The Chapel Street Coven

INT. THE APARTMENT - MORNING

REBECCA the tegu is sleeping curled in a large dog bed in a corner of a messy city apartment with ritual and potion supplies scatters and hung about on most surfaces. There are books, tapestries, nicks and knacks everywhere. Cut to mail falling through an old fashioned wrought iron slot in the front door. The noise makes Rebecca perk up. She gracelessly clambers out of her bed and rushes through the apartment to the front door, knocking aside a circle of meditation stones, book piles, and nearly knocking over a pocket cauldron brewing on the coffee table as she scrambles over it. All we see of the humans in the apartment is their lower halves accompanied by angry but incomprehensible speech bubbles. Rebecca scoops the mail in her gummy jaws and goes right back to the living room to present them to his frazzled owners who we can now see from her perspective. ALVI is trying to get xyr potion in order. HAZEL is poking her head into the room, having just woken up and not looking very awake with bedhead and squinting eyes. She is wearing her pajamas, a thank top and panties. CYPRESS is stomping his feet and looking steaming mad though his angry word bubbles are still gibberish to the destructive tegu. From a third person viewpoint Alvi takes the mail from Rebecca as Cypress continues to grumble angrily from where he is ruefully picking up his meditation stones though his words are no more clear than they were to Rebecca.

ALVI (absentmindedly) Cy, no cursing Rebecca Alvi flips through the mail, relaxed until xe gets to an official looking letter from the DGW. She groans and glares at Hazel who has gotten a coffee cup from the kitchen and is leaning one hip against the door frame and looking relaxed.

ALVI (brandishing the letter) This had better not be because you keep adding your "cousin Jenny" to the coven roster.

HAZEL You got a problem with Jenny?

CYPRESS The problem is you don't have a cousin Jenny. Cypress and Hazel gather around the letter as Alvi reads it aloud.

ALVI We are writing to inform your coven blah blah blah overdue for mandatory questing services. Uuuuuuuh, please report to your nearest DGW office immediately. Failure to comply will result in your covens immediate suspension of operation and possible elimination from the official coven registry which will result in a cease and desist of magic order and cancellation of all benefits.

Cypress groans as he slides off the couch to cuddle with Rebecca. Hazel summons her clothes and supplies. Alvi lays xyr head on the back of the couch, letting the letter fall to xyr lap. Rebecca gives Cypress a sloppy kiss.

INT. THE DGW OFFICE - DAY

Open on an eye level full body three shot of Hazel, Alvi, and Cypress all decked out in questing gear in front of the door they just came through. Include a short bio for each character including genders and sexualities.

Alvi walks straight up to the quest bulletin board which is covered with flyers for every sort of public service you can imagine from slaying a meddlesome dragon tearing up a garden or donating charms to entertaining the elderly or helping in construction. Alvi considers the board, hip cocked with one hand on xyr hip. Hazel and Cypress follow more sedately, going to the desk to get their paperwork. A small child in a flower print dress is tearfully trying to put up a flyer for a lost dog and catches Hazels attention. She nudges Alvi and points in the kids direction. Alvi kneels down next to the kid.

ALVI Hey... kid... KID Good morning Hazel laughs while Alvi kneels down next to the kid. HAZEL This kid has way more manners than you, Alvi

ALVI Did you loose your dog?

The kid points at the flyer she put up and nods.

KID His name is Bozer

ALVI Would you like us to find him?

The kid looks from Hazel to Alvi who is smiling gently to Cypress who has finished the paperwork and is a solid wall at their backs. The kid gives a big nod and rushes off. Hazel shows Cypress the flyer while Alvi poses dramatically like an idiot.

ALVI The Chapel Street Coven is on the case! EXT. FREEWAY - DAY

Alvi teleports the trio onto the side of a freeway.

ALVI Alright this is where he was last seen, that's my part done. Hazel?

Hazel starts to cast, holding onto a dog leash. She dowses the location and starts to follow the path she sees in her mind. Cypress and Alvi follow along, not as sure footed. Hazel guides them through peoples backyards, through a high school, and a basketball game in progress in a park. She finally leads them down an alleyway and they find the poor dog, looking sadder and wetter than on the flyer, but the collar is unmistakable.

CYPRESS Okay so...go get him Hazel

HAZEL I got us here, Alvi teleported us, it is your turn so...

CYPRESS (whining) But he's all wet an' scraggly an' stuff

HAZEL Pull your weight you pinecone

CYPRESS Or what? You'll replace me with "Cousin Jenny"?

HAZEL Don't talk about Jenny like that!

CYPRESS (exasperated) THERE IS NO JENNY

While the other two are arguing Alvi walks over to the pathetic looking pup and picks it up after cleaning it off with a charm.

ALVI Honestly, Cypress I know you're more into offensive magics but I know for a fact you use a cleaning charm instead of showering more often than not.

CYPRESS Showers take SO much time and Professor M'Dala assigns SO much homework...

Cypress trails off, looking terrified. Hazel, standing next to him also looks surprised. Alvi is unaware of the fuss.

ALVI Honestly I think you just like arguing a little too much Cy...press? What's with the look? You know I'm the coven mom I nag you all the time what...

A tentacle has appeared and is touching xyr shoulder. Alvi looks down to the dog in xyr arms which has started growling and sprouted several tendrils and eyes and teeth in places eyes and teeth have no call to be in. Alvi drops the pup and backs up into Hazel who brings up a shimmering energy shield and drags a dumbstruck Cypress behind it. The dog is still growing as Cypress snaps out of it and readies his offensive magic. Alvi grips a potion from her bag, not taking xyr eyes off the dog-monster. It's gearing up to be a massive fight. They clash. The little girl appears at the mouth of the alley.

KID You found Bozer! The dog monster has all three coven members up in the air but immediately shrinks down to jump into the little girls arms. The coven fall into a dumpster and poke their heads up to watch the reunion.

CYPRESS Hey kid, I'm starting to think you weren't entirely truthful on that flyer.

KID (grinning with far too many teeth) What would give you that idea?

The girl skips off leaving our heroes in the dumpster.

INT. THE APARTMENT - NIGHT

The trio is back at home, ridding themselves of their gear in the front hallway before flopping onto the couch. Rebecca trots up to them and Cypress scoops her up in a big hug.

CYPRESS You are the most perfect angel pet in the universe I'll never be mad at you again my darling tegu.

ALVI What's that in her mouth?

Alvi takes the letter Rebecca was carrying and opens it. It's another letter from the DGW saying that if they don't produce a fourth member in 90 days they will be shut down as an official coven. They all groan.