(A/N): So, another chapter closer to that twist! I've got TWO hints at the bottom this time. Why? Because the next chapter starts the twist! Anyways, thank you to these people for your reviews: Milkamoo97 (Hope this was soon enough for you!), Dreamer1992 (Maybe Jo's got a plan up her sleeve or something… And I liked this new theory too. Not saying if it's wrong or right, but I liked it!), Awesmazing (I wondered where you went! As for Jamina… Well, the media still thinks they're together. That's gonna play a role in a future chapter!) and Witch Demigoddess (Like I said before, Jo might be planning something. She and Kendall are both really good at making up plans. For instance, in Big Time Party when they tricked Mr. Bitters together. And now I've said it twice so take note.). I don't own Big Time Rush nor the episode Big Time Fans which is in this chapter. I also don't own All Time Low who plays a big part on this chapter so to be on the safe side, I don't own them! Another thing that I do not own is the song Kiss Me Again by We Are The In Crowd Ft. Alex Gaskarth. I hope that naming the song here isn't giving away too much…. Well, onto the chapter!
Chapter 65: Fanatical Fan Frenzy
"What is THAT doing here?" Gustavo pointed at Katrina, Evan and Brandon. Big Time Rush and Wolff Pack were in front of Gustavo and Kelly in Rocque Records. "That cat and goat and wolf! There should NOT be that many different animal types in one band!" Katrina facepalmed.
"What is he talking about?" Evan asked.
"Gustavo likes to call the talent by animal names," Kendall explained. "Katrina's a cat, Brandon's a goat and you're the wolf."
"THAT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION!" Gustavo screamed. "WHY ARE THEY HERE?"
"I called them here along with the guys," Kelly explained. "To tell them that I called Brandon's dad and everything's been arranged for Big Time Rush and Wolff Pack to have songs on the soundtrack. All that's left is for Gustavo to write them and you guys to record them. But Wolff Pack has to be on the label before we can do any recording."
"That's two down," Brandon realized. "Just one more left."
"Can't you just live with that?" Gustavo exclaimed. "Or maybe a duet with Big Time Rush?
"All Time Low," Katrina insisted, crossing her arms. "Because it's obvious we'll do a duet with Big Time Rush since we'd be on the same label and all that. And we'd be the only bands on your label."
"She's got a point," Kelly mentioned.
"FINE!" Gustavo yelled. "I'll figure something out!"
"So, why are we here?" James asked.
"Dogs! Sit!" Gustavo pointed at the white couch. The guys looked at each other before they did as Gustavo told them. Evan and Brandon exchanged looks before they sat nearby. Katrina wheeled her wheelchair to right next to the couch. The three of them were curious about what Gustavo had to tell the guys.
"What's with that sack?" Carlos pointed at a sack at Gustavo and Kelly's feet. Suddenly, the mood seemed to turn as smiles spread across the adults' faces.
"Guys," Kelly began.
"Here's a little thing we like to call," Gustavo continued.
"FAN MAIL!" Gustavo and Kelly announced, picking up the bag and dumping the contents all over the coffee table.
"NO WAY!" James exclaimed as he and the guys cheered. Katrina, Evan and Brandon exchanged knowing smiles.
"Oh, I remember my first piece of fan mail," Katrina reminisced. "From Joey Samuels. He sent me his poster of me, asking for it to be signed."
"Remember those peanut butter chocolate chip brownies from Tamara Robinson?" Evan reminded her.
"So good," Katrina and Brandon both remembered the brownies.
"It was like fireworks going off in my brain," Brandon added.
"Too bad about those cookies though," Katrina mentioned.
"Hey, the sleeping drug wore off eventually," Evan pointed out. The three of them nodded as they watched Big Time Rush open their first pieces of fan mail.
Kendall opened the first one, "'Dear Kendall, can you please please please please please send a photo?'"
Logan read the second one, "'I love BTR, but mostly James.'" This caused a giant smile on James's face. "Heh, she's wrong." He threw the paper behind him.
Carlos had opened one of the packages, "'Logan, you're my favorite.'" Logan clapped in triumph. "'P.S. Please enjoy this meatloaf I made for you.'" Carlos pulled some meatloaf out of the package.
"Oh, meatloaf!" Logan responded.
"Huh, that's one thing that we've never gotten," Katrina realized.
"P.P.S.," Carlos continued in an obvious attempt at improvisation, "Please give it to Carlos."
"That is my meatloaf!" Logan yelled, getting to his feet so he could tackle Carlos to the ground. Kelly facepalmed.
"Well, I don't know about you guys," Kendall mentioned. "But I'm sending my fan a photo."
Suddenly, the sound of an air horn caused everyone to jump and look at Gustavo and Kelly. They had somehow come up with a chalkboard with writing on it.
"'Fan mail – Do's and Don'ts,'" The two bands read together from the board.
Kelly used a pointer on the board as Gustavo read, "'Do keep it short and simple.' Write things like 'You rock too' and 'Hey, thanks'!"
"'Do sign your name,'" Kelly read the next one. "All fans love autographs."
Gustavo grabbed the pointer and slammed it against the board making the others jump, "'Don't give out any personal information or advice.'"
"Normally, Gustavo and I don't agree on things," Katrina spoke up, "But this time, I have to agree."
"Yeah, Kat got a stalker that way," Evan added. Katrina shivered as she remembered it.
"Listen to these rules," Gustavo insisted. "Otherwise, some crazed fan will show up on your front door step and ask you to help make them famous."
Suddenly, the chalkboard fell forward and knocked Gustavo and Kelly to the ground. On the other side was a girl with a ton of bags and a guitar. Katrina, Evan and Brandon tilted their heads as they stared at the girl.
"Jenny Tinkler?" the four guys gave the name of the girl. Evan and Brandon looked to Katrina for clarification, but she shrugged, not knowing anything about the girl standing in front of them.
"Guys, I did it!" Jenny exclaimed. "I packed up everything and moved to LA so you could help me be famous like you promised!" She held up a picture of Big Time Rush that the boys had signed and pointed to it. Katrina, Evan and Brandon slowly turned their heads to stare at the guys accusingly. The guys stared at Jenny in disbelief.
Gustavo and Kelly got back to their feet, Gustavo turning to Jenny, "So, fangirl, which of these lads gave you advice and the address to my STUDIO?"
After a second, Carlos ran out of the room.
"Should have known," Katrina mumbled.
"We'll go find him," Kendall volunteered. He, Logan and James ran off to find their friend. Katrina rolled her wheelchair forward to greet the new girl.
"Hi, I'm Katrina," Katrina extended her hand. "I'm Kendall's cousin. Now, how do you know them?"
Jenny grabbed Katrina's hand and shook her whole arm up and down, "We went to pre-K together and have been in the same class ever since! Until they came out here that is, but now I'm here so we can be in the same class again! I'm so excited to be meeting their famous friends!"
"Uh-huh," Katrina responded with a fake smile on her face, trying to pull her arm away. "And it's great to meet one of the guys' old friends."
"Oh, but you're so AMAZING!" Jenny exclaimed. "I saw you three on TV after you got shot and it's just awesome that you survived that and you're still going for your goals! I really respect that! Did you want to hear some of my trombone playing?"
"Uh, sure," Katrina agreed. Jenny squealed as she finally let go of Katrina's hand, rushing over to her stuff.
"Well, she's enthusiastic," Brandon noted.
"She's kind of cute," Evan mentioned.
"I think she pulled my arm out of its socket," Katrina revealed, rubbing her shoulder. The two boys winced at the thought.
Jenny picked up the trombone and smacked Gustavo to the ground as she brought it up to her mouth to play. Wolff Pack and Kelly jumped in shock as Gustavo hit the ground, screaming. Jenny didn't seem to notice as she started playing her trombone.
Kelly was trying to get Jenny to stop playing when Big Time Rush ran back into the room. They watched Jenny turn suddenly, knocking Kelly to the ground. The four boys were finally able to get Jenny to stop.
"You don't hear trombone playing like that every day," Kelly mentioned.
"Not if you can help it," Gustavo added.
"But it's time for the big finale!" Jenny announced. Everyone's eyes went wide. She brought the trombone back to her mouth. Moving side to side, the guys avoided being in the path of the trombone slide.
Suddenly, the trombone slide went flying. Kendall fell onto a lounge chair to avoid the flying slide. He just missed it as it hit the thermostat instead, knocking it off the wall and causing it to make a whistling noise. Kendall quickly got to his feet to rejoin his friends.
"It's starting," James spoke ominously.
"Starting?" Katrina stared at them in horror. "What's starting?"
Katrina didn't get an answer because Gustavo got to his feet, screaming with a bat in his hand as though he would smash Jenny. Kelly stood up too, stopping Gustavo from killing the guys' old friend.
"Sorry!" Jenny apologized. "People say I'm a little accident-prone."
"Uh-oh," Evan and Brandon mumbled, looking down at Katrina in her wheelchair. The model stared at Jenny with her eyes wide and jaw dropped.
Gustavo pointed at Jenny, "Get this out of here before it destroys the rest of my studio!"
"Jenny, come on," Carlos gestured to her. "Let's go make your dreams come true."
"You guys are the best!" Jenny declared. She held out her arms and stepped forward to give the guys a hug. They yelped and backed away. She tried again for the same result.
"Stop it," Kendall insisted.
"Just follow us," Carlos mentioned.
"Very carefully," Logan added. The four boys grabbed Jenny's bags and led her out of the room.
Once they got to the elevator, Jenny noticed something, "Hey Kendall, where's your cousin? I thought she would be coming with us." The guys looked around and saw that, not only Katrina, but Evan and Brandon weren't with them.
"Hold on a second," Kendall told her. "Just don't touch anything or anyone and don't move." Jenny nodded and, despite the glares from his friends, Kendall went off to find out why Wolff Pack wasn't following them. Kendall found the three of them standing exactly where they had been left. Gustavo and Kelly were in an argument about the thermostat, so Kendall chose to ignore them and focus on Wolff Pack, "Guys, aren't you coming?"
"Uh," Brandon began. "I promised Tim I'd help at Penny's Pet Care. Yeah, that's it." No one got a chance to respond because Brandon raced out of the room.
"I can't go," Katrina told Kendall. "I have to, uh, um, stay here because, um, I, uh, have tooooooooo write songs! Yeah, I have to write songs! Those songs won't write themselves after all!" She tried to wheel herself away, but Kendall stood in front of her, staring at her skeptically. "Okay, fine. Do you really want me to be around her? She's accident-prone and I get hurt easily! Hence, the wheelchair. Putting me and her in the same room for too long might kill me." Katrina shivered at the thought.
Kendall winced, "Okay, you have a point." He nodded to Evan. "What's your made-up excuse?"
Evan hesitated for a second before he replied, "I don't really have one, so I guess I'll help."
Suddenly, a crash resonated in the building followed by three screams.
"Jenny!" Kendall assumed. He ran out of the room. Evan groaned before he followed.
Katrina turned to Gustavo and Kelly who were staring at her, expecting her to leave, "So, did you need help with the whistling thermostat?"
"NO!" Gustavo yelled at her.
"I'll call the super," Kelly announced, walking out of the room and already dialing on her cell phone. Gustavo and Katrina stared at each other. Katrina blinked first, then Gustavo.
Finally, Gustavo snapped, "WHY WON'T YOU JOIN ROCQUE RECORDS?" Katrina's hair flew back from the scream.
"I will," Katrina assured him. "Once you get us a duet with All Time Low."
"AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?" Gustavo placed his hands on either side of Katrina's wheelchair to yell right in her face.
"I suggest their manager," Katrina responded, barely batting an eye.
Gustavo glared at her for a second, "If it was that easy, I would have thought of it." He finally stood up straight. Suddenly, he smiled, "Wait, I've got an idea!" Katrina raised her eyebrows. "I'll call their manager!"
Dropping her jaw, Katrina glared at him, "But that was-"
"Shh," Gustavo shushed her. "KELLY! I NEED THIS WHISTLING GONE SO I CAN CALL SOMEONE!" He walked off, leaving Katrina in a pissed off mood.
James, Kendall, Logan, Carlos and Evan followed Jenny into the Palm Woods. Jenny seemed overly enthusiastic while the five guys still seemed kind of hesitant.
"I can't believe I'm at the famous Palm Woods!" Jenny exclaimed. The guys gave her thumbs ups. "Oh!" She twirled around, hitting a random guy with her bag. The guy fell onto a luggage cart. Big Time Rush and Evan watched it with terror. "Sorry." Jenny turned back to the five guys, wincing. After a second, she hopped over to the front desk.
"She's a lot less clumsy than I remember," Logan mentioned.
"Yeah," Kendall agreed.
"Wait, what?" Evan turned to them in shock. "THAT'S less clumsy? That's it, I'm out!" Evan tried to walk away, but Kendall grabbed him by the shirt.
"You're not going anywhere," Kendall insisted. "You said you would help and you're going to help." Evan groaned.
Carlos moved to stand in front of them, "But remember, we love Jenny."
"Yeah, and remember the second grade when she broke my arm playing marbles?" James reminded them. Evan stared at James in confusion. "Or the fifth grade when she gave me the first papercut in history that required surgery." Now, Evan just looked horrified. "And then," James put his hands on his head. "Eighth grade. Lab partners." Carlos and Kendall winced.
"It took almost a year for your hair to grow back," Logan remembered. Evan subconsciously put his hands on his own hair.
"I'm out!" James announced, walking off before anyone could stop him.
"Hey, if he's out, then I'm out," Evan insisted, trying to walk away again. Once again, he was stopped by his cousin.
"No," Kendall told him. "We need your help. Your dad was good at making people famous."
"Yeah, but that was my dad!" Evan replied. "Not me! I couldn't make crap famous!"
"Then you're in the same situation as us," Logan pointed out.
"Besides, since you're famous, you must know SOMETHING!" Carlos added.
"Fine," Evan gave in. "I'll try." He still didn't seem happy about it.
Suddenly, Mr. Bitters screamed from behind the desk. The four boys looked over and winced as they noticed that Jenny had pierced Mr. Bitters' hand with a pen.
"Here are your keys," Mr. Bitters handed Jenny some key cards for her room. From the sound of his voice, he was obviously in pain. "Have a Palm Woods day."
"Ooh," Jenny picked up the stapler on the desk. "What a nice stapler!" The four guys rushed forward to get the stapler out of her hands before she could hurt someone and pulled her towards the elevators.
Gustavo stalked back into the room Katrina was in. She looked up from her notebook at the sight of him. He grabbed the broken thermostat and began hitting it, yelling. Katrina furrowed her eyebrows and pulled out her earplugs just in time to hear Gustavo say, "This whistling is driving me CRAZY!" He tried to put it back in the wall.
"I suggest earplugs," Katrina mentioned. "These ones are superstrength ones that can block out even YOUR yells." Gustavo scowled at her. She watched as he finally got the thermostat back in the wall. The whistling seemed to die down. "Huh. I didn't think that would actually work."
Suddenly, the thermostat popped back out of the wall and Gustavo yelled in aggravation, "AH! Come on!"
Katrina winced, "Spoke too soon."
Kelly walked into the room, holding a wrench and a booklet, "Great news! The super's on strike. But he said the trombone girl's thermostat finale probably shorted the fans." She gave Gustavo the wrench.
"What is this?" Gustavo asked. Katrina silently mouthed the word, 'wow', rolling her eyes.
"It's a wrench," Kelly told him, showing him the booklet. "And a manual. We have to fix it ourselves."
"Yeah, I don't do wrench," Gustavo declared, dropping the wrench on the ground.
Kelly looked over at Katrina. Before Kelly could say a word, the teen held up her hands, "Don't look at me! My doctor told me to not get on my feet! I'm pretty sure I'd have to get to my feet for this."
"OI!" Someone yelled from down the hallway. Katrina frowned in confusion as she wheeled herself over to look down the hallway along with Gustavo and Kelly. Three men stormed through. The one that had spoken grabbed a guitar from the wall and smashed it against another one, "This whistling's driving me crazy!" Katrina stared at the three guys in surprise.
"Who are you?" Gustavo asked.
"Death Smash," the leaderish guy answered, opening his shirt to reveal another one with his band's logo on it. "The world's most destructive band." He kicked backwards, destroying a cardboard cutout of Big Time Rush. Katrina's jaw dropped and eyebrow twitched in anger. "When we rented out the rehearsal space, we didn't request a man in a tracksuit and WHISTLE NOISES!" Gustavo turned to Kelly for an explanation.
"You told me to make some more money for the studio, so," Kelly explained, pointing at the band leader with the British accent.
"If you don't fix the fan RIGHT QUICK, we're gonna show you how destructive we can get," the man threatened. He raised his hand and one of his bandmates used a guitar to smash a sculpture on a table. Gustavo screamed and Katrina wheeled away from them.
Gustavo quickly picked up the wrench, "And fix it we can! Whistle be gone soon there, mates! We know exactly how to fix the problem." The man glared at Gustavo for a second before gesturing for his bandmates to follow him out. Gustavo turned to Kelly, pointing to the wrench, "What's this thing called again?" Katrina and Kelly slapped their foreheads.
"A wrench," Kelly reminded him.
"Why don't you just call Logan for help?" Katrina suggested.
"Because he'll bring trombone girl!" Gustavo exclaimed. "Did you WANT that?"
Katrina stared at him for a second, "Kelly, give me that manual. Maybe I can figure it out." Kelly handed Katrina the manual which she opened.
Back in 2J, Kendall dropped some music magazines on the counter in front of Carlos. Logan and Evan looked at it from the kitchen.
"Okay," Logan began, "So, Jenny's dream is to become a lead singer of a band."
"And LA is full of bands looking for lead singers," Carlos added.
"Yeah, there's just one problem," Kendall mentioned. "She can't sing!"
"Whoa," Evan held up his hand, "Then WHY are we doing this?" Kendall and Logan pointed to Carlos. "Oh, right. The promise."
"Do you remember freshman choir?" Kendall asked Carlos and Logan. The three boys looked up to the ceiling, daydream expressions on their faces.
"Uh, what's going on?" Evan seemed confused as his eyes darted around the three guys. They pulled out of their thoughts at the same time, wincing. Evan looked at the guys curiously.
"Right," Logan spoke first, "So, we just need to find a band who's looking for a horrible singer who might have been sent from Vultraz to destroy the Earth!"
Suddenly, the wall broke open and the four guys turned their heads to stare at it. Jenny stood up from the rubble.
"That always happens when I make toast!" Jenny announced. Evan's eyes went wide in horror as he mouthed, 'how'. "Can I make you some?"
"No, we're good!" the guys assured her.
"It's so exciting being in LA," Jenny declared. "And being neighbors." While Logan, Carlos and Kendall faked smiles, Evan's terrorized face wouldn't go away. "Oh, and now we have connecting rooms!" She sighed happily as she went back into her own apartment, destroying more of the wall on the way.
"She's gonna kill us!" Carlos realized.
"Not if we kill her first," Logan suggested.
"I know a way to make sure that the body never gets found," Evan offered. Kendall and Carlos stared at Evan in disbelief. Logan gave one of his nervous laughs.
"Didn't need to know that," Kendall told him. "And nobody is killing anyone. We can do this. We never break a promise." He turned to say harshly to Carlos, "So stop promising stuff!"
The door to the apartment opened and Mr. Bitters walked in, demanding, "Get rid of it!" The manager looked terrible with the pen still sticking out of his hand, a bandage surrounding his hand and drenched from head to toe. "Your friend has been here for two hours and she so far has crashed an elevator, broken a water main, ruined my favorite pen and started two fires!" The guys looked at each other in surprise.
Suddenly, the sound of fire engines reached their ears as they watched two firemen pass by the open door, heading for Jenny's apartment.
"Make that three fires," Mr. Bitters corrected himself. The guys seemed horrified as Mr. Bitters ran from the apartment.
"This is worse than Kat," Evan noted. "At least with her, she was only a danger to herself, not others!"
"Oh God," Logan began, "Imagine them alone in the same room." The four guys hesitated before they shivered in unison at the thought.
"I think the world would explode," Carlos exaggerated.
"Let's focus on getting Jenny into a band," Kendall held up one of the magazines. "Preferably one far away from all of us." The four guys each opened a magazine to search for a band for Jenny.
"I give up!" Katrina declared, tossing the thermostat manual to Gustavo. "This technological speak is hurting my brain!"
"Like I can read this!" Gustavo exclaimed. He flipped through some pages. "Okay, I think this is it. Kelly, get in the ducts!" Kelly rolled her eyes, but climbed into the air ducts.
"Why do I have to go in the ducts?" Kelly asked.
"Because you fit!" Gustavo retorted.
"And I have to rest my leg!" Katrina added.
"Now," Gustavo went back to the manual. "Disconnect the bobbin from the stator."
"In English!" Kelly insisted.
"I can't read manuals!" Gustavo yelled, throwing the manual into the air. "Just hit it with the wrench a few times!" He and Katrina heard banging noises as Kelly banged the wrench up against the fan.
Suddenly, Kelly screamed and shot out of the air ducts along with a whole bunch of papers. She flew into Gustavo's office. A wind came from the air ducts, blowing papers around the room. Katrina grabbed the wheels of her wheelchair tightly so it wouldn't roll away, hoping that it wouldn't be knocked over because of the wind. Her hair blew all over the place.
"Well," Kelly called out from Gustavo's office, her voice rising above the noise of the wind, "The whistle's gone!"
"But now my studio's a WIND TUNNEL!" Gustavo screamed over the noise. That's when Death Smash stalked back into the room and they did not look happy. Gustavo addressed them, "Don't worry! We know someone that can read manuals and fix stuff and is really really smart!" The leader guy stepped forward, grabbed a picture off the wall and slammed it down over Gustavo's head, ripping the picture. The producer didn't get to say a word as the band stormed off. He yelled to Kelly, "Call Logan!"
"Make sure he doesn't bring anyone!" Katrina insisted.
"Got it!" Kelly brought her cell phone up to her ear.
"So, you guys wanted to talk to me about my dreams?" Jenny asked the four boys in front of her. All the guys had dressed in their protective hockey gear. From helmets to shoulder pads to shin and knee guards, it was all there. Logan had a fire extinguisher sitting at his feet.
Suddenly, Logan's phone beeped and he looked down at it. After his quick glance, he cheered, "Oh, yes!" The other three guys stared at him. "Gustavo needs me. I gotta go." He got to his feet, waving to the girl. "Bye Jenny!" She waved back. Logan gave Kendall the fire extinguisher. "Good luck." That said, Logan rushed out the door.
The guys didn't get a chance to say anything before Evan's phone beeped too. He looked down at it, breaking out into a smile, "Looks like I gotta go too!" The other two guys glared at Evan accusingly. "Brandon needs my help at Penny's Pet Care." As he got up, he waved to Jenny, "It was nice meeting you, Jenny. I hope your dreams come true!" He leaned down to whisper to the others, "Good luck." Before either of the guys could say a word, Evan raced out of the apartment.
Once he got into the hallway, he didn't head for the elevators. Instead, he went to his own apartment. Brandon stood in the middle of the room with his arms crossed.
"Thanks Brandon," Evan told his best friend.
"You wanna know how to thank me?" Brandon replied. "Tell me what's going on with you and Camille."
"What are you talking about?" Evan sat down on the couch, avoiding Brandon's topic. "I told you already. Camille let me see those pictures and we're still talking about it. Ever since those Cal Tech nerds couldn't trace it, we've reached a dead end. The only leads this mystery has are-"
"Oh God," Brandon interrupted. "You've changed the subject. You're not doing something with her, are you? Like what you did before the accident with your friends' girlfriends?"
Evan shifted uncomfortably in his seat for a second before he got up and headed into the kitchen, "What kind of take-out should we have for dinner tonight?"
"EVAN!" Brandon exclaimed. "When are you ever going to learn to go after girls who AREN'T taken?"
"Hey!" Evan raised his hands in innocence. "She's the one that kissed me first!"
"That's how it always happens!" Brandon reminded him. "You get the girl to kiss you first so it's not your fault! Don't you realize that this is probably way worse than all of those other ones? Katrina and Camille are so close to their breaking point. If Katrina finds out about this, she's going to explode! She'll kill Camille, you, me cause I know about it, James if he speaks a word to her, Gustavo cause she'll be on a killing spree anyways and anyone else that knows anything about this! The only one that would get away with living would be Logan, but that'll be because he'll be helping her get away with these murders!"
"Oh, come on," Evan responded. "It won't get that bad!" He grabbed a drink from the fridge and brought it to his mouth.
"You know, you're right!" Brandon agreed. "We just have to spin this the right way. If Logan finds out first, maybe he'll get upset enough to break-up with Camille and finally go out with Kat."
Suddenly, Evan did a spit take. Brandon stared in surprise as Evan coughed for a few seconds before turning to Brandon, "I'm sorry, what?"
"Kat and Logan keep dancing around the fact that they need to be together," Brandon replied.
"No!" Evan insisted. "Kat does NOT need to be with anyone!"
"Evan, you can't stop her forever," Brandon told him. "One day, she's going to get fed up and date someone. Right now, her two choices are Logan and James. Which would you prefer?"
"Neither!" Evan argued. "Like I said, Kat doesn't need to date!"
"She'll go around your back then," Brandon mentioned. "You know she's stubborn like that. Would you rather know about it or always be wondering how far she's getting with whatever secret boyfriend she has?"
Evan groaned, "I'd rather know about it."
"Perfect," Brandon smiled. "Here's what you're gonna do."
Logan and Kelly walked into the lobby of Rocque Records, wincing at the feel of the wind on their faces. Dressed in a maintenance outfit, Logan held onto the yellow helmet so it wouldn't fly away.
"Whoa!" Logan seemed shocked by the wind storm coming from the air ducts.
Death Smash stalked into the room, glaring at Logan. The leader got Logan's attention, "OI! Are you the fan fix-it bloke?" He tossed the thermostat manual to Logan. Looking at the metal band, Logan saw Gustavo and Katrina lean into view from behind the band, silently pleading with Logan for him to help.
"Yep!" Logan agreed. The leader of Death Smash narrowed his eyes before he quickly turned his glare upon Gustavo and Katrina. The two of them immediately stopped their silent pleading as they waved energetically to the man. He scowled, but led his bandmates out of the room. Katrina and Gustavo let out breaths they didn't realize they were holding. "Okay, what's going on?"
"Kelly broke the fan!" Gustavo blamed.
"I only did what you said!" Kelly reminded him.
"Look, it doesn't matter who broke it!" Katrina stopped them before they could get into a fight. "What matters is that we need it fixed! Logan, can you help, please?"
"Of course!" Logan assured her. He picked the thermostat off the ground. "Now, come here, hold the manual and read it to me while I work on this!"
"I can't," Katrina told him. "The wind won't let me roll my wheelchair!"
"I got it!" Kelly grabbed the back of Katrina's wheelchair. Katrina let go of the wheels and Kelly rolled Katrina over to Logan. Logan handed Katrina the manual which Katrina opened and began to read.
Evan and Brandon stepped out of the Palm Woods to find Kendall, Carlos, James and Jenny gathered around the front. Jenny's bags littered the ground. The two eighteen-year-olds winced as eyes went to them.
"Looks like SOMEONE lied!" Kendall exclaimed. He and Carlos crossed their arms expectantly.
"Sorry," Evan apologized. "There's only so much chaos that I can take and right now, my life is sort of full of it." The boys smiled sympathetically.
"Come on," James offered. "We're heading back to Rocque Records." Evan and Brandon nodded as they walked away with the others.
"Alright!" Logan yelled over the sound of the fan. Katrina sat in her wheelchair next to him, holding onto the wheels so she wouldn't roll away. Gustavo, Kelly and Death Smash were watching from the side. "I've boosted the power off the main grid which should create a reverse thrust in the building's primary fan which will then-"
"JUST PUSH THE BUTTON!" Katrina, Gustavo and Kelly screamed.
"Okay!" Logan looked down at the thermostat and pressed the button. Nothing happened.
"Uh oh," Katrina mumbled.
Logan tried pushing it a few more times before he announced, "It's a little bit sensitive!"
"THAT'S IT!" the leader of Death Smash screamed. "NOW IT'S TIME TO FIX THAT FAN DEATH SMASH STYLE!" He snapped his fingers and a guitar was handed to him. Scowling, the man headed towards the thermostat. Logan yelped, dropped the thermostat, grabbed Katrina's wheelchair and pulled her away. They watched as the man hit the thermostat with his guitar not once, but twice.
Suddenly, the fan seemed to turn the opposite way, pulling the man into the air duct. Logan strained as he tried his hardest to keep Katrina's wheelchair from rolling towards the duct. Finally, he just pulled her out of the wheelchair and held onto her as the teens watched the wheelchair roll into the man stuck in the ducts.
"SHUT IT OFF!" the man yelled. Logan and Katrina got to their feet. Katrina held onto the Logan's shoulders for support as she watched Logan pick up the thermostat. He hit the thermostat twice and the fan seemed to increase its intensity as it pulled the man fully into the ducts. He poked his head out of it, glaring at Logan, "I'M GOING TO DESTROY YOU!" After he pointed at Logan, he finally disappeared into the air duct.
A second after that happened, the fan stopped.
"Oh ho ho, it worked!" Logan exclaimed.
"YES!" Katrina, Gustavo and Kelly cheered. Katrina gave Logan a hug as Kelly and Gustavo ran over to the teens. Despite the directions of her doctor, Katrina joined the other three in jumping up and down in celebration. "We did it! We did it! We did it!"
"OI!" The other two members of Death Smash got their attention. The four of them groaned, looking at the air duct.
"Please kill us gently," Gustavo and Kelly begged while Logan and Katrina nodded.
"Eh, we hated Johnny," the blonde one revealed. "He made me smash guitars."
"He made me speak with a British accent," the brunette added. The four of them stared at the man with an American accent in shock.
"But without him I guess we'll have to cancel the European tour," the blonde mentioned. "Unless an amazing lead singer who's super destructive just falls from the sky."
Suddenly, a piece of the ceiling fell to the ground along with Jenny. The two men of Death Smash stared down at her as she got to her feet.
"Sorry!" Jenny apologized. The door to the room opened and Kendall, Carlos, James, Evan and Brandon ran inside, calling out to her and making sure she was okay.
"Is she okay?" the blonde guy of Death Smash asked. "She's AMAZING!"
"Quick Jenny, sing!" Carlos and Kendall exclaimed.
"I've been fallin' through the roof," Jenny sang. Her voice surprised everyone. "I just fell down from the roof! WHOAW!"
"You know," the brunette guy of Death Smash mentioned. "She can help us get that younger audience we're looking for!"
"Welcome to Death Smash!" the two guys yelled. Jenny cheered. Kendall and Carlos gave each other high fives before giving low ones to James. Evan and Brandon exchanged fist bumps. Logan and Katrina hugged again, Logan helping Katrina keep pressure off her bad leg by holding her up by her waist. The three members of Death Smash began jumping up and down until the others stopped them.
"Come on, Jenny," the blonde man held out his arm for Jenny. "Let's go get permission from your mum!" Jenny grabbed his arm, waving happily to the others as they left. Logan helped Katrina over to her wheelchair and picked it up so she could sit back down.
"Whelp," Kendall began, watching as Logan wheeled Katrina over to the group. "Looks like this story's wrapping up quite nicely."
"And I will never ever overpromise again," Carlos told them. "I promise."
Suddenly, the sound of a tuba filled the room. The group watched as a guy walked up to stand behind Gustavo and Kelly. He was holding a tuba and an autographed picture of the guys.
"Buddy Simmons?" Big Time Rush exclaimed. Wolff Pack groaned and facepalmed.
"Hey guys!" Buddy greeted them. "Carlos promised me he'd help me with my dream of becoming a FAMOUS JAZZ TUBA PLAYER!" Everyone looked at Carlos accusingly.
"He said he was our biggest fan!" Carlos explained.
"At least this one isn't as hard," Katrina mentioned. The guys looked at her in confusion. "Evan, do you still have the number of the conductor at our old school?"
"Uh, I think so," Evan pulled out his phone and looked through the contacts. "Yep, I still have it. Why?" Katrina raised her eyebrows, waiting for Evan to get it. "Wait. Wasn't he the one in the jazz band?" Katrina nodded. "Okay, Buddy, I'm going to write down this guy's number and name. Tell him that the Wolffs sent you and you'll be welcomed with open arms." Evan picked up a scrap piece of paper and pen off the ground. He scribbled down something on it and handed it to Buddy.
"And who are you?" Buddy asked.
"This is Evan and Katrina Wolff," Kendall pointed to them as he named them. "They're my cousins. And this is their friend, Brandon." Wolff Pack waved a greeting to the boy.
"Well, thanks!" Buddy told them. "Thank you so much!" With a smile, he walked off. The group let off a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Griffin walked into the room with his winning smile on his face. The mood of the room plummeted.
"Oh no," Katrina mumbled. "I hate that smile."
"Great news everyone!" Griffin announced. "I got Wolff Pack a duet with All Time Low!" He gestured down the hallway and the four guys known as All Time Low walked into the room.
"I love that smile!" Katrina declared, suddenly very happy.
"Whoa, what happened in here?" Alex asked as the band looked around the devastated room.
"Long story," Gustavo and Kelly responded.
"Hi Alex!" Katrina greeted the lead singer, popping up right next to him. She had somehow changed into an All Time Low shirt. Her face had a giant smile plastered on it. "And Jack and Rian and Zack! You guys make amazing music! It's lifesaving!" Everyone stared at her in disbelief for a second, looked down at the empty wheelchair and then back at Katrina.
"How did she do that?" Zack asked. Katrina didn't seem to be giving away any of the secrets as to how she did something physically impossible. Smiles spread across the faces of Big Time Rush, realizing that she had picked up on things that they did.
"Kat!" Evan called to her. "You're supposed to stay in your wheelchair!" Katrina slowly turned her head to glare at Evan. He winced and hid behind Brandon. Once he was out of sight, Katrina turned her attention back to All Time Low.
"So," Griffin began, "Katrina, all you have to do is sign these papers to join Rocque Records and you get a duet with All Time Low!" Griffin held out a stack of papers and a pen for her. Katrina grabbed them and was about to sign it when the boys of Big Time Rush ran forward and stopped her.
Katrina glared at them, "What are you guys doing?"
"Stopping you from signing something before you read the fine print," Logan responded.
"Don't you remember last time?" James asked. The five teens looked up to the ceiling as they had a flashback.
"See?" Gustavo gestured at the laptop, "There are no bad comments. Celebrity couples are a great way to push people into stardom and, with Katrina's help, we're going to bring BTR to the top! Besides, it's not like she was dating anyone anyways." At this, Logan and Katrina looked at each other. When no one responded to him, Gustavo went on, "Or am I wrong and she's already dating one of you?"
"Katrina and I are dating," Logan stated causing everyone to look at him in shock.
"Really?" Katrina's shock had happiness mixed in.
"If that's what you want," Logan turned to her, matching her smile.
"Of course that's what I want," Katrina replied. She pulled Logan in for a one-arm hug. He wrapped an arm around her too and kissed her forehead before they turned to Gustavo who was staring at them in shock and anger.
"NO!" Gustavo stood up causing the group to step back a bit, "You will NOT date Logan! No one wants to see that!"
"Did you not read the comments?" Kendall responded, "They don't care what member she's dating!"
"Most do," Gustavo argued, "A website dedicated to Jamina has already popped up BEFORE I even made the announcement!"
"Jamina?" The five teens looked confused.
"James and Katrina," Gustavo explained, "Jamina. It's their celebrity couple name! Do you see one for Logan and Katrina anywhere? NO! The world wants her with James, NOT LOGAN! So, we're going to give them what they want!"
"Don't we get a say in this?" Logan and Katrina asked.
"NO!" Gustavo screamed at them, "CAT! Do YOU want to be in violation of your contract? I'm your producer and what I say goes! You and James are now a couple! END OF DISCUSSION! NOW GO!" The teens scurried out of the office.
"I really wish I hadn't signed that contract," Katrina mentioned. "I just signed my life away."
Evan leaned over to Brandon to whisper, "What are Kat and the guys doing?"
"Having a joint flashback," Brandon explained.
Evan looked at the five people staring at the ceiling, "Oh. Now a lot of things make sense."
As the boys and Katrina came back from their flashback, she winced, "Oh yeah. That contract gave me hell."
"So, you're not going to sign that contract until we get someone to take a good look at it," Kendall insisted.
Kelly rolled her eyes and grabbed the contract from Griffin. She quickly looked through it before telling everyone, "It's basically the same thing as the boys' contract. The only difference is the names of the people in the contract."
"And," Griffin pulled it away from Kelly. "I need all three members of Wolff Pack to sign it and then it's duet time!" Katrina looked at Evan and Brandon. The two of them shrugged so Katrina grabbed the contract and pen, signing it. After Evan and Brandon did too, Griffin took the contract from them. "Welcome to Rocque Records and the RCM CBT Global Net Sanyoid family!"
"And I've already got a song!" Gustavo announced. Despite everyone's confusion as to how he could have one, they followed Gustavo into the recording area. Wolff Pack and All Time Low settled into the practice area. Katrina sat down on a stool to rest her leg. Since Rian was already playing drums, Evan picked up a guitar in the practice room so Katrina could focus on vocals. Brandon, since he could also play piano, sat in front of a piano. Gustavo gave the two bands sheets of paper with the song on it. After a quick glance over, the two bands tossed them to the side, ready to play. Big Time Rush, Gustavo, Kelly and Griffin watched from in the control room. "And start!" He pressed the record button right as the group began their song. Alex started the lyrics.
I gotta say something I've been thinking bout
I can't wait to lay around with you
And tell you all the secrets I've been keeping to myself, myself
As Alex stopped, he looked over at Katrina with a smile. She returned it as she sang.
It's been a while since I've felt butterflies
Do you feel the same way too
If every single second could last that much longer would you hold me
Alex jumped in with Katrina as they sang the chorus together.
And kiss me again
Underneath the moonlight
You're more than a friend (Oh)
I knew it from the first sight, yeah
Hold me, feel my heartbeat
Put your arms around me
Katrina finished the chorus alone.
And kiss me again
And kiss me again
Alex took over for the second verse.
I've gotta say, I wasn't expecting you
To come this way and fall into my arms
But now I know I can't deny this feeling any longer, longer
Katrina had the second part of the verse.
I close my eyes, I can't stop thinking bout you
Crack a smile I just can't lose
At a mile-a-minute my heart beats to the limit when I'm with you, so
The people in the control room watched with smiles on their faces as the singers went into the chorus together.
Kiss me again
Underneath the moonlight
You're more than a friend (Oh)
I knew it from the first sight, yeah
Hold me, feel my heartbeat
Put your arms around me
And kiss me again
Katrina and Alex looked at each other as they sang.
I can't let you go, can't let you float away
Cause that would be a mistake
I'm not ready to run, can't let you go to waste
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
The boys shifted around uncomfortably as they watched Katrina and Alex lean close to each other, singing together.
And kiss me again
Underneath the moonlight
You're more than a friend (Oh)
I knew it from the first sight, yeah
Hold me, feel my heartbeat
Put your arms around me
Hold me, feel my heart beat
And put your arms around me
Kiss me again and again and again
Oh, kiss me again
As the song ended, the two of them wouldn't lose eye contact or pull away from their closeness. In fact, they seemed to be leaning in closer.
Suddenly, a piercing sound resonated in the practice room making all members of the two bands hold their hands to their ears. Katrina fell off her stool from the shock of the nails-on-a-chalkboard sound. Once the sound finally stopped, Katrina got to her feet, glaring into the control room. Logan had leapt onto the control board and pressed a button to start the noise.
"Oh, is that what that button does?" Logan laughed nervously. "I thought it was the finish recording button."
"Logan!" Katrina exclaimed.
"Katrina!" Kendall got her attention. "You shouldn't be on your leg!"
"My leg feels fine!" Katrina insisted. "In fact, it feels fine enough to chase someone!" Logan yelped and ran out of the room. Katrina limped after him.
"That's her future boyfriend," Brandon explained to All Time Low.
"Ugh!" Evan yelled. "Do you have to say that out loud?" Carlos, Kendall and James exchanged confused looks, wondering why Evan wasn't running after Logan and Katrina.
"Sorry Alex," Jack told the lead singer. "Guess you're stuck with me!"
Meanwhile, Katrina had caught up with Logan right beside the elevator. He held up his hands, wincing and hoping that Katrina would be gentle in her beating. Katrina sighed as she wrapped her arms around him instead. Logan furrowed his eyebrows as he looked down at the model.
"Why are you hugging me?" Logan asked.
"Would you rather I slap you?" Katrina retorted.
"No, but why?"
"Because you finally stopped something that could come between us. You haven't done that since, well, it's been a while. Does this mean you're close to breaking-up with Camille?"
"I'm close," Logan assured her. "I can feel it. I just need something to push me there. I need a reason."
Katrina sighed, pulling away, "Of course you do. Being a rational person, you need a reason. And feeling something for someone else is apparently not enough of a reason for you."
"Wait," Logan seemed horrified. "That's not what I meant!"
"Well, that's what it sounded like," Katrina replied. "Can you help me get back? I really need to get back in my wheelchair." Logan nodded, letting her lean up against him as the two of them walked away.
(A/N): Okay, so mostly a filler chapter to get Big Time Fans over with, but some important things happened. With the three requests completed, Wolff Pack is now officially a band at Rocque Records! Does that mean that everything will be peaceful? Well, I can answer that one. NO! Things are gonna get crazier at Rocque Records with Wolff Pack around. Brandon is blackmailing Evan into letting Katrina date! Now all that's left is to do is for Logan to break-up with Camille and then Lorina will happen! Could it really be that easy or is there something else that's going to keep them apart? And will Logan and Camille ever break-up or will Logan not be able to find a reason? So, Katrina isn't listening to her doctor and keeps getting on her feet. What could that mean for her health? Is she really going to be okay or will all this standing cause some unforeseen problems? You'll have to wait to find out! As promised before, I've got two hints. The first one is the word competition. So, your word hints are: babies, switch, parents and competition. The second hint is a little explanation. This twist has nothing to do with the Zizi and mostly deals with the relationships in this series. Good luck on your guesses! Until next time, happy reading!