Chapter 11: Goodbye Eustass!
"Welcome to our second week of Grand Line SuperStar. Who will be the most talented star in the Grand Line? Who will be the brightest star? First up: Tracy versus The Kitten Sisters!
And then: Jackson versus Jessie! Our first contestant is Tracy. Come on up and show us what you got." The host announced before a spot light was only shining onto her.
Tracy tuned up her ukulele before she started singing through the microphone.
{La Da Dee by: Cody Simpson}
"Thank you, Tracy." The host said.
"That was so nice and lovely." Billy, one of the 3 judges said.
"Yes, I agree, it was an easy song for the ears." Kylee, one of the other judges said as well.
"What did you think about it David?" The host asked.
"She has a nice voice and simple style of music. But I'm not sure it's good enough to win 500,000,000 beri ." The last and meanest judge commented with a small frown.
" Okay, it's time for our next contestants!" The announcer said before pointing at the only girl group in the contest.
"Hello and we're the totally cute Kitten Sisters, meow meow." 5 Girls wearing fake tails and cat ears greeted them.
"Well hello Kitten Sisters, how did you come up with the name?" Kylee asked.
"Because Cats are the best animals ever of course." They all said in perfect unison.
{Wannabe by: Spice Girls}
"Kitten Sisters, your singing all have a youthful and great energy to it. And you all seem like really close friends but I think that type of music and girl groups like yours is kinda overplayed. So that is why you girls are...not going to the second round. The winner is Tracy." David stated.
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"Hi Jackson, arent you up next?" Kc questioned when he started walking closer to where she was sitting.
"I'm a little nervous. So I need a hug." Jackson said before bending and leaning closer to her.
Kc extended her arms and gave Jackson a hug before he bit onto her neck.
"Ouch!" Kc yelps in slight pain.
"Here I go!" Jackson said with a large smile.
"It's now time for Round 4! Our next contestant is a very young and stylish man! Say hello to Jackson." The announcer introduces.
"Hello Mister Jackson. Why did you decide to sing opera?" Billy asked.
"Because it's an elegant and beautiful type of music." Jackson responded.
"So, you wanted to express beauty?"Billy asked another question.
"Well I believe, humans can express beauty only while they're young. When you get older, your heart dies." Jackson stated.
"That's an opinion befitting of a young person like you. But you'll get old someday, too." David stated with a smirk.
"That's why I want to leave something behind before that happens. Then I don't care whether I disappear or not. " Jackson said.
"This is your first time performing on-stage. Are you scared?" Kylee asked.
"Not really, I was blessed by a goddess only a few minutes ago." Jackson said before winking from where Kc was standing.
{Queen of the Night Aira by: The Magic Flute Opera}
"It's finally time for our last diva! The contestant we're all been waiting for. It's Jessie."The announcer said before she walked onto stage.
"Jessie, you're already a top model and one of the most popular actresses as well . Everyone already knows who you are. But why did you decide to risk your entire career by entering into a singing contest? Tell us why you did it." David asked with a small grin.
"I'll show you why with the performance I'm about to give." Jessie said proudly.
"Oh, then what are you waiting for then. Sing us your song." David said while slowly tapping his pencil.
{Freak the Freak out by: Victorious}
At the middle part of her song, Jessie transformed into a flamingo and started flying while still singing as she flew around in the room. After she landed back, Jessie transformed back into her human form and bow to the audience.
"What an amazing proformance! I can still feel my heart racing. Thank you, Jessie! Let's have another round of applause for Jessie." The announcer said cheerfully.
"Well this is a hard decision I have to make. Jackson, you have an ephemeral sparkle that can only be expressed at your current age. And, Jessie. I need to be direct with you. To tell you the truth, I underestimated you. I thought you were just a top model who wanted to try singing. But after that there's no one left here today who would still think of you as just a model. Congratulations! An amazing singer has been born here today!" David stated.
"And our winner is Jessie. Let's have a round of applause to celebrate the wonderful moment." The host announced .
"Thank you everyone." Jessie thanks while waving to the crowd.
Still in a trance by Jessie's performance, Kc didn't have enough time to react when Jackson gave her another hug.
"Hail Queen! I lost the match. But next time me and you can perform as a couple." Jackson whispered softly into Kc's ear.
"Jackson, you're a nice guy but I don't want to be in a relationship. We still can be friends." Kc rejected him while trying to escape from his grasp.
"I can't believe this, I even put my mark on you and everything." Jackson shouted before running off.
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"Welcome to week 3 of Grand Line SuperStar. To get this far it is impossible to rely only on luck. At the very top of this staircase is where only those with true talent can shine. The Grand Line SuperStar semi finals are about to begin. We brought to you live this week, too! First, let's introduce our judges. Our 3 judges can be both like angels and devils to our contestants
David!" The host called out the first judge.
"I'm sure our talented contestants will continue to impress us with their great potential. I have high expectations." David stated.
"Kylee!" The announcer called out the second judge's name.
"You're all so charming. It'll be hard to choose a winner!" Kylee said while waving at the contestants.
"And finally we have, Billy!" The announcer called out the final judge's name.
"I'm not the type of guy who's easily surprised. I look forward to discovering a musician who can surprise me today." Billy said with a small wink.
"Okay. Now, let's introduce our 4 stars who defeated 200,000 other contestants to be here today. The contestants who are performing first at the semi finals will be...Tracy versus Jessie and in the second match will be...The boy group Triple Trouble verses The Ice Queen herself it's, Hail Queen! Make sure to keep watching, we will be back as soon as possible." The host said before the stage's lights and all of the video Transponder snails were turned off.
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"Ah...This is the life, wouldn't you say Kenzo." Kc said as she and her little buddy enjoy the fancy bathroom in their hotel room.
The little ferret nodded his head before jumping and did a little cannonball into the hot tub that pretty much took up half of the room's space.
After Kc put on her robe and stepped out of the bathroom, she noticed someone had given her a nice-looking bottle of wine that had a note attached on the cork.
The note said: Good luck and sorry for our little disagreement."
Kc then popped open the bottle of wine after she was done reading the note.
After only taking a single sip, Kc's vision started to become blurry before she could barely stand up. "K-Kenzo, get help." Those were the last words Kc muttered before the only thing she could see was darkness.
Kenzo did what he was told by burning the door handle so he could leave the room and went searching for help .
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"Miss, Hail Queen, Hail Queen are you awake?" A man wearing a white doctor coat asked.
Kc nodded. " What happened? The last thing I can remember was someone giving me a bottle of wine-" She then stops herself, when she remembers what happened.
"You have consumed a very deadly poison that would have killed you in only a few hours." The doctor explained.
"Wait how long have I been here, did I miss my chance?" Kc asked while tightly clenching her fist.
The doctor only shook his head. "No, the show doesn't start for another hour but you're in no shape to perform."
"I'm leaving, but tell the producers don't count me out just yet." Kc said as she jumped out of bed.
"Wait, as a doctor I really insist you rest and let your body recover from the poison." The doctor tried to stop her but at the deadly glare she gave him, he immediately shut up.
"Kenzo, we're going back to the ship to have a quick chat with the shit head himself." Kc said as she put Kenzo in her pocket before jumping off the top of the building.
Spinning her 2 tails like a helicopter, she flies fast as she can to where the ship was currently docked at.
"Hey Kid, Kc is back." Killer said as he pointed where Kc was flying toward them.
When Kc landed back on the deck, Kid started walking toward her and smiled. "Let me guess, you lost-" But before Kid could say anything else, Kc leaped toward him with pure hatred in her eyes and punched him right in his face.
"What the fuck, what the hell was that fo-" Kid stopped himself when he noticed small tears streaming down her face.
"How dare you. How dare you give me a drink with one of the most deadly poisons in the world. I thought you had accepted the fact that I might leave your crew but poison. You could have just ruined my singing voice by giving me some lemon juice but no, you actually tried to kill me. I can't believe you stoop that low by poisoning one of your own crewmates. But It's not all your fault, I guess I should be more mad at myself for believing and trusting in you not to do that . Sure, we do fight a lot and I always pulled lots of stupid pranks at you and some of the crew as well."
Kc then started punching Kid over and over.
"But I consider you and everyone in this crew as brothers. And I was even willing to sacrifice my life for you guys at the Tower of Reborn. Do you have any idea how many chances I had to leave you guys to die and yet I didn't. Do you have any idea how hurt and betrayed I feel right now? Eustass Kid, I Hate YOU, I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU! I FUCKING HATE YOU!" Kc kept on shouting 'I hate you' repeatly as she kept on punching Kid over and over again until someone had a firm grip onto her fist.
"That's enough, me and Kid have been friends ever since we were kids and he would never do a thing like that. Please believe me, we have nothing to do with you getting poison." Killer stated softly which made Kc lower her fists.
"Killer, I look up to you as an older brother, that is why I always come to you first if I have a problem. But I'm sorry I can't find it in my heart to believe you." Kc said with her head lower down.
"Where the fuck are you going, the exit is that way?" Kid demanded when he noticed she wasn't off his ship yet.
"Getting the rest of my stuff. Win or lose, I'm leaving the crew no matter what. " Kc stated coldly which made even Kid flinch.
"Damn, I keep on forgetting just how scary she can be."Wire commented while shivering.
"I know, she is usually easy-going and carefree, that's why it's a known fact that if she is this angry it means the end is near. And sometimes she can be scarier than Kid himself." Heat commented while shivering as well.
"This is GoodBye! If I ever see you guys again, I won't hesitate to kill you. Now if you excuse me, my performance will start in less than 30 minutes. " Kc said after stepping out of her room and was wearing a big backpack.
"Wait, but no one in the crew had poisoned you. We can still talk this out. Please believe me." Kid begged as he held Kc's arm.
"Get lost!"Kc demanded before pointing her free hand at Kid like it was a gun.
*Ice pistol!* A small piece of ice was then shot out from her fingertips and hit the edge of Kid's hand.
"Ouch!" Kid yelps in pain.
She then created a wall made out of ice with large spikes coming out from it, which made everyone pull out their weapons toward her.
"Goodbye Eustass." Those were the last words Kc said before summoning her tails and started flying off the ship's railing.
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"Welcome back to Grand Line SuperStar. Our first contestant is Tracy. Come on up and show us what you got." The host announced before a spot light was only shining onto her.
Tracy tuned up her ukulele like she did from her last performance before she started singing through the microphone.
{Blank Space by: Taylor Swift}
"That was a great song Miss Tracy, the next person to perform...Give a warm welcome to Miss Jessie." The announcer said after Jessie walked onto stage.
"Jessie, Last Week, I was surprised to learn you can sing. But the bar's been raised a lot higher today. You understand that, right?" David, one of the 3 judges asked.
"Of course I do. But the bigger the obstacle, the happier I feel when I overcome it." Jessie said before she started singing.
{The other side by: The Greatest Showman}
"Thank you, Jessie! You gave an amazing performance this time, too! Who's moving to the final round? Will it be Tracy or Jessie? Have the judges made their decision?" The announcer questioned.
"I've been a judge on Grand Line SuperStar for many years. But this is the first time I've ever seen such a close competition. I will start with Miss Tracy. Just like last time, you sang a calm and slow beat type of music. But in your second performance, it's important to do something different from the first. Next, Jessie. You surprised me again today By choosing a song that sounded completely different from the song you sang last week. You showed us new possibilities that were beyond our imaginations. And from here on out, you'll continue to overcome even bigger obstacles." David stated.
"Jessie is the winner and she will be the one to proceed to the final round!" The announcer stared loudly for everyone to hear.
Then both Tracy and Jessia hug each other for good luck.
"Tracy, if this was a different year, then I am sure you would have made it to the final round." Billy said with a warm smile.
"Now then, moving up to the second match today is the boy band...Triple Trouble versus Hail Queen! Our first performers will be Triple Trouble!" The host shouted through the mic.
{What Makes You Beautiful by: One Direction}
"Well then , Triple Trouble. Can you wait a bit until the decision? Let's have another big round of applause for Triple Trouble! "
"Brought to you live today! It's the second half of the Grand Line SuperStar singing contest. It's now time for our last contestant! Competing against Triple Trouble today will be…" The announcer then stopped himself when one of the stage crew was signaling him that the next contestant performing wasn't ready yet.
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" She was Poison?" Jessie asked when her assistant told her the big news.
"Yeah, I was surprised too when I heard. Someone had really wanted to kill Miss Hail Queen.
I highly doubt she can even stand let alone sing and dance." Jessie's assistant stated which made Jessie raise an eyebrow.
"So she can't really perform. Who could have done that to her?" Jessie asked with an uncertain look on her face.
"Let's see...who has a motive to stop Hail Queen from performing? Maybe her competitors, Triple Trouble. Nah, I met them and they seem like nice people. It must be whoever will face her in the final round."
"It wasn't me?!" Jessie shouted at her assistant which made her bow her head down in shame.
*Come on Hail Queen, you're my rival you can't give up now.* Jessie thought to herself while biting her nail.
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"I'm back!" Kc shouted as she ran onto the stage while panting for air.
"All right, everyone! Thanks for waiting! It's time for our last contestant. Here's Hail Queen. I had been really excited for this one. But are you sure you're well enough to perform." The announcer asks in a concern tone.
Kc nodded. "Yeah I've been through a lot worse. One time before I had gotten stung by a fire breathing scorpion and had almost died from it so I could save someone's life who I thought was my friend." Kc said in a casual tone.
{Wrecking Ball by: Miley Cyrus}
When the song was almost done, Kc turned the stage into an ice skating rink and did a few spins and jumps before facing the 3 judges again.
"It's time again for the cruel moment when we have to pick a winner. David, have you made your decision yet?" The announcer asked.
"You see, the decision was very difficult today, too. Actually,we weren't all in agreement.
Triple Trouble, you guys dancing and singing were both very polished. It is really clear that you guys work very hard. I know that normal lessons alone couldn't have gotten you guys this far.
And the best part is that it looks easy when you guys do it. Hail Queen, you were almost poison to death and yet you did a wonderful performance. If you asked me who I want to hear again, I'd say Hail Queen. But keep in mind this is a singing, not a figure skating contest ." David said with a small smirk.
"The winner is Hail Queen. Congratulations." The announcer said happily.
After Kc walked off the stage, 3 men then walked over to her.
"Let me go!" Jackson demanded as 2 marines dragged him over to her.
"Miss Hail Queen." A well built man wearing a marine uniform greeted her.
"Yeah, what are you guys doing with Jackson?" Kc asked with a confused expression on her face.
"This man right here has something to say to you." The other marine said
"I'm sorry for poisoning you." Jackson mutters while turning his head the other way around.
"After doing a little investigating, we found the same poison you have consumed was also in Jackson's room." One of the Marines stated which made Kc's bangs shadow her eyes.
Before Jackson could have time to react, Kc then kicked him square in the balls.
"You ass hole, now I lost all of my friends because of you!" Kc shouted with gritted teeth.
"I lost my crew-" Kc stopped herself before she accidentally revealed she was a pirate infront of the marines.
"Please forgive me, I love you too much. After you rejected me, I just went crazy." Jackson said while crying.
"I will never love someone like you, now get the hell out of my sight." Kc whispered coldly before stomping away.
Kenzo then jumps out from Kc's pocket, then sneaks up Jackson from behind and sets his ass on fire.
"Good work little buddy." Kc thanked while patting Kenzo's head and enjoying the screams of agony that were coming from Jackson's mouth and the 2 marines who were trying to put him out.
