The big night finally arrived. Les and Jimmy were going to be doing their first 演出, gig in front of an audience. As they were preparing backstage, Jimmy asked, "Are 你 nervous, Les?" Les said, "Maybe a little." Jimmy said, "I'm sure you'll be fine. Don't worry about what your dad said, all right?" Les said, "All right." Meanwhile, a boy about their age was attempting to enter the club. He was very dreamy. A lot of girls liked him, but sometimes his young face made it hard for people to take him seriously. The security guard said, "You have to be eighteen to enter this club. Do 你 have an ID, son?" He reached into his pockets and said, "I thought I had it. I can promise 你 I'm eighteen." The security guard said, "You look awful young." Just then, another boy, who appeared to be older came to his rescue and said, "It's okay, sir. He's with me." He then showed his ID. The security guard let them in. The dreamy boy said, "Thanks. My names Charles, 由 the way." The other boy said, "I'm Felix. You're into rock and roll?" Charles said, "I sure am. I play guitar. Do 你 play any instruments?" Felix said, "I play bass." Soon, Les and Jimmy's 显示 started. They put on a stunning performance. In between songs, Jimmy made some jokes. The audience laughed and cheered. After the performance was over, Charles 说 to Felix, "I think they could use another guitarist and a bassist." Felix nodded in agreement. Charles said, "I know! We should go talk to them." He then went to one of the club's employees and said, "Excuse me. Do 你 know where Les and Jimmy went?" The employee said, "They left to go for a walk on the beach. I'm sure if 你 go now, 你 can catch them." Charles and Felix went to the beach. Sure enough, Les and Jimmy were taking a walk, talking about their performance. Felix said, "Let's go talk to them."
Within a few days of the release of their album, Union, New Religion and the Radiant Terriers' collaboration became very popular. "Bittersweet" was released as a single, and it reached number two on the Modern Rock Charts, right behind "Inside of Us" 由 The Devil Wants Peace. The Radiant Terriers decided to stay with New Religion until the end on their tour. Leila said, "I'm glad things are going so well now. I hope things continue to go well when we tour." The 下一个 morning, the two bands began to prepare for their tour.
The Radiant Terriers were on their way to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They had agreed to collaborate on an album with New Religion. Along the way, Leila said, "This is so exciting. We're going to be collaborating with one of my 最喜爱的 bands." Abigail said, "Indeed. Plus, Paul is kind of dreamy." Greeley said, "You realize he's an aromantic asexual, right?" She said, "I know." Sammy said, "Abigail has been a hopeless romantic for a long time." She said, "Yeah. It seems all the best guys are either deceased 或者 wouldn't have me." Leila said, "Don't worry, Abigail. You'll get your chance at romance someday." Abigail said, "You really think so?" Leila said, "Sure I do. 你 deserve it." This made Abigail smile. She thought, For someone who has been through Hell and back, Leila sure is an optimistic girl. Pretty soon, the Radiant Terriers made it to Oak Ridge.