Little Nicky Page #9

JOHN:

By she, do you mean he?

TODD:

No.

BEEFY:

Busted.

(laughs)

PETER:

How you feelin' over there, Satan Abdul

Jabar?

NICKY:

A little strange. I can't stop thinking

about this girl, Valerie.

TODD:

Why? Did she hurt you? Do you miss

her? Need a shoulder to cry on?

JOHN:

Easy, Liberace.

TODD:

Oh, would you grow up.

NICKY:

We had the greatest afternoon of my life

until Adrian made me tell her she had a

heart-shaped ass.

BEEFY:

Maybe you love her. But what do I know?

I'm baked out of my mind.

PETER:

Me, too. We're gonna get going.

TODD:

You guys want to stay? I have a futon

in my bedroom.

JOHN:

That's a big pass, Elton John.

PETER:

We're going to see Ozzy play at the

Meadowlands, right now. Wanna come,

Nicky?

NICKY:

No thanks. I'm afraid I wouldn't be

able to give Ozzy the focus he deserves.

JOHN:

Whoa, that chick must be the real deal,

then. Later on.

NICKY:

See ya, fellas.

They leave.

BEEFY (O.S.)

You better snap out of it soon, kid.

Cause we're going after Adrian tomorrow.

Seven AM. Nighty, night.

He falls asleep and starts snoring. We hear the SOUND of

THREE LITTLE GIRLS singing "Ring Around The Rosie" as he

exhales.

TODD:

That is the most frightening thing I

have ever seen.

Nicky stands and moves to the window. He looks out longingly

over the sleeping city... achingly. RACK FOCUS behind him,

we see Todd nodding encouragingly in the reflection.

NICKY:

Todd. Which way to the Parson's School

of Design?

EXT. PARSON'S SCHOOL OF DESIGN - NIGHT

Nicky walks around the corner.

SIGN READS:
"Parson's School - Student Housing"

Nicky is standing in front of the dorm rooms. He looks up.

Scanning the windows, he picks up a scent.

NICKY:

(he sniffs)

Coconuts...

Nicky goes to the fire escape and starts to climb. His nose

leads him. He reaches the window, sniffing heavily.

INT. DORM ROOM WINDOW - CONTINUOUS

A STUDENT is standing in the window draped in silks, feeling

his nipples with his legs crossed like the guy in "Silence of

the Lambs." The student is startled.

STUDENT:

Hello.

NICKY:

You smell like coconuts.

STUDENT:

It's "Comptoir Sud Pacific." Makes me

feel like a hula girl. Which is kinda

what I'm going for. Wanna come in?

NICKY:

No thanks. I'm looking for a girl named

Valerie who also smells like coconuts.

STUDENT:

Valerie Doran? Two floors up, one

window over.

NICKY:

Thanks, much. Good luck with the

genital tucking.

STUDENT:

I don't need luck. I'm good.

Nicky floats away. A few seconds later, he floats back,

holding up the flask.

NICKY:

Adrian?

STUDENT:

Andrew.

Nicky nods and floats off.

EXT. VALERIE'S WINDOW - MOMENTS LATER

Nicky crouches outside her window and peers in.

INT. VALERIE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Cool music. She is up late. Working by candlelight on a

fantastic design. Something's not working. She drapes a

beautiful fabric over another. She smiles at the

combination. She is happy being creative. Nicky feels his

heart swell as he watches her.

ON NICKY:

He's so enraptured he leans forward trying to kiss her. His

head bumps the window. She turns, startled. She sees the

beaming Nicky.

NICKY:

Hey.

VALERIE:

Nicky? Oh my G-d. Stay right there.

Pause. Valerie opens the window and sprays a can of mace

right in Nicky's face.

NICKY:

Oh that stings! My eyes are on fire!

Nicky stands up and stumbles around.

VALERIE:

What were you thinking coming here?

NICKY:

I'm not sure, but it didn't involve

getting blinded with poison.

He bounces off the front rail, stumbles backward and goes

flying over the back rail.

EXT. VALERIE'S STREET - NIGHT

We see Nicky hurtling toward the street. Holding his eyes.

VALERIE:

Oh my G-d, I'm so sorry!

Suddenly he stops. Suspended above ground. Valerie doesn't

hear the expected thud.

VALERIE (CONT'D)

Nicky?

He floats up, but he can't see.

NICKY:

Valerie?

VALERIE:

Are you dead?

NICKY:

No.

VALERIE:

What are you doing?

NICKY:

I think I'm floating.

VALERIE:

Why would you be floating?

NICKY:

I don't know. Maybe it's because of

your sweet voice.

VALERIE:

Am I supposed to not be freaked out

right now? Because I am.

He's floating up. He slows down.

NICKY:

I can't see you but I can smell you.

And you make me feel alive in a way I've

never felt before.

CUT TO REVEAL he's floating outside the student's window.

The student's dripping candle wax on his belly.

STUDENT:

You got the wrong window again, man.

NICKY:

Oh. Sorry, Andrew. Valerie?

Nicky resumes floating up.

VALERIE:

I'm over here, Nicky! To the left.

Nicky is parallel with her. He hovers in front of her, eyes

still watering. She punches Nicky in the face, and he flies

back ten feet.

VALERIE (CONT'D)

Look, just because you're floating

doesn't mean I'm gonna forget about you

giving me the finger.

NICKY:

That wasn't me. I was being possessed

by my brother, Adrian. He's the one who

call you a gross pig.

VALERIE:

What do you mean, "possessed?"

NICKY:

Remember when I told you my Dad was in

Hell?

VALERIE:

Yes...

NICKY:

Well, that's because he's the Devil.

And he wants to keep his throne for

another ten-thousand years. Which is

fine with me, but not with my brothers,

so they broke out of Hell, causing my

dad...

VALERIE:

... "The Devil?"...

NICKY:

...to decompose. And I love my Dad

very much. So I came to Earth to save

him but then crazy eyes stole my flask

and I met you and...well, my dog tells

me I just might be in love with you.

His vision is clearing and he can start to see her. She is

totally in shock but still here.

VALERIE:

Okay, now I get that "deep south" joke.

Nicky laughs. Valerie joins in.

VALERIE (CONT'D)

I don't know if I should believe you.

Nicky starts to drop.

NICKY:

You gotta believe me. You gotta believe

in the butterflies.

VALERIE:

Okay, I do. Get back up here.

He floats up to her holding out his hand. Nervously, she

takes his hand and suddenly she is lifting off and they are

flying.

EXT. MANHATTAN - SKY - NIGHT

They fly past the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING.

VALERIE:

This is amazing.

They soar past some more buildings.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

The preacher sense something. He looks to the sky, then

holds the cross from around his neck as high as he can.

PREACHER:

The hellbeast is above us. He's

invading our skies! We're all gonna

die! We're all gonna die!

EXT. SKY - NIGHT

VALERIE:

He's kind of ruining the mood.

NICKY:

Let me take care of that.

EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS

The preacher is still angrily shouting towards the sky.

PREACHER:

We're all gonna die!

A fire hydrant cap turns and comes off. A powerful blast of

water shoots out and hits the preacher, KNOCKING him across

the street into a plate glass window.

EXT. NYC SKY - CONTINUOUS

VALERIE:

Can we go fly over Central Park?

NICKY:

Next time. Tonight, I want to share the

most beautiful thing I could possibly

imagine.

EXT. OVER THE HUDSON RIVER - NIGHT

They fly over it, away from NYC.

VALERIE:

We're going to Jersey?

NICKY:

East Rutherford.

EXT. MEADOWLANDS - NIGHT

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