Tuesday, 17 December 2024

McBusted Saves Christmas

 Here is a Christmas story that I came up with for two of my favourite boy bands McFly and Busted, joined together as McBusted, featuring their fan and friend Dominic,  Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen who I've shipped with Danny Jones from the previous story and other actors that I'm into including John Barrowman, Zane Phillips, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Zac Efron and Tobey Maguire, giving the other McBusted guys their own actor shipping, Prince William (also my crush since childhood) and Princess Kate. 

The McBusted boys were invited by Prince William and Princess Kate to a Christmas event where they meet up with Dominic, Hayden Christensen and other actors. They have to help Prince William and Princess Kate to find the missing presents for the children. Enjoy and wishing you a Happy Christmas. 

McBusted Saves Christmas

It was the time of year when families got together for the festivity with presents to be exchanged and lighting that brightened the winter’s night. Two boy bands McFly and Busted joined together as McBusted were certainly feeling the Christmas festivity with them being invited to perform at a Christmas hosting based event known as Winter Wonderland, hosted by The Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate with the money going towards various charities including for homeless people.

It’s an event where Christmas-themed events are held, including activities for younger children, parties for adults, food stalls with the aroma spreading throughout the streets, and lighting displays with Christmas-based models, all designed to give everyone the Christmas spirit.

“It’s great that we as a supergroup are invited to spread the holiday cheer and we better do our bit to be Santa’s Little Helpers!” said Tom Fletcher excitedly as they prepared for their show. He is a big fan of Christmas (he was also invited to read his Christmasaurus stories to children as part of the event). “Yeah, it makes me smile to see everyone brighten up with the Christmas festivity” said Danny Jones who is looking forward to being part of the event but also seeing someone special. “So we better do our bit to be on the nice list” said James Bourne joking around.

 Soon enough, it was time for McBusted’s performance where they sing their Christmas cover songs including Walking in the Air by McFly, Hark! The Herald Angels Sings by Busted and All I Want for Christmas is You by both bands as McBusted. Their high-energy performance has got the crowd going. Among the crowd was Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen who they have met before.  Danny and Hayden had their eye to eye with each other having to form a close relationship with each other. Danny was really happy to see the man who brought Anakin Skywalker to life watching their performance again while Hayden was smiling, having the time to see Danny on stage, seeing his talent as the frontman, getting the crowd going. There were other actors who had their eyes on the McBusted boys too, admiring their talent. Their fan and friend Dominic is also part of the audience. He couldn’t pass up the opportunity to see his favourite band at Winter Wonderland after all.

Afterwards, the McBusted boys meet up with Dominic at the after-party. “You all did great with each of your Christmas covers giving me the festive feel” said Dominic happily as he was still holding onto his excitement from their performance. “Good for you you be here too” said Danny who was happy to see him. “Yeah, as with you all too Winter Wonderland is helping for a good cause, raising everyone’s spirits this year” said Dominic. “I concur, good to help out those who need it during Christmas” said Matt Willis. “It feels good to do our bit to spread happiness for Christmas” said Tom smiling.  

The McBusted boys and Dominic were exchanging their gifts and cards. One of them was a Christmasaurus plush as given by Tom. It was almost the same size as the Christmasaurus. “Thanks Tom, been reading those Christmasaurus stories of yours” said Dominic.

They then spotted Hayden Christensen who went over to them. Danny and Hayden exchanged a hug and a kiss. “Hayden! It’s lovely to see you here!” said Danny happily. “Never thought that we would get to meet up here, it must be a Christmas miracle!” said Dougie Poynter exaggerating as always. Hayden smiled and said “I happened to have free time and just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring myself here when I heard that you all will be here, especially you Danny.” This made Danny blush. Dominic was surprised to hear that they knew each other having to be a fan of Hayden too. Danny introduced Hayden to Dominic who was star-struck.

There were more guests who went over to them. A lively voice that came from an excited fanboy said “Hey! Aren’t you all McFly and Busted joined together as McBusted? That show of yours was amazing!” They turned and much to their surprise, it came from Spider-Man actor Tom Holland who is with two other Spider-Man actors Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. “Holy Cow! It’s the three Spider-Mans!” exclaimed Tom Fletcher who was star-struck. “The greatest crossover is coming to life!” said Charlie Simpson with his eyebrows widened. “So what brings you Spider-Mans here?” asked Harry Judd.

“We are fans of you all” answered Tom Holland. “He’s right and we happened to arrange the time to spend together this Christmas” said Andrew. “Something that we don’t get to do as often since our time during No Way Home” added Tobey. “Well, it’s astonishing for the three Spider-Mans to be a fan of us!” said Tom Fletcher excitedly. “Yeah, your high energy really does bring the festive mood” said Tom Holland looking at Tom Fletcher. “You’re Charlie Simpson are you? I liked the way you keep the crowd going as Busted’s frontman” said Andrew. “The way you keep synching with your drums is pretty impressive” said Tobey. Tom Fletcher, Charlie and Harry couldn’t help but blush with their compliments.

Just then, someone said in a merrily voice “Well if it isn’t the fabulous McBusted Lads!” The voice came from John Barrowman who they were familiar with having been in one of his shows before. “Captain Jack Harkness?” said James as his way to express his surprise. “And who are you?” asked John casually, referring to his character’s catchphrase as his way of flirting although even James couldn’t help but blush.

He was followed by two other actors; Zane Phillips and Zac Efron. “Looks like he brought along Chad Addison and Troy Bolton along” said Dougie joking around. “Dougie, they’re the real deal Zane Phillips and Zac Efron!” said Matt Willis sheepishly.  Zane laughed in amusement and said “We just wanted to express our support for your spectacular performance.” “Yeah, the way each and every one of you gives it your all amazes me” said Zac.

“Yeah, the way you sang the Christmas songs is like an angel like Hark himself” said John looking at James. “Well that’s one way of putting it” said James trying to sound casual yet he was flattered. “So you’re Matt Willis? Been watching how you go all out with your bass which makes you talented” said Zac who is with Matt. “Thanks, it’s like a journey of my own” said Matt who couldn’t help but admire Zac’s compliment. “So Zane, are you looking glamorous tonight?” asked Dougie who couldn’t help but gaze at Zane’s biceps. “I can assure you that I am for this occasion” answered Zane who appreciated his humour.

And soon, the McBusted boys, Dominic (who was surprised to see more actors he knew at the event) and the actors were exchanging small talk with each other having to be gathered here for a Christmas event. Dominic offered to take selfies for them to remember this meetup.  It’s like they were led by the star that guided the three wise men.  Someone happened to be passing by and said to themselves “So they are enjoying Christmas too? I’ll show them not to enjoy this one day”.

McBusted and the others then heard the cries of children. “Sounds like something is wrong” said Charlie Simpson with concern. “Yeah, I hate to see them crying for this time of year” said Andrew worriedly and they all rushed over to where the cries were coming from. They have found Prince William and Princess Kate who were both distressed as they were with some crying children.

“Excuse but what happened?” asked James Bourne. “This is terrible. The children are meant to receive presents from Santa but they have gone missing” replied Prince William with guilt having to bear the burden of responsibility. “We wanted to give the children happiness but now it’s all ruined” said Princess Kate sadly. “Oh no!” I cannot express how awful this is!” cried Dominic feeling sorry for them.

 The McBusted boys decided to help calm down the children by singing them their Christmas song ‘All I want for Christmas is you’. Their mystical vocals have helped to soothe the children, clapping for them. The actors, Prince William and Princess Kate were enchanted by their voices too.

“Thanks for your singing, you were all amazing like back on the stage” said Prince William and he and Princess Kate were admiring the McBusted boy’s talent and very presence that charms them. The McBusted boys were also star-struck to see the two beautiful royals with Danny saying “It’s an erm, an honour to be invited and to er, help out too” though his words were flustering while he was gazing at Prince William’s handsome appearance.

“It’s a pleasure to see all of your talent. Still, we need to find whoever has stolen those presents” said Princess Kate. Tom Fletcher had an idea. “Please, let us be your Little Helpers and find their presents” he said. The others were thinking of the same thing. “Yeah, I can be Spider-Man for the night and save their Christmas!” said Tom Holland. Both Royals were delighted with the idea. “We would be very grateful for that!” said Princess Kate. “Yes, that would be a big help!” said Prince William.

The plan of action was for the McBusted boys and the actors to split into groups to find the presents while Prince William and Princess Kate checking the security monitors and exchanged their numbers as his way to help and Dominic volunteered to supervise the children, reading them Christmasaurus stories to keep them occupied.

Each of the teams found footsteps that led to various places that they followed. Danny Jones and Hayden Christensen followed the footsteps that led them to an area where some lighting displays that resembled huge penguins got smashed. Some presents were scattered about near the broken lighting models which appeared to be undamaged. Both Danny and Hayden were displeased to see a beautiful sculpture that got smashed. “What a shame to ruin such a beautiful display” laments Hayden. Danny tried to maintain his optimism and said “Let’s clear away those lighting sculptures so that we can get to these presents safety.” Hayden appreciated Danny’s calmness and he helped to lift the broken pieces out of the way, taking care not to touch any sharp edges.

Hayden gazed at Danny’s huge biceps as he lifted a penguin's head. “Couldn’t stop having my eye on your arms during your show back there” said Hayden flirting with Danny. Danny blushed and said “Thanks, this is giving us a workout with all the lifting” said Danny who placed the penguin's head out of the way. Hayden smiled with Danny brightening up the situation like the lighting sculptures. As Danny was carrying one of the flippers, he almost tripped over a flipper but Hayden spotted it in time and told him to move to the left so that he could avoid tripping over it. Danny was grateful for Hayden watching over him.

As they cleared more of the broken pieces for them to reach the presents, Hayden asked Danny “Have you always been this cheerful?” “I always try to make others happy but the truth is, I don’t always have it easy mentally” answered Danny as he found himself to be open with him. “What do you mean?” asked Hayden.

“I have been going through anxiety issues like the first time when I was 19, I had a panic attack live on TV. I couldn’t answer the questions I was given” admitted Danny. Hayden couldn’t imagine how Danny must have felt as he was listening closely with empathy. “It carried through me with my work and when my Father left my Mother, forcing me to grow up quickly so that I can be the Father figure to my family. I have been to therapy because of all of this” added Danny whose voice was struggling to maintain composure as he was talking about his painful memories.

“All of this at a young age...that must have been hard” said Hayden who felt sorry for him. “Yeah, it still pains me now” said Danny as he couldn’t help but to cover his eyes with tears. Hayden gently consoled him by holding on to him as he let his emotions out. After a few seconds, Danny took a deep breath and said “I apologise for that”. “There’s no need to apologise, it’s good to let it out. I know that you are working on your healing journey and I’ll be right there with you whenever you need the light” said Hayden softy. Danny smiled at Hayden, seeing him as a Father Figure; just like Barry McGuigan who he met from I’m a Celebrity.

Having to listen to Danny’s story, Hayden has decided to share his issue with him. “Even I don’t have it easy myself. Earlier today, I had some people calling to me saying that I ruined Star Wars by playing as a terrible Anakin and always will be. I can’t help but let this dampen the mood for Christmas. It made me remember when I first started playing as Anakin, I received a lot of hate from fans who didn’t like my acting, saying that I’m not the Anakin that they were expecting and that I’m a terrible actor. There are also those who didn’t like my character took it out on me even though I only acted the way I was told. Well I have been better received with more fans appreciating me but still back then, it makes me wonder if I should take on my dream as an actor with people dragging me down. I try to do my best, based on the direction I was given yet I can’t help but care about what people think of me. Maybe at times, it’s better if I take a step back from the big screen just to please those who don’t want me and my acting” said Hayden sombrely.

“Hayden, I’ve been watching you play as Anakin and you’re anything but what those people have been saying. I was captivated by your compelling acting throughout and anyone who says otherwise, then it’s their problem, not yours. You deserved better and no one could have done a better job than you; only you get to decide on how you live your life” said Danny sincerely with his hand on his shoulder. Hayden smiled at Danny’s kind words and wisdom. Both men looked at each other in the eye with their lips drawing closer as they gave each other a tender loving kiss. The warmness within their love for each other has made them feel a lot better. Afterwards, Hayden said “Thanks Danny, you make a wise Padawan.” Danny gave him a big handsome smile.

The two Toms followed the footsteps that led them to the Christmas Tree in the hallway that was caught on fire. They were horrified by such sight. “Blimey! Who could have done this?!” exclaimed Tom Fletcher. “We got to stop this fast!” called Tom Holland. Luckily, they have spotted two fire extinguishers. Without hesitation, they ran and grabbed them.

“Looks like I’m going to have to be Spider-Man who’ll save Christmas!” said Tom Holland as he quickly turned on the fire extinguisher. “Let me be your sidekick Spider-Man!” said Tom Fletcher helping him out. “Sure, you can be part of the Avengers for the day!” said Tom Holland. Both Toms smiled at each other, finding the fun side of the otherwise hectic situation.

Both Toms helped each other out with Tom Holland spotting a present nearby Tom Fletcher and telling him to put out the fire before it reached the gift while Tom Fletcher in return sprayed the foam near Tom Holland when a fire was about to reach him. With their swift action, they managed to put out the fire and save the presents that were dropped nearby, helping that they found the Christmas Tree when it was recently set on fire before it could spread. Both Toms appreciated for their help.

“We did it Spider-Man!” cheered Tom Fletcher in triumphant. “You make a great side-kick!” said Tom Holland happily as they find themselves linking each other, finding themselves comfortable being next to each other. They both took notice of the burnt Christmas Tree. Although they were lucky to put out the fire in time, the tree was still badly burnt. Tom Fletcher couldn’t help but frown at the sight of it and said “It’s despicable to burn such a beautiful Christmas Tree. Whoever is trying to ruin Christmas will pay!”

Tom Holland looked at Tom Fletcher and said “I understand how you feel but the most important thing is that we were there at the right time before the fire caused any more damage with no harm done”. Tom Fletcher smiled with Tom Holland’s rationality and optimism which helped to calm him down. “Thanks, I needed that. You sure know how to brighten someone’s spirits just like Spider-Man would” replied Tom Fletcher. 

This made Tom Holland blush and said “...Thanks. Happy to have pleased you.” “Huh? What do you mean?” asked Tom Fletcher. Tom Holland was surprised that he let that slip out. “Oh er...the truth is, I was scared myself, worried that I made the wrong impression in front of someone I admired. That’s why I quickly spring into action, hoping I would be worthy enough to be a real-life hero” explained Tom Holland who felt uneasy. Tom Fletcher reassured him and said “I understand but there is no need to. I was scared myself considering this situation. Why, I’m still star-struck meeting you!”

This made Tom Holland smile for a moment and said “Thanks, I’m always worried if I please others, which is too much for me at times like lately, I’ve been trying to arrange meeting my loved one for Christmas but I was having trouble finding the right schedule because of my work. I only got lucky to meet up with Andrew and Tobey for this” before he felt a bit sad. “Don’t worry about it. I say that you make a great Spider-Man just like now” said Tom Fletcher softy. This made Tom Holland smile at him.

Tom Fletcher then said “You know what Tom, Christmas means a lot to me with it being my favourite time of the year. Seeing someone who tries to ruin it for everyone really gets to me. Without you, I could have lost it like I have back when I had bipolar, taking it out on my band.” Tom Holland felt moved to hear that, knowing that he had helped someone. “That sounds tough. If you ever lose your way, then I’m here to help out as your friendly neighbourhood” said Tom Holland sincerely. “See? You truly make a great real-life Spider-Man!” said Tom Fletcher happily.  “Guess we do make a great team!” smiled Tom Holland. “We should call ourselves Tom Squared!” said Tom Fletcher and they both laughed, finding themselves cuddling together, followed by giving each other a warm kiss. After that tender moment, they went over to the presents.

James Bourne and John Barrowman found themselves in the canteen area where they were food including the turkey and roast potatoes scattered about on the floor. The chairs, tables and tablecloths all collapsed on the floor as if an earthquake has struck. The guests were unhappy with their dinner ruined and the chief were angrily with their work sabotaged.  “What a mess” muttered John Barrowman. “Sounds like we gotta do some Spring Cleaning” said James. “In the middle of Winter?” asked John with surprise. “Er...whatever we call it though we do cleaning at any time of year anyway” said James who happens to come up with witty comebacks on a whim but John nevertheless appreciated his humour as they helped the guest and staff cleaned up the mess.

They happened to find some gifts that were scattered about. “My, this looks like a treasure hunt!” said John jokingly as he picked up a present. “Well then, maybe we should see who can find the most treasure” said James, turning this mission into something fun. “I’ll accept this challenge!” said John as this helped to get them motivated, finding gifts and leftover food twice as fast, exchanging some witty humour along the way. “Looks like this treasure has gone cold turkey” said James who picked up a roasted turkey. “I must be going crackers with those bent-up crackers” said John.

Their humour has helped the other people to lighten their sprits. It’s like watching a comedian show. James and John has asked if they have seen anyone responsible for this but they didn’t have the answer with some saying that it happened when they had their eyes off their food.

After they searched the entire room, finding as many gifts and cleaning up the food, they both exited the canteen area for a private moment with John saying to James “You still have the wittiness since last time.” “Thanks and I bet you've been up to all kinds of fun since then” said James. This is when John’s expression becomes more serious and said “Actually, I haven’t been great lately”. James was surprised but he went over to listen. John told him that he had been accused of misconduct which was a well-intended prank during a set long ago, something that he wouldn’t do in this day and age with him having to learn and change since then. As a result, he has fallen into depression with suicidal thoughts. If that wasn’t bad enough, his loved ones are sick or are away on holiday so he’ll be alone this Christmas.

James felt sorry for him. “I’m sorry that this has gone out of proportion when it’s all in the past. People should focus on the person you are now and you deserve better. It’s like me back during the McBusted days when McFly fans were accusing me of taking away McFly just because they didn’t like McBusted. Even now, I do get some people who get me wrong on social media. I try to mean well but I seem to rub others the wrong way” said James. “I guess it’s something that we both have in common in a way” said John. “Mate, I believe that you mean well even if no one else would” said James reassuringly.

“Thanks, I guess I no longer feel alone as much. For that, I’m here if you need someone to back you up” said John. James was grateful to hear someone who believed him too. They both find themselves holding their arms and looking at each other in direct contact. Their presence made them feel safe while enjoying each other’s humour, to the point that they were comfortable exchanging a kiss.

Charlie Simpson and Andrew Garfield found a donation box that got broken in with the money stolen. Next to it were some presents that were dropped and a few money that were left behind. They frowned at the sorry sight. “Stealing presents is one thing but they have some nerve to steal the donations that are meant to go towards the causes” said Andrew with disapproval. “Sounds like we have a real-life Grinch. Still, we better do our bit” said Charlie trying to be rational while still showing condemnation for this petty act. “You’re right, just like a real Spider-Man would. I gotta do what a Spider-Man can after all” said Andrew who appreciated Charlie’s calmness while Charlie in return was charmed by Andrew’s witty sense of humour.

As they were picking up the coins and the gifts, Charlie and Andrew chatted among themselves to get to know each other more. “So Charlie, have you ever been so sure with yourself being in Busted?” asked Andrew. “The truth is, it wasn’t always like this way with me being disillusioned with being defined as a Pop Punk band. I wonder if this is truly the right path for me. This led me to disband from Busted to focus on being in this other band and my own career. I guess this is what I needed to realise that Busted is meant for me regardless of labels, making me closer to my bandmates” answered Charlie with full honesty.

Andrew was amazed to hear this side of Charlie. “Oh wow, I can relate to you in a way. I was like an angsty kid who didn’t know what to do with myself. I tried various sports activities but I gave up on them. It was like being lost in life until my Mother suggested trying creative-based hobbies which led me to theatre school and the rest is history” said Andrew.

This has inspired Charlie, hearing Andrew’s history. “It seems that we are alike in a way. You have your Mother to thank” said Charlie. “Yeah, except that she’s…no longer with me” said Andrew whose voice was wobbling. Charlie was shocked to hear that, feeling guilty that he unintentionally upset him. “I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure that your Mother would be very proud of how far you have become as shown by the movies that captivated hearts” said Charlie reassuringly.

His consoling has made Andrew feel better. “Thanks, I know she is still watching over me and I believe that this soul searching has helped you to get where you want to be” said Andrew. Charlie was moved by his words too. Their heart-to-heart has brought them closer than ever and they moved nearer to each other and exchanged a kiss, melting away any doubts and grief they have.

Dougie Poynter and Zane Phillips have found an ice stake arena with the presents on the other side. “Looks like we have no choice if we want to save Christmas” said Zane. “Guess this is what we call Dancing on Ice” said Dougie. Zane smiled at Dougie’s quirky and charming humour. They put on some ice stakes and staked onto the ice rink.

It turned out that Dougie wasn’t good at ice staking and struggled to maintain his balance. He was about to fall but Zane grabbed him just in time, holding him with his huge arms. “Thanks for being a gentlemen rescuing a damsel in distress” said Dougie who admired Zane’s bravery. Zane was glad to help him with his quick thinking yet he couldn’t help but be charmed by Dougie’s mannerisms. He continued to guide Dougie to the other side to get to the presents. Zane’s guidance made Dougie feel safe.

After that, Dougie said to Zane “You were strong and brave back there. I don’t think I would become a professional ice skater any time soon” said Dougie. “Yeah, I have to as an LGBTQ+ individual with me inevitably facing persecution just because of my sexuality. It’s pretty tough at times, constantly having to fight for rights that are at stake and being in an environment that rejects you for who you are at times” said Zane admittedly.

“Yeah, I am aware that people still get frowned upon just because of who they love but hey, I am willing to stand up for your rights by your side anytime” said Dougie. Zane felt reassured having an alley. “It’s good to have someone bubbly like you” said Zane smiling. “Thanks, except that I’m not always like that” said Dougie who explained the times when he went downhill with his relationship, almost taking his own life and taking drugs, causing him to end up in rehab twice.

Zane expressed his support to Dougie having to hear his heavy-handled stories, hugging him. “It was brave of you to share this with me. I hope it has helped you for the better and I am there for you when you need it. Dougie once again felt safe in Zane’s arms embracing him and comfort and Zane was happy for Dougie’s courage. They couldn’t resist exchanging a comforting kiss with each other. Afterwards, Dougie said “I guess it's true that nerds seeks jocks", much to Zane's confusion. 

Matt Willis and Zac Efron have found some food stalls that were vandalised including food and equipment were knocked over. The cookers were not happy having to clean up their food stalls. “Have any of you identified the one responsible for this?” asked Zac. “No, most of us were on our break and only just came back to find that someone had messed up our food stalls” replied one of the male chiefs. “It happened within a blink of an eye” answered one of the female chiefs. “Here, let us give you a helping hand” said Matt and he and Zac volunteered to help them to clean up the mess and repair their food stalls. Along the way, they have picked up some presents that they have found next to the food stalls. 

The chiefs were very grateful for their help once they had finished. Matt and Zac left them to have a private moment with each other. “It felt good to help them out and I say you and I make a good team” said Zac, looking at Matt. “Yeah, it’s just like reaching out to other people whenever they hit rock bottom” said Matt. “Ah, I have been at my lowest point in life even with my fame” said Zac. “You have? Would you mind telling me about it if that’s alright?” asked Matt looking at Zac as he was prepared to listen.

Zac explained the times when he was going through mental struggles including depression, his addiction to alcohol and drugs and has broken his jaw which caused his face to swell due to an injury. Matt was surprised to hear all of this from him. Having to go through a similar struggle, it was his chance to help him out by sharing his experience. “Mate, I know what it's like. I’ve been through addiction to drugs and alcohol just like you. I ended up in rehab, only to get back in after a relapse. It tore my family and I nearly lost myself. That’s why I made this documentary about my addiction in order to understand myself more and to help those who have been going through the same as me.”

Zac was astonished yet moved to hear someone that he could relate to but also coming up with an inspiring way to get better. “I’m amazed to hear how you are willing to share your story to not just raise awareness but also as a way to resonate with others. It’s the kind of shows that I would need in my life” said Zac. “Thanks, I hope that being part of these documentaries will help others going through addiction and if you ever need someone to help you out whenever you’re struggling in anyway, then I am happy to be there for you” said Matt reassuringly while gazing at him. “I sure could use someone like you” said Zac looking at him directly. Having to gone through similar paths as each other, they were happy to show their love for each other with a kiss.

Harry Judd and Tobey Maguire found some gifts that were right next to a food bank donation box with some of the food shattered about on the floor or stolen. “What a disgrace” said Tobey with disgust. “People have made the effort to donate food that’ll help to feed families over Christmas, just like how Winter Wonderland is supposed to help for various charities yet there are those who spoil it for others” he added. “I hope whoever is responsible will be given a lump of coal by Bully Maguire this Christmas” said Harry.

His humour has helped Tobey to smile, putting his concerns aside.  “I guess I’ll clean things up, just like Spider-Man” said Tobey. “Sure, let’s see who can find the most presents and pick up the most food first” said Harry, turning it into a fun competition. Tobey accepted his challenge and they darted across the room to be the first to win. After a couple of minutes, both Harry and Tobey picked up the two remaining baked bean tins, having an eye-to-eye as if they were rivals. They dashed towards the donation box and placed the tins at the same time, making it a draw.

“Well, I guess we’re even. For now” said Harry. “I must say that you do know how to make it fun” said Tobey, admiring his spirits. “I know, I figured it’ll be a way to defuse the tension of this situation and as a way to get fit, just like for my book, Get Fit Get Happy” said Harry. “Indeed, it is important to get fit” said Tobey concurring with him. They then shared their health and fitness-related stories with Harry saying that he got into fitness as a way to deal with his anxiety and OCD-related issues as he described in his book while Tobey admitted that was an alcoholic but has since become sober years ago.

 “I can only hope that I can inspire others with my journey” said Harry. “Yeah, I certainly can’t go back” said Tobey. They were both empowered to talk with someone who understood their experience while enjoying each other’s company. For that, they both leaned forward and became comfortable kissing each other.

During each time when The McBusted boys bonded with the actors, someone was watching them and said to themselves “...I wish I had someone to love me” before they made a getaway.

By the time The McBusted boys and the others have found the missing presents, Prince William and Princess Kate have made contact with each of the boys, saying that they have spotted the mysterious thief on the security cameras and are making their way towards the concert room where they had their performance. They all rushed there and found a man who resembled a thief.

“Stop right there! You were the one who were stealing the presents for the children are you?!” demanded John. “We also noticed that there were some damages and other thefts throughout this event. Were you responsible for this?” added Tobey. “So what if I did? I am the modern-day Ebenezer Scrooge and I shall teach you to celebrate the one day that’ll only bring pain, stress, misery and corruption!” said the thief. “But don’t you know that by stealing other presents will hurt others?” asked Harry. “I get that there maybe some difficulties during the holidays but this is wrong! Winter Wonderland is supposed to help bring the joy to everyone and you’re ruining it!” cried James. “That’s the trouble when you all get obsessed with the one day! I shall make everyone not celebrate Christmas and you all can’t stop me!” said ‘Ebenezer Scrooge and made a run for it.

Prince William and Princess Kate have told the McBusted boys and the others where ‘Ebenezer’ was heading by watching the security cameras which gives them a head up to where he is running. They all worked together to track down ‘Ebenezer’ and to prevent him from making a getaway.

Danny and Hayden found ‘Ebenezer’ near the lighting display who tore off some bulbs and tossed them towards Danny and Hayden but they were able to catch them with their strength and agility, telling each other where the lighting bulbs were falling. Their teamwork has helped to prevent the bulbs from being damaged or being tossed at themselves or other people who happened to be nearby. 

The two Toms have found ‘Ebenezer’ in a hall where the Christmas tree was. He was about to set fire to it again but the two Toms picked up the fire extinguishers and put the fire out before it set on fire again.

James and John spotted ‘Ebenezer’ who was about to head towards the canteen area. They had the idea of luring him away from the canteen area to prevent him from ruining their Christmas meal with James calling out to ‘Ebenezer’ that he and John have the presents that he has dropped and John claiming that he has hold of them if he wants to get them. This prompted ‘Ebenezer’ to go after those two just as they planned until he realised that they had tricked him and set off again.

Charlie and Andrew were chasing ‘Ebenezer’ who was trying to make his way towards the exit when they noticed the coins that were dropped from his sack, and picking them up along the way.  

‘Ebenezer’ used the ice rink to get away from Dougie and Zane but they went onto the ice rink too with Zane helping Dougie to maintain his balance by holding him.

‘Ebenezer’ went past the food stalls but became confronted by the chiefs and customers who were angry at him for damaging their food stalls. This gives Matt and Zac to catch up towards him before he goes off in the opposite direction.

‘Ebenezer’ has also dropped the donated food that he has stolen which was picked up by Harry and Tobey while they were going after him.

Prince William and Princess Kate have alerted the group that ‘Ebenezer’ was making his way towards the exit. They split into two groups with Danny & Hayden, Tom Fletcher & Tom Holland, Dougie & Zane and Harry & Tobey rushing the hallway that was the quickest to the exit to prevent ‘Ebenezer’ from making a getaway while James & John, Charlie & Andrew and Matt & Zac were pursuing him.

‘Ebenezer’ then made his way towards where Dominic and the children were as he was forced to find another way out, much to Prince William and Princess Kate’s concern with the children getting involved. Danny and the others sent a message to Dominic, alerting him of the situation and had an idea. As soon as ‘Ebenezer showed up, Dominic tossed the Christmasaurus toy towards his feet, tripping him over and causing him to drop the sack of stolen gifts, money and food. The McBusted boys and the others have managed to catch up to him with Tom saying “Well, it looks like the Christmasaurus have saved Christmas.”

With ‘Ebenezer’ cornered, Prince William and Princess Kate made their arrival to confront the thief. “If you really want to know, then I have a good reason to hate Christmas” said ‘Ebenezer’ defeated. The thief explained that their real name is Humphrey Buggler. When Humphrey was young during the Christmas season, his Mother died from an illness and his Father couldn’t afford Christmas presents because he spent his money buying alcohol and was unable to deal with the pressure of celebrating Christmas. He didn’t have any other friends or relatives to celebrate Christmas with him.

As a result, Humphrey resents Christmas because to him, it reminds him of all the pains he had endured so he vows to become the modern-day Ebenezer Scourge and to stop everyone from celebrating the one day. Everyone felt sorry for Humphrey. “We’re sorry you have to go through that. Even we don’t have it easy when it comes to celebrating Christmas so you’re not alone” said Danny showing sympathy. “I believe that Christmas isn’t always about the presents but it’s about people getting together, putting their worries and differences aside for the festivity” said Princess Kate. “Christmas is what we make of it” said Hayden.

 “It’s why I choose to host Winter Wonderland; to help people to smile for this time of year” said Prince William having some mercy for him. “I want everyone to have a happy Christmas and we’ll be happy to celebrate Christmas with you” said Tom Holland with Dominic handling over the Christmasaurus book that he was reading to the children.

Humphrey was touched by their kindness despite everything. This encouraged him to hand over the presents that he stole although some the the children were happy to share the presents with him. Humphrey felt emotional with that and the McBusted boys and the others were happy for him.

They invited him for a Christmas meal in the canteen area. Humphrey was grateful to have a Christmas meal that he hadn’t had for a long time. However, although they felt sorry for his past, he still has to be on probation for all the damages he has caused with the other guests and staff are less welcoming with them glaring at him. “I know you had a tough time with Christmas but your actions will only ruin Christmas for everyone” said Zac gently but firmly. “Christmas is supposed to be a happy occasion and you’ll only drag the others down” said Tom Holland.

 “We all had it tough too with our past but you still need to be better and take responsibility for your actions” said Matt. “But don’t worry, Kate and I will be happy to guide you during your probation” said Prince William gently (who also vows to have more sercuity next time). “We do strive to help everyone for our Winter Wonderland” said Princess Kate warmly. It was the two young Royal’s jobs to look after their people after all. Humphrey understood, seeing this as not a punishment but as a way to do better, having a chance for a new beginning while he made amends (including helping to repair the Christmas lights and handing back the donations). 

Afterwards, Prince William and Princess Kate thanked The McBusted boys and the others for helping them to save Christmas. “We’re happy to be your Little Helpers like for Santa’s workshop” said Dougie jokingly which made everyone smile. The McBusted boys have grown closer to the actors as part of their Polyamorous circle. The actors admired the McBusted boys for their talent and as someone to talk about. “Dougie, it was great to have you with me” said Zane as each of the actors looked at the McBusted boys that they paired up in the eyes with admiration. “I can’t thank you enough for all those words Charlie” said Andrew. “It was great to get to know you” said Charlie with the McBusted boys looking at them back, sharing their love for them

The McBusted boys have decided to invite them to their Christmas get-together, for which they happily accepted. Dominic was invited too as their friend (also with his friends and family being busy over Christmas so that he won’t be as lonely). And so they were all celebrating Christmas together at the huge manor with the McBusted’s other family members (with their wives accepting their Polyamorous relationship) and their Pokémon. They all had fun getting to know each other more, having a huge Christmas feast, exchanging gifts as their way of thanks and playing fun, silly games (including the McBusted boys and the actors kissing each other under the mistletoe and Dominic taking funny and heart-warming selfies with the McBusted boys cuddling up to him and others) which made them all closer.

Near the end of the party, the McBusted boys sat on the couches, linking to their partners and holding a glass with smiles on their faces.

“Well, this has been one hectic Christmas” said James grinning. “That’s true but it's what makes it the best” added John with his arm around James. “This has certainly brought us together” said Dominic. “Yeah, being with the people you love is what Christmas is really all about” said Danny warmly. “I say cheers to that” said Hayden as they all raised their glass and exchanged a kiss; grateful to spend Christmas together with the magical bond they shared.

 - Mega McBustedeon

 

Wednesday, 11 December 2024

McBusted Plays Trivia Tricks

 Here's another McBusted story where they play this video game that has been made by my close friends Trivia Tricks. It's a quiz-based game that is avaliable on Steam where you play against others with a variety of categories including some that are created by others using the Steam Workshop and features including chance round that either gives you extra points, lose points or items that could help to change the tide of the game, character customization and bosses to take down with help from other players. My friends have been working hard on it over the years so be sure to check it out here 

Note: This story contains actual questions from the game including those from the workshop packs such as two questionos from the McFly, Busted and McBusted pack which is made by me. And yes, those spelling errors are actual typos as pointed out by my friends when playing the pack the other day (which happens with me everytime XD). They have been corrected since. 

McBusted Plays Trivia Tricks

Two boy bands McFly and Busted as joined together as their Super Group McBusted were all set for another games night. This time, it was a quiz-based game known as Trivia Tricks. “This looks like a colourful quiz show with those cute characters” said James Bourne referring to their customized characters that resembled miniature cartoon humans.

 Tom Fletcher was browsing through the categories and said “There are a variety of categories here including music and TV and Film though we should mix and match to give us a challenge.” Danny Jones was looking through the workshop packs that were made by other people and said “Hey, someone has done a McFly, Busted and McBusted pack! We should definitely try it!” The McBusted boys felt astonished and honoured to have a pack dedicated to them.

As the categories, both from the base game and workshop were picked at random, the boys couldn’t help but have a bit of competition and rivalry between them. “I’m going to take the trivia crown and you know it!” bragged Harry. “No way! It’s me who is going to be the king of trivia!” said Matt fighting back. “That’s where you’re both wrong! It’s going to be me of course!” exclaimed Charlie. “Guess we can’t start a game without getting into each other’s throat” said Dougie slyly.

Anyway, the game is set with one of the Trivia Tricks characters dressed in a tuxedo appearing on the stage. “Welcome to Trivia Tricks! I am your host Mr Tricks!” said Mr Tricks. “Hi Mr Tricks!” said the McBusted boys.

The first category that was picked at random is Music. “Ah yes, I should know this one as a musician after all” said Tom. “This should be easy!” said Charlie with confidence. The question asked, “Where would you find a ‘Coda’ in a musical piece?” The options were ‘The Ending’, ‘The Start’, ‘The Middle’ and ‘The Bridge’. The majority of them selected ‘The Ending’ as their answer except for Danny, Dougie and Charlie who picked the wrong answers, much to their embarrassment. Harry took this opportunity to taunt them saying “You’re supposed to write music for a living!” Danny remained composed and said “We’re just getting started!”

The next question that was coming up was from the McFly, Busted and McBusted pack. “Oh boy, it’s our pack!” said James who is looking forward to seeing what the question is. The question was “Which two McFly members played as the Heath Inspectors for a comedy sketch?” The Busted guys were baffled by this question. “You guys played the Heath Inspectors for a comedy sketch? Since when?” asked Matt who was confused. “Must have been a long time ago” said Charlie as he was struggling to pick an answer.

Even the McFly boys were confused although Dougie was the only one who got it right. The answer was Danny and Dougie. “Ah yes, I still remember the sound of our accents for this sketch” said Dougie. “Oh now it’s coming back to me! We make good health inspectors don’t we Dougie?” said Danny. “Health inspectors? It said Heath Inspectors. What’s a Heath Inspector?” said Tom puzzledly. Harry took a closer look at the question and realised something. “They must have misspelt Health, forgetting the l” said Harry. “No wonder I got this one wrong!” cried Tom. “It’s an easy mistake to make with both words look the same” said James dryly.

 After that, a question from the Sonic pack popped up. “Sweet, I should know this one as a fan of Sonic!” said James. The question asked which character Jaleel White voiced for Sonic Underground. The choices of answers include Sonic The Hedgehog, Manic The Hedgehog, Sonia The Hedgehog and All Three of Them. “Ooo, I don’t think I’ve watched Sonic Underground before but it got to be Sonic” said Tom, selecting Sonic. “Yeah it got to be, there’s no way he wouldn’t voice a female character” said Danny who picked the same. “I’m willing to bet it’s all three of them” said Dougie who found the answer amusing so he decided to pick it. “Nah, that sounds ridiculous mate!” said Matt, dismissing the idea. It turned out that ‘All three of them’ was the answer. They were all stunned in silence (though Dougie was the only one who got it right yet even he was surprised).

Another McFly, Busted and McBusted pack was coming up next. “Oh boy, another question of ours!” said Tom excitedly. The question said “Matt Willis was in a documentary that was aired on 17th May 2023 about what?” The following answers were ‘His struggles with addition’, ‘His rise to fame’, ‘His family life’ and ‘About his solo career’.

With everyone knowing Matt Willis as a close friend, they all answered ‘His struggles with addition’ correctly. “Ah yes, I still remember that documentary which was like a journey for me, helping others to open out too” said Matt. “I didn’t know that you had trouble with Maths” said Dougie jokingly. This was when the others realised that addiction was spelt wrong; missing out on the C. “Whoever has written this pack really needs to check their spelling” tutted Harry. “Now now, we all get mixed up with spellings or words all the time” said Danny. “It’s the thought that counts” said Matt who didn’t mind and knew what the answer meant. They all agreed to that.

With it being the end of round 1, Danny has answered the most questions wrong, putting him in last place while Harry is in first place who answered the most questions correctly. “I shall be the King of Trivia while you are all the dirty rascals!” taunted Harry. “And there he goes” muttered Tom. However, Mr Tricks has announced “I feel a Chance Round coming on!” Chance Round is where they have a chance to win extra points or obtain items that can help them but there’s also a chance that they could lose points. “This could either be really good, or really bad!” said Mr Tricks.

Colourful balls that show the amount of points that they can earn or lose and a few items were popping out of the Chance Round machine. “Now they are some colourful balls” said Dougie who looked at them with fascination. “Wonder what could be these items?” asked Charlie with curiosity. “I’d just like to remind you that you opted in for this” said Mr Tricks as the chance balls and items were randomly distributed towards the McBusted boys.

Charlie obtained the Crystal Ball, James was given a Call a Boss phone and Tom got a 50/50 ball. Dougie was given the ball that gives him a large boost in points while Matt was given a modest amount of extra points. “I can live with that” said Matt. Danny was given a ball that doubled the amount of points he had, giving him a huge jump in first place. “Alright! Just what I needed!” cheered Danny. As for Harry, he was unlucky to get a ball that lost half of his points, dropping him to last place. “Noooo! This game is fixed!” yelled Harry. “RNG! RNG!” chanted Mr Tricks, much to Harry’s annoyance. As a result, Danny had a huge jump to first place as said by Mr Ticks “Looks who is a smart cookie, Danny”. Danny smiled with a huge grin on his face.

 Having to obtain items from Chance Round, this is sure to turn the tide of the game as shown by the next question from the Horrible History pack. “I remembered those books back in the days” said James. “I should get my kids to read them!” said Tom. The Horrible History question was “What were Sir William Erskine’s Last Words?” “Blimey!  I don’t have a clue!” said Charlie.

He had an idea. He uses the Crystal Ball to see what everyone else has picked for the answer. “Now this is a genius!” he said with fascination as he used it, noticing that the majority had picked “It hurts!” “So this must be the right answer” said Charlie picking it. However, it turned out that the actual answer was “Now why did I do that?” “What?! Why did you all pick the wrong answer!” exclaimed Charlie. “I didn’t know either so I picked at random” answered Danny.  "It sounded so sad that it's funny" explained Dougie. “Well you all let me down!” cried Charlie. “Cheer up Charlie, least the Crystal Ball works!” laughed Matt.

James has decided to use the Call a Boss Phone for a Video Game Haiku Question pack. The question was ‘Lost but never mad. Searching for all artefacts. A blob to your face’. Dougie said “Ah, it’s clever to come up with a Haiku for a question". The phone item calls a random Trivia Tricks character (who serves as bosses) that suggests an answer. The character that happened to pick up the phone resembled a girl with pink hair named Sakura. She said “I think the answer to that question is red.” “Thanks, it’s just like phoning a friend on Who wants to be a millionaire” said James who selected the red answer Castlevania Lord of Shadows. But it turned out that the actual answer was Metroid Prime. “I guess that doesn’t guarantee you the right answer!” laughed Danny. “Thanks a lot Sakura” muttered James (although he said to himself that he had played Metroid  Prime before but it's been a long time and he needs to work on his Haiku skills). 

The next question is from the Mii pack which asked ‘What does a gold feather do in Wii Play Motion’s Jump Park?’ Tom was stuck because he never played Wii Play Motion before. Luckily for him, he has the 50/50 ball which removes half of the wrong answers, helping him to narrow his choices. “Now that should make things easier for me” said Tom. The two remaining answers were ‘Gives bonus points’ and ‘There isn’t a gold feather’. Tom thought hard and said “Hmmm, Gives bonus points does sound obvious but something tells me that it’s too obvious so I’ll go with ‘There isn’t a gold feather’. Bet it’s one of those questions that try to catch me out”, selecting that answer but it turned out to be the wrong answer. “Dang! I knew I should have gone with the obvious answer!” cried Tom. “Well obviously, you’re out of your league!” said Harry, rubbing it in.

The next question was the kind that puts them off guard; The Dumb Test 2. It asked ‘Similar to orange’ with the answers includes Red, Green, Yellow and Blue. “What kind of question is that?” asked Charlie who was confused with the question. “Surly it must be Red” said Harry as they all picked Red. But the answer was ‘Green’, leaving them all baffled. Nobody got it right.

A question from the music category has shown up asking “Which of the following is NOT a single by ‘Weird AI’ Yankovic?” Only Tom, Charlie and Harry picked (Nothing I Do) I Do It For You which is the correct answer but Danny, James, Dougie and Matt have picked the wrong answers. “Guys, it said NOT a single!” said Tom. “Oops, I read it wrong” said Danny who sheepishly grinned. “I guess I was reading it too fast” admitted James. “Read the question carefully!” said Harry.

 Once again, they have to go through a Chance Round as said by Mr Tricks “I feel a Chance Round coming on!”. Some were given more points than others including Dougie who received the ball with the highest points. Danny was given a Hot Potato. “What’s this? Can I eat it?” asked Danny half-jokingly. “That’s like a time bomb. You have to answer the question right or you’ll lose some points” answered Tom. “Oh, must be a bad potato” said Danny as a way to mask his nerves. “Wait, was that a potato?” said Mr Tricks acknowledging the potato.  Luckily for Danny, the next question asked was a music-based question (which asked ‘The Wailers’ were the backing band to which frontman?) so he answered it easily (which was Bob Marley). He passes the potato to James. “Now it’s all on me!” said James nervously.

The next question came from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Family Feud pack which asked ‘Name something kids like to climb on’. “Oh, I used to watch the show back in the day though I never played the game version before” said James. The choices were Trees, Furniture, Jungle Gym or People. “How I’m supposed to know what people would commonly choose?!” said James flustered. “The clock is ticking so you better pick an answer fast!” said Harry. He thought about it for a moment and said “I guess people would climb trees during that time so it must be trees” said James and to his relief, he was right, passing the potato to Dougie.

However, the amount of points that they could lose from the potato was increasing. “That thing is gonna blow!” said Dougie who is panicking as if it was a real bomb. But the next question was an animal-based question which asked what are foxes? Having some knowledge about  animals, Dougie was able to answer it correctly, picking canines (Tom thought it would be felines, thinking again the question would be too obvious. “Good thing I don’t have a Potato” said Tom to himself).

“Here, it’s all yours!” said Dougie, tossing the potato to Harry. The next question was from the Greek Myth which asked ‘Tithonus was the only immortal to_’ “But I don’t know Greek Myths and I gotta get rid of this potato!” yelled Harry, not wanting to lose points again. He hastily picked ‘Grow Old’ which was the right answer, much to his relief. “Here Matt, you can have it” said Harry, giving it to him.

The question that was picked next was from a pack that has quotes based on the popular Sonic The Hedgehog character Shadow. It asked “In Sonic Heroes, what does Shadow say during the Team Chaotix battle?” “Huh? I’ve played Sonic Heroes yet I don’t remember that one line” said Matt so he had to take a wild guess, picking ‘You’re not even worth killing, how pathetic’. Unfortunately, it was the wrong answer (the correct answer is ‘You should thank me for letting you live’), causing Matt to lose a lot of points as the potato exploded on him. “Too bad, there goes your points!” laughed Tom.  “Why me??!!” he cried.  “I didn’t even get the potato!” boasted Charlie. “I hate potatoes” muttered Matt.

It was another chance round with Danny and Dougie swapping points. “Oh no! My points!” cried Danny. “Thanks Danny!” said Dougie. Some of them have gained items including Matt who was given a Present which gives other players some extra points. “(Some lemonade would be good right now...). Oh! The Scores!” said Mr Trick who dozed off for a moment before he showed the scoreboard which revealed that Dougie was in the lead as said by Mr Tricks “Dougie is doing great! Look at them go!” Dougie blushed with the compliment.

 There was a Maths-based question which asked “What is the Square Root of 2809?” “Maths? I don’t have time to think!” said James upon being daunted with this kind of question. “Does anyone have a calculator?” asked Danny. “I only go to school for Miss Mackenzie” said Matt, referring to one of his songs. The only one who answered it correctly was James (the answer is 53). “Wow James, did you do the Maths? I would have but the time was ticking so my mind was rushing” asked Tom. “My brain is like a supercomputer so I can do any Maths instantly...just kidding, it was a lucky guess” answered James.

The next pack was from The Amazing World of Gumball with the question asking “In ‘The Remote, the remote Nicole bought for Anais turned out to be what?”. “Ah, Cooper has been watching that show” said Danny. “I believe that my kids have been watching it though I don’t think I’ve seen that episode myself” said Charlie. Dougie has never seen The Amazing World of Gumball so he did the eeny-meeny-miney-mo rhyme to pick ‘A garage door opener’ which was the right answer. “You got it right by that rhyming?!” exclaimed Harry in disbelief. “You are one of a kind, just like for one of our song” said James.

An Animal question popped up next which asked ‘How many legs does a Scorpion have?’. While they all answered the question correctly, Tom and Harry pulled a face. “Never been a fan of them” muttered Tom. “They’re so creepy like spiders” said Harry shuttering. “Bet you guys wouldn’t handle being on I’m a Celebrity like me, Danny and Dougie!” said Matt slyly. “Regardless, everyone and their Mom should know this answer” added Charlie.

During the next question, Matt has decided to give the Present item to Charlie to help him catch up. “Here you go Charlie” said Matt but he accidentally selected Dougie, giving him the points. “Thank you Matt!” said Dougie. “Can’t you tell the difference between me and Dougie?!” cried Charlie, much to Matt’s embarrassment. After that, they had another Chance Round with some of the boys receiving items including an Anvil for Dougie, a Magnet for Matt.

The next question was from the Hiragana pack which asked them “What is ‘<’?” The choices of their answers includes ‘re’, ‘tsu’, wa’ and ‘ku.’ With Japanese not being their native language, the McBusted boys were perplexed. “Huh?” asked Harry. Danny asked the Busted boys James, Charlie and Matt “You guys have toured in Japan a while back? Would you guys know?” (McFly did tour in Japan too but that was a long time ago for Danny to remember). “That’s true though even my Japanese is rusty” said Charlie. James thought to himself “I’ve been interacting with some Japanese friends so I have an idea. I think it’s Ku”. Matt was thinking the same too.

But before anyone can select an answer, Dougie being his mischievous self has decided to use the Anvil. “Incoming!” called Dougie and the Anvil dropped on their character’s heads. “What’s happening?” said Danny as the answers were floating about on the screen while their characters were dizzy. “Hey! Come back here!” cried Tom as he tried to click on one of the answers but it was floating away from him. James and Matt tried to select ‘ku’ but both of them clicked on ‘wa’, costing them this round. Only Dougie selected ‘Ku’.

“Stupid anvil!” cried Matt. Dougie laughed at them and said “Too bad for you guys to have a concussion!”, just when the next question is from the Super Mario Pack which asked “Who was the original ‘Rescued Character?’”  “Ah yes, I’ve been playing the Super Mario games so I know this one” said Tom, selecting Pauline. “Just a minute” said Matt who makes use of the Magnet, stealing points from Dougie. “Hey!” he cried. “That’s for using the Anvil!” said Matt. Either way, the answer is Pauline. “I thought it was Peach” said Danny. “Remember, Mario debuted in the Donkey Kong arcade game as Jumpman where he has to rescue Pauline” said James.

They also had a few picture-based questions. One of them was photos of cat breeds, asking what breed is it (the answer is Bombay). “Aw, that one is so cute” said Danny who got so caught up by its cuteness that he didn’t answer the question in time. James got the breed mixed up and said “Not the kind that got my breakfast”. Only Dougie got it right who has some knowledge of the breeds of cats. 

They also had drawings of video game characters. “I recognised them from the start” said Charlie (it was a drawing of Sans from Undertale). “I must say that whoever did the sketch is a good artist” said Matt. “Eh, I say it’s a mess” said Harry although he was being salty because he got the question wrong.

The other picture-based question was an image of a retro character which was Zero from the Megaman X series. “Hey! I recognised them and that line of his ‘What I am fighting for?’!” said James answering it correctly while showing off his geeky knowledge. “It’s a good thing that we have our gaming side” said Tom.

After a couple more questions, Mr Tricks announced “That’s the end of this game of Trivia!”, showing the McBusted guys’ positions. Matt, Danny and Harry were in the bottom three (much to Harry’s dismay) while Tom, James, Charlie and Dougie were at the top four. It was pretty close but it was revealed that Dougie was the winner. “Oh yeah! I am the Trivia King!” cheered Dougie. “Alright, it’s another score for us Team McFly after Pokémon!” praised Danny. “Bet I would have won if it weren’t for that one potato!” ranted Matt.

They find Trivia Tricks so fun that they decide to have another game. “But this time, let’s face a boss” suggested Tom. There were several bosses to choose from (some of which specialise in certain categories although Workshop-based packs are turned off) but they decided to choose the boss that resembled a shadowy creature with yellow eyes called Negative. “Bet this will make the game edgy” said Dougie. They all have to work together as a team to beat Negative. “Good luck everyone, we can do it” said Danny encouragingly. “Let’s combine our brains together” said Matt. “Us against the one boss shouldn’t be too hard” said Harry with confidence.

The first question which was a music-based question however has caught them off guard. It asked them; “How does David Bowie describe Bob Dylan’s voice in Song for Bob Dylan?” which the choices of answers were ‘Like Sand and Glue’, ‘Like gems and glass’, ‘Like silk and cream’ and ‘Like foil and fluff’.  The answer is ‘Like Sand and Glue’ but because the answers look similar to each other, their brains have turned into spaghetti with them getting mixed up. “Uh, it’s one” said Danny picking ‘Like silk and cream’. “No it’s this one!” said James choosing ‘Like foil and fluff’. “I’m pretty sure it’s Like gems and glass!” said Charlie. As a result, only Negative got the answer right. "Oh duh, it’s ‘Like Sand and Glue’” said Tom slapping his face.

The next question was a sports-based question which asked “Which of the following is NOT a division in boxing?” “You watch boxing don’t you Danny? What’s the answer?” asked Dougie. “To be honest, my mind has gone blank” said Danny. “Let’s try Middleweight. It doesn’t sound like a division compared to the other answers” suggested Charlie. They all went for Middleweight but the answer is Ironweight. “Dang! If only I remember!” said Danny who placed his hands on his eyes in embarrassment. “It happens to the best of us” said James reassuring him.

They had another music-based question, asking “Kurt Cobain claimed ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ was a rip off of which other rock groups?” with the choices including Pixies, L7, Hole and Soundgarden. They weren’t sure which one so they decided to split their answers with the McFly boys picking l7 and the Busted boys choosing Soundgarden but the answer is Pixies with only Negative getting it right. “Oh, I just recalled that Nirvana’s music does sound similar to the Pixies with their quiet verses and loud choruses” said Matt who just realised. “I believe they’re the oldest bands while the rest were formed after Nirvana” said Tom. “Come on! We as musicians should know this!” cried Harry in frustration.

A question about animals was next which asked “What can pigs NOT do?” The McBusted boys couldn’t agree with the answer. “I’ve heard the saying ‘Sweating like a Pig’ so the answer must not be sweat” said Danny. “Maybe they’re the kind of animals that would have a poor hearing so I say hear” said Matt. “Nah, I say they would be too fat to jump” said Harry. So they split their answers with only James and Dougie getting it right which was sweat. “Don’t be fooled as the phrase ‘Sweating like a pig’ is a lie! Also, we had a photo shoot with a Pig so we should know this Charlie and Matt!” said James. “Then why someone has come up with the phrase?” said Danny in confusion. “You’re telling me” said Charlie sheepishly.

Then there was a Food & Drink question which asked ‘Is a Cucumber a fruit or vegetable?’ The McBusted were arguing over what is the right answer. “My Mom has always given me cucumbers in the salad bowl so they are a vegetable!” said Harry. “But Cucumbers have seeds in them which makes them a fruit!” argued Tom. “Objection! Cucumbers taste savoury and tough unlike fruit so I say that's what makes them vegetables!” claimed Matt. “Not so fast! I know for a fact that you can grow cucumbers from a cucumber plant so we should pick fruit!” objected James.

 So they split their answers with Danny, Charlie, Matt and Harry picking vegetable while James, Tom and Dougie selected fruit. The answer was fruit which makes those three correct but unfortunately, Negative has also chosen fruit. “Cucumbers, out of all the...fruits” said Danny awkwardly. “You’re not making this another eggs are you?” asked Dougie mockingly.

It was the end of the round with Negative saying “You’ll regret facing me!” who then distributed purple-coloured balls glowing in dark aura. They were similar to chance round balls except that those balls deduct their points. With the McBusted boys getting many answers wrong, their scores were even lower, making them lagging behind Negative. “Uh, this doesn’t look good” said Tom nervously.

 “Congrats to Negative. The rest um...sucks to be you?” said Mr Trivia. “Ouch, that’s harsh men” said Dougie dryly.

The McBusted boys realised that they got to do better than that as said by Harry “Come on guys, we gotta work as a team here!” Danny was still calm and said “Don’t worry, we can do this!” “The power of friendship, in the palm of my hand” said James.

They had another question about music, asking “Which of the following Ed Sheeran tracks has the most streams on Spotify?” Their choices were Shape of You, Thinking Out Loud, Perfect and Photograph. The McBusted boys discussed among themselves. “Ooo, those songs of his are pretty popular but which one could it be?” asked Tom who was perplexed. “I’ve heard that Thinking of Loud has remained in the UK’s Top 40 for an entire year so maybe its success could be reflected on Spotify?” suggested Danny. “I see what you mean though I have been listening to Photograph on my playlist a dozen times” said Matt.

“Guys, I’ve just remembered that Shape of You has 3.6 billion streams which is a lot so let’s go with Shape of You” said James. So they followed James’ suggestion and he was correct. “Alright, our first correct answer as a team thanks to you James!” cheered Charlie although Negative has also picked Shape of You so they still have a long way to go to beat him.

Afterwards, they had a sports-based question. The question was “Who was Muhammad Ali’s opponent for ‘The Rumble in the Jungle?’” with the choices includes George Foreman, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier and Sonny Liston. “I don’t watch boxing and I barely know any of these names” said Dougie. “I only know Joe Frazier from one of The Simpsons episodes and a character from the video game Punch Out is partly based on him” said James as he was thinking. Harry asked Danny “Hey Mush, you’re a boxing fan right? Do you know the answer?”

Danny thought hard for a moment and said “...Oh I think I know! It’s George Foreman! Ali has won against him in that match!” So they all picked George Foreman and it was right with Negative picking the wrong answer. “Good job Danny!” cheered Tom, patting him on the back. “That’ll make up for your earlier mistake with that other sports question” said James praising him. Danny just smiled modestly.

 The next question was a True or False question which says “Snow Leopards have the loudest roar of all cats.” “I don’t think I’ve heard a Snow Leopard roar before” said Matt. Charlie was thinking hard and said “They do live high up in the Himalayas so maybe they need to be loud so that they can hear each other.” “That does sound right” said Harry. They were about to pick True but Dougie said “Hold it! Some cats cannot roar and Snow Leopards are one of them.” “Since you’re the animal expert, we’ll take your word” said James and they all picked False. It turned out that Dougie was right. “Well done Dougs!” cheered Danny, hugging him. “Thanks though it seems that Negative knows his animals too” said Dougie with Negative getting it right.

Another music-based question has appeared. This time, it asked “What was the name of Taylor Swift’s album which broke streaming records in 2023?” The choices were Midnight, Lover, Folklore and Reputation.  They all think hard. “Could it be Lover?” asked Danny. “Folklore had 80.6 streams since its release but could it have doubled since then?” asked Tom. “Wonder how many Streams does Reputation have?” asked  James. Charlie then said “Guys, I’ve just remembered hearing that Midnight had a massive 4.86 billion streams. Let’s go for that!” and they followed his suggestion which was correct with Negative picking Lover. “Way a go Charlie!” said Matt patting his shoulder.

The following question was picked from the sports category, asking “During Soccer’s 2018 World Cup final, Antoine Griezmann celebrated by performing a dance from which video game?” with the choices of answers include Fortnite, Minecraft, Donkey Kong Country and Among Us. “Wouldn’t it technically be a video game-based question?” asked Dougie. “But which one could it be? I wouldn’t recognise the dance” said Matt. The others weren’t so sure. “How about we do a split? That way, at least one of us will get the question right” suggested Tom. “Sounds like a good idea” said Harry and they all split the answers with Danny and Tom picking Fortnite, James and Matt choosing Minecraft, Dougie and Harry selecting Donkey Kong Country and Charlie choosing Among Us which was also picked by Negative (with Charlie who pulled a face saying “Trust me to pick the same answer as Negative”). Danny and Tom turned out to be correct with those two hugging each other in triumphant.

“I must say that facing Negative is edgy” said Dougie. “Edgy? I’ll show you edgy!” said Negative as if he responded to Dougie, giving out the deduction balls that took away some of their points. “So dark...so edgy” said Mr Tricks wearily. “Too much edgyness” said James. Although the McBusted boys were doing better, they were still just behind Negative. “Least we’re getting better” said Matt. “Yeah, we still have a chance to do this” said Danny calmly.

Afterwards, the next question was from the Anime pack. The question is “In ‘My Deer Friend Nokotan’, what is Nokotan’s favourite food?” None of the McBusted boys have seen this Anime so they got stuck. “I don’t think I have heard of this anime before” said Danny who was thrown in a loop. “It could be any of them” said Dougie who was looking at the three answers which included ‘Deer Steak’, ‘Deer Crackers’ and ‘Deer Gummies’. Matt just had a thought “Guys I think it’s Deer Crackers! I’ve heard that in Nara, you can give Deer Crackers to Deers for them to feed on so it must be a reference to that!” So they picked Deer Crackers which was the right answer (although Negative have also selected that answer). “Well done for thinking outside the box Matt!” said James praising him and patting him on the back. “Yeah, we have been wanting to do this for our Japan tour but we couldn’t fit it into our schedule” said Matt.  

They had a True or False question from the Science & Technology category which said “True or False: Most pipes are made using Tin as the main element.” They were thinking hard with Dougie saying “It’s been a while since I did any DIY so I wouldn’t know.” “What are pipes made out of anyway?” asked Charlie. Harry just said “Oh, I did some housework with my wife the other day. We have to replace some gutter pipes and they certainly were not made out of tin so it must be false” said Harry. So they all picked False while Negative picked True. The answer is False with an explanation (that appears for some of the questions that explain why it’s that answer) that says “Tin is very weak, so it is not used to make pipes!” “Ah that makes sense. Still, good job Harry!” said Tom.

A question from the Sports category was the next to pop up, asking “Which of the following soccer clubs was NOT part of the cancelled European Super League’s announced founding 12 clubs?” The choices includes Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan and Arsenal. “Which one could it be?” asked Dougie who barely knows anything about football. “Your guess is as good as mine Dougie” said Matt. “I have a feeling it could be FC Barcelona or Inter Milan” said Charlie though he wasn’t too sure. Just about when they intended to split their answers, Danny said “Guys! Guys! I think it’s Paris Saint-Germain! I remembered hearing about the Super League and Paris was not one of the clubs!” So they quickly selected Paris Saint-Germain which was the right answer (Negative have picked it too). “Way a go Mush!” cheered Harry. “Good thing we have at least one of us who has some football knowledge. Or maybe it’s your time in Soccer Aid is rubbing on you” said James. Danny giggled and blushed in response.

The next question asked “In which ‘Star Wars’ movie did Jar Jar Binks first appear?” As a fan of Star Wars, Tom immediately said “It’s The Phantom Menace!” so everyone instantly went for that answer, getting it right. “Ah yes, I actually liked Jar Jar. He and Ahmed Best deserved better” said Danny.  “Negative seems to think so too” said Dougie with Negative also getting it right.

 They were then asked “’The Capybara is the world largest what?” which is from the animal category. They all picked Rodent having to seen them at Chester Zoo. "They are like big Hamsters" said Harry.

“You’re starting to tick me off!” said Negative who once again gave the McBusted boys his reduction balls with it being the end of the round. “That looked painful...” said Mr Trick wearily. The scoreboard reveals that the McBusted boys were just about ahead of Negative. “Come on guys, we can do it!” said Matt who was getting excited. “We shall beat that dark fiend with the power of our teamwork” said James.

The McBusted boys continued to work together as a team, competing against Negative. Sometimes they got the answers right, other times they got the question wrong with Negative getting them right or getting it wrong. But in the end with their teamwork, The McBusted boys have just about earned enough total points to beat Negative, coming out on top.

“We did it!” cheered Charlie as they all couldn’t help but jump off their seats and jump for joy, high-fiving, bro-fisting and hugging each other. “Wait...I lost?!” said Negative in disbelief. “Looks like we’re all  the kings of Trivia, especially me of course!” said Dougie celebrating. “We are the champions who keep on fighting until the end!” cheered Matt in a singing voice. “The winners that takes it all!” added Harry. “Until next time!” said Mr Trick as the game closed.

 “We all showed that we can work well as a team when it comes to co-op!” said James. “Yeah, we should do this more often” said Danny as he smiled at his bandmates. “We can all agree that Trivia Tricks is fun trivial game all thanks to Three-Tricks with their hard work along with those who came up with workshop packs” said Tom happily.

Having to enjoy Trivia Tricks, the McBusted boys agreed that they all have fun whenever they’re playing against each other or teaming up together as one thing for sure that video games bring them together (aside from music) for all the good times that brought them all closer.

 - Mega McBustedeon

Sunday, 8 December 2024

McBusted meets Anakin Skywalker: The Forces of light that beats the darkness

 Here's my latest story with McFly and Busted as McBusted, meeting up with hottest Star Wars character Anakin Skywalker as protrayed by Hayden Christensen who offered to help them to unlock their psychic powers. They soon clash in with each other when his darker side emerges. Enjoy 

The forces of light that beats the darkness

 Chapter 1 - A Destined Meeting 

 Two boy bands who are friends with each other McFly and Busted, joined together as McBusted were having a day off together by gathering at the food court for lunch. Danny Jones, Tom Flecther, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd from McFly and James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Willis from Busted were sitting at a large table, exchanging jokes, banter and stories when something caught Dougie’s attention on the massive TV screen hanging above them.

 “Hey guys, isn’t that Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars prequel movies?” asked Dougie, pointing to the screen. The others drew their attention to the TV and saw Anakin Skywalker, known to be a powerful Jedi from the Galaxy far away. Although he looked bewildered having to arrive in an unfamiliar place, the Jedi gives off a powerful aura with his serious, brooding looks and a strong physic. The news anchor suggested that Anakin had come from a mysterious wormhole to London that had appeared out of nowhere.

 “Blimey, it is! I wonder what he’s doing here?!” exclaimed Danny who dropped his fork into his food with astonishment. Being a Star Wars fan, Tom couldn’t resist this opportunity and said “We just got to meet him!”

 The others agreed which could lead to an adventure. Without hesitating, they rushed out of the food court, leaving their half-eaten lunches behind. To them, meeting up with Anakin Skywalker is bound to be an interesting experience.

 The others agreed, and without hesitation, they left their half-eaten lunches behind and rushed out of the food court. They had no idea what was coming, but they knew this was something they couldn't miss.

 The McBusted boys have arrived on the scene where reporters were interviewing Anakin with all sorts of questions including how and why he is here. Even in the chaotic situation, Anakin remained composed and had a commanding presence.

 He happened to be done with the interview when the McBusted boys were calling to him. “Hey Anakin! We are McFly and we have heard so much about you!” called Tom (with Danny, Dougie and Harry next to him). “And we’re Busted! We wanna be your Padawans!” called James (Matt and Charlie were close to him).

 Anakin turned and sensed some power within them which took his interest. He approached them and said “I sense some great powers within you all.” The McBusted boys were stunned to hear this from him. “Huh? What do you mean?” asked Charlie whose eyes were widened.

 Anakin nodded with his blue eyes observing them like an owl watching its prey, sensing an aura dormant within them. “I can sense great strength in all of you. I don’t know what it is yet I can almost feel the force in each of you” said Anakin as he stepped closer to them with his gaze lingering on them (though he couldn’t help but gaze at their handsome features including Danny’s muscular arms and Dougie's cute face). Danny blushed in awe at him being the nearest to Anakin (though it’s also the fact that he was portrayed by Hayden Christensen who he met a while back yet this is the real Anakin).

 “Really?” asked Danny who was taking it in. “So we have the Jedi within us?” asked Matt half-jokingly but half-bewilderment. “I like to see that power unlocked to greater heights and potential if you allow me to accompany you all as my Padawans.”

 The boys exchanged looks with a mixture of surprise and excitement. “How could we resist that opportunity?” said Tom eagerly which to him was like a dream coming true. “Watch me becoming the most powerful Jedi!” said Harry. “Let’s see if we can become a Jedi tonight!” said James. That was their way of joking though it shows that they couldn’t pass this up too as said by Anakin “This is where the fun begins”.

 Chapter 2 - Power to Play  

 Over the next few days, Anakin began training McFly and Busted, helping them to unlock their psychic powers which are as follows;

 Danny is shown to have superhuman strength, able to lift heavy objects and break down walls with ease along with physical-based combat moves including punches and kicks mixed with psychic energy that gives him extra strength and coordination. Danny uses these powers to protect his friends (such as by lifting a huge boulder that was blocking their path and taking out thugs that dare to harm others) yet he is still prone to clumsy moments as shown when he tripped over, shattering the boulder into pieces which makes it hilarious for everyone with some seeing him as a Himbo. Even Anakin couldn’t help but smile with his humour.

 Tom unlocked the power to control time and space including by temporary freezing time and bending space. With his strategic thinking, he can use these powers to outwit some thugs such as by using his time-stop powers to prevent them from getting away yet he couldn’t contain his excitement using the kind of powers that are shown in Science Fiction movies. His enthusiasm reminds Anakin of his younger days when he was more innocent.

 James received the ability to control elements including wind, water, fire and electricity. His fascination with using all kinds of elemental powers has got him motivated to use them in creative ways including using his wind-based powers to blow numerous debris at the thugs and drench the enemies with water, followed by shocking them with electricity. Anakin appreciates the way he makes use of his elemental powers that’ll give him an edge even if he has to get used to his eccentric nature as his way to be sociable to him.

Charlie obtained the ability to wield shields, using them to protect his allies from harm including enemies’ attacks bullets or hazards from the surrounding environments such as fire or spikes. He can also use his shields to counter attacks or offensively by tossing the shield towards his opponents. Charlie’s calm, level-headed demeanour helps to provide a rational perspective in even the most hectic situations which even helps to calm down Anakin.

Dougie gained manipulation based abilities including controlling the enemies’ minds like puppets, creating illusions to confuse them and shift-shaping. Being the erratic individual, he uses them in a creative, yet unpredictable manner which catches his enemies off-guard as shown when he shift-shaped into the leader of the thugs who appeared to help them to make their escape from the bank, only for Dougie to lure them towards the sewage hole (although the colour of his eyes remains). Try as he might, Anakin couldn’t help but not dislike him with his quirky mannerisms.

 Matt was granted the ability to manipulate energy, enabling him to create energy blasts with his mind which are often explosive. Even with his wild, impulsive side, he maintained his sense of responsibility to hold back similarly when he kept control of his addiction. This was shown when he unleashed an explosive blast towards the thugs to prevent them from getting away but only to knock them down rather than injuring them or others. Anakin was impressed by the way he keeps control.

 Harry has healing-based moves, using them to heal or power up his allies which comes in use to aid them whenever they get hurt or are facing a stronger opponent. He is not above using his healing powers offensively or using those powers himself which to him suits well with his competitive nature to excel with his abilities and love for playing pranks (including by using his offensive healing powers to slow down his enemies’ speed or prevent them from counterattacking) while still having a caring side as he uses his powers to aid others, for which Anakin appreciated him for when he needed those powers of his even with his brash sense of humour.

 Each of the boys was also shown to have telekinesis and telepathic powers which they used to communicate to each other with their minds as well as sharing the same move that involved firing a comet-like projectile which they called it ‘Star Force Shocker’. The McBusted boys were amazed with the powers that they had awakened within them. “To think that we were gifted with such magical powers!” said James who was just taking it in. “I shall use this to protect everyone!” said Danny as he was flexing his bicep to jokingly show off his super strength.

 In return, Anakin has shown them strength and skills with his force that knocks over thugs like Skittles and uses his signature Lightsaber technique that involves twirling his Lightsaber before striking straight towards the thugs. The McBusted boys were amazed witnessing him. “Wow! You Jedi never cease to amaze me!” said Tom just like with any fanboy. “All of this training must have made you skillful” said Charlie. “More than any Jedi. It’s all about using that power invested in you to protect those you love” replied Anakin admiring their praise. “I agree, we all fight for those close to us” said Danny. “You have the right idea there” said Anakin with a small smile. “I bet I can do better!” said Harry.

 They also took breaks with their sparring. The McBusted boys have  shown their performance which includes Red from McFly, 3am from Busted and 23:59 with both bands combined as McBusted together. Anakin was impressed with their synergic performance and talent. “Wow, I must say that you boys impressed me as boy bands” said Anakin with fasination. “Thanks, it’s what we have been doing as something we love!” said Matt. “It’s what we do as boy bands after all, meeting and inspiring our fans!” said Danny. “Yeah even if we butt-heads or shares showers and baths together” said Dougie saying a bit too much.

 There was one time after their sparring; they were looking at the beautiful night skies while eating outside the restaurant. “We sure have been working hard today thanks to you Anakin and this beautiful scenery is a good way to reward this” said James who felt relaxed seeing this. “I’m still not over the fact that we have hidden powers all along. Still, I wonder if we could learn even more powers. I wouldn’t mind levitating” said Tom with fascination. “That’s something that is even out of my expertise” said Anakin smiling who has got used to their company.

 “But we still have a lot to learn don’t we?” asked Charlie. “If that is what you truly want, then rest assured that I’ll continue to unlock that potential for each of you” replied Anakin. “I need to work on my powers as I still find that I could do better like using my moves at the right time” said Danny. “I know you all have some potential. It’ll come to you” said Anakin who finds himself touching their chins while looking at them in the eye. He couldn’t help but have some admiration for them.

 They were having pizza. “I don’t think I’ve seen this kind of meal this often” said Anakin with interest. “Pizza is the best kind of meal” said Matt having a slice. “You can share it with anyone” said Harry who shared his slice with Tom. “It comes in all kinds of toppings” said Dougie. They shared all kinds of amusing topics including why Anakin hates sand and one time when Danny was on I’m a Celebrity, one of the snakes got into his trousers during his trial on the first day which made everybody laugh. Even Anakin finds it funny.  

 The McBusted boys were proven to work well as a team with each of them working closely together; helping one another while humouring themselves such as Danny punching the thug’s bullets that were aiming at Dougie and James blowing away the bullets aimed at Matt. “What such iron fists you have Danny” said Dougie looking at Danny. “All the better to defend you Dougie” said Danny smiling at him. “You’re taking this by storm James” said Matt. “Well then, you better hang on” said James as they both laughed and smiling at their banter.

 Anakin has mixed feelings watching this. On one hand, he is beginning to see their powers as a team which to him does have some potential. One the other hand, he felt that they were not taking things seriously which to him would make them weaker and reckless as they’re in the face of danger (as shown when Harry and Matt nearly got hit by some thugs who fought them physically when they were showing off or being reckless respectively even if they were helped by Dougie and Charlie).

He also noticed the bonds they have. He does admire their love and conviction to fight for one another which gives them a reason to become stronger just like himself...yet it also gives him sadness, reminding him of how that turned out when he wanted to gain more power for the ones he loved. He feared that they could lose each other if they didn’t take their fights seriously which he believed that it’s the way they can become powerful enough to protect each other, just like he has.

 Likewise, although the McBusted boys have bonded with him for his power and wisdom, they have noticed that his darker side has surfaced at times as shown when he choked on a thug his force before dropping them or violently used his force to slam them onto the wall. Although they were bad guys, the McBusted boys weren’t comfortable with the idea of injuring or even killing them.

 Anakin has also become more aggressive during their training sessions, scolding them harshly whenever they do something wrong or attacking them with his force or Lightsaber in a rough manner during their spar. “You got to use your attacks faster than that if you want to become stronger” he said to Danny and Charlie after he knocked them onto the ground hard with his force while glaring at them.

 After that, Dougie nervously said  “You guys have been noticing that Anakin has been acting moody right?” “You’re not wrong about that. I mean, I would never imagine using my powers for destructive or darker purposes” said Charlie agreeing with him. Even Tom was cautious and said “I guess we have to keep an eye on him and be careful” “Maybe it’ll help if we become a more positive influence on him” added Danny. After all, they knew that they had more powers that needed to be unlocked and discovered while striving to improve using their abilities.

 But it wasn’t until later on that something was off with him.

 Chapter 3: Darker than 3am 

 One day, they were training with Anakin as usual at the countryside near the River Thames where it was isolated from the public. “And now, show me your powers by throwing everything you have to me.” The McBusted did as they were instructed by combining their attacks towards Anakin who repelled them. He then charged his Lightsaber towards Dougie with him being the nearest, only for the others’ protective instinct to kick in and defend him, barely deflecting the blow by firing their Star Force Shocker. “What the hell Men? There’s no need to go rough!” called Tom with him being protective with Dougie. “That’s the problem. You are all holding back and are fooling around too much. The only way to truly unlock your power is to take things seriously and unleash your anger” with Anakin glaring at them fiercely.

“But wouldn’t we lose control by giving into our anger?” asked Matt as he was frowning with awe. “The Jedi were weak. They failed to understand the true power of the dark side along with all of their lies that I see through. That is the only way to become stronger, bringing peace, justice, freedom and security!” said Anakin whose darker side was dangerously starting to show which resembles Darth Vader. “Anakin, this doesn’t feel right. You said about protecting others but this feels wrong!” said Danny with concern.  “Even I wouldn’t go so far just to win!” argued Harry.

“You all don’t understand. The galaxy is consumed with lies, treachery and betrayal. The only way to bring peace is to use power” said Anakin, glaring at them. “It true that the world isn’t all bright and bubbly but it doesn’t always have to be this way” said Dougie. “Why don’t we settle this in a civil manner, not like on social media” said James as his way to deal with the tension. Anakin refused to be reasoned with and drew out his Lightsaber. “I gave you all that chance while I took you all under my wing. You either use that power or fall” said Anakin.

The McBusted boys wearily stood their ground, having no choice but to stop the Jedi who had fallen to the dark side. 

Music used for this battle

 Anakin blasted the McBusted boys with his force. He leapt towards them with his Lightsaber but the McBusted boys aren’t giving up without a fight as they fired their Star Force Shocker towards Anakin, only for him to repel them with his Lightsaber with ease. The boys quickly moved out of the way.Despite outnumbering him and giving their all with their heart and teamwork, Anakin still overwhelmed them with his experience and raw strength.

 Danny boldly fights Anakin at close range using his fists surrounded by psychic power but Anakin just happens to be physically stronger and beats him down.

 Tom unleashed his spheres made out of time that would slow him down in an attempt to catch Anakin off guard but he countered them with his Lightsaber and force.

 James combined his fire and electrical-based powers, attempting to fry and shock him at the same time but Anakin repelled them with his force.

 Charlie tried to counter Anakin’s Lightsaber with his shield but Anakin’s Lightsaber effortlessly shattered it like glass which stunned Charlie.

 Dougie tried to mind control Anakin but he repelled him with his force.

 Matt had his eye on Anakin, trying to catch him with his explosive-based moves but Anakin dodged them all with his speed.

 Harry tried to heal his bandmates but Anakin spotted him and took him down with his force before he could get a chance to do so.

Each of them tried to fire their Star Force Shocker together from different directions but Anakin spotted them and either dodged them or reflected them with his force or Lightsaber.

 The McBusted boys refused to give up, checking up on one another and getting back up. “You all should know that you are all no match for the dark side unless you embrace it” said Anakin. “No! It’s our teamwork that shall prevail as a Supergroup!” declared Tom. “Surly it’s not too late for you to go back?!” added Matt. Anakin paused for a moment and said “...There is no other way! The only way to stop losing your loved ones is to turn to the Dark Side. There is no turning back!” snarled Anakin who once again twirled his Lightsaber towards them. 

 They all did their best fighting together against Anakin with Danny striking him with his punching move to counter his lightsaber while protecting Dougie as he was firing his spheres made from his mind. James and Matt fired their earth power and explosives that were fired on the earth towards his direction and Tom, Harry and Charlie helped each other with Tom distorting the space surrounding Anakin, Harry with his power up and Charlie shielding them with his shields. They also tried to use their telekinesis to lift nearby objects or knock off his Lightsaber but Anakin out-smarted them and reflected the objects tossed towards him with his Lightsaber or force.

  It was a fierce battle, almost as if the McBusted boys had Lightsabers or The Force of their own but Anakin overpowered them by firing his force at them, causing them to fall flat onto the ground.“Anakin! We don’t have to fight!” cried Danny. “It doesn’t have to be this way!” said James desperately. “I gave you all a choice!” said Anakin who knocks them down the edge with his Lightsaber.

 The boys find themselves in a ditch, down but far from out as they help to pick each other up. “Are we alright?” asked James as he helped Charlie to get back up. “I don’t think we stand a chance against Anakin! He’s a powerful Jedi so what do we have?” cried Dougie fearfully. “Maybe it was a mistake to train with a dangerous Jedi” said Charlie anxiously. “Yeah, he’s too strong!” said Harry. “I would rather be with my family or playing music!” cried Matt.

 Danny understood their concerns and was feeling the same way but he knew that they couldn’t give up. He reassured them while looking at them in the eye saying “Don’t give up! Whenever we’re from McFly, Busted or McBusted, we’re in this together.” “He’s right, whenever we’re friends, bandmates, rivals, family or lovers, I know that we can be stronger as one” said Tom doing his bit to lift their spirits as they were all gazing at each other with reassurance. Even if they didn’t say a word, they all knew that they had their faith and belief in each other.

 “Yeah, I’m not going to let some emo Jedi get the best of me!” declared Harry. “I get where he’s coming from as I’ve been through a rough path but I know that giving into darkness is not the answer. We got to make him realise that” said Matt. They all agreed with that.

 They may have gone through some darker times but they had each other, friends and family with them so that they won’t have to be alone and now they have the courage to use that to beat Anakin.

 But first, they have to climb their way up the hill. Their only option was to climb up. Their bruises from their battle with Anakin have made it harder to get a grip on the cliff walls, not helping that it was unstable which could cause them to fall off at any minute. Each of them felt unnerved but they supported one another to keep on going.

  “Go on Mush, you can do it” said Harry to Danny while he was struggling to climb up but felt secure with Harry’s encouragement. “Keep going James” said Charlie gently which made James feel safer. “I got you both back” said Matt to Tom and Dougie.

 There was also one time when Harry, Charlie and Matt lost their grip but Danny, James, Tom and Dougie grabbed hold of them just in time. “I won’t let you go Mush!” said Danny. “I got you Charlie!” said James. “You have us McFlys so that you won’t get Busted” said Dougie. Each of them felt warm with their rescue as they looked directly at each other in the eye.

 Suddenly, the cliff became uneven as it gave way, causing them to fall. They all fearfully held each other tightly...until they were floating in midair. This is when they noticed that they had gained the power to levitate. “Wow! This is amazing!” cheered Tom. “I’m flying!” said Danny with amazement. Deep down, they knew that it was made possible with the love and support for each other. They levitated upwards while linking together with their hands as if they could never let go.

 Chapter 4 - The force is with us

Music used for their comeback

  The McBusted boys have risen towards Anakin and fired their Star Force Shocker. Anakin was so surprised that he took a hit from all of their attacks.  From this point on, they give Anakin a run for his money with their teamwork and bond including with Dougie and James firing their mind spheres and spheres made out of wind with Danny punching those moves with his punches that give them a greater force that hits Anakin before he could deflect them with his Lightsaber.

Anakin charged towards them and was about to strike them with his Lightsaber but Charlie and Harry defended them with their shield and a defensive power-up combined which created an even stronger shield. This was Tom and Matt’s cue to combine their time spheres and explosive bombs towards Anakin which knocked him down.

Anakin was surprised that they suddenly became a lot stronger but he still wasn’t backing down. He once again charged his Lightsaber towards the Busted boys but the McFly boys defended them with Danny stopping him with his kicks which was followed by Dougie shocking him with his telekinetic shock, Tom slowing him down with his time stop and Harry healing any damage they took. As soon as Anakin got around, he was about to unleash his force at the McFly boys but it was the Busted’s boys turn to defend them with James firing his pyrokinesis, followed by Matt summoning an explosive attack underneath him and Charlie countering his Lightsaber with his shield.

It was like an amazing performance with both bands combining their talent and love for each other.  It was made possible with the McBusted boys commutating together telepathy; knowing what they are thinking for them to watch over each other and to work as one with their bond and trust.

“But how’s this possible?” cried Anakin. “You may have the power but our love helps us to overcome any darkness!” said Tom. “More than anyone falling to the dark side can achieve!” said Charlie. “Combined with our optimism!” said Harry.  “Even we don’t have it easy but we have each other to pull us out from the darkness!” said Matt.

It was when Anakin realised that he had only caused pain and misery to his loved ones while falling to the dark side and took on innocent lives while accomplishing nothing. They had each other while he had no one, having to lose them or push them away. With that, the McBusted boys fired their Star Force Shocker, causing Anakin to fall onto the edge towards the River Thames but they all grabbed him just in time.

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They carried Anakin to safety. “But why? All of you...are proven to be better than me” lamented Anakin. “No, we’re not perfect but I believe that there is still some good in you and there’s still a chance to turn back. You just have to choose it” said Danny. “Yeah,  maybe if you were brought here from another world, I say there’s another path for a new possibility” said James.  “Like I said, we've all been through darkness but by not giving in, that is where true strength lies within you” said Matt. “Just be a good boy and don’t do crazy stuff that leans you towards the dark side” said Dougie.

 Anakin gave them a small smile and said “...Thanks, you all done what I couldn’t done by staying true to yourselves.” This made Anakin consider thinking about where to go from there.

A wormhole that leads Anakin back to his home world has appeared. “This is my cue to go back to my own world” said Anakin. Each of the McBusted has mixed feelings. While the McBusted boys agreed that this could be a new opportunity for Anakin to seek redemption and to try to walk another path, a part of them couldn’t help but if he could use that chance by staying with them and for them to understand each other’s perspectives more, especially with their time together is ending on a bittersweet note.

“Anakin, we too have battled through the darkness before but if you stay with us, we’ll show that you’re not alone” said Danny who felt some emotion. “We maybe different but we still have a chance for us to work things out” said Dougie with a bit of sorrow.

 Anakin sombrely looked at them. A part of him has grown closer to them with their time together and what they did to him but he realised that he’s not the kind of role model that they should be looking up to because of his actions when he tampered with the dark side. He also feared losing them like he has with his loved ones so he thought it would be for the best to walk the new path alone.

“I am thankful to meet people like you all but no, this is something that I have to figure out myself” said Anakin regretfully. “I guess there is no stopping you even if I still feel that we have so much more potential” said Charlie as they were just accepting his choice. “I have taught you all enough. It’s you McBusted boys who are the ones who taught me” replied Anakin with a small smile. The McBusted boys smiled back as they bid their farewell, hoping to meet each other again someday.

 “May the force be with you all. Make sure you all keep on using that potential to protect your loved ones and promise to don’t make the same mistakes that I have” said Anakin looking at them sincerely. The McBusted boys nodded at him back as they watched him stepped back into the wormhole.

As the wormhole closed, James asked “Do you think he can really change his fate?” “If we’re capable of getting out of our own darkness, then I believe in him” replied Matt as they all have hope for his future.

In the aftermath, the McBusted boys stood together closely. “Well, I guess that’s one way to spend our lunch break” said Tom grinning. “I bet our food would have been cold by now” said Harry jokingly and they all laughed together. There’s no doubt that this experience has a strong impression on them but they know that their bond is stronger than ever which gives them the strength to handle anything together.

   - Mega McBustedeon

Trivia and background about my stories

I thought I'd come up with some trivia and backstory about the stories I have written: As I've said from my introduction;  I do like...