DOA
"Alright, dudes!" Nino yelled, getting his classmates' attention, "Now that the teacher is out, we'll be singing- Ivan, drumroll, please." Ivan got out two pencils and started drumming on his desk, "... DOA from The Lightning Thief!" The class erupted into cheers, "And I think our dear friend Alya Cesaire should sing Charon's part." At that, Alya covered her face with her hands while everyone cheered her on.
"Guys, no! I cannot sing," she said, "Trust me, I sound awful."
"That's what Percy said in the musical," Nathaniel mentioned, "And he sounded great."
"See? Logic!" Rose exclaimed.
Marinette gave her friend the puppy eyes, "Please? For me?"
Alya shook her head, "Nope. You can't make me."
Marinette frowned, "Marc, Rose! Help me out here." At the mention of their names, Alya quickly gets up so she can leave, but Kim blocks the door. She turns around and sees Marinette, Rose, and Marc giving her puppy eyes, "Please?" They say in unison. Alya almost doesn't give in until she sees Nino using the same tactic. She groans, "Fine." Everyone cheers, "But if you guys go deaf, don't blame me. I warned you."
Mylene pulls out her phone and puts on the song. Max hooks her phone up to the projector, and the lyrics appear on the whiteboard for Alya to see. She takes a deep breath and starts singing.
"Seen plenty of people all over the years. From heroes to half-bloods with their pitiful tears," she slid her finger down her face, mimicking a tear. Her classmates stare at their friend with their jaws hung open. Alya sounded even better than they thought, "Thinking they could save a loved one, from below!"
"Oh no, oh no! Oh no!"
She continued singing the lyrics on the screen, "They think they’ll pop down for a quick trip."
"But it don’t work like that!" Max exclaimed
"So kids, here’s a tip. You ain’t getting out." She wraps her arms around her frame, "We gotcha and we ain’t letting go!"
"Oh no! Oh no!"
"Down here you’re DOA!
And you’re here to stay!
Yeah, you're stuck forever!
Never get away.
No hope of survival,
You're dead on arrival!"
"What do you think of my song?" She asked Marinette with a roll of her eyes.
Marinette smiled, "It’s great!"
"Was that James Brown?" Kim asked, pointing to Max.
"We have all the greats down here!" Alya counts off her fingers, "Mozart, Janice Joplin, Kirt Cobain, who do you want to listen to?"
"Ooh!" Nino raised his hand before asking, "Do you have any, Josh Groban?"
She chuckled, "We will... Eventually." She said seriously before continuing the song, "I ferry the souls of the newly deceased! I got a sweet ride, and it’s newly leased! And if the dead complain, I just turn up the stereo!" Mylene turns the volume up slightly
"Come sail away, come sail away."
"We get our kicks, cross the River Styx!" Sabrina sang
Ivan sang the next part, "It’s a permanent trip, so don’t try no tricks!"
"Gentlemen and ladies," Adrien added in a faux German accent, "it’s Hades who runs the show."
Alya giggled before pointing to Nathaniel, Marc, Rose, and Juleka, "Oh look, the Vienna Boys Choir. They crashed their bus on their way to sing for the Vatican!"
Kim looks horrified, "They’re kids!"
Alya waved her hand in dismissal, "They’re lucky. Their voices will never change now."
The four stood from their seats and sang, "Eins, zwei, drei Down here you’re DOA, and you're here to stay. Yeah, you’re stuck forever, never getting away. No hope of survival..."
"You're dead!" Alya exclaimed with a cackle. "Who has two turntables, and three sick heads? Please give it up for DJ Cerberus!"
What really had the class staring at their friend with amazement was when Alya started dancing. It was a mix of ballet and break-dancing that had Nino loving his girlfriend even more than he already did.
"D... O... A!
D... O... A!"
"Down here you’re DOA, and you’re here to stay! Yeah, you're stuck forever! Never getting away! No hope of survival, you're dead on arrival! Dead on arriiiiiiival!" Her classmates stared, impressed as she held that last note.
"Can’t get away, can’t get away. Can’t get away cause you’re DOA now." Alya belted out a note. "Can’t get away, can’t get away, Can’t get away cause you’re DOA now."
Alya points to Kim, "You ain’t never gonna save what matters!" She cups Nino's face in her hand, making him blush, "You ain’t gonna protect your friends!" She walks over to Marinette and wraps her arms around her neck, "You ain’t ever gonna be remembered!" She makes her way to the front, "This is where you’re story ends today!"
"DOA!"
"... Alright. Laugh it up," Alya said as she took a few breaths. "Go on."
"Babe," Nino finally said. "I didn't think it was possible, but I love you more."
Alya blushed, "Nino-"
"He's right!" Alix shouted. "Alya, that was amazing! You have an amazing voice! You gotta sing more!"
Chloe nodded, "I'll admit; I was impressed."
"It's settled!" Marinette cheered. "Alya's singing with us next time!"
Nathaniel raised his hand, "Well, not tomorrow, because some other students and I are singing 'Four Jews in a Room Bitching'."