*We open up to voice of an older gruff sounding gentleman narrating out loud as he writes down his thoughts in what appears to be a rough leather bound journal with a worn out pencil.....*

Older Gentleman: The future. The future is here. The future is now. And the future is ours. Or that's what they told us. But it was all a big lie. A lie crafted by the higher ups to keep everybody in line. Keep everybody working. Keep everybody from thinking for themselves. Then those same higher ups in the Alliance decided that everything and everybody belonged to them.

*The gentleman stops writing for moment, then thinks to himself. He then shrugs his shoulders and continues on....*

Older Gentleman: They did have a point though. They were the ones who teraformed the Sol System into how it is now. They were the ones who colonized the many different moons and planetoids afterwards. But they did forget to most important detail, it was everybody else who made it possible. It was everybody else who did all the hard work while they reaped the benefits from their safe comfy offices in Corporate City. And now when all the chips were down and they were ready to make their big move for total control, it was the people who they forgot that decided to interfere. The Outer Planets rebelled. And what started out as a minor skirmish on Galilean moons of Jupiter, has now become an all out WAR to remain free and independent of their Inner Planet corporate masters. And as my grandmother use to say, "War never changes." But we'll get to that, eventually.

*As the gentleman now pause for moment and for a brief moment, a slight smile appears across his weathered face. He then nods his head and continues to write.....*

Old Gentleman: But for now, the focus will be on some of the people outside of the jurisdiction of the Alliance and it's corporate masters. The people who fled the perceived comfort and so-called safety of the megacities to live outside it's very high super thick metal walls. People struggling to survive. To stay alive in the harsh environment of the Dusty Wastes. And for these so-called "Waste Walkers", this life, no matter how miserable it is, is better than the life of those on the inside. Cause they have one thing that the insiders don't anymore. Freedom. Freedom to live your life in any way you see fit. And in this frakked up little world, THAT is what truly matters most.

*As gentleman finishes his writing and puts down the pencil, we then fade out in a bright white light a moment later.*

BEFORE THE WAR 2299 - The Dusty Wastes, Tera

*We now open with clouds of dust and dirt kicking up high into the air as camera now show a beat-up looking faded red and blue jeep like vehicle rolling down the barren sands of the Dusty Wastes. A young teenage girl with mid length black hair and a streak of blonde in her bangs, dressed in ratty looking red and black clothes sits in the driver's seat, concentrating on driving down the Wastes. Her partner, a young teenage boy with short spiky blonde hair, wearing similar ratty looking clothes, along with a beat-up old leather jacket, sits in the passenger seat, casually staring out the window.

The boy was obviously deep in thought as he stared out the window cause he could not hear whatever the girl was trying to tell him at the moment. He was thinking of other things. Things far away from the Dusty Wastes. Far away from this terrible existence he currently found himself in. Cause anything would be better than this. ANYTHING.

But his overthinking was interrupted abruptly, by the girl suddenly shouting at him....*

Girl: TREVOR!

*Trevor immediately snaps out of daydreaming. He turns his attention to the girl and answers back....*

Trevor: Yes, Tali?

*Tali now scoffs in disgusted anger at Trevor, before telling him....*

Tali: Have you even been listening to a frakking word I have been trying to tell you?

*Trevor sensing the anger in Tali's voice, just calmly tells her...*

Trevor: Sure, babe. Every frakking word.

*Tali just shakes her head in disapproval as she tells him....*

Tali: Yeah right. You can't lie to me, Trevor. You are never any good at it.

Trevor: Sure I am, babe. *Smirking* Just not around you. You can read me like an encrypted datapad.

Tali: HA! Damn right I can. So what were you thinking of anyways?

*Trevor just smiles slightly and tells Tali casually....*

Trevor: The stars.

*Upon hearing those words come out of the mouth of her partner, Tali immediately slams on the brakes, bringing the vehicle to sudden complete stop. Tali now turns off the vehicle and turns to Trevor, before yelling at him....*

Tali: THE STARS?! OH FRAKKING HELL, TREVOR!

Trevor: AND WHY IS THAT A BAD THING, TALI!

Tali: BECAUSE IT'S THE FRAKKING PIPE DREAMS, TREVOR! IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.

Trevor: YES, IT WILL! CAUSE I'VE GOTTA FRAKKING PLAN!

Tali: A PLAN?! YOU?! *Laughs out loud*

Trevor: HEY! That's not funny. I do have a plan.

Tali: OH, HERE WE GO AGAIN! LET'S HEAR IT THEN!

Trevor: Well I am still working it out, okay. But from the looks of our current situation, we are not going anywhere, babe.

*Tali now can't help begin to laugh at Trevor's remark. Tali begins to start up the vehicle again as she tells him....*

Tali: Damn you, Trevor. You win this round. But heed my words and please get your frakking head out of the clouds.

Trevor: But it's not in the clouds, babe. It's in the stars.

*Tali just shakes her head at Trevor again, as the vehicle begins to drives back down the sands of the Dusty Wastes. She now tells him....*

Tali: Right. Well then get it back in the game, Trevor. We've still got a frakking job to do.

Trevor: You got it, babe. As a matter...of fact...

*Trevor now sees what looks like a ball of fire shoot across the sky and heading towards the sands of the Dusty Wastes in front of them. He now smiles and turns to Tali....*

Trevor: I think we just found our payday, babe.

Tali: HELL YEAH! I think so too.

*Trevor now sticks his head out the window as he tells Tali....*

Trevor: Looks like it's gonna hit about 10 clicks from here.

Tali: Then let's haul ass before somebody else comes to claim it before us.

Trevor: Alrighty then, step on it, babe!

Tali: YOU GOT IT! HANG ON!

*Tali now puts the pedal to the metal and the vehicle rolls faster across the sands into pursuit of the falling and burning object. The object continues to fall and burn up in Tera's orbit as descends toward the sands of the Dusty Wastes. Eventually it does crash into the sands with slight explosion, sending dust and dirt into the air around it.*

A FEW MINUTES LATER.....

*The familar looking red and blue vehicle now pulls up to crash site of the fallen object. Tali and Trevor now stare at it for a few moments while still sitting inside the vehicle. Tali now tells Trevor....*

Tali: Come on, Trevor. Let's go find our payday.

Trevor: Right behind you, babe.

*Tali and Trevor now exits the vehicle and slowly begin make their way towards the fallen object. They both have their blaster pistols drawn and at the ready, just for safety's sake. And they move closer towards the fallen object, it now appears to be the remains of some sort of orbiting satellite. Tali now notices a familiar but scratched up light blue logo on the side of it. Tali now calls out to Trevor as she shakes her head.....*

Tali: HEY, TREVOR!

*Trevor now walks over to where Tali is standing and tells her...*

Trevor: What's up, babe.

*Tali now points at the logo and tells him....*

Tali: Do you recognize this logo?

*Trevor now looks over at the logo Tali is pointing at. He now shakes his head in disgust...*

Trevor: Smart Brain, that figures.

Tali: Mother frakking teraformers.

Trevor: Right. This must have been one of Minch Corp's orbiting teraformer satellites.

Tali: And just between you and me, I frakking HATE megacorps.

Trevor: Me too, babe. Especially one like Minch Corp. But you know what I do love about them?

Tali: What, Trevor?

Trevor: Their credits are still worth a damn. And they pay well.

Tali: Oh yeah? How well?

Trevor: Very well. Like well enough to get us off this frakking planet.

Tali: SERIOUSLY?!

Trevor: You bet. We just have to pray for a miracle.

*Trevor now begins to try and pry open the remains of the satellite as Tali just smirks and tells him....*

Tali: You pray. I'll just sit back and keep watch.

Trevor: Somehow, I knew you would say that.

*Trevor continues to fiddle with satellite as Tali keeps a look out, with her blaster pistol drawn. Off in the distance, several clicks away Tali can several dust clouds moving towards their location. Tali now turns to Trevor and tells him....*

Tali: Trevor?

Trevor: Yeah, what it is?

Tali: Please try to hurry.

Trevor: You can't rush greatness, babe.

Tali: Right, I think I can. Cause otherwise we are gonna have alot of company in the next few minutes.

Trevor: FRAK!

*Trevor now continues to mess with satellite for a few more minutes, until he finally manages to pry off the side panel. He now looks inside the satellite and sees what he wants. He now shouts out, while smiling big....*

Trevor: SCORE ONE MORE FOR THE GOOD GUYS!

*Tali now comes back over from her watch of the dust clouds that keep closer and closer by the second. She now asks Trevor....*

Tali: Trevor, are we shiny?

Trevor: Babe, we are SUPER SHINY!

*Trevor now pulls out a small glowing blue hexagonal looking orb and shows it to Tali. Tali now tells him, as she smiles....*

Tali: Is that what I think it is?

Trevor: Yep. I present to you, a 100% legit working terasphere!

Tali: HOLY FRAK BALLS!

Trevor: This little baby is key to teraforming, babe. The miracle itself, in physical form.

Tali: That's all cool, the real question is how much is it worth?

Trevor: Put it this way, we are about to get off this frakking rock and still be better off.

Tali: So in other words, we are rich?

Trevor: Filthy rich, babe.

Tali: HELL YES! FRAKKING FINALLY! And Trevor?

*Trevor now answers back, as he walks over to their vehicle while wrapping the terasphere in a worn out piece of cloth...*

Trevor: Yeah, babe?

*Trevor now pulls out what appears to be a metal guitar case from the backseat of the vehicle, the word "GIBSON" is etched on it in big black block letters. He now opens the cases and carefully puts the terasphere in it as Tali tells him....*

Tali: I could kiss you all over right now.

Trevor: Normally I would be all for that sort of action, babe. But.....

*Trevor now points behind Tali as he closes and locks the guitar case. Tali now turns around to see the people approaching even closer and almost to their location, as well. He now tells her....*

Trevor: But we are about to have more company than I would like to have. So let's save that for later and get the frak outta here.

Tali: FRAK! Don't have to tell me twice. LET'S GO!

*Trevor and Tali now quickly hop back into the vehicle with Trevor carefully sliding the guitar case onto the backseat. He now tells Tali as he jumps into the front seat....*

Trevor: GO! GO! GO!

*Tali now floors the vehicle as it speeds out from the crash site, just about a minute before the other approaching people arrive. The others appear to be some sort of desert biker gang, similarly dressed to Trevor and Tali, but with more metal and spikes, plus tattoos and various forms of face/body paint. The leader of the pack now gets off his dirtbike like vehicle and takes off his helmet. He has long dirty blonde hair down slightly passed his shoulders, with a shaggy beard to match. The man is tall and heavy built as well. A second much skinnier biker now approached him....*

Skinny Biker: BOSS! Those two wasterats beat us to the frakking score!

Heavy Biker: That's fine, boys. Let them have their moment in the sun. It won't last long, the sun always sets.

Skinny Biker: But we are still in the sun right now, boss.

Heavy Biker: And that's EXACTLY, my point. Our paths will cross again in due time. So for now, let's head back to base.

Skinny Biker: You got it, boss. Whatever you say.

*The skinny biker now rejoins his comrades as the leader now watches that red and blue vehicle speed off way in the distance behind a cloud of dust and dirt. He now smirks as he says to himself....*

Heavy Biker: I'll see you again very soon, brother.

*The leader now puts his helmet back and rejoins the rest of his gang as we close out from there.*




 

*We now open up in the same situation as before, with Trevor and Tali having good old fashioned Mexican style standoff with his so-called brother and his three fellow biker henchmen. Trevor now tells his brother...*

Trevor: Hello again, Derek. Long time no see.

*The heavy biker now smiles as he walks out into the open, and removes his helmet. He now tells Trevor....*

Derek: And thought you forgot about your brother too. And see you still have that frakking bitch with you still.

*Derek now turns his attention to Tali for a moment and slightly nods his head at her. He now tells her....*

Derek: Hey there, Tali was it? How are you doing?

*Tali now spits at Derek's feet in defiance and yells at him, as she slowly draws her blaster pistol.....*

Tali: GO FRAK YOURSELF, MOTHERFRAKKER!

*Derek just shakes his head in disgust and tells her....*

Derek: Still feisty as ever, I see. That's a real shame too.

*As Tali keeps her eyes on Derek with her blaster pistol drawn, she fails to notice the skinny biker from earlier grab her by the arm from behind. He holds her in a chokehold, while grabbing Tali's blaster pistol and putting it to the side of her head. He now sniffs her hair very aggressively. A sense of euphoria now washes over him as he now tells her very seductively.....*

Skinny Biker: You smell VERY nice, sugar.

*Tali now manages to yells at him in anger....*

Tali: FRAK YOU!

*The skinny biker now laughs and tells her as he throttles her more....*

Skinny Biker: Not yet, sugar. But very VERY soon.

*Trevor upon seeing this exchange now draws out his blaster pistol quickly and points it at the skinny biker. The other two bikers with Derek, now draw their blasters as well and point them at Trevor too. Trevor now yells at the skinny biker....*

Trevor: LET TALI GO! NOW!

*The skinny biker just shakes his head as he tells him....*

Skinny Biker: I think not. Besides I think she is starting to love my company now.

*Tali just shakes her head in total disgust and tries to yell at him....*

Tali: GO FRAK YOURS...

*The skinny biker now throttles Tali even harder to shut her up as he yells at her.....*

Skinny Biker: JUST SHUT THE FRAK UP, BITCH!

*Derek now just shakes his head and yells at the skinny biker....*

Derek: SHOKKER! CALM YOURSELF! NOW!

*Shokker, the skinny biker, just nods head and stops throttling Tali. He now tells Derek....*

Shokker: Sorry, boss. But you were right. This little bitch is feisty.

*Derek now laughs as he tells him....*

Derek: Indeed. Just watch her. And yourself.

*Shokker nods his head as he continues to try and hold onto the ever fighting Tali. Derek now turns his attention to Trevor as tell him....*

Derek: And you, Trevor, I see you still have a raging hard on for this little bitch too.

*Trevor just nods his head in agreement as he now points his blaster pistol at Derek. He now yells at him...*

Trevor: MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW, DEREK!

*Derek now laughs and smiles about this affirmation. He now tells Trevor....*

Derek: That's good, Trevor. Cause I want you to think VERY carefully from this point forward and make the smart decision. Cause if you don't....

Trevor: YOU WOULDN'T DARE!

Derek: You're right, I would not. But Shokker, well he's a different kind of cat. Pretty nasty, if you ask me. He REALLY enjoys that kind of....stuff. Isn't that right, Shokker?

*Shokker now nods his head vigorously and yells back....*

Shokker: YES, BOSS! BUT SAD TO SAY, YOU ARE WRONG!

*Derek now frowns in disappoint, but Shokker now yells at him in almost uncontrollable glee....*

 Shokker: I DON'T JUST ENJOY IT! I LOVE IT! BEST PART OF THE JOB!

*Derek now laughs to himself as Shokker whispers into Tali's ear softly....*

Shokker: Isn't that right, sugar?

*Tali just shakes her head in the negative instead. Trevor see this and now yells at Shokker, while pointing his blaster pistol at him....*

Trevor: DON'T EVEN TRY IT, MOTHERFRAKKER!

*Derek now sees this and tells Trevor....*

Derek: He won't, Trevor. If you do EXACTLY what I say.

*Trevor now turns his attention back to Derek instead. Derek now tells him...*

Derek: Gotta be honest with you, brother. This is just like old times, isn't?

Trevor: Oh right, the good old days.

Derek: Exactly. You and me against this frakked up world.

Trevor: Not by frakking choice, brother. I never wanted ANY of this.

Derek: LIAR! Cause I know you did. You are a free spirit. Wild and uncontrollable, just like me. You chose this life.

Trevor: Chose this life to not bow down to any corporate masters. Unlike you.

Derek: That hurts, Trevor. It really does.

Trevor: Not as much as you selling out.

Derek: That is where you are wrong, Trevor. This isn't about selling out, it's all about survival. And I sold in.

Trevor: If selling out is now considered survival, then I rather be frakking dead.

Derek: Careful Trevor, that wish can easily be granted right now.

Trevor: Then why not grant it?

Derek: Cause that is not how you treat your family, brother. And that is what we are, family.

Trevor: Family, right.

Derek: We are family, whether you can accept that or not.

Trevor: Not anymore.

Derek: You can't escape, Trevor. You and that little bitch are MINE!

Trevor: Just watch me. I've surprised you before.

Derek: But this time is different, Trevor. Cause now the odds are in my favor!

Trevor: Four on two? I like those odds, brother.

Derek: How about FIFTY on two then? Cause think about it, brother. If you start shooting, then everybody in this camp will starting shooting back in response, as well.

*Trevor now thinks about it for a moment, he then lowers his blaster pistol as he shouts out in frustration....*

Trevor: FRAK!

*Derek now laughs at his response and then tells him....*

Derek: As you can see Trevor, that's the biggest problem with rejecting the majority decision. There's nobody left to support you. You are now an outcast among outcasts.

*Trevor now just smiles and tells Derek defiantly....*

Trevor: You are wrong, Derek. I've still got a few VERY important things left.....

Derek: And those what is that, brother?

Trevor: Well for starters, I still have MY FRAKKING FREEDOM!

*Derek now rolls his eyes and shakes his head in disgusted disappointment. He now tells Trevor....*

Derek: Of course, that annoying little commodity. But gotta be honest with you, Trevor. Freedom is overrated. Doesn't even pay the bills these days.

Trevor: Well I rather die free in poverty, than be rich in slavery. Besides, I still have THIS!

*Trevor now holds up the GIBSON guitar case and tells Derek....*

Trevor: This little baby is my ticket to freedom and riches.

*Derek now laughs and tells Trevor...*

Derek: Not anymore, I am afraid. Toss the case towards me in the sand where I can see it.

Trevor: Not happening, brother.

Derek: Come on now, Trevor. I told you earlier to make the smart decision when that moment comes. This is that moment.

*The upset Trevor now looks at the case in disappointment, unsure of what to do. Tali now yells at him.....*

Tali: TREVOR! DON'T DO IT!

*Trevor now smiles back at Tali. He then tells Derek....*

Trevor: Alright Derek, you win this round.

Derek: Good boy. Now toss the case.

*Trevor now tosses the case into the sand a few feet in front of Derek. Derek now begins to walks slowly towards it as Trevor yells at him....*

Trevor: HEY DEREK!

*Derek now bends down to pick up the case, as he answers Trevor.....*

Derek: Yes, brother?

Trevor: Good luck with that case.

Derek: Luck is for losers, Trevor. But thanks anyways.

*Trevor now yells at him defiantly....*

Trevor: THEN I AM THE BIGGEST LOSER OF ALL TIME! CAUSE I HAVE THE BEST GOOD LUCK CHARM IN THIS FRAKKING WORLD!

*Derek now picks up the case and stands up as he asks Trevor...*

Derek: And what is that, I might ask.

*Trevor now grins big as he yells out....*

Trevor: TALI!

*Trevor now turns to Tali and tells her as she struggles with Shokker....*

Trevor: I love you, babe.

*Trevor now blows her a kiss and winks at her. Tali winks back as she slowly draws a hidden knife of some sort from her sleeve. She now tells Trevor....*

Tali: I know.

*Tali now suddenly jabs the knife hard into Shokker's right thigh. Shokker now screams out in pain as he lets her go...*

Shokker: AHHHHHHHHHHH! YOU FRAKKING BITCH!

*As Tali now runs off back towards the vehicle, everybody else is suddenly caught off guard by this turn of events. In the confusion, Trevor now quickdraws his blaster pistol and shoots the other two bikers besides Derek without warning. Trevor now aims the blaster pistol at Derek. Derek, whose hands are full carrying the guitar case, now tells Trevor....*

Derek: Easy there, Trevor. Let's think about this.

*Trevor now tells him calmly....*

Trevor: I've thought about it long enough, brother.

*Derek now laughs as he tells Trevor....*

Derek: You are not gonna shoot me, Trevor. We're family.

*Trevor now smirk at Derek and tells him....*

Trevor: And sometimes you leave your family behind. So consider this my going away present.

*Derek now smirk and tells Trevor as he clutches the case tighter....*

Derek: Got it right here, brother.

*Trevor just nods his head and now blasts the guitar case with a single shot, sending both Derek and it to the ground from the impact. Trevor now tells his unconscious brother as he lies in the sand....*

Trevor: I know.

*Suddenly Tali pulls up with the red and blue vehicle and yells at Trevor from the driver's seat....*

Tali: COME ON TREVOR! GET IN! LET'S GET THE FRAKKING HELL OUTTA HERE!

*Trevor now bows to his fallen brother and yells at him as he runs towards the vehicle...*

Trevor: THAT'S MY EXIT CUE! SEE YOU NEVER, BROTHER!

*Trevor now jumps in the passenger seat as Tali puts the pedal to metal and the vehicle speeds out quickly from the encampment. They make it to the main entrance gate just as it begins to close. Trevor now tells Tali in a panic....*

Trevor: WE ARE NOT GONNA MAKE IT, BABE!

*Tali now just smirks as she tells him defiantly....*

Tali: YES WE ARE!

*Tali now floors the pedal even as Trevor yells out....*

Trevor: OHHHHHHH FRAAAAAAK!

*The vehicle just barely manages to clear the gate, but not without removing the entire roof of the vehicle. The vehicle now speeds out of sight and view.*

A FEW MOMENTS LATER.....

*Back at scene of the escape, Derek has finally regain consciousness and gotten to his feet. Shokker, having pulled the knife from his thigh, now limps toward Derek and tells him....*

Shokker: THEY GOT AWAY, BOSS!

*Derek just shakes his head in disgust as he tells Shokker...*

Derek: I can see that, you frakking idiot!

Shokker: Oh right. Want us to go after them?

*Derek looks around and sees the guitar case still lying in sand. He then tells Shokker....*

Derek: Let them go, Shokker. They won this little battle. BUT....

*Derek now walks over the guitar case and begins to unlock it....*

Derek: We defiantly won the bigger war.

*Derek now opens the case and looks inside. Derek now grits his teeth in anger as he notices only shattered rock inside and not the terasphere. Derek now yells out in a furious rage. He then kicks the guitar case across the sand as he yells out......*

Derek: FRAAAAAAAAAAAAAK! AFTER THEM NOOOOOOOOW!

*The now frightened Shokker just nods his head as he and rest of the biker gang get on their dirtbikes. They now speed off in pursuit of Trevor and Tali. Derek now picks up his helmet from out of the sand and puts it back on as he says to himself....*

Derek: Well played, brother. Enjoy your little moment.

*He now smirks to himself as he gets back on his own dirtbike and starts the engine...*

Derek: Cause it's gonna be your last.

*The dirtbike now speeds off as we fade out from there.*