Project Almanac Page #7

You make it sound like

we got it at IKEA.

Okay, we can't sell it.

No chance. We don't even know

what it is.

We don't even know

what it can do yet.

CHRIS:
Okay, well, look,

I mean, he's right, but we

could beat the stock market,

or win the Powerball.

Stock market, Powerball.

It's not about money.

We could do

whatever we want.

Imagine the possibilities.

It's like

a second chance machine.

CHRIS:
We know.

Okay, so we need to

learn how to use it.

QUINN:
How hard is it

to learn how to time travel?

Obviously, very, man.

You almost short-circuited

last night.

ADAM:
Dude,

you were disappearing.

We gotta have rules.

JESSIE:
Okay.

Yeah?

Yes. So what are they?

QUINN:
What are

the rules then?

First rule, no jumping alone.

We always have to jump

all together every time.

JESSIE:
That makes sense.

Yes?

JESSIE:
What else?

CHRIS:
Well, we could film

all of our jumps,

so that if we mess

something up,

we know what

we did wrong.

JESSIE:
That's a good idea.

That's a great idea.

And we have

to keep it a secret. Right?

So no Twitter, no Facebook,

none of that stuff.

Absolutely.

We should have code names.

Like safe words.

You know, from now on,

I want to be called

Obsidian One.

(ADAM CHUCKLING)

QUINN:
I'm definitely not

taking part in any of that.

ADAM:
Whatever.

CHRIS:
So what do you guys

wanna do with the machine?

I want to see Biggie

and Tupac live.

CHRIS:
You know what?

I wanna go to the original

Star Wars premiere.

That's not bad.

Dude, that is

so freaking awesome!

Guys, guys, I wanna go back

and meet Einstein, okay,

but this machine only goes

back three weeks. All right?

So we have to take it slow.

Keep testing it.

But there's still things

we can change.

Well, I just failed

my Chem report.

And I don't really wanna

repeat 12th grade,

I'd probably go change that.

I wouldn't mind being captain

of the baseball team.

QUINN:
No.

What do you mean, no?

It's not a magic wand, it's

just kinda a time machine.

Cool, thanks, man.

Okay, right there, you guys.

You're broke.

You're getting bullied.

I'm failing high school.

You know, let's take

this thing out for a spin.

Cheers to that.

DAVID:
Here's to taking it

out for a spin.

CHRIS:
Hell yeah!

ADAM:
Let's take it

for a spin. Baseball...

There, that's it.

I think we got it.

QUINN:
Okay, David,

so my Chem report

was eight days ago.

That's pretty secure.

Here, let me

fix your strap.

Thanks.

CHRIS:
Looks good.

Looks good.

(MACHINE WHIRRING)

Experiment four,

"Bait and Switch."

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Chris, are you

already in class?

I forgot my gym clothes.

CHRIS:
He's coming,

he's coming.

Okay, I see him.

Chris, go stop him

before he gets to Chemistry.

Hey, Quinn,

hey, what's up?

Um, Lou's sick,

class is canceled.

There's no sub?

What are you,

Sherlock Holmes?

No, there's no sub.

Sweet.

You're good,

don't worry about it.

We're good,

we're good.

Okay.

Awesome job, Chris.

Did it work?

DAVID:
Yeah.

QUINN:
What a douche.

Hydrogen, Helium,

Lithium, Beryllium,

Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen.

Then why are you texting him

at 3:
00 in the morning?

GIRL:
You're overreacting.

We're just friends.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

DAVID:
Quinny, listen.

Relax, relax, relax.

Quinn Goldberg.

LOU:
All right, everybody,

settle down.

Goldberg! Let's get this

over with.

QUINN:
Let's dance, Lou!

Hydrogen, Helium,

Lithium, Beryllium,

Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen,

Oxygen, Fluorine.

Atomic weight

of Fluorine?

Atomic weight, what?

Do you know it or not?

You didn't ask that last time!

So why would I know that?

Last time? What the hell

are you talking about?

Goldberg, this is

about comprehension,

not memorization.

See you after class.

Okay, let that be a lesson.

Comprehension.

(MOUTHING)

Who doesn't know

the atomic weight of fluorine?

Why did he ask him that?

(WHIRRING)

QUINN:
Okay, so fluorine

is 15.2.

Then why are you texting him

at 3:
00 in the morning?

GIRL:
You're overreacting.

QUINN:
Okay, 24.03.

(DAVID SHUSHING)

DAVID:
All right, you ready?

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

LOU:
All right,

settle down, everybody.

Goldberg! Let's get this

over with.

QUINN:
My thoughts exactly.

Hydrogen, Helium,

Lithium, Beryllium,

Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen,

Oxygen, Fluorine.

Fluorine.

Yeah, Fluorine.

Great, keep going.

Neon, Sodium, uh, Magnesium,

Aluminum, Silicon.

What's the classification

of silicon?

Silicon, are you kidding?

Goldberg, this is

about com...

Comprehension,

not memorization, I know.

You're kidding.

We have to do this again?

This is hell.

This is what hell is like.

I made flashcards this time.

I know everything

backwards and forwards.

BOY:
Then why are you texting

him at 3:
00 in the morning?

You're overreacting.

He's just a friend.

But she'll be screwing

Ryan in a week. Trust me.

Hey, guys, look out!

DAVID:
Sh*t, it's us.

Did you just

check out my ass?

Uh, yeah.

Yeah, I did. Um...

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

Quinn, even Chris knows it

by now. This is ridiculous.

Okay, okay. I'm gonna

Groundhog Day this b*tch.

LOU:
All right, everybody,

settle down.

Goldberg! Let's...

QUINN:
Get this over with!

Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium,

Beryllium, Boron,

Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen,

Fluorine, Neon, Sodium.

What's the atomic weight of...

Sodium, 22.98.

What's silicon's

classification?

Silicon's classification

is semi-metallic.

And its electron

configuration is

Ne,

3s2 3p2.

(JESSIE GIGGLING)

And its atomic number is 14!

Boom, Lou!

That just happened!

That's mine.

Quinn Goldberg, pleasure.

(SCATTERED APPLAUSE)

What was that?

Finally.

JESSIE:
Finally.

ADAM:
Thank God.

Perfect.

JESSIE:
What's next?

Anybody?

CHRIS:
Well, I'm being

bullied in high school

and I want to

stand up for myself.

DAVID:
Nice.

Beat up Sarah Nathan.

Got it.

CHRIS:
Let's do it.

QUINN:
Chick fight.

I love it. Let's do it.

Experiment 14,

payback time.

(CHRIS GASPING)

SARAH:
God, Christina.

Walk much?

Hi, Justin.

ADAM:
(WHISPERING)

You got this, Chris.

JESSIE:
You got this, Chris.

I got this. I got this.

(ALL GASPING)

But you were just...

I'm everywhere, b*tch.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

QUINN:
Chris,

you're a beast!

You're a frickin' beast!

CHRIS:
Experiment 15,

saving our house.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER ON RADIO)

You think

it's gonna work?

I don't know.

ANNOUNCER ON RADIO:

Youkilis with the 1-0 count.

Line drive to right field.

Cano scores. Yanks up, 6-2.

ANNOUNCER:
...down the right

field line. Cano scores.

Guys, what's taking so long?

You think there's

something wrong in there?

QUINN:
I don't know.

Do you think we can go to jail

for cheating on the lottery?

CHRIS:
You guys know

what we're doing isn't

illegal, right?

Hey, chill. I always wanted

to be a getaway driver.

DAVID:
Go, go, go, go!

QUINN:
Jessie, start

the engine! Start the engine!

ADAM:
I got it, guys!

I got it!

ALL:
Go! Go!

I'm going!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

This is gonna be so

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