Story Musical:

Chapter 1

The story opens to outside a Temple where four young monks are training – three boys and one girl. The Japanese girl and small Chinese boy are up against one another. Let's watch…

Kimiko: Hiya! Ya! (does a jump-kick at Omi)

Omi: (dodges attack) Ha ha! You cannot beat me I am, after all- oof!

(Kimiko kicks him squarely in the chest as he brags. Raimundo, standing on the sidelines with Clay, bursts out laughing.)

Raimundo: (between laughs) Who's… the best…now? (laughing continues)

Clay: (chuckling) I gotta admit, par'ner, it was purty funny!

(Kimiko grins as Omi frowns.)

Omi: I merely let her win, that is all… (At this, Raimundo laughter abruptly stops.)

Raimundo: (annoyed) Yeah. Sure.

(Master Fung walks over, smiling slightly at his students. The kids immediately stop arguing and direct their attention at him.)

Master Fung: (still smiling) Very nice work, Kimiko. (Kim beams.) For your teammate's hard work, everyone shall get the rest of the day off.

Kimiko: Huh?

Clay: Huh?

Dojo: (on Master Fung's shoulder) What?

Omi: (dejected) Aw, woman!

Raimundo: (completely ignoring Omi) YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kimiko: (after giving Rai a look) Wait a second, what's the catch?

Master Fung: There's no catch. Just enjoy yourselves today… (turns to walk away – to self) …it may be one of the last days you have…

Dojo: What do you mean, Fung?

Master Fung: (sighs) Nothing, Dojo. Nothing at all…

(After he leaves the kids go off by themselves, each doing their own thing: Omi goes to play Goo Zombies 9, Clay to write a letter home, Kimiko to hang out in her room, and Raimundo to practice his soccer skills.)

Raimundo: (juggling the soccer ball) Thirty-nine, forty, forty-one-

Kimiko: (running out) Hey look what I found!

(The soccer ball flies up in the air and hits Raimundo on the top of the head. He glares at Kimiko, rubbing the sore spot, then walks over to look at the book in her hand.)

Kimiko: It's a photo album of pictures from our first year here.

(Raimundo looks over her shoulder and smirks, pointing at a particular picture.)

Raimundo: You look like a dork.

Kimiko: (glaring) I wouldn't be talking if I were you. (points to a picture of Raimundo holding Ninja Fred)

Raimundo: blush blush

(Clay walks out of the Temple and saunters over to Kimiko and Raimundo, looking interested.)

Clay: What'cha doin' par'ners?

Raimundo: Kim found a photo album. (eyes light up) Hey, I have one too! I just remembered.

Kimiko: (rolls eyes) There's another Einstein… (Rai shrugs)

(He runs into the Temple and back out a few minutes later, holding a book. Opening it, the other two peer over his shoulder.)

Kimiko: Aw, look a wittle Wai.

Clay: So this is yer fam'ly, huh, Rai?

Raimundo: (nods proudly) Yup, all eight of them. (Clay and Kimiko's jaws drop to the floras Raimundo shrugs.)

Kimiko: Nine? There are nine of you?

Raimundo: Yeah and that doesn't even include my grandparents. (Clay shudders at the thought of his grandmother.)

Kimiko: Wow. That must have been…

Raimundo: Chaotic?

Kimiko: (shakes head) No – fun. I wish I had that many siblings, but I'm all by myself. Just me and Papa.

Raimundo: Well, it was fun, I suppose. Running around after the littler ones, playing games, and the sorts. Of course, coming here was fun too.

Clay: Just as fun as back home?

Raimundo: You bet. (pulls out Kimiko's album) Here, let me explain… (opens album to middle section)

Raimundo: (sings) Look at this photograph (points to a picture of a fuming Kimiko)

Everytime I do it makes me laugh

Clay: (points to a different picture) How did our eyes get so red?

Raimundo: And what the hell is on Omi's head?

(opens his album) And this is where I grew up

I think the present owner fixed it up

I never knew we went without.

The second floor was hard for sneaking out

(Kimiko rolls her eyes.)

Raimundo: (turns page) And this is where I went to school

Most of the time had better things to do

Kimiko: Rai!

Raimundo: (grins) Criminal record says I broke in twice.

I must have done it half a dozen times

(Kimiko slaps her forehead and exchanges glances with Clay.)

Raimundo: I wonder if it's too late

Should I go back and try to graduate?

Clay: He's right. None of us will get to…

Raimundo: Life's not as bad as it was back then

If I was them I wouldn't let me in

Kimiko: (smirks) Neither would I…

Raimundo: (sticks out tongue) Oh, God, I –

Kimiko: Well, I'd better be going if you're done, Rai. Gotta call Keiko. Bu-bye! (walks off)

Clay: See ya later, Rai. (walks toward Temple)

Raimundo: (walks toward "room") Every memory of looking out the back door

I got the photo album spread out on the bedroom floor (gets to room and looks at pics)

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, Goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the back door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Raimundo: (turns the page and laughs) Remember the old arcade

Blew every dollar that we ever made

Flashback

(Five Brazilian children watch as the new arcade in their city is opened. Eagerly they run inside and begin spending their change saved up form their weekly allowances.)

Alberto: This is so awesome!

Others: Yeah!

End Flashback

Raimundo: The cops hated us hanging out

They say somebody went and burned it down

(Kimiko suddenly enters Rai's cubicle and smiles in greeting. Then she sits down next to him and gazes at the pictures.)

Kimiko: So… tell me more about your life in Rio.

Raimundo: We used to listen on the radio

And sing along to every song we know

We said someday we'd find out how it feels

To sing to more than just the steering wheel

We had a band you see. Me, Alberto, Veronica, Camila, and Luz…

(Kim nods.)

Raimundo: (turning page) Kim's the first girl I kissed

I was so nervous that I nearly missed

Kimiko: What?!

Raimundo: Heh, heh…Different Kim.

Kimiko: No, I was talking about you being nervous. (Raimundo glares at her as she snickers)

Raimundo: She's had a couple of kids since then

I haven't seen her since good knows when

Kimiko: You're kidding me, right?

Raimundo: Sadly, no…

Kimiko: Sick.

Raimundo: Oh, oh, oh

Oh, God, I

Every memory of looking out the back door

I got the photo album spread out on the bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, Goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the back door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Kimiko: (gently) You miss it, don't you?

Raimundo: Pft! Yeah, more than I can stand.

I miss that town

I miss the face

You can't erase

You can't replace it

I miss it now

I can't believe it

So hard to stay

Too hard to leave it

(closes the album and faces Kimiko)

Raimundo: If I could relieve those days

I know the one thing that would never change

Kimiko: (quizzical) What? (Raimundo grins)

Raimundo: Every memory of looking out the back door

I got the photo album spread out on the bedroom floor

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, Goodbye.

Every memory of walking out the back door

I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for

It's hard to say it, time to say it

Goodbye, goodbye.

Kimiko: (opens photo album back up to a picture of her and Rai making faces at the camera)

Look at this photograph

Everytime I do it makes me laugh

Everytime I do it make me…

(She is cut off by Omi yelling throughout the Temple.)

Omi: Kimiko, Clay, Raimundo! Hurry; there is a new Shen-gong-wu to be collected!

(Kimiko sighs and gets up to walk out, calling down the hall that she's coming.)

Omi: (outside Raimundo's room) I am sure that I will be most victorious today!

Kimiko: You?

Omi: Yes, I, so you do not have to worry Kimiko, I shall protect you from harm.

Kimiko: Protect me?

Omi: Yes, you are, after all, only a girl.

Kimiko: Only a girl?! Oh I'll show you only a girl! … Come back here! Omi!

Raimundo: (in his room) Yup, definitely just as fun here…