LOG-ON: LIBRARY!

EMPEROR ELECTRIC

FIRST DRAFT

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

LIVE ACTION INTRO (IN STUDIO)

PAINTED BROADCAST TOWER

SFX: TELETYPE

ANNOUNCERYou are looking live at the Virtual Kids Broadcasting Tower. Your virtual bus will arrive shortly.

(beat)This is U.N.N. The kids underground news network.

BOOKSHELVES

An overstuffed easy chair, a large faux flat screen. (NOTE: The flat screen is painted and slides OPEN/CLOSED.)

STEVE is seated, wearing a beret reading the newspaper.

STEVEMargi? The bus will be here soon?

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES OPEN

revealing MARGI wearing a flowered straw hat.

MARGIBus Route Twenty-seven is delayed for a squirrel crossing, Stephen?

BROADCAST TOWER

ANNOUNCERClearance to view this broadcast requires your lunch packed, homework done, and your shoes by the door.

STEVE

Folding paper.

STEVEBus Twenty-seven, are you sure, Margi?

(CONTINUED)

MARGIIt’s waiting politely?

BROADCAST TOWER

ANNOUNCERAny further viewing of today’s program, assumes your agreement.

STEVEWe’re on Margi.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES

The flat screen slides open to reveal Margi in prison stripes.

MARGIGoing to school always felt like a jail break to me, Stephen.

Flat screen slides shut.

STEVEI want to go!

ANNOUNCERIs your homework done?

END INTRO

2.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY

DARE opens the back door to find MOLLY wagging her tail.

DARE

Race you?

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, swinging on porch. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, in Gift Shop. LAB COMPUTER; 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”, “TIES”, and “THOMAS JEFFERSON”.

INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Thomas Jefferson.

EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS

SENECA is on the porch swing with FOUNDER.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “SENECA” and “MARGARET”.

SENECA

(mid-sentence)

. . .

3.

CONTINUED: (2)

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

So he said don’t make a big deal

out of it if you’re not hurt, but

make sure it doesn’t happen, again.

MARGARET

I’m still sorry.

DARE

You guys ready for ties?

SENECA

As long as he apologized.

MARGARET

Tell your grandfather it was my

fault, too, and I apologized.

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

What happened?

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING

A delivery van pulls away.

INT. GIFT SHOP - CONTINUOUS

CLAIRE’s glasses hang half-way down her nose, looking over her mail.

4.

CONTINUED:SENECA (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

BACK TO KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Dare presses “MOM”.

DARE (CONT’D)

Hi, mom. We’re practicing ties

today.

CLAIRE

I’ll be home all day. Maybe I’ll

join you.

DARE

I can crew for you, mom? I should

crew anyway, for Seneca.

CLAIRE

We’ll see. Let’s talk about it at

lunch.

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - PROVING GROUNDS - ESTABLISHING

A breeze pushes a windsock above the proving grounds.

INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: PAUL shows on Timothy’s myPad screen. Roger is dressed in his Michael Jordan pajamas.)

TIMOTHY’S GLASSES ON LAB COUNTER

SFX: BASKETBALL SLAMMING THROUGH RIM

TIMOTHY

Ugh!!!

5.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

ROGER

That’s a foul, you blocked me.

TIMOTHY

You ran me over!

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “TIMOTHY”

DARE

What do you want, Timothy?

TIMOTHY

Ow! We need an algorithm, please?

SFX: BASKETBALL SLAMMING THROUGH RIM

ROGER

You can’t block me just because

you’re bigger!

DARE

I’m already crewing for two today,

Timothy.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

BASIA grazes.

EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY

(NOTE: Background border, live action school bus.)

BUS DOORS CLOSING

6.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

BUS CONTINUOUSLY JIGGLES

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on bus windows: MYPHONE; Seneca, at her desk. MYPAD; Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, feeding Basia. MYPAD; PAUL, snoogling lexis-nexis. MYPAD; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, holding Nerf basketball. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy at his computer. All icons jiggle and wobble.)

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Frederick’s door opens revealing his mother standing holding out her hand.

EMPEROR ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD

Frederick hands his skateboard to his mom.

SFX: DOOR SLAMMING

BACK TO BUS

MARGARET

Frederick got his skateboard taken

away.

SENECA

Grandfather says it’s okay to

forgive, if you don’t do it, again.

I’m fine.

DARE

Good. We want to practice safe

ties.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

Passersby.

INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

7.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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 - “MIRACLE MONKEY BARS MOVES”

#2 - “BUS STOP TIPS: WAIT FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN”

#3 - “SILENCE OF THE CUPCAKES”.

PIXIE

(growls)

Mrs. Sciencefeld drags her finger across her DVD rack, selecting “THOMAS JEFFERSON”.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Good morning, boys and girls! Oh,

my, is there going to a big

turnout, today, Pixie!

She opens the gift box revealing apple pie.

PIXIE

(whimper)

BACK TO BUS

ROGER

What happened?

MARGARET

Frederick thought he could run over

everybody.

8.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

You were chasing me!

SENECA

I’m fine!

DARE

I’ll crew for you, today, until

you’re better. I have to crew for

mom today, too.

FREDERICK

It was like a gnarly half-pipe. I

crashed, too! I said I was sorry.

SENECA

I’m fine!

MARGARET

And Frederick’s Emperor Electric is

grounded.

SENECA

It was no big deal!

FREDERICK

It was for me.

ROGER

I could order x-rays for you!

9.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

TIMOTHY

You could order them for me, too.

You cheated.

SENECA

I’m fi-i-ine! Hello? I want to

crew.

PAUL

Guys??? It’s Student Government

Day.

BUS STOPS, DOORS OPEN

PAUL (O.S.) (CONT’D)

I think I messed up.

SENECA (O.S.)

I’m calling an emergency recess

Cadette meeting. I want to crew???

INT. WILLOW GLEN YOGA STUDIO - LIBRARY - DAY

Mrs. Sciencefeld is opening the gift card.

Pixie’s computer reveals the library’s Pre-School Playhouse toy box open to a marching band game. Pixie’s winding up toy marching band dolls, sending them marching for the gift box.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

There’ll be plenty of pomp and

circumstance, today, Pixie. It’s

student government day!

10.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

PIXIE

(growling)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

(holding gift card)

My dearest librarian. The freedom

of our nation relies on libraries

and on the students that go there.

The apple pie is to be distributed

by popular vote.

PIXIE

(whines)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

I’m sure you’ll get a vote, Pixie!

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo chugs across the Golden Gate Bridge.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: The library channel shows on the limo flat screen.)

MORTIMER is wearing a chef’s hat and jacket, waving a linen towel over a red apple on a plate.

MORTIMER

Yah-dah-dee, yah-dah-dah.

SFX: ZIP

The DUMBWAITER turns his lens.

11.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

(POV) DUMBWAITER LENS CROSS-HAIRS ON APPLE

BACK TO MORTIMER

Mortimer reaches in his pocket and inspects a piece of parsley.

He smiles at the parsley.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Hmmnnn!

Mortimer places the sprig of parsley on the now empty plate.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Arghhh!

TERRARIUM

The Dumbwaiter is placing a silver platter with the apple in front of a smiling Big Mike.

MORTIMER’S DISTRESSED EYES

SFX: WHAM

MAYOR BART body slams Mortimer, sending him flying into the wrestling ring post.

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Can’t we at least vote on it????

Arghhh!!!!

BACK TO LIBRARY

Pixie is checking in book returns at her computer.

Mrs. Sciencefeld is entering data in her computer, posting voting booth icons on student profile pages. Paul’s page wipes across her screen.

12.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Paul should have a very nice day

with City Council coming!

PIXIE

(growls)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

I hope there is enough apple pie???

PIXIE

(whines)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Will you vote apple pie for Pixie,

boys and girls?

(feigning privacy to

Pixie)

You’ll just have to wait until

Story Hour, young lady.

PIXIE

(sobbing)

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

(NOTE: Paul is showing on Timothy’s myPad.)

ALPHA SCRATCHING CHIN

Alpha and Timothy are inspecting JPEGS of the aurora borealis on the wall flat screen.

13.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

Roger rolls up slowly on his three-wheeler, towing a stack of medical books.

TIMOTHY’S FINGER TRACES THE JPEG

TIMOTHY

It looks really tricky, like a weak-

side screen, you have to lock on

right here.

PAUL

Timothy? I’m totally dead meat!

ROGER

That has to be disposed of safely.

Cheeseburgers, or?

TIMOTHY

You know the rules.

PAUL

No one’s ever going to vote for me

next year. Vote for Paul, he took

your skateboard away!

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

TIMOTHY

You have to switch to cascading re-

entry algorithms when the gyro cuts

off, and then ease the data rate

back up! That’s the blind spot.

14.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ROGER RUNS PAST

Roger carries his medic bag and lunch box.

PAUL

Timothy??? This was supposed to be

my big chance! Thomas Jefferson???

ROGER, ALPHA, TIMOTHY TRADE SALUTES

TIMOTHY

Just keep true dead center until

you can see, again. We’ve got

twelve minutes on dad’s

supercomputer, but at these

velocity rates, maybe thirty

seconds either way?

ROGER

It’ll overheat after that and can’t

even catch a cold or get anything!

Alpha lowers his Vuarnets and backs the space motorcycle into the time travel tube past its control monitor flashing “SECURITY PENDING” and “MAY 25, 1961”.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

PAUL

I’m already dead! Recess will be

here by then!

15.

CONTINUED: (2)

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 briskly 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

MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”

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 Paul in distraught.

TEDDY (CONT’D)

He did the right thing, Roxanne?

ROXANNE

And we need him to keep doing the

right thing. It’s not even

recess!!!

Roxanne swaps memory sticks: revealing her UNN footage of Roger’s sidecar monitor showing JFK’s “MOON” Speech.

16.

(CONTINUED)

JFK

That we would go to the moon and

there would be a decent burger.

TEDDY

Their homework’s on Jefferson???

ROXANNE

He’s in there!!!

Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo approaching FERN’S.

TEDDY

This doesn’t look safe, Roxanne?

ROXANNE

I know its safe in the library!!!

EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT ONE

17.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

SFX: WIND NOISE

SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL

INT. BARN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Device icons showing on barn flat screen: MYPAD; Margaret, at her desk. MYPAD, Seneca, at her desk. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Paul at his desk. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy in lab.)

Dare is brushing Basia.

DARE

I don’t want to lose skateboarding,

Basia.

INT. SENECA’S KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

SOUP LADLE

Seneca ladles stew into a bowl.

MANY EAGLES SMILING

Seneca places the bowl and Founder under the table.

MANY EAGLES FROWNING

Seneca starts to ladle another bowl.

MANY EAGLES SMILES

Seneca sets the bowl down at her computer.

MANY EAGLES FROWNS

18.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

BACK TO BARN

SENECA

Grandfather’s eating lunch early!

Everybody’s parents are coming!

DARE

Mom’s coming.

MARGARET

You better do something, Frederick!

You got us in this mess!

FREDERICK

Margaret was chasing me, mom!!

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Frederick is kneeling in front of his mother.

BACK TO BARN

SENECA’S CADETTE HOMEWORK TRACKER ON FLAT SCREEN

The tracker shows only the Cadettes have their homework, “DONE”. Frederick, Timothy, and Paul show “INCOMPLETE”.

MOLLY

(barks)

PAUL

It’s all my fault. You guys will

never vote for me now.

19.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

SENECA

We’ll never get anyone’s vote if we

don’t do our homework!!!

MARGARET

Yeah, Frederick, could you at least

do your homework while your begging

mom for your skateboard back!!

FREDERICK’S ANGELIC LOOK

PAUL

I’ll do any homework you guys want

me to????

DARE

What about Timothy!

TIMOTHY

I’m working a mathematical

solution???!!!

SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency Cadette

lunch meeting! Too bad we never get

to go skateboarding again!

20.

CONTINUED: (2)

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

(NOTE: Paul is showing on Timothy’s myPad. The lab flat screen is counting down from fifteen seconds.)

Timothy is entering data in his lab computer, his screen revealing “NASA KIDS SPACE CAMP VIDEO ARCHIVE”.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

An obvious THOMAS JEFFERSON cruises a vintage Indian two-stroke motorcycle next to Alpha and Roger, pulling into a roadside turnout where Jefferson clearly hands over a “PRESIDENT’S ARCHIVE DVD” to Roger in exchange for a “FOOTBALL DVD”.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

SFX: TWO-CYCLE ENGINE REVVING

The lab flatscreen is showing JEFFERSON leaving the turnout and disappearing ahead into space.

TIMOTHY

You got it!

ROGER

Roger, Timothy. This is Roger.

Going secure for the President.

ALPHA LOWERS HIS VUARNETS

PAUL

We’re going to get grounded,

Timothy???

TIMOTHY

Lock on now! Now! Now!

The lab flat screen wipes to a bust of Jefferson.

21.

(CONTINUED)

EXT. WHITE HOUSE - ESTABLISHING

Traffic passes by.

INT. OVAL OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

The Oval office wall flat screen is revealing footage of an Apollo launch, as an obvious JFK and Jefferson bust, wearing dark sunglasses, watch lift-off.

The oval office doors open revealing a Marine Honor Guard escorting Alpha and Roger to JFK.

PAUL (O.S.)

Timothy? It’s almost lunch hour and

your brother is in ...my mom has to

see this???!!!

TIMOTHY (O.S.)

I told you it was our homework.

Roger and JFK pinkie swear.

ROGER

Can I call my dad?

TIMOTHY

You kind of have to. It’s the safe

thing, always.

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber shows on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)

SFX: STEADY TELEPHONE RING

22.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

MRS. FAEBER

I don’t care who it is, Gurpy!

You’re not getting enough rest and

I need you home mowing the lawn

anyway. With the clippings bagged.

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open to reveal a lab Robot carrying a red phone and escorting two secret service men in suits with dark glasses to Gurdeep’s desk.

GURDEEP’S SHOCKED FACE

MRS. FAEBER (CONT’D)

I’m not having the boys cut it,

Gurpy. They have enough to do with

their own homework.

RED PHONE RECEIVER

ROGER (O.S.)

Hi, grandma! We’re inside the White

House archive because the Cadettes

are in trouble. You have to vote to

save skateboards.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE

Roger runs back, trades salutes with Alpha

MRS. FAEBER

Your father has my skateboard!

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

23.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

ROGER

Timothy has it!

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

The secret service men and Gurdeep trade concerned looks. The first secret service agent answers a cell phone, Gurdeep presses the red “GROUNDED BUTTON” on the desk.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

SFX: FULL-ALARM SEQUENCE

PAUL

(whining)

Timothy!!!???

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

(NOTE: The library wall flat screen shows “VOTE” in tall stars and stripe lettering.)

Red, white, and blue bunting adorns the library counter, and Mrs. Sciencefeld and Pixie’s computer monitors as they check-in book returns.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Isn’t a day in the library the most

fun and excitement possible,

Pixirelli? We have the city

council, various Presidents of the

United States, apple pie, and a

vote to ban skateboards! All

happening at Story Hour!

24.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

PIXIE

(growls)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

But nobody touches MY SKATEBOARD!

PIXIE

(whines)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

(sympathetic)

Or our apple pie, Pixie Twinkle.

PIXIE

(sobbing)

APPLE PIE

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo is pulling into Fern’s drive-thru.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: The limo flatscreen is wiping from the apple pie on the Library Channel to a welcome screen showing FERN, a bent over, all gnarly, grey-haired biker.)

MORTIMER / MAYOR BART

Arghhh!!!

Big Mike is dressed ala Caesar. The Dumbwaiter holds a struggling Mortimer and Mayor Bart in each telescoping arm.

25.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

BIG MIKE’S FLASHING PSYCHO EYE

MORTIMER

I’m tellin’ ya, boss, we should

have gone to the library!!

DUMBWAITER

Time for your vote, your eminence?

MORTIMER / MAYOR BART

ARGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM BAM WHAM

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - ESTABLISHING

Horses grazing.

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Claire is showing on the kitchen wall flat screen.)

SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL

Dare is kneeling, feeding Molly.

FLAT SCREEN

Device icons pop on screen. (NOTE: MYPHONE; Seneca, MYPAD; Margaret, GAMETOY; Frederick, MYPAD; Paul.)

SFX: POP POP POP POP

DARE

All right, does everyone have their

parents coming?

26.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MOLLY

(barks)

SENECA

Grandfather’s bringing the whole

family!

PAUL

You guys know my mom’s going to be

there, and my dad.

FREDERICK

Why does everybody’s parents have

to be there? To see Frederick’s

repossessed skate board?

INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber shows on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)

GURDEEP’S STRAINED EYES

The secret service agents hover over Gurdeep at his desk.

SFX: TWO-WAY RADIO PAGER

SECRET SERVICE AGENT

We’ll mow your lawn! Order’s from

the President.

BACK TO KITCHEN

SENECA

Where’s Timothy?

27.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

Horses running.

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

MUSIC: ALA - “MISSION IMPOSSIBLE”

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 Paul standing behind a lectern and a packed auditorium, facing a stars and stripe bunted table of Willow Glen Council members.

TEDDY (CONT’D)

He’s talking to grown-ups, Roxanne!

He’s got be scared???

ROXANNE

Their kids have skateboards, too!!!

Roxanne swaps memory sticks: revealing her UNN footage of JFK with Mrs. Sciencefeld and a dozen female librarians facing a red-faced Jefferson.

28.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

TEDDY

God, Roxanne, do have to always rub

it in? So he forgot to give women

the vote? Nobody had a vote back

then!

ROXANNE

(ala - JACK WEBB, SGT.

FRIDAY)

And that’s the point!! If it’s two

hundred years later and folks all

over are still fighting for their

rights, and it’s not easy always

sitting on the sidelines, having to

wait your turn, saying yes, sir,

no, sir, maybe sir, but changing

the world for the better anyway.

It’s the real reason we go to work

everyday and listen to both sides

and learn!!!

Roxanne swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into Fern’s Drive-Thru.

TEDDY

Do they even know who that is?

Roxanne, that guy’s whack!!!

(sympathetic)

It’s not safe?

29.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

ROXANNE

It’s always safe in the library!!!!

EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT TWO

30.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

ACT THREE

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

Basia grazes.

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Claire is showing in the kitchen flat screen.)

Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.

DARE

I’m going, mom. I don’t believe

everyone showed up and said no

skateboarding but we’ll build you a

safe skating park?

CLAIRE

It’s all about safety, Darolynn. We

want you kids being able to use

your skateboard, we just want you

to use it safely? Now, is Seneca up

to crewing or are still?

DARE

I’ll do it just to be safe, mom.

MOLLY

(barks)

31.

CONTINUED: (3)

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - DAY

(NOTE: Mrs. Faeber is showing on Gurdeep’s computer screen. Paul is showing om Timothy’s myPad. JFK and Jefferson are wearing green and white travel Boston Celtic jerseys.)

Timothy stands at attention in front of Gurdeep’s desk, holding his myPad.

GURDEEP’S FINGER REACHING FOR THE “GROUNDED BUTTON”.

PAUL

No!!! Sir, don’t do it???

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open revealing two lab robots escorting Alpha, Roger, Jefferson, and JFK to Gurdeep’s desk.

ROGER

Hi, grandma. We saved your

skateboard, dad!

GURDEEP GRIMACES

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy?

PAUL

No, sir!!!! We had a confession and

witnesses and we still got to our

skateboards??? Please, sir???? The

safe thing, sir, is to at least

ground me??? I was the one???

Oh!!!!

JFK & JEFFERSON PINKIE-swear each other, smiling at Gurdeep.

32.

(CONTINUED)

ROGER

We were just trying to save to earn

extra credit, dad?

TIMOTHY

And we did our homework, dad!

Safely???

PAUL

It’s true, sir???

ROGER

There’s a skating party, grandma?

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy???

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open to reveal, Mrs. Faeber, spinning s basketball on her finger.

PAUL

It was an accident, sir??? It all

happened so fast! Maybe you could

finally get some rest. Sir????

Please???? Just play it safe???

TIMOTHY

We’ll be home right away, dad!

33.

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(CONTINUED)

ALPHA BOBBING HIS EYEBROWS AT MRS. FAEBER

Roger approaches Gurdeep’s desk.

ROGER

It was a tough case, dad, please?

TIMOTHY

Please?

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy, it’s not nice to keep your

mother waiting?

PAUL

Please, sir. It’s the safest way???

Mrs. Faeber tosses her ball to Jefferson, who flips a Meadowlark Lemon pass to JFK, who push passes it to Alpha.

Alpha takes off for the dais, followed by Gurdeep, JFK, Jefferson, and Mrs. Faeber.

TIMOTHY

Thanks, dad. You’re the greatest!!

PAUL’S WORRIED FACE

PAUL

You better make sure the Cadettes

vote for me, next year.

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

Mrs. Sciencefeld removes her purse from the coat tree and turns off her computer.

34.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

Pixie smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

It’s time to say good bye and thank

you, boys and girls. Thank you, Mr.

President’s! Thank you for helping

us understand what took so long for

girls like Pixie to vote! Thanks

for the apple pie!

Pixie licks her lips, bobs her eyebrows.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)

I’m telling you Pixie, we

definitely need more like them in

the library!

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Fern is rapping on the rear limo window with a cane.

FERN

(creepy)

Why don’t you boys come out and

play?

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.

Big Mike nervously quakes.

35.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

MORTIMER

(sobbing)

All I wanted to do was go to the

library??????????

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - DAY

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS showing on wall flat screen: MYPHONE; Dare standing next to Basia. MYPHONE; Margaret, standing next to Basia. MYPHONE; Seneca, standing next to Basia. All device icons wobble.)

MARGARET

We totally saved your skateboard,

Frederick, time to pay up.

FREDERICK

I didn’t do anything!

SENECA

That’s not paying up, Frederick!

DARE

It really is simple, if you play it

safe and do your homework,

Frederick.

FREDERICK

I did!!! One, if you want a safe

place to skate? Ask your parents!

And two, if your sister cuts you

off, it’s her fault.

36.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MARGARET

Frederick!!!!

FREDERICK

It’s my fault? If I want to be the

best, I have to be the safest!!!

EXT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

Mrs. Sciencefeld turns her key in the front door, Pixie gets jiggy with her boom box.

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

when you get here!

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mortimer and Mayor Bart exit the rear of the limo and go running down the middle of the street.

37.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

MORTIMER

Arghhh!

END ACT THREE

FADE OUT.

38.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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 bare feet up, wore out from practice.

SENECA

Thanks for helping, Mrs. Butler!

MARGARET / SENECA / DARE

(laughter)

Can I crew next time???

CLAIRE

Whoever you feel safe with?

DARE

When we were done, Basia wanted to

do more than just ties, she wanted

to make sure your horse was safe,

too, before she went in her stable.

MARGARET / SENECA / DARE

(wrestling)

I’m crewing!!!

39.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MOLLY LOOKING OUT TREE HOUSE DOOR

MOLLY

(barking)

DARE

(laughter)

Go get mom, Molly!

FADE OUT.

THE END

40.

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