Fame Transcript (Novelization)

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Narrator: “Last time, on Young Hercules-- ”

[[[[[[H: “Orpheus-- when you’re right, you’re right. This place is amazing.” Eurydice [Eur]: “Be one of us-- Hercules-- forever-ever.” H: “Nooooo!” Bacchus [Bac]: “After them!” H: “Whoa, whoa.” Cheiron: “The mark of the Bacchae. Come sundown-- she’ll belong to Bacchus.” H: “We’ll see about that.” Orpheus [Or]’s Voice: “Some of the Bacchae remember a story-- ” Or: “-- a kind of riddle-- about-- washing your spirit clean.” Bac: [Yells] H: “Are you OK?” Lilith [Lil]: “I think so.” H: “Come on.”]]]]]]

I: “Hercules! Hercules. Uh! Where’s Jason? He’s gotta hear this.”

H: “He’s gettin’ ready for his coronation. Hey, did you know, who’s drilling the honor guards?”

I: “Oh, not Lilith.”

H: “Uh-huh.”

I: “Poor guards. Oh, well-- their loss. Guess who’s performing live at Kora’s tonight? Orpheus.”

H: “Ooh! Can we finish this later?”

I: “So, are you gonna come along to the biggest event ever, or are you gonna stay here doing-- Hercules things?”

H: “Iolaus-- is it just me, or do you remember that Orpheus and Eurydice used to snag victims for my brother, Bacchus? Huh? They tried to suck us into their sick little cult.”

I: “This is at Kora’s. OK? You beat the Bacchae cult. You beat Bacchus. He’s out of the picture.”

H: “He’s a god, Iolaus. They’re never out of the picture”

I: “You’re missing the point, Hercules. Eurydice and Orpheus are stars, now. They need management. They need protection. Y’see? That’s where you and me come in.”

H: “No-- that’s where I get off.”

I: “OK. Fine, I’ll-- I’ll just tell Eurydice you can’t make it.”

H: “No. No, I mean-- I didn’t say I’m not comin’-- I, you know, I just-- meant that I’m only goin’ to keep you out of trouble. Ooh! Let’s go.”

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Bac’s Voice: “Do not let these two enter.”

I: “Thank you.”

Ticket Agent: “Yeah.”

Bouncer [Bou]: “Hold it!”

I: “Oh. Oh, no, no, it’s OK. We’re friends of the band.”

Bou: “Take a hike-- losers!”

Girl’s Voice: “Hey! Jerk.”

H: “Just forget it. All right?”

Eur: “Hercules!”

H: “Eurydice.”

Eur: “By the gods! This is wonderful! Let me give you some passes.”

H: “Thanks.”

Bou: “Now, wati a minute!”

Eur: “Get back to your post. These are honored guests.”

H [Mouths]: “Honored guests.”

Eur: “Follow me. You’re not gonna believe-- Orpheus’ music. This is gonna be the most incredible thing you’ve ever experienced.”

H: “Oh, yeah. Mm-hmm.”

Bac: “Incredible, yes-- and maybe-- the last--”

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[ACT I]

H: “Eurydice!”

Groupie: “A pass? Are you a friend of the band?”

I: “A-ha! Oh-- oh, yes. Me and Orpheus-- we go _way_ back.”

H: “Eurydice!”

Eur: “Over here!”

H: “OK. Hey, I’m gonna, uh, uh-- ”

I: “That’s great. OK.”

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Bac: “I told you-- not-- to admit Hercules.”

Bou: “I tried, Bacchus. But Eurydices [sic] let him in. You said not to make her suspicious.”

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Eur: “Oh, Hercules! It’s so great to see you, again!”

H: “Uh-- uh-- uh-- w-, you, too. Uh, I’m a-I’m a little confused, still. I mean, I thought that you, uh-- weren’t you a-- ?

Eur: “A Bacchae?”

H: “Hmm.”

Eur: “Yeah, but-- now I’m free.”

H: “Oh. How?”

Eur: “Orpheus did it. Oh-- Hercules, you would have no idea how fabulous he is! He worked it out with Bacchus.”

H: “Yeah-- he’s fabulous.”

Eur: “My life’s my own again, and I owe it _all_ to Orpheus.”

H: “He’s sure doin’ well for himself, huh? Oh-- ”

Eur: “Isn’t it great? He’s finally getting all the fame he deserves.”

H: “That’s, uh-- that’s great.”

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Bou: “What’s Hercules want? Huh? Orpheus?”

I: “Hey! Orpheus! Over here, buddy.”

Or: “Iolaus. Hey, I’m glad you could make it, really.”

I: “Hey, man.”

Or: “So, um, did-- did Hercules, uh-- come with you?”

I: “Uh-- yeah, yeah, I think he’s, uh-- I think he’s backstage.”

Or: “Terrific. Terrific. Well, ladies, this man helped save my life. Treat him well.”

Groupie: “It’s great to meet you.”

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Eur: “Almost time to go on. How do you like my outfit?”

H: “Well, it’s great, but-- we need to talk. Eurydice, there’s something very wrong.”

Eur: “Don’t you like it?”

H: “Oh-- no, no, it’s not the outfit. It’s, um-- it’s you. It’s like you’re hidin’ somethin’, even from yourself.”

Or: “There you are. By the gods, Hercules, it’s good to see you again. You’re staying for the concert, I hope.”

H: “It’s a nice lyre you have, there.”

Or: “Gorgeous, isn’t it? Have you ever seen anything like it?”

H: “Yeah. Bacchus has one.”

Or: “A-ha-ha-- had one. It’s mine, now. And, through it, I can touch the very souls of my audience. I can feel them _adore_ me. It’s fabulous.”

H: “Yeah-- I’m sure it is. How did you get it?”

Or: “Negotiation. Bacchus is, after all, a patron of the arts.”

H: “You made a deal with Bacchus? How could you do that? You know how dangerous he is?”

Crowd’s Voices [In Background]: “Or-phe-us! [Etc]”

Or: “Well-- ask her is she likes her new freedom. Ask them if they like my music. Enjoy the performance, Hercules. My audience awaits.”

Eur: “I appreciate your concern, Hercules. But really-- everything’s fine.”

H: “Really?”

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H: “Say goodbye, Iolaus.”

I: “Oh-oh. We can’t go yet.”

H: “Yeah, we can.”

I: “No-- we can’t.”

H: “Yes-- we can.”

I: “Don’t _do_ this to me, Hercules. Ooh!”

Girl’s Voice: “I love you! I love you!”

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I: “Hercules! Hercules! There were three girls. Three girls talkin’ to me-- just ‘cause I knew Orpheus!”

H: “And they want Orpheus, OK? Orpheus-- not us. Now, something’s very wrong, here. We’re going.”

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Bac: “Hercules knows.”

Or: “What a surprise. Couldn’t just lie low for once concern now, could ya?”

Bac: “I will _not_ be intimidated by my half-brother.”

Or: “A close family you have. Look-- this is not my problem. I’m upholding my end of our deal. My concerts bring in more new Bacchae than you can handle.”

Bac: “Oh, but it is your problem, Orpheus. Now that Hercules knows, he’ll try to stop us. And if he succeeds-- that will be the end of our deal-- Eurydice’s freedom, and your fame.”

Or: “And your supply of new servants. Look-- Hercules knows that Eurydice’s freedom is part of my deal. He’s not gonna try to stop me. He’s gonna try to stop you. Ball’s in your court, Horn-boy. Deal with it.”

Bac [Yells]: “That musician’s fame has made him arrogant. When all this is over-- I _will_ take Eurydice from him-- just to remind him-- who’s responsible for all his glory.”

Bou: “But-- what of Hercules?”

Bac: “At the concert-- Hercules will try to interfere. But we’ll be ready-- and Hercules-- will be destroyed.” [Laughs]

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[ACT II]

Cheiron: “I sense a new resolve in you, Hercules. You’ve set yourself a mission.”

H: “Yeah-- to put an end to this cult, once and for all. Is there any weapon I can use to fight off the Bacchae?”

Cheiron: “Yes-- nothing in this room. The undead can only defeated by their own. Such weapons are not easy to come by.”

H: “Just tell me where to get ‘em.”

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I: “Dryads? This is crazy. You sure we have to do this?”

H: “I do; you don’t. You can go back if you want to.”

I: “Oh-- now, you tell me. Whoa. You think he, uh-- might just give us one of his bones if-- if we ask?”

[Fight]

H: “Oh, uh-- sorry, uh-- . Listen, we-we really needed one of your bones, though, you know? Hope you understand.”

I: “OK, so the, uh-- thigh bone’s connected to the, uh-- ”

H: “Yeah, the hip bone.”

I: “Yeah, and the hip bone’s connected to the-- ”

H: “Uh-- whatever. Let’s call the whole thing off, huh? Thanks. Well, uh-- that went pretty well, don’tcha think?”

I: “Hmm-- not for him, though.”

H: “No.”

H and I: “Oh, well.”

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Bou: “Our spies report that Hercules is headed for the concert.”

Bac: “Then it has come to this. My half-brother has challenged my will for the last time. All of you! To the concert! Run, my Bacchae! Destroy Hercules!”

Bou: “Come, Bacchae!”

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Eur: “It can’t be. Orpheus! This-- was the deal you made?! To keep recruiting for Bacchus behind my back?!”

Or: “Come on, Sweetheart. Look-- I did it for you. It’s what we wanted, isn’t it? To be free? It’s worth delivering a few slaves to Bacchus.”

Eur: “No! I can’t do this! I won’t-- be part of this! Not for you! Not for anyone! It’s over!”

Or: “Huh?”

H: “Ladies and gentlemen-- !”

Eur: “Hercules!”

H: “I don’t mean to alarm you, but there are Bacchae-- in the building.”

[Fight]

H: “Get outta here before Bacchus can take you back.”

Eur: “What about Orpheus? Leave him alone!”

Bac: “Our deal is over. You’re both mine again!”

Eur: “Never.”

Or: “Ho-Ho-Honey-- maybe we should talk about this.”

Eur: “Orpheus and I will never serve you again.”

Or: “Eurydice!”

Bac: “Then pay the price.”

Eur: “Orpheus! Are you hurt?”

Bac [Laughs]: “Foolish mortal! _I_ am eternal!”

H: “Your hold on these people isn’t.”

Bac: “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

I: “I was Cheiron was right, huh?”

H: “Yeah”

I: “It worked like a charm.”

H: “Look at that.”

Girl: “What happened?!”

I: “You could tell her the truth.”

H: “What’s that? He’s a lying creep? Wouldn’t matter, anyway. I mean-- she’s made her choice. So-- Orpheus-- I guess, now that you’ve rejected Bacchus, you’re uh-- you’re gonna get rid of that think, right?”

Or: “Uh-- right.”

H: “Right.”

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H: “So-- you ready?”

Or: “I guess. Well, so much for glory-- for music-- for fame-- and for Bacchus’ lyre. Good riddance.”

Eur: “You still have your music-- and me.”

Or: “Yeah. Yeah. I guess I don’t need Bacchus or the lyre to make it, huh?”

Eur: “Sometimes, following your destiny involves great sacrifice.”

I: “What she said. Come on.”