Pippi in a Play

Town: Theatre

Pippi is riding Buster through the town near the theatre, when she sees a crowd gathered at one particular spot, where two pirates were fighting with each other.

"Arrgh! You scurvy dog!" one pirate said.

"Take this! Scum of the sea!" the other pirate said.

"Oh no! I better put a stop to this." Pippi said as she approached the two pirates.

"Alright, you two! You had your fun, but now it's time to stop." Pippi said.

"Huh?" the first pirate asked.

Pippi took away their swords and threw them away, and made them shake hands.

"What are you doing? Can't you see that this is just a rehearsal?" the director asked as he came by. "They were just acting."

"So, they weren't really fighting?" Pippi asked.

"Of course not." the director replied. "Haven't you seen a play before?"

"Not that I can say." Pippi replied.

"Well then, why don't you stay and watch the rehearsals?" the director suggested.

"That sounds great." Pippi said, and then she returned the actors their swords. "Sorry about what happened earlier."

At the front of the theatre, a piano was being unloaded.

While the workers had their attention turned away from the piano, the rope began to snap, and soon it did.

The piano slid off the truck and bumped into a carpenter's leg, before Pippi got in front of the piano and stopped it.

"Ah! I twisted my ankle! Call an ambulance!" the carpenter shouted as he fell down, and then came another carpenter.

"Everything okay here? I saw the rope snap." the second carpenter said.

"Terrible. The carpenter twisted his ankle, and now we can't have the set built." the director said.

"Well, good thing I came along. My name is Sam, and I am a carpenter. I know how to build a set." the new carpenter introduced himself.

"Really? Great! You're hired." the director said.

By the next day, Sam had built all the sets for the play.

"Wow is this all part of the play?" Pippi asked.

"Yes, the set is for the setting and the background." the director said.

"So, how do rehearsals go?" Pippi asked.

"Just watch and learn." the director said. "Places, everyone. Places."

Then, the rehearsal began, it featured the scene with the pirates from earlier, then it moved onto a scene with Captain Redlock, a 12-year old girl, leading her crew of big, strong men in the seas.

"Okay, people that's all the time for today." the director said.

"Wow, that was amazing." Pippi said.

"The rehearsal was standard at best." Miss Weiserschmidt said as she approached the director. "I look forward to seeing the play on Sunday night, Mr. Thomas."

"Yes, Miss Weiserschmidt, this will be a fine play." Mr. Thomas said.

The next day, Pippi returned to the theatre, only to find Mr. Thomas depressed.

"What's the matter, Mr. Thomas? You look depressed." Pippi said.

"Oh, hello Pippi. Well, it's just that the girl who plays Captain Redlock got sick, and now she can't perform, and we don't have anyone that can substitute for her." Mr. Thomas said.

"Well, I don't know, but do you think maybe I could play Captain Redlock?" Pippi asked.

"I don't know. In order to act in a play, you have to make sure you can memorize all your lines, and you have to know the plot as well." Mr. Thomas replied.

Pippi followed Mr. Thomas into the theatre, and onto the stage.

Over the course of the week, Pippi learned to how to act in a play: memorizing lines, learning all the stage techniques, bonding with the other actors, and learning how the sets work.

"Okay, everyone it has been a fantastic week! I am excited for tomorrow's performance!" Mr. Thomas said.

The next day, the day of the play arrived, and many people had gathered.

(The Journey of Captain Redlock)

On a dark, moonlit night, a pirate ship, known as the Queen's Hawk, is sailing in the sea.

One of the pirate called for his captain, who was none other than Captain Redlock.

"Hey, it's Pippi." Annika whispered to Tommy from their seats.

"HER?! What is she doing on stage!?" Miss Weiserschmidt asked rather out loud, causing a lot of people in the audience to shush her.

Back with the play, Captain Redlock's crew has found an island to land at.

"Aarrgh! This be Blood Svent's Land. We best be leaving this place quickly, because no one who comes here leaves alive." Captain Redlock said.

Then, some pirates came out of the sand and attacked Redlock's crew.

Redlock's crew and the enemy pirates put up a good fight, but in the end, the enemy pirates overwhelmed Redlock's crew.

Redlock's crew were imprisoned in underground cells to rot, while the enemy pirates planned on searching their ship for any maps that would lead them to treasure.

"Don't worry, me hearties, these chains will never hold me." Captain Redlock said as she slipped out of the chains binding her. "Although that's because my arms are too thin."

Captain Redlock then easily squeezed her way out of the bars, because she is too small for them as well.

Captain Redlock then snuck around and found a sleeping guard with the key.

She easily got the key from the guard without waking him up.

Captain Redlock returned to the cell and freed her crew, then she and her crew took the enemy pirates by surprise and managed to defeat them.

Captain Redlock's crew tied up the enemy pirates and trapped them in the same cell that the enemy pirates put them in.

Redlock's crew reclaimed their ship and took a map from the enemy pirates' base.

The Queen's Hawk crew went to the location on the map, where a treasure chest was buried.

"Hold on. I know some of these things." Captain Redlock said as she held up a dagger and a goblet that were inside the chest. "These look like the ancient treasures of Quasek Island.

"That's because they are." a voice said, it's the captain of the enemy pirates. "I should thank you for digging up the treasure for me… but I am Captain Blood Svent, and no one steals from me."

"Men, you hold off Blood Svent's buddies, I'll take care of him." Captain Redlock said as she drew her sword.

Captain Redlock and Blood Svent got into a swordfight, and while they were at it, Redlock's crew had managed to beat Blood Svent's crew and got back on the Queen's Hawk with the treasure chest.

During their fight, Blood Svent managed to knock Redlock's sword out of her hand.

"Ha! You lose, kid. Quit pretending to be a pirate and just go back to land." Blood Svent said as he swung his sword at Captain Redlock, who managed to catch it.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not pretending. I am a real pirate." Captain Redlock said as she yanked the sword out of Blood Svent's hand.

Captain Redlock approached Blood Svent and bonked him on the head with the sword's handle, then she rejoined her crew and sailed off.

Not too long, Blood Svent's crew had still not given up and continued to chase the Queen's Hawk.

"What a shame." Captain Redlock said. "I guess we'll have to retaliate."

The Queen's Hawk crew loaded the cannons and fired at the enemy ship, forcing it to retreat.

"Excellent work, men. Another fine day in the life of pirates." Captain Redlock said and winked to the audience."

(End of play)

As the play ended, all the actors and Mr. Thomas got on stage and bowed to the audience.

"That was great, Pippi." Annika said from the audience.

"You're an amazing actress." Tommy said from the audience.

"Hmph. It's a miracle the play didn't get ruined." Miss Weiserschmidt said as she stormed out of the theatre.

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