Opening Scene – INT. VAULT INTERIOR – NIGHT
The countdown from the previous episode echoes in the chamber. Dust settles as Ishaan and Sarita cautiously step forward, their flashlights flickering over ancient inscriptions glowing faintly on the walls.
SARITA
(panting) "Tell me again why we're still walking toward the thing that nearly killed us?"
ISHAAN
(focused, whispering to himself) "Because this isn't just a machine. It's… history."
A section of the wall shifts, revealing an illuminated path leading deeper underground. The vault is responding to their presence. As they step through, the camera cuts to…
INT. NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH CENTER – ANYA'S OFFICE – NIGHT
Anya Kapoor stares at her screen, overlaying ancient Sanskrit hymns onto the decoded alien waveform. Her brow furrows as she notices something unusual—hidden within the signal is a pattern resembling an ancient mantra.
ANYA (muttering)
"This isn't just a message… it's a memory."
She types furiously, translating symbols. Her computer screen suddenly flashes an error—access denied. The system is shutting her out. Someone doesn't want her digging deeper.
A knock at the door. She quickly closes her files. It's Ishaan, calling in via video link from the vault.
ISHAAN (on screen, breathless)
"Anya, you need to see this."
CUT TO: A live feed from Ishaan's camera—the symbols inside the vault match the ones on Anya's screen. The same ancient Sanskrit patterns. The same cosmic message.
World-Building Sequence – EXT. BASTAR FOREST – DAY
A slow montage reveals the deteriorating world: polluted skies over Delhi, climate refugees migrating from dried-up villages, corporate-run cities with towering glass domes where only the wealthy reside. Meanwhile, deep in the forests of Bastar, a different story unfolds.
Riya Mehta, the visionary artist, sketches intricate celestial maps on the ground, her hands moving instinctively as if channeling something beyond human comprehension.
VILLAGER (to Riya, nervous)
"These… these are the same symbols from our ancestors' stories. How do you know them?"
RIYA (trance-like, whispering)
"I don't know. But I can feel them calling."
ACT 2 – INT. VAULT INTERIOR – NIGHT
Ishaan and Sarita activate an ancient console. The room shifts—the walls glow, forming a massive holographic projection of Earth from centuries ago. The planet's history plays before them like a living memory.
A deep, resonant voice fills the chamber—a recording left behind by Earth's unknown architects.
VAULT VOICE (AI)
"If you are hearing this, the test has begun. The cycle nears its end. The question remains… will your kind ascend, or will they fall like those before?"
Ishaan exchanges a worried glance with Sarita. The test is real. Humanity is running out of time.
Romantic Development – INT. NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH CENTER – ANYA'S APARTMENT – NIGHT
Later that night, Anya sits alone on her balcony, staring at the encrypted signal on her tablet. A call comes in—Ishaan. She hesitates before answering.
ISHAAN (softly)
"Hey… you okay?"
ANYA (smirks, deflecting)
"Just another day decoding messages from lost civilizations. You?"
ISHAAN (chuckles)
"Nearly got crushed by a shifting wall in an underground alien vault. So, you know… normal stuff."
They share a quiet moment. The weight of what they're unraveling is overwhelming, but for a second, it's just them. The tension between them is unspoken, but charged.
ANYA (softly, after a beat)
"Ishaan… if this really is a test… what happens if we fail?"
ISHAAN (serious, but warm)
"Then maybe we don't let that happen."
Their eyes lock through the screen, a connection forming beyond just their mission. Before either can say more, a loud beeping from Anya's computer disrupts the moment.
ANYA (snapping back to reality)
"Wait—something's happening."
The signal she's been analyzing changes. A new coordinate appears on her screen.
ANYA
"It's sending us somewhere else."
Final Scene – EXT. RAJASTHAN DESERT – NIGHT
A mysterious black-suited figure stands on the sand dunes, watching as a satellite in the sky glows red. A secret faction is monitoring Ishaan and his team—they know about the vault. And they're preparing to intervene.
FADE TO BLACK.
TO BE CONTINUED…