Chapter 2
A gong rings out. God appears trying to be an old man, a baby and a burning bush at the same time. Finally he comes to an agreement with himself and stays a man, about 50 years old, with glasses, but without beard. He starts speaking with resounding voice. "MY CHILDREN!"
Simon groans: "Oh boy, could you please lower the volume?"
God clears his throat. "My children." He looks questioning around. Peter nods. "That`s better."
"The time has come once more..." God continues, but inerrupts himself, when he notices Jesus whispering with Jacobus.
"Do you have anything to say, my son?" God asks friendly.
Jesus shrugs. "Let`s make it short, okay? You want a gala performance, and we are here."
God takes a closer look at his son and suddenly frowns. "Jesus! What is this in your ear? An earring? Take it away!" he sais in strict tone.
Jesus sighs. "It`s just jewellery, dad!"
God stays intransigent. "No, I overlooked this slip with you know who...." He quickly turns around, pointing his finger at Judas, and bursts out: "Stop grinning, Judas!" Judas tries desperately to get serious again, but his eyes sparkle with amusement. God stares at him, then turns to Jesus again. "Get this earring out!" he demands, and Jesus obeyes reluctantly. God looks very content and a benevolent smile appears on his face again.
"So," he continues with softer voice. "where`s Mary?"
"I don`t know." Jesus shrugs. "Well, can I ask you something? Could we change the story a bit? Leave out the end maybe?"
"Leave out the end?" God stares at his favourite son, as if he had lost his mind.
"Yes." Jesus nods. "I don`t want to be crucified again. That hurts!"
God groans in frustration. "Please stop whimpering! Can`t you do me a little favour?"
Judas taps his feet impatiently. "Could we start now, please?"
A wide smirk appears on Simon`s face. "Devil`s darling wants to get to bed." Judas glares at him and if looks could kill and Simon wasn`t already dead, he would have suffered a very painful death now.
God looks strictly at Simon and Judas, obviously considering to say something, but then he only sighs and asks again. "Where`s Mary? Mary?"
Mary doesn`t appear. God calls again: "HS!" Nothing happens; not even the holy spirit appears. God`s face gets unhealthily red. "HS, IF YOU DON`T APPEAR IMMEDIATELY,..."
A smoke cloud materializes and turns out to be a chains-smoking holy spirit. God frowns disapprovingly. "Didn`t you say you wanted to stop smoking? However, where`s Mary?"
The holy spirit puts out the cigarettes and pretends to be unknowing. "Mary?" he echoes.
"Yes, Mary," Judas throws in. "you know, this woman who always chased Jesus with her ointments and massages, keeping him away from doing his job."
"Ah come on." Jesus defends her. "She wasn`t that bad. And I had a really supple skin then."
"Yeah," Judas smirks condescending. "like a baby."
Jesus looks arrowheads at him and opens his mouth to give an appropriate answer, but God makes an imperious gesture. "Stop arguing!" he demands. "Immediately!" he adds strictly, when he sees Jesus open up his mouth again. Then he turns to the holy spirit again,w ho tries to hide behind Peter. "HS! Where is Mary?" he asks annoyed.
The holy spirit squirms in embarrassment. "Ah boss, well, there has been made a mistake."
God stares unbelievingly at the shimmering silhouette. "A mistake?"
The holy spirit sighs. "Someone sent her down to earth again."
Thunderclouds appear on the divine forehead and God`s eyes throw lightenings at the holy spirit, who can dodge them in the nick of time.
"DID`NT I SAY IT CLEARLY?" God`s voice thunders and the human will surely have to complain about yet another thunderstorm down on earth.
"ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS STORY DON`T NEED TO LIVE ANOTHER LIFE. THEY ARE REDEEMED!"
"More or less." Simon dares to whisper, but quickly gets silent, when God shoots a warning look into his direction.
Judas stamps his foot into the ground. "Shit!" he bursts out almost as angry as God himself. "Do we really need her? I mean JC will be curcified without her, won`t he?"
"I don`t want to be crucified again." Jesus sais with whining voice. "Can`t we talk about it?"
God ignores him and turns to Judas. "She`s the only woman in the group after all." He sighs. "And you know Luzi can get very furiated, if she suspects us neglecting the female sex."
Judas smirks. "Well, I`m sure I`d find a way to calm her." He sais quietly.
"So," God tells the holy spirit. "Get Mary here!"
The holy spirit widens his eyes. "But....!"
"I don`t care how you do it." God persists. "Just get her here!"
Within a second the h oly spirit dematerializes again and leaves a waiting group behind.
A gong rings out. God appears trying to be an old man, a baby and a burning bush at the same time. Finally he comes to an agreement with himself and stays a man, about 50 years old, with glasses, but without beard. He starts speaking with resounding voice. "MY CHILDREN!"
Simon groans: "Oh boy, could you please lower the volume?"
God clears his throat. "My children." He looks questioning around. Peter nods. "That`s better."
"The time has come once more..." God continues, but inerrupts himself, when he notices Jesus whispering with Jacobus.
"Do you have anything to say, my son?" God asks friendly.
Jesus shrugs. "Let`s make it short, okay? You want a gala performance, and we are here."
God takes a closer look at his son and suddenly frowns. "Jesus! What is this in your ear? An earring? Take it away!" he sais in strict tone.
Jesus sighs. "It`s just jewellery, dad!"
God stays intransigent. "No, I overlooked this slip with you know who...." He quickly turns around, pointing his finger at Judas, and bursts out: "Stop grinning, Judas!" Judas tries desperately to get serious again, but his eyes sparkle with amusement. God stares at him, then turns to Jesus again. "Get this earring out!" he demands, and Jesus obeyes reluctantly. God looks very content and a benevolent smile appears on his face again.
"So," he continues with softer voice. "where`s Mary?"
"I don`t know." Jesus shrugs. "Well, can I ask you something? Could we change the story a bit? Leave out the end maybe?"
"Leave out the end?" God stares at his favourite son, as if he had lost his mind.
"Yes." Jesus nods. "I don`t want to be crucified again. That hurts!"
God groans in frustration. "Please stop whimpering! Can`t you do me a little favour?"
Judas taps his feet impatiently. "Could we start now, please?"
A wide smirk appears on Simon`s face. "Devil`s darling wants to get to bed." Judas glares at him and if looks could kill and Simon wasn`t already dead, he would have suffered a very painful death now.
God looks strictly at Simon and Judas, obviously considering to say something, but then he only sighs and asks again. "Where`s Mary? Mary?"
Mary doesn`t appear. God calls again: "HS!" Nothing happens; not even the holy spirit appears. God`s face gets unhealthily red. "HS, IF YOU DON`T APPEAR IMMEDIATELY,..."
A smoke cloud materializes and turns out to be a chains-smoking holy spirit. God frowns disapprovingly. "Didn`t you say you wanted to stop smoking? However, where`s Mary?"
The holy spirit puts out the cigarettes and pretends to be unknowing. "Mary?" he echoes.
"Yes, Mary," Judas throws in. "you know, this woman who always chased Jesus with her ointments and massages, keeping him away from doing his job."
"Ah come on." Jesus defends her. "She wasn`t that bad. And I had a really supple skin then."
"Yeah," Judas smirks condescending. "like a baby."
Jesus looks arrowheads at him and opens his mouth to give an appropriate answer, but God makes an imperious gesture. "Stop arguing!" he demands. "Immediately!" he adds strictly, when he sees Jesus open up his mouth again. Then he turns to the holy spirit again,w ho tries to hide behind Peter. "HS! Where is Mary?" he asks annoyed.
The holy spirit squirms in embarrassment. "Ah boss, well, there has been made a mistake."
God stares unbelievingly at the shimmering silhouette. "A mistake?"
The holy spirit sighs. "Someone sent her down to earth again."
Thunderclouds appear on the divine forehead and God`s eyes throw lightenings at the holy spirit, who can dodge them in the nick of time.
"DID`NT I SAY IT CLEARLY?" God`s voice thunders and the human will surely have to complain about yet another thunderstorm down on earth.
"ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS STORY DON`T NEED TO LIVE ANOTHER LIFE. THEY ARE REDEEMED!"
"More or less." Simon dares to whisper, but quickly gets silent, when God shoots a warning look into his direction.
Judas stamps his foot into the ground. "Shit!" he bursts out almost as angry as God himself. "Do we really need her? I mean JC will be curcified without her, won`t he?"
"I don`t want to be crucified again." Jesus sais with whining voice. "Can`t we talk about it?"
God ignores him and turns to Judas. "She`s the only woman in the group after all." He sighs. "And you know Luzi can get very furiated, if she suspects us neglecting the female sex."
Judas smirks. "Well, I`m sure I`d find a way to calm her." He sais quietly.
"So," God tells the holy spirit. "Get Mary here!"
The holy spirit widens his eyes. "But....!"
"I don`t care how you do it." God persists. "Just get her here!"
Within a second the h oly spirit dematerializes again and leaves a waiting group behind.