Four teenage boys are being chased by a mob of girls.
A minute earlier...
"Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime." A teenage boy with sandy blond hair said out loud. "And when they do, you gotta grab it and turn that thing big time."
"Turn it and I predict a 90% chance of bodily harm. And I'm talking about us, not them." A black-haired teenager pointed out the flaw in their plan.
"Wimp." Another teen exclaimed before covering his head with a helmet.
He then makes an attempt to turn the sprinkler system.
"It's stuck." The helmet-wearing teen told the other three.
"I had my pop star dream again last night. And this time I was wearing my lucky white V-neck and I sang a Smokey Robinson song. Tracks of my Tears."
"What are we doing?"
"Uh, janitor left a t-bar on the sprinkler valve. And do you wanna help us soak the girl's field hockey team."
"Yeah." Kendall and James shoot Logan a look for assistance.
"I gotta get new friends." Logan said to himself.
The valve was turned and a group of girls were soaked off-screen.
The teenage boys, Kendall, James, Logan and Carlos run past a school bus with the girls in hot pursuit.
"This is going to be what it's like when I'm famous, only the girls won't be trying to kill me." James said as they look over their shoulders.
The quartet managed to escape from the mob by hiding in a dumpster. Immediately after exiting the dumpster, the mob cornered Carlos, Kendall, James and Logan in a alleyway.
"Time out." Kendall got the mob to stop momentarily. "Give James the helmet. We gotta protect the face."
Carlos got the message and passed his helmet to James who quickly put it on.
"I love you guys."
"Time in." The four were beaten up for their little stunt.
In a different part of town...
A limousine cruised through the streets. A African-American woman walked up and opened one of the doors to a screaming crowd.
There was one exception though. A tough-looking man watched the limo stop in the middle of the road.
Out came a heavyset man with a pair of sunglasses on his face.
"Why is it so cold?" He asked.
"You're in Minnesota genius, it's south of the Canadian border." A voice said. "What brings Gustavo Rocque here?"
"We're in search of some new talent." Gustavo's assistant, Kelly Wainwright answered.
The voice belonged to 20 year old Marcus Knight (no relation to Kendall). He was in Minnesota to visit a friend and had just spent the last half hour practicing mixed martial arts in the park.
"Talent huh?" Marcus put a finger to his chin. "Well it just so happens one of my friend's neighbors wants to be a pop star."
He held his cell phone to his ear and made a call.
"Hey, it's me." He spoke to someone on the other end. "What are Carlos, James, Kendall and Logan up to right now?"
Time skip...
"Who's bright idea was it to soak the girl's field hockey team?" I ask the four incredulously with their latest stunt.
"That wasn't very smart." A female voice laughed as she handed a ice pack to Kendall.
"It seems like you're feeling a little better." Logan said as the guys looked at me.
"I am thank you. I just hope that it's only a 24 hour bug because I hate being sick." I said back before sitting in a chair.
Looking at the TV screen, the Pussycat Dolls were on it and the four sighed.
"Watching the Pussycat Dolls makes the pain go away." Kendall said.
I snorted at that and went back to texting my friend, Layla.
"I'm gonna marry her someday." James said.
"Nicole Scherzinger. Good luck with that." I roll my eyes.
"I'm gonna be famous, sing to sold out arenas, have, like, fives houses, make the girls go crazy and then marry Nicole." James replied.
"Are you done? Please be done." Logan said.
"No, 'cause this is the part where I SHAKE MY BOOTY!" James hollered as he shook his butt in Logan's face.
I couldn't help but laugh because James cracks me up.
"Carlos." Kendall called out.
"I got em." I raise my foot and cause James to fall down on the floor on his back.
All of a sudden their attention went to the TV. The guy said something about my uncle, Gustavo Rocque. The guys have no idea that he's my uncle and I have no clue how they will react when they find out.
All the boys called their moms and then slammed their phones down. I just shook my head and went back to texting Kelly, my uncle's assistant, and my friend, Layla, who's in LA. Carlos' phone rung and he told whoever called to get over as fast as they could. I guess it wasn't his mom or dad because James attacked him before both Kendall and Logan broke up the fight.
"Why am I coming with you?" I asked as we walked to Mrs. Majecowsky's place.
"Because you love us." Kendall replied with a goofy grin.
I rolled my eyes but I knew it was true. The guys talked Mrs. Majecowsky into going with us to wherever my uncle was holding auditions. When we got to the place where my uncle was, the boys took off and left Mrs. Majecowsky. I helped her get inside and settled before heading off to find the guy
"You... tall, blonde, and eyebrows. Want your dreams to come true today?" I heard Kelly ask Kendall.
"Sorry, but my dream is to play center for the Minnesota Wild, but I'll also consider the Maple Leaves." Kendall replied.
"Oh! (Kelly then slapped a number on Kendall's chest) Eight-ten is next!" Kelly said before walking back inside the concert room.
I giggled at that because I knew she was really desperate if she slapped numbers on both Carlos and Logan.
"Oh, look, you're next!" James said as he swapped numbers with Logan.
"Dude... You don't sing." Carlos said.
"Carlos that was the worst pep talk in history. Luckily, I'm a genius. I'll think of something... Kendall?" Logan said before asking Kendall.
"Beat box." Kendall and I replied at the same time.
"Got it." Logan said before going in.
I sat with the guys and was shocked when Logan came out and he looked terrified.
"Don't go in there! H-he's Satan! He's Satan in bug-eye sunglasses!" Logan claimed as he curled himself up in a chair.
"Eight-eleven? Eight-eleven is up." Kelly told us.
"All you buddy! Go get them.." James said as he switched numbers with Carlos.
I knew this was going to be funny and the second Carlos came back, I knew he did something stupid.
"Not going to Hollywood!" Carlos said as he sat down.
"Eight-twelve, eight-twelve is up." Kelly said.
I watched as James tried to switch numbers with Kendall, but Kendall stopped him.
"James this is your dream, not mine. Now remember, opportunities like this come once in a life time. Now grab on that dream with both hands and go big time." Kendall said before shoving James into the room.
The rest of us joined not too long after and Mrs. Majecowsky said that James wasn't too bad and that made my heart swell.
"Stop, stop." Gustavo said after James coughed.
"Um sorry I-I got a little nervous there... can I start over?" James asked before grabbing the mic.
"Oh yeah! Yeah, yeah yeah, start over. Why don't you, uh, go outside and then just not come back in okay? Next!" Gustavo yelled.
"But I'm good." James said.
I knew right there this conversation was going to take a completely different turn.
"I don't need good! I need the fire. I need someone who will knock me out of my seat. And as you can tell, I'm still in it. Because you have no talent." Gustavo hollered.
Now, cue the best friend defending James.
"No talent! No talent! You're the one with no talent! You haven't had a hit in ten years!" Kendall yelled as he stormed up to Gustavo.
What did I tell you? I know my boys too well.
"Hey! 'Girl to My Heart' by Boyquake was a hit nine years ago!" Gustavo countered.
"Oh, 'Girl to My Heart.' Let me see if I can remember that rock classic. 'Girl my eyes and girl my mind, it never stops (Kendall jumps on Gustavo's desk) after it starts Because you're my girl! My girl to my heart heart heart!'" Kendall hollered as he danced.
"Here's a new hit for ya (two security guards start dragging him off the table) Oh you're such a turd! Oh yeah a giant turd! And you look like a turd and you smell like a turd! (the guards were wrestling with Kendall and I knew that this was going to be bad) Hey, get off me! Come on! Let go!" Kendall said.
Logan, Carlos, and I shared a look before Carlos decided to say something.
"Quick! What's the worst that could happen if I try to break him free?" Carlos asked.
"Uhh-um Juvenile? One prior for mooning? … 20 hours community service." Logan replied.
"I can live with that." Carlos said before going to help Kendall.
James put the mic back in its stand before jumping off the stage and helping Kendall.
"I gotta get new friends." Logan told Mrs. Majecowsky before going to help the guys.
'Ridiculous.' Marcus thought out loud.
He wasn't going to get involved in the fight.
Mrs. Majecowsky and I looked at each other before Mrs. Majecowsky went to help too. I just stood there and watched because I knew the cops were going to be called and we were going to be escorted home. I was right because the cops had escorted us to Kendall's house.
"Mom! Remember that time I saved you from choking? Wow! That was close! And I love you!" Kendall said when Mrs. Knight answered the door.
"I feel so alive." Mrs. Majecowsky said while shaking her cane.
I just shook my head because she is a trip. I felt Kendall grip my shoulders because I was standing right in front of him. Mrs. Knight led us inside and I stood off to the side while the guys stood in front of the fireplace.
"Dude, how did you know those songs?" Carlos asked Kendall.
"They play Boyquake on the 90's channel all day at work, and I made up the giant turd song." Kendall replied.
"It was catchy." Logan said.
"What happened? The truth, now!" Mrs. Knight demanded.
"But this producer guy was super mean to everyone." Carlos continued.
"So I sang him the Giant Turd Song and there was a tiny fight, but nobody got hurt." Kendall finished.
"And now I'm really sad." James added.
I waited to see what Mrs. Knight was going to do, but if I'm being totally honest, I don't think that she will do anything because she knows that the guys were only trying to help James.
"Okay! Who wants sandwiches?" Mrs. Knight asked.
See what I mean. This is why I love Mrs. Knight.
"Ooh me!" All the boys replied.
I was waiting for Katie to say something because she always has something to say.
"Whoa! Wait! That's it? That's your interrogation? You didn't put the screws to 'em or slap 'em with the hard cheese!" Katie exclaimed.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but you aren't allowed to watch FOX anymore." Mrs. Knight said.
"Well, can I at least hear the Giant Turd song?" Katie asked.
"Oh you're such a turd, oh yeah, a giant turd. And you look like a turd, and smell like a turd... (the door bell rings and I couldn't help but laugh as the boys continued to sing as they went to answer the door) Oh you're such a turd, oh yeah, a giant turd. And you look like a turd, and... Ahh!" The guys yelled as they noticed Gustavo and Kelly standing outside.
"Yes! I knew you'd come come back for me!" James exclaimed as he hugged Gustavo.
"Don't go getting ahead of yourself dude." Marcus stated. "You're here for Kendall, aren't you?" I was always a quick study, so I figured stuff out quicker than other people.
"Yep." Gustavo confirmed my suspicion.
"What?!" All the boys yell.
"I'll make some tea." Mrs. Knight called from the kitchen.
Gustavo and Kelly came in and all of us got comfortable and I sat on the arm of the couch with Katie in my lap.
"Mrs. Knight, I wanna take your family to Los Angeles and produce some demo tracks with Kendall." Gustavo said.
"You can't be serious." Kendall said.
"It'll take 3 months. We'll take care of all your expenses. Kendall, you have a gift. You have the fire. You also have anger management issues. Some people say I have anger management issues, but I also have 5 houses." Gustavo said.
"People say I'm the life of the party, becau..." James started to sing.
"Stop it." Gustavo said as he stopped James.
"Okay." James sighed.
"Please don't ever do that again." Gustavo said.
"Yeah." James sighed again.
"Thank you." Gustavo said.
"Kendall, we've traveled to 22 cities. We've auditioned over 20,000 people, and Gustavo's picked you." Kelly said.
"But I'm not a singer." Kendall said.
"You sing all the time... in the car, at the table. You sing to me when I can't sleep at night." Katie said.
"No, I don't." Kendall defended.
"Yes, you do, honey." Mrs. Knight said.
"When you shovel the driveway. When you answered the door 2 minutes ago." Katie continued.
"But that's not singing." Kendall defended again.
"Yes, it is, honey." Mrs. Knight said.
I just rolled my eyes because I knew that Kendall was trying to get out of this.
"And he's always singing along to the nineties channel." Katie and I both said.
"Katie! Rai!" Kendall exclaimed.
"So, what do you say, kiddo, huh? You wanna go out to LA and be molded and shaped into a big old star by The Gustavo Rocque? Ha ha." Gustavo said.
"Ha ha ha ha ha! I'm gonna need to take a minute. I'm gonna need to take a minute right now." Gustavo said after he broke Mrs, Knight's tea cup and headed outside.
"It's for the teacup and the planter outside." Kelly said as she placed twenties on the table.
Marcus just let out a sigh.
We could hear my uncle screaming outside and I couldn't believe that he was going off like this.
"Here's my card. If you change your mind, call. You should think about it. I'll talk to you later Rainey." Kelly said before leaving.
"Idiot." Katie said after smacking Kendall in the back of the head.
"Ow!" Kendall exclaimed.
"I'm taking a twenty." Katie said as she grabbed a bill and walked off.
"So, what do you think of all this?" Kendall asked as he walked me home.
"Honestly Kendall, it's up to you. If you want to go, then go, and if you don't then stay. I'll stand by you no matter what you decide." I replied.
Kendall chuckled before giving me a big hug. I hugged him back and watched as he made it back home. I went inside, changed into my pajamas, took some medicine, and went to sleep. The next day, I got dressed and headed to see the guys. I knew that they would be with Kendall at his work, and I also knew that they were going to grill Kendall about going to LA.
"So, I uh, did the math last night on this whole singing thing... and, Katie was right: you're an idiot." Logan said before pushing a shopping cart into a car.
"Guys. I don't want to go to LA with that jerk. I want to be here with you jerks. And play hockey for our team..." Kendall said.
"But this is just like hockey. Only instead of crashing the boards and rushing the net, you're singing and dancing." Carlos said.
"What have you got to lose?" Logan asked.
"Dude... California. The girls, the beach, the stars. The... girls." Carlos said.
"Yeah. But none of that matters if it's minus my best friends. Add those numbers up, professor." Kendall said.
"Kay, carry the two, ahhh... nope! Still an idiot." Logan said as he pulled out a calculator.
"What about you? You haven't said anything to me all day." Kendall spoke to James.
"I'm not talking to you." James said.
"You just did." Carlos, Logan, and I said at the same time.
"You know what? Dude, part of me hates you right now. No, all of me hates you. But call that guy back." James said.
"That guy said you have no talent, made you cry (to Logan)... and broke my mom's teacup." Kendall said.
"But he wants to make you famous." James said before pushing a cart into someone.
"Sorry." all the guys said.
"Okay, if I make a hole in one, you have to call that guy back." Carlos said before jumping in a cart.
"You should still ooh. Ooh. You should still call him." Carlos said as he wobbled back to us.
"He's been on the cover of 'rolling stone.'" James said as he pulled out the article from his jacket.
"What other odd things do you carry in your pockets?" I asked.
"My lucky comb and 8x10 personalized head shots... One boy next door, one bad boy." James replied.
"We just want what's best for you man." Carlos said to who he thought was Kendall.
"I'm Logan." Logan said as he turned Carlos to the actual Kendall.
"Oh. You. Oh. You." Carlos moaned before hitting the ground.
"He got hit by a car for you." Logan said.
"Yeah, opportunities like this come once in a lifetime." I said while quoting Kendall.
"Now let me get this straight. You're saying that if you all had a chance to go to LA with a giant turd producer to record demos, you'd go." Kendall said.
"Yes." All the guys said together while pulling out their phones.
Kendall glanced at me and I nodded my head to let him know that I supported him in his decision. Kendall then called Kelly and now we're waiting for my uncle and Kelly.
"Don't think about him. Think millions of dollars. Think millions of girls." Carlos said.
"Think of me as the backup singer who could spin off in his own solo career, you know, after your second album." James said.
"Well?" Gustavo questioned.
"Okay, I'll go to LA with you and record some demos if... you take my buds and make us a singing group." Kendall replied.
"Dude!"
"Coke up my nose! Coke up my nose!" The guys exclaimed.
"Well, you guys said you would go." Kendall said.
"I-I'm sorry. Are you trying to make a deal with me? I make the deals." Gustavo said.
"If you want me, you have to take all of us." Kendall said.
"Have you even heard your friends sing? Oh, that's right. They can't." Gustavo said.
"Well, I'm no mega-producer like you, but I know they sing better than dogs, and you can turn them into stars, right?" Kendall questioned.
"Is that supposed to sway me? I'm Gustavo Rocque. I'm amazing! And if you think for one second that I'm so desperate because I've toured 22 cities and haven't been able to find anybody, you can think again. Because there is no way Gustavo Rocque is taking the four dogs from Minnesota to Los Angeles to make them stars! It's never gonna happen! Never!" Gustavo said as he stepped to Kendall.
"So... we have a deal." Kendall said.
"Yep." Gustavo said.
The ride from Minnesota to LA wasn't too bad because Katie and I watched movies the whole ride. Once we got in the limo, the guys goofed around and I couldn't help but giggle. These guys are going to be the death of me, but I love them to death. A motorcycle cruised alongside the limo. Marcus was heading back to San Francisco, but first he volunteered to show them around.
"This is the Palm Woods. An apartment building where the future famous live." I quickly explain, having a lot of knowledge regarding the city.
"That's the first palm tree I've ever touched." Mrs. Knight said as she touched a palm tree.
"Every year kids and parents from all over the world come here looking for fame in TV, movies, and music." Kelly continued where Marcus left off.
"Oh, hey. There's that funny kid from the juice box commercials." Kendall said as he pointed at this red-head kid being pulled by his mother.
"I just want my childhood back!" The kid exclaimed.
"Tyler, let's go." The mother said as he pulled her son.
"Okay. You guys are going to love it here. The rooms are cleaned, you're close to the studio, and there is an amazing pool." Kelly said.
All the guys ran off to the pool so Mrs. Knight, Katie, Kelly and I were left to get the bags to the room.
"Why don't you go catch up with the guys, Rai. We've got it from here." Mrs. Knight said.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yes, I'm sure. Go ahead." Mrs. Knight said.
I gave her a smile before going to join the guys.
"Want some help?" Marcus asked.
He lifted the heavier bags as they got onto the elevator.
"We're so not in Minnesota anymore." Kendall sighed.
"Uh, Minnie who now?" Logan asked.
"What can I say? You guys were right." Kendall said right before he was slapped.
"How dare you?! What we had was real! But you threw it all away for Trish! Trish, my sworn enemy! I never wanna see you again, Troy! Never!" This girl exclaimed before slapping Kendall again and running off.
"What just happened?" I asked completely confused.
"You just met Camille, the Palm Woods method actress queen. The name's Tyler. You may have seen me acting on various juice box commercials. Only, I don't wanna be an actor. I wanna be a kid." The red-haired kid said as he popped up out of a bin.
"Tyler!" His mother yelled.
"Oh! Hide me." Tyler said before Kendall put the lid back on the bin.
"Have you seen my son? Red hair, adorable, born to be a star. We've got an audition!" The woman exclaimed.
"He went that way." All of us said as we pointed in the opposite direction.
"She's gone." All of us said when Tyler's mother went off to find him.
"Thanks." Tyler said.
"So, is everyone here an actor?" I asked.
"No. That's Guitar Dude. He's a 'songwriter.'" Tyler said as we waved at a guy with a guitar.
Guitar dude sung 'what's up' and we just waved at him.
"Oh, there's Lightning, the TV wonder dog." Tyler said.
"He's good." Kendall said as Lightning waved his paw at us.
"Oh, and then there's the Jennifer's. 3 girls, all have the same name, who sing, dance, and act." Tyler said before turning a fan on these 3 beautiful girls heading our way.
"Hey! We're in a band." James said as the girls stopped and turned to look at us.
"Really? Oh, my gosh." All three girls said at the same time.
"And we're actresses who don't care." One of the Jennifer's said.
"Wanna go to the movies?" Carlos asked.
"Are you guys starring in the movie?" One of the Jennifer's asked.
"No." Carlos replied.
"Then no. If that seems harsh, it's because it is, and so is this town,so... later." one of the Jennifer's said before paying Tyler money.
The guys watched the Jennifer's walk away and I just rolled my eyes because I knew the guys would be guys.
"Okay, reality check. We have to promise ourselves now, that we won't let this singing thing or this town change us. We are four hockey players from Minnesota and we can never forget that. Do we all agree?" Kendall asked.
"Yes!" The other guys replied.
The guys seemed to accept my answer and went back to laying by the pool. I stood by as the guys got ready to try to ask the Jennifers out, again.
"Okay, we do realize there are 3 of them and 4 of us." Kendall said.
"And they blew us off." Logan said.
"No, they said, "later." and it's later." Carlos said.
"Okay, mom's all checked in. Your sister was complaining again that she has no friends, so your mom let her watch 'shark cage' on FOX, and now it's time to start Gustavo's boy-band boot camp." Kelly said as she walked up and stood next to me.
"Kelly, we're a little busy here." Kendall said.
"So am I. And they won't go for you until you're famous, so let's roll." Kelly said.
"Ho ho ho. Kelly, Kelly, clearly you don't understand the power of the..." James said as he did hand movements around his face.
Kelly just rolled her eyes because she knew exactly what was about to happen.
"Ladies..." The guys said as they stepped up to the Jennifer's.
"I don't think we properly introduced ourselves." James said.
The Jennifer's looked at the guys, stood up, and threw their smoothies on them. I couldn't help but laugh at the guys because they should have listened to Kelly.
"Okay, let's go to boot camp." I told the guys.
I giggled at the guys' expression as Kelly told them about the studio. I'm not surprised at all that they are amazed and I wonder what they'll say when they meet another celebrity.
"Guys, say hi to Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls." Kelly said as her and Nicole walked up to us.
"Hey, guys. What's up?" Nicole asked.
"He's gonna marry you." Carlos said while pointing to James.
"Where's my ring?" Nicole asked.
"I...I...I... we're recording some demos with Gustavo." James stuttered.
"Gustavo." Nicole sighed.
"Yeah. Have you worked with him?" Kendall asked.
"Yes, actually on my first album. Let's just say we had some creative differences." Nicole replied.
"It's worse than you think." Marcus muttered. He was leaning on a wall in the hallway. The story of their bad history was well known across the state.
"Nicole, baby! Ohh!" Gustavo said before shutting the door as Nicole threw a phone at him.
"Good luck, guys." Nicole said.
"We need to get together some time, Rai." Nicole said as she hugged me.
"I know girl. Maybe we can meet up soon since I'm in LA now." I said back.
"Later." Marcus waved nonchalantly at her.
Nicole left after that and the guys just stared at me before looking back at my uncle.
"All clear." Kelly said after Nicole disappeared.
"Okay, so you guys ready to be stars?" Gustavo asked.
"Yeah." The guys replied.
"Good. Then prove to me you can be stars. We have three days to prove to this record company that there's something, anything here." Gustavo said.
"Hold up. 3 days? I thought you said 3 months?" I questioned.
"Uh, the CEO of all of our butts wants to see you guys on Friday." Gustavo replied.
"We have to be a band in 3 days?" Kendall asked.
"No, you have to be a great band in 3 days, unless you don't think that you can do it, Mr. make us a pop group." Gustavo replied.
"Oh we can do it. No problem. Bring it." Kendall said as he took a step.
"Oh, I'll bring it. I'll bring everything I got." Gustavo said as he stepped into Kendall's personal space.
"This is a little too close for me." Kendall said.
"Yeah, me, too." Gustavo said before stepping back.
"First up in boot camp, great dancing. Mr. X has choreographed for Boyquake, Boyz in the Attic, Madonna, Beyonce, and Yo Gabba Gabba." Gustavo said.
"And now I will make you x-plode with the dance. We will start with an x-amination. Cross leg, spin, pose." Mr. X said before showing the guys what they needed to do.
I shook my head at the guys because they were doing the steps wrong.
"He is great, but not serious." Mr. X said while standing in front of Kendall.
"He is serious, but not great." Mr. X said while moving to James.
"He lost a pet when he was young, and he is still sad." Mr. X said while moving to Carlos.
"Sparky." Carlos said.
"And he is just plain awful." Mr. X said while moving to Logan.
"Yep. Heh." Logan said.
"They are x-cruciating and cannot be ready by Friday." Mr. X said.
"I'll x-double your salary." Gustavo said.
"X-done." Mr. X said.
"All right, I'm gonna be back in one hour, and I wanna see dancers, not dogs." Gustavo said before heading out the door with Kelly.
"Okay. So it's been an hour, and... what happened to Mr. X?" Gustavo asked.
"Well, first he banged his head into the wall a few times." Logan started.
"Then we got really dizzy." Carlos added.
"Then he said a bunch of bad words that started with "x."" James continued.
"Then he x-quit." Kendall finished.
"You're seriously telling me you made Mr. X quit." Marcus stated in disbelief.
"Part 2 of my great pop-group boot camp, the great look." Gustavo said.
"When do we sing?" James asked.
"When I tell you to sing!" Gustavo yelled.
"Guys, we have some exciting looks that will literally transform you." one of the marketing team said.
"Can't we just be ourselves?" Kendall asked.
"No." everyone said at the same time.
"Boys, we researched and electroshocked focus groups to determine the exact look and name that will sell millions of records. Then we turn you over to the stylists to change all your clothes and possibly shave your heads." someone from the marketing team said.
I felt so bad for the guys because none of them wanted to shave their heads. I know for a fact that James won't shave his head because that helps with the face.
"Now, Griffin wants a tasty dish on Friday. That's why we're giving him... Boy-liscious." the marketing team said.
The guys went through some crazy stuff with the Stylists and I laughed as I heard the guys complain about touching their hair. When the guys were done, I couldn't help but laugh at their look.
"The beach, the girl, the shirtless overalls." Kendall sighed.
"I think we look good." James said.
"Not bad, uh, but I need options. What else you got?" Gustavo asked.
"Change it. Red, White, and Boy. This look does great with war veterans who own Buick's." The marketing team said.
The guys got changed again, and I giggled at their new look.
"We look good." James said.
Naturally, James is going to think they look good in anything because he wants this to work so badly.
"We look like uncle Sam threw up on us." Kendall said.
"You, silent." Gustavo said as he pointed at Kendall.
"You, more options." Gustavo said as he pointed at the marketing team.
"Change them." The marketing team said.
The guys got changed again.
"I give you... Danger Boy. Danger Boy is danger. Parents will forbid their kids from buying the dangerous music, and that's exactly why they will." The marketing team said.
"I, uh, can't feel my legs." Logan said.
"That's because the pants are dangerously tight." The marketing team said.
"Cut off circulation here we come."
"I need 5 new looks for tomorrow. All right, now follow me to hear your first hit single that's going to put me back on top." Gustavo said as he left the room.
"Okay, part 3 of the great pop-group boot campapalooza, the great song. It's called Girl Time. It's a song about no matter what time of day it is, don't you know it's girl time? I just woke up. What time is it? It's girl time. Excuse me, sir. Do you know what time it is? Yeah. It's girl time." Gustavo said.
"What if you have a sinus infection? Isn't that doctor time?" Logan asked.
"No. No, no, it's still girl time." Gustavo replied.
"Mm, right." Logan said.
"Do any of your songs not have the word "girl" in them?" Kendall asked.
"Well, let's find out, Mr. Question Everything I do! Let's take a look at my Wall of Platinum Records! Let's see, there's uh... Girl like You, Girl, you are my Girl, Hot Girl, Cold Girl, Girl 2 my Heart, Yard Squirrel Christmas, I forgot that one was there. Uh, Girl Zone, Girl Zone Remix, Girl Cake, and Girl, Girl, Girl, which sold 3 million copies and was number one for 5 weeks! And other questions... dog?!" Gustavo asked as he walked up to Kendall and slapped his cheek.
"Are any of those songs from this girllenium?" Kendall asked.
"Okay, your heart rate is back to normal, and your blood pressure is 120 over 80. You can produce now, but remember, these boys haven't had a break all day. I think they're getting a little punchy." Kelly said.
"I don't care. Okay, and now it's time for the final phase of Gustavo Rocque's most awesome pop-group boot camp, the singing." Gustavo said.
"What is this place?" Kendall asked.
"It's a sound booth, guys." I started.
"It just isolates the vocals in case we need to edit or enhance them later." Kelly finished.
"Why are there pillows on the floor?" Logan asked.
"Do you want us to take a nap? "cause we will." James said.
"They just absorb any extra echo or treble, just like those big foam mike covers. And I put some fruit water in there in case your mouths get dry, okay?" Kelly explained.
Kelly and Gustavo by and watched the guys fool around.
"Please get them to stop." Gustavo sighed.
"Guys. Guys." Kelly and I said to the guys.
They didn't seem to hear us and I couldn't wait to wring their necks later.
"I told you they were tired." Kelly told Gustavo.
"Just have the boys meet me in the studio when they're finished." Gustavo said before leaving the room.
After the guys were done, Kelly led them to the studio.
"You can't sing." Gustavo said as he pointed at Carlos.
Carlos hung his head and Gustavo moved to Logan.
"You can't sing or dance." Gustavo said as he pointed at Logan.
"But I can back flip." Logan said.
"Stop it." Gustavo said.
"Okay." Logan said.
"Forever." Gustavo said.
"Hm." Logan hummed.
Gustavo moved to James and then decided to move on to Kendall. That confused not only me but James as well.
"Worst of all. You don't seem to want this!" Gustavo yelled at Kendall.
Kendall just coughed up feathers and I could tell that my uncle was fixing to blow up again.
"What about me? I sing, dance, and I want this." James said.
"You... remind me a lot of Matthew McConaughey." Gustavo said.
"Awesome." James said.
"I can't stand Matthew McConaughey. This group can't sing, can't dance. You don't have a song or a look, and they're covered in feathers. And I would rather quit right now than commit pop suicide on Friday in front of the record company. However, there is one song I would love to play for you." Gustavo said as he headed toward the piano.
"I could stay here and be a model. I'm still great looking. Or the star of a reality show." James said.
"Which one? Project idiot?" Carlos asked.
"That's just your jealously talking." James replied.
"You know what's funny? We didn't even get a chance to sing together." Kendall said.
The guys started to sing the giant turd song
All of a sudden, everyone was clapping for the guys.
"We should do this. You guys were right. I really think we should do this." Kendall said.
"How? We got fired, remember?" Logan asked.
"We didn't get fired. I mean, we got fired, but the problem is, we didn't try our best." Kendall replied.
"I tried my best." James said.
"We know, James, we know." Kendall said.
"You really think we can make it as a boy band?" Logan asked.
"No, but I've realized 3 things since we got here. One, I love singing. Two, I love singing with you guys, and opportunities like this come once in a lifetime." Kendall started.
"What's the third thing?" Layla asked.
"It's minus 8 in Minnesota right now, and I'm in love with this pool. So what's the play? Dump the puck or big time rush?" Kendall asked.
"Big Time Rush." Carlos, Logan, and James replied.
"Well?" Gustavo asked as all of us walked into the studio.
"Okay, we'll do it your way. No more goofing off, no pillow fights, and no questions for the next 2 days." Kendall replied.
"Okay. Girl Time from the top." Gustavo said.
"Except for that. We really don't want to sing Girl Time." Kendall said.
"Oh, let me guess, you have a better idea. Well, let's hear it. Let's hear the dogs' better song title." Gustavo said.
"Big Time Rush." All 4 guys said.
"It's a song about 4 hockey players from Minnesota who have an amazing opportunity in front of them, and they're gonna take their best shot." Kendall said.
"I like it." Kelly said.
"Me too. Besides, using girl in all your song titles is repetitive." Marcus pointed out.
You can only include the word girl in a song title for so long before it gets annoying after all.
"I... like it also. We're gonna be working all night, because Friday is 2 days away. And we are in a big time rush." Gustavo said as the boys looked back to him.
The guys then went into the studio and worked their butts off.
After the guys were done, we waited on Griffin.
"I like 'em and the board's gonna love 'em. What do you think? You got 3 months to make your demos. I told you the boy band was back. I have to go my pants are cold." Griffin said before walking out the door.
"Stop cheering! If you thought the last 3 days were hard, wait till you see the next 3 months. Carlos still can't sing. Logan still can't dance, and I still can't stand James." Gustavo said.
"We'll work on it." Kendall said.
"Okay, now you can celebrate." Gustavo said before the guys went back to celebrating.