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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 84
Grand! Stop! Kanna Artemis and Ran the Warrior arrives to stop Grand from killing Vincent, whom is beaten-up badly.
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It was a nice and calm evening in Neo-City as we head towards the Central Park where a charity event is being held for the second time. The concert hall in the middle of the park is already full of happy crowd which includes Alyona, Gina, Vera, Nika, Mamoru of WOTA, Higashino of WOTA, Aoi Koenji, the Iron Giant and King Kong.
Everyone are currently watching Lincoln Loud, Clyde McBride, Liam, Rusty Spokes, Stella Zhau and Zach Gurdle doing a band performance on stage, much to the crowd's delight.
At one side of the park, we see Johnny Nowinski standing underneath a tree with a microphone in hand while being recorded by a cameraman.
"Johnny Nowinski here from the Heroes Network!" Johnny introduced himself, "And were here live at the Central Park of Neo-City where the second charity event is being held after the first one has been postponed for reasons already obvious to you viewers." he announced with an explanation, "Like before... various performances will be held here in hopes of garnering enough money for the homeless and less fortunate." he explained, "For those who want to donate money, please log-on to the Neo-City's Shelter home page and there you can read the process of donation." he explained, "But aside from that, people are excited here for the number of performers taking part of the event!" he pointed out, "Including the newly addition to the Heroes Coalitions family, the AKB0048!" he declared before taking notice of Marcus "The Kane" McGee, Malvina Rasputin, Alla Yuliya, Subaru Natsuki and Emilia making their way to the main stage, "Let's go interview those people and ask them what they think about the event." he beckoned before making their way towards the group, "Excuse me!" he called which got their attention, "Can I get your thoughts about tonight's event?" he asked.
Marcus turns to Johnny and the cameraman with a blank expression, cocking his right wrist like a gun and then lunging forward, "SUPERMAN PUNCH!" the blue-haired lad roared.
His companions, once again aware of Marcus' dislike of the media, quickly realized what he was about to do.
"Marcus-sama! Stop!" Malvina pleaded.
"Jesus Christ! Not again!" Subaru squawked in panic.
"Marcus, don't!" Emilia exclaimed.
"Ya really need to fix your problem with the media?!" Alla shouted.
As the four tries to stop Marcus from murdering Johnny and the cameraman whom are just standing there with innocent smiles on their faces, we head inside the backstage of the concert hall where we see Muse, Franchouchou, After School Tea Time, Robin Rose's band, New Day Jose, Sayaka Maizono & Koito Minase, Trixie Lulamoon and the Illusions, PPP, Flash Drive, The Rainbooms, Marshmello, the Moon Goats, the ScamLords and idols of AKB0048 getting ready for their performances.
As Lincoln's group continues to perform on stage, we see Nagisa Motomiya, Orine Aida and Yuuka Ichijou watching them perform from behind the curtains.
"Sugoi! So, this is how a charity event works." Nagisa uttered in awe.
"The stage here is not as extravagant like the AKB-stage but it works well for the performers and audience." Yuuka stated.
Orine nodded in agreement, "Yeah." she said.
Then Chieri Sono, Kanata Shinonome, Makoto Yokomizo, Mimori Kishida, Sonata Shinonome and Suzuko Kanzaki joins them.
"It's been a week since we've joined the Heroes Coalitions and I'm already loving this place!" Kanata said with a smile.
"It's really different from Akibastar but the modern structures and the none-artificial sky is a great change of phase." Suzuko commented.
"Sonata even made a lot of new friends here!" Sonata cheered.
"Attending the Vanguard Academy is pretty nice, too." Makoto shared, "Been a while since I've been to school, so it's really nice that we get to join classes here." she stated.
"I've heard that Alyona and the girls are attending Vanguard Academy as well." Mimori pointed out.
Chieri nodded, "Good for them." she said, "After everything the girls been through in their planet, attending school will be a nice change of phase for the girls." she stated.
Yuuka then turns back on stage, "By the way... when are we going to perform?" she questioned.
Chieri then checks the schedule on her phone, "We'll take our turn after three more performances." she answered.
"Guess we'll just have to wait and watch until it's our turn to perform." Nagisa stated.
Suzuko nodded, "Indeed." she said in agreement.
Back on stage, Lincoln's group finished their performance and the crowd let's out a cheer as the group bowed their hands in gratitude. Afterwards, Amelia Sainthearts came on stage with a mic in hand.
"Give it up for the Crew 5!" Amelia cheered and the crowd applauded once more.
After waving their hands to the audience, Lincoln's group quickly ran backstage with smiles on their faces.
"Woohoo!" Lincoln cheered.
"It was awesome!" Clyde exclaimed in awe.
"They really dig us!" Stella commented.
"That's good enough for me!" Liam admitted.
"Mediocrity is comforting!" Rusty shouted in glee.
Nagisa giggled, "They sure are having fun." she commented.
"I wonder who's performing next?" Orine thought out loud.
Back on stage, Amelia turns to the crowd, "For our next performance..." she started before taking a look at the schedule in hand and she suddenly sported an expression of annoyance, "Ugh... it's the ScamLords..." she announced in disgust when all of a sudden, the crowd cheered in response, much to her surprise, "W-Wait! Why are you cheering for these bozos?!" she questioned in disbelief.
"Well... they ain't that bad." the Scout answered.
"Yeah and they managed to entertain an audience, so it's only natural for us to cheer them for their efforts." Rogue Cheney explained.
"That can't be right!" Amelia exclaimed in disagreement, "There's a strict system when comes to things like these!" she reminded, "There had to be at least one group hated by the crowd!" she pointed out.
"Amelia, I understand that you hate the dudes, but you're being unreasonable." Luna Loud pointed out.
"Ugh!" Amelia groaned, "Listen he-GYAAAAAAAAAAGGHHHH!" she tried to say only let out a scream after being kicked off stage by an unknown assailant, much to the crowds' shock.
Everyone then looks up to see that the kicker was none other than Kazeyoshi Imai, the blue-haired young man then grabs then microphone that Amelia dropped on stage, dusting it a little before speaking, "Sorry about that folks." he apologized, "You came here for music and not some yada-yada nonsense, so let's get this event going!" he declared with the crowd cheering in response, "I know you're all aware that the ScamLords are performing next but these guys are gonna do something special tonight." he stated with a grin.
"Special? Like what?" Cyborg asked.
"Let's see it for ourselves!" Kazeyoshi cheered.
Kazeyoshi then jumps off stage when the spotlights shine upon Eddy Skipper McGee, Duncan Nelson, Laughing Zap and Blue Note whom are now standing on stage getting ready to perform and unlike before, Eddy is wearing his usual attire instead of a dress.
The band then started to play with Eddy singing at the same time.
[Play Dynamite (Collab) by Caleb Hyles feat. AmaLee, LittleJayneyCakes, OR30 and Cristina Vee]
'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Then Lazaris Gemstone appears on stage with a mic in hand and started to sing.
Shoes on, get up in the morn'
Cup of milk, let's rock and roll
Then Kanonno Grassvalley appears next on stage with a mic in hand and started to sing.
King Kong, kick the drum, rolling on like a Rolling Stone
Then Peyton Blomma ran on stage with a mic in hand and started to sing.
Sing song when I'm walking home
Jump up to the top, LeBron
Then Charistina MacCrazey skips on stage with a mic in hand and started to sing.
Ding dong, call me on my phone
Ice tea and a game of ping pong, huh
The crowd cheered in awe when the girls appeared on stage as Eddy and the girls sang together.
This is getting heavy
Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (woo hoo)
Life is sweet as honey
Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money, huh
Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go
I'm diamond, you know I glow up
Hey, so let's go
'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey)
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa oh oh
Bring a friend, join the crowd
Whoever wanna come along
Word up, talk the talk
Just move like we off the wall
Day or night, the sky's alight
So we dance to the break of dawn
Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine
So you should keep ya eyes on the ball, huh
This is getting heavy
Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (woo hoo)
Life is sweet as honey
Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money
Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go
I'm diamond, you know I glow up
Let's go
'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey)
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa oh oh
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa oh oh
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Light it up like dynamite
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy
Light it up like dynamite
'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite (this is ah)
'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (alight, oh)
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa (light it up like dynamite)
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, life is dynamite
Shining through the city with a little funk and soul
So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa oh oh
After their performance concluded, the crowd erupted into massive cheers, the ScamLords and the girls then bowed their heads in gratitude before waving their hands to everyone.
Meanwhile at backstage, Nagisa and the others were absolutely awed by the performance that they just witnessed.
"S-Sugoi..." Nagisa uttered in awe.
"This is the second time I've heard these guys perform but they already blew up my expectations." Kanata commented.
"And those girls are really good!" Mimori complimented, "They're on the same level as Yuuko-san and the others." she described.
Chieri nodded, "I thought so too." she said in agreement.
"So, this is what's like to do a musical collaboration." Makoto uttered.
"I wonder if we could do some collaboration with other musical artists?" Orine thought out loud.
"I think Tsubasa-san and Atsuko-san are already working on that." Suzuko pointed out.
Back on stage, the ScamLords and the girls already left for backstage as Amelia got back on stage with mic in hand, rubbing her soared behind after the fall from earlier.
"Give it up for the ScamLords and the Gemstars!" Amelia beckoned with the crowd cheering in response. Although Amelia is smiling at the moment, deep inside she still believed that the ScamLords are meant to be booed but kept it to herself since Lazaris and the others were singing along with them, so she decided play along with everyone. Amelia sighed before taking a look at the schedule in hand, "Anyway... for our next performance is-" she tried to say but was cut-off.
"That would be me!" a voice declared.
Sliding on stage, Marcus "The Kane" McGee arrives while sitting on a large weirdly-shaped briefcase with a shit-eating grin on his face, much to everyone's surprise.
"What the?! Marcus?!" Rex Salazar exclaimed in shock, "But you sing like a hyena!" he pointed out.
"How do you even know how a hyena sing?" Javelin questioned in disbelief.
Marcus got off the weirdly-shaped briefcase, "Who said about me singing?" he asked, "This charity event is not all about singing..." he stated before opening the briefcase which revealed a golden-colored harp inside, much to everyone's awe, "... it's about playing music!" he declared.
Marcus then began to play the harp calmly in the tune of Hallelujaah by Leonard Cohen and everyone were stunned on how he beautifully played the instrument.
Everyone in backstage were shocked and amazed at the sight on stage.
"Woah..." Kanata uttered in awe.
Eddy had his mouth wide open, Duncan turns to him with a look of bewilderment and the ex-scam artist shrugged his shoulders in response.
In the audience area, everyone can't help but be mesmerized by his performance, with some like the Scout, the Soldier and Baron Armstrong driven to tears and people like Nicco Bondarev and Tucker Noble recording his performance. Both Malvina Rasputin and Karizza Stronghold had dreamy-looks on their faces while Raya Amanda and Sylvia van Hossen were impressed.
Jibanyan had his mouth wide open with Amy Rose closing his mouth while Hikari Kimishina, Shiori Arisawa and Chiharu Sakuragi were awed at the performance.
After finishing his performance, Marcus stood and bowed his head, everyone then let's out a loud cheer in response.
Marcus chuckled impishly, "And this is why I'm the best." he declared before winking at the readers.
A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Jamesdean5842, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.