(Took a while, but I'm back. Sorry for the delay, major case of writers block…but I think I've fixed that. Also, I'm cutting some scenes short and just going strait to the songs for some of them, realizing that the stuff in-between just wasn't really needed.))
Place: Galbadian Garden
Actors: Heroes, Seifer, and Edea
Time: After the battle
Singer: Edea
Song: Revelation, (Obsession, from the musical Jekyll and Hyde)
(After the battle, Edea looks down at the group, her eyes have changed. She no longer looks evil, but her face holds a kind look to it. She sighs sadly and looks at each member of SeeD.)
Edea: Squall, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine…and Zell…You've all grown so much…and become so strong…I have waited for this day to come. And also feared this day would come is today a joyous day? Or and odious day? …What is it that I have done…?
#Music begins, it's a piano tune, very soft and dark…mysterious…#
Edea:
What
streak of madness was inside me?
What was the truth my fears
concealed?
What evil force made this creature of me?
What
darker side of me did she reveal?
And in, this Revelation
That's
tearing me apart…
Some strange, deranged expression
Of what's in my heart!
(She clamps her hands to her heart as she begins to cry softly.)
Am
I the same, as I appear to be…?
Or am I someone I don't know?
Is
there some monster drawing near me to me?
Becoming clear to
see?
Will what I fear to be
Be so?
(As the music dies Edea suddenly has a though, realizing something.)
Edea: Where is Ellone!? Have I protected Ellone!?
(The lights fade as Squall looks to see Rinoa walking over to Seifer and whisper in his ear. Seifer gets up and begins to walk off stage.)
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Place: Garden Infirmary/Orphanage
Actors: The Heroes
Time: Before and After Squall talks with Edea
Singers: Squall, Zell, and Irvine
Song: How Did We Get Here? ("Halloween" from musical RENT)
(The lights come up to see Squall standing over Rinoa, who is in the Infirmary after the battle with Edea and Seifer. Squall sighs as he moves a stray strand of hair from Rinoa's face.)
#Soft Music begins, it's sweet and light#
Squall
I should tell you,
I should tell you…
I should tell you…
#The music ends as Squall looks to the ground, scared for Rinoa's life.#
(Quistis's voice comes over the intercom.)
Quistis: Squall, can you hear me? We're heading over to Edea's house…Matron wishes to speak with us…
(Squall takes one last look at Rinoa before he nods and leaves the Infirmary.)
---Scene Skip!---
(After Edea and Cid have told their story, Squall returns to Rinoa's room in the Infirmary. It's dark, as night has fallen. Outside the Orphanage on the beach stands Zell, who is walking along, trying to sort things out. Irvine however, is standing in the Quad, watching as Selphie attempts to build up moral.)
#A guitar lick begins, over and over again, almost menacing.#
Zell:
How did we get here?
How the hell, pan left-
Close on the fallen Orphanage roof…
(The light goes on to Irvine as he is thinking along the same lines as Zell. The lights also fall on to Squall, who is with Rinoa)
Irvine:
How did I get here?
How the hell!?
Squall:
Darkness…
Mixes in with fear…
(Zell shivers in the night air and sighs)
Zell:
How can a night so frozen
Be so scalding hot!
Squall:
(Looks to see it is midnight)
How can a morning this mild
Be so rough…
Zell:
Why are all our lives thrown
On the cutting room floor of memory…?
Irvine:
Why do single frames from one single day
Forever flicker in close up,
On the
Zell/Irvine:
3D IMAX of my mind…
Zell:
(That's poetic…and pathetic…)
Irvine:
Why am I still outside Selphie's door?
Zell:
Why can't I stop thinking about Fujin?
Squall:
How come I feel like everything's lost…
Irvine/Zell:
I feel like I'm about to break down!
Squall:
Why am I the witness!?
Why did Rinoa leave me…?
And now I look into myself,
And I'm alone…
#Music Fades#
(Squall is left alone as the other lights dim, only seeing Squall with Rinoa. He bends over her bed and touches her lightly.)
Squall: Rinoa...You feel so cold. Are you going to be like this forever? …… Isn't there anything I can do!? You were so full of life. Now you don't even make a sound…I want to hear you voice. I want to talk to you again…Rinoa…Call my name…
(The lights dim on Squall as the lights come up on Quistis, who is talking with Xu in Cid's former office. Xu leaves with Quistis nodding.)
Quistis: Bring me the reports tomorrow Xu…
(She turns away and looks out the large window in Cid's office.
Singers: Squall and Quistis
Song: Without You (Without You, from RENT…yes again…)
(The lights come up on Quistis, who looks saddened as she looks out the window. Music begins, it's a piano tune, very soft, but there is an almost, rock undertone.)
Quistis: (Seifer…you've changed…I don't…)
(Quistis shakes her head.)
Quistis: (No! I won't worry about it anymore…without Seifer I can be fine…Without him…)
(She sighs as she looks out the window again.)
Quistis:
Without
you
The ground thaws
The rain falls
The grass grows
Without
you
The seeds root
The flowers bloom
The children play
The
stars gleam
The poets dream
The eagles fly
Without you
(She turns and looks to the ground. As she sings the next part, she looks up, sadness filling her eyes.)
The
earth turns
The sun burns
But I die
Without you
Without
you
The breeze warms
The girl smiles
The cloud
moves
Without you
The tides change
The boys run
The
oceans crash
(As she walks towards the center of the stage, she begins to sing louder, letting her frustrations out.)
The
crowds roar
The days soar
The babies cry
Without you
The
moon glows
The river flows
But I die
Without you
(The lights come up on Squall, as he looks down to Rinoa, singing as well.)
Squall:
The world revives…
Quistis:
Colors renew
Quistis/Squall:
But
I know blue
Only blue
Lonely blue
(Squall holds the last note as Quistis continues to sing)
Quistis:
Within
me, blue
Without you
(She begins to walk back to the window as Squall moves a stray hair from Rinoa's face.)
Quistis:
Without
you
The hand moves
The ear hears
The pulse beats
Squall:
Without
you
The eyes gaze
The legs walk
The lungs breathe
The mind churns!
Quistis:
The mind churns!
Squall:
The heart yearns!
Quistis:
The heart yearns!
Both:
The tears cry…
Without you…
Life goes on!
But I'm gone!
'Cause I die…
Squall:
Without you…
Quistis:
Without you…
Squall:
Without you…
Both:
Without…you…
#The song ends as Quistis looks away and walks off stage. Squall looks down and looks as if he's about to cry. When he's about to say something, he suddenly bucks upwards before he falls forward onto Rinoa's bed. The lights Fade#
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Place: Cliffs of Esthar
Actors: Laguna, Kiros, Ward, Actress, and Director
Time: Before the filming of the movie
Singers: Laguna, Kiros, and Ward (Sort of)
Song: Schadenfreude (Schadenfreude, from the musical "Avenue Q")
(The lights come on as Laguna walks on stage. He's wearing a sort of silver and gold armor costume. He sighs and looks over to Kiros and Ward, who look to be trying to hold in their laughter.)
Laguna: Yeah, go ahead and laugh it up…but you two are going to have to be the dragon, remember?"
Kiros: (chuckling) But you're the one, who actually has to act, all I have to do his made the noises while Ward here does what he normally does.
(Ward looked down at Kiros and smacked him in the head.)
Ward: …
Laguna: Looks like he's upset with you
(Laguna and Kiros laugh while Ward looks down, smacking his forehead.)
Kiros: Well anyway, you should be getting ready, right? Know your lines?
Laguna: (Shrugs) What do I need to know? I say "I'll protect you!" and run on, gunblade swinging.
(Ward sighed and tapped Kiros's shoulder, making hand signals. After a moment Kiros laughs and nods, agreeing.)
Laguna: What did he say?
Kiros: He said if you hadn't of spent all our money then we wouldn't be here trying to earn it.
(Laguna grumbles and crossed his arms.)
Laguna: Well if I remember right Ward, you were there spending money right along with me!
(Ward shrugged and crossed his arms.)
Kiros: Either way, we're here now, so we might as well just do it, right?
Laguna: Right!
(He begins to walk down the slope, but as he does he slips and rolls head over heels falling flat on his face. Kiros and Ward watch for a moment before the bust out laughing. (Or, at least Kiros does).)
Laguna: (Looking up) That's not funny man!
Kiros: (Still laughing) Sorry Laguna…but I can't help it…
Laguna: I'm stuck here, trying to find my little one and you're here laughing?
Kiros: Oh, don't get so down…listen…
#Piano music begins to play as Kiros walks towards Laguna.#
Kiros:
Right now you are down and out
And feeling really crappy…
Laguna:
(I'll say…)
Kiros:
And when I see how sad you are
It sorta makes me…Happy!
Laguna:
(Happy?!)
Kiros:
Sorry buddy, Human nature,
Nothing we can do!
It's, Shadenfreude!
Makin' me feel glad that I'm not, you!
(Laguna looks from Kiros to Ward and runs to Ward.)
Laguna:
(Well that's not…Ward, tell him it's not nice!)
Ward's Thoughts:
(We never said it was nice…)
Kiros:
(Laguna, everybody does it!)
Do you ever clap when a waitress falls,
And drops a tray of glasses?
Laguna:
(…Well…)
Kiros:
We know its fun to watch you here mess up
And knock us on our asses!
Laguna:
(Yeah you're right…)
Kiros:
And sometimes we feel all warm and cozy,
Watching people out in the rain!
Laguna:
(Alright!)
Both:
That's Shadenfreude!
Kiros:
People taking pleasure in your pain!
Laguna:
(Hmm…Shadenfreude…What's that, Galbadian slang?)
Kiros:
(Yeah, it means "Happiness at the misfortune of others")
Laguna:
(Happiness…yeah, that is Galbadian…)
Watching a vegetarian,
Being told they just ate chicken!
Ward's thoughts:
Or hearing Laguna realize
Just what he put his cough in…
Laguna:
And being on an elevator,
When somebody shouts:
"Hold the door!"
Kiros:
(Oh yeah!)
Both:
(No!)
Shadenfreude!
Kiros:
Screw you lady,
That's' what stairs are for!
(All three of them begin to laugh as Laguna and Kiros begin to think of more things to laugh at.)
Laguna:
(Oh, oh, how about?)
Strait A students getting Bs!
Kiros:
Ex's getting STDs
Laguna:
Waking Ward here from his nap!
Kiros:
Watching Ward beat that guy flat!
(As they continue Laguna and Kiros begin to talk more to audience than each other.)
Laguna:
Watching monsters getting tackled!
Kiros:
Watch Laguna getting shackled!
Laguna:
Watch us actors never reach
Both:
The ending of our Oscar speech!
Shadenfreude!
Shadenfreude!
Shadenfreude!
Shadenfreude!
(They both stop talking to the audience and turn towards each other, back to the story at hand.)
Kiros:
The world needs people like you and me
Who've been knocked around by fate!
Cause when people see us
They don't wanna be us,
And that make them feel great!
(Kiros plants a hand on Laguna's shoulder.)
Laguna:
(Yeah!)
We provide a vital service,
To society,
Both:
You and me!
Shadenfreude
Making the world a better place,
Making the world a better place,
Making the world a better place!
To be!
(The whole group breaks out into laughter as the song dies down to nothing.)
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((There was more to this but I wanted to get it out there for you all. Sorry it's so short, more will come soon, I'm on a writing streak all of a sudden!))