Gone With The Wind

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In Chapter 40 of THE INVISIBLE GIRL, it's a clusterfuck of epic proportions when Bettie Bee destroys the prom and starts killing her enemies ...

INT. HIGH SCHOOL GYM - NIGHT

Bettie JUMPS off the stage and starts SPRAYING
everybody with a TORRENT OF WATER.

KIDS and TEACHERS going FLYING into
tables, chairs, the walls, SCREAMING.

OUTSIDE BY THE AMBULANCE
Bernard and Fleming are deep in conversation.

BERNARD
That may be true, but subatomic
particles can also be --
(hears something)
You hear that?
Sounds like -- screaming.

IN THE GYM
Principal Chubb crawls onto the stage.
Grabs the live microphone.
Ducks behind some decorations.

PRINCIPAL CHUBB (O.C.)
(electronic)
Bettie, PLEASE -- stop this MADNESS.

BETTIE
Sees where he is.
Turns, smiles. Nasty.
Aims the hose at him.

BETTIE
You did NOTHING to help me. NOTHING.

And SPRAYS HIM with a TORRENT OF WATER.
A blue spark CRACKLES, and
his body JERKS like a puppet as
he’s ZAPPED WITH ELECTRICITY
and gets ELECTROCUTED.

Another spark BURSTS INTO FLAMES --
and fire starts SHOOTING UP the
paper streamers toward the rafters above.

OUTSIDE BY THE AMBULANCE
Bernard and Fleming look at
the gym with complete horror,
see the fire in the windows.

BERNARD
My god, man -- the prom is on FIRE.

He starts RUNNING toward the entrance.
Fleming follows after him in
his electric wheelchair,
trying to keep up.

IN THE GYM
It’s complete PANDEMONIUM.

A small group of KIDS cower by
the blocked exit as the fire RAGES
through the gym, engulfing
STUDENTS and TEACHERS who
SCREAM as they BURST INTO FLAMES.

THE CORD HOLDING THE DISCO BALL
CATCHES FIRE. Shoots down to the ball. SNAPS.

It PLUMMETS -- SMASHING a kid on the head.
Then starts BOUNCING into the crowd,
BASHING kids like bowling pins.

EMERALD
RUNS through the gym,
looking for an escape.

EMERALD
Ohmigod, ohmigod --

A FLAMING BEAM
Up above BREAKS OFF.

Starts HURTLING down from the rafters,
CRUSHING her. Killing her instantly. BANG.

TILA AND RONNIE
Stand in a dark corner.
Hugging each other for dear life.
Trapped behind a WALL OF FIRE.

TILA
We’re GONNA DIE.

RONNIE
(strokes her hair)
At least we’re together.

Tila pulls away.
Looks in Ronnie’s eyes. Searching.

TILA
Our love was epic, huh?

RONNIE
Gone With The Wind, baby.

They KISS. Ju
st as they get ENGULFED BY FIRE --