The Trigamon Project

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Season 1: Episode 5: Secrets from the Underground

       

New Scene() Temporal = Late Afternoon

The scene starts with a top down view of Benjy walking along a sidewalk through a slightly dilapidated neighborhood. Benjy stops and looks around, then takes out a paper map, and examines it as QST.camera zooms in on him.

Benjy So where is–

Yami Benjy It didn't go out of business, did it?

Benjy Not likely over the span of only a week. It's called the Hindenburger, and it should be around here somewhere.

Yami Benjy The Hindenburger?

Benjy Michelle said she was there last week.

Benjy points to a dot on the map.

Benjy Right here.

Yami Benjy Hmm, I don't remember.

Benjy I don't think you've been. It's named after the explosive mess that, according to legend, mysteriously appears in your pants after you eat there.

Yami Benjy shudders.

Yami Benjy That, I remember you telling me. It's still a couple blocks away. But why do we have to go there at all?

Benjy Because I've got a meeting…

Yami Benjy But why?!

Benjy Methinks thou doth protests too much.

Benjy continues walking.


Refresh Scene()

Benjy walks up to the doors of the Hindenburger, and the doors automatically open for him as he walks up to the front counter. Behind the counter, a poster sits on the wall reading: Days without a lawsuit: 0.

Benjy rings the bell, and waits for a few seconds and looks around. As he does, some child screams and Benjy turns to see a food fight break out at one of the tables. At another of the tables someone's milkshake is spilled all over it and dripping onto the benches. Benjy turns his attention back to the bell and rings it again, but nothing happens. Not one to give up, Benjy rings the bell again, and again, and begins to play a tune on the bell. About fifteen seconds later, a disgruntled-looking employee comes out of the back room.

Employee What?!

Benjy I have a reservation.

The employee's tone changes from one of anger to one of confusion.

Employee Reservation?

Benjy hands the employee an official-looking document.

Employee You're with the girl with the two-faced, venom-spitting lawyer from Krypton?

Benjy No, the one from Neptune.

Employee Zark! She's waiting for you in room 8401. Don't go into the right bathroom, someone threw up maggots in there this morning.

Benjy nods and enters the long hallway into the back of the restaurant, and QST.camera follows him.

Yami Benjy For your information, I am now officially disgusted.

Benjy Officially?

Yami Benjy I have a certificate.

Benjy Where'd you get it?

Yami Benjy Downloaded from their website.

Laugh Track

New Scene()

Michelle, Kate, and another girl are sitting at a low table in a small room. A knock is heard on the door, and Kate gets up to open it. Benjy, standing in the doorway, enters the room and closes the door behind him.

Michelle Don't go into the bathroom on the right side of the hall, someone threw up maggots in there.

Benjy The guy at the counter told me too, but thank you.

Benjy pulls up a chair at the table and sits down.

Benjy So, where are you guys at?

Girl Max voiced his desire to throw his hat into the ring, as did several others.

Michelle Katie, Sid, and even Emily.

Benjy Emily?

Girl Emily Rita. You know, the one with the light blue hair.

Benjy Four then, which means the freshman class will be pretty divided at best.

Kate Six, Michelle also has plans.

Michelle Shush!

Benjy Wait, six?

Michelle I thought you were running…

Benjy Like I'd get anywhere.

Girl Michelle I keep telling you: they want Dina back, not her little brother. Long story short, it's not going to end well with the freshman class so divided. But you already knew that.

Michelle What we need to do is solidify a strong leader for the student union candidate before more people come out of the woodwork.

Kate And by solidify, she means behind her.

Michelle Shush Kate!

Girl She's a loose cannon, perfect for a vice president.

Michelle face-palms.

Michelle You realize that we're with a reporter, right?

Benjy Don't worry. She hasn't said anything even remotely newsworthy.

Girl Plus its off-campus, so it's not even relevant.

Michelle You do realize that they print whatever the (bleep) they want, right?

Girl Really now? Lets say we–

QST.camera's picture pulses as Benjy realizes what the girl is going for

Benjy We're not running attack ads, Alex would never allow it.

Girl Come on now, we didn't invite Alex here for a reason.

Benjy It was an absolute disaster when we did that for the national election. Imagine the damage it would cause if we did that for a school election.

Girl Oh, come on. What's your political agenda?

Benjy Killing those trips that keep getting us sued and getting rid of what's left of the dress code, but that's about it, thanks for asking but I'm not running attack ads.

Kate You're really relying on the fact that only Dina's sister could get away with something like that.

Michelle Sister? Kate, you mean brother.

Kate Same thing.

Michelle Actually, hon, they're not. But, killing trips will make us look like a pawn of the administration.

Girl It'll free up budget money for your projects though.

Michelle Kate, what are your thoughts?

Kate I like pie.

Benjy, Michelle, and the girl hang their heads down (and dark lines appear in the air near their foreheads)

Kate What?! You asked what I thought!

Michelle Uh-uh. No. Never. He's got some interesting ideas though. With the right PR, we could… Kate?

Kate It's genius! All we have to do is force the cake from the drainpipe!

Michelle turns to Kate curiously.

Michelle Kate, your cake is a lie.

Girl Michelle, she's gone.

Michelle I sorta figured. But we need those attack ads.

Girl You don't want Sid to be president, do you?

Benjy Sid is an attack ad. A walking attack add. Not to mention he's got maybe three people backing him at most.

Girl Still, you never know…

Benjy Name one thing Sid has done in this last year that isn't creepy, disgusting, or just plain rude. You can't, can you?

Michelle But what about Emily?

Kate Appoint her to the ministry of cuteness.

Michelle That was mean!

Kate So?! You've got to break a few eggs to make an amulet.

Yami Benjy She means 'omelet'?

Benjy Yes, she does.

tuesday

New Scene() Spatial = Car to TrainStation Temporal = Morning

Benjy's mother drives through downtown Mountain View.

Benjy's Mom This is the LAST TIME that I am rushing you to the train!

Benjy That's what you said yesterday.

Benjy's Mom Well I mean it this time!

Benjy That's what you said yesterday.

Benjy's Mom If your late again, you're WALKING!

Benjy So I can be even later?

Benjy's Mom So you can take responsibility for your actions!

Benjy You said that yesterday, and it doesn't make any sense!

Benjy's Mom So why don't you get out and walk now?

Benjy Fine, stop the car.

Benjy's Mom No can do, you'll be late for the train.

Benjy Humans… Under Breath

Chikorita Chiko!

Benjy's mother's car pulls up at the train station and he runs out of the car to the platform with Chikorita at his heels. Across the tracks, Max is waiting on the platform with a Cantherius by his side, holding his backpack for him

Benjy I think my mom has no free will.

Max They all seem like that–train's coming

The train arrives and Benjy and Max board it, Chikorita and Cantherius following them.


New Scene() Spatial = Realie

Benjy walks out of the building onto the Realie courtyard with Chikorita at his heels. Signs are hung around the courtyard.

Yami Benjy There certainly is excitement in the air.

Benjy Now we sit back and wait until it all turns into a mad panic.

Benjy continues walking across the courtyard to his locker where Anthony runs up to him.

Anthony I just want to let you know, you have my vote.

Benjy Thanks, but I'm not actually running…

Anthony What? But the sign–

Benjy Hold on, this I've got to see. Where is it?

Anthony points.

Maya You're not running?

Benjy No. Maya, please get the megaphone.

Maya runs into the multipurpose room to get a megaphone, while Benjy and Anthony walk over to the poster. In front of the poster, a small crowd has gathered, and warmly welcomes Benjy as he arrives.

G4N There he is now!

M3LL Hey Benjy!

Benjy Excuse me. We have some technical difficulties.

Maya Benjy, megaphone.

Maya hands the megaphone to Benjy.

Benjy Thanks.

G4N Aren't you supposed to say that after you test the megaphone?

Benjy Alright everyone please calm down.

M3LL We are calm.

Benjy Okay, calmer. Here we go. Let me see if I can word this properly.

Maya You're not actually running, are you?

Benjy In effect.

Brett But it says–

Benjy I did not, and do not authorize this poster. Excuse me, posters.

G4N I heard someone was trying to put you on Emily's ticket as her VP.

Benjy Copy must've…!

Boy Is that what happened?

Benjy I'm not aware of any such arrangement. I need to go speak with some people, so hold those thoughts.

Benjy moves around the small crowd and departs in a hurry.

Maya I'll bet Copy was behind it.

G4N Copy doesn't actually exist, does she?

M3LL Well she does a lot for someone that doesn't exist then.


New Scene() Spatial = 3rd Story Classroom

Benjy walks along the corridor and into a classroom overlooking the courtyard. (This is directly above where the Junior High lockers are) Benjy knocks on the door, and the door swings open.

Emily Benjy! About what Copy and I agreed on…

Benjy What did you agree on?

Emily Um, didn't she tell you?

Benjy No…

Emily Copy said that I needed you on my ticket if I wanted to win.

Benjy And you went with it, despite the uneasy feeling it left you with. And now you're about to ask me to cancel the arrangement.

Emily Uh, did…

Benjy It's fine, Emily.

Emily Uh, are you…?

Benjy I'm sure. I was never planning on running, regardless of what Copy said.

Emily But the ticket…

Benjy Run with someone you're close to, Emily.

Benjy sighs.

Benjy Copy's just being Copy.

At this point the bell rings, and Benjy dismisses himself and hurries off to class.


New Scene() Spatial = History Classroom

Benjy enters the history classroom next to the multipurpose room. Benjy's Chikorita jumps out and makes his way under desks to the front of the classroom as soon as Benjy sits down and takes out his laptop.

A middle-aged teacher with coffee-stained teeth (Carol) stands at the whiteboard, writing on it with a tiny piece of chalk:

Class In Session:

She then turns around, and notices that the class is mysteriously full. Counting the students, she counts 13.

Carol But I have only ten students… And ten desks. My math must be off, oh well…

Carol Today class, we will be wrapping up our unit on famous last words. Does anyone have any new famous last words for our list?

Will Here goes nothing.

Carol Very good–but not quite what I was looking for. Where did you hear that?

Will This morning, when my sister tried to dry silverware in the microwave.

Everyone cringes. Chikorita jumps up onto Carol's chair, and then onto her desk and begins to make a meal out of the day's assignments.

Benjy To push the red button or not to push the red button, that is the question.

Carol I'm assuming that came from some old comedy. Anyone else?

Caton raises her hand, and Carol calls on her.

Caton That dress makes you look fat.

Carol It does? Ohmigawd. Ohmigawd, IT DOES‽‽‽

Max For the love of crying out loud! She was kidding!

Carol No Max, she was serious, my (bleep) looks like a beached whale. I knew it all along. Now run along children, no need to see your teacher cry.

Max turns to Benjy.

Max Is she kidding?

Benjy You know darn well that I don't get sarcasm…

The class begins to file out of the room in a state of confusion, leaving Carol alone to weep softly to herself.

Kate Well done Caton, you made the teacher cry.

Caton I didn't mean to, she asked for famous last words!

Max Hey, at least it got us out of class early.

Kate I can't believe you're that insensitive!

Will And I can't believe that you all thought she was serious.

Max turns to stare at Will.

Kate I'm kidding, Caton. Good job.

Michelle Wait, Benjy?

Benjy emerges from the classroom carrying Chikorita.

Will What took you so long?

Benjy holds Chikorita in the air. He has a piece of paper with something printed on it hanging out of his mouth.

Caton What's that?

Benjy Just don't expect last night's homework to be graded. Ever.

Max …said the boy with glowing eyes…

Benjy Not again…

Benjy slaps his palm against his forehead.


Spatial = History Classroom

Carol leans back in her chair

Carol I can't believe they actually fell for that.


New Scene() Spatial = Courtyard

Benjy walks out of the main building room and into the courtyard. Pixielite rests on his head, absorbing sunlight with its wings spread wide.

Max I still can't believe she let us out, I mean, is she that insecure about her (bleep)?

Benjy Maybe Caton hit a soft spot.

Caton I said I was sorry!

Benjy I'm not blaming you… There was no way to know that would happen.

Caton And your eyes are really glowing.

Benjy Yeah, my vision is completely tinted yellow.

Benjy sits down on one of the picnic benches and pulls out his laptop. Chikorita jumps onto the table next to the laptop and lies down, basking in the sunlight. Benjy now opens his laptop and groans.

Max What?

Benjy Zarking kernel panicked, again…

Max Didn't you just have that problem yesterday?

Caton You think PETA did something to it?

Benjy Doubt it, time to power down.

Max You're going to lose all your work!

Benjy The kernel's panicked. It's already gone…

Benjy presses the power button, but the computer fails to shut off, so Benjy opens it up and begins to take the battery out. This fails to shut the computer off, so Benjy puts the battery back in, in confusion, which *does* shut the machine off.

Will Must be a bug in the firmware…

Max And if there isn't?

Will Then my mom is a tomato.

Alexandra I thought she was?

The group stares at one another.

Max You have any idea of what you just said, Alexandra?

Alexandra No.

Will Excuse me, but I have to run. I'm late for group therapy in the Realie Underground with my group of dancing zombie unicorns wearing radioactive sweaters.

As Will walks away, Alexandra calls after him.

Alexandra Have fun!

Will Thanks, I will.

Max Wow…

Benjy Yup.

Lana I bet Will did something in the Realie Underground.

Benjy Sure he did. Sarcasm

Max Wait a minute, that's the only logical explanation!

Benjy I thought you said that the underground was something Will made up.

Max Benjy. Your computer runs without electricity!

Benjy We've been through this before.

Alexandra Maybe it's a ghost?

Lana Or mole people.

Benjy All are perfectly valid theories–sadly. Or it could just be some serious solar flares going haywire.

Lana Then how come Max's laptop isn't affected?

Benjy Max?

Max pulls his laptop out of his bag, only to find the kernel has panicked. He swears and tries in vain to power it off. Right at this moment, Benjy's eyes pulse with a massive flash of blue light and QST.camera switches to an overhead view.

Lana Hey check out Benjy's eyes!

Max What?

Yami Benjy projects himself.

Yami Benjy Wavelength of four hundred seventy nano-meters. Something strange is going on.

Benjy You win, let's find that underground area.

Benjy If it exists. Under Breath Mutter

Max Holy (bleep)! Your eyes.

Lana He's an alien, Max.

Max You're a genius! I'll bet that glow is a beacon to the rest of his kind!

Benjy Shut your gumhole.


New Scene()

Benjy, Lana, Max, and Alexandra move through one of the hallways under the main hall, all holding flashlights. Pixielite holds onto the back of Benjy's shoulder, and a Ralts holds onto Lana's back. A Meowth stands at Alexandra's heels.

Lana Wait why are we holding flashlights? It's plenty light enough to see…

Max Because certain people have been known to turn off the lights for a quick giggle.

Alexandra Lana…

Lana You know all my giggles are totally kawaii.

After a few more steps Yami Benjy projects himself again.

Yami Benjy We're closing in on the source, wavelength of four-forty nano-meters.

Benjy I know, my whole field of vision is tinted purple.

Alexandra How much further?

Yami Benjy I don't know. That all depends on how strong the initial charge is.

Max Everyone, this way!

Max begins to rush off down the hall, and as Benjy, Lana, and Alexandra follow him, the glow of Benjy's eyes changes from a blue-purple to a more vivid shade of violet.

Max In here!

Max tries to open the door, but finds it locked. Pixielite lands on the doorknob and extends its tail into the lock. It sparks, and the door swings open.

Alexandra Thank you.

Inside the door is a dark and dusty room, lit primarily by Benjy's glowing eyes and the beams of flashlights. One of the flashlight beams lands on an old Nintendo Gamecube, covered in a layer of dust. Shelves line the room, holding odd trinkets also under a dusty layer.

Lana Is this… Whisper

Max The Realie Underground… Whisper

Benjy Or just some storage closet.

Yami Benjy Be careful. Something isn't right here.

Alexandra whispers to Lana's Ralts to use safeguard, and it does, meanwhile, the four students continue to examine the room for about a half-minute. Pixielite scans multiple objects as it flies around the room. Alexandra's Meowth darts under a desk and emerges seconds later with a dead mouse in its mouth.

Benjy Personally, the only thing I find unusual about this place is the layer of d– du–

Benjy begins to sneeze, but then the sneeze fails.

Max Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Benjy Ah-choo!

Benjy's sneeze blasts the surface of a dusty desk, causing a plume of dust to spread across the room.

Yami Benjy I feel it, something is–

Yami Benjy cuts himself off as he sees Alexandra just about to open a door on the other side of the room. Yami Benjy quickly projects himself, and calls to Alexandra to stop.

Lana It's not like it's a horror movie.

And with this, Alexandra turns the knob and the door creaks open, with a sight that causes Alexandra to take several steps back. Two guards are standing behind the door, each wearing unearthly armor and wielding strange energy cannons.

Guard2 Freeze, morons.

Yami Benjy

The guard presses a button and the energy cannon begins to charge.

Max Isn't that the trophy gun from Smash Bros?

The Millennium Gameboy Advance glows brightly.

Yami Benjy Mirror force!

The trophy gun shoots a black arrow directly at Alexandra, but Pixielite flies in the way and uses its mirror force, creating a barrier that causes the arrow to bounce and shoot back at the guard.

Guard2 Oh, zark–

The energy arrow pierces the guard through the chest, and he collapses to the floor unconscious. (The guard is NOT turned into a trophy, as happens in the Smash Bros™ game series) The first guard looks rapidly around, trying to see if he can get past the mirror force attack. While he is still in the process of doing so, Lana has Ralts hit him with a confusion attack. His disorientation caused by the attack, allows Max to send Cantherius to attack him with thunderbolt. He also collapses to the ground unconscious.

Alexandra continues to back away, but Yami Benjy runs up to the unconscious guards.

Yami Benjy There's something familiar about them. Do they go here?

Lana approaches one of them.

Lana Yeah, they do go here.

Max Then we did it!

Alexandra Did what?

Max Found the fabled Realie Underground!

A feminine voice belonging to none of them echoes through the room:

??? And very soon you'll wish you hadn't.

All of them begin looking around to see where the voice is coming from. Yami Benjy thinks he sees something, and sends Pixielite to warp tackle something. Pixielite collides with something invisible, knocking out the invisibility field before flying away.

Yami Benjy You again?

QST.camera split-screens to show the expressions of shock on Lana, Alexandra, and Max's faces:

Max You've seen her before?

Ila Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing you before. Just the other day was it? Tell me, what's your name?

Yami Benjy You really expect me to tell you that?

Ila Of course not, I expect you to die.

Reference to James Bond

Seeing Alexandra tremble, Ila smiles.

Ila Avada kerzona!

A sudden green flash permeates the room, along with the sound of the breaker, but when it fades, Yami Benjy, Max, Lana, and Alexandra are still standing.

Ila …This is odd.

Benjy She's acting like she expected it to work or something…

Yami Benjy Yes, it seems like mind games…

Yami Benjy Pixielite, thunderbolt!

"Ila's Wingspan - Rough Design"
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Max You can't do that! It's all pretend! SHE'S METHOD ACTING!!!

Yami Benjy I don't believe she is…

Ignoring Max, Pixielite launches a thunderbolt at Ila. She blocks it with an energy barrier.

Ila Why are you still alive? Oh, that… Safeguard… Of course it's all pretend, just step out of the safeguard and let me show you.

Max looks curiously at Ila, tilting his head to the side.

Max You must think I'm stupid.

Ila You are a boy aren't you–tah!

Alexandra But we're not boys… Under Breath

Pixielite flies away from Ila after having shocked her with electricity. Ila turns quickly.

Ila Avada Kerzona!

Pixielite is already within the safeguard and is thus unaffected. Ila turns to Yami Benjy, announcing that the safeguard won't protect him for long.

Yami Benjy Is that a threat?

Ila No, but this is!

Ila zips forwards, crashing into Yami Benjy and knocking him out of the safeguard onto the ground. Ila is over him on all fours.

Ila Avada Kerzona!

The green light engulfs Yami Benjy, but before the light clears Yami Benjy strikes Ila, knocking her away. The fact that Yami Benjy survived makes Max, Lana, and Alexandra believe that the spell is fake, and Alexandra sends her Meowth to use fury swipes on Ila who dodges, leaping out of the way.

Ila So sad. I'd say that you'd have to learn the hard way, but…

Ila Avada Ker–

Ila is unable to finish the spell as something explodes right in front of her, knocking her into a pile of dusty shelves. As she gets up, she discovers that a blue light is projected on her chest.

Ila Avada…

Ila looks up to see a man in a suit holding the device projecting the blue light.

Man Even you know better than to try to cast spells with a sonic weapon present.

Ila jumps and flies around the room trying to escape the sonic beam, but the man manages to keep the beam locked on Ila.

Man Ila, you know better than this.

As Ila tries to escape the beam, she calls on a Shroomish and a Goombogart to stop the beam. Goombogart rushes the man, who gasps, but Max's Cantherius cuts it off with an aerial ace.

Ila Shadow rush!

Man That's bad children! If she cuts off the beam we all–

Shroomish crashes into the man, knocking him down, though he manages to keep the beam on Ila. Shroomish tackles him again, and Goombogart breaks free of Cantherius and charges the man.

Yami Benjy Tractor beam go!

Alexandra Fury swipes!

As Goombogart rushes the man, Pixielite snatches it up in it's tractor beam, tossing it over itself. Meowth plows into Shroomish, sending it flying. But in the commotion the man looses track of Ila.

Ila Avada Ke–

The man refocuses the beam on Ila and Ila's spell explodes. Goombogart attacks at Ralts, who responds with confusion, allowing Pixielite to hit it (Goombogart) with an aerial ace. Meanwhile where Cantherius and Shroomish are battling, Shroomish releases a cloud of spores sending Cantherius to sleep, and charges at Meowth, knocking it out of the way, then zooms at the man.

As Shroomish zooms at the man, Yami Benjy calls on Chikorita, whom headbutts her (Shroomish) aside. The man jumps over a pile of debris to keep his beam on Ila. Behind him, Shroomish and Chikorita scramble franticly.

Back by Yami Benjy, Pixielite delivers a thunderbolt to Goombogart; and Meowth joins the attack against it, Meowth's claws being quickly able to land a KO. This leaves Chikorita scrambling on the other side of the room with Shroomish, the battle that Yami Benjy now turns his attention to. Pixielite, Ralts, and Meowth all now rush to join the battle, but Shroomish dodges their attacks with abnormal speed and goes shooting at Yami Benjy.

The millennium gameboy advance glows gold and creates a barrier, which Shroomish collides with.

Yami Benjy There's something wrong with that pokémon.

Yami Benjy reaches down for something.

Benjy That much is obvious but–

Shroomish's rubbing up against the barrier makes the barrier spark and crackle.

Yami Benjy This won't end well–hmm.

Yami Benjy snatches a poké ball off of one of the chairs nearby. Holding it in front of him. Gold light shoots into the ball, turning it from clear to black and gold.

Yami Benjy Snag ball initialized. Ready whenever.

For another second, Shroomish pushes up against the barrier, then it crashes through, disappearing into the ball in a flash of gold and black light. Yami Benjy immediately drops the ball holding his hand in pain.

Lana Woah…

Max Cantherius! Speak to me!

Cantherius opens an eye sleepily, then zaps Max.

Lana You okay?

Max I'm fine!

Lana I was talking to Benjy.

Yami Benjy looks around quickly, and a green flash explodes in the distance, followed by an explosion that rocks the room. Yami Benjy recalls Chikorita and then rushes towards the explosion, but after a few paces, Lana and Alexandra catch him and try to drag him back, but are only able to slow him down.

Man I'm warning you, use your magic near a sonic weapon and–

An explosion seems to burst out of the air all around Ila, forcing the man to partially dodge behind a chest of drawers, temporarily freeing Ila of the beam. Ila casts a green light at Yami Benjy, but the man blows the spell apart with the beam of his device.

Man I'm warning you, Ila! You don't know what is going to happen!

Ila Zark you!

Ila charges forwards, crashing into Yami Benjy.

Ila Gimme that!

Ila snatches at the sonic weapon, but the man moves it out of her way, accidentally tossing it aside. Ila tries to incant a spell, but Yami Benjy smashes into her chest, knocking the wind out of her. Yami Benjy and Ila struggle back and forth. Ila grabs Yami Benjy by the neck, but Yami Benjy crashes into her as a result knocking her backwards into a wall, the shock of which forces Ila to loose her grip.

Ila begins to incant something, but the blue beam hits her in the forehead, causing an explosion, knocking her and Yami Benjy apart. Yami Benjy staggers and coughs up a tiny bit of blood. Ila charges Yami Benjy, but Yami Benjy shields himself with a golden barrier, and Ila stops upon seeing this.

Ila starts to incant something.

Man Ila!

Ila I don't give a zark, Doctor.

Ila steps back, and a fissure erupts from the ground where she had her foot. Yami Benjy leaps out of the way, as does the man. The fissure rips through the room, threatening to cause the ceiling to collapse. Ila launches a green light at the man, who blocks it with the beam of blue light from his sonic weapon. The explosion brings the ceiling down in front of Ila.

Man Run kid! Run!

The millennium gameboy advance begins shining brilliantly.

Yami Benjy Who are you?

Man Nevermind that, run!

A sudden blast of light breaks through the rubble in front of Ila, and Ila emerges in a sphere of yellow light, with balls of orange light in each hand. She combines these into a single sphere and fires a beam of orange light at Yami Benjy and the man.

With figurative lightning reflexes, Yami Benjy grabs the fallen man and jumps aside, crashing to the ground on the other side of the fissure (the fissure is only 4 inches wide at the point this far back). They land in a heap, and Ila sweeps her beam at them. The man points his sonic weapon at Ila and Ila dives into the widening fissure in the floor. The man now grabs Yami Benjy and pulls him towards the exit.

After a few steps Ila emerges from the fissure and fires a green flash at them, which the millennium gameboy advance blocks with a barrier. Ila now fires the orange light at the barrier, knocking both Yami Benjy and the man to the ground due to the force of the impact. The man flicks on his sonic weapon pointed at Ila's chest, blasts her, causing her to disappear into the wall.

Man She's got a portal.

Yami Benjy Not anymore…

With a loud *crack*, the wall gives way and the room starts to collapse. Junk falls from the ceiling on the man and Yami Benjy, and the millennium gameboy advance re-generates the shield as they both run for the exit. The portal on the wall explodes in a small ball of light. Crashing through the shield, a large chunk of ceiling falls on the man's leg, trapping him.

Man Save yourself! I can…

Yami Benjy looks at him squarely.

Yami Benjy Something a friend told me. It's not by might, it's not by power.

The millennium gameboy advance glows with a blinding yellow light.

Yami Benjy But by spirit…

The man chuckles.


New Scene()

Max, Lana, and Alexandra stand with a young man in the hallway starring at the pile of rubble near the door.

Max I never expected Benjy to…

Young Man Then it probably didn't–

Max But I don't–

Max stops talking in shock and QST.camera split-screens to show everyone's expressions as a yellow light becomes visible amidst the rubble. All four quickly set to work digging Yami Benjy and the man out.


New Scene() Spatial = Courtyard

Benjy sits at one of the picnic tables brushing dust out of his hair. Lana, Max, Alexandra, and other students stand around him, and Pixielite and Chikorita are sunbathing on the table.

Alexandra I still can't believe that you were out cold when we saved you.

Alexandra laughs, and Benjy brushes more debris out of his hair.

Benjy Well thank you. And I'm sure he thanks you too.

Max Hey, it would have been a lot easier if that thing hadn't nearly blinded me.

Benjy It's really not there anymore?

Lana It's gone. As in gone.

Alex And I didn't even get to see it!

Shamim Nor did I!

Will Nor did I! And I was the one who made it up!

The camera shifts upwards, in through Lightsman's window and into his office where he and the man are sitting.

Lightsman You're all right I take it, Doctor?

Man Bit rough, but I'm otherwise fine. Not that I'm used to the magical-types, but…

The man turns to Lightsman.

Lightsman Don't look at me that way, Doctor. Despite my being an elf, I don't know anything about magic. I majored in chemical engineering.

Man ➝ Doctor Don't worry about it, I suppose we'll all learn soon enough.

Lightsman By the way, Doc, what is your name?


…///To Be Continued///…


© March 1, 2013 by Benjamin Strauss