Candy Land : The Great RAG Adventure
Characters:
Gingerbread Jib, Mr/Lord Licorice, Candyland Citizens, Licorice army, Candy princesses
Float Concept:
Giant magical castle of Candy land, Gumdrop mountains, Peppermint Forest
Scene 1: (Gumdrop mountains, outside Candy Land)
Mr Licorice trudges on along the beaten path, toward the yonder wilderness. His aimless eyes stare on into the bleak void of the ever obscuring distance, as each shuffle of his laden footstep takes him a step further from the majestic candy gates of Candy Land, a place he once called home; but now no longer. Narration has it that Mr Licorice had left because he was no longer able to tolerate the state’s perception induced prejudice toward licorice, and its general un-acceptance of his licorice consuming ways. A state-wide poll had revealed that only 0.5% of the population stood in favour of Licorice as opposed to Candy, and Mr Licorice wholly represented that 0.5%.
Suddenly, he trips over an irregular protrusion from the ground / spots a bright shiny object in the periphery of his vision. Groaning while recovering from the ground / pausing and peering over to scrutinise its form, he realised that it was an awesome crown, half embedded within (something). Bemused, he picked it up and placed it over his head, only to be overwhelmed by a surge of power flowing through his body. The awesome power transformed even his shabby coat into a sinister looking cloak. The clear sky became overshadowed, and menacing gusts were rushing in and around him, which somehow resembled fire extinguisher emissions. He raised his hands, and an evil smirk spread across his face, “nice..... >:D”. Empowered for vengeance, he (a) snapped his fingers, and a mindless villainous trolley squeaked and rolled into place. He stepped aboard and was skated off the scene, (b) ran off the scene, his evil laughter trailing in his wake.
Scene 2: (Candy Land Castle backdrop)
Gingerbread boy Jib had travelled the Rainbow road in search of the annual Sweet Celebration, when he stumbled upon the marvellous candy gates of Candy Land. With his touristy outfit and trusty harvest sack, he entered through and was very warmly received by the locals. They were excited to have a visitor and were intrigued by his part flour part sugar physique. They scurried to have his harvest sack and excessive tourist loads removed. The Candy Land citizens comprised of assorted candies, as well as the very pretty candy princesses, and together they showed Jib around. They danced and sang in jubilee, and even the magical castle moved and grooved along. Suddenly, they realised that something was amiss: the Candy Land Castle behind them was changing. Shades of sinister black were forming over the brightly coloured hues of the Candy Castle at a gradual but very constant rate. Much murmuring broke out between the Candies, along with much pointing and gesture exchanges between them worried faces.
Scene 3: (Candy Castle, [turning to the] evil side)
Suddenly, LORD Licorice burst forth into the scene, (riding on his trolley?), with his minion of (to be decided by the costumes team). Some of the Candy mates scream and scamper away, while the rest cower and retreat towards the backdrop. Some of them just stone in shock and confusion and have to be pulled away. LORD Licorice had returned with a vengeance, armed with a vow to turn the brightly coloured Candy Land into a licorice hued expanse. They do a war dance, and halfway through / at the start, he lets off an evil laugh, and at the wave of his hand, the entire Candy Castle turned evil in an instant. With the wave of his other hand, licorice vines crept out and entangled the castle.
He issues for an order to have the candy mates captured, and a scuffle ensues (in dance form, with a very graceful clash of colours and organized confusion, I personally think it’d involve more capturing and evading rather than 2 sided aggression). The candy mates became quickly subdued and captured by the licorice army, except for Gingerbread Jib and a few surviving candies who found concealment somewhere in the backdrop beside a tree/bushes/something. The gigantic candy gates open, and a giant ramp is lowered, bridging the chocolate moat (?), and LORD Licorice steps up to the platform, orchestrating his attack, and letting off evil laughs once in awhile. Cock-eyed as he is, while looking to the sky and laughing, he is unable to spot Gingerbread Jib and his team below him.
Noticing this, Gingerbread Jib seized the opportunity to rally his remaining survivors against the nefarious LORD Licorice. He stood up, and proposed a plan to his fellow comrades. They proceeded to create a contraption that would help them defeat LORD Licorice, and chckhcktingtingpiak within seconds it was done. One of them raises up the contraption in celebration when it was completed and behold, a (self extending toy tweezer / giant vacuum cleaner / gigantic fan / hooked candy cane)! Gingerbread Jib jumps out of concealment and runs into centre stage, and points a finger at LORD Licorice in a very defiant manner. LORD Licorice sees this as a challenge, and steps down to accept the fight. His army moves aside so as not to obstruct him. Gingerbread Jib has thus effectively created a distraction, and the rebellion plan is set into action. His candy mate comrades sneak out of concealment, two of them squat to form an elevated platform for the third, who steps on top and uses the tweezer/candycane/whatever contraption to remove the crown off LORD Licorice’s head.
LORD Licorice was absolutely caught by surprised, and turns around in shock, stunned. The candy mates throw the crown to Jib, who catches it and wears it. The licorice army, now under the control of Jib, turn their gaze towards Mr Licorice, now powerless, helpless. A candy kid jumps out and points off stage with a pout, signalling that he leaves. Mr Licorice quietly abides, and solemnly walks off.
Scene 4: (Candy land back to good, and even more exuberant than usual, plus nicely decorated licorice-inspired designs)
Just as he takes a few steps away, Gingerbread Jib grabs him by his shoulders. He turns around, expecting to be captured, but Jib, now empowered, waves his hand and the Candy Castle returns to its glorious former appearance. Jib looks at Licorice, as though to say “look”, then he waves his hand again, and this time Licorice incorporated designs pop out of the castle as well. He turns back toward Licorice with a warm smile, and Licorice immediately understands the significance of this gesture: We can happily co-exist in mutual respect. (This wasn’t decided but I think Jib should remove and break the crown into half somewhere). They hug and everyone is happy, and the candy mates run out again, interacting with the licorice dudes. They all do a happy mass dance and co-exist happily ever after.
