LOG-ON: LIBRARY!

NINCOMPOOP!

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. 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.

SFX:

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, darling?

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?

MARGIIt’s waiting politely?

BROADCAST TOWER

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

SFX:

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, darling.

Flat screen slides shut.

STEVEI want to go!

ANNOUNCERIs your homework done?

END INTRO

2.

ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. STABLES - BACK PORCH - DAY

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

DARE

Are you going to be 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, swinging on porch. MYPAD; Margaret, drawing on art pad. MYPHONE; Claire, signing for a delivery. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, entering data. 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”, “PRACTICE” and “HANNAH GRUEN”.

INT. MARGARET’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MARGARET is drawing a portrait of NANCY DREW.

EXT. SENECA’S FRONT PORCH - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Seneca is wearing two obviously mismatched socks.)

SENECA is putting boots on.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “MARGARET” and “SENECA”.

MOLLY

(whines)

3.

DARE

Do you know you have two different

socks on? Are you guys ready?

SENECA

Grandfather did laundry. They were

all stuck together! He said its a

sign!

MARGARET

We’re way ready!

DARE

Madam secretary, homework readings?

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET

(chuckling)

Seneca checks her myPad.

SENECA

(ala - Captain Kirk)

Twenty-six hours and counting.

Nothing but Story Hour. It’s

Friday.

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET(chuckling)

MARGARET

Who’s going to be crew captain?

4.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES GIFT SHOP - LATER

A delivery van is pulling away.

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare presses “MOM”.

MOLLY

(barks)

DARE

We’re going to practice after

school, mom.

CLAIRE

As long as you have everything

packed.

DARE

For weeks! Who’s going to be crew

captain, mom?

CLAIRE

You all deserve it.

MOLLY

(whine)

DARE

Mom???

EXT. ADVANCED UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LAB - LATER

Gorgeous weather.

5.

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - CONTINUOUS

TIMOTHY and ROGER are in front of a bank of computers. (NOTE: A double door ALA - DOUBLE WIDE MICROWAVE OVEN with a name plate reading “MOLECULAR EXPANDER” is next to a ten foot diameter ORANGE ELECTRIC PLUG in the wall. Roger is eating a breakfast granola bar.)

ROGER

Is that the plug for it?

TIMOTHY

That charges grandma’s wireless

Harley.

ROGERWhoa?

TIMOTHY

Dad has the coolest toys! (opening expander)

So, if we need your wireless hands-

free extender expanded? We just set

it for non-vertical/horizontal, and

. . .

Timothy places a three-inch used pencil in the molecular expander, setting its timer on “FAST”.

TIMOTHY (CONT’D)

Ta-da. You can even get certified!

A TWO FOOT LONG PENCIL

Timothy removes the now two foot long pencil from the expander, balancing it on his finger.

6.

TIMOTHY (CONT’D)

The best part is there’s no mass

differential.

TIMOTHY’S MYPHONE FLASHING

BACK TO KITCHEN

Dare is pressing “TIMOTHY”.

MOLLY

(barks)

TIMOTHY

We need an algorithm for Jr. Space

Camp, please.

ROGER

It’s for hands-free safety systems

for my pre-school class!

MOLLY

(whine)

DARE

You better send it right away,

Timothy! We’re practicing for

eleven-mile!

BACK TO LAB

Timothy knocks over a pencil cup sending pencils rolling across his desk.

7.

Roger nibbles his breakfast bar.

TIMOTHY

I’m hurrying!

Timothy gathers the loose pencils. GURDEEP flashes on the bottom-right corner of Timothy’s screen.

TIMOTHY (CONT’D)

My dad!

ROGER ADMIRING MOLECULAR EXPANDER

Roger places the remaining one-inch piece of breakfast bar in the molecular expander. His eyes questioning the timer.

ROGER

Recess!

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - 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; Margaret, at her easel. MYPHONE; Dare, brushing Basia. MYPAD; Paul, snoogling lexis-nexis. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. MYPAD; Roger, EKG screen.

SENECA

My socks didn’t match because

grandfather’s dryer. He says it’s

because we have Hannah Gruen for

Story Hour.

8.

FREDERICK

Ha! The mystery begins! Detective

Frederick, wants to know, why!!

MUSIC: ALA THEME TO MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

FREDERICK (CONT’D)

What could it be? Your socks?

Static electricity? Duh! First case

solved for Detective Frederick! But

now, why did she do it?

PAUL

There’s major issues with the Fifth

Amendment and your homework,

Frederick!

FREDERICK

And Paul, acting guilty, wants the

evidence suppressed! Why?

MARGARET

Evidence this, Frederick? How far

are the Cadettes going from

Frederick this weekend?

FREDERICK

So witnesses are leaving town

unexpectedly. Why?

9.

DARE

Where’s Timothy and Roger?

FREDERICK

I don’t know.

MOLLY

What a detective?

SENECA

They logged off!

BUS CEASES JIGGLING - DOORS OPEN

FREDERICK (O.S.)

You’re all under investigation. No

one’s going anywhere.

PAUL (O.S.)

I’m filing immediate objections.

You need cause and a jury of

twelve!

FREDERICK (O.S.)

And what about the socks? Are they

really by accident, or is she

simply blaming her grandfather?

SENECA (O.S.)

I’m calling an emergency recess

Cadette meeting!

10.

BUS DOORS CLOSE

SFX: FIRST SCHOOL BELL

EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING - DAY

Patrons walking on the sidewalk, cars passing on street.

INT. LIBRARY - LIVE ACTION

(NOTE: Steve wears a woolly bulldog costume, Margi wears a woolly poodle costume. The gift has a giant “?” Question mark.)

Steve arrives behind the book counter carrying a gift box and hanging his bicycle helmet on the coat tree.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES TO REVEAL MARGI LOOKING THROUGH MAGNIFYING GLASS

MARGIGood morning, darling. The children are reading.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES CLOSED

SERIES OF FLAT SCREEN CHANGES

Margi slides the flat screen door three times revealing book covers.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES

MARGI (CONT’D)Secrets of the lunch counter: if it’s green leave the scene.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES

MARGI (CONT’D)Decoding Mrs. Hartsfield’s footsteps: sneaker edition.

11.

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES

MARGI (CONT’D)Spotted. In the principal’s office without being in trouble.

Steve drags his finger across his DVD rack, selects “HANNAH GRUEN”.

MARGI (CONT’D)(growls)

STEVEGood morning, boys and girls! Are we on, Margi? Are you sure?

He sets the gift box on the book counter and opens the gift card.

STEVE (CONT’D)Margi??? What is this??? We have a mystery for the kids, today???

MARGI(growls)

STEVE(reading card)

Dear, Steven.(feining privacy)

That’s me, boys and girls, no mystery there!

(reading card)You always make me smile. This is for the children. Do not open it until Story Hour please.

MARGI(whines)

STEVEA mystery? What could it be, boys and girls? Woof.

MARGI(growls)

FLAT SCREEN SLIDES OPEN

Margi holds a large magnifying glass.

12.

MARGI (CONT’D)Nancy Drew the Case of the Missing Snack?

Steve is holding a huge cookie.

STEVE

(whines)

SFX: VACUUM CLEANER

Steve is running a vacuum back and forth in front of the counter.

STEVE (CONT’D)Margi? Hannah is a stickler for a clean library.

FEATHER DUSTER TAPED TO THE HANDLE OF A MAGNIFYING GLASS

Steve offers the feather duster to Margi.

STEVE (CONT’D)Young lady?

MARGI(whines)

STEVE

By Story Hour?

MARGI

(growling)

Steve enters data in his computer, his screen reveals he’s chatting with NANCY DREW. “I’M ATTENDING” pop up windows fill the screen.

STEVE

(softly)

They don’t suspect a thing.

(loudly)

13.

(MORE)

Reference section, too, young lady.

(softly)

I can’t wait ‘til they find out.

MARGI

(whines)

END LIVE ACTION

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

Timothy and Roger sit in the dark gathered around the glow of Timothy’s myPad.

TWO USED SIZE “AA” BATTERIES

Roger is offering Timothy his used batteries. Timothy enters data.

TIMOTHY

We need more.

Roger offers Timothy half of a two foot long breakfast bar.

TIMOTHY (CONT’D)

That’s only fair.

The right lower corner of Timothy’s myPad screen flashes to show Mrs. Faeber’s Harley scooter.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - INTERGALACTIC FWY REST STOP - CONTINUOUS

MRS. FAEBER is chasing GURDEEP around her Harley Scooter.

BACK TO LAB

Timothy’s myPad screen starts fading in and out. He’s posting a note to his student profile page: NEED BATTERIES!!!

14.

STEVE (CONT'D)

Timothy and Roger hold their faces closer and closer to the myPad.

The myPad screen goes dark.

TIMOTHY (CONT’D)

No!!!

EXT. STEVE’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. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - LIVE ACTION

(NOTE: Steve and Margi are wearing woolly mouse costumes.)

Steve jams jazz on the piano.

Margi arrives waving her memory sticks.

INT. STEVE’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

Steve leads Margi through security.

SFX: BEEP BEEP

STEVE

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Dare, Seneca, and Margaret closing packed suitcases.

STEVE (CONT’D)

You gotta love it, Margi, those

Cadettes are always ready?

MARGI

Being ready is in their oath!!!

15.

Margi swaps memory sticks in Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger sharing half of his two foot long breakfast bar with Timothy.

STEVE

What’s a brother for, Margi???

MARGI

(ala - Det. Friday,

DRAGNET)

It’s a story played over and over

again. One where the true meaning

of family is celebrated, without

regard for who got the bigger

piece!!

Margi swaps her last memory stick: showing the jalopy limo pulling into WILBUR’S WHOLESALE COLLECTIBLES.

STEVE

Do they even know what those guys

collect?

MARGI

Shortcuts! They collect shortcuts!

They didn’t go to the library when

they were in school and now they

want Willow Glen’s!!!

END LIVE ACTION

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

Clouds quickly float past the fender fin.

16.

FADE OUT.

END ACT ONE

17.

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 “HANNAH GRUEN”. GAMETOY; Frederick, thumbing GameToy. LAB COMPUTER; Timothy, entering data, MYPAD; Roger entering data.)

SFX: FIRST RECESS BELL

Dare is cleaning Basia’s feet.

PAUL

Timothy needs batteries!

FREDERICK

I don’t have any extra, and I would

know! I’m always looking for them!

MARGARET

Stay out of my room while I’m gone

this weekend, Frederick! Look in

Frederick’s drawer?

PAUL

Section 214. Search and seizures

require parents.

18.

SENECA

Grandfather used all mine.

FREDERICK

Why?

DARE

We need some for eleven mile.

FREDERICK

Why?

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Frederick is removing two batteries from his GameToy.

FREDERICK (CONT’D)

These are mine!

Frederick opens his desk drawer revealing dozens of batteries.

BACK TO BARN

MARGARET

You forgetting our homework,

Detective Frederick? We know you

have them!

SENECA

And we still have to do Story Hour

homework! Hannah Gruen!

19.

FREDERICK

A good detective never forgets

anything.

DARE

Remember we have to help clean the

library for Story Hour?

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Frederick locks his battery drawer.

BACK TO BARN

FREDERICK

You guys are just trying to trick

me!

MARGARET

That would be the easiest homework

we ever had.

DARE

Can we just get our homework done?

PAUL

We have to.

FREDERICK

Here’s a clue. Mine’s done and you

can forget finding any batteries!

Next, suspect, Timothy!

20.

SFX: SECOND RECESS BELL

SENECA

I’m calling an emergency Cadette

lunch meeting!

INT. AURL - TIMOTHY’S LAB - DAY

SFX: BEEP

Roger’s hand holds four used “AA” batteries and a square nine volt.

ROGER

This is all they had.

Timothy loads the “AA” batteries in his myPad.

NINE VOLT BATTERY

Timothy’s myPad lights up. He pushes the nine-volt battery back to Roger.

TIMOTHY

We can’t mess up! You know what to

do with this.

Timothy enters data in his computer, his screen revealing a live feed of Gurdeep and Mrs. Faeber.

EXT. DEEP SPACE - CONTINUOUS

Gurdeep and Mrs. Faeber are holding their thumbs out on the side of the Intergalactic Freeway.

SFX: WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH

A VW Bug, a flying saucer, a 1960’s station wagon, and an eighteen-wheeler whoosh past Gurdeep and Mrs. Faeber.

21.

BACK TO TIMOTHY’S LAB

(NOTE: Paul appears on Timothy’s myPad screen. Next to the lab flat screen is a now giant nine-volt battery.)

SFX: MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STARTING

ALPHA lowers his helmet visor.

PAUL

My advice, Timothy?

Roger comes running past with his backpack, hops in the sidecar.

Alpha backs the space motorcycle into the Time Travel tube.

TIMOTHY

We had to run all calculations on

paper! We have to launch and get to

my dad!

PAUL

Your dad?

ROGER

And grandma?

Alpha and Roger trade salutes with each other and then Timothy.

PAUL

Just turn yourself in.

TIMOTHY

You have to reverse polarity!

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

Alpha, Roger, and the space motorcycle dematerialize.

22.

PAUL

The Cadettes are going racing;

Frederick’s waiting to question

you, and you send your little

brother out to go get grounded for

you??

EXT. LIBRARY - ESTABLISHING

Cars and patrons pass.

INT. LIBRARY - LIVE ACTION

Margi is in front of her computer, student profile pages continuously wiping by. Steve is fingering a card catalogue.

MARGI

(growls)

STEVE

I told you, Margi. Mysteries are

always fun in the library?

MARGI

(whines)

STEVE

Are you coming, boys and girls!

Text that girl. Fun at the Library,

now!

END LIVE ACTION

23.

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - ESTABLISHING

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

(NOTE: Border background live action, school cafeteria.)

(NOTE: DEVICE ICONS on kitchen flat screen: MYPAD; Seneca, packing a suitcase. MYPHONE; Margaret, packing a suitcase. MYPAD; Paul, flipping through law book pages. MYPAD; Frederick, snoogling “Hannah Gruen”.)

SFX: FIRST LUNCH BELL

Dare’s feeding Molly.

SENECA

I checked my socks.

MARGARET

I can’t find my cowboy hat???

DARE

It’s on your head!

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET

(laughter)

INT. FREDERICK’S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Clothes, books, paper are strewn everywhere. Frederick’s snoogling his student profile page, and see’s Hannah Gruen.

FREDERICK’S PRINTER

Pushes out a list of chores. (ala -clean your room).

FREDERICK

No way! You can’t have cleaning

your room for homework.

24.

Frederick opens his battery drawer, sees only a note reading “Love, Mom”.

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET

See you at Story Hour!

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - DAY

(NOTE: A placard next to the rear wheel well reads: “NOW PLAYING - THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER CRITTERS OF WILLOW GLEN”.)

INT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

Steve jams jazz on the piano.

Margi arrives waving her memory sticks.

INT. ANDY’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

Steve leads Margi through security.

SFX: BEEP BEEP

STEVE

We’re clear.

Margi inserts her first memory stick into Steve’s computer: revealing her UNN footage of Roger using a satellite dish to watch cartoons in the sidecar.

STEVE (CONT’D)

He could short out cartoons for the

entire western hemisphere,

Margi????

MARGI

He’s building a safety system for

preschool!!!

25.

Margi swaps memory sticks: revealing Dare, Margaret, and Seneca packing suitcases.

STEVE

Boy that’s a lot to pack! How long

are they going for, Margi?

MARGI

You’ve obviously never packed. One

night!!!!

Margi swaps her final memory stick: revealing a crowd of angry janitors from Wilbur’s approaching the jalopy limo.

STEVE

Wilbur keeps a clean store, Margi?

I hope they know what they’re in

for. This looks like a big

mistake???

MARGI

No! The mistake was growing up not

knowing how much fun you can have

in a library!!!

Steve’s computer screen flashes to a jpeg of Alpha, Margi, Margi, and Many Eagles; in action poses, wearing capes in front of a yellow sunburst b.g.

MUSIC: SUPER CRITTER THEME

END LIVE ACTION

EXT. STEVE’S DRIVE-IN - CONTINUOUS

A cloud floats over the fender fin.

26.

FADE OUT.

END ACT TWO

27.

ACT THREE

FADE IN:

EXT. WILLOW GLEN STABLES - BARN - CONTINUOUS

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

Dare packs her backpack and presses “MOM”.

DARE

I’m going, mom.

CLAIRE

Are you ready?

DARE

To practice, mom?

CLAIRE

Is everybody packed?

DARE

Everything’s set except Story Hour,

mom? We’re probably going to have

to do Timothy’s baby sitting.

CLAIRE

Roger?

DARE

Timothy’s supposed to watch him,

mom, but now we don’t have any

batteries!

28.

CLAIRE

I’m at the feed store, darling,

I’ll pick some up.

DARE

Still, mom, he’s such a nincompoop!

INT. AURL - GURDEEP’S OFFICE - DAY

(NOTE: Paul shows on Timothy’s myPad screen.)

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

Gurdeep is tapping his fingers on his desk in front of the GROUNDED BUTTON.

PAUL

Don’t do it, sir!!!??? Please???

SFX: WHOOSH ZOOM

The office doors slide open revealing two lab security robots escorting Alpha, Roger, and Hannah to Gurdeep’s desk. (NOTE: Hannah is holding a mop and bucket, wearing a nineteenth century housekeeper dress and bandana.)

Hannah notices the room is a mess and glares at Gurdeep.

TIMOTHY

We were doing homework, dad??

Roger smiles, Alpha bobs his eyebrows.

PAUL

Sir!!! Crucial to our defense, sir,

it was really hard homework!

ROGER

The molecular expander, dad!

29.

Gurdeep reacts with fear.

TIMOTHY

He’s certified now, dad??

PAUL

Oh, sir, for the love of school,

sir??? It’s my duty. It goes so

much deeper, sir???

TIMOTHY

Show him, Roger?

Roger approaches Gurdeep’s desk.

ROGER

In case you’re coloring!

Roger removes a baby bottle from his backpack.

TIMOTHY

It’s simple, dad??

Roger grabs Timothy’s myPad, velcro’ing it to the bottom of the baby bottle.

ROGER

For a little, kid.

PAUL

(chagrined, on the end of

the baby bottle)

We did our homework, sir?

SFX: WHOOSH

30.

The office doors slide open to reveal Mrs. Faeber aboard the Harley electric scooter.

Hannah approaches Gurdeep scowling.

Gurdeep jostles uncomfortably in his chair.

ROGER

I’m certified, grandma!

TIMOTHY

We have to get to Story Hour, dad?

PAUL

Oh, sir! Please? Make a

ruling!!!??? He thinks he can go to

medical school!!!

TIMOTHY

He can!

MRS. FAEBER

Gurpy?

PAUL

Oh, sir, I study for moments like

this!

Hannah reaches in her apron, pulls a spinning basketball on her fingertip.

TIMOTHY

She’s really good, dad??

Alpha leaps atop the desk twirling a basketball on his fingertip.

31.

PAUL

You better take him on your side,

sir? We’ll do more homework, right

away.

Mrs. Faeber and Hannah pinkie swear. Alpha tosses the ball for the dais, causing Gurdeep, Hannah, Mrs. Faeber, Alpha, Roger, and a lab robot to give chase.

TIMOTHY

We’re charging your Harley too,

grandma!

PAUL

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

TIMOTHY

(hushed to Paul)

I owe for an algorithm.

PAUL

You owe all your homework!

TIMOTHY

Thanks, dad!

INT. LIBRARY - DAY - LIVE ACTION

Steve removes his bicycle helmet from the coat tree and turns off his computer.

Margi smiles.

32.

STEVE

It’s time to say good bye and thank

you, boys and girls. Thank you

Hannah! Thank you for helping us.

Thanks for the surprises!

Margi bobs her eyebrows.

STEVE (CONT’D)

I’m telling you Frances, we need

more like her in the library.

MARGI(growling)

EXT. LIBRARY - LIVE ACTION

Steve turns his key in the front door, Margi gets jiggy with her boom box.

RADIO ANNOUNCERThat was the Revolutionary Super Critters of Willow Glen taking us right up to Homework Helping Time on your favorite library channel.

STEVE

Is there any way possible to have

any more fun at the library,

Frances? Woof???

MARGI

(barks)

33.

STEVE

Thank you, boys and girls. See you

at school tomorrow!

FADE OUT.

END ACT THREE

34.

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

Basia better not be as wore out as

we are?

CLAIRE

Don’t say I didn’t warn, you?

MARGARET

Who’s going to be crew captain?

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET

Yeah?????

EXT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

Molly appears running up the hill. She runs to the mail box lift, rides it to the tree house door.

INT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS

CREW CAPTAIN COLLAR TAG

Molly is at the tree house door.

35.

CLAIRE

I got it at the feed store.

DARE / SENECA / MARGARET

Molly!!!

FADE OUT.

THE END

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