THE UNION OF THE SNAKE
Written by Angelina Jolie & Joseph C. Jukic
CAST
- Joseph C. Jukic as Solid Snake
- Angelina Jolie as The Boss
ACT I – THE RETURN
EXT. NEW YORK CITY – 2033 – NIGHT
A cold rain falls. The neon glow of corporate towers flickers across streets littered with tents, protestors, and forgotten veterans.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
The war in Iran ended, but for the soldiers, the war never ends.
Snake (hooded, bearded, eyes tired) walks through the crowd. A group of Flower Power cultists chant:
“Love not war, Snake! You’re a killer! Die with your lies!”
One spits on him.
Snake doesn’t react. He walks past a veteran slumped dead in the gutter. His jaw clenches.
INT. SAFEHOUSE – NIGHT
Snake sits alone, loading an old revolver. A knock. The door creaks. The Boss enters, older, still sharp-eyed, wearing a white coat that looks halfway between military and shamanic.
THE BOSS
You came home, Snake. But America doesn’t have a home for you anymore.
SNAKE
Home’s just another battlefield.
THE BOSS (softly)
Then let’s give them something worth fighting for.
ACT II – THE UNION
INT. UNITED NATIONS UNDERGROUND BUNKER – 2033 – DAY
The world’s nuclear powers have gathered. Russia, China, America, Europe, India. The room is a powder keg.
Snake leans in the shadows, scarred and grim. The Boss stands at the podium.
THE BOSS
We built enough bombs to burn the Earth a thousand times. Yet our children can’t breathe clean air. What if we turn those bombs into something new?
The hall erupts with laughter and rage.
SNAKE (growling from the corner)
You either launch warheads at each other… or launch yourselves to the stars. Your choice.
Silence falls. The suggestion lingers: dismantle nukes, use the parts for space propulsion, shielding, reactors.
MONTAGE:
– Missiles dismantled.
– Warheads cracked open, uranium and plutonium repurposed for deep-space drives.
– Nations shaking hands over crates of dismantled weapons.
– Workers forging plowshares and spaceship parts side by side.
ACT III – THE VISION
EXT. LAUNCH SITE – 2034 – DUSK
The great ship rises: UNITY ONE, a vessel forged from the weapons of every nation.
Snake and The Boss stand on a cliff, watching.
SNAKE
Never thought I’d see the day when swords really turned into plowshares.
THE BOSS
This is just the beginning. Alpha Centauri is out there. A new frontier.
SNAKE
(half-smiling)
Guess I’m not retiring yet.
THE BOSS
You never were the retiring type.
They watch as the engines ignite. A roar shakes the Earth. The ship climbs into the clouds.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
In 2033, humanity finally pointed its weapons away from each other… and toward the stars.
FADE OUT.
TITLE CARD: “The Union of the Snake”