New Hope for the Outlanders
{Outlands. Rebecca is tugging on a root. Ryou approaches from
behind.}
RYOU:
{muttering to himself} Yugi, Yugi, Yugi. Bakura wasn't even his father.
He just took him in. {he turns his attention to Rebecca} Oh hey, Rebecca.
Where's the little termite, Yugi? The "chosen one".
{Ryou touches the root with a knife; it snaps, and Rebecca tumbles
backward. Ryou guffaws.}
REBECCA:
Ryou! Where's Yugi? Did you leave him out there on his own again?
RYOU:
Hey-- it's every kid for himself out here. That little termite's gotta
learn to be on his own.
{Ryou is ridden with vermin and termites. He is continually scratching
himself.}
REBECCA:
Mother's gonna be mad. She told you to watch him!
RYOU:
Oh, who cares? I should've been the chosen one. {he begins scratching
his back with the knife.} I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm
the smartest-- Ooogh! These termites! {he starts rolling around,
scratching every place he can find on his body}
{Rebecca looks self-satisfied at Ryou's condition.}
RYOU:
{scooting along on his back} I could be a leader, if she'd just give me
a chance!
REBECCA:
Yeah right. Why don't you tell that to her?
RYOU:
Yeah? Don't think I won't!
REBECCA:
Oh yeah? Here's your chance.
{Mai walks slowly by Ryou, carrying Yugi. She ignores
Ryou entirely.}
RYOU:
What? Oh... Mother! Mother, hi! {laughs nervously} Mother, I caught
some deer for your dinner, I left 'em by the, um... by the...
okay.
{Mai drops Yugi. Rebecca sits next to him.}
REBECCA:
Hey, Yugi. You wanna... fight? {She mock-snarls; he looks earnest.}
MAI:
{turning to Ryou, who becomes visibly frightened} You were supposed to
be watching him!
YUGI:
It's not his fault! I went off on my own!
{Mai turns on Yugi, backing him along the ground with her words.}
MAI:
What were you doing?
YUGI:
N-nothing!
MAI:
Who has made us Outsiders?
YUGI:
Atem!
MAI:
Who killed Bakura?
YUGI:
Atem!
MAI:
And what have I told you about them?
YUGI:
Sorry, mother! ...Sh-she didn't seem so bad. I thought we could be--
MAI:
Friends? You thought you'd get to the daughter. And Atem would welcome
you with open arms? What an idea! ... {she reconsiders} What an idea!
You brilliant child-- I'm so proud of you! {She kneads the frightened
Yugi with her hands.} You have the same conniving mind that made
Bakura so... powerful.
RYOU:
Yecch.
{Mai glares and snarls at Ryou, then picks up Yugi. She carries him
into a house, as Ryou glowers.}
RYOU:
Ugh. The "chosen one".
{Mai carries Yugi into their "room", and deposits him on a small bed; he lands with a grunt.}
MAI:
I now see the path to our glorious return to power!
YUGI:
But I don't want--
MAI:
Hush! Hush, my little one. You must be exhausted.
[ My Lullaby ]
MAI:
Sleep, my little Yugi
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you're big and strong
You will be a king
{Mai tucks Yugi in.}
YUGI:
Good night...
MAI:
Good night, my little prince. Tomorrow, your training intensifies.
{Mai's dancing in this scene is very reminiscent of Bakura's in "Be
Prepared". She junmps up onto rocks to emphasize lines, and punctuates
her graphic points by beating up on Ryou. Her own servents jump as she musters
her forces.}
MAI:
I've been exiled, persucuted
Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did
I get a little tense
But I dream a dream so pretty
That I don't feel so depressed
'Cause it soothes my inner kitty
And it helps me get some rest
The sound of Atem's dying gasp
His daughter squealing in my grasp
His sevents' mournful cry
That's my lullaby
Now the past I've tried forgetting
And my foes I could forgive
Trouble is, I knows it's petty
But I hate to let them live
RYOU:
So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Atem up a tree
MAI:
Oh, the battle may be bloody, but that kind of works for me
The melody of angry growls
A counterpoint of painful howls
A symphony of death, oh my!
That's my lullaby
Bakura is gone... but Mai's still around
To love this little lad
Till he learns to be a killer
With a lust for being bad!
RYOU:
Sleep, ya little termite!
Uh-- I mean, precious little thing!
REBECCA:
One day when you're big and strong
MAI:
You will be a pharoah!
The pounding of the drums of war
The thrill of Yugi's mighty cry
RYOU:
The joy of vengeance
REBECCA:
Testify!
MAI:
I can hear the cheering
RYOU and REBECCA:
Yugi! What a guy!
MAI:
Payback time is nearing
And then our flag will fly
Against a blood-red sky
That's my lullaby!
{Fade to black.}
{Outlands. Rebecca is tugging on a root. Ryou approaches from
behind.}
RYOU:
{muttering to himself} Yugi, Yugi, Yugi. Bakura wasn't even his father.
He just took him in. {he turns his attention to Rebecca} Oh hey, Rebecca.
Where's the little termite, Yugi? The "chosen one".
{Ryou touches the root with a knife; it snaps, and Rebecca tumbles
backward. Ryou guffaws.}
REBECCA:
Ryou! Where's Yugi? Did you leave him out there on his own again?
RYOU:
Hey-- it's every kid for himself out here. That little termite's gotta
learn to be on his own.
{Ryou is ridden with vermin and termites. He is continually scratching
himself.}
REBECCA:
Mother's gonna be mad. She told you to watch him!
RYOU:
Oh, who cares? I should've been the chosen one. {he begins scratching
his back with the knife.} I'm the oldest, I'm the strongest, I'm
the smartest-- Ooogh! These termites! {he starts rolling around,
scratching every place he can find on his body}
{Rebecca looks self-satisfied at Ryou's condition.}
RYOU:
{scooting along on his back} I could be a leader, if she'd just give me
a chance!
REBECCA:
Yeah right. Why don't you tell that to her?
RYOU:
Yeah? Don't think I won't!
REBECCA:
Oh yeah? Here's your chance.
{Mai walks slowly by Ryou, carrying Yugi. She ignores
Ryou entirely.}
RYOU:
What? Oh... Mother! Mother, hi! {laughs nervously} Mother, I caught
some deer for your dinner, I left 'em by the, um... by the...
okay.
{Mai drops Yugi. Rebecca sits next to him.}
REBECCA:
Hey, Yugi. You wanna... fight? {She mock-snarls; he looks earnest.}
MAI:
{turning to Ryou, who becomes visibly frightened} You were supposed to
be watching him!
YUGI:
It's not his fault! I went off on my own!
{Mai turns on Yugi, backing him along the ground with her words.}
MAI:
What were you doing?
YUGI:
N-nothing!
MAI:
Who has made us Outsiders?
YUGI:
Atem!
MAI:
Who killed Bakura?
YUGI:
Atem!
MAI:
And what have I told you about them?
YUGI:
Sorry, mother! ...Sh-she didn't seem so bad. I thought we could be--
MAI:
Friends? You thought you'd get to the daughter. And Atem would welcome
you with open arms? What an idea! ... {she reconsiders} What an idea!
You brilliant child-- I'm so proud of you! {She kneads the frightened
Yugi with her hands.} You have the same conniving mind that made
Bakura so... powerful.
RYOU:
Yecch.
{Mai glares and snarls at Ryou, then picks up Yugi. She carries him
into a house, as Ryou glowers.}
RYOU:
Ugh. The "chosen one".
{Mai carries Yugi into their "room", and deposits him on a small bed; he lands with a grunt.}
MAI:
I now see the path to our glorious return to power!
YUGI:
But I don't want--
MAI:
Hush! Hush, my little one. You must be exhausted.
[ My Lullaby ]
MAI:
Sleep, my little Yugi
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you're big and strong
You will be a king
{Mai tucks Yugi in.}
YUGI:
Good night...
MAI:
Good night, my little prince. Tomorrow, your training intensifies.
{Mai's dancing in this scene is very reminiscent of Bakura's in "Be
Prepared". She junmps up onto rocks to emphasize lines, and punctuates
her graphic points by beating up on Ryou. Her own servents jump as she musters
her forces.}
MAI:
I've been exiled, persucuted
Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did
I get a little tense
But I dream a dream so pretty
That I don't feel so depressed
'Cause it soothes my inner kitty
And it helps me get some rest
The sound of Atem's dying gasp
His daughter squealing in my grasp
His sevents' mournful cry
That's my lullaby
Now the past I've tried forgetting
And my foes I could forgive
Trouble is, I knows it's petty
But I hate to let them live
RYOU:
So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Atem up a tree
MAI:
Oh, the battle may be bloody, but that kind of works for me
The melody of angry growls
A counterpoint of painful howls
A symphony of death, oh my!
That's my lullaby
Bakura is gone... but Mai's still around
To love this little lad
Till he learns to be a killer
With a lust for being bad!
RYOU:
Sleep, ya little termite!
Uh-- I mean, precious little thing!
REBECCA:
One day when you're big and strong
MAI:
You will be a pharoah!
The pounding of the drums of war
The thrill of Yugi's mighty cry
RYOU:
The joy of vengeance
REBECCA:
Testify!
MAI:
I can hear the cheering
RYOU and REBECCA:
Yugi! What a guy!
MAI:
Payback time is nearing
And then our flag will fly
Against a blood-red sky
That's my lullaby!
{Fade to black.}