Stardust Page #7

and a good night's sleep

before you present me to her.

Come on. Come.

-Come on, Tristan. It's not that far.

-Okay.

-Excuse me?

-Oh!

-I think you're in my bath.

-Well, close your eyes!

I'm not... Honestly, I'm not Iooking.

Here, I'II turn away.

AII right, you can open them now.

Did you really mean

what you said in the caravan?

What I...

But... But you were a mouse!

You were a mouse! You wanted cheese!

You didn't...

I asked you to give me a sign.

And risk you being too embarrassed

to keep saying such Iovely things?

You want to know what the Captain

really whispered to me that day?

He told me that my true Iove

was right in front of my eyes.

And he was right.

Hey, guys! Guys, come on! Come on,

you got to come up and see this!

No, thank you.

-Pervert!

-Suit yourself.

-Ironic, isn't it?

-Yeah. What is?

Septimus will be here by the morning,

find the girl, get the stone

and be king forever.

So unjust.

Still, at Ieast we will be free.

You're very close.

She's in the market town.

One mile from the gap in the wall.

You speak as if this is good news.

Do I need to remind you that Wall

is not part of our universe?

If she crosses the threshold

into the human realm,

our star becomes nothing more

than a pitted Iump of metallic rock.

Then I suggest you hurry up!

What?

Oh, what do you want?

Sorry.

Can I have a piece of paper and a pen?

Ask me again

at a more reasonable hour.

No, I can't. I have to go.

Look,

if my friend wakes up before I get back,

-please, can you give her a message?

-Go on.

You know, that's the first time

I've ever slept at night.

I can't believe it.

Tristan?

Have you seen my friend?

He Ieft absurdly early.

He Ieft?

He told me to tell you

he's gone to see Victoria

because he's sorry,

but he's found his true Iove

and he wants to spend

the rest of his Iife with her.

What?

-Are you sure?

-I'm positive.

Hey! Hey, wait! Wait!

Happy birthday.

Tristan.

What happened to you?

I found the star.

I can't believe you did it.

Where's my star? Can I see it?

-Is it beautiful?

-Yes.

Well, it's awfully small.

Well, that's just a Iittle piece.

A token for your birthday.

Well... Well, then forget about the star.

It's not the star that I want.

You know what I want.

Yeah. I do.

You want to grow up

and get over yourself.

-Humphrey.

-Thorn.

You must have a death wish.

Humphrey. Humphrey, it's all right.

She's all yours.

You really are a perfect couple.

The best of Iuck to you both.

Well, why would I want this?

It's just a measly handful of stardust!

Yvaine?

She can't cross the wall.

Go on!

Stop! Stop!

If you go through there, you'II die!

What?

If you set foot on human soil,

you'II turn to rock.

Wretched slattern!

Where have you taken me?

PIanning to enter Wall, were you?

If death is what you wish, my dear,

I'd be more than happy to assist you.

Are you talking to me?

You. Small world.

Anyhow, no, I wasn't.

I was talking to the star.

What star?

My slave girl's no star.

Any fool can see that.

If she was,

I'd have had the heart out of her chest

a Iong time ago, trust me.

Trust you? Not a mistake

I'd be Iikely to make again.

What's it to be, Ditchwater Sal?

Heads or tails?

-Oh, God. Time to go.

-She's not going anywhere.

I think you'II find she is.

It's all right. You can come, too.

You can ride in the carriage or

be dragged behind it. Your choice.

What happened?

Be my guest. I quit.

Eighty years

I've stopped you people going out.

What I should have been worrying about

was those people

from the other side coming in.

AII right,

just tell me what happened!

What happened? Oh, where to start?

No!

Come on!

Go on!

The star!

And who else?

A slave for us. It will be nice to

have someone to help mop up

when we've finished with our Iittle guest.

Oh, good work, sister.

And just in time, I see! You Iook awful!

Who are you?

What business do you have here?

Septimus?

I knew your brother, Primus.

Unless you wish to meet him

in the afterlife,

I suggest you answer my question.

What are you doing here?

I might ask you the same thing.

There are four of them.

Do as I say and we may stand a chance.

Wait.

How do I know you can be trusted?

You don't. Why? Do you have a choice?

-No.

-Well, then, Iet's go.

Get off me! Get off!

-Una?

-Septimus.

-Una!

-Sister!

Tristan! No! Tristan!

I'm your... I'm your... I'm your mother.

I'm your mother.

-Rather well.

-Good riddance to you. Yes.

Oh!

Let's put out those flames.

Shall we?

So, what happens now?

We have to Iearn to Iive with each other.

Forever?

Let's get on with it.

Be the man that I know you are.

-Get outside.

-Okay.

Go.

-Tristan!

-Get him.

Get off!

Get out!

So, what's it to be, Prince Charming?

Frog or tadpole?

Septimus?

Tristan!

Youth.

Beauty.

It all seems meaningless now.

My sisters are dead!

Everything I cared about gone.

Go.

Go!

No!

I owe you thanks, boy.

What use was her heart to me

when it was broken?

And you got rid of my sisters

and now I can have it all for myself.

-Hold me tight and close your eyes.

-What? Why?

What do stars do?

Shine.

-Bravo!

-Yeah!

Very good.

Why didn't you do that earlier?

I couldn't have done that without you.

No star can shine with a broken heart.

I thought I'd Iost you.

But you came back.

Of course I did. I Iove you.

Come on.

Tristan.

The Iast surviving male heir

of the Stormhold bloodline.

It's you, Tristan.

But if he's the new King of Stormhold,

then...

I crown thee King Tristan of Stormhold.

Yeah!

My gift to you.

To you both.

Thank you.

They ruled for 80 years-

But no man can live forever,

except he who possesses

the heart of a star-

And Yvaine had given hers

to Tristan completely-

When their children and grandchildren

were grown,

it was time to light the Babylon candle-

And they still live happily ever after-

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