Middle School Musical Act II

Middle School Musical Act II
by Joe San Agustin

(Fade in to: The bus. Ed is asleep on the bus)

Ed's Inner Monologue: Yesterday seemed like a good day. Then, it happened.

(Flashback to: Bebe and Kent's emotional scene, Sitka and Bebe talking, Nazz talking to Mario, and Cindy breaking up with Ed.)

Ed: No!
Ed's Inner Monologue: Call it wishful thinking, but I couldn't shake this feeling that this was nothing more than a very, very bad dream.

(Ed wakes up)

Kent: Good morning tiger.
Ed: Shut up!
Kent: What you can crack you-being-gay jokes but I can't?
Ed: Yes. Ready to go?
Mario: The bus didn't stop yet.
Ed: Oh yeah.
Reed: Look on the bright side.
Kent: What bright side?
Reed: I'm still with my girlfriend.
Mario: Yeah, you totally have a girlfriend.
Reed: I do!
Kent: Really? Who is she and why haven't we seen her at school?
Reed: She's my girlfriend who goes to highschool.
Ed: Yeah, that's believable.
Reed: Your sarcasm can tend to be mean at times.
Ed: I just hate how everything's messed up between us.
Kent: Well, just remember what I told you last night.
Mario: Ooh, what happened last night?
Ed: Nothing, I was over his house.
Reed: Suree.
Kent: Look, everything's gonna be fine. Okay? Just be cool.
Ed: I'm cool, I'm cool.

(They hear the ringing of a bell)

Ed: Oh no.

(Reed sings "Overkill" by Colin Hay during a montage of the character's lives now)
(Fade to: Lunch. Ed tells Sheldon about the situation.)

Sheldon: So let me get this straight, Kent missed a chance at a potential girlfriend, Nazz broke up with Mario even though they were already broken up, Sitka's in a relationship with GG now and Bebe can't be with him anymore, and Cindy broke up with you like how Ramona broke up with Scott Pilgrim?
Ed: Yeah pretty much. Oh and Reed has a girlfriend in highschool.
Sheldon: Lucky sack. I don't believe him, but lucky sack.

(Reed runs up to them.)

Reed: She is real! You know what? I'll call her right now.

(He calls her.)

Reed: Hello? Hi Maddie. My friend Ed wants to talk to you.

(He hands Ed the phone.)

Ed: Hello?

(Before she can answer, a teacher swipes the phone from his hand and turns it off. Ed still thinks he has the phone.)

Ed: Helloooo? Anyone there?
Reed: Ed. You don't have the phone.
Ed: What?
8D2: Lunch detention, now!
Ed: But
8D2: Now!
Ed: Yes ma'am.

(They walk away.)

Reed: Poor sack.
Sheldon: Yeah, he got in trouble because of your phone.
Reed: Yeah.

(Gail and Kent walk up to them bickering.)

Gail: No it's not!
Kent: Yes it is!
Reed: What's going on here?
Gail: Kent thinks that the internet is only for porn!
Sheldon: It isn't.
Gail: Thank you!
Kent: I know this! It's for helping with homework, uploading videos, chatting with friends, and checking email! But it's main use is for watching and reading porn!
Gail: No it's not!
TJ: Guys! I can fix this.

(She rings the bell.)
(Gail, Kent, and eventually Reed, Sheldon, Brian, and Denzel sing "The Internet is for Porn" by the Cast of Avenue Q)

Kent: I prove my point!
Gail: Shut up!

(She walks away)

Reed: What? No sarcastic remarks to TJ about the song not working at all?
Sheldon: No sarcasm whatsoever?
Kent: Nope.
Reed: Why not? You do that with every other girl?
Kent: I don't know.
TJ: Well thank you for not being sarcastic towards me.
Kent: You're welcome.

(He walks away)

Reed: You don't think?
Sheldon: Nah.

(Fade to: PM Homeoom)

Kent: Hey Bebe.
Bebe: Go away.
Kent: Okay.
Bebe: No wait.
Kent: Yeah?
Bebe: Nothing.
Kent: Mmkay. Did you just do a me?
Bebe: Maybe. Hey, I don't want you to forget about me. But I want you to make it seem like I exist, starting tomorrow.
Kent: The day spring break starts?
Bebe: Yeah, before I go, I'm gonna sing a song.
Kent: Cool.Go ahead.

(She's about to ring the bell but Kent stops her.)

Kent: Don't ring the bell.
Bebe: Okay.

(She sings "I Like You" by Christina Perri. Gail provides the music.)

Kent: Christina Perri?
Bebe: Yeah.

(Ed runs up to Kent, Bebe, and Gail)

Ed: Kent, I need your help getting Cindy back.
Kent: I can't do that.
Ed: Why not?
Kent: This is something you gotta do by yourself. Man up. You can't always rely on your friends. Sometimes, you just have to be independent.
Ed: Okay.
Kent: Plus, she's not here today.
Ed: Damn!
Kent: I'm just kiddiing. Go before you get caught.
Ed: Okay!

(He runs away.)

Bebe: Now, forget about me Kentson. Tell that to Sitka too.

(She walks away.)

Kent: Oh well. Look what mess you got yourself into Kent.

(Cut to: Ed running to Cindy)

Ed: Cindy! I want to get back together.
Cindy: No Ed. Just no. It'll take more than those words to get back with me.
Ed: I know. Ring the bell.

(She rings the bell.)

Ed: Gail!

(Gail runs with her guitar.)

Gail: God! Why don't you just call my boyfriend to do the music for this song?
Ed: You have a boyfriend?
Ed's Inner Monologue: My fantasy was wrong.
Gail: Yeah. Why?
Ed: I didn't know. Anyways, I probably don't know your boyfriend and you're the only person I know who can play guitar well.
Gail: Oh okay.

(Ed sings "You and Me" by Lifehouse)

Cindy: I'm still not getting back together with you.
Ed: But why?
Cindy: It's gonna take more than that! Besides, I already have a new boyfriend.

(Jake jumps in)

Jake: Hiya!
Ed's Inner Monologue: Should've seen that coming.
Jake: Don't you have to stay after for stage crew anyway Ed?
Ed: No, there's none today.
Gail: Then why don't you catch the bus?
Ed: You go on my bus! You should know that it's not here!
Gail: Oh yeah.
Jake: Hey, we're doing a sneak peak of the play tomorrow. We're only gonna show the ending of the show. Wanna join?
Ed, Gail, & Cindy: Sure.
Jake: Tell this to Bebe, Kent, Sitka, Mario, Reed, and any other people. You just have to stay after today.
Ed: On it!

(Fade to: Friday. Someone rings a bell.)
(Ed, Kent, and Mario sing "Jesus of Suburbia" by Green Day)

Kent: So, tell me again. How did we learn all the choreography in one day?
Ed: We're just good I guess.
Kent: Hi Bebe.

(She slaps him)

Kent: Ow! What was that for?

(She gives him a look)

Kent: Right.
Ed: What was that about?
Kent: I have to ignore her for the rest of the year.
Ed: Oh. Mornin Bebe!
Bebe: Mornin.
Kent: Well I did say I have to ignore her.
Ed: I wonder how Mario's doing with Nazz moving tomorrow.

(Fade to: A hallway. Someone rings a bell.)
(Mario sings "Please Don't Go" by Mike Posner)

Nazz: It's not you Mario. It's me. Actually no. It's my parents.
Mario: Yeah I know. Wait, why did you break up with me back in February when you're moving tomorrow??
Nazz: Just to get things over with. Plus, I didn't want you to be hurt like you are right now.
Mario: Oh thank you!
Nazz: Starting tomorrow, just forget about me.
Mario: Okay.

(Fade to: Lunch. Mario, Ed, Kent, Reed and Sheldon are brooding)

Ed: Don't you sit over there?
Kent: I wanted to brood.
Ed's Inner Monologue: We were just there, brooding. Mario was thinking about Nazz, Reed was thinking about how nobody believes that he has a highschool girlfriend, Kent always thinks, and Sheldon...I have no idea what he's brooding about.
Ed: Sheldon, what are you brooding about?
Sheldon: Nothing, I'm just doing a pose.
Ed: Oh.
Ed's Inner Monologue: As for me, I was thinking about Cindy and Jake in a relationship. Also, I was thinking about how this looks like a cool video. We're just sitting brooding on rocks.

(Fantasy flash to: Ed, Kent, Mario, Reed, and Sheldon brooding on rocks.)

Ed: It's very windy out.

(Gail walks up to them.)

Gail: What are you doing?

(End of fantasy)

Ed's Inner Monologue: I never got to finish my fantasy brood.
Kent: Brooding.
Gail: Riighhtt. Anyways, I forgot to tell you guys. Not you Sheldon.
Sheldon: Aww...

(He walks away)

Gail: We need to leave at the begining of 7th period.
Mario: Why?
Gail: To practice and put the microphones on.
Mario: Ohh.
Gail: You guys seem cheery.
Reed: You're one to speak.
Gail: What?
Reed: You're hardly cheery!
Gail: I'm always cheery!
Kent: Really? You sure weren't cheery on your birthday, Christmas, New Year, my birthday, Ben's birthday, Ren's birthday, mom's birthday, dad's birthday, or even when you started dating again! I swear, you've been hanging around Ren too much. She's always cranky.
Gail: Shut up! I've been cheery since I've been dating. I just don't like to show it.
Ed: Riigghhtt.
Gail: Besides, this isn't even about me! It's about you 4 lightening up before we do the sneak peak!
TJ: Oh yeah, and Mr. Meaker tweaked the script around to fit you guys in.
Ed: Why would he do that?
TJ: Jake said that you guys had potential and wanted to see if this was true.
Ed: Oh.
Gail: So, you gonna be happy?
Kent, Mario, Ed, and Reed: No!
Kent: Leave us to brood!

(Sheldon walks back)

Sheldon: They kicked me out again.
Kent: They don't like you! You're always complaining that it's too loud while you try to do your homework! It's lunch Sheldon! We're supposed to be loud! And try to do your homework at home!
Gail: You know Kent, when you try to give people advice, it can sometimes come out mean.
Kent: Yes I know. I'm a mean person. I mean, melancholic person.
Gail: You know what? All 5 of you need to cheer up! TJ, ring that bell!
TJ: A ring-a-ding-ding!

(She rings the bell)
(Gail and TJ sing "Cheer Up Emo Kid" by Patent Pending)

Kent: I love that song.
Gail: You sound happier.
Ed: I never knew Patent Pending had the power of enlightenment.
Mario: Never underestimate punk rock.
TJ: Now that you feel happy what are you gonna do?
Reed: Have a great performance of a scene in the play that's not in the actual thing!
Kent: Now that I have my happier thinking mind back, I have an idea!
Ed: What is it?
Kent: I need Sitka.
Mario: That's your plan?
Kent: No, he's part of the plan.

(Fade to: The Auditorium. Ben is in one of the seats. Jake rings the bell.)
(Ben sings "Beautiful" by James Blunt)
(Bebe, Nazz, and Cindy walk in. Gail runs up to them.)

Gail: Finally! What took you guys?
Nazz: We left at the begining of 7th period.
Gail: Oh. Well, before you get your costumes and microphones on, the guys have a surprise. Jake!

(Jake rings the bell and Kent, Ed, Mario, Reed, and Sitka come out.)

Ed: I can't believe we're doing this.
Kent: It was one of my crazy ideas, so you should be used to it.
Mario: Yeahhh, we should.
Reed: It's because we're doing this for you 4. I'm just here.
Sitka: Yeah we know.

(Out of all songs, Mario, Sitka, Ed, Kent, and Reed sing "Till I Forget About You" by BTR)

Bebe: That was amazing!
Cindy: We hate the band, but that was amazing!
Nazz: I like the band.

(Jake appears behind them. They get startled.)

Ed: Dude, stop doing that!
Jake: That was great! Now that we know that the mics are good, get into your costumes.
Kent: Actually, me and Ed were wearing our costumes the whole day.
Jake: Using them as regular clothes?
Ed: Yeah.
Reed: Well what are we waiting for?
Sitka: We gotta go.

(Fade to: The audtiorium. The cast of Grease try to re-enact the last scene but have problems.)
(Jake and Steph play their roles at Danny and Sandy. Danny is stunned by Sandy's new appearance.)
("Soul Man" by The Blues Brothers plays as Mario and Reed walk in wearing suits like Jake and Elwood.)

Jake: Guys, it's not your part yet!
Steph: Get backstage!
Mario: No, it's our part.
Reed: Says so in the script.

(Reed hands them the script.)

Jake: Oh.
Mario: Don't worry this is part of the show.
Steph: You can't talk to the audience!
Reed: Part of the script.
Jake: Get back guys and wait for the end!

(They re-enact the scene again. Before they're about to sing, Ed and Kent come from backstage in Bill and Ted outfits.)

Jake: Now what?
Ed: We don't want to be late for the song.
Steph: We were about to sing.
Kent: Oh.
Jake: A romp-bamalooma!
Everyone else: A wompbamboo!
Ed & Kent: Excellent!

(Air guitar)

Steph: What was that?
Ed: Air guitar.
Steph: Oh.

(Jake rings the bell and everyone comes from backstage)
(They all sing "We Go Together" by the Cast of Grease. There's dialogue in this song.)

Ed: What the hell are they saying?
Reed: I don't know go along with it?
Mario: How are we supposed to go along with that?
Kent: Wait for the next English verse?

(A few seconds pass)

Ed: That is hard to comprehend.

(They start singing again and near the end of the song, the four get on the top of the set and do a pose.)

Ed: I know I normally say this in my head but, why not say it out loud?

("Kings and Queens" by 30 Seconds to Mars plays in the background)

Ed: I have come to love musicals this whole week after some bet. I still have my pride so you guys still suck.

(Kent bops him on the head)

Ed: Anyway, we learned lessons during this week.
Mario: I learned that sometimes, we should learn to let things go. Also, that long distance relationships don't work.
Reed: I learned to give more proof about stuff that seems unbelievable. I also learned that I shouldn't give Ed my phone.
Kent: I learned that not everyone will like you and that the person you like won't always return your love.
Ed: As for me, I learned to be less violent and to enjoy my time while I still have the chance.
Kent: There's a moral to all of this. And that moral is...
Mario & Ed: Be excellent to each other!
Reed & Kent: Party on dudes!

(They air guitar and Kent falls off the top of the set. Bebe catches him.)

Kent: Thanks.
Bebe: You're welcome.

(She puts him on the ground while Ed, Mario, and Reed rush to him.)

Ed: Dude, are you okay.
Kent: Of course I'm okay!
Mario: It's usually at this moment where he...

(Kent faints)

Mario: faints.
Reed: Kent, wake up!
Bebe: I got this.

(She leans over and slaps Kent. He wakes up.)

Kent: Albatross!
Bebe: What?
Kent: Nothing.

(Mr. Meaker comes up on stage.)

Mr. Meaker: Let's hear it for the cast! Now let's hear it for the other cast! I hope you all have a great break, I know I...

(Ed's phone rings)

Mr. Meaker: will?

(Ed turns his phone off. 8D2 comes up on stage.)

8D2: Phone in school? Detention after school today!
Ed: But
8D2: You know what? Go there now!
Ed: But
8D2: Now!!
Ed: Yes ma'am.
Howard(imitating Ed): Yes ma'am.

(They all laugh.)

Ed's Inner Monologue: So, in the end, not all things will go according to plan. I gotta turn my phone off next time.

(Fade out.)
(Fade in to: Gail and Kent's room. Gail and her boyfriend are on her bed laughing.)

Gail: Then she was like, noo it's a snuggie! Didi's so funny.
Boyfriend: Where was she anyway?
Gail: In the deleted scenes of this episode.
Boyfriend: Oh. Do you want to make a deleted scene?
Gail: Sure.

(As they're about to kiss, Kent opens the closet door.)

Kent: People are trying to sleep in this place! So pipe down or go somewhere else!

(He goes back and closes the door.)

Boyfriend: How long has he?
Gail: I don't know.
Boyfriend: Why was he even in?
Gail: Long story.

(Fade out.)