Here we go again, for all those who read this (All three of you) I tell you I will continue this, so don't worry ha-ha
Place: Forest Fox's house
Actors: Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, and Woman
Time: While they're waiting for the ok to leave Timber
Singer: Zell
Song: Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (Reprise) ('Empty Chairs at Empty Tables' from Les Miserables, but it's my own creation)
(The curtain rises to see Squall standing to the front corner of the room; Quistis is standing over a crunched over Zell, who looks like he's going to be sick. Selphie is sitting on the bed to the far left, along with Rinoa, who has a grey and yellow cat on her lap. Quistis pats Zell on the shoulder and then stands and turns to Squall)
Quistis: What's going to happen to Seifer?
(Squall turns to look at her, as everyone else; excluding Zell all turn to Squall. Squall sighed then looked Quistis strait in the eye)
Squall: He may already be dead.
(As he said this Rinoa stood up, instantly startling the cat, which ran off stage)
Rinoa: How can you be so casual?
(She turned her head to the ground)
Rinoa: I feel...sorry for him.
(Squall's thoughts are then heard)
Squall's Thoughts: (...Feel sorry? Seifer would hate to hear that.)
(Squall then laughs at his sudden thought)
Rinoa: What's so funny!? You're terrible!
(She turned away and walked towards the window and sat in a nearby chair facing the window. Selphie then turns to Squall)
Selphie: So...why do you think Seifer may already be dead?
Squall: The president of Galbadia and the sorceress joined forces. Seifer attacked the president. It's no surprise that Seifer may have been killed because of it.
(Rinoa then stood again and turned with evident anger to look at Squall)
Rinoa: Even so! I still hope he's alive...
Zell: Why...?
(Everyone in the room turned to Zell as he stood up and looked at everyone with evident tears in his eyes)
Zell: Reality isn't so kind. Everything doesn't work out the way you want it to...
(Everyone was astonished at Zell's words, Zell then walked over to the left side of the stage and turned away from everyone. After a minute, Squall turned back to Rinoa)
Squall: He's right, as long as you don't get your hopes up, you can take anything...
(His words died out as the lights around the others went out and a spotlight was placed on Zell. Zell looked at the audience and sighed)
#The music for Empty Chairs at Empty Tables begins again#
Zell: There's a grief that can't be spoken
There's a pain goes on and on...
All my life, I have been kept there
Now my home will be dead, and gone...
(Zell begins to shed some tears)
There I talked of, fighting monsters...
Now because I am so dumb...
There people dreamt of new tomorrows...
Now tomorrow...may not come...
Rinoa: (Meanie!)
(Squall looks at Rinoa as she turns away and goes back to her chair, Zell turns back to the audience and began to sing once more with more tears coming)
Zell: Oh my God will you--not tell me!
What this sacrifice is for!
Empty chairs at empty tables
I shall have...my home...no more...
#The music stops as the lights return to the stage and Zell returns to his crouched position on the left side of the stage#
(The woman who brought them to the house then walks into the room)
Woman: The Galbadian forces are withdrawing. Only the soldiers normally stationed here will stick around. If you're gonna leave town, now's your chance! You know how persistent those soldiers can be!
(Everyone minus Zell and Rinoa looked at each other and nodded. Zell stood up quickly and ran down the steps the woman had gone down, Selphie and Quistis both followed. Rinoa stood up and began walking to the steps, but the turned around and looked at Squall)
Rinoa: I'm sorry...
(With that she ran down the stairs, and the light went dim)
Place: Forest
Actors: Squall, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, and Rinoa
Time: Just as they enter
Singers: Rinoa, Squall, and a little Zell
Song: The Argument ('The Argument' from Jesus Christ Superstar)
(The curtain rises to see the group wander into what seems to be a forest, they all walk in and stop for a minute to rest, at Selphie's request)
Quistis: We're not too far from Galbadia Garden now!
Selphie: Heeey, I was just thinking...There might be some bad news from Galbadian government. What if we get caught and then get broadcast to the whole world...!?
(Zell turns sharply and looks at Selphie)
Zell: Whatever happens, happens! Now come on! Let's just keep going!
(Everyone turns to look at him, and Zell looks to the ground, embarrassed
Zell: ...Sorry...I, I'm worried about Balamb Garden. If anything happens to Garden, it's all my fault. I'm the one who said we were all from Garden...You think the president will retaliate on Garden?
(Squall turns to Zell as he ran up to him while he said the last line)
Squall: Maybe
Zell: ...Figures...
(Zell looks to the ground, and then he grabs Squall by the arms)
Zell: B-B-But, we have a whole bunch of SeeDs at Balamb Garden! They wouldn't lose to the Galbadian army, would they?
(Squall didn't even look at Zell)
Squall: Depends how strong the army is
(Zell lets go of Squall)
Zell: I know, but...
Rinoa: Oh, what a wonderful leader!
(Everyone turns to Rinoa)
Squall: ...?
(Rinoa walks up to Squall and pokes him in the chest)
Rinoa: what do you think you're doing?! Zell wants your support!
Squall: I'm not the person to give it to him
Rinoa: And why not, you're the leader aren't you?!
Squall: You think I wanted to be?
Rinoa: I know you did!
Squall: What? I don't-Why are you doing that...?
Rinoa: What?! I'm not doing anything; you're the one being dramatic!
Squall: Me, you're the one flipping out about something I didn't even do!
Rinoa: All I said was that you should give him your support!
Squall: What should I say, I can't lie to him!
#Music starts, it's a bit of a rock type tune with a soft edge to it#
Rinoa: Cut out the dramatics! You know what I mean here...
Squall: Why don't you go do it?
Rinoa: What do you mean by that!
(Squall points to the others)
Squall: Hurry, they are waiting...
Rinoa: You're the leader, you should do it...
Squall: I don't care if I do it!
Rinoa: To think I admired you...
Well now I despise you!
Squall: Then fine! I don't care!
Rinoa: You want me to do it!
What if I just stood here
and ruined your ambition
Squall, you deserve it!
Squall: (Then I'll just go on ahead)
Rinoa: Hurry, then Squall. Hurry and go
Save me your speeches, I don't want to know, Go!
Squall: (Uh...this...sensation...I...I...)
(Squall collapses)
#the music slows and softens (talking will be normal now)#
Selphie: Squall! Ug...
(Selphie collapses as well)
Quistis: What's...going on...?
(She does as well. Rinoa runs to Squall's body and checks on him, Zell does the same to Quistis)
Rinoa: Zell...what happened?
Zell: I...I think then went to...the Dream World...
Rinoa: Dream...World?
Zell: Oh man...
#the music picks up once again#
(Rinoa stands and looks at Squall's motionless form)
Rinoa: You poor, stupid man! See what you've brought me to?
My ideals die around me and it's all because of you.
And now the saddest cut of all:
I cannot leave your side!
Like a helpless criminal, like a wounded animal
I feel like nothing anymore
Like a jaded mandarin
I'm a jaded, jaded, faded, jaded, jaded mandarin
#the music softens once more#
(Rinoa kneels next to Squall's body as tears come to her eyes)
Rinoa: Every time I look at you I don't understand
Why I let the things I say get so out of hand
Why does everything I say, not go as it's planned...?
(Zell looks to Rinoa and sighs, then goes to check on Selphie, words softly leave his mouth)
Zell: Now I see my trials and tribulations
Sinking in a gentle pool of wine
Don't disturb me now, I can see the answers
Till this evening is this morning, life is fine...
(The curtain closes as the music slows to a halt)
Place: Esthar
Actors: Laguna, Kiros, Ward, and Random Esthar soldiers
Time: While they're running from the soldiers
Singers: Laguna, Krios, Ward, and Esthar soldiers
Song: One Jump Ahead (One Jump Ahead from 'Aladdin')
(The curtain opens to see Laguna run in, followed closely by Kiros and Ward)
Laguna: There's no end to them!
Kiros: Well, whose fault is it that we're here?
Laguna: Not mine! (A long pause ensues) It is mine huh?
Ward: Yep...
(Laguna looks behind him then runs ahead and turns to the others)
Laguna: Well, we'll just have to keep ahead of them, huh?
#music begins it's a fast tune with a steady beat#
Laguna: Gotta keep
One jump ahead of the fire-line
One swing ahead of the sword
I fight, only when there's nothing more
Ward: (That's all the time!)
One jump ahead of the lawmen
That's all, an up air toss
These guys don't appreciate we're lost
(Throws his harpoon at some soldiers, scattering them, he retrieves it just as the soldiers regroup)
Soldiers: Riffraff! Galbadian scum! Scoundrels! Get them!
(Standing on the ledge after the climb a ladder quickly, the soldiers begin to throw and shoot at them)
Laguna: Just a little fun, guys
Soldiers: Rip them open, take them back, guys
Laguna: I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
You're my only friends, you two!
(They quickly run and jump down a hole to reach a whole bunch of rocks with switches)
Soldiers: What?
Oh, it's sad these guys have found Pandora
Now they're here and that is now a crime
Soldier 1: I'd blame the government but it's hardly anything
Kiros: Gotta fight to live, gotta fight to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
(Kiros runs behind one of the rocks and hit the switch; it creates a loud sound as it rolls)
One jump ahead of the slowpokes
One skip ahead of our doom
Next time, we're gonna use a nom de plume
Laguna: (What's that?)
(Kiros runs grabbing Laguna by the arm, with Ward behind them, swinging his harpoon at the Soldiers behind them)
Ward: One jump ahead of the hit man
One sheep ahead of the flock
I think we'll take a stroll around the block
(Ward grabs the others and runs down another hole while the soldiers chase after them)
Soldier 1 Stop, you!
Soldier 2: Vandal!
Both: Outrage! Scandal!
(The soldiers trap them in a corner; Laguna holds his gun up and tries to reason with them)
Laguna: Let's not be too hasty
(Large Grat comes up behind them and grabs hold of a Soldier)
Grat: Still I think they're rather tasty
(Kiros stabs the monster and it instantly drops the soldier, Laguna walks over and helps the soldier up)
Laguna: Gotta fight to live, gotta fight to eat
(Laguna wraps an arm over the shoulder of the soldier)
Laguna: Otherwise we'd get along
Soldiers: Wrong!
(The soldiers jump them; they run as fast as they can to escape. As the music continues there are shouts of "Come on" and "This way" head from people. Laguna, Kiros, and Ward continue running until they get to a long set of steps)
Laguna: (What now?)
Kiros: (Follow me!)
One jump ahead of the hoof beats
Soldiers: Vandals!
Laguna: One hop ahead of the hump
Soldiers: Scum bags!
Ward: One trick ahead of disaster
Soldiers: Scoundrels!
Ward: They're quick, but we're much faster
Soldiers: Take that!
Laguna: Here goes, better throw my hand in
Ward: Wish us happy landin'
Kiros: All we gotta do is-
All three: Jump!
(They each jump down a hole that leads them to another staircase)
#the music decrescendo and spirals to a halt as they land next to another set of stairs#
Laguna: Come on!
(Laguna runs up with the others following him as the curtain closes)
(An. Yes, I know there is more to the scene, but if you don't know what happens and you're reading this, you shouldn't be reading this!)
Place: Galbadian Garden
Actors: Squall, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, Rinoa, Raijin, Fujin, Martine, and Irvine
Time: Waiting in the Reception Room
Singers: Squall, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, and Rinoa
Song: We'll miss him/I won't have it! (Parts of 'The Last Supper' from Jesus Christ Superstar)
(The curtain rises as we see Rinoa, Selphie, Zell, and Squall enter the Reception Room and make themselves comfortable)
Selphie: I wonder if they have a Garden Festival here, too?
Rinoa: So Quistis attended classes here?
Squall: I guess so...
Zell: How long are they gonna make us wait...?
(Quistis enters, a pleased, but glum look on her face Squall stands and looks to her)
Squall: How'd it go?
(Quistis looks to them and smiles a small smile)
Quistis: They understood our situation
(She then turns to Zell)
Quistis: And Balamb Garden is safe
(Zell jumped up and began to yell things such as 'Alright!' but was soon calmed when Squall looked at him)
Quistis: The attack on the president in Timber was classified as an independent action. There was an official notice from the Galbadian government saying that Balamb Garden is not being held responsible
Zell: So, Seifer's taking all the blame?
(Quistis sighed and turned away)
Quistis: The trial's over, and the sentence has been carried out...
(Everyone gasps and looks at Quistis as she says this, Squall looks shocked, but then turns away, he looks deep in thought)
Rinoa: ...He was executed?
(Rinoa pulled her knees to her body and began to rock back and forth)
Rinoa: ...Of course he was. He attacked the president. He sacrificed himself for the 'Forest Owls'...
(Quistis looks at her)
Quistis: It was your group that got Seifer involved in all this. You're a resistance faction, right? You must have been prepared for the worst. I'm sure Seifer was prepared, too. So don't think of it as Seifer sacrificing himself for you. I'm sorry. I guess that wasn't much consolation...
(Quistis places and hand on Rinoa's shoulder. Selphie stands and walks over to Zell)
Selphie: You really hated Seifer, didn't you, Zell?
(Zell bows his head and sighs)
Zell: Yeah, but...He was from Garden...He was one of us... If I can, I wanna get revenge!
(Squall sighs and walks around the room, the conversation between everyone else continues while this is happening)
Rinoa: I...really liked him. He was always full of confidence, smart...Just by talking to him, I felt like I could take on the world...
(Selphie turned to her)
Selphie: Your boyfriend?
(Rinoa shook her head)
Rinoa: I don't really know...I...I think I was in love...I wonder how he felt...?
Selphie: Do you still like him?
Rinoa: If I didn't, I wouldn't be talking about it...It was last summer...I was 16. Lots of fond memories...
#Music begins, it's a slow, almost haunting sound#
Zell: The end...
Is just a little harder,
When brought to...a friend
(Quistis picks up one of the drinks placed in the room for them)
Quistis: For all you care,
This drink, could be his blood
(Selphie picks up a piece of food)
Selphie: For all you care,
This food could be his body
All Three: The end!
Rinoa: He gave my hope to me,
He gave my strength to me...
All but Squall: We should, remember him, before our, hearts, sink...
#the Music softens as Squall's thoughts are heard#
Squall: (I liked him...wasn't really a bad guy...He was one of us...Seifer...You've become just a memory. Will they...Will they talk about me this way if I die, too? Squall was this and that. Using past tense, saying whatever they want? So this is what death is all about...Not for me...I won't have it!!!)
#the music intensifies and becomes the tune before from the argument#
(As Squall sings everyone becomes shocked and looks at him)
Squall: (I won't have it!!!!)
I must be mad thinking, I will be remembered
Yes, I must be out of my head!
(Squall points at the others, causing Selphie and Rinoa to stand)
Squall: Look at your blank faces
My name will mean nothing
Ten minutes after I'm dead!
I will be forgotten,
Talked about in past tense...
Selphie: (Are you MAD?!)
Rinoa: (Squall, what do you mean?)
Squall: How little you know...
How little you care!
#The music stops right after he says that line#
(Squall quickly leaves the room as the lights fade. The scene changes when the lights return. It's now the main hall of the Garden. Squall comes running down the steps and walks to the middle of the circle pattern on the floor)
Raijin: Yo, Squall!
(Squall turns to see Raijin and Fujin above him on the balcony; they nod to each other and run down the steps. They both run to Squall)
Squall: What are you doing here?
Raijin: What am I doin'? I'm a messenger, ya know? Brought you a new order from Headmaster Cid, ya know?
(Squall looks at them strangely)
Squall: What kind of order?
Raijin: I dunno
(Both Raijin ad Fujin nod to each other)
Raijin: Gave it to the head honcho here. Just did what Headmaster Cid wanted, ya know?
Fujin: EXPLAIN!
Raijin: Yeah! We were suppose'ta go to Timber. But the trains have stopped, so we had no other choice but to come here. Kinda relieved to see you guys here.
(Fujin looks back to the balcony, then turns to Squall)
Fujin: SEIFER?
Raijin: Oh yeah! Wasn't Seifer with you?
(Squall shook his head, then sighed)
Squall: I believe Seifer may be dead...I heard he was tried in Galbadia and then executed...
(Fujin gasped, but shook her head no)
Fujin: LIES!
Raijin: BWAHAAHAAHAA! That's gotta be a lie, ya know!? There's no way he'd put up with a trial, ya know!? Or an execution for that matter! It's just so not Seifer, ya know!?
(Fujin placed a hand on Squall's shoulder)
Fujin: FIND!
Raijin: O'What...! We're gonna meet up with Seifer?
(Fujin nodded to Raijin)
Raijin: Well, ya heard 'er, see ya, Squall we're gonna head off to Galbadia to look for Seifer
(Fujin let go of Squall and ran down the small steps and out the garden, Raijin was right behind her)
PA system Voice: Attention, SeeD party from Balamb Garden: Please assemble in front of the gate
(Squall nodded as he heard the message and ran down the steps Raijin and Fujin ran down, exiting the scene. The lights dim as the scene changes. It opens to outside the Garden each person is there; also Martine is there, telling them their orders)
Martine:Good day. I have official orders from Headmaster Cid addressed to you. Following regulations, I have gone over these orders. After careful consideration of our options, we have decided to fully assist and cooperate with Headmaster Cid. Actually, we too, have been planning for this quite some time now. In order to stress the importance of this mission, I must first brief you on the current situation...At ease
(Each member of the team relaxed, though Rinoa's was out of time, Martine noticed)
Martine: You all know about the sorceress being appointed as the peace ambassador for the Galbadian government. However, this ambassador thing is just a cover up. There will be no peace talks, only threats. The sorceress creates fear among people. Therefore, peace talks are impossible. Galbadia is planning to use this fear to negotiate favorable conditions for itself. It is clear that Galbadia's ultimate goal is world domination. Garden is no exception, either. It is a fact that the sorceress is planning to use this Garden as her base...We have very few options available to us. We entrust world peace, and the future to you. Details of the mission are enclosed in these official orders
(Hands a large parchment to Squall, Squall takes them and scans through them)
Martine: Any questions?
Squall: The orders say by means of a 'sniper'...We have no one with that skill
Martine: Don't worry about it. Let me introduce an elite sharpshooter from Galbadia Garden. Kinneas! Irvine Kinneas!
(A young man, Obviously Irvine, walks onto the stage, in his right hand he's carrying a shotgun)
Martine: This is Irvine Kinneas. He will be your sharpshooter. Leave whenever you're ready. Failure is not an option.
(Martine turns and leaves. As he does, Irvine pretends his hand is a gun, aims and fires at Martine)
Irvine: BANG! (I hate that guy...oh) Looks like I'm with you rubes from Balamb, Greetings
(Irvine takes Squall's hand and shakes it, then walks over to where Zell and Quistis are, Zell gets ready to shake his hand but Irvine passes him up and goes and kisses Quistis's hand, Zell becomes a bit angry)
Squall's Thoughts: (Zell...Why do you always have to overreact to everything?)
(Irvine turns again to Squall)
Irvine: You cool with me helping you?
Squall: That depends on your attitude.
(Irvine chuckles)
Irvine: I say things that get a rise out of some people. Just don't let it bother you and we'll get along fine
Squall: I'll remember that
(Then all at once, each person besides Irvine asked what the mission they got was)
Squall: Our next mission... (Takes a deep breath) This is no ordinary mission. It's a direct order from both Balamb and Galbadia Garden...We're to...assassinate the sorceress.
(There was a collective gasp from everyone except Irvine)
Squall: We're to shoot her from afar. Kinneas will be our sharpshooter. We're to support Kinneas to our fullest. Should the sniper fail, we are to attack head on.
Irvine: Thanks for the support, but I never miss my target
(At this Zell got angry)
Zell: And what makes you so confident
(Irvine chuckles)
Irvine: Because...you ain't never known a guy like me
Singer: Irvine
Song: Guy Like Me ('Friend Like Me' from Aladdin)
#Music starts up, it's a fast tune with and almost jazzy beat to it#
Irvine: Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Scheherazade had a thousand tales
But boys you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
You got a powerhouse that never fails
(Runs behind Zell and rubs his shoulders, as he does Zell shoves him off and runs over to Squall)
You got some power in your corner now
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
See all you gotta do is call my name
And I'll say
(Turns to Squall and bows)
Mister Leader, sir
What will your pleasure be?
Let me find this villain
Shoot 'em down
You ain't never met a guy like me
(Runs over to Rinoa and Selphie and places his arms around them)
Life is your restaurant
And I'm your maitre d'
(Irvine leans into Selphie but she pushes him away)
C'mon whisper what it is you want
(Selphie pushes him away)
You ain't never met a guy like me!
Yes sir, I pride myself on service
Cause you're the boss
The king, the shah
Say what you wish
It's yours! No lie
(Points his gun to a random point)
Where ya want the bullet? In the side?
Have some of ammo "A"
Try all of ammo "B"
I'm in the mood to help you dudes
You ain't never met a guy like me
(Pulls out his gun and begins to do random tricks with it as he says each of these lines)
Can your friends do this?
Can your friends do that?
Can your friends pull this, out their little hat?
Can you guys go poof!
(Creates a fire ball in his hand using a basic fire spell)
Well, looky here
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
(Pulls out his gun and lets of a shot)
And then make the sucker disappear?
So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
I am the answer to your midday prayers
You got me bona fide, certified
You got a sniper that never fails
(Twirls Quistis, who is caught by Zell before she falls over)
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So who we after? I really wanna know
They got a hit list three miles long, no doubt
Well, all you gotta do is call my name-and oh
Mister Leader, sir, have a shot or two or three
I'm on the job, don't you worry Bob
You ain't never met a guy, never met a guy
You ain't never met a guy, never met a guy
(Grabs Selphie and begins dancing with her)
You ain't never...met a...guy like me!
You ain't never met a guy like me, hah!
#The music stops as he lets go of Selphie who falls to the ground from the sudden release#
(Quistis regains her composure
Quistis: Mr. Kinneas! I don't know how you act in this Garden but we can't have you acting like an idiot here!
(Irvine chuckles)
Irvine: Heh, yeah, like, I'm sorry, I was being a bit of an arse, so anyway, what's next Mr. Leader?
(Squall sighs and begins walking off the stage, Rinoa looks to Irvine, then follows Squall quickly, Zell and Quistis follow. Selphie stands and walks over to Irvine, smacks him on the arm, then walks off the stage. Irvine grabs his arm and looks at where they all went)
Irvine: Yo, wait up!
(Irvine runs after them as the curtain closes)
(Ok, it's not much I know, but I'm having a hard time thinking of things ha-ha, think of this as, Act 3 part I ha-ha, anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, I'll work on another one, don't worry ha-ha, later)