Whole Lot of Shaking

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Scene opens up at Red Base, with Simmons, Ash, Grif, Sarge, Donut and Andy. Grif is running back and forth behind Donut and Simmons.

Andy: 30, 29, 28. . .

Donut: Ah! We're all gonna die!

"That'll be fun!" Ash yells.

Grif Stops running.

Grif: More importantly, I'm going to die! That's the worst part!

"That's the best party!" Ash says.

Grif resumes running back and forth.

Sarge: Men, remain calm. This is no time to panic.

Andy: 25, 24. . .

Simmons: Sir, the world is shaking apart, the ground is opening up to swallow us and we're holding a bomb that will blow us all up before any of that happens. I submit to you that if there is any time to panic, this is that time!

Andy: 20, 19, 18. . .

Sarge: You're right, Simmons!

Grif: I guess this is it everyone!

Simmons: Does anyone have anything they wanna say?

Donut: I do! Whoa, gosh, this is such an honor! I have so many people to thank. All the little people-

Simmons: Donut! This is not the time for your pre-rehearsed academy award speech!

Donut: Well, if I don't use it now, when am I going to?

Andy: 10, 9, 8. . .

Sarge: Men, it's been an honor to serve with you, and I say that using the loosest possible definition of both the words honor and serve.

Andy: 6, 5. . .

Grif stops running momentarily, speaks, then resumes his running once again.

Grif: My only regret is that I don't have more regrets!

Andy: 4, 3. . .

Simmons: Well, if I'm gonna die, then I may as well be honest; I never respected any of you, I thought I was better than all of you this entire time, I think my skills were underappreciated and I wasted my life knowing all of you. In a way, I'm sad to die but I'm glad knowing none of you will live either. There, I said it.

Andy: 1, kaboom! . . Uh, wait, uh, ka- ugh, damn it! Ergh! Ergh! Kaboom! Uh, huh.

Earth begins quaking, then quickly stops.

Donut: The bomb was a dud?

"So lame." Ash sighs.

Andy: I-I swear that's never happened before.

Sarge: So, did you want to finish your thought there, Simmons?

Simmons looks at Sarge while Grif and Donut look at Simmons.

Simmons: Well, this is awkward.

Andy: Yeah, tell me about it.

Cut to Blue base. Tucker, Caboose, Church and Tex are all present.

Tucker: Okay, we're all set!

Caboose: Okay, I'm driving.

Tucker: What? Fuck no!

Tex: C'mon Church, get in!

Church: I'm not coming.

Tucker: You're not?

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