Invader of the Opera
Characters
Christine Daae: Gaz Membrane
Phantom of the Opera: Zim
Raoul de Chagny: Dib Membrane
Carlotta Giudicelli: Tak
Richard Firmin & Gilles André: Almighty Tallest
Meg Giry: Zita
Madame Giry: Ms. Bitters
A/N: My friends got me obsessed with Phantom of the Opera and I've seen fan art of this so I had to write it. If you haven't seen Phantom of the Opera, I'd advise you watch it first. This is based off the 2004 movie of Phantom since I haven't yet seen the broadway version or read the book, so no hateful comments about that, please. And I know in the story, Christine and Raoul are in love, and having Dib and Gaz be those characters, it'd be kinda weird. I'm going to attempt more of a brother-sister relationship between those two (which means I gotta do some editing on "All I Ask of You". That'll be fun). Also, they are not kids. Dib and Zim are both 20, and Gaz is 19.
"Characters speaking in italics like this are singing."
"Characters speaking without italics like this are talking."
Now, on with the story!
The carriage pulled up in front of the abandoned opera house. A man and a woman came out with a wheelchair, and one elderly man with scythe-like hair stepped out of the carriage and sat in the it. The woman pushed him into the opera house. As he entered, he heard the auction. Who is this man, you ask? Well, if I told you now, dear reader, you wouldn't understand, but this man went by the name of Membrane. Dib Membrane, to be more precise. He heard of the auction happening at the opera house, and was curious as to what he would find.
Auctioneer: "Lot 664, a wooden pistol, and three human skulls. From the..."
Dib blocked out the auctioneer at the sight of a familiar woman looking at him. He looked back, wondering how she was even still alive at the time. She looked away and listened to the auction.
Auctioneer: "Lot 665, a music box in the shape of a barrel organ attached to a figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the symbols."
Dib looked up at the man holding the music box. He recognized that music box all too well.
Auctioneer: "This was discovered in the vaults of the theatre, still in working order, ladies and gentlemen. Showing here."
The man with the music box turned it on, and it played a cheerful little tune as the monkey lightly hit the symbols together.
Auctioneer: "May I commence at $15?"
Someone raised their hand.
Auctioneer: "$15, thank you."
Dib raised his hand.
Auctioneer: "$20 from you, sir, thank you very much."
The woman Dib saw earlier raised her hand.
Auctioneer: "Madame Bitters, $25, thank you Madame. Do I hear $30?"
Dib raised his hand again.
Auctioneer: "$30. And $35? $30 going once, going twice, sold! To Mr. Membrane. Thank you, sir."
The music box was handed to Dib. Dib examined it as memories washed over him.
Dib (thinking): "A collectors piece, indeed. Every detail exactly as she said. Will you still play when all the rest of us are dead?"
Auctioneer: "Lot 666, then, a chandelier. Some of you may recall the strange affair of the Phantom of the Opera. A mystery never fully explained."
Dib looked away from the music box and focused his attention on the chandelier covered by a large cloth.
Auctioneer: "We're told, ladies and gentlemen, that this is the very chandelier which figures in the famous disaster. We have repaired an improved it with new, more advanced lighting. Perhaps we can frighten away the ghost of so many years ago. Gentleman."
With that, two men pulled the cloth off, and a large chandelier was shone. It was as if Dib was yanked into the past as memories overwhelmed his mind.