Patrick Huu presents:

A Slightly Surreal Production --- A Rumiko Takahashi's Inu-Yasha Fanfic

(not quite) William Shakespeare's
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S NIGHTMARE



Dramatis Personae

MIROKUBERON, King of the Fairies (Miroku)
SANGOTANIA, Queen of the Fairies (Sango)
KAGURAPUCK, or Pixie Badfellow (Kagura)
KOHAKU, a Fairy and brother to the Queen (Kohaku)

KAGOMENA, in love with INU-YASHIUS (Inu-Yasha)
KIKYOLENA, in love with INU-YASHIUS (Kikyo)
INU-YASHIUS, in love with KAGOMENA (Inu-Yasha)
NARAKUANDER, in love with KIKYOLENA (Kikyo)

KOUGASEUS, Prince of the wolf youkai tribe
KAEDELYTA, Queen of the Miko, betrothed to KOUGASEUS

SESSHOUGEUS, father to INU-YASHIUS
JAKENSTRATE, master of the revels to SESSHOUSEUS

HOJO BOTTOM, a weaver (Hojo)
SHIPPO QUINCE, a kitsune carpenter (Shippo)
KIRARA SNUG, a demonic fire-cat joiner and sister to SHIPPO (Kirara)
MYOGA FLUTE, a bellows-mender (Myoga)
SOUTA SNOUT, a tinker and also the only "normal" person (Souta)
KANNA STARVELING, a tailor and sister to SOUTA (Kanna)

and
A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE WE DON'T CARE ABOUT

Author's Note: Well, since Rowan so nicely asked me to keep writing parodies, here is the second of Shakespeare's works...Dedicated to the two nice girls of Sorelle DiAnima, Rowan and Moriko, as well as my friends Eric and Pierre. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: Inu-Yasha – A Feudal Fairy Tale belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. A Midsummer Night's Dream belongs to William Shakespeare. (Just try to dispute that ;-))

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PROLOGUE: Cast & Introduction



Enter entire cast plus the director (me).

Patrick: Everyone ready?

Inu-Yasha: I can't believe I let you and that wench draw me into another of your crummy plays.

Kagome: Oh, come on, Inu-Yasha! It's fun!

Inu-Yasha: Feh.

Miroku: I do like the cast. (grins at Sango)

Sango: GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME, YOU LECHEROUS MONK!

Slap!

Miroku: (still grinning stupidly) You cannot avoid it, my Sango..'Tis foreordained.

Sango: By what?

Miroku: The script.

Sango: (to Patrick) You better run fast. HIRAIKOTSU! (her giant boomerang flies on stage)

Patrick: (Aside) Not again. (to Sango) You're not really going to hit me, are you?

Sango: Watch me. (starts chasing me around)

Patrick: (sweatdrop, Aside) Seems to be happening a lot to me, lately.

Sango backs me into a corner and bangs me over the head.

Patrick: Ow, ow, ow, OW!

Kirara: Meow.

Kouga: Why do I have to play the idiot who's bethrothed to this old hag? And why did you give my woman to that dog-turd? I would be a much better Demetrius!

Patrick: (recovering slowly from Sango's blows) Well, you see...there's this thing called quotas. And if people don't like what they read, they go down.

Kouga: ...

Patrick: And people just like seeing Kagome and Inu-Yasha together.

Inu-Yasha smirks triumphantly, while Kouga looks pissed.

Kikyo: That pathethic demon is supposed to play my FATHER? Are you trying to insult me, or something? I preferred my role in Hamlet.

Kagura: At least you're not stuck playing the pixie. AND you get a shot at Inu-Yasha.

Kikyo: Hmm...right.

Souta: I'm in a play! I'm playing with Inu-Yasha!

Shippo: Cool, isn't it?

Myoga: Oh dear. I wonder where this will be going...

Hojo: Kagome...does that mean we're not...

Kagome: Oh, Hojo...

Inu-Yasha: Hey, hey, hey! (growls at Hojo)

Hojo: Uh, never mind...

Patrick: Folks, calm down! We don't want a fight like last time, when we had to replace the entire stage. (A/N: Reference to the fight in the prologue of INULET, hehehe)

Meanwhile, Kikyo and Sesshou are facing off, her with her bow and purifying arrow, he with the Toukujin drawn.

Patrick: NO! DON'T! (runs between them)

Sesshou: We'll settle this after this casting, bitch!

Kikyo: Count on it, dog-turd!

Patrick: (sigh)...