Chapter 14: Music Festival Part 3
Alright final part of the Music Festival so first I would like to welcome XLR8 to the cast owned by XLR8 the fox. Second as with past chapter the song lyrics will be in italics and they are not required to read so if you do not want to read them you can skip them as they are not important to the story at all.
"You know you girls really shouldn't be sulking around at night." A gruff sounding voice says as three large looking men walked up to them from the shadows. Based on their attire clearly they meant trouble.
"Oh uh…h-hi." Adagio says shaking
"What are three pretty young ladies such as yourselves doing out here at this time of night?" one of the thugs asks "It's dangerous
"Yeah w-we were just on our way home." Aria stutters.
"Well maybe we could help." Another thug says as they close in on the three.
"Uh…n-no we-we'll be fine." Adagio says as the men grab her and the other two. Adagio goes to scream but the thug puts a hand over her mouth ripping at her clothing.
"Shut up." He says to her
"Hay!" a voice yells making the six look over to see Rage walking down the street "Put them down…now."
"You lost or something red head? Go home!" a thug yells
"Let them go." Rage demands
"Or what?" the thug holding Adagio asks drawing a gun "Give me a good reason to shoot you…make my day!"
"That was a mistake." Rage says as he runs over to the thug who pulls the trigger but by the time he had reacted Rage had grabbed his arm and the bullet went into the air. "That gives me about five minutes to take care of you three before the cops show up." Rage says grabbing the thugs hand forcing it open making the gun drop.
"You are dead kid!" he yells swinging a punch but Rage catches it.
"Too slow!" Rage chuckles before kicking him backwards and catching Adagio as she stumbles forward. Then he slides into the thug holding Aria and punches him in the gut making him release her as well to grab his gut in pain. Then he kicks up a trash can lid and throws it at the thug holding Sonata staggering him as he releases her she kicks him in the crotch and runs over to the other three who were behind Rage as the first thug he attacked stood up and drew a knife he slices at Rage but Rage grabs his arm stopping the attack "You should have listened to me." He says hitting him in the back of the neck knocking him out. After that he and the three Dazzles run off to get away from the thugs.
After they got a long enough distance they stop. "Thank you." Adagio says to Rage
"You're lucky I was out when I was." Rage replies
"What were you doing out so late?" Aria asks
"I was on my way home from a friend's house." Rage replies "Are you okay?"
"Yeah." Adagio says "Thanks to you."
"You guys take care now." Rage says walking off.
The next day at school Rage walks into the building and Adagio walks up to him "Hello Rage thanks again for the help last night."
"As far as anyone is concerned that never happened." Rage says "It's best we forget about it trust me. But what are you doing at CHS aren't you like super famous?"
"We are." Sonata says "We just don't have a record company so we have to do something until we get a new one."
"Right." Rage says "Well I gotta go good luck with getting a new label." He says before walking off. Rage was at his locker grabbing his books when a stranger comes up to him it was a red skinned male with brown eyes shaded to a chestnut color. He was wearing a black shirt with a fire ball on it surrounded by two red fox tails, grey trousers, a white cap with a red fireball symbol on the cap, red and blue shoes, his shoes looked similar to Shadow's, his hair is blue with a dark red stripe, black fingerless gloves and he a medallion with a Ω on it. "Are you new?" Rage asks
"Yeah… I am XLR8 Flare." He replies "I was looking for Chemistry since it is my next class do you have it?"
"You are in luck I do." Rage replies "My name is Rage Chaotic but everyone just calls me Rage good to meet you XLR8." He says extending his hand for a handshake
"I have heard about you from Sonic." He responds, "all of your adventures and everything.' He says meeting the handshake "You can call me XL."
"Well XL follow me I can get you to the Chemistry room." Rage says leading him to the room. After class he and XL head to the practice room where Sonic and Shadow were.
"XL?" Sonic asks going over and the two give each other a bro hug "I see you met Rage."
"Yeah how did you two become friends?" he asks "You and he are so different."
"Long story." Both Sonic and Rage respond
"Anyway Rage do you have an idea for the list for tonight's finals?" Shadow asks him
"Well I was thinking We start off with, Revvin Up, then go with I am…all of me, Open Your Heart and then for the final round our new song Never Turn Back." Rage responds
"Alright!" Sonic says sitting at the drum set as Rage grabs his guitar before Twilight runs in
"Rage!" she says panting "Sonic…Shadow…"
"What?" they all ask and XL looks at her
"S-Sunset…is…she is in trouble!" Twilight pants "Flash just attacked her out of the blue!"
"I'll be right back." Rage says running into the halls as fast as he could. He arrives in the foyer where Flash swings a punch and hits a bruised Sunset who was looking confused tears in her eyes and the kids shouting for Flash to keep going. As Flash charges for Sunset Rage steps in and holds him back. "Stop Flash!" he says "What are you doing?!"
"Sunset needs to pay for what she did last year!" Flash says "Get out of my way!"
"I am sorry Flash but if you are going to hurt her I am afraid I cannot." Rage answers crossing his arms as Sonic and Shadow join up behind him the girls followed soon after
"You mess with Sunset…" Sonic says
"…You mess with all of us." Rainbow finishes Flash stood there flabbergasted at the group standing before him.
"Go ahead make my day." Rebecca smiles Flash unable to say anything witty grunts and turns around walking through the crowed. Fluttershy helps Sunset up off the ground and Applejack supports her.
"What happened?" Rainbow Dash asks
"I dunno." Suset says "Flash just suddenly snapped at attacked me." She says as Principle Celestia and Vice Principle Luna run up to them.
"What happened?" Celestia asks
"Sunset was assaulted." Rage says
"By whom?" Luna asks
"Flash Sentry." Sonic replies
"We need to get her to the nurse." Applejack says "Come one sugar cube." She says helping her over to the nurses office.
"So what all happened?" Celestia asks
"We don't exactly know." Twilight says "I saw him lunge for her and I ran to grab help. When we got back the ten of us stood in front of Sunset to protect her."
"That was very brave of you… all of you." Celestia smiles "Thank you. You should head home the school is closing early to get ready for tonight."
"Alright see you then." Rarity says and the group walks off.
That night Rage, Sonic and Shadow took the stage. "Good evening Canterlot!" Sonic says on the mic "before we start tonight we want to thank the Dazzlings for showing up for this event and without farther ado… let's rock!" he calls as they begin to play…
Well, at last the time has come
Sundays, weekend
It's our turn and let's go!
Got weary of waiting for
Let's drive at full speed!
It's the thrill of the feel
Get it up loud!
Put it into the right
Dare to cross the line
So hold on tight
Straight to the top!
Revvin up
You can't listen to this
Aggressive howlin' roar
Burnin' up
You can see fire in the night
Too fast for you
I'm wild at heart
Don't push me over the edge!
Don't hold back, I can't wait
Fever's runnin' hot
Yeah I'm nothing but hell
I'm gonna step across the line!
Getting' through, drivin mad
It's the thrill of the chase
Follow my heart, wherever it goes
Pick myself up, get back in it
I can make my day
Revvin up
You can't listen to this
Aggressive howlin' roar
Burnin' up
You can see fire in the night
Too fast for you
I'm wild at heart
Don't push me over the edge!
Revvin up
You can't listen to this
Aggressive howlin' roar
Burnin' up
You can see fire in the night
Too fast for you
I'm wild at heart
Don't push me over the edge!
Revvin up
You can't listen to this
Aggressive howlin' roar
Burnin' up
You can see fire in the night
Too fast for you
I'm wild at heart
Don't push me over the edge!
Sonic ends with the final guitar riff and the crowd as always cheered and the three walk off the stage. The Dazzlings passing them they stand up and play their song as always. Rage Sonic and Shadow switch again this time for their next song. "This next song is I am All of me sung by Shadow." Rage says, he is normally the lead singer but like before they wanted to show that all three of them could take lead as well.
I see no, hear no evil, black writing's on the wall
Unleashed a million faces, and one-by-one they fall
Black-hearted evil, Brave-hearted hero
I am all, I am all, I am
I... I... I... I am
Here we go, buddy, here we go, buddy
Here we go, here we go, buddy, here we go
Go ahead and try to see through me, do it if you dare
One step forward, two steps back, I'll be there
(One step forward, two steps back)
Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Can you see all of me?
Walk into my mystery
Step inside, and hold on for dear life
Do you remember me?
Capture you or set you free
I am all, and I am all of me
(I am, I am all of me)
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
(Here we go)
I see and feel the evil, My hands will crush 'em all
You think you have the answers, I'll laugh and watch you fall
Black-hearted evil, Brave-hearted hero
I am all, I am all, I am
I... I... I... I am
Here we go, buddy, here we go, buddy
Here we go, here we go, buddy, here we go
Go ahead and try to see through me, do it if you dare
One step forward, two steps back, I'm here
(One step forward, two steps back)
Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Can you see all of me?
Walk into my mystery
Step inside, and hold on for dear life
Do you remember me?
Capture you or set you free
I am all, and I am all of me
(I am, I am all of me)
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
(Here we go)
I am, I am everyone, everywhere
Anyhow, anyway, anywhere, anyday
I am, I am everyone, everywhere
Anyhow, anyway, anywhere, anyday
I am, I am, I am...
I am, I am, I am... I am!
Do it! Do it! Do it! Do it!
Can you see all of me?
Walk into my mystery
Step inside, and hold on for dear life
Do you remember me?
Capture you or set you free
I am all, and I am all of me
(I am, I am all of me)
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
I am! I am, I'm all of me
(Here we go)
I am, I am, I'm all of me
(Here we go...)
I am, I am all of me
The three finish yet another successful song and the Dazzlings take the stage once again. This time they play a different song… no lyrics it was just a harmony of them harmonizing…strange but they liked it. The boys play Open Your Heart and it was down the last of the songs… The Dazzlings were up and they didn't hold back…
How can you see in to my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so known…
Without a soul
The spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it somewhere in me
In my home
(wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I Can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark!
(wake me up)
Leave my blood to rot!
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone!
(Save me!)
Save me from the nothing I've become…
Now that I know when I am without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life
(wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I Can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark!
(wake me up)
Leave my blood to rot!
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone!
(Save me!)
Save me from the nothing I've become…
Bring me to life…
(I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside)
Bring me to life…
Frozen in time without your touch
Without your love darling
Only you are the life among the night
(I was deep inside I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were never fond of me)
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
(without a thought without a voice, without a soul)
Don't let me die here…
Bring me to life
(wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I Can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark!
(wake me up)
Leave my blood to rot!
(I can't wake up)
Before I come undone!
(Save me!)
Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie)
Bring me to liiiiiiife….
The three end their song the crowd cheering as the Dazzling walk down. "Just try and top that! If you think you had a chance face it you never did! We are world famous and nobody knows you! Might as well forfeit not and save yourselves the trouble." Adagio says
"We'll see about that." Rage smirks as they take the stage "Alright For our last song we have a new one called Never Turn Back." He says as Sonic clacks his drum sticks.
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
It's been a long, rough road
And I'm finally here
I move an inch forward
Feels like a year
Everything I feel seems so unreal
Is it true?
Is it true?
I take one step forward
And two steps back
Got a hundred thousand pounds
Sitting on my back
Up, down, all around
Don't know quite what to do
To get through
But I'm on my way
On my way
On my way
On my way
Here I am, here I am
Made it to the end of you
Never had a chance while I'm around
No! No!
No, no, no, no!
Well, now I'll never turn back, I'll never turn back
I'll never turn that way
No matter how life tries to face me
I'll turn the other way
Now and then, now and then
My head starts to spin, starts to spin
But I'll never turn back again
No! No!
From this moment on, moment on
I am moving on, moving on
And I'll never turn back
No!
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
I guess I'm doing all right and I'm on my way
Facing every moment day by day
Take a chance, slip on by, got no time to answer why
Head straight, I head straight
What will I become if I don't look back
Give myself a reason for this and that
I can learn, no U-turn, I will stay right here where I'm at, where I'm at
But I'm on my way
On my way
On my way
On my way
Here I am
Made it to the end of you
Never had a chance while I'm around
No! No!
No, no, no, no!
Well now I'll never turn back, I'll never turn back
I never turn that way
No matter how life tries to face me
I'll turn the other way
Now and then, now and then
My head starts to spin, starts to spin
But I'll never turn back again
No! No!
From this moment on, moment on
I am moving on, moving on
And I'll never turn back
No!
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa whoa yeah
I'll, I'll, I'll never turn back!
Rage, Sonic and Shadow bow finishing their song. About an hour later The Dazzlings join them on stage as Celestia walks up with card and opens it. "And the winner by 13,524 votes is…" she begins when Sonic, Shadow and Rage hear the number they sigh disappointed they knew it wasn't them Celestia stood their for about two minutes keeping everyone in suspense. "The Flames of Chaos!" she finally finishes and the three's faces light up and they look in surprise that they had actually won the competition. But byt over 13 thousand votes how? Was what they wondered as a man walks up to the mic.
"Ahem Hello I am the Owner of the Nationally recognized Mountain Records (A/N:Yes I made that up) and I am glad to announce that this was a nationally televised event. So our young winning band members Sonic, Shadow and Rage how do you feel to know that you beat the worlds most famous pop band by a national vote?"
"We don't know what to think." Sonic says for the three
"Well how's that for an underdog moment I guess the age of rock isn't quite over yet." The man says cutting the feed and shaking their hands "So how would you three like to sign a record deal as a studio band? No tours just recordings."
"Guys?" Rage asks
"I'm gaming." Sonic says
"Me too." Shadow says as they shake the man's hand as he leave the others run up hugging their friends.
"Congrats." XL says
"Thanks XL." Sonic says as they brofist each other as Adagio walks up to the three.
"Well what do ya know." She says "The underdogs win. That's a story for the ages"
"Did you know about the national broadcast?" Rage asks
"Firs we heard of it." Adagio says "We thought it was just the town too."
"So what will you do now?" Sonic asks
"Well a few other companies asked for us so I guess get the best deal we can." Aria says "Good luck."
"You too." Shadow says as Rebecca hugs him tight "too…tight…can't…breath…" he wheezes his head turning purple and Rebecca stops blushing embarrassed.
"sorry." She says as the other laugh Shadow and Rebecca joining in soon after
To be continued!