SCENE 5 --- BG 5,6 

 

(David runs in) 

 

David: What on earth happened here?  

 

Joseph: David! You’re alright!  

 

David: Thankfully. Me and a few others were resting in the cabins, is everything alright? 

 

Joseph: Hardly. At least 30 are missing and 20 are dead.  

 

David: Oh... Well, I’ve called for help. They should be arriving soon. 

 

Joseph: Hopefully they can rescue most of the inju- 

 

*BOOM* 

 

(BG changes to BG 6) 

 

(Nellie is shocked and runs down the hill) 

 

SCENE 6 --- BG 4,5,6 

 

(Nellie finds Edward unconscious) 

 

Nellie: *shakes Edward* Are you alive? 

 

Edward: *wakes up* Huh? What’s going on? 

 

Nellie: Another explosion occurred. If you’re fit enough, please help me find more miners! We have to rescue as many as we can

before reinforcements arrive. 

 

Edward: On it. *gets up* 

 

(Edward and Nellie run to find the others, BG changes to BG 4) 

 

Edward: William! You alright? 

 

William: Yeah. 

 

Edward: Where's Thomas? 

 

William: He’s underneath the rubble; I don’t think he’s seriously injured. 

 

Nellie: Okay, I think I can save him. 

 

Edward: No time to waste! We've gotta go!

 

(Edward pushes the rocks away) 

 

Edward: Thomas! 

 

Thomas: I’m alright! *sees the damage* Oh brother! What happened here? 

 

Edward: I don’t exactly know what happened. My best bet is that the flames spread elsewhere and caused another explosion. 

 

Thomas: Argh... How could this have happened?  

 

(William covers his face with his hands) 

 

William: I’m sorry... *sniffles* Everyone’s dead because of me...  

 

Edward: No time to beat yourself up over it boy.  

 

Nellie: He’s right dear. Our priority is to find the rest. You should go up the hill, wait for help and try to spot more people. 

 

(William nods and walks away slowly) 

 

Thomas: Jeez, this is the worst day of my life. *looks up at the grey sky* 

 

(Scene ends with a bird’s-eye view of the mine, now destroyed and engulfed in flames)