[offscreen]
I don't have to stand here and listen to a big talking garbage can!
[offscreen]
Huh! And I don't to stand here and listen to a coward!
[the scene cuts to inside the kitchen]
Coward?!
[Andre yells and throws a tomato at Baldo, Baldo dodges and throws another tomato at Andre]
OH NOOOO!!!
[Baldo laughs. Andre throws a turnip at Baldo, he dodges again and throws tomatoes at Andre, Andre dodges and picks up the bottle and throws it at Baldo, Baldo dodges, the bottle lands in the soup, a crowd of voices heard gasping]
Oh, no no no no no no no. That did it.
[Baldo mutters as Andre taste-tests his soup, Andre chuckles, and Baldo also taste-tests the soup]
Bellissima!
[throws pieces of cauliflower]
Cauliflower?
Perfect. Yes, it's about time.
Hello! Down here! [ignored] The princess is in danger! Look down here! [still ignored, finds a needle]
[offscreen]
Not too much.
[offscreen]
Fantastique. [sniffs]
Brava...OOOOWW! [Despereaux hops off, Andre is in pain]
The princess is in danger!
Ooh! [looks down on Despereaux] You're a cute little mouse. W-Would you like some soup? [picks up Despereaux]
No, I don't want... The princess is in danger!
Listen, you've gotta help me.
Perhaps a little cheese? [puts down Despereaux]
[infuriated]
NO, I DON'T WANT ANY CHEESE! THE PRINCESS, SHE'S IN DANGER! SHE'S LOCKED IN THE DUNGEON!
[gasps in shock]
In the dungeon?
Oh, don't be silly, my little mouse. Everything is fine. The princess is perfectly safe up in the... [interrupted by the sound of lightning]
[rain pours down from the clouds and the people of Dor came outside to see for themselves] [looks out his window]
Oh my... Baldo! Look! [turns around] It's... Baldo? Where are you?
[cut to the castle hallway, where Baldo, carrying Desperaux on his shoulder, charge through the doors.]
[puts his hand on Roscuro's shoulder]
You're not eating.
Well, I'm just...watching, sir.
Well, that's not very grateful of you, after I've taken you under my wing.
Oh, well... [chuckles nervously] I'm grateful, really. I, uh, I am.
You miss something, don't you.
There's nothing up there, Roscuro. Nothing at all.
Oh, no, I know that. Absolutely. [as he begins to walk away] Uh, uh, nothing. [chuckles nervously] Nothing. Nothing at all.
Smudge [to Botticelli]
He's a tough one. You're not gonna turn him. Nah, you're not.
Oh, I don't know. A rat is a rat. It doesn't really matter where you come from.
[referring to Princess Pea]
She was beautiful, like an angel.
And she smelled so amazing, like a garden. [lies down on his bed]
Despereaux, you can't talk to a human. That is the worst thing you can do!
No, it's the best thing I ever did.
They will throw you in the dungeon. You will get eaten by rats!
It'll be worth it. They could tear at my flesh!
[realizes what he said]
Oh, this is bad...
[referring to Princess Pea again]
And when she held me in her hand, it was-it was so soft, like floating on a pillow.
You know what? I'm worried about you.
That's the point, Furlough. There's nothing to be afraid of.
C'mon, just try it. Just for a second, just try being brave.
[as he opens the bedroom curtains]
What's going on in here? What's all this talk about princesses and br...bravery? [to Furlough, offscreen] Furlough, I wanna see you in my study right now.
[Furlough walks out of the room, Despereaux hugs Furlough's pillow and sits down] [minutes later after hearing of Despereaux with Princess Pea]
Are you sure?
[sighs]
We need to tell them. We need to tell the Mouse Council.
But they'll... [interrupted by Lester]
This is bad. This is very bad. If they find out.. If they find out that they didn't find out... Oh, then they'll find out that it was me who... [realizes what he's saying] Oh no.
BUT THEY'LL SEND HIM TO THE DUNGEON!
Oh, he'll get eaten by rats!
[as Furlough and Antoinette begin to panic]
No, not if we beg. If we really beg and show them that he-he's changed. That he's afraid. That he's afraid and he's turned into a mouse. And... Despereaux! [no response]
Uh, to right a terrible wrong.
Okay. [turns to Despereaux] Do you remember, uh, when they banished the rats?
Okay. Well, it wasn't all the rats they banished. I mean, they did, but it was all because of one particular rat...in particular.
Mm-hmm. [referring to Princess Pea] If I could just tell her I'm sorry, that I'm, you know, I'm really sorry, that I didn't mean for any of this to happen. If she could just hear me say it, you know, just-just hear my voice, she-she would...she'd know how much I meant it.
That is a very noble quest.
Hovis [approaches Despereaux]
Come with me.
Hovis [Despereaux goes with Hovis]
Stand there.
[Despereaux stands on the spool, Hovis searches through the threads, picks the red string]
Red?
Hovis So they tell me. [as he ties the red thread around Despereaux's string] So, you're the brave one.
Hovis It's good. It'll carry well down there. Wear it proudly. It's not shame. It's time.
Hovis [the scene cuts to Hovis and Despereaux going to the dungeon] [referring to the other mice]
It's alright, they're too scared to come down here.
[looks down in the dungeon]
In there?
Hovis I'm afraid so. Courage, right?
Hovis Good. But especially courage.
[walks to the edge of the plank]
I'm ready.
Hovis Alright. Then you need to... [his machine goes loose]
[Despereaux falls in the dungeon and Hovis slows down his machine which slows down Despereaux's fall. Despereaux swings over to a wall and goes in a window]
[as he runs home]
'Scuse me. 'Scuse me. [bumps into another mouse] Oh, sorry. Sorry.
Mayor Tilling?
Mayor Where are you going?
Oh, well, my... Uh, my baby is having a... Uh, uh, no. My wife is h-having a...
Mayor Oh, right. Congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you, sir. I'm sorry, I-I really... Goodbye.
No. Helped it, actually. Made me hungrier.
[picks up the big cheese with his fork]
Ha ha!
[shocked, drops his cheese]
Did you see they're putting up, uh, a new front on the crumb shop? Quite modern, yes.
Oh, but I liked the old one. Why do they have to keep changing?
[Despereaux looks into his cup, sees a reflection of a knight fighting bandits]
Pretty princess. Pretty, pretty princess pie. What a pretty princess. It's my gloves, my comb, my jewelly, girly hat, [wears fake crown] all sitting on my...princess head. [as she rips the picture of Princess Pea] Who's the pretty princess pumpkin pie?!
You are. And you should be dressed in those clothes.
Mm-hmm. And you should lounge in that bed.
Lounging. Lounging 'round, yes, the whole day.
And you should be wearing that crown.
[confused]
I should be wearing a frown?
No no no. [hops onto Mig's shoulder] Not a frown, a crown.
[gasps]
Can't here me own self think. [looks at Roscuro] AH!
[Roscuro constantly shushes Mig as she screams]
Who are you?
Can't be caught with a real rat in my bunk. No, I don't think so. [gasps]
[closes Mig's lips]
And what they found you with the painting of the princess? You think that's as bad as a rat? I want the same thing you do.
Princess. Who's the princess? I'm the princess. I'm the princess! My comb, my hat, my gloves, and my... [sniffs] ...pretty powder on my pretty princess face.
L Louise
And whaddaya think you're doing?!
L Louise
Where did you get all this?
I just borrowed it, ma'am.
I was gonna put them all back.
L Louise
[yells in Mig's ear]
See that you do! [snatches the crown from Mig's head] And you can spend the whole week taking slop to the dungeon for your little...escapade. [scoffs] Princess. [closes the door]
Now, it's hard to be a genius all by yourself. In fact, sometimes it takes a little help.
[smoke emerges from the pot of soup, an empty pot falls on the table, the smoke carries to the empty pot, and from the pot emerges Baldo, a soup genie made of vegetables]
You changed something.
You're crazy. I did not touch it.
I can smell it. What's this?
This! [picks off a garlic]
Yeah, a little garlic. It was already there.
NOT THIS MUCH! [grabs the garlic vine]
[as he rips the garlic vine from Baldo]
You ruined my soup!
I saved your soup! Those people wait all year, and you want to give them this...dishwater.
OW! Cut it out!
[the scene cuts to outside the kitchen with windows showing Andre and Baldo still fighting]
Princess Pea [as she looks outside her window]
I wish it would rain.
L Louise
You and the whole world, princess. [accidentally pricks Princess Pea with a pin]
Princess Pea OW!
Princess Pea Well, at least I can still feel that. [looks outside her window again] Louise, do you think there's a bit of...light somewhere in the world?
L Louise
Don't know, princess.
Princess Pea I think there is. You just need to know where to find it.
