The Basement

Eric, Fez, Hyde, and Kelso are in the basement. Eric is on the phone making a prank call on Coach Jefferson his to have a hundred bags of manure to be dropped on his front lawn as revenge for giving him a D in gym class.  In the meantime, Fez is reading a comic book about Dick Tracy, and making various comments about him being trapped in a clam.  Suddenly Kelso, who is reading the paper comes out with…

"Eric, The Omen's playing in the drive-in! You know what this means for us?... It's make-out city!"

Eric responds with, "I really like you as a friend Kelso... Can I bring a girl?"

"Yeah! Man, it's gonna be great! Horror movies turn on chicks faster than porno!"

Hyde rolls his eyes, as the depths of Kelso's stupidity never cease to amaze him.  He sarcastically responds, "Really? Faster than that!"

"Yeah, if only somebody would make a porno horror movie!" Kelso replies, completely oblivious to the burn that Hyde just gave him.

"Oh Yeah, oh then they'd be no stopping you!" exclaims Eric, temporarily caught up in Kelso's tirade.

Suddenly Red comes down the stairs and tells Fez, that his exchange parents, the Erdmans, want him to go home…then looking at Kelso, kind of rolls his eyes and says, "Kelso, stop saying porno!"

Kelso stupidly tries to pass the buck and blame Fez, "I didn't say it Mr. Foreman, Fez did!"

Fez, looks at Kelso angrily, "You are a bitch!"

The Erdman's Living Room

Both the Erdman's lay into Fez, telling him that he has brought the devil's music into their home, to which Fez replies, that the music is not the devil's, but Eric's.  The Erdmans go through a variety of examples, including the records backwards to prove that the music is evil, all of which only result in Fez replying, "In my language, the record just said : 'I want to sex your monkey!' Which I have never done!"

Forman Kitchen

"So Donna, I was thinking ... we should go see a movie tonight, " says Eric.

"Oh Cool, I'd love to see 'All the President's Men!'"

"Oh! Well, I actually hear that isn't very good."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Hey, I was thinking- maybe The Omen."

"Isn't that at the drive-in?"  Donna replies, a little uncertain about the prospects of going to the drive in with Eric, especially since she still hasn't talked to Hyde about what happened at the disco.  In fact, since hearing the conversation between Jackie and Mrs. Foreman about him learning to dance for her, she hasn't been able to think about much else.

"Is that at the? Yeah, no, I guess it is. So, do you wanna go?"

"Tonight? Um. Yeah, sure!" Donna says rather uncertainly.  She's not sure that she really wants to go, as she's sure Eric will try to put the moves on her…I mean it is the drive in after all.  But as Hyde seems to have forgotten all about the disco and their kiss, she decides to go for it.

Foreman's Porch/Basement

Jackie/Donna, Eric/Kelso

 "The Omen? That's at the drive-in!" Jackie says to Donna.

"I know, I don't know what to do! I mean I really like Eric, but lately my mind's been on someone else…"

"Oooh, who?" asks Jackie, always vying for new gossip as any good cheerleader would.

Donna, looking all flustered and embarrassed, replies, "I don't wanna tell, besides I'm sure he's forgotten all about me by now."

"Someone's got a secret…" Jackie grins evilly at Donna, as though trying to find out how to get her to talk…

"Donna said yes?" Kelso asks Eric.

"Yes, though she seemed kinda uncertain about it."

Kelso, ever oblivious, replies, "Yes! Oh this is great! Me and Jackie will come with you!"

"No!  It already seemed like something was bothering her, and seeing you and Jackie getting it on won't help matters…" responds Eric, thinking that Donna hasn't seemed herself since the disco.  Perhaps he should talk to Hyde about it…

"Fine!" Kelso exclaims, "After all, Jackie and I have done it like a million times already anyway…"

Donna, in an attempt to put a stop to Jackie's questions, asks, "Will you come with Eric and I to the drive in?"

"Why?" a rather suspicious Jackie inquires.

 "You'd be like a loophole"

"Why would you need a loophole, Donna?" asks Jackie, suspiciously  "Is it because of your mystery man…?"  Suddenly Jackie remembers her discussion with Mrs. Foreman after the disco.  She starts putting two and two together in her mind…after all, both Donna and Hyde had been acting rather strangely toward each other for the past week or so.  Ever since the disco…

"No, I just want to make sure that Eric doesn't try to go too far…" a rather fidgety Donna replies.

"Okay, I'll do what I can," Jackie says, all the while thinking…Hmm…this could be interesting indeed…

Basement

Eric, Hyde, Kelso, and Fez are downstairs in the circle.  Fez is telling them all that he heard the devil speak in their records.  Hyde responds with various comments, tricking Fez into believing he's possessed by Satan.  During this conversation, Hyde notices that Eric is looking at him strangely, and wonders what his problem is.  Perhaps Donna told him what happened at the disco, and he's planning to give him a gigantic foot in the ass.  That would be all he needed, especially since he hasn't been able to get that night...and the kiss out of his mind all week.  Donna hadn't talked to him since, and he didn't have the slightest clue how to approach her…perhaps she'd forgotten all about it…but if she had, why was she avoiding him…  What difference does it make anyway?  She's going to the drive in with Foreman…she's already made her choice his mind taunts.  Perhaps I should just suck it up and talk to her.  Why would you do that?  You do remember how she rebuffed you the last time don't you?  Finally, Foreman looked away and he was able to temporarily forget about it, and breathe a small sigh of relief.

Driveway

"Alright, let's go!" exclaims Eric.

"Maybe I should go back to my house and pop some popcorn 'cause, they always overcharge…" replies a rather nervous looking Donna, all the while thinking, maybe I should just call this whole thing off.  Suddenly she sees Kelso and Jackie come up the driveway, and she smiles in relief.  Jackie was actually being a good friend for a change, and showed up as she promised. 

"Jackie and Kelso, what are you guys doing here?"

"Nothing, what are you guys doing here?" Jackie replies, smirking at Donna.  God, she thinks she's so transparent, I can see right through her.  This should be interesting indeed…

"Donna and I are going to the drive-in… remember?" Eric replies, oblivious to the obvious undercurrents between Jackie and Donna.

"Thank you Eric, we'd love to go! Michael get in the car!"  she replies, while thinking…Lord, Eric can be so ignorant at times…can't he see that Donna wants nothing more than to call the whole date off.  I mean, her relief at seeing Michael and I is so transparent…hmm…I wonder if Donna will crack about the whole thing, and reveal the whole story about what really happened at the disco, after she danced off with Hyde. 

 "But I don't…" a very clueless Kelso replies.

Either way, I'll get to make out with Michael, which is always a plus… "Get in the car!"

"Look, this isn't what we talked about at all!" Eric says to Kelso.

"I'm sorry man!  I'll take it slow, try to keep up! Wahoo! Going to the drive-in!"

Drive-In

The Vista Cruiser

Donna and Eric are in the front seat, while Jackie and Kelso are making out in the back seat.

"God! This movie even sounds gross!" says Donna, all the while thinking…Some friend Jackie is!  She's supposed to be my friend and safety net to prevent Eric from going too far, but she can't even seem to extricate herself from Kelso for one night.  Geez…did it always have to be about her?  Luckily Eric hasn't tried anything yet…I'm not sure how I would react if he did.  I mean, I like him and all, and I wish I could move forward in our relationship, but I can't seem to get Hyde out of my mind.  Has the guy somehow managed to learn mind control techniques or something?  I mean, before the disco, he was just Hyde, Eric's best friend, but now…

"That's not the movie!" Eric replies.

"Huh?"

"The noise, it's not the movie…"

"Oh," responds a rather distracted Donna.

She quietly sighs, and wonders what Hyde's thinking now…is he thinking of her as much as she is of him?  If so, why hasn't he said anything?  Could it be because I slapped him?  What was I thinking?  Then again, at the time I didn't know how much trouble he went to in order to have just one dance with me…  Things have to be made right between us somehow…I mean we've been friends for too long…I don't want to lose that…oh why must I lie to myself…I enjoyed our kiss, far more than I should have considering I'm supposed to be seeing Eric.  That's the real reason I slapped him…I got scared, and now he won't talk to me.  Maybe, I'll just hafta scrape up what pride and guts I have left and make the first move…

"So, you guys okay up here?" Jackie pops up and inquires from the back seat.

"No! I want - popcorn and I want Eric and Kelso to go get it!" exclaims Donna.

"Oh Eric can go get it!" Kelso protests, obviously wanting to continue his make out session with Jackie without interruption.

"No! Michael, go! Get out!" says Jackie.

Eric and Kelso get out of the car, and start talking to each other outside.

"I didn't bring you here to suck Kelso's face off!" shouts Donna.

"I know. I'm sorry," a rather contrite Jackie replies.

"This is so awkward!"

"You're right and I wasn't being a very good friend!  What's going on between you and Eric?  I figured you two would be going make out crazy by now…"

"I don't know…Eric's been real nice and polite and all, but I just can't seem to get into the mood…"

"Why would that be?  Is it because of your mystery man?"  asks Jackie, looking at Donna suspiciously, thinking…Maybe she's finally ready to talk, and I can leave the drive in with some good gossip after all.  I mean, Donna's a good friend, and all, but being the lumberjack she is, it's not often you can get a good juicy story out of her…I intend to milk this for all it's worth…

"Why did you have to bring that up, Jackie?!  I told you, I didn't want to talk about it…"

"But you're obviously thinking about it…it's written all over your face," Jackie taunts.

"Fine, yeah it's about the mystery man…" sighs Donna.

"So who is he?"

"I'd rather not say, at least until I've talked to him about it, okay?" Donna replies, knowing how much of a gossip Jackie could be.  If she told her that the mystery man was Hyde, it would be all over Point Place before the night was out…something she just couldn't risk without first taking to Hyde.

"Okay, but you better tell me all the juicy details after the fact, or my lumberjack burns will be a fond memory to you…" Jackie threatens in a teasing sort of way.

"Whatever Jackie…" Donna just rolls her eyes at her friend.  God she could be annoying at times…

Kelso sticks his head back into the car and says, "Alright, about the popcorn, I need money!"

"What? I don't want popcorn! Get back in the car!" Donna exclaims.

"She doesn't know what she wants!" Kelso says, looking to Eric.

"No, Michael, Michael, no, we are gonna watch the movie with Eric and Donna!" Jackie says to Kelso, while winking at Donna.

"But I missed the beginning!" cries Kelso.

Eric tells him, "Okay, the little kid's the Devil, they have to kill him. Watch the movie!"

You can hear the movie in the background…a woman's voice screams…"Look at this Damien, it's all for you!"

Jackie, in the back seat screams, falls onto the back seat in fear and continues making out with Kelso.

Donna screaming as well, tries to hide her eyes with her hands…

"Donna, it's just a movie!" Eric replies.  "Do you wanna sit somewhere else?"

"So bad!" exclaims Donna, wanting to get out of earshot of Jackie making out with Kelso, all the while wondering…What on earth does Jackie see in that guy!

Basement

Fez and Hyde

Hyde is showing Fez how to get Eric's music past the Erdman's, by forcing an Alice Cooper album into a Pat Boone record case.  All the while, Hyde is doing his best not to think about the fact that Eric and Donna are at the drive in at that very moment…

"Okay, now this is how we sneak the devil music past Ozzie and Harriet. Observe! Alice Cooper, meet Pat Boon. Don't resist me Pat Boon! No, you're hurting me! Come on take it! O it hurts! Come on! No! Ahh!" exclaims Hyde.

That's it, Hyde decides to himself…I can't stand all this tension between Donna and I anymore…need to talk to her…tell her that the disco and this kiss didn't mean anything to me…whatever it takes to make things right between us again…I can't avoid her forever, and Foreman's already getting suspicious…

 "But what if my host parents hear it?" asks Fez.

"Then Satan commands us to kill them Fez!"  Ah hell…after what happened a foot in the ass is the least of my worries, and the very least that I deserve.  I mean, I've been friends with Foreman for like, ever…I don't know what got into me thinking I could steal his girlfriend…or was I even thinking…

 "Nooo."

"I'll tell you what, we'll use the headphones!"  Oh who am I kidding…I knew exactly what I was doing with Donna, and yet I did it anyway…I know it makes me a bad friend…but the red head has done nothing but mess with my mind the day I met her…ah hell…

"Yes!"

Drive In

"You know the stars are really…Just forget it!" says Eric.

"What?" asks Donna.

"Nothing."

The car rocks…signifying just how comfortable Jackie and Kelso have gotten in the back seat.

"Well, Jackie and Kelso have certainly made themselves comfortable!" exclaims Eric.

"Yeah, it's a roomy car!" responds Donna, a bit sickened by what's clearly going on inside the car.

"Yeah it is, you know the bench seat of  the VistaCruiser…" Eric replies, leaning in to kiss her.

Donna backs away.

Eric looks at her oddly, "Donna, what's the matter?  I thought when you agreed to go to the drive in with me…" Eric trails off.

"I'm sorry, Eric…I'm guess I'm just not ready for the drive in," Donna says contritely.

"I guess that's okay," Eric replies a bit sulkily, "But has something been bothering you?  You haven't seemed the same ever since the disco last week, and you haven't talked to Hyde since.  Did he say something that upset you?"

"I don't want to talk about it right now, okay Eric?  I promise to tell you about it soon, but could you just let it go for now?" Donna pleads.

"Okay…" Eric reluctantly agrees.

"Thank you," Donna replies, and gives him a hug.

Erdman's Living Room

Hyde and Fez are wearing headphones listening music.  Fez is mumbling along with a rock song.

Mrs. Erdman comes in.

Hyde sings, "Raindrops keep falling on my head…."

Mrs. Erdman looks at him, smiles and leaves out the front door.  Fez proceeds to get back into the song.

"This loud music will not damage my hearing?" Fez shouts.

"No, it's good for ya!" exclaims Hyde.

Later that night

Forman basement

Donna sneaks into the dining room, and heads to the basement.  She knows Hyde will be there as usual, as he'd been having a lot of problems with his mom lately, and she finally pulls together all her courage and decides to go downstairs and tell him everything…

Hyde is sitting on the couch in the basement, thinking about the fact that he will probably have to listen to Foreman rant all day tomorrow all the suave make out techniques that him and Donna tried at the drive in and tried not to be sick…

Suddenly he hears a noise coming from up the stairs…thinking it would be Eric, and that he wouldn't even get a reprieve till morning he grabs a pillow and puts it over his head, trying to fake sleep…"Hyde…" he hears a female voice whisper…"are you awake?"  Damn, it would have to be her wouldn't it…just suck it up and talk to her…

He pulls the pillow off his face and sighs, "Yeah…"

"We need to talk…"