Cast of characters

Sam: Fortune teller, Bad guy 2, Sam, Golden King

Arthur: Jester, Bad guy 1, Citizen, Golden Prince, Guard

Prologue

(Enter Jester with Fortune teller, Jester dances and then stops.)

Fortune teller: Ahh ... Play on Jester. (Jester dances, Fortune teller puts hand on Jester's shoulder.) Rest now, I will tell (Both kneel down) you a tale of two people who changed the world, their names were Golden Prince and Golden King. Draw close and I will tell you about them.

(They exit together.)

Act 1, Scene 1

(Enter bad guy 1 with bad guy 2; bad guy 1 works on bomb and gives it to bad guy 2.)

Bad guy 1: Take this to Sam!

Bad guy 2: Yes sir!

(Both leave.)

Act 1, Scene 2

(Citizen enters with Sam.)

Sam: Look at this balloon I got. (Sam gives balloon to Citizen). Here, smell this.

(Sam leaves the stage. Citizen sniffs the bomb. Boom! Bomb blows up and Citizen falls down.)

Citizen: Help! There's an explosion! Save me!

(Golden King flies in.)

Golden King: I'll help you! (Golden King heals Citizen.) Are you all right?

Citizen: Yes, thanks to you. (Both leave.)

Act 1, Scene 3

(Bad guy 1 and 2 enter. Bad guy 1 works on a bomb.)

Bad guy 1: Here, take this and get it to Sam!

Bad guy 2: Yes sir! But what if it doesn't blow up on him?

Bad guy 1: I don't know.

Bad guy 2: Yes sir!

(Both leave.)

Act 2, Scene 1

(Enter Sam holding bomb.)

Sam: Last time the balloon was a bomb and it blew up in my friend's face! I bet this is a bomb too. (Sam puts bomb to his ear.) Yes, I can hear it ticking ... I have a plan.

(Sam leaves the stage.)

Act 2, Scene 2

(Enter Citizen. Citizen paces. Golden King enters.)

Citizen: Thanks for saving me, but who are you?

Golden King: Who I am is unimportant -- let it remain that Sam is sorry the bomb blew up on you, and I shall find the killers and arrest them. I shall notify you when they are captured.

(Golden King leaves; Citizen stays a while and then leaves.)

Act 2, Scene 3

(Enter Golden King and Golden Prince.)

Golden King: Golden Prince, I am trailing some killers. Would you like to help me?

Golden Prince: Yes, Golden King.

Golden King: (Happy) Then let's go!

Golden Prince: Yes, Golden King.

(Both leave.)

*** Intermission ***

Act 3, Scene 1

(Enter Bad guy 1 and starts working on two bombs. Suddenly Golden King flies in.)

Golden King: You'll never kill anyone again! (Bad guy 1 jumps.) Do you surrender?

Bad guy 1: No!

Golden King: Then I shall chase you from here to jail!

(Bad guy 1 runs off with Golden King behind him.)

Act 3, Scene 2

(Enter Bad guy 2.)

Bad guy 2: Duh ... I wonder when the boss will be back? (Golden Prince leaps on stage and knocks Bad guy 2 down.) Oof!

Golden Prince: Your boss is gone, and now I'm taking you to jail!

(Golden Prince leads Bad guy 2 off with Bad guy 2 cursing under his breath.)

Act 3, Scene 3

(Golden King rushes on with Golden Prince.)

Golden King: Golden Prince! What are you doing here?

Golden Prince: Same as you, fighting the bad guys.

Golden King: Any idea where the boss is?

Golden Prince: No.

Golden King: You go that way and I'll go this way.

(They go off different ways.)

Act 3, Scene 4

(Enter Bad guy 1 with bomb and sword, puts sword down behind and waits with bomb. Golden King flies on.

Golden King: Now I'm going to take you to jail!

(Bad guy 1 throws bomb but Golden king splits it with his sword. Golden king dashes forward and Bad guy 1 grabs the sword that was behind him and stabs Golden king, Golden king falls and Bad guy 1 leaves)

Act 3, Scene 5

(Golden King is laying on the stage. Golden Prince dashes in and heals Golden King.)

Golden King: Thanks! I thought I was done for!

Golden Prince: It's OK. Let's find that boss.

Golden King: I'm right with you!

(Both leave.)

Act 4, Scene 1

(Enter Golden King, paces, turns into Sam. Guard leaps in, overpowers Sam, and takes him off.)

Act 4, Scene 2

(Enter Bad guy 1, sits. Sam walks in.)

Sam: Why has your guard brought me here?

Bad guy 1: (Rises.) To kill you!

(Sam turns into Golden King.)

Golden King: Guess again! You'll never kill again!

(Golden King carries Bad guy 1 off.)

Act 4, Scene 3

(Enter Golden King and Bad guy 1.)

Golden King: I think we have a nice cell for you.

(They bring a banner out from behind their backs and say, "The End!")

Epilogue

(Enter Jester and Fortune teller, both fall down yawning)

Fortune Teller: Whew! Telling a tale really takes it out of me!

Jester: What happened to Golden Prince?

Fortune teller: I am coming to that. After going for the boss he found Golden King again and they went to a Fortune teller like I am, maybe someday I shall tell you what happened then.

(Jester gets up, dances, and they both leave after bowing.)