If you follow my blog, there are two things which you will learn about me. First, I give credit where credit is due. Second, I’m a lucid dreamer where many of my ideas originate. (Lucid dreaming will be one of the topics I’ll discuss more in future posts.)
This original story idea was influenced by an episiode of ROBOTECH, the greatest animated series of all time, followed by GUNDAM. In one episode, the aliens were experimenting with human evolution to determine the best physical body they should possess, starting with the dinosaurs.
I found this concept to be quite intriguing, especially my subconscious. This is the story I dreamt after watching that episode. If you are interested in discussing this idea more, please contact me — digitaldragan@gmail.com. Thanks.
TIME DROP
Synopsis:
To determine the best physical form to inhabit the Earth, a race of time-traveling aliens conduct experiments by possessing bodies of humans who have fallen to their deaths from great heights.
Script (an excerpt):
EXT. A SAN FRANSISCO SKYSCRAPER (Black Monday – October 19, 1987) – DAY
Fifty stories up, PETER SCHMIDT stands at the roof’s edge as his hair blows uncontrollably. His blood shot eyes tear.
He looks down at the street traffic below — ants or souls… who cares? His determination has never been this concrete.
With one step, he begins falling.
RAVICK (Voice Over):
‘I jump, therefore I am’ were the last words Peter Schmidt thought to himself before he leaped. I know this because Peter Schmidt knew this. We know this because we’re always listening, always documenting the steps of your life. That is our jobs.
As Peter Schmidt’s body falls through the air…
RAVICK (Voice Over):
From fifty stories up, the sea salt from the ocean stung his nose. The dense smog burnt his watering eyes. The sun casualty watched his dreams come to an end.
The concrete quickly approaches…
In a flash of light, it’s over.
RAVICK (Voice Over):
We thought we could eliminate the steps in between. We were wrong. Mars proved to be a disaster, so we moved along to your Earth and tried again. Humans… love and pain… we yet don’t understand your existence.
***
Copyright © by Rob Dragan
