Stand Tall // Julie and the Phantoms (Luke Patterson)

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Luke threw a dart and said angrily, "Unbelievable. Okay, he can take all the credit and he doesn't even mention us?"

"And he's rich," Julie added. "He has his own helicopter."

Alex stood. "He has a - he has a helicopter?"

"Yeah, with his face on it."

Reggie laughed. "He parks it in front of that hotel?"

"No, that's his mansion."

"Mansion!" Reggie and Emilia repeated.

Alex turned to Luke. "We live in a garage."

"It's not about the money!" Luke cried. "It's about the music!"

Reggie turned to him. "It's a little about the money."

Emilia nodded. "Why can't it be about both?"

"A little bit," Alex added in a high-pitched voice. "We could have shared it with our families!"

"Maybe my house wouldn't have been a bike shack!" Reggie exclaimed. "I could have been in a mansion on the beach!"

"What he did is steal our legacy!" Luke cried as he stepped closer to Julie.

Emilia joined Luke's side and asked, "Where does he live?"

"Above the beach in Malibu," Julie replied.

"Let's go teach him a lesson," Reggie decided and the other three ghosts nodded.

"What? Wait, guys! We have to rehearse for the dance! It's our first gig!"

The ghosts disappeared.

Julie let out a sigh.

"Okay, boys, Emilia!" Flynn exclaimed as she entered. "Break time's over, okay? Get to playing. Mama needs her eye candy and hearing a nice voice and seeing love."

"They're gone," Julie said. "Pretty sure I just unleashed four angry ghosts on the world. But I think I know where they're going. Come on."

Flynn bit into an apple and the girls left the studio.

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The four ghosts stood in front of Bobby's, Trevor's, house. They entered and looked through photos and records.

"Bobby's house is ridiculous!" Alex exclaimed. "Have you seen these platinum records?!"

"Platinum?" Reggie and Emilia repeated.

"He recorded My Name is Luke!" Luke cried. "My name is Luke!"

Emilia noticed a man in black enter and she and Reggie yelled, "It's him!"

"Hey, Carrie!" Trevor called. "I'm gonna meditate!"

"He wears sunglasses indoors?" Reggie asked.

Emilia scoffed. "Jerk if I've ever seen one. Did I ever tell you guys I never liked Bobby?"

Luke nodded. "More than once."

"I'm in the den!" a female voice answered.

"Cool!" Trevor replied.

"I can't stand him," Reggie muttered.

"Me neither," Emilia mumbled.

"Time for his past to haunt him," Luke decided.

Emilia nodded. "I highly second that notion."

"Wait!" Alex called, causing the others to stop. "Let's not rush this. You know it's my first time haunting someone. I wanna make it special."