The Power of Two

The Power of Two is an upcoming animated action-adventure fantasy film based on the original fiction of the same name.

Synopsis
The Power of Two tells the story of Maximus Kohlberg, an ordinary young boy who discovers a dragon's egg in his backyard one night, and it hatches into a water dragon that he names Zahira. As the two of them grow up, they learn to love each other like family. However, when another dragon and its rider attack Max's home one day, he discovers that he's destined to become a dragon rider and soon finds himself training to lead a resistance whose mission is to overthrow Damascus, the Divine Dragon of Darkness and restore the Aesir Order.

Plot
The film begins in a destroyed sacred temple where a light dragon is lying on the ground mortally wounded while a dark dragon stands over her. The light dragon, the Divine Dragon of Light named Sheria, asks the dark dragon why he did this, and the Divine Dragon of Darkness named Damascus answers that the Aesir Order is corrupting the world, and the only way to fix it is to destroy everything that the order stands for. Sheria asks Damascus if he realizes what he's really doing, which is taking thousands of innocent lives and destroying the knowledge of hundreds of worlds and then asks about the Elemental Dragons. With a claw at Sheria's throat, Damascus tells her that he'll take the descendants of the four Elemental Dragons under his command and then rule Aesir. Sheria tells Damascus that one of the Divine Dragons can't rule without the other, as that's how the Order collapses, and he scoffs at her beliefs and says that she clearly hasn't been doing her job before slitting the light dragon's throat and leaving her to die.

Two months later, a dragon rider named Xandir and his dragon, the Elemental water dragon Azura, are heading to a place called Mirage Aisle in order to raise the next water dragon in a safe place, away from the clutches of Damascus and camp at a cave for the night. However, they're forced to run when they're found by the Fire and Earth riders and their dragons who soon give chase to them. Realizing that they're not going to make it to Mirage Aisle, Xander uses a teleportation spell to send the egg to a different world where he hopes that it will be raised in a safe home before getting confronted by the two corrupted riders. Xander and Azura try to fight them off to escape, but are stopped when the Wind rider Kiari and her dragon Shira arrive to finish the two fugitives off. Realizing that they have no chance of escaping, Xander and Azura accept their fate, their last thoughts being the egg that they sent to someplace where they hope will be raised with great care.

The egg travels through infinite time and space, passing by many different dimensions until it eventually lands in the middle of a backyard in a suburban neighborhood in the middle of the night. A young three-year-old boy named Maximus Kohlberg discovers the egg and brings it inside, hoping to have it for breakfast in the morning. The next morning, he wakes up and tries to show the egg to his mother Avery, who is busy making pancakes. When Max mentions the possibility of it being a mutant alien chicken that wants to take over the world, Avery suggests that he should go stop it from invading, thinking that he's just making things up. And so, he proceeds to play around with the egg until his mother calls him for breakfast, and just as he leaves the room, the egg begins to move a little.

When Max returns to his room, he finds it a complete mess and broken eggshells are scattered on the floor. Realizing that the egg has hatched and whatever was inside it is now somewhere in his room, he begins to panic until he hears a thump under his bed. Max crawls over to see what it could be and sees a pair of eyes staring right at him, and he begs for his life, thinking that it's the scary monster that lives under his bed. However, he discovers that the monster is actually a dragon, and the curious little creature begins to develop a bond with him. After a day of feeding, reading comics, and having an experience in the bathroom with the dragon (and also discovering it to be female), Max names the little creature Zahira, after a dragon in a book. At dinner time, Max asks Avery if dragons are real, to which she answers that dragons are nothing but mythical beings. He then asks why he can't learn about dragons in school, and she tells him that she can take him to the library tomorrow after church.

The next day, Avery takes Max to the library where he hopes to find some books on how to raise dragons. However, he has no luck finding any as he is told by a woman that dragons aren't real and if one really did exist, then the government would be locking it up and torturing it or experimenting on it to turn it into a weapon of war, which creates great fear in Max for Zahira's safety as he brought her to the library in his backpack. He looks into his backpack and finds that the dragon managed to sneak out when he wasn't looking and he quickly looks for her, fearing the worst would happen if someone were to find her. Max looks around the shelves until he bumps into a teenager who isn't happy about having a kid bump into him and proceeds to tease him about his father after he mentions the short life that he had. Zahira is walking on a bookshelf when she sees a teenager teasing Max while he begs for the bully to stop, and knowing that she has to do something, she jumps onto the teen's face and begins to bite and scratch him with her developing teeth and claws, which causes quite a commotion that they are barely able to get out of without getting caught. When they return home, Max scolds Zahira for getting out of the backpack when she was supposed to stay in there, and when he sees how guilty she is, he tells her that he was very concerned about her and now knows that he has to keep her hidden. He decides to move down to the basement, and when he empties a box for her to stay in, Zahira says her first word, which is his name.

Seven years later, Max, now in the fifth grade, is walking home from school for the weekend with his best friend Tyson Emmerson. When Ty suggests that they work on a school project at Max's house, he tells him that they can't since there's a dragon living in his house, and he proceeds to tell his friend the story about how he found an egg and raised a dragon in secret ever since he was three, and Ty doesn't believe him, so he decides that he'll just show him to prove it. When the two arrive at Max's house, while Avery leaves the house for a few minutes, Max takes them down to the basement where Ty meets Zahira. Ty is in absolute disbelief that there really is a real life dragon and wonders what people think when they find that a mythical creature really exists. Max begs him not to tell anyone about Zahira, as he fears about what would happen if anyone were to discover her, and says that she's not just any dragon and is like a sister to him, which is what gets Ty to promise to his friend that he won't tell anyone.

Later that night, the two are hanging out in the basement with Zahira, and she tells Max that she has to live outside as she feels that she's getting to big for the basement, and he tells her that they'll find a place her outside where no one can find her. Zahira laments about how she wishes that she wasn't a dragon so that she could hang out with Max and his friends without having to hide herself from the world, and he says that he has to keep her hidden as the last thing he wants is to lose her.

The next day, the two go on the computer to try to find a new home for Zahira. They eventually find a secluded area in the forest that has a large lake and a cave. Max then comes up with a way to get her there, and it involves them sneaking out of their houses late at night while their parents are asleep and riding their bikes to the place. On the way there, Zahira flies for the first time as she rescues the two from going down a really steep hill on their bikes and they soon arrive at her new home. Thinking that it's the perfect place, Zahira thanks Max and Ty for bringing her here and they say goodnight to her before heading back home.

A few months later, Max is now eleven years old and begins his first day of middle school, and he discovers that Eva Goldman, daughter of the richest family in Lexington and his long-time crush, is in his first period history class. After having a daydream about her which ends with him getting called on by the teacher, Max ends up embarrassing himself in front of the class, which puts him in a sour mood for the rest of the day. After school, Max and Ty go to see Zahira at her forest home, and she shows them a new power she discovered, which is taking water and forming it into a ball of light which explodes after being thrown, and then takes them on a little flight. Despite all this, Max still feels a bit down and after Ty leaves to head home for dinner, Zahira asks him what's wrong. He answers that his first day of middle school wasn't so good as he made a fool of himself in front of Eva and possibly ruined any chances of him getting with her. Zahira tells him that he shouldn't let that bring him down and let Eva see how he really is, and Max thanks her for her support before heading home himself.

Elsewhere, a high school jock named Eugene and his girlfriend are spending their anniversary at Lake Murray when a dark vortex suddenly appears in the sky and a strange purple and black creature comes out of it. The two try to make a getaway, but are unable to as they are snatched up and killed by the creature, which alerts Zahira that something dangerous is lurking out there somewhere.

The next day, Max and Ty arrive at school and find a crowd of students gathered at the front. They head over to see what's going on and the principal steps out and breaks the news that two teens from Lexington High were found dead the previous night, and the police have reported that their bodies were grey and colorless. This causes a lot of concern among the students and the principal promises them that the staff is doing all they can to keep them safe, and if another attack happens, then they will all be sent home. When school lets out, Max and Ty find Avery's car out front, and she tells them that she's driving them home as she doesn't want to risk having them outside when something dangerous is out there and that they will have to stay inside until it is found, meaning that they can't go out and see Zahira. They do manage to sneak out that night once again to warn her that they heard on the news that the police are going to be searching the forest area to try to find the cause of the teens' deaths, so she'll have to move to the mountains until it clears up as Max fears that if she was found, then she would be blamed for the deaths and the police would stop at nothing until she's gone for good. Not wanting to be separated from them, Zahira agrees to move to the mountains and wants them to come with her, but Max tells them that they cant because their parents have forbidden them from going outside. She understands, knowing that their parents want their children to be safe and tells them that she'll move by herself if she really has to.

Over the next few days, although there's been no reports on any other strange deaths, the whole town is on edge about the creature still being out there. Max is bored from being stuck at home all day, and he calls Ty, and he asks how his status is going with Eva. Max then comes to an agreement that he'll try to talk to her and maybe even ask her out and then goes to clean out his closet as he has nothing else to do. While he cleans out his closet, he finds a piece of a shell from Zahira's egg, and he has fond memories of him finding her egg and welcoming her to the world. He wonders why it hadn't broken down after all these years, and he notices that the shell is glowing, and the light consumes his arm and gives him a strange watch-like device that doesn't seem to do anything at the moment. Meanwhile, all the way outside of town, a portal appears and a man in gold in yellow armor and a red and beige winged creature come out. The man scans the area with his device and identifies the world as Planet Earth, and says to himself that this must be the place where he will find the rider.

The next day at school, Max manages to gather the courage to ask Eva out, and she says yes, much to his shock. Later that night, he nervously prepares for his date, making sure to look good as he wears a tuxedo that belonged to his deceased father. He then remembers what little memories he has of his father, who was tragically killed in a car accident with a drunk driver when he was just a baby. He then heads out and gets on his bike and heads to 's house.

Meanwhile the man and his dragon are still searching for "the rider" and nearly have an encounter with the police, but luckily they managed to escape as they continue their search. A few minutes later, Max arrives at the Goldmans' mansion and meets up with Eva. The two agree to go down to the soda shop for a little bit and then go see a movie afterwards. Meanwhile, Zahira is still feeling a bit uneasy about the monster, but Max tries to shake it off and tells himself that he will just spend the night with Eva and that nothing bad will happen. When she compliments his tux and asks where he got it from, he explains that it belonged to his father and then tells her about how his life was tragically cut short and expresses about how he's always felt like an outcast and asks himself why he, a nobody, had asked the richest girl in town out for a date, and she scolds him for saying that before confessing to him that she doesn't like the royal treatment that everyone gives her and she just wants to be treated like a normal kid. The two agree to not tell anyone else about what they just told each other and then they leave to head to the movies.

A few minutes later, Max and Eva arrive at the movie theater, and she goes to find seats for them while he gets the popcorn and drinks. Max tells himself that the two of them are just going to watch a movie together and absolutely nothing will go wrong. However, just as he says that, a loud explosion goes off in the theater, followed by people running for their lives and screaming about a monster in theater three, which was where Eva was heading. Realizing that she's in grave danger, Max runs in the opposite direction of the screaming people to save her.

Meanwhile, Zahira senses the attack and heads out from the mountains to the town, knowing that Max is in danger and he needs her. As she leaves, the mysterious man and his dragon watch her fly away and soon follow, thinking that they may have finally found who they were looking for.

At the movie theater, it's complete chaos as the police try to get the situation under control with paramedics tending to the wounded and a large crowd watching the scene unfold. Inside, an officer tries to get Max out of the way of danger, but he struggles to break free as Eva is trapped and he has to save her. He manages to free himself from the cop's grasp and runs into the theater where he finds her being held by a giant purple and black creature with a mysterious figure cloaked in black riding it. The figure notices him and orders his dragon to kill the boy, but Max manages to protect himself as the watch-like device on his wrist has summoned a barrier around him and he's now clad in blue and silver armor. The rider then orders the dark dragon to kill Eva when Zahira arrives just in time and stalls the two so that Max can get her out. He manages to get her out of the theater and to the paramedics. Eva asks Max what's going on, and he answers that he'll explain later and tells the medic to take care of her as he runs back inside, much to the crowd's shock.

Back at home, Avery sees the news on TV and is horrified when she sees that her son is running into the theater by himself where a dangerous monster has been reported to be attacking, and at the Emmerson's house, Ty and his parents are shocked to see the attack going on as well. Inside the theater, Max meets up with Zahira, who has lured the dragon out to the main lobby. The rider identifies the two as the next Water Dragon and Rider and prepares to take them away and have them serve Damascus. Max refuses to have them be taken and he and Zahira prepare to fight using their newly discovered powers. When the fight is brought outside to the plaza, Zahira uses the water from a nearby fountain to create a torrent in the shape of a dragon's head, which causes massive damage to the dark dragon. The rider warns Max and Zahira that they will be back before disappearing into a dark portal. The entire town, having witnessed the attack, thank the two for stopping the monster and they realize that the dragon has no intent on harming the citizens, and they're left in awe that a mythical creature really exists. As Max and Zahira are about to be bombarded by news reporters, Avery arrives and exclaims to her son that he nearly gave her a heart attack, and she's so glad that he's okay. She then notices Zahira and asks what the monster is, and Max tells her that he'll have to explain everything later.

Over the next few days, the news of the attack has spread all around the country and the world, and Max and Zahira are seen as heroes and people have many questions now that a real life dragon has been discovered to exist. Avery had also accepted Zahira into the family after finding out how much she means to Max and lets her stay at their house. At school, Max has become a celebrity and takes in every amount of glory that he gets. Eva, who thankfully hasn't suffered any serious injuries from the attack, comes back to school and tells him that her parents have invited him to her house, as they want to thank him for stopping that monster and saving their daughter's life. Not one to refuse such an offer, Max agrees to come and later that night is at the Goldmans' house and spends the night with her.

A few days later, Max and Zahira are hanging out at home when they're visited by a mysterious man and his dragon. The man introduces himself as Xiromander, or Xiro for short, and his dragon partner named Flamemonger. Max asks who he is and what he's doing here, and Xiro answers that his search is finally over, much to the boy's confusion. Xiro then goes on and explains that he's spent years searching for the next Water Dragon and Rider, and he's finally found them. Max asks him what he's talking about, and Xiro tells him that he's destined to become the next Water Dragon Rider and overthrow the Divine Dragon of Darkness and restore the Aesir Order. After taking a while to process all of this, Max tells Xiro that he can't be a dragon rider, as he has had very little experience with dragons and fighting and that he's just an ordinary kid, but Xiro tells him that he saw the whole attack at the theater and was impressed with their fighting skills, and with proper training, he could be the rider that he was destined to be, and in order to do so, they must head to Nixtorm, an alternate dimension, meaning that Max will have to leave his home and family and friends. Max doesn't want to have to say goodbye to his friends and mother, but Xiro tells him that if he doesn't leave, then Damascus's general who attacked earlier will come back, as he won't stop until he has the next water dragon under his control, and then he tells him that by leaving with him to Nixtorm, he will keeps his home safe and then give him one more day to say goodbye while he prepares for their trip.

The next day, Max says his final goodbyes to Ty and Eva, telling them that he and Zahira have to leave, and promises that they will be safe, and later that night, he tells his mother the same thing. Not wanting to lose her only son, Avery begs him to promise her that he'll come back, and he does. After saying one last goodbye to his mother, Max and Zahira head over to the mountains where Xiro and Flamemonger are waiting for them. Xiro activates the warp that will take them to Nixtorm where Max will train to become the nest Water Dragon Rider. Max takes one last look at Lexington, the place that had been his home for the past eleven years, before following them through the warp.

Cast

 * Tom Holland as Maximus "Max" Kohlberg, a sixteen-year-old boy from Lexington, South Carolina.
 * Matt Hill as ten/eleven-year-old Maximus Kohlberg.
 * E.G. Daily as three-year-old Maximus Kohlberg.
 * Emma Watson as Eva Goldman, the daughter of a rich family and Max's love interest.
 * Jaden Smith as Tyson "Ty" Emmerson, Max's best friend.
 * Rachel Weisz as Zahira, a water dragon who is the next Elemental Water Dragon in the Aesir Order.
 * Tim Allen as Xiromander "Xiro", a dragon rider. He is the younger brother of Xandir, the previous Water Dragon Rider, and he's determined to train Max to follow in his brother's footsteps and succeed in the mission that he attempted and failed to complete.
 * Cam Clarke as Flamemonger, Xiro's dragon partner.
 * Mark Hamill as Lionel, the chief of the Draconian resistance.
 * S. Scott Bullock as Damascus, the Divine Dragon of Darkness and the main antagonist of the film.
 * TBA as Avery Kohlberg, Max's mother.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film will be released in 2020.
 * 1) The Power of One- Donna Summer
 * 2) I Turn to You- Christina Aguilera
 * 3) Spread Your Wings- Queen
 * 4) Deep Deep Water- SHeDAISY
 * 5) Heaven- Bryan Adams
 * 6) Seasons in the Sun- Westlife
 * 7) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing- Aerosmith
 * 8) Rock With You- Michael Jackson
 * 9) Be Brave- Owl City
 * 10) One- Denisse Lara
 * 11) Can You Feel the Love Tonight- Elton John
 * 12) Flying Without Wings- Ruben Studdard
 * 13) Song of the Aqua Dragon- Score