Elias and the Royal Yacht/Transcript

This article contains the full transcript of Elias and the Royal Yacht.

English Transcript
NOTE: Taken directly from the Norwegian DVD’s English Subtitles by Nick Norris and Trine Borg.

Multiple boats normally seen around the Cozy Cliffs are gathered around a barge full of burning wood as Jovial tells a story.

Jovial: The hurricane is about to smash the Royal Yacht. The wind bowls so hard the jellyfish turn to jello. Then his rudder breaks in two! My dear friends, the Royal Yacht is convinced the end is near. When suddenly a boat appears. The Royal Yacht yells out “Head back! The ocean will swallow us both!” But the boat refuses to listen because this is the rescue boat; Fearless. [licks his top lip] He hooks his cable to the Royal Yacht - and tows him gently home to the Royal Harbor. When the others see that Fearless has rescued the Royal Yacht… Well… You could hear their cheers all the way here to Cozy Cove.

Elias: How did he do it, in that hurricane?

Jovial: He simply never gave up. Fearless doesn’t give a da… [pauses] He never gave up. That’s what made him the greatest rescue boat ever!

Elias looks admiringly. Some burning wood falls out the barge, spooking Cruiser.

Sentimental: We better put the fire out.

Fishmonger: Those clouds will take care of it.

Elias: Come on, Swifty, let’s make our rounds, and check things out.

Elias and Swifty exit the cove and head through the fjord.

The waves are already becoming more fierce as they pass Little Blinky. The hurricane is visible in the distance.

Elias [cont’d]: This storm is gonna be a big one.

It’s now completely dark and the waves are very large. Elias and Swifty sail on until Elias eyes the outline of a nearby vessel.

Elias: Hey! Wait!

It’s Rocke Gabrielsen II; a wide yacht. Elias trundles alongside.

Elias: It’s dangerous out here! Head for the Port!

Rocke Gabrielsen II: You think I should? The day I need help from a measly little rescue boat from the middle of nowhere, then I’ll let you know!

Elias is a little hurt, but shrugs it off and heads back in the direction of Cozy Cliffs. Rocke confidently battles the stormy seas, until one wave is so fierce, it nearby tips him.

He speeds back to Elias and Swifty.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Sorry I seemed so brash before. You’re only doing your job.

Elias: Yes?

Rocke Gabrielsen II: You see, I need to get to Big Bay as quickly as possible. And since you seem so… fearless… You may have the honor of escorting me - Rocke Gabrielsen II - to Big Bay.

Elias: It’s not safe to go to Big Bay now. Follow me to the nearest Port.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: I am a patient yacht, but I don’t have time for this. Escort me to Big Bay this instant!

Elias: I’m sorry, Mr. Gabrielsen. I can’t leave my district.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: [furiously] What are you saying?

Elias: I can only take orders from the Rescue Center.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: You… you… rude, little… [snaps] No one says “no” to Rocke Gabrielsen!

The furious yacht races for the open sea.

Elias: [sadly] He would have never treated Fearless like that.

The next day, it’s dusk in the Port of Cozy Cove and Craney is unloading fish from Smacky. Trawler is in line.

Craney: I hope Elias shows up soon. This super-urgent express message from Big Bay is for him.

Trawler shoves Smacky out of the loading quay.

Trawler [cont’d]: Here’s a super-urgent express message from Trawler; Get his darn catch off me before it starts sinkin’.

Fishmonger disapproves. They hear Elias’ motor.

Craney: There you are!

Elias and Swifty have returned.

Elias: What’s up?

Craney gets out the message.

Craney: Let me see… “To Elias. Come to the Rescue Center in Big Bay right now!”

Elias: Is that it?

Craney: Eh… Yes.

Elias: The Rescue Center in Big Bay! I’ve never been there before!

The Red Houses chat among each other something like “Big Bay is the capital!” and from Naughty; “It isn’t exactly the center of the universe.”

Craney: Imagine that! Elias is going all the way to Big Bay!

Trawler: Big Bay? So what? I, Trawler, am going as far up as Rofoten to fish. Last year, I beat the record set by that trawling cheat; Pedro Gonzales!

The Red Houses are more amused or apathetic than impressed.

Trawler [cont’d]:  Trawler hauled up so much halibut, there wasn’t even a single sea [biffs the loading quay, making Fishmonger jump] urchin left out there!

Elias and Swifty travel to Big Bay. It’s night by the time they arrive at the harbor buoy.

They pass by an industrial area and hear;

Elias: Cool music! Let’s ask where the Rescue Center is.

They head down a canal full of old equipment, then tons and tons of containers. Conversations can be heard.

The moment Elias sails out of the Canal, a land vehicle with a claw nabs him.

Grabber Vehicle: Look what the gulls threw away!

He throws him towards a giant gantry crane.

Middle Gantry Crane: Have you ever seen such cuddly babies? You looking for something?

Elias: Yes… We’re looking for the Rescue…

Two more gantry cranes roll in.

Right Gantry Crane: Lose your pacifier?

Left Gantry Crane: Need to poo-poo?

Several cranes laugh.

Middle Gantry Crane: Was there something you wanted, Chubby?

Elias: No. We’re going to the Rescue Center.

Middle Gantry Crane: It’s common courtesy to introduce yourself.

Elias: This is Swifty. And I’m Elias, the Rescue Boat.

Middle Gantry Crane: You don’t say, Elias and Swifty? Allow us to introduce ourselves.

Song: The Night is Long - Elias is violently thrown around by several cranes on the quay, first by the Right Gantry Crane.

Tall Crane: Did we freak you out?

Everyone in the Port laughs at Elias.

Middle Gantry Crane: You look a little shaky. Scared of heights? I’ve heard of Fearless, but it looks like your name should be ‘Fearful’!

Elias seems defeated. Swifty turns.

Elias: Hang on, Swifty. [confidently, broadly] Can you guys tell me where the Rescue Center is?

The Gantry Cranes are gobsmacked. The middle crane is most impressed.

Middle Gantry Crane: I think we’re got a tough one here! [to Elias] Sure, we know where it is, but why go there now? Spend the night here, where the action is.

The Container Port is in full swing the next dusk. The middle gantry crane loads a container onto one of the ships.

Right Gantry Crane: That was the last one. I need a drink!

As the freighter leaves, the left and middle crane prematurely show off.

Suverina: You sure look happy. Hook something big?

Middle Gantry Crane: I’m a professional crane. We’ve lifted 1455 containers today! (nudges his crew) Are we awesome or what?!

Suverina: I wonder how things went with that little rescue boat.

Middle Gantry Crane: Hey, there he is!

Elias enters the Port looking depressed; sailing towards Suverina and the Gantry Cranes, who are all slightly taking pity.

Elias: Swifty. They took him away from me.

Suverina: What?

Elias: They won’t let me be a rescue boat anymore.

The gantry cranes’ focus has been taken off him.

Middle Gantry Crane: Here he comes.

Rocke Gabrielsen II speeds into the Port. The gantry cranes look at him respectfully.

Middle Gantry Crane: Good evening, Mr. Gabrielsen!

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Status?

Middle Gantry Crane: 1455.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: [comfortingly] Ah really… You must be pleased with yourself. [changes his tune] But tomorrow, I want over 2000. Or else, I’ll dock your pay. All of you! Understood?

He looks left and his apathetic expression instantly changes to fury as he sets his eyes on Elias.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: [holding his anger] You look familiar. That’s right. You’re the so-called “rescue boat” from Cozy Cove. What are you doing here?

Elias: I…

Survina: Elias is on vacation. Visiting me.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Vacation? I see. Is that what you call it? [raises his voice] You should all know, Elias is no longer a rescue boat.

Elias covers deeper into his sadness. Survina glowers at Rocke.

Rocke Gabrielsen II [cont’d]: The poor thing has gone and done something utterly unforgivable. He neglected to rescue me, when I was in desperate need of help!

The middle gantry crane looks at Elias. Surprised.

Elias: What? Tha… That isn’t true!

Rocke Gabrielsen II: [reduced to tears] I could have been lost out there. I was totally helpless! [cries] I only saved myself by the skin of my teeth. It hurt, but I had no choice. [calms down] I had to report him, Rocke Gabrielsen II is a man of honor.

All three gantry crane look at Elias.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: But Elias, didn’t you have a little dinghy buddy? That’s right! They took him away from you. Are you all alone now?

Elias doesn’t reply. He merely looks down very sad.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: There, there, Elias. I am a yacht with a big heart. You can stay here till tomorrow. [furiously] But after that, I never want to see you in my Container Port again! [leaves] Goodbye!

Elias looks at the gantry cranes. The middle and left cranes look ahead while the right crane shoots him a nasty look.

That night, Elias looks one more time at the Container Port and arrives at the buoy. Suverina cruises alongside.

Elias: [sighs] I wanted to be like Fearless.

Suverina: Fearless? Who’s that?

Elias: The world’s greatest rescue boat. He rescued the Royal Yacht once.

Suverina: Wow… The Royal Yacht?

Elias nods.

Suverina: [nudges him] Come here. Let me show you something.

They sail to the…

Suverina: Look! The Royal Harbour!

Elias: Wow!

Once near the statue, the two boats turn off their lights and sail towards the building. The two guards are asleep.

Suverina: Those guards are good for nothing.

Elias: [referring to the dinghies on the right] Who are those guys?

Suverina: Paparazzi. They stick their noses into absolutely everything. Let’s sneak inside!

Elias: Is that such a good idea?

Suverina: Shh… You won’t regret it. It’s amazing in there.

Elias cruises past the Guards, goes through the corridor leading to the hall.

He looks excitedly and admiringly at the portraits of past rescue boats on the wall. One raises his positive mood:

Elias: Fearless!

Rocke Gabrielsen II [o.s.]: But we have the healthiest food in the world!

Three boats are coming down the long corridor.

Adjudant Hoff: Monsieur Gabrielsen, who has told you such lies?

Suverina: Elias! [pulls him down another hallway and they watch on]

Adjudant Hoff [cont’d]: Your food za most boring in za world.

Rocke Gabrielsen II [o.s.]: You…

Adjudant Hoff [o.s.]: What?

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Frog eater!

Admiral Bang: Gentleman! The Coast Day is in less than a week.

Adjudant Hoff: It is not like za Royal Yacht to disappear like zis. He has not been himzelf lately.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: He’s probably taken some days off. Who wouldn’t?

Admiral Bang: I will immediately send the Royal Navy north… I mean south… In all directions!

He launches rockets, losing his monocle. The rocket shoots the chandelier and sends it into the water.

Adjudant Hoff: Admiral Bang. It is important to keep our low profiles out of sight. We don’t want a scandal. [looks to Rocke] I’m sure he iz in Rofoten.

Rocke grins.

Admiral Bang: Let’s send Captain Gunpowder. She is our best man. I mean he is our best woman. She has shown unrivalled disobedience…

Hoff and Rocke are bewildered, they look at each other.

Admiral Bang [cont’d]: I mean decisiveness. I mean, she is courageous and strong. Gunpowder-strong! [chuckles] And she does exactly as I say!

Adjudant Hoff: Oui, Admiral Bang, but we also need someone with brains, non? Un peu d’intelligence, comprend? [beat] What about this Sinus?

Admiral Bang: Sinus could never work with Captain Gunpowder!

Adjudant Hoff: How about a m’nage trois? A third boat could protect Sinus and communicate better with his captain.

As he speaks, Suverina looks at Elias approvingly. As he finishes, there’s a beat, then;

Suverina: Come on. I know another exit.

She and Elias leave.

Adjudant Hoff: But the Paparazzi must hear nothing!

The next day, the Paparazzi sit outside the mansion until Hoff comes out.

Blue Dinghy: Hey, there he is, the old fart.

The guffawing-cunningly Paparazzi sail in front of Hoff.

Red Dinghy: Any news?

Green Dinghy: Where is the Royal Yacht?

Blue Dinghy: We have inside information from a reliable source that the Royal Yacht has a little sailboat on the side.

Green Dinghy: Any comment, honorable Adjudant?

Blue Dinghy: Or is it. [pause] Arrogant?

Adjudant Hoff is itored. The Paparazzi just laugh.

Green Dinghy: Or Elephant?

Red Dinghy: Or kangaroo!? [the laughing stops, beat] Does the Princess Boat’s shipwreck have anything to do with this story?

Adjudant Hoff: Absolutely not. Have you lost your minds?

Blue Dinghy: The people are entitled to the truth, Aspirant.

Adjudant Hoff: Za Royal Yacht’s vacation has gone a tad longer zan expected.

The Paparazzi close in

Adjudant Hoff: Must I spill it out to you?

Paparazzi: Ooooooooo…

They close in more.

Green Dinghy: You aren’t acting very wisely now, old driftwood.

Blue Dinghy: You wouldn’t want your reputation tarnished, would you?

Paparazzi: [singing] You seem to forget who we are!

Red Dinghy: Absent-minded old fool!

Green Dinghy: You won’t get away that easy.

Song: The Knights of the Free Word - The Paparazzi represent knights and angels in fantasy before recording Adjudant Hoff as he backs off, defended by the Guards.

The Paparazzi leave guffawing.

Adjudant Hoff: Are those snoops gone?

Suverina and a reluctant Elias approach the Royal Harbor.

Suverina: Come on, Elias. This is your big chance.

They meet Hoff.

Suverina: Hello, Adjudant, meet my new buddy, Elias. He’s a rescue boat.

Adjudant Hoff: You have a new body every… What was that you say, you said? A rescue boat?

Suverina: A rescue boat. And he has some time to spare. Need any help around here?

Adjudant Hoff: I say, zats something good of a coincidence, yes! I have za most exciting mission for you.

Elias: But…

Suverina nudges him.

Elias: Cool!

In the Hall, Elias and Gunpowder are having their mission detailed by Admiral Bang.

Admiral Bang: Attention! Captain Gunpowder will be the commander of Operation Whoopity Doo. And you will lie under her. I mean ‘be’ under her, ‘command’. Is that clear?

Elias: Yes, sir!

Gunpowder looks at him seemingly disdainfully.

Admiral Bang: The Adjutant believes the Royal Yacht is in Rofoten. But we have received information that the Royal Yacht may be…

Hoff gives him an annoyed look.

Admiral Bang [cont’d]: Anyway, Operation Whoopity Doo. See to it that the Royal Yacht is here to greet his subordinates on Coast Day.

Gunpowder: Affirmative, Admiral Bang. We shall initiate ASAP. We are waiting for Sinus.

Adjudant Hoff: He should be here any moment. Make sure you keep the paparazzi…

Admiral Bang: Don’t worry. Captain Gunpowder has been informed of all unthinkable and… unthinkable… hostile… peaceful… top secret…

As he speaks, Sinus pushes past focusing on his screen. When Bang notices he’s heading for the wall, his monocle flies off.

Admiral Bang: Civilian, look out!

Elias jumps in and hooks onto Sinus. Stopping him.

Sinus: Perfect! Yes! A new high score!

Gunpowder: Civilian Sinus, I will have no computer games during our operation! Understood?

Sinus: [nervously] Yes, Captain Gunpowder. My apologies for the late arrival. I had trouble with my display. My operative system crashed because my drivers weren’t… compatible.

Admiral Bang: The search for the Royal Yacht will begin immediately!

Gunpowder: Forward sail!

She, Elias and Sinus leave the Royal Harbor.

Meanwhile… Outside the Container Port. Rocke is meeting up with the Paparazzi.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Know what I think? The Royal Yacht is losing his marbles. The Adjutant thinks he’s in Rofoten searching for the Princess Boat! [laughs] Our old monarch is going senile!

Green Dinghy: What a lovely scandal.

Blue Dinghy: A full menu… With desert.

Red Dinghy: And right before Coast Day.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Make sure you find his Royal Senility as soon as possible.

Blue Dinghy: We’ll squeeze him like a blood orange.

Green Dinghy: We are the “press” after all.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: This will be the scoop of the century.

Green Dinghy: You have a gigantic nose… for news.

Blue Dinghy: A nose like a blood clot. I mean a bloodhound.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: But no one must ever find out that you heard this from me!

Green Dinghy: Of course not. We always protect our sources.

Blue Dinghy: Especially when our source owns us.

The Paparazzi leave.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: This means the end of monarchy. [chuckles] And guess who will be the country’s first president!

The Operation Whoopity Doo party is currently crossing through Stormy Bay.

Gunpowder: Sitrep!

Sinus: Right! Situation report! (gets out his screen) We are at 66 degrees, 27 minutes and 2 seconds north. 12 degrees, 56 minutes and 34 seconds east. The wind is NNW at force 6, which equals 11.7 meteors per second.

Gunpowder: Prepare to cross Stormy Bay!

Elias: We should stay close to the shore in this wind.

Gunpowder: Have I asked you? You snotty little plastic tub? And you always refer to me as Captain Gunpowder!

Elias: [defeated] Yes, Captain Gunpowder.

Sinus: According to my calculations, the wind will increase to force 11. Gusts up to 35.2 meters. Stronger then Hurricane Gertrude.

Gunpowder: Get out of here!

Sinus: Thank you.

Gunpowder: I didn’t mean that literally! Get to the point.

A wave almost causes Sinus to roll over.

Sinus: [standing up] My conclusion is that it would be most irresponsible, borderline insanity, to attempt a crossing under these conditions.

Gunpowder: We are to locate the Royal Yacht as quickly as possible.

Sinus: But Captain…

Gunpowder: If you civilians are chicken, fine!

Leaving Elias and Sinus, Gunpowder heads through some very fierce and horrific waves, mirroring Rocke in the beginning of the film. Meanwhile, Elias and Sinus are heading near the shore.

Elias: She risks going down in this weather!

Sinus: There is a 73.2% chance that we will also go down.

A wave almost tips him. Elias throws his hook to his bow and pulls him to safety.

Sinus: 98.7%!

Meanwhile, Gunpowder becomes confound before disappearing in the shadow of a massive wave.

Elias has gotten Sinus to a cove, where the current is more gentle.

Sinus: Thank you, Elias. I wouldn’t have made it without you.

Elias: I wonder how Captain Gunpowder is.

Sinus: She’s fine. She defies all kinds of weather.

Elias: I’m not so sure. I need to go search for her.

Sinus: What about me?

Elias: Wait here. I’m be back.

Sinus: Are you sure?

Elias searches the stormy sea. Eventually, he finds that she has run aground on a reef.

Elias: Gunpowder. What happened?

Gunpowder: Forget something?

Elias: Captain Gunpowder.

Gunpowder: Yes, exactly! No reason to drop formalities just because of some high seas.

Elias: Okay. I’ll get you down, Captain Gunpowder.

At first, Gunpowder barely moves. Then, she slides back into the ocean, though she ignores Elias.

The next day, the current is calm as they as they sail by tons of mountains and cliffs.

Gunpowder: Halt! We are approaching Rofoten. The Royal Yacht should be nearby. Before we start, I have something to tell you, civilian Elias. At first I couldn’t understand why you were on this mission. But now I can’t comprehend what I would do without you, Elias. So from now on, you can just call me Gunpowder.

Elias: Roger, Captain Gunpowder.

Sinus: Roger, Just Gunpowder. What am I saying? Just Gunpowder? Only Gunpowder, right?

Gunpowder: Ready for action? Initiate the search for the Royal Yacht!

Song - We’re On Our Way - Mirror antics between Elias, Gunpowder and Sinus, showing how their becoming allies. Ends with Elias getting Sinus’ glasses from a Paralithodes Camtschatica.

Sinus: The king crab, Paralithodes Camtschatica, is new to our fauna. We should eat it before it eats us. Just drop it in a large kettle and serve with lemon slices, mayonnaise and French bread.

Back at the Royal Harbor at night, Bang, Hoff and Rocke are cruising in the mansion.

Admiral Bang: Unfortunately, they have yet to find the Royal Yacht. But Captain Gunpowder reports that they are cooperating magnificently. Particularly thanks to Elias.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: Elias?

Adjudant Hoff: Mais oui. Elias the Rescue Boat.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: [livid] What?! That cunning little- [restrains himself and laughs out loud]

A puzzled Bang loses his monocle.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: I heard that Elias had been fired.

Adjudant Hoff and Admiral Bang look at each other - coldy.

Back to the Operation Whoopity Doo party resting under a hill. Gunpowder leaves a sleeping Sinus to join Elias in watching the horizon.

Elias: Gunpowder, I was wondering…

Gunpowder: About what?

Elias: Admiral Bang mumbled something about the Royal Yacht. What was that about?

Gunpowder: It’s the Princess Boat. The Royal Yacht was devastated. Losing someone dear to you, Elias, it can be terribly difficult.

Mood is ruined by the chipper text sound from Sinus’ computer.

Sinus: A message from the Royal Harbour.

Gunpowder: Yes?

Sinus: Let me decode it first. [types] It was… just some spam.

Gunpowder: [closing in] What?

Sinus: [nervous] Never mind… It was nothing. Just a filofax… a faulty fax… Someone wanted to buy lottery tickets, I mean sell, I mean…

Gunpowder gets out her rocket launchers.

Gunpowder [cont'd]: Who was that message from? Answer me!

Sinus: [slowly] From the Royal Harbor.

Gunpowder: What does it say?

Sinus hits the edge.

Sinus: Water samples! What a fool! I forgot to take water samples!

Gunpowder: Sinus, come here! Forget those samples.

Sinus looks in defeat.

Gunpowder: Elias, you wait there!

The two get a distance away.

Meanwhile, the chatting and laughing Paparazzi are not far behind them.

Gunpowder is enraged talking to Sinus. She charges at the unknowing Elias.

Gunpowder: We have received a message from the Royal Harbor. I had every reason to be skeptical about you.

Elias: What… What do you mean?

Gunpowder gets out her launchers.

Gunpowder: You withheld information that you were recruited! Elias, honor and loyalty is something I value tremendously! What you have done is a betrayal of the worst kind! You betrayed the country. You betrayed the Royal Yacht. You are discharged from Operation Whoopity Doo. Effective immediately!

Gunpowder storms off, leaving Elias devastated.

Sinus: But Gunpowder…

Gunpowder: No questions from you! I refuse to drag along some impostor!

Sinus: Elias, I…

Beat. Sinus turns to follow Gunpowder.

Sinus: I’m sorry.

Song - Lonely - An upset Elias sails through fjords.

Elias is moored at a run-down Port, still devastated and sad. A vessel, obscured by darkness, approaches.

Passing Vessel: Good evening.

Elias: Hi.

Passing Vessel: Is something wrong? You look sad.

Elias: No. Nothing.

Passing Vessel: You can talk to me. Don’t worry.

Elias: It won’t help.

Passing Vessel: I see. But after a long life as… I have learned that it helps to talk about things.

Elias: Everything has gone wrong.

Passing Vessel: Yes?

Elias: [sighs] I wanted to be like Fearless. But I don’t know what I am anymore.

Passing Vessel: Fearless? He became a legendary rescue boat. But you can never be exactly like him.

Elias: What do you mean?

Passing Vessel: Fantastic stories are told about Fearless are told time and again. Eventually we forget that he also was nothing but a regular boat.

He looks down. Beat.

Passing Vessel: We are all. Just regular boats.

Beat.

Passing Vessel: We live our own lives. No two are the same. That is why you can’t be like Fearless.

Elias looks down.

Passing Vessel: I see you’re struggling now. Find a way to face your difficulties. Find your own strength. Your own way in life.

Beat. Elias is still sad.

Passing Vessel: It isn’t easy. But if you succeed, you will become a great rescue boat.

Elias: [a little motivated] Do you really think so?

Passing Vessel: Yes. I do. I must move on. Farewell.

The vessel leaves.

Elias spends the night at the run-down Port. Then, when he awakens and heads out.

The Paparazzi arrive at the Port. Sniffing ironically.

Green Dinghy: I smell a hot story.

Blue Dinghy: We’re on the verge of a scoop.

They laugh.

Red Dinghy: Imagine the headline: “Senile Sovereign Spotted by Seashore.”

Blue Dinghy: Not bad. Or how about: “The King may come” And on Page 2: “Or not… Since he’s… senile!”

They laugh and continue their search.

Green Dinghy: “Senile With a Smile!”

The vessel that spoke to Elias is in fact the Royal Yacht wearing a fake moustache and regular searchlights instead of his crown. He is standing near the Black Current; a whirlpool.

Elias follows some ravens, which leads him to the Royal Yacht.

Elias: Excuse me. The current here can be dangerous. Do you need help?

The Royal Yacht: You again? No, I’m fine. I’ve been here before. But thank you.

He sneezes off his moustache.

The Royal Yacht: Oh no! My disguise!

Elias: You’re the Royal Yacht! But, Your Majesty, why are you in disguise?

The Royal Yacht: Because of the paparazzi. If they write that I’m still looking for my daughter… Everyone will think I’ve lost my mind.

Elias: I’m so sorry about the Princess Boat.

The Royal Yacht: They say I have to face the truth. What truth? That she vanished here in the Black Current?

Beat.

The Royal Yacht: I don’t think she went down. I’m going to find my daughter! No matter how long it might take!

Elias: I’ll help you, Your Majesty, as sure as my name is Elias!

The Royal Yacht: Would you really do that? First give me my disguise back.

Elias puts the moustache back on.

The Paparazzi catch up and spot them sailing on the other side of the fjord.

Red Dinghy: It’s the Royal Yacht!

They race towards them. Meanwhile, Trawler is fishing by the shore.

Paparazzi: We have a story! / No doubt about that!

The Blue and Red Dinghies avoid Trawler’s net. A cautious Trawler reduces speed, creasing the size of the gap between him and his net, causing the Green Dinghy is crash into the net and lose all of the caught fish.

Trawler: What in burning bacalao are you doing?!

In a fit of rage, Trawler chases the Paparazzi down the fjord, swinging his hook.

Trawler: No one gets away from Trawler!

He catches the Green Dinghy. The Red and Blue Dinghies catch up to Elias and the Royal Yacht.

Red Dinghy: Who in the world are you?

The fake moustache is loose. The Blue Dinghy knocks it off it’s place with his megaphone.

Red Dinghy: It’s the Royal Yacht! I knew it!

Before they can do anything, Trawler grabs him and throws them into his cargo deck.

Trawler: I’ll teach you blabberboats some manners!

They go their separate ways.

Blue Dinghy: You’re impeding the free word!

Trawler: Shut up!

Later, the fog comes down, Elias and the Royal Yacht find a cave.

Elias: Your Majesty?

The Royal Yacht: We can seek refuge in this cave over here.

They go in.

The Royal Yacht: We can wait here until the fog lifts.

As they look around, they suddenly hear a female chorus.

Beat. Light coming from the holes above become warner.

The Royal Yacht: Elias, we have found my daughter!

Elias: It’s coming from over there. Look! An opening, under water!

Gunpowder: Halt!

Gunpowder and Sinus arrive.

Gunpowder: Your Majesty, I am the commander of Operation Whoopity Doo. Admiral Bang has ordered me to bring you…

At the sight of Elias. Gunpowder explodes and holds him at gunpoint again.

Gunpowder: You impostor!

The Royal Yacht: Elias is no impostor.

Gunpowder: I’m have you court-martialled for this!

The Royal Yacht: We have just found the Princess Boat.

Gunpowder: [calm] She went down in the Black Current.

The Royal Yacht: [annoyed] But listen!

Gunpowder: The Royal Navy has combed every centiliter of these waters. The Princess Boat is gone for good.

The Royal Yacht: No! She is not gone. If you want to follow orders, be prepared to use your weapons!

The chorus returns.

The Royal Yacht: Listen, Captain.

They all listen. Sinus records it.

Gunpowder: It… It’s can’t be! It is the Princess Boat. Your Majesty, I’ll get us to the Princess Boat!

The Royal Yacht cheers as she launches rockets at the opening.

Gunpowder: Sinus, hold on to your glasses!

The convey sail through the widened opening. As Sinus sails through, rocks fall, one destroying his telecommunication.

Sinus: There went our communication!

They are in the Island’s lake. The water is bright blue. As they look around, Sinus notices a loose boulder above the opening.

Elias turns a corner and Princess; a small, pink boat sails into sight.

Princess: Who are you?

Elias: Elias.

She spots the Royal Yacht.

Princess: Daddy!

The Royal Yacht: My little girl! It is you. It really is you!

They reunite.

Princess: I thought I’d never see you again.

The Royal Yacht: My little Princess. My darling. I can’t believe it. Everyone was sure you were at the bottom of the sea.

Elias: Except you, Your Majesty. You never gave up hope.

Gunpowder joins in.

The Royal Yacht: [laughs] True. I never could have done it without you. Let’s go home!

Sinus comes over.

Sinus: I’m afraid we have a problem. The opening caved in.

Beat.

Sinus: And I can no longer call for help. Help…

Elias: How did you get in, Your Highness.

Princess: I’ll show you.

She leads the convey to another cave. As they enter;

Princess [cont’d]: Beware of the current.

In the corner of the cave is another whirlpool.

Sinus: [studying] The Black Current.

The Royal Yacht: So this is where it ends. [pauses] Incredible!

Elias: What happened?

Princess: I lost Daddy in the fog. Couldn’t see a thing. I drove around, crying out. Suddenly, I was sucked under water, deeper and deeper. The last thing I remember was… [sobbing] A terrible creature with arms everywhere and huge eyes! When I awoke, I was in here.

The Royal Yacht: I see. So the Black Current did get you, like everyone said. Yet here you are. It’s a miracle!

Sinus is studying.

Sinus [cont’d]: Well spoke, Your Majesty. Miracle is the word. No one has ever survived a similar experience.

Sky view of both ends of the Black Current. Sinus takes a sample of the water. The typing and sounds on his computer take awhile and eventually annoy Gunpowder.

Gunpowder: Stop that Sinus! You’re driving me crazy!

Sinus: Yes, yes!

Gunpowder: Stop it!

Sinus: Yes! This is… maybe… a way out of here. Listen up. The current turns with the tide twice a day. In order to escape, we must follow the current. The problem is that the undercurrents will drag us down. But according to my calculations, under special circumstances, a unique phenomenon may occur. Just what you experienced, Your Highness.

Gunpowder: [apathetic] Get to the point, Sinus.

Sinus: [interrupting] This phenomenon, The Princess Syndrome, sucks you down to a certain depth, but then it pulls up and out on the other side. [excited] And best of all, the Princess Syndrome, should occur again the next time the tide turns!

Sinus: The Princess Syndrome will occur in 30 seconds.

He gets out the timer on his computer.

Sinus: Captain Gunpowder?

Gunpowder: Right. Line up in the formation that I agreed upon.

The convey lines up. The timer runs out. The tide turns. Sinus and Gunpowder charge for the whirlpool.

Gunpowder: Full steam ahead!

Princess watches horrified as they are sucked in.

Elias: Come on!

Princess: But the monster!

Elias: We have to hurry! This is our only chance!

Very reluctantly, Princess charges at the whirlpool ahead of Elias and is sucked through a cave. She is trapped between the wall and a column. Elias hooks onto her.

Cut to Gunpowder and Sinus being spat out, in the open sea.

Sinus: The current could turn any second! We have to get away.

Cut to the cave. A huge boulder floats towards Elias and Princess, taking out the column trapping Princess and others. Elias and Princess escape. A arm moves nearby. Elias and Princess are spat out.

Princess: Where is daddy?

Sinus: Get over here! The tide is turning!

Beat. Gunpowder has a solemn reaction, Princess is becoming devastated. Then Elias heads back to the whirlpool.

Gunpowder: That… That’s madness!

Part of the Royal Yacht’s bowsprit floats to the surface, horrifying Elias.

Elias: Shoot a line over here!

Gunpowder shoots a line and Elias catches it. Then he heads into the whirlpool. The Royal Yacht is sinking, then Elias comes and throws Gunpowder’s hook onto his railing.

Elias is sucked down and eventually picked up by a giant octopus; like a kraken.

The others wait for Elias, a little sad.

The Royal Yacht: Elias… You rescued my Princess and you rescued me. But you yourself were lost. You sacrificed yourself, brave little rescue boat.

Underwater, the kraken fiddles with Elias. A drowning Elias spots some wrecks nearby; along with flashbacks of Fearless’ portrait, his dismissal from Operation Whoopity Doo and meeting the Royal Yacht at the run-down Port.

Voices: Might as well call you Fearful! / Elias is no longer a rescue boat! / …your own way in life. / This is your big chance!

Elias picks up the boulder from before and throws it in the kraken’s face, making it let him go.

Voices: Find your own strength…

His body floats to the surface.

The Royal Yacht: Come, my Princess. There’s nothing more we can do.

Beat.

Princess: Look!

Elias’ body comes to the surface. Gunpowder and Sinus return, the former throws her line on him before he sinks and pulls him to safety.

Princess checks on the body.

Princess: Elias?

She pulls alongside and nudging her head on Elias’, she sobs. Gunpowder, Sinus and the Royal Yacht are devastated as well.

Princess: Elias!

Elias coughs.

Princess: What? Elias! Elias, you’re alive!

Elias smiles broadly at Sinus, Gunpowder and Princess, who does so towards the Royal Yacht.

Cut to the Royal Harbor. It’s Coast Day. Thousands of boats are watching, including almost all of the boats from Cozy Cove and the tugs from the Container Port.

Adjudant Hoff and Admiral Bang come out. The guards sound their trumpets as the Royal Yacht with his crown and Princess appear on the mansion’s balcony. The Paparazzi are documenting. The crowd is cheering.

The Royal Yacht: Dear everyone… Being here today, with my Princess at my side… It hardly feels real. It’s surreal. But without the help of some special friends, we never would have experienced this.

Elias, Gunpowder and Sinus come out of the mansion - cheered on.

The Royal Yacht [cont’d]: Each of these brave boats have contributed to this moment. Captain Gunpowder found a way to the Princess Boat. And Sinus found the way out.

The Paparazzi take pictures and record.

The Royal Yacht: And then… Elias.

Elias looks at the crowd. A proud Smacky and Suverina look at each other knowingly.

The Royal Yacht: Without you, none of us would be here today. Elias… You risked your life and the Princess and for me. I remember when I was young and inexperienced, being saved by the legendary Fearless. But, my dear friends, Elias’ feat in the Black Current surpasses it all.

Later that evening, Elias and Princess cruise in the hallway.

Elias: Time for me to head back to Cozy Cove.

Princess: You are always welcome here.

Elias: Thank you.

As Elias and Princess look at each other, Elias notices;

Elias: Swiftly! There you are!

Swiftly has bypassed the Guards. He jumps in front of Elias excitedly.

Elias: There, there, Swiftly!

Princess: He’s so cute!

Elias: Behave yourself, now. You’re in the Royal Harbor after all. [to Princess] Bye for now.

Princess: Thanks again.

Elias and Swiftly leave.

Princess: See you later!

Credits

Abrupt cut to the guards throwing Rocke out of the Royal Harbor, following by a furious Royal Yacht.

The Royal Yacht: Don’t ever show yourself around here again!

He heads back inside. The guffawing Paparazzi is taking photographs and recording, their intentions are clear as day.

Rocke Gabrielsen II: If you print this in the paper, so help me, I’ll have you melted into bedpans!

Paparazzi: Oh no, bedpans!

They just laugh.

Rest of Credits