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Shout-outs Jaleo: thnx for the review… I guess you'll c wat happens :P

Marcy Bayd thnx for the review… I sort of wanna write short and so the point… and I'm sry for the spelling errors lol and I guess u will c wat happens 2 lol

Chapter 3: One good show

"I dunno… he just walked off and was just quiet the rest of the way home," Katie was talking to Summer. "I mean before he went up to get my wallet he was just fine," Katie finished off.

"Well there he is now," Summer said looking down the sidewalk walking to school. Katie looked over and saw Zack walking towards them.

"Hey you okay?" Katie asked sympathetically.

"No," Zack said and walked passed them.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty about quitting the band?" Summer asked now a little pissed off.

"Yes more than you know," Zack said still the same tone and not making eye contact. He just passed them. Freddy met him about 10 feet down only to get the same treatment. He looked down at Katie and Summer.

"What's wrong with him?" Freddy asked.

"I really don't know. I think he's guilty about quitting on Dewey but there has to be something more…" Summer replied. Katie was about shocked. She didn't talk the rest of the way.

Zack was like that the whole day. The whole day he didn't talk or really see anyone else from the band. Then he went to his lockers. They were all there waiting for him, Freddy, Summer, Katie, Lawrence, Marta, and Tomika and they stopped him.

"Hey dude what's wrong with you man?" Freddy stopped a Zack who wanted to avoid them.

"Dude relax, lay off of me" Zack said brushing off Freddy's hand that was trying to stop him.

"Dude seriously what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing is."

"Dude I KNOW you… there is something…"

"You really don't want to know…"

"Yes we do… that's why we're asking about it…"

"Fine… you want me to tell you?" said a annoyed Zack. "I overheard Ned and Dewey talking when I went back up right after we quit the band. They were talking about Dewey…" Zack paused and looked down.

"Dude we can tell us just tell us… what did they say?" Katie said laying a hand on Zack's arm.

"They were talking about Dewey…" Zack quieted down a little, "he's… well… he's dying."

"What do you mean dying?" Freddy asked.

"What do you think it means!" Zack yelled. "He's dying…"

"I see…"

They were silent for a while. They didn't really know what to say. What could they say? Dewey, the one they could count on, he always helped them when they needed help… then they quit on him when he probably needs them most…

"We don't have to stay here and feel bad about ourselves," Freddy said trying to make sense of everything. "Right after school we'll go to see him. Sign up for that talent show you were talking about Summer. Sign us up for it, including Dewey Finn. The rest of us go to his apartment and tell him we have to play a great rock show that could 'change the world'"

The whole day they were thinking about Dewey and they weren't concentrating on their classes (not that they would anyway). Then the last bell rang and seeing that they all have the last class of the day together they all went over to Dewey's house and Summer went to sign up for the talent show.

They walked up the stairs. They opened the door and walked in (Dewey said the door was always open for them). They saw Ned and without exchanging words he went to get Dewey.

"Hey guys wasn't expecting you… you want something to eat or anything?"

Katie looked over at Zack. "After we came to quit the band Katie thought she left her wallet up here. When I came up I overheard you and Ned talking."

"We overheard you're sick," Freddy interrupted. "We came to say we're really sorry and we really want to play a great show with you."

Dewey looked at all of them and couldn't believe it. "You don't have to do this for me."

"It's the least we could do if we think of ALL you've done for us." Katie said and she started to cry slightly.

Summer came in. "We're in!"

"When is it?" Dewey asked.

"It's tomorrow."

The next day they were getting ready to go and Dewey got up to say something. "You guys made a dream come true for me. I'm honored to even know you. Not only are you guys great musicians. You guys are awesome kids too."

It was their turn. Being the last ones, they sort of had a finale effect to their show. When they got up to the stage Dewey got up to the mike. "We've played this song before. The song we named after our band "The School of Rock".

Before Freddy could start the count-off however, Zach got up to the mike. "When I wrote this song I was thinking of Dewey." He paused. "I'd like to dedicate this song to Dewey." Before playing the first chord Dewey looked over at Zack and couldn't smile for a moment. Then he smiled. Zack looked over at Katie and she also smiled at him proudly.

Before long Dewey was singing. When he closed his eyes he saw flashes of memories. He saw the kids at Horace Green. How amazed he was when he first heard them play, how he firsts realizes how amazing the kids really were, how amazing it felt playing in the battle of the bands and then the encore. He never thought he'd feel that good again. Less than half as many people, played with the kids many times already, but it never gets old and this time was really a rocking show. If there was one show that changed the world it was that show. Dewey was giving it 110 more than he'd ever given it and to Dewey… that was a lot. Before long it was his solo. He looked over at Zack. They nodded and smiled. Dewey started his solo however different than the one they made. He was improvising, making up. Then Zack came up to where Dewey was on the front of the stage. They soloed together. Then Tomika came up to sing. Marta still ooo-la-la'ing. It sounded incredible. Then the song quieted down, Laurence's solo was always scripted but not this time. You could say he went along to the flow. Everyone sounded incredible. Then Zack's solo. He pured out all his feeling into it. All the things he wished he could tell Dewey. How much he appreciated him. How Dewey was the one that got him out of the "dumb daze" he was in for so long.

That performance was the most passionate, best show they ever did and Zack looked over at Dewey after the song was over and noticed something. For the first time since he met him he saw a tear running down the side of his face.

The winner of the talent show announcement was now coming up. The DJ got to the mike. Everyone knew who the winner was. They were chanting "School of Rock, School of Rock". Zack looked over at Dewey. "Any memories this brings up?" "Yea… I don't know which one a better time was for me… the first battle of the bands for School of Rock or now…"

"SCHOOL OF ROCK!" the DJ announced the winner. Everyone cheered. Freddy, Zack, Katie, Summer, and Laurence looked over at Dewey nodding meaning for him to receive the award. He went up. He received the prize money of $500 and a trophy. Right when he received it he started looking a little uneasy. Then he collapsed. The band ran up. Freddy checked his pulse. Still beating. "CALL AN AMBULANCE!" Zack couldn't hear any sounds around him. He was too nervous for Dewey. A crying Katie hugged him. Zack checked Dewey's pulse again. Still beating, Still beating strong.

The story is NOT over yet lol