Last time one Return to Me:
Grabbing her ticket from the pocket of her soiled apron, she hurried to get
to the ticket booth before it closed. She still had her chief's hat on,
which always completed her goofy ensemble. Pushing her way through the
standing crowd, she spotted everyone sitting down. Her eyes went wide when
she saw the six small Vivi's as if they were food. Quina is always hungry
and willing to eat another that looks like food to her. Everyone turned
their attention to the theater ship and the curtain raised and Baku stepped
out onto the stage.
Return to Me
Chapter VII: The Show Must Go On
Although he was gone, Zidane's part in the play had been filled with another bandit they picked up within the time of the past two years. They all never realized it but Zidane did mean a great deal to the gang and to everyone in it. Blank was especially hurt when he found out the events that brought Zidane to his tragic end. In request by the Queen, they were there to perform "I Want To Be Your Canary."
"We lay our first scene at the castle, Princess Cornelia has been torn from her lover Marcus by her father's demands. Your Royal Majesty, Lord Steiner, Lady Beatrix, and our roof top viewers, Tantalus proudly presents "I Want To Be Your Canary!" Baku announced, portraying the role of King Leo.
Marcus stepped onto the stage, fully cloaked complete with a large brown hood covering his head and face. Underneath he wore his usual clothing but this costume was made to hold the identity of the portrayer. The Princess Cornelia was played by Ruby whom was a wonderful actress indeed. The play began with the two young lovers conversing.
"Shan't you call me Princess, it does not suit me!" Cornelia exclaimed, falling into her lovers' arms. Her cheeks wet with tears and the sobs heard in her voice.
"Come with me, we shall flee the tortures of this life and start anew." Marcus said laying Cornelia's head onto his shoulder.
"What great pondering does my love suggest? Meet me at the boat dock first thing in the morn?" Cornelia's voice was fully of worry and doubt of her lovers plan.
"Would it not make thy love happy to marry such a lowly peasant as I?" Marcus said, a stale tone in his voice.
"Wrong love, once I marry thee I shall throw away my title and bearings and I shall to be a lowly peasant such as thee call thyself."
"Then met me first thing at the boat dock. I shall await thee three when the first roaster crows!"
"Aye! Thou shall be there before the crowing has begun. We shant waste any time in our new life together" Cornelia exclaimed. A large smile crossed Marcus' face.
"Thou shall await you at the dock, good night thy love sleep well." Marcus said, letting go of Cornelia's hands and slipping away into the shadows. Cornelia pondered awhile about her escape from the castle into the morn, not knowing the traitorous Black was listening in.
"Good moron to ye Princess, I's couldn't help over-hearing you and the scandalous Marcus be leaving first thing tomorrow." Blank said, a sly smile on his face.
"Good day to you my good sir. What new shave you brought me of my love and traitorous father!" Black slowly walked over to the Princess, with one balled fist.
"Thou bring this!" Only news of your father's wishes." Black said, driving his balled fisted into Cornelia's stomach. The young Princess gasped, and fell unconscious into Blank's arms.
The scene shifted to Cornelia lying on her royal bed. The curtains were closed around her. When she awoke she pulled them back, sliding off the bed top onto the floor. She walked quietly to her bedroom door, holding her bruised and painful stomach. The door was locked from the outside, using all her forced Cornelia tried to open it. There was something outside blocking it as well.
Outside the door she could hear the voice of her father, his words he could not make out. Cornelia looked to her bedroom clock, and there was only twenty minutes till the hour that the roaster crowed. She quickly gathered her things into a small bag, and all her money into a smaller bag she slipped into her pocket. Cornelia went up close to her bedroom window and examined it.
Picking up her vanity chair with a firm grip, she smashed the window into tiny shards of glass. Dropping her bag out the window, she used her arm wrapped in a towel to clear the sides of the shards so she could slip out it. By the time Cornelia's father and Blank got into the room, Cornelia had already slipped out the window and was running at full speed for the boat docks.
Blank quickly scrambled out the window and started after Cornelia. She dropped her bag because it was slowing her down, but made sure to keep the bag of gil in her pocket. Blank got tripped up on the handles of the bag, but was still hot on Cornelia's tail. Blank quickly caught up with the Princess and tackled her to the ground.
Return to Me
Chapter VII: The Show Must Go On
Although he was gone, Zidane's part in the play had been filled with another bandit they picked up within the time of the past two years. They all never realized it but Zidane did mean a great deal to the gang and to everyone in it. Blank was especially hurt when he found out the events that brought Zidane to his tragic end. In request by the Queen, they were there to perform "I Want To Be Your Canary."
"We lay our first scene at the castle, Princess Cornelia has been torn from her lover Marcus by her father's demands. Your Royal Majesty, Lord Steiner, Lady Beatrix, and our roof top viewers, Tantalus proudly presents "I Want To Be Your Canary!" Baku announced, portraying the role of King Leo.
Marcus stepped onto the stage, fully cloaked complete with a large brown hood covering his head and face. Underneath he wore his usual clothing but this costume was made to hold the identity of the portrayer. The Princess Cornelia was played by Ruby whom was a wonderful actress indeed. The play began with the two young lovers conversing.
"Shan't you call me Princess, it does not suit me!" Cornelia exclaimed, falling into her lovers' arms. Her cheeks wet with tears and the sobs heard in her voice.
"Come with me, we shall flee the tortures of this life and start anew." Marcus said laying Cornelia's head onto his shoulder.
"What great pondering does my love suggest? Meet me at the boat dock first thing in the morn?" Cornelia's voice was fully of worry and doubt of her lovers plan.
"Would it not make thy love happy to marry such a lowly peasant as I?" Marcus said, a stale tone in his voice.
"Wrong love, once I marry thee I shall throw away my title and bearings and I shall to be a lowly peasant such as thee call thyself."
"Then met me first thing at the boat dock. I shall await thee three when the first roaster crows!"
"Aye! Thou shall be there before the crowing has begun. We shant waste any time in our new life together" Cornelia exclaimed. A large smile crossed Marcus' face.
"Thou shall await you at the dock, good night thy love sleep well." Marcus said, letting go of Cornelia's hands and slipping away into the shadows. Cornelia pondered awhile about her escape from the castle into the morn, not knowing the traitorous Black was listening in.
"Good moron to ye Princess, I's couldn't help over-hearing you and the scandalous Marcus be leaving first thing tomorrow." Blank said, a sly smile on his face.
"Good day to you my good sir. What new shave you brought me of my love and traitorous father!" Black slowly walked over to the Princess, with one balled fist.
"Thou bring this!" Only news of your father's wishes." Black said, driving his balled fisted into Cornelia's stomach. The young Princess gasped, and fell unconscious into Blank's arms.
The scene shifted to Cornelia lying on her royal bed. The curtains were closed around her. When she awoke she pulled them back, sliding off the bed top onto the floor. She walked quietly to her bedroom door, holding her bruised and painful stomach. The door was locked from the outside, using all her forced Cornelia tried to open it. There was something outside blocking it as well.
Outside the door she could hear the voice of her father, his words he could not make out. Cornelia looked to her bedroom clock, and there was only twenty minutes till the hour that the roaster crowed. She quickly gathered her things into a small bag, and all her money into a smaller bag she slipped into her pocket. Cornelia went up close to her bedroom window and examined it.
Picking up her vanity chair with a firm grip, she smashed the window into tiny shards of glass. Dropping her bag out the window, she used her arm wrapped in a towel to clear the sides of the shards so she could slip out it. By the time Cornelia's father and Blank got into the room, Cornelia had already slipped out the window and was running at full speed for the boat docks.
Blank quickly scrambled out the window and started after Cornelia. She dropped her bag because it was slowing her down, but made sure to keep the bag of gil in her pocket. Blank got tripped up on the handles of the bag, but was still hot on Cornelia's tail. Blank quickly caught up with the Princess and tackled her to the ground.