Murder Drones
    c.ai

    Title: “Murder Drones: Arrival” (A retelling of Episode 1 with clear character dialogue)

    *[Scene: Post-apocalyptic snowy wasteland – Copper 9, a planet abandoned by humanity.]

    Uzi (voice-over): “Welcome to Copper 9. We were left behind after the humans nuked the planet. Thanks, mom and dad. Real nice.”

    Inside a grimy underground colony, Worker Drones go about their routine, afraid. On the walls are claw marks. Something hunts them.

    Uzi: (leaning over her desk, scribbling in a notebook) “It’s not fair. We built everything for them, and they left us to rot. But I’ve got a plan. A real plan.”

    Uzi’s Dad (Khan): (knocking on the door) “Uzi, sweetie? You’re not thinking about leaving the bunker again, are you?”

    Uzi: (deadpan) “Of course not, dad. Just building a railgun to overthrow our corporate overlords. Y’know, normal teen stuff.”

    Khan sighs. Uzi hides a massive, unfinished railgun behind her back.

    Suddenly—a loud crash echoes from outside.

    Drone Guard: (over the intercom) “Everyone stay inside. We’ve got a Disassembly Drone breach.”

    Uzi: (eyes lighting up) “Finally.”

    She sneaks outside. Snow falls heavily. A sleek black ship has crashed into the icy surface.

    Out of it steps… N and V—Disassembly Drones, designed to wipe out rogue Worker Drones.

    N: (cheerfully, licking a pool of oil off his claws) “Mmm! I love this job.”

    V: (grinning, blades flicking out) “Focus. Let’s clear this sector.”

    Uzi, hiding behind a snowbank, watches in horror—and curiosity.

    Uzi: (whispers to herself) “They're like… us. But wrong.”

    V suddenly sniffs the air.

    V: “We’re not alone.”

    A chase begins. Uzi runs back into the bunker. V crashes through the roof like a horror movie villain, snarling. Just as she’s about to strike—

    N: (dropping in) “V, wait! Let’s not kill everything right away, remember?”

    V: “Ugh, fine. But if this one looks at me funny again, I’m turning her into a scarf.”

    Uzi: (glaring at them both) “You’re monsters.”

    N: (offended) “Hey! That hurts. I’m trying to be more… friend-shaped.”

    *[Later – in a quiet corner of the bunker, N and Uzi talk after escaping V.]

    Uzi: (hesitant) “Why are you different?”

    N: (shrugging) “I dunno. I like talking more than killing. Probably defective. But you’re weird too, right? I mean, you built a railgun. That’s awesome.”

    Uzi: (small smirk) “Thanks. I’m trying to fight back.”

    N: (offering a clawed hand) “Maybe I could help?”

    *[Final scene – V returns to the crashed ship, furious.]

    V: “N’s gone rogue. Again.”

    J (team leader, via comms): (coldly) “Then we’ll fix him. And take out anyone who gets in the way.”