The Emo Trinity/Quartet Book

FOB's (Kill)Joyride

Smol update: The power is out at my house due to a bad storm, so I won't be able to update much.

"Oh crud! We're gonna be late!" Pete yelped.  Fall Out Boy was supposed to be at the Hella Mega Tour in 20 minutes, and none of them had realized the time until just then, when Pete had shouted.  "Grab your stuff and let's go!" Pete instructed, waving the boys towards the door.  He exited last, grabbing his bass guitar and raced out.

Once they were outside, Andy took the driver's seat, Pete the passenger, and Joe and Patrick the backseat.  "Wait, why are YOU driving?" Pete asked Andy.  "You've wrecked our garage door, like, three times in the past." (Another SWOEI ref) "I'll be really careful, I promise," Andy assured him.  Pete looked skeptical, but he agreed.

They set off.   As Andy drove, the speedometer went from 20 to 60 in about 30 seconds.  "Holy smokes! Slow down!" Patrick cried.  "How!?" Andy asked.  "Take your foot off the gas pedal, idiot!" Joe shouted.  "Idiot yourself!" Andy retorted.  "How?" Joe asked sarcastically.

The unexpected burst of sass from Joe was too much.  Andy turned around, and he and Joe kept throwing insults: "You're an American Idiot!" "Better than being an American Psycho like you!" "Stupid vegan!" "Stupid Jew!"

(BTW, Black Parade is playing on Spotify as I'm writing this XD)

"GUYS!! THE ROAAAADDD!!!" Pete shrieked.  He leaned over and took the wheel, attempting to steer.  Andy's foot was still on the gas, and in his argument with Joe was pressing on it harder than before, so for poor Pete it was quite difficult to steer properly.  Patrick was hugging his knees, the Trohley argument stressing him out. 

As the car approached a bridge, Pete saw with horror that it was lifting up to make room for a boat crossing underneath.  He narrowed his eyes in focus, and was glad that Andy was pressing hard on the gas -- he was gonna need all the gas power behind THIS move.

Pete crashed through the bridge gate, getting a very surprised look from the guard, and vaulted up the bridge.  It was a slo-mo worthy scene: Pete leaning over Andy, who was arguing with Joe in the backseat, while Pete expertly launched their white SUV across an opening bridge. 

The car landed with a "CRASH!", startling Andy and Joe out of their argument.  Patrick, who had been hiding behind his fedora, looked up hopefully -- was the argument ending? Pete whooped in delight.  "That was WIIIIILD!" "What?" Joe asked.  Pete gawked at him.  "You seriously didn't see that DOPE m--"

Another "CRASH!".   This one resulted from the SUV smashing into the front of the Hella Mega stage.  No one was hurt, but the hood of the car was badly mangled.  "What took you so long?" a voice asked.  It was Rivers Cuomo, standing on stage and looking down at them.  "Uh..." Pete looked up, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.  "Well... it was the summer of 2021.  Andy asks Pete if he can drive the car.  Pete says yes, stupidly.  Andy and Joe get into an argument over... who knows what, and Pete saves the day by driving the car over a raising bridge.  End of story."

"Wow." Rivers shook his head.  "Sounds like a... Hella Mega time."