Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Scene II

Scene 2

The Battle of the Qar –Zin*

*Qar-Zin

The Qar-Zin sails off Massachusetts.

Smithis standing on the Crow’s Nest.

Smith: Ahoy below deck! Off the Starboard bow!

Barton: Where?

Smith: Starboard man!

Barton: (Looks through Telescope) It’s the fiends! (Ducks a cannonball) It’s a British warship man!

Smith: (Slides off the Crow’s nest) Mr. Barton, better call the captain.

Mr. Barton: Aye sir!

Captain Dameon John Mellino climbs puts on his vest.

He opens the closet door and looks at three different kinds of swords: A saber, a rapier, and a captured cutlass. He takes the saber.

Gunnery Captain Anthony Michael Mellino puts on a sword.

Dameon takes a brace of pistols and puts it on.

He puts on his coat.

Lieutenant David Gabriel Mellino puts on a hatchet and knife and a pistol.

Dameon ties the strings on his shirt and tucks them in.

David puts on his boots and grabs his hat as he goes out of the cabin.

Dameon decides not to wear his glasses.

Anthony puts on his coat.

Dameon looks in the mirror and puts on his hat.(this is the first time you seehis face)

They walk out on deck.

Anthony: (Goes to the right side of where he came out) Ready the guns!

David follows Dameon who heads towards the helm.

Dameon: Smith, report.

Smith: British man-o’-war off the starboard bow.

Dameon: Mr. Barton!

Mr. Barton: Aye!

Dameon: Beat to quarters. (Barton yells the order to the drummer who begins) Mr. Caron!

Mr. Caron: Aye sir!

Dameon: The lead if you please.

Dameon: Mr. Parker!

Parker: Aye!

Dameon: Get the swivel guns up front firing and clearing off there deck. Anthony! Be ready to fire at my command! Mr. Crisping!

Crisping: Yes sir!

Dameon: Get me alongside a pistol shot.

Anthony: Why not open fire now?

Dameon: Be ready to fire when I say.

Anthony: (Angry) Smith, be ready to fire.

The crew is running around preparing for battle.

Dameon takes the helm.

They get close to it.

David draws a hatchet.

They get closer.

Mr. Caron: Ten-knots sir!

Dameon: (To David) That’s good. I want more.

David: Why?

Dameon: (Looks at the sky) That’s why.

David looks up and sees gray clouds.

Dameon: Mr. Parker!

Mr. Parker: Aye!

Dameon: Fire on the right side of that ship! Get her to head away from us and out to sea!

Mr. Parker: Aye sir!

The British ship turns and fires a broadside.

Dameon: Drop!

Men duck the broadside.

David: ((to Dameon) Looks like we can’t head out to sea!

Dameon: Alright boys get ready! Steady men! Steady!

They get closer.

Dameon: Steady!

They get closer.

Dameon: Fire!

The cannons go off.

Dameon: Kill the men but leave the ship as unscathed as possible.

Men: Aye!

Dameon watches the battle while firing a swivel gun.

He sees David swing to the other side.

Dameon: David! (Aims the swivel)

David begins to fight with a boarding axe and a sword.

Fight decided by director.

Dameon sees men running towards David.

He fires and kills most of them.

David looks back angrily.

Dameon solutes.

David swings back angrily.

Dameon: Its blades now!

Men: Aye!

Dameon: (silently) By my beard we’ll go down fighting.

David: I... have a beard.

Dameon: Well then I’ll go down by yours– without them– Whatever! Move out!

They all draw swords.

They climb the rails and board the other ship.

Five minute fight decided by director.

Dameon: Anthony!

Anthony runs to him.

Dameon: Get to the helm with five men and fight from that side.

Anthony: Aye sir.

He prepares to do so.

David cuts down two men with his axe and sword.

Dameon shoots four men.

David kills three more. He looks up and sees Anthony’s men preparing to attack.

Three men prepare to fire with muskets.

A fourth draws a sword.

David runs there.

Officer 1: Present!

David reaches them in time.

Twenty-second Fight decided by director.

Anthony: (Solutes David and then says to men:) Attack!

The swing and attack.

The battle goes on.

Two minute fight decided by director.

Anthony runs to the first mate.

Anthony: Sound the surrender.

Officer 2: Good luck at that!

Anthony: Aye!

One minute fight decided by director.

Anthony gets the sword from the man’s hand and grasps it.

Anthony: Sound the surrender!

First mate: Raise the white flag and blow surrender.

One man raises the white flag and another blows the tune of surrender of the trumpet.

The crew looks at him and stops.

Dameon walks to the helm.

He outstretches his hands.

Dameon: Victory!

The men cheer.

Dameon: Well done men! Well done! You've proved yourself to be American seamen! You've done me proud! I’ll tell ye what I'm going to do with this fine speciman of English warships, This ship is now under the command of Captain David Mellino!

The men begin to cheer as David goes up the stairs in shock.

Mr. Parker: Three cheers for Captain David Mellino! Hip! Hip!

Men: Hurrah!

Mr. Parker: Hip! Hip!

Men: Hurrah!

Mr. Parker: Hip! Hip!

Men: Hurrah!

The Qar-Zin is sailing away.

Dameon: Farewell Captain David Mellino.

1 comment:

  1. By David's beard you'll go down fighting! lol every time!

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