Cyan: The rebuilding of Doma castle is finally complete! My love, the time of our marriage quickly approaches. In four more days under the new moon, you will finally be my queen as we relocate back in the castle. Oh, if only time will pass by more quickly! Arvis, have you got all the invitations sent?

Arvis: Yes, my lord.

Cyan: Very well, then go see to it that all preparations are complete. ( exit Arvis ) We will celebrate our marriage magnificently, my love, with shows, pageants and feasting.

( enters Strago, Celes, Locke and Edgar )

Strago: Congratulation on you wedding, Lord Cyan!

Cyan: I thank thee. What is your reason here?

Strago: Well, you see, it's about my daughter, Celes. I chose this fine young man here ( points to Edgar ) , the King of Figaro, to be her husband. But she wants to marry ( points to Locke ) *this* thief-

Locke: TREASURE HUNTER! Show me some respect here old man!

Strago: Who are you calling an old man? I'm only 70 years young! Anyways, this so-called *treasure hunter* stole my daughter's heart with those crappy so-called *treasure hunting* story of his, and so Celes now refuses to marry Edgar! I understand that it's written in the law that a daughter must obey the wishes of the father, so I ask you, Lord Cyan, to enforce the law on my daughter!

Locke: Hey, what's your problem anyways? Why won't you let me marry Celes?

Strago: Because Edgar is way more worthy than you, thief!

Locke: I told you to stop calling me that! And if you like Edgar so much, why don't *you* marry him? Besides, isn't he already originally engaged to Terra Branford? He went to Mobliz, made Terra fell in love with him, and ditch her for Celes! And you call that kind of act *worthy*?

Edgar: Hey, I just had a change of heart. That doesn't make me unworhty!

Strago: Why don't you just stay away from my daughter!

Locke: WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET HER LIVE HER OWN LIFE!

Strago: BECAUSE I'M HER FATHER!

Cyan: BOTH OF YOU, SHUT UP!!!!!

( Locke and Strago both shocked at Cyan's outburst, quickly shuts up )

Cyan: That's better. Celes, what is your reason for refusing to marry Edgar?

Celes: Well, first thing, he's a *jerk*, and I don't love him, so why should I be forced to marry him??

Edgar: She's soooo cute when she's mad.

Celes: Shut up Edgar! No one's talking to you!

Edgar: Yes, my lady!

Celes: WILL YOU STOP CALLING ME THAT?!

Cyan: You do realize that disobeying your father's wish will result in a penalty of death or exile, do you?

Celes: I'd rather die than marrying this dork!

Cyan: Celes, I suggest you consider the consequences more deeply, so I'll give you four more days to decide, and you shall give me a decision on the day of my wedding. Now, King Edgar and Strago, since you are both here I have some matters to discuss with you. Will you two please accompany me along with my dear Lola.

Edgar: Certainly.

( exit Edgar, Strago, Cyan and Lola )

Celes: Ack! That old man is driving me nuts! Locke, what are we going to do?

Locke: Simple. We run away.

Celes: But how? The gate of Narshe is heavily guarded. It's impossible for us to sneak out without anyone noticing.

Locke: Well, there is another way out of town. Remember the secret passage in the cave of Narshe that leads outside town?

Celes: What, the one you built?

Locke: Yeah. Here's my plan. I'll dig up two corpses-

Celes: Corpes?

Locke: Just hear me out first. I'll take the two corpses and put it in my house. Tomorrow night you will come to my house, and make sure to let someone knows that you will be here in my house. Then we'll drown the house with gasoline, sneak out the back door, light a match and BAM! The town will find the burning corpses and think that we're dead, while you and I will go through the cave of Narshe, leave town, and start our new life in Nikeah!

Celes: Um, Locke, this is a good plan and all, but, um, can't we do it without the fire and the corpses?

Locke: Well, yeah, but it won't be as dramatic.

Celes: Let's just meet up at the cave of Narshe tomorrow night and leave town, okay?

Locke: Okay, okay. But they'll come looking for us when they find out we're missing. It's better if they think we're dead. Don't say I didn't warn you.

( enters Terra )

Celes: Oh, good afternoon Terra.

Terra: Good afternoon for you, but not for me...

Locke: Not thinking about Edgar again are you? Gee, Terra, just ditch that idiot!

Terra: I can't! I'm in love with him! And why are you calling him an idiot? Aren't you suppose to be his friend?

Locke: Well, even though he makes a good friend doesn't mean he makes a good boyfriend. Besides, he's trying to steal away my Celes!

Celes: I don't know what you see in that guy. He's such a jerk!

Terra: ( sighs ) I don't know.....the times he spent with me at Mobliz...I just can't help not falling in love with him....what did you do to him to make him so crazy about you?

Celes: I yelled at him, I insulted him, yet it makes him even more crazy about me.

Locke: The guy's nuts. Being a king must have made him a little crazy.

Terra: But I still love him! Waaaaaaah ( starts whining like a baby )

Celes: Um, Terra, we are leaving town so maybe Edgar will forget about me and come back to you.

Terra: You're leaving town?

Locke: Yeah. Tomorrow night we're going to the cave of Narshe and sneak out from the secret passage.

Celes: I trust you, Terra, that you won't tell anyone right?

Terra: I won't tell on my best friend.

Celes: Good. Oh look at the time, I should get going. Locke, I'll be at the entrance of the cave tomorow midnight, okay? ( kisses Locke on the cheek, then exits. )

Locke: Well, I should get going too. Don't think too much about Edgar, Terra. ( exits )

Terra: If those blue eyes will leave me alone in my dreams then I'll stop thinking about him......argh! How can I change Edgar's point of view of me? .........I know! I'll just tell him about Celes' and Locke's plan. Then maybe he'll like me better for helping him. Sure, I'll be betraying a friend, but hey there's no friends when it comes to men. ( exits )

Impressario: Is everyone here?

Setzer: Duh! There's only 6 of us. Now can you tell us what this so-called secret meeting is about?

Impressario: Shhhhh! Don't talk so loud. It's a secret. We're going to perform a play for the wedding of Lord Cyan.

Sabin: A play? This doesn't involve singing does it?

Impressario: No, I wouldn't trust a man that doesn't even know why people sing in an opera to sing a song in front of Lord Cyan.

Setzer: So what's the play about?

Impressario: Well, we need something short, so I'm planning on "Pyramus and Thisbe"

Gau: Pie-ra-ma and Frisbee? So we throw pies and frisbee? Gau likes!

Impressario: No, not Frisbee, it's Thisbe. Anyways, Setzer, I have chosen the part of Pyramus for you.

Setzer: Oh great. I get to stab a sword through my heart. Yippee.

Impressario: And Sabin, you shall take the part of Thisbe.

Sabin: WHAT!?!?!?!

( everyone else burst out laughing )

Sabin: He-llo! Look at me! Do I look like a girl to you???

Setzer: ( wipes tear from eyes ) Well, there are people that mistaken you for Celes, and Celes is a girl. Put on a wig, Sabin, and you look exactly like Celes with a lot more muscle!

Gau: No more Mr.Thou. It's Mrs.Thou now!

Sabin: Shut up! I'm not going to do this!

Impressario: C'mon, Sabin, this is for Lord Cyan! A lot of men played female parts before and no one laughed at them, so don't worry!

Sabin: Why can't Gau play Thisbe?

Impressario: Because he can't learn the lines. Besides, he'll be playing the Behemoth that scares Thisbe away. Gau, can you imitate a Behemoth?

Gau: Gau can imitate any animals!

Impressario: Good. I want us to run through the play first, so tomorrow night we will meet in the cave of Narshe where no one can see us so we can practice. I'll be picking out a dress for you, Sabin, along with some high heel shoes.

Sabin: Oh great, I'm going to enjoy this.....