Act
1:
Pedro
the pigeon wakes up in his tree nest, feeling well rested and full of
energy. He looks out the hole in the tree trunk that's made into a
window. Turning then to the picture of his mother on the wall. He
puts a wing on his chest before saying how proud he is of her for
following her dreams. He goes downstairs for his breakfast – worms,
yum... - before heading out.
Flying
to his usual roost spot down an alleyway, he finds other pigeons
crowded around a poster. He lands and waddles over, questioning his
fellow kin of their curiosity. They explain to him that it's to
advertise the Annual Poop Shot Championships, they are currently
accepting entries! Pedro's heart skipped a beat as he started to
discuss with the others about being the representative for the
competition. His friends supported his cause, and any doubt was
subsided.
Pedro
and his kin took flight to the town square to register for the
championships. They recognised his appearance to that of this mother
(an old champion) and they got speaking about her and how good she
was at the time. They have high hopes for little Pedro and they say
he will do his mother proud.
Pedro
walks into the training area practising on trash in a back alleyway.
He's a little rusty and nervous, his friend tells him not to be so
nervous. It's a talent of his, it's in his blood to be a champion
like his mother! This makes Pedro feel pressured.
Plot Point 1:
In
Pedro's anxiety, the “big shot” pigeon Dean approaches him. He
start to poke fun at him, laughing with his own friends. Pedro starts
feeling really small and nervous. He tries to make out that Dean
isn't intimidating him but Dean continues to break him down to the
point where Pedro is unsure if he is even going to to enter anymore.
Dean
tells him that a rookie has no place in this sort of place. He's only
going to shame his mothers pride. He wasn't built for this and he's
only going to make a fool of himself. Pedro gets self conscious,
noticing everyone looking at him for a response but the pressure
starts to crack him. Dean keeps hammering on him trying to make sure
that Pedro does not threaten his winning spot.
Pedro
takes flight, stumbling in the air as he is desperate to get away
from that place. Leave it all behind, go home and pretend it didn't
happen. Continue his life like normal. He shed a tear as he can
imagine his mother looking down on him, upset at his choice but he
doesn't fee any form of confidence to compete in these games! He
apologises to his mother, saying he wish it could be different.
Pedro
lands in a grassy park, pacing around aggravated by Dean's behaviour
and how it's effected him. Behind him, his best friend Penny landed
down and tried to show him a bit of sense.
Act 2:
Penny
tries to calm down Pedro by explaining that Dean has been the ongoing
champion for years now and he's only trying to defend his tite. He's
scared of a bit of competition. Pedro explains how he feels so rock
bottom and his skills wont match Dean no matter how hard he tries.
Taking his anger out on Penny for letting his mum down like that.
Penny
hits Pedro in frustration. She tells a shocked Pedro that he's being
stupid and his mum isn't disappointed by him. She would always be
proud of him. Penny doesn't want to see Pedro all beaten up by a jerk
like Dean. She wants to help him out and make him realise that he's a
bigger and better person then Dean is by a long shot.
Pedro
gets emotional and has slight flashbacks of his mother and him before
he died as a happy little family in the same tree he lives in now.
The picture he looked at that morning floods into mind. He snaps to
reality and realises how stupid he's been.
Him
and Penny embrace, he thanks her for helping him realise how much of
an idiot he's been. She smiles and pats the top of his head saying
she'll always be around to save the day. Pedro says they should get
back to the tournament before he gets disqualified. Penny says that
it'll be starting very soon. Pedro starts to panic and takes off into
the air. A smiling Penny follow along behind him. They fly off
together.
Plot Point 2:
Dean
is happy not to see Pedro at the competition after their little talk.
The judges are giving him a few more minutes to appear before they
disqualify him. In the last second Pedro and Penny land on the
rooftop to continue the competition. A look of disgust sweeps over
Dean's face.
The
competitors are minimal, scared and sent cowering by Dean's rolling
behaviour. The competition gets underway anyway. Dean storms over the
top of every other pigeon apart from Pedro. He keeps his mother in
mind as he tries to kick Dean out of the competition.
Dean
starts getting irritated. He calls Pedro out after every shot
claiming that he's missed and he's cheating. The judges over rule his
outbursts. Dean approaches his friends in the audience and tell them
to distract Pedro and create a scene so he can be the champion again.
With
doubtful minds they oblige, flying around and making noises to
distract Pedro's shots. Dean is perfect and Pedro starts to struggle.
The Judges start to question...
Act 3:
The
events host calls the pigeons down and they get questioned for their
unruly behaviour. They try to act rebellious before they're noticed
to be Deans fellowship. Dean is then caught out to be cheating his
way to victory. They approach Dean on the field and openly accuse him
of cheating to which he is sarcastically shocked. The police
pigeons(!) take rule over all the evidence and find him guilty,
disqualify him.
Pedro
says he wants to win fairly so they reschedule the final match for
another day giving them both a shot at the title to see who the
better Poop Shooter is.
The
final match approaches and needless to say that Pedro's followers
diss Dean heavily but his kind heart pays no attention. They compete
and Pedro ends up the victor. Making his mother proud, capturing
Penny's heart and building his self confidence.
Pedro the Champion Pigeon!
Workshop conclusion!
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