The Pivotal Western ~ chapter one


A sphere set in the central chamber of a temple, observed by note takers mixed with the curious and philosophers debating.  Glowing like a sun, flares lashing out shortly into tiny portals before splashing back to core.

1 (female voice) - "What is it ?"

2 - (male voice) "An anomaly.  Like a singularity ... but something new."

1 - "And ?"
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Maiden - Sitting up in the motel bed, "... there's a problem."

Man - Shaving, checking his chin in the mirror, "Already ?"

Maiden - "Yeah ... I'm not the Maiden anymore ... I'm the Mother."

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Man - Razor frozen under a mustache ... "Happens."  Continues.

Maiden - "Yeah.  So now my mother's the Crone ..."

Man - "Ouch ..."

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Maiden - "You have no idea."
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At the campfire with Rhea and Lilith ~

Mother - Watching the old crone fade dancing away smiling ... She furrows her brow at the last grinning wisp with a middle finger.  "Two little bitches about to abandon fate, I smell."

Rhea - "I've heard of it."  She thumbs smooth the wax loads on a powder revolver and snaps it shut.  Smiles wide ...

Lilith looks to the side at her.
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2 - "It resets periods in history, altering cause and effect in particular events.  Changing the odds in the past."

1 - "Will it alter the present ?"

2 - "No ... history will be recorded the same as much as we'd ever know it, but it will re-flip every coin of chance until a future that would have been, comes to be."

1 - "Channeling the timeline itself, bypassing everything else."

2 - "And then we just have to survive it."
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The man spins his revolver to the holster under his coat.  He feels along the bullets in the back of his belt, checking.

Maiden - Eyeing the revolver, "I'm not going to let her take our child."

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Man - "I have no idea what the hell you're talking about but I absolutely agree with that last part."

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Maiden - "Do you love me ?"

Man - "I do."
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2 - "This was supposed to be our last resort."

1 - "Do we activate ?  So soon ?"
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Maiden - "Do you trust me ?"

~ 2 - (voiced over) "I'm pretty sure that we do."

Man - "I don't need to."
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Lilith - Behind Rhea, a knife at her throat, she whispers in her ear.  "I am so sorry, great lady."  She cuts.

Mother - "... so you too ..."

Lilith - A tear down her eye as she drops Rhea from the hair.  "Yeah.  Me too."

~ 2 - (voiced over) "Eventually."

The Mother backs away into smoke.

~ 2 - (voiced over) "As a last resort."

~ Maiden - (voiced over) "She's coming."

Lilith - Stares, apparently aware of it all.  To herself, "He's here."





~ The Pivotal Western ~


From 'The Sabine Tale' as the airship takes the hill, flanked by the charge of the Hero Twins.  Guy Fawkes drags a load of gunpowder through the catacombs.

To major periods of history, battles turned by other tales.  Morgan's fleet take's Cortez's armada from 'The Reformation Epilogue'.  Decibel bombards a confederate charge.  The Ezekiel Machine among the gunning down of a union charge against Natives.

Headline ~ 'El Gobernador Cañedo es Asesinado, Espada Robada, ¡Falta la hija!'

News articles altered, tales of angels and monsters, unbelievable machines in the field turning the tide.  Clemens and Calaveras, the Wizard riding away on his bicycle balloon.

~ Fawkes flees the explosions back through the tunnel, overtaken.

Headline ~ 'Titanic's Maiden Voyage', photo as it sails under the Statue of Liberty.  Buried in following elections.  Waves and smiles ...  

Grained black and white/chromo with turtle walkers looming over WWI fields.  Porting airships with modern aircraft, tornadoes in the distance, a light at one's peak while (period) Nocturne fights in the forward charge (western, a flicker between before returning).


~ 1923 ~


(Hitler is assassinated in a beer hall by German agents, face in salad)

~ the car splashes a puddle and drives ~

Man - As they pull their clothes back on, "I don't mind marrying the woman I love even if she never does tell me her name.  Just like the preacher man didn't mind taking the bill to do it.  But you do need to be clear with me on this one.  Who is she, and why do we care ?"

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Maiden - "Do you know Greek mythology ?"

Man - "Yes I do and you are not the maiden."

Maiden - "Yes I am the maiden."

Man - "No you are not."

Maiden - "Yes.  I am."

Man - "No.  You are not.  The maiden from Greek mythology."

Maiden - "Have you noticed that I'm fucking immortal ?"

Man - "I have noticed that you are terrible at dodging bullets, cars, and explosions, yes.  And the baby ?"

Maiden - Smiles ... "Yes."  Then mad, "Yes I am."

Man - "You sure as hell.  Are not.  The maiden."

Angry stare out the side window.

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Man - "You're the Mother."

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Man - "Gotcha."

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~ The car swerves ...
Maiden - Digging through the bags of money, she spots the sword at the bottom of the pile.  "Been meaning to ask.  What's with the sword.  You never even use it.  Do you even know how to use a sword ?  I do."

Man - "You mean you still don't know ?"

~ Parallel to the sunset, driving south.

Maiden - (voiced over) "Know what ?"

(La Imagen de Malverde' by Banda 3 Rios)


Man - Voiced over the intro, "Technically he shot himself in the foot trying to draw when he caught me and then died of dysentery because he didn't want to admit that.  I think his daughter just left.  She was alright."

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Man - "What."

chapter one

~ Define Alright ~



(music fades to break)
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