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HORSAL COMMON
Henderson: Good morning sirs.
Ogilvy: Good morning. thses are my associates, my dear friend Mr Henderson, Astronomer Royal for England and Mr Stent, Astronomer Royal for Scotland.
Good day to ya gentlemen.
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Wells: Good morning, Astronomer royals, this must be a proper show.
Vera: Indeed sir.
- Ogilvy,
- your wire to Albin and Denning
- of the Astronomical Exchange
- has roused every observatory
- in the three kingdoms.
- I do hope it's worth all this fuss.
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OGILVY: Well you’ll see, it’s just over there!
HENDERSON: In the sand pit!
WELLS: Goodness me! That’s no asteroid!
OGILVY: What did I tell you? That is the metal cylinder!
It is a startling discovery,
Ogilvy. Good work man.
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VERA: Can you hear something? HENDERSON: No
OGILVY: Oh yes, my, my!
- There’s some faint sounds of movement
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- coming from within.
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OGILVY: Good heavens! I cannot believe th-there seems to be a man in it!
Half roasted to death no doubt, trying to escape!
- Oi!
- You ruffians!
- Stop throwing stones at it!
- Do you want to fall in?
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WELLS: “A unidentified giant bullet landed in the once proud sandpit of Horsell
Common in Woking on Friday morning. The projectile is of an unfamiliar alloy
with a yellowish hue and faint scratching sounds came within. Several scientists, including Astronomer Royals and the promising genius William
Ogilvy, came to assess this strange object.”
Strange is indisputably the word.
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HENDERSON: I’ve never seen anything like it!
- I dinnae think
- anyone ever
- will see anything like it ever agin!
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OGILVY: What is the meaning of this interruption!
VERA: Look! The cylinder is unscrewing!
(THEY all gasp)
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HENDERSON: The end of the thing is beginning to flake off!
OGILVY: Ha! The old shavers got the willies!
- By Jove!
- There definitely must be people trapped in there then!
- (To crowd)
- Everyone Keep back! Keep back!
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WELLS: No we’re happy to stay up here if it’s all the same.
OGILVY: Suit yourself. Bring the white flag Stent.
Aye
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HENDERSON: I hope whoever is in there is okay.
OGILVY: Well let’s see.
(Calling)
Hello! Is everyone okay in there?
Something doesn’t seem right here…
- (A Martian slithers out, everyone gasps )
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OGILVY: What on earth’s name is that?
HENDERSON: It’s a ghastly looking creature!
WELLS: Dear God…
What ugly brutes!
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VERA: Uh-oh
OGILVY: Good god! (Heat ray strikes him) Heeeee!!
WELLS: No! VERA: He’s killed him! Turned him to ash!
They’re evil!
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HENDERSON: Everyone, run for it! VERA: What are you waiting for Sir? Let’s go!
WELLS: Yes let’s!
( Calling to STENT & HENDERSON )
What are you two waiting
for? Stent? Henderson?
HENDERSON: Pardon?
Heeee!!!!
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