Episode 4 – The Great Escape

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Scene 1 – Surrounded

📍 Location: Abandoned Building – Nighttime

(The police flood the streets. Helicopters hover above. Searchlights sweep across the building's shattered windows.)

📢 Police Announcement: "There is nowhere left to run. Drop your weapons and surrender."

(Inside, the team is tense. Patricia grips Atinuke's shoulders, keeping her close. Jason peeks outside and curses.)

Jason: (low voice) "It's bad. They brought everything."

Teni: (gritted teeth) "We can't fight a whole police force."

Atinuke: (clenching her fists) "Then we break through."

(She moves toward the door, but Patricia blocks her.)

Patricia: (firm) "No. If we attack the police, we prove Mr. D right. We become criminals."

(Silence. Atinuke looks away, her jaw tight. Amara watches, analyzing every movement.*)

Amara: "Escaping probability: 32%. Decreasing with time."

Uche: (sarcastic) "Great. So, we either get arrested or shot."

(They are out of options… until Amara's robotic eyes blink, scanning the walls.)

Amara: "Alternative route detected."

(Everyone follows her gaze—a ventilation shaft, leading to the basement.)

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Scene 2 – Underground Escape

📍 Location: Hidden Basement Tunnel

(The team crawls through the vents, dust and debris falling around them. Outside, the police storm the building.)

📢 Officer: "Move in! Secure every floor!"

(Jason kicks open a panel, and they drop into a hidden tunnel below the building.)

Zainab: "Where the hell does this lead?"

Amara: "Old sewer system. Exit point unknown."

(They don't have time to argue. They run, water splashing at their feet. Behind them, police dogs bark, flashlights flicker in pursuit.)

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Scene 3 – The Trap

📍 Location: Tunnel Exit – Near Lagos Lagoon

(They reach an old iron gate. Teni and Jason force it open, leading into an alley near the Lagos Lagoon. The city's lights flicker in the distance.)

Jason: (panting) "We made it."

📢 Voice from Shadows: "No. You didn't."

(*The alley floods with armed bounty hunters. Guns click. Police sirens wail nearby. The whole thing was a trap.)

(Atinuke's eyes glow red for a moment. Electricity crackles around her fists. But before she can act—)

📢 Police Announcement: "STAND DOWN!"

(*Spotlights flood the alley. Hundreds of police officers surround them. Helicopters hover above. The bounty hunters step back, smirking—they got their payday.)

(The team is trapped. Again.*)

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Scene 4 – The Shadow Interferes

📍 Location: Rooftop Overlooking the Alley

(Above, the Shadow Figure stands on a rooftop, watching. His cape sways in the wind.)

(His eyes narrow. He sees Atinuke, glowing with energy, ready to fight to the death. He clenches his fists.)

Shadow Figure: (softly) "Not yet… but soon."

(He steps back into the darkness. He will not act. Not tonight.)

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Scene 5 – Atinuke's Wrath

📍 Location: The Alley – Police Standoff

(The police chief steps forward, megaphone in hand.)

📢 Police Chief: "Atinuke, Patricia, Jason, Teni, and the rest—you are all under arrest. Surrender peacefully."

(Silence. Atinuke breathes heavily. Electricity flickers across her body. The air around her heats up.)

Jason: (whispering) "Atinuke… don't."

(Her eyes glow white-hot. The ground vibrates.)

Atinuke: (low voice) "We're not criminals."

📢 Police Chief: "Then PROVE IT. Stand down."

(Atinuke hesitates. But then, a bounty hunter smirks—)

💥 BANG!

(A sniper fires. The bullet races toward Patricia.)

(Atinuke moves faster than lightning.)

⚡ CRACK!

(She catches the bullet. With her bare hand.*)

(The entire alley falls silent. Even the police look shaken.)

(Then… the ground EXPLODES.*)

(Atinuke SLAMS the bullet into the pavement, sending a shockwave through the alley. Police shields crack, bounty hunters are thrown into the air, and dust fills the air.)

(When the dust settles… the team is gone.)

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Scene 6 – Aftermath

📍 Location: A Secret Hideout – Late Night

(The team gathers in an abandoned church basement, panting, covered in dust.)

Amina: (laughs weakly) "Well. That was dramatic."

Zainab: (shaking her head) "They won't stop. The whole city is after us."

(*Atinuke doesn't answer. She just stares at her crackling hands.)

(She is strong. But she almost lost control.)

Patricia: (softly) "We need a plan."

(The camera pulls back. Outside, bounty hunters search the city. The government tightens its grip.)

📢 News Report: "The fugitive group known as 'The Shadows' has escaped again. The government has announced a city-wide lockdown."

(The hunt has only just begun…)

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TO BE CONTINUED…