Well guys, I have some really bad news. Since I'm not writing these chapters or anything, and for the fact that I lost interest in writing, I'm afraid that I'm going to have to delete all of my stories. There's nothing I can do to change this, it's my almost final decision, because I can't keep up with both my schoolwork and my ideas. This will probably be the final chapter for my career and then, I'm probably going to resign from Enjoy it while it lasts.
From the darkness into the light
(I'm going to skip ahead to Axl for this one.)
After a few songs, it was finally Axl's turn for singing. However, Axl was not paying attention to the songs because the songs that he heard were reminding him about Red, his father figure. He could never forget Red's words before the Red Palace collapsed.
Flash Back)
Red: "Hehehe, you've grown up Axl, your becoming a fine warrior.
The palace starts to crumble, giant slabs of stone fall around the maverick hunters.
Red: "This place is coming down, leave me and save yourselves."
Axl: "NO, Red, you're coming with us."
Axl starts to run to Red, but Zero holds him back.
Axl: "Come on, you can still make it!"
Zero: "Axl, come on, there's nothing we can do."
Red: "Axl, he's right let me go first, you're still young."
Axl: "REEEEEED!"
(End Flashback)
Remembering that moment brought tears to his eyes. He could've saved Red and Zero from the crumbling building.Red, the one person he idolized the most out of everything in the world, died because he was too weak to move.
Axl never got over the fact that the one person that treated him like a son was killed because of him.
Pallette noticed this while neko was finishing her song. She didn't know what it was, but she decided to ask about it.
Pallette: "Axl, you ok?"
Axl: "Yeah, I'm fine, just have something in my eyes."
Pallette: "Oh, ok."
Pallette remembered what Zero had told him about Axl, and what made him sometimes very serious. He lost his father in a crumbling building, and was scared for life when he had to fight his friends because they all went maverick. She worried about him because of this. She tried talking to him about it, but all she got was a silent treatment.
The audience then started clapping at neko's song, telling Axl that it was his turn. As neko walked off the stage, Steve came up to the stage and started announcing the next singer. Axl just got up, walked over to the stage and waited to sing.
Steve: "Our next singer is a maverick hunter, so please, give your undefined attention to Axl."
Axl just walked onto the stage and selected the song that he will sing. While doing this, he thought about the incident, and decided that enough was enough; that he should let what happened to Red go. He didn't kill him anyway, he finally figured out that Red told him to save himself because he wouldn't survive the blast.
Axl: "Red, thanks for doing that, I'll never forget you."
The song started with a small keyboard solo, then he started to sing
(Name is Show Me the Way, by Styx)
Every night I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven...
But every day, I'm more confused, as the saints turn into sinners...
All the heroes and legends I knew as a child, they fall into idols of clay...
And I feel this empty place inside...
I'm so afraid that I've lost my way,
Show me the way!
Show me the way!
Take me tonight, to the river and wash my illusions away,
Please show me the waaaaayy!
As I slowly drift to sleep, for a moment, dreams a sacred,
Close my eyes and know there's piece, in a world so filled with hatred,
That I wake up each morning and turn on the news,
And find we have so far to go,
And I keep on hoping for a sign,
I'm so afraid, I just won't know,
Show me the way!
Show me the way!
Bring me tonight, to the mountain and take my confusion away,
And show me the way!
And if I see a light, should I believe?
Tell me how will I know!
A keyboard and drum part started and Axl was starting to remember the good times he and Red had before he left Red Alert. Those memories came back to him in a flash while he was singing the song. He remembered the time he pulled that one assassin job he did with Red on those mavericks that were spreading the virus by chips. Then while an electric guitar joined the song, Axl remembered what Red had told him.
Red: "Remember Axl, we are like a family, we look out for each other everywhere; don't forget that."
Axl: "I'll never forget, Red."
Show me the way!
Show me the way!
Take me tonight, to the river and wash my illusions away,
Show me the way!
Show me the way
Give me the strength and the courage to believe that I'll get there someday
And please show me the way!
Every night, I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven...
As the song faded away, Axl was remembering everything Red had taught him, how to have fun, and to never forget the family he had. The crowd went wild after the song was over, some even whistling because it was so good. While he was walking back to his table, a stranger walked up to him.
Stranger: "That was pretty good Axl, nice voice and everything."
Axl: "Thank you."
Stranger: "No doubt you sang that because of someone."
Axl: "Yeah, I did, because of what he did for me."
Stranger: "Who was he and what was he like?"
Axl: "His name was Red, and he was like a father to me."
The stranger then smiled, and threw off his disguise. Axl gawked at who was under the cloak. There was Red, standing in front of him, smiling like a father would to a son. Axl then started to tear up.
"Axl, my boy, it's so good to see you again," Red said with open arms.
Axl: "RED!"
Axl then ran up to him and gave him a hug, crying while he was at it. Thus, a father and son reunited over a long period of time.
For those who were going to review saying not to delete these or don't quit, you are really some class A suckers! I would never delete these stories or resign from the site. Just to tell you, I'm back and it feels good!
Ja Ne!
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