7260 Characters =~7.3Min. Reading Time EXT. SHOWCASE HALL - NIGHT
Jackie leads sunglass-clad Killa, BackWoods, Swish and Peleador from their unimpressive car.
They creep to avoid paparazzi in the parking lot.
INT. SHOWCASE HALL - NIGHT
Jackie, Killa, BackWoods, Swish and Peleador peep their heads over the crowd to see the stage:
LACROSSE (on stage) If y'all 'been watchin' "TayVay", y'all be knowin' our fiancees ditched us and our super-manager, Hank Honey, to run with some gold-diggin' ex-intern from nowhere.
CROWD Boo!
GYMGIRLS (mocking) Jackie PANNZ!
HARRY HECKLER Jack MY pants!
CROWD (crescendo) Jack the pants. Jack the PANTS! JACK THE PANTS!
A series of photoshopped parody pictures of Jackie, Killa, BackWoods, Swish and Peleador disgrace their nicknames:
CHEERIA Well Jack-Pants, KillFish -
KRIKIT - BuckTooth -
LACROSSE - Swoosh-head -
PETANQUE - POOleador -
CHEERIA - you forgot something:
LACROSSE The name of the game of love is:
GYMGIRLS TEAM SPIRIT!
The jumbo screen behind the band shows a celebratory picture of Hank & Jackie, Killa & Cheeria, Swish & LaCrosse, BackWoods & Krikit, Peleador & Petanque, all holding hands at a victory celebration.
On stage, Dave Drummer happy-thwacks the opening beat to the SONG: TEAM SPIRIT. Audio at: http://GenieMusic.com/?s=2063
The GymGirls' stomping feet match the thundering drumbeats.
LACROSSE Interference!
Onscreen: Killa pushes a running back down as the running back tries to catch a ball.
KRIKIT Offsides!
Onscreen: Swish alone on the wrong side of the court.
PETANQUE Fumble-
Onscreen: Killa fumbles a football.
CHEERIA Stree-rike!
Onscreen: BackWoods strikes out.
LACROSSE Error-
Onscreen: an ump flags Peleador.
PETANQUE Blooper-
Onscreen: Swish and another player run into each other.
CHEERIA Penalty-
Onscreen: BackWoods yells at an umpire.
KRIKIT Screwball-
Onscreen: Swish makes a goofy face.
GYMGIRLS That's your life!
Onscreen: Jackie with her finger apparently up her nose.
KRIKIT Sinker
Stinker
Spitball
Onscreen images flash: Killa, Swish, BackWoods with an ump yelling at him.
LACROSSE Walkin'
Balkin'
Bad call
Onscreen images flash: Peleador limps; BackWoods balks while pitching; an exasperated Jackie makes a phone call.
PETANQUE Flea-flicker
Onscreen: Peleador whiffs a soccer ball, crashes on his butt.
CHEERIA Punt Bunter
Onscreen: BackWoods bats an abortive bunt.
GYMGIRLS Split!
The girls' hands rip photos of Killa, BackWoods, Swish & Peleador.
The GymGirls join at center stage, singing together, while the jumbo screen focuses on the dominant singer of each line:
GYMGIRLS (hands joined) We had Team Spirit
CHEERIA (fist to chest) We had loyalty
PETANQUE (fist in air) We had esprit de corps
LACROSSE (thrash hand) 'til you forfeited me
CHEERIA We had game
LACROSSE (hits gut) We had guts
KRIKIT (grabs near crotch) We had love by the NUTS!
GYMGIRLS (united) 'Til you stripped team spirit from us
The crowd cheers.
Swish, BackWoods, Peleador and Jackie gulp.
Even Killa gulps.
CHEERIA Double-dribble!
Onscreen: Swish caught double-dribbling.
KRIKIT Air-ball!
Onscreen: Killa misses a football pass.
PETANQUE Travelin'
Onscreen: Jackie leads the 4 athletes away from Hank Honey Management.
LACROSSE (finger-gun to head) Suicide Play!
PETANQUE Switch hitter
CHEERIA (flails arm) Wild-pitch
LACROSSE (pulls Krikit from Petanque) Interception
KRIKIT (finger to nose) Pickoff
PETANQUE Sacrifice
LACROSSE (fists punch) Battery
GYMGIRLS (throw yellow flags) FOUL!
GYMGIRLS We had Team Spirit
CHEERIA (hugs) We were family
GYMGIRLS (hands over hearts) You pledged allegiance
KRIKIT ("no" finger motion) Then you no-showed on me
LACROSSE (kick) You kicked me off
KRIKIT (stuffing motion) You stuffed my shot
CHEERIA (rueful hand to heart) When I gave you All I got
PETANQUE (tender, sad) You stripped team spirit from me
The music softens into a dramatic soliloquy:
Onscreen: an image of Swish.
LACROSSE (to audience) Boy, I was your designated hitter.
Onscreen: an image of BackWoods.
KRIKIT (smile, extends arm) You were my long reliever.
The audience chuckles at the double entendre.
Onscreen: an image of Peleador.
PETANQUE But you put me out.
Onscreen: an image of Killa.
CHEERIA You gave my heart the grand slam
Dave Drummer smacks the drums, indicating the slam.
CHEERIA You pitched me that:
KRIKIT (two-fingers) Split-fingered fastball
PETANQUE (hand-twist) The changeup
CHEERIA (throws hands back) The brushback
LACROSSE (deeply hurt) You shattered my trust
The girls join hands, then stride forward as if mounting a counter-attack:
GYMGIRLS YOU STRIPPED . SPIRIT . FROM . US!!
Dave Drummer rolls his cymbals to close the song.
The united GymGirls bow their heads.
The audience cheer as one: the men hyped-up, the women moved to tears.
LACROSSE Thank you.
The crowd won't stop cheering. This song obviously triggers feelings of abandonment that haunt their broken hearts.
The GymGirls' wet eyes show they feel the same pain & anger.
Krikit signals the crowd to hush so she can speak:
KRIKIT Now that "intern" is tryin' to band our jocks into a music supergroup:
CROWD Boo!
LACROSSE Wanna know what it's called?
CROWD Yeah!
GYMGIRLS (sarcastic) JockRock!
The crowd busts up laughing.
CHEERIA More like JockRash!
The crowd's in tears of glee.
HARRY HECKLER Crotchrot!
KRIKIT (faking pleasure) Oh, Killa, scratch me one more time!
LACROSSE (faking pleasure) Swish, baby: Swish me some mo' o' yo' JockRash!
People in the crowd grab their bellies, laughing.
The camera spots Jackie, Killa, BackWoods, Swish and Peleador.
Jackie and the 4 athletes scramble for the door.
CHEERIA Look! There's JackPants & the JockRots!
PETANQUE Spying on us!
KRIKIT Tryin' ta' steal our audience, Notch-Blotch?
The camera shows Jackie leads Killa, BackWoods, Swish and Peleador in a bolt for the exit.
The crowd laughs themselves wet-pantsed.
EXT. SHOWCASE HALL - NIGHT
Jackie and her 4 aghast athletes race past camera-flashes, running to their car.
Ridicule from the audience echoes in Jackie's ears.
