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Ben The Flooder Slayer - Episode 3x06 - Cold
By Ben
DANSVILLE – DAYTIME
BEN’S HOUSE
The front door opens and Ben walks in the house, fiddling with his keys.
Ben: Hey mom!
Ben looked to his left and to his right. No sign of her. It was her day off.
Ben: Hey – Slayer? You here?
Ben looked to the right and then saw his mom lying on the couch…motionless.
Ben: Mom? What are you doing?
He walked towards her. Still nothing.
Ben: Mom?
He was about 10 feet away from her.
Ben: Mommy?
BLACK OUT TO OPENING CREDITS
GRAVEYARD
BEN and PARA run towards a flooder. JOAN SUMMERS flips and shoves a stake through the backside of the flooder – turning him to dust.
Ben: Nice one!
Joan: Just don’t forget I’m your mother and can still kick some ass…
Joan was pulled backwards.
REALITY - BEN’S HOUSE
Ben runs toward his mom’s body.
Ben: Mom? Mom? Mom?
He starts shaking her.
Ben: MOM!
Ben started to shake. He ran to the phone. He dialed 9-1-1.
Operator: 911 Emergencies –
Ben: Hello? It’s my mom.
Operator: Is she okay?
Ben: She’s not breathing…
Operator: Is she lying down?
Ben: Yes…I think…
Operator: Do you know CPR?
Ben: Yes, I think so.
Operator: Okay I need you to provide CPR; I’m sending an ambulance.
Ben: Okay.
Ben looked at his mom’s body again.
He breathed into her mouth then started to pump her chest.
Ben: 1…2…3…4…5…6…
CRACK.
Ben: Oh!!
He picked up the phone.
Ben: Hello?
Operator: Did it work?
Ben: I broke her…I heard something crack.
Operator: You probably cracked a rib, but it’s okay –
Ben: She’s cold.
Operator: The body’s cold?
Ben: No! My Mom!
Operator: Sorry…
Ben: Should I make her warm?
Operator: No…
Ben starred at the body, then to the phone.
Ben: I have to make a call…
Ben hung up the phone. He dialed a number.
Brad: Hello?
Ben: Giles…you have to come. She’s here.
Brad: Ben?
CLICK. Ben hung up the phone.
He starred at his mom’s body.
The far away siren got louder and then stopped. The ambulance arrived. The two gentlemen ran into the house toting their equipment.
Ben: She’s over here, in the living room.
The two medics started attempts on reviving Joan. One performed CPR while the other was trying to shock her.
Medic: Any medical problems, past family illness’?
Ben: She had cancer, but the radiation was supposed to take care of it and she had surgery because they found it living somewhere and they pulled it off and she’s fine…she’s fine now.
After a few minutes of nothing, the men looked up at Ben.
Medic: I’m sorry…
Ben: What?
Medic: I’m sorry to inform you that your mother is dead…She died most likely from cancer that they couldn’t find…She probably felt little pain.
Ben just looked at him in disbelief.
Medic: I’m sending the coroners over as soon as we can. I wish there was more that I could do.
CB: Fire on Elm, Fire on 353 Elm, all available units report.
Medic: We’re moving.
Medic: The best thing for you to do is to grab a glass of water, relax. Is there anyone you can call?
Ben: Someone’s coming.
Medic: I’m very sorry for your loss.
The medics stormed out of the house and took off.
Ben walked to his kitchen and then to his foyer…he fell on his knees and threw up. After grabbing a paper towel to clean up his mess, Ben just stayed in a distant state of mind and then all of a sudden Brad came in the front door.
Brad: Ben? What is it?
Ben: The coroner is coming. I have to tell Rivvir and Para…
Brad: I’m not sure –
Brad looked over and saw Joan’s body on the floor.
Brad: Joan?
He ran over to her and started to perform CPR.
Ben: No, no. It’s too late.
Ben stood before Brad.
Ben: We’re not supposed to move the body!
Ben covered his mouth and shuttered at the words he just said. Brad got up and huddled into Ben, stroking his back.
~COMMERICAL~
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
RIVVIR sat on the toilet in the guys bathroom, crying.
Sam: It’s not that bad.
Rivvir: What are you talking about?
Sam: It could be worse…
Rivvir: Oh sure, you could’ve walked right up and asked Kristy to date you and then have her humiliate you.
Sam: Come on man, it’s just a chick.
Rivvir came out of the stall and looked at Sam.
Sam: Are you ready?
Rivvir: Am I good to show my face?
Sam: Sure you are.
Sam and Rivvir exit the bathroom.
They walk to their class together.
OUTSIDE DANSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Ben walked up to the gate.
Guard: Can I help you?
Ben: I need to speak to Rivvir Summers, immediately.
Guard: Who’s asking for him?
Ben: His brother.
Guard: Right. Go ahead.
RIVVIR’S CLASS –
Teacher: And today we’re studying the tragedy of Hamlet. Pull out the scripts you have and we’ll start off.
Ben opened the door and walked in. Rivvir didn’t even notice him. Ben walked all the way back to Rivvir and interrupted a side conversation he was having.
Ben: Rivvir, I need to talk to you.
Rivvir: What are you doing here?
Ben: Come with me.
Ben walked out of the classroom followed by his brother.
Rivvir: What’s going on? I thought Mom was picking me up today.
Ben: Mom…I had to come and get you…
Rivvir: What’s wrong?
Ben: Rivvir, there was an accident.
Rivvir: What kind of accident?
Ben: The doctors told us she was fine and cured…but they must have missed an area…
Rivvir: But she’s fine…she had the operation.
Rivvir started shaking his head and fell into his brother’s arms.
~COMMERCIAL~
TARA’S APPARTMENT –
Tara rips through her closet looking all over for clothes to wear. PARA looks on. Her eyes were still red. RICK and ANYA walk up, very solemn. Rick knocks on the door and walks in.
Tara – stands with just a t-shirt and a pair of black pants on. Rick and Tara walk to each other. They embrace each other warmly. Tara sobs a little, as does Rick.
Rick: How you doing?
Tara: Holding up. You?
Rick: I don’t think I can deal…
Tara: I’m afraid I’m going to cry again.
Anya: Rick cried at the apartment. It was creepy.
Tara: It’s a thing we do.
A pause.
Anya: What’s going to happen?
Tara: I guess we’re going to meet them at the morgue.
Para: Giles said he was going to go with Joyce – Ben went to tell Rivvir at school.
Rick: God…
Another pause.
Rick: What else did Giles say?
Para: Not a lot.
Rick: Are we sure it’s natural? Falcon – he said he would go after Ben’s family…
Tara: He’d want us to know…
Rick: I’ll tell you what it is – it’s the doctors…what there aren’t enough monsters in Dansville that we have to treat humans like this? They should have checked her over! Drill a hole in your head, put a band-aid on and smile, and then say next?
Rick started to show some tears.
Rick: I mean someone’s got to take care of…Someone’s got…
Tara looked at him.
Tara: Okay…come on.
She put her fists up ready to fight him.
Rick looked at her.
Rick: You know I can’t take you.
Tara: Damn straight.
He kissed her forehead.
Anya: Are we going to see the body?
Shocked – Tara says –
Tara: What?
Anya: Are we going to be in the room…with a dead body?
Tara: I don’t think so…No…I…
Para: I think we should take over patrolling and all.
Rick: You know it. I’ll send Dac and some other’s out.
Another pause.
Anya: Are they going to cut the body open?
Tara: Oh my god! Will you just shut your mouth?
Anya: What am I doing?
Tara: How can you act like that?
Anya: Am I supposed to be standing half naked looking for clothes? Is that the right thing to do?
Tara: The way you behave…
Anya: I just became a human…your emotions are confusing from that of a demons.
Rick: Guys…
Anya: Because nobody will tell me…
Tara: Because it’s not okay for you to be asking these things!
Anya: But I don’t understand!
Anya breaks down.
Anya: I don’t understand how this all happens – I mean I knew her and there’s just a body and I don’t understand why she can’t get back inside of it and not be dead, anymore. It’s stupid, and mortal. Ice is crying and I was having fruit punch and I thought “Well Joan will never have fruit punch anymore…” or have eggs or brush her hair or yawn or anything and no one will tell me why!
Anya bursts into tears. Ice goes to comfort her but she pushes him off.
Tara: We don’t know…why.
Para: We have no clue what is intended for us.
They all stare at each other.
Anya sits down – moping still. Rick walks back and forth. Para wipes away more tears.
CRASH!
Rick: Sorry…sorry.
Tara: What was that?
Rick: My hand going through the wall…
Anya: Where did your hand go?
Rick: Some pent up frustration and Ta-Da.
Anya: Your hand could have hit an electrical…thing!
Rick: Once again with the sorry.
He pulled his hand out and it was filled with blood.
Tara: Here…wash it off.
Rick puts his hand in the sink and washes it off.
Para: We need to go.
Rick: Your right…the avengers need to get with the assembly.
Anya: What will be expected of us?
Rick: We’ll go, we’ll deal, and we’ll help. That what we do. We help Ben.
The four of them walked out together. Anya closes the door.
The door flies back open as Tara darts in and throws a blue shirt on over her t-shirt.
~COMMERICAL~
DANSVILLE HOSPITAL
BEN and RIVVIR stand with Brad GILES in a waiting room. TARA, PARA, RICK, and ANYA walk in the room. Tara gives Rivvir a big hug, as Ice hugs Ben and rubs his back to show his support. Anya runs to Brad and gives him a huge hug, almost mocking the others, as she doesn’t know what to do.
Para looks at Ben. They both embraced. Para kissed Ben’s forehead, lips, and cheeks.
Para: I love you so much.
Ben: I know.
DOCTOR LIVES walks out.
Brad: Doctor?
Ben, Brad and Rivvir all walked forward.
Dr. Lives: Okay, I’ve examined your mother’s body.
Rivvir: Can we see her?
Ben: Rivvir, not now.
Dr. Lives: Your mother looks to have suffered from an attack by cancer that was left in her. It flowed into the blood stream and got into her heart. The cancer moved quickly in her heart.
Ben: Was she in pain?
Ben starred at the doctor’s mouth as his lips moved to say “She felt no pain at all” but heard “I have to lie to make you feel better.”
Dr. Lives: There will be some forms I will need you to take care of, funeral arrangements…
Brad: I’ll take care of those.
Ben: Thank you.
Dr. Lives and I will need you to sign a few release forms.
Ben: Okay.
Ben and Rivvir walked back slowly while Brad walked away with the Doctor.
Rick: What did the doctor say?
Ben: Nothing…well, what we expected.
Tara: Rivvir, do you want to sit?
Rivvir shook his head.
Ben: I don’t think we’ll be here for very long.
Rivvir: I have to pee…
Para: Do you want someone to go with you?
Rivvir: I still remember how to pee.
Rivvir walked away.
Ben: I think he’s mad at me…
Tara: For telling him?
Ben: It’s like he didn’t want to believe me.
Anya: I wish that Joan didn’t die.
Ben looked at her.
Anya: Because she was nice…and now we’re all sad…
Rick: Anya…ever the wordsmith.
Ben: Thank you, Anya.
Para: Do you want something?
Ben: Maybe Rivvir might.
Anya: We’ll go get you stuff.
Anya, Rick and Para walked away leaving Ben and Tara.
Ben looked at Tara.
Ben: I’m sorry you have to go through this.
Tara: Don’t be. It’s not your fault.
Ben: Tara, why does this have to happen?
Tara: It’s part of life.
Ben: But with Mandy…how did you cope.
Tara shed a tear at those words.
Rivvir came outside of the bathroom, peaked around the corner to see Ben with Tara. He then darted straight into the morgue. He made his way into the room where his mother and many other bodies were. He locked the door.
HOSPITAL LOBY
Tara: I guess I never coped. I just kept her in my heart and moved on. Something you should try to do with your mother.
Ben: Oh Tara!
Ben broke down. He put his head in Tara’s lap, just crying. Tara stroked his head and ran her fingers through his hair.
Tara had to fight off tears as well. A man that loved her so much as her best friend, crying in her lap. A man that she had fought against because of a death she thought he had caused. He was a man that took care of her when others wouldn’t.
MORGUE
Rivvir walked towards his mother’s body. He starred at it. Behind him a body sat up, taking the cover off of him. It was a flooder. The flooder put his feet on the ground and walked towards Rivvir…
Anya, Para and Ice came back with their arms loaded with snacks.
Para: We panicked.
Ben: Uh-huh.
Anya: The sandwiches are meat!
Para: Maybe Rivvir might want one.
Rick: Is he still in the bathroom?
Ben: Yeah…Can you guys wait here for a second.
Ben got up and walked into the Morgue.
He looked through the window and saw Rivvir being attacked by the flooder. He tried to push the door open but it was locked. Ben kicked the door down and went to the flooder. He choked him off of his brother. Ben fell backwards with the flooder on top of him. They knocked a table of supplies down and Ben grabbed a small handsaw. He put himself on top of the flooder and shoved the saw down across the flooder’s neck turning him to dust.
Rivvir looked up at his mother’s body.
Ben: Rivvir?
Rivvir: Why is she cold?
Ben: It’s not her anymore…
Rivvir got on his knees. He put his hand out slowly going towards his mother’s face. As he almost touches the screen goes black and has red text…
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BEN CORNELL
8/30/2002 6:59:04 PM
(Updated: 8/30/2002 7:23:20 PM)
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