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)