Chapter 2: “Explosive Therapy”
SCENE 1: Mission Briefing (Kind Of)
(Interior, Princess’ throne room. A PowerPoint presentation labeled “?? Bomb Disposal 101 ??” plays with stock music.)
Princess: “Now Rudy, Quibble, Stix—you three are on bomb duty today!”
Rudy: “…Sorry, what kind of—?”
Princess (giggling): “Hydrogen!”
Quibble (holds up skull): “SKULLY SAYS: Boom is inevitable!”
Stix (lighting match): “If it’s unstable, we’ll know when it kills us.”
Rudy: “Oh good. Normal… that was sarcasm..”
(Cut to title splash as ska music blares: “THE LAST CONTESTANT — Chapter 2: Explosive Therapy”)
SCENE 2: Bomb Push Crew
(EXT. Near the river. Characters are wheeling a massive, spherical hydrogen bomb with)
Quibble: “She has a name, you know. It’s Boomberta.”
Stix: “Boomberta is the name of my third divorce… eh, nevermind.”
Rudy: “…This thing is legal?”
Quibble: “Only if you believe in God and minimum wage!”
Rudy: “W H A T ?”
Minutes later after pushing it.
Stix: “AH! Don’t worry shortie, as long as we push this thing deep into the river—this won’t be a problem for Princess anymore. I really wanted to use this hydrogen bomb on her though…”
(As they approach the edge, Quibble leaps atop the bomb dramatically.)
Stix: “Huh-?”
Quibble: “O, sweet maiden of combustion—!”
(Slips. Crashes. The bomb drops. Time slows down. “Ave Maria” plays from nowhere.)
Rudy: “Uhh… isn’t it had to harm the th—“
SCENE 3: THE EXPLOSION
(The screen is engulfed in white. A nuclear mushroom cloud in the shape of a thumbs up rises.)
(We cut to a giant crater again. Smoke. Rudy, Stix, and Quibble lie at the bottom.)
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Rudy (dizzy): “I think my blood has eyebrows…”
Quibble (giddy): “…So soft… Ow.”
Stix: “Yeah. Normal Tuesday.”
The three then disintegrate away.
(Cut to Wade standing outside the crater with an umbrella, completely unharmed.)
Wade: “They’ll live.”
SCENE 4: RUDY’S REFLECTION
(Night. Rudy is in her room. She’s writing on a notepad titled: “Happy Town: Pros, Cons, & Explosions”)
Voiceover (Rudy narrating): “They set me on fire, dropped me in a crater, and someone keeps mailing me clown teeth… But I’m still here.”
(She texts her father a photo of Boomberta with “????” underneath.)
Rudy (softly): “Still figuring it out.”
SCENE 5: A Knock at the Door
(Rudy opens the door. Zora floats there, arms crossed, looking as chill as a jazz album cover.)
Zora: “You’re still alive. Nice.”
Rudy: “Thanks?”
Zora: “You’re coming with me. Don’t worry—it’s probably not dangerous.”
(Beat.)
Rudy: “…That means it is, right?”
Zora: “Absolutely.”
Rudy: “Oh my ..”
SCENE 6: Action Segment — Arrow Alley
(Zora leads Rudy through an alley rigged with swinging cartoon traps and randomly launching arrows.)
Zora (dodging effortlessly): “This is where we used to do obstacle courses. Or get mugged. Same thing.”
(Rudy screams as a boxing glove on a spring launches at her—only for her to duck instinctively.)
Zora: “…Huh. You’re getting good.”
Zora keeps on flying down
Rudy: “I’m literally crying.!!”
(The two dodge several more traps and arrows in increasingly ridiculous ways—sliding under anvils, ziplining over lava made of jellybeans, etc.)
Rudy: “What the hell?! How is this possible?!”
SCENE 7: Honest Talk on the Rooftop
(They arrive atop a quiet building. Moonlight. Birds explode in the distance for ambiance.)
Zora: “Ya’know, Rudy? You’ve got the look…”
Rudy: “What look?”
Zora: “The ‘I don’t know if I should run or stay’ look.”
(Beat.)
Rudy: “…I’m still thinking.”
Zora (softly): “Good. Thinking is healthy. Most of us here stopped. A lot of us…”
Rudy: “…Why are you being nice to me?”
Zora: “I flirt when I’m emotionally repressed. Shut up.”
Rudy: “Huh.. I see—wait what…?”
Zora: “It’s Midnight, Mrs. Volkov..”
Rudy: “Yep! I’m going home! Night, Zora..”
(Rudy leaves)
Zora: “Damn it!”
FINAL SHOT: SOMETHING UNSETTLING
(Back at her house, Rudy walks in and notices something odd—her notepad is missing. A sticky note is left on her fridge.)
(It just reads: “We’re Watching You, Volkov.” in alphabet soup letters.)
Rudy (quiet): “…Oh yeah. That’s not hella creepy at all.”
(Rudy falls asleep in her bed.)
Stix and Quibble—outside her house throw eggs at her window, Stix made a deal with Quibble which he was skeptical about.
(Rudy opens the door furiously with a sniper rifle in her hand)
Rudy (Furious): “I’M GONNA KILL YOU BOTH IF YOU DONT GO HOME!!”
Stix: “Oh shit—!”
(They ran)
(SMASH TO CREDITS with lo-fi trap music and a single image of Quibble dancing with the skull under the explosion cloud.)
Quibble dancing:
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END OF EPISODE 2
