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USE YOUR IMAGINATION
by david mckinley (davidendure40@yahoo.com)

Rated: G   Genre: Comedy   User Review:
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This is the story about a little girl and her three special new toys.


copyright is pending 2014



USE YOUR IMAGINATION

FADE IN:

EXT. DOWNTOWN CHICAGO,IL. - AFTERNOON
                                                            
A black four door sedan travels north on state street,
inside the sedan, super corporate lawyer, Ned Murphy sits
nervously.
His trusted assistant, Rodger Hampton is sitting next to him
looking at his laptop. Rodger's Iphone starts to ring, he
begins to search for his cell phone, he finds his phone in
his brief case.
                                                            
 
INT. BACK SEAT OF THE BLACK SEDAN - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Hello, this is Rodger Hampton,"
"Yes, okay,
hold on Olivia." "Sir, Olivia
has Mr.
Akimoto on hold."
                                                            
                       NED
Tell her I'll take the call.
                                                            
Roger hands his phone to Ned.
                                                            
Ned puts the call on loud speaker.
                                                            
                       NED
"Mr. Akimoto, this is Ned, how are
you sir?"
                                                            
                       MR. AKIMOTO
"Fine Ned is the deal done?"
                                                            
                       NED
"No, not yet, we are just pulling
up to Riley's building now sir."
                                                            
                       MR. AKIMOTO
"Good, you go ahead and meet with
Riley, and I will see you in
Hawaii tomorrow."
                                                            
                       NED
"Yes, sir I look forward to seeing
you."
                                                            

2.

                       MR. AKIMOTO
"Good job."
                                                            
                       NED
Thank you sir
                                                            
The call ends just as the black sedan pulls up in front of
Trump towers Chicago.
                                                            
 
INT. TRUMP TOWERS - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger exit the black sedan and heads into the main
lobby of Trump tower. They walk over to the elevator bank
and Rodger presses
the up button, and the doors open, they enter the elevator.
                                                            
 
INT. TRUMP TOWERS ELEVATOR - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       NED
"Rodger, press the button for the
34th floor."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"This place is amazing!"
                                                            
                       NED
"Okay, make sure that we have
everything,
check now."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sure, right."
                                                            
Rodger begins to check his brief case to make sure that all
of the paper work is in order. The doors to the elevator
open, Rodger quickly put his papers back into his brief
case.
                                                            
                       NED
Take a deep breathe. "Let's do
this."
                                                            
 
INT. TRUMP TOWERS 32ND FLOOR HALLWAY - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger exits the elevator and turns to the right,
and
walks a short distance to apartment 3401. Ned rings the
doorbell, Riley opens the door.
                                                            
 

3.

INT. RILEY'S CONDO LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       RILEY
"HI guys, welcome to my home come
in."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Amazing!"
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Let me take your coats, can i get
you
anything to drink?"
                                                            
                       NED
"No, we're fine, thank you."
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Great, please have a seat, I
guess you guys have the paper
work?"
                                                            
                       NED
"Yes, we have it right here."
                                                            
Rodger takes the paper work out of his brief case and hands
the papers to Ned. Ned places the papers on the coffee
table.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"My lawyer told me that this is a
good deal and I believe him."
                                                            
Riley picks up the paper work and takes a final look.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Does anyone have a pen?"
                                                            
                       NED
"Right here."
                                                            
Ned hands Riley his pen and Riley begins to sign the papers.
                                                            
                       NED
"Riley, can I ask you a question?"
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Let me guess, you want to know my
secret?"
                                                            
                       NED
'You are a billionaire, how did
you do it?"
                                                            

4.

Riley finishes signing the last of the papers, he hands Ned
back his pen.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Ned, you know that I just play
the market."
                                                            
                       NED
"But, It's like you have some way
of picking stocks that become
winners."

"How do you know which stocks to
pick?"
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Well, as you know, I give
millions of dollars away to
various charities." "But,
every time that I give money away,
I
make even more back."
                                                            
                       NED
"But, what is your secret?"
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Okay Ned, I like you, follow me."
                                                            
Riley takes Ned to his home office door.
                                                            
 
INT. RILEY'S CONDO HOME OFFICE - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       RILEY
When I open this door you will
know my secret.
                                                            
Riley opened the home office door.
                                                            
                       RILEY
Go ahead, take a look around.
                                                            
Ned entered the room, directly in front of him he could see
a big chair and large desk. He also could see that, on top
of the desk was a six flat screen monitors. As Ned walked
towards the desk, he could here someone typing. As he got
closer, the typing stopped. Ned walked
over to the desk, and he saw a teddy bear, sitting in the
big chair.
                                                            

5.

                       RILEY
"Now you know my secret, come on,
I want to give you something."
                                                            
Riley and Ned exited Riley's home office they returned to
the living room.
                                                            
 
INT. RILEY'S CONDO LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned had the look of what just happened on his face.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sir, are you alright?"
                                                            
                       NED
"Yeah, I'm okay."
                                                            
Riley looks for a card on his coffee table.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Found it!" "As you know, Ned I
always
check out the people that I do
business with." "I know Ned that
you have a niece around six years
old."
                                                            
                       NED
"Yes, I do."
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Her name is Maggie?"
                                                            
                       RILEY
'Well, It's two weeks before
Christmas
and she needs a present from you."
"I just happened to know that she
hasn't seen you for almost a
year."
"You have missed a Christmas and
her birthday." " Before you fly
off to Hawaii, take this card, her
gifts are waiting."
                                                            
Riley gives this card to Ned, on the card is a name, USE
YOUR IMAGINATION TOY EMPORIUM AND THE ADDRESS 2501/2 WEST
IRVING PARK.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"Go and pick up her gifts and
thank you for this great business
opportunity, don't forget your
            (MORE)

6.

                       RILEY (cont'd)
papers."
                                                            
Roger picks up the papers and puts them in his brief case.
Riley walks Ned and Roger to the front door of his condo, he
hands them their coats.
                                                            
                       RILEY
"You two have a Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year, take care."
                                                            
                       NED
"Thank you Riley for everything,
goodbye."
                                                            
Ned and Roger exit Riley's condo.
                                                            
 
INT. TRUMP TOWERS 34TH FLOOR HALLWAY - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger walked to the elevator bank. Ned pushed the
down button. Rodger looked at Ned, he could tell that
something was on Ned's mind.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sir, are you okay?"
                                                            
                       NED
"I just saw something in Riley's
home office."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sir, is he breaking the law?"
                                                            
                       NED
"No, nothing like that, I think he
might be crazy."
                                                            
 
INT. TRUMP TOWERS ELEVATOR - AFTERNOON
                                                            
The elevator arrived, Ned and Roger enter. Ned presses the
lobby button. As they slowly go down on the elevator, Ned
pulls out his wallet and finds a photo of Maggie.
                                                            
                       NED
"How much time do we have, before
our flight to Hawaii?"
                                                            
                       RODGER
"We have about four hours before
our flight."
                                                            

7.

                       NED
"Good, we have a couple of stops
to
make."
                                                            
Ned continued to look at Maggie's photo and smile.
                                                            
 
INT. SCHOOL BUS - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Maggie sat next to the window, and her best friend Cookie
sat
next to her. Sitting in the seat, in front of them, was her
other best friend Gino.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I love Christmas."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"We all love Christmas."
                                                            
                       GINO
"Do you all know what you are
getting for Christmas?"
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"Sure, I'm getting a Iphone."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Really, Cookie an Iphone."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"Sure, why not, I have to check my
Facebook page and my Twitter
account."
                                                            
                       GINO
"Is she for real?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Gino, do you know what you are
getting for Christmas?'
                                                            
                       GINO
"Yeah, I know I'm getting some
video
games for my Xbox and some
clothes."
"What about you Maggie, what do
you want for Christmas?"
                                                            

8.

                       MAGGIE
"I just want someone to play
with."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"My mom said, that I can come over
tomorrow and we can play." "But I
won't be here next week, I'm going
to Michigan, to visit my
grandmother." "My whole family
is going."
                                                            
                       GINO
"Hey, my mom said, that I can stop
by for a little while." "But we
are going to Florida, for the
holidays."
                                                            
The school bus pulls up in front of Maggie's house.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Well, I will see you guys
tomorrow."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"Bye, Maggie."
                                                            
                       GINO
"We will have lots of fun
tomorrow,
bye Maggie."
                                                            
Maggie exits the school bus and runs to her front door. Her
grand mother is standing in the doorway. She greets Maggie
with a hug and the two of them go inside, and close the
door.
                                                            
 
EXT. 2501/2 WEST IRVING - AFTERNOON
                                                            
At that very moment the back door to the black sedan was
closed.
Ned and Rodger had exited the sedan on the 2500 block of
Irving Park.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Okay, It should be here, sir but
I
can't find the exact address."
                                                            
                       NED
"Keep looking Rodger, It's gotta
be here."
                                                            

9.

Ned reaches into his coat pocket and pulls out the card that
Riley gave him.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sir, look It just appeared when
you pulled out that card."
                                                            
A sign appeared over the top of a doorway, in big and bright
colors.
The sign reads, Use Your Imagination Toy Emporium.
                                                            
                       NED
The door and the sign just
appeared,
out of nowhere, Amazing!
                                                            
 
INT. USE YOUR IMAGINATION TOY EMPORIUM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger entered the doorway, they saw a staircase
landing
pointing down. To the right, they saw an arrow blinking in
a downward angle.
                                                            
                       NED
"Okay Rodger, lets follow the
arrow down."
"The store is here, come on lets
go."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sir, if it's okay with you, I can
wait outside!"
                                                            
                       NED
"Come on Rodger lets do this."
                                                            
Ned and Rodger walked down the stairs, after the short walk
down they saw a elevator.
                                                            
 
INT. TOY EMPORIUM ELEVATOR - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger enter the elevator.
                                                            
                       NED
"Now you see Rodger, that wasn't
so bad,
just press 2b."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Sure."
                                                            

10.

Rodger pressed the 2b button and the elevator doors closed.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"You are right sir, no reason to
be scared."
                                                            
The elevator began to move down and then all of a sudden, it
started moving at a alarming speed.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Oh no, we are gonna die!!"
                                                            
                       NED
"Rodger, just hang on!"
                                                            
The elevator stopped and the elevator doors opened.
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Are we dead?"
                                                            
                       NED
"I don't think so."
                                                            
Ned and Rodger composed themselves and exited the elevator.
                                                            
 
INT. TOY EMPORIUM STORE - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Ned and Rodger entered the toy emporium, they began to walk
down the center isle.
                                                            
                       NED
"This is amazing!"
                                                            
As they walked down the center isle, they saw rows and rows
of toys. At the end of the isle, they stopped at the front
counter.
                                                            
                       PRINCESS
"Hello and welcome to the toy
emporium." "We have been
expecting you."
                                                            
                       NED
"I was told to come here by my
client, Martin Riley."
                                                            
                       PRINCESS
"Yes we know, we have the perfect
gifts for Maggie, right hereeeee."
                                                            
The princess begins to run out of energy. Ned and Rodger
are standing and watching in amazement. But, just at that

11.

moment,
the big bear comes to her rescue.
                                                            
                       BIG BEAR
"Alright, no need to worry, she
just needs to be wind up."
                                                            
Big bear began to wind up the princess and she began to
talk.
                                                            
                       PRINCESS
"We have the perfect gifts for
Maggie, right here."
                                                            
Ned and Rodger just looked at each other.
                                                            
                       BIG BEAR
Let me get the gifts for you.
                                                            
Big bear reached up on a shelf and picked up three boxes,
and placed them on the counter.
                                                            
                       NED
"How much do I owe you?"
                                                            
                       PRINCESS
"No, you don't owe us anything,
Mr.Riley
has taken care of that for you."
"Thank
you, and to the both of you, have
a wonderful day."
                                                            
Ned picks up one of the boxes and Roger picks up the
remaining two boxes from the counter. They both began to
walk down the main isle, to the elevator. Ned pushes the up
button, the elevator door opened,
they both entered the elevator.
                                                            
 
INT. TOY EMPORIUM ELEVATOR - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       RODGER
"The princess and the bear are
they toys?"
                                                            
Ned pushes the number 1 button on the elevator.
                                                            
                       NED
"Rodger, they are just actors,
dressed up in costumes, that's
it."
                                                            

12.

                       RODGER
"Are we moving, we are going to
die on this elevator."
                                                            
The elevator doors open, Ned looks at Rodger, he has closed
his eyes in fear.
                                                            
                       NED
"Rodger lets go."
                                                            
 
INT. NINA AND DENNIS SPENCERS BEDROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Maggie knocked softly on the door, she could hear her mother
laughing. And then, the laughter stopped and she could hear
her mother whispering.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Now I wonder who is that knocking
on my door?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"It's me momma!"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Me who?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Maggie!"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Come in sweety."
                                                            
Maggie enters her parents bedroom, she runs to her father.
Who is sitting on the side of the bed trying to put on his
shoes. Her mother is standing, at the foot of the bed,
trying to adjust her dress. Maggie gives her father a hug
and a kiss, she jumps onto
the bed, and hugs and kisses her mother.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"How is my baby doing?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Fine, why are you and daddy all
dressed up?"
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Well sweetheart, your mothers
company is throwing a big
Christmas party."
                                                            

13.

                       MAGGIE
"Can I go!"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"No sweetheart, this party is for
adults only."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I wanna go?"
                                                            
Nina sits down at the foot of the bed.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Sweetheart, can you please brush
the back of my hair?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Okay mom."
                                                            
Nina hands Maggie a brush and Maggie starts to brush her
moms hair.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Honey,I know that you want to
have
fun while you are on Christmas
vacation." "And we will, do a lot
of fun things together."
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Maggie, don't forget tomorrow,
your friends are coming over."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Yeah, but they are leaving after
tomorrow." "I will only see them
again when school starts back."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"What do you mean?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"They both are leaving the city to
visit relatives, that live far
away."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Oh,Maggie I will make plans for
you and me,I promise."
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
'Maggie, I will make sure that we
spend some time together."
                                                            

14.

                       NINA{ MOM}
"Honey, don't forget about the
attic, you promised to clean it."
"And, to get rid of all of the
junk, that's up there."
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Dear of course, I will take care
of it."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Okay Maggie, you can stop
brushing my hair, can you zip me
up sweetheart?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Okay."
                                                            
Nina stood up and turned around.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Wow Mom, you look so pretty."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Thank you,sweetheart."
                                                            
The doorbell rang.
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Did you hear that?"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Sounds like the doorbell."
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Are you expecting anyone?"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"No."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi lets out a loud scream .
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Nina ,Dennis and Maggie exit the bedroom and walk downstairs
to the living room.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Look everyone it's Ned!"
                                                            
                       NED
"Hi, it's so good to see you all."
                                                            

15.

Ned gives Nina a hug and a kiss,he shakes hands with Dennis.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Ned, what a surprise!"
                                                            
                       NED
"I know, well first, let me
introduce my
colleague,Rodger."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"Hello everyone,I feel like I
already
know you all."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Hi Roger, I'm Nina, Ned's little
sister,
and this is my husband Dennis."
"And, this is Maggie, my daughter
and of course, you already met our
mother."
                                                            
                       RODGER
"You all are exactly, the way he
described you."
                                                            
                       NED
"And where is my little princess?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Hi, Uncle Ned!"
                                                            
Maggie greeted her Uncle Ned with a big hug and a kiss.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Did you bring me anything, Uncle
Ned?"
                                                            
                       NED
"Why yes Maggie, I did bring you
some gifts, and I'm sorry for not
being here last Christmas." "I
also missed your birthday." "I'm
so sorry, can you forgive me ?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I love you Uncle Ned, I can never
be mad at you."
                                                            
                       NED
"I love you too, and because I
love you so much, I wanted to
bring you three special gifts."
            (MORE)

16.

                       NED (cont'd)
"Nina ,Dennis would it be okay, if
Maggie opens her gifts?"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Yes, go ahead sweety."
                                                            
Uncle Ned placed the gifts on the floor, next to the
Christmas tree. Maggie sat down on the floor and began to
open her special gifts.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Wow!" "Three new stuff toys!"
                                                            
Maggie saw a bear, a lion and an owl. Happy with her early
Christmas surprise, Maggie gave her uncle a huge hug and
thank you kiss.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Thank you uncle Ned!" " I will
take really good care of them!"" I
am going to name the bear Oliver,
the lion Elijah, and the owl
Marvin."
                                                            
                       NED
"Wonderful Maggie, I am glad that
you all are here." I have an
important announcement, I've
decided to leave New York and move
back home."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Ned, are you sure, what about the
firm?"
                                                            
                       NED
"Well Mom, I will be giving the
firm my thirty day notice." "I
have traveled the world, and I
have made a lot money." "But
everything that means something to
me is right here,
my wonderful family."
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"My big brother is coming home."
                                                            
Nina gives Ned a hug and then walks over to her mom.
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Ned I know you, you have a plan?"
                                                            

17.

                       NED
"Well family, I have decided to
open my own law firm here in
Chicago!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Ned, I am so proud of you."
                                                            
                       NED
"Thank you mom, well I can't stay,
I have a flight to catch." "But,
I will call you all, on
Christmas."
                                                            
Everyone gave Ned a hug goodbye and just like that, he was
gone. Maggie picked up her new toys and went upstairs to her
bedroom. Nina realized that it was getting late, she and
Dennis had to leave right away.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"Mom, have you seen my purse?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Look on the couch honey."
                                                            
Nina and Dennis are putting on their coats.
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"I see it, thanks mom." "Tell
Maggie that
I will check on her tonight, when
we get back, bye."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"You two have, fun bye."
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S HOUSE MAGGIE'S BEDROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Grandma Gigi is now preparing dinner for her and Maggie in
the kitchen. Meanwhile Maggie is so excited about her new
toys, that she is jumping up and down on her bed. She has
placed the three stuff toys on her bed. And all of a
sudden, one of her stuff toy comes to life. Maggie didn't
realize that Oliver, the bear, had come to life and was
jumping up and down with her. When she stopped jumping up
and down, he stopped, and he laid back down.
Maggie began to jump up and down, and Oliver got back up,
and started to jump up and down with Maggie. When she
realized that Oliver, was jumping up and down with her, she
screamed, and fell off the bed,and landed on the floor.
Marvin and Elijah came to life and all three climbed off the
bed, to help Maggie.
                                                            

18.

                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Oh no, I killed her!"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Stand back, give her some air!"
                                                            
Maggie began to open her eyes.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Am I dreaming?"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"I don't think so?"
                                                            
Maggie couldn't believe her eyes, her new stuff
toys, are alive. And they can talk, and walk, she just
stared at them.
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Are you okay, Maggie?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Yes, I'm okay." "All of you can
talk and walk, how?"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"We are special toys, we were
created at, use your imagination
toy emporium."
"We are your new friends." "You
must promise not to tell anyone
about us."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I promise!"
                                                            
Maggie got up from the floor, she wanted to tell her family
about her toys.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I want you all to stay here, do
not leave my room."
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"As you wish Maggie."
                                                            
Maggie left her bedroom and closed the door behind her.
Maggie ran downstairs, she was looking for her parents.
                                                            
 

19.

INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Maggie began to search for her mom and dad in the living
room.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Mom, Daddy!"
                                                            
Grandma Gigi called out to Maggie from the kitchen.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"In here dear!"
                                                            
Maggie went into the kitchen, where Grandma Gigi was
preparing their dinner.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - EVENING
                                                            
Maggie entered the kitchen with a look shock on her face.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"What is it sweetheart?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"My mom and dad are gone?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Yes, they left after your uncle,
they went to your moms company
Christmas party."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma Gigi, I need to tell you
about my new toys, they can talk!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Oh Maggie, I just love your
imagination."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma, they can walk to!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Sure they can, sweetheart."
                                                            
Maggie realized that grandma Gigi, didn't believe her.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S HOUSE MAGGIE'S BEDROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Meanwhile, back in Maggie's room, Oliver,Marvin and Elijah
sat on Maggie's bed.
                                                            

20.

                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"I'm bored."
                                                            
Oliver jumped off the bed, he noticed a sheet of paper and
crayons sitting on a desk across the room. Curious he ran
over to the desk and sat down. He grabbed some paper and
picked up a crayon and began to draw on the paper. He was
so excited by the crayons and their colors that he even got
some crayon on the desk.
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Hey! We shouldn't bother
anything!"
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"You are gonna get us in trouble
Oliver!"
                                                            
Oliver was having to much fun drawing with the pretty
crayons. He even ended up drawing on the wall. Oliver
noticed Maggie's toy chest. Oliver immediately went over,
and opened up Maggie's toy chest.
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Wow, look at all of the toys!"
                                                            
Oliver began to explore Maggie's toy chest, by taking all of
her toys, out of her toy chest, he created a big mess.
Maggie returned to her bedroom, to discover that it was a
mess. Maggie looked at her three stuffed toys that were
sitting on her bed.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"What happened to my room?"
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"Oliver did it!"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Oliver did it!"
                                                            
Maggie looked at Oliver, who was sitting on her bed with
his eyes to the floor, embarrassed, by the mess he had made.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Oliver,you have to be careful."
"Don't feel bad,I'm not mad." "You
all are very special toys, and I
am very happy that you all are
here." "You guys can bring joy
and happiness to
anyone you are around, and I just
want to make sure that you
            (MORE)

21.

                       MAGGIE (cont'd)
always know that."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi began to call out for Maggie to come downstairs
for dinner, Maggie left her room.
Feeling bad about what he did, Oliver began to clean up
Maggie's room, he was joined by Marvin and Elijah.
When Maggie returned to her bedroom, her room was spotless
and the stuff toys were in her bed sound asleep, so Maggie
joined them.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - MORNING
                                                            
Grandma Gigi and Maggie were finishing breakfast they
planned to go to the market after breakfast.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Thank you,Grandma I just love
your
pancakes."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"I love making them for you
sweetheart,now run and get your
coat and boots."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi cleared the dishes off of the kitchen counter
and placed them into the kitchen sink. Maggie walked back
into the kitchen with her coat and boots on.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma, can I stay home?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Why would you want stay home?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Because of my new toys."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Oh,Maggie your toys will be
fine." You have been going with me
to the market
before you knew how to walk. "Plus
I can't leave you alone in the
house,your mother would kill me."
"So button up your coat."
                                                            
 

22.

INT. THE SPENCER'S LIVING ROOM FRONT DOOR AND CLOSET - DAY
                                                            
Grandma Gigi and Maggie walked over to the front door.
Grandma Gigi put on her boots and grabbed her coat from the
closet.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Alright let me take a look at
you,where is your scarf?"
                                                            
Maggie looked for her scarf she found it in her coat pocket.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Let me have that, I will put it
on for you."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi put Maggie's scarf on her.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
All done, my car is parked right
out front,but when we get back I
will park in the garage.Okay lets
go sweetheart.
                                                            
They exited the house.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S HOUSE MAGGIE'S BEDROOM - MORNING
                                                            
The front door closed and Oliver,Marvin and Elijah woke up.
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"Where is Maggie?"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Maybe, she's downstairs."
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"We should go downstairs and find
her."
                                                            
The three of them looked at each other and they agreed to go
and find Maggie.
                                                            
Marvin,Oliver and Elijah climbed out of Maggie's bed and
walked over to her bedroom door. Marvin opened her door and
peeped out.
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"I don't see anyone, come on lets
go."
                                                            

23.

They exited Maggie's bedroom and they went down stairs to
the living. Still no sign of Maggie, they walked into the
kitchen.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - MORNING
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"What is this place?"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"I don't know?"
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"I think that we should explore
this
place."
                                                            
Marvin jumped on the kitchen island and he began look at a
small rack of recipe magazines. Elijah opened the
refrigerator and he began to take food out. Oliver jumped up
on the stove and he began
to walk along the counter top connecting to the stove.
Oliver started to open up the cabinets and pull out food.
                                                            
Elijah stopped taking food out of the refrigerator, he
walked over to the cabinets below the kitchen sink. He
opened the cabinet and he found pots and pans. Oliver
decided to explore the stove top, he is sitting on the stove
playing with the knobs.
                                                            
Oliver is sitting on one of the front electric coil burner,
he has turned on the burner that he is sitting on. The coil
starts to heat up. Oliver doesn't realize that smoke is
coming from his butt.
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Hey guys what's that smell?"
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"Yeah, I smell it too."
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Oliver, I think your butt is on
fire!"
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"My butt,My butt is on fire !!!"
                                                            
Oliver jumped off the stove and landed in the kitchen sink,
with smoke coming from his butt, he was sitting in leftover
dish water.
                                                            

24.

                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Ahhhhh, my butt."
                                                            
They began eating snacks and getting into whatever was in
their reach. The three of them made a huge mess in the
kitchen.
                                                            
Grandma Gigi and Maggie returned home from the market.
Grandma Gigi could hear noise coming from the kitchen.
                                                            
Grandma Gigi pulled out her keys and opened the back door
and to her surprise She saw Oliver on the kitchen counter,
eating chips,Marvin in the magazine stand, ripping up old
recipe magazines,and Elijah, was on the floor, banging on
some pots and pans. So startled, by what she saw ,she
fainted immediately onto the kitchen floor.
                                                            
Grandma Gigi finally opened her eyes, Maggie,Marvin,Elijah
and Oliver surrounded her.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I tried to tell you grandma!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Yes baby," "I know, I am so
sorry for not believing you."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi got up from the kitchen floor and walked to the
living room. She sat down on the couch,Maggie,Elijah, &
Marvin joined her.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Grandma Gigi got up from the kitchen floor and walked to the
living room. She sat down on the couch,Maggie,Elijah and
Marvin joined her.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma, let me take your coat."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi took of her coat and handed it to Maggie.
Elijah
and Marvin took her boots off.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma, you stay here and rest
while we clean up the kitchen."
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"Grandma Gigi we are so sorry, we
didn't mean to scare you."
                                                            

25.

                       GRANDMA GIGI
"I can't believe that you can
talk."
'How is this possible?"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"We are just special toys."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Are you gonna be okay Grandma?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"I think so."
                                                            
Maggie,Elijah and Marvin left the living room and went back
to the kitchen to start the clean up.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Am I dreaming, is this real?"
"Toys that can talk and walk."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi could heard a loud commotion coming from the
kitchen. She jumped up from the couch and walk to the
kitchen.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Okay, what is going on in here!"
                                                            
Everyone stopped moving when they heard Grandma Gigi voice.
She stood in amazement because the kitchen was spotless.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Do you like it Grandma?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Amazing, you all did a good job."
"Now, get out of my kitchen, I am
going to prepare lunch."
                                                            
Everyone left the kitchen, except Marvin.
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
Grandma Gigi, can I stay and watch
you make lunch.
                                                            
Grandma Gigi looked at Marvin, she bent down and picked him
up.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"You are so cute!"
                                                            

26.

                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Thank you."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"You stay here with me."
                                                            
She carried Marvin and sat him down on the kitchen island.
                                                            
Maggie,Elijah,and Oliver are now playing a video game in the
living room.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
She keeps beating me!
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
Come on Oliver you can do better
than that.
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
Let me play I can beat her,come on
let me play her!
                                                            
Oliver gave Elijah the controller.
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
Alright Maggie are you ready? Lets
do this.She beat me.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - AFTERNOON
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Your food smells so good, Grandma
Gigi can I ask you something?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Sure, ask me anything."
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"Can you please not tell anyone
about us, can you keep us a
secret?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Sure Marvin, I can keep a
secret."
                                                            
The doorbell rang.
                                                            

27.

                       GRANDMA GIGI
"I'll get it,Marvin you go and
join the others."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi picked Marvin up off the kitchen island counter
and placed him on the floor. He joined the others in the
living room.
Grandma Gigi walked to the living room front door.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S LIVING ROOM FRONT DOOR AND CLOSET - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Gino and Cookie arrived for their lunch playdate.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Hi ,come on in, let me have your
coats and take your boots off
here." "Maggie is in the living
room, you two go ahead, I think my
cell phone is in my coat."
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Cookie and Gino walked into the living room. Maggie,Elijah,
Marvin,and Oliver were sitting on the couch.
                                                            
                       GINO
"Hi Mags, wow Christmas must of
come early for you."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"Hey,Maggie who are your new
friends?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I want you guys to meet my new
toys
that my Uncle Ned gave me." "This
is Elijah,Marvin and Oliver."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi walked into the living room with her cell
phone.
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"It is so nice to meet you all."
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"Likewise!" " Hey you wanna see
something funny, hey Oliver, show
them your butt!"
                                                            

28.

                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Okay!"
                                                            
Oliver stood up on the couch, and turned around, and pointed
to his butt.
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"They can talk!"
                                                            
                       GINO
"Oh they are so cool!"
                                                            
Cookie stood in shock and then she fainted. Grandma Gigi
began to take pictures with her cell phone.
                                                            
Everyone rushed over to Cookie and she opened her eyes.
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"They can talk!"
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"We can walk too."
                                                            
                       COOKIE
"How is this possible?"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"They are special toys, okay
everyone squeeze in all together,
say cheese!"
                                                            
After Grandma Gigi took a picture of everyone the fun began.
Cookie was up and back on her feet,Gino brought his favorite
dance cd and put it into the cd player.
                                                            
The music was so good that Oliver discovered that he can
shake his booty.
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Hey,I;m moving and I like it!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Okay everyone we are going to go
old school!" "Girls on one side,
boys on the other side." "Now
this, is a soul train line!" "Come
on down Oliver, shake your booty."
                                                            
Maggie had the best two weeks of her life. But something
happened, when she returned home one day from school.
                                                            
 

29.

INT. THE SPENCER'S HOUSE MAGGIE'S BEDROOM - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Maggie was so excited to get home from school. When she
entered her bedroom, she found Elijah crying in her bedroom.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Elijah ,what's wrong?"
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"We can't find Oliver, he went up
to the attic, and he never came
back."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Stay here, I'll be right back."
                                                            
Maggie ran downstairs to the kitchen to find Grandma Gigi.
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCER'S KITCHEN - AFTERNOON
                                                            
Grandma Gigi was busy in the kitchen, she was getting dinner
started.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Grandma,Oliver is missing!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"What!" "How, he was here in the
house."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Elijah said, that he went up into
the attic."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Oh dear, your father was cleaning
out the attic today."
                                                            
Just at that moment, Dennis walked into the kitchen.
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Hi Maggie, how was school today?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Fine Daddy."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Dennis, when you cleaned out the
attic, did you see one of Maggie's
new stuff toy up there?"
                                                            

30.

                       DENNIS {DAD}
"No,I just dropped off an old box
of toys to the hospital, the
children's unit."
                                                            
Just at that moment, Dennis cell phone rang.
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Hello,yes, okay, I'm on my way."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Who was that?"
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"Nina, she is sick at work, she's
been throwing up." "I'm going to
pick her up, and take her to the
clinic."
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Let me know what's going on, call
me."
                                                            
                       DENNIS {DAD}
"You two do not worry, it's
probably
just some type of bug." "I will
call you, once I find out, what's
going on with her."
                                                            
Dennis left the house and Grandma Gigi and Maggie grabbed
Elijah,Marvin. They were going to get Oliver back,they
arrived at the hospital. The chidren's unit was located on
the 5th floor.
                                                            
 
INT. NEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 5TH FLOOR - EVENING
                                                            
Grandma Gigi and Maggie stepped off the elevator and
approached the nurses station. Grandma Gigi began to
explain the
situation to the nurse sitting behind the station. Maggie
could see the children's day room, she walked down the
hallway. She spotted
Oliver, sitting with a little girl in a rocking chair in the
dayroom.
                                                            
 
INT. NEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 5TH FLOOR DAYROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Maggie walked over to the little girl,and introduced
herself.
                                                            

31.

                       MAGGIE
"Hi my name is Maggie, what is
your name?"
                                                            
                       CATHERINE
"My name is Catherine."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Can I see your teddy bear?"
                                                            
Maggie could see how much the little girl liked the teddy
bear,and although she didn't want to give him up,
she let Maggie play with it, for a few minutes.
                                                            
Happy to see her friend, Maggie began to quietly whisper to
Oliver.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Oliver I missed you,I am so glad
to see that you are okay...Oliver
it looks like that little girl
really likes you."
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Yeah, I like her too,she seems
nice."
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Oliver, I really love having you
around,but do you want to stay
here, with that little girl?"
                                                            
                       OLIVER{BEAR}
"Maggie, I love you and I will
never forget you, but, I think
that little girl needs me." "You
said, that you always wanted us to
bring joy and happiness to others,
and I think I have a great chance
of doing that here."
                                                            
Maggie gave Oliver a big hug.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Goodbye Oliver."
                                                            
She gave the teddy bear back to the little girl and the
little girls face lit up with joy.
                                                            
Grandma Gigi was now in the day room with Maggie.Elijah and
Marvin were inside Grandma Gigi's big purse. Maggie began
to talk to them and explain what Oliver was doing.
                                                            

32.

                       MAGGIE
"Oliver wants to stay here, and
help the kids, they are very sick.
                                                            
Elijah and Marvin looked at each other and then they looked
at Maggie.
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"We want to help kids too."
                                                            
Maggie took Elijah and Marvin out of Grandma Gigi's purse,
and she gave them a big hug.
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"I love you guys and I will never,
forget you!"
                                                            
                       ELIJAH {LION}
"We love you too."
                                                            
                       MARVIN {OWL}
"We will never forget you Maggie."
                                                            
Maggie had tears in her eyes she gave Marvin and Elijah to
the kids in the day room.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Maggie, are you sure this is
what,
you want?"
                                                            
                       MAGGIE
"Yes, I'm sure."
                                                            
Grandma Gigi gave Maggie a big hug.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"I am so proud of you." "Lets go
home."
                                                            
 
INT. THE SPENCERS LIVING ROOM - EVENING
                                                            
Grandma Gigi and Maggie sat on the couch, looking at photos
in the photo album.
                                                            
They heard laughter coming from the front door Dennis and
Nina had arrived home. They both walked into the living
room.
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"Nina, how are you feeling?"
                                                            

33.

                       NINA{ MOM}
"Well mom, Maggie, I have some big
news!"
                                                            
                       GRANDMA GIGI
"What is it honey?"
                                                            
                       NINA{ MOM}
"I'm pregnant!" "Maggie you are
going to be a big sister." "And
you
will have a little brother or
sister, to play with."
                                                            
Maggie was so excited, she got up from the couch and gave
her mother a hug.
                                                            


THE END


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