wanchors episode 2 -- gang fight

7/27/2019 Wanchors Episode 2 -- Gang Fight

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WANCHORS

Episode Two

by

Tom Gran and Martin Woolley


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EXT. DEEP SEA CONVENIENCE STORE - DAY

A metal 711-style shop stands bolted to the sea bed on thecorner of a road a the bottom of the ocean. PRESTON, CHADand SHRIMP loiter in the parking lot, surveying passers by -- a mix of casually-dressed fish-folk, merpeople and the

occasional human wearing diving gear.

CHADHey guys. Babe at 4 oclock.

SHRIMP and PRESTON look round as a mermaid with a CyndiLauper haircut drifts past.

PRESTONPssh. Shes ok I guess. Im kindainto chicks with legs at themoment.

SHRIMPWhat about her?

He gestures to a mutant fish with fluorescent lycratrousers stretched over her rudimentary legs.

CHAD and PRESTON shudder.

PRESTONUgh, dude, come on.

SHRIMPWhatever. You guys wouldnt knowa babe if she swam over andshowed you her egg sack.

A sporty mini-sub pulls up into the parking lot. A girl injeans, a shell-bra and a diving helmet gets out, lockingthe sub behind her.

PRESTONNow thats what Im talkinabout.

The girl approaches the store entrance. PRESTON swoops infront of her, leaning against the wall and trying to lookas self-assured as possible.

PRESTON (CONTD)Hey, baby. Do you know KrabiKrabong? Cause your bodyskickin.

GIRLWhats Krabi Krabong?

PRESTONIs a weapon-based martial artfrom Thailand.

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Its related to other SoutheastAsian fighting styles such asIndonesian-Malay Silat andBurmese Banshay. Unarmed KrabiKrabong makes use of kicks,pressure point strikes and joint

locks. I can show you some backat my place if-

Hes cut off as a kid in a headband and a ripped denimshirt crosses between them, jostling PRESTON aside.

PRESTON steadies himself, shooting a mean look at DENIMSHIRT.

PRESTON (CONTD)Hey, buddy! Did you just shove meand me my girl?!

DENIM SHIRT turns.

DENIM SHIRTYou know I did.

CHAD (O.S.)Ooh, burn!

PRESTONI think you owe...

He looks to the GIRL.

GIRLCrystal.

PRESTONI think you owe Crystal anapology.

DENIM SHIRTEat a dick, whitebait.

CHAD (O.S.)

Ahh, dude, no way. Dyou hearthat?

PRESTONYou wanna throw down?

DENIM SHIRTIll throw you down.

PRESTONTry it, z-hole.

He shoves DENIM SHIRT. DS stumbles back and is caught byone of his buddies, a brawny Latino with a suspicioushaircut.

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PRESTON (CONT'D)


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SLATERDid you just call my bro a z-hole?

DENIM SHIRT

Stay outta this, Slater.

SLATERNo way man, he wants to mess withyou, hes gonna mess with all theScuba-Dubas.

CHAD steps in.

CHADAnd you mess with Preston, youremessin with the rest of the K-

Chop Slammerz.

PRESTONNice!

CHAD shoots him a finger gun.

DENIM SHIRTNow its a party, huh? Yo Jay-Deep, we got a party over here.

Pan over: nearby JAY-DEEP huge spiny fish-man in a leatherjacket is spinning a basketball on one finger.

JAY-DEEPThese clowns baggin on the Scuba-Dubas.

He punches the basketball, throws it at a parked mini-suband stomps over.

JAY-DEEP (CONTD)Nobody be baggin on the Scuba-Dubas.

PRESTONI Scuba-Duba do.

CHADHey, Shrimp!

SHRIMP looks up from flirting with the legged mutant fish-girl.

SHRIMPSorry, babe, I gotta split.Heres my digits.

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He writes his number on a scrap of paper and tosses it toher as he turns to leave. Unable to catch it with herstubby fins, she watches sadly as it drops to the ground.

SHRIMP steps in behind PRESTON.

SHRIMP (CONTD)Who are these jerks? Call them z-holes and lets book.

PRESTONWe already did that.

SHRIMPOh. Are we fightin now?

CHAD

Yeah.

SHRIMP takes off his jacket and folds it up.

SLATER pulls a bike chain from his back pocket.

CHAD pulls out his nunchucks and whips them round his head.

JAY-DEEP inflates his face, then rechannels the air intohis spiky fists.

DENIM SHIRT tightens his headband.

PRESTON wipes his nose and gets into a Krabi Krabongfighting stance.

PRESTONThis is for you, babe.

He looks round to CRYSTAL. VRRRM! The sound of a mini-subengine starting up breaks the tension. CRYSTAL drives outof the parking lot and off down the road.

The six of them stand watching. CHAD attempts to stopswinging his chucks and accidentally pummels himself in the

crotch.

INT. HOUSE - LATER

CRYSTAL puts away her shopping as she talks on the phone.

CRYSTALOkay, well Ill see you laterthen. Yeah. Ok, love you. Bye.

She shuts a cupboard and crosses the room to a half-fish

baby sat in a high-chair. She takes a plastic spoon andattempts to feed it from a jar of plankton.

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BANG BANG BANG! Theres a knock on the front door. She putsdown the spoon, picks up the kid in one arm and goes toanswer it.

EXT. HOUSE - CONTD

CRYSTAL opens the door -- PRESTON, CHAD, SHRIMP and theScuba-Dubas are all outside, crammed onto the front porchof her air lock.

PRESTONYou left.

CRYSTALWhat?

PRESTONWe were fighting for you! Youwere supposed to stay there whilewe fought for you.

DENIM SHIRTThats how it works!

CRYSTALLook, Ive got a lot to do so-

PRESTONChoose. Right now. If youre notgonna watch us fight youve gotto choose between us.

DENIM SHIRTYeah, ditch the midget and comehang with a real man. Dont be abitch.

CRYSTAL shifts the baby in her arms.

CRYSTALLook. Im sorry, guys but youre

all just... Wicked lame.

WHAM. She shuts the door. PRESTON turns to DENIM SHIRT.

PRESTONYou hear that? She said I waswicked.

RING RING! RING RING! A phone rings. SHRIMP pulls amonstrously huge cell from his jacket pocket and answers.

SHRIMP

Hello? Oh, hey baby, hows itgoin? Howd you operate thephone?

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Oh you got your friend to dial,huh? Beauty and brains. Tight.

He turns around and casually hits the open button on theair lock. Water floods in.

SHRIMP (CONTD)Yeah, no nothin much. I got intoa fight with a gang but its allcool. Yeah they were called theScuba-Dubas -- what kind of abullshit name is that.

He strolls out onto the ocean floor as the four humansdesperately grab for their breathing apparatus.

FADE OUT.

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SHRIMP (CONT'D)

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