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Leprechaun 2 Story Idea #2

Undated
Not entirely certain of the author; possibly written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien
 

COUNTY OF LIMERICK, ERIN (IRELAND) 994 A.D.

BILLY MACDANIEL, the mortal slave of one of the Leprechauns that roam the earth, travels to the Celtic countryside. It seems that the Leprechaun is one thousand years of age this day and he wants to find a bride of his own. The Leprechaun decides that he'll snatch up a young Celtic maiden from a nearby farm. According to legend, if a young woman sneezes three times without anyone saying "God bless you," the Leprechaun can snatch up the young woman and make her his bride.

But Billy MacDaniel, being a romantic young man, spoils the Leprechaun's plans. Upon seeing the young farmgirl, he falls in love with her. As she loads hay into a cart with a pitchfork, she begins to sneeze. Unfortunately, there's no one around to say "God bless you."

After sneezing twice, the Leprechaun rubs his hands together greedily, but Billy ruins his wishes. Pensively, the young slave rubs a gold IRISH CLADA (two hands clasping a heart and crown) hanging around his neck and, as the bride sneezes a third time, he blurts out "God bless you." This ruins the evil Leprechaun's machinations. The Leprechaun must then wait another thousand years before he can fetch a bride. "But," he threatens Billy MacDaniel, "next time I'll have her, and she'll be one of your own."

PRESENT DAY, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, 1994 (ONE THOUSAND YEARS LATER). MIDNIGHT.

In an abandoned shoe factory, a HOMELESS MAN lays in a corner. Suddenly, he's scared out of his wits. A crack in the wall opens up. Green light and mist spills out from the crack. When the door materializes, out steps... the Leprechaun. It's his two thousandth birthday. He's travelled far to claim his bride and now he has twenty four hours to do it, otherwise, he'll have to wait another thousand years. The Leprechaun removes an hourglass and turns it upside down on the ground, as the crack in the wall shuts behind him, not to open again for twenty four hours. The homeless man stands in fear as the Leprechaun explains his mission. The little green troll demands that the old man sing "Happy Birthday" to him. Spotting a gold tooth in the homeless man's mouth, the Leprechaun jumps the poor soul, kills him and removes the gold tooth. "Ah, a birthday present," announces the Leprechaun. Satisfied, the Leprechaun goes off to find his bride.

CUT TO:

DEREK PAINE is a fourteen year old rebel. He lives with his father, a travelling musician, who's tried the best he can to raise him on his own, but there's no question that Derek's an angry youth. At school, he's an outsider.

He has his eyes on a classmate, a beautiful fourteen year old cheerleader named KATHLEEN MACDANIEL (the great, great, great, etc. granddaughter of Billy MacDaniel). Kathleen wears her ancestor's clada around her neck.

Unfortunately, Kathleen doesn't hang out with Derek's type. She's dating a high school senior jock, LYLE MURPHY. Lyle and his friends, an obnoxious bunch, don't appreciate Derek's affections towards Kathleen, and every time they get a chance, they trash him.

Later that night, Derek decides to knock at Kathleen's door and ask her out. To his delight, he learns that Kathleen is alone. He sneaks into her house and plans to surprise her with flowers and romance. However, she has another visitor... the Leprechaun. Kathleen has sneezed three times and the Leprechaun has arrived to kidnap his bride to be and take her back to the gate, where they'll disappear forever. Kathleen thinks that he's a "puke faced little worm," but the Leprechaun doesn't let names hurt him. He tells Kathleen that he's taking her to the old shoe factory where they'll disappear to Erin (his mythical home) at midnight. The Leprechaun admires the gold clada hanging around the girl's neck. "Ah, the luck of the Irish is with me today," he squeals, miserly, "not only do I get me bride, I get some gold to boot."

After overhearing the Leprechaun, Derek tries to save Kathleen and thwart the little imp's plans. But he's no match for the old dwarf. The Leprechaun puts up a fight and pushes Derek out a window, where he's knocked out. The Leprechaun then turns to Kathleen and announces, "You're coming with me." Kathleen lets out a blood curdling scream, but no one hears her.

Derek wakes, to find himself surround by Kathleen's PARENTS and some COPS. DETECTIVE LORI SCIRE, in her early thirties, and her Latino partner, MIGUEL CARDENAS, question Derek. He insists that Kathleen was kidnapped by some Leprechaun and, of course, he's taken downtown for questioning.

Meanwhile, Lyle and the other jocks hear of what's happened and they head down to police headquarters to kick the shit out of Derek.

Down at police headquarters, Derek sticks to his story. Scire and Cardenas figure that Derek did something to Kathleen MacDaniel and that subconsciously he's made up the story about the Leprechaun. Maybe the kid buried the body at the abandoned shoe factory? Only one way to find out. The detectives take Derek to the shoe factory to investigate his story.

Once at the abandoned factory, Derek, Scire and Cardenas search for Kathleen. They hear some noise in the factory and try to scope the area further. Scire and Derek move deeper into the warehouse. Cardenas goes back to the car to call in to the station. Surprise! The Leprechaun is waiting in the car for him. Cardenas is killed.

Inside the factory, Derek and Scire continue their search. The Leprechaun plays tricks on them, to scare and confuse them. But Derek and Scire continue on. They soon find Kathleen and untie her. She's one pissed off valley girl. They start to navigate their way out, when they're met by the Leprechaun. He attacks the detective and kills her. In the ensuing madness, Derek ends up with one of the detectives' revolvers. He shoots at the Leprechaun, but the Leprechaun disappears in a puff of mist. Freaked, Derek and Kathleen are driven deeper into the factory. The Leprechaun continues to play tricks on them.

While being chased, Kathleen starts to fall in love with Derek. She gives him her clada as a token of her love. She decides that if they get out of this mess, they'll go steady. Inspired by Kathleen's promise, Derek tries extra hard to find an exit.

Meanwhile, Lyle and his gang show up at the factory. They find the dead detectives and decide to take matters into their own hands. Grabbing some weapons from Cardenas' car, they head into the factory. These tough ass jocks are out for Derek's blood.

Once inside, they spread out. One by one, the Leprechaun picks off the jocks. Concurrently, Kathleen and Derek are getting closer to the exit. They're about to escape to safety, when... Lyle catches them.

Even though Kathleen and Derek try to talk sense into him, Lyle beats Derek to a pulp, leaving him dazed and bloodied. He then attempts to take Kathleen home. But... the Leprechaun has other plans. As they approach Lyle's car outside, they're attacked. Lyle is killed by the little monster.

Kathleen is taken by the Leprechaun into the factory. Derek comes to and searches for Kathleen. He and the Leprechaun fight. Derek is knocked back and sent toppling down an elevator shaft. He's left hanging for his life.

The Leprechaun is about to finish the job when the crack in the wall opens up. The sand in the hourglass is running out. The Leprechaun has no time to finish off Derek. Instead, he grabs a bound and gagged Kathleen and drags her to the crack in the wall, leading back to Erin.

With the last ounce of strength in his body, Derek fights his way back up the elevator shaft. When he gets to the top, he sees Kathleen being dragged through the crack in the wall. Derek thinks quickly. He takes the gold clada out and holds it for the Leprechaun to see. It sparkles in the light. The Leprechaun stops what he's doing.

Derek tosses the clada towards the Leprechaun. Greedily, he lets go of Kathleen to catch the gold trinket. Kathleen stumbles forward into Derek's arms. The Leprechaun catches the gold trinket and smiles. He starts heading back through the crack in the wall, when the last grain of sand runs out of the hourglass. The crack snaps shut with a loud pop, trapping the Leprechaun in between the two worlds. The Leprechaun writhes in pain and starts to die. A bright green light flashes and the Leprechaun disappears from sight once and for all. The gold clada falls to the floor. "God bless you... motherfucker" curses the young hero. Derek picks it up, gives it back to Kathleen, and they start going steady. It's the beginning of a beautiful relationship.


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