Author's Note: I hope the song that is in this chapter comes out well, but
since this is the first time I've tried an italicized and centered part in
one of my stories, so... Yeah. And, yeah, I realize that this 'episode'
would work better as a TV episode, but what are you gonna do?
" Okay, in five minutes, the Tiki Room will open for the first time to the public. So, Cat and I wanted to show you what we planned in that empty corner you saw last week," Thomas said.
" Great. What is it?" Sierra asked. Thomas opened the door, to reveal a karaoke machine in the formerly empty corner.
" A karaoke machine?" Ian asked.
" Oh, come on. We couldn't think of anything else that teens could do that would keep the parents of town off our butts," Thomas said.
" You could have asked us, though," Ian suggested.
" And ruin the surprise?" Thomas said. Ian rolled his eyes.
" I do like to sing," Sarah said, almost shyly.
" Great!" Cat said. Thomas leaned over to Ian.
" Does she sing on-key?" he asked in a quiet whisper.
" Yeah. She was in the talent show a couple years ago by herself and a duet with me last year. Everyone wanted her to do an encore after she sang a couple of songs," Ian whispered back.
" Well, since we used the StarBase to create the CDs for this thing, pretty much every song written and sung in the past thirty years is on these," Cat said, motioning to a CD case in the wall next to the machine.
" Sarah, how about you sing 'The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room' as people come in," Thomas suggested.
" Well, I guess," Sarah said with a nervous chuckle.
" Sarah, don't tell me you're getting stage fright," Melissa said.
" Yeah. The auditorium had more people in it last year then we can seat in here," Ian said.
" You guys are right. I'm just... nervous because last time was just for fun," Sarah said.
" We're not forcing you to sing. It was just a suggestion. We can put in 'The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room' if you don't feel up to it," Thomas said.
" What, and get upstaged by a recording?" Sarah said, with a sudden burst of excitement.
" Good! Now, get up there before the adrenaline wears off," Thomas said. Cat opened the door as Sarah began to sing.
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Welcome to our tropical hideaway
You lucky people, you
If we weren't in the show starting right away
We'd be in the audience too (Ooh lookit all the people)
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
The bird Paradise is an elegant bird
He loves to be seen and loves to be heard
Most little birdies will fly away
But the tiki room birds are here everyday
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
The show is delightful
We hope you'll agree
We hope that it fills you with pleasure and glee
Because if we don't make you feel like that
We gonna wind up on a lady's hat
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
" Sarah, that was great!" Cat said.
" Yeah. You should think of it as a career," Sierra smiled.
" What she said," Roder smirked.
" You guys really think so?" Sarah said, relieved.
" So. The Orange Ranger wants to sing?" Psycho chuckled. " X. Wasn't there a monster of yours that could work with something along those lines?"
" Why, yes there is. Micro-Mini. She is certainly along those lines, my liege. I need to make a few modifications, though. Inquire tomorrow," X said.
" I want her attack the Power Rangers by tonight!" Psycho growled.
" Sir, Micro-Mini could attempt to infiltrate the Rangers in some way. That way, during the Earth night, I could finish my modifications before she attacks the Rangers.
" Very well. Get to work." X nodded and left.
" You do know that no one here trusts you," a velvet voice said from the shadows.
" That's their business. I will not impede on their opinions," Psycho said.
" It's foolish not to. They will only respect you if you put fear in their hearts," the voice said.
" I brought you here for a reason. That was not to tell me how to do my job," Psycho said.
" You haven't finished building my reason for agreeing. Therefore, I can still tell you my opinion," it said with a smirk in its voice. The sound of it leaving was heard. Psycho sighed.
" I suppose I was never cut out for the leader position," he sighed.
" Finally he listens to what the crew has been saying," the voice said. Its owner was still in the darkness. A second voice joined in.
" What if he decides to turn leadership to his daughter and not you as promised?" it asked.
" I'll take it from her," the first smiled.
" Greg. What do you think of my parents club?" Ian asked.
" Now that it's open, I think it's better than it was last week," Greg smiled.
" Thank you. At least that's seven of my friends," Ian sighed.
" Yo, Scott," a voice said behind him. Ian turned to see Jim Keller standing behind him.
" Yeah, Jim?" Ian asked with a slight, barely noticeable stutter.
" Nice place your parents got here," Jim said. Jim went over to the juice bar.
" Greg?"
" Yeah?"
" Did Jim Keller, the kid who took my lunch money in fourth grade, just give my parents club a compliment?"
" I think he did."
" And here I was bad-mouthing the place."
" Hey, pretty," Jake Lane said with a sly smile. " You got a boyfriend?"
" Yeah, she does," Roder said.
" Oh, s-sorry Roder," Jake said. He quickly went off.
" My. How nice of you, Roder," Melissa smiled.
" Hey, I did live with you for ten years. You ever had those feelings for me?" Roder asked.
" Maybe," Melissa said secretly. She smiled and walked off.
" Women," Roder sighed.
" So?" Sarah asked.
" So... what?" Mary answered.
" Look, Ian was afraid of this place lowering his reputation at school. Do you think this place will do that?" Sarah asked.
" Hmm, let's see. About half of the school is here, and about a quarter of those kids are popular. What do you think?" Mary said with a sly smile.
" Whew. That's a load off my back," Sarah sighed.
" Hey. The track team got here," Mary said.
" Ooh, straight from practice," Sarah smiled. The two looked for a better view.
" Well, we did well for our first day of business," Cat sighed, as she put away the last of the money from the day's profits.
" The five dollar charge for admission with one dollar drinks probably helped," Ian smiled.
" Okay, you're probably right. But still. We raked in a nice amount," Thomas said.
" Hey, could you guys give Ben and me a ride home?" Sarah asked as she grabbed the last bit of her homework.
" Sure. By the way, you really should think of a career in the music industry," Thomas said.
" Nah. Most of those people have breast enlargements or lip synch because people in the business tell them to. I'd rather just sing for fun," Sarah said.
" Really?" a voice from the door said. Thomas, Cat, Alex, Penny, Ian, Sarah, Ben, Roder, Sierra, and Melissa turned to the door. A woman in a business suit stood there.
" Who are you?" Alex asked.
" Minnie Major, from PLMX records," the woman said.
" Plim-icks?" Sarah asked. She looked at the others who all shrugged.
" It's a new company. We're looking for artists to sign up. And I heard you singing earlier," Minnie said with a sneaky smile.
" I don't know..." Sarah said.
" This could be your big break," Minnie said.
" I would need to think about it," Sarah said.
" Well, here's my card. My phone number and e-mail is on it. Think about it and let me know," Minnie said. She passed Sarah a card and left.
" Sis, what's to think about? You are always singing in front of the mirror at home," Ben said.
" That's for fun, Ben, not what I want to do with my life. Still... It would be the chance of a lifetime," Sarah said, with a twinkle in her eye.
" Come on. Let's get you guys home," Thomas said.
" Uh, guys, I'm getting a little tired of sleeping at the StarBase," Sierra said.
" Well, where'd you like to go home to?" Cat asked.
" Sierra, why don't you come with us. At least until we can find something more permanent," Penny suggested.
" Thanks," Sierra smiled.
" Okay, so what about me? You have made it clear that you aren't that thrilled with going down to the slums to drop me off," Melissa said.
" Cat, how much money do we need to keep this place open?" Thomas asked, a thoughtful look on his face.
" No, forget it. My parents won't accept your money. They're too proud," Melissa said.
" You can come with us, and how about we see if we can find you a job. They'd accept it from their own child, wouldn't they?" Alex suggested.
" They might, if I kept a percentage of it," Melissa said.
" Great. You can say you're sleeping over with a friend, then," Penny said.
" Great, let's go home, then," Cat said.
" Kirk, what did you do with my CD player?!" Sarah screamed.
" Sarah, don't yell at your little brother," her mother sighed.
" Mom, I've told him a million times not to-" Kirk Ri ran in holding Sarah's CD player in his hand. Sarah grabbed it and held it too far above him for him to reach. " -steal things from my room. Now listen this time, you little dweeb. If I find out you've been in my room again, not even Mom and Dad will find your body," Sarah warned.
" Sarah, don't threaten your little brother," her father sighed. Sarah turned and walked upstairs. Kirk ran to go bug Ben.
" Remember when there was quiet in this house?" Lisa Ri sighed.
" Remember when we could leave our badges by the door and not worry about someone taking them?" Eric Ri said.
" And will someone remember that my bathroom is not for these dinosaur toys!" Sarah cried.
" Remember when we only had two of them to worry about?" Lisa and Eric said together.
" Maybe I should see about this PLMX records. If they do think I have the right kind of voice for them, we can end up with enough money to buy a house so that Kirk will be a mile away from my room," Sarah said. She looked at the card.
" Well, Miss Ri, thank you for coming here today," Minnie Major smiled. " Now, I'll just go speak with the producer, and he'll be here to speak with you." Minnie left.
" Ian, thanks for coming with me," Sarah sighed.
" No problem. Like I said yesterday, you are good," Ian said.
" Yeah, but I happen to want some moral support, and I'd rather you than Ben," Sarah said.
" What about your parents?"
" They're on duty. Besides, I didn't tell them about the offer," Sarah sighed.
" Let me guess: You were going to when you learned that Kirk had taken something from you," Ian smiled.
" How'd you guess?"
" Hello, the kid took my wallet on our last date."
" Ooh, yeah. How much was it going to take to get the spaghetti sauce out of it?"
" Dad already took care of it. However my ID is going to have to be replaced," Ian sighed. Minnie returned from the producer's office.
" Mr. Pryce will see you," Minnie said. Ian and Sarah got up. " Uh, not you," she said, pointing to Ian. " He only wants to see the talent," Minnie smiled.
" Ian is with me," Sarah said.
" He's only seeing the talent," Minnie said.
" Ian is occasionally my partner," Sarah said.
" I didn't pitch him to Mr. Pryce. Just you. Now get in there or I'll- "
" Minnie," a voice said from the producer's doorway.
" Mr. Pryce. I was just-"
" Just about to lose our first talent is what you were 'just.' Ms. Ri. I am Lucas Pryce, owner of PLMX records," the owner of the voice said to Sarah.
" Nice to meet you, Mr. Pryce. This is my boyfriend Ian Scott," Sarah said. Ian smiled to Pryce and smirked at Minnie. Minnie glared at him.
" Ms. Ri, could you and your boyfriend please enter my office?" Pryce asked.
" Sure," Sarah said.
An hour later, Sarah and Ian emerged from PLMX records.
" Tomorrow I make a single!" Sarah cried.
" Yeah. That's great," Ian smiled.
" Oh, don't rain on my parade," Sarah said.
" I'm not raining. Just... a mild drizzle," Ian said.
" Ian..." Sarah said.
" Sarah, don't you think it's a little odd that PLMX has you signed for a single tomorrow?" Ian asked.
" A little quick, but I doubt it's not believable," Sarah said.
" Look, is this something you really want?" Ian asked.
" More than anything," Sarah said.
" Then... We'll try this," Ian said.
" Ben, what are you doing on my computer?" Sarah sighed as she entered her room.
" Kirk got sick while Dad was looking at one of those preschool kid websites with him and threw up on the keyboard. If I want to get my homework done, I've either got to clean the barf off the keyboard or use yours. Take a guess to what I chose," Ben said, his gaze not leaving the screen.
" Fine. Just stay away from the message board in my favs list. If you go in there posting nonsense like you did on the Animeworld board on my account, Rain Flower will have me banned faster than you can say 'spammer'," Sarah said, falling onto her bed.
" Deal," Ben said. Sarah rolled over and pulled out her history book.
" Mr. Stewart's test is tomorrow and I haven't studied," she sighed.
" So? That record deal from PLMX ought to cover any 'F's you get," Ben said.
" How did you know about that?" Sarah hissed.
" Please. I'm your twin brother, we shared a room for six years, toys for seven, computer for eight, and you and Ian doubled with me and Brittney when we were going out. Plus you left the computer on with the e-mail you sent to that Minnie Major on the screen," Ben sighed.
" Note to self: Remember to turn computer off before leaving the house," Sarah sighed.
" Relax. I didn't tell Mom and Dad. I am no squeal. Besides, I'd download any MP3 of yours," Ben said.
" You do know downloading music is practically stealing money from the artist, right? Meaning that I wouldn't make any money, and you couldn't borrow any money from me," Sarah said.
" Like I said, I'd buy any of your CDs," Ben smiled. Sarah chuckled and threw a pillow at Ben.
" You are going to what?" Mary exclaimed with excitement.
" I'm going to be recording a single," Sarah said, " Now keep it down. I want to keep this on the D.L."
" My lips are sealed," Mary smiled.
By the end of the day, every person in Starry Grove High seemed to have heard that Sarah was going to be a future popstar.
" Mary! You swore you wouldn't tell anyone!" Sarah growled at the end of the school day.
" It wasn't me. Chloe Burton heard us. I heard her telling Sammie Carlson and Sean Smith about ten seconds after you went into Choir," Mary said.
" Chloe..." Sarah growled.
" Yeah. Sorry, but you know how much of a loudmouth that girl can be. I swear, she should get her own talk show," Mary said, trying to lighten the mood. Sarah sighed.
" Sorry for blowing up at you. Anyway, why don't you come with me to PLMX records for the recording session. Ian, Ben, and your crush are coming," Sarah smiled.
" Roder? He's gonna be there? Then I hope you don't mind-"
" If you gaze at him instead of listening to me? Go ahead. I'll be a little busy to notice, anyway," Sarah sighed.
" Why am I here, anyway? I couldn't care less about Sarah's singing career. I've got a relationship to work on," Roder sighed as he and Ian got out of Thomas's car.
" Because Mom and Dad still don't trust you to be home alone, and they're going on a romantic dinner," Ian said.
" You know, I thought everyone was over their problems with me," Roder sighed.
" Don't worry. They're still just getting used to you. Trust me. It's not as if they're afraid you'll invite gang members to the house to take all of our things," Ian smiled.
" Hey guys!" Ben called.
" Hey, man," Ian said. The three guys entered PLMX records- and found themselves in a cage.
" Blast. Wrong Rangers," Liko said.
" Blast Rangers? My kind of idea," Magoto snickered.
" Liko and Magoto!" Ian cried. Liko pressed a button and Ian, Ben, and Roder's cage was pulled into the ceiling. X appeared.
" She's coming!" he cried. Liko nodded and she snapped. She and Magoto disappeared and Minnie Major appeared. Sarah and Mary entered.
" Who is this?" Minnie growled.
" One of my friends. She's here to watch the session. Even if that's not okay with you," Sarah smiled. Minnie growled. She turned and walled towards the large doors leading to the recording room.
" You were right. She's a real bitch," Mary said.
" In more ways than one, probably," Sarah smiled. She and Mary laughed for a minute. They stopped at the door.
" Okay, I'll watch and listen out here. Do great," Mary said.
" Thanks," Sarah smiled. She opened the door- and found herself in a cage.
" That's better," Liko smiled. She pressed a button that pulled Sarah's cage up to the boys.
" Whatever happened to the fairer, smarter sex?" Ben asked.
" Oh, shut up."
" Mini, they're all yours," Liko smiled.
" Excellent," Minnie smirked. Liko vanished and Minnie revealed her true form.
" The name is Micro-Mini. And you're dead," the monster smiled.
" What is it with these monsters giving out hollow threats?" Ian asked.
" I know. We've killed two of them and they haven't learned," Roder said.
" You'd think they'd have caught on," Ben joined in.
" You'd think men could be more serious," Sarah sighed.
" You're preaching to the choir there, sister," Micro-Mini said, then remembered that she was supposed to be destroying the Rangers. She fired at the support lines holding the cages.
" Star Power!" the four cried. They were morphed completely just before the cages hit and crumpled.
" Can't you just die?" Micro-Mini growled.
" We're the Energizer bunnies of the world," Ben said.
" Guys, Mary is outside!" Sarah cried, suddenly remembering her friend.
" We'll get her. You deal with Micro there," Ian said. The guys ran out to get Mary to safety.
" So, what'cha gonna do, sing a high pitched note?" Micro-Mini snickered.
" You know, I really wish you monsters would quit making these less- than-witty remarks about why you decided to attack us," Sarah sighed. She brought her hands together and formed an energy ball. She flung it at the monster, throwing it against a wall.
" Firecracker, aren't you?" Micro-Mini growled. She ran at Sarah.
" Power Rangers? What are you doing here?" Mary asked.
" You didn't see anything going on inside?" Ian asked.
" No. It looked like Sarah was prepping to sing," Mary said.
" The image must be a hologram," Roder said.
" Agreed. Look, there's a monster in there. We got Sarah out, and now we need to get you out of here. R- Green Ranger, take her outside," Ian ordered.
" You got it," Roder nodded. He ran Mary outside and Ian and Ben jumped through the window. They emerged to find themselves going back through with Sarah on top of them.
" Oof!" all of them said as they had the wind knocked out of them.
" You two okay?" Sarah asked.
" Yeah. Ben broke my fall," Ian said.
" I'm okay. The glass broke mine," Ben said.
" Good, because I want to kill you, not get upstaged by glass," Micro- Mini cackled.
" I could swear I heard that joke before," Roder cried as he appeared and slashed the monster.
" You little punk," Micro-Mini growled.
" Ain't I, though?" Roder smirked.
" Roder. Let me take her," Sarah said. " It was my day she ruined."
" You got it," Roder said. Sarah turned to the monster and grabbed her. She jumped, crashing through the ceiling and emerging in the back of the building.
" Girl, you'd better prepare for pain," Micro-Mini growled.
" Wrong. You better prepare for your death," Sarah growled. She pulled out her Star Blaster and fired at Micro-Mini. Each hit caused an explosion on the monster.
" You'll pay for that," Micro-Mini growled. " X-Tracsis! Attack!" The evil squirrels on wheels appeared.
" Huh. These guys. I'd forgotten you even had them," Sarah smiled.
" You're going down this time, Orange," Micro-Mini rumbled. As Sarah prepared to attack the X-Tracsis, Ian, Roder, and Ben appeared.
" Sarah, we'll get these squirrels. You take off-key there," Ian said.
" Thanks. You are mine," Sarah growled. She attacked the monster with her Energy Ball attack. Micro-Mini flew backwards, but stayed standing.
" Don't you have something else to parade?" Micro-Mini snickered.
" You're gonna regret this," Sarah growled. She ran to the monster, pulling out her Star Blaster again and firing at her. Each hit exploded on the monster, making her groan with pain.
" That the best you got?" Micro-Mini growled.
" Oh, give it up," Sarah growled. Sarah jumped and delivered a powerful kick to Micro-Mini's midsection. Micro-Mini grunted, and pulled herself up, only to see Sarah's energy ball flying towards her.
" Oh, shit," the monster growled. The energy ball hit her, and she exploded in a fiery explosion. Sarah sighed and turned back to Ian, Ben, and Roder. The X-Tracsis lay defeated at their feet.
" Sarah, are you okay?" Ian asked, running over to her.
" Yeah. I'm fine. Just... put your arms out now," Sarah said. Ian quickly did so and caught her before she hit the ground.
" She's exhausted," Ben said.
" We'd better get her home," Ian said.
The next day, Ian dropped by the Ri house.
" Hey, Ian," Lisa Ri smiled, " Sarah's exhausted. Do you have any idea as to why she should be? I mean, she got in so early, I must not have seen her."
" Uh, I don't know. It is the last couple of weeks before school's out, though, so maybe it's the workload catching up on her," Ian said.
" Maybe that's it, though Ben is much more relaxed," Lisa said. Ian entered. Kirk ran up to him.
" Hey, Kirk," Ian smiled. Kirk grabbed his leg then pulled away- with Ian's wallet.
" Mrs. Ri, what we have here is a budding pickpocket," Ian chuckled as he grabbed his wallet.
" Kirk! What have I told you about that!" Lisa picked Kirk up. " Ian, I am sorry about this," she sighed.
" Don't worry. I'll just head up to Sarah's room," Ian said.
" That's probably a good idea. And as for you, young man..." Lisa moved out of Ian's earshot as he walked upstairs to Sarah's room. He knocked lightly on her door.
" That won't do you much good," Eric Ri said as he tugged on his shirt.
" Hey, Mr. Ri. What did you mean by that?" Ian asked.
" I mean that you could be the riders of the apocalypse, and she wouldn't hear you," Eric chuckled.
" So what will?" Ian asked.
" Your guess is as good as mine," Eric sighed. He headed downstairs. Ian sighed. He opened the door. Sarah's room was dark, but Sarah's slow and steady breathing seemed to echo in the room. Ian sat on her bed.
" Hey, Sleeping Beauty," he whispered as he shook her shoulder. She stirred, blinking, and smiled.
" Hey, Prince Charming," she chuckled.
" I just came to see how you were doing. I mean, that battle took a lot out of you," Ian said.
" Not a problem. Actually, I think some of it was the fact that my dreams were crushed," Sarah said.
" There are other record labels out there. REAL record labels, I mean," Ian said.
" Yeah, I guess you're right," Sarah smiled.
" Look, I know you're wiped, but tonight do you want to watch the Michelle Branch video?" Ian asked.
" And then we could go for dinner?" Sarah smiled.
" Sounds good," Ian smiled.
" I'll be there," Sarah said. Ian nodded and silently left.
" Okay, in five minutes, the Tiki Room will open for the first time to the public. So, Cat and I wanted to show you what we planned in that empty corner you saw last week," Thomas said.
" Great. What is it?" Sierra asked. Thomas opened the door, to reveal a karaoke machine in the formerly empty corner.
" A karaoke machine?" Ian asked.
" Oh, come on. We couldn't think of anything else that teens could do that would keep the parents of town off our butts," Thomas said.
" You could have asked us, though," Ian suggested.
" And ruin the surprise?" Thomas said. Ian rolled his eyes.
" I do like to sing," Sarah said, almost shyly.
" Great!" Cat said. Thomas leaned over to Ian.
" Does she sing on-key?" he asked in a quiet whisper.
" Yeah. She was in the talent show a couple years ago by herself and a duet with me last year. Everyone wanted her to do an encore after she sang a couple of songs," Ian whispered back.
" Well, since we used the StarBase to create the CDs for this thing, pretty much every song written and sung in the past thirty years is on these," Cat said, motioning to a CD case in the wall next to the machine.
" Sarah, how about you sing 'The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room' as people come in," Thomas suggested.
" Well, I guess," Sarah said with a nervous chuckle.
" Sarah, don't tell me you're getting stage fright," Melissa said.
" Yeah. The auditorium had more people in it last year then we can seat in here," Ian said.
" You guys are right. I'm just... nervous because last time was just for fun," Sarah said.
" We're not forcing you to sing. It was just a suggestion. We can put in 'The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room' if you don't feel up to it," Thomas said.
" What, and get upstaged by a recording?" Sarah said, with a sudden burst of excitement.
" Good! Now, get up there before the adrenaline wears off," Thomas said. Cat opened the door as Sarah began to sing.
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Welcome to our tropical hideaway
You lucky people, you
If we weren't in the show starting right away
We'd be in the audience too (Ooh lookit all the people)
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
The bird Paradise is an elegant bird
He loves to be seen and loves to be heard
Most little birdies will fly away
But the tiki room birds are here everyday
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
The show is delightful
We hope you'll agree
We hope that it fills you with pleasure and glee
Because if we don't make you feel like that
We gonna wind up on a lady's hat
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
[Chorus]
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
In the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
All the birds sing words
And the flowers croon
At the tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room
Da da da da
We're singin' in the tiki room
Da da da da da da
Crooning in the tiki room
" Sarah, that was great!" Cat said.
" Yeah. You should think of it as a career," Sierra smiled.
" What she said," Roder smirked.
" You guys really think so?" Sarah said, relieved.
" So. The Orange Ranger wants to sing?" Psycho chuckled. " X. Wasn't there a monster of yours that could work with something along those lines?"
" Why, yes there is. Micro-Mini. She is certainly along those lines, my liege. I need to make a few modifications, though. Inquire tomorrow," X said.
" I want her attack the Power Rangers by tonight!" Psycho growled.
" Sir, Micro-Mini could attempt to infiltrate the Rangers in some way. That way, during the Earth night, I could finish my modifications before she attacks the Rangers.
" Very well. Get to work." X nodded and left.
" You do know that no one here trusts you," a velvet voice said from the shadows.
" That's their business. I will not impede on their opinions," Psycho said.
" It's foolish not to. They will only respect you if you put fear in their hearts," the voice said.
" I brought you here for a reason. That was not to tell me how to do my job," Psycho said.
" You haven't finished building my reason for agreeing. Therefore, I can still tell you my opinion," it said with a smirk in its voice. The sound of it leaving was heard. Psycho sighed.
" I suppose I was never cut out for the leader position," he sighed.
" Finally he listens to what the crew has been saying," the voice said. Its owner was still in the darkness. A second voice joined in.
" What if he decides to turn leadership to his daughter and not you as promised?" it asked.
" I'll take it from her," the first smiled.
" Greg. What do you think of my parents club?" Ian asked.
" Now that it's open, I think it's better than it was last week," Greg smiled.
" Thank you. At least that's seven of my friends," Ian sighed.
" Yo, Scott," a voice said behind him. Ian turned to see Jim Keller standing behind him.
" Yeah, Jim?" Ian asked with a slight, barely noticeable stutter.
" Nice place your parents got here," Jim said. Jim went over to the juice bar.
" Greg?"
" Yeah?"
" Did Jim Keller, the kid who took my lunch money in fourth grade, just give my parents club a compliment?"
" I think he did."
" And here I was bad-mouthing the place."
" Hey, pretty," Jake Lane said with a sly smile. " You got a boyfriend?"
" Yeah, she does," Roder said.
" Oh, s-sorry Roder," Jake said. He quickly went off.
" My. How nice of you, Roder," Melissa smiled.
" Hey, I did live with you for ten years. You ever had those feelings for me?" Roder asked.
" Maybe," Melissa said secretly. She smiled and walked off.
" Women," Roder sighed.
" So?" Sarah asked.
" So... what?" Mary answered.
" Look, Ian was afraid of this place lowering his reputation at school. Do you think this place will do that?" Sarah asked.
" Hmm, let's see. About half of the school is here, and about a quarter of those kids are popular. What do you think?" Mary said with a sly smile.
" Whew. That's a load off my back," Sarah sighed.
" Hey. The track team got here," Mary said.
" Ooh, straight from practice," Sarah smiled. The two looked for a better view.
" Well, we did well for our first day of business," Cat sighed, as she put away the last of the money from the day's profits.
" The five dollar charge for admission with one dollar drinks probably helped," Ian smiled.
" Okay, you're probably right. But still. We raked in a nice amount," Thomas said.
" Hey, could you guys give Ben and me a ride home?" Sarah asked as she grabbed the last bit of her homework.
" Sure. By the way, you really should think of a career in the music industry," Thomas said.
" Nah. Most of those people have breast enlargements or lip synch because people in the business tell them to. I'd rather just sing for fun," Sarah said.
" Really?" a voice from the door said. Thomas, Cat, Alex, Penny, Ian, Sarah, Ben, Roder, Sierra, and Melissa turned to the door. A woman in a business suit stood there.
" Who are you?" Alex asked.
" Minnie Major, from PLMX records," the woman said.
" Plim-icks?" Sarah asked. She looked at the others who all shrugged.
" It's a new company. We're looking for artists to sign up. And I heard you singing earlier," Minnie said with a sneaky smile.
" I don't know..." Sarah said.
" This could be your big break," Minnie said.
" I would need to think about it," Sarah said.
" Well, here's my card. My phone number and e-mail is on it. Think about it and let me know," Minnie said. She passed Sarah a card and left.
" Sis, what's to think about? You are always singing in front of the mirror at home," Ben said.
" That's for fun, Ben, not what I want to do with my life. Still... It would be the chance of a lifetime," Sarah said, with a twinkle in her eye.
" Come on. Let's get you guys home," Thomas said.
" Uh, guys, I'm getting a little tired of sleeping at the StarBase," Sierra said.
" Well, where'd you like to go home to?" Cat asked.
" Sierra, why don't you come with us. At least until we can find something more permanent," Penny suggested.
" Thanks," Sierra smiled.
" Okay, so what about me? You have made it clear that you aren't that thrilled with going down to the slums to drop me off," Melissa said.
" Cat, how much money do we need to keep this place open?" Thomas asked, a thoughtful look on his face.
" No, forget it. My parents won't accept your money. They're too proud," Melissa said.
" You can come with us, and how about we see if we can find you a job. They'd accept it from their own child, wouldn't they?" Alex suggested.
" They might, if I kept a percentage of it," Melissa said.
" Great. You can say you're sleeping over with a friend, then," Penny said.
" Great, let's go home, then," Cat said.
" Kirk, what did you do with my CD player?!" Sarah screamed.
" Sarah, don't yell at your little brother," her mother sighed.
" Mom, I've told him a million times not to-" Kirk Ri ran in holding Sarah's CD player in his hand. Sarah grabbed it and held it too far above him for him to reach. " -steal things from my room. Now listen this time, you little dweeb. If I find out you've been in my room again, not even Mom and Dad will find your body," Sarah warned.
" Sarah, don't threaten your little brother," her father sighed. Sarah turned and walked upstairs. Kirk ran to go bug Ben.
" Remember when there was quiet in this house?" Lisa Ri sighed.
" Remember when we could leave our badges by the door and not worry about someone taking them?" Eric Ri said.
" And will someone remember that my bathroom is not for these dinosaur toys!" Sarah cried.
" Remember when we only had two of them to worry about?" Lisa and Eric said together.
" Maybe I should see about this PLMX records. If they do think I have the right kind of voice for them, we can end up with enough money to buy a house so that Kirk will be a mile away from my room," Sarah said. She looked at the card.
" Well, Miss Ri, thank you for coming here today," Minnie Major smiled. " Now, I'll just go speak with the producer, and he'll be here to speak with you." Minnie left.
" Ian, thanks for coming with me," Sarah sighed.
" No problem. Like I said yesterday, you are good," Ian said.
" Yeah, but I happen to want some moral support, and I'd rather you than Ben," Sarah said.
" What about your parents?"
" They're on duty. Besides, I didn't tell them about the offer," Sarah sighed.
" Let me guess: You were going to when you learned that Kirk had taken something from you," Ian smiled.
" How'd you guess?"
" Hello, the kid took my wallet on our last date."
" Ooh, yeah. How much was it going to take to get the spaghetti sauce out of it?"
" Dad already took care of it. However my ID is going to have to be replaced," Ian sighed. Minnie returned from the producer's office.
" Mr. Pryce will see you," Minnie said. Ian and Sarah got up. " Uh, not you," she said, pointing to Ian. " He only wants to see the talent," Minnie smiled.
" Ian is with me," Sarah said.
" He's only seeing the talent," Minnie said.
" Ian is occasionally my partner," Sarah said.
" I didn't pitch him to Mr. Pryce. Just you. Now get in there or I'll- "
" Minnie," a voice said from the producer's doorway.
" Mr. Pryce. I was just-"
" Just about to lose our first talent is what you were 'just.' Ms. Ri. I am Lucas Pryce, owner of PLMX records," the owner of the voice said to Sarah.
" Nice to meet you, Mr. Pryce. This is my boyfriend Ian Scott," Sarah said. Ian smiled to Pryce and smirked at Minnie. Minnie glared at him.
" Ms. Ri, could you and your boyfriend please enter my office?" Pryce asked.
" Sure," Sarah said.
An hour later, Sarah and Ian emerged from PLMX records.
" Tomorrow I make a single!" Sarah cried.
" Yeah. That's great," Ian smiled.
" Oh, don't rain on my parade," Sarah said.
" I'm not raining. Just... a mild drizzle," Ian said.
" Ian..." Sarah said.
" Sarah, don't you think it's a little odd that PLMX has you signed for a single tomorrow?" Ian asked.
" A little quick, but I doubt it's not believable," Sarah said.
" Look, is this something you really want?" Ian asked.
" More than anything," Sarah said.
" Then... We'll try this," Ian said.
" Ben, what are you doing on my computer?" Sarah sighed as she entered her room.
" Kirk got sick while Dad was looking at one of those preschool kid websites with him and threw up on the keyboard. If I want to get my homework done, I've either got to clean the barf off the keyboard or use yours. Take a guess to what I chose," Ben said, his gaze not leaving the screen.
" Fine. Just stay away from the message board in my favs list. If you go in there posting nonsense like you did on the Animeworld board on my account, Rain Flower will have me banned faster than you can say 'spammer'," Sarah said, falling onto her bed.
" Deal," Ben said. Sarah rolled over and pulled out her history book.
" Mr. Stewart's test is tomorrow and I haven't studied," she sighed.
" So? That record deal from PLMX ought to cover any 'F's you get," Ben said.
" How did you know about that?" Sarah hissed.
" Please. I'm your twin brother, we shared a room for six years, toys for seven, computer for eight, and you and Ian doubled with me and Brittney when we were going out. Plus you left the computer on with the e-mail you sent to that Minnie Major on the screen," Ben sighed.
" Note to self: Remember to turn computer off before leaving the house," Sarah sighed.
" Relax. I didn't tell Mom and Dad. I am no squeal. Besides, I'd download any MP3 of yours," Ben said.
" You do know downloading music is practically stealing money from the artist, right? Meaning that I wouldn't make any money, and you couldn't borrow any money from me," Sarah said.
" Like I said, I'd buy any of your CDs," Ben smiled. Sarah chuckled and threw a pillow at Ben.
" You are going to what?" Mary exclaimed with excitement.
" I'm going to be recording a single," Sarah said, " Now keep it down. I want to keep this on the D.L."
" My lips are sealed," Mary smiled.
By the end of the day, every person in Starry Grove High seemed to have heard that Sarah was going to be a future popstar.
" Mary! You swore you wouldn't tell anyone!" Sarah growled at the end of the school day.
" It wasn't me. Chloe Burton heard us. I heard her telling Sammie Carlson and Sean Smith about ten seconds after you went into Choir," Mary said.
" Chloe..." Sarah growled.
" Yeah. Sorry, but you know how much of a loudmouth that girl can be. I swear, she should get her own talk show," Mary said, trying to lighten the mood. Sarah sighed.
" Sorry for blowing up at you. Anyway, why don't you come with me to PLMX records for the recording session. Ian, Ben, and your crush are coming," Sarah smiled.
" Roder? He's gonna be there? Then I hope you don't mind-"
" If you gaze at him instead of listening to me? Go ahead. I'll be a little busy to notice, anyway," Sarah sighed.
" Why am I here, anyway? I couldn't care less about Sarah's singing career. I've got a relationship to work on," Roder sighed as he and Ian got out of Thomas's car.
" Because Mom and Dad still don't trust you to be home alone, and they're going on a romantic dinner," Ian said.
" You know, I thought everyone was over their problems with me," Roder sighed.
" Don't worry. They're still just getting used to you. Trust me. It's not as if they're afraid you'll invite gang members to the house to take all of our things," Ian smiled.
" Hey guys!" Ben called.
" Hey, man," Ian said. The three guys entered PLMX records- and found themselves in a cage.
" Blast. Wrong Rangers," Liko said.
" Blast Rangers? My kind of idea," Magoto snickered.
" Liko and Magoto!" Ian cried. Liko pressed a button and Ian, Ben, and Roder's cage was pulled into the ceiling. X appeared.
" She's coming!" he cried. Liko nodded and she snapped. She and Magoto disappeared and Minnie Major appeared. Sarah and Mary entered.
" Who is this?" Minnie growled.
" One of my friends. She's here to watch the session. Even if that's not okay with you," Sarah smiled. Minnie growled. She turned and walled towards the large doors leading to the recording room.
" You were right. She's a real bitch," Mary said.
" In more ways than one, probably," Sarah smiled. She and Mary laughed for a minute. They stopped at the door.
" Okay, I'll watch and listen out here. Do great," Mary said.
" Thanks," Sarah smiled. She opened the door- and found herself in a cage.
" That's better," Liko smiled. She pressed a button that pulled Sarah's cage up to the boys.
" Whatever happened to the fairer, smarter sex?" Ben asked.
" Oh, shut up."
" Mini, they're all yours," Liko smiled.
" Excellent," Minnie smirked. Liko vanished and Minnie revealed her true form.
" The name is Micro-Mini. And you're dead," the monster smiled.
" What is it with these monsters giving out hollow threats?" Ian asked.
" I know. We've killed two of them and they haven't learned," Roder said.
" You'd think they'd have caught on," Ben joined in.
" You'd think men could be more serious," Sarah sighed.
" You're preaching to the choir there, sister," Micro-Mini said, then remembered that she was supposed to be destroying the Rangers. She fired at the support lines holding the cages.
" Star Power!" the four cried. They were morphed completely just before the cages hit and crumpled.
" Can't you just die?" Micro-Mini growled.
" We're the Energizer bunnies of the world," Ben said.
" Guys, Mary is outside!" Sarah cried, suddenly remembering her friend.
" We'll get her. You deal with Micro there," Ian said. The guys ran out to get Mary to safety.
" So, what'cha gonna do, sing a high pitched note?" Micro-Mini snickered.
" You know, I really wish you monsters would quit making these less- than-witty remarks about why you decided to attack us," Sarah sighed. She brought her hands together and formed an energy ball. She flung it at the monster, throwing it against a wall.
" Firecracker, aren't you?" Micro-Mini growled. She ran at Sarah.
" Power Rangers? What are you doing here?" Mary asked.
" You didn't see anything going on inside?" Ian asked.
" No. It looked like Sarah was prepping to sing," Mary said.
" The image must be a hologram," Roder said.
" Agreed. Look, there's a monster in there. We got Sarah out, and now we need to get you out of here. R- Green Ranger, take her outside," Ian ordered.
" You got it," Roder nodded. He ran Mary outside and Ian and Ben jumped through the window. They emerged to find themselves going back through with Sarah on top of them.
" Oof!" all of them said as they had the wind knocked out of them.
" You two okay?" Sarah asked.
" Yeah. Ben broke my fall," Ian said.
" I'm okay. The glass broke mine," Ben said.
" Good, because I want to kill you, not get upstaged by glass," Micro- Mini cackled.
" I could swear I heard that joke before," Roder cried as he appeared and slashed the monster.
" You little punk," Micro-Mini growled.
" Ain't I, though?" Roder smirked.
" Roder. Let me take her," Sarah said. " It was my day she ruined."
" You got it," Roder said. Sarah turned to the monster and grabbed her. She jumped, crashing through the ceiling and emerging in the back of the building.
" Girl, you'd better prepare for pain," Micro-Mini growled.
" Wrong. You better prepare for your death," Sarah growled. She pulled out her Star Blaster and fired at Micro-Mini. Each hit caused an explosion on the monster.
" You'll pay for that," Micro-Mini growled. " X-Tracsis! Attack!" The evil squirrels on wheels appeared.
" Huh. These guys. I'd forgotten you even had them," Sarah smiled.
" You're going down this time, Orange," Micro-Mini rumbled. As Sarah prepared to attack the X-Tracsis, Ian, Roder, and Ben appeared.
" Sarah, we'll get these squirrels. You take off-key there," Ian said.
" Thanks. You are mine," Sarah growled. She attacked the monster with her Energy Ball attack. Micro-Mini flew backwards, but stayed standing.
" Don't you have something else to parade?" Micro-Mini snickered.
" You're gonna regret this," Sarah growled. She ran to the monster, pulling out her Star Blaster again and firing at her. Each hit exploded on the monster, making her groan with pain.
" That the best you got?" Micro-Mini growled.
" Oh, give it up," Sarah growled. Sarah jumped and delivered a powerful kick to Micro-Mini's midsection. Micro-Mini grunted, and pulled herself up, only to see Sarah's energy ball flying towards her.
" Oh, shit," the monster growled. The energy ball hit her, and she exploded in a fiery explosion. Sarah sighed and turned back to Ian, Ben, and Roder. The X-Tracsis lay defeated at their feet.
" Sarah, are you okay?" Ian asked, running over to her.
" Yeah. I'm fine. Just... put your arms out now," Sarah said. Ian quickly did so and caught her before she hit the ground.
" She's exhausted," Ben said.
" We'd better get her home," Ian said.
The next day, Ian dropped by the Ri house.
" Hey, Ian," Lisa Ri smiled, " Sarah's exhausted. Do you have any idea as to why she should be? I mean, she got in so early, I must not have seen her."
" Uh, I don't know. It is the last couple of weeks before school's out, though, so maybe it's the workload catching up on her," Ian said.
" Maybe that's it, though Ben is much more relaxed," Lisa said. Ian entered. Kirk ran up to him.
" Hey, Kirk," Ian smiled. Kirk grabbed his leg then pulled away- with Ian's wallet.
" Mrs. Ri, what we have here is a budding pickpocket," Ian chuckled as he grabbed his wallet.
" Kirk! What have I told you about that!" Lisa picked Kirk up. " Ian, I am sorry about this," she sighed.
" Don't worry. I'll just head up to Sarah's room," Ian said.
" That's probably a good idea. And as for you, young man..." Lisa moved out of Ian's earshot as he walked upstairs to Sarah's room. He knocked lightly on her door.
" That won't do you much good," Eric Ri said as he tugged on his shirt.
" Hey, Mr. Ri. What did you mean by that?" Ian asked.
" I mean that you could be the riders of the apocalypse, and she wouldn't hear you," Eric chuckled.
" So what will?" Ian asked.
" Your guess is as good as mine," Eric sighed. He headed downstairs. Ian sighed. He opened the door. Sarah's room was dark, but Sarah's slow and steady breathing seemed to echo in the room. Ian sat on her bed.
" Hey, Sleeping Beauty," he whispered as he shook her shoulder. She stirred, blinking, and smiled.
" Hey, Prince Charming," she chuckled.
" I just came to see how you were doing. I mean, that battle took a lot out of you," Ian said.
" Not a problem. Actually, I think some of it was the fact that my dreams were crushed," Sarah said.
" There are other record labels out there. REAL record labels, I mean," Ian said.
" Yeah, I guess you're right," Sarah smiled.
" Look, I know you're wiped, but tonight do you want to watch the Michelle Branch video?" Ian asked.
" And then we could go for dinner?" Sarah smiled.
" Sounds good," Ian smiled.
" I'll be there," Sarah said. Ian nodded and silently left.