Ballad of Em Storyboards

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 Scene 3 Panel 1 Action Notes Em stands before a bunch of potraits, hanging on the wall of the Waystation. The wind howls outside. Scene 3 Panel 2 Action Notes The Waystation shakes a little, and dust swirls around the room. Em and the Twister 02 Page 1/82

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The first draft of a short that I am developing, based on american folk tales.

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Scene

3

Panel

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Action Notes

Em stands before a bunch of potraits, hanging on

the wall of the Waystation. The wind howls

outside.

Scene

3

Panel

2

Action Notes

The Waystation shakes a little, and dust swirls

around the room.

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Panel

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Dialog

EM: Leaders...

Action Notes

A tag underneath one of the portraits reads

"LEADER"

Scene

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Dialog

EM: Explorers...

Action Notes

Another reads "EXPLORER"

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Dialog

EM: Heroes

Action Notes

And another reads "HERO"

Scene

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Dialog

EM: Today's the day...

Action Notes

Em holds her hat in her hands, kneading it a

little nervously.

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Dialog

EM: ...I live up your

legacy.

Action Notes

She brings it up, and places it on her head.

Scene

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Panel

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Dialog

EM: I'ma rope me a twister and make

my name.

Action Notes

She balls her hand into a fist.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

An enormous tornado rolls accross the

countryside in the distance.

Scene

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Panel

1

Dialog

DAD: Everyone in the cellar! This is a

big one!

Action Notes

A couple of kids jump past Dad, who holds open

the door to the storm shelter.

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Scene

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Dialog

MOM: Everyone here?

Action Notes

Mom runs up, her dress blowing in the hard wind.

Scene

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Dialog

MOM: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Action Notes

They count on Mom's fingers...

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Dialog

DAD: 6, 7, 8, 9...

Action Notes

And then on Dad's.

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Dialog

BOTH: Em.

Action Notes

They look towards each other, as Em sneaks up

behind them.

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Scene

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Action Notes

Em pushes Dad and Mom forwards.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em locks the doors to the storm cellar with a

plank.

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Dialog

EM: Hi Mom and Dad, I'm going to

go save the Waystation. Later!

Action Notes

She yells down towards the cellar.

Scene

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Dialog

EM: Where is that bag of bones...

Action Notes

Em walks unsteadily into the wind.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

The tornado rages forward in the distance. Belle

stands calmly eating from a troth.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em walks into frame.

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Scene

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Action Notes

The feed blows out of Belle's troth as he goes

to take a bite.

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Dialog

BELLE: Nothing left to live for now...

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EM: Oh hush Belle, there's

always adventure.

Action Notes

Em walks up and puts her hand on Belle's neck.

Scene

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Dialog

BELLE: I hate that name.

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BELLE: And adventure.

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EM: OK... two seconds...

Action Notes

Em climbs onto Belle's back.

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EM: It?s time...

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Dialog

EM: ..to fly.

Action Notes

She settles in.

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Dialog

BELLE: Great.

Scene

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Action Notes

The wind picks up, and dust begins to swirl. Em

drums on Belle's head excitedly.

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Scene

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Action Notes

Belle begins to rise off the ground.

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Action Notes

They balance precariously in the air, slowly

rising.

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Dialog

BELLE: I hate this already!

Action Notes

They are swept to the side and up, disappearing

into the whirlwind. The tornado hits the camera.

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Scene

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Action Notes

They tumble wildly through the air.

Scene

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em throws her lasso.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

It arcs through the air and lassoos the top of a

building.

Scene

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Panel

1

Action Notes

Em and Belle are pulled along by the building.

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Action Notes

And swung out into the distance.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

They fly quickly through the storm, and a shadow

looms up in the distance.

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Scene

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Action Notes

The shadow reveals itself to be a pirate ship,

quickly and unavoidably approaching.

Scene

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Action Notes

Both scream. Em pulls up on Belle's horns.

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They slam into the sail of the ship.

Scene

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Action Notes

They rip through the sail, and fall to the deck.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: Who goes there?!

Action Notes

The door to the cabin slams open,

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: I'll throw

you from my ship...

Action Notes

The CAPTAIN bursts forth, brandishing a cutlass.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: you lily livered...

Action Notes

His foot stomps down on the deck...

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Action Notes

And his arm with the cutlass falls off.

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Action Notes

The Captain sighs, picks his arm up, and stands

back up.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: A new one, eh? You?re here to stop

the twister?

Action Notes

He twists his arm back into place.

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Dialog

EM: Yes, actually.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: With that rope?

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Dialog

EM: And Belle! My cow!

Action Notes

Em points back at Belle with her thumb.

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Dialog

BELLE: Steer. Bull. One of those is

better.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: I thought to do the same once.

Action Notes

The Captain walks to the edge of the deck, and

looks out over the sweeping clouds.

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CAPTAIN: I tried to find its center, and

blast it with my mighty cannons! But I've

been stuck here...

Action Notes

He brings his fist up, and clenches it tightly.

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Dialog

CAPTAIN: 100 years.

Action Notes

He turns around, and whips an hourglass out from

his ribcage.

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Dialog

EM: HHHWWWWHHHAAAAAAT?

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CAPTAIN: See for yourself lass.

Action Notes

The Captain gestures widely to the open air.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

The camera pans up, and shows a myriad of

historical objects, monuments, and creatures

swirling through the clouds.

Scene

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Panel

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Dialog

EM: C'mon Belle, we've got work to do.

Action Notes

Em places her hands on her hips, a look of

determination in her eyes.

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Dialog

BELLE: OR... We could stay here... No? Ok.

Action Notes

Em climbs back up on Belle.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

The charge forward, and leap off of the ship.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

And swoop down into the clouds.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em's face is grim.

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Dialog

BELLE: Do you even know where we're going?

Action Notes

They continue to fly through the clouds, passing

various objects and structures.

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Dialog

EM: Of course I do. I'm the hero.

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BELLE: Okay, cause it sort of seems like

the opposite of that.

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Panel

1

g /

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Dialog

BELLE: I guess we're stuck in

here forever, just cause you

wanted to make a name for

yourself.

Action Notes

Belle rolls his eyes.

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Panel

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Dialog

EM: Look, I have a legacy to live up

to!

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Scene

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Action Notes

Em twirls her lassoo...

Scene

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Action Notes

And throws it.

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Scene

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Action Notes

It arcs towards the top of a building.

Scene

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Action Notes

Then goes taut.

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Scene

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Action Notes

And swings them up and around toward the camera.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Flying through the clouds, a coliseum turns

through the storm before them.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Belle lands on it, running, and braces to jump.

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Action Notes

They leap through the sky, bursting through a

bank of clouds. Before them stretches a floating

island.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

They rocket through the air towards the closest

spit of land.

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Panel

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Action Notes

And land hard. Belle's front hooves pilling up

dirt in front of them, and Em's face whacking

into Belle's neck.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em flies from Belle's back as they continue to

skid.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em flips in the air and comes to rest skidding

on the ground.

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Dialog

BELLE: Grass...

Action Notes

Belle opens his eyes

Scene

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Action Notes

The tramping of a herd is heard approaching.

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Action Notes

The herd is silhouetted on the hill.

Scene

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Action Notes

Zoom in on the leader of the herd, a glorious

buffalo. His eyebrows wiggle.

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Scene

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Dialog

BELLE: That is what I am talking about!

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EM: C'mon Belle, let?s go.

Action Notes

Em walks back towards the ledge where they

landed.

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Dialog

BELLE: No. I think I'm gonna go hang

out with those guys.

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Dialog

EM: But... what about us stopping the

tornado? Being heroes?

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BELLE: I never asked to do this! You go do

what you want, like you always do.

Action Notes

Belle turns back angrily.

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Dialog

BELLE: I'm going to go do what I want.

Action Notes

The herd stands in the distance.

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BELLE: I'll be here, if you want to

hang out or what ever.

Action Notes

Belle walks off towards the herd.

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Action Notes

Em sniffs, and pulls in her bottom lip.

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EM: Not like I needed you anyways!

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Action Notes

A pregnant pause passes. The wind is the only

sound.

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Scene

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Action Notes

Em takes a running leap off of the cliff.

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Action Notes

And dives down into the storm.

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Action Notes

She falls quickly, through wind and rain.

Scene

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Action Notes

She ropes another ruin.

S P l S P l

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Action Notes

And swings up past the camera.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

She flies through the swirling clouds towards a

twisted center.

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Out of the clouds rises the crown of the statue

of liberty, colliding with Em.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Em goes tumbling through the air.

Scene Panel Scene Panel

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Action Notes

The center of the storm is just ahead.

Scene Panel Scene Panel

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Action Notes

Em reaches for it uselessly.

Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

Her efforts to move closer are fruitless.

Scene Panel Scene Panel

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Action Notes

She curles up into a ball.

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Dialog

EM: What am I doing here...

Action Notes

The camera pans out.

89 1

Action Notes

Something whacks her on the back of the head.

Scene Panel Scene Panel

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Action Notes

She looks around to try and see what it was.

Another shape whips by.

91 1

Action Notes

She gasps, seeing what it was.

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Action Notes

The portraits from the waystation swirl around

her.

93 1

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Action Notes

The largest portrait looms over her.

97 1

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Action Notes

Cut to show the Waystation taking a beating

from the storm. Wooden planks and shingles rip

off and fly through the air.

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Action Notes

Pan out quickly to show the storm shelter.

Muffled screaming comes from inside.

100 1

Action Notes

Em's face is resolute.

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Action Notes

The camera pans up, and Em reaches up to her

hat.

102 1

Action Notes

She takes it off, holding it to one side.

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Action Notes

She then ties her lassoo around it, cinching it

tight.

104 1

Action Notes

She pulls back...

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Action Notes

And throws the hat as far as she can toward the

storm's center.

Action Notes

The lassoo snaps taut and Em flies towards the

center.

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Panel

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Scene

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Panel

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Action Notes

She is pulled fast through the roughest part of

the storm.

Action Notes

She rips through the wall of cloud into a calm

area.

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Action Notes

She places her hat back on her head.

Action Notes

She looks around for something.

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BUTTERFLY: Ah ha ha ha

Action Notes

In the middle of the cyclone there is the

source: a butterfly. It flaps its wings and

laughs.

Dialog

BUTTERFLY: Wheeeee ha ha

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BUTTERFLY: Ah ha ha ha Woo weee

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The butterfly wiggles its tiny arms.

Action Notes

Mid laugh Em's fist connects with its face.

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The tornado is ripping pieces off of the

Waystation...

Action Notes

And then it dissappates.

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Em reads a newspaper.

Dialog

EM: WHAAAAAT.

Action Notes

She whips it down into her lap.

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EM: oh well. Everyone's safe, and that's what's

important!

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EM: Right Belle?

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She looks to the side.

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BELLE: I guess its not all that bad.

Action Notes

Camera pans to Belle stands off to the side,

chewing.

Action Notes

Belle looks to the other side, and the

camera pans a little farther, revealing the

Buffalo. His eyebrows wiggle.

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Action Notes

Em leans back in her chair, and reaches for the

brim of her hat.

Action Notes

She pulls it down over her face.

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EM: I've got plenty of time to make

my name.

Dialog

EM: Speaking of names, what sort of name do you

want?

Action Notes

Sound slowly fades into the background noises,

as the camera pulls away.

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Action Notes

The camera continues to pan through a canyon.

Action Notes

Past some undead greeks...

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Over a pyramid, an eye opening at the top...

Action Notes

Past a flying saucer...

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And some large stone heads...

Action Notes

Past the Galleon...

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Action Notes

And coming to rest with the logo in view.