[Scene: News Broadcast Montage – Global Media Screens, Overlaying Headlines]
The screen flickers. One headline fades into another. News clips overlap in chaos:
> "BREAKING: Multiple Unknown Objects Descend from Orbit..."
"Australia's Coastline Evacuated After Shockwave Incident!"
"No Signs of Metal, Flame, or Re-entry Trails – What Are They?"
"Perth Declares State of Emergency — Object Impact Near Indian Ocean"
The voices of anchors layer into one another, fast and panicked:
> ANCHOR 1
"It wasn't a missile. No military signature. Just light—then nothing."
ANCHOR 2
"The sky cracked open above Perth. The object... fell."
ANCHOR 3 (distorted)
"...and then the ground screamed."
Suddenly, all visuals cut. A faint recording starts.
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[Scene: Mobile Phone Recording – Perth, 10 Minutes Before Impact]
The camera is shaky. Two teenage boys laugh, sitting near a railing by the coast. Distant waves crash. The sky is peaceful... at first.
> RECORDING GUY (laughing)
"Dude, this sunset's insane. Post-apocalyptic vibes, huh?"
> FRIEND (off-camera)
"Haha, yeah… Wait—wait, hold up. What the f—what is th—"
A thunderous boom interrupts him. The phone lens catches a glowing object plummeting through the clouds, spiraling with unnatural speed. Then—
> BOOM!
A colossal shockwave rips through the air. The ground splits. Alarms scream in the distance. The phone drops but keeps recording.
Heavy breathing. The recorder picks it back up. They're running now—past cracking pavement and falling street lamps.
> RECORDING GUY (panicked, shaking)
"What the hell is that!? What is that!?"
He turns the camera. In the distance: shattered buildings, rising dust, and strange glowing debris floating mid-air like it's alive.
> RECORDING GUY (near tears)
"I—I don't want to die! I don't wanna—"
> FRIEND (shouting)
"Run! Or we'll get cru—"
A building collapses mid-sentence. A monstrous crash follows, and the screen goes black.
[Recording Ends]
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[Scene: Second Recording – Commercial Aircraft Black Box, Altitude 30,000 ft, Over Indian Ocean]
The video shows a calm cabin. Passengers chat. An old couple clinks glasses. Then—
> CAPTAIN (over intercom)
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've just crossed into Australian airspace. Clear skies ahead—"
A bright flash floods the windows. The plane jolts violently. Oxygen masks drop. Screams rise.
> PASSENGER (shouting)
"What the hell was that?!"
A passenger near the window records on their phone. Outside: a column of light erupts from the earth, expanding fast.
> PASSENGER (terrified)
"It's a shockwave—it's heading this way!"
The plane trembles again. The screen freezes mid-shake.
[Recording Ends]
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[Scene: Third Recording – Fighter Jet Cockpit Feed, Call Sign: ECHO-12]
Night-vision footage from the HUD. The jet speeds over the coastline. Alarms beep. Below, emergency lights blink across highways. Cities burn dimly in the distance.
> ECHO-12 (pilot voice, calm)
"Command, visual confirmed. Ground zero located—something's… shifting in the crater."
> COMMAND (radio)
"Repeat that, Echo-12. Is the object moving?"
> ECHO-12
"Negative. The land is moving. Terrain's warping... like it's breathing."
A shadow rises from the center of the impact. The radar goes blank. Screeching static fills the cockpit.
> ECHO-12 (voice breaking)
"No—no no—what is that? It's not alone—!"
Visual cuts to black as a massive dark shape swallows the screen.
[Recording Ends]