Chapter 10: A Song to Survive

Time passes along and soon enough, the gang finally made it to the airport. "Oh geez. What idiot bombed the airport?" Francis groaned before Zoey spots the Sky bridge. "Look, there's the sky bridge, we can get across from there." As the gang make it through the mess, Bill picked up a dvd that looked to be from 2002. "Hey Callie, is this yours?" He handed it over and Callie looked at the label. "No, why would I-" It read 'Callie And The Royals. NYC April 2002.' "Oh my god, I haven't seen this in years!" Louis looked at the dvd. "What have you got there? Some kind of home movie from the glory days?"

"Kind of. This was a charity concert me and my group did in New York City." Callie grinned while they shot through the parking garage. "The proceeds that were made got donated to hospitals and first responders. It was sold out all the nights available." When they make it to the saferoom, Zoey closed it behind her. "I think I remember seeing ads for it somewhere. You've got to tell me how it went down." She was all giddy, wanting something to lift their spirits. Callie began to think back to those days.

(Flashback: April 12th, 2002.)

Callie and her friends got ready for the charity concert, getting on their color coded outfits. "Alright girls, these people have come for a show. And god knows they need it in this time of crisis. Let's show them what we have got!" Jada spoke to the other five. Jemma held her drumsticks and nodded. "Yeah!! Let's do this!!" Their Manager Ryder looked at the girls. "Good luck youngun's. Show them what the royals are made of."

The crowd was all a mutter and what not. The music starts out and small cheers began to erupt. The 6 get into their positions on stage. Posing for the crowd as the lights dimmed.

"Wondrous.."

"Pretentious.."

"Lies.."

"Broken Hearts."

"Mended.."

"Survived."

The lights come back on and Callie talks to the crowd. "And tonight, New York City, we are!" The girls start playing their instruments as they all harmonize with each other. "Live!" Callie points up to the sky. "Listen up, let me tell you a story!" "A story that you think you've heard before!" Holly had a hold on her bass guitar. "We know you know our names and our fame and our faces." Katie winks as the crowd cheered on. "Know all about the glories and the disgraces!" Jemma beats on her drums and points to Tanner who then takes off their electric guitar. "I'm done 'cause all this time, I've been just one word in this stupid rhyme!" All the girls take off their instruments and grab microphones. "So now we pick up our pens and our microphones! History's about to get overthrown!"

"Wondrous.."

"Pretentious.."

"Lies.."

"Broken Hearts."

"Mended.."

"Survived."

"But just for you tonight.. Callie and The Royals are live!" They strut towards the front of the stage, waving their own glow sticks. "Welcome to the show, to the one we see in! Switching up the flow, as we add the prefix! Everybody knows that we used to be six drab lives. Raising up the roof, 'til we hit the ceiling! Get ready for the truth that we'll be revealing. Everybody knows that we used to be six drab lives! But now we've survived!" They dance around with one another and Jada waved to the crowd. "New York, make some noise!" The girls give each other high fives and special handshakes before going into the second verse.

"All you ever hear and read about-" Callie opened up a book filled with many people they have been with. "Is tons of heart break, the way it ends is." Holly took Katie's hand as she got out some cards that make up a royal flush. "That the pair doesn't beat a royal flush." She tosses them to Jemma. "You're gonna find out how we got unfriended." Tanner caught a rose and sniffed it. "Tonight we're gonna do ourselves justice! Cause we're taking you to court!" Jada takes the rose and puts it in her hair. "Cause Every single rose has its thorns, And you're gonna hear 'em live in consort."

"Wondrous.."

"Pretentious.."

"Lies.."

"Broken Hearts."

"Mended.."

"Survived."

"But just for you tonight, yes Callie and the Royals are live!" They head down the little stairs that connect the stage and the girls split in the seat walkways. "Welcome to the show, to the one we see in! Switching up the flow, as we add the prefix! Everybody knows that we used to be six drab lives. Dancing through the night 'til the break of day, Once we're done, we'll start again. Like it's the Renaissance. Everybody knows that we used to be six drab lives. Oh now we've survived."

The six walk back up stage and got in a line. Then Katie asked the crowd "Do you happen to know all of our names?"

"Wonders!"

"My name is Jada Tanzanite Starr. In prime for all of these years, I'm a paragon Of royalty, my loyalty is I'm Callie's right hand. So if you try to hurt her, You won't try that again." Jada winked and the audience gave a small laugh.

"Pretentious."

"I'm that Holly Green, And I'm up next! See, I broke Katie from toxicity. Yeah, I'm that sexy." Holly held Katie from behind and then continued her bit. "Why did I lose my head? Well, these sleeves may be green, But my lipstick's red!"

"Lies.."

"Kaitlynn Anderson, the only one she truly loves." The other girls turned to Katie and just muttered a "Rude." "When my fam knew of my harsh truth, I lied. But I'm not what I seem. Or am I?" She teased the crowd. "Stick around, and you'll suddenly see more."

"Most Broken."

"Ich bin Jemma Von Miller-" Jemma started and she pointed her mic to the crowd and they say "Ja!" "When I was in juvie, Callie was like-" "Ja!" Jemma crossed her arms and looked a bit ticked. "But the track record did not look good all that quick. Funny how we all discuss that, but not how Chloe is a little-"

Before Jemma could finish that sentence, Tanner interrupted her like a censor. "Prick up your ears, I'm Tanner Baker, who's in by a thread."

"Yes, mended."

"For my promiscuity outside of wed-Lock up your wives and lock up your sons. Cause the Baker is here, and the fun's begun!"

"Survived.."

Callie sat on a throne that showed up and she looked at her friends taking a knee. "All these names down, on the final strife. I saw my dad to the end of his life. I'm the survivor, Callie Hansen; The star! I bet you wanna know how I got this far! I said, I bet you wanna know how we got this far! Hey!!"

The six raise their fists into the air and then pointed to the crowd with their hands in the air. "Do you wanna know how we got this far?! Then Welcome to the show, to the one we see in! Switching up the flow, as we add the prefix! Everybody knows that we used to be six drab lives!" Jemma clapped her hands and shouts "Come on, come on, come on!" Before the six sang in harmony again. "Turn the beat up, get this party buzzing! You want a queen bee? well there's half a dozen. Everybody knows that we used to be six draaaaab... liiiiives!! Cause we all have survived!"

All the girls danced and hopped around the stage, listening to the cheers and cries of those that really could use the entertainment. The power of song can give way to a lot of people. "One, two, three, four, five! SIX!" They ended their first song before going onward with the show.

Coming back to reality, Callie finished cleaning her blade. "You'd be surprised how we were founded." She joked around and laughed a bit. "That's a story for another day alright Cal?" Francis asked of her and she nodded. "Fine." They open the saferoom door and began to make their way through the airport

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