Dancer walks over to me, "Ok, Silver where I come from matches are settled by a sing off or a dance off. Since you can't speak I guess both of us will be dancing. The winner is decided by the audience and the dance off lasts for two songs."
I shake my head to agree and start signing, "I agree to this competition but instead of dancing I'll be singing."
Dancer tilts his head in confusion and Blueberry speaks up, "BUT HUMAN SILVER HOW CAN YOU SING IF YOU CAN'T TALK?"
I smile at Blueberry and sign, "I can speak I just hate talking in front of people I don't know or trust." Blueberry's smile fades and light blue tears start to form in his eye sockets.
When he talks sadness is in his tone, "HUMAN SILVER YOU DON'T TRUST US? I THOUGHT YOU LIKED HANGING OUT WITH US." I flinch when a tear rolls down his cheek bone. Crud I made him cry, was I supposed to lie to him?
I must of looked distressed because Mafia stepped in, "Toots it's all right Blueberry is trusts people really easily and is quick to make friends. It's not a bad thing not to trust people you just meet."
For some reason that doesn't make me feel better. But I brush the feeling and sign, "Sorry Blueberry I didn't mean to offend you how about I make it up to you by singing you part of a song that reminds me of you/your personality. Would you like that?" Blueberry stops and gives me a smile while eagerly nodding his head. I let out a sigh. Now I have to think of a song that suites Blueberry, but which song? I look at Blueberry there is no song for him at least not yet. Then it clicked, I know which song now. I start singing a song that has no title, a song that has no existed until now.
Hi it's nice to meet you,
I'm the great Blueberry and a future royal guards man,
I have an idea let be friends,
You are new to the underground,
well that's no problem
You can hang around with me,
but you'll never be as great,
But don't worry someday you might be a close second
I stop singing and look down at my feet in embarrassment. I wait for them to yell at me and tell me my singing is awful. But when they don't say anything I slowly meet their gazes. They all are wearing looks of shock or had huge smiles on their faces. Blueberry is the one who breaks the silence, "WOWIE HUMAN SILVER YOUR SING IS GREAT AND YOU SUNG A SONG THAT YOU MADE UP FOR ME THAT WAS ABOUT ME. CAN DO THE SAME THING FOR THE OTHERS?"
I blush and look away before signing, "I could but I supposed to be doing a challenge and I doubt the others want me to sing a song I made up on the spot about them."
Dancer speaks and has a huge smile on his face, "If that's the problem we can change the challenge. The rest of the challenges are you have to come up with a song for each of us and sing it aloud for us. If you can come up with one for each of us we won't ask any more questions. But if you fail to come up with even one song all of us gets to ask one question. Do you agree with those terms?" I let out a sigh and nod my head to agree with the terms.
I sign to them, "Everyone get in a straight line next to each other and face me. Blueberry, you can stand in the line at one of the ends or sit out." Doing what I asked them are standing in this order from left to right: Ink, Error, Horror, Asylum, G, Dancer, Mafia, Neko, Sans, Fell, then Blueberry. I move to start with Fell since I already did Blueberry.
Hello the name is Fell,
Don't you know how to greet a new pal,
Turn around then shake my hand
If not I'll kill you were you stand,
Don't ask your to dumb to understand,
You shake hands thinking we are friends,
not suspecting this is your end
I move to stand in front of Sans and pause before I start singing.
The first of many,
growing tired of fighting
Must continue and keep on watching,
keeping a close eye on the human's love
Hate making promises
I never know if I can keep them
I'm sorry but this one must be broken
I move on to Neko before Sans could say anything and again start singing.
Welcome back little mouse,
You should of stayed at Tori's house
But instead you return,
Now its time to get what you deserve
You can't get pass me,
It is (im)possible to distract me
Next is Mafia.
Why are you in the Underground?
This is no place to play around
Everyone here carries knives
No one down here is afraid to take a life
You better stay out of the way
If you want to survive another day
I change my position so I'm standing in front of Dancer.
Turn on the music,
This battle has begun
Let us dance!
Take a glance,
you may think this battle is pacifist
You better keep the rhythm
The attacks are coming
You better be good at dodging
I move on to G.
My mistakes can't be undone,
Now I have two souls
For the price of one
A voice is always echoing
but only one has control
Now my fights are two vs one
The move to stand in front of Asylum and smile.
Let's play a game just you and me,
Only two at the start until more choose to play,
When it comes to a close it's just you vs me
The game keeps going until one selects mercy,
There is only one winner who will it be?
I'm just kidding I know it will be me
I stand in front of Horror and just stare for a minute before singing.
Hello there you look scared
Did you come here on a dare?
It's all right kid just relax,
Lets go to get you a snack,
Just relax don't worry about paying
Will you quit crying,
It is not like you are dying
It was only a finger
It is not like it will grow back
I walk over to error and sign, "Two left." And start singing.
Broken code 0's and 1's
You messed with the codes
Now you try to dodge my cables
Only to be hunted down by puppets
Who forgotten how to love
Mercy is off the table
Now it's just you and me
Just two dirty Hackers
I move to stand in front of Ink and sign, "Just one left." The I start to sing.
A metronome world
Reality without colors
Brighten this place
Paint this blank canvas
Give life a new meaning
Continue creating
Stop inspiration from fading
I finish singing and sign," That is everyone and so I win." I grin at the looks on all of their faces all of them are shocked and confused. I tilt my head and sign, "Are you guys all right?"
Sans (original) answers, "Everyone is all right just a little shocked. All your songs basically hit the nails on the head. But how did you know those things?" I look at their faces when sigh and sign them the answer, "I don't know the reason why that it happens but it has something to do with my silver soul."
Dancer walks over, "You have one person left before you can be declared victorious." I tilt my head in confusion. Dancer places his hand on my shoulder, "The last person you have to sing a song about is yourself."
I scowl and sign, "Do I have too?" All of them nod their heads. I let out a sigh and start singing, allowing my conscious to be taken over.
Soul of Silver
Marked with scars
Protector from killers
Forced a savior
Shattered heart of feelings long lost
A broken hero
Now is fallen
Refusing to be saved
Picking up her own pieces
Will she be free at last?
I feel my consciousness return as I sing the last line. I look at Dancer and sign, "Are you happy now? That is every one including myself."
Dancer smiles happily then says, "All right that is everyone." I nod my head and take a look around the clearing for a tree That is easy to climb. When I find the perfect tree I walk away from the group to go climb it. I ignore everyone's calls until I'm in a comfortable position in the tree.
They all followed me and are now standing at the base of the tree looking up at me. Ink calls out, "Silver, for your song when you said those things about yourself what did you mean? I know you won this game but please answer."
I sigh and swift my position so they can see my hands while I sign, "I can't answer that because I don't even know what I said. I am unable to consciously sing about myself so when I have to I send my mind drifting and become basically unaware of any of my speech or actions. I have my theories of what happens to my body while I'm in that state but I'm not going to share."
As soon as I finish signing a yawn escapes my mouth. Reflexively my hands go to my mouth to cover my yawn and causes me to lose my balance. I'm sent falling from the tree, too surprised to stop/save myself like I normally do. I squeeze my eyes close and brace for impact. Why am I not falling? I open my eyes confused on why I didn't hit the ground. I look at myself and notice that I surrounded by different color auras. I also notice that my soul is out again and hanging around my neck. Still confused I look at the skeletons, quickly noticing that all of them have a glowing eye. I'm so stupid I should've known that the skeletons were the ones who stopped my fall.
I try to move my arms so I can sign but get frustrated when I can't. I growl in ignorance then speak, "Thanks for the save but can you put me down now?" Some of the Skeletons grin and reply, "All right." I end up being surrounded with only five of the ten auras from earlier. Ink, Blueberry, Sans, Asylum, and G still keep hold of me and gently lower me to the ground. I sign, "Thank you Ink, Blueberry, Sans, Asylum, and G." I turn to face the other skeletons and sign, "Skeletons like you are the reason that people like me stay silent."
I walk over to sans and tug on his jacket. He looks at me and I sign, "Sans can you bring me back to the house?"
Sans places his hand on my shoulder and says, "Sure thing kiddo." and turns to the others and continues, "See you guys later." Most of others say various ways of goodbye and the others just stayed silent. Sans then gives me a one armed hug and covers my eyes with his free hand. When he uncovers my eyes we are standing in front of his house.