SSSN: Flight of the Bumbleby
By
EatADickClark
INT. TEAM SSSN DORM ROOM - MORNING
We hear Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee,' at first quietly, but it begins to get louder and louder. As it reaches a peak volume, NEPTUNE sits directly upright in his bed, with a look of combined despair and annoyance on his face. He looks directly at his nightstand by his bed, and violently grabs his clock radio, thinking it the source of the music he is hearing. He quickly realizes that it is not the source of the sound, and without looking away, calls for SUN.
NEPTUNE:
Sun? Sun?! SUN!
We see SUN poke his head around the corner, hearing NEPTUNE's calls for him like a mother bird hears her babies' calls of distress when a predatory falcon or hawk is threatening them.
SUN:
Shut up, I'm using the bathroom.
Or, like a cat hears the calls of their owner when they would like to do anything but come to them when beckoned. SUN returns to whatever he was doing before he was so rudely interrupted.
NEPTUNE:
Sun, do you hear it?
SUN:
(O.S.) No.
NEPTUNE:
You don't hear the music?
SUN:
(O.S.) No.
NEPTUNE:
Sun?
SUN walks into the room, rather annoyed by NEPTUNE at this point.
SUN:
Neptune? What's your problem dude?
NEPTUNE:
I keep hearing this music, and I don't know where it's coming from.
SUN:
Is it-
NEPTUNE:
I checked the radio.
SUN:
Maybe it's-
NEPTUNE:
I lost my headphones earlier this week.
SUN:
Okay, but what about-
NEPTUNE:
You broke the record player a month ago.
SUN:
Oh, yeah... whoops.
NEPTUNE:
Do think it's Sage or Scarlet's music?
SUN:
Dunno, I'll ask. HEY SAGE!
We see SAGE sitting in bed, unnoticed this whole time as he was just off-screen.
SUN:
You playing music right now?
SAGE:
No.
SUN:
Alight, cool. SCARLET!
We see SCARLET sitting at a desk, also just off-screen this entire time.
SCARLET:
What.
SUN:
Music?
SCARLET:
No.
SUN:
Cool, thanks. (To NEPTUNE) It's not them.
NEPTUNE sighs in defeat and begins looking around the room, desperate for anything to help him.
SUN:
What song is it?
NEPTUNE:
Huh?
SUN:
Song. What song is it?
NEPTUNE:
I don't the name of it.
SUN:
Alright, then what's it sound like?
NEPTUNE:
Uh...it's like... DA NA DA NA NA NA
DA NA DA NA NA DA NA NA NA NA DA DA
NA DA NA NA DA DA DA NA-
SUN:
Okay-
NEPTUNE:
NA NA DA NA NA NA DA NA DA DA DA NA
NA NA NA DA NA NA NA DA DA NA NA-
SUN:
Alright, I get it. You can-
NEPTUNE
NA NA DA NA NA DA NA DA NA DA NA NA
NA NA NA DA NA DA NA NA NA DA DA DA-
SUN:
Neptune, stop-
NEPTUNE:
NA NA NA NA NA DA DA NA NA NA DA DA
DA NA-
SUN:
Neptune, please-
NEPTUNE:
NA NA DA DA *gasp* MA NA BA DA NE NA
DA NA NA NA RA BA ME BA NA-
SUN:
NEPTUNE!
NEPTUNE:
NA NA- Huh?
SUN:
Please, stop. I get the idea.
NEPTUNE:
Sorry. Do you know what song I'm
talking about?
SUN:
No.
NEPTUNE:
Oh...
SUN:
It sounds like classical music or something lame like that.
I don't know anything about that crap.
NEPTUNE:
Doesn't Weiss like classical music?
SUN:
I don't know... rich, stuck up,
prissy... Yeah, she definitely does.
INT. HALLWAY/TEAM RWBY DORM ROOM - MORNING
We see WEISS standing a defensive position, with a look of indignation on her face?
WEISS:
You think that just because I'm
rich that I am an expert on
classical music? That is
stereotyping, you know.
SUN:
To be fair, nobody said the word
'expert.' We just assumed you were
a fan.
NEPTUNE:
Actually, he did most of the
assuming, I just thought that maybe
because you're the smart type that-
SUN:
But you do like it don't you?
WEISS:
...Yes. But that is still
stereotyping, and I won't stand for
anymore of it.
SUN:
Says the racist who hates faunus...
NEPTUNE:
Sun!
WEISS:
Excuse me?! I will have you know,
that in retrospect I have realized
the error of my ways, and have
since corrected those wrongs. Now,
if you two are done accusing me-
NEPTUNE:
He's the one accusing, I never
said-
WEISS:
If your are BOTH quite finished, I
would like to return to studying.
NEPTUNE:
Wait, Weiss, are you... playing any
classical music anywhere? Like,
right now?
WEISS:
Uhm, do you hear any music playing?
I think not-
NEPTUNE:
Yes.
WEISS:
Wait, what?
NEPTUNE:
I mean no. Unless you actually are
playing music, then yes.
WEISS:
Neptune, are you feeling well?
NEPTUNE:
Yes. No. I'm feeling mostly well.
SUN:
Don't mind him, he's weird. Sorry
we bothered you Ice Queen.
WEISS
Ugh! Stop calling me that.
NEPTUNE:
Bye Weiss-
NEPTUNE is cut off by WEISS slamming the door shut. NEPTUNE turns to SUN for any kind of guidance.
SUN:
We tried. Don't know what to tell
you buddy.
SUN starts to walk back to their room, but is cut off by a now furiously desperate NEPTUNE.
NEPTUNE:
DON'T LEAVE ME...
SUN:
AH! Geez, dude calm down. You're
freaking me out.
NEPTUNE:
It doesn't stop, it's just getting
louder.
SUN:
Okay, calm down. Are you calm?
NEPTUNE:
No.
SUN:
Good, now come on back to the room.
Just lie down and try and get some
sleep or something that might work.
NEPTUNE:
I can't sleep with this music
playing.
SUN:
There is no music playing! I hear
nothing, nothing at all. It's in
your head dude.
NEPTUNE:
That doesn't make me feel any
better.
SUN:
I wasn't trying to make you feel-
Okay, you know what? That Pyrrha
girl is nice, I'm sure she'll help
you out. Go find her. See you at
dinner.
NEPTUNE:
Sun, don't leave me.
SUN:
There's gonna be roast beef
tonight, I'll see you then. Good
luck.
NEPTUNE:
Thanks...
INT. GYMNASIUM - NOON
We see PYRRHA with big smile on her face, cheerful as can be.
PYRRHA:
Hello again-
NEPTUNE:
FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THAT YOU HOLD
DEAR- HELP. ME.
At this point, NEPTUNE's appearance is that of a mad man. His hair is a mess, his clothes disheveled, and his voice sounding completely distraught.
PYRRHA:
Uh oh.
NEPTUNE:
I keep hearing music, it won't
stop. It just keeps getting louder
and louder and louder and-
PYRRHA:
Hey, hey it's okay. It's going to
be alright, okay? Come here. Tell
me exactly what's wrong. What is
this music?
NEPTUNE:
I don't know... it started this
morning... nobody else hears it. Am
I crazy?
PYRRHA:
No, of course you aren't crazy.
You're just...
NEPTUNE:
Slightly unhinged?
PYRRHA:
Yes, you're slightly unhinged. Did
you talk to a doctor?
NEPTUNE:
They didn't hear it either...
PYRRHA:
They didn't hear it either... do
you have headphones on and forget
about them?
NEPTUNE harshly brings his hand to his ear to check, but only ends up punching himself. He brings it up a second time, more gently, and finds no headphones.
NEPTUNE:
No, no headphones. What is it
Pyrrah? What is happening to me?
PYRRHA:
I... Well I don't really know
what's happening to you. But we
will figure this out, I promise.
Let's go find my teammates, maybe
they'll know.
NEPTUNE:
You mean Juane?
PYRRHA:
Uh... let's go find Ren.
REN:
(O.S.) Is there something you need?
We see REN standing just to their right, apparently having been standing just off-screen the whole time.
PYRRHA:
Oh, there you are. Neptune keeps
hearing music that nobody else can
hear, and he thinks he's going
crazy. Do you have any idea
what it might be?
REN:
Uh...
NEPTUNE:
Help... me...
REN:
Well, I... uh... I don't know.
NEPTUNE:
ALL IS LOST!
PYRRHA:
Oh, no don't say that. Not all is
lost yet.
NEPTUNE:
Yet?!
PYRRHA:
All will not be lost, Neptune. I promise.
Where is your team, maybe they can help?
NEPTUNE:
Roast beef...
PYRRHA:
Uhm... Roast beef..?
NEPTUNE:
GAHHHHH!
NEPTUNE abroupty stands straight up, startling both PYRRHA and REN. He runs outs of the gym, still yelling incoherently.
PYRRHA:
I'm sorry! Neptune, wait! Ren?
REN:
Yes?
PYRRHA:
Do you know which room his team is living in?
EXT. COURTYARD - LATE EVENING
NEPTUNE sits down in front of bench, rather than actually sitting on the bench. He's covered in dirt, with tears throughout his clothes. He looks completely exhausted, as though he'd been running since he'd left the gym earlier. We see him sitting there, trying to catch his breath, and we hear the music again. It begins to get louder, and louder still, and at its peak we see SUN running toward NEPTUNE.
SUN:
Neptune! There you are, we've been
looking all over for you. I've been
worried man, you can't just run off
like that.
NEPTUNE:
It still hasn't stopped. It...
NEPTUNE trails off, as he realizes that music is loudest when he's looking directly at SUN.
SUN:
It what? What is it?
NEPTUNE:
It's you...
SUN:
Me? Hey now, this is definitely not
me.
NEPTUNE:
Yes it is! It's loudest when I look
at you! What are you doing to me?!
NEPTUNE looks away from SUN, but sees PYRRHA coming from the other direction.
PYRRHA:
Oh, you found him Sun! Is he doing
okay?
The music gets louder when NEPTUNE looks at PYRRHA, same as it does with SUN.
NEPTUNE:
And you! It's both of you, it's-
WEISS and REN begins approaching, and the music is louder when looking at them. The rest of team SSSN appears, along with the same louder music as everyone else. It appears at this point that any time NEPTUNE is looking at someone, the music is at its loudest.
NEPTUNE:
What are you all doing to me?!
SUN:
Neptune, stop. The only thing we're doing
is trying to help you-
NEPTUNE:
Shut up! You... shut up! Get away
from me!
SUN:
Neptune...
PYRRHA:
We're trying to help you. Let us
get you to hospital, you need
medical attention.
NEPTUNE:
GET AWAY! All of you, stay back!
You're just making it worse,
you're... you're all part of it!
SUN:
I don't get it...
NEPTUNE violently pushes SUN to the ground and runs away from everyone. SUN quickly recovers and chases after him.
SUN:
Neptune!
PYRRHA:
Wait! You can't... Just don't hurt yourselves!
EXT. WOODED AREA/FOREST - NIGHT
NEPTUNE is hiding behind a tree, with his hands over his ears, trying desperately to ignore SUN's pleas for him to return to the school with him. Completely convinced that SUN is plotting against him, he pulls out his weapon and waits for SUN to draw near.
SUN:
Neptune, please... just come home.
I want to help you, buddy.
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) I'm not your buddy. You are
not my buddy. This was always you.
SUN:
Dude, I don't even know what you're
talking about! I'm here to help!
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) Help?! HA! You're here to
make sure you finish the job,
aren't you?
SUN:
Finish the- are you kidding me?
I'm your best friend!
NEPTUNE leaps from the shadows and clumsily takes a swing at SUN. SUN easily dodges it, and instinctively pulls out his own weapon. He turns to face NEPTUNE, only to find that he'd disappeared into the shadows again.
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) You're not my friend!
SUN:
I don't want to fight you!
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) Then why is your weapon
drawn? I thought you were my
friend!
SUN stands up straight, and drives his weapon directly into the dirt. He takes a step away from it, and crosses his arms.
SUN:
There. I put it down, see?
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) I trusted you!
SUN
You can still trust me. Look, I'm
unarmed. You still want to fight
me?
NEPTUNE makes another attempt to attack SUN, and again fails to hit. He disappears once again.
SUN:
Stop this Neptune! Come back with
me, we're gonna get you help.
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) Pick up your weapon and
fight like a man!
SUN:
Ugh, you sound like such a cliched dork
right now, you know that? Quit
acting like a lame ten year old and
get out here.
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) You make the music louder.
When I look at you... and everyone
else. It's loudest when you are
close.
SUN:
I don't know why that happens, but
it's not going to stop if you don't
let me help.
NEPTUNE:
(O.S.) You don't want to help,
because you're the one doing it.
You and everyone else.
SUN:
You're insane! That's all it is.
It's all in your head, you stupid
idiot. It has nothing to do with me
or anyone else. Why would I do this
you, honestly?
We see NEPTUNE still hiding behind a tree, clutching his weapon so tightly that his hands are turning white. SUN walks around in the opening in the tree, unaware of where exactly NEPTUNE is.
SUN:
When you asked for help, who helped
you first? Sure, maybe I passed you
off to Pyrrha, but I came back
didn't I? I mean, come on! I chased
after you all the way out here!
Would someone who is trying to hurt
you do that?
NEPTUNE:
Yes.
SUN:
Actually, maybe that last part... But not the other stuff!
NEPTUNE:
It won't stop...
SUN:
Cause you're delirious or whatever.
Maybe it was something you ate. Or
maybe you're stressed out by
classes, or- wait.
NEPTUNE:
Wait?
SUN:
Neptune, you did not.
NEPTUNE:
Wha- I did not?
SUN:
Something you ate... NEPTUNE! You
ate that yogurt didn't you?! I told
you it was way passed its
expiration date!
NEPTUNE:
The yogurt... the yogurt!
SUN:
Neptune you freaking moron! Did you
not see that it went bad?
NEPTUNE:
I was really hungry.
SUN:
I take it back, now I do want to
fight you. Come out her so I can
hit you.
NEPTUNE:
If I come out, will you promise not
to hit me?
SUN:
No.
NEPTUNE:
Oh. Well... here I come.
NEPTUNE walks out from the shadows, and approaches SUN, flinching from the sound of the music. SUN punches him directly in the face.
NEPTUNE:
Ow! You... you hit me!
SUN:
Yeah, just like I said I would.
NEPTUNE:
Can I hospital now?
SUN:
Come on, get up. Let's go.
SUN leads NEPTUNE back towards the school, and we hear the music again, but this time it's the finale of the song...
INT. TEAM SSSN DORM ROOM- NOON
NEPTUNE is sat down on the bed, with a look of shame on his face.
SUN:
You've lost your mini-fridge
privileges.
NEPTUNE:
What?! I promise I'll never do it
again, come on! Just one more
chance!
SUN:
Normally, I would give you another
chance, because I like you. But
there is a major difference between
throwing up in class and trying to
kill me in the middle of a forest.
NEPTUNE:
It was more a small wooded area
than a forest...
SUN:
No more chances. And no more
mini-fridge. I missed roast beef
night because of you.
NEPTUNE:
I'm sorry.
SUN:
You better be, ya jerk. Sit here and think about
what you've done. Little Red was nice enough to get some
leftovers for me, I'm going to go enjoy it.
NEPTUNE:
Can I-
SUN:
No, you can't. Sit.
SUN leaves the room, and runs into RUBY just outside the door.
RUBY:
Oh, Sun! Here's the leftovers,
but... I kinda left it sitting out
all night. I'm sorry.
SUN:
Nah, I'm sure it'll be fine when I
heat it back up. Thanks Little Red.
~The End, you losers~