Chapter 7: The Quarterfinals

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Later on, at 1:30pm...

Right onstage were four remaining contestants in the Singing Tournament. Three of them are in groups and one is in solo. Those four contestants happened to be the D-Tribe, the Dazzles, the two rockstar brothers and the same young man who sang the first line of the song.

The D-Tribe happened to be standing on the far left side of the stage. Beside them on their left were two rockstar brothers. Ahead of them on the left were the Dazzles and the young man.

Further in front onstage was the manager, holding the microphone the same way he held it last time.

"It's time for the Quarterfinals!" the manager said to the audience.

Cheers erupted from the audience.

"Who will make it to the semifinals and who will take the chance to win the Singing Tournament? Will it be—" the manager's body slightly turned behind him and he gestured to each contestant. Starting with the D-Tribe, then going all the way to the young man. The audience erupted in cheers after each band or contestant name was mentioned. "—the D-Tribe? Will it be the Rockstar Brothers? Will it be the Dazzles? Or will it be the only solo in the tournament, Lucas Manford?"

As the cheering started to slowly die down, the manager let out a mix of laugh and chuckle. "Well, let's find out soon. As we watch the contestants performing songs for the Quarterfinals." You can see his head nodding as he concluded the opening remarks for the Quarterfinals. "This is gonna get even better!"

The scene was switched to a young man, known as Lucas Manford, performing onstage. He then, sang the first verse.

My darling

You know how I feel

Ever since I first saw you

I wish I could tell you three little words

But I'm not sure how you respond

The scene was switched to the Rockstar Brothers as they sang the Pre-Chorus.

Let's roll it! (Let's roll it)

We're rollin' it in

Let's roll it in!

We're rollin' it in

As the chorus drew in, the scene was switched to the Dazzles. Graceful moves were not that much involved, but the audience and the judge couldn't resist their harmonizing voices. Again, it was Jewel who sang the chorus with Ruby and Saphne as backup singers.

Now, you're falling under our spell (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

You have no other choice (Ah-ah, ah-ah)

For you are now under our control (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

Do as we say and you'll be free (Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Soon, you'll all be singing along

The scene was switched to the D-Tribe as they sang their own chorus. At this point, it was Ray who sang the chorus.

There's still hope inside of us

Even in the darkest hour

There's still hope inside of us

When we crumble, we get back up

For our hope is still there

The scene was switched to Lucas again as the second verse drew in.

My darling

You know how I feel

Every time I see you

I wish I could express my love for you

But I'm not sure how you respond

The scene was switched to the Rockstar Brothers again as the same Pre-Chorus drew in.

Let's roll it! (Let's roll it)

We're rollin' it in

Let's roll it in!

We're rollin' it in

As the same chorus drew in, the scene was switched to the Dazzles again.

Now, you're falling under our spell (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

You have no other choice (Ah-ah, ah-ah)

For you are now under our control (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

Do as we say and you'll be free (Ah-ah, ah-ah)

Soon, you'll all be singing along

The scene was switched to the D-Tribe again. This time, it was Diona who sang the chorus.

There's still hope inside of us

Even in the darkest hour

There's still hope inside of us

When we crumble, we get back up

For our hope is still there

As the bridge drew in, no switching scene was involved. Instead, it stayed in the D-Tribe's performance. At this moment, it was Rhea's turn to sing her part.

You may be asking

"What if I crumble again?"

Well, you can pray to God

For He's our last hope

As the music increased to that same melody, all members of the D-Tribe sang the chorus again.

There's still hope inside of us

Even in the darkest hour

There's still hope inside of us

When we crumble, we get back up

For our hope is still there

As the music started to fade, it was Rhea who sang the outro.

Even in the darkest hour, we get back up

For our hope is still there

After the song ended, the crowd went even wilder and crazy. Ray gave a slight bow before exiting the stage with his family, with the employees helping out with the keyboard, drum set, microphones attached to them and the speakers.

Turns out, the onlycontestant who heard a buzz during the performance was Lucas. This left theRockstar Brothers, the Dazzles and the D-Tribe in the Semifinals.

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