Liam’s POV

Today the lads and I were sprawled on the living room floor, sitting on top of a couple of pillows and bean bag chairs. It was kind of our day off; we’re using that as an excuse to just to sit back and relax. Zayn had the remote with him and he was surfing different channels trying to pick the right one. Niall and Louis weren’t in the right mood to watch Glee or Vampire Diaries, but Harry wanted to check out Pretty Little Liars. It was probably because of all of the actresses though.

Sooner or later, Zayn gave up and just decided to make us listen to the news about politics or taxes. The woman on TV was blonde, assumingly middle aged, and had the smile of a Barbie doll; fake and plastic. “Zayn, this is boring change the channel!” Louis whined, flipping his body to the side so he was facing Zayn. He began to poke him making Zayn grunt in annoyance. He pushed him away making Louis fall on his stomach. Niall and I laughed.

“I changed the channel like a billion times already deal with it” Zayn groaned huffing slightly. Harry snatched the remote control from his fingers began switching through different talk shows and cartoons. “Fine, I’ll do it!” He grumbled with a rumbly tone.

“Harry don’t make us watch Pretty Little Liars. I hate that show.” Niall ordered crossing his arms. Harry rolled his eyes and continued flipping through each TV number. Louis was still lying on the floor refusing to get up while I studied the television screen as it flashed every few seconds.

“The world of sloths-“ Boring!

“Now you add seven pounds of cookie dough-“ Stupid.

“Did you now that Alfred Wegner-” Never heard of him.

“The girl group, Radio Active takes over the music charts, beating One Direction’s number one hit, What Makes You Beautiful-“ Super bor- wait what?

Harry skipped over the announcement and everyone shot their heads at him, demanding him to go back. “Harry, stop! Go back, go back now!” I ordered, shaking him by the shoulders. He shoved me off of his body and went to the previous channel about sloths.

“Did you know that the average sloth can grow up to 65 pounds?”

“This one?” He asked, confused my our choice. I pried the control from his bare hands and began to look for the talk show, Access Hollywood. Same as before, there was a young woman with a microphone in front of a crowd of people.

“It all started with a simple YouTube video before becoming one of the most successful overnight sensations” She said before a picture appeared on the screen. There were five, young girls performing on stage in Los Angeles which explained to me why I never heard of them before. Radio Active is an all American group, basically. Honestly, they were pretty decent looking and the others seemed to appeal to them as well.

“Wow they are actually really pretty!” Zayn admitted, nodding his head slightly. Louis struggled to attempt standing up, so he ended up sticking his arms and legs out as if he was flying.

“Google them now!” He ordered as Niall was forced to pick the poor boy up. Harry tossed his tablet in my direction landing on my lap causing me to flinch a little.

“Okay, ouch and Louis, that’s stalking them!” I refused, raising an eyebrow while placing the electronic to the side. He grabbed the iPad from the couch cushion and began to type words with his fingers.

“Think of it this way, Liam, lets investigate them.” Louis reworded while winking after. I reached over to my laptop and logged on as soon as possible. ”Whatever!” I coughed loudly.

Dozens of articles and critics were reviewing them while their Twitter accounts already reached over five million followers. Not to mention hundreds of our fans have been blasting me to search them. “Should we be worried?” Niall asked with a concerned look on his face.

Honestly, I don’t think Radio Active is a huge threat to us. I mean, we have a dedicated fans and a world tour coming soon, so I don’t really see the problem here. “No Niall, maybe these girls are nice and actually talented” I reassured, scrolling through different sites. After what seemed like hours of “investigating” I finally stumbled across a short biography of the now, newest artist Radio Active.

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The American girl group, Radio Active, consisting the members of: Marina Kelly, Courtney Morales, Avery West, Jessica Adams, and Tammy Parker have wowed the world by exposing their secret talent. From the beginning, these five ladies were known as simple music critics for their reviews and rant videos on YouTube. Sooner or later, their videos became popular and before you knew it, they were considered YouTube stars and or celebrities. In result, their channel reached over millions of subscribers.

Many people across the world have admired these girls for not only their strong opinions, but also their cute and funny personalities. They definitely know how to make others laugh! Months later, oldest member of Radio Active, Tammy Parker, admits her and the other girls have a secret love for singing. This caused everyone to go crazy and demanding music covers. The five girls gladly accepted the request by creating weekly videos of them singing their own versions of various songs. After this huge addition, their fans added “Music Prodigy” to Radio Active’s long list of talents. Radio Active is also known for their brilliant mashups!

Music legend Justin Timberlake, soon takes these girls under his wing, mentoring them as a musician, which is a huge honor. Justin is very huge in the music industry, which is probably why Radio Active is such a big deal, especially after being signed a recording contract. Right now, the members of this fabulous band, are juggling different concerts in different cities all over the world and making YouTube videos for their subscribers, trying to keep schedule.

Recently, there had been a huge commotion between the fans of Radio Active and Directioners, One Direction’s special fandom. A large number of reviewers and other music critics seem to enjoy comparing the two bands. Well, unlike One Direction, Radio Active’s friendship have lasted ever since they were in primary school; in other words, a VERY long time. It’s pretty shocking to see such a huge rivalry coming from completely two different fandoms and genres in music, but that’s not stopping anyone from doing it anyway.

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After reading the entire article, I let out a huge sigh, letting the information sink in me. I can’t believe they were discovered by Justin Timberlake! I mean that is just amazing, but the last paragraph made the girls look a bit intimidating. It makes no sense that anyone would try comparing Radio Active to us! Their story wasn’t even remotely similar to ours and it’s not like they’re our fraternal twins. Then again, maybe our differences are the reasons critics like to do it.

“Hey, did you find any useful information about them? I definitely did.” I declared, taking a quick glance at the set of photos, located at the bottom of the website. They were pictures of Tammy, Marina, Courtney, Jessica and Avery. Looking to my side, I closed my laptop and noticed the others sitting on the couch, sharing a single tablet. There was small voices coming from the small devise, and in result, was the four bursting into fits of laughter. “T-this is just hilarious!” Niall stuttered, heavily breathing due to giggling to much.

“Why? What are you doing?” I asked raising an eyebrow. Making my way to the boys, I noticed they were watching a few videos from Radio Active’s YouTube channel. Impressed, I saw that the video reached the viral point, already over a million views.

The whole time, these girls were pretty much moving around, acting like a bunch of dimwits, but at the same time, they were rambling on about celebrity drama or songs from the Hot One Hundred. I admit that I actually laughed a few times as well. “We’ve been watching a few of their rant videos since they were the first we happen to come upon.” Harry explained, turning his eyes to the tablet screen right after.

I decided to join in on the fun and watch a few of their Q&A’s and other rants, until Louis suddenly spoke out. “OOH, CLICK ON THAT ONE!” He chirped, pointing his index finger toward the link that read, ‘Answering Questions While Playing Hide & Go Seek!’.

“Really?” Zayn asked, hesitantly looking at him like a maniac. Louis rolled his eyes and yanked the tablet from his hands, pressing the link himself. “Of course!” Zayn groaned, admitting defeat.

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“Okay, today is Monday so you know what that means!” Marina announced, smiling widely. The five girls were outside wandering their neighborhood, with Jesse, Jessica’s older brother, filming them.

“That’s right! We decided to do a Q&A every Monday, because it’s the most suckish day of the week basically.” Courtney explained, giving the others fast glances before focusing on the camera again.

“Well, on this ratchet Monday, we are going to be answering your questions a bit differently this time. We are going to play Hide and Go Seek!” Tammy cheered, waving her hands in the air happily as if she was a child on Christmas morning.

“This is how it’s going to work. The person who is it, the seeker, wears this hat.” Jessica trailed off, shoving a silly looking hat on Avery’s head, covering her eyes. “-and the others try to find a place to hide and the first person the seeker spots, is it.” She continued.

“Every few seconds, each one of us is going to answer only TWO questions so I apologize if we don’t get to yours. I just don’t want this video to last like ten minutes.” Avery added, gesturing her hands in result of being blinded by her joker hat.

“LET’S BEGIN!” Courtney proclaimed, running off along with the others. “COUNT TO FIFTY!”

“1, 2, 3, 4, 5…” Avery counted, with her hat covering her eyes including the palm of her hands. Courtney was behind the fence of Marina’s backyard, Jessica was hidden in a small bush in Avery’s front patio, Marina was sitting on the ledge of a branch, up in the trees like a squirrel, and Tammy was against a brick wall near the window of her own bedroom.

“Okay, it’s my turn to answer your questions from Tumblr!” Courtney whispered, taking her iPhone 4 out of her pocket. “First question, what irritates you the most?” She read aloud softly.

“Well, a lot of things piss me off, but I really hate it when I’m on the phone in need of customer service and some kind of robot comes in instead of an actual human. I mean really, PRESS ONE IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR DEVISE, PRESS TWO IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A REFUND!” Courtney mocked with a robot voice.

“Second question, what feature of yours are you most self conscious about?” Courtney read. “Well, I’m not the insecure kind of person but I would probably say my weight. It’s never really been a problem for me, but it’s most likely because I’m really jealous of Tammy’s body. I mean she doesn’t really eat a lot, but she does eat a lot of junkies. It’s surprising her pants size is still zero” She answered while tilting her head, deep in thought.

“12, 13, 14, 15-WAIT! My turn to answer some questions.” Avery continued counting, before logging on to her Tumblr account in her phone. “Have you ever peed in a pool?” She read aloud, peeking through the rims of her hat. “Eww, I hope not! Maybe when I was younger, but still!” She scoffed, shaking the thought away.

“Does your milkshake bring all the boys to the yard?” Avery sang, reading another question. “Oh please, with my milkshakes, the boys will never leave…My yard.” She trailed off with a smirk. After that she continued counting. “16, 17, 18..”

Jessica squatted below, hidden in the bushes, she was scrolling through her inbox. “Would you rather drink a puke smoothie or forever smell like a public toilet?” She read aloud clearly. “Uh, gross. I’d probably smell like a toilet, I’ll just wear a Febreeze necklace or something.”

“Strip in front of your mother or eat out your grandparents?” Jessica said, disgusted. “Okay, this, this is the first unanswerable question I’ve ever received. You people must have issues, because as the innocent one of the group, you still make me answer those dirty questions. IMMPLUMENT THEM TO COURTNEY OR TAMMY, NOT ME!” She whispered/shouted while laughing slightly, trying to hold herself together.

Marina was perched upon a large tree with the healthy green leaves covering her. “Are your videos scripted, or are do your lines come out randomly?” She said, with her eyes focused on the screen before turning to the camera. “Well, mostly yes, but if necessary, we use scripts if our method of winging it epically fails.”

“How do you feel about Miley shaving her head?” She read again. Marina bit her bottom lip trying not to giggle, exposing her secret location. “I honestly never really gave a crap. It’s still better than Bieber’s bulky haircut.”

Tammy’s back was leaned against the brick wall of her own house. There was a window to her bedroom above her; she was currently sitting with her legs crossed. “It’s time to read your Tumblr questions on my account. Anonymous or not!” She softly said, tapping the screen of her phone a couple of times.

“How do you look so adorable and ghetto at the same time?” Tammy asked, from the askers’ point of view. She narrowed her eyes and furrowed her eyebrows, thinking of how to respond. “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

“Teach us how to…Get into your pants?” She trailed off, with her sentence coming out as a question. Letting out a sigh, she climbed into her window, grabbing the closest pair of jeans she could find. Looking like a mental person in an asylum, she hopped around, kicking her feet everywhere, and shoving her long legs into the sleeves of her pants. Finally, Tammy zipped up the hem of her jeans and held her arms in the air for victory.

“-and that’s how I get into my pants!” Tammy said, smiling. “Perverts.” She mumbled quietly, before Avery appeared out of no where.

“FOUND YOU! IT’S YOUR TURN!” Avery shouted cheerfully, tossing the clownish hat in Tammy’s direction. “That’s what you get for making so much noise. Hey, weren’t you wearing shorts earlier?” She asked, adding to her victory speech.

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“Well, this made my day, HAH!” Louis giggled along with the others. Well, it was a very…Unique video and at least we were able to learn more about them. I noticed in the suggestion column was another link, but instead of a Q&A or rant video, there was a cover video. Harry swept the tip of his finger across the thumb nail and began to load. In big, blue and bold letters read, “Bridgit Mendler: Forgot To Laugh, Cover by Radio Active.”

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“If you notice the huge mess behind me, we are currently moving. Tomorrow we are taking a plane to Los Angeles to work on our first album. Thanks!” Avery said, before she began to strum the strings on her guitar.

Marina:

When I read your face its like a screen door,

I can see right through your heart’s a window,

Why you got to treat me like a bimbo?

The sticks are out when you don’t care anymore,

Courtney:
You make it so easy, you’re sweet like a Reese’s pieces, but I promise, if you leave me, you’ll be crawling on your knees, so if you go, it’s a joke,

All:

If you drive away, hope you get a flat tire, get stranded, if it’s goodbye today, know you’re leaving here empty handed, ‘Cause I got my own life and you’re just a punch line, if you go, You’re a joke,

Tammy:

(I forgot to laugh,)

Jessica:
You don’t like it when I check your iPhone, I don’t even get my own ringtone,

When you’re heading out with all your best bros,

You don’t wanna tell me where you guys go,

Avery:
You say that I’m needy, like a kid needs Reese’s pieces, but I promise, if you leave me, you’ll be running back to meet at my door, what a joke,

All:
If you drive away, hope you get a flat tire, get stranded, if it’s goodbye today, know you’re leaving here empty handed, ‘Cause I got my own life and you’re just a punch line, if you go, You’re a joke,

Marina:

(I forgot to laugh,)

Tammy:

So if you’re sayin’ peace, like you’re so over me,

Tryin’ to sting like a bee, then I gotta laugh, You’re more like a jockey, or a cute little bunny, you think that you’re funny

I forgot to laugh, laugh,

Like a diamond in a mountain of coal, I’m the girl that guys can’t find anymore (HEY, YEAH),

All:
If you drive away, hope you get a flat tire, get stranded if it’s goodbye today, know you’re leaving here empty handed, ‘Cause I got my own life and you’re just a punch line, if you go, you’re a joke,

Avery and Jessica:

I forgot to laugh,

All:
If you drive away, hope you get a flat tire, get stranded if it’s good bye today, know you’re leaving here empty handed, ‘Cause I got my own life and you’re just a punch line, if you go, You’re a joke,

Avery and Jessica:

(I forgot to laugh)

All:
Na, na, na, na, na, na,

(I forgot to laugh)

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After the video ended, I had mixed feelings about replaying it. They were really, really good. Now I understand why they are so huge in America now. “No wonder Justin Timberlake decided to produce Radio Active, I mean, those girls sing amazing!” I complimented, scrolling through the comments. One comment worried me though.

“FUCK ONE DIRECTION! RADIO ACTIVE IS THE SHIT!” The comment read.

“JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE? ARE YOU SERIOUS?” Louis spoke out, taking out from my thoughts. Everyone shot their heads at me like arrows from a bow. “Didn’t you find any information about them?” I asked, frustrated. He pouted and gave me a disapproving look.

“That’s basically stalking them!” Louis turned the tables on me. My mouth hung open widely, literally. Grumbling loudly, my hands clenched slowly, motioning to choke him. “YOU SAID, YOU TOLD ME, YOU ASKED…” I stuttered, trying to find the right words. Louis crossed his arms with a satisfaction in his blue eyes.

“Okay, okay, calm yourself! Radio Active is a great band. Period. Maybe we can meet them at our next concert in L.A.” Zayn reassured, slouching against the couch cushion. Niall slapped his shoulder.

“Maybe? We are going to meet them. We’re going to meet them as soon as possible.” He said confidently. I nodded my head.

“No, Niall. We need to focus on our careers, not theirs.” I forewarned with a straight look. He pouted like a baby puppy and crossed his arms.

“I want to meet them!” Harry said, not helping me in any way.

“BU-“

“NO BUTS, WE’RE GOING TO SEE THEM!” Louis interrupted, covering my mouth with his hands. At first, I thought Radio Active weren’t really a huge threat to us, but after listening to their Bridgit Mendler cover, the possibility frightened me. The possibility people would actually like them more than One Direction. Us.

Notes

Is Liam's hunch right? Will people begin to like Radio Active more than One Direction?
How do feel about Radio Active's Q&A video?

This week's song: Bridgit Mendler: I Forgot To Laugh
*Credits to artist