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The Writer's Tale (Salt Shaker Eye)
A parody of 007

by Chris Ward, 16, from US

It is a dark and cold night. Snow is falling gently outside of a downtown restaurant. In the office of the manager is the manager (Salt Shaker Eye) sitting with his face to the wall, and two henchmen (Rufo and Jake) on either side of him.

A chemical delivery boy enters the restaurant carrying a box. He is greeted by the busboy, John Check.

Chemical Delivery Boy-while reading the name off of the box. Hello. You aren't a Mr. Sal Shaker, are you?

John Check-smoothly. Sorry. The name is Check, John Check. Points to back of restaurant. You probably want to see the manager. He's up in his office. carries away a bus tub.

CDB goes to back of restaurant and climbs stars to get to the manager's office.

CDB enters the office

CDB-Chemical delivery for Mr. Sal Shaker. Puts box onto the manager's desk.

Salt Shaker Eye-slowly. That's me.

CDB-suspiciously. Say, what do you want all this cyanide for anyway?

SSE-slowly, while stroking a teddy bear (Mr. Teddy Weddy). You shouldn't ask that. Turns around revealing face with a salt shaker cap in his right eye.

CDB-surprised. Dude! What happened to your eye?!

SSE-nonchalantly. I was injured in a tragic table busing accident. Looks up at CDB. The cap of a salt shaker became lodged in my eye. Points to his eye.

CDB stands there dumbfounded.

SSE-sighing. And as for the cyanide, pause, well, I plan on substituting all the salt in this restaurant with sodium cyanide. Laughs evilly. ÊPity though.

CDB-in shock. What?!

SSE-coldly. It seems I have told you too much. Snaps fingers. Rufo, Jake, dispose of him.

The two henchmen carry CDB out of the office.

Narrator-John Check having gone upstairs to pick up his tips from the manager's office overheard the conversation.

John Check stands with his ear against the outside wall of the manager's office.

JC-Oh my goodness! I'll have to tell M about this evil diabolical plot!

Fades away to Bond style music theme "He's a really devious guyHe's Salt Shaker Eye." John Check and M are sitting in M's office.

Narrator-In order to save the patrons of the restaurant busboy John Check, employee number 007 rushed to M's house to tell him of the diabolical plot.

JC-The new manager wants to kill all the people in the restaurant by putting sodium cyanide into the salt.

M-authoritatively. Well 007, you're just going to have to stop him. smiles. Why don't you go see Q, I believe he has some new gadgets for you.

In a garage laboratory John Check speaks with Q.

Q-Hello 007, while you were talking to M I took the liberty of modifying your car.

JC and Q walk to JC's car.

Q-scientifically. Here we have what appears to be an ordinary police radar detector. In actuality, it is the controller to launch a pair of stinger missiles located behind your headlights.

JC-befuddled. How did you get stinger missiles?

Q-seriously. I ordered them from the Sears Catalog. Now pay attention 007.

Fades away to the back entrance to the restaurant

JC sneaks up to the back door and begins to pick the lock.

Inside restaurant

Rufo-I'm gonna go out and get some fresh air.

Rufo opens the back door into JC, knocking JC unconscious.

Inside of the restaurant JC lies passed out in a booth. ÊSSE and Rufo stand over him (camera is blurry).

SSE-sharply. Rufo, wake him.

Rufo slaps JC and the camera focuses as JC regains consciousness.

SSE-slyly. Good evening Mr. Check, it seems that you have stumbled upon my secret operation.

JC-bravely. You'll never get away with this Salt Shaker Eye!

SSE-menacingly. Oh, It's only a matter of time Mr. Check. Perhaps you would like something to eat while you are waiting. slides a plate with a hamburger on it in front of JC. ÊHow about a hamburger, puts salt on it, seasoned with cyanide. Laughs evilly.

JC-disgusted. What, you expect me to eat this?

SSE-pleased with himself. No Mr. Check. I expect you to die. Laughs evilly. Goodbye Mr. Check. Walks away.

Rufo grabs the hamburger and JC's neck, trying to force JC to eat it. JC struggles and wins, forcing the hamburger into Rufo's mouth. ÊRufo dies.

JC-wittily, while standing over the body of Rufo. Mmm mmm good.

JC walks to the front of the restaurant where he sees Jake.

Jake-What happened to Rufo?

JC-wittily. He ate a hamburger. ÊDon't you know that red meat is bad for you?

Jake pounds his fist into his hand. JC and Jake fight. JC judo chops Jake and slams his head into the ice cooler. JC walks to the back of the restaurant and finds SSE.

SSE-feeling an impending sense of doom. What happened to Jake?

JC-wittily. He got a little hot headed so I put him on ice.

SSE-with salt shaker cap now in his left eye. Well, that's no matter, because I'm still going to get away.

JC-a little confused. Hey, wait a minute, wasn't that--Points to eyes indicating confusion in the switch of the location of the salt shaker cap. Never mind that, I'm going to make sure that you don't get away.

SSE bolts out of the back of the restaurant and gets into his car. JC follows him out and gets into his car. JC chases SSE for a short time and corners him. SSE spins his car around and charges at JC, but JC fired the stinger missiles at SSE's car. SSE's car blows up. JC gets out of his car and is immediately surrounded by beautiful women telling how brave he is. A salt shaker cap falls to the pavement and spins as it hits the ground. The camera fades to black.