Leona's Bar inside the Moon Theatre
St Jupiter, California
5am Pacific Standard Time/9pm Singapore Time
Leona usually opened until 2am regardless of whether there were any shows at the Moon Theatre, but Marcus Boyd, Johnny's father, had left the bar opened for a special occasion. He invited Johnny and Ash's friends to a private screening of the Asia Song Festival 2025, where the pair were temporary members of Rock Dog, just like the last time.
As the gorilla began serving food to Buster, Eddie, Meena, Rosita, Gunther and Ash's parents, everyone was enjoying their drinks (also served by Marcus) as they were watching Malaysia's performance.
(Song: Haa Tepok by MeerFly (Ft. Kidd Santhe & MK | K-Clique))
The song sounded horrendous. Gunther began feeling a bit too drunk as Rosita laughed at his drunk expression. Meena was secretly hoping for Rock Dog to perform well and Buster requested Marcus to turn down the volume. "That song! What kind of mammal would enjoy this mess?"
Marcus admitted the koala had a point. "Haa Tepok" was a messy rap number that almost no one enjoyed, well, except for Gunther, although Marchs could not be so sure because he had been drinking non-stop for some reason.
Just as the party was getting started, Marcus heard the door slammed open. Everyone stopped whatever they were doing and focused on an old, sweaty lion. He held on to a motorcycle helmet as the lion sat down at the bar counter, himself getting way too excited. "Hasn't she got on the stage yet?"
"Calloway!" Buster recognised the former rock star. "So glad... to see you here, Mister!"
Calloway began smiling and laughing at the same time. "Buster! You're mistaken, actually. I'm just here to see Ash performing together with that Rock Dog band. Now, where's my drink, Mr Bartender? I want a screwdriver and a whisky shot, stat!"
"Roger that, Mr Calloway!" Marcus returned to the bar counter and quickly prepared Calloway's order. Calloway focused his attention on Buster. "Besides, Mr Moon, I knew Angus for quite some time too! Heard he got into that new band called Rock Dog. How's he doing?"
Buster was unsure whether to break the news. "Mr Calloway... he's not there. He's in a hospital in Mengcheng."
"Shame," Calloway expressed his disappointment. "But at least Ash's here, and I heard great things about Rock Dog. Let's hope they rocked the house down!"
Calloway began drinking his order, as Buster was very sure. "Oh, Mr Calloway, what you said, that's a clear understatement..."
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Rock Dog: The Final Call
FanfictionBook 8 and the final book of the Mengcheng Dreaming series, and my Nanowrimo 2021 work. A few years after the events in Rock Dog: The Songs We Sing, things were looking up: Rock Dog was still going very strong, Johnny and Ash found their relationshi...
