A/N: YAY! First chappie! Naturally, I didn't get the number of people I wanted so I'm just going to have to improvise and add the people I want to see, so deal with it!
Characters: (in order of appearance)
Convict One: Neal
Convict Two: Alanna
Convict Three: George
Convict Four: Dove
Convict Five: Lark
Javert: Sandry snorts
Jean Valjean: Roger giggles insanely
Farmer: Niko
Laborer: Gary
Innkeeper's Wife: Jory
Innkeeper: Crane
Bishop: Daja
Constable One: Bronau
Constable Two: Roald
Prologue
WORK SONG/LOOK DOWN
PRISONERS Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye Look down, look down, You're here until you die
NEAL The sun is strong It's hot as HELL below
Zella: Neal! Ho many times do I have to tell you not to shout the swear words because you think its funny!
Neal: ::laughing::
Zella: I give up! Keep going!
PRISONER Look down, look down, There's twenty years to go
ALANNA I've done no wrong! Sweet Jesus, hear my prayer! Jesus?! Who the HELL is Jesus!
Zella: Why must you all shout the swear word? Jesus is a bit like Mithros except not really.
Alanna: Well is he like Mithros or not really like him at all? Is he more like the Black God? He's my personal favorite! ::rambles on about the Black God for a few centuries::
Zella: ALANNA! He is neither like the Black God or Mithros! Stop analyzing the STUPID SONG!!! AAAH! SING!!!
PRISONERS :: frightened:: Look down look down, Sweet Jesus doesn't care
GEORGE I know she'll wait, I know that she'll be true!
Alanna: Who'll wait? ::angry::
George: Why you, my darlin'!
Alanna: You doubt my faithfulness?
George: ::pales:: Erm.. No. It's just with your history and..
Alanna: MY HISTORY!? Are you calling me a slut? You know what? I want a divorce! NOW! ::storms off::
Zella: Crap! Everyone else keep singing!
PRISONERS Look down, look down, they've all forgotten you
DOVE When I get free ya won't see me Here for dust!
PRISONERS Look down, look down Don't look 'em in the eye
LARK How long, oh Lord Before you let me die? ::looks at Dove:: Are you named after a bird too?
Dove: Yes, kind of.
::Lark and Dove become instant friends and start chatting::
Zella: Why me?
PRISONERS Look down, look down, You'll always be a slave Look down, look down, You're standing in your grave
SANDRY Now bring me prisoner 24601 Your time is up And your parole's begun You know what that means.
Zella: That wasn't half bad. She was kind of….. Mean!
ROGER Yes, it means I'm free.
Zella (to herself): Yeah he's just creepy!
SANDRY No! It means you get Your yellow ticket-of-leave You are a thief But I like thieves! My brother is thief!
Zella: Just pretend you don't like thieves! Besides, Roger isn't really a thief, he's actually a crazed Duke Mage who tried to kill The King, Queen, and the crown- prince to get the throne.
Sandry: Ooooooh! Ok!
ROGER I stole a loaf of bread. No, actually, I killed a lot of people!
Zella: Just pretend!
SANDRY You robbed a house.
ROGER I broke a window pane. My sister's child was close to death And we were starving. Jon has never been starving in his entire life!
Zella: PRETEND!!
SANDRY You will starve again Unless you learn the meaning of the law.
ROGER I know the meaning of those 19 years A slave of the law
SANDRY Five years for what you did The rest because you tried to run Yes, 24601.
ROGER My name is Jean Valjean ::puts on charming flirtatious smile:: Actually, its Duke Roger of Conte, but you can call me Rogie.
Sandry: ::flirtatiously:: I'm Lady Sandrilene fa Toren, but everyone calls me Sandry.
Zella: ::shudders:: We have work to do people! KEEP SINGING!!
SANDRY And I am Javert Do not forget my name! Do not forget me, 24601.
PRISONERS Look down, look down You'll always be a slave Look down, look down You're standing in your grave.
ROGER Freedom is mine. The earth is still.
I feel the wind. I breathe again.
And the sky clears The world is waking.
Drink from the pool. How clean the taste.
Never forget the years, the waste. Nor forgive them
For what they've done. They are the guilty - everyone.
The day begins... And now lets see What this new world
Will do for me! (He finds work on a farm)
NIKO You'll have to go I'll pay you off for the day Collect your bits and pieces there And be on your way.
ROGER You have given me half What the other men get! This handful of tin Wouldn't buy my sweat! ::raises hands threateningly, as orange magic swirls around::
Niko: ::returns the same gesture::
Zella: NO!! STOP IT! No fighting and no flirting! Only singing! Grrrrr.
GARY You broke the law It's there for people to see Why should you get the same As honest men like me? Wow! This line actually fits!
ROGER Now every door is closed to me Another jail. Another key. Another chain For when I come to any town They check my papers And they find the mark of Cain In their eyes I see their fear We do not want you here.' (He somes to an inn)
JORY My rooms are full And I've no supper to spare I'd like to help a stranger All we want is to be fair
ROGER I will pay in advance I can sleep in a barn You see how dark it is I'm not some kind of dog! ::raises hands then lowers them after seeing zella's glare::
CRANE You leave my house Or feel the weight of my rod We're law-abiding people here Thanks be to God. (They throw him out of the inn, or at least attempt to)
ROGER And now I know how freedom feels
The jailer always at your heels It is the law!
This piece of paper in my hand
That makes me cursed throughout the land
It is the law! Like a cur I walk the street,
The dirt beneath their feet. (He sits down despairingly outside a house from which emerges the Bishop of Digne.)
DAJA Come in, Sir, for you are weary,
And the night is cold out there. Though our lives are very humble
What we have, we have to share. There is wine here to revive you.
There is bread to make you strong,
There's a bed to rest till morning,
Rest from pain, and rest from wrong.
ROGER He (is interrupted by Daja who is yelling that she is a she!)
Zella: KEEP SINGING!
ROGER He let me eat my fill I had the lion's share
Daja: SHE!!
The silver in my hand
Cost twice what I had earned
In all those nineteen years -
That lifetime of despair
And yet he trusted me.
Daja: SHE!!
The old fool trusted me -
He'd done his bit of good
Daja: SHE!!
I played the grateful serf
And thanked him like I should
Daja: HE ::is cut off because zella tackles her::
But when the house was still, I got up in the night.
Took the silver
Took my flight! (Taking the silver cup, he runs off, but is brought back by two constables.)
VALJEAN ARRESTED, VALJEAN FORGIVEN
BRONAU Tell his reverence your story
Daja: HER!!
ROALD Let us see if he's impressed
Daja: SHE!!
BRONAU You were lodging here last night
ROALD You were the honest Bishop's guest.
BRONAU And then, out of Christian goodness
ROALD When he learned about your plight
Daja : SHE!!!
BRONAU You maintain he made a present of this silver.
Daja: SH :: is cutoff because zella tackles her (yet again)::
DAJA ::getting up:: That is right. But my friend you left so early
Surely something slipped your mind (The bishop gives Valjean two silver candlesticks) You forgot I gave these also
Would you leave the best behind?
So, Messieurs, you may release him
For this man has spoken true I commend you for your duty
And God's blessing go with you.
(Constables leave. The bishop addresses Valjean)
But remember this, my brother
See in this some higher plan
You must use this precious silver
To become an honest man
By the witness of the martyrs
By the Passion and the Blood
God has raised you out of darkness
I have bought your soul for God!
A/N: I know! I know! Alanna, George and Neal were barely here! Don't worry! They may have small parts but they will have a lot of them!! ::skips away humming lovely ladies underneath her breath::
O! And one more thing! I'm still needing more characters so please if you have any suggestions put them in your review, or if you'd like to see some of the character who had minor roles in this chapter again put them in your review also! Au revoir!
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