Thursday, March 13, 2008

The Following Is Inspired By True Events...

Before you read this, please find a copy of the song "Public Service Announcement" by Jay-Z.

INT. TREASURE ISLAND (THE GROCERY STORE..) - EVENING

Molly Wilbanks, a girl next door type twenty-something, stands in front of a large selection of orange juice. She carries one of those hand held grocery basket things and listens to her iPod. The song changes from Carrie Underwood's, "Don't Forget to Remember Me" to "Public Service Announcement" by Jay-Z.

(if you're reading, start the song here.)

As the song begins, the orange juice selection is no longer a menial choice, but an important part of her important life as an important diplomat slash international spy.

A BODYGUARD, big, tall, scary looking, but with a heart of gold, stands behind her. He surveys the grocery store for anyone who might harm his client. He may not be conspicuous, but you have to keep some sort of cover when you are an international spy living as an important diplomat.

Molly decides on the Tropicana Extra Pulp. She takes the carton and puts it in her basket.

CUT TO:

INT. TREASURE ISLAND - MOMENTS LATER

Molly walks out of the refrigerated section and towards the check-out. The bodyguard follows.

The whole time she walks, Molly watches the people around her. She notices a MAN IN A SUIT leaning against the loafs of bread behind the check out counter. The man, sees her and turns his head towards the bread as if to examine the nutritional facts, but really he is just diverting his attention so Molly doesn't notice.

Molly notices. She's good like that.

INT. TREASURE ISLAND - MOMENTS LATER

Molly and the bodyguard stand in line. An OLD WOMAN in front of her counts pennies. The CASHIER watches with boredom. The bodyguard reads an US Weekly while popping a piece of Orbitz gum into his mouth.

Molly taps her watch. It looks as though she is just checking the time, but the watch is actually a tiny computer. She searches through a database and begins to notice the faces popping up are the faces of the people around her in the grocery store. She looks up and sees the man in the suit, but this time he doesn't look away.

The man yanks a bouquet of flowers from a cart but they are not flowers at all. The flowers are hiding a large machine gun. He points them straight towards Molly. As this happens another CASHIER, PATRON, and SMALL CHILD reveal themselves to be agents as well.

Molly flinches for one moment as she realizes her lips are chapped. She applies cherry flavored Chapstick brand chapstick. She then reaches into her bag and pulls out nunchucks.

INT. TREASURE ISLAND - A SHORT MOMENT AFTER THE NUNCHUCKS HAVE BEEN DRAWN

The agents come at Molly. She fights them off one by one successfully while she wears her four inch L.A.M.B. heels (in natural/yellow)
and Burberry Trench. Agents come from all sides, including the ceiling and floor. They are in all shapes and sizes, but it doesn't phase Molly. She's fierce and indignant.

The man with the machine gun flowers comes from behind. the bodyguard still reads his US weekly. He sees the man with the machine gun and ducks under the check-out counter so he can read in peace.

INT. TREASURE ISLAND - MOMENTS LATER

Molly stands in front of the store entrance. Agents are strewn about the floor. The man with the flower gun stands in front of her.

They stare at each other.

Outside the window, a black car pulls up. Molly looks at the car and then again at the flower gun man.

MOLLY
Sorry. I have to go.

The flower gun man sees the car and throws his hands up in defeat. Molly grabs her groceries. The bodyguard still reads his US Weekly. Molly waves to him, he waves back.

EXT. TREASURE ISLAND - CONTINUOUS

Molly opens the door to the black car that we now see is a Toyota Prius (Molly is an eco-friendly international spy slash important diplomat). She gets in the passenger side door.

INT. TOYOTA PRIUS - CONTINOUS

JOHN MAYER sits in the drivers side. It's important to understand that by this point in time he has grown out of his misogyny.

JOHN MAYER
Did you get orange juice, honey?

MOLLY
Tropicana Extra Pulp.

JOHN MAYER
Let's go home where I will play music for you.

Molly smiles. They drive away.

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