Note: In honor of the critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated, Golden-Globe winning and award-winning musical, La La Land, this story is an inspiration of the famous romantic musical, because I really love the movie. However, it is and will be VERY different from the movie with settings and characters from Star Darlings, as well as a couple OC characters in the process.

Also, in a disclaimer, I do not own the songs featured in this or adapted story which I pay and show my respects for the award-winning filmmaker Damien Chazelle and the film crew, my apologies, and thank you. I'm a humble fanfiction writer, and I do respect the movie's story with all my heart and I don't wanna cause trouble for anyone. I apologize for any inconvenience, and I love La La Land ever since I watched it in IMAX. I hope it wins several Oscars and Best Picture though! Enjoy. :D

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Stardream Land

December

As snow falls in the highways of New Prism during the Time of Shadows, there was a heavy traffic jam on a Friday before Christmas weekend, with all the starcar pods and multirider starcars, before a starry swift train passes on the nearby fast tracks, and as the camera follows inside the second swift train car, there was a familiar magenta-black haired girl with magenta eyes, butch-like personality and a magenta hoodie jacket, named Scarlet, a Star Darling in Starling Academy, born in New Prism.

She was trying to sketch a picture of the city of New Prism, but a few bumps in the swift train tracks causes her steadiness to go over the edge, much to her partial annoyance, but she manages to fix the spot and continue sketching the picture.

Then, the camera goes further right a few metres away in the second swift train car to see another familiar, but beautiful blue-haired girl with blue eyes, femme-like personality and blue jacket, named Vega, another Star Darling in Starling Academy, born in Kaleidoscope City.

Also, Vega was trying to study for her test that day, and yet, she is also the smartest of all the twelve Star Darlings, which she has passed astronomically on her tests at the academy.

Both were going to Starling Academy, and minutes later, when the swift train finally comes to the station near the academy, people exit the bus, including both Scarlet and Vega, before the two accidentally bump on the way out, the two looking before saying hi, but not until they went off to their destinations.

VEGA'S POV

One time at the Illumination Library that day, Vega was studying her test for today with the help of Cassie, despite her not having the same test, alongside the help and research of holo-books during her studying, which she is an expert of.

But during this, her Starzap rang, and Vega turning on her Starzap, the time being 3:55 PM, which the test is about five minutes away, which alarms her.

Hurrying, Cassie asks, "Where you going, Vega?"

"I need to be there at the academy! My test's in five minutes-", Vega explains, before suddenly, she bumps into Ophelia, who she mistakenly was holding Zing she was drinking, spilling some on her shirt, much to her shock.

At the academy, after Vega wrote her test fifteen minutes later after 4:00 PM, which was easier since she had studied a lot, she was leaving the academy, back to her dorm, as she opens the enclosed jacket to reveal her Zing-stained blue shirt, while the jacket she is wearing was stain proof.

By the time she reaches her second-year dorm with Piper, she lays on the bed, exhausted of her day studying for her test, which her dorm room was lushly blue and a desk with a Starland laptop on it with a desk chair nearby.

Right after Vega took her Sparkle Shower, wrapped in a bathrobe, she looks at the mirror, which is sparkled, she wipes some of the sparkles off, but she sees her reflection, before the lights dim for a dramatic moment, as Vega looked and smiled at the way she looks, humming with beautiful music-

"Oh my stars.", Piper interrupted, as she opens the door to the bathroom Vega's in for her Sparkle Shower. "Ever heard of a vent?"

Vega apologizes, "It's an entrance.", as she exits the bathroom, fully clothed in a few seconds.

"Vega! How'd it go?", Clover, another second-year Star Darling, came next to Piper and asked Vega, who the latter hesitated.

Also, Astra, the last of the other three second-year Star Darlings, ask, "Why is there a convention in the bathroom?"

"Two minutes, girls. Vega, you're coming, right?", asks Piper as the other three girls were getting ready.

Vega explains, "Can't. Studying."

"What? Did she say studying?", Piper asks Clover and Astra, who the two don't answer and shrug. "Look, I know things got a little busy today. There are things you're perfect for that I agree on. But right now, you're coming. It'll be fun."

Vega predicts to Piper, "I believe it'll be a bunch of social stars packed into one of those academy houses."

"Exactly.", Piper pointed out. "Fun.", she then says before pulling out a slimmer, a much similar, beautiful dress like the Shining Star Dance dress Vega wore earlier. "This looks familiar."

Vega said, "My Shining Star Dance dress! I was gonna shelf it in my closet.", noticing this.

"Come on, Vega. What else do you get to see every Starland cliche crammed into a single place?", Clover confides Vega.

Piper then says, "Clover! That's a little rude, but I'm proud. There's nothing to make fun of. This party will be starmanity to it's finest.", before she breaks into the first song of the story while Vega rolls her eyes a bit.

Piper: You got the invitation, (Clover: You got the right address,) You need some medication, (Astra: The answer's always yes,)

A little chance encounter, could be the one you've waited for... (All 3: Just squeeze a bit more!)

Clover: Tonight we're on a mission, tonight's the casting call, (Astra: If this is the examination; Vega: Oh starf, help us all,)

Piper: You make the right impression, then everybody knows your name... (Clover & Astra: We're in the fast lane!)

Clover: Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to know, the one to finally lift you off the ground...

Piper: Someone in the crowd could take you where you wanna go, if you're the someone ready to be found...

All 3: Do what you need to do, till they discover you, and make you more than who they see you now,

So with the stars alligned, (Vega: I think I'll stay behind,) You got to go and find...! (Astra: That someone in the crowd.)

During and after this part of the song, the other three second-year Starlings were dancing and singing as they dressed to their respective seafoam green, dark purple, and red-orange dresses for the party. As the three leave, Vega lays down on her bed, thinking to herself during the instrumental break, that either she stays in her room studying for her next class for the whole break, or go with her friends to the party?

Outside, as the three second-year Star Darlings march and dance to the path near the academy, before they then see Vega, swinging her slim blue Shining Star Dance-like dress, much to the girls' amazement that Vega had chose to go with the other second-year students to the party!

All 4: That someone in the crowd!

As the camera goes up to the starry sky at nighttime during 5:00 PM, the second-year Star Darlings then were dancing their way to the side of the Starling Academy street, where they took Astra's multi-rider starcar, taking off to the party.

Then as the jazzy and catchy instrumental was heard, a montage occurs as we see Starland neon signs, zing drinks, music, and party exclusives when the four got there, as well as DJs, romantic couples, and cliches in the party.

One time at the party, Vega got a chance to go to the party place's bathroom, where she looks at herself in the mirror, and started to sing the second part of the first song.

Vega: Is someone in the crowd the only thing you really see...watching while the world keeps spinning round...?

Somewhere there's a place where I find who I'm gonna be...a somewhere that's just waiting to be found...

Right after this part, Vega then decides to exit the bathroom, and the next thing she knew, everything was in slow-motion snail's pace, as everyone was almost frozen in time. However, she was unaffected, walking slowly as she saw the partygoers doing their things in slow motion, while snow was falling in the party, before the camera follows her, and as she walks away from the party, the camera stops following her, and instead we see a Starland girl falling down from the second story of the party place to the pool, sparking the song's final part.

All Partygoers: Someone in the crowd could be the one you need to know, someone who could lift you off the ground,

Someone in the crowd could take you where you wanna go, someone in the crowd can make you, someone in the crowd can take you flying off the ground,

If you're the someone ready...to...be...FOUND!

As this part was sung, the camera then goes 360 degrees after resurfacing from the pool after the girl dunks into the pool, and another Starland boy jumps in the pool as the rest of the partygoers were dancing, before the cinematography spins up as fast as a race car, before finally stopping, looking to the starry sky to see an array of shooting star-like fireworks!

Unfortunately for Vega, as she was trying to leave the party at 6:00 PM, she couldn't remember where the second-year Starlings put the multi-rider Starcar, and when she tried to call one of her fellow second-year Star Darlings, Piper, with her Starzap, it's battery was dead.

Somehow, ten minutes when she reached the academy, and was about to enter there to go to her dorm room, she started to hear music. Drums with a piano-like tune.

Along with a attractive and romantic melody.

Curious, Vega then follows where the sound was coming from, as she went across the halls to find the tune that's desirable.

She then stops to the Lightning Lounge, where she finds the same Star Darling she saw today in the swift train, a single spotlight shining on the girl playing the drums.

It was Scarlet.

Playing her drums, the way Scarlet plays it changed to a jazzy tune instead of heavy metal-like music, while several other background students in the academy other than the other Star Darlings listen and watch Scarlet perform.

Vega, seeing this while wearing her blue elegant slim Shining Star Dance-like dress, was starting to have feelings for the magenta-black haired third-year Star Darling, a spotlight shining on her as well as a sign of romance...