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Scene 1: The Appointment

Music: "Where You Are" (Moana) – Intro through first Chorus.

Action: The people of Zulu/Mactan are performing a traditional dance. RAJAH HUMABON is
center stage, singing to LAPU-LAPU.

HUMABON (Sings): "Lapu-Lapu, make way, make way! / Lapu-Lapu, it's time you knew / The
island of Zulu is all you need... / Everything is right where you are!"

Dialogue:

HUMABON: "The horizon is changing, Lapu-Lapu. I am naming you Chieftain of Mactan. You
will lead our warriors alongside Zula."

ZULA (Stepping forward, cold): "Alongside me, Rajah? I have kept the peace here while he
sharpens spears in the dark."

LAPU-LAPU: "Peace is a dream, Zula. The sea is bringing a storm. I don’t sharpen spears for
the dark; I sharpen them for what’s coming."

Scene 2: The Arrival & The Cross

Music: "What's My Name?" (Descendants 2) – Magellan’s Version.

Action: The music shifts to a heavy, industrial beat. MAGELLAN and his crew march in.

Visual: A quick, stylized montage. Magellan hands a small statue (Santo Niño) to Humabon’s
wife. A priest mimics a baptism. Magellan then points to a large chest.

MAGELLAN (Spoken over the beat): "In the name of the King of Spain, you are saved! Now...
pay your tribute. Gold, rice, and livestock. Every head must bow."

Scene 3: Crossing the Line

Music: "Crossing the Line" (Tangled: The Series)

Action: ZULA is on one side of the stage with two goats and a basket of rice. LAPU-LAPU
blocks his path center-stage.

ZULA (Sings first stanza): "I’m done with the pressure, I’m done with the fear / If paying this
tax keeps the 'fire-sticks' clear / I'm crossing the line! / I’m doing what’s best for the people I
lead..."

LAPU-LAPU (Interrupting): "You aren't leading them, Zula. You’re selling them! Not a single
goat leaves this shore. If they want to eat, let them fish. We are not servants!"

Action: Lapu-Lapu pushes the basket over. Zula, furious, pulls out a small scroll and whispers
to a messenger: "Tell the Captain... Lapu-Lapu is the only thing standing between him and his
gold. Tell him to kill the rebel."
Scene 4: The Battle of Mactan
Music: "It’s Goin’ Down" (Descendants 2) – First Stanza to Chorus.

Action: Magellan and his men wade through "water" (blue fabric on floor). Lapu-Lapu’s warriors
are waiting on the shore.

MAGELLAN (Sings): "Your time is up, you’re gonna pay / I’m gonna take this island anyway!"

CHORUS (Both sides): "It's goin' down! / We're the masters of the sea / It's goin' down! / You'll
never take our liberty!"

The Climax: The music stays heavy as the fight happens. Magellan’s men struggle in the
"water" while Lapu-Lapu’s men move fast. Lapu-Lapu strikes the final blow. Magellan falls. The
Spanish retreat.

Scene 5: Finale (The Message)

Action: The music stops. The stage is silent except for a low drum. Lapu-Lapu stands over
Magellan’s helmet.

LAPU-LAPU: "They were not gods. They were just men who thought we were late to the world.
But we were already here."

Music: "Rise Up" (Andra Day) - Tribal/Choral Version.

Action: The entire cast (including Humabon and even the spirits of the warriors) stands behind
Lapu-Lapu.

Final Message:

"And we'll rise up / We'll rise like the morning / We'll rise up / Fearless and proud..."

Final Line (Lapu-Lapu): "Mactan is not for sale. Not today. Not ever."

BLACKOUT.

Director's Notes:
● The "Crossing the Line" Moment: This is the most important part of your "Point of
View." Zula thinks he's being "practical," but Lapu-Lapu knows he's being "compliant."
● The Choreography: Since it's only 10 minutes, the "It's Goin' Down" section needs to
be very high energy to represent the intensity of the Battle of Mactan.
● The Goats: Keep the goats as a small prop for Zula to hold during his song to remind
the audience whyMagellan is so angry.
SCENES
THE FIRST DEFIANCE: THE SHORE THAT NEVER BOWED

Cast

Narrator:

The People of Mactan (The Defenders)

● Lapu-Lapu (The Lead): The "Shield." He represents the first refusal and the heart of patriotism. He is the
one who sees the threat before anyone else.
● Rajah Humabon: The King of Cebu. He is torn between tradition and the "new world" the Spanish bring. He
sings the Moana intro.
● Zula (The Rival): A secondary Chieftain. He represents "Compliance." He is the one who wants to give the
goats to Magellan to keep the peace.
● The Queen (Hara Humamay): Humabon’s wife. In your musical structure, she is the one who receives the
"gift" (the Santo Niño) during the baptism scene.
● The Villagers / Choral Group: These are the people who sing "Where You Are." They represent the
peaceful life that Lapu-Lapu is trying to protect.
● The Mactan Warriors: Lapu-Lapu’s army. They perform the choreography for "It's Goin' Down" and
represent the physical strength of the defiance.

The Spanish Expedition (The Invaders)

● Ferdinand Magellan: The Captain-General. He represents the "Discovery" mindset—believing everything

he sees belongs to him. He leads "What's My Name?"
● Antonio Pigafetta: The Chronicler. He should be on stage with a quill or a book, constantly writing. He
represents how history is recorded (and how he might be "late" to seeing the truth). Remove this add
● Enrique (Heinrich) of Malacca: Magellan’s interpreter. He is a crucial bridge. He is the one who has to
translate the "First Defiance" from Lapu-Lapu to Magellan. Add
● The Spanish Soldiers / Crew: Magellan’s "army." They are the ones in armor who try to collect the tax and
eventually fight the warriors in the "It's Goin' Down" battle. Remove
● The Priest (Father Valderrama): He performs the baptism of Humabon and the Queen, representing the
cultural pressure being put on the people. Still add this

SCENE 1 🎬 OPENING SCENE

(Cue in music- Where you are)

Scene 1: The Appointment ( revise this one BECUASE historically Al

though humanabon is the superior of lapulapu lapulapu never recognized
his authority so I would not make sense) so instead just make if lapulapu
father then dialogue would just be about his father teaching him about
fighting the land also BECUASE of this help the narrator explain the
relationship of zula and humambon still portray zula the same way in the
section 3
Setting: The vibrant shores of Mactan. Music: "Where You Are" (Intro through First Chorus)
(The NARRATOR stands downstage right, bathed in a warm, amber spotlight. They speak over the gentle
beginning of the music.)

NARRATOR: Before the ink of the chronicles touched the page, there was a rhythm here. Not the rhythm of a
"discovery," but the heartbeat of a home. We were not waiting to be found. We were already here. (Change it to a
more interesting intro I like how the ending statement though we were not waiting to found we were already here)

[Action: The VILLAGERS and WARRIORS burst into a rhythmic dance. They are weaving, laughing, and
working.]

VILLAGERS (Singing):

Lapu-Lapu, make way, make way! Lapu-Lapu, it’s time you knew The island of Zulu is all you need!

RAJAH HUMABON (Sings to Lapu-Lapu):

The dancers are practicing They dance to an ancient song (Who needs a new song? This old one’s all we need!)
(here the parenthesis should be sperated villagers should have been put as cast : the lyrics)

HARA HUMAMAY (Sings, holding a basket of fruit):

This tradition is our mission And Lapu-Lapu, there’s so much to do! (Make way!) Don't trip on the taro root That’s all
you need!

ZULA (Sings, watching Lapu-Lapu with a calculating look):

We share everything we make (We make!) We joke and we weave our baskets (Aha!)

VILLAGERS (As the FISHERMEN enter):

The fishermen come back from the sea...

LAPU-LAPU (Looking toward the horizon, singing):

I wanna see...

RAJAH HUMABON (Firmly, turning Lapu-Lapu back to the village):

Don't walk away! Lapu-Lapu, stay on the ground now Our people will need a chief... And there you are!

FULL CAST (Chorus):

There comes a day When you're gonna look around And realize happiness is... Where you are! (Where you are!)

[Dialogue]
The dialogue here should be short and the dialogue of zula about not wanting to share the
throne will be interrupted by the villager

(The music drops to a low drum pulse.)

RAJAH HUMABON: The horizon is changing, Lapu-Lapu. The tides whisper of strangers. I am naming you Chieftain
of Mactan. You will lead our warriors... alongside Zula.( The words are too foreign) make it direct and straight to the
point

ZULA (Stepping forward, cold): Alongside me, Rajah? I have kept the peace here while he spends his nights
sharpening spears in the dark.( more hesitation and jealousy)
LAPU-LAPU (Eyes on the sea): Peace is a dream, Zula. The sea is bringing a storm. I don’t sharpen spears for the
dark; I sharpen them for the light that’s about to hit our shores. I sharpen them for what’s coming.. (again you used
too much foreign language

(Suddenly, the NARRATOR steps forward as the light shifts to a cold

VILLAGER (Running on stage, panicked): Rajah! Sails! Floating mountains are moving toward the reef!- make also
this more understandable just make the villager straight it straight there someone coming

SCENE 2 🎬

(Immediately following the Villager’s warning in Scene 1.)

[Music: "What's My Name?" (Magellan's Version)]

(MAGELLAN and his CREW march center stage with heavy, aggressive steps. The choreography is sharp
and colonizing.)

MAGELLAN (Singing):

This is all hands on deck! Calling out to lost boys and girls! I’m gettin' tired of the disrespect We won’t stop 'til we rule
the world! Tell ’em who’s in charge so they don’t forget... What’s my name? What’s my name?

CREW (Shouting): MAGELLAN!

MAGELLAN:

Say it louder! What’s my name? What’s my name?

CREW: MAGELLAN!

MAGELLAN:

Feel the power! No one’s gonna stop us soon the world will be ours! What’s my name? What’s my name? What’s it?
What’s it? Say it, say it loud!

[The Narrative Transition: The Gift & The Baptism]

(The music shifts to a low, rhythmic pulse. MAGELLAN approaches RAJAH HUMABON with a performative
bow.)

NARRATOR: Magellan was a master of the "long game." He didn't lead with the sword; he led with a smile. He
promised Humabon protection, calling him "Brother" while draping a heavy Spanish cloak over the Rajah's shoulders.

[Action: Magellan mimes a Blood Compact with Humabon. The PRIEST steps forward, raising a cross.
HUMABON and HARA HUMAMAY kneel.]

NARRATOR: In a flash of ritual, Rajah Humabon became Don Carlos. Water was poured to wash away an ancient
identity, and a wooden child—the Santo Niño—was placed in the Queen's arms to seal their loyalty to a King across
the sea. The "friendship" was a golden cage.

MAGELLAN (Spoken sharply over the pulse): "Now that you are saved, Don Carlos... prove your loyalty. I want
gold from your chests and the finest livestock from your lands. Every head must bow. Every hand must give."
NARRATOR: The King had bowed. The Queen had accepted. But across the water, on the island of Mactan, the air
was growing cold. The price of "peace" was about to be challenged.

(Blackout. Sound of a goat bleating and the clinking of chains leads into Scene 3.)

SCENE 3

Music: Crossing the line

NARRATOR: History often remembers the great battles, but it forgets the quiet arguments that started them. On the
island of Mactan, leadership was a divided weight. Ruling alongside Lapu-Lapu was Zula—a fellow chieftain who
shared the shore but not the vision. Their rivalry was an open secret: Lapu-Lapu held the loyalty of the warriors
through pride, while Zula sought power through pragmatism. In the shadow of the Spanish ships, this rivalry turned
into a betrayal. Do we give a little to live... or do we give nothing to be free?

[Action: ZULA enters frantically, checking the goats and rice. LAPU-LAPU enters slowly from the opposite side.]

LAPU-LAPU: Is this how the Great Zula spends his morning? Playing stable boy for a man who hasn't even stepped
foot on our soil?

ZULA: I am ensuring our survival! Humabon has already bowed. The "fire-sticks" are pointed at us. If these goats are
the price of peace, then I will drag them to Magellan myself.

LAPU-LAPU: Peace? You call this peace? To give what we have grown to a stranger who demands it like a god?
We are not supposed to bow, Zula. Our spines were made to stand straight.

ZULA: And if I don't give them, he will take them over our dead bodies!

LAPU-LAPU: You aren't crossing the distance to save us, Zula. You're crossing a line you can never come back
from.

(Music Kicks In: "Crossing the Line")

ZULA (Sings):

I’m done with the pressure, I’m done with the fear

If paying this tax keeps the 'fire-sticks' clear

I'm crossing the line!

I’m doing what’s best for the people I lead...

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

This has to stop now!

Whatever it is that you're going through

We'll fix it together, me and you

Just like we've always done...

ZULA (Sings, pointing at Lapu-Lapu):

No! This has to stop now!

This thing where you think that you’ve been my friend

And don't even hear how you condescend

The way you've always done!

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

Zula, listen... (I'm listening)

I know it isn't true... (Isn't it?)

Just look into my eyes now... (Well?)

I know you feel it too!

ZULA (Sings, looking toward the horizon):

Perhaps I do...

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

Zula, listen... I swear it’s not too late!

So before another line gets crossed

And everything we’ve had is lost...

Just wait.

ZULA (Spoken): Wait?

(Sings): No... I won't wait!

[Dialogue]

LAPU-LAPU: You aren't a leader, Zula. You're a merchant selling our freedom for a few more days of breath.

[Action: LAPU-LAPU slices the ropes with his dagger. The goats are freed. He kicks the basket of rice, scattering it
into the sand.]

LAPU-LAPU: Not a single goat leaves this shore. If the 'Great Captain' is hungry, tell him we have plenty of iron for
him to eat. We are not servants!

ZULA (Backing away, cold): Then you have chosen the grave for all of us.

(Zula whispers to a MESSENGER and points toward the Spanish camp.)

ZULA: Tell Magellan... kill the rebel, and Mactan is his.

NARRATOR: The "First No" had been spoken. The line was drawn in the sand, and the tide was coming in. Magellan
didn't see a nation; he saw a nuisance. But on this shore, the "nuisance" was armed... and he was ready.

[BLACKOUT]

Scene 4 🎬
[Action: LAPU-LAPU strikes. MAGELLAN falls into the "sea." The blue fabric is thrown over him like a
shroud. The remaining SPANISH CREW retreats in terror.]

[Ending Dialogue]
Change lapu lapu will sing colors of the wind first stanza to chorus and also the ending reprise
and add a narration for me afte r the first chorus make my narration understabke pls but still not
being swallow

(The heavy music fades into a slow, haunting drumbeat.)

NARRATOR (Walking onto the battlefield): On April 27, 1521, the world learned a name it didn't expect. Magellan
came to find a kingdom, but instead, he found a wall made of flesh and bone. The goats stayed on the island. The
people stayed free.

(LAPU-LAPU stands center stage, breathing hard, looking at the retreating ships.)

NARRATOR: It wasn't about being "late" to history. It was about being the first to say "No."

(The cast of villagers joins the warriors on stage for the final tableau.)

NARRATOR: This was the First Defiance. And the shore... the shore never bowed.

[FINAL BLACKOUT]
SUPER FINAL SCRIPT
THE FIRST DEFIANCE

CAST
● Narrator: Kurt
● Lapu-Lapu: The Leader of Mactan. (Charisse)
● The Father (Datu): Lapu-Lapu’s mentor. (Audrey)
● The Opposition (The Cebu Alliance):
○ Rajah Humabon: King of Cebu. ( Ephraim )
○ Hara Humamay: Humabon’s wife, who fully embraces the new faith. ( Davie)
○ Zula: The jealous rival Chieftain. (Zhellah)
● Enrique of Malacca: The Interpreter. (Geo)
● Father Valderrama: The Priest. (Lilibeth)
● Villagers / Warriors (Von, Migz, Catalan, LJ, SUBING SUBING, cheneza, irish,
princess)
● Ferdinand Magellan (Rey)
● Magellan crew: (Sheena, abegail, Loyd, Elieza, lilibeth Hannah)

SCENE 1🎬

NARRATOR: History didn't begin with a landing; it was already breathing here. We were a
nation of laws, of gold, and of sophisticated trade—a civilization that had already mastered the
sun and the stars. We were never a blank space on a map waiting for a name. We were a
people already whole. We were not waiting to be found. We were already here!

(Music Kicks In: "Where You Are" – Aggressive and rhythmic)

VILLAGERS (Singing):

Lapu-Lapu, make way, make way

Lapu-Lapu, it's time you knew

The island of Mactan is all you need

The dancers are practicing

They dance to an ancient song

ELDERS:

Who needs a new song? This old one's all we need!

THE FATHER & VILLAGERS:

This tradition is our mission

And, Lapu-Lapu, there's so much to do (Make way!)

Don't trip on the taro root, that's all you need

We share everything we make (We make!)

We joke and we weave our baskets (Aha!)

The fishermen come back from the sea

LAPU-LAPU:

I wanna see...

THE FATHER:

Don't walk away

Lapu-Lapu, stay on the ground now

Our people will need a chief and there you are!

FULL CAST:

There comes a day

When you're gonna look around

And realize happiness is where you are!

[Dialogue]

THE FATHER: To lead is not to rule, my son; it is to love. You do not fight for the glory of the
blade, but for the soil beneath your feet and the people who walk upon it. You are their shield
now. Love this land, for it is the heart of everything we are.

LAPU-LAPU: I will love them as you have, Father. I will protect this shore until the sea takes me
back.

VILLAGER (Running on): Datu! Chieftain! Someone is coming! There are giants in the water!
Floating mountains are hitting the reef!

[BLACKOUT]

SCENE 2 🎬

(Music Kicks In: "What's My Name?" – Aggressive, heavy bass)

[Action: MAGELLAN and his crew march center stage. Their movement is rigid, linear, and
"colonizing," clashing with the fluid dance of Mactan in Scene 1. ENRIQUE stands just behind
Magellan, acting as his shadow.]

MAGELLAN (Singing):
This is all hands on deck!

Calling out to lost boys and girls!

I’m gettin' tired of the disrespect

We won’t stop 'til we rule the world!

Tell ’em who’s in charge so they don’t forget...

What’s my name? What’s my name?

CREW (Shouting): MAGELLAN!

MAGELLAN:

Say it louder! What’s my name? What’s my name?

CREW: MAGELLAN!

MAGELLAN:

Feel the power!

No one’s gonna stop us, soon the world will be ours!

What’s my name? What’s my name?

What’s it? What’s it? Say it, say it loud!

[The Narrative Transition]

(The music drops to a low, rhythmic drum pulse—tense and heartbeat-like. MAGELLAN
approaches RAJAH HUMABON with a performative, mocking bow.)

NARRATOR: Magellan was a master of the "long game." He didn't lead with the sword; he led
with a smile. He promised Humabon protection, calling him "Brother" while draping a heavy
Spanish cloak over the Rajah's shoulders—a gift that carried the weight of a crown they didn't
ask for.

[Action: Magellan mimes a Blood Compact with Humabon. THE PRIEST steps forward, raising
a towering cross. HUMABON and HARA HUMAMAY kneel.]

NARRATOR: In a flash of ritual, the world they knew was renamed. Rajah Humabon became
Don Carlos. Water was poured to wash away an ancient identity, and a wooden child—the
Santo Niño—was placed in the Queen's arms. She held it like a treasure, not realizing it was the
seal of their loyalty to a King across the sea. The "friendship" was a golden cage.

MAGELLAN (Spoken sharply, cutting through the pulse): "Now that you are saved, Don
Carlos... prove your loyalty. I want gold from your chests and the finest livestock from your
lands. Every head must bow. Every hand must give."
NARRATOR: The King had bowed. The Queen had accepted. But across the water, on the
shore of Mactan, the air was growing cold. The price of "peace" was about to be challenged.

(Sound: A goat bleats in the darkness. The clinking of heavy chains builds.)

[BLACKOUT]

SCENE 3🎬

Music: Crossing the line

NARRATOR: History often remembers the great battles, but it forgets the quiet arguments that started them. On the
island of Mactan, leadership was a divided weight. Ruling alongside Lapu-Lapu was Zula—a fellow chieftain who
shared the shore but not the vision. Their rivalry was an open secret: Lapu-Lapu held the loyalty of the warriors
through pride, while Zula sought power through pragmatism. In the shadow of the Spanish ships, this rivalry turned
into a betrayal. Do we give a little to live... or do we give nothing to be free?

[Action: ZULA enters frantically, checking the goats and rice. LAPU-LAPU enters slowly from the opposite side.]

LAPU-LAPU: Is this how the Great Zula spends his morning? Playing stable boy for a man who hasn't even stepped
foot on our soil?

ZULA: I am ensuring our survival! Humabon has already bowed. The "fire-sticks" are pointed at us. If these goats are
the price of peace, then I will drag them to Magellan myself.

LAPU-LAPU: Peace? You call this peace? To give what we have grown to a stranger who demands it like a god?
We are not supposed to bow, Zula. Our spines were made to stand straight.

ZULA: And if I don't give them, he will take them over our dead bodies!

LAPU-LAPU: You aren't crossing the distance to save us, Zula. You're crossing a line you can never come back
from.

(Music Kicks In: "Crossing the Line")

ZULA (Sings):

I’m done with the pressure, I’m done with the fear

If paying this tax keeps the 'fire-sticks' clear

I'm crossing the line!

I’m doing what’s best for the people I lead...

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

This has to stop now!

Whatever it is that you're going through

We'll fix it together, me and you

Just like we've always done...

ZULA (Sings, pointing at Lapu-Lapu):

No! This has to stop now!

This thing where you think that you’ve been my friend

And don't even hear how you condescend

The way you've always done!

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

Zula, listen... (I'm listening)

I know it isn't true... (Isn't it?)

Just look into my eyes now... (Well?)

I know you feel it too!

ZULA (Sings, looking toward the horizon):

Perhaps I do...

LAPU-LAPU (Sings):

Zula, listen... I swear it’s not too late!

So before another line gets crossed

And everything we’ve had is lost...

Just wait.

ZULA (Spoken): Wait?

(Sings): No... I won't wait!

[Dialogue]

LAPU-LAPU: You aren't a leader, Zula. You're a merchant selling our freedom for a few more days of breath.

[Action: LAPU-LAPU slices the ropes with his dagger. The goats are freed. He kicks the basket of rice, scattering it
into the sand.]

LAPU-LAPU: Not a single goat leaves this shore. If the 'Great Captain' is hungry, tell him we have plenty of iron for
him to eat. We are not servants!

ZULA (Backing away, cold): Then you have chosen the grave for all of us.

(Zula whispers to a MESSENGER and points toward the Spanish camp.)

ZULA: Tell Magellan... kill the rebel, and Mactan is his.

NARRATOR: The "First No" had been spoken. The line was drawn in the sand, and the tide was coming in. Magellan
didn't see a nation; he saw a nuisance. But on this shore, the "nuisance" was armed... and he was ready.

[BLACKOUT]
SCENE 4 🎬

NARRATOR: Magellan expected a massacre. He thought his armor made him a god and his "fire-sticks" made him
invincible. But he forgot one thing: the tide doesn't take sides. It only obeys the land. The shallow reef was a trap, and
the "Great Captain" was walking right into it.

[Action: Two performers ripple a long strip of blue silk across the stage. MAGELLAN and the SPANISH
SOLDIERS"wade" through it, moving with exaggerated, heavy, and clumsy steps. Upstage, on the "shore," LAPU-
LAPU and his warriors stand poised and lethal.]

(Music Kicks In: "It’s Goin’ Down" – Heavy Bass/Aggressive)

MAGELLAN (Singing to Lapu-Lapu): Huh, let's get this party started I swear I'm cold-hearted There's no
negotiation I'm not here for debatin'! You need some motivation? Just look at my men’s faces Then ask yourself how
long you think I'll remain patient!

[Action: Magellan gestures to his soldiers aiming muskets. They struggle to find their footing in the "water."]

MAGELLAN (Singing): Now, let's all just be smart Although for you that must be hard You'll get your peace, no one
has to come to any harm!

LAPU-LAPU (Sings back, stepping into the "water" to meet him): Don't try to intimidate! Your bark is much worse
than your bite Who's the baddest of them all? I guess we're finding out tonight!

WARRIORS & CREW (Chorus - Full Energy): Let's go, bring it on! Better give us what we want! It’s the tribute for
the crown If you don't, it's going down! Let's go, make your move Peace or war, it's up to you Give it up and do it now!
If you don't, it's going down!

MAGELLAN (Sings): You need to bow! Or else the crown is gone Your time is running out You should really watch
your mouth!

LAPU-LAPU (Sings): Let's go, pound for pound We're prepared to stand our ground! Put your swords up, put 'em
up!IT’S GOING DOWN!

[The Climax: The Fight]

(The music shifts into a heavy dance/fight break. The "Yo-oh, ho-oh" chant begins.)

CHORUS (Chanting): Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh, make the trade! Yo-oh, ho-oh, oh-oh, or walk the plank!

[Action: The choreography becomes a stylized battle. The Spanish try to fire muskets, but they "misfire" (drum
snare). Lapu-Lapu’s warriors use the "water" to their advantage, staying low and striking at the soldiers' legs. LAPU-
LAPU and MAGELLAN engage in a center-stage duel.]

THE FALL: Magellan is struck in the leg. He cries out and collapses into the blue fabric. His soldiers begin a
panicked retreat. Lapu-Lapu stands over him, raising his kampilan.

MAGELLAN (Gasping, clutching the blue silk): This... this is not how the story is written!

LAPU-LAPU: Then we will write a new one. One where we are the authors, not the ink.

(Lapu-Lapu delivers a final, symbolic strike. The music stops abruptly.)

[BLACKOUT]
SCENE 5 🎬

LAPU-LAPU (Singing directly to the fallen Magellan and the retreating ships): You think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places I guess it must be so But still, I cannot see If the savage one is me How can there
be so much that you don't know? You don't know...

You think you own whatever land you land on The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and
tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of
a stranger You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew

NARRATOR: Magellan expected us to trade our livestock and our liberty for his favor. He brought a cross and a
sword, but he forgot that the land belongs to those who bleed for it. The goats stayed on the island. The rice
remained in our soil. The people stayed free. We were not "found"—we were the ones who held our ground.

LAPU-LAPU (Final Reprise – Standing alone, facing the audience with a powerful declaration): And you'll
never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon For whether we are white or copper skinned We need to sing with all
the voices of the mountain We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

You can own the Earth and still All you'll own is Earth until You can paint with all the colors of the wind!

[FINAL BLACKOUT]