Chapter 11
By WindofDancingFlames
Disclaimer: ff owns Alysia, while we own ourselves and nothing else in here. We don't own the songs. That's obvious enough.
"…Zexion! He'll be singing 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' by the best band ever: GREEN DAY!" Everybody in the audience cheered. Zexion walked onstage and waved shyly to the crowd. Alysia handed the mic over to him. And a grey spotlight shone down on him.
"Um, I… don't think I'll win, but whatever. Here goes…" The song started.
"I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone
I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
and I'm the only one and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah,
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line
Of the edge and where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's –bleep- up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs
To know I'm still alive and I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone
Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Ah-ah, Aaah-ah
Ah-ah, Ah-ah
I walk alone
I walk a..."
During the part with the awesome guitar skills, pyrotechnics lit up the stage along with a cornucopia of depressing-colored lights. The whole effect was incredible and everyone cheered. Once it was over, Zexion began again.
"I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk a...
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
'Til then I walk alone..."
Even more pyrotechnics followed, courtesy of Axel. Once the song was over, the audience stood up and applauded and cheered. Surprisingly, fg00's mouth was wide open.
"I LOVE YOU, ZEXION!" yelled a member of the audience. A determined blonde-haired girl wearing glasses climbed onto the stage and attempted to tackle Zexion. Zexion threw the microphone in fear and ran off the stage, horsie890 was in hot pursuit. Alysia ran and caught the microphone, almost dropping it.
"Whew… Well let's see what our judges think."
"That… was… AWESOME!" yelled WoDF. "Awesome light show, awesome song, awesome voice, awesome everything! I give you 11 out of 10!"
"That was quite good, I say," said fg00. "It at least deserves an 8 out of 10."
"That might've been the best performance all night!" said ff. "I'll give you a 20 out of 10!"
"Well, there you have it, folks," said Alysia. "let's give another round of applause for Zexion!" The crowd clapped, whistled, screamed, you name it. Zexion, who had finally shaken off his pursuer, ran onstage and bowed before running off again.
"Now, our next singer is…"