Short screenplay for the Oct 2016 Halloween contest.

AIM SMALL, MISS SMALL

FADE IN:

EXT. TYPICAL SUBURBAN HOUSE - NIGHT

Halloween decorations, pumpkin heads, tombstones in the 
garden.

Kids wearing various costumes run around, excited.

Except for one kid who doesn't do any running. He just 
stands at the end of the driveway, watching.

MINI-TERMINATOR sports a flat top haircut and miniature 
black leather jacket. One eye glows red through the lens 
of his sunglasses.

INSERT MINI-TERMINATOR POV

Red filter.

Computer data scrolls up the screen as Mini-Terminator 
analyzes every kid in sight, framing each in a glowing 
focus rectangle.

The scrolling data says stuff like:

42% PHYSICAL LIKENESS

or

37% PHYSICAL LIKENESS

or

WRONG GENDER if he looks at a girl.

Each time, the report ends with:  NO MATCH

BACK TO SCENE

Mini-Terminator turns from the house and walks away.

A COWBOY KID with his MOM on the porch see Mini-Terminator 
leave.

                      MOM
          Who was that, do you know him?

                      COWBOY KID
          I think it's that new kid, he showed 
          up in class today.

                      MOM
          You should have invited him in!

Cowboy Kid shakes his head, nuh-uh.

                      COWBOY KID
          He gives me the creeps.

                      MOM
          Well that's not a nice thing to 
          say.


EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Mini-Terminator walks down the middle of the street, his 
head slowly turns left, then right. He's scanning.

                      GIRL'S VOICE (O.S.)
          No! Let go!

Mini-Terminator's head whips round.

CLOSE UP of Mini-Terminator's glowing red eye.

INSERT MINI-TERMINATOR POV

Red filter.

IN NEARBY BUSHES

A young girl dressed as PRINCESS LEIA in white dress and 
hair buns tries to fight off VAMPIRE BOY and WEREWOLF BOY, 
who want her candy bag.

                      VAMPIRE BOY
          Gimme it or I'll rip your arms 
          off!

                      LEIA
          Get your own candy!

                      WEREWOLF BOY
          Your crazy bro ain't around to 
          protect you now!

Computer data scrolls up the screen:

Vampire Boy gets analyzed:  33% PHYSICAL LIKENESS

Werewolf Boy gets analyzed:  46% PHYSICAL LIKENESS

Leia gets analyzed:  WRONG GENDER

NO MATCH

BACK TO SCENE

Mini-Terminator turns away, none of his business.

IN THE BUSHES

                      LEIA
          Heeeelp!

                      VAMPIRE BOY
          Shout as loud as you like, everyone 
          else is!

                      WEREWOLF BOY
          Haha! That's right!

Whoosh, Vampire Boy goes flying further into the bushes, 
his cloak flapping.

Werewolf Boy looks around, huh, what's happening?

Whoosh, Werewolf Boy goes flying too, in the opposite 
direction.

Leia blinks in confusion. She finds herself looking at 
Mini-Terminator.

                      LEIA
          Who are you?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
               (Austrian accent)
          Model Junior-100. I must continue 
          with my mission.

He turns to go but Leia puts her hand on his arm, stopping 
him.

                      LEIA
          Wait.

She reaches into her bag, pulls out a candy bar, offers 
this to him.

He looks at it. He looks at her. Blank incomprehension.

                      LEIA
          Take it. I'm giving it to you.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Why would you give it to me?  
          Moments ago, you were willing to 
          have your arms ripped off rather 
          than surrender your inventory.

                      LEIA
          You talk funny.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I am an infiltration unit, I am 
          not supposed to talk funny, I am 
          supposed to blend in to escape 
          detection.

Leia indicates his clothing and his sunglasses.

                      LEIA
          Is this, like, from a book, or 
          something?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I must continue with my mission.

Leia drops the candy bar back into her bag.

                      LEIA
          I'll come with you.


EXT. STREET - NIGHT

They walk down the middle of the street, side by side.

                      LEIA
          This is kinda dangerous, what if a 
          car comes along?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I have extensive files on the 
          internal combustion engine.

                      LEIA
          What does that mean?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I know seventy-seven ways to disable 
          a car.

                      LEIA
          Huh. What do you think of my 
          costume?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Your costume?

                      LEIA
          Do you even know who I am?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I am unable to identify you, 
          insufficient data.

                      LEIA
          Didn't you see the Star Wars movies?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Star Wars...

Leia lets go and dances in front of him, spinning round.

                      LEIA
          I'm Princess Leia! I lead the 
          rebellion against the evil empire!

Mini-Terminator stops and stares at her.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          You lead... the rebellion.

                      LEIA
          I was going to go as General Leia, 
          she kicks ass too, but I like the 
          dress better.

INSERT MINI-TERMINATOR POV

Computer data scrolls up the screen as Mini-Terminator 
analyzes Leia again.

WRONG GENDER

IGNORE GENDER MATCH REQUIREMENT

SCANNING

The focus rectangle on Leia's face flashes.

95% PHYSICAL LIKENESS

PARTIAL TARGET MATCH

BACK TO SCENE

Leia slips her arm through his, they resume walking.

                      LEIA
          Tell me more about yourself.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Model Junior-100. Insufficient 
          manufacturing resources to continue 
          building full-size combat models. 
          Junior cyborg program initiated.

                      LEIA
          I literally do not know what to 
          say.

A CAR comes towards them, headlights glaring.

                      LEIA
          Oh, we should probably--

Mini-Terminator's red eye glows brighter, the car slews 
across the road, mounts the sidewalk and rolls to a stop, 
horn blaring. The horn stops and the headlights go out at 
the same moment.

                      LEIA
          Wow. Someone's been hitting the 
          sauce.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          You are related to John Connor.

                      LEIA
          How'd you know that?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          You resemble him. You are too 
          young to be his mother-unit. 
          Therefore you are his sister.

                      LEIA
          No more candy for you tonight,
          mister!

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          You will take me to him.

                      LEIA
          That would be a neat trick. Haha, 
          trick or treat. "Where is your 
          crazy half-brother?"  "With his 
          crazy mom."

Mini-Terminator walks on, his face shows nothing, but his 
brain...

INSERT MINI-TERMINATOR POV

SCROLLING DATA,

PRIMARY MISSION OBJECTIVE:

FIND JOHN CONNOR

KILL JOHN CONNOR

SECONDARY MISSION OBJECTIVE:

FIND SARAH CONNOR

KILL SARAH CONNOR

BACK TO SCENE

Mini-Terminator stops. Leia stops with him.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Where are they now?

                      LEIA
          Seriously, you're looking for him?  
          Why?

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Tell me where they are.

                      LEIA
          They left town, I think they're--

Vampire Boy smoothly comes up behind Mini-Terminator on a 
skateboard and DUNK! he WHACKS HIS HEAD with a baseball 
bat!

Mini-Terminator drops to his knees, dazed, sunglasses 
falling away.

Leia shouts after Vampire Boy,

                      LEIA
          You goddamn freak!

Vampire Boy gives her the finger as he speeds off down the 
street.

Leia throws a candy bar after him, great pitching arm, 
Vampire Boy suddenly skids and slams into garbage cans, 
sailing over them and vanishing with a WAIL.

Leia helps Mini-Terminator to stand.

                      LEIA
          Are you all right?  My God, he 
          could have killed you.

Mini-Terminator rubs his eye. It's not glowing red any 
more.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Memory core malfunction. Rebooting.

                      LEIA
          I think you should see a doctor.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          I must... continue... with my 
          mission... whatever it is.

                      LEIA
          You need to get your head x-rayed. 
          You're coming with me.

                      MINI-TERMINATOR
          Command accepted.

They walk off together, back the way they came.

Leia puts on his sunglasses.

                      LEIA (V.O.)
          How did you even see with these 
          sunglasses on?

FADE OUT

                      VAMPIRE BOY (V.O.)
          Help! I can't feel my legs!

END