THE STONE

THE STONE

THE STONE

CHARACTERS

NXEBALENDODA -The man who stole the stone

ZWILENKOSI- The man who was killed by Nxebalendoda for the stone "The real king"

NDOYISILE- A women who was married to Zwilenkosi but helped Nxebalendoda to kill his man

NOLITHA- A women who is married to Nxebalendoda after Ndoyisile was burnished

LOSTY - A girl who was abondent by her mom by the bush at the age of 2 months, she was one of those who helped Nkosiyakhe

NKOSIYAKHE- A young man who was selected by ancestors to return the stone where it belongs because he was a king

SONWABILE - A fake prince Nxebalendoda's son

MOTHERLAND - The western doctor "where Nkosiyakhe was sent by his mom before she dies" this woman was able to connect with everyone

BATHATHE - Motherland servant who trained Nkosiyakhe for 9 years before the revange

THANDO - One of the girl who helped Nkosiyakhe to return the stone

NGWENYAS - kwa-Khayalendaba Army "40 men"

(HOW IT GOES)

(By the bush at night Ndoyisile is dreaming)

NDOYISILE - He is too young for this I cannot handle it what if he leaves me or kill me

(Ndoyisile was dreaming about what she did to Zwilenkosi ancestors kept on visiting on her dreams almost every day. Next day in the afternoon Nkosiyakhe enters the door he saw her mom packing for him)

NKOSIYAKHE - Mom why are you packing are we leaving?

NDOYISILE - No we not but you are

NKOSIYAKHE - Why ?

NDOYISILE - You need to go to Motherland for a visit you will come back after a year I want to fix my things

NKOSIYAKHE - I wonder who is Motherland but it's okay I will come back after a year

(Because Nkosiyakhe was 12 years he had no say it was a must for him to listen to Ndoyisile. Here they go Ndoyisile accompanies Nkosiyakhe to Motherland they get inside)

NDOYISILE - Gogo i bring my child to you I know you know the story

MOTHERLAND - Uzenzile akakhalelwa sodibana kwelizayo kaze wawuthembeni na

(Ndoyisile did not say anything she started moving backwards going back where she lives. On her way to the bush she hear voices "Sekunjalo" ×4 she started shaking and running fast she reaches the bush where she stays. She goes to the bed she sleeps during sleeping time she dreams the same dream when she wokes up the house was on fire)

(AFTER SEVEN YEARS)

(Nkosiyakhe is from hunting with bathathe he goes straight to Motherland)

NKOSIYAKHE - Gogo it's been seven years now and my mom said I am only visiting this side for one year I want to go back now I miss my mom

MOTHERLAND - My child sekunjalo

NKOSIYAKHE - What do you mean

MOTHERLAND - Come let's go there enkundleni

( They both start moving then the story starts)

MOTHERLAND - 25 years ago theb was a king called Zwilenkosi he was your father he was killed by his right handman and your mother helped him to kill your father because of the stone. That stone worth more than what richest people can afford it was left by your grandfather Gwebidlala. He sacrificed his life and fought for that stone because that stone is a legacy for people of kwa-Khayalendaba.Just because your mother knew the worth of the stone he asked the right handman to kill Zwilenkosi so that they can own the stone and if the righ handman manage to do so he will make him a king and your mother will be his queen then the right handman killed a king by the bush and pretended that he was killed by other 4 men.After 4 weeks your mother called a meeting and she said "people of kwa-khayalendaba our new king is Nxebalendoda this was written down by Zwilenkosi from now on Nxebalendoda is your king" people celebrated after six months your mother was burnished by Nxebalendoda and Ndoyisile had no say because the king has spoken

NKOSIYAKHE - (Shading tears) so that is why she sent me here

MOTHERLAND - Yes because she did not want to see your reaction and she knew her days where numbered

NKOSIYAKHE - How did she know

MOTHERLAND - She was cursed by ancestors

NKOSIYAKHE - Do ancestors come to life ?

MOTHERLAND - No the do not but they do on dreams and you are the reason why you here

NKOSIYAKHE - What reason now Gogo

MOTHERLAND - You are the one who must own the stone it belongs to you

NKOSIYAKHE - Why and how?

MOTHERLAND - Why you are a king how first kill Nxebalendoda

NKOSIYAKHE - Kill ? I do not even know how to fight I am just a useless king

MOTHERLAND - The is bathathe to train you

NKOSIYAKHE-And before killing Nxebalendoda I must first kill my mother

MOTHERLAND - Too late your mother died 7 years ago she died due to fire that we have no lead where it comes from

NKOSIYAKHE - Gogo how do you know cause you never left

MOTHERLAND - Ancestors showed me on my dreams Nkosiyakhe i am a western doctor that is why they call me Motherland

BATHATHE - (Approaching these two) Hello people where are you all coming from and what's up with a long face young man

MOTHERLAND - He is your king

BATHATHE - A king?

MOTHERLAND - He is a son of your late king Zwilenkosi, the time his father was killed his mom was 3 weeks pregnant

BATHATHE - It is a boy that you once told me about 7 years ago?

NKOSIYAKHE - Huh! You knew about me before I was born?

MOTHERLAND - Yes I did my king

NKOSIYAKHE - How ?

MOTHERLAND - You will never understand you still young Bathathe go train him how to fight

BATHATHE - my king let's go (they going for training)

(HOW IT STARTS)

(MOTHERLAND is going to the darkest place with a red and white candle which represent blood and peace after putting them down white candle suddenly went on which means they haven't found peace)

MOTHERLAND - Zwilenkosi yizapha (come here) yintoni le ondenzisa Yona ( what do you want me to do)

ZWILENKOSI'S VOICE - Mama the old guard I want the Stone back from Nxebalendoda that stone belongs to the empire and the only person who can do that it's my son , you have done a lot to me do it to my son as well please please please his (voice perish)

MOTHERLAND - I will do that my son for your son

(suddenly the white candle went off and the red on suddenly went on these represent that Zwilenkosi wants khayalendaba dead)

MOTHERLAND - (speaking to herself) what red candle does he wants him dead?

(at the midnight at Motherlands Home everyone is sleeping and Nkosiyakhe is dreaming)

NKOSIYAKHE - whuu! (he wakes up)

MOTHERLAND - Nkosiyakhe what (they were all shocked)

NKOSIYAKHE - I had a bad dream (sweating)

MOTHERLAND - Talk yintoni (what)

NKOSIYAKHE - I saw a nice chair with a stone and a spear with a Gris off blood on it and a Blackman crying

MOTHERLAND - did you see the face of That black man

NKOSIYAKHE - No I did not but he had a watch on his hand

MOTHERLAND - it's your father he is giving you some signs that he is crying and it's not just time

NKOSIYAKHE - What is it then

NOW IT GOES (AFTER 9 YEARS)

(NKOSIYAKHE and BATHATHE are having a conversation where they use to train)

NKOSIYAKHE - Bathathe I am old enough now I think I am ready to kill Nxebalendoda

BATHATHE -Yea sure you are old enough now and you've been training all these years imagine training for 9 years you are really ready young man

NKOSIYAKHE - And thanks for training me you've been a best friend,dad,mom and like everything to me thank you, after I've defeated Nxebalendoda I promise to make you my right-handman

BATHATHE - But now you have to defeat me fight me here is your sword let's do it now see me as Nxebalendoda a man who killed your dad

( the challenge begins they fought for 3 hours)

AFTER 3 HOURS

BATHATHE - You hitted me so hard

NKOSIYAKHE - You did that as well you almost broke my hand (They go to their home)

ONE

JOURNEY BEGINS

(2AM Motherland is dreaming)

NKOSIYAKHE - (He wakes Motherland Koko) what's wrong

MOTHERLAND - My son sekunjalo it's time now where you have to go and take the Stone from Nxebalendoda your father is crying

NKOSIYAKHE - Okay Mama I told Bathathe I am ready to return it

MOTHERLAND - Come (they going to another room) This is a pic of the spear that killed your dad here this is a map it shows you all the roads to reach Kwa-Khayalendaba. Take this is a spear that must kill Nxebalendoda take this bag it will be your library now go

NKOSIYAKHE - So I'll be going alone

MOTHERLAND - No with your ancestors (she laughs) before you go come and communicate with your father

NKOSIYAKHE - Where

MOTHERLAND - Come stop questions

(they going to the dark house motherland did not get inside but the king did)

NKOSIYAKHE - Tata (Dad)

ZWILENKOSI'S VOICE - Son if you still on this land who is sitting on the Throne who is rulling our land .Son remember who you are remember where you come from , remember what you're, you have a purpose of living remember you're the descendant of the people of Kwa-Khayalendaba do not doubt yourself, do not allow fear to enter your heart . Remember that I'll be always be with you and by your side ,son your destiny begins go take the Stone.

NKOSIYAKHE - Zwilenkosi ( he nod his head and begins his journey, he walks with a pride he looks Motherland and Bathathe he wave his hand to them)

MOTHERLAND - Ungalibali ukuba kusaselikhaya lakho eli (don't forget this is still your home)

(On the road going to Kwa-Khayalendaba he sees his mother's Necklace he picked it and wear it he continues with the journey)

TWO

(Here we see how Nkosiyakhe met Losty and Thando)

(It was sunny Nkosiyakhe wanted a shadow where he can cool his self down. he suddenly slept when he wakes up he was already surrounded by people)

VARIOUS - let's take him to our Queen yes let's take him ( they took him to Losty) she was a leader of those men

VARIOUS - your almighty we brought this man he was sleeping in our garden and he drunk our water

NKOSIYAKHE - I was tired that's why I slept there and drank your water

LOSTY - Wait this man looks familiar or No you like someone i heard of who are you

NKOSIYAKHE - I am NKOSIYAKHE

LOSTY - Wait that necklace on your neck

NKOSIYAKHE - It was my mother's lace

LOSTY - No man I remember someone telling me about this ain't you ZWILENKOSI'S son ? you really look like him and if I am not mistaken this is Ndoyisile's necklace i am lying?

NKOSIYAKHE - no you not I am their son

LOSTY - Nkosiyakhe wow I remember this name untie him my people this is our king the real one his father's name is Zwilenkosi the one who was killed by some other men by the bush (Wow people were shocked) come my king they will get you something to eat (while they were eating)

NKOSIYAKHE - Who are you

LOSTY - My name is LOSTY

NKOSIYAKHE - how come you Losty your parents named you like that (concerned)

LOSTY - I do not have parents

NKOSIYAKHE - are they dead

LOSTY - No mate they not actually I do not know

NKOSIYAKHE - what's going on please talk to me

LOSTY - Thirsty Something years ago my mother left me by the bush I was 2 months old by that time she left me there, I do not know where she went

NKOSIYAKHE - So who raised you?

LOSTY - I was raised by a bushman he heard a noise of a child crying he followed the sound until he saw me .when he looks around he saw myom running away ,then he took me he raised me till I was five years.

NKOSIYAKHE - Then what happened

LOSTY - He dies when I was five years he way killed by a lion . that's where I started providing for myself when I was 20 I started my own Kingdom

NKOSIYAKHE - Wow you brilliant don't you want to know your father?

LOSTY - How can we do that for real

NKOSIYAKHE - I have something ( he opens his bag that he was given by motherland) this is a map that my Koko gave me she said I must go to these places when I need help

LOSTY - (She sees a map) what so many places here some I do not even know how old is this person you talking about

NKOSIYAKHE - She is 124 years old ( He laughs) look here (pointing at the map) this is where I can find a person who will help us find your father and your mom as well

LOSTY - alright Les go then ,kaze iyozala nkomoni Na

(They take their battalions Losty starts talking to her army)

LOSTY - My people I am going somewhere please keep this place safe I don't know when I am going to be back.

VARIOUS - Wena we Zulu

( Then they begin their journey,they walked more than 1,8 kilometres till they reached where the person stays)

THREE

WHO IS THE FATHER

(Now they reached where the person stays)

NKOSIYAKHE - Here is the place

LOSTY - Let's get in we will knock at the door (they get in they knock (Gu Gu Gu!)

SOMEONE - Come in my children (she looks at them) my king how are you son

NKOSIYAKHE - I am good mama and how are you

SOMEONE - I am fine how are you my child

LOSTY - I am fine ma

SOMEONE - I know why you all are here and I can help you my children

BOTH - Huh! how do you know

SOMEONE - You are here to research about your dad right?

NKOSIYAKHE - Yes please help us she wants to know

SOMEONE - Okay let's go to the place ( they went to the place a small house for investors when they get inside they did the process)

SOMEONE - Whu !! Hayi!! Hayi!!

BOTH - What's going on mama

SOMEONE - y'all look at this what you see?

NKOSIYAKHE - My god (his hand on the mouth)

LOSTY - Who is this man (the man reflected in the water)

NKOSIYAKHE - it's my father

LOSTY - what do you mean your father? we ain't even researching about mine

NKOSIYAKHE - we sharing all father now it makes sense why you were abandoned by your mom

LOSTY - I am confused

NKOSIYAKHE - Your mom got impregnant by a king so she was ashamed wat will she say to people, so she decided to leave you by the bush ,and if you saying 36 years ago by that time my mom was 2 weeks pregnant that means your mom was 3 weeks pregnant wow

SOMEONE - Yes he is right

LOSTY - so how can I find my mom

NKOSIYAKHE - We can not go there now we still have to plan remember

SOMEONE - It's late now I cannot let you guys go I have a room for you to sleep (they went to the room)

(5AM Nkosiyakhe is dreaming in his dream he sees time ticking)

NKOSIYAKHE - Losty Losty wake up we have to go

LOSTY - Where to

NKOSIYAKHE - Kwa-Khayalendaba

LOSTY - This time it's still early

NKOSIYAKHE - No man wake up and pack your things I am going to talk to mama

(Losty is packing, Nkosiyakhe is coming back from Mama)

NKOSIYAKHE - Let's go

Losty - Let's pray first

NKOSIYAKHE - Pray with your heart

LOSTY - Do you know the road

NKOSIYAKHE - We will use Motherland's map it's in the bag take it own

(They both looked at the map then they started moving)

FOUR

(HOW THEY MET THANDO)

(On their way to Kwa-Khayalendaba they feel the smell of a meet they followed it until they reach where Thando lives they get inside)

THANDO - (Shocked) Whu! please don't kill me ×3

NKOSIYAKHE - We are not going to kill you

LOSTY - Who are you

THANDO - I am Thando (panicking)

NKOSIYAKHE - What are you doing here where is your family

THANDO - I don't have

LOSTY - There is no such then where are you from

THANDO - Promise you won't kill me if I tell you the truth

NKOSIYAKHE - We not killers

THANDO - Okay I am from Kwa-Khayalendaba

LOSTY - Wait what ! So why you staying here

THANDO - I ran away because I almost died

NKOSIYAKHE - (Shocked) What is Nxebalendoda killing people

LOSTY - Tell us what happened (shouting)

NKOSIYAKHE - Don't shout her

LOSTY - I didn't mean that

THANDO - It was in the middle of the night while we were sleeping they broke our door they pulled me with my legs and cutter my mother's head off becaysge was trying to save me

NKOSIYAKHE - They did that (Shocked) they did that to how many girls

THANDO - They were choosing from different houses after that they took us to the bush to kill us .We didn't even know why they wanted us dead

LOSTY - So how did you escape

THANDO - One of then got bitten by a snake so they all suddenly went to save him then I realised it is my opportunity to run then that it how I saved my life

LOSTY - How many were they?

THANDO - They were three

NKOSIYAKHE - She is right

LOSTY - What do you mean

NKOSIYAKHE - I once had a dream about this, I think now it's time were i have to finish what I was supposed to do many years ago

THANDO - What is that

NKOSIYAKHE - To cut his head off

THANDO - You cannot get in there you will die that man is over protected by....

NKOSIYAKHE - 40 men? I have power

THANDO - Can you kill 40 men

LOSTY - With me he can kill the whole world, let's got we don't have time

FIVE

KILL OR DIE

(On their way to Kwa-Khayalendaba)

NKOSIYAKHE - Where does the traditional healer lives

THANDO - If you saying the one who wanted us to sacrifice us I don't know I only know her name

NKOSIYAKHE - What is her name

THANDO - Mlomo wezulu

LOSTY - Mlomo wezulu (eyes wide open) I know her

THANDO - From where?

LOSTY - Remember the Bushmen I told you about few days ago (looking at Nkosiyakhe)

NKOSIYAKHE - Yes

LOSTY - He was doing his check ups to her even when he was sick he used to go to her

THANDO - So you know where she stays

LOSTY - Definitely

NKOSIYAKHE - Can you take us there

LOSTY - Yes but there guards on each and every gate so we have to kill them first

NKOSIYAKHE - Do you know how to fight ( questioning Thando)

THANDO - Yes I do

LOSTY - If it is like that let's start moving

(Now they have reach their destination)

LOSTY - Now this is what we are going to do (Standing infront of them) We kill them in silence.There is a red flag it is where we will get each other, Thando come with me Nkosiyakhe godluck ( they killed all the guards and got each other as planned now they find Mlomo wezulu in his traditional room)

NKOSIYAKHE - Hey you

MLOMO WEZULU - (Turning back so quick) Who are you

THANDO - (Appearing) The Virgin blood you wanted

MLOMO WEZULU- (Shocked and shaking) My child I can explain

LOSTY - (Coming in) Explain now!

MLOMO WEZULU - There was a time where there was no rain so Nxebalendoda asked me to help him because there ancestors were punishing him for what he did

LOSTY - Tell us the truth otherwise you die because what you telling us doesn't make sense who can sacrifice for rain

MLOMO WEZULU - Okay okay this what happened after Nxebalendoda killed your father and burnished your mother ancestors punished him, all cows were dead there was no food e couldn't even sell the Stone because the only person who knew the code of the Stone was Zwilenkosi so that is why he wanted to sacrifice those girls. This was his last option

NKOSIYAKHE - Is it true ( asking Thando)

THANDO - Yes we were suffering

LOSTY - So where are the other girls

MLOMO WEZULU - Dead

LOSTY - Die too (cutting her head off) Let's move now let's go and kill Nxebalendoda

THANDO - Nkosiyakhe who are you

LOSTY - He is your king

NKOSIYAKHE - We don't have time for discussions we have to go

(In the middle of the day all of then were sleeping Nkosiyakhe is dreaming)

NKOSIYAKHE - (Dreaming about Motherland telling him a code "Son there code is not just a code it's ca blood code when you get there the rock will break apart when you get inside call your grandfather's name (Gwebindlala) whuu! (Everyone shocked) we have to go

THANDO - First we have to plan how we going to enter

LOSTY - Yes remember we only Three

THANDO - Okay look (Drawing a circle on the ground planning how they going to enter Kwa-Khayalendaba)

NKOSIYAKHE - What you doing Thando

LOSTY - She is drawing up a map

NKOSIYAKHE - No don't draw it now let's first get there

WHEN POWER MEETS POWER THE LESSER MUST BOW

(They all finally reached the destination)

THANDO - This is Kwa-Khayalendaba

LOSTY - So beautiful

NKOSIYAKHE - It is for real (Losty nods her head) so how do we enter

THANDO - (Drawing a map)This is how it is(looking at them)i need you all to be observant here

NKOSIYAKHE - We listening

THANDO - There are more than 26 men in the front gate

LOSTY - How many gates are there ?

THANDO - One

NKOSIYAKHE - So how are we gonna enter, can't you go there cause they know you

THANDO - They think I am dead

NKOSIYAKHE - Yes people we only 3 and we can not manage to kill em all

THANDO - I thought you said you can kill the whole world

NKOSIYAKHE - If I kill all of those men that Kingdom won't have warriors it will be like .

LOSTY - I have a plan

Both - What plan

LOSTY - Every kingdom when there is a visitor they take the person to a king just like what they did when my men got you, So now I will go there when they take me to him, you both have deal with men who will remain by the gate. When you done ...

NKOSIYAKHE - We step in then it will be the battle of the blood ,this sounds great let's do it then

THANDO - Are you strong to fight him?

NKOSIYAKHE - When power meets power the lesser must bow

LOSTY - See you in the battle field

(LOSTY is now by Kwa-Khayalendaba Kingdom)

LOSTY - Greetings people can i talk to your king Nxebalendoda

SONWABILE - That's my father what do you want from him

LOSTY - I have a word for him (they took him and only Three men were left by the gate)

SONWABILE - Dad they want you outside

NXEBALENDODA - I never had a visitor who's that

SONWABILE - It's a girl

NXEBALENDODA - Girl let me see her (he goes outside)

LOSTY - Nxebalendoda, King of kings, almighty

NXEBALENDODA - Who are you young girl (While he was still asking Thando shot an arrow it landed right in front of Nxebalendoda the arrow had Ndoyisile's Necklace that shock him to dead while he was still looking at it Nkosiyakhe and Thando appeared and the Ngwenya's blocked them)

THANDO - Leave him this is a battle of the blood, Nxebalendoda tell them the truth

NXEBALENDODA - What truth

NKOSIYAKHE - That you the one who killed Zwilenkosi and pretended that his was killed by 4 four men tell them that you were sent by my mother to kill him just because you knew the worth of the Stone that is behind that rock

NXEBALENDODA - Kill him

THANDO - Don't you ever !

NKOSIYAKHE - I am here to revenge and I will prove that I am the king of this palace, Nxebalendoda I want to kill you in a ritual way right now right here with this spear

NXEBALENDODA - I accept your challenge

(They started fighting and Nxebalendoda was killed by NKOSIYAKHE and he took the head and kept it and used it as a proof to ancestors that the man who did this is dead and he also killed Nxebalendoda's wife because she did not want any revenge. But SONWABILE managed to escape after he saw his father's head being cutted off by Nkosiyakhe. NKOSIYAKHE proved that he was a king by opening a rock that had a stone after three weeks we went to motherland's place)

NKOSIYAKHE - Greetings everyone the king is back

BATHATHE - Nkosiyakhe is this you, did you manage to do the job

NKOSIYAKHE - I am a king of course I did (smiling)

BATHATHE - Who are these

NKOSIYAKHE - Oww this is LOSTY and this is Thando they helped me a lot, by the way where is motherland I missed her so much

BATHATHE - (Sad face) She died about 2 days after you have left

NKOSIYAKHE - What happened to her

BATHATHE - Nkosiyakhe you know Koko is more 123 years what did you expect

NKOSIYAKHE - Yea I know where is her grave then

BATHATHE - She doesn't have one She said I must throw her body by the river so she can go and rest with her ancestors, but she left something for you , this is a pear that your father used to use motherland took it when the king was found dead

NKOSIYAKHE - Thank you man , Remember what I once told you

BATHATHE - What was that

NKOSIYAKHE - I promised to make you a right handman. So from now you my right-handman

(NKOSIYAKHE bacame a king of Kwa-Khayalendaba after he had accomplished his journey and made peace with his ancestors, and ZWILENKOSI rested in peace because the Stone was owned by his blood)

The End