A Wrinkle in Time Page #4

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MRS. WHATSIT:

Well, when you're

over a billion years old,

you don't really need labels.

Why do I have to

be in pain?

- Instead of...

- Glorious?

(CHUCKLES)

You don't tesser well.

In what way?

Because I don't feel or see

anything when we tesser.

And you won't

until you become...

one with the universe

and yourself.

As it is, it seems like...

you don't even want

to return as yourself.

Oh...

Is there any way

I can return as somebody else?

That I might like?

Do you realize...

how many events

and choices...

that had to occur since

the birth of the universe...

leading to

the making of you...

just exactly

the way you are?

I guess I never really

thought about that.

MRS. WHICH:

Maybe now's the time

to start thinking about it.

(EXOTIC MUSIC PLAYING)

We are here!

CALVIN:
You can do it, Meg.

You just need balance.

- (CHARLES WALLACE WHOOPS)

- CALVIN:
Whoa!

This is awesome!

MEG:
No, not awesome!

MRS. WHATSIT:
Yoo-hoo!

Anybody home?

- Whoo-hoo!

- Nice balance, Mrs. Who.

Oh, no, no, no.

Finally, a little color.

(MEG EXCLAIMS)

- (MEG YELPING)

- (METALLIC CLATTERING)

(WHIMPERING) Whoa!

HAPPY MEDIUM:
(SHOUTING)

Who's there?

Uninvited guest

is very unsettling!

I do not like visitation!

Whatsit.

I really need a doorbell.

Whoo! Well, you obviously

don't understand

the importance of balance...

of moderation...

(WHIMPERS)

of the Happy Medium.

You sound like my mother.

Is your mother a baritone?

How's it going, Happy?

Everything's fine, Whatsit.

You look nice.

- MRS. WHATSIT:
I do?

- I like your outfit.

It's like a person outfit.

Oh, thank you.

You look like a person.

Thank you. You look

pretty okay as well.

Thank you. Earth tones.

We need your insight.

We are looking

for a man...

who's lost

in the universe.

My father.

Dr. Murry.

Handsome fellow.

(HAPPY MEDIUM SIGHS)

How am I supposed

to say no?

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

Okay.

Center yourself.

One foot up, please.

Okay.

Now, very little

is up to moi.

All right? Your energies

will affect what we see.

So, core in,

spine long...

- (INHALES SHARPLY)

- ...shoulders down...

buttocks taut.

Close your eyes.

You're kidding.

Do I look like I'm kidding?

Very much so.

- A little.

- I'm not.

I'm not.

(SIGHS) Let's try this

again. Now...

relax the face...

close your eyes...

and open your memories.

Think about your father.

No!

I can't, I can't.

I'm sorry, I can't.

- (SIGHS)

- MEG:
I'm sorry, but...

I really just... I really

don't understand...

how thinking about him

is going to help us find him.

All I do

is think about him.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Which,

but I think we need

to show her something.

She needs to understand

what's possible.

She needs to know

what's at stake.

Close your eyes.

See with mine.

This time...

don't look away.

The IT's home

may be Camazotz...

but through darkness,

The IT's reach

spreads far beyond.

Even to your own planet.

The only thing

in the universe...

that travels

faster than light...

is the darkness.

The IT invades

the place inside of us

where hope and joy lives...

We're happy to announce

the promotion

of one of our current

faculty members...

to be our new principal.

That faculty member

is three-time science teacher

of the year...

James Jenkins.

Come on up,

Principal Jenkins.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

MRS. WHICH:
...replaces it

with jealousy...

and judgment...

pain...

and despair.

What's up, Pops?

How you doing tonight?

Hey, man, don't do that.

- What you got up in here?

- What are you doing, man?

Man, do you know how I work

for this stuff?

Hey, man.

84...

82...

82?

I mean, are you even trying

or are you just an idiot?

Because if this is the best

you can do, it's pathetic!

You look at me

when I'm talking to you!

This is pathetic!

MRS. WHICH:
You see?

This is what The IT does.

One person at a time...

until fear takes over.

Fear turns to rage.

And rage leads to violence.

And then

there's a tipping point.

If we do not act soon...

darkness will fall

across the universe.

We...

we're in search of warriors

who can fight The IT...

and who can

bring hope back.

Your father.

My father?

- (RUMBLING)

- (YELPS)

Be a warrior.

Can you?

I'll try.

Your father sounds

like a good man.

How about we find him?

Good. Okay.

(MEG WHIMPERING)

Good, good, good.

- MEG:
Yeah.

- HAPPY MEDIUM:
Okay.

Now, we're grounded.

We're centered, right?

- Okay, yeah.

- Okay.

You can do this. Okay?

You're choosing not to.

(QUIETLY) But what if...

(SIGHS)

What if he doesn't

wanna be found?

It's okay to fear

the answers, Meg.

But you can't avoid them.

Trust me.

You don't wanna

end up like me,

a weirdo with a beard

living in a cave.

Your father

didn't forget you.

You're too precious.

All right, you ready?

Mmm. Yeah.

Center yourself.

Where is he?

Okay.

Now we're

getting a vision.

Okay.

(HUMMING)

(BABY GURGLING)

MRS. MURRY:

Flower

of the universe

A child of mine

(MACHINERY BEEPING)

Flower

of the universe

(MAGIC BY SIA PLAYING)

(MACHINE TRILLING)

(RAPID BEEPING)

MR. MURRY:
Love.

That's the frequency.

HAPPY MEDIUM:

That's it, Meg.

He started in Uriel.

Then he went to Ixchel.

Keep going, Meg.

Oh! There's Aunt Beast!

Oh, no,

he's going to Camazotz.

No!

- Whoa, whoa.

- (WHISPERS) No.

MRS. WHATSIT:

I'm so sorry, Meg.

The IT got to him

before we could.

We thought he could

join the fight,

but now we need

to fight for him.

So, how are we gonna

get my father off Camazotz?

We can't tesser

to Camazotz.

We can only tesser

where we find light...

for we are light.

Camazotz is all darkness.

This is no longer a search.

It's a rescue.

We must go back to Earth...

speak to your mother...

regroup.

No, no, no. I cannot leave

here without my father.

It's for the best, Meg.

We have to make a plan.

Please. Please!

I've come all this way.

We're too close to finding

him to turn back!

MRS. WHO:

"Planning is essential."

Churchill, British.

No, no, no. Please!

He's running out of time.

No, we cannot!

We have to save him.

We can't give up.

There must be a way!

Don't leave him!

We can't!

Dad!

(VOICES WHISPERING

INDISTINCTLY)

MEG:
Where are we?

Where are the Misses?

CALVIN:
This place

feels weird.

CHARLES WALLACE:

Look! The Misses.

MRS. WHO:
Thank goodness

you made it.

I was so worried.

Are you okay,

are you hurt at all?

CALVIN:
We're okay.

Am I losing my senses or did

you just use your own words?

She's weakening.

As am I and Mrs. Whatsit.

MEG:
Wait,

what's wrong?

Where... Where are we?

Camazotz.

Your will to find your father

took over our tesser...

and re-directed it from Earth.

We must leave this planet.

And we do not have

the strength

to take you with us.

MRS. WHICH:
We can

barely tesser ourselves.

You must continue on

without us.

You must find your father.

And know that

you're going to be tested

every step of the way.

You'll encounter things

you think you know

but you don't.

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