Drosselmeyer's Advice/The Twister

*(Later, Clara, Fritz, Louise, Phillip, and Rockruff continued their trek down the road as dark clouds started to form slowly in the sky. They suddenly noticed a traveling wagon and took a closer look. The sign on it said “Drosselmeyer’s Wonders of the World and the Crowned Heads of Europe.” The five soon realized who it is with smiles)*

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: Godfather Drosselmeyer.

*(Suddenly, a kind-looking middle-aged black man came out humming. He had dark skin, short curly black hair, a silver gray beard and mustache, dark brown right eye, and wearing a black eyepatch over his scarred left eye, white long-sleeved dress shirt, a dark green knit vest with gold trimming, a dark green long-sleeved suit with gold trimming over his shirt and vest, a black neckerchief, blue jean pants, and black dress shoes. He is Drosselmeyer, the Stahlbaum's godfather. He noticed the kids and Rockruff and greeted them)*

Drosselmeyer: Oh! Hello, children, Rockruff!

Fritz: It’s good to see you again, Godfather!

Drosselmeyer: I wonder why you’re all out here?

Clara: You may be a scientist and inventor who performs as a fake magician, but you can try and figure out why we’re here.

Phillip: We’ll still believe you’re magic regardless.

Louise: Like we always do for you.

*(Happy by their encouragement, Drosselmeyer agreed)*

Drosselmeyer: Very well.

*(He inspects them)*

Drosselmeyer: Well, seeing your backpacks, I’ll try and figure it out.

*(He began to think)*

Drosselmeyer: Let’s see…. You’re traveling in disguise, right?

Kids: Nope.

Drosselmeyer: Going on a visit, right?

Kids: (Giggling) Nope.

Drosselmeyer: Hmm….

*(He realized something)*

Drosselmeyer: Oh, now I figured it out! You’re running away from home!

Phillip: That’s right.

Drosselmeyer: And why are you running away, I wonder?

*(He began to think)*

Drosselmeyer: Oh, now I know. Because nobody understands or appreciate you four, you want to see the world! You want to see big cities, big mountains, and big oceans even!

Clara: That’s exactly right!

*(Rockruff suddenly snatched Drosselmeyer’s hot dog)*

Clara: (Scolding Rockruff) Rockruff, that’s not polite to take Godfather’s hot dog!

Drosselmeyer: (Laughing) No, no, it’s okay. He can have it. Never liked that brand of hot dogs anyway.

*(He changed the subject)*

Drosselmeyer: Anyway, where was I?

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: Seeing the world.

Drosselmeyer: (Realizing) Oh, yes, that’s right.

Fritz: We want to travel with you!

Louise: See the world and the Crowned Heads of Europe!

*(Thinking it over, Drosselmeyer smiled and spoke up)*

Drosselmeyer: Very well. But first, I like to show you some pictures of what we’ll see on our travels.

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: (Excitedly) Really?!

Drosselmeyer: Yes. Have a seat.

*(After taking four chairs out, Drosselmeyer placed them down and seated Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip on them. Then he placed a projection lantern on the stand nearby a white screen and began showing the first picture on himself, as Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip watched in interest)*

Drosselmeyer: Ta-da! Oh, yes, indeed! And now, mirabile dictu, et curibus pluribus unum, or to use the vernacular, behold Drosselmeyer’s magical lantern! To see the wonders of the world, you won’t need to go too far from home. Not too far at all.

*(Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip got confused and then shrugged and watched in amazement as Drosselmeyer started to sing)*

Drosselmeyer: **Children, there’re other ways**

**To see the world, so, shift your gaze**

**To this extravagant appliance**

**Mainly magic, slightly science**

**With no stressful travel plans**

**As you don’t have to move**

**From Kansas, see**

**The unabridged assembled**

**Wonders of the world**

**Fly the coop and cross the ocean**

**Time and distance sent in motion**

**Grab this chance to wander yonder**

**All the earth is ours to ponder**

**From the Poles to the equator**

**No one could provide a greater view**

*(He begins his slideshow, showing many locations and things he seen around the world as Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip watched in amazement)*

Drosselmeyer: **There’s the Nile, now**

**Some don’t give a hoot**

**That it’s the longest river**

**But we know in miles, of course**

**All four-one-eighty sea to source**

**It’s nature at it’s most prolific**

**Pyramids are quite terrific, too**

**So, welcome to the waiting**

**Wonders of the world**

**Sometimes, we may feel**

**Something simply can’t be real**

**Like a road beneath your feet**

**That’s paved with gold**

**I would be inclined**

**To maintain an open mind**

**For truth is very strange**

**If truth be told**

**There’s old Popocatepetl**

**New York City, glass and metal**

**Everest unconquered mountain**

**Over five miles high and countin’**

**Here’s the arctic’s snow**

**And polar bears and northern lights**

**And solar flares**

**A myriad exquisite**

**Wonders of the world**

**Imagine red and blue**

**On the mountains of Peru**

**And Sahara sands of yellow**

**Burning white**

**In jungles, black and green**

**Fearsome creatures never seen**

**Other than right now**

*(Suddenly, he showed a next picture of himself with Phillip, much to Clara, Fritz, and Louise’s confusion and Phillip's surprise. Noticing, Drosselmeyer got embarrassed)*

Drosselmeyer: **Oh, that’s not right**

*(He takes that picture out)*

Drosselmeyer: (Laughing nervously) I’m so sorry.

Phillip: That was from your private collection.

Drosselmeyer: Moving rapidly along now.

*(The kids shrugged in agreement and Drosselmeyer resumed showing more pictures)*

Drosselmeyer: **We don’t have to take it slowly**

**Here’s Tibet, remote and holy**

**Angel Falls in Venezuela**

**Eiffel Tower, Humpback Whale**

**A moment feeling all the thrills**

**Of being near the seven hills of Rome**

**Oh, so many sights to savor**

**This is merely been a flavor**

**Maybe time for one more wonder**

*(Suddenly, a thunder is heard from afar)*

Drosselmeyer: **Very strange, that looks like thunder**

*(They resumed the conclusion of the slideshow)*

Drosselmeyer: **But the point that I’m conveying**

**Is you see it all while staying home**

**And home is one of many**

**Wonders of the world**

**The unabridged assembled**

**Wonders of the world**

Drosselmeyer and kids: **Drosselmeyer’s patent**

**Wonders of the world**

*(After they finished the slideshow, more thunder is heard from afar. Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip then spoke up)*

Fritz: I can’t wait to see all of those!

Clara: So do I, Godfather!

Louise: Take us with!

Phillip: Please?

Drosselmeyer: But didn’t you hear me…?

Phillip: We understand you want us to see it back home, but we want to see it up close.

Clara: Besides, nobody back home will miss us.

Louise: They don't care about us.

Fritz: And heck, they were gonna let Tremaine take Rockruff from us.

*(Drosselmeyer thinks over something, and then brightened up)*

Drosselmeyer: Well, alright. But first, let’s consult my crystal ball.

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: Crystal ball?

Drosselmeyer: (Nods) Yes.

*(They and Rockruff go inside the wagon, taking the chairs with and after the kids and Drosselmeyer seated, Drosselmeyer began to work on his crystal ball setting)*

Drosselmeyer: This is an actual rare crystal ball that is used by Isis and Osiris in the days of Egypt, in which Cleopatra saw Julius Caesar and Marc Antony coming to her, and so on and so forth.

*(The kids became interested)*

Drosselmeyer: Alright, let’s reach out into the infinite and gaze into the crystal ball.

*(They looked into the crystal ball and Drosselmeyer began to explain what he sees, despite Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip not seeing anything)*

Fritz: What do you see?

Drosselmeyer: I can see a house with a white picket fence and a barn with a weather-vane of a crowing rooster.

Louise: That’s our farm, alright.

Drosselmeyer: And there’s a beautiful woman, she’s wearing a white shirt and blue skirt, I think, and her face of careworn.

Clara: That's my mother, alright.

Fritz and Louise: Yeah.

Drosselmeyer: Yes, you are aware her name is Marie, right?

Clara, Fritz, and Louise: (Nods) Yes.

Clara: And what’s Mom doing?

Louise: What do you see?

Drosselmeyer: Well….

*(He gasped)*

Drosselmeyer: Why, she’s crying.

*(Clara, Fritz, and Louise got surprised)*

Drosselmeyer: It’s like someone broke her heart.

Fritz: Really?

*(Clara suddenly felt guilty for her angry words at her earlier)*

Clara: I had no idea….

Drosselmeyer: Well, it’s from someone she loved very much. Someone she took care of along with her sister and brother. And someone she took care of from sickness.

Clara: (Smiling softly) Yeah. One time, I caught pneumonia, and she, along with everyone else, stayed by my side every minute until I was all better because of the doctors.

*(She changed the subject)*

Clara: Anyway, I feel terrible now.

Drosselmeyer: I can tell. But what did you say to her the last time you saw her?

*(Feeling guilt overcome her, Clara turned to Fritz, Louise, and Phillip, who nodded in agreement, and then she confessed)*

Clara: Regretfully, the last thing I said to her, Dad, and the farmhands, was “I hate you, and I never wanna see you again.”

Drosselmeyer: I see….

*(He placed his hand on Clara’s shoulder and spoke in a comforting voice)*

Drosselmeyer: Well, even though words can hurt, I….

*(He looks at the crystal ball again and began to explain away again)*

Drosselmeyer: Wait, I see Marie go into her and Benjamin’s bedroom.

Louise: Why?

Clara: What’s happening?

*(Suddenly, Drosselmeyer became shocked)*

Drosselmeyer: Oh my gosh! She’s placing her hand on her heart and just collapsed on the side of the bed!

*(Horrified at what they heard, Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip jumped to their feet in concern)*

Clara, Fritz, and Louise: WHAT?!

Phillip: Is she having a heart attack?!

Drosselmeyer: I‘m afraid so. And now the crystal ball is dark.

*(Concerned, Clara began to freak out)*

Clara: Oh my gosh! She might be dying!

*(Grabbing their backpacks, they began to run out)*

Clara: We have to get back home!

*(Drosselmeyer pretended to be surprised suddenly. Apparently, he told a little lie to encourage Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip to go back home and make amends with their loved ones)*

Drosselmeyer: But I thought you wanted to see the world with me?

Clara: Unfortunately, we can’t!

Louise: Mom’s more important!

Phillip: We need to get home to her!

Fritz: And make sure she's fine!

*(Drosselmeyer smiled in an understanding way, but deep down, he’s smiling because the kids realized from his lie)*

Drosselmeyer: Well, be careful! Hearing the thunder before, you better hurry or a twister will hit!

Kids: Okay!

Fritz: We will!

Phillip: Thank you and goodbye!

Drosselmeyer: You’re welcome and goodbye!

*(Then with that, Clara, Fritz, Louise, Phillip, and Rockruff hurried back to the direction of the Stahlbaum Farm as a strong wind began to blow slowly. Drosselmeyer then began to pack up quickly upon noticing)*

Drosselmeyer: Better take shelter quickly!

*(He looked at the direction the kids and Rockruff ran to in concern)*

Drosselmeyer: I hope they make it home alright.

*(Then, after packing up, Drosselmeyer quickly drove the wagon away. Back at the Stahlbaum Farm, a twister just started to appear on its destruction path across the plains towards the farm. Benjamin and the farmhands began scrambling around, putting the animals into shelter, despite the strong winds)*

Benjamin: Hurry and get the horses loose!

Farmhands: Got it!

*(Suddenly, they noticed Double D trying to work the twister-proof machine with Rolf’s help)*

Eddy: Double D, Rolf, come on!

Ed: It’s a twister! It’s a twister!

Nazz: We gotta take shelter!

Double D: But we’re trying to make…!

Kevin: Forget it! Just take shelter with us!

*(Upon seeing the twister approaching slowly, Double D and Rolf realized they’re right, quickly gave in, climbed down the roof, and they all hurried to the storm-cellar. Back at the backyard, Marie ran outside in concern, calling out for the kids)*

Marie: Fritz! Girls! Phillip!

*(Nearby, Clara, Fritz, Louise, Phillip, and Rockruff were getting closer to the farm, fighting the strong winds, and saw to their horror, the twister slowly approaching the farm)*

Phillip: Come on!

*(Noticing the wind is slowing Rockruff down, Clara quickly picked him up and they hurried to the farm. Back at the farm, everyone hurried to Marie in the backyard to get into the storm-cellar)*

Marie: Any sign of the children?!

Benjamin: Afraid not! We’ll look for them later!

Marie: But…!

*(The others reassured her)*

Jonny: If we know the children, they can take care of themselves in a crisis like this!

Sarah: Jonny is right! Now come on!

*(Giving in, Marie went into the storm-cellar with Benjamin and the farmhands. Back at the front yard, Clara, Fritz, Louise, Phillip, and Rockruff arrived finally, fighting the strong wind and went inside, looking for Marie, Benjamin, and the farmhands)*

Clara, Fritz, and Louise: Mom?! Dad?! Guys?!

Phillip: Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum?! Guys?!

*(They hurry out to the backyard and found the storm-cellar door closed and locked up. They began kicking it and calling out to them)*

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: Hey!!

*(Noticing the twister coming closer in a fast pace, the kids and Rockruff hurried inside and took shelter in Clara, Fritz, and Louise’s bedroom closet)*

Clara: Now what?

*(Before Phillip could answer, the window doors to the room broke off and crashed at the closet door. Quickly pushing it open, Louise gasped)*

Louise: Looks like our window broke!

*(Suddenly, a metal bar flew into the room and smacked Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip’s heads before they reacted, knocking them out, much to Rockruff’s concern. As they lay unconscious, the house began to toss and turn, apparently being flown into the air by the twister. Suddenly, a rooster’s crow bolted them awake as it floated by. Noticing various things flying by outside, including a cow, Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip went up to the window and took a closer look as Rockruff hid himself under the bed. Realizing what’s happening upon seeing no ground below, the kids got concerned)*

Louise: We’re inside the cyclone!

Clara: Obviously within the funnel!

Fritz: Are we gonna die?!

Phillip: Hopefully not!

*(Suddenly, they noticed two familiar women and a cat on their bikes flying by)*

Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip: Lady Tremaine’s group?!

*(Then, to their horror, Tremaine transformed into a witch-like creature of some kind riding a magic broomstick as Drizella turned into a strange young female fairy-like woman and Lucifer turned into a strange creature. The two women cackled evilly and flew off into the distance along with the raven. Suddenly, the house jerked back and forth from the twister’s winds and the children screamed as they hung onto the doorway of the closet. Suddenly, they feel the house dropping towards the ground)*

Phillip and Louise: Brace yourselves!

*(And with that, the house fell down, down, down as the twister vanished until it crash-landed onto the ground)*

***Coming up: Clara, Fritz, Louise, Phillip, and Rockruff come upon Chao Village and are honored as heroes to the Chaos by the Chaos themselves, as well as by Rosalina and Pauline, for killing an evil witch named Princess Shroob. Then during the celebration, two certain evil witches and a certain helmet-wearing Beanbean creature appeared, livid that their fellow witch is dead, and Clara, Fritz, Louise, and Phillip earned their wrath after receiving gifts from Rosalina and Pauline and their real adventure begins.***