Title: Be Careful What You Pray For
SCENE 1: THE PRAYER RALLY OF FOOLS
A vast, packed megachurch. American flags, banners reading “SCIENCE IS A LIE,” and a giant golden cross loom over the stage. The televangelist, PASTOR ROY, sweats profusely under the stage lights, hyping up the crowd.
PASTOR ROY:
"Brothers and sisters, we live in a world of SIN! A world built on LIES!"
(Cheers erupt.)
PASTOR ROY:
"The devil’s minions tell us the Earth is a spinning ball in space! That men have walked on the moon! That GRAVITY is real! That DINOSAURS weren’t just Satan’s practical joke!"
(Boos. A woman faints.)
PASTOR ROY:
"Well, NO MORE! We reject the falsehoods of so-called ‘science’! We demand to live in the world of God’s holy truth! And all God’s people said—"
CROWD:
"AMEN!"
PASTOR ROY:
"Louder, so the Lord can hear you!"
CROWD:
"AAAAMEN!!!"
Suddenly, the church begins to rumble. A divine wind blows through the congregation. The lights flicker. Then—
SCENE 2: THE MIRACLE (?)
FLASH! Everything goes black. Then…
Pastor Roy and his congregation wake up in the MIDDLE OF THE DESERT. No buildings. No phones. No internet. No electricity. Just a few goats wandering by and some confused-looking camels.
SISTER LINDA (blinking at the sun):
"Oh sweet Jesus… where the hell are we?!"
ELDER JIMBO:
"Don’t blaspheme, Linda! We’ve been blessed! We’re in the Holy Land!"
A MAN in a full medieval suit of armour (SIR REGINALD) gallops past on a donkey, wielding a rusty sword.
SIR REGINALD (waving wildly):
"GREETINGS, TRAVELLERS! WE MUST KILL THE PHILISTINES!"
PASTOR ROY:
"Oh Lord… what have we done?"
SCENE 3: ADJUSTING TO “GOD’S TRUTH”
A week later. The congregation is in shambles. Dirty, starving, and rapidly losing faith.
- The Flat Earthers are screaming because the sun keeps moving across the sky.
- Gravity Deniers have all fallen into pits because they didn’t believe in physics.
- Young Earth Creationists are horrified that the locals don’t speak English and refuse to accept that civilisation already exists.
SISTER LINDA (furious):
"Pastor Roy, I prayed for a world where I didn’t have to hear about science, not one where I have to EAT BUGS!"
ELDER JIMBO:
"Maybe this is a test of faith! Like Job!"
A GOAT suddenly headbutts ELDER JIMBO so hard he flips backward.
PASTOR ROY:
"…I’m starting to think we miscalculated."
SCENE 4: WHEN REALITY HITS HARD
One month in. The congregation is now fully embracing survival mode. They wear dirty robes. They barter for food with shiny rocks. They fear the local king, a real Bronze Age warlord.
A group of them gather to pray for deliverance.
SISTER LINDA:
"Dear Lord, we beg of you, return us to our homes, to our cars, to our Wi-Fi, to our microwaves—"
SUDDENLY—FLASH!
SCENE 5: THE FINAL REVELATION
The congregation finds themselves standing… in front of their old church! Their cars are still in the parking lot! Their world is intact!
They cheer, weep, and fall to their knees in joy!
PASTOR ROY (crying, clutching his Bible):
"Thank you, Lord! We will never doubt science again!"
Then… they look up. There is no sun. There is no sky. There are only… PIXELS.
A giant floating “Unreal Engine” logo hovers in the sky.
*A CGI CHERUB appears, holding a Windows error message: “REALITY SERVER UPDATE FAILED. YOU ARE NOW IN BETA MODE.” *
Horrified silence. The pastor collapses.
PASTOR ROY (whimpering):
"We’re still not real, are we?"
FADE TO BLACK.
THE END…?








