Where's Troy? Part 1: Past Memories:

Side note: If you haven't watched High School Musical 1, High School Musical 2, or both, please do before reading this fanfiction.

Troy used to be in school, but he has recently vanished from his home. Gabriella was at her red locker in East High school, sighing sadly. She muttered to herself, "where is he? Ever since that message he sent me, I've been worried. It said that he can't be near Sharpay and that he'll meet me tonight. I think it's because of what she almost did at Lava Springs. I remember the good times and bad times we had together." She sighed again. Gabriella wondered, "and where is Taylor anyway? She hasn't been out this long before…at least not for as long as I've known her."

Later…

Within a hallway in her bluish colored house, Gabriella figured, "maybe Mr. Bolton can give me some clues. Mom…can I go over to Troy's house for a while?"

Her mom added, "but…!"

Gabriella sighed, "I'll be ok. I just want to find out where Troy went."

Her mom reluctantly said, "ok."

Gabriella responded, "thank you."

Her mom figured, "knowing you, you'll figure it out."

Meanwhile…

Sharpay was lying on a pink recliner chair in the exclusive club called Lava Springs. She sighed in worry, "what's happened to Troy? There's no trace of him." Sharpay started to get up while taking out a cell phone. She figured as she begun to walk around, "Gabriella might know…why." Sharpay stopped dialing numbers as she noticed Gabriella, standing at the gate to Lava Springs. Sharpay concluded with a smile, "there she is. Hi Gabriella. Where is…?"

Gabriella angrily blurted out from her mind, "just leave me alone! You've hurt Troy enough."

Sharpay wondered in shock, "huh?" Gabriella walked away before Sharpay could say more. Sharpay wondered, "what's up with her?"

Ryan answered, "I could answer that question."

Sharpay asked, "then Ryan, what's the answer?"

Ryan figured, "after being friends with Gabriella for some considerable time, I think it's for the reason Troy left."

Sharpay asked considerably, "hmm…why would Troy be hurt by me?"

Ryan reminded her, "remember when you tried to perform with only Troy months ago?"

Sharpay reflected, "yeah, I do remember. He didn't like how I treated his friends, including his girlfriend Gabriella. I almost changed who he was…so that's why he left. He's avoiding…"

Ryan concluded, "you. He must have been hiding the feeling when you came to Gabriella's house…where he was sleeping over."

Sharpay added, "that was yesterday."

Ryan added, "what happened then?"

Sharpay thought out loud, "hmm…my car broke down, and I decided to visit Gabriella to find out how to fix it…since I was closest to her house. Then, when I saw Troy, I realized that I still…" She was standing next to a Lava Springs door as she said it. Sharpay continued, "…have a crush on him. I asked if I could drop Troy off at his house. Then he realized that I lied when I said that his father was ill…"

Ryan interrupted, "and you lied to try to get Troy to be alone with you? Nice plan, slick."

Sharpay added determinedly, "and I was gonna offer that he stay with me until his dad recovered. Then I'd say that Gabriella was thinking of changing her mind…"

Ryan uneasily chuckled, "you haven't changed a bit."

Sharpay realized, "I hear myself…and agree. He left because he knew that I was trying to be alone with him by lying."

Ryan pointed out, "but…how come you're crushing on Troy now instead of Zeke?"

Sharpay said in tears, "Zeke has died, and I thought that having Troy to myself would take away the pain."

Ryan reflected, "it makes sense, but how did Zeke die?"

Sharpay muttered, "he and his parents disappeared in a car crash 3 days ago."

Ryan pointed out, "that doesn't mean he's dead."

Sharpay sighed, "you've got a point. I thought no one could survive it though."

Ryan figured, "there's only one way to know for sure."

Sharpay concluded, "what's the plan?"

Ryan figured, "I'll show you."

Meanwhile…

Among a rocky surface of grass and rocks behind Lava Springs' golf course, Troy was there with a newspaper at hand. He read to himself in worry, "according to this newspaper, a car crash happened to the parents of someone that I know. Uh oh…Sharpay's coming." Around this time, Ryan and Sharpay had made their way through Lava Springs…specifically up to a high lookout point overlooking the golf course.

Sharpay realized, "Ryan…I just saw Troy."

Ryan turned to his sister, "you did?" Troy ran down the cliffside of the golf course, with a shocked Ryan and Sharpay chasing after him in anticipation of an explanation. However, by the time they got to the cliffside, Ryan and Sharpay couldn't see Troy anymore for miles.