Lexx 2.18 Brigadoom (written by Paul Donovan, Lex Gigeroff)
(The Lexx flies bumpily into a strange cloud - inside there is
a theatre)
STAN: Lexx, what was that? LEXX: I don't know, Stanley
- but a small thing is there now that was not there before. May I consume
it? STAN: What, it just appeared? from nowhere? LEXX: Yes. It looks like a
tasty snack. I would like to eat it XEV: What is it? STAN: I have no
idea 790: I do. It's a pointless distraction for you, my darling duck of
desire. Let Lexx eat it STAN: Yeah, I don't mind. Gobble it up, Lexx LEXX:
Thank you Stan
(Then they hear a song coming from the
theatre)
Yo A O XEV: No, wait - listen Yo A
O STAN: Lexx, Lexx, wait, wait, wait, wait! LEXX: As you command,
Stan Yo A O XEV: That's Kai's song Hom Var Ray Yo A Ra
Jerum Brunnen G
(Xev, Stan and Kai are in a moth flying towards the
theatre)
STAN: I do not trust things that appear out of nowhere just
like that KAI: As we approach the centre of the universe, the laws of nature
as we know them may not be valid STAN: Yeah, well, we came, we had a look,
it's not very interesting - let's go back XEV: To what? STAN: To the Lexx,
of course XEV: What's your hurry? STAN: What's my hurry? We're supposed to
be headed toward the centre of the universe where we have a slim chance of
saving our lives before the universe gets completely eaten by Mantrid's drones,
in just a few days - yeah, is that clear enough? Yo A O STAN: I
don't like it. I do not like it
(The moth hovers at the entrance to
the theatre) Yo A O XEV: I would like to go inside. I want to know
why they are playing Kai's music Yo A O Hom Var Ray Yo A Ra Jerum
Brunnen G Yo A O Hom Var Ray Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G Yo A O Hom Var
Ray Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G
(The moth goes
inside the theatre, and lands near the stage. The crew walk through a load of
old props)
KAI: It appears to be a theatre XEV: Theatre? What's
that? KAI: Where people come to see actors engage in live dramatic
performances STAN: What? KAI: Theatre is a medium for communal story
telling, Stanley, for exploring myth. It is a place of cultural and intellectual
enrichment STAN: Oh, that sounds really exciting. Wow
(Xev
uncovers a harp and touches the strings. Stan knocks a tambourine and it rolls
across the floor. The stage lights come on. The props vanish, and actors appear
on the stage and start to sing)
CHORUS: Closed behind our mighty
shield Beyond which none can fly This world is safe from pain and
strife We need not fear the sky We have not fought for countless
years We have no need to cry War and death are forgotten fears For here
we never die
XEV: Kai - they're dressed like you, like Brunnen G STAN:
Too weird - and this isn't a planet, and I didn't see any shields. Do you have
any idea what they're going on about? XEV: No - maybe that's how theatre
works KAI: I know what they are about
CHORUS: We've closed our eyes,
and shut our ears We must never never try To break the bonds of this
lonely sphere Or we will surely die
STAN: What? KAI: They are
singing about my planet - Brunnis 2, where I came from
(The Master of
Ceremonies walks onto the stage)
MC: That's right. As our universe
comes to its end we are telling the most important story that ever happened in
its vast history. An epic tale of love, war and courage, set against a backdrop
of the destruction of a people. A tragic chronicle of heroic destiny that will
stir your blood, and, bring a tear to your eye. It is the story of Kai, last of
the Brunnen G. Welcome, my friends. Welcome to our little show. Welcome to your
story
(Shot of the theatre from space)
STAN: Oh, whoa -
this, this can't be real KAI: Define real XEV: I can't - not
anymore STAN: Well, look, look, it doesn't matter, OK - I have seen enough -
theatre. They can stay, and sing, and we can go
MC: The Brunnen G were a
race of romantic warriors, forever famous for leading humankind to victory in
the great Insect Wars. Mankind survived, but the Brunnen G planet was dying, so
in time they abandoned it for a new home in the Light Universe, but by then the
Insect Wars had faded into a hazy past, and man was once again fighting against
man. The Brunnen G turned inward, building a great defensive shield around their
planet. Safe inside their sphere of silence, they directed their fertile minds
against the oldest enemy of them all - death. By manipulating their bodies
innermost cell structure they unlocked the secret of never-ending life. No
Brunnen G would ever grow old again. They thought, by freeing their bodies of
ageing, that they would become immortal gods at play - but, humans are not
designed to live forever. Their bodies did not age - but they became afeared of
everything and anything, for partaking in any activity at all could threaten
their precious and ageless bodies
(2 Newborn, and Brunnen G man and
woman)
NEW: Dull, dull, dull - your lives are oh so dull You stay
inside your sealed house And cower like a frightened mouse Dull, dull,
dull - your lives are oh so dull
NEW1: You sit inside your
bunkers With filters all around What kind of a life is that When you
spend it underground
NEW2: You never venture outdoors You always stay
inside What kind of a life is that When all you do is hide
NEW:
Dull, dull, dull - your lives are oh so dull
NEW2: Oh, my aching back -
someone help me, please
BOTH: Young, young, young - how stupid are the
young MAN: A brick could fall upon your head WOMAN: We'd rather stay
indoors instead BOTH: Young, young, young - so foolish are the
young
NEW: Dead, dead, dead - you spend your lives in bed You stay
inside and shake with fear Should a nasty germ come near Dead, dead, dead
- we'll take the chance instead
NEW2: You never watch a sunset Or see
the light of day What kind of a life is that When you keep it locked
away
NEW1: You've become pathetic shadows Of what once you
were What kind of a life is that - Ten thousand years with
her!
NEW: Dead, dead, dead - we'd rather live instead
BOTH: Young,
young, young - how foolish are the young WOMAN: A brick could fall and crack
your skull MAN: We're better off by being dull BOTH: Young, young, young -
we do not trust the young
NEW: Dull, dull, dull - you are extremely
dull NEW1: Why should we accept your lot NEW2: To stay inside and slowly
rot NEW: Dull, dull, dull - we'd rather - crack our skulls!
(Xev
laughs - until Stan gives her a cranky look)
MC: Kai was a Newborn.
There were not many of them, but the few truly young people in the Brunnen G
society felt imprisoned in this world of fearful retreat from life XEV: Is
that true? KAI: Yes, I was my natural age. That is how I remember feeling -
when I was alive MC: Come, Kai - it is your story. Sing your own song KAI:
Before I consider your request, perhaps you should tell me who you are MC: We
live outside the cycles of time and space, as you know them to be. We appear in
your reality, from time to time, to put on our little show. In this world, we
always sing. So - sing with us KAI: I know the story, but not the words to
your song MC: It is your song, not ours. When you are upon the stage, the
words will find you - you do not have to find them STAN: Don't do it
Kai KAI: Why not? STAN: Why not?! Because like I said, the universe is
coming to an end, and we have to keep going to the centre if we wanna have any
hope at all of surviving Mantrid and his drones, and as far as I'm concerned
this show is just nothing but a weird distraction, so let's go XEV:
Hmm STAN: What? XEV: I think - I would like to hear Kai sing STAN:
You'd like to hear Kai sing XEV: Mmm
(Kai gets up on
stage)
STAN: Oh boy
(Kai's costume and make up changes,
to that of the Brunnen G. Xev likes what she sees)
KAI: As I am a
younger man And I dream of distant lands I wonder where I could learn
more To go beyond these ancient walls To go beyond these ghostly
halls Go beyond, and beyond -
CHORUS: Kai you are so young and green
KAI: - to explore You do not see what we have seen The dangers are too
many to ignore So stay behind these ancient walls Stay within these
ghostly halls Stay behind, stay behind -
KAI: I do not mean you
disrespect CHORUS: - close the door This life is not what I expect All I
know is I must explore To go beyond this life of waste Go beyond this
bitter taste Go beyond, and beyond, go beyond, I want more
XEV: Kai -
did all this really happen? KAI: Yes STAN: Who cares, let's just
go!
MC: The Brunnen G shrank from all that life had to offer them. They
became small, they became dull, they became pathetic. Their bodies did not age,
but the life contained in them was decadent and worthless. Their victory over
death, was a hollow one
WOMAN: It's a funny thing how time flies Six
thousand years go by so fast Whatever happened to whatshisname? Refresh me
on the past
NEW: Hello to you my father Or maybe you're my
son Perhaps she is my mother Or maybe you're the one
GIRL: There's
too much to remember Our heads are far too full I don't know who I was
before And likely never will
MAN: Teacher, lawyer, fireman Was that
me or was that you? Baker, butcher, garbage man
ALL: We haven't got a
clue
KAI: I'll go beyond these ancient walls I'll go beyond these
lifeless halls Go beyond - I want more
MC: Kai was young. He loved,
and was loved. Come - join us. Play Kai's living lover XEV: I don't
know STAN: Xev, this is crazy, it's stupid, we gotta go. We're gonna die, and
soon, unless we leave
(Xev thinks)
STAN:
Huh?
(Xev gets up on stage)
STAN: Oh, this is great, this
is just -
MC: By Kai's time, the defensive shields that protected Brunnis
2 from the rest of the universe were thousands of years old. Kai and his Newborn
friends discovered that the shields had, over time, developed weak points that
allowed them to see into the universe beyond. And what they saw was not good.
Their universe was one of war and chaos. His Divine Shadow's order was on the
rise, conquering and destroying planet after planet. Kai knew that he had to
travel beyond the shields to learn his planet's fate. But Kai loved, and was
loved
(Xev's costume and hair changes to Brunnen G)
KAI:
I have come here to tell you That I have to go away Destiny is calling
me So I cannot stay I may not return But I have to know What the
future holds So I must go I've come here to tell you That I must leave
today
XEV: If you must leave me Then I guess that you don't
care And should you return You know I won't be there Close your
eyes Stay here with me You can't save our world From its destiny So
leave me Kai Just say goodbye For I no longer care
KAI: If only she
could understand Things aren't what they were I wish that she'd care for
me Like I care for her If I could make her see That our world is
gone There may never be Another dawn If only she could
understand That I care for her
XEV: If only he could understand How
my heart is true If only he would care for me But there's no more I can
do I wish that he Would choose to stay To be with me Not go
away If only he would understand But there's nothing I can do
BOTH:
So I say farewell to you
XEV: But I wouldn't have said farewell to Kai. I
would have gone with him MC: Aah, but you're not her - you're Xev STAN:
Guys, you know - this is really great, but I'm ending this relationship MC:
Sing with us - join our troupe STAN: Forget it! - and if you two wanna keep
on singing until Mantrid's drones eat you all up - fine. But I wanna live, so
I'm leaving XEV: Farewell Stan STAN: I mean it XEV: So do I KAI: You
will be abandoning all hope of survival if you stay XEV: What chance do we
really have anyway? And if I have so little time left, then I want to spend it
doing something that I'm enjoying, so - I want to finish the show STAN: So be
it
(Stan walks to the moth. Kai leaves the stage (costume back to
normal) and follows him)
KAI: Stan - I request that you wait for
Xev STAN: I am not gonna participate in this craziness any longer than I
already have. Now she can come, or she can stay, but I'm leaving now - right
now
(Stan shuts the moth door. Kai gives him a perplexed look, then
heads back to the stage)
MC: In search of answers, Kai went beyond
the Brunnen G shields to the tiny planet of the Time Prophet
PROPHET:
Time begins and then time ends And then time begins once again It is
happening now It has happened before It will surely happen
again
KAI: Prophet, I have come to you Here on this uncertain
moon Do we Brunnen G have any hope Or are my people
doomed?
PROPHET: I look into the cycles of time Not very clearly mind
you I gaze into the future past And I see the Brunnen G's doom
But
Kai, you'll be the last to die And there is something else I see His
Shadow's order will be destroyed At the hands of the last Brunnen
G
KAI: Are you certain, Time Prophet?
PROPHET: Time begins and
then time ends And then time begins once again It is happening now It
has happened before It will surely happen again
MC: Kai told his
people that he had visited the Time Prophet, and learned that his planet was
doomed to be destroyed by the Divine Order
KAI: Gather round and hear my
song We've been deaf, we have been blind too long Beyond our shields there
lies a threat It will spell our certain death His Shadow is coming, His
Shadow looms His Shadow is bringing our final doom We cannot hide, you
must listen to me This is the end of the Brunnen G
Why don't you
listen? Why won't you hear? Our final hour is almost here Do you want to
do nothing and close your eyes? You're blind and you're mad if you're waiting
to die His Shadow is coming, I tell you it's true His Shadow will kill us,
what shall we do? Now is the time to prepare for war Or are you unable to
fight anymore?
STAN: Yeah. They didn't listen, of course MC: Exactly.
The Brunnen G did not listen. The Brunnen G were angry, angrier than anyone
could remember. Kai was accused of betraying them, by breaching the shields, of
opening the doors to enemies who could destroy them
MAN: What has this
Newborn brought on our heads? What kind of horrors, what kind of awful
dread?
MAN/WOMAN: He's broken the shields, he's broken the wall This
Newborn will bring certain death to us all
CHORUS: You are the one who
invited this war You are the one who has opened the door What would we do
with him, what would be just? MAN: If he is guilty- ALL: Then kill him we
must
STAN: Yeah, well, they're not any angrier than me. I am not waiting
around for those two
(The moth takes off and flies towards the
Lexx)
MC: Kai was put on trial, and found guilty of betraying his
people. Kai was condemned to death by ageing, a punishment the Brunnen G
considered truly terrible
JUDGE: You are accused of a treason most
high You are found guilty - sentenced to die I hereby decree that your
death shall be slow This Newborn will die because he will grow
old
Have you anything to say?
(Stan is listening in the
moth)
KAI: You do not pass this sentence on me You're passing it
on all Brunnen G
MC: And so Kai was thrown into a lonely silent
cell
KAI: You find me wasting here You must think I'm insane All I
want is for you to know I would do this all again I simply had to do
What I had to do But it never meant I didn't love you But why do
you Come see me here? Is it to break my heart again?
XEV: While you
were away from me I nearly went insane I spent my nights wondering If I
would see you once again If I set you free, will you be with me? Do you
want me? Do you love me? I can't stand to see you wasting here (She
unlocks the cell) I want to be with you again
BOTH: Two hearts
are as one heart And this one heart has two As long as this heart
beats I will love only you Time slips away It fades away So we
must Live today My heart beats for you my love And your heart beats for
me And your heart beats for me
MC: The Brunnen G, knowing that their
shields were breached, communicated with the outside world for the first time in
millennia. They realised that Kai was right, and that they truly were doomed.
But how, my friends, do you think they reacted?
CHORUS: We have been
living in a dream (We have been living in a dream) It's time to wake up,
and truly see Our lives have been so empty until now But death will come
and free us Death will release us It all makes senseless sense to us
somehow For too long we've cheated death The sweet relief of our final
breath Sweet relief! Sweet relief! We want it now!
MC: Nobody cared
about Kai anymore. Nobody cared about anything - except their soon to be
realised death
CHORUS: We welcome death with open hearts (We welcome
death with open hearts) We feel alive now that the dying starts It all
makes senseless sense to us somehow So let us rejoice at our death The
sweet relief of our final breath Sweet relief! Sweet relief! Sweet relief!
Sweet relief! Kill us now!
XEV: That's how they reacted? They really
wanted to die? KAI: Yes MC: The madness was in the air. It was everywhere.
But some did not wish to see the end of the Brunnen G. Some thought that the
great people that saved mankind in the great Insect Wars should fight this new
enemy. They were the Newborn - the only vital force left on the
planet
KAI: We are the Brunnen G And we once were great And I must
say to you It is not too late We may die but we must fight Let us act
this very night Why should we lay down And accept this fate
CHORUS:
We are the Brunnen G We're waiting to die We celebrate the death That
will fall from the sky
KAI: We may die but we must fight Let us act
this very night
CHORUS: We are the Brunnen G We're waiting to
die
KAI: We are the Brunnen G Do we have no pride? We must stand
and fight Not commit suicide Come with me and we will fight Turn them
back this very night We are the Brunnen G Do we have no
pride?
CHORUS: We are the Brunnen G We're waiting to die We
celebrate the death That will fall from the sky
KAI: It is not too
late to fight Come with me this very night
CHORUS: We are the Brunnen
G We're waiting to die
KAI: Will you come with me and
fight?
NEW: We will come with you and fight
CHORUS: We are the
Brunnen G We're waiting to die
KAI: We are the Brunnen G We deserve
to die!
XEV: I wish my character could change what happened MC: The
show is the show. The show never changes
MC: But the Newborn were few.
They had no weapons. The Divine Order was more powerful than anything they had
ever known. They had developed a mighty weapon called the Foreshadow. It could
destroy entire planets with sheets of pure energy that it rained down onto them
from space. Kai knew of nothing that could stop this weapon. The Brunnen G
shields were totally destroyed by the Divine Order, and the Foreshadow was
closing in. There was no hope of mercy, only certainty of death. The Newborn
Brunnen G went to a museum, where they found a few ancient and long obsolete
weapons left over from the Insect Wars, preserved only for their curious
technology. They were tiny insect craft that carried small missiles, and the
Newborn, led by Kai, planned to take these tiny craft and attack the Foreshadow,
the mighty battle weapon of the Divine Order
KAI: If this should be
Our final stand We will stand together with pride We will honour the
past And fight to the last It will be a good way to die
NEW: It
matters not If the cause is lost And we cannot stop the tide We will
fight to the end And then fight again It will be a good way to
die
XEV: Our time is short Our chances grim But I will not give in
to fear I can face death with an open heart If I know that you are
near And if I must die I'll be with you Kai Full of pride At your
side I live now for you my love It's a good way to die
ALL: This
moment will live on through time If anyone ever asks why The Brunnen G did
not fall on their knees
(Stan turns the moth back to the
theatre)
KAI: You will know They found a good way to
die
MC: The Newborn found a good way to die. They sang an ancient song,
in a long lost language, handed down by their ancestors - a song the Brunnen G
always sang when they went into battle expecting to die
(The Newborn
line up by Kai, waving banners representing insect craft)
KAI: Yo A
O Yo A O Hom Var Ray
NEW: Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G Yo A O Hom Var
Ray Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G Yo A O Hom Var Ray Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen
G Yo A Ra Jerum Brunnen G
(His Divine Shadow stands at the side of
the stage)
MC: The half a dozen little craft went forth against the
mighty power of the Divine Order - not really believing that they would win, for
the prophecy had told them that they would not, but knowing that they would die
well
(One by one, the banner bearers kneel down at front of stage.
Kai assumes the position, as HDS hovers over him)
KAI: His
Shadow HDS: His Divine Shadow, yes KAI: The Brunnen G will defeat
you HDS: I do not think so. The power of order has destroyed your planet. The
power of order will destroy you. And you are the last of the Brunnen G left
alive. Die, last of the Brunnen G
(Fade to black. Then clerics carry
dead Kai back on stage)
MC: Kai died well
(Stan is back.
He claps)
STAN: If you guys are ready - it's time to go KAI: We
are ready
(Stan gets up on the stage)
MC: You do not have
to go. You are in the next act, Xev - you and Stanley help the last of the
Brunnen G to destroy the Divine Order XEV: But what happens if we stay here
with you? MC: This universe will end, but we do not live in it. We live
outside of time and space, so our world does not end when it ends. Our little
show will go on. If you join us, you will also sing with us, for all
eternity KAI: Why are you asking us to join your troupe? MC: Because yours
is the most important story in the history of this universe, and this universe
will end soon STAN: We don't accept XEV: Why? STAN: You now why,
because they don't live, they're not real. They are just like the Brunnen G, not
alive, not dead. Thanks, but we don't accept XEV: But you know that means
we'll probably die. The universe is ending, and going to the centre is just the
best idea we have STAN: No, I've got another idea. We're not going to the
centre anymore XEV: Why not? STAN: Because two thousand years ago, Kai was
right. It's better to die fighting, than to die running. And come on, let's face
it - at the centre there's nothing but a coward's death XEV: So where are we
going to go? STAN: To fight Mantrid. Why should we just replay what's already
happened? Let's rewrite the ending XEV: Yes. Yes, Stanley, we are going to
fight Mantrid. The Lexx still is the most powerful single force in the
universe STAN: At least it'll be a good way to die
(The singers
join them on stage)
KAI: I found a good way to die, once. I am happy
for you to join me
ALL: If this should be Our final stand We will
stand together with pride We will honour the past And fight to the
last It will be a good way to die
(The singers vanish, Xev's
costume returns to normal)
(The Lexx flies away from the theatre, which
vanishes. Stan, Xev and Kai are on the bridge)
XEV: The Brunnen G
discovered eternal life, but they all died. You were the only one to
survive KAI: I did not survive STAN: OK, Lexx - let's go get
Mantrid LEXX: As you command, Stan
Yo A O Yo A O Hom Var
Ray
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