CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
SINGING SHOWDOWN!
Ever heard the phrase "Life flashing before you eyes"? Well, as Nick was lying on the floor of the underground hideout of Hamsterviel, that's what happened. His life did indeed flash before his eyes, and one memory stood out in particular…an event…
When he'd really, so happily been glad to be a part of Lilo's household…
PRECISELY THREE DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH SPOOKY…
Nick woke up with a jolt. "AAA!" He screamed. It had been another bad dream. A very, VERY bad dream.
"What's wrong?" Lilo asked him. She woke up, rubbing her eyes. Stitch was also awake, and he looked at Nick for an answer. Nick gulped. "I…I keep having bad dreams…about…about him…"
"That thing in the cloak?"
"Yeah, "thing" is a good word…"
"Well, don't worry. You just need something else to get your mind off of it."
"Like what?"
"Something'll come up…I think." Lilo said.
And as it turned out, she was right. After breakfast, Nick, Lilo and Stitch went to the park with everyone, only to find…
"Look, it's finally happening!"
"What? Oh…all right!" Nick caught sight of the sign Lilo saw in the park. There was a huge sign that proclaimed the start of the karaoke contest that had been put off due to technical difficulties with the karaoke machine…and Spooky going nuts, of course.
"Ooh, ooh, lemme see, lemme see! It says…" Pleakley squinted. "We are allowed to enter four people to represent a household. Great! I wanna sing, I wanna-"
"Oh, no!" Jumba said. "JUMBA will sing."
Lilo gasped. "Wait…YOU…can SING?"
Jumba looked hurt. "COURSE Jumba can sing. In fact, happen to be quite good."
"Then I don't suppose you'd mind putting your money where your big, fat mouth is…father?"
They all whipped around. 621 was there, arms folded. So was Gantu, 625, 561, 627, and Hamsterviel himself.
"WE are entering as well." Hamsterviel told them contemptuously. "As you can see from the sign, the prize is…heh-heh…QUITE interesting."
Lilo looked it over again. "Ooh…the winning household wins a three-day trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida! All expenses paid!"
Nani's heart skipped a beat. "Did…did you just say…Disney World?"
"Yes. Ahh…you want to go there badly, don't you?" 561 realized. "I can read you like a book."
"Read THIS." Lilo said, sticking her tongue out.
625 snickered. "Spunky. Anyway, we're not here to fight. We're here to sing!"
"Ditto."
Victoria, Keoni, Page and Crystallene came up from behind them. "We're entering as a household as well." Victoria explained. Page and Crystallene had dressed up. Both were wearing sunglasses and pants. Crystallene had a baseball cap covering her head, and rings on her fingers. Page had a simple white t-shirt and jeans, but he also had a dark grey jacket that was keeping his wings hidden. Unless you knew exactly what they were, they looked pretty much like a pair of fairly normal kids.
"If we win, WE'RE going to Disney World." Victoria said. "Page and Crystallene said they'd be willing to do this and give THEIR seats on the plane to my Dad and Keoni's mom if we bring them back some souvenirs."
Page nodded. "Indeed. I always wanted a little poster signed by Mickey Mouse, to tell the truth…"
"Don't think you'll win."
"That voice…MYRTLE EDMONDS." Lilo spat, turning around quickly. Sure enough, there was Myrtle Edmonds and her posse. "If WE win, all of us are going…of course, my Mom will be supervising us."
"Of course. Because you alone in Disney World with your friends is like letting a dingo loose in maternity ward." Lilo grumbled.
"I heard that!" Myrtle spat. "You're just jealous, Weird-Lo. Me and my girls are going to win for sure! We've got a song picked out and everything that we'll all sing together!"
"You'll have to beat US first!" Victoria laughed.
"AND us! I'm REALLY good at singing this one song!" Lilo said, stomping her foot.
"Don't forget us!" 627 growled, grinning nastily.
Nick rubbed the back of his head. "Oh boy. Why do I get the feeling this is going to be messy?"
"You'd better not cheat." Lilo told Hamsterviel, who looked offended.
"What? You think I'd cheat?"
"Yeaaaah!" All of the good guys yelled at the same time.
Hamsterviel flinched. "I'm not going to do any shenanigans."
"Shenanigans?" Jumba exclaimed. "THAT is what you are calling actions? Shenanigans?"
"Yes." Hamsterviel said, giving them his best "Innocent" expression.
"Hey, I know a lot about shenanigans. I've done shenanigans." Lilo said. "Yeah, me too." Nick said. "OUR shenanigans are cheeky and fun!"
"And yours are so cruel and…tragic!" Pleakley exclaimed.
"Which makes them not really shenanigans…" Jumba thought out loud.
"I love shenanigans!" 625 laughed.
"I swear to God I'll pistol-whip the next guy who says "shenanigans"!!!" Gantu snarled.
And so, about ten minutes later, they all signed up in groups. First up would be Jumba, singing for Lilo's household. Then would be Nick, then Myrtle and her posse.
The stage in the park was being watched by what seemed to be, and probably was, most of the townspeople. (Hey, what else were they gonna do? It was a slow kind of day, and this was interesting.) Jumba looked at all of them, then brushed his hair back.
"All right." He said. He looked at Charlie, who was in charge of the karaoke machine. (He'd volunteered) "Playing fourth song on second list, please." He requested.
Charlie nodded and started the music.
BGM: White and Nerdy, by Weird Al Yancovic
Jumba began to bump his hips to the music.
They see me
mowin'…my front lawn!
I know they're all thinking I'm so
white n'nerdy!
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy…
Think
I'm just too white n' nerdy…
Can't you see I'm white n'
nerdy?
Look at me, I'm white n' nerdy!
I wanna roll
with…the gangsters!
But so far they all think I'm too white n'
nerdy!
Think I'm just
too white n' nerdy…
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy…
I'm
just too white n' nerdy…
Really, really white n'
nerdy!
First in my class here at M.I.T.
Got skills, I'm a
Champion of DND!
MC Escher that's my favorite MC,
Keep your
40, I'll just have an Earl Grey tea!
My rims never spin to the
contrary…
You'll find they're quite stationary!
All of my
action figures are cherry…
Steven Hawking's in my library!
My MySpace page
is all totally pimped out…
I got people begging for my top 8
spaces!
Yo I know Pi to a million places!
Ain't got no
grills but I still wear braces!
I order all of
my sandwiches with mayonnaise…
I'm a whiz at minesweeper I can
play for days…
Once you see my sweet moves you're gonna stay
amazed,
my fingers movin' so fast I'll set the place ablaze!
There's no
killer app I haven't run…
At Pascal, well, I'm number 1…
Do
vector calculus just for fun…
I ain't got a gat but I gotta
soldering gun!
Happy days is my
favorite theme song,
I can sure kick your butt in a game of ping
pong!
I'll ace any trivia quiz you bring on…
I'm fluent
in Java Script as well as Klingon!
They see me roll on…my
Segway!
I know in my heart they think I'm white n'
nerdy!
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy…
Think I'm
just too white n' nerdy…
Can't you see I'm white n'
nerdy?
Look at me I'm white n' nerdy!
I'd like to roll
with…the gangsters…
Although it's apparent I'm too white
n' nerdy!
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy…
I'm just
too white n' nerdy…
How'd I get so white n' nerdy?
I've
been browsing, inspectin'…
X-men comics you know I collect
'em!
The pens in my pocket, I must protect 'em!
My
ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored…
Shopping online
for deals on some writable media…
I edit Wikipedia!
I
memorized Holy Grail really well…
I can recite it right now and
have you ROTFLOL!?!
I got a business
doing websites…
When my friends need some code
who-do-they-call?
I do HTML for them all…
Even made a
homepage for my dawg!
Yo! Got myself a
fanny pack…
they were having a sale down at the GAP…
Spend
my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
POP POP! Hope no one sees
me…gettin' freaky!
I'm nerdy in the extreme and whiter
than sour cream…
I was in AV club and Glee club and even the
chess team!
Only question I ever thought was hard…
Was "do
I like Kirk or do I like Picard?"
Spend every weekend at the
renaissance fair…
Got my name on my under wear!
"Now THAT'S nerdy." Nick said out loud.
They see me strollin'…they
laughin'…
And rollin' their eyes 'cuz I'm so white n'
nerdy…
Just because I'm white n' nerdy…
Just because
I'm white n' nerdy…
All because I'm white n' nerdy…
Holy
cow, I'm white n' nerdy!
I wanna bowl
with…the gangsters…
but oh well it's obvious I'm white n'
nerdy!
Think I'm just too white n' nerdy…
Think I'm
just too white n' nerdy…
I'm just too white n' nerdy…
Look
at me, I'm white n' nerdy!
(Music ends.)
Everyone cheered. That had been a great rendition! Who knew Jumba could rap?
Jumba was sweating like a diseased yak, but he looked very happy. And oddly enough, Hamsterviel was looking at him with an expression of…well, pride!
"Not bad." He told Jumba in a lighter tone. Then he walked off. Jumba blinked a few times, first with his larger eyes, then with his smaller ones. Then he approached Nick.
"Good luck." He told him. Nick nodded.
"Uh…all right, all right." He said. "It's gonna be a tough act to follow."
He walked on the stage and bowed melodramatically. Then he turned to Charlie.
"Hey Charlie! I didn't know you knew how to do this!"
"Well, I got lotsa hobbies." Charlie said happily. "Which one?"
Nick thought about it. "Hmm…I know! The first one on the fourth list!"
BGM: Accidentally in Love, by Counting Crows
As the music began, Nick snapped his fingers to the beat. Then he turned and pointed right at Lilo. "This one's for you, Lilo!" He shouted. Lilo blushed.
Nick face the audience and took a deep breath, positioning himself just right. As the song played and he sang, he danced in tune to it.
So she said "What's
the problem baby?"…
What's the problem? I don't know,
Well…maybe I'm in love… (love)
Think about it, every
time I think about it…
Can't stop thinking 'bout her!
How
much longer will it take to cure this?
Just to cure it cuz I can't
ignore it if it's love…(love)
Makes me wanna turn around and
face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love!
Come on, come
on!
Turn a little faster…
Come on, come on!
The world will
follow after!
Come on, come on!
Because everybody's after
loooooooovvveee…uooowooaahhh loooooove!
So I said I'm a
snowball running!
Running down into the spring that's coming,
all this love!
Melting under blue skies, belting out
sunlight-shimmering love!
Well baby I surrender…
To the
strawberry ice cream
never-ever end of all this love!
Well I
didn't mean to do it…
But there's no escaping your love!
He began dashing around the stage, jumping high and far, finally landing in front of Lilo, supercharged as he sang and sang!
These lines of
lightning
Mean we're never alone,, never alone…no, on!
He jumped back onto the stage and resumed the dancing and singing.
Come on, Come
on!
Move a little closer …
Come on, Come on!
I want to
hear you whisper!
Come on, Come on…
Settle down inside my
loooooooove…ohhh, looooove!
Come on, come on…
Jump a
little higher!
Come on, come on…
If you feel a little
lighter!
Come on, come on!
We're all once upon a time in
looooooove…oohwoaaah looooove…ooohwoaaah looooove…
We're
accidentally in looooove…
Accidentally in loooooooove,
accidentally in looooove…
Accidentally in
loooooooove, accidentally in looooove…
He began clapping. Others joined in.
Accidentally in
loooooooove, accidentally in looooove…
Accidentally in
loooooooove, accidentally in looooove!
Accidentally!
I'm
In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm
in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally!
I'm In Love, I'm
in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm
in Love,
Accidentally!
Come on, come on…
Spin a
little tighter!
Come on, come on…
And the world's a little
brighter!
Come on, come on!
Just get yourself inside
her…
Love-love-love...I'm in looove!
(Music ends)
Everyone went crazy. They cheered, standing up and giving him a standing ovation. "Niiiice!" 625 admitted. Nick walked off the stage as Myrtle and her posse took over. He looked over at Lilo and the others.
"Um…did I go over the top?"
"Totally. But it worked well." Lilo told him.
"Yeah, really well." Pleakley said.
"Ih! Bootifa plenty!" Stitch told him.
Nick's face turned red with embarrassment. "Aw, shucks, guys…hmm. Wonder what Myrtle and her friends will sing?"
They soon found out…
BGM: Wonderful, by Everclear
I closed my eyes
when I got too sad,
I thought thoughts that I know were
bad…
Closed my eyes and I counted to ten…
Hoped it's over
when I open them!
I want the things that I had before,
Like
a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door…
Now I wish I could count
to ten…
Make everything be wonderful again!
Hoped my mom
and I hoped my dad,
Would figure out why they get so mad!
I
heard them scream, I heard them fight…
They said bad words that
make me wanna cry!
Closed my eyes when I go to bed…
And
I'd…dream of angels who'd make me smile!
I felt better when
I heard them say:
"Everything will be wonderful
someday"…
Promises mean everything when you're
little…
And the worlds so-big!
(So big!)
I just don't
understand how…
She can smile with all those tears in her
eyes
And tell me "everything is wonderful now"!
(Na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na…Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!)
I go to school and I run and play…
I tell the kids
that it's all okay!
I laugh aloud so my friends won't know…
When
the bell rings I just don't-wanna-go-home!
Go to my room and
I close my eyes..
I make believe that I have a new life!
I
don't believe you when you say…
That everything will be
wonderful someday!
Promises mean everything when you're
little…
And the world is so-big!
(So big!)
I just don't
understand how…
She can smile with all those tears in her
eyes
When you tell me "everything is wonderful now"!
(Na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na…Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!)
Myrtle closed her eyes tight. Nick realized suddenly…
This…this was a like a catharsis for her…
No!
No, I don't
wanna hear you tell me "everything is wonderful now"!
No!
No,
I don't wanna hear you tell me "everything is wonderful now"!
I
don't wanna hear you say
That I will "understand someday"!
No! No! No! No!
I don't wanna
hear you say
"You both have grown in a different way"!
No! No! No! No!
I don't wanna
meet your friends…
And I don't wanna start over again!
I just
want my life to be the same,
Just like it used-to-be!
Some days I hate
everything…
I hate everything…
Everyone and
everything!
Please don't tell me "everything is wonderful
now"…
(Na,
na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-naa-na, na,
na-na-na-na-naa-na…Please don't tell me everything is wonderful
now!)
No-oh-ohh ! Please don't tell me everything is wonderful noooooowwwwwwwwwwwww! Now, now!
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!
(Na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-naa-na, na, na-na-na-na-naa-na…Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!)
I don't wanna hear you tell me…
I dont wanna
hear you tell me everything is wonderful noooooowwwwww! No-oh-ohh!
Please don't tell me everything is wonderful now!
Ooh yeah, yeah, everything is wonderful now…
Ooh, yeah everything is wonderful now…
Everything is wonderful now…
(Music ends.)
Nobody said anything at first. Then, finally…
Clapping. From Lilo. Slow clapping, which was soon picked up by Nick and Stitch. Then everyone else began to clap. Myrtle brushed tears away and walked off the stage.
She was smiling.
"Happy you did so well?" Nick asked.
"No…just…I think I saw my dad out there." She said. "It was like one moment he was there under this tree, and then…"
Nick understood. Lilo also nodded. "Yeah, I…I know what you mean. He didn't want to miss you perform."
Next up were Crystallene and Page. They got on the stage and bowed respectfully, and then Page turned to Charlie.
"Could you pick the song I talked about earlier with you?"
"Sure thing!"
"Wait, you two know each other?" Nick asked.
Page nodded. "Be as innocent as doves but wise as serpents." He recited from the Bible. "Charlie and I are good friends. He often comes and helps with the gathering of blessings on Sunday."
"Wow. Charlie gets around." Nick thought out loud.
BGM: Take A Ride, by Everlife
I don't blame
Hollywood…I don't blame my neighborhood!
Big is the bad,
nobody has to be sad…pick our excuse or keep the one we had!
No
one wants a tragedy…only a re-me-dyyyyy!
All-I-wan-ted…
Was a second chance to live again!
All-I-need-ed…
Was to know that I can really see again!
Call me
freak…call me a poser…
You know I like to ride with the Holy
Ghost!
And do you wanna take a riiiiide, c'mon people step
insiiiiide!
Bittersweet, sin treat…tastes great, but what a
fate!
If I do what I do cause I don't care about you…
All I
can be...no one will ever see!
No one wants a
tragedy…only a remedy!
Only a remedy!
All-I-wan-ted…
Was a second chance to live again!
All-I-need-ed…
Was to know that I can really see again!
Call me
freak…call me a poser…
You know I like to ride with the Holy
Ghost!
And do you wanna take a riiiiide, c'mon people step
insiiiiide!
Oh, take a ride, oh-oh, take a ride, oh-oh…
Step
inside, oh-oh…second chance to live agaaaaiiiin!
All I
wanted...All I wanted….
All I needed…All I needed…
Oh-oh!
All-I-wan-ted…
Was a second chance…yeah to live again!
All-I-need-ed…I need-to-know-to-see again!
Call me
freak…call me a poser…
I'm gonna ride with the Holy
Ghost!
And do you wanna take a riiiiide, do you wanna…
Do you wanna take a ride?
Yeaaaaaaaah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah…
Oh
yeeaaaah...
I wanna take-I
wanna take a ride!
(Music ends.)
Page and Crystallene bowed. People whistled and cheered as they walked off the stage. "Wow. You guys got great rhythm together." Lilo complimented.
Crystallene kissed on the cheek. The little winged experiment blushed. "It…it was nothing, really!" He insisted, turning beet red.
"Bravo, cousin. Bravo."
561 was behind them, clapping slowly. "Not a bad little performance at all. Commendable indeed. But, uh, I do believe that you are about to be, as they say…owned."
621 and 627 walked on the stage. They had costumes on to disguise their appearance too. Using holographic projectors, they had disguised themselves. They now looked like kids. 627 a backwards baseball cap, black gloves, a red football jersey and a scar on his cheek, for "toughness". He also had a gold ring on his finger. 621 had on dark sunglasses, a black leather jacket and a single black armband on his arm.
"You sure you wanna do this?" 621 asked 627, who nodded. "Together or not at all. That's what I said, and I meant it! Let's teach these humans what it REALLY means to sing!" He turned to Charlie, snapping. "Alright! The sixth song on the fifth list!"
Charlie nodded cheerily and turned the music on.
BGM: I Found A Way, by Drake Bell
I never thought that it'd be so simple but…I found a way, I found a waa-aaay!
I always thought
it'd be too crazy but…I found a way, I found a waa-aaay!
If
you open up your miiiiiind…see what's inside!
It's gonna take some time to realiiiiize!
But if you loooook inside, I'm suuure you'll fiiiiiiiiind…
Over your shoulder, you know that I told you…
"I'll always be pickin' you up when you're dooowwwn!"
So just turn arrrooooouuuund!
Now that I know that
anything's possible…I found a way, I found a waa-aaay!
No one
can break what's so unbreakable…I found a way, I found a
waa-aaay!
If you open up your miiiiind…see what's inside!
It's gonna take some time to realiiiiize!
But if you loooook inside, I'm suuure you'll fiiiiiiiiind…
Over your shoulder, you know that I told you…
"I'll always be pickin' you up when you're dooowwwn!"
So just turn arrrooooouuuund!
621 grinned and stepped forward, posing.
No one cares…what you give…you know ya gotta-
627 now stepped forward, singing out a line.
Live like ya wanna
live!
621 stepped forward again!
When it's time…to be free…know that you gotta…
627 one more time!
Be what you wanna
be!
If you open up your
miiiiiind…see what's inside!
It's gonna take some time to realiiiiize!
But if you loooook inside, I'm suuure you'll fiiiiiiiiind…
Over your shoulder, you know that I told you…
"I'll always be pickin' you up when you're dooowwwn!"
So just turn arrrooooouuuund!
Oooooh,
ooooh-wooooh-oooooh!
(Music ends.)
621 and 627 got back to back and raised up their fists in a pose, 621 the left and 627 the right as they looked right at the audience.
A few moments later, said audience cheered and whooped. They were very impressed.
The two of them walked off the stage. "Beat THAT." 627 sneered at Victoria and Keoni, who were next. 561 let a small smile slip onto his lips, and then he made a quick kissy-lips at Lilo before walking off.
Nick rubbed the back of his head. "I hate to admit it…but…well…that was pretty dang good…"
Victoria and Keoni walked on stage. They bowed and looked at each other. "Ready?" Keoni asked. "Ready." She said. "Charlie, the first song on the third list."
BGM: Who Says You Can't Go Home, by Bon Jovi (Featuring Jennifer Nettles)
I spent 20 years
trying to get out of this place…
I was looking for something I
couldn't replace…
I was running away from the only thing I've
ever knooooown!
Like a blind dog
without a bone…
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone…
I
hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gooooold!
I been there,
done that and I ain't lookin' back on the seeds I've
sown,
Saving dimes, spending too much time on the
telephooooone!
Who says you can't go home?
Who says you
can't go home?
There's only one place they call me one of
their own!
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stooooone…
Who says you can't go home?
Who says you
can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of
fact…
There's only one place left I want to gooooo…
Who says you can't go home?
It's alright,
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright!
I
went as far as I could, I tried to find a new face…
There isn't
one of these lines that I would erase…
I lived a million miles
of memories on that roooaaaaad!
With every step
I take I know that I'm not alone,
You take the home from the
boy, but not the boy from his home!
These are my streets, the only
life I've ever knoooown…
Who says you can't go home?
Who
says you can't go home?
There's only one place they call me
one of their own!
Just a hometown boy, born a rolling stoooooone…
Who says you can't go home?
Who says you
can't go back, been all around the world and as a matter of
fact…
There's only one place left I want to gooooo! Who says
you can't go home?
It doesn't matter where you are…
It doesn't matter where you gooo!
If it's a
million miles away or just a mile up the road!
Take it in…take
it with you when you goooooo…
Who says you
can't go home?
Who says you can't go back, been all around
the world and as a matter of fact…
There's only one place left
I want to gooooo…
Who says you can't go home?
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's
alright, it's alright…
Who says you can't go home?
It's alright, it's
alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright…
Who
says you can't go home?
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright…
Who says you
can't go home?
(Music ends.)
"Now THAT'S rocking!" Nick shouted, jumping in the air and cheering along with the crowd, who were obviously impressed. All of the performances were great! How could anyone hope to top them?
Well, as it were…
"Lilo, you're up now."
Lilo nodded. She turned around and beamed at the others. "Now watch…and learn."
She strode onto the stage. She turned to Charlie. "Play the song that's on the seventh list." She told him. Charlie beamed. "That song? All right! You go, girl!...I heard that somewhere."
Lilo glanced off stage to Nick. "This one's for my boyfriend! One, two, three, four!"
BGM: I Got Nerve, by Hannah Montana
We haven't met…and
that's OK…'cuz you will be askin' for me one day!
Don't
wanna wait…in line! The moment is mine, believe me!
Don't close…your eyes…'cuz it's a chance worth takin'!
And I think that I can shake you!
I know where I stand, I know who I am!
I would never run
away when life gets bad!
It's everything I see, every part of
me…
Gonna get what I
deseeerrrrve!
I got nerve!
I got, I got, I
got…
Electrified…I'm on a wire!
We're gettin'
together, and we're on fire!
What I said…you heard! Now I got
you spinnin'!
Don't close…your mind…the words I use
are open!
And I think that I can show you…
I know where I stand, I know who I am!
I would never run
away when life gets bad!
It's everything I see, every part of
me…
I know I can change the world, yeah yeah yeah!
I know what ya
like, I know what ya think!
Not afraid to stare you down until you
blink!
It's everything I see, every part of me…
Gonna get
what I deseeeerrrrve!
I got nerve!
You…
You…you…
You need to discoooveerrr…
Whoooo can make you feel freeee!
And I…
I…I…I need to uncoooooveeerrr…
The part of you that's reaching out for me, hey-yeaaaaah!
I know where I stand, I know who I am…
I would never run away when life gets bad…
It's everything I see, every part of me…
I know I can change the world, yeah yeah yeah!
I know what ya
like, I know what ya think!
Not afraid to stare you down until you
blink!
It's everything I see, every part of me…
Gonna get
what I deseeeerrrrve!
I got nerve!
I'm what you waaaaant…I'm what you neeeeeed…
I got nerve!
I'm what you waaaaant…I'm what you neeeeeed…
I know what ya like,
I know what ya think!
Not afraid to stare you down until you
blink!
It's everything I see, every part of me…
Gonna get what I
deseeeerrrrve…
I goooot…
I got nerve!
(Music ends.)
Nick gaped. "Oh…my…God…that was amazing!"
The crowd burst into applause, even giving her a standing ovation, cheering and whooping and hollering. The judges looked like they'd made their decision. Their representative got onto the stage and raised Lilo's hand up. "The winner!" He shouted. Everyone cheered happily, especially Lilo's ohana.
Myrtle "harrumphed" but deep down, she had been impressed by Lilo's performance. Others however…
"No fair no fair no faaaaiiiir!" 627 whined, banging his fists as he lay on his stomach, bawling like a baby. 561 was muttering very cruel ideas on what he wanted to do to Lilo once she was his and 621 just brushed his Mohawk back.
Hamsterviel's whiskers twitched. "I…am…irked." He growled. Stitch stuck his tongue out. "Ha-ha!" He laughed. Hamsterviel raised his hand. "Let us be going." He snapped, and the bad guys walked off. Nick ran up on stage and hugged Lilo, twirling her around in the air. "You did it, you did it!" He shouted.
"Hey…I told you I had this one song I was really good at!" Lilo said. The representative shook her hand. "Congratulations. Your registered household won the contest. You'll be notified of the details of your prize in a few weeks."
Nick grinned. "Wow, we're going to Disney World! And for once, nothing bad has happened when we tried to go up against the bad guys…"
Jumba rubbed his chin. "Indeed…am feeling family is being set up somehow…"
"Aw, relax." Nick said, dismissing Jumba's fears in a gesture. "I'm a superhero. What could happen?"
What could happen indeed…
