Frank’s Effect of Butterfly Chapter 5 - Need The Puppeteer
[Fade to woods in the night as Eight Neighbors walking on the path as led by Wally and Frank while Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Howdy, Sally, and Eddie follow them as they're still eyes glowing yellow by the butterflies on their heads as they're in calmed minds while Frank and Eddie holding Howdy's lower hands.]
Frank: (nervously) Howdy? Eddie?
Howdy and Eddie: Yes?
Frank: I'm feeling about you two... (whispers) In love.
Eddie: I know... I told you about that.
Frank: Howdy? Why are you trying to get away from us?
Howdy: (deep breaths) I have commitment issues... (whispers) To you...
Frank and Eddie: (surprised for Frank while calmly for Eddie) What?!
Wally: Huh? What's wrong, guys?
Frank: (nervously) Uh... Nothing! Nothing else! Right, guys?
Eddie: Yes, sure, Frank.
Howdy: (nods in calmly) Mm-mhmm.
Frank: You see, Wally? They're completely calmed by butterflies. Which it disabled the panic and anger as they'll never be taken seriously.
Wally: (suspicious) Wow...right... Impressed.
Frank: Oh! We're here!
[Cut to the camping table, eight outhouses, the same size to Eight Neighbors and tents on a campsite, Eight Neighbors walks to it.]
Sally: So... That's where you went when, huh?
Frank: Yes. (Walks to it along with his friends except Wally and Howdy.) Let's go.
Wally: Howdy? Are you okay?
Howdy: I'm okay with that.
Wally: For your inside?
Howdy: (calmly surprise) How'd you do that?!
Wally: The Watchers have one special power.
Howdy: Wow...! What's your special power?
Wally: (whispers) Emotion Detection.
Howdy: (calmly surprise) Wow! (calmly beat) One question, how you and Frank knew I was out of my store without seeing?
Wally: (whispers) It's Frank. He has Chrono Vision.
Howdy: (calmly shocked) What?! His special power?! (Wally nods, calmly beats.) Wow... okay.
Wally: You had paper for ingredients of Balance Potion?
Howdy: (nods in calmly) Yup. (whispers) Thanks to Frank. This is where to find two ingredients.
Wally: Did you see the locations of this for ingredients? (Howdy nods in calmly.) Good. Balance Potion was cured to--
Howdy: The Watchers' dangerous behaviors? Yes, I heard that.
Wally: While you hide the closet.
Howdy: Did Frank see it with his special power as tell you, right?
Wally: Yes, he is.
Frank: (offscreen) Wally! Howdy!
[Cut to Six Neighbors sitting on the logs at the campfire as Frank next to Eddie.]
Frank: Why did you join us at the campfire?
Howdy: I'm going to the restroom.
Frank: Are you sure?
Wally: Yes, he's very sure.
Howdy: Good luck for that, Walls. (Walks calmly to his outhouse as enter it.)
Wally: No problem.
Frank: Wait. Walls is your nickname?
Wally: Yup.
Frank: Okay? (Wally walks to join them as sitting on the log next to Barnaby, sighs.) You know why I'm coming in here with you?
[Cut to Howdy slowly walking from his friends to walk the path out of his outhouse while his friends talking in the background, then he runs off.]
Sally: Because of your childhood?
Eddie: Some dangerous?
Wally: Some wrong about yourself?
Julie: Some nightmare?
Frank: You three were mostly the same as the other one was barely nor some.
Sally: That's almost to me... but it's okay.
Frank: I tell you the reason for this to myself...
[Cut as fade to Howdy walks on the path while Frank tells the story.]
Frank: (voice-over) Beginning for that... People talking about my puppeteer need me. While they were talking, I sneaked to the room where many discarded body parts of puppets... even for me!
[Howdy notices moonshine on the lake as indigo liquid as he's toward it.]
Frank: (voice-over, nervously) T-t-they're holding me while they try to get me as controlling me, then I shoved off the people and pushed out as get away from the puppeteer.
Howdy: A moon water... (Holds a flask from his bag as scoop it in.) Nice.
Frank: (voice-over, whispering) After that. I started to see the eyes...everywhere! (Nervously.) I did lose my mind? Huh?!
[Howdy notice the butterfly's eyes start glowing red while it is shaking.]
Howdy: Oh no...
[Cut back to Seven Neighbors, six butterflies start glowing red and they shake while Wally starts uncomfortable and Frank holds his hand in worry as close his eyes while tears start to come out.]
Wally: Frank... What did you do with the butterflies...?
Frank: I knew it... He leaves us.
Wally: He who-- (Realized to start worrying.) Oh no, no, no, no, no! Don't tell! Don't tell!
Frank: (sad and worried while his eyes glowing brighter as his tears keep out, shouting) HOWDY!!
[A yellow blast wave from Frank around the campsite as Wally covers himself from a blast wave and then looks at his five friends in shock as Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie's eyes glowing yellow turn into red as they're surprised in pause.]
Wally: (worried) Frank... What did you do to them?
Frank: We're gonna find Howdy... Find him, guys!
[Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie run toward while Wally and Frank look at them as Wally feels scared and Frank feels sad and insane.]
Wally: Frank! You just... controlling them?!
Frank: Enough talk! But he doesn't get lost in the woods.
Wally: You mean... The butterfly still on his head?
Frank: Yes... (Start flying toward away.)
Wally: W-w-what?! Frank, stop it! (Start to fly as follows him.)
[Cut back to Howdy, he was shocked to look up at the butterfly on his head as the butterfly's antennae glowing red.]
Howdy: (shocked) What's happening?! (Gasps.) Now I'm free from calm! What's going on?! (Realized while Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie run in the background.) Oh no! They're in control! (Runs away.)
[Cut to the sign that says "COLORFUL CRYSTAL CAVE" as pans to Colorful Crystal Cave as Howdy enters it while Seven Neighbors passing it as Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie run past it while Wally and Frank fly past it. Cut to in the Colorful Crystal Cave, Howdy walks on the path as look at the butterfly.]
Howdy: It's still on my head, huh? (Grabs something in his bag.) What about some food? (Holds up a sunflower which the butterfly flies on it as his eyes stop glowing as back to normal, sighs in relief.) That was close. (Put a sunflower on the soil while the butterfly flies it to drink it, he dusts it off his hands.) There! Now... I'm continuing to find rainbow crystals. (Continuing to walk in the cave.) They still haven't found me.
[Cut to outside of Colorful Crystal Cave as Seven Neighbors are heading towards it to enter it while Wally and Frank float down as they're all walking in the cave until Frank notices something in surprise.]
Frank: (surprised) WHAT?! (Runs to the butterfly on the sunflower.) Did... Howdy made us lose that track?! (The butterfly noises which he made were shocking.) He's given you food?! He just made you lose him! (Groans in frustration.) Great! Just great! Guys, find him in this cave!
[Seven Neighbors going three tunnels as they're split up while Frank, Eddie, and Julie go to the left, then Barnaby, Poppy and Sally to the right, and lastly Wally to the middle. Cut to Howdy walking in the surround of rainbow crystals while he's feeling amaze.]
Howdy: Wow! That reminds me of my memory of sleep at night. Even for now. (Notice a yellow crystal glowing brighter.) Yes! That's a yellow crystal to cure Frank! (Picks it and pulls it out.) Nice!
Wally: (offscreen) Good jobs then!
Howdy: (surprised) Huh?! (Turns around to behind him was Wally, screams.) Wally! How did you know I was-- (Quickly realized.) Oh right! That was-- (Cut off by Wally covering his mouth.)
Wally: (whispering) Shh! They're listening to us! You have all the ingredients?
Howdy: (muttered) Mm-mhmm.
Wally: (notices shadows of Six Neighbors from tunnel, whispering) They're here! (Uncovers Howdy's mouth.)
Howdy: Oh no...! We're gonna be-- (Realized to get an idea.) That's it! I got an idea! (Whispering to Wally's ear until speaks out.) Got it?
Wally: Got it!
[Cut to Frank walks out of the tunnel while Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie follow him. They look at Wally holding Howdy who is struggling to try getting off.]
Howdy: Get off!
Wally: Sorry, but Frank wanted you.
Frank: Nice, Wally! You found him! Now... let's go back to the campsite!
[Barnaby and Poppy hold Howdy's upper arms while Julie and Sally hold Howdy's lower arms, they're walking along him while Wally, Frank, and Eddie join them to walk together, then they walk out of the Colorful Crystal Cave.]
Wally: (whispers to Howdy) I hope your plan is gonna work.
Howdy: (whispers) Me too.
[Cut to the campsite where Eight Neighbors sitting on the logs as Howdy next to Poppy, and Wally stand up.]
Wally: Hey, guys. I get the food for us. Please...?
Frank: Yes, sure, why not?
Wally: Yes! (Start floating to fly off.)
Howdy: (nervously) Well... Frank...?
Frank: Hmm? Yes, Howdy?
Howdy: (starts to swear while nervously) Where's a red envelope and... a rainbow butterfly?
Frank: You mean...this? (Holds up Red Envelope and Rainbow Butterfly lands on his fingers, Howdy nods.) Yeah. Rainbow Butterfly infected Red Envelope, then it infected me.
Howdy: (gulps, nervously) That's right! What kind of fear do you have?
Frank: (sighs) I have a fear of dead bodies who are brought to life. The eyes when I'm hallucinating? They're looking at me... after I refused the puppeteer to control me. (Sobs as covering his face.) And they're watching me and discard bodies coming at me!
Howdy: Wow...! That's sad! (Stands up.) Why's he taking so long? I'll go to him. (Start runs but Frank holds his lower hand.) Huh?! (He looks at Frank who feels sad and scared as a Rainbow Butterfly on his head while Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie look in pause.) Uh-oh!
Frank: (anxiety as his tears keep coming out) Please! Help me! I'm being watched by... the eyes!
Howdy: (nervously) I-I-I'm so sorry, Frank! I have to go!
[Howdy runs away from Frank who starts screaming while red right eye glowing brighter while Rainbow Butterfly and Red Envelope glowing brighter in red parts as he flies while Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie follow him. Cut to Howdy running the path, holding walkie-talkie from his bag to speak it.]
Howdy: (shouting in scared) Wally! How did you go to make a Balance Potion?!
Wally: (in Howdy's walkie-talkie) Yes! Why are you shouting?
Howdy: It's Frank! He's going insane! As he's chasing me!
Wally: (in Howdy's walkie-talkie) Don't worry! I'm almost done!
Howdy: Where've you been?!
Wally: (in Howdy's walkie-talkie) At your bodega!
Howdy: (realized) Wally... you mean to get the last ingredient for the cure?
Wally: (in Howdy's walkie-talkie) Yes. Why?
Howdy: I've got a new plan!
[Howdy put a walkie-talkie in his bag while finally out of the woods as Six Neighbors getting farther. He runs inside to Howdy's Place/Bugdega, he locks the door and blocks it with shelves. He breathes rapidly, then sighs in relief as wipes his swears, he notices Wally holds a Balance Potion with pieces of yellow crystal as he mixes it with a spoon.]
Howdy: Wally! (Walks to Wally.) It's done?
Wally: (stops mixing a Balance Potion) Yes, it's done. So, what's your plan?
Howdy: I just plan myself to Frank.
Wally: Okay.
[Wally and Howdy are shocked as they look at the door banging as shelves start moving.]
Howdy: Oh no! He's coming! (Holds a night vision goggles from his bag as wears it and turns on.) Quick! Hide!
[Wally and Howdy run to hide places as Wally hides the box and Howdy hides the closet. Cut to Frank kicking the door as shelves fall away, he enters it sad and insane while Five Neighbors follow him.]
Frank: Where are you? Find him!
[Five Neighbors runs and looks everything while Frank walks and looks around along Rainbow Butterfly as he holds Red Envelope while Howdy looks at through a keyhole in nervousness.]
Frank: (looks at the closet) I found you... (Walk slowly to the closet while Howdy starts trembling in nervousness, almost touching the doorknob but he hears Five Neighbors' scream from another room.) I'll get you after that. (Runs away to another room.)
[Cut to Howdy in the closet, he is wearing a smile mask as behind a night vision goggles, then he sneaks out of the closet and then out of Howdy's Place/Bugdega. Howdy runs inside into Home in the dark with party decorations glowing.]
Howdy: Wow... Wally has such a great design to this.
[Howdy walks around while Frank is in the shadow as he glows to their clothes, eyes, and dips of hair in the dark as he looks Howdy. Cut to inside of Howdy's Place/Bugdega where Wally ties Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie with the ropes as they look at him in worry.]
Wally: Sorry, guys! I'm on Howdy's side, but I still like you!
Five Neighbors: Wait!
Wally: What is it?
Eddie: Frank trying to get Howdy!
Wally: Where?
Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, and Sally: They're in Home!
Wally: Oh no! Howdy! Thanks, guys!
[Wally runs out of Howdy's Place/Bugdega, inside to Home as walks around. Pans to cellar doors, fade to the basement where Howdy walks around and breathes as holds himself covering his body as trembling.]
Howdy: I'll wash my arm which has glue on it with Eddie's mail papers (Rises up lower left arm still super glue along papers and envelopes, sighs as he puts it down.) I think I'll be safe here.
Frank: (offscreen as sobs and insane) Are you sure about this?! (Howdy was surprised to turn around behind him which he screams as jumps up to Frank feeling sad and insane while his tears keep out.) I knew you for a hiding place!
Howdy: You used your special power, didn't you?
Frank: Yes... Now... (Screams and toward Howdy, shouted.) COME WITH ME!!
[Howdy screams, he runs and dodges from Frank, Howdy shielding himself by any object and Frank breaks it with Red Envelope with while Howdy grabs new ones to shield himself in the basement until Frank slashes Howdy's lower left arm with Red Envelope as all letters and papers fall down even the smile mask fall too. Frank gasps in horror and Howdy sobs and trembles in pain as his lower left arm bleeds. Frank takes a letter with heart as unfold to read it.]
Frank: (reading the letter) "Dear Frank Frankly. I want to tell you but... During the first date, I met Howdy...I fell in love with him. But he just refused me as he knows me and you are on a date, he just...ignored...to...me...for...deep feeling... That was my secret. Your boyfriend, Eddie Dear." (Gasps, looks Howdy who sobs, trembles in pain, and holds his lower left arm to try bandaging it but he feels painful as continue to cry. Frank walks to Howdy.) Hey...I will help you. (Walk close to Howdy who stays back.) It's okay. I won't hurt you. (Walk slowly to Howdy as touches Howdy's lower left hand.) Here... I'll make you better...
[Frank takes a bandage roll to put on Howdy's lower left arm which Howdy starts to slowly stop crying until Frank puts the bandage on Howdy's lower left arm. Howdy sniffs and wipes his tears as smile to Frank who smiles and holds lower hands.]
Howdy: Thank you, Frank... Now I understand you and Eddie have deep feelings for me, but you just focused on Eddie for love while I was doing my work myself as I enjoy watching you and Eddie.
Frank: (sighs) Yes... Look, I just want to say...but... (Hugs Howdy while Wally slowly walks down as Howdy looks at Wally which he starts to realize, then Howdy looks at Frank.) I'm just you to join the date with me and Eddie? Just once, okay?
Howdy: (looks Wally and then Frank, deep breathes) Okay then. (Frank let it go while still holding his lower hands.) But first. There's one more thing to do... (Holds Frank as he's in heel sits while he holds Frank's shoulders in upper arms.) Got you!
Frank: (grunts) Let me go! (Rise his arms but Howdy holds the arms in lower arms.) What do you want for me?!
Howdy: I got my friend who helped me out...
Frank: (surprised) WHAT?!
Howdy: Wally! Now!
[Wally runs to Frank as he puts Balance Potion on Frank's mouth while holding it as Frank is shocked while Wally looks determined and Howdy looks cautious as they look at Frank, then Frank pulls out and Howdy lets him go after drinking Balance Potion.]
Wally: We're gonna out of here, Howdy!
Howdy: Right!
[Wally and Howdy run away from Frank screams and glows in red around him. Wally and Howdy finally get out of the basement, then they notice Home's eyes glowing red which they start to worry about Home.]
Wally: Just go, go, go, go, go!
[Wally and Howdy run out of Home who's in trembling. A blast waves around the places while Wally and Howdy covers the light and wave force, meanwhile it hits Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie as the butterflies disappear with yellow dust on them which their eyes finally stop glowing to normal which they start confused. Wally and Howdy uncovers as looks desperate to Home who closes his eyes, they walk slowly to the door and then open slowly, then go to the basement as they look at Frank who turns back to normal and passes out which Wally and Howdy heavy breaths.]
Howdy: (heavily sighs in relief) Finally! It's over!
Wally: Yeah... Me too.
Howdy: Our friends! They're still in my bodega?
Wally: (nods) Yes. I tied them.
[Howdy runs off while Wally holds Frank on his shoulders as he walks along him and takes the smile mask which made covering rainbow liquid on it. Cut to inside of Howdy's Place/Bugdega, Howdy entered the room as he found his friends toward them to untie them. Barnaby, Julie, Poppy, Sally, and Eddie dust off themselves while standing up.]
Barnaby: Howdy? What happened to you? And why are me and my friends tied up?
Howdy: It's a long story...
[Fade out as a pitched black screen, then fade into the morning at Howdy's Place/Bugdega. Cut to inside of it, Howdy puts the goods in the paper bag as he is feeling barely desperate while Wally and Barnaby look at Howdy in worry as Wally is back to normal as his original form.]
Barnaby: Are you okay, Howdy? You look like... be traumatized or something.
Howdy: (barely desperate yet traumatized) I'm completely fine, Barnaby. Okay?
Wally: We know we're worrying about Frank.
Barnaby: Yeah, maybe you just move on.
Howdy: (calmly) Yes... I am... I think...
[Bell rings as someone coming the Howdy's Place/Bugdega was Frank and Eddie holds their hands while walking as Wally, Barnaby, and Howdy greeting them while Howdy feels barely scared.]
Eddie: Hi guys!
Wally: Eddie! How's your day?
Eddie: It's great! While I'm still clumsy and little forget the time when I was late.
Frank: (annoying) Yeah... Like always to him.
Howdy: (nervously and cautiously) Yeah...right...
Frank: Oh, hi, Howdy.
Howdy: (nervously and cautiously) Hi, guys...
Eddie: Last night, you looked like you were traumatized or something.
Barnaby: That's what I said, Eddie.
Howdy: Walls, Barnaby? Here's your goods. (Takes the bag of the goods to Wally and Barnaby.)
Barnaby: Thanks, Howdy. Bye. (Walks away along Wally as out of Howdy's Place/Bugdega.)
Frank: So, then. Just three of us, huh?
Howdy: (nervously) Y-y-yeah...! G-good point!
Eddie: (worried) Frank! Did you read my discarded letter as my secret, didn't you?
Frank: Yes. While Howdy listened to it as I read it.
Eddie: Are you guys upsetting me?
Frank: No. We're not upsetting you anymore.
Eddie: (sighs) Thanks, guys. (Frank kisses Eddie's forehead which they blush while Howdy feels more nervous.) Howdy, what kind of person are you?
Howdy: (take a breath, quietly) I'm a pansexual.
Frank and Eddie: (surprised) WHAT?!
Howdy: Yeah... First, I dated the girl in high school, then... I saw my ex-lover was a transgender at school reunion! As I found my sexuality!
Frank: Your ex-lover? Transformed into male after graduation?
Howdy: Yes.
Eddie: Wow! That's coming out!
Howdy: I know, right?
Frank: Wait! You also... You're a polyamory?
Howdy: (shocked) I'm a polyamory? What are you talking about? I'm not a polyamory!
Eddie: Yes, you are!
Howdy: Enough the talk, okay?! Just...go...out of my store, please...!
Frank: Okay, okay! We're out! (Walks away along Eddie as out of Howdy's Place/Bugdega.)
Howdy: (sighs) Finally! They're gone! (Notice a pink envelope with a heart.) Huh? (Take it as looking around like nobody here, unfold it and read it while wearing his reading glasses.) "Dear Howdy Pillar... I know you can't hold your feelings to someone as in love as your secrets... But you'll go on the private date... Next week..."? (Shocked) Huh?! (Unfold bottom of the letter as revealed of words; ) "Your love interests, Frank Frankly and Eddie Dear."?! What?! (Notice Frank and Eddie, who look at him through the window, start disturbing.) You sent me the letter?!
[Howdy passed out traumatized while Frank and Eddie surprised him while Wally looked at them in surprise.]
Wally: You're both in love with Howdy?!
Frank and Eddie: Nothing! (Runs inside to Frank's house as closes the door, breathing.) Phew!
Eddie: That's almost caught us!
Frank: Yeah! Wally saw us to Howdy!
Eddie: You and I are feeling Howdy...
Frank: (calmly) Yeah...
Eddie: I'm gonna go to the mail work. Bye, Frank.
Frank: Bye, Eddie. (Eddie leaves Frank's house as he waves to him, sighs.) Double love on Howdy... (Walks to his rotary phone to call as speak it.) Wally, did Howdy still remember?
Wally: (in Frank's rotary phone) Yes. Since the butterfly isn't on his head.
Frank: Which he continued about that...
Wally: (in Frank's rotary phone) Okay! Who's third infection after you?
Frank: I choose... (Rainbow Butterfly flies into Frank's house as it lands on the phone.) Poppy Partridge.
Wally: (in Frank's rotary phone) Nice choice! I'll tell Home about that! Bye, neighbor.
Frank: Bye, Walls. (Hang out the call as the phone puts on a rotary phone, closing his eyes as take a breath.) The third infected person is coming... (Holds up Red Envelope glowing red while Rainbow Butterfly lands on it as strings to Red Envelope. In an eerie voice as open his eyes as the same of his The Watcher form in smiling.) After the friends were all infected... We're gonna infect you as the last one, Howdy!
[Frank laughing in a frenzy as holds the smile mask from Wally as put it on, meanwhile Howdy hears Frank's laughter while he is still laying on the ground inside Howdy's Place/Bugdega as he is feeling worried. Fade out as a pitched black screen.]
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