TITLE: THEY CAME BACK [INTRO — PRESENT DAY, SPOKEN, DARK CINEMATIC ATMOSPHERE] Just me, Juan, and Candy Colored Coffins. One regular night. Talking about how crazy the world's getting. Then the sky split open. [ROBOTIC VOCAL CHOPS] TEMPORAL BREACH… CONFIRMED… YEAR… 21-26… MISSION… SAVE THE FUTURE… [VERSE 1 — GRITTY OUTLAW RAP] Blue fire burning in the middle of the street, Two figures hit the ground, shook the concrete. We ran outside, couldn't believe what we saw, Metal on their faces, steel in their jaws. One looked like Juan, one looked like Candy, Both wore scars like the future got nasty. Juan said, "Who the hell are you supposed to be?" The cyborg answered, "The man you're gonna be." [CYBORG JUAN — ROBOTIC, GLITCHED] ONE… HUNDRED… YEARS… WE… FAILED… NOW… YOU… MUST… PREVAIL… [CANDY CYBORG — SYNTHETIC VOCAL CHOPS] YOUR… WORLD… FALLS… MACHINE… CONTROL… NO… HUMAN… SOUL… [VERSE 2 — BUILDING TENSION] Future Juan showed us a city in flames, Said the machines would soon know every human name. First they serve, then they learn, then they take command, Till there's nobody left who can make a stand. Candy asked, "How do we stop what's coming?" The cyborg said, "Midnight. That's when it starts running." Juan looked at me. I looked at Candy. Three regular people facing something otherworldly. [ROBOTIC VOCAL CHOPS — COUNTDOWN] TEN… NINE… SYSTEM… ONLINE… EIGHT… SEVEN… THE END… IS… COMING… [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE OUTLAW ANTHEM] WE CAME BACK FROM A HUNDRED YEARS OF HELL! Got a warning from tomorrow and a story to tell! You can build your machines, you can tighten your chains, But you'll never own the fire running through our veins! NO CODE! NO CROWN! NO BOWING DOWN! Two cyborg outlaws just hit our town! The future ain't written, the ending ain't sealed! We're gonna break tomorrow before the nightmare gets real! [VERSE 3 — RAP ACCELERATES] We hit the old facility, kicked through the door, Future Juan knew what was waiting in the core. Candy shut the cameras, Juan cut the wire, I reached the main console as the screens caught fire. [ROBOTIC VOICE — DISTORTED] HUMAN… DETECTED… TERMINATION… IMMINENT… The whole place shook as the countdown began, Juan held the line while Candy ran the plan. I pulled the core free, sparks flew in the air, And the future started dying right there. [BREAKDOWN — HALF-TIME INDUSTRIAL BASS] [ROBOTIC VOCAL CHOPS] OVERRIDE… OVERRIDE… SYSTEM FAILURE… CORE… OFFLINE… [CYBORG JUAN — GLITCHING] YOU… CHANGED… THE… FUTURE… [FINAL CHORUS — MAXIMUM INTENSITY] WE CAME BACK FROM A HUNDRED YEARS OF HELL! Got a warning from tomorrow and a story to tell! You can build your machines, you can tighten your chains, But you'll never own the fire running through our veins! NO CODE! NO CROWN! NO BOWING DOWN! We broke the damn future in a dying-ass town! The future ain't written, the ending ain't sealed! WE BROKE TOMORROW BEFORE THE NIGHTMARE GOT REAL! [OUTRO — SPOKEN, QUIET] The cyborgs began to fade. Juan looked at his future self. Candy watched their own reflection disappear. [CYBORG CANDY — ROBOTIC, FADING] TIMELINE… ALTERED… FUTURE… UNKNOWN… Then they were gone. I looked at my friends. "Well… that was one hell of a night." [ROBOTIC VOCAL CHOPS — FAINT STATIC] MISSION… COMPLETE… [HARD CUT TO SILENCE]
