Sorry it took so long. Do this really have readers anymore? *looks out into
empty audience* Awe come on; I updated as soon as I could.
Since there's a LOT of singing in this, ~this means singing~ (this means change in singer) and as always, "this means talking". I still don't remember all of the words to the songs so I'll try to do the best I can. Thanks for the reviews and on with the story!
Disclaimer: Yet again, I do not own Yugioh or Honk!
\\Yugi, looking out at the audience won't help your nervousness. It will actually make it worse.\\
Yugi stopped peaking around the curtain and closed his eyes to talk to his other. \How would you know Yami?\ he said nervously, \How many plays have you been in?\
Yami smiled. \\I've had to make several speeches in front of a crowd several times larger than this. I was the Pharaoh, remember?\\
\Why isn't this making me feel better?\ Yugi said, smiling.
"Hey Yug! Stop talkin' to Yami and come on!" Joey shouted, but as quietly as he could, so he wouldn't get in trouble. "Clemdog's makin' a speech!"
Yugi laughed as he started to walk towards the gathering crowd in the Green Room. After weeks of practicing this play, they had all become used to Mr. Clems. He was a funny guy and, in turn, everyone called him Clemdog. He didn't seem to mind.
They all stood in the Green Room as Clemdog stood on a chair to get over all of them. "Okay guys, we've been practicing for almost a month and a half now and it's finally opening night! Remember all of the practices we had, remember your FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, they're REALLY important, and remember to have fun!"
Everyone gave a small cheer and began to get in their places. Yugi waved bye to Joey, Tea, and Tristan as he walked with Seto, Violet, Ryou, the middle schoolers, and some others to the other side of the stage. He sat on the old couch that was backstage to watch and Mokuba plopped down next to him. Then came Vye and Rebecca as they sat down on the couch too. Mokuba's friend Mandy sat on the arm of the couch next to Rebecca, and Vye's friend Suey sat on the floor, leaning on their legs and his friend Idoe joined him. All of their parts weren't for a while so they might as well sit and enjoy the play from back stage.
Seto groaned as he stood by the entrance curtains as Clemdog started to introduce the play. He was the first one out, being Drake.
"Nervous?" Mokuba asked his brother, smiling.
Seto glared at him, but not as fiercely as he would have at anyone else. This only made Mokuba's grin widen.
"Don't be nervous Seto," Violet said, walking up behind the couch to lean on it, "You'll do fine." She smiled at him.
"Don't call me Seto," Seto said, but more from habit than from actual annoyance.
Violet smiled and leaned down as Clemdog was just about done talking. She whispered something to the people on the couch, and Mokuba and Yugi smiled evilly and the others just laughed.
"Got it guys?" Violet asked. Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, Vye, and Yugi nodded their heads. "1," she whispered, "2, 3!!!!!!!"
"GOOD LUCK DADDY!!!!!!!!!!" they all shouted.
Seto's eyes became huge, his face turning red in surprise and anger, but before he could do anything, Violet pushed him onstage as the music started and the curtain opened.
Everyone on that side laughed at the angry senior on stage. But Seto got on with his part.
"Great joke," Ryou whispered to Violet. He was standing by the curtain.
"Thanks." She blushed.
Yugi grinned at her. He knew why she loved to pick on Kaiba. She had accidentally let it slip to him, during one of the practices, the reason she was so happy that she got Ida was because she had a crush on Seto! Violet made Yugi swear not to tell anyone. He said, as a joke, only if she was nice to him. But she took him up on that deal!
"Serenity pulled a similar joke on Joey," Yugi said. They all laughed, remembering how Serenity talked her three freshmen friends, Iceli, Pesha, and Jo, to say "Hi Uncle Joey!" to Joey. He got so angry and confronted Tristan, thinking that he told them to do it! But before anything bad happened, Serenity confessed, laughing along with all of the surrounding people at the two boys faces!
Then they all turned their attention back to the play.
Seto was (get this) singing!
~It's a poultry tale, a folk down on the farm~
"Hey that's our cue!" Ryou said, "Bye guys!"
"Bye Ryou, bye Violet!" Yugi and the middle schoolers said.
Everyone else went out on stage.
"This has got to be the strangest song in the entire play," Vye whispered. Everyone on and around the couch nodded in agreement.
~It's a poultry tale, a folk down on the farm
We may strike some blessed posses
And we all have parksens noses
But you won't hear a single soooooooooooound
So come on down and don't be strangers
To our duckyard of free rangers
It's a poultry tale
It's a...poultry tale
It's a poultry tale
A folk down on...the...faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrm~
The audience cheered as the first song ended and all of the cast started to leave the stage, except for Seto and Violet. A huge "nest" (basically a big, long box without a bottom or back, with halves of cloth eggs on top of it, four smaller ones and one big one right in the middle) is pushed out onto the side of the stage by various cast and crew members.
Violet hopped onto the edge of the nest and Seto started to try and sneak away. But he didn't get far.
"DRAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!" Violet screamed.
Seto's face tensed up at being caught, and then he sighed and turned towards her. "Yes Love?"
"Where do you think you're going!?" Violet demanded, struggling to keep an angry face. Seto just called her Love! She regained her composure and continued. "You're supposed to be helping me with these eggs! I think you should have a try at sitting on them!"
"Well," Seto started, "You just looked so comfortable up there. I didn't want to disturb you."
"Mmhm," Violet said, glaring, "And what about that new addition you promised to build on the nest?! It's going to get pretty crowded in here when these eggs hatch, especially with this big one in the clutch!!!" She indicated the larger egg in the center while hopping off the nest.
Seto walked over closer, frowning at the large egg. "You know, I reckon that's a turkey egg," Seto said.
"No," Violet said, shaking her head, "How would a turkey's egg get into my nest?" She hopped back on the nest.
"You know you're just like my ex-wife!" Seto said, "Always nagging!"
"Oh here we go again!" Violet moaned.
"Just like that one time when the ducklings wouldn't swim, no matter what!" Seto complained, "She had me running up and down the edge of the lake shouting "Frank Perdue!" but they still wouldn't go in! That's just ridiculous, isn't it dear?"
"Yes dear," Violet agreed, in a way that suggested he had done this several times before.
Thoroughly calmed down now, Seto made a face like he remembered something. "Oh, I told the rooster I'd help him count his hens. Will you be alright dear?"
"I suppose," Violet answered and Seto walked off stage.
"I reckon, Kaiba?" Joey grinned.
"Shut up puppy," Seto growled.
Joey continued to grin.
Back on stage, Violet, seated on the nest, sighed and started to sing.
~I feel stressed and depressed, while I'm sitting here forgotten, all the time thinking I'm just ignored~
She looked offstage, where Seto just left.
~There goes Drake on the lake; I can see him through the brushes, everyday just the same as before
I don't pretend this is all his fault
I'm a sucker for the billing and the cooing~
She started smiling.
~But when you here that pitter patter
Of little feet it doesn't matter
How long you sit here minding your own brood~
Violet got off of the nest and started to walk around the stage.
~Those little ducks all golden-browny
Their little bodies all soft and downy
Sitting there with mouths open for food
It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little ducks all walking 'round in a line
I'll do what any other mother would
To hatch my eggs and start to raise up mine
It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little perks that make it all seem worthwhile
I'll do what any other mother would
To get my ducks dressed up and living in style~
"Mornin' Ida!" Violet's friend Alex walked out on stage to join her.
"Mornin' Maureen," Violet answered, turning towards her.
"How's the mother to be?" Alex smiled.
"She would be better if the father who was, was better at being the father who is."
"Oh I'm sure Drake will be a fine father when those eggs hatch!"
"I don't think so. A duck by name is a duck by nature, ducking out of his responsibilities. Man if butts were meant for sitting on eggs, they should have been made with big old dimples in them."
"Oh that's silly, when are you due?"
"Well it should be anytime now, I figure. I'm not exactly sure with that BIG egg in the clutch. I went to all of my pre-hatching classes, run by that self-serving stork, and she said about four weeks, but the month is up!"
"Well I'm sure they'll be out soon."
"I was wondering, why do we put up with it every year?"
"Well just think of all those little ducklings!"
"All those mouths to feed." Violet turned back to look at the nest.
"Waking you up at all hours," Alex agreed.
"Getting into deep waters," Violet continued.
"Attracting unwanted admirers," Alex said.
"Like," they both said, turning towards the audience, "the cat! Why do we put ourselves through it!?"
"Time to go," Vye said to Rebecca, Mokuba, and Mandy backstage.
"Good luck you guys!" Yugi and Suey said as the four crawled out under the nest. Then Suey and Idoe jumped up on the couch.
Back on stage, Alex started to sing.
~Cause when you here that dibble dabble
You smile and say, Hey that's my rabble!
(Alex and Violet) It's the Jo...~ The music and singing stopped. The eggs started shaking and you could hear a cracking sound. Alex and Violet walked over and pulled the tops off of the four smaller eggs and out came Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye. The two girls help the amazed looking middle schoolers out of the nest.
They both sing again as the "ducklings" dance. Audience laughs at the ducklings' little dance.
~It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little perks that make it all seem worthwhile
I'll do what any other mother would
(Violet) To get my ducks dressed up and living in styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle.
(Alex) To get my ducks dressed up and
(Both) To get my ducks dressed up and living in...styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle~
"Oh how wonderful!" Alex commented.
"Maureen, could you go get Drake for me?" Violet asked, "I think he's making waves down at the watering hole."
"Oh, I sure will!" Alex said, and with that she left.
"Wow! Is this the world?" Rebecca asked.
"It's so big!" Mandy commented.
"Yeah, far out," Mokuba agreed.
"Too cool!" Vye finished.
"Now don't go thinking that this is the whole world," Violet explained as she started to lead them away from the nest, "It extends all the way out to just beyond the farmhouse."
"Wicked! Lets explore!" Vye said, and they all started to run away.
"Just a minute!" Violet shouted.
The four stopped running and lined up, military style.
"There are a few rules before you go out to explore," Violet said, pacing back and forth in front of them, "Number one: Preen your feathers everyday. Number two: No quacking between meals. Number three: No taking worms from strangers. Number four: uh...Wait!" she said, counting the ducklings with her finger, "One of you is missing!"
"Hey, look over there!" Vye pointed back to the nest and the middle schoolers ran back over to it.
"Oh quack, it's the big one!" Violet complained.
"Hey, how come he gets such a big egg?" Mandy pouted, pointing to the big egg.
"Yeah," Mokuba agreed, "We were all cramped in those little ones while this one got a regular ostrich job!"
"It's not fair momma!" Rebecca complained in the most annoying voice she could muster.
Violet sighed and put her hand on her head
Then Seto walked out on stage and spotted them. "Hey kids!" he said, and they all turned to look at him, "I'm your dad!" He held his arms out wide.
The middle schoolers waved as Violet said, "Take a good look at him now! You won't get to see him very often."
Then the middle schoolers decided to play a game of tag.
"You missed it again," Violet said to Seto as she walked over to him, "The pitter patter of little feet."
"Are we missing one?" Seto asked, counting the running middle schoolers.
"Yes the big one didn't hatch yet." Violet sighed, walked back over to the nest, with Seto following, and she hopped back up on the nest.
"I still think it's a turkey's egg," Seto said.
"Oh don't be ridicules," Violet said.
"Well," Seto said, "I'm going to teach the others how to swim. You sure you're gonna be okay?"
"I've been sitting here for days, what's a few more hours."
Seto turned and shouted back to the middle schoolers. "Hey, who wants to learn how to swim!?"
They all jumped up and down, hands raised in the air.
"All right, last one there is a rotten egg!" Seto shouted, receiving a look from Violet. He grinned then turned back to find that the middle schoolers had already ran offstage. "Hey wait for me!" he shouted, running after them.
"Time to go," Yugi said backstage to no one in particular.
Onstage, Violet sighed. Then she looked at the last egg and started to sing.
~This one's different
This one's different from the rest
I can't believe a turkey's egg would fall into my nest
It's just a freak of nature
It's just a bigger grade
Of all the other eggs I've ever laid
This one's different (Egg starts moving)
Then there's different (Egg moves more)
And there's differeeeeeeeeeeent~
The egg started to lift up to reveal, Yugi! Everything became silent until...
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Violet fell over from surprise. "What's wrong with your quack?"
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yugi shouted again and he smiled at the surprised face Violet was making.
"Maybe he is a turkey," Violet said to herself. Then she turned to Yugi. "Um, when I say basting, does that mean anything to you?" she asked, pulling herself up off the ground.
Yugi shook his head no.
"Well what about swimming?" Violet tried.
Yugi's face brightened. "Oh, yes. I'd love to swim!"
"Oh I knew you were one of mine!" Violet said, helping Yugi out of the nest. She was still surprised at how tall Yugi had grown to be, now being taller than she was.
"Come along," she said, walking over to a different part of the stage while the nest was pulled offstage by various cast and crew members. "Your father already took your brother and sisters out swimming so I suppose I have to teach you. We'll start with the shallow part of the pond."
She indicated a part of the stage in front of her. (This is where you had to use your imagination folks.) They started to "swim" in the "water".
"The water's a little cold now," Violet said, "But we will soon warm up."
"Hey let's swim out to that island over there!" Yugi said, pointing to somewhere in the audience.
"Oh no," Violet said, "It's farther than you think! Why, I haven't been out that far since me and your father were courting." She suddenly became embarrassed. "And I didn't really mean to go that far then. No, we'll just stick to the shallows."
"Hey! I think I'm getting the hang of this!" Yugi said.
"That's great!" Violet said, "Now you just have to remember one thing."
"What's that?"
"You have to..." Then Violet began to sing.
~Hold your head up high
That's all you do
Just hold your head up high
And don't forget to...~
Violet started to dance and skip. Yugi followed suit.
~Keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along
(Violet) Look at him in a league of his own
(Yugi) This is wonderful, I feel almost full grown
(Both) Just remember to keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along~
Violet skipped in one spot while Yugi danced around her.
~ (Violet) Slow the pace
(Yugi) But I wanna go faster
(Violet) It's not a race
(Yugi) It's a skill I can master
(Violet) You must go slow, or I know, you will drop
(Yugi) No I won't, I could go on for days
(Violet) Your knees must quake
(Yugi) I feel fresh as a daisy
(Violet) Your legs must ache
(Yugi) No they don't, are you crazy!
(Violet) Slow this speed, because I need, to STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!~
Violet stopped moving and bent down with her hands on her knees, breathing hard. Yugi stopped and looked at her.
"One more length?" Yugi asked pleadingly. He put on his puppy dog eyes that had so many times convinced Yami to let him do something. It had also, in several of the practices, caused Violet to break out laughing.
Yugi could see that Violet was trying her hardest to not laugh right then. She succeeded, but barely.
"One more length," she agreed.
~Keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along~
Then the song ended and the audience clapped.
"What are my siblings like?" Yugi asked.
"Well," Violet said slowly, "They're..." She brought her hands together to indicate small. "And you're..." She spread her hands out wide to indicate tall. "Um, they're different."
"How?" Yugi asked.
"Well," Violet said again, thinking, "Um, I'm sure they can't swim as well as you can."
"Really?!" Yugi said happily, "What else?"
"Um," Violet said, "Well, just remember that it's the inside, not the outside, that counts."
Yugi nodded his head as Violet turned away. Then Seto and the ducklings walked back out on the stage.
"Oh, Ida, how are youAHH!" Seto shouted suddenly, halting and causing the ducklings to knock into him.
"What!? What is it!?" Violet asked nervously. Yugi looked nervous as well
"Just walk towards me very slowly Love," Seto said, indicating with his hands for her to walk towards him, "There's something horrible behind you. I can't tell what it is, but it looks dangerous."
Yugi, getting scared, spun around to try and spot this "horrible thing" Seto was talking about.
Violet looked behind her and only spotted Yugi. "Oh, no," she said, putting her hand on Yugi's shoulder to calm him down. Then she turned him back around. "Drake, this is your son."
Seto's eyes widened in horror and he looked about to fall over.
"Well he sure is Ugly," Rebecca said to the other three. They all laughed.
"Children!" Violet scolded, "Now this is your brother and you're all gonna get along!"
"Are you sure he's not a turkey?" Seto asked Violet as the ducklings started to pick on Yugi.
"He's not afraid of basting and he loves to swim," she answered.
"I don't know," Seto said, walking over to Yugi, looking him over. Then he suddenly held up his hands and said, "Cranberry sauce!!!" like he was casting a spell.
Yugi didn't flinch, but he did raise his eyebrow at Seto.
"Guess he's not a turkey," Seto said.
"See?" Violet said, "Now come along children. It's time for you to meet the rest of the duckyard."
The ducklings lined up behind Ida as the music started to play, Yugi first, Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye last. And then, the middle schoolers began to sing.
~Look at him, his legs are bandy and his knees are knocked~
The middle schoolers started to push Yugi, one by one, to the back of the line while they sang.
~Look at him, dad was obviously egg-shell shocked
Bet the neighbors scream and howl, when they see our brood
He's the foulest water foul~
Yugi stopped and yelled at them:
~Why are you so rude!? ~
"Oo touchy!" Rebecca said.
~(Violet) Look at him, I can't see what is all the fuss
(Drake) Look at him, are you sure he's really one of us?
(Violet) Family like this isn't strong
Still you won't poke fun
Somehow you'll have to get along
Until my job is done~
"Mornin' Ida," Alex said, walking onto the stage with her two chicks, Idoe and Suey following, "Oh what a wonderful brood!"
The ducklings waved at her.
Alex continued. "Did that big egg ever haAAAAHHH!!!!!" she screamed, seeing the last duckling. The chicks and ducklings stole and started to throw around Yugi's glasses while Yugi tried to get them and Alex sang.
~Look at him, tell me Ida, what went wrong?
Look at him, did you leave him in the egg too long?
(Ida) He may be no pin up duck
But neither dear are you~
"Well I never!" Alex said, offended, "Children! Come along!" They ran over to her. "I hear the farm children are throwing French bread into the lake! Sounds trechic! Don't want to miss out!" They left.
Yugi finally got his glasses back and then he started to sing.
~Look at me, look at them, what's the difference
Why do you all laugh and scuff
Why don't we just go play with the fishes?~
The four middle schoolers surrounded him and sang.
~Because you scare them off!!!~
The middle schoolers laughed and walked back towards Violet. All the rest of the cast started to come on stage.
Violet's friend Chell walked onto stage and started to sing to Iceli, who's holding a camera, and walked with her on stage.
~Hm cluck, cluck, I don't mean to sound picky but that duck, cluck, cluck, looks a little bit dickey.
Look at him, brawk, have you ever seen a pig with wings?
Look at him, brawk, have you ever seen a stranger thing?
Tho the thought may not appeal, break ties that bind
If he gave the cat a meal, nobody would mind~
Violet looked upset.
Then Duke made an announcement. "Okay everyone! Short ones in the front!"
All the middle schoolers lined up for a picture, ducklings in the back, chicks sitting in the front. Duke and Chell stood on either side of them and Yugi was pushed to the back, and he jumped up and down, trying to find a spot. Iceli stood in the front and got her camera ready. The middle schoolers, Duke and Chell started to sing...
~Look at him look at us see the difference, look at him look at us where's the match
Sometimes we find it kinder, if some eggs never hatch~
The camera flashed and the cast froze. Then Joey walked out.
~Look at him, just a duckling but there's so much more
Look at him, finest cat food that I've ever saw~
Joey slinked offstage as the rest of the cast became unfrozen.
"Now children," Duke started to say, "You are going to be introduced to her Grace, the most beautiful duck in the entire duckyard. She was recently widowed from Mandrake, her mate. You will see a red band around her ankle. That means that she is admired by both ducks and men alike."
Diana walked onto stage and straitened her dress while she waited to be introduced.
"Now children," Violet told her ducklings, "don't turn your toes in. Just walk over, bow, and quack politely."
She bowed to Diana and walked away. Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye each walked up to her, one at a time, and said "waaaant" (rhymes with ant). And then Yugi walked up.
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Diana looked offended, after removing her hands from over her ears.
The middle schoolers laughed and grabbed the picture that Iceli just developed.
~Look at him, he's messing up our photograph
(Diana) Look at him, Mother Nature must have had a laugh
(Ida) The duckyard would be so common place
If we all looked the same~
The rest of the cast laughed and the song ended.
"Turkey!!!!!" Seto shouted, grabbing onto Duke's coat, fury showing on his face, "Have you been messing around with my wife?!!!!!!!!!!!!" Seto threw Duke back.
"No way!!" Duke defended, picking himself up and dusting himself off. "The boy looks nothing like me!!!! I'm a self-boasting, self-basting turkey with wonderful offspring. How could that monstrosity be mine!?"
"You're so full of stuffing!!" Duke shouted.
"We'll see how full of stuffing he is come Thanksgiving," Violet said.
"Ooooooo," Duke said, "I hate that word!"
"What, stuffing?" Violet asked.
"No, Thanksgiving!" Duke stormed offstage.
"Hey everyone!" Alex said, running on stage, Idoe and Suey following her. "The farm children threw a whole loaf of French bread into the pond! Here, try some!" She held out a loaf of bread.
Most of the cast immediately surrounded her, ripping off little pieces and eating it.
"Oh children!" Violet shouted, "Come try this!"
The ducklings ran over and started to eat the bread too but Yugi was blocked out. "Hey! Let me try some!" he shouted, but to no avail.
"Look!" Alex shouted, pointing offstage as the bread quickly disappeared, "Croissants!"
"Ooooooo!" the crowd shouted as they quickly made their way offstage. Yugi started to follow but he was stopped by Mandy.
"No!" she shouted, "Not you! You're too big for your age already!" Then she walked offstage.
Yugi looked off after her, a hurt look on his face. Then he turned back to the stage. "Qu...qu...qua...qu...quaHHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!" Yugi shook his head. "Qu...qua...quaHHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He sighed, defeated. He licked his lips and looked toward where everyone else left again and started to sing.
~I'm just different
I'm just different from the rest
No wonder they want me to go and find another nest
But different isn't mean, so they shouldn't fret
I know they are my siblings but they forget
I didn't choose to look this way
I didn't want to be unique
I don't like my grubby feathers
And I hate my stubby beak
There's a runt in every family
A black sheep in every flock
But when you know it's you
Your ego takes a knock
I'm just different
I'm just different from the rest
You'd think I'd spilled my food or destroyed the nest
But different isn't hateful, and different isn't swell
All different is, is...well
Different~
Yugi looked down at the ground as the song ended and the audience clapped. Then Joey walked onto the stage to stand next to him.
"Aw, poor ducky," Joey said, "They left you here without any food."
"Yeah," Yugi said, looking offstage again.
"Well, if you're hungry, you could come over my house for dinner," Joey said, grinning evilly, "Are you hungry ducky?"
"Starving," Yugi said.
"Me too, come on," Joey said quickly, grabbing onto Yugi's wrist as he started to pull him off stage.
"Wait! Shouldn't I ask my mother first?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, no," Joey said, "Your mother is talking to her Grace." He pointed over to the other side of the stage, which lit up to show Violet talking animatedly with Diana. "You never interrupt someone who's talking to her Grace. I'm sure she won't mind. Now, let's go." Joey tried to pull Yugi offstage again but Yugi resisted.
"I still have to try," he said, pulling away from Joey and walked over to Violet.
"I'm sorry to hear about Mandrake your Grace," Violet said to Diana.
"Oh it's alright," Diana said, "He wasn't that much of a mate anyway. But I heard he made a great meal for the farmer's family."
"Mom?" Yugi asked.
"Yes dear?" Violet said, turning towards him, but then a large crash is heard offstage. "Oh, just a second. Downy don't play with that! Oh Billy, don't talk with your beak full! Beaky, don't step on Fluff's feet!"
Yugi got discouraged waiting so he walked away. Violet looked at him, shrugged, and went back to talking with Diana.
"See what I mean," Joey said.
"Yeah," Yugi agreed, "Let's go."
Joey's evil smile grew as they walked offstage.
"You make a great bad guy, big brother," Serenity whispered to him offstage, grinning.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Joey asked, smiling back.
Onstage, the lights went out for a set change. A counter was pushed out on one side of the stage and a one of those large circle chairs on the other. Then the lights came back on and Joey and Yugi walked out again.
"Wow, this is your home?" Yugi said.
"It's not much," Joey said, "But it suits my fancy."
"So what are we having?" Yugi asked as Joey picked up a cookbook from off the counter.
Joey looked thoughtful for a second. "I'm having you for dinner," he answered.
"Well duh, I know that," Yugi said, "But what are we eating?"
Joey looked at him like he thought he was a fool. "I'll think of something," he said finally.
He started to flip through the cookbook as Yugi looked around. "Hmm," Joey said to himself, "Duck, duck, duck, duck, ah! Here it is! Duck! Now let's see. Duck stew, roasted duck, fried duck, duck pancakes?" He raised an eyebrow. "Ooo, with cranberry sauce!"
"My mother must have been talking about someone else," Yugi said to himself, "She always said not to play with the cat."
Joey turned, hearing him. "Oh all mothers do that," he said, "They think it's in their job description to stop us from having fun. But not my mother! Do you know what my mother told me?"
Yugi shook his head no.
Joey smiled before he started this song. It was the fastest song in the entire play, thus making it difficult, but he could pull it off.
~ (slow at first) You can scratch the antique furniture to sharpen up your claws
You can rip up all the pillows if you're ever kept indoors
You can dig up flowers in their freshly planted beds
And when it comes to clothing, it's okay to pull some threads
But as a little kindergarten kitten
There was one phrase that left me absolutely smitten
(Speed up) You...Can...Play with your food before you eat it
You can chivy your chow before you chew
You can play with your food, but don't beat it
So ducky let me play with you
You can play with your food before you bite it
You can toy with your tuck before the crunch
You can play with your food why fight it
It's a crazy little game called lunch! ~
"Hey ducky," Joey said slyly, "Let's play a game! Any game you want! I won't tell your mother."
"Anything?" Yugi said happily.
"Anything!"
Yugi inwardly laughed when he thought about when he had shouted "Duel Monsters!" at their first practice. It made everyone crack up! But then he started to sing what he was really supposed to.
~Well, what I really want to do is,
(quickly) Splash into puddles, wallow in the mud, slide through the sludge and the shallows
Running through the water and chasing all the fish, searching through the marsh for marshmallows! Yum!~
During this time, Joey made a disgusted face. He picked up a butcher's knife from off his counter.
~I don't mean to sound a little nitty but I was thinking about something more in the kitty.
You...Can...Play with your food before you eat it
You can chivy your chow before you chew
You can play with your food, but don't beat it
So ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, let me play with you~
As Joey sang all of the "ducky's", he walked towards Yugi slowly, forcing Yugi to walk backwards, until he fell into the chair.
~You can play with your food before you bite it~
There was a pause in the music, then the song slowed down
~You can toy with your tuck before the crunch
You can play with your food why fight it
It's a crazy little game called...~
"Hey ducky do you like oranges?" Joey said suddenly.
"Well I don't know, I've never had one before." Yugi looked confused.
"Well suck on this!" Joey stuck a slice of orange in Yugi's mouth.
~It's a crazy little game called...~
Yugi made a disgusted face and spit out the orange. Joey held up the butcher's knife behind him and sang...
~Lunch!!!!!~
The audience clapped at the end of the song. Then, laughing was heard from offstage.
Yugi jumped out of the chair, unaware (supposedly) that Joey was standing behind him with the knife. "What was that?!" Yugi asked, frightened, looking offstage.
Joey sighed and let his arm dropped. "Those are just the farm children playing. But do they ever play with me!" Joey said sadly, "Do they ever ring around my rosy! They probably don't remember that they own a cat! It's unfair! And 9 out of 10 cats that have expressed their feelings agree with me!"
Yugi still looked off stage. "Their...their coming!!!!!" he shouted. He started to run the other way and crashed into Joey, driving him into the stage, hard!
Joey hissed with pain, and Yugi's eyes widened as if saying, 'Are you okay?'
Joey gave a slight nod but didn't come out of character. He was supposed to be knocked down and look like he was in pain.
Yugi sighed in relief and got on with his part. "Good idea," he said, "You stay there and wait until the heat is over! I'll go look for help! Sorry I couldn't stay for dinner! Maybe we can do it another time!" Yugi then ran off stage.
Joey growled with anger and pulled himself up off the ground. Then he started to limp offstage.
As soon as he got there, he stood up strait and smiled.
"You sure you okay?" Yugi whispered, "I didn't mean to hit you that hard."
"Na, it's okay Yug!" Joey whispered back, "I'm fine."
Yugi smiled and they both turned to watch various people pull the chair and counter offstage as Alex, Violet, and Seto walked onto the stage.
"Get lost, with the CAT!" Alex shouted, "I'm sorry dear, but ducklings don't get LOST with the CAT!"
"But how do you know that it was him?" Violet demanded, "Maybe he could be somewhere else."
"When was the last time you saw him?" Seto asked.
"Near the pond. He - he was trying to ask me something."
"Are you sure he didn't just go swimming?" Seto asked, "You know how much he likes to swim."
"He wouldn't have gone without telling me first!" Violet said.
"I'm sorry Ida," Alex said, "But the donkey said that he saw the cat walking off with, well, who else looks like that?!"
"He's too smart for that mangy tomcat!" Violet shouted. She looked about to cry. "He would have escaped somehow! He's got to be alive!"
"Of course he is," Alex said, but it sounded like she didn't believe the words coming out of her own mouth.
"Oh!" Violet said, heartbroken. Seto reluctantly tapped her back as if trying to calm her down.
"Here's your big part Ryou," Tea whispered backstage.
He smiled before he walked onstage, Tea following, holding a video camera.
"Oh this is great!" Ryou announced as he walked over to the trio as a crowd started to form around them, Tea video taping the whole thing. He pushed Seto out of the way, which surprised Ryou that he actually could.
Seto didn't take being pushed to easily, but he knew that was part of the play.
"Is this a good angle?" Ryou asked Tea as he stood next to Violet. Tea nodded.
"Who are you?" Violet asked, shocked.
"Oh!" Seto said, "This is Jay Bird from America's Most Feathered. I called him to see if he could help us find Ugly."
"Now Mrs. Drake, how does it feel to have lost your son and that you may never see him alive again?" Ryou asked, holding out the microphone he held in his hand.
"Why are you bothering me!?" Violet shouted.
"Oh, I love it! Forceful and vague! And the anger! Critics like angry! Move in for a close up!" Ryou said.
"Get away!" Violet said, disturbed.
"You heard it here first folks," Ryou said, turning to the camera, "I shall report more as the heart wrenching story of the missing duckling develops, but all my hopes go out to him if he is still alive. I would now like to leave the end of this broadcast to the mother of the said duckling, in hopes that he will recognize her. It's all yours," Ryou finished, handing the microphone to Violet.
She stood there, shocked for a minute, but after some coaxing from Seto and Tea, she started to sing.
~Every time I turn around
I expect you to appear~
All of the surrounding cast started to tear up.
~Everyone may call my name
But it's your voice that I hear
Every moment that you're gone
Is a moment dark and gray
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
"Get out!!!! Everyone!!!! Get away from me!!!!" Violet shouted with pure sorrow in her voice. Everybody ran offstage, except for Violet. Then she continued to sing sadly.
~Everyday will seem to be
More empty than the last
Everywhere the sun once shone
A shadow has been cast
Every moment that you're gone
Is a moment dark and gray
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
Kaiba moaned before his brother made him go out on stage, laughing. Seto took a deep breath and walked out, holding a suit case.
He handed it to Violet. "Are you sure you have to go Love?" he asked, trying his hardest to look sad with all of the giggling he could hear from behind him.
"Yes, I know he's out there...somewhere. You'll have to look after the others for a while. I'm going to find him!" Violet said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Alright," Seto said, looking down. "Well," he said, reaching into and pulling something out of his pocket, "At least take the cell phone."
The audience laughed as he handed it to her. Then Violet surprised him when she jumped up and hugged him. Seto stood there stunned for a second, looking down at the crying girl wrapped around him. He slowly put his arms around her, and returned the hug.
Then she pulled away and looked up at Kaiba, eyes glistening with tears. "Sorry," she whispered to him, "Got a little too much in character." She smiled.
Seto couldn't help but smile back at her, giving her a very rare glimpse of his softer side. "Hey, just be happy we have a live pit and they could extend the break," he whispered back, "Now go on, you have a song to finish." He turned and joined his brother backstage, messing up the giggling boy's hair as he walked passed.
Violet smiled and turned towards the audience again. With a nod to the conductor she started to sing again.
~Every moment seems an hour
Every hour lasts a day
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
The ducklings, Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye, walked out on stage looking very sad. Violet walked up to each of them and hugged them. Then she held onto Vye's hand as she started to walk away. Vye was close to real tears, to see her cousin this sad just made her feel like crying. Their hands let go as Violet got too far away, and she sang the last part, looking back towards them.
~Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed... awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~
Vye reached out her arm, and then pulled it back with a small wave as Violet walked offstage. The audience clapped as the song ended and the stage cleared.
Yugi suddenly walked on, looking around. "Now I take a left at the chicken coop and a right at the pig trough, no that wasn't it." He shook his head and continued to walk around the stage aimlessly. "Was it a right at the chicken coop and a left at the horses' stable. No that's not it either! I think - I think I'm lost!" He walked offstage.
Then Tristan marched onstage, closely followed by Serenity. "Where are those goslings, Dear?" Tristan asked her, "Back in my day we were punished for falling behind in the ranks."
"We have been marching all day Captain," Serenity answered, "It's not well for goslings to have to walk so long."
"Would you rather have us fly when there is a shoot out on the marsh?" Tristan asked.
Serenity shook her head.
"Well we should continue forward anyway," Tristan said
They continued to march when Yugi walked out onstage behind them. "Um, excuse me?" Yugi said.
Tristan looked behind him, then looked forward again. "Eyes forward Dear," he said, "UFO at 3 o'clock."
"Can you help me?" Yugi asked, "I'm lost."
"Oh," Serenity said, turning around, "Captain, the little one has lost his way."
"It's a bird's own fault to give way to his flight pattern, what?" Tristan said sternly, looking into the air.
"But, I can't fly," Yugi said.
"Oh, infantry. Messy business." Tristan shook his head. "We are geese! Birds of passage! And you are?"
"A duckling," Yugi answered, "I can't find my farm. I need to get back to my mother!"
"Oh, the poor dear," Serenity said.
"We will help you find your farm, but we can't until the shoot is over, what?" Tristan said, looking to the air again.
"What's a "shoot"?" Yugi asked.
"A shoot," Serenity said, "is when a group of humans come out with guns and dogs and scare unsuspecting birds out of the marsh and shoot them back down again!" She emphasized her point by pretending to shoot things out of the air with an imaginary gun.
"That's horrible!" Yugi said.
"Yes, quite messy," Tristan said, "But not nearly as bad as '74. They were closing in on us! We were diving and swerving! Then BANG, BOOM, what?" He looked into the air again.
Yugi raised an eyebrow at him.
"You should meet the rest of the squadron," Serenity said.
"Good suggestion Dear," Tristan said, "Company! Fall in!" he shouted offstage.
From offstage ran in the three goslings, Joe, Pesha, and Iceli. Joe tripped in running and they all fell over on top of him.
"I didn't mean fall in literally!" Tristan shouted, "Now line up and face forward!"
The three immediately stood up and lined up. Joe was backwards but facing forward, Pesha was staring down at her feet, and Iceli was in a dramatic pose.
Tristan started to walk behind them. "Barnacles, when I say face forward, I would expect the rest of your body forward as well."
"Sorry Sir!" Joe said, turning around.
Tristan walked on. "Pinkfoot," he said to Pesha, "You seemed to have stepped in something. How many times do I have to tell you to mind your droppings."
"Sorry Sir!" Pesha said.
"See to it," Tristan said. Then he moved on. "Snowy."
Iceli turned her head to look at him.
Tristan put on a strange face. "Never mind. This duckling has lost his mother. It will be our job to return him to his farm."
"Do you remember where it is?" Serenity asked Yugi.
"I think it's that way," he said, pointing.
"Sounds like a wild goose chase," Iceli said. The other two goslings laughed.
Tristan turned and glared at her. "Sorry, little joke Sir!" she said.
"We'll show this duckling a real goose chase," Tristan said. Then he started to sing.
~We're off, on a wild goose chase
Where we'll be no stranger to danger the squadron will show no fear,
We're off, and might be lost till kingdom come
We'll skip all the knack-knack
Until we return this quack-quack
But we won't be back until we find.... your mom!~
Joey pushed a group of cattails out onstage while hiding behind them.
"Um, Sir!" Joe said, see this, "Cattails approaching from the rear."
"Barnacles, I believe we have discussed the consideration of glasses for you," Tristan said, "Cattails do not move. They are actually known for staying firmly rooted to the ground."
"Hello ducky," Joey said slyly, standing from his crouched position behind the cattails, "Your mother's awfully worried about you."
"My mother?" Yugi said, "You know where my mother is?"
"Of course," Joey said, "It was she who sent me to find you. Come with me."
"Well," Yugi said.
"No!" Tristan shouted suddenly, stepping between Yugi and Joey, "The duckling is under our care and we shall return him to his family."
Joey looked angry at first, but then the evil grin returned. "Suit yourself. But I think it would be very hard to fly with the shoot out on the marsh."
"We shall wait until the shoot is finished," Tristan said defiantly.
"Well, how about I help you?" Joey said, "I can sneak over and see when the men start to leave and then come back and tell you."
Tristan gave him a suspicious look. Then barking was heard from offstage. "Hunting dogs," he whispered to himself. Then he turned back to Joey. "Alright," he agreed, "But you better not double cross up, cat. I know several ways to skin your kind."
"Like taking candy from a baby!" Joey laughed as he pulled the cattails offstage.
Then Tristan and the goslings started to hum the song and pretend to "fly" around, Yugi copying them, as Serenity talked.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentleman," Serenity said, "My name is Dot! I am your senior flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Greylag, I would like to welcome you to this afternoon's flight from boggy marshland to some far flung farm. We will be cruising at an altitude of several feet and flying in a rather attractive V formation. In the unlikely event of an emergency landing, we ask that you observe the safety procedures," she pulled a piece of paper out of a pocket in her vest, "that we have been over so many, many times before."
Serenity shook her head, put the paper back in her pocket, and continued with her speech. "We hope that you have a pleasant journey and thank you for choosing Goose Air, the Fluffy Skies!"
Then all of the geese started to sing again.
~We're off to ensure this duckling is not so glum
We won't be back until we find your...~
The music became quieter as Joey, and his cattails, suddenly appeared onstage. "The coast is clear, they're putting away their guns," he said.
"Do you swear?" Tristan demanded.
"On one of my lives," Joey said, grinning.
Tristan paused for a few seconds, then shrugged, "Good! Alright men final check!"
All of the geese looked themselves over and then started to sing again as Joey slinked offstage again.
~Our wings are spread
(Yugi) So don't delay
(Geese) Our access bags are stowed away
It's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy~
The geese spread their arms as if they're flying. Then the geese sang.
~We won't be back until
We won't be back until
(Yugi) We won't be back
(Tristan and Serenity) We won't be back until we fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind (everyone eventually joined in on the "find" part) your (Yugi-my) mom! ~
The geese "flew" offstage and Tristan, who was last, soluted Yugi as he waved.
"Bye!" Yugi said, smiling. He looked up into the audience as if watching them fly away. Then...
BANG
Yugi's smile disappeared and his eyes widened in horror.
BANG
"The cat...lied," Yugi stuttered, "He said the men put away their guns! He lied! He lied!"
He fell to his knees and looked about to cry. "Mother, what should I do?" he said to the air.
Then, from some distant place, supposedly his memory, Violet's voice was singing...
~Hold your head up high~
Then Yugi sang too.
~It's not so easy to hold your head up high~
Then (to save on typing it all out) Yugi sang 'Hold Your Head Up High'.
Violet came out on the other side of the stage. (the lights making that side look blue as Yugi's side looks white. Clearly meant to mean that though they are on the same stage, they are in two different places.) She started to sing 'Every Tear a Mother Cries' at the same time that Yugi was singing.
The tunes harmonized with each other (and actually sounded pretty cool) but the words were hard to understand. And then, they suddenly started to sing the same thing.
~Just knowing you are out there
Is helping me get by
Until we are reunited
I'll hold my head up high~
The audience stood and clapped as the curtains closed for the end of act one.
Yugi sighed, "Halfway through," he said.
"Hey, your doing great!" Violet said, walking over to him.
"You too," Yugi said, smiling.
She blushed. "Thanks."
"Hey guys!" Tea shouted, running over to them, "They've got refreshments for us in the Green Room. Let's go before Joey and Tristan eat it all!"
Yugi laughed. "Okay. Let's go!"
Alright, that's the end of Act 1! Woohoo! Now, the next chapter should be up much MUCH faster than this one, seeing as it will be the Intermission and there are no songs or lines to remember. So please review!!!! Until next chapter, bye now!
Since there's a LOT of singing in this, ~this means singing~ (this means change in singer) and as always, "this means talking". I still don't remember all of the words to the songs so I'll try to do the best I can. Thanks for the reviews and on with the story!
Disclaimer: Yet again, I do not own Yugioh or Honk!
\\Yugi, looking out at the audience won't help your nervousness. It will actually make it worse.\\
Yugi stopped peaking around the curtain and closed his eyes to talk to his other. \How would you know Yami?\ he said nervously, \How many plays have you been in?\
Yami smiled. \\I've had to make several speeches in front of a crowd several times larger than this. I was the Pharaoh, remember?\\
\Why isn't this making me feel better?\ Yugi said, smiling.
"Hey Yug! Stop talkin' to Yami and come on!" Joey shouted, but as quietly as he could, so he wouldn't get in trouble. "Clemdog's makin' a speech!"
Yugi laughed as he started to walk towards the gathering crowd in the Green Room. After weeks of practicing this play, they had all become used to Mr. Clems. He was a funny guy and, in turn, everyone called him Clemdog. He didn't seem to mind.
They all stood in the Green Room as Clemdog stood on a chair to get over all of them. "Okay guys, we've been practicing for almost a month and a half now and it's finally opening night! Remember all of the practices we had, remember your FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, they're REALLY important, and remember to have fun!"
Everyone gave a small cheer and began to get in their places. Yugi waved bye to Joey, Tea, and Tristan as he walked with Seto, Violet, Ryou, the middle schoolers, and some others to the other side of the stage. He sat on the old couch that was backstage to watch and Mokuba plopped down next to him. Then came Vye and Rebecca as they sat down on the couch too. Mokuba's friend Mandy sat on the arm of the couch next to Rebecca, and Vye's friend Suey sat on the floor, leaning on their legs and his friend Idoe joined him. All of their parts weren't for a while so they might as well sit and enjoy the play from back stage.
Seto groaned as he stood by the entrance curtains as Clemdog started to introduce the play. He was the first one out, being Drake.
"Nervous?" Mokuba asked his brother, smiling.
Seto glared at him, but not as fiercely as he would have at anyone else. This only made Mokuba's grin widen.
"Don't be nervous Seto," Violet said, walking up behind the couch to lean on it, "You'll do fine." She smiled at him.
"Don't call me Seto," Seto said, but more from habit than from actual annoyance.
Violet smiled and leaned down as Clemdog was just about done talking. She whispered something to the people on the couch, and Mokuba and Yugi smiled evilly and the others just laughed.
"Got it guys?" Violet asked. Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, Vye, and Yugi nodded their heads. "1," she whispered, "2, 3!!!!!!!"
"GOOD LUCK DADDY!!!!!!!!!!" they all shouted.
Seto's eyes became huge, his face turning red in surprise and anger, but before he could do anything, Violet pushed him onstage as the music started and the curtain opened.
Everyone on that side laughed at the angry senior on stage. But Seto got on with his part.
"Great joke," Ryou whispered to Violet. He was standing by the curtain.
"Thanks." She blushed.
Yugi grinned at her. He knew why she loved to pick on Kaiba. She had accidentally let it slip to him, during one of the practices, the reason she was so happy that she got Ida was because she had a crush on Seto! Violet made Yugi swear not to tell anyone. He said, as a joke, only if she was nice to him. But she took him up on that deal!
"Serenity pulled a similar joke on Joey," Yugi said. They all laughed, remembering how Serenity talked her three freshmen friends, Iceli, Pesha, and Jo, to say "Hi Uncle Joey!" to Joey. He got so angry and confronted Tristan, thinking that he told them to do it! But before anything bad happened, Serenity confessed, laughing along with all of the surrounding people at the two boys faces!
Then they all turned their attention back to the play.
Seto was (get this) singing!
~It's a poultry tale, a folk down on the farm~
"Hey that's our cue!" Ryou said, "Bye guys!"
"Bye Ryou, bye Violet!" Yugi and the middle schoolers said.
Everyone else went out on stage.
"This has got to be the strangest song in the entire play," Vye whispered. Everyone on and around the couch nodded in agreement.
~It's a poultry tale, a folk down on the farm
We may strike some blessed posses
And we all have parksens noses
But you won't hear a single soooooooooooound
So come on down and don't be strangers
To our duckyard of free rangers
It's a poultry tale
It's a...poultry tale
It's a poultry tale
A folk down on...the...faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrm~
The audience cheered as the first song ended and all of the cast started to leave the stage, except for Seto and Violet. A huge "nest" (basically a big, long box without a bottom or back, with halves of cloth eggs on top of it, four smaller ones and one big one right in the middle) is pushed out onto the side of the stage by various cast and crew members.
Violet hopped onto the edge of the nest and Seto started to try and sneak away. But he didn't get far.
"DRAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!" Violet screamed.
Seto's face tensed up at being caught, and then he sighed and turned towards her. "Yes Love?"
"Where do you think you're going!?" Violet demanded, struggling to keep an angry face. Seto just called her Love! She regained her composure and continued. "You're supposed to be helping me with these eggs! I think you should have a try at sitting on them!"
"Well," Seto started, "You just looked so comfortable up there. I didn't want to disturb you."
"Mmhm," Violet said, glaring, "And what about that new addition you promised to build on the nest?! It's going to get pretty crowded in here when these eggs hatch, especially with this big one in the clutch!!!" She indicated the larger egg in the center while hopping off the nest.
Seto walked over closer, frowning at the large egg. "You know, I reckon that's a turkey egg," Seto said.
"No," Violet said, shaking her head, "How would a turkey's egg get into my nest?" She hopped back on the nest.
"You know you're just like my ex-wife!" Seto said, "Always nagging!"
"Oh here we go again!" Violet moaned.
"Just like that one time when the ducklings wouldn't swim, no matter what!" Seto complained, "She had me running up and down the edge of the lake shouting "Frank Perdue!" but they still wouldn't go in! That's just ridiculous, isn't it dear?"
"Yes dear," Violet agreed, in a way that suggested he had done this several times before.
Thoroughly calmed down now, Seto made a face like he remembered something. "Oh, I told the rooster I'd help him count his hens. Will you be alright dear?"
"I suppose," Violet answered and Seto walked off stage.
"I reckon, Kaiba?" Joey grinned.
"Shut up puppy," Seto growled.
Joey continued to grin.
Back on stage, Violet, seated on the nest, sighed and started to sing.
~I feel stressed and depressed, while I'm sitting here forgotten, all the time thinking I'm just ignored~
She looked offstage, where Seto just left.
~There goes Drake on the lake; I can see him through the brushes, everyday just the same as before
I don't pretend this is all his fault
I'm a sucker for the billing and the cooing~
She started smiling.
~But when you here that pitter patter
Of little feet it doesn't matter
How long you sit here minding your own brood~
Violet got off of the nest and started to walk around the stage.
~Those little ducks all golden-browny
Their little bodies all soft and downy
Sitting there with mouths open for food
It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little ducks all walking 'round in a line
I'll do what any other mother would
To hatch my eggs and start to raise up mine
It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little perks that make it all seem worthwhile
I'll do what any other mother would
To get my ducks dressed up and living in style~
"Mornin' Ida!" Violet's friend Alex walked out on stage to join her.
"Mornin' Maureen," Violet answered, turning towards her.
"How's the mother to be?" Alex smiled.
"She would be better if the father who was, was better at being the father who is."
"Oh I'm sure Drake will be a fine father when those eggs hatch!"
"I don't think so. A duck by name is a duck by nature, ducking out of his responsibilities. Man if butts were meant for sitting on eggs, they should have been made with big old dimples in them."
"Oh that's silly, when are you due?"
"Well it should be anytime now, I figure. I'm not exactly sure with that BIG egg in the clutch. I went to all of my pre-hatching classes, run by that self-serving stork, and she said about four weeks, but the month is up!"
"Well I'm sure they'll be out soon."
"I was wondering, why do we put up with it every year?"
"Well just think of all those little ducklings!"
"All those mouths to feed." Violet turned back to look at the nest.
"Waking you up at all hours," Alex agreed.
"Getting into deep waters," Violet continued.
"Attracting unwanted admirers," Alex said.
"Like," they both said, turning towards the audience, "the cat! Why do we put ourselves through it!?"
"Time to go," Vye said to Rebecca, Mokuba, and Mandy backstage.
"Good luck you guys!" Yugi and Suey said as the four crawled out under the nest. Then Suey and Idoe jumped up on the couch.
Back on stage, Alex started to sing.
~Cause when you here that dibble dabble
You smile and say, Hey that's my rabble!
(Alex and Violet) It's the Jo...~ The music and singing stopped. The eggs started shaking and you could hear a cracking sound. Alex and Violet walked over and pulled the tops off of the four smaller eggs and out came Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye. The two girls help the amazed looking middle schoolers out of the nest.
They both sing again as the "ducklings" dance. Audience laughs at the ducklings' little dance.
~It's the Jooooooy of Motherhood
Those little perks that make it all seem worthwhile
I'll do what any other mother would
(Violet) To get my ducks dressed up and living in styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle.
(Alex) To get my ducks dressed up and
(Both) To get my ducks dressed up and living in...styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle~
"Oh how wonderful!" Alex commented.
"Maureen, could you go get Drake for me?" Violet asked, "I think he's making waves down at the watering hole."
"Oh, I sure will!" Alex said, and with that she left.
"Wow! Is this the world?" Rebecca asked.
"It's so big!" Mandy commented.
"Yeah, far out," Mokuba agreed.
"Too cool!" Vye finished.
"Now don't go thinking that this is the whole world," Violet explained as she started to lead them away from the nest, "It extends all the way out to just beyond the farmhouse."
"Wicked! Lets explore!" Vye said, and they all started to run away.
"Just a minute!" Violet shouted.
The four stopped running and lined up, military style.
"There are a few rules before you go out to explore," Violet said, pacing back and forth in front of them, "Number one: Preen your feathers everyday. Number two: No quacking between meals. Number three: No taking worms from strangers. Number four: uh...Wait!" she said, counting the ducklings with her finger, "One of you is missing!"
"Hey, look over there!" Vye pointed back to the nest and the middle schoolers ran back over to it.
"Oh quack, it's the big one!" Violet complained.
"Hey, how come he gets such a big egg?" Mandy pouted, pointing to the big egg.
"Yeah," Mokuba agreed, "We were all cramped in those little ones while this one got a regular ostrich job!"
"It's not fair momma!" Rebecca complained in the most annoying voice she could muster.
Violet sighed and put her hand on her head
Then Seto walked out on stage and spotted them. "Hey kids!" he said, and they all turned to look at him, "I'm your dad!" He held his arms out wide.
The middle schoolers waved as Violet said, "Take a good look at him now! You won't get to see him very often."
Then the middle schoolers decided to play a game of tag.
"You missed it again," Violet said to Seto as she walked over to him, "The pitter patter of little feet."
"Are we missing one?" Seto asked, counting the running middle schoolers.
"Yes the big one didn't hatch yet." Violet sighed, walked back over to the nest, with Seto following, and she hopped back up on the nest.
"I still think it's a turkey's egg," Seto said.
"Oh don't be ridicules," Violet said.
"Well," Seto said, "I'm going to teach the others how to swim. You sure you're gonna be okay?"
"I've been sitting here for days, what's a few more hours."
Seto turned and shouted back to the middle schoolers. "Hey, who wants to learn how to swim!?"
They all jumped up and down, hands raised in the air.
"All right, last one there is a rotten egg!" Seto shouted, receiving a look from Violet. He grinned then turned back to find that the middle schoolers had already ran offstage. "Hey wait for me!" he shouted, running after them.
"Time to go," Yugi said backstage to no one in particular.
Onstage, Violet sighed. Then she looked at the last egg and started to sing.
~This one's different
This one's different from the rest
I can't believe a turkey's egg would fall into my nest
It's just a freak of nature
It's just a bigger grade
Of all the other eggs I've ever laid
This one's different (Egg starts moving)
Then there's different (Egg moves more)
And there's differeeeeeeeeeeent~
The egg started to lift up to reveal, Yugi! Everything became silent until...
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Violet fell over from surprise. "What's wrong with your quack?"
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yugi shouted again and he smiled at the surprised face Violet was making.
"Maybe he is a turkey," Violet said to herself. Then she turned to Yugi. "Um, when I say basting, does that mean anything to you?" she asked, pulling herself up off the ground.
Yugi shook his head no.
"Well what about swimming?" Violet tried.
Yugi's face brightened. "Oh, yes. I'd love to swim!"
"Oh I knew you were one of mine!" Violet said, helping Yugi out of the nest. She was still surprised at how tall Yugi had grown to be, now being taller than she was.
"Come along," she said, walking over to a different part of the stage while the nest was pulled offstage by various cast and crew members. "Your father already took your brother and sisters out swimming so I suppose I have to teach you. We'll start with the shallow part of the pond."
She indicated a part of the stage in front of her. (This is where you had to use your imagination folks.) They started to "swim" in the "water".
"The water's a little cold now," Violet said, "But we will soon warm up."
"Hey let's swim out to that island over there!" Yugi said, pointing to somewhere in the audience.
"Oh no," Violet said, "It's farther than you think! Why, I haven't been out that far since me and your father were courting." She suddenly became embarrassed. "And I didn't really mean to go that far then. No, we'll just stick to the shallows."
"Hey! I think I'm getting the hang of this!" Yugi said.
"That's great!" Violet said, "Now you just have to remember one thing."
"What's that?"
"You have to..." Then Violet began to sing.
~Hold your head up high
That's all you do
Just hold your head up high
And don't forget to...~
Violet started to dance and skip. Yugi followed suit.
~Keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along
(Violet) Look at him in a league of his own
(Yugi) This is wonderful, I feel almost full grown
(Both) Just remember to keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along~
Violet skipped in one spot while Yugi danced around her.
~ (Violet) Slow the pace
(Yugi) But I wanna go faster
(Violet) It's not a race
(Yugi) It's a skill I can master
(Violet) You must go slow, or I know, you will drop
(Yugi) No I won't, I could go on for days
(Violet) Your knees must quake
(Yugi) I feel fresh as a daisy
(Violet) Your legs must ache
(Yugi) No they don't, are you crazy!
(Violet) Slow this speed, because I need, to STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!~
Violet stopped moving and bent down with her hands on her knees, breathing hard. Yugi stopped and looked at her.
"One more length?" Yugi asked pleadingly. He put on his puppy dog eyes that had so many times convinced Yami to let him do something. It had also, in several of the practices, caused Violet to break out laughing.
Yugi could see that Violet was trying her hardest to not laugh right then. She succeeded, but barely.
"One more length," she agreed.
~Keep paddling
With your flippers
Just keep paddling
And your dippers
While seeming
You'll be dreaming
Along~
Then the song ended and the audience clapped.
"What are my siblings like?" Yugi asked.
"Well," Violet said slowly, "They're..." She brought her hands together to indicate small. "And you're..." She spread her hands out wide to indicate tall. "Um, they're different."
"How?" Yugi asked.
"Well," Violet said again, thinking, "Um, I'm sure they can't swim as well as you can."
"Really?!" Yugi said happily, "What else?"
"Um," Violet said, "Well, just remember that it's the inside, not the outside, that counts."
Yugi nodded his head as Violet turned away. Then Seto and the ducklings walked back out on the stage.
"Oh, Ida, how are youAHH!" Seto shouted suddenly, halting and causing the ducklings to knock into him.
"What!? What is it!?" Violet asked nervously. Yugi looked nervous as well
"Just walk towards me very slowly Love," Seto said, indicating with his hands for her to walk towards him, "There's something horrible behind you. I can't tell what it is, but it looks dangerous."
Yugi, getting scared, spun around to try and spot this "horrible thing" Seto was talking about.
Violet looked behind her and only spotted Yugi. "Oh, no," she said, putting her hand on Yugi's shoulder to calm him down. Then she turned him back around. "Drake, this is your son."
Seto's eyes widened in horror and he looked about to fall over.
"Well he sure is Ugly," Rebecca said to the other three. They all laughed.
"Children!" Violet scolded, "Now this is your brother and you're all gonna get along!"
"Are you sure he's not a turkey?" Seto asked Violet as the ducklings started to pick on Yugi.
"He's not afraid of basting and he loves to swim," she answered.
"I don't know," Seto said, walking over to Yugi, looking him over. Then he suddenly held up his hands and said, "Cranberry sauce!!!" like he was casting a spell.
Yugi didn't flinch, but he did raise his eyebrow at Seto.
"Guess he's not a turkey," Seto said.
"See?" Violet said, "Now come along children. It's time for you to meet the rest of the duckyard."
The ducklings lined up behind Ida as the music started to play, Yugi first, Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye last. And then, the middle schoolers began to sing.
~Look at him, his legs are bandy and his knees are knocked~
The middle schoolers started to push Yugi, one by one, to the back of the line while they sang.
~Look at him, dad was obviously egg-shell shocked
Bet the neighbors scream and howl, when they see our brood
He's the foulest water foul~
Yugi stopped and yelled at them:
~Why are you so rude!? ~
"Oo touchy!" Rebecca said.
~(Violet) Look at him, I can't see what is all the fuss
(Drake) Look at him, are you sure he's really one of us?
(Violet) Family like this isn't strong
Still you won't poke fun
Somehow you'll have to get along
Until my job is done~
"Mornin' Ida," Alex said, walking onto the stage with her two chicks, Idoe and Suey following, "Oh what a wonderful brood!"
The ducklings waved at her.
Alex continued. "Did that big egg ever haAAAAHHH!!!!!" she screamed, seeing the last duckling. The chicks and ducklings stole and started to throw around Yugi's glasses while Yugi tried to get them and Alex sang.
~Look at him, tell me Ida, what went wrong?
Look at him, did you leave him in the egg too long?
(Ida) He may be no pin up duck
But neither dear are you~
"Well I never!" Alex said, offended, "Children! Come along!" They ran over to her. "I hear the farm children are throwing French bread into the lake! Sounds trechic! Don't want to miss out!" They left.
Yugi finally got his glasses back and then he started to sing.
~Look at me, look at them, what's the difference
Why do you all laugh and scuff
Why don't we just go play with the fishes?~
The four middle schoolers surrounded him and sang.
~Because you scare them off!!!~
The middle schoolers laughed and walked back towards Violet. All the rest of the cast started to come on stage.
Violet's friend Chell walked onto stage and started to sing to Iceli, who's holding a camera, and walked with her on stage.
~Hm cluck, cluck, I don't mean to sound picky but that duck, cluck, cluck, looks a little bit dickey.
Look at him, brawk, have you ever seen a pig with wings?
Look at him, brawk, have you ever seen a stranger thing?
Tho the thought may not appeal, break ties that bind
If he gave the cat a meal, nobody would mind~
Violet looked upset.
Then Duke made an announcement. "Okay everyone! Short ones in the front!"
All the middle schoolers lined up for a picture, ducklings in the back, chicks sitting in the front. Duke and Chell stood on either side of them and Yugi was pushed to the back, and he jumped up and down, trying to find a spot. Iceli stood in the front and got her camera ready. The middle schoolers, Duke and Chell started to sing...
~Look at him look at us see the difference, look at him look at us where's the match
Sometimes we find it kinder, if some eggs never hatch~
The camera flashed and the cast froze. Then Joey walked out.
~Look at him, just a duckling but there's so much more
Look at him, finest cat food that I've ever saw~
Joey slinked offstage as the rest of the cast became unfrozen.
"Now children," Duke started to say, "You are going to be introduced to her Grace, the most beautiful duck in the entire duckyard. She was recently widowed from Mandrake, her mate. You will see a red band around her ankle. That means that she is admired by both ducks and men alike."
Diana walked onto stage and straitened her dress while she waited to be introduced.
"Now children," Violet told her ducklings, "don't turn your toes in. Just walk over, bow, and quack politely."
She bowed to Diana and walked away. Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye each walked up to her, one at a time, and said "waaaant" (rhymes with ant). And then Yugi walked up.
"HHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Diana looked offended, after removing her hands from over her ears.
The middle schoolers laughed and grabbed the picture that Iceli just developed.
~Look at him, he's messing up our photograph
(Diana) Look at him, Mother Nature must have had a laugh
(Ida) The duckyard would be so common place
If we all looked the same~
The rest of the cast laughed and the song ended.
"Turkey!!!!!" Seto shouted, grabbing onto Duke's coat, fury showing on his face, "Have you been messing around with my wife?!!!!!!!!!!!!" Seto threw Duke back.
"No way!!" Duke defended, picking himself up and dusting himself off. "The boy looks nothing like me!!!! I'm a self-boasting, self-basting turkey with wonderful offspring. How could that monstrosity be mine!?"
"You're so full of stuffing!!" Duke shouted.
"We'll see how full of stuffing he is come Thanksgiving," Violet said.
"Ooooooo," Duke said, "I hate that word!"
"What, stuffing?" Violet asked.
"No, Thanksgiving!" Duke stormed offstage.
"Hey everyone!" Alex said, running on stage, Idoe and Suey following her. "The farm children threw a whole loaf of French bread into the pond! Here, try some!" She held out a loaf of bread.
Most of the cast immediately surrounded her, ripping off little pieces and eating it.
"Oh children!" Violet shouted, "Come try this!"
The ducklings ran over and started to eat the bread too but Yugi was blocked out. "Hey! Let me try some!" he shouted, but to no avail.
"Look!" Alex shouted, pointing offstage as the bread quickly disappeared, "Croissants!"
"Ooooooo!" the crowd shouted as they quickly made their way offstage. Yugi started to follow but he was stopped by Mandy.
"No!" she shouted, "Not you! You're too big for your age already!" Then she walked offstage.
Yugi looked off after her, a hurt look on his face. Then he turned back to the stage. "Qu...qu...qua...qu...quaHHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!" Yugi shook his head. "Qu...qua...quaHHHOOOOOOONNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He sighed, defeated. He licked his lips and looked toward where everyone else left again and started to sing.
~I'm just different
I'm just different from the rest
No wonder they want me to go and find another nest
But different isn't mean, so they shouldn't fret
I know they are my siblings but they forget
I didn't choose to look this way
I didn't want to be unique
I don't like my grubby feathers
And I hate my stubby beak
There's a runt in every family
A black sheep in every flock
But when you know it's you
Your ego takes a knock
I'm just different
I'm just different from the rest
You'd think I'd spilled my food or destroyed the nest
But different isn't hateful, and different isn't swell
All different is, is...well
Different~
Yugi looked down at the ground as the song ended and the audience clapped. Then Joey walked onto the stage to stand next to him.
"Aw, poor ducky," Joey said, "They left you here without any food."
"Yeah," Yugi said, looking offstage again.
"Well, if you're hungry, you could come over my house for dinner," Joey said, grinning evilly, "Are you hungry ducky?"
"Starving," Yugi said.
"Me too, come on," Joey said quickly, grabbing onto Yugi's wrist as he started to pull him off stage.
"Wait! Shouldn't I ask my mother first?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, no," Joey said, "Your mother is talking to her Grace." He pointed over to the other side of the stage, which lit up to show Violet talking animatedly with Diana. "You never interrupt someone who's talking to her Grace. I'm sure she won't mind. Now, let's go." Joey tried to pull Yugi offstage again but Yugi resisted.
"I still have to try," he said, pulling away from Joey and walked over to Violet.
"I'm sorry to hear about Mandrake your Grace," Violet said to Diana.
"Oh it's alright," Diana said, "He wasn't that much of a mate anyway. But I heard he made a great meal for the farmer's family."
"Mom?" Yugi asked.
"Yes dear?" Violet said, turning towards him, but then a large crash is heard offstage. "Oh, just a second. Downy don't play with that! Oh Billy, don't talk with your beak full! Beaky, don't step on Fluff's feet!"
Yugi got discouraged waiting so he walked away. Violet looked at him, shrugged, and went back to talking with Diana.
"See what I mean," Joey said.
"Yeah," Yugi agreed, "Let's go."
Joey's evil smile grew as they walked offstage.
"You make a great bad guy, big brother," Serenity whispered to him offstage, grinning.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Joey asked, smiling back.
Onstage, the lights went out for a set change. A counter was pushed out on one side of the stage and a one of those large circle chairs on the other. Then the lights came back on and Joey and Yugi walked out again.
"Wow, this is your home?" Yugi said.
"It's not much," Joey said, "But it suits my fancy."
"So what are we having?" Yugi asked as Joey picked up a cookbook from off the counter.
Joey looked thoughtful for a second. "I'm having you for dinner," he answered.
"Well duh, I know that," Yugi said, "But what are we eating?"
Joey looked at him like he thought he was a fool. "I'll think of something," he said finally.
He started to flip through the cookbook as Yugi looked around. "Hmm," Joey said to himself, "Duck, duck, duck, duck, ah! Here it is! Duck! Now let's see. Duck stew, roasted duck, fried duck, duck pancakes?" He raised an eyebrow. "Ooo, with cranberry sauce!"
"My mother must have been talking about someone else," Yugi said to himself, "She always said not to play with the cat."
Joey turned, hearing him. "Oh all mothers do that," he said, "They think it's in their job description to stop us from having fun. But not my mother! Do you know what my mother told me?"
Yugi shook his head no.
Joey smiled before he started this song. It was the fastest song in the entire play, thus making it difficult, but he could pull it off.
~ (slow at first) You can scratch the antique furniture to sharpen up your claws
You can rip up all the pillows if you're ever kept indoors
You can dig up flowers in their freshly planted beds
And when it comes to clothing, it's okay to pull some threads
But as a little kindergarten kitten
There was one phrase that left me absolutely smitten
(Speed up) You...Can...Play with your food before you eat it
You can chivy your chow before you chew
You can play with your food, but don't beat it
So ducky let me play with you
You can play with your food before you bite it
You can toy with your tuck before the crunch
You can play with your food why fight it
It's a crazy little game called lunch! ~
"Hey ducky," Joey said slyly, "Let's play a game! Any game you want! I won't tell your mother."
"Anything?" Yugi said happily.
"Anything!"
Yugi inwardly laughed when he thought about when he had shouted "Duel Monsters!" at their first practice. It made everyone crack up! But then he started to sing what he was really supposed to.
~Well, what I really want to do is,
(quickly) Splash into puddles, wallow in the mud, slide through the sludge and the shallows
Running through the water and chasing all the fish, searching through the marsh for marshmallows! Yum!~
During this time, Joey made a disgusted face. He picked up a butcher's knife from off his counter.
~I don't mean to sound a little nitty but I was thinking about something more in the kitty.
You...Can...Play with your food before you eat it
You can chivy your chow before you chew
You can play with your food, but don't beat it
So ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, ducky, let me play with you~
As Joey sang all of the "ducky's", he walked towards Yugi slowly, forcing Yugi to walk backwards, until he fell into the chair.
~You can play with your food before you bite it~
There was a pause in the music, then the song slowed down
~You can toy with your tuck before the crunch
You can play with your food why fight it
It's a crazy little game called...~
"Hey ducky do you like oranges?" Joey said suddenly.
"Well I don't know, I've never had one before." Yugi looked confused.
"Well suck on this!" Joey stuck a slice of orange in Yugi's mouth.
~It's a crazy little game called...~
Yugi made a disgusted face and spit out the orange. Joey held up the butcher's knife behind him and sang...
~Lunch!!!!!~
The audience clapped at the end of the song. Then, laughing was heard from offstage.
Yugi jumped out of the chair, unaware (supposedly) that Joey was standing behind him with the knife. "What was that?!" Yugi asked, frightened, looking offstage.
Joey sighed and let his arm dropped. "Those are just the farm children playing. But do they ever play with me!" Joey said sadly, "Do they ever ring around my rosy! They probably don't remember that they own a cat! It's unfair! And 9 out of 10 cats that have expressed their feelings agree with me!"
Yugi still looked off stage. "Their...their coming!!!!!" he shouted. He started to run the other way and crashed into Joey, driving him into the stage, hard!
Joey hissed with pain, and Yugi's eyes widened as if saying, 'Are you okay?'
Joey gave a slight nod but didn't come out of character. He was supposed to be knocked down and look like he was in pain.
Yugi sighed in relief and got on with his part. "Good idea," he said, "You stay there and wait until the heat is over! I'll go look for help! Sorry I couldn't stay for dinner! Maybe we can do it another time!" Yugi then ran off stage.
Joey growled with anger and pulled himself up off the ground. Then he started to limp offstage.
As soon as he got there, he stood up strait and smiled.
"You sure you okay?" Yugi whispered, "I didn't mean to hit you that hard."
"Na, it's okay Yug!" Joey whispered back, "I'm fine."
Yugi smiled and they both turned to watch various people pull the chair and counter offstage as Alex, Violet, and Seto walked onto the stage.
"Get lost, with the CAT!" Alex shouted, "I'm sorry dear, but ducklings don't get LOST with the CAT!"
"But how do you know that it was him?" Violet demanded, "Maybe he could be somewhere else."
"When was the last time you saw him?" Seto asked.
"Near the pond. He - he was trying to ask me something."
"Are you sure he didn't just go swimming?" Seto asked, "You know how much he likes to swim."
"He wouldn't have gone without telling me first!" Violet said.
"I'm sorry Ida," Alex said, "But the donkey said that he saw the cat walking off with, well, who else looks like that?!"
"He's too smart for that mangy tomcat!" Violet shouted. She looked about to cry. "He would have escaped somehow! He's got to be alive!"
"Of course he is," Alex said, but it sounded like she didn't believe the words coming out of her own mouth.
"Oh!" Violet said, heartbroken. Seto reluctantly tapped her back as if trying to calm her down.
"Here's your big part Ryou," Tea whispered backstage.
He smiled before he walked onstage, Tea following, holding a video camera.
"Oh this is great!" Ryou announced as he walked over to the trio as a crowd started to form around them, Tea video taping the whole thing. He pushed Seto out of the way, which surprised Ryou that he actually could.
Seto didn't take being pushed to easily, but he knew that was part of the play.
"Is this a good angle?" Ryou asked Tea as he stood next to Violet. Tea nodded.
"Who are you?" Violet asked, shocked.
"Oh!" Seto said, "This is Jay Bird from America's Most Feathered. I called him to see if he could help us find Ugly."
"Now Mrs. Drake, how does it feel to have lost your son and that you may never see him alive again?" Ryou asked, holding out the microphone he held in his hand.
"Why are you bothering me!?" Violet shouted.
"Oh, I love it! Forceful and vague! And the anger! Critics like angry! Move in for a close up!" Ryou said.
"Get away!" Violet said, disturbed.
"You heard it here first folks," Ryou said, turning to the camera, "I shall report more as the heart wrenching story of the missing duckling develops, but all my hopes go out to him if he is still alive. I would now like to leave the end of this broadcast to the mother of the said duckling, in hopes that he will recognize her. It's all yours," Ryou finished, handing the microphone to Violet.
She stood there, shocked for a minute, but after some coaxing from Seto and Tea, she started to sing.
~Every time I turn around
I expect you to appear~
All of the surrounding cast started to tear up.
~Everyone may call my name
But it's your voice that I hear
Every moment that you're gone
Is a moment dark and gray
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
"Get out!!!! Everyone!!!! Get away from me!!!!" Violet shouted with pure sorrow in her voice. Everybody ran offstage, except for Violet. Then she continued to sing sadly.
~Everyday will seem to be
More empty than the last
Everywhere the sun once shone
A shadow has been cast
Every moment that you're gone
Is a moment dark and gray
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
Kaiba moaned before his brother made him go out on stage, laughing. Seto took a deep breath and walked out, holding a suit case.
He handed it to Violet. "Are you sure you have to go Love?" he asked, trying his hardest to look sad with all of the giggling he could hear from behind him.
"Yes, I know he's out there...somewhere. You'll have to look after the others for a while. I'm going to find him!" Violet said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Alright," Seto said, looking down. "Well," he said, reaching into and pulling something out of his pocket, "At least take the cell phone."
The audience laughed as he handed it to her. Then Violet surprised him when she jumped up and hugged him. Seto stood there stunned for a second, looking down at the crying girl wrapped around him. He slowly put his arms around her, and returned the hug.
Then she pulled away and looked up at Kaiba, eyes glistening with tears. "Sorry," she whispered to him, "Got a little too much in character." She smiled.
Seto couldn't help but smile back at her, giving her a very rare glimpse of his softer side. "Hey, just be happy we have a live pit and they could extend the break," he whispered back, "Now go on, you have a song to finish." He turned and joined his brother backstage, messing up the giggling boy's hair as he walked passed.
Violet smiled and turned towards the audience again. With a nod to the conductor she started to sing again.
~Every moment seems an hour
Every hour lasts a day
Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed away~
The ducklings, Rebecca, Mandy, Mokuba, and Vye, walked out on stage looking very sad. Violet walked up to each of them and hugged them. Then she held onto Vye's hand as she started to walk away. Vye was close to real tears, to see her cousin this sad just made her feel like crying. Their hands let go as Violet got too far away, and she sang the last part, looking back towards them.
~Every tear a mother cries is a dream that's washed... awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~
Vye reached out her arm, and then pulled it back with a small wave as Violet walked offstage. The audience clapped as the song ended and the stage cleared.
Yugi suddenly walked on, looking around. "Now I take a left at the chicken coop and a right at the pig trough, no that wasn't it." He shook his head and continued to walk around the stage aimlessly. "Was it a right at the chicken coop and a left at the horses' stable. No that's not it either! I think - I think I'm lost!" He walked offstage.
Then Tristan marched onstage, closely followed by Serenity. "Where are those goslings, Dear?" Tristan asked her, "Back in my day we were punished for falling behind in the ranks."
"We have been marching all day Captain," Serenity answered, "It's not well for goslings to have to walk so long."
"Would you rather have us fly when there is a shoot out on the marsh?" Tristan asked.
Serenity shook her head.
"Well we should continue forward anyway," Tristan said
They continued to march when Yugi walked out onstage behind them. "Um, excuse me?" Yugi said.
Tristan looked behind him, then looked forward again. "Eyes forward Dear," he said, "UFO at 3 o'clock."
"Can you help me?" Yugi asked, "I'm lost."
"Oh," Serenity said, turning around, "Captain, the little one has lost his way."
"It's a bird's own fault to give way to his flight pattern, what?" Tristan said sternly, looking into the air.
"But, I can't fly," Yugi said.
"Oh, infantry. Messy business." Tristan shook his head. "We are geese! Birds of passage! And you are?"
"A duckling," Yugi answered, "I can't find my farm. I need to get back to my mother!"
"Oh, the poor dear," Serenity said.
"We will help you find your farm, but we can't until the shoot is over, what?" Tristan said, looking to the air again.
"What's a "shoot"?" Yugi asked.
"A shoot," Serenity said, "is when a group of humans come out with guns and dogs and scare unsuspecting birds out of the marsh and shoot them back down again!" She emphasized her point by pretending to shoot things out of the air with an imaginary gun.
"That's horrible!" Yugi said.
"Yes, quite messy," Tristan said, "But not nearly as bad as '74. They were closing in on us! We were diving and swerving! Then BANG, BOOM, what?" He looked into the air again.
Yugi raised an eyebrow at him.
"You should meet the rest of the squadron," Serenity said.
"Good suggestion Dear," Tristan said, "Company! Fall in!" he shouted offstage.
From offstage ran in the three goslings, Joe, Pesha, and Iceli. Joe tripped in running and they all fell over on top of him.
"I didn't mean fall in literally!" Tristan shouted, "Now line up and face forward!"
The three immediately stood up and lined up. Joe was backwards but facing forward, Pesha was staring down at her feet, and Iceli was in a dramatic pose.
Tristan started to walk behind them. "Barnacles, when I say face forward, I would expect the rest of your body forward as well."
"Sorry Sir!" Joe said, turning around.
Tristan walked on. "Pinkfoot," he said to Pesha, "You seemed to have stepped in something. How many times do I have to tell you to mind your droppings."
"Sorry Sir!" Pesha said.
"See to it," Tristan said. Then he moved on. "Snowy."
Iceli turned her head to look at him.
Tristan put on a strange face. "Never mind. This duckling has lost his mother. It will be our job to return him to his farm."
"Do you remember where it is?" Serenity asked Yugi.
"I think it's that way," he said, pointing.
"Sounds like a wild goose chase," Iceli said. The other two goslings laughed.
Tristan turned and glared at her. "Sorry, little joke Sir!" she said.
"We'll show this duckling a real goose chase," Tristan said. Then he started to sing.
~We're off, on a wild goose chase
Where we'll be no stranger to danger the squadron will show no fear,
We're off, and might be lost till kingdom come
We'll skip all the knack-knack
Until we return this quack-quack
But we won't be back until we find.... your mom!~
Joey pushed a group of cattails out onstage while hiding behind them.
"Um, Sir!" Joe said, see this, "Cattails approaching from the rear."
"Barnacles, I believe we have discussed the consideration of glasses for you," Tristan said, "Cattails do not move. They are actually known for staying firmly rooted to the ground."
"Hello ducky," Joey said slyly, standing from his crouched position behind the cattails, "Your mother's awfully worried about you."
"My mother?" Yugi said, "You know where my mother is?"
"Of course," Joey said, "It was she who sent me to find you. Come with me."
"Well," Yugi said.
"No!" Tristan shouted suddenly, stepping between Yugi and Joey, "The duckling is under our care and we shall return him to his family."
Joey looked angry at first, but then the evil grin returned. "Suit yourself. But I think it would be very hard to fly with the shoot out on the marsh."
"We shall wait until the shoot is finished," Tristan said defiantly.
"Well, how about I help you?" Joey said, "I can sneak over and see when the men start to leave and then come back and tell you."
Tristan gave him a suspicious look. Then barking was heard from offstage. "Hunting dogs," he whispered to himself. Then he turned back to Joey. "Alright," he agreed, "But you better not double cross up, cat. I know several ways to skin your kind."
"Like taking candy from a baby!" Joey laughed as he pulled the cattails offstage.
Then Tristan and the goslings started to hum the song and pretend to "fly" around, Yugi copying them, as Serenity talked.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentleman," Serenity said, "My name is Dot! I am your senior flight attendant. On behalf of Captain Greylag, I would like to welcome you to this afternoon's flight from boggy marshland to some far flung farm. We will be cruising at an altitude of several feet and flying in a rather attractive V formation. In the unlikely event of an emergency landing, we ask that you observe the safety procedures," she pulled a piece of paper out of a pocket in her vest, "that we have been over so many, many times before."
Serenity shook her head, put the paper back in her pocket, and continued with her speech. "We hope that you have a pleasant journey and thank you for choosing Goose Air, the Fluffy Skies!"
Then all of the geese started to sing again.
~We're off to ensure this duckling is not so glum
We won't be back until we find your...~
The music became quieter as Joey, and his cattails, suddenly appeared onstage. "The coast is clear, they're putting away their guns," he said.
"Do you swear?" Tristan demanded.
"On one of my lives," Joey said, grinning.
Tristan paused for a few seconds, then shrugged, "Good! Alright men final check!"
All of the geese looked themselves over and then started to sing again as Joey slinked offstage again.
~Our wings are spread
(Yugi) So don't delay
(Geese) Our access bags are stowed away
It's tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy~
The geese spread their arms as if they're flying. Then the geese sang.
~We won't be back until
We won't be back until
(Yugi) We won't be back
(Tristan and Serenity) We won't be back until we fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind (everyone eventually joined in on the "find" part) your (Yugi-my) mom! ~
The geese "flew" offstage and Tristan, who was last, soluted Yugi as he waved.
"Bye!" Yugi said, smiling. He looked up into the audience as if watching them fly away. Then...
BANG
Yugi's smile disappeared and his eyes widened in horror.
BANG
"The cat...lied," Yugi stuttered, "He said the men put away their guns! He lied! He lied!"
He fell to his knees and looked about to cry. "Mother, what should I do?" he said to the air.
Then, from some distant place, supposedly his memory, Violet's voice was singing...
~Hold your head up high~
Then Yugi sang too.
~It's not so easy to hold your head up high~
Then (to save on typing it all out) Yugi sang 'Hold Your Head Up High'.
Violet came out on the other side of the stage. (the lights making that side look blue as Yugi's side looks white. Clearly meant to mean that though they are on the same stage, they are in two different places.) She started to sing 'Every Tear a Mother Cries' at the same time that Yugi was singing.
The tunes harmonized with each other (and actually sounded pretty cool) but the words were hard to understand. And then, they suddenly started to sing the same thing.
~Just knowing you are out there
Is helping me get by
Until we are reunited
I'll hold my head up high~
The audience stood and clapped as the curtains closed for the end of act one.
Yugi sighed, "Halfway through," he said.
"Hey, your doing great!" Violet said, walking over to him.
"You too," Yugi said, smiling.
She blushed. "Thanks."
"Hey guys!" Tea shouted, running over to them, "They've got refreshments for us in the Green Room. Let's go before Joey and Tristan eat it all!"
Yugi laughed. "Okay. Let's go!"
Alright, that's the end of Act 1! Woohoo! Now, the next chapter should be up much MUCH faster than this one, seeing as it will be the Intermission and there are no songs or lines to remember. So please review!!!! Until next chapter, bye now!
