Title: Confusion
Summary: This is a proposed first episode of season 3. Liz and Max aren't back together yet, Isabel decided not to graduate a year early, and basically this does not follow the storyline of this season so far as it was written over the summer.
NOTE: ****This is not MY story alone. Parts of it are. It's a group effort by many fantastic people over at the Shiri Appleby board linked from crashdown.com (on FanForum). Over a few weeks and many posts people have added to this script little by little. Also apologies for not knowing how to work Microsoft word. A lot of this stuff is supposed to be bold and italicized.****
INT: OUTSIDE THE CAVE-LATE AFTERNOON
LIZ Voiceover- While I stand here behind Max I'm left with one annoying question, should I kick his A$$ or not?
MAX: Liz... I'm so sor
LIZ: You know Max why don't you save it. You're not sorry about anything. I put myself on the line these past few weeks, and what do you do? You choose to have no part in it, degrade me, hurt everyone else, and worst of all, you go and sleep with the lamest excuse for a wife in the entire universe. I'm through "saving myself for you" because there are far better people here I could be with than YOU.
MAX: Liz I know I have been on the wrong foot with you for a long time.
LIZ: As Erin Brockovich says "That's your problem Max!!! You've got two wrong feet and Fucking ugly shoes."
ISABEL: Don't Talk about my brother that way!!!
LIZ: Don't even make me start on you, you whiney little cry baby!!!
ISABEL: What the hell are you talking about?
LIZ: All you've been thinking about is yourself. I figured you would be the first person to try and figure out what happened to Alex, but noooo you just sat there and whined your little head off. Alex would never have wanted it to be this way. All of you, with the exception to Maria and Kyle, refused to believe that an alien was responsible and look what happened!!!! TESS KILLED ALEX!!!!!!! I'm through with all of this. Go ahead and pick your asses of your pedestals and do your own research on how to save Max's devil incarnate!!!
QUICK CUT TO: Crashdown- Night
(Liz is daydreaming about previous scene)
LIZ: Now if I had only said that a month ago...
MARIA: Ummmmm..... Earth to Liz...you alright?
LIZ snapping out of her daze: Oh yeah...just peachy
The Crashdown is closed, Liz and Maria are the only people in the Cafe. Liz is going through the cash register-counting Money etc. while Maria is cleaning the floor happily in front of Liz.
MARIA: Now back to my question, before I was so rudely interrupted over here. Do you want to come to Albuquerque with me?
LIZ: Sorry, but I'm broke.
MARIA: Ha.good one Liz. Everyone knows you're the financially responsible one of the group.
LIZ: I'm serious Maria. After paying for that non-refundable plane ticket to Sweden, I'd be lucky enough to buy a bus ticket there, if anything at all.
MARIA: (Sighs) Well so much for that idea.
LIZ: I thought I told you about it before I was supposedly leaving.
INT. CRASHDOWN CAFE-BACKROOM-CONTINUES
LIZ goes to her locker in the backroom. MARIA follows behind her.
MARIA: No, you were too busy on your quest with Alex to talk to me about anything. Not that I'm objectecting since you did save the day but of course I thought Max would be more upset. Instead he was how should I say this.preoccupied.
LIZ (Groans): Maria, please don't make me remember what happened then.
MARIA: I know it makes me want to hurl thinking about it. (Off of LIZ'S upset face) Shutting up now.
LIZ heads over to her locker
MARIA makes a face,then goes over to help Liz open her locker door-which is stuck.
EXT.Crashdown Cafe-night
We see two eyes looking through the front doors, apparently looking for someone. Seeing movement in the back room, HE/SHE/IT put's it's hand over the door unlocking it, then walks in. This figure is clouded in darkness.
INT. Crashdown Cafe'-continues
We can only see the figures legs, striding silently towards the backroom. We can hear both LIZ's and MARIA's voices out of shot as the figure gets closer to it's destination.
LIZ (O.S): Thanks. Pull Maria!
The figure is now looking through the window in the doors, particulary focusing on LIZ.
MARIA: Okay on three. One. Two. THREE!
With one giant heave, they pull at the door, which suddenly opens, causing LIZ and MARIA to fall to the floor.
MARIA: Hey, Liz... did Future Max tell you all about your first time, and your wedding- (off Liz's look)...which never happened, gotcha. Sorry Liz. My mouth's full of feet today.
The misterious FIGURE (still unidentified) is looking on with a curious/puzzled look in it's eyes.
LIZ: No, it's okay...it's just...(sighs) I don't know what's going on with him-us anymore. One side of me loves him uncontrollably, and wants to help him find his son...but the other hates him. Hates him for sleeping with Tess, having that baby,and for even going near her.It's just...
Tears start to well in LIZ's eyes, but she tries to keep them hidden
MARIA pulls her friend into a hug.
MARIA: You shoudn't take him back, Chica. After what he did to you. You broke up with him because of the fate of the world, and he goes off and slept with that...creature...on a whim. But if you really think you should take him back, then...
LIZ breaks the hug, and speaks quietly.
LIZ: That's it Maria. Part of me doesn't want to. The bigger half that is. But I still don't want to move on. I know what it's like with him and without. It's not fair.
The FIGURE now has a strange look in it's eyes. Sadness.
MARIA: You go girl. Show him who's boss. Now get what ever you had to get out of there (pointing to the locker), and I'll meet you at Michael's.
LIZ: Yeah, okay Maria. Are you sure you think Michael wouldn't mind if I slept over?
MARIA: He's fine with it. You can't spend tonight alone straight after your parents left for L.A. Plus we need some serious talktime. If he doesn't want you to sleep over he has to live with it. Later!
The figure, who is now revealed as MAX steps to the side and hides as Maria walks out. When she is through the doors, Max takes one final grief- stricken look at Liz, then exits himself.
END TEASER
ROLL CREDITS
Summary: This is a proposed first episode of season 3. Liz and Max aren't back together yet, Isabel decided not to graduate a year early, and basically this does not follow the storyline of this season so far as it was written over the summer.
NOTE: ****This is not MY story alone. Parts of it are. It's a group effort by many fantastic people over at the Shiri Appleby board linked from crashdown.com (on FanForum). Over a few weeks and many posts people have added to this script little by little. Also apologies for not knowing how to work Microsoft word. A lot of this stuff is supposed to be bold and italicized.****
INT: OUTSIDE THE CAVE-LATE AFTERNOON
LIZ Voiceover- While I stand here behind Max I'm left with one annoying question, should I kick his A$$ or not?
MAX: Liz... I'm so sor
LIZ: You know Max why don't you save it. You're not sorry about anything. I put myself on the line these past few weeks, and what do you do? You choose to have no part in it, degrade me, hurt everyone else, and worst of all, you go and sleep with the lamest excuse for a wife in the entire universe. I'm through "saving myself for you" because there are far better people here I could be with than YOU.
MAX: Liz I know I have been on the wrong foot with you for a long time.
LIZ: As Erin Brockovich says "That's your problem Max!!! You've got two wrong feet and Fucking ugly shoes."
ISABEL: Don't Talk about my brother that way!!!
LIZ: Don't even make me start on you, you whiney little cry baby!!!
ISABEL: What the hell are you talking about?
LIZ: All you've been thinking about is yourself. I figured you would be the first person to try and figure out what happened to Alex, but noooo you just sat there and whined your little head off. Alex would never have wanted it to be this way. All of you, with the exception to Maria and Kyle, refused to believe that an alien was responsible and look what happened!!!! TESS KILLED ALEX!!!!!!! I'm through with all of this. Go ahead and pick your asses of your pedestals and do your own research on how to save Max's devil incarnate!!!
QUICK CUT TO: Crashdown- Night
(Liz is daydreaming about previous scene)
LIZ: Now if I had only said that a month ago...
MARIA: Ummmmm..... Earth to Liz...you alright?
LIZ snapping out of her daze: Oh yeah...just peachy
The Crashdown is closed, Liz and Maria are the only people in the Cafe. Liz is going through the cash register-counting Money etc. while Maria is cleaning the floor happily in front of Liz.
MARIA: Now back to my question, before I was so rudely interrupted over here. Do you want to come to Albuquerque with me?
LIZ: Sorry, but I'm broke.
MARIA: Ha.good one Liz. Everyone knows you're the financially responsible one of the group.
LIZ: I'm serious Maria. After paying for that non-refundable plane ticket to Sweden, I'd be lucky enough to buy a bus ticket there, if anything at all.
MARIA: (Sighs) Well so much for that idea.
LIZ: I thought I told you about it before I was supposedly leaving.
INT. CRASHDOWN CAFE-BACKROOM-CONTINUES
LIZ goes to her locker in the backroom. MARIA follows behind her.
MARIA: No, you were too busy on your quest with Alex to talk to me about anything. Not that I'm objectecting since you did save the day but of course I thought Max would be more upset. Instead he was how should I say this.preoccupied.
LIZ (Groans): Maria, please don't make me remember what happened then.
MARIA: I know it makes me want to hurl thinking about it. (Off of LIZ'S upset face) Shutting up now.
LIZ heads over to her locker
MARIA makes a face,then goes over to help Liz open her locker door-which is stuck.
EXT.Crashdown Cafe-night
We see two eyes looking through the front doors, apparently looking for someone. Seeing movement in the back room, HE/SHE/IT put's it's hand over the door unlocking it, then walks in. This figure is clouded in darkness.
INT. Crashdown Cafe'-continues
We can only see the figures legs, striding silently towards the backroom. We can hear both LIZ's and MARIA's voices out of shot as the figure gets closer to it's destination.
LIZ (O.S): Thanks. Pull Maria!
The figure is now looking through the window in the doors, particulary focusing on LIZ.
MARIA: Okay on three. One. Two. THREE!
With one giant heave, they pull at the door, which suddenly opens, causing LIZ and MARIA to fall to the floor.
MARIA: Hey, Liz... did Future Max tell you all about your first time, and your wedding- (off Liz's look)...which never happened, gotcha. Sorry Liz. My mouth's full of feet today.
The misterious FIGURE (still unidentified) is looking on with a curious/puzzled look in it's eyes.
LIZ: No, it's okay...it's just...(sighs) I don't know what's going on with him-us anymore. One side of me loves him uncontrollably, and wants to help him find his son...but the other hates him. Hates him for sleeping with Tess, having that baby,and for even going near her.It's just...
Tears start to well in LIZ's eyes, but she tries to keep them hidden
MARIA pulls her friend into a hug.
MARIA: You shoudn't take him back, Chica. After what he did to you. You broke up with him because of the fate of the world, and he goes off and slept with that...creature...on a whim. But if you really think you should take him back, then...
LIZ breaks the hug, and speaks quietly.
LIZ: That's it Maria. Part of me doesn't want to. The bigger half that is. But I still don't want to move on. I know what it's like with him and without. It's not fair.
The FIGURE now has a strange look in it's eyes. Sadness.
MARIA: You go girl. Show him who's boss. Now get what ever you had to get out of there (pointing to the locker), and I'll meet you at Michael's.
LIZ: Yeah, okay Maria. Are you sure you think Michael wouldn't mind if I slept over?
MARIA: He's fine with it. You can't spend tonight alone straight after your parents left for L.A. Plus we need some serious talktime. If he doesn't want you to sleep over he has to live with it. Later!
The figure, who is now revealed as MAX steps to the side and hides as Maria walks out. When she is through the doors, Max takes one final grief- stricken look at Liz, then exits himself.
END TEASER
ROLL CREDITS