Playground 51 - The Wildest Magic School on Earth

INT. THE MAGIC SCHOOLS HALLWAY – DAY

Professor Diaz and Professor Roth are walking through the halls, chatting.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

I haven't caught Vegas in any of his hangouts so far. But we haven't caught him in any of his classes either.

RAHBEEM

Who's Vegas?

PROFESSOR DIAZ

That's Richard Beltran's nickname around these "hoods."

Professor Roth nods as the duo stops in front of the boy's bathroom door.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

This is the last of his hangout spots.

RAHBEEM

Well, what are we gonna do? Just bust in on them?

PROFESSOR DIAZ

Yeah, let's get the drop on them! I want you to see for yourself what has become of your PRECIOUS Richard Beltran.

Rahbeem looks at him, disgruntled.

RAHBEEM

Why is it every time you say this kid's name, you sound like you're plotting to kill him?

Professor Diaz sniffs the air, and then his face crunches.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

Do you smell that?

RAHBEEM

What?

Professor Diaz looks at the door dramatically, knowing that's where the smell is coming from.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

Ecto...

INT. THE BOYS' BATHROOM – DAY

Buck is now singing "O Fortuna" as the book in Vegas's hands glows with a bright red light.

JINJY

Vegas, get rid of it! Now the book is glowing with pure demonic energy!

VEGAS

(Laughs, oblivious to the danger)

Ahh, Vegas! Da book is glowing with demonic energy! Do you hear yourself, Jinjy?

Buck sings louder as the book begins to bleed.

KEVIN

Yo, your book is having its period!

TOAD

(Doped up laugh)

Book? Period? Get it?

Never takes his eyes off the game.

TOAD

That's a grammar joke, bitch!

VEGAS

(Adorably oblivious)

Your scary bleeding period spell book is scaring us! Waaah! It's scary! We're so scared, Vegas!

INT. OUTSIDE THE BOYS' BATHROOM – CONTINUE

BEETLE BANGZ, a superhero in a costume similar to Spider Man's or Deadpool's, approaches Professor Diaz and Rahbeem.

BEETLE BANGZ

Rahbeem, is that you?

Rahbeem turns when he hears his name.

RAHBEEM

BEETLE BANGZ, BABY!

The two men start doing a complex fist bump greeting that ends with them jumping and making finger guns at each other.

RAHBEEM & BEETLE BANGZ

...Let me holla 'atcha!!

Professor Diaz watches the entire ordeal with interest.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

You two know each other?

RAHBEEM

Yeah, man! I know Beetle Bangz.

Then Rahbeem's face changes, and he sizes Beetle Bangz up a little

RAHBEEM

...He used to date my mama. Til she had to put his ass out for cheating on her!

RAHBEEM

(Twist his face up)

She was all crying and shit...

BEETLE BANGZ

Rahbeem, you stay out of grown folks' business now! I was almost your step daddy, and I could still give you that almost-your-step-daddy ass whoopin'!

Rahbeem laughs as if he were joking, but his jaw is clenched, and he and Beetle Bangz do another dapping handshake and pat on the back.

RAHBEEM

But for real though, Beetle Bangz is a legend on the old block! He made it out of the projects to become a world-famous superhero–and the tightest Old School M.C. this side of New York!

BEETLE BANGZ

New York? Man, you gonna play me like that, Rahbeem? I'm the tightest M.C. worldwide, Baby!

PROFESSOR DIAZ

Ah! He's also one of my best teachers and heads the Tora Myst department.

BEETLE BANGZ

That's right! I teach heroics and valiancy for the demon hunters and superhumans.

RAHBEEM

Oh, that's wassup man! Uh, were you about to use the bathroom, though?

BEETLE BANGZ

Oh, no! No! Maaaan listen, my student Buck Kissinger is probably in there. This knucklehead is always sneaking off to do drugs with the wizardry kids.

PROFESSOR DIAZ

Umm hmm, they're in there doing magic world drugs. I can smell it from here!

He inhales deeply, smelling the air again.

Rahbeem looks curious and sniffs the air too.

He got nothing but allergens with that sniff. He sneezes.