Forman Disappears

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Setting: Three years after Season 8; Donna and Eric's wedding day.

Chapter 2

That Evening.

The whole gang, except Kelso, is sitting around the Forman Living room. They are waiting patiently for the phone call from Eric, who will explain why he is such a dumbass and how he will try to win back Donna's heart.

They are eating and drinking. As the night gets deeper and deeper and still no phone call, everyone gets restless and people start leaving one by one until it's only the Forman's, Hyde and the Pinciotti's there. Everyone left is very drunk.

(Bob drunk and getting mad) Red, I think you should teach your son some manners. If he's going to run out on my little girl, he should at least have the decency to call before midnight so I can get a good nights sleep.

(Red shaking his head) Bob, if I taught him manners don't you think it would be to SHOW up for the dam wedding?

Kitty: My baby boy has manners, just the other day; he opened the door for me!

(Donna drinking heavily and positioned between Midge and Kitty on the couch. With a drink in hand, punches Kitty on the shoulder spilling it all over the couch) That's true, last night in bed; he asked if I would like to be on top or bottom. That's what I call consider ... consid ... manners..

(Hyde sitting on the piano bench smirking) Donna, now that Jackie's gone, do you want to go downstairs and break some of Forman's star wars crap.

(Donna has reached the point of drunkenness where they have taken her drink away from her.) Not yet. I want to do that in front of him. I think I'm going to go to bed and see if he tries to sneak in my window and then (she yells loud) BAM. (Everyone jumps.) I'm gonna push his skinny ass back out the window and down on the ground. (She has an evil grin on her face.)

(Midge rubs Donna shoulder) You do that honey, just make sure he doesn't hurt my roses that our under your window.

(Scene cuts to the next morning no one has moved. Red is asleep in his chair with a drink in his hand. Kitty, Donna and Midge are sprawled all over the couch. Hyde somehow has curled himself into a ball and is lying on the piano bench. Bob is on the coffee table, his toupee shifted off to one side.)

(Jackie, Fez, Brooke and Nina come into the living room see everyone sleeping soundly.)

(Fez looks disappointed) They had a sleepover and didn't invite us!

(Nina whispers into Fez's ear) Yeah, but we couldn't have done what we did last night if we slept here. (That puts a smile back on his face.)

Jackie yells: Stephen, Stephen. It's time to wake up and take me shopping. (Claps right next to his ear.) You know all the best buys are gone by 10:00. So let's get moving.

(Hyde slowly tries to uncurl himself from the position he is in but all that does is make him fall face first onto the floor. Still in the fetal position.) Jackie help me, I don't think I can straighten out my body and I have to go to the bathroom and I don't want to pee in my eye.

(When Hyde hit the floor it woke everyone in the room up. Kitty speaks first) Stephen quit falling so loud. (Signatuer laugh, then looks around.) Jackie, Brooke make us some coffee and make it strong!

(Red forgets he has a drink in his hand and goes to rub in nose and spills it all over his face.) Dam Kitty, do we have a hole in the roof again.

(As Jackie and company make breakfast, the hung over six slowly make their way into the kitchen and sit around the table. Jackie as perky as ever.) So, DONNA, what did your ex-fiancé have to say, DONNA?

(As Donna looks around the room, everyone has a blank expression on their face.) He didn't call or we didn't hear him. Good make him think I'm out cheating on him.

(Kitty in a worried voice) You don't think some thing's wrong with him do you?

(Red being reassuring.) No, I sure the dumbass probably got drunk like us and ended up past out somewhere.

(Hyde still trying to stretch) You know maybe he drove to Las Vegas and decided to marry a stripper.

(Donna slowly stands up, puts her head in one hand and with the other hand whacks Hyde over the head and he falls on the floor and curls back into a ball.) No, that's something only you would do. Jackie what are you cooking over there; it smells gross.

(Fez in an apron.) I'm cooking. I'm making one of my countries favorite meals. It's green peppers, onions, salami, bologna, pickles, and eggs all covered with hot sauce, peanut butter and chocolate. Who wants some?

(Everyone but Bob goes running out of the room holding their stomachs)

(Later that day, everyone is in the Forman's driveway. Kelso comes driving up in his police car. He looks horrible.) Donna, you gotta come with me, I think something bad has happened to Forman.

(She looks at him unbelievable.) What in the hell happened to you, you look hideous.

I've been driving around all night to try and find Eric.

(Donna looks hopeful) Maybe something bad happened to him. Maybe he slipped on the bathroom floor and hit his head on the urinal.

Hyde: No, remember we checked all over the church. (Turns to Kelso) Quit trying to get her hopes up. Face it. Forman ditched her again.

(As soon as he said it he wished he hadn't; any hope Donna had left as soon as he spoke.) Yeah, your right Hyde, I mean I'm supposed to believe Kelso, the king?

(Kelso getting mad, because no one believes him.) Look I'm telling you, there was blood on the street right below the window and …..

(Before he could finish, Red stepped in.) Kelso stop it. I don't want to hear any of your dumbass crap. Now get out of here before I find a reason to stick my foot up your ass. You're making me get madder at you than my son and right now that seems pretty hard to believe.

(Donna runs away crying into the Forman house and up to Eric's old room.)

(Minutes turn into hours and hours turn into days, and still no one has heard from Eric.)

(Five days have passed and no word from Eric, Donna finally realizes maybe something has happened to Eric. She goes to see Kelso at work. Neil Diamond's, "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" is playing in the background.)

(Kelso still looks horrible, unshaven, unbathed.) Hi Big D. (There is no emotion in his voice, but he tried to muster a smile to cheer her up.)

(Donna looks horrible also): Kelso, I'm starting to get worried. I can't believe Eric hasn't called. Everyone else just thinks he's being stubborn, but I can feel something's wrong.

(He opens his drawer and pulls out a big manila envelope and dumps the contents onto his desk.) Donna, this is all I got. (He dumps out the ring, program, and Eric's wallet.) I can't make sense of any of it.

(Donna immediately sees her ring, grabs it and gives Kelso a kiss on the cheek.) Oh my god, thank you… I thought I lost this … I went back yesterday to look for it.

Donna, two things make me think he didn't bail. First, he took off his coat.

Why do you continually bring that up, I told you it was rented, so what.

His wallet and this program was in it….why would he leave without it, he has no money and look at this. (He hands her the program.)

(As she is reading it, her eyes become all glassy and tears slowly fall down her cheeks. Her fingers slowly dance over the words hand written by Eric, "Mr. + Mrs. Eric Forman") Maybe I shouldn't have been so quick to judge him and then we would have had a chance to find him. Dam it, why didn't I listen to you. (The music is getting on her nerves.) Kelso, what in the hell are you listening to?

(He hits the eject button on the tape player and the cassette pops out; he hands her the tape.) This is the second reason, It's says Grandma's Last Words but it's nothing but stupid girly songs; but I found it covered in blood on the street by the church.

(Her eyes get huge as saucers and her expression goes from tearful to frightened.) Kelso, that's the tape Randy gave me when I broke up with him while Eric was in Africa.

WHAT? You sure.

Yeah, Randy's been calling and threatening me ever since he found out about Eric and I getting married.

Why didn't you tell anyone?

I told Eric and he said he could handle Randy. You know Randy's a wimp, I figured he's just go away.

Well apparently he came to the wedding. I bet that's what Eric saw when he was looking out the window.

(Donna got real scared.) Eric probably went down to confront him.

(Kelso looks serious.) Something bad must've happened……