I...I just don't even know anymore ._.
Legend thingy is still in the A/N of chapter 23 so...
ACT 1 Scene 3
"The Enemy?"
-ALL enter from stage left.-
-ALICE turns around to face LITTLE RED.-
ALICE: So what is this level 10 thing?
LITTLE RED: You mean you don't know?
RAPUNZEL: -shrug- Well, she is new here.
JACK: -scratches his head- Okay, here's how it works,
-Levels up to 5 are for the normal folk, basically powerless except for a few defense skills (Me, Little Red)
-Levels up to 10 are for small nobility or soldiers and the like (Chesire, Rapunzel)
-Levels up to 20 are for Higher nobles, like kings or whatever
-Levels over 20 and up are for Adventurers
And it's a lot more confusing if you think about how the levels would overlap because of the limits...
LITTLE RED: Wait, Little Red thought Ut-Rapunzel was a princess!
RAPUNZEL: Oh, that's just a nickname that got stuck to me because of a certain somebody –glare at JACK.-
ALICE: Guys! Stay focused, isn't this mission for level 10 and up?
CHESIRE: Yup.
ALICE: What if we can't complete it?
JACK: We die trying! –punch air-
ALICE(shocked): Die?
RAPUNZEL: Don't you want your wish?
ALICE: Well, yeah but-
CHESIRE: Chill, all we have to do is avoid being killed.
ALICE: Easy for you to say, what about me? I've just been dropped into this world and suddenly I'm expected to crash a wedding and destroy the current monarchy just to get home? Why can't I just tap my shoes 3 time and say there's no place like h*me?
JACK: Wrong story, we didn't get the copyright for that one…or actually any of these but that's not the point. But don't give up so easily Alice! We can do this. Red, what level are you and what can you do?
LITTLE RED: Um, level 2, I can turn invisible and cook.
Alice: Wait…did you just say turn invisible?
LITTLE RED: Yup! It's easy!
ALICE: But that's not possible!
LITTLE RED: Of course it's possible! –spread out arms- The World Under is magical!
JACK: Are you two done?
ALICE: No, why is Jack acting like the leader? I thought Ches- Mr. Boots was supposed to be on a higher level.
CHESIRE: Actually, I'd say Jack here is, albeit on a lower level, stronger than I. Levels don't exactly measure our strength, it's to measure the maximum capacity of our strength. Jack had probably been trained to the maximum and his the strongest his class can get, while I (smugly) have barely trained and am probably just a teensy bit stronger than Utau.
ALICE (muttering): Don't so proud of that.
JACK: -cough- As I was saying. What about you Princess?
RAPUNZEL: -scowl at JACK- level 4, heal, invisibility, cast a binding spell, and…
JACK: And?
RAPUNZEL (softly): Sing.
JACK: Really? Let's hear it!
RAPUNZEL: No!
JACK: Why not?
RAPUNZEL: Because! No one except Chesire has ever heard me sing and I plan to keep it that way.
JACK: But I'm your-
CHESIRE: Guys!
-RAPUNZEL and JACK turn to look at him.-
CHESIRE: Mission?
JACK: Oh, right. Cheshire?
CHESIRE: Level 7, turn invisible, cast a confusion spell, heal, and I'm pretty good with a bow and arrow.
JACK: Nice! And Alice?
ALICE (flustered): I…I don't know if I can do anything.
RAPUNZEL: It's okay! Since you're from the world above you're probably an adventurer!
ALICE: But Che-Mr. Boots said it didn't matter what you were it matters if you've trained or not!
LITTLE RED: Don't worry so much Alice! Little Red is sure you're gonna be the superhero that saves the day!
ALICE (unconvinced): Sure.
JACK: Okay, I'm level 5, can heal, do hand to hand combat, and manipulate fire and use any weapons since my brother's a blacksmiths.
RAPUNZEL: I thought you guys were lumberjacks.
JACK: Well yeah, but what do you think we're using that lumber for, Princess? –RAPUNZEL 'hmphs' and turns away.- Anyway, we'll head into the castle in this order. Me, Princess, Red, Alice, then Chesire. I'll look for enemies in ahead. If there are, Rapunzel will cast her binding spell and I'll dispose of them. Since Alice doesn't know her powers yet, if a large enemy appears Red will use invisibility on Alice and herself. Chesire will watch our back. Got it?
ALL: Yes sir!
-JACK heads off towards stage right.-
JACK: Off we go!
-ALL exit.-
-Curtains close.-
"Move move move!" Kukai whispered loudly as he pushed passed backstage people in a rush to get to the other side of the stage, other characters in a tow. One of the people was Kairi, who was patiently waiting for his entrance in the next scene, and Tadase, who was getting more uncomfortable by the second.
"Careful Souma-san!"
And with cast members racing around the set while the set crew was actually trying to move giant pieces of tree, an accident was bound to happen. A tree was swaying back and forth. One of the younger kids whisper-shouted "Timber!", which caught the attention of our much more short-tempered director.
"Not in my play." Rima seethed. "All crew! Stop that tree!" And like a command from the Lord himself all male crew members rushed to hold down the tree. Rima tapped two boys on their shoulders. "You two, get some more sand bags to weigh it down."
"Yes ma'am!" They agreed devoutly.
Nagihiko watched them run off with a sigh. "You sure are a slave driver."
Rima didn't even spare him a glance. "It's showbiz."
Nagihiko rolled his eyes.
-ALL enter from stage left.-
JACK: Princess Guinevere, here we come!
Kairi looked at his script and heaved a deep sigh. "God help me." He muttered.
Tadase glanced at him. "I don't think anyone is going to be able to help either of us in this next scene, Sanjou-san." And with that he pulled a bag over his head.
Voice from backstage: Not so fast!
LITTLE RED: -gasp- Who's there?
-LITTLE WOLF (Kairi) enters from stage right with a bagged figure in his grip.-
LITTLE WOLF(menacingly): Me, Heir to the Wolf House, Lucien Alfred Wolf the third.
CHESIRE: -hiss- What do you want?
LITTLE WOLF: To stop you, of course.
ALICE: Why?
LITTLE WOLF: New travels fast, I heard you're trying to stop my wedding, and that, I cannot allow.
JACK: You can't stop us! It's five against one!
LITTLE WOLF: That's true, but I have him! –unbag the person and push him forward. He is revealed to be PRINCE ARTHUR.-
ALICE: Prince!
-PRINCE ARTHUR madly tries to move but calms soon.-
RAPUNZEL: He's got him in the binding spell!
LITTLE WOLF: Swear you'll give up the quest and I'll let him go. JACK: -walk towards him- Why you-
CHESIRE: DIRTY MUTT! –tackle and fight LITTLE WOLF-
Rima's eyes widened from backstage. "Dear lord I know I wrote "tackle and fight" in the script but I didn't think Ikuto would actually tackle him."
Nagihiko shrugged, "Well we did make Kairi look very dog-like."
Rima smiled at him. "Good job." Nagihiko, happy with the rare compliment, smiled back. "You finally did something right." And his smiled faltered. Really, this girl was just too cruel.
Meanwhile onstage Amu, Utau, Yaya, Tadase, and Kukai just didn't know what to do. It seemed like cat VS dog to the audience but to them, 17 (soon to be 18) year old Ikuto was beating up a fifth-grader. Well, not exactly beating up either, Kairi was putting up some fight but Ikuto definitely had the advantage being bigger, stronger, and more experienced. Now watching this was all very entertaining but 5 minutes in Nagihiko realized there was still a play going on. He walked up to the curtain, just out of view of the audience and gestured to Kukai to stop the fight. Then again, Kukai, being the very straight-forward type, just didn't understand.
'Stop the fight!'
Kukai tilted his head. 'You want me to knock them both out?'
'No! No don't do that!'
'Okay?'
Rima, who had been checking the next musical number turned around finally and saw Kukai and Nagihiko wildly waving arms at each other trying to communicate. Idiot! He's still onstage! She ran over and bonked him on the head. A yelp was heard from backstage. The audience started to whisper.
Oh no, if we don't get the act together the play is going to be ruined! Rima pulled her hair. She sent a panicked looked to the actors onstage aside from Ikuto, who was still trying to kill Kairi, and Kairi, who was being killed. Yaya wasn't much help, she looked like she was about to break down in tears, this being the first fist fight she'd ever witnessed in person and Amu was desperately trying to keep that dam from breaking. Tadase himself was torn between breaking character (for he was still in a 'binding spell') and facing Rima's wrath later or trying to break up the fight now and possibly get a fist to the face. Kukai was now looking as if he were a lava lamp for he was still trying to decipher what Nagihiko, who was clutching his head in agony and swaying (did she really hit him that hard?), was trying to tell him. Taking all this in Rima was pretty sure if this didn't get fixed fast she would just start screaming bloody murder and tearing apart everything in her line of sight…not that she could but she was just that desperate. Luckily though, one person on stage seemed to still have their brain with them.
RAPUNZEL: -slap JACK on the shoulder-
JACK: Ow! What'd you do that for?
RAPUNZEL: Idiot! Don't just stand there, stop them!
JACK: Oh, right. –JACK grab the back of CHESIRE's collar and pull him off LITTLE WOLF.-
-LITTLE RED runs to LITTLE WOLF.-
LITTLE RED: Little Wolf are you okay?
Kairi was just about to answer Yaya honestly before he remembered the ridiculous outfit he was in and that he was not Kairi, but Little Wolf.
LITTLE WOLF: Get your peasant hands off me! –run off stage right-
LITTLE RED(hurt): Little Wolf…
-RAPUNZEL holds out her hand, palm facing forward, towards PRINCE ARTHUR.-
RAPUNZEL: Release!
ARTHUR: -relax- Thanks.
ALICE: -stepping forward- Prince Arthur, what are you doing here?
ARTHUR(sharply): None of your business!
-ALICE steps back. CHESIRE frowns.-
ARTHUR(realizing): I'm sorry! I didn't mean that! Please forgive me. –bow- I have a… "problem" , whenever somebody calls me "prince" all the pressure of my title comes crashing down on me and I just, lash out. I truly am sorry for my words.
ALICE(nervous): Prin-Arthur! Your Majesty, please don't bow to us. Why haven't you ever told anyone this?
ARTHUR: No one has ever asked me or given time for me to explain myself except…
ALICE: Except? Your Majesty-
ARTHUR: Arthur.
ALICE: A-Arthur, why are you here?
ARTHUR: I…I, uh, I'm…uh….um…..
Now Tadase didn't forget his lines, it's just that this certain line didn't exactly roll off his tongue like the others did. Rima and Nagihiko looked on worriedly.
"You think he'll be able to say it?" Rima glanced at Nagihiko.
Nagihiko furrowed his eyebrows. "I'm not too sure. Tadase was never one to voice his emotions. Making him say something so extreme might put him in shock or something."
Rima stared at him wide-eyed. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier? We can't have him freezing up on stage!"
Nagihiko avoided her frustrated glare. "Sorry, you just looked like you were having so much fun writing that I didn't want to stop you. Seeing you smile isn't exactly a common occasion and I guess I was caught in the moment."
Rima's anger fizzled out a bit. "Oh," was all she could say in reply.
Onstage, Tadase had turned an unbelievable shade of red and was still muttering incoherent syllables. Amu looked as if she were about to intervene and say something but Tadase shot her a look that made her think twice. Never before has Tadase worn such a look of determination other than in battle. No more settling for less, Tadase thought to himself, for once I'm going to be selfish. Now or never, it's about time for me to stand for myself.
ARTHUR: I'm going to ask Princess Guinevere to marry me!
-ALL others gasp.-
ARTHUR: B-b-because, I…I LOVE HER!
-Curtains close.-
END OF ACT 1 Scene 3
Everyone behind the curtains, whether onstage or backstage stared at the direction of or at Tadase in shock. The boys himself looked about ready to faint. Nagihiko and Rima were particularly surprised at the sudden turn of events. "Th-that last part…" Nagihiko started.
"…wasn't scripted…" Rima finished for him.
And somewhere backstage, Nadeshiko just couldn't help the blush from creeping across her cheeks.
In other news for some reason in Texas we are suddenly not hot, damp and uncomfortable. We are now freezing, windy and having random brownouts. Because of this my school has been canceled for 2 days. 2 DAYS! That means so much to a Texan you don't even know.
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