We SEE cards, paper cups, plates with cake-crumbs and melted ice cream . . . The party is over and the place is cleared out.

IN THE COURTYARD BELOW

Bill, Ted, Joanna and Elizabeth are seated at a table near the lit-up pool.

JOANNA
Thank you for the lovely party.

BILL
Of course, babes.

TED
But we haven't given you our gifts yet.

The Princesses look at each other. Bill and Ted hesitate a moment, then Ted starts.

TED
Okay.  Beautiful babes from England.
Even though we don't know what the future may bring . . .

BILL
Well, actually, we do, sorta -

TED
But we don't believe it.

BILL
Anyways, whatever it may bring . . .

The guys look at each other.

And the two couples separate.

Bill kneels at one end of the table with Joanna.  Ted kneels at the other end with Elizabeth.

Each removes a piece of paper.

INTERCUT between Bill and Ted, as each reveals his own deep, individual feelings:

BILL
I wrote this myself.
(reading)
Joanna, as I wander through this dark and lonely
forest of life, surrounded by various beasts; bears, vipers,
squirrels, not to mention small tree-growing lichen, woodpeckers,
tree rats, toads, slugs, gila monsters - oh, no, that's desert -
(beat)
But the point is: Joanna, will you
always wear this promise ring?

JOANNA
Bill, I would love to.

TED
I wrote this last night
(reading)
Elizabeth, as I swim through this dark and fearful
sea of existence, surrounded by various creatures; sharks, eels,
yellowtail, not to mention tiny barnacles and algae,
man-o-wars, starfish, blowfish, catfish - oh, no, that's freshwater -
(beat)
What I mean to say is: Elizabeth, will you take
this promise ring and wear it always?

ELIZABETH
Thank you, Ted.  I'd be honored.

Beat. Joanna and Bill kiss.  Elizabeth and Ted do the same.

The guys look at each other and do a silent AIR GUITAR, as if to say "things couldn't be going much better."

Then, in the DISTANCE, we SEE (but they don't):

THE SKY HIGH ABOVE THEM

seemingly opening up.

There is a FLASH and we CUT TO:

Everything is pretty much the same as in final film until:

(During the scene with the evil robots, they start to drag the booth behind the Circle K)

Inside the apartment, there is this additional bit of dialogue between Bill & Ted:

TED
What are we gonna do?

BILL
We can't play without them.

TED
I don't want to play without them.

Then as the van leaves the apartment:

As the Van pulls away - Evil Bill and Ted in the front, Bill and Ted in the back - we HEAR:

BILL (V.O.)
So where in the desert did they go?

EVIL BILL (V.O.)
You'll see . . .

EXT. I-15 - HEADING EAST - AN HOUR LATER

The van shoots out toward the desert, windows open.

INSIDE THE VAN

Bill and Ted sit in the back, shivering.

TED
I'm cold.

BILL
Yah.
(to the front)
Could we have the heater back here?

Evil Bill turns.

EVIL BILL
(darkly)
Shut up, Bill.

In the back, Bill and Ted look at each other, mouths agape.

TED
That you is a real jerk.

BILL
Yah, I gotta remember to be more considerate
toward myself when I become him.

Evil Ted turns around.

EVIL TED
He said shut your holes.

Ted leans forward in direct confrontation with Evil Ted.

TED
What is your problem, dude?

EVIL TED
I'm not interested in your
insipid jabbering, insect.

Ted's eyes just plain bug out.

TED
Well, excuse me, Ted!

Bill tried to settle down this potentially volatile situation.

BILL
Hey, maybe we should stop for
some food and talk this -

EVIL BILL
(wheels; bilious)
Shut your rotting, stinking heads, vermin.

Bill and Ted, cowed, slink back into the back seat, look at each other.

TED
Dude.  I got a very bad feeling . . .

Bill nods.

EXT. DESERT - A BIT LATER

The van cruises past a sign which reads: "Death Valley, 10 miles."

INT. VAN

As it bumps along a narrow, abandoned road.

BILL
Uh . . . excuse me - where are we going?

No answer. Evil Bill and Ted stare ahead. Ted turns to Bill.

TED
(sotto)
Dude.  What if these are evil robot us's from
the future, sent here to kill us and replace us?

BILL
(beat)
Ted, that is most implausible.

The van screeches to a stop.

The script is the same as the final movie until:

THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF

where, behind a clump of shrubs in a DESOLATE RAVINE, are the two limp, lifeless forms of Bill and Ted.

A long moment passes.  Then, a heavy grey MIST slowly drifts in and suddenly a dark, ghostly FIGURE wearing a black, hooded robe and carrying a scythe appears over Bill and Ted.

This is the GRIM REAPER.

He points a long, boney finger down at the bodies.  There is a soft, hissing sound, and:

BILL AND TED

- vague and translucent, rise out of their own bodies.

The guys, now floating above their corpses, look at each other.

TED
Bill, what happened?

Bill looks at Ted, eyes widening.

BILL
Ted - we're dead, dude.

TED
No way.

BILL
Yes way.  Look.

They both look down.  Ted gapes. Beat.  Then -

TED
Now what?

Suddenly, silently, the Grim Reaper lays a boney hand on each of the guys' shoulders, causing Bill and Ted to whip around, wide-eyed.

BILL/TED
Whoa.

TED
Who are you, dude?

BILL
(sotto)
Ted, it's the Grim Reaper.

TED
Oh . . .
(then)
Nice robe, dude.

GRIM REAPER
(a deep, low voice)
You will come with me.

The script is the same until:

TED
I can't believe we just Melvined Death.

BILL
(nods)
Let's just hope he doesn't catch up with us.

They rush across the road and toward:

A BUSY TRUCK STOP

Where two truckers (MIKE and AL), toothpicks in mouth, are strolling to their truck.

MIKE AND AL'S POV

As they open their doors, the truck appears empty.  However, from:

ANOTHER ANGLE

We see Bill and Ted, still translucent, seated in the center of the cab.

BILL
How's it goin', live dudes?

TED
(to Bill)
We're totally Haunted Mansion.

BILL
(nods; leans over to Mike)
Beware of hitchhiking ghosts, dude.

Mike, the driver, shivers.

MIKE
(to Al)
You say something?

Al shakes his head.

TED
It's us!

BILL AND TED
Booooooooooohhhhhhh . . .

Mike and Al both shiver a little.

AL
I got a weird feeling.

As the truck pulls away, Bill and Ted continue to spook Mike and Al, and we CUT TO:

EXT. SAN DIMAS - MORNING

The truck rolls to a stop and Bill and Ted float out of the cab, looking back at the truckers.

TED
Thanks for the lift, dudes!

BILL
They can't hear you, Ted.

TED
Oh, yah . . .
(shaking his head)
Too bad we'll never get to thank ‘em.

Then, determined, Ted floats up next to the driver's window and YELLS at Mike:

TED
Thanks for the ride!

Mike, thoroughly spooked, floors the gas.  The truck shoots forward, veering wildly OUT OF PICTURE.

Then, as Bill and Ted watch, stunned, we HEAR a crash and a HUGE, O.S. EXPLOSION.

UP AHEAD

The truck has crashed into a wall and gone up in a huge fireball.

After a beat, we see Mike and Al, now translucent, floating up into the air, away from the wreckage.

Bill and Ted are speechless for a moment, then look at each other and call:

BILL AND TED
Thanks for the ride, dudes!

The Ghost-Truckers, rising, shaken, look back at the guys and nod.

As Mike and Al continue to rise, Bill and Ted start away.

BEHIND MIKE AND AL

The Grim Reaper appears and beckons to them, still pulling at his underwear . . . and we CUT TO: