Writer: Tony Laplume
PAGE ONE
Panel One
Hot air balloon over a canopy of dense foliage. The balloon is bright red. It is broad daylight.
Panel Two
Now we have a closer view of the balloon, which includes our first glimpse of those onboard. They are a middle-aged black couple, who look like wealthy adventurers, like Richard Branson. The man has a mustache. They are panicking, because there’s a hole we now see visible in the balloon and they’re making a descent into the trees. Their names are HENRY and EMMA GALE.
HENRY: Emma…!
HENRY: Try to hold on to something!
PAGE TWO
Panel One
The balloon slams into the tree line.
Panel Two
We discover Henry sprawled on the jungle floor.
Panel Three
It’s much later, night. Henry’s eyes are fluttering open.
Panel Four
Henry is struggling to his feet. There is no sign of Emma near him, but he is looking around for her, clearly panicked again.
PAGE THREE
Panel One
Henry is shouting now, hoping Emma is somewhere near, but he is scared and cold. It is clearly later. His clothes are considerably more filthy than they were from the crash. He hasn’t been eating or drinking anything. We can assume he’s been looking for at least the better portion of a day.
HENRY: Emma!
Panel Two
Running about the trees, desperate to find Emma, Henry is in bad shape.
Panel Three
Henry sees something in another direction and stops to try and find out what it is.
HENRY: Emma? Is that you?
HENRY: Emma!
PAGE FOUR
Panel One
Henry is still trying to figure out what he saw. We see some black smoke in the background, which he doesn’t notice.
HENRY: Emma?
HENRY: Hello? Is there someone there?
Panel Two
Henry notices the black smoke that we saw last panel. Yes, this is LOST fiction, but no clicking sounds added as SFX. Smokey is playing games with Henry, leading him along.
Panel Three
Henry is running after Smokey. He’s looking confused, but hopeful.
Panel Four
Smokey is gone, but has led Henry to the body of his dead wife, Emma.
HENRY: …Emma.
PAGE FIVE
Panel One
Henry is bringing Emma, cradled in his arms, back to their hot air balloon. We see how the balloon itself has been caught in the trees and is providing a canopy to where he’s headed.
Panel Two
He’s now buried her, directly beneath the canopy of the balloon. He’s crouching next to the makeshift grave and his eyes are wet, but he looks resolute.
Panel Three
Henry is standing beside the grave, but his attention is elsewhere. Suddenly, he’s beginning to wonder about just where they crashed.
HENRY: …Where are we, Emma?
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