A/N: For your entertainment pleasure. I wrote this after the most recent A&A episode "Couples & Careers" so if you haven't watched it, well oops. This is in screenplay because it's easier for me to write them in character this way. I tried staying true to them so they should be 75% in character. Well, enjoy!
SYNOPSIS: Austin enlists his friends to help him plan his parent's anniversary. Things go awry when Dez and Trish get sick, Ally puts off a new song, and Austin gets impatient with her. In the end, Austin must decide what's more important: the song or Ally?
PREPARATIONS AND REVELATONS PART 1 – SCENE 1
EXT. SONIC BOOM– 8:00 PM
Austin is planning to throw his parents a party for their 20th anniversary and recruits his three friends. He arrives at Sonic boom when Ally's shift ends to start their first planning meeting.
AUSTIN
Who's ready to par-tay?!
ALLY
Hi Austin. Where's Dez?
AUSTIN
He's coming. He's… spotty.
ALLY
Spotty?
Saying that, Dez walks into Sonic Boom scratching wildly. Dez appears to have caught the chicken pox. He is desperate for the itch to go away so he grabs a customer's newly purchased guitar to scratch his back. The customer grabs the guitar back and slaps him. Dez moved on to the pole near the register and rubs his back so the friction would ease the itch. Austin and Ally look at him dumbfounded.
ALLY
Dez, are you ok?
Dez momentarily stops his antics.
DEZ
Does it look like I'm OK?! I'm growing spots! They're itchy!
He goes frantic and runs in circles. Austin looks at him weird, still standing in front of the counter when he came in. Ally steps out from behind the counter to stop Dez from going frantic.
ALLY
OK Dez, let me take a look at you.
Dez stops running and let's Ally examine him. She takes his arm and examines it. She looks at his face, then his other arm. Austin walks over to help Ally with Dez.
AUSTIN
Does it itch anywhere else?
DEZ
Yeah. Everywhere, look!
Dez lifts his shirt up to expose his bellybutton and spins in a circle showing them spots on his back as well.
AUSTIN
Hm… Hey Dez, let me see your left elbow.
Dez rolls his sleeve higher to show Austin his elbow.
AUSTIN
Hm… Just as I thought…
DEZ
What?!
AUSTIN
Trish told me that she gave you a bruise the size of a potato on your elbow the other day and I didn't believe her until now.
Austin pokes the bruise.
DEZ
OWWIEEE!
ALLY
Austin! (Austin stops poking) What Austin and I mean is you have the chicken pox, Dez.
DEZ
Chicken pox?! Oh no! My worst nightmare, I'm turning into a chicken!
AUSTIN
That's Awesome!
ALLY
Austin!
AUSTIN
(Laughs) We're kidding man. You're not turning into a chicken. You've just caught chicken pox. And that's just a sickness people get. It's not deadly or anything.
DEZ
(Worriedly) Really?
Ally pats his arm reassuringly and gestures for Austin's help.
ALLY
Really. You're fine so long as we take care of it.
Enter Trish.
TRISH
Guess who just got fired from Billl's Surf Shop?
They all turn to Trish.
ALLY
Fired? Trish, you just got hired from that like 4 hours ago. This is like a new record.
AUSTIN
And don't you usually come in and tell us where you get hired and not fired?
TRISH
Yeah, yeah. But I'm not really in the mood to find another job right now. I feel weird.
Trish sits at the benches inside Sonic Boom. She starts to rub her shoulder. Austin and Ally notice.
TRISH
What's up with Dez?
She notices he is red and spotty and worriedly scratching himself. Ally walks over to Trish.
ALLY
Trish, why are you scratching yourself?
TRISH
I didn't even notice. But now that I'm looking at Dez, I can't help but scratch myself. I must have gotten a bug bite or something.
ALLY
A bug bite the size of Australia?
Ally rolls up Trish's sleeve to reveal red spots as well.
TRISH
Well at least it's not as bad as getting a bruise on your elbow. (Glares at Dez)
AUSTIN
Haha! Trish hurt you!
DEZ
She is evil I tell you!
ALLY
You guys, focus! Trish and Dez both have chicken pox.
TRISH
Wait, how the heck did I get them? They aren't even as bad as Dez's.
AUSTIN
Well it does seem like Dez got them first, so Trish you caught the chicken pox from Dez.
TRISH
What, how?!
ALLY
Austin and I were here for the past two nights working on a song so I'm guessing if you guys hung out the past few days Dez didn't even know he had them until recently.
DEZ
Well, we did play video games in my basement last night. I won twice!
Austin and Dez do their signature 'what up!' handshake.
TRISH
(Hisses) And that's how you got that bruise!
ALLY
Then there you go, you caught the chicken pox from Dez.
TRISH
You know, since I met the doof, I was afraid that if I hung around him for too long that I'd inherit his stupidity… not chicken pox!
DEZ
Hey!
By this time, Austin and Dez walk over to the bench and sit down as well. Austin and Ally sit in the middle while Trish and Dez on the outside.
AUSTIN
What are we going to do now? Ally, remember my parents asked us to help them out for their party.
ALLY
We've got plenty of time for that, Austin. Right now we need to take care of our friends.
TRISH
You guys there's nothing the matter with Dez and me. Well, other than the obvious.
Trish gestures an idiotic looking Dez trying furiously to scratch his back with a tambourine.
DEZ
Yeah. We're fine…
Seeing Dez scratch so much, Trish begins to scratch herself furiously. She is desperate to get her back scratched that she goes up to Dez and they stand back to back and start rubbing their backs against each other. Austin and Ally look at their two friends dumbfounded.
ALLY
Yeah, there's definitely nothing the matter with you two.
END SCENE 1
PREPARATIONS AND REVELATONS PART 1 – SCENE 2
EXT. SONIC BOOM– 9:00 PM
For the past hour, Ally, with Austin's help, tries home remedies to sooth Dez and Trish's chicken pox. The two still seem to be itching. Austin had gone to their homes to pick up clothes for them to change in, looser fitting clothes so the friction wouldn't be so much, and Ally had wrapped their hands in oven mitts to prevent scratching.
ALLY
Dez, you've got to stop scratching or you'll get scabs. You too, Trish!
DEZ
But Ally! It burns!
ALLY
I know, but you have to stop scratching it.
Trish and Dez reluctantly stop, but start to whine.
TRISH
When I'm over this chicken pox, Dez I am planning your funeral.
Dez goes wide-eyed.
DEZ
It's not my fault! Austin and Ally have been so busy that you had to resort your hanging out to me! It's their fault! (Points to Austin and Ally)
AUSTIN
What?! No it's not!
ALLY
Austin, focus. Don't get mad at them, their just frustrated.
TRISH
Wait, if the chicken pox is contagious and I got it from Dez, why aren't you two starting to itch?
AUSTIN
I already had the chicken pox.
ALLY
You only get it once so after that, you won't get it from someone else who has it.
AUSTIN
Yup, I caught it when I was nine.
ALLY
And I caught it when I was seven. So we won't catch it by being near you two. And besides, we need to be here to make sure you guys STOP SCRATCHING!
Ally glares at Dez for picking up a piccolo and attempting to use it to scratch his armpit.
TRISH
Well then play nurse and doctor and cure us woman! We've got a party to plan!
AUSTIN
Trish is right. We've got two weeks before the party and we still haven't made hall reservations, catering and you and I need to write a song for my parents to dance to.
ALLY
Don't worry, Austin. They'll have the chicken pox for a week, ten days tops. We'll find time around it and still have plenty of time once Trish and Dez get better to finalize everything. Since when do Team Austin and Ally worry about a challenge?"
Ally smiles at Austin and as worried as he is for his parent's anniversary dinner, he finds comfort in her smile.
AUSTIN
Ok, Ally. (Smiles back) So what do we do first with…
Austin points at Trish and Dez who were rubbing their backs once more against each other.
ALLY
Ugh… You take Dez. I'll take Trish…
The two pry them off of each other and hesitate to make them sit on the bench, no scratching. Austin sits in between them while Ally grabs a laptop.
ALLY
Ok so we've tried Vitamin E oil, which we'll put some more later. The oatmeal bath was a bust.
DEZ
What? I thought Ally was feeding us!
He defends himself when Austin and Trish look at him expectantly.
AUSTIN
Who eats oatmeal from a bathtub?
DEZ
I thought she was using it as a bowl.
TRISH
We were supposed to bathe in it!
DEZ
Well that'd be a waste of perfectly good oatmeal.
ALLY
Guys, focus. So the oatmeal bath didn't work. Neither did the brown vinegar treatment.
Once again, Austin and Trish glare at Dez.
DEZ
Hey I didn't drink the vinegar!
AUSTIN
But you unplugged the drain.
DEZ
I thought it was spoiled water. It smelled funny.
TRISH
We were supposed to bathe in the vinegar, stupid! And water doesn't spoil!
ALLY
Ok, ok you guys, listen. I found another remedy that might work. And Dez, please, don't eat this one.
Austin gets up from the bench and walks over to Ally.
AUSTIN
What's this remedy?
ALLY
Honey treatment.
DEZ
We get to eat honey?! (Smiles)
TRISH
Did you not just listen to Ally? Gosh, did oatmeal get stuck in your head or something?
Dez shakes his head and tilts it to one side. Oatmeal falls out of his ears. Austin, Ally, and Trish look at him in pure shock.
ALLY
Anyways, we need to rub the honey on your spots and let it seep in. for a while. Now this can go really well so long as you guys cooperate.
Thirty minutes later.
Dez, Trish, Austin and Ally are covered in honey and feathers.
ALLY
So much for cooperating.
DEZ and TRISH
Sorry. (Sulks heads)
END SCENE 2
PREPARATIONS AND REVELATIONS PART 1– SCENE 3
EXT. PRACTICE ROOM– 10:30 PM
After cleaning up the downstairs and each person showering, Austin and Ally set up the practice room for Dez and Trish to stay while they treat their chicken pox.
ALLY
Ok, for the next week you two are to stay in this room and NOT scratch your spots. Austin and I will take care of you guys but please don't make it harder than you already have.
AUSTIN
But Ally, we have to finish the song.
ALLY
Don't worry, Austin. When they sleep, we can work on it. And we still have plenty of time, ok?
AUSTIN
(Worriedly) Ok, fine.
Dez and Trish start to whimper because their spots itch, but Ally had Austin duct tape their hands in oven mitts.
Throughout the rest of the night, Austin and Ally cater to their two friends; bringing them soup and feeding it since their hands are taped, applying cream to their spots to ease the itches, and giving them their medicine. By 2:00 AM, Dez and Trish have fallen asleep, finally giving Austin and Ally time to write.
ALLY
All right, looks like that medicine knocked them out. We've got a good 6 hours before one of them wakes up.
AUSTIN
(Excited) Great! Now we can start on the song!
ALLY
Shhh (Whispers) Yes, but let's use the baby grand downstairs.
Austin and Ally walk downstairs and settle at the piano.
AUSTIN
(Whispers) So, let's write.
ALLY
(Laughs) Austin, we're downstairs. You don't need to whisper anymore.
AUSTIN
Oh. Ok. So, ready to write?
ALLY
(Yawns) Yup!
AUSTIN
Are you sure? You seem pretty exhausted.
ALLY
Just from taking care of Dez and Trish. But I've still got some energy in me. Besides, if we don't at least get started, you might keep nagging me about it (Jokingly).
AUSTIN
Sorry about the nagging. I just want the song to be perfect since it's for my parents.
ALLY
So it's a love song? (Smiles)
AUSTIN
(Happily sighs) Yeah, it's a love song.
ALLY
Then this will be easy! There's nothing to worry about then. Let's get started. What do you want in the song?
AUSTIN
Something to do with my parents.
ALLY
Obviously. But did you want to add like a special moment they have or the way he proposed?
AUSTIN
I don't remember much of that. But I do remember how they first met.
ALLY
That's perfect! Let's go from there. How'd they meet?
AUSTIN
At a hot dog stand at the beach. They were standing in line, my dad ahead of my mom, and he made small talk with her. He ordered the last lemonade and shared with her when he realized she was going to order it too. So they talked all day and the rest was history. 10 years later they get married, have a son, and before you know it, they're celebrating their 20th anniversary.
ALLY
(Dreamily) Austin that's the sweetest story ever!
AUSTIN
Anyways… How can we use that?
ALLY
Hm, let's see. What else do you know about your parents? Like how do they treat each other?
AUSTIN
Well my dad usually works way later than my mom does, so he gets exhausted by the time he gets home. But no matter how long and tiring his day has been, one look at my mom when she greets him, he smiles so big.
ALLY
Aw, how sweet!
AUSTIN
Yeah, and when my dad has to go on business trips for the company, no matter the time difference and the jet lag he's got, he'll call my mom at 10PM our time to say goodnight. My mom claims it helps him sleep better if her voice is the last thing he hears at night.
ALLY
It's official; you've got the cutest parents EVER!
AUSTIN
(Laughs) I guess.
ALLY
All right. Well, let's get to work!
Austin and Ally stay up until right before sunrise. Ally ends up falling asleep on Austin's shoulder while her ran through the melody on the piano. When he notices she had dozed off, he chuckles slightly and picks her up, bringing her upstairs to sleep on their laid out sleeping bags.
Once Austin lays Ally down, Dez twitches and wakes up, asking for food. Austin decides to let Ally sleep and tells Dez he will run to the store to pick up some breakfast.
END SCENE 3
END PART 1
A/N: This is a 3 part plot. Sorry If you don't like this screenplay format. Sometimes I do write like this especially when it's a story that I try to keep them in character. And if you don't like it, future stories I'll write like stories.