ACT III
Scene 18
Monster High:
Sunrise
FRANKIE, CLEO, CLAWDEEN, and CLAWD are sat against the door to the Nurse's Office, sleeping. The light of the sun slowly creeps up on them as their eyes flutter open…
TORALEI:
Rrow…
CLEO:
(yawning)
Toralei? What are you doing here?
TORALEI:
I think the question is, what are you doing here?
CLAWDEEN:
(shoving a sleeping CLAWD off her shoulder)
Mind your own business, Toralei. What are you even doing at school this early?
TORALEI's tail flicks in annoyance.
TORALEI:
We're always the first students to arrive. Purrsephone and Meowlody are getting breakfast in the Creepateria.
Creepateria
The Breakfast line is about to open. PURRSEPHONE and MEOWLODY are standing outside the door to the food line, meowing loudly.
Nurse's Office
(Hallway)
TORALEI:
Don't worry, Lagoona will be here for early practice soon.
(CLAWD is still asleep. He leans back on CLAWDEEN.)
CLAWDEEN:
Ugh!
FRANKIE:
No time for that—we've got to see Headmistress Bloodgood!
Scene 19
Headmistress Bloodgood's Office
MOVING TROLLS are now taking the sheet-covered mirrors from BLOODGOOD's office to the rest of the school.
BLOODGOOD:
Yes, take those down to the locker rooms.
[ENTER: FRANKIE, and CLAWDEEN running up to her.]
FRANKIE:
Headmistress Bloodgood! Something's happened to Draculaura!
BLOODGOOD:
Frankie, I'm far too busy with these renovations to—
[her phone rings]
Hello? Yes, do the bathrooms first and then the locker rooms…
Nurse's Office:
Hallway
[FRANKIE, CLAWDEEN, and CLEO are walking solemnly back to the Nurse's Office. TORALEI, and CLEO are talking to the NURSE. CLAWD is still asleep on the floor.]
CLAWDEEN:
(kicking CLAWD snoring on the ground)
Wake up!
CLAWD:
(waking with a start)
Huh?
CLEO:
You've got to tell us what's wrong with Draculaura, Nurse Stitches! We are more than concerned.
NURSE:
(yawning, unlocking the door)
I'm sure it's nothing…
(looking into the empty office)
I don't see anything.
CLAWDEEN, FRANKIE, CLEO, CLAWD:
What?!
They look inside the nurse's office. It is dark and empty.
TORALEI:
There!
(she points to the vent shaft, its cover hanging open.)
CLEO:
Those vents lead to the catacombs!
CLAWDEEN:
Those catacombs are huge! She could be anywhere!
NURSE:
If what you've described is true, I'd say you don't have anything to worry about when the sun is up. I'll help you ghouls after I take care of all my nursely duties.
[GOBLIN KID enters, covered in slime.]
GOBLIN KID:
Uhh, nurse? It happened again…
(NURSE shakes her head, smiling. Turning on the light, she gestures of GOBLIN KID to enter the office. She shuts the door behind.)
CLAWD:
W-What are we gonna do? Did you talk to Bloodgood?
CLAWDEEN:
She's too busy with all these renovations to help!
FRANKIE:
I think I know where to go.
Scene 20
Hexiciah's Workshop
HOLT, looking burnt out, is sitting nearby.
GHOULIA:
(handing him a cup with a straw)
HOLT:
Nooo… I can't possibly drink any more…
HEXICIAH:
(working on ROBECCA is the charging station nearby)
You need to hydrate, my boy, or you'll never recover!
[FRANKIE, CLAWDEEN, CLAWD, TORALEI, and CLEO enter.]
FRANKIE:
Ghoulia! You've got to help us!
GHOULIA:
Huh?
HOLT:
Frankie Fine…
CLEO:
Oh my Ra, he looks completely burnt out!
GHOULIA:
(moans)
HEXICIAH:
(from across the room)
Yes, getting a fire elemental to hydrate properly will always be a challenge!
The GHOULS jump.
HEXICIAH:
(laughs)
TORALEI:
Wow, Robecca looks like she may have blown her last steamwhistle.
HEXICIAH:
Nonsense! She's be back to normal in no time! Now, where did I put those parts…?
FRANKIE:
Hexiciah Steam! I'm Frankie Stein. Technically, we've met before—
HEXICIAH:
Stein! Yes, I thought you looked famliiar! Victor was one of my best students!
CLAWDEEN:
I can't believe you're here, and Robecca isn't even conscious to enjoy it.
HEXICIAH:
Let's not sully our meeting with sad faces. She'll be right as rain just as soon as I can wrangle up some spare parts. Miss Yelps here has been most helpful.
GHOULIA:
(moans)
FRANKIE:
No luck, Bloodgood is too busy with the renovations to help!
HOLT:
Ugh!
[Flames overtake HOLT as he turns back into JACKSON]
JACKSON:
(paying his head on the desk)
Ugh…
GHOULIA:
Ah!
HEXICIAH:
Two monsters in one! Now that's a sight for curious eyes!
TORALEI:
Jackson isn't a monster. He's just a normie.
HEXICIAH:
At Monster High? He must have extraordinary talent!
TORALEI:
If you mean he's a mega-geek, you'd be correct.
CLAWDEEN:
We don't have time for this! Jackson, Draculaura's in trouble. We think she drank some of that potion from your project and now she's—well, she's—
CLEO:
She's acting like a total monster!
JACKSON:
I don't know if you've noticed, but that potion's done a number on me too. My transformations have been totally off-kilter ever since I drank that stuff.
HEXICIAH:
What's this I hear about a potion? I did teach here are Monster High, after all.
JACKSON reaches into his bag and hands HEXICIAH his notebook.
HEXICIAH:
Now, let me see here…
FRANKIE:
If you fix the potion, we can get the antidote to Draculaura by tonight!
HEXICIAH:
My boy, what exactly is this elixir meant to cure?
JACKSON:
Well… it's meant to… I mean…
TORALEI:
(raises an eyebrow)
JACKSON:
Well, before, Holt used to only come out at night, but now… it's when I hear music….
HEXICIAH:
I see…
JACKSON:
(stammering)
N-not just any music, but it seems like it's the kind of music that everyone listens to…
HEXICIAH:
(chuckles)
My boy! You don't need Vampire's Blood to control your urges!
FRANKIE:
It's not just that, Holt is a completely different person—er, monster—than Jackson entirely!
JACKSON:
Yeah. And he's totally obnoxious.
HEXICIAH chuckles.
HEXICIAH:
I think I know a way to help both you and Holt. But first, we need to help your friend. I think if we pull our resources, we can get it done by tonight.
[he looks down at the formulas in the notebook, suddenly serious.]
Vampire's Blood… with someone like Dracula's daughter having that kind of vampiric stimulant…let's just say it's now or never.
GHOULIA:
(gulps)
FRANKIE:
You know, Robecca was fused with Draculaura once…maybe she can help once we get her functional.
CLAWDEEN:
Yeah, maybe she can tell us what happened last night.
HEXICIAH:
Capital idea! I'm afraid the consequences are far too great for us not to use all the tools at our disposal… but for now—
[he quickly mixes some chemicals on a nearby table using pipettes, beakers, and amargarita shaker, creating a neon green liquid. He hands it to JACKSON.]
-drink this.
JACKSON, drinking the potion:
Mmm…mmm! I feel better already! Let's make that potion!
HEXICIAH:
That's my boy!
FRANKIE sparks at the bolts and giggles.
Scene 21: late afternoon
JACKSON fills a syringe with a glowing hot pink liquid.
JACKSON, laughing:
I've done it! Ha! I've done it!
HEXICIAH pats him firmly on the back. JACKSON nearly drops the syringe.
HEXICIAH:
And that's how you create a proper antidote!
GHOULIA claps her hands, moaning happily.
FRANKIE, CLAWDEEN, and CLEO stand around the table. With shaking hands, JACKSON hands over the syringe.
GHOULIA moans.
CLAWDEEN (to FRANKIE and CLEO)
Remember—all we have to do is inject her with this before midnight, and she's cured.
CLEO:
Venus and Rochelle have blocked off the dorms. Clawd is covering the gymnasium. All we have to do is wait for Operetta to give the signal.
FRANKIE:
We'll clear each room floor by floor.
[chuckles nervously]
Easy-peasy, right?
CLAWDEEN, CLEO, and FRANKIE share worried glances.
Scene 22: Monster High
Night
Massacre – Kim Petras
[INSTRUMENTAL INTRO]
Rain falls outside Monster High. The Camera pans up from the base of the building, showing the building looming overhead. Lightning flashes. A bat with pink hair is hanging upside down in the highest belltower. It squints open its eyes, watching FRANKIE, CLAWDEEN, and CLEO make their way towards the school from the graveyard.
[LYRICS]
It's gonna be a massacre…
CLEO, FRANKIE, and CLAWDEEN pull open the heavy door.
Gonna be a massacre…
Draculaura hangs upside down inside the building.
Gonna be a massacre…
Closeup on Draculaura's fangs in the dark. She smiles cruelly, her fangs glinting.
[LYRICS]
It's gonna be a massacre
In front of a roaring fire, Headless Headmistress Bloodgood sits down in a chair, removing her head after a long day. Toralei approaches, silhouetted against the flames.
Gonna be a massacre
The two look at each other, realizing they both have been through a lot. Toralei lays down beside her, head in Bloodgood's lap. Bloodgood strokes her hair, smiling.
Gonna be a massacre. . .
Robecca's bed lies empty. Venus lies asleep in her bed. Rochelle stares at Robecca's empty bed before turning out the light.
[LYRICS]
Blood on the floor, glamour and gauze
Stain on the glass, make this the last night that you're here
Clawd stands guard outside the gymnasium, looking up and down the hallway. He sniffs the air. Behind him, an enormous moon shines through the windows.
Bites on your neck, can't dodge a hex
Show me respect, I see the death, I smell the fear
Lagoona stands in the natatorium, holding a hammer and looking worried. The doors are blocked by blue coffin lockers. Jinafire appears from out of frame and puts a hand on her shoulder. Their eyes meet. They exchange hesitant smiles.
Don't be afraid, just take my hand
Come follow me, I promise that I'll take you there
Inside Monster High, Frankie shoves the doors closed; Clawdeen shakes the rain off her fur. Cleo wrings out her bandages.
Just you and me, can't even breathe
Can't hear you scream (la, la la la, la, la la la)
The clock in the hall chimes midnight. Bats fly out of the Monster High belfry. Lightning strikes as Draculaura stands at the end of the hall, casting a long shadow. She looks even wilder and more unhinged than before.
[LYRICS]
It's gonna be a massacre…
The ghouls have split up. Cleo climbs up the stone staircase, dark except for the lantern she is carrying.
Gonna be a massacre…
Clawdeen and Frankie make their way down the hall on the first floor. Nodding at each other, they head in different directions.
Gonna be a massacre…
Frankie walks down the Mad Science hallway, her face distorting in each shape of the bizarre beakers and tubes.
It's gonna be a massacre
Outside the creepateria, Clawd shakes his head at Clawdeen, signalling that Draculaura hasn't yet been spotted. Clawdeen holds up her lantern and heads farther into the darkness…
Gonna be a massacre
The sound of bat wings and high-pitched bat calls above the natatorium. Camera pans down to LAGOONA and JINAFIRE.
Gonna be a massacre
Lagoona and Jinafire are looking upward towards the noise, before exchanging worried looks. The sounds seem to be moving away along the path of the vents.
One taste of blood is not enough to satisfy
Cleo's iCoffin lights up. The screen reads "DEUCE." She takes the call.
Take your last breath and get a rush
A shadow rushes past the hallway behind CLEO. Papers fly everywhere, startling Cleo, who spins around to look behind her.
Gotta die to feel alive
Cleo stares down the hall, only the fluttering papers and ghostly sheets covering the new frames moving in the moonlight can be seen….
Sweet evil come deliver us the sacrifice
DEUCE, still on his iCoffin, looks up and listens as something moves through the vents overhead…
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, gotta die to feel alive
Study Howl. CLAWDEEN holds up her lantern and squints into the darkness. Perhaps it was merely a gust of wind…?
Dawn of the dead, blood ruby red
Don't lose your head, love when you beg, love when you cry
THUMP. Venus is in bed, but her eyes pop open. Hisssss…. DRACULAURA is standing over her bed, eyes glowing red. She must sense that Venus contains no blood, and turns to Rochelle, who turns on a light.
Queen of the Damned, that which I am
Reborn again, I never end, I never die
Draculaura reacts to the sudden light, shielding her face with clawed hands. Rochelle presses a big skullette button on her iCoffin screen in hand.
Don't let me in, I see the sin
Under your skin, you can't escape, you can't deny
Rochelle has sent out an alarm. We see as Frankie, Clawdeen, Clawd, Deuce, and Cleo look at their iCoffins. In the natatorium, Lagoona and Jinafire get the same notification. Even Ghoulia and Jackson, waiting nervously with Hexiciah in his workshop under the cemetery, jump as their iCoffins light up in the darkness.
Seek and I find, nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide (la la la la, la la la la)
The door to the dorm bursts open as Draculaura rushes into the hallway. However, the door from the dorms to the school is barricaded.
It's gonna be a massacre,
Somewhat panicked, Draculaura transforms into a bat with a puff of red smoke and shoots upwards into the open vent. The vent door clangs to the floor.
Gonna be a massacre,
Rochelle and Venus peek out of the doorway. Down the hall, other students are checking the hallway after the loud noise as well.
Gonna be a massacre
On the second floor, bat Draculaura flies down a hallway and turns back into a vampire. She is smiling.
It's gonna be a massacre,
CLAWDEEN looks behind her, ear twitching. She knows she heard something.
Gonna be a massacre,
Cleo and Frankie have met up with Lagoona. They all sprint towards Clawdeen's last known location.
Gonna be a massacre
Draculaura sees Clawdeen, but Clawdeen doesn't see Draculaura. The sound of her high heels echo down the hall.
One taste of blood is not enough to satisfy
Draculaura hides behind a nearby trophy case. Her elongated fangs glint in the moonlight as she smiles an eerie smile. She lets out a low growl.
Take your last breath and get a rush, gotta die to feel alive
Lagoona, Cleo, and Frankie appear at the other end of the hallway as Draculaura turns to attack Clawdeen.
Sweet evil come deliver us the sacrifice
Venus appears behind Clawdeen. In slow motion, she points behind Clawdeen. Clawdeen turns around.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, gotta die to feel alive
(slow motion) Venus pushes Draculaura back, and Draculaura slips on a sheet covering a large frame nearby. She falls backwards, the sheet flying off of the frame, revealing a large mirror.
[OUTRO INSTRUMENTALS]
Dawn is breaking. Draculaura is lying on her back in front of the mirror. Dust settles around her.
CLAWDEEN rushes forward.
CLAWDEEN:
Draculaura!
FRANKIE:
Wait! She still hasn't had the antidote!
DRACULAURA moans, squinting her eyes open. The other ghouls lean back. Dracualaura sits up, confused. She stares into the mirror, seeing herself for the first time. Everything is still. Draculaura gasps, moving towards the mirror. Her hands meet her face as she turns it slowly from side to side. The claws on her hands shrink back, and her fangs shorten back to their usual size. There are tears in her eyes. Suddenly, she groans, holding her head in her hands.
DRACULAURA:
What… what happened?
The ghouls sigh in relief.
CLEO:
Oh my Ra!
CLAWDEEN (tearing up):
Draculaura, you're back!
FRANKIE jabs the antidote syringe into Draculaura's side.
DRACULAURA:
Ow!
FRANKIE:
What? Better safe than sorry!
HEADMISTRESS BLOODGOOD appears at the end of the hall.
BLOODGOOD:
Ghouls! What are you doing at school this early?
(She walks up the the ghouls, who are gathered around Draculaura.)
Ah, I see you've noticed our new mirrors. They're made out of aluminum instead of silver. They should be very popular with our vampire students.
CLAWDEEN:
Wait, the old mirrors were backed with silver? Ugh, no wonder I get so cranky every time I'm in the little ghouls' room!
BLOODGOOD:
Draculaura, you seem to be feeling better.
DRACULAURA:
What happened?
LAGOONA:
Ya had a bit of a taste test of that dag Jackon's special potion. I'd say it was a pretty wicked elixir!
The ghouls all giggle.
BLOODGOOD (to Draculaura):
Low iron, was it? I'll have Nurse Stitches call your father and see if your supplements need updating.
BLOODGOOD exits.
CLAWDEEN:
Yeah.."low iron!"
Scene 23: Monster High Nurse's Office
Later
NURSE is taking DRACULAURA's blood pressure.
NURSE:
Well, everything looks fine to me. Do me a favor and don't do any more blind taste tests in the Mad Science lab.
(NURSE removes the blood pressure band.)
NURSE:
Headmistress Bloodgood tells me your Dad is staying out of town longer than you thought.
DRACULAURA looks crestfallen.
NURSE:
You know, you can always talk to a counselor if something is bothering you.
DRACULAURA:
Mr. D'eath isn't really the warm and fuzzy type….
NURSE:
Well, you can always come talk to me. And by the looks of it, you have an amazing group of friends.
Through the window of the office, the ghouls are waving and smiling at Draculaura, headed by Robecca, who looks better than ever.
Hallway
Hexiciah Steam places a hand on Jackson's shoulder and lets out a hearty laugh. Headmistress Bloodgood suspiciously walks towards the commotion.
HEXICIAH:
It can't be… Nora?
BLOODGOOD gasps.
BLOODGOOD:
Hexiciah…is it really you?!
BLOODGOOD runs towards HEXICIAH, and they embrace. HEXICIAH laughs with joy. Even NIGHTMARE is stomping her hooves and whinnying happily.
BLOODGOOD:
But… how?
ROBECCA:
Father was experimenting with lens-based time/space transportation… and he forgot to calibrate it properly.
HEXICIAH (embarrassed)
Well, I don't think…it wasn't quite that simple…
DRACULAURA exits the Nurse's Office.
CLAWD pushes his way to the front of the crowd.
CLAWD:
Draculaura! I'm so glad you're okay!
(he traps her in a big bear hug.)
DRACULAURA (breathless):
Clawd…!
CLAWD:
Oops.
(He puts her down.)
BLOODGOOD:
Draculaura, I recently spoke with your father. Turns out, we were able to pull some strings with the gargoyles and he should be back home within a few days.
DRACULAURA's eyes sparkle.
DRACULAURA:
Really? That's amazing!
(she squeezes Clawd with more strength than she realizes)
CLAWD:
Oof!
FRANKIE:
Of course! Gargoyles don't mind the cold because they're made of stone!
ROCHELLE:
It is true. Many boys in my neighborhood were perfectly comfortable looking over the snowy streets completely unclad.
Meanwhile, somewhere off the coast of Antarctica…
Four gargoyles are flying over the ocean through a snowstorm. They are each carrying one handle each of a palanquin, struggling against the wind and panting with great effort. Inside the palanquin, DRACULA is being tossed around. He is trying desperately to type a text on his iCoffin using one finger.
DRACULA (hysterically):
DRACULAURA! WHY WON'T YOU ANSWER MY TEXTS?
Monster High…
DRACULAURA:
Oh my ghoul! I'm so excited—it makes me want to throw a "Velcome Home" party!
BLOODGOOD:
Excellent idea! Why don't we throw it at Monster High? It will give the students a great opportunity to meet the returning member of the staff.
(she nudges Hexiciah.)
HEXICIAH:
I say! It'll be good to catch up with the old bat!
The ghouls group hug and cheer as the camera pans down, through the ceiling and floors. Time skip as we enter the workshop decorated for the party.
Scene 24: Hexiciah's Workshop
Party
Hexiciah helps Jackson up to the spinning Time Lens. Hexiciah chuckles as he spins the lens, then gives Jackson a firm pat on the shoulder. Jackson stumbles into the lens; it spins faster than ever, glowing with a bright white light; both Jackson and Holt jump out, separated at last.
JACKSON and HOLT:
Whoa!
The party guests clap and cheer. Jackson and Holt look at themselves, then each other.
JACKSON:
I-I can't believe it! I can actually enjoy the party!
HOLT:
And I can actually get this party STAAAAR-TED!
(Holt takes a record out of his backpack and spins it around on the tip of his finger. He hops into the DJ booth and starts the music. It's "Party 'Til I Die" by Kim Petras. Frankie takes Jackson's hands and leads him to the dance floor.)
DRACULAURA opens the door, leading DRACULA inside.
DRACULA:
Oh, Draculaura, this is really too much! You know I'm an…introvert.
HEXICIAH appears behind him and slaps him on the shoulder.
HEXICIAH
Come on, old boy! It's a party!
(Across the room, CLAWDEEN and VENUS are having a private chat…)
CLAWDEEN
I never thanked you for saving me—uh, I mean, for saving Draculaura.
VENUS:
(giggles)
Don't worry about it.
CLAWDEEN:
Is there any way I can repay you?
VENUS:
Hmm…dance with me?
(she pulls Clawdeen onto the dance floor. Clawdeen is blushing.)
(Music continues to play as the camera zooms out, everyone dancing the fright away, including LAGOONA and JIANFIRE. Credits start to roll.)
THE END