Hello! I've always wanted to do ascript of The Mediator, it would make such a good movie. I've decided to stay close to the original dialogue and plot (not like the moviesbased onThe Princess Diaries, haha), so some of the dialogue is taken straight from the book. This this is supposed to be one movie, I'm only going to use the important parts of the 6 books--mostly Shadowland, Darkest Hour, some of Haunted, and Twilight. (I've decided to skip the whole Pebble Beach thing from Darkest Hour and make Paul Slater an original student at the Mission Academy instead of Suze meeting him at the resort during the summer. But don't worry, he'll definately be in the movie. wink And since it might make the script too long, I'm going to have Suze and Jesse quote-unquote "hook up" at the end of the Darkest Hour segment, instead of the Haunted segment. So that kiss at the end of Darkest Hour is the real thing P)

Chapter One: "They told me there'd be palm trees."

(Suze is on an airplane, staring out the window at California, her new home, and at the palm trees she can see out the window.)

I am the son

And the heir

Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar

I am the son and the heir

Of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth

How can you say

I go about things the wrong way

I am human and I need to be loved

Just like everybody else does

There's a club, if you like to go

You could meet somebody who really loves you

So you go, and you stand on your own

And you leave on your own

And you go home

And you cry

And you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen "now",

Well, when exactly do you mean?

See I've already waited too long

And all my hope is gone.

How Soon is Now, by The Smiths

(Suze gets off the plane and sees her mother, her stepfather Andy, and his three children, Jake, Brad, and David–also known as Dopey, Sleepy, and Doc. They're waving and grinning, and holding a sign that proclaims, "Welcome Home, Susannah!")

MOM: Susie! Susie, we're over here!

SUZE (walking up to her mother): Hi, mom. You can put the sign down now.

(Suze's mom gathers her up in a big hug, much to Suze's embarrassment, while her two oldest stepbrothers grin at her. She shoots them A Look.)

SUZE: I didn't know they had palm trees in northern California. Why'd you tell me not to give away all my sweaters, Mom?

ANDY: How was your flight, kiddo? (Takes her bag) Whoa, what've you got in here, anyway? You know it's a felony to smuggle New York City fire hydrants across state lines.

SUZE: It's not a fire hydrant, it's a parking meter. And sorry to tell you this, but I've got four more bags.

(Suze's mom and David being talking at the same time)

DAVID: Suze, did you notice that as you were landing, the tail of the plane kicked up a little? That was from an updraft.

MOM: Oh, Susie, you're going to love the house. It didn't feel like home at first, but not that you're here...Oh, and wait until you've seen your room. Andy's fixed it up so nice...

DAVID: It's caused when a mass moving at a considerable rate of speed encounters a counter-blowing wind velocity of equal or greater strength.

MOM: The view! An ocean view from the bay window in your room! Oh, Suze, you're going to love it!

BRAD: Do you like the sign?

SUZE: (yanks the sign out of his hands) Yeah, it's great. Can we go? I wanna pick up my bags before someone else does.

MOM: Oh, right. I'm just so glad to see you! You look so lovely...(Aside) Though I've talked to you before about that jacket, Suze. And I thought you were throwing those jeans away.

SUZE: (Stares down at her leather jacket and old, ripped jeans) When you're flying for eight hours across the country, comfort is key.

(Suze's mom rolls her eyes)

JAKE: (Picks up Suze's other bag, whispers) Uh, you're not in a gang...are you?

SUZE (exasperated) We've been over this before, Jake.

(Scene fades out, faintly we hear David talking)

DAVID: In order to break through the earth's gravitational force, an object must have the necessary escape velocity speed...

(Scene opens with Suze and the rest of her new family in the car, driving by new, very Californian sights: bright sun, dry, brown hills, cypress and more palm trees, hummingbirds, roadside stands advertising artichokes and pomegranates, grapevines, and hot air balloons. Suze gasps when they drive by the ocean.)

MOM: What? What is it?

SUZE: Uh, nothing...just the ocean.

MOM: Oh. Yes. Isn't it beautiful?

BRAD: Good curl on those waves. Might have to hit the beach before dinner.

ANDY: Not until you've finished that term paper.

BRAD: Aw, Dad, come on!

MOM: You're going to love your new school, Suze. Jake, Brad, and David all go there. It was named after quite an astounding man, Junipero Serra, who came over from Spain in the 1700's to teach Native Americans about European culture...

(Suze starts to space out and is still looking at the ocean)

MOM: ...And attracts more than 20, 000 tourists a year! Isn't that exciting, Suze?

SUZE: Sure, Mom. (Turns away from the window) Wait a minute. When was this school built?

DAVID: The eighteenth century. The mission system, implemented by the Franciscans under the guidelines of the Catholic Church and the Spanish government, was set up not only to Christianize the Native Americans, but also to train them to become successful tradespeople in the new Spanish society. Originally, the mission served as a–

SUZE: Eighteenth century? (Leans forward) Eighteenth century?

MOM: Now Suze, we've discussed this. I told you there's a year's waiting list at Robert Louis Stevenson, and you told me you didn't want to go to an all-girl's school, so Sacred Heart is out, and Andy's heard some awful stories about drug abuse and gang violence in the public schools around here–

SUZE: Eighteenth century? That's like three hundred years old!

ANDY: I don't get it. What's so bad about the eighteenth century?

MOM: Suze has never been wild about old buildings.

ANDY: Oh. Then I guess she's not going to like the house.

SUZE: (grips the back of the headrest tightly) Why? Why am I not going to like the house?

(The car pulls into the driveway of an old, Victorian-style house constructed entirely of wood)

SUZE: Oh God.

(Everyone gets out of the car, carrying Suze's bags)

ANDY: You know, this house had quite a reputation in the day. It was built in 1849 as a boardinghouse, and a large amount of fights over cards and women took place right in the front parlor. I even framed a bullet hole in the hallway instead of filling it in. It's quite interesting, you know.

SUZE: (shudders) I'll bet.