"Open Graves and 11-Year-Old-Handwriting”

 

 

[Misty re-enters the house and bends down to pick up the Umbrella. She stops short as the Eye of Raejae flashes in her mind. Scene cuts out, and the next one shows Misty sitting by the fireside smoking pipeweed]

 

Crunk (V.O):

            It's mine… my own… my… preciousss…

 

Misty:

            [mumbling to self] Riddles in the dark…

 

Amber (off-screen):

            Mom!

            [opens door, enters] Mom!

            [leans down and picks up the Umbrella]

 

Misty:

            Precious…

 

Amber:

            She's gone, hasn't she?

 

Misty:

            [lets out a puff of smoke]

 

Amber:

            She talked for so long about leaving. I didn't think she'd actually do it. Misty?

 

[Misty turns to face Amber, and Amber shows her the Umbrella in her hand]

 

Misty:

            [smiles] Crunky's Umbrella. I don't know where the hell she's gone, but she's left you the house.

            [holds out a small suitcase to Amber, who puts the umbrella in it. Misty locks it]

            Along with all her possessions. The umbrella is yours now. Lucky so-and-so.

            [holds out the suitcase to Amber, who, after a moment's pause, takes it]

            Put it somewhere out of sight.

 

            [makes her way to the front door]

 

Amber:

            Where are you going?

 

Misty:

            There's some things I must see to.

 

Amber:

            What things?

 

Misty:

What does it matter? There are some things I must see to, and that's the point, that's the reason I can't stay. Why should I waste my breath on … [stops] Sorry. I'm used to arguing with people.

            [walks into the front hallway, gets her hat (which was stolen from Meg)]

            Questions. Questions that need answering.

 

Amber:

            You've only just arrived. I don't understand.

 

Misty:

            Neither do I.

            [stands on her tiptoes so she's face to face with Amber]

            Keep it secret.

            [puts a hand on Amber's shoulder]

            Keep it safe.

            [exits]

 

[Amber looks at the suitcase in her hand]

 

[Scene: At the Dungeons of Evilness, Brennykins' voice is heard as he is tortured]

 

Bunnykins:

            CRUNKSVILLE! GREENLEAF!

 

[The door of the Giant Ferret Cage opens, and the members of Blink-182 and Sum41 ride out to find the Umbrella. The scene then switches to Misty, who rides just outside of the parking lot of the Wal-Mart of DOOOM to observe the activity. Then, she turns and rides off, heading back to her house. She runs upstairs and into the bedroom, then searches through the drawers of the dresser until she finds a diary]

 

Misty:

            [reads] Here follows the account of Zack Avery and the finding of the Umbrella of Power…

            [insert images of Zack taking the Umbrella from the hand of Raejae]

            It has come to me…

 

Misty (V.O):

The One Umbrella, which shall be an heirloom of my townthing. All those who follow in my bloodline shall be bound to its fate, for I will risk no hurt to the Umbrella. It is precious to me…

 

            [as Misty reads these lines, clips from the Prologue are shown: Zack picks up Raejae's hand, which holds the Umbrella. The hand turns into a powder and is carried away by the wind. Cut back to Misty]

 

Misty:
            …though I buy it with great pain…

 

[insert a clip of Zack fingering the handle of the Umbrella. The writing starts to fade]

 

Misty (V.O):

            The markings on the handle begin to fade…

 

[cut back to Misty]

 

Misty:

            The writing, which at first was as clear as red flame, has all but disappeared, a secret now only fire can tell… [looks up]

            Brainblast.

 

[Scene flips to the park in Crunksville. It's dark, and LSM is chopping wood to use for a fire when Tom Delonge approaches]

 

Tom:

            Crunksville. Greenleaf.

 

LSM:

            There are no Greenleafs in this park, seńor. They're all over that a way. [points]

 

[Tom leaves]

 

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[Inside the Club. Warren and Jordan are dancing piss-drunk on a table. Amber watches in a corner, shaking her head, and Taren prances around the table]

 

Danny, Jordan, and Taren:

            [singing] Hey ho, to the bottle I go

            To heal my heart and drown my woe

            Rain may fall and wind may blow

            But there'll still be many miles to go.

            Sweet is the sound of the pouring rain

            And the stream that falls from hill to plain

            Better than rain or a hunk of beef

Taren:

            There's an Open Grave inside this Greenleaf! [passes out]

 

[insert cheering. Camera pans over to a table, where Sam, Shawn, and Danny are sitting]

 

Sam(antha):

            There's been some straaange motherfluffers in Crunksville. Reeeal short people and others of a less than savory nature…

 

Shawn:

            …weren't there always people like that? At any rate… war is brewing and all that crap.

 

Sam(antha):

            Far-off tales and kiddy stories, that's all that is. You're starting to sound like oul' Crunky. Cracked, she was.

 

Shawn:

            Amber here, she's cracking.

 

Amber:

            And proud of it. [sits down with four cans of soda. Pushes soda to Shawn, Sam, and Dan] Cheers, Shawny.

 

Shawn:

            Cheers.

 

Sam(antha):

            Well it's no concern of ours what goes on beyond these borders. Keep your nose out of trouble and no trouble will come to you.

 

[Amber nods and sips from her coke can]

 

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[Cut to Amber and Danny, walking back to the Greenleaf house]

 

Amber:

            [hugs Danny] G'night Danny.

 

Danny:

            [hugs back] Nighty night Amber. [leaves and heads for the apartment]

 

[Upon entering the house, Amber sees the windows open and papers strewn about the house. Suddenly a hand claps on her shoulder. She turns and sees Misty]

 

Misty:

            Is it secret? Is it safe?