*************************************************************************** pg. 1 Angelique Retour Secret Side Episode 3: Olivie's Loving Dream (Part 2) by Miko Mitsuki pg. 2 SFX of library books falling on table: ::THUMP:: Book: The Sanctuary: A special place on the Main Planet where time flows differently than it does in the outside world. pg. 3 Book: It is said that one day in the Sanctuary is equivalent to one or even 10 years in the normal world. Therefore, the Queen and her nine Guardians live for an eternity and after they complete their duties, several hundred years in the outside world will have passed-- SFX: ::SLAM:: Olivie: ......... _Is this a JOKE...?!_ Olivie [thinking]: No way. I can't possibly... pg. 4 Olivie [thinking]: ...can't POSSIBLY be the next Guardian of Dream... Olivie [in flashback]: ......... Go away. Messenger: What?! But Her Majesty... Olivie: I _don't care._ She's got _nothing to do with me._ _We're WORKING here._ _SO SHUT UP WITH YOUR RIDICULOUS _NONSENSE_ AND GET OUT OF HERE!!_ pg. 5 Olivie [thinking]: Yes - there must be some kind of mistake. Olivie: Morning--! Say...about that "Sanctuary" kerfuffle yesterday... Coworker: _Olivie._ ..._They came again._ They said they're going to keep coming until you accept your post... They kept talking about how it's your duty to "protect the universe" or something!...... Olivie: --Ha ha! pg. 6 Olivie: They REALLY said THAT? _Brother._ I don't have any _powers!_ I'm just an _ordinary human being!_ "Protect the universe"? Those "Guardians" - they're just shut up in the Sanctuary until their powers go away, right? --I'm sorry that they're upsetting everything here. Anyhow, I'm _not_ going, _so_... pg. 7 Olivie: Now, everyone just CALM DOWN! And DON'T WORRY! Remember: It's just business as usual! (OK?) Olivie [thinking]: I left my home behind to come this far... And in just a little longer...I'll have my dream! I'll be a designer! _Why?_ Why does this have to happen _now?!_ pg. 8 Assembled Coworkers: ...Olivie. .........We want you to go. To the Sanctuary. pg. 9 Olivie [thinking]: WHY? Coworker: I mean, the Guardians... Their power - it's the foundation of the _universe,_ right? Coworker: If you don't take over the job, Olivie... ...what'll happen to the world? Olivie [thinking]: _How should I know._ Coworker: _!_ _Olivie!_ pg. 10 SFX: ::poff:: Olivie: ......... It......it can't be......... pg. 11 Illusion of Man: Olivie. You are the only one who can succeed me! pg. 12 Olivie [thinking]: The current Guardian of Dream...!? [Note: In the original continuity, Olivie's predecessor as the Guardian of Dream was named Albert. (Or Gonzalez. Apparently, there's some conflict between some drama CD or something and later material.) When the former Guardian of Darkness showed up in the manga, they used his name from the previous continuity...but whereas new Shion did resemble old Shion, this Guardian doesn't look anything like Albert. (I dunno about Gonzalez.) I'm just going to refer to this individual as "Guardian."] Guardian: My power is already leaving me. I cannot control my power...and I can no longer use it properly. The people can no longer dream... they are losing hope... forgetting beauty...... the very world might be destroyed! pg. 13 Guardian: Olivie... Only you... ...can stop this. Olivie: ......Hmm. ...Oh - _come on._ If I don't say "oh, yeah, sure," it's the end of the WORLD? I get roped in by some...*guy* who goes on about how it's MY destiny to make people have dreams, and I get stuck in the _pits_ for several hundred years? pg. 14 SFX of mental break: ::CRACK!:: Olivie: _...THIS ISN'T A JOKE TO ME!_ _--I'm finally - FINALLY - about to realize my OWN dream -_ _...and _now_ - _NOW?!_ - is when you decide to come?! pg. 15 Olivie: _TO TELL ME, "JUST GIVE IT UP!"?!? WHO DO YOU - WHO DO _ANY_ OF YOU - THINK YOU ARE?!?!_ pg. 16 SFX: ::gasp:: ::gasp:: ::gasp:: Guardian: ...............I...had a dream once, too, you know. SFX: ::fluff:: Olivie: ! pg. 17 Guardian: Lost dreams can - and should - be found again. And everyone should always have an unfulfilled dream that they keep within their sights. ...Don't you think so...? pg. 18 Eileen: Olivie! Olivie: Eileen. It's been a while. Eileen: It really has, huh! Well, you seem so busy, that... Anyhow. You said you wanted to talk? Olivie: ......... Yeah. Um... Olivie [thinking]: For some reason... this girl's words and actions have been a comfort to me. pg. 19 Olivie [thinking]: And I just know... ...that she'll tell me that I should choose my dream over becoming a Guardian-- Olivie: ...... That ring...? Eileen: --Oh! Oh, wow! I meant to tell you afterward! (Ohhhh-wah-- You saw it too soon!) ...I'm getting married soon. pg. 20 Eileen: ...To tell you the truth... My job wasn't going well at _all._ It was hitting me really hard. Olivie, you know... you told me that "you've got to make yourself happy", right? So I found a new dream. --To marry a guy I like. ...But... pg. 21 Eileen: That didn't come true, either. The guy I like... ...he can't see me as any more than a friend. The man who gave me this ring... ...told me that "I don't mind if I'm not #1." He's a nice guy. So... pg. 22 Eileen: I wanna make a home with him - a modest home, but one that's full of warmth. ...It's not what I originally wanted... ...but it's my dream now! It's pretty great, right? ...Aren't you gonna congratulate me? Olivie [thinking]: ............So they got you too, huh. Just like me. pg. 23 Olivie: Of course. ......We're friends, right? You and I. Eileen: ......Thanks, Olivie. ......Love ya!... Guardian in flashback: Lost dreams can - and should - be found again. pg. 24 Guardian: And everyone should always have an unfulfilled dream that they keep within their sights. Olivie [thinking]: Right you are - Mr. Guardian of Dream! Just like you say - if people don't have dreams, they can't live! The same goes for me - so... it's not like I'm giving up...and it's not like I'm forgetting. pg. 25 Olivie [thinking]: But if this is my "destiny"...I might as well have fun with it! SFX of Olivie's heel: ::clack:: SFX of crowd ::murmur murmur:: Olivie: --Sorry for keeping you waiting! [star] pg. 26 [no text] pg. 27 Olivie: What're you staring at? This is my world debut creation. It was designed by the Guardian of beauty-bestowing Dream himself. So take a good, long look... ...and give me your honest opinion! Olivie [thinking]: I'm not going to let this time go to waste. I _said_ everyone was going to know my name... pg. 28 Olivie [thinking]: ...Well, _I'll_ still remember it - even if I'm the only one who does. Note: You HAVE to make yourself happy, now! Promise! Olivie [thinking]: My dream will come true another day. *************************************************************************** Translation by R. Capowski, 7/19/15; Angelique is the property of Koei/ Koei Tecmo/Tecmo Koei, by whom this document is not authorized. No, I didn't think that thing about Eileen falling in love with Olivie was well-telegraphed, either.