Could we start again?
Chapter 1- Out of the pot…
Disclaimer: I do not own Hamilton, which belongs to Mr. Lin Manuel Miranda. And the lyrics were taken from ; I take no credit for them.
"-Welcome home-, they said.-Can you get us out of the mess we're in?-, they said." Proclaimed exasperated the founder father "They just forgot to mention how damn annoying he can be! How childish, how absolutely infuriating, how extremely irritating he-"
"Aw, you just say the most delightful thing about me, Jefferson, if you would only say them to my face!" A high-pitched voice said, its owner stopping in front of the other with a cat-like smirk on his lips. "Really, you must continue-"
"Hamilton" Jefferson said, pressing his fingers to his temple "good afternoon, I supposed you are going towards the cabinet meeting?" Please say no…
"Yes! Did you already forget, tonight´s our debate! But why are you so early?" Hamilton said with a smile "It will not start in a couple more hours yet."
"Well, as a professional, I just like to prepare and observe where I will be debating." Not that I need it, competing with such a child, Ha.
"Really? Then, who I am to stop you for practicing, you will surely need it." replied Hamilton.
Jefferson scoffed, then turned and walked towards the double doors that connected to the debate room. Alexander followed him, humming all the while.
Finally, they both reached the doors. As Jefferson extended his arm to open them, Hamilton grabbed the handle.
They both stared at each other, unwilling to move and allow the other to pass first. After a few minutes, they heard footsteps. Turning their heads to see who was coming, the both saw the unamused face of George Washington in front of them.
"What is happening here?" He asked slowly.
"We were just…we were-"Began to say Jefferson, a little red in the face. Taking advantage that Jefferson was distracted with Washington, Hamilton turned the handle and prepared to take a step inside.
Jefferson, when he noticed what was Hamilton trying to do, attempting to grab the handle and step in.
"Hey" Washington exclaimed when he saw both men turning away from him. "Just a-"He began to say when he tripped with Jefferson's foot and tried to grasp the handle as to avoid falling to the floor.
The same second the three founding fathers touched the handle; a white flash appeared and blinded them temporally.
When they could finally see, they saw they were in an all-black room with no windows nor doors, just a few coaches and chairs spread through it. After a few tense moments trying to decide what to do next, they carefully sat on the chairs. When nothing happened, they began to slowly relax.
After a few minutes of complete silence, Hamilton began to squirm on his seat. "Hey, where do you think we a-"Just as he was finishing his sentence, a loud pop sounded and before the three men a big screen turned on and a message appeared. –Ladies and gentlemen, you could be anywhere in the world tonight but you are here with us to see the 2016 recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and Best Musical of Broadway? Are you ready for an American Musical? –
"Hey! See there! We are going to see a musical!" Hamilton said enthusiastically.
"We can read that, Hamilton, we are not blind." Jefferson replied sharply.
Ignoring the other, Alexander continued to exclaim "What do you think it is about? I hope is about our awesome victory or, Oh! How about the financial plan that saved America! That will show you, Jefferson, how my plan is-"
"Alexander, please, let's watch it first." Washington said tiredly.
As soon as he said it, the screen flashed again and the musical started.
"Alexander Hamilton- An American Musical"
"It's- It's about me!" Hamilton said unbelieving, his eyes never leaving where the name was written.
"I cannot believe it." muttered Jefferson.
"Hush, it's starting." Cut Washington, as a black actor walked on stage.
"Who's that?" Jefferson Asked "I can't believe they let a black man be on stage."
"Well, at least he sings well." Washington said.
"Hush! Hush! Is My Musical, I will soon appear!" Hamilton quietened the others.
(BURR) How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?
"Huh, if this musical is about you then this –son of a whore- is you, how appropriated."
"Can you just shup the fuck up. Is easy; just close you superior lip with your inferior, easy enough for even you."
"Children, please, let's hear it."
(JOHN LAURENS) The ten-dollar Founding Father
"I'm on a coin! Wait, a dollar is a coin, isn't it?"
"Shh."
without a father got a lot farther by working a lot harder by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter, by fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter.
"That is awfully young, don't you think?" Washington said to Alexander.
"Well, that only demonstrates how awesome I am, doesn't it? And who is the one singing? For some reason, he looks extremely familiar…"
(THOMAS JEFFERSON)
"Oh, no, another black one."
"Shut up!" I wish Laurens were here…
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up. Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of the brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter.
"You were considering stealing as a solution? It does explain your horrible behavior so far…"
"Is that were you are focused on? Can't you hear there are PEOPLE being murdered right now! Or are you just so self-centered that you can't see what is in front of you?"
"Alexander! Jefferson!"
"Yes, yes, shutting up now."
(JAMES MADISON) Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned, our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain. Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain, and he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain.
"…"
"Alex…"
"Not now…please."
"Just know that… if you want to talk…I'm here."
(BURR) Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man". Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland- "Get your education, don't forget from whence you came, and the world's gonna know your name. What's your name, man?"
(ALEXANDER HAMILTON) Alexander Hamilton,
"Seriously!"
"Jefferson!"
"Sorry."
My name is Alexander Hamilton and there's a million things I haven't done but just you wait, just you wait...
"Just you wait" whispered Alexander to himself, fire flashing through his eyes.
(ELIZA HAMILTON) When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden, two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden, half-dead sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick.
The fore-mentioned Alex, began to pale, he knew what was coming next.
(FULL COMPANY EXCEPT HAMILTON) And Alex got better but his mother went quick.
Silence reigned for a few seconds; Washington was seeing Hamilton with a surprised look on his face while Jefferson was shifting, starting to feel uncomfortable.
"Son…"
"Just…don't call me son."
(GEORGE WASHINGTON) Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide, left him with nothin' but ruined pride, something new inside. A voice saying:
"You gotta fend for yourself." "Alex, you gotta fend for yourself."
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf.
(BURR)There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute, he woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution. Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord, tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford. Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on. Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on the bow of a ship headed for a new land. In New York you can be a new man
"That was the reason you joined the revolution, wasn't it? To finally be a new man, out of that island with so many bad memories, to try to be the difference..."
"…I just…"
(COMPANY) In New York you can be a new man— just you wait! - In New York you can be a new man— just you wait! - In New York you can be a new man—
(WOMEN) In New York—
(MEN) New York—
(HAMILTON) Just you wait!
(COMPANY) Alexander Hamilton, we are waiting in the wings for you. You could never back down; you never learned to take your time! Oh, Alexander Hamilton, when America sings for you, will they know what you overcame? Will they know you rewrote the game? The world will never be the same, oh.
"Are you sure this is historically accurate, really?" Jefferson said, trying to make believe that all the past horrors weren't true so he could go on disliking Hamilton like before he knew all of these facts.
"Shut Up."
(COMPANY) Alexander Hamilton, waiting in the wings for you, you never learned to take your time! Oh, Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton… America sings for you. Will they know what you overcame? Will they know you rewrote the game? The world will never be the same, oh.
"Forgot me…they just, forgot me, after all I…I…"
"Alexander, how could they forget you, nobody could ever forget you or your personality, even if they wanted, and I wanted, and I failed."
"…Thanks."
(BURR) The ship is in the harbor now; see if you can spot him, just you wait, another immigrant comin' up from the bottom, just you wait, his enemies destroyed his rep, America forgot him.
"Damn you, Jefferson, or Burr, I'm sure it was Burr."
(MULLIGAN/MADISON & LAFAYETTE/JEFFERSON) We fought with him.
"So they must be Lafayette, Mulligan or Laurens, or if they are referring to a discussion between us, then it could be you, Jefferson, or Madison, or Burr, or Seabury, or …"
"We get it! You have pissed off many people, not that it was a surprise…"
"And proud of it"
(LAURENS/PHILIP) Me? I died for him.
"… I hope it is you, Jefferson."
"Ha ha, very funny."
"Boys…just…ahh"
(WASHINGTON) Me? I trusted him.
"I like that guy."
(ELIZA & ANGELICA & PEGGY/MARIA) Me? I loved him.
"Wait, what? There are three of them!"
"I'm still pretty sure it has many historical inaccuracies."
(BURR) And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him.
"…"
(COMPANY) There's a million things I haven't done but just you wait!
"…"
(BURR) What's your name, man?
"…"
(COMPANY) Alexander Hamilton!
"You know…maybe they got a few facts askew… a really big few, never mind you."
"ALEXANDER"
A/N: Hello! I hope you like my version on Hamilton- Reactions, I know it is a very used idea but I just couldn't resist their pull! I have recently become in love with Hamilton (blame friends) but I will not abandon my other stories.
Hope you like it!
Aria.