John Burhop - Rise of The Kek Screenplay

JEREMY

I'll admit, I always wanted to check out

Kennedy. I'll let you know by tomorrow.

Steve smiles and leaves the room.

INT. MILWAUKEE RAILCAR STATION - DAY

Dozens of monorails crisscross the station.

Long trains of RAILCARS are arriving, departing, and waiting.

Jeremy climbs into a railcar bound for Florida.

INT. RAILCAR - DAY

Jeremy takes a window seat.

PENNY, early thirties, professionally dressed, takes the seat beside him.

The train departs.

PENNY

Are you going to Florida for a visit or

is it home?

JEREMY

Visiting the Kennedy Space Center.

PENNY

Did you plan on touring MICROCORE, too?

JEREMY

Microcore offers tours?

PENNY

I've seen lots of tours come through. My

name is Penny. I work in the ASTEROID

CRUSHER shop at Microcore.

She dangles her hand in front of him.

Jeremy shakes it.

JEREMY

I'm Jeremy. I don't mean to be rude, but

I was hoping to catch a nap before we

cross into Florida.

PENNY

I understand. You get some sleep. I'll

wake you when we get close.

JEREMY

Thanks, Penny.

Jeremy retrieves a small pillbox from his pocket.

He nearly drops it into the tiny trash receptacle beside his seat but then reconsiders.

He shakes out the last three pills, and then drops the pillbox into the trash.

He takes the pills, then curls up in the seat and closes his eyes.

A small TV at the front of the railcar shows A SATELLITE TV NEWSCASTER reporting beside the excavated web in Wisconsin.

SATELLITE TV NEWSCASTER

The skeletons of at least three cattle

were found alongside the remains of Dr.

Laura Sorenson who was abducted by an

unknown animal earlier this week.

Forensic experts have identified several

distinct bite patterns on the bones,

indicating that more than one...

FADE TO BLACK.

INT. LIVING ROOM - SKYLAR'S HOUSE - DAY

Pitch black.

SKYLAR (O.C.)

Jeremy, you awake?

JEREMY'S POV: SKYLAR's mottled figure emerges from blackness.

It grows more defined through a sliver of vision.

Skylar is 26, muscular, with bright blond hair.

Penny is beside him.

JEREMY

Skylar, right?

SKYLAR

Yeah. You got totally wasted at my party

the other night. You've been sleeping on

my couch for the last two days.

JEREMY

Two days? I remember falling in a pool.

SKYLAR

You fell in the pool several times, and

then broke one of my lamps. Actually, I

was pretty impressed by the way you stood

up to me.

JEREMY

I feel like I got hit by a truck. Is my

present condition the result of you

beating the crap out of me?

SKYLAR

I didn't touch you. You beat yourself up

without anyone's help.

Skylar moves off, then returns with a large glass of water.

Jeremy accepts it. Guzzles it down.

JEREMY

Thanks.

SKYLAR

I'm on my way out. No offense, but I

expect you to be gone when I get back.

Penny can show you where the railcar

station is.

JEREMY

Thanks for letting me crash here. Sorry

for the inconvenience.

Skylar pulls his baseball cap down over his eyes, then exits with no response.

PENNY

Remember me?

JEREMY

Of course. Penny from Microcore.

PENNY

You were acting kind of weird after I

woke you on the train so I got off at

your stop to keep an eye on you; to keep

you out of trouble.

JEREMY

Didn't do a very good job, did you? Where

are we?

PENNY

Fort Lauderdale. You said your hotel was

here.

JEREMY

My hotel is on Satellite Beach.

PENNY

That makes a little more sense. I

remember that you came down to visit the

Kennedy Space Center. Anyway, you managed

to find a Skylar's party somehow.

JEREMY

All I remember is falling in the pool. Do

you mind if I grab a quick shower?

PENNY

That would probably be a good idea.

Jeremy enters the bathroom. The sound of the shower can be heard.

Penny turns on the news. A FLORIDA NEWSCASTER is reporting on the search for the creature that captured Dr. Sorenson.

Jeremy returns with wet hair.

PENNY (CONT’D)

Do you want to go get a drink somewhere?

JEREMY

Hair of the dog?

PENNY

Exactly.

JEREMY

You're quite the partier for someone who

works at Microcore.

PENNY

Actually, I'm pretty dull and boring most

of the time. This is just a rare

opportunity for me to let my hair down.

JEREMY

In that case, I'd love to go out for a

drink. Apparently I haven't had one in

two days.

INT. NEIGHBORHOOD BAR - DAY

Penny and Jeremy enter. Penny spots Skylar on her first sweep of the room.

Skylar waves them over to his table. He is sitting with a friend, 23, overweight and slovenly dressed. He is KOONTZ.

SKYLAR

I didn't expect to see you two here.

JEREMY

Likewise. We made sure to lock your

apartment, by the way.

Skylar orders a round of beers.

KOONTZ

Hey Skylar, remember the guy that kept

falling in the pool at your party?

SKYLAR

No, I don't remember that.

Jeremy quickly finishes off his beer.

JEREMY

Actually, I really need to get going. I

haven't even checked into my hotel yet.

SKYLAR

Maybe our next encounter will be a little

less uncomfortable.

JEREMY

I'll admit, you didn't exactly catch me

on my best day. Thanks again, everyone. I

can find the rail station myself.

Jeremy slips out.

INT. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - DAY

Jeremy is wandering around, bored.

He stumbles upon an aging Apollo flight simulator.

INT. APOLLO FLIGHT SIMULATOR - DAY

The simulator's display offers a mystery prize for each month's high score. It prompts the user to enter their social security number.

Jeremy enters his number.

He quickly gets a feel for the controls.

He circles the moon numerous times, then learns to rendezvous and dock with the lunar lander before finally touching down on the moon's surface.

His final score displays as the second highest.

EXT. BEACH - MORNING

Huge ships pass far offshore.

Diamond shaped aircraft ferry back and forth across the Atlantic.

Jeremy is sitting in the sand reading.

Tara comes up behind him.

TARA

What are you reading?

JEREMY

(arching backward)

Excuse me?

TARA

I was wondering what you were reading.

JEREMY

It's a book on carbon dioxide filtration.

TARA

You mean like in trees?

The response catches Jeremy by surprise.

He twists around so that her head blocks the sun from his eyes.

JEREMY

Spacecraft, actually. But yes, like in

trees.

By now, he has the optimum angle. Her head is bathed in an aura of bright sunlight.

He studies her face.

JEREMY (CONT’D)

Do I know you?

TARA

It's Tara. We met at Alec's party.

JEREMY

Alec Strickland's party? The last party

at Alec's house was almost four years

ago.

TARA

That was it.

JEREMY

What a coincidence. How have you been?

TARA

Pretty good. It's weird that Alec

disappeared that night, and now Kristin

is gone. Even her phone is disconnected.

JEREMY

She'll turn up.

TARA

I hope so. I heard rumors that Alec came

back a few weeks ago. Maybe they ran off

together.

JEREMY

It's possible.

TARA

Actually, it's not such a coincidence

that I'm here. Your brother paid for my