Here's my 2nd 'Rocket Power' story! This time, the Rocket Crew (along with Clio and Trish) take over Times Square for New Year's Eve! I wanted to write this for the day itself, but it completely slipped my mind until I watched Daya's Times Square performance of 'Hide Away' (a song that I can't get out of my head and wouldn't put past Reggie, Clio and Trish to get into). Anyway, this is just fanwork here, everyone! ENJOY!

(Otto's POV)

Otto's log: Stardate - December 31, 2015. We're about 3,000 miles from Ocean Shores in the City That Never Sleeps - New York, New York. The girl to my left is my sister Reggie. To my right is my girlfriend Clio. We found out they're both redheads about a year ago. Standing next to Reggie is my best bro, Twister. By the way, he's dating my sister and I'm dating Twister's cousin...she's about 2 years older than me. Behind me is the inventor of our crew, Sam 'The Squid' Dullard and his girlfriend, Trish Beckham...who's also one of Reggie's girlfriends. Awkwardness - MAJOR CHECK. You might be asking yourself 'Why are you in New York in the dead of winter?' Allow me to explain. It all began this time last year.

FLASHBACK - December 31, 2014

It was like any other New Year's before it, except that we were at the Shore Shack with our friends and family watching our favorite holiday special, 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest'. We had watched Idina Menzel mess up 'Let It Go', Twist, Sam and I butchered MAGIC!'s 'Let Your Hair Down' and 'Rude', then Twist and I proceeded to screw up Florida-Georgia Line's 'Cruise', 'Sun Daze' and 'This Is How We Roll'. And, of course, Reggie and Clio butchered 'Welcome to New York' and 'Shake It Off', a pair of hit songs from their favorite artist, Taylor Swift. I blame Reggie's horrible singing on that one. Finally, it was time for a yearly tradition of Team Rocket, my spot-on imitation of Dick Clark doing the countdown to the New Year.

"Alright, Dick! Take it away!", Twister said in his best Ryan Seacrest voice as he threw it over to me.

"Thank you, Ryan. Now, I don't care where you are, you'll never find a bigger party than right here in New York.", I began. "Got about 3 minutes left until 2015. Check the digital clock, got 11:57:20, not much longer now. Keep your eyes on that ball, it'll begin to drop in about 30 seconds from now. There's over 2,600 Waterford Crystal triangles on that ball, 300 of which have the new Gift of Imagination pattern. They make those triangles in Waterford, Ireland, ship them off to the airport in Dublin, fly them to New York for installation on the ball and all of Ireland is very proud.", I explained as the drop was launched on TV. "And here we go! New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and members of the International Rescue Committee LAUNCHING THE DROP! And we are closing in! 2015 will be here in 40 seconds from now! There'll be plenty of sore necks tomorrow morning, but plenty of celebration! 30 seconds to go until 2015! And we're gonna count it from here down when we get to 20!" I continued as everyone started counting down to 2015.

"20! 19! 18! 17! 16! 15! 14! 13! 12! 11! 10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY 2015!", I shouted as Tito released the confetti. I kissed Clio and Twister kissed Reggie a la Dick Clark's New Year's kiss with his wife, Kari. Little did I know...REGGIE RECORDED THE WHOLE THING! The next day, she posted it to her Zine's website! By February, it went viral! One of the comments was by Ryan Seacrest himself! He wrote "Reggie, your brother has the spirit of Dick Clark burning bright inside him. I would love it if you, Otto and your friends join me for New Year's Rockin' Eve 2016! - Ryan Seacrest" Knowing my sister, she was quick to accept.

BACK TO TIMES SQUARE

And that's how we all got here. Did I mention Ryan Seacrest took us here himself? I gotta admit, he's a nice guy. I now see why him and Raymundo were best friends in college. Anyway, about Reggie and Clio...let's just say they went absolutely bonkers when they first saw Ryan Seacrest.

(Reggie's POV)

Oh my god! We're actually here in Times Square for New Year's Eve! Ryan Seacrest is right there in front of us!

"Cool it, Rocket Girl! Celebrities don't like it when you get overexcited.", Otto reminds me for about the hundredth time today. Twister, on the other hand, he just kisses me to calm me down. Save the kissing for midnight, Twist.

"Who else is coming on tonight, Sam?", I ask the brains of our group.

"Well, let's just find out...", Sam begins as he checks the schedule of performers on his iPad. Having a father who works at Apple does have its rewards, so kudos to Sam. "We have Carrie Underwood and Demi Lovato, but you already knew that. Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth will be on at 8:30 to perform 'See You Again' from Furious 7, Luke Bryan will be on just before 11. Daya will be on around 7:30-8:00 to perform 'Sit Still, Look Pretty', 'Hide Away' and 'Empire State of Mind'. And here's a surprise...we're gonna be on just before midnight to perform John Lennon's 'Imagine' before we head back to rejoin Ryan Seacrest on the 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' stage for the countdown to 2016.", Sam read off. Naturally, Clio squealed like a overzealous pre-teen, except for the fact that she was 17! I, on the other hand, was calm...save for the facts that Demi Lovato was gonna be here, we were gonna be on with Ryan Seacrest and that they were gonna be playing Taylor Swift's new 'Out Of The Woods' music video on the ABC SuperSign later tonight! Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Clio and I are big time Swifties! And as I think about how amazing tonight will be, I catch Twister staring at my breasts! That cute, lovable dork! "Eyes front, Twist.", I tell him.

(Twister's POV)

Aw man, busted by Rocket Girl again! This is what I get for having a hot girlfriend! Aw, well. As we all make our way to Times Square Studios to prepare for 'New Year's Rockin' Eve', I think to myself..."Man, what did Otto and Reggie get us into?"

Yeah, Twist. What did Otto and Reggie get you guys into? You're in New York City on New Year's Eve for the biggest party on the planet. Think that one over for a minute or two.

Anyway, that's chapter 1! Got chapter 2 in the works! Please review!