Mystery Men Page #11

Casanova and Anabel sit in the front of the truck.

INVISIBLE BOY (0.S.)

Where are they going?

Invisible Boy hesitates for just a momnt, then gets up and runs down

the hill.

SPLEEN:

(runs after him)

Kid!

As the small convoy drives past, Invisible Boy slips out from behind

some trees, runs after the truck, jumps up and sits on its rear bumper.

The Spleen comes running after him, and Invisible Boy reaches out,

grabs his hand and pulls him up alongside him. Invisible Boy tries the

rear gate. It's open. The two of them pull it up just a foot, squirm

inside, then pull it closed behind them.

INSIDE THE TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Invisible Boy flashes the light of his key chain flashlight around the

inside of the truck. There is nothing in it, except for a large pile

of packing blankets.

EXT. WATERFRONT AREA - NIGHT

as the convoy drives through Champion City's seedy waterfront area and

out onto a long pier.

INT. THE DINER - NIGHT - CLOSE ON THE TV

Dawn Wong and Don Stouffer report the night's news.

DAWN:

...still no sign of millionaire Lance Hunt, and

now, in an unrelated story, another one of

Champion City's leading citizens has apparently

disappeared. Captain Amazing has not been seen

or heard from in a week. Authorities believe

that the hard working superhero may just be

taking a well deserved rest.

DON:

Cancun perhaps?

DAWN:

Sounds good to me, Don.

Mr. Furious sits in the booth drinking coffee as Monica serves him his

burger and fries.

FURIOUS:

(floundering)

Monica... I was wondering if--uh-maybe we--I

mean you and I--could-uh--you know--get a--I

mean have a...

MONICA:

Date?

FURIOUS:

Yeah.

MONICA:

I get off work in fifteen minutes. Walk me

home?

FURIOUS:

Sure.

MONICA:

That was easy.

(goes back to work)

ON FURIOUS, feeling a whole lot better.

JUST OUTSIDE THE DINER - CONTINUOUS - UNKNOWN POV

from across the street. Furious' head is clearly visible in the

brightly illuminated window of the diner.

A Disco Boy stands in the shadows, gazing at the diner; he recognizes

Furious.

EXT. WATERFRONT - NIGHT

The convoy has pulled up alongside a rusty old freighter, docked at the

pier.

Casanova's men throw the gate of the truck open, and the CAMERA MOVES

IN. No one is there, but we notice... two large lumps under the

packing blankets.

Casanova holds Anabel in his arms as they watch a large wooden crate

being lowered from the deck of the freighter.

CASANOVA:

Honey, our ship's come in.

Casanova's cellular phone rings.

OUTSIDE THE DINER - CONTINUOUS

The Disco Boy is on his phone. His pistol is drawn, and he's got it

aimed right at Furious' head.

DISCO BOY:

Just give me the word.

BACK TO THE PIER - CONTINUOUS - ON CASANOVA

CASANOVA:

(gets an idea)

Wait. I'll be right there.

(hangs up, starts off)

ANABEL:

(peeved)

Where are you going?

CASANOVA:

Head hunting.

A minute later Casanova and two or three Disco Boys drive off in one of

the sedans... as the crate is loaded onto the truck, and the gate is

pulled closed... and locked.

INSIDE THE TRUCK - A MOMENT LATER

The engine starts up, and the truck starts to move, as Invisible Soy

and the Spleen poke their heads out from under the packing blankets...

They approach the crate and Invisible Boy shines his flashlight on it.

The crate is secured with rivets and thick metal bands; there's no way

they're going to be able to get inside it, but in the light of the

flashlight they see...

Faded red lettering, in Russian, and the distinctive old hammer and

sickle of the former Soviet Union.

EXT. DIMLY LIT STREET - NIGHT

Furious walks Monica home.

MONICA:

I admire you.

FURIOUS:

Why?

MONICA:

Being a superhero, wanting to save the world.

It's so... unselfish.

FURIOUS:

It is?

MONICA:

Most people just want to make money or be

famous or something. But you risk everything,

just to help people.

FURIOUS:

(after a moment)

I wouldn't mind being famous.

MONICA:

Who wouldn't?

In the shadows behind them... Casanova follows, stalking them, as

silent as a vampire.

MONICA:

I've never been able to figure out what to do

with my life, which is why I guess I'm still a

waitress.

FURIOUS:

Nothing wrong with being a waitress.

MONICA:

What's your real name?

FURIOUS:

Roy.

MONICA:

Have you always lived here?

He nods.

MONICA:

Me too... I love this stupid old town. It's

noisy. It's smelly. It's falling apart.

FURIOUS:

It's home.

MONICA:

Yeah.

CASANOVA'S POV

Monica, smiling, looking lovely.

CLOSE 0N CASANOVA; he wants her...

BACK ON FURIOUS AND MONICA -

MONICA:

I've thought of leaving, going to Chicago or

New York, but...

FURIOUS:

What have they got that we ain't got?

MONICA:

Champion's going to bounce back, and I want to

be here when it does.

FURIOUS:

Me, too.

MONICA:

You don't seem very angry right now.

He shrugs. And they kiss, very tenderly.

MONICA:

You know what? Underneath all that anger I

think there's just a little boy who wants

everyone to love him.

FURIOUS:

I just want to be a superhero.

MONICA:

That's what I mean... 'Night, Roy.

She turns and climbs the stairs of an old apartmnt building and goes

inside, as Furious watches, feeling emotions hees not used to. He

really likes her. He starts walking back down the street, past a man

sitting on the stoop. The man looks up. It's Casanova Frankenstein.

CASANOVA:

Going my way?

Furious is caught completely by surprise--he takes a stand, ready to

fight.

CASANOVA:

Take it easy--take it easy. I just want to

have a little chat... That was quite a number

you did on my car. You've got a lot of

violence in you... and I like that in a guy.

Furious, silent.

CASANOVA:

You know what the difference is between good

and evil, Roy?

Furious reacts to the fact that Casanova knows his real name.

CASANOVA:

Evil is more fun. When you want something, you

just take it, and if somebody gets in your way,

you kill them... You seem like a very

frustrated guy, Roy. Unhappy. Unfulfilled.

What is it that you've always wanted, always

desired? Because whatever it is, I can give it

to you... Fame?

(snaps his fingers)

Easy. Fortune? Even easier. Women?

(laughs)

The easiest of all.

CLOSE ON FURIOUS as, out of the corner of his eye, he catches movement

in the alley across the street... he knows what it is.

CASANOVA:

I'll let you in on a little secret, Roy. In

two days this entire city will belong to me,

and there's not a damn thing your little pals

can do about it. It's the perfect time to

switch teams... So what do you say?

FURIOUS:

(quietly)

You're nuts.

CASANOVA:

(flairs)

They always call the great ones nuts.

FURIOUS:

And the nuts always call themselves great.

CASANOVA:

(his psychosis showing)

Are you with me... or against me?

FURIOUS:

Against.

CASANOVA:

Too bad. PLUG HIM!

Gunfire rings out from the alley as the Disco Bays step out, their

pistols blazing. But Furious has anticipated them. He leaps right at

Casanova, pins his arms in a bear hug and holds him in the line of

fire.

CASANOVA:

WAIT!

The Disco BQys stop firing... Furious drags Casanova back into an empty

lot, using him as a shield.

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