The Phantom Of The Opera (Disney Style!) Prologue.
(Note: After working on "Orochimaru: The Phantom Of The Opera" (one of my Naruto fanfic versions of "The Phantom Of The Opera"), I've decided to try something a little different. Judging by the title, yes, this is the Disney version of "The Phantom Of The Opera" (and probably my first Disney fanfic). No, this is not a what-if Disney made "The Phantom Of The Opera" fanfic, but it's based off the famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with Disney characters playing the characters from the show. Before I get started on the story, I will tell you where I got the idea to work on this fanfic. One day, I was on YouTube, and I saw two Disney versions of "The Phantom Of The Opera" (2004) movie trailer, and one of them had the Beast (from Disney's "Beauty And The Beast") as the Phantom, Aurora and Philip (from "Sleeping Beauty") as Christine and Raoul, and another version had Quasimodo (from Disney's "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame") as the Phantom, Belle and the Beast (in his human form) (from "Beauty And The Beast") as Christine and Raoul. Also, I saw a little bit of someone's animated version of The Phantom Of The Opera 2004 film adaption with Gaara (from "Naruto/Naruto Shippuden"), and Ariel (from Disney's "The Little Mermaid" and Basil (from Disney's "The Great Mouse Detective") as Christine and Raoul. Not to mention that I read somebody's Disney fanfic version of "Les Miserables" (written by Smiles1998), and thought that I could try to do something like that, but with "The Phantom Of The Opera." Some of the people that I've chosen as the roles of some of the characters I had a hard time choosing, but could only pick one Disney character for each POTO character. Now, onto the cast:
Cast:
The Phantom (Erik): Quasimodo. Movie: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. (For me, it was a tie between him or the Beast, but I eventually chose Quasimodo as the Phantom because they have a few things in common. They both are deformed, they both love music, they both are in love with a woman who falls in love with someone else, and ends up marrying them and has a kid with them. Quasimodo loves Esmeralda, but she falls in love with Phoebus, marries him, and they have a son named Zephyr in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 2, and the Phantom loves Christine, but she falls in love with Raoul, marries him, and they have a son named Gustave (named after Christine's late father Gustave) in Love Never Dies, the sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera. I also notice that both The Hunchback Of Notre Dame and The Phantom Of The Opera (as well as Les Miserables) take place in Paris. Plus, I can totally picture Quasimodo singing the reprise to "All I Ask Of You" when the Phantom sees Christine and Raoul have fallen in love with each other. I know Tom Hulce played Quasimodo in the movie, but as I'm working on this fanfic, I could picture Quasimodo kind of singing with Michael Crawford's (who played the Phantom in the Original London Cast of "The Phantom Of The Opera") voice. That doesn't mean I don't like Tom Hulce's voice as Quasimodo. I think he did a great job. Anyway, ahem. Moving on.)
Christine: Ariel. Movie: The Little Mermaid.
(There's a reason why I chose Ariel as Christine. I've seen a few people cast Belle as Christine, and thought that this would be the first fanfic to have Ariel as Christine because both of them are sixteen, they both have a lover named Eric/Erik, they both love to sing, they both are innocent, and they both have the same singing voice actress, Sierra Boggess, who played Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" musical version from 2008 as well as Christine from the Las Vegas and 2011 25th Anniversary productions of "The Phantom Of The Opera," and reprised her role as Christine in "Love Never Dies," the 2010 sequel to "The Phantom Of The Opera," which is why I casted Ariel as Christine, and I think she fits the role perfectly. Please pretend that Ariel and her family are not merpeople. They're humans. Ariel's sisters: Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, and Alana do not make an appearance in here because I'm pretending that Ariel (like Christine) is an only child.)
Raoul: Prince Eric. Movie: The Little Mermaid.
(Because there's an Erik (the Phantom) in "The Phantom Of The Opera," and an Eric in "The Little Mermaid," to avoid confusion, Eric will be known as Prince Eric, which is what the people in the fanfic (excluding Ariel) will call be calling him instead of "Vicomte" (which Raoul is called by in the musical). I can also picture Eric and Ariel singing "All I Ask Of You.")
Carlotta: Vanessa. Movie: The Little Mermaid.
(Okay. Yes I know that Vanessa is the alter-ego of Ursula, but just pretend that Ursula is not in this story. The reason why I chose Vanessa as Carlotta is because I thought she'd fit her, and Vanessa was the only Disney character I could picture being a drama queen (other than Drizella and Anastasia from Cinderella, that is), and she loves to sing like Carlotta.)
Madame Giry: Lady Tremaine. Movie: Cinderella.
(It was a tie between her or Ursula, but then I thought that Lady Tremaine would fit the role of Madame Giry even though Lady Tremaine is a Disney villain. If I casted Ursula as Madame Giry, it would be kind of weird because she's also a Disney villain. I can kind of picture Lady Tremaine being strict with the ballet girls like Madame Giry.)
Meg Giry: Cinderella. Movie: Cinderella.
(It was a tie between her or Madellaine from The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 2, but I eventually went with Cinderella as Meg Giry just because she's Madame Giry's daughter, and even though Lady Tremaine is Cinderella's step-mother, just pretend that they are mother and daughter in this fanfic.)
Firmin: Judge Claude Frollo. Movie: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
(Now before you freak out about Frollo being Firmin, let me explain myself. I originally was going to choose Lumiere (from "Beauty And The Beast") in his human form as Firmin, but then I thought that Frollo would fit Firmin a little more, even though Frollo is another Disney villain. Oh, and since Frollo adopted Quasimodo in "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame," please pretend that Frollo and Quasimodo do not know each other, and that Frollo has never met Esmeralda, and is not obssessed with her like he is in the movie.)
Andre: Phoebus. Movie: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
(Again, I couldn't decide between him or Cogsworth (from "Beauty And The Beast") in his human form as Andre, but I thought Phoebus would kind of fit Andre more. I can kind of picture Phoebus and Frollo working together since they're going to be the opera house managers in the story.)
Piangi: Sitka. Movie: Brother Bear.
(He was the only Disney character I could picture as being a little overweight (other than Pumbaa from The Lion King, the king from Cinderella, etc.) because the Phantom says, "Our Don Juan must lose some weight. It's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age." (*SPOILERS FOR BROTHER BEAR*) Ironically, Sitka dies in Brother Bear, and he also dies as Piangi in this fanfic.)
Joseph Buquet: Governor Ratcliffe. Movie: Pocahontas.
(I kind of pictured him as Buquet even though Ratcliffe is another Disney villain. It just seemed to make sense to me.)
Monsieur Reyer: The Archdeacon. Movie: The Hunchback Of Notre Dame.
(It was a tie between him or Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, but I kind of pictured the Archdeacon as Monsieur Reyer.)
Monsieur Lefevre: Jafar. Movie: Aladdin.
(Even though he plays a small part in this story, I just had to include Jafar as Monsieur Lefevre.)
Old Raoul: The Sultan. Movie: Aladdin.
(I kind of pictured him singing with Old Raoul's voice.)
Christine's parents: Triton (Christine's father), and Athena (Christine's mother). Movie: The Little Mermaid & The Little Mermaid 3: Ariel's Beginning.
((*SPOILERS FOR THE LITTLE MERMAID 3: ARIEL'S BEGINNING*) Athena dies at the beginning of the movie after being killed by humans who worked on a ship. In this fanfic, Athena dies of childbirth after Ariel is born which leaves Triton to raise her, but please pretend that he dies in this fanfic as well when Ariel is seven.)
The Auctioneer: Grimsby. Movie: The Little Mermaid.
(On one of the Disney versions of "The Phantom Of The Opera" 2004 movie trailer, I saw Grimsby as the Auctioneer, and knew that I had to cast him in this fanfic.)
Old Madame Giry: Flora. Movie: Sleeping Beauty.
(She was the only one I could picture as an old Lady Tremaine.)
Clayton: Porter. Movie: Tarzan.
(Just a minor character.)
Old Cinderella: Fairy Godmother. Movie: Cinderella.
(She's Eric's new wife after Ariel passes away, as shown in the prologue.)
I don't own Disney or The Phantom Of The Opera. You don't have to, but I'd recommend listening to the Original London Cast of "The Phantom Of The Opera" as you're reading the fanfic. I'm not sure if Disney would ever make their version of "The Phantom Of The Opera" because it probably wouldn't be as good as the musical. The same goes for Les Miserables. I'm not saying that I didn't like the Disney version of "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame," but it's rather the opposite. I loved it. Also, Selena1998, thanks for inspiring me to create the Disney version of "The Phantom Of The Opera" because I loved your Disney version of "Les Miserables." Warning: The following fanfic contains spoilers for "The Phantom Of The Opera." You have been warned.
Well, on with the fanfic. Hope you guys like it. Enjoy. P.S. The Phantom Of The Opera (Disney Style!) will be a mixture between the original 1986 musical version and 2004 film version.
~ Present, 1919. ~
An old man, aged sixty-seven, and an old woman, aged sixty-eight, who are a happily married couple, were attending an auction at the Paris Opera House. They were going to buy a music box with the figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the cymbals that once belonged to the Phantom of the opera.
At the auction, a man named Grimsby was about to sell the music.
He banged his gravel on the desk.
"Sold. Your number, sir? Thank you. Lot 665, ladies and gentleman: a papier-mache musical box, in the shape of a barrel-organ. Attached, the figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the cymbals. This item, discovered in the vaults of the theatre, still in working order," Grimsby said.
"Showing here," Clayton spoke, showing the music box to the audience as it began to play music.
"May I start at twenty francs? Fifteen, then? Fifteen I am bid. Twenty francs?" Grimsby asked.
"Twenty-five," replied an old woman.
"Twenty-five, thank you, Lady Tremaine. Thirty. Selling at thirty, then? Going once, twice, sold!" Grimsby declared as he banged his gravel on the desk again. "Sold for thirty francs to King Eric. Thank you, your Majesty." Grimsby gave Eric the music box which reminded him of his late wife, Ariel, who passed away two years ago. Eric remembered Ariel's smiling face and started thinking of her. Of course, Cinderella, Eric's new wife, could tell how much he missed and loved Ariel.
"Cinderella, I wonder. Do you think this music box will still play when everyone else is dead?" Eric questioned.
"I think it will. Ariel described it perfectly," Cinderella replied with a smile.
"She often spoke about this music box... its velvet lining, and its figurine of lead," Eric answered.
"Lot 666, a chandelier in pieces. Some of you may recall the strange affair of The Phantom Of The Opera. It's a mystery never fully explained," Grimsby spoke again as everyone in the theatre started looking at the chandelier while he continued talking. "We are told, ladies and gentlemen, that this is the very chandelier which figures in the famous disaster. Our workshops have repaired it and wired parts for the new electric light, so that we may get a hint of how it may look when reassembled. Perhaps we can frighten the way the ghost of so many years ago with a little illumination, gentlemen?"
Grimsby's assistants pulled the string which made the chandelier rise up to the ceiling of the theatre. Eric started to remember his time spent with Ariel back in the year 1870.
~ *Overture from "The Phantom Of The Opera" plays* ~
(Note: Yes, I've decided to include the overture in this chapter, but I will not put the main theme with the lyrics in there because of copyright infringement. The fanfic itself, however, will have a few (not all) the songs from the musical and movie. Well, that's it for the prologue. The next chapter will be Chapter 1. P.S. Each chapter will be named after a song from the musical, but in some chapters, the songs will not appear.)
