As soon as we walked into the room, we all take the roles of who we are. Dr. Cockroach starts up the fly wings so that they twitch like a real fly, Link puts on the red contacts. Bob re-eats the red food dye. Chris activates the robotic legs. I start to think the most random thoughts like Bobobo would and lastly, Susan acts like she is the girl from The Attack of the 50 ft Woman.
I actually met some guys who were dressed as other characters from the Bobobo manga/anime and so I stayed with them and soon we were wigging out! [A phrase from the show.]
Insecto, while outside, met a few people who were dressed as other giant monsters, only they were humans, such as mecha-Godzilla, Mothra, regular Godzilla and then a few people dressed up like the Mega-Zords from power rangers as well and they were all outside laughing and cosplaying. Suddenly, Insecto had picked them up and started to give them flying rides! She had gotten very popular!
Dr. Cockroach found the tech section which was in the center of the Cosplaying area and he started to look at how everyone had tried to reproduce all of the tech from all the manga, animes, cartoons and movies. He also managed to meet up with Chris again and they were having an intellectual conversation about possible future coolants for computers.
Bob had found the star wars area and he had gotten a clone trooper helmet and was trying to march along with all of the clone troopers. There was a problem though, all of the troopers only amounted to three of them!
How it could be that at a place similar to Comic-con could only have three clone troopers!!! This thing included all of New England and only three clone troopers show up!!! Really?!? Wow!!!! You know what, that really grinds my gears! I think to my self watching Bob move out of sight and then I *Face Palms.
Link meanwhile had found the sushi bar and was eating properly with chopsticks while he was still surrounded by girls all cosplaying characters from movies, anime, manga and cartoons.
Susan meanwhile, found the area of cosplaying where the girls were dressed as the many women from the movies of Hollywood; Marilyn Monroe, Lucile Ball, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tina Fey and many more! They all looked at Susan and acknowledged her costume and her double-costume of both The 50 ft Woman and Allison Hayes and started asking her for tips on her make up and fashion!
Soon, we had regrouped for dinner. Chris and Dr. Cockroach had managed to get into a huge tech conversation. Bob, Link, Monger, Susan and I all ate in silence and soak in the whole Anime Boston.
We realized that this night, there was a huge thing with the karaoke, a contest! People could do solos, duets or trios.
Susan and I decided to do a duet, Bob chose a solo, Link chose a solo as well, Dr. Cockroach and Chris decided not to participate and so did Monger.
A few people went and then Bob was up. He picked a song from the playlist and then, he started to sing when the music started, The Purple People Eater! By Sheb Wooley
Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple eater to me
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)
Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree I said Mr. Purple People Eater, don't eat me I heard him say in a voice so gruff I wouldn't eat you cuz you're so tough
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater One-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater Sure looks strange to me (One horn?)
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line He said it's eatin' purple people and it sure is fine But that's not the reason that I came to land I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater
(We wear short shorts)
Flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me
And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground He started to rock, really rockin' around It was a crazy ditty with a swingin' tune Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater I like short shorts Flyin' little people eater Sure looks strange to me (Purple People?)
And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know I saw him last night on a TV show He was blowing it out, a'really knockin' em dead Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head
The song ended and then everyone cheered loudly and Bob did a bow and then he broke into two and slithered off the stage. A few people followed his song and then, Link was up. This song is for a little friend of mine, he said as he picked his song and then the music started for the song, Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.
Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro.
Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw.
Had two big horns and a wooly jaw.
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Hatty told Matty: "Let's don't take no chance.
Let's not be *L-seven*, come and learn to dance."
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Matty told Hatty: "That's the thing to do.
Get you someone really to pull the wool with you."
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully
The song ended and then Link took a bow and then a loud roar was heard. It was Insecto saying, thank you to Link for singing a song for her.
More people went and then, Susan and I were up. We agreed on a song that would be an easy duet, no underlying message. We both got on stage, well I was on stage and Susan was on the side of the stage. Also, only my microphone worked because of Susan s size, she didn t need amplification. I scrolled through the songs and picked the one we agreed on, Don t Go Breaking My Heart, by Elton John.
Susan: Don't go breaking my heart
Me: I couldn't if I tried
Susan: Oh Honey if I get restless
Me: Baby you're not that kind
Me: Don't go breaking my heart
Susan: You take the weight off me
Me: Oh Honey when you knocked on my door
Susan: Oh I gave you my key
Both: Ooohooo! Nobody knows it
Susan: When I was down
Me: I was your clown
Both: Ooohooo! Nobody knows it (Nobody Know-uhohs it)
Me: Right from the start
Susan: I gave you my heart
Both: Whoaaaoooh I gave you my heart
Me: So don't go breaking my heart
Susan: I won't go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my heart
Me: And nobody told us
Susan: `Cause nobody showed us
Me: And now it's up to us babe
Susan: I think we can make it
Me: So don't misunderstand me
Susan: You put the light in my life
Me: Oh You put the sparks to the flame
Susan: I've got your heart in my sights
Both: Ooohooo! Nobody knows it
Susan: When I was down
Me: I was your clown
Both: Ooohooo! Nobody knows it (Nobody Know-uhohs it)
Me: Right from the start
Susan: I gave you my heart
Both: Whoaaaoooh I gave you my heart
Me: So don't go breaking my heart
Susan: I won't go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my HEEAARRTT!
Both: Ooohooo! Nobody knows it
Susan: When I was down
Me: I was your clown
Me: Right from the start
Susan: I gave you my heart
Both: Whoaaaoooh I gave you my heart gave you my heart
Me: So don't go breaking my heart
Susan: I won't go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: Don't go breaking my
Susan: I won t go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: Don't go breaking my
Me: I won't go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: Don't go breaking my
Susan: I won t go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: Don't go breaking my
Me: I won't go breaking your heart
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: Don't go breaking my
Both: I won't go breaking your HEEAARRTT!!!
The song ended and then the crowd roared loudly!!!!!!!!!! We both bowed and then we left the stage.
A few people followed our duet and then 5 minutes passed while people entered their votes for each category.
Most Creative Song Choice went to someone who sang the lyrics to the original Naruto opening. Best Trio Song went to a group who sang the song, Rock and Roll All Night, by KISS. Best Solo went to a guy who sang The General, by Dispatch with full heart and soul. Best Comedic singer went to a guy who impersonated William Hung! and sang, She Bang!
There were two last awards The Best Duet and Best in Show!
The man who was the MC for the contest stood up and announced And now for the Best Duet He opens the envelope Best Duet Goes to Paul and Susan!
While the crowd cheers, we turn to each other well I turn and look up at Susan and we say in unison, Oh gosh!!! We did it! We go over to the stage and this time, Susan walks behind it while I sit on her shoulder and we accept the trophy which was a statue of two generic chibis mid-air hi-5ing each other each holding a microphone.
We went back over to Dr. Cockroach, Monger, Link, Bob and Chris and we all calmed down while the rest of the audience did.
The MC got back up with the last envelope, And Now!... It s time for the most coveted award The Best in Show Award!!!
The crowd cheered loudly and so do we along with them.
The Best in Show Award goes to Opens the envelope Now winning two Awards Once Again with a landslide of winning votes Please give a roaring congratulations to Paul and Susan!
Everyone roars in cheering for us and we go up and get the trophy which was of two chibis standing on a pile of defeated chibis in victory over an unknown opposition each holding microphones!
I walk up to the microphone and say, Wow! What a honor but I can t be the only one who can respond, let s all give another round of applause to Susan Murphy!
Everyone cheers and Susan was amazed how respectful I was to not take all of the credit. Paul Leger, thank you for not taking all the credit like that jerk Derek would have. You re the best! She picks me up and gives me the hugest hug in the history of mankind!
I instantaneously MEGA-BLUSH but she doesn t notice it but I look over at Link in the crowd and I realize he is smirking but not at us winning and I suddenly know he knows I like Susan.
Oh boy, I thought to my self, Now I ll have to put up with Link.
Susan puts me down and we bow to the crowd and then we walk off the stage and then the stations for Anime Boston for the first day start to shut down for the night as by now, it is 11:00 PM.
We all go to where Monger has set up the area for us to sleep. It was in the park where Insecto was. Basically, they put two plane jets next to each other and also made a combination between the two so Susan could fit and sleep in it.
Everyone was asleep and I started to drift off.
Suddenly, I was jostled awake and I looked to see Link shaking me awake and I asked him, Link, why did you wake me up?
Link replied, Just follow me outside first.
I told him, Ok. And I followed him out.
We went over to the area of the park, the jets were landed at, where the pond was. We sat down on a bench at the shore of the pond and Link let out a light chuckle.
I asked him, What s so funny Link?
Link sighs and replies, Oh, just young love.
I say to him, WHAT!?
I faintly saw all those times you ve blushed before but I shrugged any suspicions until this night when I fully saw you blush from Susan s actions. Link tells me, Paul, I can tell you like Susan.
Well who doesn t? I reply, She s nice, funny, a great sense of humor, polite, understanding, gentle, her hair shines perfectly in any light and those blue eyes that reach into your soul and calm you even in the direst times!
So, you like her? Link replies knowing I have only sealed the truth to him as being true.
I looked at Link for what seemed like 10 minutes before I let out a sigh.
I thought to myself, Well, might as well be honest or Link will try and embarrass me.
I looked at Link and said to him, Yes Link I am in love with Susan. But I don t actually know how she feels about me. I finish and wait for Link to start laughing at me.
Link doesn t laugh but pats me on the back and says to me, That took guts Paul, I m proud of you.
So now you re going to tell everyone aren t you? I ask him.
Link looks at me and chuckles, Nah, I m ok with prank-ing Bob because he s innocent minded but do you remember my story of how I ended up here?
Yeah, I reply to him.
Well, after I terrorized all of those couples at Coco Beach, Link says, Once I was captured, I realized that nothing good comes from messing with love. That s because when I was being hauled off while still going unconscious, I saw all of the couples I terrorized in shock and wouldn t even respond to each other. All because my actions that day caused them to be in shock because they would remember the fright I caused them just by being with one another.
Wow, I replied.
Yeah, Link says to my response, So don t worry, I won t reveal your secret but I may try and slip by Susan the question of how much she likes you, but only if you re ok with that?
Really? I ask Link.
He nods his head.
Umm, I say while trying to decide, Alright, but you have to be careful with how you ask her because I don t want her to laugh at me.
Alright, Link says while standing up and stretching and saying, Well, we re done here. Now let s get back to bed.
Ok Link, I say and we walk back to the plane and soon we re re-entering the plane silently and we go back to bed.
I think to my self, Well I hope Link is true to his word and I hope everything goes perfect tomorrow. After this thought passes through my mind, I fall asleep and I immediately lucid dream and I visit my cartoon door and do some training with my cartoon Master.
Meanwhile within a huge cloud, a spaceship is on the edge of Boston s city limits but it still is unnoticeable because of the cloud generator and the radar jammer within the ship.
Within the ship, Gallaxhar had just finished the final touches on his plans and even had time to use the ship s eavesdropping function to listen in on the conversation between Link and Paul.
Hahaha! Gallaxhar laughs to himself about what he just heard.
Now, He says while resuming seriousness, You monsters better enjoy tomorrow, for tomorrow will be your last day alive! Muahahahahahahahaha!
Computer! he shouts out, Prepare the devices so that they will be ready for the revenge I shall have tomorrow!
Yes Gallaxhar, the computer chimes soothingly.
Gallaxhar moves over to the window and looks down through the one-way clouds at the city of Boston.
I m sure of it this time, Gallaxhar says to himself, That nothing can stand in my way now!
--End Chapter 23--