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F&Ms Special "The Tale of The Possessed Pick" By Joe Wakefield

Based on: Fuzz & Malloy (WebShow) & Are You Afraid Of The Dark (1991-1996)

Joseph Wakefield (313) 418-4186 Josephnwakefield@gmail.com www.imdb.com/name/nm1100942/ www.youtube.com/fuzzandmalloy (c) The Bunkbed Banditas 2013

EXT./NIGHT/CAMPFIRE Open to Judy and Zak walking up to Fuzz & Malloy siting next to a campfire. JUDY Hey guys... Whats up? MALLOY Oh, good. Everyones here. Judy and Zak sit down. ZAK So why did you guys call us out here this late? JUDY yeah! What the hell, its like 3AM. FUZZ Chill, this is important. We are here to tell a spooky story! Suddenly a wolf starts howling at the moon. JUDY Oh, so you guys are doing a "Are you afraid of the dark" kind of thing. MALLOY Shhhh! You want us to get sued? A sound from the bush freaks Zak out. He jumps up scared. ZAK Whats that? MALLOY Oh, thats just Larry. FUZZ What!? Larrys here? MALLOY yeah Larrys here. He follows us everywhere. Malloy yells for Larry to come out.

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MALLOY Yo, Larry. Come out here and join us. FUZZ What? Larry walks out of the dark and sits down with the group. LARRY Hello! MY NAME IS LARRY SWANSON! Fuzz starts to flip out. FUZZ No, No Way Dude! I have to put my foot down. Larry cant be here! MALLOY Why? FUZZ Why? What do you mean why? Dude! I know our show can be a little hard to follow sometimes, but Im pretty sure that Larry is the bad guy in the show. MALLOY No man, its cool. This is a special. Its separate from the main time-line of the show, yet still allows us to build upon the back story of yet unexplained characters. FUZZ Got it. Cool. JUDY What the hell are you two talking about? MALLOY Dont worry about it. FUZZ So like Malloy was saying, we have gathered her tonight in order to tell you guys a spooky story.

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CONTINUED: MALLOY Its a tale of jealousy and pride. Malloy hands Fuzz a leather bag of sand. MALLOY Would you like to do the honors? FUZZ Sure. Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society. We... Fuzz stops mid-sentence and looks over at Malloy. FUZZ Are we allowed to say that? Malloy shrugs. MALLOY Were not making any money off this. Fuzz shrugs. FUZZ Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society. We call this story... Fuzz throws the sand into the fire. The fire flairs up. FUZZ (O.S.) The Tale Of The Possessed Pick! 2 EXT./DAY/CITY OF LA

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A young woman getting off of a city buss, then walking down the street. She is holding a guitar in one hand and a suitcase in the other. MALLOY (NARRATED) Sarah was a dreamer. One day she just packed up and left her home town. She wanted a life of fame and adventure. FUZZ (NARRATED) She was the kind of person that wanted to be great at something, but was always too afraid to try anything. But finally she decided to go for it.

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INT./DAY/SARAHS ROOM Sarah is unpacking her things. The room she is staying in is small and has four other beds. One of Sarahs new roommates (Rudy) walks in and out in the background. MALLOY (NARRATED) She enrolled into a private school for musicians. Fuzz interrupts Malloy. FUZZ (NARRATED) The school gave her a chance to meet some new friends. Sarah was always kind of a loner, but she manage to make friends with her roommates Ruby and Jen. Things were finally looking up for Sarah.

EXT./DAY/PARK There are five people in the park siting on the jungle gym. Sarah, Ruby, Jen, Sam and Kasey. Sam and Ruby are playing together while the others sit and watch. After a sec she finishes up. The group "claps". SAM Nice. RUBY Nailed it! Sam And Ruby exchange high fives. KASEY Bravo guys! Sam puts his guitar away. SAM So whos next? KASEY I think thats me. RUBY Well then, the floor is yours sir. (Ruby is flirting with Kasey he responds in kind.)

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KASEY Thank you, my lady. Kasey starts to play a song. The song goes on for a bit. Everyone seems to enjoy it. Sam (siting next to her) taps Sarah on the shoulder. SAM Look at how "Gaga" Ruby looks drooling over Kasey. Sam points at Ruby. Ruby seems to be mesmerized by Kaseys playing. SAM How pathetic is that? SARAH Be nice. When Kasey is finished everyone applauds. RUBY Yeah! Wooh! Sarah smiles at Kasey. SARAH That was really good. Kasey Smiles back. KASEY Thanks. Ruby looks back and forth between Sarah and Kasey. Ruby starts to become jealous. RUBY Why dont you play something for us Sarah? SARAH Oh... ah.. SAM Yeah, play something? SARAH I.. ah.. I cant.

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RUBY Whats the problem? SARAH I dont know how... not yet anyway. Thats why Im here. I... want to learn... how. Ruby, Jen and Sam start laughing. Kasey just looks at Sarah and smiles. KASEY Thats cool. It takes a lot of guts to do that SARAH Thanks. Sarah smiles, Ruby looks at her with jealousy and anger. RUBY Whatever. 5 INT./MORNING/SCHOOL HALLWAY Sarah is walking down the halls of her school to get to class. She stops when she notices Ruby walking by. SARAH Ey Ruby, thanks again for inviting me yesterday. It was fun. Everyone was really nice. RUBY Yeah, you seemed like you were having a good time flirting with Kasey. SARAH What, I wasnt. RUBY Save it. It doesnt really even matter. Go ahead, go for it. I cant wait for that show. SARAH Why are you acting crazy? RUBY Im not acting crazy! Im just sick of posers like you coming to this (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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RUBY (contd) school. This is a place for professional musicians, not little girls that cant even play. SARAH Shut up! RUBY You should just leave! No one wants a talentless loser like you here. SARAH Fine! Sarah grabs her guitar and runs away. 6 EXT./DAY/CITY OF LA Sarah is walking down the street crying. She looks over to the other side of the street. She notices a mysterious looking shop. After a second she walks in. 7 INT./DAY/PAWN SHOP Sarah walks in. A man steps out of the shadows (Jeffrey). JEFFREY Can I help you? Sarah jumps, surprised by the mans sudden appearance. SARAH No... Im Just looking around. JEFFREY Whats wrong my dear? SARAH Im just,.. It was stupid. I shouldnt have come here. Im never going to be able to do this. JEFFREY Yes, yes, I understand. Its hard to be a struggling musician in this town. How long have you been playing? Two, three years?

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SARAH Actually I havent learned anything yet. JEFFREY And its already too hard. Tough break kid. Sarah looks a little ashamed. JEFFREY Well dont worry my little lady. I might have just the thing to help you. Jeffrey jumps up and runs around the store looking for something. After a sec he finds in and returns to Sarah. He holds out his hand to reveal a jewel. SARAH What is it? Jeffrey waves his other hand over the jewel. Once it passes over the jewel, it becomes a guitar pick. JEFFREY Its whatever you want it to be, and it can take any shape it needs too. SARAH I dont understand. JEFFREY This is one of twelve ancient jewels. They were created for an evil warlord. He ran a mighty empire, and had armies of strong men at his command. But he, on the other hand, had a very week body. He was born with the birth right to rule, but that wasnt good enough. He desired a physical strength that would match his ruling power. So he had twelve of these things made. He fashioned them to look like weapons and gave them to his top generals. Once used in battle, they absorbed all of the skills the generals had, until leaving them weak and the warlord the most powerful man of that age.

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SARAH And youre telling me this is one of the jewels from your story? JEFFREY Seeing is believing, my dear. Give it a try. Have someone play with this and see if you dont suddenly improve. Sarah reaches out and grabs the pick from Jeffreys hand. Before she can pull away, he grabs her arm. JEFFREY But be warned girl! If you give anything too much power, it can start to get a mind of its own. SARAH Oh...OK Sarah walks out of the pawn shop a little spooked. 8 INT./NIGHT/SARAHS DORM. Sarah is siting inside the dorm looking at the pick. After a bit, Jen walks in. JEN Hey Sarah SARAH Hey Jen. Jen sits down next to Sarah. JEN Look I know Ruby can be a bit evil sometimes, but shes really not a bad person. SARAH Maybe youre right. Sarah looks at the pick on the table, picks it up, and drops it in the trash. JEN I mean, you were kind of asking for it, hitting on Kasey like that.

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SARAH What are you talking about! I dont even know him. JEN Whatever! I got to go. Im late for my audition. I have to do a solo in front of a bunch of people in order to keep my scholarship. SARAH Oh in that case, here I have a gift for you. Sarah grabs the pick out of the trash and hands it to Jen. JEN Why would I want your trash? SARAH Its not trash. it was Steve Vais. JEN What!? No way? SARAH Yeah, I just threw it away because it was given to me by my ex boyfriend. But you should have it. JEN Thanks. OK, well, wish me luck. SARAH Good luck. 9 INT./NIGHT/AUDITION ROOM. Jen is siting and waiting for here turn to play. Finaly they call her name. She gets up and gets ready to play. Then she starts to play. 10 INT./NIGHT/SARAHS DORM. Sarah and Ruby are in the dorm. There is a knock at the door. Ruby gets up to answer it. Its Kasey at the door. RUBY Kasey!

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KASEY Hey Ruby, is Sarah here? Ruby yells for Sarah. RUBY (annoyed) Yeah. Sarah! Someone here to see you! Ruby stumps away. She snaps at Sarah as she walks by. RUBY Your unbelievable! Ruby walks out of the room. Sarah walks up to greet Kasey. SARAH Hey Kasey, whats up? KASEY I just came by to give you this. Its some tabs that I used when I was getting started on guitar. SARAH Wow, thanks Kasey. Just then, Jen walks past Kasey and Sarah and into the house, looking like a zombie. Both Sarah and Kasey go and check on her. KASEY Jen, are you OK? JEN I bombed... I just chocked. KASEY Oh man. JEN I dont know what Im gonna do.... I needed that scholarship. Im going to have to go home.. KASEY It will be OK. Sarah looks over at the pick lying on the floor next to Jens guitar.

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INT./DAY/PARK Sarah is sitting in the park with Kasey, playing her guitar. She is playing well. The pick has obviously increased her skill. After a sec Ruby walks up. RUBY well arent you little miss rock star all of the sudden. SARAH What do you want, Ruby? RUBY Im just wondering how a little poser like you, just magically over night, become queen of the mt. KASEY What is your problem, Ruby? Youve been giving Sarah a hard time ever since she got here. SARAH Yeah, just leave me alone! RUBY No! Who do you think you are! First you take Jens spot in the show and now your trying to act like youre something. But youre not. Youre nothing! KASEY Thats it. I think you need to go. SARAH No Kasey, its fine. Can you just give us a moment? KASEY Sure. Kasey reluctantly walks away. SARAH Fine! You know what. Your right! Ill tell you my secret. It is magic. Sarah Shows Ruby the pick.

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SARAH This is a magic pick, It gives me the power to be a great musician. RUBY Yeah, right. SARAH Fine, dont believe me. Ruby grabs the pick from Sarah. RUBY Ill take that. Ruby walks off. SARAH Go ahead. 12 INT./NIGHT/SARAHS DORM. Cut to Sarah in the dorm. Suddenly Ruby busts in. RUBY I know what youve done. SARAH What are you talking about? START OF FLASHBACK 13 INT./DAY/SCHOOL Ruby is playing in class. She starts out playing very well, but after a bit, the pick starts to glow. It pulls some kind of energy from Rubys body and absorbs it. Ruby slowly realizes that she can no longer play. RUBY (V.O.) I could feel it... I was playing and I felt it flow out of me from the tips of my fingers. All the time, all the work I ever put into music, went right into that pick.

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INT./NIGHT/SARAHS DORM. END OF FLASHBACK SARAH Well maybe then its time for you to go. I dont think theres room in this school for poser losers like you. Ruby starts laughing RUBY Once I realized what you have done, I couldnt just let you win. I ran into Kasey outside. He was on his way to practice at school, so I gave him your pick. SARAH What!? No! Ive got to help him! RUBY Its too late. Hes already there. SARAH Kasey, no! Sarah runs out of the dorm.

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EXT./NIGHT/LA Sarah runs to find Kasey at her school.

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INT./NIGHT/SCHOOL ROOM Kasey gets ready to play. Sarah runs in just as he starts. SARAH No. Stop! The door is locked. Sarah tries to get Kaseys attention, but it is too late. He starts to play, but instead of getting worse, he starts playing better then ever. The song Kasey is playing gets more and more intense until finally Kasey strums the guitar and is suddenly sucked into the pick. Sarah screams! SARAH AaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

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INT./NIGHT/SHOP Sarah runs in frantically looking for Jeffrey. SARAH Mister! Hey mister, are you here? Jeffrey walks out of the shadows. JEFFREY Hello Sarah. How can I help you? Sarah tries to give the pick to Jeffrey. SARAH Here. Take it. I dont want it! But please help me! My friend is trapped in there! JEFFREY What are you talking about? SARAH The pick. It... it just sucked him in. JEFFREY Oh, you stupid little girl. I tried to warn you not to give it too much power! Now look at what youve done. SARAH I dont understand. What happened? JEFFREY Your lust for skill gave it life! your need for vengeance made it evil, and finally your friend gave it a form. SARAH How do I save him? JEFFREY Dont worry about him. Hes done for. Hes a rock demon now. All you can do now, is get ride of the thing before the demon possesses you.

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SARAH Take it! Please just take it! JEFFREY Are you joking? I still have eleven more of these things I need to get rid of. SARAH Youre the warlord. JEFFREY Wow, I think shes starting to get it. Yes, the legend I told you was true. The jewels not only gave me the skills to fight. I was cursed to live the full duration of my generals lives, all put together. I will not be able to rest until I have passed on all twelve. SARAH Your a monster! JEFFREY Im the monster? Thats funny. All I ever wanted was to move past the physical limitations of my body. You on the other-hand, wanted skill without work, success without putting in the time. You could have practiced, and eventually would have gotten there. Sarah just looks at Jeffrey ashamed and sad. JEFFREY One thing you should never forget girl; almost nothing worth having comes easy. And if it does... it comes with a price! Jeffrey starts laughing... finally Sarah leaves the pawn shop sad. 18 EXT./MORNING/LA Sarah is siting on the street very sad. Shes holding the pick. After a sec she throws it on the sidewalk.

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SARAH Im sorry Kasey. Sarah runs off. The pick just sits there for a bit. Then after a few moments, Fuzz & Malloy skates by. FUZZ (NARRATED) Thats when we showed up! Malloy skates right past the pick, but Fuzz stops and picks up the pick. As soon as he does, a ghost like Kasey covered in blood goes into Fuzzs body. Fuzz is dazed for a sec. Malloy stops and turns around. MALLOY Are you OK, Fuzz? Fuzz shacks it off. FUZZ Yeah... Im fine. Fuzz & Malloy skates away. 19 EXT./NIGHT/CAMPFIRE Fuzz and Malloy are done telling there story. Everyone looks a little disappointed. Fuzz throws up his arms and yells! FUZZ And thats how I got possessed by The Rock Demon! The group just looks at Fuzz & Malloy. ZAK Seriously? Seriously guys? This whole thing was so that you could try to get me to believe that youre possessed? FUZZ I am! MALLOY No, its true. Some drifter on the street told him.

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FUZZ Yeah and Ive been having scary dreams. I mean... real scary dreams... Its pretty bloody stuff. I remember thinking that it was a little dark for a Fuzz and Malloy episode. MALLOY We really did this so you guys would understand that Fuzz is indeed possessed by a demon of the rock and roll verity. JUDY As your therapist guys, I feel the need to tell you that, this delusion that your life is a show, is not healthy. When you guys talk to the camera, you must realize that youre just staring out at nothing narrating your voice to no one. And fuzz, youre not possessed. FUZZ I am. MALLOY He really is. JUDY Screw this! You guys are crazy. Judy walks off screen. ZAK well... goodnight guys. Zak walks away. MALLOY Well I liked the story, did you Larry? LARRY ....I..... My name is Larry Swanson! Larry just looks at Malloy for a sec.

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MALLOY ......OK then.. Malloys attention goes back to Fuzz. FUZZ I liked it. MALLOY Me too buddy, me too. Fuzz and Malloy get up and walk off together. After a sec, Larry wonders off as well. FADE TO BLACK

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