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At the Spencer's Gifts...
Andrea: Wow, this is some cool stuff. (Puts down a screaming rubber
chicken.)
She notices some guys staring from the corner. They can see the Sam
Goody cutout across the way. They look back at her, but now she's wearing
a big pair of glasses (the hugely oversized kind.)
Andrea: I've got to hide.
She goes further into the Spencer's, into an area filled with black
lights and glowing things. Her clothing is glowing now.
Across the way...
Jim runs out of the Sam Goody, being pursued by 2 teenage girls. He
runs as fast as his feet can carry him, then walks as he passes a security
guard. Then runs again. He runs into a food court, and ducks behind a large
rubber tree.
Back to the Spencer's...
Andrea went back to looking, and stared at some Lava Lamps in the corner.
Andrea: How do they do that...
A little boy walks up.
Boy: With special oils!
Andrea: Really? That's neat.
The boy looks at her hat.
Boy: Can I have your hat, lady?
Andrea: Oh, sorry, but I need this, I don't want people to...
The boy kicks Andrea in the shin.
Boy: You're mean! (runs off) Now Andrea is wincing in pain, holding
her knee.
Meanwhile, at the B&B Works...
Sharon: I don't know what to choose. There's so many things!
Caro: These bath beads sound good.
They see Jim running the other direction.
Caro: Where does he think he's going?
Sharon: He can take care of himself.
Back to Spencer's...
Andrea kept browsing, swearing NEVER to trust little children. Suddenly,
the two guys from earlier walk up. One is dressed like Nick Carter from
BSB, the other like Leon from The Ladies Man.
Nick: We know who you are.
Andrea: You do?
Ladies Man: And we saw what you did. (In the Leon voice.)
Andrea: What did I do?
Leon: I dunno. (Regular)
Nick: I listen to your albums, you're really hot.
(How does he think I'm hot from LISTENING?) she thinks.
Leon: Now that's no way to treat a lady. Haven't I taught you anything?
(Leon voice) Well now, little Irish lady, what say we go over to my place,
or what I like to call the Bath & Body Works? Cuz I can work YOUR body...
in my bath. Hmmmm? (Nick and Leon laugh)
Andrea: Em, how about we go to GET AWAY FROM ME. (walks away, but they
follow her.)
Leon: Aw c'mon, girl, don't leave me hangin' like that. Let me make
it up to you.
Andrea: Leave me alone!
She walks to an area with skateboards. The little kid is there again.
Andrea: Uh oh.
Boy: You're the mean lady!
Leon: Hey little boy, why you insultin the beautiful Irish Rose?
(Boy kicks Leon.) Andrea stares at the skateboards, and picks one up.
Nick: Hey, where you going?
Andrea tosses $100 at the cashier and zooms out of the Spencer's on
the skateboard, wobbling wickedly but getting the hang of it.
At the B&B Works...
Caro: Does this really make the water glow?
(Andrea zooms by on a skateboard.)
Sharon: Am I seeing things or was that Andy on a skateboard?
Caro shrugs.
Two guys run by, chased by a little boy.
Caro: Now I'M seeing things.
Andrea: Look out! Look out!
Andrea zipped by people as she tried to gain control of the skateboard
and speed up. The two morons were still chasing after her, the little boy
had given up.
Andrea: Damn platform shoes!
Security guard: Hey! No skateboards in the mall!
Andrea: Sorry!
Meanwhile, in a sporting goods outlet...
Jim ducked into a golf cart, and kept his head down. The two girls
stopped and looked around.
Girl 1: Where did he go?
Girl 2: I don't know.
The first girl sees Jim's feet sticking out from the side of the golf
cart.
Girl 1: Hmm.... maybe he's over...
Jim lets out a breath.
Girl 1: HERE! (pops up above him)
Jim: Agggh!
Jim slides up into the seat and looks for a key. He then realizes it's
a security guard cart. He looks through the visors for a key.
Girl 1: We have you now! (they start hugging him)
Jim: Uh, please, girls, um, this is very nice, but I have other women
to see! Not that you're not nice already...
Some keys fall from the visor and he picks them up and shoves them
into the slot.
Girl 2: I don't care! (gives him a big smooch)
Jim starts up the cart and slams his foot on the gas. The cart zooms
forward and veers to the right, toward the exit. The girls, not willing
to give up yet, jump onto some nearby bicycles and give chase.
Jim: Doesn't this thing go faster? (He pulls a lever and it goes much
faster.) What's this?
There was a security guard cap on the seat, which he put on. When he
passed a guard, the guard didn't even care, but did stop the two girls,
who protested greatly.
Back to Andrea...
Andrea: I think I've got the hang of it now. (tries to ride a rail
but tumbles off and rolls down the steps. She lands with a thud at the
bottom.) Ow my head!!!!
Leon and Nick show up.
Leon: C'mon, baby let me take care of them bumps and bruises!
Andrea: Uh, no. (Gets back on the skateboard and keeps going.)
In the distance, Andrea sees flashing lights and a golf cart. It was
Jim! As he passed, she grabbed onto the golf cart and rode along on the
skateboard.
Jim: Andrea, what are you doing??
Andrea: What about you? What are YOU doing?
At the Bath & Body Works...
Caro: I don't care how much I spend here, too much good stuff!
Sharon: I wonder where Andrea is. Are you sure that was her on a skateboard?
(Jim and Andrea zoom by with the golf cart.)
Caro: Yep.
Andrea held onto the golf cart as it swerved around the corner.
Jim: Where are Sharon and Caroline?
Andrea: I don't know!
Andrea looks behind.
Andrea: We have a lot of company, though.
2 security guards, 2 girls on bicycles, and 2 morons were giving chase.
Andrea: Step on it, Jim!
Jim: This is as fast as it'll go!
Then, from nowhere, Sharon and Caroline zoom up on little electric-powered
scooters.
Andrea: Hey!
Sharon: Having fun???? JIM!!
Jim: We have to get out of here!
Caro: Oh really, you think?
Another security cart begins to pursue the Corrs, with guards yelling
at them to stop.
Andrea: Jim, go faster!
Jim: How? (pulls levers on the control panel. One breaks off and the
cart goes crazy, speeding up so fast that it lifts Andrea off her skateboard.
The skateboard stops in front of the little boy from earlier.
Boy: Cooooool! Thanks mean lady!
Sharon and Caro speed up, but now the crowd is thickening.
Jim: They must be closing! (Honks the horn)
Caro and Sharon manuever around people. Caro zooms to the right and
rides on the wall, wailing. Luckily, the scooter lands back on the floor
perfectly.
Andrea: There's the exit! Go for it!
Jim: There's too many people! (Honk honk!)
The other security cart gets held up by people. Jim turns on the siren
and dodges people left and right.
Jim: This is crazy!
Sharon: We just passed the exit!
Andrea: Oh, great.
Up ahead, there was a big crowd of people trying to get out the front
doors.
Jim: This thing'll never fit through those doors!
Andrea: You don't own it anyway!
Sharon: Wait, I have an idea! Follow me!
Sharon speeds ahead and goes down a hallway with a open metal folding
door on it. The walls read: Loading Bay
Sharon zoomed down the loading bay, past loading trucks, looking for
a way out. She saw a big open door leading out, with a ramp going up to
it.
Sharon: Oh, here goes nothing.
Sharon zoomed up the ramp, and flew out the door at high speed. She
was able to land the scooter, and sped across the parking lot.
Jim: Um, Andrea, you might want to get in here.
Andrea: (Still hanging onto the cart) Why?
Jim: BECAUSE. (Points ahead).
Andrea sees the ramp and quickly jumps in. The cart, siren and all,
jumps the ramp and lands with a crash on the parking lot surface. They
had made it.
Andrea: Where's Caroline?
Caroline skidded to a stop as the loading door closed in front of her.
The chase crew had caught up.
Security guards: Off the scooter! Put your hands up!
Leon: Uh Huh.
Caro looked around. There was no way out! She had to get to the rest
of her family.
There was an open door to the left. Caro gunned the engine and zoomed
in, finding out it was an office. There was a slanted floor which went
up to a door high up. She opened it, and found herself on the roof of the
mall.
Caro: Oh dear.... not good.
The people pursuing were soon on the roof.
Security: Stop! Turn it off!
Caro didn't care. There was no other way down and she wasn't going
to get arrested.
Leon: Hey security man, maybe you should use a tranquilizer. You know,
calm her down before you get ruff, you know what I'm sayin'?
Caro: You have to be kidding.
Other security guards take out stun poles, one takes out a tranquilizer
gun.
Caro: Oh for Lord's sake, you have to be kidding.
Security: Step off the scooter or we'll have to use force.
Caro looked out at the parking lot, trying to judge how far down it
was. It was about 40 feet up. She could see the flashing lights of Jim
and Andy's cart, stopped in the parking lot. She could see them shouting
to her.
Caro: Well... here goes...
Caro drove to the edge of the building, and turned around. Then, she
gave the scooter full throttle, and jumped it off the other end.
Jim and Andrea were on the ground.
Andrea: Look at that!
Jim: Um, maybe we should move.
They jump into the cart and drive forward. Then a loud BANG hit the
roof of the cart and Caroline bounced onto the ground, still on the scooter,
looking back at them.
Jim: Good jump, Caro!
Caro gave a thumbs-up, then swerved to miss a parked car. Jim shook
his head.
Back on the roof...
Security guard: Who started all this?
Girls: Um, I think we kinda did.
Nick and Leon look at each other.
Nick: Well we know who you are.
Leon: And we SAW what you did. Mmm-hmm.
The girls rolled their eyes and walked away.
Nick: Just can't win, huh?
Leon: 'Nuther day, 'nuther day, brother.
At the Corrs' car...
Jim: That's the most outrageous time I ever spent at the mall.
Sharon: You're telling me.
Caro: Actually I remember an ex boyfriend and me, we...
They all stare.
Caro: Just joking!
Andrea: Well I hope that boy is happy with his skateboard, 100 dollars
out of MY wallet.
Jim: What was with that kid?
Andrea: Too long a story.
Jim: Well at least some fans got entertained.
Sharon: Riiggght.... (rolls her eyes)
They get into the car.
Jim: Where to now?
Andrea: I'm dead tired.
Caro: It's only nine! I think there's a place called a Scandia somewhere
around here.
Jim: They have go-carts, right?
Sharon rolls her eyes.
Andrea: Whatever you want to do, I'm just going to stay in here where
it's safe, where I won't get kicked by little children. (Pulls her cap
down over her eyes.
They drive off into the night.
The End.