Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Skipping Boundaries Synopsis

Set in modern England, two girls named Rachel and Valencia get bored one afternoon and decide to go exploring. They find a treasure box in the attic, and as they touch the treasure chest, a flashback appears of a maid called Nadina hiding the box in the same attic the girls just left. Then back to the modern day, the girls open the box and they find a key inside with a symbol on it which leads to a door with the same symbol on. Once they enter through the door, they find themselves in a Victorian world – in the past of their ancestors.
They go exploring to find someone to help them and come across a gentleman called Eugene who offers them a place to stay. Rachel willingly accepts, but Valencia is a little wary. However, they both follow the gentleman to his huge mansion. Rachel and Valencia come across Nadina and although she is startled to see them, she suspects they found her letter and key and she begins questioning them about how they got there.
The girls go off to explore the town a little but the weather grows dark and it begins to rain, as they rush back into the house, they overhear a heated discussion between Nadina and Eugene – Eugene is accusing Nadina of plotting against him by using these two modern girls to sabotage his plans. Upon hearing someone approaching them, Rachel and Valencia run off to their room where they discuss what they’ve heard.
As the days pass, Rachel and Valencia go exploring and come across a portrait of a beautiful woman reminiscent of Rachel, but the master catches them and explains how she is his late wife and that he needs Rachel and Valencia to go back to the modern times and bring him a medicine which will bring back his dead wife, giving them three days to do it in. As Rachel tries to explain that this is impossible, Eugene begins to go crazy, draws out a pistol and threatens them.
Rachel and Valencia tell Nadina what has happened and she admits that Rachel is Eugene’s great, great granddaughter and informs them about a masquerade ball Eugene is planning and that only on the third day of this ball, can they return home safely, so they hatch a plan and Nadina gives them suitable clothing they can wear to disguise themselves.
A flashback appears of a masquerade ball – Eugene is stood with his wife and child on a balcony casting magic over the ball, whilst everyone below is dancing and laughing. When the flashback ends, Eugene sees Rachel dressed up and mistakes her for his wife. They dance around the ball until he sees the key around her neck. Eugene confronts her but she escapes and finds Valencia and Nadina.
Rachel, Valencia and Nadina run to the mirror door and unlock it. Rachel and Valencia run through to the modern world, followed by Eugene. After they have all entered the portal, Nadina locks the mirror door from the other side, trapping Eugene in between worlds. Similarly, after Rachel and Valencia have left the portal, they lock their side of the door, trapping Eugene inside. They hear a high pitched scream which fades as Eugene becomes lost in time. Rachel and Valencia bury the key and return to their everyday lives.

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