Shasta

EXT. OLD CABIN - DAY

Sean eats a sandwich from his lunch box as he sits on the hood of his car. The rifle is propped against the car next to him. He hears a motor as a vehicle approaches. Sandra's pick-up arrives and she gets out of the truck.

SEAN:

Afternoon, Miss Love.

SANDRA:

Maybe you should just call me Sandra.

SEAN:

I kinda liked the sound of Miss Love.

SANDRA:

Yeah? Well, Love is Norwegian. Means "to promise."... Sorry to deflate your balloon, Mister.

SEAN:

Sandra, huh? Okay I call you Sandy?

Sandy smiles and looks around.

SEAN (CONT’D)

Lookin' for bottles again?

SANDRA:

No, looking for hairy beasts.

Sean smiles, and undoes the top buttons of his shirt, revealing a hairy chest.

SEAN:

How's this?

SANDRA:

Long as your back doesn't look like that...

Sean takes off his shirt showing his muscular body, and turns around. She notices the scar on his back.

SEAN:

Well?

SANDRA:

Okay, you aren't the hairy beast after all.

SEAN:

Your turn.

SANDRA:

What?

SEAN:

Prove you ain't the hairy beast.

Sandra LAUGHS then turns serious as she points to his scar.

SANDRA:

That must have hurt like hell.

Sean starts to answer but is interrupted by an earsplitting SCREAM erupts from somewhere in the woods. Sean scrambles for the rifle. Sandra jumps into her car and locks the doors. Sean carefully looks around.

SEAN:

Beat it, Sandy. Go home.

INT. SANDRA'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Sean and Sandy sit on the couch. Both have a beer in front of them.

SANDRA:

What do you think it was?

SEAN:

I dunno. Maybe some kind of wild cat.

SANDRA:

Scared the shit out of me, I'll tell you that!

SEAN:

Yeah. I ain't been that scared since... well.

SANDRA:

What was it like?

SEAN:

The war?

SANDRA:

Yes. Tarawa.

SEAN:

I can't...

SANDRA:

I wondered how it was with Frank... Whether he thought of me before he died.

SEAN:

I'd bet on it.

Both Sean and Sandra are choked up and glassy eyed.

SANDRA:

I miss him. He was quite a guy.

Sean puts his arm around her and gives her a gentle hug.

SEAN:

It'll be okay.

Sandra kisses Sean gently on the cheek.

SANDRA:

You remind me of him. A lot.

SEAN:

I'm sorry you lost your guy, but I ain't Frank.

SANDRA:

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

Sean gets up to break the spell.

SEAN:

Better go. I could use some shut-eye.

EXT. OLD CABIN - DAY

Sean carries supplies from his car to the cabin when he sees something moving in the brush. He warily puts the supplies down and gets his rifle from the truck.

Not taking his eyes off the place where he saw the bushes move, he aims the rifle. After a while, nothing has happened, so he slings the rifle over his shoulder and picks up the supplies.

LATER:

Sean is on the roof hammering shingles. He sees a car drive up and stop. A young man, ARCHIE GROVES, about 18, gets out of the car.

ARCHIE:

Hey, you must be Sean!

SEAN:

That's right. You?

ARCHIE:

Archie Groves. Misses Love sent me to give you a hand.

SEAN:

'Bout time.

LATER:

As Sean takes a break, sitting on a pile of lumber, Archie puts in a new glass window. Archie sees Sean sling the rifle over his shoulder as he gets up.

ARCHIE:

Hey, Sean! What's with the artillery?

SEAN:

If this ain't your lucky day, you'll get to see.

Archie shrugs and starts singing.

ARCHIE:

(To the tune of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah)

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-A-Dee-A. My, Oh my, she's a wonderful lay. I just felt like, coming today-

SEAN:

That's not the way I remember it.

ARCHIE:

Yeah? Well, it's the way I sing it.

LATER:

Getting dusk and Sean looks around uneasily.

SEAN:

Running out of gas so let's knock off. See you tomorrow?

ARCHIE:

Sure as shootin'.

Archie heads for his car and turns around.

ARCHIE (CONT’D)

That dish is a cold-fish. But I'll bet she makes Private Johnson stand at attention, right? You banging her yet?

Sean picks up a hammer and brandishes it at Archie.

SEAN:

How bout I bang you? In the kisser.

Archie LAUGHS.

INT. TAVERN - NIGHT

Sean and Sandra are sitting at a table sipping beers while MUSIC plays in the background.

SANDRA:

How was work today. See anything unusual?

SEAN:

No, but I heard something make your blood freeze.

SANDRA:

Worse than that scream?

SEAN:

Sure as shit!

SANDRA:

What do you think it was?

SEAN:

Something horrible. Archie singing.

Sandra LAUGHS

SANDRA:

So, do you cut a rug?

SEAN:

I can move these dogs.

SANDRA:

Good enough.

Sandra gets up and takes him by the hand as she leads him to the floor where they slow dance. He steps on her foot.

SANDRA (CONT’D)

Ow!

SEAN:

Ooops.

SANDRA:

Never mind. Let's just not move too much, okay?

SEAN:

Swell. Got it. Whatever you say, Boss.

They sway to the music and gradually hold each other closer. Sean slowly moves his mouth over to hers and kisses her.

INT. SANDRA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Sean and Sandra are making love.

SANDRA:

Oh, Frank!

Sean stops and sits up.

SANDRA (CONT’D)

Oh, my God! I'm sorry, Sean.

SEAN:

Never you mind.... I guess he really was quite a guy. Lucky, too.

SANDRA:

Lucky?

SEAN:

Had you for a while, didn't he?

SANDRA:

Sweet. Real sweet.

She embraces Sean and they resume love making.

EXT. OLD CABIN - DAY

Sean saws lumber. Archie is still working on the windows and starts singing.

ARCHIE:

(Sung to "If You Are But a Dream")

If you are but a dream, I hope I never waken. It's more than I could bear to find that I'm forsaken. If you're a fantasy, then I'm content, to be in the sack with lovely you. And I pray my dream comes true. I long to screw you, and I don't care-

SEAN:

That's just shitty, boy.

ARCHIE:

What? You telling me you like Sinatra's pipes better?

Sean sees some bushes move.

SEAN:

Hey, Archie! Be right back.

He unslings the rifle from his shoulder and slowly moves to his right. Archie discretely follows him. As Sean carefully circles around, he comes in behind the bushes that moved and sees nothing. After a few moments, Archie follows.

As he starts to walk back to the cabin, he hears some rustling of bushes behind him. Archie watches as Sean whirls around, seemingly trying to locate something.

FEMALE VOICE (O.S.)

Sean!

SEAN:

Sandy? That you?

Sean looks around again, but doesn't see anything in the woods.

FEMALE VOICE (O.S.)

Sean! Come here!

Once again, Sean looks around and sees nothing. He starts walking back to the cabin when he sees a beautiful young woman, FIONA, in a flowing white gown suddenly appear in front of him.

He is so startled he drops the rifle and falls backwards. Archie watches, cowering behind a tree.

FIONA:

Don't be afraid, Sean. I won't hurt you.

SEAN:

Who the hell are you?

FIONA:

I'm Queen of the Fairies.

SEAN:

You got to be kidding, right?

FIONA:

Perhaps you prefer my other look?

She changes into a bigfoot. Sean starts scrambling for the rifle. She changes back into the beautiful woman.

SEAN:

Who are you? No, what are you?

FIONA:

I'm Queen of the Fairies. Please call me Fiona.

SEAN:

Swell. I ain't even soused. I must be off my rocker.

FIONA:

I'm real. I assure you.

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