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FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE
By Dave Wickenden

GENRE: Fantasy
LOGLINE:

Four troubled teens become heaven and earth's last hope against an alien menace when they're commanded to go on a holy crusade to steal a powerful weapon called The Staff of Moses.

SYNOPSIS:

Four troubled teens find themselves in a Juvenile boot camp for their crimes. Daniel is the leader and had been acting out because of the death of his grandfather. Freddy is a scrapper who burnt a fishing boat of a rival who stole fish from his father. Ian is a thief who was caught stealing food for his family, and they arrested Rob because he put the boots to his mom’s boyfriend after the man hit her.

The guards of the camp are very abusive, and the group makes a run for it. During the prison escape, they find themselves in an abandoned mining camp. During the middle of the night a whirling white globe appears, grabs all four and transports them to Heaven. It is here that they find that they are part of a prophecy to halt an invasion of Heaven by an alien race from a parallel Heaven. First, they must enter the alien world to steal back the Staff of Moses, which they have stolen.

They place the boys in one of four different warrior classes to learn unique skills needed to enter the Riff. Daniel learns the skills of a Gurkha soldier. They teach Freddy stick fighting from the Suri tribe. Ian learns stealth from the Ninja, while Rob learns to track and scout from the Comanche warriors.

Thus starts their great journey to the Riff, and they learn to lead and fight along the way. When they enter the enemy stronghold, they steal back the Staff, but the Queen kills Ian. Daniel uses the Queen’s egg to hold back the horde and make their escape.

Back in their own Heaven, Daniel must learn to wield the Staff. He finds that Ian has been reborn as a member of Heaven so cannot return to earth. Once he discovers the secrets of the Staff, Freddy and Ian disappear, plotting revenge on the Queen. The group heads back over the mountains to head off the massive army of the Queen.

During a river crossing, they are ambushed, and they capture Daniel, losing the Staff. They march the prisoners to the Queen’s army camp, where she tortures Daniel. The Human army attacks the enemy camp, which causes a distraction for a small group to rescue Daniel. Daniel finds that Rob had rescued the Staff.

Daniel uses the power of the staff to push back the alien army. In an ultimate showdown with the Queen, Daniel shows her she has no power over the Staff. As she retreats to the Riff, Freddy and Ian leap on her and kill her. They witness the entire alien army leave for their own home world.

Still not satisfied that Ian cannot return home, Daniel uses the Staff one last time to restore all the lives lost to the time before the Riff appeared. Ian is reborn in his own body and the boys return to Earth only to meet God, who tells them they would need their newly learned skills later in their lives.

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