the last eclipse (script)

The Last Eclipse ep-2

Scene 1:

Whicker is in the middle of a clearing at the far end of the Everfree Forest and stops in the middle of it when a black, shadowy figure falls in front of him from the sky, his features un-seeable to the audience.

1Whicker: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but would you please give someone a little warning next time? You nearly gave me a heart atta- Wait, what are you do-

He then gets hit on the head hard enough to make him pass out on the ground.

Scene 2:

Whicker slowly starts coming to, but his eyesight is blurry, yet he is able to make out the forest around him but sees it's moving. He tries moving around but finds he can't, he's tied up and is being dragged off by the creature that hit him over the head. He tries to say something, but he falls back into unconsciousness.

Whicker starts to hear muffled voices as his mind wanders in the darkness of his mind and sees blurred images.

2???: .... Won't let you make a mockery of our work you ....

3???: Please don't stop, I know you ca.....

4???: My little boy. It's wonderful......

5???: IF you fail this test, leave this house for good!....

Whicker wakes up in his room, looking around in confusion, but visibly relaxes as he sees he's back in his room.

6Whicker: Well, that was a rather odd dream..... I guess I should finish that candle for The Prince.

He says and gets out of his bed to head to his workbench to begin work once more, but freezes in shock and closes his eyes tight and shakes his head hard, thinking himself to still be asleep.

7Whicker: This can't be real, this already happened!

He says as the screen blacks out again.

Scene 3:

Whicker opens his eyes again, but sees a small, barely lit room with a single, tiny white-furred foal sitting at a desk covered in lumpy, misshapen candles, his head bowed low and his body shaking a bit until he hears a shout coming from outside the room.

8Ash: We're leaving! You are not to leave until you MAKE a proper Candle! IF you fail this test, leave this house for good!

Shouts an older sounding male. After he does, the door opens and an older looking gray furred female walks in and nuzzles him gently before looking at his work.

9Ember: My sweet little boy, these look wonderful. I wish your father could see that.

She says gently and smiles at him.

10Ember: We will be waiting for you at the Hospital.

She says before nuzzling him again and leaving. The house then falls silent as another door is heard shutting, leaving the young colt to sit alone once more in the dark. He looks over to a puddle of wax ext to a picture of him and a slightly older, sickly looking colt in a bed, both of them smiling, and is struck by an idea. He then gets to work on molding it, trying to sculpt the clay into a rough, pony shape, four wicks being tied into one at the head and leading to four in the hooves. His horn then glows as it illuminates an open spell book nearby, and his grunts in strain as the candle begin to glow as well.

Scene 4:

An untold amount of time passes from the glowing of the candle,

11Whicker: Finally, it's done! Now they'll see what I can do!!

As he runs out the door with a cloth wrapped object in one of his arms. He reaches the hospital and runs up the stairs and grins happily, hoping they will accept it.

He reaches a room where we see his mother, the stallion who owned the rough voice, and two younger ponies, a white filly, and a gray colt, the latter being in the hospital bed, smiling weakly, but happily at the youngest sibling.

12Match: You made it. I'm glad.

HE says with a soft, and light sounding voice, but doesn't speak very loudly as he has his bed sit up for him and notices his brother is holding something out to him.

13Match: What's this?

He asks and unwraps the cloth, and everyone gasps in surprise. Under the cloth, is a candle the looks like the older brother sitting up in the bed right now, but much healthier looking.

14Mother: Oh my, it's lovely!!

She says with pride. The father just nods in approval, and the brother smiles and lights it with a spell from his horn, but to everyone's shock, the flame nearly reaches the ceiling and the candle starts melting at a rapid pace in his hooves, until only the four hooves are left of it, the young colt looking at his brother in horror.

15Whicker: Match?

The young colt asks, shaking slightly, like back in the room, but his brother realizes what happened and closes eyes with a smile.

16Match: Listen to me. Please don't give up on this, I know you can make the best candles the world has ever seen. Let this help you learn and practice, until no one can hold a candle to your skill.

He says to his brother and ruffles his mane.

17Match: Do you promise Whicker?

Whicker sniffles, his eyes watering and nods a little.

18Whicker: I do.

He says as everything goes dark again, and Whicker opens his eyes to see himself in a dark room again, except this time he realizes it's a cave with light shining through, and it hits a book sitting up on a natural shelf on the far wall. a showdowy figer approches.

19Whicker: W-Who are you? Where are we? And why did you bring me here?