Dark Night of The Soul

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

FADE IN:

INT. CAVE - NIGHT

FRED the raptor squints his eyes into the depths of the cave, resentful...

He imagines the face of his arch-nemesis: FUZZY the rex.

INT. CAVE - DAWN

Fred lies on the cave floor, cowering from the mighty FUZZY the rex. He is a few times bigger than Fred and has much bigger teeth...

Fuzzy grins.

INT. CAVE - NIGHT

FUZZY the rex has FRED the raptor pinned down under his muscly clawed foot, like a bulldozer with a dog. What a pickle!

Fred grits his serrated teeth. He hates this: he's usually the one pinning down undergrowth dwellers with his sickle claw. This is bad.

The beasty Fuzzy gurgles in a snigger of bravado. Stenchy breath clouds cough out of the monster's mouth, rotten saliva droplets rain down on Fred's face - he cringes.

Fuzzy takes his sweet time - he has no rush to kill Fred.

The beast's muscles contract and Fuzzy's bulky head sweeps down to stop right above Fred's.

Fred's muzzle points up, right below a ceiling of conic slimy teeth and the breath of death. Surely they are about to lock on the poor raptor's neck and rip it right out effortlessly?

Nothing. Just a steady evil breath, like heavy machinery in a factory, at work. Fred's fear is so intense he starts getting euphoric and holds a giggle.

The monster mouth cracks open...

Fred cowers his head in by reflex.

The toothy mouth CACKLES villainously. Bad breath and saliva and all that.

Then serious again.

They hold eye contact for a while...

Then Fuzzy pushes down on his foot and CRASHES Fred's leg.

CLOSEUP: Fred's face, SCREAMING in pain.

CLOSEUP: Fuzzy's sadistic eye - enjoying it all. While the raptor screams ECHO around the cave.