Three weeks have passed. Tonight was the night of the first round of the Big Show Case.

We praticed enough. I think we'll be good enough. We were backstage with our outfits on.

Our group was called the A Team. I didn't know why. We just picked that name for an unknown reason. It was the one name that suited us very well.

The outfits we had on were simple. Dez had on a bkue shirt, black jacket, and black pants. I had on a white button-up shirt and short black pants. Trish had on a black pants and black long-sleeved shirt. Rosie had on a black suit like Sandy from Grease. Austin was wearing black jean, black t-shirt, and an unbuttoned dark blue button-up shirt. And Nelson had on a full black outift. We were all trying to match.

Our opponents were the Fighting Rileys, Everything Stinks, English Prisoners, X-Riders, and the Dancing Queens, also known as Kira's group.

I don't know what's going to happen tonight. If I could predict it, I would say that we win. I just want to show people what we can do. We were more than just a couple of faces in the crowd.

"What's up, people," said Jimmy. "Welcome to the 17th Annual Big Show Case!"

Everybody was cheering.

"We have a lot of great, talented, and amazing people performing tonight. First, we have the X-Riders."

The X-Riders were all right. I wouldn't say they were good. Just that one of their voices weren't great and their dance moves were tacky.

"Next up, we have the Dancing Queens!" Oh, great.

Kira, Cassidy, and Tilly were in pretty outifts. They had on black shorts, pinks tanktops, and pink high-tops.

La la la la La la la la La la la la

Tilly sang: I want you to love me, like I'm a hot ride

Be thinkin' of me, doin' what you like

So boy forget about the world cause it's gon' be me and you tonight

I'm gonna make your bed for ya, then imma make you swallow your prideoooohh

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only girl in the world...Like I'm the only one that's in command

Cause I'm the only one who understands how to make you feel like a man, yeah

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever loveLike I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only one...

Kira sang: Want you to take it like a thief in the night

Hold me like a pillow, make me feel right

Baby I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin', you can come inside

And when you enter, you ain't leavin', be my prisoner for the night, oh
Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only girl in the world...Like I'm the only one that's in command

Cuz I'm the only one who understands, like I'm the only one who knows your heart, only one...

The song started changing.

Cassidy sang:

You shout it loud, but I can't hear a word you say

I'm talking loud, not saying much

I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet

you shoot me down, but I get up
I'm bulletproof, nothing to losefire away, fire away

ricochet, you take your aimfire away, fire away

you shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

you shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

Stone hard, machine gun

Fire up the ones who run

Kira sang: Stone hard, as bulletproof glass
You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

You shoot me down, but I won't fall

I am titanium

Everyone applauded for them. That's great. We have to be amazing.

Once they went backstage, they passed us.

"See if you can beat that." said Kira.

"All right, guys," said Austin. "Let's do this."

"Now we have the A Team."

We walked on stage. Everyone cheered for us. I was a bit nervous, but I'm ready to go. The music started. M hands gripped my microphone tightly.

Austin rapped: Yeah,
Yeah, Imma up at Brooklyn,
Now I'm down in Tribeca,
Right next to DeNiro,
But I'll be hood forever,
I'm the new Sinatra,
And since I made it here,
I can make it anywhere,
Yeah they love me everywhere,
I used to cop in Harlem,
All of my dominicanos
Right there up on broadway,
Nelson rapped: Brought me back to that McDonalds,
Took it to my stash spot,
Five Sixty Stage street,
Catch me in the kitchen like a simmons whipping pastry,
Cruising down 8th street,
Off white lexus,
Driving so slow but BK is from Texas,
Me I'm up at Bedsty,
Home of that boy Biggie,
Now I live on billboard,
And I brought my boys with me,
Say wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta
Sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,
N-gga I be spiked out, I can trip a referee,
Tell by my attitude that I most definitely from...

Trish sang: In New York,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
These streets will make you feel brand new,
Big lights will inspire you,
Lets here it for New York, New York, New York

Dez rapped: I made you hot n-gga,
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game,
Sh-t I made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee can,
You should know I bleed Blue, but I aint a crip tho,
But I got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though,
Welcome to the melting pot,
Corners where we selling rocks,
Afrika bambaataa sh-t,
Home of the hip hop,
Yellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back,
For foreigners it aint fitted they forgot how to act,
8 million stories out there and their naked,
Cities is a pity half of y'all won't make it,
Me I gotta plug Special Ed "I got it made,"
If Jesus payin LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade,
3 dice cee-lo
3 card marley,
Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,
Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade,
Long live the king yo,
I'm from the empire state that's...

Rosie sang: In New York,
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
These streets will make you feel brand new,
Big lights will inspire you,
Lets here it for New York, New York, New York
Welcome to the bright light...

She kept singing Awww. Then, he changes the beat of Katy Perry's Firework. I was singing the part.

I sang: You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh!",
You're gonna leave 'em falling down oh oh

I looked into the crowd. Everybody was cheering and whistling. This was my moment to shine.

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time you let it through-ooh-ooh

'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Rosie and Trish joined in. Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh!"
You're gonna leave 'em all in awe awe awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

The music ended. The audience stood up and applauded for us. We smiled at the crowd. Then, all of us walked to backstage.

After the rest of the groups, Jimmy said, " Since this is the first round, two groups have got to go. The four groups that will be moving onto the next round are..." All of us held hands. "Everything Stinks...Dancing Queens...English Prisoners...and the A Team!"

We shouted with cheer and hugged each other.

Kira and her blondies came up to us. "Don't get so happy," said Kira. "It's the first round. Only the beginning. See you on stage in the next few weeks."

They walked away. "Lord Jesus," groaned Rosie. "That girl needs a high five...in the face."

"With a chair." added Nelson.

"A stone chair." added Dez.