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Exploring the Land of the Lost
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
By
Scott Oliverson
scottnwo@pop.digisys.net
(Story is a Disney attraction crossover of the 3D show from both DisneyLand's
TomorrowLand and Walt Disney World's MGM Studios and includes both the Marshall
Family and Porter Family together with Enik, Slatch "The only Sleestak that
could talk", Cha-Ka and Stink the Pakuni ape-men. In the story with both
families safely returned home to Earth from the 5th Dimension known as THE LAND
OF THE LOST Rick Marshall and Tom Porter are to be honored at the Institute Of
Future Technology and presented the Inventor Of The Year Award by Dr. Emmett
Brown "Back To The Future films, animated series and BTTF The Ride" while
demostrating their new-improved shrinking-enlarging laser but something goes
wrong during the test and the audience gets SHRUNK INSTEAD!!!)
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Rick Marshall - Park Forest Ranger
Tom Porter - (I Don't Know His Background)
Jack Marshall - Rick's Brother
Kevin Porter - Tom's Son
Will Marshall - Rick's Son
Anne Porter - Tom's Daughter
Holly Marshall - Rick's Daughter
Cha-Ka - Pakuni ApeMan
Stink - Pakuni ApeMan
Enik - Altrusian Leader Of Sleestak People
Slatch - Sleestak Warrior
Story opens at the Institute Of Future Technology in the
futuristic city-town of Hill Valley (Back To The Future II and BTTF The Ride)
circa 2015 of the early 21st Century in the New Millennium. Carmen
SanDiego the crimeboss spy from the animated show "Where On Earth Is Carmen
SanDiego?" is doing a live interview on the air of the WNN (World News Network)
talking about the upcoming ceremony at the IFT complex and the awards being
given to the recipents.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
I'm here at the Institute of Future Technology where
Professor Tom Porter will be receiving the prestigous Inventor Of The Year Award
together with his school classmate friend Rick Marshall. At the moment we
are trying to track down the chairman of the Institute and host of today's
festivities, Doctor Emmett Brown.
Suddenly she spots the scientist wearing his familiar white
lab coat & matching pants with future visor-goggles atop his forehead and yellow
rainslicker draped across his back and shoulders with the IFT logo emblazoned on
the backside. She calls to him, get his attention.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Oh, there he is. Doctor Brown...
DOC BROWN
Oh, hello SanDiego. Welcome. <Turns to camera> Welcome
to the Institute of Future Technology. Or as I like to say around here, we
don't know anything.
He is interrupted by sound of objects falling down behind him
and turns to chew out his employees & staff personnel.
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa! Great Scott, careful with those things you
idiots. I don't want to have to pay for damaged-broken items.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Ah, heh-heh. What do you mean you don't know anything?
DOC BROWN
<Explains>
Oh, ah-ha, that cannot be imagined. Our slogan: WE
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT CAN'T BE IMAGINED.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
I see. Ah, Emmett, the activities of your Institute are
normally kept under lock and key. Can you tell us why your TOP SECRET
doors are open today?
DOC BROWN
Certainly. Each year of the New Millennium I invite the
public in to help us pay tribute to the world's leading inventors, thinkers and
dreamers. Gadgets, gizmos and creations that will revolutionize the Earth
and build a brighter future into the years to come. And...<He holds up
trophy plaque> I also give out The Inventor Of The Year Award to honor those
brave-skilled inventors.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
And this year's recipient is Professor Tom Porter?
She is referring to the scientist who managed to escape from
the 5th Dimension with his children a strange parallel realm where dinosaurs
still live even after being extinct for 65 million years (And I Don't Mean
Jurassic Park) even after the Marshall Family suceeded in finding another way
home from that mysterious realm also.
DOC BROWN
A truly remarkable man, Carmen. Together with his
classmate friend Rick Marshall and his brother Jack Marshall they always know
how to change the future by coming up with radical ideas. As Albert
Einstein once said centuries ago "Imagination is more important than knowledge"
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Yes, but didn't an accident of Tom's accidentally shrink his
children?
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa! <Startled by that comment> well...
CARMEN SANDIEGO
<Continues>
And didn't he also loose his tiny children Kevin & Anne, Will
& Holly Marshall in the backyard of his house?
DOC BROWN
That really isn't quite the way it...<Tries covering up>
CARMEN SANDIEGO
And didn't the professor accidentally enlarge the Altrusian
alien visitor Enik and Slatch?
DOC BROWN
Great Scott! <Pales, eyes wide> As if I haven't forgotten
that incident already.
The look on Brown's face appears as if he has seen a ghost.
SanDiego holds up a newspaper with the FRONT PAGE story headlines in full view
for the cameramen to zoom in for close-up shot.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
These Sleestak visitors from the 5th Dimension almost
destroyed San Francisco in the process before Porter and the Marshall Brothers
were able to restore them both to normal size again.
The picture on the FRONT PAGE shows the Altrusian and
Sleestak warrior towering over the skyline of San Francisco looking almost like
Godzilla and King Kong about to destroy the City By The Bay!!! Quickly
Emmett grabs the paper and stuffs it into a shredding machine that devours the
paper in seconds before trying to change the subject to something else instead.
DOC BROWN
Er, um. Sorry about that folks, <Appologizes into the
camera> don't want to remind you of what happened before. And you thought
martians from MARS had landed to conquer Earth reminisicent of the H.G. Wells
"War Of The Worlds" 1939 radio broadcast that scared the world. <Turns back to
SanDiego> And your, ah, your question is what?
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Well, considering the accidents in the professor's past, are
your guests really safe today?
DOC BROWN
<Nervous laugh>
Heheheheh, SanDiego, the Institute is the safest place in the
world today. <Machine in the background sparks, causing static. Emmett
grabs safety mask from technician> Uh, as you can see, we ah, insist on wearing
industrial density, heavy duty safety goggles around all new inventions.
And for our visitors, we offer these. <He holds up what looks like 3D glasses>
They will protect you from flying debris which can occur at anytime during a
demostration.
SanDiego looks startled at this remark. What did her
school-classmate friend say??? Flying debris??? This does not sound
good.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Excuse me. Excuse me Doctor Brown, did I just hear you
say flying debris?
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa, did i? <Now he looks suprised> Oops, haha. <Nervous
laugh> Gosh, I would love to stay and chat will you for hours but unfortunately
I can see Heather calling me over...over there. <Points off camera range> I'll
be right with you later. Asta-la-vista-baby! <Quotes the Terminator>
Then he is gone. Carmen watches him rush off to help
his girlfriend & guest relations secretary of the IFT with some problems at the
moment before turning back to the camera again.
CARMEN SANDIEGO
Well, there you have it. Today all eyes will be on
Professor Tom Porter, Rick & Jack Marshall as he, Professor Porter demostrates
his new and improved Shrinking-Enlarging Laser and receives the Inventor Of The
Year Award. This is Carmen SanDiego for WNN, signing off now.
And with that the news program goes off the air.
Seconds later the doors to the IFT are opened and the guests are escorted
inside. But were the events shown on WNN an isolated incident or were they
foreshadowing of things yet to come???
Part 2
Once inside the IFT auditorium guests choose a row or are
ushered to their seats by Institute assistants. The auditorium has been
set up so that the seats to the back can get a good view of the award ceremony.
To the right of the stage which is covered with a blue curtain showcasing the
Institute Of Future Technology logo is a Big-Screen monitor that will display
close-ups taken with another of Jack Marshall's inventions the hands-free
helmet-cam. Below the screen is a podium where an IFT assistant begins
safety instructions.
INSTITUTE ASSISTANT
Ladies and Gentlemen, please put on your safety goggles now.
These will protect you from flying debris which will occur during any scientific
demostration. And once again I'd like to remind you there is no eating,
drinking, videotaping, flash photography...
Suddenly a machine from behind the curtain zaps the podium
setting off a bright flash and puff of smoke. The assistant hits the deck
so to speak before peering back up to see if the coast is clear before warning
the guests of another NO-NO.
INSTITUTE ASSISTANT
And no smoking please. Enjoy the show and good luck.
Then he makes his exit, either stage left or right.
Lights begin to shine from behind the curtain as we can make out the shadowy
form of Heather the secretary and Emmett's girlfriend making final preparations
for the show to start but unfortunately the guests of honor have failed to
arrive on time!
CHRISTA
Heather, how much time do we have left?
HEATHER
Not much. <Takes a peek behind curtains> Uh-oh. The
audience is already seated.
CHRISTA
They are? <She too looks out> Oops, so what now boss?
HEATHER
Why are you asking me? <Looks annoyed> Where's Professor
Porter?
CHRISTA
<Shrugs>
Dunno, haven't seen him.
HEATHER
<Peers out curtains to speak to crowd>
Um. Hello everybody. We will be with you in a
minute - soon as we find the guest of honor. <To herself> That is if we find him
in time!
Suddenly a whirring-buzzing sound catches the attention of
the cave-woman who in reality is a 20th Century visitor who was trapped in the
LAND OF THE LOST but managed to escape with the Porter Family to Earth and now
works with Doc Brown and Heather at the IFT. Looking up she reacts in
suprise & alarm.
CHRISTA
Look! There he is!
HEATHER
Professor Porter!!
Screaming & yelling both women duck their heads and hit the
deck to avoid being struck by the tiny object that zooms around the stage before
ripping a hole in the curtain and appears in front of the audience. It's
Tom Porter himself riding his new invention a HoverPod.
TOM PORTER
Well, hello! As you can see, I used my shrinking laser
to not only shrink my size but also my personal HoverPod. Now I get 22
miles to the teaspoon.
The machine wobbles & staggers in flight as Tom fights to
regain control of his toy before he succeeds in doing so. He hovers in
close as though he were talking to you face to face even though he looks like a
Shrinky-Dink.
TOM PORTER
<Warns guests>
Whoa, watch out, those blades are sharp! Don't touch
unless you risk cutting your hands or fingers. Are we having a good time
yet? Anyway this machine combines speed, altitude and hover capabilities.
Left and Right. <Demostrates quickly> All controlled by this piece of machinery.
He accidentally drops the control box to the floor.
Suddenly the HoverPod goes out of control like crazy catching Professor Porter
totally off-guard and by suprise and crashes back through the curtains
disappearing off-stage before the startled eyes of Christa and Heather who watch
in disbelief.
TOM PORTER
<Yells like George Jetson>
Help, help! Jane stop this crazy thing. Help
Jaaaaaaaane!!! <Disappears>
CHRISTA
Now what do we do boss?
HEATHER
What else? <Shrugs> Start the show!
CHRISTA
Go! <Gives signal for music to start playing>
With that the theme song "THE LAND OF THE LOST" begins
playing over the hidden loudspeakers within the auditorium as the crowd sings
along to the lyrics of the familiar 1970s live-action television show.
THE LAND OF THE LOST
Marshall, Will and Holly. On a routine expedition.
Met the greatest earthquake ever known.
High on the rapids, it struck their tiny raft.
And plunged them down a thousand feet below.
To the Laaaaaand of the Loooooooost!!!
Will and Holly Marshall. As the earth beneath them trembled.
Lost their father through the door of time.
Uncle Jack went searching, and founds those kids at last.
Looking for a way to escape.
From the Laaaaaand of the Looooooost!!!
Part 3
After the Land Of The Lost theme finishes playing several
times while the crowd sings along to the lyrics spotlights shine on the curtain
now showing 2 added holes in it. As it rises Heather motions toward the
backstage area as Doc Brown turns from behind a wall and walks to the podium.
HEATHER
Ladies and Gentlemen the Chairman and Chief Inventive Officer
of the Institute Of Future Technology, Dr. Emmett Brown.
Everyone cheers & applauds as the famous genius of
time-travel himself stands before the crowd waving and smiling while blushing
red in the face simultanously. He waits for the noise to calm down before
addressing the assembled guests.
DOC BROWN
Thank you. Welcome to our annual Open House. On
this day each year we recognize our most innovative scientists. And this
year in 2002 the award is going to a true...<Hesitates before continuing>
genius, like me. <That brings giggling & laughter from the crowd> Ah, at the
moment he is only a little man but believe me, he has BIG ideas if you know what
I mean.
Again the audience laughs in humor at this comment. A
red neon sign sporting the IFT logo and "Inventor Of The Year 2002 Award" swings
down from two cords. It is pulled toward the audience coming to rest just
above the first row of seats.
DOC BROWN
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you...
He gestures to the left as spotlights shine on an empty door.
Obviously Professor Porter is still missing. Emmett can't believe what
went wrong, where is the inventor himself??? Has he failed to show up on
schedule???
DOC BROWN
Great Scott, where could he disappear to? Oh well,
let's start again shall we? I give you...
He gestures to the right as spotlights once again shine on
another empty door. Suddenly Porter's out-of-control HoverPod flies back
onto stage, sparking.
TOM PORTER
Anyone find my control box?
DOC BROWN
Porter! Watch out for the...
TOM PORTER
Offmph!
<Cries out on impact>
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa, sign. <Looks mad>
Porter's HoverPod hits the neon sign knocking out some of the
letters so the sign now reads "NERD 2002"
TOM PORTER
Sorry! I know what you're thinking...you break it, you
buy it. I'll pay for that!
HEATHER
Professor Porter?!!
CHRISTA
Thomas! Be careful!
TOM PORTER
Whooooooooaaaaah!!! <Yells in panic>
This time he crashes full tilt into the sign sending
shattered glass raining down upon the screaming audience below. He flies
off the stage again.
TOM PORTER
I'm OK! No problem. I'll be back! <Then he
disappears again>
Emmett, Heather & Christa can only watch helplessly as the
scientist vanishes from sight shaking their heads in disbelief. None of
them can't imagine what they just witnessed.
DOC BROWN
Professor certainly knows how to make an entrance. Not
to mention an exit. <He snaps to his secretary> Get that man back here
immediately.
HEATHER
Yes sir Doc. <She hurries away>
CHRISTA
I'll help too. <Follows after her boss>
DOC BROWN
And hurry up, we don't have the time to look for him.
Sorry folks, <He appologizes> but we seem to have technical difficulties at the
moment. Actually we have some FREE TIME on our hands so to speak so, why
don't we...why don't we meet the inspiration behind the perspiration.
Let's meet the Professor's friends without whom the Professor would not
be...where he is...today. Let's meet Rick and Jack Marshall.
Just then voices can be heard from back-stage off-camera
range. It seems as though a discussion is taking place at the moment.
RICK MARSHALL
Will, Holly. Sorry, I've got to go help find Tom.
JACK MARSHALL
Don't worry kids, we'll find him I promise. <Then he adds>
Enik, Slatch you watch the children, OK?
ENIK
It will be my honor Mr. Marshall. <Bows>
SLATCH
No harm will come to your children in our protection.
RICK MARSHALL
Good, they're gonna need it.
Then the park ranger and his brother emerge onto stage as the
crowd cheers their entrance. Brown steps forward to greet them.
DOC BROWN
Hello Rick, Jack.
JACK MARSHALL
Hello Doctor, nice to see you again. Long time no see,
eh? <Laughter comes from the audience>
RICK MARSHALL
Good grief, <Rolls his eyes> I hate it when he does that. <To
himself>
DOC BROWN
Nice to have you join me...
RICK MARSHALL
No time, I must find my classmate friend Tom before it's too
late.
JACK MARSHALL
Asta-la-vista-baby, <Mimics the Terminator> I'll be back.
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa, <Suprised> wait!
RICK MARSHALL
Here we go again. <Quickly he runs away>
JACK MARSHALL
Right behind you bro! <Follows his sibling>
Emmett watches the men dash off in search of Tom Porter.
Then he decides to continue on with the introductions.
DOC BROWN
Well, ha-ha, bye Rick & Jack. Um, why don't we meet
the...the rest of the Porter and Marshall families, their children...Will,
Holly, Anne & Kevin.
Out steps the 2 girls and 2 boys to the cheers of their fans
as if they are movie stars from Hollywood! Following them are the
Sleestaks Enik and Slatch and the Pakuni apemen Cha-Ka and Stink. Suddenly
Brown notices something coiled around one of the kids shoulders.
DOC BROWN
Jumping jellybeans! What...what is that?
KEVIN PORTER
It's my python, Gigabyte.
DOC BROWN
Snake! I hate snakes and spiders. <Cringes>
Again the audience howls in laughter from Emmett's frantic
antics.
WILL MARSHALL
Don't worry, he's non-poisonous. He's harmless.
DOC BROWN
Are you sure? <He still looks afraid>
KEVIN PORTER
It's cool man. I didn't want to leave him in the SUV.
DOC BROWN
Why would you leave him in the SUV? Ha-ha. And
does he also have a dangerous reptile secreted about his person?
ANNE PORTER
He...he brought Photon.
DOC BROWN
Not another snake I hope.
ANNE PORTER
Nah, <Giggles from the crowd> a mouse. Look, see? <And
she holds out her palm revealing a white mouse resting calmly in her hand>
DOC BROWN
A mouse! Huh, ha-ha. How cute. Hello
Photon, <Waves at the mouse> and what do you feed him?
ENIK
Actually he eats almost anything he gets his little teeth
into.
STINK
Yeah, the usual mouse-food stuff.
DOC BROWN
What food-stuff?
HOLLY MARSHALL
Jellybeans, boogers and pizza.
CHA-KA
Yah, boogers. <Makes sick face> Ack, gack.
Again the crowd roars in hysterical laughter from this joke.
Meanwhile unseen voices can be heard coming from the backside of the auditorium.
CHRISTA
Anyone found Porter yet, over?
HEATHER
Not yet, over.
Emmett cannot wait any longer for Tom to return - the show
must go on no matter the outcome. And so he decides to do just that.
DOC BROWN
Well, ah. If your father was here, <Speaks to Anne &
Kevin> we would be demostrating his Dimensional Duplicator or Cloning Machine.
KEVIN PORTER
I...I can do it.
DOC BROWN
<Startled>
What?
ENIK
I spent time in the lab with Professor Porter helping him in
his projects whenever he needed my help. After all I too love inventing
wonderful things.
DOC BROWN
<Not too sure>
And why should I entrust the most expensive piece of research
equipment to a young man with a snake around his neck?
WILL MARSHALL
Cause I can turn it on.
KEVIN PORTER
We know how to operate it.
ANNE & HOLLY
HUMPH, BOYS KNOW EVERYTHING. <Roll their eyes, stick out
tounges>
STINK
Huh?
CHA-KA
Wha?
SLATCH
Don't look at me, <Shrugs> I haven't a clue what they said.
DOC BROWN
Then why didn't you say so? In that case bring on the
Duplicator Clone Machine.
Part 4
A section of the stage begins to rotate to show the
Dimensional Cloner Duplicator, Professor Porter's latest invention. Doc
Brown, Will, Holly, Anne, Kevin, Stink, Cha-Ka, Slatch & Enik walk over to the
machine to begin the demo.
DOC BROWN
This, ah, Cloner Duplicator was developed right here by the
Professor. This fantastic machine can make replicas of any object at all.
DUPLICATOR
PLEASE INSERT ITEM TO BE CLONED NOW.
Enik, Kevin and Will turn on the machine and walk back to
Emmett, Holly, Anne and Slatch. They do not notice one of the apemen aka
Stink drop Anne's pet mouse into the chamber and Cha-Ka enters 999 for the
quantity.
DOC BROWN
Now, as I understand it, Will, Kevin, all you do is you drop
the object into the chamber, select the number of copies and press the START
button and bingo. It's so easy even a Pakuni or Sleestak can do it.
Ha!
SLATCH
I resent that. <Frowns>
ENIK
I suppose all humans have a sense of humor all the time. <To
himself>
WILL MARSHALL
But we need something to clone or copy, but what?
KEVIN PORTER
I haven't a clue. <Shrugs>
ANNE PORTER
Don't look at me, I dunno.
HOLLY MARSHALL
Or me neither.
DUPLICATOR
THANK YOU. COMMENCING COPY MODE.
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa!! <Startled>
ANNE PORTER
Stink! Cha-Ka! Get down from there.
HOLLY MARSHALL
Don't play on that thing it's not a toy!
STINK
Oops, I made a blooper. <Looks guilty>
CHA-KA
No, Photon! <Panics> He's in there.
HOLLY MARSHALL
What?!! My mouse is in there!
ANNE PORTER
Nooooooo! <Looks afraid>
Both girls run to the machine frantically trying to abort the
program to save their pet before he's harmed. Both pakuni apes back off
trying to appear as though nothing happened. Will & Kevin rush over to the
Cloner to abort the program, shut it down immediately. Smoke begins rising
from it as the device overloads.
DOC BROWN
Kevin, Will! Turn this machine off now!
KEVIN PORTER
I don't know how.
DOC BROWN
Great Scott, what do you mean you don't know how?! I
thought you said you knew how to work it!
WILL MARSHALL
Tom only showed us how to turn it on but forgot to explain
how to shut it off.
ENIK
Good grief, we're in trouble. <Throws up his hands in gesture
of defeat>
SLATCH
Wait! Let me shut down that monster. <He goes to assist
the boys>
HEATHER
Cut the power! <She instructs the technicians in the rafters
above>
DOC BROWN
Ah! Well, well pull the plug.
HEATHER
Cut it!
ANNE PORTER
There is no plug. Or at least none I can see.
HOLLY MARSHALL
It's under nuclear power or something.
CHA-KA & STINK
M-WHA?!! <Shocked, suprised>
DOC BROWN
It's nuclear what?!!
Finally the Institute assistants cut the main power and the
lights go out. The Cloner makes that slow-whining noise of a phonograph
player slowing down with the needle still on the record after the power has been
turned off. The room falls silent except for the squeaking sound of mice
running about.
HEATHER
<Curious>
Where are all the mice going?
ENIK
I think they are going towards the people.
DOC BROWN
Great Scott...towards the audience. <Fear on his face>
As the mice invade the audience section people start yelling
& screaming in terror as they jump up and down in their seats. Assistants
turn the main power back online and the lights come on again. The only way
to get rid of the mice is with a cat, so Emmett Brown and company turn their
attention to Rick Marshall's invention i.e. the 3D HoloPet.
STINK
How are we going to get rid of them now?
CHA-KA
Dunno, <Shrugs> any ideas?
ENIK
<Thinks quickly>
Um-hmmm, I think this would be the perfect time to demostrate
Rick Marshall's No-Mess HoloPet.
HOLLY MARSHALL
Huh? Daddy built an invention? I didn't know
that.
ANNE PORTER
Maybe he's as famous as my father.
WILL & KEVIN
OH BOTHER! <Mimic Winnie The Pooh>
The audience laughs & giggles with light humor. The
Altrusian guardian begins activating this machine carefully making last minute
adjustments before pressing the START button and a 3D illusion of a kitten
materalizes into view above Doc Brown's head as he talks to the crowd.
Apparently he does not notice the cat behind and above him.
DOC BROWN
It's perfect for those who want the, uh, companionship of a
pet with none of the associated mess...<Cat meows, he turns around>...or mice!
Whoohooa, where did that kitten come from?
CHA-KA & STINK
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH! <Can't stop themselves from laughing>
SLATCH
Heheheheheheheeh! <He too is convulsed in giggles>
The kids however keep straight faces even though it is
difficult to hold back the giggles & laughter rising inside them. Enik
meanwhile briefly glances up at the 3D image before going back to the console
board.
ENIK
A little more power should do the trick. <Makes another
adjustment> There, that...Oops, oh no. <Eyes widen in horror>
The kitten morphs into a mountain lion and opens its mouth
making a snarling growl, teeth bared.
WILL & KEVIN
AAAAAAAAUGH! <Scream like Charlie Brown>
HOLLY & ANNE
AAAAAAAAAUGH! <Scream like Lucy>
All four hit the deck so to speak as the mountain lion morphs
into an African lion which gives a mighty ROAR!!! Cha-Ka & Stink shriek in
terror and run across the stage to hide in the far corner as Slatch drops into a
dead fainting spell facedown. Doc Brown also hits the floor of the stage
as IFT assistants run away from the sparking machine. The lion swipes out
at the terrified audience with its paws before disappearing back into the
machine as the main lights flicker and go offline again.
Part 5
The theater is cleared of mice, the HoloPet and Dimensional
Cloner turned off. Once the main lights turn on again we notice that
Professor Porter has returned as his HoverPod flies around the stage once again.
DOC BROWN
Professor Porter, care to drop in and join the fun?
TOM PORTER
Don't worry, this baby stops on a dime. Anybody got a
dime? <He flies to the back of the stage> OK, get it working. Hit it!
Institute assistants turn on the laser to remorph Thomas back
to normal size again as we hear sound effects coming from backstage. The
kids begin calling out worried that Mr. Porter will be OK.
WILL MARSHALL
Tom! You need some help?
KEVIN PORTER
Dad?
ANNE PORTER
Father, are you alright?
HOLLY MARSHALL
Where is he?
Then Thomas steps onto stage looking normal than he was
before as shrinky-dink size. The audience cheer & applaude his entrance.
DOC BROWN
Is he all right?
ANNE PORTER
He's OK, he's back to normal.
KEVIN PORTER
Yeah, any side-effects dad?
TOM PORTER
No...I don't feel sick or anything.
DOC BROWN
That will do for now I guess. <Laughter from the crowd>
ANNE PORTER
Still got some kinks?
TOM PORTER
Got to get a couple kinks out of that thing, otherwise it
flies beautiful. <Speaks to the audience> Oh, ah, sorry for the delay everybody
but strange things can happen when you're the size of a cocktail weenie.
Just ask my kids Kevin and Anne, they'll tell you all about it.
The kids make sick faces, stick out tounges, roll their eyes
in despair since they do not need to remember what happened long ago.
DOC BROWN
Professor, maybe this isn't a good day to demostrate the
shrinking machine.
ENIK
Oh, nonsense, it's a great day for it.
TOM PORTER
Of course, now what were we going to shrink?
HEATHER
Bring out the family.
DOC BROWN
Whoohooa, the family?!
Quickly the altrusian and Tom explain what the demo is really
used for.
TOM PORTER
Oh, no-no-no, just their luggage. You see that's the
amount of luggage that the average family takes on vacation.
ENIK
But now with the help of our new, more powerful shrinking
laser all that luggage is going to fit right comfortably in the palm of my hand.
With that a volunteer family steps onto stage and deposit
their carry-ons, suitcases, duffel bags, etc. Then realizing they are the
target of the laser run off the stage without looking back. Enik begins
activating the machine lining up the target-scope on the pile of luggage as Tom
makes calculations to be sure the power levels are not too high or too low but
normal power.
ENIK
Ready?
TOM PORTER
Ready. All systems on green light.
ENIK
Here goes nothing.
Suddenly the laser as if it has a mind of its own tips
lifting the suprised Altrusian into the air who frantically hangs onto the
handle controls dangling above the floor as the laser spins, blasting holes in
some walls scattering the technicians.
ENIK
Whoooooooah! <Startled>
KEVIN PORTER
Enik?
TOM PORTER
Enik! Hang on, don't let go.
ENIK
What do you think I'm doing?! <Glares> I'm trying to stop
this monster, help me!
ANNE PORTER
Please be careful.
DOC BROWN
Porter! What's going on?
TOM PORTER
Everything's under control here.
DOC BROWN
Are you sure?
TOM PORTER
Oh, yes. I just have to reach the...<Gets stung> ow,
oh.
ENIK
Get me down from here! <Begins to panic>
WILL MARSHALL
We got to help him Holly.
HOLLY MARSHALL
Right! Let's go.
Both kids run over to grab the swinging altrusian's legs
while he is too frightened to release his grip on the controls. Finally
they succeed in holding onto him and persuade Enik to let go to which he does.
All 3 fall to the floor while the machine continues spinning-wobbling up and
down. Meanwhile Tom instructs his children to assist him in shutting down
the control board.
TOM PORTER
There's a switch over here, Kevin.
KEVIN PORTER
Which one?
DOC BROWN
Turn it off now...and we'll do something else.
TOM PORTER
The purple one.
ANNE PORTER
Dad, they're all purple.
TOM PORTER
<Shocked>
They are? Rats, nuts. I should have painted them
various rainbow colors.
KEVIN PORTER
Oh good grief.
Emmett Brown stands in front of the audience reminding them
to make sure their safety masks are on. Simultanously the laser stops
spinning and focuses its target-sights directly on his backside. He does
not see he's about to get hit!
DOC BROWN
Please make sure that you have your safety goggles firmly
secured on your forehead.
WILL MARSHALL
<Looks up>
Doc! Look out!
KEVIN PORTER
Doc! The laser's aimed at you, get down before it
fires!
DOC BROWN
What? <Turns around> Aaaaaaaaaaaugh!!! <Screams, throws up
his hands>
ENIK
Doctor Brown! <Runs his way>
He, Will and Kevin throw themselves upon Emmett Brown
knocking him onto the floor and out of the way just as the laser activates,
fires a blue-white energy beam into both boys and altrusian! At the same
time the audience seated in their seats are also struck by the laser effects and
within seconds the entire theater begins to SHRINK!!! Once the procedure
is finished the tiny theater falls to the ground. Everything around the
guests look GIANT-SIZED proportions. Institute assistants rush over to
inspect the damage but they shake the people in their seats up and down as if
they are riding motion base simulator machines.
INSTITUTE ASSISTANT 1
Get Porter.
INSTITUTE ASSISTANT 2
Yes sir.
WILL MARSHALL
It's OK. Don't worry everybody. I've been through
this before.
KEVIN PORTER
Can't believe we got zapped again, darn it.
ENIK
Oh dear, oh goodness! <Looks at himself> I'm shrunk.
WILL & KEVIN
DAD! DAD! WE'RE DOWN HERE.
Tom drops to the floor shaking up the audience some more.
He is wearing one of Jack Marshall's inventions the Hands-Free Helmet-Cam.
Flicking on a flashlight he peers through a large magnifying glass at the tiny
people below him. When he talks his voice sounds like the Almighty.
TOM PORTER
EVERYBODY OK IN THERE? <Laughter comes from the crowd>
WILL MARSHALL
Down here!
KEVIN PORTER
Dad, here I am!
TOM PORTER
Oh, there you are Kevin, Will. Sorry everybody,
<Appologizes> the machine short-circuited, blew a fuse. I got some more in
my office...I hope.
ENIK
Good luck Professor, you'll need it. <Gives thumbs up>
TOM PORTER
Thanks Enik, I'll need it of course. <Grins back>
Just then Rick Marshall and Jack Marshall arrive on the stage
still searching for Thomas and are suprised to see him normal size again.
RICK MARSHALL
Thomas, thank goodness you're all right.
JACK MARSHALL
Is everything OK?
TOM PORTER
<Hesitates>
Uh, well, I ahh...<Charlie Brown's famous quote>
HOLLY MARSHALL
Daddy, something happened.
RICK MARSHALL
What happened dear? <Curious>
HOLLY MARSHALL
The laser accidentally misfired and the audience was zapped.
JACK MARSHALL
What?!! <Startled> It did what?!
ANNE PORTER
Uh-huh...the audience got shrunk.
TOM PORTER
That is correct. <Hangs his head in guilt> I did it.
SLATCH
Good grief, what now?
RICK MARSHALL
So the audience got zapped and shrunk?
JACK MARSHALL
I can't believe it happened. <Puzzled>
TOM PORTER
Excuse me, I'll be back. Have to go do something.
He runs away leaving the startled Marshall brothers, Slatch,
Anne & Holly staring after him.
JACK MARSHALL
Wait, wait, where's Will?
RICK MARSHALL
Where is my son???
HOLLY MARSHALL
He got shrunk by the laser.
ANNE PORTER
And Kevin got hit also.
RICK & JACK
WHAT-THE??? <Shocked>
At the same time Will and Kevin notice the brothers looking
for them and begin yelling and waving frantically.
WILL MARSHALL
Father! Hey Dad, I'm down here!
KEVIN PORTER
Jack, Rick! Here we are!
ENIK
Marshall! We're here, down here!
Hearing the voices shouting their direction both brothers
turn around and GASP! Their eyes go wide and mouths gape open.
RICK & JACK
HUUUUUUUUUH?!!
WILL MARSHALL
Hi Dad, Uncle. I got hit again.
JACK MARSHALL
Will? You're shrunk again, good grief.
WILL MARSHALL
Yeah, looks that way. <Shrugs>
KEVIN PORTER
I got hit too, shrunk again.
RICK MARSHALL
Oh noooo, <Looks desperate> not again.
ENIK
Excuse me Marshalls, I dropped Will's snake. I think he
might be over there.
Unfortunately both Rick and Jack fall to the floor in dead
faints. The impact of their bodies hitting the stage floor startles the
tiny audience but fortunate they avoid being hit by the brothers. Doc
Brown hurries over quickly.
DOC BROWN
Great Scott, they didn't land on anyone, did they? <Laughter
from the guests> Don't worry, they'll be fine. Look. Just stay in
your seats ladies and gentlemen and we will blow you up as soon as possible.
You know what I mean. <Winks, smirks>
Then he along with Heather, Christa, Slatch, Anne & Holly
carry Rick and Jack away to receive medical treatment.
ENIK
Be careful with them. Don't drop them on anything.
<Turns to the guests> You would think Rick Marshall would be used to this by
now.
KEVIN PORTER
Yes, more than I can say for Uncle Jack.
WILL MARSHALL
Hey! <Glares> they can't help if we get shrunk into
shrinky-dinks. At least Enik was successful in restoring us to normal size
again.
ENIK
Thank you young man, <Bows> it was my honor to rescue you
from danger.
KEVIN PORTER
Good grief. <Throws up his hands, rolls his eyes>
Part 6
Suddenly the sound
of footsteps can be heard and a shadow falls across the tiny
audience. Looking up Kevin and Will react in shock to see
the pakuni apeboys ChaKa and Stink leering down at them.
KEVIN PORTER
Uh-oh, here comes
trouble.
Yegads,
King Kong Junior!
Hello, down there tiny mortals. <Waves>
One of the apeboys aims a polaroid camera and flashes a picture
of the audience in their seats. A loud whirring sound of
the photograph ejecting from the slot on the camera and flash
from the sensor lens disorients everybody.
Stink! You'll blind us! What are you trying to do?!
Stupid brat. You should know better than that, shame on
you.
Oops, heh-heh, <Grins weakly> sorry...didn't mean it.
I'm going to show the little humans to master Marshall.
ChaKa, amused with his new toys walks around behind the
miniature theater and stoops down to pick it up.
Leave the little people. Stink, Stink!
No-no-no, don't pick us up! <Panics>
Too late as the pakuni lifts the audience section in both arms
and begins carrying it with him as he seeks out Rick and Jack
Marshall. Stink follows along, peering constantly at the
tiny people, making silly faces i.e. sticking out his tounge,
rolling his eyes, thumbing up his nose, waggling fingers in his
ears, making the "bleblebleblebleble" sounds of flipping finger
up and down his lips.
Whoa. ChaKa! <Starts losing balance> Slow down.
Whoa! Put us down now.
Give him the theater. Give him the theater! ChaKa!
The pakuni walks past several IFT assistants in the hands-free
helmet-cams and up to a TV monitor displaying their recordings.
Oh, we are? <Suprised> Where's my close-up.
Suddenly the audience swings crazily like on a white rapids
rafting expedition. Both boys and altrusian struggle to
regain their footing and shouting at the same time for the
pakunis to stop carrying them around and put them down.
Whoa!! Whoa, ChaKa. Stop, stop. Stand still,
pakuni.
Interesting. <Peers at tiny people with binoculars>
Go find Professor Porter.
ChaKa, just watch where you're going, OK?
Don't worry, we won't drop them, honest. <Gives Abraham Lincoln
salute>
Finally the apeboys locate Anne, Holly, Rick and Jack.
Unfortunately the family members are not suprised by what they
have in their hands so to speak.
Hi, master. Look what I got.
Good grief! What on earth, where did you get that?!
How did you pick up those tiny mortals?
Easy, piece of cake. They really look shrinky-dinks to me.
Again he imitates more funny faces to crack up the tiny audience
but both brothers stop this silly nonsense before something bad
happens.
Stink, ChaKa stop that now! <Looks mad> This is no time for
funny jokes.
You put that theater back where you found it right now.
March young men!
Great Scott! And for goodness sake, don't drop them.
All right? On the other other hand now that I think of it
maybe you should just give it to me.
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