-This is my new fic, it's called Thunderfingers. For those who don't know (and shame on you!), Thunderfingers is one of the many nicknames for the best bassist of all time, John Entwistle! On with the story!-

It had been a year since Battle of the Bands. School of Rock was currently working on it's first album, tentatively titled School of Rock. Each member of the actual band was asked to have some input on the album, but it was obvious that some were just not going to be capable of writing a song. Zack was writing lyrics and basic chords, but really it was Dewey doing most of the work.

Although Dewey really sucked at a lot of instruments (pretty much every single one except guitar), he could still piece together a basic melody, and Zack was quickly learning. Everyone was allowed, however, to write their own solos, except for Katie, who was not allowed to have any solos. "Bass doesn't have solos, Katie! Bassists can't smile, and all bassists need to know is how to rock a G note," Dewey explained to her. That satisfied Katie. For a little while, at least.

The band had been getting gigs at local clubs, and were currently negotiating a regular Friday night gig at Ziggy's. Every night that they had a gig, Katie would watch everyone solo except for her as she played in the same key for their entire set. It didn't occur to her that this was bad, and she went along with it, until that fateful night at Borders.

Her mother had been looking at books while Katie ventured into the CD section. At one listening post was a compilation CD by The Who called Then and Now. She remembered seeing the band's name on the huge chart of rock that she had written down a year before in class. But Katie didn't know anything else about them. However, figuring that Dewey couldn't be wrong about a rock group, she picked up the headphones and started listening. Track number one, I Can't Explain, was good. She liked it. Track number two was called My Generation. This was the song that would change it all.

About halfway through the song, Katie heard something. Could it be? It really sounded like it. But it was impossible! Dewey had told her, there can't be a bass solo! And yet there was one in this song, plain as day! Katie was excited. Perhaps she wouldn't have to always play in the same key! Maybe she could have a solo!

The CD had twenty tracks, but a CD beside it, The Who: The Ultimate Collection, had thirty-five tracks. She picked the one with more songs on it and took out the allowance that she had gotten the day before. Katie bought the CD and waited impatiently as her mom bought two books. She wanted to get home and listen to the CD!

The ride home took forever, but Katie got there eventually. She popped CD number one into her stereo and listened to My Generation again. She felt a small thrill as she heard the bass solo and listened to all the other tracks on the first CD. Only one other song had a bass solo. It was called Call Me Lightning. Katie didn't like the song very much, it was a cotton candy song. So sweet it would make you sick. But it had a bass solo! This was two pieces of evidence against Dewey's theory so far. Katie listened to the second CD and couldn't believe her ears when she heard The Real Me. It was completely bass! The song wasn't driven by a guitar, like every other rock song in history (a/n except Happy Jack by The Who, Keith Moon really banged his drums on that one!), it was driven by the bass!

The next day at band practice, Katie went up to Dewey.

"Hey Dewey. Uh, I just wanted to know if I could have a solo in the next song we write for the album. Please?"

"Uh, Katie, hello? We can't have a bass solo in a song! It just doesn't work."

"What? That is such bull! I mean, come on! There have been bass solos in songs! Dewey, just let me have a frickin solo!"

"You know what Katie? Stop bothering me about this. We can find a new bass player just like that." He snapped his fingers as he said 'that' and then walked off to observe how Zack's new song was going. "Damn," Katie whispered under her breath.

-I know it's short, but I felt like that was a good place to stop, because this is the introductory chapter, where you find out what part one of the plot is. There are two parts, the other will come later, and it is a secret! Anyways, REVIEW!!!-