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! There are several songs in this chapter, so I cannot be bothered
accrediting anybody, but let's just say that none of them are mine! :ob Once again, most of the
lyrics were worked out by me, so if they're wrong… deal. Heh!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Konnichiwa, my dear minna. All I will say is… This is it! This is your story!
(Thanks for the spekky quote, Auron)… okay, that's not exactly what I wanted to say… but this IS
it… the end of this story. I had planned for it to be longer but each episode has just gotten
weaker and weaker and I hate to leave anything unfinished, so I thought I might just do a final
ep and leave it at that. I do have excuses as to why I haven't written for half a year - but
they're all packed into a page-long AN contained in the next instalment of 'The Rise of Terra'.
If anyone is still reading this, I'm sorry to have left you waiting for so long, and thanks for
being such an attentive audience! Please e-mail any closing comments to
rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com or just r&r. Quoting from FFX once again… 'I know it's selfish, but
this is my story!'… and this… my darling minna… is the end.
Luv yaz. :ob
Xxx Fire Angel ooO
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 9: Finale
(Fire Angel's final touch to the black stage are once again the glimmering fairies, who are now
sitting on stools and playing sad, dreary songs on violins. The audience sit in anticipation.
They know that this is the end. They know that Fire Angel is determined to let the show go out
with a bang, even though some of it was destroyed by her useless Final Fantasy 9 friends [and her
other friends who like to muck around with the sound system… not mentioning any names…
ATROCIOUS]. As a cauldron rises in the middle of the stage, a white light flashes, courtesy of
Satan's Angel, and Chibi Angel plays some slam-dunk slink-chunking music. A spotlight settles on
the cauldron, and Fire Angel steps out as the fairies disappear.)
Fire Angel:
Well, everybody, welcome again after that somewhat lengthy commercial break, to the Melodies of
Life Tour. For those who are only just joining us… go away! It's the end, you've missed all the
fun and games! I've been your host all night, and my name is Fire Angel. I know you'll all be
sad, since you've all had so much fun tonight… so the tissues are on us…
(Waits patiently as several video game and anime characters make their way down the aisles and
mingle with the audience, handing out a tissue or two to everyone who looks like the crying type,
and a few besides.)
Fire Angel:
…and I hope you enjoy the very last act tonight. I'd like to welcome all of our characters to
sing a medley of songs for you… And we'll start with Zidane… aren't you guys getting sick of him?
("NO!" The crowd roars.
"See? They love me!" Zidane yells from off stage.
Fire Angel shakes her head in exasperation.)
Fire Angel:
…Anywayz, Zidane will be followed by several of the other characters, and in the end everybody
will join in a chorus for our final piece…
(She stops for a second and sniffles. In half a second Seifer [FF8] is at her side and hands her
a tissue. She smiles flirtatiously at him [AN: I mean, c'mon, it's Seifer!] and quickly wipes her
eyes as he strolls off stage.)
Fire Angel:
…okay. Let's get this thing underway, or we'll be needing a commercial break halfway through the
medley! Ladies and gentlemen, let's begin with 'She's So High', sung by everyone's favourite
sword-wielding, monkey-tailed, blonde-haired Genome, the hero of Final Fantasy IX… you all know
who he is…
(Chibi Angel sets a drum roll sound going over the speakers.)
Fire Angel:
ZIDAAAAAAAANE… TRIBAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!
(Zidane struts out and the spotlight swings over to him. He gives his adoring fans a wink as the
music starts. Picking a mic out of… nowhere, he begins to sing.)
Zidane:
First class and fancy free
She's high society
She's got the best of everything
(Dagger walks out onto the stage and fixes the Genome with a steady eye. The music halts as she
says, "Are you singing about me?"
"But of course," he boasts with a smile. "Who else would I be singing about?"
"But I'm NOT fancy free!" Dagger yells. "How can I be, when I've just escaped from a mother who
wanted to rule the world and a possible lover who wanted to rule the world and a creature who
wanted to destroy the world?!"
"That's not exactly what I was trying to say…"
"No, that's exactly what you WERE saying!" she screams. "You were saying that…"
"Dagger, calm down," comes Fire Angel's placating voice. "We're three lines into the first song.
Argue later. I said that we have to get through this without a commercial break, remember? And
we've got a fair bit to get through."
"Sorry," murmurs the Queen, as she walks off stage, not forgetting to fix Zidane with a withering
look.
Clearing his throat, the Genome again begins to sing…)
Zidane:
But somehow I can't believe that anything should happen
I know where I belong, and nothing's gonna happen
What could a guy like me ever really offer?
She's perfect as she can be, why should I even bother?
(Off stage, Dagger is beginning to look a little guilty as she realises what the true meaning of
the lyrics are… meanwhile Eiko is breaking up into tears because SHE wants Zidane and HE wants
Dagger. In other words, she's an annoying little sod who can't get over him… at least that's what
on everyone else's minds…)
Zidane:
Cause she's so high, high above me
She's so lovely
She's so high, like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc
Or Aphrodite
She's so high, high above me
(The guitar riff from Zidane's song slows and fades into a beautiful orchestral piece. As Dagger
walks onto the stage, Zidane announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, to sing 'May it Be', I'd like to
welcome the beautiful Garnet Til Alexandros… whom you might know better as Dagger… our queen and
the girl I am proud to call my own. The smile on Dagger's face is radiant and she kisses his
cheek as he strolls off of the stage. When the music reaches its climax, she sings with the same
radiant sound in her voice.)
Dagger:
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
(The audience's attention is suddenly shifted away from Dagger and to the back of the stage,
where nine men are strolling over a makeshift mountain.)
Dagger:
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
(The men walk forward now, in two lines, one line on either side of Dagger. The audience can now
see that it is the nine walkers of the Fellowship, from The Lord of the Rings. They arrange
themselves around Dagger, the four hobbits and the dwarf standing in front of her, the two men on
one side, and the elf and wizard on the other. Meanwhile, the females in the audience have
forgotten about Dagger entirely and are drooling over either: a) Legolas [the elf], b) Frodo
[a hobbit] or c) Aragorn [the cuter of the two men].)
Dagger:
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
(As she sings the next verse of the song, the Fellowship join in with her.)
Dagger & Fellowship:
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
("HALT!" yells Fire Angel, walking onto the stage.
"I thought you said no interruptions?" Dagger says, in a somewhat smart-aleck way. Fire Angel
silences her with a cold glare.
"Who invited you here?" she asks the Fellowship.
"Forgive me, my lady, but you did," Legolas says quietly.
"Yes, sweetheart. I invited you." The elf looks a little confused, so she says, "You, not all of
your axe-and-sword toting friends."
A look of understanding crosses Legolas' face and he looks somewhat scandalised. She grins.
Gandalf opens his mouth to speak and Fire Angel snaps, "No, I don't like staff-wielders either.
Besides, don't you… uhh… bat for the other side?"
"Can't we just finish the song?" Frodo asks meekly.
"Well… I suppose. Go on then," she sighs in frustration.)
Dagger & Fellowship:
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
(The orchestral music speeds up into a pop beat. The Fellowship move off stage as Eiko walks on,
and Dagger announces, "Next we have our littlest girl to sing 'Crush'. I'd like you to join me in
welcoming… EIKO CAROL!"
Dagger then moves off stage and Eiko steps up to the mic to sing.)
Eiko:
You know, I'm the one that you can talk to
Sometimes you tell me things that I don't wanna know
I just wanna hold you
("Oh no," groans Zidane, watching from offstage. "This isn't another of those 'help me cos I'm in
love with Zidane and can't help myself' songs, is it?"
"Yes, it is," says Fire Angel firmly. "And you'll die if you try anything.")
Eiko:
You say exactly how you feel about her
I wonder could you ever think of me that way
I've got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that I do
(Suddenly Zidane can't handle this constant confirmation of Eiko's feelings, and for the sake of
old times, he runs out and smashes a guitar into the stage. SMASH. Fire Angel quickly scribbles
on paper, and HSAMS, the smash is reversed as if it had never happened.
"I don't feel the way you do!" he roars at Eiko, once again holding the guitar above his head. "I
never will! Just bloody well get over it!"
SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS.
"Would you STOP it, Fire Angel?!" SMASH.
"No! YOU stop it, Zidane!" HSAMS. "Just let Eiko finish her song!"
"Please," says Dagger quietly. She looks at the younger girl, who is crying. "There're only three
more lines. Let's let her finish it.")
Eiko:
I get a rush when I'm with you
Oooh I've got a crush on you, a crush on you
I've got a crush
(The pop beat fades into a romantic song, and Eiko runs off stage, crying, not to introduce the
next person. Steiner steps out, and Fire Angel screams, "NO! DON'T LET THE S.O.B. SING! GET HIM
OFF!"
Steiner opens his mouth and starts to sing, but Satan's Angel mutes the volume and within seconds
Fire Angel has conjured a huge candy cane to snag Steiner off of the stage.
Over the speakers Chibi Angel says, "To sing 'Serious' and 'Switch', I'd like to welcome our next
three singers, Vivi Ornitier, Blank and Salamander Coral!"
The three characters walk out on stage as a spacey noise sounds. There is suddenly silence. Vivi
grabs a mic to sing along with non-existent music.)
Vivi:
Now we've been waiting for so long
Give me a chance to get it through
You are the flavour to my song
That's why I wanna be, wanna be with you
(A pop beat starts and Salamander and Blank grab their mics, beginning to rap.)
Blank:
Stop, clear the stage so we can get busy
Salamander:
And open up your mind while I hit you with the nitty gritty
("Really," giggles Vivi, and the music stops. "You say the silliest things, Salamander."
"Yeah," Blank agrees. "First it was… ya idiot."
"Ya loser," says Vivi.
The two guys, along with the audience, Fire Angel, Satan's Angel, Chibi Angel, the Fellowship,
Seifer and all the other game and anime characters chorus, "Ya microphone abuser."
Salamander frowns. "So?"
"And now it's…" Vivi begins, and everyone yells, "NITTY GRITTY!" and follows their comment by
engulfing themselves in an explosion of laughter.
"SHUT UP OR WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BREAK!" Fire Angel eventually roars, and the
laughing subsides.)
Blank:
We came to rhyme, we came to get down
Salamander:
Yo when we rock the mike we bring the funk into your town
Blank:
So I drop a rhyme on the mike while it's mine
Salamander:
Then you gotta pass it on while I rock you with a line
Blank & Salamander:
As we hip, we hop, we're getting others on the run
Flicking switches on the bottom of the mike cos we're done
Vivi:
Rock rock rock rock the beat, rock rock rock rock the beat
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(Japanese-like music begins and Rei's Grandpa from Sailor Moon suddenly pops up.)
Grandpa:
Rock it like this!
(Fire Angel points and he disappears in an explosion of stone and fire.)
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(A funk beat begins.)
Blank:
Get down, clap your hands!
Salamander:
Just clap your hands to this! Just clap your hands to the beat, ne.
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(The music changes again into a funk-pop tune. Freija, Beatrix and Mikoto step onto the stage and
Vivi yells, "Next, to sing 'Get the Party Started' we have Freija Crescent…"
"Beatrix…" says Blank.
"And Mikoto!" Salamander announces. "Give it up, ladies and gentlemen!"
The three guys jog off stage as the girls prepare to sing…)
Freija:
Get this party started on a Saturday night
Beatrix:
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Mikoto:
Sending out the message to all of my friends
Freija:
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
Beatrix:
I got lots of style with my gold diamond rings
Mikoto:
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
(Salamander steps onto the stage, a wicked grin on his face.
"Go for… err… miles?" he asks, baring his teeth at the innocent-looking Genome. Suddenly she
doesn't look as innocent as she steps forward, gesturing for him to come closer. He does, and she
leans up to kiss him.
At the last moment she suddenly yells, "The CAR can go for miles, you nincompoop! Get offa this
stage RIGHT NOW otherwise we're threatened with a commercial break!"
"YEAH, SALAMANDER AND THAT MEANS RIGHT NOW!" Fire Angel roars from off stage. After a second she
mutters, "Oh no. The TV executive guy… he's saying… DAMN! We have to cut to a commercial break…
SATAN'S ANGEL, dear! Please cut to…"
CUT.)
Satan's Angel *voice only*:
…And now a word from our sponsors…
(Fire Angel appears, lounging on a beach chair at a beautiful island resort. The aqua sea
glimmers in the sunset behind her. She smiles at the camera.)
Fire Angel:
Well, of course I'm going to be the sponsor for this show! Well, in fact I'm actually NOT, I'm
just here to represent the sponsor… Tenshi Incorporated, the company I work for (and the company
all of the cool angels work for… unlike those bitches who were Charlie's Angels…). Anyway, Tenshi
TV will very soon be broadcasting some new shows, and today we're going to give you a sneak
preview of one of them.
(Satan's Angel appears, strolling up behind the chair that Fire Angel is sitting on. She leans on
the top of it, the sunset turning her into a silhouette.)
Satan's Angel:
Okay, I know what you're thinking.
Fire Angel:
You're wondering just how good this show really is.
Satan's Angel:
Well, we'll admit that the shows currently in production aren't necessarily the top-notch
programs that Tenshi Inc.'s most talented authors/directors can produce…
Fire Angel:
But some of Tenshi Inc.'s young beginners are developing their skills really quickly and we
believe that they'll be up to the standard of… well, Satan's Angel and myself… in no time.
Anyway, the point is… you judge. But remember… a lot of these shows are written, produced and
directed by beginners. Keep that in mind while you watch the preview, and think of the growing
talent that lies in the people that created this show.
Satan's Angel:
So, minna…
Fire Angel & Satan's Angel:
Welcome to the ever-growing world of Tenshi TV.
(The screen fades black, and a scene appears. FF8's Rinoa Heartilly is hunched over almost
double, staggering along a city street. It is night, raining, and Rinoa is hugely fat and wearing
a dress that looks more like a smock.)
Announcer:
Squartz Entertainment…
(Lightning flashes. Rinoa collapses.)
Announcer:
In conjunction with Capcom Pictures, Konami Productions…
(Metal Gear Solid 2's Raiden runs onto the scene and throws his arms around the almost
unconscious Rinoa.)
Announcer:
…and Tenshi Incorporated, proudly presents…
(Raiden helps Rinoa up. In another flash of lightning, a vision appears, of a blindfolded man
with rotting skin [Resident Evil 4's Nosferatu]. He roars.)
Announcer:
Breasts and Buttocks… THE soap opera of the year.
Rinoa:
Raiden, please, you have to get me to the hospital. Nosferatu is after my baby again.
Raiden:
You're pregnant? I just thought you'd put on weight.
Rinoa:
Put on weight?! You insolent bastard!
Raiden:
C'mon sweetheart, I was only joking. I'll get you to the hospital. *speaking to Nosferatu over
the Codec* She's yours now, mate. I'll tell her I'm gonna get my car and then you can jump her
while I'm gone. Got it?
Nosferatu:
RAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Raiden:
Rinoa, I'll be back, I'm just going to get my car.
Rinoa:
But… but Raiden, you don't even drive a car! Raiden, where are you… no! Raiden, help! Nosferatu
is here! Please! RAAIIIIIDEEEEENNNN!!!!!
Announcer:
Coming soon to Tenshi TV… Breasts and Buttocks. Directed by Atrocious Angel.
(The scene fades out and cuts back to Fire Angel and Satan's Angel. Now they are both sitting on
chairs, surrounded by bare-chested men [AN: mainly video game characters, but that is BESIDE the
point], looking a little frustrated.)
Fire Angel:
Okay, you know what? That was bad.
Satan's Angel:
Really bad. I didn't even know Atrocious was a director.
Fire Angel:
Well he's fired now.
Satan's Angel:
It was bad, REALLY bad.
Fire Angel:
ATROCIOUS!
(Atrocious walks in, smirking.)
Atrocious Angel:
So girls… what did you think of my show?
Satan's Angel:
It was WONDERFUL, Atrocious!
Atrocious Angel:
*beams* That's great. I knew you'd like it! I was a little annoyed when you made me change the
name… I mean, 'Tits and Asses' sounded so much cooler, but I guess you had to change it, what
with the time-slot it'll be on… so, what was your favourite part? I personally liked the bit
where…
Fire Angel:
She was being sarcastic.
Satan's Angel:
You're crap.
Fire Angel:
You're also fired.
(Atrocious walks off, hanging his head.)
Satan's Angel:
Well, the aim of this commercial, my dearest most darlingest minna, has changed. The program that
you just saw is the type of CRAP that Tenshi Inc. swear not to produce. And you have it from us…
because we're the CEOs! So… from us at Tenshi Inc.…
(Fire Angel and Satan's Angel pull cute anime-like expressions.)
Fire Angel & Satan's Angel:
See ya round, meatball heads!
Fire Angel:
Steve, pour me a glass of wine.
(Steve does so. The scene fades out. CUT.
"…a commercial… Satan's Angel, dear… you know you could let me finish yelling before you cut."
"Sorry Fire Angel."
"Right. Let's keep this show on the road. 1, 2, 3, hit it!"
The audience turn back in anticipation and the music continues.)
Freija:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Beatrix:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
I'm coming up, I'm coming
Mikoto:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Freija:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Beatrix:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Mikoto:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Right now
Right now
Get this party started
On a Saturday night
(The girls walk off stage and Fire Angel comes back on as the music fades.
"Okay guys, it's time for the final curtain!" she tells the audience. "Let's welcome once more to
the stage… to sing a song that you surely all know… the cast of Final Fantasy IX… for the very…"
She sniffles again and suddenly runs off bawling. The tune of 'Melodies of Life' begins and
Dagger walks out onto the stage, wearing her princess gown. She steps forward and smiles
tentatively at the audience.)
Dagger:
Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain
Melodies of life - love's lost refrain
(Eiko comes out, wearing a dress that is similar to Dagger's but somewhat smaller. She is
followed by Beatrix, Mikoto, Ruby and Freija. The first three girls are wearing simple-cut white
silk dresses, while Freija is wearing a white silk shirt and white silk slacks. They gather
around Dagger in a small group and continue the song.)
Beatrix & Mikoto:
Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just
Girls:
Why
Beatrix & Dagger:
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said good-
Girls:
-bye
Beatrix:
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud til they unfold
Mikoto & Ruby:
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me
Mikoto, Dagger & Ruby:
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call… (Freija: Call)
Mikoto:
…out my name (Freija: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Ruby & Beatrix:
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Eiko & Dagger:
Adding up the layers of
Girls:
Harmony
Eiko & Dagger:
And so it goes on and on (Freija: So it goes, on and on)
Ruby:
Melodies of life (Freija: Of life)
To the sky beyond the flying birds (Freija: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Forever and beyond
(During the instrumental, Zidane, Steiner, Vivi, Blank, Salamander and Quina walk onto the stage
[or in some cases, waddle] and take their places around the girls, who are beginning to sob.
Satan's Angel quickly lowers the volume on Steiner's mic, so that while he may sing, he can't be
heard.)
Vivi:
So far and away, see the bird as it flies by
Zidane & Dagger:
Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky
*Steiner* & Beatrix:
I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings
(Steiner looks a little perplexed and yells the next line, even though he's not even meant to
sing it. Luckily for the sensitive ears of the audience, he still cannot be heard and begins to
look a little angry.)
*Steiner*, Salamander & Mikoto:
Leave them now, and see what tomorrow brings
Blank & Ruby:
In your dearest memories…
Quina & Eiko:
…do you remember loving me?
Dagger & Beatrix:
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me…
Dagger:
…behind?
*Steiner* & Beatrix:
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Zidane & Dagger:
Adding up the layers of
Boys & Girls:
Harmony
Vivi, Quina & Eiko:
And so it goes on and on
Blank & Ruby:
Melodies of life
Dagger:
To the sky beyond the flying birds (Beatrix: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Forever and on
(As the music moves in to the next chorus, the FFIX characters assemble like a choir at the back
of the stage [except for Dagger, who stays centre-stage], as Fire Angel, Satan's Angel and Chibi
Angel appear in the centre of the stage.)
Fire Angel:
If I should leave this lonely world behind
Fire Angel, Satan's Angel, Chibi Angel & Dagger:
Your voice will still remember our melody (Choir: Ah, ah, ah)
Fire Angel & Dagger:
Now I know we'll carry on
Satan's Angel & Chibi Angel:
Melodies of life
Fire Angel:
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts (Choir: In our hearts)
Dagger:
If I should leave this lonely world behind
Your voice will still remember our melody (Choir: Layers of harmony)
Fire Angel & Dagger:
Now I know we'll carry on (Choir: I know we'll carry on)
Satan's Angel & Chibi Angel:
Melodies of life (Choir: Of life)
Dagger:
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts (Choir: beyond the flying birds)
Whole Cast:
Forever
And
Beyond
(The music dissolves into Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - a surprise encore for the fans! The whole
cast [now including Seifer, the Fellowship and the anime and game characters that handed out
tissues, and unfortunately, Atrocious] crowds onto the stage as Zidane steps forward.)
Zidane:
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Dagger:
Mama, life had just begun
And now I've gone and thrown it all away
Fire Angel:
Mama, ooh
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on
Cos nothing really matters
Satan's Angel:
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Eiko:
Goodbye, everybody
We're going now
Gotta leave you all behind
The show is ending
Beatrix:
Mama, ooh
I don't wanna die
And sometimes wish I'd never been born at all, yeah
(Conveniently skipping the parts of the song that sound like an opera choir practising for a show
about an orphan boy who's done something stupid and now everyone hates him, the group jump into
the rockier part of the song.)
Salamander:
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME AND SPIT IN MY EYE?!
(He yelps as Zidane actually does. They then chase each other around on stage, slashing each
other with their respective weapons, while the group continues to sing.)
Eiko:
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOVE ME AND LEAVE ME TO DIE?!
(No one does, and Eiko thankfully continues.)
Eiko:
WOAH, YEAH!
JUST TIME TO GET OUT, IT'S TIME TO GET RIGHT OUT OF HERE!
Cast:
Just time to get out, it's time to get right out of here
(Once again the music fades to a soft piano piece and Zidane and Seifer take it in turns to sing,
Zidane still ducking hits from Salamander's knuckles.)
Seifer:
Nothing really matters
Zidane:
Anyone can see
Seifer:
Nothing really matters
Zidane:
To me
(Dagger finishes it, with…)
Dagger:
Any way the wind blows
(The audience burst into applause as the curtain goes down… then up… then down… then up… then
down… then up… then down… then up… then down… up down up down up down up down up down up down up
down up down updownupdownupdownupdownupdown…
"STOP IT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ATROCIOUS!" Fire Angel roars.
Down.
"Thankyou."
Up.
The cast take a final bow.)
Cast:
Any way the wind blows
(The cast walk off stage, except for Fire Angel. Seifer is by her side [AN: in case she needs any
more tissues… yeah, that's why].)
Fire Angel:
Thankyou for your time and patience, minna. The end. Or… as Resident Evil 3 would say… you have
been annihilated.
(Down.
Over. And Out.)
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! There are several songs in this chapter, so I cannot be bothered
accrediting anybody, but let's just say that none of them are mine! :ob Once again, most of the
lyrics were worked out by me, so if they're wrong… deal. Heh!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Konnichiwa, my dear minna. All I will say is… This is it! This is your story!
(Thanks for the spekky quote, Auron)… okay, that's not exactly what I wanted to say… but this IS
it… the end of this story. I had planned for it to be longer but each episode has just gotten
weaker and weaker and I hate to leave anything unfinished, so I thought I might just do a final
ep and leave it at that. I do have excuses as to why I haven't written for half a year - but
they're all packed into a page-long AN contained in the next instalment of 'The Rise of Terra'.
If anyone is still reading this, I'm sorry to have left you waiting for so long, and thanks for
being such an attentive audience! Please e-mail any closing comments to
rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com or just r&r. Quoting from FFX once again… 'I know it's selfish, but
this is my story!'… and this… my darling minna… is the end.
Luv yaz. :ob
Xxx Fire Angel ooO
The Melodies of Life Tour
Chapter 9: Finale
(Fire Angel's final touch to the black stage are once again the glimmering fairies, who are now
sitting on stools and playing sad, dreary songs on violins. The audience sit in anticipation.
They know that this is the end. They know that Fire Angel is determined to let the show go out
with a bang, even though some of it was destroyed by her useless Final Fantasy 9 friends [and her
other friends who like to muck around with the sound system… not mentioning any names…
ATROCIOUS]. As a cauldron rises in the middle of the stage, a white light flashes, courtesy of
Satan's Angel, and Chibi Angel plays some slam-dunk slink-chunking music. A spotlight settles on
the cauldron, and Fire Angel steps out as the fairies disappear.)
Fire Angel:
Well, everybody, welcome again after that somewhat lengthy commercial break, to the Melodies of
Life Tour. For those who are only just joining us… go away! It's the end, you've missed all the
fun and games! I've been your host all night, and my name is Fire Angel. I know you'll all be
sad, since you've all had so much fun tonight… so the tissues are on us…
(Waits patiently as several video game and anime characters make their way down the aisles and
mingle with the audience, handing out a tissue or two to everyone who looks like the crying type,
and a few besides.)
Fire Angel:
…and I hope you enjoy the very last act tonight. I'd like to welcome all of our characters to
sing a medley of songs for you… And we'll start with Zidane… aren't you guys getting sick of him?
("NO!" The crowd roars.
"See? They love me!" Zidane yells from off stage.
Fire Angel shakes her head in exasperation.)
Fire Angel:
…Anywayz, Zidane will be followed by several of the other characters, and in the end everybody
will join in a chorus for our final piece…
(She stops for a second and sniffles. In half a second Seifer [FF8] is at her side and hands her
a tissue. She smiles flirtatiously at him [AN: I mean, c'mon, it's Seifer!] and quickly wipes her
eyes as he strolls off stage.)
Fire Angel:
…okay. Let's get this thing underway, or we'll be needing a commercial break halfway through the
medley! Ladies and gentlemen, let's begin with 'She's So High', sung by everyone's favourite
sword-wielding, monkey-tailed, blonde-haired Genome, the hero of Final Fantasy IX… you all know
who he is…
(Chibi Angel sets a drum roll sound going over the speakers.)
Fire Angel:
ZIDAAAAAAAANE… TRIBAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!
(Zidane struts out and the spotlight swings over to him. He gives his adoring fans a wink as the
music starts. Picking a mic out of… nowhere, he begins to sing.)
Zidane:
First class and fancy free
She's high society
She's got the best of everything
(Dagger walks out onto the stage and fixes the Genome with a steady eye. The music halts as she
says, "Are you singing about me?"
"But of course," he boasts with a smile. "Who else would I be singing about?"
"But I'm NOT fancy free!" Dagger yells. "How can I be, when I've just escaped from a mother who
wanted to rule the world and a possible lover who wanted to rule the world and a creature who
wanted to destroy the world?!"
"That's not exactly what I was trying to say…"
"No, that's exactly what you WERE saying!" she screams. "You were saying that…"
"Dagger, calm down," comes Fire Angel's placating voice. "We're three lines into the first song.
Argue later. I said that we have to get through this without a commercial break, remember? And
we've got a fair bit to get through."
"Sorry," murmurs the Queen, as she walks off stage, not forgetting to fix Zidane with a withering
look.
Clearing his throat, the Genome again begins to sing…)
Zidane:
But somehow I can't believe that anything should happen
I know where I belong, and nothing's gonna happen
What could a guy like me ever really offer?
She's perfect as she can be, why should I even bother?
(Off stage, Dagger is beginning to look a little guilty as she realises what the true meaning of
the lyrics are… meanwhile Eiko is breaking up into tears because SHE wants Zidane and HE wants
Dagger. In other words, she's an annoying little sod who can't get over him… at least that's what
on everyone else's minds…)
Zidane:
Cause she's so high, high above me
She's so lovely
She's so high, like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc
Or Aphrodite
She's so high, high above me
(The guitar riff from Zidane's song slows and fades into a beautiful orchestral piece. As Dagger
walks onto the stage, Zidane announces, "Ladies and gentlemen, to sing 'May it Be', I'd like to
welcome the beautiful Garnet Til Alexandros… whom you might know better as Dagger… our queen and
the girl I am proud to call my own. The smile on Dagger's face is radiant and she kisses his
cheek as he strolls off of the stage. When the music reaches its climax, she sings with the same
radiant sound in her voice.)
Dagger:
May it be an evening star
Shines down upon you
(The audience's attention is suddenly shifted away from Dagger and to the back of the stage,
where nine men are strolling over a makeshift mountain.)
Dagger:
May it be when darkness falls
Your heart will be true
(The men walk forward now, in two lines, one line on either side of Dagger. The audience can now
see that it is the nine walkers of the Fellowship, from The Lord of the Rings. They arrange
themselves around Dagger, the four hobbits and the dwarf standing in front of her, the two men on
one side, and the elf and wizard on the other. Meanwhile, the females in the audience have
forgotten about Dagger entirely and are drooling over either: a) Legolas [the elf], b) Frodo
[a hobbit] or c) Aragorn [the cuter of the two men].)
Dagger:
When the night is overcome
You may rise to find the sun
(As she sings the next verse of the song, the Fellowship join in with her.)
Dagger & Fellowship:
Mornie utulie
Believe and you will find your way
("HALT!" yells Fire Angel, walking onto the stage.
"I thought you said no interruptions?" Dagger says, in a somewhat smart-aleck way. Fire Angel
silences her with a cold glare.
"Who invited you here?" she asks the Fellowship.
"Forgive me, my lady, but you did," Legolas says quietly.
"Yes, sweetheart. I invited you." The elf looks a little confused, so she says, "You, not all of
your axe-and-sword toting friends."
A look of understanding crosses Legolas' face and he looks somewhat scandalised. She grins.
Gandalf opens his mouth to speak and Fire Angel snaps, "No, I don't like staff-wielders either.
Besides, don't you… uhh… bat for the other side?"
"Can't we just finish the song?" Frodo asks meekly.
"Well… I suppose. Go on then," she sighs in frustration.)
Dagger & Fellowship:
Mornie alantie
A promise lives within you now
(The orchestral music speeds up into a pop beat. The Fellowship move off stage as Eiko walks on,
and Dagger announces, "Next we have our littlest girl to sing 'Crush'. I'd like you to join me in
welcoming… EIKO CAROL!"
Dagger then moves off stage and Eiko steps up to the mic to sing.)
Eiko:
You know, I'm the one that you can talk to
Sometimes you tell me things that I don't wanna know
I just wanna hold you
("Oh no," groans Zidane, watching from offstage. "This isn't another of those 'help me cos I'm in
love with Zidane and can't help myself' songs, is it?"
"Yes, it is," says Fire Angel firmly. "And you'll die if you try anything.")
Eiko:
You say exactly how you feel about her
I wonder could you ever think of me that way
I've got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that I do
(Suddenly Zidane can't handle this constant confirmation of Eiko's feelings, and for the sake of
old times, he runs out and smashes a guitar into the stage. SMASH. Fire Angel quickly scribbles
on paper, and HSAMS, the smash is reversed as if it had never happened.
"I don't feel the way you do!" he roars at Eiko, once again holding the guitar above his head. "I
never will! Just bloody well get over it!"
SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS. SMASH. HSAMS.
"Would you STOP it, Fire Angel?!" SMASH.
"No! YOU stop it, Zidane!" HSAMS. "Just let Eiko finish her song!"
"Please," says Dagger quietly. She looks at the younger girl, who is crying. "There're only three
more lines. Let's let her finish it.")
Eiko:
I get a rush when I'm with you
Oooh I've got a crush on you, a crush on you
I've got a crush
(The pop beat fades into a romantic song, and Eiko runs off stage, crying, not to introduce the
next person. Steiner steps out, and Fire Angel screams, "NO! DON'T LET THE S.O.B. SING! GET HIM
OFF!"
Steiner opens his mouth and starts to sing, but Satan's Angel mutes the volume and within seconds
Fire Angel has conjured a huge candy cane to snag Steiner off of the stage.
Over the speakers Chibi Angel says, "To sing 'Serious' and 'Switch', I'd like to welcome our next
three singers, Vivi Ornitier, Blank and Salamander Coral!"
The three characters walk out on stage as a spacey noise sounds. There is suddenly silence. Vivi
grabs a mic to sing along with non-existent music.)
Vivi:
Now we've been waiting for so long
Give me a chance to get it through
You are the flavour to my song
That's why I wanna be, wanna be with you
(A pop beat starts and Salamander and Blank grab their mics, beginning to rap.)
Blank:
Stop, clear the stage so we can get busy
Salamander:
And open up your mind while I hit you with the nitty gritty
("Really," giggles Vivi, and the music stops. "You say the silliest things, Salamander."
"Yeah," Blank agrees. "First it was… ya idiot."
"Ya loser," says Vivi.
The two guys, along with the audience, Fire Angel, Satan's Angel, Chibi Angel, the Fellowship,
Seifer and all the other game and anime characters chorus, "Ya microphone abuser."
Salamander frowns. "So?"
"And now it's…" Vivi begins, and everyone yells, "NITTY GRITTY!" and follows their comment by
engulfing themselves in an explosion of laughter.
"SHUT UP OR WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BREAK!" Fire Angel eventually roars, and the
laughing subsides.)
Blank:
We came to rhyme, we came to get down
Salamander:
Yo when we rock the mike we bring the funk into your town
Blank:
So I drop a rhyme on the mike while it's mine
Salamander:
Then you gotta pass it on while I rock you with a line
Blank & Salamander:
As we hip, we hop, we're getting others on the run
Flicking switches on the bottom of the mike cos we're done
Vivi:
Rock rock rock rock the beat, rock rock rock rock the beat
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(Japanese-like music begins and Rei's Grandpa from Sailor Moon suddenly pops up.)
Grandpa:
Rock it like this!
(Fire Angel points and he disappears in an explosion of stone and fire.)
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(A funk beat begins.)
Blank:
Get down, clap your hands!
Salamander:
Just clap your hands to this! Just clap your hands to the beat, ne.
Vivi, Blank & Salamander:
SWITCH!
(The music changes again into a funk-pop tune. Freija, Beatrix and Mikoto step onto the stage and
Vivi yells, "Next, to sing 'Get the Party Started' we have Freija Crescent…"
"Beatrix…" says Blank.
"And Mikoto!" Salamander announces. "Give it up, ladies and gentlemen!"
The three guys jog off stage as the girls prepare to sing…)
Freija:
Get this party started on a Saturday night
Beatrix:
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive
Mikoto:
Sending out the message to all of my friends
Freija:
We'll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
Beatrix:
I got lots of style with my gold diamond rings
Mikoto:
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
(Salamander steps onto the stage, a wicked grin on his face.
"Go for… err… miles?" he asks, baring his teeth at the innocent-looking Genome. Suddenly she
doesn't look as innocent as she steps forward, gesturing for him to come closer. He does, and she
leans up to kiss him.
At the last moment she suddenly yells, "The CAR can go for miles, you nincompoop! Get offa this
stage RIGHT NOW otherwise we're threatened with a commercial break!"
"YEAH, SALAMANDER AND THAT MEANS RIGHT NOW!" Fire Angel roars from off stage. After a second she
mutters, "Oh no. The TV executive guy… he's saying… DAMN! We have to cut to a commercial break…
SATAN'S ANGEL, dear! Please cut to…"
CUT.)
Satan's Angel *voice only*:
…And now a word from our sponsors…
(Fire Angel appears, lounging on a beach chair at a beautiful island resort. The aqua sea
glimmers in the sunset behind her. She smiles at the camera.)
Fire Angel:
Well, of course I'm going to be the sponsor for this show! Well, in fact I'm actually NOT, I'm
just here to represent the sponsor… Tenshi Incorporated, the company I work for (and the company
all of the cool angels work for… unlike those bitches who were Charlie's Angels…). Anyway, Tenshi
TV will very soon be broadcasting some new shows, and today we're going to give you a sneak
preview of one of them.
(Satan's Angel appears, strolling up behind the chair that Fire Angel is sitting on. She leans on
the top of it, the sunset turning her into a silhouette.)
Satan's Angel:
Okay, I know what you're thinking.
Fire Angel:
You're wondering just how good this show really is.
Satan's Angel:
Well, we'll admit that the shows currently in production aren't necessarily the top-notch
programs that Tenshi Inc.'s most talented authors/directors can produce…
Fire Angel:
But some of Tenshi Inc.'s young beginners are developing their skills really quickly and we
believe that they'll be up to the standard of… well, Satan's Angel and myself… in no time.
Anyway, the point is… you judge. But remember… a lot of these shows are written, produced and
directed by beginners. Keep that in mind while you watch the preview, and think of the growing
talent that lies in the people that created this show.
Satan's Angel:
So, minna…
Fire Angel & Satan's Angel:
Welcome to the ever-growing world of Tenshi TV.
(The screen fades black, and a scene appears. FF8's Rinoa Heartilly is hunched over almost
double, staggering along a city street. It is night, raining, and Rinoa is hugely fat and wearing
a dress that looks more like a smock.)
Announcer:
Squartz Entertainment…
(Lightning flashes. Rinoa collapses.)
Announcer:
In conjunction with Capcom Pictures, Konami Productions…
(Metal Gear Solid 2's Raiden runs onto the scene and throws his arms around the almost
unconscious Rinoa.)
Announcer:
…and Tenshi Incorporated, proudly presents…
(Raiden helps Rinoa up. In another flash of lightning, a vision appears, of a blindfolded man
with rotting skin [Resident Evil 4's Nosferatu]. He roars.)
Announcer:
Breasts and Buttocks… THE soap opera of the year.
Rinoa:
Raiden, please, you have to get me to the hospital. Nosferatu is after my baby again.
Raiden:
You're pregnant? I just thought you'd put on weight.
Rinoa:
Put on weight?! You insolent bastard!
Raiden:
C'mon sweetheart, I was only joking. I'll get you to the hospital. *speaking to Nosferatu over
the Codec* She's yours now, mate. I'll tell her I'm gonna get my car and then you can jump her
while I'm gone. Got it?
Nosferatu:
RAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!
Raiden:
Rinoa, I'll be back, I'm just going to get my car.
Rinoa:
But… but Raiden, you don't even drive a car! Raiden, where are you… no! Raiden, help! Nosferatu
is here! Please! RAAIIIIIDEEEEENNNN!!!!!
Announcer:
Coming soon to Tenshi TV… Breasts and Buttocks. Directed by Atrocious Angel.
(The scene fades out and cuts back to Fire Angel and Satan's Angel. Now they are both sitting on
chairs, surrounded by bare-chested men [AN: mainly video game characters, but that is BESIDE the
point], looking a little frustrated.)
Fire Angel:
Okay, you know what? That was bad.
Satan's Angel:
Really bad. I didn't even know Atrocious was a director.
Fire Angel:
Well he's fired now.
Satan's Angel:
It was bad, REALLY bad.
Fire Angel:
ATROCIOUS!
(Atrocious walks in, smirking.)
Atrocious Angel:
So girls… what did you think of my show?
Satan's Angel:
It was WONDERFUL, Atrocious!
Atrocious Angel:
*beams* That's great. I knew you'd like it! I was a little annoyed when you made me change the
name… I mean, 'Tits and Asses' sounded so much cooler, but I guess you had to change it, what
with the time-slot it'll be on… so, what was your favourite part? I personally liked the bit
where…
Fire Angel:
She was being sarcastic.
Satan's Angel:
You're crap.
Fire Angel:
You're also fired.
(Atrocious walks off, hanging his head.)
Satan's Angel:
Well, the aim of this commercial, my dearest most darlingest minna, has changed. The program that
you just saw is the type of CRAP that Tenshi Inc. swear not to produce. And you have it from us…
because we're the CEOs! So… from us at Tenshi Inc.…
(Fire Angel and Satan's Angel pull cute anime-like expressions.)
Fire Angel & Satan's Angel:
See ya round, meatball heads!
Fire Angel:
Steve, pour me a glass of wine.
(Steve does so. The scene fades out. CUT.
"…a commercial… Satan's Angel, dear… you know you could let me finish yelling before you cut."
"Sorry Fire Angel."
"Right. Let's keep this show on the road. 1, 2, 3, hit it!"
The audience turn back in anticipation and the music continues.)
Freija:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Beatrix:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
I'm coming up, I'm coming
Mikoto:
I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started
Freija:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Beatrix:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Mikoto:
Get this party started
Get this party started
Freija, Beatrix & Mikoto:
Right now
Right now
Right now
Get this party started
On a Saturday night
(The girls walk off stage and Fire Angel comes back on as the music fades.
"Okay guys, it's time for the final curtain!" she tells the audience. "Let's welcome once more to
the stage… to sing a song that you surely all know… the cast of Final Fantasy IX… for the very…"
She sniffles again and suddenly runs off bawling. The tune of 'Melodies of Life' begins and
Dagger walks out onto the stage, wearing her princess gown. She steps forward and smiles
tentatively at the audience.)
Dagger:
Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain
Melodies of life - love's lost refrain
(Eiko comes out, wearing a dress that is similar to Dagger's but somewhat smaller. She is
followed by Beatrix, Mikoto, Ruby and Freija. The first three girls are wearing simple-cut white
silk dresses, while Freija is wearing a white silk shirt and white silk slacks. They gather
around Dagger in a small group and continue the song.)
Beatrix & Mikoto:
Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just
Girls:
Why
Beatrix & Dagger:
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said good-
Girls:
-bye
Beatrix:
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud til they unfold
Mikoto & Ruby:
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me
Mikoto, Dagger & Ruby:
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call… (Freija: Call)
Mikoto:
…out my name (Freija: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Ruby & Beatrix:
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Eiko & Dagger:
Adding up the layers of
Girls:
Harmony
Eiko & Dagger:
And so it goes on and on (Freija: So it goes, on and on)
Ruby:
Melodies of life (Freija: Of life)
To the sky beyond the flying birds (Freija: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Forever and beyond
(During the instrumental, Zidane, Steiner, Vivi, Blank, Salamander and Quina walk onto the stage
[or in some cases, waddle] and take their places around the girls, who are beginning to sob.
Satan's Angel quickly lowers the volume on Steiner's mic, so that while he may sing, he can't be
heard.)
Vivi:
So far and away, see the bird as it flies by
Zidane & Dagger:
Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky
*Steiner* & Beatrix:
I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings
(Steiner looks a little perplexed and yells the next line, even though he's not even meant to
sing it. Luckily for the sensitive ears of the audience, he still cannot be heard and begins to
look a little angry.)
*Steiner*, Salamander & Mikoto:
Leave them now, and see what tomorrow brings
Blank & Ruby:
In your dearest memories…
Quina & Eiko:
…do you remember loving me?
Dagger & Beatrix:
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me…
Dagger:
…behind?
*Steiner* & Beatrix:
A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Zidane & Dagger:
Adding up the layers of
Boys & Girls:
Harmony
Vivi, Quina & Eiko:
And so it goes on and on
Blank & Ruby:
Melodies of life
Dagger:
To the sky beyond the flying birds (Beatrix: Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Forever and on
(As the music moves in to the next chorus, the FFIX characters assemble like a choir at the back
of the stage [except for Dagger, who stays centre-stage], as Fire Angel, Satan's Angel and Chibi
Angel appear in the centre of the stage.)
Fire Angel:
If I should leave this lonely world behind
Fire Angel, Satan's Angel, Chibi Angel & Dagger:
Your voice will still remember our melody (Choir: Ah, ah, ah)
Fire Angel & Dagger:
Now I know we'll carry on
Satan's Angel & Chibi Angel:
Melodies of life
Fire Angel:
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts (Choir: In our hearts)
Dagger:
If I should leave this lonely world behind
Your voice will still remember our melody (Choir: Layers of harmony)
Fire Angel & Dagger:
Now I know we'll carry on (Choir: I know we'll carry on)
Satan's Angel & Chibi Angel:
Melodies of life (Choir: Of life)
Dagger:
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts (Choir: beyond the flying birds)
Whole Cast:
Forever
And
Beyond
(The music dissolves into Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - a surprise encore for the fans! The whole
cast [now including Seifer, the Fellowship and the anime and game characters that handed out
tissues, and unfortunately, Atrocious] crowds onto the stage as Zidane steps forward.)
Zidane:
Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Dagger:
Mama, life had just begun
And now I've gone and thrown it all away
Fire Angel:
Mama, ooh
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on
Cos nothing really matters
Satan's Angel:
Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Eiko:
Goodbye, everybody
We're going now
Gotta leave you all behind
The show is ending
Beatrix:
Mama, ooh
I don't wanna die
And sometimes wish I'd never been born at all, yeah
(Conveniently skipping the parts of the song that sound like an opera choir practising for a show
about an orphan boy who's done something stupid and now everyone hates him, the group jump into
the rockier part of the song.)
Salamander:
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME AND SPIT IN MY EYE?!
(He yelps as Zidane actually does. They then chase each other around on stage, slashing each
other with their respective weapons, while the group continues to sing.)
Eiko:
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOVE ME AND LEAVE ME TO DIE?!
(No one does, and Eiko thankfully continues.)
Eiko:
WOAH, YEAH!
JUST TIME TO GET OUT, IT'S TIME TO GET RIGHT OUT OF HERE!
Cast:
Just time to get out, it's time to get right out of here
(Once again the music fades to a soft piano piece and Zidane and Seifer take it in turns to sing,
Zidane still ducking hits from Salamander's knuckles.)
Seifer:
Nothing really matters
Zidane:
Anyone can see
Seifer:
Nothing really matters
Zidane:
To me
(Dagger finishes it, with…)
Dagger:
Any way the wind blows
(The audience burst into applause as the curtain goes down… then up… then down… then up… then
down… then up… then down… then up… then down… up down up down up down up down up down up down up
down up down updownupdownupdownupdownupdown…
"STOP IT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ATROCIOUS!" Fire Angel roars.
Down.
"Thankyou."
Up.
The cast take a final bow.)
Cast:
Any way the wind blows
(The cast walk off stage, except for Fire Angel. Seifer is by her side [AN: in case she needs any
more tissues… yeah, that's why].)
Fire Angel:
Thankyou for your time and patience, minna. The end. Or… as Resident Evil 3 would say… you have
been annihilated.
(Down.
Over. And Out.)