Otter Island Episode 7 The Origin of Amanda Cast: Oren: Narrator Himself Amanda Poof-poof Island Kaninus: Sam Man 3 Max Goof: Stonn (Ston) Selv Dryad Jon Krupp: Man 1 Knight Rockman Ashenfox: Blalok Geroge (GEER-ozhe) King Mij Charles Matthias: Zoor (ZOO-er) Man 2 Benny Brownpaws: Human Amanda Zillion Cafe Jonix (JOE-niks) Wanderer Wolf: zac Rathar (RAY-thar) Srai (SRY) Eala Dubh: Himself Brahm (BROM) (usual intro) Scene 1 Narrator 001: It is a foggy, hazy day on Otter Island. An air of oppression hangs over the farm village as we enter the home of Amanda, the living doll. Amanda talks to her toy fish, Mrs. Trout, recounting the story of her origins in an attempt to find that elusive something which is missing from her life. Amanda 001: Would you like some more tea, Mrs. Trout? Here you go. some lemon? How about some sugar? Yes, yes... I know you want to hear my story, but I for one want some tea while I tell it. It's a long story, after all. Amanda 002: As I said, I was born a long time ago in a land called the Hundredth Vale. (Harp chord indicating flashback) sfx: baby fussing Srai 001: She's beautiful, isn't she? Brahm 001: She certainly is. Have you picked out a name, yet? Srai 002: I have. "Amanda". Brahm 002: It's beautiful. what does it mean?" Srai 003: It means "Beloved one". Brahm 003: Then I have the perfect second name to go with it. Srai 004: And what have you chosen, Brahm? Brahm 004: "May". It means "Child I have hoped for". Srai 005: I love you, Brahm. Brahm 005: And I love you, Srai. sfx: baby stops fussing Srai 006: Look at that. She's fallen asleep. Brahm 006: She looks so peaceful. Srai 007: I envy her. Brahm 007: Oh, sure, you envy her now, but don't forget, when you're old and retired, this little one will be queen. Srai 008: Poor girl. She'll have to spend her days listening to chancellors drone on about affairs of state. Brahm 008: Enough time for that later. Let's just let her enjoy her childhood for now. (2 min) Scene 2 Amanda 003: what? No, I don't remember every word. I was a baby. But I can imagine what was said. Hmm? Yes, I was real, then. Fur? No, I didn't have fur. I wasn't an otter. You look surprised. Well, believe it or not, I was a human. How did I change into this? I'm getting to that. You see, when I was little, there was a sickness that came to the vale... sfx: night ambiance Brahm 009: What news, Sir Knight? Knight 001: There is no one left in the eastern valleys. All have fallen. Brahm 010: This is grave news indeed. What about the doctors in the middle valleys who have been searching for a cure? Knight 002: No luck, my king. They thought they had something when they discovered that children are resistant to the disease, but they are no closer to finding a cure than they were six months ago. Brahm 011: Terrible news. What is to be done? H. Amanda 001: (sleepily) Daddy? Brahm 012: What is it, sweetheart? You should be in bed. H. Amanda 002: I can't sleep. I had a bad dream. Brahm 013: You remember my daughter, Amanda? Knight 003: Good evening, princess. H. Amanda 003: Hello. Brahm 014: Do you want to tell me about your dream? H. Amanda 004: I was in a place far away and everybody got really sick and they died. Brahm 015: That is a very sad dream. But it is only a dream. Tell you what... why don't you ask the cook to give you a cup of hot chocolate and a cookie, then as soon as I'm done here, I'll come and tuck you into bed. H. Amanda 005: Okay, Daddy. Bye, Mr. Knight. sfx: (footsteps receding) Knight 004: You've told her about the plague? Brahm 016: I don't have to tell her. Amanda's gift is telepathy. Knight 005: I see. It's a sad gift to have in these times. Brahm 017: Every child receives their magical gift for a reason. I sincerely believe that. Amanda's telepathy will prove invaluable someday. Scene 3 (in which Brahm is obviously very ill) Amanda 004: Well, no, I don't know for sure that my Daddy ever actually said that. I was in the kitchen. But like I said, I can imagine. My daddy was very upset. He was the king, after all. He had to save the people of the vale from the plague. But he didn't know what to do. Brahm 018: (coughing) Amanda! You're back from school already? H. Amanda 006: Yuh-huh! I met two new kids at school today. Brahm 019: Really? H. Amanda 007: Yeah. I met Jeffy, who's got white hair and can make fruit jump and dance. Then I met Becky, who turns plants into aminals. Brahm 020: My, those are wondrous gifts. (coughing) H. Amanda 008: Daddy, are you all right? Brahm 021: No, dear. I'm very sick. H. Amanda 009: You need some soup. Mommy always gives me soup when I'm sick. Brahm 022: I'm afraid soup isn't (coughing) isn't going to be enough, Sweetie. H. Amanda 010: Why not? What's the matter, Daddy? Brahm 023: Amanda, honey, I love you very much, but there's something you need to know. All of the grown-ups are very sick. H. Amanda 011: How sick? Brahm 024: Oh, Amanda, How I wish I did not have to say this to one so young and innocent. Amanda, my dear, sweet daughter... this sickness has no cure. We will all die. H. Amanda 012: What? No! You can't die! Brahm 025: It can't be helped, my dear. I don't want to die. H. Amanda 013: (crying) But why? Brahm 026: Because someone let some germs in from another world. The germs are doing bad things to our bodies. H. Amanda 014: Does it hurt? Brahm 027: Yes, sweetie. It hurts a great deal. It hurts too much to stay in our bodies. So the angels are going to come and take us to Heaven. H. Amanda 015: I don't want you to go away, but I don't want you to hurt, either. Brahm 028: Listen, Amanda, because this is very important. You children aren't sick yet, but in time, you would catch these germs, too. So I have asked all of those with powerful magical abilities to come together and find a way to keep you from ever catching it. Scene 4 Amanda 006: And that's exactly what he did. There weren't many grown-ups left, but those who were left all came to find a way to save us kids. sfx: room full of people having heated discussion Man 1 001: We could send the children off to another world! Man 2 001: We can't do that! The children are already carriers! We'd be responsible for killing off whatever world they went to! Man 3 001: My power is to turn things to stone. We can preserve them until someone finds a cure! Brahm 029: QUIET! all of you, please! Bickering is not going to get us anywhere! we have very little time left. Out of the many magical gifts we possess, there must be SOMETHING we can do to save our children. Now, does anyone have a practical solution? Jonix 001: I believe I have a solution, your majesty. Brahm 030: Your name, Sir? Jonix 002: Jonix, your majesty. My magical power is to bring toys to life. Brahm 031: Your suggestion? Jonix 003: Madam Simonie (SIH-moe-nee) has the power to transform people into animals. Lawyer Stonn's ability is to mix two powers together. I suggest that the three of us combine our powers. Stonn 001: And do what? Jonix 004: Transform the children into living stuffed animals. Without biological tissue, they will be immune to any plague. Man 1 002: You're talking utter madness! Brahm 032: On the contrary, it's the best suggestion I've heard all day. Gather together all of the children in the vale. We'll begin with the youngest and work our way up to the adults. (cut to present) Sam 001: Amanda? Amanda 007: Oh, Hi, Mister Sam. Sam 002: I was just coming over to check on you like I do every day. Amanda 008: I'm fine, Mister sam. I was just telling Mrs. Trout a story. Sam 003: What's the story you're telling? It sounds interesting. Amanda 009: I was just telling her how I became a toy otter. Would you like to hear? Sam 004: Yes. Please continue. Scene 5 Amanda 010: At first, it seemed like terrific fun. We were going to become toys and we would never have to eat vegetables or take naps or go potty ever again. and we could do things like jump out of a tree and land on our heads and it didn't hurt. The grown-ups weren't making us go to school so we just played all day every day. But then... Zillion 001: I'm so glad you finally got to come over today, Amanda! My Mom and Dad got me a whole bunch of really neat things in the last few days. I gots a trampoline and I gots a music box that you can change the songs on and I gots a stuffed kangaroo so big I can sleep in its pouch! Oh Mom! I'm home! And I brought a friend! (silence) Zillion 002: Mommy! I'm home! Amanda 011: They might be napping. Maybe I should come back tomorrow. Zillion 003: No, don't go! They're always here when I come home from school. This is when they have tea. Amanda 012: (sniffs) I don't smell any tea. Zillion 004: Daddy? Mommy? Where are you? (silence) Zillion 005: I don't get it. Where could they be? Zac 001: Zill? Is that you, Zill? Zillion 006: Zac! Do you know where Mom and Dad are? Zac 002: I, uh... sit down, Zil. Zillion 007: Okay. But where are Mom and Dad? Zac 003: Zil... you know that Mom and Dad were very sick, right? Zillion 008: "were"? Zac 004: That's right. were. Zillion 009: They got better! Yay! Zac 005: (overlaps "yay") No, no. Zil... Zillion, Mom and Dad have died. Zillion 010: What? Zac 006: They died of the plague, Zil. I'm... I'm sorry, but Mom and Dad aren't here because they died. Zillion 011: (horrified) no. (angry) NO! (whining) noooo! Amanda 013: Zil... perhaps I should go. Zac 007: Yeah. zillion 012: No. Please stay? I'll feel better with a friend here. Amanda 014: Sure, Zil. I'll stay. (cut to present) Sam 005: Have you ever told anyone else about this, Amanda? Amanda 015: No, Sir. Sam 006: would you be willing to tell your teacher about this? I think he ought to hear it. Amanda 016: Okay. If you really think so. Scene 6 Zac 008: Listen, everyone. Can I have your attention, please? Listen, as you all know, our parents are all sick and dying. Soon, there won't be any grown-ups left. (someone in the crowd cheers) Zac 009: You think that's something worth cheering about, do you? Don't forget, it's grown-ups who have always taken care of us. They have always fed us and clothed us and tucked us in bed... (11 min) Zillion 013: But we don't need to eat or sleep or wear clothes anymore. Zac 010: Who's going to sew you back up when you rip your seams, zil? Who is going to make you better if lice get into your stuffing? Who's going to protect you from wild animals? (crying) Zac 011: Now, now... don't cry. I'll tell you who's going to take care of us. We are. we are going to learn the skills we need to care for one another. Each of you now has the responsibility to take care of his neighbor. (cut to present) Blalok 001: And Zac appointed himself the leader of all the children? Amanda 017: My Daddy asked him to be the leader because he was the oldest. He was the one who gave everyone a job to do based on their special abilities. scene 7 Zac 012: Perry, since your magical power is to control magical objects, you're going to be in charge of the gate at the end of the valley. I believe that just leaves Geroge (pronounced GEER-ozhe) and the princess. I have a special job for you two. Geroge 001: What do we do? Zac 013: If there are any other people still alive in this world, we need to bring them here or they won't be able to survive. Geroge, your power is to make pictures in the air. You're going to project pictures into the sky as long and as often as you can each day. This will act as a beacon to help others find us. Amanda 018: And me? Zac 014: You're telepathic, so your job is to scan the entire land telepathically for other minds. Amanda 019: Well, That was what I did for several hours every day. Many years passed. In time, we forgot about the sorrow of our parents dying. The hundredth vale became a happy place. During all that time, I never found anybody. But one day... Selv 001: Once in the valley, you and the other shadowlings will have to take the first castle. If you can do that, the rest will fall like dominoes until you reach the enchanted cave. Rathar 001: I do not understand why you do not simply teleport us to the castle. Selv 002: It is the result of an agreement I have made with my brother. if I use any magic, he will instantly know what I have done and be empowered to use the same spell to his own advantage. I must avoid the direct use of magic as much as possible. Rathar 002: I will need a cloudmaker if we are to hold the fortress after dawn. Else we... Selv 003: (interrupting) ssh! Do you hear that? Rathar 003: Hear what? selv 004: Someone is listening to us. Rathar 004: I sense no one. Selv 005: It is a telepath. You there! Amanda 020: (gasps) oh no! Selv 006: You're too late. I have seen your mind! (cut to present) Blalok 002: Do you know who it was you overheard that day? Amanda 021: Yes. He was a fairy. His name was prince Selv. Blalok 003: Snurf! Amanda, you must tell the king about this at once. He must know all there is to know about Prince Selv. Scene 8 Amanda 022: Zac! Zac! I have something I need to tell you! zac 015: what is it Amanda? Amanda 023: There is an evil fairy with an army and he's going to invade the vale! Zac 016: How do you know this? Amanda 024: My telepathy! But he saw me, zac! He saw me through my telepathy! Zac 017: Then he will be coming here quickly before we can ready ourselves. Contact Perry! tell him he has to close the gate and keep it closed. Zillion 014: But Perry is on the other side of the gate. He took the panda brothers to go buy some thread and needles and other medical supplies. Zac 018: Where are they now? Zillion 015: Somewhere in the Otterman Empire. Amanda 025: That's where the evil fairy is! Zac 019: Zil, tell all of the others to prepare for battle. Amanda, I need you to tell me everything you can about the invaders. (cut to present) King 001: You say they were called "shadowlings"? Amanda 026: Yes, your majesty. King 002: First of all, You needn't call me "your majesty" unless you want everyone to call you "your highness". Amanda 027: Okay. King 003: Secondly, what was Zac's plan for engaging the shadowlings? Amanda 028: we shut ourselves up tight in the Castle and waited for the shadowlings to arrive. It wasn't until dark that they started coming. Big, black shadows with eyes that were only holes in their heads. We thought we were safe inside the castle, but they just walked right through the walls like they weren't there. zac was the first one to fight them. He was very brave... Scene 9 Rathar 005: Surrender, thing of cloth. zac 020: Never! I may only be a stuffed rhino, but there's more than enough strength in these arms to take you on. Rathar 006: As you like it. (sound of tearing) Zac 021: (screams) Rathar 007: See? I have taken your hands, but left your arms. You may use their vaunted strength to stop me, if you please. zac 022: You Frakkin' Snurfle! Rathar 008: A snurfle, am I? A creature of the dream realm? well, then... it seems fitting that those in my presence be asleep. Men, see to it that the creatures of this dimension are put down for a good, long nap. (battle cry) Amanda 029: I... I wasn't very brave. I'm afraid that zillion and I went and hid. I... I know I should have been there, but... King 004: Do not feel ashamed, Amanda. One of your age should never have to be subject to the perils of war. Much less a war you have no hope of winning. Amanda 030: Still, zil and I hid, up in a secret room in the central tower. There was another boy with us, there. A dragon named Zoor. His power was to see into the future. zoor always was a little creepy. Scene 10 zillion 016: Do you think they'll find us up here? Amanda 031: No. I... Aaugh! Zillion 017: Are you hurt? Amanda 032: It's not me. Every time someone gets killed, I can feel it. That time, it was william the ferret. Poor William. zoor 001: He's not dead. Amanda 033: What? I just felt him die, zoor. Zoor 002: He's not dead. None of them are dead. Amanda 034: Then why can't I hear their thoughts? Zoor 003: It's going to be okay. It will all turn out fine as soon as the genie gets here. Amanda 035: Genie? Zoor 004: Yes... the genie of the shell, with the ghast of the ring. They'll use the anticyclone and make everything better. Zillion 018: What the heck are you talking about, Zoor? Amanda 036: I think your power has gone off, Zoor. Zoor 005: My power is never wrong! Amanda 037: But I FELT them die! Zoor 006: And I have seen them alive in the future! Zillion 019: Will you two hold it down? Someone is coming! shadowling: what is this? Three little toys all alone? Zoor 007: you don't scare me, creature! I've seen the future, and you lose! The lemming will destroy your leader! Shadowling: What lemming? zoor 008: I... I don't know. But he'll do it! You wait and see! Shadowling: I don't think so. we're on a tight schedule, so I'll just kill you now. Amanda 038: NO! Zillion 020: Leave him alone! Shadowling: Oh, don't be like that. You'll all have a pleasant second life as part of Rathar's coat. Now... AUGH! Amanda 039: It's the sunlight! The sun is coming up and it's hurting him! Zillion 021: Hey! Guess what my power is! BENDING SUNLIGHT! Shadowling: AAAAAAUGH! (fades to gurgle) Zillion 022: I did it! I beat the monster! How is Zoor? Amanda 040: it killed him. Zillion 023: Oh no! Poor Zoor! Amanda 041: Zil, we've got to get away from here! Zillion 024: Now that we know they're vulnerable to sunlight, I can destroy them all! We can fight! Amanda 042: Zil, no! They'll hide from you during the daytime and at night, you'll have no weapon! zillion 025: Right. What was I thinking? Amanda 043: We have to get through the gate. Zillion 026: Right. Just... stay close to the windows until we get outside. Amanda 044: But some of the hallways we had to go through didn't have windows. zil tried to bend the sunlight in order to follow us, but he couldn't always bend it enough. Zillion 027: Are we almost there? Amanda 045: Just this one more hall, then we'll be in the great room. Give us some light. Zillion 028: I can't. I've already put four bends in this sunbeam. It won't bend any more. (conversation goes to whispers) Amanda 046: Okay... Oh no! Look! Zillion 029: It must be the whole shadowling army sleeping in this one hallway! Amanda 047: Don't panic... let's just go very, very quietly... Zillion 030: I'm scared! Amanda 048: Just keep walking. Keep walking. Rathar 009: STOP! Zillion 031: RUN! Scene 11 Amanda 049: I ran to the end of the hall and threw open the door. I knew that Zillion would be able to use the sunlight from the great room to free himself from the shadowlings. As for myself, I ran toward the gate. I ran so fast and so hard that I thought my seams would burst. I knew Zillion was right behind me. I put the stones into the control rock as quickly as I could, but when I turned around to tell Zillion to go through, he wasn't there. King 005: Had he gone through already? Amanda 050: I don't know. I never saw him again. I often wonder if he made it out. King 006: I know of someone who might be able to tell you. Let us go to the cafe. He knows much about the comings and goings between dimensions. Amanda 051: Okay. Wait... The island says to take some of its dirt with us. It wants to talk to cafe, too. Amanda 052: So there I was, all alone in a strange new dimension. Well, almost all alone. Standing right in front of me was another toy otter. He was very fuzzy, and he was purple. you've probably guessed already. It was Poof-poof. scene 12 Poof-poof 001: Have you seen my Mommy? Amanda 053: No. I'm sorry. Are you lost? Poof-poof 002: yes. Amanda 054: where do you live? Poof-poof 003: I live in the red house in the cookiesnitcher village. Amanda 055: Where is that? Poof-poof 004: Through the circle. Amanda 056: I don't suppose you know the gate address. Poof-poof 005: In the red house. Amanda 057: I thought not. what's it like where you live? Poof-poof 006: Bad. Amanda 058: Bad how? Poof-poof 007: Mommy and me were running away from the bad monsters. She told me to go through the circle, but then our home went away! Amanda 059: what kind of monsters? Poof-poof 008: starfish monsters. Amanda 060: I just got away from some dark monsters. I'm Amanda. Poof-poof 009: I'm Poof-poof. Amanda 061: I lost my Mommy and Daddy, too. A long time ago. would you like me to stay with you until she comes to get you? Poof-poof 010: Uh-hunh. Amanda 062: So I sat with my new friend under a tree in front of the gate. But I didn't know that Poof-poof wasn't like me. He had to eat. And I didn't know where to get food. At the end of three days, he was so hungry, he was getting sick. I was scared... but then someone came by and found us... Scene 13 Cafe 001: I have good news for you, Amanda. Zillion the zebra did survive. Amanda 063: REALLY? Cafe 002: Quite so. He was discovered by Captain Lemuel Cliffdiver, a lemming, and captain of the good ship Fuzzy Doom. He now serves as part of the crew, helping Prince Mi fight his brother, prince selv. Amanda 064: That's awesome! Cafe 003: Captain Cliffdiver destroyed Rathar. Amanda 065: Was Rathar wearing a coat? Cafe 004: A cape. It was made from the hides of his slaughtered enemies. Amanda 066: I should go home and bury it. My friends deserve that much. Blalok 004: So who was it who rescued you? Amanda 067: It was... it was... I... don't remember. I can't think... Cafe 005: Here... take a bite of cookie. It will help your brain to think better. Amanda 068: But I don't have a brain. Cafe 006: Trust me. Amanda 069: All right. Island 001: I can tell you. Amanda 070: Island! Island 002: I am sorry I could not tell you this sooner. I could not speak to you in your dreams. Not in any great detail. Any radiant telepathy would have been overheard by my enemy. Amanda 071: What enemy? Island 003: Nexicul, the devilish tree-spirit. I could not risk having him overhear us. But here within Cafe, I can communicate freely. Amanda 072: So who was it who rescued me? Island 004: It was your father. Amanda 073: But... my father died! Island 005: No. Your second father. His name is Oren. He is the magician of transformation. Amanda 074: If he's my father, why don't I know about him? Island 006: Nexicul tricked him. He wished for a family, so Nexicul turned him into a human and sent him to live with a human family. He then erased everyone's memory, so that it was as if he never existed. But he could not affect everyone. Amanda 075: He couldn't affect you? Island 007: No. because I am as powerful as he is, in my own way. He thinks that he has altered my memory, and that is what I want him to think. Cafe 007: You are incredible. Island 008: But he could not master you, either. Do you remember those dreams you had? Amanda 076: when someone was calling out to me for help? Island 009: It is your father. He only knows that something is wrong. He doesn't know what it is. King 007: But why has Nexicul done this? Cafe 008: Perhaps Oren had some power which might thwart his current plan. Island 010: But Oren had no magic powers. He only studied magic. King 008: whatever the reason is, it cannot be permitted. We must rescue Oren, but we must be discreet. We cannot allow Nexicul to know that we know what he's done. Island 011: There is one other thing. Zoor spoke of the genie of the shell. I know this genie. Amanda 077: He's real? Island 012: His name is Mardam. In his ring lived a ghast named Khaled. Mardam was a terrible creature. Cruel and treachurous. It was I who locked Mardam into a shell. I have since hidden both the shell and the ring. I must ask you not to look for them. Blalok 005: Your majesty, I volunteer to search for Oren. I have the impression that I was his friend. As I am merely a teacher, it may be more inconspicuous if I go than if you send warriors or scouts. Sam 007: There's another concern. Now that Amanda knows the truth, she may accidentally leak it to Nexicul via her telepathy. I'll take her to another dimension which he isn't watching. King 009: Agreed. In the meantime, I shall speak to Malcrum about how we might discover Nexicul's plans. sam 008: Come, Amanda. The sooner we get you hidden, the better. Scene 14 Sam 009: Welcome home to the Hundredth Vale. Amanda 078: It's been a long time since I was here. It doesn't really feel like home anymore. Sam 010: You were a princess when you left. There's no longer a regent. That makes you the queen of this land. Amanda 079: I guess it does. sam 011: Do you want to go find and bury the cloak. Amanda 080: No. Sam 012: Changed your mind? Amanda 081: I've been thinking. Zoor said that everyone would turn out all right. I believe him. I don't know how it's going to happen, but I know it will happen. I want to put the cloak where it can be found. Let's put it in the tower. Sam 013: As you wish, your majesty. Scene 15 Narrator 002: Meanwhile, in a far away land... Oren 001: And then Fuzznose comes out and says "If you continue eating fruit the way you do, Tak, you're certain to be mistaken by your friends for a banana." Yeah! That's a good line. Only... I have to come up with a better name than "Fuzznose". Hmm... Maybe... Edal? Qoto? Tupaws? ...Sayna. Yeah. That seems perfect for her. We'll call this character Sayna. Naah... people will confuse her with Sa- DEE. And yet it just seems so right for her. TSS! Why can't I be more creative? Eala 001: Hwaak! (During this conversation, Eala Dubh's lines have a slight echo to indicate that he is not actually present. Oren's lines are spoken slowly, with typing.) Oren 002: Wh... Oh. An I.M. from Eala Dubh. (deliberately mispronounced "ee-ALL-uh dub") Hi, Eala. Eala 002: Hi, Oren. I just wanted to let you know that I've been enjoying your comic lately. Oren 003: which one? Eala 003: The Changing Workplace. Oren 004: Thanks. Heh... who would have ever thought that a comic about a guy becoming an otter would catch on? Eala 004: Where did you get the idea for it? Oren 005: I don't know. Maybe it was from a book I read. It's just like the stories are already there waiting to be drawn. Eala 006: Maybe you really are an otter and don't know it. Oren 007: Heh! Sure. Let's go with that. Eala 007: Got to go. I have to finish some inks for your cousin Brittany. She gets testy if I'm late. Oren 008: Bye. (sighs) wouldn't that be something? If only all this stuff from my stories were true. Wouldn't I love to live on Otter Island? Too bad it's just something I made up. Epilogue Amanda 082: Hello. I'm Amanda. Blalok 006: And I'm Blalok. Amanda 083: In today's story, we learned a very important lesson. Blalok 007: And what was that lesson, my dear pupil? Amanda 084: That you can learn a lot of things by talking to a toy fishie. Blalok 008: I don't think that was quite the... Amanda 085: Sorry, teacher! We're all out of time! Tune in again for our next exciting episode, in which Tak, Blalok and Sayna make a startling discovery! Bye bye! Blalok 009: Really, child, if you'd just let me finish, I... (theme music plays over Blalok) Scene 14a Sam 1a: Watch your step. Rockman 1a: Halt. Identify yourselves. Sam 2a: I am Sam the Conjurer of Otter Island. This lass is Amanda of Otter Island. Formerly of the Hundredth vale. Rockman 2a: Did you say Amanda? Surely not... THE Amanda? Amanda 1a: I'm the only Amanda I know. Dryad 1a: we have been waiting for you for a long while. Amanda 2a:...and you are...? Dryad 2a: I am Faytel, the dryad... Amanda 3a: I thought dryads were all girls. Dryad 3a: (slightly put out) a myth, I assure you. I am the commander of the dryads. This is Calcimon, commander of the rock men. rockman 3a: We have been holding this dimension on behalf of Prince Mi, against the time of your return, Your Majesty. Amanda 4a: MAJESTY?! Sam 3a: He has a point. You were the princess when you left. There is no longer a regent. That makes you the queen. Dryad 4a: What is my queen's desire? Amanda 5a: I...uh...I... Sam 4a: The cloak? Amanda 6a: Yeah. I... I want to bury the cloak of Rathar. Bring it to me, please? Rockman 4a: I fear we cannot. Amanda 7a: Why not? Dryad 5a: It is not here. When Cliffdiver's forces routed the shadowlings, the cloak was taken by one of Rathar's lieutenants. Amanda 8a: Oh no! sam 5a: I'm sorry, Amanda. I... If there's anything I can do... Amanda 9a: I just... (sighs) It's okay, Mr. Sam. You know what? I believe Zoor was telling the truth. sam 6a: I don't follow. Amanda 10a: He said everyone would be all right. I think maybe he was right. Maybe that's why the cloak isn't here for me to bury. (pause) Yes. Yes, that is what I believe. Everything will be okay again, and when it does, I'm going to be here to help it become okay again. Sam 7a: As you wish, your majesty.