Chapter 237
(Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.)
The tour buses and truck make it to their next destination and they park not too far from the Stage AE, the venue to their next gig on the tour.
They all come out, yawning and a little bit tired. "Wow! What a party last night" said Sully as he leans onto the bus.
"Umm, we did not have a party" replied Tabby. "You're just tired still from watching School or Rock over and over last night."
They all look to him. "What? It's a nice movie and you guys watch it too."
"We do, but we don't watch it over and over dude" said Mazzy. "Maybe you should sleep in for a while and we'll wake you up once the concert begins."
Sully looks to Luna. "Do as she says dude, and get some sleep. You won't be much of the master of the keyboard if you ain't feeling pumped up and full of energy man."
Sully sighs. "Alright fine, I'm going." Sully gets back into the bus and he closes the door.
They look to the stage and what it looks like. "Huh, well not as big or epic as any of the last venues we went to but this looks okay" replied Sam. "So, should we get the gear ready and the songs?"
"We could do that, or we could spend a nice and fun time today" said Mazzy. "The place of Pittsburg has to have some awesome attractions right?"
Luna thinks about it. "That does sound like a cool idea." But then she notices something. "Where the heck are Lincoln and Jordan?" They all look around and see they were gone.
"There they are!" Tabby points and they see the two 11 year olds walk towards them with some food.
"Hey guys, sorry for running off Luna" said Lincoln. "There was this food truck and they had this food thing called Shawarma. We got some for the rest of you guys, in case you were hungry."
"Also the man who ran the food truck was going to give it to us for free, but we didn't wanna take hadn outs and paid him" replied Jordan. "So he made them half off for is and wanted a selfie with the eagle champs, I guess that was okay with us. He also said he's willing to help us if we need it."
Luna sees the food truck and that it was the only one there. She then looks to Lincoln and Jordan. "That's awfully nice of you guys, but do not run off like that. Bad things could happen if you two weren't around my eyes and ears." She then goes down and hugs them both.
"Sorry Luna, but no one else is allowed in here, only the food trucks first" said Jordan. They break the hug and see a security guard letting in a burger food truck and a donut food truck through the gate and then closing it with a guard dog.
"Okay, okay. Just don't ever do that." Luna and the others get some of the Shawarma Lincoln and Jordan brought them and ate some, they look onto the stage being setup and then they see Chunk. Lincoln goes towards Chunk and hands him one.
"Here you go Chunk" said Lincoln. "You look like you could use one, also I think this one is spicy."
"Mighty kind of you guv." Chunk takes the food and eats it while hauling the rest of the amps.
Then they see Mick Swagger come out of his bus and he looks to his lyric sheets. Then he spots the kids. "Hey there mates, you look all in tip top shape for this afternoon. The whole thing has been changed and we're doing the whole gig at noon now. Well, somewhere around past 12, if that's alright with you."
They all think about it. "Sure I guess. We can celebrate at night when it's all over" replied Luna. "What do you say dudes?"
The others also agreed. Mick smiled. "Nice, now I know you lot want to head off and see the sights, but perhaps we can make it all different tonight, that's when we all have some fun."
"Now that sounds like a wicked plan Mick" said Mazzy. "I should probably go and wake up Sully and tell him we gotta rehearse." Mazzy heads back into the bus to wake up her band mate.
Mick Swagger looks to the others. "What's up with your main man on the key board anyway?"
"School of Rock" replied Luna, Sam, Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby.
"Ah, he must've gotten into the groove of the film and ended up watching it over and over, reminds me of meself when I kept watching Footloose over and over too" replied Mick Swagger. "That was the most painful moment of me life, lack of sleep."
They then see Mick's manager Kurt D. Fitzgerald coming towards them. "Okay, so we still have no clue on who tried to get the word out about everything we're doing and telling it to the fans, but whoever it is might be in close relations with us."
"Can't be any of us" said Tabby. "We're all stoked to even think about posting onto Social Media."
"She's not wrong, we would only use our laptops to talk to our families" replied Jordan. "And we do not post pics of ourselves until after we leave the state, but someone has to be doing this and telling fans when our next venue is."
"Which will make going out on the town tonight not a walk in the park" said Mick. "We will have disguises, but what's to stop the fans from trying to find out where you lot are?"
Lincoln snickers. Luna, Sam and Jordan notice this. "Uh oh, looks like Lincoln has a plan!" said Sam. "What's the idea little Loud?"
Lincoln looks to all of them. "I called in some backup to make things less hard on us, it'll be here soon via Paradrop. Somewhere around four-thirty."
"Whatever plan you got kid, I'm in on it" said Kurt. "Also Mick, someone is here to see you."
"That must be me old pals from the Bean's and Bash Bar nearby" said Mick. "I have to go and see how they've been doing, see you around mates." Mick then heads off with his manager to talk to some old pals, with Kurt going to another part of the stage.
They all waved good bye to Mick and are headed to the stage, then they see Sully and Mazzy come out of the bus. "Guys, we may have a problem!" said Sully.
They all go over to Sully and Mazzy. "What's wrong dudes?" asked Luna. "Someone took our jackets! The Jackets we use for our performance and we can't find them" replied Mazzy. "And yes, we looked everywhere."
"What?!" they all yelled. "Let's go back into the bus!" said Lincoln.
They head back into the bus and look around. "Okay, so let's do a clean search on this place and find those jackets" said Luna. They all go around the bus and they all begin to search from top to bottom.
They look at the bedsides, the kitchen, the cupboards, the bathroom, under the tables and chairs, at the driver's seat, their own luggage and the refrigerator?
Sam goes to the others. "Anything guys?"
"We got nothing" replied Tabby. "Some smart bean headed bloke must've snuck in here and tried to get their hands on our stuff, and got away with our jackets."
Sully then recalls. "I did hear footsteps when I was asleep, when I called out if it was one of you dudes, it then sounded like someone running and out the window."
Mazzy looks to the window at the back of the bus, she moves the curtains aside and she sees it was open and the lock has been picked. "Yup, someone broke into the bus and ran off." They all look out the window and it leads to the parking lot with all of the trucks that have the equipment used for the concerts.
"We have to tell Kurt, now!" said Lincoln. They all make their way out of the bus, and then look for their manager. But then Luna stops and she closes the door to the bus and then checks to the other windows and makes sure they're sealed, she then goes back to the others. But unknown to her someone is watching them and giggling, like a happy nerd.
(Later.)
Kurt then checks on Chunk and the gear used by Luna and the others. "Okay, so all the amps are connected and we got all of the stuff fixed and ready for their intro to this concert before Mick performs his song."
Chunk then looks around. "Odd, I can't seem to find Luna's personal microphone anywhere. I swear it was in this case and now it's gone. Where the bloody hell did it go?"
Kurt goes over and checks. "Maybe Luna got it out of the case and cleaned it, or perhaps she wanted to see if it was working properly. Mick tends to do that to his guitar and personal microphone."
"No I didn't." The two men see Luna, Sam, Sully, Mazzy, Lincoln, Jordan and Tabby walk towards them. "Someone broke into our tour bus and took our jackets and I think they may have taken my mike."
"What?!" they both yelled. "Someone broke into the bus? How?" asked Chunk.
"Whoever did it, picked the lock in the back window and went in and then ran back out" replied Sully. "I was asleep when it all happened, I thought it was the others coming in."
Kurt then looks to them with concern. "Well this can't be good and also, this is not the first time either."
They all were confused by what Kurt just said. Lincoln looks to the manager. "What do you mean not the first time?"
"Last year, when Mick Swagger was on tour in the great state of Texas, his stuff was being tampered with and missing, including a white shirt he wore from that tour. Then we found out it was being sold online and a lot of fans wanted to buy it, what made Mick upset was that the shirt was made by his grandma and he wanted it back and we did got it back by some dorky kid who was a fan of Mick Swagger, I had to pay for the shirt back, but the kid decided to let me take it back because he felt bad for buying it" replied Kurt.
Lincoln looks to Luna and recalls a sweaty shirt being sold online. "Glad you didn't buy it sis?"
They all look to Luna who is wide eyed. "Yup, so glad I didn't buy that shirt. Poor Mick though."
Kurt scoffs. "No kidding Lunes, when Mick heard his shirt was being sold online he was devastated! Big time! He didn't have the will to go back on stage and perform, he was going to clean the shirt and wear it again. It was to honor his grandma who died last year right before he went to the tour in Texas."
"Oh dang!" they all yell. "We gotta find this dork! Those are the only jackets we have!" said Sully.
"Not entirely dudes" said Luna. She then kicks five of her amps and their sides open and reveal some extra jackets. They're all shocked to see this. "Whoa what?!"
Luna chuckles. "That's right guys, I asked Leni to make some spares and I kept them well hidden in my amps in a secret compartment so they can be nice and clean and also close to the music we rock to!"
"You totally Rock Luna!" said Sully, Mazzy and Tabby.
"Looks like we got ourselves another chance to looking good later!" said Jordan.
Sam goes over and hugs Luna. "Luna! You are the best!" They then share a small kiss.
"The best plan to do for the band, is be prepared for whatever problems happen and I for one know that things on tour like these can have some very unpredictable moments" replied Luna. Lincoln then hugs her.
"And I thought I was the only one who knew how to make a backup plan, nice going sis" replied Lincoln. Luna hugs Lincoln back.
Kurt chuckles and claps. "Now that is what I call genius planning kid! I should recommend this to Mick with some of his things, this could be quite handy."
"Thanks dudes, but we still gotta keep an eye on anyone who might think about going after the rest of our stuff, but how?" asked Luna, some part of Luna thinks they should stop and head back, this was turning personal and bad for them.
The others also think, then Jordan sees the Shawarma food truck and the man running it waving towards them. Then she sees the guard dog at the security gate with his partner letting a hotdog food truck in. Jordan waves and then looks to the others. "Guys, I think this gal is about to pull a Lincoln!"
"Is that what they're calling it now?" asked Lincoln. They all gather and listen into Jordan's plan.
(Around noon time, Concert time.)
Luna and the others start to set everything up for their big opening and Mick goes to them. "Hello there mates, I overheard from me manager about what happened with your stuff, you lot alright?"
"We are, and don't worry Mick, we got a plan" replied Luna. "Better yet, Jordan has a plan."
Jordan is about to say something but then she gets a message from a walkie talkie. "What's the problem?"
"Ms. Rosato, someone is snooping around your tour bus, I can see someone wearing an eagle hat and carrying a large black bag and judging by the shape looks like a male and is trying to pick the lock to your bus."
"Thanks for the info, we're on our way." Jordan then looks to the others. "Target is found, let's move out and take him down!" They all get back to the parking lot.
Mick Swagger and his manager follow them. Mick looks to Kurt. "Mind telling me what's going on?"
"Let's just say that kid has the best plan we need to take down the idiot who might be responsible for the loss of your shirt from last year" replied Kurt. This shocks Mick and they continue to follow the kids.
Lincoln and the others near the parking lot, that's when they hear dogs barking and then they spot something. "There he is!"
They see a large man wearing a yellow shirt with the logo of Mick Swagger, wearing a black ski mask, goggles, blue jeans, white shoes and a hat that was from the merchandise store from the Eagle contest and right now he's having a tug of war for his duffle bag with the guard dog who was inside the bus the whole time. "Give me my bag you dumb mutt!"
"Hey! You!" The man turns around and sees Luna and the others and Mick Swagger closing in on him, he then let's go of the bag and runs off.
"Security! After that man!" yelled Kurt. The security force all get onto the man who then runs for it, and then he climbs the steel fence and jumps over. For someone who seems to have weight, he is quite nimble. The security watch as he runs off into an alley and is out of sight. Kurt stands next to them. "Dang it! Well, you guys did you're best. We'll get him next time."
Sully and Mazzy open the duffle bag and see what's inside. "Our jackets! And Luna's microphone!" Sully and Mazzy hand Luna back her microphone and get the jackets out and fold them, also check on them.
"Is that my shirt and my pants? And my picture of Simon?!" asked Sam as she grabs her things.
"There's my laptop, my jeans and my ….. Pajamas? Wait what?!" said Lincoln as he gets his stuff.
"Whoever did this is more likely some sick fan who wants to make a quick buck out of the things we own!" said Jordan. "Thank goodness he doesn't have anything creepy he got."
Tabby then pulls out some photos of them leaving the bus. "Yeah, I think whoever this is wanted to do way more than just take some of our personal belongings." They all didn't like this, this seemed bad.
Luna's hand turns into a fist as she grips onto her microphone. "This sicko thinks he can just do this to us?! Then he's got another dang thing coming!"
Mick Swagger then sees something he was looking for. "I was wondering where this went." He pulls out his boots, gloves and shades. "This almost seems personal, my mum gave me these boots."
Kurt goes over to them. "The man got away, but I doubt this will be the last time we ever see him. We gotta be careful and make sure nothing else bad happens." He then sees his reading glasses in there. "Okay, why are my things in here as well?"
"Whatever the case, at least we got all our stuff back and that man is gone, for now" said Chunk. He then looks to Jordan. "Spot on with the plan luv."
"Thanks." Jordan goes over to the dog and pets him, she then lets him go back to the security guard and salutes to them. "All I had to do was know where to get help." She then waves to the owner of the Shawarma food truck who was not too far from their location. She then pulls out the walkie talkie. "Thanks for the help Rafael!"
"Anytime Ms. Rosato! You guys rock!"
They all clap and cheer for Jordan, then Luna sees the time. "Dudes, we gotta get to the stage. We're almost up!" They all nod and get back to the stage for their opening performance.
"This day cannot get any better!" said Kurt with a slight chuckle.
"Oh, it can!" replied Lincoln. Luna and the band get to the back of the stage and get their instruments ready, Mick gets to the stage and makes his announcement for the intro of the band.
Just as he says that a squadron of Apollo Fighters flies by and leaves a colorful smoke trail from above, now that is spectacular! Then a Century bomber paradrops a Guardian Tank that lands onto the stage and Luna, her band and the three kids get on stage and they do the opening performance alongside Mick.
Kurt and Mick, and his band are stunned by this. They just made the concert even spectacular than they have expected, and they rock to the performance.
But unknown to the, someone is watching all of this from a nearby building. "Dang it! I was so close to getting into the better stuff, so close to selling those things to other fans! But mark my words, I will get your things and sell them!" He then uses an inhaler and walks away from the concert with a slight nerdy chuckle. Who in the heck is this guy and what the hell does he want?
(After the Concert.)
They all did a good performance and an Encore alongside Mick Swagger and they make their way to the backstage and laugh. "That was awesome!" said Tabby.
"So that's the whole plan!" said Sully. "Bring in some of your pals from the base and stuff right?"
"That's what I cal a Royal Woods planning from the best!" said Tabby.
"That's the whole plan guys and this tank is going to keep us safe" said Lincoln, the tank arrives into the backstage being driven by Luna.
"This is sick and awesome! And feels like driving a car too" replied Luna.
"Looks like we can go out on the night at the town with less fans trying to crowd us" replied Jordan. "This thing has high tech security systems to make sure no one can drive it and can act as a powerful shield."
"Once again, the man with the plan and the queen of tactics have done it again!" said Mazzy. "Well done. Also, when we're done using this tank, how the heck do we send it back home?"
"Simple, the tank has this weird teleporting button to send it back to the allied outpost outside of Royal Woods" replied Jordan. "My godfather told me that they're added to all of the big tanks and important stuff at the base."
"Now that's what I call Smashin'! You lot did amazing out there, the planes and the tank! The crowd sure loved it, and this will be one concert Pittsburg will never forget for the rest of their lives! Well done mates, well done!" said Mick Swagger.
"First we get the stuff back, and now we have this performance" said Kurt. "I can see you two kids as managers to the Luna-Tics in your future. You kids are way more prepared than any manager, even me."
"Thanks guys" replied Lincoln and Jordan. "So, shall we all head into town?" asked Lincoln. They all nod and get to their disguises and hop onto the tank, with Chunk driving.
"Hang tight mates, this is my first time doing this and I wanna see how fast she can tread!" said Chunk. The engine starts and they drive onward to the nearest place to hang out and celebrate together, fans notice this and also wanna follow but the tank enters stealth and they lose track of them, talk about prepared!
Meanwhile the same figure tries to sneak into the parking lot, but he sees more security has been added and is patrolling the place. 'Dang it! Looks like I'll have to try again next time.' He then disappears amongst the crowd.
Something bad is bound to happen as they continue onto this tour and whoever this man is, is just the start.
Day 3, to the 7 day tour with Mick Swagger.
A/N: Looks like things almost went from bad to worse, and who knows what this guy will do next. Leave a review and tell me what you all think.
Date made: 6/6/20.