Hello everyone, today I bring you the new chapter of this fanfic. I have to confess something and that is that I had planned to write the capital of the birthday party in which Zatanna and I were going to perform. But then I realized something, in my free time I read other stories from other users to entertain myself and I realized that one of the stories I read there is a chapter on birthday as another writer, so not to get into trouble with them brings me another different chapter.
I want to apologize if this is not the chapter you expected, but I do not want to get in trouble with other users, much less that you think that I copy myself from other stories. Hope you like the chapter anyway, I will try my best to improve the next chapters. Enjoy the chapter, goodbye dattebayo.
Today was a normal and quiet day in the city of Metropolis, Zatanna had called Karen and me to give us some important news so she asked us to come to the school theater to talk.
"Karen, Benja. Good thing you're here." Zatanna said with a huge smile.
"We got your message, tell us. What's the news?" I ask curiously.
"I spoke with the director this morning, and what do you think? The director gave me permission to direct a play !." the magical girl said happily.
"Wow, that's amazing Zatanna." I said surprised.
"It will surely be an incredible show." Karen said smiling.
"Glad to hear that, but that's not just why I called you two." Zatanna said making Karen and I stare at her.
"Karen, I need your help with the stage, the lights and the curtain. And you, Benja, I need your help to choose the perfect actor who will play a very important character for the play, Swash Buclker." Zatanna said as she looked at us.
"Zatanna, I appreciate very much that you ask me for help in choosing the actor, but why me?" ask curiously.
"In your other life you said that you were going to a music and theater school, so could you help me in choosing the role since you will surely have some knowledge in theater." Zatanna said as he looked at me.
"Well, I guess it could help." I said with a small embarrassed smile.
"Great. Karen you will also help, when the day of the play comes I will need you to help me with the rest of the things." Zatanna said as she looked at the little girl, the show was not going to start in 1 week so Karen could help us choose a perfect actor.
"Well, I want to see the artistic side of this school. Let's get started!" I said excitedly.
First audition: Garth.
"Stop there rascal, I am Swash Buclker. Scourge of the seven seas." Garth said with a smile as he looked at us.
"Garth. You were good, but I think you should have gotten a little deeper into character." I said shyly, I didn't like being a critic, much less a demanding person. But I think Zatanna would have said the same.
Second performance: ???
"Stop there rascal, I'm SwashBuclker." the student stopped talking when Zatanna intervened.
"It's Swash Buclker. Not SwashBuclker." The magic girl said correcting the student.
"Oh, I don't get it." the student said as he showed an expressionless look.
"Agh, never mind. Thanks for trying." Zatanna said as she sighed a bit annoyed.
Third performance: Barry.
"Stop there rascal, I am Swash Buclker. Scourge of the seven seas." Said Barry, he had read the lines very well but there was a little flaw. While Barry was reading he was moving in a very comical way on stage causing Karen and I to start laughing as we saw this very funny.
"Barry, I must admit that was hilarious. But I'm afraid that's not what we're after." I said while wiping a tear due to laughter.
"Oh okay, never mind." Barry said as he got off the stage.
"I'll see you later in sweet justice !." I said while saying goodbye to my best friend.
"I'll wait for you there !." Barry said as he too said goodbye.
Fourth audition: Hal.
Zatanna, Karen and I had a drop of anime style sweat and it was because Hal was in a dramatic pose for 3 minutes and had not said a single word of the script.
"Read the lines Hal!" Zatanna said making the boy stop doing that pose and concentrate.
"Sorry. Swash Buclker enters from the right on stage and stands on deck." Hal hadn't read the lines. He had read the moment where his character was going to enter, Zatanna, Karen and I upon hearing this fell on our backs like in an anime.
"The next." Zatanna said as he touched his forehead, but no other boy entered the stage.
"Zatanna, that was the last one." Karen said as she went through the names of the candidates for the role. This morning, many boys had entered to participate but slowly all were rejected because their activities were terrible.
"This is a disaster, Swash Buclker of the Seven Seas could be the best play of my life. The costumes are handcrafted and soaked in salt water for authenticity." Zatanna said as he pointed to the costumes of the play that were actually wet with salt water.
"And we have a perfect scale ship for the show with perfect details, and most importantly. The best atris to play the role of Lady Catherine." the magical girl said as she smiled.
"I thought you were going to play that role." Karen said as she looked at Zatanna.
"The point is, no one is good enough to play the title role." The magical girl said as she put her head on the table.
"Benja, you were studying acting. Why don't you try it?" Karen asked as she looked at me, hearing that made me completely nervous as the girls stared at me.
"I would love to, but. I have stage fright." I said shyly.
"Hello comrades." The girls and I looked at the stage to see a boy that the three of us already knew. "I, Oliver Queen, am here to play the role of Swash Buclke. You may already know me from playing various roles in multiple plays." Oliver said as he pulled out a huge list of all the names of the works, and it was a very long list.
"Hello Oliver, I had the presentism that you would be here." I said with a smile as I greeted the boy.
"Wait, you already know each other?" Zatanna asked in surprise.
"Sometimes Oliver and I have the same classes like math and history, so we often see each other and do homework together." I said while looking at Zatanna. Oliver and I have met when I had my first history class, we got to know each other thanks to a small task that we had to do together so we became friends and sometimes we talked.
"Wow. Benja, my friend. I didn't know you were going to be in charge of choosing the perfect actor, tell me. Are you going to give me the role?" Oliver asked with a smile.
"Nice try Oliver. But we should know if you're good for the role. How about you give us a little demonstration?" I asked smiling.
"Of course. Let me show you that I am perfect for the role." the boy said as he took the script and read the lines.
"Stop, you rascal! I am Swash buclker, scourge of the seven seas!" Oliver said as he said the lines in a perfect way.
"Very good Oliver, you did well." I said smiling before Zatanna touched my shoulder to get my attention.
"What do you think Zatanna? He is perfect for the role, he did it very well." I said while looking at the magical girl.
"Benja is right Zee, Oliver is very good for the role." Karen said supporting the decision.
Zatanna noticed that she couldn't say anything about it seeing that Karen and I were in agreement which made her sigh somewhat frustrated.
"Oliver." Zatanna called out to the boy making him look at us carefully.
"At the decision of my friends here present, I must tell you that." Zatanna was interrupted when suddenly.
"Stop there rascal !." We all looked up to see a boy who was hanging from one of the ropes of the stage and suddenly he would kick Oliver making him fall to the ground in his tracks.
"I am Swash Buclker, the scourge of the seven seas. Don't think this coward will save you, with Swash Buclker at the helm. The treasures and the adventures will never stop." said the stranger as he cut a soybean which he would use to reach the highest part of the boat.
"There are no shackles holding you back from my loyal companions, throw that rascal into the shark infested waters." said the stranger making Hal, Garth and Barry pick up Oliver and take him away.
"What do you think you're doing!?. Let me go." Oliver said as he tried to get off, the stranger would get off the boat and see that Zatanna, Karen and I were completely surprised.
"Who are you, stranger?" Zatanna asked with a smile.
"Who am I? I am your new Swash Buclker, my lady." said the stranger as he smiled.
"Not true sir! Let me go !." Oliver said annoyed as he freed himself from the boys and walked quickly to where we were.
"You are not considering this idiot, are you?" Oliver asked annoyed. Zatanna shrugged with a smile making the young man even more upset.
"I can't believe it! Benja, you are my friend. Tell me the truth, which of the two is better for the role?" Oliver asked as he looked at me, at that moment everyone would stare at me making me nervous.
"Well, they were both great. I can't know which one is better between the two since they both proved to do something incredible so why not do a rehearsal to decide who will take the role. Do you think they are fair?" I asked while sweating due to nervousness, I had to admit that the stranger did a very outstanding performance but seeing that everyone wanted my opinion and decision made me nervous.
"Rehearsals, huh?" Zatanna asked smiling, she knew clearly they were both amazing so she would heed my idea. She also wanted to tease Oliver a bit due to the times she teased her.
"Rehearsals!?. This is the most outrageous thing that happened to me in my life !." Oliver said annoyed when he saw that my idea came true. Karen, Oliver and I were in the hallways and we saw a poster showing rehearsals for the play.
"Sorry Oliver, I don't like being under pressure, much less having to choose something very important on my own. I got really nervous and didn't know what to say." He said embarrassed.
"Don't worry Benja, I'm not mad at you. But I would like to know who that stupid, idiot, and phony is." Oliver said remembering the strange teenager.
"It says here her name is Mortimer Drake. And don't be mad at Zee, she just wants to cast the right person." Karen said as she looked at Oliver.
"And that will be me." Oliver said seriously.
"Just push yourself Oliver, I'm sure you can do it." I said while supporting the young man.
The next day. Zatanna, I and Karen were watching everyone's rehearsals, everything was going very well and now it was time to see who was going to be the protagonist for the play.
"The sun is setting in the east, my friends. We are no longer governed by the laws of this mortal world. We have come here, to challenge the mermaids and the sea." Drake said as he followed the lines of the script. Oliver stared at this bored until he saw that in Drake's backpack there was a lyric to a romantic song which made him smile.
"I need to go to the toilet." Oliver said as he discreetly picked up the song and stood up.
"Very well, but don't delay. Very soon it will be your turn." I said while still looking at Drake.
"Alright Drake, let me give you some help and let's make this performance a little more exciting." Oliver said as he smiled and put the song into an arrow.
"So." at that moment Oliver fired the arrow causing the song to completely cover the script. "Listen to me baby, you and me. We will sail the seas and be happy together." Drake stopped when he saw that he was not reading the script however he felt a chill down his spine and could see that he had a murderous aura coming out of my body as he kept a forced smile.
"Mortimer Drake, I expected more from you. But I'm afraid the role is too far out of your grasp." I said as I tried to relax, for some strange reason when Drake was saying those words it gave me the urge to hit him. He would have forgiven him, but seeing that he was saying it in front of Karen and Zatanna made me feel upset even though I didn't understand why.
"I agree with Benja. I take theater very seriously and that you do this kind of thing is outrageous. Sorry Drake, but I'm afraid you won't be the new Swash Buclker." Zatanna said annoyed, she didn't like what Drake said either since he not only made her angry, he also made her uncomfortable like Karen.
"Listen buddy, I'll be completely honest with you. You're lucky to have great talent and be good at acting, but that doesn't mean you'll get another chance. You'll be the understudy for Oliver Queen and I hope that way you won't do this again kind of jokes here. " I said with my arms crossed.
"Okay, I get it. I guess, the ideal person should have the role." Drake said a little disappointed without realizing that Oliver was laughing behind his back. His plan worked.
The days passed, the rehearsals passed normally. However something strange had been happening, Oliver was the presence of multiple things that had happened. A bag of sand almost fell on his head, a cannonball was thrown at him, and a trap door caused him to fall. Something was wrong, and I thought I knew who the culprit is.
The night had arrived, all the students of the school including our team were present to see the show, Oliver smiled when he saw the large number of people. Today was going to be an important night for him but first he had to talk to a certain person.
"Very good then. Benja, you take care of the curtain and your Karen take care of the lights." Zatanna said while the little girl on the other hand helped her with her makeup.
"Okay, now Benja tell me. How do I look?" the magical girl asked as she looked at me. The moment I saw Zatanna my face turned tomato red, no matter how many times I had already seen Zatanna in her Lady Catherine costume. She was completely beautiful.
"You look beautiful." I said before looking away as she hid my face with my hands due to embarrassment without realizing that Zatanna showed a mischievous smile as she wanted to see me react like this.
"All right, everyone ready? Where is Oliver?" Zatanna asked seeing the actor's abence.
"You." We all turned to see Oliver approach with a serious look. "Listen to me very well Drake, I don't want you to make any of your jokes tonight." the young man said as he looked at Drake seriously.
"I do not know what you're talking about." Drake said as he stared at Oliver.
"You've been sabotaging my rehearsals like I sabotaged your rehearsal for the role." The young man said without thinking before realizing his mistake in seeing that Karen, Zatanna and I were completely shocked by the revelation.
"Did you sabotage Drake's essay? Why did you do it Oliver?" ask very surprised.
"Isn't that obvious? The best person should have the role." Oliver said as he crossed his arms.
"I completely agree." Zatanna said as she removed Oliver's mask and put it on Drake.
"You will play the role of Swash Buclker tonight." Zatanna said looking at Drake leaving Oliver in shock.
"What!?." was all Oliver could say from the magical girl's statement.
"I need a person of character, which you clearly don't have. Sabotage a rival? Jeez, that's an insult to the theater." Zatanna said before leaving.
"Thank you for the opportunity." Drake said with a smile before leaving to change into the protagonist's costume.
"I'm really sorry Oliver, but hey even though you don't have the role you have something much better, you have a chance to redeem yourself. You can stand up and say, 'If I'm wrong' and you can move on." Karen said making Oliver tear up before showing an expressionless face.
"Nah, I'm not like that. Better go destroy his dressing room." Oliver said before quickly leaving causing me and Karen to get a couple drops of anime-style sweat.
"I'll go stop him before the headmaster finds out." I said as I followed Oliver, the director was here so. If he saw Oliver destroying a dressing room he would be in serious trouble.
"Ugh, what is this shirt? How old-fashioned are you Drake, this is from the last century." Oliver said as he was ripping up Drake's shirt and destroying everything in it until he heard someone open the door.
"Oliver. Can we talk?" I asked as he entered but he would notice that everything was destroyed and he would see Oliver like a dog having a piece of Drake's clothes in his mouth. The silence was awkward until Oliver spoke.
"Yes of course, no problem there." Oliver said as he leaned on the table he would however drop Drake's backpack calling our attention.
"What is this?." I said as I took what appeared to be the reviews of a children's show.
"Don't bother reading it, I'll do it." Oliver said as he took the review and read it aloud.
"He participated in a play by the three musketeers? That's so old." Oliver said as he laughed before reading on. "The cast is good, but Morty Drake's lousy performance was a complete disaster when he played the role of D'Artagnan, a very great shame considered for a boy as young as 12."
"Wow, a very harsh review." I said surprised to hear a very strong criticism for a child.
"On the other hand, Zee Zatara was radiant in the role of Milady de Winter. Far surpassing the performance of Morty Drake. Hahaha, how humiliating, don't you think Benja?" Oliver asked as he looked at me but I noticed that I was holding other papers in my hands where they were critical of the shows where Zatanna was, but it was not the criticism that left me very shocked but that in all the photos Zatanna was in they were scratched and even marked in multiple ways.
"No .." I whispered before checking Drake's backpack where I found some notes from him, after reading them I dropped the notes due to shock. They were plans to get revenge on Zatanna, from getting the part. Until he was done with her which made him panic.
"Drake wants revenge on Zee !!. I must stop him !." I yelled as he ran quickly to the door but Oliver stopped me.
"You can't interfere with the show, if you do, the whole world might panic." said my actor friend as he looked at me.
"So what do you want me to do !? I said desperately, at that moment Oliver thought for a few seconds before smiling.
"I have an idea. But are you willing to accept?" Oliver asked smiling.
"My friend's life is at stake, of course I accept. What should I do?" ask without thinking.
"You are going to act in the play." said my actor friend smiling.
"uh ?." was all I could say due to the commotion before Oliver took me to find a suit for me.
"Raise the anchors my sailors, we are going east to the lands of King James. We are going to show him how the Impolite Little Fish caught his attention." Drake said as he played the role of Swash Buclker.
"But Swash, how do we avoid my uncle's fleet?" Zatanna asked as she played the role of Lady Catherine.
"Fear not, my lady Catherine. I have sailed before in treacherous waters, infested with sharks with sharp fangs and ready to destroy dreams." Drake said which confused Hal since he was in charge of the stage and was now reading the script.
"What are you doing? That's not part of the script," Zatanna said seriously.
"My dreams were shattered too, Lady Catherine. I know the exquisite pain of public humiliation. Repeating the same painful scene until you realize you can never escape." Drake said releasing Zatanna and walking to the center of the ship.
"How weird, that's not the dialogue Zatanna showed us." Diana said as she remembered that a few days before she had shown us the dialogues to see what our opinion was.
"Besides, don't you notice that. Everything he says seems to be as if he has lived it?" Barbara asked, analyzing Drake's words.
"I know what it feels like, to be stuck on the worst day of your life. The day my life was ruined. Because of you, Zee Zatara!" Drake yelled as he pointed his sword at the girl.
"What do you think you're doing?." Zatanna asked as he recoiled from shock.
"Listen well to my name, because it will be the last thing your ears hear. I am ... The gentleman !." Drake said as he took off Swash Buclker's clothes only to show off a swordsman outfit causing everyone to be shocked.
"Oh maybe, you remember me by another name." Drake said as he looked at Zatanna with a smile. "Tell me, does the name Mortimer Drake sound familiar?" the swordsman asked with a smile but he would see that Zatanna looked confused.
"Morty Drake you know ... was I D'Artagnan in Milady de Winter ?." Drake asked as he looked at the magic girl who was still confused.
"At Central City Elementary School ?." Drake asked smiling believing that Zatanna would remember him with that.
"I know a lot of people, sorry." Zatanna said sheepishly making Drake angry.
"You will pay for what you have done to me, Zee Zatara !!. The time for my revenge has come!" the swordsman yelled as he threw his sword at Zatanna, however something would suddenly happen.
"Stop there! Invader!" at that moment a strong gust of wind whipped the place causing the knight's sword to return to where Drake is and causing him to retreat as well.
Everyone saw how a person fell in front of Drake making him look ahead to see who it is. Everyone saw that it was a swordsman but his clothes were black with white details, his hat covered his entire face but also in the center of his clothes there was the image of a sun and a Moon.
"Who are you?." Drake asked as he took the sword from him.
"I am justice incarnate, truth in person, carrying justice with my sword. Guided thanks to the moon and the sun, the most feared swordsman of the seas and the vigilante of the weak. You can call me, Sir. Escidero, the swordsman vigilante. " said the subject as he raised his head showing a white mask that covered part of his face but that was staring at Drake with a firm look and determined to fight.
"That swordsman is good, he asked me who he is." Diana said looking at everything with a smile.
"Do you think it's Benja?" Jessica asked.
"I don't think so, Benja has stage fright. I highly doubt it's him." Kara said confidently but Barbara was looking at everything carefully.
"What an old-fashioned name for someone like you." Drake said as he tried to stab the swordsman but his swords quickly collided.
"Dare you challenge me? How dare you insult my name, you don't know who you're messing with." said the swordsman as he began to have a sword duel with Drake giving the knight a hard time.
"You have good swordsmanship, but how about a cannon !." Drake said as he began firing cannonballs which the swordsman would manage to dodge with some difficulty.
"No matter what adversity or danger I am in, I will always protect people and especially the people I love." said the swordsman who would quickly go to where Zatanna was and take her out of the ship because some cannon balls almost hit her.
"Noble words, from a swordsman whom no one knows." Drake said as he fired more cannonballs until he saw that there were no more, he would quickly cut a rope to get to the top of the ship before the swordsman hit him. Drake would think he was safe and would show an arrogant smile.
"A very good strategy my lord, but he must have made sure his opponent had no chance of following him." the swordsman said before cutting a rope and going straight to where Drake was.
"Very good swordsman, let's see all your talent with the art of the sword." Drake said as he wielded his sword.
"In the name of heaven and earth, you will pay for your misdeeds for trying to hurt that beautiful lady." said the swordsman while starting a sword fight with Drake, the fight was very intense as both swordsmen were fighting side by side. Everyone watched with amazement and surprise as the two swordsmen fought in an extraordinary way but could not avoid destroying part of the ship.
"Close the curtain Karen, the play is ruined." Zatanna said disappointed, however she would hear that when the curtain was down on her they were all yelling to stop the fight from ending.
"Raise the curtain Karen, the show is not over yet." said the magical girl. When the curtain rose again, everyone was encouraged to see the fight again.
Drake had almost no strength left, he had given everything and clearly saw with concern how the swordsman had not sweated a drop of sweat so he would quickly think of a quick move, so he would take advantage of a small movement to change the sword to another hand and would manage to give a direct cut to the face of the swordsman causing his hat and mask to fly off.
"Benja!?." Zatanna, Karen, Jessica, Diana and Kara screamed at the same time due to shock seeing that the swordsman was me all this time.
"I knew it! Benja is the only person who can use a sword like that thanks to Diana and I knew that voice was familiar to me." Barbara said with a smile but her smile faded when she saw the wound that Drake had done to me. The wound wasn't that bad, but it was a cut that ran from the cheek to the ear.
"What's up swordsman? Are you afraid?" Drake asked in a mocking tone, everyone was shocked but not only by the revelation it was also because they did not know what was going to happen.
I was completely scared, everyone was staring and that made my body not respond because I did not know what to do. However I looked ahead and I would see that Zatanna and Karen were very worried, then I remembered what Drake tried to do to Zatanna and at that moment I closed my eyes starting to concentrate. I didn't have to be myself now, I had to be the swordsman.
"Fear? What kind of word is that? I don't know what fear is, I faced enemies more formidable than you, a simple swordsman. I learned that you should never give up and that no matter the pain, you should get up and fight. " I said as I slowly stood up and took my sword again.
"I took an oath, I swore that I would protect the people I care about and those who cannot defend themselves, it is my code as a swordsman. Remember my words well, Knight. I am the swordsman who will mark your end!" I said as he lunged at Drake and began to move quickly making the attacks almost difficult to block or dodge, which made it difficult for Drake.
Drake backed away as he tried to defend himself but was useless until he reached the edge of the ship.
"Send my regards to the Flying Dutchman, sir." I said before giving him a small thrust in the chest which caused him to fall overboard and he will end up hitting the ground dry destroying the small boat that was on stage.
"Remember me friends ... as a villain, as a pirate in a silly and vulgar play." Drake said making Zatanna mad about it.
"But remember me always, for what burns in my soul ... remember me ... always." said the knight before dropping dead on stage.
"Gentleman !! no !!. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I didn't want to do this, please forgive me." I said as I quickly approached Drake's body before hugging him.
"Thanks." Drake said making him look at him in surprise before putting on an expressionless face.
"I knew you weren't quite dead, but I must admit you did well. I said smiling. At that moment everyone began to applaud causing Drake to stand up starting to greet everyone.
"I must admit that you are good as a swordsman, and I am sorry for the cut on your cheek." Drake said as he looked at me.
"I'll be fine, do not worry." I said smiling as I shyly greeted some people in the audience.
After the show, the rest of the team went to where Zatanna, Karen and I were going to tell each other what they thought of the show, then the girls left and now I was with Zatanna in a dressing room while she treated my injury.
"I'm sorry the show didn't turn out the way you wanted Zatanna." I said while I was a bit embarrassed and at the same time sore because the magical girl was using cotton and alcohol on my wound.
"It doesn't matter, the important thing is that you're okay. Besides, Lois spoke to me a few minutes ago and said it was the most incredible thing she ever saw, so you didn't do anything wrong." Zatanna said smiling as she finished healing my wound.
"What matters to me is that nothing bad happened to you, I was very worried about you." I said with a small smile making the magical girl blush a bit but she suddenly remembered something and was smiling mischievously.
"So, beautiful lady? Huh?", Zatanna asked in a teasing tone making me turn red with embarrassment.
"Well me." I said very nervous as I was getting more and more red.
"Also when you took me off the stage, you grabbed me by the waist. Or am I wrong?" the magical girl asked flirtatiously making my ears let out a large amount of smoke.
"You are certainly a very sweet boy Benja, thank you for everything." Zatanna said as he kissed me on the cheek and walked to the door.
"Come on Benja, I'll take you home." said the magical girl smiling.
"Thank you Zatanna." I said smiling as I approached where she was and at that moment I would take the girl's hand, making us both blush.
"Sorry Zatanna." I said shyly and at the same time embarrassed.
"It's okay Benja, don't worry." The magical girl said with a small smile as we walked to the exit, Zatanna at that moment would put her head on my shoulder which made me turn red but slowly she would do the same putting my head on hers. So both of us would leave the place where it was an unforgettable night.
So far the new chapter, I hope you liked it and I also hope you like the story so far.
I want to tell you that the same user left me another comment telling me that I did not rush to make relationships in the story and I really appreciate that advice very much.
Don't worry, the harem will not change and will remain the same. Well, I hope you are enjoying the story so far and I hope you also have a good day, a good afternoon, or a good night. Goodbye dattebayo.