Nichiya sat in his apartment flipping through his X-Transceiver to get used to all of the features. His dex sat on the table as well. He had a rather spacious pad. It was a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment with a kitchen and living room. He got it fully furnished so he would not need to worry about getting things over time.

He set the device down and glanced over at Gastly who had been floating around the apartment finding various ways to amuse himself. It was rather funny to watch. He picked up his X-Transceiver and dialed his brother. After a few rings, Haru picked up.

"Nichi!" Haru exclaimed as an image of Nichiya appeared on screen.

"Hey Haru," he greeted his little brother.

"How are ya bro? What's it like there!? Got any Pokémon? Did ya try out yet!?" Haru asked all at once.

"Easy there bro, relax. It's my second day here. I tried out yesterday and got my first-"

"GASTLY!" The ghostly ball of gas exclaimed in front of the screen.

Haru recoiled and fell backwards, his gear falling comically with him. Haru got back up and sweat-dropped.

"That must be your Pokémon. I didn't know there were Gastly there," Haru said shakily, regaining his bearings as he sat back on the bed.

"Yeeeaahh...he's proven to be a handful. He feels the need to make my silverware float around the house as well as other things. Never a dull moment so far," Nichiya laughed.

"I see," Haru paused. "So, the Toxics. Did you make it!? What was it like? Did you meet Billy Jo? Roxie?"

"Again with the questions? Calm down Haru, I'm getting to that part. Yes, I met them. They were really cool. Roxie was stunning as usual and your dream girl Billy Jo was a beauty as well. Nicky was still rockin' the bald look," Nichiya replied.

"Did you get their-"

"Autograph? No. They were busy so I couldn't yet. Also, I don't know if I made it or not because they had to go through a ton of other people," Nichiya chuckled.

"Well...can you tell me how it went? I wanna know!" Haru demanded.

"See, it went like this..." Nichiya began.

Roxie flopped into her chair and sighed. She was exhausted. Auditions dragged on for a long time. This was fortunately the last day of the auditions which meant that they could get back on schedule.

"So. Today's crop has been pretty decent. It's gonna be tough to compete with the little surprise we got yesterday though," Nicky stated as he lounged in his chair.

"No kidding. I haven't gotten goosebumps like that in a long time. What was his name again? Nichiya?" Billy Jo replied.

"Yeah, that's it. Man, that kid had style. If we end up picking him, our sound will be crazy, right Roxie?" Nicky queried, his attention shifting to Roxie.

"Hmmm...Nichiya huh?" Roxie said, pausing as she ran his performance through her mind.

His eyes flashed through her mind, causing her cheeks to tint slightly pink. His voice, his sound, it was all entrancing. The thought of how the Toxics would grow with him in it was exciting. Though she didn't say it, his performance blew everyone else's out of the water.

"Roxie? Yo, Roxie!" Billy Jo called to her, waving a hand in her face to snap her out of her thoughts.

"Huh? Oh, right...Nichiya. Yeah, he was great," Roxie replied hastily.

"Just 'great?' Roxie...you had a hard time taking your eyes off the dude the whole time he was playing. I know you Roxie. When you hear something really rockin' you get really wrapped up in it," Billy Jo pointed out.

Roxie crossed her arms and looked away.

"True, I do like a good sound. But I need to hear more. He had a great voice and and he could play well. I know we've reiterated that, but it's the truth. So I say we get right down to the decision-making process," Roxie stated.

"Does this mean-"

"Yes Billy Jo. It's judgement time!" Roxie grinned.

"Whoa! So they just told you to get on stage? Bruh, that's crazy! I guess having a Gastly paid off huh?" Haru laughed.

"Yeeeeaahhh...now if only he'd stop rearranging my room when I'm not there," Nichiya replied, shooting his ghostly companion a glare, getting a laugh out of him.

"So what did they say? I need to know!" Haru exclaimed.

"Someone's impatient. They said they liked my performance. I wrote my number down so they'll call me as soon as they know who they've chosen," Nichiya said casually, his eyes shifting towards Gastly who was now playing around in the drawers of  the kitchen.

"So they're going to call huh? Will you call me as soon as they do? I wanna be the first to hear! Oh, and Maylene too," Haru quickly added.

Nichiya rolled his eyes. "Alright, I'll tell her too. I planned on it anyway."

Nichiya looked up to see a fork and spoon locked in midair combat. Nichiya palmed his face and dragged his hand down.

"Is your Gastly-"

"Playing with my silverware? Yes. I think he's bored," Nichiya chuckled, looking down as an unknown number popped up on his screen.

"Huh...who could that be?" Nichiya thought as he hit the button to receive the call. Three other screens opened up at once.

"Nichiya!!" The Toxics said at once.

Nichiya's eyes went wide, as did Haru's who fell off his bed. He quickly scrambled onto the bed and picked up his gear. The three musicians looked at Nichiya's little brother.

"Dude, is that your brother?" Roxie inquired.

Nichiya nodded, trying to hold in his laughter due to the stupefied look on Haru's face.

"Sweet! So he's the one who put you up to it huh? Way to go little dude!" Billy Jo said, giving Haru a wink and a thumbs up.

Oh Arceus, Nichiya thought as he watched Haru's face flush.

Haru suddenly got up and rushed to the bathroom. The sound of the shower turning on soon followed.

"Uh...is he okay?" Nicky asked, raising a brow at Nichiya.

"Yeah, he'll be fine. He just didn't expect to be in a five way call with you three," Nichiya explained.

Roxie nodded and laughed a little. Haru came back with his hair soaking wet and a huge goofy grin on his face.

"You good there Haru?" Nichiya smirked.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine," Haru said with a sigh.

"So Nichiya, we're all done with the auditions. Let me tell ya, it was tough deciding who to go with," Roxie began, noticing that Billy Jo was holding in a snicker.

Well, it wasn't too hard. We had a few decent ones, but Nichiya here stole the show, Billy Jo thought.

Nichiya felt slightly nervous. Even Haru was sweating and he didn't even try out.

"So I hope you're ready, because you're the lucky winner! I hope you're ready to party Toxics style!"

In what could only be described as perfectly synchronized, both Hikari brothers feigned passing out.

"Uh...dude? Nichiya? Haru? Are you guys-"

"OH YEAH!" Both brothers echoed

"Mom! Nichiya made it!" Haru yelled as he dropped his gear and ran through the house.

Nichiya laughed and shook his head.

"He's an excitable one isn't he?" Billy Jo sweat-dropped.

"You don't know the half of it," Nichiya replied.

"So Nichiya, since you're a member now, what do you say to a little get together? There's gonna be a huge crowd tonight and we would love it if you came," Roxie invited.

Nichiya looked at the Toxics. He was in. He was actually in! The words they'd said finally sank in. He was now part of the most famous band in all of Unova. With a smile he gave his answer.

"You better believe I'll be there! What time?" Nichiya asked curiously.

"Nine tonight. Bring your guitar and get ready to party Toxics style!" Roxie exclaimed excitedly.

"Consider me there!"

Nichiya made it in! Now he gets to rock out with Roxie and her crew. I hope you all enjoyed it! Stay tuned for more!

Ciao!