Know-It-All: Hey, what gives? It was 5 minutes until midnight 4 minutes ago. But let's not dilly-dally, it's 5 minutes to midnight. Even-numbered birthdays on the right, odd-numbered on the left. Shorter in the front, taller in the rear. Alright, ladies and gentlemen, two columns, if you please. TIGHTLY!!!!!!!!! Smokey and Steamer: Whoa! The pin! Conductor: Jiminy Christmas, the ice has frozen over the tracks! Ĭonductor: Alright. Quick, under the safety bar! Hero Boy: Is every.Is everything alright?! What should we do?! Conductor: Well, considering the fact that we have lost communication with the engineer, we are standing totally exposed on the front of the locomotive, the train appears to be accelerating uncontrollably, and we are rapidly approaching Glacier Gulch, which just happens to be the steepest downhill grade in the world, I suggest we all hold on. Hero Girl: Slow it down! Watch the speed! Steamer: Ah! Jumping jeepers, the cotter pin sheared off! Smokey: What? Steamer: The pin! Smokey: Where? Steamer: There! Smokey and Steamer: Oh, no! Hero Girl: They can't hear me! Conductor: They can't? I don't like the look of this. Conductor: Tell the engineer to slow down. Smokey: Up a tree! Steamer: Lost in the grass. It's gonna be hours before they clear this track! Smokey: A tough nut to crack! Conductor: We are in some serious jelly. Young man, are you bound and determined that this train never reaches the North Pole?! Hero Girl: But look! Conductor: CARIBOU CROSSING?! Steamer: I make that herd to be at least a hundred thousand, maybe even a million. Conductor: There can be no Christmas without the Polar Express arriving on time! Am I the only one who understands that? YOU?! I should've known. you’re drivin' the train!? Hero Girl: They put me in charge. Savvy? It's just a run up to the hump, kid! This'll be interesting! Get back on, kid! Hurry! Grab my muck stick! There's only one trick to this, kid! When I say "jump".you JUMP!!! Hero Boy: You?! I thought you got thrown off and. There is but one inch of clearance between the roof of this rattler and the roof of Flat-Top Tunnel. Hero Boy: H-How come? Hobo: So many questions. We gotta make the engine before we hit Flat-Top Tunnel. We gotta hightail it to the hog, pronto! Hero Boy: To the hog? Hobo: The engine. Hobo: That skirt you're chasin' must've moved on ahead. Am I right? Hero Boy: But what about this train? You don't wanna be taken for a ride, railroaded! Seeing is believing. You don't wanna be led down the primrose path! You don’t wanna be conned or duped, have the wool pulled over your eyes. Hero Boy: Well, I.I want to believe, but- Hobo: But. Hobo: What exactly is.is your persuasion.on the big man? Since you brought him up. Hobo: A gi-? Ain't we all?! Hero Boy: I have her ticket. Hobo: Is there somethin' I can do for you? Hero Boy: I'm looking for a girl. Know-It-All: No, please, don’t do that again! Hero Boy: "Stop it"? That’s it! I have to stop the train again. They may slow the train down a little bit, but they’re never gonna stop it. That way, she won’t get sucked down under the wheels. Yeah, he's gonna probably throw her right at the rear platform. Know-It-All: You know what's gonna happen now, don't ya? He’s gonna throw her off the train. Young lady, you will just have to come along with me. I was trying to return it to you, but the wind blew it out of my hand. We are on a very tight schedule, a-and I've never been late before, and I am certainly not going to be late tonight! Now, everybody, take your seats, please! Thank you.Ĭonductor: You mean, you have lost your ticket? Hero Boy: She didn't lose her ticket. Young man, is that what happened? Well.let me remind you. Hero Girl: He was just trying to stop the train so that kid could get on. Now, young man, Christmas may not be important to some people, but it is very important to the rest of us! Hero Boy: But-But-But-But. And in case you weren't aware, tonight is Christmas Eve! And in case you hadn't noticed, this train is on a very tight schedule. In case you didn't know, that cord is for emergency purposes only. Dialogue Conductor: Well? Are you coming? Hero Boy: Where? Conductor: Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express! Hero Boy: The North Pole?Ĭonductor: Who in the blazes applied that emergency brake?! Know-It-All: He did! Conductor: You.
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