(Backstage at the awards show, Britney is running around, trying to find her bag. She finally discovers it was a prank, that somebody has stolen it.)
Britney: Who took my bag?
(She starts asking people about her bag. While Britney is running around, she bumps into Mandy, who is arm in arm with Justin Timberlake.)
Mandy: Slow it down, girl. What's up?
Britney: (out of breath) I can't find my bag and... hey, Justin, who's this new girl?
Justin: (smiling devilishly) Don't you know who Mandy Moore is? Since the real Britney isn't interested, I'm going for a wannabe.
Mandy: (glaring at Justin) What? Are you calling me a Britney wannabe?
Justin: Are you deaf? That's exactly what I'm calling you.
(Britney looks on, half horrified, half amused)
Mandy: (slaps Justin) You son of a b****! Here's some candy for you!
(She starts throwing things at Justin, and the last one is Britney's purse.)
Britney: My purse! (She looks at Justin) Did you take it?
Justin: (a little dazed) Well, yeah, you know, it was a gift for the wannabe.
Britney: I hate you, Justin. (She hits him with the bag)
Justin: Britney, Mandy, wait! I.... never mind. (He walks back to his dressing room, deflated. He opens the door and finds Joey [Fatone] and JC bound and gagged.)
Justin: What da...? Joey, JC, who did this to you?
(Joey and JC try to explain, but Justin can't understand.)
Justin: What? Who? Wait a sec... something's missing. Where the h*** is Lance? Did he do this to you?
(Joey and JC shake their heads no)
Justin. Arite. Who then? Chris?
(Again, they shake their heads no. Before Justin can say anything, somebody shuts the door behind Justin)
Justin: (spinning around) What da... Oh, my God! Yer those people from New Kids! Hey, thanx fer being our role models.... Hold up. (Joey is pointing a gun at Justin, while Jordan has an unconscious Lance in his hold. Jordan's pointing a gun at Lance.)
Jordan: Hello, Justin. We're going to play a game. If you win, Lance lives. And the other members of 'N Sync, too. Except Chris.
Justin: Chris! What have you done to Chris?
Joey: Nothing, really, except shot his head off. (Wicked laughter)
(Justin, Joey and JC gasp in horror)
Justin: You are going to get it, man.. I swear, you are going to PAY for what you did to Chris. (He lunges forward, but Jordan clutches Lance tighter)
Jordan: Uh, uh uh. You play by OUR rules. Or else, everyone dies.
Justin: Okay, okay. I give up.
Joey: That's a good Justin. Now, call the room next door.
Justin: That's where the Backstreet Boys are.
Jordan: Wow, he actually has a mind.
Justin: Shut up.
Jordan: Place it on speakerphone. Now, sit.
(Jordan throws Lance to the floor and starts to tie up Justin. A dial tone is heard, and then AJ picks up the phone)
AJ: Hello?
Jordan: Hello, AJ.
AJ: Who be dis?
Jordan: Just someone that you need to listen to.
AJ: Okay...
Jordan: Place the phone on speaker, AJ. Now.
AJ: Okay. (background noise is heard)
Jordan: Hello, Backstreet Boys. We would just like to inform you that 'N Sync is tied up and about to die. With the exception of Chris.
Brian: 'N Sync? Well.... it's about time somebody did that.
Justin: Shut the f*** up, B-rok!
Brian: Okay, okay, no need for profanity. Sorry, that just had to come out.
Jordan: Anyway, we would also like to inform you that Kevin's dead.
BSB: (in unison) WHAT?!?!?!?!
Joey: That's right, we killed your dear friend Kevin. Did we happen to mention that we also killed Chris? It was so sweet, the two of them dying together... But on to business. They were the first ones. 'N Sync's next.
Howie: Justin, are you in there? JC? Lance? Joey?
Justin: Howie, is that you?
Howie: Yeah. Who are these bastards? And what are they up to?
Jordan: Someone who deserves all you have and more. And what are we up to? You asked. We're going to kill *N Sync, and then you, and then 98�, plus Britney and her wannabes. Goodbye, for now. (He pushes the off button)
(The Backstreet Boys look at each other, horrified. Suddenly there is a pounding at each of the doors)
Nick: (looks at the other guys) Should I open it?
Female Voice: Please, help me... Somebody stabbed me... Please... (There is a thump)
(Brian rushes to open the door. He finds Britney there, with a knife in the middle of her back)
Britney: Help me, please....
(The guys drag her into their room. There is a trail of blood from where Britney was stabbed.)
AJ: (horrified) Oh, my God, they tried to kill Britney. Someone, call an ambulance!
(Nick rushes to the phone, but it is disconnected)
Nick: Guys... (The rest of them are attending to Britney and not paying attention) Guys. (No response.) GUYS!
AJ, Brian, and Howie: WHAT?
Nick: The phone's disconnected!
Howie: What?
Nick: Let's go see if 'N Sync's phone is okay. I'll stay here and watch Britney. The rest of you, go see if they're okay and if their phone is working.
(AJ, Howie and Brian race out of the room. Britney's trail of blood is clearly visible, as is another trail that leads right to the front of 'N Sync's door. Hanging from their door is another body. This one is dead.)
Brian: Not another one. (He looks at the face) Hey, isn't this...
AJ: Mandy! It's Mandy Moore. Oh, my God. Who did this?
Brian : (starts pounding on the door) Guys, are you in there? Anyone?
Male Voice: Yeah, I'm in here. Try breaking down the door, I can't reach it.
Howie: Okay. (The guys start to break down the door, and they succeed. They find Joey, JC, and Justin tied up and murdered. Lance is the only one alive in the room, but he is tied up.)
Lance: Can I get some help here?
(AJ rushes to untie Lance, while Howie races to the phone. It is not working, either.)
Howie: Guys, do you have your cell phones?
(AJ frees Lance, and they both check if they have their phones. Lance's is gone, and AJ's is dead.)
AJ: Mine needs recharging.
Lance: (shaking off the ropes) Thanks, man. Those guys stole my phone.
Brian: Who?
Lance: Um... what's their face....
Howie: Lance, you know who they are?
Lance: Yeah. They killed those guys. (points to 'N Sync) But it was perfect timing, because I was thinking of leaving the group anyway.
AJ: Lance, it's not time to think about that. Who did this to them?
Lance: (thinks for a minute) Oh yeah! Those guys from NKOTB. Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight.
AJ, Howie, and Brian: WHAT?
(Lance nods.)
Howie: Oh, my God, they killed Britney and Mandy, too.
Lance: Well, something good came out of this.
Brian: True, true. But they're going to kill us all. Also 98�.
Lance: We have to warn them. Is everyone in your group okay? Hey, where's Nick?
Howie: In the other room.... with Britney. She's probably dead now.
(Something occurs to Brian, and he leaves the room. Howie follows him. They go back to their own room, and to their horror, they find Nick dead, also.)
Jordan: You're next. (He shoots Brian, and he falls dead. AJ and Lance hear the gunshot, and go check it out. Another one is heard.)
Joey: Well, we're almost done, Jordan. Pretty soon, we'll have all the money that we deserve.
(They grin at each other.)
(AJ and Lance don't go in, because they know they'll be shot if they do.)
Lance: Well, it's up to us now, AJ. You with me?
AJ: All the way, man.
(They shake hands.)
Part 4
(The next morning, everyone hears the bad news: There has been a mass murder. All of 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys are dead, with the exception of AJ McLean and Lance Bass. Britney Spears and Mandy Moore have also been murdered. Authorities suspect that the same person killed them all. Suspicions rise about AJ and Lance; and they are taken into custody. Jordan and Joey are watching this on TV, gleefully.)
Jordan: Well, if they got away, it's okay if they're put in jail for our work.
(Joey laughs evilly)
Meanwhile....
Justin (98�): Man, this sucks. Look how many people have died.
Nick: Yeah, Drew, Christina, Jess and I saw some of it with our own eyes.
Jeff: What?
Drew: Yeah. Someone shot Kevin Richardson and Chris Kirkpatrick. It was brutal. Thank God Christina wasn't hurt.
(Nick looks at Drew)
Drew: What?
Nick: I think you really like her, Drew.
Drew: I do.
(Justin and Jeff look at each other)
Jeff: Who is this girl you guys are talking about?
Nick: Christina. You know, the girl that sang "Reflection" off the Mulan soundtrack.
Justin: Oh, her! Christina Aguilera. You went out with her, Drew?
Drew: Yeah. She's great. (gets a glazed look)
Jeff: Whatever you say, Drew. But look. We've got to get to the bottom of these murders. I KNOW AJ and Lance are innocent. They wouldn't do something like this.
Drew: (suddenly serious) But who would?
Nick: I don't know. But I'm going to the police station to talk to AJ and Lance. Anyone coming?
(Drew volunteers)
Nick: Okay, anyone else?
Jeff: Naw, we'll investigate from here, on the Net. Right, Justin?
Justin: Yeah.
Nick: Guys, be careful. I have a feeling that these whacked people are after us, too.
Jeff: What makes you say that, Nick?
Nick: Well, they killed BSB, 'N Sync, Britney, and Mandy. We fall right in with them.
Justin: We'll be careful, Nick. You be careful, too.
Nick: Okay. (The Lachey brothers leave. A few minutes later, they run into Jessica and Christina. It looks like they've been crying.)
Nick: Hey, hey, Jess, it's okay. I'm here. (He gives her a hug) So you've heard?
Jessica: (nods) Nick, they killed Mandy, my fellow up-and-coming artist. We were really close.
Nick: Shh, it's okay. (He is still hugging her)
Christina: They killed Britney, too. We were like sisters. (starts to sob) Drew, I can't believe this. (falls into his arms)
Drew: I can't, either. We're going to get to the bottom of this, Nick and me.
You guys want to come?
Jessica: (clinging to Nick) Where are you guys going? Don't leave us, please.
Nick: Don't worry, Jess, we're not leaving you anywhere. Or Christina.
Drew: We're going to the police station to talk to AJ and Lance.
Jessica: Okay, I'm coming. I want to talk to them. See who did it. Because I know them, and I know they wouldn't do anything like that.
(Christina nods, her head still buried in Drew's shoulder)
Drew: So we're all going? Okay, then. But I want to check on Justin and Jeff, just in case. (He takes out his cell phone and calls the hotel room.)
(At the hotel room)
Jordan: (looks at the phone) It's ringing, Joey.
Joey: DUH! What do you think I am, a moron?
Jordan: Shut up, you f***ing idiot! Listen, it's probably the other half of 98�. We've got to pretend that everything is okay.
Joey: But we just killed Jeff and Justin.
Jordan: Do I look stupid to you, idiot? What to do, what to do� (pacing)
(Drew is counting the rings)
Drew: Guys, no one's picking up.
(Nick looks concerned; Joey finally picks up the phone)
Scary Voice: Hello, Drew.
Drew: Who is this? And how did you know it was me? (gets a creepy feeling)
Scary Voice: Your worst nightmare. Like I said, I know more about you than you think.
Drew: (yelling) What have you done to Justin and Jeff?!?!?!
(Nick, Jessica and Christina look at each other)
Scary Voice: Haven't you caught on yet, dummy?
Drew: Shut up!
Nick: (thinking) Uh-oh, something's really wrong. Otherwise, Drew wouldn't be so mad...
Scary Voice: Think about it. We killed 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys... except those two bastards that got away... and we just killed Justin and Jeff.
And you're next. ALL of you. I know who you're with, Drew. And you're all gonna die.
Drew: What? Oh, God� No way. Not if I can help it!
Scary Voice: You just wait and see. (hangs up; Drew puts his phone away)
Christina: Who was it, Drew?
Drew: The killer.
Nick: In our room.... Oh, God, are Justin and Jeff all right?
Drew: (shakes his head) They're dead.
(Nick, Jessica, and Christina gasp)
Jessica: Oh, my God, Nick, what's happening?
Drew: But that's not all. Whoever this bastard is, he's determined to kill all of us.
(Christina starts to cry again)
Drew: I'm sorry, Christina. (He hugs her, and she starts to sob.)
Nick: Well, it's up to us to clear AJ and Lance, and to protect ourselves from this whacked guy. Let's go. (They leave for the police station.)
