The Legend of Coraline the White Crab, the Knight

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Lulu: And as he musted up all his courage, White Crab the Knight approached the Queeno f the Moray Eels and said, "You villainous Queen. So that I will not have gone through all this in vain and for the love of Princess Coraliane, I shall put an end to your diabolical reign". And a ferocious battle begin. Ricky: (to Annabel) You ready? (Annabel throws a seaweed ball at Pipo) Lulu: The Queen used all sorts of tricks, but in the end, love conquered all and White Crab the Knight triumphed. (Ricky and Annabel both look away and whistle innocently. Ricky sticks up his tongue to Pipo, and he sticks it back to him) And that is how, after having won all kinds of trials, he married the beautiful Princess Coraline, the cutest of all the prawns. (Babbles stares at Ella. When Ella notices, Babbles looks away and whistle innocently) And they lived happily ever after and had many little crustaceans. (Crudd stares at Glitz) Glitz: You got a problem? (Crudd mutters) Lulu: There you have it, children. That's the end of the story. Did you enjoy it? Crudd: Oh, yeah. That was fantastic. (Lulu laughs)

(Ricky is swimming with Ella) Ricky: Boy, oh, boy. The whole morning spent on some silly love story? Ella: I would never have imagined that Mr. Lulu was so sentimental. Ricky: The handsome knight married the princess, and together they had many crustaceans. Ella: (She laughs, but Pipo rapidly swim past her) Ouch! Annabel: Move aside, Princess Ella. I am White Crab the Knight, and I'm going to attack this villainous butterfly fish. (Annabel and Pipo both laugh as they play fight) Pipo: Oh, you got me! (Annabel laughs) Ricky: (laughs) Princess Ella. Ella: You find that amusing? You don't think I'd make a super princess? Ricky: Uh, yeah, of course you would. (The Rockfish all appear) Glitz: I'd make a better princess than you any day. And even better than Princess Whatever-her-face-is. Except that in order to win me over, White Crab the Knight would have to come up against a super strong and powerful monster. Not like puny Pipo. (Ricky is about to swim up to attack Glitz, but Ella pulls onto his flipper to stop him) Ella: Forget it, Ricky. Babbles: Eww, Ricky the Knight. I'm so scared. (The Rockfish all laugh at Ricky. Crudd swims back to the shell school)

Crudd: Say there, Mr. Lulu! That story you told about Princess Coraline, that could never be true, right? Lulu: Well, what do you mean, Crudd? Crudd: I mean, we could never do that for real, right? Go off on an adventure to fight monsters and all that so that someone would fall in love with someone like me, for example. Lulu: (laughs) Of course not. It's just a legend. Crudd: Hmm. Lulu: Except that in all legends, there's always a grain of truth. Crudd: What? Ahh.

Annabel: Whoo-hoo! Pipo: Your turn. Annabel: Come on, throw it. Pipo: Ricky, watch out. (He accidentally tosses the coin at Ricky, hitting him and makes him accidentally bumps into Ella) Ricky and Ella: Oh! Ricky: Ella! Did I hurt you? Are you all right? Are you sure? Ella: Don't worry, Ricky. I'm not that fragile. I'm not really a fairytale princess, you know? But are you all right? The coin hit you right in the face. Ricky: I didn't feel a thing. (Ella laughs) Hmm?

Glitz: Hey, Babbles! You daydreaming or what? Babbles: Huh? No, not at all. Why? You were saying something? Glitz: I said where in the world is Crudd? He was supposed to join us a long time ago. Babbles: You worried about him? Well, well, well. Who woulda ever thought that under your spiky spines beat a tender loving heart? Yeah, that beats for sweet ol' Crudd. Boom-boom, boom-bo-- (Glitz electrifies Babbles) Aah! Glitz: Under my electrifying spines, you mean. He's just a silly old dingbat who's gone all weird ever since Mr. Lulu told that stupid story. I wonder where he could be. (Babbles and Glitz both start looking around the reef) Babbles: Crudd? Hmm. Glitz: Crudd? Crudd? Babbles and Glitz: Crudd? (almost bump into each other) Aah!

Ricky: Crudd? No, we haven't seen him. Why? Glitz: Oh, nothing. Just asking. Ricky: Well, what do you know? Glitz is all worried about dear little Cruddypie. Say there, Glitz, you're sure-- (Glitz electrifies him) Aah! Glitz: Watch what you say, flippers. Ever since school today he's been kinda bizarre. Ella: Yeah, I noticed. You think he's got weird ideas into his head 'cause of Mr. Lulu's story? Ricky: You mean to say that Crudd thinks he's White Crab the Knight? But who would be his princess be? Glitz: Hmm? Ricky: Oh!

Lulu: Crudd? Yeah, he came to see me. He wanted to know if it was possible to really do like the heroes in the legend did. Glitz: But you did tell him that it was all just make-believe, right, Mr. Lulu? Lulu: Yes, of course. That's exactly what I said. And then I told about the Den of the Red Crabs and their ruler, Giant Crab. (The kids all swim out of the school)

Glitz: This is a catastrophe! That dingbat is gonna end up as those crabs' dinner. Ella: Not if we stop him in time. Pipo: What are you saying, Ella? You wanna go off on an adventure to save Crudd? Annabel: Oh, come on. It's gonna be super fun. Glitz: Nobody's forcing you to come with us, you know. Do what you want, Pipo. Ella: In any case, I'm going. Ricky: Me, too. Ella: Hmm? Babbles: Me, neither. The kids: Huh? Babbles: What?

(The kids are hiding behind a large rock) Ella: Right. So Mr. Lulu said something about a desert of shadows north of the reef, so I guess it must be around here. Annabel: Hmm? Huh? (The kids all swim out of hiding) I wonder why it's called the desert of shadows? (Suddenly, a shadow of a barracuda appears. The kids all look up and gasp) Ricky: Whoa! (The barracuda doesn't notice the kids and he swims away) Don't worry, Ella. I'm right here. Babbles: M-m-me, too. Ella: That's very nice of you boys, but I don't need anyone to protect me-- (Boris and his pilot fish both appear) The kids: Aah! (The kids all huddle in fear) Boris' pilot fish: You guys don't have to be so scared. Boris just had lunch. Boris: Even if you asked me real nicely, I couldn't swallow a thing. (Boris and his pilot fish both swim away) Glitz: I kinda feel like the fifth wheel around here. Annabel: Poor Glitz. Hey, why don't you just hold your own fin if you feel all alone. (Glitz scoffs. The kids all swims away. Glitz picks up a white spine) Glitz: Crudd's been here. This is one of his spines. Ricky: Then we have no other choice. (The kids all look inside a nearby cave)

Ella: Hmm? Glitz: Huh? (The kids all see a consortium of crabs muttering. They all swim inside and avoid being seen by a crab) Crab: Hmm? (Ella bumps into the cave wall) Ella: Ouch! Ricky: Ella! Did you hurt yourself? Show me. Let me see. Babbles: You want me to help you swim? You want me to carry you? Ella: I think I'd prefer if you both kept quiet, okay? Babbles: Huh? (The consortium of crabs all notice the kids) Glitz: Swim for your lives! (The kids all swim away, but a crab grabs Pipo) Pipo: Hey! (Annabel squirts ink at the crab, making him let go of Pipo) Crabs: Hmm? Huh? (Ella swims a tunnel, but a crab suddenly blocks her way) Ella: Aah! Ricky: Hey! Don't touch Ella. Otherwise, I'll-- Babbles: Oh, no, you don't. I'm the one who's gonna save her. Ella: Huh? (The crab grabs both Ricky and Babbles. Ella throws small pebbles into the crab's eyes) Well, way to go, my knights in shining armor. It's a good thing I was here to protect you. (The kids all swim past the crab) Babbles: They didn't attack us. They didn't dare, the big cowards. Ricky: Yeah. They understood who they're dealing with. Glitz: Get off your high horses, you wannabe knights. If they didn't attack us, it's surely 'cause they have a good reason. Ella: Watch out! (A giant crab appears, laughing triumphantly. The kids to all hide behind a large rock) The sea monster! Just like in the legend. Ricky: But where's Crudd? Glitz: That big brute ate Crudd! You're gonna pay for this, you monster! This is for Crudd! (charges to the crab, but she get herself bounces back) Oh! Giant crab: (laughs) You're going to regret having dared to defy me, young knight. Ella: Young knight? Giant crab: You shall be punished for your brash behavior. I've already devoured dozens like you. Ricky: We gotta help her. Pipo and Annabel, you take the left side. Ella and I, the right side. Babbles: Ella, you, and me. Ricky: Uh, yeah, okay. Charge! (The kids all charge to the giant crab) Giant crab: Hey there. Are you nuts? And there are far too many of you. You're not allowed to do that. Stop! Stop, I said! Someone's going to get hurt! Glitz: For Crudd! (Glitz charges to the crab) Giant crab: Oh! Truce! You call that fair play? The rules say only one knight at a time. Glitz: Vengeance is mine! (Crudd appears) Crudd: What are you guys doing? Glitz: Huh? Crudd, you're alive! (hugs Crudd) Crudd: Well, yeah, uh... (Glitz kisses Crudd on the lips, causing Babbles and Ricky to both be disgust) Babbles: Yuck! Ella: (to the giant crab) Right. Now, do you mind telling us what is going on here? Giant crab: Yes. Uh, you're students of Mr. Lulu, are you not? Ella: Yes. How do you know him? Giant crab: Well, he used to be my teacher when I was your age. Every yeat, it's the same thing. He tells the legend of Princess Coraline and White Crab the Knight, and every time there's always one out of the class who wants to try it for real. Ricky: And you, you play the monster? Giant crab: Mm-hmm. That's right. I offered to play the role. I've always had a liking for theater. Ricky: So our whole big fight was just make-believe? Giant crab: Pretty believable, huh? I play a pretty good baddie. Glitz: By the way, where've you been? And why didn't you take on the giant crab? Crudd: Well, uh, I was going to and then-- Well, look, he's humongous. So I preferred to go pick you a nice bouquet of seaweed further down into the cave. Isn't this pretty? Can I have another kiss? Glitz: Huh? (Glitz electrifies Crudd, but he remains lovestruck) Crudd: Aah! Oh! (groans) (The kids all swim out of the cave) Giant crab: Get home safely, children. And give my best to Mr. Lulu.

Lulu: I see that the legend of Princess Coraline and White Crab the Knight has had its magical effect on you. The kids: Uh... huh? Lulu: Huh? (clears throat) Uh... (The kids all swim out of the school) Annabel: Oh, yeah, Mr. Lulu. We had a blast.

Ella: (to Ricky and Babbles) Hey, you guys, don't look so glum. Even if you weren't exactly knights in shining armor, it was nice of you to want to protect me. Babbles: Yeah. Crudd: Uh, Glitz, if you want, I could confront another monster, but a smaller one this time. Glitz: Forget it, you big oaf. Just be happy I still want to order you around. Crudd: Oh... (Annabel and Pipo watch the group seperately swim away ) Pipo: Boy, oh, boy. Love sure is complicated. It's a good thing we're not like that, right, Annabel? Annabel: Yeah. Our thing is more like tickling. (Annabel and Pipo laugh as they both tickle each other)