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    CHRISTINA
Fucking? We’re waiting for aliens
and they’re out...
ANTHONY
Nineteen sixty four.
Gina and Christina stop and look at Anthony.
    ANTHONY (CONT’D)
There's no way helium would have
remained in that balloon, since for
over forty years.
Gina and Christina look closer at the balloon.
CHRISTINA
It’s not even faded.
GINA
It’s like, like it was from today.
POV switches to behind the teenagers, watching them. POV
moves in a circle around them, watching them.
    I know this was my idea, but...
(pause)
I say, we call it a night and head
back to...
A LIGHT FLASHES ACROSS THE SKY.
    They all look up at the sky, as Anthony runs to the cameras,
checking them. POV changes to the cameras, focusing up into
the sky and the surrounding area.
ANTHONY
We're good to go.
Anthony and Gina look up at the sky, waiting for the return
of the LIGHT, as Christina looks at the balloon.
CHRISTINA
Nineteen...sixty-four?
Christina looks around.
CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
The old man?
FLASH IMAGE: OLD MAN TALKING WITH STUDENTS.
CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
He was taken up by aliens in...
FLASH IMAGE: OLD MAN SHOWING HIS FINGER WITH THE BUMP.
    CHRISTINA (CONT’D)
Nineteen...sixty-four. He said,
they, they put something...
    POV switches, watching the teenagers. POV slowly moves in a
circle around them. Suddenly, a LIGHT FLASHES ACROSS THE
SKY, then stops, hovering above them. They're all in awe.
Anthony comes out of his shock, moving to a camera. POV
switches to camera, as a SPACESHIP comes into view.
GINA
Are you getting this?
ANTHONY
Yeah.
    Anthony runs to another camera, focusing on the spaceship
from a different angle. POV switches to camera, as SPACESHIP
just hovers. Anthony runs to another camera.
I’m a believer.
Christina looks at the spaceship and her fingers fall open,
with the balloon drifting upwards.
CHRISTINA
We, we should...
    Suddenly, the spaceship is gone. They all spin around,
looking in every direction, but failing to see the spaceship.
Anthony runs to the cameras, playing the scene back, with the
camera showing different angles of the spaceship.
    ANTHONY
(excited)
This is unreal. We did it. We
fuckin’ did it.
Gina joins him, looking at the screen, displaying the
spaceship.
GINA
(excited)
We did. We really did it.
Christina is looking around them, away from the cameras.
CHRISTINA
We, we need to leave.
Anthony and Gina are still excited and are replaying the
video of the spaceship.
    ANTHONY
Everyone was right. All the people
we talked to. All the witnesses.
This is the spot. This is where
they come.
    GINA
Professor Simmons is going to be
blown away. Wait...
Gina pulls at Anthony’s arm.
    GINA (CONT’D)
Forget Simmons, we’ll take the film
to the media. Work out a deal.
Sell the film.
Gina has a big smile and is excited.
We’re going to be...
CHRISTINA
Dead.
Gina instantly frowns and turns towards Christina, seeing her
back.
    GINA
Come on, Christina, we saw the
spaceship and it left. We caught
it on film. We’re going to be...
    Christina slowly raises her arm, pointing away from the camp.
Gina slowly looks in the direction that Christina is
pointing.
Gina sees BLURRED SHAPES.
Gina slowly turns around, seeing BLURRED SHAPES surrounding
the camp. Anthony is still looking at the camera.
    ANTHONY
I can make a short clip, throw it
up on you tube and then start
amassing hits. When the clip goes
viral, then we can contact the
media. This is so...
    Anthony stops and looks up. He sees Christina and Gina
slowly turning in a circle, pointing. Anthony follows their
gaze, seeing the BLURRED SHAPES.
The BLURRED SHAPES start to move. Anthony quickly removes
the camera, then runs to the next camera, grabbing it.
ANTHONY (CONT’D)
Get our stuff. Get to the car.
Christina and Gina seem to be mesmerized by the BLURRED
SHAPES and just continue to point towards them.
Anthony looks up from the last camera, seeing that girls
haven’t moved.
ANTHONY (CONT’D)
(almost SCREAMING)
Gina? Christina?
Gina