The Marvelous Mind of Malcom Silva - Transcript

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Chapter 28 - The Marvelous Mind of Malcom Silva

Angle on Randoms Tower, cut inside to see Malcom playing on his phone, in his office. Suddenly, Paul bursts in with a nervous looking man

Paul

“Malcom! We have a client!”

Malcom

“What else is new?”

Paul

“He has something... important to say...”

Client

“Yeah, I’m George... I’m actually a new employee, but will probably be fired already for my heinous act!”

Malcom

“What did you do?”

Client

“So... in the Creature Department, there was this tiny cage with some bugs in it-“

Malcom sits straight up

Malcom

“George... what did you do?!”

Client

“I opened it-“

Malcom jumps up very quickly and storms outside

George

“Am I fired?”

Paul

“It’s safe to assume”

Intro plays

Angle on Randoms Tower, cut inside to Tim and Alex’s bedroom to see Tim doing an anime pose

Tim

“Are you ready to play the greatest game of all time?!”

Alex

“I was born ready, but what’s the game?”

Tim pulls it out epically

Tim

“BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS ULTRA DELUXE! THE FIGHTING GAME WE’VE BEEN ANTICIPATING SINCE 2014!”

Alex

“Uh, maybe you have, but I’m not that into gaming personally”

Tim

“Just play the game, it won’t kill you”

Alex

“Oh it won’t? Remember our last gaming experience?”

Tim

“Uh- that won’t happen again... we’re using a normal tv...”

Hard cut, they’re playing

Alex

“Dagnabbit, you won again!”

Tim

“Yeah! Let’s play another round!”

On the character select screen, Tim chooses Jen (from The Jo Show) as his fighter, Alex doesn’t pick though

Alex

“Dude, I need practice or something...”

Malcom bursts in

Malcom

“KIDS! First of all, it’s a workday, what the heck? Also we have a code red problem!”

Tim

“Code red?! What is it?!”

Alex

“Yeah, sorcerers? Ex-Lord? Jameson?”

Malcom

“No... Paul said a creature has escaped and is loose in the building!  I-it’s a- \*shudders\* a Suck-Bug!”

Brief silence

Tim (faking concern)

“Oh no... a suck bug...”

Alex (faking concern)

“Yeah, those”

Tim (faking concern)

“Yeah, I don’t know what that is!”

Malcom

“Wait, you don’t know?! Well, it was one of the first creatures I captured, before you were born! Suffice to say that they are dangerous! Some of the most dangerous creatures I’ve ever had the misfortune of encountering”

Tim

“So what do they do?”

Alex

“And more worrying, what do they suck?”

Tim

“I bet it’s blood”

Malcom

“No, they suck memories. They enter your mind and suck your memories out. Without memories you’re just a shell, no personality”

Alex

“Yeah that’s worse”

Malcom

“Yup”

Malcom performs an extravagant musical number about the Suck Bug

Malcom

“Oh yeah, one more thing, it’s in this room”

Tim and Alex

“WHAT?!”

Alex

“Was the song really your top priority there?!”

Malcom

“Well no, I just got in the rhythm. I used to be a musical sensation, don’t expect me to skip out on a jam!”

Tim

“Y’know Alex, he makes a fair point”

Alex

“Not really”

Malcom

“So uh... yeah, let’s try and kill this thing!”

Tim and Alex

“Yeah!”

A small insect flies past Alex’s ear

Alex

“Uh... Malcom, is that your suck bug?”

Tim

“No, that’s just a fly... I think”

Malcom

“Hmm...”

Malcom gets close, and squints at it. Then he slaps it out of the air. It falls to the ground, and he steps on it.

Malcom

“Boom! Crisis averted!”

Tim

“YES!”

Alex

“Huh... I was expecting that to be way more dramatic

Malcom takes out a walkie talkie

Malcom

“Yo Paul”

Paul (os)

“Yeah boss?”

Malcom

“We got the suck bug, it’s as good as dead... because it is dead... can you tell I haven’t had breakfast yet?”

Paul (os)

“Wow, Malcom that’s great... but... you got both right?”

Malcom

“What?”

Paul (os)

“Two suck bugs escaped from the creature department, not just one!”

Malcom

“You didn’t say that!”

Paul (os)

“I did”

Malcom

“WELL I’M HUNGRY!”

Paul (os)

“Malcom, you’re acting off- oh no! I’ll be right down there!”

Malcom

“Yes, hurry up!”

Swipe transition, Paulm Shade and P-Sauce are now in there

Paul

“So... Malcom’s got a suck bug in his head”

Tim

“How can you tell?”

Paul

“Well, he’s not acting normal... at all... so yeah, that’s part of it”

Malcom

“Where the heck am I supposed to sit?!”

Zoom out there are like five chairs and a couple couches

Paul

“And he’s losing intelligence. Soon it will be followed by basic skills, eventually leading to him forgetting how to breathe”

All four

“WHAT?”

Malcom

“Breathing... what’s that one again?”

P-Sauce

“Now look guys, I know this seems bad... because it is... but there’s no reason to worry! We’ve got this in the bag!”

Shade

“Yeah, you two‘ve done way crazier stuff!”

Alex

“He makes a point”

Tim

“Yeah... okay then, send us in!”

Paul

“Yep, we’ll have to use this machine! Assistants!”

P-Sauce and Shade bring in two big metal helmets

Shade

“Wear these, they’re super comfortable!”

P-Sauce

“Totally”

Alex

“Okay then”

Tim

“Fun hats!”

Paul connects some wires to Malcom’s forehead.

Paul

“Once I activate the helmets, you two’s consciousnesses will be transported into Malcom’s mind. You gotta find that suck bug and kill it, and keep an eye out for Malcom’s psyche, it could probably help you navigate. Keep in mind though, Malcom’s mind is one of the most complex things in existence. Be careful, you may see something you regret...”

Tim and Alex look nervous

P-Sauce

“Good luck!”

Shade pulls the lever

Shade

“I love pulling levers!”

Tim and Alex fall asleep

Paul

“Okay team, we have to guard them while they’re asleep! Understood?”

P-Sauce

“You can count on me sir!”

Shade

“Affirmative! Heh, I said tive”

Paul

“This is going to be a long day...”

Tim and Alex wake up in a grey field

Tim

“What the- where are we?!”

Alex

“A... field?”

Tim

“Oh, yeah that checks out”

Alex

“So is this Malcom’s brain?”

Tim

“I guess so, it’s very boring-“

A loud sound is heard, and the twins turn around to see a huge decrepit￼ version of Randoms Tower emerging from the ground

Tim

“I mean... still kinda boring...”

It finishes emerging, and the front door opens, a ghost comes out

Ghost

“I am the memory bearer! Enter if you dare!”

Tim

“You dare me? If you knew me, you’d know I take dares as a personal challenge!”

Ghost

“Well yeah... that’s kinda what a dare is-“

Tim

“Step aside buster! We’re going inside!”

Alex

“Tim, this is going to end disastrously”

Tim

“Look Alex, buddy, don’t worry... I have magic powers now! Nothing can stop us!”

Alex

“Oh right, your training... try blasting that ghost!”

Tim

“No problem!”

Tim does some fancy hand movements, then presses his hand towards the ghost... nothing happens

Tim

“Huh?!”

Alex

“Oh right, it’s our CONSCIENCE!”

Tim

“Oh... I guess that is true actually... can we go inside”

Ghost

“If you da-“

Alex

“Cool”

Tim

“Yeah we- we dare, I thought I made that pretty clear and all, but you can’t win ‘em all I suppose”

Ghost

“Just go inside”

Tim (rudely)

“Gladly, thank you very much kind sir”

They enter, only to find the interior is different. Everything’s a slightly different color, everything is on opposite sides, and there are tons of doors

A PA announcement is heard

PA

“Cleanup on floor six, someone spilled yum yum juice”

Alex

“Whoa, this is a top five adventure right?”

Tim

“Oh absolutely!”

Malcom

“It’s a good one”

Tim and Alex

“AAAAAAAAGH! How’re you here!!”

Malcom

“Oh, I’m Malcom’s conscience!”

He glitches outs with horrifying screams coming from him. Then he just stops and goes back to normal

Malcom

“I’ve seen better days...”

Alex

“Okay, what was that? The glitching? And the screaming?”

Malcom

“It’s that suck bug, he’s weakening me, by damaging the memories that created me! We have to A) kill the bug, and B) fix the memories!”

Tim

“We should find the bug first, so it doesn’t damage more memories while we’re fixing the ones that were already damaged”

Another ghost floats over

Ghost

“I saw a big creepy bug on the third floor, which is ‘important memories’”

Tim and Alex look frightened

Malcom

“Yup, of course he’d be there... LET’S GO KIDS!”

Back outside, Paul, Shade and P-Sauce are lounging

P-Sauce

“You think Alex’d want some water?”

Paul

“Under no circumstances are you to give him water”

P-Sauce

“Aw...”

Shade (whispering)

“He didn’t say I couldn’t pour water!”

P-Sauce

“I get your drift”

Paul

“Shade! No!”

Shade

“Drift deflated”

Back into Malcom’s mind, Tim, Alex and Malcom’s conscience are running up the stairs to the third floor

Alex

“Oh man, why is this making me tired?! I’m not even physical right now!”

They arrive onto the third floor

Tim

“HOLY BAZINGA”

The suck bug is devouring memories, it’s the creepiest thing we’ve seen thus far. A massive beetle, with stingers, wings, and six legs, and pincers, and... well it’s very unpleasant

Tim

“It’s a lot bigger than the other one”

Malcom

“Well yeah, y’all are just tiny right now. That thing is the same size, in Malcom’s mind”

Tim

“Gross”

Alex

“Let’s own this!”

Tim and Alex run over to it, and start hitting it. It screeches

Malcom

“Yeah... this isn’t a good idea”

The suck bug bucks then off, and they fall through a door.

Tim

“AAAAAAAAAGH!”

They are now just falling through the sky

Alex

“WHAT IS THIS?!”

Tim

“I DUNNO!”

They land on the ground, solid concrete, but are unscathed

Tim

“Huh... oh right, nonphysical”

Alex

“This is so rad... hey look over there!”

They look over, Malcom and the Randoms Elite (Ricardio, a woman, Jessie and a small fairy. The noticeable difference is that Tucker is gone, and a guy with glasses is added) are standing in front of a small office building

Malcom

“Alright team, this is where Randoms INC will be built! Safe to say I’m so excited to get started!”

Jessie

“I hate to rain on your parade, but-“

Glasses guy

“This isn’t a very large building, there’s no way to execute your vision in this space!”

Ricardio

“Woof, tough break brother!”

Malcom

“Huh... well...”

Glasses guy

“Not to mention, we aren’t legally allowed to make it wider... wider... but Y’know, I could probably convince mayor Tothman to let us build higher!”

Malcom

“Well that’s fantastic news! Get back to me as quick as you can! THIS IS GONNA BE AMAZING!”

Alex

“Enthusiastic Malcom? Creepy...”

Tim

“Wait, THIS IS A MEMORY, THAT’S WHEN HE FIRST FOUNDED RANDOMS INC!”

Alex (sarcastic)

“Gee, no way, ya think?”

Tim

“Oh no, we got trouble!”

The suck bug has squeezed through the door and is flying down

In the background, Tim and Alex are dodging the suck bug, while this casual conversation is going on

Malcom

“I know it’s been a weaker year, financially, but I have a good feeling about this company. I’m running it with my closest friends... and also Ricardio and Jessie... no offense Jessie”

Jessie

“I’m all good”

Ricardio

“Well great to know I’m under those three. You aren’t even that close!”

Malcom, the small fairy, the woman and glasses guy are all standing shoulder to shoulder

Ricardio

“Ugh”

Jessie

“These four really are peas in a pod”

Ricardio

“Peas tend to come in threes, there’s one too many”

Jessie (bewildered mutter)

“They don’t come in threes”

Back with Tim and Alex

Tim

“Quick Alex, do you have anything in your pockets?!”

Alex

“No, but I did just get an idea!”

He raises his hand, it grows super large, and he squishes the bug

Tim

“Whoa! How?!”

Alex

“Conscious! I used my imagination to make myself able to kill that horrific beast from the fiery pit!”

Brief silence

Tim

“K cool, now what?”

Malcom’s conscious appears

Malcom

“Now (AAAA) you fix the memories that were damaged by the suck bug! I’ll help you find them, it’s what I’m \*Glitches out,\* WHOA! It’s getting worse, we gotta hurry!”

He snaps his fingers, they appear back in the hallway

Malcom

“Follow me!”

They run through the halls, finally arriving at a door

Malcom

“This one is in rough shape, be prepared”

Tim

“Cool! Kay so how do we fix a memory?”

Malcom

“You simply must add the missing piece!”

Alex

“Get a little more vague will you?”

Malcom

“You’ll figure time out, you’re my kids”

Tim looks touched at this, while Alex looks smug

Malcom

“Now get in there!”

He shoves them in. They fall into a forest

Tim

“Huh?”

Alex

“Wait, I recognize this place...”

Prepubescent voice

“Hello? Anyone there?!”

They look over and see child Malcom

Alex

“Whoa... he still had the weird tall hair, what the-

Tim

“Why is he in the forest”

Baby Malcom starts pacing back and forwarth

Malcom

“Okay Malcom, you’re lost in the forest at night alone! Looks like we’ll have to resort to desperate measures! I’ll have to start a new society here, all by myself!”

Alex

“Even as a child, American to the bone. I admire that”

Tim

“What’s he doing now?”

Malcom

“Oh wait... I can’t start a society with no one to live there... plus it’s getting kinda cold... and I’m hungry... WHY’D I RUN AWAY?!”

The memory freezes, the ground starts disintegrating

Tim

“Whoa! What the heck?!”

Alex

“The memory must’ve run out of juice, WE’RE AT THE END!”

Tim

“WHAT’S MISSING?!”

Alex

“Wait of course! This is the enchanted forest we camped in! Remember the story that Malcom told us?!”

Tim

“\*gasp\* so that means Shade is missing!”

Alex

“Exactly!”

The memory returns to normal, Malcom sits sadly, but then the stump he’s sitting on transforms to Shade

Shade

“Ow my back!”

Malcom

“\*high pitched scream\*”

Alex

“Okay he better not ever make fun of my scream again... ever”

Shade

“Whoa kid, it’s okay... uh... I know this is kinda weird, but what if I helped you get home?”

Malcom

“You can help me?”

Shade

“Absolutely, what’s your name kid?”

Malcom

“Malcom! Also I was told I couldn’t trust strangers in the woods at night”

Shade

“Oh no, you definitely should always do that! Let’s go!”

Shade leads Malcom off

Malcom’s conscious appears behind them

Malcom

“Very nice boys!”

Tim and Alex

“GAH!”

Tim

“Is this gonna be a normal thing with you?!”

Malcom

“Yes. I was cute wasn’t I? Ah well, let’s fix those other memories!l”

Back outside, with Paul, P-Sauce and Shade

P-Sauce

“Eh, hey Paul... Y’know you can give him water”

Paul

“Just stop”

P-Sauce

“Aw...”

Cut back inside

Tim

“Okay, what’s next!”

Alex

“Hey, there’s smoke coming from the hallway!”

Tim and Alex run towards it

Malcom

“Wait kids!”

He stops them

Malcom

“That’s... the repressed memories section... that’s all very unimportant stuff... \*nervous chuckle\*”

Tim

“But... you’re sure the suck bug didn’t go down there?”

Malcom sweats

Malcom

“Of course not! I would tell you that! Let’s go!”

They run off

Alex

“Yeah...”

He looks back at it, than at Malcom suspiciously

Montage of Tim and Alex fixing memories, saving Malcom’s mind one at a time. These memories include Malcom and Tucker fighting together, Malcom and the Randoms Elite (minus glasses guy now) walking through the ashes of a burnt down mansion,￼ and of course plenty of paranormal fighting escapades.

Finally they all tumble out of a door, back into the hallway

Tim

“Woo! We did it! That’s gotta be all of them right?!”

Alex

“Oh surely”

Malcom’s conscious appears again

Malcom

“Yep, we are 100% comp- \*he glitches out again\*”

A ghost floats over

Ghost

“You guys are actually only 109.99% complete, y’all have one more memory to deal with”

Tim

“Oh no!”

Alex

“Y’know Malcom, you’ve been awfully protective of that... very suspicious hallway, the repressed memories?”

Malcom

“\*nervous chuckle\* it’s, uh... a suck bug couldn’t even get in there! It’s a- it... it has security measures....”

Alex

“Oh okay, totally understandable”

Alex runs off

Tim

“Alex!”

Malcom

“Son! Kinda!”

They both run after Alex

Alex starts running up the stairs, the other two hot in pursuit. He eventually slides onto the floor he was aiming for, and runs to the repressed memory department.

Two buff ghosts appear

Ghost

“We didn’t let that stupid suck bug in, and we ain’t letting you do it either!”

Alex

“Uh...”

They point massive spears at him

Alex

“I thought for sure Malcom was lying, oh NOOOOO-“

He looks up, the spears haven’t hit. Malcom’s conscious is guarding him

Malcom

“Sorry about that...”

Alex

“You saved me kinda dad? It’s alright!”

He hugs him

Alex

“But seriously what’s the deal”

Malcom

“\*sigh\* the suck bug didn’t damage that last memory... the actual culprit.... is yours truly”

Tim and Alex gasp

Tim

“Very twisty, never saw that coming!”

Alex

“That was like my first prediction“

Tim

“But why didn’t you tell us?!”

Malcom

“I’m... not proud of that memory... it’s not something I really wanted you two to know... I wanted to forget about it myself... but... \*sigh\* it’s important... suffice to say, I took advantage of the suck bug, and damaged it myself”

Alex

“I’m so confused about how this conscious concept works... but intrigued nonetheless”

Tim

“So, let’s go fix it! We’ll be there with you!”

Malcom smiles

Malcom

“I don’t deserve you two... really”

Cut, inside the repressed memories. They approach the door. Malcom opens it hesitantly. The camera zooms inside to reveal... a bedroom.

Child Malcom is sitting on one bed, while an old man sits on another, he’s reading a newspaper

Tim, Alex and Malcom’s conscious are all there too, but no one notices

Tim

“I admit, a tad underwhelmed”

Alex (quietly)

“Oh no”

Tim

“What?”

Alex

“This isn’t physical trauma... \*he looks over at Malcom’s conscious\* it’s emotional...”

Tim

“Oh no...“

Child Malcom

“So grampa... tell me about your job again”

Grampa Al

“Heh, again? It’s the third time today!”

Child Malcom

“I know, but I love that story!”

Grampa Al

“It’s not even a story, but whatever... \*clears throat\* So back in my hay day, I ran a paranormal investigation company. I lived in a small town, it was full of creepy critters. All of which caused a real commotion! So they called me to de-“

Voice from the other room

Voice

“Malcom?”

Child Malcom looks nervous

Grampa Al looks at him, then the door

Grampa Al

“Malcom, are you scared of your parents?”

Child Malcom

“I... am not! \*nervous laughter\*”

Grampa Al

“Then go see what they want...”

Child Malcom gulps, then leaves the room

Cut to the living room, Child Malcom walks inside. The other three follow. There is no one in there.

Malcom’s conscious

“It’s my parents... they’re what’s missing...”

Tim

“I’ve seen a photo”

He thinks really hard, Malcom’s parents appear. Rodrigo and Marcy Silva.

Rodrigo

“Malcom, we found this drawing in a drawer upstairs”

He pulls out a sheet of paper with a monster on it

Rodrigo

“Now why would our son, the mighty Malcom Silva, draw such a hideous monster?”

Malcom

“Well I-“

Marcy

“We never expected this unruly behavior. We were expecting you to be just like your older brother”

Malcom

“Ricardio?! He’s mean though!”

Child Ricardio walks in

Ricardio

“Sorry bro, I got parent points to win!”

Marcy

“So tell me Malcom, where did you get this disgusting idea?”

Malcom

“Nowhere!”

His eyes dart to his bedroom door, then back to his parents

Rodrigo

“Your grandfather? I knew it was a bad idea to let him stay here...”

Marcy

“What, he’s old! He needed our help”

Rodrigo

“Your father needs more help than what we can give him!”

They start arguing, but then remember that the children are in the room

Rodrigo

“\*clears throat\* yes, just-“

Marcy

“Go in there and tell your grandfather what’s what... end the relationship”

Malcom

“What? But he’s...”

Rodrigo

“A bad influence! I completely agree! Don’t worry, we’ll give him his own room. Now you will never have to deal with him again!”

Malcom

“But-“

Marcy

“Go on Malcom, and maybe you’ll be as successful as Ricradio’s promising! This kid will never get in debt!”

Ricardio

“I’ll follow the family tradition!”

Malcom

“Right... so you want me to-“

Rodricgo and Marcy

“Yes!”

Ricardio

“Yes!”

Malcom turns and walks back, pan over to Tim, Alex and Malcom’s conscious watching.

Alex

“Oh my-“

Tim

“Wow...”

In the bedroom, child Malcom enters

Grampa Al

“Hey sport! What did they-“

Malcom

“You’re a bad influence... don’t talk to me anymore...”

Grampa Al

“Wait what? Did your parents-“

Malcom

“Don’t talk to me!”

Grampa Al is about to talk again, but closes his mouth looking hurt at this

Grampa Al

“Okay...”

He exits the room

Malcom’s conscious looks deeply uneasy. Not exactly sad, just uncomfortable

Malcom

“So that’s- \*sigh\* that’s what-“

Tim and Alex hug him without warning

Malcom’s conscious

“Well... let’s get you two home...”

They walk out of the memory, and back into the hallway

Malcom’s conscious

“Well, uh... thanks kids... for helping me when I needed you most...”

Alex

“You’re our dad, and you’re awesome! We’re happy to help... anytime”

He puts his hand on Malcom’s shoulder

Alex

“Seriously, anytime! Anyway, I’m ready to go... ridiculously thirsty too...”

Tim

“Wow, it feels like we know everything about Malcom now! No more secrets from here on out!”

They get teleported out

Malcom

“Good kids...”

He vanishes

PA announcement

“We need a cleanup team in the Romantic History department”

THE END