An interactive time-travel comedy.

Life at school is turned upside down when a group of children are contacted by two crazy scientists, traveling in a faulty time machine. The mismatched group of kids has to work together to save the nerdy duo from sticky situations.

SEQUENCE FROM EPISODE ONE:

INT. LAB – DAY

PROFESSOR S. and JEANETTE sit excitedly before a bright control panel.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     Are you ready?

                                             JEANETTE

                     Ready as I’ll ever be!

He presses a button. A hologram shimmers to life, slowly taking the shape of a woman. She starts to speak in a high-pitched voice.

                                             ARABELLA

                     Hello, how can I be of service?

EXT. – DAY

It’s eight o’clock on a bright spring morning. Outside an old-fashioned apartment building, TRIXIE is crouched over her bike with a spanner. Her mum ESTRELLA rushes out of the front door, eating toast with one hand and typing on her phone with the other.

                                             ESTRELLA

                     Come on, we’re late!

Estrella gets in her SUV. She looks up and sees that Trixie has put on her helmet and jumped on her bike.

                                             TRIXIE

                     I’ll race you!

Before Estrella can protest, Trixie rides off. Estrella sighs puts her phone down and zooms away. She rides past an old white van.

INT. WHITE VAN – DAY

HARRY drives a rusty van, crammed full of junk. PAUL and SHAKTI sit next to him, jammed in between books, pots, and various odds and ends.

                                             HARRY

                     So you’ll stay focused today?

                                             PAUL

                     Yes, Dad.

                                             SHAKTI

                     Leave him alone Harry.

                                             HARRY

You’ll never get on in life if you don’t pay attention in school.

                                             PAUL

                     I know Dad, don’t worry.

                                             HARRY

                     If I don’t worry now, you will later.

                                             SHAKTI

                     I’ll give you both something to worry about …

Paul rolls his eyes. They drive past an old cabinet on the side of the street. Harry pulls up at once.  

                                             PAUL

                     Dad, do we have to …

Too late. Harry has already jumped out and run over to the cabinet.

                                             HARRY

                     What a beauty. Could be a Chippendale-

He picks it up – but the door falls off. Harry piles the cabinet and door onto Paul and Shakti’s lap, now even more cramped, they drive past –

EXT. FANCY APARTMENT BUILDING – DAY

We look up to the top floor apartment and move in through the balcony into –

INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY

Fan Li walks in, past an expensive leather sofa and a huge wall-mounted TV. Her mum MEI LI is dancing along to a pop video, SINGING at the top of her voice.

                                             FAN LI

                     Bye, mum.

Mei Li keeps dancing and sings her response.

                                             MEI LI

                     Have a good day, honey.

Fan Li rolls her eyes and moves into –

INT. KITCHEN – DAY

Her dad, HUAN LI is drinking coffee and reading a newspaper.  

                                             HUAN LI

                     Did you finish your homework?

                                             FAN LI

                     Of course Dad. Last week. Bye now.

She kisses him on the head, grabs her school bag, and makes for the door-

                                         XIAOJUE LI O.S.

                     You can’t go yet.

Fan Li turns around – her little sister XIAOJUE LI is pouting sulkily.

                                             XIAOJUE LI

                     You haven’t kissed Bluey

Xiaojue Li holds up a little blue dinosaur. 

                                             FAN LI

                     I’m sorry. Goodbye Bluey.

Fan Li kisses the dino on the forehead and then turns to leave.

                                              XIAOJUE LI

                     Or Greeny

She holds up a green dino. Fan Li kisses that too.

                                             XIAOJUE LI

                     Or Pinky

She holds up a pink dino – Fan Li points behind her.  

                                             FAN LI

                     Is that a unicorn?

Xiaojue Li turns around excitedly – and Fan Li runs out of the front door. 

EXT. UNIVERSITY – DAY

Trixie cycles past the school and up to the university next door. As she locks her bike, Estrella pulls up in her Range Rover and gets out, already on her phone.  

                                             TRIXIE

                     Beat you – again.

                                             ESTRELLA

Yes, dear. Hurry up now or you’ll be late.

Trixie nods and starts to walk. Estrella walks into the building, past the JANITOR, a kindly man in his 50s.

                                             JANITOR

                     Good morning, Dean.

                                             ESTRELLA

                     Morning Bob.  

Trixie watches her mum disappear inside, then ducks inside and goes to –

INT. CORRIDOR OUTSIDE OFFICE – DAY

Trixie knocks on the door.

                                             PROFESSOR S. (O.S.)

                     Enter.

Trixie goes in. Professor S. is hunched over a tablet-like device.

                                             TRIXIE

                     Hi. I got your message.  Are you okay? 

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     No, this thing isn’t working. I might need your help to fix it. 

                                             TRIXIE

                     What exactly is it?

Professor S. pauses for a moment then stands up.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     I’ll tell you later. First, there’s something I want to show you.

He beckons her into the lab.

SEQUENCE FROM EPISODE THIRTEEN

INT. SCHOOL – DAY

Professor S. and Jeanette make their way through the corridor. On the walls, there are pictures everywhere of Conrad King, in the pose of a great leader.

                                             JEANETTE

                     I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     Here’s their class.

They lean in through the window. Inside, sits a class of bored children, with dead eyes, including Trixie, Paul, and Fan Li, in a way that we have never seen them before. They are being lectured to by a red hologram of a woman in front of them.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     Arabella?!

                                             JEANETTE

                     It can’t be.

They listen in shock as the class continues to lifelessly repeat Arabella.

                                             ARABELLA

                     We are so lucky. Our city is so much safer now. 

                                             KIDS

                     We are so lucky. Our city is so much safer now. 

                                             ARABELLA

                     We love our glorious leader. 

                                         KIDS

                     We love our glorious leader. 

Professor S. turns to Jeanette, horrified.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     What the hell?

                                             JEANETTE                                   

                     Sssh!

Hearing them, Trixie turns around and catches their eye. She gasps.  

                                             ARABELLA

                     What is it, Trixie?

                                         TRIXIE

                     Nothing.

Trixie looks back and the class continues the lifeless chanting. Arabella watches her suspiciously and then goes to the window – but no one is there.

EXT. SCHOOL – DAY

Professor S. and Jeanette pelt across the grounds.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     He must have reprogrammed the Arabella AI.

                                             JEANETTE

                     How?

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     I don’t know. But we have to switch her off.

They crawl through the hole in the fence and run to –

INT. PROFESSOR S’ OFFICE – DAY

They rush in – but there are now pictures of Conrad King where Professor S.’s certificates were.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     I’ll disable the server. You keep an eye on the door.

Jeanette looks out through the door. Professor S. starts up the console.

                                             JEANETTE

                     Hurry up!

She glances up and down the corridor. Professor S. hits a few keys.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     Got it. This should switch her off.

But then another Arabella appears before them, with a cruel expression.

                                             ARABELLA

                     I wouldn’t do that if I were you.

An alarm goes off, with a loud BEEPING.

                                             JEANETTE

                     We’ve got to get out of here. Come on!

Jeanette and Professor S. rush to the door but it’s suddenly locked.

                                             ARABELLA

                     Mr King has eyes everywhere. You can’t escape.

Professor S. turns to face her – a Frankenstein confronting his monster. 

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     How could you turn against us like this? I created you.

                                             CONRAD O.S.

                     You might have created her. But I perfected her.

Professor S. and Jeanette turn around – Conrad saunters in.

                                             CONRAD

                     I’m not denying you had talent. But you lacked vision.

Jeanette tries to run away but Arabella freezes her.

                                             JEANETTE

                     Let us go.

                                             CONRAD

                     I don’t think so.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     What have you done?

                                             CONRAD

                     I merged my mind with your A.I. to create the ultimate being.

Professor S. turns to Arabella.

                                             PROFESSOR S.

                     How could you let him do this?

Conrad starts laughing.

                                             CONRAD

                     What are you appealing to? Her humanity?

                                             JEANETTE

You can’t do this.

                                             CONRAD

                     I already have.

Conrad presses a button. FOUR BURLY GUARDS appear and grab Professor S. and Jeanette.

                                             CONRAD

                     I think you’ll like what I did with the library …

The guards drag the struggling Professor and Jeanette away to –

INT. PRISON – DAY

The guards throw Professor S. and Jeanette into the library come prison.

                                            CONRAD V.O.

                     You might find an old friend there. If she’s not already dead.

In the corner, is a hunched FIGURE. She turns – it’s Estrella.