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Chapter 9 by AltUAuthor AltUAuthor

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Nailed it!

"Wow. OK, that was awesome," Barbara remarked after the Mary Janes' set had ended. "The crowd had no idea who you were, and by the end of your set, you had 'em in the palm of your hand."

"That might have been the best show I've ever played," MJ admitted. "Considering we had no time to even set up, I'm feeling pretty damn smug right now."

"I gotta say, you've earned it," Barbara smiled. "I owe you huge for this."

MJ nodded. "Well, obviously we've got a lot of questions..."

"I'm sure you do. I've got plenty myself," Barbara agreed. "It's not everyday a band pops up out of thin air exactly when we need 'em."

"So I take it you have no idea how we got here, huh?" Felicia asked, giving Barbara an approving glance. She had to admit to herself, she really liked what she saw...

Barbara shrugged. "I have some ideas, but they all sound pretty ridiculous... but considering what's happened today, I can't discount 'em just yet."

"Maybe we should compare notes?" Gwen suggested. "I've got a few ideas of my own..."

"I think we'll leave you two to it, then," MJ said. "Gwen here's kind of our authority on weird shit like this, and I'm not sure the rest of us would be any help. Besides, I'm really, really curious to see this Black Canary on stage."

The rest of the band agreed, and with that, they headed out to the side of the stage. Barbara and Gwen began to make their way towards a more private location, so they could discuss everything away from prying eyes & ears. As they did, Barbara bumped into a familiar face.

"Barbara. It is a pleasure to see you again," Koriand'r greeted before turning to Gwen and extending her hand. "And you, your band was absolutely incredible!"

Gwen looked at the tall, golden-skinned redhead, a little stunned as she shook her hand. Damn, she's hot, Gwen thought. "Thanks! I hope we made a good first impression..."

"Oh, you definitely did. I definitely consider myself a fan now," Koriand'r nodded.

"Gwen, this is my friend Koriand'r. Koriand'r, Gwen," Barbara introduced.

"A pleasure to meet you, Gwen. And please, call me Kori," the Tamaranean smiled.

"Same here... Kori. So, you dug the set, huh?" Gwen said.

Kori nodded emphatically. "Very much so. You are all such talented musicians. I was especially moved by your singer," she said as she blushed slightly.

"Yeah, MJ definitely gives it her all out there," Gwen agreed.

"MJ, is it? She is incredible," Kori gushed. "And quite beautiful..."

"You liked her that much, huh?" Gwen smirked. Seeing someone fangirl over her band like this was equal parts amusing and adorable to Gwen... even if she wasn't the band member Kori was fangirling over. "Want me to introduce you?"

Kori blushed deeply, taken aback by the offer. "Really? You'd do that?" she asked hopefully.

"What can I say? I love your enthusiasm," Gwen shrugged. "Barbara and I have a little business to attend to, but if you stick around, I can hook you up later."

"That would be... amazing! Thank you so much," Kori smiled. She gave Gwen an enthusiastic hug, then turned to Barbara. "Well, I will let you two get back to your business... but I will see you later!"

"She's adorable," Gwen told Barbara as Kori left.

Barbara grinned and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, she is. She's really kind, really sweet -- and I can tell you made her day there."

"Aww! Now I feel all warm and fluffy inside..." Gwen smirked. "Come on, let's find a quiet place to talk. I have a feeling what we need to discuss is gonna take a while."

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