Opening – Dracul Kicks Us Off!

There were two trees standing proudly as the sun glinted off their bright green leaves, obscuring the image of what was behind them due to their thick branches. Standing before the two proud trees was a Romanian man with shaggy strawberry blonde hair and red eyes; a fang also protruding from the right side of his mouth. He was wearing a black trench coat with red trimming and a little top hat of the same colour scheme. He turned around and grinned right at the viewer.

"Hey there everybody and welcome to HetaVoice!" the Romanian man greeted warmly, his fangs clearly visible from his big grin. "I'm your host, Dracul Dalca!"

He then removed one of the branches of the huge trees to reveal a large building made of brown bricks, standing proudly with a red carpet leading to the inside. On the building's front, there were two statues of a hand making the peace sign while holding a mike – the sign of the Voice. Draculwalked up to the building, smile still present on his face, and went onto the Performance Stage. He stood next to four red chairs.

"Join us here today in this singing competition like no other!" Dracul announced.

The camera then shot to Francine Bellemare, a French actress and the only female Coach to participate. She was wearing a lovely form-fitting violet dress and her dirty blonde hair was tied up into a French bun.

"HetaVoice is about finding someone with a true, God-given gift that we haven't had the pleasure to hear yet," explained Francine, her voice with a slight purr.

The camera then focused to a shot of Sadik Adnan, a Turkish man with short black hair, deep brown eyes, stubble and one of the male Judges. He was holding his white mask in one hand while wearing a hooded green jacket (hood down).

"What really got me to the Voice was the whole idea of these "Blind Auditions,"" said Sadik.

The camera then focused to Alfred F. Jones, a young American man (the youngest out of the four Judges) with blue eyes behind glinting glasses that seemed to wink at the viewer, and dark blonde hair with a slight cowlick. He was wearing denim jeans, a leather bomber jacket and a clear white shirt as well as some dog-tags.

"It's like listening to a new artist you haven't heard of before white the radio's playing," explained Alfred. "I mean, you don't know what they even look like – you just know that you totally love this song."

The camera then focused onto the final Judge, Arthur Kirkland an English gentleman with a punk side. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt in the design of the Union Jack and a black-and-white checked bandana around his neck as well as ripped black jeans.

"I think it's a jolly good idea, actually," nodded Arthur. "For one thing, it's completely fair, and completely level."

The camera then did multiple shots of the Judges as they each chose to voice their thoughts on the concept of the competition.

"I'm really excited to be able to choose my team of singers just by hearing their voice," smiled Francine. "It's trés bien!"

"I think this is what sets this show apart from any other singing competitions," agreed Alfred.

"It is definitely not about how the artist looks, man," Sadik said as he slipped his mask on.

"This most certainly isn't a simple 15-minute kind of thing," confirmed Arthur. "Simply put, it's about "the voice." This opportunity is very, very rare."

The camera then shifted back onto a full shot, which showed the four Judges standing on the Performance Stage, looking like total bosses.

Dracul's voice spoke in a voice-over, "These four Judges aren't just your normal celebrities either, they're total megastars in their field and they're here to participate as the Judges. First, we have Sadik Adnan – his incredible career spanned for over one and a half decades! During this time, he has won multiple music awards including a HetaTV award and had over 10 million albums sold worldwide!"

The camera then focused onto Sadik, who was smirking as one of his music videos (a powerful ballad), was played at the back with Sadik performing (without a mask). The powerful ballad music video was then changed to a smooth and calm R&B with Sadik with his mask back on. It then stops as Dracul describes the next Judge and how top-notch they are.

"Arthur Kirkland; lead singer and guitarist of world famous band World Class Act. Won 8 HetaTV nominations and sold over 20 million albums worldwide!"

The camera then focused onto Arthur, who was both a little embarrassed but proud of Draculspouting his achievements. The music video playing was a Hardout rock song with Arthur rocking out on his guitar while singing crazy ranges as his band plays on a monochromatic scene. The music video then changes to another rock but one that's softer where Arthur is this time on a ship. Dracul continues on when it stops.

"Francine Bellemare; child protégé and the best selling ever female artist to hit the charts! Her debut album alone stayed number one for 30 weeks!"

The camera focused onto Francine who smiled and gave a seductive wink to the camera. It then showed Francine in a powerful pop song with a strong voice (even the males Judges were shocked) while she was in a garden. The next music video that played was a sweeter, more romantic song where she was with a French man with wavy, shoulder-length, blonde hair in the rain. Dracul reached the last Judge.

"Alfred F. Jones – country superstar; winner of 3 Grammy awards, multiple Arias and several Hetalia Music Awards and 9 million albums sold."

The camera then focused onto Alfred who grinned at the camera and gave a thumbs-up at the viewers. First, it shows Alfred playing guitar as crazily as Arthur on a bright stage filled with thousands of screaming fans (a country rock), then it moves onto a more peaceful music video with a calmer but nicely played guitar at a field. The music video eventually stopped and the camera was focused back onto Dracul.

"Now all of the best singers in the country have arrived!" announced Dracul. "They're here for the chance to be judged only and only by their voice! Now this is how it works – during the contestant's blind auditions, the four Judges sit in these chairs with their backs towards the singer!"

For emphasis, Draculsat in one of the red swivel chairs and patted one of the arms. He smirked as he leaned back and crossed a leg over, sitting like a boss.

"There is no way they can see the artist – nope!" Dracul attempted to look around, but it seemed obvious that the one sitting would have to move their whole body in order to look. "They can only hear them! The ultimate test of a voice! Now, if a coach is impressed and they likey what they hear, they hit this big, beautiful red button, which turns their chair right on around!"

Dracul then pressed the shiny red button and the chair immediately lit up like a Christmas tree and turned around. He grinned again.

"Here's something you should also take note of!" Dracul cleared his throat as he held up four fingers. "If more than one artist turns their chair around, then it's all up to the performer's hands! That's right!" his grin grew wider, though it looked somewhat mischievous. "They can pick who they want as their coach! Of course, that means that our superstar coaches have to now sell themselves out to the artist. Expect to even see a bit of a bidding war between the four judges!"

The Romanian man gave a cackle at his last sentence as the chair turned back around. Dracul then held up his hand.

"On the other hand, if none of the judges turn around, then the performer is automatically out of the competition," Dracul said, now looking more serious. "The coaches are competing to find that one artist that can take them to the Finals and win it all! The prize of $750 000, a Ford Ferrari and a recording contract with Ancients Rules Studio!" he raised his arms in the air. "Now, get ready…get set…the Blind Auditions officially start…now!"

"Dracul, what the bloody hell are you doing in my chair?"

"Huh?"

Francine gave a laugh, "It seems monsieur Dracul would like a taste of the coach's power, no?"

Dracul then looked up to realize that the four Judges were towering over him. Arthur had his hands on his hips, looking very unamused; Francine was smiling from finely painted lips and leaning down slightly to go to eye level with Dracul; Sadik was grinning from ear-to-ear with his arms crossed over his chest with his mask on his face; Alfred was laughing.

"Uh…"

"Well?" Arthur demanded. "Why the sodding hell are you in my seat, Dracul?"

The Romanian host began to sweat, "Well, uh you see…" he gulped then exhaled. He turned to the camera and cleared his throat, looking serious again, "Okay…well, the blind auditions…they start in three…two…one…NOW!"

And with that, the Romanian man suddenly leapt out of the chair and dashed out of the Performance Room, much to the confusion of the four Judges. "See you suckers!" he cackled.

Arthur however was not amused. "You fanged git!" snapped the British man. "Where do you think you're running off to?!"

Sadik laughed as he patted Arthur's shoulder, "Hey, don't go too hard on the Count, Arthur! I mean, at least he warmed your seat for you!"

Francine smiled, "Indeed, it must feel nice, no?"

Arthur flushed, "Shut up, Frenchie."

[THIS IS HETAVOICE!]


Hello all! HetaWriter/HetaReader here. Yes, I've finally gained the balls to post this story online. I'm not sure if it'll be received by everyone, but I was inspired by watching episodes of both the American and Australian versions of The Voice and the Blind Audition concept is what interested me the most. My sister showed me the show and the songs of the people who auditioned and I must admit: a lot of them are brilliant and are now in my 2009 iTouch. I think they all do deserve recognition; they are quite talented

Well, how about we get this show on the road? Characters introduced so far:

Dracul Dalca (Romania)
Sadik Adnan (Turkey)
Francine Bellemare (Nyo!France)
Arthur Kirkland (England/Britain)
Alfred F. Jones (America)

I wonder, which Judge do you root for? Thoughts and opinions? Have a nice day! :DDD