18Hey I'm really sorry. I've just lost the will to write some of my stories. I'm sorry I've neglected them. Well here's the next chapter enjoy.
Raimundo rushes up to the edge, carrying
a loaf of bread. He almost drops it over the edge.)
Wuya: Stop, thief! I'll have your hands for a trophy,
street rat!
Raimundo: (Looks back, then down, then at the bread.) All
this for a loaf of bread?
(He jumps off, landing on two ropes strung between buildings, with
drying clothes on them. He skies down them, collecting bits
and pieces of clothing on him as he goes. Finally, he's
nearing the end of the rope, at a window, when a woman reaches
out and slams the shutters closed. Raimundo slams into the
shutters and falls to the street, his fall being broken by
numerous awnings and the pile of clothes around him. He pulls
off the top layer of clothes and is about to enjoy his bread
when...)
Wuya: There he is!
Katnappe: You won't get away so easy!
Raimundo: You think that was easy?
(He looks at three women, laughing at him.)
Wuya: You two, over that way, and you, with me. We'll
find him.
(Raimundo pulls a sheet over him and wraps himself as a disguise.
He rushes over to the women.)
Raimundo: Morning, ladies.
WOMAN 1: Getting into trouble a little early today, aren't
we Aladdin?
Raimundo: Trouble? No way. You're only in trouble if you
get caught-
(A hand grabs Raimundo's shoulder and yanks him back. It's Wuya. Raimundo's disguise falls off.)
Raimundo: I'm in trouble!
Wuya: ...and this time-(A yelling sound from Clay,
then Wuya's turban is pulled down over her
eyes. Clay dances around Wuya, laughing.)
Clay: Perfect timing, Clay!
Clay: Howdy partner!
Raimundo: Come on, let's get outta here!
Gotta keep...one jump ahead of the breadline
One swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't afford
That's everything!
(Raimundo battles Vlad wielding a sword. He dodges a couple of
swings, then pulls down Vlad's pants. Clay raspberries the
GUARD, then dodges an attack. Vlad swings at Raimundo,
but destroys a barrel of fish. As Raimundo runs off, Vlad
pulls a fish over his lower body as a pair of pants.)
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke!
(Raimundo and Clay scamper up a pile of barrels, then kick one down
on top of Tubbimura.)
GUARDS: (one at a time) Riffraff! Street rat!
Scoundrel! Take that!
Raimundo: Just a little snack, guys!
(Raimundo scampers to the top of a platform. The GUARDS shake the
platform back and fro trying to knock him off.)
GUARDS: Rip him open, take it back guys!
Raimundo: I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You're my only friend, Clay!
WOMEN: Who?
(Raimundo jumps off the platform to certain death, only to grab Clay's
hands like an acrobat. The pair swing into a harem.)
Oh, it's sad Raimundo's hit the bottom
He's become a one-man rise in crime
(Clay finds a plate full of fruit and stuffs his mouth full like a
chipmunk.)
WOMAN: I'd blame parents, except he hasn't got 'em!
Raimundo: Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
(Raimundo and Clay exit. Cut to MUSCLEMAN flexing to a crowd. The
GUARDS rush past. Cut to Raimundo and Clay behind the MUSCLEMAN,
matching his moves, until they make a mistake and are discovered.)
One jump ahead of the slowpokes
One skip ahead of my doom
Next time gonna use a nom de plume.
One jump ahead of the hitmen
One hit ahead of the flock
I think I'll take a stroll around the block.
(A chase sequence, in which Raimundo and Clay, pursued by the GUARDS,
race through a flock of sheep, hurdle a MAN sleeping on a bed of
nails of course Tubbimura lands on him. Clay
disguises himself with jewels until a SHOPKEEPER discovers him.
CROWD: Stop, thief! Vandal!
Outrage! Scandal!
Raimundo: Let's not be too hasty
(Raimundo is surrounded by GUARDS in front of a door. The door opens
and Dyris comes out.)
Dyris: Still I think he's rather tasty
(Raimundo tumbles away, then puts his arm around Pandabubba, acting
like they're all chums.)
Raimundo: Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Otherwise we'd get along!
GUARDS: WRONG!
(They all jump into a pile and fight. When they stop, Raimundo and
Clay are gone. They are sneaking away in barrels. They run
across a flaming pit, followed by GUARDS who hop up and down,
screaming in pain as they cross the rocks. Raimundo and Clay
pass a SWORD SWALLOWER, then Clay goes back, pulls the sword
out of the SWALLOWER's mouth. Clay advances on the guards,
who retreat in fear.)
Vlad: He's got a sword!
Wuya: You idiot-we've ALL got swords!
(Clay sets the sword down gently, then runs. Raimundo and clay are
once again surrounded, with GUARDS coming from left and right.
He jumps up and climbs a robe trick being done on the street,
as the GUARDS all crash into each other.)
Raimundo: One jump ahead of the hoofbeats!
CROWD: Vandal!
Raimundo: One hop ahead of the hump!
CROWD: Street rat!
Raimundo: One trick ahead of disaster
CROWD: Scoundrel!
Raimundo: They're quick-but I'm much faster
CROWD: Take that!
(The GUARDS chase Raimundo up a staircase into a room. He grabs a
carpet and jumps out the window)
Raimundo: Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump!
(The GUARDS follow him out the window, but they go straight down to
the street, and land in a pile with the sign "Crazy Hakim's
Discount Fertilizer." Raimundo uses the carpet as a parachute
to land safely and out of danger. Raimundo and Clay high-five each
other.)
Raimundo: And now, esteemed effendi, we feast! All right!
(raimundo breaks the bread in two and gives half to Clay, who begins
to eat. But Raimundo looks over and sees two young children
rummaging through the garbage for food. The GIRL sees him, then
drops her find and tries to hide. Raimundo looks at them, then
the bread, then at Clay.)
Clay: Uh-oh! Here comes Raimundo do-gooder again. Feeding everyone but himself. Well let me tell you I am not pick pocketing on an empty stomach.
(Clay takes a big bite of his food, but Raimundo gets up and walks
over to the children. The GIRL pulls her brother back.)
Raimundo: Here, go on-take it.
(The children giggle with delight. Clay tries to swallow his bite,
then looks guilty. He walks over to the children and offers his
bread to them. In delight, they both give him a big hug.)
Clay: Ah, don't. Huh?
(Clay sees Raimundo walking into the daylight, where there is a parade
going on. Raimundo peers over the shoulders of people. He sees
PRINCE Jack(note many characters will be repeated in different parts if you have ideas for other characters you know are coimg up let me know.) riding on a horse.)
BYSTANDER 1: On his way to the palace, I suppose.
BYSTANDER 2: Another suitor for the princess.
(Raimundo is startled as the two children come running out from the
alley. The BOY runs out in front of the PRINCE's horse,
startling it.)
PRINCE: Out of my way, you filthy brat!
(The PRINCE brings up his whip to attack the children, but Raimundo
jumps in front of them and catches the whip.)
Raimundo: Hey, if I were as rich as you, I could afford some manners
PRINCE: Oh-I teach you some manners!
(The PRINCE kicks Raimundo into a mud puddle. The crowd laughs at him.)
Raimundo: Look at that, Clay. It's not every day you see a
horse with two rear ends!
(The PRINCE stops and turns back to Raimundo.)
PRINCE: You are a worthless street rat. You were born a
street rat, you'll die a street rat, and only
your fleas will mourn you.
(Raimundo rushes the PRINCE, but the doors to the castle slam shut
in his face.)
Raimundo: I'm not worthless. And I don't have fleas. Come
on, Clay. Let's go home.
(Raimundo makes the climb to his home with the view, Clay takes his cowboy hat off and goes to sleep.)
ALADDIN: Riffraff, street rat.
I don't buy that.
If only they'd look closer
Would they see a poor boy? No siree.
They'd find out, there's so much more to me.
(He pulls back a curtain to reveal the beautiful palace.)
Someday, Clay, things are gonna change. We'll be
rich, live in a palace, and never have any problems
at all.