Scene 14
MA-1:
Fine with me. Call when you're at
stadium.
Their group are in three hotel rooms. One for Pamela, SA-1 and Hill in one and MA-1 and MA-2 in the other. SA-1 is in the room of the MAs.
MA-1:
First, we achieve our objective
then we give content to those who
favor the Makers, correct?
SA-1 and MA-2 respond with a smile and intentionally gives him a dirty finger immediately corrected by a thumbs up. MA-1 smirks at their joke. SA-1 gets up to go back to his room with Hill.
EXT. – STADIUM PREMISES – FOLLOWING EVENING
Still expressionless, Hill and Pamela are with the trio waiting for the Makers Fan's call. The aliens are satisfied on the effect of the solution to Hill and Pamela. At that time, a few feet away, the Fan calls MA-1.
MAKERS FAN:
I'm here, Sean . . .
MA-1:
(eagle eyes working)
I see you… look to your left about
fifty feet from you.
MAKERS FAN:
Right… right… be over there!
MA-1:
NOOOOO! I said left!
MAKERS FAN:
(in excitement)
Yeah! Right! . . . I mean left.
In exasperation, MA-1 closes his cell phone.
INT. – STADIUM – SERIES OF SHOTS
With some luck, the group is again seated two rows behind the Bets' bench. Tense, the aliens await the introduction of the Bets' team after the L.A. Makers. Unsure of the Fan's job, they eye him with some question. Unaware, the Fan is in excitement to see the results of his job. Frequently, standing up to find out how the Bets will make their entrance. His curiosity is soon satisfied. Players come to the court with no intensity. It looks like a prison roll call. The aliens again slightly elbow each other with a slight smile. Pamela and Hill are as passive as the Bets. Players line up and meet to shake hands. The first five of both teams are called and prepare for the toss up at center court.
The Makers Fan extends to MA-1 his open palm as if assuring that the deal is done, and wants his money. MA-1 gives him "five".
Missing the cue, the Fan gives MA-1 a look meaning, "Don't you get it? You owe me!".
MONTAGE:
At the jump ball, it's obvious the Bet player had not given his best. The unexpected jump gets the Maker player to tap the ball accidentally to a Bet player. The Bet player dribbles the ball with no intensity and purpose. When a Maker tries to swat the ball but misses, the Bet player holds the ball from dribble and hands it over to the Maker player. The stadium thunders with boos. The Maker player goes for an easy lay-up. The game is simply lack-luster. When the Bets go for rebound, they make no effort to retrieve the ball if they see a Maker also going for it. They go on defense and stand guard but once a Maker goes around, they are left to make a basket. The Bets only make a basket when there is no Maker on defense. Literally, the Bets turnover the ball just like the first time. They have not committed a single foul. The points story at half time is 10 for the Bets and 75 for the Makers. At the dugout, the coach berates them, fuming mad, almost pulling his hair. The players are passive. The third and fourth quarters tell the same story. The Makers have fun and toy around the Bets. At times, they even jokingly guard their own teammate during fast-breaks. The court is littered by all kinds of debris thrown by spectators, several times during these periods. Stadium security themselves don't care. Bets fans and followers even cheer on the Makers. They boo or ridicule the Bets if ever the ball is in their possession. In the last quarter, the Makers coach sends in the bench-warmers to finish the game. On TV, the final score: Makers – 180; Bets – 35. Makers lead the series 3 games to 2.
The aliens and Makers fan are happiest. MA-1 gives the fan the money he promised. They are one of the last to leave the stadium. Unable to contain his joy, the fan mouths out ---
MAKERS FAN:
I could bet a million dollars the
Makers will win the series!!!
SA-1:
And who do you think will bet
against you? . . .
The fan is stunned. Stops on his tracks to think about it.
MA-1:
We'll see in L.A. in the next game,
man!
The group hails a cab that takes them to the airport for their return flight to L.A.
EXT. – ARRIVAL AT L.A. AIRPORT - EVENING
The group confer for a while at the L.A. airport . . .
SA-1:
(to Hill and Pamela)
We haven't heard a word from you
since we left here… anything wrong?
DAN HILL:
Seems we couldn't get over this
feeling . . .
PAMELA:
It's like we just do as you please.
There's no feeling of excitement that
used to be there.
MA-2:
Probably you need more rest than we
do.
MA-1:
Yeah, let's split up and see you both
on the next game.
Pamela and Hill take separate cabs from them and head home.
INT. – ALIENS' MOTEL ROOM
The room turns bright as MA-1 enters and switches on the light. SA-1 lies down on one bed, MA-1 sits on the other and MA-2 sits on the room chair.
SA-1:
We'll have to communicate with our
space craft to know more about the
human altered genes.
MA-2:
Correct! The effect could be short
or long. We have to know which.
MA-1:
Or, will their genes retrovert if
exposed to their regular environs.
SA-1 stands up and gets the celfone like device . . .
SA-1:
Might as well check with them now.
Not long . . .
PANEL CREW(female):(O.S.)
Yes, SA-1? Any thing we can do for
you?
SA-1:
Do you have the details on the
effects of the human altered genes?
PANEL CREW: (O.S.)
Of course, I can transmit it on the
TV receiver in your room so you
three can go over it.
SA-1:
That's good.
PANEL CREW: (O.S.)
How fast do you want it to scroll?
SA-1:
Make it controllable by the TV RC
here so we can go back to some lines
if needed, okay?
PANEL CREW: (O.S.)
Okay . . . sending now.
The TV screen gets garbled and distorted. Turns black. Then sky blue. From the top left corner, a comet like icon darts to the center of the screen, explodes and forms the words, "WELCOME TO DOORS 10,000,001" with a door logo like Windows on the top right hand corner of the screen. A female voice on screen gives instructions . . .
TV VOICE:
PRESS 1 for our script; PRESS 2 for
the local script of your area.
MA-1 presses 2 on the TV remote . . .
TV VOICE:
Your area indicates several types
of script: Press 1 for Chinese;
Press 2 for English; Press 3 for
Span . . .
(MA-1 presses 2)
Thank you, the message will appear
In three… two… one…
The screen displays the following . . .
ON SCREEN DISPLAY:
The Human Altered Gene: It is
different from that of our kind.
It exhibits Uncontrollable Stubbornness
Characteristics. It took more than
ten million laser blasts and nuclear
hits to get the damn DNA to submission.