ACT I
HERO
(NARRITIVE)
The rain is coming down heavy and if that isn't bad enough, it's cold as shit. I have been perched on this statue for a few hours now and my joints are screaming. I watch from this spot every night; watching and waiting for when I will be needed. So far tonight it's been rather quiet. I guess that's good for would be victims, but in all honesty....I am bored.
(The masked hero looks up and down the dark alley below him and occasionally looks out towards the city behind him. Rain runs down his dark mask and pours from the eye holes. The cape our hero wears is partly draped over his knees and hanging over the ledge. He is uncomfortable)
(Some time goes by and a girl enters the alley below him. She's very beautiful. She has light brown skin and luscious lips. Her hair passes her shoulders in dark strands. A look of concern sits on her face and this is what catches our hero's attention. He watches closely and doesn't make a movement. The girl collapses slightly against an alley wall; bracing herself from a fall. It's starting to seem that this quiet night may be over. Laughter comes from an adjacent alley way. It's loud and sounds like it's from multiple people. Sure enough three silhouettes come into view. The girl hides behind a dumpster.)
THUG 1
Here pretty lady! We only want to play. Don't you want to play with us?
(The thug gestures to his friends and they laugh at his antics.)
THUG 2
Yeah, like my buddy says. We only want to play with ya.
(The three laugh again)
THUG 1
If you ain't gonna come out, then we gonna come in.
(Once again the three laugh their heads off. Our hero; witnessing this from his perch slowly smiles)
HERO
(UNDER BREATH)
Time for some fun.
(As the three attackers span out looking for their prey, our hero slowly makes his way down. He drops to his feet trying to make as little sound as he can and lands behind a car. Two of the thugs continue their search for the girl, but one of them stays behind blocking the entrance to the way they came in. To bad for him that is where the hero decided to drop. The mask vigilante creeps up slowly on the unsuspecting thug. Quickly, he springs to his feet and clasps the attackers mouth with his hand)
HERO
Got ya.
(The thug tries to scream, but the hold over his mouth is too strong and he is pulled back into the shadows with the hero. Totally oblivious to their mate being taken down, the other two search frantically for the girl and horrifyingly enough they find her. The biggest of the thugs grabs her by the arm and pulls her up from her hiding place. She screams.
GIRL
Help! Help me please....someone!
(The big thug pulls her close to him)
THUG 1
Shut up!
(The girl begins to cry as they both close in on her. A sudden sound of a can hitting cement stalls the would be attack)
HERO
It still amazes me that even though idiots like you know that I am out here you still try to have your fun.
THUG 1
Shut up! We don't give a shit about you! You're a prick in a cape....nothing to worry about.
(The big thug pulls a revolver from inside his jacket and points at the hero. His friend follows suit and pulls out his firearm.)
HERO
Yeah, this not is not going to go well for you two.
(The hammers on both of the thugs guns are pulled back and this triggers the girl to scream. Tears roll down her face from fear.)
THUG 2
You're dead man.
HERO
No...I'm not.
(The masked hero quickly pulls from his waist what appears to be a grapple gun of some kind. The two thugs open fire and the girl screams loudly. Our hero fires his weapon and two ropes fastened to blunt hooks are released from the small canon and fly quickly through the air at the attackers. Both objects strike the thugs. One; the smaller of the two is instantly knocked unconscious. The bigger one takes off while still holding the girl. The hero flashes a smile again and takes off in pursuit. He fires his cannon again this time towards the top of the buildings and takes chase on the rooftops. The thug leads the scared woman down more twists and turns in the alley and then stops by a dark corridor. He holds a knife to her throat.)
THUG 1
Okay, you listen to me. If you as so much as little out a little squeak I will cut your throat like a rip banana. Do ya understand me bitch? Do ya get what I am.....
(In mid sentence a large object falls on the thug. The girl lets out a surprise yelp. It seems our hero decided to drop down on the unsuspecting criminal. The hero begins to get to his feet.
HERO
(OUT OF BREATH)
You know, I took out this idiot a few months back and a few more times before that and for some damn reason he keeps begging for more. Maybe he likes the taste of my fists? What do you think?
(He offers her a smile. She has heard about this man before. He is all over the news and papers. There are no photos of him so all that were in the news reports about him were descriptions of what he looked like and how he acted from those unfortunate enough to run into him; mean as hell and darkly dressed. That is how they described him, but here he is making fun and flashing a smile. He is dressed darkly enough, but his personality is quite surprising and light hearted and in a way, very warming to the frightened woman. So much so she begins to cry. Our hero stands up and looks at the attractive woman.)
HERO
You're okay now. You are safe. What is your name?
(He touches her shoulder and to his surprise she doesn't pull away. She wants to collapse into his arms, but she is still too scared)
GIRL
(LIPS SHAKING)
Crys...Crys...Cryst...Crystal.
(The hero smiles again. The thug begins to move on the ground and the avenger quickly throws his leg back and kicks him unconscious all without ever taking his hand or his eyes off the girl. His first instinct is to tell her his real name. He doesn't know why really, but he finds himself very attracted to this girl even in the midst of what just happened. He thinks it over and gives her the name that the media gave him.)
HERO
They call me The Watcher.
(He offers her his hand and she collapses into his arms. He holds her for a second. He is engulfed in the moment. In his arms he holds a beautiful woman and around him rain is falling; blanketing them both in wetness. He looks up and we fade to black)