Disclaimer remains as it was in chapter 1.

Note: We edited the first chapter to give a cast list. We should have done this the first time but we'll be doing it from now on :)

Thanks for the reviews. This has pushed my brother a bit - he's such a procrastinator that his moto is 'Procrastinators Unite...Tomorrow!'

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CAST (in order of appearance) Shakespeare characters – SO:TTEOT characters

Capulet – Romeria Zin Emurille

Paris – Roger

Servant – Servant (How original – hahaha)

Benvolio – Shelby

Romeo – Albel

Act I, Scene II.

Enter Romeria Zin Emurille, Roger and servant

Romeria sat on her throne. Her guest had arrived. "Please, do enter the court."

Roger bowed gracefully. "To what do I owe this honor?"

Romeria stood and approached Roger. She rested her hand on his shoulder. "I have but one request of you. See you, one of my loyal fighters needs but a lesson in love. She is a stranger in the world that exists outside of the battlefield. Ere me thinks her ripe to be a bride."

Roger's eyes glowed with anticipation. "Lady Nel?"

Romeria nodded. Her smile grew even sweeter. "Woo her, gentle Roger, get her heart and I will arrange this agreement. She will have no choice but to follow my command. This night I hold a traditional Aquarian feast. It is a masquerade. Come, let us prepare."

Romeria turned to the servant. "Go now to Arias and seek those on this list. Invite them to the palace for a night of dance and romance."

The servant bowed and left the two to scheme as he made his way through Arias

Enter Albel and Shelby

Shelby kept his hand on Albel's shoulder while guiding him through the streets. Every once and a while, Shelby had to hold Albel down to keep him from skipping merrily. "Come, coz. Take a new enemy into your sight and your loss will be undone."

"Perhaps dear cousin, but first I wish to gaze for a long time at the clouds. To catch a cloud…or perhaps to fly."

Shelby gritted his teeth. "SNAP-OUT-OF-IT."

Albel shuttered. "Happy thoughts, happy thoughts. Don't take my happy thoughts away, for without them I shall never learn to fly."

Shelby was ready to slap Albel, but was interrupted. "Good day sir," said a plain looking man. "Can you read?"

Albel shot his head up. "Fortune cookie?"

"No sir," replied the plain man. "Can you read anything you see?"

"Ay, but coloring books are more my style."

Shelby grunted, embarrassed as the plain man stared curiously at Albel. The man held out a flier.

"What have you there?" Shelby took the flier and looked it over.

The man bowed slightly, not taking his wary eyes from Albel as he slowly backed away. Once he felt safe, he ran.

"HEY! WHERE'S MY FORTUNE COOKIE?"

Shelby nudged Albel in the side and handed him the flier. The flier contained a long list of names both known and unknown to Albel. At the bottom was a short message.

Welcome all from the Kingdom of Aquaria. Come hither and feast with us. Be you of the Kingdom of Airyglyph, we pray you are devoured by a heard of small pigmy vampire elephants.

Shelby glanced at Albel. "Here an opportunity does await. You should go tonight and feast your eyes upon the fighters of Aquaria. Go, and compare the skills of the one you lost to some that I shall show."

"But I care not for a new target. For though a fight she did not give, I doubt any could fill this need. Besides, I just got the sudden graving for Chinese takeout."

Shelby put his hand on Albel's shoulder again and started walking slowly through the streets. "When you killed her, there was no one else around for you to fight. Should you see what is within those castle walls, I assure you a new hate to be born…And if you don't go then I'll break all your 'Daddy's Little Rich Boys' records."

Albel turned to his cousin, horror plastered on his face. "You wouldn't!"

"Would too."

"Fine!" Albel said, stomping his feet. "I'll go, but I'm going to dance and eat. Nothing more."

End Act I, Scene II.

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Act I, Scene III. A room in Castle Aquaria

CAST (in order of appearance) Shakespeare characters – SO:TTEOT characters

Lady Capulet – Lasselle

Nurse – Peppita

Juliet – Nel

Enter Lasselle and Peppita

Lasselle waved his hand at Peppita. "Where is Lady Nel? Call her forth to me."

Peppita spun around, her hand across her brow as she scanned the room. "OH NELLY! WHERE ARE YOU?"

Nel approached the two. "How now! Who calls? And how many times do I have to tell you not to call me Nelly."

Peppita smiled, dismissing that last comment as she always had. "Lasselle wishes a word with you."

Nel crossed her arms. "Okay, I'm here. What do you want?" She frowned at him.

Lasselle smiled sweetly at Nel. Turning to Peppita, he spoke. "Thou's hear our counsel. Thou know'st our Nel is of a pretty age?"

Peppita scratched her head. "Huh? Yo dude, speak Terran!"

Lasselle frowned at the small girl. "Humph, to which I speak you will agree with no contest."

"Whatever. Yeah, she's pretty…is that what you wanted to hear?"

Nel tapped her foot as she listened to the two. "Um, I've got things to do and people to kill. Do you two mind speeding this up a bit?"

"She may be pretty, but her attitude stinks!" Peppita tapped her foot and did her best Nel imitation.

Lasselle stomped Peppita's foot, bringing tears to her eyes. "What I'm saying is that Nel is just right to be married."

Peppita squealed. "Oh a wedding! Yay, I love weddings. There will be white rose petals everywhere and lot and lots of guest and a huge cake with pink frosting. And dancing and singing and…"

Nel removed her scarf and proceeded to gag Peppita. "Wedding? That is something I want no part of."

Nel secured the knot behind the girls head. Peppita, frantic to get the cloth away from her mouth, spun in circles as her hands chased the back of her head.

Lasselle glanced at Peppita before smiling at Nel. "Many younger then you are already mothers. Do you wish to die an old maid? Come now, the valiant Roger seeks you for his love." He rested his hands on Nel's shoulders. "What say you? Can you love one so short? Tonight, he shall be at our masquerade. There you will meet and love will bloom."

"What the heck do you speak of you stiff necked freak? Did I not just say I do not wish for love? Love is for wimps. I seek a challenge." Nel knocked his hands away and smirked.

Enter a Servant

The servant bowed. "I have some to inform you that the feast is prepared. Please, come you now and great your guest."

Lasselle nodded. "Yes, we will come."

He turned to Nel. "You will find love, that I know. Now, let us go and you will see your happiness."

Peppita finally tore the gag from her mouth. "Go, seek your challenge." Peppita's voice was filled with sarcasm. "I hope you find love and have lots and lots of babies."

Nel drew her daggers and stomped the floor at Peppita. In response, Peppita ran; screaming like a monkey.

End Act I, Scene III.

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Yay, two more scenes done. It's not that hard to do something like this since the outline's already wrote. Thanks William! XD