Charlotte is a 10-year-old writer with lots of story ideas. She likes history and has written many historical fiction pieces.
“SUN : I hear Rain’s gonna flood the area! (SUN nudging WIND) Think you can stop it?”
CHARACTERS:
Scene 1
In the Writopia Lab, in the little room with couches.
SUN
Hey, Wind!
WIND
(Rolling his eyes at SUN)
What, Sun!
SUN
I hear Rain’s gonna flood the area!
(SUN nudging WIND)
Think you can stop it?
WIND
Any time, Sun!
RAIN
(laughing and bragging)
Ha! Beat me!? My floods wreck the world! I might even start it right now!
WIND
What! This very instant! I’ve not prepared anything yet!
SUN
OOOoooo! Is wind… scared!
WIND
No.
(WIND shivering and trembling)
Just a little cold.
SUN
Really? Then, I’m the Sun! I’ll warm you! Or you should have been warm right next to me… Unless you were… no, Wind, scared!?
WIND
STOP IT!!!
WIND’S face is red, and he is breathing hard.
RAIN
(bragging)
Oooooo! The Great Wind! Can’t you fight me?
WIND
(comes up with idea)
No, I can’t.
(RAIN and SUN laughing)
But Sun, can you?
Scene 2
SUN
(SUN is frozen. SUN pauses)
Sure I can.
(SUN gets calmer)
Better than you, scaredy Wind!
WIND
(WIND frowns)
I’ll be working while you two have your great Sun vs. Rain battle.
WIND starts push ups. RAIN and SUN are making loud noises when they fight.
SUN
AAHHHHH!!!
(SUN gets struck by RAIN)
LIGHTNING
BOOM!!!
(LIGHTNING strikes away)
SUN
Hey!
(SUN pushes through the clouds)
I’m going to shine my way through your nasty storm!
WIND
Need some help? I’ve been practicing!
SUN
(breathing hard)
No, thank you, but I got it under control!
(LIGHTNING strikes SUN)
Whooo!
WIND
Oh really?
WIND saves SUN from LIGHTNING
SUN
Well…
Scene 3
RAIN
(mockingly)
What, you now want to fight to protect poor, little Sun?
SUN
(face burning up)
NOOOOO!!!
LIGHTNING
Yea! We will crush you!!!
RAIN
Hey, Wind, shouldn’t you be on our side?
LIGHTNING
Yea. Winds are in storms!
RAIN
Unless… you want to help your poor Sun?
WIND
Well…
(pauses)
why should I help you destroy Earth?
RAIN
No, no. We will take over Earth, ruling Earth and its subjects together forever!
LIGHTNING
But then wouldn’t Earth’s subjects be dead already from the damage we did?
RAIN
Shush, Lightning. You work for me now, remember?
(RAIN’S face burns.)
WIND
Yes, Lightning does work for you, I suppose… But on the other hand, she does make a point. Who exactly would we be ruling over?
RAIN
(furious)
THE WORLD, DUMMY!
LIGHTNING
(curious)
Who on the world?
RAIN
Who cares! The world is great!
(burning up)
SUN
(whispering to LIGHTNING)
Is she always like this?
LIGHTNING
Sometimes.
(pauses)
Only when she’s angered like right now.
WIND
(whispering to SUN and LIGHTNING)
I think we know her secret!
Scene 4
SUN
Really? What!
LIGHTNING
You seem really eager.
SUN
I’ll get that Rain for what she did to me!
LIGHTNING
Oh, right.
(LIGHTNING looking down)
I’m sorry if I hurt you badly.
SUN
Oh, it’s fine. I’m okay, by the way.
WIND
Alright, guys, we need a plan! Lightning? Any info on this?
LIGHTNING
Umm? You basically got it.
SUN
Are you sure there is nothing else?
WIND
Okay, let’s not scare Lightning! He could strike at us at any moment!
SUN
Yea, but —
LIGHTNING
We should hurry before Rain turns into a mega storm!
SUN
So you do know something!
(SUN raises an eyebrow)
WIND
Yea, but what’s a storm without Wind and Lightning?
LIGHTNING
Gives a worried glance to WIND and then to SUN
You have not seen the worst of Rain, have you!?
SUN
(gulping)
NO!
RAIN
(WHOOSH!)
I will destroy Earth and everyone on it! And rule over EARTH once and for all!!!
WIND
But again, who is it you will be ruling over?
RAIN
Ugh!!! You again! Why won’t you just let me go on with my plans!
(RAIN gets idea)
Or you could just join me.
WIND
Uh, yea, no thanks. I work my own way.
RAIN
Oh really! We could be best buds, and I really need some help right about now. So? What do you say?
LIGHTNING whispers to WIND.
LIGHTNING
She is trying to trick you!
RAIN
Oh, don’t listen to her. Besides, why would I do that, hmm?
WIND
(WIND shakes her head)
I’m not falling for your trap!
SUN
Yea, Wind, don’t fall into any of her silly traps! You can beat them anyway!
RAIN
Eerr! I was so close! Come on!!
LIGHTNING
You’re not getting away with us that easily!
Scene 5
RAIN
How will you destroy me? You’re just a worthless gang of nothingness!!! Ha!
WIND
No, we’re not! Sun fought you!
SUN shrinks down.
RAIN
(mockingly)
Oh, are you gonna “shine your way through me?”
LIGHTNING
Hey!
(stepping in front of SUN)
Stop that!
SUN
(shivering)
Don’t worry.
(trembling)
I’m fine.
RAIN
OOOooooo! Sun’s feeling strong again! Come and fight me!
SUN
I would… but…
LIGHTNING
But you hurt him!
SUN
Hey! I feel as good as ever!
(mumbling)
I’ll get you when I have the chance!
WIND
This is getting us nowhere!
RAIN
Yea! Where’s the real fight?
WIND
I think we’re waiting for those to chatterboxes!
(pointing to SUN and LIGHTNING)
SUN
Hey! I can be quiet!
RAIN
(snapping)
Then do it, you dum dum!
LIGHTNING
(frowning)
Well shouldn’t we have sides?
Everyone has blank expressions on their faces.
Sides! You know, teams!
Everyone says, “Ohhh.”
WIND
But are we not already on teams? Were we not just planning on attacking Rain?
LIGHTNING
I think I’m doing this if anyone has mind changes.
SUN
Like you?
LIGHTNING
NO! I’m on your side now, okay!
RAIN
I can defeat all of you!
SUN
(mockingly)
What, with your storm? Where’s your Wind and Lightning!
LIGHTNING
You’re angering her!
SUN
(whispering to LIGHTNING)
I know. It’s all a trap, though!
WIND
(fighting SUN)
WHOOSH!
RAIN falls on her back.
Lightning! NOW!
Nodding, LIGHTNING strikes RAIN hard.
RAIN
AAAWWWWW!!!
LIGHTNING
Oh no, did I kill her!
LIGHTNING Looks at RAIN lying on floor. RAIN flings her body at LIGHTNING, and he pushes her away.
SUN
Hey!
(pausing)
I really was looking forward to Rain’s death!
WIND
Watch out!
RAIN jumps on SUN.
SUN
Ouch!
RAIN
That’s right!
RAIN storms closer to SUN’s flames.
Feel the pain I felt once!
LIGHTNING
(just getting back up)
What do you mean, “feel the pain I felt once?”
RAIN
Don’t you know?
Everyone shakes their head.
Well… an old friend of mine turned against me once… and we fought hard… but I lost… and it was so painful. So now, I will show my anger by my storms that will destroy Earth and take over!
RAIN extends her storm.
Scene 6
WIND
But you won’t be ruling over anything!
LIGHTNING
And why show your anger like this?
SUN
Yea, make up with your friend!
RAIN
I can’t. He sent me away and said he would only forgive me if I did this!
SUN
Your friend is CRAZY!
WIND
Well, your friend would be dead by the time you would be done with your work. Did you tell him that?
RAIN
Well…
WIND
Now, we will take you to your friend, and you can explain it, right?
RAIN
I guess…
SUN
(pushing RAIN)
Come on, let’s go!
Thirty minutes later.
WIND
We’re here!
LIGHTNING
WOW!
SUN:
(nudging RAIN)
Your friend’s got quite a place here!
RAIN
I know.
The walls were shining, and the floors sparkled, and RAIN’s friend was treated like a king.
WIND
Excuse me, sir, my friend would like to speak with you.
KING
(his voice is booming)
Who comes to my feet?
RAIN
Hello, my name is Rain.
KING
Rain!? Ha! You have returned, but you are NOT the ruler of the world, so bye!
RAIN
But, I must say something. If I took over the world with a storm, you would be dead! So I wouldn’t get my end of the bargain! Hmm?
KING
(bewildered)
Well… Umm… Guards!
SUN
Hey! What’d we do?
KING disappears.
LIGHTNING
(whispers to RAIN)
Does he always do that?
RAIN
(shrugging)
I suppose.
WIND
There are too many guards! What do we do?
SUN
We run, Dummy!
WIND
(looking at RAIN)
Where is King?
RAIN
I don’t know! He Just disappeared! Right there, then out of sight! Poof! Gone! I DON’T KNOW, OKAY!
SUN
Geez, she just wanted to know.
LIGHTNING
Guys, let’s just find King, alright!
KING whizzes past them.
RAIN
He’s there!
SUN
(flinging her head to RAIN)
Where!?
RAIN
You just missed him, he was right-
WIND
There!
LIGHTNING
I’ve got him cornered!
SUN
(pushing through)
Really? Where?
WIND
Okay, what are you hiding?
KING
Look, Rain, I’m sorry for what I did. I was just mocking you about it. I knew I would be dead. Please, forgive me.
RAIN
Of course I’ll forgive you.
Sun, Wind, Rain, Lightning, and King lived together. Happily together.
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