The Melodies of Life Tour
Presented by Squartz Entertainment
Fire Angel
DISCLAIMER: We all know that none of the characters here belong to me, although it's pretty damn
unfortunate that they don't! Dagger's song is Christina Aguilera's 'Reflections'; the lyrics for
Quina's song are adapted from 'C is for Cookie' sung by the almighty Cookie Monster (of Sesame
Street fame) and were written by… me.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Not much to say, because I'm currently sick with a sore throat. You're lucky I'm
still writing; I should probably be in bed. I will say this, though: when Zidane comes in with
his hair all spiked up, wearing odd clothes and his eyes squinted practically shut, I'm ripping
on Brock from Pokémon. The song he sings is like Brock's, too. Oh, and by the way, let me know
what you think of Quina's song. Cookie Monster has sung this for as long as I can remember, and
I'm sure you'll all remember it from when you were little kids!
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 3: Mirror Image
(Red and yellow spotlights flicker over the new set on stage, revealing a huge, semi-circular
wall of mirrors around the performing area, with another mirror right in the middle of the stage,
facing to the side. Fire Angel is looking into one of the mirrors, adjusting her hair. When she
sees everyone looking at her, she signals to her new lighting person, Quiet Angel, to cut all the
lights.)
Fire Angel:
Welcome back to the Melodies of Life Tour. For those that have just joined us, I'm your host,
Fire Angel. I think you'll all know tonight's next song. A beautiful and moving ballad, it talks
about throwing away the mask and letting everyone see you for who you really are. I'd like you to
give a warm hand to Queen Garnet Til Alexandros - otherwise known as Dagger - who'll be singing
'Reflections' for you!
(Dagger walks in slowly, wearing her yellow overalls and with her hair cut short. She stands on
the left hand side of the mirror in the middle. A few seconds later, Zidane, Mikoto, Eiko, Freija
and Salamander follow her in and stand on the far right hand side of the stage. Zidane holds a
guitar in his hands. Eiko has a flute, Freija holds maracas, and Salamander… looking cheesed off…
carries a harp. Mikoto sits down at a piano, which is already there for her. They start to play
the music, and Dagger looks up at Zidane, a faint smile on her face. He winks at her, and she
turns to the audience, ready to sing.)
Dagger:
Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
(Dagger looks into the mirror standing in the middle of the stage. However, her reflection shows
her with long hair wearing her white gown and silver tiara. She presses her right hand on the
mirror, and her reflection does the same. As their hands touch, the mirror disappears and the two
of them are standing on the stage, side by side. Zidane's eyes bulge out and he drops the guitar
on the stage as Dagger's copy [AN: who, for the sake of not confusing you, shall be called
Garnet] begins to sing.)
Garnet:
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart
(Still gaping at the two girls, Zidane murmurs, "Wow. There are two of them now. Two." After a
second he begins to laugh. "Hah HAH! Now I can make out with one while the other one…"
"SHUT UP!" Eiko roars, picking up Zidane's guitar and slamming it down on his head. "JUST SHUT
UP! DAGGER AND… er… umm… THE TWO DAGGERS ARE TRYING TO SING!"
At that moment, Dagger and Garnet turn to face one another and start copying one another's hand
movements as they sing in perfect harmony.)
Dagger & Garnet:
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(Dazed from the sudden blow to his head, Zidane stumbles to centre stage and begs Dagger for a
kiss. She plants a small one on his cheek, and then he immediately heads to Garnet and asks for a
kiss. Garnet politely refuses and Zidane, saddened, struggles to walk off-stage. Meanwhile, a
spotlight flashes to the back of the stage, where Beatrix sits on a drum-kit. She starts the
beat, and Dagger continues the song.)
Dagger:
I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
Garnet:
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am
(The music stops for an instant as Zidane staggers back in wearing brown cargo pants, a bright
orange t-shirt, and a green vest. His hair is spiked up and he is squinting practically to the
point where his eyes are shut. He walks right out into the middle of the stage, in between the
girls, who proceed to stare at him, and he starts to sing.)
Zidane:
Dagger, oh Dagger
Garnet, oh Garnet
A one-woman man is what I wanna be
But there's two perfect girls for me
(Beatrix walks from the back of the stage, picks Zidane up, and carries the protesting Genome off
of the stage, where he can still be heard going, "Wait a minute, what's YOUR name?!"
Laughing, she returns to the drums and starts the beat as the two girls begin their song again.)
Dagger & Garnet:
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone
I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else, for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to the reason why
(As everyone watches in awe, Garnet begins to slowly fade into Dagger, disappearing more with
each note. Zidane runs out and yells for her not to leave him.
"GARNET, I NEED YOU! I NEED BOTH OF YOU! DON'T LEAVE ME! PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEEE!"
Eiko, no longer needing her flute, whistles a small note on it, and hordes of moogles fly in and
carry Zidane away.)
Garnet:
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
Dagger & Garnet:
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else, for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(The audience is silent as finally, Garnet disappears, and the mirror reappears in her place,
showing Dagger's reflection properly now. Tears in her eyes, Dagger turns to the audience to
finish the song.)
Dagger:
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(The stage goes black and the male members of the audience cheer loudly, having been given the
opportunity to comfort their now-sobbing girlfriends, who were moved to tears by the song. Fire
Angel makes her way to the front of the stage, tears rolling down her face and smudging her
usually perfectly applied make-up; for once she doesn't seem to care about it [AN: hang on, I'm
paying myself out here! How in God's name does that one work out?], and she addresses the
audience.)
Fire Angel:
Finally, a short and sweet piece of music! Which means, folks, we have time for another piece
before we go to our next crappy commercial break! I'd like you to welcome Quina Quen of the Qu
Clan, who's going to be singing an… err… interesting song for you, by the name of 'F is for
Froggy'. Please welcome to the stage… QUINA QUEN!
(The lights come back on and Ruby, Zidane, Freija and Blank file onstage, which is now clear of
all mirrors and decorated with a greenish motif. Ruby sits at the drums and the other three stand
in front of them. Zidane and Blank are holding electric guitars, and Freija holds a bass guitar.
Smoke fills the stage and everything goes black again. A whispered voice can be heard.)
Quina:
Froggy…
Froggy…
(Ruby yells, "1, 2, 3, 4!", and all the instruments start playing a heavy metal riff that sounds
like it should belong on an Offspring CD of some sort. Lights of all colours flash across the
stage, revealing the small make-shift band, who are now head banging to the music. In front of
them stands Quina, wearing his/her usual outfit but looking somewhat scary. He begins to roar in
a way that puts little Eiko to shame…)
Quina:
F! F! F! F!
F! F! F!
F F F F!
(Zidane looks at his guitar, and smashes it on the ground, roaring like a lion as he does so.
From off-stage, Dagger giggles and grabs him another one, then walks out and gives it to him. He
takes it from her and kisses her passionately before she can escape. Very red-faced, she heads
offstage again, and Zidane continues to play.)
Quina:
FROGGY!
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY
MY FROGGY!
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
(The music continues for a while, with Quina making horribly scary faces at the audience, who
appear to be worried about his mental health. Little kids are bawling. Where's the gorgeous blue
furry monster who keeps eating cookies and sings songs about the letter 'C'? Shouldn't Quina be
singing like that?
As if the group onstage has heard their thoughts, the music stops abruptly and a sugar-pink
spotlight appears on Quina, who begins to sing in a soft, cutesy voice.)
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef
Froggy froggy froggy starts with F!
("1, 2, 3, 4!" Ruby yells again, and the heavy metal music begins once more. Quina pulls a
grotesque face at a 4-year-old in the front row, who just happens to be Fire Angel's cousin, and
she begins to bawl. Quina looks evilly at her and starts to yell again, as the pink spotlight
becomes a wicked mix of flashing lights.)
Quina:
FROGGY
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY!
MY FROGGY!
YOU! NO! TOUCH! MY! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
FROGGY!
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
(As Quina yells, Eiko and Vivi, looking very scared, file onto the stage, followed by Dagger and
Beatrix. Beatrix turns around and orders whoever is standing behind her offstage to follow her
on. Reluctantly, Salamander follows her onstage as the music stops and the stage is bathed in
sugar-pink light. The small group stand behind Quina like a miniscule choir.)
Choir:
F for froggy
Good enough for me
F for froggy
Very yummy
F for froggy
Good for any chef
Froggy starts with F!
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me (Choir: F for froggy)
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy (Choir: yummy)
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef (Choir: chef)
Quina & Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
("1, 2, 3, 4!" Once again, the metal music starts and this time the whole choir make the spooky
faces with Quina, including Eiko and Vivi. Salamander seems to get a kick out of torturing the
little kids and the sulky look on his face changes into one of pure evil glee.)
Quina & Choir:
F! F! F!
F F F F!
FROGGY!
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY
Quina:
MY FROGGY!
Choir:
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
Quina:
FROGGY!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
Quina, Choir & Band:
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
(Once again, the awful music ceases, and the band proceed to carry their instruments - drums not
included - offstage. The gorgeous pink lights come on again, and the choir and Quina stand in a
cluster centre stage, smiling warmly at the audience. They begin to sing in cutesy voices once
more.)
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me (Choir: F for froggy)
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy (Choir: yummy)
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef (Choir: chef)
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
Quina & Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with F!
(Everything goes black, and the crowd cheers wildly again, clapping as Fire Angel steps into a
single white spotlight at the front of the stage.)
Fire Angel:
Well kids, wasn't that funny? Unfortunately it's time for another short commercial break, but
we'll see you afterwards for more of the Melodies of Life tour. Have fun, and we'll see you after
this short break.
Presented by Squartz Entertainment
Fire Angel
DISCLAIMER: We all know that none of the characters here belong to me, although it's pretty damn
unfortunate that they don't! Dagger's song is Christina Aguilera's 'Reflections'; the lyrics for
Quina's song are adapted from 'C is for Cookie' sung by the almighty Cookie Monster (of Sesame
Street fame) and were written by… me.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Not much to say, because I'm currently sick with a sore throat. You're lucky I'm
still writing; I should probably be in bed. I will say this, though: when Zidane comes in with
his hair all spiked up, wearing odd clothes and his eyes squinted practically shut, I'm ripping
on Brock from Pokémon. The song he sings is like Brock's, too. Oh, and by the way, let me know
what you think of Quina's song. Cookie Monster has sung this for as long as I can remember, and
I'm sure you'll all remember it from when you were little kids!
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 3: Mirror Image
(Red and yellow spotlights flicker over the new set on stage, revealing a huge, semi-circular
wall of mirrors around the performing area, with another mirror right in the middle of the stage,
facing to the side. Fire Angel is looking into one of the mirrors, adjusting her hair. When she
sees everyone looking at her, she signals to her new lighting person, Quiet Angel, to cut all the
lights.)
Fire Angel:
Welcome back to the Melodies of Life Tour. For those that have just joined us, I'm your host,
Fire Angel. I think you'll all know tonight's next song. A beautiful and moving ballad, it talks
about throwing away the mask and letting everyone see you for who you really are. I'd like you to
give a warm hand to Queen Garnet Til Alexandros - otherwise known as Dagger - who'll be singing
'Reflections' for you!
(Dagger walks in slowly, wearing her yellow overalls and with her hair cut short. She stands on
the left hand side of the mirror in the middle. A few seconds later, Zidane, Mikoto, Eiko, Freija
and Salamander follow her in and stand on the far right hand side of the stage. Zidane holds a
guitar in his hands. Eiko has a flute, Freija holds maracas, and Salamander… looking cheesed off…
carries a harp. Mikoto sits down at a piano, which is already there for her. They start to play
the music, and Dagger looks up at Zidane, a faint smile on her face. He winks at her, and she
turns to the audience, ready to sing.)
Dagger:
Look at me
You may think you see
Who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
(Dagger looks into the mirror standing in the middle of the stage. However, her reflection shows
her with long hair wearing her white gown and silver tiara. She presses her right hand on the
mirror, and her reflection does the same. As their hands touch, the mirror disappears and the two
of them are standing on the stage, side by side. Zidane's eyes bulge out and he drops the guitar
on the stage as Dagger's copy [AN: who, for the sake of not confusing you, shall be called
Garnet] begins to sing.)
Garnet:
Now I see
If I wear a mask
I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart
(Still gaping at the two girls, Zidane murmurs, "Wow. There are two of them now. Two." After a
second he begins to laugh. "Hah HAH! Now I can make out with one while the other one…"
"SHUT UP!" Eiko roars, picking up Zidane's guitar and slamming it down on his head. "JUST SHUT
UP! DAGGER AND… er… umm… THE TWO DAGGERS ARE TRYING TO SING!"
At that moment, Dagger and Garnet turn to face one another and start copying one another's hand
movements as they sing in perfect harmony.)
Dagger & Garnet:
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(Dazed from the sudden blow to his head, Zidane stumbles to centre stage and begs Dagger for a
kiss. She plants a small one on his cheek, and then he immediately heads to Garnet and asks for a
kiss. Garnet politely refuses and Zidane, saddened, struggles to walk off-stage. Meanwhile, a
spotlight flashes to the back of the stage, where Beatrix sits on a drum-kit. She starts the
beat, and Dagger continues the song.)
Dagger:
I am now
In a world where I
Have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
Garnet:
But somehow
I will show the world
What's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am
(The music stops for an instant as Zidane staggers back in wearing brown cargo pants, a bright
orange t-shirt, and a green vest. His hair is spiked up and he is squinting practically to the
point where his eyes are shut. He walks right out into the middle of the stage, in between the
girls, who proceed to stare at him, and he starts to sing.)
Zidane:
Dagger, oh Dagger
Garnet, oh Garnet
A one-woman man is what I wanna be
But there's two perfect girls for me
(Beatrix walks from the back of the stage, picks Zidane up, and carries the protesting Genome off
of the stage, where he can still be heard going, "Wait a minute, what's YOUR name?!"
Laughing, she returns to the drums and starts the beat as the two girls begin their song again.)
Dagger & Garnet:
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone
I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm
Someone else, for all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
There's a heart that must be free to fly
That burns with a need to the reason why
(As everyone watches in awe, Garnet begins to slowly fade into Dagger, disappearing more with
each note. Zidane runs out and yells for her not to leave him.
"GARNET, I NEED YOU! I NEED BOTH OF YOU! DON'T LEAVE ME! PLEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEEE!"
Eiko, no longer needing her flute, whistles a small note on it, and hordes of moogles fly in and
carry Zidane away.)
Garnet:
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?
Dagger & Garnet:
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else, for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(The audience is silent as finally, Garnet disappears, and the mirror reappears in her place,
showing Dagger's reflection properly now. Tears in her eyes, Dagger turns to the audience to
finish the song.)
Dagger:
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?
(The stage goes black and the male members of the audience cheer loudly, having been given the
opportunity to comfort their now-sobbing girlfriends, who were moved to tears by the song. Fire
Angel makes her way to the front of the stage, tears rolling down her face and smudging her
usually perfectly applied make-up; for once she doesn't seem to care about it [AN: hang on, I'm
paying myself out here! How in God's name does that one work out?], and she addresses the
audience.)
Fire Angel:
Finally, a short and sweet piece of music! Which means, folks, we have time for another piece
before we go to our next crappy commercial break! I'd like you to welcome Quina Quen of the Qu
Clan, who's going to be singing an… err… interesting song for you, by the name of 'F is for
Froggy'. Please welcome to the stage… QUINA QUEN!
(The lights come back on and Ruby, Zidane, Freija and Blank file onstage, which is now clear of
all mirrors and decorated with a greenish motif. Ruby sits at the drums and the other three stand
in front of them. Zidane and Blank are holding electric guitars, and Freija holds a bass guitar.
Smoke fills the stage and everything goes black again. A whispered voice can be heard.)
Quina:
Froggy…
Froggy…
(Ruby yells, "1, 2, 3, 4!", and all the instruments start playing a heavy metal riff that sounds
like it should belong on an Offspring CD of some sort. Lights of all colours flash across the
stage, revealing the small make-shift band, who are now head banging to the music. In front of
them stands Quina, wearing his/her usual outfit but looking somewhat scary. He begins to roar in
a way that puts little Eiko to shame…)
Quina:
F! F! F! F!
F! F! F!
F F F F!
(Zidane looks at his guitar, and smashes it on the ground, roaring like a lion as he does so.
From off-stage, Dagger giggles and grabs him another one, then walks out and gives it to him. He
takes it from her and kisses her passionately before she can escape. Very red-faced, she heads
offstage again, and Zidane continues to play.)
Quina:
FROGGY!
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY
MY FROGGY!
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
(The music continues for a while, with Quina making horribly scary faces at the audience, who
appear to be worried about his mental health. Little kids are bawling. Where's the gorgeous blue
furry monster who keeps eating cookies and sings songs about the letter 'C'? Shouldn't Quina be
singing like that?
As if the group onstage has heard their thoughts, the music stops abruptly and a sugar-pink
spotlight appears on Quina, who begins to sing in a soft, cutesy voice.)
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef
Froggy froggy froggy starts with F!
("1, 2, 3, 4!" Ruby yells again, and the heavy metal music begins once more. Quina pulls a
grotesque face at a 4-year-old in the front row, who just happens to be Fire Angel's cousin, and
she begins to bawl. Quina looks evilly at her and starts to yell again, as the pink spotlight
becomes a wicked mix of flashing lights.)
Quina:
FROGGY
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY!
MY FROGGY!
YOU! NO! TOUCH! MY! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
FROGGY!
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
FROGGY!
(As Quina yells, Eiko and Vivi, looking very scared, file onto the stage, followed by Dagger and
Beatrix. Beatrix turns around and orders whoever is standing behind her offstage to follow her
on. Reluctantly, Salamander follows her onstage as the music stops and the stage is bathed in
sugar-pink light. The small group stand behind Quina like a miniscule choir.)
Choir:
F for froggy
Good enough for me
F for froggy
Very yummy
F for froggy
Good for any chef
Froggy starts with F!
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me (Choir: F for froggy)
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy (Choir: yummy)
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef (Choir: chef)
Quina & Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
("1, 2, 3, 4!" Once again, the metal music starts and this time the whole choir make the spooky
faces with Quina, including Eiko and Vivi. Salamander seems to get a kick out of torturing the
little kids and the sulky look on his face changes into one of pure evil glee.)
Quina & Choir:
F! F! F!
F F F F!
FROGGY!
Fr-fr-fr-fr-FROGGY
Quina:
MY FROGGY!
Choir:
EAT! THE! FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY-FROGGY!
Quina:
FROGGY!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
Quina, Choir & Band:
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
ARRRRRGGGGGHHHH!
(Once again, the awful music ceases, and the band proceed to carry their instruments - drums not
included - offstage. The gorgeous pink lights come on again, and the choir and Quina stand in a
cluster centre stage, smiling warmly at the audience. They begin to sing in cutesy voices once
more.)
Quina:
F is for froggy
It good enough for me (Choir: F for froggy)
F is for froggy
Froggy very yummy (Choir: yummy)
F is for froggy
Good food for any chef (Choir: chef)
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with…
Quina & Choir:
Froggy froggy froggy starts with F!
(Everything goes black, and the crowd cheers wildly again, clapping as Fire Angel steps into a
single white spotlight at the front of the stage.)
Fire Angel:
Well kids, wasn't that funny? Unfortunately it's time for another short commercial break, but
we'll see you afterwards for more of the Melodies of Life tour. Have fun, and we'll see you after
this short break.