This chapter is dedicated to Moonbeam141, for inspiring me during a creative slump. Moonbeam, if you're reading this, thank you!
Disclaimer: I own Darkpool and bluejayshipping. Nothing else.
The cats were confused. Hadn't they already played the guitar game? Wait…were those drums? "Oh, it's Rock Band," thought everyone but Jayfeather. Cloudtail leaned toward him and whispered "It's Rock Band." The leaders braced themselves for the screech of excitement…it never came. Sighing in relief, Onestar let down his guard…
…and was consequently blasted off the tree by the sheer power of the cats' voices. The ShadowClan cats burst out laughing. Like last time, cats were trying their best to get picked, but they had the sense to stay off the tree this time. Littlecloud was chosen for bass, Dustpelt was on main guitar, and Mothwing was on drums, but no one volunteered for vocals, probably because their voices were spent trying to get picked. The cats sat there for a bit, trying to figure out what to do.
A few minutes later, Blackstar stood up and padded to the microphone. Jaws were dropped as Blackstar picked a song. Everyone was even MORE surprised when, instead of simply tapping the mic against an object, Blackstar actually sang!
"Never again
will I be dishonored
And never again
will I be reminded
Of living within
the world of the jaded
They kill inspiration, it's my obligation
To never again,
allow this to happen
Where do I begin? The choices are endless
Denying the sin,
my art, my redemption
I carry the torch of my fathers before me
The thing I treasure most in life
cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why
I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die,
though they will not understand
I will make the greatest sacrifice,
you can't predict where the outcome lies,
you'll never take me alive!
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive
Change again,
cannot be considered
I rage again,
dispelling my anger
Where do I begin? The choices are endless
My art, my redemption, my only salvation
I carry the gift
that I have been blessed with
My soul is adrift
in oceans of madness
Repairing the rift
that you have created
I am not alone, brothers, give me your arms now
The thing I treasure most in life
cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why
I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die,
though they will not understand
I will make the greatest sacrifice,
you can't predict where the outcome lies,
you'll never take me alive!
I'm no slave, are you feeling brave?
Or have you gone out of your mind?
No more games, it won't feel the same
If I hold my anger inside
There's no meaning, my soul is bleeding
I've had enough of your kind!
One suggestion, use your discretion
Before you label me blind!
The thing I treasure most in life
cannot be taken away
There will never be a reason why
I will surrender to your advice
To change myself, I'd rather die,
though they will not understand
I will make the greatest sacrifice,
you can't predict where the outcome lies,
you'll never take me alive!
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive,
I'm alive!"
The Clans were in awe. They had never seen a cat who could sing so well! From ThunderClan, that meant something, since Lionblaze once walked in on Jayfeather singing quietly to himself. As the leaders packed up the supplies for the moon, the rest of the cats returned home, speechless.
Admit it: you never saw that one coming!