Chapter 11: Vocaloid Summer Live!
"Mack! We got a problem!" Jackson yelled running in.
"What?" I responded, I was taking a short nap on the semi's couch with Miku, who had been feeling underappreciated recently.
"Neru's got stage fright."
"WHAT!" I yelled, my heart skipped about three beats. Stage fright now of all times. "Why me." I sighed before getting up off the couch Miku looked at me with the puppy dog eyes. "Miku sweetheart I need you to go get ready we have about a hour and a half before the concert starts." She sighed in defeat and nodded standing and leaving to go get ready "How bad is it?"
"She has barricaded herself into one of the storage rooms." Jackson responded.
"Well Four, it looks like you and I have a door to breach." Jackson smiled and nodded before we both ran off towards the storage Neru was hiding in. "Neru, can I talk to you."
"Go away, you know as well as I do that I'll mess something up mid concert and end up embarrassing you. Alice will never even glance at me then."
"How gives a damn about that woman!" I roared, I heard Neru's breath catch. "She is low life scum who abandoned her assignments. I could care less about what she thinks, and if she does have a problem with you she can take it up with me." I finished in an authoritative tone. "Now we can do this one of two ways. Either you can open this door or I can channel my rage into and breach it, your choice." I said, sure enough I heard the latches slid and the door opened slowly, exposing a very haphazardous looking Neru. I sighed as I looked her over. "Alright let's get you cleaned up." I said picking her up and piggybacking her to Julia. "Julia where is Len?"
"I don't know." She responded taking Neru and sitting her down in the dressing chair. "My god girl, look at that face and this hair!" She exclaimed messing with Neru's hair. "I'm going to have to do iit all over again."
"I'm sorry Julia."
"It's perfectly fine sweetheart, I wouldn't have signed up for this job if I did't want to spend a lot of my time doing this." She responded and began working on Neru. I turned and left, getting dressed in my "Rocker outfit." After that was finished I walked out on stage, there was a massive crowd of people the amphitheater was almost full. I walked up to the mic and looked over the massive crowd. 'Looks like we are gonna need to play a couple of tide over pieces until the start of the concert.' I thought
'Yeah, no shit dumbass.' Was Ultimatum's extremely angry response. I backed away from the mic a bit.
'what crawled up you and died?'
'You gave my postion away to someone else!'
'Yeah because you can't play the bass here. There aren't any holographics.'
'You could have let me use your arms.'
'And how am I supposed to play the violin?' I snapped back, finally growing tired of Ultimatums attitude.
'Figure that one out for yourself dumbass.'
'THAT'S IT! GO BACK IN YOUR BOX!' I bellowed mentally, picturing in my mind Ulty getting thrown into a soundproof box and having it seal itself behind him. I walked back up to the mic and smiled. "Howdy folks! Are you ready to listen to some epic music?" I got a yell in response and smiled as I felt the adrenaline start flowing. "Alright then, well considering how many people are here I guess that I am going to have to do a few tide over songs, let me go grab the rest of Omega." I said before walking back off stage. "Guys!" I yelled, "We need to do a few tide overs, grab your gear and get on stage pronto!" I said, Omega nodded and grabbed their instrument cases and walked out behind me. Once we were on stage the crowd erupted into applause. We uncased and started playing some songs. After a while Haku made a rather flashy entrance and walked over to me. "Did you really have to drop down from the ceiling?" I asked
"But of course. Everyone is ready."
"Well then, let's get this party started." I said quietly to her she nodded and went to go get the Vocaloids and I walked up to center stage again. "Ladies and Gentlemen,"
"LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!" I roared the audience exploded and I looked over them all smiling. Miku walked up and we started the concert off with a bang. When we got to our finale piece I looked around, Omega had put their hearts into this concert and we were going to go out with a bang!
"Guys, let's do Bad Apple!" I said into our stage mics, communicators for speaking with everyon on stage.
"I'm in."
"Sounds good."
"HELLS YES!"
"Alright then I'll get everyone back out here. Ranger: Inform the Vocaloids of the finale piece and have them get out here."
"Yes sir." Ranger replied and in about 30 seconds the Vocaloids were out on stage in a menagerie of costumes. The Audience got quite, we had them. I looked at Bryan and nodded, he set us off into the song and we played through it perfectly. After the concert we all dropped down to in front of the stage and signed autographs, took pictures, and talked with the fans. I watched my girls avidly chatting away with their fans, it made me happy and sad to see this. I was happy that they had all these fans but I was also sad because I knew Haku, who couldn't sing would never be able to have this kind of experience.
"I'm perfectly happy helping run things on and off stage Mack. I don't need all that attention." Haku said appearing next to me, I barely started at all, I had gotten used to this after being around them for all this time.
"Ya but I still wish you could, they have so much fun and all you ever do is sit in the back smiling. Not taking any credit for anything."
"That's the way the world is, I'm perfectly happy serving you Mack." She said, now that got my attention. Rarely ever did any of my Vocaloids call me by my name, it was usually Master. She wrapped an arm around my shoulder and leaned against me. I could tell all the work today had plum tuckered her out.
"It's alright Haku, go ahead and sleep. I'll catch you when you fall." I said she sigh happily and was out against my arm in seconds. "It amazes me what they can sleep through." I said looking out at the still very loud crowd. Cameron signaled me to join him so I picked Haku up and piggy backed her over and began to help sign autographs and such. Yes I believe that VSL was a success. If only at the time I had known what was coming.