In Search of SANTA (2004)

Opening Titles/The Hatching
[We fade in to the galaxy. The magic dust forms the title "In Search of SANTA". The main streak gains the title a orange texture. After several seconds, the camera starts zooming into the rotating Earth as the main title disingrates into dust and fade out. The credits for Miramax Home Entertainment and Colorland|Tundra fades in, accompanied by the streak(s). The camera goes into the South Pole and zooms toward the penguin populated island of Royal Rookery Rock.] Narrator: Once upon a time, in the South Pole to be exact, at the bottom of the world, where freezing is affect. On a snowy island where penguins love to flock, a colony of penguins stood at Royal Rookery Rock. Where the penguin King and Queeen is recently blessed, with two perfect eggs, upon their royal penguin nest. [During his narration, we cut to two crowd shots, then we cut to the queen, knitting a red dress for one of the new babies, with the king and one of the guards aside from her.] Queen: (Humming) [One of the eggs starts to wiggle.] Queen: Hmm? (dropping the knitting kit) It kicked. King: (starts running) Oh! Oh! Oh! (Sputtering) Clean some water. Boil some sheets. Ambulance. Medic! Where's help when you need i-iiii-it? ''[The King's echoing of "need i-iiii-it?" affects on the crowd, which starts to chatter about it.]'' King: Oh. (Chuckles) Hello. ''[The Queen walks to reveal the eggs. The right guard watches as the first egg is wiggling.]'' Narrator: By law and decree, it was rather widely known, the first chick to hatch would inherit the penguin throne. [The first penguin chick hatched as the Narrator continues] And though that chick arrived mere seconds before her twin, [The band starts playing the march] as soon as she was out... [We cut to the band] she tried to crawl right back in. Crowd: Aah! [The first penguin chick's egg breaks down the sides.] Baby Princess Penguin Chick #1: (Whimpering) [The baby chick stands up, as the eggshell finally brokwn down, revealing her yellow curls and a pink bow.] Crowd: (Oohing, Aahing) ''[The Queen picks the baby penguin. The King walks in.]'' Baby Princess Penguin Chick #1: (Cooing) Mama! Mama! King: Oh, she has your beak, Penelope. Penelope: We shall call her, Crystal. Elder #1: Pistol? (Mutters) That's no name for a future queen. That's just ridiculous. Elders #2 & #3: Crystal! Crowd: (Repeatedly chanting) Crystal! [The second baby penguin chick hatches by herself, revealing her red mohawked hair] Narrator: And then, with the mightiest shirek and the shrillest shout, the second penguin princess chopped her way out. [The second baby penguin chick jumps out of the shell and walks to introduce herself by imitating the fanfare, but the crowd is unimpressed with her.] Crowd: (Repeatedly; as the King holds up Baby Crystal as the camera revolves around them before giving to Penelope) Crystal! Baby Princess Penguin Chick #2: (Grunts) King: Oh, and you, my dear, shall be Lucinda. (Grabs Baby Lucy) Last but not least. Narrator: (as the King gives Baby Lucy to Penelope) Little Lucinda turned many shades of green, for only first hatched could be the future queen. Baby Lucy: (blows a raspberry) • Baby Crystal: (Cooing) [Fade to black]

More Scenes TBD.