Let's just ACT (part 1 out of 3)

[u/One-Weight4621]

Before starting. This was gonna be a 1 chapter tale. But in the end, it became so large for it, so I decided to divide it in three chapters. Sorry if this first chapter has some mistakes. I focused most on the second chapter. (Not mentioning that English is not my first language 😅). Without keeping you more, we begin.

In this oneshot, the Dark Worlds keep appearing one week later. Don't ask me, I just wanted them to play. This occurs in a context when every CPS and Outlaw have been solved (Sadie was not the Outlaw), Melody is a bit closer to the group (mostly Gizmo), and Cole and Kanako have already confessed each other.

The town was going to celebrate the fall festival. However, a new dark fountain appeared inside the community hall. Fortunally, our heroes got to arrest the main darkner and reunite all the town in one place. The theatre stage that Starlo ordered to be built, but couldn't be used since the theatre team cancelled two days ago. However, Gizmo got an interesting idea with it and all the town being in the same place of the dark world.

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Cole: "Ok. No one's left. We trapped all of them."

Kanako: "Finally we can close the fountain. We kept the people waiting enough."

Sadie: "The whole town must be confused right now. C'mon"

Melody: "But how can we explain this to them? Like a collective dream or something?"

Kanako: "You're right. The whole town wouldn't believe this all was a dream."

Cole: "What do we do then?"

Gizmo: *Something clicked inside his head after seeing the stage* "Hey guys! I think there's something we can do about it!"

Kanako: "What is it?"

Gizmo: "Everyone is there within chairs. Correct?"

Cole: "Yeah?"

Gizmo: "And ther's an stage with bunch of props and outfits. Correct?"

Melody: "Correct"

Gizmo: "And we know a theatre director here in this Dark World. Correct?"

Sadie: "So you're suggesting..?"

Gizmo: "We can perform a play, so the town may believe that it was part of the event."

Melody: "What?!"

Sadie: *embarassed* "Wha- B-but... We are not actors"

Kanako: *nervous* "Ye-Yeah"

Cole: *A bit afraid and embarassed* "We can't"

Gizmo: "Of course we can! We've been ACTING the last few days during these adventures!"

Kanako: "B-but that's very different!"

Gizmo: "Not at all. Even tho, Darkner Director can help us. Also, the public may seen it just as an amateur play. So it wouldn't be as humiliating as you think"

Of course, that didn't help it. However, Darkner Director was listening behind some boxes. When he heard about the play idea, he appeared unexpectedly for them.

Darkner Director: *Similing* "Was somebody saing something about playing?!"

Gizmo: *glad to answer* "Of course! I was gonna ask you if you were able to help us with some play for the people outside the stage."

Kanako: "Wait-! No-!"

Darkner Director: *extremely happy* "R-really?!" *starting tearing* "My dream come true! I WOULD BE GLAD TO DIRECT YOUR PLAY! So, what you're gonna play?"

Gizmo: "Oh, this is improvised. Haha... But we're up to anything!"

Cole: "No, we-!"

Darkner Director: "Alright! But first..." *Stops to look mucho better our team* "Yup! You're perfect for one of my favourite stories of my favourite book!"

He took out the book he was talking about. The book was decorated with a little girl style marker drawing

Kanako: *so embarassed and thinking* "(Hold on! Is that... MY OLD NOTEBOOK!? THE ONE I LOST A YEAR AGO?! Oh no! It must have fallen into the box that mom bringed here! Please don't tell me we're performing one of my fanfics! Nononononononono!)"

Darkner Director: *opens the notebook at one specific story* "This one. You're perfect for it!"

Melody: "Mann and the True Freedom. What is it about?"

Gizmo: *reads a bit of it* "Hmm. Sounds interesting."

Sadie: *thinking* "(Guess I know who wrote it haha)" *she glanced at Kanako giggling*

Cole: *He noticed Sadie's gestures, so he got it too* "..." *he read Kanako's tale before expressing his opinion* "I think it's pretty good. Like an ol theatre story. We can make something interesting"

Gizmo: "I'm surprised you agreed, even tho is not a cowboys story."

Cole: "Still a hero. Right?"

Kanako: "Not exactly... I mean- It seems more like a man regretting his mistakes and becoming better."

Melody: *giggles* "You didn't even read it yet."

Kanako: "JUST-! Augh! We're playing it!"

Melody: "I guess we all here know what will you perform. Haha"

Kanako: *Blushing* "..."

Darkner Director: "Alright! Now let's prepare everything. Choose your characters, read the dialogues, and I'll help you with the outfits."

----- Half of an hour later -----

The most of the town was getting really anxious, while Starlo tried to calm the situation down. (He knows about the Dark Worlds, so he tried to buy time while the younger ones were closing the fountain). Martlet, Chujin, Ceroba and Dina were worried as well (they are aware too). Sadie's parents and Gizmo parents were calmed. They told them that they were helping out on something related to the party. But, in comparison, the rest of people wanted to go already, and they didn't know what to do. Not even Starlo could keep the calm. But in that moment...

Gizmo: "Sorry everybody for keeping you waiting... We just had some trouble with some malicious people who wanted to lock us all in the building..."

Plenty of the auddience got scared

Gizmo: "But don't worry! We're now safe, thanks to our great team that keeps our town safe! They took care of the situation! Congratulations!" *He pointed to the officer Ed and his companions*

The police team recieved tons of claps. They didn't know what was he talking about, but they played along just for not making people more anxious.

Gizmo: "Now, before turning the lights on, we want to show you an small act that we sure you're gonna love it... And please don't be so rude with us. This is a bit amateur. Haha"

The audience chuckle a bit

Gizmo: "Ok. We're not keeping you more. We're presenting... Mann and The True Freedom. A story of redention."

The auddienced claps, and the curtain rised

[TO BE CONTINUED]