What In The World! Season 1 Episode 2: What In The World Is Going On?

INT. APARTMENT - DAY
Daniel, Joel, Tyler, and Greg stand in the giant hole where the window once was in their apartment. They gaze upon the new wasteland. They step back into their apartment.
JOEL
What in the world is going on?
DANIEL
I don’t know.
GREG
What exactly happened out there when you took out the trash?
DANIEL
The ground began shaking and then...then the sky turned green. People and buildings started just...disappearing.
JOEL
What would turn the sky green?
TYLER
Pollution? Aliens? Military test?
GREG
Couldn’t have been military testing. That flash, it looked like pure energy or something.
Joel rubs his head.
JOEL
Well whatever it was, it’s given me a headache.
GREG
Maybe that’s just a hangover, you are a lightweight.
JOEL
Excuse me?
DANIEL
Not the time guys.
Daniel pulls out his phone.
DANIEL
I don’t have a signal.
Greg and Tyler pull out their phones.
TYLER
Same.
GREG
Same. I haven’t received anything from my commanding officers.
DANIEL
Joel?
JOEL
I can’t find my phone. I think it got lost in the... whatever the hell that was. Wait, I think I left it in my room.
Joel walks over to his bedroom door and opens it. His room has been destroyed by a giant tree.
JOEL
What the actual fuck!
The others join him.
TYLER
I always told you a plant would liven up the apartment.
JOEL
Shut up Tyler!
DANIEL
Guys. Ok ok ok, clearly something has happened. Something that has killed a lot of people and- and-
GREG
And what?
DANIEL
I don’t know, I was hoping something would click.
GREG
Well thanks, that's a lot of help to us.
JOEL
Tyler, help me with the tv.
Joel and Tyler put the TV back on the TV shelf. The screen is cracked, but functional.
JOEL
If anyone knows what’s going on it’s the news.
Joel turns the tv on. “No Signal” appears.
JOEL
Well shit.
TYLER
Now what?
DANIEL
We can't be the only ones alive. Maybe there are others out there. Others who took shelter like us.
JOEL
You want to go out there after what happened?
DANIEL
If there’s a chance that someone else survived, then we need to find them.
JOEL
Ok, ok yeah. I’ll go with you.
DANIEL
Ok. Greg, Tyler, you two stay here.
TYLER
What if we need to contact you?
JOEL
Just yell or something.
GREG
Be careful out there. Whatever happened last night could happen again.
Daniel and Joel leave the apartment.
TYLER
We just need to give it some time, they might send the military to pick up survivors.
GREG
I doubt it, there might be harder hit areas than here. If so, it might be a while before anyone comes for us. If there is anyone left.
EXT. COLLEGE CAMPUS - DAY
Daniel and Joel walk among the ruins of what was once a college campus.
JOEL
I know that all of this is obviously bad but I’m not gonna lie, I’m glad I don’t have to go to class today.
DANIEL
Why?
JOEL
I might have had a paper due today that I might not have started.
DANIEL
Seriously dude?
JOEL
But hey, it doesn’t matter anymore. Where the hell is everybody?
Daniel stops. Joel does the same.
JOEL
What's wrong?
DANIEL
There's something I didn't tell you guys. Something besides the sky turning green.
JOEL
What else could there possibly be?
DANIEL
When the sky turned green, there were bolts of... green lightning that struck people and made them disappear.
JOEL
Bolts of green lightning?
DANIEL
I know it sounds crazy but it happened.
JOEL
I believe you. I mean, I kinda have to. Considering all the other batshit crazy things I just witnessed, why not throw green lightning in the mix.
DANIEL
I lost count of how many people it took, it just all happened so fast.
JOEL
So I guess that explains where everyone went. Wherever that green lightning sent them.
DANIEL
I'm sure some people were able to make it to cover.
JOEL
Let's keep looking.
INT. APARTMENT - DAY
Tyler is cleaning the apartment. Greg picks up a beer and opens it.
TYLER
Are you seriously drinking right now?
GREG
Tyler buddy, I just spent four months underwater in a literal tin can with mostly men. Then the fucking sky turns green. So yes, I am going to drink this beer. I am also going to go into the bathroom and watch the porn that I downloaded right after I got off the submarine. If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna remind myself what pleasure feels like. I recommend you put on headphones, cause I won’t be.
Greg takes the beer into the bathroom. Tyler stands in the living room.
TYLER
I don't have any headphones.
INT. DORM BUILDING - DAY
Daniel and Joel enter the remains of the dorm building. Wires and beams hang from the ceiling. Debris lies everywhere.
JOEL
It doesn’t look like anyone is here.
DANIEL
There are still three more floors to check.
Beams and wires begin falling from the ceiling. Parts of the ceiling begin falling.
JOEL
The building's coming down!
Daniel and Joel begin to run out of the building.
EXT. DORM BUILDING - DAY
Daniel and Joel run outside of the building. They keep running. The building collapses to rubble. The dust cloud engulfs the two and the shockwave from the collapse knocks them down. The dust begins settling. Daniel and Joel are unconscious. A man dressed in survival gear appears. His name is WINSTON. He looks at the two men. He picks each one up and places them on a cart. He pushes the cart away.
EXT. CAMPSITE - DAY
Daniel and Joel lie unconscious near a campfire. Winston sits in front of the fire eating out of a can of beans.
Daniel comes to.
DANIEL
Joel? Joel.
Joel comes to.
JOEL
Oh fuck, my head.
Daniel and Joel notice Winston.
JOEL
Who the fuck are you?
WINSTON
I’m Winston.
DANIEL
Um hello... Winston. I’m Daniel. This is Joel.
WINSTON
Nice to meet you two. You’re lucky I found y’all.
DANIEL
Thank you.
JOEL
Yeah, thanks.
Winston hands each of them a can of opened beans.
WINSTON
Glad to see that there are other survivors.
DANIEL
There are two more of us at our apartment.
WINSTON
That’s good.
JOEL
Were you with anyone?
WINSTON
Me? No, I've been on my own for a long time. I stayed off the grid, away from the government. When the sky turned green, I was at Costco restocking my supplies... Nearly got crushed by a piece of concrete. But I escaped the Martians.
JOEL
Martians?
WINSTON
Oh yes. That’s who caused all this. They’ve begun their invasion.
DANIEL
What makes you say it’s aliens.
WINSTON
Who else would have access to that amount of power? It can only be them. It’ll only be a matter of time before they get all of us, probe us, then dissect us to harvest our organs.
Joel leans over to Daniel.
JOEL
Uh, Dan, this guy is absolutely crazy.
DANIEL
Hush.
JOEL
I believe in a lot of things but aliens are a little far fetched.
DANIEL
You believe in a bearded guy who parted the sea.
JOEL
Hey, Moses was the OG water bender. Don’t hate on him.
DANIEL
For all you know, he might be right.
WINSTON
I am right. Their ships caused the sky to turn green. Some new weapon of theirs.
JOEL
Uh-huh. Dan, we should go.
WINSTON
You can’t go.
DANIEL
Why?
WINSTON
They’ll find you. They have scout ships everywhere. If they see you, they’ll get you. We have to go to my compound. We’ll be safe there.
JOEL
We’ll take our chances.
Joel and Daniel get up. Winston pulls out a hunting knife.
JOEL
Oh shit, he’s got a knife.
WINSTON
No one is going anywhere. We may be the last of the human race. We must stick together.
DANIEL
Listen... Winston, we can’t just go to a compound. We have friends that are waiting for us.
WINSTON
I’ll go back for them, guide them to the compound.
JOEL
Listen, dude, we’re not going to your compound. What would we even do there? I mean... Do you have video games? Cause that might sway my decision.
WINSTON
No. Once there we will lay low. I’ll only go out in order to find women so that we can repopulate the Earth.
JOEL
Well, I’m sure that Tyler would enjoy that since he’s a virgin.
DANIEL
Joel. Look, Winston, we're not going to your compound. I’m sorry.
Winston’s eyes grow wider.
WINSTON
They’ve turned you. The Martians have mind-controlled you!
Winston charges at Daniel with his knife raised.
JOEL
Oh shit!
Daniel grabs Winston’s arms and holds the knife back. Joel picks up his can of beans and throws it at Winston hitting him in the head. Daniel pushes Winston. Winston stumbles back and falls onto a piece of rebar protruding from a piece of concrete. The rebar goes through his chest.
Daniel and Joel stare in shock at Winston as he sputters and coughs up blood.
JOEL
Dude, you just killed someone.
DANIEL
I-I didn’t mean to.
Joel and Daniel walk away.
INT. APARTMENT - DAY
Daniel and Joel enter the apartment. Daniel is shaken. Tyler is sitting on the couch.
TYLER
Did you find anyone?
Daniel and Joel look at each other.
JOEL
No.
DANIEL
Where's Greg?
TYLER
He’s uh-
From the bathroom, Greg releases a sound of pleasure.
JOEL
Is he doing what I think he's doing?
Greg exits the bathroom. He is sweaty and his belt is undone and he is breathing heavily. His phone is displaying a porn video and the volume is on full blast. He wipes his hands with a towel. He sees the others looking at him.
GREG
Whew! I don't know about y'all, but I'm feeling much better about this whole situation.
END.]

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