Hyrulian
Nights
Scene
11: A Whole New World
(Dissolve to Zelda on her balcony at
night. We tilt down and find Link and
company in the courtyard.)
LINK: What am I do to do? Zelda won't even let me talk to her. I should have known I couldn't pull off this
stupid prince wish. (Navi struggles
with her hooves to open a bottle of faerie fountain water, and then the bottle
cracks into pieces. It falls into a
heaping pile of the same.)
FARORE: (To Carpet, playing chess) So move! (Carpet does, knocking a black piece off the board.) Hey. That's a good move. (as
Rodney Dangerfield) I can't believe
it... I'm losing to a rug.
LINK: Farore, I need help.
FARORE: (As Jack Nicholson) All right, sparky, here's the deal. You wanna court the little lady, you gotta
be a straight shooter, do ya follow me?
LINK: What?
FARORE: (Back to normal, wearing a
mortarboard. She points out her words
on a blackboard) Tell her the...
Truth!
LINK: No way! If Zelda found out I was really some crummy faerie boy, she'd laugh at
me. (He puts on his cap, which
lights up as Farore.)
FARORE: A woman appreciates a man who can make her
laugh! (Link pulls the chain turning
off the light. Farore comes holding the
real cap.) Link, all joking aside,
you really ought to be yourself.
LINK: Hey, that's the last thing I want to
be. Okay, I'm gonna go see her. I gotta be smooth, cool, confident. How do I look?
FARORE: (Sadly) Like a prince.
(Link
flies up to the balcony on Carpet. Zelda is on her bed, sighing. Impa is by her side.)
LINK: (From a distance) Princess Zelda?
(Impa
looks up and growls.)
ZELDA: Who's there?
LINK: It's me... Prince Linqui. Ahem... (Jumps to his deep voice) Prince Linqui Sarasrahla.
ZELDA: I do not want to see you.
LINK: No, no, please princess. Give me a chance. (Impa growls and advances on him.)
ZELDA: Just leave me alone.
LINK: Down kitty!
(Over
the edge of the balcony, Carpet is watching with Farore below.)
FARORE: How's our beau doing?
(Carpet
cuts his neck with his finger.)
LINK: Good kitty, take off. Down kitty. (He takes off his cap to brush Impa away.)
ZELDA: (She looks at him thinking she has seen
him before.) Wait, wait. Do I know you?
LINK: (Quickly replaces his cap) Uh, no, no.
ZELDA: You remind me of someone I met in the
marketplace.
LINK: The marketplace? (A bee buzzes around his head.) I have servants that go to the marketplace for me. Why I even have servants who go to the
marketplace for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you met.
ZELDA: (She looks disappointed.) No, I guess not.
FARORE: (as the Bee) Enough about you, Casanova. Talk about her! She's smart, fun, the hair, the eyes. Anything… pick a feature!
LINK: Um, Princess Zelda? You're very...
BEE: Wonderful, glorious, magnificent, punctual!
LINK: Punctual!
ZELDA: Punctual?
BEE: Sorry.
LINK: Beautiful.
BEE: Nice recovery.
ZELDA: Hmm. I'm rich too, you know.
LINK: Yeah!
ZELDA: The
daughter of a king.
LINK: I know.
ZELDA: A fine prize for any prince to marry.
LINK: Uh, right. Right. A prince like me.
BEE: (Buzzing in his ear) Warning! Warning!
ZELDA: Right, a prince like you. And every other stuffed shirt, swaggering,
peacock I've met!
BEE: (Rear end on fire, wearing goggles and
crashing) Mayday! Mayday!
ZELDA: Just go jump off a balcony! (She turns and walks away.)
LINK: What?
BEE: Stop her! Stop her! Do you want me to
sting her?
LINK: (Swats at bee) Buzz off!
BEE: Okay, fine. But remember... bee yourself! (Bee
buzzes into his cap.)
LINK: Yeah, right!
ZELDA: What!?!
LINK: Uh, you're right. You aren't just some prize to be won. (He looks disappointed.) You should be free to make your own choice. (Zelda and Impa look at each other in confusion.) I'll go now. (He steps up on the ledge and drops off.)
ZELDA: No!
LINK: (Pokes his head up from over the edge) What? What?
ZELDA: (Amazed) How... how are you doing that? (She looks over the edge and sees the Carpet.)
LINK: It's a magic carpet.
ZELDA: It's lovely. (Carpet takes Zelda's hand with a tassel.)
LINK: You, uh, you don't want to go for a ride, do
you? We could get out of the palace,
see the world.
ZELDA: Is it safe?
LINK: Sure. Do you trust me?
ZELDA: (She looks at him suddenly) What?
LINK: (Extends his hand the same as before) Do you trust me?
ZELDA: (Gets a sly grin on her face) Yes.
(She
takes his hand and gets up on Carpet. It zooms into the sky, knocking them both into sitting positions. Music swells. Zelda looks back and sees Impa looking up at her
questioningly. She gasps as they fly
over the palace wall and into the sky.)
LINK: (singing)
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid.
Tell me princess, now when did
you last
Let your heart decide?
(Carpet
zooms down through the town, stopping slightly to pick a flower. It gives the flower to Link, who gives it to
Zelda. She smiles.)
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
(Carpet
moves as Link sings, then zooms into the clouds.)
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world!
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
(Zelda
looks back and watches Hyrule disappear from sight. Carpet flies in and out of the clouds.)
ZELDA: A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
BOTH: That now I'm in a whole new world with you!
(They
each catch a small cloud as Carpet continues the flight. It then circles a pillar of clouds, giving a
swirly look to it.)
ZELDA: Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
(They
join a flock of birds in the sky. One
of them looks terrified and squawks. Carpet
does somersaults and flips, at times putting Link and Zelda in free-fall, but
catching them. They then zoom above the
clouds where a starry night awaits them.)
A whole new world!
LINK: Don't you dare close your eyes
ZELDA: A hundred thousand things to see
LINK: Hold your breath, it gets better!
ZELDA: I'm like a shooting star,
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used
to be!
(They
zoom down over a river, apparently the Greed, for beyond the ship's sails is
the Gerudo Fortress. They wave at a
worker sculpting a facial image of the Spirit Temple. She smiles, but chisels too much and breaks off the front section
of the nose.)
LINK: A whole new world!
ZELDA: Every turn a surprise
LINK: With new horizons to pursue
ZELDA: Every moment, red-letter
(They
fly alongside wild horses running. Zelda pets one of them.)
BOTH: I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new
world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
(They
fly over Lake Hylia, where Link grabs an apple from a tree, and rolls it down
his arm to Zelda, who is now sure she is with Link, not Prince Linqui.)
LINK: A thrilling chase
ZELDA: A wondrous place
BOTH: For you and me!
(Carpet
hovers along over the lake, and we see the reflection of the moon in the
lake. Fireworks burst and we see the
couple at a fireworks display, sitting on a rooftop.)
ZELDA: It's all so magical.
LINK: Yeah.
ZELDA: (She looks at him and decides to burst
his bubble) It's a shame Navi had
to miss this.
LINK: Nah. She hates fireworks. (Carpet
looks up realizing what is happening.) She doesn't really like flying either. (Link now realizes it) That is... oh no!
ZELDA: (She pulls off his cap) You are the boy from the market! I knew it. Why did you lie to me?
LINK: Zelda, I'm sorry.
ZELDA: Did you think I was stupid?
LINK: No!
ZELDA: That I wouldn't figure it out?
LINK: No. I mean, I hoped you wouldn't. No, that's not what I meant.
ZELDA: Who are you? Tell me the truth!
LINK: The truth? (He looks at Carpet who waves him on, giving up hope.) The truth... the truth is... I
sometimes dress as a commoner to escape the pressures of palace life. (Carpet slumps down in defeat.) But I really am a prince! (His cap hood falls down over his eyes.)
ZELDA: Why didn't you just tell me?
LINK: Well, you know, um... royalty going out into
the city in disguise, it sounds a little strange, don't you think?
ZELDA: Not that strange.
(She
flicks up his cap and cuddles with him. Carpet puts a tassel under his "chin" and looks mystified. Dissolve to outside the castle balcony,
where Link and Zelda return. Carpet
forms a set of steps and she descends. Link then descends just below the balcony.)
ZELDA: Good night, my handsome prince.
LINK: Sleep well, princess.
(They
slowly lean forward to kiss, but Carpet bumps him up and they kiss sooner than
expected. She walks away slowly then
turns and looks at him. Finally she
enters her room through the curtain.)
