Children of the Knight
Episode 3: Things Fall Apart
Scene 1
(Scene opens on the island. Everyone's walking around and doing their tasks. Shelters have been built and the rescue fire is going. The drum majors are sitting in the shade 'supervising' the activities. Over to the side are all the section leaders looking disgruntled.)
Erin D: Do you guys notice how the drum majors just sit around and don't help anyone with the work?
Megan: Yeah, it's really starting to get on my nerves. I'm all for them being in charge and keeping us from going insane, but they should be helping out sometimes.
Mandy: Especially since we've all been doing a whole lot of work too.
Ellen: Any suggestions on what to do?
Jimmy: Well, I think we should all have bible readings.
Kathy: We mean about the drum majors Jimmy.
Aimee: Well I guess we should go talk to them about this. Our section leader meetings have tended to work in the past.
(The section leaders go over to the drum majors who look up with annoyance. )
Tasha: Do you guys need more work to do?
Ellen: Actually, no. We've been feeling abused lately and we thought we should tell you. People have been getting annoyed because you've been assigning work to everyone but yourselves.
Tasha: But we're in charge.
Ellen: That doesn't mean you can just sit on your butts all day awhile we work ourselves to the bone.
Nicole: But you still have to do what we say. If you don't, other people won't take us seriously.
Eric: They don't take you seriously already. There's a lot of dissent in our sections. That's not good.
Tasha: Well we don't have to worry about it. That's your problem.
Eric: But you're in charge!
Tasha: Well I'm giving you more work. It's your job to make them like us now!
(During the argument, band members had started circling the small group. Noticing the growing crowd, the section leaders feel more empowered.)
Eric: Well you can take your work and shove it! We're not going to do it anymore.
Tasha: Well what do you plan on doing? Leaving?
(The section leaders all nod.)
Eric: Yes.
(The kids surrounding the group burst into discussion as the drum majors stand up, shocked. )
Ellen: Bye then.
(She starts to walk off into the jungle. The section leaders and about a third of the kids follow her. Another third just goes back to work at the glares of the drum majors. The remaining third (all freshmen) break off and have a discussion of their own.)
Freshman 1: Guys, who should we follow?
Freshman 2: I don't know. The drum majors are harsh, but the section leaders aren't much better.
Freshman 3: They all kind of scare me.
Freshman 2: (Cries) This is worse than band camp.
Freshman 1: Well, how about we make our own group. We can be a tribe. And we can have fun and do whatever we want and no one can stop us.
All Freshmen: YEAH! (They run into the other side of the jungle. )
Scene 2
(It's a dark part of the jungle on the island. A small hut is seen and a figure again sits in the darkness. Light eventually breaks the gloom and Matt is seen huddling around a little fire.)
Matt: Precious. Soon my precious. I will have you.
Episode 3: Things Fall Apart
Scene 1
(Scene opens on the island. Everyone's walking around and doing their tasks. Shelters have been built and the rescue fire is going. The drum majors are sitting in the shade 'supervising' the activities. Over to the side are all the section leaders looking disgruntled.)
Erin D: Do you guys notice how the drum majors just sit around and don't help anyone with the work?
Megan: Yeah, it's really starting to get on my nerves. I'm all for them being in charge and keeping us from going insane, but they should be helping out sometimes.
Mandy: Especially since we've all been doing a whole lot of work too.
Ellen: Any suggestions on what to do?
Jimmy: Well, I think we should all have bible readings.
Kathy: We mean about the drum majors Jimmy.
Aimee: Well I guess we should go talk to them about this. Our section leader meetings have tended to work in the past.
(The section leaders go over to the drum majors who look up with annoyance. )
Tasha: Do you guys need more work to do?
Ellen: Actually, no. We've been feeling abused lately and we thought we should tell you. People have been getting annoyed because you've been assigning work to everyone but yourselves.
Tasha: But we're in charge.
Ellen: That doesn't mean you can just sit on your butts all day awhile we work ourselves to the bone.
Nicole: But you still have to do what we say. If you don't, other people won't take us seriously.
Eric: They don't take you seriously already. There's a lot of dissent in our sections. That's not good.
Tasha: Well we don't have to worry about it. That's your problem.
Eric: But you're in charge!
Tasha: Well I'm giving you more work. It's your job to make them like us now!
(During the argument, band members had started circling the small group. Noticing the growing crowd, the section leaders feel more empowered.)
Eric: Well you can take your work and shove it! We're not going to do it anymore.
Tasha: Well what do you plan on doing? Leaving?
(The section leaders all nod.)
Eric: Yes.
(The kids surrounding the group burst into discussion as the drum majors stand up, shocked. )
Ellen: Bye then.
(She starts to walk off into the jungle. The section leaders and about a third of the kids follow her. Another third just goes back to work at the glares of the drum majors. The remaining third (all freshmen) break off and have a discussion of their own.)
Freshman 1: Guys, who should we follow?
Freshman 2: I don't know. The drum majors are harsh, but the section leaders aren't much better.
Freshman 3: They all kind of scare me.
Freshman 2: (Cries) This is worse than band camp.
Freshman 1: Well, how about we make our own group. We can be a tribe. And we can have fun and do whatever we want and no one can stop us.
All Freshmen: YEAH! (They run into the other side of the jungle. )
Scene 2
(It's a dark part of the jungle on the island. A small hut is seen and a figure again sits in the darkness. Light eventually breaks the gloom and Matt is seen huddling around a little fire.)
Matt: Precious. Soon my precious. I will have you.