The Last Hope Chapter 21: Anything could happen Pt 2, a pitch perfect fanfic

A/N: I hope I can accomplish this arc in a very satisfying manner. Tell me what you think so far.

I don't own the Pitch Perfect characters.

The day greeted Beca with a cloudless sky and a slight chill in the air. Despite everything that she's thinking and feeling, Beca slept soundly for the first time since arriving in Celest. However, the day reminded her that this was the day of the celebration. What with the Messenger, a Celestian with a big, booming voice, announcing to every corner of Celest of the upcoming event.

She stared at the ceiling of her room and wondered what the day will offer. One thing sure about it was this day will change her whole life. Not only was she to be presented in the whole of Celest, she will also be assigned to an order.

Being the child of the former Guardian of Music and the current Guardian of Love added some challenge to the High Order in assigning where she would be training. Everything just keeps on piling one another, Beca thought.

She heard a knock on her door and the voice of her mother asking her permission if she could come in.

"Yeah, come in." Somehow, Beca still can't call Lady Scarlet mother all the time. She only calls her that when her response needed it or if she's asking another question.

Lady Scarlet entered with a tray of breakfast. "I thought I could give you a breakfast in bed treatment." Her mother laid the tray in front of her while she sat up on her bed. She saw the tray with a very traditional human breakfast—eggs, bacon, some vegetable salad, some variety of fruits and juice. Breakfast treat?

"Do not worry. You do not need to finish everything on the tray. I just put everything I thought was included in your breakfast diet. If there is anything you do not like on the tray or would like to change, just tell me. Also, I hope this would not be too much of an intrusion, may we share the breakfast?"

Beca felt like her mother was trying too much to smother her with mother-daughter moments. She can't do anything about it though as she accepted her mother's asking of building a new life with her. I guess I just have to get used to being taken care of. Which was something she never imagined would happen to her. "Of course, we can share," she replied sincerely to her mother.

Pretty soon, Beca was standing in front of a full length mirror entirely dressed and made up. Her long brown hair was in a bun with some of her hair falling down in front of her face and some at her back. Her face was colored with a blue eye shadow, the color of the sky with a light black line on her eyes. She decided it was too thin that she gave herself some touch up. Fortunately, she had the good sense to ask the one who colored her face to leave some of the make-up.

She sat on her bed to put on her high-heeled pointed close-toe sandals colored in gradient red to white. It was adorned with tiny diamonds at the heel that glints off the light when she walks. It was like having a mini disco on her feet.

This is real Beca, Beca caught herself thinking. She pinched herself to really grasp the situation.

Her mother, along with her army of guardians magically appeared in her open door, ready to bring her to the High Order's Ampitheater where every bit of monumental change in Beca's life will begin.

So far the celebration had gone to no hitch. This was the thought that was running in Jesse's mind after mindlessly going around the whole amphitheater again. He doesn't know why he's been going around the whole place. Possibly to shake the nerves he was feeling.

Ironically, his job today was very simple. He was only to lead the "special presentation" the Order of Music had prepared for Lady Harmony Scarletchild. Beca. This was also the first time he'd seen Beca after their scene at the lake.

He was standing at the back of the guardians of music who already were singing since the beginning of the day. Sometime in the middle of the day was Beca's presentation. He hadn't seen her yet when the guardians suddenly changed their repertoire into a grand, majestic number.

Lady Scarlet came floating in with an army of guardians of love, red robes floating in the open air.

And then he saw her.

His jaw dropped. Beca looked ethereal. She was standing in the middle of four guardians of love donned in a dress—an incredibly elegant and beautiful silk dress colored in white and red. The dress seemed to light her hair on fire. Her hair was bun up with little strands of her hair flowing in front of her face and at the back of her neck. The dress revealed some skin he's never seen before even while he was in his dog form in Beca's apartment. A bit of her chest was shown in her v-neck dress and her shoulders were bare save from the ones covered by her long gloves.

But her face, she had fire in her eyes he had never seen before. Her face was set seriously. Like she was trying hard not to trip on her shoes.

Most especially, she looked like a Celestian. His heart raced against his chest. He gulped air and found himself a bit short in breath. He felt a strange sensation at the pit of his stomach. So he moved away and began walking his first circle around the amphitheater.

He sighed to himself and looked at the stage in which Beca was situated. The Guardian of Habitat and the oldest Celestian just finished his Welcome, Congratulations and Remembrance for Lady Harmony, Lady Scarlet and the late Lord Nightingale. Too many Guardians of the High Order have given their brand of Welcome, Congratulations and Remembrance all of which tells the same thing—that he doesn't have a chance on fully acting what he felt as of the moment.

Already, the color of the sky was in different dark hues of blue, gray, purple and orange. The light was slowly fading and his time to lead the guardians of music is coming close. He felt a tap on his shoulder. Ben Jiee his ever loyal friend was already grinning wide.

The time has come.

Beca's back hurt like hell from sitting stiffly for hours. Since coming in majestically inside the High Oder's amphitheater, she hasn't move from her sitting spot. A serious and an occasional smile will grace her face after every High Order Guardian had offered their Welcome, Congratulations and Remembrance. Most of which she doesn't understand.

She looked at her mother who was the face of dignified calm. Some of the Guardians have managed to coax small tears from Lady Scarlet's eyes. She must be remembering dad. I hope I was able remember him too.

She looked at her back again and saw the swirling musical notes forming the face of her dad. "Mother?" she said calling the attention of Lady Scarlet. Her mother was turning her head when the Guardian of Habitat had by then finished his welcome. Beca stood up, bowed low to thank the huge Guardian for his welcome so that he can continue with his Congratulations.

Upon sitting, Beca realized she can't break her mother's attention right now as the Guardian of Habitat was addressing Lady Scarlet directly for his Congratulations speech. "…earth was a most intriguing and enchanting place and many of the places rebuilt inside Celest was patterned in the different habitats we found all over earth." Beca heard the Guardian of Habitat said. "And it was with great honor as I've remembered the Great Celest said that we discovered Earth. And Congratulate you once again Lady Scarlet for becoming the first human guardian…." He went on and on with the many ideals and the fascinating discoveries they found on earth alone and that he had always felt the specialness of this world.

The Guardian of Habitat's Congratulations and Remembrance went on for another 2 hours. Beca inwardly groaned. Almost all of the High Order Guardians more or less talked for 2 hours. She wondered if the lights in the sky were controlled by Celestian guardians too for it did not darkened until the Guardian of Habitat's last words.

Finally, he bowed low to which Beca and Lady Scarlet answered with a nod of their heads. Beca noticed the guardians of Music, who were singing since the beginning of the day gathered once again in front of them.

And then she saw him.

Jesse, clad in golden robes walked in front and bowed low to her and Lady Scarlet. "Lady Scarlet," Jesse looked at her mother, "Lady Harmony," he looked at her. "At the request of my Lady Mother, Lady Swan we have adapted the human ingenuity of using words to fully give definition to the music that we sing. We offer this song titled Anything Could Happen to Lady Harmony to encourage and celebrate that despite the many ages of her missing from Celest, she was found once again in a most fortune circumstance, proving that anything could happen."

Jesse bowed low and walked back to the line of guardians of music. Beca vaguely remembers what Anything Could Happen sounded like but at the start of the guardians of Music's singing, she felt the hair at her back stood up.

The guardians of Music began with a harmony at the beginning of the song. The song clicked in Beca's ears and she remembered how the song went. Only, the guardians of Music's rendition were much grander. Jesse once again stepped out of the line and began singing alone, only his voice ringing inside the amphitheater.

Stripped to the waist

We fall into the river

Cover your eyes

So you don't the secret

I've been trying to hide

We held our breath

To see our name are written

On the wreck of '86

That was the year

I knew the panic was over

Jesse's voice swam inside Beca's ears and heart. She felt her mind stirring and a strange sensation inside her stomach fighting to take residence. At first, Jesse was looking at her Lady Mother. Then she found his brown eyes looking at hers, eyes full of wanting—the same eyes she found at the lake just a few days ago.

His voice was rejoined by the guardians of Music at the chorus.

Yet since we found our

Since we found out

That anything could happen

Anything could happen

Anything could

Hoo hoo hoo hooooooh

Hoo hoo hoo hooooh

Now Jesse was joined by Ben Jiee and another female guardian as they sang the second verse

After the war we said we'd fight together

I guess we though that's just what humans do

Letting darkness grow

As if we need its palette and we need its colour

But now I've seen it through

And now I know the truth

That anything could happen

Anything could happen

Anything could

Baby, I'll give you everything you need

I'll give you everything you need, oh

I'll give you everything you need

And I do, I need you

He changed the lyrics, Beca thought feeling her heart racing faster. She was locking eyes with Jesse since he first looked at her.

Stripped to the waist

We fall into the river

Cover your eyes

So you don't know the secret

I've been trying to hide

We held our breath

To see our names are written

On the wreck of '86

That was the year

I knew the panic was over

Yet since we found out

Since we found out

That anything could happen

Anything could happen

Anything could

I know it's gonna be

Oh, whoa

But I do, I need you

There was small smile on Jesse's lips to which Beca responded with her own smile.

It was the last thing she saw before everything went black.

A/N: I know I haven't updated in a while and I'm sorry if I'd be leaving you hanging like this. That's why I've put two new chapters. I am trying my best to write the next parts of the chapters because they will be hard to write. But don't worry, I'm not done yet.

Just so you won't attack me or bite me, here's a summary of what's going to happen for the next chapters: The Lord Xanthous reveals his true colors and real plans for Celest. As for Jesse, he finds himself once again at the mercy of a yellow eyed man, hoping and praying that Beca is safe somewhere inside the yellow halls of the Golden Guardian.

Thank you for sticking with me and reviews are very very lovely.