Shipwrecked On Emo Island

◌ Six ◌

"Fall deeper and deeper, the sirens are singing your songs."

Slowly, the man faded out to the end of the song, singing softly. The boat was nearing the rock but at a snail's pace. It was awkwardly silent. A man with gauges and a shiny white bass fixed his brown hair and uncomfortably cleared his throat.

"Uh, Kellin? It didn't work. That's our best song, the only guarantee we'll capture someone. Now what?"

The signer, Kellin, looked uncomfortable. Clearly, their best performance did not work out and they were stumped on how to lure the captain to the rock. More importantly, Tyler was slowly coming out of his trance.

"Kellin, they didn't even react much to when you took your shirt off. That always works." another man said.

"Shut up, Nick! Let me think!"

The singer grew more nervous as he struggled to think of another song. The boat came to a complete stop and the passengers stood frozen in awe of what was happening. The awkwardness got worse, it was almost as awkward as Mikey Way's knees (almost). "Uh, I know! Let's play With Ears To See, and Eyes To Hear."

The band got back into position. The drummer tapped his sticks together four times and they began to play.

"True friends lie undernea-"

Kellin stopped signing abruptly. "Seriously guys! I said to play the acoustic version!"

"No, you didn't."

"Yeah we assumed you meant the regular one."

The band broke out into a large fight. With every passing second Tyler came closer and closer to reality. He was starting to wake up and wonder where he was. Everyone shouted at each other and argued. The people on the boat remained silent, still trying to believe what was happening. Suddenly, one guy took his shirt off.

"GABE! I NEVER TOLD YOU TO TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT! I'M IN CHARGE. LISTEN TO ME." Kellin shouted, angrily.

Gabe didn't listen, of course, and starting reaching for his belt buckle.

"GABRIEL BARHAM. YOU GUYS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRTS UNLESS WE ARE ABSOLUTELY DESPERATE. YOU'RE NOT AS HOT AS ME, REMEBER?"

Kellin gasped when he realized Tyler had gone back into his zone and was coming full speed at the rock, his eyes set on Gabe's chest. The passengers of the boat started screaming at Tyler again.

"But... but how is this possible? He didn't fall for Don't Fall Asleep At The Helm or With Ears To See, and Eyes To Hear OR my beautiful chest but he comes when he sees Gabe without a shirt? What is this?" Kellin said in disgust.

The next few moments seemed to happen in slow motion. The boat crashed into the rock with a thundering boom. Almost everyone fell from the impact. A beam from above cracked and splintered. Water rushed in downstairs in the passenger's cabins. Tyler jumped on the rock to chase after Gabe. Everyone screamed and chaos broke out. Justin, in the heat of the moment, ripped his shirt off like Gabe, causing Jesse to follow along too.

"GUYS, STOP! ENOUGH!" Kellin yelled.

Suddenly, upon seeing either Jesse or Justin shirtless, Tyler snapped out of his trance. He was confused for a few moments before realizing what was had happened. His heart skipped a beat when he saw the sinking boat. He jumped back on the deck and yelled to Josh to get the life rafts. Everyone cheered.

Well, until they saw the life rafts.

Josh came down the stairs from the captains quarters carrying a tiny, deflated raft. The Sirens were long gone by now. He popped open the valve of the raft and took a giant breath before exhaling into the raft. He did this several more times before feeling lightheaded.