Alice in Wonderland
ALICE I’m not leaving…
THE DORMOUSE
Alice! Run!
Stayn heard that. He looks at her with sudden revelation.
KNAVE OF HEARTS Alice?
HATTER/DORMOUSE
RUN! She runs. Stayn and two of his Knights follow.
INT. THE DUNGEON – CONT.
She runs through the tunnels with Stayn and the Knights
behind. But she’s small. They catch up quickly. She dives
through their legs and keeps running.
EXT. THE DUNGEON – DAY
She bursts out the dungeon and runs toward the stables with
Stayn and the Knights not far behind. They catch up easily,
surrounding her.
KNAVE OF HEARTS Alice. Of course. Why didn’t I see
it? Well, it has been a long time.
And you were just a little tyke.
Give me the Vorpal Sword.
ALICE Stay back!
He distracts her as the Knights come up behind.
KNAVE OF HEARTS The Queen will be so pleased.
She’ll take great pleasure
in taking off your head. I
believe she wants to do the
deed herself.
The Knights grab her. She struggles uselessly. Stayn grips the
Sword, but she won’t let go. As he pulls, he hears a deep
rumbling GROWL. The Bandersnatch snatches up a Red Knight in
his mouth, crunches down, then flings the body away. He lowers
his head and runs at Stayn, snapping viciously. Stayn releases
the Sword to leap out of the way. The Bandersnatch lowers his
head for Alice. She pulls herself onto his back as Stayn and
the Knights watch with astonishment. She holds the sword high.
ALICE Downal ciqth Bluddy Behg Hid!
INT. THE CASTLE – THE LIBRARY
The White Rabbit reads the Oraculum. Looking out the window,
he sees Alice on the Eandersnatch, weilding the Vorpal Sword.
WHITE RABBIT I’m always right. Why do people
question me?
He rolls up the Oraculum.
EXT. THE COURTYARD
Alice and the Bandersnatch approach the open drawbridge.
RED GUARDS Close the drawbridge!
Seeing the Bandersnatch, the drawbridge MEN abandon their
post. The Bandersnatch pounds across.
EXT. THE RED QUEEN’S CASTLE – DAY
Waiting on a hill nearby, the Bloodhound sees the Bandersnatch
racing away from the castle with, remarkably, Alice on its
back. He dashes out to meet them. Running alongside, he hails
Alice.
BLOODHOUND Ho, Alice!
ALICE Bayard! To Marmoreal!
He races ahead leading the way as the Bandersnatch follows.
EXT. MARMOREAL – CASTLE OF THE WHITE QUEEN
Beautiful, shining, it’s made entirely of white marble. A
White Guard looks out across the open plain at the strange
sight of the Bandersnatch approaching at a dead run.
WHITE GUARD #1 Bandersnatch on approach!
WHITE GUARD 4*2 There’s someone riding it.
The Dodo is standing neaby. He lifts a spyglass and sees
Alice.
THE DODO
Alert the Queen.
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INT. WHITE QUEEN’S CASTLE – THE COURTYARD
The castle doors swing open. The people step back fearfully
as the Bandersnatch lopes into the courtyard. Eayard follows.
Alice dismounts. She sees the Dodo with the White Queen.
ALICE Dodo?
THE DODO
Welcome to Marmoreal. Your
Highness…this is Alice.
The White Queen is not ugly at all. She’s very beautiful, in
fact.
THE WHITE QUEEN
No need for introductions,
Uilleam. Alice and I are old
friends.
ALICE It’s good to see you again, your
Highness. I have something that
belongs to you.
Alice hands her the Vorpal sword.
WHITE QUEEN You have our deepest gratitude.
INT. THE ARMORY – DAY – LATER
The White Queen places it in the hand of a suit of silver
armor.
WHITE QUEEN The Vorpal Sword is home again.
The Armor is complete. Now I
await my new champion.
