Loona the Caretaker

Getting To Know A Guitar Legend

Back at Burger King, Cody was feeling so previleged to meet one of his favorite musicians of all time. He still didn't know if he was dreaming, or if this was as real as the sun in the middle of the Solar System. It took him a few seconds to let it sink in, but he realized he wasn't dreaming at all. This was reality for young Cody. There he was; Zakk Wylde, one of the coolest people he has ever heard of and one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Not only was Zakk a king of shredding in the ax, but he is also a nice guy and very approachable, along with the rest of his band mates.

At first, Cody didn't know what else to say to him or his cohorts. He felt like time had froze when he is right in front of one of his favorite musicians. "So Cody," Zakk said, "tell me about yourself, little man. What other bands do you love rocking out to?"

"Well, I like many bands. Guns N' Roses, Motörhead, Megadeth, AC/DC, Dokken, White Lion, there's a lot of bands I like." Cody answered.

"Huh, got quite the good taste in ya, Cody." Zakk gently patted the kid on the shoulder again.

"So..." Cody tried to think of what to say to Zakk. "How's Ozzy doing? I heard he's having a little trouble walking right now,"

"Yeah, the man has seen better days." Zakk admitted. "But he's still going fucking strong as ever. You might have heard, but Ozzy cheated death a couple times in his life,"

"I heard of that." Said Loona. "That guy is a total stud."

"A stud?" Said Zakk. "Ozzy is one of the greatest motherfuckers alive."

"No argument." Said The disguised female hellhound. "Kind of a shame he is retiring from touring."

"Actually, he says he is coming out of retirement," said John DeServio. "Because he says he needs to get back on stage."

"Right." Zakk pointed. "The Prince of Darkness says that he is gonna try performing in a wheelchair."

"Ha! Good in him." Said Blitzo. "Way for him to fucking step up his game."

"So how have you been, Tex?" Zakk Asked the disguised male hellhound. "Still working for that Mayday lady?"

"Not anymore. I quit working with her. She didn't pay me enough money anyway." Said Tex. "No, I got myself a better paying job. One I can actually enjoy."

"What kind of job is it?" Asked Dario

Vortex looked nervous and didn't want to put the secrecy of Hell at risk. It would look really bad if he told Zakk he had become the newest member of a assassin organization that is paid to kill people. Coming up with an excuse, Tex finally said: "I have my own burger shack."

"A burger shack?" Asked Jeff

"Yep! It's... one of my lifelong dreams." Tex continued lying. "The food is way better than this kind of place."

Zakk and his boys looked a little dumbfounded by this. "Okay..." said Zakk. "But hey if your happy, that's what counts." Then he looked back at Cody. "So how long have you been listening to metal, kid?"

"Since I was three."

"Nice." Zakk commended him.

"He gets his taste from me and dad." Said Tommy, "we taught him all that he needed to know about the wonders of rock and metal, Zakk."

"Good on you, Tom." Zakk patted Tommy on the back. "You are one good brother." Then he looked at Celeste. "And who is this beautiful lady?"

Celeste couldn't help but blush at being called that. "My name is Celeste, monsieur."

"She is from France." Said Tommy.

"ooh. Enchanté." Said Zakk, holding out his left hand. "May I, sweetie?"

"But of course." Celeste smiled as she let her right hand be kissed by the famous guitarist, and she was flattered. It made Tommy a little jealous, but he knew that Zakk was just being friendly and polite to his own wife.

"So Zakk, how do you get so good at the guitar?"

"It all takes hard work, dedication, and commitment." The berserker answered. The food was called out to both sides and they all decided to chow down on the food. It was all as yummy as ever and Cody thought of how lucky he was to have met these guys.

The kid wanted to talk to them and hang out some more, but he didn't want to feel like he was getting in their way of their touring. After all, he can't really finish his time with them in an empty stomach.

Yes, the food was always tasty in this kind of establishment (depending on how good the employees are, and how clean the place is).

"So how did it go?" Asked Stolas

"It went good." Said Cody

"Never thought this would have happen." Said Octavia. "If mum was here. She would just complain about how he makes what she calls 'unbearable noise'."

"Ah, but if she was here and said that to Zakk, The cunt would get a nice ass-kicking." Tex smiled. "I've seen Zakk throw out a drunken moron out the window with his bare hands one times and he can even lift three large barbells with one pull-up."

Loona laughed. "Damn right." She agreed. "Zakk is really strong. Kinda funny to see him and his friends go up against Verosika Mayday and her friends."

"they take on that strong bodybuilder?" Moxxie pointed. "Verosika and her friends would get dominated by Zakk's brute strength. Though he's probably not as strong as you, Vortex."

"Oh hell Nah." Tex admitted with his arms crossed. "I have taken down five officers with five taser darts on my back and I didn't feel a thing."

"A hellhound's strength is limitless." Loona added.

"I would love to see those dudes beat the living fucking shit out of Mayday and her slutty posse." He had an evil look on his face as he can imagine the pain and suffering those succubi and incubi would be feeling from the almighty berserkers

After they were all done eating, Zakk and his band mates went to the group and said: "You guys wanna have a look at our bus?"

"Really?" Asked Cody. "But..."

"We don't wanna get in the way of your tour." Said Crystal."

"And we don't want you to keep your fans waiting for so long." Serena added

"Nah. It's all good." Said Dario. "We're getting close to the city we're supposed to play anyway. And we're never busy for fans of ours."

Cody smiled, waiting for her sister's approval. The disguised hellhound smiled and nodded her head in approval. Coming inside the tour bus, it looked pretty nice, and comfy as well.

"So you guys wanna take a picture with us?" Asked John.

"A picture?" Asked Millie

"Yeah, you guys are cool." Said Zakk. "So come on. Take a picture with us."

Happy and more excited, Zakk and his friends took pictures together. Each one of them had different turns on their phones and Zakk even kissed Loona on the cheek in one.

As soon as everyone had their pictures, Zakk pulled out his guitar and his amp. "How about a nice free concert for you guy."

"This day just keeps getting better." Said Loona

"I forgot to ask," said Cody. "How's the Pantera tour coming?"

"it's going almighty, Cody." Said Zakk, "Me, Phil, Rex, and Charlie wrapped up one part of the tour and we're taking a little break for a few months before going out for Europe.

"Cool." Cody remarked.

The group began hearing in on Zakk's nice guitar playing and shredding, and it was even better for Cody up close. It almost felt like a VIP session for him.