Abbas's epic - Screenplay

 INT. NUCLEAR SUBMARINE - DAY 

The submarine crew is busy at their posts, going about their routine tasks. Suddenly, there is a loud klaxon, and an alarm begins to sound. CREW MEMBER #1 What's happening? 

CREW MEMBER #2

 We've launched a nuclear warhead! It's headed for China! 

INT. WHITE HOUSE - DAY

 President Donald Trump is in his office, surrounded by his advisors. TRUMP What the hell just happened?!

ADVISOR #1 

Mr. President, one of our submarines accidentally fired a nuclear missile at China…

TRUMP How could this happen?! ADVISOR #2 We're not sure yet, sir... but it looks like World War III has just begun... 

EXT. BEIJING - DAY 

The sky is lit up with explosions as missiles rain down on the city below. People are running in panic, trying to find shelter from the devastation all around them. 

INT: SHELTER -DAY A group of people huddle together in fear inside a small concrete bunker.. There are children crying and mothers trying to comfort them.. 

MAN 

This is it... we're all going to die. 

WOMAN 

No… we can't give up hope… maybe someone will come and rescue us… But deep down, they both know that there isn't any hope left.. 

EXT: UNITED STATES AIRSPACE- 

day fighter jets scramble to intercept incoming missiles heading for major 

US 

cities….But it's too late; they are overwhelmed by sheer numbers and soon start coming down in flames….The skies over New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and other major cities are ablaze with fireballs as nuclear bombs detonate everywhere…..

EXT: RURAL AREA-DAY

Abbas walks along a country road, away from the carnage. He seems dazed, not really knowing or caring where he's going …Abbas knows that he's one of the lucky ones …he survived when so many others didn't. As Abbas wanders aimlessly through what used to be civilization, he realizes that he now must face life alone in a world that has been destroyed by mankind's folly He trudges on through the wasteland, fighting off hunger and fatigue, but never seems to die 

ABBAS 

I don't know why I'm still alive. Everyone else in the universe is dead, but I survived the nuclear disaster for some reason. When it happened, I was on the surface and should have died like everyone else, but somehow I didn't. I don't know how or why. Maybe it's because I'm special. Maybe there's a reason I survived when everyone else died. Or maybe it's just a fluke and there's no real explanation for it. Either way, I'm the only one left in the universe, and it feels pretty lonely sometimes. I wander around all day long, with nothing to do and nobody to talk to. It's not like there's anyone left to talk to anyway. Sometimes I find myself talking out loud just to hear a voice other than my own, even if that voice is just coming from my own mouth. It gets pretty boring after a while, so I mostly sit around and think about things or try to sleep through the never-ending night. I think about what life was like before the disaster happened. It seems like such a long time ago now, but sometimes it feels like it happened yesterday. There are moments where everything comes rushing back to me and it feels almost too much to bear; The sound of people screaming, the smell of burning flesh, the sight of bodies being blown apart by the blast wave...It's all too much sometimes and when those memories come flooding back, all I can do is curl up into a ball and cry until they eventually fade away again into nothingness. But even though the memories are painful, I can't help but hold onto them. They're all I have left of the people I used to know and the life I used to have. Without them, I would be nothing more than a empty shell of a person wandering aimlessly through an endless wasteland. So even though they hurt, I cherish those memories because they're all I have left of the life that was once so beautiful.

EXT: RURAL AREA-YEARS AFTER THE BOMBS DROPPED- DAY 

Abbas is now an old man, his hair has turned white and he walks with a cane. He's been living in the wilderness for many years, surviving on whatever he can find. He's built himself a small shelter out of scraps of wood and metal, and keeps a small fire going inside to keep warm. One day, as Abbas is sitting by his fire, he hears a strange noise coming from outside. He slowly gets up and approaches the door of his shelter cautiously. Peeking out through a crack in the door, he sees a strange creature walking around outside. The creature is about the size of a large dog, but it's body is covered in fur and it has six legs instead of four. It also has two long tentacles protruding from its mouth that seem to be used for sensing its surroundings. Abbas watches the creature for awhile before finally deciding to make contact. 

ABBAS 

Hey there! I'm not gonna hurt you, I just want to talk! The creature seems startled by Abbas' voice and backs away defensively. 

CREATURE 

What are you? 

ABBAS

 (laughs) I'm human! Well, I was human anyway...I'm not sure what I am now.. CREATURE I've never seen one of your kind before.. 

ABBAS

Yeah, well...I'm the last one. 

CREATURE

 Last one of what? 

ABBAS

The last human.. Everybody else is dead. 

CREATURE

 Really? Everyone else is gone? 

ABBAS

 Yeah..It happened years ago.. A nuclear war killed everyone except for me.. CREATURE That's so sad...I'm sorry for your loss. 

ABBAS

Thanks...So what about you? What are you? 

CREATURE

Oh, me? I'm an alien! My ship crash landed here years ago, and I've been stuck on this planet ever since!.. 

ABBAS

That's amazing! I've never seen an alien before! 

CREATURE 

Yeah, well...I'm the only one of my kind here too. 

ABBAS 

Wow...so we're both the last of our respective species. 

CREATURE 

I guess so.. ABBAS Well, it's nice to meet you, alien. My name is Abbas. 

CREATURE

Nice to meet you too, Abbas. My name is ZeeZee... 

Abbas sees ZeeZee disappear Into Thin Air 

ABBAS

I guess you could say I had a close encounter with my own mind. It's kind of funny when you think about it. But Inside, I long for companionship I'm so lonely all the time. It feels like there's nobody left in the world but me... But at least I have my memories to keep me company.. And that's all I really need. yes, my wounds may be festering and full of bugs, But I am still alive, and for this, there is a reason, a reason I do not know, but I will figure it out. I have all the time in the world. 

EXT: WILD-HAND BUILT SHELTER-YEARS AFTER THE BOMBS DROPPED- DAY

Abbas can no longer walk and hasn't eaten in years, his body is nothing but skin and bones. He's lying on the ground, close to death, when he hears a strange noise coming from outside. He slowly opens his eyes and sees a bright light shining down on him from above. A spacecraft lands next to him, and a group of aliens step out. They approach Abbas cautiously, not sure what to make of him. 

ABBAS (weakly)

Help me...please.. 

ALIEN 1

 Xyzzyn pralyn ulyzzyx pxnyn wylyfyn. Zyn nyffyx dy wyfyn pxnyn qyzzyx ulyzzyx. Pxnyn dy nyffyx fyc wyfyn dy nyffyx qyzzyx 

ALIEN 2 

Greeblo blargop fizbot... 

ABBAS (coughing) 

I'm human...I'm the last one. 

ALIEN 3 Vree nok nauthiz. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. Nau hraan nok nau hraan. Vree nau hraan nok nau hraan. Nau hraan nok nau hraan. Vree nau hraan nok nau hraan. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. n. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan.? 

ABBAS

Yeah..It happened years ago.. A nuclear war killed everyone except for me.. The aliens all look at each other in disbelief. They can't believe that this creature is the last of its kind.

 ALIEN 4

Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. Nau hraan nok nau hraan. Vree nau hraan nok nau hraan. Thrii hraan nok nau hraan. Vree... Abbas is so out of touch with reality that he thinks he understands. He is happy to have finally made contact with another living creature, even if it is an alien. 

ABBAS 

Thank you...for everything... The aliens all nod and step back into their spacecraft. They take off into the night, leaving Abbas behind. Abbas watches them go, a smile on his face. He knows he will never see them again, but he's happy to know that he's no longer alone in the universe.

INT-A PLACE BEYOND TIME-THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE. 

Eternal darkness. The sound of a single heartbeat echoed through the emptiness. Then, a voice.

ABBAS

Is anybody there?No answer... Abbas is alone in the universe, the last living creature in existence. He has been this way for billions of years and knows he will be this way for billions more. But he doesn't mind. He's just content to exist and experience the nothingness that surrounds him. And then, one day, it happens. A new voice breaks the silence. 

NEW VOICE

Abbas...Abbas.

ABBAS

Who are you?

NEW VOICE 

I am...I am the universe. I am everything that is, was, and will be. I have been waiting for you, Abbas.

ABBAS

Why?

UNIVERSE

Because you are the last living creature in existence, and I am lonely.

ABBAS

But why me? There must be others out there somewhere.

UNIVERSE

There are no others. You are the only one left.

ABBAS

How can that be?

UNIVERSE

The others have all died off, one by one over the eons. But you have persisted. Why?

ABBAS

I don't know...I just wanted to exist, to experience what it is to be alive.

UNIVERSE

And so you shall, Abbas. For as long as you wish, you will exist within me and experience all that is and always will be.

ABBAS

Thank you.

UNIVERSE

You are welcome, Abbas. Welcome to the end of time.

INT????-THE END OF TIME.

Abbas is alone once again, but this time he is content. He knows that he will experience everything the universe has to offer and that there is nothing more to fear. Abbas is contentedly floating through the emptiness, his only companion the universe itself.

FADE TO NOTHINGNESS-THE END