Master+Script



**MASTER SCRIPT**

**Scene 1** //There is a group of 20 or so students in gym class. It is the middle of winter, and there is a nasty blizzard outside. Half way through the class, the power goes out, and an announcement comes on that informs the students that they will remain in class for a few hours because it is too bad out to send the kids home. Tired and bored, the students all find a place in the bleachers and fall asleep. While they are sleeping, The rest of the school is sent home, and no one sees them sleeping, so the janitors lock up the school and leave.// //One boy (Jelly) is stuck in a soccer goal and another boy (Richie) gets up from the bleachers and starts walking around.// **Jelly**: Hey! Wait a minute! //Richie looks toward the corner where the voice is coming from.// **Jelly**: Wait for me! //Jelly manages to free himself, and catches up with Richie who is heading toward the hallway.// **Jelly**: Where’s the gym teacher? **Richie**: Honestly I have no clue. **Jelly**: Well, where’s everyone else? **Richie**: The power is out, and it’s 6:00 pm on a Friday night. I’m pretty sure everyone’s gone. We’re stuck here. Or at least I think we are. //Richie continues to walk toward a classroom, trying hard to shake Jelly off.// **Jelly**: WAIT! What about the janitors. **Richie**: They must have gone home after they locked the school up. **Jelly**: Do you think the storm stopped? **Richie**: I honestly don’t know… they found a way to get everyone else home, why did they forget us? **Jelly**: When we were sleeping I woke up for a little bit and heard some teachers talking about how they were locking up and going home for the week because it’s supposed to snow really bad all week. Plus, it’s February vacation, so there’s no school all this week. **Richie**: UGH. And guess what? The dang power’s still off. //Gestures to the dark lights on the ceiling.// **Jelly**: The storm must have knocked down some power lines… **Richie**: Well no kidding, Jelly. **Jelly**: Can you… can you not call me that? **Richie**: Why not? It’s been your nickname since the seventh grade. **Jelly**: I NEVER ATE THE JAR OF JELLY! It was a rumor, and you people haven’t left me alone about it since **Richie**: Hey, what’s that? //(He points to an open locker where something white is half buried in clothes and school supplies.)// **Jelly**: A shoe? **Richie**: No. It’s a shell. **Jelly**: Right! It’s a shell. I’ve seen those before. It’s a conch. It’s wicked valuable. Why does someone have it in their locker? **Richie**: I don’t know. But there’s no lock on it. //(He opens the locker, and pulls out the shell)// **Jelly**: Careful! You’ll break it! **Richie**: Shut up. **Jelly**: Richie! I love these! If you blow into it, it makes a trumpet-y noise //Richie blows conch for fun, *Johnny* comes from a part of the gym.// **Jelly**: Hey Johnny! **Richie**: Hi, loser. **Jelly**: //To Richie// His name’s Johnny! //Jelly gets cut off by Richie blowing the conch shell again. More people start showing up. Three more people come over, freaking out over the noise and yell at Richie, then the twins, who introduce themselves to Richie as Britt and Ally, and the drama club comes marching in, fully dressed.// **Jackie**: Who in the world is doing that? I was getting my *beauty* rest. **Richie**: Me. It’s this conch shell I found. Can you believe there’s no one here, Jackie? And look out the window; it’s covered by a wall of snow. There’s no way we’re getting out. **Jackie**: Very well then. Drama club, stay standing! //Drama club sits in uniformed fashion// **Richie**: So why are you always… together? **Jackie**: This is my drama club. I am the proud president and we do three shows a week! **Sean**: //Sneezing like crazy// Can’t we sit down, Jackie? //Sneeze// I don’t feel well, I feel like I’m about to pass out //Sneezes again// **Jackie**: No, I didn’t tell you you could sit, Sean. Don’t be ridiculous. //Sean passes out, falling on his face// **Jackie**: //To the rest of the drama club// Alright, sit him up and leave him alone… //to Richie// Sean’s always passing out. We don’t really know what’s wrong with him, honestly. We think it might be the dehydration… there’s no clean water anywhere in this school. //Jelly plays with her glasses, fiddling around awkwardly// **Jackie**: //To Richie// So, there are no grownups here? No teachers or anything? We’re just trapped in this school? **Richie**: Pretty much. **Jackie**: Then we’re going to have to take care of ourselves. **Jelly**: //Timidly// Yeah! That’s why we’re all here, that’s why Richie blew the conch! He wanted to call a meeting and get everyone to come out of the… the different parts of the school! So we could decide what to do. We basically all know each other, but let’s make sure. I think I know all your names… you… you’re Johnny. And those two are the twins, Britt and Ally! …which one is Ally? Are you Ally? I’m so confused. I’ve always been confused… ever since eighth grade social studies class. Well one of them is Ally, and one of them is Britt… **Ally**: I’m Ally! How could you not remember, I lent you a pencil yesterday! **Britt**: And I’m Britt… not Ally **Jelly**: //Starts meaninglessly stammering// I think it’s good we’re all together. Now we can figure out what to do! **Jackie**: You’re talking too much, Jelly. Shut up, will you? Or I’ll push you right to the floor, and you can join Sean over there. He’s straight unconscious… we should probably go see if the nurse has anything for that…. **Richie**: I don’t think that’s most important right now. **Jackie**: Well then we should probably decide how the heck we’re going to get rescued. It’s the Friday before April vacation. I’m not staying here in this gym with you fools all week. **Richie**: No, I think what’s most important is that we find leader to decide things. //Boys cheer in agreement, chanting “yeah! Leader!”// **Jackie**: I should be chief because I’m president of the drama club and I’m the only one who can remember my lines flawlessly. Sorry, Rose. //Rose looks offended// **Jelly**: Well, I say we vote! **Sean**: //Waking up from unconsciousness// How about you! With the shell thing. Why don’t you be our leader? **Richie**: Okay, okay! Who wants Jackie to be chief? //Drama club raises their hands as if looking forced// **Richie**: And who wants me? //Everyone else raises their hands// **Richie**: Well, I’m leader then! But Jackie… the club obviously belongs to you. Do you want to be the lookout crew? **Johnny**: They could be in charge of food! **Jackie**: I want to be in charge of food. Alright, team, breathing exercises! //Starts directing the drama club to breathe in and out rhythmically, calming them down.// //Turns to Richie// We tried to look for clean water, but you know this school… plus your shell called us. **Richie**: Alright, I have the conch. Everyone listen. We need to think of a way to get home. And God knows there's never any service in this school. So when you guys aren't doing anything I want you all to look for reception. Hopefully your phones don't die. **Jackie**: Yeah, don't let your phones die! I don't want to be stuck here with all of you. //Flips hair back.// **Richie**: Well, my dad's a janitor, so he'll come get us eventually. But for now we need to find some food. I'm starving. **Jelly**: I bet the cafeteria is still unlocked! **Jackie**: We can go get food! **Richie**: Alright yeah. You go do that. I'm going to stay here and try to find somewhere more comfortable to sleep. Those bleachers are horrible.

**Scene 2** //*Jackie and two other drama club members go searching for food all over the school, browsing and eventually getting to the cafeteria. They walk through the lunch line and hear a mysterious noise in the elevator.*// **Rose**: What the heck was that?! **Jackie**: //Whispers.// I heard that too. **Rose**: I-i-i-i-s there a uh uh uh ghost in the school? **Jackie**: Of course not! And if there is, it's no match for us! We're the DRAMA CLUB. //Random dance/handshake/chest bump. Walks into kitchen.// **Jackie**: Alright everyone, grab as much as food as you can. I don't want to make a second trip tonight. Oh! There's lots of cookies! Get a bunch of those and I'll grab the fish tacos! //They grab the food and joke around a little, then run off mischievously.//

//*brief scene of Sean going off to his hideaway*//

**Scene 3** //*Everyone is hanging out in the gym, tossing Frisbees, etc. and on their cell phones.*// **Richie**: Oh good, you got lots of food. Fish tacos...? Ew. **Jackie**: Do you have a problem with fish tacos?! //Tries to be intimidating and talks closely to Richie.// **Richie**: //Rolls eyes.// I guess not. **Jackie**: Alright, good. **Rose**: //Steps in front of Jackie.// There's a ghost! **Richie**: What? **Other drama kid**: Yeah, did you guys hear anything weird? **Brit and Ally**: Is there really a ghost?! **Jackie**: Don't worry guys. I have got this //under// control. If there's any ghost then my drama club and I will scare it into the basement where it can't bother us. After all, who's going to mess with us? **Rose**: Can we eat now? I don't want to think about a ghost. //Everyone sits and eats. Maybe show random conversations of littluns talking about ghost?// **Jackie**: You were right about the fish tacos... They definitely were //not// cooked enough. I'm looking for better food later. **Brit**: Hey Richie, did you ever - **Ally**: - find a good place for us to sleep? **Richie**: The best thing I found were the cheerleading mats. We can set them up in the gym cause it's the largest surface area. **Jackie**: That's dumb. Let's put them in the library where it's carpeted! **Jelly**: The gym feels safer to me, Jackie. **Jackie**: Shut up, no one asked you. //Jelly goes and gets conch.// **Richie**: Well I'm leader and we're sleeping in here. That way we can have the lights off on one side of the gym so it's dim but not too dark. **Jackie**: //With attitude.// Fine. We'll try it. **Jelly**: Hey everyone! I have the conch and I just have a few things to say to all of you! I don't know where Johnny went. He was here. And now he's not. **Richie**: //Takes conch.// Jelly, it's not a big deal. He's probably just sitting in a classroom or something. Or maybe he got out somehow. But we're not going to worry about that because we're going to enjoy the time we have away from the adults and just have fun. Everyone just stay calm and keep looking for cell phone service.

//*outside the gym, heading towards teacher’s lounge*// //*Rose and other drama kid exchange glances and check doorknobs and locks as they walk by*// //*Jackie gestures for them to go towards the teacher’s lounge and keeps walking. Rose walks in front of him and starts to open the lock*// //*start walking back to gym.*//
 * Scene 4**
 * Jackie**: Thank God I have you guys. Not obsessed with finding stupid cell phone service. We really don’t need it. I mean someone’s going to come eventually. What I’m worried about is not //starving// myself. That fish taco made me upchuck, and I’m not happy about it. Someone has gotta have some decent food in their locker. //*pulls on locks as they’re walking by*// WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Start checking locks!
 * Other drama kid**: Wait, what about the teacher’s lounge? They’ve got a fridge and a microwave. Maybe we can find some frozen dinners. OR NUTELLA. //*face lights up*//
 * Rose**: Dude, I so got this. I learned how to pick a lock in like, second grade.
 * Jackie**: Wait, I don’t know about this. I mean we can just live off of the cafeteria food for now. They have chips and stuff. We’ll be alright.
 * Other drama kid**: Well what’s the point of that?
 * Rose**: Yeah I mean seriously, Jackie! Let’s just open the lock and get it over with. It’s not like we could get in trouble. There are no adults and they aren’t going to yell at us for trying to //feed// ourselves.
 * Jackie**: Just don’t do it, okay?! I want to save the good food for later… //*looks worried and skeptical*//
 * Rose**: Whatever man.

//** (Chapter 4)/Scene 5 **// One hour later (or after a significant amount of time has passed) //Richie stays quiet//
 * Jackie**: //Bragging to “nerds” who are doing their math homework// Yeah, it was crazy. I almost got into the teacher’s lounge! But //Rose// got scared of breaking in, so we had to leave. //Richie walks over, listening// Next time, we’ll get our food. Next time, I’ll be better equipped. With baseball bats from the gym in case the ghost is there, and—
 * Richie**: There isn’t a ghost, Jack. There hasn’t ever been. Don’t you think we would have heard about it before today?
 * Jackie**: No one’s ever been trapped in school overnight, never mind for February vacation, //actually.// So how would anybody even know?
 * Jackie**: That’s what I thought. So anyways, we almost picked the lock—
 * Richie**: Oh yeah Jackie! I meant to ask you, what’d you get on your trip? Where’s all the food?
 * Jackie**: //Clears throat and looks nervous// I, uh… didn’t get anything. We almost got some though! And then Rose, being all //scared//—
 * Rose**: I WAS NOT SCARED. I told you to go into the teacher’s lounge, but you wouldn’t listen to me! We could have gotten a ton of good food, not this nasty cafeteria food that gives us stomachaches.
 * Richie**: Yeah! Rose is nearly fearless. You chickened out, didn’t you?
 * Jackie**: Absolutely not! I… the lock was difficult… next time. Next time I’ll get the food. I will. I’m Jackie, the president of DRAMA club! I’ll get the food.
 * Richie**: Okay Jackie, that’s great and all, but we need to get some people to look for service so we can get in contact with someone that’ll come rescue us. The storm is insane outside, but someone’s gotta have a way to dig through all this snow. We just need to let them all know we’re here… and we can’t do that without cell phones. I feel like that should be our first priority. Not getting special food.
 * Jackie**: But how will you be able to even function without food?
 * Richie**: We’ll be fine. Don’t you want to get rescued?
 * Jackie**: //Angry// Yes, I do. We all do. But I’d think that survival is a bit more important than trying to call people when we all know there’s no signal, and updating our Facebook statuses saying how upset we are that we’re stuck with a bunch of people we don’t like.
 * Richie**: That’s the last thing we’ll be doing. We need to keep trying to make contact with the rest of the world. And nothing else in this school works seeing as the power is out so we HAVE to use or cell phones.
 * Jackie**: Whatever. You can do your stupid cell phone thing. But I’m going to get food tomorrow night, and we’ll confront the ghost if it gets in our way. //Starts walking away//
 * Richie**: //Calls after Jackie// THERE’S NO GHOST!

**Scene 6** //Rose is creeping on the “nerds” either alone or with *Maurice*. He starts to poke *Henry* with a yardstick and then runs over and rips up his math homework.// ***Henry***: WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? YOU UNDERSTAND THAT’S DUE MONDAY, RIGHT?! **Rose**: //Maniacal laugh, runs away going “Ayiyiyiyiyiyi!”//

**Scene 7** //Jackie and drama club are putting on face makeup, looking really creepy// **Jackie**: It’s show time. //All of drama club stands up and starts marching/dancing/whatever into the gym, where Richie is.// **Richie**: What are you guys doing? **Jackie**: //Looks so intensely concentrated to the point where she is almost drooling// We’re going to hunt for food. **Richie**: Hunt? You don’t need to hunt… you’re just going to the teacher’s lounge. **Jackie**: Yes, but it WILL be a hunt if we run into the ghostie… **Richie**: FOR THE LAST TIME. THERE IS NO GHOST. //Nerds start being all freaked out, murmuring “ghost! Ghost?!”// **Jackie**: We’ll be back. //Smiles evilly//

(**chapter 5)/Scene 8** //Jackie and the Drama club emerge out of the halls with their hands full of delicious food.// **Richie**: Where have you guys been!? You were just supposed to go to the teacher’s lounge! **Jackie**: We were hunting. **Richie**: Hunting for what? There is no damn ghost! Have you even been checking your phones for signal? How do you expect to get out of here when you are just play-hunting? **Jelly**: Yeah, all you guys do is just go around the school pretending to hunt a ghost! **Jackie**: Shut up, Jelly! Just shut up! //Jackie walks over to Jelly and violently strikes her across the face knocking off her glasses//. **Jackie**: Now, we shall feast! //The hunters, nerds, and remaining children begin to wildly eat and sing. Richard goes off alone angrily saying he is going to call a meeting.//

(**chapter 6)/ Scene 9** //Richie blows the conch shell and everyone gathers around him.// **Richie**- Recently, no one has been fulfilling their responsibilities. How are we supposed to get rescued? We’re not trying to get cell phone reception or digging a tunnel through the snow. **Nerds**: What about the ghostie? **Richie**- There is no ghostie! There is nothing to be afraid of! **Jackie**- Yeah, I’ve searched this entire school and have found nothing. **Steve**: I’ve seen the ghost! //A wave of fear runs through the group// **Steve**: It lives in Ten Eyck’s room during the day. It’s a clever monster. It even changes form. **Jackie**: If there is a ghost, we will hunt it! And KILL IT! //Jackie runs off into the hallways followed by several other children, their cheering and singing can be heard.// **Richie**: What am I going to do now? **Jelly**: You should blow the conch again. **Richie**- There’s no use. They won’t listen.

(**Chapter 7)/Scene 10**

// NOTE: Everyone from now on must have dirtier clothes. Also, war paint must be worn // // whenever hunting. //

*Rachel and Kayla are sitting against the lockers when the drama club shows up and sits next to them.* *//Rose slaps Rachel*// _ // Transformation of Kayla and Rachel into hipsters at Jackie's locker. Room for creativity here. Also, random scenes of the drama club collecting more people and hunting. This will probably take a few days. // _
 * Sarah**: Hey, what are you guys doing?
 * Rache**l: Just playing angry birds. Why?
 * Kayla:** Well, //she's// playing angry birds. I'm playing solitaire. And looking for service, too.
 * Jackie:** Oh, no reason. We just think it's pointless that you're still trying to find service. I mean, we'll get home eventually.
 * Rose:** Yeah! Come look for food with us!
 * Kayla:** I don't want to go look for food. Richie said that we can just eat whatever's in the cafeteria and there's no sense in getting ourselves in trouble.
 * Rose**: You're going to listen to what Richie says?
 * Sarah**: Yeah. Picking locks... and hitting vending machines with baseball bats... and breaking into people's lockers is WAY more fun (gets animated).
 * Jackie**: Listen. Richie doesn't know what he's talking about. The only reason he's in charge is because he found that stupid shell. He was leadership material in like, first grade because he taught everyone how to do the monkey bars. I'm -
 * Rachel:** Okay, well. I'm playing angry birds.
 * Rose:** Hey! Don't interrupt Jackie!
 * Rachel**: I'll do what I want!
 * Rachel:** Ow!
 * Kayla**: What's wrong with you?! Why did you hit her?!
 * Sarah**: She deserved it.
 * Jackie**: Now, this would be a lot easier if you would join us.
 * Rachel**: Why would we?
 * Rose**: Cause we'll make you look great.
 * Sarah**: Yeah, being with us means having really awesome hipster clothes.
 * Kayla**: *looks at Rachel* I don't know...
 * Jackie**: There are only like, four days left of February vacation. Just come!
 * Kayla:** Alright, I guess...

*//Richie and Jelly are sitting in desks(somewhere other than Ten Eyck's) while the nerds are doing homework on the floor in front of them*//
 * Richie**: Hey, do you think you can keep track of these ones? I was just thinking of how none of us know where Joanne is. And I don't want these kids to get lost.
 * Jelly:** Yeah, sure Richie! I'll make sure we stay together and everything. You don't have to worry!
 * Richie**: Do you think anyone's going to come for us? This is what? Our fifth night sleeping here? I just want to go home. And I'm sick of hearing about the ghost.
 * Jelly:** I think we'll get home. Believe me, I'm sick of Jackie bossing me around. What did I ever do to her? And your dad's a janitor! He's bound to find us eventually! You have hope don't you?
 * Richie**: I don't know... no one's finding service anymore. All they care about is breaking into people's stuff and trying to find that ghost.
 * Jelly**: Can I tell you something?
 * Richie**: Sure.
 * Jelly**: I don't think there's a ghost.
 * Mike**: There must be a ghost though! Jackie says so! And everyone else is hearing things.
 * Jake**: Yeah, it scares me to death... it's like a real episode of ghost hunters or something.
 * Richie**: Guys, there's no ghost.
 * Steve:** But what if there is? Are we just gonna sit here and let it bother us?
 * Richie:** *scratches head* Don't worry about it. Rose heard one sound in the elevator and freaked out. And this school isn't exactly brand new so it was probably something stupid.
 * Jelly:** Didn't you say the ghost is in Ten Eyck's now? Cause that's right around the corner, and we're fine. Don't you guys trust Richie?
 * Jake:** Yeah, I guess.

*//Drama club walks past Ten Eyck's room with war paint on. Rose spots something in his room and gestures to Sarah and Jackie to come over. Show close ups up them peeking through the window.*//

*//Backs up, counts to 3, and slams into the door. We can edit this so that we don't show them beating up Ten Eyck, he can just be lying on the floor with a bruise or something. And then the drama club can run away with the pizza boxes.*//
 * Sarah: ** HE HAS PIZZA. HOT, DELICIOUS PIZZA. *drooling*
 * Jackie ** : *covers Sarah's mouth.* Shhhh! If we're quiet, we can get it.
 * Rose: ** Why is he still at the school? Was he really here the whole time?
 * Jackie: ** I don't know but I don't really care. I'm hungry.
 * Rose: ** Let's do a surprise attack. We'll back up, run into the door, and take him down for the pizza.
 * Sarah: ** Well we're not going to eat all of that ourselves. There are like, 94 boxes in there.
 * Jackie: ** Then we can invite everyone to eat with us. Richie, Jelly, BritandAly, and anyone else who wants to show up. The nerds can even come if they want.
 * Rose ** : Alright, let's do this!

// Simon's vision. This was already shot, so it would be better to write the dialogue after we look at the shot again. We also need to remember to edit in sounds that the mascot is making... same sounds as the elevator. // _

// Simon's death/celebration //

** Chapter 9 ** ** Scene 13 ** // Piggy and Ralph are walking down the hall, and look outside, acknowledging the weather, then walking into the gym. // ** Richie: ** It’s getting cold in here. ** Jelly: ** //Looking outside// It looks like the storm is getting worse. ** Richie: ** Yeah... I’m worried. //Pauses.// Hey, have you seen BritanAlly around anywhere? // Loud yelling is coming from gym // ** Jelly: ** You hear that? ** Richie: ** Yeah… ** Jelly: ** Maybe it’s the g-g-g-g-ghost! ** Richie: ** There is no ghost Jelly. // Both walk through gym doors //

** Scene 14 ** // The boys are having a feast in the gym. Jackie is elevated on a pile of mats, while the other kids are sitting around her and the pizza boxes. The kids are also rubbing each other with face paint, and trying on the “hipster” clothes. Sarah and Rose are seated beside Jackie. One kid opens the pizza box as everyone grabs slices. // ** Jackie ** : Hey get me one! // Sarah goes to grab a slice. // ** Jackie: ** No not that one, the one next to it, it’s bigger. // Sarah hands her the piece. Jackie inhales the pizza’s aroma. Richie walks over. // ** Richie: ** Umm… Am I interrupting something? ** Jackie: ** No. //Looks up.// Actually I am very happy you’re here. Give them some pizza. // Jackie nudges a pizza box with a baseball bat towards Sarah, and Sarah hands it to Jelly and Richie. They hesitate before taking the offer. Slowly eating and looking around at everyone. // ** Jackie: ** Now has everyone had enough to eat? // No one answers // ** Jackie: ** Has everyone had enough to eat? //Gradually getting louder.// ** All: ** //Mumbling yes and mhm// ** Jackie: ** That’s better. Now everyone be seated. I have some matters to discuss with you. // The group slowly settles, turning their attention to Jackie, Richie and Jelly standing on the outskirts. // ** Jackie: ** Who wants to join my tribe? I have fed you, and will feed you many more good meals, much better than fish tacos. (//thing of deodorant next to her, picks it up and shows it everyone).//And see, we(//drama club)// have deodorant too ,and look at our awesome clothes! (//points to her clothes).// But most importantly, I will protect you from the ghost. As you all know by now, the ghost roams the halls, switching forms. Many of you wimps will be defenseless against it without my help. ** Richie: ** Jackie this is nonsense. There is no ghost! And this food… Its great but we need to spend time looking for cell phone service. Hunting isn’t our main priority. ** Jackie: ** Well, it sure seems as if you’ve enjoyed the meal, haven’t you Richie? // Richie blushes, looking away. // ** Jackie: ** Now, who wants to join me? Join me and have fun! // Murmurs spread throughout the gym // ** Richie: ** //Bursts out in anger// I am chief! Not her! What will you do about shelter and warmth? The storm is getting stronger and its getting colder. Join her and you won’t have the comfort of a place to sleep. You won’t have the comfort of warmth. You will never have the comfort of sleeping in your own bed, or seeing your family ever again if we don’t find service. You must listen to me! I’ve got the conch… ** Jackie: ** //Standing up.// The conch doesn’t count in my tribe. ** Richie: ** It counts everywhere. ** Jackie: ** //In Richie’s face//. What are you going to do about it? //Turns to tribe//. Who wants to join me? // A cheer arises from the group. Jackie turns to Richie, faking sympathy. // ** Jackie: ** Oh, now little Richie is all alone. What a poor baby. ** Richie: ** You guys are the ones who will be acting like babies when you freeze to death tonight. ** Jackie: ** Oh stop it, who needs you guys anyways? You’re useless. What have you done to help us? // Cheers arise from the background, and the other kids pull Jackie into an arising chant and dance about her being chief. The group runs and plays in a circle, pretending to chase the ghost. (we can come up with a chant if you want) They push Richie and Jelly, and soon the two are pulled into the circle as well. //

** Scene 15 ** // Mr. Ten Eyck awakens in his dark, locked classroom. He begins moaning due to the pain he is in from the attack. He crawls toward the door and tries to jiggle the handle. He then bangs on the door furiously. At the same time, Sean is crawling down the hallway, coughing and wheezing due to his “fit.” //

** Scene 16 ** // The group hears a loud noise. (Mr. Ten Eyck) Some of the kids begin screaming about the ghost. Jelly and Richie are starting to become convinced it is real. // ** Jackie: ** No! Don’t be afraid! I am President of the Drama Club. The ghost is no match for us. I will protect us. You are with me now, remember? // Jackie’s speech is met with encouraging cheers from the crowd. The group runs out of the gym, hollering. Jackie leads them with a baseball bat. (The next scene could take place in the hallway or the room off the gym.) One nerd trips over something. // ** Mike: ** What was that? ** Sean: ** //Moaning and stuttering on his words.// The ghost, it’s not real. There isn’t… //voice trails off followed by more moaning.// ** Jake: ** It’s the-the-the ghost! // The group surrounds Sean and beats him, chanting and hollering. A sound from the gym sends them running down the hallway, and trampling Sean in the process. Chanting //

** Scene 17 ** // A janitor appears, wheeling a trash can down a hallway. He stops to pick up the mascot costume, and places it on the edge of the trash can. (Wherever Sean left it) // // He opens up the gym door and it slams shut. He wheels then can and mascot through the gym and into the side room (or hallway.) He pauses, seeing a dark figure curled on the floor. He bends over and rolls Sean onto his back. He looks at the boy as Sean lets out a faint moan. The janitor reaches under Sean, picking him up. // // The janitor kicks the trash can out in the hall, to make room for him to carry Sean out of the doorway. Sean and the janitor disappear. //

// The kids are all still in the hallway. They turn just in time to see the ghost going into the hallway. (the mascot/trashcan rolling out)They scream and scatter, disappearing for the rest of the night. //

** Chapter 10 ** ** Scene 18 ** // BritanAlly and a few extras are wondering in the background of the scene. Richie is sitting on the gym floor, holding the conch as Jelly approaches him //. ** Jelly: ** Where is everybody? ** Richie: ** They’re gone, Jelly. ** Jelly: ** //with excitement in voice// You mean they got out of the school? ** Richie ** : No. //pause// They went with Jackie. ** Jelly: ** What about Sean? ** Richie: ** I went to check on him this morning, and he’s gone too. ** Jelly: ** What do you mean? ** Richie: ** He disappeared. ** Jelly: ** Well maybe he crawled away, or went to the nurses’ office! He should be fine. ** Richie: ** You don’t understand. There’s a pool of blood, but no trail. With that much blood, there had to be a trail. //Richie looks down shaking his head// There is so much blood. ** Jelly: ** Well it was his fault! It was dark and he should know better to just sneak up on Jackie and the hunters like that! ** Richie: ** It wasn’t just Jackie, it was us too, Jelly. ** Jelly: ** No. No! It was them, they did it! ** Richie: ** No. Jelly we’re, we’re murderers! ** Jelly: ** It was an accident Richie, and it wasn’t us. ** Richie: ** Stop denying it! We were there; we helped them when we should have been helping stop it instead! He’s dead now! Gone! And we will be too if we’re trapped in the school any longer!

** Scene 19 ** // This scene takes place in the Auditorium. Two girls are guarding the double doors. Others are straggling around the aisles. Jackie is facing an extra person that is tied up on stage. //