Two weeks have past as the big night has finally arrived. Katy spent the last two weeks improving under Miss Thalia's direction, perfecting her lines and so forth. She didn't let anything coming out that scrawny big headed fish get to her either.
The blue cat was ready to do this! She was prepared to out on that stage and preform her heart out! Well, at least she thought so at first.
"Oh boy...tonight is the big night..." Katy looked at her reflection in the equipment room mirror, wearing the cloth dress for the play. The blonde teen exhaled a nervous breath as she sipped some water from her bottle.
"You can do this Katy...you got to keep your head up...you got this girl..." She said to herself, trying to give herself a pep talk.
"Starting to doubt yourself, kitten?" Katy turns around to see Athens, dressed in his knight costume, smirking at her.
"Don't call me that." The cat gave him a mean look as she returned her attention to the mirror.
"I don't blame you if you are, you know. If I was a weaker person, I too would start to crack under the immense pressure." The shark smiled a toothy grin as Katy looks at him through the mirror. "All those people, watching your every move, listening to every word that comes out of your mouth, staring...listening...judging." Athens' smile becomes a little more mischievous as Katy briefly looks at herself with concern.
"If you mess up tonight, you'll forever be remembered as the girl who choked." The orange haired boy laughs to himself as Katy starts to become furious. The feline takes a brush that was laying in front of the mirror and gets up, throwing it at him with anger. Athens lets out a little "eep!" as he quickly dodges the projectile.
"I'll throw the mirror next if you don't get out of my face!" Katy threatens through gritted teeth as Athens backs away towards the exit.
"I'm leaving! I'm leaving! But remember, it's make or break tonight." The shark remarks as he takes his leave.
After spending a few seconds to calm herself down, she begins to let Athens' words sink in. If she even messes up once, she'll become an embarrassment. She would never be taken seriously as an actress again. Katy sat back down in the chair, rubbing her forehead with her fingers, trying not to get to worked up.
...
As the cast of the play was getting ready, the auditorium was starting to fill up, mostly with the families of the cast members.
"Ugh, it's all dusty in here." Ma-San complains as she and Lammy walk into the large theater.
"I-It's not that bad." Lammy responds with her hands in her jean pockets.
"You're right, the fact that I spent ten dollars for a single ticket blows that complaint out of the water." The mouse frowns as Parappa, PJ, Matt, and Sunny enter the auditorium.
"Hey wait! You can't bring food in here!" A middle aged dog woman who was at the ticket stand approaches the teddy bear, who was holding a box of donuts.
"Aw what? Why not?" The bear frowns, not wanting to give up his Phat Donuts.
"Because it's against the rules, now hand it over." The woman frowns, demanding PJ to hand over the food.
PJ sighs as he surrenders his glazed treats to the lady before he and the others find a seat towards the front.
"I can't believe I have I have to sit through this play without a snack..." The bear pouts as he slumps into his seat.
"PJ, you ate like...two hours ago." Parappa stares at his upset friend.
"I know! I feel like I'm starving to death." PJ whimpers as everyone gives him a funny look.
"Oh man...I can't wait to see Katy...I-I bet she'll be really great." Lammy smiles as her cheeks redden, thinking about Katy.
"As long as she doesn't actually *break a leg* out there." Ma-San comments, her feet dangling off her chair due to her short height.
Hearing that, Lammy starts to feel anxious as she thinks about Katy actually breaking her leg on stage. She starts whimpering at the terrifying thought. Ma-San notices this and rolls her eyes.
"She's not going to break a leg Lammy, don't worry about it." The yellow mouse dryly said, causing Lammy to ease up a little.
As the red haired lamb was calming down, a lone woman entered the auditorium. It was Katy's Mother, who was wearing a sparkly black dress with equally black heels, as well as gold earrings on her pointy ears. She walked down the aisle with a smile that closely resembled that of Katy's, and sat by herself in the front aisle.
Lammy and Ma-San both see this woman as she took her seat a few rows in front of them.
"H-hey...I th-think that's Katy's Mom." Lammy whispers to Ma-San, staring at the fancily dressed cat woman awkwardly.
"Geez, the resemblance is definitely there." Ma-San says, looking at the woman with the blonde hair and blue skin.
"You should go say Hi." Ma-San tells the lamb, who quickly responds with a stutter.
"Wh-what? No...no, she probably wouldn't w-want my company anyway..."
"Nonsense, if she is anything like Katy, she would love to talk to you." Ma-San replies, looking up at the taller lamb.
"I...I don't know Ma-San..." Lammy rubs her shoulder as she feels nervous again.
"Trust me, you'll be alright. Now go up to her." Ma-San gestures for her friend to go up to the woman.
"W-well...alright...I guess it wouldn't h-hurt to say hello..." Lammy gets up out of her chair as she moves towards the aisle.
"Hehe...that's better." Ma-San smiles to herself as she puts her arm on the other armrest that was apart of Lammy's seat.
The redhead slowly makes her way towards the lady, nervous that she was going to leave a horrible first impression.
"H-h-hi..." Lammy awkwardly mutters as she greets the mother cat.
"Oh, hello." The woman smiled brightly at the uncomfortable lamb, a smile that resembled Katy's. The woman's friendly demeanor helps the lamb relax a tiny bit.
"Y-you wouldn't happen to be, uh...Katy's Mom, would you?" Lammy asks the adult feline, while awkwardly rubbing the back of her neck.
"Why yes, yes I am!" The lady proudly proclaims, widening her smile.
"I-I don't know if Katy t-told you about me, b-but I'm Lammy. Katy's my best friend..." Katy's Mother's face brightens even more when she hears this.
"Oooh! Lammy! Katy talks a lot about you!" The Momma cat laughs with delight.
"R-really?" Lammy expresses a look of surprise, finding out that Katy talks about her with her Mom.
"Yeah! Here, sit next to me!" The woman taps the seat next to her, where Lammy promptly sits down.
"Wh-what kinds of things did Katy tell you about me?" The lamb asks, hoping to hear something positive.
"Good things! She tells me that you're the best friend she could ever have! And that you're the best guitarist she has even seen!" She happily explains to the red haired teen.
"Oh...wow..." Lammy blushes as she giggles to herself, feeling a sense of happiness.
"The fact that you make my daughter so happy, makes me very happy!" Katy's Mom explains with a giggle. "And a friend of hers is a friend of mine!"
"Oh gosh, that's really a-awesome to hear, Mrs. Kat." The lamb's face lightens up with joy.
"Oh, it's Miss Kat. I'm not married hehe." The woman innocently corrects her.
"Oh, my b-bad." Lammy apologizes, hoping not to offend her.
"It's okay! But you can call me Katrina." Katrina Kat winks at the lamb, with a friendly smile still on her face.
"Oh, alright! Um...hey Katrina?" Lammy asks the woman, looking at the floor awkwardly.
"Yes Lammy?" The adult feline says to the lamb.
"Has Katy ever s-said anything about me...other than that I'm her friend?" Lammy stutters as she blushes even more, avoiding eye contact with the woman.
"What do you mean?" Katrina asks her, slightly confused.
"N-nevermind!" Lammy quickly utters.
Just then, the lights dim as Miss Thalia walks onto the stage, with a spotlight following her.
"Look! It's starting!" Katrina smiles as everyone brings their attention to the masked woman on stage.
"Good Evening Ladies and Gentleman!" The masked woman's black ponytail sways as she poses.
"My name is Miss Thalia, and I am the Writer, Director, and Costume designer for this play!" Miss Thalia speaks loudly and proudly through the microphone.
"Tonight, you all shall see a story unfold. A story of a young woman, impoverished and alone. Until one fateful day she finds the man of her dreams. Please enjoy...Moonlight Rose!" Miss Thalia bows as she exits the stage.
The stage lights come on, revealing a medieval looking background. Then a moment later, Katy walks onto the stage, wearing her peasant dress.
"Look! There's my baby girl!" Katrina silently squeals with delight, seeing her daughter on stage.
Katy sees both her mother and Lammy, sitting in the front row with smiles on their faces. Any uncertainty Katy had was melted away right there as she felt their support.
"Oh cruel fate! My Mother and Father hath died from the black death, now I must take care of the farm all by myself! Oh woe is me!" Katy poses with sadness as she recites her lines.
As Katy monologues about how much her life sucks, Athens and a few other actors dressed as knights come on stage.
"Ah, it is a beautiful day to train. Is it not?" Athens smiles as he talks to the actor next to him.
"Uh...yep." The human cast member says, forgetting his lines.
"Come men, let us pass through this random farm! So we can train...with our swords!" The shark proclaims as he and the other knights walk off the left side of the stage.
Katy stares at Athens and puts on a fake lovestruck look.
"Oh dear knight, thou hast tugged my heartstrings! I shall win your love fair knight!" Katy executes her lines as the next scene is about to start.
As the play progresses, Lammy blushes every time Katy appears on stage. She can't help but to admire the blue feline, she was perfect in Lammy's eyes.
...
"Psst...Matt?" PJ leans over, trying to get Matt Major's attention.
"What?" The blonde dog looks over at the bear.
"You got any food?" PJ innocently asks.
"What? No." Matt responds, trying to speak as quietly as possible.
"Alright...psst...Ma-San?" PJ taps the yellow drummer's shoulder, who is sitting in front of the teddy bear.
"Shut up!" Ma-San whispers harshly, as she's trying to pay attention to her friend performing on stage.
"Oh man...Parappa...everyone's being mean to me..." PJ whimpers.
"Well, maybe that's because you're trying to mooch nonexistent food off of them." Parappa rolls his eyes as he films the play with a camcorder.
"Are...are you filming this? I think that's against the rules..." PJ says, looking kind of concerned.
"I know, but I kinda need the money to buy my sister a new doll, so I plan to sell copies of the play." Parappa quietly explains as he continues filming.
"Parappa, who's going to buy pirated copies of a mediocre high school play?" The teddy bear raises his eyebrow.
"Uh...I don't know...artsy people?" Parappa shrugs as he holds his camcorder steady.
...
"Oh, Sir Knightington. How I love you so." Katy says to Athens as she holds his hands.
"I love thou too, my love. I promise I shall marry you when this war is over." Athens recites his lines as he speaks in character.
Just then, an actor in a black suit of armor appears on the stage.
"I am the Black Knight! And I am...uh...evil!" The kid butchers his lines as he confronts Athens.
Both Katy and Athens glare at the actor for messing up his lines before returning to their characters.
"Stand back my love, as I fight this evildoer!" Athens shouts as he pulls out his Styrofoam sword, ready to fight.
"Er...prepare to fight...so uh...you're freakin' dead, kiddo!" The black Knight improvises as he pulls out his Styrofoam sword as well.
Athens and the black knight enter a poorly choreographed fight scene that consisted of slapping each other with their fake swords while grunting, this lasted an excruciating seventeen minutes until Athens pretended to take a fatal blow to the chest.
"AAAAAH! I HAVE BEEN SLAIN!" Athens screams as he dramatically falls to the floor.
"MY DARLING!" Katy rushes to her fallen knight, pretending to be upset.
"Yes! I have slain the Royal Knight! Uh...get good, scrub!" The black knight shouts as he does an improvised victory dance.
"I shall avenge you, my dear..." Katy grab's Athens' sword as she throws it at the Black Knight's head, hard.
"That's my girl!" Katrina cheers Katy on from the audience.
"OW! That freaking hurt Katy!...uh...I mean...I am dying..." The Black Knight carefully lays down on the ground, laying on his back. "I am now dead...bleh!"
Katy returns to the dying Knight's side. "Oh my love, please...I cannot lose you..." The feline pretends to cry as Athens acts like he's about to die.
"Oh my love...I shall forever love you..." Athens mutters as he goes limp, pretending to die.
"Noooooooo!" Katy cries out, sobbing over the death of her knight.
"Fear not! M'Lady!" Katy turns around to face another cast member, wearing a rose bush costume.
"Who art thou?" She asks the bush person with a sniffle.
"I am the magical rose bush of...um...magic!" The kid shouts, raising his hands in the air in a grandiose manner.
"I have the power to use my Moonlight Roses to..uh...revive your knight!" The rose bush says as he plucks off a fake rose off his costume and tries to put it in Athens' mouth. The shark boy slaps the bush's arm away, spitting out the plastic rose.
"My love! You're alive!" Katy exclaims with a smile.
"Why yes, yes I am! Thank you rose bush!" Athens thanks the rose bush person with a smile.
"Everybody gets one." The bush simply says as he cartwheels off the stage.
"Oh my love, now that I'm alive again, let's get married! But first, let us share a kiss." Athens exclaims as he puckers his lips.
"If you kiss me, I'll rip your gills out with my teeth." Katy threatens the shark with a harsh whisper.
Athens instinctively puts a hand over the gills on his neck, letting out a scared "peep."
"Wh-what I meant to say was, let us share a hug!" Athens quickly corrects himself, frightened of the blue feline.
The two then share an awkward little hug as the curtains close.
The audience begins to applaud as the cast steps out back onto the stage, doing a bow.
Miss Thalia quickly rushes on stage and gets in front of the cast members. "Thank you all so much! Mwah! You're all so kind! Mwah!" The masked woman laughs as she blows kisses into the audience.
...
As the play comes to an end, Katy and the others meet up in the school parking lot.
"Oh sweetie! You did so well!" Katrina wraps Katy up with a warm hug.
"Aww, thanks Momma." Katy smiles as she hugs her mother back.
"Yeah, that play was uh...definitely something.." Parappa mumbles to the blue cat.
"You were by far the best actress Katy, everyone else sucked big time." Ma-San says, being honest as usual.
"I-I thought you did amazing, Katy." Lammy smiles as her cheeks turn red.
"Aww, thanks LamLam." Katy giggles as she blushes slightly as well.
"Your friend here is such a sweetheart!" Katy's Mom smiles at the lamb, who is returns grins a little bit as she looks to the ground.
"Aww, well that's Lammy for ya, haha!" The blonde feline laughs as she pats the redhead on the back.
"Well, see you later Katy. Good job tonight!" Parappa waves goodbye to the cat as everyone heads home.
"See you tomorrow Katy." Lammy hugs her best friend before she goes to catch up with the others.
"You ready to head home hun?" Katrina asks as she puts her arm around her daughter's shoulder.
Before Katy can say something, she sees Athens staring at her from a distance.
"Uh...not yet Mom...I got to talk to someone first." The blonde girl explains as she walks over to where Athens was.
"What do you want?" The shark boy huffs at the cat as she approaches him.
"Got something you want to say?" Katy folds her arms, raising her eyebrow at him.
"...no."
"..."
"Okay...you did...better than I thought you would." Athens quickly blurts out.
Katy smirks a tiny bit. "Would you say I'm the superior actress?"
"Don't push it." The shark boy rolls his eyes as Katy snickers.
"See ya later, fish stick." Katy says as she starts to walk away.
"Wait!" Athens calls out to Katy, causing her to turn around.
"...Are you going to sign up for the Spring Musical this year?" The orange haired shark asks.
Katy simply smiles at the boy.
"You bet."