It a friday afternoon and Alice and her friends are helping put the final items they need to put in the gym for their party. After the past few weeks of setting the decoration stands and the stage up. They are just about finished for the halloween party and the battle of the bands tomorrow.

"There," Alice says as she put up the final table.

"Cutting it short, but we're finally done," Joseph adds as he and Serena tied up the balloons to the stage.

"I know, the place looks amazing," Amy replies.

"Try fabulous," Clarissa adds admiring the decoration.

"More like scary," Max says in a scary tone.

"Or spooky," Jerry adds.

After making scary remarks, Joseph, Max, and Jerry start to laugh and giggle at their little fun.

Alice rolls her eyes and says, "Oh you boys."

The girls are putting the supplies away so they can leave for the night and get their last rehearsal for the competition tomorrow. After sometime of putting the supplies away, the students who are helping out with the decoration are starting to head back home.

As Sunset is leaving Jessica and her friends stop her and hoping to talk to her for a minute. Sunset has no idea about Jessica and her friends staring at her with funny smiles on their face.

Jessica says. "So Sunset, I heard from Jerry that tomorrow is your birthday,"

"Yes. It's true," Sunset answers looking confused.

"So, what are your plans?" Serena asks.

Sunset explains, "Well my friends are helping me plain the party before we leave for the competition."

Then Racheal says, "I remember hearing that you're going on a date with Max."

"Yes," Sunset says and not sure where the conversation is going to.

Jessica giggles and says, "You're kind of lucky about it."

Sunset looks at Jessica and her friends with a confused look and asks, "How so?"

"Lots of girls really like Max, but Max is always too busy helping out his family and being with his friends to go out," Serena explains.

Sunset starts to blush about hearing these details. She never figure that she is the first person that Max will spend his time with.

Then Jessica says with a grin on his face, "Face it girl, you score big time."

Before Jessica and her friends can push further, Alice comes between them and says, "Okay girls, now that we are finished with with the decor, we still have a final set up before the competition tomorrow."

"Right," Jessica says.

With that, Jessica and her friends leave the gym so they can practice their performance for tomorrow. Sunset is kind of glad that they're gone so she would have to answer more question from then.

Sunset smile and says, "Thanks Alice."

"No problem, those girls alway want something to gossip about," Alice replies.

"Why?" Sunset asks,

"You don't want to know. They did the same thing with me once," Alice explains.

After their hard work on finishing decorating the gym for the part, Alice and the others are at Joseph's house for their last day of rehearsal. After getting their instruments ready, they start practicing some of the songs they are planning to play in the battle of the bands. Sunset sits down as she watches her friends play. Sunset feels like she should tell them but isn't sure out to tell them.

As they are getting their last chance to practice, Joseph instructs, "Okay gang, let's do one more song before we call it a day."

"We know and all of our costumes are completed," Clarissa says as she has the costumes ready tomorrow.

Joseph turns to Sunset and says, "So Sunset, last chance to join our band."

Sunset thinks it will be a good idea to join the band but she feels bit unsure about being in the band at the last minute.

Sunset shyly says, "You know, the more I spend time with you and I kind of want to join you."

Alice understand what she is saying and says, "In other word, you want to join the band with us."

"Um… yes," Sunset shyly says.

Joseph smiles and says, "Then you're in."

But Sunset says, "But I still need an instrument and there's no way I can get one by tomorrow."

"The problem is simple you can sing with us. We'll worry about the instrument another time," Clarissa replies.

Sunset smiles and says, "Okay."

Joseph turns to the others and says, "Now that Sunset will be joining us, we need you to practice with us,"

"Sure, but what song are we going to do?" Sunset replies.

"The song is up to you," Alice answers.

Max hand a list of songs that they have to play with the list of songs and says, "Here's the list of songs we have and trying to decide what to play."

Sunset looks at the list of songs to see which one she is interested then see one of the songs that she likes and they play it before.

"How about this one?" Sunset says, showing them the song she wants to play.

Alice and her friends can see that Sunset wants to do Metamorphosis by Hilary Duff. They like doing that song and the song will be perfect for Sunset to sing.

Alice says, "Works for me,"

"And it will help us rock and roll," Jospeh add with excitement.

Then Max says, "And you will be the one singing this one."

Sunset accept the idea to sing the song while the band plays.

Max asks, "Ready Sunset?"

"Ready," Sunset answers looking excited.

"We're all ready to go," Alice informs.

Jerry bangs his drum sticks against each other and screams, "One! Two! Three! Four!"

With that the band starts to play the song with the instruments they have.

On cue, Sunset starts to sing:

I've been so wrapped up in my warm cocoon

But something's happening, things are changing soon

I'm pushing the edge, feeling it crack

And once I get out, there's no turning back

Watching the butterfly go towards the sun

I wonder what I will become

Metamorphosis

Whatever this is

Whatever I'm going through

Come on and give me a kiss

Come on, I insist

I'll be something new

A metamorphosis

As the band plays and sing Alice and her friends transform into their pony forms. Sunset starts to glow all around her body and this time, her hair at the end starts to glow too.

Sunset continues to sing:

Things are different now when I walk by

You start to sweat and you don't know why

It gets me nervous but it makes me calm

To see life all around me moving on

Watching the butterfly go towards the sun

I wonder what I will become

Metamorphosis

Whatever this is

Whatever I'm going through

Come on and give me a kiss

Come on, I insist

I'll be something new

A metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Whatever this is

Whatever I'm going through

Come on and give me a kiss

Come on, I insist

I'll be something new

A metamorphosis

Every day is a transformation

Every day is a new sensation

Alteration, modification

An incarnation, celebration

Every day is a new equation

Every day is a revelation

Information, Anticipation

Onto another destination

Metamorphosis

Whatever this is

Whatever I'm going through

Come on and give me a kiss

Come on, I insist

I'll be something new

A metamorphosis

Whatever this is

Whatever I'm going through

Come on

Come on, I insist

I'll be something new

A metamorphosis

After their performance and the transformation. They finish with their playing and are finished with their practice for the night. Even though they like to do their transformation, they know they shouldn't do it so often.

"That was radical!" Jospeh says with excitement and strumming his guitar.

"Yeah, but we need to be careful while performing on stage," Sunset replies.

Then Alice says, "She's right, we don't need to keep transforming on stage."

Then Max happily says, "Now that we're done, let's get something to eat."

"Yeah. I always love eating some hamburgers after something like hard work," Jerry says with a smile and rubbing his stomach.

"Stop thinking with your stomach," Clarissa says with annoyance.

As they are leaving to get something to eat, they decide to go out for dinner tonight at a diner they like to go sometimes.

Sunset asks, "By the way did you go the schedule for the competition?"

"We have," Alice answers.

Alice show Sunset and the others the schedule and say, "According to the schedule, we need to be in the gym by 3 p.m for the competition and the finals for the last two bands will be tonight at 9 p.m."

Alice and her friends look at the schedule and can see that there are 16 groups who will be performing. Alice and her friends will be performing in the B column and will be on the later time.

Max says, "Sounds good to me,"

"That means the party will go on all night long," Jerry says with excitement.

"And we still have some time to celebrate your birthday, Sunset," Max adds.

"Yeah." Sunset replies while blushing.

With that, the gang are going to to get ready to leave and Max will be driving the van. As they are getting ready to leave, Alice notice that something is bothering Sunset and wants to know why she's feeling a bit distracted.

Alice comes up to Sunset and asks, "Is there something wrong?"

Sunset turns to Alice and answers, "I kind of wondering why you all are able to fully transform while I was only able to unleash a magical energy,"

"I don't know, but my guess that you are still experiencing friendship. Don't worry you'll be able to do a full transformation in no time," Alice replies calmly.

Sunset smile and says, "If you say so."

After getting ready, the friends jump into the car and are ready to leave to go out for dinner tonight and talk about tomorrow's event.

Author's Note

Metamorphosis by Hilary Duff
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