--- tags: Ellie Cardoza, your name, verison, --- # Protector of the Realm ## Author Ellie Cardoza ## Story Information ### Theme Protecting Nature ### Character: #### Character: Olivia- 14 year old girl from secluded remote village hidden in Forest on Island Goal: Protect Land/Animals Crisis: life/death Change: Value of Nature #### Character: Mafangulo- A Poacher/developer Goal: Build on Land/Gain Wealth Crisis: Life/Death ## Plot ### scene 1 : Olivia awakens in her wood cabin and goes about her day as normal. She watches as the boy’s get ready to go on a hunt that makes them officially men. Meanwhile, a few miles outside of the village a greedy developer named Mafangulo has landed on their Island. Mafangulo is the famous, cutting down all the trees, killing all the animals, and building expensive condos. ### scene 2 : Mafangulo encounters the troop of boy’s and his men are able to capture the boy’s and take them as prisoner. Word begins to spread of Mafangulos arrival, and she begins to see smoke in the distance caused by fires set by Mafangulos men. The town begins to wonder where the boys are. Oliva knows that it is up to her, the Chiefs daughter to step up and try and find the boy’s. ### scene 3 : Olivia set’s out on her journey complaining about all the bugs, and roots she keeps tripping on. She trips on a root and falls down a steep ravine about 10 ft deep. In this ravine she finds a large glowing rock, which she believes is the stone her grandmother told her about. This stone gives life and protects the island. It also somehow gives Olivia the power to talk to trees and plants. She ties this rock around her neck and decides to take it with her for protection. Meanwhile, Mafangulo is still taking the boy’s back to his lair with his minions. ### scene 4 : Unfortunately, Olivia get’s lost in a dark part of the forest. But she is able to find the way out when certain trees begin glowing and lighting a path out for her. She begins to start reflecting on why she hates nature. Once at his Lair Bafangulo sees his large shipment of Dynamite has arrived. While he is not looking a boy manages to escape. ### scene 5 : The boy finds Olivia in the forest and tells her of Mafangulo’s plan to destroy the land. He begs her to run away with him and get to safety. Olivia agrees reluctantly because this is a boy she had a crush on. Unfortunately, one of Mafangulo’s minions has followed the boy and starts following them. He calls Bafangulo and notifies him that his one true enemy has retreated. After hearing this news Mafangulo sends his minions out to begin burning down the entire forest. He begins using the dynamite to destroy mountains. He tells his minion to capture Olivia and bring them to him. ### scene 6 : The minion decides to attack Olivia and the boy. He Manages to catch them up and tie them up. He leaves the boy unconscious and starts taking Olivia to Mafangulo. Mafangulo continues to destroy the land. ### scene 7 : While being carried Olivia begins to realize that she made the wrong choice and never should have run away. She begins to hear the cries of all the animals and trees that are burning and injured and begins to cry. ### scene 8 : Once they arrive at the lair of Mafangulo all the boy’s are ecstatic to see Olivia. They start chanting the town manta which is “san asana, naturavida.” She chants it too which makes the stone start glowing. Vines start growing to free the boys from their wood cages. She realizes she was wrong about nature this whole time. She then asks the boy’s to help her defend their land. ### scene 9 : Mafangulo manages to snatch the stone off of Olivia’s neck during battle. He uses it to try and control nature to attack Olivia. Olivia shouts No! and starts chanting the tribe chant. This breaks the power Mafangulo has over the stone. The stone flies out of his hands and toward Olivia who catches it. He charges at Olivia with a lit dynamite in his hand. Vines grow all up his body and begin to engulf him, he throws the dynamite but a vine crawls from his arm and grabs it mid air. The vines form a shell with Mafangulo and the dynamite. A loud explosion is heard followed by the vines burning. ### scene 10 : Mafangulo has been defeated. After his death the boy’s are freed and they get to work planting new trees and taking care of the nature that has been destroyed. Olivia returns home and is crowned Protector of the Realm. The Tribe lives happily and in harmony with all wildlife and nature.