SPECULUM Script 1
SPECULUM Script 1
SPECULUM
Script
SPECULUM
CHARACTERS:
Main:
Aji Roberts – Main protagonist
Azriel – Guardian of the Speculum Gate
Martha Roberts – Mom in real world
King Holland – Good kingdom’s king
Queen Valerie – Good kingdom’s queen
Drakkar – Bad kingdom’s king & creepy old man
Riddler – double agent
Jem – Aji’s obsessive friend & Drakkar’s right hand
Poppy – Doll master & crazy patient
Father Constantine – Priest
Dr. Payne Keelah– Evil doctor
Minor:
Agatha – Poppy’s doll
Nurse
Minitaur the Monster
Guards (Hospital)
Guards (Speculum)
Black Entities/ Ghost in dreams
BACKGROUNDS:
Good Kingdom
Modern Neighborhood
Mental Asylum
Woods
Bad Kingdom
SCENE 1
[CC]
The land of Domhail Narrator: When the light reflects through a
mirror, an unlikely kingdom will be visible to the human's eye.
Little did they know, the Speculum is an alternate universe.
[BG: Kingdom]
[BGM: Swallowtail Jig]
[People are dancing jollily for 10 seconds]
[BGM: Trumpets]
[CC]
[BG: Night Bedroom]
Narrator: They danced and they sang for Aji that day. But mirrors
can reflect darkness too.
Queen: [Humming]
[BGM: Speculum Hum]
[Gesture of honor]
[SFX: busy fighting war]
[Queen carries baby Aji]
[Drakkar Enters]
Drakkar: Did you like my present brother?
King: This is not the time Drakkar!
Drakkar: Can’t I see my little niece?
King: You had your chance to change. Father gave the Speculum for
me to rule
Drakkar: Speculum belongs to me!
[Drakkar and King Fights, but king drops]
[SFX: Crying baby]
[SFX: Portal opening sound]
Queen: Be Safe My Little Aji! (turns to King) Holland!
[Queen fights Drakkar, but is defeated]
Drakkar: The Baby!
King: Not until my last breath Drakkar!
Queen: Good always triumphs over ev–
[CC]
SCENE 2
[BGM: Day to Night]
[BG: Modern Neighborhood: Inside House]
[BGM: Gloria]
Narrator: Aji and Martha kept the mirror. But the voices are
getting louder
[CC]
[magbihis na into pangtulog si Mom and Aji]
[Modern Neighborhood, bedroom, Aji only in room sleeping]
Mom: This is the last straw. You need special treatment now.
[starts calling]
[SFX: Phone Ringing]
Hello, Dr. Payne Keelah? She's gotten worse. Please come to our
house immediately.
Aji: Ahhhhhh!!!!
Dr. Payne: Shhhh….
Voice announcement: You can now proceed to the cafeteria for
lunch
[Asylum: Cafeteria]
[THE PAIR come across FOUR OTHER CRAZY PEOPLE when the RIDDLER
comes by with a tray of food, he trembles and starts to mumble to
himself, he drops the tray and sits in the corner like a weirdo]
Poppy: [annoying laugh sudden silence] DID YOU HEAR THAT? [shakes
Aji by the shoulders] I'M ASKING YOU, DID YOU HEAR IT? [Doll
Patient backs away] Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the fairest
one of all? [annoying laugh] Mirror mirror, magic mirror, cursed,
forgotten, lost. [shakes Aji's shoulders] Fiiind it, fiiind it,
fiiiiiind it [wanders away]
Jem: I swear that woman should be locked up, she's always talking
to those creepy dolls.
[as a shaken Aji continues to eat, an old woman walks into the
room]
[Stops in front of Jem and screams] [Pee patient spreads the pee
in his bottle like holy water]
[Everyone in chaos; Aji and Jem stands]
Pee patient: You… (Points at Jem) I command you to get away from
this innocent child.
Aji: This is crazy, what is going on over here? Is it like this
everyday?
Jem: No, it's much worse this time.
[face to face]
[brings face very close to hers]
[the men hit him with an injection that makes him fall asleep]
[Men with RIDDLER exit, AJI looks shaken, as she looks behind her
shoulder from time to time]
[Walks towards hallway]
Jem: I'm sorry about what happened today. Are you okay?
Aji: I don’t know… I....
Jem: Aji
Aji: mmm?
Jem: Please stay with me?
Aji: Well I...
Jem: That means I finally get to have a friend. And friends never
leave each other behind!
Aji: Okay, okay…. I won't leave.
Jem: You promise?
Aji: I promise.
Jem: I've never met someone who could truly understand
me...before I met you.
Aji: I feel the same.
Jem: I always knew we are connected. I really like you Aji. But I
need to go back. Good luck with the meds! See ya.
Aji: See ya!
Jem: Oh and Aji?
Aji: Yes?
Jem: Trust no one. Be glad that you've found a friend in this
crazy place.
[Jem exit]
[Asylum: Kwarto ni Aji]
[BGM: Gloria]
[As AJI dreams… Black spidery things crawl all over her again]
[Whispers of AZRIEL]
Aji...
Do not forget your duty...
Peer into it,
Reflect, reflect, reflect,
Find iiiiit!
Your past, girl, remember your past!
Come on, little girl, find it!
Now!
Now!
Now!
Just a child!
Child, child, child!
Past is locked,
Pane of glass,
Fears, fears,
Past,
Past is locked,
Pane of glass,
Past is locked,
Pane of glass,
Past is locked,
Pane of glass (X4),
FIND IT!!
Aji: Jem...I've been having nightmares for so long now, and they
all ask me to find something. Even the patients were saying-.
Jem: (cuts off) Didn't I tell you not to listen? All they do is
confuse you.
Aji: But Jem...the voices.... Even Riddler seemed persistent
Jem: Don't, Aji. You can't be serious. You trust those crazy
people?
Aji: I am. I'm leaving today, Jem. I have to do what the voices
tell me.
Jem: So you're going to leave me all alone?
Aji: I'll come back, Jem, don't worry... I... (Jem suddenly grabs
her)
Jem: But you promise…Your mine Aji, all mine!
Aji: No, just...let go of me!
[AJI manages to break free and run as Jem calls the attention of
the guards]
[As the guards chase her down, AJI gets trapped and gets tackled
by JEM. but suddenly, the RIDDLER comes to wrestle Jem to the
ground and AJI escapes]
[The voices start whispering to her as AJI struggles to remove
her hospital dressing gown]
Voices:
Go Aji, back to where you came from,
Home,
Home,
Home,
The portal lies within.
[As AJI looks down she sees glittering glass shards on the ground
leading to a wall of the house with shattered, broken mirrors.
One last mirror remains, glowing with a strange light]
Aji: Is this it? [hand begins to reach the mirror] Is this really
it? The one I’ve been looking for? It looks so… [hand almost
touching the mirror]…shiny [falls into mirror]
[fades to black]
[CC]
Azriel: Miss... miss are you alright? Wait... Haven’t I seen you
bef-
Azriel: My god, you’re the princess! Aren’t you?! But she was
lost for years.
Azriel: My god, it is you! The birth mark tells it! The princess
is back!
Priest: (hands raised) Rise my brothers and sisters, for the gods
have given us a sign. The prophecy is true!
[PEOPLE stand]
[CLOAK PEOPLE will surround Aji]
Priest: After how many years, our princess has finally arrived to
save Speculum from the wickedness of Drakkar!
People:
Speculo, speculo
Conjectus malum malum
Memento, memento
Missio est princeps
[People Murmurs]
Poppy: [Sigh] The humans might have caused her a lot of pain.
Those humans! Never capable of anything good!
Gypsy: With all due respect princess, may we celebrate our
reunion later. We don't have much time left. We must proceed to
the Specula of memories.
[CC]
[As they were walking, lalabas sa stage]
[Specula of memories]
[BGM: Love for a Princess]
Aji: What's this? It’s just a plain old mirror
Gypsy: No princess, the eyes will see what the heart desires.
Aji: But how?
Poppy: Only you can help yourself.
Aji: No, no! Come back! Please come back! Mom… don’t leave.
Azriel: Princess. Are you alright?
Aji: All we did is to train for a month. See, I told you I got no
powers.
Gypsy: You just have to believe.
Poppy: Maybe if we train more.
Aji: Enough! I’ve had it! I'm done with this nonsense.
Azriel: Princess, it’ll really be nice if you stop whining and
act as the chosen one.
??[BGM:In your belief]
Aji: Ha! I didn't choose to save this petty kingdom with
hooligans in the first place.
Azriel: AJI! THAT'S ENOUGH!
Aji: WHO ARE YOU TO SCOLD ME? YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER! YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH!
Azriel: YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING HERE! WE SACRIFICED OUR
YOUTH. JUST TO HIDE YOU FROM DRAKKAR. DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR
PEOPLE? WE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TIME TO MOURN FOR OUR LOVE ONES.
Aji: MOURN? HA! (Crying while smiling). I DIDN’T EVEN MEET MY
PARENTS! I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF THEY’RE STILL ALIVE! I’VE BEEN
LIVING A LIFE OF LIES WITHOUT KNOWING!
Aji: I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THAT STUPID DRAKKAR AND THIS SILLY
KINGDOM! I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT YOU AND THE MIRUS PEOPLE. I JUST
WANT TO WAKE UP!
Azriel: THIS IS YOUR REALITY! THIS IS AS REAL AS YOU CAN GET!
Aji: I DON'T WANT THIS ANYMORE!
??[E-In your belief]
[SFX:Scream]
[Everyone will be weakened by Aji's extremely loud scream]
[Everything shakes and glasses will break]
Azriel: A...a..a..ji...stoopp...
[OC]
[The two gets shy but Azriel mans up and grabs Aji's hand and
lead her to the center of the dance]
Aji: About the other day, I'm sorry for yelling at you. You
almost got hur...
Azriel: [cuts Aji] Hey it's alright. At least something good came
out from it.
[Cheers]
[An eerie aura... fog suddenly appears..]
Priest: Why are you here you evil witch?! How dare you interrupt
this festive evening!
Jem: I'm offended, don't you know how to welcome a guest. I'm
just here to celebrate too.
Jem: [spits out wine] Ekkkk.. This wine doesn't taste so good.
Azriel: Princess stay back.
Jem: Don't worry big boy... I'm not going to hurt anybody. Not
yet.
Gypsy: [Casts a spell... murmurs]
Poppy: Be on your guard Agatha...
Gypsy: Guys look away!
Jem: At the count of three, you will all fall asleep..1
Gypsy: [murmurs]
Poppy: Agatha attack!
Jem: 2
[Silence]
[Azriel captured by goons]
[Little as she knows Aji has entered the lair of the beast]
[Aji arrives at the light]
[Scratching sounds]
[When Aji went closer to the light... she realizes that the light
is being held by a monster]
[Minitaur appears]
Minitaur: (roars)
[Aji tries to step back slowly but falls]
Aji: Ouch! Oh no! He’s getting closer!
Poppy, Gypsy: Princess!
Aji: Guys! You’re here!
Poppy: We came to help
Aji: You guys take it, I’ll head over there.
[Aji leaves the scene]
Poppy: Ready, Agatha?
[Agatha nods head]
Poppy: Go Agatha! Kill the minitaur!
Minitaur: (roars)
[Minitaur and Agatha fight each other]
Poppy: Dodge it’s attack!
[Minitaur loses]
Minitaur: (weak roar) (roars for help)
[Minitaur lays down, like a loser he is]
Payne: Now what do we have here? How can you lose to such
pathetic enemies?
Minitaur: (roars in explanation)
Payne: Shut it! Do I have to do everything? Fine then.
Gypsy: I’ll take this hack. Go on, get out of here!
Payne: Do you really think you have what it takes to defeat me?
An old hag who thinks she’s so powerful?
Gypsy: You’d be surprised.
[Gypsy unguarded]
MENTAL HOSPITAL
Jem: Guards, come quick, the new patient is trying to escape!
Guards will come and hold down Aji.
Nurse: Doctor! She’s at it again.
Doctor: Nurse, get the depressants.
Nurse injects depressant.
Aji will stop resisting and will be out of her sense. (Nakahigh
effect)
Doctor: Take her to the playroom
Guards will bring her to chair at center of the playroom
[Hum]
The patients are playing.
[CC]