[Subject: Maple] [Clearance: Maximum] [Status: Unbothered]
Maple: Field Report
The sidekick nobody asked for. The hero everybody needed.
[Section: Background]
Maple
Comic relief with accidental truth.
Orange tabby. Canadian name. Wears a modified Titan Sports Tech harness with a crooked “RR” badge that Max clipped on himself. The harness has a small green LED that blinks status updates nobody reads.
Maple is literal, loyal, and always underfoot. He doesn’t understand the mission. He just knows where everyone is supposed to be — and he stays until they get there.
Even the cat slowly learns the theme.
[Section: Mission Log]
Maple Through the Film
Seven moments. One cat. Every single one lands.
Act One
The Keys
[POSITION: SECURED]
Rob needs to leave for work. Maple is on his keys. Maple does not care.
Act One
The Pigeon War
[HOSTILE DETECTED]
A pigeon lands on the backyard fence. For Maple, Stalingrad has begun.
Act Two
The Couch
[ALL UNITS: HOME]
Rob and Claire sit on opposite ends. Maple crosses the gap and settles between them. Mission accomplished.
The Silence
Sits on the Cape
[SAME GAG. DIFFERENT STAKES.]
The same move as the keys — but this time it’s Max’s folded cape. The thing Max stopped believing in.
The Silence
Still Here
[STILL HERE]
Rob sits alone on a rooftop, suit torn, the city below. Maple presses against his leg. That’s it. That’s enough.
Act Three
Team Assembled
[TEAM: ASSEMBLED]
Claire heads for the door in the Vela suit. Maple walks to the door with purpose. He was always going.
Act Three
Arena Sentry
[EVERYONE CAME]
The hockey arena entrance. Maple is already there. Waiting. He always shows up.
[Section: Classified Bonus Footage]
The Outtakes
Moments that didn’t make the mission briefing. Maple disagrees with that decision.
The Red Dot
[ROGUE SATELLITE: DETECTED]
Max has a laser pointer. Maple has a space program.
The Midnight Patrol
[PERIMETER SWEEP: ACTIVE]
3am. Hallway sprint. All four paws off the ground. Crashes into the door. Acts like nothing happened.
The Box
[FORWARD OPERATING BASE: SECURED]
A delivery arrives. Maple is inside it before the flaps finish opening.
The Treat Negotiation
[DEMANDS: TUNA]
The bowl is half full. Maple does not blink. Rob is losing this one.
The Bath
[FLOOD WARNING]
Claire. The sink. Two inches of water. Total meltdown.
The Christmas Tree
[CLIMBING AUTHORIZED]
Maple investigates the tree. Ornaments pay the price. Claire is not amused.
The Stakeout
[SUBJECT: RETURNS DAILY]
The mailman. The window. Twenty minutes of intense focus followed by a nap against the glass.
[World: Saved]
Rocket Maple
The post-credits scene. Maple at Rob’s desk. Nameplate reads “Rocket Maple.” Cape on. Paw lick. World saved.
Maple has his own standalone short — six minutes, festival-ready, and the first thing audiences will meet from this world.