Snowmageddon Page #5

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But we can't really

leave right now

until we get some assistance.

Now everybody--

John.

You've got a hell of a mess

on your hands here.

- You can say that again.

- Rudy's gone. He ran away.

- Has anyone seen him?

- Have you talked to Fred?

Last time I saw him,

he said he was getting supplies

- at his shop.

- You okay, Larry?

I've had better days, John.

Just calm down, everybody.

All right?

We can't just sit around and wait.

No help is coming.

' Rudy? Hey.

- Mom!

We were worried about you, buddy.

You scared us.

Oh, thank you, Fred.

Yeah.

Would you tell me

where you got this?

I thought it was you.

It was left at our door.

Why?

Hell of a thing.

( Beeping )

Anybody answering?

Phones are still dead.

- What is that?

- Found it inside.

Official Dragon

of the Crown issue.

Face the dragon

without this bad boy,

you can forget about it.

Of course.

HEY:

It's gonna be fine.

Rudy?

- Rudy!

- Rudy!

( Clock ticking )

It didn't look anything like that

the last time I saw it.

Rudy's right.

I can't quite believe

I'm saying this,

but somehow,

what's happening in there

is happening out here.

It's not possible.

Neither are about half the things

we've seen in town today.

- You got that right.

- Tully:
John.

Townsfolk are getting antsy

and they're looking for answers.

- Please tell me you got some.

- John...

I think you should hear

- what your son has to tell you.

- I'm worried about Jenn.

Yeah, she should've

been here by now.

You stay here with Rudy,

I'll go look for her.

It'll be a nice change

from Town Hall.

Tell us, Rudy.

What happened?

( Ticking continues )

A toy?

A kid's toy

is what we're talking about?

This is no ordinary toy.

Just listen to what

we have to say, Larry.

No, you listen up, John.

We got a lot of dead

friends and family.

Town's coming apart

at the seams.

What does a damn snow globe

have to do with anything?

Everything.

Look, we've all known

each other for a long time.

You just have to trust me

when I tell you.

Everything that's happened

in this town

- can be traced back to this.

- It's true.

- Ridiculous.

- It's true.

Now, ever since this thing

was placed at our doorstep,

we've had one disaster

after another.

Every time one

of these buttons is pressed,

another disaster hits.

And who told you that?

My son.

( laughing, groaning )

Look, if pressing buttons

causes disasters,

then don't push

any damn buttons.

It's not that simple.

Have you looked

at the town clock today?

It's ticking.

Yeah, well, clocks

will do that, John.

Fred:

Not this one.

You all know.

I took that thing apart

years ago.

There are no gears

inside that clock.

And yet there it is,

ticking away.

And it's got

the exact same time on it

as the clock

inside this globe.

That's got

to mean something.

I think it's a countdown.

Countdown?

A countdown to what?

I'm guessing

at the top of the hour,

another disaster's gonna strike

whether we push a button or not.

Yeah, and maybe Santa

and his reindeers

will come down from the sky.

It's all hogwash.

( laughter)

Look out. I got it.

Go on.

- No, Larry--

- ( yells )

- ( snow globe rolls on floor)

-( board drops )

Didn't even leave a mark.

- Here.

- Larry, Larry! No, Larry!

Come here.

I need to talk to you.

Mom, you believe me,

don't you?

Put down that sandwich

for a second.

I believe that

that snow globe

somehow has something to do

with everything that's happening.

And I believe that your dad

will do anything to keep us safe.

But I don't believe

for a second

that any of this

is your fault.

Getting everyone all excited

doesn't help anything, Larry.

You said that thing just showed up

on your doorstep, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Just showed up on my doorstep.

No address,

no shipping info.

Yeah, then it's your responsibility.

- You're doing this to us.

- Come on, Larry.

You see what's happening

in our town.

It's our problem.

We're all in this together.

- No, he's right.

- What?

Okay, hang on here.

Larry:
Let's just say

that I'm wrong.

What are we gonna do?

'Cause if you're right,

any minute now,

another disaster's

gonna hit us.

Well, let's just hope I'm wrong.

( Ticking )

( bell rings)

Rudy!

Rudy!

( Loud bang )

Did you hear that?

What, is there something

back there?

Rudy?

-( Rocks shaking )

- Rudy!

( Screams )

( glass clinking faintly )

- You okay?

- Yeah.

(woman screams )

- Was that a scream?

- What?

( Jennifer screams )

Jennifer!

Let's gqg

Go' go! gas

(yelling )

- Derrick!

- ( gurgling )

Derrick!

No.

Help!

Somebody help me!

Somebody help, please!

Please.

That thing's from hell itself.

- Stay calm, Larry.

- You stay calm, Fred.

Guys, everything

seems to be fine.

Still no sign of Jenn.

Okay.

Look, it came to my house.

My family.

It's my responsibility.

So what are you

gonna do with it?

I don't know.

I'm open to all suggestions.

Take it someplace else.

Another town, if you can.

I can't do that.

That's not the answer.

Throw it into the volcano.

What's that, son?

In the Dragon of the Crown,

the crown that cursed

the village

needs to be tossed

into the volcano.

Wait a minute.

That's not crazy.

Oh, come on.

That game is based

on an old Greek myth

about Hephaestus

and Pandora.

The gift is just like

Pandora's box.

Opened up and all the evils

of the world

are let loose to wreak havoc.

But there's one thing

left in the box.

What's that got to do

with the volcano?

Hephaestus made the gift

in the bowels of a volcano.

The gift must be returned

there to destroy it.

Oh, come on.

Fred, what was the one thing

left in the box?

- Hope.

- Fred:
That's right.

Hope.

Come on, Larry.

It isn't any crazier

than the things

we've seen in town today.

I know.

Well, show me a volcano, then.

You dimwit.

We've already got one.

- Mount Thalberg.

- That's right.

Thalberg's becoming

active again.

She's getting ready to blow.

That's not a volcano.

Well, it hasn't been active

for thousands of years,

- but it is a volcano.

- What?

Look, you all said it.

This is my responsibility.

This is what I'm doing.

The rest of you have to

get everyone out of town.

You can't stay here any more.

See, that's the first thing

I've heard that makes sense.

So what about you?

I'm going back

up the mountain.

You coming with us

or not, Fred?

I'm staying.

This town is all I've known,

and I trust John to save it.

You know it's gonna take

a miracle to get out of this.

- Wouldn't that be something?

- What?

I can't think of a better

time of year for a miracle.

You're crazier

than the rest of them.

( Door opens, closes )

All right,

just take some of this.

John.

Honey,

I'm gonna find Jenn.

I'm gonna take care

of the globe.

Then I'm gonna

come find you.

What the--

No!

Help!

- ( Screams ) Help!

- ( concrete cracking )

Come on.

Come on.

Not again! No!

Come on.

Stay on it.

No!

( Larry screams )

No! No.

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