Chapter 20 - Voyage

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A week has passed since Rock Dog and SwiftyTV made their presence in a small town called St Jupiter in the State of California, the United States of America. Rock Dog will hold their first concert outside of Mengcheng one week after the inaugural St Jupiter International Film Festival where Swifty and his gang will debut their "Arctic Dogs" movie to the town.


Not since the singing competition three years ago had there been a growing buzz about the town. Everyone residing there were only talking about those two parties, evidenced by the fact that the opening night for "Arctic Dogs" had been sold out and so does the one-night-only Rock Dog concert.


Buster and Eddie had tracked the number of tourists booking hotels at the quiet town risen exponentially. The Moon Theatre had earned more than enough revenue to cost the costs of modifying the theatre.


"You ready for another day of rehearsals?" The koala asked, shutting down the computer.


"You bet! Let's open it up!"


Buster and Eddie head out. The Rock Dog members, along with Johnny and Ash, should be outside waiting by then.


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After another exhausting day of rehearsals, the original Rock Dog members head back to the hotel, close to midnight. Fortunately, tomorrow will be a rest day, so they do not need to return to the theatre for one day.


All of them went straight to the suite, but Bodi decided to stay behind. He just received a call from Swifty. The arctic fox had gone upstairs to the rooftop bar because he needed another drink.


Bodi told everyone where he would be heading before taking the elevator up. The first thing he witnessed was that a rave party was taking place, and everyone were screaming and shouting to their hearts' content.


(Song: "Humble (Skrillex Remix)" by Skrillex featuring Kendrick Lamar)

Bodi pushed aside the party goers in search for the arctic fox and had a glimpse of him sipping his drink. Going past the glass doors was the rooftop pool deck where Swifty was lounging. He noticed Swifty had ordered another drink: a non-alcoholic apple spritzer for the mastiff, served with an apple slice.


He sat down next to Swifty and took his drink.


"I'm here, Swifty," Bodi turned to the arctic fox, him lost in a sea of thoughts.


Swifty took a moment to sit upright. "How's the rehearsals?"


"Nothing much, just the typical stuff. It seems our presence had caused a frenzy."


Swifty gulped his mojito. "As usual. It seems that everywhere we go, our fans follow. I wonder why there has been a sudden influx in tourists."


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