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slayers_desire) wrote2012-12-27 08:09 pm
slayers_desire) wrote2012-12-27 08:09 pm
trying to make the pieces fit ((Buffyverse plot))
There was a small gathering of people in the room, doing things that might seem normal. Drinking coffee. Reading a book. Checking sites on the computer. Talking with their neighbor.
But this wasn't a normal day. And despite appearances, these people were all preparing to help save their world.
Most of the 'Scoobies' were here... Xander, Connor, Wes, Lorne, Spike and even Willow had come down for the event. There were others there too... Victor Allen, Clark Kent and Edward Elric.
They were all here to figure out how to create a new Seed. They already had a few clues to go on... but there were still a lot to discuss.
The most recent revelation came after Illyria had deceived the group, and put Clark and April right into the heart of the White Room. Where their memories were taken from them. They had fought free... and now April was more determined than ever to find a way to save her world.
((posting order: April, Clark, Victor, Ed))
But this wasn't a normal day. And despite appearances, these people were all preparing to help save their world.
Most of the 'Scoobies' were here... Xander, Connor, Wes, Lorne, Spike and even Willow had come down for the event. There were others there too... Victor Allen, Clark Kent and Edward Elric.
They were all here to figure out how to create a new Seed. They already had a few clues to go on... but there were still a lot to discuss.
The most recent revelation came after Illyria had deceived the group, and put Clark and April right into the heart of the White Room. Where their memories were taken from them. They had fought free... and now April was more determined than ever to find a way to save her world.
((posting order: April, Clark, Victor, Ed))
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He watches Victor's hedgehog with a tiny smile for a moment, then asks her, "You thought of a name for him yet?"
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"What I would like... is for someone to sing..." Lorne sighs. April chuckles lightly.
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Her voice is a soft croon and if you can imagine her putting her girls to bed with this lullaby, it's for a reason (skipping a verse or two).
"There's a monster that lives 'neath your bed.
Oh for crying out loud it's a futon on the floor,
he must be flat as a board
There's a creature that lurks behind the door,
though I've checked there fifteen times
when I leave then he arrives
every night.
Tell the monster that lives 'neath your bed
to go somewhere else instead
or you'll kick him in the head
Tell the creature that lurks behind the door
if he knows what's good he won't come here no more
'cause you're kicking his butt at the count of four.
Goodnight demon slayer, goodnight.
Now it's time to close your tired eyes.
There are devils to slay and dragons to ride,
if they see you coming, oh they better hide.
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.
Goodnight my little slayer goodnight.
Tell the monster that eats children, that you taste bad
and you're sure you'd be the worst he's ever had.
If he eats you, don't you fret, just cut him open with an axe.
Don't regret it, he deserved it, he's a cad.
Tell the harpies that land on your bed post
that at the count of five you'll roast them alive.
Tell the devil it's time you gave him his due
he should go back to hell, he should shake in his shoes
'cause the mightiest, scariest, creature is you.
Goodnight demon slayer, goodnight.
Now it's time to close your tired eyes.
There's devils to slay and dragons to ride,
if they see you coming, oh they better hide.
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.
Goodnight my little slayer goodnight.
I won't tell you, there's nothing 'neath your bed.
I won't sell you, that it's all in your head.
This world of ours is not as it seems;
the monsters are real but they're not in your dreams.
Learn what you can from the beasts you defeat,
you'll need it for some of the people you meet.
Goodnight demon slayer, goodnight.
Now its time to close your tired eyes.
There are devils to slay and dragons to ride,
if they see you coming, oh they better hide.
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.
Goodnight my little slayer goodnight.
Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.
Goodnight."
OMG VOLTAIRE! I LOVE YOU.
Then he clears his throat a bit and says, "Uh, you know, I tend to get a bit of performance anxiety about this kind of thing, but... you know what? I'm in a really good mood right now, and I don't really care. So I'll sing something for you guys too. If you want."
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April meanwhile sits with her dad. "The Mother send us Drusilla as a conduit."
"Oh pet... that must have been difficult."
"It wasn't easy. But it wasn't her either."
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"Oh! You asked before... haven't named him yet, I'll let the kids do that. I'm not really an animal person as such. I'm a robot person."
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Then clears his throat again and takes a few deep breaths, wavering a bit on what he's going to sing before he decides to go for the most... telling choice of song.
A few more deep breaths, and he starts to sing his and Al's leitmotif:
"How can I repay you, Brother-mine?
How can I expect you to forgive?
Clinging to the past, I shed our blood
And shattered your chance to live
Though I knew the Laws, I paid no heed
How can I return your wasted breath?
What I did not know has cost you dear
For there is no cure for death
Beautiful Mother, soft and sweet!
Once you were gone, we were not complete
Back through the years, we reached for you
Alas, 'twas not meant to be!
And how can I make amends
For all that I took from you?
I led you with hopeless dreams
My Brother, I was a fool
Don't cry for the past, now, Brother-mine
Neither you nor I are free from blame
Nothing can erase the things we did
For the path we took was the same
How could I expect to call you wrong?
How could you be blamed for what we've done?
Both of us were fools in our desires
As we flew too close to the Sun
Beautiful Mother, soft and sweet!
Once you were gone, we were not complete
Back through the years, we reached for you
Alas, 'twas not meant to be!
My dreams made me blind and mute
I longed to return to that time
I followed without a word
My Brother, the fault is mine!
So where do we go from here?
And how to forget and forgive?
What's gone is forever lost
Now all we can do is live..."
Ed's got a decent singing voice on the high end of the tenor range, and this song... it's one of the few he can sing with genuine passion and emotion. It's his and Al's song, after all; and while he doesn't feel quite right singing Al's half of it, he does so anyway, because the song just isn't complete without both of their parts.
((The video I linked is missing the verse that begins with 'How could I expect to call you wrong?', but that verse has the same melody as the one before it. Also, the singer in the video is Ed's voice actor Vic Mignogna, so that's what Ed's singing voice actually sounds like :).))
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They are not alone in that.
"I think seeing her again was a shock. There was so much I wanted to say. And ask... but couldn't."
"It's alright pet. You don't need Dru's approval. Never did in my books."
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"She might not have been able to answer your questions anyway," he says to April, and he's a bit regretful about that. He's gotten the chance to spend time with clones of both his birth parents, even just for a short amount of time. Drusilla was broken, and not a good mother by any means, but he still wishes April had at least had the chance.
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"You feel like you were a disappointment to her, pet?"
"A little. But I was able to face that today."
Lorne selects "All For Love" from his songs, the one sung by Sting, Bryan Adams, and Rod Stewart. Then gestures for both Victor and Ed to join him on stage.
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