SEQUENCE 1: THE CHASE BEGINS
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Wide aerial shot of a broken highway stretching through misty woods at dawn. The
scene is color-muted—wet asphalt, pine trees shrouded in fog.
V.O. (PERCY):
"You ever wake up in a place you don’t know... running for your life?"
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Medium tracking shot behind PERCY JACKSON, hoodie torn, sprinting, breath ragged.
V.O. (PERCY):
"Name’s Percy. That much I remembered."
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Close-up: Percy's muddy sneakers splash through puddles.
Action: Thunder booms in the background.
Sound FX: THUD THUD SPLASH
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Over-the-shoulder shot: Two female figures emerge behind him, distorted by fog—
Stheno and Euryale. Their eyes glow faintly yellow.
Dialogue (STHENO):
"Aw, come on! We’re being nice about this!"
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Medium shot: Percy glances back, panicked, slips slightly on a patch of gravel.
V.O. (PERCY):
"They weren’t human. That much was pretty clear."
SEQUENCE 2: DESCENT INTO THE WOODS
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Wide shot from side: Percy vaults over a rusted guardrail.
Action: He disappears down an overgrown hill.
Sound FX: CRACK! THUMP!
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Low angle shot: Percy tumbles through wet underbrush, branches whipping his arms.
Action: He lands hard but scrambles up.
V.O. (PERCY):
"Still didn’t know what I was running toward. Only what I was running from."
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Medium shot: Percy pulls a pen from his pocket while running.
Action: Click—Riptide flashes into a bronze sword with a sharp whoosh.
V.O. (PERCY):
"Also? My pen turns into a sword. Which is... a thing, apparently."
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Wide shot: The gorgons leap from the hilltop above, landing like beasts.
Dialogue (EURYALE):
"Give us a hug, Sea Spawn!"
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Close-up: Percy’s sword meets Euryale’s claws mid-strike. Sparks fly.
Sound FX: CLANG! SHREEEK!
Camera: Dutch angle for drama.
SEQUENCE 3: FIGHT THROUGH THE FOG
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Side tracking shot: Percy ducks, spins, and slices back. Gorgon blood hits a tree.
Effect: The bark smokes and sizzles where the ichor touches it.
V.O. (PERCY):
"Monster blood? Super corrosive. Wish I didn’t know that."
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Medium shot: Stheno reforms from ashes, smiling creepily.
Dialogue (STHENO):
"We don’t die easy, honey!"
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Close-up: Percy pants, eyes scanning—his instinct pulling him forward.
Background: Glimmer of gold through the fog, barely visible.
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Wide forward shot: Percy pushes through thick brambles.
Action: A strange shimmer appears—a magical barrier humming with faint light.
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Close-up: Percy’s hand brushes the barrier. It ripples like water.
V.O. (PERCY):
"Something about this place... felt right. Like I’d been here before."
SEQUENCE 4: CROSSING THE VEIL
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Reverse shot: From inside the barrier, we see Percy backlit by fog.
Action: The gorgons approach behind him, closing in.
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Side shot: Percy charges forward and leaps through the veil.
Sound FX: WHOOSH—ZMMMP!
Effect: The world warps around him, swirling golden light and fog.
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Inside the barrier: A wide field, paved roads, and columns rise in the distance.
Roman banners flutter. Soldiers freeze at the sight.
Dialogue (RANDOM LEGIONNAIRE):
"Intruder!"
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Medium shot: Percy stumbles, sword slipping from his hand. He falls to one knee,
exhausted.
Camera: Slow push-in.
V.O. (PERCY):
"I think I just broke into a Roman military base."
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Low angle: Percy lifts his head to stunned guards.
Dialogue (PERCY):
"Hey. Name’s Percy. Pretty sure I’m not supposed to be here."
Action: He collapses.
Fade to black.