Fate
BY
Pierce Grant
FADE IN:
INT.HOUSEBOAT-DAY 11:10 A.M.
ANNA
The phone is ringing.
She lifted Kevin's head up, which was lying on her chest, while in bed.
KEVIN
Let it ring. No..., wait...,I Have to get it.
He grunted as he got up to answer the phone on the end table.
KEVIN(CONT:)
Ok.
He hung up.
KEVIN(CONT:)
They just called me back into work. I really hate working nights and not sleeping during the day.
EXT.HOUSEBOAT-DAY
He kissed her, put a shirt on and Jumped over the side of the docked houseboat. He walked to his jeep.
INT.HOUSEBOAT-DAY
She went back inside and tripped over his clothes on the floor!
ANNA
(Yells To Kevin)
What a slob!? I have to pick up after you now? I'm not your mother!
INT.STORE-DAY
KEVIN
(talks to store owner-Pays for his coffee)
Black coffee to go.
KEVIN'S CHUBBY MALE PARTNER
(to Store owner)
I know the restroom is for employees only. What ever happened to police courtesy In this town?
STORE OWNER
Make it quick. Don't make a habit of it.
EXT.CAR-DAY
Kevin hears a distorted, half- end of a police message...
Just robbed the 5th street bank,(Static),...armed And dangerous! Kevin drops the coffee and doesn't even wait for his partner. He is driving off at top speed while going through red lights!
EXT.BANK /PIER-DAY
Once at the bank,...he Follows the car. The jeep comes a screeching halt, in back of the docks! Kevin sees the suspect ,dressed in black and wearing a ski mask. They both get out of their cars and run onto the pier!
EXT.PIER/RAFT-DAY
A motorized rubber raft is tied to the pier below in the calm water. The Suspect points his gun at Kevin and he pulls his gun out at the same time! It's a stand-off! The suspect gently climbs into the raft , drops the bag of money And with a steady hand, holds the gun on Kevin!
SUSPECT
Kevin, how long have you known me?
KEVIN
What?..., Who are you?
Dennis pulled off the ski mask and showed his face! Just then Anna came out of the houseboat and made her way down the pier, where they were standing!
KEVIN (CONT.)
What the hell is going on here Dennis?
Dennis now pointed the gun at Anna !
DENNIS
(TELLS ANNA)
Get into the raft!
Anna did as she was commanded! Dennis grabbed the handle of the motor and was about to leave with Anna when he shouted, over the noise of the motor.
DENNIS
Are you just going to stand there Kevin, or are you coming with us?
Kevin put his gun in the back of his belt and climbed in.
DENNIS (CONT.)
No,...Throw your gun into the water!
Kevin pulled it back out and threw it into the water. Kevin then untied the raft. Kevin put his arms around Anna as the raft picked up momentum and went over the waves! Six hours went by, and they just pulled into another pier, that was on a small island. The sun was getting ready to set.
EXT.ISLAND/BEACH-SUNSET
Anna was the first to step onto the pier and Kevin followed. Dennis grabbed the money and joined them. Then they all got to the beach.
ANNA
Kevin, what’s going on here? I heard you on the dock back there. I just wanted to see if you were OK?
KEVIN
(POINTS TO DENNIS)
This is Dennis. A friend of my father's. And now, a known bank robber! He's just gone crazy!
DENNIS
I know it looks crazy, but I need this money! Tom is a friend of mine and he is a great chemist. We are working on a project and I need to fund it.
KEVIN
(Puzzled)
Don't they have grants for things like that?
Just then, a big shark bit into the rubber raft! It was pulled under in a flash! They all jumped back! There was nothing left of the raft!
DENNIS
Ha! If the sharks don't get ya , the piranha will ! Now,...Where is TOM?
KEVIN
( grabs Dennis by the shoulders )
Listen very carefully! Is there another raft or a phone here?
DENNIS
No.
KEVIN
What do you mean,...NO!? Are we stranded here?
DENNIS
Yes, sort of . I mean..., A supply boat will be here,...in Ten years!
Dennis walks away. He was still laughing. He looked at one side of the beach to the other, looking for Tom. Anna screams as she pointed! It was the remains of Tom Just under the pier! Kevin pulled her away.
KEVIN
(To Dennis)
You still haven't told us why we're here?
Dennis looks at the torn head and shoulder of Tom ! He then kicked the rest of his remains in the water and the piranha went into a feeding frenzy! Dennis watched the piranha.
DENNIS
It's very simple Kevin. You followed me here!
Kevin grabs a stick and started to write "Help" in the sand. He grunted and pushed the stick down hard as he was in complete disgust!
ANNA
Dennis, What about that building? It looks sort of out of place here? Are there any people on this island? Maybe someone who can help us?
DENNIS
It's no use! No one lives here and no plane is going to "Miraculously" fly over our heads. Tom and I picked this deserted island just for that reason! We did not want to be bothered. The project that he was working on is , or was "Top -Secret"! I think perhaps he was waiting on the dock and had a heart attack?? He had a bad heart. The Secret formula went with him. He never kept notes or anything. If it's any consolation, the building was designed for complete comfort. It has six generators on the sides of the house and they have awnings covering them. The food service is completely automated. His chem. lab is there, a home library..., and we have supplies to last for ten years! What more could you want?
KEVIN
(Sarcasm)
And you robbed a bank for nothing then! And we're stuck here for nothing!
He went back to writing in the sand. Anna rubbed her shoulders. The sea breeze was just coming in.
KEVIN
(TO ANNA)
Are you getting a chill? Let's get inside.
EXT.BUILDING-DAY-SUNSET
They ran up to the building and left Dennis by the pier. Kevin pulled open the door and stepped inside. Just then a white powdered mist sprayed him in the eyes! Anna screams! Dennis ran up to them!
ANNA
What? What is happening to him?
Dennis pushed her aside and saw that Kevin was shrinking! He was holding his eyes and groaning on the floor! He was still kicking his feet as Dennis picked him up and he became a fetus! Dennis and Anna just looked at each other in amazement.
ANNA(CONT.)
Is this the project Tom was working on? He'll be a liquid soon!!
DENNIS
(nodded)
The fountain of youth! We have only one way to save him!
ANNA
And that is?
DENNIS
Artificial insemination!
EXT.CHEM.LAB DOOR-DAY-SUNSET
They both ran to the chem. lab!
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
Anna's room was dark , except for a tiny night light next to her bed. It was a motion detection lamp that came on when someone moved in the room. She was tall and thin. Her hair was blonde and straight. She was young. She was about the same age as Kevin. He used to be...,mid thirties.
DENNIS
Are you OK? I have to check the generators.
ANNA
(looked down at her stomach )
Do you think he is OK?
DENNIS
(touched her stomach)
Only time will tell. I think Tom set up that door to spray me! Since he really didn't want to test it on himself. It would be like him to do something like that! Well,....the Formula died with him. I wish he could have lived to see this!
Dennis leaves the room. She opened a journal.
ANNA
(Writing and speaking aloud)
Dear journal,
May 3..., My love, you have been reduced to a tiny little fetus! It's funny that Mother's day is coming up. Guess I just made it. My love for you Kevin hasn't changed. Just the way we will act towards each other has changed. Dennis is a good man and a smart man to save your life. We will be a happy family…
She closed her journal and went back to sleep.
INT.KITCHEN - NEXT MORNING
Anna spent most of her time in the kitchen. Everything was automated.
ANNA
(walks up to the counter and spoke into a microphone)
Milk and cereal.
A sliding door opened on the counter top and a quart of milk, a bowl and cereal were there! Dennis had a pantry room that he would stock the kitchen with. There were also two refrigerators and a giant freezer. Round tables in the kitchen made it look more like a cafeteria, but it was fully automated. The robotic floor sweeper even cleaned for her! Next to the kitchen was a laundry room. Beyond that was a home library with over two thousand books, including school books.
INT .BUILDING/ ALL ROOMS-DAY
The building had 12 rooms. The size and structure of it looked like an office building, and the sturdiness to withstand any storm or hurricane! The chem. lab was on the other side of the building. There were four bedrooms but they were plain looking. Another room had fabrics and a sewing machine, cleaning supplies, along with supplies for the generators, including a spare generator.
EXT .BEACH-Day
Anna spent the next nine months out on the beach, just lying under an umbrella. The island didn't have many palm trees for shade. The house- building sat in the middle of the tiny island. The local fruit on the island was papayas. There were no animals either. You can hear frogs.
INT. ANNA-KEVIN BEING BORN-DAY-NINE MONTHS LATER...
When Kevin fully woke up, he knew he was surrounded by water, and it was dark! There wasn't a lot of room to move around in.
(Kevin hears Anna's heart beating!) It didn't take him long to realize what had happened and where he was!
KEVIN(V.O.)
(thinking)
I got sprayed in the face! I remember my eyes burning! But how did I get inside Anna??! How could this be possible? I have to be reborn?! I have to do everything all over again? Wait a second? Wait just a minute!! Is she eating pizza and pickles? That is so gross! I'm going to make her throw up! If I have to stay in here a minute longer, I'm going to lose my mind!! Will I be born too early? Will I make it?
He then felt around for the mucus plug and pushed it! Water came rushing down his sides, like water in a bath tub that is draining! It took a long time but Anna pushed out his head and he could feel the openness and the air. He soon was out and all he could do was cough! He didn't cry! His eyes began to focus in the light and he could make out shapes and figures! It was Dennis and Anna smiling down at him! Dennis kissed HER and Kevin started to cry!
INT. ANNA'S ROOM-DAY
KEVIN(V.O.)
(thought to himself)
This is a nightmare!
He did enjoy breast feeding.
KEVIN(V.O.)
(Recalled to himself)
Humm..., Her Breasts got bigger too!
He would smile for Anna, but had no emotion for Dennis. Kevin slept in their room in a dresser drawer.
INT.LIVING ROOM/DINING AREA-NIGHT
Most nights Anna would make candle lit dinners and Dennis rigged up a television that was connected to one of the generators and they could watch VHS tapes that were stored. They had old movies and sports tapes.
KEVIN (V.O.)