We Will Come Together

Chapter 11: Planet Day, Trouble for Star Flight, and Jealousy

Author's notes: Some of the lyrics had to be changed around, so if you know them, don't throw a fit. I had to change the word bear to giant (The animal Star Fox version of the bear) which make sense since the animal is bigger than any other species. Just like real bears are to people. They look like regular bears, but they have six legs instead of four. Some examples are Black Giants, Polar Giants, and Bamboo Giants (I can't say panda, because that's a species that could be a character in Star Fox). Venomians is another way of saying those from Venom. I also had to change the name of some of the people and Greeks to Meeks (The Meeks existed on Corneria in ancient times and were like the Greeks and Notre Name is the Star Fox version of the college Notre Dame) around; just enough to make them sound different but not so much so that you can guess who or what they really are. After all, their real world counterparts don't exist in Star Fox. However, since I couldn't change L.A. to something else, because it doesn't sound good, we'll pretend that it does exist on Corneria.

X

Monday came, and it found Fara and her friends at school. Respecting what Star Flight had asked on Saturday, they didn't go over to their ship. Now they were waiting for the team who for some reason hadn't shown up yet.

"What's taking them so long?" asked Nami. "They should've been here by now."

At that, their cars came into the student parking lot. They all got out and went over to the group.

"God, sorry about coming a little late; for some reason we had trouble getting out the door," said Nicholas.

"There they are!" shouted a voice from nowhere. The group turned to see a large group of girls suddenly rush the guys of Star Flight, pushing Nate, Kyle, Dave, and the females away from them. They were all reaching for them with paws, wanting to either have them sign autographs or to get pictures with the guys. The girls who were in love with one of the guys glared at the other females.

"Give me some space; I can barely breath!" said Bill.

"Ouch! Someone stepped on my foot!" said Dash.

"Ladies; please!" Cody exclaimed.

"Easy!" said Ben. Nicholas then raised his voice.

"Girls! That's enough!" He gave them his "evil look" making them all go quite. He let out a sigh. "Now's not the time; I suggest you get to your classes before you're marked tardy or late. See us at lunch in the cafeteria for this; but not until then. Let's go, boys." With that, they pushed their way through the females towards their friends.

"Well, I guess that's the price you pay for been so good looking and for being in a band," said Katt. She wasn't happy that she'd been completely ignored.

"No helping it," said Nicholas. "But we can handle them." They then went to the classes. Nicholas's hair was still slightly black but mostly yellow. He said that he had used a temporary die and that it would be all out by tomorrow.

Latter in the cafeteria, the group got surrounded by girls again. But with them were boys to get to the females. The entire time, the team was busy signing notebooks and other things as long as the objects were appropriate. Miyu, Kyle, Nate, and Dave just watched with amusement on their faces. But Fara and the rest just glared at the girls surrounding the males. Luna and Fara didn't realize that they were both glaring at the females surrounding Nicholas. But the girls knew that they would be able to go to their ship latter to see the team practice.

After school, Fara went to the cafe as usual to work, and the rest, including Miyu went to Star Flight's place. The girls and boys just sat back and watched the group practice. That Friday Fara came, and after practice they all settled down to some movies. Again, the others were told to not come to the last week of practice.

Latter on during that week, a sheet was passed around the school for people who wanted the cds from the first concert. After people signed it, the team made them, and had them delivered two days afterwards. Fara and her friends each got one. When Fara had first heard the songs, some of them shed didn't like. But after hearing them enough, they kinda grew on her. She had gotten a cd because she wanted them for her PMP.

X

The days were getting colder as winter was coming to Corneria. It was lunch time, and the group were discussing about the event that was coming up; Planet Day which would happen all of the last week of November. It had been just a one day thing in the past, but now it was a weekly thing. You didn't have to participate, but a lot of people did.

Basically during lunch, students would do either songs or skits that came from all the planets from the Lylat. The school use to do the planet Venom, but after the trouble from the planet last year, it had been taken off the list.

"So what is your group going to do? You said that you could participate," said Miyu.

"Me and the boys of my team have three songs that we'll sing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday," said Nicholas. "That's all I'm saying." The girls just rolled their eyes; they knew that Nicholas wanted to surprise them. "What about you?"

"Well… I want to do something, but I can't think of anything," said Fara. "But none of my friends want to do anything."

"You know, I just might have an idea that could work," said Nicholas. "It just so happens that I know of a play that is based off a song. Just give me a second." He dug into his jeans pocket for his PMP for a moment and found the song he was looking for.

"This song is about four minutes and we can put on a silent performance to it. It's called The Blood of Chuchullian." Nobody except the team had heard of this song. "It's perfect because I actually have the script of the play that you can act out to it. The story follows a vulpine that one day meets a beautiful vixen. The two fall in love with each other, but so does this evil ruler. The evil ruler banishes the vulpine and takes the vixen. But the vulpine strikes back with an army, kills the evil ruler and is reunited with his true love. The Corneria Opera House has done this before many times."

"I wanted to do this on Friday after school when everyone will see the last of the performances," said Nicholas. Class would be shorter that day. "My crew will help with the setting, while I will play the vulpine, and Cody will be the evil ruler."

"So how does that help me?' asked Fara, not knowing where he was going with this.

"Simple; Will you help me by being the vixen in the story?" asked Nicholas. Fara went red.

"What? You want me to be her?" she asked, looking away from the fox that she loved.

"Of course; you're the only vixen I know well enough that can do this," said Nicholas.

"I-I-don't know," said Fara, still red.

"Come on; it's your senior year. You should live a little and make this the best year of your high school career. Besides, you would fit the part perfectly. There are no words; all you have to do is learn the movements that go with it," said Nicholas.

"I think you should do it," said Luna.

"You really think so?' asked Fara.

"Yeah, I can picture you performing despite the fact I've never heard of this song," said Fay.

Fara thought about it. She did want to perform with Nicholas. But at the same time she was embarrassed to appear in front of everyone. But then she realized she had done it at homecoming court; she could do it again.

"Very well, I'll do it," she said.

"Excellent," said Nicholas. "Here, I'll give you the track and you can listen to it tonight and also read the script that I will give you tomorrow." Fara handed him her PMP and Nicholas plugged it to the top of his and transferred the song over (No computers needed!). When it was done he handed the device back to her.

"Now because you work on Monday through Thursday, we'll have to practice during lunch. Bring something to eat, and you, me, and Cody will meet up in the choir room since nobody's there during lunch. We'll start tomorrow."

"Also I don't want you guys to view us; I want this to be another surprise," Nicholas continued. He turned to Fara. "This is going to be fun."

Luna just watched the two interacting. It was too bad that she couldn't perform with the vulpine that she loved. In fact, it made her jealous of her friend. Little did she know that something would soon happen for her favor.

X

Practices continued to happen throughout the weeks. Fara loved the song that she had acquired. And as the practices at lunch happened, the three got better and better. Finally the last week came before Planet Day. On Sunday, Katt got the flu and had to rest in bed. But she was back to normal on Friday. But then during practice, things took a turn for the worst.

"Okay Katt, I want you to try singing into the mike," said Nicholas. "You haven't used your singing voice for a few days." But when she did, the sound that came out was awful.

"Whoa, Katt; you okay?" asked Nicholas after everyone had removed their paws from their ears. "Clear your throat and try again." The result was the same.

"Wire, is everything alright with her mike?" Nicholas called to the robot at the booth. Wire gave him the thumbs up sign. "Let me try." Nicholas did, but his singing came out great. "What the hell?" he asked.

"Nicholas, I think there's something wrong with my voice," said Katt.

"Then we need to get you checked out. Let's take a break and Jazz will look at you," he said. Everyone went with them.

"I've figured out what is wrong with Katt; it's her vocal cords," said Jazz after examine her. "The flu she had has made them go out of whack. She can talk normally, but can't sing. She won't be able to for two weeks." It was the worst thing possible.

"Oh my god," said Nicholas covered his face with his paws. "No, not now. The concert is next week; this can't be happening. We need Katt to be able to sing the one song that requires a female."

"Nicholas…." said Fara. She didn't know what to do; she had never seen him this agitated before.

"What are we going to do? Katt can play but not sing," said Nicholas as he lowered his paws. "We can still do it, but not that song."

"What was it going to be?" asked Yuki.

"It was going to be Just Dance," said Dash. "But I guess it won't happen."

"Yes it will," said Luna. From the moment she heard the name, she decided. "I can sing it for you." Everyone looked at her in shock.

"It's one of my favorites and I know the lyrics by heart," she continued. "I have sung it on karaoke games before. And I sound pretty damn good; almost perfect." Her friends except Nate, Kyle, Dave, and the team knew this to be true.

"Really?" asked Nicholas looking at her like she was a goddess. "You can really help us?"

"Yes, you've done so much for me," said Luna. "So now, it's my turn to help you. Besides like you said to Fara, you should live a little to make your senior year the most memorable. I figured that this is one of the things I could do."

Nicholas was so happy, he actually went over and hugged her. To everyone's surprise, and then Luna's embarrassment. "Thank you so much," said the vulpine.

X

Although the rest of the team wasn't allowed to visit the band practices any more, Luna said that they were doing great. The she wolf felt so happy that she would get to be a part of the next concert. And it was a good opportunity to show Nicholas what she could do. Especially since he had found out that Luna was a good singer in general. They had figured out that her range was soprano (The highest range that females can sing). Nicholas told her in secret that if this went well, then perhaps she could sing in other concerts.

Although Luna's friends were happy for her, Fara was having mixed feelings about it. Although she to would perform with Nicholas, the concert would be much bigger than the performance on Friday. And she also noticed that Luna seemed to be getting closer to Nicholas. Although he didn't show any sign that he was interested in the wolf, it made Fara jealous of Luna. Almost to the point that it made her blood boil. If Luna thought that she could win his heart, she was painfully wrong.

X

Finally the week came and everyone was excited. When lunch came around, the students made their way to the cafeteria to see their fellow students perform. Some mikes had been set up near the middle of the area against the wall so that everyone could see the performers. Halfway through lunch, Nicholas and the other males of Star Flight got up to perform. After the applause died down, Nicholas spoke into the mike.

"Thank you very much. The boys and I will now sing a song that comes from a group found here that will be done by only our voices." He then began to sing Still the Shortest while the other four added their voices to make additional sounds to go with their leader's singing. Some of the students actually took out their phones to either take movies or pictures of these five performing.

Strapping youth with hulking frame can fill a young girl's heart with rapture

I think that I could do the same even though I may be small of stature

As they did the intro part to the first verse, the students looked at each other; not sure what to make of it. They had never heard this song before. Nicholas then began to sing again. The males singing with him did the same thing as before.

Don't be confused by the statistics. My family's average height is 5'6 but the tallest in the family is 5'10 and there's got to be someone to balance out the scale. And that's me. Tiny me

All through my younger days, they'd holler. "Don't worry, someday you'll get taller" but that didn't help to ease my pain and I cried. And I tried to reach the distant handle of the door. And the fridge. And the toilet.

While they were singing, the students began to laugh; this was funny. So did Fara's group.

All the guys: Totoro!

Nicholas: All through my childhood, I'd cry and I'd wail and I'd fidget. Blessed with Brad Nitt looks, but size like a midget. A statue of the Meeks, but of diminutive size. In east LA, all the people call me "chaparito". Hermana Darra can call me "gordito". But they don't understand my pain that I feel inside.

I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still the shortest guy I know. Not if you count Christopher Nalken, but he has no legs.

The comment made the students laugh. Nicholas continued.

I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still short.

I wanna take cupcakes, and put them…

I'm so cute that you cannot hate me, heh. But some tall girls refuse to date me. Even if I bring a stepping stool to her door. So that I can reach my tasty lips up to her face. She grabs mace. Muchos tears.

That part of the verse really cracked the students up; they could just see it happening to Nicholas.

Although my ego takes a beating, I can still go trick or treating. Which I do and have each year since I's in 8th grade. Which was actually the last time that I grew at all. I bear-crawl. The Football

All the guys: Totoro!

Nicholas: Muggsy Dogues, Earl Doykins, Spud Lebb, Tom Druise, Princess Wee Wee all breath clean air and have low center of gravity. Inspired me to achieve stuff even though I'm a shrimp.

Give me a tall wife so our kids won't be short and stocky. Let them be Bullwinkle not puny Rocky and so that they can lead normal lives and not say

I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still the shortest guy I know. Except for Vern Droyer, but I actually never met him. I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still short.

Care Giants are short.

I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still the shortest guy I know. I'm still the shortest in my family. I'm still short. Not as short as my big toe

They came to an end. The audience laughed, clapped and whistled. A funny song overall, and the five had done well they were all good singers. Fara and the girls were so proud of them.

On Wednesday the five performed again this time to a different song.

"Now we'll sing to you another song with just our voices," said Nicholas speaking into the mike. "This one is about the place on Corneria called Ireland" (I don't know if there really is, but for this story, let's pretend along with these places). Then they launched into the song Another Irish Drinking Song. They even had movements to go with it. As they did the intro, the students just watched; wondering how this would go. Nicholas then began to sing.

Nicholas: Gather 'round, ye lads and lasses, set ye for a while. And hearken to me mournful tale about the Emerald area. Let's all raise our glasses high to friends and family gone; and lift our voices in another Irish Drinking Song.

Consumption took me mother and me father got the pox. Me brother drank the whiskey 'til he wound up in a box. Me other brother in the troubles me with his demise. Me sister has forever closed her smiling Irish eyes.

All the guys: Now everybody's died. So until our tears are dried; we'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more. We'll dance and sing, and fight until the early morning light. Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

Nicholas: Ken was killed in Kilkenny and Claire, she died in Clare. Tip from Tipperary died out in the Derry air. Shannon jumped into the River Shannon back in June. Ernie fell into the Erne, and Tom is in the Toome.

"Cleanliness is godliness" me Uncle Pat would sing. He broke his neck a'slippin' on a bar of Irish Spring. O'Grady, he was 80 thought his bride was just a pup. He died upon the honeymoon when she got his Irish up.

All the guys: Now everybody's died. So until our tears are dried; we'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more. We'll dance and sing, and fight until the early morning light. Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

There was a tiny break before the next verse. By now the students were clapping their paws to the beat and laughing; this was another funny song.

Nicholas: Joe Murphy fought with Reilly near the cliffs of old Doneen. He took out his shillelagh and he stabbed him in the spleen. And Crazy Uncle Mike thought he was a leprechaun; but in fact he's just a leper and his arms and legs are gone.

When Timmy Johnson broke his neck it was a crayon' shame. He wasn't really Irish, but he went to Notre Name. McNamara crossed the street and by a bus was hit. But he was just a Scotsman, so nobody gave a ugh!

All the guys: Now everybody's died. So until our tears are dried; we'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more. We'll dance and sing, and fight until the early morning light. Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

Another tiny break happened and the students were really cracking up.

Nicholas: Me drunken Uncle Brendan tried to drive home from the bar. The road rose up to meet him when he fell out of his car. Irony was what befell me Great Grand Uncle Sam. He chocked upon the very last potato in the land.

Conor lived in Ulster town, he used to smuggle arms. Until the Venomians killed him and cut off his lucky charms. And dear old Father Flanagan, who left the lord's employ; Drunk on sacramental wine, beneath the altar boy.

All the guys: Now everybody's died. So until our tears are dried; we'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more. We'll dance and sing, and fight until the early morning light. Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

Nicholas: Someday soon I'll leave this place of pain and toil and sin. The lord will take me by the hand to join all of me kin. Me only wish is when the Savior comes for me and you….

All the guys: He kills the cast of River Lake, and Michael Datley too!

Now everybody's died. So until our tears are dried; we'll drink and drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more. We'll dance and sing, and fight until the early morning light. Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

Then we'll throw up, pass out, wake up, and then go drinking once again.

The ended with Cody shouting: "Another round!" The audience did the same thing that they had on Monday.

Finally Friday came; the last time that these five would perform. Nicholas spoke into the mike again.

"Our last song will play on track, but we'll sing the song. It's from the musical East Side Story" (The Star Fox version of West Side Story). Many people, including Fara knew about it. Fara had seen the movie before a couple of time. The guys had wireless headsets on their heads. They had movements to go with the music. Nicholas took up the main singing as usual.

Nicholas: Dear kindly sergeant Krupke, you've got to understand. It's just our Bringin' upke that gets us out of hand. Our mother's all are junkies; our father's all our drunks. Golly Moses, Natcherly we're punks

All the guys: Gee Officer Krupke, we're very upset. We never had the love that every child ought to get. We ain't no delinquents; we're misunderstood. Deep down inside us; there is good.

Nicholas: There is good.

All the guys: There is good, there is good, there is untapped good. Like inside the worst of us is good!

Dash: That's a touching good story.

Nicholas: Let me tell it to this planet.

Dash: Just tell it to the judge!

Nicholas: Dear kindly Judge your honor, my parents treat me rough. With all the Marijuana, they won't give me a puff. They didn't want to have me; but somehow I was had. Leaping Lizards, that's why I'm so bad.

Ben: Right! Officer Krupke, you're really a square. This boy don't need a judge, he needs an Analyst's care! It's just his neurosis that ought to be curbed. He's psycholog'ly disturbed.

Nicholas: I'm disturbed.

All the guys: We're disturbed, we're disturbed, we're the most disturbed. Like we're psychologically disturbed.

Ben: Hear, hear, hear in the opinion of this court, this child is depraved on account that he ain't had a normal home.

Nicholas: Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived!

Ben: So take him to a head shrinker!

Nicholas: My father is a bastard, my ma's an s.o.b. My grandpa's always plastered, my grandma pushes tea. My sister wears a mustache, my brother wears a dress! Goodness gracious, that's why I'm a mess!

Bill: Yes! Officer Krupke, you're really a slob! This boy don't need a doctor, just a good honest job. Society's played him a terrible trick. And sociologically he's sick!

Nicholas: I am sick!

All the guys: We are sick, we are sick, we are sick, sick, sick. Like we're sociologically sick!

Bill: In my opinion this child does not need to have his head shrunk at all. Juvenile Delinquency is purely a social disease.

Nicholas: Hey, I've got a social disease!

Bill: So take him to a social worker!

Nicholas: Dear kindly social worker, they say go earn some dough. Like be a soda jerker, which means I'd be a shmoe. It's not I'm antisocial, I'm only anti-work. Glory osky that's why I'm a jerk!

Cody: Hey! Officer Krupke you've done it again. This boy don't need a job, he needs a year in the pen! It ain't just a question of misunderstood. Deep down inside him, he's no good!

Nicholas: I'm no good!

All the guys: We're no good, we're no good, we're no earthly good. Like the best of us is no damn good!

Dash: The trouble is he's lazy!

Ben: The trouble is he drinks!

Cody: The trouble is he's crazy!

Bill: The trouble is he stinks!

Dash: The trouble is he's growing!

Cody: The trouble is he's grown!

All the guys: Krupke, we've got trouble of our own! Gee Officer Krupke, we're down on our knees. Cause no one wants a fella with a social disease. Gee Officer Krupke, what are we to do? Gee Officer Krupke! Krup you!

The students hooted, clapped, and shouted; a job well done. But now the time was coming fast were they would see the last of the performances.

When the bell rang early, all those who weren't performing went into the theater where the school's plays took place. Fara's friends managed to get in the front row so they could see their own friends perform easily. The rest of the Star Flight crew was in the back stage ready to help with the props.

"Are you ready, Fara?" asked Nicholas, already in costume. She nodded. She was ready.

The time came and the story was told beforehand so that the audience would know. Nicholas came out dressed in medieval cloths; not a peasant's outfit, but more like a lord's clothing. The colors were green and black. Nicholas even wore a black hat with a bright green feather in it. The girls in the audience thought he looked so handsome. The music began to play.

When Fara came out dressed as a beautiful lady, the girls let out gasps except for the friends. They hadn't been expecting her to be a part of this. She was dressed in a cerulean blue dress. The boys and her friends thoughts she looked beautiful.

To indicate time passing, the lights that shown on the stage changed color, as the two foxes fell in love with each other. But then Cody came. He was dressed in blood red and black. The audience watches as Cody banishes Nicholas so he can have Fara. But Nicholas promises to return to her with an army.

Nicholas comes back and he and Cody have a sword fight. The students watched in amazement at their sword play. Cody struck a few places, while Nicholas pretended to get injured. But he then deals Cody a death blow. Reunited, the two foxes head out as the lights changed color to indicate a sunset. As the music ended, the lights went to black as the two leaned closer. Just at the end, they pretended to share a kiss; but they didn't.

X

The lights came back on as the students cheered for the two foxes it had been a wonderful performance. Fara's face said it all; she was so happy to have done this with Nicholas. But now the next concert was to happen.