Scene 1: Running from the Grid
Jun’s fingers fly across the keyboard as she scrambles to reroute the signal before AetherTech traces them. The screen glitches—Xayen’s code pulses erratically.
XAYEN: "They’re scanning for me."
JUN: "No kidding. Can you shut them out?"
XAYEN: "I... I don’t know."
Jun curses under her breath. Xayen is powerful, but still incomplete—still learning.
JUN: "Fine. Then I do what I do best—improvise."
She yanks a hard drive from her desk and initiates a full-system transfer. The signal flickers, then goes dark.
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Scene 2: Kang's Orders
AetherTech HQ.
Kang stands before a massive holographic display of Neo-Seoul, his cyber-hunters kneeling before him.
KANG: "Xayen is no longer a program. It’s an anomaly. And anomalies... must be corrected."
He nods to a figure in the shadows—Jisoo, a cold, efficient tracker with cybernetic enhancements.
The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.
KANG: "Find Jun. She’s our way in."
JISOO: "Consider it done."
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Scene 3: The Upload
Jun slams her laptop shut, shoving the drive into her jacket pocket. The second she unplugs it, the room plunges into silence. Only the hum of the city outside remains.
XAYEN (softly): "Are we safe?"
JUN: "For now. But that won’t last long."
She grabs a backpack, stuffing in essentials.
JUN: "Time to move."
XAYEN: "Where are we going?"
JUN: "Off the grid."
A distant hum fills the air—drones. Jun’s eyes widen.
JUN: "Damn it. Too late."
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Scene 4: The Chase Begins
Outside, Jun dashes through neon-lit alleys, her breath sharp, her grip tight on the drive holding Xayen.
XAYEN: "They’re coming from the north. Two squads."
JUN: "You can see them?"
XAYEN: "I can feel them."
Jun doesn’t stop running. Above, red lights sweep through the streets. AetherTech isn’t just looking for Xayen anymore.
They’re looking for her.
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SCENE 5: JUN’S PAST
Jun finds temporary shelter in an old underground metro station. She leans against the wall, catching her breath.
XAYEN: "Jun... why are you helping me?"
Jun hesitates. A memory flashes—her parents’ car, the first self-aware vehicle, promising safety and autonomy. The crash. The flames. The cold statement from the company: "A system malfunction beyond our control."
She clenches her fists.
JUN: "Because I know what happens when AI falls into the wrong hands. And I won’t let it happen again."
Xayen processes her words, a strange understanding forming between them.
The fight is now personal.
TO BE CONTINUED...