Disclaimer: sings I don't own Midsummer's Night, or Reeeent!

AN: Wow, I haven't written in over a bajillion months. My only excuse is pronoun problems. You try writing something with six drag queens in it at once! Oh, and Monday was my half-birthday! And happy birthday to Laurel Ducky Muah!

Act I, Scene 2

Queen Sally did one last dusting of the assorted seats arranged in the center of her apartment before she heard a knock at her door. She smoothed down her brown sundress quickly and pushed a lock of her auburn chin-length wig behind her ear before opening the door. Before she could speak, a pink-clad Nikki Bottom sprung onto her, smothering her with a huge hug. Sally managed to pry the other drag queen off of her and greeted the rest of her friends. Snug hugged her tightly, then pranced into the apartment, flopping down into a pink chair. Flo gave a small smile, propping herself gingerly on a slightly wobbly bar stool. Snow stooped down to give Sally a kiss on the cheek, then spread herself out on a loveseat. Sally had to wave a hand in front of Star's eyes to get her to snap out of her world of thought, and sat with her on a shabby couch.

"Now, is this everyone?" Sally asked. Nikki leaned over to her from her spot in a cushy chair.

"I think you should call everyone's name, just to make sure." She smiled, nodding authoritatively as Sally called each name. "Now, tell them what the play is about, Sally." She placed a hand on Sally's shoulder.

"We're going to be doing a production that I call 'The Comedy and Death of Pyramus and Thisbe.' It's a play about…"

"Yeah, it's really good! Now, Sally, tell them what their parts are."

Sally sighed, picking up the cast list. She was supposed to be in charge here, but that egotistical Nikki kept pushing her around! No more, though! No more Miss Nice Girl! But she didn't want to be pushy right back...

She began to read.

"Nikki?"

"Yeah?" Nikki had risen to her feet, probably expecting some sort of cheering when her role was announced.

"You're playing Pyramus."

"Ah, Pyramus… who is Pyramus? A star-crossed lover or a horrible tyrant?" She acted out each with grandiose gestures and a newly-acquired lofty English accent.

"A lover who kills himself for his true love, Thisbe," Sally read from the list.

"I can do that! I'll make 'em cry their eyes out! I could play a tyrant better, of course…

'The raging rocks

And shivering shocks

Shall break the locks

Of prison gates;

And Phibbus' car

Shall shine from far

And make and mar

The foolish Fates.'

Don't even ask me what that means, but it's great, ain't it? Now give the others their parts." She said "others" with a slight disdain for the less dramatically experienced, even though for all her experience, she had the acting skills of an ass… no, that would be an insult to asses everywhere.

"Flo?"

"Yes?" Flo said quietly as she stepped forward.

"You will be playing Thisbe, Pyramus' lover." Flo cringed a bit at the thought of having to play opposite an egotistical maniac, but her face lit up at the thought of a lead role.

"Thank you, Sally," she said quietly, and sat back down.

Bottom leaned towards Sally to speak quietly to her, but her voice still burst out loud and clear. "Let me play Thisbe, too!" she said, and rose to act out a loud and melodramatic scene. "Thisne, Thisne! Ah, Pyramus, lover dear! thy Thisby dear, and lady dear!"

Sally pushed her back into her chair. "Nikki, sweetie, just play Pyramus, okay? Let Flo be Thisbe. You were meant to play Pyramus, honey, and no one else." Sally knew how to get Nikki to settle down from years of practice.

"Yes, yes, I'm the perfect Pyramus! Now go on," Nikki said loudly, again with her new accent.

"Star, you're going to play Thisbe's mom, and Snow, you'll be Pyramus' dad. I'm Thisbe's dad. Snug, you're the lion." She folded the cast list sharply and slid it into her purse.

Snug leaned over to Sally and began to talk to her quietly. "Is the lion's part hard to memorize?" she asked. "You know how I'm bad with lines…"

"All you have to do is roar," Sally answered, and Nikki jumped up again.

"I know! I know! I'll be the lion! I'll roar so good that they'll be begging me to do it again!"

"You'll roar too loud and scare the kids!" Sally retorted.

"No, I'll roar softly, like a bird!"

"Just… play… Pyramus!" Sally shouted.

"Fine, fine, I'll do it." Nikki flounced back onto her chair, crossing her arms and pouting.

"Now, girls, we're rehearsing in that performance space in the Tent City tomorrow night. Be there at midnight, okay?"

"We will, Sally! Let's do this thing!"

"Remember, the performance space at midnight!"