Karaoke Night

[Aminee Starlight]

Karaoke Night had finally arrived at the Razor's Edge and Aminee was taking normal breaths in and out as the people currently on stage was almost done performing and it'd be her turn soon. It has been ages since the Pop Idol performed in front of a crowd of people and she needed the practice for when she boosted the morale of soldiers fighting against the oppression of their dictator. When the couple finished Aminee got up on stage and grabbed the microphone, the people at the club young and old looking on as she picked a song that stuck out to her on the display and began to sing once the music played.

"I know that you're hiding things
using gentle words to shelter me
your words were like a dream
but dreams could never fool me...
Not that easily

I acted so distant then
didn't say goodbye before you left
but I was listening
you fight your battles far from me......
Far too easily

'Save your tears 'Cause I'll come back'
I could hear that you whispered
as you walked through that door
but still I swore to hide that pain
when I turn back the pages
Shouting might've been the answer then
what if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart
but now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart....

'Cause One Thousand words
Called out Through the Ages
They'll Fly to you
Even Though I can see
I Know That Reaching you
Suspended on Silver Wings

Oh One Thousand Words
One Thousand Embraces
Will Cradle You
Making all of Your Weary Days Seem Far Away
They'll Hold you Forever........"

Already the people were behind her, whistling and cheering as for a short moment it felt like she was back on stage in her world again.

"Oh One Thousand Words
Have Never been spoken
They'll fly to you
they'll care you home
Come back into my arms
Suspended on Silver Wings

And One thousand words
Called out through the ages
They'll cradle you
Making all of your lonely years to only days
They'll hold you.........

Ohhhhhhhhhhh

One Thousand Words..."

Aminee took a bow as the people stood up and applauded, a smile on her face as she put the mic away and stepped down from the stage to return to her table.

[Sincara]

It wouldn't be long until the microphone was picked up again and the child now on stage tilted her hat while bringing the mic up to her lips.

I'd sing more about moral of this land
But all God's children ain't free
I'd open up every door I can
'Cause all God's children ain't free

I met a beaten broken man
He shovels dirt but got no land
And he held his hand to me
All God's children ain't free

I'd sing along too, a silly song
But all God's children ain't free
I'm gonna sing the blues for the men they done wrong
'Cause all God's children ain't free

Mister, how about the man you condemn to die?
But taking everything that he's livin' by

And reject him from society
All God's children ain't free
No, reject him from society
All God's children ain't free

I'd be happy walking any street
But all God's children ain't free
I'd have a smile for all I meet
But all God's children ain't free

I'd whistle down the road but I wouldn't feel right
I'd hear somebody cryin' out at night

From a sharecropper shack or penitentiary
All God's children ain't free
From a sharecropper shack or penitentiary
All God's children ain't free

[Kara]

After Sincara got off the stage Kara came up with a bright smile on her face, dressed in civilian clothes for a change as for the first night since coming back she wasn't on duty as Superwoman or the Goddess of Jherra. She was Kara Kent, daughter of Jonathan and Martha Kent and she was going to do karaoke!

I feel my wings have broken in your hands
I feel the words unspoken inside
And they pull you under
And I would give you anything you want, know
You were all I wanted
And all my dreams are falling down
Crawling around

Somebody save me
Let your warm hands break right through and
Somebody save me
I don't care how you do it
Just stay, stay
Oh come on
I've been waiting for you

I see the world has folded in your heart
I feel the waves crash down inside
And they pulled me under
I would give you anything you want, know
You were all I wanted
And all my dreams have fallen down
Crawling around

Somebody save me
Let your warm hands break right through
Somebody save me
I don't care how you do it
Just stay, stay
Come on
I've been waiting for you

And all my dreams are on the ground
crawling around

Somebody save me
Let your warm hands break right through
Somebody save me
I don't care how you do it
Just save me
I made this whole world shine for you
Just stay, stay
Come on
I'm still waiting for you

[Ayen]

The demon child, recognizable only to a few faces in the crowd that remembered what happened that fateful day Superwoman was first taken from them, sat up on the stool on the stage and picked up the microphone Kara left behind as The Damned by The Dog began play from the karaoke box.

She wanders alone through the night
A child with eyes burning bright
She extends her arms for an embrace a tiny smile
Her ruby lips on her doll-like face

The danger's a mystery here
As she invites you to hold her near
Her mirrored image could not be linked to
A woman's mind so sharp and so distinct

Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia

The silkiness of her lips
As she bends low to kiss
A tiny seductress in ringlets and pearls you reel
In madness as the whole world about you whirls

Like the tinkle of a small silver bell
Her voice will put you under her spell
A crushed crysanthemum in her hand a beautiful doll of death
She'll take your dying breath

Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia
Like a swimmer in a secret sea
Undecayed for all eternity
Claudia
Better stay away from Claudia

[Kragen]

Deadpool was off the clock so that meant he was left to his own devices and shenanigans. Entering the club he pulled out half a red wig and walked up on stage to the stares of many confused citizens looking on just because of his outfit. He placed the half wig on, not caring what anybody thought and began to sing a duet with himself. That's right! Deadpool, in half a wig, was singing a duet with himself turning to his right to represent the male and to his left, where the half wig looked like a whole wig, to represent the female.

Don't go breaking my heart

I couldn't if I tried

Honey if I get restless

Baby you're not that kind

Don't go breaking my heart

You take the weight off me

Honey when you knocked on my door

I gave you my key

Ohhhh

Nobody knows it
Nobody knows

When I was down

I was your clown

Right from the start

I gave you my heart

Ohhhhhhh

I gave you my heart

So don't go breaking my heart!

The song was soon followed up by boos and people throwing glass bottles at him as he ducked and made a break for the exit.

"Thank you, thank you very much! I do children birthdays."

[Tenjou, Utena]

Among the people cheering Aminee on as she finally got to hear the woman sing was the former Champion of Ohtori and she was even better than she could have imagined. Utena stood up to her feet and applauded before sitting back down when the Pop Idol made it back to their table.
"That was great!"
Utena watched others begin to perform on stage and a couple of songs (and one bathroom trip causing her to miss Deadpool) later she decided 'What the hell?' And got up on stage to sing a song herself. Browsing through the list available until she found something that fitted her perfectly.

All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairy tale my way
Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel safe

Left broken empty in despair
want to breathe can't find air
Thought you were sent from up above
But you and me never had love
So much more I have to say
Help me find a way

And I wonder if you know
How it really feels
To be left outside alone
When it's cold out here
Well maybe you should know
Just how it feels
To be left outside alone
To be left outside alone

All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairytale my way
Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel safe
I need to pray

Why do you play me like a game?
Always someone else to blame
Careless, helpless little man
Someday you might understand
There's not much more to say
But I hope you find a way

Still I wonder if you know
How it really feels
To be left outside alone
When it's cold out here
Well maybe you should know
Just how it feels
To be left outside alone
To be left outside alone

All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairytale my way
Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel safe
I need to pray

And I wonder if you know
How it really feels
To be left outside alone
When it's cold out here
Well maybe you should know
Just how it feels
To be left outside alone
To be left outside alone

All my life I've been waiting
For you to bring a fairytale my way
Been living in a fantasy without meaning
It's not okay I don't feel safe
I need to pray

[Cirno]

Cirno had also cheered for Aminee, and also had cheered for Utena. Well, it was Cirno's turn, so she walked up to the microphone. Cirno picks up the microphone, and begins to sing.

Ever on and on I continue circling
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony
Till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing
And suddenly I see that I can't break free--I'm
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity
With nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony
To tell me who I am, who I was
Uncertainty enveloping my mind
Till I can't break free, and

Maybe it's a dream; maybe nothing else is real
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel
So I'm tired of all the pain, of the misery inside
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night
You can tell me what to say; you can tell me where to go
But I doubt that I would care, and my heart would never know
If I make another move there'll be no more turning back
Because everything will change, and it all will fade to black

Will tomorrow ever come? Will I make it through the night?
Will there ever be a place for the broken in the light?
Am I hurting? Am I sad? Should I stay, or should I go?
I've forgotten how to tell. Did I ever even know?
Can I take another step? I've done everything I can
All the people that I see I will never understand
If I find a way to change, if I step into the light
Then I'll never be the same, and it all will fade to white

Ever on and on I continue circling
With nothing but my hate in a carousel of agony
Till slowly I forget and my heart starts vanishing
And suddenly I see that I can't break free--I'm
Slipping through the cracks of a dark eternity
With nothing but my pain and the paralyzing agony
To tell me who I am, who I was
Uncertainty enveloping my mind
Till I can't break free, and

Maybe it's a dream; maybe nothing else is real
But it wouldn't mean a thing if I told you how I feel
So I'm tired of all the pain, of the misery inside
And I wish that I could live feeling nothing but the night
You can tell me what to say; you can tell me where to go
But I doubt that I would care, and my heart would never know
If I make another move there'll be no more turning back
Because everything will change, and it all will fade to black

If I make another move, if I take another step
Then it all would fall apart. There'd be nothing of me left
If I'm crying in the wind, if I'm crying in the night
Will there ever be a way? Will my heart return to white?
Can you tell me who you are? Can you tell me where I am?
I've forgotten how to see; I've forgotten if I can
If I opened up my eyes there'd be no more going back
'Cause I'd throw it all away, and it all would fade to black

She wasn't too bad, actually.

[Sailor V]

Minako couldn't resist anymore, she practically jumped on stage the second Cirno was done singing and grabbed the microphone. Posing for the crowd as The Goddess of Love's 'How to Love' began playing on the karaoke machine.

Silent--just keep silent and, well,
Sorry--she won't fall in love!
Set on it more actively!
Throw a kiss to a shy heart
(Venus love me chain!)

If you lose the goddess of love,
It's a half-done method, and that's No Good.
For a textbook example of How to Love,
What should you do, to tickle and warm
Things up, until all becomes smiles?

Picture this: When the meeting you desire happens,
The Crescent moonlight of a gentle night sky
Is watching over you continually...

If a rainshower, given by the goddess of love,
Might by chance happen to fall, then to Fall in Love
The Timing is Now! Hug her shoulders
And the heart that is pounding
Will NOT only be yours.

Start slowly, with sweet-talk,
With slapstick, make her smile even more;
Step up more positively,
Wink at your Sweetheart.
(Love and beauty shock!)

The goddess of love is capricious; maybe
Things will not progress along a straight line.
For a textbook example of How to Love,
When the chance comes for warming things up
Until all becomes smiles, what should you do?

If she is becoming timid, well, picture this:
She's with you now, a Crescent Love moon
Is becoming full, and then from here...

With love, don't rely on a timid appearance,
It may yet be that she will Fall in Love--
The Timing is Now! Gaze at her intently,
And the heart that is Pounding
Will NOT only be yours.

Picture this: When the meeting you desire happens,
The Crescent moonlight of a gentle night sky
Is watching over you continually...

If a rainshower, given by the goddess of love,
Might by chance happen to fall, then to Fall in Love
The Timing is Now! Hug her shoulders
And the heart that is pounding
Will NOT only be yours

[Silver Eyes]

"That was beautiful, Murder Buddy! Encore! I demand an Encore!" Richard's voice was repeatedly drowned out by the boo's and the shattering of glass on the stage. Well, that encore won't be coming anytime soon since Deadpool made a quick exit out of the building to avoid anymore negative "feedback" from the audience. The warlock sighed, planted his elbow on the table and rested his head onto his open palm. This place needed some spicing up, or rather, heating up.

A bright blame popped over his head in the shape of a lightbulb, he grinned mischievously behind his cloth mask and dashed to the stage after Minako finished. "Is this thing on? Ah, yes, it is. This song is dedicated to the world that I will soon destroy."

Wait, was that Part of Your World playing? How could such an innocent song be dedicated to a horrible thing?

"Excitement abounds
I almost can't wait!" He pointed at a woman with a baby in her lap who looked uncomfortable with where this was going.

"Relax, I don't want your baby
I already ate
Though I do tend to generally kill
Kill things that don't fight back! (He chuckles)

I see this village
What does it hold?
What shall I butcher them with
Fire or cold?" When he sang "fire" and "cold", his hands were encased in fire and ice. Two people ran from the room with a terrified scream.

"Running from me sure you'd think
'He's a pathological bloodthirsty homicidal maniac!'
I'd kill kittens and puppies and bunnies
I'd maim toddlers and teens and then more
You see a wife? I see a widow
But what then?
Can't you see?
I'd kill four!"

Richard began to pour his heart and soul into the song...as best as an undead monster like himself could.

"I want to incinerate and decapitate
I want to melt
Want to melt some faces
Watching the peasants...what do they call it?
Ahh...grieve!

I suppose that being undead there's not much to life
A soul is needed for loving...feeling...
How does this all not make me...what's that word again?
Heave!

You've nowhere to hide (He engulfs one table in fire)
Nowhere to run (Aaaaaaand another)
Your village will burn like the heart of the sun!
With infinite glee
It's going to be me
That slaughters the world!

How could I glare into these eyes
And then not stab them?
How could I stare at their loss
And then not laugh?

I'd cut him in half
Then I'd graft
His head back onto his shoulders
Or after I'd lop it
I'd make a puppet
On top of a staff!

I am a lord that is sometimes bored
Have some urges and need to fulfill them
After my mayhem I simply don't...what's the word?
Care!

The stench in the air
The smell of the gore
The carnage far greater than any war!" He holds out the last note, his features soften and he sighs:

"My legacy
Death becomes...me!
I'll slaughter the wooooooorrrrrrrlllld!"

As the song ended, he could hear sirens blaring outside. Richard waved at everyone, "Exit! Stage right! Wait for me, Murder Buddy!" The warlock threw the mic to the next person and bolted out the door.