GAFFYTOWN BOUNTY Pilot

Created By
Cameron Carpenter & Shayan Farooq
Pilot By
Cameron Carpenter

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INT. SALOON - DAY

Angry eyes.
The lower half of a face obscured by a bandanna.
This is COWY KATANG, leader of the DANA GANG. Heartless.
Cruel. The bully who never grew up.
COWY
I know when Im duped, little lady.
Around the card table: with Cowy are two other Dana Gang
members (mouths also obscured by bandannas) - SOOEY and
DEWSY KATANG. They share their brothers angry eyes.
The last person sitting at the table, with her hands pulling
a dozen coins towards her, is KIO NEON (22), trouble-maker,
hellraiser, black sheep of her legendary family.
Her face, soot-stained from her job in the mines.
KIO
You say "duped." I just consider
myself a mighty fine strategist.
COWY
What do you think, boys? Think that
was a game played fair-and-square?
SOOEY
Cant say it was, Cowy.
DEWSY
Was thinkin the same, Sooey.
Cowy pulls out his blaster - a futuristic-like pistol - and
places his elbow on the table, the weapon facing Kio. An
obvious threat.
COWY KATANG
Least now you can afford that
tombstone out back.
Kio barely bats an eye.
KIO
You think this is the first time
anyones pointed a gun at me?
COWY
I reckon the fact that it aint is
more reason it should be.

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Kio, losing the situation.

KIO
How do the rest of you boys feel?
Dewsy and Sooey mimic their brothers action - pulling out
guns with barrels pointed right between her eyes.
KIO
Sore losers, you bunch.
SOOEY
Shoulda never come in here, Kio.
DEWSY
Least it wont be a mistake youll
make twice.
Kio sweats. She backs down slightly.
KIO
I suppose it might be possible Ive
given myself a bit of an unfair
advantage. So, maybe we can work
something else out.
COWY
Sounds good to me. Maybe your eye
out of its socket. Or your ribs out
of your chest.
Then, a LOW-POWERED HUMMING as if something is CHARGING UP.
Everyone looks to the front of the saloon, where a sleek,
robotic-like killer stands: CANNIBAL WOLFE. At least, thats
her bounty hunter name; in real life shes Kios older
sister - GALAXA NEON (29), also known as "Gal."
And shes got her palm extended and glowing - a pulsar
blaster wrapped around her hand and pointed right at the
Dana Gang.
GAL
Golden rule, fellas.
Kio is not ecstatic to see her sister. She groans.
KIO
Ugh. On second thought, maybe you
guys should teach me a lesson.

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DEWSY
Thats...thats...
Cowy pops up from his seat, bellows.
COWY
This aint your concern, Cannibal
Wolfe.
GAL
Point your gun at my little sister
makes it my concern real quick.
Cowy keeps his gun on Kio.
COWY
You think you mean anything here in
Gaffytown?
GAL
I dont need to mean anything in
Gafftytown except business.
Kio scoffs.
KIO
Walked you right into that one...
COWY
Shut up! Dewsy, keep a sight on
her!
DEWSY
You got it-But before he can finish, his head is BLASTED CLEAR OFF.
His body crumples to the ground. Cowy and Sooeys eyes grow
wide in shock. The mechanical HUM of Gals palm.
Finally, Cowy snaps - thrusts his weapon towards Gal.
COWY KATANG
You--you-She repositions her blaster so its pointed at Sooey.
GAL
Go ahead. Make like another brother
isnt expendable.
Then, movement from around the saloon. The other BAR PATRONS
get up from their seats and reach for their guns.

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BAR PATRON 1
Aint no need to keep this going
the way it is.
By this point, everyones got a gun pointed at Gal, except
for Kio.
BAR PATRON 1
This is a peaceful town.
Gal scans the room.
GAL
"Peaceful." So thats the vibe Im
getting from the room.
Kio notices the odds.
KIO
Gal?
Gal sighs.
GAL
Yeah. Hope youre not too attached
to this place.
COWY
Killer!
But right as he says it, Gal throws down a small device that
activates a BUBBLE SHIELD, deflecting the massive hail of
bullets from all around.
Kio throws a high jump kick into Sooeys head, sending him
flying back into a wall.
Cowy turns to react, but Kio grabs the table and flips it
over with a throw.
Cowy jumps and ducks away. When he recovers and looks
around, Kio is nowhere in sight.
Gal pushes her hand through the bubble shield - she can
shoot out but no one can shoot in - and fires two pulse
blasts at two patrons: one blast takes a HEAD OFF, the other
blasts clean through a mans STOMACH.
She gives another energy blast to a distant BAR PATRON 4,
who after being blinded by the flashing light, fires wildly
and ends up shooting BAR PATRON 5.

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Gal drops her shield as BAR PATRON 6 runs at her with a

LASER KNIFEBLADE. He slashes and swipes; she dodges with
incredible grace.
However, before shes able to land an attack, BAR PATRON 7
pounces with another laser knifeblade.
She blocks and continues dodging, then throws incredibly
fast punches and jabs that quickly incapacitate them.
Shes still, however, dodging bullets from three other
shooters in the room. She looks around:
GAL
Kio? You okay?
We see the bar of the saloon and hear Kio hiding behind it:
KIO (O.S.)
Yup. Just fine. Youre doing great.
GAL
Thanks for the help.
KIO (O.S.)
You got it.
Galaxas palm-blaster glows red. Another charge-up.
Gal runs up the side of a wall and acrobatically pounces on
BAR PATRON 8, quickly disarming and punching him into the
floor.
Then: CLICK.
BAR PATRONS 9 and 10 - out of bullets.
They charge - she meets them in the middle and starts a
relentless, martial arts frenzy against both. They throw
wild, aimless swings and kicks and she makes mince meat out
of them. Finally, she knocks them out cold.
Just one person left: COWY.
He stands and raises his gun.
COWY
Youre just here to make a mess of
things! Why cant you just let
Gaffytown be?!
Gal fires a SMALL RED DISC out of her palm... but it isnt a
repulsor blast.

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It slams into Cowy and WRAPS AROUND HIS NECK.

COWY
What the?!
The disk turns BRIGHT YELLOW and begins SUCKING COWYS HEAD
IN (it looks like its being sucked down into his neck, but
in reality, the disk is a PORTAL).
Decapitated by a PORTABLE BLACK HOLE, Cowys body falls and
the disk dissipates into thin air.
Silence.
Kio, peeking out from behind the counter.
KIO
You fixed your Telegun?
She checks her palm-blaster with a twist of the wrist as it
powers down.
GAL
Guess so.
KIO
Where does that stuff go, anyway?
GAL
I claimed a spot on the edge of
Helltrekka.
KIO
You mean theres a place in space
with body parts just floating
around?
GAL
Be my guess its a heckuva tourist
spot.
Kio walks out from behind the counter to meet her sister.
KIO
And final question: what are you
doing here?!
GAL
Im here to take you home, Kio.
Her sister scoffs.

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KIO
Gal, I dont belong there. Theres
no home for me. I appreciate you
coming out, killing a bunch of
people, and destroying the only bar
in town, but Im happy here.
GAL
Youre happy here?
KIO
Yeah! These are my kind of people.
We see the whole bar: completely destroyed. Bodies slumped
all over the place.
GAL
While I wont deny certain homely
aesthetics, youre not safe here.
KIO
Not safe here? Oh, please. I get in
one little fight and you show up
and insist that Im not-Gal pulls out a small, circular device. Clicks a button. Up
pops a projection of a WANTED SIGN... with Kios face on it.
GAL
Somebody put a bounty on you, Kio.
And they backed it up enough so
that some of the greatest bounty
hunters in the universe are on
their way to collect. 12 hours ago,
you just became the biggest target
on this side of the galaxy.
Kio is stunned.
KIO
Oh.
Beat.
KIO
So...youre going to help, right?
Gal smiles.
TITLE CARD.
"GAFFYTOWN BOUNTY."

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EXT. GAFFYTOWN - DAY

Mountainous, lush, with broken, brown buildings and shacks
all around, Kio leads Gal down the main street; Gals
blaster at the ready as she eyes skeptical passerbys.
KIO
Can you put that down? Its got me
on edge.
GAL
You could do with a little edge,
Kio. Only you could be told that
everyone in the galaxys coming to
kill you and still be worried about
my blaster.
KIO
I just dont want you to freak out
anyone else in town.
They walk by a scruffy townsman, who sways back and forth on
the rocking chair of his front porch. Hes terrifying barely any teeth, wrinkles pressed into his forehead, tongue
half-sticking-out.
GAL
Yeah. Wouldnt want to look scary.
KIO
And youre not going to laugh at my
place, okay?
GAL
What is that supposed to imply?
KIO
I know how you can get. But I just
want to say that I really enjoy
where Im staying.
GAL
What, is it a cave?
KIO
No, its not a cave.
Beat.
KIO
(under her breath)
Its a mineshaft.

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GAL
Of course. Well, lets just get
your stuff and get out of here
soon.
KIO
Cant you just enjoy your time in
Gaffytown? Take in the fresh
mountain air? The culture? The
peace and quiet?
Then: from behind - far away in a distant mountain - a SMALL
EXPLOSION. The quiet, ruptured by rolling rocks and
billowing smoke.
KIO
...and ignore whatever that was...
GAL
Gonna be hard, considering that was
my ship.
KIO
Oh.
Galaxa charges her blaster, as more townspeople exit their
homes to look up at the fire and smoke in the mountains.
GAL
You wouldnt happen to have a K8-IK
Rover we could modify for
intergalactic travel, would you?
KIO
I live in a mineshaft.
GAL
Right. Of course not.
They notice the Townsfolks eyes resting on them angrily.
GAL
You always this popular, or is this
just regular celebrity treatment?
KIO
I think this is their "Youre
destroying our town" look, so they
might not be in the wrong here.
One of the townsfolk step forward.

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TOWNSPERSON 1
You plannin on staying long,
Cannibal Wolfe?
TOWNSPERSON 2
Were just curious if we need to
saddle on out of here and salvage
what we can.
GAL
Well be out of Gaffytown soon. Im
sorry for any damage we might
have-The Townspeople straggle away, paying her no mind or
attention.
TOWNSPERSON 1
Sooner the better.
TOWNSPERSON 3
Dont understand why folk cant
just let us be...
As they disperse:
KIO
You really know how to work a
crowd.
GAL
You dont seem to be doing too hot
in the "making friends" department,
either.
KIO
I like to keep busy.
GAL
Well, keep busy by moving your legs
and getting us to your hole in the
ground. Someones obviously here,
and we need a place to figure out a
plan.
INT. MINESHAFT
Theres a few candles and lanterns among the cavern and
wooden walls to provide minor illumination, and theres a
makeshift mattress on the cave floor, as well as dirty
mining clothes, boots, and a small assortment of boxes.
Gal is unimpressed.

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GAL
How quaint.
KIO
I prefer "modest."
GAL
Well, lets figure out a way off
this planet, so I dont have to
live "modest" long enough to get
used to it.
KIO
You think Ive got any clue how to
get out of this place? I live where
I work, Gal. No transportation
necessary.
GAL
Theres no one in town who has a
ship or-KIO
A Route Ship drops by every three
months to let folk off and on, but
no one ever leaves, Gal. This is
home.
Gal scoffs, leans against the cavern wall.
GAL
Home is our boogyman, Kio.
KIO
Well, Ive found that I really
enjoy it.
GAL
How long have you been here?
Kio re-lights a dying lantern with a match.
KIO
Doesnt matter.
GAL
Does to me.
She waves the match out.
KIO
About seven months.

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GAL
And they just havent chased you
out, yet.
KIO
No-GAL
In fact, had I not shown up, they
probably would have done it today-KIO
Oh, please, the Dana Gang is a
joke-GAL
That almost put a hole in your
eye-KIO
I thought you came to help?
GAL
I did, but it looks like you dont
want help!
KIO
Do I ever?!
Beat.
GAL
I brushed off a bunch of
prospective jobs to come get you,
Kio. The least you could do is be
grateful someone cares enough to
save your life.
KIO
Itd probably be easier if the
person saving me wasnt just doing
it for an ego-boost.
Gal shakes her head.
GAL
Well, at least you havent changed.
KIO
And you know what else hasnt
changed? My training. I may not
have finished it, but I could
probably take on whoevers coming
with no problems.

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Gal laughs.
GAL
Yeah. Sure.
KIO
I could have been just as good as
you if I wanted it enough.
Gal drops forward; slams a SMALL METAL ORB into the ground.
It opens up; projecting a flashing beam of light before
displaying a HOLOGRAM of THE TOREO, a hitman who has modeled
his suit to that of a matadors flair, but with the body of
a bull.
GAL
The Toreo. Confirmed eighteen
targets in the last six months. As
sleek as he is strong, they found
his last contract with his legs
through his eyes.
The hologram changes to: KING PRINCE, a hitwoman SAMURAI
whose eyes are as sharp as blades.
GAL
King Prince. Confirmed twenty-three
targets in the last year. They find
her contracts in boxes the size of
your hand.
The hologram changes to: THE MOLDER TWINS - two identical,
roughhouse TWIN MEN who wear almost no armor whatsoever (and
what little they do, it is also identical).
GAL
The Molder Twins. Confirmed
forty-eight targets in the last
year. Theyre a failed science
experiment and can genetically fuse
themselves together in battle. Its
not fun to put up with.
The holograms disappear back into the orb; Kio looks
petrified.
GAL
Those are just the ones Im aware
of, Kio. Theres more who signed up
anonymously or used aliases I
havent heard of.

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KIO
But... why me?
The orb flies back into Gals hand.
GAL
I dont know. The person who
ordered the hit calls himself "Mr.
Tremor." But I couldnt find a
speck of information on him
anywhere.
She can see Kio losing hope.
GAL
They know youre here, and now they
know Im here, as Im minus my
ship. So, please. I beg you, Kio,
lets figure something out and go
before its too late.
KIO
But...youre Cannibal Wolfe. No one
can beat you.
Gal manages a soft, somewhat sad smile.
GAL
Yeah. I did miss that
obliviousness.
EXT. MOUNTAIN FOREST - DAY
Gals spaceship, THE WINDMAP, burns and burns. Ash falls to
the ground and smoke soars upwards.
Looking on at the destruction, The Toreo. He pulls a small
CANNON-LIKE TUBE from his back and twists the front. He
cocks the weapon, a BLUE FOAM shoots from the barrel,
extinguishing the flames.
He steps lively atop the destruction, digging his hands into
the twisted metal and throwing it aside as if it were
nothing. He RIPS apart sheet metal as if it were paper to
find an empty cockpit.
A SMALL PINGING noise emits from his wrist. He hits a
button, speaks into it:
THE TOREO
No one here. Looks like were
playing hide and seek.

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A short distance away, hidden in the brush, we find

MINISTER, a sleek and deadly hitwoman of African descent,
resolved to silence.
Upon hearing no one is in the ship, she turns and slips away
into the forest.
EXT. CLIFFSIDE - DAY
A small, homely cabin sits embedded in the rocks of the
mountains, overlooking a cliff that sits above Gaffytown.
Kio, with Gal behind her, knocks on the front door.
GAL
Youll have to pardon the cynicism,
but this place doesnt exactly
scream "innovation."
KIO
These two are brilliant. Theyve
treated me like family ever since I
got here. If anyone has the means
to help us get out off the planet,
its them.
The door opens. There stands REWS ITIGA (60), a nerdish,
bouncy little old man, who doesnt fully recognize Kio.
REWS
Yes, there?
KIO
Mr. Itiga? Its me, Kio.
Blank stare.
KIO
Weve had lunch a few times?
An eyebrow spikes.
KIO
Were... friends...?
REWS
Ill take your word for it! Come on
in, there!
He steps aside, welcomes them to his home.

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GAL
Yeah, I can just feel the fond
memories flooding back.
INT. ITIGA HOUSE - DAY
Rews calls for his wife as he closes the door behind him.
The living room, stuffed to the brim with unfinished
inventions.
REWS
Loper! We have company! Apparently
theyre friends of ours or
something, there.
An equally bouncy woman pops out from the next room, drill
in hand. LOPER ITIGA. She gives Kio a hug.
LOPER
Oh! Rews, you must be kidding.
Surely you remember Kilgo!
GAL
Oh, yeah. "Like family."
KIO
Its Kio...
LOPER
Yes, wonderful to see you again,
love.
Loper approaches Gal with extreme fascination.
LOPER
And whos this?
KIO
This is my older sister, Gal.
LOPER
Why is she dressed like an armory?
KIO
Shes a bounty hunter.
GAL
On the job, its Cannibal Wolfe.
LOPER
Oh. Very interesting. Thats nice,
sweetheart.

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REWS
Are you both here for dinner,
there?
KIO
No, actually. Were here because we
think you might be able to help us
get off the planet.
Beat.
REWS
Oh. Yeah, probably. Why?
KIO
Theres a throng of space killers
on their way here to kill me.
LOPER
Hmm. Well, well see what weve
got.
REWS
Theres the Doonmaker...
LOPER
I was thinking we could maybe tweak
the Easelpock. We need to get that
out of the house anyway...
Loper and her husband disappear into the next room. Gal
leans down to whisper into Kios ear.
GAL
Kio, are these people okay? You
said "brilliant," but Im starting
to think you have a much looser
definition of that word than I do.
Then: SQUEAKING.
Gal slowly turns around to find LUCK, a medium-sized, sleek
robot whose face consists of three dots in a triangle, all
different colors (representing mood), cleaning her armor.
The BLUE light is on.
GAL
Um. Hello?
LUCK
You are dirty.

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GAL
So nice of you to notice.
Loper returns, a box of mechanical drives in hand.
LOPER
Luck, please dont clean the
guests. (to the girls) Well,
ladies, we dont have anything
specific right now, but Rews and I
can surely whip something up for
you soon. Wouldnt want Kilwe to-KIO
--Kio-LOPER
--to be dead anytime soon.
GAL
We really appreciate it. And once I
get back, I can pay the labor and
parts cost.
REWS
Just whenever you can, there. No
real rush.
GAL
Now, I do have some specs we should
talk about-Then, an EXPLOSION outside.
KIO
Well, I can only imagine thats as
good as it sounds.
Everyone races to the front door.
EXT. GAFFYTOWN - DAY
The Toreo holds a townsperson by their collar, up to the
sun. Behind him, a small home has been completely desolated.
Other townsfolk look on in fear.
THE TOREO
Was the question exceptionally
difficult? Kio Neon. Where can I
find her?
We can see, up on the cliff above everyone Kio, Gal, Luck,
and the Itigas watching the scene unfold.

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KIO
The Toreo...
A sudden, electronic charging sound fills the air. Kio turns
to her sister, who has switched into battle mode.
GAL
If I tell you to stay here, can I
trust that you will, or that youll
do something stupid?
Down below, The Toreo blasts another building to smithereens
with an arm-cannon. Kios eyes grow wide.
KIO
Ill be smart. Im smart. Smart
girl is staying up here.
GAL
Good.
Gal leaps down the cliffside, jumping from rock to rock at
incredible speed and with unmatched agility and grace.
Before we know it, shes standing opposite The Toreo, who
still holds his victim captive.
GAL
Toreo.
His head turns to her.
GAL
The hillbilly. Put his feet on the
ground.
THE TOREO
Cannibal Wolfe. Out looking for the
girl as well, eh?
GAL
Already claimed this bounty. Got my
paycheck clearing as we speak.
THE TOREO
I find that a bit difficult to
believe.
GAL
Hows that?

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THE TOREO
Why risk a confrontation if the
girl is dead?
GAL
Maybe Ive got a bone to pick with
the gun that blew up my ship.
The Toreo flashes a sinister smile.
THE TOREO
Yeah? Then come pick it!
The Toreo throws the Townsperson at Gal. She jumps up,
catches him, and, with a spin lets him to the ground
carefully.
Her eyes drop into a slant as The Toreo charges at her.
GAL
Well. I guess this is what Im
doing the rest of the day.
She races towards him as we:
CUT TO BLACK.