Dialogue[]
Opening:[]
- (Nikki and Cali are taken to a village. Although there is a large paddy field, it is not far from the market in town.)
- (A few villagers pass by bowing their heads, carrying sacks of grain on their shoulders. But the joy the harvest should have brought is absent from their faces.)
- (A truck delivering chickens and ducks is running on the uneven road. And several villagers who also look weird come up in the distance.)
- Villager C: Good lord, you really caught the fish out of the net?
- Villager A: Of course! So now no one knows the Queen is out of the city today, and we can punish them as we will.
- Momo: (Whispering) It seems that Queen Elle and Ace are in this village.
- Nikki: (Whispering) Yes. Let's play it by ear.
- (A patrolling team is approaching. The villagers get nervous at once and are gonna take a different route.)
- (But the team leader catches up. The villagers feel that things are looking bad and warn Nikki not to speak out of turn when the soldier interrogates them.)
- Patrol captain: What are you sneaky guys doing here?
- Soldier A: Why did you run away when seeing us?
- Villager B: No, we are about to leave for downtown to buy some fertilizer...
- Cali: Liar! They kidnapped Queen Elle and hid her in this village!
- (What Cali said has caused great stir. The villagers gnash their teeth in anger, but they dare not do anything before the soldiers.)
- (The soldiers just look at each other, and it's hard to trust Cali's words.)
- Villager A: Don't listen to her. She wanted to come here for the shoot, but we didn't agree. So she goes out her way to make trouble for us.
- Villager D: Yes, that's it.
- Patrol captain: We haven't received any news about the Queen's disappearance, but several riots have been reported around the Royal City today. For your safety, we need to go inside for a check.
- (Villagers hurriedly block their way to the village.)
- Villager B: You want to search our village just because of this girl talking nonsense? What a tyrant!
- (It seems that many villagers have heard the noises and more and more people gather at the entrance in a short time. Everyone is talking but no one is listening.
- Hooded villager: Why are you so worried about the cold-blooded Queen? Her Majesty stays in the castle, drinking tea all day. You, however, are required to patrol around the city day and night.
- Pock-marked face: I heard we've had some financial problems. You were the first to get a pay cut, right? It's so hard to be a patrol guard, but what now? Your salary is less than our farmers'!
- Villagers: Hahahaha!
- Soldier A: (Whispering) After Mr. Acheson was arrested, we do have more shifts. My sister got sick lately, but I have no time to take care of her.
- Soldier B: (Whispering) No leaves and no allowances anymore. Ugh...
- Patrol captain: The Queen's safety is closely related to our Kingdom's stability. It's our responsibility and mission to safeguard Pigeon Kingdom.
- (The patrol captain states his position to the villagers seriously, then shoots a glance at the two new recruits who are whispering. The two lads bend their heads in shame.)
- Nikki: Wait! I have a question for that person, 'How do you know about the pay cuts?'
- Cali: Woah! That's the point! It's usually confidential within the army. How come an ordinary villager should know about it?
- Pock-marked face: I...
- Hooded villager: None of your business! Evil news always spreads fast. Rumors have been swirling around Queen Elle and this is only a small piece. Go ask anyone on the street.
- Patrol captain: No matter what, I hope you can cooperate.
- (The patrol captain wants to end this conversation. But as he steps forward, villagers immediately come up to block his way.)
- Hooded villager: You guys want to deny the fact that the Queen issued the order to arrest Mr. Acheson? The Queen's running dogs are not welcome here!
- Villager: Stop them! Stop those running dogs!
- (Villagers suddenly become agitated. The patrol captain dares not enter the village forcefully. He has to maintain the order to prevent serious riots.)
- Nikki: It seems that we cannot rely on those soldiers to find Queen Elle anymore.
- Cali: As they're in a mess, we should sneak into the village now!
- Nikki: You're right. We have to act on our own.
- (Nikki and Cali take advantage of the chaos and run into the village.)
- Cali: There is a small greenhouse and an old lady is busy feeding the flower beds.
- Momo: It turns out that not everyone in this village is involved in the kidnapping. But this village is quite big, and it may take forever for us to find Her Majesty.
- Nikki: I don't think those villagers would leave the Queen unattended. We can put on this exquisite lady's suit to dress like customers. Someone suspicious may lead us to the Queen.
Conclusion:[]
There is no concluding dialogue.