FREDERICK-ARMA

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.


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.


(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?


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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