LOG-ON: LIBRARY!
FREDERICK-ARMA
Written by
John C. Millunzi, Jr.
Based on -
PRINCESS BASIA & THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS 0F WILLOW GLEN by John C. Millunzi, Jr.
Created and Developed byJohn C. Millunzi, Jr., Gina C. Millunzi and Stephen Millunzi
25315 Twister Trail, Spring, TX 77373713.449.2002
ACT ONE
FADE IN:
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY
DARE opens the back door to find MOLLY wagging her tail.
DARE
You deserve crew captain.
Molly takes off for the chicken coop; Dare chases.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - LATER
(NOTE: Background border, live action horses.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, reading on porch. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, holding a trophy. MYPHONE; Timothy, in lab. CALENDAR; Cadette Daily Planner.)
SFX: TOUCH-SCREEN BEEPS
Dare places a full egg basket on the counter, then presses “CADETTE DAILY PLANNER” and sees FOUR (4) unchecked entries; “HOMEWORK”, “CHORES”, “25 MILE” and “RALPH WALDO EMERSON”.
INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Emerson.
EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS
SENECA swings on the porch, reading.
BACK TO KITCHEN
Dare presses “MARGARET” and “SENECA”.
MOLLY
(whines)
DARE
Twenty-five?
SENECA
Everyday. I’m already reading
Waldo! I like his middle name.
MARGARET
The look on your mom’s face when we
got the trophies!
SENECA
Overall Time, Best-Conditioned, and
Best Crew!
MOLLY
(barks)
DARE
So, we’re ready then?
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING
Beautiful weather.
INT. GIFT SHOP - CONTINUOUS
CLAIRE is placing three trophies on a full trophy shelf.
BACK TO KITCHEN
Dare presses “MOM”.
2.
DARE (CONT’D)
We’re practicing for twenty-five,
mom?
CLAIRE
Let the dust settle, girlfriend.
DARE
We want to win it!
CLAIRE
That’s a lot of winning?
DARE
Mom???
EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - ESTABLISHING
A windsock gently flutters.
INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: The lab’s flat screen is tracking orbiting satellites. Timothy’s lab computer shows the same, and Timothy and Roger’s myPad show they’re playing a video game ALA - “OPERATION”. Roger is wearing a green surgical mask.)
ROGER
Respiration normal.
TIMOTHY
Pick one. The bus is going to be
here.
3.
ROGER
(deep breath)
His knee bone.
SFX: RINGER
TIMOTHY
You won. Can we go?
ROGER
It’s not here, yet?
FREDERICK FLASHES ON TIMOTHY’S MYPAD
MUSIC: COUNTRY FIDDLE
FREDERICK
You guys have to help me!
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS
BASIA grazes.
EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY
(NOTE: Background border, live action school bus.)
BUS CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLES
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on bus windows: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Frederick, at his desk, MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, feeding Basia. MYPAD; PAUL, snooglinglexis-nexis. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, wearing surgical mask.
FREDERICK
Yeah, you guys are looking at Tex
Critter’s new drummer! I have the
lucky entry!
4.
EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING
Patrons walking on the sidewalk, cars passing on street.
INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
MRS. SCIENCEFELD arrives behind the book counter carrying a gift box. She hangs her purse and bicycle helmet on the coat tree.
PIXIE is scanning library book returns on her computer.
(NOTE: Book covers wipe across her screen.)
#1 - “JOURNEY TO THE EXACT CENTER OF MATH CLASS”
#2 - “CLASS CLOWNS: THE EXHAUSTIVE TEACHER’S PET EDITION”
#3 - “GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT GRUNTING IN GYM”
PIXIE
(growls)
Mrs. Sciencefeld drags her finger across her DVD rack, selecting “RALPH WALDO EMERSON”.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Good morning, boys and girls!
She opens the gift box revealing dozens of chocolate eclairs.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)
Oh, Pixie??? What kind of trouble
are you in this morning??? I bet
their stuffed with strawberries!!!
PIXIE
(growls)
5.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
(reading card)
My dearest Gertrude, these are not
to be given out until Story Hour. I
had the good fortune to stuff them
with strawberries at the peak of
season!
PIXIE
(whines)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Not ‘til your homework’s done,
Pixie Mae.
PIXIE
(growls)
BACK TO BUS
FREDERICK
It’s like that movie you always
watch, Margaret? I’ll be like the
richest, coolest kid at school
because of luck????? You’ll all
want my autograph!
6.
PAUL
That means you’ll have tons of
paperwork requirements for taxes,
travel, and permission slips!
FREDERICK
Ha, rich people don’t worry about
taxes!
MARGARET
Frederick? You don’t even play
country!
FREDERICK
It doesn’t matter? The entry form
said right on it ‘The lucky
entry!’”
ROGER
We ran the numbers on my dad’s
supercomputer?
MARGARET
Ran what?
FREDERICK
(singing off key)
Oh, home on the range.
7.
TIMOTHY
A complete double-blind, redundant,
synchronized, flow-through
analysis.
ROGER
Winning numbers.
FREDERICK
Yeah, I was just lucky, see?
SENECA
If you’re lucky, then do your Story
Hour homework!
PAUL
And there has to be verification
from the principal personally!
SENECA / MARGARET / DARE
We want to go riding!
BUS CEASES JIGGLING - DOORS OPEN
FREDERICK (O.S.)
We’re talking Tex Critter? Get
serious?
PAUL (O.S.)
Legally that means it just started!
Section 737.
8.
(MORE)
You actually have to do your
homework, even if something good is
happening.
TEX CRITTER WEBSITE ON FREDERICK’S MYPAD
FREDERICK
No, it’s perfect! I’m lucky enough
not to even have to do homework
just because I’m lucky! It’s
simple.
SENECA
I’m calling an emergency recess
Cadette meeting!
BUS DOORS CLOSE
SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Mrs. Sciencefeld is posting fancy invitation icons for Story Hour on student profile pages wiping across her screen. Pixie is wearing over-sized glasses sniffing at the gift box.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
It just tickles me Pixie Twinkle?
PIXIE
(growls)
9.
PAUL (O.S.) (CONT'D)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Are you lucky you can take out
library books, boys and girls?
PIXIE
(whines)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Or are you lucky you read them?
PIXIE
(growls)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Or are you lucky when you return
them on time?
PIXIE
(barks)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
I know Pixer Twinkle Toes!!! It’s
the twenty-first century! Hello-o?
Everybody gets library books on
their own computer???
PIXIE
(growls)
10.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
(feigning privacy)
Without killing trees, boys and
girls.
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING
The jalopy limo sputters across the Golden Gate Bridge.
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Mrs. Sciencefeld’s Library Channel is showing on the limo flatscreen.)
MAYOR BART is lifting weights in the wrestling ring.
ROSE BOUTONNIERE
MORTIMER is leaning against the ropes, smelling a rose boutonniere pinned to the towel around his neck, watching Mayor Bart.
BIG MIKE is in the terrarium watching a spider crawl out from behind spider webs and books in the corner. He flashes his psycho eye.
The DUMBWAITER plunks an open jar, upside down, trapping the spider.
DUMBWAITER
(synthesized)
Hmmmn. My favorite.
Big Mike flips a switch on his control panel and the limo flat screen wipes to a live shot of the spider.
MAYOR BART
(whines, shaking)
Mayor Bart drops a bar bell on his foot.
SFX: CLANG
11.
MAYOR BART’S FOOT is throbbing next to a bar bell.
SFX: WHAM
Mayor Bart body slams Mortimer into the flat screen.
MORTIMER
I’m tellin’ ‘ya, boss, that even
looked like it hurt!!!
SFX: KA-BAM KA-BAM KA-BAM
Mayor Bart repeatedly body slams Mortimer.
Big Mike flashes his psycho eye.
BACK TO LIBRARY
SFX: SCREAMING JET ENGINE
Pixie is flying a holograph fighter jet library cart, wearing a pilot mask, looking left and right, zooming through the stacks with library books perfectly rearranging themselves in its wake.
PIXIE
(growling)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Waldo’s a reading nut, boys and
girls! He’ll love it!!!!!!
SFX: SCREAMING JET ENGINE
Pixie’s cockpit computer shows the gift box in her sights.
Mrs. Sciencefeld grabs the gift box at the last second.
PIXIE
(sobbing)
SFX: JET CRASH
12.
Mrs. Sciencefeld puts ear muffs on.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Remember, this is a library young
lady. Keep it down, please.
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
Big Mike is wearing a safari hat with face netting. The Dumbwaiter is holding the spider in a small glass bottle.
SFX: SLAM BAM SLAM
Mortimer repeatedly body slams Mayor Bart with verve, knocking his rose boutonniere free. He picks the rose up, smells it, and pins it back on.
MORTIMER
He just keeps them around to scare
us into doing his bidding, boss!!
SFX: ZIP
The dumbwaiter lens turns to Mortimer, and extends one arm, holding the spider jar, terrifying Mortimer.
MORTIMER (CONT’D)
Make him stop, boss, please! You
want a stuffed eclair???? We’ll go
to Turell’s Taxidermy, they’ll
stuff anything!!
SFX: BOING
Mortimer’s boutonniere pops loose.
BACK TO LIBRARY
Pixie sits at her desk watching her computer screen display a huge chocolate-covered strawberry-filled eclair, oblivious to the pile of book returns growing on her desk.
13.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
That’s exactly what I’m talking
about, my little Pixie Precious!
You came to the library and found
strawberry-stuffed chocolate-
covered eclairs, and just thought
your dreams had a come true!
(feigning privacy)
They always do at the library, boys
and girls.
(stern to Pixie)
All you have to do is your
homework!
PIXIE
(whining)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
See you at Story Hour, boys and
girls.
(feigning privacy to
Pixie)
Pixarelli? Will you just get over
it?
PIXIE
(sobbing)
14.
INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY
(NOTE: Frederick and Paul are showing on Timothy’s myPad.)
Timothy is entering data in his lab computer.
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING
ALPHA is on his space motorcycle lowering his mirrored sunglasses on his face and straightening his tape-on handlebar mustache.
Roger wears a surgical mask and light reflector head band, holding a light pen to his myPad screen.
ROGER’S MYPAD SCREEN FLASHES “DIAGNOSIS, DOCTOR?”
ROGER
(angst)
It’s a heart transplant!
Alpha rolls the sidecar up to Roger.
Roger dons a medic’s helmet.
ROGER (CONT’D)
He’s lucky, he’s gonna pull
through. I can present the data at
Story Hour with Frederick.
FREDERICK
Told you guys!
ALPHA BACKS THE SPACE MOTORCYCLE INTO THE TIME TRAVEL TUBE
ROGER
This doesn’t even look like
homework, Timothy!
15.
Roger comes running past carrying his medical bag and lunch box, wearing a red tee shirt ALA- “SPIDERMAN”.
ROGER (CONT’D)
I’ll need to bring your lucky entry
to Story Hour, so it counts as my
lucky homework, too!
Alpha, Roger, Timothy, and Frederick trade salutes.
FREDERICK
Ten-four. Roger. Wilco. Told you
guys.
PAUL
Great, Timothy! Just great! I’ll
tell the three Ride and Tie trophy-
winning Cadettes they can forget
about twenty-five mile practice!
They’re just lucky???
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING
SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.
INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
MRS. FAEBER is unloading her purse of a chocolate-covered, strawberry-filled eclair in front of GURDEEP’S growing eyes and smile.
SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE DOWNSHIFTING
SFX: WHOOSH
Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize.
16.
MRS. FAEBER
Eclairs today, Gurpy! Did you read
my horoscope?
Roger jumps from the sidecar.
ROGER
Hi, grandma. The bus is almost
here, dad.
MRS. FAEBER
Roger? Your grandmother made an
extra eclair, today?
Gurdeep’s eyes reflect grave concern.
ROGER
We’re doing important extra-credit
homework, grandma. It’s real
touch’n’go. It’s his heart.
Roger open his lunch box, revealing a matching eclair and runs back to he sidecar.
ROGER (CONT’D)
Thanks, grandma!!
BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB
SFX: BEEPING
Gurdeep and Mrs. Faeber are showing on Timothy’s lab computer screen.
TIMOTHY
Oh, no!!!!
17.
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - DAY
(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)
A cloud floats over the fender fin.
INT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Teddy jams jazz on the piano.
Roxanne arrives waving her memory sticks.
INT. TEDDY’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Teddy leads Roxanne through security.
SFX: BEEP BEEP
TEDDY
We’re clear.
Roxanne inserts her first memory stick into Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Dare, Seneca, Margaret, and three trophies.
TEDDY (CONT’D)
You gotta love it, Roxanne, those
Cadettes sweep preliminaries and
make it look easy?
ROXANNE
The reason it looked easy is
because they worked hard on it!
Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of the TEX CRITTER Fan Webpage morphing to a shady run down office building with a sign reading “1-900 - SCAM - KIDS”.
18.
TEDDY
That’s not Tex Critter, Roxanne???
ROXANNE
(ALA - DET. FRIDAY,
DRAGNET)
No. It’s the same type that
runaround every village, town , and
neighborhood looking to find new
ways of stealing kids’ lunch money.
Crums, creeps, and grumpy old men
that only want to keep to their
crooked little paths, but that too,
is why we suit up and show up!
Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Turell’s Taxidermy Drive-Thru.
TEDDY
Those guys are unreal, Roxanne?
ROXANNE
Did they ever even go to a
library!!!???
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Clouds quickly float past the fender fin.
FADE OUT.
END ACT ONE
19.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING
Claire’s horse trailer is parked in front of the barn.
INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Background border, live action playground.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on barn flat screen: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPAD; Paul, snoogling “SUPREME COURT”. GAMETOY; Frederick, Tex Critter’s phone app. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, entering data, MYPAD; Roger wearing green surgical mask.)
SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL
Dare is hanging tack.
FREDERICK
Told you guys!
MUSIC: COUNTRY
BUFFALO HEAD NICKEL
SENECA
Where did you find that?
FREDERICK
On the playground. More proof
Frederick has the golden touch.
PAUL
It’s the finders-keepers ruling,
exemption. Items found on school
playgrounds belong to the school.
20.
SENECA
It probably belongs to my
grandfather!
MARGARET
It doesn’t get you out of doing
your homework for Story Hour,
Frederick.
FREDERICK
You’re just jealous.
INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS
Timothy is merging two buffalo head nickel jpegs on his screen.
TIMOTHY
It’s not matching!
BACK TO BARN
MARGARET
Jealous? You have to do your
homework, Frederick!
FREDERICK
(singing off key)
Oh, homework on the range.
DARE
We want to go riding, Frederick.
21.
INT. PAUL’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Paul is searching his online legal database under “HOMEWORK EXEMPTIONS”.
PAUL
You’re going to have appeals
homework. There’s no way out!
BACK TO BARN
ROGER
You promised!
SECOND RECESS BELL
FREDERICK
That’s your tough luck. I’m playing
with the Tex Critter Band. I don’t
have to do homework. You guys don’t
even know what luck is???
SENECA
I’m calling an emergency Cadette
lunch meeting!
EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - DAY
(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad.)
Timothy enters data in his lab computer, his screen revealing row after row of scrolling seventeen digit numbers.
Alpha and Roger are playing nerf basketball.
22.
PAUL
I don’t believe you told Frederick
he has the lucky entry for Tex
Critter!
ALPHA’S TONGUE-WAGGING MONSTER THUNDERDUNK
Alpha’s bobbing his eyebrows.
ROGER
You were lucky!
TIMOTHY’S FROWNING
TIMOTHY
Something’s wrong?
PAUL
See what I mean???
ROGER
We didn’t say his numbers were the
lucky numbers. It was the patient’s
numbers.
(to Alpha)
You double dribbled!
TIMOTHY’S COMPUTER FLASHING “WARNING”
PAUL
Great??? You’re making even more
homework!
23.
INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)
Gurdeep is entering data in his computer.
SFX: WHOOSH
The office doors slide open revealing a LAB UTILITY ROBOT wearing a hard hat and leather tool belt holding a Geiger counter.
MRS. FAEBER
My horoscope was right, Gurpy. It
really is a lucky day!
GURDEEP’S DISTRESSED FACE
The lab robot is waving the Geiger counter over each computer monitor on Gurdeep’s supercomputer shaking his head. The robot approaches Gurdeep’s computer.
SFX: GEIGER COUNTER BEEPS
ROBOT
(synthesized)
Signal leak.
BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB
SFX: FULL ALARM SEQUENCE
PAUL
Who’s lucky now, Timothy???
EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING
Patrons and cars passing on street.
24.
INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
Pixie is cruising past the book counter in a holograph riverboat dressed as a riverboat gambler.
Mrs. Sciencefeld is posting smiley faces on student profile pages passing across her screen.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Everyday is your lucky day at the
library, boys and girls.
PIXIE
(growls)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
And especially today!
PIXIE
(whines)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Don’t tell me you’re afraid of a
little homework, Pixie Twinkle?
(feigning privacy)
Somebody IM that girl so she’s not
afraid?
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING
The jalopy limo is pulling into the drive-thru lane at Turell’s Taxidermy.
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Mrs. Sciencefeld’s Library Channel shows on the limo flat screen.)
25.
SFX: WHAM BAM BAM WHAM
ROSE BOUTONNIERE
Mayor Bart lies dazed on the wrestling mat with stars circling his head, and Mortimer’s rose boutonniere lying in front of his face.
BACK OUTSIDE JALOPY LIMO
A MENU BOARD
Offers a choice of “WINTER SPECIAL - BEAR”, “DAILY SPECIAL - WOLF (Bring Your Own)”, and “CHEF’S SPECIAL - SURPRISE”
BACK INSIDE LIMO
A POKER CHIP EMBLAZONED WITH A GOLD SPIDER
The dumbwaiter places a poker chip in front a chocolate eclair on Big Mike’s desk.
Mayor Bart is following Mortimer as he crawls up the terrarium.
MORTIMER
How much you want to bet he cheats?
SFX: ZIP
The dumbwaiter lens turns towards Mortimer.
POV: DUMBWAITER LENS with cross-hairs on Mortimer.
SFX: KA-BAM
Mortimer is splattered on the limo flat screen.
BACK TO LIBRARY
26.
A GIANT CHOCOLATE ECLAIR ON LIBRARY FLAT SCREEN
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
See you at Story Hour, boys and
girls.
EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - ESTABLISHING
Horses are grazing.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
(NOTE: Border background live action, school cafeteria.)
(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPAD; Seneca, holding a trophy. MYPHONE; Margaret, holding a trophy. MYPAD; Paul, flipping through law book pages. MYPAD; Frederick, snoogling “EMERSON”.)
SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL
Dare’s feeding Molly.
FREDERICK
I found a frog!
MARGARET
You are a frog, Frederick! Your
drummer contest is busted!
FREDERICK
I know, but I still found a frog!
MARGARET
Jump, Frederick.
27.
PAUL
You can’t file for a delay at
lunch! It’s strictly prohibited?
FREDERICK
I worked hard chasing this frog!
SENECA’S MYPAD, HOMEWORK TRACKING SCREEN
The screen shows Dare, Margaret, Seneca, and Paul “COMPLETED”, with Timothy, Roger and Frederick “INCOMPLETE”.
SENECA
We’ll never make it!
DARE
Everybody just keep doing your
homework.
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - DAY
(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)
A cloud floats over the fender fin.
INT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Teddy jams jazz on the piano.
Roxanne arrives waving her memory sticks.
INT. TEDDY’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Teddy leads Roxanne through security.
SFX: BEEP BEEP
28.
TEDDY
We’re clear.
Roxanne inserts her first memory stick into Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger and Timothy playing “OPERATION”.
TEDDY (CONT’D)You never know what those two are going to do next, Roxanne?
ROXANNEAnd you never know when doing your homework is going to save someone’s life!
Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha’s tongue wagging while slam dunking on Emerson.
TEDDY
He dominated, Roxanne???
ROXANNE
Anybody can post up on Emerson,
he’s in every library in the
world!!
Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Turell’s Taxidermy Drive-Thru.
TEDDY
Those guys don’t look too lucky,
Roxanne?
29.
ROXANNE
That’s because you make your own
luck when you do your
homework!!!???
EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS
Clouds quickly float past the fender fin.
FADE OUT.
END ACT TWO
30.
ACT THREE
FADE IN:
EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING
Basia grazes.
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN
(NOTE: Device icon showing on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Claire at livestock auction.)
Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.
DARE
I’m going, mom.
CLAIRE
I’ve got a full load, me, too.
DARE
We’re running twenty-five, mom?
CLAIRE
That’s about a tenth of how far I
have to go? Basia just raced, let
her rest.
DARE
Mom??? She doesn’t want to rest!
CLAIRE
Oh-ho-ho? Really? She doesn’t know
better? Let’s see?
31.
(MORE)
The race is in a month? How many
times are you going to feed her
before then?
DARE
Mom?
CLAIRE
Once? Don’t feed it all to her
today, darling, she’ll want to eat
it all. Let her rest.
DARE
Mom????????
INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - DAY
(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen.)
(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber shows on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)
Timothy is standing at attention in front of Gurdeep.
Gurdeep sneers, his finger reaching for the GROUNDED BUTTON on his desk.
PAUL
No! Don’t do it, sir???!!!
SFX: WHOOSH
The office doors slide open, revealing two lab security robots escorting Alpha and Roger to Gurdeep’s desk, towing EMERSON with a bandaged toe on a rolling stretcher reading a book.
32.
CLAIRE (CONT'D)
ROGER
Hi, dad. Hi, grandma! He tried
posting up on Alpha. He can play,
but I’m recommending a splint until
pre-game.
TIMOTHY
We were doing our homework, dad??
Alpha bobs his eyebrows.
MRS. FAEBER
Gurpy?
PAUL
Sir!!!!???? If this is about the
supercomputer? We’re ready to agree
to consecutive allowance
forfeitures in return for any
possible room in your heart for
mercy! Sir?????
Alpha’s face turns confused.
Gurdeep’s face turns frantic.
Emerson, lowers his book, revealing a spinning basketball.
Alpha’s face changes to a smile.
MRS. FAEBER
Gurpy!
33.
ROGER
I’m thirsty, grandma?
PAUL
No, sir!!! No! Muster all your
forgiveness!!! Please???
Alpha approaches Gurdeep, whispers in his ear and begins slapping his knee, smiling, and shaking his head.
TIMOTHY
It’s only like super important we
get to Story Hour, dad??
PAUL
No, sir. I’m not too proud to beg
for justice. It those Cadettes,
again! Something about homework and
complete social desolation?
Grounding might spare us, sir???!!!
TIMOTHY
We have to be back to help Roger,
too, dad?
ROGER
It’s a heart operation, remember
Grandma?
34.
PAUL
How much harder can it get on you,
sir??? How is it possible???
Emerson gets up off his stretcher, hobbling over to Gurdeep with a sneer and a spinning basketball on his finger. He removes his splint.
SFX: WHOOSH
The office doors slide open to reveal Mrs. Faeber with a basketball spinning on her fingertip, with a handsome, big, smile.
MRS. FAEBER
Gurpy? I told you my horoscope was
right!
Gurdeep’s face fills with fear. Alpha jumps atop the desk spinning his basketball back at Mrs. Faeber.
PAUL
No!!!!!!!
TIMOTHY
We’ll be right home after Story
Hour, dad??
PAUL
Sir? They want you to be on
Emerson’s team???? Don’t do it!
They’ll wipe you guys????
Mrs. Faeber approaches, pinkie swears Alpha.
PAUL (CONT’D)
Oh!!!!!!
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TIMOTHY
And we’ll do more homework, dad??
Roger approaches Gurdeep, opens his lunch box, revealing two strawberry-stuffed chocolate eclairs.
ROGER
Please, dad? I have to perform
heart surgery or I’d help you. You
can have both of them?
MRS. FAEBER
Gurpy!!!
Alpha tosses his spinning basketball, causing Gurdeep to dash to the dais with Mrs. Faeber, Emerson, and Alpha chasing.
TIMOTHY
Thanks, dad. You’re the greatest!
PAUL
It was a lot to ask, sir? It’s been
an incredible day of homework.
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
Mrs. Sciencefeld removes her purse from the coat tree and turns off her computer.
Pixie smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
It’s time to say good bye and thank
you, boys and girls. Thank you
Waldo! Thank you for helping us.
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(MORE)
Thanks for the strawberries and
chocolate eclairs!
Pixie licks her lips, bobs her eyebrows.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)
I’m telling you Pixie, we need more
like him in the library.
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
TURELL, a large, Swahili medicine man, with headdress and grass skirt stands with a bone in his nose rapping on the rear limo window with a spear.
TURELL
(British accent)
Did you fellas order the surprise?
INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.
Big Mike nervously quakes behind his safari hat and net.
MORTIMER / MAYOR BART
Arghhh!!!!!!!!!
EXT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS
Mrs. Sciencefeld turns her key in the front door, Pixie gets jiggy with her boom box.
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MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT'D)
RADIO ANNOUNCER
That was the Revolutionary Super
Critters of Willow Glen taking us
right up to Homework Helping Time
on your favorite Library Channel.
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Is there any way possible to have
any more fun at the library, Pixie?
PIXIE
(barks)
MRS. SCIENCEFELD
Thank you, boys and girls. See you
at school!
EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS
Mortimer and Mayor Bart exit the rear of the limo and go running down the middle of the street.
MORTIMER
(ALA - GOMER PYLE)
Surprise!!! Surprise!!!!
END ACT THREE
FADE OUT.
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EPILOGUE
FADE IN:
INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - TREE HOUSE - DAY
(NOTE: DEVICE ICON on tree house flat screen: MYPAD; CLAIRE, making dinner.)
Dare, Seneca, and Margaret are on the couch with their feet up, wore out from practice.
SENECA
Twenty-five miles is far!
SENECA / MARGARET / DARE
(laughter)
CLAIRE
I told you to let Basia rest?
MARGARET
She was the lucky one.
DARE
She watched from the pasture while
we did all the running!!!
MOLLY
(barking)
DARE
Molly???
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CLAIRE
Smart horse.
Molly is at the tree house door, wagging her tail.
DAREGo get mom, Molly!
FADE OUT.
THE END
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