Warning: This work has been rated 16+ for violence.
SCENE 9
The group finds themselves standing in a dark room, a screen in front of them. They weren't taken anywhere. Just placed here.
CARMON sighs and lowers herself down onto the floor. DAKOTA walks over and gets on his knees behind her. He starts to toy with her long, black hair. KHAILEN remains standing next to them, her gaze sharp. The screen flashes with words.
In 1918, the Sedation Act took place. The U.S. Government was receiving disloyal and discriminatory comments about them. The U.S. Constitution and U.S. Military received criticism about their war efforts.
The screen starts to shift to show different images, featuring each event.
Any violators caught received a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to 2 decades.
This was considered a violation of the First Amendment's free speech rights.
The screen slowly faded to black, engulfing the group once more into darkness. When the screen lit up again, it was with a different scenario. Words slowly popped up again.
The Prohibition Act banned the act of selling, transporting and the making of alcoholic beverages. This lasted from 1920 to 1933.
The aim was to improve public morale and health but instead led to a rise in organized crime and speakeasies.
This unintentionally encouraged the selling of dangerous and poorly made beverages.
The screen also slowly faded out. The words went away and for the second time, the group is engulfed in silence and darkness.
**End SCENE 9**
SCENE 10
The group finds themselves standing in the middle of a barren field. No crops. Just dust. They look at each other. Then straight ahead.
They are faced with a large, black and ominous cloud. The blue screen pops up in front of them.
Congratulations on completing several of your quests! Complete your last quest to go home.
Quest: Survive.
Welcome to . . . The Dust Bowl; Black Sunday.
The trio watches as the screen glitches and disappears. The dark cloud is moving quickly towards them.
DAKOTA:
Guys . . . GUYS!
CARMON is the first to turn.
CARMON:
RUN! GO!
The group began to run through the fields, the dark cloud quickly following. The nearest building is several feet away.
KHAILEN reaches it first, kicking the door down.
KHAILEN:
Quick! Get in!
CARMON rushes in, jumping through the open door while DAKOTA drops and makes a sliding stop. Just before the large cloud can engulf them, KHAILEN slams the door shut, entrapping them inside the door building. They quickly find that it's a small shed.
DAKOTA:
And I thought this stupid thing was giving us a break.
KHAILEN:
I thought you would've realized by now that nothing is going to give us a break.
The blue screen pops up in front of them one last time with information.
The Dust Bowl Period of severe dust storms in the American Prairies during the 1930’s to 1940. States such as Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico were affected. People known as Okies traveled West
DAKOTA laughed bitterly at the words.
DAKOTA:
Well I can see why.
CARMON leans over and slaps his arm.
CARMON:
Be nice, jerk!
DAKOTA pouts, rubbing his arm as he turns away.
KHAILEN sighs.
KHAILEN:
It's fine. Just . . . Don't go outside.
The two others nod in agreement and the trio huddle up together against the far wall.
Then, a large flash transports them again. Not to another event. No. They are transported home, to their base.
Once they realize what has happened, CARMON laughs. KHAILEN sighs and DAKOTA drops to the ground, kissing the wooden floors. They are finally home. Finally free. And they have learned about another universe's history.
About its U.S. History.
The screen fades to black.
**End SCENE 10**
**Intermission**
Author's note:
GOD! This took forever to write! However, this is only the end of the FIRST part.
During the first quarter, my class was assigned to pick a partner and write a screen play for WW1, FEATURING the U.S. specifically. (It is a U.S. History class, so.....)
This prompted me to use the Delta unit, since the characters were pre-made, however, due to my assignment being late, 30% of my grade was removed.
I had a C+.
MEANING, if I had only turned it in on time and didn't obsess over every little detail, I would have received an A+, with the comment from my teach of, "This is such a well written screen play! Just turn it in on time."
AND PRAISE THE LORD! I will be extending the screen play, as he has given us the option to continue it through our second quarter screen play on WW2. HUZZAHHH!
So, until next time! Let's get this show on the road!!!
(The second half is due December 10th... someone remind me to remind myself with a reminder......)
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Hello there, human! I'm reviewing using the YWS S'more Method today!
Shalt we commence with the macabre S’more?
Top Graham Cracker - The Delta Unit gets teleported to the Prohibition Act, The Dust Bowl and then, finally, they are home! But there’s a Second World War, so I don’t think they are out of the woods yet!
Slightly Burnt Marshmallow - I have no recommendations to make as of right now, but if you would like to edit this, then you may.
Chocolate Bar - I love how Dakota kisses the ground as soon as they get back home, it’s completely understandable and valid after everything they went through. I also love how Carmon is laughing about this, it’s so rare to see that woman happy omg.
Closing Graham Cracker - Overall, a fantastical chapter on the horrors of Prohibition and the Dust Bowl. I’m sorry you got a C+ on this, that must be very annoying, especially since the professor liked it. But! I personally deem this to be an A+ and so, the very last of this play will be what I shall read tomorrow!
I wish you a delightful day/night! ^v^
Ahhh! I think you'll like the second part! Dakota is.. Messy in it! SYSTEM DOWNFALLL! WOOO!
I have more from the second half, I just have yet to post it.
Yayyy!!!
Hmm it is late and I am tired. But I kinda wanna read on. So here I am.
What is the difference between “being taken there” and “being placed here”?
Also could Dakota bring his rat???? Also why is he playing with Carmon’s hair?
I wish you were more specific here: “ The U.S. Government was receiving disloyal and discriminatory comments “ like, from who? I don’t think I’m rly learning anything here, I want to know more ☹ Who criticized their war effort? Also, was it really the Sedation Act? Shouldn’t it be Sedition? I don’t think these flashcards serve a purpose if you don’t explain them.
What rly was the point of Scene 9, for our MCs? Just catching a breather? But there was no food or anything there. And how would they know they wouldn’t be called to action? I guess Dakota kinda sensed that this would only be an info dump, considering he toyed with Carmon’s hair??
All the time there was a date attached to the mission but now we are just supposed to know when Black Sunday was?
I like how you describe the action of them entering the building. Feels very dynamic.
Ah we get the date a little later. Still a bit abrupt?
I like the context you give abt the assignment 😉 I still find it v strange how WW1 was presented so one-sided.
Well WW2 is gonna be one-sided no matter what so guess I gotta brace myself.
See, I can answer these questions.
As far as research (according to my partner), it's the "Sedation" act. If not, it could very well just have been a typo, haha.
The main point here is yes, to get a small break from running. Dakota and Carmon both are being hit hard, mentally (Carmon is German. This is harsh for her too).
Once again, this was poorly written and rushed, I plan to fix it.
I so wanted to make this more broad and mixed, but my teacher told me no. It is very one-sided because he told me I could only write about America, and the things that effect America specifically. So it kinda ruined my whole screenplay, haha.
That's why in my title, I state it's a "U.S. History" screenplay. it's about U.S. History.
Once again, as far as research went, I didn't receive information on who was throwing comments at the states. I know, weird, right? I can only assume it was the citizens, but I'm not sure. I am sorry I cannot give more information, I will definitely be fixing this later TvT.