Haunted: Collapse into Caliginosity Chapter 30: Long Live the Queen, a ninjago fanfic

==PLEASE READ! VERY IMPORTANT! Okay, scrolling down this page might seem dreadful because of how long it is, but I have a solution. I wrote this chapter in a way so that you can look up the songs I have listed above and listen to them as you read the lyrics. I remember reading something similar in the first Hunger Games book when Rue died, so I tried to mimic what Suzanne Collins did with "Deep In the Meadow." I just thought it would make this chapter more enjoyable for y'all, and maybe even get you a new favorite song :3 I do not own any of the songs. I'm just using them this one time.==

Kelly Clarkson - "Behind These Hazel Eyes"

Ciara - "I'm Out" feat. Nicki Minaj

Ciara - "I Bet"

Haunted: Collapse into Caliginosity

Chapter 30:

Long Live the Queen

Today was the big day. Everyone was accounted for, and everything was in place. Linus and Trent have followed Tom and his girlfriend to a restaurant where they're having dinner. Last I heard, they were keeping an eye on them from the outside.

I quietly and quickly set up the boobytrap that would lure Tom into his apartment, where a live radio would be playing station 7.2.

I taped pictures of myself onto the wall that went down his hallway. They dramatically clustered as he got closer to his door. I made sure they were tightly compacted together around the doorframe. Then I slid the plaque off his door that had the apartment number on it. Flipping it over, I found his spare key taped to it.

Dumbass, I mentally laughed. He wasn't smart enough to change the hiding place of his spare key.

I took the key and unlocked the door with the silent radio in my grasp. Nobody was near, so I went in. All I did was put the radio on his coffee table and put the station on 7.2 with the volume about halfway up. He wouldn't be able to hear it from the hallway.

I left the apartment and put the key back where it was very casually. My phone began vibrating in my pocket from a call.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"Hey, I think they just got their entrees," Trent updated me.

"Okay, cool. I just got done decorating the hall."

"I'll let you know when they're leaving."

I jogged to my car after hanging up with him. My next destination was the radio station. My three celebrity colleagues were already there and waiting for the show to start.

The fifteen minute drive through the city almost hurt the time my livestream was going to start. By the time I parked, it was eight-fifty in the evening.

I got inside the building with a big satellite on the roof and made my way to where the girls were waiting. They were quietly chatting with each other while Rick was in his studio.

"There's my girl," Nicki greeted me, her appearance as bizarre as it always was.

"I made it," I said in relief after sitting down with them. I patted Kelly's pregnant belly. "Hey there, kiddo," I said to the unborn baby.

She giggled. "He's been a squirmy worm today."

"That's because he's been excited to hear us sing."

"We're all excited," Ciara added. "I just hope this plan works."

"Trust me, everything is under control–"

My phone vibrated from another phone call. I answered the phone, assuming Tom and his girlfriend were leaving.

"They just got in his car," Trent detailed.

"Okay, just follow them until they get to his apartment. Don't follow them inside. Thanks, guys."

"No problem. I'll let you know when they get inside."

"Good news?" Ciara asked when I hung up.

"Just an update, but yes. We will be ready to start at any time."

"I think Rick's ready for us," Kelly said. He waved us in as he spoke into his microphone. We went in and sat down on the comfortable stools he brought in for us.

"Here are a few commercials before we return for a special surprise with guests Macca Soxx, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, and Ciara," Rick finished, pressing a button and pushing the microphone away from his face. "How are we doing tonight, ladies?"

"Good," we all answered in unison by accident. It led to giggles.

"Well, let's get this show on the road, shall we?" He got up and went to a camera that had a cord connecting it to a laptop. The livestream began as soon as he turned it on.

"How is everyone doing out there?" I said to the camera. "I'm so glad you could join us for a special look at my revenge plot on my ex-boyfriend. Here with me is Ciara, Nicki Minaj, and Kelly Clarkson, who have agreed to help me out to make this a punishment that nobody will forget. If you haven't yet, tune your radios to station 7.2 so you can listen to everything that's happening. We'll be starting shortly."

Rick got us ready by getting our microphones in place and giving each of us headphones so we could listen to the soundtracks as they played. Right now, we listened to the commercials coming to a close. When they did, Rick talked into his microphone again. "And we're back with a group of lovely ladies. They're here on a livestream, so if you're just doing nothing at home, go to Macca Soxx's official website and watch these ladies in action."

"That's right," I said, growing anxious by the minute. "This is a special event. I mean, we all have breakups, but if you break my heart because of something stupid, then it's your funeral. Tonight is Tom Neely's funeral. I hope getting back together with his ex-girlfriend was really worth it."

"Yeah, I should know," Ciara joined in, referring to the nasty breakup her and her fiancé had after he cheated on her during her pregnancy with their son.

My phone suddenly vibrated again, but I ignored it. It was time.

"Are we ready for the punishment to begin?" Rick asked.

"Definitely," I confirmed.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, this is for a guy named Tom. Hope you learn your lesson, pal." The first soundtrack began playing after a button was pressed by Rick. I leaned away from the microphone to clear my throat before starting the first verse all by myself.

Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable like nothing could go wrong

Kelly joined me.

Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on

Ciara and Nicki joined for the chorus, making a beautiful harmony.

Here I am
Once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it
Can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

I sang the second verse by myself.

I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright for once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together but so broken up inside

Kelly joined again.

'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on

We all repeated how we sang the chorus the first time.

Here I am
Once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it
Can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

The bridge continued to have a harmony.

Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Just seeing you, it kills me now
Now I don't cry
On the outside, anymore! Anymore

The chorus was sung two more times to end the song, but we immediately went into the next song with a better harmony once the silence settled in.

Ladies, this your song
So as soon as this come on
You should get out on the floor
Go and get your sexy on
If you know that you better
Than the new girl that he on
Go 'head and tell him now,
"You gon' miss me when I'm gone."

Nicki went into her rap solo, and I realized how great it was going so far. Before I knew it, I was singing by myself again.

I just went through a break up
But it's okay, I got my cake up
Do my hair, put on some make-up
Tryna see where tonight gon' take us
I post some pics up lookin' sexy
Now this nigga wanna text me
How much you wanna bet me?
He gon' regret the day he left me

Ciara joined me this time instead of Kelly.

Celebratin' the breakin' up, oh whoa
Bartender, go 'head and pour me a little more
Tonight we gon' have us a good time
Let's have a toast to our goodbyes, oh whoa

Nicki and Kelly joined in for the chorus.

The song slowed down for a few seconds as the soundtrack played by itself. I came back in for the second verse.

Now tell me, do my ladies run this
Not even Hammer can touch this
We standin' up on all the couches
Tomorrow you gon' hear about this

This is what you're hearin' through your speakers
That's why we dancin' 'til our feet hurt
See, I found out he was my problem
Tonight I came out here to solve him

Ciara joined again.

Celebratin' the breakin' up, oh whoa
Bartender, go 'head and pour me a little more
Tonight we gon' have us a good time
Let's have a toast to our goodbyes, oh whoa

The chorus came for the final time.

I came back by myself for the bridge.

The way I put it on you got you goin' trippy, trippy
You wanna come in for it, wishin' you could get it, get it
No, no
I got you hot, make you stop, when you see me, see me
You got your hand-out talkin' 'bout "gimme, gimme"
No, no

Finally Nicki ended the song with another rap verse to break things down. Again we went straight into the next song with a harmonious chorus.

I bet you start loving me
Soon as I start loving someone else
Somebody better than you
I bet you start needing me
Soon as you see me with someone else
Somebody other than you
And I know that it hurts
You know that it hurts your pride
But you thought the grass was greener on the other side
I bet you start loving me
Soon as I start loving someone else
Somebody better than you

I sang the first verse by myself.

So I'm supposed to believe that it's Fellini's calling' your phone?
I'm supposed to believe that they're asking' you if you're home
I wasn't born yesterday, not me, can't get that over me, not me
I love you but I won't be a fool for you
That is just something' that I wouldn't do, babe
I mean I would stay if you could tell the truth
But you can't, no matter how much time I ask

I almost got lost in the music as I continued, but came back into reality when I heard the others join back in for the chorus.

A pang of pride developed inside of me as it all went on. This was the kind of victory I needed to get all this behind me. I was so indulged in the lyrics that the bridge snuck up on me.

Baby, tell me what's it, gonna take to keep it
All the way one hundred
You won't get it 'til I'm gone away, away

The chorus came back for a final time, but with a slightly different harmony.

My ending note left a sad feeling for the whole room.

Right now it's killing me
'Cause now I have to find someone else
When all I wanted was you.

All of this needed a good ending. The four of us sang one last time to get the message out completely.

Here I am
Once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it
Can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

The whole room went silent. Nobody moved. That was how I knew I had won. Not only Tom listened to everything, but so did the rest of Ninjago. I've come out on top once again to prove I'm not the person to be messed with. I am the alpha female. I am Macca Soxx.

In the middle of my empty field, I found the strength to stand up straight. My angel wings spread to reveal mended wounds and new feathers. I walked away from the puddle of blood I left behind. It was a new beginning for me. Although I couldn't fly right now, I was determined to stand tall above all obstacles put in front of me.

And there you have it! :D I hope you enjoyed listening to the songs if you looked them up. I don't think I'll make a chapter like this one again. Shoutout to KRR and The Mayor of Ninjago City for reviewing!

The Mayor of Ninjago City - The livestream is actually not over yet, so you'll just have to see :P And thank you for following this story!