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Ford:’humming as he was outside, he was writing something down’ok, so these plants can change the taste of something………
Then he puts down an apple and orange in front of it, then it lets out a glow and then it stops, ford picks up the orange and peels it.
Ford:’eats one of the slices’wow, it tastes like an apple!
Then he picks up the apple and his eyes sparkle.
Ford: And this tastes like an orange! I wonder if this will get the kids to get their vegetables more often, they really need to eat more healthy food, even though they say “but you eat a bag of jelly beans every day!”
Then he sits down for a minute, then he sighs.
Ford: well, i’m old, so-
Then the door opens and Ford sees Stanley.
Ford: oh, hey Stanley, sorry if I was yelling, I think I just found a way to get the kids to eat their vegetables since they complained about the taste.
Stanley:...........
Ford: um, Stanley, are you ok?
Stanley:’stares at him’
Ford: Is everything alright, Stanley? You know you can always tell me anything, if you need me to do something or if you want to talk, you know you can always go to me, or if you just want to be out here-
Then he yelps when Stanley tackles him down.
Ford: ah! Stanley, what the-
Then he spits out blood when Stanley punches him in the face, blood stains the grass, ford looks at the blood and his eyes widened.
Ford: what-
Then more blood stains the grass as Stanley continues punching him, Ford tries to push his brother off of him.
Ford: Stanley, stop!
Stanley: Who are you? What are you going to do to me?
Ford froze, he looked at Stanley, his eyes widened.
Ford:’thinks’he must be having a bad memory day……….we do look older, i guess he doesn’t recognize me………i need to calm him down! But what am I going to do? He keeps hitting me! I think my nose is now broken!
Then he yelps as Stanley punches him.
Stanley: Don't you dare try to hurt me! I’ll have you know that I once chewed my way out of a car! I can bite you very hard!
He continues to punch ford, who tries to shield his face.
Ford: Stanley, knock it off!
Then he pushes his brother off of him, Stanley falls hard.
Ford:.........stanley? A-are you ok?
Stanley:’slowly stands up and holds his head, then pulls his head away and sees blood, his eyes widened’
Ford: Stanley, oh my god, I'm so sorry…….
He starts to shake and looks at his hands, he starts tearing up and holds his head, Stanley looks at him.
Stanley: ford?-
Ford: I did it again…………
Flashback………
Ford: I have something to show you, something you won't believe.
Stanley:’looks at his brother, worried’look, I've been around the world, okay? Whatever it is, I'll understand.
Then it shows him standing in front of the portal.
Stanley: There is nothing about this I understand.
Ford: It's a trans-universal gateway, a punched hole through a weak spot in our dimension, I created it to unlock the mysteries of the universe, but it could just as easily be harnessed for terrible destruction, that's why I shut it down and hid my journals, which explain how to operate it, there's only one journal left.
Then he walks towards Stanley.
Ford: And you are the only person I can trust to take it.
Then he gives Stanley the journal.
Ford:’looks at him’I have something to ask of you: remember our plans to sail around the world on a boat?
Stanley:’smiles’
Ford: take this book, get on a boat, and sail as far away as ya can! To the edge of the Earth! Bury it where no one can find it!
Stanley: That's it?! You finally wanna see me after ten years and it's to tell me to get as far away from you as possible!?
Ford:’walks away from him’stanley, you don't understand what I'm up against! What I've been through!
Stan: no, no. You don't understand what I've been through! I've been to prison in three different countries! I once had to chew my way out of the trunk of a car! You think you've got problems? I'VE GOT A MULLET, STANFORD!
Ford:’looks at him, frowning’
Stanley:’tightens his grip on the journal he was holding’meanwhile, where have you been? Living it up in your fancy house in the woods! Selfishly hoarding your college money, because you only care about yourself!
Ford:’glares at him’I'm selfish? I'm selfish, Stanley?! How can you say that after costing me my dream school?! I'm giving you a chance to do the first worthwhile thing in your life and you won't even listen!
Stanley: Well, listen to this, you want me to get rid of this book? Fine, I'll get rid of it right now!’takes out a lighter’
Ford: No!
Then he grabs the journal from Stanley.
Ford: You don't understand!
Stanley:takes it back’you said you wanted me to have it, so I'll do what I want with it!’holds the journal over the lighter's flame’
Ford: my research! Argh!
Then he tackles Stanley down, then runs to the journal, only for stanley to trip him, and when stanley picks up the journal, but ford runs after him.
Ford: Stanley, give it back!’pushes him onto some of the buttons’
Stanley: You want it back, you're gonna have to try harder than that!
They don’t notice the portal has been activated.
Stanley:’trying to pull the journal away from ford’you left me behind, you jerk! It was supposed to be us forever, you ruined my life!
Ford:’ you ruined your own life!
Then he kicks Stanley to the side of the control panel, branding him, Stanley screams in pain and falls to the floor.
Ford: Stanley! Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! Are you alr-
Then Stanley punches Ford, who stumbles backward and trips over the lever, fully activating the portal.
Stanley:’walks toward him, holding his shoulder due to the branding’some brother you turned out to be. You care more about your dumb mysteries than your family? Well, then YOU CAN HAVE 'EM!
Then he shoves Ford back into the portal light, and Ford starts getting sucked into it, Stanley's eyes widened seeing it.
Stanley: Whoa, whoa, hey, what's going on? Hey, hey, Stanford-
Ford: Stanley! Stanley, help me!
Stanley: oh, no, what do I do?!!
Ford: Stanley! Stanley! Do something! STANLEYYYYY!’throws the journal at stanley and disappears into the portal’
Then a flash of white engulfs everything, and when it fades, Stanley is lying on the floor, he slowly looks up.
Stanley: Stanford?
He sees Ford's glasses fall onto the ground.
Stanley:’uns to the portal’stanford, come back! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!’pounds on the portal's gateway’
Then the portal starts to shut down.
Stanley:’runs to the lever and tries to pull it to no avail’I just got him back! I can't lose him again! Ah, come on! STANFORD!
End of flashback………
Stanley: Stanford!
Ford:’looks at him’s-stanley?
Stanley: dammit, i had another memory relapse………and i guess depending on how fucked up your face looks, i guess it was when i was homeless.
Ford: You did mention the time you had to chew your way out of the trunk of a car….….i-i didn’t mean to push you.
Stanley: ford-
Ford: I thought you were getting better……..your memory relapses were happening less often, I know that it's not a permanent fix but I thought it would have gotten a bit better, but I guess I was wrong for thinking about that.
Stanley:’hugs him’
Ford:’hugs back’
Stanley: I'm sorry for hurting you, I guess it's because you are a bit older now, I guess I thought you were someone else.
Ford: How about we go inside and treat our injuries?
Stanley: good idea, and it's a good thing the kids aren’t home right now or else they would be freaking out.
Ford: ya, let’s go.
Stanley:’rubs his head’
Ford:’smacks his head’don’t do that.
Stanley: It still hurts.
Ford: I'll put some ice on it.
Stanley: Fine.