Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny With A Chance or anything related to it.
"So, how was everything while I was gone?" A tired Sonny Munroe asked her director, Marshall.
Marshall pulled away from the airport headed back to Condor Studios, before adopting his usual stressed-out tone and saying: "It was awful!"
Sonny's eyes widened and she turned in the passenger seat to face him, automatically fearing the worst. Her over-active imagination transported her into a sort of nightmare of what occurred with her cast mates while she was away at a family gathering in Wisconsin.
Nico yelped as his ex-best friend tackled him to the ground and began hitting him.
"That sketch was supposed to be our best yet!" Grady seethed as he continued to hit Nico. "I worked for days perfecting that scene!"
"I messed up one line!" Nico boomed in defense while trying to get Grady off of himself.
"Which ruined the entire sketch!"
"It wasn't even that great to begin with!" Nico spat. Grady gasped and abruptly stopped hitting Nico. This gave Nico the chance to clamber out from under Grady and then stand up. However, Nico's small victory was short-lived because Grady once again tackled him to the ground.
"I can't work with you people!" Zora screeched, coming out of the kitchen area. "I need to find people of my own intelligence level!" She then stormed out of the Prophouse, muttering to herself, as Tawni stormed into the Prophouse. As soon as Tawni laid eyes on the wrestling boys, she let out an "Ugh!" of frustration.
"I hate you people!" She yelled, walking past them.
"Help!" Nico gasped as Grady held his throat.
"Where do you think you're going?" Grady grunted at Tawni.
"I was offered a modeling gig, and I'm taking it. 'So Random!'?" Tawni scoffed. "How about 'So Stupid!'?"
Suddenly Chad Dylan Cooper of Mackenzie Falls burst in through the already opened door with an enormous smile on his face.
"Guess what?" He taunted.
"I don't care," Tawni replied and then left the Prophouse.
"Well anyways, I just came by to let you Random's know that your show has been cancelled." Chad laughed. "Oh and before I go, you should know, 'So Random!' has been replaced by a new show starring myself, once again."
Sonny snapped back to reality, her mouth open ajar in horror. She spluttered, "What happened? Are the boys okay?" Marshall gave her an odd look. "Zora found smarter friends, didn't she? Oh my God, did Tawni leave us for her modeling career?" Sonny continued to ramble. Sonny ran a hand through her hair and gasped, "Please tell me they didn't cancel our show! It's all I have! I promise I'll do anything to-"
"Sonny!" Marshall cut her off then chuckled. She gave him a look of confusion. "Apparently I used to the wrong terminology. I meant it was awful because the kids were complaining for the entire two weeks you were gone."
"Oh," Sonny heaved a sigh of relief. "About what?"
"Well," Marshall began as he turned onto a back road to avoid traffic. "By the end of Day One, Grady was already crying because he missed you," Sonny cracked a small smile. "Nico broke down by noon time Day Three. Zora caused a scene in your History class on Day Eight claiming that now that you had left she was surrounded by idiots. She refused to return to class until she had someone with a brain in there with her. Then the next day, Miss Hart caused an uprising by refusing to do "Check it Out Girls" with a temporary replacement," Sonny raised her eyebrows in surprise. Marshall saw the shock on her face. "She then went on to say that she was not going to replace her best friend."
Sonny felt a rush of appreciation for Tawni. "Aw, they actually missed me…"
"Oh, I'm not done," Marshall laughed.
"Well what else-"
"A certain Mr. Cooper burst into my office yesterday afternoon." Sonny feel butterflies at the thought of Chad. She rolled her eyes at her own girliness. "He demanded to know your whereabouts and when you would be returning." Marshall smirked. "It seems as though Mr. Cooper has a soft spot for Miss Munroe." Sonny blushed.
"I'm sure he just wanted to make fun of me for something," Sonny replied. "Maybe he needed someone to listen to him talk about himself," Sonny said in a feeble attempt at a joke.
"I don't think so…" Marshall said in a sing-song voice.
A while later Marshall pulled into the Condor Studios parking lot. As soon as the car was in "park" Sonny jumped out and rand towards the studio doors.
"You're not going to find them in there," Marshall commented. "Your friends are all at the park."
"Thanks!" Sonny then took off running towards the park. "I'll come back for my stuff!" She called over her shoulder. Sonny ran out of the parking lot and then tore down the sidewalk. She felt the fall breeze run through her hair as she took a left into George's Auto Body. She cut through the lot and went around to the back of the garage. Sonny then ran through the woods behind the shop and followed a short path, maintaining her speed. She heard the leaves crunching under her as her feet pounded against the cool earth. Up ahead she heard a freight train running down the nearby train tracks. When she reached the end of the path, she took a right, following the train as it moved down the tracks. Sonny pushed herself to run faster, laughing at the thought of racing with a train.
In order to get to the park, Sonny would have to get across the tracks to the other side, so she pulled herself to a halt and jumped up in down in impatience as she waited for it to go by. "Come on, come on," She chanted under her breath. Sonny took the moment to look up at the sky. By the way the sun was hitting her in a particular direction, she was guessing that it was around 3:00. She knew she was going to have to move fast before her friends left for the day.
The train whipped past, and Sonny sprinted across the tracks, and down into the woods, where there was a small opening that lead to the back side of the park. As she reached the park, she slowed to a fast paced walk. Sonny cut through the little kid's play area and went over to the grass fields where the older kids usually hung out.
Sonny shielded her eyes from the sun and began searching for her cast mates. Her heart began to pound quicker at the thought of seeing her friends again. As she continued through the field, she spotted Zora sitting leaning up against a tree, reading a book. Tawni was laying on a blanket beside her, texting someone. Then Sonny saw Nico and Grady passing a football back and forth a short distance away from the girls.
Sonny attempted to act indifferent as she approached them, but her anxiousness and excitement to see them bubbled over and she began to sprint towards them.
"Guys!" She screamed happily. An enormous smile overtook her face as Grady and Nico's heads snapped in her direction as they recognized her voice.
"SONNY!" They hollered in unison. Nico ran towards her. They met halfway in a hug.
"Hey girl, how are you?" Nico asked.
"I'm-"
"Oh my God, Sonny, I missed you," Grady gasped, beginning to cry. He shoved Nico off of Sonny, and pulled her into a hug himself.
"Aw, I missed you, too," Sonny cooed, rubbing his back.
"Alright, G, let her breathe," Nico said, pulling Grady off of Sonny. Sonny chuckled.
"Sonny!" A squeaky voice called. Sonny's face lit up.
"Zora!" Sonny said. Zora jumped into Sonny's arms and Sonny picked her up off the ground and spun her in a circle. "I missed you, kid!"
"I'm so glad you're back!" Zora exclaimed once Sonny set her back on the ground. "I can't believe you left me with these morons!"
Sonny let out her trademark, vibrant laugh. She then looked over Zora's head and saw Tawni. They gave each other an awkward smile and quick wave. Everyone had gone silent, shuffling their feet, feeling the awkwardness emanating from the two girls. Then suddenly:
"OH MY GOD, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" Tawni screamed.
"I MISSED YOU, TOO!" Sonny screamed back, not missing a beat, and they ran full force at each other. They hugged tightly and swayed side to side. "I have so much to tell you. Wisconsin was horrible," Sonny realized she had shed a few silent tears at the comfort she felt being back with her… dare she say it?…best friend.
Tawni pulled away. Sonny saw that Tawni, too, had let a few tears go.
"Ugh, girl, stop crying," Tawni's voice cracked. "You're making me cry." She then cleared her throat. "Your make up is running. You look awful." Tawni wiped away Sonny's tears with her thumbs.
Sonny breathed out a laugh, "You do, too." Then she wiped away Tawni's tears as well.
"My God, looks at us," Tawni laughed. "We are so lame."
"AND PRETTY!" Sonny and Tawni chimed at the same time. They laughed at their own joke.
"So why are we all outside instead of inside rehearsing or shooting?" Sonny asked the group.
"Mr. Condor gave all his shows the day off," Nico explained.
"Wow, I'm shocked," Sonny replied. "So where are the other casts?"
"No idea," Zora said. "Probably inside."
"Well then let's get them to come join us," Sonny announced, bringing a large smile back to her face.
This is the first of a multi-chapter story I have for your enjoyment! I have five chapters typed and ready to go. I know this chapter was short, but it was more to set the scene for the rest of the story. Let me know what you think! I love feedback.
-Rage