A/N: Why yes I am finally back!! Summer school is a bitch. Most of you probably aren't in an American Idol mood but I feel the need to get these results out there so that I can set up the finale. So, on with the show!
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z or American Idol and I definitely don't own the songs. I am a broke college student who couldn't find a job this summer because the economy is going to Hell in a hand basket.
"Good evening America!! Do you remember me? That's right; I'm the guy who was the co-host of American Idol during its first season. Yes I am an idiot for giving up such a lucrative job and my career has suffered since. But never fear, America!! God has answered my prayers and Ryan finally got his butt kicked by a contestant and I am back! My name is Brian Dunkelman and this is…American Idol!!"
Paula: So nice to see you back, Brian! I've missed you!
Brian: Why thank you Paula. And I can see that the bottle and pills are not missing you.
Randy: Aw yeah!! This is going to be a great night. Brian, you are awesome!
Brian: Okey dokey, let's get on with the show. Here are your remaining American Idols, Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta performing U2's Beautiful Day. Enjoy, America!
The
heart is a bloom You're out of luck You thought you'd found a friend It's a beautiful day
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's
no room
No space to rent in this town
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And
you're not moving anywhere
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
Sky falls,
you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't
let it get away You're on the road You love this town It's a beautiful
day Touch
me See the world in green and blue It
was a beautiful day Touch me What you don't have you don't
need it now
But you've got no
destination
You're in the mud
In the maze of her imagination
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've
been all over
And it's been all over you
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Take me to that other place
Teach me
I know I'm not a
hopeless case
See China
right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the
tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a
leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I
know I'm not a hopeless case
What
you don't know you can feel it somehow
What you don't have you
don't need it now
Don't need it now
Was a beautiful day
Brian: All right, all right, that was great guys. And now for the moment that everyone has been waiting for. The results are in. I am going to call you guys in one by one and go over everything that was said and done then I will tell you who is going home tonight. That's right, quick and painless, no hoopla about it. This is a 30-minute show, like it should be.
Vegeta: You, my friend, make sense. Why haven't you been here the whole time?
Brian: Nobody knows, Vegeta, nobody knows. But let's start with you since we already have a conversation going. Vegeta, you first sang The Pretender by Foo Fighters. You also played the guitar with it, which seems to have become your trademark this season. Randy thought you were great and that you should keep doing your thing. Paula thought that the performance was great, as usual. Then things turned weird.
Vegeta: I'll say. Crazy, batty woman!
Brian: Batty? Hmm, yes. Anyway, Paula liked your nonexistent second song and then you did do your second song. You did an a cappella version of The Eagles' Desperado. According to the judges you brought the house down, to borrow a phrase. In fact, you even turned Simon to your side, and we all know he never falters from his favorite. So Vegeta, will you please stand to the left while I bring out Gohan.
Gohan: Hey man, what's up? You look great tonight!
Brian: Why thank you Gohan! I must say it is nice to be back. But enough small talk on to your performances. Gohan, your first song was Imagine by John Lennon. A lofty goal to be sure but you pulled it off, and you even played piano. Randy thought it was good, not great, but good. Paula went so far as to call you the dark horse in this competition. How do you feel about that?
Gohan: I definitely know I am the dark horse here. I mean, Vegeta and Trunks are way ahead of me, I think. I was never expecting to make it this far. Honestly, I thought my daughter would win this thing.
Brian: Yes well, Pan did have such an amazing voice but alas, it was not meant to be. Now let us continue. The second song that you performed was Africa by Toto, a true classic in any book. Of course you had to go after Vegeta but Randy believed that you pulled it off. Simon even went so far as to say that you will be here next week in the finale. We'll see how that goes. Gohan, will you stand beside Vegeta please and let's bring out Trunks!
Trunks: Brian, my main man!! Did you guys know that he likes discussing politics? We had such an engaging conversation today about the upcoming election. You, my friend, have got to come to Capsule Corp. and meet my grandpa; he'd love you!!
Brian: I will do that Trunks. Glad to see that I could stimulate your brain.
Trunks: Yeah, Seacrest and I would never have a conversation of the caliber that we had today.
Brian: Never fear, Trunks, we'll get to Ryan soon enough. Let's talk about last night. Your first song was a rather weird one, but you did not pick it, so of course you can not be faulted for how it turned out. The song that you were assigned was Everytime We Touch by Cascada. Obviously it did not go over so well so let us continue on to your second song, (Over My Head) Cable Car by The Fray. You played the piano on it which greatly added to the performance. Randy, Paula, and Simon all thought it was your best performance to date. And then you punched Ryan! Yay!
Trunks: He'd had it coming since I first met him. Arrogant, cocky bastard who thinks he knows what he's talking about…
Brian: It was bound to happen sometime and I'm glad it was you. For all of you who do not know Trunks knocked out Ryan last night. He is now in the UCLA ICU in a coma. Poor guy…but that's not what everybody wants to know is it? No, you all want to know who is going home. Allow me to appease you. The person leaving us tonight is….Gohan.
Vegeta: You put up a valiant effort, kid. You are a true Saiyan indeed.
Trunks: Yeah man, don't feel bad.
Simon: Gohan, I would just like to say that I'm proud of what you have accomplished. From the very first moment I met you in your audition I honestly didn't think you'd make it past Hollywood week but here you are, finishing third. Great job and you have a recording contract waiting for you on my desk if you ever want it.
Gohan: Thank you so much guys!! It's been a blast. Vegeta, Trunks, I hope all goes well for you next week.
Brian: All right, all right. After you sing tonight would you like to join Trunks, Vegeta, and I? We're all going out for coffee?
Gohan: Of course, man. It would be an honor to go with you, Mr. Dunkelman.
Hear the drums echoing
tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet
conversation
She's coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings
reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old
man along the way
Hoping to find some long
forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say,
"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
It's gonna take a lot to drag me
away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could
ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time
to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the
night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I
know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like
Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside,
frightened of this thing that I've become
It's gonna take a lot to drag me
away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could
ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time
to do the things we never had
Hurry boy, she's waiting there
for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's
nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains
down in Africa, I passed some rains down in Africa
I bless the
rains down in Africa, I passed some rains down in Africa
I bless
the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we
never had
So how was it? Yes, I do kind of have it out for Paula and Ryan! There you have it folks!! Your two finalists are Vegeta and Trunks! As always, suggestions and reviews are welcome. And welcome back Brian Dunkelman : )