Her heart was beating with anticipation, her mind flooded with with so many emotions that she kept under control. This was going to be the big night; her big moment was coming up and she was ready.
Darkness covered her surroundings, even as she stood upon the platform overlooking the stage and the gathering crowd below. She was going to be a hit; people were going to be amazed.
Anime had been going strong for years, the greatest form of animation to grace the world and originating from Japan, the genre where waifus had their roots.
Anime, so loved by fans, it had inspired this, the Great Anime Festival. And it had been a hit with so many anime games and attractions for everyone to see, even the anime waifus selected for the performance had played their part well.
Out of everybody else who looked gorgeously anime-esque, Melony had been chosen for the big show. She looked like the perfect waifu and no one cared if she'd started off as a watermelon, she was beautiful, especially since Axol had fallen in love with her.
Perhaps Melony really was the most graceful, most skilled and most gorgeous anime-like girl in the world if she was perfect enough for tonight's show.
Yet, Melony was very beautiful tonight with gorgeous make-up adorning her beautiful anime-like face and a special outfit with the textures of her trademark outfit highlighting her very womanly figure. The stars twinkled above in the night sky, providing some light to the world, and a crescent moon was in the air.
It would not be long now; she was ready for her performance.
Melony had the skills of a fighter and a dancer; she'd shown combat proficiency with her sword and was capable of mind-blowing movements. Melony had rehearsed and worked out her moves, there was no doubt she was going to steal the show if she did.
Confidence surged within her, not even a hint of stage fright, she was going to amaze those people and leave them blown away.
Her eyes observed the crowd below, knowing that her friends were there. Melony could see the Mario Bros, Meggy, Bob, Tari, Boopkins and anyone else she knew. There was no turning back, all of those people, including her friends, had enjoyed the show and were looking forward to what was in store for the main event of the festival. So many people, all buzzing with anticipation, just like her.
Or maybe, it was because they could see her outline through the darkness too. Melony and her friends could see each other, and, for a moment, she could see Bob's eyes pierce the darkness.
Melony took a deep breath, calming her overactive mind and suppressing any nervousness trying to come up to the surface. Melony waved to the crowd, waving to her friends, ready for her performance…
Vibrant colorful spotlights darted over the stage, signaling that the act was about to begin and a drumroll played. A spotlight beamed onto Melony; this was her cue. She leaped off the platform, doing a flip in mid-air with grace and landed perfectly on her feet upon the stage.
The drumroll ended with a dramatic fanfare and, as the spotlights beamed down on her, Melony struck a graceful and dramatical pose as as if saying, 'Ta-dah!'
The crowd applauded and Melony took a moment to take in the adulation from the audience, blowing a few kisses and doing a flip, leaving those including her friends awestruck. Something told Melony that Saiko was probably jealous while many of the others were stunned, mind-blown by both her beauty and gracefulness.
'Ok, girl.' Melony thought with a flashy smile, 'Lets leave 'em speechless.'
Melony struck a graceful anime-ish starting pose and the audience fell silent, watching to see what she could do.
Music started playing and the watermelon waifu took two steps forward and three steps back, leaping through the air and twirling around, dancing to Militant Missionary mixed in with carnival music. She cartwheeled on the stage, spun on her hand and flipped onto her feet.
With the grace of a dancer and the agility of a circus acrobat, Melony waltzed along the stage and stood on her feet, bending her leg over with incredible flexibility before doing a flip.
A magical aura seemed to swirl around her as she performed, mesmerizing the entire audience with her beauty. Melony leaped into the air like a figure skater, spinning with her arms tucked, and landed on her feet.
Someone let out an exclamation of "unbelievable" in Japanese, obviously an anime fan. Melony winked at the crowd, seeing they were loving it, and then she did something mind-blowing; She twirled and drew her sword, tossing it into the air.
Then she arched back and leaped up, flew towards her weapon and grabbed it in the span of seconds. Melony tucked her body into a somersault and landed on her feet, standing up straight in one dramatic pose before the stunned onlookers. 'Ta-da!'
The entire audience erupted in applause and Melony blew a kiss to the crowd, they were really loving her performance. She broke out into a break-dance, spinning on her hand and then spinning on her head, then flipped back onto her feet.
Her arms and legs were in motion, Melony moved her figure like she was in a hula-hoop and performed another graceful backflip, landing on one foot and twirling around, doing several flips across the stage.
The music changed with Militant Missionary going away, becoming anime carnival show music. Melony leaped into the air, surrounded by a colorful aura, with the spotlights still on her.
She flew around the stage, spinning through the air and performing another incredible flip. Melony twirled like a twister, flying higher-up before diving towards the crowd.
She arced her body and flew over their heads, spinning with proficient agility. For some people, this felt like a dream, watching a waifu perform such an amazing feat. For Melony, it felt as if she was having the time of her life.
Melony put her arms out and flew across the air, spinning like a stunt-plane, with her legs tucked together, flying right over the heads of her friends with a wave.
And for a moment, she thought she could see him in the crowd, watching on with amazement and completely dazzled by Melony's performance that nobody thought she would even have in her even at a time such as the Anime Festival.
'Oh, Axol.' Melony thought, 'I wish you really were here to see me now.'
She flew back over the stage, doing a somersault in midair and twirling in an awe-inspiring motion as she landed back onto her feet, the music hitting a crescendo that signaled the performance was reaching the big climax. Melony was ready to finish this and amaze the masses, it was time for the finale and she was all in it.
Without even worrying about what was going on, she kicked her knees up, spinning around and doing an Anime Jig.
Then she skipped around the stage, posing like a dancer and dancing like never before. Melony leaped higher into the air, twirling around and flipping her body in a very graceful arcing motion. Drums pounded, the music got louder and the crowd was clapping along.
Melony leaped up, doing a little twirl and a forward flip to the amazement of the crowd. 'And here we go...' Melony thought.
Then she leaped higher, floating off the ground and spinning in the air without touching the stage, twirling and flipping like an acrobat that had just leaped off a trampoline net. The music sped up, a drumroll played and Melony spun faster, ready for the finish.
And... She landed on her feet, striking the finishing pose. The music finished and a fanfare sounded. The crowd roared with thunderous applause, roses showered the stage and Melony curtsied the crowd, waving and blowing kisses to everyone.
She could see her friends were absolutely blown away. Saiko, Meggy and Tari were on their feet, applauding and giving Melony's performance a standing ovation and the score of a ten.
Fishy Boopkins was leaping up and down, ecstatic by what he'd seen, he felt as if he'd just watched the greatest anime of all time. Even Bob was judging Melony's amazing performance, giving it a total ten point five.
Melony stood on the stage, taking in the adulation and beaming proudly. Thanks to her, the big anime festival show had been a resounding entertaining success. Deep down, while Melony knew tonight would be her only performance, she could feel proud of herself.
And for a second, she could see him out of the corner of her eye, nodding to her before vanishing into thin air...
The End