The Emerald Way

DRAFT

RATING: PG13
(But may need to be scaled back in a few instances to bring it into the PG13 rating)

BACKGROUND

*The Book Of Scott had listed The Lost Flagship, The Emerald Way, as one of the PreDeluvian World’s Most Famous & Valuable Lost Treasures.
*It was the flagship and largest vessels of the fleet of ships that transported the rough cut emeralds from the mouth of the Amazon River to The Emerald Isle (AKA:The Island Of Time), where the stones were finely cut.
*The path the fleet followed was also known as The Emerald Way.
*The world’s largest emerald mine was located in The Amazon.
*It was said that whoever could find The Emerald Way, would find the multitude of lost emeralds and treasures, lost throughout history along its route.
*It was considered to be the most most valuable gemstone treasure routes of all time.
*It was also known by other names, such as, The Lost Way, The Lost Treasure Way or The Lost Emerald Way, etc.
*There was a hummingbird made of precious stones that sat at the bow of the ship—the ships marking symbol.
*It was hoped that if the ship could be found, not only could the emeralds be collected, but a map might be on board, showing the exact route of The Way, which could then be followed, in search of more treasures; and, the location of The Emerald Isle/The Island of Time!

INTRODUCTION:

OVERVIEW:
Finding Of The Long Lost Flagship The Emerald Way—And the saving of the Baby Dolphins.

SONG:
Below is the Original Song: Treasure Bay by GOVI, which is an instrumental with no lyrics.
Chords:
https://chordify.net/chords/govi-songs/treasure-bay-2-chords

I’ve created lyrics for it for the below story.

COLLABORATION:
Musicians/Singers/Composers/Producers
This song is an instrumental with no lyrics.
I would like to see this song reproduced:
1) Using steel drums as the main instrument, with some others possibly added as well; and a vocal track with the new lyrics below added.
And/Or
2) An overlay vocal tract (with the lyrics below) to the song as/is below.

SONG PLAYING RECOMMENDATION:
Play the song below, and loop it.
Then read the story below as the song plays.

They had booked the trainer and the dolphin.

SCENE—OPENING:
They walk off the sandy Beech into the water, and the trainer is there with the dolphin waiting for them.

They are shooting a scene for The Trapper’s Cache.

NOTE: Though a lot of the story below has a very joyful song, fun and coolness to it; there is also a tension that arises once in awhile as there was the largest Tiger Shark in the region on record seen recently in the area.

Several times the shark is shown under water approaching (building tension). There is a pod of wild dolphin, about several hundred feet away observing. At one point they divert the shark away from the shoot.

Though the trainer has warned them of the shark in the region; during the shoot, they are oblivious that it was near them. The audience, before they know there is a school of dolphin, receive the tension by seeing the Giant Tiger Shark moving in towards the photo shoot. Then a large dorsal fin rises near them; shocking everyone; but it is the dolphin (the first sign to them that there are dolphin near). Then a little later you see the Giant Tiger Again, moving in towards the shoot; and, the dolphin, diverting it away! Everyone in the photo shoot is still oblivious that the giant tiger shark is nearby.

The trainer, turns his head two times whenever he wants the dolphin to follow him or come to him. He then gives it a fish as a reward.
In the scene the dolphin is to turn its head 2x to signal the girl is to follow it.
She follows the dolphin and it leads her to an emerald jewel stone necklace.
It brings it to her.
The trainer gives fish rewards every time the dolphin does what he wants.

The commotion unexpectedly drew in a small school of wild dolphins.
They watched the whole filming episode very closely.

The trainer explains it is his last day at work, and he is leaving that evening on a trip.
Trainer takes dolphin at end of shoot, back to the pen.

Girl on beach.
XD still in the water, doing some final photography

Wild dolphin, approaches XD; excited, turns it’s head 2x as it just learned to do by watching the trained dolphin.

It Disappears, comes back and does it again.

XD:
What is it? You want to show me something? You want a fish treat? I don’t have any fish treats.

It disappeared and a minute later, its head popped out of the water holding in its snout a large uncut emerald!

It gave it to XD.

XD Wow!!! No way!!!

XD: I’ll get you a fish boy! I promise I’ll get you a fish!!!

The dolphin motioned him again with it’s head 2x.
XD swam, following after it. Now there was a group joining in, swirling in a circle and swiping with snouts, and tails then flushing the debris away with their tails. When the debris passed and settle, there was a giant round round cut emerald ball that had been atop the mast of The Emerald Way Flag Ship with the hummingbird cut in stones in the front: the markings of the Flag Ship! XD had seen the markings from The Book of Scott. (Note: Also, an A on it, and plus sign, that later, XD and Chris would realize were in the 7 As of peleg mystery in Thomas Jefferson’s half burnt cigar Riddle; it looked like the 7 As in the constitution, which would help them crack it later.)

XD surfaces, Yells:
The Emerald Way!

I’ll get you fish, I’ll get you all fish, as much fish as you ever want!!!!

NOTE:
To the song instrumentals that had been playing, whafting on the island breeze from a band somewhere the distance.

But first XD had a song to sing:

SONG GOES HERE (that is, the song and rewrite lyrics above):
I FOUND THE WAY
I found the emerald way.

While Watching the dolphins play

Digging in the sand
Showing me their underwater land

Treasures lost in the sand
Since time began.

Buried in the sand

It was right here all along
Listen to my song

as I tell the way

It was right here in the bay
What else can I say

…..

I FOUND THE WAY
I found the emerald way
Cutting right through the bay
Watching the dolphins play

Buried in the sand,
in their underwater land

What else can I say
It leads to a land
Where time began

Leading to an ancient land
Where time began

A new year starts today:

Listen to the band

Walking hand in hand

water washing us in the sand

What a pure delight welcoming the night

tiki torches under a moonlit sky

What a beautiful light
What a beautiful night
What a beautiful fire light

I FOND THE WAY
I found the emerald way

Buried in the sand,
in their underwater land

I FOUND THE EMERALD WAY
I found the emerald way

The new year starts today

it was rolled away
to another place
The fish is on the table

SONG END

After the song; the dolphin shakes its head again 2x signaling for XD to follow the pod; several of them do it, with some sounds like something is wrong.

They lead him to the pen where the trained dolphin is, and 2 of their babies, that had been captured a few days ago!

What, are these your babies?
The babies and parents go to each other at the gate. Apparently in distress!

XD (with lyric making now in mind):
I don’t have the tools right now; but you hold right tight, I’ll return tonight!

Later that day, XD and girlfriend are told by the trainer leaving to fly out; he is quitting, because the owner lost a few dolphins by neglect, and caught the two babies to train them to make a profit later.

Then they overheard the men, planning on cutting them the next day; so they could claim they had been rescued, cut by a boat propeller.

Man:
Man taking knife out of flame: Baby dolphin’s skin cuts like warm butter.
Both men grin and chuckle.

XD, and girlfriend, enter the water from the beach. They turn their heads 2x for the dolphins to follow them. And they get some treats.

The dolphins are ecstatic.

SONG:
Same song as above.
But XD sings some new lyrics to it as they swim for the pen—dolphins following:

SONG REWRITE 2
Free the dolphins from the pin
Give them life again
They will forever be our friends.

It could bring a tear to the eye
Watching them wave goodbye.

XD with bolt cutters in hand, cutting the lock and freeing all of the dolphins.

XD and girlfriend opened the pen gate, and set them all free into the ocean. The other dolphins thanked them joyously.

A giant tiger shark came swimming towards Rose. He pushed her out of the way, and the dolphins guided the shark into the pen.

They quickly closed and latched the door.

Note: Later that same pod of dolphins would help the team when they were in a big bind!

WARNING DISCRETION ADVISED:

The next day, the men laughed as they jumped into the pen with their knives ready to put fake boat scars on the newly acquired baby dolphins.

Man 1:
Like Warm Butter!!!

Man 2 (Laughing):
Ha Ha Ha!!! Surprise for Flipper!!!

Scene:
The steel drum band is finally seen playing the song Treasure Bay by Govi; everyone in great relaxed delight.

And now wafting across the breeze could be heard the light yells of two men who jumped into the pen with the Giant Tiger Shark!

Some screams could be heard, and red floated to the top of the water.

Scene:
Beautiful Sunset.
Music: continues to play but louder.

*add cheering from audience

Baby dolphins swimming wild and free with their parents; they and the rest of the pod diving, swimming, and jumping along the top of the water—out to sea they go—happy as can be!

SPEC PIC BELOW:
I imagine around 20 dolphin swimming and jumping out to sea, including the 2 little babies, and the sun setting, (or low enough in the sky that we know nightfall will be coming, with a a beautiful sunset glowing, reddish, sky illuminating into and through the clouds.

We hear cheering, but from who?

SCENE:
Those that had been at the beach-side resort listening to the music wafting, now looking out to sea (and standing among the lit tiki torches) cheering on the dolphin!

SCENE:
Back to dolphin.
Sun lower, a little darker.
Scene Closes to Darkness.

SCENE—The Calendar, Meteor Shower, and Discussing The Treasure:
Night.
XD, Chris, Amy, and Rose are sitting around a campfire on the beach.
They are happy about the completion of the calendar. They are looking at it. And looking up at the meteor shower.

XD: Each year the calendar shows the date ranges that the Big 4 meteor showers arrive!

Amy: Look!!!
The sky and beach light up, with a giant meteorite fireball that streaks across the sky!

Everyone: Wow!!!

Chris: Wooooooooo Hooooooo!!!

Expletives From the Group: Incredible, Amazing, Wooooooo!!! Etc.

That night they discussed the Treasure.

Sand Fireflies (these are not actually fireflies, but are fiery brands from the sand, and Rose refers to them as fireflies) are streaking up from the fire, making ember red brands, streaking and flying into the night sky.

Camera:
Aims at the flying embers, and then follows them upwards into the sky.
One more meteorite streaks across the sky.
Fades to Darknesss

Chris: We have to go after the ship … tonight!