Disclaimer: I don't own Phantom of the Opera, as much as I wish I did.

Notes: This story is what I think should have ended up happening. Roughly anyway. This starts with the end of the play, and goes to the ending thatcould have been.I messed with some of the lines: aka:added new ones, deleted old ones. Messed with song lyrics as well, and added an origional song of my own for effect.Singing is in italics,stage directions and actions are in (), the person acting/speaking/singing is named in CAPS and asides are in >>. Please R&R.

RAOUL:
Free her!
Do what you like, only free her!
Have you no pity?

PHANTOM:
Your lover makes a passionate plea!

CHRISTINE:
Please, Raoul, don't do this...

RAOUL:
I love her!
Does that mean nothing? I love her!
Show some compassion ...

PHANTOM:
The world showed no compassion to me!

RAOUL:
Christine ... Christine ... Let me see her ...

PHANTOM:
Be my guest, sir ... Monsieur, I bid you welcome!
Did you think that I would harm her?
Why should I make her pay for the sins which are yours? Order your fine horses now!
Raise up your hand to the level of your eyes!
Nothing can save you now - except perhaps Christine .
Start a new life with me -
Buy his freedom with your love!
Refuse me, and you send your lover to his death!
This is the choice -
This is the point of no return!

CHRISTINE:
>So do I lose him forever,
Do I throw his love away?>

RAOUL:
Christine, forgive me, please forgive me ... I did it all for you, and all for nothing ...

CHRISTINE:
>What do I say to him...>

PHANTOM:
Too late for turning back,
too late for prayers and useless pity ...

RAOUL:
Say you love him, and my life is over!

CHRISTINE:
>When my love is already his...>

PHANTOM:
Past all hope of cries for help: no point in fighting ...

RAOUL:
Either way you choose, he has to win ...

CHRISTINE:
>I love him more than he could know...>

PHANTOM:
For either way you choose, you cannot win! So, do you end your days with me, or do you send him to his grave?

RAOUL:
Why make her lie to you, to save me?

CHRISTINE:
>But telling him would kill me...>

PHANTOM:
Past the point of no return -

RAOUL:
For pity's sake, Christine, say no!

CHRISTINE:
>And it would kill Raoul as well...>

PHANTOM:
... the final threshold ...

RAOUL:
Don't throw your life away for my sake ...

CHRISTINE:
>A life with him beside me..>.

PHANTOM:
His life is now the prize which you must earn!

RAOUL:
I fought so hard to free you ...

CHRISTINE:
>Or a prize I do not want...>

PHANTOM:
You've passed the point of no return .
You try my patience - make your choice!

CHRISTINE:
>What can I say to him?
What choice do I dare make?
I've fallen in love with him,
I have been for a time.
Raoul loved me once,
And I loved him for a time as well.
God help me make the right decision,
Help me say the truth that I must tell.>

(Before she is able to say anything, the sound of the Mob reaches their ears.)

MOB:
Some: Track down this murderer - he must be found!
Hunt out this animal, who runs to ground! Too long he's preyed on us - but know we know:
the Phantom of the Opera is there, deep down below .
Others: Who is this monster, this murdering beast?
Revenge for Piangi! Revenge for Buquet!
This creature must never go free ...

(Feeling rushed and believing that Christine will choose Raoul, the Phantom urges them to leave now.)

PHANTOM:
Take her - forget me - forget all of this .
Leave me alone - forget all you've seen .
Go now - don't let them find you!
Take the boat - swear to me never to tell The secret you know of the angel in hell!
Go ... Go now - go now and leave me! Masquerade ... Paper faces on parade .
Masquerade ... Hide your face, so the world will never find you ...

Christine, I love you ...

(Raoul grabs Christine against her will and drags her to the boat, though the Phantom doesn't notice.)

PHANTOM:
You alone can make my song take flight -
it's over now, the music of the night ...

(A month passes, and the opera house has been abandoned. Christine returns alone to see what is left inside...Or who)
(She walks onto the stage and begins to sing)

CHRISTINE:
Everything's fading away It's all dying out This life is crumbling,
My soul is crying out

Every night is melting Into the days that follow,
And nothing is clear As everything fades away

PHANTOM (Distantly):
Screaming,
Trying so hard to reach you You turn away like the world And leave my dying soul
(Closer):
Every garden, all the beauty Is turning into dust As this shallow life Comes crashing down.

BOTH:
Everything around us Fades into the night,
Hiding in this sea of Dying souls

PHANTOM:
Bleeding,
Praying so hard for you to see You turn and look away And ignore my screaming heart

CHRISTINE:
Fade away into the darkness,
Hide away in this ruin,
Keeping alive for now,
Save my dying soul.

PHANTOM:
Push me away again,
Leave me to die inside,
Hide away from me,
Let me die,
Let me die,
Let me die inside

BOTH:
Things won't end this way I'm not leaving like this My dying soul isn't gone yet,
I can save it all,
Save this ruined life we had Save our dying souls

CHRISTINE:
Crying,
Bleeding,
Screaming,
Praying hard for you to see,
Trying hard to reach you,
You turn to look,
But can't see anything,
You can't ignore my screaming heart Or your own dying soul.

(As Christine finishes the last line, the Phantom enters from the opposite side of the stage)

PHANTOM:
Why have you returned here?
Why come back to this place of despair?
Where is your lover now?
He fought so hard to take you.

CHRISTINE:
I came for you,
For my own peace of mind.

PHANTOM:
Why must you torture me?
I set you free!

CHRISTINE:
I never answered your question,
Never responded to your demand.
(She steps closer to him)
You said for me to make a choice,
Well I made it long ago.
I love you,
And no one else.
(She kisses him)

(Pulling away, she starts to sing again)
I have come here
In pursuit of
My deepest urge,
In pursuit of
That wish,
Which could never
Stay silent.
Silent . . .
I have come back,
That our love may now
Become our own.
In my mind I've already
Succumbed to this,
Dropped all defences
Longed for so long for this.
Now you are here with me:
No second thoughts,
We've decided.
Decided . . .
Past the point
Of no return -
No backward glances:
The games we've played
Till now are at An end . . .
No more thoughts
Of "if" or "when" -
I'm through resisting:
Abandon doubt,
And let this dream
Descend . . .
What raging fire
Shall flood the soul?
What rich desire
Unlocks its door?
What sweet seduction
Lies before
Us . . ?
Past the point
Of no return,
The final threshold -
What warm,
Unspoken secrets
Will we learn?
Beyond the point
Of no return . . .

(The Phantom smiles and leads her to the trap door to the cellar. As they descend the stairs to his "home", they sing All I Ask Of You)

Well, if this story sucks, I'm sorry. It's the first one for Phantom of the Opera that I've written. If I get positive reviews, I'll write more. If I get negative reviews, I'll give it one more go. But please review so I know what I can fix to make this better. I only have one request about reviews: Be honest.