Chapter 16 – 『Dance Battle Tendency』part 2
After a quick chat with Soos, Joseph waited by the side of the floor near the stairs letting Mabel had her turn on the spotlight while he waited for his playlist so he could show off some of his moves and wow the crowd. Who knew that all those dance lessons he receive from Granny Erina would come in handy in a place like this, thanks to them he knew he wasn't going to end up looking like a fool with no rhythm and two left feet.
"Nice party." A familiar redhead said as she took a place next to Joseph leaning against the wall with a cup of soda in her hands.
"Weren't you supposed to be outside at the ticket booth?" He reminded her how she should be doing her job like Stand told them to.
"Nah, Dipper said it was fine for me to come in here, he got me covered." Wendy said before taking a sip of her cup. "Not all of us were lucky to get the job of partying around."
"Would you've done it if it meant dressing like I am right now?" He asked with a raised eyebrow getting a laugh out of Wendy.
"W-When you put it like th-at…" She tried to get her chuckles under control. "Makes me glad I'm not Stand's working girl."
"So I'm a working girl now? When did I stop being a prostitute?" He asked before taking a jab of his own. "Besides you'll be a terrible working girl because you barely do any work around."
"Yeah you're right." She laughed; knowing that JoJo didn't meant anything bad from that jab. "My job became even easier ever since you arrive."
"Tell me about it." Now it was Joseph's turn to chuckle. "You know, I was starting to believe that Stan was just keeping you around because he was some sort of dirty old man, because I was sure he wasn't keeping you around for your work ethic."
"Nah, it's because clients feel less intimidated with me at the register instead of Stan's grumpy old face. That and no other teen around would apply for the job." She explained the reason she kept her job despite all of her laziness. "Also, shame on you for thinking I couldn't do much better than Stan for a Sugar Daddy."
"With how much of a cheapskate he is, I doubt he could ever be anyone's Sugar Daddy." Both Teens kept on laughing, enjoying the cracks they took towards Stan and each other. That lasted for a good few minutes before Joseph notice someone approaching towards them. "Oh no, here comes that guy."
"Who?" Wendy turned her head and found out it was one of her friends who was approaching. "Robbie?"
"Yep, I really don't like that guy. So I better bail."
"Come on he's not that bad."
"Whatever you say." Joseph just shrugged not wanted to get into an argument about what he really thought of Robbie. "I don't wanna risk it and cause a scene, besides my songs are about to come up." He had a crowd to wow and he a crown to win.
"Well, good luck with that." Wendy said, knowing it would be futile to tell him to stay back, so she focused on Robbie who just came towards her. "Hey Robbie."
As Joseph walked away, he saw Dipper coming by, "Hey Dipper!"
"Hi, Joseph." He greeted quickly as he passed him and went towards Wendy instead.
Whatever.
It's not like he had time for small talk since his first song was already up.
"Time to Party Hard!"
く==AfterSomePartying==
The Karaoke portion of the completion was underway.
Pacifica went first with a song that helped her show off her ability to reach high notes. It would've been impressive had it not being somewhat grating to Joseph's ears.
Next one was Mabel who chose, in her own words, the 80s-ist, crowd pleasing-ist, rock ballad-y-ist song Soos got. And the bombastic energy in which she sang really brought back the spirit of the 1980's to the shack.
[x]
"Don't start un-believing! Never don't not feel your feelings!
Streetlwise people! Woaaah Woaaaah!"
Don't start un-believing! Hold tight!
Streetwise people! Ooooh Whoaaaah!"
[x]
Mabel sang the last verses and to add to the flair to the performance she decided to perform an acrobatic feat to finish off the song. "NOW I'M GONNA DO A FLIP!" And she tried, she really did. But she only managed to fell flat on her face.
Ouch, that ought to hurt.
But pain or failure wasn't enough to deter Mabel. "That was for YOU guys!"
And the crowd cheered and applauded nonetheless. She got the crowd hype even more so than Pacifica; making Joseph unsure if he could ever follow and top Mabel's performance.
"Next we have Jo-Star!" Soos announced using the moniker that Joseph suggested for his stage name, as said Jo-Star took the stage.
"Come on Soos hit it!" He didn't know if people would like this old song, but heck it was classic from a band he really liked.
[x]
"JoJo was a guy who thought he was a hermit,
Save from just a very few.
JoJo left his home without anyone's permit,
For some new exciting views."
"Go back, Go back!
Go back to that home you left!
Go back, Go back!
Go back to that home you left!"
"Go Back JoJo"
[x]
Thankfully the crowd new the song and apparently liked it enough to clap along as Joseph kept on singing. He didn't know if this was enough to put him in the lead for the crown, but right then he didn't care because he was having fun singing one of his favorite songs.
Everyone cheered for him except for Pacifica who not only was coming to into third but couldn't stand that Joseph was showing her off!
Meanwhile Mabel cheered alongside Grenda and Candy, but couldn't help but worry about the meaning behind the peculiar lyrics of the song itself.
The song continued and after reaching the final chorus and notes, Joseph took a bow towards the public and loudly proclaimed turning on his natural accent, "I'd like to say "thank you" on behalf of the shack and myself, and I hope I passed the audition!" This earned him a few laughs and an extra applause from those who got his reference.
"Alright dudes, now we got intermission before the beginning of the next round: Dance-Off!" Everyone cheered and clap, anxiously awaiting the next competition, "In the meantime we're gonna bring it down for a minute. Ladies, dudes, now's the time." Soos then put on some slow music for the couples out-there. As people get into pairs to start dancing, Dipper appeared from the side and whispered something on the ear. "Dudes, would the owner of a silver and red dirt bike please report outside. It is being stolen right now."
The apparent owner of said bike was none other than Robbie, who shouted angrily as he ran outside to try and catch the thieves.
Tough break.
In the meantime, Joseph went to a chair and relaxed while he waited for the next round. He had been dancing and partying all night, so he definitely needed a break.
"Hey JoJo, You were excellent back there!" Mabel praised as she sat next to him.
"I could say the same to you, you really wow them all." He returned with a smile. "Even I didn't expect such a finish." This caused Mabel to blush a bit.
"Yeah, I need to work on my flips." She admitted while playing with her hair. "Say I wanted to ask you about that song." She knew she was being silly but the fact he chose such a song really got her thinking.
Was Joseph feeling homesick? Did he miss his family he left behind? Did he was starting to regret staying here in Gravity Falls? She couldn't bare the idea of JoJo was feeling as awful like that and all because of her sake. She really loved having him around, but not at the cost of his own happiness.
"It was great right? I know it is an old song but it still gets the crowd going, am I right?" Joseph answered as merry as his usual self, not showing any signs that he was holding back anything. "It's one of my favorites."
"Is it because it has the name JoJo in it?" She asked, causing eponymous teen to chuckle.
"You got me there." He freely admitted, dissipating Mabel's initial worry more and more. Maybe she really was being silly, over-thinking things. She was better off enjoying her down time with JoJo by her side.
Unfortunately her little scene together was rudely interrupted by Pacifica of all people. "You better watch out, because next round I'll be the winner!" She said pointing directly at JoJo.
"I don't know, maybe I'm not the one you should worry about." He answered while petting the head of the brunette making her to blush again from the sudden contact. "Mabel here could pull something off that would leave the two of us in the dust."
"As if." The blond crossed her arms in front of her. "If you are subpar competition, then she is even less."
"You'll be surprised." He said deciding to ignore her insults attempts to bring their mood down. "She's known for surpassing expectations, Paz."
"Don't you, call me that!" Pacifica stomped her foot trying to appear more intimidating, and failing miserable in the eyes of the older teen.
"Why not? Aren't we friends?"
"No!"
"Guess I'll have to tell Uncle Speedwagon I really don't get along with the daughter of the man who wishes to makes business with him." He replied nonchalantly, making the angry girl's blood run cold. "That would be a shame."
"You are despicable!" She gritted her teeth and stomped away.
"See you in the next round!" Joseph knew it was a very cheap and low blow to use the business relationship of his Uncle and her father like that, but he really wanted to make it clear that she wasn't capable of intimidating him in any way; it was better to leave that crystal clear so she wouldn't even think of trying again.
"What was that all about?" Mabel asked confused, since she had been completely ignore by Pacifica, who instead focused all of her ire towards JoJo. "Do you know her?"
"Kind of a long story; let's just say I had lunch with her family at her house and it didn't go well." Well, Lunch went well relatively speaking; it was what happened afterwards what went sour.
"Oh! I see." Even though it looked like the two of them didn't get along, she felt somewhat envious that the blond got to have Joseph come over to her house and meet her family for lunch. Not to mention he called her a very cute pet name! Why didn't she have a cute pet name too!?
"What about you, have you been having fun with those girls I saw you with?" Joseph pointed out to Grenda and Candy who were watching them converse from afar. "They seem like nice girls."
"Yeah they are." They cheered and applaud the loudest of the crowd after she had done with her song, and they congratulate her when she stepped down from the stage, even though they also seemed too interested in Joseph as well, even if it was from afar, which she didn't bothered her, too much.
"So what are you doing here with boring old me? Go back to them and have fun." He encouraged her, making her smile a bit.
"Okay, okay."
"By the way, have you seen Dipper at all?" He asked wondering where the little guy had gone and what was he doing.
"I've seen him here and there." Mabel responded. "I don't know what he's doing, but he's missing a heck of a party."
く==InsideTheHouseUpstairs==
"Ahh, I can't breathe in here!" Dipper shouted from inside the closet his Clones, made from the strange Copy-Machine he discovered earlier that day, had trapped him in.
"Yes you can! Plus there are snacks and a coloring book in there for you!" Responded one of his many clones, possibly number Two or as they named him, Tyrone.
Resigning to his clones' entrapment, Dipper sat down with a sigh and proceeded to eat said snacks with a grumpy face.
く==BackAtTheParty==
The Dance-off was about to commence.
Unlike the first part of the competition which involved partying as part of the crowd, this time it was a competition to show up some wicked dance moves against a challenger. Since the number of competitors was uneven, then it was going to be a single three way battle in the middle of the dance floor.
During the intermission each competitor selected a list of songs that would be play out mixed with the songs of the other two contestants, and would change at random intervals letting each one of them show off their moves against each other.
The list itself was a mix bag of styles and genres: Mabel chose famous hits from the 80's from pop/new wave songs and surprisingly a Hard Rock/Disco one; Pacifica went for Hit Pop songs from the last decade; and Joseph, well his was a mix of Dance Pop, Garage Rock, Electro Pop.
Despite the playlist choices, Soos was sure the mixing and the song change would not be too jarring thanks to the computer he program he had in his laptop.
"Are you dudes ready to party?" Soos called out only to receive and explosion of cheeres and claps; the public were ready. "Are our contestants ready?" Joseph raised his fist, Mabel jumped in place and Pacifica just nodded. Yep they were ready as well. "Ok, the Dance-Off is ON!" he pressed a key on his keyboard and got the desired SFX of an explosion. "Nice."
Joseph, Mabel and Pacifica were facing each other forming a triangle while rest of the party goers surrounded in a circle. And soon was Soos hit play, the music blared from the speakers and the Dance-Off began.
The first to step up to the plate was Mabel with a pretty popular Dance Pop/New wave song that really brought back the idea of how the fun it was being a girl in the 80's. And Mabel's dance moves reflected this sentiment with simple yet quirky arms and hips shakes.
[x]
"Return home, around midnight.
My parents say: When you gonna turn your life straight.
I'm sorry mom; we can be more than good wives.
And girls, they wanna live life.
Oh girls, just wanna live life."
[x]
Got a call; hours way past my bed time.
My parents yell: You are just ruining your life.
I'm sorry dad; I know you're very wise
But girls, they wanna live life
Oh girls, just wanna live.."
[x]
"That's what we really want, have fun.
When, all the schoolwork's all done,
Oh Girls, they wanna live life,
Oh girls, just wanna live life."
[x]
After a whole minute the music started to slowly change beats and rhythm indicating the next song was going to play. This one was Pacifica's and her song was interesting to say the least.
This was the oldest song in her playlist and somewhat of a weird mix of genre; being a dance-pop song with influences of hip-hop and rap. Despite the peculiar mix, the song had been an international success and it became one of those iconic songs of its era. Meaning, everyone recognized the song despite how old it was.
[x]
"If you want a future, forget your past.
If you wanna be like me, be better learn it hard.
Now don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together and you might be fine."
[x]
"If you wanna be somebody, you better make some amends.
Change your life forever, to the very end.
If you wanna be somebody, you have to listen here
Money's what's important, that's the way it is."
[x]
It was a song that fit her entitle rich girl persona. It was no wonder why she chose it as part of her repertoire.
SSoon after the song once again started to fade in towards a different genre and to tell the truth, the transition wasn't exactly the best; Soos computer software could only help so much. Still with unabated energy, it began Joseph's turn.
Joseph's first choice of song was a decade old song from an indi/garage rock band from Sweden. It wasn't a pop classic or a cultural icon like Mabel's of Pacifica's songs, but it had presence in the mid-2000's in T.V. commercials, movie soundtracks and Video-Games as well.
[x]
"Call me out, hit me down, drive me mad and watch me go.
You'll be seeing doctors around you sooner than you know.
A little unbalanced, and that's the truth.
I'll be kicking you can around the avenue.
But that's alright."
[x]
"It'll be easier once you choose to give up.
I won't stop now, I've already begun.
You'll feel me smashing though your bones.
And I'll break you up.
And I'll break you up."
[x]
Despite the seriousness of the lyrics, the music was somewhat laid back in comparison, which made it difficult to see how someone could dance such song. Joseph's solution? Not caring at all, while doing quite a silly dance which despite its quirkiness it caught the attention of the crowd. He wasn't worried that it could cost him the lead early on, he was having fun and he also had a plan for a big finish.
Going full circle, next song was Mabel's again; and her second song was quite the popular one in its time, staying as number one in the Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks. While the previous song was cute, this one was more energetic making everyone's heart pound.
[x]
"Shower me with kisses, baby.
Shower me with love.
Wrap me with designer clothes
Yet your warmth is enough.
My eyes tear up, I don't know why.
I don't want to say goodbye."
[x]
"Take me (hold me) to the sky.
Take me, take me any, anytime.
Take me (hold me) with you
I'm not ready to hear you say goodbye.
Hold me"
[x]
The lyrics were a little too "romantically charged" for a girl her age, thankfully her dance moves weren't too risqué, showing off how infectious Mabel's abundant energy really was. Although it was curious hold she kept turning to look at Joseph every time she could during the song, as if trying to gauge his reaction.
Next it became Pacificas' second turn at the floor. This one was a Pop Punk song from a Canadian artist, and thanks to its catchiness peaking at the top spot of the charts in eight countries, including Canada, the United States, and Australia. It would seem like Pacifica put a lot of faith in the success of the song rather than if she could dance it or not. But in reality she chose it for another reason.
[x]
"Don't play dumb, I know you know I'm so gracious
And, heck yeah, your girl is pretty much jealous
I can see she envies me
And you know I'm right."
[x]
"She's like, so vanilla
And sees me as a villain
You know you'll be better off with me.
And that's why she's so darn afraid of me."
[x]
Like her song from before, Pacifica's was used to brag about her supposed superiority, and her dance moves reflected this sentiment by being filled to the brim with overconfidence. This time however the song was chosen specifically to be used against her opponents by directing the lyrics towards Joseph while at the same time putting down Mabel.
Joseph didn't allow Pacifica's tactic to get to him, because he'd already predicted she was going to try and pull a trick like that. That's why he chose his next song, to counteract hers. JoJo's second song was one of the greatest hit from last year, which played non-stop at parties and nightclub's everywhere thanks to its chorus.
[x]
"You reach for the stars, and it feels right
Then you cut up all ties, and you fell light
You told all your friends, it's me you despise
That's when I realized."
[x]
"You wish for control, I don't doubt it.
You put up a show, don't deny it.
I say that you're shy, and that's not a lie
So what's your reply?
And it goes like this."
[x]
"There's a better way I'll assure you
Take me by the hand and I'll show you, there is more than money
'Cause all you got is swagger.
'Cause all you got is swagger.
I don't want to try and deceive you
Look into these eyes and I'll show you, there's more than money
'Cause all you got is swagger
'Cause all you got is swagger"
[x]
Joseph noticed back when they met at her family mansion, and he saw it now, how her parent's influenced her. Back then she acted like this perfect little doll that did what she was told when she was told, and here, either as an rebellious act against her strict household, or a desperate cry for attention, she acted as the stereotypical blond queen bee. He would've mocked her for it if he didn't feel so sorry for her.
Next up was Mabel's last turn at the floor. Mabel's third and final song was much different than the previous too. Instead of being Pop/new wave, this one was a mix of Hard Rock and Disco of all things, but the charm still very present; yet because of the song's hard rock nature Mabel's song had a little more impact getting everyone else pumped too
[x]
"This night, I wanna hear you say my name
Hear the music
That's something that makes me crazy
And tonight, were gonna make dreams come true.
Because, fate brought you to me
Also fate brought me for you."
[x]
"Lovin' you was destiny, baby.
You were made for lovin' me
I cannot stop lovin' you Baby
Can you feel the love from me?"
[x]
Mabel dance along the beat with all the energy and optimism that she could muster since this was her big finish and she wanted to impress. She only hoped this was enough.
Meanwhile, Pacifica's third and final piece remained within the same time of genre except it also incorporated some elements of electronic music. This song had also achieved commercial success by topping the charts in eleven countries, was constantly played at clubs.
[x]
"There's not a care in the world, if you got ample income.
You may have money in your pocket, but that's not enough
And every boy is lining up 'cause they know that I matter
But I kick'em to the floor unless they look like Mick Swagger."*
[x]
"I'm talking about everyone begging love, love.
Boys trying to buy me stuff, stuff
But I smack them if they get to rough, rough.
Some, some, don't leave 'till I kick' em out, out.
Or the police picks them up, up
Police takes 'em down, dowm
Po-po shuts 'em"
[x]
"Give up, make it stop
You will never break me up
Tonight, I'm-a feast
Before the sun rises east
Knock-Knock at the door
But the party won't stop, no."
[x]
The upbeat nature of the lyrics and music could be taken as a rebuttal of Joseph's previous attempt to point out she was okay with being selfish, because no one was going to bring her down.
Finally, it was Joseph's Third song of choice. This one wasn't really a complete success, nor top any charts around the world. It was somewhat mediocre compared to his previous songs and all of the girls' songs too. Put, He didn't need the help of a number one hit song to help him.
Being a combination of hip-hop, dance, and rap rock, this song was very bombastic.
[x]
"Fools wanna hate on me
Fools are just envying me
And I know why they hate me so
'Cause I'm so fabulous
Wanna be just like me
But they got nothing on me
Girls be all on me, from Britain all the way to the U.S.A"
[x]
Sure the lyrics were a little self-centered, like the ones Pacifica chose; but Joseph knew this would give him an advantage when the song reached its chorus since he had a little ace up his sleeve. And once it arrived, JoJo took a healthy deep breath: コオオオオ!
[x]
C'mon baby, just
Push it (farther)
Push it (farther)
Push it (farther)
Push it (farther)
Push it (farther)
Push it (farther)
[x]
Each line Joseph stomped his feet, pushing his arms forward before lifted one arm and the other alternatively, but what made this move all the more impressive is that he released an Overdrive each time; except these were not simple Overdrives, but a modified version of the technique: The Scarlet Overdrive**. This created a Ripple of Flame to come out of his fist in single shorts burst of fire, not unlike a lighter.
It was the only Hamon Technique from the book he managed to perform without having to further refine his channeling and control.
Had any Sendō Masters seen him use such technique as pyrotechnics for a dance competition, they would've lost their minds and then lecture him about the ethics of using Hamon not only to try and win a competition, but of the sheer mockery to the ancient traditions of their art.
Thankfully there weren't any Hamon Users, or any Fire Marshalls, around to put a stop to him, because the crowd loved his display! They were so into it and no one questioned how the heck he was even doing it in the first place. There was no way he was gonna lose now!
And with one final burst of fire from his hands, the Dance-Off came to an end.
く==LaterOnTheStage==
"Let the party crown voting commence!" Announced Soos to a cheering crowd.
Joseph looked down towards Mabel, "Good Luck, Mabel."
"Good luck to JoJo." Not that he needed any after his performance. "Good luck to you too, Pacifica."
The blond girl just scoffed and said nothing back.
"Applaud to vote for Mabel." Everyone cheered and applaud loudly for her. It seemed people really liked her performance even if she thought it didn't hold a candle against JoJo's.
"Let's check the applause meter." Soos used his arm to measure the level of cheer and applause Mabel received. "Oh, oh, very good."
"And for our second contestant: Joe-Star." The crowd cheered and applauded even louder than they did with Mabel. And who could blame them, that last round with the pyrotechnics and special FX's blew everyone's mind. "Oh! Now that is something!" Soos commented as his arm rose higher and higher.
There was no doubt in Joseph's mind that he had this in the bag, there was no way Pacifica could rank higher than him, and that mean that crown was all his. 'I'm gonna get my money back!' He knew he had that crown in the bag. Then why did he felt something was going to go wrong?
To his side Pacifica looked completely calmed, not the least bit worried that she might lose. What gave her that kind of confidence?
That's when Soos called out the applause for Pacifica. "And last but not least: Pacifica." The place roared in applause! How could they cheer for her so loud? She couldn't have impressed the crowd better than JoJo did, could she? "Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner." He said disappointed, but he had to call it like it was, and Pacifica was the clear winner. "The winner of the contest is Pacifica Northwest." He proceeded to hand her the crown, the prize of her victory.
"Thank you, Jorge. Thank you everyone!" She accepted the crown and placed it on top of her head. "As a thank you, everyone is invited to the after-party celebration! Woo-hoo!" People cheered for her even more and even carried her off, leaving the Shack without any more party goers.
"Pacifica! Pacifica! Pacifica!" People chanted as they slowly disappeared into the distance towards the after-party.
"What the-?!" Joseph asked confused, still trying to process the fact that he lost. "How in the-?!"
"Oh so that's how she did it." Soos said looking down his his phone in his hands. "She posted in social media that if she won there was going to be an after party at her parent's private boat."
"What? Show me that!" Joseph demanded, and lo-and-behold there it was a post from Pacifica with several up-votes and comments. Though he was seeing it with his own eyes he still couldn't believe it.
"So she cheated!" Mabel cried out, feeling robed. "Oh she really is mean!"
"So, I guess this is how it feels to be cheated out of a victory." It was a first time for Joseph and it really sucked. From then on he promised he would cheat harder so that he would never be the one cheated ever again. "I guess「Money」was more powerful than Hamon this time around."
"I'm sorry for your loss, JoJo." Mabel tried to comfort him and he was grateful for the attempt.
"Nah, this is for the better." He wasn't going to get the full money back from that crown anyways. Besides, he had a feeling that this wasn't going to be the last time he and the others would have to deal with Pacifica Northwest. "You were incredible in the dance floor by the way." He petted her on top of the head.
"Not as great as you were." She said slightly blushing from the contact.
"Are you kidding?! You were awesome!" A very deep voice cut in, making both contestants looked back at Grenda and Candy who didn't went along with the crowd towards the after-party. "You're like, a total rock star!"
"Do you think we could stay with you for a sleepover?" Asked Candy, surprising Mabel a bit.
"Eh?"
"We want to call our moms and see if we can sleep over here with you." Grenda explained as Candy pulled out something from her backpack.
"I have magazine boys."
Mabel was almost speechless, even though she lost the contest, these girls still wanted to be her friends and stay with her. "Really? You GUUYS!" This party was totally worth it after all.
"Maybe we don't have as many friends as Pacifica, but we have each other, and that is pretty good I think." Candy pointed as she fixed her glasses slightly.
Mabel was beyond ecstatic. "Soos! Play another song! This thing's going all night!" It wasn't too late and she was defiantly going to party with her new girls!
"Don't forget I still owe you one dance Mabel." Joseph recalled, he promised her so he was going to keep his word, just like granny Erina instructed wanting him to become as good a gentlemen as his grandfather Jonathan.
"I could never forget!" Mabel laughed before an idea popped in her head. "Say would you also share a dance with my new friends?"
"Sure why not?" He still got plenty of gas in the tank even after using several consecutives Overdrives in order to win the dance competition. By the way, he still couldn't believe he could use Hamon create fire from his fist, and how easy it was despite the fatigue. "Heck, everyone get a dance with me!" He then turned over-dramatically towards Wendy who stayed as well. "Except for you Wendy, you hanged around Robbie all evening."
"Up yours!"
Everyone laughed as Soos put on some music, so that their "after-party" could continue.
"By the way, has anyone seen Dipper around?" Whenever he was and whatever he was doing, he missed out in a pretty good party, all things considered.
く==ToBeContinued==
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Author Notes:
Sorry, no cipher. (at least for now)
Boy oh boy this chapter. Something I really like when on Tv series and cartoon they make an musical episode; I freakin loved them so much, so I used this chapter as an opportunity to play "Weird Al" and make a bunch of "Parody" covers from popular songs.
So I'll understand if you people do not like this, since I wrote it mostly for myself.
Now for the Playlist of this chapter:
1- Trek – Don't start un-believing. [watch?v=KCy7lLQwToI]
2- The Fan Four – Go Back. [watch?v=cgXRc0cNf4g]
3- Mindy Looper – Girls just want to live life. [watch?v=ws5qGqQ6MTk]
4- Spicy Girl – Wannabe Me. [watch?v=9DB4baep8xo]
5- Caesar Salad – Break you up. [watch?v=LjSAzS_I9_A]
6- Brunette – Take me. [watch?v=2lNNVeATWn4]
7- April Lasagne – Your Girl. [watch?v=u8NU98FBAf4]
8- Chestnut5 – You got Swagger. [watch?v=yCO4oiOntfM]
9- B.U.S.S – Lovin' you was destiny. [watch?v=Ewe4yTqmRos]
10- Ca$he – Knock Knock. [watch?v=rVMJNVgiZPM]
11- Dark Eyed Bean – Push it. [watch?v=9ECGJMnAKPQ]
* This one is for those who like the Loud House.
**Did Araki forget he made Jonathan capable of punching fire with Hamon (and therefore all other Hamon users)? Because something like that really could've come in handy for Joseph in various occasions.
Next chapter is Irrational Treasure, where Pacifica also makes an appearance, and Joseph would have more opportunities to talk with her; I tell for the sake of you who can't get enough of her and want to see her more.