Left To Our Own Devices - Transcript

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Chapter 5 - Left To Our Own Devices

Angle on a huge show building, cars and crowds are outside it

Cut to the ground and we see the trio

Alex

“Isn’t this fantastic?”

Tim

“Yeah! I’m no phone expert, but these are the big ones, right?”

Alex

“Yes Tim! The very big ones! (Takes out Robert Eager poster) Robert Eager himself will be there!”

Tim

“Who’s he?”

Alex

“The creator of the CPhone and founder of CreaTech! The biggest tech company in the world! I can’t wait to meet him!”

Tim

“Yeah.... I’m sure you’ll have fun... this place makes me nervous... a lot of geeks...”

Alex

“There aren’t that many”

They pass a crowd of people

Nerd

“I betting for the CPhone 8!”

Nerd 2

“No way, it’ll be the 7+”

Alex

“Fine, there are a lot of geeks! I’m still excited and you can’t take that from me!”

Malcom

“The best part is that I’m making a deal with Robert! Once I sign that contract I get half the company’s shares! Such a good deal! The only thing standing in my way is-“

Jameson has arrived

Jameson

“Jameson Mameson! Ha ha ha!”

Malcom

“What?!”

Safety Ninja walks up

Safety Ninja

“I told him no more attempted murder...”

Jameson

“You can’t tell me what to do!”

Safety Ninja

“Okay, do you wanna be arrested?”

Jameson

“If it means I can murder than yes!”

Safety Ninja

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Malcom

“Out of the way! We’re watching the event!”

Jameson (sinisterly)

“Okay! Enjoy yourself”

Safety Ninja

“Aaaaand here we go again... great”

Intro plays

They enter the crowded auditorium

Tim

“Here are some seats”

They sit

Announcer

“And now! The moment you’ve all been waiting for! Robert Eager!”

Robert raises up on a flying platform

Alex

“Whoa!”

Robert

“Hello! (Gestures at the platform) eh? Eh? It’s a pretty cool hovering platform right? Don’t get excited, we’re still working out the kinks! Welcome to this years CreaVent! We have a lot to get through, so let’s waste no time!”

Alex

“Oh man! I’m so excited!”

Tim looks over

Jameson is looking at them evilly

Tim

“Ew”

Robert

“First order of business, the CPhone 7+!”

Nerd 2

“Called it!”

Cut to much later, everyone is exiting

Malcom

“Okay, you guys raid the merchandise stand, I’m gonna go talk to Robert!”

Alex

“I wanna come! I wanna meet him!”

Malcom

“Well-“

Alex

“Please!”

Malcom

“Mmm no! No no no! That’s when trouble starts, I can’t afford to mess this up! Sorry kid...”

Malcom walks off

Alex

“No!”

Tim

“Bummer, oh hey! Bobble Heads!”

Alex

“Mmm!”

He looks over and spots Jameson and Safety Ninja

Safety Ninja

“I’m telling you, it’s a bad idea!”

Jameson

You are an overreacting overreactor!

Safety Ninja

“That’s not a thing! I know you have this grudge against Malcom, but you trying to murder him is really bad for our- your company!”

Safety Ninja pulls out a “Oddity INC” business card

Jameson

“Vengeance first, company second! Besides, I’m getting paid for this!”

Alex

“He’s gonna kill Malcom and then rob him?!”

Dramatic music strike

Tim

“I’m back, bought like seven bobble heads! What’d I miss? You know what? Yeah, I need another one!”

Cut to Malcom and Robert in an elevator

Malcom

“So... uh... (trying to be hip) smartphones bro!”

Robert

“Yeah?”

Malcom (Trying to be hip and making the audience wince)

“They are like, my groove, very gnarly!”

Robert

“Uh-Huh... that was... painful...”

Silence

Malcom

“How’d you lose your eye?”

Robert looks exasperated

Cut to Alex and Tim sneaking along the concession stands (selling CreaTech merch)

They spot the doors Malcom and Robert went through

Two big robot guys are guarding it

Alex (whispers)

“Okay, here’s the plan! You sneak up distract those buff robot guards, while they aren’t looking, I’ll sneak in and save Malcom and Robert!”

Tim

“Wait, how much of this is just you wanting Robert’s autograph?”

Alex

“That hardly matters! Jameson wants to kill Malcom!”

Tim

“He tries it like five times a week!”

Alex

“Shut up! Just go distract them!”

Tim

“Okay... fine...”

Tim walks to the robot guards moodily

They look down

Robot Guard

“Who are you?”

Tim

“Uhh...”

They point spears at him

Tim (British accent)

“Hello my dear chaps! I’m Robert’s tea salesman! I sell him tea!”

Alex starts sneaking past

Robot Guard

“I don’t have any records for a tea salesman”

Tim (still British)

“Oh, well just check your databanks, I’m on there somewhere!”

Robot Guard

“Okay what was your name?”

Tim (stop being British)

“Oh, uh... Barry Poppins!”

Robot Guard

“Okay, searching”

Alex has made it inside

Tim (British)

“Oh take your time!”

Cut to Alex sneaking around inside

Alex spots two more robots and ducks behind a potted plant

One of the robots leans on a water jug

Robot

“I always hate event day. It is just awful...”

Robot 2

“Relate!”

Jameson walks past

Jameson

“‘Sup?”

Robot

“Well, you’re not authorized, but you look cool, so I’ll allow it!”

Alex sneaks past while the robots are distracted

Robot 2

“Wow, he was so cool!”

Robot

“I know right?”

Both robots

“Mechanical laughter”

Alex continues his sneaking trek

He sees Jameson step into an elevator

Alex

“Aw man! I’m gonna have to take the stairs!”

Three robots are right next to him

Alex

“Man, I should really stop saying what I think...”

They chase him

Cut to Malcom and Robert in the board room

Robert

“So, you need to sign these four papers and we should be done”

Malcom

“Right, gotcha... umm... I need a pen”

Robert

“Oh right. I’ll go get you one”

Back to the chase

Alex opens a door and locks it

Alex

“Phew! Whoa!”

It’s Robert’s office, his wall is covered in newspapers highlighting his achievements

Alex

“This is amazing!”

He walks around

He spots two grey doors, a sign near them reads (private elevator)

Alex

“Private elevator? Perfect! Maybe I can beat Jameson there!”

He steps in and selects the top floor

Alex

“I wonder how fast this thing go- (SPEEEEEED) AAAAAH!”

Alex walks out of the elevator disoriented

He hears whispered voices

He turns the corner and see Jameson and Robert

Robert

“We are aware of the plan?”

Jameson

“Stop worrying! I’ll kill Malcom after he signs the papers, you’ll get your company and I’ll get my money! Part of the contract states that if one of us dies, the other gets everything!”

Alex looks horrified

Robert

“Now begone!”

Jameson

“I’m fetching the piano now!”

Robert

“No! I have a plan for a reason! Ugh! Oh right I need a pen!”

Robert walks off

Alex (still shocked) sees his moment and begins sneaking

The robots are right behind him however

Alex sees them

Alex

“Aaaaaaaaagh!”

Alex runs, robots chasing him

Alex ducks, rolls and jumps to avoid them

Out of the corner of his eye he spots Robert going back in the elevator smirking

Alex gets an idea

He stands in front of the window

The robots readjust to get’em

They launch

Alex ducks

They break through the window, missing Alex, but successfully falling to their deaths! Good job guys

Alex composes himself and runs to the private elevator

He zooms up again

As Alex is zooming up we hear his thoughts

Alex (thoughts)

“Robert is evil?! That can’t be right, it can’t be! And he’s working with Jameson?! That’s worse! I gotta warn Malcom!”

The elevator stops... he has arrived to the top floor

Alex steps out

We are now at the top floor, Malcom is sitting at a long board table

Malcom

“Alex, how are you doing today? Why are you up here interrupting business?”

Alex

“Malcom! It’s a trap! Robert is planning to-“

Robert

“Invite you to a fabulous banquet!”

Alex

“What?!”

Robert snuck in while Alex was talking

Robert

“I thought this room just wouldn’t do for the contract signing, so we are moving downstairs to the banquet hall!”

Alex

“But-“

Robert

“Please remove him”

A robot bodyguard grabs Alex and takes him away

An elevator dings in the background as Malcom and Robert just sit there waiting

Malcom

“You have a banquet hall?”

Cut to Alex, going down the elevator

Alex

“Hey robot”

Robot

“Please be quiet prisoner! You are a disgrace to CreaTech, you should be ashamed for being born!”

Alex

“Dang it”

Robot

“What?”

Alex

“I mean, Robert doesn’t really care about you!”

Robot

“Dear boy, what are you suggesting?”

Alex

“Robert’s built hundreds of you bad boys! You’re disposable to him! Help me save Malcom though, you’ll be free!”

The robot‘s eye darts from side to side

The elevator doors open

Robot

“Okay, banquet hall is down to the left! Go save your- uh”

Alex

“Dad”

Robot

“Dad? Really? He didn’t look that much ol-“

Alex

“It’s complicated”

Alex runs off

Robot

“Good luck, noble boy!

Cut to Jameson in a chef’s hat, in a kitchen

He pulls out a big bottle and pours poison in it

Jameson walks out with his poison bottle

Malcom and Robert are finishing up the contracts

Malcom

“Aaaand done! That’s the last of it!”

Robert

“Good! Now, let’s eat!”

Jameson plops his poison bottle on the table (now dressed as a waiter)

Jameson

“Our world famous- uh- drink! It’s to DIE FOR! HA HA HA HA!”

They stare

Jameson

“Enjoy”

Malcom

“Can I?”

Robert

“Of course”

Malcom

“Yum!”

Malcom grabs the bottle and is about to drink when-

Alex bursts in, knocks the bottle out of Malcom’s hands

It spills on the ground

Malcom

“Alex! What is wrong wi- is that? Why am I smelling poison?”

Robert

“Uhh-“

Malcom

“*sigh* another day, another betrayal”

Malcom grabs the contracts and tears them

Robert

“No!”

Malcom

“Good day to you”

Alex

“Yeah! Jerk”

They leave

Robert

“DARN IT!“

Jameson pokes his head out of the kitchen

Jameson

“Is he dead yet?”

Robert turns, furiously

Robert

“YOU!”

Jameson

“Me?”

Robert

“I don’t think I have ever seen such a... a... PATHET-“

Jameson

“Oh, casserole is burning!”

Jameson zooms off

Robert

“*breath* okay... I’ll just have to think of something else... ugh...”

Cut outside

Tim is still talking to the robot

Robot

“I still can’t find your name”

Tim (tired, but British)

“It’s there somewhere...”

The End

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