CRAIG JP KELSEY MORTIMOR_BEATBOX RAJ RAJ_SONG SPARKLE_CADET SPARKLE_CADET_SONG STACKS TIME_KEEPER CRAIG can you believe this?! SPARKLE CADET wow! i didn’t know there was an orange lake in the creek! CRAIG that’s not a lake, sparkle cadet. jessica spilled her juice all over my map. SPARKLE CADET eugh… CRAIG now i gotta redraw the whole thing. SPARKLE CADET hmm… i think i know what’ll cheer you up! sometimes looking fabulous is the first step to feeling fabulous! SPARKLE CADET super sparkle quintuple coat blast!!! CRAIG ahhhhh! CRAIG whoa… this. is. incredible. SPARKLE CADET told ya! oo! oo! pick something else for your other hand! CRAIG okay! uh… let’s use… this one! CRAIG sparkle cadet? sparks! SPARKLE CADET uh… huh? CRAIG you alright? SPARKLE CADET oh sorry, craig. i accidentally space-time traveled for a sec. that color… it reminds me of somebody i used to know. a long time ago… CRAIG wow, tell me more… while you work on this hand. SPARKLE CADET well, before we landed here in herkleton, my family moved around the galaxy a lot… SPARKLE CADET every star system was the same story: a new classroom full of kids, and i was friends with none of them. but i had a trick for spotting a potential buddy. you see, accessories are the window to a person’s soul. and his soul sparkled brighter than anything i’d ever seen. he was the brightest planet in the milky way… a star boy! SPARKLE CADET when class was over, i told him i liked his socks. and he said he liked my headband. and just like that, we became instant friends! SPARKLE CADET we hiked over mountains covered in crystals and crossed rivers of glitter. under skies full of rainbows that twinkled and shimmered. nothing could stop our shine! SPARKLE CADET until the day my parents broke the news: we were moving… again. it was all so sudden. and i never got to say goodbye to my friend… the sparkling star boy. SPARKLE CADET i can’t even remember his face… CRAIG SPARKLE CADET you okay, craig? CRAIG oh yeah, i’m just completely wrecked is all. SPARKLE CADET i’m sorry! CRAIG no need to apologize, sparkle. that story was so beautiful… it was almost like listening to a song. SPARKLE CADET really? CRAIG absolutely! i wrote some of the best parts down in between my sobbing. you got some symbolism, some deep emotional themes… oh, check this… CRAIG “mountains of crystal… rivers of glitter… skies full of rainbows that twinkle and shimmer.” some of these even rhyme! SPARKLE CADET oh my gosh! this does sound like a song! i’ve never written a song before. CRAIG well, i could help you write more, if you want. and if we need music, i bet there’s a kid down at the candy bar who could help us out. somebody with, uh… a keyboard! and maybe even a cool haircut. oh! y’know, my friend raj might know somebody just like this… it’s raj. raj is like that. RAJ SONG sky full of rainbows that twinkle and shimmer… shimmer. RAJ oh yeah, go up on that one. uh huh. SPARKLE CADET you are a sound magician! RAJ aww haw haw, thanks. that’s four years of piano lessons for ya. RAJ oh oh oh! and for this “sparkle planet” part— that could be a big crescendo of instruments coming together! i’d show you but i only have three settings on here… this, trumpets, and a dog bark. CRAIG well, jp and kelsey know how to play drums and the guitar. i bet i could get a few other— RAJ oh, sorry. CRAIG i bet i could get a few other kids from the creek to play too. i also have the hook-ups to a private studio to practice. RAJ what?! a private studio?! okay!!! CRAIG welcome to my basement! RAJ oh… so… basement studio. okay. TIME KEEPER when is this practice supposed to be over? i have to be back at the creek in 45 minutes to play the dinner tuba… 44 minutes… STACKS well, i’m ready to go! JP whoa whoa wait! before we start, we’re forgetting the most important thing: we gotta have a band name! how about ear- mouth? KELSEY ooo ooo ooo! enjoy the pain! STACKS fiction addiction! TIME KEEPER oh gosh! 42 minutes and 31 seconds… RAJ how about the band? is that taken? CRAIG peanut head! RAJ that’s so good! CRAIG no, no, no, no, actually, no— JP i like peanut head. RAJ we’re peanut head! CRAIG no!!! RAJ pea-nut head! CRAIG noooo!!!!! SPARKLE CADET you guys, this is like a real band! oh my glitter, what if we record a song and it’s a hit and starboy hears it? and i finally get to say goodbye… RAJ well, let’s give it a try. JP one, two, three, four! SPARKLE CADET SONG can you see the rainbows? ooooh! glitter with me! yeah! do the positivity dance! hmmmmm! positivity! ooh! superpowers! feeling it! ahhhhhh! sparkle pl— RAJ this is uhhhh… hmph. CRAIG and this was… this was the last take we did? the good one? RAJ yes. KELSEY did something happen during recording? JP yeah, like… with… the… whole thing? CRAIG so we have nothing? RAJ no, we have something. what is it, i don’t know. SPARKLE CADET oh, come on! it’s not that bad! here, let me look at the comments… SPARKLE CADET okay… maybe the universe isn’t ready for our sound yet. TIME KEEPER someone told us “no.” STACKS yeah, we could see it over your shoulder. SPARKLE CADET and that’s why we should go… on hiatus! CRAIG hiatus? but we just started making music! SPARKLE CADET eh, don’t worry, guys! we’ll totally get back together again. all bands do. RAJ i don’t know if that’s true. SPARKLE CADET all input is valid, raj. SPARKLE CADET see you around the creek… JP ohhh… we shoulda turned off comments. CRAIG man, i hope sparkle’s okay… KELSEY i’m sure she is, craig. i mean, she always bounces back… right? JP it’s a shame that band didn’t work out. KELSEY i know! mortimor didn’t even get a chance to beat box! MORTIMOR BEATBOX KELSEY it’s so sad… JP oh, craig! your nails are absolutely stunning and they really compliment this whole “hoodie” thing you’ve been going with lately. CRAIG i-i wear this almost every day, jp. but thanks. my nails are stunning. and it’s all thanks to sparkle. sparkle always brings positivity to every kid in the creek, right? JP yeah? KELSEY yeah? CRAIG you know what? i think it’s about time we return the favor and become… sparkle’s champions of good feelings and positivity! KELSEY no offense, craig, but sparkle does it way better. CRAIG c’mon, that’s not very positive, kelsey! SPARKLE CADET bip. bop. boop. CRAIG heeeeeyy sparkle! SPARKLE CADET oh! hey, guys! i was just bipping and bopping and booping. CRAIG we wanted to see if you were down to get the band back together and give the song another try? KELSEY we’ll practice as much as we can! CRAIG look, it doesn’t matter if the song we make isn’t a hit. it doesn’t even matter if it’s a good song at all. even if your friend never hears it, you’ll know in your heart that you were able to say goodbye to him the best way you could. not for anyone else. just for you. SPARKLE CADET i guess one more try couldn’t hurt! JP ooh, thank goodness. i… i really wanna hit those pots and pans again. JP stacks! it’s been a while! so… how are the kids? STACKS my brother and sister? they’re okay. RAJ i’ve actually been collaborating on a solo project with this producer for a few hours now. CRAIG when’d you get that fancy accent? RAJ i don’t know what accent you’re talking about! but i must say i really missed this. CRAIG you ready to give the song one more try? just for you? SPARKLE CADET how are we going to do this? TIME KEEPER um… i actually had an idea for a new way to start. CRAIG yeah? what were you thinking? TIME KEEPER ummm… here, i’ll just play it. SPARKLE CADET SONG i saw you shine from outer space i wonder if you have a name SPARKLE CADET SONG and creeks of stardust where kids can play the brightest planet in the milky way mountains of crystals and rivers of glitter sky full of rainbows that twinkle and shimmer buckle up tight and hold onto my hand let’s go into orbit into orbit sparkle planet sparkle planet traveling at hyper speed through asteroids and distant galaxies battling space monsters with the super powers of positivity everything will be okay if you explore the universe with me everything will be okay so come explore the universe with me [Type text]0[Type text]0[Type text]