Malcom Silva and the Temple of Fear

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Chapter 7 - Malcom Silva and The Temple of Fear

Angle on Randoms Tower, cut inside Malcom’s office. A rich looking gentlemen is talking to Malcom

Rich Gentleman

“Well mr. Silva, you’re probably wondering why I’ve come here”

Malcom

“Not especially”

Rich gentleman

“Well, I’ll make it quick then, I know how you capitalists like to spend your time... playing golf is it?”

Malcom

“I’ve never touched a golf club in my life”

Rich gentleman

“Well one of my research teams, I’m an archeologist y’see, they discovered something in the Great Dunes, over in Europe”

Malcom

“What did they find? A mummies curse! Ha!”

Rich gentleman

“Something a bit more... frightening...”

Malcom

“Wait, you don’t mean-“

Rich gentleman

“Oh, but I do... Mr. Silva, I’ve rediscovered the Temple of Fear, and would like you to go inside after the legendary treasure, in exchange for just thirty percent of the cut, and the coolest looking artifact I guess!”

Malcom

“Hmm... a chance to go after one of history’s most famous missing paranormal targets? Should I? Yes, of course I’ll do it! TO THE GREAT DUNES!”

Intro plays

Angle on a jet in the sky

Cut inside and we see the trio lounging about

Tim

“So, where are we going?”

Malcom

“Well, the temple of fear has recently been rediscovered!”

Alex

“Right... you mind, I don’t know, elaborating on that?”

Malcom

“Everyone knows what the temple of fear is!”

Alex

“You know what the temple of fear is”

Malcom (exasperated)

“It’s an ancient desert temple which buried after a sandstorm 800 years ago”

Alex

“See that wasn’t so hard was it?”

Malcom

“Very hard...”

Tim (clearly trying to change the subject)

“I mean, how cool is the name Temple of Fear though?”

Alex

“Really cool... (quietly) if your an 80s adventure movie...”

The jet lands

Malcom

“Alright, everybody out!”

Tim

“Feel that air!”

Alex

“Yep, it‘s air!”

Malcom

“Here’s to our greatest adventure ever!”

They walk up to some ruins poking out of the sand

Alex

“Gee, not much of a temple is it?”

Malcom

“The majority of the temple is still under the sand, dope!”

Alex

“Hey!”

Malcom

“I can say what I want! I’m your father!”

Alex

“Oh right... man! Now I’m kinda disappointed”

Malcom

“Kid, you have no idea!”

Tim

“Can we go yet?”

Malcom

“Fine!”

Malcom grabs some shovels from the plane

They start digging

Alex hits the roof of the temple

Alex

“I hit something!”

Malcom

“Excellent! You found it! According to my research, there should be an entrance hatch!”

Alex

“Like this?”

Malcom

“Exactly like that!”

Alex opens it

Malcom

“Here we go gang!”

They climb in with a rope

Alex and Tim

“H’boy”

They land on the ground with a splashing sound

Tim

“Huh, looks like the temple’s flooded!”

Malcom

“Oh... okay... that’s new...”

Alex

“This is a desert...”

Tim

“At least it’s not high enough to drown us!”

Malcom

“Yeah... good thing too!”

Alex

“It’s nasty! I hate water! Is there any light in here?”

Malcom

“There should be a glowing power orb in each room...”

Suddenly, lights come on (thanks to your local glowing power orb)

The trio

“Woah!”

It’s a pretty cool, a huge room, with Greek style architecture

Tim

“I wish I brought a camera to this! This is amazing!”

Alex

“Yeah, pretty swell!”

Malcom

“Did you just say “swell” unironically?”

Alex

“Heh. Yeah, I guess I did”

Tim

“Let’s conquer a temple (runs off) OOOOOOH!”

Malcom

“Uh-huh...”

Alex steps forward and activates a trap-step

Spooky rumble sound

Malcom

“That can’t be good”

Alex

“Nope!”

A hatch in the roof opens, releasing giant snakes!

Alex

“Run!”

Tim

“Good call, get moving!”

They do

Malcom spots a door

Malcom

“Quick, into that next room!”

They lunge through the door and slam it shut

Alex

“Snakes! You know I’d choose life if I had the choice there”

Tim

“I feel you... where are we now?!”

Tim’s jaw drops, they are now in a massive field, a huge building looms over the horizon

Tim

“I’m starting to lose track of how this works...”

Malcom

“The spells on the temple create hyper-realistic simulations of the visitors’ greatest fears!”

Alex

“Fantastic, who’s fear is this?”

Tim

“What’s that building? Oh no!”

Alex

“What Tim? Is this your fear?”

Tim

“Uh... maybe?”

They walk closer only to realize it’s a-

Malcom

“Tim, you’ve fought monsters, phantoms and murderous psychopaths! Your biggest fear is A HIGH SCOOL?!”

It is indeed a high school

Tim

“Not just a high school! A public high school!!!”

Alex and Malcom look at him exasperated

Malcom

“Guess we have to go through!”

Tim gulps

Tim

“You’ve been warned!”

They open the doors and step inside

There are normal kids walking through

Malcom and Alex walk through unfazed, while Tim looks petrified

Malcom

“There’s the exit, literally right there!”

Tim

“At least he’s not-“

Suddenly a terrifying, zombie like figure with lightning shooting out of him shows up

Malcom

“Who the heck is that?!”

Tim

“The principal!”

Malcom

“What?!”

The principal growls and starts chasing Tim while screaming

Principal

“TIM!!! YOU HAVE MISSED CLASS FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS!!!”

Tim

“I’m 15 years old!”

Alex

“RUN!”

They split up through different school passages

Malcom

“Tim, why would you fear something so, so... well, I was going to say average... but then the lightning zombie shows up...”

He continues to walk

Malcom

“Maybe I should be proud... it was me who taught him everything he knows... huh...”

Some Teen

“Dude, why’re you talking to yourself?”

Malcom

“Why would you care? You’re not even real!”

Some Teen

“Touché”

Cut to Alex walking

Alex

“This is confusing...”

He turns a corner and sees a bunch of dolphins in suits dancing to pop music

Alex

“Y’know, honestly at this point? Whatever...”

He hears screaming

Alex

“Tim?”

Tim is running

Tim

“He’s coming, he’s coming, he’s coming,”

Tim grabs Alex and they run as the principal turns the corner

Principal

“TIM!!! YOU GET DETENTION FOR LIFE!!!”

Alex

“Tim, I will never doubt your imagination again!”

Tim

“There’s the exit door!”

Sure enough, it’s straight ahead

Alex

“Here... we... go!”

They launch through it

The principal turns and walks away

Tim and Alex woop happily

Alex

“Aw man! That was crazy!”

Tim

“Yeah! Right Malcom?”

Alex

“Oh gosh! WE LEFT HIM IN NIGHTMARE SCHOOL!”

Tim

“Oh... I can’t go back in there!”

Alex

“I understand! I’ll go!”

Alex goes in

Tim

“I hope he’ll be-“

Alex pops out with Malcom

Tim

“Oh, were you-“

Alex and Malcom start talking at the same time

Alex

“Yeah, he was... right there, just about to walk out...”

Malcom

“Right outside! I just went back to where I saw the exit the first time...”

Tim

“Oh... neat”

Malcom

“So let’s review, first room was flooded and had snakes!”

Alex

“That’s probably my fear, I guess...”

Malcom

“Second room was a (inhales exasperated) high school”

Tim

“Mine”

Malcom

“That means I’m next, I wonder what I fear... hmm... I’ve faced some horrifying things... I wonder wha-“

A silhouette appears at the other end of a bridge

Malcom looks petrified

Tim

“What is it?! WHAT IS IT?!”

Malcom (dryly)

“It’s.... it’s...”

The silhouette walks towards them to reveal that it is Malcom with an eagle head

Alex

“(Cackles)... Wait, you’re serious?!”

Eagle Malcom breathes fire

Malcom

“RUN!”

They run around dodging

Tim

“What the heck is that?!”

Malcom

“Malcoman!”

Tim

“Malcoman? What?”

Malcom

“Long ago in I looked in mirror...”

Flashback

Angle on Malcom looking in a mirror

Suddenly eagles fly in from the window

Malcom

“WHY!”

Time freezes

Malcom (narration)

“For the slightest second, an eagle was positioned right in front my face, that picture was unforgettable! It’s haunted my dreams ever since!”

Alex

“That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard!”

Malcom

“I think I might have an idea, it’s crazy, but it might just work”

Tim

“Do it!”

Malcom jumps up, grabs a vine that’s hanging from the ceiling and lands on the bridge

Malcoman turns and charges at him

Malcom grabs a long stick

Malcoman duplicates it

Malcom

“Alright nightmare headed nightmare! Bring it on!”

They clash, swiping at each other with the sticks, fighting without cease! (That’s my new favorite word)

Tim and Alex are watching in awe

Tim

“Our dad is awesome!”

Alex

“Yeah”

Malcoman breathes fire, burning Malcom’s stick

Malcom

“Oh...”

Malcoman’s stick turns into a sword

Malcom

“Wait just a second! What if I could get you out of here!”

Malcoman freezes

Malcom

“That’s right! I can get you out of this... temple? Prison! Prison! I meant prison!”

The Principal lumbers in too, followed by the snakes (who have entwined and formed a man)

Malcom

“All of you, fears! You’ve been trapped here long enough! I assume it’s been so long, you don’t even remember what you looked like before...”

Principal looks up gloomily

The Snakes hiss sadly

Malcom

“Get us the treasure, we’ll set you free!”

Principal

“Follow”

He leads the trio, the snakes and Malcoman to a wall

He smashes it

Malcom

“Oh...”

An empty room is revealed

Malcom

“An empty room... very nice... WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ANCIENTS?! AAAAAA-”

He runs and starts punching the wall

Alex

“Oh man, it’s gonna take a while to live this one down...”

Tim

“Yeah...”

Principal

“*sigh* knew you wouldn’t get it...”

Tim

“Get what?”

Principal

“Not supposed to say...”

Tim

“Hmm... THAT’S IT!!!”

Alex

“Geez, calm yourself!”

Tim

“WHAT WAS ALL OF OUR WORST FEARS WHEN ENTERING THE TEMPLE?!”

Alex (clearly worrying for Tim’s mental state)

“A lack of treasure?”

Tim

“BINGOOOOOOOO!”

Principal

“Smart, handsome, homeworkless boy has solved the riddle! Here is treasure”

The treasure appears

Malcom

“Tim, you’re a genius! You know, I underestimated you before, you got a lot of spunk boy! Maybe I should get to know you better, both of you! I promise to be a better frie- no! I promise to be a better father!”

Tim and Alex both look satisfied

Tim

“Let’s buy a butler!”

Malcom

“Oh no, I have big plans for this money! Biiiig plans!”

The end