Narbonic | Episode 4 Excerpt

by Richard Roberts

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Dialog DAVE: I died once.

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Dialog MELL: Yeah

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Dialog MELL: And we had to fix that screw-up too!!

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Dialog DAVE: I'm just saying, it's not that big a deal!

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Dialog ARTIE: Hey, look!

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Action Notes Mell and Dave look up.

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Action Notes Dave walks up alongside Mell.

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Action Notes Camera pans up through a trail, stopping at some ruined Dave buildings.

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Action Notes Dave stares in awe.

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Dialog MELL: If you think we're going up there-- Action Notes Mell suddenly hobbles on top of him

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Dialog MELL: --you're going to carry me, goon!

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Dialog MELL: YA! Action Notes Mell pulls Dave backwards. Artie falls off Mell.

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Dialog MELL: Onwards, faithfull-- Action Notes Mell kicks Dave in the ribs.

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Dialog MELL: --steed! Action Notes Dave begins to run

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Action Notes Artie runs after Dave.

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Action Notes Artie grabs Dave's pant leg.

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Action Notes EXT. JUNGLE TRAIL UNDER TREE CANOPY - DAY. Fade in on the Dave buildings, now closer than before.

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Action Notes Dave tiredly stumbles into frame, panting.

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Dialog DAVE: Wait- huff, I recognize that from the brochure. Action Notes Mell is waving a large leaf as a fan and sipping from a cup made from a leaf, looking refreshed and pleasant. Artie is riding on Mell’s shoulder, fanning himself with an even smaller leaf.

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Dialog DAVE: This is Forsaken David’s Island!

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Dialog MELL: So you broke you out of prison, only to end up where you were going anyway? Action Notes Mell throws her hands up, throwing away her leaf cup in the process.

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Dialog ARTIE: I’m not sure why we even struggle against the inevitable sometimes. Action Notes Dave continues to truck on.

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Action Notes RUINED PRISON ISLAND COMPOUND - DAY. Cross fade to the entrance of the Dave building.

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Action Notes Dave slowly approaches, dragging his feet.

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Action Notes Dave flops over on the steps, collapsing face down.

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Action Notes Mell steps on Dave's hand as she dismounts.

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Action Notes Dave holds his hand with his othe hand.

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Dialog MELL: What gives? Action Notes Mell kicks a piece of debris.

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Dialog MELL: Everything is wrecked. Action Notes Wide shot of the ruined prison compound from above.

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Action Notes Mell bends down as Dave stands up and looks around.

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Dialog DAVE: Where is everybody?

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Dialog DAVE: My brothers! Action Notes Mell picks up a gnawed human bone.

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Dialog MELL: Something got ‘em. Non-human.

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Dialog MELL: Too many tooth marks on the bones. Action Notes Mell tosses the bone aside

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Action Notes Dave tenses up

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Dialog MELL: Something chewed through the wall here.

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Dialog MELL: Heh. That’s what our Mega Gerbils used to do in the lab.

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Action Notes An Ur-Gerbil springs our from behind the wall. Mell jerks back.

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Action Notes Another Ur-Gerbil emerges.

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Dialog DAVE: They’ve gone wild? Even when they were tame, they were unstoppable omnivores who trampled everything.

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Dialog Ur-Gerbils: Grrrr. Action Notes The Ur-Gerbils close in around the gang

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Dialog UR-GERBIL: (growling continues)

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Dialog ARTIE: What?

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Dialog ARTIE: No! We mean no harm.

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Dialog ARTIE: We mean--

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Dialog ARTIE: --no harm Action Notes The Ur-Gerbils begin to circle around the gang.

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Dialog DAVE: Artie!

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Dialog DAVE: You can talk to them?

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Dialog ARTIE: You can't?

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Action Notes The Ur-Gerbils continue to circle.

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Dialog ARTIE: This is Bob, he’s some kind of minister here.

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Dialog ARTIE: You’re legally his food now, so be polite.

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Dialog ARTIE: I think he said something about a religious gathering.

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Action Notes Pushes Dave and Mell along to make them follow the "minister Ur-Gerbil".