1The Return of the Phantom 7: A new sensation

Chelle heads down to what will be the last rehearsal before opening. The whole time all she can think about is the notes from OG. "It can't be the real OG. He's dead; his been dead for many years. But who else could it be?"

As Chelle was walking down the halls of the opera house; she can't help but feel like someone is watching. She starts to walk faster. Suddenly she hears singing surround her. "I am you angel of music, come to your angel of music." Chelle knows that it's not coming from the rehearsal since rehearsal hasn't started and the stage is on the lower level. Chelle keeps hearing the beautiful voice singing; "I am you angel of music, come to your angel of music." She starts to walk toward the music. She feels so relaxed, and then suddenly everything goes black.

"Chelle? Chelle wake up! Oh my God Chelle!" She slowly opens her eyes leaning over her is Derrick. Chelle gasps for air, and then spit out water.

"What happen? Where am I?"

"I was heading to rehearsal and I heard a splash; so I ran here to the underground lake. You were at the bottom of the lake not moving. I jumped in to rescue you." She looks at him as if he is making no sense. Then she looks around. He was making perfect sense. There she was lying by the underground lake. It seemed all too familiar.

"The music...where was the music coming from?"

"There is no music. Rachelle, I think it best that you go back to your room. I will tell Monsieur Leroux and we will have a doctor..."

"I do not need a doctor! I am not sick!" Chelle slowly began to calm down, "You should be at rehearsal. I'll come with you."

He helps her up and they both walk to rehearsal soaking wet. They arrive at the door to the backstage. They are about to enter when Derrick stops, "Chelle, I know you are mad at me but I was hoping. ...I was hoping that you would like to have dinner with me tomorrow after the opening."

Chelle turned to Derrick and smiled, "I should probably say no because all of these notes and things happening."

"Oh, well I just thought I would ask."

He starts to open the door, but she grabs him and turn him around to face her. "I would love to have dinner with you. After all you did save my life." Chelle smiles at him trying not to laugh, "We are sure going to look silly walking into rehearsal soaking wet."

Suddenly they hear a loud bang coming from the stage; they both run in to see Ellisa lying on the ground. Monsieur Leroux rushes over to her. "Ellisa, are you alright?"

"Am I ALRIGHT! The fly rail just fell on my arm, and you ask me if I am alright! NO I AM NOT ALRIGHT!"

Chelle rushes over to help her. "Ellisa, listen to me; can you more you arm?"

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"NO, I CANNOT MORE MY ARM!"

Derrick runs in with the doctors.One of the doctors walks over to Ellisa and exams her arm. "She has to go to the hospital." He then gently helps her up and walks her out of the room.

The other doctor explains, "She will be alright. We believe she has some broken bones in her arm. We're taking her to the hospital for more tests."

"But the opening is tomorrow!" Leroux states with concern.

"Well I suggest you have the understudy go on for her", the doctor says, "She will not be better by tomorrow." He then picks up his tools and follows the other doctor out.

"Understudy! We don't have an understudy!" Leroux cries out to the doctor as he leaves. "What do we do? The opening is tomorrow and we have no Christine!"

Derrick goes over to Leroux trying to comfort him, "We will just have to find some one else."

"There is no one else! No one else knows the part!"

"I know the part", Chelle states, "I know the whole musical. It's been my favorite musical for as long as I can remember. Don't worry Leroux when the curtains open tomorrow we will have a show."

"Oh, God bless you child. God bless you!" Leroux turns to everyone, "We have a new Christine! Chelle if you would please."

She takes in a deep breath and begins to sing.
"Think of me, think of me fondly
When we say goodbye. Remember meOnce in a while please promise me you'll try."

While Chelle was singing the whole room got silent; everyone was just staring at her. She finally finish the song, "So, Monsieur Leroux, what do you think?"

"I think that this is going to be the best opening ever! Ok, that is all for rehearsal tonight. Call is at 6:30pm tomorrow; curtain opens at 7:00."

The whole room clears out; Chelle was the only one left. Suddenly a note falls to her feet. She picks it up nervously and with shaking hands. She decides not to open it there so she runs to her room. When she reaches the room she opens the note.

"Dear Mademoiselle,
I'm sorry that Ellisa got hurt. I was only trying to scare her a little. I didn't think she would get hurt. Well, I told you that Ellisa would not play the part of Christine Daae. However, they did not cancel the show. I wonder who they found to play the part. I will be watching the show from my original seat in box five. I hope you will join me there. I will be waiting for you. Your angel,
Og"

Chelle puts the note on her bed and walk over to the mirror. "He doesn't know that I am the one replacing her. My goodness, he did this. He made the fly rail fall. What was he thinking? He could have killed someone."

It is now 6:00pm of the opening night. Chelle heads down to the dressing room. She is excited that her dream of playing Christine Daae is finally coming true, but she is scared all that the same time. Chelle arrives at the dressing room, and open the door. She sees Derrick standing there in the middle of the room. He turns around and Chelle sees that he is holding a dozen white roses. "This are for you"

"Thank you, but I can't take them. Derrick I can't do this." She tells him about the note sher found after the accident with Ellisa.

"Chelle, that means nothing. Some one is just trying to scare you."

"But why, why are they doing this?"

"I don't know. But, I do know that you will be great tonight." He then walks over handing her the flowers.

She takes them and smile, "I'm looking forward to the dinner with you tonight."

"So am I, my Christine." He walks out of the dressing room and toward his. Suddenly it hits her, "He's playing the part of Raoul. The note said that he was never to see me again, and now I have to kiss him on stage, and choose him over Erik." Chelle takes a deep breath and find her Hannibal costume. She sits in her dressing room waiting for the show to start. The time goes by so slowly. It seems like hours, but just then she hears Monsieur Leroux say "Places everyone. Places."

Chelle goes backstage where she meet with Jeni. Jeni is 22 years old, she has long dark hair, and she is playing the part of Meg Giry. For once it's like the original book; Christine has long curly blonde hair, and Meg has long almost black hair. She sees Chelle coming and runs up and gives her a great big hug. They have become friends since they first met . She has always believed Chelle about the Opera Ghost. Chelle is so glad to see her right now. Chelle met her with a hug. "Oh, am I glad to see you Jeni." Chelle tells her about the latest note.

"You got another note? Chelle, he said he made the fly rail fall?"

"Yes, he said he couldn't have some one with an awful voice play the part of Christine. What if he doesn't like my voice?"

"He will. Come on we are going."

The curtain rises. The auction is going on. It goes by so fast, suddenly all Chelle hears is "Perhaps we may frighten away the ghost of so many years ago, with a little illumination, gentlemen?" The music it starts to play; it seems to go by so fast. The next thing chelle knows is that she is about to sing. She takes a deep breath and began to sing.

"Think of me, think of me fondly
When we say goodbye. Remember me,
Once in a while, please promise me youll try.
When you find that, once again, you long
And be free if you ever find a moment, spare a thought for me"

She sings up to Raoul's solo. The audience loves her; she is a great success. Then suddenly she hears that voice the voice she heard the day before. She listens to it singing.

"Can it be, no it can't be ,is it really her?
My Christine has returned to me after all this time.
And now I can finish my Music of the Night."

Chelle finishes singing think of me
"We never said our love was evergreen,
Or as changing as the sea but please promise me,
That sometimes you will think of me!"

Chelle looks up into box five and see the same man that she saw at the first opera. She notices it looking straight at her. The play goes by so fast. It is now the scene of All I ask of You. Chelle and Derrick are the only people on stage. Chelle finally forgets about everything. Derrick starts singing to her. "Christine that's all I ask of you." Then it was the kiss. They wrap theirr arms around each other and he leans in to kiss her. Suddenly, she feels like there is nothing else in the world, except for them two. They finish the Act, as the curtain closes Chelle sees the man in box five, smile down at you, glare down at Derrick, and then run out of the box.

During intermission Chelle goes to Jeni to tell her all that happen. "Who reserved box five, for tonight's opera?"

"Box Five? You known very well that box five have always been left open for the Opera Ghost."

"But there was a man in box five tonight." Jeni starts to laugh, "What's so funny" Chelle asks.

"You are just like Christine. Your head is always in the clouds. Not to mention how beautiful you sing and act the part. It's as if you were the real Christine."

Chelle looks at Jeni in disbelief and fear, "What did you just say?"

"I said that when I was watching you it seemed like you were the real Christine." Chelle looks at Jeni with great fear in you eyes. "Chelle what's wrong?"

"During the song Think of Me I heard a man singing." She starts to sing.
"Can it be, no it can't be ,is it really her?
My Christine has returned to me after all this time.
And now I can finish my Music of the Night."

"I thought nothing of it until you said that it was as if I were the real Christine."

"Chelle, there's nothing to be afraid of; it was probably just one of Ellisa's friends trying to make you nervous and mess up. Now who in their right mind will be friends with her is something to be afraid of." They both laugh and head to the dressing rooms to get ready for Act II.

Everything in Act II is going fine. Chelle is now backstage ready to enter for The Don Juan rehearsal and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again this has always been your favorite song of Christines. Every time Chelle sings it she think of her grandfather. He died when she was in six grade. She was very excited because you were going to see POTO for her first time ever; then her parents got a call that her grandpa had past away. The funeral was the same day as POTO, so she didn't get to go. Every time she listened to Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again she remembers him. She always told him that he would see her on the stage someday, but she never thought that he would be watching her from heaven. Chelle walks on stage and soon starts singing. She sings with all of her heart; by the end of the song she has tears in her eyes. The song ends and she looks out in the audience; everyone was in awe they seemed as if they just saw and angel.

It is now the end of Act II; the whole cast is on stage for the curtain call. Everyone bows; then Monsieur Leroux comes on stage with a bouquet of flowers. He walks over to Chelle and hands her the flowers. He then addresses everyone in the house, "We have got ourselves a new Christine."