Randomness Book 2

Chapter 1: The Idea

"Alright, Sophie! What do you want to do?" Dusk asked as she and her little stepsister sat on the couch, tired out from playing princesses. Alternating between Princess and leader of Glorious Isle to living the life of a normal teenager was a hard thing to do. Dusk considered both places her home, no matter what danger crossed her path or the heartbreaking reports she heard from other cities, Glorious and her parent's home were the one places she felt safe.

"Could we listen to music?" Sophie asked. "Okay, sure! What type of music? Country? Pop? Maybe some Kidz Bop?" Dusk offered as she flipped through the pages. "Nah, I want to listen to your music. What do you like to listen to?" the little girl questioned. Oh lord, there were so many songs Dusk loved to listen to. But next to her friends and Christina Grimmie, there was another artist that pulled her in with every song, Taylor Swift.

She was the queen of Country, Pop, and Alternative. Dusk had listened to her music ever since she learned to walk, and every time she came from school, she would always listen to a Taylor Swift song in the car or on her phone. How could anyone dislike her? She was an angel on earth with a heavenly voice. Instantly, Dusk shot up from the couch and went to her room to grab all of Taylor's albums. "Have you heard of Taylor Swift before?" Dusk asked.

"Maybe once or twice. Who is she?" Sophie inquired. A mischievous grin formed on her face as she pulled out Taylor's Debut album. "Well you, my dear sister, have a lot to learn," She chuckled, turning on the DVD player and turning on the music. It took a while for Sophie to be draw into Taylor's lyrics, but soon she was dancing around the living room, trying to sing along. "Dance with me, Dusky! Come on!" Sophie begged, pulling Dusk's arm. "Oh okay, whatever you say, Princess Sophie!" Dusk grinned.

During all the singing, Dusk wished that her twin brother could've been there to have fun with them, but unfortunately, he had a busy schedule helping Maisie so he wasn't able to join them. As Picture to Burn played, that song suddenly made a lightbulb go off in her head. But it wasn't her usual writing ideas or Karaoke night song idea. It was something much bigger, something that involved the Islanders.

"Dusky? Are you okay?" Sophie asked, tugging her hand and pulling her out of her thoughts. "Oh I'm fine, sweetie. Just thinking," The raven assured.

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Later on in the night, that idea was all Dusk could think about. Every album Taylor had released played all at once in her head. From her debut to her recent album, Midnights. Like her sister, the Islanders only knew so much about Taylor since she, Aidan, Serena, and some of their friends and family performed Love Story at the Valentine's Day concert. As she sat at her desk, typing up her latest chapter, Dusk stared longingly at her Taylor poster, wishing to one day be at one of her concerts.

But the chances of that were one in a million. The moment her tickets went on sale, they sold out super-fast. And when she came to her city, Dusk could vaguely remember hearing all the other Swifties squealing about seeing her, and from the glimpses inside of the stadiums via TikTok, all Dusk could do was pray one day she'd get to be screaming out the lyrics from the crowd of her childhood singer. What if... maybe I didn't have to watch from the crowd? What if I could be onstage with her? Well, not physically, but in a way... it could be like we were singing with her?!

Dusk dropped her pen on her desk and grabbed her jacket before stepping through the mirror. By this point, her parents had returned from work, so she wouldn't be leaving Sophie by herself. And just before she stepped into the portal, she could hear Sophie singing another one of Taylor's albums. She had officially turned her sister into a Swiftie. The moment she arrived on Glorious, she ran up the steps towards the cabins where she found the Creative Crew and her twin brother sitting around the fire roasting marshmallows.

"Hey, sis!" Five waved to her. "Hey Five, can I talk to you guys about something for a second?" Dusk panted, sitting on one of the tree stumps. "Of course! What is it?" Virginia pulled her poker away from the flames. The raven took another minute to catch her breath, making the crew wonder if she ran all the way there just to tell them something. It must've been something of great importance. "Alright, before I tell you. Have any of you listened to Taylor Swift?"

"Um, I was stuck in an apocalypse for 45 years, so no," Five shook his head. "I've heard her music a few times on the radio," Mckenna shrugged. Dusk looked over to Maisie and Virginia, who responded with the same question. Dusk did feel slightly disappointed, but even if they weren't big Swifties like her, maybe her idea could help them discover more about her. "Well, I've been thinking... we haven't performed in front of the Isles for a long time. So I was thinking, how about we do it again?" Dusk offered.

"That's a cool idea! But you know, with the end of the year, we've been busy with finals, so we haven't been able to come up with new song ideas," Maisie reminded. "That's fine! We don't need to write new songs! I already have the perfect concert in mind!" Dusk shook her head. "If this is you trying to persuade us into singing Christina Grimmie again. I'm sorry, sis but last time you were bawling non-stop," Five interrupted.

Dusk tried to shake away that memory. Yeah, every time Christina's death registered in her head, it did make her cry. But little did Five know, she had another trick up her sleeve. "No, it's not about Christina. But more so about Taylor Swift. I wasn't able to go to her concert a few months ago, so I thought maybe we could bring the tour here. So not only you guys can enjoy it, but everyone on the Isles can," Dusk clarified.

Maisie looked over to the others with a knowing smile. "Are you saying we should all have our of segments of the show?" She questioned. "That's exactly what I was thinking! It could not only be us, but maybe we can recruit Jade, Aidan, Serena, and a few other music-making islanders!" Dusk nodded excitedly. Just the thought of performing again convinced Virginia and Mckenna, and they put their hands together with Dusk. "Alright! But no complicated dance moves!" Maisie nodded. They all looked over to Five, who looked a little unconvinced and nervous.

"Come on, bro. Please join the concert?" Dusk begged. "Ugh fine! But I call dibs on the hardcore alc after the concert," Five put his hand in as well.

"Okay, Operation Glornative Eras Tour is a go!"