Trapped on the Wild Island

Diah Wahyu Asih

TRAPPED ON THE WILD ISLAND

PLAYERS

JASON, 18, a good-looking boy, thin.

TOBY, 17, a careless boy, tall.

VELICE, 21, a smart girl, charming.

SCENE 1. JASON wakes up in a boat, then he feels hurt on his head. When he opens his eyes he sees the blue sky above him.

TOBY (seeing JASON). Finally you wake up, we almost throw you.

JASON (holding his head). How could I get in here?

TOBY. We found you on this boat, then we just jump to this boat and then wave push us away from home.

JASON. No, no. We need to go back.

VELICE (start seeing JASON). How?

JASON. Well, I don’t know, we can turn around, right?

VELICE. No we can’t. It’s not that easy, you know. We’ve gone about 70 miles. It needs about two days to get in there, and we have no food. We could die here.

JASON. Well, who are you can talk so much thing about that?

TOBY. Um, Jason. She is my cousin, Velice, and she used to travel around the sea, so she knows much about it. Sorry I haven’t introduced you

JASON. Travel? Alone?

VELICE. My dad is a captain, and I used to come with him

JASON. I see. Well, now what will we do, Velice?

VELICE. The best way to survive in this condition is going to the closest island, then find some food to survive about three days. The closest island we can find is there. (pointing on an island).

TOBY. That looks good enough to get food, we can fishing and get some vegetables or fruits there.

VELICE. The problem is, that is a wild island

JASON. Wild? What do you mean by wild? Is there any snake there? (JASON laughs then sees TOBY).

VELICE. You don’t understand, there are monsters shaped like crocodile there. People call it Dragobad, it’s a very dangerous animal which eat anything. I ever hear that last time people go there, there is only one survive.

TOBY. Can we go to the other islands?

VELICE. Yes we can. That if we can survive until tomorrow on this boat. But seeing our present condition, we really need food immediately. We can go to that island, get food then immediately go to the boat or we die here. That’s the option.

TOBY. Or we just stay here and wait till someone save us.

VELICE. Oh really? And who is that? An angel? Well, maybe yes. Wake up Toby, our island was destroyed by the storm. If they search us, it will take about two days. And in two days, if we stay here, we will be just corpse.

JASON. Then what we do? Going that island will make us die faster then.

VELICE. No, if we focus. Dragobad can’t swim, but we can. They may a good runner, but we can run faster. We only need to take food then go directly to the boat, and they can do nothing after that.

JASON. You sure about that?

VELICE. Yes. The one who survive from there is one of my friends. So I know about the dragobad.

JASON. Ok then, what’s your plan?

SCENE 2. They three then discuss their plan to survive on the island, and finally they decide to go to the island. They let the boat stay on the water and one of them will go to the island to get something to eat. They are a good swimmer, so it won’t be problem for them.

TOBY. Ok, now is my turn (jumping to the sea and swimming to the coast). Don’t worry about me, I can handle it.

VELICE (shouting TOBY). Hey, what are you doing? Come back here!

TOBY ignores her and keep swimming while VELICE is mad at him because he is very careless.

VELICE. What are we doing now?

JASON. We wait for him. If he hasn’t back in an hour, I’ll search him.

JASON (pointing at the island). Hey, it’s him

VELICE (shouting at TOBY).That’s good, Toby. Come on!

(Suddenly a dragobad run after him. TOBY was panic then ran faster and faster. Their distance is only five meters. But his distance with water was still 15 meters.)

JASON. He won’t make it

VELICE (seeing JASON). How could you say that?

JASON (shoting at TOBY). Toby, you must climb up to that tree!

(Then JASON jumps into the water approaching the dragobad from the other side. JASON shouts at the animal which no longer chased TOBY. TOBY was still on that tree when dragobad leaved him there. VELICE who saw this condition suddenly move the boat to get Toby.)

VELICE. Toby, go down now, then come here. Fast!

TOBY stared at JASON whose still in the water shouting at the dragobad.

VELICE (convinces TOBY). He’ll be fine, he’s on the water (TOBY climbes down slowly then run fast to the boat). Come on, let’s get Jason.

(They two then come approaching JASON and bring him up to the boat. Finally, they three are saved and survive. After that, they three are laughing at what has happened to them, but suddenly become silent.)

VELICE. Do you hear that?

There is storm coming with big wave approaching them.

JASON (see the wave coming). Oh no.

(Their boat gets hit by wave and goes up then lands on the island. The dragobads are gone inside the forest because they can’t swim, but JASON, TOBY and VELICE are on that island. After the wave gone, they three are panic then push the boat into the sea. While they are pushing it, a dragobad chases them. JASON and VELICE run to the sea leaving the boat, but TOBY is still pushing the boat.)

JASON (shoting at TOBY). Leave it, Toby. Run!

VELICE. Toby, watched out! Run!

TOBY then runs to the sea, but the dragobad gets his leg.

VELICE (screaming). No!

(JASON is speechless and try to help TOBY. JASON get his hand, but dgarobad is much more powerful than them. TOBY is eaten by the animal. JASON is shocked and VELICE is crying. JASON then hugs her and calm her down. They’re still in the water with the boat still on the land, so they decide to be more careful and wait for the perfect time to get the boat out of the land. They are cold there, but they strengthen themselves. After they sure that there is no dragobad around, they push the boat to the water then stay away from the island. VELICE uses the branched and the fabric that TOBY brought to make a sail, so they needn’t to paddle but they can use the wind to move.)

SCENE 3. After they sure that there is no dragobad around, they pushed the boat to the water then stayed away from the island. Velice used the branched and the fabric that Toby brought to make a sail, so they didn’t need to paddle but they could use the wind to move.

VELICE (start speakong after the accident). Toby has saved us.

JASON. Yes, he really is a good friend. We owe him (seeing VELICE)

VELICE (smilling). Do you think we can make it?

JASON. Absolutely, I won’t waste his sacrifice.

(They two then head to their home with their new spirit.)