Summer Festival pt. 2

Scene 1- Coco Village, The Coco Bongo (Music:  Thanks for the Memories by Fallout Boy)
(Ruby, Sapphire, the Magic Knights and Yuko are sitting around a big table, talking about general stuff and congratulating each other on graduating high school.)
Hikaru:  Wow, Umi!  I had no idea that your school wore pink for the graduation festivities.
Umi:  *blushes, anime sweatdrop*  Neither did I.  But I guess it was major back in the 1900s about how once a girl graduated high school, she was a woman in her own right.  Also, back when my mom went to the school, graduation was around the time the cherry blossoms started blooming which made it all the more prominent.  *angrily tugs at her hair*  I just don't understand why she had to make me wear HER dress.
Fuu:  Perhaps your mother really wanted to make this special for you since you'll both be alumnae of the school now and you are an only child.
Umi:  I guess.  *sigh* I just don't like be fussed over like that.
Ruby:  Or wearing pink for the matter.  Blue's more your color anyway.
Umi:  Exactly.
Hikaru:  How about your ceremony, Ruby?  What do the girls do there?
Ruby:  The seniors wear white dresses and carry red roses in a procession in front of friends and family.  We hear speeches from a distinguished alumna, the senior-selected faculty speaker, and a fellow senior and then receive our diplomas.  Some of my friends got their diplomas given to them by alumnae in their family.  After that, we sing the alma mater and the seniors line up so the faculty can say goodbye to them.
Fuu:  *notices red blotches on Ruby's arms* Ms. Ruby, would your ceremony happen to take place outside?
Ruby:  Yes, and it is plagued by notoriously good weather that leaves awful sunburns you don't know about until you get home!
Sapphire:  *returning from an appointment* Oh, the cruel irony.
Umi:  You're one to talk.  You never get sunburned, unlike your sister.
Yuko:  She gets sunburned too, Ms. Umi.  She just takes longer to burn than some people.
(Umi glares at her, but then turns back to Fuu to ask about her ceremony.)
Umi:  Fuu, how does it go down at your school?
Fuu:  If you mean the graduation ceremony, it happens in a style similar to Ruby's.  The girls all wear white dresses and are paraded in front of the underclasswomen, visions of pure, untouched beauty.  We all wear white flowers in our hair and we all shake the faculty's hands as we head off the stage and sit in our chairs to hear an address from the head of school.  Lilies, roses, baby's breath, you name it; I saw all kinds of white flowers there.  My hair was adorned with a single white orchid.
Ruby:  A couple of girls wore flowers at my graduation too.  I had a few sprigs of baby's breath in my hair myself.
(Hikaru is about to gush about how her ceremony included a ritual kendo match, which she participated in, when she notices a red mark on Sapphire's neck.)
Hikaru:  What's that Saph? *points to mark*
Sapphire:  Nothing.  *covers it with her hand, then sighs*
Yuko:  It's not nothing if you're trying to hide it.
Sapphire:  Promise you won't scream if I tell you?  *other girls nod; takes her hand off her neck*  It's a hickie.
Yuko:  Ooooooh!  I gotta' tell Maru and Moro about this; I'll bet it's from that delinquent friend of ours!
Fuu:  *confused*  What delinquent do you mean?
Umi:  *indignant*  Is he the one with the red sunglasses?
Sapphire:  *gulps* Yes, but that's just as far as we went.  No second base or anything.  Besides, I don't plan to go further than that unless I'm married anyway.
Ruby:  That gives me an idea.  Saph, you said I was in charge of the next play for the Summer Festival, right?
Sapphire:  That's right.  Why do you ask?
Ruby:  What you said reminded me of a certain scene in a Broadway show you saw on your birthday years ago.
(Ruby doesn't say anymore.  She gets up from the table and exits the club without another word.  The others are left to wonder what she meant by "Broadway show seen years ago"; Yuko tries really hard not to reveal the special surprise Ruby has in store for her sister's 17th birthday.  However, thanks to her spilling the beans about Saph's hickie, she got a big old whack on the noggin from the Peach Hammer.)
---------------------------------------------
Scene 2- Yuko's House, later that night (Music:  The Mist from Dracula the Musical)
(Yuko returns home after a couple of hours, holding her head like she has a headache.  Ruby stands up from the main couch, from where she was chatting with the cast members of the play, who are sitting on the floor or on various pieces of furniture. Watanuki, Maru and Moro are looking, while keeping the cast supplied with snacks and libation, as Ruby consoles the Time Space Witch.)
Ruby:  Yuko, you look terrible.  What happened?
Yuko:  *sees that Watanuki is watching with a face of concern; doesn't miss the flicker of mischief in his eyes* It's just a headache, Ruby.  Or else the prelude to a hangover.  Nothing serious for me.
Ruby:  I've had a hangover before, and I can tell you that a headache the night before is not one of the symptoms.
Watanuki:  *shocked* Since when did you have a hangover?!  You're underage, and last I checked you didn't like the taste of liquor!
Dr. Two Brains:  Obviously, you didn't tell him about her trip to Ireland this spring, did you Yuko?
Yuko:  Doctor!  It's so good to see you.  Sorry if I didn't recognize you immediately, but the last time we met, you had only one brain.
(The two old friends embrace and start reminiscing about the old days, which starts up conversation among the cast again, about assorted subjects.)
Ruby:  Sorry if Yuko didn't tell you Watanuki, but in Ireland, the legal drinking age is 18.  Plus, my mom was present every time I "indulged" in a spot of liquor.
Moro:  The princess says her favorite drink was Irish Coffee.  Maru:  Irish Coffee is yummy!
Yuko:  Speaking of which... Watanuuuuuuuuukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
(Watanuki sighs and goes off to the kitchen to prepare Irish Coffee.  Ruby follows him, eager to help and to clear things up.)
---------------------------------------------
Scene 3- Yuko's House, kitchen (Music:  The Place I'll Return to Someday, covered by Kate Covington)
(Ruby stands in to help her dearest guy friend, or one of them anyway, prepare her favorite Irish treat.  She had even brought in a few scones and clotted cream from the palace earlier that day, but she hadn't gotten the chance to drop by Yuko's for tea as she already occupied with post-graduation things.)
Watanuki:  Yuko didn't ask you to prepare Irish Coffee you know.
Ruby:  I can't just let you do all the work yourself.  Besides, I'm the one who suggested it anyway.
Watanuki:  You're a princess.  You don't have to lift a finger to have stuff like this prepared for you, so-
Ruby:  Why am I helping you do this?  Is that it?
(Watanuki turns from the stove, where he's heating up water for the coffee, a little scared at how much Ruby sounded like Yuko just then.  He nods quickly when Ruby gives him a "What?" look.)
Ruby:  I did not have to go through the tragedy of losing my parents when I was young, but I will be living on my own one day.  I want to practice making things on own, and plus, like you, cooking is one of my favorite hobbies.
Watanuki:  *happy sigh* Well, that's good to know.  Speaking of knowing stuff, would you please tell me what you and the assemblage of friends who followed you here have been talking about?  I've been in and out of the main room all night with snack/booze runs and haven't been able to hear much.
Ruby:  Of course, my friend.  I'll always give information if one asks it nicely from me.  *checks to see that windows are closed and that Maru and Moro aren't listening in at the door; Watanuki looks at her funny*  Gotta' make sure they won't blab to the wind.
Watanuki:  Who?  You mean Maru and Moro?  They're all right, but once Yuko gets riled up about something-
Ruby: -which is usually torturing you with her crazy-ass demands-
Watanuki: -it seems like they're always against me.  *sees a flash of pink behind the door*  C'mon in girls.  We're not spilling personal secrets or anything.
(Maru and Moro tip-toe in to the room, almost as if they're afraid Yuko will find them there.)
Maru:  Princess Ruby is going to talk about the Summer Festival, right?
Moro:  *nods* Mistress did say she was in charge of the next play coming up.
Ruby:  Very perceptive.  The reason why I called a portion of the Hyperforce, Fuu, Ferio, and most everyone else here is to talk about the next play.  (She leans in close so that only Watanuki and "Yuko's twins" can hear.)  The Lion King.
Moro:  So that's what Mistress meant by "Broadway show from long ago."
Maru:  The younger princess saw it on her eighth birthday.
Watanuki:  If it's a play from her past, it'll be hard to keep a secret like this from her.  Why did you decide on that one anyway?
Ruby:  She's been dubbing Scar like crazy these past few months so I figured I'd indulge her passion and create a tribute to her by having her perform in the show based on her birth year Disney movie.
(Watanuki and the girls gasp and start to probe Ruby for further information, all the while seeing that the Irish Coffee and the scones are prepared in just the right way.  Soon, they have trayfuls of coffee, tea, scones, Butler's Chocolate [Maru raided Yuko's secret stash!], and Irish brown bread and butter all ready to go.  They exit the kitchen to bring this mini Irish treat to the cast members.)
------------------------------------------------
Scene 4- Yuko's house, Main Room (Music:  Nineteen from xxxHolic)
(While her house boy, her twin creations, and the crown princess were busy prepping her Irish Coffee, Yuko asked her old friend about what they were discussing before she came home.)
Dr. Two Brains:  So apparently, Sapphire saw the show on her eighth birthday and has recently acquired an obsession for fandubbing Scar on YouTube.
Yuko:  I understand that the younger princess should have an obsession with her birth year Disney movie, but what does this all have to do with me?
Dr. Two Brains:  Oh, this is the best part.  You're going to be Rafiki in the production that Ruby is putting on.
Yuko:  *gasp* Since when am I old, wrinkled and mad as a monkey?
Dr. Two Brains:  Not that Rafiki!  This one embodies "the omnipotent shaman" archetype and acts as sort of a "Mother Earth" force in keeping balance and peace on Pride Rock and among the other characters in the show.
Yuko:  I know what you mean, but that's what Watanuki says when he makes fun of me! *anime hurt face*
Dr. Two Brains:  Ha ha ha!  This house boy of yours is spirited if anything.  Reminds me of me when I was a young college student with Ruby's father, but that's a matter for another day.  For now, I have some cool news to tell you.  (Yuko leans in so she can hear him better.)  I'm going to be Zazu in the show with you, which is why you find me here.
Yuko:  Whoa!  I thought 'The 12 Dancing Princes' was all I was going to see of you this summer.  I'm so glad that Ruby decided to cast us both again.
(At that moment, Ruby and company return with their Irish inspired night cap.  The cast cheers in delight as they take cups of tea/coffee and treats from the talented chefs.  As the cast settles into their food, Ruby makes the announcement that Sapphire herself will be involved in the little production they're planning, just as she was involved in 'The 12 Dancing Princes'.  "Take great care not to share too many details with her," she cautions.  "Though she is not as quick as me at perceiving things, she will be onto us if there is even the slightest hint of anything suspicious.  Be on your guard!"  The group disbands around midnight, some going home and others getting ready to bunk down at Yuko's house, such as the princess, Watanuki, the Gullwing sisters, Alphonse Elric and General Mustang; now that they have a succinct set of stage directions, they are ready to start up rehearsals the next day.)
----------------------------------------------
Scene 5- House of Mouse Cicero, main stage, a few days later (Music:  Determinate by Lemonade Mouth)
(Sapphire steps onto the stage where she had staged an elaborate illusion not 8 months ago.  She got a call from her sister that morning telling her to come here for rehearsals for the next show.)
Sapphire:  Onee-chan said that it'd be a show I know that they're rehearsing for, but she didn't say more than that.
(Sprx appears from Stage Right with a heavy looking script in his hands.)
Sprx:  *muttering*  I'm only in half of the show and they still expect to memorize all the scenes I'm in.  This is totally crazy.  Why did I sign up for this stupid musical anyway?
Sapphire:  So, the play is a musical huh, Mr. Stage Whisper?
Sprx:  Gah!  Oops, princess I didn't see you there.  Did you hear what I said?
Sapphire:  It looks like we're the only ones here so far, so yes.  Yes I did.
(Ruby comes in from Stage Left with a director's notebook in her hands and a pencil behind her ear; she takes the pencil out and makes a few scribbles before she lifts her eyes up to her sister.)
Ruby:  It's just as well you did since you're the only cast member who hasn't gotten a script, and the one with the most versatile voice.
Sapphire:  Wait!  Are you saying I'm in this musical?
Ruby:  That's right, sis'.  You've got a very important part to play.  *hands Sapphire a script*  I took the liberty of circling your lines in purple and writing down where certain actors need help with lines.
Sapphire:  *looks down at the script, then back up at her sister in disbelief* I'm sure I can't be reading this right.  This script says that I'll be Scar in a production of The Lion King.
Sprx:  *shakes his head* Nope.  You're reading it right.  You'll be one of the baddest hyenas in the pack and I'll be the cowardly meerkat who helps out Ferio in taking back Pride Rock.
Sapphire:  I take it that Ferio's Simba then.  Right?
Sprx:  That's right.  C'mon!  Let's go get our make-up consultations; I'll bring you up to speed on what we've done so far.
(While Sprx and Sapphire go into make-up, Ruby brings the Gullwing Sisters on stage to help rehearse their parts as Shenzi, Banzai and Ed.)
Ruby:  Phew!  That was too close.  I thought that Sprx was going to accidentally tell my sister that this was a surprise birthday present.
Shenzi (aka Minerva):  You're telling me.  Like Ed over there, he's one of those people who can't shut up easily.
Ed (aka Megan):  Hey!  Just because I play someone stupid doesn't mean that I'm stupid.
Banzai (aka Terra):  Could've fooled me.
Shenzi:  Very funny, Terra.  Now then, we're wasting time.  Let's start working on the "messing with the lion cubs scene".  *reading from script*  Well, well, Banzai, what do we have here?
Banzai:  Hmm, I don't know Shenzi.  What do you think Ed?
Ed:  *laughs maniacally*
Banzai:  Yeah, just what I was thinking.  A trio of trespassers!
Ruby:  More emphasis on the word 'trespassers'.  Make the audience know you don't want them here.  *filling in for Zazu* And quite by accident, let me assure you.  A simple navigational error.  Now if you-
Shenzi:  Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, wait!  I know you.  You're Mufasa's little stooge.
Ruby:  I, Madame, am the king's majordomo. *out of character* Say that line like you really resent me, just like Terra resents trespassers.
Banzai:  And that would make you-
Young Simba (aka Alphonse Elric, who just came from scene rehearsal): the future king!  (Ruby:  Concentrate Alphonse.  Try and show them you're not afraid of them, even though you are kind of afraid.)
Shenzi:  Do you know what we do to kings who step out of their kingdom?
Young Simba:  Pheh!  You can't do anything to me.  (Ruby:  Deeper, deeper.  Feel like you're a prince.)
Ruby:  Umm... Technically, they can.  We are on their land.
Young Simba:  But Zazu, you said they were nothing but slobbery, mangy, stupid poachers.
Ruby:  Ix-nay on the upid-stay.
Banzai:  Who are you calling upid-stay?!
Ruby:  Cut!  That was very good scene work.  At this point we cut to "Chow Down", which the Hyenas will practice in song rehearsal.  Alphonse, go find Mustang and work on the "Kings of the Past" scene.  Hyenas, come with me to make-up consulting.
-----------------------------------------
Scene 6- HoMC, Make Up Room (Music:  I'm Still Here from Treasure Planet)
(Ruby walks in to find that three makeup chairs have been conveniently vacated and plops down a hyena in each of them.  "Keep in mind you have Minerva, Terra and Megan to call on if you need help for hyena makeup," she calls out to some male ensemble members heading to costume fittings.)
Megan:  I can't wait to be made up like some ghoul of the savannah.
Minerva:  Yes, you always did seem to like that stuff a little more than the rest of us.
Ruby:  Just remember not to flinch/move too much when the artist is putting lipstick on you Megan.  Otherwise you'll end up looking like Adam Lambert on a bad day.
(Ruby goes deeper into the makeup room, past Jinmay and Fuu (Sarabi and Nala respectively) and some ensemble members who hadn't had time to get their animal makeup done 'til today.  She's searching for one particular lion, or lioness rather.)
Ruby:  Sapphi- ahem!  Scar, where are you?
Sapphire:  Umm, sis', you might want to look behind you.
(Ruby turns and finds a pretty scary makeup face staring her in the mirror.  She yelps.)
Sapphire:  *turns the chair around to face her sister* Heh heh heh!  If this makeup can scare you, it must be good.
Ruby:  You bet.  Now, did you manage to take a look through your script while you let the makeup set?
Sapphire:  Yes, and let me assure you sis'.  In terms of lines, all you'll have to worry about is the delivery.  The script will be flawless in terms of memorization, if I have anything to say about it.
Ruby:  And you do.  *hugs her littls sister*  I wouldn't usually do this to any Disney villain except Dr. Facilier.
Sapphire:  For obvious reasons, since he's your favorite.
Ruby:  But Saph- I mean Scar, best of luck to you.  *checks her schedule*  Oh, that reminds me; you and the Hyenas have scene work with "Be Prepared" including the song in about half an hour.  You think you can be on the main stage by then?
Sapphire:  Sure thing.  They don't call me "the remarkably British Disney villain" for nothing you know.
(Both the sisters laugh before they separate into their respective work loads.)
---------------------------------------
Scene 7- Central Park's Outdoor Theatre (Music:  Lullaby by Emmy Rossum)

Over the next 2 weeks, the humble little cast goes through intense rehearsals.  Often times, people will have line coaching, dance lessons, song sessions, and full company rehearsal in the same day.  There are plenty of tears, lots of shouting and quite a few "diva" tantrums from Yuko, just because she can and because it couldn't be a production without a diva.  
However, as much stress as the actors feel, Ruby feels it even more.  She has to set her trust in them, something she hasn't been very good at over the years, to get their work done in addition to sitting through makeup consulting, lighting practice, audio editting, and partial and full rehearsals; a quote someone often heard from her during that time was "How my Clopin managed to pull a whole show together, I shall never know."  That remark garnered some stares from the staff, but no one said anything.  'Ruby's stressed enough as it is,' everyone thinks.  'The last thing she needs is more questions and more strain on her already frayed nerves.'
The little light in the "darkness" during this tough time is the very person who will embody it in the final production.  Sapphire turns out to be an excellent lines coach as well as a lyrics/music cues guide.  She is the one Ruby can always turn to when she's having trouble keeping track of things.  Everyone finds it hard to keep in character, and hate her desperately funny Scar, when the actress is so compassionate and just as helpful as their director.
----------------------------------------------
Scene 8- Central Park's Outdoor Theatre (Music:  Spectacular, Spectacular from Moulin Rouge)
(It's opening night of The Lion King, and everyone is very excited to see the production that the crown princess of the Ham Ham Kingdom pulled together in a fortenight.  As the spotlights start to dim, Ruby herself comes out on the stage to address the crowd.)
Ruby:  Hello everyone, and welcome to the 2nd production in our Summer Festival.  The cast and I have been working together for the past two weeks, and I have to tell you.  As director, I thought I would have the most work to watch over/delegate, but it turns out, my incredible actors did more than I did.  They memorized lines, learned classic songs, flew on suspended wires, created amazing props, and so much more.  However, my thanks and sincerest wishes of good luck go to one particular member of our cast tonight: *pause for dramatic effect* my one and only sister.  Even though she was cast in a role that set her up for being despised and hated, she has been nothing but kind and helpful to her cast mates, and to me.  I wish I could begin to tell you the things that she's done to hold this production together like glue, but I would be rambling on until the show ended if I did.  So, without further ado, I give to you Disney's The Lion King.
(The audience bursts into cheers as Ruby leaves the stage and goes to her seat in the front row.  A spotlight illuminates Yuko, cueing "Circle of Life" which goes off without a hitch.  We cut ahead to the "Life's Not Fair" scene, which shows Sapphire lounging on a "rock" with a toy mouse between her "claws"  The audience cheers for the amazing figure, evil though her character be, as she sits up for the first spoken lines of the show.)
Scar (aka Sapphire):  Life's not fair, is it?  *lets mouse glide over her fingers* You see I... well I, shall never be king.  *makes a cute "I'm Going to Eat You" face at the mouse* And you shall never see the light of another day again. Hm-hm! Adieu.
(Dr. Two Brains as Zazu comes whizzing by, almost smacking into the column on Stage Right that marks the apron of the stage.  He stops just before he does, and turns to face his "most despised" cast member.)
Zazu:  Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?
Scar:  Ugh!  And what do you want?
Zazu:  Well I've come to announce that King Mufasa is on his way.  You'd better have a good excuse for missing the ceremony.
Scar:  *innocently* Oh, look Zazu.  You made me lose my breakfast.
Zazu:  You'll lose more than that once the king gets through with you.  He's as mad as a hippo with a hernia; a meerkat with the measles; a snake with... sinusitis.
Scar:  *moving in threateningly on Zazu*  Oooh, I quiver with FEAR!
Zazu:  *scared* Now Scar, don't look at me that way.  HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!
(General Mustang as Mufasa arrives before Scar can do anything stupid, though Zazu's face is still "in his jaws".)
Mufasa:  Scar, drop him!  Zazu: *from inside Scar's mouth* Impeccable timing your majesty.  *Scar spits him out.* Ewwwwwwww!  Two words: breath mints! *audience laughs*
Scar:  *switching to full on sarcasm mode* Well, well, if it isn't my big brother, descending from up on high to mingle with the commoners.
Mufasa:  *unfazed by his brother's cheek* Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba this morning.
Scar:  That was today?!  Oh, I feel simply awful.  *epic "chalkboard claw scratch"; cue audience laughs as Zazu flinches*  Must've slipped my mind.
Zazu:  Well, as slippery as your mind is, as the king's brother, you should've been first in line to congratulate him.  *Scar snaps at him, which causes him to flinch.*
Scar:  *glaring at Zazu all the while*  Well, I was first in line, until the little hairball was born.
Mufasa:  That "hairball" is my son, and your future king.
Scar:  Oh, I shall go and practice my curtsey then, *breaking character* and it ain't for the Queen of England. *audience laughs*
Mufasa:  Don't turn your back on me, Scar.
Scar:  Oh no, brother.  Perhaps it is you who shouldn't turn your back on me.
Mufasa:  *all up in Scar's face* Is that a challenge?!
Scar:  *feigning innocence* Oh of course not, big brother.  I wouldn't dream of challenging you. *dramatic "faint" gesture*
Zazu:  *out of character* Oh, I was so looking forward to a good cat fight.  *audience laughs; Scar and Mufasa look at him* Ahem, I mean, pity!  Why not?
Scar:  Well, as far as brains go, I've got the "lion's share", but when it comes to brute strength... *shrug* I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool.  *gives an "I think your stupid." look to Mufasa, which looks like an "I'm so bad." look the audience, as she goes off stage*
Zazu:  *sigh* There's one in every family sire.  Two in mine actually, and they always manage to ruin special occasions... especially birthdays!
Mufasa:  What am I going to do with him?
Zazu:  I think he'd make a very handsome throw rug.
Mufasa:  Zazu!
Zazu:  And just think, whenever he gets dirty you can take him out and beat him!
(We now fastforward to the "He Lives in You" scene.  Alphonse and Mustang share a moment so heartfelt that it's got even the most steel-willed of the audience breaking out in tears.  The scene changes to the Elephant Graveyard again as the Hyenas come limping back in.)
Banzai:  Man that lousy Mufasa.  I won't be able to sit for a week!  *Sees Ed is laughing*  It's not funny, Ed.  *Ed bursts into a fresh fit of giggles.*  Hey, shut up!  *tackles Ed*
Shenzi:  Will you two knock it off?!
Banzai:  *points to Ed, who's chewing his own leg* Well, he started it!
Shenzi:  Look at you guys!  No wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain.
Banzai:  *with spit dangling out of his mouth* Man, I hate dangling.
Shenzi:  Tcha!  You know, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be running the joint.
Banzai:  Man, I hate lions!  Shenzi: So pushy.  Banzai: And hairy.  Shenzi: And stinky.  Both: And man are they UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGLY! *all three hyenas burst into a fit of mad laughter*
Scar: *coming into the light on the impromptu ledge at the top of the Elephant Graveyard staircase*  Ohhhhhhh, surely we lions aren't all THAT bad.
Shenzi: Oh, phew!  Banzai: Oh Scar, it's just you.  Shenzi:  Heh, we were afraid it was somebody important.  Banzai:  Yeah, you know, like Barrack *elbow from Shenzi* I mean Mufasa.
Scar: *epic eyebrow look* I see.
Banzai:  Now that's power.
(After the whole "Mufasa!" gag, Scar says, "I'm surrounded by idiots!" in a way that makes the whole audience laugh.)
Banzai:  Not you Scar.  I mean, you're one of us.  I mean, you're our pal.
Scar:  *a la evil Brit* Charmed.
Shenzi:  Ooooooh, I like that.  He's not king but he's still so proper.
Banzai:  So, did you bring anything for us, Scar old buddy, ol' pal, huh?  Didya, didya, didya?!
Scar:  *with a look that could put Hamlet to shame in terms of angst; holding out a zebra haunch* I don't think you deserve this.  I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for you and you couldn't even dispose of them.
Shenzi:  *with her mouth full* Well you know, it's not like they were alone, Scar.
Banzai:  *with his mouth full* Yeah, I mean what are we supposed to do? *swallows* Kill Mufasa?
Scar:  Precisely.
(After a marvelous performance of "Be Prepared", which shows that Saph has real stage prescence if anything, we skip ahead to the "Coconuts" scene.  Scar's lying on his rock again, now king, with Zazu trapped in a bone carcass cage.)
Zazu:  'Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.  Nobody knows my sorrow.'
Scar:  Zazu, much as I love that song, I ask you.  Do you ever lighten up?  Sing something with a little bounce in it.
Zazu:  'I believe in dreaming, shooting for the stars!  Baby to be number one, you've got to raise the bar.  Kickin' and a scratchin', grindin' out my-'
Scar:  *covering his ears by now* No, no, no!  Anything but that, PLEASE!  You know I don't even like that movie.  *audience laughs*
Zazu:  *after a short musical intro* 'If everybody had an ocean, across the USA.  Then everybody'd be surfin' a Californi-A.  They'll all be wearing their baggies.  Haratchi sandals too.  A bushy bushy blonde hairdo.  Surfin' USA.'
(After Scar joins in for a little while, the audience gives a mini applause/laughter session.  Scar then goes onto ask Zazu why she isn't loved by his people, his pride, not the audience.)
Sapphire: *thinking as she's singing her madness away* Thank goodness Ruby gave me that coaching on how to act like Hamlet for this number.  (She winks at Ruby in the audience as she says, "That's more like it!"  Ruby is jumping in her seat with fear as she sees the "Mufasa's shadow" part of the song go down, and is pratcially bursting out laughing when her sister effortlessly composes herself for the "Short List or Long?" bit, and so is the audience. rofl)
---------------------------------------
Scene 9- Yuko's House, after the show (Music:  Slow Me Down by Emmy Rossum)
(The rest of the show goes off without error or hitch, thanks to the combined efforts of the two sisters.  The cast members and production team have repared to Yuko's house for an after-party after being mobbed by fans asking for the cast's autographs after the show.  Surprisingly, it was Sapphire who had the most people ask for her autograph on their programs.  Tired and happy, the two sisters are now conversing over tea and La Notre pasteries that Yuko ordered special for the occasion.)
Sapphire:  Man, and here I thought that I would get the least autographs for being the villain.
Ruby:  But aren't you the one who's always telling me that villains usually have more fun than the heroes, even if they're hated by everyone else?
Sapphire:  Case in point, your 2nd favorite Disney villain.
Ruby:  And your favorite, whom I think got a well needed makeover in your performance tonight.  I heard from die-hard fans of the movie and show that you did justice to the original while putting a fresh new twist on him.
Sapphire:  *in her best Scar voice, and so that everyone can hear* Well, I was only doing my part for this... humble little production. *fellow cast members laugh/cheer*
Ruby:  You did your part, and more.  I think that without you, I would have broken down when the lights didn't work during the first week.  *hugs her sister* Thanks for your help on your birthday present.
Sapphire:  My what now?!
Ruby:  I figured, "What better present to give to my sister than allow to particpate in a show she loves so much?"
Sapphire:  *glomp hugs her sister she's so happy*  Thanks Ruby.  You annoy me like hell sometimes, but it's the times like this that remind me how much I love you.
Ruby:  The feeling's mutual little sister.