1st T:
Heads again.
(Shadow Weaver appears in the middle of the
room in a puff of smoke)
Shadow Weaver: I want a
patrol of three to go to Thaymoor with me now!
1st
Trooper: Keep your head down! Don't look at her.
2nd
Trooper: Righto!
Shadow Weaver:
YOU! (She points directly at them) And
you! (Pointing at a large trooper arm wrestling)
1st T: Oh
no – not with Marc – please don't say with Marc!.. don't believe our bad luck.
(Marc stands up
knocking over a pile of uniform with a crash!)
Marc: Come on you two
lets go and cause some trouble. heh heh!
1st T: See
what I mean. He'll bring rebels down from all sides - we'll never get away in
one piece.
Shadow Weaver: Now!
(She starts to hiss)
1st T :On
the other hand – it will be good to get away for a bit…
Scene 2 –Thaymoor
Marc: Hurry up, you
two, stop dawdling. We've got rebels to tax.
1st T:
(Wheezing) Coming as fast as I can.
(2nd Trooper puts on a
fake limp)
2nd
T:(feebly) Go on without me, I just don't think I can make it.
Marc: Look you two.
Do you want me to report you to Shadow Weaver for insubordination? (They shake their heads very thoroughly and
the limp and wheezing ceases immediately) Right. Well get moving. Perhaps we'll
go for a drink in The Laughing Swan Inn and listen for any rebel gossip.
1st T:
Just what we need. Marc brings trouble easily but when he's drunk, he won't
even have to try…
Scene 3- The Inn at
Thaymoor.
The troopers enter
the Inn armed with Stun weapons.
Marc: Right you two I
want to sit there.
1st T: But
there's someone sitting there.
Marc: Then move them.
1st T:
Okay, okay. (They throw the customers out of the door.)
(A minstrel starts playing)
Marc: I don't like
that sound. (He shoots the minstrels harp)
2nd T:
Teach the music maker a lesson Marc.
1st T:
Will you shut up! That's just asking for trouble.
(A stranger leaps up and runs
towards them and pulls out a bow)
Marc: You have a
loose tongue citizen but you won't talk so loud when you're chained to the oar
of a slave ship. Get him men!
1st T
(bravely): Surrender Citizen!
2nd T:
Watch out!
Marc: So, another
trouble maker…
(Another stranger leaps up)
Adam: Looks like you
could use a hand.
Bow: Thanks. (to
guardsmen) Now you're going to get it!
1st T: No,
please sit back down. Agh!
(Bow has shot Marc)
Scene 3- Doom Tower
Marc: Useless fools!
Dolts! You did nothing to help me.
1st T :
Now, Marc you know that just isn't true. We were by your side the whole way.
2nd T:
Absolutely. Except when that stranger knocked us in those crates.
Marc: We must report
this stranger. Hordak will be pleased with us for bringing him this news.
2nd T: Are
you sure? He looked like the sort of stranger Hordak could do without.
Marc: (firmly) Report
to Shadow Weaver immediately.
2nd T: Us?
But why can't you…
1st T:
(aside) Shut up. (To Marc) Of course we will.
(Marc
leaves. His walk is distinctly wobbly)
Aha! Look at that. That Stranger has ruined
Marc's joints!
2nd T: Why
have we got to report?
1st T :
Because you moron, If we let Marc do it he'll puff the story up with his
own glory and make out we were useless.
2nd T: Oh
I see. That's clever of you.
1st T:
Shhh! There she is. (To Shadow Weaver) Mighty Shadow Weaver! We have a report
from Thaymoor.
Shadow Weaver: Yesss!
What is it you fools.
1st T:
There is a mysterious stranger come to join the rebellion. He has immense
strength and control over a giant green tiger. He flattened Marc and then left
for the Whispering Woods with Bow the rebel.
Shadow Weaver: Hmm…
This does not bode well. I shall report this to Hordak and then consult my
magic. Dismissed. (she disapears in a puff of green smoke)
2nd T:
Well that was easy.
1st T :
And how would you know. You said nothing. You're scared of Shadow Weaver!
2nd T: No
it isn't that at all. I just don't like her perfume.'
1st T:
What? Her perfume? That is ridiculous.
2nd T: Not
at all. When I was a baby, I was savaged by someone with exactly that perfume.
1st T:
Hah! What rubbish.
2nd T:
Honestly, it's absolutely true.
Scene 4 –Thaymoor.
Hordak and all of his
aides are present in the town square loading men into the slave transporter.
1st T: I
can't believe we're back here again. After what happened last time.
2nd T:
What did happen last time?
1st:T: The
fight at the Inn? Remember?
2nd T: Oh
yes. Well at least there are no rebels around now.
1st T: For
now. I bet they are watching us right now.
Fireworks suddenly
erupt in the sky. Farmers suddenly pour towards the transport.
Farmers: Etheria!
Etheria!
Catra: Get them
trrrroopers!
1st T:
Told you so. Let's get out of here!
2nd T:
Where?
1st T: In
that barn, quickly!
(They hurry out and
listen to the shouts of the battle. There are also some sounds of a cat
mioawing in pain.)
1st T and
2nd T: Catra!! Ha ha ha!
(Adora rushes into
the barn. He-man follows brandishing a sword. They fight. 1st T and
2nd T edge towards the door, stunners at the ready. He-mans sword
begins to glow.)
He-man: Wait, you
must be the one I came here to find!
Adora: Is that so
stranger.
Ist Trooper fires
nervously at He-man's back. He collapses.
Adora: Good Work
Trooper! Hordak will reward you for your courage in capturing the traitor.
Scene 5 – Beast
Island
Hordak: Excellent
work Trooper! You will be promoted to a Sergeant in the guard.
1st T:
Thank you mighty Hordak.
Hordak: Now get out
of my sight and go up to the guard tower and watch out for those rebels.
1st T: Yes
mighty Hordak.
2ns T: You were so
funny in there – all you did was grovel. Yes mighty Hordak, No mighty Hordak!
It was hilarious.
1st T:
Shut up! You would never survive here without me. You have to learn when to
keep your mouth shut.
2nd T
(mocking):Yes mighty one!
(1st
Trooper turns on him angrily)
1st T:
Just watch it! I'm a sergeant now.
2nd T:
Okay okay.
1st T:
Look there's someone leaving. (Shouting with Authority) Halt state your
business.
Adora: Force Captain
Adora on a special mission for Hordak.
1st T:
Pass.
(Adora leaves)
2nd T: You
think you are so cool don't you. Just because you shot that stranger.
1st T: No.
2nd T: You nearly
missed.
1st T: No
I didn't.
2nd T: It
was an awful shot. Hordak would never have promoted you if he'd seen that shot.
1st T: It
hit him didn't it?
2nd T:
Barely. '
1st T:
Will you just be quiet. My mind is not concentrating on this guard duty with
you babbling on in my ear.
2nd T:
Fine. You need to concentrate with an aim like yours.
(1st
Trooper raises his stun weapon about to fire at 2nd Trooper but
Glimmer suddenly appears between them.)
Glimmer: Hello Boys!
(She grabs his stun
weapon and shoots them both)
2nd T: Ah!
That light. I can't see!
(They collapse)
Scene 6 –Barracks, Beast Island
1st T:
That was a lucky escape.
2nd T:
Very Lucky…ow, careful with that bandage.
1st T:
Shhh! We need to be out of action for a while…or do you want to go back up
there for another beating from the rebels?
Shadow Weaver:
(shouting) All troopers to Corridor 9, the rebels are escaping!! Move it you
fools!
1st T: See
what I mean? We can take it easy with our injuries.
Shadow Weaver: What
are you two dolts doing?
1st T:
We're injured mighty Shadow Weaver.
Shadow Weaver: Then
get back to the Fright Zone immediately, you're no use here.
1st T:
Right away Shadow Weaver…
Scene 7 – The Fright
Zone
The troopers are
relaxing alongside of a group of seemingly passive slaves. Ist T is tossing a
coin again.
1st T:
Heads…Heads… Heads…
2nd T:
Tails?
1st T:
Heads again. Ah, this is the life… I told you we could avoid trouble…
Peasant: Water! Water!
Marc: Throw him in
the pool!
2nd T:
Righto Marc!
Marc: (laughing)
Enjoying your water old man?!
1st T: No
Hordak, No Shadow Weaver, no orders from the likes of Catra or Adora. Perfect…
2nd T: I
completely agree. I hope they stay on Beast Island for a while.
Marc: Back to the
fright zone lads!
1st T:
Well lets go and find out if the great one is home.
(They march off)
1st T:
Doom Tower at last…
2nd T:
Home sweet Home.
1st T:
Hey! Marc's disappeared! He was behind me a minute ago.
2nd T:
Excellent! He probably wandered into a bog or something…no more orders! Wicked!
1st T: But
don't you think it's a bit odd?
2nd T:
Nah! He hadn't polished his visor in ages. It was filthy, I doubt he could see
where he was going.
1st T: No
wait, here he comes now.
2nd T:
Dammit!
1st T:
Look there is shadow Weaver and Hordak waiting for us- do you think they will
be angry we didn't take any more prisoners?
Shadow Weaver: Go
back to your barracks men, (to Marc) a word with you Trooper.
(The
trooper is pulled aside- under his visor is he-man!)
1st T:
Lets go!
2nd T:
Right!
Scene 8 – The Fright
Zone
(Troopers are asleep
in their barracks, Shadow Weaver appears in a puff of smoke)
Shadow Weaver-
Troopers! To your feet and down to the magna beam chamber quickly! He-man is escaping!
Troopers: Yes mighty
Shadow Weaver!
(They stumble after her, dragging
blasters and stun weapons. In the magna beam chamber He-man and She-ra are
standing surrounded by members of the Horde)
Hordak: Aha! The
magna beam – it is fully charged! Guards! Capture He-man and the warrior woman
at your leisure. I'm going to prepare my magna beam.
He-,man: Magna beam?
She-ra: Don't ask. We
have to stop him.
He-man: I'll take
care of these tin-cans. You follow Hordak and warn the rebellion.
She-ra: Right!
(She leaves through the ceiling.)
He-man: How do you
like dominoes? (he gives a hefty punch at 2nd T)
2nd T:
Aghh! Help. I'm falling.
1st T: No!
Not on me, not on me!
(2nd T lands directly on
him and the whole group fall like dominoes in a line.)
He-man: You guys are
going to have to do better than that!
1st T: Not
good enough rebel, I have you.
He-man: No tin-robot
can hold He-man for long!
2nd T: Oh
no he's getting away.
(He-man runs out.)
1st T:
Well we should be all right, someone with an ego that big will never fit
through the door.
2nd
T:Huh?!
1st T: But
seriously…
(There
is a long silence broken only by the clanking sound of troopers getting to
their feet.)
2nd T:
Hordak will have us for scrap metal. What are we going to tell him?
1st T:
Don't worry. We'll just pass the blame. It's always the best way to get out of
these situations.
2nd T;
Blame who?
1st T:
(airily) Oh anyone, it really doesn't matter. Come on then, lets go and report.
(They
stroll slowly upstairs and find Hordak on the battlements. He does not look
happy)
1st T:
(Tentatively) Mighty Hordak?
Hordak: (Through
clenched teeth) Yes?
1st T:
He-man and She-ra have escaped.
Hordak: Who? She-ra?
I don't even know who She-ra is. Might I hazard a guess that (he points to a
unicorn with two passengers flying towards the woods) THAT is She-ra?
1st T:
Oh…er...yes, that's her. I see you have been told already…well, we'll just
leave now then. (edging towards the door)
Hordak: When I find
out who let them escape they'll wish they had never been born. Do you know how
they got out of the cell?
1st T:
Oh…er…
2nd T
(confidently): It was Shadow Weaver.
Hordak and 1st
Trooper together: What?!
2nd
T:(grins encouragingly at 1st T) yeah, Shadow Weaver let them
escape. I saw her myself.
Hordak: Just wait 'til
I find her.
(Storms out)
1st T:
(Open mouthed) What on all Etheria did you just do?
2nd T:
(Triumphant smile is starting to fade)
Well you did say blame anyone.
1st T: So
you plumped for Shadow Weaver? Shadow Weaver of all people. Do you have any
idea what she'll do to us when she finds us? We'll probably end up as pond
slime in the valley of the lost!
2nd T:
(Now looking distinctly uneasy) But… you said you weren't scared of her.
1st T: (In
frustration) Aghhh!!! Of course I'm scared of her – you find me a trooper that
isn't. We'll have to leave at once. And my mother had such hopes for me. 'Be a
horde trooper' she said 'The pay's good and there is such prospects – you might
end up an officer. My boy, I'm so proud of you' she said when I got issued with my uniform,' AND NOW YOU have
thrown it all away! (Suddenly weary) Come on, let's pack some things.
2nd T:
Oh…er…sorry.
(They leave together)
Scene 9 – A meadow on
Etheria
1st T:
Look at that, pretty trees, nice flowers, this is the life.
2nd T: You're
right. Something tells me everything's going to be alright. That we'll never
have to see Hordak again.
1st T:
There's someone down there. Who is it?
2ndT: Just
a man and a woman on horseback.
1st T; I
know her, that's force captain Adora! Hordak will reward us for capturing her!
2nd T: But
you said we'd never…
1st: T:
Sssh! Just catch them.
2nd T:
There's a dimensional gate! They're
going through it!
1st T:
Follow them! If we catch them Hordak will reward us- if not we will be far away
from him. Quick!
Scene 10-
1st T:
Where are we?
2nd T: I
don't know- it's awfully gloomy though.
1st T :
What's that?
2nd T:
Hordak!
(Hordak has appeared from out of the
gate)
Hordak :Excellent
work in following troopers! You will spy on Skeletor for me and check that he
doesn't try and double cross me. Keep behind me and pay attention.
Scene 11 – Snake
Mountain
(The Troopers are
hiding in two barrels in a dungeon.)
2nd T: How
long do we have to stay here.
1st T:
Shh! We are supposed to be keeping watch.
2nd T: But
that was hours ago! Hordak should be back by now.
1st T:
Well we can't leave yet- quick someone's coming be quiet!
(Beastman appears carrying Adora)
Beastman: ugh! You're
a pretty little thing aren't you!
(They leave)
2nd T: Did
you see that bloke- he was disgusting! All hairy.
1st T: I
don't suppose you saw who he was carrying?
2nd T: Er
no? Should I have?
1st T: It
was Force Captain Adora you idiot! This is our chance, get up! We have to
follow them.
2nd T:
Now?
1st T:
Yes!!!
(They leap up and are about to
follow them when Adora runs back into the room alone)
Adora: Sorry boys, no
time to stop and chat.
(She knocks them both out with her
sword and they crumple to the floor)
Scene 12 –A cell
inside Snake Mountain.
1st T:
Hey! Where are we? What are we doing here?
2nd T: I
thought we were sent here. Hordak…he sent us here.
1st T: In
a cell? But why? Why didn't we refuse?
2nd T: I
don't know…could we have refused?
1st T: So
this is it then. A cell in Snake Mountain. But how did we get here? Who put us
here.
2nd T:
Skeletor I suppose…he must of found us…but I can't be sure.
1st T: But
we've done nothing wrong! We didn't harm anyone. (Pause) Did we?
2nd T: I
can't remember.
1st T: I
don't care, I've had enough, to tell you the truth I'm relieved.
Scene 13 – The Fright
Zone
Mantenna: A messenger
from Skeletor m-m-mighty Hordak
Hordak: What does
that great moron want? You do know that
He-man and She-ra have escaped?
Messenger: Then our
affairs from Eternia come too late,
To tell you that your1st
and 2nd Troopers are dead.
Hordak: He found them
did he? Skeletor. Never mind…I had forgotten about them- I never sent for them.
