The Five Come Together
PentaLux began with five kids, all with varying talents, but with one dream. The dream to make it big as a band. However they didn't have their sights on this dream for awhile. Actually, it all started with a group of students who were either lost or just didn't care. They were all troublemakers, not serious about schoolwork, and class didn't matter to them much. All they wanted to do was play music,. But they weren't part of the band or chorus or even orchestra, each just played at home or at some run down coffee shop for a couple of bucks.
With all the cutting of class and bad grades they got they wouldn't make it past ninth grade. The five of them were called down and the principal had a talk with them. He told them that if they wanted to stay at this school they'd have to find some way to stay out of trouble and to actually try. The principal however also wasn't found of using the typical tactics of getting parents or teachers involved so he came up with a more...interesting approach to the situation. The school's talent show was just around the corner and he said that if they wanted their punishment to be lifted they'd have to work together and win, if not they'd have to be held back a year and have to help clean the school for the rest of their life as students. Even though school didn't matter much to them, if they dropped out now they wouldn't be able to get very far with their music careers, and their parents definitely wouldn't be supporting them.
So, at first reluctant, the five came up with the idea to try and perform together as a music group. Since y'know acting was out of the question and they couldn't do a card trick if their lives depended on it. In all honesty they sounded god-awful at first and they felt like giving up since effort wasn't their thing, however they decided to give it one more try and choose another song. That time they were actually in sync and it didn't sound half bad. The five began to get excited and put a lot more energy into their performances.
Finally after a few weeks of practicing it was the night of the talent show. Right before them another school band went up and were extremely good. Nervous, the five thought about giving it up right then and there, but to become famous you had to start somewhere and this was their break, and one by one they went out onto the stage.
At the end of the performance, the crowd was roaring with excitement, they made a couple of mistakes however the audience didn't seem to care much. At the end of the night they received second place. The next day they met with the principal, and he said to them that although they didn't win they still placed so the punishment was lifted. Only if, they stayed a band and performed at the school functions. The five glancing at each other, grins on their faces, didn't seem to mind that condition. And that's how PentaLux was formed.
With all the cutting of class and bad grades they got they wouldn't make it past ninth grade. The five of them were called down and the principal had a talk with them. He told them that if they wanted to stay at this school they'd have to find some way to stay out of trouble and to actually try. The principal however also wasn't found of using the typical tactics of getting parents or teachers involved so he came up with a more...interesting approach to the situation. The school's talent show was just around the corner and he said that if they wanted their punishment to be lifted they'd have to work together and win, if not they'd have to be held back a year and have to help clean the school for the rest of their life as students. Even though school didn't matter much to them, if they dropped out now they wouldn't be able to get very far with their music careers, and their parents definitely wouldn't be supporting them.
So, at first reluctant, the five came up with the idea to try and perform together as a music group. Since y'know acting was out of the question and they couldn't do a card trick if their lives depended on it. In all honesty they sounded god-awful at first and they felt like giving up since effort wasn't their thing, however they decided to give it one more try and choose another song. That time they were actually in sync and it didn't sound half bad. The five began to get excited and put a lot more energy into their performances.
Finally after a few weeks of practicing it was the night of the talent show. Right before them another school band went up and were extremely good. Nervous, the five thought about giving it up right then and there, but to become famous you had to start somewhere and this was their break, and one by one they went out onto the stage.
At the end of the performance, the crowd was roaring with excitement, they made a couple of mistakes however the audience didn't seem to care much. At the end of the night they received second place. The next day they met with the principal, and he said to them that although they didn't win they still placed so the punishment was lifted. Only if, they stayed a band and performed at the school functions. The five glancing at each other, grins on their faces, didn't seem to mind that condition. And that's how PentaLux was formed.