Disclaimer: I do Not own NDSSG or the song "Anyway You Want It" or any other songs and t.v shows mentioned in this chapter.
A/N: Sorry, I havn't updates in about a week. I've been busy with homwork, projects, exams, and sports. By the way, this is a chapter that will be in two parts. Why? You'll find out at the end of this part. This is kind of Humor and slight Romance. Also, please don't complain that my grammer or spelling is bad. I'm new here and I STINK at proofreading. Enjoy!
Eight-Years-Old
Ned and Moze were sitting at the their third grade lunch table, talking about the Mega-Talent Show. The Mega Talent Show is offered to the third grade and up all around the whole school district. It was separated in age groups, and the third and fourth graders can be in the same talent show.
"I'm going to be in the talent show!" Cookie said. Cookie was short for Simon Nelson Cook, he moved in the second grade. They were now a trio.
"Umm…Cookie I hate to break it to you but you don't have the musical talent, and you need musical talent to be in this." Moze said.
For the talent show, you must be well rounded, you must have a music act (singing, playing an instrument, e.t.c), and you must also have a show of some sort. It could be comedy, a magic show, etc. It is also mandatory to make a comedy skit with other people.
"I have musical talent, I can play the drums! Did you see me in music class, I was amazing at the congas!" Cookie said.
"Cookie, that was just for one period, and besides you just banged on them while the teacher was talking, so she took it away from you!" Ned said.
"I do have musical talent, you will see, YOU'LL ALL SEE!" Cookie said mysteriously, and then left.
"Out of the three of us, you're the one with musical talent." Ned said to Moze.
"I don't have good musical talent." Moze said, trying to be modest.
"Are you serious? You're amazing at the piano! You can play the fast part on the "Charlie Brown" theme song!" Ned said complimenting her.
"Aw, thanks Ned, you are so sweet!" Moze said, while blushing, "I have taken piano lessons since I was six. I think you have talent!"
"Moze, what are you talking about? I don't have musical talent!" Ned said.
"I have heard you sing before, you're really good!" Moze said.
"Well, I might join, as long as you sign up also." Ned said looking at Moze.
"Of course I'll do it." she replied.
"Great, now I need to think whether song I should do, and what type of show I'm doing." Ned said.
"How about tonight I come to your house and we can plan out the talent show." Moze said, hoping that they could have a head start.
"Yeah that sounds good with me. I'll see you at around 4 or so?" Ned said.
"Sure, four sounds good to me." Moze said.
The day went on and on, but finally it was after school. Moze was thinking of some ideas on the bus. Soon it became 4:00 and Moze was at Ned's house.
"So, do you have any ideas?" Moze asked Ned, as they were going to his room.
"Yeah a little bit, you?" Ned asked.
"I have a lot of ideas!" Moze said.
"Well, for the skit thing, we could do some improvisational stuff." Moze said, as Ned was nodding his head.
"Yeah of course…what the heck is improvisational?" Ned said.
"It's a type of comedy that you don't read from a script. You basically make it up on the spot." Moze said.
"How do you know about this?" Ned asked.
"My parents watch "Who's Line is it Anyway?"
"I'll think about it." Ned said.
"So do you have your song?" Moze asked her best friend.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about doing "Anyway You Want It" by Journey. It's one of my favorites. Are you singing or doing the piano?" Ned asked.
"Piano." Moze simply replied.
"Come on Moze," Ned said shaking her, "you're good at singing too!"
"Well, if I somehow make it to the county talent show, I might sing." Moze said, making a deal with her best friend.
The top three overall winners of the local talent show go on to the county talent show. For that, you can only do a musical talent (mainly because many kids will be there and it will be WAY too long).
"Okay, Principal Mason would love to have a student from Kennedy Elementary win. It's always Washington Elementary that has the winners." Ned said. "Do you want to listen to some music?" He then asked.
"Yeah sure." Moze said.
Ned put in a C.D and the song "Anyway You Want It" by Journey. They started to listen to it, and then they started dancing.
As they were dancing, Ned thought, Wow, Moze is good at dancing.
Once the song was over, a slow song came on. Just for laughs, Ned went up to Moze and said, "Will you dance with me?"
Moze knew he was joking so she replied, "Of course."
Ned and Moze started ballroom dancing, even though they don't know how. They just saw it on the television. They were just having fun until two people took a picture.
Both of them saw the flash and turned around, they saw Ned's Mom and Moze's Mom taking pictures.
"MOM!" Ned and Moze said in unison to their own mothers.
"Aw, that was so adorable. You guys looked like a couple." Ned's Mom said.
Ned and Moze blushed lightly and yelled, "WE ARE NOT A COUPLE!"
"Mrs. Bigby is right, you guys are so cute together, you kids should get married!" Mrs. Mosely said.
"Mom!" Moze said, yelling to her Mom.
"Moze, we need to get going. So say goodbye to your dance partner and let's get going." Moze's Mom said.
Moze turned to Ned and said, "Bye Ned, I'll see you tomorrow." Then she left.
"See you later!" Ned replied back.
During, the week Ned, Moze, and Cookie practiced different types of Improv. Even though they were only in the third grade, they were actually pretty good. Cookie practiced his, as he calls it, "amazing" drum solo. Honestly, Ned and Moze thought it was bad. They went to each other's houses to practice their acts for the next two weeks. Before they knew it was the night of the Mega Talent Show.
"Wow, time flew by so quickly." Ned said to Moze and Cookie at the talent show. Moze and Cookie nodded in agreement. Someone started speaking, so they turned around and saw their superintendent, Mr. Proud.
"Hello everyone, thanks for coming out tonight to join us in the district wide talent show. We have many wonderful performances by our third and fourth graders. We have the four elementary school principals. Principal Mason, from Kennedy Elementary, Principal Reed from Washington Elementary, Principal Jay from Jefferson Elementary, and Principal Marsh from Lincoln Elementary. We have our three judges, and I'll start the program with the Musical talents. First up, is Simon Nelson Cook from Kennedy Elementary on the drums." He said, and then everybody clapped, as the curtains were opening.
Cookie was kind of bad at the drums. All you heard was loud noises that sounded like garbage. Once he was done, he stood up, and raised his sticks into the air. He barely got any applause. He went backstage and talked to Ned and Moze. While the other acts were performing, they were talking in a room.
The Superintendent said, "Thank you Billy for that performance on the drums, our next act is a person from Kennedy Elementary, she has played piano for only two years and she is amazing. Give it up for Jennifer Mosely."
Moze walked to the piano and played "Linus and Lucy" or the Charlie Brown theme. You can see that the parents were amazed by her performance. Once she was done, she got a HUGE applause. She went backstage and Ned congratulated her.
"Moze you were amazing, I heard you from back here." Ned said.
"Thanks, and good luck!" Moze said.
The Superintendent introduced Ned and his song that he is singing "Anyway You Want It." by Journey
Ned walked out on the stage and the music began to play, he started to sing;
"Anyway you want it
That's the way you need it
Any way you want it
She loves to laugh,
She loves to sing,
She does everything.
She loves to move,
She loves to grove,
She loves the lovin things
Ooh, all night, all night
Oh, every night
So hold tight, hold tight
Ooh, baby, hold tight
Oh, she said,
Anyway you want it
That's the way you need it
Anyway you want it
She said, anyway you want it
That's the way you need it
Anyway you want it.
I was alone
I never knew
What good love could do
Ooh, then we touched
Then we sang
About the lovin things
Ooh, all night, all night
Oh, every night
So hold tight, hold tight
Ooh baby, hold tight
Oh, she said,
Anyway you want it
That's the way you need it
Anyway you want it
She said, anyway you want it
That's the way you need it
Anyway you want it."
When Ned was done, he got a HUGE applause like Moze. He was really good! Once he was done, Ned went backstage and was greeted by Moze running up and hugging him.
"That was amazing! You were so much better than me!" Moze said, as Ned blushed from the hug and comment.
"Moze, no one is better than you! You're really amazing." Ned said it was Moze's time to blush.
Once all of the music acts finished, they introduced the next segment, show. The superintendent announced Cookie and his amazing magic show.
"Hello, I'm 'Cookie The Mysterious'" Cookie started, "I need a volunteer from the audience!" Cookie scanned around in the audience for a person, "You there follow me!" He said pointing to the little girl in blonde hair.
Once they got on stage, Cookie asked, "What's your name?"
"I'm Nicole." Nicole said.
"Hello Nicole, do you want to participate in my trick?" Cookie asked, mysteriously.
"Sure, whatever." Nicole said.
Cookie got a deck of cards and shuffled them. Then Cookie said to Nicole, "Take a card."
Nicole followed his orders and took a card from the pile.
"Now I want you to memorize your card, and then put it back in the pile." Cookie said.
Nicole memorized her card it was an eight of hearts.
"Is this your card?" Cookie said, taking a queen of hearts.
"No." Nicole said.
"Well, is this your card?" He said taking a six of clubs.
"No." Nicole said.
"Is this your card?" He said taking out a jack.
"No." she said again.
The superintendent interrupted by saying, "Simon, can you please move onto your next trick."
"Okay," Cookie said, as Nicole left the stage, "I need another volunteer, but an adult one."
Cookie went over to the audience and picked a heavyset man with a mustache and brown hair.
"Hello sir, and what is your name?" Cookie said.
"I'm Joe." Joe said.
"Well, Joe you are going to help me with my next trick. I'm going to take Bimbo, the monkey, out and I'm going to give you a very tiny piece of banana. You are going to put that somewhere. It could be in your pocket wherever." Cookie said, giving him the banana. Joe put it in his shirt pocket.
Cookie let Bimbo out of his cage. Bimbo looked around and then went by Joe. By his sense of smell, he leaped on Joe's head and took his toupee. Bimbo jumped off stage with it, and ran around with his toupee.
Cookie said, "That's all the time I have today! Bye!" Then Cookie ran off the stage.
During the rest of the acts, Moze and Ned did stand-up comedy. Finally the trio did their Improvisation, everyone enjoyed it. By the end of the night everyone was waiting to see who won.
Superintendent Proud came up with the winners. "For 3rd place, Missy Meanie from Washington Elementary for her dancing." There was some applause as a blonde haired girl went to the stage. "For second place, from Kennedy Elementary, Jennifer Mosely for "Linus and Lucy"."
Moze looked so happy, and so was Ned. Moze went next to Missy to get her second place trophy.
"For first place, from Kennedy Elementary, Ned Bigby, for "Anyway You Want It"."
Ned looked shocked, he didn't expect first place for music. Moze looked so happy for him, as he got his trophy.
"Good job kids you were wonderful, next up is the show category. The third place winner is, Alan Denba, from Jefferson Elementary. The second place winner is, Marsha Jefferson, from Lincoln Elementary. The first place winner is, Jason Bates, from Washington Elementary."
The three kids got their awards and went back to their seats.
"Now the next three group winners are for the skits. The third place winners are, Coconut Head, Martin, and Timmy Toot-Toot, from Kennedy Elementary for "The Odd Ones". The Second place winners are, "Janet Tinsel, Hilary Brady, and Ashley Belle, for Lincoln Elementary for "The Hair Saloon". The First Place winners are, "Ned Bigby, Jennifer Mosely, and Simon Nelson Cook, from Kennedy Elementary, for their Improvisation.
The trio was so happy that they won. So all three of them all got medals, once they got their medals, they went back to their seats.
"Now, for the three overall winners. These winners go on to the County Talent Show. The third place winner is, Jason Bates, from Washington Elementary. The second place winner is, Ned Bigby from Kennedy Elementary. Now, the one you've been all waiting for, the winner is, Jennifer Mosely from Kennedy Elementary.
Once Ned and Moze heard their names they jumped for joy and then they hugged each other. They held on for a couple of seconds, until they heard the audience go, "Awwwwwww!!" Once they heard that, they blushed and they got their trophies.
They knew that the County Talent Show would be an amazing experience.
So was it good, PLEASE REVIEW! NO FLAMES!
A/N: I hope enjoyed Part 1, hopefully part two will be up soon. I thought the song fitted into Moze's and Ned's you blossiming friendship. The part where it goes "She loves to laugh..." it's kind of Ned escribing Moze. Besides, I can't imagine a third grader singing an actual love song. There will be another song to the next part. Try to guess in your review what it is. Yes, it's very popular. Yes, it is a fast love song.