Paulo: There it is, Mr. Riley! The secret Aztec temple!
Mr. Riley: Yes. You were right, Paulo. I had hoped it would be here. The prize is close now! I can sense it! I can taste it!
Paulo: Prize, Mr. Riley?
Mr. Riley: Paulo, are you sure you told no one else of this place?
Paulo: No one else. Those were your orders. I came directly to you.
Mr. Riley: Very good. Very good…..Paulo, I want to thank you for leading me here. Without your help, I never would have found the temple. You see, within this temple there lies a silver shield. And according to legend, when the shield was combined with a magic Aztec sword, the bearer of the shield and sword will transform into a huge robot that has the powers of the sun god.
Paulo: That is amazing!
Mr. Riley: Yes it is amazing. And I have reason to believe that the legend is true.
Paulo: It’s true?! Then we must get this shield! We must find the sword!
Mr. Riley: Oh, Paulo. I wish I were a stronger man. I wish I had the generosity to share the power of a sun god, but I don’t. And it pains me Paulo, because I truly love you. You’ve been much more than a servant to me, and I want you to know how hard this will be.
Paulo: What, Mr. Riley?
Mr. Riley: Oh, Paulo. I must kill you now. But be at ease. Your death will be remembered. It will be glorious.
(Paulo, startled, sees that Mr. Riley is serious. He begins to run away. But calm as all shit, Mr. Riley reveals a glowing and serrated warrior sword he had hidden. Mr. Riley chases Paulo through the jungle, catches him, and swings the magic sword as if it had no weight at all. Paulo’s head falls to the ground and blinks twice. Paulo is dead.)
Mr. Riley: Adios, Paulo.
(Mr. Riley marches right on into the Aztec temple. It is full of skeletons and snakes and a bigfoot, but Mr. Riley uses his magic Aztec sword to kill them all. There is one skeleton that is lying off in a corner. This skeleton carries the shield. Mr. Riley picks up the shield and walks outside of the temple. He holds the sword and the shield toward the sun which looks bigger than normal.)
Mr. Riley: Por estas energías combinadas, soy sol
(Mr. Riley looks down at his hand and sees that it is turning into a shiny robot hand)
Mr. Riley: I….I can feel it HAPPENING!
(Mr. Riley says the word “Happening” with a robot voice)
SCENE II:
(An alley. A homeless man named Pikset is sleeping under cardboard and newspaper. A vision appears to him)
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: Pikset! Wake up!
Pikset: What is it?
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: I am the ghost of Quetzalcoatl, Aztec god.
Pikset: Oh no!
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: Yes. I have a warning. The robot sun god has returned
Pikset: Am I crazy? Am I dreaming this? What is going on here!
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: Pikset, you are the last decendant of Moctezuma, the Aztec ruler. You are needed to stop the circuitry of a man who has turned into a robot with all the powers of the sun!
Pikset: Tell me more, oh Ghost of Quezalcoatl!
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: Okay. It may be the end of times, Pikset! It may well be! I know not because it is unforeseeable. But it has been foreseen that only you can save the people of Earth. So please, do that.
Pikset: Okay I will, but people are going to think I’m crazy.
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: No. They won’t. Because think about it. There is a man who has all the powers of the sun. And the sun has a ridiculous gravitational pull. Not only could he burn whatever he wants, but he can also pull anything towards him. Think, Pikset. Can you even imagine anything as dangerous as that?
Pikset: I cannot.
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: I know. Go then. Save everybody. But one last thing.
Pikset: What?
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: You have to quit heroin now.
Pikset: But…but…I don’t know if I can!
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: Well the world is doomed if you don’t.
Pikset: Then I must. I have a feeling I’m about to go through one of the hardest things of my life.
Ghost of Quetzalcoatl: You are. You feel that way because you have the gift of The Sight.
Pikset: I think a part of me always knew that.
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