New Beginings - Part 1
If you were standing outside of the club known as "The Red Bronx," you would see lights flashing and feel the pulse of a loud bass line. If you were on the inside, you would see one heck of a rock show. The show tonight was being put on by a band called "The Shenanigans," which consists of Axel Hedgehog (Red hedgehog - bass guitar/vocals), Mike Cooper (white cat - lead guitar), Mina Mongoose (yellow mongoose - rhythm guitar/vocals), Trey Prower (orange fox - drums), and Trey's little brother Tails (orange fox - running stage effects and sounds).
The quintet was busy melting melting faces off with their song "My Obsession."
"You're my only evacuation!," Axel sang. "Don't leave me stranded, in my obsession!"
The crowd cheered, screamed, jumped, head banged, and went crazy to the song. Meanwhile, Mina and Mike were jumping all over the stage as Trey laid down a powerful beat on his Tamas and Zildjians. Soon, the song came to an epic finish.
"How we doin'?," Axel asked the crowd. Thunderous applause was the response he got. "That's good, because we've got a whole lot more for ya!" Axel nodded to Trey, who clicked the tempo to the band's next song. "I am awake, under this blanket of fear!" The rest of the show was one the audience talked about all the way home.
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After the show ended, the members of the band started tearing down. "That was one heck of a show!," Trey said as he took one of his drum cases out. "And to think this is only the start of our tour!"
Axel nodded in agreement. The Red Bronx was one of the early stops on the band's first tour outside of their home town. The band had always wanted to do a "real" tour, but their parents always pointed out that were all underage (especially Tails). However, as soon as Trey turned 21 and Axel, Mina, and Mike were all 16, their parents agreed to let them go out and play. Well, after listening to the old "be careful" and stay safe" speech, that is.
Fortunately, Trey knew the members of a popular local band called "Pregame." They were going on a tour of close-by cities and they were looking for an opening act. After hearing The Shannanigan's music, they agreed to tour with them. After the tour, The Shannigans were going to take part at a special all day multi-act show at Mastodon theater.
After everyone had packed up the bus, the band stopped at a lodge where they would be sleeping for the night.
As everyone slept, Axel stayed awake, sitting by the window. He looked down at his medallion. It was red, just like his fur, and it looked like a bass guitar. He didn't know what it was, or where he got it. All he knew was that his parents saw him wear it when they found him as a baby. He also knew that he didn't like to take it off either. He spent nearly every night pondering what it was. But no matter how hard he tried to remember, nothing came up.
Oh well, he thought. I shouldn't let this prevent me from getting to sleep. After all, I have a crowd to rock tomorrow! Smiling at that thought, he went to sleep, not realizing how much his life was going to change the fallowing day.
Songs featured:
My Obsession - Skillet (Collide, 2004)
Blanket of Fear - Papa Roach (Getting Away With Murder, 2004)
Author's Note: I want to use real songs in this fanfic. As I am mostly a hard rock fan, I know a lot of those types of songs are going to come up, so please PM me song requests or story ideas for me to pick a song for! I don't care about the genre of the songs or anything, as long as they fit the story!