I Want to Be Your Canary / Script The following is a transcript of the play I Want to Be Your Canary from " Final Fantasy IX " . Please note that the ending is improvised by the cast , and it is never revealed how the play actually ends . [ Cinna , Blank , and Zidane enter . ] " I Want to Be Your Canary " . BLANK : * Bereft of father ! Bereft of mother ! Marcus ! Thou hast lost even thy love ! CINNA : * Fortune hath escape ' d thee ! For what end shalt thou live ? ZIDANE : * For the sake of our friend . . . Let us bury our steel in the heart of the wretched King Leo ! CINNA AND BLANK : * Aye ! [ Cinna , Blank , and Zidane rush out to greet their comrade , Marcus in his battle with King Leo . ] BLANK : * We shall back thee , Kinsman ! MARCUS : * Pray , sheathe thy swords ! This villain is mine alone ! CINNA : * Nay , Kinsman ! For I , too , have lost a brother to this fiend ! KING LEO : * What ho ? Out , vermin ! Away ! Thou darest bare thy sword before the King ! ? All who stand in my way will be crush ' d ! ZIDANE : * Treacherous Leo , my Kinsman ' s suffering shall not be in vain ! For I shall instruct thee in his incomparable pain ! [ Battle between Zidane , Marcus , Blank , Cinna , Benero , Zenero , and King Leo , ending in King Leo being the only survivor on his side , looking defeated lying in the center of the stage . ] KING LEO : * Arrg . . . Grrr . . . Thou hast not seen the last of me , Marcus ! [ King Leo exits . ] ZIDANE : * Come back ! [ Zidane chases after King Leo . Blank stands in Zidane ' s way . ] ZIDANE : * Out of my way , Blank ! BLANK : * Consider this , Zidane ! If Prince Schneider were to marry Princess Cornelia , peace would reign over both their kingdoms ! ZIDANE : * T ' is foolishness ! If all were so easy , why , none would suffer in this world ! [ Both race up the stairs and begin slashing at each other . ] [ Blank jumps off the stage , and lands in the aisle . Zidane follows and engages in battle . ] BLANK : * En garde ! ZIDANE : * Expect no quarter from me ! [ Battle between the two , ending in a draw ] BLANK : * We shall finish this later ! [ Runs up aisle , returns to backstage ] ZIDANE : * Come back here ! [ Follows ] [ Blackout ] CORNELIA : * Marcus ? [ A man clad in a black hooded cloak walks on stage . Cornelia approaches him . ] CORNELIA : * Sweet Marcus , I fear I love thee more than I should ! MARCUS : * Princess . . . Wilt thou be happy , married to a lowly peasant such as I ? CORNELIA : * Prithee , call me ' princess ' no more ! Marcus , wilt thou truly cherish me , the king ' s only daughter ? Or is such a desire too dear to wish for ! ? After our nuptials , shall I become no more than a puppet ? A mindless puppet , never to laugh , never to cry ? I wish to live my life under the sky . At times I shall laugh , at other times cry . For no life is more insincere than that lived as a masquerade . MARCUS : * So much consideration thou hast given it ! But worry not ! [ They embrace . ] Cast away thy trappings of royalty , and I shall swaddle thee in a gown of pure love ! Never again will I part from thee ! Pray , my love , make me thy canary to keep forever in the cage of thy bosom ! Let us embark on the first ship tomorrow , before dawn can tell of our elopement ! CORNELIA : * All my fortunes at thy foot , I lay , and I shall follow thee throughout the world ! MARCUS : * No cloud , no squall shall hinder us ! [ Marcus turns around and walks off stage . ] CORNELIA : * O , love is the sweetest joy and the wildest woe . All I wish is to be by my sweet Marcus ' s side . [ Blank kneels on the side of the stage , eavesdropping . ] BLANK : * Fie ! It shall be war again unless this marriage is stopped . Ne ' er will I let their plan come to fruition . [ He walks to center stage , meeting with Cornelia . ] Good day to ye , Highness . CORNELIA : * Good day . . . BLANK : * Wist thee of Marcus ? CORNELIA : * Marcus ! ? What news dost thou bring ? BLANK : * This ! [ He punches her in the stomach . ] CORNELIA : * Ugh ! [ She blacks out and falls into his arms . ] [ Scene Begins with King Leo walking on stage ] KING LEO : * Where is she ! ? Where has mine only daughter gone ! ? [ Blank walks on stage . ] Blank , good man ! Hast thou seen Cornelia ? BLANK : * Worry not , Majesty . I shall make sure Cornelia marries Prince Schneider . Be thou at ease . KING LEO : * At ease , sayest thou ? How can I rest , not know she is safe ? Could it be . . . thou hast betrayed me ? BLANK : * By my troth , sir , I betrayed none other than poor Marcus ! KING LEO : * Thou had the gall to betray thy dearest friend . Wouldst thou not betray me as swiftly ? BLANK : * Stay thy hand , I merely . . . [ King Leo pulls out sword and stabs Blank . Blank falls to the floor , dying . King Leo turns and walks away . ] BLANK : * I merely sought a lasting peace between the two kingdoms ! [ Benero and Zenero run on stage . ] ZENERO : * The traitor is dead ! BENERO : * O , cruel fate ! KING LEO : * You two . . . Quickly , find Cornelia and bring her before me ! Both [ Benero and Zenero ] : * Yes , Your Majesty [ They exit . ] KING LEO : * Wretched daughter ! How dare she disobey her father ' s wishes ! [ Blackout ] [ Scene begins at dawn , with Marcus standing alone . ] MARCUS : * The time for our departure is long past . Where is Cornelia ? [ Cinna enters . ] CINNA : * Marcus , the ship soon embarks ! Board ye the boat alone , and peace could come to both kingdoms , as Blank so said . Speak , Marcus ! MARCUS : * She told me that she could not live without me . [ A section of the sky lights up ; several pictures of birds flying appear ] So , the sun is our enemy , too . The eastern sky grows bright . Will we not spread our wings , as yonder birds in joyous flight ? [ A loud sound is heard , as the ship departs . ] CINNA : * Hark , Marcus ! They cannot wait any longer ! The ship departs ! [ Cinna exits . ] MARCUS : * Could she have betrayed me ? Nay , ne ' er would my love speak false . I must have faith ! She shall appear if I only believe ! As the sun lends me no ear , I pray instead to the twin moons ! I beseech thee , wondrous moonlight , grant me my only wish ! [ The rest of the scene is improvised . ] [ Scene begins with King Leo coming out of his castle , laughing to himself . ] KING LEO : * Tonight , I shall finally see my daughter Cornelia betroth ' d to Prince Schneider ! And then Prince Schneider and his kingdom will be mine ! Gwahahahaha ! [ Benero and Zenero bring Marcus forward . ] ZENERO : * Your Majesty ! BENERO : * We have caught an intruder ! KING LEO : * Why , my poor Marcus ! Hark , lad . No matter how much thou dost treasure Cornelia . . . No matter how deeply she might believe she doth love thee . . . Never shall I see her marry a peasant such as thee ! [ A bell rings once . ] When the bell strikes three . . . Under the ax thou shall be ! [ The bell strikes a second time . ] [ The bell strikes a third time . ] KING LEO : * Furthermore ! CORNELIA : * [ rushes in , accompanied by Zidane and chased by Schneider ] Marcus ! MARCUS : * [ Breaks free from Benero and Zenero ] Cornelia ! CORNELIA : * Oh , Marcus ! I missed you so ! [ Hugs Marcus ] I wish never to leave thy side . Prithee , lead me from this place ! ZIDANE : * See , King Leo ? Thou shouldst give them thy blessing ! KING LEO : * Never ! Never leave his side , thou sayest ? Foolish banter ! I ' ll not allow it ! Cornelia shall marry none other than this man - Prince Schneider ! Is that not so , Prince Schneider ? SCHNEIDER : * Aye . KING LEO : * Aye ! And this traitorous crew , I will put to death ! [ Zidane and Marcus rush to Benero and Zenero , punching them in the stomach . ] BENERO : * Too many of them ! ZENERO : * Run away ! [ Zenero and Benero exit . ] KING LEO : * Pray , sweet daughter , come home to the castle with me . CORNELIA : * Nay , Father ! I shan ' t return ! KING LEO : * Cornelia . . . Trouble me no more . This wedding is for thine own welfare . Be mindful of that . MARCUS : * Not if I can help it ! Now is my moment of vengeance ! For my parents , and for my love , Cornelia . . . [ Draws sword ] I shall cut thee down ! [ Marcus rushes forward , attempting to stab King Leo , but Cornelia jumps in front , being killed herself . Ending with a scream of " Cornelia ! " from all ] MARCUS : * No . . . Cornelia ! CORNELIA : * Mar . . . cus , forgive me . I still love my father . . . KING LEO : * Cornelia ! SCHNEIDER : * Princess ! CORNELIA : * Prithee , forgive my selfishness , Father , and spare my sweet Marcus . . . MARCUS : * What have I done ! ? Am I never to hear her loving voice again ! ? Am I cursed never again to feel her soft touch ! ? O , cruel fate ! Thou hast robbed me of all I treasure ! [ Marcus stabs himself , and falls to the floor , dead , as King Leo sits down before his dead daughter . ]