Note: The middle part of this chapter is straight from a scene in Phantom cause we thought it'd work better if we just wrote the whole scene.
Chapter 8: It's a Scandal That Will Pack 'em In the Aisles
"Kitty!" Hank called back stage, "We need you now!"
"Why?" Kitty asked nervously, knowing what she was needed for.
"Your Wanda's understudy, go get into costume, your Christine." Hank told her.
"B…bu….but….I don't want to!" Kitty whimpered, "I'm, like, not good enough to play a lead role!"
"You'll do fine." Hank tried to convince her.
Kitty shook her head.
"Kitty its ok." Lance came up and put his arms around her, "I'll be there to help you."
Kitty nodded and Hank let out a sigh of relief.
"Alright, go get into costume, and someone get Kurt!" Hank yelled.
Kitty ran off to the dressing room and Lance brought Kurt to Hank.
"Vhat do you need?" Kurt asked.
"You'll be playing Meg." Hank answered.
"Vhat?!" Kurt yelled, shocked.
"You're the only one who's rehearsed the lines." Hank explained.
"Ja, b..but that was a joke! I…I vas just helping." Kurt stuttered.
"Yeah, well its not a joke anymore, we need you." Hank pleaded.
"But…" Kurt started.
"No arguing!" Hank shouted.
Kurt sighed and left to get into costume.
As Kurt and Kitty went on stage to sing "Angel of Music" Xavier went to talk to Hank.
"It's a good thing Lance and Jean were so childish about kissing." Xavier smiled, "Otherwise the show would have to be canceled."
Hank nodded, "But who do you think took Wanda? And who broke the trap door?"
"Logan, he was upset about Forge making a better elephant than him, so he's trying to ruin the show." Xavier explained.
"Hmm, makes sense." Hank nodded, "Alright, I'll send some people to look for Logan and Wanda."
Xavier smiled and went back into the audience.
"Roberto and Sam!" Hank called, "You two don't have a scene for a while, right?"
They both nodded.
"Good," Hank smiled, "I need the two of you to go look for Logan and Wanda."
"Why Logan?" Sam asked.
"Because he's the one who took Wanda, and broke the trap door, so we don't want him ruining the show anymore." Hank explained.
"Alright." Roberto smiled before he and Sam went off in search of Logan and Wanda.
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Pietro strutted onto the stage with a news paper for his favorite scene.
"Mystery after gala night', it says 'Mystery of soprano's flight', 'Mystified' all the papers say we are mystified 'We suspect foul play'," He threw the paper down and started to walk over to the desk, "Bad news on soprano's scene, first Carlotta now Christine, still at least the seats get sold," He grinned, "Gossip's worth its weight in gold." He flopped down in the chair in front of the desk, "What a way to run a business, spare me these unending trials, half your cast disappears but the crowd still cheers, opera, to hell with Gluck and Handel it's a scandal that will pack 'em in the aisles."
Todd burst onto stage, "Damnable will they all walk out, this is damnable!"
Pietro tilted his head back and rolled his eyes, "Andre please don't shout, its publicity and the take is vast, free publicity…"
"But we have no cast!" Todd croaked.
Pietro got up and walked over to Todd, "But Andre have you seen queue?"
Todd whipped out a note.
"Oh," Pietro said, looking at the note, "It seems you've got one too."
Todd opened his letter and began to read, "Dear Andre what a charming gala, Christine enjoyed a great success, We were hardly bereft when Carlotta left, otherwise, the chorus was entrancing but the dancing was a lamentable mess."
Pietro took out his note and started to read, "Dear Firmin just a brief reminder my salary has not been paid, send it care of the ghost by return of post, PTO," Pietro turned the note over, "No one likes a debtor so its better if my orders are obeyed."
"Who would have the gall to send this," They both sang, "Someone with a puerile brain."
Pietro snatched Todd's letter, "These are both signed 'OG'!"
"Who the hell is he?" Todd sang.
"Opera Ghost!" They both sang together.
"It is really not amusing," Pietro sang, looking unamused.
"He's abusing our position," Todd sang on.
"In addition he wants money," Pietro added.
"He's a funny sort of spectre," Todd sang.
"To expect a large retainer," They both sang, "And nothing plainer he is clearly quite insane."
"Where is she?!" Lance cut in.
"You mean Carlotta?" Todd asked confused.
"I mean Miss Daae," Lance corrected, "Where is she?!"
"Well how should we know?" Pietro sang.
"I want an answer," Lance sang, "I take it that you sent me this note."
"What's all this nonsense?" Pietro asked.
"Of course not!" Todd sang out.
"Don't look at us!" Pietro added.
"She's not with you then?" Lance asked.
"Of course not!" Pietro sang.
"We're in the dark." Todd agreed.
"Monsieur don't argue," Lance sang, "Isn't this the letter you wrote?"
"And what is it that we're meant to have wrote," Pietro rolled his eyes, "Written."
Lance handed the note to Todd who read, "Do not fear for Miss Daae, the Angel of Music has her under his wing, make no attempt to see her again."
Todd and Pietro looked at each other confused.
"If you didn't write it, then who did?" Lance asked.
Amara ran onto the stage in an outrage, "Where is he?!"
"Ah welcome back," Todd smiled.
"Your precious patron, where is he?!" Amara sang.
"What is it now?" Lance asked.
"I have your letter," Amara sang, "A letter which I rather resent."
"And did you send it?" Pietro asked.
"Of course not!" Lance sang.
"As if he would!" Todd sang.
"You didn't send it?" Amara asked, confused.
"Of course not!" Lance sang again.
"What's going on?" Pietro asked.
"You dare to tell me that this not the letter you sent?" Amara sang.
"And what is it that I'm meant to have sent?" Lance asked, as he took the note from Amara.
A note fluttered down from above and fell at Todd's feet. He read it silently while Lance read the other note.
"Your days at the Opera Populaire are numbered, Christine Daae will be singing on your behalf tonight," Lance sang.
Todd's eyes widened as he pulled Pietro aside, showing him the note, and Lance sang on.
"Be prepared for great misfortune, should you attempt to take her place."
Pietro's eyes widened as he finished reading the unstaged note.
"Far to many notes for may taste," Todd and Pietro sang, starting to walk off stage, "And most of them about Christine, all we've heard since we came is Miss Daae's name." The two of them bolted off stage.
Kurt and Rogue walked onto stage, "Miss Daae has returned." Rogue stopped and stared at the spot where Pietro and Todd should have been standing.
Kurt, Lance and Amara looked around for the missing duo.
"I trust her midnight oil is well and truly burned?" Lance filled in for Pietro.
"Were precisely is she now?" Amara caught on and filled in for Todd.
"I thought it best that she went home." Rogue sang.
"She needed rest." Kurt sang in his best falsetto.
While the scene continued on Hank started freaking out backstage.
"I sent out Roberto and Sam to find Wanda and Logan and they never came back. So I sent out Freddy, Tabitha and Forge to find them, and they haven't come back! And now Todd and Pietro are gone, and Prima Dona is next, and we're missing half the cast!" Hank yelled, "Is anything going right for this musical?!"
"Well the crowds still cheering…" Jamie smiled, after appearing out of nowhere.
"JAMIE!" Hank shouted, "I need you! Lots of you! On stage! NOW!!!"
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