Five Easy Pieces of Libby

Int. Spellman kitchen. Hilda is having breakfast at the table. Sabrina is Spreading jam on her toast at the counter, Salem has already eaten but still eyes Sabrina’s toast hungrily. Zelda bursts in from the dining room with a beaker of smoking green stuff, she’s been up all night working on the lab-top.

Zelda- (Excited) I’ve done it! I’m on the verge of one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in the history of mankind.

Salem- How incredible! (To Sabrina) Are you going to finish that toast?

Zelda- You know that formula I’ve been working on, I’ve found the key ingredient.

Sabrina- Liquorice?

Zelda- Oh don’t be silly Sabrina, liquorice won’t cure allergies. It’s ostrich saliva.

Hilda- (To Sabrina) The hard part is getting them to drool. (To Zelda) Let me see that.

She stands and reaches for the beaker but manages to knock Zelda’s hand. The beaker falls and burst into smoke that fills the whole kitchen. When the smoke clears the whole room is sparkling.

Sabrina- Wow! One drop of that and the whole kitchen is spotlessly clean.

Hilda- I’ll say! The walls, the table, the counters.

Sabrina- Salem!

He has turned completely white from nose to tail.

Salem- I’m blonde! My IQ just dropped twenty points.

Zelda- (Pointing at Sabrina) Blonde! (Pointing at Hilda) Blonde! (Pointing at herself) Blonde! (Pointing at Salem) Dead!

The three witches move towards Salem and he makes a run for it.

Salem- See ya.

Run opening credits.

Int. Westbridge High School. Westbridge Lantern publishing room. Sabrina is sat between Libby and Harvey working on the paper. Mrs. Quick enters.

Mrs. Quick- I got a postcard from Valerie, she’s really enjoying her trip to DC. (Reading) 'Hi everyone. I’ve visited the Vietnam memorial, The tomb of the unknown soldier and JFK’s grave. This place is really fun.'

Libby- Sounds like a big loser town to me.

Mrs. Quick- I have an important announcement to make. The school will be entering a float in the towns Democracy Daze celebration.

Harvey-(To Sabrina) Great! I get to hear my dad’s Grenada story again.

Mrs. Quick- Now who would like to be in charge of putting the float together?

Sabrina is distracted by Harvey’s comment as she raises her hand and doesn’t notice that the other hand to go up is Libby’s. Mrs. Quick is quite aware of the animosity between the two girls.

Mrs. Quick- Oh my!

She spots Valerie’s postcard on the desk with the picture of the Lincoln Memorial on the front.

Mrs. Quick- (Cont.) Well I think this would be the perfect opportunity for the two of you to embody our democracies two party system and work together.

Sabrina- What?!

Int. School Hallway. Sabrina follows Libby out of the classroom.

Sabrina- Libby, I’ve got a great idea for the float. I say we display some of our major headlines using recycled news paper.

Libby- No! No! No! No! No! The news paper print would get all over the cheerleaders uniforms.

Sabrina- Why would cheerleaders be riding on a float with a newspaper theme?

Libby- They’re always on the front page, d'ah!

Libby walks off.

Int. Spellman kitchen. Zelda is working on her computer. Hilda is at the counter, Salem is once again his black self and sitting on the table wearing spectacles.

Salem- Man, this house is so spotless and germ free, Howard Hughes could live here.

Hilda runs a white gloved finger along the counter, there isn’t a trace of dust or dirt.

Hilda- Zelda, if we could market this stuff we’d make a fortune.

Salem- Good luck. The FDA will never approve of ostrich saliva. Those pencil pushing bureaucrats have ruined many a dream.

Hilda- Well we could still sell it in the Other Realm. What d’ya say Zeldy?

Zelda- No! I made this formula to cure allergies and end suffering, not to whiten.

Hilda- Have you ever cleaned a toilet? That’s suffering. Besides, you said it didn’t even cure allergies.

Zelda- Yet!

She picks up the lap-top computer and heads for the dining room.

Zelda- (Cont.) Medical breakthroughs take time, get off my back. This is why Pasteur broke up with you.

She leaves.

Hilda- He told me he had to work up stuff with his father.

Salem- You’ve got to hand it to Zelda, she's a pillar of integrity.

Hilda- Yeah. Let's steal her formula.

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. The Democracy Daze float is under construction. Students are at work all over it, Sabrina brings in some crepe-paper, Libby’s checking out a tinsel star.

Libby- The school guide lines state that the float is required to have flowers, the rest of the design is up to me.

Sabrina- Don’t you mean us?

Libby- Well I’ll using me, as shorthand for us. I’ve already got the floral design in my head.

Sabrina- Oh, well I’m glad your butt is working. Oh I’ll be using butt as shorthand for your head.

Int. Spellman dining room. The lab-top is open, science books litter the table. It’s empty until Hilda sticks her head in from the kitchen door, she has Salem in her arms.

Hilda- The coast is clear.

She dashes in and puts Salem down on the table.

Hilda- (Cont.) Operation ‘Find the allergy formula that also cleans, don’t get caught and make a lot of money’ is under way

Salem- You start looking and I’ll start working on a shorter code name.

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. Sabrina is stapling crepe-paper flowers to a frame on the float when a door in the wooden skirt opens and a man in overalls slides out. It’s Harvey and he nearly gives Sabrina a heart-attack.

Sabrina- Harvey! What are you doing under there?

Harvey- Souping up the engine, this baby will be able to go ninety miles an hour.

Sabrina- But we’re behind the world war two veterans, haven’t they suffered enough?

Harvey slides back under the float and Sabrina gets back to her stapling then stands back to admire her work.

Sabrina- Perfect.

Libby saunters over and rips off the flowers Sabrina’s worked so hard on.

Sabrina- Libby! We agreed this would be my side.

Libby- Oh I’m sorry, I thought we wanted the float to look nice.

She smiles and walks off, Sabrina stands with her mouth open in disbelief.

Int. Spellman dining room. Hilda is still searching, she’s going through some drawers.

Hilda- Oh, Found it!

Salem- Alleluia!

Hilda quickly hides the formula behind her back as Zelda enters.

Zelda- What in the Other Realms name is going on here?

Hilda- Lost my wallet.

Salem- She’s telling the truth, I swear.

Hilda- And now that I’ve found it, Salem and I will just get back to work and clean up.

Salem- Are we ever going to clean up.

The avarice in Hilda’s eyes is so strong you can actually see the dollar signs.

Salem- (To Hilda) Ah hem!

She shakes her head to disguise the look in her eyes.

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. Libby is once again interfering with Sabrina’s side of the float. She pulling of flowers.

Libby- Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

Sabrina- Libby! Leave my side alone.

Libby- Sorry, I will not allow the town to be subjected to this.

Libby walks off. Sabrina’s at the end of her tether, she has to do something

Sabrina- (To herself) I can’t take it anymore. To keep us out of each others faces, keep Libby away at least five paces.

She points at Libby to complete the spell just as Libby turns back towards her.

Libby- And Sab...

She’s cut off as she reaches the five pace mark and is spun around. She doesn’t know what happened but is determined to have her say. She straightens her jacket and walks towards Sabrina again only to be spun around again, this time she loses her balance and lands on her head. I mean butt. She quickly jumps to her feet and takes out her embarrassment and frustration on another student.

Libby- I said cheerful and you picked yellow?

Sabrina- (To Herself, pleased) Me and my finger, now that’s team work.

Int. girls bathroom. Later. Sabrina’s in front of the mirror brushing her hair when she wonder’s when she started looking like the Quizmaster and what’s she doing wearing a CHiPs uniform.

Sabrina- What are you doing here?

Quizmaster- I’m the spell-police. The distance spell you put on Libby is illegal.

Sabrina- Why?

Quizmaster- Because you can’t distance yourself from your problems.

Sabrina- Really? Watch.

She turns and walks away from the mirror.

Quizmaster- Freeze!

He jumps out of the mirror as she turns back.

Quizmaster- (Cont.) I’m afraid I’m going to have to cite you.

He gives Sabrina a ticket.

Sabrina- (Reading) 'If a distance spell is enacted, it will be reversed' Huh?

Quizmaster- Instead of Libby staying away from you, you have to stay next to Libby.

Sabrina- What?!

Quizmaster- And if you do happen to move more than five paces away, something terrible will happen. Something that will scare you to the depth of your soul. Say ‘hi’ to Libby for me.

He snaps his fingers and something terrible, as far as Sabrina is concerned, happens. She feels an insistent and irresistible pull on her body. She tries to fight it but it’s much too strong for her and she is dragged at alarming speed, so fast she’s just a blur, out of the bathroom.

Sabrina- (Calling back) You're a disgrace to your badge!

Int. School Hallway. Libby is chatting to a handsome young student. There’s a blur from around the corner and suddenly Sabrina is stood just behind her with her hands behind her back and a sick smile on her face. Libby notices her and gives her usual greeting.

Libby- Ew!

She takes the cute guys arm and leads him away.

Libby- (to cute guy) You are so great.

No sooner as Libby taken a couple of paces than the force is back dragging Sabrina along until she’s again stood just behind Libby. Sabrina is acutely embarrassed but can only stand there. Libby notices her again.

Libby- Y’know when I said ‘Ew!’ just now I wasn’t being rhetorical.

Sabrina can only stands there and smile her ‘I wish I was dead’ smile. Libby turns her attention back to the cute guy only to find that he’s gone.

Libby- Satisfied? You’ve just scared off a cute guy with your freak pheromones.

Libby walks away disgusted to her locker, Sabrina is dragged along behind her as though on a very strong and very short piece of elastic. Libby starts to open her locker but sees that Sabrina is still hovering around behind her.

Libby- Don’t you dare look in my locker!

Sabrina- I wasn’t, my er... new lockers here.

She points at a locker a few paces from Libby’s and it springs open like magic. The tug of the spell is not comfortable so she keeps her attention on Libby as she reaches inside and pulls something out. She’s completely grossed out when she realises she’s holding a guys sports jock-strap that hasn’t been washed for a fortnight. She throws it back in the locker and closed the door. Libby meanwhile has taken her cheerleading pom-pom’s from her locker and walks off. Of course where Libby goes Sabrina goes too. She can’t just keep tagging along, so she needs to find a reason for sticking so close to her mortal enemy.

Sabrina- Where are you going?

Libby- To cheerleading practice. (Doing a cheer) Ready? Get lost!

Sabrina- Hey, you know that would make a really good story for the school paper, a day in the life of a cheerleader.

Libby- But you despise cheerleaders, and cheerleaders despise you.

Sabrina- You're afraid I’ll write a puff piece aren’t you?

Libby walks off to practice.

Sabrina- Well look, don’t worry...

She’s cut off as she’s dragged off after the rapidly retreating cheerleader.

Int. Spellman living room. Hilda and Salem are sat on the settee in front of the TV.

Hilda- Here it comes.

Hilda and Salem are on the TV. Hilda in a white lab-coat. Salem is sat on the counter in his spectacles along with two dungeon stones.

TV Hilda- This dungeon stone is white but what would you call this one?

TV Salem- Bright!

TV Hilda- Exactly and...

Zelda enters the living room un-noticed by Hilda and Salem.

TV Hilda- (Cont.) ...that’s why, for the next twenty minutes, we’ll be telling you how you can get your house this clean with new, (Holds up a tin) ‘Scientist in a drum’

TV Salem- And now here’s Bruce Jenner to tell you more.

Zelda- I don’t believe it, you marketed my formula. And with a poorly produced infomercial. I’m taking this matter to the Other Realm copyright court.

Zelda leaves and there’s a ping heard.

Hilda- The toaster!

She jumps up.

Int. Spellman kitchen. The toasters cooking, Hilda and Zelda rush in to find printer paper spewing from the bread burner. Hilda picks up the pile of paper.

Hilda- (Reading) 'Send me four bottles of Scientist in a drum. Send ten bottles. Everything you’ve got' These are all orders for our cleanser from the Other Realm, after the first minute!

Zelda- But I wanted this formula to be used for the common good.

Hilda- We polled the common good, they don’t wanna be helped. Come on Zeldy, we need your help.

Zelda- Well I guess if surfaces are clean, that would mean a lot less dust, which could mean a lot less asthma.

Hilda- Exactly, you know Mr. Clean was this close to getting the Nobel Prize. Come on, what do you say?

Zelda- (Looking at the growing pile of orders) All right, I’ll do it... for mankind.

Avarice must run in the Spellman family because Zelda can't keep the dollar signs from her eyes.

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. The cheerleaders are lined up practising with their pom-poms and all look keen and eager, except for the short blonde one on the end who’s using pieces of crepe-paper for pom-poms.

Libby- (To the cheerleaders) Okay, let's do it again. (To the short blonde one on the end) Sabrina, if you insist on doing the cheers you have to stop screaming ‘Please let me die!’

They get ready for the cheer, Libby leads off the rest follow.

Cheerleader’s- Ready? Okay! Westbridge! Westbridge! Wow-wow-wow. Stronger! Faster! Holier than thou!

They are a well oiled machine moving with grace and unison except Sabrina who’s pretty much doing her own thing and pulling faces. She doesn’t notice Harvey enter and as the cheerleaders enthusiastically cheer at the end of the cheer Sabrina prances around acting the fool. Then she spots Harvey watching her and quickly hides her crepe paper pom-poms behind her back.

Sabrina- Harvey!

Harvey- Sabrina, cheerleading?

Sabrina- I... lost a bet.

Libby- (To the cheerleaders) Okay, you guys can take a break. You can go get a drink of water and think about how you can be more like me.

Libby bends to tie a loose shoe-lace.

Harvey- Do you want to go to The Slicery and grab a bite.

Sabrina- I’d love to.

Libby has finished with her laces and walks away, Sabrina feels the tug and is forced to back away.

Sabrina- (Cont.) But I promised Libby I’d stick alarmingly close to her.

Harvey leaves.

Libby- Why have you decided to become my shadow all of a sudden?

Sabrina- Well, I figured since we’re going to be working together, y’know maybe we could find a common ground.

Libby- Any ground I found with you would indeed be... common.

Libby turns to move away again.

Sabrina- Y’know, um wait! I’m just trying to get to know you better.

Libby- Well I’m popular, confident, non-freakish, everything you're not, and if you insist on traipsing after me could you at least wear a higher quality perfume?

Sabrina- (Under her breath) Okay enough! Nothing is worth this, I don’t care what happens to me.

She throws her inconsiderable weight against the magical force holding her close to Libby, she strains again and again to get away only to be pulled back until with one enormous effort she breaks it’s hold and staggers forward. There’s the sound of a small explosion behind her and a billow of smoke. When she looks round Libby is gone.

Sabrina- Libby? Oh-no!

She spots something on the floor where Libby had been standing and rushes over to pick it up. It’s a box with a picture of Libby on the front.

Sabrina- I turned her into a puzzle. (Reading the box) 'For ages three and up?'

One of the other cheerleaders comes up to her.

Cheerleader- What's that?

Sabrina- I didn’t do anything!

She clutches the box to herself and runs from the gym.

Int. Spellman kitchen. Salem is sat by the toaster that is still printing out order after order. He wears a visor and has a pencil tucked behind his ear.

Salem- Ohhh! I never knew working with numbers could be so sensual.

Zelda enters from the dinning room looking exhausted.

Zelda- Water! Must have water!

Hilda- Well make it quick, we need you back in that lab making lots more of this stuff. Come on! Chop! Chop!

Zelda- Excuse me, but since I invented the product maybe I should be running the business. You seem to assume that you're in charge.

Hilda- If you want to do everything I do, be my guest.

Zelda- Okay, exactly what is it you do?

Hilda- ...Plenty!

Salem- Stop fighting, we’re rich and I didn’t have to marry Martha Rae.

There’s a call from the living room.

Sabrina- (OS) Hilda! Zelda! Help!

Int. Spellman living room. Sabrina has the box. Hilda and Zelda enter.

Zelda- What’s the matter?

Sabrina- Look!

Hilda- O-oh! A Libby puzzle.

Zelda- Sabrina, did you blow up a mortal?

Sabrina- She started it.

The Quizmaster flashes into being sat on the piano and jumps off.

Quizmaster- I told her something bad would happen if she stepped away from Libby.

Hilda- You can’t distance yourself from your problems.

Sabrina- Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! So I’ve heard. What am I supposed to do? I mean all the cheerleaders are expecting her, I can’t tell them their leader has turned into a rainy day activity.

Quizmaster- You have to assemble her.

Sabrina- And then she’ll be all right?

Quizmaster- If you do it right.

Sabrina- (To her aunts) Help?

Zelda- Of course.

Hilda- Now try to calm down. I know making a classmate explode can be stressful but I’ve always found puzzles very relaxing.

‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba starts up and plays through the following.

Sabrina, her aunts and the Quizmaster get down on the floor and start assembling the Libby jigsaw puzzle. Hilda attempts to fit a piece in obviously the wrong place and gives it a thump but it won’t go.

Libby’s head is complete. Sabrina removes the piece that is Libby’s mouth and tries to unobtrusively lose it, Zelda spots her and makes her put it back.

The puzzle begins to take shape, while someone has to keep the Scientist in a drum production line going. Salem’s not much good at puzzles so he gets his safety goggles on and starts stirring the formula.

Hilda’s still not found the right spot for her piece and is about to use a pair of scissors to cut it to fit. Sabrina stops her.

Zelda and the Quizmaster have each completed a forearm, they high-five each other with them.

Salem is still hard at it in the lab and he’s surprised by a small explosion.

Hilda still struggles with her piece but has come up with a solution but Sabrina again stops her by turning the gas to her oxyacetylene torch off. Hilda lifts her mask and glares at her niece.

Large pieces of Libby are now complete and arms, legs and torso are fitted together. Everyone leans back to admire their work.

The music fades.

Zelda- Is that all there is?

There are four pieces missing, one in her foot, one on her shoulder and two on her chest. Sabrina looks in the box.

Sabrina- The box is empty, how can there be missing pieces?

Quizmaster- (Handing her the lid) Didn’t you read the fine print?

Sabrina- (Reading) 'Some pieces not included in box' What a rip-off!

Quizmaster- I guess you didn’t see this either?

He holds up a hour-glass. A good amount of the sand has already flowed through.

Quizmaster- (Cont.) Now if you don’t find the missing pieces and put them in before the sand runs out, Libby will be a puzzle for ever.

Sabrina- What!

Hilda- Boy, in the final analyses the Libby puzzle isn’t much fun, is it?

Sabrina- Well how am I supposed to find these pieces?

Quizmaster- You have to explore her life, and quickly.

Sabrina- You know, I bet other teenagers get to spend their evenings watching TV.

Sabrina and the Quizmaster exit via the front door.

Hilda- Zeldy, I feel bad. We should be able to work together without fighting. I mean, we are more mature than Libby and Sabrina.

Zelda- I agree, let's get back to business.

Hilda- But I’m still in charge, right?

Int. Spellman dining room. Salem is still stirring the Scientist in a drum formula, which explodes.

Salem- Who ever’s in charge, get in here and bring some wet-naps!... Make that a fire extinguisher. <sob!>

Int. Westbridge High School Cafeteria. Sabrina is going through the waste bin, she picks up a purple paper bag and takes out a yucky banana peel and quickly drops it back.

Sabrina- Oh gross! Well the pieces aren’t in Libby’s left over lunch.

Quizmaster- (Holding the hour-glass) Only forty-five minutes left.

Sabrina- Will you stop with that? I’m worried about Libby, I need to concentrate.

Quizmaster- That’s good, 'cuase you only have forty-four minutes left.

Sabrina gives him the look she normally reserves for Salem.

Quizmaster- Forty-three, fifty.

Sabrina stifles a scream.

Int. School Gym. Sabrina and the Quizmaster are searching over the Democracy Daze float.

Sabrina- I’m not finding anything!

The little door in the skirt of the float opens, startling Sabrina again. Harvey slides out.

Sabrina- Harvey, have you met my friend...

Quizmaster- (To Sabrina) Invisible!

Sabrina- (To Harvey) My friend Suzy? Remind me to introduce you some time. By the way erm, you didn’t happen to see any jigsaw pieces under there did you?

Harvey- No, but to tell you the truth I was taking a nap. There’s something really soothing about being under an engine, but I don’t know what it is.

Quizmaster- The fumes?

Sabrina slaps the invisible Quizmaster.

Sabrina- (To Quizmaster) Shhh... (To Harvey) ...Gotta go!

She hurries off. Harvey shrugs and slides back under the float to continue his interrupted nap.

Int. School Hallway. A worried Sabrina and the Quizmaster walk round the corner. The Quizmaster is checking the hour-glass again.

Quizmaster- We’re down to about a half an hour.

Sabrina gives him the look again.

Quizmaster- (Cont.) Okay, I admit it. I like holding up the hour-glass.

Sabrina- Maybe the piece will be in Libby’s locker.

She doesn’t see two of the cheerleaders come up behind her.

Sabrina- (Cont.) I think this one is hers.

Cheerleader- Sabrina, I hate to interrupt your conversation with the voices in your head, but have you seen Libby?

Sabrina- Libby? Er No I haven’t. But don’t worry, I’m sure she’ll pull herself together real soon.

The cheerleaders leave and Sabrina turns back to the lockers, a quick point and it opens. She looks through Libby’s stuff.

Sabrina- Look! Look at this notebook! It looks like Libby had a tutor help her in math. Weird.

Quizmaster- Why are you so surprised? Didn’t you know she was bad at math?

Sabrina- Yeah, but what’s surprising is that she cares that she’s bad at math.

Quizmaster- Sounds like you learned a little something about Libby.

Sabrina finds something in the pages of the notebook.

Sabrina- And here’s a piece of the puzzle! Look it’s got Libby’s address on the back.

Quizmaster- Might I suggest that we go there? Especially since we’re...

He’s pointing at the hour-glass again.

Sabrina- Oh, get a hobby.

Int. The Chessler house. It’s very posh in a Laura Ashley kind of way, Libby’s mother is on the phone.

Mrs. Chessler- I don’t care, I don’t want Marge in my bridge club. She’s a cook.

The door-bell rings.

Mrs. Chessler- (Cont.) Have you seen what she calls furniture? Ew!

The bell rings again.

Mrs. Chessler- (Cont.) Hold on.

She answers the door. It’s Sabrina and the invisible Quizmaster.

Sabrina- Mrs. Chessler?

Mrs. Chessler- Yes.

Sabrina- Hi, I’m Sabrina, I’m a... friend of Libby’s and erm I left a book here that I came to pick up that time... when... you... weren’t here.

She waves Sabrina in and closes the door. The Quizmaster slides in just in time.

Mrs. Chessler- (On the phone) I don’t care, I don’t want Marge in my house. You're not exactly on my 'A' list either, cook!

Sabrina- (To the Quizmaster) I can see where Libby gets her meanness from.

Quizmaster- Exactly.

He spots something on Mrs. Chessler’s back.

Quizmaster- (Cont.) And I believe that would be another piece to the puzzle.

Mrs. Chessler- (On the phone) Are you going to cry? Because I’ll hang up.

Sabrina pulls the puzzle piece from Mrs. Chessler’s back, Mrs. Chessler feels her and turns.

Sabrina- Oh, I was just reminding you that we’re... I’m still here. I’ll just go get that book now.

Int. Libby’s bedroom. You can tell it’s Libby’s what with all the designer jackets hung up, the pom-poms, the tasteful girlish decor but mostly by all the pictures of Libby on the walls. It’s empty.

Sabrina- (OS) I told you that one was the bathroom. Let's try this one.

Sabrina and the Quizmaster enter.

Sabrina- (Cont.) Yep, this is Libby’s room all right, but where do we start.

Quizmaster- Check the last piece of the puzzle.

Sabrina- (Reading) Er, 'One of these things is not like the other'

Quizmaster- Ah! (Singing) One of these things just doesn’t belong, can you guess...

He notices Sabrina’s expression.

Quizmaster- (Cont.) Well at least I’m not holding up the hour-glass.

They start to look around the room. Sabrina checks out all the photo’s of Libby on the wall.

Sabrina- When it comes to photography Libby has really specific taste’s, but what stand’s out? Look! This frame is purple, all the others are gold.

She turns the picture over.

Sabrina- (Cont.) And there’s something on the back. (Reading) 'Buy twenty gold frames, get one purple frame free'

Quizmaster- And only ten minutes left.

Sabrina- I know, but we can’t panic. If we’re going to find the puzzle piece we’ve to be painstakingly methodical.

Int. Libby’s bedroom. Five minutes later. The place is a tip. Everything has been dumped into the middle of the floor. Bedding, clothes, her personal stuff, and Sabrina and the Quizmaster are sat in the middle of it still no nearer finding the missing puzzle piece.

Quizmaster- I have a feeling Libby’s going to know someone was in her room.

Sabrina- You think? I swear, even as a puzzle Libby’s getting on my nerves.

She spots something on a side board.

Sabrina- Wait a minute! This one thing is definitely not like the others.

It’s a photograph and it isn’t of Libby.

Quizmaster- Well it looks like we’ve found ourselves a sweet Grandmother.

Sabrina- And look at the note. (Reading) 'Dear, dear, Libby, how sweet of you to take me to the ballet. I promise for your birthday it will be you and me on the roller coaster of your choice. Love Grandma'

She turns the picture over and there's a puzzle piece stuck to the back.

Sabrina- (Cont.) This is it! And there’s nothing on the back. That’s gotta be the last piece, let's go home.

Quizmaster- Wait a minute, I’ll zap us back 'cuase we only have a few minutes left.

There’s a knock at the door.

Mrs. Chessler- (OS) Is everything okay?

They both look up, then around at the mess in the room.

Sabrina- Oh-no, the room!

The Quizmaster snaps his fingers and everything is back as they originally found it. Mrs. Chessler enters.

Mrs. Chessler- Did you find that book?

Sabrina- Just now.

The Quizmaster snaps his fingers again and the book appears in Sabrina’s hand.

Sabrina- (Cont.) And here it is.

Mrs. Chessler- Good. Do you want to stay and see Libby? You can wait in the garage.

Quizmaster- (To Sabrina) Don’t do it, she’ll turn on the car.

Sabrina- No thank you.

Mrs. Chessler- Okay, but we’re expecting her any minute.

Sabrina- Really? Then I’d better hurry. I mean go.

She slips past Mrs. Chessler who turns to watch her go. The invisible Quizmaster taps her on the shoulder as he goes out giving her a fright.

Int. Spellman living room. Sabrina kneels beside the nearly completed Libby puzzle with her aunts and the Quizmaster. She holds up a puzzle piece.

Sabrina- And this is the piece that came out of her tutoring note book.

Zelda takes it from her and fits it in the space on Libby’s foot.

Zelda- She must consider poor math skills her achilles-heal.

Sabrina- This is the one that came off her mother.

Hilda- (Taking the piece) Oh that must be her cold-shoulder.

The piece fits.

Sabrina- And this is the one that came from her Grandmother’s picture, I know where this goes.

She fits the piece in the jigsaw.

Sabrina- (Cont.) Her heart! Oh-no! There’s still a piece missing, (Looking at the hour-glass) and time just ran out.

Quizmaster- Don’t worry, that piece doesn’t exist yet. It’s Libby’s compassion for others. Now you have to gradually fill that space by showing compassion for Libby, even when she doesn’t show it for you. In other words, learn to work together.

Sabrina- I get it, and by the way could this lesson be any more heavy handed?

Quizmaster- I could have been behind a pulpit. See ya.

He snaps his fingers and is gone just as the Libby puzzle gains body and becomes a very confused Libby. She stands up

Libby- What is going on? What am I doing here?

Sabrina- Oh you just came by to see if I needed a ride, I don’t.

Libby- I would not! I’m getting out of here.

Libby heads for the door. Sabrina rushes after.

Sabrina-Ah wait! Libby, are you okay?

Libby- I’m fine, once again weirdness reins when ever Safreakna’s around.

She storms out the door.

Sabrina- Oh yeah, sympathy for Libby. Piece of cake.

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. Work on the float is progressing a pace. Sabrina decides to try a little compassion.

Sabrina- You know Libby I have to admit, your side of the float is looking pretty good.

Libby- I’m glad you're willing to state the obvious.

Sabrina- Oh well I... I’m going to accept that as a compliment.

Libby- Then you could use a dictionary.

Sabrina gives up and walks back to her side of the float muttering to herself. She thinks ‘Okay one more try’

Sabrina- Libby, erm I could use some help with my crepe-paper.

Libby- I have a box of matches.

Sabrina- But it’s just that I wanted to get done this weekend so I could er... visit my Grandma.

She’s finally struck a chord. It’s a little out of tune but it’s a start but Libby has to think of a way to help without giving an inch.

Libby- Oh... well... I would hate for part of the float to look like you did it. Okay, I’ll help.

Sabrina- Thanks. Y’know Libby, sometimes you're a real puzzle.

Libby- No talking.

Int. Spellman dining room come laboratory come production line. Zelda’s hard at work. Hilda enters.

Hilda- Zelda, we have a problem!

Zelda- Come now, don’t let the pressure get to you. A strong business requires a strong stomach.

Hilda sticks out her arm

Zelda- (Cont.) I’m going to be sick!

A green fungus is growing along Hilda’s forearm slowly turning her into swamp-thing.

Hilda- It turns out your cleanser is more versatile than we thought. It not only cleans, it also turns people into mutants!

Zelda- But how do you know that happens to everyone? why...

She sees her own arm and gasps in horror.

Zelda- (Cont.) Gross!

Salem- (OS) Help!

They rush to the kitchen.

Int. Spellman kitchen. Hilda and Zelda enter. The toaster is still churning out paper but it’s red with RETURN stamped on it. Salem is also sporting the green fungus look.

Salem- People are demanding their money back, and I already put a down payment on a condo in Florida. <sob!>

Zelda- (To Hilda) This is all your fault!

Hilda- My fault? I’m not the one who invented an allergy cure and then tried to pawn it off as a cleanser.

Zelda- I never should have listened to you.

Hilda- I cannot be held responsible for the mis...

Zelda- (Interrupting) You corrupted me with your supply side economics, you...

Neither of them saw Sabrina enter and witness their argument.

Sabrina- HEY! guys?

Zelda- Why can’t we learn to get along? Sabrina learned to get along with Libby.

Hilda- You're right. (To Sabrina) Thanks.

She reaches out to hug her niece with her fungus covered arms. Sabrina backs away.

Sabrina- I mean this with all of my love. Don’t touch me!

Int. Westbridge High School Gym. The float is finished. At it’s head is a giant replica of the Westbridge Lantern news paper with the headline ‘Peace declared between cheerleaders & journalists’ The twin theme is carried on throughout. Sabrina is sat at a desk on the float playing on a computer as Mrs. Quick enters. Libby’s adding some finishing touches.

Mrs. Quick- Libby! Sabrina! I just want to thank you both for working together and doing such a good job. I love the way you took two different theme’s and integrated them together.

Libby- My Idea.

Libby walks off.

Mrs. Quick- (To Sabrina) You didn’t have to let her take all the credit.

Sabrina- I’ve met her mother.

Mrs. Quick leaves. Sabrina continues her game only to be interrupted again by the Quizmaster appearing on her screen.

Quizmaster- Hey Sabrina, how’s it going with Libby?

Sabrina- <Sigh> Well I’m beginning to understand her, yet I still want to ring her neck. It’s the best of both worlds.

Quizmaster- Hmm. Say, do you mind if I hang around for a bit? I’ve never been on a float before.

Sabrina- Oh that’s sweet, and you just happen to be in the middle of my ‘Agents of Destruction’ video game.

She blasts away with the Quake type game as the Quizmaster ducks for cover.

Quizmaster- Oh-no! Fire in the hold!

Int. Spellman kitchen. Sabrina and her aunts are sat around the table.

Sabrina- Well I have to admit you were right aunt Hilda, jigsaw puzzles are really relaxing.

Zelda- It’s the perfect way to while away a rainy afternoon.

Hilda- And the fact that it’s sunny and seasonally warm outside takes nothing away from the fun.

Zelda- Sabrina, I don’t think I’ve told you this but in my opinion your Democracy Daze float was the best.

Sabrina- Thanks, it did turn out great.

Zelda- It’s going to stand as a monument to your creative talent and democratic spirit.

Run credits.

Sabrina- Not really. When we got back to the school the engine Harvey had been working on blew up and the whole thing burned to the ground.

Hilda- Forever reminding us that democracy is a fragile thing.

Zelda- Just a few more pieces left.

Sabrina- You know, this puzzle is pretty easy considering the subject is so hard to live with.

The puzzle is a Salem puzzle and there’s just one piece left to fit.

Salem- Hurry up and finish my nose, I need to sneeze.

Sabrina fits the final piece and Salem is true to his word, right in her face.