ZackAttack. Chapter one. Zack Attacks.
Someone with black body paint on the front of their body is slowly walking, Zack follows them.
A camera’s light turns on, the man gets scared and quickly runs away, Zack looks at the camera.
Zack sneaks behind the man and hits him in the head with a shovel, knocking him out.
Zack brings the man to a wear house, ties him up onto a chair, and waits for him to wake up.
The man: Did my parents send you after me?
Zack laughs,
Zack: No, what are you doing with all that body paint?
The man: A party…
Zack: What party?
The man: Costume party?
Zack: Who has a costume party in December?
The man: It’s some type of party.
The man: You remind me of my parents. Probably are just like them.
Zack: No.
The man: I think you are…
Zack: Do your parents know you are a killer?
The man: Killer? What are you talking about?
His heart races, he’s becoming more nervous.
Zack: Yeah, exactly.
Zack walks away.
The man: You can’t leave me here!
Zack turns around,
Zack: I’m not leaving you here, I’m just going to get some stuff.
Zack gets a shotgun, then comes back to the man.
Zack: Alrighty…
The man: What!? What are you doing!?
Zack: Well, since I don’t have my knife, I’m gonna have to use this boring old shot gun.
Zack puts the shotgun in the man’s face.
The man: Please don’t! Please, please, plea-
-BANG-
Zack walks into work, he’s in the forensic team.
A man in a costume, a huge black glove, welcomes Zack.
Man in costume: Heyy, Zack?
Zack: What are you doing in there, again?
Man in costume: This is just me getting more money!
Zack kicks the man in the shin, the man yelps in pain then stumbles down.
Zack puts a huge Christmas star on one of the glove’s fingers.
The chief comes into the building and kicks the man in the gut, knocking him down again.
Chief: Better shut up!
The chief looks at a statue that people put into the building a week ago.
The chief gets very angry.
Chief: The statue’s still here!?
Zack walks into his office, his partner, Jimmy, is sitting there.
Jimmy: Zack, Zack! I have a theory. The killings, the man in the black body paint’s killings, has stopped! I have a theory. The killings stopped a week ago, these people’s son went missing a week ago…
Zack: So you think the kid’s the killer?
Jimmy: Yep, their son was a murderer.
The chief walks by,
Chief: More like a serial killer.
Jimmy: Same thing!
Zack gets up,
Zack: Well… Mason?
Jimmy: No I’m not Mason, jeez! I’m Jimmy. Just because you’re new here, doesn’t mean you can call us different names!
Zack: Sorry, i- it wasn’t meant to be a joke.
Jimmy: Jimmy!
Zack: Yeah, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy…
Zack: Bye, Jimmy!
Jimmy: Bye Zack.
The chief walks in front of Zack.
Chief: Zack, where are you going?
They walk beside each other.
Zack: I’m going home…
Chief: Well I was thinking, um… just before you go home we can, uh… go to a bar or something, just hang out?
Zack: Hang out? Why?
Chief: I don’t know… just wondering.
Zack: That’s very nice of you, but I can’t go tonight, sorry.
Chief: I understand, maybe another day.
The chief walks away.
Zack: Uh, maybe? I don’t know.
Zack takes a deep breath, then slowly walks away,
“Oh no… he knows. Why would he randomly invite me to a bar the week after I killed that boy? I don’t know what to do… maybe? No!”
-ZACK’S HOUSE-
Zack is lying in bed, eyes wide open.
“I can’t sleep knowing that he knows my ‘secret.’”
Zack: Maybe a walk will clear my mind.
Zack is about to get up,
Zack: No… just gonna, sleep this one through. Until I fall asleep.
-THE NEXT MORNING-
Zack: I may have slept a little… too well.
-AT WORK-
Michael walks into work, walking over Christmas lights.
Chief: Zack, come here!
Someone else with black body paint on the front of their body is tied up.
The man laughs.
The man: There’s four of us!
Zack: What do you mean there’s four of you?
The man: Two of us kill, the other two help with the paint.
The man: There was two killers, now there’s only one killer left!
Chief: Isn’t that a good thing?
The man: For ya’ll it is, for us, it isn’t.
Zack: Why do ya’ll wear this… body paint?
The man: Because, we can.
Chief: Do you normally get into this body paint?
The man: No… I’m just the painter.
The chief wipes the man’s face, black paint gets onto his finger.
Chief: Ew… still wet. Zack, get me a wet towel.
-ZACK & JIMMY’S OFFICE-
Jimmy: Wow… crazy, right?
Zack: Yeah, I guess.
Jimmy: Hey, so uh… I know the chief asked you if you wanted to go to the bar, but do you wanna go somewhere with me?
Zack: Sure.
Jimmy: Alright, I’ll pick you up at nine.
Zack: Alright.
-ZACK’S HOUSE: 9PM-
Zack: Hey!
Jimmy: Hey, you ready to go?
Zack: Yeah, where are w-
Jimmy suddenly pulls out a shovel from his car and hits Zack in the head with it, knocking him out.
-DARK BUILDING-
Zack wakes up in a dark building, moonlight shining into the windows.
Zack sees a huge black glove, with legs sticking out of it at the top.
“Oh no… I’ve been caught. So has Tom the glove.”
Jimmy walks in front of Zack.
Jimmy: Hello, you’re the “best forensic expert,” so I just wanted to catch you before you caught me.
Zack: I should known.
Jimmy: Yep, you should’ve.
Zack: I killed your other friend! I’m a serial killer, just like ya’ll!
Jimmy: Wha- you… ah.
Jimmy leaves the room, then a while later he comes back, shirtless, blue shorts, black shoes. He has black body paint’s on the front of his body.
Jimmy: You had a lot of nerve-
Man behind door: Police, we’re coming in!
Jimmy: Oh, sh*t!
For some reason, Jimmy takes out a knife and unties Zack, then runs away.
Zack: You should never untie a killer,
Zack chases after Jimmy.
Jimmy runs upstairs.
Zack is standing on-top of something, it’s a floor, round wall around it, and it’s near a wall, no safety rails.
Zack hears a voice from under him.
Jimmy: Ha! Good thing I crawled under here.
Zack moves, the thing wiggles.
“Feels like it’s hanging on by a thread… where is Jimmy, how’d he get under there?”
Zack drops down, still holding on to the floor, he sees a small part under him, Jimmy is sitting there.
Zack smirks, then goes where Jimmy is.
Jimmy: Huh!
Zack: Come on, we can live! Let’s just act like we were both taken hostage!
Jimmy: It’s too late for me. You’re just gonna tell the cops about me.
Zack: If I tell the cops about you, then you would tell the cops about me.
Jimmy: They wouldn’t believe me!
Zack climbs back up,
Zack: Come on man, climb up here.
Jimmy also climbs up there.
Jimmy: I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to get caught-
Zack: Red-handed?
Jimmy looks at his hands, black paint on them,
Jimmy: No, actually black-handed.
Footsteps are heard.
Zack: They’re coming.
Voice: Police, we’re coming in!
Jimmy stands up,
Jimmy: I’m sorry.
Jimmy looks down, then jumps.
A loud sound of him hitting the floor is heard.
Zack quickly looks down.
Zack sits back.
Zack: That fall… wasn’t high enough. He… he would’ve… survived.
-A DAY LATER-
Zack is sitting in his office, the chief walks in.
Chief: You play, Zack?
Zack: Am I okay? My only friend here turned out to be a murderer! Not just that-
“Should I say he’s dead, even though I know that he’s alive?”
Zack: He’s dead.
The chief looks bad, looks at the ground, then back at Zack.
Chief: Say, you wanna go to the bar later? Me and my friend is going.
Zack: Who’s your friend? John McGill?
Chief: I’m John McGill.
Zack: Oh.
Chief: My friend Tom McClure is going.
Zack: The glove guy!? I thought he was dead!
Chief: He was bleeding out, but we got to the place in time.
Zack: Sorry, but I’d rather not go.
Tom: Well then, we’re gonna have the funnest time without you!
Zack walks away.
Chief: Don’t say that agin.
Tom: Alright.
Chief: You’re supposed to be my friend, right?
Tom: I guess.
Chief: Say something nice.
Tom: Uh… it seems like you’ve never aged, like you’re still in your 40s.
Chief: I’m 34!
-A FEW DAYS LATER-
Zack comes back into work after a while.
“I’m back again.”
Zack: Where’s Tom?
Chief: Zack, what are you doing here today?
Zack: I’m coming to work?
Chief: Boss gave you a break for five weeks.
Zack: You’re calling that guy ‘boss’ now?
Chief: Whatever just… get out!
-ZACK’S HOUSE-
Zack is sitting on his couch without a shirt, eating lunch.
Zack picks up his remote,
Zack: I wonder what’s on the news today.
News reporter: Next up on the news, Tom McClure has been found dead-
Zack immediately turns off the tv.
Zack: What?
THE END: PART 1/10.
