Hollywood Hijinks!
Chapter 4: Filming and Sabotage!
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Paul, Craig, Lance, and John walked to the first set, clad in their Superstar costumes and makeup. The set was supposed to be a retro-themed club, complete with light columns and fancy graffiti on the walls. There was a stage, with neon tubes in the back, and four instruments sat on that stage: An orange drum kit decorated with silver and black flames, a black axe-shaped bass guitar, a white B.C. Rich Warlock, and at the center, a purple Paul Stanley guitar. Craig smirked at the sight of his bass.
"There you are." He grabbed his bass.
"Jamie brought the instruments!" Lance smiled. "Man, I love having him as a manager."
"Okay." McGee walked in alongside Jamie. "Before I bring the kids in..."
"I used my major skills to bring local LA kids here to see the Superstars." Jamie grinned. "As you know, the Misfits are well-known. LA is especially fond because in Paul and Craig, they have two hometown boys on the team. As you know, people would react interestingly to an all-mutant rock band."
"I heard one preacher say we were doing Satan's work on the street." Pyro laughed. "I set his car on fire."
"Way to promote the band, John." Lance rolled his eyes with a snicker.
"Okay." McGee blinked. "Anyway, you guys perform a song in the beginning scene."
"This'll be good." Lance laughed. "Who's playing our adoring fans?"
"Tabby, Amara, Kitty, and some blue-haired girl. Name's Tanya, I believe." Jamie laughed. "Jean and Rogue were not happy. I had to knock 'em out with that chop you taught me, Paul."
"Okay, now what song shall we play to entertain our crowd?" Lance asked. Paul suggested one, and the other three Superstars and Jamie went nuts.
"NO, PAUL!! NO!! NOT THAT ONE!!!" Craig yelled.
"Remember last time, Paul?!?!" Lance yelled. "The last time we played that song, a riot erupted!"
"Every girl within earshot of your voice went into a freakin' frenzy!" John added. "We barely got out alive!"
"Paul barely got out with clothes on." Jamie semi-quipped.
"C'mon, relax." Paul grinned. "That'll be our biggest hit."
"It's a cover we agreed never to do again live." Pyro groaned.
"Look, McGee wants a huge reaction, right?" Paul pointed out. "When we cover that song, we get a reaction."
"It's too intense! This studio will never survive it!" Lance snapped. But Paul had made up his mind. Lance had to give up. "Alright, we'll do the song. I'm warning you Paul. As a teammate, as a musician, and as a friend. This'll result in chaos." Craig threw his hands in the air in defeat, with a grunt. Pyro sighed.
"We might as well."
"Get an escape route ready, McGee." Pyro warned the director. The four teens walked away. McGee turned to Jamie.
"What was that all about?" McGee asked Jamie. Jamie sighed.
"Just do as Darkstar says. That song they're talking about has a powerful effect on women when Paul sings it." Jamie shook his head. His cell phone rang. "James Madrox, talk to me." He listened for a sec then he got mad. He started roaring into the phone: "DUDE, NOT NOW!!! I MIGHT LOSE MY FOUR BEST CLIENTS AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE COLOR OF ROSES IN A BOUQUET?!?! AND SOME SAY MUTANTS ARE HEARTLESS!!!"
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An hour later, the teenage fans, promised a Superstars concert, had gathered. The only major changes made to the club set was the fact that there was a marquee on the stage. It was of a 5-pointed star in four colors: Purple, Black, White, and Orange. The star was under the first "S" in the Superstars' logo. The lettering of the word was in the style on the Kiss logo. Also, a security wall got erected near the stage. One could notice that Tabby, Kitty and Amara were there as well, alongside a girl with long dark blue hair.
"So, tell us about yourself, Tanya." Amara said. The disguised Zanya spoke in a Valley Girl accent.
{The things I have to do to get my Starchild away from these hussies.} She thought. "Like, it's such a total thrill to be in this movie! Especially if the Misfits are in it. That Starchild is soooo cute! Like, my friend Rachel totally adores Pyro. I think he's nuts."
"Don't we all?" Amara sighed under her breath. {Man, I remember when I was forced to baby-sit the Mojo-created tiny version of him. He kept looking at my hair funny. He even asked me if he could set it on fire.}
"Like, that Starchild is a total dreeeeeeamboat!" Tanya squealed.
"He sure is." Tabby sighed in agreement. A big double-jointed crane arm was over the set. At the head sat the cameraman, and McGee. Jamie was sitting with them.
"Okay, kids! The Superstars will be performing in the first scene, and I know you're all excited!" McGee called into a megaphone. "I want you all to give them a great, positive reaction!"
"With the song they plan to play, you'll get a reaction alright." Jamie sighed.
"Bring them out already! I wanna see my Paul!" Tabby yelled up.
{YOUR Paul?!} Zanya seethed. However, she was able to hide her feelings in her disguise.
"We Want the Superstars! We Want the Superstars!" The local kids started chanting. McGee smiled.
"Oh yeah, this is great." The director smiled. "Huh?" He noticed Jamie put a hard hat and a pair of earmuffs on the cameraman, and he put the same two items on McGee. "What's this for?"
"Trust me. You'll need 'em." Jamie quickly put on his stuff. The Superstars jumped on stage in their costumes and makeup, making everyone cheer. "Wait for it."
"Lights! Camera! Action!" McGee barked. Paul put on his guitar and grabbed the mike.
"Hello, LA! It's great to be back home!" Paul smiled, making the girls swoon. The guys started cheering, knowing from these four, they'll get some great hard rock. Paul turned to John. The nutty Aussie sighed.
"Here goes nothin'." John said under his breath. "Let the riot begin." He raised his head. "A 1! A 2! A 1-2-3 Hit it!" John, Lance, and Craig broke into the opening notes of a Kiss classic: "Love Gun." The cheers intensified.
"Oh no." Jamie sighed. "Paul, don't open your mouth and sing aw who am I kidding?" Jamie got ready for what would happen next.
"I really love ya baby/I know what ya got..." Paul sang, and every girl there went into an absolute frenzy. Virus watched this while possessing a spotlight.
"Bloody amazing! How does he do it?" Virus muttered. "And where's that Tolensky? He's a dead Toad. He's a really dead Toad. Thinks he can...Whoa. It's getting a little hot in here. And I can't leap out here in front of all these people. I'll get caught by the Misfits! Sheesh, Zanya must be losing her touch. I haven't seen a costume that cheesy since Cobra's last Halloween party. Man, why'd the Baroness have to dress like THAT on that night? I had nightmares for a week!" Virus then noticed something: As Paul sang the song, the girls' screams and frenzy went up into a fever pitch.
"This is great!" McGee whispered excitedly.
"This is bad. This is very bad." Jamie shook his head. "Oh no!" Tabby blew up the wall, allowing the girls to rush the stage after one particular band member.
"Whoa!" Lance fell off the stage, landing on his butt. "Ow!"
"Hey!" John leapt out of the way barely in time.
"Yipe!" Craig dived off the stage, risking breaking his nose. "Not again!"
"We gotta get Paul outta there! He'll suffocate under that dogpile!" John realized. What no one realized was that Zanya, still in her disguise, was dragging a dazed Starchild away, grinning wildly and happily.
"I'm outta here!" Virus quickly leapt out of the spotlight onto a nearby catwalk. "It's obvious Tolensky ain't here." He muttered as he ran away. "I'll kill Tolensky. He thinks he can take my woman? He's got another thing coming!"
Well, the first day of shooting went well. What'll happen next? Where's Zanya taking Paul? What'll Virus do? And what'll happen to everyone's favorite Toad and everyone's favorite Starchild? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
Chapter 4: Filming and Sabotage!
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Paul, Craig, Lance, and John walked to the first set, clad in their Superstar costumes and makeup. The set was supposed to be a retro-themed club, complete with light columns and fancy graffiti on the walls. There was a stage, with neon tubes in the back, and four instruments sat on that stage: An orange drum kit decorated with silver and black flames, a black axe-shaped bass guitar, a white B.C. Rich Warlock, and at the center, a purple Paul Stanley guitar. Craig smirked at the sight of his bass.
"There you are." He grabbed his bass.
"Jamie brought the instruments!" Lance smiled. "Man, I love having him as a manager."
"Okay." McGee walked in alongside Jamie. "Before I bring the kids in..."
"I used my major skills to bring local LA kids here to see the Superstars." Jamie grinned. "As you know, the Misfits are well-known. LA is especially fond because in Paul and Craig, they have two hometown boys on the team. As you know, people would react interestingly to an all-mutant rock band."
"I heard one preacher say we were doing Satan's work on the street." Pyro laughed. "I set his car on fire."
"Way to promote the band, John." Lance rolled his eyes with a snicker.
"Okay." McGee blinked. "Anyway, you guys perform a song in the beginning scene."
"This'll be good." Lance laughed. "Who's playing our adoring fans?"
"Tabby, Amara, Kitty, and some blue-haired girl. Name's Tanya, I believe." Jamie laughed. "Jean and Rogue were not happy. I had to knock 'em out with that chop you taught me, Paul."
"Okay, now what song shall we play to entertain our crowd?" Lance asked. Paul suggested one, and the other three Superstars and Jamie went nuts.
"NO, PAUL!! NO!! NOT THAT ONE!!!" Craig yelled.
"Remember last time, Paul?!?!" Lance yelled. "The last time we played that song, a riot erupted!"
"Every girl within earshot of your voice went into a freakin' frenzy!" John added. "We barely got out alive!"
"Paul barely got out with clothes on." Jamie semi-quipped.
"C'mon, relax." Paul grinned. "That'll be our biggest hit."
"It's a cover we agreed never to do again live." Pyro groaned.
"Look, McGee wants a huge reaction, right?" Paul pointed out. "When we cover that song, we get a reaction."
"It's too intense! This studio will never survive it!" Lance snapped. But Paul had made up his mind. Lance had to give up. "Alright, we'll do the song. I'm warning you Paul. As a teammate, as a musician, and as a friend. This'll result in chaos." Craig threw his hands in the air in defeat, with a grunt. Pyro sighed.
"We might as well."
"Get an escape route ready, McGee." Pyro warned the director. The four teens walked away. McGee turned to Jamie.
"What was that all about?" McGee asked Jamie. Jamie sighed.
"Just do as Darkstar says. That song they're talking about has a powerful effect on women when Paul sings it." Jamie shook his head. His cell phone rang. "James Madrox, talk to me." He listened for a sec then he got mad. He started roaring into the phone: "DUDE, NOT NOW!!! I MIGHT LOSE MY FOUR BEST CLIENTS AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE COLOR OF ROSES IN A BOUQUET?!?! AND SOME SAY MUTANTS ARE HEARTLESS!!!"
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An hour later, the teenage fans, promised a Superstars concert, had gathered. The only major changes made to the club set was the fact that there was a marquee on the stage. It was of a 5-pointed star in four colors: Purple, Black, White, and Orange. The star was under the first "S" in the Superstars' logo. The lettering of the word was in the style on the Kiss logo. Also, a security wall got erected near the stage. One could notice that Tabby, Kitty and Amara were there as well, alongside a girl with long dark blue hair.
"So, tell us about yourself, Tanya." Amara said. The disguised Zanya spoke in a Valley Girl accent.
{The things I have to do to get my Starchild away from these hussies.} She thought. "Like, it's such a total thrill to be in this movie! Especially if the Misfits are in it. That Starchild is soooo cute! Like, my friend Rachel totally adores Pyro. I think he's nuts."
"Don't we all?" Amara sighed under her breath. {Man, I remember when I was forced to baby-sit the Mojo-created tiny version of him. He kept looking at my hair funny. He even asked me if he could set it on fire.}
"Like, that Starchild is a total dreeeeeeamboat!" Tanya squealed.
"He sure is." Tabby sighed in agreement. A big double-jointed crane arm was over the set. At the head sat the cameraman, and McGee. Jamie was sitting with them.
"Okay, kids! The Superstars will be performing in the first scene, and I know you're all excited!" McGee called into a megaphone. "I want you all to give them a great, positive reaction!"
"With the song they plan to play, you'll get a reaction alright." Jamie sighed.
"Bring them out already! I wanna see my Paul!" Tabby yelled up.
{YOUR Paul?!} Zanya seethed. However, she was able to hide her feelings in her disguise.
"We Want the Superstars! We Want the Superstars!" The local kids started chanting. McGee smiled.
"Oh yeah, this is great." The director smiled. "Huh?" He noticed Jamie put a hard hat and a pair of earmuffs on the cameraman, and he put the same two items on McGee. "What's this for?"
"Trust me. You'll need 'em." Jamie quickly put on his stuff. The Superstars jumped on stage in their costumes and makeup, making everyone cheer. "Wait for it."
"Lights! Camera! Action!" McGee barked. Paul put on his guitar and grabbed the mike.
"Hello, LA! It's great to be back home!" Paul smiled, making the girls swoon. The guys started cheering, knowing from these four, they'll get some great hard rock. Paul turned to John. The nutty Aussie sighed.
"Here goes nothin'." John said under his breath. "Let the riot begin." He raised his head. "A 1! A 2! A 1-2-3 Hit it!" John, Lance, and Craig broke into the opening notes of a Kiss classic: "Love Gun." The cheers intensified.
"Oh no." Jamie sighed. "Paul, don't open your mouth and sing aw who am I kidding?" Jamie got ready for what would happen next.
"I really love ya baby/I know what ya got..." Paul sang, and every girl there went into an absolute frenzy. Virus watched this while possessing a spotlight.
"Bloody amazing! How does he do it?" Virus muttered. "And where's that Tolensky? He's a dead Toad. He's a really dead Toad. Thinks he can...Whoa. It's getting a little hot in here. And I can't leap out here in front of all these people. I'll get caught by the Misfits! Sheesh, Zanya must be losing her touch. I haven't seen a costume that cheesy since Cobra's last Halloween party. Man, why'd the Baroness have to dress like THAT on that night? I had nightmares for a week!" Virus then noticed something: As Paul sang the song, the girls' screams and frenzy went up into a fever pitch.
"This is great!" McGee whispered excitedly.
"This is bad. This is very bad." Jamie shook his head. "Oh no!" Tabby blew up the wall, allowing the girls to rush the stage after one particular band member.
"Whoa!" Lance fell off the stage, landing on his butt. "Ow!"
"Hey!" John leapt out of the way barely in time.
"Yipe!" Craig dived off the stage, risking breaking his nose. "Not again!"
"We gotta get Paul outta there! He'll suffocate under that dogpile!" John realized. What no one realized was that Zanya, still in her disguise, was dragging a dazed Starchild away, grinning wildly and happily.
"I'm outta here!" Virus quickly leapt out of the spotlight onto a nearby catwalk. "It's obvious Tolensky ain't here." He muttered as he ran away. "I'll kill Tolensky. He thinks he can take my woman? He's got another thing coming!"
Well, the first day of shooting went well. What'll happen next? Where's Zanya taking Paul? What'll Virus do? And what'll happen to everyone's favorite Toad and everyone's favorite Starchild? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!