WEBISODES
Episode 3: Josh North? Last Year's Zero, This Year's Hero
FADE IN:
EXTERIOR SCHOOLYARD - DAY
Milton, covered in mud, sadly lugs his tuba case down the sidewalk. He walks by the school's track, just as JOSH NORTH runs past him. FOLLOW JOSH as he runs across the finish line.
Coach Crusher stands with HAL. Hal presses the stop button on a stopwatch and shows it to Coach. Coach smiles as Josh walks up to him.
COACH CRUNCHER
Great job, Josh! You trimmed ten seconds off your best time. You'll make the track team this year for sure.
HAL
Way to go, Josh!
Josh smiles at Hal. Josh and Hal give each other a high five.
NEW ANGLE: JOSH passes Brick, Koz, and Snoog, who are tossing a football around. Brick tosses the ball to Josh.
BRICK
Hey, Josh-ster. That was a great mile you ran. Maybe we'll have a good track team this year.
Koz and Snoog laugh
SNOOG
A good track team! Good one, Brick!
BRICK
That wasn't a joke, you dweebs!
Koz and Snoog immediate clam up.
JOSH
Yeah...hope we do have a good team this year.
Josh tosses the football back to Brick, and walks O.S.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM - DAY
Josh walks to the locker room. He wipes his face with the towel.
As the towel is over his eyes, he BUMPS into RAVEN. Raven drops her books, and they both fall to the ground.
RAVEN
Wooah!
JOSH
Oh! I'm really sorry.
Raven adjusts her glasses and watches as Josh pulls the towel from his head in SLO-MO. Music plays. It's a magical moment, as Raven sees Josh's face.
Raven's eyes go wide: He's gorgeous! Josh sees Raven and looks embarrassed.
RAVEN
H...h...
JOSH (nervously)
Are...are you OK?
He helps Raven to her feet.
RAVEN
Yeah, I guess!
JOSH
Here, let me help. Sorry. Guess I'm gonna have to watch where I'm going.
RAVEN
Yeah.
Josh picks up Raven's books, and piles them into her arms. He hurries off, leaving the towel on the ground. Just then, ZEE, LASA, and HAL arrive.
RAVEN
Who was that?
LASA
That was Josh.
RAVEN
Josh? Josh North? Wasn't Josh that skinny kid who Thor picked on last year?
ZEE
Guess he, like, grew up.
HAL
I'll say! He grew three inches over the summer. And now he just ran his best mile ever.
ZEE
Guess all that running for his life last year really paid off.
Raven picks Josh's towel up off the ground and holds it.
RAVEN
I can't believe that's really Josh North. He's like, three-alarm cute.
FADE OUT.
