the book of dreams screenplay

Int. scene - description
It is the middle of the night. The moon is full. A young woman wearing a white dress is standing in the middle of a forest, staring at an empty podium and two dead bodies. She then turns and runs through the forest.
CUT TO A LARGE ROOM WITH MANY PEOPLE SITTING AROUND A WOODEN TABLE.

MERLIN
(YELLED AGRILY)
“NONSENSE. YOU SHOULD BE EXILED FROM THE COUNCIL FOR SPOUTING SUCH LIES.”

ANASTASIA LE FAE(THE WOMAN FROM THE FOREST)
“YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME. THE BOOK OF DREAMS WAS STOLEN, THE MOST POWERFUL MAGICAL OBJECT IN OUR WORLD, HAS BEEN STOLEN.”

GOBLIN PRINCE(DOSENT HAVE A NAME)
“SILENCE. WE WIL HEAR NO MORE OF THIS. IF YOU BRING IT UP AGAIN, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO GIVE UP YOUR SEAT ON THE COUNCIL. MEETING ADJOURNED.”

ANASTASIA ANGRILY MARCHES OUT WHILE THE REST GATHER UP THEIR STUFF AND SLOWLY EXIT.

shot - description
SHOW A SMALL BOY(COLT) HIDING IN THE SHADOWS OF THE ROOM. HAVE THE CAMRA FOLLOW HIM AS HE CHASES AFTER ANASTASIA.
CUT TO ANASTASIA SITTING ON A ROCK AT THE EDGE OF A FOREST WITH COLT APPROACHING HER.
ANASTASIA LOOKS UP

“HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU”
COLT

“HELLO YOUR MAJESTY, ANASTASIA,QUEEN OF THE FAERIES.. I WAS UMMMMM ER, I OVERHEARD THE COUNCIL MEETING AND I THOUGHT I SHOULD SAY THAT I BELIEVE YOU. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THEY JUST IGNORED THIS. IF YOU NEED ANY HELP I WILL BE WILLING”

ANASTASIA
“I AM GLAD THAT YOU BELIEVE ME, AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP. I BELIEVE THAT TALON, THE ROGUE WIZARD, IS THE ONE WHO STOLE THE BOOK. IF THIS IS SO, JUST THE TWO OF US WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO GET IT BACK. MY THOUGHTS WERE THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO GATHER SOME PEOPLE TOGETHER, WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST US.

COLT NODDED, LOOKING THOUGHTFUL
“THATS A GOOD IDEA. HOW ABOUT WE BOTH SEE IF WE CAN FIND PEOPLE TO HELP, THEN MEET BACK HERE IN MABYE...... THREE DAYS.

ANASTASIA
"ALRIGHT SEE YOU THEN.” AND SHE VANISHED INTO THE FOREST BEHIND HER.
COLT WALKS AWAY
ext. scene - description
YOU SEE COLT WALKING ALONG A PATH. SOON, HE COMES ACROSS A LITTLE WOODEN HOUSE. THERE IS A BOY AND A GIRL FENCING OUTSIDE OF IT. THEY STOP WHEN THEY SEE COLT.

MAX
“HI COLT. WATCHA DOIN HERE.”
HIS SISTER JUST SMILED WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HER BREATH.

COLT
“HEY, UMM I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK YOU, CAN WE GO INSIDE.”
SHARA GIVES HIM A QUESTIONING LOOK.



Int. scene - description
YOU SEEE THEM SITTING IN CHAIRS AROUND A COFFEE TABLE. SHARA AND MAX ARE STARING AT COLT STUNNED.

SHARA
Dialog. “WOW. AND YOU WANT US TO HELP. WHY WOULD A FAERY QUEEN NEED TO RELY ON CHILDREN’

COLT
“O COME ON GUYS. PLEASE. EVERYONE KNOWS YOU ARE THE BEST WEAPONS PEOPLE IN THE CITY. YOU HAVE TO HELP”
SHARA AND MAX LOOK AT EACH OTHER FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN NOD THEIR HEADS IN UNISON.

MAX
“ALRIGHT. WE’LL SEE YOU IN THREE DAYS”

COLT SMILED AND LEFT AS HE WAVED GOODBYE.

shot - description
GO BACK TO THE ROCK WHERE THAY FIRST MET. THREE DAYS HAVE PAST. ANASTASIA IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ROCK WITH A GIRL ON ONE SIDE AND A BOY ON THE OTHER. MAX, SHARA ANS COLT WALK UP/

ANASTASIA
“HELLO EVERYONE. I ASSUME YOU ALL KNOW WHY YOUR HEAR.” EVERYONE NODS(EXCEPT THE GIRL.) “ALRIGHT FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO ALL OF YOU ARE.”
SHE LOOKS AT THE BOY ON HER RIGHT EXPECTANTLY. EVERYONE ELSE FOLLOWS HER GAZE.

HALE
“HEY EVERYONE IM HALE AND IM HALF ANGEL HALF HUMAN.” HE SMILED AS HE SAID THIS

SHARA
“IM SHARA AND THIS IS MY BROTHER MAX. WERE WARRIORS”

MAX
“HI”

COLT
“I’M COLT THE MERLINS APPRENTICE.

ANASTASIA
“IM ANASTASIA LE FAE, QUEEN OF THE FAERIRES AND THIS” SHE GESTURED TO THE GIRL”IS THE ORACLE, MORRIGAN”
MORRIGAN SHRANK BACK AND HID BEHIND HER HAIR.

ANASTASIA
“I DID SOME SCRYING AND DISCOVERED THAT MY GUESS WAS CORRECT,TALON HAS THE BOOK OF DREAMS.THERE IS A SPELL IN THERE THAT WILL REUNITE OUR WORLD, TERRE DE MAGIE, WITH THE OTHER WORLD. THE ONE THAT DOSENT BELIEVE IN MAGIC. TALON IS CREATING AN ARMY SO HE CAN TAKE OVER BOTH RELMS. WE HAVE UNTIL ALL HALLOWS EVE, NINE DAYS, TO RETRIEVE WHAT WAS STOLEN.

HALE
“WHY WILL HE WAIT NINE DAYS. WONT IT BE SMARTER TO DO THE SPELL NOW?”

COLT
“DARK MAGIC IS THE STRONGEST ON ALL HALLOWS EVE. THAT IS THE ONLY DAY HE WILL HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT THE SPELL.”

ANASTASIA NODDED
“IS EVERYONE IN.” THEY ALL NODDED”OKAY THEN, PACK YOUR BAGS AND GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. WE’LL MEET BACK HERE TOMORROW AT THIS TIME”
EVERYONE WALKED AWAY, LOOKING NERVOUS.