Rehearsals Part 3

At the mansion, Eddie came out of the pool house and stepped on the springboard while taking off this bathrobe. He jumped in the water and took a turn, he came up but screamed. Buster was sitting at the edge of the pool drinking his soda.

"Are you wearing a speedo, Eddie?", Buster asked.

"What are you..."

"Eddie, is everything all right?", Eddie's mother asked from the house.

"Yeah, uh, just doing my laps, Ma!"

Both were now in the poorhouse playing a video game.

"So, what, you live in the pool house now?", Buster asked.

"Yeah, my folks want me to be more, you know, independent, I guess. They even hooked me up with this life coach dude."

"Life coach?"

"Yeah. I guess he's gonna help me find my purpose in life. I thought I had one, but, turns out, it wasn't the right one or something? I don't know. Anyway, he's got me on this whole schedule thing. It's like, Mondays, take out the recycling. Tuesdays, mow the lawn. Wednesdays, go visit Nana. Thursday, clean the pool. It's like, don't we have people to do all this stuff."

"Whoa, whoa. Back up. Your Nana is still alive?", Buster asked shocked.

"Oh, yeah.", Eddie agreed kicking his surf board down.

A picture of his Nana with him and his parents in the background.

"Wow. And she's rich, right?"

"She's loaded. But trust me, you don't wanna go near my nana.", he shudders, "She is one mean sheep."

Buster looked at the picture having the idea how to finance the show.

The next day

Mike was practicing his song while Buster and Meena were backstage.

There may be trouble ahead

But while there's moonlight and music and love and romance

"Now fade up the spot.", Buster guided Meena.

So let's face the music and dance

"Good. Now lower the moon."

"Coffee?", Miss Crawly handed him the cup.

"Thank you Miss Crawly."

Meena wanted to lower the moon put the cable creaked.

"Okay, that's normal. Just needs a knock.", Buster said.

She did it and the moon lowered.

"See? You're getting it."

"Anyone seen my glass eye? The darn thing keeps popping out."

Buster took a sip from the coffee then something big came in his mouth. He looked down seeing it was Miss Crawly's glass eye. He spit it out. The eye hit a light then the trigger that the cable loose. The light fell down and crashed behind Mike startling him. Then a sandbag came down and hit Pete who was walking by. The eye rolled around a lamp and landed directly in Miss Crawly's eye socket.

"You almost killed me, Jumbo!", Mike insulted Meena.

"It wasn't me."

"Oh, is that so?"

The fire roared from the lights scarring them. Meena quickly took the extinguisher next to her and ran to put out the fire.

Buster looks in shock, "Pete?"

Pete groaned still under the sandbag

The ambulance came and rolled Pete in who had a cast on his neck.

"Pete, you're gonna be all right, okay? Just hang in there, buddy.", Buster reassured as the ambulance drove away.

"This happened while I was just upstairs.", (Y/N) said.

Suddenly Ricki and Kai from the frog group came out arguing.

"Ricki? Kai?", then Howie came out crying, "Why aren't you guys rehearsing?", (Y/N) asked him kneeling down.

"We're through! They said I'm an intolerable egomaniac. I don't even know what that means!", he told walking away.

(Y/N) and Buster went back in the theatre. Meena and Miss Crawly were still putting out the fire.

"All right. We're two acts down. Give us some good news, Miss Crawly.", Buster said.

"Oh, it's not as bad as it looks.", but the wood under her broke, "Oopsie-daisy."

"Meena, how would you like to re-audition for the show?", (Y/N) asked.

"Really? Well, yeah."

"Great."

"I mean, no."

"What?"

"I mean, yes, I can sing. But, no, I get so nervous and I can't do it. I mean, I would totally do it, but ... No, I ... No."

"I'm gonna take that as a maybe."

Then they heard the red panda group come in.

"Great! They're back. We're gonna come back to this, Meena.", Buster said running after the group.

The group were rehearsing but Buster pushed the off button.

"Listen, guys, I know my sister said you can train here. You are very talented. Please, join the show. Okay?", but the group didn't understand what he said, "Yes? No?"

He took out a translate book, "Oh, um ... Here ...", and talked in Japanese.

All the red panda gasped and the green one slapped him. With their nose in the air, the group left the room.

"What? Hey, no! Wait, wait, wait! Don't go!"

(Y/N) was just next to the door as the group walked out.

"What did I say?", Buster asked her.

"You said that they smell like toenails."

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Rosita was in the rehearsal room putting out a self made dance steps.

"Oh. What is this for?", Gunter asked as he came in.

"Now, we use this to follow the steps."

Goddess on the mountain top

Burning like a silver flame

The summit of beauty and love

But then Caspar ran in rummaging the pages.

"Caspar! Caspar! No!"

"How about this? Ha-Ha."

Rosita picked up Caspar, "Come on! What did I tell you? I'm so sorry, he had a fever and it was too late to get a sitter, so ...", Caspar freed himself and ran around again, "Well, you seem fine now!"

Then Gunter sang also rummaging the pages with Caspar.

Well, I'm your Venus

I'm your fire

Your desire

"Stop! You're messing it up! Hey!", but they didn't stop as Rosita tried to catch the pages.

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Buster wanted Ash to sing Call Me Maybe from Carly Rae Jepsen.

"I am not singing this.", Ash disagreed as the song played.

"What's not to like? You're a female and you're a teenager. This song was made for you.", Buster said.

"Wow. It's like you can see inside my tiny teenage mind.", Ash said sarcastically.

"I know, right? You just gotta add some moves and a little a bit of ..."

He sang while showing some moves.

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy

But here's my number, so call me, maybe

"Go for it!", Buster encouraged her.

"Oh, you mean like this?"

... try to chase me

But here's my number so call me, maybe

She sang while doing some moves like Buster wanted it.

"There you go! You're a natural!"

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Johnny was playing but he played a off-key note and slammed his fists on the keys. He groaned frustratedly rubbing his hands down his face.

"I agree with you. That was very bad.", (Y/N) said.

"Johnny?"

(Y/N) gasped hearing the voice from Johnny's jacket.

"Come in. Over."

She had the feeling that she heard that voice from somewhere.

"Johnny? Is your phone on?"

"Johnny, where are you?"

Johnny ran to his jacket taking out the walkie talkie.

"Dad, what's going on? Over.", he talked looking at (Y/N) over his shoulder.

"We need you for more driving practice. Over."

"Ok. I'll be there in 10 minutes."

He put on his jacket, "I gotta leave now.", and left the room.

(Y/N) followed after him to the stairs, "What do you mean you gotta leave now?"

"I know. I'm so sorry, Miss Moon. it's just that I've got this family business thing."

"Do I need to start worrying about your commitment here, Johnny? Please, tell me no."

"No. Absolutely not. I promise it won't happen again."

She sighed pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Tomorrow, you take your practice seriously and this time, your phone is off. Am I clear, Johnny?"

"Yes."

"Good, go on."

"Thank you, Miss Moon.", he then left.

(Y/N) shook her head with a smile on her lips.

That gorilla is unbelievable.