There's not much to say since nothing cool has happened. I think I'm going to end the contest in this chapter, or at least try to. So much weird stuff has happened that would be perfect for this!
Disclaimer: look back, see if I owned it then let me know if anything about that changed.
Now, every one was sitting backstage during a ten minute intermission. The schedule for round three had been past around, but it wasn't much of a schedule. It said everyone was to be on stage at the same time. No one could figure out how they were going to fit 3 bands, twelve people total, on stage never mind all the equipment.
"So Kag, how did manage to keep your little secret?" Rin asked.
"I don't know what you mean." Kagome said pretending to tune her already tuned guitar.
"They already know, so no use in hiding it anymore." Inuyasha reasoned.
"I guess," Kagome agreed, "But if either one of you does anything like we have seen happen twice already, its gonna be bad. Speaking of which, has anyone seen Sango?" Kagome asked in a sudden attitude change?
"Or Miroku?" Rin added.
No one seemed to know where either of the drummers were and they were needed to be onstage in a little less then five minutes. Suddenly Sesshomaru remembered something. "Hmm well last I knew, Sango ran in the crowd to avoid us and Miroku decided to look for her."
"We're not going to find either of them if they're in the crowd, so why don't we just call their cells?" Rin said. "I wonder why we didn't think of that before." She pulled her phone out of her pocket and while dialing Sango's number instructed someone to call Miroku. When Sango eventually answered her phone, Rin decided to confuse her.
"Yeah, Rin?"
"Just checking." Rin said softly.
"Just checking what?"
"I'm making sure your not dead."
"Why would I be dead?"
"I don't know, that's why I just checking."
"Well I'm not dead. Why would you think I was dead?"
"I didn't but I wasn't sure so I decided to check, to see if I was right."
"Alright." Sango said not sure if what Rin had just said made any sense at all.
"So, where are you?"
"Where am I? That's actually what I'm wondering. Where are you?"
"Backstage. Are you still in the building?"
"Yeah, but I think on my way back, I took a wrong turn at the mosh pit."
"Well, hurry up and get here, we're all on in three minutes."
"Alright. Hey, I think I can see you! Wave your phone in the air wildly!"
The people behind Rin didn't know what to think. From what they heard, Rin thought someone was dead, but didn't think so at the same time, so she decided to check, and after a mildly serious part of her conversation, she was waving her phone and shaking her whole body out of sync with it.
"Is it me you see? Ha nice rhyme on my part!" Rin said once she finished shaking.
"Yep! Here I come!" Sango said then ran through the crowd making more mosh pits."And here I am!"
"Wow! Record timing! Do you happen to know where Miroku is? Someone was supposed to call him."
"Yeah, he's right behind you talking to the guys."
The stage manager then chose this time to suddenly appear. "All bands on stage NOW!" Then as quickly as he appeared out of nowhere, he was gone. The girls swore that they saw purple smoke surround his body when he thought no one was looking.
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When all three bands were on stage, it was jam packed. Rubber Band and Kids in Cars had somehow managed to keep a two and a half foot distance between them and Intensity 5. It was amazing to say the least since the stage was just big enough to hold all the guys from Intensity 5 but that was the limit, or so everyone thought. Both sides were glaring at the other and just as lightning was sure to come between the two, a voice boomed over the loud speakers.
"Hey guys, guess who this is!"
"The girls instantly knew. "Bobby-Boom!" They all yelled excitedly.
"No, it is me! But you are right, I am Bobby-Boom. I have also taken over this contest! So I'm gonna decide who wins with the help of the outed bands!"
Rin and Kagome didn't know what to think. Their cousin, that hated them, was going to help judge who won! Not only that, they had seen the way the girls from Bleeding Heart were all over Intensity 5. Maybe it wouldn't be all bad, they for sure would vote for Intensity 5, but that left three other votes for Rubber Band and Kids in Cars.
"Okay, let's not waste anymore time! Stage technicians, do your thing!" Bobby-Boom unnecessarily yelled into his microphone and the stage started to expand out in the crowd. "Alright, so on the far left stage will be... Intensity 5. The middle shall be occupied by Rubber Band, nice name by the way." The girls looked at him and gave him the thumbs up, which he gave back. "And on the far right, will be Kids in Cars. While we're waiting for the other drum sets to come out, let's ask the bands some questions!"
Bobby-Boom walked up to a random girl and she asked what ever came to her mind. "Um Inuyasha, what makes you tick?"
"My heart?" He answered in a question.
Bobby-Boom walked up to another person. "Sesshomaru, if you were a reptile what would you be?"
"A reptile?"
Everyone on stage was wondering how anyone could think of such stupid questions and prayed that they would not be asked anything.
"Kagome, what was the greatest thing before sliced bread?"
"Uh, unsliced bread. Yeah, that's it!"
"Sango, are you boobs real?"
"Miroku! Now's not the time!"
"Damn." Miroku said disappointed
"Rin, What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
"What?
"I said, What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
"How the hell am I supposed to know?"
"Naraku, if you had a pony, what would you name it?"
"Commodore Fluffpants." He said as soon as the question was asked. Everyone looked at him like 'you have a name picked out why?'. "What?"
"Okay, enough of this, its getting a little to weird for me." Bobby-Boom said before anyone could ask anymore questions. "Oh look,their done with the drums. Alright so the bands will play from left to right, they will introduce their song, play it, and stop when they're done. There will be two cycles of this so get ready. Intensity 5, let us know when you're ready to begin."
"We're ready, the song we're going to play is called "Machinehead." The song began and after awhile, the backup singer, Kageromaru, sang.
Breathe
in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in
Breathe
in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in
Tied
to a wheel, our fingers got to feel
Bleeding through a tourniquet
smile
Spinning on a whim, a slide to the right
I felt you like
electric light
For our love
For our fear
For our rise
against the years and years and years
Got a machinehead,
better than the rest
Green to red, machinehead
Got a
machinehead, better than the rest
Green to red,
I walk from my
machine
I walk from my machine
Breathe in, breathe
out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in
Deaf dumb and
thirty
Starting to deserve this
Leaning on my conscience
wall
Blood is like wine
Unconscious all the time
If I had it
all again
I'd change it all
Got a machinehead,
better than the rest
Green to red, machinehead
Got a
machinehead, s'better than the rest
Green to red, ..yeah
I walk
from my machine
I walk from my machine
Breathe in,
breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe in,
breathe in
Got a machinehead, better than the rest
Green
to red, machinehead
Got a machinehead, s'better than the
rest
Green to red, machinehead..yea
Yea yea yea. Better than
the Rest.
...head-head-head-head-head.
Better than the
Rest.
...head-head-head-head-head.
Better than the
Rest.
...head-head-head-head-head...
I walk
from my machine
I walk from my machine
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From what Rin heard of the song, it sounded great even though she zoned out in the middle of it. Just like her sister, she was worried about what her cousin was going to do with her vote. The guys from Kids in Cars on the other hand listened intently to the song. They couldn't believe it, there was a huge difference between this song and the one they played last round. The guys looked over to the judges' area and and wished they hadn't.
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Okay, so things didn't go as planned but that's fine with me! Now, go do whatever your merry little heart desires! Unless its illegal, then do it when nobody can see you!
August 13, 2008