It was a peaceful, uneventful Saturday.
Yesterday, the Nova Virtute took down a target on their kill list, a mass robber with an elephant mutation Quirk. Then they attended King's latest concert that night.
Now we find our dear Vigilante kids lounging in the living room in the Lebedev family's penthouse.
Eri, Shouto, Touya & Izuku were doodling, having finished the child's homework, Tenko was playing a video game, Shinsou, Tsuyu & Tokoyami were digging through all the books on the shelves, Nozomi was playing her guitar, Toga was watching random videos & Uraraka was feasting on homemade snacks.
Nozomi set her guitar aside and said: “Who wants to record something to pass the time?”
Toga, jumped up at once. “Oh! I do, I do!”
“What song are we performing, kero?” asked Tsuyu.
“How about this one?” Toga showed them the video she was watching: an animatic of The Ballad of Sara Berry.
“Hey, that sounds good.” Touya approved.
“Isn't this a song from the Quirkless Ages?” asked Tenko.
“Why yes it is! I can't believe it's still popular.” Izuku noted.
“That's because it's catchy.”
The next few minutes were spent on assigning the lines. They unanimously wanted Nozomi to sing the main vocals because she was an experienced singer (though she wanted Toga to sing it, since it was her idea), but she suggested her friend Shimomura Shiina, the vocalist of King, sing it instead. The background singers ended up being Touya, Uraraka, Shinsou, and Toga.
Nozomi called Shiina and Ishihara Etsuya (King's drummer/composer) ove to her place. Not only that, Shiina also invited members from their old college band BURNING BONDS: Hanae Yūto, the keyboardist and Shiina's boyfriend; Niihara Shūjin, the bassist; & his girlfriend Okuda Nanami, the lead guitarist, who could also play the violin.
Once everyone was in place, they began to practice. The musicians listened to the song instrumental; some learned by ear and others opened sites to learn tabs. The singers started memorizing the lyrics and practicing their lines in their respective recording booths (of course they didn't record that).
Kolya joined them to manage the recording as well as the filming. “We should do an official video as a present to all our fans,” Izuku had suggested.
After 5 wholesome hours of practice, they decided to record the actual performance.
Kolya gave the signal, and Yūto played the intro.
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
Down on your knees before the Queen.
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
Down on your knees before the Queen.
Nozomi, Shūjin, Nanami and Etsuya kicked into action. Toga flashed a grin at her cousin, who returned it with a thumbs up.
(SHIINA)
Sara Berry was a popular bitch.
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Mm-hmm.)
(SHIINA)
Hot bod, hot boy, cheer captain, plus she was rich.
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Oh, yeah.)
(SHIINA)
That girl had everything till hiccup and hitch:
Julie Jenkins lost a leg in a wreck!
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Am—pu—ta—ted!)
(SHIINA)
The nominations for Prom Royalty came
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Uh-huh.)
(SHIINA)
Our Sara's Senior Year, and Queen was her claim—
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Uh, duh.)
(SHIINA)
Till gossip stirred the student body would name
Julie Jenkins, Queen of the Prom.
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Pi—ty—vote)
(SHIINA)
"Sara, " her father said, "Life is a Prom.
I know you won't disappoint me and Mom..."
(ALL)
You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown.
You thirst for blood from the roses in hand. Whooaa~
You spoil for sash and scepter, music to dance,
As they crown you Queen of High School Land.
(Check Sara, Choose Sara, Vote for Sara Berry.)
(Check Sara, Choose Sara, Vote for Sara Berry.)
Here, the background singers had to sync the continuing chant ‘Check Sara, Choose Sara, Vote for Sara Berry’ as Shiina continued:
So obsessed, our Sara near lost her mind.
To life un-Prom-related, Sara was blind;
She shoved her squad, her clique and boyfriend behind—
Still Julie had a hold on the lead.
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Poor, poor Julie)
(SHIINA)
Soon Sara's sanity was hung by a thread,
Her B.F.F.'s proclaimed her socially dead,
Till then, at last, her boyfriend texted and said:
"I'm taking Julie to the senior Prom~"
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
(Love, love Julie)
(SHIINA)
"Sara, " her father said, "Why be so calm?
There's just no future for a Princess at Prom..."
(ALL)
You taste the silver, Sara! You taste the crown.
You thirst for blood from the roses in hand. Whooaa~
You spoil for sash and scepter, music to dance,
As they crown you Queen of High School Land.
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
Down on your knees before the Queen.
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
Down on your knees before the Queen.
As Shiina sang about Sara Berry's thoughts, Touya, Shinsou, Toga & Uraraka listed off the names of the seven girls she had in mind, in jumbled order:
(TOUYA, TOGA, URARAKA, SHINSOU)
Julie, Anne,
Eunice, Racquel,
Marianna,
Patricia, Quiara-----
(SHIINA)
Some girls are rational but Sara was not
She stared in mirrors thinking one single thought:
There's seven reasons this crown's not good as got—
And so the night of Prom, mercy! Thus went her plot:
They decided to include the other three Vigilante kids who weren't part of the cast (Izuku, Shouto, Tenko, Jin & Tsuyu) in spelling out Prom Queen.
(SHINSOU)
"P" is for Patricia, drinking poisoned punch.
(TSUYU)
"R" is for Racquel, dashed on a rock---- crunch!
(TOUYA)
"O"! is what Anne said when Sara bludgeoned her brains
(JIN)
And "M" is Marianna's marinated remains!
(ALL)
But! But!
(TOGA)
"Q" is for Quiara, quiet, drowned in the pool
(TENKO)
And "U" is for Eunice's pieces spread round the school
(SHOUTO)
But "E's" are for the easy way in five minutes tops
(SHIINA)
A one-legg'd girl can bring an "N" for end by calling the cops.
(IZUKU)
What a bitch
(SHIINA)
You got your silver Sara, you got your crown
You got their blood on your roses in hand, whooaa~
You donned the sash and scepter, doing a dance,
As you crowned you Queen of High School Land!
(ALL)
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
God save the Queen...
Down on your knees before the Queen.
God save the Queen.
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Oh, Oh!
The Queen of High School Land.
Down on your knees before the Queen.
The Queen of High School Land!
They wrapped your wrists in silver, they took your crown
As they washed your bloody fingers and hands. Whooaa~!
Into a tight straitjacket, small padded cell,
Screamin' "I'm the Queen of High School Land!"
At least in your head, you're Queen of High School Land
O pity the dead! You're Queen of High School Land
(Check Sara, Choose Sara, Vote for Sara Berry.)
(Check Sara, Choose Sara, Vote for Sara Berry.)
(The Ballad of Sara Berry!)