DISCLAIMER: I don't own Lizzie, please don't sue.
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When Gordo and Lizzie returned to Hillridge, she was greeted by nearly everyone she knew. Gregory had let all the fans know that Lizzie was back, and that the tour would start up again. After a while, Gregory called the band over to his house, because he had a few things to tell them. They all went over to his house, and they all sat down in his living room.

"Okay, first things first. The M.A.R. (Mothers Against Reality) has grown in size. They've convinced about eighteen more people to join the, and they've found out where we're performing next week, so I assume that they're gonna go up there and shout their stupid protest speeches.

"Also, Lizzie, you didn't know this during the time you were away, but for about a month and a half, we've been announcing to the fans that a new band member is on the way, and we already introduced him on the website. He's going to the recording session with us tomorrow, and he's playing with us next week in Cleveland."

"Okay, that's fine with me- but I still don't know who he is."

"We're not sure if you're gonna like him....." Gregory warned.

"I'll manage to get along with him, whoever he is."

"All right- here he is right now." Gregory said as the doorbell rang.

He went and answered it. Moments later, Gregory walked into the living room, with Matt by his side. Matt had graduated this year, and had left Hillridge. Lizzie had warned him before he left that he would need a job, but he wasn't able to find one.

"Matt?" Lizzie asked.

"Yeah, I'm the new member." Matt said, awaiting his sister to go hysterical.

"It's about time you got a job!" Lizzie said with a grin.

"You're not angry?" Miranda asked.

"No, not at all. I've been asking him for a long time if he had gotten a job, he wasn't ever able to find one. So, what's your position in the band?"

"Lead guitar, I took lessons in my junior and senior year."

"One problem- you don't have a guitar."

"......You're right." Matt stated. "And we've got to record the new album tomorrow!" He was starting to panic.

"Calm down, Matt!" Lizzie said. "Listen, we're going shopping tonight, and there's a big music shop in the mall- we have enough money to buy a guitar for you."

That calmed Matt down. He sat down, while Gregory explained a few more things, one of them being that they were going to hire more security, now that the M.A.R. was bigger. Also, that they lost the sound manager, and that they were bringing in a new one. Everyone decided that since Matt was the only one in the band who would be touring without a partner, they asked his fiance, Melina to fill in, and she agreed, since she had been kicked out of her house after she had graduated.

After going through everything, they went to the mall. Gordo and Larry went with Matt to the music shop, where Matt bought a silver Les Paul. Gordo and Larry wound up buying new instruments for themselves and a bit of new equipment as well.

They met up with Lizzie and Miranda, who had bought a few things of their own. They then went home, and went to sleep. They all met up the next morning outside Gregory's studio. Gregory pulled up in his truck, and greeted everyone. He led them inside, and everyone grabbed their instruments and got set up. They recorded fourteen new songs, and Gordo shot music videos for four new songs and four old songs. They set a date to release both the DVD and the CD, and then everyone left the studio.

They spent majority of the night out partying, and came home, dead tired, set their alarms for 5:30 and went to sleep. They all awoke to the sound of the alarm buzzing, and they all got dressed and went downstairs, and saw Jo and Sam packing up for the tour, as usual. Melina was also helping them. After getting everything ready, they all went to the parking lot, where they met Gregory and Tony.

Everyone went in, set their luggage down, and then went into their bedrooms and caught up on the sleep that they didn't get enough of. When they woke up, they went to the front, where Gregory, Tony, Jo and Sam were. Gregory said that they were in Iowa, and still had a while until they reached Cleveland.

Everyone was still tired, so they went back to sleep. When they woke again, they found that they were five minutes from Cleveland. They got all of their luggage ready, and Gregory pulled the bus into the hotel parking lot. They checked in, and went up to their rooms, setting everything down.

They went to the Blossom Music Arena early and set everything up, went through sound checks, and special effects tests. After going through what they needed to get done, they went back to the hotel and went to sleep, ready to perform the next day.
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That was chapter 7! Chapter 8's coming soon. See ya!