Recreation: Hang Time

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In the temple at Sandtrap, with an alien firing a machine gun turret. Pans to Sarge, Ash and Grif, who are taking cover behind a corner and avoiding gunfire.

 Pans to Sarge, Ash and Grif, who are taking cover behind a corner and avoiding gunfire

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A bullet strikes Ash in the right shoulder and he goes back into cover

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A bullet strikes Ash in the right shoulder and he goes back into cover. "WHAT IS WITH PEOPLE AND SHOOTING ME IN MY ONLY GOOD SHOULDER! LIKE IT FUCKING HURTS!" Ash yells.

"Grif, listen." Sarge starts. "We may not both make it out of this."

"What?" Grif asks.

"If you die, I think I'm prepared to live with that. I've practiced it a lot." Sarge says, as Ash and Grif fire back at the alien. "But there's also a chance you might survive and I won't!"

Grif becomes irritated. "There'd be a better chance if you'd help me shoot!" 

Sarge: In case I don't make it, I can't help but think about all the future mistakes you're gonna make that I'm not gonna be there to scream at you about!

Grif: (sarcastic) Oh, stop. I'm getting all teary-eyed.

Sarge: I just want to let you know that at my bunk back at the base, there's a recorder deck. I've prerecorded about 57 hours of rants that should be applicable in a variety of situations. Whenever you're feeling good about yourself, I want you to play one. And always remember! Somebody hates you.

The alien ceases gunfire when Epsilon-Church floats above him into the room and looks down at him.

Epsilon-Church: Oh hey, alien. What's up?

The alien immediately drops his gun and bows down.

Tucker: Cease fire!

Grif stops shooting.

Epsilon-Church: Um, the alien's being weird in here.

Grif: What's it doing?

Tucker: No, no, I've seen this before. Some of the aliens worship this ancient technology. This one probably thinks Church is sort kind of god.

Epsilon-Church: Wow! Seriously? That's pretty fucking cool.

Caboose: (gasps) Maybe that's why your name is Church!!

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