LOG-ON: LIBRARY!

MOUSEPAD

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

Tell it not to rain!

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”, “MARY”, and “ORSON WELLES”.

INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MARGARET is drawing a portrait of Welles.

EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS

SENECA is on the porch swing with FOUNDER.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “SENECA” and “MARGARET”.

DARE (CONT’D)

It’s not going to rain after

school.

(CONTINUED)

SENECA

And it’s only a half day!

MARGARET

Who gets to crew?

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

My cousin’s coming over.

INT. MARY’S LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Mary’s myPad is the latest and greatest “MOUSEPAD” series. The Cadette web site’s uniform order page shows on the wall flat screen.)

MARY is reclining on the couch, fingering her MousePad.

CHERIE is standing at the wall flat screen. (NOTE: CLAIRE shows on the bottom-right quarter of the screen.)

MARY

I don’t want to.

CHERIE

I’ll take care of everything,

Claire. I can’t thank you enough?

MOUSEPAD

Mary wipes screens to Dare’s student profile page.

2.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

BACK TO KITCHEN

DARE

If it’s still raining, we can just

hang out in the tree house?

MARGARET

Is she crewing?

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES GIFT SHOP - ESTABLISHING

Claire’s truck is parked out front.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “MOM”.

DARE

We’ll just hang out in the tree

house, if its still raining, mom?

CLAIRE

I just talked to her mother. She

wants her to join the Cadettes, so

we’ll give her a Cadette

Achievement pin, and see what she

thinks, okay? In the tree house, if

it’s still raining, is fine.

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB PROVING GROUNDS - ESTABLISHING

A windsock hangs atop a flagpole in drizzling rain.

3.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

INT. TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: TIMOTHY and ROGER’S myPads show they’re playing “MOUSETRAP” online. Roger is wearing his surgical mask loosely around his neck. Both Timothy and Roger are wearing dark safety goggles. ALPHA is wearing his motorcycle jacket with a bandana on his head and dark safety goggles on his face. A cereal box stands on the lab counter between Timothy and Roger and their myPads.)

WELDING HELMET

Alpha is lowering a welding helmet on his head, shooting ultra-violet light flashes from a welding stick at a lowering corrugated drainage pipe (ALA - Mousetrap game).

SFX: ZAP ZAP.

ROGER

The mouse doesn’t stand a chance!

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “TIMOTHY”.

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

What do you want, Timothy?

TIMOTHY

We need an algorithm for Space

Camp, please.

ROGER

Grandma saw a mouse!

4.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

DARE

It’s a half-day, Timothy. I’ve got

company coming, and we’re going

riding! Use a mousetrap!

ROGER

Please, for my grandma???

EXT. PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

BASIA grazes.

EXT. VIRTUAL SCHOOL BUS - DAY

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

BUS DOORS CLOSING

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. MOUSEPAD; Mary grimacing.

FREDERICK

Whoa, where did she get that?

SENECA

She’s Dare’s cousin.

EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

Patrons walking on sidewalk with umbrellas, cars passing on street.

INT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

5.

CONTINUED: (4)

(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 - “TEACHER’S LOUNGE - HIDDEN EXPERIMENTS EXPOSED”

#2 - “FOLDING MILK CARTON TRICKS: EMPTY WORKS BEST”

#3 - “A PARTIAL REVIEW OF UNDERSTANDING FRACTIONS”

PIXIE

(growls)

Mrs. Sciencefeld drags her finger across her DVD rack, selecting “ORSON WELLES”.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Good morning, boys and girls!

She opens the gift box revealing a deep dish cheesecake with strawberries.

BACK TO BUS

MARY

You can use it. You can log right

into it.

FREDERICK

Whoa!

MARGRARET

I wouldn’t do that if I were you?

6.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

PAUL

There’s double jeopardy on half-

days.

FREDERICK

I saw these on TV!

MARY

Anyone can.

FREDERICK

I get the first two halves!

SENECA

You can show it at Story Hour.

PAUL

You have to watch real close in

change of possession cases.

SENECA

You’re going riding with us, right?

MYPOD

Mary removess a myPod from its case, fingers it, logs into Lexis-Nexis.

MARY

See, watch. You can use this for

your rule book and it saves

everything?

7.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

DARE

You can’t give all your things

away, Mary.

PAUL

That’s what we use appeals for. Can

I use it?

SENECA

Don’t forget it’s a half day.

BUS CEASES JIGGLING, DOORS OPEN

FREDERICK

I got both halves.

SENECA

You don’t get to say what happens

with someone else’s things,

Frederick. I’m calling an emergency

recess Cadette Meeting!

BUS DOORS CLOSING

SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

SFX: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

PIXIE’S COMPUTER

Pixie’s computer shows she’s logged into the library’s pre-school toy box page opened to an Erector Set.

8.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

DEEP DISH CHEESECAKE

Pixie is wearing a hard hat, tool belt, and orange safety vest, directing a robot and toy crane with a walkie-talkie.

The toy crane’s boom lowers its claws for the deep dish cheesecake and misses.

Mrs. Sciencefeld opens the gift card and reads it aloud.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

(feigning Welles’s voice)

Dear G-girl, Libraries are a place

of deep understanding of anything

you enjoy. Please see the children

deeply enjoy these at Story Hour.

PIXIE

(growls)

The crane claws the box.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

But not until then, of course.

PIXIE

(whines)

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

The jalopy limo motors across the Golden Gate Bridge.

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: The limo flat screen is showing Mrs. Sciencefeld’s Library Channel.)

SFX: WHAM WHAM WHAM

9.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

MAYOR BART slams MORTIMER in the ring. Mortimer holds an obviously empty, crumpled, bag of cheese puffs.

SILVER SERVING BOWL

The DUMBWAITER is placing a silver serving bowl of cheese puffs in front of BIG MIKE in the terrarium.

STARS CIRCLING MORTIMER’S HEAD

MORTIMER

I didn’t eat‘em, boss!

Mayor Bart grabs Mortimer.

BACK INSIDE LIBRARY

SFX: CRASH

The toy crane falls over.

Mrs. Sciencefeld is placing deep-dish cheesecake story hour reminders on student profile pages. Reply “WILL ATTEND” icons pop onto her screen.

PIXIE

(whines)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Looks like we’re going to have lots

of visitors!

PIXIE

(growls)

10.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

(posting more reminders)

I think Mr. Welles wants us to dig

to the bottom of this Story Hour,

don’t you, boys and girls?

TOY CRANE

SFX: BOING

The crane springs its gears.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD (CONT’D)

It’s like anything else at the

library, boys and girls, the deeper

you dig, the better the mystery

gets!

PIXIE

(sobbing)

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

SFX: WHAM

Mayor Bart picks a completely limp Mortimer up.

TERRARIUM CONTROL PANEL SCREEN

Big Mike watches a live close up of Mortimer’s distressful face.

MORTIMER

Can we go to the library?

11.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

BIG MIKE’S PSYCHO EYE

SFX: BOW AND ARROW FIRING

Mortimer goes flying straight to flat screen.

SFX: BOWLING BALL STRIKE

BACK TO LIBRARY

Pixie sniffs at a wooden mouse trap in front of the gift box.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

You are such a hard worker, Pixie?

You’re just trying to protect our

cheesecake.

PIXIE

(whines)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Will Pixie escape her own trap,

boys and girls? See you at Story

Hour.

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - PROVING GROUNDS - DAY

A Saturn five rocket is leaving the launch pad.

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen, thumbing Mary’s myPod.)

Timothy and Alpha are in front of the wall flat screen watching DNA markers scroll across the screen.

Roger rolls up on his Big Slide wearing a doctor’s lab coat and hands Timothy a medical chart.

12.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

MEDICAL CHART

A glob of grape jelly sticks to the chart above a grape icon.

TIMOTHY

You spilled jelly on it!

Alpha smirks.

ROGER

On purpose! It matches!

(pulling out a nuk from

his pocket)

I used this to not contaminate the

specimen. Whoever spilled the jelly

was scared!

MARY’S IPOD

PAUL

She has the perfect toys!

Alpha puts on his handlebar mustache.

TIMOTHY

Upload the sample data quickly.

It’s only a half day.

PAUL

What grade is she in, Timothy? Will

she be able to vote for me next

year?

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

13.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

Roger runs past carrying his medical bag and lunch box. He loads them in the sidecar and Alpha backs the space motorcycle into the Time Travel Tube.

TIMOTHY

Third. I’m telling you, if it’s

lunar, you can make it back. Do not

go to Mars! It’s a false signal!

Roger, Alpha, and Timothy trades salutes.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize. The Time Tube control panel reads “1938 NEW JERSEY” “SECURITY PENDING”.

PAUL

Third grade? She might be able to

vote for me!

SFX: ALARM SIREN

The control panel display flashes “SECURITY FAILED!”

INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: MRS. FAEBER shows holding a broom in her kitchen on Gurdeep’s computer screen.)

GURDEEP’S FRANTIC EYES

Three lab security robots are glaring menacingly at Gurdeep.

MRS. FAEBER

There was jelly spilled all over,

Gurpy!

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

14.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE IDLING

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize.

SECURITY RAY GUNS

Three lab security robots are training their aim at a toy mouse being placed into a medical evidence bag by Roger in his sidecar.

He jumps out causing the security robots to hide behind Gurdeep.

ROGER

Hi, Dad! Hi, grandma! The bus is

almost here.

MRS. FAEBER

I want a DNA analysis, Gurpy! On

the mouse. And on the jelly!

GURDEEP

(whines)

ROGER

I all ready did, grandma. Can I

stay after school, dad? I think the

Cadettes are in trouble.

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

Roger salutes Alpha, runs to the motorcycle sidecar. Alpha hands him a medics helmet.

ROGER (CONT’D)

I’ll send the results when they’re

in, grandma.

15.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

GURDEEP’S DISTRESSED EYES

MRS. FAEBER

(warning)

My grandchildren always do their

homework!

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

Timothy enters data in his computer.

TIMOTHY

Great? Now we have to save dad,

too!

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

16.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

TEDDY

We’re clear.

Roxanne inserts her first memory stick into Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Dare holding open a barn door with a broom in her hand, pointing a mouse to the door.

TEDDY (CONT’D)

She likes us!

ROXANNE

Cadettes like all animals!

Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle, in front of a roadside sign that reads: “MOON”.

TEDDY

Why the moon, Roxanne???

ROXANNE

(ala - SGT. FRIDAY,

DRAGNET, JACK WEBB)

Because its one thing these kids

need. Love, Teddy. The thing every

kid needs. It’s where the real

cheese is, and it’s our job to

deliver it to them!

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

17.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

TEDDY

All you can eat, Roxanne? What’s

wrong with that?

ROXANNE

What would you rather have? Stale

cheese puffs or fresh real deep

dish cheesecake? It’s like the

difference between being allowed to

go to the library and not being

allowed to!!!

EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud quickly float past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

END ACT ONE

18.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

ACT TWO

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

Molly is chasing a butterfly in the sunshine.

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. MYPOD; Paul, snoogling “PROPERTY RIGHTS”. MOUSEPAD; Mary with a blank MousePad screen. MYPAD; Frederick, hiding his myPad in his jacket. MYPHONE, Cherie, in her kitchen. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, entering data, MYPAD; Roger wearing green surgical mask.)

SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL

Dare is tacking up Basia.

SENECA

It stopped raining!

FREDERICK

This thing’s operating system is

awesome!

MARGARET

Log off her computer, Frederick!

PAUL

If he has the password you can’t

even file a complaint!??

19.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

Hah! Looks like my homework’s done.

As long as I’ve got the file, I can

do anything with it!

CHERIE REPEATEDLY DIALING MYPHONE

MARGARET

And I’ve got my fingernails filed,

Frederick. I can do anything with

them. Log off it!

CHERIE FRUSTRATED

The barn flat screen flashes to the Cadette web site uniform ordering page displaying “MODEL A4 - ORDER CONFIRMED” a thick, square heeled all black plain square buckled shoe; “QUANTITY ORDERED 4”.

MARY / SENECA / MARGARET / DARE

Ewwww!!!!!

FREDERICK

(desperate)

I don’t know how!!!

DARE

Where’s Timothy?

PAUL

He’s doing homework?

20.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

Then have him fix it! I don’t know

what this thing is doing.

SENECA’S MYPAD SCREEN

Reveals the Cadette Secretary homework tracker page with Frederick and Timothy showing “INCOMPLETE”.

SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency Cadette

lunch meeting! It’s not doing your

homework, Frederick!

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

(NOTE: A live feed of Alpha cruising down the Intergalactic Freeway, with his tape-on handlebar mustache flapping, shows on the lab wall flat screen.)

Timothy is entering data in his computer.

PAUL

I don’t believe you, Timothy?

You’re sending them to New Jersey

via the moon????

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

Roger is pointing an ultraviolet light sensor out the front of the sidecar as Alpha exits at a highway sign reading “1938 TRENTON”.

EXT. WTRN RADIO BUILDING - CONTINUOUS

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

21.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE DOWNSHIFTING

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle materialize at the building’s front steps.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

Timothy is entering data. The WTRN building shows on the flat screen.

PAUL (CONT’D)

When are we going to do our

homework, Timothy???

TIMOTHY

This is our homework!

PAUL

(whining)

You said it was genetic???

TIMOTHY

It is! They thought they were being

invaded by Martians!

INT. WTRN STUDIO - CONTINUOUS

ORSON, a stocky man with a beard (obviously ORSON WELLES), sits at a desk with a microphone, reading his radio play on-air.

INT. GURDEEP’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Timothy’s lab room is showing on Gurdeep’s wall flat screen.)

SFX: DESPERATE SCREAMING BEDLAM

SFX: “WAR OF THE WORLDS” radio broadcast.

22.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

Timothy hurriedly enters more data.

SFX: FULL ALARM SEQUENCE

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARING

Timothy’s lab flat screen reveals Alpha and Roger racing back to the lab followed by Welles in a 1909 Baker Electric coupe.

SFX: ZOOM ZOOM

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

MUSIC: ALA - “THEME FROM RAT PATROL”

Mrs. Sciencefeld is wiping book returns in her computer.

PIXIE’S COMPUTER

Pixie’s computer screen reveals the library preschool toy box open to an army board game.

GIFT BOX

Pixie and her desk are under camouflage netting in front of the gift box.

PIXIE

(growling)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Oh, Pixie. You know a librarian

loves a library aide that catches

mice?

PIXIE

(whining)

23.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

(feigning privacy)

IM her now, boys and girls.

PIXIE

(sobbing)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

You poor baby.

EXT. JALOPY LIMO - ESTABLISHING

The jalopy limo pulls in the drive-thru lane behind an obviously much longer stretch limo.

TONY’S MENU BOARD

The menu board reads “PRIVATE PRESCHOOL PARTY - VALET PARKING - I.D. REQUIRED”

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

MUSIC: DISCO - ALA - BEE GEES “JIVE TALKING”

BIG MIKE’S PSYCHO EYE

Big Mike is disco dancing with the Dumbwaiter robot, attempting to deftly, coolly, catch cheese puffs.

SFX: WHAM BAM WHAM BAM

Mayor Bart repeatedly body slams Mortimer in the ring.

MORTIMER

Hey, boss? I got an idea??? Let’s

go to the library, while he’s

busting a move dancing?

SFX: ZIP

24.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

The dumbwaiter lens turns to Mortimer.

POV: DUMBWAITER LENS CROSS-HAIRS ON MORTIMER

MORTIMER (CONT’D)

Don’t worry if you can’t read boss?

They got tutors. Arghhh!

SFX: SPLAT

Mortimer is spread eagle on the flat screen.

BACK TO LIBRARY

Pixie and Mrs. Sciencefeld are sitting at perfectly clean desks wiping their final book returns into their computers.

PIXIE’S BOBBING EYEBROWS

Pixie smiles at the gift box.

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

Can you smell it, Pixie?

PIXIE

(whining)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

There’s just nothing like the smell

of freshly done homework, don’t you

think?

PIXIE

(yelping)

25.

CONTINUED: (2)

(CONTINUED)

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, clutching riding boots. MYPHONE; Margaret, clutching riding boots. MYPAD; Paul, flipping through law book pages. MYPAD; Frederick, snoogling “ORSON WELLES”.)

SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL

Dare’s feeding Molly.

CLUNKY OLD STYLE CADETTE SHOE

MARY

I’m sorry.

DARE

You don’t have to be sorry.

MOLLY

(barks)

SENECA

Do we have to wear them?

MARGARET

Why did she do that?

26.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

FREDERICK

If it means anything, I’m sorry.

PAUL

Section 448. Any admission of guilt

means you did it and must be

accompanied by an apology.

MARGARET

It means your homework’s due,

Frederick.

PAUL

Section 449. All homework.

MOLLY

(barking)

SENECA

So we’ll tell your mom?

DARE

If we ride to the meeting we’ll

have to wear our riding boots?

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.

27.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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 Seneca’s closet full of homemade clothes.

TEDDY (CONT’D)

She dresses only like the hippest,

Roxanne?

ROXANNE

(ala - JACK WEBB - SGT.

FRIDAY, DRAGNET)

Kids wake up on every block in this

city forced to worry that the name

tag on their jeans won’t buy them

admission to the most popular

birthday parties, skating parties,

or just plain invitations to go

play, as if their own name isn’t

good enough!

28.

CONTINUED:

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

It’s tough work, gritty work,

thankless work, but it’s the work

we swore to help them with!

Roxanne swaps memory sticks in Teddy’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Alpha power slamming a monster thunder dunk on Welles.

TEDDY

It was a lucky bounce, Roxanne???

ROXANNE

He’s lucky he’ll get to practice

everyday at school, as long as he

finishes his homework!

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

TEDDY

It doesn’t look very safe to me?

ROXANNE

That’s because they were afraid to

learn all the things that would

keep their future bright, while

having tons of fun in the

library!!!

EXT. TEDDY’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A small cloud floats past the fender fin.

FADE OUT.

29.

CONTINUED: (2)ROXANNE (CONT'D)

(CONTINUED)

END ACT TWO

30.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

ACT THREE

FADE IN:

EXT. BARN - ESTABLISHING

Basia grazes.

INT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Device icon showing on kitchen flat screen: MYPHONE; Claire at gift shop.)

Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.

DARE

I’m going, mom.

CLAIRE

I’m glad the rain stopped. Mary

will have a great time with you

riding.

MOLLY(barks)

CLAIRE

We can give her an activity pin for

riding Basia.

DARE

Mom??? We’re not wearing those

shoes, are we? Will you tell her

mom? We’re just going to be riding

anyway?

31.

CONTINUED: (4)

(CONTINUED)

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - PASTURE - CONTINUOUS

Basia grazes.

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, Roger, and Welles to Gurdeep’s desk.

ROGER

Hi, dad. Hi, grandma! It was all

grandma’s fault, dad.

MRS. FAEBER CONFUSED FACE

TIMOTHY

We were doing our homework, dad?

ALPHA BOBBING HIS EYEBROWS

PAUL

Oh!!! Ground us quickly, sir! We’re

all trapped now!!!

Alpha and Welles approach Gurdeep, begin whispering in his ear. Welles holds a microphone.

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(CONTINUED)

ROGER

It was grandma. When you set out

the mousetrap, you must have had

jelly on your finger.

GURDEEP SMILES

TIMOTHY

We have to get to Story Hour, dad?

PAUL

It’s the Cadettes again, sir!!!

Ground them, too??? Please, sir???

ROGER

No! They helped me grandma?

TIMOTHY

The jelly matched Alpha’s, dad!

Alpha reacts in shock.

PAUL

Oh, sir???? A tragedy been

averted!!

TIMOTHY

We’ll come straight home, grandma.

SFX: WHOOSH

The office doors slide open revealing Mrs. Faeber holding a tray of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and spinning a basketball on her fingertip.

33.

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(CONTINUED)

PAUL

Remember sir, stronger men have

succumb to the pressure of their

mom’s peanut butter and jelly, sir,

please???

Mrs. Faeber approaches Gurdeep.

TIMOTHY

We have to help a new girl join

Cadettes and go riding, dad?

PAUL

Oh, sir??? We’re fifth graders. We

face homework tragedy every day?

SANDWICH TRAY

Mrs. Faeber places the tray in front of Gurdeep.

Alpha jumps in between them, whipping out his basketball on his fingertip.

MRS. FAEBER

I’m sorry Gurpy.

PAUL

Oh, don’t fall for it, sir!! It

will only leave more DNA!

Mrs. Faeber dog stares Welles face-to-face.

Gurdeep ogles the sandwiches.

34.

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(CONTINUED)

PAUL (CONT’D)

It was a lot of homework to clear

your name, sir, please, don’t delay

us from future homework?

MRS. FAEBER

(smiling)

I made these for you if you’ll

forgive me and play?

PAULSir?

ALPHA’S SPINNING BASKETBALL

Alpha flips his basketball for the dais, causing Mrs. Faeber, Welles, and Gurdeep to chase after the ball.

TIMOTHY

Thanks, dad!

ROGER

(loading sandwiches in his

medic bag at Gurdeep’s

desk)

Thanks, dad. I’ll do my homework

with these, grandma!

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

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

Pixie smiles, bobbing her eyebrows.

35.

CONTINUED: (3)

(CONTINUED)

MRS. SCIENCEFELD

It’s time to say good bye and thank

you, boys and girls. Thank you, Mr.

Welles! Thank you for helping us.

Thanks for the cheesecake!

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

TONY, a small Italian mouse in a pin-stripe suit is rapping on the rear limo window.

TONY

(Italian accent)

You the ones afraid of a mouse?

INT. JALOPY LIMO - CONTINUOUS

Mayor Bart and Mortimer exchange frightened looks.

Big Mike nervously quakes.

MORTIMER

Run for it!!!!!!!!!

EXT. LIBRARY - CONTINUOUS

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

36.

CONTINUED:

(CONTINUED)

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

Cheese puffs, boss. They were my

cheese puffs!

END ACT THREE

FADE OUT.

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(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, Mary, and Margaret are on the couch with their bare feet up, wore out from practice.

SENECA

It was still pretty muddy!

MARY

(laughter)

It was a lot of fun!

CLAIRE

We have a pin for you?

MARGARET

You did great at crewing!

DARE

If you still want to be a Cadette?

MOLLY

(barking)

EXT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

FOUR SETS OF MUD-COVERED SHOES

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(CONTINUED)

BACK INSIDE TREE HOUSE

MARY

Can I come back tomorrow?

Molly is at the tree house door, wagging her tail.

CLAIRE

Of course.

DARE

Go get mom, Molly!

FADE OUT.

THE END

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