I'll start off by saying that I don't own The Young Blood Chronicles (obviously.) This whole story is based off of the videos by Fall Out Boy, but this prologue was completely my idea. There is going to be a chapter for every song, so this is basically the story version of the music videos. I'm also trying to make this more PG, although there will still be violence. Even if you haven't seen The Young Blood Chronicles, this story will still be pretty easy to follow along I think. Although if you're a Fall Out Boy fan like me, you're probably going to love this.
Prologue
You probably know that Elvis Presley was the first person to introduce the world to rock and roll. What you don't know (because this is the first time it's been documented in story form) is that he didn't think up the music exactly like you were taught. Here is the truth; it was late July, 1954. Elvis's career had just begun. He had recently been recording in the studio. He was coming home from a recording session on the hot summer's day when he discovered a small grey suitcase on his doorstep. He had no idea how it got there or who put it there, but, looking around and not seeing anyone watching, he brought it inside his home and brought it up to his room. There was something about this suitcase that he felt he needed to keep it a secret. When he had it in his room he locked his door and placed it on his bed. He unlatched the latches and slowly opened it. He gasped when he saw what was inside. It was a bright white orb; shining white light radiated from it into Elvis's astonished face. Flabbergasted, he slowly reached down to pick it up. As soon as it touched his hands three words came to his mind; rock and roll. He didn't know what the words meant or why they came to his head all of a sudden, but there they were, as clear as if he had known those words for his whole life. And then suddenly he got a bunch of ideas! Crazy, different, genius ideas! He immediately placed the orb back in the suitcase, got a piece of paper and a pencil, sat down at his desk, and started writing all of his new musical ideas down. It was new music, not like the country and ballads he was used to singing, the tempo was more upbeat. And so Elvis stayed like that for an hour, writing down note after note, scribbling down all of his thoughts. Days passed, and Elvis would write down his ideas every time he had a chance. You probably know the rest of the story. Obviously these ideas became hits, and so rock and roll was born. But as for the orb in the grey suitcase, Elvis never found out how it got there or who put it there, but he was sure that it contained the original idea of this new genre of music. He knew it needed to be protected. He had a strong feeling that if that orb was destroyed, all of his ideas and all of the new music would be forgotten forever. For years he just kept it under his bed, and didn't tell anyone about it. Until many years later, when Elvis was Thirty years old, he finally told one of his best friends about it. Of course his friend didn't believe him at first, but when Elvis showed it to him, he really had no choice but to accept that that orb was what started rock and roll. It was he who suggested that he take this suitcase far away where no one would find it. They both decided on the best spot to hide it, and secretly took a trip to hide it there. Years passed, and it was just Elvis and his friend who knew about what they decided to call the suitcase of rock and roll. Until one day they decided this secret needed to be told to their other friends. Eventually, by the time Elvis died, several musicians knew about the suitcase of rock and roll (abbreviated to SORR by those who didn't want people to know what they were talking about when they were discussing it to other musicians.) The exact location of where the suitcase was hidden wasn't known until many, many years after Elvis died.
Throughout the 60's and 70's, rock and roll continued to flourish, many talented musicians contributed to the rock and roll genre, twisting it and making it their own. It was in the 80's that rock and roll was at its best, you could hear it through every radio in everyone's homes. As the years went on, rock and roll slipped away a bit, while newer, modern pop music filled the radios. A new era was forming.
Hope you liked it! I know, I know, it's a bit of a crazy idea, Elvis Presley finding rock and roll through a magical orb. Anyway, we'll be getting into the action parts in the next few chapters.