Well everyone, I'm back again. Sorry I didn't post Scene 8 of Act 2 yesterday as I planned to do so. But you see, I got into an argument with my mother last night, and afterwards, I didn't really feel like completing Scene 8 of Act 2. But now, I finally completed Scene 8, so now we can all begin the long-delayed Scene 9 of this brand-new musical production story of mine. Yes, there shall be a musical number in this scene. And there will also be an ancient tale to be told about Arnold's parents' history in San Lorezno. This scene will also include some beautiful set pieces in this musical production. Well, what on Earth are we all just sitting around and waiting for? Let's all begin Scene 9 of Act 2 of this brand-new musical production story of mine!
Narrator (enters stage right): Meanwhile, back at the hidden city, the Green-Eyed People were showing Arnold, Gerald, and Helga around. Little did Arnold know, a historic past involving his parents was about to be revealed. (exits stage right)
Green-Eyed Children: Arnold...Arnold...Arnold...Arnold...Arnold...
Helga: Yeah, yeah. (imitating the children) "Arnold...". We get it!
Green-Eyed Children: Arnold...Arnold...
Gerald: Do you notice anything strange about this place? There are no grownups here.
Random Green-Eyed Girl (giggles)
Helga: THAT'S the weird part?!
Random Green-Eyed Boy: Follow us, please.
(As everyone walks over a few feet to the left, the entire set quickly changes to look like the top of a temple with a curtained are covering the rest of the new set. As Arnold, Gerald, Helga, and 2 Green-Eyed Children stand in front of it, the curtain pulls back to reveal a Green-Eyed girl wearing a very decorative tunic, the top of which is a topiary shaped like Arnold's head...)
Helga: Finally, a bigwig in charge!
Gerald: Literally!
Green-Eyed Children: Arnold...Arnold...(exits stage left)
Helga: What? She's a kid, too?
Green-Eyed Child 1: Arnold, this is our Girl Queen. She's in charge of this hidden city.
Girl Queen: Arnold!
Arnold: Please, can you help us?
Helga (aside, to Gerald): You don't suppose she hablas inglés?
Gerald (approaches Girl Queen): I got this. Hey, girl. How's it going?! (holds out hand)
Girl Queen (walks right by Gerald and takes Arnold's hand)
Helga: What the...
Gerald: Man, why can't I ever be the chosen one?!
Girl Queen: Follow me, please.
(The entire curtain parts the rest of the way, revealing a set that looks like the city's centerpiece. Above the centerpiece set is a slightly curved all is a mural set piece that is covered by another curtain. A rope is dangling from the left side of the curved mural above...)
Helga (puts some distance between Arnold and the Girl Queen):All right, close enough, sister! (to Arnold) What?
Gerald: Uh, Miss Queen Girl, what's behind those curtains up there? (points to covered mural)
Girl Queen (walks over to dangling rope on the left side of the set): I'll show you. (pulls the rope)
(The entire curtain goes up, revealing a massive colorful curved mural with several ancient carvings and paintings on it, all telling a story in it's own unique way...)
Helga (looking up at the mural): Looks like the king is... sleeping? Lazy much?
Arnold: This must be about the sleeping sickness...that my parents came here to cure.
Girl Queen: Arnold...kashwa batiqua! (ushers for Arnold, Helga, and Gerald to follow them to the right)
Gerald: Looks like she's giving us the grand tour.
Helga (scoffs): It better be grand. We've come a LONG way for this.
(As the Girl Queen, Helga, Gerald, and Arnold walk over to the right, another set piece up high above the stage behind the centerpiece of the set comes into view. It resembles several stone temple rooms all in a row, next to each other, separated by stone walls, each with 2 beds, and a Green-Eyed Adult sleeping in each of the beds. As this part of the set is revealed, some background )
Gerald (points over at sleeping chambers):Look! There's a bunch of people sleeping over here, too!
Helga: So is this what happened to all the grownups in this joint? They're asleep?
Arnold (points up at one of the paintings of the curved mural, depicting his parents): Mom! Dad! (to Girl Queen) Do you know where they are? Please, do you know these people?
Girl Queen (nods): Those paintings are 2 adults working for "Helpers for Humanity" who came to help us about 9 years ago. They came here to create and deliver a serum to us. That serum was to help us cure the sickness.
Arnold: Oh, my gosh. These paintings are like, straight out of my dad's journal! That's the first time they brought the serum to the Green-Eyes.
Gerald: The serum?
Arnold: Yeah, the cure for the sleeping sickness. But at some point, they didn't have enough?
Gerald: What's going on HERE, Arnold?
Arnold: My parents are making more of the cure?
Girl Queen (nods): Yes. And we need to get this cure working, is to get the rare treasure...the Corazon. However, to get the treasure out, only the Child of the Volcano can open it's sacred chest, as it can sense who is supposed to open it.
Arnold (gasps): It's the Corazon!
Gerald: The treasure Lasombra's so crazy about?
Arnold: Child of the volcano. Is that supposed to be me?
(Suddenly, some more emotional music begins to play in the background. As it does, the Girl Queen begins to sing the next musical number of the show...)
Girl Queen (singing): All of our parents are asleep,
Asleep do to a sleeping illness.
So your parents came 9 years ago,
To create and deliver the cure,
And save us from being alone,
Without our parents.
All of our parents are asleep,
And we were so close to starting up the cure contraption.
However, it is then,
We discovered that,
Only the Child of the Volcano,
Could open up the Corazon's chest,
Revealing the treasure,
That could start up the curing machine.
All of our parents are asleep,
And living alone has not been so easy,
That's why it was a destiny,
That you, Arnold, would one day come,
And open up the chest,
Keeping the Corazon locked up tightly.
Arnold, that makes you the chosen one.
The one who was destined to come here,
And make everything bright for,
All of the Green-Eyed Children again.
We all miss our parents dearly,
As they raised us all from helpless babies,
And taught us the ways of the tradition,
Of the Green-Eyes and this hidden city.
All of our parents are asleep,
But we know that only you can help us.
Arnold...we know that...only you can...
Help uuuuuuuuuuus!
(The music then stops playing in the background. As it does, the entire audience cheers and claps loudly to this finished musical number of the show. As the very loud cheering and clapping dies down, the Girl Queen grabs Arnold's left arm again...)
Girl Queen: Follow me! It's time to finally get that chest open once and for all! (drags Arnold out of view to the right, exiting stage right)
Helga: Gerald, let's go! (follows Arnold, exiting stage right)
Gerald: I'm right behind you! (follows Arnold and Helga, also exiting stage right)
(The entire set stays the same, but the only parts that disappear from view is the curved mural above, and the current centerpiece setting. The centerpiece setting then changes to look like another centerpiece surrounded by dozens of steps leading up to it. In the center of the top of this setting is a wide and shallow hole of water in the very center, along with a small cork on the left of it...)
Well everyone, that's all for this scene. Yes, it wasn't much, but in my opinion, it does tell the story just like the way the original TV-movie did. And it seem that this scene of this brand-new musical production story of mine left off at a cliffhanger. This means that you'll all have to wait for Scene 10 of Act 2 of be completed and uploaded to find out just what happens next. But the wait shouldn't be too long since I'm going to get started on it tomorrow after I return from my college class. Oh, and this song in this scene was based on the song "A Sentimental Man" from the very popular Broadway musical, "Wicked". Well, its time for all of us to move on to Scene 10 of Act 2 of this brand-new musical production story of mine!