Behind the Waterfall Page #4

---

the answer to your test

when your mind goes blank,

and all of the sudden

it comes back to you

as though

somebody whispered it

to you in your ear?

Maybe you

should study law.

Oh, i see him.

Yeah, and he's

being chased by

a caterpillar.

Where's the legs?

Oh, i see him, yes!

Wait a minute,

he's a tyrannosaurs.

Well, hello there.

Would you

like to join us?

I said, would you

like to see the

parade with us?

Yeah,

you just missed the

catapilla-saurus.

I think

i'll pass.

Aunt sam

wants you guys.

Oh, it's time

to go, then.

Oh, man...

the parade

will be back

another day.

Wanna race

me home?

Yeah!

How about helping

an old man

to his feet?

Up we go.

Hello,

i'm liam conners.

The leprechaun.

I guess you've

been talking

to Alex and Tommy.

You must be Tommy's

sister, becky.

We were just looking

at the clouds.

There's so much

to see up there.

In the clouds?

Aye,

you have to know

how to look.

Look again.

Do you see that little

girl floating

in the air?

Yeah,

i guess

i do see her.

Aye, but she looks

sad and lonely

as if she misses

someone who was

very special to her.

My boyfriend never

called yesterday to

wish me happy birthday.

Oh, but a lovely

lass like that...

she must have

many friends.

No, i think this is

someone who's

very special to her

who she's

angry at.

Who might

that be?

My dad.

If he hadn't died

then i wouldn't be here,

alone and forgotten

on my birthday.

I wish i was home.

Now, don't

be like that,

always wishing you

were somewhere else.

You're missing out

on what's here.

Here?

What's here!

There's not

even a mall.

What good is a mall?

A place to go out

with my friends.

Well tell me,

what did you do

at this mall?

I dunno.

Just hung out.

Oh, i see.

You did nothing

at the mall.

You could be doing

the same thing here.

What else?

What do you mean

what else?

What else do

you like to do?

You know, i've learned

everyone has a secret wish

deep down

in their hearts.

Something they

want to do

more than anything

else in the world,

if only they had

the courage to try.

I guess i always

wanted to learn how

to ride a horse.

Ahhh...

what?

Yes, i know.

No, i... yes,

no, no...

i quite agree.

Who are you

talking to?

Listen.

I don't hear

anything.

Nothing?

The wind?

Aye. I frequently

ask the wind for help

when i have

a problem.

Does it

ever answer?

Aye, if you're

patient and sincere

in the asking.

The wind always

answers in its own

way and its own time.

Maybe i should try.

Aye, lass,

maybe you should.

Did you hear it?

I hear the breeze,

but i don't hear any words.

Aye, lass.

It isn't easy,

but this i know,

when it's truly important

for you to hear

what the wind

has to say,

you'll hear it.

But you won't

hear it here,

you'll hear

it right here.

And with practice

it gets easier.

Then you can

ask it anything...

what to do

on a sunny day,

the answers

to your problems,

how to fill

the emptiness

in your heart.

How does

the wind know?

The wind is only

the messenger.

But how does...

mr. Conners?

Mr. Conners?

I'm afraid of horses.

You see it?

Yeah.

It's a bird.

Hey, that looks like

where my nest was.

You guys, c'mon.

Lunch is ready.

Last one

to the porch

is a pooka!

Go!

That's not fair!

No way!

I won!

You're the pooka.

You got

a head start.

I'm not the

pooka, you are.

I won.

That means

i'm not the pooka.

Yes, you are.

I'm probably going

to be sorry i asked,

but what's

a pooka?

The pooka is a bad fairy

that looks like a horse

that takes you on a ride

that you'll never survive

unless you're

very, very brave.

Oh yeah?

I'd say neither

of you are pookas.

Come on.

Wait, i left

ace in the tree.

Get him later.

No, we have to

be ready to fly.

What?

Scott and cindy?

I don't believe it!

That's just

great, lori.

Yeah, thanks for calling.

Now i know

what kind of

friends i have.

One less question

for the wind, i guess.

Where to now?

I'd say that way.

Hold it! Hold it!

What's wrong?

I'm not sure,

but i just got

a funny feeling.

Do you

feel anything

different?

Sorta.

Sorta.

Aye, i thought so.

We'd better

put our jackets

on backwards.

Why are we

doing this?

Pixies!

We don't want to

get pixie-led in there.

Pixie-led?

Aye.

Have you ever

been on a trip

and suddenly

the trip

was over

you can't even

remember the trip?

Yeah, that

happened to me

on the way to

grandma's last year.

More than likely

a pixie caught

your attention.

You were

pixie-led, Tommy!

That doesn't

sound so bad.

That's only

the first step.

Given enough time,

a pixie will get

you so confused

that you'll start

looking for happiness

in all the wrong places.

And once you

get pixie-led,

unless someone

else helps,

you could stay

lost forever.

So how does it help to put

our coats on backwards?

Don't you see,

it confuses them.

They can't tell

whether we're

coming or going.

Bring the map.

Ready for bed?

You still miss him,

don't you?

Yeah, i wish

he'd hurry

and come back.

Tommy, you know

that he can't...

i mean you do know

where your dad really is?

He's in...

heaven.

That's

right.

And when people

go to heaven

they don't come back.

But he always

comes back.

He promised

he'd come back.

Ace was

his witness.

But what if he

can't come back?

Me and ace have

figured it out.

He's been pixie-led,

we'll fix that

as soon as we find

the faeden.

Good night, Tommy.

Good night, ace.

Boy, you're

really dragging

it out, today.

I ain't going

in today, boys.

Part of the plan.

Oh yeah, the plan.

Take a look at this,

tonight is the night!

Good luck!

We'll be standing by

when you get blown

out of the water.

You think so?

I don't think so.

I'm a pretty

lucky guy.

A man with a plan.

Nothing today, again.

All this time

i've been dreaming

of finding it

but still nothing.

Aye, i've been dreaming

about it as well.

But maybe

it was only meant

to be a dream.

What's the point

of a dream

if it doesn't

come true?

Now hold it,

hold on, both of you.

What was it that

christopher columbus

was dreaming of?

I know,

a new way

to get to india.

Aye, and it was

that dream that

gave him the courage

to brave

the unknown perils

of the ocean.

But, he didn't find

what he was looking for.

Exactly, instead

he discovered

a whole new world.

But we didn't

find anything.

Ah, didn't you now?

More often than not

the search proves

more valuable

than the treasure.

I promise you,

you've both found far

more than you realize

and you're closer

than you think.

Come along,

then.

The faeden's

waitin'.

Don't run,

you guys.

Did you talk

to mr. Conners today?

Don't answer.

It's a trap.

Ahh, you two,

hold on, hold on!

You're wearing me out...

an old man like me.

It's time

for a rest.

No, not there.

Follow me.

Why out here?

As a precaution,

of course.

The bad fairyies can't

hurt you in moving water.

Who's got the map?

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes