A/N: I give to you, dearest readers, "POTO Daytime," a one-soap-opera-per-episode fanfiction revolving around the lives of Erik, Christine and the rest of the POTO gang! Each chapter will be a spoof of a soap like "Passions," with the most absurd fantasy stories, "The Young and the Restless," a world of corporate giants, or anything in between. Like SOAPnet, there could also be talk shows or reality series involving the POTO characters. Basically, it's a Phantom TV network… Today we have the world of "Nights of Their Lives," a universe in which the dead can arise- sometimes for nine times-, everyone's least favorite clichés are around every corner, and every angsty pair is fluffy and vice versa! For your reading and viewing pleasure, I give you the Phantom of the Opera Daytime Network!

Disclaimer: I only own the idea of the TV network… and the talk show hosts.

(The soft, melodic tune of a keyboard is heard as we, the AUDIENCE, hear a mysterious voice say, "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the nights of their lives.")

Nights of Their Lives

Erik sang quietly, "Christine, I love you…" She walked forward slowly, her heart breaking as she placed the ring in his palm. She cast one glance back at him, both sides of his face equally beautiful in her eyes. As she turned to leave, though, Erik grabbed her arm. She slowly pivoted on the spot, her eyes instantly locking with his. He slowly touched her cheek, bringing it in to him. As the crescendo of the music in "The Point of No Return" sounded in the distance, their lips met in a passionate, tender, clichéd way.

Raoul's face fell as he saw the lovely Christine trapped in a passionate embrace with the monster- the Phantom. Raoul grabbed his dagger, walked forward, and thrust it into Erik's back. He staggered forward, his body going limp. Christine shouted, "Raoul, tell me, what have you done?"

He smiled devilishly. "I did it all for you, Christine…" He left, laughing maniacally as Christine held the dying Erik in her arms. She felt the blood rushing over her hands, tears running from her eyes. She gasped out, "Erik… I love you."

He smiled. "Then my life is complete." He closed his eyes slowly as Christine started to sob uncontrollably and she planted kisses all over his face. She said, "We'll never be apart…" And she gasped in shock as the wound started to shrivel and fade away! Erik jumped into the air, good as new. He held Christine's hands and said, "Now, my dear, we shall take our everlasting, undying love to a new level." Her eyes widened. "Do you mean…"

"Yes." He stepped forward. "I have to meet your father!"

"But, Erik, my beautiful love, my father is dead!"

That statement was quickly negated as Gustave Daae walked through the door of the lair. "Christine! My darling! It is you! I can tell because you look just like my mother's aunt's third cousin's half brother…Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am not dead! I simply faked my death because the evil DiDodo's were after me!" The three embraced in a cute hug as Erik yelled, "Now I have a family!"

Little did they know that Raoul stood in a dark shadow of the lair, whispering, "I have to get Christine back…And I know just the way to…"And his supposedly beautiful features began to twist in a maniacal grin.

On the next Nights of Their Lives:

Christine becomes pregnant- but who's the daddy?

Madame Giry gets an abortion- and all the evangelical Christians around her begin to chide her about defying God.

Meg reveals a terrible secret.

A/N: To let everyone know before you flame me, I mean no disrespect for Christians about the abortion comment. I'm just mimicking the terrible way in which "Days of our Lives" handled its abortion storyline. Also, in the next chapter, we have the debut of "All My Operas," a spoof of "All My Children," and a talk show! If you have an idea for the name, please email it to me at and title the subject "talk show idea." Thanks! Please review, concrit is accepted but no flames please!