Howie, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Lance Bass are at the movie theater watching Scream 3.
Scary music plays.
Howie pulls his knees up to his chest.
Scary music.
Silence.
HOWIE - (high pitched scream) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUU GGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
CHRIS - HAHA! Wuss.
LANCE - Quiet.
HOWIE(to screen) - Turn a light on!(wink) Why are people always walking around in the dark?!... Come on! Flick on a switch!!
CHRIS - Dude, shut up!
JOEY - I’ve seen this.
He shoves a handful of popcorn in his mouth.
HOWIE - I’m Howie.
JOEY - I know who the killer is.
CHRIS - Well, don’t tell us.
JOEY - It’s-
CHRIS - No.
JOEY - It’s-
CHRIS - No!
JOEY - It’s-
CHRIS - NOO!!
JOEY - It’s Sidney’s mother!!!1
LANCE - Dude, shut up.
CHRIS - Sidney’s mother is already dead.
JOEY - You know, I always thought his last name was Cottonweary, but it turns out his first name is actually Cotton.
HOWIE - I gotta go to the bathroom, guys.
JOEY - Well, then go.
HOWIE - ... I’m scared.
CHRIS - I’ll go with you.
HOWIE - Okay (wink)
LANCE - I’m gonna get some nachos.
JOEY - I’m gonna stay here and watch the movie.. I didn’t pay 8.50 so I could get up in themiddle of it.
The other 3 leave.
Joey eats popcorn and watches the movie.
He hears Justin Timberlake’s voice whisper in his ear.
JUSTIN’S VOICE - We gonna get this crunk.
JOEY - Huh?
He looks around.
JUSTIN’S VOICE - Joey.
JOEY - Justin?
Suddenly Joey is pulled back over the seat and onto the floor.
A guy in a ghost mask sits on his chest.
JOEY - Justin?
KILLER(deep voice) - Guess again.
JOEY - What? Who are you?
He tries to sit up, but the menacing figure pushes him back down.
KILLER - Where’s Littrell?
JOEY - I don’t know.
The killer slams Joey’s head down onto the ground
KILLER - Where is he?!!!
JOEY - I’m telling you, I don’t know!
The killer screams out in anger.
He strangles Joey with his Superman necklace.
A FEW MINUTES LATER
Lance comes back first, with nachos and a cup of mountain dew the size of Joey’s head.
LANCE - I’m glad I got a medium.
He takes a drink and sits down.
Chris comes back.
LANCE - Where’s Howie?
CHRIS - I dunno. He disappeared... Where’s Joey?
Lance shrugs.
Howie comes back.
He walks down the aisle behind them.
LANCE - Wrong aisle, dude.
HOWIE - Where am I?
LANCE - You’re in the wrong row.
HOWIE - I’m Howie.
Just as he’s about to climb over the seats, he notices Joey’s body.
HOWIE (high pitched girly scream) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUU GGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The guys turn around.
CHRIS - OH MY GOD!!
LANCE - Fatone!
The lights come up.
Howie picks up an 8x10 glossy picture of Brian off the floor.
He holds it up.
HOWIE - The killer left this.
LANCE - A picture of Brian... why?
HOWIE - I don’t know.(wink)
They leave.
THE NEXT DAY
Brian is at his secret house hideaway in the mountains, deep in the woods. And no one knows he’s there.
He’s out checking the mail with Tyke.
He starts to walk back towards the house.
BRIAN - Come on, Tyke.
He shuts the front gate. There is a sign on it that say “BEWARE OF DOG”.
He goes inside and turns on the TV.
He puts the news on.
He sees converage of Joey’s murder.
NEWSLADY - Last night, the body of N Sync member, Joey Fatone, was found in the aisle’s of a movie theater during a showing of Scream 3. His body was found by fellow N Syncers, Lance Bass and Chris Krikpatrick, and BSB member Howie Dorough. None of the other boys saw or heard a thing. This has been the 6th murder of a boy band member following the deaths of Justin Timberlake, Nick Carter, AJ Mclean, Kevin Richardson, and LFO’s Rich Cronin. Somebody is apparently out to destroy boy bands and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys could be the killer’s next target.
Brian spins around and looks at the TV.
NEWSLADY - Littrell disappearred a few months ago after a killing spree that claimed the life of his cousin Kevin Richardson. This picture of Littrell was found at the murder scene, left next to the body of Fatone by the killer.
Brian shuts the TV off.
The phone rings.
BRIAN - (voice shaking)Hello?
CALLER(Kevin’s voice) - Hey Brian.
BRIAN - Kevin?
CALLER(Kevins voice)- Are you watching the news?
BRIAN - B - But you’re dead. You’re dead!
CALLER(Kevin’s voice) - I WAS dead.... (deep voice) Brian.
BRIAN - GASP!
Brian’s eyes widen with terror. He runs his finger through his hair.
CALLER(deep voice) - Do you like driving cars?
Brian slams the phone down.
He looks at the caller ID. It says “cell phone”
He grabs Tyke and runs out the door.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Brian walks into Howie’s house. He walks into the kitchen where Howie and Chris are talking.
CHRIS - And let’s face it, Kevin was no Sharon Stone.
HOWIE - Brian!!
He runs over and throws his arms around Brian.
Brian hugs him back.
Then Howie won’t let go.
BRIAN - Yo, D, chill.
HOWIE - Oh sorry.
CHRIS - What are you doing here?
BRIAN - He called my house.
HOWIE - Who?(wink)
BRIAN - He found me.
CHRIS - Who?
BRIAN - The killer! He called me.
Just then Chris’s cell phone falls out of his pocket and lands on the floor by his feet.
Brian looks at the phone and then at Chris.
BRIAN - You... you.
CHRIS - What?
BRIAN - It was you! You called me!! You killed Joey!!
CHRIS - No I didn’t!
(Blah blah blah. I don’t know how to finish this scene, so I’ll just say the cops come and take Chris away)
EVEN LATER THAT NIGHT
Brian and Howie are at JC’s house. They are sitting on the couch watching the South Park movie.
BRIAN - Bigger... longer....uncut... HAHA!!! I get it! HAHA!!!
HOWIE - What?(wink)
BRIAN - Bigger, longer, uncut... get it?
HOWIE - No. (wink)
BRIAN - Uncircumsized... bigger... longer... uncut.... get it?
HOWIE - (thinks really hard)............................ HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
BRIAN - HAHA!!!
HOWIE - Pure genius!!!
BRIAN - So why did JC ask us to come over if he ain’t even here?
HOWIE - I dunno.
The phone rings.
HOWIE - Uncut. HAHA!!!!
He answers the phone
HOWIE - Hello?
CALLER(deep voice) - Is Brian there?
HOWIE - ... Yeah. Hold on.(wink wink wink wink)
He holds the phone towards Brian.
HOWIE - It’s that guy again.
BRIAN - What guy?
He takes the phone from Howie.
BRIAN - Hello?
CALLER(deep voice) - Hello... Brian.
BRIAN - GASP!!... Who is this?!!
CALLER(deep voice) - Poor Chrissy boyfriend. Looks like you fingered the wrong guy... again.
Brian drops the phone and runs out of the room.
Howie picks it up.
HOWIE - ...... Hello?
There is silence on the other end.
HOWIE - I’m Howie.
Silence.
Brian comes running back in screaming.
BRIAN - Oh my god Howie!! Chris is in jail!!! He couldn’t have been the one!!
Lance comes running in.
LANCE - What’s going on?
BRIAN - The killer just called!! It can’t be Chris! He’s in jail!
LANCE - Oh shit.
HOWIE - Who’s the killer than?
BRIAN - I don’t know. It could be one of us.
He looks suspiciously at the other two.
LANCE - It could be you. Maybe everything that you’ve been through has messed you up.
BRIAN - That’s crazy.
LANCE - Or is it?
Just then a guy in a ghost mask comes in behind Lance.
BRIAN - Lance look out!!
The killer grabs Lance and throws him to the ground.
LANCE - AUGH!!!
They roll around on the floor.
Lance picks up a flower vase.
HOWIE - No! My daffodills!!
Lance hits the killer in the head with it.
He is knocked out cold.
Lance runs over to the other guys.
BRIAN - Geez that was close.
HOWIE - (sniff) I picked those flowers myself.
They walk over to where the body was.
It is gone.
LANCE - Uh-oh.
HOWIE - Where’d he go?(wink wink)
LANCE - We gotta do something.
BRIAN - We gotta stick togther.
The three of them walk into the kitchen. On the kitchen table is a small round electronic device. Brian pushes a button and talks into it. Howie’s voice comes out.
BRIAN(Howie’s voice) - What’s this?
The 3 of them jump.
HOWIE - Hey, your voice is like my voice!!!
Brian pushes another button and talks and Justin Timberlake’s voice comes out.
BRIAN(Justin’s voice) - Guys.
LANCE - Dude!
Brian puts the thing back on the counter.
BRIAN - This has to be JC’s.
LANCE - No, it can’t be.
BRIAN - But this is his house. He’s nowhere in sight. The killer called and he’s not here. He wasn’t with us when Joey was killed either.
LANCE - You’re right.
HOWIE - We have to call the police.
JC walks in.
JC(singing) - For the girl who has everything.... God I hate that song.
HOWIE - Me too.
Brian elbows Howie.
BRIAN - Howie.
HOWIE - (wink)
The three of them stare at JC.
JC - What? What are you guys doing here?
BRIAN - You called us to come over.
JC - ... No I didn’t.
LANCE - Yes you did. You called and said to come over.
JC - No, I didn’t. I think I would remember.
He takes a step towards them. They take a step back.
Brian picks up a liter of Pepsi from the counter top. He holds it up.
BRIAN - Stay back!
JC - What’s going on?
HOWIE - We know what you did last summer!!
JC - What?
LANCE - Howie shut up!!
BRIAN - You killed Joey!!
JC - I didn’t kill Joey!! Why would I kill joey?!
LANCE - You did!
JC - Come on, Lancesten. You know me better than that.
BRIAN - No!! You killed Joey!!!
JC - What are you talking about?
He takes another step closer.
BRIAN - Stay back!
HOWIE - (wink)
JC - You guys are crazy.
He reaches for the Pepsi bottle.
Brian hits him over the head with it.
He is knocked out.
Brian drops the bottle on the ground and they head for the door.
But just then, a guy in a ghost mask steps in.
KILLER(deep voice) - Hello... Brian.
They look from him to JC’s body.
KILLER(deep voice) - (chuckles) Wrong again.
BRIAN - Who are you and why are you doing this?
KILLER(deep voice) - Because I can.
The killer slowly pulls off his mask.
It’s Chris.
LANCE - Chris?
HOWIE - It’s the guy from N Sync!!! The one with the hair!!
BRIAN - Shut up Howie.
HOWIE - I’m Howie.
Chris looks Howie up and down.
CHRIS - Why are you wearing women’s clothes?
HOWIE - These are women’s clothes?
BRIAN - Forget about that! Why are you doing this?!
CHRIS - Why?!! WHY?!!!! Because I wanted to be a Backstreet Boy!!! I could’ve been the fifth member but you wanted a blonde! I wasn’t good enough! They decided church boy here was better!!.... How’s that for a motive?
LANCE - But you’re in our group!
CHRIS - Yeah! But do they ever let me sing?! Do they ever let YOU sing?!
LANCE - ... No.
CHRIS - Do you think Garth Brooks would sit back and let himself have one speaking part out of all of our songs?!!
LANCE - ... No.
CHRIS - No!! And I’m disgusted by the fact that it took 6 people to write 'Giddy Up' and it still sucks!
BRIAN - Come on, we can talk this out.
HOWIE - But he’s right, it does suck.
CHRIS - I could’ve been a solo artist. Everybody said I was good enough. I could’ve made it big!! But no! I had to crap it all away on YOU, Lance!
LANCE - Wha?!
CHRIS - But it all ends tonight.
He slowly pulls a mic out of his sleeve.
CHRIS - Prepare to die BASS!!
He swings the mic at Lance’s head.
Lance ducks and Chris misses.
He grabs Chris around the waist and pulls him to the ground.
Lance punches Chris in the face.
Chris hits Lance with the mic.
He stabs him with it.
HOWIE - LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ANNNNNNNNCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He drops to his knees next to Lance.
HOWIE - (wink) You always were my favorite. (sings in a deep bass voice) Everything I own.... *sniff* I always loved that part.
CHRIS - Get up Howard!! You two are the final chapter in my book of revenge.
HOWIE - You’re writing a book?
CHRIS - Shut up!! Just shut up!!
He backhands Howie in the face,
Howie falls to the ground and weeps.
Chris turns to Brian and glares at him.
CHRIS - Now... it’s your turn. Finally... justice will be mine.
He throws Brian to the floor and climbs on top of him.
He grabs Brian’s neck and strangles him.
Brian’s face turns red.
CHRIS - Where’s your precious God now?!!
BRIAN - Help!! Help!!
CHRIS - Where’s your boys when you need them?!!! No one can help you now!!
JC wakes up and slowly picks up the bottle of Pepsi. He slowly sneaks over to the two boys. He slowly raises the bottle.
Brian’s face starts to turn purple. Everything starts to go black.
Then Brian hears a loud crack as JC hits Chris in the head with the bottle.
Chris’s hands come loose as he collapses on top of Brian.
Brian flips him off and gasps for air.
JC helps him up.
JC - Poor Lance.
BRIAN - Poor Howie.
HOWIE - (wink wink)
BRIAN - Wait a minute. He’s winking. He’s alive!
JC - HOWIE!!
HOWIE - Scaughadhjhssjdlirek(wink)
BRIAN - Howie you’re alive!
Howie sits up.
HOWIE - I’m Howie, right? (wink)
BRIAN - Yes, you’re Howie.
HOWIE - (wink)
Brian and JC pull him to his feet.
BRIAN - Since you’re alive, there’s something I want to ask you.
He pulls a Millenium CD out of his pocket.
BRIAN - Will you autograph this?
HOWIE - ... Sure.
He opens the CD. Inside it is a diamond ring. He looks up at Brian.
BRIAN - Will you?
HOWIE - Well, I know you had your heart set on Nick... and so did I.
BRIAN - But he’s gone now and we need to accept that... can’t we at least... give it a try.
HOWIE - Okay. (wink)
They hug.
JC - Gross!
FADE OUT
THE END