A day in the life of Paul Starr
To cloak: About your question about Paul's charms. They are not a mutant power, it's just an effect of his charisma. That's why Wanda doesn't go ga-ga over him as well. He's never used his charm on her. The reason why Lance has no beef with Starchild over Kitty will be explained in this chapter.
Chapter 2: Musical Hopes and Insane Madness!
((talking)) – Paul's commentary. Think of it as kind of like on Wonder Years.
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((The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. A facility that is incredibly acoustically sound. That means it sounds real good. The guys and I decided to practice there, because it would help us sound better. Plus, Lance, Craig, and John wanted to drive the X-Men nuts as usual. I just want to jam.))
The noise of drums banging and guitars being strung flew into the Xavier Institute.
"Aw man, now what is it?" Scott Summers grumbled. He walked outside. Near the pool, they found the Misfit Boys. Their newest member, St. John Allerdyce, aka Pyro, was behind an orange drum kit, decorated with silver-and-black flames. Paul was strumming a purple guitar with a five-pointed star-shaped head. ((That's my most well-known guitar. I have a couple others, including a sweet purple Flying V. I also own a futuristic purple keytar, an instrument that's a guitar/keyboard hybrid. Craig and the others make fun of it, call it goofy, but I love it, and I can play it.)) Lance had his guitar, a white Warlock. ((Lance got a new white guitar yesterday. Pietro accidentally broke his old one in a driving lesson a week ago. Quicksilver's still in the hospital.)) Craig carried a black bass guitar, which happened to be an imitation of Gene Simmons's famous axe-shaped bass. ((Craig is as big a Kiss fan as I am, even though he won't admit it. He didn't show it, but he loved it when I got that bass for him. He can't stop playing it.)) Lance, Paul, and Craig were sitting on stools. Blob and Xi were standing with arms crossed to the sides of the band. They both wore black sunglasses, black slacks, and black t-shirts with "SECURITY" in yellow on them. ((Blob and Xi wanted to help out with the band. Neither of them played instruments, nor are they good singers. They'll really admit that. John thought it would be funny if they played security for the band.)) They eyed Scott marching up to the band, and the two intercepted him. "What the--?"
"Sorry sir, but you must stay back where you were." Xi told Scott.
"No one is allowed near the band without their approval." Blob added. ((As you just saw, those two take their job very seriously.))
"You gotta be kidding." Scott groaned.
"Hey Scotty!" Paul cheerfully waved. "Hey guys, he's cool!" Xi and Blob nodded, allowing Scott to pass.
"What is this, Starr?" Scott asked.
"Never seen a band before, Summers?" Lance smirked. ((Lance and Scott have a HUGE rivalry. They hate each other with a huge passion. If you put them on a desert island, they'd tear each other limb from limb.)) "Paul told us John here's a drummer." Lance pointed at John, who did a quick solo and grinned. "We decided to form a band. We're called the Superstars."
"Because we're superstars." Paul grinned. ((Sounds like egomania, I know. We're just confident in our abilities as musicians, that's all.))
"We were told there was a talent night tonight at the Rock Box." John added. "It's a club here in Bayville. First prize gets $100."
"You're driving us crazy for a hundred bucks. Typical." Scott grumbled.
"We're practicing." Craig replied. He noticed the X-Girls walking out. "Paul, your groupies have arrived." Paul smiled. ((The X-Girls. Think Charlie's Angels, but mutants and there are five. The redhead is Jean Grey. She has no codename. She's got telepathy and telekinesis. She can move things with her mind, as well as read minds. I don't know why she has no codename. I can think of a couple for her. Maybe Marvel Girl or something. She kinda leads the X-Girls. The Goth with the two-tone hair and the southern accent is known only as Rogue. She's a mysterious one. She can't touch anybody, or she'll absorb their memories, talents, or in a mutant's case, powers. She has used Lance's, and has one wild family. He half-brothers are Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, and Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver. Her half-sister is Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch. Rogue and Kurt argue constantly with Pietro and Wanda. Usually I end up having to prevent blood from getting spilled. The short one with the brown hair is Kitty Pryde, aka Shadowcat. She's Lance's girl, and Lance don't seem to mind how weird she acts around me. She can pass through objects, like a ghost. Man, that power would be dangerous in the wrong hands, like Pietro's. The blonde is Tabitha Smith, aka Boom-Boom. She can create energy bombs. She really likes me for some reason. I don't want to repeat the incident involving Jean and Tabby at that club a while back. I still haven't got all the lipstick off. Tabby's as wild as a mustang. Parents should've named her Sally. Get it? Anyhoo, X-Girl numero………um………five-o, so I can't speak Spanish, is named Amara Aquilla. She's called Magma because she can create and control magma. She's the princess of something called Roma Nova. I wonder what a Roma Nova is. To this day, I haven't been able to figure it out.))
"Hey girls." Paul waved cheerfully.
"Hi Paul!" They greeted sweetly. Scott glared at Paul.
"You Misfits will never win that talent contest! None of you can play to save your lives!"
"That's enough, sir." Blob calmly grabbed Scott and threw him into the pool.
"I always though you were all wet, Summers." Lance snickered. Scott thrashed in the pool. Paul put down his guitar and helped Scott out.
"Get away from me, Starr!" Scott waved his arms and left in a huff, leaving a confused Paul to walk back to his stool. ((What was his problem?))
"Can we take a break, mate? I want to set something on fire." John asked. ((Yup, typical John. He's kinda like that actor Gary Busey, a little cracked in the head. And contrary to popular belief, St. John Allerdyce has never joined Gary Busey on any searches for the Magic Indian. He's a good guy, and he loves to burn things as much as he loves to play drums. He's played drums since he was five. He wants to meet Lars Ulrich of Metallica someday and jam with him.))
"Later, John." Craig groaned. Kitty and the other X-Girls walked up to the newly-formed Superstars. Blob and Xi allowed them to pass.
"Like, we think you guys will win." Kitty said. "Lance is a good guitar player."
"We all are talented musicians." Paul grinned. "Besides, you think John's nuts normally, check him out behind a drum kit." Paul turned to John, who smacked the skins and cymbals at an inhuman speed in a solo. With the final cymbal crash, he jumped up off his stool.
"I love you Melbourne!!!!" John screamed.
"See?" Paul gestured to John.
"We'll go to the Rock Box and see you Paul." Jean cooed in support. {And perhaps I can get him backstage} The other girls nodded in agreement.
"Awesome. Stellar to a level beyond max." Paul smiled. "See ya there. We're the best band ever, so we're gonna win this." Paul gave a thumbs up. ((We love to play music.))
"Bye Paul." The X-Girls waved sweetly as they left.
"Hey Avalanche, how come you don't hate Paul? Kitty has a crush on him too, ya know." John wondered. Lance shrugged.
"You've seen what happens to Summers whenever he tries to take out Paul." Lance reminded John. "Besides, I know Paul. This thing Kitty has for him, it's silly. I also know Paul would never take advantage of Kitty."
"Kitty would take advantage of him." Xi quipped with a smirk. The six mutants burst out laughing.
"Oh ha ha." Paul rolled his eyes. "Wanna go inside? I'll get pizza."
"Cool." The other five mutants agreed. They walked inside to see Jamie talking on a cell phone.
"Sharon, I have had Amy, Taina, Jessica, and Becky ask me out in the last five minutes alone." Jamie sighed into the cell phone. Craig shook his head.
"Paul, what did you do to that kid?"
"I like it!" John grinned. "Maybe you should let me teach him how to burn things."
"Paul's influence is bad enough, John." Craig moaned.
"TRINITY!!!! I've told you a thousand times, never, EVER hack into my calls!" Jamie screamed into the phone.
"I'm gonna go beat up somebody." Craig grumbled, walking away.
"I'm gonna set something on fire." John walked in another direction. Paul and Lance looked at each other.
"I'm gonna get a snack." Blob walked into the kitchen.
"We might as well." Lance shrugged as he, Paul, and Xi followed the huge mutant. Several seconds later, the sounds of chasing and screaming were heard.
"HELP MEEEEE!!!!" Jean screamed as she raced by the kitchen. Following her was a knight on horseback………made of water. ((Althea's been practicing her hydrokinesis with John's help. She learns fast.)) An insanely laughing Althea followed. ((She really enjoys being able to shape water at this level.))
"WHERE IS PYRO?!?!?!" Logan's roar came throughout the mansion. "HE SET MY BIKE ON FIRE!!! AGAIN!!!" ((Uh oh.))
"WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" John's insane cackle ran throughout the building.
"Hey Starchild." An English-accented voice said. The four turned around and saw Bulldog, along with his pet bulldog with the spiked collar and Union Jack bandanna. ((That's Royal Air Force Corporal Bryan Dawson, codename Bulldog. Like the Misfits, he is a mutant. He has superhuman strength, and the power to communicate with any member of the dog family. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, if it's a dog, he can talk to it. He's never without his faithful bulldog, Davey Boy. Bulldog's had Davey Boy since the dog was a puppy. They're like brothers. Sometimes you'll see them converse.))
"What's up, Bulldog?" Xi asked. Bulldog shifted nervously.
"I need some advice, Paul."
Three guesses as to what kind of advice Bulldog wants from Paul. What madness will happen next!?!? Find out in the next chapter!!!
To cloak: About your question about Paul's charms. They are not a mutant power, it's just an effect of his charisma. That's why Wanda doesn't go ga-ga over him as well. He's never used his charm on her. The reason why Lance has no beef with Starchild over Kitty will be explained in this chapter.
Chapter 2: Musical Hopes and Insane Madness!
((talking)) – Paul's commentary. Think of it as kind of like on Wonder Years.
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((The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters. A facility that is incredibly acoustically sound. That means it sounds real good. The guys and I decided to practice there, because it would help us sound better. Plus, Lance, Craig, and John wanted to drive the X-Men nuts as usual. I just want to jam.))
The noise of drums banging and guitars being strung flew into the Xavier Institute.
"Aw man, now what is it?" Scott Summers grumbled. He walked outside. Near the pool, they found the Misfit Boys. Their newest member, St. John Allerdyce, aka Pyro, was behind an orange drum kit, decorated with silver-and-black flames. Paul was strumming a purple guitar with a five-pointed star-shaped head. ((That's my most well-known guitar. I have a couple others, including a sweet purple Flying V. I also own a futuristic purple keytar, an instrument that's a guitar/keyboard hybrid. Craig and the others make fun of it, call it goofy, but I love it, and I can play it.)) Lance had his guitar, a white Warlock. ((Lance got a new white guitar yesterday. Pietro accidentally broke his old one in a driving lesson a week ago. Quicksilver's still in the hospital.)) Craig carried a black bass guitar, which happened to be an imitation of Gene Simmons's famous axe-shaped bass. ((Craig is as big a Kiss fan as I am, even though he won't admit it. He didn't show it, but he loved it when I got that bass for him. He can't stop playing it.)) Lance, Paul, and Craig were sitting on stools. Blob and Xi were standing with arms crossed to the sides of the band. They both wore black sunglasses, black slacks, and black t-shirts with "SECURITY" in yellow on them. ((Blob and Xi wanted to help out with the band. Neither of them played instruments, nor are they good singers. They'll really admit that. John thought it would be funny if they played security for the band.)) They eyed Scott marching up to the band, and the two intercepted him. "What the--?"
"Sorry sir, but you must stay back where you were." Xi told Scott.
"No one is allowed near the band without their approval." Blob added. ((As you just saw, those two take their job very seriously.))
"You gotta be kidding." Scott groaned.
"Hey Scotty!" Paul cheerfully waved. "Hey guys, he's cool!" Xi and Blob nodded, allowing Scott to pass.
"What is this, Starr?" Scott asked.
"Never seen a band before, Summers?" Lance smirked. ((Lance and Scott have a HUGE rivalry. They hate each other with a huge passion. If you put them on a desert island, they'd tear each other limb from limb.)) "Paul told us John here's a drummer." Lance pointed at John, who did a quick solo and grinned. "We decided to form a band. We're called the Superstars."
"Because we're superstars." Paul grinned. ((Sounds like egomania, I know. We're just confident in our abilities as musicians, that's all.))
"We were told there was a talent night tonight at the Rock Box." John added. "It's a club here in Bayville. First prize gets $100."
"You're driving us crazy for a hundred bucks. Typical." Scott grumbled.
"We're practicing." Craig replied. He noticed the X-Girls walking out. "Paul, your groupies have arrived." Paul smiled. ((The X-Girls. Think Charlie's Angels, but mutants and there are five. The redhead is Jean Grey. She has no codename. She's got telepathy and telekinesis. She can move things with her mind, as well as read minds. I don't know why she has no codename. I can think of a couple for her. Maybe Marvel Girl or something. She kinda leads the X-Girls. The Goth with the two-tone hair and the southern accent is known only as Rogue. She's a mysterious one. She can't touch anybody, or she'll absorb their memories, talents, or in a mutant's case, powers. She has used Lance's, and has one wild family. He half-brothers are Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, and Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver. Her half-sister is Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch. Rogue and Kurt argue constantly with Pietro and Wanda. Usually I end up having to prevent blood from getting spilled. The short one with the brown hair is Kitty Pryde, aka Shadowcat. She's Lance's girl, and Lance don't seem to mind how weird she acts around me. She can pass through objects, like a ghost. Man, that power would be dangerous in the wrong hands, like Pietro's. The blonde is Tabitha Smith, aka Boom-Boom. She can create energy bombs. She really likes me for some reason. I don't want to repeat the incident involving Jean and Tabby at that club a while back. I still haven't got all the lipstick off. Tabby's as wild as a mustang. Parents should've named her Sally. Get it? Anyhoo, X-Girl numero………um………five-o, so I can't speak Spanish, is named Amara Aquilla. She's called Magma because she can create and control magma. She's the princess of something called Roma Nova. I wonder what a Roma Nova is. To this day, I haven't been able to figure it out.))
"Hey girls." Paul waved cheerfully.
"Hi Paul!" They greeted sweetly. Scott glared at Paul.
"You Misfits will never win that talent contest! None of you can play to save your lives!"
"That's enough, sir." Blob calmly grabbed Scott and threw him into the pool.
"I always though you were all wet, Summers." Lance snickered. Scott thrashed in the pool. Paul put down his guitar and helped Scott out.
"Get away from me, Starr!" Scott waved his arms and left in a huff, leaving a confused Paul to walk back to his stool. ((What was his problem?))
"Can we take a break, mate? I want to set something on fire." John asked. ((Yup, typical John. He's kinda like that actor Gary Busey, a little cracked in the head. And contrary to popular belief, St. John Allerdyce has never joined Gary Busey on any searches for the Magic Indian. He's a good guy, and he loves to burn things as much as he loves to play drums. He's played drums since he was five. He wants to meet Lars Ulrich of Metallica someday and jam with him.))
"Later, John." Craig groaned. Kitty and the other X-Girls walked up to the newly-formed Superstars. Blob and Xi allowed them to pass.
"Like, we think you guys will win." Kitty said. "Lance is a good guitar player."
"We all are talented musicians." Paul grinned. "Besides, you think John's nuts normally, check him out behind a drum kit." Paul turned to John, who smacked the skins and cymbals at an inhuman speed in a solo. With the final cymbal crash, he jumped up off his stool.
"I love you Melbourne!!!!" John screamed.
"See?" Paul gestured to John.
"We'll go to the Rock Box and see you Paul." Jean cooed in support. {And perhaps I can get him backstage} The other girls nodded in agreement.
"Awesome. Stellar to a level beyond max." Paul smiled. "See ya there. We're the best band ever, so we're gonna win this." Paul gave a thumbs up. ((We love to play music.))
"Bye Paul." The X-Girls waved sweetly as they left.
"Hey Avalanche, how come you don't hate Paul? Kitty has a crush on him too, ya know." John wondered. Lance shrugged.
"You've seen what happens to Summers whenever he tries to take out Paul." Lance reminded John. "Besides, I know Paul. This thing Kitty has for him, it's silly. I also know Paul would never take advantage of Kitty."
"Kitty would take advantage of him." Xi quipped with a smirk. The six mutants burst out laughing.
"Oh ha ha." Paul rolled his eyes. "Wanna go inside? I'll get pizza."
"Cool." The other five mutants agreed. They walked inside to see Jamie talking on a cell phone.
"Sharon, I have had Amy, Taina, Jessica, and Becky ask me out in the last five minutes alone." Jamie sighed into the cell phone. Craig shook his head.
"Paul, what did you do to that kid?"
"I like it!" John grinned. "Maybe you should let me teach him how to burn things."
"Paul's influence is bad enough, John." Craig moaned.
"TRINITY!!!! I've told you a thousand times, never, EVER hack into my calls!" Jamie screamed into the phone.
"I'm gonna go beat up somebody." Craig grumbled, walking away.
"I'm gonna set something on fire." John walked in another direction. Paul and Lance looked at each other.
"I'm gonna get a snack." Blob walked into the kitchen.
"We might as well." Lance shrugged as he, Paul, and Xi followed the huge mutant. Several seconds later, the sounds of chasing and screaming were heard.
"HELP MEEEEE!!!!" Jean screamed as she raced by the kitchen. Following her was a knight on horseback………made of water. ((Althea's been practicing her hydrokinesis with John's help. She learns fast.)) An insanely laughing Althea followed. ((She really enjoys being able to shape water at this level.))
"WHERE IS PYRO?!?!?!" Logan's roar came throughout the mansion. "HE SET MY BIKE ON FIRE!!! AGAIN!!!" ((Uh oh.))
"WHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" John's insane cackle ran throughout the building.
"Hey Starchild." An English-accented voice said. The four turned around and saw Bulldog, along with his pet bulldog with the spiked collar and Union Jack bandanna. ((That's Royal Air Force Corporal Bryan Dawson, codename Bulldog. Like the Misfits, he is a mutant. He has superhuman strength, and the power to communicate with any member of the dog family. Dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, if it's a dog, he can talk to it. He's never without his faithful bulldog, Davey Boy. Bulldog's had Davey Boy since the dog was a puppy. They're like brothers. Sometimes you'll see them converse.))
"What's up, Bulldog?" Xi asked. Bulldog shifted nervously.
"I need some advice, Paul."
Three guesses as to what kind of advice Bulldog wants from Paul. What madness will happen next!?!? Find out in the next chapter!!!