II GRADE PLAY SCRIPT

 SCENE: "Princess from Another Planet"

GENERAL - a battle hungry general who would rather shoot first and ask questions later

PRINCESS - a princess from another planet who seeks help from Earth

SOLDIER - a guy who is just following orders

SCIENTIST - a man with the key to helping the princess's planet

LILA - the girlfriend of the scientist who doesn't want the princess to take him away

(In darkness)

GENERAL

Fire!

(Bullets, bombs and explosions are heard.  Then silence a moment)

GENERAL (CONT.)

Retreat!

(Lights come up on an Alien Space Princess)

PRINCESS

Veeble brox not!

GENERAL

Send in the translator.

(A nerdy looking Scientist with a bunch of equipment enters. A soldier is along side him protecting him as he sets up his equipment)

PRINCESS

Noow wop not!

(Princess goes toward Scientist)

SOLDIER

You sure that thing is going to work?

SCIENTIST

There's one way to find out.

(Scientist turns on machine)

PRINCESS

Your puny weapons have no effect on me.

SOLDIER

It worked!

SCIENTIST

Can you understand me?

PRINCESS

I understand your words but not your actions.  Why did you attack me?  Why did you insist on destroying what you don't understand?

(Scientist turns to solider)

SCIENTIST

Why were you shooting at her?

SOLDIER

The general told us to.

SCIENTIST

"Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die."

SOLDIER

Huh?

SCIENTIST

Exactly.

(To Scientist)

PRINCESS

You seem different. Are you the wise warrior I seek?

SOLDIER

Warrior?

(He laughs and others can be heard laughing off stage.  Scientist gives them a dirty look)

PRINCESS

Silence!

(She touches her necklace with one hand and makes a motion with the other at soldier and he gets pushed back and falls)

GENERAL

Fire!

SCIENTIST

No! Wait! I'm right here you idiots!

(Princess touches her necklace with one hand and waves her other hand)

PRINCESS

Their weapons are useless now.

GENERAL

Retreat!

(Sound of soldiers, tanks, etc. are heard and then fade away)

SCIENTIST

You appear to be pretty powerful.  Why would you need our help?

PRINCESS

We may have power but we seek wisdom.  My quest has brought me here.  Are you the one?

SCIENTIST

I did graduate at the top of my class at Tech.

PRINCESS

Your Earth accolades are meaningless to me.  What is this about your neck?

SCIENTIST

It's just a space rock I found.  I follow shooting stars and collect meteorites.

PRINCESS

Oh follower of shooting stars. May I see your stone.

SCIENTIST

Uh... sure.

(He hands it to her)

PRINCESS

This is our message.  You found it.  You must be the chosen one. You have the knowledge we need to heal our planet.

SCIENTIST

Hey guys!  I'm the chosen one!

(Soldier laugh off stage)

SCIENTIST (CONT.)

I really hate those guys.

PRINCESS

Do you want me to destroy them?

SCIENTIST

Naw... not now.  Maybe later.

PRINCESS

Why do they mock you?

SCIENTIST

I am a nerd... a loser.

PRINCESS

But you are an inventor.  A creator of new things.  They only destroy.

SCIENTIST

That's kind of how it goes here.  We invent and they find a way to use it to destroy.

PRINCESS

We will not treat you so on my planet.  Will you join me?  Please come back to my planet and help us?

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