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"2020 - 2024 Russia tries to capture Ukraine due to worrying

NATO expansion but fails to make much progress due to
American support.

2024 - 2026 Russia's recourses deplete after 6 years of an

unsuccessful war effort, and the country is left greatly
weakened and very vulnerable to a NATO attack. Russian moral
is at an all time low and there are rumors of plans to
overthrow the Russian government, as well as rumors of NATO
troops secretly setting foot in Ukraine. The Russian
politicians are TERRIFIED and backed into a corner.
2026 - 2030 Russia being on its knees and panicking, decides
to launch nuclear bombs at NATO countries as they feel it is
now their only option. America detects the nucellar weapons
right after they launch and launches nuclear bombs of it's
own at Russia. After 400 nukes hit their target there is a
huge catastrophical fallout that erases everything humanity
has ever made and ends the world.
2030 - 2032 There are only thousands of people left in the
world who hid in bunkers and luckily survived. The nuclear
after effects fade after a year and the survivors come back
up to the surface, but humanity has been sent back to the
stone age without any of modern day inventions, nor the
knowledge on how to reinvent them as the thousands of
survivors were just average people and nobody special or
extremely knowledgeable. Humanity has to start everything
over again from scratch.
2032 - 2200 Humans have learned from their mistakes, worked
together this time, and made a better utopian world within
just 200 years, that humanity couldn't do in over 2000!
Humans have successfully rebuilt society. (scary music plays)
Or at least that what they thought!
(Slowly show the texts fade in one by one with increased
dramatic music, Sound of wind whistling, creepy music, and
distant cries echoing in the silence]
Humanity Never Learns
Humanity NEVER Learns

HUMANITY NEVER LEARNS

HUMANITY NEVER EVER LEARNS

WHY WON'T HUMANITY EVER LEARN!

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WHY WON'T HUMANITY EVER FUCKING LEARN!

2200 - ???? well, see for yourself...

INT. CLASSROOM

There is a classroom with a bunch of 5th grade children

waiting for their teacher. Some of the students have fidget
toys, some are eating snacks, some are moving their feet
around, some are tapping their desks making music. The
teacher walks in.

ALL THE KIDS

Good morning Misses Lessie!

MS. LESSIE
(with a grim serious looking face)
Good morning students, today's lesson
is about(pause, and she sighs)

MARDEN (STUDENT)
What's it about Misses Lessie?

MS. LESSIE
Alright kids, this lesson is going to
be a about a very sensitive topic. You
know the drill.

The students with fidget toys but them back in their bag
pack, the students eating snacks throw them in the trash. The
kids swinging their legs stop. The kids tapping their desks
stop.

MS. LESSIE
(slow and serious tone, slightly
nervous too for all her dialogues)
this topic, will probably be the
hardest one to learn

MARDINE (FEMALE STUDENT)

Really? How many chapters is it?

MS. LESSIE
No Mardine, not because of how many
chapters it has, but because of how
difficult it will be for you to hear
this. But it's important to learn,
it's a big part of growing up. Not
only that, but the survival of our
species depends on it.
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MARDEN
Oh just tell us already!

Ms. Lessie slowly grabs a chalk as her hands shake, and she
writes on the chalk board in big letters "W" "A" "R" as
dramatic music plays.

MARDIENE
Who's that?

INT. FEDERAL MEETING ROOM

There is a circle shaped table with 2 flags next to it, one

red and one blue, next to each of the empty seats. There are
multiple bodyguards in suits looking at the empty table. The
scene waits for ten seconds and shows each element of the
room in detail to create suspense. Then finally two
politicians walk in, one from each side. They are both old
and have white hair, and are wearing a tuxedo of the color of
their country's flag. They each shake hands and take a seat.

RED POLITICIAN
Well President Marcle, I'm assuming
you know why I am here?

MARCLE
On behalf of my people I sincerely
apologize.

Red Politian chuckles and shakes his head

RED POLITICIAN
I didn't come all this way for an
apology.

MARCLE
Very well, what did you want?

slow pause and red politician slowly leans forward

RED POLITICIAN
100 billion Quarks

MARCLE
Ok now, that's very unreasonable.

red politician gets angrier

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RED POLITICIAN
Unreasonable? Wanna know what's
unreasonable?

red Politian aggressively points his finger at Markle

RED POLITICIAN
YOUR people, dumping THEIR Waste in
rivers, causing it to go over to OUR
side, KILLING OUR People!

MARCLE
I'm sorry but We've already spent a
lot recently, we can't afford to give
you that much money, or we will barley
be able to function! I don't want the
Rextien government to be viewed as
incompetent!

RED POLITICIAN
A seven year old girl decided to take
a sip of water yesterday, wanna know
what happened to her?

there is a silence in the room as Marcle looks down in

disappointment, and sighs

RED POLITICIAN
I understand you don't want to look
incompetent. Citizen's respect is
curtail to sustain a country, however
you were incompetent to let this
happen without regulations, so it's
only fair that you pay the price for
your mistakes! And my people are
pissed off! Families are hurting! What
will they think if I go back and say I
just let you off the hook because of a
sorry and a pat in the back? We need
to maintain our reputation too you
know!

MARCLE
I understand our fault, and I am
committed to making up for it. We
started a research campaign for
creating a liquid that can absolutely
clean contaminated water, called
project W. I never gave it much
funding, but now, because I see there
is a huge need for it, I can put 100
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billion quarks into the project to

insure it gets completed.

RED POLITICIAN
That's not enough, you still need to
give us something to compensate for
what you've done.

MARCLE
Understood. When we finish the project
and invent the liquid, we will make
sure to give you a huge supply, as
much as you need for free! That'll be
good compensation.

RED POLITICIAN
No it won't. That's just a bare
minimum. If you create a problem, and
then create the solution for the
problem, you're no savior. You still
need to make up for creating that
problem in the first place, and the
lives you have already ruined.

MARCLE
I have an idea, so when we finish
project W. We will sell it to the
world, and when we do, we will make a
lot of money and can afford to give
you 100 billion quarks as well as the
free supply. You get 100 billion
quarks to improve your people's lives,
the world gets a revolutionary
invention, we get applause and money.
It's a win win win scenario. I can go
home and tell my people we are making
an investment into cleaning water and
not paying a fine, you can go home and
tell your people they've got front row
tickets to witness a revolutionary
invention, as well as a stack of 100
billion quarks waiting for them.
Neither of our reputations will be
ruined.

red Politian stops and thinks, he looks cynical and squints

his eyebrows
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RED POLITICIAN
How do I trust that this Project W is
legit?

MARCLE
You can send your best scientists to
our lab to asses our progress every
month.

RED POLITICIAN
And if we see the project isn't as
advertised then it's fair that you pay
the 100 billion quarts.

Marcle shakes his head

MARCLE
No, I won't pay 100 billion quarts if
this fails.

RED POLITICIAN
well then what should be the
consequence if-

MARCLE
I'll pay you 200 Billion Damn Quarts
because that's how much confidence I
have in my people's scientific skills.
If I know the country I've governed
over the last 20 years, project W will
not fail!

red Politian smirks

RED POLITICIAN
I admire the confidence President
Markle

MARCLE
Nothing to admire other than the
genius minds of the beautiful people
of Rextien. So what do you say
President Rosevery? Do we have a deal?

ROSEVERY
If you can double whatever punishment
you have for illegal dumping then we
do.

MARCLE
I won't double it. (Marcle shakes his
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head) I'll triple it.

ROSEVERY
You just love doing that don't ya?

Marcle and Rosevery chuckle.

ROSEVERY
Tell you what, I'll chip in 50 billion
quarks to help you get project W of
the ground!

Marcle and Rosevery shake hands

MARCLE
I'm glad we were able to come to an
agreement!

ROSEVERY
Why so? Don't we always?

both Politian's get up and leave the room, Rosevery gives of

a good smile like he is pleased Marcle lets out a faint sigh
of disappointment, and he looks like he is thinking of
something.

EXT. RED PODIUM - DAY

Rosevery is on a podium, with a crowd watching and red flags

behind him.

ROSEVERY
Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to
announce that myself and president
Marcle,

EXT. BLUE PODIUM - DAY

Marcle is on a setting identical to Rosevery but with blue

colors

MARCLE
have come to a mutually beneficial
agreement, We have agreed that

EXT. RED PODIUM - DAY

ROSEVERY
Rextien will pledge 100 billion quarks
to their project W
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Rosevery raises his hand and points his finger up while

talking, as people do when they are making a valid point

EXT. BLUE PODIUM - DAY

while Rosevery finished raising his finger, cut to Marcle

raising his finger too in the exact same position Rosevery
was doing it in

MARCLE
which is a project that aims to
develop a life changing liquid, that
can instantly clean any contaminated
water, and when the project is done

Marcle does hand motions of "done" by moving his hands

EXT. RED PODIUM - DAY

Half way through the hand motion, cut to Rosevery as he

finishes the movement.

ROSEVERY
Rextien will give us a free supply, as
well as the 100 billion quarks when
they profit from it. That I will put
towards bettering our healthcare
system, so even if something similar
happens again it shall not have nearly
the same impact. In addition Rextien
will

Rosevery raises his had and puts 3 fingers up

EXT. BLUE PODIUM - DAY

cut to Marcle also raising up 3 fingers in the exact same

position as Rosevery

MARCLE
Triple the punishment for improper
waste disposal, and last but not least
the country of Verdonia will

EXT. RED PODIUM - DAY

ROSEVERY
Donate 50 billion quarks to project W
as this is a project all of humanity
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can benefit from, and

Marcle and Rosevery both say at the same time while the
screen splits

BOTH OF THEM
we're both going to have our name in
the history books!

both crowds cheer in excitement, and both politicians smile

and wave goodbye. As both politicians walk of the stage zoom
in on their faces, Rosevery has a charmed smiling face, and
Marcle has an empty serious face, a little upset.

INT. HOUSE

The camera is on the inside of a house looking at a door. It

opens and Marcle walks in, he takes off all his fancy attire
like his tie and suit and hangs it on a rack.

MARCLE
Hey kids! I'm home!

there is no response. Marcle slowly looks around the house

for them. He sees nothing, but then, he hears crying coming
from one of the rooms with a closed door. He looks concerned
as he goes to open it. When he does he sees Marden on the bed
crying very loudly. Camera shows around marden's room as
there are Marcle looks very sad as he goes next to Marden,
with a concerned sympathetic look on his face.

MARCLE
Hey buddy, what happened? Tough day at
school?

Marden continues crying and doesn't respond. Marcle puts his

hands on top of marden, and leans his head forward to rest on
marden's back, he whispers.

MARCLE
You're not going to tell me what
happened? I think I already know. The
same thing happened to me when I was
your age, but my father taught me
things, that helped me, a lot. like,
unfathomably.

Marcle has now gained Marden's curiosity.

MARDEN
Wh-wh-wh-what is it?
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MARCLE
Well you'll have to tell me about your
day first.

INT. CLASSROOM

After miss Lessie writes war on the chalkboard, and mardine

asks who is that.

MS. LESSIE
War, is, not, a person.

MARDEN
Then what is it?

MS. LESSIE
War is when 2 countries,

ms lessie sweats

MS. LESSIE'
Are in a fight with guns, and, they
both, try, to, hur- hurt, no.

Ms. lessie wipes the sweat off her head and takes a deep
breath

MS. LESSIE
( says it hurriedly like she's trying
to get it out quick like a band aid)
War is when two countries have a
disagreement, so they use their people
and militaries to fight the other
country and kill it's soldiers and
destroy their capital to gain power
over them.

the classroom is silent for 10 seconds to increase suspense

MARDIENE
But why would a military attack
another military? aren't militaries
only there to shoot criminals in their
own country?

MARDEN
She must mean the militaries shoot the
bad guys in each others country.

MARDIENE
Oh yea, that makes a lot more sense.
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the class is silent again to create even more tension. Ms

lessie then slowly shakes her head

MS. LESSIE
Militaries were never made to stop
internal threats, they used to be to
fight other countries. nowadays they
are only used to stop internal
threats, but that wasn't the case when
they were first invented all the way
back in the barbaric age from birth of
christ to 2030.

MARDEN
Wait so countries would fight each
other instead of criminals?

Ms. Lessie nods her head, as the camera zooms in on all the
students faces as they are scared or in disbelief.

MARDIENE
How-How many people would die in these
wars?

miss lessie once again hesitates

MARDEN
Like 20 or thirty?

miss lessie shakes her head

MARDIENE
Hundreds?

Miss lessie once again shakes her head

MARDEN
Thousa-

MS. LESSIE
Millions

one of the students starts crying and leaves the class,

INT. SCHOOL HALWAY

2 teachers talking to each other see the student run out

crying

TEACHER 1
History lesson 16, I remember my first
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time learning that. Boy that was quite

the shock. Took me months to digest
it.

Teacher 1 looks at the ground and shakes his head. Teacher 2

is a black man, he says

TEACHER 2
I feel bad for the poor bastard who
has to teach that class.

TEACHER 1
I don't know why they have to teach
this in elementary school instead of
waiting till they're older, (he
angrily shrugs his shoulders) why
traumatize the poor kids?

TEACHER 2
Traumatizing em is the whole point,
it's better than having em nuke each
other. Politicians used to grow up
eating from silver plates with bibs,
never really understanding the pain
that goes on in the frontlines, and
telling their troops to go charge at
the enemy. It was all just numbers on
a piece of paper for them, we killed
10,000 of theirs they only killed
5,000 of ours, lets celebrate! This
way they'll feel the pain they make
their troops feel, and might hesitate
before ordering them to charge till
their death. Startin to think you
never really payed attention did you?

Teacher 2 playfully punches teacher 1's shoulder

TEACHER 1
(starts talking in an angry and
aggressive tone) Why would I? These
people don't even tell us how
politicians get into office, they kept
the whole selection system of who
decides whether we live or die
classified and totally secret from the
public! So what's the point of paying
attention if I have no idea how and
who becomes president, how do I know
if it's even possible that it's me?
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Teacher 2 shrugs and rolls his eyes

TEACHER 2
Well we'll just have to trust them,
they must have a good reason for
hiding it from the public. And since
everything's been so peaceful since
the barbaric era, they most defiantly
do, if it ain't broke why complain?

TEACHER 1
I know I know. I'm just too curios, I
(teacher 1 talks passionately, like he
is really curious) WISH I knew it, it
feels so important!

TEACHER 2
The sooner you accept that there are
secrets about this world we normal
people will never understand, the
better your life will be. Focus on
yourself, and your family. Let whoever
do whatever!

Teacher 1 slowly nods his head

INT. CLASSROOM

MARDEN
You're lying, is this some sort of
test?

MS. LESSIE
I wish I could say it was.

MARDIENE
How many wars happened?

MARDEN
Shouldn't be more than thr-

MS. LESSIE
Don't, make a guess, it's just going
to make this harder for everyone.
There are an uncountable amount of
wars.

STUDENT 1
I want to go home!
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MS. LESSIE
You know what I say about missing
class. But alright, this time I can
make an acceptation, just don't tell
anyone!

Student 1 runs out the door.

INT. SCHOOL HALWAY

The teachers are sitting down and the see the second student
run out.

TEACHER 1
Lost 2 students in 1 minute. Not bad.

TEACHER 2
These kids are so soft, I left on
minute 2!

they both chuckle

TEACHER 1
That's nothing, I left all the way in
the end, when the teacher got to
objective 3

TEACHER 1
I get the whole thing with trauma, but
objective 3 was just way too much.

teacher 1 sighs and shakes his head

INT. CLASSROOM

MS. LESSIE
We are going to learn about the three
main objectives In war, objective one.
both sides often had the goal of
destroying their enemy's supply lines
in order to insure they won't have
enough food, water, or medicine to
continue fighting.

STUDENT 2
Miss les-

MS. LESSIE
Yes you may, thank you for trying your
best.
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student 2 leaves the classroom.

INT. SCHOOL HALWAY

the two teachers are looking at a watch as they see student 2

leave

TEACHER 1
3 minutes, 3 students

INT. CLASSROOM

MS. LESSIE
Objective number 2, bomb industrial
locations

MARDEN
What's a bomb?

MS. LESSIE
A bomb is a device that causes a big
explosion, it's made to kill multiple
people at once or big buildings, but
we don't know how to make those
anymore nor do we have the need as we
don't do wars. Anyway, so countries
would try and drop bomb's on their
enemies buildings to-

MARDIENE
How would they make sure they don't
accidently kill an innocent civilian
in those buildings?

once again, there is tense silence.

MARDEN
oh don't you get it already? They
don't give a damn! They probably just
kill the civilians too!

MARDIENE
Is this true miss Lessie?

MS. LESSIE
Yes, it is.

MARDIENE
can't they just tell the civilians to
get out of the way so that way nobody
gets hurt?
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MS. LESSIE
Well they can't warn their enemy of
the strike before it happens.

MARDIENE
Well why not?

ms. lessie sighs again,

MS. LESSIE
Well, that leads us to the third and
final objective.

and this time her hands shake more than ever before as she
puts the chalk against the chalkboard, but she drops it on
the floor, she slowly bends to pick it up as camera shows her
legs shake while doing so. When she picks it up she takes a
deep breath, but is still nervous afterward. As she lets out
a little whimper from her mouth. She stands up again as she
is now going to continue to write on the chalkboard, all the
students look terrified as they understand this one is going
to be bad. Show each one of the student's faces as they shake
too, some closing their eyes and some looking away. Mardine
is very quicky breathing. Marden is the only one with no
expression, his face is a mix of serious and focused. Then
Lessie holds her hand in place with her other hand, and
slowly starts writing on the chalkboard, as most of her body
is covering the words she is writing to keep the audience in
suspense for 15 seconds. after she finishes writing it she
stands still. Wondering if she should move aside to let the
students see what she wrote or not. She closes her eyes and
slowly steps to the side, as a heartbeat plays and the camera
quickly shows all the student's faces again. Ms. Lessie steps
aside and on the board is written "Kill as many civilians as
possible" Mardine screams extremally loudly and jump scares
the audience.

MARDIENE
(says in a panicked and breathless
voice) why! why would they need to do
that? Those people are innocent and
just want to be left alone and enjoy
their lives! The aren't even in the
war why would countries want to kill
them!

MS. LESSIE
For multiple reasons, one is to
destroy the enemies moral, because if
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citizens die they would pressure their

government to stop fighting, the
second reason is because it will hurt
they enemy's economy, they won't have
as many workers to fill all the jobs
that need to be done. And the third
reason, is that they simply enjoy
killing the opponents innocents.
Either because of difference in
beliefs, what they did in the past, or
for no reason at all, some people just
get angry and don't know how to
control that anger.

the whole class is once again in silence as the students are

in disbelief, then, slowly, all of them together start
tearing up and leaving the classroom

INT. SCHOOL HALWAY

the two teachers are having a muted conversation while they

see the entire class leave, when they see them, teacher 2
says.

TEACHER 2
well that must be objective 3, I was
wondering what took her so long to get
to it.

TEACHER 1
HEY KIDS Don't worry you're all safe
now that was in the pas-

teacher 2 covers teacher 1's mouth

TEACHER 2
SHUT UP! What did I tell you about
trusting our government and the
educations system? Just let it do it's
thing!

all the students continue walking, as all the other classroom

doors in that hallway open too, and a classful of students
walk out of each door as the hallway gets super crowded with
students leaving, as sad and dramatic music plays

EXT. OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL - DAY

The main school doors open and there is a flood of students

leaving.
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RANDOM BYSTANDER
Ah yes, History Lesson 16, I remember
it like it was yesterday

All the school full of students continue walking out of the

school, birds eye view of all the students that left the
building. They slowly start to get to the sidewalk, and walk
home. The camera goes back down to the ground, as it shows
the faces of the hordes of children crying on their way home.

INT. CLASSROOM

look at all the empty classrooms in the school, with teachers

staring disappointedly at empty desks, all with the same
"kill as many civilians as possible" written on the board.
After showing all of the empty classrooms in the school. It
finally shows Ms. Lessie's classroom, and Marden is still in
it! He is the only one left in the class, and the whole
school.

(through the conversations marden speaks in a

serios\focused\determined tone

MS. LESSIE
OH MY GOD, I HAD NO CLUE IT WOULD BE
ONE OF MINE! Every teacher who's been
here longer than me said they had a
lot, but nowadays for some reason it
doesn't happen anymore. Well at least
you're here

MARDEN
What do you mean?

MS. LESSIE
Why are you still here? Why didn't you
leave?

MARDEN
Why would I? This is an important part
of our world, and I need to learn
about it if I'm going to live in it.
Crying and going home like those
cowards did won't change what's
already happened.

MS. LESSIE
holy sh- sorry I didn't know that was
even possible, I thought they lied to
me to make me feel better!
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MARDEN
(says in an annoyed tone) Could you
please tell me what you mean?

MS. LESSIE
so, you were right, this was a test.

MARDEN
So none of this war thing is real?

MS. LESSIE
Oh no it's defiantly real alright. So
you know how I told you kids I
couldn't teach you how Politian's get
elected because its a secret? Well,
this is how. We teach lesson 16 every
year and if someone still stays in the
class after objective 3, that means
they are dedicated to learning, and
won't shy away to the stress or
pressure of leading due to their
prioritizing of gaining knowledge over
feeling good. In my seven years as a
teacher I've never had a single
student stay, I thought it impossible,
until now.

MARDEN
So am I the president now or what?

MS. LESSIE
(chuckles) oh not exactly, you're
still a child. But

miss lessie goes to the corner of the classroom, starts

touching the floor, and pulls out a tile, and reaches her
hand in the floor and takes out a card, she hands it to
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marden, the card says "Peace University"

MARDEN
What's this?

MS. LESSIE
When you graduate high school, you can
go to this college called peace
university, there you will learn
everything it takes to become a
Politian, how to resolve problems
without violence, how to understand
others problems, when to be
empathetic, and when to be ruthless,
and most importantly how to maintain
world peace. You will be learning with
all the other students who passed and
stayed in lesson 16. And by the way,
just a heads up, even though peace
university may have a charming name,
it's quite brutal, it's nothing like
normal collage

MARDEN
I would be disappointed if it wasn't
brutal

MARDEN
In that collage, how is it chosen who
gets to be president?

MS. LESSIE
Well unfortunately that's another
secret I can't tell you. Speaking of,
make sure not to tell anyone about
peace university or your invitation
will be immediately revoked and you'll
be severely punished

MARDEN
When can I attend this peace
university? Don't you dare say it's a
secret.

MS. LESSIE
When you finish high school

MARDEN
Why can't I just attend it now?
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MS. LESSIE
Well you still need to finish your
schooling

MARDEN
Why? I already know all the basics of
science, math, English, and history, I
don't need to know the algebraic
equation to know how to maintain world
peace.

MS. LESSIE
Well it's not just about that, you
need to be older in order to run a
country. With age comes wisdom

MARDEN
With age doesn't come wisdom, that's
bullshit

MS. LESSIE
Watch your language!

MARDEN
With experience comes wisdom, I'm sure
the politicians who started these wars
or whatever were pretty old, were they
wise? I doubt it.

MS. LESSIE
Alright look, I'm just a teacher, I
don't know much about the political
system and why they say the things
they say, nobody really does, I'm just
telling you the rules. The sooner you
accept that there are secrets about
this world we will never understand,
the better your life will be.

INT. HOUSE

back to Marcle and marden are sitting on the bed together.

MARCLE
Wait so you're crying not because
you're traumatized from learning about
war, but because you'll have to wait
till you finish high school to go to
peace university?
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MARDEN
Yea (sniff sniff)

Marcle chuckles

MARCLE
I can already tell you will become the
best politician the world has ever
seen. But first I'll have to ask, why
do you want to become a Politian in
the first place?

MARDEN
I'm much smarter than all the other
kids, I don't want to be normal like
them, I want to be important, I want
to do something significant to help
the world, and when I learned about
this war thing, I found out that being
a politician is the most important and
significant job on the planet, it's
the only job worthy of my inelegance.
And also because....

MARCLE
Because of what son?

MARDEN
Because, Because, Because I wanna be
like you dad!

marcle smiles

MARCLE
Oh Marden, You can never be like me

MARDEN
What? Why not?

MARCLE
Because you'll be much better

they both chuckle

MARDEN
I hate it when you do that!
 23.

MARCLE
I get that a lot!

they both chuckle again and marcle pats marden's head

MARDEN
So dad, why did you want to become a
politician?

Marcle's face goes from smiling and joyful to serious and

still.

MARCLE
Um, to maintain peace of course.
Especially after what happened.

MARDEN
oh yea about that, I wanted to ask
you. What changed the barbaric age
into our society?

MARCLE
Well um, so there, so there was a-

MARDEN
Human war technology advanced too much
and caused some sort of apocalypse?

MARCLE
Ms Lessie already told you? I don't
remember that being part of lesson
sixt-

MARDEN
She never told me, I learned about it
myself after school

marden looks at his table with a thick history book, Marcle

looks at it too. Marcle nods his head and looks impressed

MARCLE
Way to take an initiative! How many
chapters did you rea-

MARDEN
All of it

MARCLE
But you just got the book today didn-
 24.

MARDEN
I pretended to be traumatized and left
school early after getting the invite,
bought that book and spent seven hours
speed reading it, and finished the
whole thing.

MARCLE
(mocks marden) I hate in when you
interrupt people while being a smart
ass!

MARDEN
I get that a lot!

they both chuckle

MARDEN
But there's one thing that was never
mentioned in the book

MARDEN
In the book there is no chapter
telling what happened during 2032 to
2034, after the nuclear radiation
cleared. What happened to humanity
then? What did we do to go from being
super violent, to extremally peaceful?
There must have been something special
we did! It's so important! It's the
reason for everything that happens
today! Why would they skip it?

there is another silent pause for suspense, Marcle looks at

the ground thinking. He moves his eyes left and right. He
gulps, and zoom in on his head as a sweat drop falls out.

MARDEN
Do you know what happened dad?

there is another pause as marcle takes a deep breath, and

slowly nods his head

MARCLE
I was there, well, sort off.

MARDEN
What happened? How did we suddenly
become so peaceful?

pause for suspense

 25.

MARCLE
I'll tell you when you're older.

MARDEN
(mardle twitches his lip and yells) OH
COME ON DAD! EVERYONE KEEPS HIDING
THINGS FROM ME! MISS LESSIE DIDN'T
EVEN TELL ME HOW POLITICIAN GET
ELECTED EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO BE
ONE! I WANT TO KNOW!

MARCLE
TRUST ME SON THIS IS ALL FOR A GOOD
REASON! YOU WILL KNOW! YOU WILL! You
just have to wait till you're older!

MARDEN
WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT! I
DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR 10 YEARS AND
WASTE MY POTENTIAL! I READ AND
UNDERSTOOD A BOOK IN 7 HOURS THAT THE
WHOLE DAMN CLASS WOULD TAKE A SEMESTER
TO UNDERSTAND! I'M NOT A USELESS KID!

Marlce once again takes a deep breath.

MARCLE
You have an unfathomable gift mardie,
one that will change the world. But
please-

MARDEN
Please be a soulless robot and go to
school and do the same redundant
garbage everyday because of a reason
you won't even tell me?

marcle sighs and looks down.

MARCLE
It's the law

MARDEN
Well you're the frikin president!
Can't you like make an exception for
me or something?

MARCLE
No other parent can do that, so
neither should I, I'm an honest man.
 26.

marden looks at the history book

MARDEN
If I was able to finish the textbook
so fast, I'll just study the entire
high school curriculum and finish it
within a year or two.

marcle sighs, camera zooms in to marcle as he looks at the

floor and says

MARCLE
So you really just want to rush into
it huh? Nothing good ever comes from
rushing-

MARDEN
The Nazi's Blitzkrieg-

MARCLE
Yea yea genius I know you read the
history book. But listen, there is a
reason why flowers bloom on sunny
days, there is a reason pizza is
cooked perfectly between 10 to 15
minutes, Take the pizza out before
that and it's undercooked. everything
has a right time to flourish, and so
do you. A wise man once said the two
most powerful things on earth are
patients and time.

Marden looks down and is thinking, as there is a pause for

suspense as camera shows marden thinking while marcle is
looking at him.

MADEN
There is nothing wrong with speeding
up a process if the quality isn't
reduced, the faster things happen the
more things can happen, hippy quotes
and metaphors won't change that. I'm
not going to change my mind dad.

MARCLE
Well I did my best to warn you

MARDEN
Why can't you just trust me and
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support my decision even though you

don't agree with it?

Marden looks down and is thinking

MARCLE
I can't, I don't want you to-

marcle looks up and sees marden is no longer on the bed

EXT. OUTSIDE OF MACLE'S HOUSE - NIGHT

marden opens the door and walks out of his house with a
serious, focused, and determined look on his face, and gets
on his bike, as we show him biking somewhere intensely for 15
seconds

INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT

Marden walks into the doors of the library, and walks past
all of the big shelves, He looks at all the books and slowly
starts grabbing all the ones he needs, he grabs books that
say "5th grade" "6th grade" "7th grade" Etc. all the way up
till 12th grade, along with some other books about science
and psychology. The camera shows him grabbing each individual
book as his fathers words echo in his head "nothing good ever
comes from rushing" "A wise man once said patience and time
are the two most powerful things on earth." But marden
continues grabbing books but hesitates a bit every time he
hears his father's words. He sees a flower in a flower pot
next to the window that's slowly dying because it's night
time and there is no sunlight. He is on "10th grade" He picks
the book up, but then immediately keeps it back after seeing
the flower dying. But he closes his eyes, takes a deep breath
and picks it back up. He goes to pick up the 11th grade book
across the isle and he sees an old man reading a book, and
eating something. While doing so he coughs it out and mutters
to himself.

OLD MAN
Bloody woman always undercooks every
damn meal!

Marden sees this and ignores it with a frustrated look, and

grabs the 11th grade textbook. He then sees the final 12th
grade text book and slowly walks up to grab it. He picks it
up, and puts it on his stack of books he kept on the table,
but underneath that book, he sees another book, and drops all
the books he was holding in shock, the audience doesn't know
what book he picked up. He puts his hands over his head and
pulls his hair back in surprise. Slow pause for suspense.
 28.

Marden rubs his eyes to make sure he is seeing properly.

Camera finally shows the book, it's a red book with a big
black title reading "the Art of Patients" Marden looks at the
book, and looks at his pile of books, he quickly looks back
and forth between the two as he bits his nails and starts
sweating and dramatic music plays. He reaches his hand out to
the patients book but stops, he reaches for his pile of books
but stops, and keeps switching what he reaches for. Then he
mumbles

MARDEN
Is the universe trying to warn me?

There is another pause

MARDEN
NO! Don't be foolish! Only the lower
indigence believes in the
supernatural!

There is another pause, as marden still is switching back and

forth he grabs the patients book. And flips it upside down
and grabs his book pile

He carries all his books and gives it to the librarian, who

is old and strict. She takes off her glasses.

LIBRARIAN
Why are you getting so many books?
These are for studying you know?

MARDEN
I am going to study them.

LIBRARIAN
Ok well, those books on top are for
12th graders, you see, (she puts her
finger on the top of the books and
drags it across the part where it says
"12th grade") 12th grade! Get a book
on how to read fir-

MARDEN
I know how to read, and I know it says
12th grade.

LIBRARIAN
Then why do you have it? You don't
even look like you've been to middle
 29.

school.

MARDEN
I haven't, and I never will

Pause

MARDEN
Because I'm going to learn everything
I need to know and graduate high
school within 2 years

The librarian laughs

LIBRARIAN
Oh go home! It's way past your
bedtime! Stop playing pretend. I know
you want to get out of school fast,
well spoiler alert, you're not as
special as you think you are! Everyone
does. You're not going to be able to
do all that in 5 years what on earth
makes think you can do it in two. Kids
are so foolish nowadays!

MARDEN
Because I'm smarter than all the other
kids

LIBRARIAN
oooooh ok, ok then mister smarty
pants. Tell me what is the average
temperature on Venus?

MARDEN
I don't know

LIBRARIAN
HA! And you think you're smart enough
to fin-

MARDEN
There is a difference between
intelligence and knowledge, for
example, someone who is intelligent
but not knowledgeable, will go to the
library to buy a bunch of books so he
can learn, and someone who is
knowledgeable but not intelligent will
make fun of him for doing so.
 30.

The librarian is furious

LIBRARIAN
HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME LIKE THAT YOUNG
MAN! WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS? I AM NOT
ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE ANY OF THESE
BOOKS! GO HOME!

marden looks at the floor disappointed, going to tear up,

slow mo zoom in on his face. Then the librarian is pushing
all the books off the table, but then there is a hand that
stops it, camera slowly moves up that hand to the arm and
body, and face, and it's Marcle! He's fully dressed and
stares at the librarian, as the librarians jumps back in her
seat in shock.

LIBRARIAN
Oh my goodness president Marcle! It's
an honor to meet you! OH you know I
was just joking right?

marcle continues staring for 5 seconds, and slowly shakes his

head

LIBRARIAN
Well actually I-

MARCLE
You're fired

LIBRARIAN
No! Please presid-

MARDEN
No, don't fire her, I want her to stay

MARCLE
Well I guess it's your lucky day, but
you do owe this boy an apology

LIBRARIAN
Oh ofcours-

MARDEN
no, no apology necessary

Marden grabs his books and heads out, while doing so he leans
in and whispers to the librarian
 31.

MARDEN
Not yet

as marden and Marcle leave the building a montage starts

INT. HOUSE - DAY

Marden has all his books on his desk and he has a pencil
writing on them while cool music plays, we look out side his
window and it quickly turns from day to night and repeats as
we see a time-lapse of marden studying. Marcle walks to his
door frame, looks a little afraid, but then smiles and nods
his head. Screen fades to black and it is the next day,
Marcle walks through marden's door, and sees marden with 4
books open, and 4 note pads, one in front of each one.

MARCLE
What subject are you studying?

MARDEN
All of them

Marden is at the library and opens the door, throws the 6th
grade book on the librarians desk

MARDEN
I'd like to return this book

marden smirks and again leans into the librarians face, and
whispers

MARDEN
Because I finished it.

The librarian looks surprised.

LIBRARIAN
In only two weeks? did you actually
understan-

MARDEN
Mesopotamia was the first civilization
to invent writing. I mastered
converting fractions to decimals and
vice versa in math. And the quadratic
equation is negative b plus or minus
the square root of b squared minus 4ac
over 2a. And of course, mitochondria
is the powerhouse of the cell.
 32.

LIBRARIAN
Wow, you, you really finished the
entire 6th grade curriculum in 2
weeks? May I ask, why are you in a
hurry to get out of school? Just
because it's boring? I don't think-

MARDEN
Well yes because the sooner I finish
it the sooner it's done. But not only
that.

LIBRARIAN
Then why?

MARDEN
Everyone keeps telling me I'm cocky
for saying I'm one of the smartest
people in the whole world.

LIBRARIAN
What? Really? who on earth would say
that to you?

Marden awkwardly looks at the librarian.

MARDEN
If I say I'm the smartest while going
to school like normal, then I'm an
arrogant child, but if I say the same
thing when finishing school faster
than anyone could even believe, then I
really am the genius I say I am. and I
don't just want to prove it to
everyone else, I need to prove it to
myself too, if It turns out I can't
finish school in around 2 years, I
don't know what I'd do, that would
mean I really am a stupid kid and
everything I thought of my entire life
was wrong, how could I ever think
about or try anything again after a
disappointment like that? And also I'm
not so sure how much longer my dad can
keep doing this for, he is getting
old, and if they get someone other
than me to do It I can't be sure he's
going to be worthy of being president,
because my teacher mentioned that less
and less kids are showing potential
(flashback to that scene) and whoever
 33.

else might send us back to the

barbaric age. That's why I must
graduate as fast as possible, It could
be the difference between peace and
war!

LIBRARIAN
Wow. That seems pretty personal, why
are you trusting me with this?

MARDEN
Well mostly because you are the only
one who knows my dad is the president
and you would be to scared to leak my
secrets

LIBRARIAN
Fair enough. But I still recommend you

librarian sees that marden has disappeared

INT. HOUSE

Marden studying montage continues

MARDEN
Why is there letters in math? This is
an abomination!

he goes outside to the coffee machine in his drawing room,

goes to press the button but Marcle stops him.

MARCLE
Uh uh! You're too young!

Marden gets back to studying and it's night time and he is

looking exhausted, he slowly leans his head down as he is
slowly falling asleep, but more words echo in his head What
did we do to go from being super violent, to extremally
peaceful? There must have been something special we did! It's
so important! It's the reason for everything that happens
today! Why would they skip it?" "I was there, I'll tell you
when you're older" ""There are just some secrets about this
world you will never understand" "OH COME ON DAD! EVERYONE
KEEPS HIDING THINGS FROM ME!" "how could I ever think about
or try anything again after a disappointment like that?" He
 34.

is no longer sleepy after hearing this and he wakes up fresh

and determined and keeps writing. More visuals of his window
as the sun keeps going up and down. He once again enters the
library and walks up to the librarian, he looks a little bit
older. while doing so his eyes glimpse at the bright read
book "the art of patience" he shakes his head and gets
frustrated, he walks up to the librarian and gives her the
7th grade text book. and says

MARDEN
Venus is shrouded in clouds and has a
dense atmosphere that acts as a
greenhouse and heats the surface to
above the melting point of lead. It
has a mean surface temperature of 867
degrees farenthight or 464 degrees
Celsius.

The librarian looks impressed

MARDEN
Do you know the distance between earth
and Venus? And how technologies are
being developed to reach it?

LIBRARIAN
Well Marden, I guess it's now time for
that apology, I'm-

MARDEN
Not yet!

Marden gets on his bike and bikes back home.

INT. HOUSE

This time marden has a lot of crumpled papers all over his
room, as he is writing complex math formulas for 15 seconds.
The then gets angry and throws all the papers off his table
and yells,

MARDEN
This is useless! WHY DO I EVEN NEED TO
LEARN THIS!

he then jumps face first into his bed. Marcle walks in and
sits next to him.

MARDEN
What? Just say I told you so already!
 35.

Marcle gives him a cup of coffee, marden looks surprised

MARCLE
You wanna be a politician? The most
important part about being one, is you
always have to keep your word,
otherwise people won't care what you
have to say if you don't even care
about what you said. You said you will
graduate in a year or two, now keep
your word.

Marden grabs the coffee cup, and marden drinks it. Montage
continues and Marcle walks in marden's room again. Marden
looks confused.

MARCLE
Something not making sense?

MARDEN
It's just that. Nevermind, it makes
sense

MARCLE
You know its not bad to ask for
people's help? Even geniuses need help
from time to time.

MARDEN
I don't need help

MARCLE
Don't let your ego get in the way son,
I can help you, I may be old but I
still know a thing or two about-

MARDEN
I don't need any help

Marden sighs, shakes his head and leaves, montage continues,

while marden drinks a bunch of coffee and does jumping jacks
while reading books

INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT

marden throws the 8th grade book on the librarians desk.

LIBRARIAN
haven't seen you in a while, took you
4 months to complete a years worth of
work? What took you so long?
 36.

Marden walks up and returns the grade 10 book

MARDEN
Nothing, I just got busy, doing other
stuff.

LIBRARIAN
You know It could be a lot easier if
you learned from a person rather than
a book all the time, I've tutored kids
before, I can-

The librarian sees that marden has disappeared

LIBRARIAN
Enjoy high school

INT. HOUSE - DAY

Marden is once again studying. His eyes start to bag a little

bit, and he looks exhausted and sluggish. He exhales deeply.
As there are empty coffee glasses, crumpled papers, broken
pencils, and torn paper and books around his desk. Marcle
walks in.

MARCLE
Hey son, you don't look so good,
enough is enough! You need help and if
you don't want me, I'll get you a
tutor, this isn't healthy!

MARDEN
I don't need any help!

MARCLE
You CLREARLY DO!

MARDEN
I'll just get a different book! maybe
that will help me learn better!

MARCLE
Why won't you just admit it! There's
nothing embarrassing about asking for
help, the only thing that's
embarrassing is not asking for help
when you need it because of your eg-

marden has disappeared

 37.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Marden is sitting on the edge of a wall a few meters tall

next to the ocean, he still looks terrible and has a frown on
his face as he swings his legs back and forth, and skips a
stone. The words echo in his head "I'm one of the smartest
kids in the world" and all the other times he's said that,
and he shakes his head in disappointment. His reflection says

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Look at you! You're pathetic! A fifth
grader with the inelegance of an eight
grader. You were just lightly above
average inelegance, and you were so
immature you thought you were the
smartest person in the world and made
that your entire personality! And you
want to be president? (laughs) You
don't deserve to go to peace
university! You can't even manage
yourself how will you ever manage a
country! might as well let whoever
else-

Marden disappears while his reflection is talking to him

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Hey? Where are you going?

INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT

Marden is back to the library, looking at more books on the

shelf. while he is looking through them he hears someone say

SOMEONE
Hey. Do I know you from somewhere?

Marden turns around and sees that it's Mardine! Sitting down
reading something on a table, she kept her book down

MARDIENE
Oh yea I do! We went to fifth grade
together! Come take a seat!

marden looks nervous as he slowly walks up and sits next to

her. Mardine looks at the bags under his eyes

MARDIENE
You don't look so good.
 38.

MARDEN
Y-yea

MARDIENE
What happened?

pause

MARDEN
I-I've been trying to graduate high
school early by studying ahead.

Mardine looks surprised

MARDIENE
Why are you studying ahead?

marden gulps, and rolls his eyes, and exhales in exhaustion

MARDEN
Because I hate school and want to get
it over with, I want to prove to
myself and everyone I'm a genius, and
I'm so desperate to find out the
secrets of pea-

Marden stops himself.

MARDIENE
of what?

Marden thinks for 5 seconds, he has a flashback to what ms.

lessie said about his invitation being revoked and being
severely punished

MARDEN
Ok enough questions, why don't you
answer my questions first? What are
you up to?

Mardiene pauses and looks down, then hurriedly says

MARDIENE
I'm doing the same thing as you! I'm
trying to graduate high school very
early!

Marden has a look of surprise and disbelief

MARDEN
Really? How much did you finish?
 39.

MARDIENE
Well I've finished till 8th grade

she pulls books from the ground and shows marden the same 6th
7th and 8th textbook he has. Marden smiles as he looks at
Mardiene, he is impressed and charmed

MARDIENE
But I've been really stuck on 9th
grade, high school is so much harder.
How about you? How much have you done?

MARDEN
Uh- I also did till 8th grade

MARDIENE
No way you're lying!

marden chuckles

MARDEN
I swear I'm not!

MARDIENE
Yea right! Then tell me something
about-

MARDEN
well there are letters in math now

MARDIENE
Oh my god I hated that! It's an
abomination!

they both laugh

MARDEN
So tell me why you want to study
ahead.

Mardiene looks down as she is thinking, and a little tear

falls out of her eye and she wipes it.

MARDIENE
I won't tell you! first you have to
tell me what you were going to say!

MARDEN
No you tell me first! What if you go
 40.

around telling people my secret? I

need to know yours to insure you don't
do that!

MARDIENE
Well What if I tell you my secret and
you tell everyone? I need to know
yours to insure you don't do that

they both smile

MARDEN
So if we both trust each other then we
both benefit, but if neither of us
trust each other we both lose. but if
one trusts the other, but the other
isn't trustworthy, then that one will
lose a lot.

MARDIENE
So in order for us to get the best
outcome of both of us trusting each
other and benefiting, someone is going
to have to let their guard down and
take The risk of losing a lot. But
both of us are hesitant to be the one
to take that risk.

MARDEN
So who is that one going to be?
Defiantly not me!

pause as the both stare at each other. Then Mardiene smirks

and says

MARDIENE
Alright fine, I'll trust you first.

Mardiene sighs, and says in a slow little cryish voice

MARDIENE
But you have to promise you won't
judge me. My mother hates me ever
since I told her. She kept trying to
put me in special classes because she
thought I went crazy.
 41.

MARDEN
Alright, I promise not to think you're
crazy.

Mardiene pauses and gulps

MARDIENE
Ever since we got lesson sixteen
together, I hated war so much and I
was so traumatized I could not get out
of bed for a week. So ever since then
I became obsessed with science,
because I want to invent time travel
so I can stop the nuclear apocalypse!

there is silence as they both look at each other

MARDIENE
You-You think I'm crazy don't you?

MARDEN
No, no I don't!

MARDIENE
You're lying! I heard what you said to
yourself earlier! You said only the
lower inelegance believe in the
supernatural!

Silence and Mardiene shyly looks away from marden. Marden

moves his eyes around while thinking, and says

MARDEN
You're not crazy, you're one of the
only sane people in a crazy world.

Mardiene looks confused

MARDEN
Everyone is so soulless, they know
there are so many secrets in this
world but just accept they'll never
know them instead of trying to figure
them out! There just OK with living
boring and insignificant lives! Nobody
has a passion or drive for anything!
You may be obsessed with a scientific
 42.

impossibility which I honestly don't

think is good thing. But at least you
are obsessed with something! Instead
of just being OK with all the bullshit
in the world!

After a pause, Mardiene hugs Marden with tears, and marden

looking surprised, hugs her back

MARDIENE
(whispers) Thank you, I never thought
about it like that.

Mardiene stops hugging marden

MARDIENE
Alright, your turn, what was that pea
thing you were going to say?

Marden is thinking, he has another flashback to what ms.

Lessie said.

MARDEN
I was going to say,

pause as marden sweats, and gulps, marden moves around in his

seat and feels really uncomfortable, He opens his mouth to
try and say something but nothing comes out.

MARDIENE
It's ok, you can tell me!

MARDEN
No, I-I-I can't!

MARDIENE
I know you have trust issues but come
on! You have to open up sometimes,
because the more stuff you keep in th-

MARDEN
PEACE UNIVERSITY!

Marden pants

MARDIENE
What's that?

MARDEN
(marden hurriedly says) IT'S THE
SECRET COLLAGE WHERE FUTURE
 43.

POLITICIANS GO AND EVERYONE WHO STAYS

AFTER LESSON 16 GETS INVITED BUT THEY
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL ANYONE OR THEY
WON'T BE ALLOWED TO GO!

MARDIENE
(whispers) Then you should probably be
quieter

they both chuckle

MARDIENE
Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!

pause and they both exhale.

MARDIENE
Hey, so do you want to study together?
We can help each other out!

MARDEN
No I don't need help

Mardiene shakes her head in disappointment.

MARDIENE
You're still keeping up this lone wolf
genius thing who doesn't need any
help? If you don't want people to
treat you like a kid stop acting like
one. Albert Einstein never did
everything himself you know? He did
work with a bunch of other scientists.

Marden Exhales

MARDEN
Yea you're right, I can believe I was
so egotistical.

They both smile.

INT. HOUSE

the 9th grade book is thrown on marden's desk, zoom out and
we see both marden and Mardiene working on it as the montage
continues. There is inaudible dialogue between them as they
are helping each other. Marcle peeps through the door and
sees both of them working together, and shows a little angry
look and leaves. The room that has crumpled paper balls,
slowly turns into neat stacks of paper next to the table, the
 44.

coffee cups slowly disappear, and are replaced with bottles

of water.

MARDIENE
Hey this is feeling pretty redundant,
how about we study someplace else?

EXT. PARK - DAY

Marden and Mardiene are in a park laying down together on an

empty grassy area with papers next to them, sunny and
pleasant area. They both are smiling while studying. Mardiene
puts her hand back, and her hand is over a bee, the bee
stings her

MARDIENE
OW!

Mardiene looks at her hand with the bee stinger, and the
dying bee

MARDIENE
Why on earth would the bee do that?
Bee's die after they sting, so why the
hell would they ever sting?

MARDEN
Well usually bee's avoid stinging at
all costs, but when they are trapped
or cornered, they feel they have no
other option, and that feeling of
panic could cause anyone to do
something crazy, even though it's not
a rational thing to do.

Pause

MARDIENE
Are you on the bee's side or mine?

they both chuckle and continue studying as the montage

continues. Zoom out to a building next to the park, where an
unidentifiable man hidden, with only his jaw showing of black
skin color. with binoculars, wearing black clothes and
jacket.

MYSTERY MAN
All is going according to plan sir.

Back to showing marden and Mardiene studying, as they now nod

their heads like they understand.
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INT. LIBRARY

Marden walks in and throws the ninth grade book at the

librarians desk. Librarian nods her head as she is impressed

LIBRARIAN
To be honest, I didn't think you could
still keep doing this.

MARDEN
To be honest, neither did I. I learned
more than just academics this time.

the librarian opens the book and says

LIBRARIAN
What else did you learn?

marden has once again disappeared

LIBRARIAN
Why do I even bother talking to you?

the librarian picks up the book, then she hears a voice

MARDEN
Sorry I left abruptly, I'll see you
when I finish the next grade!

marden leaves and the librarian opens her eyes and mouth wide
in shock. While marden leaves the library he sees the
patience book in a different location almost as if it changed
just so he could see it, but he ignores it and leaves the
library.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Marden goes to the ocean in the same spot and says to his
reflection

MARDEN
See! I really am a genius!

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Oh really? What kind of genius needs
help from a crazy girl? Be a man and
do it yoursel-

marden throws a rock at his reflection.

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EXT. PARK - DAY

studying montage continues with Mardiene and marden, as the

sun keeps going down and up to show days are passing.

MARDIENE
Hey I'm going to get some water for
us, I'll be back soon!

shows the mystery man wearing black, watching her leave

through the binoculars.

MYSTERY MAN
Shall we do it sir?

Marcle is studying alone with the papers and books. Then a

blonde woman approaches him.

WOMAN
Excuse me, young man. Are you Marden?

MARDEN
Uh yea

WOMAN
I'm Mardeine's mother. I've noticed
the two of you spending a considerable
amount of time together lately.

pause

MARDIENE'S MOM
Has she told you what she aspires to
do?

pause, and marden is thinking

MARDEN
Yes, she has

MARDIENE'S MOM
Do you believe it?

marden sucks in his lips and shakes his head

MARDIENE'S MOM
Well can you help talk her out of it?
She won't listen to me, and I'm really
worried for her, she's going craz-
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MARDEN
Worried? Why would you be worried?
Your daughter has completed 5 years of
schoolwork in less than 1 year and can
memorize books worth of information
within days, you should be proud!

MARDIENE'S MOM
I understand her achievements, but she
persists in discussing this
preposterous idea of time travel. If
she wishes to pursue science, she
should direct her efforts toward
something practical and beneficial to
society!

MARDEN
I know, but time travel is what's
motivating her right now, and you
don't want to ruin that do you? She's
young, she can always switch to trying
to do something more realistic later,
but that is something she needs to
realize for herself, she should get
the support she needs right now.

mardeine's mother nods her head

MARDIENE'S MOM
I suppose so

mom walks away, Mardiene comes back.

MARDIENE
Hey who was that woman you were
talking to?

Marden is surprised and opens his eyes

MARDIENE
What?

MARDEN
Wasn't that your mother?

MARDIENE
No she wasn't, why?

MARDEN
She-She said- nevermind, lets just get
back to studying
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montage continues

INT. LIBRARY

Marden gives the librarian the 10th grade text book

LIBRARIAN
Finished it so soon?

marden smirks and nods his head

INT. HOUSE

Marden opens the door and walks back in his house

MARCLE
Hey hey! You seem to be in a good
mood!

Marden nods his head

MARCLE
Looks like you are crushing it again!
How many grades have you finished?

MARDEN
10

MARCLE
No way! I'm so proud of yo-

MARDEN
No, I haven't graduated, don't say
anything yet.

MARCLE
Ok fine, I'm so disappointed in you!

They both chuckle and Marcle pats marden in the back.

EXT. PARK - DAY

The montage with marden and Mardiene continue. Marden is

happily studying with a smile on his face. He tries to hold
mardeine's hand but hesitates.

MARDIENE
Were you able to finish the 2
chapters?
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MARDEN
No, I finished 4

MARDIENE
Are you challenging me?

They both chuckle

MARDEN
No, I read ahead so I can teach you!

Mardiene smiles.

MARDIENE
Why'd you want to teach me so badly?

MARDEN
Because I-

Pause

MARDEN
I-I think we make a good team, you
know? You're trying to fix the past
and I'm trying to fix the future!

INT. LIBRARY

Mardiene walks in looking a little older and throws the book

to the librarian. the Librarian looks confused.

LIBRARIAN
Did you skip the science part of the
curriculum?

Mardiene opens the book and flips to the completed science

section.

LIBRARIAN
Oh would you look at that you actually
did. Must have been hard for you! AW
were you disappointed there was no
chapter on time travel?

MARDIENE
Not yet there isn't!

The librarian laughs

LIBRARIAN
For someone with your intellectual
 50.

capabilities how can you be so dumb?

The Librarian filps throw the pages and sees they are all
filled

LIBRARIAN
You're wasting your-

The librarian looks up and sees that Mardiene has

disappeared.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Mardiene is looking at her reflection in the ocean

MARDIENE'S REFLECION
She's right you know? You're just a
crazy girl, not a scientist! Why won't
you come to your senses and use your
gift for something better? There are a
million people who wish they had the
gift you have, but you waste it on
some fantasy!

MARDIENE
Want to know what else is a fantasy?
Being able to communicate with anyone
in the whole world in a matter of
seconds, and Having giant metal flying
machines that can travel from place to
place a thousand times faster than any
human can. Every great scientific
invention feels like a fantasy at
first.

EXT. PARK - DAY

MARDEN
Alright, this is the final grade.

MARDIENE
Lets finally prove to the world were
geniuses and not stupid kids!

Studying montage continues with marden and Mardiene. While

studying, a bee lands on mardeine's leg. She says quietly

MARDIENE
Marden, there's a bee on my leg,
 51.

should I kill it?

MARDEN
It's not hurting you, don't kill it.

MARDIENE
It's not hurting me yet but it might
sting me soon so I have to kill it
before it does!

MARDEN
Just stay still, it'll only attack you
if you try to attack it, and then it's
going to end up dead, and your going
to end up stung it will be a lose
lose!

mardiene stays still while looking at the bee. Mardiene rases

her hand.

MARDIENE
But I think I'm fast enough to kill it
before it stings me.

Mardiene goes to slap the bee, but hesitates.

MARDEN
Don't, control yourself and what you
think, It will always lead to more
harm.

Mardiene is thinking

MARDIENE
But It's other bee friend stung me
earlier so it must pay for that!

Mardiene slaps the bee and the bee stings mardiene before
dying.

MARDIENE
OW!

Marden chuckles

MARDEN
I told you so!
 52.

MARDIENE
Stop siding with the bees!

Montage continues and finishes as they are both exhausted, in

the night.

MARDEN
So that was quite the ride.

MARDIENE
You think you remember everything?

MARDEN
You mean do I remember that the three
laws of motion are inertia, force, and
action-reaction pairs, and the
cellular components of a-

MARDIENE
Oh shut up!

They both laugh, then their faces turn serious.

MARDEN
Well, guess this is that moment we've
feared for the last year.

Mardiene thinks and exhales

MARDIENE
Yep, this is it. Lets have faith in
ourselves.

Slow and dramatic music plays, as they both get up and walk
to the library. they enter

INT. LIBRARY - NIGHT

The librarian looks at them walk in, with the final twelfth
grade book. As the dramatic music continues playing and
marden looks at the patients book one last time and looks
away. They approach the librarian, and put the final book on
her desk. The librarian gives a devious smile

LIBRARIAN
Well well well, you know what time it
it is?

Marden sighs
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MARDEN
Yes we do

LIBRARIAN
I just want you to know there is no
shame no matter what happens, we all
make fools of ourselves once in our
lives, it's good if you get it over
with at a young ag-

both marden and mardiene have disappeared.

INT. HOUSE - NIGHT

Marden is laying on his bed in the dark, with his eyes wide
open, tossing and turning around. Marcle walks in.

MARCLE
Hey mardie! congrats on finishing 12th
grade! Are you ready for the big day?

Marden is silent.

MARDEN
Yea of course

MARCLE
I just want to let you know no matter
what happens tomorrow. I'll always be
disappointed in you

marden laughs

MARCLE
What? That's what you wanted me to say
right?

they both chuckle

MARCLE
Don't worry marden, I know you're a
genius, your going to do great! But
take some deep breaths, and get some
sleep, you're going to need it!

Marcle pats marden on the head and smiles.

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MARCLE
Want me to tell you a bedtime story?

Marden laughs

MARDEN
No dad! I'm too old for that!

MARCLE
Oh you're never too old! When you
become president I'll still be
sneaking in your room to tell you
stories!

Marden smiles like he is no longer nervous

MARDEN
How about you tell me the story of
what happened after the nuclear
apocalypse that fixed society!

MARCLE
Oh I can't tell you that! But don't
worry, you're allllmost there! But I
can tell you a different story, so
once upon a time. There was a child, a
son, and his father proposed a really
crazy idea to him, It was ridiculous,
it went against everything the son
believed in. So the son rejected the
idea, but then. Some-Some-Something
really really bad happened to the son,
and he finally agreed that his
father's crazy idea, wasn't so crazy
after all.

Silence

MARDEN
You are the worst storyteller I've
ever seen

Marcle laughs

MARCLE
Well lets be thankful I'm a politician
then! Get some sleep.

Marden takes some deep breaths and closes his eyes, marcle
walks out.
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INT. HOUSE

When Marcle leaves marden's room he has a serious face like

he is thinking

INT. HOUSE - DAY

It's day time and marden jumps out of bed, looking nervous as
he gets dressed, brushes his teeth, and walks out of his
room. He drinks a cup of coffee, and slowly leaves the house
for suspense, as he slowly opens the door dramatic music
plays, he walks out and gets on his bike and starts moving.

EXT. BUILDING - DAY

Marden and mardiene are standing outside a building that is

unknown to the audience, camera only shows marden and
mardiene looking at each other back and forth slowly with
dramatic music.

MARDEN
Well this is it...

MARDIENE
Yes it is, lets do this.

They are now walking up some stairs, the building they are
going to is still not visible, slowly show each one of their
feet taking a step up the stairs alternating, with
heartbeats. They arrive at the top of the staircase, and both
of their feet are still. Camera goes back up to their faces.
Marden takes a deep breath like Marcle told him to do.
Mardiene looks nervous, but clenches her fist.

MARDIENE
Are you ready?

silent pause

MARDEN
No, but I'll do it anyway.

Camera slowly rotates from their faces to show the building.

And when the building is fully shown, there is a big sign in
the middle saying "SAT Testing in Progress" And both marden
and mardiene walk in. They see a man sitting at a desk.

MAN
Oh sorry kids this is a testing area,
you're at the wrong building.
 56.

MARDEN
We're here for the SAT

the man laughs

MAN
good one!

MARDIENE
No we're not joking, look our names
are on the registration. Marden and
Mardiene

The man looks through his list and sees the names

MAN
Look alright kids, this ain't funny,
you know this a serious test right?
You shouldn't jokingly sign up for
this stuff! Where are your parents?
someone who actually-

MARDIENE
Are you going to let us take the test
or not?

MAN
Well technically I have to so-

marden and mardiene enter the building, the man scoffs and
mutters

MAN
God damn spoiled brats

INT. BUILDING

Marden and mardiene are sitting down in the test hallway

waiting to go in, marden's hand is shaking. They see someone
wearing glasses furiously talking to his friends.

MAN WITH GLASSES

What the hell man? I studied for that
forever! I thought I knew everything
but the questions were NOTHING like in
the practice! This is bullshit! This
test is stupid!

his friends calm him down and move him out of the building.
Marden looks at that and gulps, he is uncontrollably
fidgeting and shaking in his chair. He tries to take deep
 57.

breaths like his father told him but it doesn't work and he
is still shaking. He wipes sweat from his forehead.

MARDEN
I-I-I-I-I Can't do this! I wanna go
home and study more!

MARDIENE
Oh come on marden don't be so nervous!
We already studied everything we need
to know! have confidence!

MARDEN
No but-but-but-but what if I fail and
realize I just wasted all my time.
I'll be an idiot and everyone will
laugh at me!

MARDIENE
Marden-

MARDEN
No-no-no-no-no I can't! I can't!

marden starts panting

MARDEN
I can't!

MARDIENE
MARDEN! Look, if you want to be a
politician. You're going to have to
deal with a lot of high pressure
situations! You're running an entire
damn country for christ sake of course
you would! It's an extremally
stressful job and if you want it you
can't panic and break under pressure!
You want to be a politician so young?
You wanna prove to everyone your
capable even though you're just a kid?
Start by calming the hell down manning
the hell up.

Marden stops panting and is thinking, but still nervous.

Mardiene kisses him. Marden smiles, and takes a deep breath.

INT. TEST ROOM

Marden and mardiene slowly enter, and take their seats. The
test begins and a montage of marden answering questions
 58.

starts. As marden hears everything in his head, and having

flashbacks to all previous events while writing, show black
and white of each event and then cut back to him writing.
Where in the classroom the teachers writes the word "WAR" Him
crying in his house, ms lessie saying there are things about
this world you will never understand, the librarian saying
bad things about him, Marcle saying "I'll tell you when
you're older" His reflection telling him he's not good
enough, Marcle comforting him, and saying you're almost ready
to hear the story, the man wearing glasses getting angry, and
mardiene kissing and smiling at him, as well as saying "calm
the hell down and man the hell up!" Cuts to mardiene, show
her thinking about when the teacher wrote war on the board,
her crying, all the times everyone called her crazy, and the
reflection talking too her, and what marden told her when she
hugged him about at least she is obsessed with something, and
her kissing marden at the end. They finish their test, put
down their pencils and leave the building.

INT. HOUSE - NIGHT

Marden is sitting on his bed, looking at his invitation to

peace university. Slowly show him moving around his bed and
thinking in suspense. He takes a deep breath. He exhales and
shot cuts to him sitting on his computer, he sees that he got
the mail for his results. His hand shakes as he slowly tries
to open it, but stops and leaves his room. He opens a door
and enters Marcle's room while he is sleeping.

MARDEN
Dad

marcle is still asleep. Marden nudges marcle

MARCLE
The world better be ending

MARDEN
I got the results

MARCLE
What were they?

MARDEN
I couldn't read them, can you read it
for me?

Marcle sighs and slowly gets up. they both slowly head to
marden's room
 59.

MARCLE
Remember son, no matter what it says
you can't beat yourself up about it,
we're all human, even people who study
a lot fail when the test comes because
of preasure.

silence as they continue walking. Marcle slowly opens

marden's room door, and they both walk in, marcle takes a
seat and turns on the computer, but it's not charged. Marden
takes out a charger and plugs it in. As they both wait in
silence for 20 seconds, it turns on. Marden turns the
computer away from his own vision and towards Marcle. Marcle
slowly clicks on the Gmail and opens it. Marcle looks
disappointed and quickly says

MARCLE
Alright you're an adult and I won't
beat around the bush or sugarcoat
anything, you didn't do good marden

Marden looks like he's going to cry. (maybe end episode 1

here)

MARCLE
You didn't do good, YOU DID GREAT YOU
GOT A 1600

Marcle and marden start laughing very loudly

MARDEN
When I'm President I'm sending you to
jail for child abuse!

Marcle laughs and pats marden in the back

MARCLE
Guess I'll have to start shopping for
jumpsuits!

Marden smiles, but marcle exhales

MARCLE
Alright son, now I know you crushed
the SAT, but you don't need to go to
collage if you feel you're not ready
to become a politician just yet. I
still stand by my statement about
patients, so think about it. Take the
day to decide what you want to do.
When you're ready tell me, and I'll
 60.

support whatever you choose. But just

know if you choose to go to peace
university, it will be very very
difficult, and there's no going back.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Marden is sitting by the ocean with his reflection again,

holding a printout of his SAT scores

MARDEN
What do you have to say about this?
Huh?

marden waves his printout and throws it at his reflection.

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Ok you're smart, great. But that isn't
enough to be a politician. Did you see
how terrified you were? You completely
broke under preasure before the test,
no way you can do that while in
office. So just listen to your dad,
and make the reasonable decision
before you end up screwing something
up! You already finished school which
you hated, and you proved what you
wanted to prove, so why do you want to
push it?

EXT. PARK - DAY

Marden is sitting alone at the park, looking at the ground,

He sees the old man walking next to him cough an mumble
something again.

MARDEN
Hey sir! Why are you following me!

OLD MAN
Oh I'm not following you

MARDEN
Why do you keep coughing all the time!

OLD MAN
BECAUSE MY BLOODY WIFE NEVER COOKS
ANYTHING PROPERLY! SHE'S SO GOD DAMN
ANNOYING SHE ALWAYS TAKES EVERYTHING
OUT BEFORE IT'S READY, BECAUSE SHE'S
ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO DO SOMETHING! "OH
 61.

I GOTTA BE HERE I GOTTA BE THERE" ALL

THE DAMN TIME AND THE FOOD DOESN'T GET
THE TIME IT NEEDS TO FULLY COOK SO IT
COMES OUT SO EARLY AND SO TERRIBLE!

The old man walks away and keeps muttering something, marden
exhales and is thinking while looking at the ground, as he
sees flowers blooming in the sunlight, and one shriveling in
a shady area next to the playground.

MARDIENE
Hey marden I Got a 1500!

Marden looks at the ground still thinking.

MARDIENE
What? Did you not do well?

MARDEN
No I did well, I got a 1600.

MARDIENE
(chuckles) Of course you did, then
what are you worried about?

marden exhales

MARDEN
What if I'm not ready to be a
politician? What if I'm too young? I
mean, you saw what happened to me
before the test. I don't know if I
should go or not.

MARDIENE
You got a 1600 on the SAT at 13 years
old because you studied hard and put
your mind to it. So you'll get better
at dealing with preasure overtime. But
the choice is yours, you know yourself
best!

Mardiene leans on Marden

MARDEN
Well guess this is my first big
decision I have to make!

MARDIENE
First of many
 62.

MARDEN
Well I guess I'll have to think like a
politician when making this decision
If I want to be one. What are the pros
and cons, and what are the best and
worst case scenarios? So If I decide
to go later the pros are I'll be more
mature reducing any risk of failure,
the cons are my da- The president
could retire from old age and the job
could be given to someone else before
me, making me have to wait decades,
and because kids are showing less
potential nowadays there's a risk that
person could not be capable and
recreate the barbaric age! But if I go
now I'll Have more time in my life to
learn but I'll Be the one at risk to
create the barbaric age! So both
options there is a risk, so might as
well pick the one that benefits me the
most instead of the one that makes me
sit around and wait to get older!

Marden looks at mardiene and she fell asleep

MARDEN
MARDINE!

Mardiene wakes up and starts laughing

MARDIENE
I was just messing with you! I can
already see your going to do great!

MARDEN
What about you? What are you going to
do?

MARDIENE
I'm Going to go the viropian science
 63.

university to study quantum mechanics

MARDEN
Still want to invent time travel?

MARDIENE
Of course, I won't rest until I do.

marden sighs

MARDEN
Have you ever considered doing
something different? The world would
be so much better with your talent!

MARDIENE
Ok now you're starting to sound like
my mom! I ALREADY TOLD YOU I WON'T
EVER TRY ANYTHING ELSE!

MARDEN
Alright Aright calm down!

MARDIENE
So, I guess it's time for us to part
ways.

marden looks down, and nods his head, as sad music plays.

MARDEN
I guess it is

MARDIENE
Well good luck in peace university

MARDEN
Good luck trying to invent a
scientific impossibility

Mardiene slaps marden. Marden smiles

MARDEN
I was just messing with you! I can
already see your going to do great!

Mardiene hugs marden, and a bee lands on mardeine's shoulder.

MARDIENE
NOT AGAIN!

Mardiene runs away and marden laughs

 64.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Marden walks up to his reflection

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Oh so you think a mature trained adult
will send us back to the barbaric age,
but an impatient, immature child
won't? Didn't you hear the old man?
What if the universe is trying to te-
AAAAHHHH

Marden pees on his reflection, and walks away.

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Mardiene is looking at her reflection

MARDIENE
LISTEN TO MARDEN! he's going to become
the president and you're just wasting
your time with science fictio-

Mardiene throws a broken tree log at her reflection

INT. HOUSE

Marden opens the door to his house and sees his dad putting
on his tie and getting ready.

MARDEN
Alright dad! I made my decision!

MARCLE
Great, what is it?

Marden takes a deep breath

MARDEN
I-I-I

Marden stops and thinks, he has a flashback to what the old

man said.

MARCLE
No worries, take your time, it's not
like I'm the president or something.
 65.

Marden chuckles, and thinks again, Flashbacks to the patients

book and the flowers. he exhales and says

MARDEN
I can't!

MARCLE
That's alright son you can always-

MARDEN
I can't wait to go to peace
university!

Marcle laughs heartily

MARCLE
You have learned well!

MARDEN
I had a great teacher!

MARCLE
Alright come on, let me drop you off,
the orientation should be today.

MARDEN
What about the paperwork and
everything?

MARCLE
Oh I already filled everything out
while you were gone, I was a hundred
percent sure you were gonna choose to
go

Marden laughs

MARCLE
Wow It's almost as if I'm your father
who's known you your entire life!

INT. CAR - DAY

Marden and Marcle are driving in a car.

MARCLE
Alright son, I need you to remember-

MARDEN
Yea yea I know, It's okay no matter
what happens you'll be-
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Marcle slowly shakes his head, and slowly says.

MARCLE
no, not anymore mardie.

MARDEN
What do you mean?

MARCLE
You choose this path, while knowing my
warnings, now as I have told you there
is no going back. Things are going to
get very very hard, and you can no
longer be treated as a child.

marden looks out the window, thinking.

MARDEN
I understand, I'll be ready, no matter
how hard it will get.

MARCLE
I won't get into specifics but just
know that every decision you make in
there will hold weight, it'll be
monitored, tracked, and assessed.
Everything, down to the way you breath
and they way you eat. There is no room
for error marden.

MARDEN
Good, because there won't be any, but
what did you say about all my
decisions being tracked? Like what
decisions specifically are you talking
about?

MARCLE
All of them marden, all of them. Just
don't worry about that. All you need
to make sure of is be absolutely
villigaint, competent, and inelegant
at all times.

MARDEN
Even when I'm not in class?

Marcle's eyes go wide open

MARCLE
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN CLASS!
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marden looks confused, and moves his eyes around, and nods
his head.

MARCLE
Oh no. (moves his lips inward and
inhales, then exhales)

MARDEN
What?

MARCLE
I'm Not supposed to- you know what
just forget I said that last part

MARDEN
Why?

MARCLE
Oh look at that were here!

Marden looks outside and sees that the sign outside the
collage says "Viropian Science University"

MARDEN
Dad are we at the right spot?

MARCLE
Yep

MARDEN
Why does it say-

MARCLE
You took your invite right?

MARDEN
Yea it's in my pocket

MARCLE
Great, so first you need to step
outside the car.

Marden steps outside the car.

MARDEN
Now what?

Marcle drives away. Marden sighs in frustration. All the

viropian science university students are in a crowd together
going through the main gates
 68.

MARDIENE
Hey marden! Here to say one last
goodbye?

MARDEN
Nope

MARDIENE
Then why are you here?

MARDEN
I'm asking myself the same question.

MARDIENE
huh? What do you mean?

MARDEN
Just get to class I'll figure it out

mardiene shrugs and walks away

Marden continues walking and enters the doors.

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY - DAY

Marden is in a big room full of students of VSU, he looks

nervous as he looks around the room in confusion, his hands
shake again, and then he walks forward to the receptionist

RECEPTIONIST
Hey there! having trouble finding your
class?

MARDEN
Ummmmm I'm confused.

RECEPTIONIST
What confusing?

MARDEN
I-I-I don't even know.

RECEPTIONIST
What don't you know?

MARDEN
I'm not even sure if I'm allowed to
tell you

The receptionist takes two papers out of her desk, leans

close to marden and whispers
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RECEPTIONIST
The first paper is map to your
classroom and the second one is a code
you'll have to solve

MARDEN
What are you talking about?

The receptionist presses a button on her desk, and takes out

a mini screen and gives it to marden. On that screen there is
a timer of 1 minute that starts ticking

MARDEN
WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT IS THAT TIMER
FOR?

RECEPTIONIST
What timer? I don't know what you are
talking about.

MARDEN
THIS ONE!

Marden shows the receptionist the timer she gave him. It goes
57, 56, 55, 54

RECEPTIONIST
Why do you have a timer with you?

(maybe end episode here) Marden takes the papers and starts
running across the hall, he looks at the map and sees a
location highlighted in red. As he is running he takes a look
at the timer and it goes 46, 45, 44. Marden trips on the edge
of a chair leg and falls, his papers fly a few feet away, and
his screen with the timer breaks. He quickly gets up and
grabs his papers and keeps running, then he arrives at the
red highlighted location and he is underneath a flight of
stairs. Marden starts panicking and looking back and forth
between his map and the other paper with the code, it is a
scrambled black circle, with unidentifiable symbols on it.
Marden starts sweating and panting, just like before his
test, and looks at the clock, and flashes back to the clock
he saw earlier, and sees that a full minute was completed
when the timer started, so he looks at the current clock next
to him and sees he only has 15 seconds left (maybe end
episode 1 here) He starts loudly breathing and his hands
holding the papers shake a lot as he tries to decipher the
code, his face turns red and a few tears come out as he looks
and sees there is only 7 seconds left.
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MARDIENE
Saw you running, what are you doing?

MARDEN
I NEED TO DISYPER THIS CODE

Mardiene looks at both marden's papers and sees on the corner

of his map there is normal sized text written "Forget the
code just put a peace sign against the wall" She points to it
and marden quickly makes a peace sign with his hand and puts
it against the wall, and there is a green light around his
hand, mardiene runs away. Nothing happens for a few seconds
and marden is confused, he puts the peace sign against the
wall multiple times but nothing happens. (maybe end episode 1
here) Then the floor opens underneath marden and he falls
through, and the floor closes again. (maybe end episode 1
here)

INT. DARK ROOM

There is a pitch black room that marden has fallen in (maybe

end episode 1 here) he looks like he is on a matters but
everything is barley visible.

PROFESSOR
59 and a half seconds, look at you
mister action movie hero. But I
honestly expected better from the
president's son.

MARDEN
What? How-How did you know that? Where
am I? What was that test thing for?
Why did you give me a code when the
answer was right there?

PROFFESSOR
We know more about you than you know
about you. That test was to see if you
are able to think well under pressure,
because if you can't you'd be too
focused on the code you would ignore
everything else around you, like the
simple answer. it's the most important
part about a politician, he can learn
all the tips and tricks he wants, but
if he can't deal with preasure,
everythang flies strait out the damn
window! And we can't allow any of that
in our university can we? It's a waste
of our and your time.
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MARDEN
Y-y-yea totally.

PROFESSOR
Oh and I'd highly recommend you get of
the bed.

Marden stands up off the mattress, and 2 people fall down

onto it from above.

PERSON 1
Hey look at that! We made it in time!

PERSON 2
We? You mean I, You were busy trying
to dysper the "code"

PROFESSOR
Alright boys, head that way, the
orientation will start soon.

The three get up and walk towards the direction the professor
pointed in, and see a door. Person 1 tried to open the door
but it doesn't open, he tries to pull it harder but still
doesn't open.

PERSON 1
Is this another test?

PROFESSOR
It's push not pull

Marden pushes the door and walks through in slow motion, as

on the other side they see a giant underground school, with
one giant hallway leading to the amphitheater, with a bunch
of classrooms on the side

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY

Marden, person 1, and person 2 look at it in awe.

PERSON 2
Alright enough sight seeing, lets get
to the assembly room.

They all start walking forward

INT. DARK ROOM

Professor is in that room, and looks at the security

camera's, he sees that mardiene helped marden find the code,
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His eyes go wide open and he leans forward and puts his hand
over his mouth in shock

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY

PERSON 2
Hey aren't you too young to be here?

MARDEN
I'm also too young to get a 1600 on
the SAT

PERSON 1
Wow that incredible! What's your name?

MARDEN
I'm marden, what's your name?

PERSON 1
I'm Carsit and this is my brother
Carvek.

CARVEK
Hey don't tell him our names!

CARSIT
Why not? Were going to be together for
a while.

MARDEN
Nice to meet you two, or one of you at
least

Carsit laughs and pats Carvek on the back

CARSIT
I don't think he's talkin bout you
buddy!

Carvek scoffs

MARDEN
So before my dad dropped me off he
told me that everything we do will be
monitored and assessed, even when we
are not in class, any idea what that
means?

CARVEK
No clue, did he really say that?
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CARSIT
Well that shouldn't be a problem for
Carvek because he always acts like
he's being monitored and assessed!

CARVEK
Oh come on! this is no time for jokes,
be serious.

The three arrive at the assembly room and it's a huge place
with a bunch of empty chairs. They go to take a seat.

INT. STAGE

Principle Codson is standing with professor at the back of

the stage looking at all the chairs, talking about something.

CODSON
Is it already time?

PROFESSOR
Yes sir, unfortunately

CODSON
My goodness! So many empty chairs this
time?

PROFESSOR
Yep, it turns out that 33% of people
invited didn't show up, and 60% of
people failed the test, that leaves us
with only 7% that are here. That and
the fact that the amount of lesson 16
stayers was 50% less than last time.

CODSON
So what you're saying is we have less
than 3% of our normal student count?

Professor nods his head. Codson looks very angry and starts
shaking his head.

CODSON
JESUS GOD DAMN IT! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO
THIS GENERATION!
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PROFESSOR
Nothing is, and that's precisely the
problem. You ever hear that quote Hard
times create strong men, strong men
create good times, good times create
weak men, weak men create hard times.

CODSON
Well then I guess we are heading for
the end of the cycle, weak men
creating hard times, I pray for our
future.

PROFESSOR
Don't worry I'm going to make sure
everything goes just fine

CODSON
What do you mean by that?

Professor jerks his head back a bit like he made a mistake

PROFESSOR
Um well, I'll teach them well of
course!

CODSON
I wish you best of luck

PROFESSOR
All we need is one good man to be
president.

Professor does a slightly evil smile

PROFESSOR
One good man that will put an end to
this!

CODSON
Put an end to what? The world is going
great right now. We got project W
going to help the rexteinians clean
their water, instead of just bombin'
em like the old days. You're talkin
funny today.

PROFESSOR
Uh uh um well I meant put an end to
our student decline ofcourse
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Codson looks confused, and professor walks away.

INT. BACKSTAGE

The professor is in the backstage room of the amphitheater.

He hurriedly looks around and sees nobody there. He goes to
the corner, and open his bag. Inside his bag is the black
mask and outfit the mystery man wore earlier while spying on
marden and mardiene. Professor rummages through the bag and
takes out an old flip phone, his hands start sweating and he
starts heavily breathing while dialing a number on his phone.
He starts a call and the other person picks up.

PROFESSOR
Oh my god sir, I am so sorry! I will
never let this happen again I don't
know what got in m-

The phone gets hung up. Professor looks terrified, and in a

whimpery crying voice says

PROFESSOR
Sir? Sir? Sir? No, no, no, please no
please please please Sir no please Sir
no!

The professor starts crying and puts the phone back in his
bag. Then he gets angry and yells

PROFESSOR
NO GOD DAMN IT! KEEP IT TOGETHER TORT!
STOP MESSING UP!

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY ASSEMBLY ROOM

Marden, Carsit, and Carvek are grabbing their seats. Carvek

and Carsit sit down. Marden tries to sit next to Carvek but
he puts his hand on the chair to stop marden from doing so

CARSIT
Oh come on Let him sit next to us!

Carvek slowly shakes his head, Carsit scoffs

CARSIT
Alright marden you can sit next to me!

Marden sits down next to Carvek instead of Carsit

CARVEK
He-
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MARDEN
What's your favorite history chapter?

CARVEK
Why do you want to know?

MARDEN
Why do you not want me to know?

CARSIT
He's got a point

Carvek sighs and says

CARVEK
My favorite is the one about World War
1

CARSIT
Oh boy, here it comes

CARVEK
I like it so much because world war 1
was the beginning of the end. In all
of history, wars have existed for tens
of thousands of years. However there
has never been a world war in all that
time. All three of the world wars
happened all within 100 years of each
other. Wanna know why?

MARDEN
Yea that is a good point, why?

CARSIT
Aaaaand now there's no going back

CARVEK
Because of alliances, that's right.
The first world war happened because
alliances just became a thing. Before
that all countries were on their own,
fighting individual wars. But now that
there are alliances, if one country
from an alliance messes with another
country from another alliance, instead
of just those two countries duking it
out, Both of those entire big
alliances have to duke it out. Causing
much more suffering and pain than
necessary. Alliances is what led to
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the apocalypse, If only America and

Russia hated each other and launched
nukes the world wouldn't end. Only
because a bunch of other NATO
countries were in it too, that let to
too many nukes ending the world.
Alliances are the root of all
humanities problems.

CARSIT
He forgets to mention that counties
that were in alliances were more
economically prosperous because of
trade, and there are a million other
factors that lead to war.

MARDEN
well that explains why you have trust
issues.

both Carsit and Carvek look down in disappointment

CARSIT
That's unfortunately not the reason

MARDEN
then what is?

Carsit and Carvek whisper to each other.

CARVEK
I won't tell you, I barley even know
you, how can I trust you won't tell
anyone?

Marden thinks a bit, and has a quick flashback to his

conversation with mardiene.

MARDEN
President Marcle is my father

Carvek laughs, marden takes out his phone and shows Carvek a
picture of them together, Carvek's face lights up in surprise
and shock.

CARVEK
NO WAY! You're serious?

MARDEN
Yep, we keep this a secret in case
anyone who dislikes my father is going
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to dislike me as well.

CARVEK
So Why did you tell me this?

MARDEN
So you can tell me your secret without
worrying because you know mine,
guarantying I won't spill yours. This
is how trust works, one side needs to
take the initiative and let their
guard down and risk losing in order to
build a mutually beneficial
relationship.

CARVEK
Wow, um, ok. So the reason I have
trust issues is-

CARSIT
Our father disowned us.

silence and pause

CARVEK
(in a heavy tone) He would always
(pause) he would always tell us that
he loves us. But one day we, back when
we were kids.

silence and pause as both Carvek and Carsit look at the

ground, and then look at each other, wondering who is going
to say it first.

CARVEK
We lit the school on fire

Silence and pause

CARSIT
It was an accident. We were young and
stupid so we found a cigar lying
around and decided to smoke it. But
when we did, we saw a teacher walking
outside so we accidently left it next
to a tree while still lit.

Pause
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CARVEK
And of course, the tree caught on
fire, and burned down a big chunk of
the school. And our dad had to pay for
it.

CARSIT
Usually parents would get mad at their
child and move on. But our dad,
well...

INT. CARSIT AND CARVEKS HOUSE (FLASHBACK)

Carsit and Carvek are 6th graders and are looking at their
dad while he is on the phone, Silence for suspense. The
father finishes the call and slams the phone against the wall
and start's screaming very loudly

DAD
AAAAAAAA! YOU IDIOTS DID WHAT?

Carsit starts crying,

CARVEK
We're sorry dad! it was an accident!

DAD
I'VE LOST SO MUCH MONEY! MONEY! DO YOU
KNOW WHAT MONEY IS?

CARVEK
We're sorry it'll never happen again!

DAD
YOU TWO ARE PATHETIC WORTHLESS
DISSAPOINTMETS! DISSAPOINTMENTS! WHAT
ARE YOU?

Both of them are silent, carvek also starts slowly crying.

DAD
ANSWER ME! WHAT. ARE. YOU!

Both carvek and carsit slowly mutter

BOTH OF THEM
Disappointments
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INT. CARVEK'S ROOM

Carvek is 3 years older and in 9th grade, he is studying in

his room, the door opens and dad walks in.

DAD
Stop studying and go get a job. You're
not smart enough to amount to
anything. Might aswell do some manual
labor so you're not a total
dissapointment.

Carvek ignores him and keeps studying, the dad gets angry and
lights a cigar and burns all of carvek's papers

CARVEK
DAD STOP IT!

Dad continues burning everything, and smiles exageratedly and

says

DAD
It's not nice when things burn right?

INT. CARSIT AND CARVEKS HOUSE (FLASHBACK FILTER IS OFF)

Carsit and carvek open the door and walk in their house back
from school, they are just as old as they are when talking to
marden.

DAD
Welcome back! did you two finish that
chapter where it teaches you how to
not burn things down and cost your dad
a fortune?

Carsit chuckles nervously

CARSIT
you mean the 'How Not to be a Walking
Fire Hazard 101' chapter? I think
that's in the next semester!

CARVEK
That was 5 years ago dad! You've gone
crazy! Why can't you just let it go
and forgive us?

DAD
Did the bank forgive me dept? No it-
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CARVEK
THAT'S ENOUGH! THAT WAS ONE MISTAKE!
I'M DONE WITH YOU! I'M MOVING OUT!

DAD
Oh really? How are you going to make
money? Burning things down isn't a
carrer pa-

CARVEK
SHUT UP! YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA BE?

Carvek hurriedly digs through his pocket, and he takes out

the peace university invitation.

CARVEK
I'M GOING TO BE A POLITICIAN AND RUN
THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY!

dad starts crazyily laughing

CARVEK
I got invited to a school for this
only a special few can attend!

DAD
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU
YOU'RE A DISSAPOINTMENT! YOU CAN'T BE
A POLITICIAN! THAT REQUIRES
INTELEGANCE! And you're an idiot!

CARVEK
I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU REGRET EVER
TREATING ME LIKE THIS!

DAD
Just get lost already! I'll pick you
up when you're starving on the
streets.

Carvek and carsit both go out the door, while carvek mutters

CARVEK
We'll see who'll be on the streets.
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Silence

CARVEK
Turns out he never really loved us, he
just saw us as his product. He thought
we would win some fancy academic
awards so he can show us off, and when
he realized that we weren't the little
prodigies he thought we were, he just
left us. And that's why I have trouble
trusting people. And, that's why I'm
here, I want to prove him wrong. When
he see's us on TV running the god damn
country HE'LL FINALLY SEE WHO THE
DISSAPOINTMENT IS!

MARDEN
Wait but if he left both of you then
why doesn't Carsit also have trust
issues?

CARSIT
What can I say? Humans are
complicated. I don't really care
anymore, I'll trust anyone because I
never put my heart and soul into a
relationship.

MARDEN
Well thanks for telling me, I know
that must be hard.

Carvek is seriously thinking. Looking like he is going to cry

CARSIT
So what's your favorite part about
history marden?

MARDEN
The years 2030 to 2040.

CARSIT
But there's nothing about those years.

MARDEN
Exactly, I always wonder what happened
to make us so peaceful and work
together all of a sudden, that's
literally the most important history
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chapter in the world and they keep it

a secret? Why aren't people trying to
figure that out? My dad says he'll
tell me when I'm a politician, and
that's motivating for me.

CARVEK
You think you could tell us when he
tells you?

Marden chuckles, and nods his head. Principal Codson

announces on the microphone, he speaks in a deep, slow, and
serious voice

CODSON
Welcome to peace university!

Everyone cheers in excitement.

CODSON
Calm down, this is not the place for
that.

Everyone looks at each other confused

CODSON
As you may have noticed, this is not a
normal collage, therefore, you can not
be normal students.

Everyone looks tense and uneasy

CODSON
When I say this it may sound
exaggerated, but I can assure you that
I say it with no exaggeration.

everyone is fidgety, waiting to hear what he has to say

CODSON
The fate of this world, is in your
hands. We have a lot less students
than normal, so I pray to god that you
folks are capable. Due to the dire
consequences if a graduate is
incapable, there is no room for error.
There is no room for any mistakes.
Anything less than the best of the
best, shall be severely punished. For
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example, you see this student over

here.

Principle Codson points at one of the students in the front

row.

CODSON
This student. Is expelled from peace
university, PERMENANTLY!

The student furiously stands up.

STUDENT
Sir what did I do wrong?

CODSON
I'm afraid I'm not allowed to tell you
that son. Otherwise everybody will
know. Let's just say you showed
unworthiness. You may leave the
building. And remember, if you tell
anyone about peace university. That
would be one of the worst crimes you
can commit in this entire country, we
keep this a secret for the reason. Not
just you but Anyone who dares to tell
a single man woman or child about
peace university

Everyone looks nervous and very uneasy as they look at

Codson, and silent pause for suspense

CODSON
Shall be sentenced to death.

Marden gulps and flashes back to the time where he told

mardiene about peace university, and the time where mardiene
helped him get in. He opens his eyes and is very nervous, his
hands start shaking and he is unable to sit still. And Carvek
holds him down and stops him from shaking. Principle Codson
glances at marden shaking and Carvek holding him down. Carvek
lets go of marden and they both sit still. Codson looks away
and continues.

CODSON
Nobody else needs to worry about
getting expelled like him. Not because
it won't happen, but because worrying
won't help decrease your odds of
expulsion. All you need to make sure
of is be absolutely villigaint,
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competent, and inelegant at all times.

Is this understood?

Everyone says yes sir, carvek has a flashback to the

conversation with his dad "I'll make you regret it" "I'll
pick you up when you're on the streets" "we'll see who's on
the streets." and he whispers

CARVEK
How do we even know if we are doing
something tha-

Carsit immediately shuts his mouth using his hands. Professor

tort gets on the microphone.

TORT
Hello everyone, I am professor tort.
Please enter room 1 for you first
lesson in peace.

Everyone slowly and nervously gets up as their legs shake.

while marden, carvek, and carsit are walking

CARSIT
So who'd you tell?

marden says in a robotic tone

MARDEN
I would never tell anyone

CARSIT
Yea that's fair.

Marden's hands are still shaking as they enter their first

class and all take seats with professor tort at the
chalkboard, he writes in big letters on the chalkboard in a
similar way Ms. Lessie wrote a while ago, in the same big
letters "PEACE" He speaks and acts in an autorotative tone

TORT
Now you all may be quite nervous after
the orientation. But remember, just
focus on doing your absolute best. Now
our first lesson in peace, is
discussion.

Professor tort writes discussion on the board

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TORT
Let me give you an example, Lets say
that you and your brother both want to
use the computer,

Professor Tort draws a stick figure with "you" on top of it.

And another one with "brother" on it.

TORT
problem is, there's only one computer.

Tort draws a computer in the middle of both stick figures.

Marden's hands are still shaking, while they shake he feels
something under the table. He takes it out and sees that it
is a notepad, everyone looks at him and also quickly grabs
the notepad from under the table. Professor tort smirks and
nods.

TORT
Good, you proved you guys aren't
frozen. Now anyway back to the
situation. So you and your brother
both want the computer, but there is
only one computer and only one of you
can use it. Now most people, would
say, that your brother is the enemy in
this situation, but he's not, he's
your teammate, the real enemy is the
puzzle you both are trying to solve,
of there being two people wanting one
computer, and you must work together
to solve it, not against each other,
that's the mistake 99% of people make.
So far so good?

Professor tort walks around slowly looking at everyone's

notes, with his head high looking judgmental as all the
students are sweating and nervous when tort walks by them.
Marden nudges Carvek and whispers

MARDEN
Look at his eyes, he's not looking at
their notes he's looking at their body
language! Don't sweat, both of you,
take deep breaths.

Marden, Carvek, and Carsit all take deep breaths together,

and tort walks past them and smirks again, and nods his head
in impressment. Tort is back at the chalk board.
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TORT
Now the first and most basic thing
that you need to do to solve this
problem is find out why the other
party wants what they want.

Tort writes No. 1 and then writes "WHY"

TORT
Yo why do you want to use the computer
bro? I want to use it because I have
had a really stressful day at school
and I need to calm down by playing
video games. Ok great, we have
accomplished step one, now this is the
most important part that most people
fail at. Now I want everyone to close
their eyes.

everyone closes their eyes.

TORT
Now I hope you all should be familiar
with this because you were supposed to
learn it in high school. Raise your
hand if you know about the intuitive
exchange theory.

The class is silent, and show marden thinking "What! What is

that? I never learned that!" Marden nervously slowly raises
his hand but then he has a flashback to his dad saying why he
shouldn't lie and always keep his word. Then he hesitates and
puts his hand down. Two students raise their hands.

TORT
Everyone open your eyes. Take a look
at these two fully competent students,
these two are the best and perfect
example for this class.

Those two students give a smug smile. Everyone who didn't

raise their hands starts sweating, including marden, carsit,
and carvek.

TORT
Of what NOT to do! Because the
intuitive exchange theory is bullshit
I made up! I can stand here and teach
you all about this, but what can not
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be taught on a chalkboard is honesty!

If you're a politician and people ever
find out you are a liar, they will not
only never listen to you again, they
will never listen to the government
again! Therefore lying shall not be
tolerated in this classroom! You two
have shown unworthiness, and are
permeantly expelled!

The two students throw their notepads in anger and barge out
of the room.

TORT
Anyway, back to the situation, brother
is stressed out and wants to relax,
what do you think is the next step!
Any volunteers?

The room is silent and there is a pause as all the students

are too nervous to say raise their hands. This slow scene
would last for 30 seconds. Then Marden tries to raise his
hand but Carvek pulls it down, Tort looks at the clock as a
full minute is about to be complete, tort shakes his head and
gets read to say something then marden raises his hand, tort
sighs

TORT
Yes Marden?

Marden has another flashback.

INT. HOUSE - DAY

Marden is sitting inside his house on a couch and watching

his dad on tv, when he said the line

ROSEVERY
Families are hurting! What will they
think if I go back and say I just let
you off the hook because of a sorry
and a pat in the back? We need to
maintain our reputation too you know!

MARCLE
I understand our fault, and I am
committed to making up for it.

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY CLASSROOM

Marden's flashback ends, and marden says.

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MARDEN
When the other side mentions their
problems, affirm they are valid, and
you have taken them into
consideration.

TORT
And that is an example of what you
should do! Outstanding job marden! how
did you know?

MARDEN
I like to watch president Marcle a
lot.

TORT
Well I think you deserve a round of
applause for your bravery!

Everyone starts clapping, tort whispers to himself

TORT
And for saving the entire class.

TORT
Alright, so the reason why you need to
affirm that you have understood their
problems is, it will not only calm
them down and reduce tension in the
room, it will allow the rest of the
discussion to be easier, as the other
party will not always feel like they
have something to prove or get through
your head as the conversation
progresses. Alright brother, I know
how hard some days can get at school.
Now what we do next is explain why we
want what we want. But brother, I need
to watch the brand new episode of my
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favorite tv show, I won't be able to

concentrate on doing my homework
because I'll keep thinking about
what's going to happen. (brother's
voice) Well I can't concentrate on my
homework because I'm so stressed! (he
writes both statements on each side of
the chalkboard next to the brother
figure, and the you figure) Now that
we have clearly understood each sides
motivation, Now it is time to start
pitching solutions! Does anyone have
and idea for a solution you can offer
the brother?

nobody wants to raise their hands, but then Carvek raises his
hand high up.

TORT
Yes carvek?

CARVEK
I'll say I want to first finish the
episode, and then he can play his
video games for as long as he wants.

TORT
Not bad, but what if the brother
rejects this idea?

CARVEK
I ask why he doesn't like the idea

Tort begins to say something

CARSIT
He wouldn't like the idea because it's
probably late at night, and he is very
stressed so he doesn't want to wait to
do calm down so he can quickly get to
his homework to finish before bed
time.

CARVEK
But I don't want to wait either
because of the same reason.

CARSIT
so how about we rock paper scissors?
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CARVEK
No I don't want to be unable to do my
homework if I lose. How about you let
me watch My episode first, and the
next time we get in a similar
situation I'll let you get preference.

CARSIT
No because what if we don't get in a
similar situation again?

TORT
Good very good, this is what I was
going to say next, keep pitching
solutions and explaining why you don't
agree to them.

CARVEK
Isn't there another way you can relax
other than playing video games?

CARSIT
No I love video games.

Marden raises his hand and says

MARDEN
I have an idea. How about you let me
watch my episode, and I'll do your
homework for you when I'm done and
explain everything to you. That way
I'll get what I want, watching my
episode, and you'll not only get what
you want, which is playing video games
to relax when I finish, But you also
won't have any homework to do.

TORT
Yes good I was just going to say you
can offer something else to the other
side to get what you are arguing over.

FLASHBACK TO MARDEN WATCHING

MARCLE
I understand our fault, and I am
committed to making up for it. We
started a research campaign for
creating a liquid that can absolutely
clean contaminated water, called
project W. I never gave it much
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funding, but now, because I see there

is a huge need for it, I can put 100
billion quarks into the project to
insure it gets completed.

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY CLASSROOM

CARSIT
So in exchange for the stress of
waiting an hour to play video games, I
will no longer have the stress of
doing my homework, and for you in
exchange for being able to watch your
show first comfortably, you will have
to make up for that by doing double
the homework

MARDEN
Which I surely can do because I'm
relaxed from watching my show.

CARVEK
Looks like we came to an agreement!

Silence for a few seconds, and then professor tort starts

clapping, as well as all the other students clap with him.

TORT
See how this is conversation is so
much better than "Oh I want to use the
computer you always get to use it!"
"Well yea it's because I need it more
and all you do is play video games"
You worked with each other, not
against, and that is what should
happen!

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY BATHROOM - DAY

A toilet in one of the stalls opens up and Marden comes out

of it. As other students come out of other stalls. Marden
leaves the bathroom.

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY - EVENING

Marden comes out of the bathroom door, and there are a bunch
of students walking as their classes have also finished.
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Marden goes to leave the building but mardiene taps him on

the back.

MARDIENE
Hey Marden how was-

MARDEN
Hey move back, personal space! Who the
hell even are you?

MARDIENE
I'm Mardiene?

Marden keeps walking

INT. DARK ROOM

Professor tort is looking at the security camera watching

marden and mardiene while eating popcorn.

TORT
God damn we sure scared the shit outta
him!

Tort pulls out a drawer and takes out a document with a photo
of marden as well as a bunch of information on him. Zoom in
on the part where it says " AGE: 13 "

TORT
There's no way! He's way to smart and
cautionate. I thought thirteen year
old's were stupid as hell!

Codson walks in the room and tort quickly turns off the
computer.

CODSON
What were you looking at?

TORT
Nothing nothing!

CODSON
It didn't look like nothing, what was
on that security camera? This is
important! I order you to tell me
right now!
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TORT
Um, there was,

Tort's phone rings

TORT
Oh sorry this is important, I have to
get it.

Tort picks up the phone and runs outside the room, Codson
sits down and starts looking through the computer.

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY

Tort is in the hallway walking down as he is on the phone.

TORT
Alright sir I know I upset you earlier
but I have good news this time,
Somehow, I don't know how, but
everything went just like you said it
would.

EXT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY - EVENING

Mardiene is still behind marden, and marden pulls her to the

side.

EXT. PARK - DAY

Mardiene and marden are sitting in their park area again.

MARDIENE
Alright James Bond are we free to talk
now?

Marden sighs in relief and nods his head

MARDIENE
So what's going on? Why didn't you
talk to me?

Marden looks around

MARDIENE
Were not on the street, you don't need
to look both ways.

Marden chuckles
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MARDEN
How can you always make me laugh no
matter what situation I'm in?

MARDIENE
What situation are you in?

MARDEN
So apparently there is a death penalty
for telling anyone else about peace
university.

Mardeine's eye's go wide open in shock

MARDIENE
Are you serious?

Marden nods in disappointment

MARDIENE
No way there allowed to kill you
right? You're still a kid!

MARDEN
They do not look like they give a
damn. They take who runs the country
very seriously, I don't blame them.

MARDIENE
Does anyone know?

MARDEN
Well I'm still alive so I'm guessing
not.

MARDIENE
What are they going to do to you if
they find out you told me? Would they
have to-

MARDEN
Don't worry about it, it's my problem,
leave the worrying to me. Plus I saw
how concerned they were when looking
at all the empty chairs, means their
VERY short on students, and with the
excellent performance I put up today
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they know I'm their last hope.

MARDIENE
Well that means you were right!
(flashback to marden saying that
whoever else they elect might not be
good) You made the right choice by
going to peace university!

MARDEN
But did I really?

MARDIENE
Of course you did. Wanna study
together again?

Marden smiles

MARDEN
Sure, but before that, how was your
first day? Learn why time travel is
impossible yet?

Mardiene chuckles

MARDIENE
Nope! And I actually think I might
have a theory on how it could be
possible

MARDEN
What is it?

MARDIENE
I'm not telling you, you're just going
to make fun of me!

MARDEN
How did you know?

They both chuckle, and mardiene takes out some books and both
of them look at it together, and mardiene kisses marden on
the cheek.

INT. DARK ROOM

Codson is on the computer, looking through the files, opening

them one by one. There are five files for the day that are
displayed on the screen. 6am-8am, 8am-10am, 10am-12am,
-12am-2pm, 2pm-4pm. He starts at the most recent one, 2pm-
4pm, he quickly fast forwards and sees there is nothing, then
he
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opens the 12am-2pm, he quickly fast forwards and skimms, he

sees that there is nothing, he squints his eyes and looks at
10am, sees nothing, and then 8am, sees nothing, and now when
there is only one file left, 6am-8pm, Codson cuffs and opens
through some of the drawers and takes his pills, and then
goes back to clicking on the final file. Once he opens it he
sees that it is empty, and looks surprised and suspicious.
Tort walks back in

CODSON
Why is this god damn file empty! What
on earth was in there!

Tort looks very nervous, and starts sweating

TORT
Um um, there wasn't anything important
in that file so I deleted it to clear
up space in the laptop, it was getting
very laggy.

Codson squints his eyes

CODSON
Then why were you so eager to turn it
off when I walked in the room?

Tort is thinking

CODSON
If you dare lie to me I'll make sure
you never set foot here again!

Tort is thinking again.

TORT
Someone stole um,

Tort takes a deep breath

TORT
No, Ok fine, I'll tell you.

Codson shrugs his shoulders and opens his hands like he is

saying "well go ahead"

Tort fidgets and hesitates

TORT
sorry one second, I Promise I'll be
back real quick!
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Tort picks up the phone again and runs out of the room,
codson scoffs in disappointment. Codson is waiting in the
room, silent pause for 15 seconds, as Codson looks at his
watch. and then looks at the clock, and then taps the table.
Tort walks back in.

TORT
Alright, you can look in the trash for
the footage, I didn't empty it.

Codson opens the footage from the trash, clicks on the file.
and it loads, codson skims through it slowly to keep the
audience in suspense, show his eyes moving left and right as
he is skimming, and he pauses at a certain moment, the
audience can't see what he paused at. Codson opens his mouth
wide and lets out a little scream in shock. As his eyes are
wide open, and his entire body is fully shaking. He then
starts heavily breathing in anger, the camera slowly turns to
show what he paused at, and we see that he paused at a frame
with mardiene pointing at the message to marden. Codson
screams very loudly

CODSON
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Codson punches the desk very hard multiple times and it

shatters, and the computer along with everything falls, Veins
are showing on codson's head, as his head turns very red.

CODSON
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN! WHO WAS THE
TEACHER WHO GAVE HIM THE INVITE! THEY
WERE SUPPOSED TO SAY ANYONE WHO LEAKS
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE KILLED!

Quick flashback to Ms. Lessie saying the word "Severely

punished"

CODSON
FIND OUT WHO THAT WAS AND INPRISSON
THEM IMMEDIATLY! AND HAVE THIS STUPID
BOY SHOT THIS INSTANT!

tort looks concerned and puts his hand forward like he's
saying stop, and he says

TORT
Is that really neces-

CODSON
THE LAST 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE I'VE
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SPENT BUILDING THIS STATE OF THE ART

UNIVERSITY AND DESIGNING IT'S SYSTEMS!
IF THIS INFORMATION GETS LEAKED TO THE
PUBLIC ALL OF MY LIFE'S WORK WILL GO
TO WASTE! AND I WILL HAVE TO REDO
EVERYTHING! AND WE ARE IN NO POSITION
TO WITH OUR LOW STUDENT CRISIS ON TOP
OF THIS CRISIS! OUR ENTIRE CONTRY
COULD COLLAPSE! BUT YOU'LL JUST DO THE
SAME SHIT YOU ALWAYS DO! IT'S SO EASY
FOR YOU TO-

TORT
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KILL HIM! HE SHOWED
EXTREME POTENTIAL IN CLASS! HE MIGHT
BE ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THIS
SCHOOL CAPABLE OF BECOMING PRESIDENT!

principle codson shakes his head and calms down, he sits back
down in his chair, and looks at the computer screen, and
angrily shakes his head again.

CODSON
Fine! Then we will just have to kill
this girl!

TORT
NO! marden won't be able to focus on
learning if he's emotionally hurt.

Codson is thinking, and then he gives a frustrated smirk

CODSON
Alright then, we'll wait until this
marden guy, graduates. Then we will
ki- then we will execute this girl.

tort looks down at the floor, looking a little sad, and says
in a dissapointed tone

TORT
Do we really have to kill an innocent
girl? I mean, if she was ever going to
tell anyone, she would have already
done so.

CODSON
It doesn't matter if she probably
won't. HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING FROM
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TEACHING ALL THESE YEARS! IT DOESN'T

MATTER IF THERE IS ONLY 1% CHANCE,
0.1% CHANCE, OR A 0.01% CHANCE,
BECAUSE THE RISK IS THE LIVES OF
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE! WHEN YOU ARE A
LEADER YOU MUST SACRAFICE THE FEW FOR
THE MANY! THINK WITH LOGIC! NOT
EMOTION! ONE GIRL, OR THE ENTIRE HUMAN
SPECIES!

Tort looks at the ground and thinks.

TORT
I guess-

Tort sighs, and is almost tearing up.

TORT
I guess your right, we'll do it when
marden finishes the curriculum

EXT. NEXT TO THE OCEAN

Marden walks up to his reflection.

MARDEN
Alright, what you got this time?

MARDEN'S REFLECTION
Oh just drop out already! You know you
can't do it! Have you seen yourself at
the first test with that code? You
know they have these tests for a
reason right? And you failed! You
shouldn't be there! And you heard what
tort said too right? About how they
know more about you than you know
about you? They'll eventually find out
what you did if they haven't already,
and the only reason you did so well on
your first day is because of
everything your dad taught you! It had
nothing to do with you!
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Marden looks down, nods his head, but then he hears his
father's words echoing in his head "One of the most important
parts about being a politician, is keeping your word no
matter what" "You said you were going to graduate and become
president, now keep your word, because how can other's care
about what you have to say, when you don't even care about
what you have to say" Marden yells

MARDEN
I don't care about anything you said!
I said I was going to become
president, so I WILL Become president,
or die trying!

Marcle taps Marden on the back from behind.

MARCLE
That wasn't a voice in your head, I'm
actually here.

Marden laughs in embarrassment

MARCLE
Who were you talking to?

MARDEN
Him

Marden points at his reflection

MARDEN
How did you know where I wa-

MARCLE
So, how was your first day at peace
university?

Marcle sits down next to marden

MARDEN
It was quite the day.

MARCLE
It's supposed to be quite the day,
it's meant to simulate the high
preasure environment you'll face on a
daily basis as a politician. One wrong
sentence, one wrong signature, one
wrong decision and it's all over.

Marden looks at the ground and slowly nods his head

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MARCLE
Wanna know a secret? After I dropped
you off, I waited in the car for 2 and
a half hours because I was a hundred
percent sure you were going to fail
the test!

Marden laughs

MARDEN
Oh come on dad! Why would you think
that?

MARCLE
you're my son! I know you too well! I
even prepared an entire speech for you
to calm you down when you didn't get
in!

MARDEN
Wow thanks for believing in me dad!

MARCLE
No problem! I always knew you could do
it! So, how were you really able to
pass the test?

Marden gets nervous

MARDEN
Um, well, so I just took some deep
breaths like you told me and found the
hidden message

MARCLE
Well it wasn't really hidden, that's
kind of the point!

Marden smiles and they both look at the ocean.

MARCLE
So, I saw you hanging out with
mardiene not too long ago.

Marden looks confused

MARDEN
How'd you know her name?

MARCLE
So about that girl.
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Marden is waiting is suspense, as he sways his feet back and

forth on the edge, He sucks in his lips in nervousness, and
asks

MARDEN
What about her?

Marcle sighs while looking down at the ocean

MARCLE
You- You can't date her

MARDEN
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

Pause in suspense as marcle is thinking.

MARCLE
Well um, just break up with her.

MARDEN
YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO GIVE ME A
REASON?

MARCLE
It's best you don't know, just tell
her you can't be with her anymore

MARDEN
NO WAY!

Marden has a flashback to tort writing "why" on the board

MARDEN
What do you think is wrong with her
that will negatively effect me?

Marcle smirks and chuckles

MARCLE
Well you sure payed attention. Are you
absolutely 100 percent sure you want
to know

Marden thinks

MARDEN
Yea

MARCLE
Alright fine. You can't date her
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because.

Marcle pauses as marden looks at him in suspense.

MARCLE
Mardeine's your sister

Marden jerks forward in surprise and falls in the ocean.

Marcle looks at him and says

MARCLE
What you thought that both of you
having the same gift, and similar
sounding names was a coincidence?

EXT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY - DAY

Marden is outside and walking towards the building. Mardiene

gives him a kiss from the side and marden jerks back.

MARDIENE
What?

MARDEN
Um, I have something to tell you.

Marden pauses and looks away

MARDIENE
What did you want to tell me?

Marden is thinking again.

MARDEN
I DON'T CARE!

MARDIENE
About what?

MARDEN
Nothing

MARDIENE
What do you mean nothing? It's
obviously something!

Marden hurriedly walks away to the school building

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY CLASSROOM

Everyone has taken their seats and marden is sitting down

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next to carvek and carsit again.

CARVEK
You guys ready to run this fricking
country?

Montage starts playing of them learning in class with

dramatic music. The clock starts spinning forward fast and
shows tort inaudible teaching stuff to all of the students.
Tort writes "Negotiation" On the chalk board

TORT
Now most people think that the
objective of negotiation is to get as
much for yourself as possible. You
want me to pay 1000 quarks for my
repairs? No I'll only pay 500 quarks
take it or leave it! Oh ok fine we'll
meet up at 750 quarks.

Tort writes all the numbers down on a white board

TORT
WRONG! NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT!
The objective of negation is not to
find a way to get as much as possible,
it's to find what is a fair price for
the deal!

Random student raises his hand.

RANDOM STUDENT
Why? What's the problem with getting
more money?

TORT
The problem is if the fair price for
the deal is 1000 quarks and you
"Negotiate" it down to 750 quarks,
that 250 doesn't just come to wallet
out of nowhere. It's taken from the
person you're making a deal with. Now
that guy is doing work for you, with
less money than he deserves, and he's
not going to be too happy with that,
so he'll do a poorer job. So here's
how negotiations are supposed to go.
Oh you want 1000 quarks? What all will
you be doing for me, and how long and
difficult are those things? Oh so I
need to go buy 500 quarks worth of
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equipment to fix it, and I need so

spend 10 hours fixing it, so that
equals to 1000 quarks. Ok, I see
that's a fair amount, good luck. Or if
you really need to cut the cost you
can say I have some equipment at home
you can use to reduce the cost down to
800 quarks.

Everyone is taking notes and the montage continues with the

window sun going up and down, and the clock turning again.
Slowly less and less students are sitting in their chairs,
and quick clips of the students looking sad and leaving as
tort yells "Expelled!" When tort gives his next lecture
marden is looking a few years older

TORT
Joseph Stalin is basically if a mafia
boss ran a country. He would Execute
his people for even the most slightest
of mistakes, like undercooking his
food (pause without sound and still
frame at marden) or stopping clapping
for him early at his speeches, it was
so bad there would still be clapping
for over 11 minutes after Stalin had
left the stage because nobody wanted
to be the first one to stop clapping.
Eventually Joseph Stalin had a stroke,
and his doctors could probably have
saved him. But they were so scared
they would do something wrong and get
executed they just didn't try and left
Stalin to die. This proves why as a
leader you should never over punish
your followers for mistakes because
mistakes are natural and necessary for
improvement.

The same random student raises his hand

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RANDOM STUDENT
But you expelled so many of us for
small mistakes!

TORT
We never expel anyone for making a
mistake, we expel you when we see you
have an unworthy mindset, which is not
natural, nor can it be improved.

The montage continues as marden, carvek and carsit are the

ones who are always raising their hands and studying the
hardest and walking up to the board the most, and fewer and
fewer students are still in the class.

INT. DARK ROOM

Principle codson is watching the old footage with mardiene

helping marden, and shows an angry look, Tort walks in

CODSON
How is the boy doing?

TORT
Good, we're getting towards the end of
the curriculum.

Tort slowly nods his head in dissatisfactory and leaves the

room, principle codson dials a number

INT. PEACE UNIVIERSITY CLASSROOM

The studying montage continues with more and more student's

leaving and the sun moving around as well as the clock. The
screen fades to black.

INT. WAREHOUSE

There is a warehouse with a polished empty round table in the

center. There are multiple guards on each side, in 1910
military attire. One side wearing Austrian uniforms, and the
other wearing Serbian uniforms. There are Austrian flags, and
Serbian flags all around the room. Keep showing the room in
silence to build suspense. The echo's of footsteps play, and
progressively get louder. And show one by one all the guards
faces in tension, all of them sweating. Then the doors open
on both sides, and on one side King Peter I comes out and
approaches the table, on the other side Franz Joseph I Comes
out and also approaches the table. They both arrive and King
Peter offers a handshake to Franz but Franz slaps his hand.
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FRANZ
You think a handshake will somehow
make you the bigger man! NOTHING WILL
MAKE ME FORGIVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!

Peter puts both his hands forward like he's telling Franz to
calm down.

PETER
Ok I understand that you are upset,
but please understand I didn't order
the assassination!

Franz's eyes go wide open

FRANZ
DOESN'T MATTER! If it happened it
happened! Who said what is of no
concern, and that Shall not save your
nation from the dire wrath we shall
unleash upon you!

PETER
I know it's our fault, but there can
be a more peaceful way to for both of
us to get what we want, you want to
punish us because you seek vengeance
for arch duke Ferdinand. And we don't
want out of control bloodshed. So we
are willing to pay you 10 billion
crowns as compensation for our faults.
Giving us the punishment you sought
for, as well as avoiding the bloodshed
I seek for.

Franz aggressively points his finger at peter, As his face

redens and bursts with anger

FRANZ
YOU BLOODY SERBIANS THINK YOU CAN BUY
YOUR WAY OUT OF EVERYTHING! OUR
BELOVED DUKES LIFE HAS NO PRICE TAG!
WE WILL BURN YOUR SAVAGE NATION TO THE
GROUND!

Franz storms away as peter has a disappointed look. and puts

his head down on the table. When Franz opens the door to walk
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out professor tort walks in through that door. saying tisk

tisk tisk.

TORT
Not a bad attempt marden, but don't
feel disappointed because This
actually is the hardest lesson in the
entire peace university curriculum.
That's why it's the final one!
Vengeance, It can be very very tricky,
because one who seeks vengeance won't
listen to logic. And usually financial
compensation never works for when you
take the life of a loved one. So
you'll have to do something much more
creative.

Marden looks confused, he takes off all his make up, marden
is now 17 years old

MARDEN
Like what?

TORT
I'm not going to tell you this time.
That's for you to figure out!

The door behind him opens again and Franz walks in without
any makeup and it's Carsit. He opens his arms wide

CARSIT
Hey hey! how was my performance?

TORT
You trying to be an actor or a
politician?

They both chuckle, all the soldiers take off their make up
and they are the students. Two people walk in through the
opposite door dressed up as Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler.

TORT
OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TWO! DID
YOU NOT HEAR WHAT I SAID YESTERDAY?

STALIN
You told us to research about hitler
and Stalin, and dress up as them, we
did that. Comrade
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TORT
It was a trick assignment! HITLER
WOULD NEVER MAKE PEACE! YOU WOULD HAVE
KNOWN THAT IF YOU DID YOUR REASERCH!
LAZYNESS WILL NOT BE TOLLERATED HERE!
YOU BOTH ARE E-

Hitler takes off his mustache and wig and throws in at the
wall in anger, and both Stalin and hitler leave.

TORT
Alright, class dismissed, enjoy your
lunch break

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA - DAY

Marden, Carvek, and Carsit grab their food and sit together.
They are smiling and having an inaudible conversation. Carsit
looks down, and then gets up.

CARVEK
What's going on?

CARSIT
I have received an important message

MARDEN
Who is it from? What did they say?

CARSIT
The message is from my bladder,
demanding me to report to the bathroom
immediately!

Everyone laughs and Carsit walks away with a smile.

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY HALLWAY - DAY

Carsit walks out of the cafeteria and into the hallway to go

to the bathroom, still chuckling at his joke. But while he's
chuckling BAM HE GETS PUNCHED IN THE FACE out of knowhere!
Suddenly and loudly like a jump scare, his nose breaks and
bleeds.

CARSIT
Who are you? What do you want from me!

the attacker punches carsit again but carsit blocks the

punch, and kicks the attacker in the groin, and is about to
throw another punch two more attackers come out of knowhere
and push him against the wall. Neither of the attackers faces
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are shown

CARSIT
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!

Carsit throws another punch at one of the attackers but he

dodges the hit, and punches him back. Carsit falls back and
is leaning against the wall badly injured. The first attacker
approaches him and punches him in the stomach but carsit puts
his hands Infront of his stomach to block the punch and
absorbs it. The other two attackers grab his arms and move
them away from his stomach. Carsit shakes his head like he is
begging for mercy and starts crying. The Attacker Throws a
heavy punch to carsit's open stomach and carsit coughs, he
throws another heavy punch and carsit vomits blood, the
attacker throws another heavy punch and carsit vomits even
more blood, the attacker repeatedly punches Carsit's stomach
and more and more blood comes out of carsit's mouth (maybe
end episode 2 here)

INT. DARK ROOM

Principal Codson is again on the computer, he is looking

unhealthy with bags under his eyes, and wrinkly skin. Tort
walks in

TORT
You don't, look so good.

Codson says in a half crying voice

CODSON
I'm not! Goddamn it everything is
falling apart! EVERYTHING!

Tort sighs and takes a seat

TORT
wanna tell me about it?

CODSON
I can't sleep, I'm so paranoid that
any day she could tell anyone and ruin
everything! And the invites, the
students, they won't stop going down
and down. What's happening to his
world! It's all going to end soon! I
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can feel it. The weak men are creating

hard times!

TORT
Well it's not all bad, we have one
genius, he's honestly the best one
I've ever seen in all my years as a
teacher, he'll get us through this!

CODSON
Has he passed the final lesson?

TORT
No he hasn't

CODSON
Oh man oh man oh man! I've seen this
happen too many times. Even the most
talented students fail the final test
No matter how smart they are, no
amount of intelligence can help you
with the final one. You remember what
happened with Verdic, Solmi and
Cosiken?

Tort sighs

TORT
Oh come on! Show some positivity! And
stop being so hard on yourself all the
time! You've been working your butt
off for the last 20 years building
this masterpiece!

CODSON
And I am witnessing all of that slowly
fade to dust Infront of my very eyes!

TORT
RELAX! Just relax, you are the most
hardworking man I know. You've done
everything you possibly can to solve
this! That is enough! (pauses and
slowly says) All you can do, is all
you can do. And you did that. Do you
think it would be a good idea for you
to take a nice break from all of this?

Codson sighs and is thinking for 10 seconds in silence, he

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then slowly says

CODSON
I work hard, because my daddy told me
to work hard. He would always tell me,
you must never ever be lazy. Because
everythang you love in life, is built
of somebody's hard work. What you
like? You like that video game? well
somebody had to work hard in order to
design it! And someone had to work
hard to invent the computer you
playing it on! What else? You like
playing basketball? Somebody had to
work hard to not only invent the dang
sport, but to make sure it spreads to
the whole world. You like your family?
Well a whole lot o people had to work
hard to free us from slavery,
otherwise you wouldn't be allowed to
have a family! So you must take all
these gifts the people before you have
provided, and use them to better the
lives of the people after you with
hard work. And this beautiful cycle
will repeat itself, of getting
pleasures, using them to better the
future kids lives, and they use that
to better the next kids lives, and so
on so forth!

Tort looks down and nods his head

CODSON
What am I doing whining like a coward!
I wish my daddy was still here to
whoop my ass! I need to rough it up
like a man! No more complaining, I am
getting right back to work so I can
leave a country the people after me
will thank me for! I will find out
everythang there is to know about that
girl! I will know her name, I will
know the name of her brothers,
sisters, mother, father, grandfather,
great grand father, and everyone she
knows! I will find out where she
lives, where she eats, sleeps, shits,
studies, and hangs out. I will know
more about her than her god damn
parents do! So the second you say
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marden is ready we can pull the

trigger with no delays! And If I ever
stop working and start crying like
that again

Codson puts in a number combination on his bottom drawer,

opens it, and takes out a hand gun, and gives it to tort

CODSON
I give you full permission to shoot my
brains out!

Codson hurriedly leaves the room

TORT
Um, I think that went well?

INT. SCIENCE UNIVERSITY CAFETERIA - DAY

Marden and Carsit are still sitting at their table and

talking

MARDEN
After all these years, were finally
towards the end of this, excited?

Carvek looks down and thinks, he smirks and slowly nods his
head.

CARVEK
It's a lot, It almost feels like all
the other students aren't even trying.

MARDEN
I guess they know they can't beat us,
we'll always be the top students.
What's the first thing you're going to
do when we become politcians?

Carvek chuckles

CARVEK
(show visuals of this happening for
this part) Well for some reason they
still don't tell us how the next
politicians are decided! But if we, I
mean when we become politicians the
first thing I'll do before stepping
into an office is find my dad, walk in
his broken down house, with a nice
2000 Quark suit, a 5000 quark watch,
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and a news paper in my hand with the

main headline being "Carvek Corvus:
The Next Big World Leader" and I'm
going to slam that newspaper on the
table in front of his very eyes. Then
I'm going to take a cigar out of my
pocket, the same model I used to burn
the school, I'm going to light it,
then blow smoke in his face and say
"Who's the disappointment now?"

Marden sucks in his lips and nods his head

MARDEN
Quite elaborate. But may I offer a
suggestion?

Carsit puts his hand forward like he's saying go ahead

MARDEN
Don't do this to prove something to
someone else, do it for yourself, and
the people you want to help. Trust me,
I've been there and done that. Out of
all the motivations you could have,
the "I have something to prove" one is
by far the worst. Because what happens
when you do become a politcian, and
you prove what you wanted to prove,
what's going to motivate you then?

Carvek is thinking

MARDEN
Do it because you love your people,
and you know out of all the lazy half
assed guys in here you're the one of
the only people who can stop the world
from going up in flames.

Carvek smirks

CARVEK
Hey thanks for the advice but I can't
focus on anything other than proving
my dad wrong!
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Marden smirks and nods his head

MARDEN
Alright. What about Carsit? Does he
feel the same way?

Carvek quickly says as soon as marden finishes while moving

his head around loosely

CARVEK
He doesn't feel anyway! That guy gives
no shits to anything anymore.

MARDEN
Why does he want to be a politician?

CARVEK
Because I want to be a politician and
he just want's to be with me in
whatever I do.

MARDEN
Seem like he's a pretty chill guy who
really loves yo-

Carsit walks through the doors of the cafeteria with a bloody

nose and blood all over his t-shirt. Both Carvek and Marden
jump up in shock and run next to carsit.

CARVEK
WHO THE HELL DID THIS TO YOU! I'M
GONNA-

MARDEN
Wait first lay down, we need to give
you first aid.

Marden grabs a first aid kit on the wall.

INT. HOSPITAL

Carsit is laying down in a hospital bed, Carvek is sitting

next to him on his right and marden is sitting on his left.
As they both dissaopointedly look at him in silence. Carvek
is showing a more anxious, and frustrated look, Marden looks
more sad and dissapointed than angry Carsit opens his eyes
slowly.

MARDEN
Are you ok?
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Silence

CARSIT
Yea, feeling better now.

CARVEK
Who did this to you? I'll make them
regret it.

Carsit chuckles

CARSIT
Not again! This time is different,
we're in a university and going to run
the world, we can't act like children.

MARDEN
What's he talking about?

Carvek smirks

CARSIT
Well lets just say the last time I got
bullied, when I burned down the
school.

INT. SCHOOL CAFITERIA - DAY

Carsit is walking down the cafiteria with a food tray filled

with food to sit next to carvek, a group of 3 bullies spill
his food tray onto him.

INT. HOSPITAL

CARVEK
I practiced Martial Arts tirelessly
for months and months.

INT. SCHOOL LOCKER ROOM

carvek is standing in front of those three bullies, and

punches one in the face, the other runs at him and throws a
punch, carvek grabs it and judo flips him onto the ground,
the third throws a punch, carvek dodges and punches him back
and breaks his nose, and stomps on the second bullies head
who he flipped onto the ground.

INT. HOSPITAL

CARSIT
Let's just say I never got bullied
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again!

Both Carvik and Carsit laugh while looking at each other.

Carvik stops laughing

CARVEK
Alright, who was it?

CARSIT
I'm not going to tell you!

Carvek sits up frustrated

CARVEK
Why not? What if they do it again?

CARSIT
They won't! they already did what they
wanted to, and I'm fine now so why
cause more trouble?

MARDEN
Ok then shouldn't we at least report
them to the teachers of VSU to get
them punished?

Carvek speaks in a more assertive tone

CARVEK
We can't! We're not supposed to talk
to the teachers here, or they'll know
we don't belong. And what are they
even going to do anyway? Give them a
time out? There's only one language
people like that understand.

CARSIT
Well yea exactly if were not supposed
to get involved here then we shouldn't
do anything to them!

Marden leans forward in his chair and lights up like he has

an idea. Then a doctor walks in.

MARDEN
I know what we should do-

DOCTOR
Well good news son,

Doctors tisks in confusion

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DOCTOR
Somehow you're perfectly fine,
Apparently all the hits missed your
internal organs and hit an empty part.

The doctor nods and leaves the room.

CARSIT
See? We don't even need to-

marden stands up, and talks assertivly

MARDEN
Alright here's what were going to do,
we're just going to talk to them and
figure out why they did it, and what
they want. And we'll see if it's
something they'll do again. And if so,
we'll make sure they know why they
shouldn't.

INT. HALLWAY - DAY

Marden, Carvek, and Carsit are out of the hospital and are
walking down a hallway, and go back to the spot where Carsit
was beat up. Marden looks down and points at a little blood
stain.

MARDEN
See these little lines here? It's the
texture of a shoe, and it's pointing
in that direction, they should be in
this corridor.

CARSIT
Alright Sherlock!

they go in that direction and see a bunch of people sitting

on desks, Marden and Carvek look at Carsit like they're
asking "is it anyone here?" Carsit slowly looks at everyone's
faces, then suddenly someone shrieks from behind

ATTACKER 1
Looking for someone?

Carvek Clenches his fist and twitches his lips, marden grabs
his fist, Marden aggressivly says
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MARDEN
Yes as a matter of fact we were
looking for 3 unloved losers who for
whatever reason beat up our friend

CARVEK
happen to know where they are?

Attacker 1 smirks and chuckles, Attacker 2 says

ATTACKER 2
I think they're right in front of us!

CARVEK
Alright enough kindergarden bullshit,
Why the hell you attack my brother?

With a grin attacker 1 says

ATTACKER 1
Don't flatter yourself. It's not about
you, It's about him

Attacker 1 looks at marden, marden gives a confused look

MARDEN
I don't even know who you are

Attacker one lashes out in anger and very aggressively says

while grinding his teeth

ATTACKER 1
THAT'S EXACTLY THE DAMN POINT!

Carvek and Carsit are confused as they look at marden

ATTACKER 1
YOUR FATHER, ( DOES THE HAND QUOTES )
"PRESIDENT MARCLE"

marden looks shocked

ATTACKER 1
Intentionally created the worst waste
disposal system in the history of
mankind! And all your people dumped
all their waste in the rivers, and do
you wanna know who just happened to
take a drink of water from there?

Carsit, Carvek, and marden look uneasy

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ATTACKER 1
MY SEVEN YEAR OLD SISTER! AND SHE
FUCKING DIED!

Attacker 1 starts angrily laughing and crying. Carsit and

Carvek look down dissapointed.

MARDEN
I understand, and I'm sorry that
happened, But My dad would never do
that intentionally, and he did start
project W to help cl-

ATTACKER 1
Bullshit! Project W won't bring my
sister back!

MARDEN
Correct, it won't. But neither will
hurting innocent people.

ATTACKER 1
My sister was innocent! And you guys
killed her!

Marden thinks, sighs, sentimental music plays, and he says (

while he's saying the next dialouge show vissuals everyime he
mentions something, like Gov. A being attacker 1, and Gov. B
being marcle, and innocents being Carsit and the 7 year old)

MARDEN
This is the problem that created chaos
in the world, government A, hurts the
innocent people of government B,
Because of something Government B had
done. But the innocents have no say in
what government B did, but they get
hurt anyway as a means of punishing
government B. Then government B hurts
the innocents of Government A, as a
means of punishing government A, even
though the innocents also had no say
in what government A did. This creates
a barbaric cycle of suffering on those
who don't deserve it, and will send us
right back to the barbaric age if you
don't stop this!

Attacker 1 breaths heavily and thinks in silence for

suspense.
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ATTACKER 1
Nothing will make me forgive what
you've done to my sister!

Carvek starts getting angry and steps up

CARVEK
Alright fine then, don't forgive what
we've done, but remember this, If you
try to touch any one of us again,
(points to himself) I won't forgive
what you've done, and I won't hold
back knowing the guys I'll Beat the
shit out of aren't innocents. The only
reason you 3 aren't cleaning the floor
with tears right now is because marden
doesn't want to escalate things when
it's not nessesary, don't make it
nessesary, understood?

Attacker 1 approaches Carvek and says in his face

ATTACKER 1
I'm not scared of you

Attackers smirk and slowly walk away

CARSIT
Hey! I forgive you! No hard feelings
I'm fine! Just promise you won't do it
again!

Attackers ignore him and keep walking

CARSIT
Welp, looks like neither of our
approaches worked.

INT. SCHOOL CAFITERIA - DAY

Marden, carvek, and carsit are sitting together on their

tables again, looking shaken.

CARVEK
Why'd they just leave? What are they
going to do?

CARSIT
Probably nothing, I think they got our
message
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CARVEK
What if they didn't? They could attack
us again!

MARDEN
What do we do?

All three sit in silence thinking.

CARSIT CARVEK
We Forget about them! We get em first!

both of them look at each other in silence.

CARVEK
If we fight them first that will make
sure we're safe.

CARSIT
But it will cause unnessesary harm if
they never were going to hit us again!

CARVEK
How can we trust they won't?
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