PROLOGUE
[BLACK SCREEN – Distorted static hums.]
INCIDENTAL VOICE (V.O.)
"Tell me… what makes a survivor?"
[Cut to: A cracked wasteland. Blood-red skies. Buildings hang half-suspended like data fragments mid-glitch.]
A boy — ASH (17) — is kneeling on the ground, trembling. His school uniform is torn, breathing shallow, his left arm ripped off by a giant red glowing man eating bear... His vision gets blurry .
ASH(with tears barracaded behind his eyes): So is this how I die?
His hand shakes as he reaches out toward something — a shadowed creature, grinning wide.
ASH (V.O.)
"I… don't even remember… how it started."
[The shadow's eyes gleam white.]
VOICE (distorted)
"Welcome"
[Ash screams as the creature lunges—]
CUT TO BLACK.
TITLE CARD: SURVIVOR'S PARADISE
Episode 1 — "Let's Play"
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SCENE 1: THE CLASSROOM
[INT. ELITE PRIVATE ACADEMY – MORNING]
[Soft piano music plays as the camera pans across a glittering, modern classroom filled with wealthy, laughing students.]
ASH (V.O.)
"So this is Paradise Academy. Everyone here looks like they were born in a commercial."
Ash stands nervously at the door, clutching a massive book that looks more like a weapon than study material. Nobody notices him.
ASH (V.O.)
"Not a single head turned… okay, maybe I actually did die on the train ride here. But I remember paying for my ticket"
He pinches his cheek—
ASH: "Ow. Still alive. Great."
He sighs and sits at an empty desk.
ASH (V.O.)
"I'm real, but apparently invisible."
[SFX: BAM!]
He drops the heavy book on his desk — the entire class flinches.
ASH (sheepishly): "Oh, now you hear me…"
???: "Ash??"
Ash's eyes widen — he turns, sees DOMINIC "DOM" VANDER, rich, flashy, annoyingly confident.
ASH: "Dom??"
DOM: "Ash!!"
They hug dramatically. As tears flood their eyes
DOM: "Bro, what are you doing in my school?"
ASH (deadpan): "Studying. Weird for me to do that In a place like this right?"
DOM (grinning): "Still sarcastic, huh?"
Dom drags Ash across the room.
DOM: "Yo! Guys! Meet my childhood bro — James Ash!"
Ash waves awkwardly.
ASH (inner monologue): "You still suck at introductions, Dom."
STUDENT 1: "Sup, bro."
ASH (stammering): "H-hi!"
ASH (blurts out): "I would like to be your friend!"
He bows stiffly.
DOM: "Okay, robot, calm down."
[CLASS LAUGHS.]
GIRL 1: "He's kinda cute though!"
GIRL 2: "Does he have a girlfriend?"
ASH: "N-no…"
GIRL 2 (grinning): "Perfect. I'm single too~"
[Ash's face turns crimson. Steam hisses from his ears.]
ASH (V.O.): "Too close. Too many girls. Abort mission—"
[A boy with pink hair and diamond earrings walks in between them.]
PINK-HAIRED BOY: "Back off, ladies. He's clearly not into you uglies."
ASH (furious but polite smile): "Actually, I—"
DOM (interrupts): "Back off, baldy."
[The pink-haired boy freezes, pulls out a mirror instantly.]
PINK-HAIRED BOY: "My hair… still perfect."
DOM (grinning): "Works every time."
[Class bursts into laughter.]
ASH (V.O.): "I don't know how, but this might actually be… fun.
SCENE 2: THE POOR REVEAL
[Later – Ash sits at his desk smiling to himself, flipping open his book.]
A shadow falls over his desk.
He looks up — a sleek boy with black hair streaked with red stands there, feline eyes half-lidded.
CATLIKE BOY: "Hey, handsome. How rich are you? Millionaire? Billionaire?"
ASH (awkward laugh): "Uh, not quite."
CATLIKE BOY (gasping): "Quadrillion??"
ASH (flatly): "No… I'm from a… humble background."
CATLIKE BOY: "Ah, the 'humble rich' act. Classic. I pulled that once."
ASH (sighs): "No, really. My mom's a nurse. My dad—"
He pauses, gaze softening.
ASH: "…I've never met him."
The boy's smile fades.
CATLIKE BOY: "So how'd you afford this place?"
ASH: "I'm… on scholarship."
[Sound distorts — the word 'SCHOLARSHIP' echoes like a curse.]
ASH (V.O.): "Wait… why is everyone so quiet?"
Every student turns. Their cheerful chatter dies. Their eyes darken.
ASH: "Was it… something I said?"
[SFX: WHAM!]
Dom's fist slams into Ash's face, sending him crashing through desks.
ASH (bleeding, dazed): "D… Dom?"
DOM (snapping): "So you're poor?"
ASH: "Dom, I—"
DOM (roaring): "ANSWER ME!"
ASH (quietly): "…yes."
[Another punch.]
( Hold Ash's shirt firmly and continuously punches him, Ash's nose began to bleed as tears rolled down the boys cheeks )
ASH( inner voice): What happened?? What did I do?
DOM: "You don't belong here!!"
He drags Ash by the leg toward the door.
ASH (V.O.): "Why… why did angels suddenly turn to demons?
SCENE 3: MARK'S ENTRANCE
[Door opens — creak. A cold wind sweeps through the room.]
Standing there — MARK ANDREWS, curly hair, violet eyes that almost glow.
The entire class freezes. Even Dom stops breathing.
MARK (quietly): "Did he do this?"
ASH (seeing Dom's fear, soft): "We were just… playing."
DOM (laughing nervously): "Y-yeah, see—"
[SFX: CRACK!]
Mark's punch sends Dom flying into the wall.
MARK (low growl):
"I hate your type. Arrogant. Entitled. You think your money makes you untouchable."
He walks to Dom, eyes blazing.
MARK (grabbing Dom's shirt):
"You think you can beat the weak and call it strength? You're pathetic."
ASH (struggling to stand): "Stop it! You're hurting him!"
Mark turns, eyes sharp as knives.
MARK:
"And you— don't play hero. You think being kind makes you pure? You're just another coward, hiding behind sympathy because you're too scared to hate back."
Ash freezes, trembling.
ASH (V.O.):
"h- huh?"
[Teacher storms in.]
TEACHER: "WHAT ON EARTH— Principal's office! All three of you!"
SCENE 4: THE HALLWAY GLITCH
[Three boys walking down the hall.]
ASH (trying to lighten the mood):
"So… uh… what's your name?"
MARK: "Mark Andrews."
DOM: "And I'm Dom. Not that anyone asked."
ASH: "Cool. So… why did everyone act like that?"
MARK (side-eying Dom): "Ask genius here."
DOM (grumbling): "Uhh—"
[SFX: GLITCH! The hallway flickers.]
ASH: "Did… anyone else see that?"
MARK: "Yeah. And it wasn't your imagination."
DOM: "If we die, I'm blaming the poor kid."
ASH: "Seriously?"
DOM: "The sun didn't even shine right today. That's on you too."
ASH (deadpan): "Right. My poverty controls the weather."
[Glitch intensifies — the walls shatter into static.]
ASH: "What's happening?!"
MARK: "Stay close!"
[They fall into a blinding white light.]
SCENE 5: INCÓGNITO'S ARENA
[WIDE SHOT: A vast colosseum filled with thousands of dazed people.]
DOM (panicking): "Where the hell are we!?"
ASH: "Maybe we teleported?"
DOM: "No! We're dead! And it's your fault, poor boy!"
MARK: "If you talk again, I'll teleport you into silence."
ASH: "…I'm starting to like him."
A loud thud echoes. A man in a white tuxedo and a rabbit mask stands on a stage.
INCOGNITO:
"Welcome, survivors. I am Incognito.
You all have been chosen — for your ability to endure.
Each of you has faced the kind of pain only 5% of humanity survives."
[He points directly at Ash.]
INCOGNITO:
"Except you."
[Murmurs spread.]
STUDENT 1: "Is he… an inside man?"
STUDENT 2: "What's so special about him?"
STUDENT 3: "Maybe he's working with them!"
Ash's eyes widen, confused and terrified.
INCOGNITO (smiling beneath the mask):
"You intrigue me, James Ash. Let's see how long you'll last."
[He raises his gloved hand.]
INCOGNITO: "No rules. No limits. Just one objective…"
(Pause — grin widens)
"Survive."
[FLASH — blinding white light engulfs them all.]