IT STARTS WITH A KISS

MILO

Henry's not looking so good....

MADELINE

Why doesn't he come out of this gloomy trance?

SERAFINA

I think it's a magical trance, or dream, or whatever it is.

MILO

I think if Henry could wake up he could get us out of here! Cast a spell or something....

SERAFINA

Thought you didn't believe in stuff like that Milo!

MILO

Okay, okay....look I'm just trying to think of ANYTHING to get us out of this miserable lake!

MADELINE

I read a fairy tale once where a girl kissed a sleeping boy and he woke up and turned into a prince.

SERAFINA

So kiss Henry then, why not?

MADELINE

No, Fina, I think YOU'VE got to kiss him. You're the one who likes him....

SERAFINA

Oh really? You must be dreaming too.

MILO

Uh, yeah, we all know you do Fina....

SERAFINA

Oh, alright....well....here goes nothing....

It starts with a kiss, and the trace of a smile
And it lights up the world in just a short while
The stormy clouds break and the skies open wide
Despair crumbles down under love's crashing tide

(And she kneels to kiss HENRY lightly on the forehead.)

SERAFINA, MARY MERMAID

It starts with a kiss, a sweet healing touch
Such a small thing to give, and it leads to so much
Where once there was blindness lonely and dark
Will burn a great blaze lit by love's flashing spark.

(She kisses him again.)

SERAFINA, THE KIDS

Yes, yes it's true
We're all counting on you
On this dangerous day
To show us the way
So wake up somehow

SERAFINA

Henry, we need you right now.

(Now HENRY stirs, and half sits up, though his eyes are still closed.)

SERAFINA, HENRY

It starts with a kiss, a gleam in the eyes
It glows like the heart of a golden sunrise
And blood rushes hot from your head to your toes
You are just a flower on love's blooming rose

SERAFINA, HENRY, MARY MERMAID

It starts in the springs bubbling deep underground
And flows to the sea in great waves crashing down
And the deaf ear will hear when the mute songbird sings
His song of the joy at the heart of all things

(One more kiss from SERAFINA, on the lips this time. Now HENRY opens his eyes and looks round at the kids and MARY MERMAID in amazement. He and SERAFINA are whispering together while the KIDS sing the last chorus.)

THE KIDS, MARY MERMAID

Yes, yes it's true
We're all counting on you
With the ring of a bell
And a quick magic spell
You can soon set us free

SERAFINA

Henry, please wake up for me.

SERAFINA, MARY MERMAID, MILO

Henry ring your bell

(And HENRY produces the little silver bell from his pocket and holds it up for all to see.)

SERAFINA, MARY MERMAID, MILO, LUCIE, MADELINE, FELIX, LILY

Henry ring your bell

(And now HENRY righs the bell once, a high clear note.)

Yeah yeah yeah.

(And now HENRY keeps ringing the Bell at about 2 second intervals, and the music fades out as the Bell sound gets unnaturally louder and louder. The lights black out as the Bell continues to bong, lower and stranger now, and when we open again we see that we are back in the House, (which is now absolutely destroyed) where LITTLE JACK is absolutely captivated by the Bell's sound and starts racing through the corridors.)