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ALADDIN AND THE EBONY PALACE Written ByKenneth WhiteKenneth White1108 Wellesley AvenueModesto, CA 95350-5044209.567.0600Ken1White@aol.com 
 
 
 
1.Aladdin and the Ebony Palace FADE IN: EXT. SILVER PALACE - EARLY DAWNA sumptuous palace, straight from the Arabian Nights,glistens in the golden morning light.SERIES OF SHOTSof different parts of the palace. Minarets, gardens,chambers, pavilions, parapets, domes, turrets, and courtyards.As we move around and through the palace, we realize it isa very intricate, miniature sculpture carved from jade,ivory, and silver. It is encased in a glass orb filled  with water and grains of sand.A gnarled, sinewy, blotchy HAND reaches into frame. Itturns the orb upside down, turns it back over, and sets itdown again. Grains of sand slowly float down around thecastle.Off-screen, we hear malevolent LAUGHTER boom. EXT. ENDLESS ARABIAN DESERT - DAYOn the horizon, the real version of the miniature silver palace shimmers in the searing heat. It is under siegefrom a great host numbering a thousand thousand.SCHEHERAZADE (V.O.)I am Scheherazade. It is the 500
th
 night. Ah … halfway home. And thisis yet another of my many wondroustales. EXPLOSIONS pop above the palace. Fire licks at the walls.The assault force batters at the palace gate.SCHEHERAZADE (V.O.)In a long ago time, in a faraway land,it is a time of turmoil. The Sultan Farrukh of Araby and his empire are at war with Xanadu the Wizard and hisarmy of darkness.A tiny airship slowly floats into frame. Its sails areslack.
 
 
2.SCHEHERAZADE (V.O.)The Sultan has sent his only daughter… the Princess Fatima … to hide ina remote desert palace. She carries with her an ancient magic lamp thatXanadu covets, for it holds the key toabsolute power. If it falls into thehands of the Evil Wizard, the world  will be lost.A gigantic airship lumbers into frame, filling the screen.It fires a devastating broadside at the fleeing ship.INT. SILVER PALACE - CORRIDOR - SAME TIMEA BLAST shivers and shakes the palace. Debris rains downon ARTHUR and OTHELLO as they scurry along a hallway lined  with STONE STATUES.Arthur is a cherub-shaped Celt. He's dressed in theclothes of a medieval knight's squire, for that is what heonce was -- to the legendary Sir Gawaine of the Round Table. Arthur looks and acts a lot like Lou Costello or a "Road Picture" -- era Bob Hope.Othello is a giant, intense Blackamoor. He proudly wearsthe attire and attitude of the Barbary Pirate he was in a  previous life. Imagine Bud Abbott or Bing Crosby crossed  with Denzel Washington.A thunderous EXPLOSION slams them both to the ground.ARTHURThe end ist at hand.OTHELLO Be still, spineless son of a sea hag.They stand. A second BLAST rocks the walls. Behind Othello, a statue of
lapis lazuli
teeters and topples.Arthur leaps forward and shoves Othello out of the way.The statue CRASHES to the floor, knocking Arthur for a loop.Othello scrambles over the top of the shattered statue and reaches Arthur, who clutches his bleeding left arm.OTHELLOI owe thee my life.ARTHURMethinks, we art finally even then.Othello removes a simple cotton scarf from around his neckand binds Arthur's wound.
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