Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion (Part 1)

By

Ben Joseph & Patrick Cassels

          EXT. DINGY BAR - ESTABLISHING

          LOWER THIRD: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

          ANGLE ON a SPANISH SIGN, SUB-TITLED as "The Devil's
          Vengeance Bar & Froyo Stand."

          INT. BAR

          A FIGURE approaches the bartender. (NOTE: We only see him in
          silhouette.) He hands him a photo.

                              FIGURE
                         (sub-titled Spanish)
                    I'm looking for a girl. An
                    explorer.

          The bartender nods to the back corner of the bar. PAN TO:

          A rowdy CROWD stands behind a LARGE THUG. The thug, clearly
          drunk, takes a shot of whiskey. The crowd CHEERS. Money and
          a CHICKEN change hands.

          REVEAL: DORA is across from him. She smiles and raises a
          JUICE BOX into frame. Takes it down like a shot, crushes it,
          and throws it over her shoulder. The crowd cheers LOUDER.
          Money and a BABY change hands.

          The thug, drunk and beaten, collapses. Dora picks up all the
          money from the table and prepares to exit.

                              DORA
                    It's been a pleasure, amigos.
                         (helpful, to camera))
                    That's Spanish for friends. I'm
                    using it sarcastically.

          She starts to exit, but a second THUG stands in her way.

                              DORA
                    You're going to want to let go of
                    my hand.

                              THUG 2
                    You're not leaving with that money.

          Dora smiles cutely, then FLIPS thug 2 onto the table. Two
          more thugs charge her, but she punches each of them out.
          WHAM! BAM! She turns around to run and finds herself face to
          face with a LARGE THUG with a knife.

                              DORA
                         (nervous laugh)
                    You know, you shouldn't use knives
                    without your parent's permission.

          The thug approaches her when WHAM! The shadowy figure from
          before, now revealed as DIEGO, punches the large thug.

                              DORA
                    Diego. What the hell do you want?

                              DIEGO
                    You disappeared, Dora. I was
                    worried about you.

          A large thug approaches Dora. He takes two large swings,
          they go WAY over Dora's head without her even ducking. Dora
          uppercuts him, he flies back onto a table, BREAKING IT. Dora
          and Diego banter back-and-forth as they fight the thugs:

                              DORA
                    I haven't needed a babysitter since
                    the third grade.

                              DIEGO
                    That was last year!

          A BRAZILIAN MARTIAL ARTIST jumps in front of Diego, points,
          and ferociously punches and kicks the air in an impressive
          display. Diego, tense at first, realizes the fighter isn't
          actually attacking, and awkwardly scooches past him.

          He and Dora are now BACK TO BACK and fighting.

                              DIEGO
                    Look, it's Swiper, OK? He's working
                    with the Iranians now.

          BAM. The both punch out the last two thugs they're fighting
          simultaneously. Dora takes a breath.

                              DORA
                    And now you need an explorer. Too
                    bad. You know I'm out of the game.

          Dora starts to walk away.

                              DIEGO
                    Dora, they're after the Destiny
                    Medallion! They've already swiped
                    the first half.

          Dora stops. From her face we can tell this Medallion is
          something she wants or fears. Maybe both.

                              DORA
                    But the No-Swiping Treaty of 1979-

                              DIEGO
                    You think Ahmadinejad gives a shit
                    about that?

          Dora turns and walks back. Diego tosses some DOCUMENTS onto
          the table. On the top is a picture of SWIPER with close-ups
          of him holding a broken of half of the Destiny Medallion.

                              DIEGO
                    Admit it. All your exploring: The
                    quest for the little blue train.
                    The lost baby frog. The bullet that
                    killed Hitler. This Destiny
                    Medallion means more to you than
                    all those combined.

          Dora thinks for a second. Then, HEROIC MUSIC rises and we
          PUSH IN on her:

                              DORA
                    I'll do it. But not for you, and
                    not for the medallion. Someone
                    needs to remind that bastard what
                    he does is not OK. Someone needs to
                    look him in the eye and say,
                    "Swiper... No Swiping."

          Dora reaches for the documents. Diego pulls them back.

                              DIEGO
                    One condition. I'm your partner.

          A loud CLICK. Dora and Diego spin. One final thug has
          recovered and now has a GUN trained on them!

                              THUG 2
                    End of the road, explorers.

          Diego freezes, but Dora just WHISTLES. BLAM! Diego flinches,
          but blood fills the thug's mouth. He falls forward to
          reveal, holding a gun, BOOTS THE MONKEY!

                              DORA
                         (smiling)
                    Sorry, Diego, I already have a
                    partner.

          Boots runs up onto Dora's shoulder.

                              DORA
                         (with a chuckle)
                    But you can tag along if you want.

          She runs out the door. Diego smiles. Who is this girl? He
          runs to follow her.

          PAN ACROSS the bar to an IRANIAN SPY in the corner sipping a
          drink. He pulls out his cell-phone.

                              IRANIAN SPY
                         (sub-titled Arabic)
                    She's taken the bait.

          In an OMINOUS PULL OUT, we reveal the Brazilian Martial
          Artist still punching and kicking the air.

                              BARTENDER
                         (to Martial Artist)
                    Sorry, if you're not going to order
                    something you gotta go, man.
          END OF PART 1