Out Of This World
The bands and their roadies, with the music festival crews, Gristle, Bridget, Chadd, and Todd, were in Turkey as they slowly advanced to their European tour. Rose was so tired and sluggish that she looked at her iPad and put it down out of boredom.
"What's up with her?" Branch asked Poppy when they saw their band's lead singer feeling down.
"I'll ask her, I never saw her like this before," Poppy answered to Branch before going up to her best friend. "Rose, are you okay?"
"I've never felt so drained, I ran out of inspiration for our album art," Rose said.
"You've always been the one who made our album art like our first album, then The Beat Goes On," Poppy said.
"Yeah, I did but now, I feel like I'm running out of inspiration for the album art," she answered.
Seeing how their friend was feeling down, Branch and Poppy remembered something and texted someone on their cellphones. When the sightseeing event occurred, Rose noticed that she, Branch, and Poppy were joined by not just Jussy and their bandmates, Barb, Darnell, and Emi.
"Guys, you're here?!" Rose gasped.
"Yeah, Popsqueak told me you've run out of inspiration," Barb said.
"You helped us find our inspiration, it's our turn to help ya," Darnell agreed with her.
"You will do that for me?" Rose asked them.
"Yeah, we wanna do a favor in return for what you did for us," Satin and Chenille chorused.
"Thanks, guys," she thanked them.
The vans stopped at Sultanahmet Square and the bands went on a sightseeing tour in the place. They walked around the place, admiring the mosques that they could see from afar and the obelisks in the park. Rose noticed that the fountain was huge and circular.
"Wow, the main fountain is so huge," Rose said. "And the small one over there is intricately patterned."
"You really admired the shape, did ya?" Darnell asked her.
"Yeah," she answered.
"But check out the pattern under the water," he said, pointing at the mosaic pattern underneath.
"Wow, I can see the pattern underneath, it's beautiful," Rose agreed. "I can make a pattern of my own for the album art."
"If you're interested in the patterns, wait till you see the German fountain," Emi added.
They led Rose to the gazebo-styled fountain at the other end of the square. She looked up the interior part of the place and she noticed the geometric patterns all around.
"Wow, it's everywhere," Rose said.
"Pretty cool, isn't it," Darnell said.
"Yeah, they'd make a great background inspiration," Rose said. "But something feels missing for my inspiration."
"If you wanna find something more interesting, our next destination will be huge," Emi added.
The bands went to the Hagia Sophia with the tourists. They entered the place and were awed at the sight of the mosaic designs all over the place. The ladies wore their hoods on or wrapped their heads and necks with headscarves. they explored the cathedral part of the place but kept their distance from the mosque part.
"This place is so gorgeous, and I've never seen so many artworks here," Rose said.
"What about those iconography art, they look stunning," Darnell added.
"Yeah, they are inspiring as well," she sighed. "I loved how they have the Byzantine influence and the Islamic art fused."
"Shhh!" A passerby shushed them.
"Sorry," they apologized.
The bands toured around the place until they got so hungry that they stopped at the Grand Bazaar for lunch.
"I really miss these foods, they're also replenishing my inspiration," Rose said as she ate some manti and meze with them.
"Have you tried baklava? This is also delicious," Poppy said as she handed Rose a piece.
"Not as delicious as these kebabs," Branch added.
"You know, the grand bazaar has a lot of interesting things to see, the clothes, the shops, and all, they are everywhere," Barb said.
"Really? We can go around the place and see what we can find," Rose agreed.
After paying for their food, the bands went sightseeing at the items in the grand bazaar. Darnell admired the ceramic products, Branch looked at some Nazar Boncugu ornaments, Trollzart bought some Turkish tea, Quincy and Essence were checking out some rugs, Delta Dawn talked with a local about the spices and scents, Satin, Chenille, and the K-Pop quintuplets gasped over the gold and silver jewelry, Cooper and Poppy bought some Turkish delights and shared with everybody, and Lownote Jones and Rose is checking out the Turkish lanterns.
"These lanterns are so gorgeous, the patterns are so dazzling," Rose said.
"The people of the Middle East and North Africa are skilled in making geometric patterns, they sure know how to draw lines properly and fix them into a shape to form a pattern that they want," he said.
"Actually, this lantern caught my eye, its four pointed star designs are so eye-catching," Rose said.
"That lantern costs 1000 lira," the shopkeeper said.
"Sorry sir, I'm just checking this one out, it's very beautiful," she responded.
"All of these lanterns are beautiful like you," Lownote said.
"Thanks Lownote," Rose thanked him,
After going around the grand bazaar, the bands were back to the hotel, where they had a Turkish bath and spa experience. They changed to their towels and were led into the hot room, where they stayed for 10 to 15 minutes. After that, they were led to a room with a platform, where they get their foam massage. The guys were in the men's room while the girls were in the women's room.
"So Rose, have you decided on what artwork you will do for our album?" Poppy asked as the two were getting a scrub by the female employees.
"Yeah, the patterns on the lantern that Lownote and I saw are so beautiful," Rose answered. "The mosaics on the Hagia Sophia and the pattern on the fountain in Sultanahmet square are fascinating too."
"Glad you got your creative motivation back," Poppy said.
"Yeah, glad I did," Rose sighed as the woman attending her was scrubbing her leg.
Meanwhile, the guys were getting their treatments in a separate room with male attendants scrubbing them.
"So how was Rose? Did she get her motivation back?" Trollex asked Branch, Darnell, and Lownote Jones as he had his foamy scrub.
"She's got her groove back," Lownote answered.
"How did she get rid of the creative block?" Branch wondered.
"It's simple, she just has to look around because everywhere, everybody finds inspiration," Darnell responded.
"You know, that lantern really sparked her creativity," Lownote said.
"Wow, she really did it....." Trollex signed until one of his legs was given a slap. "Ow,"
The day of the concert finally came as Rose is getting ready for the performance. She is wearing a night blue bodice with translucent long sleeves, and harem pants with a split skirt embroidered with crystals and luminous color-changing star patterns, gold sandals, and matching jewelry with mismatching sun and the moon earrings.
"Wow, love the astronomy imagery look you girls did for us," Branch complimented the fashion twins as the Snack Pack were also getting ready in their night sky themed outfits.
"Thanks, Rose suggested it," Satin said.
"Yeah, her upcoming album art is out of this world," Chenille added.
As they talked backstage, Darnell and the Funky Circus were performing onstage with a song cover.
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we can see it
Here's to the ones that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here's to the ones that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
Gather round, now look at me
Respect the love, the only way
If you wanna come, come with me
The door is open now every day
This one plus two, rendezvous, all invited
This what we do, how we do
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we can see it
Here's to the ones that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here's to the ones that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
I dream that the world is better and we live in love (and we live in love)
And we gather and let our voice fill this world with love (this world is love)
We come together and raise all flags
We cooperate, create and achieve all dreams
We do not give up, we challenge ourselves, we overcome every hardship, and we sing with affection
Look who we are
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we believe it
Look who we are, we are the dreamers
We make it happen 'cause we can see it
Here's to the ones that keep the passion
Respect, oh, yeah
Here's to the ones that can imagine
Respect, oh, yeah
"What made you think of the starry motif?" Poppy asked them as she showed them the design that Rose drafted. "She added some neon colored nebulae as well."
"Can you do us in space themed outfits," Guy Diamond suggested.
"We already have stars in the background so our looks can be like my Space Groove look so I'll be thinking of what outfit can I make for you guys," Rose said.
"Okay everybody, five minutes till you're up," Cloud Dude called them.
"Let's make this performance soar out of this world," Poppy said as they stood up and get ready to perform.
The Snack Pack went onstage with their instruments and started performing onstage for the audience with Rose singing at the center.
You're gonna be a star
We can be whatever you want (yeah)
Make the rules up as we go (yeah)
Step into our power, our moment, our golden hour
Possibilities out of this world (yeah)
Take look in the mirror (smile)
You rock everything you wear (style)
You just wanna shine, not something you wanna hide
It's a feeling you can't deny
Every time the stars collide
I feel so electrified
Won't let anybody ruin my vibe
I'll be dancing through the galaxy
See the sun reflect off of me
It's a feeling nobody can deny
I'm gonna be a star, star
See me going far, far
I just wanna feel the beat and go out of this world
You're gonna be a star, star
See you going far, far
Look up high and
We'll be there
going out of this world
We're gonna be a
We're gonna be a star
Gravity can't hold you down (yeah)
You're the king or queen so put on your crown (yeah)
Spin around and shine, you know you're one of a kind
Watch them stop as you come around (yeah)
Burning so bright
Watch them all ignite
We'll show them everything that we got
The kind of glamour that could never be taught
Every time the stars collide
You feel so electrified
Won't let anybody ruin your vibe
We'll be dancing through the galaxy
See the sun reflect off with me
It's a feeling nobody can deny
I'm gonna be a star, star
See me going far, far
I just wanna feel the beat and go out of this world
You're gonna be a star, star
See you going far, far
Look up high and
We'll be there
going out of this world
I'm gonna be a
I'm gonna be a star
You're gonna be a star, star
See us going far, far
We just wanna feel the beat and go out of this world
We can be whatever we want
Make the rules up as we go
Step into our power our moment our golden hour
Possibilities out of this world
After their performance, they went backstage where their friends, the other bands and music artists were ready to congratulate them.
"Whoa guys, you're so stellar onstage!" Gristle complimented them.
"Thanks, it was Rose's new album art idea that inspired us," Poppy thanked him.
"And it's the starry patterns and the mosaic art that motivated me to keep going," Rose added.
"Yeah, no wonder you guys made us feel like we're out of this world," Darnell said.
"We are all bright shining stars, no matter who or what we are, we just need to learn how to find the light within us," Rose said with a smile.
The cover of the song that Darnell sings with the Funky Circus is Dreamers by Jungkook while the Snack Pack performed Out Of This World from Rainbow High.
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