Chapter 86 - Epilogue Volume I, Pt. II - Barry's Tale

After his initial introduction to the band, Barry immediately began working on new songs, performing in bars across NYC. Word quickly spread around, until it hit the ears of a major studio executive agent, who contacted them for a 1,000,000$ contract. After accepting this contract, Barry's new songs would each be remembered for generations. His first album sold over 5,000,000 copies within the first 5 months. Very quickly, they exponentially grew, growing larger and larger and larger, soon re-drawing the face of an entire genre of music. It was a famous joke that whenever he blinked his eyes, he would be given another award. He eventually earned so many Grammys, Emmys, and Platinum Records, the value of all the trophies began to actually exceed the band's small mobile home. They began driving around the country, performing at all the major cities. These concerts would draw crowds of thousands, if not tens of thousands. Keep in mind, this was only their FIRST major album.

When they announced work on a second album, the news spread like wildfire across the world, with many websites actually crashing due to server overloads from people trying to make sure it was real. At this point, the studio executives were completely baffled. They didn't know why, but people seemed to become addicted to Barry's music, almost to the point of causing riots whenever people argued over the deeper meaning of his music. This was worse than Michael Jackson mixed together with Gangnam Style in terms of online popularity. The music seemed to spread like a virus, with Barry's poularity first branching out from NYC, then it began to leak into Canada and Mexico, before quickly becoming a snowball rolling down a mountain, covering every country it came into contact with. The music seemed to actually... bind people together.

Finally, when he released his second album, nearly every war on the planet stopped for three glorious hours as every single person on the planet listened to the new album. Well, practically every single person. This was also around the point where Barry learned about the concept of World Tours, immediately being hooked on the idea. Some sources online tell me that when Barry first heard about the World Tours, his first question was, "Where's out first international venue?" When he was answered, he flipped through his smartphone to find an audiobook on how to speak the foreign language of that reigon not only fluently, but with a broad vocabulary. He always used this idea to perform some of the public's favorite songs, in their own native language, instead of in English like most performers did. By the time he released his third album three months later, he could speak over 20 different languages almost as if they were nothing. The effect of this was beyond appalling. Whenever he visited a foreign country, the city he would perform in would actually drop in crime rates by up to 90%, for an entire month after the concert was over. This caused so much mystery around Barry as a living being, that Giko and Remi would end up traveling with his roadies, studying him, as well as the crowd themselves during his concerts, and even the effects that those concerts had afterwards.

His band eventually sold out 5 more albums, before the drummer died of a heart attack. After the drummer's leave, Barry's band continued on, hiring a new, more experienced drummer. Then, they put in enough effort for 3 more albums, before Barry eventually called it quits. But then again, that story is for another time... A-Anyway, he got to meet many guest artists along the way, as well as saving money to various charities, contributing towards a great cause towards a greater world. He even once saved a life of a little girl after a casual shopping trip in LA. As he walked down the sreet, a little girl spotted him across the street, running into the busy roadway to try and greet Barry. Luckily, Barry was able to notice in time, as a 16-wheel supply truck drove down at speeds of 70 mph rolling down the street towards the child. With quick thinking, he was able to jump across the street, blocking the truck's impact with the girl. Instead, the large vehicle hit Barry full-force, causing many people around him to gasp in horror, as they thought this major, major public icon had passed away. However, when the smoke cleared, Barry could be standing in the middle of the street, with his left arm being completely stuck inside the tuck's grill. Everyone on the street beginning to cheer, as they has just seen someone save a life. Barry looked down at the little girl, explaining, "Look both ways, little one!" In response, the child nodded her head, running back towards her father. That reminds me of something..., he thought to himself.

Naturally, whenever you have the Midas touch, marketing companies will do whatever they have to to get their product sold. At their initial first album release, they already had T-Shirts, blankets, Keychains, coffee cups, hats, shoes, and even giant tech companies would slather Barry's face on their produts, no matter if Barry actually had anything to do with them. Barry ended up on several talk shows, before getting drawn into the flim industry by one of the agents in marketing. Before you knew it, Barry was in T.V. commercials, presenting anything companies would pay him to be in, even if the price would cost them millions. Eventually, he made the revolutionary jump from being in T.V. Commercials, to becoming the largest movie star in the industry's history, winning him even more trophies and awards that he pretty much gave out to charities to auction off at this point. Things turned out so well for him, you could barely walk outside without seeing his face at least somethere. Sure, that's what people used to say about Walmart as a joke, but time it was LITERAL.

During all of this, he consistantly called me every Saturday he could, telling me about whatever was happening with him. When he started making enough money to support me and Jelly, he immediately did so, helping me pay for my bills. You know, it was really amazing having to never work a day in your life ever again, because you did the right thing at the right time. He would always call me whenever one of his concerts was being livestreamed, or send me a text whenever he was talking to celebrities, asking if I had any questions. Sometimes I did, sometimes I didn't. Due to a later extension of his freedom bill, he had to visit a medical center once a week, and donate a gallon or two of N, which would fuel scientific research. This never bothered him, as his way of extracting N wasn't exactly annoying or painful, but rather... pleasureable.

Speaking of that, his romantic life hasn't changed as much. He came out as a pansexual very early on within his career, which brought a lot more images of pro-LGBT vibes in his music. Of course, it all was hidden within the deeper meaning, according to him, so it never took a gigantic step in his music, merchandise, or movies. He was eventually able to discover another newly bipedal animal as his boyfriend several years ago: A cat who named himself, "Lingo". He seemed like a great guy! Skeptical, but not nearly as skeptical as Matiro.

One of his more controversial merchandises, an energy drink he dubbed, Barry-Ade, actually contained a very, very small amount of his purified chemical N, which actually caused people to become smarter as they drank it. The FDA spent years wrapping their heads around the beverage, eventualy allowing it to be released to the public. Soon, high schools across the country actually stopped providing milk in cartons, substituting them for cans of Barry-Ade. The drink itself was also an excellent sports drink within itself, as it was also scientifically proven that the N inside the drink caused your stamina to increase, as well as allowing you to run at higher speeds. It actually didn't taste terrible, either! If aliens were going to find him, if it wasn't going to be his merchandise, it was going to be for Barry-Ade.

Barry's living one of the greatest lives imaginable, and there couldn't have possibly been a way for him to accept any other than his own.