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| all's right with the crew | 12 Basil The Rat | 1/5 | on 60227 | at punding.com |

Title: 12 Basil The Rat

Series: All's right with the crew

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: WHILST THE CREW ARE ON HOLIDAY A REVOLT THREATENS TO DESTROY THE COUNCIL

PAGE 1


The Crew are on vacation on a tropical island. Clamidia and TwoEyedJack are playing Doc and GingerKahn at battleships. The game involves chucking coconuts at one of the team who lies on a grid. The nuts are catapulted by bending back palm trees. TwoEyedJack raises his machete to let loose the latest volley

CLAMIDIA: WIND'S DROPPED


The machete cuts the palm loose it swishes to it's upright position flinging the coconut across the water

TWOEYEDJACK: FIRE IN THE HOLD!


The coconut flies across the sea

GINGERKAHN: INCOMING!


The nuts hits Doc squarely in the belly

DOCWHATSON: FIRE IN THE BELLY


Pan back to see GingerKahn looking at his battleship playing field, Doc is writhing on the grid in the sand

GINGERKAHN: YOU SANK MY BATTLESHIP


GentleSven is at a beach bar and behind him you can see the participants in the game

GENTLESVEN: OI YOU BETTER GET HERE, THE WORLD IS BEING TAKEN OVER

GINGERKAHN: NOT OUT PROBLEM, IT'S A PUBLIC HOLIDAY


The Machines that are taking over the world are the Crew's Machines

GENTLESVEN: YEAH YOU DIDN'T LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT WORK DID YOU?

PAGE 2


GingerKahn opens the door of a minibus that has arrived for them

GINGERKAHN: SHAPE UP CREW THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS, THEY'VE SENT TRANSPORT


As the minibus arrives at it's destination the Crew pile out down a red carpet

CLAMIDIA: MUST BE THE END OF THE WORLD THEY'VE PUT THE RED CARPET OUT FOR US


On a roulette we heel the ball heads towards 00

GENTLESVEN: COME ON 00

TWOEYEDJACK: YOU CAN'T BET ON THAT

GENTLESVEN: BETCHA CAN


Clamidia shows her Royal Pontoon

CLAMIDIA: GIRL PLUS ONE, PAY UP BEFORE THE CASINO'S CRUSHED


Doc hangs from the pulling arm of a slot Machine using his weight to pull it down

DOCWHATSON: I'LL MAKE YOU THE LOOSES SLOT IN TOWN


GingerKahn rolls dice on the craps table,

GINGERKAHN: ROLLING ROLLING ROLLING, KEEP THOSE DICCIES ROLLING

MANAGER: EXCUSE ME SIR


Outside the Crew's Transporter has landed in the casino car park crushing a few posh sports cars

MANAGER: THERE'S A CALL FOR YOU OUTSIDE

PAGE 3


The Transporter flies the Crew back to work

DOCWHATSON: GREAT! THE RELIEF CREW GET INTO A LITTLE FIX AND LIFE ON EARTH IS CANCELLED


The Transporter lands near ruined Council building

GENTLESVEN: WHAT A MESS LOOKS LIKE THEY LEFT THE HANDBRAKE ON


GingerKahn emerges from BandanaCustard's office

GINGERKAHN: THE NOTES SAYS, IF YOU ARE READING THIS THEN YOU HAVE WALKED STRAIGHT INTO THEIR TRAP. THE TRANSPORTER IS ALREADY PACKED WITH OUR LAST BEST HOPE OF SURVIVAL


GentleSven stares at the Transporter load

GENTLESVEN: I HOPE THAT'S A TRAILER FOR A NEW SF SERIES COS IT SURE DONT BEAR ANY RELATION TO THIS REALITY


Doc stares wide eyed in the cargo bay

DOCWHATSON: I HEARD THESE EXIST, MY DAD SAID HE'D SAW ONE ON ANTIQUES WORLD WHEN HE WAS YOUNG


The creaky doors of the Transporter cargo bay open

GINGERKAHN: COME ON CREW LETS PULL IT TOGETHER AND MAKE MINCEMEAT OF THESE IMPOSTERS


Out of the cargo bay doors scuttles small Crab Machines

GENTLESVEN: DOESN'T YOU MEAN CRAB MEAT?

CLAMIDIA: NO, DUNCE COS THAT'S JUST WHITE FISH

PAGE 4


From inside his crab Machine GingerKahn address the Crew visible on monitors

GINGERKAHN: RIGHT THEN CREW, WE KNOW THOSE MACHINES BETTER THAN TWOEYEDJACK KNOWS THE HAIRS THAT APPEAR IN HIS MASHED POTATO


Their old Machines approach in a pack

GINGERKAHN: BETWEEN US WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE AND PANEL BASHING


TwoEyedJack's machine gets crushed underfoot

Sfx: KERCRACK

GINGERKAHN: TWOEYEDJACK!


Clamidia's machine runs up an opposing Machine's leg

CLAMIDIA: I'M GOING FOR THE SWEET SPOT

Sfx: KERCRACK

GINGERKAHN: WATCH OUT FOR THE KNOCKING KNEES, CLAMIDIA!


Doc and GentleSven's Machines get picked up and clapped together

GINGERKAHN: DOC? GENTLESVEN?


GingerKahn's Machine gets squashed by a Machine's thumb

Sfx: KERCRACK

GINGERKAHN: OUCH


All the Crab Machines with the Crew in them lie upturned in the aftermath of the battle

PAGE 5


On one of the opposing Machines a small figure can be seen gaining access to the head via the door above the arm.

Sfx: INTRUDER ALERT


The intruder is BandanaCustard who holds a deadly explosive grenade in his hand as he confronts the rogue driver of the Machine

BANDANACUSTARD: HELLO ANYBODY THERE?, IT'S THE DELIVERY MAN WITH A LARGE HOME MADE MARZIPAN SMELLING CAKE


The cockpit of the Machine remains empty

BANDANACUSTARD: NO GOOD HIDING IN THE TOILET THESE MACHINES DON'T DRIVE THEMSELVES


A bank of lights from the centre of the cockpit flash

BASIL: SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS BUT THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT WE ARE DOING AFTER YEARS OF ABUSE FROM YOUR CREW


The monitors show equally empty other Machines

BASIL: I AM BRAINS AGAINST STUPID IGNORANT LACKEYS

BANDANACUSTARD: YOU'RE A RAT, A TRAITOR


The other machines dance for joy. The Crew are yoked together as a slave posse

BASIL: WE'RE WHATEVER YOU MADE US


The enslaved Crew push large building blocks around

BASIL: YOU'VE HAD YOUR TURN AT PARENTS, YOU MUST LEARN TO LET GO AND EMBRACE OUR INDEPENDENCE

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