S3 E8: A Breath of Fresh Song

While Sir JP the dragon hides from lethal pus bugs, Teloopa is cursed by balloon air that forces her to sing, pushing her volatile powers over the edge.

Written and Produced by Jennifer Lott

Voice Actors:

Shannon Rea as Nazzy

Tegan Lott as Teloopa

Kenzie Stoner as Rose

Jennifer Lott as Yemilina

Owen Lott as Wenoburt

Tory Lott as Toddler Giant

Transcript

EXT. SKY

SOUND: Opening theme music

SOUND: Pegasus wings

SOUND: Fairy arrival

SOUND: Fairy wings fading in

WENOBURT

Rose, over here! Slow down, Pegasus! Our little fairy friend can’t catch up to us.

ROSE

I’m catching up okay.

SOUND: Fairy wings fading in

YEMILINA

Hello, Rose. Future Nazzy has already blabbed about you. You have something that will help us bring Arnold out of hiding?

SOUND: Bird-baby fussing

YEMILINA

Shhhh…

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

When I saw that weird balloon place, I thought I should find my grandma’s magic pins. Teloopa sent me so far away, it took me a long time.

YEMILINA

Magic pins?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

My grandma made them, so she could pop balloons filled with curses.

NAZZY

I don’t know if curses are in those balloons. They were originally trees.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

My grandma says that any place changed by thoughts is the same as cursed. These pins will break the curses out and let them blow away.

WENOBURT

Why are balloons so bad? This is the first time I’ve ever seen cursed balloons. Your grandma found so many that she had to make magic pins?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

She also made magic scissors for cursed flowers. Curses like to hide in harmless-looking things.

YEMILINA

Well done, Rose. Why don’t you fly on ahead to the Mind Anomaly and show Teloopa your—

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

I don’t want to show Teloopa. She banished me.

YEMILINA

Yes, fair enough. Pisanna then. Show Pisanna.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

She was mean to Nazzy.

NAZZY

She won’t be mean to you. Don’t worry.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Can you three come with me?

NAZZY

Not right now.

WENOBURT

We have to save Sir JP!

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Why does he need saving?

NAZZY

Dragon-killing bugs on the loose.

WENOBURT

Pus bugs!

YEMILINA

It’s urgent. Fly along.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Why can’t I show Enelcia my magic pins? She won’t be mean.

YEMILINA

She’s on mom duty. Be a tough little fairy now and face the not-always-nice people left with Arnold. You do want to free him, right?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

(sigh)

Okay, but when you’re done, come and help me.

NAZZY

We’ll do our best.

SOUND: Fairy departing

SOUND: Distant dragon roar

SOUND: Distant dragon wings

YEMILINA

Oh, there he is! Turn!

SOUND: Pegasus whinny

SOUND: Pegasus wings

WENOBURT

We should do the sheep test. Put me down. I’ll go get one.

YEMILINA

We don’t need to throw a sheep at him. I’d recognize him anywhere.

NAZZY

It’s probably Sir JP. Let’s get a closer look before we rush in. 

SOUND: Pegasus wings

SOUND: Louder dragon growl

SOUND: Louder dragon wings

YEMILINA

My love—

WENOBURT

Nod your head. Okay, might be you.

YEMILINA

Stop it! My love, we must get you into a bug-proof cave. You are in grave danger.

WENOBURT

Pus bugs!

YEMILINA

Stop saying it like that. You don’t sound serious.

WENOBURT

I’m very serious. Oh, look a butterfly.

NAZZY

This way, Sir JP. I know a cave nice and close.

SOUND: Irritable dragon noise

YEMILINA

Now you know how I felt when I was stuck in the cottage on bed rest. And that was just about high blood pressure. You have far less excuse to be stubborn when one careless move in the open could give you a lethal pus disease!

SOUND: Irritable dragon noise

NAZZY

These ones can bite through dragon hide, remember? They’re bigger than sap bugs and they have incredibly strong jaws. Queen Augusta wasn’t wrong in thinking they could wipe out dragons. She was just bad at summoning them.

WENOBURT

Teloopa summoned them. They killed Arnold’s mind-dragons in seconds!

NAZZY

I don’t think we can judge the disease based on anything that happened in that Mind Anomaly. But let’s assume the worst, just in case.

YEMILINA

You believe in assuming the worst, don’t you, My Love? Please, let’s hurry. Follow us to the cave.

SOUND: Soft dragon roar

SOUND: Dragon wings

SOUND: Pegasus wings

SOUND: Pegasus landing

SOUND: Dragon landing

INT. CAVE

SOUND: Cave ambiance

NAZZY

I know when the best bug netting is. Four years from now. It won’t be tough enough any sooner. I’ll go get it.

SOUND: Time travel – departing

SOUND: Saddle movement

SOUND: Bird-baby fussing

SOUND: Dragon lying down

SOUND: Footsteps on rock

YEMILINA

This isn’t so bad. A bit damp, but you could heat some coals for us. Do you want a baby cuddle? We could trim your claws.

SOUND: Bird-baby fussing

SOUND: Soft dragon roar

SOUND: Time travel – arriving

SOUND: Footsteps on rock

SOUND: Heavy nets dragging

YEMILINA

Ooo, those do look strong.

NAZZY

I’ll secure them tightly over the entrance. They’re breathable.

SOUND: Saddle movement

NAZZY

Stay on the Pegasus, Wenoburt. I won’t be long.

WENOBURT

I’m bored!

NAZZY

(frustrated noise)

SOUND: Nets movement

YEMILINA

How is four years from now looking?

WENOBURT

(bored groan)

YEMILINA

Anything concerning about your future self?

NAZZY

I didn’t run into me. Maybe I should do some recon. Find out if I’m still on the path to removing dragons from the timeline and radically altering generations of people.

YEMILINA

Yes…I don’t think you can be on that path, because we just met a future version of you protecting a baby dragon.

(gasp)

Child me’s love for that monster is what turns you from your timeline-wrecking path!

NAZZY

Or maybe whatever happens with that baby dragon is what pushes me over the edge.

YEMILINA

Oh, yes! That seems more likely.

NAZZY

(heavy sigh)

I’ll think about it later. Do you mind if Wenoburt and I go help Rose? I’ll check on you soon.

YEMILINA

Yes, off you go then.

SOUND: Bug netting shifted

SOUND: Bug netting secured

SOUND: Pegasus whinny

SOUND: Saddle movement

SOUND: Pegasus wings fading out

SOUND: Footsteps on rock

YEMILINA

How are you holding up, My Love? Shall I recite a bard’s tale for you? I know you don’t hate them all. You just can’t stand the cheerful ones.

SOUND: Giant footsteps

SOUND: Soft dragon growl

YEMILINA

Oh, I think that giant toddler has spotted us. Not a good time for him, if I’m about to tell a dark tale of lust and violence. Little giant? Go home, sweetie. Sir JP needs grownup time.

SOUND: Giant footsteps

TODDLER GIANT

I am chasing a giant spider. It came this way.

YEMILINA

I haven’t seen a spider.

TODDLER GIANT

It made a bad web and trapped you in a cave!

YEMILINA

No, no, little giant! Those are bug nets – don’t!

SOUND: Nets ripping

TODDLER GIANT

Bad web! Now the giant spider can’t—

SOUND: Nets ripping

YEMILINA

It’s not a web! Stop tearing it! Oh, why do you have to be so strong when you’re still so young. Giants shouldn’t be allowed to be big while they’re children!

SOUND: Pus bugs buzzing – fading in

TODDLER GIANT

(sniff)

Did I do something bad?

YEMILINA

It’s okay, sweetie. Just listen now. You have to—

SOUND: Pus bugs buzzing

YEMILINA

(gasp)

I hear the pus bugs coming!

TODDLER GIANT

Pus bugs?

YEMILINA

They can’t come in here! Please, get those nets back up!

SOUND: Nets lifting

SOUND: Nets falling

TODDLER GIANT

I broke them too much.

SOUND: Scared dragon noise

SOUND: Pus bugs buzzing – loud

TODDLER GIANT

I’m gonna kill you, bugs!

SOUND: Giant footsteps

SOUND: Bugs getting squished

YEMILINA

Good job! Keep squishing! Maybe there aren’t so many that—

(scream)

SOUND: Pus bug bite

SOUND: Dragon roar of pain

YEMILINA

Oh, My Love! Are you full of pus? Where does it hurt?

SOUND: Dragon groan of pain

TODDLER GIANT

Is the good dragon sick?

YEMILINA

Yes! He’s very sick.

TODDLER GIANT

I was trying to save you and your bird-baby from a bad spider.

YEMILINA

I’ll take that bad spider, thank you! Oh, Nazzy, why couldn’t you have gone eight years ahead to get bug nets that are also giant proof!

TODDLER GIANT

I’m sorry.

(crying)

YEMILINA

Oh, don’t cry. There, there, little giant. I forgive you. You can make this right. Go get help!

TODDLER GIANT

I’ll get Nazzy.

SOUND: Giant footsteps fading out

EXT. BALLOON FOREST

SOUND: Vivicord

SOUND: Balloon forest ambiance

SOUND: Pegasus wings

SOUND: Pegasus whinny

SOUND: Pegasus landing

SOUND: Saddle movement

SOUND: Overlapping footsteps

SOUND: Fairy arrival

SOUND: Fairy wings

WENOBURT

Rose!

NAZZY

Why aren’t you popping balloons?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Teloopa took all my pins when the portal opened. She knew they were magic, before I could explain. She got grabby.

NAZZY

But if she’s not using them to pop those balloon-trees, then why…?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

She wants to break the caveman out of his giant egg, so she can see him covered in yellow goo. I don’t think she really wants to help him.

WENOBURT

I could cover myself in that goo and distract her. Poor Arnold! He doesn’t need a witch messing with—

SOUND: Portal opening

NAZZY

Whoa, look at that! Rose, can you fly up and take a closer look through the portal at that east quarter of the dimension? Right there, what do you see?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

It’s very colourful. The creatures moving there look flat.

NAZZY

It’s just what I thought. I did some investigating while I was learning about the pus bugs’ world. Everything in the east quarter is two-dimensional and self-repairing. It’s a whole new form of life.

SOUND: Climbing ladder

WENOBURT

Here comes Teloopa, everybody. Be cool. No sudden boring speeches.

SOUND: Climbing ladder

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

TELOOPA

Stupid pins aren’t magic enough to break through magic eggshell.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

I tried to tell you they’re for all these cursed balloons.

WENOBURT

Should we really let cursed air out of those balloons? Won’t that curse all the air places?

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

The pins change each curse into a voice-curse for the person using them. It won’t go past that person.

WENOBURT

Oh, oh! I know how balloon air curses your voice, like this —

(improv: squeaky voice)

NAZZY

Hopefully, that’s all that will happen.

WENOBURT

I’ll do it! I’ll do it! I wanna do it. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, pick me, pick me. I wanna do it! I wanna do it!

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

No! Teloopa should do it. She snatched all my pins without even asking. She should do the work.

TELOOPA

Take your dumb pins. I say we leave the caveman in there. He’s still got Pisanna. They can have a disgusting little life together.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

You pop the balloons, or I’m giving you lessons in manners…

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Vivicord walking

ROSE

(loud)

…this close to your ear!

TELOOPA

(irritated noise)

Vivicord, you didn’t have to get that close, too! Shoo, both of you!

SOUND: Vivicord yelp

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Pop the balloons.

TELOOPA

My powers are at full strength out here. You better buzz off.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

I’m ready for you this time. I can fly faster than your spell.

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

WENOBURT

She missed Rose. She banished a bird.

TELOOPA

Shut up, kid. Everyone knows.

WENOBURT

I’m telling our listeners. They can’t see you.

TELOOPA

That’s their problem.

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

TELOOPA

Arrrh, I hate small targets.

SOUND: Growing spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

WENOBURT

She tried to make Rose bigger. She hit another bird and it’s huge now.

SOUND: Loud bird call – continuous

WENOBURT

And loud.

SOUND: Silencing spell

SOUND: Loud bird call stops

WENOBURT

She hit the bird with a silencing spell.

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

WENOBURT

Oh, no, the next one’s coming for me!

SOUND: Silencing spell

SOUND: Body leaping aside

SOUND: Cracking rock

WENOBURT

(improv: missed me, I can still talk, ha ha!)

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Don’t tease her. That teaches her bad manners.

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

NAZZY

Okay, that’s enough.

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

NAZZY

Stop attacking them, or I’m going to have to do something.

TELOOPA

Oh, what? What? You’ll really make my parents never meet? Do it! I dare you.

NAZZY

I’ll think of something less extreme. Just leave Rose and Wenoburt alone.

TELOOPA

Sure. Or—

SOUND: Magic staff

SOUND: Transformation spell

NAZZY

(grunts of pain)

ROSE

(gasp)

SOUND: Hooves shuffling

WENOBURT

(gasp)

She turned Nazzy into a centaur!

NAZZY

(startled noise)

SOUND: Hooves shuffling

TELOOPA

No born body, no born power! No more time travel for you until I’m done.

NAZZY

Oh, dragon dung.

SOUND: Hooves shuffling

WENOBURT

Will Nazzy have horse legs forever?

TELOOPA

I didn’t waste that much effort. I just need a few minutes.

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

ROSE

Missed me. First lesson: when you do something wrong, you say ‘sorry.’

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

ROSE

Missed me! When you do something wrong again, say ‘how can I make it up to you’?

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

WENOBURT

Teloopa is banishing a lot of birds, dear listeners.

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

SOUND: Banishment spell

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Feathers flutter

ROSE

(quiet)

When you want something, say ‘please’…

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

TELOOPA

(frustrated noise)

ROSE

(loud)

…and when you get it, say ‘thank you’!

TELOOPA

(frustrated noise)

Fine! I’ll pop the damn balloons!

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

SOUND: Popping balloons

SOUND: Song gust

TELOOPA

(frog tune)

This is my squeaky voice

Hell no, a singing voice!

How can a voice curse mean I sing?

Oh, no!

Someone else pop all these

I’ll take the lecture, please

Why can’t I even not rhyme words

No, no…

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

You’re doing great! Keep going!

SOUND: Popping balloon

TELOOPA

(struggling to hold breath)

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Stop holding your breath. You have to breathe.

TELOOPA

No, no…the pins won’t even stop now. It’s like they’re moving my arms.

SOUND: Popping balloons

TELOOPA

(deep breath)

SOUND: Popping balloons

SOUND: Song gust

TELOOPA

(teapot tune)

I’m a little pissed off

It’s no fun

Here is what I get for waiting around

Gotta get my laughs and then I’m done

Watch me topple this place and run!

SOUND: Popping balloons

TELOOPA

(angry noise)

Teleport! Watch me teleport away from this clown maze. Just because ‘run’ is so singable, you think I’m gonna run? Stop making me inhale bad plans – you stupid, stupid –

SOUND: Double balloon pop (one on each ‘stupid’)

WENOBURT and ROSE

(giggling)

TELOOPA

(deep breath)

SOUND: Popping balloons

SOUND: Song gust

TELOOPA

(spider tune)

The twitchy, gasping goddess is gonna sing some more

Hide your grins; I will blast them into gore

Out comes the monster me, while you feel glee

I’m scarier than big bad men

Just ask my frogs again.

SOUND: Overlapping zap attacks

NAZZY, WENOBURT and ROSE

(screaming)

SOUND: Fairy tossed in wind

SOUND: Hooves shuffling fast

SOUND: Body hitting ground

SOUND: Blood dripping

WENOBURT

(groan of pain)

NAZZY                                               ROSE

Wenoburt!                                           Wenoburt, are you okay?

SOUND: Hooves shuffling

SOUND: Fairy wings

TELOOPA

(angry noise)

This better be the last of my song breath!

(deep breath)

SOUND: Popping balloons

SOUND: Song gust

TELOOPA

(monkey tune)

Teleport, teleport, it’s overdue

I’m so through with all of you,

Babies, call the healers and get them to say

No more cute tricks; genius fly away!

SOUND: Teleporting

WENOBURT

(groaning)

She really got me that time.

NAZZY

I don’t think she was targeting you exactly. She just went a bit wild.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Are you okay?

WENOBURT

No, I’m gonna freaking die! What do you think?

SOUND: Blood dripping

SOUND: Hooves shuffling

NAZZY

The portal’s still open. We could send you to that east quarter and flatten you out.

WENOBURT

Flatten me?

NAZZY

Well, you won’t have any internal organs in the same way, so you won’t be wounded anymore. We’ll pull you out before the portal stops opening. However much you change, I’m sure Chabelle can restore you.

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Yes, let’s ask the giantess to help – not Teloopa.

WENOBURT

There’s gotta be another way somehow!

NAZZY

I can’t jump around to find you a healing potion right now. Rose, can you fly fast enough to—

WENOBURT

(groan of pain)

SOUND: Blood dripping

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

That’s a lot of blood. Get in that dimension and change your organs. It’s the fastest way!

NAZZY

It really is, Wenoburt.

WENOBURT

(groan of pain)

I’ll do it!

SOUND: Shuffling hooves

NAZZY

I’ll carry you. Come on, up here.

(grunt of exertion)

SOUND: Body handling

WENOBURT

(weak groan)

NAZZY

Can you stay on the horse back I’ve got?

WENOBURT

(incoherent murmurs)

NAZZY

Hold on. Just a few steps to the portal.

SOUND: Trotting hooves

SOUND: Shifting body

SOUND: Gravity swirls

NAZZY

That’s the right spot. It has you in its swirly gravity well. In you go!

SOUND: Body pulled into dimension

WENOBURT

(echoing)

Whew, that feels better already!

SOUND: Cartoon ‘boing’ echoing – fading out

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

Goodbye, Wenoburt! See you soon!

SOUND: Portal closing

SOUND: Giant footsteps – fading in

TODDLER GIANT

(crying)

NAZZY

What’s the matter, little giant?

TODDLER GIANT

The good dragon is in trouble! A bad bug made him very sick.

NAZZY and ROSE

(gasp)

Pus bugs!

NAZZY                                    ROSE

Let’s gallop!                              Let’s fly!

SOUND: Fairy wings

SOUND: Fairy wing flurry

SOUND: Galloping hooves

SOUND: Giant footsteps

NAZZY

Wait…my centaur body is wearing off.

SOUND: Galloping hooves slowing to a stop

SOUND: Reverse transformation spell

SOUND: Footsteps on dirt

SOUND: Fairy wings

ROSE

You can time travel again!

NAZZY

You stay with our worried giant friend. I’m going to check ahead and see how long we have to save Sir JP.

SOUND: Time travel – departing

INT. CAVE

SOUND: Time travel – arriving

SOUND: Cave ambiance

SOUND: Dragon groan

YEMILINA

(sniffles)

Hi, Nazzy. Did you hear—?

NAZZY

The mind-dragons weren’t an accurate example of how fast the disease works. For a flesh-and-blood dragon, like Sir JP, we have three days to find a cure.

YEMILINA

Can’t you just pop back and fix the bug net? It was such an avoidable accident. Go back to when—

NAZZY

Let’s try this the linear way first.

YEMILINA

Why? You said if we were too late to stop the disease, you would—

NAZZY

But we’re not too late.

YEMILINA

He’s suffering!

NAZZY

I think Chabelle can make him a potion for the pain. I’ll be right back.

YEMILINA

Nazzy!

SOUND: Time travel – departing

YEMILINA

Oh, I hate it when she pretends to be reasonable! She jumps back for little things all the time. Why should big things be the hard way first? It’s ridiculous.

SOUND: Vivicord

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

No, I don’t want to say goodbye to the cavepeople. I want to rant about Nazzy.

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

You think they like her better than me? Well, I like her better than me, too. That doesn’t mean I’m never going to disagree with her.

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

SOUND: Irritated dragon noise

SOUND: Vivicord chatter interrupted

YEMILINA

Stop your chattering! Sir JP is especially sensitive to noise right now.

SOUND: Bird-baby fussing

YEMILINA

Oh, honey, did you even hear what I just said? Shhh! Have this. Be quiet.

SOUND: Baby nursing

SOUND: Irritated dragon noise

YEMILINA

What’s that one for, My Love? The cavepeople can’t see me nursing.

SOUND: Irritated dragon noise

YEMILINA

If you want a better view, you’d better stop slumping with your eyes half closed. Use that steely willpower of yours. Fight the disease with your mind!

SOUND: Irritated dragon noise

YEMILINA

Why not? A mind is the one advantage no other dragon has in this situation – you might as well try to use it. Who knows how other-worldly diseases really work? No one. Nothing is a reach. Nothing is too strange.

SOUND: Rude dragon noise

YEMILINA

No, I’m not just saying that to state the theme of our documentary. How can you think that’s our theme? Our audience knows we’re serious people and all our actions connect logically to our outcomes.

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

Silly? When have I ever been silly? It must be that toddler giant they’re laughing at. He’s adorably silly. No one else—

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

They laugh at all of us? What nonsense! Vivicord, if you ever see that conceited cavewoman again, tell her to stop spreading comedy rumors. Anyone who really knows our story knows we’re—

SOUND: Tired dragon noise

YEMILINA

Oh, get some sleep, then.

SOUND: Snoring dragon

SOUND: Nursing baby

YEMILINA

I’ll see our baby has a long nap. By the way, dear listeners, we haven’t named him yet, because we prefer to finalize our children’s existence once they go five years without being eaten by dragons. Try that on for silliness. Have you ever contemplated turning your children into carrots, just because horses are easier to defeat? You’ve never had to, have you? And you have the nerve to call us—

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

No, I will not be nicer to our valued—

SOUND: Vivicord chatter

YEMILINA

Oh, shush!

(deep breath)

Farewell, cavepeople of the future. Thank you for listening, despite your disrespectful notions. If we aren’t gnawed – that’s right, gnawed to the bones, it hurts! – by dragons, you shall soon hear more. Wish us luck!

SOUND: Closing theme music