WATT

by
Scott Kopolovich
Scottkope@yahoo.com
(412) 427-8657
EXT. DR. GORKLEN'S HOUSE/KITCHEN DOOR -NIGHT
Soft pale HAND, holds a KEYCARD with his picture on it. DR.
JOSEPH GORKLEN smiles on the front as its fed to a reader.
Dr. Gorklen, a man in his forties, with greying hair, waits
for the card to be cleared so he may enter his home.
INT. CARD READER/KITCHEN DOOR
The world enters a 3D animated view. A dim green watt is fast
asleep in his chair. Standing across a bridge is a bright red
watt holding a throw switch.
Dr. Gorklens card slides into place.
Six, white, ninja watts, drop down from sodering points above
the card. Using Japanese accents, the watts inspect the card.
WHITE WATT
Is it clear Charlie?
Using an oversized magnifying glass, EYE grows huge as the
card reads JOSEPH GORKLEN.
CHARLIE
Yes this is good!
Red watt begins calling the sleeping green watt.
RED WATT
Hey! Hey green, he's clear!
The card ejects quickly leaving the ninja watts dangling.
RED WATT
Ah come on green! You only work 5
seconds a shift! Wake up!
Green falls backwards snoring.
CUT TO:
DR. GORKLEN
This never works.
Slides his card back in again. The process repeats.
RED WATT
Ah come on guys, its the same
frigging card!
CHARLIE
Ah yes, everything seems to be in
order.
RED WATT
Right, green!
Red watt flips the switch, an electric surge releases from
his hand and travels across the bridge. Green watt yawns,
surge hits his hand, he buzzes into the air.
LIVE ACTION
Red light on card reader changes to green.
Red Watt simultaneously, eats dinner, takes a shower, and
texts his friends. He quickly finishes before being buzzed
again as the door closes.
RED WATT
(spitting out food)
Yeah, thanks, thanks for your help.
You just go right on back to sleep
now.
INT. KITCHEN
Doc enters his dark kitchen. The security alarm beeps.
ZOOM INTO ALARM
INT. INNER ALARM SYSTEM
A watt with a large mouth, stands atop a copper wired
platform. He has head phones on that connect to a large
antenna. BEEPER holds a megaphone two sizes smaller than his
mouth repeating the same word.
BEEPER
Beep! Beep! Beep!
The beeping stops. Beeper begins to yell.
BEEPER
GOOOOD MORNING ALL ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES OF THE KITCHEN!
Beepers assistant, a small mouth watt, carries a clip board.
SMALL MOUTH
Uh, sir, this is the night shift.
2.
BEEPER
Oh, er, eh hem.
Bepper switches his voice to a deep bass.
BEEPER
Good evening all electrical
appliances of the kitchen. The
doctor has arrived home, please be
ready to begin your shifts, NOW!
A bridge made of copper wire begins to fill with yellow,
blue, and white watts. They begin moving forward in a single
file line.
INT. KITCHEN
The doctor fumbles around trying to find the slider switch.
Pans rattling, cat screech ensues.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh sorry Fluffy.
(Dog Yelps)
And you too Playdo.
Hand finds chandelier slider. Kitchen chandelier illuminates
slowly.
INT. CHANDELIER BULB
A spiral bridge is filled with multicolored watts. There is
one entrance and one exit similar to a circuit. Watts greet
each other as they pass by.
BRYAN
Hey Donnie!
DONNIE
Bryan, I haven 't seen you in
weeks!
BRYAN
Eh, Ive been working drier duty
for ever. You know how doc always
forgets to wash his clothes, gets
kinda slow down there.
DONNIE
I know, I hate working down there
so boring! Im transferring to the
refrigerator circuit.
3.
BRYAN
Thats great, which part?
DONNIE
Freezer!
BRYAN
Wow youre going to be working with
all that meat.
DONNIE
I know the doc never cooks.
BRYAN
No, not that meat, wait till you
meet the freezer foreman.
Donnie sees his exit curcuit.
DONNIE
Im outta here, see ya on the next
job!
Bryan keeps running, Donnie joins other watts racing towards
the fridge.
INT. REFRIGERATOR INNER CIRCUIT
Entering and exiting the fridge, watts trade each other
spring jackets, going from run to jog.
LIVE
Dr. Gorklen is rummaging through the fridge.
Jogging, they watch him. Donnie comes to-
REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER INTERCHANGE
The office sports two shades of blue. Donnies in line on the
light blue side. Notices watts ahead of him on a dark blue
side. Icicles hang from the ceiling. Donnie approaches fridge
side secretary.
DONNIE
Hello, Donnie watt reporting for
freezer powering.
4.
FRIDGE SECRETARY
(annoyed)
Are you exiting the refrigerator
unit or just passing through?
DONNIE
Ah, just passing-
FRIDGE SECRETARY
See the freezer section right over
there.
Walks over to the freezer secretary. She wears a thick fur
coat, typing on an old typewriter, spitting out paper after
paper.
DONNIE
Hello, Donnie Watt reporting for
freezer powering.
Without distraction, she pulls a fur coat from a closet and
tosses it to him.
FREEZER SECRETARY
Please wear your coat at all times
or your will slow up the circuit.
Place your hand on the door in
front of you and enjoy your stay
here in the freezer.
Places his hand on glass sliding door. SWOOSH, door opens,
strong gust of wind blows Donnies face from his chattering
teeth.
FREEZER SECRETARY
Like I said, please wear your coat
at all times.
Wears coat, stops shivering. Burly "Russian" red yellow watt,
wearing a ushanka, greets Donnie. Grabs Donnie with force,
pulling him along as they march into the city.
RUSSIAN WATT
Ah, welcome to the freezer. We like
to say, only real buzzers can
handle this weather. Come, we
march.
Hundreds of watts wearing coats run throughout the streets of
the circuit board. The chips represent buildings, while
traces are streets, and transistors are towers. Children and
adults sing together.
5.
RUSSIAN WATT
We work all day, we never play, to
keep our home cold.
Everyone repeats the lyric.
RUSSIAN WATT
The Doc is pleased with the food we
freeze as we defend it from mold.
Repeat 2xs, drag out mold.
LIVE
Doc close's freezer door, drops ice in glass, turns light
off.
FADE IN:
INT. BEDROOM -MORNING
A digital alarm clock sits on a night stand beside his bed.
It reads 5:59 am in red.
ZOOM INTO CLOCK
INT. INNER CLOCK CURICUIT
Three Red watts, shaped like numbers, stand on a stage
waiting for their shift change.
MINIUTE FIFTY
So when did you start?
HOUR FIVE
An hour ago, and thank Tron. I
cant take another second of
Minute Five over there.
(mocking)
Im a star! I perform every 8
minutes in real time. Blow it out
your upsidedown S!
MINUTE NINE
Oh please, don't be jealous. Its
just natural selection. You were
placed in that spot because youre
only capable of working once every
eleven hours.
6.
HOUR FIVE
Yeah, and I enjoy sitting here
fifty nine minutes. Its you idiots
changing every sixty seconds that
drives me up a wall, literally.
A yellow watt works a vertical turnstile control system.
YELLOW WATT
Okay, this is a full shift change
watts, lets go! Six AM, enter your
selective lines.
Red watts numbered six, zero hour, and zero minute step onto
platforms which will propel them upwards replacing the 5:59.
Yellow watt counts down the seconds.
YELLOW WATT
Boys youre on in five, four,
three, two-
A spotlight hits the stage interrupting 5:59s argument. They
squint while being shot upward out of view. The six am crew
takes their place. They begin singing like a doo-wop group.
HOUR SIX
Wake up! Wake up! You must wake up!
MINUTE ZERO
It is time, for you, to wake up!
You have so many things to do, wake
up!
LIVE
The radio begins playing, doc reaches over and turns it off.
HOUR SIX
Great jobs guys.
The 5:59 crew say their farewells.
HOUR FIVE
Alright Fifty Im outta here. Ill
catch you in twelve.
MINIUTE FIFTY
Yeah, have a good day. Ill see you
in about an hour Minute Nine.
MINUTE NINE
Of course you will. Id love to
chat longer but I must be on again
in, eh hem.
7.
Minute Nines agent looks at his watch and counts.
MINUTE NINES AGENT
Ah yes sir you have eight minutes
and-
Shakes mini watch. Tiny micro watts, run into place, showing
the seconds.
MINUTE NINES AGENT
Thirty three seconds, thirty one,
thirty.
Three knee-high watts run up to Minute Nine. One places a
cigar in his mouth, the second walks backwards with an open
newspaper, the third powders his face.
MINUTE NINE
What a morning, being a minute star
is so demanding. What is this!
Grabs newspaper forcefully, little watt flies backwards while
powder trips into cigar watt.
MINUTE NINE
New alarm clock apps for your smart
phone, free! This will ruin my
career!
DR. GORKLEN'S STEPS/KITCHEN -MORNING
Doc descends, yawning, stretching, enters kitchen.
KITCHEN
Opens cabinet, pulls out bag of fresh coffee grinds. Clicks
button on coffee machine.
COFFEE MACHINE INNER CIRCUIT
Blue watts begin to dance around in a circle, chanting, their
bodies turn into flames.
FIRE WATT
Burn baby burn, burn baby burn.
FIRE WATT 1
Yee Haa. Im really burning now.
8.
COFFEE MACHINE INNER CIRCUIT/WATER PUMPING STATION
Several teams of fire watts are seen jumping up and down on
seesaws. A light blue watt named HERTZ, sports an orange
construction hat, yellow tool belt, and chilli red backpack.
Hertz is well known through out the house as the best of the
best for regulators. He jots down a few notes while the
flamers work around him.
HERTZ
Good morning flamers.
FIRE WATTS
Hey Hertz!
A scruffy looking, coffee colored watt, wearing a heat suit,
approaches Hertz.
FOREMAN COFFEE WATT
Hertz, over here.
HERTZ
Hey Cof, hows it going?
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Well you tell me, Ive been waiting
a long time for this inspection.
HERTZ
Well everything checks out. Heating
coils are working fine, water
pressure seems adequate. Brew
temperature is around hundred
eighty degrees. Lets hope the doc
isnt thirsty.
LIVE
Dr. Gorklen takes a sip, burning his mouth.
HERTZ
Well we cant control everything
now.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Did you at least enjoy your stay
here at the Cofee-Compute?
HERTZ
I did. Its always nice without all
that noisy traffic running around,
and Im just a few copper blocks
away from Gigas job.
9.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Thats great Hertz, she still
working the TV? That can be rough
some days.
HERTZ
Yeah, but she adores it. Alright,
just sign here and Ill be off.
Hands him a digital clipboard. Foreman slides his hand over
the screen looking over the pages. Just before signing, he
notices an article.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Wait, wait, wait, budget cuts!
Hertz hangs his head knowing this would be coming.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Hey you tell Mega its not our
fault the docs cutting back on
caffeine with this new, healthy
diet, thing.
HERTZ
Now what good would that do me, you
know shell forget before I finish
my sentence. Just sleep on it, here
ya go.
Prints out a copy, hands it to him.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
We brew the best darn cup of java
this side of the kitchen counter.
FRIE WATT
We brew the only cup of java on any
counter.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
Get back up there you!
The fire watt jumps onto a seesaw, his partner falls as Hertz
prepares to leave the circuit.
INT. COFFEE MACHINE/COPPER ROADS
Hertz climbs a ladder at the plug end of the coffee machine.
Exits a shaft, stands on a scaffold looking down at a sea of
white watts running in opposite directions. Reaches into
backpack, pulls out an extendable surfboard.
10.
With a shout of joy, he rides a wave of white watts running
towards the TV circuit.
HERTZ
This is why I love my job!
LIVING ROOM
The doctor walks into his living room, finds remote on couch,
turns TV on. He watches the morning traffic report while
ironing his shirt.
BARRY
Good morning, I'm Barry Modalich
with this mornings traffic report.
COPPER ROADS/TV CIRCUIT
Hertz balances himself trying to avoid objects overhead while
also avoiding oncoming traffic. The white watts he surfs on
speak very fast to him.
WHITE WATT
Hey hertz.
WHITE WATT 1
Where are you working today?
HERTZ
Im not sure yet, Megas got a
mission for me, but that can change
a hundred times over by the time I
get there.
WHITE WATT 2
Where ya heading now?
WHITE WATT 3
Hes going to see his honey bun.
MULTIPLE WHITE WATTS
Awe!
HERTZ
Of course I am! Who wants to walk
when I got you guys.
WHITE WATT
Here comes your stop Hertz.
11.
HERTZ
Thanks guys!
Hertz steers towards the TV circuit. He grabs a ladder
leading to a scaffold above the TV screen/stage. Light dances
upon his face as he tries to spot his wife Giga in an ocean
of watts.
INT. TV INNER CIRCUIT/STAGE
Thousands of multicolored watts dance on top of a transparent
stage. Its a beautiful symphony of colors and motion coming
together to create the images the doctor sees. Hertz yells
out to a group of pink watts passing beneath him.
HERTZ
Giga!
An unnoticeable dot yells back.
GIGA
Hertzy!
HERTZ
Where are you? I cant see you.
A small pink dot can be seen mixing in with the blue.
LIVE
A small speck of pink appears on the blue suit of the
weatherman.
BLUE WATT
Hey lady what are you doing?
BLUE WATT 2
Are you color blind? Stay with the
pinks!
GIGA
Just give me a second boys. Hertzy!
Hey, hold on, the news is almost
over.
Giga scurries back to her group.
LIVE
The weatherman finishes up his report. The doc puts his shirt
on and exits the room.
12.
HERTZ
Awe, he didn't shut the TV off.
GIGA
I 'm sorry baby, I might be working
overtime.
The doctor abruptly walks back in.
DR. GORKLEN
Now thatd been a nice ten hour
carbon footprint.
Looks at Playdo watching a dog food commercial.
DR. GORKLEN
Well I guess you wouldn't have
minded.
Doc turns his TV off. The watts stop dancing and breathe a
sigh of relief. Three conductors turn towards their head
conductor. She is a big watt, with orange hair, resembling
Beethovens.
BAEHOVEN
Oh that was a lovely broadcast,
stupendous, you were all so
coordinated. Now please, blue and
green teams see me for
decolorization. As for the rest of
you; your possible scheduled times
are on the back of your sheets.
Please report back to your
stations.
Hertz runs down to the stage. Giga practically runs through
him.
GIGA
Oh Hertzy, it's been too long.
HERTZ
(squeezed)
I, I know, it's been about eighteen
hours.
GIGA
Why did you have to work the coffee
machine last night? Who drinks
coffee at night?
13.
HERTZ
I know honey, but ever since the
doc stopped using it every day, the
Union reps have been pushing me to
check in on it.
GIGA
Awe, when can we go on our next
date?
HERTZ
Well doc doesn't have a scheduled
vacation until July.
GIGA
Awe, next month? Do you really have
to work that long.
HERTZ
Its only a couple of weeks babe.
You know Im still trying to get us
that permanent inside the power
box.
GIGA
Oh who cares about living in ESP
city. Im fine staying inside the
cable box. Its always on, and
closest to the TV.
HERTZ
I know we dont need it, but I knew
since the day I met you all I could
think about was giving you
everything you dreamed of.
(BEGIN FLASHBACK)
EXT. DOCS HOUSE/POWER METER -DAY
A man from the power company checks to see if the meter is
running.
INT. POWER METER
Hundreds of vertical subways flow from outside into the power
box. Watts of all different shapes, size's, and colors, exit
and enter translucent subway trains. Giga exits the train
taking it all in. Her true colors are shown here.
14.
She is a light blue watt, with long, dark brown, curly hair,
and deep blue eyes. Giga moves along with a crowd of colored
watts heading towards the house.
HERTZ (O.S.)
I was working my first shift on the
docks. I wasnt even in the house
yet. What a catch.
GIGA (O.S.)
And you still remember?
HERTZ (O.S.)
Of course!
Hertz is fixing an empty power line bridge leading to the
trains. His team is wearing construction attire.
BRONZE
Hey look at these guys.
CHIPS
Looks like a proud bunch.
BRONZE
Well there's plenty of work for
them here.
HERTZ
Yeah, who's the new guy moving in?
CHARLIE
Word from a local college is; he's
a professor.
BRONZE
Ah, rich guy, lots of toys.
CHARLIE
But he's a conservationist.
They are displeased.
HERTZ
Ah, you know, those guys make my
job so much harder.
CHIPS
Of course, who wants to trek
through dead circuits all day cause
someone wants to save a little
power.
15.
BRONZE
Does he got any kids?
CHARLIE
I don't know, I think he's just a
temp.
BRONZE
So Hertz, when are you going to
find yourself a nice little amp?
Settle down in one of these circuit
boards.
CHIPS
Ah, dont listen to that, hes
still a volt himself.
HERTZ
Eh, not for me guys. I like the
adventure. Opening up these new
houses is great.
BRONZE
Yeah thats what Chips said too,
didnt ya?
CHARLIE
Yeah where did you meet your old
lady amp anyway?
CHIPS (O.S.)
I met her way back when I was
working the street jenny. She was a
beauty--
HERTZ (V.O.)
Funny how I said Id never need an
amp. Cause here you came walking
across my bridge.
Watches Giga walk across the bridge. Her eyes look all around
until they connect with Hertz's, continues scanning.
HERTZ
Excuse me guys.
CHIPS
So we made it and; hey, we're on a
job here!
BRONZE
Whoa, speaking of amps. Hey hey, go
Hertzy!
16.
Hertz runs across the empty bridge joining other watts
running into the house. He weaves in and out of the incoming
and outgoing lines, nearly being trampled.
HERTZ
Excuse me! Pretty eyes, hello!
WHITE WATT
Stay in line!
HERTZ
I'm sorry. Excuse me miss!
INT. VOLTAGE METER/POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
The voltage distribution center acts like a turnpike for amps
and volts entering the house. Meter maids run around trying
to help all the incoming watts.
METER MAID
Hello, welcome to the distribution
center. Please stay in your
selective lines.
Hertz catches up to Giga.
HERTZ
Hey you, pretty eyes, wait up.
GIGA
Oh, hello.
HERTZ
Hi, I noticed you were looking for
someone.
GIGA
Oh, actually I was trying to find
my line.
HERTZ
Well, I just happen to know a guy
that knows every part of where
you're going.
GIGA
Really, well where is he? One of
those fellows?
Hertz turns around to see his partners cheering him on.
CHIPS
That a boy Hertz.
17.
BRONZE
Woohoo, nice amp.
Bronze whistles
HERTZ
(embarrassed)
Ah, no, sorry, those guys work
waste disposal.
GIGA
It's okay, you can give me the tour
anytime you want.
HERTZ
Well sure we, me, I mean, I can
give you the tour anytime you want.
GIGA
Of course, but for now, just show
me which line leads to the TV blue
boy.
HERTZ
Oh, most house's are broken down by
circuit breaker section. What
section were you in at your last
house?
GIGA
This is my first house. I used to
work at the Regulator Bank.
HERTZ
Really, wow! I've never even been
to one, Ive only worked on taps
before I came here.
GIGA
I never liked the taps. I always
had to direct so much traffic. No
one even stops to say hi.
Begin: (Gigas Flashback)
INT. TAPS -DAY
The taps are like a busy high way with translucent vehicles
flying everywhere. Giga tries to greet them but they move to
fast.
18.
GIGA
Hello, thank you for coming. Hello,
thank you for coming. Hello, good
bye.
Giga just waves.
GIGA
Hi, Hi, Hi, Oh hello. Hi, Hi,
A large bus, full of white watts, pulls up.
BUS DRIVER
Hey there missy, always have to
stop for a beautiful face. Can you
tell me where the Conrads live?
GIGA
Why yes; you take a right here,
head past two conductors and you
should be at the next tap.
BUS DRIVER
Another tap? That has to be my
third one this week!
The bus pulls off, leaving dust and dirt on Giga's face.
End: (GIGA's Flashback)
INT. VOLTAGE METER/POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
GIGA
So, I never really liked that job
much. I hear houses are great for
amps that want to stick around and
build their career.
HERTZ
As long as someones living here,
we all have a home.
GIGA
So it's your job to make sure that
happens?
HERTZ
Of course it is. I make sure all
circuits are properly maintained
and connected.
19.
GIGA
(giggles)
Listen to you sounding so official.
They come to the breaker point where every watt will go to
their chosen circuit.
METER MAID
Miss, your name?
GIGA
Giga.
HERTZ
Now thats a new one.
METER MAID
Uh huh. Selective circuit; And
please dont ask me what is a
selective circuit like the last
hundred thousand watts to come
through here.
HERTZ
It's alright, she knows.
METER MAID
Well then, where dose she want to
go?
Hertz looks at her and smiles.
HERTZ
She wants to be on the living room
circuit.
METER MAID
Oh another starlet, turnstile 683-
D.C. You are now within the
confides of a domestic home. If you
burn, break, singe, surge, or
refuse to continue active duties
while in motion, you will be
subject code 1EA-278, and thus by
the law of Mega the almighty, will
be removed from the premises.
HERTZ
She got it.
METER MAID
Aren't you on the clock?
20.
HERTZ
Yep, and so are you.
A line pushes its way through.
METER MAID
Oh no, one at a time, one at a
time!
The turnstiles lead to pneumatic tubes where hundreds of
multicolored watts wait for their breakers to be turned on.
HERTZ
Well, here we are. This shoot here
will take you to the living room
circuit. You can get to the TV from
there.
GIGA
Thank you Hertzy. If you ever want
to give me that tour, you know
where my circuit is.
HERTZ
I do, and I think the Plasma screen
is due for an inspection this week.
Ya know, wouldnt want any
electrical problems holding you up
on your first show.
Giga smiles and walks through the turnstile. She enters the
tube greeting other watts.
INT. HOUSE/BASEMENT
The electrician opens, the electronic service panel, and
throws the main switch.
INT. VOLTAGE METER/POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Lights begin to flash as the watts prepare. Giga looks at
Hertz and waves.
LIVE
A hand flips the living room circuit breaker.
Giga and the watts are sucked through the tubes.
(END FLASHBACK)
21.
INT. TV INNER CIRCUIT -DAY
Giga and Hertz look into each others eyes.
GIGA
Im glad you gave me that tour.
HERTZ
Speaking of tours, Megas got a
mission for me. I know its going
to be another trip to that stupid
dish.
GIGA
The dish! Awe, you can take me with
you. It will be like a date. Maybe
we can catch a lightning storm.
HERTZ
No way! Last time we went on a
date, I almost lost my job. Dont
worry when we get that apartment
Ill have plenty of time for dates.
Just picture it, Giga-Hertz right
on the front.
GIGA
Awe, youre so sweet. Youll be
back tonight for the news right?
HERTZ
It's up to Mega.
GIGA
It's up to me! I wouldn't even know
where you were going, I could get
transferred. You wont even know
where I am. How would you find me
if they just whisk me away to the
exterior lights? Id be outside of
the house!
HERTZ
You know I'll come see you first.
And youve been on with that
transfer stuff ever since Mega
forgot where she sent me. Which
happens on a daily basis so dont
worry. Thats why you married a
regulator.
GIGA
Well I sure didn't marry you for
your tools.
22.
HERTZ
Hey, my tools work great. How do
you think I get around this place
so fast.
GIGA
Thats because youre good at what
you do.
HERTZ
And with you, I only work harder.
GIGA
(giggles)
Bye, blue boy.
Giga blows him a kiss, walks towards a group of pink watts.
Her friends ROXY and PRISSY tease her.
ROXY
Well look who has a smile on their
face.
GIGA
What?
PRISSY
You know what.
The girls begin giggling as Hertz strolls back towards the
lines. Baehoven snags Hertz before he can get away.
BAEHOVEN
Hertz! Oh I'm so glad you stopped
by. You must tell Mega to come to
one of our shows. Tell her nine
oclock is a perfect viewing time.
HERTZ
Of course, I'll ad you to the list.
Stores her face in his electronic note pad. The faces of
previous watts appear on the screen.
FOREMAN COFEE WATT
You tell that cheap Mega she can
buzz her lips off my inflamed-
HERTZ
Oops, sorry, that was the complaint
file. I'll put you in the request
folder.
23.
BAEHOVEN
Please do, our day hours have been
so slow. I feel as if television
has become obsolete in this world.
At least the security monitors have
a full time job.
HERTZ
Eh them guys only see things in
black and white. Trust me, TV is
booming. Maybe you would like a
transfer?
BAEHOVEN
(gasp) The television
stage is my life.
Hertz backs away.
BAEHOVEN
Even the thought of being away from
this stage, oh the agony.
HERTZ
Have a good day miss Baehoven.
Sweet, the docs doing laundry. I
can catch a ride to main line.
Hertz prepares to enter the flowing circuit.
INT. COPPER ROADS
Surfs atop a wave of white watts, heading down to the
basement. He ducks and dodges kinks in the wires.
HERTZ
Wahoo guys, keep it up!
WHITE WATT
Heading to ESP city Hertz?
HERTZ
You know it.
WHITE WATT 1
Well, you picked a good day.
WHITE WATT 2
Its laundry day!
WHITE WATT 3
Yeah, docs got most of the lights
on.
24.
WHITE WATT
Tight corner coming up.
Hertz ducks under some low coils.
HERTZ
Jeez, who wired this place?
Split jumps over a coil below him.
HERTZ
Well at least the living room lines
are straight.
WHITE WATT
Um Hertz, tight squeeze up ahead.
The wire is kinked from both sides. Hertz snakes through the
small space.
HERTZ
Oh that can't be good for the
digestion.
Hertz lets a big one rip. Watts run through the gas cloud
covering their noses.
WHITE WATT
Thank's allot Hertz.
WHITE WATT 1
Way to hold up the line.
HERTZ
Hey you try being dough rolled like
a thin crust, see if you can hold
it in.
INT. BASEMENT --MORNING
The doctor walks into his washer/drier area, Fluffy and
Playdo follow.
DR. GORKLEN
Let's see here. Dark load, yes
definitely dark.
He turns the washer on, no water comes out.
DR. GORKLEN
I just washed cloths last week.
What's wrong now?
25.
He turns the handle for the cold water, pipes shutter, water
drips. He tries to tighten the nozzle, grip breaks, water
shoots out spraying the clothes and him. Completely dry,
Fluffy and Playdo stare.
DR. GORKLEN
Maybe I won't wash cloths today.
Walks up the stairs soaking wet, turns the lights off.
BASEMENT LIGHT INNER CIRCUIT
Hertz is surfing, having a good time. Light switch is hit,
WIPE OUT, Hertz hits the ground. The wave about-faces,
running backwards to their original circuit.
HERTZ
Thanks guys. You could have told me
he was going to turn the lights
off.
WHITE WATT
Sorry Hertz, just found out.
HERTZ
Ah Well, looks like I'm walking.
Hertz runs through the empty tunnel.
INT. FURNACE CROSSING
Hertz comes to a fork in the tunnel.
HERTZ
Hmm, let's see.
He looks at the different paths for each line; left is to the
furnace, right is to the water heater.
HERTZ
Yes, the water heater is the short
cut I remember now.
Hertz walks down the left path towards the furnace. Opens
bulkhead door leading too-
FURNACE INNER CIRCUIT
The furnace is a huge vertical shaft leading upwards into
darkness. At the base;
26.
blue watts run up and down spiral coils practicing for
winter. They chant much faster than the coffee machine watts.
BLUE FIRE WATTS
Burn baby burn, burn baby burn.
SGT. HEAT
Lets go watts, move it!
HERTZ
Um, hello.
All the watts stop and speak.
BLUE FIRE WATTS
What!
HERTZ
Just ah, yeah okay, you guys are
serious. That door leads to the
water heater right? Yeah just made
a wrong turn thats all. Uh you do
know its the beginning of summer
right?
SGT. HEAT
There is no off season when youre
in the furnace son. That crazy gas
can come on at anytime, and weve
got to be prepared!
HERTZ
But we have central air.
SGT. HEAT
Who asked you to release classified
information to my unit? How am I
supposed to motivate these boys?
Now son, you are slowing up my
training regiment, and who told you
to stop moving!
The watts commence with urgency.
BLUE FIRE WATTS
Sir! Burn baby burn-
Hertz begins to slip away, Heat catches up with him.
SGT. HEAT
Hey wait! I recommend you request
an accommodation for my platoon.
You tell general Mega she needs to
address the troops. We need action!
27.
(MORE)
Our morale is at stake! Move it you
wanna be electrons!
Hertz escapes through a door into a dark shaft.
HERTZ
Uh, this doesnt look familiar.
WATER HEATER INNER CIRCUIT
Comes to another bulkhead door, jammed. Pulls out a wrench
shaped like a dog. DOGGY wrench, so happy to see Hertz.
HERTZ
Good boy.
DOGGY
(panting) Ruff!
HERTZ
Im sorry, haven't been many locked
doors lately.
Whimpers
HERTZ
Well here you go boy, some nice
bolts to chew on.
Doggy bites down loosening the bolts around the door. Hertz
pulls on the door. Too heavy to hold up, SMASH flattened like
a pancake. Tongue hanging out, Doggy is happy.
HERTZ
(smashed) Good boy.
INT. BATHROOM -MORNING
Soaking wet, doc throws his shirt on the floor. Valve turns,
water pours out.
INTO THE PIPES
Reverse water-slide back to the huge tank above Hertz.
WATER HEATER INNER CIRCUIT
Hertz steps into a dim room, with large black holes, running
in a circular pattern along the floor.
28.
SGT. HEAT (CONT'D)
HERTZ
Ah this is definitely out of my
jurisdiction.
Hertz steps around the holes. Churning, bubbling,
instinctively looks up. WATER TANK getting lower. Notices
light rises from holes in the distance.
HERTZ
Oh pretty torches to light the way.
Igniting one by one.
Um, ah, thats not torches. Bad
timing, bad timing!
Turns, runs, leaping over empty voids. Flames getting closer,
looks back, trips into a hole. Doggy bites the edge saving
his friend. Hertz pulls himself up, dives, flames blow by as
he slides downward.
INT. BASEMENT/GROUND
HERTZ
This isn't a LIINNEE!
Crashes onto concrete floor.
HERTZ
Wow, I'm outside.
His view is a white hazy image. Purple and blue static
electricity create the objects around him.
HERTZ
Whoa, this is cool. It sucks, but
cool. I need to find a line.
Grabs a meter from his tool belt. Uses it like a magnifying
glass. Can see golden trails revealing active circuits.
HERTZ
There's the furnace.
Static clouds drift towards a large object. Blinding yellow
light forces him to cover the screen.
HERTZ
ESP City, aint that a sight.
The powerbox hangs on a wall. Glowing trails run throughout
displaying its exterior.
29.
Hertz scans for an outlet, finds one close, slightly off the
ground.
HERTZ
Ah, this is going to be fun.
Pulls out an extendable pickaxe, attaches it to a wire. Hurls
the pickaxe towards the outlet, doesnt connect, dives before
being shiskibob.
HERTZ
Sheesh! Next time, just send me an
email.
Tries again, got it, scales the wall and climbs inside the
outlet.
OUTLET
All is quiet, ground rumbles, white stampede heading his way.
Catches the outbound wave to avoid being trampled. Yells back-
HERTZ
What's your hurry?
Looks down at the white watts carrying him.
HERTZ
I just want to know one thing;
which way to the power box?
WHITE WATT
You don't know where ESP city is?
HERTZ
Of course I do! I just got
sidetracked a little. But, I don't
know where you guys are taking me?
WHITE WATT
To the filter line silly.
HERTZ
The filter line? Outdoors!
Tries jumping to the other line, misses the wave, chases the
watts.
HERTZ
Ah, wait, wait!
30.
INT. ESP CITY -DAY
A gate falls, stopping Hertz dead in his tracks.
HERTZ
Thanks for waiting guys.
Doggy helps open the gate. Hertz slides the gate up revealing
one, of many bridges, leading to ESP city. ESP city is lit up
like Times Square. The city is a huge motherboard. Chips and
transistors make up the buildings. Thousands of watts go
about their business, some use their feet, others use
translucent taxi cabs.
HERTZ
Taxi!
Cabs race by, Hertz runs.
HERTZ
So late.
Running, passes many watts.
Hotdog vendor.
HDV
Hey Hertz, need a dog?
HERTZ
Thanks, already got one.
Store owner
SO
Hertz I need Megas-
HERTZ
Late to see her.
Runs by an elderly watt crossing the street. She moves an
inch a step. Hertz runs back to help her. Cars come to a
screeching halt blowing their game-show buzzers.
CABBY
Hey would ya drive her or what!
Hertz waves at the drivers. Leaves her at the curb.
Rounds the corner to see-
MAIN LINE
31.
Almost there, in a distance, building is two beige
transistors spiraling upward. Eclipses everything around it.
Enters the lobby, elevators all around.
HERTZ
Phew, finally made it. Main Line.
Enters elevator.
TOP FLOOR/RECEPTION
Doors open, Hertz exits an elevator to the office adjacent
from Mega 's. A light blue watt, similar to Giga, sits at a
desk typing. JULEZ, wears glasses and keeps her hair in a
bun.
JULEZ
(giggles)
Hi Hertzy?
HERTZ
Any orders for me?
JULEZ
Well, you know you were supposed to
see Mega around nine.
HERTZ
What time is it?
JULEZ
Ten thirty.
HERTZ
What, oh no. Is she mad?
Sounding like she smoked a million cigarettes, MEGAs voice
booms out from behind the double V doors.
MEGA
Hertz!
JULEZ
Ut oh, I think so Hertzy.
HERTZ
Bye Julez.
32.
INT. MEGA'S OFFICE
An oversized office with wires and circuits everywhere. A
voluptuous watt sits at her desk, holding two cell phones in
each ear, while two corded phones rest on her shoulders.
Hertz creeps towards her.
MEGA
Hertz! Get your volt in here!
Thats right, if they want in my
house they have to fill out the
proper ID card.
Hangs up.
MEGA
No, no, you tell them the filter
runs every day!
MEGA (CONT'D)
What? No we cant keep sending back
up surges. Just find a dedicated
group to work it, shouldnt be too
hard. I got a million watts
breaking down my door right now!
She hangs up the other cell phone.
MEGA
Both of you, both of you! Shut up!
Listen, you tell the heating
committee we always cut back in the
summer, this is nothing new. And
you; you tell the cooling board of
directors its time to step their
game up. If the doc wants it thirty
two degrees in this house, fine let
him freeze his giblets off, as long
as we still work.
She hangs up both phones.
MEGA
Now you!
A wired phone rings.
MEGA
Ah! What! Oh give me a coal sadmich
hold the oil! Drink, ah find me
some that left over battery acid.
Great! Cash or credit? How have we
been paying for it? Oh, well in
that case credit!
33.
Hangs up.
MEGA
Where was I?
All phones ring on her desk. Mega screams, an EMP wave shuts
down all the power for a brief moment, leaving Hertz and Mega
in suspended animation.
INT. RECEPTION
Juelz notices the lights flicker, routinely picks up the
phone.
JULEZ
Hello, yes Mega is going to need
the jumpers again. Yes please send
them right up.
Elevator opens, three stooge watts exit: one carries a car
battery with clamps, the other a defibrillator, the third
watt has cables running from his hip.
They enter Mega's office. Hertz and Mega are frozen with
crazy looking faces.
The Jumpers use the battery on Mega and the defibrillator on
Hertz. GROUNDER attaches wires to them.
DE-FIB
Are we grounded.
GROUNDER
Grounded sir.
DE-FIB
Clear!
Hertz an Mega come too, like a wind up doll, they start very
slow.
MEGA
(Slow to normal)
Now, what or where? That's right,
get my computers up and running,
but leave the phones off.
Zaps the computer.
MEGA
Good, Now get that thing out of
here before I get an E-mail.
34.
The Jumpers pull the computer from it's desk and carry it out
the door.
MEGA
Finally, some peace and quite. NOW
WHY WERENT YOU HERE AT 9AM!
HERTZ
Megs listen, you know its been
awhile for me, Im getting older,
lines have changed a little.
MEGA
Changed! Who gave the order to
change the lines.
Picks up two phones, screams into them.
HERTZ
No, no...
MEGA
I got a regulator telling me they
changed my lines. You guys got
anything on that?
HERTZ
No Megs, put the phones down.
Theyre dead anyway.
Hangs up the phones.
MEGA
You said they changed the lines?
Are you making excuses? Look at
these lips, you see them? That's
right, their turning blue from how
sad this pile of cracked chips
sounds. You got lost.
HERTZ
Well I was on my way to the
basement line, and he cut the power
for some reason.
MEGA
What! He tripped a circuit?
She goes to pick up another phone.
HERTZ
No, wait, he just turned the light
off.
35.
Pulls him close.
MEGA
Youre a regulator right? I pay you
to make sure the power runs
smoothly, alright. So why arent
you out their doing it? Go on, get!
Mega begins flipping through folders. Hertz goes to leave.
MEGA
Sit down, you were supposed to be
here at nine. Why were you late?
Nevermind that now. I got a job for
you. Thompson right? No, no, you're
Hertz. Yeah, you're the one who's
been trying to get a board in here.
Peeks his interest.
HERTZ
Well yes, I have been trying.
MEGA
You were revoked! You have to wait
ninety days before you can reapply.
See ya next season.
HERTZ
Ah, It's been over a year.
MEGA
Oh, then you 're eligible. See
Juelz for any open boards I doubt
you can afford it on what I pay
you. I should know. Im stuck at
this desk all day, have you seen my
hips, neither have I. They just
blend in with the shadows now.
HERTZ
Um,
MEGA
Will you stop changing the subject.
I got a mission for you. I tried to
get other regs, but no one showed
up! So Jeulz mentioned you.
HERTZ
Thanks.
MEGA
Youre welcome.
36.
She pauses.
MEGA
Thats all.
Tries to leave. Cell phone rings.
MEGA
What! Why is my phone ringing while
Im in a meeting? You dont know
when Im in a meeting. Hey! Where
do you think youre going I have a
mission for you.
Saunters back.
MEGA
Now here is what I need you to do.
Squeaky voice emits from phone.
MEGA
Didnt I say I was in a meeting!
Should I post a sign out there
saying Megas Busy? Turn my phones
off, and wheres my lunch?
Hangs up.
MEGA
Okay now boards. See Jeulz for any
available apartments.
HERTZ
The mission mam.
MEGA
Are you trying to remind me of
things I already thought of? Its a
chess game an I play seven moves
ahead of everyone.
Smashes hand down on red button, holographic lightbulb
appears.
MEGA
Do you know what this is?
HERTZ
A lightbulb?
37.
MEGA
Who hired you? I couldn't have hand
picked someone that blind. It's
blown! Can't ya see?
HERTZ
Ye, yes, I can see that now.
MEGA
You know what that means? Please,
dont answer, save yourself the
time. It means these watts, amps,
volts, whatever you electrons call
yourselves, are not working!
HERTZ
Doesn't human resources handle this
kind of problem?
MEGA
Human resources! They know less
about a human, than you know about
getting here on time.
HERTZ
No I meant, why haven't they
reported the crews status?
MEGA
Because their gone! A hundred watts
were working that light bulb. Its
the only job in the attic!
Julez walks in.
MEGA
What do you want?
JULEZ
Your brunch.
MEGA
You see this!
Mega begins pressing the buzzer.
MEGA
What is this for? What, HELLO, Miss
Mega, your food is here; and now
its getting cold because youre
standing their listening to me.
Scurries over, drops the bag, winks at Hertz, runs out. Mega
rips open the bag and takes a bite out of a coal rock.
38.
MEGA
Oway! WOO, WAR WOING POO, PA IGHT.
HERTZ
I'm going to war with the poo
tonight?
She takes a big oily slurp of her drink.
MEGA
Poo, we don't run the toilets
around here. No youre going to
that light.
HERTZ
Wait, you dont have anyone closer?
Itll take me all night just to get
up there from here.
MEGA
I do have someone closer, there not
here.
Slumps into the chair. Mega slams her fist down on a button.
Holographic, high rise apartment, appears.
MEGA
You want a board? This is what I
got. It needs a new owner. The last
owner wanted some peace and quite
on a private circuit. You want to
settle down? Take any room you
want, as long as you pay taxes. I
dont even have control over that.
HERTZ
You offering me a terminal? I'm
sorry I need a house.
MEGA
Oh, I think those jumpers buzzed
you good. I said it needs a new
owner, the building!
HERTZ
A land lord, in the Power Box? You
know how many trons I'll make off
of rent?
MEGA
You won't have to work in this dump
anymore.
39.
HERTZ
Yeah!
MEGA
You calling this place a dump? I
work here! Now get up to that
light!
Joyously runs towards door.
MEGA
And Hertz. Good luck.
HERTZ
Just get the papers ready. Ill be
back in two weeks to move in.
Closes doors. Holograph of a lazy-eyed watt, with glasses,
pops up on screen.
CONVERTER
Did you address the matter?
MEGA
Yeah! But I don't like lying to my
employees. Hertz has been here a
long time. You better hope he comes
back, or Ill ship back to the
power plant.
CONVERTER
According to my staff's report;
there should be little to no
resistance. That is, if he can
use the tools like you say he can.
Shouldnt be any issues at all.
Mega close's the conversation
MEGA
I know he can.
INT. HUMAN RESOURCE CENTER/CONVERTERS LAB
Small watt approaches Converter
CONVERTER'S ASSISTANT
Sir, did you tell them about our
team?
40.
CONVERTER
No you fool! Its not that big of a
problem. Why would I want them to
worry?
CONVERTER'S ASSISTANT
But sir, none of our staff has
returned.
CONVERTER
Are you questioning my decision?
CONVERTER'S ASSISTANT
Why no sir.
CONVERTER
Good. I would hate for you to
have to go up there if he doesnt
return.
EXT. DR. GORKLENS HOUSE/KITCHEN DOOR -NIGHT
Slides card into reader.
Red watt sees the card enter, pulls out a blowgun, loads
spitwad, fires it at green watt knocking him out of his
chair. Laughs manically.
RED WATT
He, he, ha, ha. You're ready this
time.
Pulls handle, Green rubs head while holding the switch.
Buzzes into air, throws switch.
TV INNER CIRCUIT
Baehoven is trying to get everyone together. She stands atop
a platform directing the colors.
BAEHOVEN
Places, the doctor is home.
Giga looks around for Hertz, doesn't see him.
BAEHOVEN
Oh, he is ready, hurry people.
ROXY
Giga, come on.
41.
Giga joins her group while colored watts get into their
places.
INT. LIVING ROOM
Doc sits, Playdo jumps up beside him, Fluffy behind him.
DR. GORKLEN
Okay, everyones here, time for the
news.
TV INNER CIRCUIT/STAGE
Doc presses power on the remote. RED BEAM flies through the
screen striking Baehovens wand. The symphony begins.
Hertz watches from a lighting scaffold above the screen.
Orange, purple, and green stage lights, shine down upon the
dancers.
Hertz leans over the railing. Inside the lights are many tiny
watts, running in circles, creating the colors.
TINY WATTS
(in unison)
Hello Hertz!
HERTZ
Hi guys.
Single chipmunk voice squeaks out.
TINY ORANGE WATT
Are you here to see Giga?
HERTZ
Yeah, I gotta tell her Im leaving
again.
TINY GREEN WATT
Where are you going?
HERTZ
The attic.
TINY PURPLE WATT
The attic? Its scary up there.
TINY ORANGE WATT
We see the news, thats where it
always starts.
42.
HERTZ
What?
TINY GREEN WATT
Electrical fires!
HERTZ
Oh come on guys. Youve seen one
too many safety hazard videos.
Besides, its just a dead bulb
thats all.
TINY WATTS
Dont say we didnt warn ya.
LIVING ROOM
Doc slides down into his couch asleep. Playdo paws the
remote, gun fire rings out. Doc jumps to his feet.
DR. GORKLEN
IED, IED! Get down! Oh, uh, sorry
Playdo, well watch Expendables 7
another night.
TV INNER CIRCUIT/STAGE
Screen turns black, watts stop dancing. Panting, Baehoven
looks over her shoulder, pauses, claps.
CONDUCTOR
Wonderful, the circuits were
glowing. Alright, pink, yellow,
youre dismissed for
decolorization. The rest of you are
on standby. It doesnt really
matter if he wakes up now. He wont
be able to see the screen anyway.
Hertz watches Giga walk, yells down.
GIGA
Gigs!
Looks up into stage lights, covers eyes.
GIGA
Hertzy, I cant see you.
HERTZ
Dim the lights guys, news is over.
43.
TINY WATTS
Goodnight Hertz!
Lights go silent.
GIGA
Hertzy! Hold on, let me get
decolorized.
Hertz slides down the ladder. Pulls magic roses from his
backpack. A few moments pass, he stands alone. Giga emerges
just as beautiful as the day he met her.
GIGA
For me. Awe thank you Hertzy!
Raps him like a boa, squeezes him tight.
HERTZ
Honey, remember how you feel right
now; even after I tell you my
mission.
GIGA
Dish again; awe come on let me come
with you.
HERTZ
Its not the dish.
(mumbles)
Its the attic.
GIGA
What?
HERTZ
Its just a quick hop, skip, and a
jump to the attic.
GIGA
The attic, no! Thats where
electrical fires start.
HERTZ
What you too? Nevermind that,
Megas going to give us a permanent
in downtown ESP city.
GIGA
So what! Some crappy transistor, or
studio apartment chip. Thats not
worth my Hertzy. What if you get
hurt, or lost in the lines.
44.
(MORE)
You never go to the attic. He
doesnt even go up there.
HERTZ
Trust me its worth it, its a
whole board.
GIGA
Are you serious? This doesnt sound
like just a busted lightbulb.
HERTZ
Nah, Megs wanted the best. And no
one else showed up.
GIGA
Alright, so youll be back by
tomorrow night, right?
HERTZ
Ah, may take a bit longer.
Hopefully I can catch a wave before
he goes to bed. If not, Ill hang
out till the next morning.
GIGA
Two days!
Rambles again about being transferred. This time, Hertz gives
his special Eskimo kiss. Static electricity rises through her
hair, eyes become heavy.
LIVE
TV flickers.
HERTZ
I dont think anyone will notice
that.
GIGA
Oh, alright, you got two days.
After that, I have to cost you your
job.
HERTZ
I always get the job done.
GIGA
Awe, do you really have to leave
tonight?
45.
GIGA (CONT'D)
HERTZ
Better to head out now so I can be
back in those arms by tomorrow
night.
Gives her a lame hug, walks away, turns back, stares into a
deep ocean, eyes mesmerize. He runs back and swings her
around in a circle, they Eskimo kiss, tv and lights flicker.
INT. COPPER ROADS -NIGHT
Long dark tunnel. Tiny sparks grow, getting closer. Hertz
rotates ski poles rapidly. Smacks them off the copper
surface, it bends in with each strike. Doggy rests in his
shirt pocket, flapping with the wind.
HERTZ
(breathless)
Whatever happened, to single floor
ranch homes. This, is why I hate my
job.
Doggy barks
LIVE
PULL BACK from Hertz.
Tiny electrical spark moving up the stairs, at the bottom,
very slowly. Night turns to morning, he reaches the top.
INT. COPPER ROADS/MULTI-TUNNEL STATION -MORNING
Comes to a multi-tunnel station. Empty subway lines run to
various rooms.
HERTZ
Ah, not this again. Eeny meeny miny
mo.
INT. SHOWER/MULTI-TUNNEL
Hand turns on water, follow through pipes, runs below Hertz.
Sticks his ear to the ground, flips legs over head and drags
it with the flow.
HERTZ
Ah huh, ah huh, there!
Peels head off the ground, grabs his poles, treks through
tunnel, remembers his way, runs faster.
46.
HERTZ
That's right, how could I forget,
the shower.
(BEGIN FLASHBACK)
INT. SHOWER -MORNING
Doc is taking a shower. Hertz and Giga are being married in
the light above him. Watts run around the light as the
ceremony commences.
PRIEST WATT
And by the power running through
me. I now pronounce you, Watts. You
may buzz the amp.
Hertz Eskimo kiss's Giga, they begin to glow, crowd claps,
static rises.
LIVE
Shower light flickers.
DR. GORKLEN
Hmm,
(high pitch)
Ballerina, you must have seen her,
dancing in the sand.
(gurgles)
Crowd is stunned, staring at them.
HERTZ
Oh boy, Mega's going to be mad.
GIGA
I don't think shell mind.
MEGAS OFFICE
Phones wrapped around her.
MEGA
What kind of place do you think Im
running here? You cant go causing
surges when the docs around. One
phone call, and we can all get
flushed out. Im sorry Hertz, I
cant approve your application.
47.
(MORE)
Follow my rules, show me you
deserve it.
Hes stunned.
(END FLASHBACK)
LIGHT ABOVE SHOWER
Standing alone, snaps back, determined.
HERTZ
Okay, the attic should be right
above here.
Opens a port to a vertical shaft. Shines a light beam up the
shaft.
HERTZ
Great.
Pulls two extendable pickaxes from his belt. Swings one after
the other, pulling himself up with every stride.
INT. ATTIC LINES -DAY
Hook appears from the edge, second hook pulls him up and
over.
HERTZ
(breathing heavily)
That's it, I'm installing a
hoverator; one button, top floor.
Cold, dark, feeling of dread runs over him
HERTZ
It's lonely at the top.
Shines his beam, moves slowly through the tunnel. Doggy
quivers, shadows creep all around them.
HERTZ
Hello, this is Hertz, power box
regulator.
Comes to a black hatch, rotates the dog lever, dark figure
behind him, turns his head, nothing there. Doggy hides inside
chest-pocket.
48.
MEGA (CONT'D)
INT. BROKEN LIGHT BULB/BUNKHOUSE
Windy staircase lies ahead. Downward towards the broken coil.
Enters a bunkhouse, dark, empty.
HERTZ
Theyre all gone. Where did they
go? Theres no way of getting back
to a running line.
Screeching laughter is heard in the distance, exits the
bunkhouse.
TUNGSTEN FILAMENT BRIDGE
A coil-rope bridge is strung high above a white glass base.
Steps onto the bridge.
HERTZ
This feels sturdy.
Runs his hand along the coil as he nears the middle.
HERTZ
This isnt right.
(bends)
The coils intact. This bridge
should be snapped in half.
Screeching laughter from the abutment. Looks up to see a
white watt, with an X palmed over his face, holding garden
sheers.
UNDERLING
Thats a great idea!
Cuts right coil, Hertz lurches forward, grabs on. Cuts left
coil, bridge snaps in two. Cant take the force, loses grip,
drops down to the hard glass surface, unconscious.
BROKEN LIGHTBULB/BASE
Screen is black, screeching again loudly. Hertz is tied to a
chair.
HERTZ POV
Vision blurry, large round figure to his right, skinny figure
to his left.
UNDERLING
He, he, what now boss?
49.
BIGLING
(slow,deep)
You want us to take care of him
like we did the other watts.
A wiggly volt jumps in front of Hertzs face
HOODLING
Let me surge dis fool. Evaporate
him real quick.
A sinister voice rings out from behind Hoodling.
KILLAWATT
(Christopher Walken)
Take a step back.
Vision still blurry. Towering black figure palms Hertzs
head.
KILLAWATT
Regulator, wake up, wake up, wake
up.
Slaps him.
KILLAWATT
Wake up!
Vision clears revealing a tall, burnt black volt, with smoky
green eyes.
HERTZ
What, who are you? Whats going on?
KILLAWATT
You should listen to me when Im
talking to you.
HERTZ
I work for power box, release me!
UNDERLING
(mocking)
I work for the power box, release
me. Ha, ha.
Group laughs, Killawatt doesnt.
KILLAWATT
You don't think I know who you are?
HERTZ
What is this?
50.
KILLAWATT
Good, Im glad I have your
attention. You see, you left these
poor little watts, here, all alone.
No one came to help them. There
were no transfers, just a bunch of
tired, bored, volts and amps
hanging around, waiting to work for
you. Well now they work for me. Of
course, we had to weed out a few
disgruntle ones.
Underling giggles.
KILLAWATT
And now, thanks to you, were ready
to move forward.
HERTZ
Your not going anywhere, you watts
are quarantined until I report this
to Mega.
KILLAWATT
Mega, that absent minded walrus.
The loud mouth probably forgot she
even sent you up here.
Leans in close.
KILLAWATT
I'm going to get us all flushed
out.
HERTZ
What, are you going start fire?
KILLAWATT
Yes, but not here. Too many
distractions. Ive got a better
place. See docs all alone here.
What fun is that? I think Id like
to go to school. I was born in a
lab. I never had a chance. No prom,
kickball, sloppy joes-
Hertz cuts him off.
HERTZ
Youll never get out. All the exits
are guarded. You dont even have a
key.
51.
KILLAWATT
No, but you do.
Unclips his toolbelt, he struggles.
HERTZ
When I get out of here, Ill find
you.
KILLAWATT
I doubt it. See I figure, you got
about day until doc changes that
lightbulb.
HERTZ
Hows that?
KILLAWATT
I think he has some kind of reunion
going on, isnt that what his
schedule says?
Hoodling flips through a notebook.
HOODLING
Geah, acordin to the human
resrouces report, he has to collect
photos for Then and Now teaches
reunion.
KILLAWATT
You just had to read the whole page
didnt you?
HOODLING
Uh.
KILLAWATT
Well, Id love to stay and chat,
but I got a school to burn down.
You should think about hiring some
better human resource personal.
Reaches in to take Hertzs helmet. Doggy emerges from his
shirt pocket, bites Killawatt on the thumb, hangs on
growling. Killawatt holds him up.
KILLAWATT
Awe, you have a friend.
Flings Doggy from his thumb, Doggy yelps, silence.
HERTZ
You!
52.
KILLAWATT
Shh. Lets go boys.
They leave Hertz squirming.
BIGLING
How are we getting out of here?
UNDERLING
The laptop stupid!
Killawatt stops.
BIGLING
No I meant from the lightublb?
KILLAWATT
You are all very lucky I need
decoys. Or Id leave three piles of
ash, with beady little eyeballs,
staring at him. Get up there!
They climb a rope ladder. A screeching laughter rings out as
the hatch closes.
EXT. KITCHEN DOOR/CARD READER -NIGHT
Doc walks up to his door, card in hand. Slides it into the
readier.
Red watt mans his post, watching the ninjas read the card.
RED WATT
How many people come in this door?
Jeez loueez.
Red watt readies his blowgun, blows hard through the pipe,
wad exits, flies across the bridge, reenters another blowgun
being held by Green. Pulls the switch, fires wad back at Red,
hits him in the eye. Screams and runs around holding his eye.
RED WATT
I'm blind! I'm blind!
Hits his head off a rail, falls backwards off the platform.
Is immediately replaced by another smiling Red watt.
INT. LIVING ROOM -NIGHT
Enters the living room, turns TV on, walks back to kitchen.
53.
INT. TV INNER CIRCUIT
Giga dances along with her friends.
ROXY
So, Giga, I guess Hertz is outta
town again.
GIGA
Yeah, how can you tell?
PRISSY
You never care about how you
perform when you know he isnt
watching.
GIGA
That's not true. Well, it does make
me want to move more gracefully
when I think hes there.
PRISSY
So, girls night out after the news?
GIGA
No, he only went to check a circuit
in the attic, said he might be back
by tonight.
ROXY
Hell never get down here in time.
GIGA
Why? I worked the computer monitor
before, theres always a
possibility.
PRISSY
(dreamy)
I love when the big men with yellow
hats come to work on the lines. All
those power tools.
ROXY
Before the doc moved in right?
PRISSY
Yeah, before you were here Giga.
GIGA
Your point?
54.
ROXY
The point is, you're going out with
us tonight.
GIGA
Awe, what if-
ROXY
No what if, as soon as we
decolorize, were going to Club
Central.
PRISSY
I think the docs falling asleep.
ROXY
Awe, no.
Below their feet, into the screen.
LIVE
Doc passes out with remote in hand.
BAEHOVEN
Alright watts, we knew this would
happen sooner or later. Were
working overtime. Dance slower
during the commercials, their
irritating voices may wake him.
PRISSY
Oh, and I wanted to go out.
ROXY
Don't worry Prissy, doc always
takes a power nap. We should be
outta here in a jiffy.
LIVING ROOM -NIGHT
Snoring, drooling, news caster in background.
SHELLY
This is Shelly Krozinsky, and Ill
have more news to report later
tonight.
Shelly is on TV, news ends.
SOMETIME LATER
Shelly reintroduces herself.
55.
SHELLY
Hi, I'm Shelly Krozinsky.
MIKE
And I'm Joe Wallace.
SHELLY
Tonight, our top story is another
electrical fire. This time, in a
downtown office building on the
twentieth floor.
Screen flickers, pauses, continues.
TV INNER CIRCUIT/STAGE
Watts dance out of rhythm, tired, whiny, holding themselves
up. A yellow watt passes out.
YELLOW WATT
You cant keep us here like this!
GREEN WATT
I cant hold out much longer. Where
are our replacements?
BAEHOVEN
Theyre in someone elses house.
Maybe youd like to go live there.
YELLOW WATT
This is no excuse for bad
scheduling.
Purple watt passes out.
BAEHOVEN
Perhaps youd like to work with
children and their video games.
GREEN WATT
No! You dont want that. They can
go on for days. Some even have
weekly marathons!
Pink watt passes out.
YELLOW WATT
Well you better talk to Mega.
BAEHOVEN
I did talk to Mega, she forgot!
56.
Argument continues. Roxy and Prissy hold themselves up. Giga
dances around them with glee.
GIGA
Come on girls, the TVs brighter
when we move faster.
ROXY
When I get to Central; Im grabbing
me a nice, tall, Long Island oil
slick.
GIGA
Oh no youre not. Last time Hertz
had to carry you out. Prissy and I
cant hold you up.
ROXY
I wasnt that bad.
PRISSY
You thought the taxi was a horse
and buggy.
ROXY
I smelled animal.
GIGA
It was the cab driver.
ROXY
I thought he was a horse.
PRISSY
You kept calling him Mr. Ed.
What a nice name.
LIVING ROOM
Slightly opens an eyelid, thinks the news from earlier is
still on.
SHELLY
We thank you again for joining us,
goodnight.
Doc sits up.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh how could I do this again? Ive
got to wash clothes.
Turns TV off, walks out.
57.
TV INNER CIRCUIT/STAGE
Dozens of watts collapse.
YELLOW WATT
Youll be hearing from my union
officer.
BAEHOVEN
Oh shove it. Ive conducted longer
than youve lazy bums could ever
dance. Grey watts, if he comes
back, give him a blank screen!
An army of grey watts rush the stage.
ROXY
Eh, get me out of this pink.
INT. DECOLORIZATION BUILDING
Girls step onto a conveyer belt which pulls them through a
car-wash machine. Spraygun arms, descend from above,
coating watts with their original colors. Vats of paint and
turpentine align the center.
ROXY
You know Prissy, you really do look
great in that shade of pink.
PRISSY
You think so Roxs, maybe I should
wear it more often.
Roxys head is sprayed red, with golden blonde hair. Prissy
is amber with auburn hair. Giga is sprayed as well.
ROXY
They're always so messy with the
respray. I have to fix my hair for
hours.
Roxy fixes her hair with an oversized mirror.
PRISSY
You should wear yours straight,
takes less time.
ROXY
I'll bet it takes you hours to curl
that Giga.
58.
GIGA
Well not really.
Their upper torso is sprayed, jewelry is sprayed gold.
GIGA
I wear it whatever way it comes
out.
A purple watt, JORDAN, is being resprayed ahead. Sprayguns
cover his legs with yellow paint. Slams his hand on a red
plunger. Conveyer belt stops, Jordan complains.
JORDAN
Alright, that does it. This is the
third time this week!
Earbud drops from ceiling, stops above his head.
JORDAN
How many times do I have to tell
you; Im no longer yellow, Im
purple, purple!
ROXY
Gosh don't have a complex buddy.
PRISSY
Yeah, you're holding up the line
here.
YELLOW LEGS
Look at me, Im wearn Barneys
colors here. Do you know what
theyll do to me on my board if the
neighbors found out.
Purple watt moving along the opposite belt spots him.
PURP
Jordan, is that you? Awe, wait till
I tell the homies you sporten
yellow colors now.
JORDAN
No Purp! How long I known you man?
Look dont make me tell them about
the time you was sippin purple
punch with them Greenies.
Tall purple GORRILA watt, sticks his head over the railing.
Jordan and Purp can see him.
59.
GORRILA
You gave the punch to the greenies?
Looks over left shoulder. Stupid green watt nods his head
smiling. Gorrila punches the watt out, sticks his head back
out screaming at Purp.
GORRILA
Its on now! Wait till we get back
home.
PURP
Awe, come on cuz!
GORRILA
Naw man, Im tellen momma! You know
she dont make her purple punch for
anyone and you just gave it away.
Argue continues as their belt pulls them away.
PURP
No! Why you gotta tell momma! She
don't need to know!
GORRILA
Man I could have drank that punch,
would have been good too.
Roxy holds two wires in her hands. Calls out to Jordan, still
complaining.
ROXY
Hey, Yellow Legs! Your time's up.
Presses both wires against her hips, wiggles her but, wires
spark, belt begins moving again. Sprayguns malfunction,
begins sputtering dots of yellow all over Jordans upper
torso and face.
YELLOW LEGS
Oh no! Now look what you've done!
Another sprayer turns him black, leaving two yellow strips,
forming a cross.
YELLOW LEGS
Ah look at me, I look like a four-
way intersection.
SEQUENCE OF SPRAYS
60.
Jordan becomes an interchanging road sign. Chest turns into a
duck crossing, a ped crossing, a school crossing, teacher
leads child across the road.
YELLOW LEGS
Hey! Come on Now!
Looks up, forgets to exit, belt ends, throws Jordan. Trips
over railing, falls into TURPENTINE vat, emerges transparent,
only mouth and eyes.
JORDAN
This, just isnt my day.
Girls exit behind him. Roxy red, Prissy amber, and Giga blue.
ROXY
Taxi!
Jamaican cab driver pulls up. Girls enter.
EDDY
Where to ladies?
In unison
GIRLS
Club Central!
Eddy flips a switch.
Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant begins playing.
...Boy!...
MONTAGE OF TAXI DRIVING
A. COPPER ROADS
-Driving over top of watts running to the basement.
...Now in the street there is violence...
-Drives by two watts fighting over a shovel, other watts use
pickaxes to work.
PULL BACK
61.
B. INT. BASEMENT
-Doc is trying to wash his clothes, fighting with the hose
again.
C. INT. ESP CITY
...We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue...
-Passes ELECTRIC AVE. sign.
...Can't afford a thing on TV..
-Billboards reflect off Gigas face, wondering what life
would be like.
-Driving through lines leading outdoors.
- SONG fades out.
D. EXT. CENTRAL AIR UNIT -NIGHT
A boring condenser unit hums all alone.
ZOOM
-SONG fades in.
-OUTER PANEL, getting closer, panel transitions to watts
dancing on balconies outside of their hotel rooms.
E. EXT. CLUB CENTRAL
Taxis arrive everywhere. Girls exit the cab and wait in line
with other watts. Two, big, dark blue bouncers, stand in
front of the C.C. entrance. Green watt, MONEY, argues with
them.
END OF MONTAGE
SONG plays subtly in background.
MONEY
Come on Joey, you know Im good for
it.
JOEY
I told you, until you can pay back
the twenty trons, you aint never
steepen foot in this club again.
62.
MONEY
Hey they dont call me Money for
nothing.
MARTIN
They call you Money because you
always owe it to someone. Now get
outta here.
Tries to enter, pleading.
MONEY
Come on guys, I need to see Mr.
Ram. I got some news hell pay for.
You know I got you after that.
JOEY
Why would MB. Ram want anything to
do with you? Lets go.
...Out in the street!...
Pulls him to the side, blabbering. Girls are next in line.
PRISSY
Hi Marty.
MARTIN
Prissy, Roxy.
JOEY
Well hello Giga, wheres Hertz?
GIGA
Oh some top secret mission.
JOEY
What, he go to the dish again?
GIGA
Something like that.
ROXY
Enough talking, I need a drink and
a wiggle.
JOEY
Go on in gals. Its packed being
opening week an all.
C.C. doors open. Disco lights all around, girls step onto a
platform, whisks them through a shaft.
63.
INT. CLUB CENTRAL
Electric Slide by Marcia Griffiths begins as the girls
enter the club.
Club has large swimming pools at ground floor. Spiral
waterslides wrap around staircases leading to upper dance
floors. DJ CHAMELEON spins turntables from a platform hanging
over the pool. MOONFLOWER lighting changes his colors with
the song, as watts dance the slide.
DJ CHAMELEON
Let me hear ya watts!
WATTS
IT's Electric! Boogie woogie
woogie.
DJ CHAMELEON
That's right. We are here live and
will be all this summer, 24/7. So
dance it up volts and amps. Keep
the cool air flowing.
INT. CLUB CENTRAL/POOL SIDE
Girls exit the shaft, making their way through the crowd,
passed the pool area. Water splashes all around from other
watts exiting the water slides.
ROXY
Let's go to the upper floors.
GIGA
But it's cooler pool side.
Roxy grabs Giga and pulls her towards the spiral staircase.
She leads them up to the dance floor. They join in with the
slide.
CLUB CENTRAL/UPPER BAR
Girls sit at s booth. Roxy slurps down her last bit of oil
slick.
ROXY
Now like I was saying; I love
working the stage, but if that
conductor keeps us one more shift,
Im going to break her little stick
in two!
64.
BURPS.
TINA, their friend and waitress approaches.
ROXY
Tina, give me another one.
GIGA
No, I think she has had enough oil
slicks for tonight.
TINA
Roxy, are you trying to get Joey
and Marty to carry you out of here.
She smiles while nodding her head.
ROXY
I'm fine. Work sucks!
GIGA
Coffee please, Tina.
TINA
Right, where's Hertz at tonight?
GIGA
Mega sent him to the attic to fix a
light bulb.
TINA
What? All the way up there, for
that? You know, they say that's
where most electrical fires start?
GIGA
I tried to tell him that.
TINA
She needs to send him out here. We
got all kind of short circuits
poping up from last year.
Roxy's head hits the table.
TINA
I'll be right back with that
coffee.
On her way back to the kitchen, Tina is abruptly called by a
shady looking group of characters, sitting at a circular
booth.
65.
BYTE
Hey chickie! Yeah get us three
lightning bolts, and a bottle of
Aftershock for Mr. Ram here. Hop to
it.
She gives them a look. Proceeds back to the kitchen.
BYTE
Now, Copper Top; where's your boy?
Mr. Ram dont like waiting. Hes
got programs running all over this
house. You think hes got time to
wait on one of your petty dime
droppers?
COPPER TOP
I'm sorry Mr. Ram, but this info is
coming straight from Main Lines
human resource department.
Money comes rushing through a crowd making his way to Mr.
Rams table.
MONEY
Excuse me peons, Money coming
through, move!
BYTE
Would you tell that idiot to tone
it down.
COPPER TOP
Money!
MONEY
Move! Hi guys, sorry Im late. The
bouncers in this joint wouldnt
believe I was coming here to see
The Mr. Ram.
Using his index, Mr. Ram beckons Money in close. Money leans
over the table. Ram slaps his head down onto the table, table
flips Moneys head underneath, head reappears FACE TO FACE
with Mr. Ram, he grabs him by the ear.
MR. RAM
Who is trying to muscle in on my
business?
MONEY
A burnt black watt called
Killawatt.
66.
Tina brings drinks to their table. Mr. Ram releases Money.
Head unwinds from table back onto his shoulders.
TINA
Here you are gentlemen. Money,
dont you owe the doormen twenty
trons?
BYTE
You couldn't get in because of a
measly twenty trons. And you call
yourself Money.
MONEY
Thank you miss, and I'll have a
shot of bat acid.
Shews her away. She takes the next tables order.
MONEY
Like I was saying, this Killawatt
is trying to get us flushed out.
Word is, he started a rebellion
with some watts in the attic, and
theyre going to catch a ride out
of here in the Docs laptop.
Tina begins listening to their conversation forgetting to
take her table's order.
BYTE
So why would we care about some
watt breaking a light bulb?
MONEY
You dont get it. The school owns
this house. If the doc gets fired,
so do we. Them crazy watts even got
a regulator held up there.
COPPER TOP
A regulator, when did this happen?
Who did they send?
MONEY
Some top watt named Hertz.
Tina's eyes grow big.
COPPER TOP
Converter has gone to far this
time.
67.
MONEY
If old doc changes that light bulb
anytime soon, one less regulator.
Tina has completely forgotten about her table. The lady
notices she isn't paying attention.
PATRON
Yes, and add on a double dip dirt
cone for desert. Hello, did you
hear me?
TINA
Double neutron burger, hold the
mayo.
PATRON
What? You haven't been listening to
a word Ive been saying. Where are
you going!
Tina hurries away towards Giga's table. Rushes up to the
girls mid laughter.
TINA
Giga, now calm down, breathe easy.
GIGA
OK, as soon as I'm done laughing
Ill catch my breath.
TINA
Giga, they got Hertz.
GIGA
What do you mean, they got Hertz?
TINA
I don't know.
GIGA
You don't know? What are you
talking about? Is something wrong
with Hertzy?
TINA
I was waiting on my table and
overheard the guys next to me. They
said someone trapped Hertz in the
attic.
Giga stands up abruptly with wide eyes, she is serious now.
Stares at Mr. Rams table.
68.
GIGA
Who said that?
TINA
It was those guys over there.
Before the words come out of Tina's mouth, Giga has already
made a B-line towards Money.
Walks towards the table staring at Mr. Ram. He stares back
from behind his brown sunglasses. Copper Top and Money are
laughing. Money notices her walking towards them.
MONEY
Hey cutie, why don 't you come on
over here and give me a buzz.
She takes Money and CTs head, slams them both together,
slams them down onto the rotating table. Backside of table
smashes their heads into the floor. Byte stands, Mr. Ram
waves him off.
GIGA
You know something about MY Hertzy?
MR. RAM
Take it easy here sister. I only
know as much as what you may have
heard, moments ago.
GIGA
If my honey buns is in trouble, and
you know something about it, I want
in.
MONEY
Why you little!
MR. RAM
Money! Sit! Our little friend here
is connected to our current
situation. Whens the last time you
seen your boy?
GIGA
He left last night and was supposed
to be back tonight or tomorrow
morning. And now I hear hes been
kidnapped
MONEY
We don't know that.
69.
GIGA
Then how did you find out?
MONEY
Information travels fast.
Apparently one of H.R.s projects
escaped. They sent a team after it,
the team never came back.
GIGA
So they sent MY Hertz to find out
what happened?
MONEY
Yeah, and what ever he found, is
what happened.
He laughs.
MONEY
Guess he was in the wrong place at
the wrong time. Could have happened
to anyone.
Giga begins slapping him around. Money starts to cry.
MONEY
Awe, what, Mr. Ram. Are you going
to let her do this to me?
MR. RAM
If she dont, I will.
Roxys sobered up. Her, Prissy, and Tina stroll over.
ROXY
Everything alright Giga?
GIGA
Everything is fine.
She slaps him one more time, then releases him.
GIGA
Im going to Mega about this. You
do what ever you have to. Im going
to get my Hertz back.
Girls walk away.
BYTE
What gives boss?
70.
MR. RAM
She got more buzz in her than a
honeybee during mating season.
Which is more than I can say for
you guys. We got a job to do, time
to clear out.
INT. MAIN LINE/RECEPTION
Giga exits the elevator, Roxy and Prissy follow her.
ROXY
Giga, are you sure you know what
youre doing?
GIGA
Of course I do.
JULEZ
Hello, do you have an appointment?
Giga puts her hands on her hips and in a high-pitched voice
says-
GIGA
Why no, I don 't need one. I'm
Hertz's wife.
Julez looks nervous.
GIGA
And I know all about how
flirtacious you like to be. Excuse
me.
JULEZ
But you still need an appointment.
ROXY
Can it, TR-AMP.
INT. MEGA'S OFFICE
Brust through doors. Mega has two phones rapped around her
head. Holds a walkie-talkie in her right hand, cell phone in
her left. Roxy and Prissy stand behind Giga. Giga approaches
her desk.
GIGA
Excuse me.
71.
MEGA
No, no! I said seven transistors,
seven!
Garbled voice comes over the walkie.
MEGA
What, who said that? No I did not.
GIGA
Uh, hello!
Mega talks into cell phone.
MEGA
This is an outrage! Youre telling
me gas prices are up again! Well
sell, sell!
ROXY
Ill show you how to handle this.
Prissy would you please.
Roxy and Prissy grab the phones hanging from Megas
shoulders. They proceed to wrap her, like a mummy, up to her
neck.
MEGA
What! What! What! Who are you?
GIGA
I'm Giga, Hertz's wife.
MEGA
Who? Hertz, I don't know anyone
named Giga.
GIGA
No I'm Giga.
MEGA
Thats nice, where is Hertz I have
a mission for him?
GIGA
You gave it to him yesterday.
MEGA
Right, so where is he? Why hasnt
he completed it yet?
GIGA
Because he's been kidnapped.
72.
MEGA
Kidnapped, but Hertz isn't a kid.
Prissy can no longer take it. She begins screaming right in
front of Mega's face.
PRISSY
Look lady! Her husband and your
regulator is trapped right now. And
if you dont stop acting like a
dimwit, this Killawhat is going to
burn your house down!
MEGA
What!
EYES glow red, electricity rises up singing the phone cords
restraining her.
MEGA
How do you know this?
GIGA
Someone that works in your human
resource department leaked it out.
MEGA
Why should I believe you?
GIGA
Because you already lost one team.
Please don't let me lose my Hertz.
MEGA
Juelz!
Runs in.
JULEZ
I'm sorry Mega, they wouldn't stop-
MEGA
Get me the AIR WAVES. We got a
search and rescue mission on our
hands.
INT. TOP FLOOR, MAIN LINE
Elevator doors open. COLONEL TESLA a tall watt, colored in
green camouflage, wearing a beret, steps out. Followed by two
equal sized, camo watts, MAJOR A and MAJOR B. Two five watt
teams accompany them. They carry yellow super-soaker
rifles, with lights inside of them.
73.
MEGA'S OFFICE
Colonel Tesla, Major A and B enter. They salute Mega, Tesla
speaks.
COLONEL TESLA
Good evening president Mega. I have
been informed there is a situation
risking all life within the
Gorklens residence.
MEGA
That's right Colonel.
Tesla address the ladies.
COLONEL TESLA
The LLD would like to thank you
ladies for your service. If you
could brief us on the situation,
well take it from here.
ROXY
The LLD?
MAJOR A
Last line of defense mam.
Shes impressed.
GIGA
All I know is, my husband is
trapped inside a lightbulb and the
longer we stand here the closer you
guys are to being out of the job.
Tesla turns to his majors.
COLONEL TESLA
A, B, get the troops to the wave
riders now.
Yes sir!
COLONEL TESLA
We will return with your husband.
GIGA
I'm going with you.
PRISSY
Giga, no!
74.
GIGA
Youll never find him in time. And
I know where the best entrance is.
COLONEL TESLA
This could be very dangerous, I
cant guarantee your safety, and I
dont recommend you come along.
MEGA
If it will get you all out of my
office so I can get back to work,
do it!
WAVE RIDER HELIPAD -DAY
Two helipads are located on the roof of Mega's building. Two
large, translucent helicopters, "similar to the taxi cab"
prepare for takeoff. Sliding doors align the sides. A helo
takes off in the background.
COLONEL TESLA
We have to go now.
ROXY
Oh, you be careful.
GIGA
I will.
ROXY
And bring back Hertz!
The helicopter takes off. Giga waves to her friends.
PULL BACK
Helicopters leaving a circuit breaker switch.
INT. BASEMENT -MORNING
The world is white all around them. Static electricity
illuminates the stairs and walls. The choppers fly up the
stairs and through the keyhole of the basement door.
INT. KITCHEN
The refrigerator glows bright orange. A flowing orange stream
shows the security line leading from the kitchen door out
into the hallway.
75.
INT. HELICOPTER
Interior glows red, Colonel Tesla briefs his teams.
COLONEL TESLA
Major B! Can you hear me?
MAJOR B (O.S.)
Major B standing by.
COLONEL TESLA
The situation is as follows; A
small rebel force is attempting to
escape the house via a Laptop
battery.
PILOT
We are approaching the first floor
staircase. We will continue to
follow the alarm system into the
computer room.
COLONEL TESLA
Outstanding! Report to me when we
enter the upper halls.
PIOLT
Yes sir.
COLONEL TESLA
As I was saying; we will intercept
them at the battery recharging
station. Major B: your company,
along with myself, will secure the
area and suppress any threats.
Major A: you will take a three man
team to the attic, find her husband
and get back to us. Miss you can
remain on board the choppers until
pick up.
GIGA
I don't think so.
COLONEL TESLA
I do, there is nothing more you can
do but slow us down.
GIGA
Fine.
PILOT
We are coming up on the second
floor now.
76.
COLONEL TESLA
Gear up volts.
Camo watts equip themselves with body armor and helmets.
COLONEL TESLA
The recharging station is two
clicks west from The Tower. Major
A, you will remain on the Helo
until you reach the shower light.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Helicopters enter the computer room.
PILOT
Hold on, its going to get a little
bumpy.
Helos begin to bank and dive, dodging dark grey clouds of
collected static. Small lightning bolts shoot out from the
clouds.
GIGA
What's going on?
MAJOR A
There's to much wireless traffic in
this room. Were going in and out
of static storms.
PILOT
There, I see the red beacon.
BATTERY RECHARGING STATION
Two, large, Laptop batteries, stick out vertically from their
recharging ports. The red lights act as beacons through the
static storms.
COLONEL TESLA
Major B, when you touchdown secure
the perimeter.
Helicopters fly over top of the doctors cellular phone
recharger. Major B's helicopter hovers near the red beacon of
the far right battery.
INT. HELICOPTER/BATTERY RECHARGING STATION
Red interior light changes to green.
77.
COLONEL TESLA
Let's go people. Major B, you have
a green light, go, go!
Doors slide open, yellow rifles in tow, camo watts slide down
ropes landing on the desk surface. Two teams of three secure
the area below.
COLONEL TESLA
Alright you volts, lets go. Good
luck Major A, miss.
Tips his beret, slides down rope, regroups with Major B and
company.
EXT. BATTERY RECHARGING STATION
The helicopters fly away. Camo watts breach and clear the
recharging station.
INT. ATTIC/BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Hertz struggles in his chair, tips over sideways.
HERTZ
Oh, what am I gonna do now?
Hears a bark in the distance.
HERTZ
Doggy, where are you?
Doggy works hard to slide his little wrench body back towards
Hertz.
HERTZ
Here, Ill try to get closer.
Hertz hops in place, doing nothing.
HERTZ
Alright, you seem to be much better
at this than I am.
Doggy reaches his hands. He uses Doggy to bites away the
rope.
HERTZ
Thats it, good boy!
He is free. Looks up, bridge dangling.
78.
HERTZ
Gotta find a way to grab hold of
that.
Like a warped wall, Hertz tries to run up the side of the
lightbulb. Slides back into view, continues trying.
INT. BATHROOM -MORNING
Doc looks into the mirror, turns on electric shaver and
begins shaving.
INT. HELICOPTER/BATHROOM
The pilot can see doc standing in front of the mirror.
PILOT
The doctor is awake, I repeat Dr.
Gorklen is awake.
Colonel Tesla responds over the radio.
COLONEL TESLA
Rodger that.
MAJOR A
Alright, we are going to touchdown
on that flourescent light above the
mirror.
GIGA
What about the gas inside the tube?
Equips a gas mask.
MAJOR A
Well be fine.
Helicopter flies above a long florescent bulb. Light turns
green inside the helicopter.
MAJOR A
Lets go watts.
CAMO WATTS
Hoorah!
MAJOR A
Reamin on board like the Colonel
instructed. We WILL return with
your husband.
79.
Major drops down onto the outer tube. The team runs along the
light entering the circuit at the far end.
Helicopter flies above the doctor. Giga eyes up PARACHUTE.
Light turns red, sliding doors begin to close, grabs the
chute and jumps out.
PILOT
Hey!
Straps the chute on immediately pulling the cord. Static
electricity rises from docs head. Lands herself on top of
his hair.
EXT. DR. GORKLEN'S HEAD
Docs head is a thick jungle of grey strands. Giga releases
her shoot, falls forward, nearly slides off of his head.
Holds onto a strand, slowly loosing grip, going to fall. Doc
begins to shave his unibrow. Cant hold on, falls into the
shaver.
Falling, grabs a rail.
LIVE
Doc turns it off right before the blades strike Giga.
GIGA
Phew!
She drops down to a circuit board. Watts working the shaver
help her up
SHAVER WATT
Are you alright lil lady?
GIGA
I'm fine, thank you. Can you tell
me which way to the shower light?
Voice booms out over a loud speaker.
FEMALE VOICE
Recharging has commenced.
SHAVER WATT
Sure I can, you exit this circuit
and follow the running line. Docs
taking a shower now.
80.
GIGA
Thank you.
Giga runs out of the shaver circuit and joins running watts
leading to the shower light.
INT. LAPTOP RECHARGING STATION
Watts working the station cower away from the Colonel and his
team.
Mr. Ram and his goons watch from the shadows.
BYTE
Hey Boss, what's LLD doing here?
MR. RAM
Seems like that broad got to the
right people. Let's follow them.
They remain in the shadows following Colnel Tesla through the
battery.
INT. LIGHT ABOVE SHOWER
Giga enters the shower circuit. Reminisces of her wedding as
she watches a tour being given.
TOUR GUIDE
This here is the Great Falls, it
has three shower head units running
simultaneously. It creates a
magnifecent cloud of steam. Here if
you look closely, you can see where
the falls dissapear.
Group looks down at the water, they cant see the doc. His
wet grey hair rises up from the mist. The group gasps.
TOUR GUIDE
Oh no need to worry, just our
beloved doctor, taking a shower.
(BEGIN FLASHBACK)
INT. GIGAS CABLEBOX APARTMENT -NIGHT
Hertzs memory continues. He enters the apartment and throws
his tools on the couch. Doggy falls out barking.
81.
HERTZ
No, I dont want to fix anything
right now.
Giga walks in.
GIGA
Whats wrong sweetie?
HERTZ
My stupid little stunt at our
wedding cost us a spot in ESP city.
GIGA
But honey we dont-
HERTZ
I know we dont need it. You always
say that, but every time we go
there; I can see that look in your
eyes. You know, what if? Im sorry
I have to get some rest, back to
the grind tomorrow.
Walks out, door closes, Giga is sad.
(END FLASHBACK)
INT. LIGHT ABOVE SHOWER -MORNING
Giga stands there smiling.
GIGA
We're goanna get that board Hertzy.
Excuse me everyone! Which way to
the attic?
TOUR GUIDE
Upper attic coils should be at the
end of this tunnel.
GIGA
Thanks!
She runs off.
TOUR GUIDE
But that light hasnt been used in
months.
82.
INT. ATTIC INNER LINES
Giga runs to the end of the shaft. Comes to the sprial shaft
leading into the attic. Looks up the shaft, feels a sense of
hopelessness.
GIGA
Oh, I know your up there baby.
Giga begins to climb up the coil very slowly.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Doc sits down at his computer desk. Clicks his mouse a few
times and begins reading e-mails.
INT. LAPTOP RECHARGEING STATION
Colonel Tesla stands in the center of the hall. Major B and
company search the last few rooms inside the battery.
MAJOR B
Sir, it's clear in this one too.
CAMO WATT
We got nothing over here Major.
COLONEL TESLA
What is going on here watts? Did we
recieve bad intel?
MAJOR B
It appears that way sir.
MR. RAM
Then that makes two of us.
Mr. Ram and his goons have Colonel Tesla's men surrounded.
MAJOR B
Drop your grounders! This is the
LLD.
BYTE
Drop yours first.
COLONEL TESLA
Well, Mr. Ram, nice we could have
this meeting again.
83.
MR. RAM
Yeah, only the other way around
this time.
COLONEL TESLA
Except your not here for us, as
were not here for you.
MR. RAM
Some watt tries to burn me out, I
take care of it.
COLONEL TESLA
So there is a Killawatt inside the
house then?
MR. RAM
Yeah, and he's supposed to be
escaping through this recharger.
COLONEL TESLA
Then where is he?
MR. RAM
Your the LLD, and your asking a low
charged watt like me for
information, sloppy.
COLONEL TESLA
We can stand here and argue over
who gets better tips, or we can
figure out where this Killawatt is.
MAJOR B
Sir. There is no other electrical
access points in this room other
than the outlets, and those points
are secure.
MR. RAM
Copper Top, what is the docs
morning protocol?
Copper Top puts his glasses on and begins reading a
checklist.
COPPER TOP
First he relieves himself, brushes
teeth, shaves, showers, gets
dressed, laptop bag and briefcase,
coffee.
84.
MR. RAM
Well he hasn't taken the battery
yet, what's going on?
COPPER TOP
I don't know.
MR. RAM
You don't know.
He holds him upside down over a railing, pennies fall from
his pockets. Colonel Tesla leans in towards the Major.
COLONEL TESLA
Now that's how you get things done.
COPPER TOP
Mr. Ram, the only thing different
in todays schedule is some dinner
tonight at the school.
COLONEL TESLA
Dinner at the school?
COPPER TOP
Yes its some kind of Then and Now
ceremony.
MR. RAM
Then and now?
His reaction changes. Release's his grip from Copper Tops
leg.
COPPER TOP
Oh thank you Mr. Ram. I-
Falls out of the frame screaming. Tesla scowls as he hears
Copper Top hit the ground.
MR. RAM
He's in the Tower.
EXT. LAPTOP RECHARGEING STATION
Colonel Tesla storms out the door, Major B follows. Major B
runs in front, looks through a pair of binoculars.
POV
The outline of Dr. Gorklen sitting at the computer is seen.
The computer glows orange. Peers over to the see the Laptop,
plugged into the the Tower, via a USB cable.
85.
MAJOR B
I'm afraid there right sir. The
doctors using the Laptop.
COLONEL TESLA
We have to get to the Tower.
He looks at Mr. Ram.
COLONEL TESLA
You wouldnt happen to have a ride
would you?
Mutters in Italian through a walkie.
MR. RAM
I always have a ride.
A black and red translucent helicopter appears from
underneath. They begin to board the chopper.
MAJOR B
Are you sure about this Colonel?
COLONEL TESLA
The enemy of my enemy is my friend,
for today, because we are fresh out
of helos.
The chopper takes off for the laptop.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM
Doc clicks his mouse, a large file, with pictures and videos,
is being transferred from his PC into his Laptop.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh I got to get those photos out of
the attic.
Closes the door behind him.
INT. ATTIC INNER LINES
Gigas still climbing up the coils, thinks of Hertz trapped
in the light bulb.
BROKEN LIGHTBULB
Hertz rests at the base. He has given up. Begins to think of
Giga inside their new board.
86.
INT. APARTMENT BUILDING/LOBBY
Hertz imagines a golden lobby in first person. A bell man, in
a red suit, greets him.
BELLMAN
Hello Mr. Hertz.
Golden elevator doors open, elevator operator smiles.
EO
Top floor Mr. Hertz.
Two massive doors open leading to a presidential sweet. Giga
smiles at him as she walks onto a balcony. Hertz tries to
follow her, the glass doors to the balcony close. Killawatt
appears from a thick cloud of black smoke, laughing. Hertz's
vision is scared back the way he came, into his body.
INT. BROKEN LIGHTBUBLB
HERTZ
No! Thats it, where going to do it
this time Doggy.
DOGGY
Rough!
Hertz runs back and forth building up speed. Runs up the
wall, curls into a ball at the peak. Presses off with both
feet, Doggy in hand, clamps onto the very edge of a hanging
coil.
HERTZ
Got ya.
Pulls up, grabs on with his hand, struggles to climb.
INT. ATTIC/INNER BROKEN LIGHT BULB -MORNING
Daylight seeps in through the wooden cracks of Dr. Gorklen's
attic. He enters the room and looks around.
DR. GORKLEN
I can't remember the last time I
was in here.
Sees the light bulb hanging in the middle. Walks over to it
and pulls the chain.
87.
INT. BROKEN LIGHTBULB
Hertz buzzes for a brief second. Shoots up through the bulb
hitting his head off the staircase and knocking them out of
place. Falls down ontop of a bunkhouse at the bottom of the
stairs.
INT. ATTIC INNER LINES
Giga hears a rumble. She looks down to see a wave of white
watts stampeding their way towards her. Eyes grow big, loses
her grasp, white watts stick their hands out, she grabs one,
holds onto them.
WHITE WATT
Hold on!
ATTIC
Room grows bright then dark again.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh, now I have to get another one.
Walks out.
BROKEN LIGHT BULB/INNER LINES
Hertz lies ontop of a bunkhouse, unconscious. Doggy licks his
face trying to wake him.
Wave stops near the top of the shaft. Giga grabs the edge
before the wave subsides. She runs to the hatch of the broken
light bulb, opens it, sees Hertz lying below, calls out to
him.
GIGA
Hertz, oh Hertzy wake up.
A pick axe sparks the coil behind Giga. Major A, has finally
arrived. Sees Giga, runs to her.
MAJOR A
Miss Giga! What are you doing here?
GIGA
Shut up and get me down there to
wake him up.
88.
MAJOR A
Move watts! Get that rope over
here!
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Dr. Gorklen OPENS a drawer, takes out 100 WATT light bulb.
INT. ATTIC LIGHT BULB
The rope is lowered down to the bunkhouse.
GIGA
Move, I'm going down there.
MAJOR A
No! We have no time to send a
retrieval, the docs on his way up
with a new bulb.
GIGA
Hertzy, come on!
Eyes slowly begin to open, blurry, Doggy clears his vision.
Thinks he hears Giga.
HERTZ
Giga? I'm sorry Giga.
GIGA
Then get up here and say it to my
face!
HERTZ
Huh?
Wipes eyes, looks above him.
HERTZ
Honey!? What are you doing here?
GIGA
Just shut up and grab the rope. The
docs about to change the light!
HERTZ
What!
89.
INT. ATTIC/BROKEN LIGHTBULB
Doc walks into the room, grabs the hanging light bulb with
his hand. The force shakes Hertz, knocking him off the
bunkhouse.
GIGA
Oh no! Lower the rope, come on!
The upper spiral shaft, inside the light bulb, slowly rotates
further away from Giga and Major B.
GIGA
Grab the rope Hertz!
The rope swings back and forth as Hertz tries to grab it with
one hand. Loses his grip as doc rotates again.
Docs hand is sweaty, slides off the lightbulb. Pulls out his
handkerchief and dries his hands.
Hertz makes one final attempt to grab the rope. Rope swings
over bridge, dives, got it!
MAJOR A
Hold on! Pull!
Shadow of the doctors hand blocks out any light coming in
from below a dangling Hertz. Doc twists the bulb one more
time, pulls it completely out of the socket.
Places the bulb on the ground beside him. Uses his
handkerchief to take the new bulb from it's box.
Hertz climbs the rope, team pulls. Giga finds a space and
begins to help.
GIGA
Hurry up!
Hertz grabs the hatch, bulb is placed in socket. Metal casing
gyrates beneath him. Major A grabs his shoulders, pulls him
up and out. Doc completely screws the bulb in missing Hertzs
feet.
HERTZ
Get up!
MAJOR A
What?
90.
HERTZ
We got two seconds before we get
stampeded by hundred watts moving
in, and theyre going to be coming
fast.
Sound of rumbling can be heard.
LIVE
Doc pulls the chain.
HERTZ
Get behind the shaft door!
Hertz ushers Giga and company behind the hatch. Hatch opens,
hundred white watts stampede towards the hatch. They run down
into the hatch, circulate the bulb "like a tornado", lighting
up the attic.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh, that's bright.
Doc picks up the old light bulb and throws it in the trash.
Walks over to a few cardboard boxes in the corner, begins
rummaging through them.
INT. ATTIC INNER LINES
Hertz and company walk over the closed hatch.
HERTZ
That was a close one. Trust me you
don't wanna be stampeded by a
hundred hungry watts moving in.
GIGA
Hertzy!
Squeezes him tight.
HERTZ
Giga, what are you doing here?
MAJOR A
It's a long story, that I would
really like to hear also, lets go.
EXT. THE TOWER -DAY
Tesla and company exit the chopper.
91.
COLONEL TESLA
They might be inside the Laptop
already.
MAJOR B
Sir, I'll take a troop inside the
Laptop.
BYTE
And if he wipes you guys out and
gets away, I dont think so. Right
boss?
MR. RAM
You 're right, I don't think so
either. You'll go with them.
BYTE
Me! I mean, of course Mr. Ram.
Major B and Byte, along with three camo watts, return to the
chopper and head for the laptop.
MAJOR B
Sir, are you going to be alright
with these guys?
COLONEL TESLA
Son, Ive been sparking that kids
plug since you were a speckle of
coal in a mine. I'll be just fine.
The chopper takes off.
Ram, Tesla, and Copper, enter the Tower with the remaining
camo watts.
EXT. BATHROOM/FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB
Hertz and company exit the florescent light bulb. Major A
radios in to the helicopter pilot.
MAJOR A
We're ready for pick up.
Helo arrives, drops ladders from both sides. They climb up,
helo exits the bathroom.
INT. HELICOPTER
The pilot informs Major A of the situation.
92.
MAJOR A
Get us to the rechargeing station.
PILOT
No good sir. They're attempting to
intercept him at the Tower!
MAJOR A
Then take us to the Tower.
HERTZ
No! There's no time. That watt's
got followers with him. We have to
get to the rechargeing station,
Its our last chance of getting
inside.
MAJOR A
We have to back up the Colonel.
HERTZ
By the time we get to the Tower,
the doctor will be gone. He has to
take his batteries, trust me.
MAJOR A
Captain, takes us to the
rechargeing station.
INT. THE TOWER/MOTHER BOARD
Colonel Tesla and company are a few blocks from the Central
Processing Station. Various flat, chips buildings, lie in
front of them.
INT. CENTRAL PROCESSING STATION
Hallway leads to a large computer room. Huge computer screen
in center of room. Behind computer is the Vacuum room.
Underling tries to crack the code to open the doors.
HOODLING
Dog, we got a problem.
KILLAWATT
What's with you? Do I have long
fluffy ears and a tail? And there
are no problems, as soon as
Underling cracks the code.
93.
UNDERLING
This ain't as easy as I thought it
would be.
KILLAWATT
You don't think, youre a drone. I
think for you. This way your brain
gets the extra rest it needs.
HOODLING
Sir.
KILLAWATT
Thats good, shows some respect.
UNDERLING
Well yea, what da problem is, we
got some peeps trying to skip up in
our crib.
BIGLING
Hold on, let me translate. He says
someone is trying to interrupt our
plans.
KILLAWATT
Then why are you here?
BIGLING
Um?
KILLAWATT
Its a rhetorical question that
means get out there and tell the X
watts to attack.
INT. THE TOWER/MOTHER BOARD
Colonel Tesla, Mr. Ram, Copper Top, and the remaining four
Camo watts slowly creep up the street towards the CPS.
INT. FLAT BUILDINGS 1 AND 2
Watts with black X's, across their faces, peer out windows at
the Colonel and company.
HOODLING
Geah, da boss said hit em up.
Bigling is inside another building across the street.
94.
BIGLING
Fire!
X watts begin firing on the LLD. Their guns fire cyan colored
paint balls.
INSIDE the paint ball are dark, tiny, spike haired watts,
with devious intentions.
TOWER/MOTHER BOARD
A Camo watts is hit in the arm. Electric current runs through
his arm up to his shoulder.
COLONEL TESLA
Get down!
CAMO WATT
Im hit, lost function in my right
arm.
COLONEL TESLA
Then use your left, get to cover!
Hides behind sodering points running along roadside.
COLONEL TESLA
Major B, come in!
INT. LAPTOP/TOWER
Laptop is similar to the Tower. There is a low overhang from
the keyboard, making it dimmer on the streets of the
motherboard.
MAJOR B
Major B here.
COLONEL TESLA
Son get everyone over here to the
Central Processing Station now! We
are facing heavy resistance.
MAJOR B
Yes sir. We got em boys let's go.
BYTE
Are you sure we should just leave
this place unguarded?
MAJOR B
This is not up for discussion.
95.
BYTE
I'm going to stay.
MAJOR B
Fine you deal with your boss. Lets
move watts.
They run to the Laptops CPS. Major B places his hand on the
reader, Vacuum door opens.
MAJOR B
Everyone through!
INT. THE TOWER/MOTHER BOARD
Still under fire.
MR. RAM
Copper! Use the EM One.
Copper Top pulls out a large gun with an oversized barrel.
Fires a large, light blue, crystal center orb, at Bigling's
building.
INT. FLAT BUILDING
BIGLING
EM! Get away from the windows!
He dives for cover. Orb slows to a crawl, X watts run from
it. Orb explodes in a brilliant blue shockwave. X watts are
stopped in their tracks, fall over like bowling pins.
MOTHER BOARD
Shooting stops for a few seconds. Colonel Tesla picks himself
up and paces over to Mr. Ram.
COLONEL TESLA
Now you listen here. We don't need
your black market stuff to get us
out of any trouble, understand.
Now, where can I get a discount on
one of those?
Shooting begins again.
INT. CENTRAL PROCESSING STATION
Bigling storms in. Has dust falling from his shoulders.
96.
BIGLING
They hit us with an EMP bomb.
KILLAWATT
Do I have to take care of
everything myself?
MOTHER BOARD
Killawatt exits front doors of CPS. Stands thirty yards in
front of Colonel Tesla.
COPPER TOP
That's him!
CAMO WATT
I got a shot!
Camo watt fires at Killawatt, bounces off him.
COLONEL TESLA
Stand down solider!
Killawatt fires a lighting bolt, flames around it, bolt
strikes Camo watt, burns to ash, eyeballs blink from pile
that hits the ground.
COLONEL TESLA
Fall back!
INT. CPS
Vacum doors slide open.
UNDERLING
I got it.
Major B and team run out.
MAJOR B
Freeze!
UNDERLING
Oh jeez.
Camo watts exit CPS
EXT. CPS.
Camo watts see Tesla under fire. They begin shooting at
Killawatt. Bigling throws two of them over a rail.
97.
Major B appears behind him, blasts him with a shotgun
burst. He shakes and drops.
COLONEL TESLA
Major, fall back! Thats an order!
Major B and team regroup. They fire on Killawatt knocking him
back. Killawatt rises to his feet, fires multiple bolts,
burns up Major B and his team.
MR. RAM
Copper, do we got any of those
rounds left?
COPPER TOP
Byte has the other one.
MR. RAM
What!
Hoodling runs up to Killawatt.
HOODLING
Yo Killy, you needs to dips outa
here.
Killawatt backs off, enters CPS building.
COLONEL TESLA
We gotta move!
MR. RAM
How are we going to stop that
thing?
COLONEL TESLA
We won't, we'll stop the CPS.
Group enters the building.
INT. CENTRAL PROCESSING STATION/VACUUM ROOM
They approach the Vacuum room. Another shootout ensues.
KILLAWATT
Has the file finished?
UNDERLING
Yes sir.
KILLAWATT
Blow the Serial Bus behind me so no
one can get through.
98.
Hoodling is shot.
UNDERLING
Yes Mr. Killawatt.
Colonel Tesla fires a shot at Killawatts head, bounces off,
he turns and smiles, runs into Vacuum room. Underling blows
up the port before being shot.
COLONEL TESLA
He's gone! Quick into the Vacuum.
MR. RAM
Its too late.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Doc sits down at his desk. Message on screen says FILE
TRANSFER COMPLETE. Unhooks the USB cable from the front of
the computer, closes up his Laptop, and places it in his bag.
EXT. RECHARGING STATION
Helicopter reaches the rechargeing station. Ropes are
dropped, Major A's team begins to descend.
MAJOR A
You two stay here, we'll handle
this.
HERTZ
I know that Laptop inside and out.
Youll need me to help find the
CPS.
MAJOR A
Fine! Take this-
Hands him a shock rifle, descends the rope.
HERTZ
Giga, tell Mega what's happened.
Find Converter, hes the reason
behind all of this.
GIGA
You better come back.
HERTZ
I will.
Sldes down the rope.
99.
HERTZ
We have to split up. Theres no
telling which battery hell use.
You take A, I got B.
MAJOR A
Take these two with you.
Two Camo watts join Hertz.
HERTZ
See you inside.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Both teams enter the batteries. Dr. Gorklen grabs his cell
phone, walks out of the room.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh, I'm going to need my battery.
Walks back into the room, grabs battery B, leaving battery A
behind.
INT. LAPTOP
Byte walks down an empty street.
A large shadow appears behind, he turns, Killawatt grabs the
rifle from him.
KILLAWATT
Looking for someone? I think you
found him.
POV
Palm covers his face. Screen goes black.
FADE IN:
INT. BANQUET HALL -DAY
The hall is decorated with pictures of teachers from all
eras. Doc prepares to set up for the night. Takes his Laptop
out of the bag, inserts battery into it.
100.
INT. LAPTOP
Hertz, along with two Camo watts, enter the flowing circuit.
Watts from the battery rush all around them to their
destinations.
CAMO WATT
What are we looking for here?
HERTZ
You'll know it when you see it.
RIFLE, sticking out from behind a corner, fires. Camo watt is
hit and grounded by the shot.
HERTZ
Get back!
They take cover. Shots fired everywhere, innocent watts are
hit by stray balls.
Byte steps out from behind a building. His face has a black X
going across it. He laughs maniacally. The EM-1 launcher
rests on the floor behind him.
BYTE
I have seen the vision. No longer
will power be a slave to mankind.
HERTZ
What is he talking about? Keep him
occupied.
Hertz dodges fire, runs into a building near Byte. Creeps up
behind, WALLOP, Byte slumps over. Hertz grabs the EM-1 and
throws it over his shoulder.
HERTZ
I imagine this will be useful.
Camo watt emerges from his hiding spot.
CAMO WATT
Thanks.
Killawatt ARISES behind him. Picks him up by his head, flings
him at Hertz.
KILLAWATT
I couldve sworn youd be at the
bottom of a garbage can by now.
Fires a bolt at Hertz, damages the building
101.
INT. BANQUET HALL -NIGHT
Docs Laptop screen phases in and out as teachers enter the
auditorium
INT. LAPTOP
Hertz retreats, dodging bolts. Makes his way to Laptop CPS.
KILLAWATT
You know, this isnt the first
weve started a fire.
HERTZ
You mean you and Converter?
KILLAWATT
Well yes, but Converter's just a
pawn in a much bigger game. And
youre a little out of your league
here.
INT. LAPTOP/CENTRAL PROCESSING STATION
Hertz enters the processing station, bolts fly behind him.
Makes his way to the super computer. Watts are working at
their terminals. Watt with a clip board sees Hertz running,
opens the door for him.
WHITE WATT
Well you are most certainly in a
hurry.
HERTZ
Open the vacuum station!
WHITE WATT
Well of course.
Opens door to the Vacuum. Bolt is fired into the room,
incinerates watt with clipboard. Other watts scramble from
their terminals.
Enters Vacuum room, door slides shut, traps Killawatt on the
other side.
102.
INT. BANQUET HALL
Doc clicks through pictures preparing a slide show. His
friend DEAN VICKERS approaches him with a camera in hand.
DEAN VICKERS
Hey Joe, I got some great shots on
the camera here. I wanted to upload
them now. This way, the misses can
take all the photos she wants.
DR. GORKLEN
Ah, my computers been acting up
all day, it might not work.
DEAN VICKERS
Here just plug this in. Should let
me display them on your screen.
DR. GORKLEN
Alright.
Hands him his USB cord. Doc proceeds to hook up the camera.
INT. LAPTOP/CPS
Killawatt stops at the door, tries to use the handprint
reader, doesn't work. Walks back a few paces, unleashes a
fury of bolts on the door.
KILLAWATT
I don't have time for this.
Cracks can been seen throughout the steel door. Killawatt
touches the door with his finger, it crumbles.
INT. BANQUET HALL
Doc clicks afew windows and access the picture file. PICTURE
of Dean and his wife HELGA appears on the screen.
DEAN VICKERS
Thats it.
DR. GORKLEN
This is a nice photo.
INT. VACUUM ROOM
Killawatt steps into the room. Watt-sized pneumatic tubes
algin the walls.
103.
KILLAWATT
Just do yourself a favor and burn.
Fires a bolt, Hertz smiles and dives into a tube. Sucked
upwards into Deans camera.
KILLAWATT
Keep running.
Killawatt follows him.
INT. DIGITAL CAMERA
Hertz watches Killawatt enter the camera. He taunts him,
Killawatt follows.
HERTZ
You think you can just come in my
house and burn me out. I don't
think so.
Killawatt fires a bolt at him, dodges it.
HERTZ
You really have no aim.
KILLAWATT
And you really have no chance.
Fires another bolt at Hertz. Blows out a shaft door leading
to a metal prong which connects to a DURACELL battery. Hertz
jumps down the hatch, Killawatt follows.
INT. DURACELL BATTERY
Hertz runs through a long corridor. A brown, acid like
substance, churns inside a glass tube. Copper colored watts
work computer terminals through out the shaft.
COPPER WATT
Excuse me, who are you? Like,
you're not supposed to be here.
Killawatt walks up behind him. Hertz yells back-
HERTZ
Yeah, you tell him that.
Turns around to see Killawatt's palm cover his face. Body
turns to ash.
104.
KILLAWATT
You know, this game is getting old.
I think Ill have some fun.
He begins to blast copper watts at random. Papers and sparks
fly everywhere.
INT. BANQUET HALL -NIGHT
Fifty some faculty members move atop a white marbled floor.
Doc clicks through photos on his Laptop. Dean addresses the
audience.
DEAN
Well, glad so many of you could
join us this evening. We have got
plenty of great pictures to show
you. Also, we have a great video
presentation afterwards.
Helga takes pictures of different guests.
EXT/INT. DURACELL BATTERY/HOLDING CHAMBER
Acid bubbles inside the tube. Lack of watts running their
terminals has lessen the batteries effectiveness.
Hertz escapes through a rear hatch. He jumps down to the
middle of a single spring coil, holding the battery in place.
Hertz quickly opens the hatch on the second Duracell battery.
Killawatt fires, hitting the hatch just as Hertzs dives
through.
COPPER WATT
They told us you were going to be
coming through here.
HERTZ
Then why didn't you leave.
COPPER WATT
Unlike you we have a job to do.
Killawatt enters, moves at a much faster pace, strikes down
copper watts with every stride. Hertz stands near the exit at
the opposite end. He readies the EM-1.
KILLAWATT
This little game of yours is
getting boring. What are you gonna
do with that, kiss me?
105.
HERTZ
Pucker up!
Hertz fires the orb. Killawatt boldly takes the orb right in
the chest.
The shockwave bursts the acid tanks while blowing them in
opposite directions. Hertz lands inside the camera. Killawatt
lies face down covered in battery acid.
INT. BANQUET HALL
Camera screen goes black. Helga tries to turn the camera on
but to no avail.
HELGA
What's wrong with this thing. I
miss the old cameras that used to
print your picture. Gosh, when will
we get a rechargeable camera.
INT. CAMERA/BATTERY
Hertz lies outside of the battery. Looks down the open shaft,
acid flows, filling the bottom. Killawatt rises up, covered
in a thick, copper liquid.
Tries to climb, slips and falls, face down. Looks up at
Hertz.
KILLAWATT
Good luck kid. There's going to be
allot more of me where youre
going.
Laughs as light is seen coming from under the battery.
The battery slowly slides downward, getting further away from
Hertz, until he can no longer see Killawatt laughing.
INT. BANQUET HALL
Helga holds the batteries in hand. One of them looks as if it
has exploded.
HELGA
Daniel, look at this. When is the
last time you changed these
batteries, years ago?
106.
DEAN
I'm sorry honey. Here-
Takes two batteries from his portable fan.
DEAN
I just put these in today.
She takes them, hands him the old ones, and places them into
her camera. Walks back to her friends.
HELGA
Say cheese.
Takes a picture.
Dean looks into his hand. Brings the batteries up to his nose
and sniffs.
DEAN
Ah, smells like burnt copper.
Walks over to a garbage can, steps on the foot pedal, tosses
them into the trash.
INT. HUMAN RESOURCE CENTER
Two large doors fly open. Colonel Tesla, Giga, and Mr. Ram,
enter. Mr. Ram holds Copper Top by his neck.
MR. RAM
Your people started this. Now
where's Converter?
COPPER TOP
He should be at the rear of the
building.
Floor begins to rumble. Mega enters, her lower half is very
round and large. Shakes the ground as she walks towards the
crew.
MEGA
I personally cleared my entire
night, just to see you take down
this Converter.
COLONEL TESLA
So that's why she never gets out of
her chair.
Converter's assistant bursts through the doors.
107.
CONVERTER'S ASSISTANT
Ah! He's gone mad.
COLONEL TESLA
What's going on, where's Converter?
CONVERTER'S ASSISTANT
He's on the roof.
EXT. HUMAN RESOURCE CENTER/ROOF
Tesla opens the doors, Converter stands at the edge of the
roof.
CONVERTER
You, stop right there. You're
controlled by the humans.
MEGA
Well of course we are ya dope. We
would be out of the job if it
werent for them.
CONVERTER
Well I won't be their slave any
longer. The humans are my slaves!
They need power. They couldnt
survive without it. Youll see,
there are hundreds of Killawatts,
thousands! Well burn the whole
world!
COLONEL TESLA
Youre going down, you cost me some
good watts today.
CONVERTER
I don't think so.
Presses a button on a remote control. Grey cloud appears
above his head, lightning bolt zaps him, beaming him into it.
The cloud flies away.
INT. BANQUET HALL
Doc shows photos of his children.
DR. GORKLEN
That's my daughter Susie, and my
son Robie. Theyre both in college
now. So I guess that makes three of
us.
108.
Audience chuckles.
DR. GORKLEN
And Now, Dean Vickers would like to
show you some photos from this
evening.
INT. DURACELL BATTERY/BANQUET HALL
Hertz has cleaned himself up. He speaks with the new copper
watts.
HERTZ
I appreciate you guys letting me
hang out.
COPPER WATT
No problem, we hope you make it
back safe.
HERTZ
Thanks. Well, time to go.
COPPER WATT
See ya.
Dean hands Doc his camera. Doc plugs it into his computer.
Hertz is sucked back into Laptop.
Pictures from tonights event are shown.
DR. GORKLEN
There's Ed and Elaine, Joyce, Fred,
David.
A picture of Killawatt appears on screen. Eyes huge, jaw
puckered, as the orb strikes him. The teachers dont know
what to make of it.
DEAN
Ah?
DR. GORKLEN
I dont know what this picture is.
Battery symbol blinks.
DR. GORKLEN
Ah, my battery is dead. Is there
another extension cord I could use?
109.
DEAN
Here Joseph, I have the same kind
of computer.
Hands him a battery, Doc switches batteries without losing
his screen.
DEAN
Well, moving on from whatever that
was.
ZOOM
Battery being put into Docs bag.
EXT. KITCHEN DOOR -NIGHT
Doc prepares to enter his house. Pulls out his keycard and
slides into the reader.
INT. CARD READER/KITCHEN DOOR
Card enters the reader, routine ensues. Red watt holds a
crutch under his left arm, cast around his leg and head. He
pulls the switch, throws a baseball into the air, linedrives
it with his crutch.
Green watt is decked out in a catchers mask and pads. An
umpire stands behind the green watt. The green watt catches
the baseball.
UMPIRE WATT
Strike!
Green watt throws ball into the air, bats it back at Red,
knocking him in the head, he sees stars.
Doc pulls his card back out.
DR. GORKLEN
That's it, I'll use my key. Im
going to get the school to take
that thing out.
INT. CARD READER
Red watt hobbles across the bridge, Green meets him halfway.
They begin choking each other.
110.
RED WATT
Did you hear that! We're out of the
job because of you.
GREEN WATT
Me!
RED WATT
If you werent so lazy all the
time.
The Ninja watts swing onto the bridge.
NINJA
You two put us out of the job. This
is unacceptable.
RED WATT
It was his fault.
GREEN WATT
Sure, blame it all on me!
They go at it again, Ninja watts pounce on them in a cloud of
smoke.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -NIGHT
Doc enters the room, drops his bag on the floor, turns lights
off.
INT. RECHARGEING STATION/COMMAND TRUCK
Giga, Colonel Tesla, and Major A, are inside a communications
command truck outside the rechargeing station.
GIGA
He didn't put the battery on the
recharger.
COLONEL TESLA
Don't worry, those batteries can go
for days without needing recharged.
GIGA
Well I can't go for days without
knowing if Hertzy is alright.
Giga watches the bag, thinking of Hertz throughout the night.
111.
INT. LAPTOP BATTERY/COMMAND TRUCK
Hertz sits in the corner of a dark, cold, battery. Curled up
in a ball shivering, can see his breath, teeth chatter.
GIGA
I know your cold. Just one more
night.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -NIGHT/MORNING
Night turns to day. Doc enters his computer room and turns on
his tower. Takes his laptop out of the bag and sets it up
next to it.
INT. COMMAND TRUCK
GIGA
Look, he hooked up the Laptop.
Tesla uses a long range walkie-talkie
COLONEL TESLA
Report.
CAMO WATT
Sir, weve just entered the Laptop.
Seconds go by.
CAMO WATT
Sir, these watts report they do not
belong to the doctors residence.
COLONEL TESLA
What? Where are they from then?
CAMO WATT
Sir, they claim to be from a Laptop
battery belonging to a Dean
Vickers.
COLONEL TESLA
If that's not the docs battery,
than where is it?
MAJOR A
It must have went dead.
GIGA
No! I know Hertz's is still in
there.
112.
(MORE)
Colonel is there any way we can get
the both of their phones to ring at
the same time?
COLONEL TESLA
Yes. We'll just activate the
number, but the watts running the
Deans phone have to agree with it.
GIGA
Send the signal then.
INT. DEAN VICKERS CELL PHONE
Watts inside the Dean's cell phone use a proper British tone.
Inside is built like an old phone operator's dispatch center.
BRITISH WATT
I'm sorry, but we can not risk it.
COLONEL TESLA
You listen here; I don't think your
superior will appreciate it if a
house is burned down because you
couldn't make the phone ring a few
times. Now son, dial them numbers!
BRITISH WATT
Fine. You will be granted this one
phone call. Operator, connect Dean
Vickers with an incoming call from
Joseph Gorklen.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM -MORNING
Docs phone rings, INCOMING CALL DEAN VICKERS.
INT. DEAN VICKERS KITCHEN
Vickers sits at his kitchen table reading the paper. Sips a
glass of tea as Helga prepares breakfast.
Phone rings from his hip holster, looks at it, INCOMING CALL
JOSEPH GORKLEN.
DEAN
Joseph, that's odd.
Looks at his wife, presses the answer button.
113.
GIGA (CONT'D)
DEAN
Joseph, good morning to you.
Hears the phone ringing on the other end.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM\DEAN'S KITCHEN -MORNING
INTERCUT
Doc walks in with a robe on, drying his head. Answers phone
without looking.
DR. GORKLEN
Dr. Gorklen speaking.
DEAN
Joseph?
DR. GORKLEN
Dean, good morning. Is there
something you needed?
DEAN
Ah, no, you called me.
DR. GORKLEN
My phone must have accidentally
called. I was in the shower.
DEAN
Oh, that's funny. Well, No I didn't
need anything.
HELGA
You forgot my laptop battery. I
only have one left for the day.
Covers phone up.
DEAN
I'll get it from him at school. You
can use mine.
DR. GORKLEN
Oh I'm so sorry, I forgot to give
your battery back last night. Im
going to recharge it right now.
DEAN
It's no problem Joseph. I'll get it
when you come in. Have a good
morning.
114.
DR. GORKLEN
Thanks.
Looks at his phone, shakes head, places it back on the
charger. Takes battery from Laptop, puts it in the
recharging station, and walks out.
INT. LAPTOP RECHARGEING STATION/COMMAND TRUCK
Giga has a look of hopelessness on her face.
COLONEL TESLA
I'm sorry miss.
Doc walks back into the room.
DR. GORKLEN
My memory these days.
Takes HIS battery out of the bag and recharges it. Walks out
again.
COLONEL TESLA
Major A, get your watts in there
now!
MAJOR A
Yes sir. Let's move!
Teams enters the Recharging Station.
INT. RECHARGEING STATION
Group enters the battery, interior lit brightly. Watts work
their terminals powering the battery.
Major A looks concerned as two watts carry Hertz towards him.
EXT. RECHARGING STATION
Major A carries a lifeless body out. Giga races over.
GIGA
No! Hertzy.
Places him on the ground. Giga holds his head up. Tesla looks
down on him.
COLONEL TESLA
Hell receive a metal of honor.
115.
A tear slides down her face, she gives him one last Eskimo
kiss.
Static electricity rises through his hair.
INT. COMPUTER ROOM
Lights flash, screens flicker, cell phone rings.
Doc and his animals walk in.
DR. GORKLEN
What is this? A poltergeist?
He runs out of the room, animals trail behind.
EXT. RECHARGING STATION
Eyelids slide open.
GIGA
Hertzy?
Sits up.
HERTZ
Oh boy, Megas gonna be mad.
COLONEL TESLA
I think shell make an exception
for a hero.
Giga squeezes him tight.
GIGA
Oh Hertzy. Do you have any idea
what I had to go through? I had
take on the mob, kick down your
bosses door. Oh and let me tell
you, Juelz, is not that pretty. You
can do so much better.
Hertz softly places both hands on the side of her head and
Eskimo kisses her. Static electricity rises all around them.
DISSOLVE TO:
116.
EXT/INT. NEW APARTMENT BUILDING/POWER BOX
A polished building rests on a circuit board near Main Line.
Hertz and Giga live on the top floor inside a beautiful plush
apartment. Giga bursts through the doors holding two bags.
Hertz fixes pipes with Doggy.
GIGA
Hertzy! Oh my gosh do you have any
idea of the sales going on? There
are so many things here you cant
get other places. Plus, you can get
from here to the TV in seconds.
HERTZ
Thats awesome honey.
Teslas heard screaming from behind a door.
COLONEL TESLA
Hertz! Im not getting any hot
water pressure. You said you were
going to have that fixed yesterday.
HERTZ
Ah yeah, I know that, but now I
dont have any hot water.
GIGA
Whats wrong honey?
HERTZ
I miss traveling the house, knowing
whats going on.
GIGA
I dont want to see you unhappy,
but I always want to see you safe.
Its so hard to choose.
Makes up her mind.
GIGA
Go. If its what you really want.
Then I wont be afraid.
HERTZ
Really? What about the apartment?
GIGA
Itll be fine. Ill just fire you
and hire a new manager.
117.
He smiles. A small circular object, with lights going around
it, rings. Hertz answers.
PHONE
Incoming call from Mega!
HERTZ
Put her through.
Places it on the table. Mega appears in a holographic image.
HERTZ
Megs, I was just going to call you.
MEGA
Call me, you just did call me! How
did you get this number? Look never
mind that, I have a mission for
you.
HERTZ
But I don't even work for you
anymore.
MEGA
Everyone works for me, but no one
works for me. Thats why Im so
busy all the time. You dont look
busy, so I got this for ya; you
remember Conductor right?
HERTZ
Of course.
MEGA
Good, cause I dont. Anyway, that
sleaze ball didnt make it very
far. Hes supposably set up shop
somewhere down the block. I need
you and Colonel Tesla to head over
to this place and assist their
Mega. Shes probably like me and
doesnt have a clue.
Hertz looks at Giga, she smiles at him.
GIGA
Go. Just remember if you dont come
back; Ill find you and bring you
back.
HERTZ
Of course you will.
118.
He runs to the door, looks back at Giga, blows him a kiss. He
catches it and puts it in his pocket.
HERTZ
Save that one for later.
Opens the door, Colonel Tesla stands there in a towel and
showercap holding a rubber ducky.
COLONEL TESLA
How am I, the first watt in the
Last Line of Defense supposed to
take a shower with no hot water?
The royal ducky is very displeased.
Where are you going?
HERTZ
Tell it to the new manager, I quit.
Oh and we have a new mission.
COLONEL TESLA
Quit? You cant quit, you own the
building!
GIGA
Good luck Hertzy.
INT. ESP CITY
Hertz runs down the street, Tesla chase behind him, trying to
put his boots on.
COLONEL TESLA
Wait! I want a full report!
Credits crawl over top.
THE END
Watts stare at them running. One watt looks at another watt
and says.
WHITE WATT
What?
BLUE WATT
What?
GREEN WATT
You mean Watt.
119.
YELLOW WATT
Thats right, what.
GREEN WATT
No youre saying Wh-Wh try not to
emphasise the H so much.
WHITE WATT
Watt.
GREEN WATT
Great.
WHITE WATT
Okay, now watt do you want?
GREEN WATT
No, when you use it like that its
Wh-Wh, What.
WHITE WATT
You arent making any sense.
GREEN WATT
Watt?
FADE TO BLACK.
120.