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Peter Pan no bouken
#34: The Ghost Train
Scene: Captain Hook’s ship, Hook is in his cabin. Cannons can be heard in the background.
Hook (furiously): Who’s firing those cannons?!
Smee bursts into the room
Smee: Enemies! This ship is under attack!
Hook: Attack? Is it Peter Pan?
Smee: Well no, not exactly, it’s those black vandals…
Hook: Those capes again! (he growls) we’ll make them regret they ever came anywhere near the notorious Captain Hook, won’t we?!
Smee is thrown aside by Hook
Smee: Ye-yes sir!
Outside, the pirates are firing at two of Sinistra’s minions.
Minion 1: Don’t shoot! We just want to talk to you for a little while!
Hook: Fire! Fire!
The minions are hit and thrown out of their vehicle.
Hook (looks through his telescope and sees the two minions on their knees with hands raised): Yes, that did the trick (he laughs).
Back in Hook’s cabin: Hook straightens portrait of his mother, Sinistra’s minions are tied up.
Hook: There.
He walks to the minions.
Hook: So you met Peter Pan, he beat your pants off and now you want me to capture this girl.
Minion 1: Yes, our employer wants Luna back quickly.
Minion 2: With your power, perhaps you might…eh…
Hook (angry): You doubt me?!
Minion 2: No sir! Everyone knows the great Captain Hook!
Hook: Yes, I am an amazing man. Fearsome, as well as being incredibly handsome…
Minions: Huh?
Hook (looks at his mother’s portrait): Mummy’s side of the family of course.
Minion 1 looks at portrait and laughs, the other jabs him.
Minion 2: Yes the resemblance is remarkable!
Hook: Smee!
Smee: Ye-yes sir!Hook: Show our friends the largest guestroom on the ship.
Smee: Ay-ay Captain Hook!
Minion 2: Guestroom, huh?
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Scene: Beside a lake where the lost boys are fishing. Luna is sitting alone next to the fire where fish are cooking. Michael is gathering firewood with Wendy.
John: Don’t we have enough yet?
Tootles: Careful John! You’ll scare the fish!
Curly: I got a bite!
Curly pulls in his line and shows off his catch.
Tootles: Wow Curly! It’s a beauty!
Curly: Yeah, it really is!(He tries to grab it) Let me just…woah! Argh! (The fish wiggles, everyone laughs).
Slightly (spots another fish): I want that one!
Tootles: It’s mine!
Curly: You’re both wrong! It’s mine!
Everyone laughs.
Michael: That berry sure looks good!
Wendy: Oh! Michael! Here you go (she feeds him the berry).
Michael: Mmm…thank you. Now you should try one Wendy.
Wendy: All right, maybe I will (she does). Oh you’re right Michael!
Luna continues to stare at the fire, and in her mind pictures the purple flames that represent Sinistra’s magic.
~~ Flashback: Inside Sinistra’s castle in front of the Black Mirror ~~
Sinistra: Granddaughter, soon I will be no more, it is your fate to be Mistress of Darkness!
Luna: No! No! (She runs)
Sinistra: Stop! (She points her scepter, Luna is shot with a bolt of magic and becomes immobilized. Sinistra then collapses)
Luna (turns): No! (She runs back to help up her grandmother) Are you all right?
Sinistra: Understand, your blood carries this power, you can’t escape – it’s your destiny!
~~ End Flashback ~~
John: Luna!
Luna: Huh?
John: I thought you might be hungry, I brought this (puts two more fish on the fire, but Luna just gets up and walks away to the lake)…Luna?
Wendy: Hmm…
Time lapse, Luna is sitting by the lake on a rock and Wendy stands beside her.
Luna: Wendy, you must have a grandmother, where is she?
Wendy: She’s in heaven now.
Luna: Your home, your family, where are they?
Wendy: London.
Peter Pan (Voice over): Hello! (He flies over)
Wendy: Hey! Peter, where’s Tink?
Peter: Back at home, talking to some of her pixie friends – about the White Mirror.
Luna (sadly): Her friends…
John: Luna, you have your own friends you know.
Michael: I’m one! I’m a good friend of yours Luna.
John: So am I.
Luna (smiles): Thank you both.
Time lapse, everyone (except Slightly) is on the deck of the boat as it moves onwards.
Luna: Is it pretty back there in London?
Peter: No, it’s boring. There are no fairies to play with or pirates to fight!John: That’s wrong Peter! There are lots of big buildings and pretty parks!
Peter: But do the buildings play with you John?
Wendy (giggles): He’s got a point there.
John (angrily): There’s a big steam train there!
Luna: A what?
Michael: A train! With black smoke and steam.
Luna: But what’s a train?
Slightly (calls up from the engine room): I don’t know either! But it sounds good, tell us more John!
John: It’s black all over, uses steam, with a whistle you can hear for miles!
Curly: I’ve never heard of an animal like that one!
John: It’s a machine, it goes everywhere! It sounds like this: Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga-…
John and Michael attempts to mimic a steam train.
Luna (laughs): Sounds like a moving castle, I want to ride one!
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Scene: On the deck of Captain Hook’s ship.
Hook: Well Smee, are our ‘friends’ comfortable?
Smee: Yes sir, they’re just taking it easy down in the guestroom.
Cut to: The minions are tied up in the storage room below deck.
Minion 2: Guestroom, I don’t think it’s funny.
Minion 1: You should’ve known better, accepting the Captain’s hospitality.
Minion 2: Me know better?! You’re the one who wanted to go to the pirates for help. Let them do the hard work of finding Luna, we can take it easy!
Minion 1: Well you went along with it didn’t you? It’s all your fault you let that little animal rascal get away from us back there, well now we’re in trouble.
Minion 2: If Sinistra ever finds out we let Luna get away…
Minion 1: That’s trouble.
~~~~~
Scene: At night, everyone is asleep. Michael is woken by some unusual noises in the distance.
Michael: A train!(Gets out of bed and calls John in the bunk above him) John! Wake up! Please wake up!
John (wakes up and listens): Hey…I know that sound…
They get up and go out on deck to listen closer. Luna is also up and standing outside next to the boat.
John: Michael, please tell me you’re hearing the same thing I am!
Michael: John of course I am! Over there!
From the direction where Michael is pointing comes the chugging of a steam engine.
John: So am I! A smokestack and steam!
Michael: Yup! Smoke and Steam.
Luna (from ground level): John, have you ever heard that noise?
John: Luna, it’s a steam train.
Luna: Really?
John: Yes! A moving castle.
Luna: Hmm…(she looks doubtful and a little confused).
Wendy comes outside as well.
Wendy: John! Michael! What on earth are you two doing at this hour?
John: Wendy listen there!
Michael: Hear that?
The whistle of the ‘steam train’ sounds in the distance. Wendy gasps.
Wendy: What?! I don’t believe it! It sounds like a locomotive!
John: Yes, exactly, like home!
Michael (jumping up and down): A train! A train! A train!
The noise fades away into the distance.
Michael: Aww…it’s gone away…
John: Don’t worry Michael we can find it! We can all go out and look for it tomorrow.
Michael: Great idea! You’re the best big brother!
On seeing their excitement, Luna frowns and looks less than convinced.
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Scene: Next morning, on the deck of the boat. Peter has flown off to look for this ‘train’.
John: Now the train can’t run without railroad tracks.
Tootles: Well…I don’t see what’s so special, I run and leave tracks.
John (exasperated): Oh I should’ve known better than to try and explain…(he calls out to Luna who’s travelling in her vehicle alongside the boat) Hey Luna! Soon now, you’ll see your very first train!
Luna: Good…I think…
Michael (to the raccoon): Rascal, you’ll be seeing the train too (Rascal squeaks).
Peter returns.
Curly: Peter! Find anything?
Peter: No, nothing at all.
John: Did you even look? It’s two iron bars side-by-side on the ground!
Peter (offended): I know what railroad tracks are! Listen John, are you positive you weren’t just having a dream?
John (yelling): It’s not a dream! I know the sound of smokestacks and steam!
Peter: Did you actually see it?
John (a little uncertain): Huh? No…but that’s the sound of a train!
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Scene: Hook’s ship. Hook is on deck with Smee looking out at the landscape with his telescope.
Hook: Nothing out there but empty rocks!
Smee: Captain? Can I ask you a question sir?
Hook (impatiently): What is it?
Smee: Is there really a labyrinth castle and a White Mirror?
Hook (growls): What if there isn’t? We’ll look for them anyway!
Smee: Ye-yes of course! Labyrinth castle and the White Mirror right!
They hear a strange noise.
Hook: Wait! Smee! What’s that sound?
Smee (listens as the whistle blows): That doesn’t sound like anything good…(suddenly scared and jumps).
Hook: Get down Smee!
Smee: Ay-ay sir captain it’s a monster!
Hook: Stole the bill battle stations!
Smee: Ay-ay sir…
~~~~~
Scene: Wendy, Luna, John, Michael and the lost boys are sitting in a circle on a grassy plain.
John: I don’t understand, we spent all day looking and didn’t find a rail anywhere!
Wendy: And we can’t afford to keep looking.
John: What?!
Wendy: Right now it’s more important to find the White Mirror.
Luna: She’s right John, if we take too much time the pirates will beat us to the White Mirror!
John: I suppose that’s right, but I wanted you to be able see one…a real train.
Michael: Right…
Luna: I thank you, both you’re sweet!
John (suddenly shy): You’re very welcome Luna.
Luna: Because I…I’ve never had anybody work so hard to…to do something nice for me!
John (blushes): I’m embarrassed now…hehe…ahehe…
Michael: Are you all right John?
John: You shut up!
~~~~~
Scene: On the deck of Hook’s ship, the pirates are all gathered.
Hook: Now hear this! We must catch this creature and we will! It makes a sound like this: (gestures to Smee)
Smee: Captain please! I’ll be embarrassed.
Hook: Would you rather chip barnacles with your teeth?
Smee: Oh well Captain since you put it that way I think I’d be pleased to embarrass myself…(he turns to the other pirates and takes a deep breath)…Choo-choo-choo-choo choo-choo-choo-choo choo-choo-choo-choo…
All the pirates look confused and uncertain.
Pirates: Huh?
Bill: This monster sounds like it had a bad cold.
Hook: Shut up and listen!
Smee: Choo-choo-choo-choo…(imitates whistle)…OooOooOoooooo!!! Anyway that’s how the monster growls!
Hook: Are there any questions?
Peter (voice-over): Yoo-hoo! (He laughs).
Pirates: Huh?
Hook (draws his sword): Come on Peter Pan!
Peter: Oh put it away, for a change, I didn’t come here to fight (he flies down to them) I suppose this is because you guys heard a train tonight too.
Hook: A train?
Peter: Come on, you didn’t really think it was a monster, you ride on it!
Hook (shocked): You’re kidding!
Peter: Actually we’re looking for it ourselves, so if you should see it would you let me know? Thanks! (He flies away)
Bill: Come back here…
Hook: Stop Bill! And forget about that rotten boy Pan, just bring me back a train.
Smee: What would you do with it Captain?
Hook: Don’t you worry about that, just worry about getting me my train.
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Scene: At night on Peter’s boat, everyone is gathered out on deck. The sound of the steam train could be heard again.
John: It’s coming! Here comes the train!
Slightly: That’s the sound of a train?
Curly: It sure sounds fierce!
Tootles: Peter it’s a train!
Peter (flies off): I’ll bring it back for you!
John (mystified): Bring it back? How can you bring back a train?
Peter flies after the ‘train’ as it speeds through the forest.
Peter: It sure is noisy…(the whistle blows)…and…fast…
The chase is cut off abruptly as Peter flies into and is caught by a tree.
Peter (Groans): Ohh…Huh(looks up and the ‘train’ is nowhere in sight)…where is it?!
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Scene: In the forest, the pirates are armed with ropes and tools and carry fire-torches.
Bill: Remember! If we don’t find this train, the captain will hold us to blame!
Pirates: Right! Uh-huh!
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Scene: The next morning, everyone is standing outside in their nightgowns.
John (incredulously): A train got away from you?
Peter: Yup, it disappeared and left me all alone. What if we’re dealing with a ghost here?
Wendy (shivers): A ghost Peter?
Michael (clutches onto Wendy): I’m scared!
Lost Boys: Oh!
John (determined): It’s not a ghost! I know a real train when I hear one! (Notices that Luna is looking doubtful) Nobody believes me! I will never give up, I will find this train!
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Scene: Hook’s cabin.
Hook: Well? Did you catch the train?
Smee: Ay-ay sir.
Hook: Good work Smee, where is it? Is it tied up?
Smee: Well Captain it moves a lot so we couldn’t bring it to the ship.
Hook: But is it a train?
Smee: Yup.
Hook: Are you sure?
Smee: Yes it sounds like this (imitates train) It’s a train all right.
Hook: Good! Now we can use this train to set up a trap for Peter Pan.
Smee: A Peter Pan train trap!
Hook: But we don’t really want Peter Pan we’re after that girl Luna.
Smee: Great idea Captain, as usual I’m overwhelmed by your intellect.
Hook (yells and throws Smee out): Well then get busy!
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Scene: John and Luna are walking in the woods.
John: If Peter is right about where he saw it, I should be able to spot some railroad tracks around here somewhere.
Luna: John, let’s go back now…we’ll look again later.
John: I’m finding a train, for you!
Luna: I appreciate the thought but…
They are interrupted as they hear a familiar noise.
John: Ah! This way!
Luna: John wait!
John runs ahead and Luna tries to catch up.
Luna: John! Wait! Please John!
John finally arrives at the source of the sound.
John: Luna! Quick! Over here! (He turns) Here Luna a train!
In the tiny clearing was a large bird running circles around a small pole to which it is tied.
John (in shock): Wha…?!
Luna (walking up behind him): Hmm…steam birds don’t usually come to this area.
John: Luna?! This bird? You knew?!
Luna (sadly): Yes John, I’m sorry…I couldn’t tell you about it…
John watches the bird run a few more laps and lets the news sink in.
John: Looks and sounds just like a train…(this bird stops running)…It seems to be tied down, poor thing…
As John goes to the bird, someone from behind Luna grabs her around the waist.
John: Huh? Luna!
Luna: Let me go! Let me go!
John: You just better let her go! I’m gonna teach you a lesson you’ll…
Alf (picks up John by the collar): He’s upset.
Smee: We don’t need him!
Alf (to John): We don’t need you (he throws him roughly to the ground).
John: Luna! (He passes out).
Alf: That’ll teach the little pest.
Luna (gasps): John!
Smee: Alf, I told you I didn’t want any rough stuff!
Luna: Oh no!
Smee: Young lady, may I ask you are you Princess Luna, granddaughter of the witch Sinistra?
Luna: So what if I am?
Smee (bows): Thank you.
Luna (continues to struggle): Let me go! I won’t go anywhere with you!
Bill: It’s rude to refuse an invitation.
Smee: Bill you and the boys have got to treat a lady with more respect.
Pirates: Yeah, yeah…
The sound of pirates talking and Luna’s yelling fades as they move further away. The steam bird starts to run again and makes a lot of noise.
Scene: Still in the woods, time lapse. Everyone else is gathered around John.
Wendy: John? John!
Michael: John, please!
Lost Boys: John!
John comes to.
Curly: He’s awake!
Wendy: John!
John: Luna! Luna needs help!
Peter: What’s the matter with Luna?
John: The pirates kidnapped her!
Peter: Oh yeah? (Angrily) Captain Hook I don’t know what you think you’re doing but I’m gonna stop it! (He flies away).
Everyone observes the steam bird.
Slightly: Neat! Look! A train!
Michael (unimpressed): It’s not! A train is not a bird, but it sure does sound like it.
Wendy: Poor thing, it doesn’t like being tied up, lets unfasten the rope.
They do so and the steam bird gives a hoot in triumph and dashes off.
Lost Boys: Wow!
Curly: Double wow!
Slightly: Boy that train moves out fast!
Michael: I told you it’s not a train.Slightly (not paying attention): Yeah yeah, you told me that.
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Scene: Hook’s cabin. Luna is tied up and Hook is examining her face.
Hook: Hmm, very pretty, but you’re not a match for my mummy. As you can see the Hooks are a good-looking family.
Luna (yelling): Just what do you plan on doing with me?
Hook: Someone is waiting to see you.
Luna: Oh? Who’s that?
Hook: Some tasteless fellows in black capes. Chasing a pretty, innocent girl like you? They’re much worse than us pirates.
Luna (scoffs): Ha, those two fools really don’t want me at all, they’re after the key to the Black Mirror.
Hook: Black Mirror? Sure you don’t mean the white one?
Luna (realizes her mistake): Huh?
Hook walks around Luna and it is obvious he has come up with some sort of plan.
Hook (evil grin): If you tell me what you know about the Black Mirror, I’ll tell you what I know about the White one.
Luna: All right, where is the White Mirror.
Hook: Err…well, I heard that there’s a big shiny white hill and…
Luna (eagerly): Where can I find it?!
Hook: Well in Neverland you can find these hills all over, labyrinths and castles really how can you remember them all?
Luna is disappointed, Hook prods her to start talking.
Luna: Humph…the Black Mirror huh? It’s evil and could destroy all of Neverland.
Hook: Yes? And where pray tell is it?
Luna: The Castle of Darkness, with my grandmother Sinistra.
Hook: I see! Yes this is very useful information! Incidentally, how would you feel about showing us the way to the Castle of Darkness?
Luna (shocked): Huh?!
Hook: And to pass the time I’ll tell you what you want to know about the White Mirror.
Luna (nods): Mmm-hmm…
Hook (evil laughter): Well now that we have an agreement, I suppose these can go (he unties her and the ropes fall to the floor. He puts a hand on her shoulder) Yes, now Luna I think you and I are going to become very good friends.
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Scene: Oh the deck of Hook’s ship, the two minions are tied up on the plank as they travel through a thick mist.
Hook: Now that Luna is helping us we have no reason to keep you around anymore.
Minion 2: Wait a minute! What have you got in mind?
Hook: You’re intelligent men, right? So why don’t you figure it out for yourself?
Minion 1: you can’t be serious!
The two of them look at the seemingly endless drop from the plank.
Minions: Arhhh!!!
Hook: Bill, they need some help.
Bill: Ay-ay sir (he makes a move towards the plank).
Minion 2: Wait! You can’t get the Black Mirror to work without a special amulet!
Hook: Amulet? Maybe I don’t care.
Minion 2: We can tell you where to find the amulet.
Hook: You’re my prisoners and you’re still trying to bargain?
Minion 2: What have we got to lose Captain?
Minion 1: We’ll tell you!
Minion 1 (voice over): The raccoon young Michael has befriended uses it to play with.
Hook: The key to the Black Mirror is an animal’s toy?!
Minion 2: Mm-hmm! Exactly! And that’s why we’re always chasing them, so we can take the key back from the raccoon.
Hook: Indeed, now I understand. Full Speed ahead!
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Scene: On a meadow Wendy and the boys are sitting in a circle.
Wendy: There’s nothing like a picnic of fresh home-baked bread!
Boys: Mm-hmm!
As Michael feeds some bread to Rascal, the steam bird can be heard.
Tootles: It’s the steam bird again!
The steam bird comes running along, with Peter on it’s back.
Peter: Hey John! I caught a train for you! Yahoo!(The bird comes to a stop in front of the group, Peter laughs) I never knew there was such a strange bird as this!
John: But Luna knew about it…
Wendy: She did?
Peter: But she acted like she’d never seen one before.
John: Mm-hmm, she said she wanted to a couple of times, but just couldn’t.
Lost Boys: Huh?
Wendy (sadly): I’ll bet anything Luna was just trying not to hurt our feelings…(she turns to her brothers) John and Michael, do you two remember that you wanted to show her a steam train to cheer her up? (They nod) She said no one had ever worked so hard, but you, just to give her a smile and make her feel a little happier!
John: I think I see…(he stands up)…everybody, let’s go save Luna!
Michael: Yeah! Save Luna!
Lost Boys: Save Luna!
Peter: Yes! Let’s save Luna, and teach Captain Hook a lesson he won’t forget! (He turns to the steam bird) And if you happen to find her, make a lot of noise will ya?
The bird flaps its’ wings in consent, and proceeds to run circles around the group where they’re seated.
End of Episode.
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