SUPERMAN RETIRED
Decided to repost some old scripts I done for fun on the old ORGANIZIZED. Hope you enjoy!
(ORIGINALLY POSTED 10th Feburary 2009)
INT. LOUIS AND CLARK’S METROPOLIS APARTMENT. EVENING.
CLARK is sittng on the sofa in his slacks. The coffee table before him has an array of snacks including hot popcorn in a large bowl and a few beer bottles. Most of them empty. LOUIS is in the kitchen.
LOUIS: (O.S. That’s offscreen for all you non-TV people)
Clark?
CLARK: (Watching T.V.)
Hm?
LOUIS: (O.S.)
Clark, how come you never take me flying anymore?
CLARK:
Mmm hmm.
LOUIS:
What did you say?
CLARK:
Wha..? What is it honey?
LOUIS:
Are you listening to me?
CLARK:
Yeah yeah sure. (Pause) What is it?
LOUIS:
I’m asking why we don’t go flying anymore.
CLARK:
What are you talking about? I fly you around all the time, sweetie…
(Back to T.V.)
LOUIS:
You haven’t taken me flying in ages.
CLARK:
Uhu.
LOUIS:
Clark!
CLARK:
What? I’m watching the football, honey. Smallville are in the playoffs. I’ve a good feeling about this year. I really think…
LOUIS:
All that super hearing and you don’t even listen to a word I say anymore. I remember when you used to hang on my every word. Back when we were at The Planet…
CLARK: (BACK TO TV)
Yep. Yeah. Uhu.
LOUIS:
(She enters the living room) CLARK!
CLARK:
Jesus! What is it woman?!? Have you forgotten I have super hearing? I’m trying to watch the football…!
LOUIS:
Look at the state of this place!
CLARK:
I’m just relaxing. I’ll speedy clean the place later…
LOUIS:
Why don’t you take me flying anymore?
CLARK:
What?! I do! We were flying…only last spring.
LOUIS:
What? When Lex Luthor created that army of nuclear mice?
CLARK:
Yeah. We flew out of that hanger before it blew up. I flew you right to the front door. Remember?
LOUIS:
So that’s what it takes for you to fly me these days? Exploding hangers and nuclear rodents? I’m not talking about when you fly me out of fiery buildings…
CLARK:
I wouldn’t have to if you didn’t find yourself in them all the time…
LOUIS is not amused.
CLARK:
Aw c’mon honey! I’m trying to watch the football! I’ve been retired three days…THREE DAYS…
LOUIS:
…you never take me romantic flying anymore. You used to fly me all over Metropolis. Remember? On spring nights…There was that time you flew me to Vienna. That was beautiful. Why don’t you take me flying anymore?
CLARK:
Because…because all you do is complain!
LOUIS:
Wha…?
CLARK: (puts on annoying, screetchy voice)
“Why didn’t you bring any money, Clark?”, “Oh Clark, I’m cold”, Why did you bring me here. I don’t like it.”
LOUIS:
You’re talking about the time(!)…I don’t like your ice palace, okay? It’s freezing. It’s weird. I don’t know why you like it so much. Your dead dad staring at you from all the walls. It’s creepy!
CLARK:
Well thanks a bunch!
LOUIS:
Oh, you know what I mean. Why take me there! Really, of all places…(Pause) Pleeeease, can you take me flying? Somewhere nice?
CLARK:
Okay okay. (Pause. He turns to look at her looking.) What? Tonight? Now?
LOUIS puts on her doe eyes and smiles sweetly.
CLARK:
Now. Alright, alright…I suppose. We have the blooming…Sky Plus I guess…
LOUIS:
No no. After the football then. Yeah?
CLARK:
Okay okay.
LOUIS:
Oh thankyouthankyou!
She kisses him on the cheek and bounds gleefully into the kitchen. CLARK sits back on the couch, disgruntled. A huge lipstick mark on his cheek.
CLARK:
JUST DON’T FORGET TO BRING A DECENT JACKET THIS TIME. DECENT! (under breath)…fashion conscience…(annoying voice)”oh, it’s too cold”…(BACK TO LOUIS)…or I’ll fry you with my eyes this time! Then you won’t be so cold! Then maybe I can get to watch…
TV ANNOUNCER:
AND IT’S THE GREATEST TOUCHDOWN THE WORLD WILL EVER SEE! YOU WOULDN’T WANNA MISS THAT FUR THE WORLD…
CLARK: (BACK TO TV)
… the football in peace.
TV ANNOUNCER:
…I PITY THE FOOLS WHO LEFT THERE TV SETS THERE JOHN! JUST WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE GAME WAS OVER, SMALLVILLE SCORE THE GREATEST…
CLARK:
Aw for Gods…
