The Fix It Boys Page #5

Nah, he should've just

looked out for himself

and he'd have been fine.

It's his gentleness,

not his toughness,

that cause people to change.

I wasn't always like

I am now, you know.

Being tough, I don't

get hurt that way.

But what you don't see Marty,

is that you're hurting

everyone around you.

But if I wasn't the

tough guy anymore,

I don't know who I'd be.

You'd be one step closer to

the guy God wants you to be.

The guy God wants me to be?

You're saying God wants

me to walk the line?

Yeah and I want ya

to pull the line too.

Pull the line?

Yeah, pull it

in, you got a bite.

What?

Hey look, I really got one.

(GRUNTS)

Looking good Stanley.

I can't believe that mongoid

actually caught a fish.

He said the wind

was from the south.

The wind?

From the south they

bite with their mouth.

From the west...

They bite the best.

An educated deduction,

though not very scientific.

No, but a little fun

never hurt anyone, right?

So Stanley, why are you here?

I mean, isn't my brother's

camp for kids who, who...

My mom said the

interaction with others

in a Christian environment would

be beneficial to my growth.

Hasn't proven true.

I can't believe

I'm saying this,

but maybe you need to give this

camping idea more of a try.

Ben mentioned that you've won

every science fair

since Kindergarten.

I would think that somebody

of your intelligence

would understand that this

sort of primal creteness

adventures is just

a waste of time.

Science is great Stanley,

but it's not the only

way to learn new things.

Surely this place

doesn't hold any lessons.

I don't know, it's

already taught Marty

how useful he can be.

It's just a fish.

Yes and when we eat his fish,

we will learn gratitude that

we have something to eat.

I'd rather be home

in my laboratory

learning important

scientific facts.

What about the trees and

the river and the animals?

I don't know, maybe we could

learn something from them.

All simply the result

of time and chance.

As are we.

You don't really

believe that do you?

Evolution is the foundation

of any reasoning

scientific mind.

I noticed the

map you were making

the leaves when I arrived.

A bit crude, but most

helpful in plotting our course.

What do you think

the next person

who comes across

your map will think?

I surmise that they'll

see and appreciate

my proper intellect

of preparedness.

You don't think they'll just

see some sticks and leaves

and assume they fell

on the ground that way?

Just fell that way?

Anybody with a reasoning

mind could clearly see

that they were placed

there on purpose.

So you think they would assume

that there was a

creator who made it?

Of course.

A creation that not even

time or chance could have made?

Absurd, not in a million.

Stanley, think about

everything you know

about the intricate

workings of life.

And the whole universe.

How everything works with

such precision and purpose.

And those are just some

sticks on the ground.

I admit your conjecture is

valid, quite valid actually.

Stanley, anyone

coming upon your map

would have to combine

their reasoning mind

and one other thing though.

What's that?

Faith.

Faith?

They would only be

seeing the creation,

so they would naturally

have to have faith

that there was a

creator who made it.

I believe you're right.

I have faith?

Huh, I have faith.

And you're about to

have something else.

What's that.

Burnt fish, quick,

get 'em off the fire.

Oh yeah.

This looks good Stanley.

Thanks, Cricket assisted me.

Glad he wasn't

cooking hamburgers.

Hamburgers?

Nevermind.

I think before we eat,

we should give thanks.

Who wants to say the prayer?

Okay.

God, thank you for providing

us some food to eat

- and thank you...

- And God, thank you

for helping me catch a fish.

What?

And God thank

you for bringing us

all on this camping

trip together.

Amen.

(STARTLING TONE)

Just ignore Ben's

comment about my cooking.

My burgers weren't that bad.

Yeah, if you don't

mind eatin' hockey pucks.

Mary was pretty

down at that point.

And we, well, we

were out of ideas.

Think she's gonna be alright?

Time can heal any wound.

That's comforting.

You think that up yourself?

If you recall,

I wasn't the one

who wanted to get

involved in this, stuff.

Well this stuff

is a girl's family,

which is about to be

torn apart forever.

You know if you looked for

clues as much as you complain,

we would've had it fixed.

Don't you dare

try to blame me.

Who else is there to blame?

Yourself.

I'm sick and tired of you

thinking you know everything.

The fact that you don't

know I know everything

proves that you don't

know everything.

Well that's dumb.

That doesn't even make sense.

CRICKET:
Well I

do know everything.

- (THOUGHTFUL MUSIC)

- Ben:
Not everything.

I don't like you

trying to act like

you know everything.

I'm pretty smart too.

CRICKET:
You don't know

that I know everything

proves that you...

MARY BETH'S VOICEOVER: Dear

God, I really need your help.

I know you don't like divorce.

And I know if I could

just find the necklace

that I could save my

parents from breaking up.

You're dumb.

The fact that you

don't understand that

means that you're dumb.

(BOYS CONTINUE

ARGUING IN BACKGROUND)

MARY BETH'S

VOICEOVER:
Please God,

use the Jungle Junkboys

to find the necklace.

They're the smartest

boys I know.

But even they could

use your help.

CRICKET:
The fact

that, the fact that...

MARY BETH'S VOICEOVER:

A lot of your help.

Please show 'em what to do.

The fact that, the fact...

You're weird.

We made this for you.

What is it?

Well they were burgers before

wingnut here distracted me.

So now you burning the

food is my fault too?

Well if you hadn't...

I'm not very hungry.

I should be getting home now.

I lied about having the money.

We didn't even fix anything.

Now look what you've done.

I knew we should have

gotten the steak out.

What?

To grill.

We should've gotten

the steak out.

Cricket, you're a genius!

Yeah, but hey,

what about the food?

Wait up!

I don't get it.

Why did Mary Beth

apologize for lying?

What's the big deal?

She said she would

pay us for helping.

Even though we woulda

done it for nothing.

And there aren't any

color shades to a lie.

A lie's a lie, no matter

how small it seems.

Maybe she thought

no one would help her

if she didn't pay them.

Maybe she though no one

would care about her

if she didn't lie.

Lying to make people care

seems like you're just saying

that I'm not good

enough the way I am.

Maybe I'm not.

If we're trying to be all

that God wants us to be,

then that's enough.

I agree.

Yeah, that makes sense.

I believe I would also have

to concur with that statement.

Me too.

So, what's next in the story?

The stakeout.

You're grilling steak now?

But I thought you

just grilled burgers.

I believe that he's

referring to the act

of covertly observing

a person or persons.

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