Hey! What's this?
"Hey, what's this?" Odd asked, looking down at a little tan bag.
"I don't know, Odd," Aelita replied, bending down and picking it up. "I'll find out, though." She said, opening up the top of the little tan pull bag. "It's a…pink mini computer?"
"No! It's the new Creative vision M! I can't believe someone lost this!" Odd said, grabbing the iPod-shaped device. "Let's see what's on it!
"Let's show it to Jeremie and the others first!" Aelita said, grabbing the device and putting it back in the case.
"Oh, fine," Odd said, pouting like a puppy.
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"Jeremie, look at what Odd and I found," Aelita shouted, walking through the door.
"What is it?" Jeremie asked, not looking away from the computer screen
"It's an MP3 player!" Aelita shrieked, unable to keep herself from the excitement any longer.
"Cool!" Jeremie said, spinning his chair around.
"I've called Ulrich. He said he and Yumi would be right over. Apparently, they were hanging out together." Odd said, walking into the room.
A chorus of "oooooohhhhhhhhhhh" echoed through the room, followed by Aelita's girlish giggling
About 10 minutes later, Ulrich and Yumi walked in, and they sat on the bed.
"So, what's up?" Ulrich asked, stretching.
"We found an MP3 Player!" Aelita shrieked, holding the bag up. She then opened the bag and showed them the MP3 player with matching earbuds.
"…And?" Ulrich said, raising his eyebrow at that.
"We wanted you two to be here when we started messing with it," Aelita said, setting it down.
"Well, we're here now, so let's look at it," Yumi said, picking up the little device. "Hey Jeremie, do you have a pair of speakers that are compatible with the headphone connector?" She asked, looking up from the little screen.
"I think so," Jeremie said, getting up and looking around. "Here we go!" He shouted, producing a small set of speakers.
"Well, then let's see what's on it," Yumi said.
"One setback. We don't know how to turn it on," Jeremie pointed out.
"Hmm…what's this?" Ulrich asked, taking the music player from Yumi. He held this little switch on the top to the side by the power icon, and after a few seconds, the screen popped to life. Once the screen came up, it displayed the name of the last song the owner (me) had been listening to.
"Has anyone heard of the song "Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce and Shakira?" Ulrich asked, showing the screen. The background had blue ice crystals and the words were on the screen in white.
"Umm…I heard Sissi talking about it once…" Odd said, looking thoughtful (A.N.: Don't hurt yourself, Odd. :P JK)
"Well, push play!" Aelita shrieked, jumping up and down on Jeremie's bed.
"Ok, Aelita, calm down!" Yumi said, taking the device from Ulrich and pressing play. The music rang through the room.
He said I'm
worth it, his one desire
I know things about 'em that you wouldn't
wanna read about
He kissed me, his one and only, (yes) beautiful
Liar
Tell me how you tolerate the things that you just found out
about
You never
know
Why are we the ones who suffer
I have to let go
He
won't be the one to cry
(Ay) Let's
not kill the karma
(Ay) Let's not start a fight
(Ay) It's not
worth the drama
For a beautiful liar
Can't we laugh about it
(Ha Ha Ha)
(Oh) It's not worth our time
(Oh) We can live
without 'em
Just a beautiful liar
"Ok, let's see what else is on it," Odd said, grabbing it and pressing the back arrow. He came to a menu and selected 'Music Library', and scrolled through the following menu and selected 'All Tracks'.
"Wow, this girl's got a lot of songs on here!" Odd said.
"How do you know it's a girl?" Jeremie questioned.
"Three ways. One, the MP3 player is pink, two, the name is Sammie, and three, some of the songs include some really girly ones, like Show Stopper, Don't Cha, Big Girls Don't Cry, and Fergalicious, which are all songs I've heard Sissi mention, talk about, or even singing." Odd said.
"Okay…" Yumi said, surprised that Odd had figured it out on his own.
"Well, anything good?" Ulrich asked.
"Eh, some country, some show tunes, some rock. She's got quite a selection. Has anyone heard of the song 'Breaking Free'?" Odd asked
"Nope, why don't you push play?" Aelita asked. Odd obliged, and music began playing through the speakers.
If we're trying You
know the world can see us Creating space between us But your faith it gives me strength
We're soarin',
flyin'
There's not a star in heaven
That we can't
reach
So we're breaking free
In a way that's different than who we
are
'Til we're separate
hearts
Strength to
believe
Can
you feel it building
We're
breakin' free
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a
star in heaven
That we can't reach
If we're trying
Yeah,
we're breaking free
Oh, we're breakin' free
Ohhhh
Like a wave the ocean just can't
control
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Rising
'til it lifts us up
So every one can see
We're breaking
free
Odd then paused it and said "I've heard that song before…somewhere."
Yumi looked at him and said: That's one of the songs from that Disney movie (I don't own High School Musical)
Odd looked at her, then hit himself in the forehead and muttered "Duh.'
Ulrich then stole the small rectangle from Odd. "What else is there?" He then stared scrolling down through the song choices. "…Defying Gravity?" He then clicked on the song.
Unlimited GLINDA BOTH ELPHABA GLINDA ELPHABA BOTH ELPHABA
Together
we're unlimited
Together we'll be the greatest team
There's
ever been
Glinda -
Dreams, the way we planned 'em
If
we work in tandem:
There's no fight we cannot win
Just
you and I
Defying gravity
With you and I
Defying
gravity
They'll never bring us down!
(spoken)
Well? Are you coming?
I hope you're happy
Now
that you're choosing this
(spoken) You too
(sung)
I hope it brings you bliss
I really hope you get
it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the
end
I hope you're happy, my friend:
So if you
care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me
lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if
I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground
me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying
gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match
them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is
or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
Ulrich then paused it again. "…Any ideas?"
Odd thought about it for a minute. "Oh! It's from this musical, Wicked." (A.N.: Don't own it)
Ulrich then twitched. "Okay then…next!" He then pressed the skip button.
Now, I leave my MP3 on shuffle, so no one knows what will come up next…
Just when you
learned the game of life It seems so wrong to even try You have a
dream Sometimes
you fall before you fly
All the rules seen aren't right
Whoa,
whoa go figure
But taking a
chance never felt so right
Whoa, whoa go figure
You wanna be
The center of the story
Just when you
think its going
You find a way to keep it going on
Sometimes you laugh when you should cry
Go
figure
When things got messed up
You wanted to give up
Nothing
seemed right but turned out fine
Go figure, go figure
Whoa,
whoa
Yumi then paused the song. "More Disney. Wow." (A.N. Don't own Go Figure) She then pressed skip again.
I betcha you
would have done the same! Pop! Six! Squish! Uh
Uh Cicero Lipschitz! You know how people He had it coming If you'd have been there
He had it
coming
He had it coming
He only had himself to blame
If
you'd have been there
If you'd have seen it
have
these little habits
That get you down. Like Bernie.
Bernie like
to chew gum.
No, not chew. POP.
So I came home this one day
And
I am really irritated, and I'm
looking for a bit of sympathy
and
there's Bernie layin'
on the couch, drinkin' a beer
and
chewin'. No, not chewin'.
Poppin'. So, I said to him,
I said,
"you pop that
gum one more time..."
and he did.
So
I took the shotgun off the wall
and I fired two warning shots...
...into his head.
He had it coming
He
only had himself to blame
If you'd
have heard it
I betcha you would
Have done the same!
Yumi then paused the music again. "Wow…She must really like musicals…" (A.N.: Don't own Chicago)
Odd, Ulrich, and Jeremie stared at my MP3 in horror.
Ulrich twitched. "She…is really…messed up." Ulrich and Jeremie nodded in agreement.
Aelita snagged the MP3. "What's next?" She pressed the next button.
GALINDA:
Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I,
And let's face it, who isn't less fortunate than I?
My tender heart tends to start to bleed.
And when someone needs a makeover,
I simply have to take over!
I know, I know exactly what they need!
And even in your case,
Though it's the toughest case I've yet to face,
Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed!
Follow my lead,
And yes indeed, you will be...
POPULAR!
You're gonna be popular!
I'll teach you the proper poise,
When you talk to boys,
Little ways to flirt and flounce,
ooh!
I'll show you what shoes to wear!
How to fix your hair!
Everything that really counts to be...
POPULAR!
I'll help you be popular!
You'll hang with the right cohorts,
You'll be good at sports,
Know the slang you've got to know.
So let's start,
'Cause you've got an awfully long way to go!
Aelita than clicked pause. "Ok…that was…unique." Everyone agreed.
Odd looked at the screen. "Let's see what's under video!" He clicked back to the main menu, and selected video, and then selected TV. I have only one category, and Odd selected it.
Odd scrolled through. "Okay, which sounds cooler, Fanning the Flames, Girl's Night Out, or Boxed Up Fury?" (A.N.: Don't own Danny Phantom, and I have more, I just don't want to sit here and list them.)
Ulrich sat there and contemplated the choices. "I don't really wanna watch a video right now. How about we go for now, and we'll try to find the owner tomorrow?"
"Aww! Ten more minutes!" Aelita whined, pouting.
Jeremie looked up from his computer. "I guess, Aelita…"
"Yay!" Aelita squealed, before snagging the rectangle back from Odd. "Now, what else is there?" She continued scrolling through the songs. "Hmm…Jump to the Rhythm?" Aelita then selected the song.
Oh, Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Do Yeah
Oh jump in
Woah-oh Yeah
I used to think that winning was what everyone else said
But then he showed me a picture of
Me being myself yeah
You make me feel so special inside
Like there was nothing that I couldn't try
I'll always feel like a winner it's true
With you
[Chorus
You make me wanna
Jump to the rhythm
And step to the music
All in together lets show
How we do it
Step to the rhythm and dance
To the music
Aelita then yawned and stretched. "That's enough for tonight. Tomorrow, we can see about finding the owner, but for now, let's just get some sleep." The others agreed, and said their goodbyes as Jeremie put away his speakers and rewound the headphones around the MP3, sticking it back into its little tan bag. Jeremie set it by his keyboard, and laid down for the night. Little did they know what XANA had in store…