fusionfall episode 1 part 4

ed's car continues out of the city

cut to; peach creek

peach creek commons, a once completely normal suburban hub, now all of the houses are boarded up, barb wire lining the fences, which were also just giant metal slabs with spiked shrapnel attached to them to ward off intruders. Home sweet home. Ed drives past all these things until he comes up on a large fortress seemingly made out of, of all things, CARDBOARD?! in front of the fortress are two massive wooden planks used as doors, each having a mean looking face with its tongue sticking out on the front.

cut to; tower

next to the doors are two towers, on one we find a guard sleeping against a wall, a medium sized rifle in his arms and clothed in a bright blue camo jumpsuit with a bright blue beret. The guard is then startled awake by the sound of a car horn. The guard walks over to the edge and looks down to see ed's car down below in front of the doors. The guard hurriedly runs over to a control pad and pulls a green lever (because everyone EXPECTS a red lever, dont they?) causing the doors to open, allowing ed entrance into the fortress

cut to; cul-de-sac

turns out the cardboard fortress is concealing a small cul-de-sac filled with shops and people of all kinds, appearing to be more of a bazaar than a town. Nonetheless, cars drive in and out of driveways as if the shops weren't even there. The car continues down the slightly crowded street as people hurry to both sides of the sidewalk to give ed room. The car pulls into the driveway of a two story suburban house and parks. Ed and Sarah exit the vehicle and walk to the door, ed beaming, happy to be home in one piece

ed: home sweet home, wonder where eddy and double d are?

sarah opens the door, picking up the mail left on the doorstep

sarah: knowing them, they're probably working again

ed smirks jokingly

ed: of course they are. The life of a big time business man is a demanding one

ed and sarah enter the house

cut to; kitchen

the kitchen looked like your average kitchen, clean linoleum, unwashed dishes taking up the sink, and various shotguns and rifles (LOADED shotguns and rifles mind you) hanging on the wall with the words "in case of emergency" written underneath them (whats that? your kitchen DOESN'T have guns? Pfft, uncultured swine) sarah sits down at the table, looking through the mail while ed walks up to the stove

ed: mom's probably out again, what do you want for lunch?

sarah: just a sandwich. By the way, you got mail

as ed lays out the bread and fixins for the sandwich, he takes the letter, seeing that on the back it reads 'Global Defense Initiative', and beams an ear to ear grin

ed: its here, its here!

ed quickly makes the sandwich for sarah, lays it in front of her, and then runs off with the letter.

cut to; ed's room

down a flight of stairs, ed makes his way into his room. Ed's room was a cluttered mess of clothes, comic books, and weight lifting equipment, with an entire shelf of horror memorabilia hanging on the wall opposite the door. Ed trudges through the clutter until he makes it to a desk, he opens the drawer and pulls out a letter opener. Ed sticks the letter opener into the letter, ripping it open and pulling out the document inside. As ed reads the paper, his smile drops, ed drops the paper in sadness, where the audience is able to read the paper as well

Dear Edward Alba...

While many of your credentials check out, we have but one concern. You are unfortunately lacking in a education higher than the 7th grade, and this can, as you can probably tell, be most problematic

Now, we do understand if personal, financial or family matters are getting in the way of your higher learning. But, there do exist many programs where you can get around this, such as the GED program. We will keep you on our radar, as your physical status is remarkable. Please notify us after graduating from college

G.D.I executive Banks

ed slumps down on his bed in sadness, running his hands through his hair before slamming his fist on his desk, creating a small web of cracks

ed: dangit!

the phone then rings without warning, ed scrambling to pick it up

ed: hello?

over the phone comes a raspy but friendly voice

?? V.O: ed? You there?

ed's face brightens a bit

ed: eddy!

cut to; office

behind a wooden desk sits Eddy Vera, a rather short fellow with a head of jet black hair and deep blue eyes. Eddy holds a finger to his ear as he speaks into a bluetooth device to ed.

eddy: hey, monobrow. I hear your G.D.I papers came in today. Please tell me those idiots came to their senses

cut back to Ed's room

ed's smile fades

ed: sorry, no....

cut to; eddy

eddy's smirk fades as well as the camera focuses on the plague sitting on his desk reading "secretary of commerce"

eddy: oh, uh-I'm sorry. I mean, I'd pull some strings but even my influence has limits. Look, keep your chin up, okay?

ed: okay, look, I need to forget all this, so can we go out to the cafe for old times sake?

eddy: man, I'd love to, but I'm pretty swamped right now. Sorry

ed:....alright, bye

ed hangs up without another word

cut to; ed's house; kitchen

ed puts on a new coat as he talks to sarah

ed: leftovers are in the fridge. I'll be back in 30 minutes. If you cant reach me, call eddy
sarah: okay

ed walks out, closing the door behind him