Billie Green
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                                       TEASER

               FADE IN:

               SOUND: A DING

               INT. FRAT HOUSE

               A BUMPING COLLEGE PARTY. THE MONARCH FALLS ONTO A SOFA. HE
               HAS YET TO DEVELOP HIS TRADEMARK COSTUME. HE JUST LOOKS LIKE
               A UNDERNOURISHED GEEK. A EMPTY PLASTIC CUP FALLS FROM HIS
               FINGERS.

                                   MONARCH
                          (drunk)

                      Holy. What was in that? What was in

                      those...

               THE MONARCH TURNS TO SEE A SHY GREEN GIRL WITH ANTENNA
               SITTING ALONE ACROSS THE ROOM. HIS VISION IS BLURRY BUT HE
               STILL SMILES AT HER.

               SHE SMILES BACK.

               INT. JONAS' PLANE - CARGO AREA

               IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE. THE LIGHTNING LIGHTS THE DARK CARGO
               AREA.

               JONAS VENTURE, A PINT SIZED MAN WITH STRONG RUGGED LOOKS AND
               A ROBOTIC ARM, IS IN THE MIDDLE OF LOSING A FIGHT WITH AN
               UNKNOWN ASSAILANT IN THE SHADOWS.

                                   JONAS

                      I am not sure what your disagreement

                      with me is.

               HE JUMPS AND ATTACKS THE ASSAILANT HIDDEN IN THE SHADOWS. SHE
               TOSSES HIM ABOUT WITH A MYSTERIOUS POWER. A GREEN FORCE THAT
               LOOKS LIKE A CLOUD OF GLITTER, THAT IS WILLED FROM HER.

               JONAS STANDS AND WIPES THE BLOOD FROM UNDER HIS NOSE.

                                   JONAS (CONT'D)

                      I have deduced that you are not trying

                      to kill me. What are you going to do

                      with me?

               SOUND: SOMETHING ORGANIC BEING PULLED APART

               JONAS' EYES WIDEN.

                                   JONAS (CONT'D)

                      Great science...

               EXT. PLANE CARGO AREA

               SOUND: LASER BLASTS

               A BRIGHT GREEN LIGHT EMITS FROM THE PLANE WINDOWS LIGHTING UP
               THE SKY.

                                                               FADE OUT.



                                    END OF TEASER
                                       ACT ONE

               EXT. SKY

               THE X-1 STEALTH PLANE IS BEING ATTACKED BY A BUTTERFLY SHAPED
               PLANE. BROCK, THE HULKING SWEDISH MACHINE, AND HANK VENTURE,
               YOUNG, BLONDE HAIRED AND DUMB LOOKING AS USUAL, ARE EACH IN A
               BUBBLE TURRET FIRING AT THE ATTACKER.

               INT. X-1

               BROCK IS DRESSED LIKE HAN SOLO AND HANK IS DRESSED LIKE LUKE.

                                   BROCK

                      Wooo-Weee! I almost got'em. How you

                      doing down there kid?

               HANKS EYES ARE CLOSED. THE RADIO CRACKLES TO LIFE.

                                   DR. VENTURE (O.S.)

                      Use the force Hank.

                                   HANK

                      Dad?

                                   DR. VENTURE (O.S.)

                      Use the force field Hank! You're

                      getting slaughtered out there.

                                   HANK

                      Oh!

               HANK FLIPS A SWITCH.

               EXT. SKY

               THE BUTTERFLY LANDS ON THE X-1. A LASER FROM IT'S MOUTH
               BEGINS CUTTING THROUGH THE HULL.

               INT. MONARCH PLANE

               THE MONARCH, STILL PATHETIC LOOKING BUT NOW DRESSED IN A
               BUTTERFLY COSTUME WITH ARMOR OVER HIS CHEST, AND SIX
               HENCHMEN, EACH IN THEIR OWN BUTTERFLY COSTUMES, ARE CROWDED
               IN THE COCKPIT. THE MONARCH LIFTS THE RADIO.

                                   MONARCH
                          (creepy voice)

                      Now begins my terrible crawl into Dr.

                      Venture's skin.

                                   FAT HENCHMAN

                      Uh.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Go ahead tell him.

               GLASSES NUDGES FAT.

                                   MONARCH

                      Tell me. Tell me what?

                                   FAT HENCHMAN

                      You have to push that red button to

                      talk into the radio.

                                   MONARCH

                      Oh. Oh! Thank you.

               THE MONARCH THEN WHIPS AROUND AND SHOOTS FAT WITH A DART FROM
               HIS WRIST BAND. THE HENCHMEN WATCH IN SHOCK.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Don't worry it's only a tranquilizer.

               INT. X-1

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Why is every time I have to do

                      something, like going to a lecture at

                      my old university. It's never just

                      that easy is it? I blame you dad.

               DR. VENTURE SHAKES HIS FIST IN THE AIR.

                                   DEAN

                      Pops who are you talking to?

               DEAN, BRIGHT RED HAIR AND A LOT THINNER THAN HIS BROTHER
               HANK.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Your late grandfather, thankfully.

               THE RADIO COMES TO LIFE.

                                   MONARCH (O.C.)

                      Dr. Thaddeus Venture...

               DR. VENTURE LEANS OVER AND TURNS SOME KNOBS.

                                   DR. VENTURE
                          (mockingly)

                      Oh. I'm losing you.

                                   MONARCH (O.C.)

                      Can you... hear... me?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      No, I'm definitely losing you. Can you

                      repeat that?

                                   MONARCH (O.C.)

                      Hear... Me... now?

               THE RADIO TURNS TO STATIC.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Why can't they just leave the airwaves

                      alone?

               DEAN SHRUGS HIS SHOULDERS.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      It's always yap yap yap...

               DR. VENTURE MAKES THE MOTION WITH HIS HAND.

                                   MONARCH (O.C.)

                      Hey, I heard that!

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Alright we're ending this now!

               DR. VENTURE'S HAND HOVERS OVER A BIG RED BUTTON AS SPARKS FLY
               FROM BEHIND THEM.

                                   DEAN

                      Holy cow! We have to use the E.M.P.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Well no... Well yes! This is the

                      button for helper.

               DR. VENTURE PUSHES THE BUTTON.

               EXT. X-1

               HELPER, BUCKET OF PARTS ROBOT, COMES OUT A DOOR ON THE
               SPEEDING PLANE AND ROLLS AROUND THE HULL UNTIL HE REACHES THE
               BUTTERFLY PLANE. HELPER CALLS DR. VENTURE ON THE TWO WAY
               WRIST WATCH.

               INT. X-1

               DR. VENTURE'S WRIST WATCH LIGHTS UP.

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R. (O.C.)

                      Beep beep beep beep beep?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      I don't know, slow him down some how.

                      I need time before we can land.

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R. (O.C.)

                      Beep beep?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Well Helper if you're not going to be

                      any help...

               EXT. X-1

               HELPER JUMPS INTO THE PATH OF THE LASER. THE LASER ZAPS HIM
               AND HE FLIES OFF THE X-1.

               INT. MONARCH PLANE

                                   MONARCH

                      Ha! You seriously think that would

                      stop me! Come on!

               DR. VENTURE'S VOICE CRACKLES OVER THE RADIO.

                                   DR. VENTURE (O.C.)

                      Will you just shut up!

                                   MONARCH

                      Ha! I will never stop, never slow

                      down, never be defeated....

               SOUND: A DING

               INT. FRAT HOUSE

               THE SMILING GREEN GIRL GETS UP AND WALKS OVER TO THE MONARCH.
               SHE SITS NEXT TO HIM.

                                   MONARCH

                      Well "hi" stranger.

               THE MONARCH CLUMSILY PUTS HIS ARM AROUND HER, ACCIDENTLY
               HITTING HER ANTENNA.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      What? What is this?

               HE EXAMINES THE ANTENNA. SHE DIRECTS HIS HANDS TO HER BOSOMS.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Well aren't you cute?

               SHE GIGGLES.

               INT. X-1

               HANK AND BROCK ENTER THE COCKPIT.

                                   DR. VENTURE 

                      Shit Helper.

                                   DEAN

                      Um Pop. When are we gonna land?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Oh, so you have something to say too!

                      Well, why don't I let you take care of

                      the problem Dean. Since you're the

                      smart one.

               DR. VENTURE TAKES HIS HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO DO
               QUOTATIONS WITH HIS FINGERS. THE PLANE SPINS INTO A BARREL
               ROLL.

                                   BROCK

                      Doc!

                                   DEAN

                      Holy freaking cow! Grab the steering

                      wheel!

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Okay! Okay! I got this.

               DR. VENTURE STRAIGHTENS OUT THE PLANE. HIS HANDS SLOWLY
               EXTEND TO REACH OVER THE E.M.P. RELEASE BUTTON.

               EXT. SKY

               THE X-1 IS IN FLAMES AS IT DESCENDS WITH THE BUTTERFLY STILL
               CUTTING THROUGH THE HULL.

               SOUND: MONARCH'S EVIL LAUGH

               EXT. STATE UNIVERSITY LANDING PAD

               THE X-1 CRASH LANDS. AN ELECTRIC WAVE COMES OVER BOTH PLANES.
               THE MONARCH'S PLANE FALLS OFF THE X-1. SMOKE POURS OUT OF
               THEIR DOORWAYS AS BOTH PLANES OPEN.

               BOTH CREWS EXIT COUGHING.

               TWO HENCHMEN CARRY FAT OUT THE MONARCH PLANE.

                                   MONARCH

                      Was that necessary? I mean how am I

                      supposed to get home now?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Well it's your fault. Why can't you

                      arch enemies get a life?

                                   MONARCH

                      I have a life. It's exciting. Full of

                      peril around every corner.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Great.

                                   MONARCH

                      What?

                                   BROCK

                      Nothing. Doc we should get going.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Right. Listen...

                                   MONARCH

                      No! You listen. This may have been

                      your victory for now. But the battle

                      is far from over!

                                   BROCK

                      If I see you again I'm going to kill

                      you.

                                   MONARCH

                      Henchmen! We're leaving.

               THE MONARCH LEAVES WITH HIS HENCHMEN STRUGGLING TO DRAG FAT.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Well good-riddance. Where's Helper?

               HELPER FALLS NEXT TO THE VENTURES.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      Okay. Brock I'll take Helper and you

                      baby sit the boys, I guess.

                                   BROCK

                      You sure about that Doc? With the

                      Monarch running around...

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Don't worry I have Helper.

               HELPER GETS OFF THE GROUND. HIS LEFT ARM FALLS OFF.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      Well I've been meaning to kill myself

                      soon anyway...

                                   HANK

                      Cool. We should solve mysteries like

                      those Hardly boys.

                                   DEAN

                      I think you mean the Hard-on boys.

                                   BROCK

                      Neither of those are correct.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      And Dean never say that again.

                                   DEAN

                      What?

               DR. VENTURE POINTS AT THE BOYS WITH HIS THUMB.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Damn geniuses. So we'll keep in touch

                      on the two way communicators.

                                   BROCK

                      Right.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Let's go Helper.

               EACH PARTY GOES THEIR WAY.

               EXT. JONAS' PLANE

               THE PLANE IS LANDED. THE DOOR OPENS REVEALING JONAS IN A
               POSSESSED STATE.

                                   JONAS

                      I will kill Dr. Venture.

               HIS EYES LIGHT UP GREEN.

               EXT. GIRLS DORMITORY

               HANK AND DEAN WANDER IN FASCINATION.

                                   DEAN

                      Wow-zeers, so this is were we'll end

                      up some day.

                                   BROCK

                      Only if you're lucky enough to grow up

                      Dean.

                                   HANK

                      I wonder what kind of mysteries are

                      just waiting to be solved here?

               ENTER COLLEGE STONER.

                                   STONER

                      I'll give you a mystery man. The

                      mystery of my missing juice, man.

                                   DEAN

                      Juice?

                                   STONER

                      Yeah, man.

                                   HANK

                      But you can get juice anywhere.

                                   STONER

                      Not this juice man. Some one stole it

                      from my palm, man.

               THE STONER LIFTS AND POINTS AT HIS PALM.

                                   HANK

                      Ah ha! A crime to solve. What did this

                      juice look like?

                                   STONER

                      It's a little ball of foil. A little

                      deliciously balled up ball of foil. Oh

                      my god! It's gone.

               THE STONER BEGINS WEEPING INTO HIS HANDS.

                                   DEAN

                      What's this?

               DEAN PICKS UP A CRUMPLED PIECE OF FOIL.

                                   STONER

                      My juice!

               THE STONER LEAPS AT THE FOIL. TAKING IT FROM DEAN.

                                   STONER (CONT'D)

                      Hey, it's empty!

                                   HANK

                      But look.

               HANK POINTS OUT A CHEWED UP WAD OF GUM ON THE FOIL.

                                   HANK (CONT'D)

                      The culprit must chew gum.

                                   DEAN

                      So who normally chews gum?

                                   BROCK

                      Girls do.

                                   HANK

                      Then to the girl's dormitory!

               HANK POINTS THE WAY.

               INT. GIRLS DORMITORY HALLWAY

               DEAN AND HANK CASUALLY WALK ABOUT SEARCHING. BROCK HANGS BACK
               AND NERVOUSLY WATCHES THE TOWEL WRAPPED CO-EDS PASSING.

                                   BROCK

                      Um... Hank and Dean. I think we should

                      leave.

               BROCK WIPES SOME SWEAT OFF HIS FOREHEAD.

                                   DEAN

                      We can't do that. We're so close to

                      solving this one.

                                   BROCK
                          (in a shaky voice)

                      But I don't know if I can do my job

                      correctly with these kinds... of

                      distractions.

                                   HANK

                      What do you mean Brock?

               A REDHEAD GIRL WINKS AT BROCK. BROCK COMPOSES HIM SELF.

                                   BROCK

                      Boys, I'll see you in fifteen minutes.

               A BLONDE GIRL GRABS THE ARM OF THE REDHEAD AND ALSO WINKS AT
               BROCK.

                                   BROCK (CONT'D)

                      Make that twenty.

                                   HANK

                      Oh. Okay Brock. You have at 'em.

                                   DEAN

                      Look at this.

               DEAN PICKS UP A NICKEL BAG.

                                   HANK

                      Lemme see that.

               HANK SWIPES THE BAG.

                                   HANK (CONT'D)

                      Looks like a couple of little rocks.

               ENTER GUY IN BEANIE.

                                   BEANIE

                      Hey, I'll give ya twenty for that.

                                   DEAN

                      For rocks?

                                   HANK

                      Heck yeah!

               HANK GRABS THE BILL FROM BEANIE.

                                                               FADE OUT.



                                   END OF ACT ONE
                                       ACT TWO

               EXT. STATE UNIVERSITY BUILDING

               DR. VENTURE AND HELPER EXIT BUILDING.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      What a complete waste of my natural

                      talent! How did they ever fathom that

                      I have a want to teach a whole bunch

                      of drugged up whack jobs living off

                      their daddies' trust fund.

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R.

                      Beep beep beep beep.

                                   DR. VENTURE
                          (mockingly)

                      Oh! So your one of those: "I like to

                      keep it real" robots. Yes, there were

                      only two whack jobs, I'm living of my

                      dad's legacy, and apparently he

                      couldn't program worth diddly!

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R.

                      Beep beep.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Oh, it's not your fault. I just a need

                      a couple more of these babies.

               DR. VENTURE POPS TWO PILLS.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      You know what's really holding us

                      back? Fuel consumption on the X-1.

               IN THE NEARBY BUSHES JONAS SNEAKS ABOUT.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      I mean we almost broke even on this

                      trip. The X-1 just cost so much.

               HELPER TRIES TO CALL ATTENTION TO JONAS.

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R.

                      Beep beep beep.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      How could my deformed brother build a

                      more economical plane? He's got one

                      good hand for God's sakes.

               POSSESSED JONAS JUMPS FROM BEHIND THE BUSHES AND FIRES A DART
               FROM A DART GUN AT DR. VENTURE.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      Holy tequila! What the hell!

               HELPER JUMPS IN FRONT OF DR. VENTURE DEFLECTING THE DART.
               HELPER LAYS ON THE FLOOR CLUTCHING HIS METAL CHEST.

                                   H.E.L.P.E.R.

                      Beep beep beep.

               HELPER PASSES OUT.

               JONAS BEGINS RELOADING.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      I don't know what game your playing

                      Jonas. But haven't you ruined my life

                      enough already?

               DR. VENTURE SIMPLY WALKS OVER AND STOMPS ON JONAS.

               INT. STATE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM

               THE MONARCH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LECTURE WITH A HANDFUL OF
               STUDENTS AND HIS HENCHMEN WATCHING.

                                   MONARCH

                      Villainy is not as simple as it

                      sounds.

               A STUDENT RAISES HIS HAND.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Save the questions for when the end of

                      this epic lecture comes to a close!

                                   MALE STUDENT
                          (whimpering)

                      But I have to use the rest room.

                                   MONARCH

                      Oh. Okay, well then leave.

               THE STUDENT LEAVES.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Number fourteen.

               HENCHMEN FOURTEEN STANDS.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Kill that boy!

               THE MONARCH POINTS AT THE DOOR.

               HENCHMEN FOURTEEN EXITS.

               ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS LOOK AROUND IN WORRY.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Where was I? Oh, yes. There are rules

                      and guidelines one must follow. All of

                      it in this handy text book, written by

                      your truly.

               THE MONARCH RAISES A BOOK WHICH ADORNS HIS FACE AND A THUMBS
               UP.

               FAT ADJUSTS HIMSELF ON HIS SEAT.

               SOUND: CHAIR CREAKS

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)
                          (alarmed)

                      Ahhh!

               MONARCH QUICKLY FIRES A DART AT FAT.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Oh no! You hit him again--

                                   MONARCH

                      Well, he scared me.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      He just woke up from the last one.

                                   MONARCH

                      Actually this one may have been fatal.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      What?

               IN A DARK SECLUDED CORNER OF THE CLASSROOM LISTENS A GREEN
               FEMALE ALIEN, COMPLETE WITH ANTENNA.

               THE MAGICAL CLOUD EXTENDS FROM HER CORNER AND ENGULFS A BOY
               WEARING A GREEN SHIRT.

               THE POSSESSED BOY GETS UP AND WALKS TOWARD THE MONARCH.

                                   MONARCH

                      What? What are you doing?

               GREEN HOLDS OUT HIS ARMS AND PUCKERS UP HIS LIPS.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Uhh, he's trying to kiss you.

                                   MONARCH
                          (panic)

                      You're right! What do I do?

               THE MONARCH SLOWLY BACKS TO THE WALL.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      I dunno shot him with a dart or

                      something.

               MONARCH FIRES A DART INTO GREEN'S CROTCH. GREEN'S EYES WIDEN.

                                   GREEN SHIRT BOY

                      Oww!

               GREEN GRABS HIS CROTCH.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Why did you shot him there?

                                   MONARCH
                          (panic)

                      Why not? I dunno--

                                   GREEN SHIRT BOY
                          (crying)

                      Why did you shot me?

                                   MONARCH

                      What? You were trying to kiss me!

                                   GREEN SHIRT BOY

                      No, I wasn't.

                                   MONARCH

                      You were. I have witnesses.

               MONARCH POINTS AT THE HENCHMEN.

                                   MONARCH (CONT'D)

                      Come on, tell him. He was trying to

                      kiss me.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Uhh...

               SOUND: A DING

               INT. FRAT HOUSE

               THE GREEN GIRL LEADS THE MONARCH THROUGH THE PARTY AND UP THE
               STAIRS. ALONG THE WAY HE KEEPS RUNNING INTO PEOPLE AND WALLS.
               SHE DRAGS HIM INTO A ROOM AND THE DOOR CLOSES WITH A SOCK ON
               THE DOOR HANDLE.

               INT. STATE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN

                      Uhh, I think he shot himself!

               THE MONARCH COMES TO AND SHAKES IT OUT.

                                   GLASSES HENCHMAN (CONT'D)

                      Hold him down.

               THE OTHER HENCHMEN HOLD THE MONARCH DOWN. GLASSES PREPARES AN
               ADRENALINE SHOT. THEY RIP HIS COSTUME AND DRAW A DOT WHERE HE
               HEART IS.

                                   MONARCH
                          (dazed)

                      What the hell are you doing?

                                   HENCHMAN NUMBER THREE

                      Do it now!

               GLASSES WINDS UP.

                                   MONARCH

                      Hold on! Hold on! If you stab me with

                      that I'm going to kill...

               EXT. STATE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM

               SOUND: MONARCH YELLING

               EXT. STATE UNIVERSITY BUILDING

               DR. VENTURE LEANS OVER JONAS' BODY. HE SLAPS HIM IN THE FACE.
               JONAS WAKES UP.

                                   JONAS

                      Rusty...

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Yeah yeah. Enough with the

                      formalities. It's about time you woke

                      up.

                                   JONAS

                      Where am I?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Come on. You can stop fooling around.

               JONAS TOUCHES HIS BLACK EYE.

                                   JONAS
                          (calmly)

                      You did this to me?

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Well I had to! You were attacking me.

                                   JONAS

                      I'm sorry Rusty. It wasn't me. But

                      something was compelling me to kill

                      you.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      That's all nice but we should find the

                      boys.
                          (into his communicator)

                      Brock. Come in Brock.

               SOUND: HEAVY BREATHING OF TWO GIRLS AND A GUY

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      Aww what the hell? It must be broken.

                                   JONAS

                      Let me use my locator.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      Your what?

               JONAS POINTS OUT BROCK'S POSITION ON HIS LOCATOR.

                                   DR. VENTURE (CONT'D)

                      Hey! You have all of us on there.

                                   JONAS

                      Yes.

                                   DR. VENTURE

                      When did you get us to ingest

                      locators?

                                   JONAS

                      Surgical implant; while you slept. It

                      was a painless procedure--

                                   DR. VENTURE
                          (yelling)

                      What? Don't give me that B.S.

               HELPER GETS UP.

                                   JONAS

                      Let's go.
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