"HELLO PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!" Chloe screamed, Sam beaming beside her. "WELCOME BACK TO TOTAL DRAMA MUSIC!"
"TODAY THE CONTESTANTS HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMING WAR SONGS FOR THE VOTERS AT HOME AND IN THE STUDIO!" Sam continued on. The two were standing on the stage for a change, waiting for the competition to commence.
"THEY KNOW THE RULES! EACH CONTESTANT MUST SING ONE WAR SONG OF THEIR CHOICE TO THE IMAGINARY AUDIENCE IN THEIR HEADS!"
"Because Chris doesn't want a real audience in his mansion..." Sam added a bit quieter before regaining her naturally loud voice. "AND, OF COURSE, CHLOE, CHRIS AND I WILL BE HERE TO JUDGE THEIR ASSES OFF! WHY?"
"BECAUSE WE CAN!" The second co-host bellowed, her voice echoing throughout the auditorium.
At that moment a very confused looking Jesse stuck his head out from the east wing of the stage, hands covering his ears. "WHY ARE WE SHOUTING?"
"And I repeat," Chloe replied, "BECAUSE WE CAN!"
"ON WITH THE SHOW!"
Backstage
"You look nervous," Sami whispered into Alexander's ear. She was kneeling on the table behind him, unable to reach his height otherwise. He hadn't heard her approach and jumped slightly forward, the nerves definitely getting the better of him.
"I guess I just get freaked that I might be the next to leave," he replied honestly, turning to face his sort-of-girlfriend. He pulled on a strand of her now red hair as she tried to pull it away from her face. Sighing, Sami let it fall back down, curtaining her face. "You look like you washed with a velvet cupcake," Alex joked. Sami smiled. At least he didn't hate it.
"Dude, you look freaked." Kat turned her attention to James who had been trying to get her attention for the past ten minutes. "Are you okay, Kat?" The concerned teenage boy asked, noticing that she didn't look quite as red-cheeked as usual.
"What if I'm next to go?" She sounded genuinely concerned.
"You're an amazing singer, Kat," James reminded her, wrapping a comforting arm around her shoulders. "I'll probably go before you do." Though the thought itself didn't make her feel any better, Kat did cheer up at the thought of James at least trying. But she was determined to not let either of them get voted out before at least getting him to hook up with Martin.
Natalie peeked out at the 'judges' from behind the curtain. Sam and Chris were in a heated argument over something Natalie couldn't understand (though it looked as if Sam was winning the debate), and Chloe was fighting a dark haired girl who seemed determined to put make-up on the co-host, but Chloe was having none of it.
The crew was still setting everything up down there, so Natalie knew it could have been a long while before any of them got to go out on stage. She was too busy worrying over her song selection to hear Matt sneaking up behind her. But the moment Natalie realized he was there, she moved away.
"Nat-"
"Save it," she quickly replied. "I'm not ready to hear what you have to say, Matt." Natalie took off for the bathroom, not letting anyone see her tears.
Matt stood awkwardly, absent mindedly rubbed the back of his neck, mumbling something to himself about only wanting to say 'good luck'. Luckily no one was looking at him.
R.
"I want to forgive him!" Natalie cried, pure honesty coating her shaky voice. "I just...don't know how."
"I screwed up with Tonia, I understand that," Troy muttered more to himself than the camera. He let out a deep sigh. "Why did I do this?"
Martin, being one of the few happy contestants, sat on the stool with a smile on his face. "Dana's getting back to her usual self again," he beamed with pride. "Not that she's over the whole diary thing yet...But we're still friends at least."
Stage
"Sami," Maddi, Chris McLean's assistant and the girl who had been fighting Chloe over make-up, called to the crowd of teenagers. "They're ready for you now." The teenage girl nodded her head in reply and sucked up a deep breath, walking onto the stage with as much confidence as she could muster. Alex wasn't the only nervous one.
As soon as she heard the music, Sami sunk into her groove,
"Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local Vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read but nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home."
Sami gave a fleeting smile and dashed into Alexander's waiting arms off stage, almost knocking into Martin who was making his way to the stage.
The Indian boy stood shaking; bringing the microphone to his lips he began to sing,
"Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one."
Martin bowed his head, staring down at the three judges. Sam held a hand to her heart and Chloe was in near tears while Chris seemed totally unbothered by it all. The teen boy left the stage and Troy took his place, guitar in hand.
"Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends
like my father's come to pass
seven years has gone so fast
wake me up when September ends
here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are
as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when September ends
summer has come and passed
the innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends
ring out the bells again
like we did when spring began
wake me up when September ends
here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
drenched in my pain again
becoming who we are
as my memory rests
but never forgets what I lost
wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
wake me up when September ends
like my father's come to pass
twenty years has gone so fast
wake me up when September ends
wake me up when September ends
wake me up when September ends."
Troy ran a hand over his face, carting himself and the guitar backstage. Tonia gave him a small smile, but still hadn't had a proper conversation with him. He returned it, taking a seat by James and Kat instead of disrupting Tonia and Daniella's conversation with Astoria.
Matt was up next. He wished he could have seen Natalie's face for some encouragement, but she still hadn't returned from the rest room. Matt was worried for her, but he knew now was the time to perform. He could try and talk again later.
"One more depending on a prayer
And we all look away
People pretending everywhere
It's just another day
There's bullets flying through the air
And they still carry on
We watch it happen over there
And then just turn it off
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
We must stand together
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
There's no giving in
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
Hand in hand forever
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's when we all win
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win
They tell us everything's alright
And we just go along
How can we fall asleep at night
When something's clearly wrong
When we could feed a starving world
With what we throw away
But all we serve are empty words
That always taste the same
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
We must stand together
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
There's no giving in
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
Hand in hand forever
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's when we all win
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win
The right thing to guide us
Is right here inside us
No one can divide us
When the light is nearly gone
But just like a heartbeat
The drumbeat carries on
And the drumbeat carries on
Just like a heart beat
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
We must stand together
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
There's no giving in
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
Hand in hand forever
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's when we all win
Hey, yeah, yeah, hey, yeah
That's, that's, that's when we all win
That's, that's, that's when we all win."
Matt spied Natalie watching him with the other contestants. Without so much as an acknowledgment towards the judges, Matt raced towards his girl. Natalie didn't pull away this time and let him embrace her.
Kat scooted past the affectionate scene, James shoving her in the right direction. With one last look at her friend, he gave her a double thumbs up, she walked onto the stage and took her place in front of the microphone.
"Paranoia is in bloom,
The PR, transmissions will resume
They'll try to, push drugs that keep us all dumbed down
And hope that, we will never see the truth around
(So come on)
Another promise, another seed
Another, packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed
And all the, green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
(So come on)
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
So come on
Interchanging mind control
Come let the, revolution takes its toll
If you could, flick the switch and open your third eye
You'd see that, we should never be afraid to die
(So come on)
Rise up and take the power back
It's time the, fat cats had a heart attack
You know that, their time's coming to an end
We have to, unify and watch our flag ascend
(So come on)
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
So come on
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
So come on."
Kat came down from her high with a smile. She did love performing. Chris waved her off stage to where Martin, James and Dana were waiting for her. James pulled her into a friendly hug while Martin rubbed her back, whispering, "You did great" to her. Dana was vibrating on the spot, watching Marianna take the stage.
"Run, run, run away
Buy yourself another day
A cold wind's whispering secrets in your ear
So low only you can hear
Run, run, run and hide
Somewhere no one else can find
Tall trees bend and lean pointing where to go
Where you will still be all alone
Don't you fret, my dear
It'll all be over soon
I'll be waiting here for you
Run fast as you can
No one has to understand
Fly high across the sky from here to kingdom come
Fall back down to where you're from
Don't you fret, my dear
It'll all be over soon
I'll be waiting here for you
For you, for you
Don't you fret, my dear
(Don't you fret, my dear)
It'll all be over soon
(It'll all be over soon)
I'll be waiting here
Don't you fret, my dear
It'll be over soon
I'll be waiting here for you
For you, For you
Run, Run, Run Away
Run, Run, Run Away."
Marianna wasn't smiling like the others had mostly been. She let Jesse kiss her before retreating towards the main part of the mansion, not feeling up to mingling with the others anymore.
Up next was Alexander. Sami shot him a friendly smile, not daring to give him the good luck kiss she desperately wanted to. No one knew of their relationship yet.
Alex sucked up a deep breath and headed to the stage.
"Put on your war paint
You are a brick tied to me that's dragging me down
Strike a match and I'll burn you to the ground
We are the jack-o-lanterns in July
Setting fire to the sky
Here, here comes this rising tide
So come on
Put on your war paint
Cross walks and crossed hearts and hope-to-dies
Silver clouds with grey linings
So we can take the world back from a heart attack
One maniac at a time we will take it back
You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start
So dance alone to the beat of your heart
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Wearing our vintage misery
No, I think it looked a little better on me
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Bring home the boys and scrap scrap metal the tanks
Get hitched, make a career out of robbing banks
Because the world is just a teller and we are wearing black masks
"You broke our spirit," says the note we pass
So we can take the world back from a heart attack
One maniac at a time we will take it back
You know time crawls on when you're waiting for the song to start
So dance alone to the beat of your heart
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Wearing our vintage misery
No, I think it looked a little better on me
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Put on your war paint
The war is won
Before it's begun
Release the doves
Surrender love
(Wave the white flag!)
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Wearing our vintage misery
No, I think it looked a little better on me
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Hey young blood
Doesn't it feel like our time is running out?
I'm gonna change you like a remix
Then I'll raise you like a phoenix
Put on your war paint."
None of these songs were particularly happy. War wasn't an upbeat topic to sing about. Alex left the stage feeling a weight on his chest. Lucky for him Sami was waiting to cheer him up like she always did.
Lastly was Daniella, giving her step-brother a small smile and a wink before disappearing to the other side of the curtain. She wasn't as confident without Zack there, egging her on in his little way from the wings, but Daniella knew she had to get through it.
"(Fall apart, we don't fall apart)
Fall apart, we don't fall apart
I'll bet you didn't think that the more you'd try to kill us
The more we'd rise up, the more we'd wise up
I bet you got hands full trying to dilute us
You've hit a brick wall, won't weaken our resolve
(We've already given away
What you're trying to take, what you're trying to take)
But when you've died a thousand deaths, what's one more?
We look you in the eyes and we say, and we say
"Seize our families, take our homes away!
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart"
I guess you would be willing
To disown their lives, to say their goodbyes
I don't think you have any idea just what you're killing
We will walk on, we live on
(Who is the fool who gives what he can't save)
To gain the one thing that nobody can take?
Though it may cost us everything, we look you in the eyes and we say
"Seize our families, take our homes away!
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart
Body after body to the grave
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart"
Death without love profits nothing
I must be still alive
(I must be still alive!)
Seize our families, take our homes away!
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart
Body after body to the grave
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart
Seize our families, take our homes away!
We don't fall apart, we don't fall apart..."
Daniella walked away and Chris stretched in his seat. He quickly disappeared, leaving the two co-hosts to man the rest of the show, as per usual.
Sam and Chloe turned to each other, but Sam's heart was not in the discussion over who was totally rocking and who was totally flopping. She glanced up quick enough to see the disappearing face of her girlfriend- at least she hoped she could still call her that. Astoria had been getting chummy with Daniella the past few days, and even though Chloe told her to not read into it so much, Sam couldn't help herself from feeling slightly jealous.
Backstage
"Tonia, wait up," Troy called out. The platinum haired girl stopped in the doorway back to the mansion, turning to face the boy in question. "I just wanted to say-"
"Don't worry about it, Troy," Tonia shyly smiled at him. "I get that you care about winning the competition. So do I. We're still friends, don't sweat it." And she let the door swing shut behind her, leaving an ashen looking Troy behind, mentally beating himself up. Jesse, on his way back to the mansion himself, clapped him on the back, stating, "You tried," before disappearing after Tonia himself.
Sami's Bedroom
"You did amazing, Alex!" The now red-headed girl cried towards her panicking boyfriend. Alexander wasn't so sure of his performance, but his girlfriend was determined to tell him the opposite. The two had made themselves quite comfy on Sami's bed, wrapped up in each other's arms, hidden away from the rest of the contestants. However, they were interrupted by the dinging of Sami's phone, her alarm going off at the designated time. She mumbled something that Alex thought was a curse word, bolting to sit upright and turn off the noise.
"What's that?"
"I-Uh...You have to go," she replied a little hastily. "I h-have some- some stuff I have to do right now." She leaned over the bed and kissed his cheek, showing him towards the door.
"But-"
"I'll see you later," she half-smiled, but it wasn't as genuine as her smiles usually were.
Living room
"And so ends another challenge in McLean Mansion," Chloe spoke with a scary calm in her voice. It was a strange contrast to the commotion going on in the rest of the mansion. "Sam couldn't be here...For personal reasons...Which ya'll will find out about next week, after the elimination ceremony!" There was a loud crash heard overhead, but the co-host didn't flinch. "Now, you viewers at home heard all these contestants at home had to offer today! And now you get to vote for who you want to SEND HOME! Remember to give us a call on the R-E-V-I-E-W number on your screen below, and I'll see you next time on Total. Drama. MUSIC!"
A/N: You heard me, VOTE!
Whether you have a character in this or not, you have the right to a vote! Who do you want to SEND HOME?
I'm not one to pick who I want to send home...But I actually have two preferences! SHIT, I'M SUCH A BAD PERSON! I won't be voting, of course...But still!
James Jesse Dana Astoria Tonia Natalie
That is the list of characters who didn't sing because they do not have creators at the moment! So, if you are interested in taking on one of those characters, please review or PM me! Basically taking on a characters just means picking out a song for them to sing during the competition, with the added bonus of adding in any plots you have in mind or just little things you wanna change (like Sami's hair now being red!). It's easy enough and I hope some of ya'll will be up for it!
That is if these characters make it through the elimination ceremony next week...:O!
Oh yeah, Maddi made another cameo appearance! Maddi is ThatSuperHotSexyBookWorm aka my best friend! She enjoys being put in this story XD She made an appearance before, I believe...And now she's back =P
I'm actually quote good with adding characters into this story, in case you hadn't noticed...I won't add in any more contestants, but if you have an OC to shove in there somewhere, I'm pretty okay with that (Mandy, Harley, Scarletta etc.)
SO VOTE FOR WHO YOU WANNA SEND HOME!
Thanks for reading, please review (:
Love ChloeRhiannonX
