Adventure Story After Time at Tuli Block

Here's a little screenplay we wrote. We're still shopping it around Hollywood:

(ALL CHARACTERS AND SEQUENCES ARE PURELY FICTIONAL. ANY RELATION TO ANY ACTUAL PERSONS OR EVENTS ARE STRICTLY COINCIDENTAL.)

A group of 17 young adults take a senior spring break voyage to Botswana and participate in a safari. This is their story.

During the first night in Botswana, four young men are sharing a cabin. They've managed to stash some Wonka Bars in their suitcases, despite the warnings from the locals about animals stealing food. Lee, one of these four men, arises out of his slumber late at night in order to relieve himself. On his way back to his bed, he glances up at the rafters. To his surprise, there are several baboons hiding up there, clearly attracted by the smell of the Wonka Bars. A stand ensues, and their eyes meet. Lee panics and breaks for the door, screaming at the top of his lungs. His roommates awake with a start in time to see several of the baboons descend upon them. In the confusion, only one escapes with his life. Lee and Chris, another of the men, are found dead, and Pedro is missing, presumed dead. Craig narrowly escapes by hiding in his suitcase, spraying deodorant to mask his scent from the baboons. He falls asleep inside the suitcase, and doesn't awake until late the next day.

Early the next morning, while Craig is still asleep, a brother and sister from the group go down to a nearby river to wash their clothes. Unaware of the danger lurking just beneath the surface, they proceed to wash their clothes in the river. Suddenly, a crocodile snaps at the boy's arm, severing it. The blood falls into the water and sends nearby piranhas into a blood frenzy. They attack the nearest human source of meat, and begin to feast on the the two siblings. Jack and Jill, the siblings, stand no chance against the piranha attack and become a nice early morning snack for nature's fiercest fish.

Unaware of the untimely deaths of several of their comrades, nine of the remaining twelve go on an safari ride. The ride was doomed from the start.

Lindsay, unaware of the lions and other fierce predators, takes some leftover steak from the previous night on the safari. Almost instantly, their ride was ravaged by lions, hyenas, and leopards. The tires on their jeep were destroyed, leaving them stranded and surrounded by crazed predators. Robert, quickly thinking in his feet, plays dead while the others attempt to fight the animals. The predators ignore Robert, believing him to be diseased, due to his sudden death and his smell of Axe Body Spray. While the lions devour the others, Robert escapes and goes back to camp to warn the others and alert the authorities.

Robert returns to the campsite as Craig is waking up, still sealed inside his suitcase. Craig frees himself and goes outside, confused as to the whereabouts of the others. Robert calls a group meeting and the remaining four survivors gather around the campsite. After some discussion, they discover that all the others are either dead or missing, and they decide to go to nearby Gaborone in order to get help and leave the country.

Unfortunately, their car didn't have a GPS, and soon they were completely lost. Their map was of no help, and they resorted to asking for directions. They came across an old man, who appeared to know his way around Botswana. He directed them to take the next left, and continue straight until they hit Gaborone. After following his directions, they continued down a dirt road, hoping to get to Gaborone. As night descended, they began to panic, and searched for a place to get a burger and a place a to sleep. While searching, they stumbled upon a local tribe, who seemed hospitable enough. The tribe showed no surprise when their car pulled up, almost as if they were expecting them. The old man who had given them directions was there, and he waved them over to the largest tent.

The four survivors wandered over to the tent, confused as to why the old man was there. Inside the tent, sat the chief of the tribe, and beside him, lay Pedro, chained to a pole. The chief explained that, during the baboon attack, his men had kidnapped Pedro in order to draw the group to his tribe. He held Pedro hostage threatened to end his life if they didn't listen to his demands.

The chief's son was very sick and needed the healing powers of the Wakikicaca leaf. However, only foreigners could reach the leaf because mysterious powers prevented locals from reaching the leaf. Craig, speaking for the group, agreed to the chief's demands and asked where one could find the leaf. The chief gave them directions, and the group left immediately.

The leaf was located on top of Modise Mountain across the Thapelo Desert. So Craig, Robert, Sally, and Emma set out on their dangerous journey. They begin by traversing the Thapelo desert, and three quarters of the way through, the car runs out of petrol, and they are forced to cross the remainder of the desert on foot. To the horror of the group, however, Emma collapses from heatstroke and can't continue. The three survivors make it to Modise Mountain and begin the strenuous climb.

As the perilous climb grows tougher, Sally becomes tired and looses her footing, gingerly falling down a cliff to her doom. Robert and Craig continue their journey and make it to the top of the mountain unscathed. They retrieve the Wakikicaca Leaf and journey back to the tribe.

Upon their return, Robert and Craig hand the leaf to the chief, asking for Pedro in return. The chief smiles maliciously and tells them that the Wakikicaca leaf is deadly poisonous to foreigners, and the only antidote is the Quindisi leaf, which is located in the most dangerous realm of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This leaf will also cure the chief's son once he creates the antidote from the extract of the Quindisi leaf. He made them get the Wakikicaca leaf in order to ensure their cooperation. Now that their lives are on the line, they are forced to partake in this adventure. Pedro's life wasn't enough motivation. Now all of their lives are on the line, and they must save the chief's son if any of them are going to leave Botswana alive!

(Thus begins the sequel)

FIN

Written by Conor and Cameron