Disclaimer: I do not own digimon however I do own the plot, somewhat and Cat. Kira belongs to Lady Lemonade's, considering Kira was a character in 'Ain't It Ironic'. And Hex and Tails are owned by me pals Nathan and Amanda. Along with that, I don't own the actual 'Tomato Patch' camp, it's a drama camp me, Nathan and Amanda go too, who named it I do not know. But yea it's in the fic! Also I must thank HanyouToni for some ideas coming up in this fic! She also owns, Tony in the fic! One last thing, I co-own the play the kids do in playwriting and directing my group came up with the play it's really kinda stupid but eh it's funny, I hope. It's the original version Nathan! Not the edited one! Hehe basically looking at the script I have while I'm typing this, hehe. Also I don't own Riot Girl or In the Blue.
Chapter Four: The Terrors of Drama Camp!
Last time we left off Kouji and Takuya had been separated by the terror known as drama camp. Now we will pick up starting with uh... There are three separate groups; um I believe I will start with... Kira, Hex and Cat!
"Alright, today you're all going to get a chance to rehearse your plays on stage, Nick your groups up first!" Pat called off of the stage as everyone cheered. Cat twirled her finger in the air in a bored/amused gesture. Hex punched his fist into an open hand to show he was prepared while Kira grinned bouncing to the stage when they went up, being the first to go up. They set up well; actually they didn't need to set anything up yet. Cat grinned, they had let her do a role in the play, she got to be an interrogator, Hex got a part too, he was the president, the only reason though they got parts was because they didn't have enough actors. Everyone got ready as Kira walked on stage. Everyone decided since she came up with some funny ideas they should give her a part. She scooted on stage looking around as if searching for something before looking at the audience.
"Oh there's the audience! I really need my glasses," there were a few chuckles before she cleared her throat looking somewhat serious. "Ladies and Gentlemen what you are about to witness is based on a 'true' event that was greatly exaggerated. We hope you enjoy... 'Clown on the Run: A Ronald McDonald Story'"
With those words Kira grinned as if not having a care in the world skipping of stage like a girl who had too much sugar-high. A younger boy walked onstage with red hair, by the way from here on out the kids will just be referred to as their characters. Anyways he walked on as Cat, another boy and Nick cupped their hands over their mouths making a 'CRUCH!' noise as the red head looked down gasping dramatically.
"Aoh Moi Gawd! I stepped on a bug!" He gasped again overdramatically. "I'm a murderer! I'm going to go to prison! What am I going to do?" Looks at bug and kneels down to it. Don't die on me bug! Stay away from the light!"
Of course the bugs already dead! Ronald, of course that's the red haired boy. He stands up straight looking panicked before running in place in slow-motion as the Exorcist music began to play out of a boom box Kira pulled out of no where. The guy ran as another play write who had to play the Muffin Man and the girl playing the Hamburgaler walked on stage. Ronald looked up before running to them panicking.
"Guys I need your help! I killed a bug! I KILLED A BUG! I'm gonna go to prison! Do you know what they do to clowns there? They'll make me serve 'Happy Meals' 24/7! Help me!"
Hamburgaler rolls her eyes as she walked over to Ronald fake slapping him Nick and Cat clapping their hands together offstage. "Calm down man Get a hold of yourself!"
The boy playing the Muffin Man walked up to Ronald handing him a large super soaker gesturing around. "Listen Ronald there's an abandoned warehouse upstairs, don't ask how it got there it's just there! Go up there and hang out until the heat dies down!"
"Thanks you guys," Ronald spoke in near tears before running offstage as the two watched him run off before Hamburgaler turned to look at the Muffin Man.
"What a fruit." With that the two walked off stage as Alex and another play write walked onstage carrying a table Katrina sitting on top of it in a showcase model pose. As they set the table down she hoped of placing a 'Happy Meal' on the table setting two of the beanie baby 'Happy Meal' toys down next to it, one was the Hamburgaler the other Ronald McDonald. Hex walked in carrying Annemarie's bunny as he laid on the ground pretending to be asleep. Annemarie and another girl walked onstage. Annemarie play Police One and the other girl was Police Two. They walked around as if looking around for something before Police Two stopped staring at Hex Police One passed him but stopped when Police Two grabbed her arm. She stared at P2 (Police Two) not understanding why she was stopped before P2 nudged her pointing to Hex who was on the ground. P1 (Police One) gasped looking at P2 then Hex then back to P2.
"Dude! The President is dead!" P1 shouted as P2 shook her head considering her friend just stated the obvious.
"Duh, I know that! But, who could have done this..." There was silence as the two struck thinking positions before P1 noticed the 'Happy Meal' on the table whacking P2 gesturing to it.
"Look! A 'Happy Meal'!" P1 exclaimed as P2 stared at it before clenching her hand into a fist narrowing her eyes.
"Ronald McDonald... we will make him pay for this!" The two run offstage as Hex turns over snoring slightly in sleep.
The scene switched as Hex got off Cat coming on stage as the two carried the table back into the wings. Kira came out of the wing Katrina on her back getting a piggy back ride. Kira ran across stage then across it again before Katrina hit her over a head with a side. She blinked before looking out to the audience hitting her forehead walking into center stage Katrina still on her back as she held up a sign saying '3 Days Later'. With that Kira skipped off stage Katrina holding onto her somewhat afraid she'd fall off. Ronald walked back onstage still holding the large super soaker. He sat down on the middle of the stage hugging the super soaker and his knees to his chest as he rocked back and forth singing in a deranged/crazy voice:
"'Put a smile on, put a smile everybody c'mon, Put a smile on." He was smiling somewhat insanely as the Muffin Man and Hamburgaler ran on stopping before Ronald as he continued to sing. The two doubled over catching their breathe before looking at Ronald. Ronald looked up blinking a bit as Muffin Man pulled him to his feet.
"Dude the cops are here! They're on their way up!" He stated hastily as everyone gasped dramatically. And as if on cue P1 and P2 ran in holding squirt guns. Hamburgaler turned to look at Ronald quickly speaking.
"Run! Will cover you!"
With those words Ronald began to run of in slow-motion as the Matrix music came on from Kira's boom box. P1 and P2 fired as Hamburgaler and Muffin Man dodge though, everything was in slow motion. They fought Muffin Man doing the Matrix move though landed on his butt. Eventually Hex made a 'bang' noise as the Matrix music turned out, Ronald tripped and fell flat on his face and Hamburgaler ran off stage. P1 and P2 stared at Muffin Man, who was laying on the ground as if he was dead. Both exchanged glances before P2 spoke.
"Dude... we just shot the Muffin Man" P2 said before P1 blinked.
"The Muffin Man?"
"The Muffin Man! So... you know the Muffin Man?"
"Of course I know the Muffin Man... wait the one that life's on Drurey (sp?)Lane?"
"Yea that's him, so you know the Muffin Man?"
"The Muffin Man?"
"The Muffin Man!"
"So we just shut the Muf-"P1 was interrupted as P2 cover her mouth shaking her head.
"That's enough... Now c'mon clown!" Grabs Ronald and drags him offstage with P1. Muffin Man blinks raising his head looking around.
"Um, guys... I'm not dead! Hello?"
The scene changed again as Cat and Kira carried a chair out the guy playing the Muffin Man got up walking of stage. Ronald walked in as Cat stood behind the desk as Alex, who was a play write shouted offstage.
"We need chairs!" He shouted as Cat blinked. This was not part of the script.
"Dude, we don't need chairs! We can stand!" She shouted off to the stage as Alex grumbled a bit. She shook her head slightly before continuing with the play looking at Ronald slamming her fist on the table. "Why did you do it? Why?"
"I-it was an accident, I didn't mean to..." Looks at Cat. "Hey, your not the Muffin Man..."
"I am so the Muffin Man!" Crazy person who believes she's the Muffin Man.
"Here's your coffee Bob," Muffin Man stated walking on stage handing Cat a cup who took it saying thanks. Muffin Man turned looking at Ronald waving as he walked off. "Oh hey Ronald!"
Ronald blinked as Cat looked as Muffin walked off. "Thanks..." looks at cup. "Hey there's no coffee in here!"
She growled a bit throwing the cup on the ground shaking her fist at Muffin Man before looking at Ronald. "Now, why'd you do it?"
"I-it was an a-accident... I-I stepped on him!" Cat makes a disgusted look as she stares at Ronald shuddering.
"I've heard enough... Come on clown we're going to throw the book at you!" She then turned calling off stage. "Where's the dictionary?"
Katrina hoped onstage hanging Cat a paper back book. She then turned fake hitting Ronald over the head with it as Nick stomped his foot on the ground to make the noise. She stared forgetting what else she was suppose to do chewing her lip. "Um, I'm still the Muffin Man!"
She turned walking off stage as Muffin Man ran on shocked. He turned staring at Cat as she walked off. "What are you doing? RON HASN'T HAD HIS COFFE YET!"
The scene switched again as they turned the table around as they set Annemarie's bunny Blossom on the table. Hamburgaler slipped behind her shaking the Blossom when she spoke. Ron stood off to the side P1 and P2 on each side of him. The rabbit looked around at a fake jury made up of stuffed animals with the exception of Alex who sat there.
"Jury have we reached a verdict?" The bunny asked with Hamburgaler's voice.
"Yes we have your honor, we find the defendant, guilty!" Alex announced as their was a raise of murmurs as the bunny hit a squeaky gavel for order.
"Ronald McDonald I hereby sentence you too life in prison!" the bunny announced as they dragged Ronald off stage.
(GG: now this is the original version with a few changes but we had to change the end and a few other things. In the changed one Ronald was found innocent and the following scene was cut out. Just remember at the time when we were writing this I was the only female in the group.)
The scene switched again as they picked the table out and carried it off stage as Ronald stood in 'jail'. Alex walked on holding a sign up in the background that said 'I hate Clowns'. Hex walked on stage though wore a big 'pimp' hat. The only reason he was about to do this was because one it was his idea and two he was the only one who could do the voice. He walked one to Ronald wrapping an arm around him speaking in a girlish southern-accent. "Hi, I'm Paul..."
With those words the play ended, somewhat Hex took off the hat and tossed it offstage as everyone walked onstage cheering. Nick then walked on; he had remained hidden this whole time. He looked around before going to the others. "Dude who started the play?"
"Me," the boy who had played the Muffin Man. Nick glared walking up to him.
"Your fired!" Everybody pointed and laughed as Muffin Man sulked offstage. Everyone laughed as the play ended hoping back to their seats high-fiving each other as they watch other people's plays.
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Takuya and Tails sat in the back of the art room. After Tails had reassured him everything was okay around here. They had been working in silence for some time now. Occasionally Takuya glanced over at Tails while she drew, she was really good! He watched her draw; she seemed to be drawing a heartless from Kingdom Hearts. It nearly looked real, he was just basically waiting for it to jump of the page and attack him. He returned to his sketch though kept it out of view from her. He had always been a bit timid about showing his artwork to others. He sighed shading the armor of Agunimon in his picture staring down at it before looking up as Tails slapped her pencil down shaking her hand.
"Ug, cramp!" She stated resulting in laughing a little Takuya grinned chuckling a bit before looking at her finished picture whistling a bit.
"Wow, that's really good Tails." He looked at her putting his paper face down on the table so she would see the sketch. He admired her work impressed greatly. Tails looked at him before grabbing his paper before Takuya could stop her. He made a grab as she held it out of reach laughing a bit at his attempts to grab the sheet. "Ta-Tails give it back! It isn't that good! Give it back!"
"Oh c'mon Takuya, you looked at mine so let me see yours!" Tails grinned as Takuya eventually gave up looking down blushing lightly waiting for her to laugh at the picture. But that laughed never came. Tails merely stared slightly shocked.
The picture was still incomplete but what Tails saw was great. It was a close up of the Legendary Warriors of Wind, Fire, Ice, Thunder, Light and Darkness. The picture of each started from the waist up. Agunimon was in the front and it was obvious Takuya had just started the shading on him. On the left side of Agunimon was Lobomon who had his arms crossed Lowemon standing behind him holding his staff in hand and his hand rested on Lobomon's shoulder. On Agunimon's right side was a rough sketch of Kumamon who was giving a peace sign and a big grin. Bettlemon was next to him giving a thumbs up though his armor had really just begun to be sketched. Behind both Kumamon and Agunimon was the rough outline of Kazemon the lines of her hair indicating it was being blown by an unknown wind. Behind the sketches was an almost transparent sketch of the Digital World with the worlds 'We stand together, we fight together, this is our world and we will protect it!' The whole sketch took Tails's breathe away, each aspect made the people look real! She looked up at Takuya shocked. Out of seeing the episodes of Frontier, she never thought the Goggle-Head would be such a good artist! Takuya felt her gaze glancing up slowly as she handed him the sketch back.
"Wow..." was all she could say at first shaking her head slightly before speaking again. "Who'd of thought the Goggle-Head was such a good artist!"
"I'm not all that good," he smiled a bit scratching the back of his head a bit embarrassed. Tails just chuckled a bit pulling a book out of her bag opening. Takuya stared as she paged through it, it was a hade made comic. He was fairly impressed and looked at her wondering if he could read it. He decided not to ask yet returning to his sketch shading slowly.
"Where did you learn to draw like that?" Tails finally asked after a minute as he looked up at her before back down at his sketch speaking.
"Donno, always just kinda drew when I was alone, I guess I just got better. What about you?"
"Same actually." The two smiled at each other before each returned to the sketch not knowing really what terrors were happening to their friends, or, basically Kouji.
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Speaking of Kouji, Kouji Minamoto sat in the corner of the music room. Some of the girls were practicing their solos by the piano while a few left to go to small practice rooms outside. He had stayed where he was this whole time occasionally pulling out his D-Scan to look at his spirits. He was staring at his D-Scan when Christina walked over to him holding sheets of music. He had been spared slightly, Stacy wasn't here. Kouji didn't look up merely staring a Christina as she stood in front of him. She cleared her throat. Kouji still didn't look up. She frowned waving a hand in front of his face snapping him out of thought as he looked up at her.
"Alright Kouji, I know that your only here for a day or two but, you still have to work..." She sighed sitting down next to him as Kouji merely raised a eyebrow. She cleared her throat before paging through the papers she had glancing up at him occasionally. "Look I don't expect you to know how to do the songs properly, but so at least you don't have to sit here."
"I'm not singing," he said bluntly looking at Christina. There was no way she'd get him to sing.
"Kouji... this is vocal solos class... you have to at least try!" Christina stated but Kouji shook her head she sighed a bit setting the sheets of music down. "Just take a look, if you see something you like, tell me."
With that she walked off. Kouji looked down at the sheets of music looking through them. Their were songs from Jekyll and Hyde, Tarzan, Footloose, Wicked many many more names then he knew. But, there was one problem, they were all in English, sure he could speak English but he had always had trouble reading English. He sighed looking ahead again. Some girl was singing 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked. He zoned out not realizing sitting down next to him until he saw a hand wave in front of his face. He blinked before turning to look at Tony who was staring at him.
"So, you gonna sing something?" She asked finally as he shrugged staring up at the ceiling.
"Can't really, I can't read English too well," Tony raised a eyebrow having thought Kouji had been raised in America. He turned his head looking at her smiling a bit. "I'm just visiting America for the summer, Cat and Kira dragged me into coming here."
"So where do you live?"
"Shibuya, Japan," he stated looking at the ceiling thing. Tony thought a moment before looking at him.
"Why not sing a Japanese song then?" He turned his head to look at her before shaking his head 'no'. the fact of the matter was, he didn't want to sing in front of other people. Tony sighed shaking her head before looking up as Christina called her name. She went to the front of the room looking at the room as Christina got the boom box ready.
"Alright hi my name's Tony as most of you should know considering we've been working in the same room for weeks. You should also know that I am singing Riot Girl by 'Good Charlotte'" She cleared her throat getting ready to sing as the music started and she began to sing. But with fanfiction . net's new rule. I have removed the lyrics in fear of the fic being removed so, if you wanna read the lyrics, search Google. The music ended. Tony had hit every note perfectly, after all she had listened to the song over and over again and practiced for a long time. Everyone clapped as Tony bowed. Kouji blinked a bit impressed clapping as well. Tony had been the last of the kids to perform as Christina glanced at Kouji all the other girls following her gaze.
"So, Kouji did you find something you wanted to at least try to sing?" Christina asked. Kouji merely looked at her before at the ceiling.
"Told you, I'm not singing." Christina frowned looking at him but gave up trying to get him to sing. Everyone basically hung out for awhile Tony talked a little to Kouji but, he wasn't exactly the talky person. He mostly stared at the ceiling or at his D-Scan but stopped hearing some of the girls talk, then the strumming of a guitar.
"I can't believe it's green!" A African girl named Brady said taking the acoustic guitar from another girl strumming it. Everyone laughed as Jen, the guitars owner, played a song or two. Kouji eventually got up, and walked over to watch. Tony noticed this as did most of the girls making Kouji slightly uncomfortable.
"Hey Kouji, your from Japan right? You know any Japanese songs you can play on a guitar?" Tony asked somewhat trying to get him a little bit involved with the class.
"Yea, I play guitar so I know a few Japanese songs and one or two Americans," he replied as the girls all looked at him.
"Seriously? Could you play some?" a girl asked all the girls waiting for his answer. They all wanted him to do something else then just sit there, at least if he sang he would be involved. Kouji looked at each but sighed nodding, Jen grinned offering him her guitar to play. He took it though slowly a bit timidly, he strummed a cord or two smiling slightly, he couldn't help but smiled. Ever since he had started learning the guitar he had loved it and his dad often said he went into his own world while playing. Kouji had even written a few songs though they weren't too good. He strummed silently beginning to play the song 'In the Blue' the girls and Christina listening. He hummed slightly to the tune while playing before, like his father said, went off into his on little world seeming to forget about the girls watching him as he softly began to see along to the song his voice growing louder as he went. But unfortunately, I am not allowed to show the lyrics. Kouji was pulled out of his own little world as the last cord ended and he heard a wave off applause from the girls listening to him. He blinked before realizing he had been singing blushing lightly as he cursed mentally a bit embarrassed as he hand Jen her guitar back. How could he have sung without knowing it? He kept his eyes on the ground going to head to his seat but was stopped by Tony patting him on the back.
"Sheesh that was good Kouji! See I knew you could sing something," Kouji looked up at Tony still blushing lightly somewhere in his mind expecting them all to laugh at him but everyone was smiling.
"Hey maybe if you stick around you can perform that in front of the whole camp!" Brady voiced as Kouji prayed he wouldn't be sticking around that long. Not that he disliked the girls, just, seeing in front of the camp made him nervous. Everybody smiled before Christina blinked.
"Um, by the way, what were you singing?"
"Oh, it's called 'In the Blue' it's a song in Japan it was the first one I learned how to play." He answered simply before looking at the ground. He sighed, he remembered learning that song, it fit how he felt so long ago, it still fit him now. He sighed shaking his head before speaking again. "Don't know it in English though, sorry, guess you all had no clue what I was saying."
"Nope but it was stilled cool!"
The class continued as such Jen allowed Kouji to play a few more turns though this time he didn't sing. When classed had ended Tony walked with Kouji showing him the way though Kouji was still greatly embarrassed about singing in class. He never understood why though, ever since he was young he hadn't singing in front of people. As they walked back they talked a little.
"You know, you sing pretty good Kouji," Tony stated looking at him as Kouji looked up at her before ahead.
"You sing really well too," Tony smiled a bit as she looked at the Loner. The two remained quiet while they walked reaching the lobby as they walked in Tony glancing around.
"Okay, now where is, ack!" Tony yelped as Cat jumped onto her back from behind.
"Yes! Got you!" She grinned before looking at Kouji. "Hey you survived!"
"No Stacy," Tony stated as Hex and Kira came up next to Cat nodding.
"So, they make you sing?" Hex asked looking at Kouji as the Loner looked away Tony laughing a bit.
"No actually, Jen let him play her guitar and he basically went off into his own world and sung," Tony stated as Kouji blushed lightly.
"Kouji can sing? No way!" Takuya shouted as he and Tails joined the group. Kouji glared but stopped noticing the slip of paper in Takuya's hand snatching it before Takuya could stop him. "Aaah! Give that back!"
Tails laughed a bit as Kouji kept Takuya away at arm length staring at it. It wasn't fully completed but a good portion was done. "Wow, Takuya can draw."
It was all Kouji stated as he handed Takuya back the paper. Takuya glared taking the picture before anyone else saw it. Silence fell before Tony cleared her throat.
"Well, suppose your all excited about the AnimeCon? I'll probably see you there, less I get trampled," everyone turned blinking a bit as she stared. "I mean, Kouji and Takky here are cosplaying as Takuya Kanbara and Kouji Minamoto from Digimon Frontier right? I remember, you were the ones that told me bout the AnimeCon today. Oh there's my mom see ya later!"
With those words Tony walked off the children standing there with blank expressions. They had completely forgot! There really was an AnimeCon today, that was the whole reason Kira was at Cat's house, because of the AnimeCon! They even had cosplay outfits! How could they have forgotten? Cat turned sharp grabbing Tails by the shoulders shaking her.
"Tails your Mom has to take us to the convention!" She exclaimed but Tails merely blinked and tilted her head to the side.
"Cat, my Mom's not picking us up today, she had work. Your Mom is." Cat stared blinking as well.
"Both my parents are at work... Hex?"
"Dude my parents never picked us up." Hex stated as the three thought. None of their parents were picking them up, no, that could only mean... Each paled at the thoughts Kira, Kouji and Takuya raised eyebrows.
"She can't be the one picking us up..." Mused Tails.
"Who?" Kira asked silently.
"The Terror of the Deep," Cat started.
"The Insane yaoi-fangirl," Tails added.
"The Spatula-Wielding Maniac," Hex stated rubbing his head at the memory.
"The Waitress of Doom."
"The Cosplay Maker."
"The Wicked Witch of the West."
"The Devil Inca-"
"I really wish you would stop doing that whenever I pick you all up!" A blonde snapped from behind, Tails whispering one name.
"Tanya..."
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GG: Konnichiwa, I rewrote this chappie so I could update! And Tanya is back to those who read da original! Anyways originally Kouji was supposed to sing something but Wicked but then, Lady Lemonade sent me the song 'In the Blue' which is Kouji's theme, I thought it would be cool to use! Plus, originally I was going to torment him more but –smiles evilly- there's a new way for torturing him and Takky! Anyways hehe I made Takky a good artist and Kouji go off into his own little world when he played guitar! Now onwards to the AnimeCon! R&R No Flames! Bedtime for me! Zzzzz.