User blog:FirstDrellSpectre/Fanfiction - Bro in the Band

My 43th fanfiction. WIP

I give credit to User:XxSkilletSaviorxX for the title, song references and picked songs "Only Human" and "Long Live Rock & Roll".

Synopsis
Luna with Lincoln and Tabby form a rock band.

Prologue
Lincoln was at his room reading comic in underwear but tossed it in anger.

Lincoln: [to the audience] Ugh! So predictible chapter. I'll spend my free time in other way.

Lincoln put his polo and trousers on himself and began drawing but kept rubbing drawn lines so often he lost patience.

Lincoln: [to the audience] Ugh! I am in no good mood to draw.

Lincoln grabbed his robot toys and played them quite shortly.

Lincoln: [to the audience] Why did I even think this will deliver me some fun? This is boring. I know, video games didn't fail me yet.

Lincoln turned his laptop on and tried to play online game but nobody else was online so he had nobody to play with. Lincoln lost hope and fell on keyboard of his laptop, accidentally playing a song on youtube, "Tokyo" by Danny Saucedo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fKDvqRHGJI

Lincoln: [to the audience] I know what I didn't try yet.

Lincoln removed polo, put undershirt on and changed hairstyle a to look more like Danny Saucedo. Then he began dancing and singing the song, putting himself in trance. Soon Luna noticed the song coming from Lincoln's room and decided to visit him. She opened the door and observed Lincoln with fascination.

Lincoln: Aaah! [he turned his laptop off and changed his hairstyle back to normal] What?!

Luna: What were you doing? Wait, were you dancing and singing?

Lincoln: And the cat’s out of the bag. Yes, I did it, happy?

Luna: Happy? It's good you do more than comics and video gaming. Your performance wasn't bad.

Lincoln: Meh, I was just dancing and singing out of boredom. Games and comic books just ceased exciting me.

Luna: I'm going to karaoke club tonight. Come with me, bro.

Lincoln: Thanks for the offer. This can be interesting. Just let me change me wardrobe.

Luna: Come on, bro! Whole night of karaoke is waiting for us!

Chapter 1 - Karaoke
Lincoln and Luna came to karaoke club, where they met Tabby sitting on bar chair and drinking cola.

Lincoln: Ehem... Hi, Tabby.

Luna: Hey, turn around.

Tabby: Luna! Lincoln! So nice to meet you here.

Luna: What's up, dude? Usually I see you dancing and now you're just passively drinking.

Tabby: I came here to dance and sing but I've never sang in public. I feel so stressed.

Lincoln: So you sink this stress in this dietary cola?

Tabby: You can say this. I fear that they all will...

Luna: Dude, dude, take it easy! Here most of singers are amatuers, so nobody expects you to be perfect. Like my idol Mick Swagger says, "Rock and roll isn't about being the best. It's about having fun."

Tabby: That's karaoke.

Luna: But philosophy is the same. Just come on stage and read the lyrics on the screen.

Lincoln: I can go before you. I am not afraid of public performances anymore.

Lincoln came on stage, took microphone and waited for his song to sing. His first song was "Only Human" by 12 Stones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdIEyuKsK9o He was singing and then began moving his left foot and then dancing.

Tabby: I feel like he's telling me to try.

Luna: Then what are you waiting for? I's the Final Countdown... to the club close.

Tabby: Next time. Besides I like his singing even if it's far from perfect.

Lincoln was excited when he saw his next song to sing, English version of "Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Color. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJaLtaRBZQ Tabby touched by words of this song gained self-confidence.

Tabby: "I believe I can fly". Oops. I mean try.

Luna: "It's now or never."

Tabby came on stage, took microphone and waited for her song to sing. Her first song was "Dream On" by Aerosmith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHRNSeuvzlM She was calm because the song had a slow tempo so she could easily read all words from the screen and not mistake any of them. She received applause what made her blush and feel happy. Her second song to sing was "The Final Countdown" by Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcJ-wNmazHQ Tabby received even bigger applause and went out the scene. Tabby: I did it. I sang on the stage!

Lincoln: The most important is you defeated your stage fright.

Tabby: Yeah.

Luna: I'm proud of you. Now let me sing.

Luna's song was "Long Live Rock & Roll" by Daughtry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lru6-J7uQjo Because she memorized the song long ago she sang it with closed eyes. Her flawless performance amazed Lincoln and Tabby and the audience gave her not only applause but also shouting.

Lincoln: That's my sis. Once again, her music brilliance has put me to shame.

Tabby: She's born to this role. I envy her.

Lincoln: Welcome to my world.

Luna: I had so much fun with you.

Lincoln: That was an interesting change for me. I'm glad you invited me.

Luna: And I'm glad you came with me, bro. I love hanging out with you since you exist.

Chapter 2 - Forming a band
Tabby: Guys! Come here. Look at the poster.

Luna: Amateur band contest for youngsters in auditorium in Royal Woods Mall.

Lincoln: Prepare yourself for competition between 8 bands.

Tabby: From duet to quintet.

Lincoln: The winner band will be sponsored by their new manager Gustav.

Luna: After our nice performances on karaoke stages I clearly believe we all could participate in the contest.

Tabby: You can count on me. I am no longer afraid of public performances and I can play guitar a little.

Lincoln: But we already have a family band.

Luna: With so many members we won't have enough time to practice. 3 members would be much easier.

Lincoln: [excited] Think about us as a rock band! We would travel the world to sing on our concerts!

Luna: [excited] Our discs and gadgets would be sold in millions! Mick Swagger would be proud of us!

Tabby: [excited] It's a chance for me to shine on the stage again!

Lincoln: Besides who wouldn't like to be famous and popular? Then we would be remembered.

Luna: So it's decided. "We're all in this together" We register ourselves but first we need a name for our band. Any suggestions?

Lincoln: Then let's begin Operation: Find the name for our future band. [sigh] I need a shorter name for this. I suggest Rocking Trio.

Tabby: Rocking Trio? How unoriginal. Violet Stars.

Lincoln: Too cliche. The Loudest Trio.

Tabby: Hey! I am not Loud! It would make ma look like a stranger.

Lincoln: Sorry. Luna, any ideas?

Luna: Luna and Lunatics.

Lincoln and Tabby: What?!

Tabby: This would make me and Lincoln look insignificant.

Luna: I'm the most experienced so technically I'm the leader of our band.

Lincoln: An this gives you right to outrightly call us your side kicks?

Tabby: I respect you as our leader but I don't accept the name.

Lincoln: Me too, you're outnumbered. Think of something else.

Luna: Fine, dudes. Don't get angry. How about Rocking Skulls?

Lincoln: How did this name came to your mind?

Luna: I have skull on my shirt, you can also have outfits with skulls.

Tabby: Skulls sound too scary.

Lincoln: I suggest Rocking Foxes.

Tabby: I suggest Rocking Hounds.

Luna: Both names are good. To not be biased I'll let a coin decide. Heads is for Foxes, dime for Hounds.

Luna flipped a coin but so strong it caused some damages in the karaoke club. The coin hit bartender causing him to pour drink on a floor. A parton slipped on it and fell on another parton, making them both land on a table and break it. Some shards of the table landed in mouth of amateur singer, making him caugh. He was fidgeting during caugh and waving microphone causing an insufferable noise. His audience began panicing, some of them fell on heavy speakers and caused a blackout. Finally the coin landed right before Luna. She used her phone as a torch to see in what position the coin is.

Luna: Heads.

Lincoln: [whispering] Now let's leave before someone finds out this mayhem is our doing.

Luna, Lincoln and Tabby came to Royal Woods Mall, where amateur bands were registering themselves for the contest.

Vendor: Give your band name and your own names.

Lincoln: Our group is named Rocking Foxes. Lincoln Loud.

Luna: Luna Loud.

Tabby: Tabby... [she was interrupted]

Lincoln: [turning around] What's up, Tabby? Forgot your last name? [he gasped] No, that can't be! [he tried to run away]

Luna: [she grabbed Lincoln] Dude, why are you freaking out? There is nothing to fear.

Lincoln: [to the audience] This guy tormented me in my nightmare, so try to understand my panic.

The guy that interrupted Tabby and frightened Lincoln looked like Luna's male counterpath from Lincoln's nightmare, but had pierced face and black leather jacket.

Lincoln: Don't let this Luke approach me, Luna. Oh my, I'm getting crazy.

Luna: Luke? His name is Sol. I hoped to not see him again.

Sol: And vice versa. We could create a rock duo famous in whole country but you ruined all.

Luna: Rubbish! I didn't want to be in your band because I learned what a jerk you are.

Sol: [sarcastically] Right, blame me for everything wrong in your petty life.

Luna: [angry] You wanted me to act against my ethics and didn't respect my opinion because it was different. I would not be able to work with anybody like this.

Sol: It was you who didn't respect my opinion. It doesn't matter anymore. I found my band, Solar Skulls. We will rock and crush you! "Anything you can do, I can do better."

Luna: "You wanna be tough, better do what you can, so beat it."

Lincoln: Luna, wouldn't you like to beat him on the stage instead of here?

Luna: Alright! Come on, guys. We need to practice a lot.

Chapter 3 - Hard Beginings
Tabby came with her friends to their house and then to Luna's room.

Lincoln: Alright, we have one week to prepare ourselves, so we need a plan to be organised. What do we need?

Luna: We have a name for our band already and now we need the most important thing.

Tabby: Teamwork?

Lincoln: Passion?

Luna: [sigh] A song that will be a One Hit Wonder and begin our career, of course!

Lincoln: Right. So obvious I couldn't guess.

Luna: We need not only to write a song but also to sing it, play it and dance to it on stage. But first we

Tabby: I'm so fired up! I have my own guitar and I love singing.

Luna: I'm more afraid of you, bro.

Lincoln: What's wrong with me? I know I make lot of mistakes but to give me such grim glare?

Luna: Just look at yourself. You don't remind even a fan of a rock star.

Tabby: That's right. You need a make over as on the stage nobody will take your current look seriously.

Luna removed Lincoln's polo from him much to his surprise. Tabby was blushing on sight of Lincoln's bare top until Luna put one of her shirts with skull on him.

Lincoln: You could have just told me about it! What was that?

Luna: Still not rocking enough.

Tabby: Add a belt. [she put one of Luna's belts around Lincoln's stomach] Bit better.

Lincoln: Do I have no right to change clothes on my own body?!

Luna: You have to look like a rocker in this contest, not like a geek. [she showed him a music magazine] You need to look like you're "Born to be Wild"!

Lincoln: [looking in Luna's mirror and holding Luna's magazine] Then what about adding a jacket? The one with fringes?

Luna: Pfff. Leave your appearence to the experts. Take this vest.

Tabby: Still something is missing. The shoes! They don't match this style.

Lincoln: I have a boots, just wait here.

Lincoln left Luna's room and went to his room. Leni saw Lincoln.

Leni: [confused] Since when Luna is small and has bleached hair? Is she getting old so quickly? Wait. That means I can too. [she screamed in panic] Aaaaaah!

Tabby: Can you tell me who is this Sol?

Luna: We met on one of Mick Swagger's concerts. We began talking and became...

Tabby: A couple?

Luna: [blushing and getting annoyed] No! Let me finish. We enjoyed sining and playing together. Once we tried to make a band but it never worked. He wanted to write songs I couldn't stand.

Tabby: What songs?

Luna: Amoral like I don't know. Not only he used foul words but he wanted to sing about disrespecting parents, vandalism and anarchy. Music shall not demoralize the audience.

Tabby: No wonder you couldn't make a band.

Lincoln: [walking through Luna's door] I'm back! How do I look?

Tabby: Boots are great. You have a style after all.

Luna: Now that's rocking!

Lincoln: But on second thought I prefer my orange polo. Purple is your colour, not mine.

Luna: Fine. Give me your orange shirt and I'll print a skull on it with iron.

Lincoln: I have an idea for a cheaper solution.

Tabby: What is it?

Lincoln: White Chinese t-shirts are much cheaper than orange. All what's needed is orange paint and the skull print.

Lincoln purchased a white t-shirt and in company of Tabby and Luna he soaked it in a bucket of orange pigment. However during taking it from the bucket some of the paint fell on his hair.

Tabby and Luna: [giggling]

Lincoln: Oh no! My head! I must look like a clown. Please stop laughing.

Tabby: Don't be too hursh for yourself. Now you have a colourful strip like me. You look better.

Lincoln: I have a different definition of word "better".

Luna: If you have a strip on hair, then I also should have.

Tabby: That would be cool. Listen, I have lot of fun with you but it's getting late. I need to go home. See you tommorow.

Chapter 4 - Changing the brother
After Tabby left, Lincoln and Luna were discussing further.

Luna: First we need to decide what is our song going to be about. The brainstorming starts!

Lincoln: Without Tabby? That wouldn't be fair.

Luna: We'll continue with her tommorow.

Lincoln: We can about how we started our band.

Luna: That wouldn't be original, many would be bands started with such songs and ended only with them.

Lincoln: Then we need other ideas we can use.

Luna: We can write a song about anything. It can be a day of meeting best friend, or things you like the most... [suddenly she started saying angry] Or how you cut contact with your would be friend after he showed his true ugly colour that disgusted you up to 11!

Lincoln: Are you alright, Luna?

Luna: I can't think clearly because Sol keeps my mind occupied. I can't let him win. Not after I discovered his true face. You have no idea what a jerk he is.

Lincoln: Woah, woah, sis, take it easy! Think positively. If I can write a song about things I like, then I like stories about detectives, ghosts, zombies, superheroes...

Luna: Sorry, bro, but your current thinking doesn't suit rock style.

Lincoln: Huh?

Luna: To be a rocker you need to think like a rocker.

Lincoln: I am who I am. The closest thing to rock music I have is fact I like SMOOCH.

Luna: That's not enough, bro. Rockers need to be in the rocking mood whole time like me.

Lincoln: You mean I shall listen to music and jam on guitar like you?

Luna: Speaking of guitar, do you still have the guitar I gave you?

Lincoln: Yes, I do.

Luna: Then bring it here.

Lincoln: [coming with the guitar]

Luna: Still you didn't fix it?

Lincoln: Back then you gave me something you just broke. How do you think I was supposed to feel? You gave me a junk as a gift.

Luna: I believed you could fix it and get attatched to this. I wanted to have a sibling I could hang out with by jaming.

Lincoln: [annoyed] Then why didn't you tell me it clearly?

Luna: [annoyed] Ugh. I told you "All it need is love. Love is all it needs."

Lincoln: [annoyed] Did you think I would really understand it?

Luna: I thought you're smart enough. I gave you this guitar so you could fix it yourself and jam with me from time to time. I didn't expect you were so stupid to steal the bike from Lynn instead of modifying the bike from Lori. You couldn't disapoint me more.

Lincoln: [annoyed] Smart people tell their intentions clearly. If you did it back then maybe the whole shame would be avoided.

Luna: Then I'll tell you this in very prosaic way. I want you to fix the guitar and play on this on the contest.

30 minutes later

Lincoln: It was hard but the guitar is fixed.

Luna: Give me this. [she took the guitar from Lincoln and tested it] Yeah, it's durable enough. Now tell me how did you feel, repairing it?

Lincoln: What fascinating do you see in this? It's just replacing broken elements and sticking them with glue.

Luna: Oh, you failed to find fun I hoped you'll find. When I fix my instruments I feel like I'm making them better and in result I myself become a better wielder of it. This gives me satisfaction. I hoped this will make you attatched to the guitar as I am attatched to mine.

Lincoln: Hokus Pokus. It's getting late so I'm going to my bed.

Luna: Good night then, dude.

Chapter 5 - Hard Practice
Next morning Lincoln woke up in his bed and much to his surprise his room was different. Walls of his room were covered by various rock band posters, his comics were replaced by music magazines, even his toys were dressed as rockers. Luna was sitting on his bed looking at him.

Lincoln: [surprised] Aaaa! Luna! What did you do to my room?!

Luna: This will make you feel more like a rocker. You need to feel the rocker's life.

Lincoln: What did you do with my stuff?

Luna: Don't worry, it's in a safe place. Now eat breakfast because you need to a lot of practice.

Lincoln: Can you leave my room or at least turn back? I need to get dressed.

Luna: Then wear your new attire. This will be your new skin.

Lincoln: New skin? Are you not going too far? I'll wear it after breakfast.

Luna: No, you need to be in rocker's skin whole time to start thinking like a rocker.

Lincoln: [annoyed face] Fine.

Luna: And this time you'll sit next to me and listen to music during breakfast like me.

Lincoln: Headphones? Seriously?!

Lincoln sat next to Luna during breakfast. Both had headphones connected to same mp3 player. All siblings were looking at Lincoln's new clothes. He felt good only because the music was muting noises caused by rest of his siblings.

After breakfast Lincoln fed pets and came to Luna's room with guitar from her. She tried to teach him to play on it but that was hard.

Lori, Leni and Lola stormed Luna's room.

Lola: Luna!!! [looking at Lincoln with a guitar in his hands] I mean Lincoln!!!

Leni: [with make up on face] Oh, no! Two Lunas, I see double. I need to find what is in my cosmetics.

Lori: [to Leni] Cosmentics are ok. It's Lincoln who's the source of problem.

Luna: I'm training him to play guitar.

Lincoln: We have a music contest.

Lori: Then train elsewhere! I can't hear Bobby's voice.

Leni: Look at my hands. [showing them] They all are in nail paint.

Lola: And you broke my beauty sleep! If you wake me up again I'll destroy your most priced possessions!

Lincoln: [frightened] Eh, ok.

Luna: [frightened] Come on, bro. [she grabbed him and left with him]

Luna trained Lincoln in the basement. Unfortunatelly progress was little to none. Luna got angry with every sound Lincoln was making.

Luna: [angry] Stop!

Lincoln: I hear nothing!

Luna: [she took guitar from Lincoln] I said stop!

Lucy: AND I SAID GET OUT!!!

Luna and Lincoln: [jumping in fear] Aaah!

Lucy: Not only you disturb me in writing new poem but you discovered my secret place!

Lincoln: We thought only we are here. Sorry.

Lucy: Do you know a rhyme for "orange".

Lincoln: "Orange" is an unique word that has no rhyme. You shall put it before end of the line to avoid this unless you try to use blank verse.

Lucy: Sigh. Whole poem is to rewrite! Still thanks for inspiration for another poem called "Unfinished Poem".

Luna: Alright, we can continue the practice.

Lucy: Don't you dare! Sorry to say this, but you play so bad you would wake a dead man up. [confused] Hey, maybe that's better. Let's do this on cmentary some day.

Lincoln: We would get kicked out for such misbahaving.

Luna: Come, bro. [she grabbed Lincoln and pulled him] We can't practice here either.

Lucy: Sigh. First I have no poem and now I have no waking the dead up.

Luna brought Lincoln on the backyard to practice. However Lynn complained and kicked soccer ball on Lincoln to make him stop.

Lincoln: Hey! I just fixed this guitar.

Lynn: Stop practicing because you still do it bad! I can't focus.

Luna: We have a contest to win, so let us train.

Lynn: My practice is more important!

Mr Grouse: LOUDS!!! End this cacophony! My flowers are withering!.

Luna: I know where we can practice with nobody complaining.

Luna and Lincoln were walking to Tabby's house.

Luna: Don't get angry but breaking glass sounds better.

Lincoln: Maybe it's because of the way I hold it. It's so inconvinient.

Luna: That's a standard pose of holding guitar.

Lincoln: Did you forget I can play cello? I can try to hold it like that to play better.

Luna: I told you to think like a rocker. Such ideas don't come from rocker's head.

Lincoln: Then shall I hold it in inconvinient way?

Luna: True rockers don't give up no matter the obstacles!

Lincoln: What's the point of making your life harder if you can make it easier?

Luna: Sol wanted to go on easy way and that's why our would be band died before it was even born.

Lincoln: How?

Luna: He believed songs are popular only when controversial. He wanted me to sing about profanities, I couldn't agree on this.

Lincoln: But that's a completelly different situation.

Luna: We're here! This is where Tabby lives.

Lincoln: Looks standard.

Luna: You'll change your mind, when you see her room.

Tabby let Lincoln and Luna go into her house. Inside her room were posters of British rockers and rock bands, there was a closet full of discs, a laptop with Britain-themed stickers on a desk, on Tabby's bed was a blanket stylised to the British Flag, the most fascinating thing inside was a radio with a heavy speaker. Lincoln closed door after he went into the room.

Lincoln: How is it so quiet here?

Tabby: I love turning up to 11, that's why my room is soundproof, so nor parents nor neighbours would complain.

Lincoln: You have so many discs, some are older than you and me, some even older than Luna.

Tabby: My parents allow me to buy old music discs and play them up to 11, if I keep getting good grades.

Luna: We came here to train Lincoln.

Tabby: So now we all have guitars. Let me show you this! [she jammed on guitar and danced a little]

Luna: Cool!

Tabby: I watched some moves in internet.

Lincoln tried to play on guitar like on cello. Luna wasn't pleased unlike Tabby.

Tabby: Nice try.

Luna: Yes, if he wants to lose. I told you about easy ways!

Tabby: Don't be too judgmental. I liked it.

Luna: [annoyed] You will play as I say. You can play cello but guitar is not cello. What else? Are you gonna play on keyboard like on a drum? All instruments are made to use them in specific way.

Tabby and Lincoln: Wow, stop! Take it easy!

Luna: I'm wasting time on explaining you two obvious things! We shall be training right now, instead we're arguing because you...

Tabby turned loud music on to make Luna stop yelling. Luna was in shock and Tabby turned the music off.

Luna: Aaah! What was that?!

Tabby: You start acting bossy!

Lincoln: I told you I can play on the guitar better if I play on it like on cello.

Tabby: What's bad in this, Luna?

Luna: We have 6 days left for the contest and we didn't start writing the song because my brother doesn't know how to play guitar. If there is only one weak link, then all gets ruined.

Lincoln: You're hurting me!

Tabby: Yeah, too harsh! We're a band, our strengths shall complete weaknesses of each other. That's why bands are.

Lincoln: And remember all people are unique and shall develop in their own ways. By forcing me do train by your method only, you deny me all alternatives.

Tabby: Listen to the boy. Just because way you became a rocker worked on you, it doesn't mean it can work on others.

Lincoln: What's with redecorating my room to make me think like you? Do you want to change me into you? And for what?

Luna: [shocked] No! Sweat Feddie Mercury! No! [she took a breath and began saying calmly] I just want you to me more like me so you would act on stage as a rocker, not a rock fan or rocker wannabe.

Lincoln: Do you think I'm so bad? Do you have no faith in me? You know what? This hurts me the most, when my family doesn't believe in me!

Luna: I believe in you, but not in this case. Because you are... ehh...

Lincoln: A misfit? That's what you wanted to say? [annoyed] "I'm tired of being what you want me to be" "Don't know what you're expecting of me" [angry] Aaah! What's going on with me?! Why am I using song references?!

Luna: I guess you're becoming like me. Now I don't know if I shall be glad or afraid.

Lincoln: Why are you really trying to mold me anyway? Because you're ashamed of me?

Tabby: Luna, you shall have more faith in your brother!

Lincoln: We need to face it. I'm sorry I'm not the brother you dream about. You're the loudest sibling and I'm the quitest. Hard to believe we're related. Fact you see me this way hurts more than a hit in a head!

Luna: [she made a sad face] "What I've done?!" I'm sorry for making you feel that way. I just came to an ironic realization.

Lincoln: What?

Luna: I broke all contacts with Sol because he tried to mold me into himself and make me sing his garbage. I kept telling myself I am nothing like him but you just proved otherwise. I do almost the same with you. I'm trying to mold you so we,.. I could win.

Lincoln: Don't get me bad. I'm glad I can hang out with you. I have nothing against some changes but I don't want to be your clone.

Luna: I wouldn't use such harsh words but I get what you mean. I admit I went too far. I was supposed to train you, not change you into my mirror reflection. I love you for who you are and I always did. There is nothing to change in you because you are best at helping me when you are who you are.

Lincoln: [touched by Luna's words he ran to her so he could put a hands on her shoulders] I'm glad you accept me what I am like. That's the kindest of you.

Luna: [she patted Lincoln's head] I hope you still wish to cooperate with me.

Lincoln: Of course I do. [he and Luna made bro fists]

Tabby: [crying out of joy] Sniff, you know what? It's nice to be with someone on same wavelength but to be with one who agrees with you at everything because he is exacly like you? That would be creepy boring.

Luna: That's right. I don't even let you train in your way. Instead of forcing my methods I shall adjust them to you.

Lincoln: Good you see this that way already. Besides what's so bad in holding a guitar like a cello? [he tried to play on guitar like on cello]

Tabby: I don't need glasses to see it's nothing wrong.

Luna: Actually little originality doesn't hurt. This can work.

Chapter 6 - Inspiration Seekers
Luna: Alright, dudes. Now when I know we all can play well, we can start writing a song. First we need a theme of the song. Any ideas?

Lincoln: Then let's start Operation:" Seeking inspiration for our song and find a shorter name". [he took a piece of paper and wrote "Themes"]

Tabby: You can simply call it "Operation: Brainstorming"

Luna: Just tell what would you like the song to be about. For example I'd like to write a song about...[she began talking angry] Spectacular smashing an old rival so much he remembers his defeat to end of his days!

Lincoln: Ehh, I'll just note "defeating a rival". How about becoming someone more above avarage and gaining recognition?

Tabby: What about overcoming of fears from realising own dreams?

Lincoln: All sound good. What else?

Luna: My idol, Mick Swagger... [whispering to herself] chooses me and not my rival.

Lincoln: I like comic heroes and manga heroes.

Tabby: I love air instruments... and, of course, being a disco queen!

10 minutes later

Lincoln: Now we need to decide what's the topic of our song. I'd like superheroes

Luna: Do you really believe anybody wants to hear about superheroes? Let's sing about beating rivals!

Tabby: Isn't it too agressive? Let's sing about dancing.

Lincoln: If not superheroes, then science fiction.

Tabby: I'd rather about turning up to 11.

Lincoln: This is getting us nowhere! If we can't write together, then we can write our songs individually and then sing and decide which is the best.

Luna: I'm fine with that.

Tabby: Me too!

Tabby came to kitchen. She was humming during writing her song.

Tabby: [humming and singing in her head]

Don't let your slightest fears

Ruin any of your hidden dreams!

All you have is to believe

and then you become the disco queen!

Tabby: No! Failed rhyming.

Lincoln tried to write his song, sitting in bathroom.

Lincoln: [singing in his head]

Your boredom makes you wonder

If your life makes sense anymore

If you don't suffer burnout or

If your tryings lead you anywhere!

Lincoln: Eh, too dramatic!

Luna tried to play her song during writing.

Luna: [singing and playing on guitar]

I wanna see you crushed!

No freaking chance

You possibly have to win

That's why you'll be smashed!

Failure will be written on your skull

And all see you as a troll!

Luna: Aaah! Come one! Do you want to sing about trolls?!

40 minutes later.

Luna, Lincoln and Tabby sang their songs to each other but in the end they all were dissatisfied and had bitter face expressions.

Luna: No, no, no!!! We still have nothing!

Tabby: It was a waste of time.

Lincoln: Sorry for giving such idea. What are we doing wrong?

Luna: Perhaps I know. We don't work as a team.

Tabby: Did you notice we wrote songs about completelly different themes?

Lincoln: That's because we all have different goals and think about different things.

Luna: Right. We need to think about what we all like. Then we can discuss lyrics.

Suddenly Luna's phone ringed so she took it.

Luna: Yo. Chunk, what's up?

Chunk: I learned you found a band. Why didn't you tell me this?

Luna: All we have is a name, to me true band is when they have at least one song.

Lincoln: She has a point.

Tabby: Can't argue.

Chunk: By the way would you need my help if your band is ready?

Luna: Sure. I'd appreciate your help. Thank you for calling and sorry for not telling you.

Chunk: Appreciation is all I need. [he turned off his phone]

Lincoln: Hey, guys! I have a new idea.

Tabby: May it be good this time.

Lincoln: We can try to write a song about a rocker and a roadie as best friends. I mean our common friend, Chunk.

Tabby: I love this idea.

Luna: This is brilliant, bro!

Lincoln: I always wondered roadies must have hard time putting whole heavy stuff on stage so their rockers would rock on stage. It's not fair that roadies aren't remembered for their hard work.

Luna: Rockers and roadies often become good friends. Writting songs about their roadies solidifies their friendship.

Tabby: Three heads are better than on in finding lyrics, right?

Luna: Right. However we need a rhythm, then we write lyrics.

Lincoln: Luna, it's getting lunch time. Mom and dad won't be happy with our absence.

Luna: Right, they'll think we don't appreciate dad's efforts.

Tabby: Then see you later.

Chapter 7 - Rhythm and Lyrics
After lunch Luna came into Lincoln's room and used Lincoln's laptop to to communicate Tabby through Skype. All three were humming to give a rhythm. After some time they all agreed for a certain rhythm. Later they spent several hourse on choosing lyrics.

Luna: [singing]

We met once on a concert

And we introduces ourselves.

Didn't know you'll be my friend

...Ehh, ehh.

Tabby: What rhymes with "ourselves"?

Lincoln: Yourselves, themselves, helves, shelves, pelves...

Tabby: Pelves? We need different words becaus those don't make sense.

Lincoln: Sense! How about this?

When I met you on a concert

Didn't know you'll be my friend.

Our meeting had expense

But it gave a new sense.

Luna: Nice, but too dramatic.

Tabby: I have a different idea

When I met you on a concert

Didn't know you'll be my comrade.

Suddenly I got badly hurt

Then you gave me aid.

Luna: Not bad but why are you two only reciting instead of singing?

Lincoln: Spare our throats for later when we train.

Tabby: Right, not everyone has strong throat like you.

Luna: Fine, still it's not my style.

Lincoln: Then sing if you like, I'll keep reciting.

After many hours they completed the lyrics.

Lincoln: [sigh] We're finished. It was a challenge.

Luna: Then we can start singing it.

Tabby: No, we can't. It's evening.

Lincoln: WHAT?! Were we composing the song for so long?

Luna: With good fun time flows faster.

Tabby: Then we'll practice singing it tommorow. See you tommorow! [she turned Skype off]

Lincoln: Let's go on dinner. Whole this lyrics seeking made me hungry.

Luna: This time I agree.

After dinner all sibling brushed their teeth, washed their faces, got dressed in pjs and went to their beds. Lincoln didn't feel fully ok with his room still not looking like usually. Lincoln had a nightmare about practicing with Luna, who changes into Luke and tries to harm him.

Lincoln: [waking up in scream] Aaaah! Luckily nobody woke up. I need to change room for less rocking place.

Lincoln went to the living room and put himself on couch, where he was sleeping.

Chapter 8 - Practice, Practice and Practice
Lincoln was waking up. Luna was again in front of his face. However with his waking eyes, image of his sister was distorted and he took her for Luke again. Terrified he pushed Luna much to her annoyance and then cowered in fear.

Lincoln: Leave me, Luke! Don't hurt me!

Luna: This is getting ridiculous! Tell me who this Luke is!

Lincoln: S-sorry, Luna. You don't want to know.

Luna: If I didn't I wouldn't have asked. Stop freaking out!

Lincoln: [sigh] Fine. Once I had a nightmare with guy similar to Sol, his name was Luke. He bullied me just because.

Luna: Ow. It looks Sol's image make you recall the nightmare. After the contest you won't see Sol again and forget him and so this Luke.

Lincoln: You don't know how much I want to not remember this.

Luna: Get clean, get dressed, get fed and get prepared for practice of playing and singing the song. We don't have much time left.

Later Luna came to Lincoln's room.

Luna: First show me how you can perform the song.

Lincoln: [he played on guitar and sang the song] How is it?

Luna: Two words, no comment.

Lincoln: What? Am I that bad?

Luna: It's your first time playing the song but you sing like a...eh...Let's say Gustav won't put his hopes on you.

Lincoln: What's wrong with my playing and singing?

Luna: I believe you'll know how to play and sing in several hours but your voice is too sqeuaky.

Lincoln: Sqeuaky?! Is this my fault that I haven't hit puberty yet?!

Luna: Don't overreact. There are simple methods to make voice temporary deeper.

Lincoln: I will not agree to breathe Sulfur Hexafluoride!

Luna: What? [laugh] You'll just drink cold water. Why do you want to make everything complex?

Lincoln: [sadly] It's hopeless! Face the music! I am the weakest link of the band! After listening to my own singing I realise this.

Luna: Take it easy. You're practicing to improve your skills.

Lincoln: Skills? I'm not even in 20% as good as you.

Luna: You don't have to, even if it would be nice for me. Just practice. It is the only way.

Lincoln: Hard to believe we're related. You're the loudest of Louds and I'm the quietest. Well, maybe Lucy is quieter. The thing is I'm a bad singer and we don't have enough time to teach me singing well enough.

Luna: Listen, bro. You have some of my talent because I've been implementing it into you for long.

Luna had flashbacks of her singing for Lincoln, when he was still in Rita's belly, when she was singing lullaby for him, when she was singing during bathing together, when she was singing to distract him from incoming injection, when they both were playing by toy instruments, singing memorized songs from movies they watched together.

Luna: Aw. Sweet memories. If you have even the slightest musical skill, it can be polished and improved.

Lincoln: Becoming the popular rock star is your dream. If I fail I'll ruin your dream. That's what I fear. Failing you is the last thing that I wanted.

Luna: I know you fear but you'll fail with that attitude.

Lincoln: What do you mean?

Luna: If you keep telling yourself you're a bad singer, then whole training makes no sense. You need to be self-confident. I am so good because I am fully self-confident and I believe in you. Now you shall believe in yourself.

Lincoln: But I always believe in successes of my plans and most of them don't work.

Luna: Get rid of this pessimism! This is a training for optimists. Be self-confident, believe that you can make it and do your best to make it.

Lincoln: Ok, I'll do my best.

Luna: That's the spirit. I'll play you "Man with the plan" as a motivational music. 1, 2, 3!

Luna played "Man with the plan" and it was enough to make Lincoln feel better. Later they both practiced playing and singing until Luan interrupted and saw one of her comedy gadgets falling from her desk on the floor.

Luan: Whoa! Now I know who to ask for help if I want demolition service. [giggle]

Lincoln: Luna is teaching me how to play and sing our song.

Luan: [giggle] You've got to be kidding. [histerical laugh]

Luna: Don't laugh.

Luan: From who? The hopeless dreamer or his more hopeless mentor? [laugh] I don't know what's less probable.

Lincoln: I have feelings too!

Luan: I know! Why do you think I'm mocking you?

Luna: Come on, bro. Don't let these negative comments make you lose confidence.

Lincoln: Right. At least we know one person we shall ignore.

Luan: Ignore?! That was mean!

Lincoln: Says the girl who was just mean to us.

Lincoln and Luna left playing their song. It made Gary dancing much to Luan's confusion. Luna nad Lincoln came to the boy's room to practice but it made Lana's pets nervous so they scattered on whole first floor. Lana gave them an angry glare.

Lana: You pet sadists! My poor Hops, Izzy, El Diablo and the others can't feel safe when you're around!

Lincoln: We need to practice!

Lana: Then do it far from my pet sanctuary!

Lincoln and Luna came to dinning room to practice. However sound of their guitar ruined seemingly angered Lynn Sr. He showed them a ruined cake but they ignored it so he grabbed part of the cake and threw it into them.

Luna: Dad! Those guitars are hard to clean!

Lynn Sr: Stop making this noise! This cake was supposed to be in absolute silence! Now its ruined! Out!

Luna and Lincoln left and Lynn Sr was lamenting on sight of his ruined cake. Walt flew on the cake and began eating it what made Lynn Sr. smile.

Luna and Lincoln practiced in garage but sound of their guitars made all in the garage fall and caused great noise. Rita approached with an angry face and showed their two children two brooms. They used them to clean the garage. After this they decided to practice in woods. However local wild animals didn't like it and chased them. The siblings escaped from them back to Royal Woods but were exhausted.

Lincoln: There is only one place we can go now. Tabby's home. Why didn't we go there in the first place?

Luna: Because training you was my problem and not her.

TBC

Trivia

 * Title "Bro in the Band" is a reference to title of TV series "I'm in the Band".
 * Idea for the story came to my mind simply because I like Tabby and I imagined her playing with Luna and Lincoln.
 * Scene of Lincoln waking up surprised by Luna is similar to scene from "A Tattler's Tale" with Lincoln surprised by Lola.
 * Gustav is a reference to Gustavo from "Big Time Rush".
 * Sol is expy of Luke, Luna's male counterpath from Lincoln's nightmare in the episode "One of the Boys".
 * Some steps of writing songs are taken from this vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZfpLY_x0A
 * Song References:
 * "The Final Countdown" by Europe.
 * "We're all in this together" by High School Musical
 * "I believe I can fly" by R. Kelly
 * "Now Or Never" by High School Musical
 * "Anything you can do, I can do better" from Annie Get Your Gun musical
 * "You wanna be tough, better do what you can, so beat it." - "Beat it" by Michael Jackson
 * "Born to be wild" by Steppenwolf
 * "Numb" by Linkin Park
 * "What I've done?!" by Linkin Park