TITLE: Somewhere at Dawn

FIRST PUBLISHED: May 7, 2012

SUMMARY: Somewhere at dawn, a scene plays out: You have the Villain, of course. You have the Villain's henchman. And you have 'Guy No.1'.

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Somewhere at Dawn

by

ArgentNoelle

PLACE:
The back room of an old warehouse in a quiet part of the city somewhere

TIME:
Dawn.

AT RISE:
Three people - JUMPY, EVIL, and GUY NO.1 - sit or stand around an alarmingly tilted and warped table in the middle of a bare, featureless room. There are no windows, and one door. EVIL sits in the best chair, with his back to the wall. JUMPY sits in another chair, in the corner. He looks like his name would suggest. GUY NO.1 stands in front of the table, and he looks scared.

JUMPY
Oh yeah?
(He inspects his nails with a bored expression, but no one could miss the large dagger he's currently holding in one hand at readiness.)

EVIL
Oh, Calm down, Albert.

JUMPY (a.k.a. ALBERT)
(growling.) don't call me that, Evil, for the last time.
(points his dagger at EVIL. EVIL just laughs.)

GUY NO.1
(almost babbling) Look, I tried my best, I didn't mean to - please, you've got to believe me -

EVIL
(yawning.) Jumpy? - If you would do me the honor?

JUMPY
(smiling) with pleasure, Captain.
(He looks over at GUY No.1, enjoying the look of terror on the man's face. With a lazy smile, he twirls his dagger, and watches as GUY NO.1 gulps. Finally, so fast it is over almost before it has begun, he reaches forward and stabs GUY NO.1 straight in the heart. He and EVIL watch dispassionately as he bleeds all over the floor.)

JUMPY
I never get tired of doing that.

THE END