Buster opened the doors from the lobby.
"Okay, everybody, listen up. I've got to send you all home. Right now.", Buster said.
The contestants looked at him in shock, even (Y/N).
"Yep. Cause like my dad used to say, "Get a good night sleep and do a great day work."
Eddie facepalmed not believing that Buster didn't say the truth, but made the contestants smiled.
"That's right. Rehearsals begin first thing tomorrow morning. And if you wanna become stars and win a 100 grand, you gotta be ready to work harder than you ever worked in your life. So get some sleep and "dream big dreams"."
They all cheered.
Then the red panda group appeared again behind Buster, singing and dancing again.
"(Y/N), I need your translater again.", Buster yelled, making the contestant laugh.
"I can't right now. I'm bringing the contestant towards the exit."
The contestants followed her, instead Miss Crawly shooed the group away with a broom.
""Dream Big Dreams."", Eddie repeated.
"I know. It's good, right?", Buster made his way to the backstage.
"What about the 100 grand? When are you going to tell (Y/N)?"
"Don't you worry, Eddie. There's got to be a way to get it. And I can't tell (Y/N). She's already stressed enough."
"Buster, no, listen to me. This show is not gonna save your theater. You're at rock bottom, pal."
Buster climbed on the moon.
"Yep. And you know what's great about hitting rock bottom, Eddie, there's only one way left to go and that's up.", he pushed the lever down so the moon went up.
Eddie had a scared look on his face.
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"And you can see the lucky few leaving the theater behind me. Now back to you on the studio, John.", Bob interviewed as the contestant came out.
Meena's mother quickly shut down the TV not upset her daughter more, but Meena cried again seeing that she didn't make it. They were making muffins in the kitchen.
"Oh honey, please don't cry. You're not a failure. There will be other chances ...", she consoled Meena taking out fresh backed muffins from the oven but got interrupted.
"Bah ... the heck they will.", Meena's grandfather scolded.
"Dad, please."
"Come on, don't you want this?", he asked Meena.
"Sure, but I messed it up."
"Then you're gonna go back there tomorrow and say "Mr Moon and Miss Moon, I demand you let me reaudition.". Be confident. Show you ain't gonna be pushed around. You got that, Meena."
"Uh.."
"Good. Now go get my cocoa.", he grabbed some muffins with his trunk and left the kitchen.
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In Ash's apartment, Lance was playing his guitar while singing on the couch in the living room, still angry that his girlfried got chosen, not him.
I won't sell out for nobody
Won't follow no fool
Ash came in with a bowl of popcorn
"Would you stop. I only be doing it for us.", she said.
"Oh really.", Lance scoffed.
"Yes, really. If I won that money, we could build our own recording studio, start our own label. I mean, the whole world would get to hear your songs."
I'm not listining to my girlfriend
Cause she just wants to sell out
Annoyed by his behavior, Ash groaned leaving the room.
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Mike played his saxophone as a white lady mouse walked past him.
"Wow."
He went next to her while playing a sexy melody trying to seduce her. She walked towards the entrance of a disco. Mike wanted to follow her but he got stopped by the foot of the guard.
"Hey. Just a minute. Wait ... wait.", he stammered.
She turned to him giving him a smile going inside.
"Ah, look at ...", he got interrupted again by the guard's foot, "I know Derek, the manager, he'll vouch for me. Come on."
The guard shook his head.
"Hey, Mario.", the guard made way from three gangster bears, "How is it going?", the leader greeted.
"Oh for crying out lood.", Mike complained as the bears went in, "Oh yeah, let the bears in, let the bears in. Fine.", the doors closed behind them.
Offended, Mike played a bad note on his saxophone at the guard.
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Johnny just entered the gas station with a smile, happy that he got in the show and also hopefully finding about why (Y/N) acted like that towards him as he saw his dad with his buddies.
"There he is. I've got a surprise for you, my son.", Rick gestured to Johnny to come.
"What's that?"
"Tell him the plan."
"Right. We've been told there's a ship carried 25 million in gold gonna dock at night. Here.", Stan showed the plan by placing miniatures item on a blueprint, "With the usuals guards here and here. But lucky for us, there's a sewer right under here, so the getaway driver meets us here."
"And that is gonna be you this time, Johnny.", Rick said picking the miniature truck and gave it to his son.
"What? You want ... You want me to drive."
"Yeah, I say my boy have a proper role in the gang, ay."
"Hang on, Dad, Barry's always been our driver.", Johnny tried to persuade his dad.
"Barry doesn't mind. Do you, Barry?"
"No. No, it's fine.", Barry said.
"Yeah."
"So when exactly is this ship coming in then?", Johnny asked.
"We ain't got a date yet.", Stan said.
"Probably won't be for a while now, will it?"
"Why do you care? It's the last job we only need to do. When it comes in, we go, right?", Rick asked.
"Great, can't wait.", Johnny sarcastly cheered, taking his skateboard on the way out.
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Rosita was next to the bathroom door on the phone, looking if her kids had their teeth well brushed so they could go to bed.
"Um hi, I saw your ad on the paper. I need a nanny just for a couple of weeks. You can? Great. Oh, the kids. Yes, they're wonderful. I have 25. No, I'm not joking, but they're really no problem."
But the person on the phone hung up.
"Hello? Hello!"
"Good night, Mommy.", one of her kids said.
Norman came in the house drenched by the rain from outside.
"Hey, how was the big meeting?", Rosita asked him.
He just groaned handing his things to her.
"That bad, really? I have something really excited to tell you."
"You make the pest pie, honey.", Norman said, a plate of pie in his hand, ignoring what she wanted to say.
"Listen, Norman, I know it's short notice, but I could really use some help with the kids tomorrow because ... well you are not gonna believe what I did today.", she showed him the flyer.
But Norman didn't answer her.
"Norman, are you listening to me?"
Norman fell asleep in front of the TV, the plate on his belly as a piece fell to the ground.
Upset that she would not get help from her husband, she looked at the flyer thinking about canceling so she could after her kids.
Rehearsals begin first thing tomorrow morning. So get some sleep and "Dream Big Dreams"
Her eyes widened as she remembered the words Mr Moon said. She opened the upper shelves and rummaged through taking out a screwdriver and her kids play train having the idea how to take of her kids without being in the house.
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You are the Reason (Johnny x reader)
Action(Y/N) is a human girl born in a world of animals. At the age of (your age minus 15 years), she is found by Buster Moon and his dad in a alley, knocked out. Again conscious in the hospital, (Y/N) wakes up remembering her name and birthday but not whe...
