diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
index 1522db09..fc673207 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/Script.hx
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 	 */
 	public static var staticVariables:Map<String, Dynamic> = [];
 
-
 	public static function getDefaultVariables(?script:Script):Map<String, Dynamic> {
 		return [
 			// Haxe related stuff
 			"Std"			   => Std,
 			"Math"			  => Math,
+			"Reflect"			  => Reflect,
 			"StringTools"	   => StringTools,
 			"Json"			  => haxe.Json,
 
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 	 */
 	public var path:String = null;
 
+	private var didLoad:Bool = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a script from the specified asset path. The language is automatically determined.
 	 * @param path Path in assets
@@ -164,10 +166,14 @@ class Script extends FlxBasic implements IFlxDestroyable {
 	 * Loads the script
 	 */
 	public function load() {
+		if(didLoad) return;
+
 		var oldScript = curScript;
 		curScript = this;
 		onLoad();
 		curScript = oldScript;
+
+		didLoad = true;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageNodeEvent.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageNodeEvent.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93465fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageNodeEvent.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package funkin.backend.scripting.events;
+
+import funkin.game.Stage;
+import haxe.xml.Access;
+
+final class StageNodeEvent extends CancellableEvent {
+	/**
+	 * The stage instance
+	 */
+	public var stage:Stage;
+
+	/**
+	 * The node which is currently being parsed
+	 */
+	public var node:Access;
+
+	/**
+	 * The sprite which was parsed
+	 */
+	public var sprite:Dynamic;
+
+	/**
+	 * The name of the node, quicker access than e.node.name
+	 */
+	public var name:String;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageXMLEvent.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageXMLEvent.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16693d33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/StageXMLEvent.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package funkin.backend.scripting.events;
+
+import funkin.game.Stage;
+import haxe.xml.Access;
+
+final class StageXMLEvent extends CancellableEvent {
+	/**
+	 * The stage instance
+	 */
+	public var stage:Stage;
+
+	/**
+	 * The xml
+	 */
+	public var xml:Access;
+
+	/**
+	 * The object which was parsed
+	 */
+	public var elems:Array<Access>;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
index 22e37019..a48ed8fc 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package funkin.game;
 
+import funkin.backend.scripting.events.StageXMLEvent;
+import funkin.backend.scripting.events.StageNodeEvent;
 import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
 import funkin.backend.MusicBeatGroup;
 import flixel.FlxState;
@@ -35,8 +37,14 @@ class Stage extends FlxBasic implements IBeatReceiver {
 		} catch(e) {
 			Logs.trace('Couldn\'t load stage "$stage": ${e.message}', ERROR);
 		}
-		if (stageXML != null) {
 
+		if (PlayState.instance != null) {
+			stageScript = Script.create(Paths.script('data/stages/$stage'));
+			PlayState.instance.scripts.add(stageScript);
+			stageScript.load();
+		}
+
+		if (stageXML != null) {
 			var spritesParentFolder = "";
 			if (PlayState.instance != null) {
 				if (stageXML.has.zoom) {
@@ -59,6 +67,11 @@ class Stage extends FlxBasic implements IBeatReceiver {
 					elems.push(node);
 			}
 
+			if (PlayState.instance != null) {
+				var event = PlayState.instance.scripts.event("onStageXMLParsed", EventManager.get(StageXMLEvent).recycle(this, stageXML, elems));
+				elems = event.elems;
+			}
+
 			for(node in elems) {
 				var sprite:Dynamic = switch(node.name) {
 					case "sprite" | "spr" | "sparrow":
@@ -123,6 +136,11 @@ class Stage extends FlxBasic implements IBeatReceiver {
 						PlayState.instance.comboGroup;
 					default: null;
 				}
+
+				if(PlayState.instance != null) {
+					sprite = PlayState.instance.scripts.event("onStageNodeParsed", EventManager.get(StageNodeEvent).recycle(this, node, sprite, node.name)).sprite;
+				}
+
 				if (sprite != null) {
 					for(e in node.nodes.property)
 						XMLUtil.applyXMLProperty(sprite, e);
@@ -155,11 +173,9 @@ class Stage extends FlxBasic implements IBeatReceiver {
 			});
 
 		if (PlayState.instance == null) return;
-		stageScript = Script.create(Paths.script('data/stages/$stage'));
 		for(k=>e in stageSprites) {
 			stageScript.set(k, e);
 		}
-		PlayState.instance.scripts.add(stageScript);
 	}
 
 	public function addCharPos(name:String, node:Access, ?nonXMLInfo:StageCharPosInfo):StageCharPos {