ON AVOCADO. She’s laying in her dog bed, upset and howling.
AVOCADO
ARO!
Lucas and Findley RUSH IN, straight to Avocado’s side.
LUCAS
What’s wrong, Avocado?!
AVOCADO
The most terrible thing in the
world happened!
FINDLEY (SHOCKED)
<GASP!> Your food bowl is empty?!
Avocado shakes her head, no.
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Lucas the Spider -- Spikey 2 2.
AVOCADO
Worse. Spikey is... MISSING!
Lucas looks TO CAM, devastated:
LUCAS (TO CAM)
Not Spikey!!!
(To Avocado)
Wait. What’s a Spikey?
AVOCADO
Spikey was my favourite new toy! It
made me feel all warm. And made my
tail go all thump, thump, thump.
Findley nervously edges away from Avocado’s thumping tail.
FINDLEY (UNEASY)
Er, sounds like you really love
Spikey.
AVOCADO (GETTING UPSET)
I do. Just thinking about it makes
me feel sad again. ARO!
LUCAS
Don’t worry, Avocado... I know! We
can help you look for Spikey!
AVOCADO (PLEASED, PERKING UP)
Really?!
FINDLEY
Can you show us what it looks like?
AVOCADO
Um... Kinda like this...
Avocado mimics the toy by crawling on her belly (it’s a
crocodile – though she doesn’t know what one is).
AVOCADO (CONT'D)
Spikey’s got a low belly and little
legs. And snappy teeth! RAWR!
Avocado bites the air. Nervous, Findley hides behind Lucas.
AVOCADO (CONT'D)
And Spikey makes a squeaky sound.
Squeak! Squeak! And it has little
pokies all over it!
Lucas and Findley turn to each other and shrug.
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Lucas the Spider -- Spikey 2 3.
LUCAS
What kinda creature is that?!
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Lucas is now equipped with his pencil nub and easel.
LUCAS (CONT'D)
Lets try this again. Can you
describe what Spikey looks like?
AVOCADO (CONCENTRATING)
Spikey has little legs. And a long
tail. It’s soft but crunchy. It’s
kinda green. But kinda not. And it
smells really bad. Which is great!
LUCAS (CONCENTRATING)
Ah-huh... Smelly... Got it...
Findley watches over Lucas’s shoulder as he sketches
feverishly all over the page.
LUCAS (HOPEFUL) (CONT'D)
Is this Spikey?
Lucas REVEALS the image. It looks like a nonsense animal
(vaguely a crocodile shape). Avocado nods.
AVOCADO
Yup. Kinda like that! But also not.
Lucas looks TO CAM and blinks, baffled. Then he seems to
shake off his doubts and musters his determination.
LUCAS (DETERMINED)
Leave it to us, Avocado.
(To Findley)
Let the Spikey search begin!
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