To The Moon

Act 1

(Prologue)
Little Girl's Voice- "I never told anyone, but... I've always thought they were lighthouses."

Lilly- "Dr. Watts and Dr. Rosalene I presume?"
The doorway opens up into the center of the house. The entranceway where both Dr. Watts and Dr. Rosalene stand is laid with dark wood floor paneling, most likely taken from another tree that once stood tall outside of the house. At the end is a beautiful black grand piano with an array of flowers next to it. To the left of the entranceway are stairs that lead to the dining room where the hand crafted chairs all sit symmetrically with each other under a heavy oak table covered in a large white cloth. Not far from the table are a set of steps that most likely lead to the basement. Directly to the left of the basement entrance is a door to a room that is undiscovered. To the right of the entranceway is a large set of steps leading to the second floor. A brown rug with red squares sewn into the outsides of it lay on top of shiny clay colored tiles that make up the rest of the floor. The back side of the house, to the left of the stairs, is a fireplace that looks almost unused. Hanging above the fireplace is a picture of a lighthouse, surrounded by both vast ocean and majestic land. Directly to the right of the stairs is the door to a room that also hasn't been discovered yet. Dr. Watts enters through the doorway and closes the door behind him. He turns and walks up a few steps that lead into the entranceway and sets down the silver painted suitcase. The two doctors are greeted by a woman who appears to be somewhere in her thirties, with beautiful light brown hair pulled into a ponytail that rests against her back, she wears a red long sleeve shirt that she tucked into a purple blouse. The only jewelry she wears is a thin gold necklace with a luster so magnificent, only the reflection off of her sapphire blue eyes could compete with it. She wears simple dress shoes to both accompany her outfit and provide for comfortable shoes to wear indoors.
Lily- "Thanks for coming on such a short notice."
Dr. Watts- "That's ok; I tend to be bad at predicting deaths as well."
Dr. Rosalene- "Are you the patient's daughter?"
Lily- "Oh no, I am just his caretaker."
Two children come running down the stairs and across the entrance way into the room to the left of the basement.
Lily- "...And these are my children, Sarah and Tommy. It's not exactly a nine-to-five job, so Johnny lets us live here."
Dr. Rosalene- "I suppose this 'Johnny' is our man?"
Dr. Watts- "...Johnny? Listen, if it's a kid we're dealing with, I don't think we're the ones you want."
Lily- "No, no. He just prefers to be called that."
She turns to the left and approaches the stairs that lead to the second floor.
Lilly- "He's upstairs right now with his medical doctor. Come with me."
She proceeds upstairs to leave the two doctors alone.
Dr. Rosalene- "C'mon, grab that case and let's go."
Dr. Watts- "...When my back breaks one day, I'll sue you with the insurance claim."
He proceeds to pick up the silver painted suitcase and turns to face his colleague.
Dr. Watts- "Alright, let's head upstairs before I drop this."
The two walk up the stairs after Lily to meet the dying man who requested them there. Meanwhile, two mischievous characters lurk downstairs waiting for the rest of the adults to leave the room.
Tommy- "Ok, they're gone."
Sarah- "Whoever gets there first gets to play the melody!!"
The two race from the room they were waiting in to the grand piano that rests at the end of the entrance way. The boy having a slight lead, leaps and lands on the bench in front of the piano with the widest grin on his face.
Sarah- "No fair! You pushed me!"
Tommy- "Did not!"
Sarah- "Whatever, you get the boring two notes anyway."

Sarah jumps up on the left side of the bench to join her brother. They look at each other, timing it perfectly, and start playing. Meanwhile, Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts follow Lily upstairs. Behind and to the left of the stairs is a doorway that leads to the bedroom; a very large room with the same carpet as the room before. In the far corner of the room are bunk beds; the bottom with red covers and the top with green. At the base of the bunk beds is a door to a room that remains a mystery. To the left of the bedroom is another set of three stairs leading into an open room. This open room however is long, almost like a small dead end hallway. The walls are covered in random paintings from an unrecognized artist. In front of the window, in the main bedroom that overlooks the forest, is a large wooden bed with an old man rapped in a light brown blanket. To the right of the man is a tall metal stand with an IV fluid bad with a long cord connected to the man's arm. To his left is a dinamap that keeps track of his blood pressure. Standing next to the machine is an older woman with short grey hair wearing a white coat similar to the ones our two doctors are wearing, and a pair of black boots. Lily is standing at the base of the bed waiting for Dr. Rosalene and Dr. Watts to catch up.
While listening to the kids play their duet on the piano downstairs, the doctors walk up the steps onto the second floor.
Dr. Rosalene- "...Those kids are pretty good for their age."
Dr. Watts- "Hey, you're the one who said there was no time to waste; and incidentally, I'm the one who is carrying the weight of a small meteorite."
Dr. Rosalene- "Yeah yeah, c'mon."
They walk through the doorway into the bedroom and approach Lily who is standing at the base of the bed.
Lily- "Ready to setup?"
Dr. Rosalene- "Yes, It'll just be a moment."
In what seems like just a few small movements Dr. Watts opens the briefcase and out comes the base of a large machine with a seat for one person to sit in on the back, and two large metal rods folded on top of each other. Between the seat and the folded rods is a very intricate keyboard with many more keys than you would see on your normal keyboard. Dr. Watts is sitting at the machine making some adjustments while Dr. Rosalene is standing next to the wall ready to plug in the machine.

Lily- "...Are you sure a common household power outlet is sufficient?"
Dr. Watts- "No worries, we're the experts."
As soon as the confident words leave his mouth Dr. Rosalene plugs in the machine and the lights in the house start to flicker and grow darker, but soon recover.
Dr. Watts- "...Oh crap."
After a short pause.
Dr. Watts- "Standard procedures... just keeping ya on your toes!"
With a smooth humming noise, the machine comes to life. The metal bars open and separate on both sides to create a large holographic screen between them, with multiple windows full of complex databases and information regarding the functions of the machine. Dr. Rosalene walks from the wall and approaches the older woman who has been looking over the man on the bed.
Dr. Rosalene- "How's he doing?"
Doctor- "Not so well. If I were to say, he's got just a day or two left."
Dr. Rosalene- "That's plenty of time."
Dr. Rosalene moves to the base of the bed to get a closer look at the dying old man.
Lily- "...So you two can grant him any wish, huh?"
Dr. Rosalene- "...To try at least."
Dr. Watts- "But we always succeed, because we're awesome."
Dr. Rosalene- "So what's the wish?"
Lily- "The moon."
With a very curious and unsure look on her face.
Dr. Rosalene- "The moon?"
Lily- "The moon... he wants to go to the moon."
Dr. Watts- "The geezers just keep getting crazier, huh?"
Lily- "So, can you do it?"
Dr. Rosalene- "...It depends."
Dr. Watts- "She meant to say 'yes'."
Dr. Rosalene- "Why don't you tell us about your client here?"
Lily- "That... I don't really know much. Johnny's an old man. Through the two years that I've worked here, he rarely spoke. He worked as a craftsman for most of his life, and his wife passed away two years ago... I don't really know many details."
Dr. Watts- "I would've known more if I was his paperboy for Pete's sake."
Dr. Rosalene- "Shush, do your thing."
Lily- "Well... I suppose if you look around the house, you may find some more info. I suppose Johnny wouldn't mind, since he signed for you two."
Dr. Rosalene- "Mm... so be it."
She walks over to Neil.
Dr. Rosalene- "Alright, which one of us plays detective?"
Dr. Watts- "I'll do it, I once played Sherlock Holmes in a high-school play."
Dr. Rosalene- "...I remember you playing Watson."
Dr. Watts- "Meh, same thing."
He gets up from the machine.
Dr. Watts- "Just configure this, I got it started anyway."
Dr. Rosalene sits down at the machine and starts going at the complex keyboard.
Lily- "My children can show you around. They're probably downstairs at the piano."
He starts to make his way towards the stairs when someone stops him.
Doctor- "Wait, come back here for a moment. I have something for you."
He turns around and approaches the doctor.
Doctor- "Here, take this."
The doctor hands him a small digital device with a spiking line coursing through a small screen on the front every now and then.
Doctor- "That'll keep you updated on Johnny's status."
Dr. Watts- "I hope there's no self-destruct button... I seem to have a knack for those."

To Be Continued...