TITLE: "Reprise"
AUTHOR: Doctor Strangelove (strangelove317@hotmail.com)
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: Mentions of Fred/Gunn and Angel/Cordelia.
SPOILERS: Up to the end of Season 6 for Buffy and Season 3 for Angel.
Takes place about a month after that.
FEEDBACK: I'd love it.
DISCLAIMER: Joss owns all the Buffy and Angel characters. I own
the songs they sing.
A/N: I'm back! After a month long hiatus (AKA writer's block) I have started up
writing this fic again. Sadly, I don't have as much access to a computer as I
used to, so there'll be a new part about once a week. Maybe more if I'm in a
really good mood. It'll probably be more because the last few songs have been
written already. I hope to have it finished before the end of the year. And then
at that time I'll start working on the sequel.
"Reprise"
Written by: Doctor Strangelove
EXT. A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE SWIRLING VORTEX
[We see a large blue and white swirling vortex. We slowly pan in to the center as it begins to solidify and take form. After a few seconds it recognizable as Cordelia, wearing a flowing white robe. A bittersweet tune begins to play, and she sings, her hair and the robe blowing around because of the vortex.]
CORDELIA
I was always lonely,
And so full of pain.
I was kind of homely,
And a little bit insane.
Everything sucked real bad,
I just hated my life.
I was just so sad,
Contemplated suicide.
My wardrobe was tacky sweaters,
In an awful shade of blue.
[Cordelia looks up with a smile and a look of hope on her face.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
But now things are better,
Everything's shiny and new.
I'm a higher being,
On a higher plane.
I'm a higher being,
Free of all my pain.
No more misery.
No more tears.
That's all history,
Goodbye fears!
'Cause I'm a higher being,
On a higher plane.
I'm a higher being,
And- God, this is so lame.
[The music ends abruptly and the vortex fades away to reveal a large black stage. Skip walks out from off screen.]
SKIP
Cordelia, what's going on here?
CORDELIA
This song! It's stupid! I mean, I loved my life before I became some higher being. This song makes it seem like everything was horrible. I'm not singing it.
SKIP
Come on, Cordelia, you know the Higher Powers require all the higher beings to perform in the big show. Now we only have a little over a month left before it the premiere, you've got to sing something!
CORDELIA
Fine, I will.
[A more upbeat melody starts up as Cordelia throws off the robe to reveal a shiny sequined dress with a knee high slit. We zoom in on her as she sings.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
Sure it's great up here,
Sure it's good enough.
There's all the shoe stores,
And all those hot tubs.
All of the casinos,
I love winning bets.
And those designer labels,
[We zoom out and see behind Cordelia, six shirtless muscular men.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
And I can't forget the Cordettes.
Here there's great weather,
And- what was my point again?
Something about people,
[One of the Cordettes whispers in her ear.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
Oh, right, I miss my friends.
I miss Fred and Gunn,
And, um, the other one.
Green guy with the horns.
What's his name. Oh, Lorne.
They were sweet and nice.
Even miss Wesley Wyndham Price.
[Cordy turns to a Cordette.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
You know what I'm talking 'bout?
Oh, have you been working out?
[Cordy and the Cordettes starts to dance/walk down a pair of stairs that seemingly appeared from no where.]
CORDETTES
She misses Lorne.
CORDELIA
Such a big heart.
CORDETTES
And she misses Fred.
CORDELIA
Ooh, she's so smart.
CORDETTES
Her boyfriend Gunn?
CORDELIA
Yeah, he's real tight.
CORDETTES
The teenager? Connor?
CORDELIA
Eh, he's all right.
CORDETTES
Wesley?
CORDELIA
Won't win friend of the year.
CORDETTES
Miss them so much,
Why are you here?
CORDELIA
Well all those visions I had,
Were more than I could handle.
But I don't want them now,
I only want-
[Cordelia's eyes go wide as she has a vision. She (and we) see Angel in the box sinking to the bottom of the ocean.]
CORDELIA [cont'd]
-Angel.
[The music stops as Cordelia gives off a bright white glow.]
END OF ACT ONE