[fic]Cinderken: The Musical 4/4

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Title: Cinderken: The Musical 4/4
Fandom: Digimon 02
Rating: PG
Pairings/Warnings: Kensuke, still. And...other pairings. And script format. And, again, shameless crack.
Previous Parts: 1 2 3

Ken trudges back into his house, looking dejected. He carries the Digimon in his hands; they have all changed back into their in-training forms. Ken sets all of them on the table except Minomon, who he cradles in his arms as he sits in his chair.

Yamato: (From outside) CinderKen!

Ken sighs and opens the door. Yamato, Hikari and Sora come walking in, yawning. They each give Ken their coat.

Yamato: What a night! What a magnificent affair! What a fine outfit Taichi was wearing!

Sora: Perfect!

Hikari: Like a dream!

Ken: Did you dance with the Prince?

Sora: Oh, I danced an hour with him!

Hikari: You did?

Sora: Didn’t you?

Hikari: No. I was busy with the princess.

Ken: How nice. Did you know everyone there?

Yamato: Of course! Except some pretty boy or other...I didn’t catch his name. Not that it matters, he doesn’t match my beauty.

Ken: A....pretty boy, you say? Did he dance with the prince?

Sora: I didn’t notice.

Ken: Did the prince seem to like him?

Sora: Maybe.

Yamato: And what have you been doing all night? Not playing with those filthy Digimon again, were you?

Ken: Oh no. I was just sitting here and dreaming what it might be like to go to the ball.

Hikari: You simply can’t imagine what it’s like unless you’ve been there.

Ken: Well I imagine there's a Grand Staircase. Candles everywhere. And an orchestra playing.

Sora:

It looks that way.

Hikari:

The way you say.

Yamato:

He talks as if he knows.

Ken:

I do not know that this is so

I only just suppose...

I suppose that when you come to the

Ballroom and the room itself is

Floating in the air

If you suddenly confront His Highness

He is frozen like a statue on the stair

He’s afraid you'll hear the way his

Heart is beating and you know you must

Be the one to make the first offense

He is seriously thinking of retreating

When he seems to hear you asking him to dance...

(Spoken)

And when you waltz with him, you whirl

around so that your feet never touch

the floor...

Sora:

That's right they don't!

Ken:

And it makes you feel like you weigh

nothing at all.

Hikari:

That's right it does!

Ken:

And for a few precious moments, you're the only two people in the entire world.

A lovely night, a lovely night

A finer night you know you'll never see

You meet your Prince, a charming Prince

As charming as a Prince will ever be.

The stars in a hazy heaven

Tremble above you

While he is whispering:

"Darling I Love you"

You say good-bye, away you fly

But on your lips you keep a kiss

All your life you'll dream of this

Lovely, lovely night.

Sora:

A Lovely night,

Hikari:

How lovely!

Sora:

A lovely night

Hikari:

How lovely!

Sora:

A finer night you know you'll

never see

Hikari:

How lovely.

Sora:

You meet...

Hikari:

Your Princess,

Sora: (Giving Hikari a strange look)

A char-...

Hikari::

...ming Princess.

Yamato::

As charming as a Taichi will ever be.

The stars in a hazy heaven

Sora:

Tremble above you

Yamato:

While he is whispering:

Hikari:

"Darling I Love you"

Ken:

You say good-bye, away you fly

Sora & Hikari:

But on your lips you keep a kiss

Yamato:

All your life you'll dream of this

Ken:

Lovely,

Sora:

Lovely,

Hikari:

Lovely...

Ken, Sora & Hikari:

Lovely night!

Yamato: Enough! This is the worst rubbish I’ve ever heard! Calling the night ‘lovely’ when my Taichi has rejected me again. Girls! Go upstairs!

Sora: But--

Yamato: Silence! If I can’t be happy, then no one can be happy.

Sora: Yes Father. (She and Hikari go upstairs.)

Yamato: And the thought of you, dancing with Prince Daisuke! How laughable!

Ken: It is not! I’m just as pretty as you, you know!

Yamato: (Gasps) Blasphemy! (He slaps Ken across the face.) You are a commoner, CinderKen. Your parents were common, and your brother was common. No matter what you do to yourself, you will always be common. Now, go clean this place up; it’s a sty! I’m going upstairs to go over my collection of Taichi memorabilia. (He stomps upstairs, leaving a hurt and upset Ken behind him.)

Ken stomps into the kitchen and sinks into his chair. Minomon comes and sits in his lap.

Ken: (Nearly crying) I hate him! I hate them all!

Minomon: What’s wrong, Ken-chan?

Ken: It’s not fair, Minomon. I deserve better than this. I deserve love and respect....I deserve Daisuke. Why am I still stuck here? (Sighs)

My dream came true, away I flew,

But on my lips he left a kiss,

all my life I'll dream of this,

Lovely, lovely night...

Poromon: If you love him so much, why don’t you let him know?

Ken: How can I? Look at me?

Chibimon: You look like you did last night. Except for the whip, and the hair, and the spandex, and the....

Minomon: Daisuke fell in love with you, Ken-chan. Not your outfit.

Chibimon: ....And the belt and the boots and....

Upamon: If he really loves you, it shouldn’t matter what you look like, should it?

Ken: I don’t know. If my Fairy Godbrothers hadn’t helped me...

Minomon: You didn’t need their help. You only think you did.

Chibimon: ....And the gloves and the cool sunglasses and the....

Poromon: Minomon’s right, Ken. Believe in yourself.

Ken: I don’t know if I can....

Meanwhile, at the palace, Daisuke is a wreck. He sits in his room, turning the sunglasses over in his hands.

Mimi: Daisuke, you’ve been up all night. Come have something to eat.

Daisuke: Ooh, food! (He glances at the sunglasses in his hands and sighs.) Never mind. I’m suddenly not very hungry.

Miyako: I think he must be sick!

Daisuke: I’m not sick. I’m in love.

Jyou: Daisuke, they’ve been searching everywhere and not a trace of him. You may never find him.

Daisuke: Don’t say that. I’ll find him. I have to.

Jyou: But you don’t even know his name! You don’t know anything about him.

Mimi: That’s right. All you know is that he’s pretty and a little kinky. I’m sure there were plenty of other pretty, kinky boys at the ball last night.

Daisuke: (Whining) But I don’t want any other boys! I want him!

Mimi: How can you be sure?

Are you making believe you see in him

A boy too lovely to be really true?

Do you love him because he's wonderful?

Or is he wonderful

Because you love him?

Is he the sweet invention of a lover's dream,

Or is he really as wonderful as he seems?

Daisuke: He is! I love him, Mother!

Jyou: (Sighs in defeat) We’ll keep looking.

Taichi enters. Noticing that Daisuke is distracted, he grabs the goggles back and puts them on his head.

Taichi: You Highness, I’m sorry to report that no one seems to know about him. No one knows who he is or where he’s from.

Daisuke: Hey, give me back my goggles! Come on, don’t kick a man when he’s down! And I’m going to find him, even if I have to tear apart the entire kingdom.

He hands Taichi the glasses. While Taichi is looking at them, Daisuke snatches back the goggles.

Taichi: Hey!

Daisuke: (Sticking out his tongue) Turnabout is fair play, so there!

Taichi: And what am I supposed to do with these glasses?

Daisuke: We’re going to try them on every boy in the kingdom until I find him! And then I’m going to marry him, do you understand?

Taichi: Um....if you say so. (Glances at the Queen) Is he a little.....crazy?

Mimi: Just do as he says.

Taichi: (Sighing) Yes ma’am.

Daisuke:

And the dearest love in all the world

Is waiting somewhere for me...

Miyako:

The dearest love in all the world

Is waiting somewhere....

Daisuke & Miyako:

Somewhere for me.

Taichi, Daisuke and Miyako start searching every house, letting all the men try on the glasses. With each imperfect fit, Daisuke gets more dejected. Taichi keeps trying to take his goggles back, but Daisuke always eventually steals them again. Miyako is getting upset because she still hasn’t been able to find Hikari. Finally the three arrive at CinderKen’s house. The minute they enter, Miyako squeals and runs to Hikari. Yamato first discreetly locks the kitchen door, then latches onto Taichi. Inside the kitchen, Ken hears the lock and runs to the door.

Miyako: Hikari-chan!

Hikari: Miyako-chan!

Miyako: I thought I'd never see you again!

Hikari: Me neither!

Miyako: Hikari-chan....will you marry me?

Hikari: Yes, yes! Oh, I’m so happy!

Miyako: I love you! (Miyako and Hikari kiss passionately. Daisuke sweatdrops.)

Yamato: Oh, Taichi, Taichi!

Taichi: Yamato....

Yamato: Stay here with me, Taichi!

Taichi: Um, Yamato...

Yamato: Don’t worry, I forgive you for that Koushiro stunt. As long as you promise to never do it again.

Taichi: I can’t breathe, Yamato...

Yamato: Oops! Sorry. (He lets Taichi go.)

Taichi: This isn’t a social call, Yamato. We’re looking for the boy who fits these. (He holds out the glasses. Are there any other men in this house?

Yamato: (Looking discreetly away from the kitchen) Nope. No men but me.

Sora: Not a soul.

Daisuke’s eyes travel to the kitchen doors.

Daisuke: Hey, what’s in there?

Sora: Nothing!

Yamato: Taichi, why don’t you stay for tea?

Daisuke: Open the doors, please.

Yamato: There’s no need for that. We can just cuddle, Taichi. We don’t need tea.

Daisuke: Miyako, could I have a little help here?

Miyako: Hmm? (Looks up from her kiss with Hikari) Oh, yeah, your boyfriend. Hikari-chan, could you unlock those doors please?

Hikari: Anything for you, Miyako-chan.

She runs over and unlocks the door. Daisuke dashes into the kitchen, only to find three Digimon playing cards on the table.

Yamato: See? Nothing. Now, Taichi, about us...

Daisuke: Come on, Taichi. Our work here is done.

Taichi: Coming, Princess Miyako?

Miyako: Eventually. (She starts smooching Hikari anew.)

Dejected, Daisuke heads outside. His eyes widen as he sees CinderKen, holding a duffel bag in one hand and Minomon in the other. CinderKen has just dropped his bags because the royal coach pulls up in front of him.

Daisuke: (Smiling) Can I help you, miss?

Ken turns to see him, then gives a playful smile.

Ken: I’m a boy, you idiot.

Daisuke: What did you say your name was?

Ken: Ken. Call me CinderKen and I’ll have to use my whip on you.

Daisuke: Is that a promise?

He turns as Taichi comes up behind him, followed by Yamato, Sora, and Hikari and Miyako, who are walking arm in arm. Daisuke takes the glasses from Taichi.

Daisuke: May I?

Ken: Please do.

Daisuke slips the glasses on over Ken’s face. They fit perfectly. The two smile at each other and kiss. There is a flash of light, and Ken is back in his Kaiser clothes. Mimi and Jyou appear, watching Daisuke with pride. A second later, Takeru and Iori show up.

Takeru:

Impossible things are happening every day!

Iori:

Someone wants you, you know who

Now you're living, there's music in you.

Now you're hearing, something new

Someone's playing the music in you.

Takeru:

Now you're living, you know why

Now there's nothing, you won't try....

Move a mountain, light the sky

Make a wish come true, there is music in you.

Iori:

Now you can go wherever you want to go

Now you can do whatever you want to do

Now you can be whatever you want to be

And love is the song you'll sing your

Whole life through....

Takeru:

Oh, Move a mountain, light the sky

Make a wish come true

There is music in you!

In you.......

Takeru turns and kisses Iori. Miyako and Hikari smile at each other, and then they kiss. Mimi grabs Jyou and proceeds to give him a tonsillectomy. Ken uses his whip to pull Daisuke closer, then starts Frenching him.

Yamato:(in a sing-song voice) Oh, Taichi...

Taichi: (warningly)Yamato... (Pauses) Oh, what the heck? It’s in the air, and anyway, you’re pretty! (He and Yamato begin to smooch.)

Sora: Hey! What about me?

Koushiro: Taichi, how could you?

Sora: (Eyeing Koushiro) Ooh, you’re kind of cute...

Koushiro: Stop looking at me like that...

Sora: Come here, cutie! (She chases Koushiro off-stage.)

The rest of the couples continue kissing as the curtain falls. There is the sound of someone gasping for breath.

Daisuke: Ken, we’re done, you can stop kissing me now.

The crack of a whip is heard.

Ken: Silence! What have I told you, Daisuke?

Daisuke: Uh... ‘Shut up and kiss me?’

Ken: Gladly! (The sound of smooching is heard)