Chapter 9: Destiny Awaits
(fade from black; we see Miku, Meiko, Kaito, Rin, Len, Gakupo, and Luka on a stage in concert; music plays in the background1) [And so, we find our heroes in the middle of their big comeback concert. It looks like the audience has been dying to see them perform again. Not literally, obviously. I mean, seven chapters ago, I told you that nobody dies in this story. Anyway, let's see what's going on.]
Meiko: As a new day dawns and you wake up once more, you feel compelled to carry on again.
Since you can't change anything just by dreaming, you must act whenever you can.
It is time to break free from the chains that bind you to the earth, then rise up
And go headlong into the endless ocean that is time itself. What are you waiting for?
Only when you go will you come even close to finding what unlocks your true inner strength.
Even as I tell you these things, the key waits for you to claim.
All: Just stay true to the path of untainted light. Trust and believe its guiding resolve.
Go forward and do not be afraid to make mistakes,
For every trial and tragedy will only serve to strengthen your will and carry you through,
So keep on going, no matter what it takes.
Although you cannot control the path of the hands of time, no matter how you try,
You can still follow your own dreams and create the future you most desire.
What will you decide?
Go out and find what it is you seek;
Destiny awaits!
(interlude)
Rin: Once you find the truth that you've been hunting down, you'll feel compelled to carry on again.
Len: Should you stray too far from the path you've chosen, you may lose sight of your plan.
Miku: Now, it's time to overcome the barriers that hold you back, then rise up
Luka: And ascend unto the flowing sky in all its vice and majesty. What are you waiting for?
Kaito: Just as when a bird breaks from an egg and glimpses at the outside world for the first time,
Gakupo: So too must you take flight into the world rather than refrain.
All: So pay no heed to shadows that litter the road. All will attempt to lead you astray.
Go on and resist any temptation they will make,
For many fell apparitions will try to invoke untamed emotions within your soul.
Just keep on going, no matter what it takes.
Although you cannot control the path of the hands of time, no matter how you try,
You can still follow your own wish and create the future you most require.
What will you decide?
Go out and find what it is you seek;
Unity awaits!
Luka: Destiny awaits! (echo) (echo)
Unity awaits! (echo) (echo)
History awaits! (echo) (echo)
(solo)
Meiko, Kaito, and Miku: Behold the light and darkness that chases you down. Leave them behind and keep pressing on.
Rin, Len, and Gakupo: There is no reason to be weighed down by past mistakes.
All: For all your hopes and dreams keep on urging you on, even when you don't reach all your goals,
So keep on going, no matter what it takes.
Although you cannot control the path of eternity, no matter how you try,
You can still blaze a trail of awe and lead others on the path you inspire.
What will you decide?
Go out and find what it is you seek;
History awaits!
(interlude)
Destiny awaits!
(music stops; applause)
Gakupo: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you all! Thank you!
Luka: (under her breath) And there he goes, again.
[Well, too bad we can't see the Vocaloids' next song at the moment, (fade to black) because meanwhile, somewhere else in Tokyo…] (camera cuts to inside of a warehouse; we see a stranger in a black cloak confronted by a suspicious figure dressed in white with a red mask)
Suspicious Figure #11: Pretty sneaky of you blending into the crowd to try and get away from us. I'll admit, you're good, but I'm better.
Stranger: (thinks for a moment, as if wondering whose voice it was) Nice try, Akaito.
Akaito: (takes off his mask) Well, well, well. You ARE good.
(pause) [This is Akaito Nakamura2. He thinks he's Kaito's evil twin or something, but he's not. Kind of stupid if you ask me, not that anybody asks me. It doesn't make any sense. When was the last time I got to do this sort of narration sequence anyway? ] (resume)
Stranger: One word of advice: when you're a bounty hunter and you think you've got your prey cornered, never say, "I'll admit, you're good, but I'm better." Chances are you don't, and in the time it takes for you to say that phrase, your prey could escape.
Akaito: Oh, yeah? So why aren't you running away right now?
Stranger: Well, maybe because I was just telling you what I could've done.
Akaito: I see through your ploy. It's because you were just telling me what you could've done.
Stranger: That's what I just said.
Akaito: Yeah, but it's the way you said it.
Stranger: (sarcastically) Wow. You must have an IQ of 160 to have come up with that logic. (faking excitement) Oh my god! Akaito, Look! A chili pepper stand.
Akaito: Nice try, robot. You just want me to turn around so you can knock me out and get away.
Stranger: (singsong voice) They've got Naga Jolokias3.
Akaito: Okay, that's worth the risk. (turns around to find no chili pepper stand) (disappointed) Aw, crap. (Stranger knocks Akaito out with a stick4)
Stranger: (chuckle) You made that too easy. (starts running away)
[So off the mysterious stranger goes again. Will whoever or whatever it is succeed in eluding the bounty hunters that include…Akaito? And what plans do our friends, the Vocaloids, have after their big comeback concert? Find out in the next chapter of Project Vocaloid.]
1 This scene showcases a fandub of the Vocaloid song, "FortuneDiver", part of the Urotanda song series. Hopefully, I didn't botch the meaning of the song too badly. Personally, I don't think the director pays me enough for this, but hey. I'm just the commentator.
2 This marks the first appearance of a fan made Vocaloid in Project Vocaloid. I decided to give Akaito the surname Nakamura partially because he's not official in any sense.
3 The Naga Jolokia, native to North-Eastern India, is, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the hottest chili pepper in the world, with a reading of over 1000000 SHU (Scoville heat units).
4 The words, "Be Myself", are painted on the stick.
