Landing with a loud CLANG!, the doors opened, and Tsutamo found himself in a large, concrete, well lit room. Many other people were there, of all different ages. Looking for a friendly face in the crowd, Tsutamo spotted Heat, who was busy behind a DJ booth. As he walked over, the red head looked up and smiled at Tsutamo.

"Hey! I see you, Strike, and Hiro finally made it! So, you like music?" Seeing Tsutamo nod, Heat smiled. "Then, this is the place for you! I'm running the DJ booth tonight, so you can sit back here with me and..".

A blue haired, dark skinned girl around Heat's age suddenly came up behind him and grabbed his bullet hole covered hat. "I see you and Strike had a run in with each other", she said, examining the remains of the cowboy hat.

"Frida!" Heat exclaimed. He and Frida hugged. After they stopped, Heat explained what happened.

"Ah, I see. Well", she said, pulling out a wet paintbrush. "I'll see what I can do". Then, to Tsutamo's amazement, she started painting over the holes, and they completely disappeared!

"Thanks", Heat said, placing the newly repaired hat on his head. As he and Frida continued to talk, Tsutamo slipped away to go exploring.

Looking at the people here, Tsutamo came to the conclusion that it must be some sort of costume party. There was a tall green haired girl in a cat suit talking to what appeared to be some one dressed as a zombie next to the punch bowl, a police officer conversing with Strike, and a teen with a…is that a gas mask he's wearing? Although he was amid a crowd of people, Tsutamo was incredibly lonely. Sitting in the corner, he watched as everyone else had a good time.

Suddenly, a girl dressed as a waitress skated over to him. "Hi, I'm Comet!" she exclaimed. "Who are you?"

Glad to no longer be alone, Tsutamo grinned, shook her hand, and replied "I'm Tsutamo! I'm new here".

Comet smiled back. "So am I! My sister, Frida, was telling me about this place. Tonight's my first night here! As you can tell, I came straight from work", she said, looking down at her outfit. After a couple moments of awkward silence, Comet asked "Have you seen any good movies lately?"

Red with embarrassment, Tsutamo muttered, "No, but I can't wait to see the new Car Wars movie".

Then, to his surprise, Comet exclaimed "Me too! Wow, I thought I was the only one who like those movies! Everyone calls me a nerd for liking them. Maybe we.."

"Attention everyone!" Heat interrupted, on the microphone. "We're ready to start. First of all, I'd like to welcome two guests we have tonight; Comet and Tsutamo". As the other members turned their attention to the two, they went bright red; Comet, giggling nervously, and Tsutamo, who was about ready to faint. "Alright, it is now time to officially open tonight's competition. Everyone, welcome…to Bust A Groove".