a report from you stating that the accused Captain Faust was named by one of many informants as to have taken leave on the date of 3029 03 22.

AGENT ROSS:

Yes that is correct.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Is there any documentation that denotes the whereabouts of Captain Faust on the date of 3029 03 22 through 3029 03 31th?

AGENT ROSS:

None whatsoever. Except for a record of his Dodge Select leaving Docking bay 40 on the above date. No.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Is it a requirement for all personnel the have their transponders active while both on and off duty sir?

AGENT ROSS:

A strong recommendation actually. Some maybe, most actually believe it is a requirement however they are misinformed.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Docking bay 40? Stars and Stripes base 6? Command Essential?

AGENT ROSS:

Yes.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Would you tell the court what date was the body of retired veteran Commander Augustine Freed found?

COMMANDER HOOD:

Your honor. I thought we have made it clear that the subject matter that this court is about to embark is out of range given the facts that we’ve already discussed its irrelevance in the above inquiries. No evidence has been produced or provided to the defense to counter these accusations.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Oh we’ll get to that.

COMMANDER HOOD:

You most certainly will not. Did you pass the bar Slasveig? if so, you’d recognize that you’re teethering on the brink of disbarment.

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

In due time Commander Hood. I don’t need your guidance in presenting this case.

COMMANDER HOOD:

You aren’t going to pull a Houdini on this court and try to submit unmitigated information without presenting it to the defense.

Your honor may we approach.

COMMANDER RICE:

Quite the opposite. I will approach you both —-in my chambers. Court is in recess until 1400 hours.

——The judge taps his gavel

Shot of courtroom doors swinging open. A flood of people mostly enlisted some civilian exit while chattering. They exit to the right mostly very few to the left.

Slight zoom in on “a pairing” of two men. Captain Faust and his second in command Lieutenant Jody “Shorty” Faust—-Captain Faust’s cousin.

The disconcerting look on the captain’s face says it all.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

A fuckin’ joke! You bring your car?

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Yeah. Private parking’s this way.

——Filler shots of the crowd s-curving here there making their way towards various destinations. The Fausts branch off to a secluded area were Lieutenant’s Faust’s GT 500 is parked. Jody tells the Ford vehicle to liven up and there’s a robust grumble that would make most men cream in their pants.

Mid to far away camera shot slightly high angling downward. The Fausts approach Jody’s car.

Crop shot: showing the backside of Captain Faust and the front of Lieutenant Faust at top of the GT 500’s roof level.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Fucking cock suckas!

——-Jody Faust yells towards the direction of the courtroom.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Both Corrections and that fuckin’ Eagle bitch!

——New shot: showing both entering the vehicle as we on Earth today enter a vehicle.

Interior shot: front view of Captain Faust and Lieutenant Faust sitting in Jody’s GT500.

Captain Faust puts his index finger up to his lips as to shush his cousin. He struggles to feel within his right pant’s pocket then pulls out an item that resembles the shape of a ink pen. He brings it up eye level then clicks it. It buzzes while prompting the word “scanning “on digital read out. It then fizzes and texts “clear”.

Pause——

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Where’d you get that thing?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

The Secret Service. The Prez is gonna kick smart ass’s ass in there.

I’m almost enjoying this bullshit inquiry.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Honestly I was feeling for a minute that he was gonna hang your ass out to dry. With my ass not far behind.

——Pause

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

What could be the hold up?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You’re asking me? Who knows with that guy. You know he’s strange. ‘Old and strange.

He never keeps us in the “entire”loop of things.

That’s what so frightening to me about him. The intrigue. His ability to blindside you. His commanding of you to take a blind leap of faith or else you’re disloyal and will be dealt with immediately or some time down the road.

Gimme a line. I wanna be fucked up before going back in there.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Let’s get the fuck outta this garage first.

The striped hot rod rises off of its retractable wheels as they retract. The elemental vehicle which is self sustaining due to its design to operate off of the surrounding elements begins to run off of its recorded trajectory although Jody is operating the steering wheel and altitude.

The car is curvy and magnificent. A pretty paint job and waxing glints light over the recessive and sharp surfaces of the vehicle. The Shelby GT 500 careens and zips out of its parking bay into a tunnel that opens into space. Lieutenant Faust thrust the car at maximum velocity into space.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I can’t believe that I am the only suspect indicted for the murder of that bitch. Just for the record, I’m telling you Jody, again, that I had nothing to do with the murder of Augie. I—-I loved her!

Sure we’ve had our differences and had fallen in and out of friendship and love affairs and secret secluded rendezvous but I never held a grudge. Or wanted her dead.

You know that our history goes back to the academy. She was four years behind me.

Stunning little cop I thought. Bright, tenacious and inquisitive. And that body, —-asking to be fucked hard.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

I only liked her hair. And she smelled good. Her snippy ass personality sucked though.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Yeah. Glove box?

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

You know.

——The Captain moves around items in Jody’s glove box to grab the vial of synthetic cocaine and a marijuana joint. He sits back.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Yeah. Her hair was nice.

——Pause

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I told her it made her a target. What with her looking like a movie star and all. It was like painting a bull’s eye on her.

Again that bod. Damn she had a nice body. Those tits were like long watermelons. And a ganging ass.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

I think she was deformed.

Lieutenant Faust steers hard to the left to circle back to the moon base where the trial is being held.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

You going to light that joint?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

A good pussy too.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Huh! Yeah.——most of the officers told me the same.

——Captain Faust grumbles a bit then unscrews the cap with the small coke spoon attachment off of the vial of synthetic cocaine.

He spoons himself a quick one then again in the other nostril.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Your captain, Captain Montgomery banged her. So I’ve heard. So did Fontaine and Tony. I even heard they double poked her together and she loved it. ‘Fell out in spasmodic ecstasy.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Fucking bitch! (Pause) Fuck that bitch!

——In anger the captain rips at Jody’s glove box and gets it opened. He throws the vial inside of it and slams it shut.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Frankly speaking, I’ve heard a lot of things about her. She’s a double agent. —-She’s a secret agent playing cop. She’s a lesbian. She’s bi. She’s straight. Who the fuck knows.

——Pause.

——Insert shot: Interior shot of Stars and Stripes base 6.
Commander Augustine Freed is a very Anglo English looking woman.

COMMANDER FREED:

Aw baby.

——She grabs Captain Faust by the face and peck/kisses him.

Inset shot ends abruptly.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I’ve thought this as well. I mean the fact that she was an agent or spy of some sort. ‘Dropped in on us to draw intel. You know get evidence on someone they are trying to lynch.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Who do you think deployed her?

EAGLE?

Corrections?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

‘The fuck if I know.

——Pause.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Now she’s dead.

Strange. I’d have thought that they pressurized her like us. Made her virtually death proof.

Insert shot: Interior shot from above: Dank sweaty hallway with sirens blaring. Well lit hallway yet lights are flickering and dimming fighting to remain on. Blast and shots in the near to distant area. Bodies lie in the hall with pools of blood and organ splatter, food carts and furniture which is blown to hell.

Camera shot from behind Captain Faust with Commander Freed by his side. Lieutenant Faust is ahead of them as they follow in a quick jogging pace behind Captain Faust’s hit squad. All of them are in battle gear.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Shorty did you locate him with those things?

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

He’s in there! quadrant B two o’clock. I count ten guards.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Seven vs ten rather eleven. Okay.

They are nearly 25 yards from the Banquet Hall.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

We’re not breaching. Exo-extermination!

Immediately they go into X-ray/ 4th dimension mode, they bring down the c-shaped lever on their rifles which overrides safety constraint and power output on their weapons.

 

Before they begin targeting and fire one shot, pressure bolts begin coming through the Banquet Hall at Captain Faust and the Marauders. The front two Marauders are killed. Battle gear augments kick in and the remaining five block the bolts with their wrist shields. they grouped together and form synergy. A humming noise coursed the energy.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Augie you take the fuckin’ shots. We will cover you!

They are in squat position huddled together. Arms bent to the forefront and above their heads. The synergy shield emits a haze about them but is turning red from the barrage of pressure bolts.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

We’re at 60 percent!

Commander Augie checks her rifle then continues to scan the heat signatures within the Banquet Hall. There’s a blue cold turning red haze of a battle drone about 50 yards away from them above the entrance of the Banquet Hall.

A heavy amount of pressure bolts from the drone as well as the guards to the self proclaimed ruler of Bestbar pummel the Marauders’ shield.

Augustine puts the rifle mussel onto the right Marauder’s shoulder guard. She fires a bolt at the drone. It punches through the hall above the door and ricochets off the drone.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Got damn it take Fuddy Duddy out! Fuck that drone!

COMMANDER FREED:

(Quickly) Fuck you! I got this!

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

25 percent bitch!

Commander Freed fires another shot opening another hole just above the entrance hall’s locked door. It hits the drone squarely and make a cracking sound.

The drone still fires at them. It’s crimson red by X-ray view.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Three fuckin’ percent!

Commander Freed waits for the beep and it is given for her to fire another round without the rifle exploding. She fires it. She makes another hole. It hits the drone and the drone explodes in the air, drops and hits the floor exploding again on impact. The drone vertically sprays and begins spewing flammable chemicals and fire all around it. X-ray vision indicates that the flames reached all the way to the Banquet Hall door and is crawling up the neighboring walls and door.

Guards stop shooting and run towards quadrant A and B to escape.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Motherfucka! Now how in the fuck are we gonna get in there now?

COMMANDER FREED:

We’re not breaching remember asshole!

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Shorty calm down.

They are apprehensive about going out of synergy but they do.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

We can take him out from here.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Fuck that! Command said make sure he’s dead. Up close!

Jody swings the AR-26 rifle on to his back. Clicks the C-shaped back toward standard ops. Then grabs his Tec-R regulator from above the left side of his hip. He begins yelling out orders to FAZE ONE.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Faze one you got us?

FAZE ONE:

At the ready.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

The hall that we’re in, make a hole behind us short of seventy yards pronto. Keep scan on “the bastard” he ain’t getting away this time.

FAZE ONE:

Roger that. In three two one.

There is an enormous explosion and after the initial blinding light leaves the pain in their eyes…

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

You two come with me. Faze one we need air coverage in the garden. Monitor Fuddy!

Lieutenant Faust sprints towards the swirling smoke and ebbing fire with the remaining two assault troopers in tow.

The Faze one assault ranger destroyed the wall and ceiling and the opposing wall of the hall. The entire section of the hallway was gone. That section was like being outside of the building.

Captain Faust and Commander Freed projected their recharged shield to the floor side by side but diagonally from the Banquet Hall door.

They squat behind their individually planted shields to start sniping and laying down suppressing fire.

The Captain zeros in on that brazenly determined guard that was relentless at peppering their shields with pressure bolts. He’s hiding in swat position behind the bar. He has his gun at the ready and a Remy shield in front of himself.

The Captain fires direct center at him. The pressure bolt explodes upon hitting the surface of the wall, ripping at sizable hole to the right of the door. The slug continues whizzing when it freakishly splits the bar and rams nonstop into his shield. The guardsman is knocked backwards about four feet into the wall. The force of the blast causes a kinetic explosion taking out the guardsman and three others hiding near him.

Both the Captain and Commander’s helmet have their visors down with X-ray mode running. The thing about these helmets that make them formidable are there abilities. For instance once a target or heat signature is captured it will remain in the data and visuals prompting. Even when the signature is not in direct view. In this case an avatar will be formed with the point of an arrow directing the wearer to the location of the target. The wearer of the helmet need only turn their head to center or locate the target. Once the avatar nears the live subject it disappears and the subject replaces it.

The red turning “blood red” arrow underneath the Captain’s left eye is flashing troublesomely. From training in the academy this indicates imminent danger.

There is a flash that comes hard and fast and the Captain and Commander are hurled away from the blast. Fire engulfs them. The Captain is knocked unconscious for a moment. Seconds later he awakens on his back tries to stand but his legs are gone. He notices Augie screaming. He turns over still in pain to view her as she runs down the hall towards the blown out section. Her suit is a fireball. She screeches as she runs arms flailing.

She staggers to an unaffected fish aquarium and hay-makers a punch into it and the water burst upon her.

She lets out a bellowing gasp…

The scene ends interrupted by the sound of Captain Faust’s cellphone “geiger counter sound”.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Fuck! It’s my wife.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Which one?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

The real one. —-Uh the first one.

Helena!

Shit!

I’m leaving this on speaker. Keep quiet. I want you to hear this conversation.

(Cough) Hey baby. How are you darling?

HELENA FAUST:

Why can’t I see you? Why am I on audio only?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

( Annoyed) What’s going on babe?

HELENA FAUST:

I want to see your face. Alright. Already bullshit with you.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Helena, what’s up?

HELENA FAUST:

Huh! Evasion. Characteristic of you.

What’s up? Heck…

Do you know who I just got off the phone with?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Who?

HELENA FAUST:

My mother.

She just kicked the shit out of me!

Pause.

I knew that this televised court proceeding was going to trash us. Murder, thievery, polygamy.

My husband the shining example of how to be a law man.

Pause.

Is it true?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Is what true?

HELENA FAUST:

Did you marry someone else?

Pause.

9 other women?

They are women aren’t they?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Now just what the fuck are you insinuating?

HELENA FAUST:

It’s true then.

Pause.

Listen to me. You’re either going to clean house and divorce all of them or I’m divorcing you!

You got it bitch!

Pause.

Hello?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

(Quietly) Yeah.

HELENA FAUST:

As restitution you will be giving me back my pink diamond engagement ring that you stole from me when we decided to separate. You understand me?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I pawned it for a bag of coke.

HELENA FAUST:

For a guy in the doghouse you really are pushing my buttons!

Do you want a divorce?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

(Pause) Let me think about it.

HELENA FAUST:

I’ll call the lawyer.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

No.

HELENA FAUST:

What?

I didn’t hear you.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Hell no I don’t want to divorce you.

HELENA FAUST:

It’s either me or them. What’s your answer?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You my love.

Of course you. It’s always been you.

HELENA FAUST:

Me huh? I’m not a fool Christopher.

Your heart wanders and because of this I have really fallen out of love with you.

Don’t get me wrong. I love you but I am not in love with you anymore.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Then what are we doing?

You know, you aren’t exactly the shining example of a fortuitous wife either my love. You’re drunk all the time. Ya’Fuck around. Can’t cook. Doesn’t clean up.

You don’t do shit but complain and spend my money!

And you’re bitchy and aggravating!

HELENA FAUST:

You see, now you’ve gone and pissed me off again! If it was me in your heart. The one you get up in the morning for, to provide for, then why are you out there fuckin around?

Hmm?

No answer?

So now you’re going to pay me. You’re going to up my alimony by $10,000 per week. And it’s not up to discussion.

Do you understand me?

You’ve made me a laughing stock for the last time. And now you’re going to come out of your pockets.

Yeah, that’s right.

The only thing that really hurts or matters to you.

I want you to hurt and be embarrassed and humiliated just like I am.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

$13,000 dollars a week Helena?

…Fuck! I knew you would be calling me about money as soon I answered the fuckin phone. All because of that asshole Slasveig.

He’s accused me of having all that shit!

Shit I don’t have!

HELENA FAUST:

Well you had better get it!

I want my diamond back today. You read me?

The increase in money by next payment. Got it Captain Faust?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You know I knew when I married you that you were a greedy bitch but…

HELENA FAUST:

Whoa! Hold on there captain. I don’t like being called a bitch for one.

Two, I am not greedy.

Dejected and angry maybe but not greedy.

And three you took a vow. We have a binding contract under law and God. You broke those vows and now you’re going to pay me for your foul up!

Understand?

Helena hangs up.

Jody has neared the entrance of the moon base.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

You okay.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Splendid.

The Captain voice commands his phone.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Capital Bank Teller three.

The Teller answers.

TELLER THREE:

Avery Garcia here. Ah Mr. Faust how can I be of service to you?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Mr. Garcia I need you to return my wife’s engagement ring in security box 722. I need it expressed out to her immediately. Her address is on file.

Also I need for you to increase my wife’s weekly allowance to $13, 000 each week to be released every Wednesday beginning next Monday.

Are we clear?

TELLER THREE:

Absolutely sir. It’s top priority. Any message?

Regarding the delivery of the ring?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Yes.

“ The years have gone by but not my love for you. You got it!”

TELLER THREE:

Very good sir.

Will there be anything else for you sir?

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You can subtract from my active checking account for the charges as usual. By the way what are the balances for each individual account?

TELLER THREE:

Account 3321 your active checking account is at eighty three million three hundred forty two thousand dollars and fifty eight cents.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Good.

TELLER THREE:

Account 7578 non active checking account is at two billion dollars.

Pause

And account 7164 your savings account is at ten trillion dollars.

CAPTAIN FAUST :

Splendid. Very nice Mr. Garcia.

For yourself take forty thousand dollars as a bonus.

Keep up the good work.

TELLER THREE:

We at Capital Bank are here to serve. Thank you and have a good rest of your day. Mr. Faust.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You as well.

The call ends.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

You might as well pocket that joint. I got bales of marijuana in New Chicago.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I’m not taking a joint into the courthouse Jody.

What are you high?

Very close shot of Jody Faust’s GT500 fascia as it descends into its previous parking bay.

 

Interior shot of Jody’s GT500

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Now don’t fold under questioning in there.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Fuck them!

Dude calls himself shaming me, trying to embarrass me by authorizing this public display.

Well they can all kiss my ass!

That fuckin’ Commie motherfucker’s trying to gain points with the Senate and Courts to retro us back to Socialism. Which we all know doesn’t work.

Sure they’ve tried it in the pass but in reality I know that it was just a way to get the masses legally under the thumb of “Those on High”.

The rich and powerful.

We’d take whatever was given while they kept capitalistic trade amongst themselves:

——They had money, jewels, opulence and the latest technology. The best food too.

Even to this day, they still won’t admit that it was not the idealistic dream that they wanted for all of humanity, but a setup. A setup to more or less enslave and warrant a person’s destiny.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

They still do and we’re back to Capitalism.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Yeah, but on a more even playing field. Don’t you think?

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

For us maybe. As a whole, I don’t know.

(Pause)

Listen to me for a second. Whether it’s Capitalism or Socialism we are all still just pawns in the game. Their game. You know.

Be glad for what you’ve got.

We could be delivering pizzas nigger.

Keep fuckin’ with them motherfuckas and we might end up delivering pizzas for a living.

That is—-if you survive this lynching.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I’ll survive this bullshit inquiry. I guarantee it.

All this shit is about is that Commie motherfuckas personal agenda. No one wants Socialism!

It doesn’t work!

 

And it won’t work until both greed and power corruption is non existent.

What I can’t get my head around is the fact that they’re going to attempt to make an example out of my ass! After all the effort and sacrifices that I have made to further the United Front.

First court martial me. Get the conviction. Then proceed to take my money, lock me up, and maybe execute me.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Thereby ending the long reign of the infamous Captain Faust. A cranky crotchety middle aged zealot. Hiding behind a silver shield.

They got your ass in a sling partner.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I guest Commander Slasveig thinks that I am shell shocked. Quaking in my boots and ready to beg for their mercy?

Fuck them!

All that me, you and our crew has acquired, was from hard fought services as a law enforcement agent.

—-‘and sometimes as a forced “soldier of fortune.”

We didn’t ask to become custodian to the Vail province. Or go and slaughter millions because some General said that it was necessary.

We followed orders and worked within the chain of command.

Now they’re trying to throw us under the bus.

Make a name for themselves. Even after benefiting from the outcome of our actions.

Fuck’um!

We did a lot of the vicious shit! ‘And I venture to say that all Marauders regret those things that we’ve done.

But war is fucked up shit.

So is life in general.

Fucked up !

—-and so now let’s send cops in to clean up the mess and institute a semblance of stability by the implementation of laws which establishes order and safety.

During the course of these ( Captain Faust uses his fingers to symbolize quotation marks) implementations; I’ve been shot. ‘My legs blown off and burned. My back broken and I’ve been stabbed.

Fuck Commander Slasveig!

I’m getting compensation for my injuries. Both physical and psychological.

I am going to be fully paid for the work that I do as a law man.

‘And as far as I am concerned my crew deserves and is going to be compensated as well.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

That should go without saying.

We’re taken for granted. That being the fact, we are subsequently cheapened.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You know.

Case in point, greedy ass Sandrift. Those cheap motherfuckas tried to evade paying our chaperone cost. Fuck our cost of protecting them. How much of our legion is needed to secure their operation. Fuck our man hours, headaches and skirmishes. They felt we pay you what we pay you.

I don’t think so. ‘And the President doesn’t think so.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

I wonder if they realize that he was the one who told us to take their shit?

(Pause).

CAPTAIN FAUST:

I know that money doesn’t cure all of our problems, but at least we don’t have to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder with the added problem of not being able to pay the fucking rent!

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

I’m with you cuz. You don’t have to sell me on your philosophical beliefs.

I’ve been there the whole time with you.

Thank God we can regenerate.

The Captain lights a Kool filter kings cigarette.

Inhales deeply…

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You ready?

Captain Faust extends his fist over the center console for a fist bump from his cousin Lieutenant Faust.

Shorty punches his fist.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Smackin’ motherfuckas!

Robbin’ niggers!

CAPTAIN FAUST AND LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Fuckin’ bitches!

Killing’ snitches!

Interior shot: The two Fausts exit the vehicle. Frontal shot of now empty car seats.

End shot.

New interior shot from center of car looking out the wind shield and following right towards the passenger door at the Fausts’ back side as they exit right.

Captain Faust is seated within the courtroom. He is feeling the downside of a dwindling cocaine high. His eyes display contempt.

The Judge enters the courtroom from out of his chambers. The bailiff commands the court.

BAILLIFF:

All rise.

—-The courtroom rises.—-

The honorable Commander Rice presiding.

COMMANDER RICE:

Thank you bailiff.

BAILLIFF:

You may be seated.

COMMANDER RICE:

This court will come to order.

I have discussed the charge regarding the matter of ‘denial of life’ in my chamber with both the prosecution and defense attorneys.

The office of Corrections has failed to provide any evidence that would link Captain Faust to the cause of Augustine Freed’s death.

Furthermore, through a newly received report from Intelligence and Investigation no acts of treason which includes: Thievery. The unlawful use of weapons of mass destruction. Reckless Abandonment. Or torture were found to be true against the defendant.

Case dismissed!

The Captain smiles and his eyes become happy and he grins.

He is backhanded on the back of his shoulder by his defense attorney Commander Hood.

His Attorney leans in towards him. Captain Faust leans in towards him.

They whisper.

COMMANDER HOOD:

Layman’s terms, the judge received the Executive Command to cease and desist. ‘direct from the President.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Better late than never I guess.

You’re a hell of a lawyer. I’m in your debt.

COMMANDER HOOD:

It was not all that hard. You’re an innocent man.

Go ’head enjoy your day. Your family and friends await you.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Your services much appreciated sir.

——The Captain stands. They both are now standing. They shake hands and smile at each other. They hold a stare then separate.

Commander Hood focuses his attention to the desktop. The Captain turns towards the waist high swinging door that separates the viewer box from the proceedings area.

Five of his crewmen are standing near the swinging door waiting to congratulate and welcome the Captain back into service.

They are Lieutenant Faust, Sargent Emory Star, Bridge Corporal Franz Houser, Load Director Shok Apani, and Resource Counselor Drew Punce.

They have smiles on their faces while quietly congratulating the Captain as he approaches the swinging door.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Whew! You had us worried for a moment.

LOAD DIRECTOR APANI:

Congratulations my friend.

Both Lieutenant Faust and Load Director Apani are leaning on the gate shoulder to shoulder with the other three crewmen standing behind them.

Other crew members make their way down to the swinging door.

COUNSELOR PUNCE:

Dodged another one I guess.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Well I drive a Dodge you know.

Shorty, I thought I told you to leave him in the car.

——There are a few giggles and laughter.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Alright. Get off the gate so I can leave.

LIEUTENANT FAUST:

Anything you want to say to Slas-fag before we leave? He’s staring at you.

 

——Captain Faust looks over at the Prosecution table and sees Commander Slasveig standing and staring at them with the three other prosecutors and a blond haired young woman.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Go fuck yourself Slasveig!

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Quaint. ‘And resilient. But you’re not fooling me.

It’s only a matter of time and I will have you back here to finish you off for the good of all.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

You’d do our people a great disservice by ridding them of me. You can’t possibly understand what it’s like being me…

COMMANDER SLASVEIG:

Nor would I want to know. You’re scum. You took an oath and parted ways with that oath for money or other bartered gains.

You should not be a leader or even allowed to wear that shield.

CAPTAIN FAUST:

(Pause) Well hell, it’s a good thing that you don’t get to make that decision. Am I right guys?

——Captain Faust’s growing crowd erupts with an angry” yeah“!

CAPTAIN FAUST:

Tell ya what, why don’t you relax during our annual respite. Get yourself geared up and then join the elite military at the academy.

Upon your graduation and deployment I will personally escort you to Cobere in the Vail Province. Where you can preach your good natured well intentioned Socialist beliefs to them.

I’d like to see the expression on your face when their warlord slaps you upside your fuckin’ head with a eighteen inch razor. Cleaving your scalp from your parietal.

If we manage to escape without being hacked to death, I would guess stupid ass inquiries such as the one that you’ve orchestrated today would be a part of your willfully departed past.

Stupid motherfucker! Fuck you!

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