Hearing this, Valmont raises an eyebrow, intrigued.
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SHENDU
The CHILD controls my army?
ANGLE—Valmont turns away from the Enforcers, grinning with cryptic
anticipation.
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SHENDU (CONT)
In that case: we need only wait, and
allow matters to take their course...
DISSOLVE TO:EXT. ESTAB. / INT. UNCLE’S SHOP—LIBRARY—MOMENTS LATER
UNCLE—shaking his head with dread, urgently scours the ARCHIVE and
other MAGIC BOOKS with Tohru. We hear the sounds of “sparring”
footsteps coming from the main room.
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UNCLE
This is verrry bad...
INT. UNCLE’S SHOP—MAIN ROOM—CONT.
TWO SHADOWKHAN—spar inside the shop...PULL BACK TO OTS JADE—she practices controlling them like a pup-
peteer, with HAND MOVEMENTS that mimic their moves, as Jackie
watches, warily (i.e., we don’t see Jade’s face).
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JADE
Aaand... BACK FLIP!
The ninjas perform a perfectly executed backflip.
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JADE
See, Jackie? Total control! They do
what I tell ‘em, and I only tell ‘em
to do good!ON JACKIE—looking on in disbelief as...
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JADE (OS)
So can I keep ‘em?
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JACKIE
No, Jade.REVEAL JADE—lounging in a BIG ORNATE ANTIQUE CHAIR as if it were a
throne—her face now colored SHADOWKHAN BLUE!
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JADE
Awww, why not?WIDEN as Jackie enters, flustered.
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JACKIE (CONT)
Because YOU’RE turning BLUE.228 Animation Writing and Development