Welcome back, gang. Well the third act begins in this chapter. Enjoy.

Act III Scene I

Biffy, Kimmie, Steve, Tina, Cam and Holger walked out onto the stage. Tina was thinking of where Basil was now. Last she saw of Basil he had gone through the trapdoor. Brad had followed him, not before going to get a flashlight and so that only begged the question of where both of them were.

"And can you, by drift of circumstance, get from him why he puts on this confusion, grating so harshly all his days of quiet with turbulent and dangerous lunacy?" Biffy wasn't thinking about where Basil was. He was thinking the same thing as Cam and Holger. Why would someone bring something as dangerous as the Dragon into a public place?

"He does confess he feels himself distracted, but from what cause he will by no means speak."

"Nor do we find him forward to be sounded, but, with a crafty madness, keeps aloof, when we would bring him on to some confession of his true state." Cam and Holger talking. No one could remember who was playing Rosencrantz and who was playing Guildenstern. In fact Basil could not even remember which character was Rosencrantz and which character was Guildenstern because the two rarely appeared in any scenes without the other.

"Did he receive you well?" Kimmie wasn't thinking about what any of the others were thinking about. She was thinking about when this would be over.

"Most like a gentleman."

"But with much forcing of his disposition."

"Niggard of question, but of our demands, most free in his reply." Once again Cam and Holger were talking. Once again no one knew which was Rosencrantz and which was Guildenstern.

"Did you assay him?" Kimmie didn't even know what she was saying. "To any pastime?"

"Madam, it so fell out, that certain players we o'er-raught on the way: of these we told him, and there did seem in him a kind of joy to hear of it: they are about the court, and, as I think, they have already order this night to play before him."

"'Tis most true: and he beseech'd me to entreat your majesties to hear and see the matter." Steve was thinking the exact same thing. He too didn't understand what he was saying.

"With all my heart, and it doth much content me to hear him so inclined." Biffy just couldn't understand why the Dragon would be brought here. The Tatzelwurm was safer to be around. "Good gentlemen, give him a further edge, and to drive his purpose on to these heights."

"We shall, my lord." Cam and Holger left the stage. And then there were four.

"Sweet Gertrude, leave us too, for we have closely sent for Hamlet hither, that he, as 'twere by accident, may here affront Ophelia: her father and myself, lawful espials, will so bestow ourselves that, seeing, unseen, we may of their encounter frankly judge, and gather by him, as he is behaved, if 't be the affliction of his love or no that thus he suffers for." Biffy felt in need to take a breath after that monologue.

"I shall obey you." Kimmie then turned her head to look at Tina, against her will of course. "And for your part, Ophelia, I do wish that your good beauties be the happy cause of Hamlet's wildness: so shall I hope your virtues will bring him to his wonted way again, to both your honorus."

"Madam, I wish it may." Kimmie then left the stage. Then there were three. Steve looked at Tina, like Kimmie, against his will.

"Ophelia, walk you here." Steve pointed at the floor. "Gracious, so please you, we will bestow ourselves. Read on this book, that show of such an exercise may colour your loneliness. We are oft to blame in this, 'tis too much proved, that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself."

"O, 'tis too true!" Biffy wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying. He was only starting to wonder where Basil had gone. "How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience! The harlot's cheek, beautified with plastering art, is not more ugly to the thing that helps it than is my deed to my most painted word: O heavy burthen!" Steve turned his head to offstage.

"I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord." Biffy and Steve walked offstage and Lee walked onstage. There were two people on stage. Lee gave the 'To Be or Not to Be" speech then the whole 'Get Thee to a Nunnery' scene happened in it's brutal nature, hurting Tina, and in came Basil through the theater entrance. Basil pointed at Legendre.

"You are dead!" Basil was yelling at the top of his lungs. Legendre, Barrage and Sondra all turned around to look at Basil. Brad then came into the theater.

"You're not getting away this time!" Basil turned around and looked at Brad with eyes that were less than happy.

"Shut your mouth!" Brad didn't say anything after that. Basil turned to look at Legendre. Instead he saw Barrage standing in front of him. He began to stutter. "Y-You're f-f-f-fast for s-s-s-someone with a glorified ball and chain."

"Hand it over!" Basil raised his left eyebrow.

"What?"

"The voodoo doll!"

"I didn't touch anything!" Barrage looked like he was about to hit Basil until Sondra spoke him.

"Don't touch my son." She said it slowly and Barrage lowered his hand, Sondra then looked at Basil. "Go back to the library, Basil, or we'll never reach Act III Scene IV." Basil starred at his for a moment, not understanding. Then it hit him! Basil nodded and silently walked away, leaving the theater followed by Brad. He knew what Legendre was going to do. He knew what he had to stop.