Angel and the Beast
Chapter 7: Kill the Beast/Battle on the Tower
When Maurice woke up, the first thing he saw was Belle's face over him. "Belle?" said Maurice weakly. "Shh," said Belle, "you need to rest." Maurice was now aware that he was lying in his bed and in his nightgown. He leaned up to hug Belle and said, "I was thinking I would never be seeing you again." "Don't worry Papa," said Belle, "I wouldn't leave you." "But the Beast, how did you escape from him?" "I didn't escape," said Belle, "he let me go." "That horrible creature?" asked Maurice skeptically. "He's not like that anymore," said Belle. "He's changed…"
Before Belle could elaborate, she heard a sound from her handbag. She looked at it and saw that it was making movements. Suddenly it fell on its side and the flap opened. The mirror fell onto the bed and Chip was on top of it. When she rattled to a stop, she said "Hi." "Looks like we have a stowaway," said Belle. "Hello there," said Maurice, picking up Chip, "I didn't think I would be seeing you again." "Belle," said Chip, "why did you go away? Don't you like us anymore?" "Of course I do," said Belle, "it's just that…"
Once again, before Belle could explain, she was interrupted by a sound. This time, it was a knock on her door. She opened the door and found herself looking at Monsieur D'Arque. "Can I help you?" asked Belle. "I have come to collect your father," said Monsieur D'Arque. "My father?" asked Belle. "Do not worry," said Monsieur D'Arque, moving aside, "we will take good care of him." Belle gasped as she saw that most of the villagers were standing outside carrying torches. There was also a wagon with the sign 'Asylum de Loons' on the side. "My father's not crazy!" protested Belle. "Are you kidding?" said Le Fou, who was leading the mob, "he was raving like a lunatic!" "What is going on?" asked Maurice as he came out the door. "Maurice," said Le Fou, "tell us again, old man. How big was the beast?" "He was, er, enormous," said Maurice, "about 8, no, 10 feet tall." The mob laughed loudly and Le Fou said, "You can't any crazier than that!" "It is the truth!" said Maurice but then two of Monsieur D'Arque's workers grabbed him and started taking him to the wagon.
"You can't do this," said Belle. Monsieur D'Arque simply gave a shrug and walked off. Then Gaston walked over to Belle and said, "Poor Belle, such a shame about your father." "You know he's not crazy Gaston," said Belle, "You can help him, right?" Gaston scratched his chin and said, "I might be able to clear up this little mix-up, if," "If what?" "If you'll marry me," said Gaston. "What?" said Belle outraged. "Just one little word, that's all it takes." However, instead of 'yes', Belle said, "Never!" Gaston growled and said, "Have it your way." Gaston fumed and thought, "I'll get her eventually. After all, what more does she have left?"
Monsieur D'Arque's goons were bring Maurice closer to the wagon and were getting ready to throw him in. In desperation, Belle ran inside and grabbed the one thing that could help her father. She ran outside with the mirror and shouted, "My father isn't crazy and I can prove it!" Then she told the mirror, "Show me the Beast," and held it out for all to see. The villagers gasped in fright at the sight of the roaring Beast. Monsieur D'Arque and his henchmen dropped Maurice, got onto their wagon, and quickly left.
"Is he dangerous?" asked one of the villagers. "Oh no," said Belle, "he's really gentle and he would never hurt anyone. He's my friend." Gaston looked at Belle suspiciously and said, "If I didn't know better, I'd say you had feelings for this monster." "He's no monster," said Belle, "you are!" Gaston's face contorted with anger and envy. "She's as crazy as the old man!" he shouted grabbing the mirror away.
Gaston: The Beast will make off with your children.
Mob: gasp
Gaston: He'll come after them in the night.
Belle: No!
Gaston: We're not safe till his head is mounted on my wall! I
say we kill the Beast!
Mob: Yeah!
Man I: We're not safe until he's dead
Man II: He'll come stalking us at night
Woman: Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite
Man III: He'll wreak havoc on our village if we let him wander free
Gaston: So it's time to take some action, boys
It's time to follow me
Through the mist
Through the woods
Through the darkness and the shadows
It's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride
Say a prayer
Then we're there
At the drawbridge of a castle
And there's something truly terrible inside
It's a beast
He's got fangs
Razor sharp ones
Massive paws
Killer claws for the feast
Hear him roar
See him foam
But we're not coming home
Till he's dead
Good and dead
Kill the Beast!
Belle: No! I won't let you do this!
Gaston: If you're not with us, you're against us!
Bring the old man!
Maurice: Get your hands off me!
Gaston: We can't have them running off to warn the creature.
Belle: Let us out!
Gaston: We'll rid the village of this Beast. Who's with me?
Mob: I am! I am! I am!
Light your torch
Mount your horse
Gaston: Screw your courage to the sticking place
Mob: We're counting on Gaston to lead the way
Through a mist
Through a wood
Where within a haunted castle
Something's lurking that you don't see every day
It's a beast
One as tall as a mountain
We won't rest
Till he's good and deceased
Sally forth
Tally ho
Grab your sword
Grab your bow
Praise the Lord and here we go!
Gaston: We will lay siege to the castle and bring back his head!
Belle pounded in vain against the cellar door and said, "I have to warn the Beast. This is all my fault. Oh Papa, what are we going to do?" "Now, now," said Maurice holding Belle close, "we'll think of something." Fortunately, Chip had seen what happened and had also noticed Maurice's wood-chopper near the house.
Mob: We don't like
What we don't understand
In fact it scares us
And this monster is mysterious at least
Bring your guns
Bring your knives
Save your children and your wives
We'll save our village and our lives
We'll kill the Beast!
Back at the castle, Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts were still brooding over Belle's departure. "I knew it!" said Cogsworth, "I knew it was foolish to get our hopes up." "Maybe it would have been better if she never came at all," huffed Lumiere. Suddenly the footstool dog ran to the window and started yapping. "Could it be?" said Lumiere. "Is it she?" asked Mrs. Potts. The three of them ran to the window and looked outside. "Sacre Bleu! Invaders!" cried Lumiere. "Intruders!" cried Cogsworth, "but how did they find us?" "Look," said Mrs. Potts, "they've got the mirror!" "Warn the master," said Cogsworth, "if it's a fight they want, we'll be ready for them! Who's with me?" He turned around to see the others had already left. Outside, Gaston shouted to the mob, "Take whatever booty you can find. But remember, the Beast is mine!"
Objects: Hearts ablaze
Banners high
We go marching into battle
Unafraid although the danger just increased
Mob: Raise the flag
Sing the song
Here we come, we're fifty strong
And fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong
Let's kill the Beast!
Mrs. Potts: Pardon me, Master.
Beast: Leave me in peace.
Mrs. Potts: But sir! The castle is under attack!
Mob: Kill the Beast!
Kill the Beast!
Lumiere: This isn't working!
Fifi: Oh Lumiere, we must do something!
Lumiere: Wait, I know!
Mob: Kill the Beast!
Kill the Beast!
Mrs. Potts: What should we do, Master?
Beast: It doesn't matter now. Just let them come.
Mob: Kill the Beast!
Kill the Beast!
Kill the Beast!
Suddenly the doors to the castle opened and the mob put the battering ram down. Inside, they saw a large assortment of inanimate objects. It looked more like a garage sale than the lair of a monster. The mob walked warily inside, unaware of the eyes appearing on the objects. Le Fou grabbed a nearby candlestick as the last of the men came inside. Suddenly the candlestick opened a fanged mouth and shouted, "Now!"
Suddenly the objects sprang to life and started attacking the mob. One raised his axe only to be hit in the head with by a pair of drawers. A cauldron went over another's head and pans started beating it. The baker was pushed onto a tongue-like carpet and was swallowed by a large trunk that belched before spitting him outside. While all this was going on, Gaston made his way up the stairs.
Meanwhile, Chip was starting up the wood-chopper. She blew on the coals of the furnace a few more times to make sure it was working right. Then she used her handle to pull a switch and said, "Here we go!" The wood-chopper started moving towards the house, its axe swinging wildly. Maurice and Belle had noticed this from the window. "What the devil?" said Maurice. As the wood-chopper moved towards the cellar door, he pulled Belle out of the way and yelled, "Belle, look out!" The wood-chopper hacked the door to pieces and then fell down the stairs where it broke into a hundred pieces. As Belle and Maurice looked at the damage, Chip swung on a loose spring and said, "You guys have got to try this thing!"
At the castle, the servants were giving the mob all they've got. The cheese merchant was hit by a couple of tomatoes thrown by beer mugs before he heard a voice call, "Up here, you scurvy scum!" He looked up to see Mrs. Potts and the teacups up on a ledge. "Now!" called Mrs. Potts and she and the teacups threw boiling tea onto the cheese merchant, who yelled in pain. Suddenly Armoire leaped from a ledge and right onto another villager. He smacked off other villagers with his doors. Then a brush and comb came out of his drawers and dragged one villager into Armoire. The doors closed and loud amount of banging could be heard inside. Then the villager was spat back out wearing a very tacky outfit, much to his horror.
The battle wasn't going so well for Lumiere however. Le Fou had him trapped in a corner by the stairs and was threatening to melt him with his torch. Suddenly Cogsworth appeared at the top of the stairs. He was wearing a Napoleon-like hat, toting a pistol and pair of scissors, and laughing manically. He noticed Lumiere's predicament and hopped on top of the stair rail. He slid downwards, with the scissors pointing straight at Le Fou's backside. Suddenly Le Fou felt a sharp jab of pain and leaped high, grabbing his butt and yelping. "Thanks for that," said Lumiere. "No problem," said Cogsworth, "Hey you! Do you know how old those tapestries are?" Cogsworth rushed off at the offender and Lumiere saw another servant who was threatened to be a casualty. Fifi was being held roughly upside-down while a villager was yanking out her feathers. Lumiere went up behind the villager and took a deep breath. Then he led out a large flame from his mouth at the villager's butt. The villager did a leap and yelp similar to Le Fou's and dropped Fifi into Lumiere's arms. "And that is why my flambés are the best," said Lumiere.
A group of villagers were chasing after the footstool dog now. Le Fou was leading them, on account that the footstool dog had stolen his shoe. They chased it into the kitchen where it appeared to be cornered. Suddenly the drawers opened and sharp knives came out. Then the stove left off a belch of fire that illuminated his face in a very scary way. The villagers screamed and ran out of the kitchen. Everywhere, the call of retreat was sending the mob running out the doors. The servants gave a cheer for the victory, a victory that came with no casualties on either side. "And stay out!" called Cogsworth. Suddenly Lumiere grabbed Cogsworth and gave him a kiss on each cheek in the French style. Cogsworth grimaced and batted Lumiere away.
The Beast was in his room, looking at the rose in the bell jar. It won't be long before the last remaining two petals fell and he would be stuck as a beast forever. If only Belle could have stayed just a moment longer. Then the door to the room opened and Gaston stepped in. He was holding a bow with an arrow notched to it. The Beast turned to look at Gaston. Gaston took no notice of the Beast's sad expression and pulled back the string of the bow. The Beast gave a sad moan and turned away, not caring about what happened now. Then Gaston let go and the arrow flew and hit the Beast right between the shoulders. The Beast gave a snarl of pain and arched back. The arrow didn't hit anything vital, but it did hurt a lot. Then Gaston ran over and pushed the Beast through the window onto the balcony.
Gaston laughed out loud and tossed his bow aside. As the Beast was getting back up, Gaston jumped through the window and gave the Beast a kick in the side. The Beast fell over the side of the balcony and rolled down the side of the roof. He stopped over one part of the castle that arced out over the bridge. Gaston climbed down after him and kicked him. "Get up!" he yelled, rolling closer to the edge with another kick, "Get up! What's the matter, Beast? Too kind and gentle to fight back?" The Beast sighed and turned away. Gaston ripped off a small gargoyle and held it up like a club. The Beast lied there, waiting for it to end. Suddenly he heard a voice cry, "No!" The Beast opened his eyes and looked down. Belle and Maurice were on the bridge riding Philippe. "Belle?" asked the Beast. "Gaston! No! Please!"
Gaston raised his makeshift club and was about to bring it down before something stopped him. The Beast had grabbed the club and now had stood up. He glared down at Gaston; his lower eyes now a blazing red. Now the Beast was angry; angry for the intrusion into his home, angry for being shot in the back, angry for Gaston trying to keep him and Belle apart. As Gaston and the Beast began to fight, Belle said, "Let's go Philippe." Philippe snorted and charge the door, his tusks making short work of it.
The Beast had cast Gaston onto a lower part of the roof and leapt after him. Gaston gave a kick threw the Beast back. Gaston picked up his club and used it to smash apart the Beast's head. But he quickly realized that he smashed apart the head of a large gargoyle. He looked around, but all he could see were more gargoyles. "Come on out and fight!" he shouted. He walked through the gargoyles and said, "Were you in love with her, Beast? Did you honestly think she'd want you when she can have someone like me?" The Beast had been hiding among the gargoyles and Gaston had just walked by him. The Beast crept up behind Gaston and prepared to strike. Gaston noticed this out of the corner of his eye and turned around, swinging his club. The Beast got it in his mouth and tried to throw it over his shoulder. But Gaston held on and was able to keep his footing. "It's over, Beast!" cried Gaston, "Belle is mine!" The Beast snarled and smacked Gaston aside with his paw, the club sent spiraling out of his hands. Then he picked Gaston up by the neck and held him over the side of the roof, over the deep chasm below. Gaston's previously boastful voice became pitiful and begging, "Please put me down! Don't let go! I'll do anything you want! Anything!"
The Beast glared at Gaston with his four eyes. Part of him ached to let him drop or snap his neck like a twig. But he couldn't. Maybe it was the look of fear in Gaston's face, maybe it was the pitiful tone of his voice. More likely, maybe it was because of the Beast's time with Belle. But he couldn't harm another living creature. The Beast's face unsnarled and he blinked, his eyes becoming calculating green. He walked back, putting Gaston back on the roof. "Get out," he snarled and let go of Gaston.
"Beast!" cried a familiar voice. The Beast turned around and looked up to the balcony. "Belle!" he said. Belle had run all the way to the west wing and to his room. She was now standing on the balcony, her cloak flapping in the stormy wind. The Beast climbed up to where Belle is. Belle held out her hand and the Beast took it gently. "You came back," he whispered. Belle smiled and opened her mouth to speak. But suddenly the Beast felt a pain in his side. He roared as lightning flashed across the sky. Gaston had snuck up behind the Beast and had plunged his hunting knife into his side. Gaston pulled his knife out prepared for another stab. But then the Beast gave a lurch backward. Belle grabbed his cloak to prevent him from falling. But Gaston wasn't so lucky. The Beast's tail had lashed out and hit Gaston in the chest. Gaston lost his footing and fell off the roof. His screams echoed around as he fell into the deep chasm below.
There's another chapter. Sorry this one's slightly late. I had a surprisingly busy day. Here's a trivia fact: Gaston was originally supposed to say "Time to die!" but they changed it so they could put Belle back into the scene. Also, when Gaston is falling, you can briefly see skulls in his eyes. This was shown in the theatrical version, but cut out from the video version. It was readded when it came onto DVD. There's only one more chapter left, and it'll be on Christmas Day. Get ready for it and please review.
