Blessed with musical talent and charisma, Everett Daniels would learn that conquering the world of showbiz would mean conquering his own personal demons as well. Stay tuned as we take a close and personal look at the number one selling artist in the country, Humpty Dumpty, and his group, All the Kings Men, as this special episode of "Before the Music" continues…

It seems as if every television within the Fairy City area is tuned into FMtv's first broadcasting of it's special on Humpty and his group. The underage demographic has tuned in to hear samples of their latest hit, while those old enough to understand the complexity of fame are watching to learn of the tumultuous relationship between all the members. The execs at FMtv are beyond happy with finally finishing the special, their ratings already exceeding their expectations.

Everett Daniels was born in a small Kentucky town called Hardins Creek. It was here that he learned his first life lessons, in the slums and projects that compose the entire town of Hardins Creek. (The Truth- Hardins Creek is actually a small suburban town, that consist of mainly middle-class white upstanding citizens. The year Everett was born the town had only three crimes on their books, two being drunken arguments from out-of-towners.) Before Everett was a year-old, his father was shot down in a drug deal gone bad. He was then raised by the state, after his mother suffered a nervous breakdown while suffering from an acute case of Stank withdrawal. (TT- Everett's father, Robert Daniels, is a computer analyst for Invisicloth, the makers of Not-There-Wear. His mother, Margaret, is a faithful wife and homemaker and head of the Hardins Creek PTA. Stank is a highly addictive and lethal combination of Sprinkle and cocaine. Addicts are considered anyone who has survived their first usage due to its high death rate and addictive nature. There are only a dozen known addicts in the entire country.)

Thanks to a high school dance Everett would be launched on his amazing journey into the music industry. (TT- Everett's sole high school performance came as Jesus in the school's production of the musical, "Jesus Christ, Superstar".) It was an ordinary dance, until Everett stepped on stage to perform for the first time in public. Unknown to those attending, Everett learned years previous, while growing up on the streets how to freestyle and rap, shocking everyone in attendance. His perform would still have meant nothing if not for the chaos that ensued during his act. It was directly during his act that a shoot out occurred between rival gang members also attending the dance. Showing his bravery, Everett kept performing despite the drama, only to be caught on news cameras and signed to a deal shortly thereafter. (TT- Everett was actually found by the agent of All the King's Men performing karaoke in the only bar in Hardins Creek, where his car had broke down at. Everett was just there to have a few drinks with some high school friends that he graduated with the year previously.)

Weeks after signing his contract deal, Everett recorded his first album, which did not sell as everyone had hoped. (TT- Everett released a Rolling Stone cover album before ever meeting his future agent. He has sold to date eleven copies, ten to himself and his family.) Struggling to keep his life together, Humpty met the first member of All the King's Men, King, a teenage prodigy who was, at the time, the number one selling artist ever, and the two soon started finding candidates for their group. The two were determined to break every record possible by combining forces. (TT- Everett and King, who's name is Nathaniel Jones, met through Jones' agent, who had a plan to increase the sales of King's albums as well as creating Everett into a superstar.)

Everett meets the rest of his group and we learn their startling secrets… when "Before the Music" returns…

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As the televisions across Fairy City fade to black and the Sprinkle song begins to play, yet again, Blue Fairy sits in back of her limo, on her way towards her diner with Everett. Her eyes are red and sore, her make-up smeared, she is not looking her best. She is visibly upset at her current circumstance, leaving Pinocchio has been a lot harder than she expected. She begins wondering if she is still doing the right thing and if Pinocchio will eventually get better or just fall further into depravity, like his father, Gepeto. Hundreds of thoughts rush through her head and her only response is to once again breakdown into tears.

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In the house, Pinocchio shared with Blue Fairy, Pinocchio sits on his bed, caressing something in his hands. The room is all but destroyed, strewn all across the floor are pieces of Pinocchio's most prized possession, his sex doll. In a rage, he had destroyed it, blaming it on Blue leaving him.

Pinocchio wipes tears from his eyes and looks at the gun in his hands. He slowly and methodically begins loading the weapon. "It all has to end… it has to… I… I'm not like daddy…" is all he mutters to himself.

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After a mediocre album, Humpty met and befriended the hip-hop superstar, King, and the two began recruiting for their own group. Searching the country, the duo held open auditions in various cities for potential talent. (TT- Although there were auditions held, no one was chosen from them. The final three chosen were hand picked by Everett and King's agent.) After months of evaluations, the group was finalized. The first person chosen was Night, an up and coming gangster rapper. His position in the group was immediately jeopardized due to the murder trial of one of his fans; he was accused of killing during one of his live shows. (TT- Night kicked a teenage fan in the face, while the fan attempted to climb onto the stage and dive into the crowd. The fan had a brain seizure and died on the spot, twenty minutes before help could take him to a hospital.) Through much legal prestidigitation, the army of lawyers in his defense were able to get the charges dropped and within weeks he became a member. (TT- Night's lawyers justified his actions in saying that the fan tried to attack Night while he was onstage and Night was simply defending himself. Despite Night glorifying his actions in three of his songs.)

In gathering together the best talent in the music industry Humpty and King searched out for Tracee Bingem, already a number one selling R&B artist. They finally got here to agree to join the group after allowing her to not just sing, but to rap and perform the choreography as well. (TT- Tracee was a back up dancer for Blue Fairy before hitting it big herself.) Renaming Tracee, Queen, to better suit the tone of the group, Tracee has become the heart and soul of All the Kings Men.

The final member chosen, Jester, is a complete unknown oddity. His reasons for being in the group, other than to cause controversy, are unknown. How he was found or where he came from is also unknown. He has been arrested numerous times after becoming a group member and once met the president and urinated on himself while shaking his hand. (TT- Jester has fifteen different cases pending concerning his self-proclaimed need for 'the young and clean trim'.)

With the group together, and spending thousands on production for their first album, Humpty and All the Kings Men were posed to take the music industry by storm. When "Before the Music" returns…

To be continued…

Author's Notes- Hey peoples, sorry for the wait. Been kind of busy. Me and my girlfriend have settled on a name for the baby. It's Damien Jordan. I'll keep you updated. The story is still coming along, I have the next part to this chapter to do and I got some great ideas for some new characters that will be put in. Hopefully, this chapter isn't too confusing and the story is still keeping those reading entertained. Keep reviewing and thanks.