Weekly 4

TAILS OF NEOCLES

Outline Scene one is an introduction if I make this longer it will relate to an idea that I have for a later time but I am out of time to write more. Scene 2 Is when Alcibiades is trialed and has to come back with the ship but sails to Sparta and tells of their plans in anger. Scene three is going to be a big fight scene with two major battles when they first land and when the reinforcements arrive

Scene 1:

This scene starts out with Neocles, the main character of this story, Neocles was wandering in the streets of Athens and came across a little clearing where there where many gamblers

Neo: Good day to you my brother of Athens

Gambler: G’day Brother got any coins

Neo:  Aye what’s the name of the game?

Gambler: It’s a new game with dice

Neo: describe this new game (interested)

Gambler:  Its rather simple really all you do is roll the dice but role higher than me

Neo: Okay lets play (Determined to win)

Neocles has a severe gambling problem and is fairly good at it which is not very helpful in the time of plague. Often times he will go out wandering looking for a place to gamble instead of protecting himself from the plague.

Gambler: Aye let us play you roll first and what you roll I must beat. (with a sinister look on his face)

Neo: (rolling the dice) Hoho I have rolled a solid 6 good luck beating that my good friend

Gambler:  Lucky roll (rolls a 3)

Neo: alas good brother I believe I have won this roll

Gambler: that you did my friend shall we play for real now

Neo: Yes lets (drops a bag of coins on the table and pulls out his die)

Gambler: let’s say we wager 1 drachma

Neo: sounds good shall we roll?

Gambler: yes let’s I’ll go first (rolls die)

Neo: very nice a 4 my turn (rolls die)

Gambler: whaaaaaaaat? Another 6?

Neo: yes how bout we up the wager to 10 drachma

Gambler: sounds like a bet

Again Neocles and the gambler keep paying till the gambler is down to his last drachma

Gambler: well my friend it looks like you have run me dry

Neo: that I have I must be going now

Gambler: do you take me for a fool

Neo: I know not what you speak of                                

Gambler: your die sir

Neo: what of it?

Gambler: it is enchanted to only role 6’s (anger in his eyes)

Neo: No it is only my lucky day that is all

Gambler: no sir u have played me like a fool

Neo: Ok ok I have played you for a fool but on this note I must bid you ado

Neocles has used a loaded die to trick the gambler and win all his money now Neocles takes off with the gambler chasing him through the city Neocles finds a low roofed building to jump onto and hide.

Gambler: WHERE ARE YOU BOY!!!!!!!!!!! I know you’re here. Come out come out where ever you are.

After some time the gambler leaves to return home. Neo looks around and notices many people are looking ill he asks a nearby man what is going on

Neo: Excuse me sir but what is wrong with everybody in this district

Odd Looking old man: Shipment brought back plague

Neo: oh no I must get out of here

Odd looking old man: its only a matter of time before it reaches everyone

Neo: excuse me sir but what is your name

Odd Looking old man: My name is Socrates I walk around preaching my ideas to others. I am a philosopher

Neo: what you are is crazy

Neocles takes off not realizing that this man was not crazy at all rather he was a critical thinker and would impact everyone

Scene 2:

The Athenians get a message from an ally in Sicily asking for help from the Spartan allies the Syracuse. The Athenians decide they will send 50000 men to assist their allies and expand their land and power. The Spartans prepare their fleet and men but the night before they are supposed to take off for Sicily someone vandalizes the whole city and crushes the statues if front of peoples houses.

Neo: someone vandalizes the whole city and yet we still sail?

Random Athenian: The senators will deal with that we must invade Sicily

Neo: Fair enough but who could have done such a thing?

RA: Nobody knows we just need to keep our heads strait and continue to Sicily.

Neo: Yes sir

About a month later in their journey a messenger ship reaches them.it is addressed to Alcibiades one of the generals of the expedition

Messenger: I bring a message from the senators of Athens in the absence of Alcibiades we held a trial for the vandal of the statues

Alcibiades: THIS IS OUTRAGEES ARE YOU SUSPECTING I DID THIS.

Messenger: I regret to inform you that you have been found guilty by a trial of your fellow Athenians and you are to come back with us

Alcibiades: Very well if I am too be accused of this act then I would not fight or lead for Athens any way men you are all dedicated and hard workers I wish all of you good luck

Neo: ALCEBIADES has Athens lost their minds? How will we win without his leadership?

RA: WE FIGHT HARD!!!!!

What the Athenians don’t know is that through his anger Alcibiades rides to Sparta to warn them of the attack

Alcibiades: Good Spartans it appears that 50000 Athenians sea towards Sicily to take out your allies

Spartan leader: How do we know what your saying is true?

Alcibiades: Because I was the leader of the expedition until I was betrayed by my city

Spartan leader: Very well assemble a few very fast messenger ships to war the Syracuse and tell them to assemble

Scene 3:

The Spartans land on Sicily and are ambushed they have no idea how the Syracuse knew they would land there but the Syracuse had them pinned

Neo: What is our strategy for this battle?

RA: We don’t know the generals are arguing

Neo: well what are we supposed to do

RA: we charge!!!!

Neo doesn’t like the idea of charging in aimlessly so he goes and talks to the generals

Neo: what is the plan general?

General: we must hold them off till our reinforcements arrive

Neo: Yes sir General

The battle rages on the Athenians are getting crushed and when the reinforcements arrive they still get demolished and the entire Spartan army is destroyed