Who will take my place on the road
As the distance folds on top of itself.
Every day in the dark
Every night in the bright
Traveling Death’s domain
Surprise a shudder
The candle goes out
driving
a new script: “The Great Works Project: Season 04, Episode 10” by Thomas Typewriter
scripts, The Great Works Project scripts———–<.thom.>———–
THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT
a puppet play in many parts
Season 04, Episode 10
By Thomas Typewriter
(c) 2022 thomas typewriter
———–<:type:>———–
FADE IN TO BLACK
From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-10”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXT. HIGHWAY X, DAWN
Highway X flows across a changing landscape. Vast fields of flowers and cropland give way to suburban cityscapes. The Dionysian transitions to the Apollyon. The outer edges of THE DREAM CITY manifest as a mélange of multi-story brick apartments and cathedral crowned bungalows. The E-MOBILE enters the frame driving, alone, on one side of the road. A steady stream of pastel hued cars from all different eras drive the opposite direction on the other side of Highway X.
A-MOUSE
“Must be near wake-up.”
E-MOUSE
“Must be.”
A-MOUSE
“Will Mall X still be open?”
E-MOUSE
“Oh, I’ll get us there on time. Don’t worry about that.”
E-Mouse drives faster turning at an intersection. She drives down a side street to the rounded outer lanes surrounding the Mall X. She takes the corners fast and tight, the E-Mobile threatening to tip as the wheels leave the ground only to jam back down as it swerves a new direction.
INSERT SHOTS OF E-MOUSE DRIVING AND A-MOUSE HOLDING ON BEING WHIPPED AROUND IN THE CAR.
A-MOUSE
“Over there. An entrance!”
CUT TO MS OF ENTRANCE
CUT BACK TO TRACKING SHOT OF E-MOBILE
E-MOUSE drives towards it. She turns into the parking area of the main entrance. A rogue shopping cart sits at the end of the lane. She pulls her emergency brake and spins so the tail of the E-mobile hits the shopping cart, sending it rolling breakneck towards the front door.
CUT TO CS OF EMERGENCY BRAKE BEING PULLED
CUT TO MS OF E-MOBILE SPINNING
CUT TO CS OF IMPACT WITH CART
CUT TO MS OF SHOPPING CART SPINNING OFF
CUT TO TRACKING SHOT OF E-MOBILE AND THE SHOPPING CART
She then corrects her spin and races up the lane, just behind the shopping cart.
CUT TO MS OF A-MOUSE AND E-MOUSE
E-MOUSE
“You got the list.”
A-MOUSE
“Yes. Uh, don’t you think we should park.”
E-MOUSE
“I think you should put the list somewhere real secure and be ready.”
A-MOUSE
“Ready for what?”
CUT BACK TO TRACKING SHOT
The Shopping cart hits the curb and pops into the air. E-Mouse spins the wheel of her car. As the car spins, A-Mouse’s door flips open. E-Mouse presses the release on her seat belt.
CUT TO CS OF E-MOUSE
E-MOUSE
“This!”
CUT TO FOLLOWING A-MOUSE
A-Mouse flies out of the car and lands in the shopping cart. She races towards the doors of Mall X.
TRANSITION FROM OUTSIDE MALL X TO INSIDE MALL X
INT. SOUTH ENTRANCE OF MALL X, DAYBREAK
MS OF SPACE BETWEEN THE INNER DOORS AND OUTER DOORS
The South Entrance of Mall X is a double set of four doors. The inner set of four doors leads to the south hallway of Mall X. That particular portion of Mall X has no shops but does have a gumball machine stand and a large mall map standee. The area between the two set of four doors has two soda vending machines and a set of coin operated lockers. The soda vending machines are stocked with Satellite Soda in one and Kooky Kola in the other. MR. CHICKENS, an older mall security officer leans against the inner set of entrance doors sipping a coffee. He looks at his watch and starts to pull out his large ring of keys on a retractable wire.
MR. CHICKENS
“Ahh, closing time. The best part of the day outside payday.”
Before he can reach the outer set of four doors, A-Mouse in a shopping cart explodes through the door. She blasts past him, sending him spinning, and through the inner set of doors.
TURN TO FOLLOW A-MOUSE
A-Mouse rockets down the south hallway, hits the gumball machine, does a full flip in the air, lands and goes down an escalator.
CUT TO…
INT. MALL X FOOD COURT, DAYBREAK
A-Mouse, in a shopping cart, rolls down the escalator bounces on the bottom flying out of the shopping cart. She lands and skids across the floor to The Guttenberg Bagel. She passes by a Twinkleland Family Restaurant and a Grub From Grubs Dinery. BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI stands at the counter of The Gutenberg Bagel ready to pull down the locking gates when A-Mouse skids to a stop in front of the restaurant. She throws a list into the air. Bagel Artist Melchi grabs it.
A-MOUSE
(injured) “i’d like everything on the list. to go.”
BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI
“This is a big order. I don’t think I can fill this…”
A-Mouse, from on the ground, tosses a bunch of money on the counter.
BAGEL ARTIST MELCHI
“…In one bag. In one bag is what I meant to say. We’ll get started right away. (yells to someone behind the counter) Hey, we got a big order!”
A-Mouse lays there while Bagel Artist Melchi starts preparing the order. A WHISTLE grows louder from off-screen. Mr. Chickens runs in, blowing his whistle.
MR. CHICKENS
“Hey you! Someone’s trying to break into the mall. Female. You seen her?”
Bagel Artist Melchi points downward. Mr. Chickens jumps back in surprise. He steps closer to A-Mouse and nudges her with his foot.
MR. CHICKENS
“You gave old Mr. Chickens a fright. What are you doing crashing into…”
Then there is A LOUD CRASH.
PAN 180
The E-Mobile is upside down in the middle of the food court next to the coin operated animal rides. It is upside down, slowly spinning on its dented roof. Smoke is rising from the rear wheels. E-MOUSE, thrown from the vehicle, is sprawled on the ground off to the side.
E-MOUSE
(weakly) “did we make it?”
A-Mouse holds up a thumbs up.
E-MOUSE
(weakly) “awesome. i’ll be over here if you need me.”
A-Mouse gestures another thumbs up. Mr.Chickens starts to yell at them but his voice muffles and fades out as the screen goes dark.
FADE OUT
a new script: “The Great Works Project: Season Four, Episode Nine” by Thomas Typewriter
scripts, The Great Works Project scripts———–<.thom.>———–
THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT
a puppet play in many parts
Season 04, Episode 09
By Thomas Typewriter
(c) 2022
———–<:type:>———–
FADE IN TO BLACK
From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-09”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.
FADE OUT
FADE IN
EXT. HIGHWAY X, AFTERNOON
A two lane highway emerges out from between two large rocky plateaus onto to a landscape of gently rolling grasslands. Telephone poles and power lines run along the sides of the road on one side and a drainage ditch runs along the other side.
LS FACING TOWARDS THE ROCKY CANYON
The E-mobile emerges from behind the canyon walls. It moves along Highway X at a brisk pace.
CUT TO
INT. E-MOBILE, AFTERNOON
E-Mouse is driving the E-mobile, one hand on the wheel, the other arm casually draped out her open window. She has on sunglasses while also a toothpick in her mouth. Her hand beats a rhythm in time with the music playing on the stereo. She seems overjoyed at the ability to just drive. A-Mouse sits in the passenger seat, arms in lap, rather rigid and compact. She is leaning over messing with something on the floor near her feet.
MS OF E-MOUSE AND A-MOUSE
A-MOUSE
“Do you always have so much broken glass in your car.”
E-MOUSE
(shrugs) “Never noticed”
CUT TO CS OF A-MOUSE
A-Mouse sits up and brings up a handful of broken stained glass colored glass.
A-MOUSE
“Could you roll my window down. My hands are kind of full.”
E-MOUSE
“Sure.”
A-Mouse’s window rolls down as E-Mouse pushes the automatic window button. Once the window is fully opened, she tosses the broken glass out the window.
INSERT A SHOT OF THE GLASS HITTING THE GROUND
E-MOUSE
“What are you doing!”
A-MOUSE
“Getting rid of the glass.”
E-MOUSE
“You can’t do that.”
A-MOUSE
“What are you talking about. Its okay.”
E-MOUSE
“It’s dangerous.”
A-MOUSE
“No. Its fine. Glass is made of sand. It’ll just break down.”
E-MOUSE
“Not before cutting someone. It’s going to take years for it to break down.”
A-MOUSE
“Oh..oh no. You don’t think I’ve hurt anyone. What if I have.”
A-Mouse starts to wring her hands. E-Mouse looks over at A-Mouse and notices she is getting anxious.
A-MOUSE
“We need to go back.”
E-MOUSE
“Seriously?”
A-MOUSE
“I have to pick it up. Somebody is going to get hurt. Now that I know, I feel awful about it.”
E-MOUSE
“No way. Y-Mouse sent us to get the food for the meeting.”
A-MOUSE
“I just need to.”
E-MOUSE
“What if we stop on the way back. I’ll even help you pick up the glass. Would that help.”
A-MOUSE
“Yes.”
A-Mouse still looks anxious. E-Mouse looks at her a moment then a thought occurs.
E-MOUSE
“How about some different music?”
A-MOUSE
“Sure.”
E-MOUSE
“I have some albums in the console. There’s a Pop Couture first album, a couple King Connors, an early Razzlekish, some Gothic Bats in the Belfry, an Uptick and two or three Grammar Academy albums.”
E-Mouse looks at A-Mouse. A-Mouse shakes her head.
E-MOUSE
“Yeah, you’re right. Those are not the right mood for driving on a beautiful day like this. How about we try the radio?”
A-MOUSE
“The radio would be fine?”
E-mouse turns on the radio.
E-MOUSE
“And I am sorry I got upset about the glass. Didn’t mean to spook ya.”
A-Mouse nods but before she could say anything in response the radio starts up.
ANNOUNCER
(voice-over) “WQRT 123.4, The Keyboard, broadcasting throughout the night, the day, and all your precious moments in-between. We now return to our program in progress: Sixteen is Seventeen.”
A-MOUSE
“Oh man, I haven’t heard this one in years.”
E-MOUSE
“Years. Like High school?”
A-MOUSE
“Yes, High School. I was so into this show back then.”
E-MOUSE
“Me too.”
A-MOUSE
“Well then turn it up.”
E-Mouse turns up the volume.
ANNOUNCER
(Voice-over) “When we last left our story, Sydonia and Isobella were searching the town library for the hidden room of the Elder Council. A room filled with books of arcane knowledge, hidden by the adult vampires in town, hopefully containing a cure for vampirism. A cure Sydonia will need before the next lunar eclipse. Little did they know there were others spying on their every move. Meanwhile across town, Danny O’Boy, having just rescued Glorietta from the snake pit, tries to find the courage to tell her how he really feels.”
GLORIETTA
(Voice over) “Why can’t you open up to me. You only let me in so far then you push me away and every time my heart breaks a little more.”
DANNY O’BOY
(Voice over) “I want to let you in. I do. There is so much I want to tell you. To share with you.
GLORIETTA
(voice over) “Then why don’t you Danny. I thought you loved me, isn’t that enough to trust me. To share with me? ”
DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I want to share what’s in my heart Glorietta, but its not feelings and emotions…its ones and zeros.”
GLORIETTA
(voice over) “What are you saying.”
DANNY O’BOY
(voice over) “I am saying I am a robot and loving you violates my programming.”
GLORIETTA
(voice-over) “That explains Professor Woolenstein’s obsession with you, but I don’t care that you are a robot.”
DANNY O’BOY
“I was also reanimated by your science fair partners.”
GLORIETTA
“Or that you were secretly reanimated by my lab partners without my consent. I only know that I care that you saved me even though it would expose you existence to the mad professor Woolenstein. You could of left me there. But you didn’t.”
DANNY O’BOY
“What are you saying?”
GLORIETTA
“The entire time I was in the pit I hoped it was you that would save me. Danny you may only be a robot in the shape of a teenage boy, but I know our feelings are real.”
DANNY O’BOY
“How is this possible. New data is filling my programing. I may be a being of ones and zeroes programmed that 1 + 1 = 10, but when I am with you I see that 1 + 1 = 2. Danny + Glorietta equals Love.
KISSING SOUNDS.
CUT TO LS OF THE HIGHWAY AS THE E-MOBILE DRIVES OUT OF FRAME.
The E-Mobile drives down the highway and out of sight.
FADE OUT
a new script: “The Great Works Project: Season Four, Episode Eight” by Thomas Typewriter
scripts, The Great Works Project scripts———–<.thom.>———–
THE GREAT WORKS PROJECT
a puppet play in many parts
Season 04, Episode 08
By Thomas Typewriter
(c) 2022 thomas typewriter
———–<:type:>———–
FADE IN TO BLACK
From the bottom center of the screen scrolls up the following text: “04-08”. It continues upward, pausing briefly in the center then exits off the top of the frame.
FADE OUT
FADE IN
INT. ALPHABET PARKING GARAGE
Built into the side of a mountain spreads out the Alphabet Parking Garage. Yellow lines on the ground denote thirty two parking spaces in five rows of six and one row of two. Twenty-seven vehicles are currently parked in the parking spaces, starting with the first full row. Each space has one of the various Alphabet Mice’s cars parked in it. Each Mouse has a vehicle named after the letter in the Alphabet Mouse’s name. For example A-Mouse drives the A-mobile, B-Mouse the B-Mobile, C-Mouse the C-Mobile…etc. Each vehicle incorporates the letter it is named after into it’s design.
The vehicles are parked as follows:
Row 1: The shortened row with two open spots and the three maintenance-carts.
Row 2: Numer-mobile, A-mobile, B-mobile, C-mobile, D-mobile, E-mobile.
Row 3: F-mobile, G-mobile, H-mobile, I-mobile, J-mobile, K-mobile
Row 4: L-mobile, M-mobile, N-mobile, O-mobile, P-mobile, Q-mobile
Row 5: R-mobile, S-mobile double parked, T-cycle, U-mobile, V-mobile
Row 6: W-mobile, X-mobile, Y-mobile, Z-mobile, empty space, empty space
Row 2 & Row 3 face each other. As does row 4 & 5. Row 6 stands alone.
A-MOUSE and E-MOUSE enter from a door in the mountain side of the parking garage. As they emerge, sunlight filtered through the large stain glass window over the main entrance opposite them flutters across their faces. They shield their eyes and turn away, looking towards the secondary entrance, a spiral ramp connected to the side of the parking garage. Or maybe they are looking towards the piles of construction material stacked in the corner between the two entrances. Either way they shield their eyes till walking forward and out of the sunbeams. E-Mouse walks ahead, A-Mouse trails behind.
PAN FOLLOWING E-MOUSE AS HER LONG-LEGGED STRIDE OUTPACES A-MOUSE
They walk to the second row, turn and walk to the end of the row. E-mouse, part way down the row, clicks a button on her key fob. The lights on the E-mobile blink and the doors unlock with a LOUD CLUNK CHUCK. She opens the car door, sits down, and fastens her seatbelt in one swift motion. A-Mouse can be seen further down the row, trundling on.
CUT TO SHOT OF INTERIOR OF CAR
E-MOUSE
“You ready?” (turns to see A-Mouse’s response and only then realizes she is not there.) “Where is she?”
A-Mouse quickens her pace as E-Mouse exits the car.
E-MOUSE
“Aren’t we going?”
A-MOUSE
“Sorry. Give me a moment.”
E-Mouse crawls back into the car and puts on her seatbelt. She gets a pair of driving gloves out of the glove box and reverently slides each on, one finger at a time. Pointer finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinkie…the car door opens on the passenger side. A-mouse sits down and puts on her seatbelt. She then starts rolling down her window.
E-MOUSE
“You set?”
A-MOUSE
“Yup.”
E-MOUSE
“Mind if I put on some racing music?”
A-MOUSE
“Racing music?”
E-MOUSE
“I’ll take that as a yes.”
E-Mouse turns on her car stereo. THRUMPING ELECTRONICA plays.
E-MOUSE
“Now, lets go get the bagels.”
E-mouse starts the car, its low THRUM vibrating the dashboard.
A-MOUSE
“Oh.”
E-mouse smiles and she shifts and blasts the pedal. She SQUEELS out of the parking space. A-Mouse grabs onto the door handle.
CUT TO LS OF THE PARKING GARAGE
She drives around the parking lot swerving and drifting. She lines up with the garage door. A-Mouse is holding tight onto the door handles. The E-mobile races towards the garage door, but swerves at the last moment towards the pile of construction materials. It’s piles arraigned in a ramp like shape. The E-mobile hits the ramp cresting into the air…
SWITCH TO SLOW MOTION SHOT OF THE E-MOBILE CRESTING AWAY FROM THE CAMERA UP AND TOWARDS THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW
…it CRASHES through the large stained glass window.
CUT TO REVERSE SHOT FROM EXTERIOR OF WINDOW
The intact stained glass window explodes as the E-mobile shoots through it. Shards of colored glass, small and large flicker and shimmer as they fling through the air.
RESUME REGULAR SPEED OR END SLOW MOTION
The car lands and drives away.
PAN 180 DEGREES TO WATCH THE E-MOBILE DRIVE AWAY
It drives out of sight, down the highway. Past canyon walls of layered colors the E-mobile disappears.
FADE OUT
Thomas Typewriter 