EXT. BUILDING ROOFTOP – PRE-DAWN
Wind howls as AYUSH stands at the rooftop edge, staring at the empty street below. His silhouette is stoic, muscles tense.
Behind him, KARTIK joins, holding two steaming tin cups of black tea.
KARTIK(handing it over) : Didn't sleep again?
AYUSH : Not much to sleep over.
KARTIK : This place feels quieter… but not safer.
They both watch the sun slowly rising, casting orange fire across broken rooftops.
AYUSH : Tomorrow, we send a recon team.
Kartik nods—no surprise, just focus.
KARTIK : We go west?
AYUSH : We check the smoke Shivam saw. Could be survivors. Could be supplies. Could be worse.
INT. BASEMENT – SAME MORNING
BHARGAV sits shirtless, sweat dripping down his face, doing push-ups, each rep slower than the last. Shivam counts silently while holding a cricket bat.
SHIVAM(flatly)Thirty-eight. You're slowing.
BHARGAV : Try surviving near-death and then beating a Runner barehanded. Then talk.
They both smirk.
TANYA walks in, braid swaying, holding a cloth-wrapped package.
TANYA : You forgot this.
She tosses him a scarf. The same one Mr. Khan once wore.
Bhargav pauses, then ties it around his wrist.
BHARGAV : Thanks. Feels like someone's watching my back again.
INT. COMMON AREA – BREAKFAST TIME
SANAA and ANANYA are prepping rice. Ayesha and Divya are near the window, whispering.
SANAA : I'm scared they'll get hurt if they leave.
ANANYA : They'll come back. Ayush always does.
SANAA : Not the same Ayush who ran rooftop to rooftop during school drills. This one… he carries everyone's weight.
Ananya stirs quietly.
ANANYA : And I love him for it.
She doesn't even notice what she's said. Sanaa does—but smiles faintly.
INT. SUPPLY ROOM – LATER
KARTIK, AYUSH, BHARGAV, and SHIVAM are gathered around a rough map spread across a wooden crate.
KARTIK :There's a half-fallen bridge here—could be used as a sniper point if things go south.
BHARGAV : Runners prefer open roads. If we stick close to old wall paths, we can outmaneuver.
SHIVAM: Assuming nothing collapses on us.
AYUSH : We split into two. Recon team: me, Kartik, Shivam. You two hold base.
Bhargav nods. Tanya walks in and places a folded hand-drawn mural near the map—Tanya's rooftop group mural.
TANYA : Wherever you go, remember this.
EXT. ABANDONED NEIGHBORHOOD – MIDDAY
Ayush, Kartik, and Shivam creep through narrow alleyways. Martial-arts stances tight. Blades in hand. Guns holstered.
SHIVAM(whispering) : Movement. One Runner.
They freeze.
A shadow darts between a broken bus and a tree.
Ayush signals hand gestures—classic tactical signs.
KARTIK : nods. Moves left. Shivam climbs a collapsed shutter. Ayush rushes forward—
The Runner pounces—Ayush rolls sideways, grabs a pipe, strikes the back of its knee. It howls. Shivam dives from above, striking its neck with a bat. Kartik leaps in from the side, lands a precise roundhouse kick to its skull.
Three seconds.
Zombie down.
Breathing hard. But alive.
AYUSH : We're getting faster.and Tougher.
EXT. OLD MEDICAL CAMP RUINS – CONTINUOUS
They enter a burned-out triage tent. Charred bandages and syringes still lie scattered.
Ayush kneels, lifts an old metal lockbox. Inside: a single flare, expired medicine, and…
…a photo of a survivor group from another region. Ten people. All marked with red "X" over their faces—except one.
KARTIK(softly)Someone kept track of who survived. Or didn't.
Shivam points toward the tent wall—scratch marks.
SHIVAM : Too deep. Not walker. Not runner.
Ayush eyes them carefully.
AYUSH : Someone—or something—tried to get out.
INT. BASE – BACK HOME – EVENING
Bhargav trains the younger ones — Vedant and Mehul [ New peoples saved by Ayush , kartik team]—on defense stances.
BHARGAV : Don't swing wild. Control the angle. Stay light.
Tanya watches from the staircase, sketching. She glances over and smiles to herself.
EXT. OUTSIDE BASE – NIGHT
Rain pours.
Ayush, Kartik, and Shivam return, clothes soaked, faces tired.
Sanaa runs to the door, opens it—relief breaks across her face.
SANAA : You're back.
She clutches Kartik's arm briefly.
KARTIK : Always.
Ananya waits inside. Ayush steps in and meets her gaze. No words.
Just eyes saying "I missed you."
INT. COMMON ROOM – NIGHT
Everyone gathers.
They place the photo on the table. Ananya studies it.
ANANYA : Who is this last survivor?
TANYA : Maybe someone we'll meet. Or someone who left that for a reason.
AYUSH : Either way—we're not alone in this city.
He turns to Bhargav.
AYUSH :Tomorrow, we map out a new route. Bigger supply run. Maybe reach the metro zone.
Everyone stiffens.
BHARGAV : That place is flooded with walkers.
AYUSH : Which means no humans went there yet. It's our best shot at untouched resources.
INT. BALCONY – LATE NIGHT
KARTIK and SANAA sit beneath a tarp, sipping from the same cup.
SANAA : What if the city never recovers?
KARTIK : Then we build a new one. One rooftop at a time.
Their hands brush—but no confession yet. Just warmth.
INT. STAIRWELL – SAME TIME
ANANYA folds cloth into strips. Ayush walks up behind her, quietly takes over.
ANANYA : You always do that.
AYUSH : What?
ANANYA : Fix things silently. Even when no one asks.
She holds his hand.
Just for a second.
[There relation is building silently]
BASEMENT
Ayush sits alone. He opens a sealed army logbook he took from the burned camp.
The first page:"Op-3: Metro Evac Failed. Do Not Return. Infecteds presence too high."
He closes the book slowly.
AYUSH (V.O.) : But we have to return.Because there's no one else left who will.
He blows out the candle.
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