This is hard to explain. But, lately, I'm thinking on doing a fanfic on explore the lore of either "Say, Say, Say", "Bad" or Moonwalker's "Smooth Criminal". With Michael's leading lady in mind, there the late-singer, Irene Cara who did the soundtracks for "Flashdance" and "Fame" while also starring in the original "Sparkle" and was even Snow White in Filmmation's "Happily Ever After".

Now, here are my ideas for Irene Cara's Characters:

-Carla For "Say, Say, Say": The story I got for her so far is that she was Jac's childhood friend who worked on stage as a singer. Jac, Mac, Linda and their driver, Sonny, would meet her again shortly after the music video. While the four are helping Linda's brother with his club, Jac tries to get Carla to leave the rival club (headed by a violent gangster) and join them instead.

-Marisol For "Bad": Still trying to figure this one out. A part of me either wants to make this character the sister to the Hispanic guy Darryl talks to in the "Be the man scene", the daughter to the Spanish elder Darryl tried to get a quarter from or the daughter of Rita from "West Side Story" with Rita, herself, having married and become a teacher at Darryl's school.

While Carla and Marisol are both my OC's, another part of me wants to do a crossover of sorts. I was gonna consider Irene Cara's character, Tracy Freeman from "Certain Fury" but, if we're going by th dates of that film and "Bad", Tracy's older than Darryl. Plus, "Certain Fury" was an exploitative film that featured Tracy/Irene in a scene that may be mentally triggering for some viewers. And then there's the racial slurs that were said throughout the film. I doubt Michael, himself, would be interested in that.

There's also Cara's character, Irene Cannon from the 1981 "Irene" pilot series. Unlike Tracy's who's a troubled (following the death of her mother) delinquent from a mid-to-upper class Westchester, NYC, Irene Cannon is a church girl from Omaha who moved to NYC to be a singer. Working as a waitress, she shares an apartment with her two friends with her uncle, L.C., as the landowner.

With "Moonwalker", it would go like this; Irene and her friends are still down on their luck in 1988. Especially Irene as she tries to work on Broadway as a chorus girl. She would end up meeting Michael along with the kids; Sean, Katie and Zeke. Either Irene and her friends would visit Chicago. Or Michael and the kids would visit New York. Not sure which. Anyway, as Irene becomes aquainted with the four, she discovers that Michael belongs to a race of supernatural beings that are connected to the stars.

For me, this isn't too bad of an idea. Though, on setback is that the original "Irene" pilot was more grounded in reality. A slice-of-life comedy to be specific. So, I'm not sure how I'd get away with this crossover...

Still...