I Don't own the Blues Brothers, SNL, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi etc… I only own the main character Maria Valens & her friend Adrian.
I also don't own any of the songs mentioned or performed in the story.
The storyline is kinda the same as the movie, but then things change later on in the story. I added & took away some scenes…
This is my first Fanfic based on a musical movie so go easy…
The next day arrives, & Maria wakes up to the sound of sobbing & sniffing. She groggily gets up & walks, quite happy her knee has healed, but concerned about the crying. She knocked on the door gently "Come in" cried out Sister Mary. Maria walks in & walks towards her. "What's wrong sister?" she asked concerned. In between sobs, she responded "The orphanage may shut down." "What?" responded Maria alarmed. "Why?" It would be a shame she would she her childhood home be destroyed even though she never enjoyed her stay there. "We're in debt & we owe 5,000 dollars!" The sister sobbed. Maria was stunned. The poor kids would have nowhere else to go if this place shut down. "Maybe the church could organize a fundraiser or something. I'm sure they're would be people willing to help out…" she began to say but Sister Mary shook her head "The church doesn't want this place anymore. The only people who want this place to still be around are you, me, & possibly the two troublemakers." The phone then rings & she answers it. As she talks, a hopeful smile slowly forms on her face. When she hung up, the sister looks at the desk in front of her, deep in thought. "Is everything ok?" Maria asks her. She looks at the concerned guitarist & replies "One of the brothers got released from prison early for good behavior. Perhaps there is hope for him after all. Maria, I'm going ask them for their help, if they accept, I want you to be with them to make sure they don't get into trouble. I know I can count on you since I know you have a good soul." Maria did have a good soul, but she wasn't exactly "Miss goody two shoes". She had a bad side to her that was often expressed through her "colorful vocabulary", the amount of tattoos she has & her habit of chewing on a toothpick. "How on earth am I gonna help out an orphanage with two guys I never even met?" She began to think…
Meanwhile in Joliet Prison, Jake Blues awoke to the sound of the parole officer rapping rudely on the cell door "BLUES! It's time for your release!" Jake was escorted by two parole officers down many halls of the prison as the many other felons barked at him as he passed by. He arrives at the parole office, & gathers his things. The prison doors open & there stood a police car with a tall man with the same black suit, glasses, & hat as his brother. Along his knuckles tattooed a name "Elwood" Jake approaches Elwood & they hug. The Brothers were finally reunited after 3 years.
The duo were driving down to the orphanage when Jake breaks the silence "What are we doing here?" "You promised the Penguin you would visit her when you got out." Elwood commented. "But I Lied" replied Jake. Elwood then chuckles a bit "You can't lie to a nun, that's like the ultimate blasphemy!" "but I don't want to visit her!" Jake complained as they got out of the car. "You Have to!"
Jake rolled his eyes & finally gave in as the two men walked inside the rundown orphanage. They tiptoed up the small crowded squeaky stairs as a crucifix hung above them. They were about to knock when they heard Sister Mary "Who is it?" Maria, still in the room with her, looks at her in curiosity as she wonders how she knew someone was behind the door.
"It's Elwood & Jake."
"Come in"
The Brothers opened the door & walked inside the office. The door shut from behind them by itself & they jolt a bit startled. "Boys, this is Maria Valens. She also grew up here as a child." Sister Mary introduced. The two men waved a bit awkwardly as she also waves back uncomfortably. "Maria, would you please be a sweetheart & fetch these two glasses of water?"
"um…sure." She responded in monotone. The men's eyes follow her as she walks across the room, out the door, & down to the kitchen. Whoa, she's hot…and nice legs. As the door closes from behind her, Elwood turns to Sister Mary. "Is she single?" She frowns, squints her eyes at him & replies sternly "Sit down you two!" the two men sit on two chairs they found in front of the desk. The Sister explains the whole situation to them. "No problem, let's go get it." Jake tells Elwood "NO!" yelled the sister "I will not accept stolen money! The devil condemns thieves!" "Well" replied Jake "this place is going down Shit creek." An awkward laugh responds from his comment.
Everyone turns their heads as Maria chuckles a bit, pitying Jake since she knows what's in store for him when someone curses in front of a nun. She doesn't have the cleanest vocabulary in the world either, but at least she knows how to control it especially in front of a nun. Sister Mary gives him a "death stare" and asks again "what did you say?" "You refused to let us help you, so I said "this place is going down Shit creek." She then whips out her trusty "ruler of discipline" & begins smacking Jake with it. "For Christ's sake Jake Stop" Elwood replied, but he used God's name in vain, so the sister hit him as well. Then many curse words were flying all over the place.
"Damn!"
Smack
"Ow!"
"Fuck!"
Smack
"shit!"
Smack
"Ah!"
"OW YOU FAT PENGUIN!"
Before the sister could smack Elwood, Maria gets in front of the two pain-ridden brothers in their defense. "Look Sister, You said to help them not get into any trouble so that's what I'm doing. your ruler-smacking is causing them to curse which is making them get into trouble, so to prevent further cursing, trouble, & smacking, I'm asking you to please stop." The brothers look at her in disbelief but the Sister gives Maria a look. She then gets the two glasses of water she requested & threw them on the brothers' faces. They scramble out, tripping down the stairs & landing painfully on their backs. Maria felt pity for the two dudes, so she ran down the stairs to help them "Go Maria! Do God & me a favor & help them redeem themselves" Sister Mary asks before she slams the door. Maria turns to the black-clad brothers & helps them up as they try not to look at her, obviously embarrassed.
"look, I know that was an awkward way of meeting me, & I know it's awkward that I have to 'look after you guys' like I was your babysitter even though we had just met, but I want to help save this place too, so I hope I can at least hang with you guys until we get the money for this place." She told them.
"Sure, but uh…Sorry you had to see that miss." Elwood apologized as them three walked out the door. "that never happened to us in the presence of a woman" "Don't worry" she responds "I've seen worse embarrassing moments. Like this one gig I had with my band, my singer threw up and so…"
"Wait, wait wait," interrupted Jake "You were in a band?"
"yeah." She replies "I heard you guys were in one too."
Jake sighs "Yeah, but we split 'cause I got locked up."
"Shame" she responds simply
Things got quiet & awkward until Elwood breaks the silence "So, you stayed here too as a kid?"
"yeah, I hated it here, but I don't want it to go."
"The Penguin seemed to love you, why was your time here such a pain?" Elwood asked
"She was the only nun who liked me. The others would scorn me because of my rock n roll records, saying that they were the devils music." She responds as she rolled her eyes, clearly thinking how stupid that was. "huh that's a shame." replies Elwood. "We should've met when we were younger, I at least would've been in your defense" "aright, enough chit chat" Jake interrupts seeing that Elwood was flirting. It was amusing, but he needed to focus. "Where are we gonna stay?"
"I don't know." Replied Elwood uneasily. "My place is too small."
"How about my place?" offered Maria. The two men gave her a look & she continues "I'm not proud of this, but I live in a hotel. I could ask my friend Adrian to let you guys have your own rooms." The brothers raised their eyebrows, surprised at her generosity since they had just met her a few minutes ago. "uh…thanks." Replied Elwood. "so…where is this place?"
"It's the hotel nearby West Addison"
"oh." The taller brother responds. "We know where that is."
The three friends then drove off, away from the orphanage & away from The Penguin.
