Part 19
"Oh well," Judas sits down next to Jesus. "This show seems to be promising;
Revolutionary ideas, love, jeaulousy, betrayal, violence, murder, suicide,
a touch of divinity, good theatre-stuff." He leans towards Jesus his eyes
sparkling mischiouvisly. "A golden haired hero and an enigmatic dark
antagonist. I wonder who`s gonna get the girl?"
Jesus turns his head to Judas and flashes angrily at him, his lips are no
more than a thin line. Judas` smile broadens, he raises his hands. "I only
wanna know." He looks over to Olivia who`s still standing in front of Jesus
hesitating to make a move . "Come here, Olivia." Judas points at the place
beside him, and when she doesn`t move, he reaches for her and pulls her
down beside him. "Relax. I won`t hurt him. I`ll be kind. I promise." He
clasps his hands and puts it on his lap smirking at her. "Let`s just enjoy
the scene."
"Judas, will you please be quiet now. I need to concentrate." Luzi`s voice holds a slight impatient touch. "Sorry, I won`t disturb you anymore." Jesus snorts. "Ha!" Judas raises one eyebrow: "Ha? Is that a word?" "You could never be quiet, even if you life depended on it." "You tell me this?" Judas laughs lowly. "You who could never keep your mouth shut and had to tell everyone you`re the son of god and furthermore that you`re the king of the world. Gosh, you even kept on talking while you were hanging at a cross." "That was mean!" Jesus pouts, folds his arms and looks demonstratively into Annas` and Luzi`s direction.
"Luzi, come here and let`s begin." Annas demands an urgent tone in his voice. "Yes, yes,in a moment." Luzi replies absentminded, while she keeps on staring at Olivia who has moved closer to Judas.
GOOD LUZIFER THE COUNCIL WAITS FOR YOU THE PARISEE AND PRIEST IS HERE FOR YOU. Finally Luzi turns round and walks towards Annas. AH GENTLEMAN YOU KNOW WHY WE ARE HERE WE`VE NOT MUCH TIME AND QUITE A PROBLEM HERE She swings round quickly just to see out of the corner of her eye how Olivia pulls back her hand that has touched Judas` a moment ago. Olivia smiles embarassed at Luzi, not able to dodge her glaring gaze.
Suddenly Simon emerges from behind, his blue eyes gleaming enthusiastic. Peter and Jacobus follow him slowly, with a bit less enthusiasm and a bit more boredom showing in their eyes. HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR Then the chorus fades away, cause one voice suddenly stops singing. Peter and Simon turn their heads to Jacobus, who stands there frowning and lost in his thoughts. "What`s wrong Jacobus?" Simon asks impatiently. "Did you forget your text?" Jacobus lifts his head and looks at Simon, as if he saw him for the first time. "No, no. Just what does Hosanna mean?" Peter shrugs his shoulders and Simon stares unbelievingly at Jacobus, his eyes having some resemplance with blazing blue saucers. "Who cares? It`s just a word for God`s sake!" "I wanna know what it means, it must have a meaning." Jacobus insists on going into linguistic researchs. "Please, just sing." Peter sais. "But...."Jacobus starts and is interrupted by Luzi, who stops before him literally fuming with anger. "Will you now please keep on singing! I won`t let you spoil my first theatre experience." She hisses at him.
LISTEN TO THAT HOWLING MOB OF BLOCKHEADS IN THE STREETS: A TRICK OR TWO WITH LEPERS AND THE WHOLE TOWN`S ON IST FEET Annas cool wry voice is a clear contrast to Luzi`s passions-filled voice, and it doesnt fail to get her attention, for she`s turning to him immediately, watching him as he slowly strides across the stage and points a long slim pale finger on Jesus. HE IS DANGEROUS!
Silence grows and is there a few moments too long, before the chorus remembers their complicated text. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Annas keeps his pale eyes fixed on Jesus who squirms under his cold stare. HE IS DANGEROUS Then he breaks the eye contact and literally penetrates the air with a x- ray-like-look. THAT MAN IS IN TOWN RIGHT NOW TO WHIP UP SOME SUPPORT A RABBLEROUSING MISSION THAT I THINK WE MUST ABORT HE IS DANGEROUS
And this time the chorus gets his hintro. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
HE IS DANGEROUS Annas hurries towards Luzi, his coat flowing behind him. LOOK THEY`RE OUTSIDE OUR YARD QUICK GO CALL THE ROMAN GUARD
Luzi raises her hands to stop his singing, but doesn`t turn away her eyes from the three people sitting on the stairs a few meters before her. WAIT! WE NEED A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM
A sly smile crawls across Anna`s pale face. He sneaks towards Jesus and smirks mockingly down on him. WHAT THEN TO DO ABOUT JESUS OF NAZARETH? MIRACLE WONDERMAN Jesus looks up and looks like he wants to reply something, but is stopped by Annas continuing to sing. MIRACLE WONDER MAN HERO OF FOOLS?
Then he steps back. NO RIOTS NO ARMY NO FIGHTING NO SLOGANS He looks -not accidentally - at Simon, who starts to scrape with his feet. INFANTILE SERMONS THE MULTITUDE RULES Simon`s carotid protudes and his spikey hair straightens up aggressively. Seeing Annas sardonic sneer his muscles tense, he inhales his breath sharply and suddenly Peter and Jacobus step beside him holding on to his arms. Simon turns his head to Peter and stares at him angrily, but Peter only shakes his head and tightens his grip.
Annas revelling in this hardly surpressed rage steps closer, his pale blue eyes glide through Simon`s beaming blue. WE DARE NOT LEAVE HIM TO HIS OWN DEVICES. HIS HALF WITTED FANS WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL. He slowly turns around and starts walking slowly across stage, when suddenly Simon tears himself free from Peter`s and Jacobus grip, hurries behind Annas, grips his arm and swings him round causing Annas to deepen his sneer. BUT HOW CAN YOU STOP HIM HIS GLAMOUR INCREASES BY LEAPS EVERY MINUTE He points back to Jesus. HE`S TOP OF THE POLL Annas shrugs indifferently and turns his back on Simon, whopositionds himself behind a column, pulling out of his pocket the knife from before and caressing it`s sharp blade, throwing dark looks at Annas back. He slowly raises his arm, aims at the priest, sees the disapproving glance Jesus is shooting him and lets his arm sink down again. He hurries over to Jesus, kneels down and looks up at his former messiah out of pleading blue eyes. "Please, Jesus," he whispers. "You didn`t let me fight for you back in Jerusalem, please let me stop him now at least." But Jesus slowly shakes his head. "Didn`t you learn nothing from me, Simon?" He asks sadly. "Hate only leads to more hate, fighting leads to killing." "But sometimes it`s necessary to fight." Simon insists stubbornly, and when Jesus shakes his head again, he jumps up and hurries away, leaning against a wall, his eyes folded and a big frown on his forehead.
In the meantime Annas approaches Luzi, who watches the three figures sitting side by side on the stage. While Judas lets his gazes with knitted eyebrows at Simon and then at Jesus back again, obviously turning over some unpleasant thoughts on his mind, Olivia watches him, looking closely at the silhouette of his face. Suddenly Judas realizes that he`s watched and turns his head round. A light red flushes over Olivia`s cheek and she tries to turn her head away, but Judas cups her chin and forces her to keep on looking at him, his dark eyes holding a warm gleam. Suddenly the silence of her soul is torn apart, ripped away like a warm cover that kept her in comforting oblivion, and a spark of memory, sharp and stinging, pierces through her body, tearing open a door to long forgotten events. The colour retreats from her face and her widened eyes stare unbelievingly into the dark abyss of those eyes that have been haunting her for so long, as her midn stares into the glaring light trying to tell the shadows from the light. "What`s wrong? Olivia, what`s wrong with you?" Judas` voice finally pierces through to her and the door of her mind shuts with a crack, leaving her outside, kept apart from truth. Slowly she begins to see contours again and as the colour returns to her face, the world gets back it`s depth.
I SEE BAD THINGS ARISING Luzi`s eyes, glowing with infernal blaze, burn into Olivia`s brain, before she turns to Annas again, her low hoarse voice shivering slightly. THE CROWD CROWN HIM KING WHICH THE ROMANS WOULD BAN She stares at Annas, her eyes flickering almost inperceivable, and he touches her hand just shortly. I SEE BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION OUR ELIMINATION BECAUSE OF ONE MAN She swings round and glares at the little group, but her eyes don`t search for Jesus` blue; they hurl black fireballs at a pair of sparkling brown eyes, when she coninues quietly. BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF ONE MAN Annas touches her shoulder lightly and makes her turn around to him. His pale eyes gliding through her flaming black, obviously trying to give her some cooling. WHAT THEN TO DO ABOUT THIS JESUS_MANIA? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THEIR CARPENTER KING? His thin lips curl into a contemptuous smile. WHERE DO WE START WITH A MAN WHO IS BIGGER THAN JOHN WAS WHEN JOHN DID HIS BAPTISM THING? Luzi violently tears herself apart from him, and sends him flying down on the floor. She looks down at him, her eyes throwing lightenings, her voice grumbling like thunder. FOOL YOU HAVE NO PERCEPTION THE STAKES WE ARE GAMBLING ARE FRIGHTENING HIGH She throws a short gaze at Olivia. WE MUST CRUSH HER:::::HIM COMPLETELY SO LIKE JOHN BEFORE HIM THIS JESUS MUST DIE She turns to Annas, who has stood up again. FOR THE SAKE OF THE NATION THIS JESUS MUST DIE Annas smirks mockingly. MUST DIE MUST DIE
He looks over shortly to Jesus, then his gaze wanders off to Judas; his eyes shine like steel. THIS JESUS MUST DIE.
"Judas, will you please be quiet now. I need to concentrate." Luzi`s voice holds a slight impatient touch. "Sorry, I won`t disturb you anymore." Jesus snorts. "Ha!" Judas raises one eyebrow: "Ha? Is that a word?" "You could never be quiet, even if you life depended on it." "You tell me this?" Judas laughs lowly. "You who could never keep your mouth shut and had to tell everyone you`re the son of god and furthermore that you`re the king of the world. Gosh, you even kept on talking while you were hanging at a cross." "That was mean!" Jesus pouts, folds his arms and looks demonstratively into Annas` and Luzi`s direction.
"Luzi, come here and let`s begin." Annas demands an urgent tone in his voice. "Yes, yes,in a moment." Luzi replies absentminded, while she keeps on staring at Olivia who has moved closer to Judas.
GOOD LUZIFER THE COUNCIL WAITS FOR YOU THE PARISEE AND PRIEST IS HERE FOR YOU. Finally Luzi turns round and walks towards Annas. AH GENTLEMAN YOU KNOW WHY WE ARE HERE WE`VE NOT MUCH TIME AND QUITE A PROBLEM HERE She swings round quickly just to see out of the corner of her eye how Olivia pulls back her hand that has touched Judas` a moment ago. Olivia smiles embarassed at Luzi, not able to dodge her glaring gaze.
Suddenly Simon emerges from behind, his blue eyes gleaming enthusiastic. Peter and Jacobus follow him slowly, with a bit less enthusiasm and a bit more boredom showing in their eyes. HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR HOSANNA SUPERSTAR Then the chorus fades away, cause one voice suddenly stops singing. Peter and Simon turn their heads to Jacobus, who stands there frowning and lost in his thoughts. "What`s wrong Jacobus?" Simon asks impatiently. "Did you forget your text?" Jacobus lifts his head and looks at Simon, as if he saw him for the first time. "No, no. Just what does Hosanna mean?" Peter shrugs his shoulders and Simon stares unbelievingly at Jacobus, his eyes having some resemplance with blazing blue saucers. "Who cares? It`s just a word for God`s sake!" "I wanna know what it means, it must have a meaning." Jacobus insists on going into linguistic researchs. "Please, just sing." Peter sais. "But...."Jacobus starts and is interrupted by Luzi, who stops before him literally fuming with anger. "Will you now please keep on singing! I won`t let you spoil my first theatre experience." She hisses at him.
LISTEN TO THAT HOWLING MOB OF BLOCKHEADS IN THE STREETS: A TRICK OR TWO WITH LEPERS AND THE WHOLE TOWN`S ON IST FEET Annas cool wry voice is a clear contrast to Luzi`s passions-filled voice, and it doesnt fail to get her attention, for she`s turning to him immediately, watching him as he slowly strides across the stage and points a long slim pale finger on Jesus. HE IS DANGEROUS!
Silence grows and is there a few moments too long, before the chorus remembers their complicated text. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Annas keeps his pale eyes fixed on Jesus who squirms under his cold stare. HE IS DANGEROUS Then he breaks the eye contact and literally penetrates the air with a x- ray-like-look. THAT MAN IS IN TOWN RIGHT NOW TO WHIP UP SOME SUPPORT A RABBLEROUSING MISSION THAT I THINK WE MUST ABORT HE IS DANGEROUS
And this time the chorus gets his hintro. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
HE IS DANGEROUS Annas hurries towards Luzi, his coat flowing behind him. LOOK THEY`RE OUTSIDE OUR YARD QUICK GO CALL THE ROMAN GUARD
Luzi raises her hands to stop his singing, but doesn`t turn away her eyes from the three people sitting on the stairs a few meters before her. WAIT! WE NEED A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM
A sly smile crawls across Anna`s pale face. He sneaks towards Jesus and smirks mockingly down on him. WHAT THEN TO DO ABOUT JESUS OF NAZARETH? MIRACLE WONDERMAN Jesus looks up and looks like he wants to reply something, but is stopped by Annas continuing to sing. MIRACLE WONDER MAN HERO OF FOOLS?
Then he steps back. NO RIOTS NO ARMY NO FIGHTING NO SLOGANS He looks -not accidentally - at Simon, who starts to scrape with his feet. INFANTILE SERMONS THE MULTITUDE RULES Simon`s carotid protudes and his spikey hair straightens up aggressively. Seeing Annas sardonic sneer his muscles tense, he inhales his breath sharply and suddenly Peter and Jacobus step beside him holding on to his arms. Simon turns his head to Peter and stares at him angrily, but Peter only shakes his head and tightens his grip.
Annas revelling in this hardly surpressed rage steps closer, his pale blue eyes glide through Simon`s beaming blue. WE DARE NOT LEAVE HIM TO HIS OWN DEVICES. HIS HALF WITTED FANS WILL GET OUT OF CONTROL. He slowly turns around and starts walking slowly across stage, when suddenly Simon tears himself free from Peter`s and Jacobus grip, hurries behind Annas, grips his arm and swings him round causing Annas to deepen his sneer. BUT HOW CAN YOU STOP HIM HIS GLAMOUR INCREASES BY LEAPS EVERY MINUTE He points back to Jesus. HE`S TOP OF THE POLL Annas shrugs indifferently and turns his back on Simon, whopositionds himself behind a column, pulling out of his pocket the knife from before and caressing it`s sharp blade, throwing dark looks at Annas back. He slowly raises his arm, aims at the priest, sees the disapproving glance Jesus is shooting him and lets his arm sink down again. He hurries over to Jesus, kneels down and looks up at his former messiah out of pleading blue eyes. "Please, Jesus," he whispers. "You didn`t let me fight for you back in Jerusalem, please let me stop him now at least." But Jesus slowly shakes his head. "Didn`t you learn nothing from me, Simon?" He asks sadly. "Hate only leads to more hate, fighting leads to killing." "But sometimes it`s necessary to fight." Simon insists stubbornly, and when Jesus shakes his head again, he jumps up and hurries away, leaning against a wall, his eyes folded and a big frown on his forehead.
In the meantime Annas approaches Luzi, who watches the three figures sitting side by side on the stage. While Judas lets his gazes with knitted eyebrows at Simon and then at Jesus back again, obviously turning over some unpleasant thoughts on his mind, Olivia watches him, looking closely at the silhouette of his face. Suddenly Judas realizes that he`s watched and turns his head round. A light red flushes over Olivia`s cheek and she tries to turn her head away, but Judas cups her chin and forces her to keep on looking at him, his dark eyes holding a warm gleam. Suddenly the silence of her soul is torn apart, ripped away like a warm cover that kept her in comforting oblivion, and a spark of memory, sharp and stinging, pierces through her body, tearing open a door to long forgotten events. The colour retreats from her face and her widened eyes stare unbelievingly into the dark abyss of those eyes that have been haunting her for so long, as her midn stares into the glaring light trying to tell the shadows from the light. "What`s wrong? Olivia, what`s wrong with you?" Judas` voice finally pierces through to her and the door of her mind shuts with a crack, leaving her outside, kept apart from truth. Slowly she begins to see contours again and as the colour returns to her face, the world gets back it`s depth.
I SEE BAD THINGS ARISING Luzi`s eyes, glowing with infernal blaze, burn into Olivia`s brain, before she turns to Annas again, her low hoarse voice shivering slightly. THE CROWD CROWN HIM KING WHICH THE ROMANS WOULD BAN She stares at Annas, her eyes flickering almost inperceivable, and he touches her hand just shortly. I SEE BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION OUR ELIMINATION BECAUSE OF ONE MAN She swings round and glares at the little group, but her eyes don`t search for Jesus` blue; they hurl black fireballs at a pair of sparkling brown eyes, when she coninues quietly. BLOOD AND DESTRUCTION BECAUSE OF ONE MAN Annas touches her shoulder lightly and makes her turn around to him. His pale eyes gliding through her flaming black, obviously trying to give her some cooling. WHAT THEN TO DO ABOUT THIS JESUS_MANIA? HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THEIR CARPENTER KING? His thin lips curl into a contemptuous smile. WHERE DO WE START WITH A MAN WHO IS BIGGER THAN JOHN WAS WHEN JOHN DID HIS BAPTISM THING? Luzi violently tears herself apart from him, and sends him flying down on the floor. She looks down at him, her eyes throwing lightenings, her voice grumbling like thunder. FOOL YOU HAVE NO PERCEPTION THE STAKES WE ARE GAMBLING ARE FRIGHTENING HIGH She throws a short gaze at Olivia. WE MUST CRUSH HER:::::HIM COMPLETELY SO LIKE JOHN BEFORE HIM THIS JESUS MUST DIE She turns to Annas, who has stood up again. FOR THE SAKE OF THE NATION THIS JESUS MUST DIE Annas smirks mockingly. MUST DIE MUST DIE
He looks over shortly to Jesus, then his gaze wanders off to Judas; his eyes shine like steel. THIS JESUS MUST DIE.