The Umbrella Academy: Trade 1 Apocalypse Suite

Based on the Comic Book Series by Gabriel Ba and Gerard Way

Screenplay by Austin Maggs

OVER BLACK
Introduction
FADE IN:
INT. ARENA, WRESTLING RING NIGHT
Several angry and excited fans cheer on opposite opponents.
The face wrestler is a muscular man, built like the hulk.
This is TUSSLIN TOM.
The heel wrestler is not human. The crowd boos the heel. A
seven-foot-long tentacle swings across the ring and smacks
Tom out of the ring.
The audience chants, Lets go Tom!
The REFEREE isnt counting Tom, in favor of him.
The heel opponent is revealed to be a large alien squid with
razor-sharp teeth and tentacles with a glue-type substance
covering the tentacles. This is RIGEL.
The referee picking favorites outrages Rigel. One of Rigels
tentacles forcefully wraps itself around the referee. He
screams in panic. Rigel brings the referee closer and bites
down over the top of his body.
Blood sprays, covering the ring mat with puddles of blood.
Blood sprinkles mildly onto audience members in the front
row.
Tom smirks at the monster. He is covered in the referees
blood.
TOM:
You think thats supposed to scare me!?
Tom digs his arms deep in the apron under the ring. He pulls
out a steel chair with barbed wire wrapped tightly over it.
Rigels tentacles try to smack Tom but tom impales the wired
chair into the tentacle. The tentacle is stuck onto the
chair as Tom ties it in between the ring ropes.
Rigel screams in monstrous pain.

Tom them draws a baseball bat from under the ring as Rigel
continues to try to free is restrained tentacle. Tom
reenters the ring and takes a forceful swing to Rigels
head, followed by another. Rigel squirms in pain.
Green blood is splattering from Rigels skull onto Tom.
The crowd grows wilder with more chants.
Rigel appears to be bloodied and half dead. Tom drops the
bat and taunts to the crowd, gaining more cheers. He steps
onto the turnbuckle of the ring and delivers a big frogsplash finisher.
A second REFEREE enters and counts to three. Rigel doesnt
answer the count and Tom wins. He celebrates his victory
with the crowd and his handed a championship belt.
Toms entrance theme, Im your Boogieman by Rob Zombie
plays loudly throughout the arena.
ANNOUNCER:
Here is your winner TUSSLIN TOM!
The screen PAUSES, focusing on a picture of Tom holding the
belt around his shoulder.
A narrator with a smooth, older, and mildly creepy voice
(similar to Malcolm McDowells) begins to speak.
NARRATOR:
It was the same year Tusslin Tom Gurney knocked out the
space squid Rigel from Rigel X9. It happened at 9:38 PM. It
came from a frog splash dive. And in that moment, without
warning, and in an occurrence of complete coincidenceINT. SUBWAY TRAIN (MOVING) NIGHT
CLOSE IN a crying newborn covered in slime and blood lays
helpless on the floor of the train.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
Forty-three extraordinary children were born.

PULL OUT the passengers appear to either not notice or not

care.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
To mostly single women, who had shown no signs of pregnancy,
in seemingly random locations around the world.
An old Einstein look-alike, SIR REGINALD HARGREEVES AKA THE
MONOCLE, picks up the baby and wraps a blanket around it.
The babys cries quiet down.
The man smiles and talks to the baby.
MONOCLE:
Youre an extraordinary child. Yes you are!
The baby looks at Monocle and recognizes him as a father.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
This man here is Sir Reginald Hargreeves, a.k.a. The
Monocle. A world-renowned scientist and wealthy
entrepreneur.
EXT. EGYPT DAY
The sun is beautiful but produces hot heat over several hard
workers.
EXT. EGYPT, PIT DAY
Monocle is shown defeating an opponent in a friendly round
of fencing.
A tall body-builder-type bodyguard, ABHIJAT watches in the
corner while sipping on a glass of water.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
Inventor of the Televator, the Levitator, the Mobile
Communicator, and Clever Crisp Cereal, Reginald Hargreeves
was also an Olympic gold medallist and recipient of the
Nobel Prize for his cerebral advancement of the chimpanzee.
INT. HOME, MONOCLES BATHROOM NIGHT

White walls with a green tiled floor. A wide mirror is

placed in the main wall, covering the entire space above the
sink.
Monocle approaches his sink. He digs his fingers into the
skin under his chin.
The mask of what appears to be Monocles face is sat over a
stack of magazines on the septic tank of the toilet.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
No one knew their beloved scientist was a space alien.
EXT. AIRSTRIP DUSK
The sun sets over a private and deserted airstrip. A lit
space vessel waits in the middle as the entrance platform
slides down. Monocle and Abhijat run up the platform in a
hurry.
The platform closes. The vessel takes off.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
For reasons unknown, Sir Reginald ser out with his bodyguard
Abhijat aboard his private vessel, The Minerva rumored to
be powered by the remains of King Amen-Kharej IV. Using
methods undisclosed, he sought to track down and adopt as
many of the children as he could.
INT. HOSPITAL, NEWBORN CARE CENTER
Various shots of seven white glass cribs. Each contains a
newborn with a mask covering their eyes. Two infants are
pale, one is bald, one has white hair, and the other three
appear to be normal looking (other than the mask).
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
He only found seven of themINT. PRESS CONFERENCE DAY
Dozens of news anxiously curious reporters surround a very
calm Monocle. Pictures are being constantly taken of him.

From Monocles back view, the crowd of reporters grows

bigger and bigger with more questions. Monocle sits there,
appearing determined.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
Wiping their identities and concealing the children from the
world, Sir Reginald held a press conference in Stockholm in
which journalist Cosimo DeLostromo from Milan asked, Why
have you adopted these seven children?
EXT. SIDEWALK DAY
Rain is pouring over several heavily coated civilians,
surrounding the windows of an electronics store. They watch
Monocles press conference.
MONOCLE:
(From television sets)
To save the world, of course!
NARRATOR:
To which they askedEXT. NEWSPAPER STAND DAY
A stack of issues of The City Paper is tossed in front of
the stand. CLOSE IN on paper headline. The headline reads,
FROM WHAT?
EXT. MONOCLE MANSION, STAIRWELL - DAY
Monocle walks down the steps, exiting his mansion. Abhijat
and seven bodyguards in black with strollers follow Monocle.
Camera flashes are coming from all angles.
NARRATOR:
(Contd)
They received no answer. It was the last time Sir Reginald
and the children were seen. UntilOVER BLACK
Chapter One: The Day the Eiffel Tower Went Berserk
EXT. PARIS, CITY VIEW DAY

A beautiful view on a sunny morning.

EXT. PARIS, CONCESSION STAND DAY
Under the Eiffel Tower, A concession stand OWNER is
organizing souvenirs for sale. He posts a large red umbrella
over the top of it.
CRASH! A quickly seen figure crashes onto the concession
stand, breaking it in half. The owner is puzzled and
shocked.
He approaches his totaled stand. A bloodied and broken
corpse lies over it.
EXT. PARIS, CONCESSION STAND LATER
The owner is explaining what happened to a scrawny
POLICEMAN.
OFFICER:
Just flew out of the sky?
STAND OWNER:
(Outraged)
Yes!
OFFICER:
You dont think he jumped?
STAND OWNER:
No, he was pushed.
OFFICER:
Thats ridiculous.
A force is heard landing hard onto the concrete behind both
men. They turn around and find it is another broken body.
Another body crashes onto the concrete in front of both men.
A puddle of blood explodes out of the back of the bodys
head.

Several more bodies appear falling, breaking, and exploding

blood out of their skulls.
People on the surface begin to flee in panic.
OFFICER:
(To Stand owner)
Get out of here!
The Stand Owner runs and exits the frame.
OFFICER:
(On radio)
Send backup! We need more men and medics!
BOY:
(O.S.)
Officer?
The officer turns around and finds five CHILDREN with eye
masks and dressed in black private school uniforms- THE
UMBRELLA ACADEMY. The boy speaking has white hair and is the
leader of the group. This is 0.01 AKA SPACEBOY (LUTER
HARGREEVES).
SPACEBOY:
Can we be of assistance?
OFFICER:
(Confused)
Who the hell are you?
SPACEBOY:
Your Eiffel Tower has gone insane and needs to be stopped at
all costs.
OFFICER:
(Confused)
What?
(Annoyed)
It is you children who are insane!
SPACEBOY:
(Pointing to girl in his group)
Allow me to introduce my subordinate, Number Three!

The children float off the ground.

0.03 AKA THE RUMOR (ALLISON HARGREEVES) begins to speak.
RUMOR:
Attention, citizens of Paris! I heard a rumor that the Musee
Dorsay is giving away many of its finest paintings and
theyre also serving crepes.
The rest of the panicked citizens, including the police,
forget about the chaos at the Eiffel Tower and run the
opposite direction for the art gallery.
SPACEBOY:
(Sighs)
Now well have to recover those paintings!
0.02 AKA THE KRAKEN (DIEGO HARGREEVES) points up above.
KRAKEN:
(Pointing at Eiffel Tower)
Number one!
Green energy beams begin to build around the top of the
tower.
BOOM! An explosion of green flames separates the children.
All hell breaks loose.
0.06 AKA THE HORROR (BEN HARGREEVES) transforms the bottom
of his body into floating tentacles.
The children spread out.
SPACEBOY:
(Commanding the Academy)
Spread out and attack!
EXT. SKY OF PARIS DAY
Aerial View hovering over the exploding Eiffel Tower is
the Umbrella Academys official modified plane.
INT. ACADEMY PLANE DAY
Abhijat is shown piloting the plane.

A member of the Umbrella Academy, 0.07 AKA WHITE VIOLIN

(VANYA HARGREEVES), pouts as she watches over the action on
ground.
SEVEN:
(In a down voice)
Dad, I mean Mr. Monocle, Sir? Why cant I play with the
others?
MONOCLE:
There is just nothing special about you, Number Seven.
SEVEN:
(Pouts)
Oh!
(Argues)
Wheres Number Five? I dont see him down there!
MONOCLE:
Hes in the future, I presume. No doubt, run away from home.
I cant be sure, nor bothered. Why dont you go play your
violin?
Vanya leaves and begins to unhappily play her violin.
INT. EIFFEL TOWER DAY
The children fly as fast as they can to the top on the
inside of the tower.
0.04 AKA THE SANCE (KLAUS HARGREEVES) begins to think.
KRAKEN:
(To Sance)(Sighs)
What are you doing?
SANCE:
Dont let go! Im trying to contact a dead engineer from the
spirit world! He can tell us to stop it.
KRAKEN:
(Bitterly)
Save your breath, were all gonna die!
SPACEBOY
Why dont you shut up?

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EXT. EIFFEL TOWER DAY

BOOM! Part of the tower explodes furiously. The explosion
sends the children flying.
The dismantled part of the tower collisions to the sidewalk.
Horror, Sance, Rumor, and Kraken follow Spaceboy.
SPACEBOY:
To the control tower! I got a hunch.
INT. CONTROL TOWER DAY
An older android with a gruesome zombie appearance, GUSTAVE
EIFFEL, appears to be controlling the tower.
CRASH! The Umbrella Academy kids forcefully crash through
the wall.
SPACEBOY:
Just as I expected Gustave Eiffel!
GUSTAVE:
(In French)
Mutant infants!
HORROR:
(Shocked)
Youre alive after all these years?
KRAKEN:
(Sarcastically)
Not for long!
Kraken draws a knife.
SPACEBOY:
(Attempting to stop Kraken)
NO!
Too late. The knife flies and impales Eiffel in the
forehead. He falls dead onto the control panels.
The computers shut off automatically.
The legs of the tower begin to separate from the ground.

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SPACEBOY:
(Yells)
Everyone out now!
EXT. GROUND DAY
The Umbrella Academy exits the tower in a hurry. The Eiffel
Tower launches from the ground like a rocket.
The kids appear shocked.
RUMOR:
(Confused)
Why is it taking off?
Monocle appears behind the children, unbeknownst to them.
MONOCLE:
Because its not a monument, children!
KIDS:
(At same time)(In shock)
Dad!
MONOCLE:
Dont call me Dad. And while you lost the Eiffel Tower,
you saved Paris. And you know what that means!
EXT. PARADE DAY
French civilians are appreciative and chanting the Umbrella
Academy for saving their city.
The kids are given ice cream cones while Monocle is given a
key to the city as a reward.
Monocle notices Spaceboy appears melancholic.
MONOCLE:
Whats wrong, Number One?
SPACEBOY:
Mr. Monocle, Sir, I want to go into space when I grow up.
MONOCLE:

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(Supportively)
And so you shall, Number One. So you shall.
OUTER SPACE
Insert Head: Twenty Years Later
EXT. MOON - DARK
A large astronaut stands over the moon. He is built like a
giant.
CLOSE IN- Astronaut. He is half human and half guerilla. It
appears to be Spaceboy.
ANNHILATION CONTROL:
(V.O.)
Come in Number One! You have a call.
SPACEBOY:
Tell them Im busy!
ANNHILATION CONTROL:
(V.O.)
Its Dr. Pogo on the phone.
SPACEBOY:
Keep him on the line!
Spaceboy launches his jet boots off the moon. He flies into
hisINT. SHIP, OFFICE DARK
The walls are covered with newspaper articles and framed
magazine covers.
One of the framed articles reads, Mars Mission Failure:
Spaceboy critically injured. Hargreeves performs
experimental surgery to save his life.
The picture shows Spaceboy in a guerilla-sized body with the
same sized space suit.
Spaceboy enters. He picks up his phone.
SPACEBOY:

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Pogo! Any good news from Earth? Is that it? Negative Pogo
you know I cant leave my post. A threat may finally(Unpleasantly surprised)
What? Oh. I see. Im on my way.
INT. SPACE CAPSULE
A one-seater, Spaceboy steps inside and activates the launch
program.
EXT. MOON DARK
The capsule launches and takes off at fast speed from the
surface.
EXT. THE CITY NIGHT
The City is peaceful at night. Eerie-but-nice silence.
INT. SEVENS APARTMENT, BEDROOM NIGHT
A messy bedroom with books scattered everywhere. A copy of
Extraordinary: My Life as Number 7 lies next to the phone
on the nightstand.
RING! RING! The phone rings.
Seven stands up out of bed. She is tall and beautiful with a
short haircut. He is only wearing a white tank top and a
thong.
SEVEN:
(Answering the phone)(Half awake)
Hello?
INT. OFFICE NIGHT
CLOSE UP on mouth of MYSTERY CALLER.
The conversation cuts back and forth between Sevens
apartment and the Callers office.
CALLER:
I suppose I didnt expect you to be broken up. You wrote a
lot of nasty things about your family in your book.
SEVEN:

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(Fully awake)
What do you want?
CALLER:
Im conducting a suite, the first of its kind. It appears my
chair for first violin has been rendered vacant. Id like
you to audition.
SEVEN:
(Looking through window blinds)
Now why would I do that?
CALLER:
(V.O.)
Revenge! Be at the Icarus Theatre at noon tomorrow!
CLICK! The line disconnects.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, HALLWAY NIGHT
An isolated but luxurious hallway with several family
portraits and art pieces hung on the walls. Spaceboy runs
through the hall anxiously and bursts through the doors of
theINT. ACADEMY MANSION, POGOS OFFICE NIGHT
SPACEBOY:
(Anxiously)
Dr. Pogo, is it true?
A talking chimpanzee sits behind the desk, dressed in a
suit. This is POGO. There is a ten-year-old boy, who is a
member of the Umbrella Academy next to him. The boy is 0.05
AKA THE BOY.
POGO:
Yes. Sir Reginald Hargreeves is dead.
BOY:
And something worse is coming!
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, SPACEBOYS ROOM NIGHT
Spaceboy is asleep in a king-sized mattress. He has an
oxygen supply hooked up to his suit.

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The sun peaks through the cracks of the blinds onto

Spaceboys face.
More light enters as the curtains open.
POGO:
(O.S.)
Wake up, Spaceboy!
Spaceboy wakes up slowly.
SPACEBOY:
(Yawns)
What time is it?
POGO:
(Sipping on a cup of coffee)
Eight A.M.! Your sister has arrived.
SPACEBOY:
The Rumor?
POGO:
Allison, yes. Shes been standing beneath Bens statue for
thirty minutes. You should go down and help her with her
bags. She looks nervous
EXT. ACADEMY MANSION, COURTYARD DAY
Leaves blow around Rumor. She is now tall, slender, and
beautiful but narcissistic. She stands in the middle of the
yard, staring at a tall statue referred to as Bens Statue.
Spaceboy approaches Rumor from the front door.
RUMOR:
It wasnt your fault, you know? I know everyone blames you
for what happened to Ben. None of us knows what really
happened that day.
SPACEBOY:
I wasnt sure youd come, Rumor.
RUMOR:
Still using code names? Youre even still wearing the mask.

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(Pause)
I missed you, too Wheres Mom?
SPACEBOY:
Shell be here. Wheres Patrick? Thats his name, right?
RUMOR:
He filed for divorce eight months ago. He got the house and
custody of Claire Hows the moon? Any sign of a genocidal
alien threat?
SPACEBOY:
(Surprised)
You have a daughter?
RUMOR:
Things change, Luther!
VOICE:
(O.S.)
You know what I love about funerals?
Spaceboy and Rumor look up. They see a tall pale man dressed
in all black hovering above them- Sance.
SANCE:
(Contd)
Everything I own is black.
RUMOR:
(Sarcastically)
But some things never do
SPACEBOY:
Sance.
Sance lands on the ground and walks towards the mansion.
SANCE:
I hope youve got a fresh pot on. I look like Death, but I
gather thats an appropriate occasion.
Sance enters the doors.
RUMOR:
(To Spaceboy)
Its nice to see you, Space.

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Rumor follows Sances way inside.

EXT. CARNIVAL DAY
Kids are having fun while biting into cotton candy,
screaming on rides, visiting with the clowns, etc.
A group of TERMINAUTS circles the crowd. They are shaped
like garbage cans with red eyes and capital letters over the
front of them.
L ROBOT:
Assessment! Translocation successful! Though it appears our
presence has gone unnoticed.
T ROBOT:
Announcement! Citizens of the city. Irregularity 8767678 AKA
The Umbrella Academy has a high chance of reformation in two
hours, twenty-two minutes, and eleven seconds.
J ROBOT:
Interruption! We seek instant retribution! This area of
recreation will serve as a suitable theatre fir eradication
due to its high probability of civilian fatality!
All robots agree.
C ROBOT:
Observation! A disturbing lack of concern!
The robots go berserk. Their arms extend from their bodies
and they set every carnival attendant in site into flames.
People are screaming from the massive pain of being burned
alive.
OVER BLACK
Chapter Two: We Only See Each Other at Weddings and
Funerals
BOY:
(V.O.)
Dad always warned me not to go too far into the future.
EXT. THE CITY (FUTURE) DAY

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The skies are red. Buildings are in flames or destroyed into

pieces.
A newspaper with the heading, ITS A PERFECT DAY floats
across the screen through ashes and passed dozens of
skeletons and burned corpses.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Because he told me not to go back. And even though I hated
him, and I tried to prove him wrongThe Boy walks through the city. He shows little to no
emotion over what the future is.
BOY:
I knew I shouldnt have run away from home.
The Boy continues to explore the streets. He finds destroyed
cars and the dead body of Pogo.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Because what I found wasnt just a place where I could hide.
What I found was the end of the world.
BOY:
(Shouting out loud)
Hello?
(V.O.)(Contd)
It took me a few days before I figured out I was the last
boy alive. But once I didEXT. THE CITY (FUTURE) LATER
Various shots of The Boy running around with a long sword,
decapitating statues and large stuffed animals.

BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
I was ecstatic. I was free. There was no one to tell you
what to do. No one to make you feel small. No one to make
you wear a mask. Of course it eventually occurred to me-

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The Boy crouches at a corner and sheds a few tears.

BOY:
(To himself)
This is bad.
(V.O.)(Contd)
As I was filled with guilt, I began to think.
INT. LIBRARY (FUTURE) DAY
Walls are destroyed and shelves of books are scattered on
the floor, throughout the building.
The Boy flips through several damaged but readable books.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
A search through the library led me to a book written by one
of us. She was called Number Seven when I knew her.
CLOSE IN The Boys face is shocked when reading Number
Sevens book.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
I saw how bad things had gotten How everything had gone
wrong. How Number Six had died. How we had failed.
INT. CLASSROOM (FUTURE) DAY
It is now further into the future. The Boy is now an old man
with a long wizard-style beard.
He is facing a wall covered in calculations.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Dad said it was impossible to travel back in time. He said
it couldnt be done. I spent the next fifty years trying to
prove him wrong. As usual, it seemed he wasnt.
The Boy stops for a moment. He appears he is about to give
up.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)

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I gave up. Accepting my fate as a ghost among the ruins. And

in that moment, just as all hope seemed lostThe Boy looks over at his desk and finds a note carved into
the desk that reads, Subtract two from the One. The Boy
celebrates that he has solved the formula.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
I was going home. I could start again.
A light takes over the room and takes The Boy out of the
time zone.
BOY:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Id be right back where I started, ten years old, the day
before the Eiffel Tower went berserk. The day before I ran
away from home.
INT. ACADEMY, CLASSROOM (PRESENT) DAY
Spaceboy, Rumor, and Sance listen to The Boy as he tells
his story.
Graded papers are hung up all over the walls.
BOY:
(Contd)
But something went wrong. Something pulled me out of the
time stream much too soon.
SPACEBOY:
Hargreevess death!
BOY:
Possibly but he was dead by the time I arrived.
A masked man in a striped skull jumpsuit, Kraken, interferes
with the talk. He fiddles with a knife while talking.
KRAKEN:
Coroner estimates the time of death at 7:02 P.M., but the
security cameras on the estate mysteriously stopped
recording at 6:44 P.M. How convenient. Lucky for you, I
broke into The City morgue and ran an autopsy. Natural
causes, apparently.

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BOY:
Number Two, I presume.
RUMOR:
Diego. How lovely to see you. You know I heard a rumorKRAKEN:
(Cutting off Rumor)
Dont try your witchcraft bullshit on me, sister! While you
were busy playing house, I was picking bullets out of my
shoulder and throwing nut jobs in the clink.
SPACEBOY:
Stand down, Kraken!
Kraken gets in Spaceboys face.
KRAKEN:
Still giving the orders, Monkey-Boy? Last I checked yourPOGO:
(Cutting off Kraken)(O.S.)
Stop right there, Kraken!
Pogo and Abhijat stand in the doorway of the classroom.
POGO:
You two stop acting like Homo sapiens so we can bury your
father!
EXT. ACADEMY MANSION, BACKYARD DAY
Spaceboy, Kraken, Rumor, Sance, Pogo, and Abhijat stand
over a black coffin. It is an awkward funeral since The
Academy kids are all dressed in costume and no one is saying
anything in tribute of Monocle.
A pale woman dressed in all black appears from the shadows
of a tree. MOM.
MOM:
He wasnt the best father, and an even worse husband. But if
he was guilty of anything, it was caring for the world so
much that he sacrificed his personal relationships.
Unfortunately, he never asked us how we felt about that.

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MOM:
But that doesnt make his death in vain.
Kraken is annoyed. He approaches Mom from behind and extends
his arms, ready to grab for Moms coat.
RUMOR:
(Attempting to warn Mom)
Mom!
Kraken yanks off Moms coat. She appears to be a mannequin
with human organs exposed. Mom begins crying in humiliation.
Rumor puts the coat back over Mom.
SPACEBOY:
(Getting in Krakens face)
Im warning you, KrakenKRAKEN:
(Sarcastically interrupting Spaceboy)
Or what? You going to beat your chest? Everything is a
goddamn lie, Cowboy! Hargreeves left us with nothing but a
fucking mausoleum full of questions, and a fucking piece of
plastic for a mother. Her tears arent even real!
RUMOR:
(Crying)
But these are!
KRAKEN:
Then its too bad Yanya isnt here. She could play her
violin.
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY
The walls are held together with wood and nails. For Rent
is read on the sign. The E in the caption is crooked.
Seven enters the doors with a violin case in her right hand.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE, STAGE DAY
The audience section is dark and abandoned.
SEVEN:
Hello? Is anyone there?

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Bright lights flash onto Seven. She holds her hand over her
face as a shield.
SEVEN:
What the hell is this?
Unseen VOICES are heard.
VOICE #1:
(Shouts)
Play something!
VOICE #2:
(Shouts)
Anything!
SEVEN:
(Hesitates)
I havent played in like twelve years.
VOICE #3:
(Shouts)
Play!
Seven sets down her case and pulls out her violin. She
begins to play. The music is beautiful with an even flow.
All goes well until a chord on the violin snaps.
Hundreds of claps and cheers are heard for Seven. She looks
up and finds several audience members dressed in tuxedos,
black dresses, and eye-masks.
A man sits in the front row by himself. He has a tuxedo with
a white bow tie and a black cape. He is also bald and has
stitches over his lips. This is THE CONDUCTER.
CONDUCTOR:
Lacking finesse but adequate.
SEVEN:
Um thanks!
CONDUCTOR:
Can I interest you in destroying the world?
SEVEN:

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(Confused)
What? Who are you?
The Conductor stands up and dances up to the stage.
CONDUCTOR:
(On stage)
We are the Orchestra Yerdammten. The finest musicians in the
entire world. But a very unique collection of madmen and
murderesses, too. Hearts and deeds as black as the very
instruments we play. I am the Conductor and Ive written a
new piece called The Apocalypse Suite. Its my lifes
work. Two parts Faust, three parts La Boheme, a dash of
Messiah, and a bit of my own Canada. The exact combination,
if played in the right key, will destroy the world. Its
just missing one thing: you.
SEVEN:
What?
CONDUCTOR:
Could your father have been wrong about you after all? Could
you really be capable of something great?
Seven walks toward the exit.
SEVEN:
Find yourself another violin and dont follow me!
One of Conductors henchmen is about to follow Seven.
CONDUCTOR:
(Blocks Henchmens way)
Let her go! We should expect her back very soon.
EXT. ACADEMY MANSION, BACKYARD DUSK
The sun sets over Spaceboy and Kraken. The two are in a
bitter exchange of punches and kicks.
Kraken puts up quite a good fight against Spaceboy and
tosses him like a softball through a tree. Spaceboy Shakes
it off and charges at Kraken with his jet boots.
KRAKEN:
(Sighs)
Youre extremely sensitive!

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Kraken pulls out a knife. He is about to throw.

Rumor runs and takes the knife out of Krakens hand.
Spaceboy slows down and stops.
RUMOR:
Thats enough! I see you two havent changed a bit.
The Boy appears.
BOY:
(With an annoyed tone)
Maybe I havent made myself clear that the world was
destroyed just three days after Hargreevess death. Time is
running out.
Spaceboy and Rumor both calm down.
Pogo appears and points north.
POGO:
The carnival is on fire!
Spaceboy looks ahead.
SPACEBOY:
The Terminauts!
BOY:
What?
SPACEBOY:
Dr. Terminals farewell gift. He built and programmed the
Terminauts to activate should we ever reform. Which means
Vanya must be somewhere in the city.
Spaceboy flies towards the carnival.
POGO:
(Looks Spaceboys way)
Space!
Kraken follows Spaceboy.
POGO:

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(Looking Krakens way)

Kraken?
Rumor follows them both.
POGO:
(To Sance)
Arent you going?
SANCE:
Apparently yes!
Sance follows the other Academy members.
OVER BLACK
Chapter Three: Dr. Terminals Answer
EXT. CARNIVAL NIGHT
Spaceboy, Kraken, Rumor, and Sance arrive in front of the
carnival. They find it is in flames. Fearful screams are
heard.
SPACEBOY:
We have to go in there and destroy the Terminauts!
Apparently they think were a team again.
(To Sance and Kraken)
You two help me fight them off!
(To Rumor)
Rumor, get the children out of here!
Rumor is frozen in fear as she watches the fires grow.
SPACEBOY:
Rumor!
Rumor doesnt respond.
INSERT CUT: A FLASHBACK of Rumor as a child bound to a
chair. A man in a tin suit, DR. TERMINAL, approaches her and
strikes a cleaver down.
SPACEBOY:
(Shouts)

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RUMOR!
Rumor looks over at Spaceboy.
SPACEBOY:
Get these children out of here now!
Rumor runs for the kids. She evacuates a few into a safe
zone. The J Robot follows her. He is floating silently. His
arm is drawn, ready to fire flames.
J ROBOT:
Observation! There are fewer numbers of the Umbrella Academy
than expected! And therell be fewer momentarily.
Spaceboys paws grab the J Robot and rip it in half.
SPACEBOY:
(To Rumor)
Rumor! Get them out of the carnival now! I need you!
SANCE:
(Yelling from a distance)
Space!
The D Robot flies towards their direction.
D ROBOT:
Announcement! Prepare for eradication!
Spaceboy jumps up and impales his fist through the D Robots
body. He slams it onto the ground.
The B Robot is about to fire bullets at the Academy members.
SANCE:
This is bringing me down, man!
B ROBOT:
Imminent execution!
Kraken, out of nowhere, tosses a knife through the B Robots
head. A bullet is shot into Krakens arm.
INT. CAB NIGHT

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Flames of the carnival are seen through the cab windows.

Seven, in the backseat notices this.
The CAB DRIVER looks out the window.
CAB DRIVER:
The carnival is on fire!
SEVEN:
(Sarcastically)
Its probably my family!
(Swallowing a pill)
Drive me there fast!
EXT. BRIDGE NIGHT
The Cab speeds in a hurry.
INT. CARNIVAL, TUNNEL OF DEATH NIGHT
A horror-themed boat ride tunnel. A blood trail is shown
starting at the entrance and leading to a corner. This leads
to a badly wounded Kraken.
Two robots, the A and C, patrol the area.
A ROBOT:
Status! I have sealed off the exit and am closing in. Escape
impossible! Decimation eventual!
Kid VOICES are heard in a boat.
KID #1:
(O.S.)
Well be safe in here.
KID #2:
Im so scared!
Kraken peaks his head out of the shadows. He finds three
panicked kids crouched in a boat.
KRAKEN:
You gotta be shitting me!
KID #2:
I dont want to go back there!

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KID #3:
I cant swim!
KID #1:
(Quietly)
Shhh! I heard someone coming.
The A and C robots appear out of opposite ends of the
shadows and surround the boat with their gun-arms drawn.
A ROBOT:
Ubiquitous bloodshed!
C ROBOT:
Fortune smiles!
Kraken comes out, bleeding with two knives drawn. He throws
them both out of his right hand. They fly and nail both
robots into the wall.
EXT. CARNIVAL NIGHT
The F Robot blasts energy beams at a large rock. Spaceboy
positions the rock as a shield for himself, Rumor, Sance,
and the CHILDREN.
SANCE:
(Whining)
I was better off at Shinyview! At least you can get a sponge
bath from a large ex-con.
SPACEBOY:
I dont think this is the time or place, Sance!
F ROBOT:
Cowardice!
The F Robot continues to fire.
SANCE:
(Contd)
The papers all said I was cracked but I checked myself in
the comatose ward. I preferred the company.
RUMOR:

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(Annoyed)
Shut up Klaus!
The F, L, and V robots devise an ambush.
SANCE:
(Contd)
Ever wonder what a vegetable thinks about?
SPACEBOY:
(To Sance)
Sance please be quiet! I want you to break right and draw
their fire!
(To Rumor)
Rumor, you stay with the children!
Sance flies out in the open. The robots turn their fire to
him.
F ROBOT:
Excitement!
L ROBOT:
Adventure!
Spaceboy uses a curved metal sign as a battle ace on the F
robot, splitting it into two.
L ROBOT:
(Firing at Spaceboy)
No escape!
Spaceboy swings the sign at the L Robot. It flies through
the rock and shatters into pieces.
Seven appears out of nowhere in the middle of the chaotic
battle.
She notices the V Robot with missiles prepared to fire.
SEVEN:
(Shouts)
Spaceboy!
The V Robot turns its attention to Seven.

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V ROBOT:
Target number seven acquired!
The missiles launch towards Sevens direction.
Kraken comes out of nowhere and pushes Seven out of the way.
KRAKEN:
(Yells)
What the hell are you doing there? You think you can just
show your face after all these years?
SEVEN:
(Puzzled)
II wanted to help! Theres something I need to tell you!
The V Robot floats above Seven and Kraken. He locks another
missile ready to fire at both.
Spaceboy chugs his sign like a spear through the V Robot. It
self-destructs.
Everyone calms down.
KRAKEN:
(To Seven)
You left! The only thing youre going to help us with is
getting killed. And theres nothing you can tell me that I
want to hear. And to think, I thought I had a sister. But
Ive got nobody.
Tears pour down Sevens face.
KRAKEN:
(Walking away)
Fuck off!
Seven runs off crying and leaves the carnival.
SPACEBOY:
Kraken!
KRAKEN:
Dont start!

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Rumor, Sance and the children walk towards Spaceboy. Kraken

walks the opposite direction.
RUMOR:
Was that Vanya?
KRAKEN:
(Walking away)
Just a citizen, no one special!
SPACEBOY:
(Bitterly)
That was completely pointless!
RUMOR:
What are you talking about? We just saved the universe.
SPACEBOY:
No we didnt, Rumor. Terminal programmed these things years
ago. He hadnt thought about destroying the world. Is the
end of the world is coming, its going to be something much
bigger than that. Lets lend a hand then head back to the
house! We need to bandage up and start researching. Were
running out of time!
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, MEDICAL LAB NIGHT
The Boy is shirtless. His X-ray results are hung on a board
behind him. He sits on a bed watching the news.
From the television set, a REPORTER delivers a story about
the recently occurred events.
REPORTER:
Speculation that the Umbrella Academy would reform following
the death of Sir Reginald Hargreeves had been heated. But
this is a much different reunion than expected. Around the
time of Sir Reginalds burial, The Carnival Pier was
attacked by a group of unidentified killer robots, which
made their presence known by opening fire on a carousel.
Torching over nine children and dozens of adults.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that Spaceboy, The Rumor, The Sance,
and The Kraken arrived and were locked in a life-or-death
battle with said robots.
CLICK! The TV turns off.

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BOY:
(Pouts)
I should have been down there. They needed me.
POGO:
I advise against any action or thought of action until we
figure out whats going on with your biology, which appears
to be that of a perfectly healthy sixty-year-old man trapped
in the shell of a ten-year-old child. But heres the
fascinating part: you arent aging.
BOY:
What?
POGO:
Scans show no signs of cell death, yet any signs of cell
growth. Its as if your body is stuck in time.
The Boy slides on his shirt and buttons it up.
BOY:
Well, the clock may have stopped on me, but its still
ticking on the world, closing in on destruction. We need to
start searching for numbers!
Mom appears.
MOM:
I dont think thats such a good idea, Number Five.
BOY:
(Tying his tie)
With all due respect Mrs. Hargreeves, I am not only an
actual human being but a good thirty years older than anyone
in this room. I appreciate you naming and raising my
siblings, but I have little use for mothering. May I suggest
you bake a souffl?
The Boy puts on his blazer.
BOY:
(Heading toward the door)
Lets go, Doctor!
Pogo follows the Boy.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, RUMORS ROOM NIGHT

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Rumor tosses in turns, reacting from a nightmare.

INT. DR. TERMINALS HIDEOUT NIGHT
FLASHBACK!
Rumors nightmare.
Ten-year-old Rumor is strapped down to a chair with her
mouth gagged. Lights are flashed over her.
Dr. Terminal appears out of the shadows. He sees Rumors arm
bound. He strikes a cleaver down onto her arm.
CLOSE IN- Rumors mouth screaming loudly through her gag.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, RUMORS ROOM CONTD
Rumor wakes up and screams in fear. Spaceboy comes in and
calms her down.
SPACEBOY:
You still dream about that?
RUMOR:
More than you ever know. Thats one of the other reasons
that Patrick left me.
SPACEBOY:
(Pause)
Im sorry. Do you want anything?
RUMOR:
No, just let me go back to sleep!

SPACEBOY:
Okay! Tomorrow well go find Diego.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE NIGHT
The Conductor and his symphony are practicing their
orchestra. A violin player plays the wrong note.
CONDUCTOR:

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Stop! How many times must we do this? Its wrong! Wrong!

Wrong!
The Conductor draws a .44 magnum. He raises it at the
player.
BANG!
The bullet explodes through the violin player brains. Blood
and brain matter splatter onto other members.
CONDUCTOR:
(Putting gun to his temple)
I am running out of bullets here.
Seven appears.
SEVEN:
Do you have room for one more?
The Conductor lowers his gun. He sees Seven and smiles
through his stitched mouth.
SEVEN:
(Contd)
I used to think I had a family but I have nobody Lets give
them a performance theyll never forget!
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, HALLWAY DAY
FLASHBACK!
A narrow hallway with chessboard floor tiles.
Ten-year-old Seven is heard screaming down the hall.

SEVEN:
(From bedroom)(Screaming)
I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!
Pogo peaks his head out of his room.
POGO:
(Concerned)
Vanya?

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SEVEN:
(From bedroom)(Screaming)
I HATE YOU
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, SEVENS ROOM DAY
Seven smashes her violin repeatedly into the walls and onto
the floor until it breaks.
SEVEN:
(Loudly screaming)
I DONT BELONG HERE!
Seven breaks down crying.
SEVEN:
(Cries)
I dont belong here.
Pogo opens the door slowly and steps inside the room.
POGO:
Vanya?
SEVEN:
What do you want?
POGO:
(Concerned)
I heard a noise. Whats wrong?
SEVEN:
(Cries worse)
Im useless. Im so w-w-worthless! Theres nothing special
about me. Im not like the others. I cant do anything.
Pogo wraps his arm around Seven to comfort her.
SEVEN:
Youre right. Youre not like the others. But you dont need
to destroy things to prove yourself! You are special.
Seven stops crying and smiles. Her and Pogo hug.
OVER BLACK

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Chapter Four: Baby, Ill Be your Frankenstein

POGO:
(V.O.)
Youre more special than youll ever know.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE NIGHT
PRESENT
The theatre is dark. On stage, Seven is strapped down naked
to a bed. The straps cover her breasts and private parts.
Machines with chemicals have plugs inserted into Sevens
arms, legs, and forehead. The plugs are pumping the
chemicals and toxins through her body.
Sevens eyes open slowly.
SEVEN:
(Confused)
Whats happening?
Seven struggles to get up but finds shes being restrained.
The Conductor appears.
SEVEN:
(Angrily)
What the fuck are you doing to me?
CONDUCTOR:
Now, now, Vanya! Watch the language.
SEVEN:
What are you doing?
CONDUCTOR:
Shhhhhhh You wanted to help, didnt you? Well, youre
helping. Youre just not ready yet.
SEVEN:
What are you talking about?
The Conductor reads a file.

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CONDUCTOR:
Your fathers notes! You can get anything if you kill the
right people. Sometimes it only takes two or three. But
whats the fun in that? Hargreeves ran extensive experiments
on all of you, while you slept. And apparently, youre the
most dangerous one.
CLOSE IN- Sevens eyes grow fearful.
The Conductor inserts a probe through Sevens palm and pumps
a mysterious liquid into her body.
CONDUCTOR:
How does that feel?
SEVEN:
(In pain)
It hurts so much! Im getting cold.
CONDUCTOR:
He also figured out the means by which to make you shine.
But I think his method was much less painful.
The liquids continue to pump through Sevens body. Her grin
grows angry and painful.
CONDUCTOR:
(Contd)
You see, the orchestra was doomed for failure almost from
inception. Out souls are tainted. Painted black by the very
deeds that make us so wonderfully individual. But if we are
to destroy the world, we need one thing more. Something
white. Something pure.
Sevens skin grows white.

SEVEN:
(In pain)
Im going to kill you!
CONDUCTOR:
And Im going to make you into a star. Smile!
BOOM!

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Green lightning and flames explode out of the machines.

Seven screams loudly in pain. Symphony music echoes from
Sevens body.
EXT. THE CITY NIGHT
The streets are busy but sleazy. Prostitutes flood the
streets.
Sleazy and disgusting men attempt to pay the hookers for a
good time.
The Boy and Pogo fly over the city.
BOY:
Its a good thing these old levitator belts were lying
around.
POGO:
(Jokingly)
Yes because theres nothing conspicuous about a ten-year-old
boy flying around with his monkey.
(Pause)
What exactly are we looking for?
BOY:
Oh Burning buildings, massive explosions, incinerated
children, the odd doomsday device. You know, the apocalypse!
The Boy and Pogo fly passed a porn theatre.
POGO:
Number Five, in those fifty years that you were alone, cut
off from any human contact, or any familiar reality, had it
ever occurred to you that you might have become
disconnected? Or evenBOY:
(Cutting off Pogo)
Insane? Are you suggesting I imagined it? The death and
destruction? The annihilation of all mankind? Could I have
driven to madness in my search for a way home? Yes, the
thought had occurred to me. But what if I hadnt.
The Boy and Pogo fly passed a strip club billboard.
BOY:

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(Contd)
Precisely. The Terminauts attack on the carnival was far
too simple to be an actual threat. Impeccable timing but a
distraction at most. I saw what I saw, Pogo. My brothers and
sisters have spent their lives being dissected by the people
Hargreeves raised us to protect.
Pogos eyes turn to The Boy while flying.
BOY:
(Contd)
If Im wrong, were once again guilty of trying to save the
world from a false alarm. But if Im rightThe Boy and Pogo fly passed a street brawl between two rival
hookers. Homeless tramps cheer them on.
BOY:
(Contd)
Isnt this worth saving?
OVER BLACK
Bloody music tabs and blood flows from all directions of the
screen.
SEVEN:
(V.O.)(In nauseating pain)
Whats happening to me? I need my pills!
CONDUCTOR:
(V.O.)
You dont need them anymore. Youre doing wonderfully.
OVER WHITE
CLOSE IN- Eyeball, Sevens. It grows incredibly bloodshot.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE NIGHT
Classical music plays over the darkness of the isolated
theatre.
A grotesque white female figure is shown. Its Seven, now
mutated.

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SEVEN:
(About the music)
Sounds like angels! Suffocating. I can hear it!
(Smiles devilishly)
Its beautiful!
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, MAIN HALL DAY
The doors swing open. The sun shines brightly inside the
house.
Spaceboy, Sance, and Rumor enter.
RUMOR:
Theres still no sign of Diego. I wonder where he can be.
SPACEBOY:
Weve got much bigger problems, including the fact you froze
yesterday.
RUMOR:
Well, this isnt the easiest thing to jump back into.
Especially with flying garbage cans firing death rays.
They continue to walk and turn around the corner. They
freeze and are stunned.
RUMOR:
(Worried)
Diego!
Diego is shirtless and blood is stained over his torso. Hes
bandaging his wounds.
KRAKEN:
Im fine.
SPACEBOY:
(Bitterly)
You know maybe you wouldnt get your damn guts blown out if
you didnt go running off on your own.
KRAKEN:
Youre right. Maybe if I followed you, I wouldnt have to
bleed it out. Maybe Id just get myself killed!
SPACEBOY:

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(With hate)
Still pissed off at the world because Father didnt love
you?
Kraken slides his shirt on. It is torn and covered in dried
blood.
KRAKEN:
(Raising his voice)
Dont you get it? He didnt love any of us! But youre still
trying to impress him after we just put him in the fucking
ground.
Spaceboys face grows impatient.
SPACEBOY:
I guess youre right. He didnt love me. But I havent spent
my life pretending he did. Like you have with Vanya.
KRAKEN:
What the hell did you just say to me?
SPACEBOY:
You damn well heard it.
Kraken and Spaceboy approach each other.
KRAKEN:
Say it to my fucking face!
SPACEBOY:
(Yells)
You and Vanya pretended father loved you! Are you happy?
Kraken spits in Spaceboys face.
KRAKEN:
Youre pathetic!
Kraken leaves the mansion and slams the doors behind him.
SPACEBOY:
(Wiping the spit off his face with his paw)
Im going on patrol. Keep your ear on the communicator!
RUMOR:

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What? Luther, you havent slept and youre bleeding!

SPACEBOY:
No time!
RUMOR:
Then Im coming with you.
SPACEBOY:
Fine. Ill reset the televator.
RUMOR:
(To Sance)
I assume youre going to bed?
SANCE:
Im tagging along. Ive been eating speed for the last three
days and every time I close my eyes, I see centipedes.
RUMOR:
(Sarcastically)
Thats nice!
INT. COSTELLOS DINER NIGHT
The booths are empty. The Boy and Pogo sit and the front
counter.
Another customer sits a few rows down, reading a newspaper.
The waitress, AGNES, approaches the Boy and Pogo.
AGNES:
(Writing down order)
Whatll it be?
BOY:
Two cups black, my dear!
Agnes laughs and walks off.
BOY:
(Annoyed)
They dont believe me!
The bell on the front door rings, sounding the entrance of
more customers.

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The waitress looks up and drops her coffee cups, feared by

the appearance of the customers.
Pogo turns around.
Three figured dressed in red and yellow contamination suits
stand over The Boy and Pogos backs. These men are the
TEMPS.
TEMP LEADER:
Who is the one called number five?
The Boy sips on his coffee and doesnt turn around.
BOY:
I am. Who wants to know?
INT. ICARUS THEATRE NIGHT
Red curtains block the stage and spotlights are focused on
the Conductor.
The seats are filled with masked people in tuxedos and black
dresses.
CONDUCTOR:
(Presenting to the audience)
Ladies and gentlemen! For years man has dreamt of finding
the answer to a single question. How do I unreservedly kill
billions of people in the blink of an eye? First there was
the Fennler manual-feed machine gun, followed by the gas
chamber, and eventually my personal favorite, the atomic
bomb. Mere trifles. Failures. But tonight my friends(Enthusiastically shouts)
We make the dream a reality! For allow me to introduce to
you the worlds greatest instrument of extermination! A
wonder of modern science! And the most adorable little
killing machine you have ever laid! Your! Eyes! Upon!
The Conductor wraps his hand on the tip of the curtains.
CONDUCTOR:
(Contd)
Orchestra Yerdammten meet La Viole Blanche! Or if you
prefer-

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The curtains spread open.

A naked chalk-white woman with white hair and black string
tattoos stands in the middle of the stage- Seven.
CONDUCTOR:
(Presenting Seven)
The White Violin!
The audience claps madly.
The Conductors assistant offers Seven a white violin to
play.
CONDUCTOR:
Your instrument! Dont be shy.
The White Violin takes her instrument.
CONDUCTOR:
Now do what you were born to do!
Seven plays slowly. The music is eerie but beautiful.
The audience is intrigued. The Conductor smiles with joy.
As Seven continues to play, the Conductors body begins to
violently twitch. Seven continues to play, making the
twitching worse.
The audience worries over the Conductor. His body explodes
into a splattering pool of blood.
Blood and guts splatter onto the front row of the audience.
The Conductors left part of his head hits the wall and
slops down, leaving a long trail of smudged blood.
The audience is in shock and clap. Seven looks over them and
stops playing.
SEVEN:
(In a commanding voice)
Brothers and sisters, listen to me! Gather your trumpets,
your cellos, and your harps! Lend me your lives and prepare
for demise! For tonight we end the Umbrella Academy! And
tomorrow we end the world!

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EXT. COSTELLOS DINER DAY

Police cars surround the front of the diner. Cops load three
bagged bodies into the back of Hearsts.
INT. COSTELLOS DINER DAY
Agnes sits at a corner. She is in shock. Her hands hold a
hot cup of coffee and are rapidly shaking.
An older detective, LUPO, questions Agnes.
LUPO:
Whats your name, Maam?
AGNES:
A-Agnes.
LUPO:
Okay, Agnes. I want you to relax and tell me what you told
the officer over there.
AGNES:
(Hesitates)
O-okay. I was working the late shift and this little boy and
a monkeyLUPO:
(Cutting off Agnes)
A chimpanzee.
AGNES:
Monkey, chimp theyre the same thing.
LUPO:
My colleague would disagree. Continue!
AGNES:
Well, they come in around five in the morning and order some
c-coffee. And just as Im handing it to them, these men walk
in.
LUPO:
And what did they look like, Agnes?
INT. COSTELLOS DINER NIGHT

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FLASHBACK to previous night.

Agnes is eyeing the bizarre appearance of the temps.
AGNES:
(V.O.)
They were strange.
LUPO:
(V.O.)
What did they do Agnes?
AGNES:
(V.O.)
They started asking questions, looking for someone with some
kind of name thats a number.
The Boy continues to calmly sit.
AGNES:
(V.O.)(Contd)
And the little boy just sits there all calm like, and he
says hes the one theyre looking for.
The Temp Leader draws a red ray gun and raises it to the
back of the boys head.
AGNES:
(V.O.)(Contd)
And one of those weird-looking men pulls out some kind of
gun.

LUPO:
(V.O.)
And then what happened?
INSERT CUT: PRESENT. Agnes is still in shock.
AGNES:
H-he killed them. He killed every one of them.
LUPO:
(O.S.)
Who killed them, Agnes?

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The Boy dodges the ray blast from the gun. The blast
destroys part of the wall.
AGNES:
(V.O.)
The little boy!
The Boy delivers a missile kick to the Temp Leaders head.
The leaders head explodes like a watermelon. Chunks fly
everywhere.
AGNES:
(V.O.)(Contd)
He was so fast. He didnt show mercy he didnt even flinch.
The other Temps attempt to draw their ray guns but The Boy
quickly and violently dismembers both of them with their
bare hands.
AGNES:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Its too horrible to describe what he did to them I never
want to remember that.
INT. LUPOS DINER CONTD
PRESENT
AGNES:
(Contd)
And then it was over. He threw some money on the counter and
then they walked out.
PULL OUT Blood splatters exposed on all windows, counter
stools, and booths. Forensics officers collect blood
samples.
OVER BLACK
Chapter Five: Thank you for the Coffee!
EXT. LUPOS DINER, FRONT ENTRANCE DAY
Lupo steps outside.
EXT. LUPOS DINER, PARKING LOT DAY

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Lupo approaches his car and slides a cigarette between his

lips.
INT. LUPOS CAR (MOVING) - DAY
While driving, Lupo sticks a lighter towards his cigarette.
A shadowy figure is seen in the backseat. Kraken.
KRAKEN:
Those things are going to kill you.
Lupo drops his lighter and quickly draws his .357 magnum. He
points it at Kraken.
LUPO:
I bet this will kill you quicker!
He puts his gun away after seeing its Kraken.
KRAKEN:
How have you been, Lupo?
LUPO:
(Relieved)
I couldve killed you, Kraken! I think you scared me on
purpose.
KRAKEN:
What went down at Costellos?
Lupo pulls out his car lighter and lights his cigarette.
LUPO:
Triple homicide! Apparently it was self-defense but the
suspects took off. A chimpanzee and a boy wearing a black
school uniform. You know anything about that?
KRAKEN:
Ill work on it. I need help.
LUPO:
(Sarcastically)
Why? All your enemies are on ice. Or is it that time again?
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KRAKEN:
Maybe Ive been searching. I got shit. I need a lead
LUPO:
Hmph! Probably nothing, but theres been an awful lot of
violinists gone missing over the last two months. Virtuosos,
all of them. There may even be a connection to other missing
persons going back six years. All concert musicians of some
sort!
(Pause)
Isnt your sister a violinist?
EXT. ROAD DAY
Following Lupos car, Kraken flies quickly through the back
window and vanishes.
INT. LUPOS CAR (MOVING) CONTD
Lupo doesnt appear to be surprised. He keeps driving.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, HALLWAY DAY
Pogo walks down the hallway with a hot cup of coffee in his
hand. He entersINT. ACADEMY MANSION, MONOCLES ROOM DAY
Pogo enters Monocles bedroom. It is trashed head-to-toe.
The Boy digs through the drawers.

POGO:
I thought you could use a cup of coffee.
(Pause)
What exactly are you looking for?
BOY:
(Digging through drawers)
Hargreevess revolver! If the worlds going to end Id
prefer to go quickly, rather than be flattened by the
jettisoned engine of a 747 or burned alive. If you like, I
can take care of you when the time-

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The Boy stops digging through the drawers. He finds an

monocle and puts it on.
BOY:
(Changing subjects)
I suppose you want to talk about the diner?
POGO:
Quite frankly, yes!
BOY:
Just a bunch of Ruffians out joyriding for kicks! Well, they
got them.
POGO:
(Surprised)
Ruffians? Carrying laser guns?
The Boy takes the coffee from Pogo and sips on it.
BOY:
There are things about me you dont or wouldnt understand.
The Boy approaches a window and looks over the view.
BOY:
(Contd)
You wouldnt understand the things that Ive done to get
back here. Its too complicated to explain!
POGO:
Why dont you try me?

BOY:
Well, I dont know where to begin. But I suppose I should
start with the Kennedy assassination.
INSERT CUT: Mutated monkeys and a mutated Pogo are
shown with green rotted fur. Monocles hands exchange money
with the owner of a caged monkey.
BOY:
(In shock)
The lab! I never knew Pogo!

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The shock results in blood pouring from The Boys nose.

The boy falls on his face and faints. The cup of coffee
splashes across the floor.
EXT. THE CITY, BUILDING ROOFTOP NIGHT
Gray clouds and minor mist over the building.
Spaceboy stands over the edge of the roof, watching The
City. Spaceboy is exhausted and worn out.
Rumor appears with two paper cups of coffee. She hands one
to Spaceboy.
RUMOR:
You looked like you could use some.
SPACEBOY:
Thanks!
Spaceboy notices Rumor is wearing her mask.
SPACEBOY:
(Pleased)
Youre wearing your mask!
RUMOR:
Ive been having a hard time with all of this. I figured it
would help me feel more comfortable in my own skin. More
like myself!
SPACEBOY:
More like yourself or who you think youre supposed to be?
RUMOR:
(Impatiently)
Luther! Dont do that! Dont play team leader with me.
Ive lived this whole other life since leaving the Academy.
You know what Im thinking about right now? Im not worried
about the end of the world- I wonder if my little girl got
to sleep tonight, or if shes up with Patrick right now. Or
Patricks girlfriend.
SPACEBOY:
Her names Claire?

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RUMOR:
Thats right. I told her all about you.
Rumor drinks her coffee.
RUMOR:
(Contd)
Her uncle on the moon.
SPACEBOY:
Im worried about you, Allison. The other day with the
Terminauts was almost a disaster. I havent even seen you
use your power! Did you lose it?
RUMOR:
(Annoyed)
Luther! Im talking to you about my real life and your
niece. And all you care about is our goddamn powers? Youre
still so obsessed with being a hero you canSPACEBOY:
(Cutting off Rumor)
Allison, look at me! How am I supposed to relate to anyone
at all, let alone your feelings about your daughter? I
wouldve loved to have had a daughter and a wife. But I
think that focusing on our work is probably the healthiest
thing for someone like me. So help me save the world for
your daughter For Claire!
(Pause)
Id like to meet her someday.
There is a moment of awkward silence.
Rumor grows a seductive smile.
RUMOR:
You know Space? I heard a rumor that youve wanted to kiss
me since you were eight years old!
Spaceboy stares at Rumor for a minute. Tension builds up
between the two. Rumor jumps toward Spaceboy as he wraps his
paws around her and they share a passionate kiss.
Rumor then stops and cuddles up with Spaceboy.
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Im scared, Space!
SPACEBOY:
I know. You should be.
Sance hovers over Spaceboy and Rumor. He is shocked and
melancholic over everything he has seen.
INT. SEVENS APARTMENT NIGHT
The apartment is dark and abandoned. CLOSE IN Window.
Kraken appears in front of the window. He slides it open and
silently enters the apartment.
KRAKEN:
Vanya?
No answer. Kraken checks the bedroom and there is no sign of
Seven.
INT. SEVENS APARTMENT, KITCHEN NIGHT
Non-fresh coffee pot lies on the counter next to a stack of
mail.
A sticky note with Icarus Noon written on it is next to
the mail.
Kraken looks around and finds the note.
EXT. ACADEMY MANSION, COURTYARD NIGHT
Thousands of shining stars moonlight over the courtyard.
Seven AKA White Violin and the rest of the orchestra appear
in front of the courtyard.
Sevens white body lights up the entire courtyard brighter
than the stars.
ORCHESTRA MEMBER:
(Confused)
What are we doing here?
SEVEN:
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Seven finds Bens Statue.

SEVEN:
(Eyeing the statue)
Give me something in D-Minor!
One of the orchestra members hands Seven her violin.
She mildly plays her instrument in front of the statue. It
implodes into pieces of stone.
Seven turns her attention to the mansion.
SEVEN:
We should knock first!
Seven continues to play. The music grows louder and eerier.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, POGOS ROOM NIGHT
Pogo hears the music coming from the courtyard. He looks out
the window.
POGO:
(Screams)
No!
EXT. ACADEMY MANSION, COURTYARD CONTD
BOOM!
Half the mansion suddenly explodes with hellish flames.
Pogo runs towards Seven.
POGO:
(Anxiously)
Vanya! What are you doing? This is not the way to prove
yourself!
SEVEN:
Father had to learn at some point. So did my brothers and
sister. Quite frankly, so did you.
Seven plays her violin towards Pogos direction.
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(Screams)
NO!
The music rhythms blow Pogos brains out of the back of his
head. He falls dead to the ground.
SEVEN:
(Standing over Pogos body)(Smiling)
You were right about me, Pogo. I am special!
(To the orchestra)
Thats enough of a warm up!
The Boy comes out of the flaming mansion with blood running
profusely down his nose.
He looks over and finds Seven walking out of the courtyard.
BOY:
(Intrigued)
Fascinating!
Spaceboy, Rumor, and Sance appear.
SPACEBOY:
(Yells)
Number Five! What happened?
The four are all in shock.
BOY:
Something woke me up An explosion I found myself covered
in broken glass and bleeding profusely from the nose. I
pulled myself up Thats when I saw pogo. He was gone.
Rumor And Spaceboy hold back their tears.
BOY:
(Contd)
I leaned out the window to see what was happening
Hargreevess monocle It shows you things Shows you what
someone really is I saw Vanya She was changed But it was
her Shes the end of the world! Shes going to destroy the
world if we dont stop her.
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The sun rises over a beautiful hill as a truck tosses out

newspapers at the front steps of several houses.
The headline of the paper reads, ITS A PERFECT DAY.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY
The orchestra members tune their instruments.
Seven stands in front of them with her violin in hand.
SEVEN:
Is everyone ready?
All members nod their head yes.
SEVEN:
(Smiles)
Good, lets begin!
OVER BLACK
Finale
EXT. THE CITY - DAY
The orchestras music is heard with a low pitch that grows
louder and louder.
Some pedestrians grow nervous from the music.
The music gets louder and eerier.
People grow insane and mercilessly attack each other.
BOOM!
Cars begin to explode throughout the street, both parked and
moving.
A car in flames crashes into a gas station, creating a
bigger hectic explosion.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a plane crashes from the sky,
colliding through the streets and crashing into a bank.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY

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Seven and the orchestra play more and more and put more of
their passion into their music.
EXT. THE CITY CONTD
The music notes vaporize various citizens into splattering
pools of blood.
The music gets louder and more buildings explode into
flaming pieces.
INT. ICARUS THEATRE CONTD
Seven suddenly stops playing.
SEVEN:
(Giving order)
Stop playing!
The orchestra stops.
SEVEN:
I want my family here first before we send everyone to Hell!
So give them some time to come!
EXT. THE CITY CONTD
Spaceboy, Sance, Rumor, and The Boy fly over the city. They
look down and find they are flying over several destroyed
buildings, torched cars, and hundreds of pools of blood.
There are screams of panic and riots beginning to occur.
SPACEBOY:
Rumor, I need you to calm everyone down!
RUMOR:
Sure!
(Yelling over the citizens)
Attention! I heard a rumor that you will find all your loved
ones unharmed at your homes, plus one million dollars!
The citizens calm down and run with nativity to their homes.
SPACEBOY:
Good job!

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SANCE:
At this point, theres going to be no point in talking about
my hunger for speed or wanting to go back to the asylum.
SPACEBOY:
Yeah, this isnt really the place for that.
(To Boy)
Five, where did you say the orchestra was hiding?
BOY:
The Icarus Theatre! Its the only active theatre left in
town.
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY
The sign outside of the theatre reads, End of the World.
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE, ROOF DAY
Kraken sneaks up onto the roof. A masked GUARD in a tuxedo
patrols the roof with a rifle.
Kraken grabs hold of the Guard and executes him with a
knife.
Music is heard coming from the inside of the theatre. This
implodes the roof. Kraken falls down into theINT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY
Kraken collapses to the ground and finds two orchestra
henchmen charging towards him.
Kraken draws two knives and throws them both, impaling both
men through their chests.
Kraken speeds towards Seven, grabs her by the throat, and
sticks a knife towards her eye.
KRAKEN:
Its time to cut this shit out Vanya!
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Kraken moves the knife to her throat over the top of her
violin chord tattoo.
KRAKEN:
Tell me why I shouldnt kill you right here and now!
SEVEN:
Because I love you!
Seven sheds a mild tear. Krakens knife accidentally touches
the tattoo. A music note is heard.
The impact of the music note from Sevens neck forcefully
throws Kraken across the stage into a wall.
The rest of the Umbrella Academy appears.
SPACEBOY:
You know Kraken? You really need to stop running off alone.
RUMOR:
(Pointing towards Seven)
Space!
Seven is about to start playing.
SEVEN:
Big brother! Youve finally made it to one of my recitals.
And you brought the whole family? Thats really touching but
Ive only been waiting nineteen years.
SPACEBOY:
Vanya, put the violin down so we can talk about this!
SEVEN:
You should have seen me my first time. I was so nervous my
hands were shaking. I broke a string but no one cared. Pogo
was there.
(To Spaceboy)
You guys were close, werent you, Space?
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(Shouts)
YOU SHUT UP!
Seven plays a note directed toward Rumor. Her throat
explodes open with blood.
SEVEN:
(To her orchestra)
Kill them and we can finish playing!
The orchestra members draw pistols, knives, clubs, hammers,
and chains.
Kraken and The Boy charge through them and beat them all to
a bloody pulp. Theyre all left broken.
Spaceboy flies out of the theatre with a badly wounded Rumor
in his arms.
More henchmen charge towards Kraken and The Boy. The Boy
begins to dismember several of them while Kraken tosses
knives at them.
SEVEN:
Theres no use for fighting. Were all going to die anyway!
Someone stands up in the audience. Sance under disguise.
SANCE:
That is more than enough young lady!
SEVEN:
(Confused)
Sance?
Sance is dressed in one of Monocles old suits and is
wearing a monocle. He has a lit cigarette between his
fingers.
Several childrens orchestra players and Ube Tribe members
surround Sance.
SANCE:
No, actually. Its father. And this is the famous composer
Ivan Stravinsky along with the Manchester childrens
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tell stop you by performing Stravinskys Rite of Spring, at

a very specific tempo. And quickly I have to get the
children back for supper.
SEVEN:
Like hell you are
A Two ORCHESTRA MEMBERS appear.
MEMBER #1:
Madam Violin, whats happening? Youve stopped playing!
MEMBER #2:
Youre ruining the piece! You promised us destruction!
MEMBER #1:
You promised us death!
SEVEN:
(To Members)
So go hang yourselves!
(To Sance)
Dont walk away from me, Hargreeves!
Sance turns around and casually heads for the exit.
SEVEN:
(Raising her voice)
I said dont walk away from me!

Sance lights another cigarette and stays while everyone

else leaves.
SANCE:
Were you speaking to me, Vanya? Im sorry, but Im busy at
the moment Putting a stop to your tantrum.
Seven aggressively gets in Sances face.
SEVEN:
Tantrum!? Youre calling this a tantrum? Im about to end
the fucking world here!
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No youre not. Youre losing.

SEVEN:
ButSANCE:
(Cutting off Seven)
You were an utter disappointment as a child and an
embarrassment as an adult. So you can play the violin. Big
deal! You cant even destroy the world properly. Face it,
Vanya! Youre a failure!
Seven breaks down in tears.
Kraken runs up the stairs.
KRAKEN:
Vanya, dont listen to him! All we ever wanted was for him
to love us, and he fed us to the damn wolves He never cared
if we lived or died, as long as it fit in with his plans.
Hargreeves never loved you. But that doesnt matter As long
as someone does
SEVEN:
(Sarcastically)
Is this the part where we all go home and act like a happy
family?
BANG! The Boy fires a bullet into the back of Sevens head
from a revolver. Black blood splatters from Sevens skull.
She falls to the ground.
BOY:
No This is the part where, due to a bullet scrambling your
brain, your capillaries start to leak fluid, causing
swelling that puts pressure on your motor neurons, and
voluntary motor activity fails.
KRAKEN:
(Stunned)
What the hell did you just do?
BOY:
What you would have done if you had the balls.
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I cant believe she fell for it Thought I blew it when I

said big deal.
KRAKEN:
(Confused)
You arent Hargreeves?
SANCE:
Oh, cmon! You really think Id be able to channel the old
bat? That son-of-a-bitch is even more stubborn as a corpse!
Maybe I have a career in acting Ive been dying to get
involved in interpretive dance.
SEVEN:
(Weakly)
Its too late Id stop it but I cant feel my fingers.
The Boy waves the gun in Sevens face.
BOY:
(Yells)
Stop what? What are you talking about?
A loud scratchy noise is heard.
BOY:
What is that noise?
SEVEN:
(Weakly)
Even a failed performance comes toA bright light covers over the destroyed roof of the
theatre.
SEVEN:
(Contd)
The finale!
BOY:
(Looking up at the sky)
You know something, Vanya?
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE - DAY
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BOY:
(Contd)
I never liked you.
The rock crashes down hard on the theatre and creates a
massive explosion over the entire city.
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE LATER
Ashes pour like snow over the destroyed City.
Sance, The Boy, Kraken, and the children appear to be okay.
BOY:
(Intrigued)
Fascinating Were alive!
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)
We all knew The Sance was capable of telekinesis, but no
one knew he could halt a forty-thousand-ton chunk of the
moon rocketing toward us. I suspect not even The Sance had
known this.
INT. HOSPITAL DAY
Spaceboy sits next to Rumors bed. Rumor is asleep with a
bandage over her throat.

NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Doctors saved The Rumors life, although they said she would
never speak again, as her vocal chords had been completely
severed. Spaceboy was standing by her side when he finally
received the distress call hed been waiting for all these
years.
EXT. MOON
A robot, BEN, is standing over the moon on radio.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
It was Ben, his robot stationed at Annihilation Control
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large portions of the moon to break free, hurtling toward

the Earth. Spaceboy told him not to worry.
INT. OPERATING ROOM DAY
The room is dark except for the lights over the doctors
operating on the back of Sevens head.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
The surgeons at Huxley General also saved Vanya. We got her
there just in time. The bullet had missed a vital portion of
her brain by a millimeter, and the surgeons left it there
for fear of disrupting the nerves. They were confident that
her motor skills and memory would return. But unsure she
would ever play the violin again.
EXT. ICARUS THEATRE DAY
Lupo and other police officers arrest the remaining
orchestra members.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
The surviving members of the orchestra Verdammten were
promptly arrested by one Inspector Lupo, who was waiting
outside the Icarus Theatre on a hunch. The trials start in
two weeks. Some of the accused will go to Shinyview Hospital
for the Mentally Ill. Most of them will get what they wanted
in the seat of an electric chair.
INT. TRUCK (MOVING) DAY
Two men, GIOVANNI and HORATIO give the Academy members a
ride home.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
Outside the hospital, we met two brothers piano movers
named Giovanni and Horatio Goffo, who we asked for a lift
home. As the house came into view, there was one more
surprise waiting for us. The thinner and more talkative of
the piano movers noticed it first.
EXT. HILL DAY
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NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
This was of course ironic but far from tragic.
EXT. COURTYARD DAY
The Academy is stunned to find the house imploded into
pieces.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
A house that held so many awful memories for us was gone and
we were fine with that.
SANCE:
(Lighting a cigarette)
There goes all my shoes.
Spaceboy and Kraken walk through whats left of the house.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)(Contd)
In one of the first civil exchanges I have ever seen between
the two, The Kraken made a vague reference to ice cream, at
which Spaceboy laughed. He then saidKRAKEN:
Looks like you got your work cut out for you, Flyboy.
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)
To this, Spaceboy repliedSPACEBOY:
We sure do.
INT. ACADEMY MANSION, KITCHEN DAY
NARRATOR:
(V.O.)
He decided to start by making a sandwich.
Spaceboy spreads jelly over a slice of bread in what is left
of the kitchen.

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A carton of milk is displayed with a missing advertisement

of The Boy.
Mom sits reading a newspaper with a head that reads,
APOCALYPSE AVERTED.
FADE OUT:
THE END

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