"Whole Lot of Shaking"

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Fade in at Red Base, with Simmons, 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!"

Grif Stops running.

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

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?"

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 Alpha and Tex are all present.

Tucker: "Okay, we're all set!"

Caboose: "Okay, I'm driving."

Tucker: "What? Fuck no!"

Alpha: "I'll drive."

Tex: "C'mon Church, get in!"

Church: "I'm not coming."

Alpha: "Wait what?"

Tucker: "You're not?"

Church: "Nah, you guys go. Good luck. I don't know how much time we have left. I think I'd rather spend it someplace I like. Oh, and if you see Agent Washington, do me a favor and tell him I said "Memory is the key." He'll know what that means. Oh, and also, tell him I said thanks. Good luck guys."

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