The sun rises and shines through the window of Daniel’s house. Everyone is peacefully asleep. Daniel and Bailey lie in bed together. Bailey is asleep. Daniel is watching her. Bailey opens her eyes and sees Daniel staring at her.
BAILEY
Hey.
DANIEL
Hey.
They kiss.
BAILEY
So, this is happening.
DANIEL
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
They continue kissing.
There is a knock at the door.
BAILEY
Oh no.
DANIEL
What?
BAILEY
Nothing, it’s just... I kinda want to keep this private. Just for a little while.
DANIEL
Why?
BAILEY
You know how the other guys are. Joel will make some disgusting remark, Tyler will lecture us on the importance of safe sex, and Greg will ask for every detail just so he can feel something.
DANIEL
Yeah. Good idea.
There is another knock at the door.
DANIEL
Who is it?
JOEL
It’s Joel.
Daniel goes to the door and opens it a smidge.
DANIEL
What?
JOEL
Do you have any deodorant I can borrow?
DANIEL
Ummmmm yeah. Yeah, hold on.
Daniel reaches over to a dresser and picks up an unopened deodorant and hands it to Joel.
JOEL
Thanks. Is everything alright?
DANIEL
Yeah. Everything’s peachy.
Joel tries to look into Daniel’s room. Daniel positions himself to block his view.
JOEL
Well, thanks for the deodorant.
Joel leaves and Daniel closes the door.
DANIEL
Whew, that was close.
Bailey nods in agreement.
Bailey gets up, gets dressed, opens the door, and sneaks out. She bumps into Tyler.
BAILEY
Oh, hey.
TYLER
Morning. What were you doing in Daniel’s room?
BAILEY
Ummmm, nothing? Can we just pretend you didn’t see anything?
TYLER
I didn’t see anything. I sure did hear it though.
Tyler walks past Bailey, towards the restroom.
BAILEY
Shit.
The group does their morning routines. Daniel brushes his teeth. Bailey straightens her hair. Tyler flosses. Greg does push ups. Joel styles his hair.
They all meet in the dining room. For breakfast, they each fix up a bowl of chips and sit at the table. Daniel and Bailey give each other flirting looks. Joel notices. Daniel and Bailey see this and divert their eyes from each other.
BAILEY
You know this morning, I forgot that the sky had turned green and people disappeared.
DANIEL
It’s the house. We each have real beds. No giant hole in the wall. No crazy sorority threat.
BAILEY
(To Joel & Greg)
How’d you two sleep?
JOEL
As always, Greg snored. So I barely got any.
GREG
Yeah, well when you did sleep you wouldn’t shut up. Just like when you’re awake.
TYLER
Well if anyone cares, the couch wasn’t that bad. I even found some couch change.
JOEL
Which is probably worthless since you know, society has fallen apart.
TYLER
Let me have this. I had a rough night.
Tyler glares at Daniel. Daniel looks down nervously at the bowl of chips.
DANIEL
I was thinking today that we should go out and look for some supplies. Something better to eat.
BAILEY
Finally! We can’t just have chips and beer for every meal.
JOEL
Says who?
DANIEL
She’s right. Unfortunately, it looks like all the big stores have been destroyed.
TYLER
So where do we go?
DANIEL
A few miles from here, there’s an Amazon distribution center. I bet you that they have not only food but other supplies that could be useful.
TYLER
Great, let’s check it out. Someone should stay at the house.
JOEL
Glad you volunteered.
TYLER
Shoot.
EXT. AMAZON FACILITY - DAY
The car pulls into the Amazon facility parking lot. Next to the facility are woods. There are a few abandoned cars. Daniel, Joel, Bailey, and Greg get out of the car.
INT. AMAZON FACILITY - DAY
They walk through the doors of the giant Amazon facility. The shelves are untouched. They are stocked with boxes.
JOEL
Holy shit. We’ve hit the mother-load.
DANIEL
Everybody grab a box and start opening.
They each grab a box and open it. They repeat this action gathering whatever food or supplies they find. They throw out the packing peanuts and bubble wrap, the floor quickly becomes littered with it.
Joel opens a box containing beer. He opens one and chugs it. Greg opens a box. Inside, is a bottle of syrup in the shape of a sexy woman labeled SUGAR MAMA SYRUP. He stares at it and becomes enamored with it. He puts the bottle in his bag. They all meet back up at the entrance.
DANIEL
Alrighty, looks like we got a good haul. We can take this back to the house and come back for more.
The group prepares to leave. Dance music blares on the intercom. Color lights flash from the window of the break room.
JOEL
Ok, either we’ve stumbled into a club that’s disguised as an Amazon facility, or we’re all experiencing a stroke. I don’t know which one is worse.
Someone begins singing. They follow the source and reach the entrance to the break room. They enter. Inside are signs that someone lives there. There is a bean bag chair, an inflatable mattress, and a bunch of food wrappers and soda cans. A bowl of stale Fritos sits on a nearby coffee table.
The group stands near the entranceway taking in the scene. From around the corner, HUDSON (White, 21, Red Hair) appears riding on roller skates. He is wearing biker shorts, a tank top, a cowboy hat, and wearing white glasses. He is oblivious to the group and dances/skates to the dance music.
The group just stares in shock at Hudson. Hudson is oblivious to them and continues skating/dancing. He pulls out two flamethrowers and shoots them into the air. Joel walks over casually to the machine controlling the music and turns the music off. Hudson stops and turns towards the machine and sees the group. He is startled and nearly falls down.
He takes in the sight of the group. He smiles and begins joyfully laughing.
HUDSON
Holy shit! Are you guys real?
DANIEL
Yeah.
Hudson skates over to the group and hugs Daniel.
HUDSON
I thought I was alone.
The hug ends.
HUDSON
You are real, right?
DANIEL
Yeah. Yeah, we’re real.
HUDSON
Oh, thank goodness. I’m Hudson.
DANIEL
Daniel. Or Dan. This is Joel, Bailey, and Greg. Our friend Tyler is at our house.
HUDSON
How come I haven’t encountered you guys?
DANIEL
Actually, three days ago we were in my apartment on our college campus. Once the green sky did a number on the apartment and the surroundings, we decided to make our way up here.
HUDSON
So the sky turned green there too.
DANIEL
Did it here?
HUDSON
Oh yeah. It didn’t do as much damage. Did people at your university disappear?
DANIEL
Yeah. Here?
HUDSON
Same. Pretty much everyone here disappeared. Man, I’m so happy to see you.
BAILEY
I see you’ve made quite a home here.
HUDSON
Yeah, I used to work here. Thankfully, this place wasn’t damaged. I got all the food and supplies I want. All of which you’re welcomed to.
DANIEL
Thanks.
GREG
What’s with the get-up?
HUDSON
Oh, well, it can get pretty boring when you’re alone.
JOEL
It’s only been like two weeks, dude.
DANIEL
Well, don’t worry. You’ve got us now. If you want, you can come live with us.
HUDSON
Really?
DANIEL
Yeah, we could always use more friends.
HUDSON
Thank you. It’s been very lonely. Like really lonely. Like I’ve started talking to the Teddy Grahams.
The group nods awkwardly.
EXT. AMAZON FACILITY - DAY
The group which now includes Hudson walks towards the car with their bags full of food and supplies.
DANIEL
So, have you seen anyone else?
HUDSON
A few people here and there but they either get struck by green lighting or they just pass on through.
BAILEY
So there’s no one else?
HUDSON
Well, there’s Boss.
JOEL
Boss?
HUDSON
Yeah, he’s this guy who’s amassed a lot of supplies and a lot of survivors.
DANIEL
Is he dangerous?
HUDSON
I don’t know. Everything I know, I heard from this guy who later got struck by the green lightning.
GREG
What did he say?
HUDSON
Well, Boss is... brutal. If he sees a threat to his group’s survival, he'll do anything he can to destroy that threat.
DANIEL
Are we in danger?
HUDSON
I think we’re good. He and his group stay mostly to themselves. I’d stay away from his territory though.
JOEL
And that's where?
HUDSON
Y'all know where Phoenix Ass is?
The group stops.
HUDSON
What?
DANIEL
That’s right by our house.
HUDSON
For real? Man, you guys are lucky that Boss hasn’t retaliated. Probably doesn’t even know that you guys are here yet.
BAILEY
Hopefully, we can keep it that way.
The group gets into the car and drives back towards the house.
Tyler is sitting on the couch rewatching “Zombees”. The group enters. Tyler sees the supplies.
TYLER
Whoah! Y’all hit the jackpot.
Tyler sees Hudson.
TYLER
Who’re you?
DANIEL
This is Hudson. He was living at the Amazon facility. We’ve decided to let him live here.
TYLER
Where’s he gonna sleep?
DANIEL
You two can share the couch.
TYLER
Seriously? I draw the short straw and get the couch instead of one of the beds and now I have to share it?
HUDSON
It’s ok, I can sleep on the floor. I’m just glad I’m with y’all.
Tyler feels bad.
TYLER
I’m sorry dude. We can share the couch.
HUDSON
Thanks.
JOEL
Who wants to watch “Zombees 2: The Second Buzzing”?
The group sits on the couch and Joel puts in the movie.
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
Joel is in the bathroom brushing his teeth. Greg lies in bed next to the bottle of Sugar Mama Syrup.
GREG
So, is it safe to say that we’re... dating?
Sugar Mama doesn’t say anything but Greg smiles and nods as though only he can hear her.
GREG
I like you too.
Greg kisses Sugar Mama. Joel enters and Greg hides her.
JOEL
Were you talking to someone?
GREG
No.
JOEL
Ok.
Joel gets into bed and goes to sleep. Greg pulls Sugar Mama back out and smiles at her.
END.