Logan's Version

LV 5 (scene 16) - All The Tutor Stars!

Mr Tucker is talking to Hudson in his office. Hudson has just returned from football practice, and Tucker seems to be talking to him about something very important.
Tucker: This is something very important. You need a tutor for your science grades.
Hudson: Mr Tucker, with all due respect, there is nothing important about what you just said.
Tucker: Pretend I already gave you all the details you need. It's a funny world [brief laugh track]
Hudson: It was just a few bad tests. And that's something I can fix without a tutor.
Tucker: No, you need a tutor for your science grades. And you'll be beyond shocked to know what's in store for you. (The door opens, and Tucker smiles brightly) There he is! The shock absorber of the day. (Hudson turns in the direction of the door, and he's beyond disappointed)
Hudson/Danny: Oh, f*** no! [laugh track]

A few minutes later, Hudson, Sunny, Kelsea, and Jesse are having a very important discussion.
Hudson: There's no way in the world that I'm letting Danny tutor me. His ancestors are the reason we have literal rocket science [laugh track]
Kelsea: Just give Danny a chance. He's a good guy - sometimes.
Jesse: Now that I think about it, what happened to your grades that made Mr Tucker assign you a tutor?
Hudson: Just a couple of bad tests.
Sunny: "Bad tests" is an understatement. And that's coming from a Porter child...

[Flashback]
Sunny and Hudson have accidentally set one of their science experiments on fire, after apparently mixing ethanol with base and a very flammable acid, lighting a fire from a matchbox which caused it to explode by mistake. The entire class is screaming in terror [laugh track]
Sunny: (panicking alongside the alarmed classroom) Hudson, what have you done?! Turn it off with the fire extinguisher!
Hudson: Don't you think I'm trying to?! The fire is burning brighter than your name! (He has an idea) I know what to do!
Sunny: What's that?
Hudson: Simple (He brings out a marshmello on a stick and roasts it above the fire. Sunny shakes her head in disappointment) [laugh track]

Back to the present...
Jesse: Wow, I didn't realize you could inherit Danny's wild side by dating his friend [brief laugh track]. Besides, don't sweat it too much. It's just a few weeks of tutoring at his place.
Sunny: Yeah, if you can last a full day without blowing your brains out, then I'm sure you can pass it. That's coming from the wild guy's sister [another laugh track]
Kelsea: Well, Jesse and I have to catch up with the others. (to Hudson) Babe, call me when you get to their place.
Hudson: Sure thing, Kel.
Kelsea: No, seriously. CALL ME! I need to be sure I'm still dating a sane boyfriend [laugh track]. (Hudson and Kelsea share a hug before separating, the latter walking away with Jesse. The two meet Rudra, Yariel, and Harleen)
Harleen: (to Kelsea) How u doing, Kelsea? Danny just told me everything. (She gazes at Kelsea and Jesse with a concerned look) Are you gonna be OK?
Yariel: Yeah, I wouldn't be Danny right now.
Jesse: You're acting like Danny or Hudson killed someone. I'm his best friend, and I can say that he has accepted his fate.
Danny: (walking in and speaking in third person) Danny doesn't like to tutor Hudson! Danny must do it to get extra credit. And now, Danny has no choice but to (slamming his locker door shut), LOSE HIS MIND AROUND THAT DOODLE HEAD!
Rudra: (to Jesse) Wow, best friend. He thinks he's not a doodle head [brief laugh track].
Jesse: Let's just go home. This day can't get any weirder [laugh track]. Besides, having a B-list teen star career is exhausting.
Kelsea/Yariel/Harleen: You have a career?!
Danny: YIKES! That was a low blow [brief laugh track]
Jesse: (twitching his eye) Jesse hates you all [another laugh track]. (He walks away in annoyance)

Later that afternoon, at Lovely Place, Danny is helping Hudson with some science questions. Specifically Biology. Just then, Hudson makes a thoughtful look.
Danny: And that's the difference. Heimlich is for choking, and CPR is for resuscitation.
Hudson: Isn't that common knowledge for everyone? Besides, I've given Kelsea the Heimlich
Danny: More like the PDA of CPR [laugh track]
Hudson: You know, I've always wondered. I don't know why we need to be validated through our birth certificates at important events.
Danny: Why's that?
Hudson: I mean, yeah, we know our birthdays. But I swear we were born [laugh track]
Danny: Dude, I totally agree. What part of "I didn't fall from the sky" do they not believe? (Just then, Rudra walks in with angel wings and approaches Hudson and Danny)
Hudson: Neither did that angel in particular [brief laugh track]
Rudra: Hey, Hudson! Danny? Check out my angel wings. I just got to play an extra role in a school play after auditioning for some time.
Hudson: That's great news, man.
Danny: Yeah. I didn't know you could act.
Rudra: Oh, I can't act. That's why I auditioned as an extra [laugh track]. Anyway, I've gotta prepare with these cool angel wings. See y'all later. (Rudra leaves, and Hudson turns to Danny)
Hudson: Dude, this is so weird. I might not be very smart, but it's like everyone we know has come here to know what we're up to.
Danny: You're incorrect, Hudson. You're not at all smart [laugh track]. But I think it's because I'm tutoring you. Especially coming from the fact that you don't like having me around.
Hudson: YOU don't like having me around [brief laugh track]. But if that's what they want so badly, why not give it to them?
Danny: Exactly. Dude, that's the most reasonable thing you've said all day. And that's coming from someone who thinks once before doing anything.
Hudson: You clearly didn't think before saying you think at all [laugh track]. (smirking) Now, I have an idea.