The Pirouette Series ~ A Star Crossed Wasteland

~Chapter 10~

It was finally concert day! We were all excited and nervous. The work crew had gotten into The Fillmore before noon time to set everything up. Everyone else rolled into town last night, so we were all able to have a huge dinner together. It was great getting to visit with Mo and the boys. They were excited to have us along for the ride. Around three that afternoon, Jax called and said that had everything set up for us to come in and test it.

The iron apparatus was going to cover over half the open floor of the Fillmore. I was happy. Luna and I were about to work the bungees. Brady went and got into his spot. They had boxed in spots for us around the floor so the fans wouldn't stand there and get hit. Brady went and got in his box one jump away from the stage right walkway end square. Luna and I were above waiting.

I had on a mic so they could hear me. Travis, Kent, Mo and Vinnie came in to watch it just because they wanted to.

"Okay, start The Infection for it to go into Sex Metal Barbie for me please."

"You got it, Journ," our sound tech said.

I began walking along the apparatus up top for the light to shine on me. I jumped, grabbed the bar and began swinging myself. Sex Metal Barbie started, and I fell down into the box to pop right back up. As soon as I went up, Luna came down. The next time I went up, I grabbed the bar, swung myself and jumped forward to the next bar to catch it to swing and fall. I land on this box and start dancing. I jump and go back down on point.

I trust that Luna and Brady are doing their choreography behind me since I'm more out towards the sound board. Our crew figured out how to make our bungees glide the bars. It was awesome. We were basically flying above the crowd and around them. By the time I make it to my final box, it becomes a cage for Big Bad Wolf. They had assigned me a muscle for the shows. His name was Tyler. He was a big dude with loads of muscle.

There were bars in the top of my cage so I could swing inside of it. Luna and Brady exit as Big Bad Wolf starts. I was the only one dancing to this. Maria came in as I started this routine. She had not seen this since I redid it. I was able to crawl out of the top in between the bars, so I kept the bungee on. When she screams, 'get the fuck out of my head,' I fall from the top of the cage to bounce back up to the top of the cage. I reach out and grab the chains to wrap them around my wrists.

When she screams, "Pig, pig, pig," I start swinging again with the chains on above the crowd. I unwrap one chain and let it go. To end the routine, I let the other chain go to fall into the box below me. I undo the bungee, pop it like a seat belt for it to fly back up. Stepping out of the box, Tyler is standing there like he is supposed to be.

I turn around to see all of them staring me, speechless.

"What's wrong? You don't like it? I can change it again if I need to."

"Oh honey, I don't want you to change a damn thing," Maria said. "That's fucking genius."

I blew her a kiss; "Thank you ma'am. Let's get the hammock out so I can run through that."

"Which song is that, Journ?"

"Sexual Hallucination. It's one of my solos that this gorgeous creature asked me to do."

"Journey," Tyler said.

"Yeah?"

"Look," he said and pointed up.

The hammock was already hung, towards the stage, right in front of the drum set and the edge of the iron apparatus. Lovely. I shook my head.

"Let's go, Tyler."