Lion's Pride

S.2 Chapter 15: The Show Must Go On!

"Have you ever been scared of silence?" Musa asked as the lights at the Red Fountain's stage started turning on. "In a few hours there will be a great concert at Red Fountain, and I'll be performing." She stated as she gets caught up in her thoughts.

Letting her nerves get to her she thinks about how she's on stage starting her song, opening her mouth just to hear nothing.

"Bloom thinks my voice is fantastic and that the audience will cheer, dance, and sing along with me." She informed, still caught in her thoughts as she imagined the crowd being just robots that stood and did nothing. "Zariel's surprised that I'm not a famous singer by now." She chuckled out letting out a sigh. "They're convinced that tonight the lights of my career will be switched on. One after another." The music fairy continued, still stuck in her mind as she imagined the lights turning off one by one before she took a step back from the microphone.

"I remember you once told me that to be able to sing you have to trust your audience." Musa states imagining herself walking back out on stage to the singular shining light shining on the microphone.

Taking a breath, she freezes before she takes a step back causing the light to turn off once more.

(Present)

Visiting her home, it's fall season as the music fairy goes to visit her mother's grave site with a fresh bouquet of flowers in her grasp.

"Mom, how did you feel the first time you were on stage?" The blue haired girl asked, placing the bouquet neatly in front of the tombstone. "These flowers are for you, mother. I wish my debut could be like yours. Unfortunately, you won't be able to see me tonight, but I'll be singing for you." She declared determinately.

(Darkar's Fortress)

In the underground fortress a storm-witch looked at herself in one of the mirrors placing a hand on it thinking of a way to get back at the music fairy for her actions that caused her humiliation.

"Ugh, Musa. I sure hope you're ready for your concert. Because it'll be an evening you won't soon forget." Stormi insinuated with a growl as she placed her hand in her curly hair before flicking it with the use of her magic turning it from its tight curls into straight short hair.

Then she snapped her fingers, using her magic to turn her eyes a shade of lighter blue, her hair a reddish brown, and her clothes into a light blue sweater with red accents along with a dark blue short skirt and light brown boots with long red socks.

Finished with her transformation, she approaches the mirror wiping away at a Musa drawing with her sleeve before tapping at where it once was.

"Musa you're done." Stormi declared before bursting into evil laughter.

(Red Fountain)

Walking with a witch on each arm, Brandon walks around the courtyard attempting to charm the two.

"Of course I'll win the secret chalice tonight, but only if I get a kiss for good luck." He states charmingly as the two witches gave each other a devious smirk.

"Hmm, let's see do you like strawberry lipstick?" The one on the right asked teasingly.

"Or are you a cherry type of guy?" The one on the left asked touching his chin teasingly as the two witches burst into fake giggles.

"Boy do I ever love being me." The brunette specialist states as the two witches let go and run off in laughter.

Noticing that he had something in both his hands he places them in his field of view.

"Huh? What's this?" He asked himself before noticing that he had a lipstick tube in each hand. "Lipstick?! That's not what I asked for." The brunette pouted before the sight of a reddish-brown haired girl caught his attention.