Note: This chapter will take it easy on the plot before we get into all of the big stuff that happens in Chapter 4. Also, this chapter will focus a bit more on the other Vocaloids. And we get some more Vocaloids and even some UTAUloids into the story as well.

9:46 am

Shortly before 10 o'clock, the Vocaloids arrived at the far end of the park where their concert would take place later that afternoon. "Well, this is the place", Miku announced as they got out of the buses, "Yamaha Park". "I should say so", Mikuo agreed, "Look, you can see the stage from here".

He was right, as you could see the stage from all parts of the park. The stage was a 40 foot wide by 70 foot long raised platform like you'd see in rock concerts. It even had a giant 18 foot by 32 foot flat video screen on its wall.

"By the way, what time does the concert start again?", Rin wondered, "With all the practicing I forgot". "I think at about 2 o'clock", Len told her, "That means we should all meet back here by no later than 1:30". So with that, the group seperated to explore the sights for a few hours.

10:30 am

During the festival, several vendors had carnival games set up. You know, fishing for rubber ducks or throwing rings onto sticks to win a prize, etc. I don't know if Tanabata has these types of games, so please don't get mad at me if they don't. Anyway now to get back to the story.

The Vocaloids had scattered all over the place checking out the sights and sounds of the festival. "Look, Mei-chan. The old ring game", Kaito remarked, "I'm going to see if I can win you that big teddy bear". "Well, all right Kaito", Meiko told him, "But I don't think it will be as easy as you think it will be". With that, they walked over to the booth.

Once they got there, Kaito placed his money on the table, which amounted to 250 yen (or $2.86 USD) for a total of 5 rings. "Thank you, young man", the barker said to him as he handed him the rings, "Now take your best shot". "You know, Kaito. You don't need to do this for me", Meiko tried to tell her boyfriend. "Nonsense, Mei-chan. Besides I've been practicing.", Kaito explained to his girlfriend.

As he threw the rings, Meiko watched in awe as all five of them hit their marks by going through the milk bottles."I believe we have ourselves a winner!", the barker announced as he rang a bell, "Congrats, young man. Now just pick any prize you like". "What about that giant teddy bear on the top", Kaito replied. "Good choice", the barker said as he handed him the huge stuffed bear, "Thanks for your business".

"Here you go, Mei-chan. This is for you.", Kaito proclaimed as he handed his girlfriend the big teddy bear. "Oh, thank you, Kaito. That was so sweet of you.", Meiko gushed before she planted a huge kiss right on her boyfriend's lips. He felt his cheeks turn red as he chuckled, "Aw, golly".

11:20 am

While some of the Vocaloids were looking around at the attractions, some of the others were just sitting in the park, admiring the scenery. For instance, the little Vocaloids were running around on the playground in the middle of the park. Kaiko and Teto were looking after them, while Defoko and Momo were sitting on a nearby bench watching what was going on.

"It's kind of cute how Teto-san is playing just like the kids", Momo giggled, seeing Teto running around and playing with the chibis. "Well, you and I both know that Teto is just a little girl at heart", Defoko told her, smiling a bit herself.

Meanwhile, Kaiko was pushing Chibi Kaito and Chibi Meiko on the swings. "Higher, big sister Kaiko!", Chibi Kaito shouted. "I want to do a 360 on this thing!", Chibi Meiko squealed. "I'm not going to go quite that high", Kaiko explained to her. "Come on Kaiko. Let the girl have her fun!", Teto called out as she walked over to the swings, "Step aside. Let the pro demonstrate". "P-Please d-don't push her too high!", Kaiko sputtered, clearly nervous. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing", Teto assured her.

"Make sure you hold on tight, little Meiko, because you're gonna go way up!", Teto told Chibi Meiko as she backed up. "Hooray!", Chibi Meiko yelled gleefully, "Let her go!". With that, Teto ran towards the swing set at full speed with her arms ready to push. "Wow, she's fast!", Chibi Kaito noted. Kaiko, on the other hand, was too terrified to move.

Teto pushed Chibi Meiko as hard as she could, sending her way up in the air. "Oh my! Look at her go!", Chibi Kaito thought to himself as he watched in awe. "See that's how you do it!", Teto cheered. However, when Chibi Meiko came back down, Teto got thrown through the air and landed on the grass about 10 meters (or about 32 feet 10 inches) away from the swing set. Then Chibi Meiko threw herself off the swing and accidentally landed right on top of Teto. Once she realized this, she stuttered, "Oops, sorry about that, Teto".

Kaiko, Defoko and Momo all rushed to where Teto had landed. "Are you all right, Teto-san?", Kaiko asked, clearly concerned. "What happened?", Teto wondered. "You took quite a spill there", Defoko told her. "Little Meiko crashed into you as she was coming back over", Momo added.

"I think I'm all right", Teto tried to say, before she felt pain in her back in the spot where little Meiko had landed. "No, you're not all right!", Kaiko told her rather sternly, "I told you not to do that, now look what's happened to you!" Defoko and Momo helped their friend to the bench and sat her down. "Well, I think you're out of commission for now", Defoko explained as she opened the cooler and put an ice pack on her friend's back. "You should probably rest for now, we have to perform later", Momo reminded her.

12:10 pm

Meanwhile, a few other Vocaloids had gathered near the gazebo. Mostly the older kids and some of the teenaged Vocaloids were in this area, watching Gakupo demonstrate some of his own samurai tricks. "Now kids, make sure you don't try this at home, unless you are a professional, of course", he told his audience as he pulled out his trusty katana and threw an eggplant into the air.

Once Gakupo threw the eggplant, he turned into a mini twister and spun around rapidly. Once the eggplant landed on the table, it had been cut into precise pieces. BTW, I don't know if that's a trick or not. I just thought it looked cool.

"Wow, they're all perfect", Chibi Miku noted. "I gotta admit, that was kinda cool", Neru admitted. "How do you do that?", Nero wondered. "Years and years of practice my friend", Gakupo explained. Just then, Dell and Haku came in, with the former carrying the latter on his back.

"Yo, what's up?", Dell asked as he gently set his girlfriend down, "I heard something was going down here". "Gakupo is showing us some awesome tricks with his katana", Chibi Haku told him. "Oh, that sounds like fun", Haku beamed. "Hey can you show us how to do seppuku?", Chibi Dell asked, much to everyone's shock. "I won't be showing that one today", Gakupo explained. "Now, little bro, you know you shouldn't be asking questions like that", Dell warned. "Sorry about that, dude", Chibi Dell apologized.

"Anyway, Dell-san, have you prepared for our little mock battle", Gakupo asked. "Sure have, man", Dell confirmed while puffing on a cigarette (WARNING: Smoking is extremely bad for your health. I should know. I lost an uncle who was a frequent smoker to lung cancer. Do not I repeat DO NOT SMOKE.) and pulling out his own katana. With that the two men went to a line in the middle of the park.

"Before we start, you two should put these protective coverings over your katanas", Luka told them as she placed them on. "After all, we don't want any bloodshed in this mock battle before our concert", she continued as she towards Gakupo and planted a kiss on her boyfriend's lips. "You know, Kamui, I've been practicing for this", Dell explained. "Very good, Honne-san. Then this shall be interesting", Gakupo told him.

And with that, the battle was set to begin. Nero would act as a second to the mock duel. "And 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Gentlemen, begin", he declared. The "battle" despite not having any bloodshed, was still pretty darn epic. "What's going on? I can't see anything!", Chibi Neru complained. "Here let me help you little sis", Neru told her, putting her on her shoulders.

"This is so cool, isn't it?", Chibi Haku asked. "Yes, but I just hope no one gets hurt", Haku explained. "Don't worry, the protective covering on those katanas are made up of the strongest fabrics in the world", Luka assured her, "They've been tested for things like this". After about 15 minutes of intense katana fighting, the two sides called a stalemate.

At the end of the fight, the two warriors bowed to each other. "Nice work, Kamui", Dell commented. "As well as yourself, Honne-san", Gakupo replied. "Our training might come in handy one day if we ever have to fight for real", Dell explained. "Yes, it very well might", Gakupo agreed. The two men then recieved a congratulatory kiss from their respective girlfriends, much to the disgust of the younger Vocaloids.

Author's Notes:

Chapter completed on Saturday February 4, 2012

$1 USD was worth 87.4993 JPY in July of 2010.

1 meter is equal to 39.37 inches.