Here's a fun chapter to add after the fluff that was the previous one. Be sure to look out for some cameos in this one, because I enjoyed them so much. :D Enjoy this fun and cool chapter!

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~Chapter Nine: Blast Away The Heat~

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Just like past times, their episode had to start with their performance, but now at the Desert Rock Tour. It only lasted for a couple of weeks, but it was so badass, that no one gave a damn about the heat. What was also awesome, was that there were other popular bands playing with them, especially Johnny's ex-girlfriend Judy's band, "Skull Grrlz". Since Rose was a fan, she got to meet the members and they were just sweet as strawberries. As the band name suggested, they were all females.

"So, you battled Tom Morello, didn't you?" Rose asked the red head, who appears to be Judy.

"Why, yes," she replied with a smile. "To put it politely, he was too easy."

"You should've seen his reaction," a girl with purple hair replied. She giggled, "He was surprised, yet he was serious. I guess it was the strippers that distracted him while Judy and he were playing."

"Midori," the girl dressed in an electric/alternative looking outfit, "he didn't watch them, if he did, then he wouldn't have attacked Judy twice."

"I'm the singer, Echo, so it didn't involve me," Midori told her, crossing her arms and turning her head away from Echo. The two left, continuing on their argument like talk.

"Hey, Shirley, don't you have something to say about the battle?" Judy asked. Rose turned her head to the other purple haired girl, who wore a green skull shirt, the bassist of the band.

"I got great tea while watching you defeat him," she replied shrugging. Rose heard of the bassist's liking for tea, which is kind of strange which it is just a drink. At least it doesn't do damage unlike alcohol. A vibration came from Rose's skirt, revealing her phone receiving a text. From Pandora, she texted that it was time to perform.

"It's time for my guys to finish the tour," Rose told Judy.

"Entertain their asses well, girl!" she replied with a wink. The guitarist smiled at her in return, heading to meet with the others.

"Your ex-girlfriend is amazing, Johnny," Rose told him.

"I'm glad you think so," he replied with a smile. It was like a spell; he would smile when he's around her. At least it was nice to know that he would do so.

"Big crowd," Izzy stated, looking at the audience.

"It seems so," Pandora agreed. There was no time to just watch them, so the four headed out, revealing themselves in bright lights and cheering fans. When Pandora tapped her drumsticks, their song began. "School's Out" by Alice Cooper was the start of the show. The way the guitar played the notes in the song was just extraordinaire, they have to play it.

The song had to be cut short, but for touring reasons. It was why the song "Nightmare" was played. It was good to play it, to honor the late Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Rose suggested this song because of him; it wasn't what he written before his death, but she did have a slight fan crush on him. Pandora was lucky enough to handle the pedal kicks and the insane vocals Johnny used to make the song even greater. Unfortunately, the song ended shortly as well, but with a rather high applause.

They were screaming for an encore, one that would drive them out of their systems. With the look on the band members faces, they know the song that would do the trick. The band decided to do "The Arms of Sorrow" by Killswitch Engage. It was a rather distinct choice by the fans, but at least the band knew what the song was.

The encore blew away the minds of the crowd, especially the outro Rose perfected. Her heart was racing, especially when she played the notes to it. It was hard as hell to strum all the notes. The beginning of the guitar playing was the heart of the song to her, because it sounded so beautiful, it sounded like an acoustic version in the original one. Even with all that out of the way, it was time to leave the tour.

Hours have passed, and the four were waiting for Lou to appear in order to know what will happen. His schemes were getting more ridiculous, but ended up in high succession.

"Hey!" he said unexpectedly while sliding to them, pointing at them as well. "Rock on!" he continued, showing the rock symbol.

"Epic. Fail," Izzy stated, showing his annoyance of his intro along with the other three. Lou's rock symbol started to lower down, with his face shocked at least slightly.

"Um... You're hitting it in Japan, so you're performing there in three days," he told them, grinning and giving them tickets. The band approved, showing their rock symbols to the manager. Domo arigato, Japan.

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I'm just completely in love with "The Arms of Sorrow" now (April of 2014: I still like this song XD). Besides a dance song, that song has been in my head since I downloaded it. I didn't feel like copying and pasting the lyrics of the other two just in case of the idiotic rules of the policies here. I would love it if The Rev can come back to life and play the drums like he did. If you see the drum charts for "Bat Country" and "The Beast and the Harlot", you can tell he's a drumming god. R.I.P. Rev. \m/^_^\m/

So yeah, they're going to Japan after this. :D Just around three or so chapters left until this is done! Stay tuned!