Fan Fiction ❯ Chao Music ❯ Plastic Spoons, Unite! ( Chapter 2 )

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A/N: I got five Reviews! Woah! In case you might not know, this is the part where I give my response to the different Reviews.

To Dracozombie: The segregation rule, eh? Yes, the segregation rule is stupid! I'll tell you where I got it though. I made the fatal mistake of putting my Hero Chao and Dark Chao in the same Garden, and I watched as they beat the crap out of eachother. I thought, “It's a shame they don't use sticks or something,” and BAM! That's where it came from. I'm glad this story will keep you busy!

To Dano the Overlander: “Weird” as in the good way or “weird” as in the bad way? There is a good way and a bad way, you know. And yes, sticks are very painful! Now that I think about it, maybe I should've used belts . . . Nah! Sticks are more comical!

To Kakashi-fan116: Damn, girl (that is, I'm assuming you're a girl)! Where do you live? I didn't even think about countries that wouldn't have Spanish in them. So sorry. At least you know what it is!

To Ria the Shiekah: So this was published on your birthday? That makes me feel . . . SPECIAL! Good luck with all the hurricane crap. I solute your bravery!

To Iyou: I'm glad you like it! I'm sorry to say, though, that you cannot be in the band. However, I could make you the band's bus driver or something. How would you like that? If yes, tell me in a Review! I would also like to know what you would prefer to be called. `K? I also hope that you recover from your computer incident. It sounded painful!

And now, Chapter 2!

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Chapter 2: Plastic Spoons, Unite!

School was over, and so was the week. Now, the first weekend was in session, and our four Chao friends were on their way home. They must sleep, for tomorrow, they had to audition to become a band!

Neil and Julia waved goodbye to Skippy and Raven, then made their way to the Hero Garden. They were swamped with homework even on Friday, like most high schools were. They needed to get their homework done as soon as they possibly could, so that way all they would have to worry about was the big day ahead.

Neil arrived at his house and entered it. Neil couldn't help but notice the glares coming from his own parents and siblings, for they knew also that Neil liked to chill with the bad kids!

And so, to avoid being reprimanded, Neil ran to his room as fast as he could. He then locked the door, plopped his backpack down and pulled out his Algebra.

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It was Saturday, a new day. Julia smiled as she rose out of her bed. The windows seemed to automatically open up, calm music began to play, and deer and other forest creatures entered her room. This included rabbits, birds, and even a wild horse and cow. Soon, it was like the opening scene to “Grease”.

Then, all went still, like a scratched record. She had to be at the school in half an hour!

Julia frantically ran over to her dresser, and the calm music had turned into hard rock. The forest creatures were replaced with moose. Seriously, moose. I do not know the opposite of “forest creatures”.

With fifteen minutes, she was all ready to go. She darted out of her house and ran to the house of her lovable boyfriend Neil. She found him outside of his house, freaked out that the both of them were going to be late.

“Julia!” screamed Neil, as the scene somehow became slow motion.

“Neil!” Julia screamed as she continued to slowly run towards her boyfriend.

“We need to get there now!”

“Indeed! What shall we do?”

Then Neil noticed his dad's conveniently parked Mercedes in the driveway . . .

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Skippy tapped his foot impatiently on the hard cement as he waited for Raven, Neil, and Julia to get to the school. Those three were always late!

He then could make out the figure of Raven, who was peddling on her younger sisters pink bicycle. And my, was she peddling fast! Once Raven was right in front of her boyfriend, she jumped off and let the bike go sailing into the schoolyard fence.

“How was it?” asked Raven, looking at her sister's now ruined bike.

“Very good, but you still need to practice a lot harder to get into the X-games.”

Raven nodded. Then she mumbled something about why did her sister have to have a pink bicycle instead of a black one.

“Where are the Angel Food Cakes?” asked Raven, in the sweetest voice she could muster. Being a Dark Chao was hard when you needed to show emotions!

“You know they hate it when you say that.”

“I know, that's why I do it.” Raven then noticed something moving very quickly up the street. Something green. A car, yes. It was a car. A Mercedes, in fact. Neil's dad had a Mercedes. Of course! Neil's dad was driving him or both Neil and Julia to the school!

It was then that the Mercedes flew forward, much like Raven's bike, and collided into a parked car of Mrs. Livingston. The Mercedes reversed, ramming into another park car, this time belonging to Mr. Nelson, the Algebra teacher. The words “DAMNIT!” were softly heard from the inside.

While Raven and Skippy stared at the sudden events, Neil calmly stepped out of the driver's seat and dusted himself off. Julia climbed out from the opposite side and sighed as she noticed the damage. She then noticed Raven and Skippy and smiled happily. “Hi guys!” she said, waving.

“Didn't expect you guys to be so early,” said Neil, locking the now demolished Mercedes.

“Wish we could say the same thing,” said Skippy, trying hard not to listen to the many car alarms going off. “I guess we should go inside.”

The two Hero Chao's nodded as they accompanied their Dark friends.

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Indeed, just as ordered, Mrs. Goodlady was in the music room. Now that she wasn't in front of a class, she looked a lot more . . . unhappy than she normally did. She looked like a normal adult should look, though she seemed to still have a bit of a childish mind.

“Hey,” she said, smiling when she saw the four Chao enter the room. “Whatsup?”

“Uh,” said Neil, eyeing her confusedly. “We're here so you can take us to meet with this band audition guy, remember?”

A look of terror fell upon Mrs. Goodlady's face. “That was today?” she asked. “Oh my freakin' . . .”

“You forgot, right?” asked Julia, who looked at Mrs. Goodlady as if she was making some kind of joke or something.

“Uh . . . yeah. I did.”

“We've gotta fly, man!” said Raven, looking at her Chao Rolex brand wristwatch. “We're supposed to be there at 12:30!”

“Uh . . . We need a car!” said Mrs. Goodlady, digging through a leather purse to find her car keys. She pulled them out and smiled, then sprinted towards the parking lot. The other Chao, having nothing better to do, followed her.

Once our four friends caught up to Mrs. Goodlady, they noticed her staring at the Mercedes that seemed to have crushed two unaware cars. Raven, Skippy, and Julia all looked at Neil, who seemed a bit nervous. Mrs. Goodlady then did the unexpected, and laughed.

“Ha! In your face, Nelson!” She then quickly ran to a brown van that looked to be about 5 years old. Worn out, too. She climbed into the driver's seat, and when she noticed that the others were just standing there, shouted “Quickly Make haste!”

The four Chao immediately snapped out of any kind of dream world they were in and quickly climbed into the back of the van. Mrs. Goodlady jammed the keys into the van and started it. Exhaust flooded out of the exhaust pipe, and the four Chao in the back were thankful that they were inside the van instead of outside. Mrs. Goodlady reversed from the parking space at about 60-MPH, then pulled around and sped down the road at about 80.

Mrs. Goodlady then looked back at the four Chao and said, “So. Ya'll excited?”

“Uh . . . yeah,” said Skippy, not knowing what to think about Mrs. Goodlady's sudden attitude change. She had always been so happy and cheerful, and now she seemed like a crazy woman.

“So, Mrs. Goodlady . . .”

“Ima,” said Mrs. Goodlady, suddenly interrupting them. “Just call me Ima.”

“Ima? Ima Goodlady?” asked Julia, trying hard not to laugh at the funny name.

“I know. Sucks, doesn't it?” asked Ima, looking back at Julia. “It's my maiden name, really. I just go by it `cause my hubby thinks it's cute.”

“Who's your husband?” asked Neil, interested all of the sudden.

“The guy who you're about to meet, actually. But keep in mind he won't go soft on you just because I like you guys, `K?”

The four Chao nodded, then looked out the window, not knowing what to think. Ima suddenly shot her hand forward and turned the volume of the radio up, very loudly. Our four friends in the back couldn't help but smile as Ima turned the channel to the modern rock station. Their teacher was awesome!

Ima was now bouncing up and down, making the whole van go up and down with it. And seriously! This lady was like, what, 3 years old (for the sake of saying, 42 in human years)?

“I love this song!” said Ima, headbanging but still managing to drive at the same time. “It's so great!” And indeed, it was great. “Breaking the Habits” by Linkin Park was a good song.

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“Well, here we are!” said Ima as she hopped out of her junker of a van. The four Chao climbed out as well and stared in amazement at what lie before them. It was a large, at least 7 story building that was very wide. Obviously, they were about to enter a recording studio.

Ima began to walk to the entrance, and the other Chao followed her. They stepped inside, and music, along with the smell of plastic, came out of what seemed like every direction.

The four Chao followed . . . and followed . . . and followed . . . DOOR! They opened the door, and beyond it was a small recording booth, just like ones that the Chao had seen in pictures and books. Fiddling around with the equipment in the room was a Hero Chao, who looked to be the same age as Ima.

“Hey!” shouted Ima, causing the Hero to turn around. He smiled faintly. “Hey,” he said back.

“This is my husband, guys!” said Ima, pointing at the Chao messing with amplifiers. “His name is Alex, but everyone calls him Magic Alex, because he's so awesome with the equipment and stuff.”

“Magic Alex . . .” said Raven, staring at him. “I've heard that name somewhere before.”

“Yeah,” said Magic Alex, looking at Raven. “It was what people called that Greek guy from the sixties who invented stuff for The Beatles. Awesome dude. My role model.”

“OK! Can we start now?” asked Ima, clapping her hands. “I want to hear these dudes rock!”

“Oh yeah,” said Magic Alex, somewhat showing more emotion than what he had. “That's right.” He then looked at Neil and said, “You're Neil, right?”

“Yeah,” said Neil, not knowing what to do.

“Step over here,” said Magic Alex, walking to an amp that was plugged to a guitar. Neil walked over and picked up the guitar.

“Great,” said Magic Alex. “Julia!”

“Yeah?”

“Bass-nitch. Skippy, go to the other guitar, and Raven . . .” He then pointed to a drum set mounted on a platform in the back. “On drums.”

“I've never played drums before,” said Raven, showing not much interest in the round thingies.

“Yeah, but you got rhythm, dude!” said Magic Alex, playing air drums. “That's all that matters! We can teach you and all that good stuff.”

“OK,” said Raven, shrugging as she got behind the drums.

Magic Alex walked to a door on the right hand side of the room and entered it. He then came out in another room, this one having a hole to connect into the room the four Chao were in with glass. If you don't understand that sentence, I'm sorry. But obviously, this is where Magic Alex would be able to hear them as if they were on a CD.

“OK!” said Alex, speaking into a microphone so the Chao on the other side of the glass could hear him. “Ima tells me that you guys were going to write a song on your own, right?”

“Yeah,” said Julia, looking up from her bass. “We got one done, but like Raven said, she's never played drums before.”

“Then Raven, just hit some random drums to the beat, OK?”

“Got it.”

“Alright. Hit me. I'm listening.”

The four Chao exchanged glances, then looked at Skippy. Skippy shrugged as he began to play a calm guitar solo. The sound was smooth, with that old style solo guitar playing the notes. The solo sounded mysterious, as if it were describing something unnatural.

Then, after about 20 seconds, the solo ended, and Neil joined in on hard rock guitar. Julia and Skippy soon adjusted and began to rock hard with him. Raven did as she was told and banged on the drums to the rhythm, and surprised herself when she noticed that it sounded pretty good. After another 20 seconds, Neil began to sing in a hard rock voice.

We wake up every morning around 6 a.m.

Enjoying to wake up and watch everything begin

We are sitting rather happily till something goes wrong

Just enough to bother me from where I should belong

So we fly through our roof and just what do we see?

I think it is a monster just a-whacking the city

So we fly over there and we kick his big fat mass

Hoping to just get some deserved peace at last

All we get is thanks it is nothing really great

All we ever did was save this city `cause that is our fate

Yet you ask us why we keep our underwear outside our pants

Why do you even care cause without us you don't stand a chance

There was a small guitar piece, and then Neil and Julia sang the chorus.

`Cause we are the super heroes

Mighty mighty super heroes

We save your tiny lives

Yet you still treat us like zeroes

We don't have any money
'Cause we never get paid

There's nothing to get out of this

But we do it anyway

Another small guitar piece, then Neil began to sing again.

So why don't you just go along and play with all your friends

Don't even bother telling them your life was near its end

I guess we should go home and just live our daily lives

And now out of nowhere the police lady arrives

She says “Come quick you must help town hall's been attacked

There's a robber stealing money come with me, don't hold back!”

So we go and we fight till we save the hall at last

Yet we wasted Saturday just to save the mayor's ass

Again, enter Julia with Neil.

`Cause we are the super heroes

Mighty mighty super heroes

We save your tiny lives

Yet you still treat us like zeroes

We don't have any money
'Cause we never get paid

There's nothing to get out of this

But we do it anyway

Skippy then began a wild guitar solo. Again, it sounded like a 70's rock solo. It was very fast and wild, filled with energy as if someone were in a fight. The music quieted down a little bit, along with Neil's voice.

Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman too

Hawkgirl, The Flash, don't forget Cat Ballou

Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven and Cyborg

Why do you still treat us like we're just a bore?

`Cause we are the super heroes

Mighty mighty super heroes

We save your tiny lives

Yet you still treat us like zeroes

We don't have any money
'Cause we never get paid

There's nothing to get out of this

But we do it anyway!

Neil smiled as the lion's share of their song was complete. Now all he had to do was join Julia in the next spoken dialogue.

“Go, Bass Girl, Go!” he said in a very strong, righteous voice, like a superhero.

“I'm going! I'm going!” said Julia, also in a righteous voice. For a lady, anyway.

“Sweet cheese! It's the Joker!”

“And the Penguin!”

“Quickly! Destroy them!”

Skippy played a short solo, which sounded very action-packed, queuing the beating-up of the old Batman villains.

“Very good, Bass Girl! Quickly, let us go!”

“Yes . . . Let us go.”

Skippy played the rift once more, and finally their first song ended. The four Chao looked up, to find Ima and Magic Alex wide-eyed and what looked to be VERY impressed.

“Awesome . . .” said Magic Alex, speaking into the microphone. “To tell you the truth I didn't expect the song to be that in depth. You guys certainly wrote a great song in a small amount of time.”

“Thanks,” said Neil, playing on his guitar. “It was fun.”

“But let us continue!” said Alex, snapping out of his shocked voice. The four Chao looked back at him.

“You mean there's more?” asked Julia, twinkle in her eyes. “We're not done yet?”

“Oh no, man!” said Magic Alex, laughing a bit. “I gotta test you guys some more!” He then stepped out of the booth and into the room that they were in.

“Neil, can you play keyboard?”

“Yeah, sorta.”

“Go over there, then,” Alex said as he pointed to a keyboard in the corner. Neil walked over and stood behind it.

“Know any songs?”

“Yeah. I know that one by Beastie Boys.”

“Play it and sing.”

Neil looked over at Skippy, knowing that he was going to need him to sing in the song.

“You don't have to play the whole thing,” said Alex. “Just a verse and the chorus or something.”

Neil shrugged and began to play the keyboard rift. Raven banged on the drums to the beat, and Skippy bopped his head up and down. Neil began to sing with Skippy singing on different parts.

Girls!

All I really want is girls!

And in the morning it's girls!

`Cause in the evening it's girls!

I like the way that they walk!

And it's chill to hear them talk!

And I can always make them smile!

From White Castle to the Nile!

“OK!” said Magic Alex, interrupting the both of them. “That was good! Odd . . . but good!”

Neil and Skippy high-fived.

“Julia . . . I know you can sing good. You were awesome in that chorus of your song.”

“Thank you!” said Julia, blushing from the remark.

“Raven! What about you? Like to sing?”

“I do, but I suck.”

“How much do you suck?”

“A lot. I sound raspy and distorted.”

“That's good, actually,” said Magic Alex, rubbing his hands. “If you need a distorted voice for songs, you pretty much have to use machinery, and that costs money. If you sound distorted, we could leave all the distorted songs to you and not have to pay!”

Raven smiled and said, dully, “I think I get your point.”

“Good. Sing for me.”

“I . . . don't know what to sing.”

Julia looked at Raven and smiled. “Sing that Beatles song you sing a lot.”

“Are you a Beatles freak, Raven?” asked Alex, eyeing Raven.

“Yeah. I love them a lot.”

“Do you know `I am the Walrus'?”

“Yeah. I do. That's my favorite song.”

“Sing that one! The whole thing!”

Raven stared at Alex with a piercing look, then said, “I'll try.” She cleared her throat and then began to sing “I am the Walrus”, with a voice to rival John Lennon's.

I am he

As you are he

As you are me

And we are all together

See how they run

Like pigs from a gun

See how they fly
I'm crying.

Sitting on a cornflake

Waiting for the van to come

Corporationg T-Shirt

Stupid bloody Tuesday man

You've been a naughty boy

You let your face grow long

I am the eggman

They are the eggman

I am the walrus!

Goo goo g'joob!

Mr. City

Police man sitting

Pretty little policmen

In a row

See how they fly

Like Lucy in the sky

See how the run

I'm crying.

Yellow matter custard
Dripping from a dead dog's eye

Crabalocker fishwife

Pornographic priestess

Boy you've been a naughty girl
You let your knickers down

I am the eggman

They are the eggmen

I am the walrus!

Goo goo g'joob!

Sitting in an English garden

Waiting for the sun

If the sun don't come you get a tan from

Standing in the English rain

I am the eggman
They are the eggmen

I am the walrus!

Goo goo g'joob!

Expert Texpert

Choking smokers

Don't you think the

Joker laughs at you?

See how they smile

Like pigs in a sty

See how they snide.

I'm cryin.

Sillemena Pilchard

Climbin' up the Eiffel Tower

Elementary penguin

Singing Hare Krishna

Man you should've seen them

Kicking Edgar Allen Poe

I am the eggman

They are the eggmen

I am the walrus!
Goo goo g'joob!

“Great!” said Alex, clapping for Raven. The others joined in and “woo”ed.

“Well that pretty much covers it,” said Alex, looking at his watch. “I would have to say that you guys did it! You are officially a band!”

“Awesome!” the four Chao said in unison, happy they made the “cut”.

“But you guys still need a name.”

Their faces turned from happiness to confusion. They didn't think about what they would call themselves.

“Ideas? Ideas?” asked Neil, looking around.

Julia sparked. “I got an idea! How about `The Plastic Spoons'?”

“Plastic Spoons?” asked Skippy, eyeing Julia suspiciously.

“Yeah! You know! From that song by The Who!” She then began to sing. “I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth!” She then said in a normal voice, “It means we're just ordinary Chao trying to have a good time with music.”

“Si,” said Raven, nodding her head. “I like that idea.”

“Excellent!” said Magic Alex. He then pointed to himself and said, “I shall be your record producer here at Chao-mix Records. Ima . . . Where's Ima?”

They soon found her in a corner, filing her nails and reading a rock magazine at the same time. Very talented, indeed! C'mon, girls! I know your jealous!

“Hmm?” she asked, looking up. “Oh yeah! I'm here!”

“Ima will be your manager. Now all we need is a bus driver for when you guys go on tour and stuff.”

“Tour?” asked Skippy. “Tour as in we'll go around the world and stuff?”

“Well, not that big just yet,” said Alex, frown on his face. “You can start by making local concerts, then we can do nation-wide. Then possibly world tour.”

“Awesome!” said the Plastic Spoons in unison.

“Until then, you must make songs for your first CD! That `We are the Superheroes' one was good, but you're going to need some more. At least 12 for your first album.”

“It shall be done,” said Neil, knowing that he could probably easily make 12 songs in a short time. Of course, everyone was going to need to participate.

“Excellent.” Alex then smiled as he headed back to the amplifier he was working on when they first arrived. “Until then, start writing!”

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That's Chapter 2! Iyou, if you read this, please consider the bus driver thing. I also need a name to call your character by, and what kind of Chao you want to be.

And yes, I did write “We are the Superheroes”. I happened to make up a melody and managed to put words to it, and therefore I had my first song! I'll be writing a lot of songs for this fic, so you better get used to it.

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