Hypo - The Complete Story
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TRE (V.O.)
Hello. You have reached the office of Tracy Jones. Lead pharmaceutical scientist of Offlong industries. I will be out of the office and or unavailable today. Please hold as my assistant, LUCY Waters, takes your message.
This Time he waits
LUCY (V.O.)
Hello, LUCY WATERS speaking, MR. Jones's assistant. How may I help you?
CHAUNCY
Hello Miss Waters. This is CHAUNCY Peters. I'm a friend of TRE, I think we have spoken before.
LUCY (V.O.)
Hi, Yes, I remember you. MR. Jones just left. He has a presentation at the convention center across town today. He will be gone for the rest of the day.
CHAUNCY
The convention... is it public? Can anyone attend?
LUCY
Yes MR. Peters. Well its Invitation only, but I can contact MR. Jones and have him ad you to the list.
CHAUNCY
Oh no that is ok. I want to surprise him. He doesn't know I'm in town. Maybe I will catch him later this evening. Thank you, LUCY.
CHAUNCY hangs up the phone and pulls over to adjust his GPS to the new location.
INT. Convention center 12.pm
Announcer
I’d like to give a warm welcome to our very own resident scientist, Tracy Jones from Offlong pharmaceuticals!
APPLAUSE
Tracy walks onto the stage and points his laser pointer at the screen. The lights in the convention center gets slightly dim and a slideshow presentation starts on the screen.
TRE
Have you ever heard that story about the mother? There was a mother driving with a newborn baby in a car seat in the back...
This mother was involved in a car accident. She was thrown from the car in the accident and knocked unconscious...
Cut TO:
INT. Outside of the Convention hall
CHAUNCY walks through the lobby of the convention center and makes his way to the main hall where TRE is giving his presentation.
TRE (O.S.)
When she came too, she noticed that her baby was under the car...
CHAUNCY walks toward the back of the convention hall, attempting to Blend in with the rest of the attendees.
TRE (O.S.) (CONT'D)
In a panic and a super, unexplainable rush of adrenaline. The mother, scared for baby's life lifts the side of the car with one arm. Freeing the baby.
APPLAUSE
He walks by an opening where he can see TRE on the stage and quickly moves to the next area to ensure TRE doesn't see him.
CHAUNCY makes it to what looks like the backstage, preparation area for the Speakers. So, he just starts going through things.
The speech TRE is giving continues...
TRE (CONT'D)
The mother of that child had such of an adrenaline rush that it gave her what appeared to be super human strength... Now we all know that there is really no proof behind this story, but it does seem like it could be possible.... The brain can do some amazing things, things that we have only just begun to understand. The body creates chemicals that do different things--- Did you know, that the body creates its own chemical to reduce belly fat?
Cut to:
INT. Backstage Convention center
CHAUNCY walks around the room thinking, trying to figure out what area belongs to TRE...
TRE (O.S.)
The Hypothalamus is only about the size of a pea. But its power and range of capabilities go way beyond its size.
CHAUNCY finally see something familiar. A backpack similar to the one TRE left at the kidnapping site. CHAUNCY walks over and looks inside. There he sees 3 to 4 more plain cardboard boxes.
He quickly zips it up and walks to the door but hides as security walks by patrolling the area.
TRE (O.S.) (CONT'D)
The Hypothalamus controls a lot of things from different nerve reaction to what chemicals the body creates and how much and for what situation. It seems to follow a design... a design to keep our body and brains and nervous system on the right track. It seems like everything is on auto pilot and it does its job to perfection....
Cut TO:
INT. Convention center stage.
TRE
But we started thinking... That little pea has its hands in everything. It doesn't actually do anything but organize. Keeps things on track. But it guides all of the other parts of the brain that indeed do things.... So, we started concentrating on that... the Hypothalamus... and what we found is that we can manipulate the Hypothalamus to think certain situations are in effect.
TRE walks over to the side of the stage where someone hands him a dinner style silver plate with the plate cover.
TRE (CONT'D)
We also took away the rules that the Hypothalamus used to correct those situations. And in return. We can use that little pea to control a host of other functions throughout the body... Right now, we are calling it Hypo. But we still have a long way to go. To show you some of the achievements we have accomplished so far, I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine.
TRE walks over with the silver covered dish and sits it on the table. At the time. The screen behind him is showing a close-up image of the dish in real time.
TRE lifts the cover off the dish to unveil a mini cage with a little white mouse eating a piece of cheese.
The focus now turns toward the screen behind where MICHAEL takes the stage and starts to narrate the video of the maze trials that is being displayed on the screen
TRE leaves the stage and walks towards his dressing room, where CHAUNCY is still hiding.
CHAUNCY see's TRE coming and notices an open window. He looks out of the window, then tosses the backpack out, where if falls several floors and into a giant decorative potted plant.
CHAUNCY then watches TRE and waits for the right moment, then he walks out of the room just far enough to turn around before TRE sees him.
He pretends he was just looking for him.
CHAUNCY
TRE! Wow that sounds impressive
TRE looks at CHAUNCY startled but notices that CHAUNCY seams a little more jumpy than usual, and not his calm cool self.
TRE
You heard all of that?
CHAUNCY
Yea... is that the stuff we—
TRE
SShhhhh...... Yes. No one knows about that. I would like to keep it that way.
CHAUNCY
Oh ok... So, everything you said on stage sounds good... but I'm curious. What are the side effects. Anything I should know?
TRE
Well yea we found out a lot about Hypo since we last spoke. There are some side effects---
CHAUNCY
Like what!
TRE
Keep your voice down CHAUNCY like hmmm.... its habit forming, causes aggression, sterility—
CHAUNCY
Sterility? Are you saying I'm sterile?!
TRE
No... its Temporary but once you take Hypo, due to the nature of the drug, the part of the brain that tells you to make sperm, stops giving those orders. We haven't found out the trigger yet to make it give those orders...
CHAUNCY
How long does that shit last TRE... How long!
TRE
Damn CHAUNCY. What the fuck is wrong with you. You are starting to cause a scene
CHAUNCY
Just fucking tell me! HOW LONG!
CHAUNCY was so loud that MICHAEL heard him on stage and paused for a minute. A hush came over the whole convention for a fraction of a second.
TRE looked at MICHAEL and gave him a go-ahead salute and MICHAEL continued on.
TRE
It looks like the effects of the drug last about 4-12 hours, but it stays in your system about 30 days. It’s been well past thirty days since we had our incident, so you should be fine now. It’s completely reversible.
CHAUNCY thinks back to the Prescription that he saw on the counter at home just before he left and know that he couldn't h
ave been the one that got REBECCA Pregnant. Which then he realizes why she didn't tell him.
CHAUNCY
Good seeing you TRE, I gotta go
CHAUNCY darts off towards the exit of the convention center.
TRE walks into his dressing area and sits in his chair watching MICHAEL finish up the presentation on the monitor mounted on the wall. He then grabs his jacket and reaches for his backpack. He notices that it’s not there and stands in a panic.
TRE looks around and notices the window open. He runs to the window and looks out. He doesn't see anything out of the ordinary. He leans out a little bit and looks down to see CHAUNCY below him, collecting the backpack that CHAUNCY through out of the window earlier.
TRE
CHAUNCY!!!
TRE yells but CHAUNCY was quickly around the corner and never heard him.
TRE runs out to greet MICHAEL as he is exiting the stage.
TRE (CONT'D)
CHAUNCY took my fucking backpack... come on.
MICHAEL
Where is he?
TRE points and runs while MICHAEL follows. They run through the crowded exhibition floor and makes it to the parking garage but CHAUNCY is nowhere to be found.
CHAUNCY has escaped.
TRE takes a few steps in multiple directions trying to get his thoughts together.
TRE
Mike, I'll meet you back at the office... I have to do something.
TRE runs out to the parking garage and gets in his car and starts it and drives off squealing tires.
He pulls out his phone and makes a phone call.
INT. The PETERS RESIDENCE LIVING ROOM
REBECCA is sitting on the sofa watching tv and hears her cell phone ring. She gets up and casually walks over and answer it.
REBECCA
Hello
CUT TO:
INT. TRE's car
TRE
REBECCA! Listen to me. Are you pregnant!?
REBECCA (V.O.)
What? Why are you asking me that—
TRE
Listen to me Becca. Are you fucking pregnant or not!!!??? ANSWER ME DAMMIT! ARE YOU?
REBECCA (V.O.)
YES! YES! I'm Pregnant... WHY? What’s wrong TRE?
TRE
This is important! Listen to me? WHO IS THE FATHER!?
CUT TO:
INT. The Peters residence LIVING ROOM
REBECCA starts crying hysterically not knowing whether she should come clean or stick to her story.
REBECCA
Why are you asking me this?
REBECCA pleads as she's crying.
CUT TO:
INT. TRE's Car
TRE
Listen to me REBECCA.... CHAUNCY knows you are pregnant, He now knows that he isn't the one that got you pregnant. And he isn't himself. You need to get out of the house. NOW!
EXT. HIGHWAY
TRE's car picks up speed as he drives recklessly, passing cars until he is nowhere to be seen.
INT. The HD Shop back office
CHAUNCY walks into the office in a rage and throws the backpack he got from the Convention onto the floor. He then opens the drawer and takes out the remote and turn on the surveillance monitors. He then sits at his computer and type a few things into the computer and you see all of the surveillance monitors flicker off and back on to show all of the rooms in his house. He types a few more things into the computer and footage on the monitors go back a month. The monitors start playing in a fast forward and Chancy walks over to the cabinet and gets a bottle of vodka.
CHAUNCY sits down, pops the top on the bottle and start to take deep swigs as he stares at the monitors playing in fast forward.
He does this for hours where he only get through the first week of the footage where he notices REBECCA opening the front door to let her physical trainer in the house.
CHAUNCY sits up in his chair and stops the video. Taking a deep breath and a deep swig of his bottle of vodka, which is almost gone.
He is bouncing his feet nervously and sweating. He presses play on the remote to see REBECCA and her personal trainer kiss and head to the bedroom where they begin to have sex
CHAUNCY
AAAUUUGH!!!!!
CHAUNCY tosses his desk on its side and kicks a trash can that goes flying into one of the mounted monitors breaking it.
He grabs the backpack and walk outside to his car. He opens the trunk and throws the backpack inside. He then reaches into the backpack and grabs a couple Vials of Hypo.
SLAM!
The trunk door slams and he start jogging towards the shopping center down the street.
INT. The PETERS RESIDENTS FRONT HALL
The doorbell rings at the Peters residents and REBECCA nervously looks out the window. She sees its TRE and lets him in.
REBECCA
Tell me what's going on. I'm so scared. What do you mean CHAUNCY isn't himself?
TRE
I can’t explain right now. Something happened that night we were kidnapped. He hasn't recovered
REBECCA
What happened TRE? Tell me?
TRE
The guy that you slept with, can CHAUNCY find out who he is? Where he is?
REBECCA
No, I was never with him here... oh wait...
TRE
Don't tell me you fucked him here.... you know this place is wired with security cameras?!?
REBECCA
What?
TRE
YES REBECCA!!! There's one, and there's one.... and There's another one!!!
TRE walks around pointing out all the hidden cameras
TRE (CONT'D)
How did you not know? Does CHAUNCY know who he is? By now is has probably seen the footage. Does he know the guy?
REBECCA
It’s my Personal trainer... he’s at the gym right now!
TRE
Where's the gym?
REBECCA
About 2-3 blocks away from the HD shop
TRE
SHIT!
TRE leaves the house in a hurry and runs out to his car
TRE (CONT'D)
Becca! Call the police and have them go to the Gym. Then get the fuck out of here.... go to your friend’s house, your mother’s house. Somewhere where CHAUNCY can’t find you!
TRE hops in the car and drives off while REBECCA calls the police and start packing some clothes in a overnight bag.
EXT. The HD SHOP PARKING LOT
CHAUNCY gets about a block away from the shop then decides to Turn around. He jogs back to his car and gets in. Starting the car and squealing tires as he passes.
Driving recklessly, CHAUNCY reaches in the back seat of the car and pulls out a second bottle of vodka. He rolls down the window and throws the first, now empty bottle out. He pops the second one and takes a deep swig.
CHAUNCY
She going to fuck around on me?!? After 10 years? TEN YEARS!?!
CHAUNCY swerves but makes it to his house. He crashes the car onto the lawn, knocking over the mailbox. He stumbles out of the car.
TRE is parked about a block away, looking at the house as he figured CHAUNCY would show up.
CHAUNCY never sees him and walks into the house.
CHAUNCY (CONT'D)
BECCA!! GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE
CHAUNCY walks in the kitchen and opens the refrigerator door then slams it shut
CHAUNCY (CONT'D)
REBECCA!!!
He kicks the trash can and trash flies all over the kitchen.
Just then CHAUNCY sprints out of the Kitchen to the bedroom, falling on his way then Quickly standing. He looks around then walks back to the front of the house.
CHAUNCY (CONT'D)
You don't have to be here REBECCA!!! I Know where your boyfriend is. I'll pay him a visit.