Springwood High school, 1986

"I GOT UNDER LOCK AND KEY!!!!!!!" Taryn White screamed, entering school, wearing a Dokken shirt, skinny jeans, lots of mascara, and holding up the newest Dokken cassette, and a boom box in the other hand, which was blaring the new Dokken album.

"I GOT MASTER OF PUPPETS!!!!!!!!" Kat Ulrich screamed, Kat was wearing an outfit very similar to Taryn's but Kat was wearing a Metallica shirt instead of a Dokken one.

Kat and Taryn were best friends. The both loved the same music, and they understood each other about everything. People called them freaks because they were the only head bangers, but Taryn and Kat didn't mind.

"So what time did you get up to get that Dokken album, and did you pick up my copy?" Kat asked Taryn.

"Got to the store at 6:30 AM, then I ran to school. Oh and here ya go, and now I expect my Metallica album." Taryn said, tossing a wrapped up Dokken cassette to Kat.

The new Metallica album and new Dokken album were relased on the same day.

Kat reached into her bag and threw a Metallica cassette to Taryn, who put it in her bag.

Taryn took out her Dokken cassette and put it back in her bag when the bell for home room rang, Mr. Snarpe would kill her if he hears any heavy metal.

"Taryn, I need to talk to you about your last test." Mr. Snarpe, who was also her Socail Studies teacher said.

"Yeah." Taryn said.

"Yeah, Taryn, Don Dokken is not the most influential person in the world, and your last name is not Dokken." Mr. Snarpe said, handing Taryn her test.

"The question said who was arguably the most influential person in the world, and I put down Don Dokken, you can't mark me wrong for that, you know the principal is on my good side." Taryn said.

"Okay, than, why did you forget your own last name?"

"Because I was thinking something else." Taryn said, she hated Mr. Snarpe.

"Your on thin ice MRS. WHITE!" Mr. Snarpe screamed.

Taryn just rolled her eyes, and sat back down.

Lunchroom

Taryn sat down, opened a bag of potato chips and a can of Wild Cherry Pepsi, and talked with Kat who was eating the same lunch Taryn was eating.

Then Taryn and Kat saw Kirsten Parker walk over.

"Hey, nice shirt Taryn and Kat." Kirsten said.

"What ya want blondie?" Kat asked.

"You guys like Dokken?" Kirsten asked.

Taryn and Kat knew full well that Kirsten wasn't a metal head.

"Uh do you even know one song by them?" Taryn asked.

"Uh, Metal Health?"

Kat and Taryn both laughed hysterically.

"That's Quiet Riot you dumb bitch!" Kat said.

"Oh. Well Round And Round?" Kirsten asked.

"THAT'S RATT!" Taryn said.

"Oh." Kirsten said, looking embarrassed, and running away.

"What's up with her?" Kat asked.

"I haven't a friggen clue!" Taryn said.

"She's like a Slinky toy. Useless, but fun to push off things." Kat said, taking a sip of her Pepsi.

"Yeah. She's not Rokken with Dokken, nor will she ever will." Taryn said, sounding very smart.

"Taryn, were not in English class anymore, stop talking like you are!" Kat said, playfully hitting Taryn over the head.

"You wanna come over to my house after school?" Taryn asked, changing the subject.

"Sure!" Kat said. She loved going over to Taryn's house. It wasn't the biggest place, it was actually a small three bedroom apartment, but Mr. and Mrs. White were the nicest people ever.

Taryn's dad, Jack White, was the police chief for the Springwood Police Department, and head of the D.A.R.E. drug education program.

Taryn's mom, Anna White, made a living selling Mary Kay cosmetics. And was an amazing housewife and loved her two daughters, Taryn and Taryn's little sister Maddie.

Taryn's place.... AFTER SCHOOL

"Hey honey." Mrs. White said, as Taryn and Kat walked in.

"Hey ma." Taryn said.

"Hey Mrs. White" Kat said.

"Hello Kat! Nice too see you! You get that new Metallica album? I know Taryn was at the record store bright and early to get the new Dokken album." Mrs. White said.

"Yeah I did! I also got the new Dokken one." Kat said.

"Ah, well I let you girls be." Mrs. White said.

So Taryn and Kat ran to Taryn's room, which was more like a shrine to Don Dokken.

Taryn took out the boom box and set it in a corner, put the Metallica cassette in, turned up the volume, and hung out with Kat.

"Don Dokken is hotter than James Hetfield." Taryn said.

Taryn had the biggest crush on Don Dokken, and Kat had the biggest on James Hetfield.

"IS NOT! LOOK AT JAMES! LOOK AT DON!" Kat yelled, throwing a picture of Metallica to Taryn, and then she pointed to the many pictures of Don Dokken.

"Don is so hot." Taryn said.

"Yeah, okay." Kat said.

"I'm gonna marry Don Dokken some day." Taryn said.

"Yeah, and I'm gonna win the Mega Millions."

"Hey you never know!" Taryn laughed.

"Taryn." Kat said.

"What?"

"Uh huge Don Dokken poster about to fall on your head." Kat said, pointing to the huge poster of Don Dokken witch was falling over.

Taryn got up, and immedatly put the poster back up on the wall.

Then Taryn just gt a feeling, feeling like something happened, or going to happen.

"Taryn, you face looks like, really pale." Kat said.

"Something is gonna happen. " Taryn said, looking scared, then she hugged her best friend.

"Taryn, I think I should go home now, my mom's gonna have a cow if she finds out i'm not home by 5, call me if anything major happens." Kat said, walking out of Taryn's room, leaving Taryn by herself.