Step Up: Battle at the Falls

by JezebelFaye

Before the Pirates, before MSA, before Camille, Moose lived in Falls Central. A real middle-o-nowhere town. He had a friend named Faye Ryder. So what happens when Cam gets jealous of strictly platonic feelings? When Moose goes to give Faye a ride to NYU? When she joins the Pirates? And what happens when the World Jam takes place in Falls Central? (Cam-hate, sry. M for safety.)

1. Chapter 1

Okay, my first fanfic like this. I got this idea in a dream, and here's me trying to write it all down.

Timeline: After Miami (Step Up 4), World Jam is coming up.

Important details: Camille is not very nice in this. I changed it up so they met his freshman year at MSA. And a note. Moose and Cam were supposedly friends all through elementary, and MSA, but did anybody see her at MSA in Step Up 2?

I don't own Step Up or any of it's subdivisions and franchises.

Moose PoV
I sent the e-mail to Faye. Before I moved to go to MSA I lived in a place called Falls Central. A little middle-o-nowhere town, but pretty cool. Faye was my best friend and fellow dancer. She could smack down a rhythm that was off. The chain. We didn't battle, we conquered. No diggity, no doubt. I looked at the box of photos that had been packed away since I moved to NYU. Just got some great news, girl got into NYU!

"Moose?" Cam. I replaced the picture, sighed. She's been acting weird lately.

"Hey Cami."
"Who's that?" She nodded at the frame.

"'S my friend Faye, the baddest dancer in Falls. She just got accepted into NYU." I smiled.

"Didn't know you were in contact with your Falls Friends anymore." Cam glared.

"What? Of course. Faye and I have been friends-"

"'Faye and I?' 'Faye and I?' What is she your girlfriend?"
"What the freak? Cam, chill. Faye's been my friend since pre-k, that's it. What is with you lately?"

"Moose, you've been so distracted lately, ever since Luke left-"

"What does Luke have to do with anything? And I've put so much into this crew."
"Oh yeah? Why'd we go to Miami?"
"Jason needed our help! Come on, Camille, what's really up?"

"What about us?"
"The Pirates are smooth sailing."
"The Pirates? I'm talking about us, us. I come in here and you're talking to some other girl. You know what?"

"What." I knew where this was going. So long.

"I'm done. I'm done waiting for you to get a clue. I'm not abandoning the crew, but you, I'm done with. Later, or not." She stalked off. I rolled my eyes. That ship sailed a long time ago.

"Say hi to Julien for me." Like I haven't seen her walking around the Samurai turf, specifically Julien's place. She froze.

"Thought you were leaving. There's the door. Adios."

I flipped back in my computer chair, typed a quick message to Faye.

Keep an ear to the rhythm, cuz the beat's going up.

~Moose