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Comedy
Pikeys revenge
By simon.ward72
15 April 2006
This ones for Gwynn. For further reading and understanding of this one see 'Jimmy and the Squirrel' in the childrens section.

Gwynn and Simon are enjoying a Frappucino on a fresh April morning. They have taken an al fresco seat outside Starbucks to enjoy the spring sunshine, and although it is still rather brisk they are enjoying the conditions immensely and are immersed in lively conversation.
 

Little do they realize however that mere yards from where they sit their doom is being engineered. On the other side of the street, crouched behind a large yellow skip are three deranged looking individuals. At first they appear to be nothing more than street scum, the kind of human waste that is often found rummaging through the litter bins of old London town, but on closer inspection we find they are three far more sinister and dangerous characters.
 

Lizard boy, Kathy Hyfield and Minty Michael, now collectively known as the PMRC, or Pikeys and Misfortunates Revenge Collaboration, peer out over the top of the skip to where Gwynn and Simon sit sipping their frothy caffeine drinks, blissfully unaware of the malicious agenda of which they form an integral part.
 

‘Its them’ says Lizard boy, his skin now so flakey and crustified that he can barley move his face to talk, and when he does the skin cracks, flakes and weeps in the most revolting fashion.
 

‘Yes’ says Minty Michael, his powerful monobrow stands a full three inches tall and reaches all the way round the front of his head, connecting to the hairline on either side. He adds in dramatic tones: ‘Today a great justice will be done; today we shall have our revenge’. He is still wearing the same Wellington boots that he used to wear for PE at school.
 

Kathy is so full of emotion she can barely speak, but we are reassured to see she is as pikey as ever. The same rusty contraption of a bike, the one she thought she had finally rid herself of after all those years of thankless toil, is parked a few meters away. She looks at the bike, looks back over at the pair sitting down, and a grim determination comes over her face. She was never again able to muster the will to try and better herself, and indeed her bike, after that fateful summer’s day many years ago. Today that hurt would be undone.
 

‘Lets do it’ she says in a voice laden with profound hatred.
 

They make their move.
 

Kathys plan involves riding her monstrous excuse for a bicycle into the target, kamikaze style. If she had to die herself in eliminating these two viscous and hurtful bullies then it would be a fine price to pay. They would know pain, oh yes, they would no pain.
 

Lizard boy has spent the lonely years fashioning weapons of various kind in preparation for this day. In his hand he holds his most treasured tool of all, a razor sharp cutlass with a deadly serrated edge. He would show no mercy, and yes, they would know his true name as they died.
 

Minty Michael deftly removes his left Wellington. He has studied the arcane craft of shoe fighting and is now capable of breaking the neck of a grown man with a well placed Wellington boot heel to the appropriate pressure point. He fancies a less swift and far more painful technique for these two however, suffering is the objective; suffering, humiliation and pain.
 

Things do not work out as planned for the PMRC.
 

Lizard boys skin is in such bad condition that he seizes up completely as she tries to run. His increased efforts only compound the situation and such is his force in trying to propel himself towards the victims the strain becomes to great and his body begins to cracks and crumble. The fragile foundation of his physical form is overwhelmed and he literally crumbles to dust in the fresh spring air.
 

Kathy mounts her bike but the heap of shit is so rusty that she is unable to make turn the pedals. She steps down with all her mite trying to get some momentum so she can make her battle charge, but the knackered old pedal arm gives way and she tumbles forward into the road just as the number 27 bus is approaching. The timing could not be any more unfortunate and Kathys head explodes like a melon as the wheels of the bus go round and round, on top of her now mutilated form.
 

Michael sees his fallen comrades and now, even more determined to exact revenge on behalf of them all, he lurches forward with a war cry in his mouth and a welly in his hand. Unfortunatly the imbalance caused by only wearing one Welly causes him to misplace his step and his ankle twists harshly and grotesquely on the edge of the kerb. A load cracking sound is heard as the bone shoots out of the flesh and his leg bends up the wrong way. Michael collapses in bloody agony on the side of the road.  Two kids wearing hoodies appear and Michael reaches up to them in a desperate plea for help. The first hoodie checks his pockets while the other stabs him repeatedly in the throat. Finding nothing of worth the two hoodies move on.
 

 

Across the road Simon and Gwynn are ordering more Frappucinos.

Reviews
Touching
Written by gwynn1970 (109 comments posted) 16th April 2006
Well its very touching to have a piece dedicted to me like that, I didn't realise I was such a popular character round these parts. Thanks to simonward. 
 
I must say I'm glad lizard boy died in the end because that boy used to scare me. It was like being near a human snowdrift when he itched his face. 
 
Well done, but not quite up to the standards of Fasten Your Seatbelt.
A few thoughts...
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 17th April 2006
This read OK to my mind; though I felt it suffered from being too long [ which lessened its final impact ] and would run better [ ie sharper] if properly scripted. I am aware that many don't bother to script their work on this site and that is their priviledge. But as the site is for Comedy Scripts it seems a shame not to have a go. It's hardly taxing and it can be great practice. Also it does force a writer to hone the piece usually to positive advantage. Lastly as I am sure you know editors love it as it makes them think the writer knows what he or she is doing. The less said about that the better. 
 
If it does appear as an actual script [ dependant on your intended use for it ] you will surely have to make greater use of dialogue. My advice here is to go and look at how BrianRobertNeal handles this in his excellent 'Innit' pieces in this site. Your context is not dissimilar. It transforms something which can otherwise appear plodding. It's in Short Stories I think. To which incidentally this piece may be better suited if you don't think it benefits scripting. 
 
Sound piece. Worth spending more time on. Well done. 
 
Slainte!

Written by simon.ward72 (60 comments posted) 17th April 2006
Many thanks to both. 
 
Happy to dedicate this one to you Gwynn as it was your Lizard Boy story that touched my heart in the first place and inspired this peice. 
 
Thanks for the comments Gerard, i know what you mean about the lack of scripting around these parts. In this case i didnt really have much dialougue (only about 4 lines) so i just sort of bunged it into the narration. 
 
The content was really in the background information and in describing their actions. So technically not much of a script, and yes the sign does say 'comedy scripts'. i hear what your saying. 
 
Maybe i should have a poke around in Short Stories. It seems a wild and intimidating place though.
just desserts
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3370 comments posted) 18th April 2006
"Pikeys and Misfortunates Revenge Collaboration," 
I think my eldest has their new CD, in an urban hip-hop stylie. 
I'm sorry but they should have got their just desserts, anyone who orders Frappucinos when there's good honest nescafe to had deserve a terrible fete 
Actually I did like this it had echoes of Saki (HH Munro) who delighted in stories which turned morality and fairness on its head and he is my favourite writer so that's praise indeed!  
Stick to the comedy forum simon, there's no telling what will happen to you in the short story forum, all those staring eyes and that funny man saying "It's a local forum for local people" beware..
Compliments
Written by givitsum (651 comments posted) 18th April 2006
I will go with the boys & girls here, a good little read. Only thing is I had to go read that Jimmy the Squirrel and associated reviews as you advised, which was a little scary as it meant entering the kiddies (not literally) section. And you think the Short Stories is overwhelming!

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