A/N: Ten! Ten! Ten! Hello there! This is tendaysromeo and welcome to the 26th chapter of DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within! Nothing much to say, so let's start this chapter!

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"Eeeeeeeeeeehhhhh..."

Hidenori Tabata, Yoshitake Tanaka, Hatano Mitsuo, Kuroshima Motoharu, Toshiyuki Karasawa, Akira Ishida and Hiroki Yasumoto had a mummified-look on their faces while Megane Kurokami and Chapatsu Haisha just smiled in amusement.

What caused the boys to sport such looks?

The boys are currently staring at the Budokan-like stadium and while not as big as the aforementioned indoor arena, it's large enough to host more than ten thousand people.

"Guys..." Hidenori uttered, "It's official..." he trailed, "... this school is way crazier than we initially thought." he declared.

"Why the fuck is there a large enclosed platform built here in the school grounds?!" Mitsuo exclaimed in disbelief.

"You're question is as good as mine, Mitsuo-kun." Toshiyuki replied.

Chapatsu chuckled, "Believe me, Megane and I had the same reactions when we first discovered this place." he claimed.

Megane tips his glasses, "You guys will get use to it soon." he stated.

Motoharu stares at Chapatsu and Megane with a rather blank expression, "You guys sure knows when to use 'we had the same reaction' and 'you'll get use to it' comments." the delinquent pointed out.

Yoshitake rubs the back of his head, "So, what did we came here for again?" he questioned.

Hidenori then pointed a finger at the large stadium in front of them, "We came to check this place out!" he exclaimed in response, "Isn't that why we followed those girls in the first place?!" he reminded while referring to Azusa Nakano, Mio Akiyama, Ritsu Tainaka, Tsumugi Kotobuki and Yui Hirasawa.

"Eh?" Yoshitake uttered in response, "I thought we only followed those girls, so we can add them as friends in our Coolstargram?" he assumed.

"Don't tell me that's what you're really after?" Hiroki uttered in disbelief.

Akira then turns to Chapatsu and Megane, "So, what exactly is this place?" the blonde DS-playing boy asked.

"This is the St. Castle Rock Stadium, and it's deliberately based from Budokan, a lot of bands in this academy often perform here either as a gig or a full-blown concert." Megan explained.

Mitsuo stares at the stadium in disbelief, "A full-blown concert I understand but a gig?" he questioned with a raised eyebrow.

Chapatsu shrugged his shoulders, "Well..." he trailed, "... as long as they attracted a crowd, any bands are allowed to perform here, no matter how low the audience numbers are." he stated.

"That's pretty generous if you ask me." Hiroki commented in awe.

"Humor me a bit." Hidenori beckoned, "What are the events for today in this stadium?" he inquired.

Toshiyuki then checks his phone, "The St. Castle Rock Stadium is holding a Collaboration Concert featuring five bands." he explained.

"I don't know about you guys but I'm kinda interested with the concert." Yoshitake confessed, "We might as well check it out." he beckoned.

Motoharu nodded, "Yeah." he said in agreement, "We've been here for only a couple of days but I guess there's no harm from watching a concert here." he stated.

"Then let's go!" Mitsuo cheered.

The boys were about to enter the stadium when Toshiyuki spoke, "Stop." the cap-wearing boy beckoned to which the boys halted on their tracks, "Apparently..." he trailed, "... we need to buy some tickets first before we can enter this place." he revealed, much to the boys' annoyance.

"Seriously?!" Hidenori squawked, "We still need to buy tickets in order to watch the concert?!" he exclaimed in disbelief.

"It seems so." Toshiyuki confirmed, "I believe it's because the concert takes place in this stadium instead of the usual gymnasium." he assumed, "And from what I can tell..." he trailed, "... these bands aims to become professionals and earn some money, and this stadium is a good place to start for them." he speculated.

"That seems reasonable." Akira said in agreement.

"Okay, I'll bite!" Yoshitake conceded, "How much is one ticket for this concert?" he asked.

Toshiyuki then told them the prize of one ticket and the immediately paled in response on how much one ticket cost, Hidenori's glasses nearly crack at the prize while Mitsuo checked his wallet and realized that he doesn't had enough money to buy one ticket.

"Jesus Christ..." Yoshitake uttered in shock, "The prize of one ticket..." he muttered, "Just one ticket..." he repeated, "... is like two months worth of my allowance." he described, "And I probably could afford one if I managed to keep myself from spending my money without loosing a cent." he stated.

"The tickets to this concert are fucking expensive!" Hidenori exclaimed in irritation, "For a group of school bands, they're sure getting ahead of themselves." he stated in disbelief.

"In their defense..." Chapatsu spoke, "These bands announced their collaboration concert three months ago and it gave many students plenty of time to make money to buy a ticket." he explained.

"And the prize of one ticket differs from a regular gig to a full-blown concert and since the event today falls in the latter category, so the expensive tickets should be expected." Megane added.

Yoshitake snaps his fingers, "Damn!" he cursed in disappointment, "What a way to derail my interest." he commented.

"We can still purchase some tickets but thanks to it's rather expensive prize, I believe it's impossible for any of us to afford one." Toshiyuki stated.

Hiroki sighed, "That's too bad." he uttered.

"So, what should we do now?" Motoharu asked.

"Let's go hangout somewhere." Hidenori beckoned, "Preferably a place that won't cause us any money." he pointed out.

"Like a mini park or some staircases?" Akira suggested.

"Yeah..." Yoshitake uttered, "... let's go with that." he accepted.

And so, the boys left the area with disappointed looks on their faces and once the boys are out of sight, Irino Tadakuni and Honoka Kousaka are seen walking towards the stadium.

Tadakuni is checking the backstage pass in his hand, "Are you sure it's okay for me to have this?" he questioned in concern.

Honoka chuckled, "It's fine." she reassured, "It just happened that I obtained an extra-backstage pass." she shared, "I was suppose to give it to Umi-chan but since she's busy today with Kotori-chan, I decided to give it to you instead." she explained with a smile.

Tadakuni smiled back, "For what it's worth..." he trailed, "... thanks." he expressed in gratitude.

Despite Tadakuni's rather normal smile, Honoka's heart skipped a beat for some reason when she saw it, "W-What is this feeling?" she thought in confusion with her cheeks turning a bit red.

Tadakuni then stares at the large stadium with a blank expression, "Still..." he trailed, "... I can't believe that this place managed to create a Budokan-inspired stadium in school grounds nonetheless." he commented in disbelief.

Breaking away from her thoughts, Honoka shook her head before chuckling nervously, "Well..." she trailed, "... I had to agree that the creators of this place went over board on this one." she admitted.

"Do you perform here as well?" Tadakuni asked.

Honoka shook her head, "Nope." she answered, "The St. Castle Rock Stadium are exclusively for bands." she explained, "We, the idols, on the other hand, performs at various St. Castle Idol Concert Halls." she revealed.

"Don't tell me that theater performers and hip-hop groups have their own exclusive stadiums as well?" Tadakuni assumed with a dry voice.

Honoka nodded, "Yep!" she chirped.

"I need an aspirin." Tadakuni uttered.


Back inside the Atelier Sweets, Gumdrop, Pastille and Syrup watches as Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall is about to leave the shop.

"Thanks for the jawbreakers, guys." Ed expressed in gratitude, "I'll come back again soon!" he declared before exiting the place.

"Thank you for the patronage." Pastille expressed back in gratitude.

"Please do come again!" Gumdrop added with a big smile.

Syrup shrugged her shoulders, "Quite an amusing boy." she commented, "But why does he looks so stupid but can be smart at the same time?" she questioned in confusion.

Pastille chuckled nervously, "Let's not pry into that." he advised.

Once again, Syrup shrugged her shoulders, "Whatever..." she uttered, "... I'm heading back down to the lab." she announced, "I'll leave things here to the two of you." she added before walking off.

"Roger!" Gumdrop complied with a salute.

As Syrup went into the backrooms, Gumdrop stood still while Pastill began to sweep the floor.

"Do you think that boy will come again?" Gumdrop asked.

"Probably." Pastille answered, "I think the jawbreakers here is to his liking." he assumed when he heard the doors of the shop opening, "Welcome." he greeted with a smile.

"Welcome!" Gumdrop with a big smile.

But their smiles then turned upside down when they realized that the person who came into their shop is none other than a man named Darth Vader and caped emperor is looking at them menacingly.

Pastille gulped nervously, "Can I help you, sir?" he asked.

Darth raised a fist, "You're greasy." he replied in dark-echoeing voice.

"Syrup, I think we had a legitimate problem here!" Pastille exclaimed in panic.


Back outside, we see Ed happily strutting along the sidewalks and after a few minutes of walking, he arrived in front of a nine-floored supermarket-esque building with a large sign that says "OTAKUMANIA".

"Woah!" Ed uttered in awe.

Taking a deep breath, Ed then proceeds to enter the building and upon entering, the tall lump can't help but marvel at the sight before him.

Isles upon isles of shelves are neatly aligned to each other and it's filled with various comic books, mangas, anime & movies dvds, game catridges and game jewel cases. Various gaming consoles and gadgets are displayed on neat glass cabinets, posters & banners are hung up on the walls & the ceilings, and a number of anime girl cutouts are displayed across the place.

And Ed is not alone as numerous people can be seen all over the place.

At the doujinshi corner, Ed saw a group of guys consisting of Harunobu Madarame, Kanji Sasahara, Makoto Kousaka, Manabu Kuchiki, Mitsunori Kugayama and Souichiro Tanaka currently browsing some works.

Ed then turns to the cosplay booth where he saw a four females named Angela Burton, Kanako Oono, Saki Kasukabe and Susanna Hopkins looking at some costumes on several racks.

In another doujinshi corner, Ed saw four persons, three females named Chika Oguie, Mirei Yajima and Rika Yoshitake, and a crossdressing male named Kenjirou Hato, and all four of them are checking some yaoi mangas with Kenjirou and Rika getting into it too much to Chika and Mirei's disbelief.

And at one isle of video game jewel cases, he saw nine females named Aoba Suzukaze, Hajime Shinoda, Hifumi Takimoto, Kou Yagami, Nene Sakura, Rin Tooyama, Shizuku Hazuki, Umiko Ahagon and Yun Iijima gathered around while having a conversation about certain games.

Ed also took notice of Coco Kiryu from a far, she is currently busy looking at some equipment for livestreaming, so he decided not to bother her.

Ed then rubs the back of his head, "What should I do first?" he uttered to himself.

"Sup, Big Ed!" a voice greeted.

Ed then turns around to see a girl named Konata Izumi standing next to him with a cat-like grin.

Ed smiled brightly at her, "Hiya, Konata!" he greeted back.

Ed and Konata got to know each other two days ago at the Corona House Rooftop party and with the two sharing the same interest in the nerd & otaku culture, the two got along extremely well.

"I was waiting for you to come here yesterday but you were a no show." Konata stated, "What kept ya?" she asked.

Ed then rubs the back of his head, "Sorry about that." he apologized, "Found myself caught with some trouble yesterday but fortunately, we managed to overcome it." he explained, "I'm free today, so I finally decided to check this place." he stated with a smile.

"Cool." Konata commented, "So, what do you want to do first?" she asked.

Ed shook his head, '"I don't know." he replied, "I was overwhelmed on how awesome this place is that I forgot what to do first." he reasoned.

"Then how about I show you around." Konata offered, "I'm one of the best regulars in this shop, so I think I might help you out of what to do here." she explained.

Ed smiled brightly, "Then lead me the way, Konata!" he beckoned in excitement.

A/N: Thank you very much for reading this chapter, I hope that you all enjoyed it.


Character Debuts:

Genshiken

Angela Burton - Angela is a young woman with a tall stature and a pale complexion, she had a slender frame and she had large breasts, she had a short blonde hair and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears a green short t-shirt underneath a black buttoned vest, blue miniskirt and brown boots.

Chika Oguie - Chika is a young woman with an average height, she had a petite frame and a fair complexion, she had a short bobcut hair and she had dark-colored eyes. She wears a brown cardigan over a gray long-sleeved collared shirt, dark-blue knee-length cargo shorts and brown high-neck shoes.

Harunobu Madarame - Harunobu is a young man with a tall stature, he had a lanky frame and a fair complexion, he had a mid-length dark-brown hair, he had dark-colored eyes and wears round glasses. He wears a dark-green business jacket over a white-collared shirt with a blue necktie, dark-green trousers, white socks and black leather shoes.

Kanako Oono - Kanako is a young woman with a tall stature and a fair complexion, she had a slender frame and she had a large breasts, she had a waist-length shiny black hair and she had dark-colored eyes. She wears a maroon-colored cardigan over a white blouse, she wears a black-frilled skirt over brown tights and wears brown sandals.

Kanji Sasahara - Kanji is a young man with an average height, he had medium build and a fair complexion, he had a short spiky black hair and he had dark-colored eyes. He wears a black high-collared jacket over a white t-shirt, green baggy pants and black sneakers.

Kenjirou Hato - Kenjirou is a young man with an adrogynous appearance and an average height, he had a fair complexion and a slender frame, he wears a long curly brown hair wig and he had brown-colored eyes. He wears a pink cardigan over a white frilled blouse, he wears a black pencil skirt over a purple tights and he wears a pair of brown slip shoes.

Makoto Kousaka - Makoto is a young man with an average height, he had a slender frame and a pale complexion, he had a mid-length blonde hair and he had dark-colored eyes. He wears a white long-sleeved collared shirt with a black necktie, he wears black baggy pants and white sneakers.

Manabu Kuchiki - Manabu is a young man with a tall stature, he had a lanky frame and a fair complexion, he had an oblong-shaped head with a short buzzcut black hair, he had dark-colored eyes and pursed lips. He wears a teal-colored shirt, blue pants, white socks and white & blue sneakers.

Mirei Yajima - Mirei is a young woman with an average height and a fair complexion, she had a stocky and overweight physique, she had a dark-brown neck-length hair, she had a dark-colored eyes and wears an oval-shaped glasses. She wears a blue collared-buttoned shirt, blue cargo pants and brown shoes.

Mitsunori Kugayama - Mitsunori is a young man with a tall stature and a pale complexion, he had a round build and an overweight appearance, he had an oblong-shaped head with a buzzcut black hair, he had squinted eyes and a large nose. He wears a blue-green plaid collared uniform over an indigo shirt, he wears black baggy jeans and wears black & white sneakers.

Rika Yoshitake - Rika is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long black hair tied in a high ponytail, she had brown-colored eyes and wears red-rimmed half-moon glasses. She wears a brown sweater jacket with a white flat collar over a black & white striped blouse, white miniskirt, brown thigh-high socks with diamond patterns and black slip shoes.

Saki Kasukabe - Saki is a young woman with a tall stature, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a shoulder-length light-brown hair and she had dark-colored eyes. She wears a brown blazer jacket over a white blouse, she wears a red skirt over a black pantyhose and brown boots.

Souichiro Tanaka - Souichiro is a young man with an average height, he had a medium build and a fair complexion, he had a short brown hair tied in a ponytail with strands of bangs, he had a small stubble and his eyes are shut closed. He wears a dark-green coat over a black shirt with a white collar, brown baggy pants and black shoes.

Susanna Hopkins - Susanna is a young woman with a short stature, she had a petite frame and a pale complexion, she had a waist-length blonde hair held by two pink ribbons on each side of her head and she had a deadpanned blue-colored eyes. She wears a light-green hoodie jacket over a pink buttoned one-piece dress with a frilled collar, white frilled socks and brown shoes.

Lucky Star

Konata Izumi - Konata is young woman with a child-like & petite physique and a fair complexion, she has a long shiny-blue hair that reaches her calves with an ahoge on top of her head, she has a green-colored sleepy eyes and has a mole under her eye. She wears a white-colored sailor uniform with a red collar and pinkish-red neckerchief, red pleated skirt with white linings, dark-brown socks and brown loafers.

New Game!

Aoba Suzukaze - Aoba is a young woman with a short stature, she had a petite frame and a fair complexion, she had a long light-purple hair tied in pigtails and she had light purple-colored eyes. She wears a dark-blue uniform over a white collared shirt with a pink ribbon-laced tie, dark-blue pencil skirt, white socks and blue slipper-shoes.

Hajime Shinoda - Hajime is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a short boyish brown hair and she had green-colored eyes. She wears a blue hoodie over a yellow tank-top, black denim shorts with jagged ends and blue shoes.

Hifumi Takimoto - Hifumi is a young woman with an average height and a fair complexion, she had a slender frame and she had large breasts, she had a waist-length dark purple hair tied up in a high-ponytail by a red ribbon and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears a white long-sleeved collared shirt with a red collar and a black sharp ribbon, she wears a red miniskirt, black thigh-high socks and white sandals with ribbons.

Kou Yagami - Kou is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long blonde hair and she had light blue-colored eyes. She wears a plain black long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Nene Sakura - Nene is a young woman with a short stature, she had a petite frame and a fair complexion, she had a neck-length light-blonde hair tied low pigtails by two light-blue marbles and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears a blue-green summer shirt with a cat motif, she wears a red & white striped skirt, white socks and brown shoes.

Rin Tooyama - Rin is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a neck-length dark-purple hair and she had purple-colored eyes. She wears a pink buttoned blouse with a scarf-like collar, she wears a black frilled skirt and white slip shoes.

Shizuku Hazuki - Shizuku is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a waist-length grey hair, she had amber brown-colored eyes and wears crimson-rimmed glasses. She wears a white-loose v-neck blouse over a white top with black trims, she wears a calf-length maroon skirt, black socks and slippers. She had a pink woolen cape wrapped around her arms.

Umiko Ahagon - Umiko is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a tanned complexion, she had a long dark brown hair and she had cyan-colored eyes. She wears a dark-blue t-shirt with a butterfly motif, blue denim shorts over dark-brown tights and red & white rubber shoes.

Yun Iijima - Yun is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a neck-length blonde hair tied in twintails by a pair of black ribbons and she had light pink-colored eyes. She wears a white buttoned frilled blouse with a cream-colored ribbon, she wears a red knee-length skirt, black socks and white slip shoes.

Star Wars

Darth Vader - Darth Vader is a tall man with a large physique and is clad in black. He wears a black helmet with sharp ends, circular lens and a respirator-like mouthpiece. He wears a black cape over a black bodysuit with straps, a utility belt wrapped around his waist, black gloves and boots.


Please look forward for the next chapter! I'll see you then!