Through a Scooby Darkly
Original text ?003 Roger E. Moore (roger70129@aol.com)
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Synopsis: Daria meets Scooby-Doo!
Isn抰 that great?
Author抯
Notes: The
events in this story are based on the opening scenes in ?/span>Through A Lens Darkly,?by Glenn Eichler. TALD is listed as 揇aria?episode #301 at Outpost Daria
(http://www.outpost-daria.com/), from which the original script was taken
before it was tinkered with here. The original version of this story was
called, ?/span>Daria
Meets Scooby-Doo!?It is assumed that readers are familiar with the characters
of the 揇aria?show (and Scooby-Doo), so explanations of who is who are not
needed.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks to the
Unknown Fan who sent me what I needed to know about the scenes in 揟hrough a
Lens Darkly.?I am not worthy.
INT:
Interior scene
EXT:
Exterior scene
VO:
Voice over (off screen)
1.
EXT: DAYTIME, SUBURBAN STREET IN LAWNDALE
We
start the scene in Lawndale as Daria Morgendorffer (driving the family SUV)
gets tips from her mother, Helen, in the passenger seat. The car moves in fits
and starts, weaving out of its lane occasionally.
2.
INT: DAYTIME, INSIDE OF MORGENDORFFERS?SUV
Daria
is very tense as she drives. Helen is nervous, but she tries to calm her
daughter.
HELEN: All right, Daria, don't start your turn till your front wheels are past the corner. That's it. Now, accelerate as you start to straighten. Good.
Coming out of the curve, Daria sees something to her left, on the opposite side of the street. She swerves the car violently in that direction.
HELEN: Watch out for the dog. Watch out, Daria!
3.
EXT: DAYTIME, SUBURBAN STREET IN LAWNDALE
Scooby-Doo,
walking on the sidewalk, looks up to see the SUV bearing down on him.
SCOOBY-DOO:
[eyes huge, tries to flee in panic] Rook out!
4.
INT: DAYTIME, INSIDE OF MORGENDORFFERS?SUV
There
is a loud thump as the car hits something. Daria slams on the brakes, and the
tires squeal. Helen looks horrified.
DARIA:
[looks around excitedly] Did I kill him? Did I kill him?
HELEN:
[turns to look behind car, sighs in relief] Look, honey! He抯 okay梥ort of.
DARIA:
[mumbles under breath] Damn it.
5.
EXT: DAYTIME, SUBURBAN STREET IN LAWNDALE
Scooby-Doo
is a short distance behind the car, limping. He looks back at the SUV with an
angry expression.
SCOOBY-DOO:
[ticked off] Roo rasshole!
6.
INT: DAYTIME, INSIDE OF MORGENDORFFERS?SUV
Daria
sees Scooby-Doo behind her. She puts the SUV into reverse and floors the gas,
watching over her shoulder.
HELEN:
[screams] Daria!
DARIA:
Don抰 worry, Mom. I抣l see if he抯 all right.
7.
EXT: DAYTIME, SUBURBAN STREET IN LAWNDALE
SCOOBY-DOO:
Rikes!
Scooby-Doo抯
image is blocked out by the SUV slamming into (and running over) him.
8.
INT: DAYTIME, INSIDE OF MORGENDORFFERS?SUV
The
SUV bounces up and down as it drives over Scooby-Doo with all four tires.
HELEN:
[shrieks] You hit that dog again!
DARIA:
[excited but calm] No, I抦 sure that was a manhole cover or something. [throws
car into drive again, mumbles under breath] God, that was close. Almost missed
him.
9.
EXT: DAYTIME, SUBURBAN STREET IN LAWNDALE
SCOOBY-DOO:
[on ground, just in front of car, last gasp] Roh, no!
The
SUV抯 tires squeal as it hurls forward again. We cut away.
10.
INT: DAYTIME, INSIDE OF MORGENDORFFERS?SUV
The
car lurches forward, bouncing again as it runs over Scooby-Doo once more.
HELEN:
[almost hysterical] Daria, you just hit him a third time! Didn't you see
him? Why did you do that?
DARIA:
[checks rear-view mirror] Um, I was going back to check on him, but my glasses
sort of blocked the view. Then I, uh, sort of forgot where he was. Sorry, Mom.
HELEN:
You ran over that dog because you couldn抰 see him in your peripheral vision?
Don抰 you think that抯 a problem?
DARIA:
Maybe for talking dogs.
HELEN:
[panicked] Oh, my God, you抮e right! He was a talking dog! We could liable for
damages if anyone sees that we ran over him!
DARIA:
Hmmm. Good point. [accelerates, leaving the area quickly]
HELEN:
[calms down, takes a last glance back, sighs] Well, he was sort of
annoying. No harm done.
DARIA:
[nods agreeably] Would you mind telling Quinn that I killed him? She likes that
show.
They
drive away.
Original:
5/20/02
Revised:
1/20/03
Comedy,
script, crossover (揝cooby-Doo?, alternate history