THE WIZARD OF LA PAZ
(The curtains open up, revealing an old dirt road. Kagome rushes out in her school uniform with Shippo trailing behind her.)
Kagome: Oh, Shippo! Did she hurt you?
Shippo: No way! *cough* It'll take more than a little pepper spray to hurt ME!
Kagome: C'mon! Let's go tell grandpa!
(Kagome and Shippo run off the stage as the curtains close. The curtains open back up to show a small shrine. Kagome's Mother is sitting on the shrine steps, while Kagome's Grandpa sweeps the sidewalk with a broom, and Sota kicks a soccer ball.)
Kagome: Grandpa! Guess what happened! That witch Kikyo sprayed Shippo with pepper spray, just because he chased her stupid cat!
Shippo: Not to mention, I bit her right before she could spray me!
Grandpa: You bit her?
Shippo (proud): Uh-huh!
Grandpa: Good job!
Mother: Now, Kagome, why did you let Shippo go? He's your responsibility.
Kagome: I didn't mean to let him go! It's just that when her cat got out, Shippo chased after it. Then he bit her, and she sprayed him!
Mother: You have to remember to be kind to her, Kagome. She lives all by herself.
Sota: Yeah! Even a little kid like me knew that! *sigh* I don't know why my older sister can't be a little smarter...
Mother: Sota...!
Grandpa: Nah! Next time she does something mean and rude to you, show a little courage and spit in her face! That's what I would've done!
Mother (smacking the back of his head): Grandpa!
Kagome: I'm not afraid of her.
Shippo: If she looked just like ME, I'd be a little freaked out.
Sota (under his breath): So would I...
Shippo: Shut up!
(Kikyo stomps out onto the stage with a basket hanging from her right arm and walks up to Kagome.)
Kikyo: You! Give me that little mutt!
Kagome (takes Shippo into her arms): No way!
Shippo: Get away from here, you witch!
Kikyo: Insolent beast!
Mother: Is there a problem, Miss Kikyo?
Kikyo: Yes, there is! That daughter of yours let her dog out on me! I have permission to have him taken away, for he bit my hand!
Shippo: I'm NOT a dog!
Kagome: But he didn't mean to! (turns to Mother) Please, Mom, don't let her take Shippo away. I'm the one to blame. You can ground me for a week if you want!
Kikyo: You better give me that dog or else the police will kick you out of your house! There's a law against dogs that bite!
Mother: She's right, Kagome. I'm afraid you have to give Shippo up.
Kagome (craddles Shippo): No!
Kikyo (snatches Shippo's tail): Give him to me!
Kagome (fights): NO!
Mother: Give him here, Kagome. (takes Shippo)
Kagome: Shippo...!
Kikyo (shoves Shippo into her basket): Thank you for your cooperation. (turns and leaves the stage)
Kagome (crying) How could you let her take Shippo away?!
Mother: We had to or else we'd be out on the streets.
Kagome: It's not fair! (runs off stage in opposite direction of Kikyo)
(The curtains close an re-open again, showing Kikyo walking down the street. When she stops and the corner, Shippo quickly jumps out of the basket and runs away with Kikyo not noticing)
(The curtains open up showing Kagome in her room, crying on her bed. There's a knock on her door)
Shippo: Kagome, open up! It's me!
Kagome (sniffling): Shippo? (opens the door and Shippo jumps into her arms)
Shippo: Kagome!
Kagome: Oh, Shippo! I thought I'd never see you again!
Shippo: I escaped from Kikyo's basket and found my way home!
Kagome: She'll come back for you, when she finds out your gone. We have to get out of here, or else she'll take you away again.
Shippo: Then I'll escape again!
Kagome (not listening while gathering clothes): Come on! Let's hurry!
(The scene changes to Kagome and Shippo walking down a dirt road.)
Shippo (scratching his ear): Just where are we going anyway?
Kagome: Right now, we're just getting away from Kikyo. (looks at Shippo straching his ear) What's wrong?
Shippo: My ear itches, and I don't know why.
Kagome (looks behind Shippo's ear and sees a flea biting him. She picks it up) Myouga? Myouga: Oh, it's you, Kagome! Heh, heh. I didn't see you there.
Kagome: What are you doing here?
Myouga: Oh, the circus was in town. I just wanted to see it!
Kagome: The circus? Shippo! That's it! We'll join the circus!
Shippo: Huh?!
Kagome: Thanks, Myouga! You're the greatest!
Myouga: But wait! Now might not be a good time. There's a terrible storm coming and you should get home. Your Mother must be worried sick about you.
Kagome: Oh, you're right. Come on, Shippo! (they run off stage)
(The scene changes to Kagome and Shippo fighting the wind as they try to get back home. It begins thundering and lightning like crazy. They finally come across the shrine and Kagome runs into the house.)
Shippo: Where is everyone?!
Kagome: I don't know! Quick! Let's go into the mimi-shrine! (As they run outside, they see the Thunder Brothers blasting everything in sight with lightning bolts.)
Shippo (hanging off of Kagome's shoulder): It's the Thunder Brothers! Hurry! (Kagome opens the shrine door. Hiten blasts another lightning bolt at Kagome's feet and she jumps into the air. She and Shippo fall down the well)
(The curtains open up, revealing an old dirt road. Kagome rushes out in her school uniform with Shippo trailing behind her.)
Kagome: Oh, Shippo! Did she hurt you?
Shippo: No way! *cough* It'll take more than a little pepper spray to hurt ME!
Kagome: C'mon! Let's go tell grandpa!
(Kagome and Shippo run off the stage as the curtains close. The curtains open back up to show a small shrine. Kagome's Mother is sitting on the shrine steps, while Kagome's Grandpa sweeps the sidewalk with a broom, and Sota kicks a soccer ball.)
Kagome: Grandpa! Guess what happened! That witch Kikyo sprayed Shippo with pepper spray, just because he chased her stupid cat!
Shippo: Not to mention, I bit her right before she could spray me!
Grandpa: You bit her?
Shippo (proud): Uh-huh!
Grandpa: Good job!
Mother: Now, Kagome, why did you let Shippo go? He's your responsibility.
Kagome: I didn't mean to let him go! It's just that when her cat got out, Shippo chased after it. Then he bit her, and she sprayed him!
Mother: You have to remember to be kind to her, Kagome. She lives all by herself.
Sota: Yeah! Even a little kid like me knew that! *sigh* I don't know why my older sister can't be a little smarter...
Mother: Sota...!
Grandpa: Nah! Next time she does something mean and rude to you, show a little courage and spit in her face! That's what I would've done!
Mother (smacking the back of his head): Grandpa!
Kagome: I'm not afraid of her.
Shippo: If she looked just like ME, I'd be a little freaked out.
Sota (under his breath): So would I...
Shippo: Shut up!
(Kikyo stomps out onto the stage with a basket hanging from her right arm and walks up to Kagome.)
Kikyo: You! Give me that little mutt!
Kagome (takes Shippo into her arms): No way!
Shippo: Get away from here, you witch!
Kikyo: Insolent beast!
Mother: Is there a problem, Miss Kikyo?
Kikyo: Yes, there is! That daughter of yours let her dog out on me! I have permission to have him taken away, for he bit my hand!
Shippo: I'm NOT a dog!
Kagome: But he didn't mean to! (turns to Mother) Please, Mom, don't let her take Shippo away. I'm the one to blame. You can ground me for a week if you want!
Kikyo: You better give me that dog or else the police will kick you out of your house! There's a law against dogs that bite!
Mother: She's right, Kagome. I'm afraid you have to give Shippo up.
Kagome (craddles Shippo): No!
Kikyo (snatches Shippo's tail): Give him to me!
Kagome (fights): NO!
Mother: Give him here, Kagome. (takes Shippo)
Kagome: Shippo...!
Kikyo (shoves Shippo into her basket): Thank you for your cooperation. (turns and leaves the stage)
Kagome (crying) How could you let her take Shippo away?!
Mother: We had to or else we'd be out on the streets.
Kagome: It's not fair! (runs off stage in opposite direction of Kikyo)
(The curtains close an re-open again, showing Kikyo walking down the street. When she stops and the corner, Shippo quickly jumps out of the basket and runs away with Kikyo not noticing)
(The curtains open up showing Kagome in her room, crying on her bed. There's a knock on her door)
Shippo: Kagome, open up! It's me!
Kagome (sniffling): Shippo? (opens the door and Shippo jumps into her arms)
Shippo: Kagome!
Kagome: Oh, Shippo! I thought I'd never see you again!
Shippo: I escaped from Kikyo's basket and found my way home!
Kagome: She'll come back for you, when she finds out your gone. We have to get out of here, or else she'll take you away again.
Shippo: Then I'll escape again!
Kagome (not listening while gathering clothes): Come on! Let's hurry!
(The scene changes to Kagome and Shippo walking down a dirt road.)
Shippo (scratching his ear): Just where are we going anyway?
Kagome: Right now, we're just getting away from Kikyo. (looks at Shippo straching his ear) What's wrong?
Shippo: My ear itches, and I don't know why.
Kagome (looks behind Shippo's ear and sees a flea biting him. She picks it up) Myouga? Myouga: Oh, it's you, Kagome! Heh, heh. I didn't see you there.
Kagome: What are you doing here?
Myouga: Oh, the circus was in town. I just wanted to see it!
Kagome: The circus? Shippo! That's it! We'll join the circus!
Shippo: Huh?!
Kagome: Thanks, Myouga! You're the greatest!
Myouga: But wait! Now might not be a good time. There's a terrible storm coming and you should get home. Your Mother must be worried sick about you.
Kagome: Oh, you're right. Come on, Shippo! (they run off stage)
(The scene changes to Kagome and Shippo fighting the wind as they try to get back home. It begins thundering and lightning like crazy. They finally come across the shrine and Kagome runs into the house.)
Shippo: Where is everyone?!
Kagome: I don't know! Quick! Let's go into the mimi-shrine! (As they run outside, they see the Thunder Brothers blasting everything in sight with lightning bolts.)
Shippo (hanging off of Kagome's shoulder): It's the Thunder Brothers! Hurry! (Kagome opens the shrine door. Hiten blasts another lightning bolt at Kagome's feet and she jumps into the air. She and Shippo fall down the well)