So it was on a Friday evening in January that I decided to try my luck at writing a comedy. Basically, Tahu and Gali are getting married, and all sorts of things go wrong. I'm not sure how this'll turn out, seeing as I've only written epics and songfics before. And please review, seeing as I'd like to find out what other people think. Anyways, here goes.

Tahu and Gali's Big Day

Chapter One- The Morning After

It was a beautiful day in Ta-Metru. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the smoke from the Great Furnace looked blacker than it ever had before. However, for a certain Toa of Fire, today was anything but beautiful.

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Tahu woke groggily to the sound of the alarm clock by his bed. Mumbling something under his breath, he reached out blindly with one arm and managed to press the snooze button before the shrill beeps of the device got to him. And when things got to Tahu, they usually got set on fire.

Today, however, Tahu was too drunk to do anything, let alone torch an alarm clock. Last night, he and most of the guys had gone out. Kopaka had declined, claiming he was working on an ice sculpture or something like that, and so Tahu, Jaller, Kongu, Pohatu, Onua and Takanuva had headed into the Metru to a bar that Lewa had recommended. Knowing Lewa, Tahu had fully expected the place to be brightly coloured with flashing lights, but what he saw when he got there almost made him speechless.

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The night before...

"A... karaoke bar?" Tahu stared in disbelief at the neon sign in the window. Lewa (who had tagged along too, now that he remembered it) chuckled.

"Oh, come on Tahu!" he said, flashing the Toa of Fire one of his smiles. "It's your last night of freedom from Gali, and what better way to spend it than singing your heart out to outdated pop songs?"

His smile broadened. "Come on, you know you wanna." Tahu finally sighed, and let Lewa lead him and the others into the bar. As they entered, Jaller turned to Onua in confusion.

"I thought we were going to the one ACROSS the street," he muttered, gesturing to a bar on the other side of the road whose windows emanated red and pink light and in front of which a very long lineup of male Matoran stood, pushing each other to get in.

"So did I, kid," said Onua regretfully. His one chance to have a little fun, and Lewa had to go and ruin it by bringing them to a karaoke bar, of all places.

"Nonsense!" The two whirled around to see Lewa standing there, arms crossed. "We couldn't go into that one, seeing as we have two young Matoran in the party. Well, three, because Taka counts."

"Hey!" exclaimed the Toa of Light irritably from behind them.

Lewa shrugged. "Anyways, that bar is for next time. When it's just the Toa."

"If there IS a next time, that is," he muttered under his breath. "What with Tahu and Gali and all..." Lewa shook his head. "But who cares? Come on!"

And with that, he dragged Jaller over to the actual bar and plopped him on a barstool.

"One Midnight Screamer for my friend here, please," he said cheerfully to the Po-Matoran bartender.

"Midnight Screamer?" asked Jaller, eyes wide. Lewa chuckled. "Don't worry, you'll love it. Now hurry up and drink. Other people wanna get drunk too, ya know."

Jaller looked down as the bartender slid a glass filled with an ominous blue liquid inside it to him. Without hesitating, he gulped it down...

And promptly fell onto the floor, gasping in pain.

The bartender shook his head. "Stupid kid. He shoulda known to take small sips first..." Wincing at the sound of Jaller screaming, he turned his head towards Pohatu, who was just approaching the bar.

"What can I get you?" he asked the Toa of Stone. Pohatu scrutinized the menu, half-hidden in the blue light of the bar. "I'll have a Day Tripper, please."

The bartender grinned as he slid the pale yellow concoction over to Pohatu, who downed it in one gulp.

"Mmm," he said, smacking his lips and placing the glass on the counter. "That's good stuff. Can you get me another one?"

"Sure thing," said the bartender as he prepared another one and handed it to the Toa of Stone, who drank it immediately.

Meanwhile, Lewa was eyeing Tahu, who was sitting at a table with arms crossed being his usual angry self. The Toa of Air grinned and approached him.

"Hey Tahu. How are—"

Tahu grabbed Lewa's arm, twisting it painfully. "What the hell is this place, Airboy?" he growled angrily. "You said we were going to the one across the street!"

"Yes, well," Lewa answered, trying to ignore the pain in his left arm, "once Jaller and Kongu decided to tag along we couldn't go there anymore. And besides, if I said they couldn't come, Gali and the others would know something was up!"

Tahu sighed and let go of Lewa's arm. "Fine, whatever. But promise me: The minute Jaller and Kongu leave, we're going across the street, alright?"

Lewa nodded. "Promise. But at least let me get you a drink, okay?"

Tahu nodded, at which Lewa grinned and shot off, returning with a dark red drink in a tall glass.

"Red Nocturne?" said Tahu, reading the vermilion letters on the side of the glass doubtfully.

"Just try it!" exclaimed Lewa as he pushed the drink towards Tahu. The Toa of Fire shrugged and took a sip, at which he sat back contentedly.

"That's actually quite good. What's in it?"

"Oh, you know," Lewa said, trying not to smile. "The usual stuff. Alcohol, red Bula Berry juice, crushed Nui-Rama wings..."

Tahu quickly spit onto the floor. "NUI-RAMA WINGS?!"

"It gives it an extra punch," said Lewa weakly as Tahu descended upon him, eyes flaring and sword in hand. "HOW DARE YOU-"

"Hey!" exclaimed the bartender. "If you want to fight, go somewhere else, you two. This is a KARAOKE bar, for crying out loud! We talk with our voices, not our fists."

"Or a chair," he hastily added upon seeing Tahu reach for the seat beside him. Lewa sighed in relief at this and dropped into the chair beside Tahu.

"So, Tahu, are you gonna finish that drink?" he asked calmly, at which the Toa of Fire shook his head. "Nah. I actually kind of like it."

The red-hued Toa took another sip and closed his eyes, blissfully unaware of the fact that Onua and Takanuva (both clearly drunk) were up on stage doing a rowdy rendition of "Life Is A Highway" and that Pohatu was laughing at everything Kongu said.

Things could be worse, he mused as he contentedly sipped his beverage.

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About an hour later, Jaller and Kongu left; Jaller because he had to see a doctor about the pain from his Midnight Screamer, and Kongu, well, Tahu really didn't know. Anyways, as soon as the two were gone, Lewa gave Tahu a hand signal and the two crept across the street into the other bar, the other Toa following them.

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But what had happened next? Tahu searched his brain for concrete memories of the previous night, but all he could remember were flashes of pink and red, Pohatu sound asleep and snoring on a table, and Lewa excusing himself and coming back an hour later with his Miru on the wrong way.

Then Tahu remembered something. Last night had been the bachelor party. And if that had been the bachelor party, then today was...

"Oh shit," muttered Tahu as someone knocked on the door of his room and he went to answer it.

Today was the day he was getting married.

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Who's the mystery visitor? Find out next time on Tahu and Gali's Big Day!