Separation Anxiety
INT: The Lair
After a semi-long previously on BWOC There's a montage of Merton studying the text on the disk (see last episode). Tommy sits in silence as he waits for Merton to look up from his computer; he finally does.
Merton: Whoa.
Tommy: What does it mean?
Merton: It's just as you thought, it's a spell that if done right will take the wolf out of you.
Tommy: Can you do it?
Merton: In theory I can.
Tommy: In theory?
Merton: These are pretty dark magiks we're talking about, I don't know if I'm ready for that.
Tommy: But you said you could do it.
Merton: I'll try.
Tommy (bitter): That's all I'm asking for
Merton: That's all I can do. You come in here and drop this bomb on me and expect me to jump at the chance to help.
Tommy: I figured you would because you were my friend.
Merton: I am your friend Tommy, which is exactly why I'm not sure about this. I don't know what this will do to you if I mess it up or if it works; besides, I thought you were fine with being a werewolf now.
Tommy: Yeah well that was before I was almost sacrificed to make an unkillable monster and almost dissected so labcoats could examine my magically enhanced organs; I can't do it anymore Merton.
Merton: Fine, I'll work this out but if you come back with two heads and a tail, don't come crying to me.
INT: The Lair (Later that night)
Tommy lies on his back on the floor while Merton spreads flower petals around him. He hands Tommy a glass of something weird and green in liquid form.
Merton: Drink this.
Tommy: What is it?
Merton: You really don't want to know.
Tommy braces himself and gulps the liquid down.
Tommy: Actually it's not that bad.
Merton shudders with disgust and resumes spreading petals. He gets to Tommy's head and sneezes.
Tommy: Bless you.
Merton: Thanks, I think I caught a cold from that lab stuff.
He picks up a tree branch.
Merton: Okay, I beseech thee Gia, free your child from your gift.
He whacks Tommy in the face with the stick.
Tommy: Ow! What was that about?
Merton: Free him!
Whack!
Tommy: Ow!
Merton: Free him!
Whack!
Merton backs off and waits for a change.
Merton: Feel any different?
Tommy: No.
Tommy gets up.
Tommy: My head hurts a little.
Merton: That was the whole spell, it doesn't say what to do next.
Tommy: Guess it didn't work.
Merton: Sorry Tommy.
Tommy: That's all right, it just wasn't meant to b…
Merton: Tommy?
Tommy: Ahhhhhhh!
Tommy drops to the ground.
Merton: Tommy, are you all right?
He grabs Tommy by the shoulders and shakes him.
Merton: Say something!
Tommy: Merf larf!
Merton: I meant something coherent.
Tommy: Merton?
Merton: Yeah, what is it?
Tommy: Move!
Tommy shoves Merton off him and throws up on the floor. Tommy and Merton are both wiped out.
Merton: What the hell was that about?
Tommy: Merton, I can't hear you breathing.
Merton: I don't think I am.
Tommy: No, my werewolf senses are gone, I think it worked!
Merton: You mean I did it right?
Tommy: Yeah.
An indescribably ugly wolf-like creature stands at 9 feet tall behind Tommy.
Merton: Ah!
Tommy: Oh is there some big monster behind me?
Merton: Uh huh.
Tommy jumps out of the way just as the wolf leaps; it hits Merton and turns into mist, which then swirls in Merton's nostrils.
Tommy: Merton?
Merton gets up and he's wolfed out, his eyes glow red and he smiles evilly. Tommy and werewolf Merton are at a stand still. Tommy moves to the right and Merton blocks him, he moves to the left and he does it again. Merton steps forward and growls. His fierce snarl turns into a sneeze and he de-wolfs, the weird mist shooting out with it.
(pause)
Merton: What just happened?
Tommy: You were a werewolf.
Merton: And now I'm not.
Tommy: Let's see.
Tommy slams on Merton's foot but he doesn't change.
Tommy: Nope.
Merton: You know, emotions work too, you could have gotten me angry.
Tommy: What makes you angry?
Merton: People stepping on my foot is the only thing that comes to mind actually.
Tommy: I'm not sure, but I think it's safe to say that the spell worked.
The wolf creature jumps up from behind the couch and crashes out of the room through the window, it can be seen outside running off. Merton stares needles at Tommy.
Tommy: I stand by my original statement.
(Theme Song)
EXT: Wooded Area, Night
A savage shadow sweeps threw. Close up on a tree as a claw slashes into it and skids by.
INT: The Lair
Merton is reading a book at his desk and Tommy is pacing around the room.
Merton: Tommy, that's very distracting, I'm trying to concentrate.
Tommy: Let's assess the situation.
Merton: Okay, what do you got.
Tommy: One, we've got some kind of werewolf creature on the loose in Pleasantville.
Merton: Uh huh.
Tommy: Two, I'm not a werewolf anymore.
Merton: Yep.
Tommy: And three…is there a three?
Merton: I don't think there's a three.
Tommy: No, I pretty sure there was.
Merton: There wasn't a third thing.
Tommy: Okay fine but what do we do about the first two?
Merton: First of all, we need to find out exactly what that spell did to you.
Tommy: I think that's pretty obvious.
Merton: I know it seems that way but what did it really do? Is that thing the werewolf with no body or a by-product of the spell or what?
Tommy: What was the first thing?
Merton: A werewolf without a body.
Tommy: That's what it was.
Merton: We don't know that yet.
Tommy: But we don't have time to find out what it is. We have to get rid of it.
Tommy walks to one end of the Lair where Dr. Lazarus leans against the wall.
Lazarus: That's the spirit.
Tommy: What's that supposed to mean?
Double Take.
Tommy: Ahhhhhhh!
Tommy jumps back and falls to the ground.
Merton: Tommy, I think maybe the stress of the past few days might be getting to you.
Tommy: But don't you see him.
Merton: See who?
Lazarus: It's actually whom but he can't hear me anyway so what's the point.
Tommy: The guy, that…doctor.
Merton: The doctor.
Lazarus: Oh, my name is Lazarus, I thought I'd told you.
Tommy: Dr. Lazarus.
Merton: You mean the guy you…threw out a window?
Tommy: Merton, he's right there.
Lazarus: Good luck trying to convince him of that.
Merton goes over to Dr. Lazarus and wipes his hand through the whole area, going right through the doctor's body.
Merton: See Tommy, nothing's there.
Tommy: You just touched him.
Lazarus: This'll be fun.
Merton: Maybe you should lie down.
Lazarus: I agree, you look tired.
Tommy: Both of you shut up!
Tommy walks away from the two people and starts to pace around the room again.
Tommy: He's back 'cause I killed him.
Merton: Tommy, there's no one here but us.
Lazarus: Actually, you're quite right Tommy, I'm here to return the favor.
INT: Werewolf Syndicate
An angry looking werewolf has the floor at a meeting of the werewolves.
Angry Wolf: Tommy Dawkins deserves to die!
The crowd cheers at this.
Female Voice (off screen): Calm down people, we must have order.
Camera turns to a female werewolf at the podium addressing the crowd. This is Deirdre, who will play a big part later on.
Deirdre: I know you all want Mr. Dawkins dead but according to our bylaws he is once again our leader.
Guy from Crowd 1: But he's a terrible leader!
Deirdre: Do you want to tell him that?
Guy from Crowd 1 (backing down): Um, no.
Guy from Crowd 2: We need a new system!
Deirdre: Exactly my point, gentlemen.
The "gentlemen" froth at the mouth.
Deirdre: The old rules no longer apply. If we expect to survive in these modern time we must become modern ourselves.
The crowd cheers.
Guy from Crowd 3: But do we still get to keep the medieval torture implements.
Deirdre: We have made new innovations in recent years that make torture all the more efficient.
The crowd jeers.
Deirdre: But I'm sure we can hold on to a few of the classics.
The crowd cheers.
INT: Werewolf Syndicate, later on that night.
Close-up on a box marked "Leader Votes" with a hand pulling out slips of paper one at a time.
Voice (off screen): Okay, so that's 14 votes for Deirdre and 14 votes for Rollo.
Pan up to reveal the voice as Regis, a kindly old fogey werewolf and Deirdre's right hand man (possibly played by Joel Grey). A giant werewolf, Rollo, sits at the end of the table oppisite Deirdre and Regis with his posse of werewolf followers.
Regis: And the last vote is for…
He pulls it out and looks at it.
Regis: Deirdre.
Half the wolves boo and half the wolves cheer.
Regis: So that means Deirdre is the new leader, and Rollo…
Deirdre pushes a button on the console in front of her and Rollo falls victim to the pit of fire.
Regis: Is the loser.
The other half of werewolves start to clap out of fear.
EXT: The Docks, Night
A black limousine drives up to a building and parks. Four gangster types get out of the car, one holding a briefcase, and gather at the front.
Leader: Okay, here's the plan, you two come with me to make the trade. Charlie, you guard the car.
Charlie: Why do I always have to guard the car?
Leader: 'Cause you're a moron.
Charlie shrugs and reluctantly stands guard at the car while the others leave. The music gets creepy as Charlie looks around Shmuck Bait-like. POV of something in the shadows as it comes up to the car. The werewolf comes up behind Charlie, then slips away when he turns around.
Charlie: Hello?
Under the car, we see hideous feet clomp down.
INT: Warehouse
The three gangsters walk into the cleared out warehouse. There's nothing in it but a table and the shadowy figure sitting at it.
Leader: Are you the guy?
Evil Merton leans into the light. He's wearing smaller sunglasses to show that the cracks around his eyes have cleared up but there's still something wrong with them.
E. Merton: Do you have what I asked for?
The gangster taps his suitcase.
E. Merton: Bring it here.
The underling starts to move but the Leader stops him.
Leader: Where's our money?
Evil Merton lifts up an almost identical suitcase and opens it to reveal a bunch of cash.
E. Merton: Satisfied?
EXT: Docks, Night
Charlie leans against the car and whistles to himself. He feels a breath on his neck and stops.
Charlie: Who's there?
There's no answer.
Charlie: I know someone's there.
He looks into the darkness and a cat jumps out at him.
Charlie: Whoa there little kitty, you scared me.
He bends down to pick up the cat and when he comes back up, the wolf is behind him, growling. Charlie gets an 'oh shit' expression then breaks into a run.
INT: Warehouse
Evil Merton looks over a scroll given to him by the gangsters.
Leader: So, do we have a deal?
E. Merton: No, I don't think so.
The leader grips his holstered pistol.
E. Merton: But I will be taking these.
The gangsters draw their guns as Merton grows his fangs and leaps.
EXT: Warehouse, Night
Charlie runs up to the warehouse just as the last gunshots ring in the air.
INT: Warehouse
Charlie runs into the warehouse and goes up to the leader standing over several dead bodies.
Charlie: what happened here?
The leader turns around and he's sporting Merton's fangs and wearing his sunglasses.
Charlie: Hey, cool glasses boss.
Charlie looks to the pile of dead bodies. Their necks have been bitten into and drained of blood. He looks at the head of the leader sticking out of the pile and then back at what he thought was his boss. He looks back and forth seven or eight times before it sinks in.
Charlie: That's weird.
The leader has his glasses off and his eyes are red with tiny black pupils. Charlie backs away slowly.
Charlie: What's goin' on?
The leader lunges.
EXT: Warehouse, Night
Screams can be heard from the warehouse as the werewolf advances to the door. The wolf hides in the shadows again as the leader walks out of the warehouse. He stops and his face suddenly morphes into Evil Merton, and then to Charlie.
EXT: Docks, Night
Evil Merton (who will still be called Evil Merton even if he's in another form) walks to the limousine and gets in.
EXT: Warehouse, Night
Charlie crawls out, barely alive, on the ground through the open door. A shadow spreads out over him and a giant hairy foot slams down in front of his hand.
Tommy's POV as he opens his eyes and looks up from the bed. Merton stands over him.
Merton: Tommy, wake up, you fainted.
Tommy: Huh?
Merton: You okay man?
Tommy sits up.
Tommy: Hey, maybe it was all just a bad dream and I really didn't see…
Lazarus sits in a chair on the other side of the room, his body going halfway through it.
Lazarus: Nope, still here.
Tommy: Damn.
Merton: Tommy, are you still seeing ghosts.
Tommy: Yep, right there.
He points to the chair.
Merton: That chair?
Tommy: Yes, that chair.
Lazarus: Here we go again.
Merton: goes over to the chair and sits down. Going through the doctor.
Lazarus: Hey!
Merton: See, nobody.
Tommy: You don't see what I see.
Merton: I'm really worried about this one Tommy.
Tommy: Look, we'll deal with him later, we need to do something about that.
He gestures to the giant hole in the wall.
Merton: The wall, we'll just spackle over it.
Tommy: No, the thing that made the hole.
Merton: We'll handle it.
Tommy: Who's we?
Allison (off screen): I'm here.
Allison walks in through the hole.
Allison: What's with the big hole?
Merton: It's a long story.
Allison: How long?
Merton: About ten minutes, but there's a monster in it and ghosts, apparently.
Allison: Ooh, sounds good.
Tommy: Trust me, it's not.
Lazarus gets up and walks over to Tommy.
Lazarus: Tommy, can I talk to you?
Allison: Do you have anything to drink?
Tommy (to Lazarus): No, go away.
Allison: Okay.
She starts to leave.
Tommy (to Allison): No, not you, him.
Merton: It's my house Tommy.
Tommy: No, the other him.
Merton: Oh, the ghost.
Lazarus: Come with me Tommy.
Tommy: Fine.
Allison: What's fine?
Tommy goes to the other end of the room to talk to the ghost.
Allison: What's going on?
Merton: A doctor at the laboratory died and now Tommy's seeing his ghost.
Allison: How'd he die?
Merton: Um, he fell out a window.
Allison: Oh.
Back to Tommy.
Lazarus: Tommy, I want to explain myself.
Tommy: That would help.
Merton (aside to Allison): He needs help.
Lazarus: I'm sure you've come up with some theory about what I am, maybe a ghost back from the grave.
Tommy: Have they buried you yet?
Lazarus: To tell you the truth, I haven't seen my body in a while.
Tommy: Really?
Lazarus: Anyway, we need to set things straight.
Tommy: Then will you go away?
Lazarus: We'll see.
Tommy: Okay, what do you need?
Lazarus: Well, actually…I need you to…
Merton and Allison watch Tommy talk to an invisible person.
Tommy: You really think I'd do that?
Allison (to Merton): Do what?
Merton: I don't know, ask him.
Back to Tommy.
Lazarus: Tommy, I'm here because you killed me in cold blood.
Tommy: I didn't mean to…
Lazarus: Yes you did, if it was an accident I would have moved on; ascending to my rightful place. I can't go home until the werewolf that killed me dies.
Tommy: Wait a minute, so if it dies than you can move on?
Lazarus: Yes Tommy, you have to kill yourself.
Tommy: No I don't.
Lazarus: I deserve to move on, why wont you let me?
Tommy: No, you can move on but I don't have to die.
Lazarus: What are you talking about?
Tommy: I did a spell…
Allison: He did a spell?
Merton: We did one.
Allison: Merton, what is this all about?
Merton: We found a spell and got the werewolf out of Tommy.
Allison: He's not a werewolf anymore?
He shakes his head.
Allison: That's great, unless the werewolf stayed alive and is running amok in Pleasantville.
Merton: Actually, that's exactly what happened.
Allison: I guessed right?
Merton: Yeah.
Allison: We have to do something.
Merton: What about Tommy?
They look at him talking to himself.
Merton: I don't think he's up to a monster hunt.
Allison: Neither do I.
Tommy (to Lazarus): It'll work, I know it.
Tommy joins Merton and Allison.
Tommy: Okay guys, let's go find us a werewolf.
Merton: I don't think that's such a good idea, Tommy.
Tommy: But that thing is running amok, we can't just sit here while it amoks all willy nilly.
Allison: Maybe you should sit this one out.
Tommy: What are you talking about?
Merton: It's just that you're human now, you're no match for that thing.
Tommy: But you're both humans too.
Merton: Well we have more experience at it.
Tommy: You think I'm crazy, don't you?
Allison: Not crazy, just not well.
Tommy: I'm as fit and sane as I ever was.
Merton: You're seeing people that aren't there.
Tommy: But he is there.
Tommy looks over but Lazarus has disappeared.
Tommy: Well, he was.
Merton: I don't want to lock you in here but I will if I have to.
Tommy: Merton, there's a giant hole in your wall.
Merton: I know that.
Tommy: Come on guys, we'll fight this thing.
Merton: I'm putting my foot down Tommy, you're not coming.
Merton and Allison walk out of the room through the hole, leaving Tommy alone. Merton runs back in.
Merton: Um, could I borrow you're car? Mine's still in the impound.
Tommy stares daggers at him but hands him the keys.
Merton: Thanks.
He runs out. Tommy sits on the bed just as Lazarus floats down from the ceiling.
Lazarus: Hello Tommy.
Tommy: Hey man.
Lazarus: What happened to your friends?
Tommy: They left to fight the werewolf. Where were you?
Lazarus: I was in Mrs. Dingle's room, God I love being invisible.
Tommy slumps down.
Lazarus: Why didn't you go with them?
Tommy: They didn't want me there, they think I'm crazy.
Lazarus: I would too.
Tommy: Thanks.
There's a knock on the side of the wall besides the hole.
Voice (off screen): Excuse me…
Camera turns to Charlie, looking as torn up as at the end of the last scene, standing at the door.
Charlie: But where am I?
Tommy and Lazarus look up at him in confusion.
EXT: Graveyard, Night
The limousine drives up to the entrance of the graveyard and Evil Merton as Charlie gets out. He looks around for any witnesses then walks in. Werewolf POV as it stalks Evil Merton, it passes through gravestones as it follows him. Evil Merton slips past a tree and disappears. The werewolf leaps and lands onto an angel statue. It jumps down and moves up to the tree. It looks behind the tree and Evil Merton comes up from behind, pushing the werewolf to the ground. The wolf rears back up and they growl at each other.
E. Merton: You smell like Tommy.
Evil Merton sneers and the wolf runs off. Evil Merton gets back to what he was doing before, and walks to a Mausoleum.
INT: Mausoleum
Merton opens a heavy stone door with ease and closes it behind him.
Evil Merton: That was weird.
He stops in his tracks and his skin starts to morph again, it fluctuates back and forth and finally forms back into Evil Merton's original form (meaning he looks like his namesake).
He goes over to a mirror on the wall and looks at his face.
E. Merton: Huh.
EXT: Park, Night
Merton and Allison walk around the park.
Allison: Where are we going?
Merton: I was following you.
Allison: You don't know where we're going?
Merton: No.
Allison: Well I don't.
Merton: Than what do we do?
Allison: If I knew that then we wouldn't be confused.
Merton: Well, we're in the park, it's as good a place as any to start looking.
Allison: What are we looking for anyway, what does this thing look like?
Merton: Big, ugly, and wolf-like.
Allison: Great.
Merton: It'll turn out fine.
Allison: I have a strong feeling about this place.
Merton: Every other time we've been to the park there's been a big ugly monster here, maybe we'll get lucky again.
Allison: No, I don't think there are any werewolves here.
Merton: But you just said…
Allison: Nope, no werewolves.
Merton (getting it): Yeah, maybe we should just GO HOME.
They wait for something big and ugly to jump out at them; nothing happens.
Merton: WOW, I CANNOT BELIEVE THE UTTER LACK OF WEREWOLVES!
Allison: Seriously Merton, let's look somewhere else.
Merton: Yeah, this place just isn't as magical the second time in one night.
They walk off.
On another side of the park, werewolves are gathering, werewolves in robes.
Wolf 1: The humans are here.
Wolf 2: Let's kill them now.
Wolf 3: No, we have to wait.
Wolf 1: You always say "wait", I want to kill them now.
Regis interjects into the conversation.
Regis: No one is killing anyone except for Tommy Dawkins.
Wolf 2: Wait, do you mean he's the only one to be killed tonight or the only one to kill anyone.
Regis: he is the only one that will die tonight.
Wolf 2: You should have said that the first time.
Regis: You are so getting the fire pit when we get back.
Wolf 2 (aside to Wolf 1): Remind me to sit in Roger's chair when we get back.
Wolf 3: Should we follow them at least.
Regis: Very well, but stay hidden.
Wolf 2: Well that's pretty much a given, isn't it?
Regis: Fire pit.
Wolf 2: Okay, we're going.
The werewolves shuffle off to follow Merton and Allison.
INT: Lair
Charlie sits on the bed, his body going through it, with his head in his hands.
Charlie: So this thing chases me down and rips me apart and next thing you know I'm outside the house.
Lazarus: Fascinating.
Charlie and Tommy: What?
Lazarus: Well, I studied this phenomenon when I was alive, but that was under normal circumstances.
Charlie: When you were alive?
Tommy: What do you mean "normal circumstances"?
Lazarus: When the werewolf and the human were together.
Charlie: Werewolf, that's what that thing was?
Lazarus: Yes, you were attacked and killed by a werewolf.
Charlie: But I'm alive.
Lazarus: Only a little bit.
Charlie: What?
Tommy: Dude, look at your feet.
He looks and notices that he's going through the bed and he jumps up.
Charlie: Ah!
Lazarus: You're a ghost, which is why you can see me.
Charlie: Because you're dead too.
Lazarus: Yes, it's an interesting phenomenon indeed.
Charlie: You're both crazy.
Tommy: Even my ghost's think I'm nuts.
Charlie walks out of the hole and is drawn back by an invisible force.
Charlie: What's happening?
Lazarus: You can't go too far away from the werewolf that killed you.
He gestures toward Tommy.
Tommy: What? But I don't even know this guy!
Lazarus: Tommy, that spell you used is obviously a fraud. It separated you physically but couldn't sever the link between you, which is why the wolf's kills come to you, the human side.
Tommy: He's killing in cold blood.
Lazarus: Exactly, hence my fascination.
Tommy: This sucks.
Lazarus: Oh, I'm sure it does.
EXT: Street, Night
Merton and Allison walk down the sidewalk.
Allison: Hey Merton.
Merton: What?
Allison: I was just thinking that we should have brought Tommy along with us.
Merton: Yeah, I really was too hard on him.
Allison: Let's go back.
Merton and Allison turn around and the werewolf is standing behind them.
Allison: Hey, well there it is.
They turn and run.
Time Lapse a few minutes.
Merton and Allison turn a corner, running like mad.
Allison: I think we lost it.
Merton: Not takin' that chance.
Merton starts to run faster but Allison stops him.
Allison: Merton, it's gone.
They stop and the werewolf leaps at them from an alley. It snaps at Merton's arm and bites down hard. The werewolf runs off and the wound heals up (like Tommy's did in the Pilot). Merton looks down at his arm.
Merton: Do you ever get tired of being wrong?
Allison: Oh my god Merton, what do we do?
Merton: Get my backpack.
Allison pulls his backpack up and opens it.
Merton: There's a vile with some brown stuff in it.
She pulls this out and opens the vial.
Allison: This stuff reeks.
Merton grabs it from her and swigs the bottle.
Allison: Merton, what are you…?
Merton: It's wolfsbane it'll stave off the change.
Allison: The change?
Merton snarls at her and his eyes flare up yellow.
Merton: Get back!
Allison jumps back and Merton faints.
Merton's POV as he looks up from the ground. Allison stares over him.
Allison: Merton?
Merton gets up and looks around.
Merton: How long was I out?
Allison: About an hour.
Merton: And you waited here for me?
Allison: Of course.
Merton looks over to an empty bucket of hungry bucket chicken.
Allison: Okay, so I got some food. Jeez, I didn't think this was going to turn into an interrogation all of a sudden.
Merton: It's all right, thanks honey. Did you see where the werewolf went?
Allison: Away from us which I'm thankful for.
Merton: We should get back, Tommy's probably worried.
They walk off. Pan over to a tree where the werewolf spies are watching. Wolf 1 starts to follow with the intent to pounce.
Wolf 2: No, our leader said not to kill them.
Wolf 1: Oh, the old leader would have let me kill them.
Wolf 3: Shhh, we're not allowed to say that name anymore.
Wolf 1: I didn't say his name, I just said "the old leader".
Wolf 2: Hey that's right, does that count?
Wolf 3: I don't know.
Wolf 2: What was his real name?
Wolf 3 shrugs.
Wolf 1 (to the rest of the gang): hey guys, did you know the old leader's name?
They all shrug.
Wolf 2: Weird.
Wolf 3: Let's go.
INT: Pleasantville, Night
Random area, a woman runs down the street, away from the giant werewolf chasing her. Werewolf's POV as it leaps on top of the woman and brings a claw down.
INT: Lair
Close up in a middle aged man looking confused.
Man: Let me get this straight 'cause I'm still a little hazy.
Tommy: Okay.
Man: I can walk through walls because a werewolf killed me?
Tommy: That's right.
Man: And I'm connected to you because it used to be your werewolf.
Tommy: Yep.
Charlie and Lazarus stand in the back.
Tommy: And you're invisible.
Man: But you all can see me.
Tommy: Well yeah, you're all my ghosts.
The man gets up.
Man: I'm nobody's ghost.
Lazarus: Oh here we go.
Lazarus and Charlie shake their heads as the man tries in vain to walk out of the room, only to be drawn back to Tommy.
Tommy: Sorry man.
Man: It's fine I guess.
Tommy: Look, we're already dealing with this thing, there are people out there hunting it down.
Merton and Allison walk in.
Merton: Hi Tommy.
Tommy: At least they were.
Allison: Were what?
Merton: Ghost still bothering you?
Tommy: It's plural now.
Allison: More ghosts.
Man: They can't see me?
Tommy: No.
Allison: But you just said…
Tommy: He asked a question.
She looks at Merton.
Merton: The ghost!
Allison: This invisible person thing is hard.
Tommy: How long is it gonna last?
Merton: I don't know Tommy.
Tommy: I mean did you see the werewolf at all?
Merton: A little closer than I wanted.
Tommy: It didn't hurt either of you, did it?
Allison: It bit Merton.
Merton: It's all right though…
Tommy: Are you kidding, it's great!
Merton: Huh?
Tommy: Well we're both werewolves now, we can hang out more.
Allison: But you're not a werewolf anymore.
Tommy: Oh, right.
Merton: Plus I'd be evil.
Allison: Which is never good.
Tommy: Than I'd have to kill ya.
(Awkward pause)
Tommy: Kidding, guys.
(Shorter awkward pause)
Merton: Maybe we should go find the monster.
Tommy: Yeah, let's go.
INT: Werewolf Syndicate
Deirdre sits at her big plush chair and talks to the group of spies.
Deirdre: So you didn't kill him.
Wolf 1: No Mistress, you said not to.
Deirdre: I said no such thing.
Wolf 2: But, I even made T-shirts and you rejected them.
He holds up a T-shirt with KILL TOMMY DAWKINS in bold letters. He turns it around to show a picture of Tommy's head with X's for eyes.
Deirdre: Go, leave me be.
The werewolves leave Deirdre and Regis alone.
Regis: What's your plan for him?
Deirdre: It's forming.
We see a rolled up scroll on the table in front of her.
INT: Mausoleum
Close up on a similar scroll, which Evil Merton picks up and reads. His stomach starts to grumble so he gets up and goes to the mini-fridge. Merton scans the fridge and pulls out a pack of blood; he slurps it down and his face changes for a second into another person, than quickly changes back. Satisfied, he goes back to reading.
EXT: Alley, Night
The pack of werewolves walk through the alley.
Wolf 1: I don't get it. First, she says we're gonna kill Tommy Dawkins, then she says don't kill him, and then she says go out and kill him again.
Wolf 2: Hey, it's the bureaucracy.
Wolf 1: I know, it just seems that we had a lot more fun with the old leader.
Wolf 2: Yeah, shame about that whole "set on fire" thing.
Pan over to a couple alleys over where Tommy and the gang are hunting. Tommy leads the gang with Merton and Allison lagging behind and the three ghosts lagging even further behind.
Man: I don't think I'm gonna like being a ghost.
Lazarus: Well there is a way to get out.
Charlie: I thought that's why we were here, to kill the werewolf.
Man: But a werewolf is hard to kill, they may not make it.
Lazarus: Probably not but there's yet another way.
Man: What?
He whispers something into his ear and the man gasps.
Man: Than I guess it's a win/win situation.
Lazarus: You could think of it like that.
Up front.
Tommy: I think it's this way.
Merton: What are you basing that on?
Tommy: Don't ask me how I know, I just do.
Merton: Did the ghosts tell you.
Tommy: Yes, the ghosts told me.
Merton: Really?
Tommy: No, I'm connected to this thing, I know how it thinks, I can smell it.
Merton: You're not connected to that creature any more, that's why we did the spell.
Tommy: The spell didn't work, at least not the way we thought.
Merton: Well that's pretty obvious.
Tommy: Merton, it's killing people and that's why I'm seeing these ghosts.
Merton: We don't know if it's killed anybody yet.
Tommy: I know. This thing kills in cold blood and the souls can't rest so they bother me.
Merton: But how does that explain Doctor…oh. Okay, so there are ghosts, we just have to kill this thing and they go away.
Tommy: How do you know we can even kill this thing?
Merton: We will.
Tommy: How?
Merton: I don't know.
Tommy: What if we…reverse the spell.
Merton: You mean make you a werewolf again.
Tommy: It could be the only way.
Merton: I wouldn't do that to you.
Tommy: So you'd let innocent people die so I don't have to be a werewolf anymore?
Merton: Absolutely.
Tommy: Thanks man.
Merton: No problem.
Allison: Hey guys?
Merton: What?
Allison: You know how you said to yell if I saw the werewolf?
Tommy: Yeah.
Allison: Does that count?
She points to the pack of werewolves on the other side of the street; the gang runs up behind a building so as not to be seen.
Tommy: What do you think they want?
Merton: I think we can assume they want you dead.
Tommy: Why?
He points to one who is wearing the KILL TOMMY DAWKINS shirt.
Tommy: Damn.
Allison: We better get out of here.
Suddenly, a woman walks out into the alley, right in front of the werewolves but they don't seem to notice.
Tommy: What's she doing?
Merton: Who?
Tommy: That girl.
He runs out after her.
Merton: What girl?
Tommy: Hey miss!
Both she and the werewolves turn to look at him. We see now that the woman is the same one that was attacked in the previous scene.
Wolf 1: It's Dawkins!
Tommy runs up to the girl and he goes right through her.
Tommy: Oh, I didn't realize.
Woman: What's going on?
Wolf 2: Kill him!
Tommy: I'll explain later, right now we gotta run.
Tommy and the woman run toward Merton and the others.
Tommy: Let's get out of here.
Merton: Good plan Tommy, gee I wish I'd thought of that.
They run in the opposite direction as the werewolves.
EXT: Another Alley, Night
The gang, ghosts included, are running from the werewolves.
Allison: Which way do we go?
Merton: Away from the bad guys that want to eat us.
Tommy: This way!
Tommy leads the group down another alley. The ghosts start to walk.
Woman: Could someone tell me what's happening?
Charlie: There are werewolves chasing us.
Woman: Yeah, I get that part but how did I get here?
Lazarus: Well, what's the last thing you remember?
Woman: I was being chased by this…thing, it looked like those werewolves but bigger.
Lazarus: That thing killed you.
Woman: Say what?
Charlie: You're a ghost, like us.
Woman: I'm dead?
Man: Yeah, it takes some getting used to.
Woman: I don't want to get used to it, can't I just not be a ghost?
Lazarus: I'm working on that.
Tommy and the gang round another corner. Werewolf POV (the big one) as it watches the werewolf pack run after Tommy. It jumps down to the ground and runs after the werewolves. The werewolves stop at an intersection and look around.
Wolf 1: Where'd he go?
Wolf 3: Split up. Okay, all you guys go this way (the way Tommy went), Wendell, go that way.
Camera goes over to Wendell who's wearing a red shirt.
Wendell: Why me?
Wolf 3: Cause I said so.
He looks into the darkness of the way he's supposed to go and two glowing yellow eyes open.
Wendell: But there are giant glowing eyes down there.
Wolf 2: Do as you're told, Wendell.
Wendell: But…
Wolf 2: Go!
Wendell: Fine.
He reluctantly walks into the darkness as the others go the other way.
EXT: Dead End, Night
The gang runs up to the wall and turns around; they look to see the werewolves clearing in.
Man: It's been nice knowing ya Tommy.
Tommy: No it hasn't.
Man: Oh yeah.
The werewolves run into the scene, brandishing weapons.
Merton: You know Tommy, this would be a good time to spring out your big plan.
Tommy: I don't have a big plan.
Merton: You had to have made a plan.
Tommy: Actually, I was gonna punch it up on the fly.
Merton: Really.
The werewolves come closer. Suddenly, Wendell runs up through the alley to his group.
Wendell: Guys, we've got trouble.
Wolf 2: We're kind of busy right now.
Wendell: But…
The big werewolf jumps from the roof of a building and right into the pack of werewolves. It takes out 8 of them (eating one's head) and the rest run away.
Tommy: See that, my plan worked perfectly.
The werewolf advances on them.
Tommy: Except for the last part where we all die.
Before it pounces it decides to turn away and run after the other werewolves.
Allison: That's a lot to take in for one night.
Tommy: Come on.
Merton: What?
Tommy: We're going after it.
Allison: I don't know.
Tommy: We can't let it get away again.
Merton: You did see how it just ate that guy's head, right?
Tommy: Yeah, I get it, it'll be dangerous.
Merton: No, I really don't think you're getting the whole "head eating" thing. That monster will kill you instantly.
Tommy: Maybe I'll get lucky.
Tommy runs off.
Merton: That boy never listens.
Allison: Should we try to go after him?
Merton: Yeah, let's go.
They run after him, leaving the ghosts standing there alone.
Woman: What about us?
Charlie: Just wait a second.
They start to get dragged into the alley by their connection to Tommy.
Charlie: There it goes.
EXT: Intersection, Night
The gang comes up to a four-way intersection and stop.
Tommy: Split up.
Merton: Gee gosh Scoob, ya think we should?
They go off in three different directions.
Much like a Scooby Doo episode, there's a short montage of them looking in alleyways and finding nothing, accompanied by music (the music shouldn't be as cheesy as a Scooby Doo episode but you get the idea).
EXT: Different Dead End
Allison runs into the dead end and starts to turn back when the werewolf leaps in front of her.
Allison: The one dead end I come to and look what happens.
She starts to get backed into the wall.
Allison: Any chance you're gonna run away like last time?
It comes right up to her and turns back, then slowly stalks back the way it came.
Allison: Hey, what do ya know.
A pair of wolfed out hands come out from a hidden passageway in the wall and pulls her in.
EXT: Yet Another Alley, Night
Tommy runs in and goes to turn another corner when the wolf lands on the ground behind him; Tommy stops in his tracks.
Tommy: That wouldn't happen to be Merton would it.
He turns around and faces the werewolf. The wolf breathes directly into Tommy's face and he recoils.
Tommy: You should really think about brushing, or maybe just holding back on the people eating.
Tommy backs away slowly.
Tommy: That's right, good werewolf, wait there while I look for a weapon.
Tommy backs up to the wall and Lazarus walks out from behind it.
Lazarus: Hey Tommy.
Tommy: Where have you been?
Lazarus: We have a few newbies, I was showing them the ropes.
Tommy: Newbies?
He looks at the wall and the eight dead werewolves walk through it.
Tommy: it works with werewolves too?
Lazarus: Apparently.
Tommy jumps out of the way before the werewolf lunges.
Lazarus: There's a crowbar over there.
Tommy: Thanks.
Tommy rolls to one wall and picks up a crowbar just as the werewolf comes up again.
Tommy: Come on.
He swings at it.
EXT: Dead End, Night
Merton runs up to the dead end and sees Allison lying on the ground, unconscience.
Merton: Allison?
He runs up to her and tries to wake her up.
Merton: Are you okay?
She gets up.
Merton: What happened?
Allison: I saw the werewolf, I guess I must have fainted.
Merton: Well come on, let's get Tommy.
Allison: I think splitting up was a bad idea.
Merton: Yeah.
They run off.
EXT: Tommy's Alley
Tommy is still taking on the werewolf with the crowbar.
Tommy: Come to papa.
He swings again; Merton and Allison run into the alley.
Merton: We're here if you need back up!
Tommy: Gotcha.
He rolls out of the way as a claw comes down on him.
Merton (aside to Allison): I thought he'd be eaten by now.
Allison: So did I.
Merton (to Tommy): Keep it up Tommy!
Tommy swings and whacks the werewolf in the maw.
Lazarus: That's it, Tommy. Kill him!
Tommy and the monster trade blows for awhile, then Tommy brings up the crowbar and pushes the wolf to the ground.
Lazarus: You've got him!
Tommy brings up the crowbar but stops. Merton and Allison join him and look down at the creature.
Lazarus: What's the problem?
He runs up to them.
Lazarus: Kill him!
Tommy: I don't think so.
Lazarus: What?!
Tommy: It shouldn't die.
Merton: What?
Lazarus: But it's a killer!
Merton: Tommy, if you kill it, you don't have to be a werewolf ever again.
Lazarus: That's right Tommy.
Tommy: No, I can't to it.
Lazarus: Than get one of your friends to do it!
Allison: So what are we gonna do?
Tommy: Break the spell.
Merton: Tommy, no.
Tommy: I don't want to kill it.
Merton: I'll do it.
Tommy: No.
Lazarus: Yes!
Tommy: Shut up!
Merton: Sorry.
Tommy: Not you.
Merton: Oh.
Allison: Just break the spell, Merton.
Merton: Is that really what you want?
Tommy: Just do it.
Merton pulls the stick from his back pocket and smacks him across the face as hard as he can.
Merton: Let the spell be ended.
They wait but nothing happens.
Tommy: I don't think it worked.
Merton: Let me try again.
He rears up to whack him again.
Tommy: Wait!
The werewolf starts to form into smoke and then shoots into Tommy, causing him to fly back.
Allison: Think that did it?
Tommy (from the wall): Yeah…I think so.
Tommy gets up and joins the group as they start to walk off.
Tommy: You know, maybe I should check in back home.
Merton: That might be a good idea.
INT: Lair
All of Tommy's ghosts are milling about the Lair.
Merton: Okay everybody, just sit tight and we'll get everything settled, (to Tommy): am I looking in the right direction?
Tommy: Yeah.
Merton sits down at the desk with Tommy and Allison.
Tommy: So what are we gonna do about them?
Merton: I don't know, there's no record of this kinda thing.
Allison: How is that?
Merton: No werewolf ever stopped to write it down. I guess if you're evil you'd just ignore them and they'd go away.
Tommy: So you're saying I should ignore them?
Merton: Could you do that and still look at yourself in the mirror?
Tommy: Probably not.
They all look at the ghosts even though Tommy's the only one that can see them.
Allison: Why don't you try apologizing?
Tommy: Huh?
Allison: Just say you're sorry, if they can forgive you than they really have no reason to be here do they?
Tommy: Do you really think that'll work?
Merton: I don't know, let's try one of our other plans first, oh wait…
Tommy: Fine.
He gets up and walks over to the still unnamed female ghost.
Tommy: Hi.
Woman: Hi.
(awkward pause)
Woman: Did you want something?
Tommy: Yeah…I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
Woman: For what?
Tommy: Well I'm the reason that you're like this, we selfishly did a spell and it cost you a lot. I was wondering if you could ever forgive me.
Woman: Okay, so because of your spell, I'm dead and will probably never see my family again; and you expect me to forgive you?
Tommy: Well…
Woman: Okay, sure.
Tommy: You will? Why?
Woman: Well, you're kinda cute.
Tommy (for the forgiveness): Thanks! (Suave): And thanks.
At the end of her sentence she starts to rise up until she disappears.
Tommy: Wow.
Merton: What happened?
Allison: I think it worked.
Tommy: Okay, let's do this.
He walks up to one of the werewolves.
Time Lapse a couple of minutes.
Tommy has just finished talking to the last werewolf (and the second to last ghost) and he's floating upwards.
Tommy (to wolf): Cool man, we'll hang out sometime!
The werewolf disappears and Tommy turns to Dr. Lazarus.
Tommy: Hey doctor.
Lazarus: Hello murderer.
Tommy: I kinda liked it better when you just called me Tommy.
Lazarus: Well that was before you murdered me, murderer.
Tommy: Look, I'm really sorry, if I could do it all over again, I'd…
Lazarus: You'd do the same thing.
Tommy: I wouldn't.
Lazarus: You would because you're a killer. I'm not like the others who were killed by your spell; do you know what it feels like to drop from a 10-story window?
Tommy: Of course I don't but you can't stay here.
Lazarus: I can and I will.
Tommy: You'd stay a ghost for eternity just to spite me?
Lazarus: Not for eternity, just until you die.
Tommy: You're insane.
Lazarus: No, just extremely bitter.
Tommy: What can I say?
Lazarus: Well, you could say "hand me a noose, please".
Tommy: So there's no chance of you forgiving me.
Lazarus (exploding with bitter sarcasm): Oh sure, I forgive you for throwing me out of a building. Maybe we can still be friends.
Tommy: That's not fair, I…
He stops talking when he realizes Lazarus has started to rise up.
Lazarus: No, I take it back. I take it back!
But he's gone.
Merton: Did he do it.
Tommy: More or less.
Merton: Than we're good.
Tommy (vacant): Yeah, sure.
INT: Werewolf Syndicate
Wolf 1 is explaining his case to Deirdre and Regis.
Wolf 1: You don't understand, there was this monster and…
Deirdre: That's enough!
Wolf 1: But…
Deirdre: I don't want to hear it, just go back to your quarters.
Wolf 1: Yes sir.
Deirdre: What was that?
Wolf 1: Ma'am, I meant ma'am.
He shuffles off.
Regis: I don't get it. You knew they were no match for Tommy and his friends, why did you send them?
Deirdre: There needed to be the distraction.
Regis: What's the game?
Deirdre: I'm not exactly sure yet but it's fun.
Camera goes down to her desk where there are several surveillance pictures of Allison.
INT: Lair
Allison scratches a small unnoticeable scar on her arm as she listens to Merton talk about something. His voice is dulled and Allison's eyes flare up yellow until she blinks and they go back to normal.
The End
