The Fault in our r0m@nç£
Episode 53
By Johnny Patel
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(At the seashore)
(Bethany slowly crawls back to her purse)
Bethany: (searching the purse thor0ûghly) Argh, Where’s that bloody knife? (She finds the knife and gr-abs it) Aha! (enraged) I’M COMING FOR YOU, SILVANIA!
(Bethany crawls to the water, When she gets in, She uses her tail to propel herself then dives below)
(In the ocean)
(At the Caves of Niveh)
(Prince Erik returns back to the caves)
Alana: Erik you’re back… How did the scouting go?
Prince Erik: Actually I wasn’t able to scout the area…
Alana: Why? What happened?
Prince Erik: I encountered Silvania, King Henry on my way out…
Alana: (shocked) King Henry? He’s alive?
Steohen: Yeah, It turns out he was imprisoned by my father in an ice glacier all these years and apparently, My father stole the throne from him so he’s going back to the Mer Kingdom to reclaim it… And I’m going to help him.
Alana: I’ll come with you.
Prince Erik: No, Alana
Alana: Why not?
Prince Erik: Because it’s gonna be too dangerous. Besides, Someone nee-ds to stay behind and watch over grandma.
Alana: (sighs) Alright. Be safe okay?
Prince Erik: I will.
(Prince Erik k!sses Alana on her forehead then gr-abs his spear before leaving the cave again)
(Meanwhile)
(A newly transformed Bethany swims around the shallow waters in hopes of seeing Silvania)
Bethany: Beneath the ocean looks incredibly wonderful but unfortunately it’s been polluted by a disgusting hideous monstrous creature like Silvania! (looking around) Now where is she…?
(A crab and oct©pus sees Bethany)
Oct©pus: (puzzled) Who is that mermaid?
Crab: I don’t know, I’ve never seen her in the ocean before.
Oct©pus: And she looks different from all of the other mermaids, In a bad way.
(Bethany turns to the crab and oct©pus)
Bethany: Were you the ones who said that?
Oct©pus & Crab: Uh-Huh
Bethany: Nice, I can un-derstand what you creatures are saying… (menacingly) Wonderful!
(Suddenly, Bethany stabs the crab and tears it open with her knife, The oct©pus quic-kly attempts to flee but Bethany pu-lls it back by it’s tentacles)
Bethany: (savagely) YOU’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE! (She angrily beheads the oct©pus) Now that I’m here, I’ll make sure I put an end to Silvania and all of her sea creature family!
(Later on)
(In the Mer Kingdom – At the castle)
(Silvania, Stephen, King Henry and Prince Erik enter the castle)
Silvania: (looking around) Woah, Everything has really changed since the last time I was here. Everywhere looks deserted.
Prince Erik: Truly.
Silvania: And there are no single guards in sight. Why is that?
Prince Erik: That’s because my dad banished all of them.
Silvania: Hmph. Savage.
(Stephen sights King Jerod slee-ping on his throne)
Stephen: (pointing at King Jerod) Is he the one?
Prince Erik: Yes, That’s my father… King Jerod
Stephen: Good, He’s asleep (To King Henry) You could just take the trident back from him while he’s slee-ping.
King Henry: No.
Stephen: (puzzled) Why not?
King Henry: Because I’m not a coward (shouts) JEROD!
(King Jerod wakes up from sleep and opens his eyes)
King Jerod: (shocked) Henry? You’re alive?
King Henry: (angrily) I believe you have something of mine!
(King Jerod quic-kly gr-abs the trident)
King Jerod: Not a chance!
King Henry: I’m here to reclaim the throne which you stole from me many years ago. Step down or face the consequences!
King Jerod: (he points the trident at King Henry) You can’t do anything to me… (laughing evilly) I have all the power in the ocean, I am unst©ppable! (He notices Silvania and Erik) Ooohhh, How poetic… Enemies and traitors working together, And DYING together.
(King Jerod points his trident at Silvania and Erik, aiming to blast them but nothing happens)
King Jerod: (confused) Huh? Why isn’t it working?
King Henry: That trident… Belongs to me!
(King Henry waves his hand and the trident disappears from King Jerod’s hand and reappears in King Henry’s hand)
King Jerod: No!
King Henry: (he points the trident at King Jerod) Never again will you terrorize or kill anymore merfolk in the kingdom!
(Just then, Stephen grasps his n£¢k as he starts losing his ability to breathe un-derwater)
Stephen: (holding his n£¢k) Silvania…
Silvania: (she turns to him worriedly) Stephen, What’s wrong?
King Henry: He’s losing his ability to breathe un-derwater. You have to get him back to the surface quic-kly!
Silvania: (nodding her head) Okay (To Stephen) Come on, We have to go, quic-kly!
(Silvania holds Stephen and hastily swims out of the castle with him)
Prince Erik: King Henry, Look out!
(With King Henry distracted, King Jerod attacks him and they both wrestle to gain possession of the trident. Suddenly, King Henry re-leases a bolt of lightning and it shoots out from the trident and strikes King Jerod dead)
King Jerod: AHHHHHH!!! (He screams as he burns to ashes)
(Meanwhile)
(At the shallow waters)
Stephen: (breathless) Uhhh…
Silvania: Hang on Stephen, We’re almost there
(Just then, Bethany sees Silvania taking Stephen to the surface)
Bethany: (sm-irks) There you are!
(Bethany speedily swims to them. She pushes Stephen away and gr-abs Silvania from behind)
Silvania: (puzzled) What the heck… (she turns around) Bethany?
Bethany: (maniacally) I’m back! Hahahahahaha!
Silvania: (confused) How are you a…
(Silvania sees her amulet on Bethany’s n£¢k and quic-kly realizes how she got her tail and abilities)
Silvania: (scornfully) Oh, That’s how!
(Silvania immediately tries to gr-ab her amulet from Bethany’s n£¢k but she holds Silvania’s hand firmly and a brutal fight breaks out… They both wrestle for a moment, Then Silvania gr-abs her from the back of her head and slams her forehead into a rock twice & Bethany strikes her in the face in retaliation then swings her knife at her but Silvania dodges it. Silvania reaches for her amulet once more but Bethany bites her hand. In retaliation, Silvania brutally strikes a punch to the middle of Bethany’s face, Agitated, Bethany eventually stabs Silvania in the stomach with her knife)
Silvania: (gro-an ing in immense pain) AHHHHHH!!!
(Bethany drives her knife further into Silvania’s stomach)
Silvania: (screaming) Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
Bethany: (ravagely) You’re gonna die, Silvania!
(Bethany viciously pu-lls the knife out which causes more blood to gush out of Silvania’s stomach)
Silvania: (holding her stomach in pain) Uhhh…
Bethany: It’s over! (laughing in ecstasy) Hahahahahaha!
Silvania: (furiously) It’s not over till I say it’s over!
(An enraged Silvania savagely gr-abs a hold of her amulet & cuts it from Bethany’s n£¢k)
Bethany: (she wi-dens her eyes in fear) Nooo… (She immediately grasps her n£¢k as she starts losing her ability to breathe un-derwater)
Silvania: (weakly) Good riddance!
(Bethany’s mermaid tail transforms back into human legs and she starts drowning)
Silvania: So long, Bethany.
(A badly injured Silvania takes Stephen back to the surface, leaving Bethany to drown to death & her dead b©dy sinks to the bo-ttomof the ocean)
The Fault in our r0m@nç£
Episode 54
By Johnny Patel
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Sorry I couldn’t post yesterday guys – I’ve been really busy working
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(Back in the Mer Kingdom)
(At the castle)
Prince Erik: (staring at King Jerod’s ashes) He’s gone…
King Henry: He caused his own demise
Prince Erik: Who’s gonna become the next King?
(King Henry picks up the crown)
King Henry: You are.
Prince Erik: (suprised) Me?
King Henry: My reign is over, Erik… You see, Ever since you were a young merman you’ve always cared for other merfolks and had their best interests at heart. You have all the qualities in a good King, Your subjects will adore you… (He hands Erik the trident) You are now the new King of the Mer Kingdom and the ocean
Prince Erik: (he collects the trident and stares at it with amazement)
(Meanwhile)
(At the surface)
(Stephen regains consciousness)
Stephen: (opening his eyes) Uh… (He stands up from the sands and looks to the water to see Silvania floating at the surface & covered with blood) Silvania!
(He runs into the water and carries her)
Stephen: No, no, no… Wake up! (He sees the opened wound on her stomach) No, This is bad…
Silvania: (her eyes half-opened) Stephen you’re okay
Stephen: (worriedly) I am but you’re not.
Silvania: (breathing heavily) I’m dying, Stephen…
Stephen: There has to be a way to save you
Silvania: (faintly) Before I die, I just want you to know that… I love you and I always will. (a tear runs down her cheek)
Stephen: (tears run down his cheeks as well) I love you too, Silvania. (He cleans his tears) But you are NOT going to die
Silvania: Goodbye Stephen… (She breathes in her last breath before she finally closes her eyes)
Stephen: Silvania? Silvania don’t do this to me, Wake up! (He shakes her continuously but she doesn’t respond) NOOO! SILVANIA!!!!!
(Stephen cries in sorrows as he rests his head against Silvania’s. Just then, King Erik rises up above the surface)
Stephen: (he turns around to see Erik) Huh…
King Erik: I can save her.
(King Erik points his trident at Silvania’s injury and a golden light emerges from it towards Silvania which heals her injury)
Silvania: (she slowly opens her eyes) Stephen?
Stephen: (gladdened) Silvania! You’re alive! (sighs) I thought I lost you
Silvania: (she looks at where she had the injury) My injury… It’s gone
Stephen: Yea (he looks at Erik) Thanks to him
Silvania: (she smiles at Erik) Thank you.
King Erik: You’re welcome.
Silvania: Wait, How are you in possession of the trident? What happened?
King Erik: King Henry defeated my father and then he made me the new King of the Mer Kingdom
Silvania: I’m really happy for you, Erik… You deserve this
King Erik: Thank you.
Stephen: (To Silvania) You don’t know how happy I am right now
(Stephen hvgs Silvania pas-sionately & Erik smiles while watching them)
Silvania: (breaking the hvg) Come on Stephen, There are some of the merfolks I’d like you to meet…
(Silvania k!sses Stephen again then pu-lls him into the water, Taking him back to the Mer Kingdom)
(Later on)
(In the Mer Kingdom)
(Everyone, Including the banished merfolks return back to the Mer Kingdom and gather in the castle to celebr@te King Erik)
Stephen: Everywhere looks a hundred times fuller and populated than it was before.
Silvania: That’s because its now being ruled by a true and fair King who everyone adores (she smiles at Erik)
King Erik: (grinning) True
Silvania: It’s really nice to see you again after all these years, Alana (she smiles at her)
Alana: (giggling) I can say the same.
(Silvania & Alana embr@ces each other warmly)
Voice: Silvania!
(Silvania turns around to see her parents and Simon)
Silvania: (excitedly) Mom! Dad! Simon!
(She rushes to them and hvgs them ti-ghtly)
Silvania: I’ve missed you all sooo much.
Beatrice: We’ve missed you too darling.
Simon: We were in the Caves of Auborea when we heard the good news.
Beatrice: Indeed.
Simon: (points at Stephen) Uhh, Who is that human?
Silvania: (she draws Stephen closer to her) He’s the human I fell in love with. His name is Stephen
Beatrice: (staring at Stephen) I have to admit… You do have good taste.
Silvania: (blu-shing)
Simon: How is he able to breathe un-derwater?
Silvania: I k!$$£d him, giving him abilities similar to us merfolks. (She looks at Stephen) Stephen, These are my parents and this is my brother, Simon.
Stephen: It’s really nice to meet you all (he looks at Beatrice) Now I see where Silvania got her sparkly silver eyes
Beatrice: (smiles) Thanks for the compliment. (Quietly, To Silvania) Mmm, I like him alre-ady
Silvania: (giggling)
Donald: (tou-ching Silvania) I just wish I could see your lovely face again my dear…
Silvania: I honestly wish the same, Father
King Erik: Hmph! I can take care of that.
(King Erik points his trident at Donald’s eyes and a light emerges from it which cures his blindess)
King Erik: It is done. Open your eyes.
Donald: (he slowly opens his eyes) I can see again… (overly excited) I CAN SEE AGAIN!
Beatrice: (happily) You can see me?
Donald: Yes. Very clearly!
Beatrice: (she holds up four f!ngers) How many f!ngersam I holding?
Donald: Four.
Beatrice: This is a miracle. (She & Simon hvgs Donald)
Donald: Indeed! (He bows to Erik) Thank you very much my King
Silvania: (happily) Yes, Thank you Erik.
King Erik: My plea-sure…
Silvania: (she turns to Stephen) It’s time for me to take you back to the surface
Stephen: Silvania I don’t want to leave you
Silvania: Stephen we’ve been throu-gh this. (sighs) I don’t wanna leave you too, But you can’t stay down here with me forever, And me wanting you to do that will only make me selfish
Stephen: But you can turn human and come with me
Silvania: (she holds up her amulet and looks at it then turns to her parents) But that means I’ll be leaving my family behind… Again
Beatrice: I have no right to hold back your happiness. (smiling) I support you, My daughter
Donald: So do I
Silvania: (smiling) Really?
Beatrice: (nodding her head) Yes, A hundred percent.
(Silvania hvgs her parents)
Silvania: Ohhh, Thanks you so much, Mom and Dad.
King Erik: Silvania, Let me see your amulet for a second
Silvania: Uhhh, Okay…
(Silvania hands Erik her amulet and he collects it then points his trident at it, And a golden light emerges from the trident to Silvania’s amulet)
Silvania: What did you do?
Prince Erik: I made a few changes to it. Such that, You now have the power to transform into a mermaid only when YOU choose. Even when someone re-moves your amulet, You will still remain human. The only time you can transform back into a mermaid is if you, By yourself… re-move the amulet
Silvania: (amazed) Woah… Thank you so much. (She sighs) But there is another slight problem, My face is still gonna change as a human
Prince Erik: No, no, no… That was also one of the changes I made to the amulet. When you become human, Your original face will still remain the same
Silvania: Wow! (She hvgs Erik ti-ghtly) I’ll never forget this!
King Erik: (g@sping for breath) You’re squee-zing too ti-ght…
Silvania: (she re-leases Erik and chuckles) Sorry. I’m just really excited right now. Thank you.
King Erik: (laughing) You’ve alre-ady said “Thank You” about three times now, Silvania… And your thank yous are all welcomed. Now you nee-d to get going.
(Silvania hvgs Simon and her parents one more time)
Silvania: Goodbye…
(Silvania gr-abs her amulet then she swims out of the castle with Stephen, Returning back to the surface)
To be Continued