Author: SkyTate19
Title: Reluctant Idol
Summary: After being raised by only his father since he was 4, Bridge now has a new obstacle ahead of him: gaining the respect of his high-school classmates! Can he gain their respect by his hidden singing talent and maybe even find some true love? Find out!
Disclaimer: nothing is mine, just the idea of mixing American Idol with Power Rangers!
Chapter 21
The time for the second live show had come. Everyone was nervous: not only for the elimination, but also they had to sing with Westlife as backup singers.
Bridge was cool with that: when he will have the chance to sing again with his heroes?
He looked around at the other contestants. He saw Sky looking sad and smiled softly: he could be mad at him. He walked near him and hugged the guy. Sky looked shocked at him, but at least he knows the boy wasn't mad with him anymore.
"This is a start" he thought smiling…
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"11 singers had performed last night in front of you America. Now you have decided. Who is going home tonight? And witch Weslife's member has to pay for a dinner?" the audience laughed at that and Ryan grinned "This is American Idol!"
As the intro of the show rolled, everyone took his place on the stage, and Ryan then appeared near the Judges "welcome to the second result show of this year America! Tonight you have decided the top 10 of this season who will take the part of the summer tour. But I will say later who will be. Right now say hi to our three judges!"
The crowd cheered as the three smiled at the people around them "this time you've seen our contestants with a mentor helping them. Here they are one the stage for the first time together. Singing "the Rose", I present you Westlife with our top 11!"
On the stage were 4 microphones stand lit by 4 flashes of lights. After a small intro, the 4 Westlife appeared behind them. Shane started singing
Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed
After a pause, Mark's big voice ringed in the studio
It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
The 4 of them took the microphones in their hands and walked near the edge. The light in the studio were turned on to reveal the top 11 behind them. Everyone then started singing
when the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
The music ended and Mark singed again, followed by Shane who closed the song
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes the rose
As the song ended, everyone in the audience stood up to give a standing ovation. Ryan went near the guys "Welcome to American Idol guys! I would like to chat with you, but I have the results. So I have to ask you to divide yourself in groups of mentors and their "pupils""
The contestants gulped at the news and started splitting into the groups. Mark, Shane, Nicky and Kian joined them. "Let's start with Sky and Adele. Step forward please"
The two made a step forward and looked at Ryan "you're both safe have a sit"
The woman hugged Sky smiling then they went to seat on the sofa "Cole and Z" the two stepped forward and took their hands "Z… you're in the bottom 3. Cole, you're safe"
The crowd bowed as the two hugged "next two safe are…" Ryan looked at the remaining contestants "Mack and Kira"
The two jumped excited and run to the sofa "Sydney, Ty and Ronny" the three looked at each other "Syd, you're in the bottom 3. The other two are safe"
Syd looked sad at the others and hugged them. As he walked to the sofa, Ty looked back and Bridge and gave him an evil smile
"So, let's see the last two. Wes and Bridge, step forward" Bridge stepped forward shacking. He totally knew he will be in the bottom 3 again, with his luck he will be out tonight "Bridge, you're safe. Wes is in the bottom 3"
The boy almost fainted. He is in the top 10? He could believe it. He went to the sofa and Sky hugged him lifting him up and making him spin. He left him and the others congratulated with him. Ty glared at him.
"We have Z and Wes with Shane on my left and Syd with Nicky on my right. One of them is going to leave tonight. Let's send one of them on the sofa" he looked at the three and then put his hand on Z's shoulder "you're safe"
The girl smiled and went to the others as Syd and Wes stepped forward and took their hands "the person who is leaving tonight is…" Ryan made a long pause while the crowd screamed names "…Wes"
Syd started crying as she looked at Wes. She thought she was going to leave. She hugged him tightly "Syd congratulation you're safe. Have a sit" she went to the others and Bridge run to her hugging her
"Wes I'm sorry but you have to leave tonight. Wanna say something?" asked Ryan "not much. I'm very happy of what I've done. I've not reach the top 10 and the tour, but I've got lots of good memory of this adventure"
Ryan nodded "we will see you again America next week with our top 10. Right now I give the microphone to Wes for the last time. Good night everybody"
As Wes singed again, the others went near him to sing with him, thinking that the hardest part of the competition was gone.
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That night, the members of Westlife took the top 10 out dinner. Shane lost the bet, so he had to pay for everyone "Shane, you lost again!" the other members laughed at him as he sighed.
In that moment a waiter approached them "excuse me I have this message for the top 10 of American Idol"
Mack, being the closest, took it and read it out loud to the others
Congratulation! You've reached another week of the competition and the chance to enter the summer tour!
For next week's theme we've have chosen something difficult for you: the 70s
No one of you was born during those years, so this will be harder for you
Chose wise
The producers
"wow" Mark said after a while. They were right: the older were Adele and Cole, but they were 28 so that meant they were born in 1980. That week was going to be the hardest for them…
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Another part is done! Poor Wes has to go. So you know the next theme, the 70s. as always, you can choose a song if you like for the top 10. And I put in the story a clue of what the sequel of the story possibly will be! Let's see if you can catch it ehehehe