Iggi Bob had never been so distressed before.
As the creative force behind the band, writing songs came easily to him. But participating in the "Zombie Club" remix competition? That was a different story.
"Remember, you need to submit your entry tomorrow. A new band like us needs to participate in these competitions to get exposure," Mama Mia reminded him. She was the manager for VOIZE and Medicine Man, a Weirdo with a bobo haircut.
"Mama Mia, I really don't know what to write..." Iggi said.
"Don't no fret, dear. You're unstoppable. You're a Porsche with no brakes. You will definitely win," Mama Mia reassured him.
Iggi stared at the fat and lazy space lizards in the store, not realizing that they were actually ferocious creatures.
The only zombie he knew was Pepper, the bartender at itsucks. It was said that she was the great-granddaughter of Sgt. Pepper from The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She was sent to the "Zombie Club" to learn the witchcraft of succubus due to a shortage of club members in her family business, but she was actually more interested in working at itsucks because of music.
Iggi thought to himself that sitting here wouldn't help, since drummer TH_ and bassist Vape would gather at itsucks at night to discuss. So he decided to leave early and have a chat with Pepper.
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He sped on his motorcycle along the Champaign Super Alpha road towards the north shore of Black Hole Lake, the red and purple sky reflecting the color-changing waves of the lake at sunset. He let his mind wander and arrived at itsucks when the night had fallen.
The bar was packed with people, and Pepper was busy at the counter. She wore the signature red, blue, and white Mods logo T-shirt, with Paul Weller's music playing in the background.
Iggi told her about the Remix competition and asked for some zombie-inspired ideas. Pepper thought for a moment...
"I've got it!" she exclaimed with a mischievous grin.
Iggi suddenly felt dizzy.
Iggi found himself standing on the stage of the tavern, with two band members by his side, looking at each other in bewilderment. The place was in shambles, as if it had just experienced a riot, with popcorn, fries, and beer cans scattered everywhere, and the customers had vanished into thin air. His head was a bit woozy, and he couldn't remember what had happened.
"I've given you the inspiration, now it's up to you to clean up this mess! Ta-ta!" Pepper said, and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Iggi had a bad feeling, his intuition told him that he had been cursed. He quickly picked up his phone and went online with his bandmates to see what had happened. Sure enough, the VOIZE subreddit was filled with videos just uploaded by fans. TH_ was pole dancing on a drum stand, and Vape was smoking a pipe with his butthole, and the audience below was so hyped that they almost lifted the roof off itsucks. It wasn't until they started singing Nickelback's "How You Remind Me" that the crowd began throwing bottles and garbage, almost causing a riot.
"Pepper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The three of them shouted in anger, echoing throughout the night at Black Hole Lake.
To vent their frustration, Iggi's creativity flowed, and that very night they completed a song called "Her Spell".
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And thus, VOIZE eventually won second place in the Remix competition, and they all gathered at itsucks to celebrate. Pepper and Mama Mia were both proud of their contributions. But in that moment, both TH_ and Vape received phone calls simultaneously...
"What? Go back to our hometown?!"
(To be continued...)