ACT ONE (cont.)

(Lights Up. On the Street. DANDY FAMILY is driving in their car. Loud rock music is playing. MARY has ear plugs on. JACK is asleep.)

Mary: (over the music) Ben! . . . Ben! . . . BEN!!! (she turns off the music)

Sal: Hey, I was. . .

Mary: I'm trying to talk to your father!

(Sal puts head phones on as MARY takes the ear plugs out of her ears.)

Ben: Mary, we're only a couple more hours away from a motel. Should we stay there for the night, or should we have breakfast and rest time in the morning. What do you think?

Mary: Motel.

Ben: Okay. Hey, Sal, maybe they have pool tables there. We could get a game going.

Sal: (not listening) Yeah, whatever.

Ben: And after that, we could get those big ice cream floats.

Sal: Sure.

Mary: I don't think he's listening, Ben.

Ben: And then we could. . .

Sal: That would be great!

Mary: See what I mean!

Jack: OW!

Mary: Jack, I thought you were asleep.

Jack: I was, until someone stapped me in the. . .OW! Stop that, Sal!

Sal: I'm sorry if this car is too crowded!

Jack: Too crowded? You did that on purpose.

Mary: HEY!

Ben: Hey, look honey! A deer!

Mary: That's a goat, dear.

Ben: Oh!

Sal: (laughing) Dad couldn't recognize a goat! That's humor.

Ben: Quiet, Sal.

Mary: Ugh!

Jack: Hey, where are my comics? Dewhorse hasn't finish killing SilverTongue yet.

Mary: It's probably down there, somewhere.

Sal: Here it is. Yuck, leftover gum.

Jack: That's not mine.

Sal: Are you saying it's mine?

Jack: No, but it most. . .

Sal: Hey, I can tell. . .

(argument accurs between the two)

Music Starts, "Little Hero" (originally from "Starmites")

MARY (trying to get them to sleep, which they do at the end)

Say good night, I'll be the light, and pray your soul to keep

It's been fun, but day is done, and even heroes sleep.

Close your eyes, and maybe then you'll fly

to the planets and back again

And bring those dragons to their woeful end

pretend and close your eyes

My little hero, My little boy

My little hero, Close your eyes...

Shadows fall and voices call, but you're not easy to scare

Sleep, you'll find a world designed to do anything you dare.

Close your eyes and maybe then you'll crush the enemy

and find a friend

And have adventures that will never end - pretend and

close your eyes

My little hero, Close your eyes

My little hero, My little boy...

(JACK and SAL are sleeping. Night falls in the background. The rest of the drive is peaceful.)

Ben: Good job, hun. We're almost there.