The Wheatfield's | SciFi. Drama. Thriller. Horror | A Long Way from Home. Their Daughter is arriving again. A Team of Engineers are very busy. So too are very bad people. Evil is Coming...

 Vivid dreams
is how Chris describes them.
He was warned but
to get sleep for him
being an engineer workaholic
was difficult.
His partner Elli was concerned
but supported him.
Afterall their daughter was
on her way and the world was
overpopulated.

If only the dreams weren't
so vivid; so fantastic.
If dreaming was the
only problem.
Living remotely doesn't help.

Different characters like "David".
But David is on a mission.
Keeping his family safe is
his number one priority.
But it’s hard and
the world is harsh.
Two entirely different families
Both are always on the go,
Always on the run
but he loves them all,
loves them being all around.

But when bad people
are wanting change.

Evil is coming.

The Wheatfield's

Part 1
Land
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RURAL FARMING LAND.
LARGE BARN.
PERFECT MORNING

This is an hallucination /
Dream sequence.

David / Father is in his large barn and his view is of his land with his three daughters.

'Yellow with a touch of caramel' His daughters would say whenever they help him like this time, but just as they rest, they too could hear the sound.
Even over the top of the sound of the hey bails they were resting on; they could hear it.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Like a crackling.'
David / Father: 'And a snapping.'
The daughters were agreeing.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'There.' Pointed, in distress.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Oh no.'
David / Father walked over to a shelf .
His three daughters watched as he got his rifle ready.
He checked the scope, looked outside and nodded.
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The daughters knew what that meant and went to the walls and picked up their pitch forks.
David / Father: 'Wait.' In the darkness of the barn doorway with rifle ready.
The daughters kept having a peek and waited for their father's command.
David / Father: 'Almost there.'
His view was the scope looking at the dense foliage of the crop.
He was panning.
It was early morning and the sound; crisp as the ground was beginning to dry out.
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David / Father: 'Crispy crackling.' As he looked out at his crop away from the eyecup then sealed his eye off again.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Don't know about you but I'm ready for some cracklin'.'
She put her foot forward into the light.
Her pitchfork shone brightly.
David / Father: 'And here they come.'
The Father seeing brisk movement through the scope.
All four of them adjusted their footing as the sound intensified and then, there they were.
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At first, only three then more appeared from out of the crop.
Kim wanted to go ahead; further out and started piercing the air with her pitch fork but kept looking back for her father’s word.
David / Father: ‘Wait.’ In a soft tone looking through the scope knowing exactly where his daughters were.
Middle Daughter Jamie: ‘There.’ Still immersed in shadow and pointing to the far side of the crop. ‘More.’
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Kim, the oldest daughter who had ventured outside, takes another step towards the crop and can see them now.
Eldest Daughter Kim: ‘They’re fully outside of the crop.’ Ecstatic.
A crunching sound and them getting  faster, closer.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Get ‘em girl.’ The youngest back inside at the barn door opening; her cheeks pale turning her fork tines.
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People of all descriptions walk out from the crop and all are wearing old women’s clothes and keep walking.
Kim out-front readies as they are really close when suddenly many drop; collapse to the ground but drift away like a feather.
She is really happy and turns knowing it is her father.
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In the darkness, David checks his rounds counter. ‘Ninety two and counting.’
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Dad.’ Standing back just inside the doorway points around to her right outside.
David / Father: Swings and looks through his scope. ‘Wow, that’s a lot.’
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Fifty?’
David / Father: ‘I’d say eighty or more.’
The daughter mouths his words and nods.
David aims and pulls the trigger.
One elderly looking woman is hit in the arm, she seems to fade ghost-like but continues walking.
He adjusts his scope; tries again.
Several ghost-like figures fall.
He smiles.
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David / Father: ‘Maybe even more than eighty.’ He looks again through the scope and those that had fallen reveal an even larger, darker amount behind. ‘Ok girls, when you’re ready.’
Eldest Daughter Kim: ‘Yeah?’ Taking a quick look back to her father.
David / Father: ‘Kim? They’re all yours.’
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Kim, out on her own, immediately starts swinging her pitch fork like a helicopter blade swapping the handle with her hands and now the tines are a blur.
She moves forward then starts seeing between the rapid movement of her wrists and elbows, heads being lopped and bodies slowly, delicately falling to the ground.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Well done Kimmy.’ Squatting in a long skirt and boots leaning on her rifle with but in the soil still watching her father pick them off far a field.
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'The crop was mostly still upright' Jamie thought and climbed the ladder to the loading hatch. All she could see was her sister Kim slaying through dozens of elderly women.
Occasionally one of them would fall onto her and Kim would scream.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Are you ok?’ Still watching how many her father was hitting but readying herself for what was next.
Eldest Daughter Kim: ‘Yeah, I’m ok.’ Annoyed. ‘They just sting a little you know?’
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Yes, I know.’ Watching just how many her father was hitting but also. ‘They’re spreading out dad.’
David / Father: ‘Yep, but plenty of ammo.’ He responded by adjusting his stance.
Now resting the barrel and silencer on a hay bale and continuing shooting.
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Jamie was now on the roof and could see everywhere and for once, it didn’t look good.
Middle Daughter Jamie: ‘There’s a lot dad.’ Yelled down through the loading hatch.
He looked up at her; their eyes made contact.
David / Father: ‘Yeah?’
Middle Daughter Jamie: ‘Hundreds.’
There was silence then.
David / Father: ‘Ladies.’ Just pointed behind. ‘Get your guns.’
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Even Kim; well outside, heard it and turned; ran into the darkness trying to beat her sisters.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: ‘Yesss.’ First.
She saw the open box of one hundred magazines and it was on top of two more rows and three high all the same.
She picked one up and loaded it and as she picked up another, Jamie and Kim were giggling and elbowing each other to get in first.
By now Melanie was walking back to her usual position and both gave her a high five.
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David / Father: ‘Conserve your rounds.’ To his three daughters.
Jamie was back on the roof adjusting her scope while Kim was kneeling in the doorway in the shade and Melanie was laying down and focusing on the horizon. ‘Enjoy.’
Silently they mowed them down.

End of hallucination /
Dream sequence.
The Wheatfield's
Part 2
Planet
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SPACE STATION BASE.
SLEEPING QUARTERS.
VENUS
Silently a plexiglass cylinder was sliding back on a bed base revealing a young man laying with eyes closed.
A young woman floated over and had to concentrate to get a hold of the side handles of the bed base.
She looked into the cylinder waiting for enough gap to enter then she slowly made her way to the bed and knelt.
He lay motionless.
She bowed her head trying not to laugh, looked back up and laid down beside him holding on to a handle. 
She turned to her side and watched him; her partner Chris.
His eyes opened. 
Elli: Openly smiled. ‘I’ve been up and out and now back in again.’
He could barely raise his brow and tried to reply.
Elli: ‘Tough night huh?’
He rested on his elbows and took in the view in front.
Vast, multilevel sleeping quarters and dozens of people floating around going to lockers, going to their own see-through quarters or chatting.
She straddled him and hit a large button above his head and the plexiglass changed to a lighter grey colour.
From the outside, tropical leaves and palms.
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SPACE STATION BASE.
MESS / STAFF AREA.
VENUS
Elli: ‘Did you have the dream again?’ Concerned as she finally sat having returned a meal tray.
Chris didn’t answer her.
They were in a large crew meal area.
Elli: ‘Your Doctor did say it could be the side effects.’ Trying to reassure him.
He nodded slightly.
She responded acknowledging.
Chris: ‘Yes I know.’ He looked at his breakfast, looked at her then started eating.
Elli: ‘Same one?’
He nodded.
Elli: ‘Three daughters and you - David?’
Chris: ‘In the barn with silencer rifles yes.’
Elli: She nodded. ‘Ok.’ People were starting to enter their row and looking for seats. She nodded, smiled and ducked as trays passed. ‘You need to get going to work. Take your mind off that.’
Chris: ‘Yep. I know and I will.’
Elli: ‘You haven’t got much more of the build to go have you?’ Looked behind him at his construction.
Chris: ‘No, we’ve essentially finished the entire docking area and there’s already a booking.’
Elli: ‘Yes I heard.’ She reached across the table and held his hands. ‘You’re just too good.’
Behind him was a vast wall of glass and to the horizon - the Venus landscape.
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They were all engineers and were expanding the cities boundaries.
This was the fifth expansion and Chris was incharge. His father pioneered the constructions. Each expansion took five years and his father Ross was buried on Venus.
Elli his partner; they made the decision to live on Venus years ago before they met and once they met,  became inseparable.
They have met a lot of good friends and some do go back to Earth and some return but others do not.
Some do not leave Earth.
They could not have children and adopted a daughter from Earth.
Like sponsorship but there are conditions. Their “daughter” is allowed to visit as often and as frequently as she or they like but it is expensive.
ONLY SIX WEEKS PAY!
One way.
THREE MONTHS TWO EXPERIENCES
Were how the banners read and were very popular.
Their “daughter” Dondri was on her way and all three were very excited…
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SPACE STATION BASE.
SLEEPING QUARTERS.
VENUS
Elli: ‘Hello darling.’ As she watched their daughter floating around.
Dondri: Then saw they were connected, reached for a stainless steel bar steadying herself. ‘Hi mum.’
On a strip screen above the screen was the arrival time.
23 DAYS 14 HOURS 29 MINUTES 15 SECONDS.
Elli: ‘How are you?’
Dondri: ‘It’s GOREZ.’
Elli just looked.
Dondri: Rolled her eyes smiling. ‘Zero g backwards mum. How’s dad?’
Elli: ‘He’s good and not so busy now which is good.’
Dondri: ‘Oh that’s good mum.’
Elli: ‘Yes, well, without him finishing, you couldn’t get here. The platform is finished so you can dock this end now.’
Dondri: ‘Really?’ Dondri took a moment and teared up, looked again at the strip counter her end. ‘I can’t wait to see you two. I just can’t wait mum.’ Tears fell down her cheeks.
Elli: ‘Happy tears Dondri.’ Wiping her own cheeks.
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SPACE SHIP ORION.
SPACE
Somewhere inside the ORION vessel screaming along to its Venus destination were five overall-suited figures walking along a corridor then one of them stopped.
The one at the far end looked around.
The one at the front quietly removed a wall panel.
Internal locks on a ceiling panel in the cockpit area were switched off.
The panel in the corridor was placed back again.
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SPACE STATION BASE.
ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES DOCK.
VENUS
Chris's helmet vibrated and yellow lights flashed.
He stopped what he was doing and flipped down goggles.
Dondri 'Hello Earth calling.'
'It could be no one else.' Chris thought and broke into a big smile within his helmet.
Dondri 'Hi dad.'
Chris 'Well hello there. How are you?'
Dondri 'Good, good. So what are you up to?'
Chris 'Just floating around. You know.'
They could see each other. 
Dondri 'Yeah, same here.'
They both just started giggling.
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SPACE SHIP ORION.
SPACE
For the flight crew on the Orion vessel, it was change of shift and it was a bit of a procedure but once done, their living quarters were reasonably large and there was retail and entertainment areas.
No one noticed the interior ceiling panel of the cockpit area being moved and figures entering, dropping down and hiding.
Waiting.
The Wheatfield's
Part 3
Inner City Suburbia
This is an hallucination /
Dream sequence.
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SUBURBIA. CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
David / Father and his three daughters drove into town and parked in front of a supermarket.

FAMILY CAR. SUBURBIA.
CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
David / Father: 'Ready?'
His three daughters were readying their weapons.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Ready dad.' Pulling back her pistol chamber.
It clicked, they all got out.
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SUBURBIA. CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
The three daughters stepped up onto the footpath.
David walked further along and up the rise of the supermarkets car park driveway and that's when he saw them.
They were young, tall.
David / Father: Calling. 'Males and females.'
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Damn. I hate these ones.' Just as she saw some in the supermarket.
Kim and Jamie both saw their sisters' reaction and went towards the supermarket entrance.
They kept their weapons discreet.
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SUBURBIA. CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
There were four; two male two female walking quickly along the outer side wall of the supermarket and David kept his stance and waited for them to get closer.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Dad!?' Called from the entrance of the supermarket. 'Are you ok? Can you handle them?'
He looked at her for a moment and nodded then took aim again.
Kim went inside the supermarket.
Her two sisters were already inside.
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SUBURBIA. CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
David put pressure on the trigger when suddenly the last of the four stepped out and ran at him.
In that moment; all were like scraps of paper.
Cheaply animated.
He aimed and shot at it.
The bullet went clean through the head.
The paper-thin face showed blue sky.
The tall, young female figure froze and fell to the ground as-if tipped over.
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SUPERMARKET. SUBURBIA.
CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
The supermarket was empty.
No shelves. No people.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'That door is where I saw them.'
The three of them could see a back door ajar letting in bright light.
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SUBURBIA.
CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
David had to swing over and aim as the remaining three tall, young people were running at him.
A sheer loss of concentration made him shoot at the front male in the chest and it jolted but continued then David raised his sight and shot all three.
David / Father: 'Head shots you idiot.'
His three daughters were back on the footpath outside the supermarket.
Jamie walked further along checking the other shops.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'All good?'
David / Father: 'All good.'
Middle Daughter Jamie: Calling out softly. 'Over here. Over here.'
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SUBURBIA. CITY CENTRE.
PERFECT MORNING
They all ran along to the next lot of shop fronts and saw Jamie hiding at the window front of the last shop.
They gathered and she motioned for them to take a look.
It was a picnic reserve rest area with a large pond at the bottom of a slope and a pergola with dozens of tall, young males and females sitting around and standing.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Want to go through this shop and see what's behind?'
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Inside there's stairs.' Suggesting. 'That'll lead to the roof.'
David / Father: 'Pick them off better.'
Just then a low sounding rumble came along the road.
They all looked and their faces turned into horror.
They raced inside the last shop.
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SHOP
David / Father: 'Get up the stairs and onto the roof.' His voice filled the empty shop.
They were running up the stairs when a coach touring bus went at full speed past the shop they were in but it was travelling diagonally and they could see the lifting of the front and smack into the cement gutter and lurch then the back end start to lean over towards them.
Melanie and Jamie were upstairs and went to reach for David and Kim when the front window smashed.
They pulled them up.
They could here the side wall of the shop being smashed out and now on the roof, watched as the coach ploughed into the next group of shops.
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SHOP ROOF
When they looked down over the side of the building, all the tall young people were looking up at them and started running to get to them.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'The ladder Mel.'
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'Right.' She was aiming her pistol down the ladder and started firing.
David / Father: Called out realising. 'The stairs.'
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SHOP ROOF
He watched as his two daughters suddenly stood over the roof entrance to the shop stairs and started firing down into the shop.
The sound of glass and running feet.
David joined Melanie over the side and could see the bodies piling up.
Young, tall males started pouring out of the coach on its side.
All four of them just kept dropping magazine clips and slamming in new ones from their double layered leather belts.

End of hallucination /
Dream sequence.

The Wheatfield's
Part 4
Planet
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SPACE STATION BASE.
SLEEPING QUARTERS.
VENUS
The sun was just starting to colour the Venus landscape.
Elli was always amazed and just sat on the edge of their bed dangling her feet watching.
The sun rays now highlighted the different structures and she couldn't really believe what she had contributed.
'Well, to breathe here. I’ve done my job.' She thought.
She sipped her coffee and laid back resting her head on Chris's upper thighs and waited for him to wake.

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SPACE STATION BASE.
MESS / STAFF AREA.
VENUS
Elli waited patiently for her "patient" husband to return from yet another visit to the doctors.
The wait was over.
Chris appeared, found her row, entered and sat.
Chris: 'The look on your face.' He was chuckling.
Elli was blank faced.
Chris: 'And the doctor said yes, there are side effects. But I knew that. We know that. I won't wake up from the vivid dreams until completed yes yes yes. I have always found it difficult to sleep but change is coming soon and I will stop taking the pills all together. Our daughters' arrival.'
They felt each others fingers mesh.
Elli: 'Mmm ok.'
That's all Chris wanted to hear.

The Wheatfield's
City
a
This is an hallucination /
Dream sequence.

CITY STREET /
OFFICE BUILDING.
PERFECT MIDDAY
David's youngest daughter Melanie works in an office on the 23rd floor in the city and today, him and her two sisters go into her building to have lunch with her.

CITY OFFICE BUILDING.
PERFECT MIDDAY
They find where she is and just as they meet, someone screams.
They race over and look out and down.
Hundreds of people are walking into the building they are in.
The four of them race for the fire stairs and begin descending but they can hear noises and it is building.

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FIRE STAIRS
David swings into action and gets the fire hose ready.
His girls help and turn on the wheel and instantly the cloth hose bulges ready.
David points it down the spine of the fire stairs and waits.

Staff move past them and go down.
Melanie asks them to stay but they ignore her and go down disappearing then, after many flights, screaming starts.
Only female voices.
David repositions clanking the nozzle on the railing.
His three daughters lean over.
Middle Daughter Jamie: 'There they are. What, fifteen floors down?'
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Maybe more?'
David / Father: 'Do you want to try going one down?'
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Yeah, ok.'
Looking at them all for agreement.
They move down.

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David has the nozzle pointed at the fire exit door the next floor down and winces at the hose length one above.
Suddenly the door opens and David turns the nozzle and as the water hits the door slamming it.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: Yelling. 'Wait. That's Tod. He's cool.'
The door opens ajar and a young man peers out.
Seeing them, moves out into the fire escape joining them.
Tod: 'I don't know what's going on but there's no security. The police are on their way though.'
Middle Daughter Jamie: Nearly breathless looking down. 'I saw movement.'
David looked over the edge and further down were lots of shadows.
Fast moving shadows.

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He opened the nozzle and aimed at a landing some ten levels down and it seemed to hit something.
A white shirt figure spun around and went under the railing and fell; became a small dot and then they all heard a clang.
David turned the water off.
David / Father: Exclaiming. 'The thrust.' The hose was over his shoulder.
Eldest Daughter Kim: 'Want to go down another one?'
They all looked at the length of hose.
David gave it a pull and the full cloth hose slid down the stairs and started to pile up.

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At the next level down, an axe was forced under the fire exit door handle.
Jamie had her jacket wrapped around her arm and was putting it back on checking for glass.
They all quietly agreed to continue down when they heard scuffling.
Shoes on concrete steps.
They looked over the railing and there were lots of shadows.
Youngest Daughter Melanie: 'So quiet.' She was interrupted watching her sisters help get their father ready with the fire hose.
Tod stood behind David to help with the enormous pressure.
They all peered over and looked down.

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The railing had hands intermittently on and off and a constant moving shadow and suddenly, a rumbling sound.
The sound of shoes twisting, sliding and tapping then they were now only three landings down.
Business jackets and dresses all quiet but climbing rapidly.
'Now dad.' All three daughters said and he opened the nozzle.

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Several came up to the landing just down from them.
The three girls couldn't help but scream then the giant surging stream of water knocked all those coming up back down with many falling over the railing acrobatic-like all the way down.
David / Father: 'Water pressure is good.'
He looked under where he was standing seeing where the suits and dresses were piling up but more were still walking up and looking for something to climb onto.
The daughters were signalling their father to move down to the next landing over the sound of the hose.

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He did with Tod's support and saw to his absolute surprise, all the people piled up were starting to slide down with the flow of the water but there were others still trying to get to them.
David aimed the stream and they fell like tenpins and were being washed down the spiral.

LIFT AREA.
GROUND FLOOR.
PERFECT MIDDAY
A fire exit door opened ajar.
Tod and David took a peek then all of them quietly moved out.

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FOYER.
GROUND FLOOR.
PERFECT MIDDAY
They walked out into the foyer and looked outside.
Empty.
Quiet.
The floor was a thin layer of water.
The girls went to two fire hoses each side of the entry to lifts and turned on the wheels. Tod went to help.
David looked out and waited for his three daughters and Tod to be in position.
They were and they all moved towards the massive glass front of the building.
The water wasn't deep but went all the way out to the street.

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CITY MAIN STREET.
PERFECT MIDDAY
David was standing in the middle of the main; busiest road in the City with the toes of his shoes just covered.
The other four were further back and the water was like a mirror.
David / Father: 'Nobody.'

End of hallucination /
Dream sequence.

The Wheatfield's
Part 5
Planet

SPACE STATION BASE. SLEEPING QUARTERS. VENUS
Elli and Chris decided to have their meals in their private area; a plexiglass cylinder which was a sufficient space and consisted of a wide, elongated table in the middle with handles all the way around. A mattress with straps was underneath and could be slid all the way along on top. Just enough headroom to stretch.
Elli tapped a screen and looked at the cylinders domed ceiling and choosing a colour for the mood she was in and chose autumn leaves falling all around them in a spectacular park.
Chris: 'Nice.'
Ellie climbed onto the table and crawled over to him and leant on his shoulders. He encouraged it.
Chris 'I had a Tod this time.'
Elli Raised brow. 'Oh. Same shops, barn?'
Chris 'No,' He was eating; had a mouthful. 'The office tower.'
Elli Tried. 'S.W.A.T along the corridors?'
Chris 'Picking up Melanie at work, thousands of people outside-.'
Elli Hoped. 'Fire exit stairwell and fire hose?'
He nodded with another mouthful.
Elli 'Your youngest-?' Asked climbing over the edge and sitting beside him. 'Daughter Melanie.' Putting on her shoes. 'Do you think you're a farmer?'
Chris Looking down at his plate deciding what to eat next. 'I don't think I'm an executive.'
Elli 'And you feel strongly your last name is-?' She walks over to him combing his hair with her fingers.
Chris 'The Wheatfield's. I'm David and my three girls.'
Elli supports him by nodding and raising her eyebrows then cupped his face and softly kissed his nose.
Elli 'I've got to get back to work. Main corridor to Warehouse Two is twitchy. Bad reading on the carbon monoxide. Oxygen levels are weird.'
Chris 'Yep, I'm good. I'm going to have time out here for awhile and I'll catchalater.'
Elli 'Ok. Yes people have to breathe apparently or they just won't work. Bye.'

The Wheatfield's
Fourteen
SPACE SHIP ORION. SPACE
The twin pilot crew entered their area and saw that their flight chairs were occupied.
The rest of the new crew were none-the-wiser as they took their positions in their different rooms beside and behind the cockpit.
The two new pilots were forced to sign in then they were carried around a corner and shoved into a locker.
No alarms were raised and the vessel carrying hundreds of passengers and cargo continued to Venus.

SPACE STATION BASE CREW MEAL AREA VENUS
Dondri 'Only three days to go.' Silently clapping. 'Yay.'
Elli and Chris did the same.
'But,' Frowning. 'There has been some announcements and something is going on but, I don't know. I just can't wait to see you.' She hugged herself.
Chris Adjusting camera. 'We're the same darling.'
Dondri 'Oh, Jenny is calling me.' She leaned back.
Elli Smiling. 'That's ok if you need to talk. We'll wait. We have plenty of time.' Nudging Chris deliberately. He smiled and nodded comically.
Dondri 'Ahm ok but. She is saying she has just been asked to meet in the main section. Oh, wait, I'm the same now.'
Elli 'Oh.' Looked at Chris.
Chris 'It might be just something about those announcements you said about.'
Dondri 'Yes dad, I'd say so oh, it's been sent again. Gee, I had better go.' She smiled and rolled her eyes. 'When I get back I'll call ok?'
Elli Seriously. 'Yes darling, that sounds good.'
Chris 'Yes, we'll let you go. Love you.'
The screen went to Venus Transmission logo.

Chris returned the portable screen to a shelf in a stockroom and returned to the general staff area where the news was on.
A red banner was running along the bottom but all he could see was Elli's face.
Several shots of the interior of the vessel to Venus came on but the banner was what everyone was reading over and over and listening.
The vessel ORION has been taken over.
News Reader 'Not much is known about them but authorities are saying they are and will do everything they possibly can to resolve the situation.'
The staff were standing in front of the screens and in front of the strip screen.
TWO DAYS ONE HOUR 9 MINUTES 11 SECONDS
Everybody had someone on-board and some were starting to go delirious.
Elli watched in shock.
Chris just dropped beside her with mouth open.
There wouldn't be anymore dreams.

The Wheatfield's
Fifteen
SPACE STATION BASE. VENUS
The Venus base was in lockdown.
'All personnel to report to Station Five.' Was continually repeated. 'Attention all on Mars. Can I please have your attention.' Another voice over the top but everyone knew who it was and stopped to listen. 'This is Gerald Harland, Base Manager. We can't turn off the emergency repeater message and we cannot do any more to the vessel until it arrives here. Please could you all make your way in a reasonable fashion to Station Five. The emergency staff are there and please show them all courtesy when they direct you. Thank you all under these circumstances.'

Everyone appreciated the announcement.
Elli 'How many people this end?' Asking Chris as they made their way down and through.
Chris 'Eighty to ninety.'
Elli 'And the middle and that end?'
Chris 'Same and same.'
They were stopped by his team; his reliable crew.
They were family.
There were four of them and they all embraced Elli and Chris.
~
They passed through the kitchen area which had only a few staff remaining and they continued through and could see ahead the sign Station Five.
The security was standard and slowly everyone made their way through with their different equipment.
Elli 'C'mon.'
Chris held her hand.
She raced him through the crowds; wall after wall with partitions and single, fold up beds in each. She showed him the number tag she was given and they found their space.
Chris Surprised. 'Descent.'
Their friends found them and were talking about what was going on when security guards appeared.
Security Guard 'Mr Skedes?'
Chris looked up.
Security Guard 'Could you and Mrs Skedes please come with us now?'
They did and were taken away from everyone down a corridor and into a cubicle.
The glass turned to white.

The Wheatfield's
Sixteen
There were a number of staff around tables with lots of equipment.
Dimorez 'Mr Skedes, I am Sergeant Dimorez. I am in charge here now when things like this happen. They don't, as you know.' The sergeant looked around as if admiring the Venus complex. 'We have a situation and I would really appreciate your full support.'
Chris 'Sure, yes of course. Whatever you need.' Chris noticed the Sergeant didn't smile much and looked at Elli who was further over at another table and was offered a drink.
Dimorez 'Without giving too much away, we are going to "force" them to dock here,' The sergeant showed Chris in front of a few staff.
It was a projected map of the entire Venus base then it zoomed in to where they were and animations; flashing lines and arrows told the story. 'They won't release any passengers immediately but, we want to create a false hope.'
Chris 'You can't control the vessels coming in or out.'
Dimorez 'That would be incorrect Mr Skedes.'
Chris put his hands on his hips and thought about this.
All those regular planning meetings both ends; authorities and red tape.
Chris 'Ok, ok then what do you want from me?'
Dimorez 'You have eleven hours to create an arrivals area here.' The Sergeant pointed both at the projection and snapped his fingers and the white wall instantly went clear showing a corridor. 'That third section like a Z, that becomes the arrivals lounge.'
Chris Just shook his head. 'We're good but that'll take minimum twenty four and all our tooling-.'
Dimorez 'Mr Skedes please.' The Sergeant cutting him off and there was silence. 'I'm having my team in there ready to go in fifteen.'
Chris 'No.' Softly walking around. 'My guys need suiting up.'
Dimorez 'We have all the suites here.'
Chris 'The walls aren't a problem, it's the structure and the sealing off and testing.'
Dimorez 'The stockroom is fully stocked and my men will help you to get the job done.'
Chris 'It's just not enough time.'
Just then a staff member approached the Sergeant and he shot a look at Chris, nodded and the projection screen showed three overall suited men and Dondri in front of them with a dart gun over her shoulder.
Dimorez 'I'm sorry Mr Skedes but we need that corridor done now.'

The Wheatfield's
Seventeen
SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES DOCK. VENUS
The Z shaped corridor was built and the security team were sealed into the wall panels.
Elli was standing in the middle of one of the three corridor sections with a piece of equipment.
It read 100% breathable.
Chris: 'Yes?' He walked up to her.
Elli: 'Yes.' Looking at him.
Both were drained.

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM. VENUS
Dimorez 'Mr Skedes, have you got a brother?'
Chris 'Yes.' Sitting back in the control room.
Dimorez 'Do you know where he is?'
Chris 'Yes, he works at Larns Point.'
Dimorez 'Do you know where he is right now Mr Skedes?'
Chris could tell it wasn't sounding good and swallowed.
Dimorez 'He is being held up in the docking station Caesar Four above earth.'
Chris just listened.
Dimorez 'If these terrorists don't get their demands met, they will kill him and your daughter.'
Chris started shaking.
Elli was just sitting frozen.
Chris 'Well, what do they want?' Just managing to open his mouth.
Dimorez 'One of your brother's contacts, unbeknownst to him, has links to someone who has links to these people. Larns Point does administrative work for all kinds of things. The lifts and shuttles that take everyone and everything to and from the base stations above Earth, as you know for you built Caesar Two and Three and other big projects including contracts for construction out this way.'
Chris 'And one of those is here?' Joining the dots.
Dimorez 'That's correct.' There was a moments pause. 'They are basically saying "If we can't have this, no one can."'
Chris looked at Elli again and she looked even more drained but he knew her; how strong she was. She was his rock.
Chris 'So what's going to happen?'
The security staff suddenly started to get back to work.
Dimorez 'What I am prepared to reveal to you is pretty much what you are already thinking.'
Chris just shook his head and listened.
Dimorez 'We have dummied the plans to show this new section, added all the protocols as if this is just what can happen up here and have permission to land. We feel strongly that those who are in control, will be letting the on-board systems land them wherever it is "suppose to" land them.'
Chris Softly and impressed. 'Ok.'
Dimorez 'So now we just wait until they dock.' The Sergeant stood up and walked over to Elli and then sat beside her. 'Let us do our job now.'

The Wheatfield's
Eighteen
SPACE STATION BASE. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES DOCK. VENUS
The view from the end where they all were was incredible.
The entire Venus station was in full view.
Two lengthy corridors separated docking areas from working and living but that was the last thing on everybody's minds as they watched the screens and the strip clock
ONE HOUR THREE MINUTES FIVE SECONDS
The entire staff had no clue what was planned and simply waited out in their makeshift quarters, watching the news which started repeating. Some were annoyed but on the whole, just waited and stayed quiet.
People were up; standing near the windows looking out. Voices raised and others started looking at the strip clock.
TWENTY THREE MINUTES 32 SECONDS
People started to voice the time and got anxious then the announcement.
'Attention, the ORION flight is due in twenty two minutes. Please make your way to-.’ The announcement was cut off.
There was silence.
A small white dot appeared on the horizon then gradually became recognisable as a large vessel.
It was a spectacular sight as large, framework arms shaped like crescent moons appeared from out of white boxes on the ground ready to hold the vessel.
The vessel seemed to glide in between six arches.
Dimorez His voice through headset. 'Here we go people.'

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM. VENUS
The Sergeant was in a room with his people and Chris and Elli were in the next room with security staff.
The wall between them was white.
All rooms had the news on but was a loop.
Chris 'There will be a few moments to equalise air pressure and a cleanse. All automated and cannot be stopped.' Talking to the four in the room then raised his eyebrows. 'Then again, what do I know?'
Elli held his hands.
There was a long silence.

The Wheatfield's
Nineteen
Chris: 'Now the doors will be opening and everybody can get out.' Chris swung a look at the white wall separating them from Dimorez control room and his team.
Security: Whispering from within the walls. 'There is no movement. I repeat no movement.' Only heard in the control room where Sergeant Dimores and his team were.
Some keys on a keyboard were tapped and suddenly a screen in Dimores control room had the docking corridor view and it looked endless.
The keypad was tapped again and the camera zoomed in.
Dimorez's Assistant:  'It looks empty.'
Dimorez: Low tone. 'Look sharp people.'
Control Room Staff: 'Wait, there's movement.'
The camera view showed what looked like the grey interior to be panels held together and were separating and all the flight crew, staff and passengers came out slowly all at once.
Security: Whispering from within the walls. 'Passed me.'
Dimorez's Assistant: 'That's Alpha team one sir.'
Dimorez nodded watching every screen.
There were four dots "within" the walls.
Alpha were the furthest towards the vessel and either side of the Z shaped corridor then Bravo were at the beginning of the next corner and either side inside waiting for their command.

The Wheatfield's
Twenty
SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES DOCK. VENUS
It didn't take much for the passengers to start breaking up once they saw the gateway to the Terminal and Seating area.

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM. VENUS
Dimorez: 'Hold.' As he was directed to another screen with laser pointers highlighting the terrorists.
There was an unspoken silence as screens filled with information on all five terrorists.
The cameras picked up the front four and information was filling the screens about them.
They were hired help.
Dimorez's Assistant: 'Found him Sergeant. Sean Carter, a mercenary. He has the daughter Dondri and they are still inside.'
Dimorez: 'Stick with the plan. Alpha team standby.'
Alpha Team Whispering from within the walls. 'Alpha team ready.'
Dimorez: 'Bravo team ready?'
Bravo Team Whispering from within the walls. 'On your go.'

SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES DOCK. VENUS
The passengers were almost to the open gateway and started to walk faster.

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM. VENUS
On the screen, the two front terrorists were highlighted dots and were obviously trying to hide amongst the people.
Dimorez's Assistant: 'They're splitting apart Sergeant.'
Dimorez: 'Excellent.' He watched as clearly he could see the two terrorist dots trying to spread out as they neared the gateway. 'On my go Bravo.'
Bravo Team Whispering from within the walls. 'Ready HQ.'
Sergeant Dimorez and his staff checking the other three dots; the second two were moving along but with the back end of the group and Sean Carter still at the very back within the vessel with one dot. Then the front two terrorist dots sped up.
Dimorez's Assistant: 'The front two are in the gateway sir.'
Dimorez: 'Bravo go.'

The Wheatfield's
Twenty One
SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES / DOCK. VENUS
The front lot of passengers were just making their way through the gateway and could see the arrivals area when suddenly and quietly a black panel slid across sealing them off.
The two terrorists were in the arrivals area and were alone.
The lights were turned off.
They were in pitch black.
The passengers then saw a large side panel open and most figured out what was going on and rushed sideways and quietly.

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM.VENUS
Seeing the cameras and terrorist dots in the second group further back and coming around the corner.
Dimorez 'Alpha go.'

SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES / DOCK. VENUS
Two panels swung out silently.
Alpha team emerged from the other side.
One went backwards to the vessel and the other went forward coming up behind the group.

SPACE STATION BASE. SECURITY CONTROL ROOM.VENUS
Dimorez: 'I cannot believe it.' As he saw via Alpha's body cameras that the two other terrorists were walking along just behind the second group. Alpha team body cameras showed the terrorists easily behind taken down.

INTERIOR ORION SPACESHIP
All Sean Carter saw was being sealed off into total blackness and a heavy jolt from behind.

SPACE STATION. ARRIVALS / DEPARTURES / DOCK. VENUS
The same happened to the front two surrounded by blackness then a flash bomb went off then Charlie team in black took them.

Quietly, a figure dressed as a passenger walked off the vessel and through into the gateway arrivals area which now had some lights on.
Delta Team: 'HQ this is Delta team. Carter has been isolated and "package" is safe.'
Dimorez: 'Copy that Delta.'

The Wheatfield's
Twenty Two
ORION SPACESHIP
Carter's POV. The ORION floor was on the side wall then everything went dark.
Then the floor was on the ceiling.
Dimorez: 'Carter? This is Sergeant Dimorez.' The Sergeant's voice came over the speakers within the vessel. 'You have been charged with kidnapping, taking hostages and various other criminal offences. Under normal law you would be tried through a court.'
Carter sat up then slowly tried to stand up.
Dimorez: 'But here on Venus, they have their own justice. Their own rules. Some might say barbaric. You are about to find out Carter.'

EXTERIOR ORION SPACESHIP
Carter was trying to find his feet and nearly standing when a panel to his side slowly opened.
His eyes went wide.

SPACE STATION BASE. VENUS
'Thankyou all for your cooperation. Please return to your normal areas. Emergency is over. This is Sergeant Dimorez. Thankyou all once again.'

SPACE STATION BASE. SLEEPING QUARTERS AREA. VENUS
Chris, Elli and Dondri were entering their personal cylinder. Chris's team caught up with them.
Doug 'Nice work.'
Chris  'Think I, we might have some time off.' Putting his arms around his two girls. 'Our job is actually done here and you guys need a break from me anyway.'
Doug 'We're hearing your brother is doing well?'
Elli 'Yes, yes he is. Thanks.' Leaning her head on Chris. 'Full recovery and has been moved from Caesar Four to One.'
The seven of them stood in silence.
'From there, we'll work out whether to go home or stay there for awhile.'
Dondri Insisting. 'And we will go by shuttle not lift this time.'

They looked at Dondri and then looked at what she was looking at.
It was the strip clock
ORION DEPATURE FOUR HOURS FORTY SEVEN MINUTES THIRTY ONE SECONDS

ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME ON CAESAR ONE FIVE WEEKS THREE DAYS TWELVE HOURS FORTY SEVEN MINUTES THREE SECONDS

Chris, Elli and their daughter Dondri get the flight back to Earth.

END


The original idea was a commune-of-sorts religious family with many children and a “normal” family “pulled-over” for a break and came across this family who seem to have isolated themselves and they would discover – surrounded by wheatfields…

But

Science fiction got the better of me and this led to a planet etc…

I really did not want to do Mars because of its predictability to a reader and not the Moon…

I wanted the family aspect to come through strongly and a good sense that they all live well on a colony / community space station albeit on a planet.

The terror unfolding after all characters have been established.

Warmth and togetherness was important as the idea was being so isolated.

This is the closest I would get to zombies as I’m not a big fan so I made them more like a side-show-alley-knock ’em over-style so it was easier to write.

The Wheatfield’s

From 2014 – from archives but I feel it was earlier as I remember talking about it a lot earlier and took approx. a couple of weeks to a couple of months to finish.