A/N : Alright! It's me, Hande! Back with another requested song! Hope you enjoy!
This is more like a player overload mode. The most possible thing you can do is 4 player free-for-all.
By the way, the next song won't be Can You Feel The Sunshine. It'll be the next self-request. Yes, I'll postpone the devilish Through The Fire and Flames play (no offense, DragonForce if you somehow read this…)
Except if any of you requested this song, which had a helluva note chart. I kinda got the hang of it now, although the zig-zags were still impossible for me. Also, little FYI, I have this song as an alarm. So on every morning, DragonForce is ready to wake me up. LOL
Disclaimer : I don't own anything I don't own.
Chapter 12 : Open Your Heart, In This Open War!
Levinski rose up from his seat, taking a wireless guitar controller of his own. Starlight also got up, with her own controller.
"Hey, why don't we all play? Seeing that we all got our own guitar controller?" suggested Eclipse.
"Except me…" said Sonic.
"Oh, don't worry Sonic. I got lots of Guitar Hero controllers for everyone." said Tails, "I think I still have 4 more. You know, I collect them in case one of us smashed it, or broke it. You know that happens…"
"Don't remind me." said Levinski, "Didn't I tell you that the intense strum on Through the Fire and Flames can break your already-so-fragile controller? Not my fault that you got electrified on the solo. You were unconscious for the whole day in my bed, for getting electrified, and for playing the song with hyperspeed mode 10 times in a row. You were nose-bleeding for a week that I have to get you out of any hard metal song for 3 we…"
"Aw, ok, cut it out, big bro. Shall we have a match?"
"You're on."
Tails nodded and walked to the box on the corner. He opened it and took three guitar controllers. He distributed it to Cosmo, Sonic and finally himself.
"Now, wait just a second…" said Sonic, "I thought it was only possible for 4 players play."
"Did you forget that I'm a programmer, Sonic?" said Levinski, "I can crack the code up, no matter how encrypted it is, with some exception of course."
"Rrrrright, one of this days, you're gonna make the entire world play a same game together"
"Er… people already done that. Remember MMORPG?"
"Okay, so 6 people. What about the visual? The screen's not big enough." Said Eclipse.
"Tails, do you have a screen big enough for all of us?" asked Cosmo.
"I can always tear up one from Blue Typhoon." Said Tails.
"But that's your ship!"
"So? I can put it back when it's done." With that, Tails went to the basement, going to Blue Typhoon.
The door was then opened, and Gaspar walked in the lab. "Hey, Lev! Didn't you promise that we're going to… what's going on here?" he spoke as he saw all the people had a guitar controller each person, and looked like they were all going to play. "5 players?"
"Yea… six, actually. Tails is getting a huge screen for us."
"Make that…" Gaspar pulled out his own controller, "SEVEN! If it's possible"
"Why, of course it is." Said Levinski, "Let's see if you can survive."
Just as Levinski spoke it, his twin brother came, with a huge screen put on a trolley. He then placed it on the edge of the room so everyone could see it. "Alright, what song?"
"I think I want this song…" said Sonic, as he selected 'Open Your Heart', "I played this song before and it reminded me of my fight with Perfect Chaos."
Sonic || Tails || Cosmo || Eclipse || Gaspar || Starlight || Levinski – Open Your Heart by Crush40.
The fretboards were lined up in a row. The guitarists on the screen were covering the stage. Some were on random places, even floating outside the stage, clipping with the crowd models. Everyone turned at Levinski, tilting their heads, "What? I'm not concerning about the looks…"
"Yea, but you can always get the coordinates right…" said Tails.
Everyone quickly dismissed the anomaly of the guitarists, as the notes came to sight. The song started with a staccato hammer ons, finished with hold chords.
The song was followed by melodious single note-chords. Another anomaly, although this wasn't Levinski's fault, occurred, as the drummer DIDN'T play at all, even with the drums going on. Usually even on custom songs, he was supposed to play, but not here.
"Eh, don't mind him, guys." Said Sonic as he continued building up his note streak, "The singer was singing void on single play. He sang earlier than the verse"
Since it was multi-play, the vocalist wasn't shown, but the image of it came to everyone's mind, that some thunks were heard from every side, except Sonic's. "HEY, you cheated!" accused Eclipse.
"Well, not my fault. I'm just telling you my experience." replied Sonic with a cocky grin of his.
As the verse came, the pattern was slightly changed, although the single-chord transition still retained a bit. The verse then came.
# Thunde-r, rain, and lightning
Dange-r, water rising
Clamo-r, sirens wailing
It's such a ba-d si-gn #
Tails started to crouch down for better balance. It kept him stable for a while as he regained his 4x multiplier.
# Shado-ws, dark creatures
Steel clo-uds floating in the air
People- run for shel-ter
What's gonna ha-ppen to us? #
The chords died down a bit, although the end of every sub-pattern was still chords.
# All the steps we take
all the moves we make
a-ll the- pain at stake
I see the chaos for everyone
who are we?
What can we do? #
Sonic's strum became more intense, and Tails began to worry about Sonic suffering the same fate as him.
# You and I are same in the way that
we have our own styles that we won't change
Yours is filled with evil and mine is not
There is no way I can lose~! #
The pattern changed, to a green-chord ones. Cosmo almost missed one, but managed to keep her scores. She took the chance to use the star power she had.
# Can't ho-ld on mu-ch long-er
But I will ne-ver let go!
I kno-w it's a one- wa-y tra-ck
Tell me now how lo-ng this'll last! #
The song continued, and Sonic was on the lead, followed by Cosmo. It was really strange for her to be the second leader, when Tails was on the fifth place.
# I'm not gonn-a think this way-
Nor will I cou-nt on others!
Close my eyes and fee-l it burn
Now I see what I- gotta do!
Open your heart, it's gonna be alright! #
The pattern changed back to the melodious transitions, ended with half-staccato chords. Gaspar tried his best to steal the second position, which he successfully did by Star Power.
# Ancie-nt cities blazing
Shado-ws keep attacking
Little- children crying
confusion, hope-less anger #
Eclipse activated his star power, just in time when Gaspar missed while Sonic was still leading flawlessly.
# I don't know what it can be but you drive- me- cra-zy
All your cunning tricks make me sick.
You won't have it your own way~! #
Starlight just had her 100 note-streak, while Levinski just lost his streak on the 150th note.
# Can't ho-ld on mu-ch long-er
But I will ne-ver let go!
I kno-w it's a one- wa-y tra-ck
Tell me now how lo-ng this'll last! #
Tails somehow managed to fly with his namesakes, probably due to taking the song to his heart too deep.
# I'm not gonn-a think this way-
Nor will I cou-nt on others!
Close my eyes and fee-l it burn
Now I see what I- gotta do!
Open yo-ur heart, and you will- see~! #
The last word was more like 'say' than 'see'. Anyway, the solo began with repeated strum, then hold hammer ons, which was easy. But just as the players, except for Sonic, thought the solo was going to be easy as pie, the challenge came as repeated hammer ons came, and rose up as the solo progressed.
Several players made some stunts to express how hard they were trying to play the solo. Tails was upside down playing his guitar on the air. Sonic was holding his guitar like a soldier firing cannon, with helluva speed, of course. Eclipse rose his feet up in the air with high energy as he tapped the frets, almost kicking the nearby furniture away with his shoes. Starlight was vocalizing the solo perfectly as she played, Cosmo was spinning in place every three notes, which was the repetition of the hammer ons, Gaspar was shuffling while playing his guitar on his back, able to tap the frets without even glancing and keep it from breaking as he pressed it on his back, Levinski was smashing his guitar on the air as he played, almost beat it up against the wall and the floor though.
But it was the only challenge as the repeated strums and easy hammer ons came back. Not a long time later, the vocal came again.
# I-f i-t wo-n't stop
There will be no future for us
I-t's he-art's tied down by all the hate,
gotta set him free~!
I kno-w it's a one- wa-y tra-ck
Tell me now how lo-ng this'll last!
Close my eyes and fee-l it burn
Now I see what I- gotta do!
Gotta open your heart, du-de! #
The regular chorus came again. Sonic was still on the lead. Next was Eclipse, then came Gaspar. Both Eclipse and Gaspar were neck to neck as their scores were close. They now raced for the Star Power.
Strangely, Tails and Cosmo now had the exact same score, as well as Levinski and Starlight. Their multipliers were also the same. Tails'/Cosmo's were a tad lower than Levinski's/Starlight's though.
# Can't ho-ld on mu-ch long-er
But I will ne-ver let go!
I kno-w it's a one- wa-y tra-ck
Tell me now how lo-ng this'll last!
I'm not gonn-a think this way-
Nor will I cou-nt on others!
Close my eyes and fee-l it burn
Now I see what I- gotta do!
Open your heart, it's gonna be alri~ght!
YEAH! #
The song was coming to an end. Everyone was racing for the highest place as they were all very close to each other now.
# Open your heart!
Open you heart!
Yeah… yea-ee-ahah… #
/Player One Rocks!\
The scores were soon listed on the page in a few minutes as Sonic's guitarist avatar cheered while others were angered, or saddened or… whatever… It wasn't that bad on the real players though.
Sonic – 376264 ***** 100%. 1064 Note Streak
Gaspar – 365996 ***** 100%. 787 Note Streak
Eclipse – 365390 ***** 94%. 668 Note Streak
Levinski – 354035 ***** 92 %. 706 Note Streak
Starlight – 354035 *****93%. 870 Note Streak
Tails – 353969 ***** 91 %. 706 Note Streak
Cosmo – 353969 ***** 100%. 430 Note Streak
It was good to know that everyone seemed to have 5 stars. Cosmo earned a stare from Tails, who just read how much Cosmo hit the notes.
"You hit all the notes, Cosmo?"
"Overstrummed here and there, but I think so."
Levinski tapped on Starlight's shoulder, "You actually did better than me, Star. You only lack on the star powers"
"Thanks, Grass…"
Meanwhile, Gaspar was cheering at his second place, "Woohoo! I got the second!"
"I guess your victory at Sweet Home Alabama is short-lived, Eclipse…" said Sonic.
"Yea, were you messing with me?"
"Nah, I was just not used to the song. Too quiet."
"Perhaps there is a reason why this is called Guitar Hero, not Rock Hero." Joked Eclipse.
"Well, there's Rock Band, right? Similar to Guitar Hero, perhaps you want to beat me there?"
"Nah, I'm not used to bars. I'm more used to circular gems."
A/N : Another song has been finished!
And it looks like Sonic just FC'ed the song. :p I'm merely putting up random numbers because I'm not that good on predicting the scores. I don't even have the chart, only referencing to a video of the song's gameplay on Guitar Hero. But if you see that some players seem to beat others on percents and streaks, remember that sometimes streaks can be lost. That, and Star Powers play quite a role.
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