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[Cavegirl and Roast laying on the grass]
Roast: You know, I'd do anything for you Stiks: Hi Cavegirl...So what are you doing? Cavegirl: Just hanging out...with Roast Stiks: Cool Roast: Tell him to get lost Cavegirl: I can't, I don't want to hurt his feelings Stiks: So, how about a game of pigball? [Cavegirl and Roast wade through swamp] Cavegirl: I think we've lost him...So...you were saying how I'm so prett... Stiks: There you are Cavegirl: (to herself) Go away Cavegirl: Stiks I want you to go 'cause I want to be on my own with Roast Stiks: And what's so great about him? Cavegirl: He's mature and he knows how to talk to a girl Stiks: Oh, and I don't? Cavegirl: No you don't. You haven't got a clue. You're just a big kid Stiks: Right, well I'll be off then...I'm going Cavegirl: Finally, it's just you...and me...So you were saying about how I'm so pretty Roast: Yeah, and the weird thing is...just when I think you can't get any more pretty...well you do Cavegirl: Kiss me Roast [A jet of water squirts Cavegirl] Cavegirl: Ow, er, er, water from the ground...er...It's not right [Villagers gathered] Big Sis: Water? From the ground? Are you mad? Gran: Hang on, this water from the ground thing happened before Big Sis: Well Gran you're mad as well then Cavegirl: Wait! We should listen to Gran. It was a lot of water and I mean a lot of water. Me and Roast got soaked. I think this could be a real threat to the village...Hello?...Hello!? Cavegirl: (to herself) That is typical. Nobody ever takes me seriously [Roast and Trunk looking at water spurt] Roast: I wonder what would happen if I put my foot on it [Water stops] Roast and Trunk: Mmmm Trunk: Probably goes somewhere else Roast: Question is, where? [Big Sis squatting in grass, jumps up as water spurts from ground. Big Sis yelping] Nettle: You really did need to go didn't you? Big Sis: It's not me you idiot Cavegirl: OK Gran, I think they're ready to listen. You were saying about the water coming out of the ground before... Gran: There were floods. Many of us left the village and moved far away [Disapproval from crowd] Big Sis: I am not moving. No way. No water's going to drive me out of my home Cavegirl: And what happened to the people who didn't move? Gran: They all drowned and their bodies were eaten by fish Big Sis: I'll get my stuff [Villagers disperse] Cavegirl: (to herself) Floods drowning, time to go [Looks up a tree] Cavegirl: Stiks? Stiks: Hi ya Cavegirl: Are you OK? Stiks: No, I'm gutted...It's the worse thing that's ever happened to me Cavegirl: (to herself) He's still sulking about me and Roast. Ah [Cavegirl jumps up into tree] Cavegirl: Look, there's no use getting upset about it. You've just got to accept it Stiks: Maybe, or maybe there's something I can do about it [Cavegirl jumps down] Cavegirl: Stiks, don't be such a loser. Just, deal with it Cavegirl: (to herself) This is so Stiks. Stuck on his own little problems when the whole village is suffering Big Sis: Are you out of your mind? You can't carry all that Mum: There's things in here I've had since I was a little girl. I'm not leaving them behind. It's bad enough having to leave my village. I've lived here all my life. So many happy memories Big Sis: Quiet! Forward! [The trek begins, Big Sis riding on Trunk's shoulders] Cavegirl: (to herself) Nobody seems very happy about leaving the village. Everyone's upset, crying, sulking, which reminds me...Roast!...Roast!...Roast! Where's Stiks? Roast: Ran off this morning Cavegirl: He what? Why? Roast: Upset about something Cavegirl: (to herself) I know what he's upset about. He's upset because I rejected him. Doesn't mean I want him to drown. I'd better get back there [Cavegirl runs back] Cavegirl: Stiks! Stiks: Alright alright you don't have to shout. I'm standing here Cavegirl: Er, thank goodness I found you. We were going to leave without you [Stiks moves away] Cavegirl: Look Stiks, I'm sorry about earlier. I know this whole thing has been really upsetting for you Stiks: Yeah, it has. Feels like I've lost something very special Cavegirl: You really like me that much? Stiks: What? Cavegirl: If you're this upset about me rejecting you...then you must really like me Stiks: I'm not upset about you. I'm upset about losing the village. You know, our home...where we had all our precious childhood memories Cavegirl: Oh right (deflated ego) Stiks: I came out here to see if I could find where the water's coming from so I can stop it Cavegirl: You mean, it's got nothing to do with me at all? [Cavegirl puts arms around Stiks] Stiks: Get over yourself Cavegirl [Stiks pushes Cavegirl aside] Cavegirl: (to herself) Ow that hurt. Typical. Boys can be so shallow Cavegirl: Very well, I'm going back Stiks: So you're not going to help me? Cavegirl: As if Cavegirl: (to herself) Well that's the last time I come to save his life. "Get over yourself Cavegirl", I'm gorgeous [Stiks walks off and falls down a hole with a shout] Cavegirl: Stiks? Stiks? Stiks: I'm here Cavegirl: Where? Stiks: I'm here Cavegirl: Where!? Stiks: What's the matter with you, I'm down here [Cavegirl pulls Stiks out] Stiks: Well that was a deeply unpleasant experience Cavegirl: That's a bit weird...What's that? It sounds like underneath this hole of water there's a whole river down there Stiks: I've found it, I've found where the water's coming from. All we've got to do now is er... Cavegirl: We stop it [Miles away] Big Sis: Everybody...halt! Well I don't know about everybody else but I'm absolutely exhausted. We've been walking for hours. We are never going to find anywhere as nice as our old village Trunk: Oh, our old village Nettle: Oh, the beautiful fruit trees Gran: The excellent hunting Roast: The way the birds sang as the sun shone down over the...dew-kissed landscape [Everyone looks at Roast, stunned] Roast: Sorry...(cough)...got a bit carried away Big Sis: Forward! Mum: I...will...not...drop...this...bag [The trek continues] [Cavegirl and Stiks are throwing rocks into the hole] Cavegirl: I can still hear the river running Stiks: We're going to need a really big rock Stiks and Cavegirl: Too big...too small...perfect [Stiks can't shift the rock] Stiks: Let's forget it [Stiks throws away his stick which hits a rock that causes a rockslide. They run for their lives then duck under a big rock] Stiks: Going to be here a while Cavegirl: Stiks? I'm really confused about us Stiks: Confused about us how? Cavegirl: Well, sometimes you're really nice to me...like remember when... [Flashback, Cavegirl jumping around whining, finds Stiks] Cavegirl: I'm bitten. What's going to happen when I die? Stiks: Not if we're quick. I'll suck out the poison Cavegirl: Isn't that dangerous? Stiks: Probably [Stiks bites and sucks Cavegirl's leg, Cavegirl yells] Stiks: That's it. I think I got it all. You'll be OK now Cavegirl: Oh you saved my life [Present] Stiks: You see Cavegirl. I'm always nice to you Cavegirl: No you're not. Sometimes you're really awful to me Stiks: Like when? [Flashback, Stiks by fire] Stiks: I hate you! I said it. I hate you! I hate everything about you. ????. Do you not see? I love you so much it makes me sick. What do I do, what do...what'd I do...I couldn't care...if I never see you [Present] Cavegirl: See. Is it love, or hate? Stiks: Cavegirl it's obvious. I would...(rocks falling)...We'd better get out of here [They scramble to the bottom of the rockslide] Stiks: That was close Cavegirl: Isn't this where the hole was?...Can't hear the river any more Stiks: My rockslide blocked the river. I'm a genius. A genius [Rock whizzes down and clocks Stiks] Stiks: I'm alright [At the new village location] Roast: This place is great Trunk: Yeah, and there's loads of fruit on the trees Big Sis: We're staying Mum: I've got it all here. Every bit of it Big Sis: Well done Mum: And even though we've got a new home, these things are reminders of our old home, and we'll never forget the life we had there. It's the best of both worlds Big Sis: Mum, why don't you straighten up? Mum: I can't [At the rockslide] Stiks: We've done it Cavegirl: But where's all the water gone? Stiks: We must have re-directed it Cavegirl: Re-directed it? To where? Stiks: Who cares? [At the new village, Mum is scraping her legs when a nasty spurt of water strikes] Big Sis: Oh great. Village Number Two flooded [Cavegirl and Stiks wander back to old village] Cavegirl: We...saved...the village Stiks: Yep Cavegirl: You know Stiks, I was thinking about you and me and that we could poss... Stiks: But when you say we, I'm the one who stopped the water Cavegirl: Sorry? Stiks: Well I'm just saying I'm the one who threw the stick that caused the rockslide that stopped the water so actually...I'm the one who saved the village...not you...me...all on my own Cavegirl: (to herself) All on his own? What about me? I helped Stiks: They'll probably have a feast in my honour...oh I'll let you sit next to me...well, unless Big Sis wants to Cavegirl: (to herself) I hate Stiks [The tribe are retuning to the old village] Cavegirl: You'll never guess what I did? Big Sis: (sigh) What? Cavegirl: What's wrong? Big Sis: Well, we found this amazing place, so much better than our old village, and... Roast: Then all this water came out from nowhere and, the whole place was flooded Mum: And we lost everything...everything! Big Sis: So what did you do? Cavegirl: Nothing...but Stiks... [Stiks arrives] Stiks: Hi guys. I suppose Cavegirl told you I found the water and re-directed it [Ensemble glare] Big Sis: You did what!? Cavegirl: It's true...he re-directed the water...and what's more...he did it all on his own...Didn't you Stiks? Stiks: Absolutely [Total silence except for crickets] Stiks: What? [Stiks thrown into pool with ensemble cheer] Roast: Hey Cavegirl...looking good Cavegirl: (to herself) I know, and Stiks won't be around to spoil our fun |
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