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.
B Baldo
You're crazy. I did not touch it.
I can smell it. What's this?
This! [picks off a garlic]
B Baldo
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!
B Baldo
I saved your soup! Those people wait all year, and you want to give them this...dishwater.
B Baldo
OW! Cut it out!
[the scene cuts to outside the kitchen with windows showing Andre and Baldo still fighting]
[offscreen]
I don't have to stand here and listen to a big talking garbage can!
B Baldo
[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.
B Baldo
[Baldo mutters as Andre taste-tests his soup, Andre chuckles, and Baldo also taste-tests the soup]
Bellissima!
[throws pieces of cauliflower]
Cauliflower?
B Baldo
Perfect. Yes, it's about time.
Hello! Down here! [ignored] The princess is in danger! Look down here! [still ignored, finds a needle]
B Baldo
[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!
B Baldo
[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.]
