KAREOKE~ A PARODY
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by NBC and some other people. I am just borrowing them for a bit and they will be returned once this fanfic has ended.
Note: The songs used in the contest area reflection of my own personal music tastes. So if you don't like them well too bad. The lyrics to them don't belong to me either and will also be returned at the close of this story.

This fanfic is dedicated to two performers who were taken from us in the prime of their careers, Joey Rammone of The Ramones and Freddie Mercury of Queen. R.I.P.

Scene: A large room resembling County's cafeteria. There are tables for about three or four people all around the room and across the front is a stage with a microphone and two telepromters. The lights are dimmed down and almost all of the light is provided by the candles that are on each of the tables. Camera pulls back We see that everyone is already sitting at their tables: Romano with Kerry, Elizabeth and Mark, Luka and Abby, Dave Carter and Chen, Centon and Chleo, two tables of nurses, and finally Malik and Jerry. Camera pulls back further There is a banner hanging over the stage: First Annual County General Kareoke Contest

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Romano: Who's stupid idea was this, and how did it get last my desk signed?

Weaver: It didn't go through you, we all signed it just to piss you off. And guess who gets to sing first. Hurry go pick a song.

Romano runs to song index and starts flipping through the book. Weaver approaches the stage and grabs the mic.

Weaver: Welcome everyone to the First Annual County General Kareoke Contest. Before we begin, I would like to introduce our judges, all of whom left County General to pursue hopelessly pointless movie careers. Our judges are: Doug 'George Clooney' Ross, Susan 'Sherry Stringfield' Lewis, and Carol 'Julianna Marguiles' Hathaway. So with out further adue we bring up out first performer; you know him, you hate him- Robert Romano.

Silent polite applause. Weaver leaves the stage, Romano cautiosusly climbs the steps up into spotlight. "The Grouch" ~Green Day flashes on the electric sign above his head and the opening chords are heard over the sound system.

Romano trying to sing: I was a young boy who had big plans. Now I'm just another shitty old man. I don't have fun and I hate everyone. This world owes me so fuck you...

Song and Romano contnue. Cameras scans to show some of the people watching his performence, stop camera at Mark and Elizabeth's table.

Mark whispering: I'm glad to see he picked a song that he can relate to.

Elizabeth also whispering: Oh, you mean it wasn't written about him? I couldn't tell.

Camera flows to Benton and Chleo's table.

Chleo: I thought you picked songs by other people, not ones you wrote.

Benton: Somehow I don't think that Green Day used a song written by Romano.

Camera back to stage and back on Romano.

Romano still singing: ...always rude. I've got a bad attitude. The world owes me so fuck you. This world owes me so fuck you. Song ends

Romano exits stage. Camera scans to judges table and we see the judges conversing. Off camera Weaver gets back on the stage.

Weaver off camera: Are the judges decided on the scores? What do you have to say?

Camera zooms in on each judge as they talk.

Doug: The fact that his song is a story of his life totally outdoes his bad singing. I give him a 6.

Susan: Bad singing, bad attitude. He gets a 5 from me.

Carol: I don't kow why but I give him an 8.

Camera back to stage.

Weaver: That's a combined score of 19 for Dr. Romano. Next up John Carter.

Leaves stage. Carter goes up, grabs the mic. "I Wanna Be Sedated" ~Ramones on electric sign.

Carter with music: Twenty twenty twenty four hours to goo. I wanna be sedated. Nothing to do, nowhere to go-ooo. I wanna be sedated...

Singing continues. Carter reamins in the shot, but camera pulls back so we can hear comments from the others.

Abby: Carter's drug problem is back?!! GREAT! Now maybe I will have some purpose around here.

Luka: I don't think you will. You dropped him as his sponser, remember?

Abby: Damn; I guess I'll just have to stay away until I have the oppertunity to loose another kid.

Luka: OR until I stop being a "brodding secretive European type" and realize that you are no longer worhty of my attention and I dump you. than your purpose will be to mope around and screw up.

Camera shot back to just Carter.

Carter singing: Can't control my fingers can't control my toes oh no-oooo. I wanna be sedated. song ends

Carter appears to be happy with his performence and leaves the stage. Camera pans over to judges table. Zoom in on each judge as they speak.

Carol: I don't know why but I give him an 8.

Doug: I'm quite perplexed as tot he meaning of this song, but his entusiasm was amazaing. He gets an 8 from me.

Susan: A song about drugs goes far. 9.

Camera on stage, Weaver at mic.

Weaver: John's total score is a 25. Which puts him in first place. Our next competitor is also narcotically challenged, Abby.

Weaver leaves stage and is replaced by Abby. "Alcohol" ~Barenaked Ladies on sing.

Abby singing: Alcohol my permanent accessory. Alcohol my partytime necessity. Alcohol the alternative to feeling like myself. Oh alcohol, I still drink to your health.

Abby struggles with the words but keeps going. Camera goes to Romano and Kerry.

Romano: Dr. Weaver, can you explain to my why all of your staff is either drunk, stoned, or high?!

Weaver under her breath: Maybe it had something to do with who the Cheif of Staff is.

Camera back to stage and focuses on Abby who is still struggling with the song. Song ends and Abby leaves the stage a little embarrased. Weaver takes her place at the mic.

Weaver: Thank you Abby. Judges you scores.

Camera to judges table. Judges hold signs witht heir respective scores.

Weaver off camera: An eight from Carol, a six from Susan, and a seven from Doug. For a combined score of 21. Camera back to stage. Abby's score puts her in second place, four points behind our leader. We will take a short break and when we return we will hear from Dr. FInch, Dr. Greene and the rest of the staff.

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More to come. Just a little bit of suspense.