He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Indenity Crisis
"IDENTITY CRISIS" Written by Timothy Alan Tilley ACT ONE FADE IN: EXT. ROYAL PALACE - ESTABLISHING - DAY An absolute beautiful day outside the Royal Palace of ETERNIA CITY. This peace is soon shattered by the sound of --- SFX: Dishes SHATTERING. MAN AT ARMS (O.S.) (Upset) ORKO! We PUSH in through a nearby window to see --- INT. ROYAL DINING ROOM - LONG SHOT MAN-AT-ARMS stands in the midst of the disarray of broken dishes, looking over him is ORKO. Orko isn't afraid, on the other hand he doesn't want to be there. MAN AT ARMS Those were once part of a royal and may I add an expensive china set. ANGLE ON ORKO. Orko, nervously twiddles his thumbs behind his back attempting to ignore his soon to be punishment. ORKO (Nervously) I ... uh, well... Uh I didn't think the spell would backfire like that. Sorry. FAVOR Man-At-Arms. MAN AT ARMS (Sighs) That's just it Orko, you don't think. Someone could've been hurt by your actions. PAN to reveal the royal dining room table. Sitting at each end are KING RANDOR and QUEEN MARLENA, in the middle on each end are PRINCE ADAM, TEELA, and two additional empty seats. Spilled food, drinks and broken dishes are strewn all over the table as if someone had attempted one of those "pull the table cloth from under the setting" tricks, just to find it doesn't work. MAN AT ARMS (V.O.) (CONT'D) (Another sigh) I apologize, your Highness. I should have stopped Orko sooner. FAVOR King Randor. Randor sits still, stern, almost unsettling. ORKO (V.O.) I really am sorry your Majesty, It was an accident. Randor remains the same for a BEAT, then with no warning he begins to laugh uncontrollably. KING RANDOR (Laughing) You're both forgiven. There is nothing that can not be replaced, repaired, or cleaned. It was actually quite entertaining. REVERSE ANGLE to reveal --- Individual reaction shots of Queen Marlena, Man-At-Arms, Orko, and Teela. All are quite surprised. FAVOR Prince Adam. Adam slumps in his chair stirring his finger in the only one unharmed bowl or Trollan Tapioca. He is unaware of his surroundings, his mind seeming to be wondering elsewhere. WIPE TO: EXT./EST. SNAKE MOUNTAIN - DARK HEMISPHERE - DAY Stock footage of Snake Mountain. INT. SKELETOR'S THRONE ROOM - CONTINOUS ANGLE ON: TRI KLOPS, BEAST MAN, TWO-BAD, AND EVIL-LYN as they view a transmission from one of Tri Klops' doom seekers. ON THE TRANSMISSION Two young children play with wooden HE-MAN and SKELETOR action figures. CHILD #1 has with Skeletor, CHILD #2 He-Man. CHILD #1 I'll destroy you once and for all with my mighty magic He-Man. CHILD #2 I don't think so Skeletor, my spinning blade attack will stop you for good. ON CHILD #1 CHILD #1 He-man isn't strong enough to defeat Skeletor, that's why Skeletor always lets He-Man win. ON CHILD #2 CHILD #2 Nuh-uh, He-Man is the strongest man in the universe, the only one who can defeat He-Man is He-Man himself. PULL OUT ON EVIL-LYN, TWO-BAD, TRI-KLOPS and BEAST MAN. EVIL-LYN How quaint, Skeletor and He-Man have become nothing more than mere child play things. BEAST MAN Uh... I don't get it? TWO BAD (Baddhra) What you not get, Skeletor rid He-Man with magic. (Tuvar) Not that scalebreath, he means the transmission. TRI KLOPS Don't look at me, I programmed the doom seeker to fly over the royal palace. EVIL LYN No matter, the children have given me a wonderful idea. Sleep well boys. CLOSE ON EVIL LYN EVIL LYN (CONT'D) ... Because tomorrow He-Man will face his worst enemy. (Beat) Himself! CLOSER ON EVIL LYN, HOLD FOR A DRAMATIC BEAT BEAST MAN (V.O.) Uh... I don't get it? EVIL LYN (Sighs) NEW ANGLE: MER-MAN QUIETLY ENTERS THROUGH THE WELL-LIKE STRUCTURE SEEN IN "THE BEGINNING: PART ONE". MER-MAN (Sotto voice, to himself) I must warn Skeletor of this at once. Mer-Man sinks back into the dark bubbly water, and vanishes. FADE TO BLACK. END ACT ONE ACT TWO FADE IN: EXT. ROYAL PALACE - EVENING Teela leans over the balcony ledge, wile RAM MAN tries his best to make conversation. RAM MAN So, um I heard Orko had quite a show this morning. TWO SHOT - RAM MAN and TEELA RAM MAN (CONT'D) (Off her silence, half joking) Maybe it's a good thing that he isn't on the battlefield with us everyday. NEW ANGLE: Prince Adam quietly approaches around the balcony, when he overhears Teela. Then stops on the to listen in. TEELA (O.S.) As much as Orko and his magic fouls things up, I'd rather have him out there than Adam. ON ADAM: He's saddened and upset at the same time. He turns back, and heads back where he came from. ANOTHER ANGLE: RAM MAN Adam's a good kid and my friend, maybe you're being to rough on him. TEELA (Empathetic) I'm sorry. It's just that I've known him since we were kids. We grew up together, went to school together, and trained together. Yet it seems like he defies me in every way possible. Teela exits, leaving Ram Man to himself staring at the sunset. FADE TO: INT. ROYAL PALACE - LIBRARY Adam slumps against a wall next to a pile of books. MARLENA (O.S.) Since when did you enjoy reading books. DOWN SHOT: ADAM and QUEEN MARLENA ADAM You'll be surprised. MARLENA I am sure that it would be you who would be surprised, to learn (Slight Beat) that there isn't much that I don't know about those who are closest to me. So are you going to tell me what's bothering you? ADAM No... Err I mean nothing's bothering me. TWO SHOT: ADAM and MARLENA MARLENA Is that so? He tries to hide it, but she uses "The Look" on him. ADAM I hate it when you do that. It's just that .... Teela never gives me any credit. (Angry) All I ever hear is how I'm a coward, how I always run from danger. He-Man this, He-Man that. Isn't he strong? What does he have that I don't? (Calming down) Don't answer that. NEW ANGLE: Queen Marlena sits down with Adam. MARLENA I'm sure that she means well, in the meantime try to remember she's a girl. ADAM You're only saying that because you're a girl. I bet you think he's strong too? PUSH IN: Marlena wraps her arm around Adam's neck, and pulls him in close in a motherly way. MARLENA Of course I think he's strong, I've heard stories from Duncan, Teela, the Masters and your father. ADAM You're just like the other's. ANOTHER ANGLE: Cringer lifts his head up, yawns and puts his head back down. MARLENA Am I? You most certainly have your father's stubbornness. I'm going to give your some advice that my father once gave me. ADAM What's that? Stay away from girls that like good-looking strong guys? CLOSE ON MARLENA MARLENA That's just it Adam. Strength, real strength is not measured in how much weight someone can carry or lift. Real strength is measured in your heart and with friendship. Adam isn't entirely pleased with the mushy advice. ADAM Gee thanks Mom, I'm glad we had this little talk. They get up, Cringer just wants to sleep. MARLENA Now you'll need to excuse me, I promised your father that I would .... Marlena is interrupted by the Palace's security alarm. SFX: Blaring security alarm. CUT TO: INT. ROYAL PALACE - SECURITY ROOM Man At Arms presses a few buttons on a high tech holographic monitor, the alarm is turned off. Ram Man, Teela, Queen Marlena, Kind Randor, Orko, and Adam gather around to view the progress. Two royal guards are posted at the entrance door. KING RANDOR What in the name of elders is going on? MAN AT ARMS A breech in the Remeihcs Ledan sector. TEELA There's nothing there but the Ocean of Gnarl. ON MAN-AT-ARMS MAN-AT-ARMS ... and the Golden Isles, that lie within the eye of the storms. WIDE ANGLE: Man At Arms turns to the holographic monitor, and calls up a grid map. QUEEN MARLENA Do we know what cause of the breech was? ON the GRID MAP: A set of small islands in the eye of a storm. A small dot indicates the location of the signal. MAN-AT-ARMS (O.S.) A distress signal, from a Widget Village off the coast of Orca Island. TEELA We'll have to take the War Whales to get there. As Man At Arms turns off the grid map, the others begin leaving. MAN-AT-ARMS Adam and I will find He Man and meet you. SMASH CUT TO: EXT. WIDGET VILLAGE - NIGHT Evil Lyn has several widgets tied up and gagged. Behind her in the far (B.G.) Beast Man, Tri Klops, and Two Bad round up the other remaining widgets. EVIL-LYN Leave one of them unharmed, we'll need to set a trap for our soon to be guests. PUSH IN on TWO-BAD as they chase after a widget. TWO-BAD (Tuvar) I got him. (Baddhra) I got him first. They smash each other's hands while trying to hit the widget. TWO-BAD (CONT'D) (Tuvar) Ow. You idiot you let him go. (Baddhra) I not idiot, you one who let it go. ON Beast Man as he summons a flock of lizard type creatures. The creatures swarm on top of the same widget, knocking it to the ground. On Tri Klops as he fiddles with a modified doom seeker, with a syringe attached to it's robotic hands. TRI-KLOPS It's almost finished Evil Lyn, I just need to make a few more adjustments. EVIL LYN (O.S.) (Irritated) Hurry up then, we don't have all night. PAN TO: The shore line, PUSH IN on the water breaking waves. MATCH CUT TO: EXT. OCEAN OF GNARL - NIGHT PUSH IN: on water, breaking waves. PULL OUT to reveal: Ram Man, and Teela each on a war whale racing to the island. CUT TO: EXT. WIDGET VILLAGE - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER A few yards away from Evil Lyn and the others, Man At Arms drags a War Whale onto the shore line. Adam quickly follows behind him. Man At Arms instructs Adam to remain quiet and follow him behind a building. Man At Arms presses a button on his wrist computer, a binocular like object surrounds Man At Arms' eyes. MAN AT ARMS POV: Through the binoculars we see Beast Man and Tri Klops setting fire to surrounding widget houses. Two Bad us torturing the last widget they captured, while Evil Lyn stands in the midst of it all. BACK TO SCENE: Man At Arms disengages the binocular device. MAN-AT-ARMS Now's your chance Adam. ADAM For what He Man? MAN-AT-ARMS We need him and you know it. ADAM Just this once why can't I have a chance to prove myself? MAN-AT-ARMS Prove yourself to whom? Teela? ADAM (Frustrated) No! I'm just tired of doing all the work and not getting any credit for it. MAN-AT-ARMS Regardless of the fact we need He Man, if not innocent people are going to die. This isn't the time to be having an identity crisis Adam. ADAM (Enraged, lifting his sword) Fine you win. By the power of Grayskull.... STOCK FOOTAGE: He Man's Transformation. STOCK FOOTAGE: Spinning Power Sword. CUT TO: EXT. WIDGET VILLAGE - NIGHT In the B.G. a widget home is on fire. SFX: Blazing fire. WIDGET (O.S.) HELP! Some one, please help me. INT. WIDGET HOME He Man rushes into the blazing home. Fire completely surrounds him on all angles. Thick, dark smoke fills the small home. The rafters and roof begin fall apart. Through the smoke He Man spots a tied up widget, gagged. BEAST MAN (Widget voice) Guess who? Beast Man slams He Man head on. He Man is slammed into a wall, it cracks under pressure. He Man power kicks Beast Man across the room. As He Man approaches the frightened widget a bolo flies into frame, and snares He Man momentarily. Two-Bad flanks He-Man, Tuvar swings his MACE Baddhra smashes He-Man with his SHEILD . Tri-Klops blasts He-Man with his gamma ray eye . Another, more magical blast hits He Man in the back. EVIL-LYN (O.S.) Enough fooling around, let's finish this before the place caves in on us. A NEW ANGLE: The altered Doom Seeker inserts the syringe and draws blood from He Man. ANOTHER ANGLE: Evil-Lyn, Beast Man, Tri-Klops, Two-Bad and the doom seeker exit in haste. The roof begins to cave in at an alarming rate. He-Man breaks free from the tied bolo, as Ram Man enters and helps him free the widget. They run out as the entire home caves in from the intense heat of the fire. EXT. WIDGET VILLAGE - NIGHT Above SYKLONE puts out the fires on the other widget houses. Below Teela, and Man-At-Arms rush to He-Man's aid. He passes out before she can finish the sentence. TEELA (RE: SyKlone) Sorry we were late, we sent for help.