Act 2 scene 9
[Night]
Cinderella is running through the halls.
{Cinderella bumps into the Prince}
Cinderella
Oh, your majesty- apologies.
(Does a quick and nervous bow)
Prince
No, no, the fault is all on my behalf, and you are?
(Uses hand to gesture towards Cinderella)
{Jacques enters the scene through a window behind the prince}
Cinderella
Cinderella, I'm a . . .
(Looks out the window)
{Jacques slowly shakes his head 'no'}
Prince
You're a . . .?
{Cinderella snaps back and looks at the Prince}
Cinderella
I'm my father's only daughter, he's the man who married lady Tremaine before he was . . . murdered, a tragic story really.
(Pauses to look at the prince)
I'm the step daughter of the wicked women.
Prince
Ah, ok well that explains a lot then, with your beauty and their . . . uh . . . unique qualities.
{Both Cinderella and the Prince laugh}
Jacques
(Jacques makes a sound to grab Cinderella's attention and gestures towards her to hurry up)
Cinderella
Yes, well. Is she everything you thought she'd be?
(Fakes a smile)
Prince
(Gives Cinderella an odd look)
What are you talking about?
Cinderella
Anastatia
Prince
Who?
Cinderella
Anastatia, the one who fits the glass slipper, and is now with the nurses due to her foot. That Anastatia.
Prince
Oh, that Anastatia; the woman um, she's . . . what's a word for her? She's breathtaking.
Cinderella
Oh she's breathtaking all right, she's a rare thing.
Prince
I couldn't say it better myself, you seem familiar – well – something about you does.
Cinderella
Yeah I know, I'm the girl you danced with all night at your ball.
{Jacques nodes his head in frustration and exits the scene}
Prince
You're the what?
Cinderella
I'm the one you fell in love with at the ball, you danced your heart out with me, that's my slipper.
{Jacques re-enters the scene with the wand.}
{Jacques waves the wand around and points it at the prince}
{Lights dim, and spot light is on the prince}
{Echoing voices play}
Voices
Do you remember?
Don't remember.
Forget; forget everything.
{Lights come back on}
Prince
I couldn't say it better myself, you seem familiar – well – something about you does.
{Prince freezes} *Tableau*
{Cinderella looks at Jacques}
Cinderella
What, did you do?
{Jacques opens the window and flies over to Cinderella}
Jacques
Oh calm down, there's nothing wrong with him; he won't wake up as a creature of any kind- heck, he won't even know that he was frozen in the first place.
Cinderella
I don't care about that, I want to know what you did; what, are you doing!
{Jacques makes fist and punch in the air as he speaks}
Jacques
Ok, he doesn't remember what you said anymore, about you being the girl he was with, lie to him- don't be too forward about everything. Tease him, then tell him who you are when you know you've got him wrapped around you thumb, then screw over your other half, tell him the lies those three wicked beasts have committed towards the royal blood.
Cinderella
Ok, fine then what should I say once he wakes?
{Jacques angles his head and thinks}
Jacques
I sung at your birthday celebration last year.
{Jacques flies out the window and sits on the ledge and dust appears near the prince}
Cinderella
{Hisses}
Jacques!
Prince
I couldn't say it better myself, you seem familiar – well – something about you does.
{Cinderella sputters and stalls awkwardly}
Cinderella
I sang . . . at your birthday celebration last year.
{Prince moves his head and shows a face of doubt}
Prince
No that can't be it, with such beauty I would have remembered more than just a feeling of familiarity.
Cinderella
No, no truly I did, it was a memorial time for my own personal experience.
{Cinderella turns away slightly and awkwardly laughs under breath, and turns back around to face the prince}
Prince
Really now, well if you were there, what song did you sing for me?
{Cinderella's fake smile turns into a fearful frown}
Cinderella
Well, happy birthday of course.
{Prince and Cinderella stare at each other}
Prince
You did sing for me at me celebration last year!
Cinderella
{Fearfully laughs with prince}
Yeah . . . I did.
{Jacques nods his head in disapproval}
Jacques
Idiot,
Prince
Wow, it's been a full year, come I have a piano in the next hall, you can sing for me and I'll accompany you.
Cinderella
Yeah ok, sure.
{Cinderella and the Prince exit the scene}
{Bruno and Octavius enter the scene; join Jacques on the ledge}
Bruno
So tell me why, you beat me to get the wand again, just for last judgement before I decide to hurt you.
Jacques
Cinderella was going to get us all killed, I had to make her start over,
{Turns towards Bruno}
That's Why I need the wand; I was saving all of our throats.
Octavius
Duh, duh, what'd you do?
Bruno
Yeah, what happened?
Jacques
She blurted out everything, I froze the prince - talked to her and told her to say that she sang for him a year ago for his birthday. She said that she sang the actual song 'happy birthday' to him last year; he said that he remembered her . . .
Bruno
Ok, why are you pulling your feathers then?
Jacques
It was a man who sang it to him last year, and not just any man his father! Bruno the prince is an utter idiot! There are tears coming out of my eyes in response towards his stupidity.
Bruno
Even worse, what happens if he introduces her to his father as the girl who sang last year?
Octavius
Duh, duh, duh you could make the king remember it like how Cinderella said it happened.
{Both Jacques and Bruno look at Octavius stunned}
Jacques
Great, first the prince is an idiot and now Octavius has a brain, come on let's go wipe-out some memories.
{All three crows exit scene}