Chapter Sixteen: The End Of An Era
"This is weird."
Stormer glanced up from her manuscript book, casting her companion a
quizzical
look. Ir was a week on, and things had settled down, but not in the
same
way as they had always been before. The fact that Stormer and Kimber
were
stretched out on the grass behind the Starlight Mansion, writing
abstract
harmonies and discussing the latest fashions was a key example of how
things
had changed, even in such a short space of time.
"What do you mean, it's weird?" The Misfit asked now, shutting her
book.
"Us being able to do this without being nagged." Kimber dimpled. "But
what's
weirder is that Aja ran across to the Gabor Estate this morning to get
Roxy
to help her fix the tire on the roadster. I can only imagine Pizzazz's
expression
when she turned up on the doorstep!"
"Pizzazz is finding it hard to get used to the truce idea." Stormer
admitted.
"But to be honest I'm glad so far it's holding. She got all petulant
about
it last night, but Jetta sat her down and gave her a blunt talking to
about
something. I don't know what exactly she said, but there have been no
complaints
against the peace since." She smiled. "Though she sulked her way
through
breakfast."
"Jerrica doesn't like it either." Kimber admitted. "But she agreed to
it
in the end because we all begged and pleaded with her to drop the
rivalry.
We don't need it, after all...and it's mad, but I don't feel so hostile
as
I did towards your bandmates. I'm not sure I like them all yet, but I'm
starting
to see little things in them which surprise me, and make me like them better."
"Well, you know I like the Holograms, even if I am kinda shy around
Raya
and Shana sometimes." Stormer giggled. "That's funny too, actually. I
don't
think there exist two more laid back people in the music business than
Shana
and Jetta."
"Me either." Kimber dimpled. "The thing is, I think this truce will
actually
hold out, so long as we can keep Jerrica quiet and you guys can tame
Pizzazz.
I don't know quite what happened when they were tied up together, but I
think
it's safe to say that they didn't hit it off that good."
"No...I got that impression too." Stormer laughed. "Still, the concert
went
off without a hitch...and more importantly, it's the end of a feud, so
things
are looking good for the future. You and I can hang out when we want to
without
getting our bands up in arms about it all...and I'm glad Roxy and Aja
have
hit it off so good, too. They're really very similar in a lot of ways,
but
Aja had the luckier break of getting in with your family."
"Roxy's tough, but Aja says she means well." Kimber replied. "You've
said
it too, so I guess it's true."
"I'd say so." Stormer nodded. "Even if she does go about things in the
craziest
way." She reached out to pick a daisy, idly toying with it. "What about
Clash?
What's the situation with her, do you know?"
"I know she and Video came to see Jerrica yesterday, and Clash and
Jerrica
talked for a long while." Kimber replied. "I don't know what they
talked
about, not really, but I think it cleared the air a little, because
both
seemed a little less stressed when it was over. Jerrica said too that
she'd
explained to Clash about the importance of Synergy's secret, and Clash
had
promised to keep it, even from Video. So that's all right."
"Yes." Stormer nodded. "I'm glad Rio could fix the earrings, too. It's
difficult
knowing about Jem's secret without Pizzazz finding out that I know, but
it'd
be twice as difficult if we all knew."
"I hope things just settle down and go quiet, now." Kimber admitted.
"It's
been a chaotic enough time and we all need a vacation. You have no idea
what
a relief it was to have Jerrica back, especially after I heard about
what
had happened. She might bug the heck out of me most days, but she's
still
my sister."
"Yeah." Stormer grinned. "I think that's part of the Video adopting
Clash
situation. They're family...hopefully Video can make a difference and
sort
Clash's problems out."
"Well, here's hoping." Kimber replied. "And here's to a new era of
Hologram/Misfit
friendships!"
"I'll second that!" Stormer exclaimed, tossing her daisy into the air
with
a grin. "I hope we'll all be friends forever!"
Chapter
One: Clash
Chapter Two:
Deception
Chapter
Three: On Tour With The Holograms
Chapter
Four: The
Next Stage
Chapter
Five: Jem?
Chapter Six:
Trapped!
Chapter
Seven: An Unlikely Team
Chapter
Eight: Laying Plans
Chapter
Nine: Letter
From The Desert
Chapter
Ten: Jetta's
Hunch
Chapter
Eleven: Some Outside Help
Chapter
Twelve: Kimber's Dilemma
Chapter
Thirteen: The Great Escape
Chapter
Fourteen: Fire!
Chapter
Fifteen: Repercussions and Rock and Roll
Chapter
Sixteen: The End Of An Era
(The Misfits and Holograms and other animated Jem characters are copyrighted to Hasbro Inc. All characters who do not appear in Jem episodes are my own creation. This story is copyrighted to E.A Woolley (2001)