Act 8, Queen Nehelenia becomes a old Hag and the Dance Feast
Nehelenia: The heart of a pig! The blundering fool! (throws the lock-box down in frustration) I'll go myself to the Exceeds cottage in a disguise so complete no one will ever suspect. (reaches on a bookshelf and takes one titled "Disguises") Now, a formula to transform my beauty into ugliness, change my queenly raiment to a peddler's cloak.
Nehelenia turns to a page titled "Peddler's Disguise". The ingredients are Mummy Dust, Black of Night, Old Hag's Cackle and Shriek of Fright.
Nehelenia: Mummy dust to make me old. To shroud my clothes, the Black of Night.
She takes a vial of black liquid and adds a drop to a glass at what appears to be distilled water, turning it black.
Nehelenia: To age my voice, an Old Hag's Cackle.
She turns a burner under a vial of red liquid too high, causing it to boil over and flow into the glass, a cackling laugh filling the air as it does so.
Nehelenia: To whiten my hair, a Shriek of Fright.
She turns a handle on a rusty-looking container and green liquid pours out from inside while a ghostly cloud lets out a loud, anguished shriek.
Nehelenia: A blast of wind....
As she says this, a sudden gust fills the room.
Nehelenia: To fan my hate! A thunderbolt....
A bolt of thunder strikes against the potion, making it fizz.
Nehelenia: To mix it well. Now, begin thy magic spell.
Nehelenia takes the glass and drinks down every single drop of the potion. Suddenly, she drops the glass on the floor, clutching her throat and gasping for air as the room starts to spin. Her transformation begins with her hair, flailing about as it turns white. Then, she looks at her hands as they suddenly start to turn clawed and bony.
Nehelenia: Look! My hands!
A few moments later, Nehelenia eventually says something while her transformation finishes its curse.
Nehelenia: (cracked voice) My voice! My voice! (cackling)
She reveals her new appearance; a old hag who wears long dark purple robes that cover her entire body, minus her hands and face. A shadow that forms the shape of a scowling face is visible on her cloak. She appears to have lavender skin that is covered in wrinkles.
Nehelenia: A perfect disguise.
She cackles once more as the absolutely terrified Murkrow falls into a skull.
Nehelenia: And now...a special sort of death for one so fair. (leafs through a spellbook) What shall it be? AH!!
Her shout frightens the Murkrow so much, he falls behind his perch.
Nehelenia: A poisoned apple! "Sleeping Death". Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! (reading) "One taste of the Poisoned Apple, and the victim's eyes will close forever in the Sleeping Death."
We once again return to the Exceeds house. Our heroes have finished eating dinner and are now enjoying a dance feast. The Exceeds are yodeling whilst playing music. Doc is strumming a cello, Nadi is playing a lute and Nichiya, an accordion while Happy and Frosch do-si-do. They break it up for a second before doing another one as Wendy White claps her hands.
Samuel: (yodels)
Nichiya: (yodeling)
Nadi yodels for a while as Frosch follows the lump on his throat, which moves as he sings. Off in a corner, Lucky is playing a wooden organ, whose pipes have carved with different types of animals. He is sitting on the pedals, and not on a bench as one will expect. Soon, he plays a tune and Happy steps forward.
Happy: Ahem! (sings) I'd like to dance and tap my feet, but they won't keep in rhythm. You see, I washed them both today and I can't do nothing with them.
Exceeds: (singing) Ho-hum, the tune is dumb, the words don't mean a fact. Isn't this a silly song for anyone to sing?
Off in another corner, Frosch uses several drumsticks to beat on a wooden xylophone, then on a drum. As he does so, his drumsticks fly up into the air, slide through his coat and hit another drum, creating a rim shot as the last one hits a cymbal. In the center of the room, the silly tune plays again as Happy and Nadi urge Nichiya to sing before Wendy White.
Nichiya: I- (giggles)
Lucky tries the tune again, but Nichiya is yet having damage making his words come out.
Nichiya: Oh, g-g-g-gawrsh!
The entire room, except for an annoyed Lucky, bursts out laughing. The latter, however, hits his hands on the things, causing the organ to let out a loud, anguished yell.
Nichiya: (singing) I chased a polecat up a tree way out upon a limb. And if he has the best of me, I have the worst of him.
Exceeds: (singing) Ho-hum, the tune is dumb, the words don't mean a fact. Isn't this a silly song for anyone to sing?
Cut to Frosch beating a cymbal in front of where Wendy White is sitting. Then the princess kicks the cymbal as Frosch puts it on his head and side steps off-screen. Then Happy steps in and yodels swiftly. Wendy White decides to join in, singing a high note. In another corner, Mysdroy, who has been playing a flute, yawns as the fly from earlier flies into his mouth. As he sees the fly, he tries to catch it. Later, Samuel offers Wendy White a dance, and just like Happy and Frosch before, they do-si-do, breaking it up with Nichiya and Nadi before getting back to Samuel again. Frosch is off drumming as he sees a fly. In an attempt to hit it, he instead hits several drums, culminating in a percussion solo which wears him out. Then the fly lands on Mysdroy's nose. He gets ready to swat it as Frosch hands him a cymbal, and just as he's about to hit the fly, it flies away and his face shakes from the impact. Soon, Wendy White is dancing in the middle of the room. Lucky continues to play the organ, which works for a while until a note gets stuck. Annoyed, he shuts the mouths with the stuck note and plays a descending scale which ends with a wooden bird hatching out of an egg, giving a single chirp. Soon everyone is dancing all around the room and the Exceeds give a cheer to show the wonderful time they and their guests are having, while the Pokémon swing to the music by the window. Later, Frosch, who is wearing a coat twice his size, jumps on Nadi's head and tries to balance himself, all the while rubbing the latter's nose with his feet.
Nadi: Be care--watch out. B-B-Be care...watch it, watch it, watch it, watch...w-w...AAHHHH---- (is about to sneeze, but Frosch blocks his nose just in time) Thanks.
Then Frosch buttons up the coat and Nadi walks him toward the others, the former snapping his fingers all the while. As they see the now tall Exceed, some of them start laughing at the somehow silly sight. Frosch bows to Wendy White, who curtsies at the former's dance invitation, as he suddenly starts to lose his balance. Frosch is about to fall over as Nadi reaches out an arm from behind and pulls the former back up just before he hits the floor. The others, yet laughing, breathe a sigh of relief and the dance music resumes. Then Frosch leads Wendy White into the middle of the room as they start their dance. He swings his head happily, knowing that he's dancing with the princess. Meanwhile, Nadi does his best to copy her foot motions, as well as keep his top half balanced. As Samuel strums his cello, Nadi starts to run around as Frosch hangs around Wendy White in an elbow swing. Soon after, they break into a Russian dance while the Exceeds constantly say "Hey!". After a second, the music's tempo starts to rise until suddenly, Frosch is happily dancing as he hears Nadi down below.
Nadi: Ah-ch...ah-ch...ah-ch...ah...ooh...ah-ch--
Frosch reacts fearfully, as Nadi is about to sneeze. Wendy White covers her ears, and everyone else scrambles for hiding places as Nadi's sneeze reaches critical mass. Frosch mistakenly covers his nose, but it's no use.
Nadi: Ah-ch-ch...ah-ch-ch...ah-ch-ah...ah-ch-ch...ah-ch...ah-ah-AAHHHH....AH-CHOOOOOOOO!!
The blast of air from Nadi's sneeze inflates Frosch's coat, and he bursts out like a cork. As the coat flops down to the floor and reveals Nadi, everyone, except Lucky, bursts out laughing at the hilarious sight as Frosch climbs down from the rafter he got blown into.
WendyWhite: (chuckling) That was fun.
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