Iridescent

 
Overview:
A short script based on a prompt assignment for class. It is a story about a soldier desperately trying to capture a magical flower in order to save her kingdom. In the midst of battle, she breaks away from the chaos and approaches an ancient structure . . .

Original Prompt:
"Everybody says that if you follow a rainbow to its end, you'll find a port of gold. But I know that isn't true because I made my own discovery. Last Sunday, when the rain had stopped, I saw the brightest, clearest rainbow right above my house. I pulled on my boots and followed it, down the street, around the corner, past the playground, and into the park. I could tell it was coming to an end because it got closer and closer to the earth until finally I could see where it stopped—in a thicket of bushes. I got down on my hands and knees and crawled under the bushes. And then . . ."

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