Welcome back, now this may be the only chapter I update this week because I'm going on a boating trip Saturday through Monday morning. Friday and Thursday are gonna be weird due to unknown work reasons. So please enjoy! Seaside Cherry belongs to AKB48
Trent felt off and looked to the other side of the city.
"What was that?" He muttered.
Yui walked up next to him as 'Gingham Check' played on stage.
"You feel that too?" She asked.
Trent turned to her, surprised a bit. He nodded. Yui rubbed her arms as she tilted her head, seeing flashes of light not too far away.
"Whatever's going on over there...it can't be good." She muttered.
Trent sweated nervously.
"I-I'm not worried, things usually turn out ok for us."
Yui looked back outside, not really saying anything at first.
"Being friends with the Hyperforce...sounds nice." She muttered.
Trent looked at her.
"Yeah, it is." He said, smiling.
Yui kept quiet for a second before turning to him.
"It actually sounds a bit like how I was with my old friends..."
Trent tilted his head.
"Old friends?" He asked.
Yui nodded, still looking outside.
"I was on Terra with this group of mutant reptiles. My backstory consisted of tragic abuse from so called 'parents', a secret twin sister, and some lineage to an incredible race of beings, but...I had to leave it behind when I found out who I really was." She explained.
Trent frowned a bit.
"Why did you have to leave?" He asked.
Yui turned to him.
"Because! What if you are having amazing adventures with your friends, being in love with an amazing leader, and having all sorts of incredible things happen, only to find out you were somehow controlling the whole thing and making everything a freaking fantasy?! I didn't want them to live through that, I wanted them to live their lives with their willpower, not mine." She choked, holding her arm band, which had a skull on it.
"So I...I had to erase anything that had to do with me on that planet and left. I didn't want...I didn't want to control them like puppets anymore." Yui finished, holding back tears.
All of this sounded really familiar to Trent, it sounded like stuff Willow was saying when she found out about her Sueronian traits. He smiled and placed a hand on Yui's arm, realizing that her and Willow may not be so different.
"It's not like you knew, or had any control of it at the time."
Yui stared at him, confused.
"Seriously, you didn't know. I mean I understand why you left, but it wasn't your fault. I'm sure aura or no aura, they'd still be your friends." He comforted.
Yui smiled a bit.
"That is a nice thought but I'm not sure if it would've worked for me. Thank you though, besides it's not all bad. I mean I did travel to a lot of planets and learn more about Sueronian history." She said.
Trent bounced a bit, interested.
"Ooh like what?" He asked.
Yui's eyes lit up and her smile grew.
"Oh Trent there's so much in Sueronian history I could talk about! I don't even know where to start! " Yui said excitedly.
Trent smiled too, feeling her excitement.
"Maybe start with the Sueronians in history, like who was the most famous one?" He suggested.
This caught Brittany's attention and she walked over. Yui groaned a bit, still smiling.
"Oh man, it's been a while but let me think." She said, placing a hand on her chin.
"Hmm, I know she was one of the most infamous Sueronians to ever existed. She and a friend of hers took on an entire magic school and was actually successful in taking over." She explained.
"She was?! How?" Trent asked.
"I don't really remember the details but she basically converted the heroes and villains of the school to be like whatever she was? I don't know." Yui sighed.
"What happened to her?" Trent asked.
"No one knows, her communication was just cut off." Yui said.
Brittany and Trent shivered. That didn't sound too good.
"Cut off? Was she found out?"
"No I don't really think so, there was no signs of anyone coming to. So we still don't know."
The three were silent for a while.
"W-what was her name?" Brittany asked.
Yui crossed her arms, that was the toughest part for her. Her name.
"I can't remember the parts of her name but I do remember Raven, that I remember. I remember a darkness in there too...or was it blackness I can't remember." Yui sighed.
"That's good enough, she sounds really important." Trent said.
Yui nodded, remembering how this Raven girl inspired so many Sueronians.
"What do you mean you're changing the set position?!" Marie demanded, causing others to turn around.
Nero sighed.
"Look Marie, he's just not popular to be center. Brittany is ahead of him by a landslide, so it would make more sense to have her be center." He said.
Marie growled as Emerald stepped foreword.
"But you don't change their positions at the last minute like that! Did you even look at the audition tape he sent in?! How talented he is?!"
Kala sadly looked at her.
"It's already been decided Emerald, I know you care about him but we're doing this to think about the show."
"It's not that! You just don't want him to get selected and you are pushing him to the back! Just because he's the only guy!" Emerald yelled.
Marie placed a hand on her shoulder.
"That's enough Emmy."
Emerald turned to her.
"But Marie-!"
"I hate this too, but he's in charge of the set list. However, I do hope you're not doing this because he is male Nero." Marie said, her eyes like daggers.
Nero sighed and laid his pen down.
"The females are more popular Marie."
Emerald growled and was about to claw his face out, but Marie held her back.
Marie turned to the others.
"Brittany, you're going to switch places with Trent in Seaside Cherry." She said sadly.
Brittany's eyes widened as she turned to Trent, seeing how disappointed he was.
"B-but that's Trent's song!" She defended.
Marie sighed.
"I know, but I can't do anything about it."
Nero smiled at her.
"Think about it like this, you'll attract more fans this way. Isn't that nice?" He asked.
Brittany glared at him, teeth clenched. She doesn't want to lead that song, Trent should! He loves that song to death! Was it all just a popularity contest to this little freak?!
Yui stepped next to Trent, who was biting his lip.
"He does have a lot of fangirls by now sir, wouldn't a female demographic be just as profitable as a male demographic?" She asked.
Nero rolled his eyes.
"Please, there are a ton of girls that would love Starlights with or without a male in it."
"He's right here!" Yui exclaimed.
"Like I said before, he has to try really hard in order to get in." Nero sighed.
"But you're not giving him the opportunities to try!" Marie thought.
Nero got up and walked away.
"Be ready in ten, after First Rabbit you'll go next."
Emerald tried to wriggle free and run after him, but Marie was stronger than her. Trent felt like someone punched him, he was so looking forward to singing it. Yui turned to him.
"D-don't worry, when you get in you'll get to sing Seaside Cherry as much as you want." She said.
"If I get in..." Trent muttered.
Yui held him by his shoulders.
"No, don't even go there. You will get in, I know you will." She said.
"How do you know?!" Trent asked.
Yui gave him a serious look.
"I just do, ok?"
Brittany held her arm, pissed. There was no way she was letting Trent be pushed aside. There was just no way. She turned to Trent and pulled on his arm, leading him to the costume racks.
"Brittany what are you doing?" Trent asked.
"I got a plan." She quickly replied.
The team and Skelemandarin backed up as they saw the over powered Sage. He smirked.
"What's wrong? Never seen such amazing power before?" He asked, his voice sounding distorted.
"Sage you take off that crystal this instant! Your body won't be able to handle it!" Arwen shouted at him.
"You said it's never been done before, so what do you know?!" Sage laughed before morphing a light purple ball of flame with electricity around it.
He threw it in Arwen's direction but the others quickly dodged it. He flinched at the growing pain but ignored it. This caused a few building pieces to fall and nearly hit them. The team hid behind one of the bigger pieces of debris.
"That idiot." Arwen cursed.
"What do we do? He's too powerful now." Otto gulped, worried.
Willow looked around the corner, seeing Skelemandarin back up a bit more.
"Come on Mandy! Let's finish them!" Sage chirped.
"Sage you need to settle down, you clearly can't handle two power sources at once. You're losing control." Skelemandarin pointed out.
Sage pointed at himself, frowning.
"I am in control and I'm sick of losing! Isn't this what you want?! Finally beating the Hyperforce after all this time?!"
"I didn't want it to turn out like this!" Skelemandarin shouted.
Sage growled and formed another electric fireball.
"Are you doubting me?!" He growled before throwing it at him.
Skelemandarin dodged it and used his blaster to fight him.
Antauri peeked around the corner before looking back at the others.
"If he's starting to loose control, that means we might have the upper hand. Mentally." He said.
Willow looked at Sage as he and Skelemandarin fought. It was true, something just didn't seem right with Sage. He kicked Skelemandarin away and blasted a beam of energy at him.
"So we basically try to get to him and rip off the crystal?" Jinmay asked.
"That sounds like a good plan to me but we need someone to keep him distracted." Chiro said.
Everyone at that moment turned to Willow, who looked around before realizing.
"M-me?!" She squeaked.
Chiro nodded.
"Yes, you have to somehow keep his attention away from us long enough to get the crystal away from him." He explained.
Willow wanted to refuse, saying she couldn't do it. However she realized, this is what she had to do. She nodded and at the moment, the debris was blown away.
"Oh there you are! Now back to destroying you!" He yelled as Skelemandarin winced, injured.
Willow stood up and turned to him, eyes like fire. She turned her hands into dragon claws and set them on fire.
"If you want them you'll have to go through me first!"
Sage laughed hard.
"Oh this is too rich! What's a little fire freak like you got against me? I have two Sueronian power sources, I overpower you." He pointed out.
Willow growled.
"What you're saying may be true, but that doesn't matter!" She said jumping into the air while the team scattered.
Sage looked up as Willow came back down to him, foot outstretched.
"I'm still gonna kick your ass!"
First Rabbit finished as the Sueronians ran out. Skyla jumped into the air.
"That was amazing! I never felt more alive!" She cheered as she set down a while hat and grabbed her water.
Marina nodded as she saw the stage go dark for a moment.
"Oh! Trenty's song is starting!" She chirped, going up a bit.
Yui bit her lip as she watched with the others. She didn't really hear what Brittany's plan was, hopefully the girl won't do anything stupid.
Sounds of waves crashing filled the stage before the music started. Trent, Violet, and Iris were wearing the blue costumes while Brittany wore yellow. She lead the three as they danced.
Marina's eyes widened in shock.
"What's Brittany doing?!" She asked.
"Management switched her and Trent's positions." Yui almost growled when she replied.
Everyone turned to her, shocked.
"B-but that's not fair! They can't just change it at the last minute!" Skyla gasped.
Yui looked at where the staff was and glared.
"Cherry cherry boy, cherry cherry girl, you run past me." Brittany sang.
The male citizens were adoring Brittany's performance while most of the female fans were noticing Trent's drop in mood.
"What's up with him?" One girl asked.
"I don't know. You got this Trent!" Another girl yelled, followed by other girls cheering for him, causing him to feel a bit better.
"Cherry cherry boy, cherry cherry girl, you splash in the waves. On the white sandy beach with my embroidered sandals,"
Nero, Marie, Emerald, and Crystal watched the popularity meters on the computers. Nero smiled smugly and looked at Marie.
"See? Look at how popular Brittany is compared to Trent, I think she'll get in just fine." Nero chirped and it did everything in the girls power not to kick his ass.
"Jeez, what am I even doing right now?" Iris thought, feeling the skirt chaffing her.
Trent watched Brittany, she was incredible. He actually began to feel guilty with this plan.
"The crashing waves carry the summer. If it's a barefoot love it can go anywhere. It's something I longed for, at seventeen." Brittany sang.
Willow was smacked into a wall while the team kept trying to go at his neck. However he lifted a large piece of debris and smacked them away.
Sprx coughed and sighed at the cheery music playing not too far away.
"Now really isn't the time for bubble gum pop music." He huffed under his breath before getting back up and continuing to fight.
During the interlude, the lights began to go into all sorts of colors as the four danced. Brittany brushed by Trent.
"You ready?" She whispered.
"A-are you sure this is ok? I mean I thought you wanted this much popularity." Trent asked.
Brittany stared at him intensity
"This is your song, not mine. You have as much of a right to sing it as I do. And if you can't make it in because of asses like Nero, then I don't want to be selected." She said.
Trent blinked before looking out to the crowd and sighed. The lights quickly turned to a black and red strobe, causing the two to disrobe quickly. Iris looked at them with a very disturbed look until she realized they were wearing different costumes underneath.
Nero sat back, enjoying what the stats were giving him.
The lights went back to normal and Trent was wearing what Brittany wore before and was right up front.
Everyone in the audience had multiple reactions, with the girls being the loudest. Nero nearly fell out his chair as Emerald and Crystal cheered.
"What the hell is that idiot doing?!" He demanded, about to cut the power when Marie grabbed his hand.
"Wait! Watch the audience and watch how Trent holds up..." Marie huffed as the two kept watching the stage.
"As I rested my head against your t-shirt your heartbeat reflected," Trent began.
"That of the sea!" He sang, his confidence shining brighter than the lights above him.
And at that moment his small fan base exploded in size. This boy was just too damn cute. While most of the other fans weren't a huge fan of the change , they still couldn't help but enjoy what was going on.
"Trenty!" Marina squealed as Yui scoffed.
"So that was her plan, just a simple switching? That's so cliche."
"Cherry cherry boy, cherry cherry girl, I run past you." Trent sang, strolling one side of the stage.
"See? They love it." Marie chirped.
Nero grumbled a bit and looked at the stats. His eyes widened at how much positive female reception they were getting.
"B-but I don't understand-that damn little red head was right!" Nero finally groaned.
Iris scoffed a bit as Violet just smiled. It felt like how Arey got in.
"Cherry cherry boy cherry cherry girl, come chase after me!" Trent sang.
Emerald sniffled a bit, so happy for her nephew. Bubbles started to fill the area as the song's end came.
"Cherry cherry boy cherry cherry girl, you run past me. Cherry cherry boy cherry cherry girl, splashing in the waves."
The song ended and the crowd erupted in cheers. Niro grumbled a bit, then something clicked.
"Did...did he use his aura on the crowd?" He asked Kala.
Kala typed a bit before looking at her screen.
"Um...nope. No he didn't." She said.
Nero's eyes widened as he watched Trent being embraced by his friends.
"He...he won over the crowd without using his aura?" He questioned as Emerald got up.
"What? He doesn't even have one, didn't you know that?" She asked before going over to her nephew.
Niro sat there, thinking all of this over. No aura, and no Sueronian persona he created? It was all just him?
Niro watched as Emerald hugged him.
"Huh...well played."
Sage blasted a beam of energy at Willow as she dodged it, firing back at him.
This was getting ridiculous, no matter how hard the team tried to go at him he was just too fast! Some of the buildings were starting to get wrecked because of the damages brought on by Sage, and the upbeat pop music wasn't helping.
"Come on! Is this really the best Willow Clint can do?" Sage taunted as Willow quickly got up.
"Sage you need to take off one of those power sources. You're hurting yourself." Willow demanded.
Sage looked at his arms, the purple veins pulsing intensely. He kept ignoring the growing pain that was flowing through him.
"Strange...I don't feel a lick of pain!" He laughed before throwing another electric fireball at her.
She tried to dodge it but her foot got hit, causing her to fall to the ground. Antauri growled as the team caught up with him.
Willow groaned and held her foot, feeling intense pain. Sage walked over to her, the fire and electricity dancing wildly in his hand.
"So I guess this is how the amazing Willow ends, destroyed by the image of her best friend!" Sage laughed but before he could let her have it, Antauri jumped on his back.
"Hey!" Sage growled, trying to get him off.
"You...leave...her...alone!" Antauri yelled, trying to get to the crystal off of him.
"Antauri!" Willow exclaimed.
Antauri grabbed the string where the crystal was. Something then wrapped around his waist and pulled him away. It was a black dragon tail that Sage now had as he grabbed Antauri by the scruff of his neck. He panted, pissed. He then smiled through his teeth.
"You're a bit too slow there, buddy." He said before punching him in the stomach.
"Antauri!" Willow yelled as the team tried to get to him, but a wall of white fire blocked their way. Sage sneered as he held Antauri up.
"You know Antauri? I don't get your attraction to this girl at all, I mean come on! Half of her species is a bunch of imperialistic and annoying bitches. She is temperamental, violent, and annoying as hell! Why would you feel any sort of positive feeling in the first place? Oh yeah! Her aura did all the work!" Trent huffed.
Willow felt like someone punched her in the stomach.
"Y-you're wro-!" Antauri began before he was thrown to a wall, his systems shutting off.
"Antauri!" Everyone yelled.
Willow froze, watching Antauri fall to the ground. Her stomach felt cold as her hands shook.
"No..."
Otto ran over to him and held him up.
"Don't worry I got-!" A electric fire ball came at him as Otto dodged, holding onto Antauri.
"Nope! He's staying like that!" Sage huffed, about to go after him when he heard a dark growl.
Sage turned as Willow struggled to get up, a pitch black aura surrounding her body. She glared at him, her eyes as red as blood.
"How dare you hurt him!" She yelled her voice sounding distorted.
"Willy?!" Amanda called out, worried.
The team fearfully looked on as black scales grew on Willow's arms and legs and large black wings grew from her back. Her teeth sharpened as she snarled. Everyone, minus Sage, backed up.
"You will pay for your actions and words!"
Sage blinked. So this was her when she loses control, how very interesting. It was also too hilarious.
"It's not like I was lying or anything." He said.
Willow growled and breathed fire at him.
"Willow you need to calm down!" Chiro yelled.
"You don't tell me what to do!" Willow growled as she went after Sage, burning whatever was in her way. Before anyone could do anything, Willow tried to blast Sage down, but a building collapsed and fell instead.
Everyone turned to each other as Otto reactivated Antauri. She's lost control.
Oh shit this ain't good. See you in the next update and thanks for reading!
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