In Los Angeles the next day, it was all over the papers about the concert featuring Jem and the Holograms. Reverting completely to type, Pizzazz threw one of her world class tempers. But not on account of Jem and the Holograms entirely. Furious, she stormed into Eric Raymond's office and slammed the newspaper down on his desk right in front of Jetta, Roxy, Stormer, and the Stingers.

"As always, as long as you have your head in your butt, Jem and the Holograms are on the move again and this time they are back in las Vegas, with my mother no less!" Pizzazz shouted.

"No way, your mother is is Las Vegas?" Eric demanded, "I didn't even know that she was into music."

"She's not!" Pizzazz said, "But she is in management and look at who she is managing. Jaqui Benton! Jerrica and Kimber's mother, the one who was supposed to have died in a plane crash."

"Well I fail to see where this is our problem Pizzazz?" Riot of the Stingers asked.

"If you weren't so strung out on that airhead Jem, you would know Riot!" Pizzazz snapped, "As it is, I can't expect you to understand, you were alienated by your military father not your mother so butt out."

"This is why no real person would want to be around you Pizzazz, you are a spoiled rotten child who never really worked for what she has in life." Riot shot back, "And for that, you'd never truly understand real life or love because no one kisses your ass like your daddy does and he does that just to get you out of his hair so he can work on his real true love which is his company."

Furiously, without even thinking, she slapped him. "You may not think I care about what happens but I'll show you." Pizzazz spat, "If you won't help me put a stop to this, I will do it myself. To hell with all of you assholes."

Angerly she stormed out and slammed the door behind her. For the next two hours she wandered around the city finally stopping at Paradise Cove to watch the sunset. She hadn't been here since the Stingers made their appearence and nearly broke up both Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits. Riot had been chasing after Jem while Pizzazz chased after Riot; and yet, he was right, she was spoiled rotten. Her father had given her everything she had ever wanted and then some, but she had never truly appreiciated it. Her mind wandered back to when it had all began. As her mind replayed all of the memories, she actually felt herself getting sick by all she remembered. Her jealousy of Jem and the Holograms went back long before the bands were rivals. When her mother left, she watched Jaqui with Jerrica and Kimber then eventually Aja and Shana. As time went on, she found herself jealous over the connection of closeness the Bentons seemed to have and she didn't. She hated her mother for having left her alone all those years, even her father who was always still there never gave her the kind of attention Emmett and Jaqui did Jerrica, Aja, Kimber, and Shana. She picked up a flat rock throwing it into the ocean and watching as it skipped along the waves. A song from the past rang in her ears.

I'M GONNA CHANGE

[Roxy]

Hey!

I'm gonna change my luck

I'm gonna change my luck somehow

I'm gonna find another connection and take a whole new direction

I'm gonna change my luck right now

I'm gonna change my life

(Yeah!)

I'm gonna change my life someway

I'll leave my troubles behind me, up in the sky you will find me

I'm gonna change my life today

I've had enough of bein' poor miss number two

(ah...)

Time things were rearranged, a change is overdue...

(Change)

(Change)

(Change)

I'm gonna change, you'll see

And when I change, you'll be impressed

I'm gonna rewrite my story, win all the prizes and all the glory

I'm gonna change, you'll see, and be the best...

"That's it." Pizzazz thought, "I need some time away, from the Misfits, Eric, all of them. I am going to go somewhere else and change my life for good without the past."

Later that evening when the news of Pizzazz's departure reached Stinger Sound, Eric all but blew the roof off of the building causing the remaining Misfits, Minx and Rapture to actually recoil in fear.

Cool your jets, Yank." Jetta said, "She just said that she needed sometime to clear her mind and figure out where she goes from here. You can't really blame her."

"Excuse me?" Eric demanded, the phone ringing cut him off. "Stinger Sound. Pizzazz, where are you? You're what? Not if I have anything to say about it Lady. You get your spoiled ass back here or I will sue you for breach of contract."

"If you do that Eric dear, then I will have to counter sue you for money laundering and embezzlement how about that?" Pizzazz countered, "I'm not quitting dumbo, I'm merely taking sometime off. You have the Stingers anyway and the girls already know what ever help they need until I get back they can get it from my place. See you when I get back."

"Pizzazz don't you dare." Eric started, but Pizzazz had already hung up the phone she was talking on and left. She did not care where she was going as long as it was as far away from Los Angeles as humanly possable. Just as Pizzazz boarded her plane out of the city, Jem and the Holograms with Joyce and Jaqui entered the terminal. Jem had become Jerrica before boarding the plane in Las Vegas and flew home with the group.

"I will be right back you guys, I'm going to call Mrs. Bailey and let her know that we are back." Jerrica said, "I will meet you at the baggage claim in thirty minutes."

She took off in that direction. She turned a sharp corner and not paying attention she collided with someone coming in from another teminal. They hit the floor and began laughing. The stranger helped her to her feet and finally gained his composure. He was gorgeous. Tall, well built, with long dark brown hair and beautiful blue eyes.

"Jordan? Jordan Prescott, I don't believe it. Is it really you?" Jerrica asked, "What in the world are you doing here in Los Angeles. I thought you had gone back home?"

"Hello Jerrica." Jordan said, "I did actually, I went to see my brother Tristan and his wife Jamie. There is so much I thought to catch you up on, but I had no idea that you had such a full plate especially with Jem."

"Not so loud Jordan." Jerrica scolded, "You are the only one of a few who know and I'd like to keep it that way. What brings you here anyway?"

"Well a few things actually," Jordan confessed, "But I was hoping I could talk to you about them over dinner while I am here. I know what you are going to say, save it. Rio has never given you a fair chance and truthfully neither has Riot, which is one of the reasons I'm here and I rather you hear it from me than by secondary sources. All I ask is that you hear me out before you make a decision about me. One, I know you didn't know I had a brother well I do, a brother and sister Tristan and Kaitlan. What you didn't know is this: My full name is Jordan Prescott Llewellyn, Tristan is my twin and then there's Kaitlan. We have family here. My Uncle Daniel, his wife Mildred, and of course my cousin Rory, who of course you know as..."

"Riot!" Jerrica finished, "Both him and Rio lust after Jem my alter ego and neither one know that we are one and the same. I've tried telling Rio the truth but everytime I try something always happens to prevent it."

"You just want to be loved for you no matter what disquise you are in." Jordan said, "You know what, I have some ideas I would like to discuss with you in a couple of days if you are up to it. Here is the address I will be staying at, please think about it Jerrica. Besides, you and I have a lot of catching up to do."

"Alright, I'll think about it and give you a call." Jerrica replied. She sighed as Jordan disappeared into the crowd. Meanwhile on her flight out of town or maybe the country, Pizzazz sat back looking out the window deep in thought. How much everything had changed since the beginning. Well not everything. Every guy she ever chased avoided her, first Rio because of Jem and Jerrica, then Shawn Harrison and Steve the coach because of Kimber, even Riot because of Jem and no one save for the Holograms knew who she really was. Wait a minute! That's it! J.E.M. Jaquilyn Elizabeth Mason Benton. Jem was actually Jaqui Benton! She used her initials as a cover for her new identity. Boy this was not going to go over well with Eric. She sat back contemplating her next move, this was going to be free and easy.

FREE AND EASY

I like livin' life that's free and easy

Free and easy as A-B-C

Hard work, it ain't my speed

The only thing I need is a life that's free and easy

(Free and easy)

Free and easy

(Free and easy...)

Nothin' bothers me

(No)

I'm free and easy

Free and easy as 1-2-3

I think it's a blast to play loose and fast

Takin' each day free and easy

(Free and easy)

Free and easy

(Free and easy...)

No sweat, no strain, no aches, no pains, no rules to obey

(No sir, no way!)

Free and easy

(Free and easy...)

Free and easy

(Free and easy...)

Free and easy

(Free and easy...)

Easy!

As she went over her plan to expose Jem and make a mess out of Eric's life, she leaned back smiling as the music of that song reran through her already clearing thoughts. Now was the time for payback and payback as everyone knew was an absoulte bitch!