I've seen people post MAP scripts on here and I doubt this'll see the light of day but I still adore this concept and wanted to share the script i wrote for it! It's a Frostpaw (specifically set in River) MAP to the song Prologue: Invisible from Beetlejuice the Musical!
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Frostpaw
Mothwing
Splashtail
Frostpaw's patrol (Curlfeather, Splashtail, & Gorseclaw)
intro 1: Riverclan Camp [The Leader's Stump] & The Ravine
Mistystar yells at Duskfur for questioning the code changes before collapsing, dead. We zoom in on Frostpaw's shocked expression. She closes her eyes; when she opens them again the "cameraā zooms out from her face to reveal we've transitioned to the ravine where Frostpaw's patrol finds Reedwhisker's body. Frostpaw goes from shocked to horrified.
intro 2: The Ravine, The Moonpool, & Riverclan Camp [The Clearing]
āDaylight come and we wan' go-ā
Frostpaw looks over at her patrol. They're exchanging glances, just as horrified as Frostpaw.
On cue with the thunder transitional lighting flashes, covering the screen. We open to shocked Frostpaw finding the white curled feather at the Moonpool.
She bends her head down to pick up the feather. When she lifts her head we transition to her showing Curlfeather the sign she's supposed to be the next leader of Riverclan. Curlfeather, again, looks shocked but in a suspicious overly dramatic way.
NOTES: Curlfeather and Splashtail should look overly dramatic to the point it comes across as forced, but nobody in-universe notices this.
intro 3: Path to the Moonpool
Frostpaw and Curlfeather head for the Moonpool; Frostpaw hears something and her ear twitches. She looks over and sees the dogs hurling towards them.
Curlfeather saw the dogs first and is already ushering Frostpaw to run. She starts climbing the closest tree with Curlfeather just behind her but the dogs are already inches away from them both.
In desperation Curlfeather pushes Frostpaw to a higher branch. Frostpaw, terrified and sobbing, stares down at her mom as the dogs start dragging her mother down from the tree. Curlfeather yells for Frostpaw right before the dogs lunge at her again.
Right before we see them pull Curlfeather down completely, lightning flashes on cue with the thunder, engulfing the screen in white that fades into solid black.
intro 4: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing + The Leader's Stump]
The black screen fades back into the gloom of Riverclan's camp. Cats are coming back from patrol or out of their dens to gather around the leader's tree stump for Curlfeather's vigil, including a grief-stricken Mistpaw and Graypaw, who are glancing around, looking for their sister, Frostpaw.
We see Curlfeather's body laying in front of the stump. Mothwing emerges from the medicine den, followed by Frostpaw who is staring at the ground, avoiding her mother's body.
intro 5: Riverclan Camp [The Leader Stump]
Mothwing leaps up onto the stump; Frostpaw sits close by, still refusing to look directly at Curlfeather.
Frostpaw hears her siblings approaching from the other side of camp and instinctively looks up, finally seeing her mother's body. We zoom in on her face as her eyes fill with tears.
1: Riverclan Camp [The Leader Stump]
āIn times like these, we have no words
Mothwing begins to address Riverclan. They all look sorrowful, nodding their heads in agreement at her words.
We have only each otherā
Mistpaw and Graypaw sit beside Frostpaw, pressing themselves close to her; Frostpaw can't take her tearful gaze off her mother's body.
2: Riverclan Camp [The Leader Stump]
āToday we come together to mourn the passing of Emily Deetz
Mothwing gestures toward Curlfeather's body. Frostpaw finally averts her gaze.
Devoted wife of Charles,
Mothwing gestures to the sky and a faint symbolic image of Jayclaw appears.
beloved mother to Lydiaā
Mothwing gestures toward Frostpaw, Mistpaw, and Graypaw.
Frostpaw can't handle the grief anymore, runs to the medicine den, and buries herself deep in her nest. Mothwing watches her go but doesn't call her back.
3: Riverclan Camp [The Leader Stump + The Medicine Den]
āScripture tells us,
Mothwing turns back to speaking at Curlfeather's vigil. Mistpaw and Graypaw hurry after Frostpaw.
āSorrow not,
We cut back to Frostpaw. She's sobbing even more now but pauses when a noise at the den entrance startles her. She then turns around to see a sobbing Mistpaw and Graypaw.
for we do not walk aloneā"
Mistpaw and Graypaw run to Frostpaw, they're all sobbing even harder now, and they huddle up with her in her nest. We zoom in on Frostpaw's eyes. as the lighting changes to daytime.
4: Riverclan Camp [The Medicine Den + The Clearing]
āYou're invisible when you're sad
Frostpaw sits up in her nest. It's actually late afternoon and her siblings have left. Frostpaw climbs out of her nest and exits the medicine den, her eyes drooping, and her body slumped in grief.
clocks tick
Frostpaw hears something and sadly looks up, she sees her clanmates anxiously whispering about how Frostpaw needs to find a new leader soon.
and phones still ringā
Mothwing walks up to Frostpaw already telling her she needs to go back to the Moonpool urgently.
5: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing + The Medicine Den]
āThe world carries on like mad
Frostpaw angrily looks up at her mentor before turning and stomping away back to her nest.
But nobody sees a thingā
She curls back in her nest, she's tense, her tail tip twitching with irritation. On āthingā her tail stops twitching and her tense body loosens again as if being angry is too much effort.
6: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing + Outside the Medicine Den[
āWhispering behind their hands
We pan out of the medicine den and see that Riverclan cats are still anxiously whispering about their situation and Frostpaw. Some even seem angry she's taking time to grieve. Mothwing sighs and walks towards the medicine den.
Lost for kind words to sayā
Mothwing starts to walk into the medicine den to apologize but decides against it and turns, walking away.
7: Riverclan Camp [The Medicine Den + The Clearing]
āNobody understands
We cut back to Frostpaw who's still sadly curled in her nest.
And everyone goes awayā
We see the Riverclan cats heading to their den as night falls; Mothwing included.
8: Riverclan Camp [The Medicine Den + The Clearing]
āGrown-ups wanna fix things
Frostpaw turns on her side, unable to fall asleep. She sits up in her nest, unsheathing her claws to nervously tear at her bedding, before running out of the medicine den.
When they can't it only fills them with shame
Frostpaw slows down as she runs past the warriors den, glancing inside, seeing an empty nest that presumably belonged to Curlfeather. The other warriors are turned away from the empty nest, twitching in their sleep with worried expressions.
so they just look awayā
Frostpaw sadly pins her ears back at the sight of Curlfeather's old nest and her distressed clanmates. She runs offscreen towards the camp exit.
9: Outside Riverclan Camp
āIs it being greedy to need somebody to see me
Frostpaw bursts out of the entrance, looking up at the stars with dismay imagining Curlfeather as a consolation.
And say my name?ā
Frostpaw's pace starts to slow. She sits down hanging her head sadly as her tears start falling heavily again. She closes her eyes tightly.
10: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing]
āSeems when you lose your mom
Frostpaw opens her eyes; we've transitioned to the next day back in the camp. it's busy with everyone buzzing around her like normal. Frostpaw's grief makes her numb to it all and pays them no mind at first.
No one turns off the sunā
Frostpaw numbly gestures towards the bright sun.
11: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing]
āFolks carry on,
Frostpaw numbly swivels her head around camp watching as her clanmates go on without Curlfeather. Suddenly remembering the dire situation her clan is in, plus the major unfair responsibility that is all on her, begins to notice their chattering is anxiously frantic.
We see Mothwing in the clearing trying to calm her clanmates. She notices Frostpaw and starts walking towards her.
that's thatā
Frostpaw sighs and closes her eyes for a moment, her face becoming more determined.
12: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing]
āYou're invisible when you're sadā
Knowing what she's expected to do, Frostpaw opens her eyes to see Mothwing standing in front of her, nods her head in understanding, and begins to head out of camp, back towards the Moonpool.
outro: Riverclan Camp [The Clearing]
āHoly crap
We pan out to see Splashtail watching Frostpaw leave.
a ballad already?
We see a thought bubble above his head showing a dead Curlfeather. He dramatically feigns surprise at this.
And such a bold departure
Splashtail gets a bit more cocky and smug as the dead Curlfeather thought bubble morphs into him imagining himself with a star on his head as leader.
from the original source material!ā
The thought bubble morphs into the original plan where Curlfeather is leader with a salty Splashtail as her deputy.
Splashtail smiles at the invisible ācameraā looking even more smug as he bounds towards it then off screen.
