- Main article: The Wizard of Gardenia
Draft Script 2 (3/12/1995)
Cast of characters
- GWENEVERE, "Gwen" - Princess of Avalon, wears the Sun Stone
- SUNSTAR - Winged Unicorn, bonded to Gwen with Sun Stone
- FALLON - Warrior, Scout, wears the Moon Stone
- MOONDANCE - Champion Unicorn, bonded to Fallon with Moon Stone
- TAMARA - Singer, Songwriter, Baby Animal Wrangler, wears the Heart Stone
- SHADOW SONG - Zebracorn, bonded to Tamara
- ARCHIMEDES "Archie " - Wise Owl, Chaperon to girls
- KALE - Evil Princess of Avalon
- RUFUS - Dweasel
- TWIG - Dweasel
- GRIMM - Dragon Stooge
- MORGANA - Wizard of the Wild Magic
- NUBBIN - Wild Magic Glider
- DRIFTER - Wild Magic Glider
- FLOATER - Wild Magic Glider
- CHANCE - Gardener of Gardenia
- MAGIC SHRUBBERY - Magic Hedge
- CRYSTAL DRAGON - Magic Dragon
- Misc. crystal animals
ACT I
(1) EXT. - THE MAGIC GARDENS OF GARDENIA - DAY
Pan across the manicured landscape of GARDENIA, an enchanted version of the Versailles Gardens. The flower beds are shaped in magical patterns. In the distance, Orchards display exotic fruit. Brick walkways meander across the landscape, linking Japanese-style rock-and-sand gardens to lily ponds with outsize pads.
A portal opens out of the wild magic. Gwen on Sunstar leap through, followed by Fallon on Moondance, then Tamara on Shadowsong.
ARCHIE
(off screen)
Waahooie!!!
Archie comes flying through held upside down by the gliders.
ARCHIE
Let go of me, you gliding furballs!
The gliders let go and Archie falls to the ground.
ARCHIE
doot
Gliders sail back into the wild magic and turn to stick their heads out.
NUBBIN
Bye bye bye.
DRIFTER
Glide with us again real soon.
Floater flies out and give Archie a kiss.
FLOATER
* giggles *
Archie takes a swing at Floater, but Floater disappears.
Archie misses and spins around.
ARCHIE
Of all the - why I oughta - Dooo - Wow, look at this place -
The Jewel Riders stand in a wondrous open sculpture garden, surrounded my magical woods. The statues are tall shrub sculptures of bears, deer, and mythical creatures - gryphins, phoenixes, dragons. etc. ·
TAMARA
It's beautiful.
GWEN
Is this the location, Fallon?
FALLON
(studying a map reflection from her Moon Stone)
I think so.
GWEN
Which way do you suggest?
Fallon raises her Moon Stone
FALLON
Let the Moon Stone be our guide to powerful magic, far and wide.
A beam of dazzling light shines out across the landscape.
FALLON
The strongest magic is that way.
TAMARA
Look, over there!
In the nearby woods stands a crystal deer, watching the Jewel Riders.
TAMARA
Oh, how wonderful!
An eerie discordant tone rustles the air. The crystal animal leaps away as the Jewel Riders approach.
Tamara's Heart Stone flash es along with Shadowsong's.
TAMARA
Shadow, do you hear something?
SHADOW (vo)
Yes.
The tone oscillates and increases in volume.
FALLON
Where lS that sound coming from?
TAMARA
Up there, those clouds.
The Jewel Riders look over and sees a bunch of sound clouds moving over the group and into the sculpture garden~
The clouds take position over three different topiary animals. The sound reaches a crescendo. The clouds puff up and a flash of ball lightening zaps out, striking the shrubs. The topiary animals are covered in sizzling magic.
Each of the topiary animal underneath fizzles away to reveal a crystal. A large crystal gryphin steps forward along with a crystal bear animals and a crystal phoenix. They converge on the Jewel Riders.
GWEN
Jewel Riders, stand ready!
TAMARA
By the magic of the Heart Stone!
FALLON
By the magic of the Moon Stone!
GWEN
By the magic of the Sun Stone!
The Jewel Riders on their unicorns power up as they face off against the crystal animals.
GWEN
Tamara, can you talk to them?
Tamara holds out her Heart Stone at the animals and concentrates, sending a red beam of magic towards them.
TAMARA
I can't reach them at all.
The crystal animals move in closer.
The Jewel Riders take defensive positions and flash out magic from their jewels. The magic of the jewels forms magic shields to keep the animals back. The crystal animals rear up and roar as they try to penetrate the magic shields of the enchanted jewels.
GWEN
Easy, don't hurt them, just turn them away.
The crystal animals are turned away and wander off into the gardens.
GWEN
That was close.
Unusual singing is heard coming from nearby.
CHANCE
(off screen)
Oh my oh mio, oh me oh my- oh
FALLON
Gwen, over there!
The girls turn to see in the distance, hedge clippings flying into the air from the other side of a ridge.
GWEN
Let's move out!
The Jewel Riders crest a small ridge and see a gnome home in a section of gardens.
GWEN
Someone lives here?
TAMARA
How can that be?
ARCHIE
You don't suppose it's... a wizard?
GWEN
Everyone stay alert!
To the side of the gnome home, over a hedge wall, can be heard the sound of singing, along with other strange tones. Shrub clippings are flying up into the air under the sound of a hedge clippers.
CHANCE (vo)
Oh my oh mio, oh me oh my-oh
Gwen points her arm and the Jewel Riders over forward, jewels raised. They turn the corner and come upon a gnomish man, working frantically to prune a ragged edge of a sculpted animal shrub. Clippings fly in all directions.
The hobbit-like gnome wears overalls, and a floppy, peaked cap On his hip he wears a holster which accommodates his pruning shears. The gnome also has a set of shears on his head, in such a way that the tool resembles a set of rabbit ears antennae. He "tunes" the antennae like a radio station to change the tones and sounds.
CHANCE
Oh ditty ditty ai yi yi ippiuu -
The gnome slowly turns to see the Jewel Riders standing there, Jewels raised.
CHANCE
Ahhhh!!
GWEN
We didn't mean to scare you.
CHANCE
Then why are you sneaking around like that?!! Go away at once!!
TAMARA
We're sorry if we disturbed you.
FALLON
We meant no harm.
GWEN
We're Jewel Riders from Avalon.
CHANCE
Avalon!!! Go away!
The girls look at each other as Archie walks up to the gnome.
ARCHIE
Now look here, this is Princess Gwenevere from the Crystal Palace -
CHANCE
What are you?!!!
ARCHIE
I, sir, am Archimedes, I happen to be a fine specimen of an owl.
CHANCE
Are you real?
ARCHIE
Of course I'm real.
(to Gwen)
Princess, this man is a lunatic.
GWEN
Archie, calm down. Now look, we're sorry we trespassed in your gardens -
Chance lS inspecting the unicorns. He is amazed at the animals.
CHANCE
Are these real too?
The unicorns look at each other.
TAMARA
As real as we are.
CHANCE
How did you make them? Tell me at once!
TAMARA
We didn't make them.
SUNSTAR (vo)
We just come this way.
GWEN
These are our friends. And you are -
CHANCE
I?!! Em, you don't know who I am?!
ARCHIE
Couldn't possibly be a wizard.
CHANCE
I could too!
TAMARA
Did you make these wondrous creatures and this garden?
CHANCE
Hello, do you see anyone else around here?!
GWEN
We didn't expect to find anyone at all.
CHANCE
Just go away, except the animals, they must stay.
ARCHIE
What are you talking about?
CHANCE
I must study them, take them apart and see how they tick!
Chance lS inspecting Archie's feathers.
ARCHIE
DOOOT! Well, I never!
GWEN
I told you, these are our friends.
We're looking for a special magic jewel.
CHANCE
What makes you think there's a magic jewel around here, em?!
Fallon displays the map of the magic from her Moon Stone that indicates a magic pulse.
FALLON
(pointing)
There's strong magical energy coming from that direction.
Chance follows where she is pointing, towards a magical place far in the distance.
CHANCE
No one goes there!
GWEN
Why?
CHANCE
That is an area of great danger.
TAMARA
If you're a wizard, you could take us there.
CHANCE
I could or I could not!
GWEN
You must help us, it's for Merlin.
CHANCE
Merlin!!
(looking around)
Is he here?!!!
ARCHIE
Merlin is everywhere.
CHANCE
Well, what do I get out of it?
TAMARA
Shouldn't helping Merlin be enough?
CHANCE
I might know a few shortcuts.
Sunstar rears up as Gwen raises her arm to move out the troops.
GWEN
Jewel Riders, let's ride!
Shadow and Moondance leap off down the trail as Sunstar takes to the skies.
CUT
(2) BUSHES
Two Dweasel noses stick out of the bushes. The Dweasels have been watching the scene.
RUFUS (vo)
Oh joy, a magic Jewel!
TWIG (vo)
We must tell Witchy Thing!
RUFUS (vo)
We must!
Dweasels turn and run off.
CUT
(3) AERIAL
The Jewel Riders have arrived at the edge of an expansive "Zen" garden-sea. The fine, white sand bears the swirling lines of a rake. Large faceted crystals, some with flat tops, spread out across the sea.
Archie is inspecting the sand.
SHADOWSONG (vo)
Be careful, looks like a sand sea.
TAMARA
Is it dangerous?
SHADOWSONG (vo)
Where I come from they are.
ARCHIE
(to Chance)
A sand sea, doo, how do we cross?
CHANCE
I don't know. I've never been here before.
FALLON
Looks like those rocks go across.
GWEN
We'll guide you from the air.
FALLON
Right.
Gwen takes oft on Sunstar.
ANGLE ON -
Moondance and Shadowsong leap from rock to rock as Gwen guides them from the air. Archie rides with Shadow and Tamara. Chance jumps behind them. The strange clouds begin to converge, flying in towards Gwen.
GWEN
(calls down fro m above)
That one, to the right. Now the left.
TAMARA
Those clouds again.
CHANCE
Those are sound clouds.
The clouds are releasing a rising sound. Halfway across, the rocks begin to vibrate.
TAMARA
The rocks are moving.
The clouds release ball lightning, flying by Gwen. The lightning hits the sand sea on both sides of the Jewel Riders.
The rocks begin moving, disappearing altogether of the sand. Some slide down into the sand. Some rise up like small mountains out.
FALLON
Let's go!
Shadowsong takes tremendous strides, whisking Tamara and Archie to the other side.
Moondance and Fallon leap from rock to rock. Chance is stuck, sliding down a rock, his-feet sinking into the sea.
CHANCE
Help!
Fallon turns Moondance and grabs up Chance before he slides under. Moondance makes a giant leap to the next rock. Moondance is almost at the other side, making giant leaps when -
the rocks heave up. The rocks are revealed to be the back of a huge, crystal dino-animal-thing, which rises from the sand, poised to strike out. The giant creature rises as Moondance leaps from its back, just making it to the other side.
ANGLE ON -
Tamara and Shadowsong stand to face the creature.
TAMARA
(with Heart Stone raised)
From heart to Heart Stone, reverse this trap. Return this creature to his nap.
The Heart Stone creates a number of magical orchestral instruments. Guided by Shadow and Tamara, the instruments play a lullaby. The mean creature gets sleepy.
CREATURE
Yawn!
The dino-thing slowly sinks back into the sand sea, it's ridged back forming a new pattern of rocks. The clouds have gone.
Gwen lands next to the group.
GWEN
Good one, Tamara.
Archie has fallen asleep and abruptly comes to.
ARCHIE
* snore * - huh?
GWEN
Why couldn't you stop that creature?
CHANCE
I've made hundreds of crystal animal. They don't talk to me, I must be doing something wrong.
GWEN
Some wizard you are.
CUT
(4) EST. EXT. TREE CASTLE - DAY
A massive faery-castle built out of tree.
The Dweasels run towards it.
CUT
(5) INT. CASTLE - THRONE ROOM
Kale is looking around and throwing stuff all over the place. Morgana hangs above her head looking over her shoulder.
KALE
There's no wizard jewel here!
MORGANA
There must be!
KALE
Well, I don't see any magic -
The Dweasels run into the room.
RUFUS (vo)
We're back, Witchy Thing.
TWIG (vo)
We've been sniffing for magic.
KALE
Dweasels, have you found anything?
RUFUS (vo)
Yes
TWIG (vo)
Yes yes
RUFUS (vo)
Yes yes yes
KALE
What?!!!
RUFUS (vo)
Jewel Riders!
KALE
Oh fine, the Jewel Riders are here!!
MORGANA
Well that proves there's great magic here. Find it!!
KALE
Rufus, Twig, follow those Jewel Riders. I'll let them do the work.
RUFUS (vo)
We could do that.
TWIG (vo)
He could?
RUFUS (vo)
Certainly.
KALE
Get going!
BOOT - Dweasels are booted out of the window. CRASH!
MORGANA
Be careful, Mallory was an especially clever wizard and every wizard lair has traps.
CUT
(6) EXT. - MAGIC LAKE - DAY
The lake is full of oversized lily pads
Dweasels sniff their way to the shores of the lake. On the far side can be seen the Jewel Riders riding away from it towards the distance.
RUFUS (vo)
I smell a bouncy shortcut!
TWIG (vo)
Bounce on!
Rufus and Twig streak toward the lake. At the edge of the lake the Dweasels broad-jump onto the lily pads, which react like trampolines, sending them high into the air.
RUFUS (vo)
The flying Dweasel brothers!! DOOF!
Rufus and Twig smash into each other, as they execute arwkward acrobatic flips and twists, progressing from pad to pad, bouncing their way across the lake.
CUT
(7) EXT. LAKE - OPPOSITE SHORE
Chance and the Jewel Riders observe the Dweasels bounce their way across the lake.
FALLON
Dweasels!
GWEN
Kale's here.
FALLON
(to Chance)
There has to be a quicker way.
Chance looks toward a spooky forest, full of strange hedge plants.
CHANCE
We could cut through there.
GWEN
Lead the way.
(8) EXT. - MURKY WOODS - DAY
Chance and the Jewel Riders move cautiously through a strange forest of weird plants. The bizarre trees have long pod-like fruits that dangle from the branches.
Suddenly the strange sound starts again, building to a crescendo. Fallon looks up to see the strange clouds following them through the tree tops.
FALLON
Gwen!
SUNSTAR (vo )
More of those clouds, Gwen.
The clouds are circling the Jewel Riders, their sound rising in pitch.
GWEN
Form a Jewel Circle. Stand ready!
The tone rises to a crescendo and BANG!
Ball lightening flashes from the clouds sticking out at the Jewel Riders. The lightning flares from the clouds, exploding around the Jewel Riders.
The tree pods are hit by lightning. The pods "unfurl " revealing giant crystal bats with glowing red eyes, hanging upside down. The bats take off and fly screeching at the Jewel Riders.
GWEN
On my command!
The three unicorns stand together as the bats close in for the attack.
GWEN
Now!
The girls and unicorns fire, forming a wedge. The attack breaks off into two groups that fly around the jewel power. The bats swing around and dive in again. One flies right over Archie's head.
ARCHIE
Doot, this place is batty.
Archie accidentally steps on an elevator plant and gets shot up in the air. He lands in a bush.
ARCHIE
Wooo! Gak!
The bush engulfs him in topiary fuzz.
Chance is trying to tune away the clouds.
CHANCE
Go away!
The clouds fly right over his head and over towards - the Archie bush.
ANGLE ON
GWEN
We'd better take cover. Archie, - stay together - Archie?
TAMARA
Archie, wh re are you?
Sounds clouds converge on the Archie bush. Lightning flares out - the bush sizzles with magic, and reveals a crystal Archie.
MOONDANCE (vo )
Fallon, look!
FALLON
Gwen, it's Archie.
CHANCE
Fascinating
ANGLE ON -
GWEN
Take cover, Sunstar let's go!
Jewel Riders run for cover as the giant bats close in.
More sounds clouds fly in releasing balls of lightning.
ANGLE ON -
Sniffing Dweasels. They see the "Maltese Archie"
ANGLE ON -
TWIG (vo)
What's that?
ARCHIE
doot
RUFUS (vo)
Twig, a wizard jewel!
TWIG (vo)
Ooo ooo wizard jewel!
Gwen and Sunstar dive in for the Maltese Archie but -
The Dweasels run up and grab it first. The Dweasels grab the "Maltese Archie" and roll down the side of the hill. They run away as tast as their Dweasel legs can carry them.
GWEN
Oh no!
SUNSTAR (vo)
Gwen, the others need usl
GWEN
Let's go!
CUT
(9) EXT. TRAPPED IN THE MURKY WOODS
The Jewel Riders are trapped against a hollow in the woods.
FALLON
Gwen, help! We're trapped!
CHANCE
Oh my!
The giant bats dive in from all sides into the Jewel Riders.
*** COMMERCIAL BREAK ***
ACT II
(10) TRAPPED IN THE MURKY WOODS
The giant bats close in on the Jewel Riders. The Jewel Riders have no where to run, trapped against the base of a forest hollow.
Fallon and Tamara ward off the bats with their Jewel Power, magic beams flying and flashing. But the bats avoid the beams and bear down on them.
Gwen and Sunstar come flying in straight for the bats.
GWEN
(to the Jewel Riders)
Use your jewels and keep them together!
Fallon and Tamara fire out magic together, combining their jewel power to create a magic spider-webbish net - and herd the bats into a group.
Gwen flies close to the bats and holds up her Sun Stone.
GWEN
Jewel of the Sun, these creatures need to learn the meaning of fun.
FALLON
Not the best rhyme I've ever heard.
GWEN
It'll have to do
The Sun Stone flashes out hitting the bats: The bats connect wingtip to wingtip forming into beautiful patterns, turning and cartwheeling across the sky.· The bats cartwheel about in various shapes and patterns.
Gwen lands near the group. The clouds have gone.
GWEN
The Dweasels have Archie!
TAMARA
Oh no!
FALLON
We've got to go after him!
GWEN
This way!
The Jewel Riders head out.
CUT
(11) OPEN TRAIL
The Jewel Riders follow a path through the poppy fields. There is an open valley in the distance with something glistening (think "Wizard of Oz" with the Emerald City in the distance).
Chance hangs his head down looking at the ground as he walks.
FALLON
(to Chance)
How could you let that happen to Archie?!
CHANCE
I tried to help, I did!
TAMARA
You're not really a wizard at all, are you?
GWEN
All right, who are you, really?
CHANCE
I... I'm Chance, the gardener. When Merlin banished Mallory and the other wizards, I.hid here.
TAMARA
Then you didn't really create these animals?
CHANCE
It was my master, Mallory, who created all of these wonders. I just sculpt the shrubs. The sound clouds do the rest.
FALLON
The sounds clouds are following you!
CHANCE
They follow me around waiting to release the animals.
GWEN
Chance, if anything happens to that owl...!
CHANCE
Oh, come on, we're almost there.
FALLON
Where?
CHANCE
(pointing)
The Wizard's Playground. What's that?
CHANCE
The place of magic you seek.
GWEN
We'll have to get there before Kale does.
(12) AERIAL - OVER THE POPPY FIELDS
The Dragon Wagon swoops in headed for the magic area in the distance.
KALE
Dweasels, where are you?
RUFUS (vo)
Oo ooo we have the wizard jewel, witchy witch!
TWIG (vo)
Yeow!!
KALE
Wizard Jewel?!! Bring it to me at once!!!
CUT
(13) FIELD OF CRABGRASS
Rufus and Twig are bounding through a field of grass (heading in from another angle to the same magical spot). From a distance they appear to be enjoying themselves.
But a telescoping closeup reveals that the Dweasels have patches of grass leaping up and clinging to them with their crystal crab pincer. Rather than bounding they are yelping and leaping.
RUFUS (vo)
We are trying, Witchy Thing... Ahhh, crab grass!!
TWIG {vo)
Oooochie!
Maltese Archie is being tossed up and down.
ARCHIE
Doooo.
ANGLE ON KALE - AERIAL
KALE
Good work, I'm coming in! Take us down, Grimm!!
Grimm takes the wagon down but runs into a magic shield - BONK!
KALE
A magic shield!
MORGANA
This place has changed!
KALE
What's in there?!!
MORGANA
I don't know.
The dragon wagon banks and circles the shield.
CUT
(14) ENTRANCE TO THE WIZARD'S PLAYGROUND
The Jewel Riders have emerged from the poppy fields. The path they have been following ends in front of them. They stand before a huge open area.
Sparkles flash about the area like fireflies indicating that they have arrived at some place of great magic.
CHANCE
Well there it is, good luck.
The dragon wagon zooms overhead.
GWEN
(looking up)
Kale!
Fallon is using her Moon Stone to study casting a wide arc of moon jewel power.
The firefly sparks flash the magic before them, as the Moon Stone waves over them. The girls are surprised at the sparkles of magic glistening under the Moon Stone's power.
FALLON
This is it, the strong magic is here.
TAMARA
But what is it?
FALLON
There's some kind of magical force field surrounding it.
GWEN
(to Fallon)
All right, try to reveal what's hidden. We'll help you.
Fallon stands with Moondance.
FALLON
Moon Stone, with your magic bright, help us see into this light!
Fallon and Moondance send out a powerful beam -
TAMARA
I add the magic of the Heart Stone.
GWEN
I add the magic of the Sun Stone.
Tamara and Gwen add the power of their jewels to Fallon's.
Suddenly the Wizard's Playground become visible. A giant hedge maze. Animal and geometric topiaries make up the corners and intersections of the maze. In the center is a huge dome of magic flowers.
(15) AERIAL
The dragon wagon is swooping in when the hedge maze becomes visible.
KALE
Grimm, look out!
The dragon wagon flies into a giant hedge skimming across the top.
The wagon skims out of control, crashing into hedges. It slides down a hedge slide and lands with a bump some, where inside the maze.
(16) ENTRANCE TO MAZE
Chance and the Jewel Riders stand at the triangular, arched entrance to the hedge maze, the mighty entrance looks like the entrance to "Jurassic Park".
CHANCE
Wow! It really is here! The Wizard's Playground!
GWEN
Let's go!
CHANCE
I'm not going in there!
FALLON
Oh yes you are!
CUT
(17) INT. HEDGE MAZE
The dragon wagon has crash landed in a section of open maze. The dome is visible, and not to far away. Kale is looking around as -
The dweasels run up to meet her.
RUFUS
Witchy thing, look!
TWIG
Wizard Jewel!
They hold up the "Maltese Owl."
KALE
Let me see that!! This is not a wizard jewel, you idiots!
RUFUS
I told you, you Dweasel.
TWIG
Did not.
RUFUS
Well I should have!
KALE
However this may have other uses.
DWEASELS
* snicker *
ARCHIE
dooo
CUT
(18) INT. HEDGE MAZE
The Jewel Riders are walking through the maze. The great dome in the distance, but not that far away.
The revealed hedge maze is attracting a bunch of the sound clouds. The clouds move overhead as their sound begins to build.
TAMARA
Look, sounds clouds!
GWEN
Fallon, lead us to the center and fast.
FALLON
Moon Stone, knower of ways unravel the secret of this maze!
A beam of moon light shoots from the Moon jewel, enters the maze at right angles out of sight.
CUT
(19) MAGIC HEDGE MAZE - DAY
ANGLE -
Spiral down into the incredible hedge maze. The Jewel Riders are moving towards the center. We see that Kale and Dweasels are moving in from the other side.
ANGLE -
The Jewel Riders are following the moonbeam when a section of hedge gets up and walks over, side-stepping into their path, blocking them.
The Jewel Riders turn another way, but another section walks over and blocks them.
GWEN
(to Tamara)
Maybe you can talk to them.
TAMARA
It's worth a try.
Tamara raises her Heart Stone.
TAMARA
Would you be so kind as to move out of our way.
HEDGE (vo)
Sorry.
TAMARA
We ask you politely.
HEDGE (vo)
So -
GWEN
Here, let me try.
Gwen shines her Sun Stone on the hedge. The·hedge blooms with roses.
HEDGE (vo)
Ha! Hey, look at me!!
The hedge is so proud, it walks away to show the other hedges.
GWEN
Quickly.
The group runs through the open passage.
ANGLE
The Dweasels are sniffing their way through the maze - BONK!
They bonk into a hedge. Hedges move in to block their way.
RUFUS (vo)
Move, stupid shrub!
TWIG (vo)
Yeah, outa the way!
HEDGE (vo)
Make us bloom like the other hedges.
Dweasels look at each other.
RUFUS (vo)
Em, go ahead, Twig.
RUFUS (vo)
No, I insist, you first.
Dweasels perform strange magic incantations, raising and waving their arms about like deranged magicians.
DWEASELS (vo)
* stupid incantations *
The hedges close in and trap them in topiary fuzz. The dweasels have been turned into green dweasel bushes.
RUFUS (vo)
Ahhhh, I've been turned into green fuzz!
TWIG (vo)
Cool.
Kale walks in.
KALE
Stand aside!
Kale whips her Dark Stone at the hedge, sending the dweasel bushes flying for cover.
HEDGE
Ahhhhh!
The hedges open a passage for Kale.
ANGLE -
The Jewel Riders are just about to enter the center of the maze.
Sound clouds are moving in. Hedges are moving around the Jewel Riders trying to block them.
TAMARA
The sound clouds are getting closer.
CHANCE
If we're caught in here by these hedges, we could all be turned to crystal!
FALLON
What do we do, Gwen?
GWEN
We've got to press on!
The hedges are all around them as the sound clouds move overhead.
Chance leaps forward, clippers drawn and ready for action.
CHANCE
Leave it to me to take care of these hedges!
TAMARA
Chance, maybe I can change the cloud's tone into something more pleasant.
Chance leaps to the hedges. Trimming noises and flying clippings fly everywhere as he trims and sculpts. Tamara shines her Heart Stone at the sound clouds, trying to retune their sounds to a more pleasant tone.
GWEN
Fallon, let's go.
Gwen and Fallon move on to the center of the maze, while Chance and Tamara deal with the hedges.
ANGLE -
Bushy Rufus and Twig dweasel their way into the center from the other side. Kale is behind them.
KALE
There it is, the center of the maze!
ANGLE -
Chance is transfrorming the hedges, cutting them like "Edward Scissorgnome" into a masterpiece of animal design.
Tamara is changing the sound clouds, they are now pink and sound very pleasant.
ANGLE ON - MAZE CENTER
Two Dweasel noses sniff the air.
RUFUS (vo)
This place stinks.
TWIG (vo)
Magic, wild magic.
Kale walks behind them and stares in awe at the Center of the maze.
There before her is an incredible crystal fountain. In the center is a topiary statue of a wizard with a crazy smile. In his hand he holds a crystal orb.
From the Dark Stone, the image of Morgana emerges.
MORGANA
Ah, Mallory, old friend, too bad you're not here to witness us remove your jewel.
Gwen and Fallon stand on the opposite side of the statue, jewels raised.
GWEN
Kale! Stop right where you are!
FALLON
Give it up; Kale!
KALE
Oh, I don't think so, I have something you may want.
She holds up the Maltese Archie.
ARCHIE
doo
FALLON
Archie!
GWEN
Give him back to us!
KALE
You can have the owl back after I get the wizard Jewel
Rufus has sniffed his way to the orb. He grabs it.
RUFUS (vo)
A ha!
TWIG (vo)
Such a smelly magical bit!!
The thing crumbles to dust.
RUFUS (vo)
oh oh
TWIG (vo)
Could we have mis-smelled?
RUFUS (vo)
Em, could be
KALE
(horrified)
Where is it, Morgana?!
MORGANA
I suppose the Jewel could have landed anywhere
KALE
If it landed here!
Pink Sounds clouds are moving over the group. They now sound harmonious and in tune.
KALE
What are these clouds?
MORGANA
They create crystal animals from magic plants to guard this place.
The bushy Dweasels look at each other.
KALE
Crystal animals, you say out of plants.
RUFUS (vo)
We'd better be going.
TWIG (vo)
Good idea.
She is looking at the green statue.
KALE
Dweasels, stay where you are!
DWEASELS (vo)
Gulp
Kale swings her Dark Stone up and bats a few clouds over the Dweasels. The clouds release magic lightning at the Dweasels. The lightning also hits the statue, since the Dweasels are standing on it.
Boom -
The dweasels turn crystal - the statute disappears revealing a diamond wizard jewel on the pedestal.
RUFUS (vo)
Here's looking through you, Twig.
MORGANA
There it is!
KALE
Dweasels, grab it!
TWIG (vo)
Ooo, ooo, I've got it!
GWEN
Fallon, get that jewel!
Fallon leaps for the jewel, but the Dweasels grab it first. Fallon lands knocking the jewel into the air.
The jewel lands in Kale's hands.
KALE
At last!
Chance comes running into the center of the maze
CHANCE
I've done it!
MORGANA
Chance! What do you think you're doing?!
CHANCE
Now, I control the magic! You don't scare me anymore, Morgana.
With a wave of his hands - the ground shakes as the pink clouds release their new pink lightning in a massive explosion of fireworks over the hedge sculpture created by Chance.
CRYSTAL DRAGON
Roar!
From behind Chance, emerges a giant pink crystal dragon. The dragon looms over Kale.
KALE
Grimm, let's go!
The wagon takes off. But the crystal dragon sends out a mighty blast of wild magic and hits the dragon wagon. Kale drops the jewel and Archie as the Dragon wagon is blown away into the wild magic.
KALE
My Jewel!! Arg, I'll get you for this, Jewel Riders!
TAMARA
She's dropped Archie!
Chance dives and catches Archie in his hands. Fallon leap to grab the wizard jewel.
GWEN
Thanks, Chance.
TAMARA
(to dragon)
And thank you.
DRAGON
You're welcome.
CHANCE
He talked!!! We did it! I'm a wizard!
TAMARA
You did it. Oh, what about Archie?
CHANCE
I can retune the sound clouds now, watch.
He tunes his antenna and brings over a sound cloud, cloud turns Archie back to Archie.
ARCHIE
Well I've never been so humiliated in my life, doooot!
TAMARA
Archie, how do you feel?
ARCHIE
Much better, thank you, Chance.
CHANCE
My pleasure.
GWEN
Chance, you must have had the magic all along
TAMARA
You just didn't believe in yourself.
CHANCE
I'll be a great wizard, you'l l see. I'll make Merlin proud.
GWEN
I'm sure you will. Good luck, wizard!
CHANCE
Until we meet again, Jewel Riders!
Chance flies off on his new dragon friend.
ARCHIE
Something tells me we haven't see the last of him.
GWEN
Jewel Riders, let's ride!