Alien/Bad Girls The Story of Tracy Beaker

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see me through

-# It doesn't matter what may come my way...

-No! No!

# Believe me now I will win some day. #

CLATTERING Is someone there?

-MUFFLED SHOUTS Go away!

-Go away!

We're in the very scary place of... the dumping ground!

Tracy sees something! The monster! It's gruesome. It smells really bad.

What are we going to do now?!

-What's going on upstairs?

-Don't go up there.

-It's Lol's school project.

-They're making a film.

-It's about a room that no-one goes into...ever.

Ow.

Tracy reaches towards the monster...

AAAARGH!

ALL: AAARGH!

-How was I?

-Creepy.

-How creepy?

-Not as creepy as without the mask.

-Hey!

Here we go.

'We're in a very scary place - the dumping ground. Tracy sees something!

'It's the monster! It's gruesome. It smells really bad.

'What are we going to do now?!

'Tracy reaches out towards the monster...'

AAARGH!

ALL: AAARGH!

Goodnight! ALL: AAARGH!

-Good luck.

-OK, who knows any really gruesome ghost stories?

-Cool.

-I've got one! It's scary! Honest!

WOLF HOWLS AND WIND WHISTLES

-I want to go to the toilet.

-Louise!

Can you come with me? I can't help it!

It's those ghost stories - I'm really spooked.

-Justine...

-Don't be such a baby!

Louise!

FLOORBOARD CREAKS

MAD CACKLING

Wa-ha-ha-hargh!

Tracy Beaker - ghost buster!

AAAAAAAGH!

AAAAAARGH!

AAAAAARGH!

ALL: AAAAARGH!

Great.

First I get sent to a dump.

Then it's full of complete NUTTERS!

Now...I believe you've all met Amber,

despite the fact that she arrived VERY late last night,

but I'm sure we all want to welcome her formally to our home...

..and I hope she'll be very happy.

She's run away from her last two homes.

It doesn't mean she won't settle in this one.

MUSIC BLARES

SHE TURNS IT UP

-MUSIC THUMPS

-She just needs a chance.

Once she makes friends she'll be fine.

-I have done it.

-Done what? Ow!

-Written the next scene.

Now all I need...is a scary mutant.

Next!

MUTANT ROARS

Too goofy.

Just doesn't do it for me.

Too blonde.

She's fab!

Tracy!

BIZARRE GROWLING

Uh-uh.

Ahem.

FRANTIC YELPING

-Well?

-What do you think?

Too stupid looking and WHERE is the talent around here?!

I'm never going to get this finished!

Go!

This place sucks.

It is the pits.

-Oi!

-Yeah?

How do you stop yourself going completely mad?

You just...do.

When I took off from my last two homes, I just closed my eyes and...

Well, go on, then!

I just pick a place, still with my eyes closed,

and then I just...take off.

Public toilet?

-Scotland!

-Too near.

Wales?

Outer Mongolia...

America... Australia!

Hey! You can't sit up there!

And that's vandalism, that is!

Yeah!

-Ow!

-Oof!

-Tracey!

-She's really OK. In fact, she can be a lot of fun.

Maybe we should get her in your movie as a...ooh, uh, SOMETHING.

ALL: The scary mutant!

Yeah, the scary mutance.

-Mu-TANT.

-Mu-TANT!

-So where is it?

-Where's what?

-My camera. I left it in my room.

Has anyone seen Amber?

She's meant to be at her assessment with Elaine. She is pushing her luck.

You'd better not be looking for me.

And don't get any ideas about trying to be my friend. I don't do friends.

-Friends let you down.

-Like family.

-So what are you doing? Have you got any plans?

-I don't do plans, either.

-Just taking off.

-Where to?

Anywhere I fancy. Trouble is...

I was going to flog this, use the money for bus fare,

but it's got a security tag - none of the shops'll take it.

-You won't get far without money.

-Work that out all by yourself(?)

-Why not come back till you think of something else?

-They'd kill me.

-You've only been gone two hours.

-And this? How do I explain that?

So...the way it will go now is the girl runs out of the room

that no-one ever... EVER goes into...

She runs into the woods...

..only to find...

AAARGH!

..that she shouldn't go there either! It was Amber's idea. Cool!

-Well done, Amber.

-That was really scary.

So she took my camera to shoot stuff herself?

-Of course.

-She wasn't stealing it?

-It has a security tag. She couldn't sell it anyway.

-No, it hasn't.

Do remember, viewers, watching TV gives you square eyes...

NOT!

-Louise, what are you doing?

-Just trying it on. Does it suit me?

-I haven't even worn it yet!

-Get a move on or you'll grow out of it.

-You're always borrowing my clothes!

-You can borrow mine any time.

Oh, yeah. Next time there's a fancy dress party, I can go as a wuss(!)

-That Justine Littlewood - she's such a...!

-Tell me something new.

Who are they?

-I didn't know this was a prison(!)

-We like to know where you are.

-Look, I'm just going out!

-Where?

Out of control! Out of my mind!

There's nothing big or clever about being in a gang.

Unless, of course, it's a really cool gang!

Hey, Amber! Will you be back for lunch?

- Hey! She's got the ball! - Hey, Lol, leave it.

-How rude!

-But you don't see Justine pushing them around, do you?

- It's your fault! - It always is.

Amber's gang's missing just one thing - the Beaker element!

Just till I start MY gang. Everyone will want to be in the Beaker Gang.

And they'll have to do as I say or face the consequences.

-Jenny, were YOU in a gang when you were our age?

-No.

I was too busy with schoolwork to get involved with foolishness.

(Schoolwork!)

Amber's gang aren't so hot.

All they do is hang around and talk about boys and clothes and music.

How do you know?

Um, I just DO, OK?

Hiya, cats! Hey, chickenburgers! Radical!

-What are you dressed as?!

-If you have to ask, you'll never know!

I think you look very...

..um...

-Mashed potato?

-Yeah, spam it, daddio!

KNOCK AT DOOR Hi, Lou!

I'm sorry about what I said before.

My dad's bought me a new CD.

Huh! Are you still listening to that wussy music?

TECHNO MUSIC ON

Look, I just wanna get my ball back. I think aftershave's a bit much!

All right, then, if we get it back...

Look, over there! ..C'mon!

Hey, Amber, it's one of your little urchin pals.

# Take your place in history

-# And pray we don't... #

-What're you doing here?

-Just passing.

-MUSIC OFF

-So, what's with the sunglasses?

-You wouldn't understand. It's ironic.

-Sent you to keep tabs on me, huh?

-Oh, yes. I'm a social worker(!)

A master of disguise.

Look, will you just leave me alone?

OK, fine. It's just you missed lunch.

I thought I might bring over some leftovers.

That girl gets everywhere!

Get down!

-Hello. ..Louise?

-Hi, dude.

OK. Is Tracy in? We were gonna go shopping.

Tracy? She went ages ago, dude.

Oh.

She must have forgotten. ..Oh, well.

-Oh, by the way, I'm NOT a dude.

-Sorry, dude.

KNOCK AT DOOR

-Aren't you supposed to knock, man?

-I did knock.

-Aren't you supposed to be doing some work?

-Homework is for wimps.

-Louise!

-OK, don't bust a gut, sweetcheeks!

-What did you just call me?!

Er...nothing. Sorry.

The writing's gone all funny!

Sunglasses?

Oh, yeah!

Thanks, Jenny.

Look, it's not that kind of gang. You can't just join!

-They liked me!

-You're an urchin. They pitied you!

I made them laugh. It'd be good to hang round with you.

-Fine.

-Yes!

-After you've done the initiation test.

-The WHAT?!

-Hey, we're a gang.

-OK, what do I have to do?

-Oh, I dunno...

-The new CD by the Bad Guy Brothers is good.

-That's really expensive!

Well, um...

there are ways of getting things that don't involve spending money.

-Hi, Amber.

-Hello.

Wow, you've got some nice clothes!

If I had "nice" clothes, I'd throw them in the fire...

if we HAD a fire.

No, I mean "stylish".

Yeah, I quite agree.

Think this one's too small for me now. D'you fancy it?

-What, really?!

-Mm-hm.

Wow! ..Thanks, Amber.

Hey, Lou, d'you wanna try on my new skirt? You can borrow it!

You pick things up quite quickly for a girl.

I'll ignore that comment. You're only a boy and you can't help it.

-Get us a glass of lemonade, would you?

-No problem.

There's a cheat. Show you later.

Oh!

Ben, it just slipped my mind.

I, um...have...to go shopping with Cam. See you!

-All right, Ben?

-Yeah.

-Did you bring 'em?

-Yeah, I've got 'em here.

Yeah! ..Cool! Cheers, mate.

-Oh, you've gotta be joking!

-What's the big attraction, anyway?

-Look.

Oh, Amber. I see.

Not a fan? Glad to see there's still some sane people left.

She's shaking things up at your place. Even Tracy's acting weird.

-And Tracy's always been so normal(!)

-She was round earlier

-and I think she took something.

-Tracy?!

-No! ..What?

-I'd rather not say.

-It wouldn't be a CD, by any chance, would it?

-Eh?

-Hey, the Bad Guy Brothers album!

-Yeah, I borrowed it.

-Wow! Nice one!

-Hey, Ben. What's up, dude?

-What?

-Have you seen Tracy? She stood me up.

-Aren't you upset?

-Well, a bit.

But you know me and Tracy - we're always upsetting each other.

Is something up?

You need a cup of tea. Come in.

That hideout - it's a mess.

And those sunglasses - they have got to go. They're so old-fashioned.

-What're you talking about?

-Our gang.

No, Beaker, they're not "our" gang. They're MY friends, you know?

Away from social workers, away from annoying little prats like you!

But...but the CD! You said...!

If I said, "Play in the traffic!" would you do that? Let's see.

Go play in the traffic!

-Where's my jacket?

-But...you said I could have it!

I changed my mind. Stop trying to be like me!

Well, I've customised it.

-It's just ribbon...and sequins.

-You've ruined it!

Why can't you stop these little kids messing with my stuff?!

-Hi, Amber.

-And you two can stop spying on me as well!

Hey, I bet I could do you a good tattoo with my marker pen.

Yeah, all right, then.

-Ben, I've been looking for you everywhere!

-No, you haven't.

Well, not everywhere. That would have taken ages.

Listen, your Bad Guy Brothers CD.

I might have forgot to tell you I was borrowing it.

And I might forget to lend you anything again!

-What's this?

-I bought you the single. It's got extra songs on.

You didn't have to do that.

Sometimes you have to let your real friends know you appreciate them.

Hm, very heart-warming, Tracy, and don't tell me.

Even though you've no more money, you want me to take you shopping?

Yes, it gives you a chance to let me know how much you appreciate ME!

# I can make my world come true All my dreams will see my through

-# And the fight won't get me down

-No! No!

# My dreams will turn things All around

# With a smile upon my face I can see a better place

-# It doesn't matter What may come my way...

-No! No!

# Believe it now I will win some day. #