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! The song for this chapter is 'Lady Marmalade' from Moulin Rouge, by
Christina Aguliera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mya (with Missy Elliot). The only thing that's changed are
the names at the end of the song.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I wanted to do 'Independent Woman Part 1' from Charlie's Angels, but the girl that
did the FF8 one did that song, so I thought it would be a better idea to do something else, and
this was the song I picked. 'Lady Marmalade' - a totally wicked song, and who better to do it
than the chicks of FF9 (although seeing Rinoa and Quisty dancing around in corsets would be
pretty damn hilarious)? Apart from that, I wanted to do another group song. I had so much fun
re-doing 'Original Prankster'! Please read and review, or e-mail me. E-mail me something really
long. I am totally addicted to e-mailing people. You'll get a reply, promise. My e-mail address
is rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com :ob
Or you could ICQ me, but tell me it's fanfic business, or I'll more'n'likely just ignore ya. Luv
yaz. Bai.
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 6: Marmalade Jam
(Once more, everything is plunged into darkness. After the last act, the audience looks rather
wind-blown; not surprising, the combined total of Eiko and Salamander's screaming volume was
200-and-something decibels. It's surprising the audience are not deaf, let alone melted from the
sheer pressure of the sound. Satan's Angel sends a stream of golden light to highlight Fire
Angel's figure as she strolls onto stage. She grins widely at the audience.)
Fire Angel:
Konnichiwa, minnasan, and welcome back to the Melodies of Life Tour. For anyone that's got enough
of a life to have missed the show up to this point - stop having a life and come enjoy the
concert - I'm your host, the magnificent goddess of the flame, Fire Angel. Well, our next song's
one the guys are gonna enjoy… it was originally on a movie soundtrack, a movie by the title of
'Moulin Rouge'. Ladies and gentlemen, DAGGER, MIKOTO, RUBY, BEATRIX and FREIJA with 'LADY
MARMALADE'!
(The stage lights up to reveal three white curtains, each with a figure standing behind them.
Behind the curtains, a flight of stairs is visible. At the top of the stairs is another curtain.
As a backing track starts, Ruby, in a sapphire blue corset and blue heels, walks on stage and
stands at the front, right in the middle. All the guys in the audience cheer, and offstage Blank
gapes, as Ruby grins and begins to rap.)
Ruby:
Where's all mah soul sistas?
Lemme hear ya flow sistas
(As the girls sing the next two lines, the three curtains in the front open up to reveal, left to
right, Dagger, Beatrix and Mikoto. The three are wearing white nightgowns, with faux feathers on
the collars and cuffs. They step forward, taking their mikes from the stands and spreading out
evenly over the front of the stage.)
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista (Ruby: uh)
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista
(Beatrix lets her gown slide to the floor, revealing a scarlet corset and heels, and a whip at
her waist. From offstage, Steiner is trying not to stare, and failing, and Zidane is whining.
"Why is Dagger still wearing her gown?" he moans. "It's so unfair! Those two are prancing around
in little, practically non-existent outfits, and my Dagger's wearing a big fluffy white gown!"
"Shut up, Zidane," Steiner mumbles, because having given up on not staring at Beatrix, he is now
quite content to sit and drool.)
Beatrix:
He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Jo, you wanna give it a go?", oh, uh huh
("Now, let me tell you, Zidane," says Steiner, suddenly looking a little kinky. "If she was
Marmalade, and she said 'Steiner' as opposed to 'Jo', I'll tell you what…"
"Frankly, I don't want to know," Zidane says abruptly, turning around.
"That's the scariest thing I've ever seen," Eiko informs Vivi.
"What?" Vivi asks, his yellow eyes on the girls dancing on stage.
"Steiner. Looking kinky."
Vivi pulls his eyes away from the stage to stare at Eiko. "Eww…")
Dagger, Ruby & Mikoto:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Beatrix: hey hey hey) (Ruby: uh)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Beatrix:: here) (Ruby: uh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Beatrix: ooh yea) (Ruby: uh)
Beatrix & Dagger:
Creole Lady Marmalade, ooh-oh (Ruby: what what, what what)
Dagger, Ruby & Mikoto:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Mikoto: oh, ohh)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Ruby: yea yea yea yea)
("What does 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' mean?" Zidane asks Salamander, who's
probably the only guy there without his eyes glued to the stage.
Salamander laughs. "It's French. 'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane looks mortified. "No way, man! I was just asking what the hell that means!"
"'Will you sleep with me tonight?'." Salamander repeats, turning with interest as Mikoto removes
her gown, revealing a pink corset and heels. She's wearing white gloves, and a crown of pink
feathers on her head.
"PISS OFF! I'm not GAY!" Zidane yells. "Geez, I'll just go ask someone else…")
Mikoto:
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up (Dagger & Beatrix: hey sista, go sista, soul sista,
flow sista) (Ruby: uh)
Boy drank all her Magnolia wine (Dagger, Beatrix & Ruby: hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go
sista)
All her black satin sheets, suedes, dark greens, yeah
("Yo, Eiko. What does 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' mean?"
Eiko turns to face Zidane. "'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane blushes bright red. "Uhh… Eiko, I know you want me… everyone seems to today, but
seriously, all I wanna know is what 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' means?"
Eiko rolls her eyes. "Zidane, it's French. It means 'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane goes brighter red. "Oops. Is that what it means? I feel sheep… hang on a minute!" he
brightens suddenly. "Dagger's out there, SINGING that?!"
He prances over to side-stage, to wait for the next chorus.)
Dagger, Ruby & Beatrix:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Mikoto: da-da-da) (Ruby: uh huh, uh huh)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Mikoto: ohooh yea yeah) (Ruby: uh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Mikoto: ohh) (Ruby: yeah, yeah)
Mikoto:
Creole Lady Marmalade, ahh
Dagger, Ruby, Mikoto & Beatrix:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir, what what what)
("Oui!" Zidane screams, leaping onto the stage and launching himself at Dagger. Mikoto signals to
cut the backing track, and up in the sound and lighting booth, Satan's Angel quickly taps pause.
"What is this 'oui'?" Ruby asks.
"It's French for yes," Beatrix replies, trying not to laugh. From offstage Steiner gasps, and
then dashes onto the stage.
Zidane flinches, ready for a verbal bashing, but then Steiner throws himself at Beatrix's feet.
"Oui! Oui!"
Dagger looks pointedly to Zidane. "Can this wait until after?"
"Definitely. As long as I get some. Come on, Rusty," Zidane says cheerfully, dragging the guard
offstage.)
Dagger, Ruby & Beatrix:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Mikoto: ooh) (Ruby: yea yea uh)
Ruby:
He come through with the money and the garter bags
I let him know we bout that cake straight up the gate uh
We independent women, some mistake for us whores
("You mean they're not?!" exclaims Blank.
At the same time, Salamander laughs mockingly, "Geez Ruby, wonder why. With those clothes on? Or
should I say, with those clothes off? No way. No one's gonna think that YOU'RE a whore. No how."
Zidane frowns, looking at Blank. "Dammit, I was hoping for some action."
"You couldn't afford her anyway," Blank says, and Zidane frowns at him, trying not to laugh.)
Ruby:
I'm sayin, why spend mine
Ruby & Beatrix:
When I can spend yours?
Ruby:
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry
Imma keep playing this cats out
Ruby & Dagger:
Like Atari
Ruby:
Wear ideal shoes get love from the dudes
Four badass chicks from
Ruby & Mikoto:
The Moulin Rouge (Ruby: uh)
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas
("I like this song," Salamander says thoughtfully. "It's all about whores makin their money. I
wish they'd employed us to help em act it out, though."
"Oh yeah? And who do YOU want?" Zidane asks. "Say Dagger and I'll kill you."
"Actually, your sister looks kind of hot in that pink corset," Salamander grins. "I wonder if
that's just a stage costume, or whether she'd wear it for me sometime…"
"Hey - back off," Zidane says suddenly.
"Oh, what? You want her, too?" Salamander asks.
"No, that's just too gross. I'm her big brother. I'm supposed to be protective of… oh, what the
hey. Go for it. I don't actually care that much.")
Ruby:
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
Bottle case the meaning of expensive taste
You wanna giuchie, giuchie ya ya, come on
Mocha chocalata, what?
Real Lady Marmalade
One more time, c'mon now
(As Ruby finishes her rap, Dagger runs for the set of curtains at the back of the stage,
disappearing behind them silently. As the girls continue the song, white lights flare onto the
curtain, revealing the silhouette of a slim figure behind it. Zidane hurries for side-stage again
to watch.)
Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Marmalade (Dagger: ooh)
Lady Marmalade (Dagger: ooh yeah) (Ruby: uh)
Marmalade (Dagger: no)
Dagger:
Hey hey hey! (Ruby: uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
(The curtain flies up, revealing Dagger in a yellow corset and matching knee high boots.
Golden-yellow feathers glint from the headdress she wears in her hair. Flicking her white-gloved
hand at the audience, she reveals a whip, which she snaps sharply on the stage as she walks down
the steps, singing.)
Dagger:
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, oh (Ruby: uh)
Colour of café au lait alright (Ruby: ahh)
Made the savage beast inside her roar until he cried
More (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: uh uh uh uh!)
("Oh my God!" Zidane cries as Dagger sings. Eiko and Vivi grab hold of him to prevent him running
onto the stage and ruining the show, and only just manage to succeed. Zidane falls back on the
floor, panting with the effort of trying to get onto the stage. "She is hot," he mutters.
"Isn't she?" Salamander agrees, watching Dagger's body move in time with the music.
Zidane glares up at him. "Don't even think about it."
"I'm not. I'm just thinking about what she's not wearing," Salamander retorts gleefully, ducking
as Zidane jumps up and tries to punch him.
"She's mine."
"If you can afford her," Salamander leers.
"She's not a prostitute really, you bastard!" Zidane yells, swinging frantically at him again.)
Mikoto:
Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5 (Dagger: 9 to 5) (Ruby: uh)
Mya:
Sleepin' the grey flannel life
Dagger:
But when he turns off to sleep memories creep
More (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more more more more!)
(Zidane stops trying to punch Salamander as the entire group of guys assembles to watch the final
part of the song.
"Are your memories like that, Zidane?" Vivi asks innocently.
"What do you mean, Vivi?"
"More? More? More?" Vivi asks. Salamander snickers, knowing Vivi really doesn't understand at
all.
Zidane blushes furiously. "Uhh… maybe…"
"Of course they are, aren't they?" Steiner laughs, joining in. Zidane looks at him, shocked.
Usually the man would be calling him 'brigand' and trying to kill him by now.
"I'm in love," Steiner explains, knowing instinctively what Zidane is thinking. "I understand."
"Shut up," Blank says. "Watch em.")
Mikoto & Ruby:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Dagger & Beatrix: da daeaea yea)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: oh oh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: ohh)
Dagger:
Creole Lady Marmalade (Beatrix: Marmalade)
Dagger, Mikoto & Ruby:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Beatrix: all my sistas yea)
Dagger:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ohh? (Ruby: C'mon! uh)
(As Freija pushes past the guys to get on stage, wearing a baggy shirt and a short skirt, Zidane
hisses, "Guys! Let's go out there and finish the song with em!"
"What do ya mean?" Salamander asks.
"Well, Dagger's first, isn't she? In order of the names that Freija calls out? Yeah? So, just
follow my lead… okay?"
Meanwhile, Freija makes it to the front of the stage, and introduces the girls, one by one.)
Freija:
Queen Garnet (Dagger: oh leaeaa oh)
(Zidane walks out onto stage. Dagger sees him, and furiously tries to wave him back, but then she
gives up, raises the whip and wraps it round him, pulling him closer. She pulls him up the stairs
at the back and behind the curtain, which comes down, covering them. Everyone cheers.)
Freija:
Mik (Mikoto: Lady Marmalade)
(Salamander strolls out and winks at Mikoto. Unseen by the audience, she blushes slightly, but
then beckons him closer and begins to undo the buttons on his shirt as a second white curtain
comes down and covers them.)
Freija:
Ruby (Ruby: hey hey! Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
(Blank comes out next, and Ruby moves to where Dagger started the song. He walks towards her and
she kisses him passionately, tugging the curtain down prematurely and making it land skew-wiff.
Everyone in the audience cracks up laughing.)
Freija:
Beatrix (Beatrix: oh oh oooo)
(Steiner comes out, looking eager to get in Beatrix's… err… corset. She flicks the whip around
his waist and pulls him behind her already lowered curtain. Everyone cheers again. There is a
slight pause, and all the curtains come up. The men are on the ground, looking dazed. The girls
look quite calm as they walk up to Freija and stand, two on each side of her.)
Freija:
Rottweiler baby (Mikoto: baby)
Moulin Rouge (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: da da da da)
Freija Crescent here
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Creole Lady Marmalade
Ooh, yes-ah…
(The audience breaks into wild applause, wilder than any of the previous acts, wilder than any of
the previous concerts ever done before, wilder than… well, you get the point. All five women take
a bow, and then move back and let the curtains close over them, except for Freija, who stands at
the front of the stage until the lights dim. A second later, a spotlight appears where Freija
was, except now Fire Angel is standing there. She grins.)
Fire Angel:
Well, that's been the best performance so far, I think.
(Fire Angel waits for the male members of the audience to finish agreeing with her in loud,
howling tones, and continues.)
Fire Angel:
Anywayz, we're off to another commercial break, because even though we didn't have many
interruptions - well, onstage anywayz - we have to somehow get these poor, exhausted boys off
stage, and that might take a while. Back soon, folks.
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! The song for this chapter is 'Lady Marmalade' from Moulin Rouge, by
Christina Aguliera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mya (with Missy Elliot). The only thing that's changed are
the names at the end of the song.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I wanted to do 'Independent Woman Part 1' from Charlie's Angels, but the girl that
did the FF8 one did that song, so I thought it would be a better idea to do something else, and
this was the song I picked. 'Lady Marmalade' - a totally wicked song, and who better to do it
than the chicks of FF9 (although seeing Rinoa and Quisty dancing around in corsets would be
pretty damn hilarious)? Apart from that, I wanted to do another group song. I had so much fun
re-doing 'Original Prankster'! Please read and review, or e-mail me. E-mail me something really
long. I am totally addicted to e-mailing people. You'll get a reply, promise. My e-mail address
is rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com :ob
Or you could ICQ me, but tell me it's fanfic business, or I'll more'n'likely just ignore ya. Luv
yaz. Bai.
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 6: Marmalade Jam
(Once more, everything is plunged into darkness. After the last act, the audience looks rather
wind-blown; not surprising, the combined total of Eiko and Salamander's screaming volume was
200-and-something decibels. It's surprising the audience are not deaf, let alone melted from the
sheer pressure of the sound. Satan's Angel sends a stream of golden light to highlight Fire
Angel's figure as she strolls onto stage. She grins widely at the audience.)
Fire Angel:
Konnichiwa, minnasan, and welcome back to the Melodies of Life Tour. For anyone that's got enough
of a life to have missed the show up to this point - stop having a life and come enjoy the
concert - I'm your host, the magnificent goddess of the flame, Fire Angel. Well, our next song's
one the guys are gonna enjoy… it was originally on a movie soundtrack, a movie by the title of
'Moulin Rouge'. Ladies and gentlemen, DAGGER, MIKOTO, RUBY, BEATRIX and FREIJA with 'LADY
MARMALADE'!
(The stage lights up to reveal three white curtains, each with a figure standing behind them.
Behind the curtains, a flight of stairs is visible. At the top of the stairs is another curtain.
As a backing track starts, Ruby, in a sapphire blue corset and blue heels, walks on stage and
stands at the front, right in the middle. All the guys in the audience cheer, and offstage Blank
gapes, as Ruby grins and begins to rap.)
Ruby:
Where's all mah soul sistas?
Lemme hear ya flow sistas
(As the girls sing the next two lines, the three curtains in the front open up to reveal, left to
right, Dagger, Beatrix and Mikoto. The three are wearing white nightgowns, with faux feathers on
the collars and cuffs. They step forward, taking their mikes from the stands and spreading out
evenly over the front of the stage.)
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista (Ruby: uh)
Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go sista
(Beatrix lets her gown slide to the floor, revealing a scarlet corset and heels, and a whip at
her waist. From offstage, Steiner is trying not to stare, and failing, and Zidane is whining.
"Why is Dagger still wearing her gown?" he moans. "It's so unfair! Those two are prancing around
in little, practically non-existent outfits, and my Dagger's wearing a big fluffy white gown!"
"Shut up, Zidane," Steiner mumbles, because having given up on not staring at Beatrix, he is now
quite content to sit and drool.)
Beatrix:
He met Marmalade down in old Moulin Rouge
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said, "Hello, hey Jo, you wanna give it a go?", oh, uh huh
("Now, let me tell you, Zidane," says Steiner, suddenly looking a little kinky. "If she was
Marmalade, and she said 'Steiner' as opposed to 'Jo', I'll tell you what…"
"Frankly, I don't want to know," Zidane says abruptly, turning around.
"That's the scariest thing I've ever seen," Eiko informs Vivi.
"What?" Vivi asks, his yellow eyes on the girls dancing on stage.
"Steiner. Looking kinky."
Vivi pulls his eyes away from the stage to stare at Eiko. "Eww…")
Dagger, Ruby & Mikoto:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Beatrix: hey hey hey) (Ruby: uh)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Beatrix:: here) (Ruby: uh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Beatrix: ooh yea) (Ruby: uh)
Beatrix & Dagger:
Creole Lady Marmalade, ooh-oh (Ruby: what what, what what)
Dagger, Ruby & Mikoto:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Mikoto: oh, ohh)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Ruby: yea yea yea yea)
("What does 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' mean?" Zidane asks Salamander, who's
probably the only guy there without his eyes glued to the stage.
Salamander laughs. "It's French. 'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane looks mortified. "No way, man! I was just asking what the hell that means!"
"'Will you sleep with me tonight?'." Salamander repeats, turning with interest as Mikoto removes
her gown, revealing a pink corset and heels. She's wearing white gloves, and a crown of pink
feathers on her head.
"PISS OFF! I'm not GAY!" Zidane yells. "Geez, I'll just go ask someone else…")
Mikoto:
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up (Dagger & Beatrix: hey sista, go sista, soul sista,
flow sista) (Ruby: uh)
Boy drank all her Magnolia wine (Dagger, Beatrix & Ruby: hey sista, go sista, soul sista, go
sista)
All her black satin sheets, suedes, dark greens, yeah
("Yo, Eiko. What does 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' mean?"
Eiko turns to face Zidane. "'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane blushes bright red. "Uhh… Eiko, I know you want me… everyone seems to today, but
seriously, all I wanna know is what 'Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?' means?"
Eiko rolls her eyes. "Zidane, it's French. It means 'Will you sleep with me tonight?'."
Zidane goes brighter red. "Oops. Is that what it means? I feel sheep… hang on a minute!" he
brightens suddenly. "Dagger's out there, SINGING that?!"
He prances over to side-stage, to wait for the next chorus.)
Dagger, Ruby & Beatrix:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Mikoto: da-da-da) (Ruby: uh huh, uh huh)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Mikoto: ohooh yea yeah) (Ruby: uh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Mikoto: ohh) (Ruby: yeah, yeah)
Mikoto:
Creole Lady Marmalade, ahh
Dagger, Ruby, Mikoto & Beatrix:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir, what what what)
("Oui!" Zidane screams, leaping onto the stage and launching himself at Dagger. Mikoto signals to
cut the backing track, and up in the sound and lighting booth, Satan's Angel quickly taps pause.
"What is this 'oui'?" Ruby asks.
"It's French for yes," Beatrix replies, trying not to laugh. From offstage Steiner gasps, and
then dashes onto the stage.
Zidane flinches, ready for a verbal bashing, but then Steiner throws himself at Beatrix's feet.
"Oui! Oui!"
Dagger looks pointedly to Zidane. "Can this wait until after?"
"Definitely. As long as I get some. Come on, Rusty," Zidane says cheerfully, dragging the guard
offstage.)
Dagger, Ruby & Beatrix:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Mikoto: ooh) (Ruby: yea yea uh)
Ruby:
He come through with the money and the garter bags
I let him know we bout that cake straight up the gate uh
We independent women, some mistake for us whores
("You mean they're not?!" exclaims Blank.
At the same time, Salamander laughs mockingly, "Geez Ruby, wonder why. With those clothes on? Or
should I say, with those clothes off? No way. No one's gonna think that YOU'RE a whore. No how."
Zidane frowns, looking at Blank. "Dammit, I was hoping for some action."
"You couldn't afford her anyway," Blank says, and Zidane frowns at him, trying not to laugh.)
Ruby:
I'm sayin, why spend mine
Ruby & Beatrix:
When I can spend yours?
Ruby:
Disagree? Well that's you and I'm sorry
Imma keep playing this cats out
Ruby & Dagger:
Like Atari
Ruby:
Wear ideal shoes get love from the dudes
Four badass chicks from
Ruby & Mikoto:
The Moulin Rouge (Ruby: uh)
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Hey sistas, soul sistas, betta get that dough sistas
("I like this song," Salamander says thoughtfully. "It's all about whores makin their money. I
wish they'd employed us to help em act it out, though."
"Oh yeah? And who do YOU want?" Zidane asks. "Say Dagger and I'll kill you."
"Actually, your sister looks kind of hot in that pink corset," Salamander grins. "I wonder if
that's just a stage costume, or whether she'd wear it for me sometime…"
"Hey - back off," Zidane says suddenly.
"Oh, what? You want her, too?" Salamander asks.
"No, that's just too gross. I'm her big brother. I'm supposed to be protective of… oh, what the
hey. Go for it. I don't actually care that much.")
Ruby:
We drink wine with diamonds in the glass
Bottle case the meaning of expensive taste
You wanna giuchie, giuchie ya ya, come on
Mocha chocalata, what?
Real Lady Marmalade
One more time, c'mon now
(As Ruby finishes her rap, Dagger runs for the set of curtains at the back of the stage,
disappearing behind them silently. As the girls continue the song, white lights flare onto the
curtain, revealing the silhouette of a slim figure behind it. Zidane hurries for side-stage again
to watch.)
Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Marmalade (Dagger: ooh)
Lady Marmalade (Dagger: ooh yeah) (Ruby: uh)
Marmalade (Dagger: no)
Dagger:
Hey hey hey! (Ruby: uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
(The curtain flies up, revealing Dagger in a yellow corset and matching knee high boots.
Golden-yellow feathers glint from the headdress she wears in her hair. Flicking her white-gloved
hand at the audience, she reveals a whip, which she snaps sharply on the stage as she walks down
the steps, singing.)
Dagger:
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth, oh (Ruby: uh)
Colour of café au lait alright (Ruby: ahh)
Made the savage beast inside her roar until he cried
More (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: uh uh uh uh!)
("Oh my God!" Zidane cries as Dagger sings. Eiko and Vivi grab hold of him to prevent him running
onto the stage and ruining the show, and only just manage to succeed. Zidane falls back on the
floor, panting with the effort of trying to get onto the stage. "She is hot," he mutters.
"Isn't she?" Salamander agrees, watching Dagger's body move in time with the music.
Zidane glares up at him. "Don't even think about it."
"I'm not. I'm just thinking about what she's not wearing," Salamander retorts gleefully, ducking
as Zidane jumps up and tries to punch him.
"She's mine."
"If you can afford her," Salamander leers.
"She's not a prostitute really, you bastard!" Zidane yells, swinging frantically at him again.)
Mikoto:
Now he's back home doin' 9 to 5 (Dagger: 9 to 5) (Ruby: uh)
Mya:
Sleepin' the grey flannel life
Dagger:
But when he turns off to sleep memories creep
More (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more) more (Ruby: more more more more!)
(Zidane stops trying to punch Salamander as the entire group of guys assembles to watch the final
part of the song.
"Are your memories like that, Zidane?" Vivi asks innocently.
"What do you mean, Vivi?"
"More? More? More?" Vivi asks. Salamander snickers, knowing Vivi really doesn't understand at
all.
Zidane blushes furiously. "Uhh… maybe…"
"Of course they are, aren't they?" Steiner laughs, joining in. Zidane looks at him, shocked.
Usually the man would be calling him 'brigand' and trying to kill him by now.
"I'm in love," Steiner explains, knowing instinctively what Zidane is thinking. "I understand."
"Shut up," Blank says. "Watch em.")
Mikoto & Ruby:
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya dada (Dagger & Beatrix: da daeaea yea)
Giuchie, giuchie ya ya here (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: oh oh)
Mocha chocalata ya ya (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: ohh)
Dagger:
Creole Lady Marmalade (Beatrix: Marmalade)
Dagger, Mikoto & Ruby:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi? (Beatrix: all my sistas yea)
Dagger:
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? (Ruby: ce soir)
Voulez vous coucher avec moi, ohh? (Ruby: C'mon! uh)
(As Freija pushes past the guys to get on stage, wearing a baggy shirt and a short skirt, Zidane
hisses, "Guys! Let's go out there and finish the song with em!"
"What do ya mean?" Salamander asks.
"Well, Dagger's first, isn't she? In order of the names that Freija calls out? Yeah? So, just
follow my lead… okay?"
Meanwhile, Freija makes it to the front of the stage, and introduces the girls, one by one.)
Freija:
Queen Garnet (Dagger: oh leaeaa oh)
(Zidane walks out onto stage. Dagger sees him, and furiously tries to wave him back, but then she
gives up, raises the whip and wraps it round him, pulling him closer. She pulls him up the stairs
at the back and behind the curtain, which comes down, covering them. Everyone cheers.)
Freija:
Mik (Mikoto: Lady Marmalade)
(Salamander strolls out and winks at Mikoto. Unseen by the audience, she blushes slightly, but
then beckons him closer and begins to undo the buttons on his shirt as a second white curtain
comes down and covers them.)
Freija:
Ruby (Ruby: hey hey! Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh)
(Blank comes out next, and Ruby moves to where Dagger started the song. He walks towards her and
she kisses him passionately, tugging the curtain down prematurely and making it land skew-wiff.
Everyone in the audience cracks up laughing.)
Freija:
Beatrix (Beatrix: oh oh oooo)
(Steiner comes out, looking eager to get in Beatrix's… err… corset. She flicks the whip around
his waist and pulls him behind her already lowered curtain. Everyone cheers again. There is a
slight pause, and all the curtains come up. The men are on the ground, looking dazed. The girls
look quite calm as they walk up to Freija and stand, two on each side of her.)
Freija:
Rottweiler baby (Mikoto: baby)
Moulin Rouge (Dagger: ooh) (Beatrix: da da da da)
Freija Crescent here
Dagger, Mikoto, Ruby & Beatrix:
Creole Lady Marmalade
Ooh, yes-ah…
(The audience breaks into wild applause, wilder than any of the previous acts, wilder than any of
the previous concerts ever done before, wilder than… well, you get the point. All five women take
a bow, and then move back and let the curtains close over them, except for Freija, who stands at
the front of the stage until the lights dim. A second later, a spotlight appears where Freija
was, except now Fire Angel is standing there. She grins.)
Fire Angel:
Well, that's been the best performance so far, I think.
(Fire Angel waits for the male members of the audience to finish agreeing with her in loud,
howling tones, and continues.)
Fire Angel:
Anywayz, we're off to another commercial break, because even though we didn't have many
interruptions - well, onstage anywayz - we have to somehow get these poor, exhausted boys off
stage, and that might take a while. Back soon, folks.