The Firestone

THE FIRESTONE is a sci-fi/action-adventure feature about an exploration team searching for a legendary power source in an ancient sunken city built by a gigantic alien race. However, at its core, it's a love story that asks and answers a lot of big questions. It's fun, entertaining, and tight with rich characters that will attract major talent. Sex, language, and violence would give it an R rating. Raiders of the Lost Ark meets the Abyss. Synopsis: Mason HICKS (20’s) and Professor CHARLES St. George (40’s) are on the brink of a major discovery. But they argue over the fact they don’t have permission to dive in foreign waters. Charles tells him, “We’re not going to find it by asking for permission.” They dive and discover a massive ancient wreck, its rotted hold filled with treasure. Aboard The Poseidia, Mason raises the net filled with gold. Underwater, Charles discovers a Firestone. It shimmers at his touch. Hicks watches for the net--The ship is torn apart by .50 caliber bullets, severing the cable. Captain Guzman of the Dominican Navy boards The Poseidia, arresting Hicks. Charles watches the net drop. He considers the Firestone in his hand and swims away, leaving Hicks to his fate. Five years later. Hicks, down on his luck, gets caught cheating at poker. After a vicious fight, he steals the money and runs. On his boat, first mate FREEPORT tells him to take the money and go far away. Hicks, released from prison to work for Guzman and in debt to him for the cost of his boat, is unable to deliver on his promise of a major find. The next morning, Guzman’s lieutenant, RICARDO, scuttles the boat with Hicks on it. He barely survives. With no other prospects, he reluctantly accepts VIRGINIA St. George’s (20s) offer to captain an expedition with his ex-partner, Charles. Ricardo secretly watches the exchange from his boat. After Hicks punches Charles for his betrayal, Charles demonstrates the Firestone’s awesome power. Unable to refuse the possibility of such a major discovery, Hicks, Charles, Virginia, and a tight-knit crew set sail on the Virginia II in search of the lost city of Poseidia. During the initial briefing, the crew expresses doubt about the viability of the mission. Charles offers to double their pay if they don’t have a major find in sixty days. After the brief, Virginia confronts Hicks about undermining her authority in front of the crew. He apologizes. The discussion turns philosophical. She reveals her concerns. He reassures her everything is running smoothly and the plan is solid. When she inadvertently discloses how much they have riding on the mission, she realizes she’s revealed too much and walks away. Leaving Hicks to wonder. The team tracks the landmarks buried at sea that eventually lead to Poseidia. During a quiet moment, Charles and Hicks confront the past. Charles tells him he tried to get Hicks released but was threatened with arrest and had to leave the Dominican Republic. However, he did keep Hicks invested and tells him he owns half the ship and anything they find. As they progress, the team encounters strange phenomena. They have a close call with massive water spouts. Unseen, an underwater silvery craft streaks away. A few days later, a crew member gets sucked down a blue hole. Hicks tries to save him, but DUPREY is pulled in causing Hicks to lose the crewman. Later, unseen, the blue hole closes. It's a portal to the underwater craft. After the funeral at sea, progress is halted when coordinates fail to lead them to the next point. Hicks and Virginia, working closely, correct the plotting error and discover their destination: Milwaukee Depth, AKA “The Trench”. Crew members protest. Strange things happen at The Trench. An impressive display of the Stone’s power persuades them to continue. Throughout their trials, Virginia and Hicks discover mutual admiration. While resupplying, they have dinner at a friend’s. Enjoying the tropical evening, they find their admiration has turned to affection. At sea, Virginia avoids the connection. As Hicks tries to start a conversation, the UFO secretly dogging their journey and creating the phenomena reveals itself, wreaking havoc with the instruments and almost capsizing the ship in a final attempt to halt the expedition. After wrestling with hallucinations and thwarting a pirate attack, they find the lost city, pristine and untouched, featuring a massive ancient temple filled with treasure and scrolls. However, the major find is a fully operational Tauoi Stone. A fabled ancient power source made of Firestones able to produce enough energy to power cities, affect the weather, and control space and time. The treasure is loaded. The crew celebrates. Hicks and Virginia reconnect while discussing the global impact of such a powerful energy source. In the early dawn, while everyone is asleep, sentries are killed and the ship is attacked. The ship is seized and everyone taken prisoner. DuPrey is a spy. Hicks is spared by the attack leader, Ricardo. It’s revealed Charles has a silent investor. He berates Ricardo for attacking. Hicks realizes the silent investor is Guzman. Charles - unaware of Hick’s connection with Guzman - has been duped. He and Duprey are killed. Guzman insists on a demonstration of the Stone before it’s dismantled. Hicks, fearing he’ll use it for evil, convinces a mourning Virginia they can’t allow him to take possession. In the temple, Guzman reveals his long search for the stone built by his ancestors. After a minor demonstration, Hicks and Virginia profess their love before sacrificing their lives by destroying the stone and the city. Amidst the chaos created below and on the surface, Freeport and the crew retake the ship. Presumed dead, Virginia and Hicks regain consciousness on the UFO. Two ALIENS answer their questions, revealing the true history of the human race. They have sworn to protect Earth and destroy the Anunnaki, the original builders, should they ever return. The Anunnaki created the human race through the genetic manipulation of early hominids, which they then enslaved. They also reveal Hicks and Virginia are destined to return to their timeline to procreate-- Hicks and Virginia wake up adrift at sea. Back on the ship, they witness an aerial display of UFOs while all records of the Firestone are unknowingly teleported from the ship. Hicks asks Virginia if she thinks it’s time to have “a conversation”. She tells him it is, but rushes to the rail to deal with her morning sickness. Hick gives the order. The ship sets sail for home.