A/N- I've been receiving some complaints that the story is too long and who am I to argue, it is a long story. So in other words the story is coming to an end. Now the question is to write a sequel or not to write a sequel. What do you think?

CHAPTER 31- THE BASSOON PLAYERS' "ULTIMATE WEAPON"

After being suspended for who knows how long for "pulling the fire alarm," Katie, Meghan and Nicole were finally allowed to go back to school. They ran into the bandroom and began setting up the saxophone players' dooms-day device. They were eager to give the saxophone players a good kick in the butt.

"Our plan is full-proof," Nicole declared.

"Yeah those saxophone players don't stand a chance," said Meghan.

You see, when Katie, Meghan and Nicole were suspended they spent their time making war strategies and developing the "ultimate saxophone-killing weapon."

"I so can't wait for band. Then we can test our weapon out and see if it works," said Katie.

"I thought you tested it yesterday," said Meghan.

"Uh I kinda forget about it," said Katie.

"HOW COULD YOU FORGET? WE WORKED ON IT FOR DAYS!" Nicole yelled.

"I say we should just do it," said Meghan, "yeah there's a 60-40 chance that we'll blow up the bandroom and die in a fiery explosion but it's a chance worth taking."

"I agree with Meghan," said Nicole.

"Well ok if you're willing to put our lives on the line for revenge......." said Katie.

"Just do it already!" said Meghan and Nicole.

The French horn players walked into the bandroom.

"Hey you're back!" said Christina.

"What's that?" Jessica asked as Katie took out the "ultimate weapon."

"This is the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000," said Nicole.

"Awesome. How does it work?" Amanda asked.

"The Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 looks like an ordinary contrabassoon but it is not," said Katie. "This weapon of mass destruction works similar to Jackie's oboe reed gun, but there are some huge differences. This is about 3 times the size of an ordinary contrabassoon because the reeds we invented are a little bigger than golf balls. Be careful, we used the same nuclear technology that people used in the atomic bomb that we dropped on Japan so yes the reeds are extremely radioactive."

"The band war gets nuclear. Impressive," said Jessica. "You put the reeds inside this part here," said Meghan, pointing to a part on the instrument, "and when you push this key down a reed moves into the bocal so it can be launched and when you push this key here the reed gets launched and BANG the saxophone players are dead. Hey that reminds me, you wanna watch?"

"Yeah! This will be awesome," said Christina.

"There's only one small problem," said Nicole.

"What?" Christina, Jessica and Amanda asked.

"Katie forgot to test it so there's a 60-40 chance that it won't work right and we'll all die in a fiery explosion," said Nicole. "Still up for it?"

"Yeah. If that happens we could run into that practice room with the door and run outside," said Jessica.

"Yes! That's brilliant!" said Meghan.

They heard Mike and his fellow saxophone followers coming.

"Everyone get into the practice room," said Katie. "I'll get it ready and join you guys in a minute."

Jessica, Amanda, Christina, Nicole and Meghan ran into the practice room. Katie got the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 ready.

"Man I hope this works," she said.

Mike and his saxophone followers walked into the bandroom. Katie pushed the launching button and ran into the practice room. They gave each other the "ok whatever" look. The French horn players and the bassoon players waited anxiously in the practice room for the explosion.

"Uh-oh. That's not good," said Katie. "If the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 was working properly, the saxophone players would be dead by now."

"Which is why you should've tested it YESTERDAY," said Nicole.

"Maybe it's a quiet explosion," said Jessica.

Meghan peeped out the small glass windows in the door.

"No. Nothing happened," she said, disappointed.

"This was a waste of time. I'm leaving," said Christina.

"Yeah me too," said Amanda and Jessica.

"All that hard work for nothing," said Meghan.

They walked out of the practice room.

"Ha-ha what an incredible dooms-day thing. Too bad it doesn't work," Mike said sarcastically.

"Shut up," said Katie.

"Don't tell our saxophone god to shut up," a saxophone player said.

"Shut up, shut up, shut up," said Katie.

"You shut up," said Mike.

The French horn players shook their heads and left before they became involved with the bassoon and the saxophone players' argument. While the bassoon and the saxophone players were arguing the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 started to smoke. After 5 minutes it began shaking.

"Hey what's that smell? Something's burning," said Meghan.

They all turned around and saw the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 smoking and shaking violently.

"IT'S GONNA BLOW!" Mike yelled. "RUN!!!!!"

Everyone began yelling and running around in circles. Fortunately in all this confusion, someone opened the door and everyone ran outside just seconds before the Contrabassoon of Doom 3000 exploded.

LATER.........

"There is a humongous crater in the back of the bandroom," said Mr. Reiderer. "I want to know the masterminds behind this."

No one said anything, except Mike and the saxophone players looked like they might talk. Nicole gave them the "say anything and I'll shove a bocal down your throat look" so they changed their minds.

"What is happening to this band? We are becoming uncivilized so that's why starting today, we are going to spend all our time reading from the Catechism of Concertism until you all become peaceful and civilized Concertists," said Mr. Reiderer.

Everyone groaned.

"What a lousy first day back," said Nicole. "First our plan to get rid of the saxophone players once and for all failed and now this."

Meghan and Katie agreed with her.