The moon is out in full, and Squeak is standing in the street in front of the house of the greatest Tactigon player in the world. We see Squeak with a large blueprint-like scroll unfurled before him. He rolls it up right before he scurries towards the side of the house.
Ben is sitting in front of his computer staring intensely into his monitor. His room is covered in Tactigon paraphernalia and he is wearing a Tactigon t-shirt. He is determined to prove his skill in the Tactigon universe by completing the 999th level. We see the text “LEVEL 999” pop up on the screen and Ben shifts in his seat to achieve the optimun gaming posture. Then the power goes out. Ben is startled at first, but when he grasps the situation and his lost Tactigon game his left eye twitches as he stares into the darkness of his dead computer monitor. The only light is the moonlight reflecting off his face.
The camera cuts to Squeak who is on the roof with the power cord to the house that he just unplugged in his mouth. Immediately we hear yelling and rampaging coming from the house under Squeak's feet. At first squeak looks up and raises his ears to hear better, but then he realizes what the sound is, gives a brief satisfied grin and resumes his work. (Possibly a scene here with Ben in the dark flipping switches in a fuse box)
Ben busts through the front door fuming and looks towards the power lines. He spots Squeak sitting on the roof messing with the cord, and gets a confused look on his face. Next we see Ben climbing a ladder to the roof to subdue the unknown creature. Squeak spots him and acts terrified as Ben approaches with a grin. Right as Ben is almost within arms reach and swings at Squeak, Squeak jumps down from the roof after showing a hint of a grin. Ben is confused as to why Squeak didn't just jump down in the first place, but he shrugs and proceeds to the loose end of the power cord to regain power to his house.
Right after the power goes back on we hear the front door slam, and Ben (who is still on the roof) freezes. Then he scurries off the roof, but in the process gets his leg caught on the power cable. He stumbles and then falls off the roof, hitting his head in the fall. He is dazed for a second, then he sees where he is; hanging upside down in front of his room's window, with the critter inside his room playing Tactigon. His eyes go wide for a second, but his head injury gets the best of him and his vision gets blurry as he slowly passes out, unable to return to his beloved game.
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We now have a solid story base to work on, but in my opinion this is not a resolving ending. Please comment on this and develop it as a group; as I see comments I will edit the story accordingly.
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ReplyDeleteBen gets into costume with Tactigon underwear, and cape from sheet/blanket.
Ben's family works for an anti-squeak company. **too much like Over The Hedge.
Start with Ben coming home. He checks every trap set up; it is a house fortified against the squeaks. **Sets up a relationship already.