ACT I SCENE III

Later that day, NINJA FINGER is seen flying out of the water with a small red bouncy ball. He lands next to an ORANGE, who is cheering for NINJA FINGER. He hands the bouncy ball to the ORANGE.

NINJA FINGER: Here you go, kid.

ORANGE: Yay! You got my bouncy ball back!

An OLD PEPPER LADY, whose nose looks like a large bell pepper, is standing nearby and tries to run away. It is obvious that she is the one who threw the ORANGE's ball into the water.

NINJA FINGER: Oh, no you don't!

He flies over and grabs her, then starts dragging her back to the ORANGE.

OLD PEPPER LADY: Aw man, I forgot that you could fly.

NINJA FINGER: I'm a thumb, of course I can fly! Now, apologize to the orange!

OLD PEPPER LADY sighs.

OLD PEPPER LADY: Sorry...

Suddenly, the HEAD ELEPHANT ISLAND POLICEMAN is heard shouting from offscreen.

HEAD POLICEMAN: Hey!

Everyone looks in his direction. The view changes to show him and a few other policemen walking their way.

Ninja Finger! What are you doing??

NINJA FINGER: I was just making this old lady apologize for stealing this little orange's ball.

HEAD POLICEMAN: Do you understand how many laws you're breaking?

NINJA FINGER: Laws?

HEAD POLICEMAN: Actually it's only one, but it's punishable by life in jail!

NINJA FINGER: And that is...

POLICEMAN: You are helping something odd!! And that is illegal!!

He turns to look at the other policemen.

Take the orange away!

They grab the ORANGE, who starts screaming and struggling. They begin to walk away.

NINJA FINGER: Wait, what about her?

He gestures to the OLD PEPPER LADY.

Doesn't being a lady with a pepper for a nose count as odd?

HEAD POLICEMAN: If something were truly odd, would it really steal something from another odd thing? No! She was going to bring the orange to us! But you stopped her! Ah, never mind that, we have it now.

ORANGE: Help me, Ninja Finger!

HEAD POLICEMAN: Remember, the state allowed you to live as long as you were helping people, Ninja Finger, not these odd things. We catch you one more time, and you're done, you hear me?

NINJA FINGER: Yes, sir.

The HEAD POLICEMAN starts to leave, then yells back over his shoulder.

HEAD POLICEMAN: Just remember, a ninja costume doesn't automatically make a talking thumb un-odd!

NINJA FINGER hangs his head and sighs.

NINJA FINGER: Yes, sir.

OLD PEPPER LADY: That'll teach ya, for thinking that I'm odd!

NINJA FINGER: Yeah? Well I'm pretty sure normal people don't have vegetables for a nose.

OLD PEPPER LADY: Well, someone's in a bad mood today!

NINJA FINGER raises his voice. He's getting mad now.

NINJA FINGER: You think? I just got an arrest threat from the government! That's not supposed to happen to superheroes!

OLD PEPPER LADY: Oh, you consider yourself a superhero?

NINJA FINGER: I'm the closest thing we've got, lady!

OLD PEPPER LADY: How are you a hero when you keep saving all the wrong people?

NINJA FINGER: I SAVE THE PEOPLE WHO NEED SAVING!!!

OLD PEPPER LADY: Yeah, saving from the government maybe.

NINJA FINGER: You wanna fight? CAUSE I'M ABOUT TO KNOCK THAT PEPPER RIGHT OFF YOUR FA--

Suddenly, the DINOSAUR BIRD appears out of nowhere, running into NINJA FINGER and knocking him over. It then grabs the OLD PEPPER LADY and throws her out of view, then flies off. NINJA FINGER gets up after a moment.

NINJA FINGER: Ouch... What was that thing?

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