A/N: Thank you all for reviewing. And if anyone is reading the story, and doesn't review it, I encourage you strongly to do so. Even if you don't like it, please tell me what is wrong with it all, so I may be able to fix it so my writing is better. Anyway, here's another chapter. I hope you enjoy it. And yes, I did make up the lyrics in this chapter, and I'm copywriting them right now! So if you want to use them in your fan fiction, you must ask me first, and if I approve, you still have to give some sort of credit to me in the chapter or whatever it is that you put it in. And that's why it took so long, because I found it quite hard to think up a song all by myself. Anyway, enjoy!
After another five or so hours, they had finally gotten done with all the music for the song.
"Finally, we're done," said Zack, following it with a sigh.
"Not yet," said Tapeworm. He continued, "We still need to come up with the lyrics."
"Oh, I've got that covered!" exclaimed Cody.
He ran over to their closet, and opened it, searching through tons of junk until he finally found a blue spiral notebook. He flipped through the pages for a while, until he finally found his spot, and went back and sat with the others. He showed what was there, which was a long Christmas poem. It read:
I can feel Christmas day in the air,
And at Christmas, there's no despair,
With the green trees, and lights all around,
And the white snow that covers the ground,
And when that snow continues to fall,
Some people gather it into a ball,
Then they stack the balls, as tall as the can,
Making good ol' jolly Frosty the Snowman,
Or some set up a good cozy fire,
And sit in the warmth, letting their minds desire,
While drinking nice and warm hot cocoa,
And watching movies with characters that also do so,
Christmas trees ablaze with lights,
Of greens, blues, reds, and whites,
With Greeting Cards and a lot of turkey,
This season makes everyone happy,
So gather together around the warmth of the fire,
And on the holiday of Christmas your hearts will be inspired.
"All we have to do is add a chorus and split it into lyrics," said Max, scanning over the poem.
Cody got a pen, and drew a line under every six lines, separating the verses.
"So now we just need to come up with a chorus," said Cody.
They thought for a while. Then, Cody started with a line. They did this sometimes. One would start with a line, another would follow with the next line, and then another with another line, etc.
"The feeling of Christmas in all of our hearts," started Cody.
"Blazes bright without loosing its spark," said Zack.
"And as the peaceful snow falls, making everything white," said Tapeworm.
"Everyone goes to play, kids and adults alike," said Zack.
"So fill this Christmas Season with cheer," started Tapeworm.
"For it's a holiday that only comes once a year," finished Max.
"That's awesome. Finally, we're done. Now we just need to practice it," said Zack.
"We can't now, look at the clock!" said Tapeworm.
They looked at the clock, which read 10:47 PM. Their mom would be back in only 13 minutes. Luckily, they didn't have school, so they could stay up late. They wrote the chorus on the notepad with the song, and then put in Zack and Cody's room.
They then turned on the Xbox and started playing a first person shooter game. First they played free for all, and Zack placed first, followed by Max, then Cody, then Tapeworm, though the scores were very close. They then did teams of Zack and Cody against Max and Tapeworm. Zack and Cody barely won. They then did Zack and Max against Cody and Tapeworm, in which Cody and Tapeworm were barely able to win. Then they did Max and Cody against Zack and Tapeworm, and Zack and Tapeworm won by a small amount. Then they did another free for all, where Zack won, followed by Cody, then Tapeworm, then Max. Once again, the scores were very close.
Their mom had got to the suite in the middle of the first team game, and she watched the rest of it. She then told everyone goodnight, and went to bed.
They were done playing the last free for all at around 12:53, and then Zack cooked popcorn while Cody put in Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith to watch. Zack cooked another one during the duel between Palpatine and Mace.
It was over at around 2:25, though no one was asleep or even tired. So they put in the first person shooter game again, and played some more. At about 3:49, they were all finally tired, though they were in the middle of a game between Max and Zack against Cody and Tapeworm. Tapeworm had had bad luck from the beginning of the game, always respawning in the worst places, put Max and Zack ahead by twelve. The final score was 50 to 34. They turned the Xbox off, and Max slept on the couch, Cody and Max slept in arm chairs, and Zack slept on the floor. They all fell asleep quickly, with dreams of winning the competition swirling in their heads.
They all woke up to the smell of pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Carey had fixed breakfast, and they quickly got up and ate the delicious breakfast. They had a conversation about the Battle of the Bands while they were eating breakfast.
"So, do you think Arwin will still let us practice in the Laundry Room?" asked Tapeworm.
"Probably. He always loved when we practiced there, so he'll probably want us to practice there some more," replied Zack.
"What about equipment?" asked Max.
"Well, I got a new acoustic guitar for Christmas last year. I took guitar lessons, but I never learned well. You could use it, Cody," said Tapeworm.
"And then I could use the keyboard we had from the last Battle of the Bands," said Zack.
"And we could get two microphones for about $20 each. We've got enough to buy two," said Cody.
"Why don't we all pitch in some money since it is for the whole band?" asked Max.
"Good idea," said Tapeworm.
"Since it's only about $20 each, and we need two, and there's four of us, we could each pitch in $10," said Cody.
"Sounds good," said Zack.