AN: I originally had this idea years ago after I attended a fan convention for another fandom, but I wasn't writing PP fanfiction back then. This is how I imagined Pitch Perfect 3 going if some of our favorite ships were canon.
Chapter 1
Stacie let out a shiver and moaned as Aubrey peppered kisses up her back before nuzzling her neck. Her eyes fluttered open and she giggled when Aubrey rolled her over in bed. Their eyes locked and the blonde stroked her hair as she settled in between her legs.
"Someone is horny this morning," teased Stacie as Aubrey placed lingering kisses on her breasts.
"Yep and it is all your fault."
"Oh really," giggled Stacie.
"The sex is too phenomenal and now I want it as much as possible," mumbled Aubrey against her skin. She laughed when Stacie rolled them over so she could straddle her waist.
"I will gladly take the blame for that," she whispered before tenderly kissing her girlfriend. Aubrey moaned and melted into the kiss, but they both let out a groan when they heard one of their phones buzz on the nightstand. Stacie gave a pout as Aubrey reached for the phones.
"Damn, it's mine. Hold that thought," said Aubrey before answering it.
"Miss Posen, it is Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberg. I am glad you picked up. You Bellas are very hard to track down!" Stacie rolled her eyes and began to pout even more as Aubrey sat up in bed and put the woman on speaker phone.
"Gail this is a surprise. How may I help you?"
"First, let me congratulate you and the Bellas again for winning Worlds. The performance in Copenhagen was truly inspiring. Even John got a little misty-eyed for you girls."
"Um…thanks, but I wasn't really…"
"We are putting together a convention to celebrate the Bellas and all their success and would love for you to attend. It will be in Los Angeles next month and is a 3-day event."
"A convention for the Bellas, why would I be invited? Beca and Chloe were the captains and technically Emily is currently the captain now," said Aubrey and Gail sighed.
"The convention is for all the Bellas that changed collegiate acapella as we know it, which started with your group becoming the first all-female group to win ICCAs. Besides, while Emily is a valuable member of the team, we need the leaders to ensure the Bellas will be in attendance and willing to perform Saturday night. It is going to be quite the weekend and is all the talk in acapella circles at the moment. There will be panels, meet and greets, photo ops, autograph sessions, and parties. It is going to be spectacular!" Aubrey gulped as she felt her nerves getting the best of her.
"Wait, what are you talking about? That has never been part of the tradition, even our tours were one day events," said Aubrey and Stacie rolled her eyes as she spoke up.
"What are you and John up to now, Gail?"
"Stacie Conrad, is that you? I would recognize that sultry voice anywhere. I can contact Aubrey to get in touch with you…hmmm…I will make a note of that."
"Answer the question. Bree is right. We have never had a convention or whatever the hell this is before."
"Well the original plan was to have the Bellas make an appearance at USC to answer questions and meet acapella groups looking to make their mark on history. Monica Pierce of The USC Harmonicas had the idea and we saw it as an opportunity. While the Bellas proved themselves to be the true champions of acapella, it did not stop sponsors from leaving and funding to dry up so we figured this would be a way to raise some money for next year. We didn't expect for it to get so out of hand. Apparently you girls are a hot commodity at the moment. With acapella becoming more mainstream, you are the faces of the collegiate aca-movement and as such are needed at this event. Tickets sold out in a day, so we added more and then those sold out….so we added more…and they sold out! It has taken on a life of its own so we had to move it to a larger venue. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Los Angeles, but don't worry. Airfare, lodging, and the proper accommodations will be taken care of if you agree to attend."
"I don't know. It is next month? That is kind of short notice," said Aubrey and Gail huffed.
"We've tried to get in touch with Beca and Chloe about it for a month. I have grown accustomed to Beca's surliness, but was surprised Chloe turned down the offer." Aubrey and Stacie glanced at one another.
"Beca and Chloe aren't exactly in the mood for an event and the Bellas have all moved on from Barden. Besides Emily of course," informed Aubrey.
"Well we need them to unmove on. There are too many attendees now to just cancel and doing so would put us in debt. Even if we can refund all the money, we already paid the deposits for the venue and catering. I am not one to beg, but please. Aubrey, you were the captain once. You are the reason this group of Bellas even exists. Please, help us save ICCA. All we are asking for is one weekend and you get a free trip to L.A. out of it."
"I make no promises but I will do my best," assured Aubrey.
"Splendid! I will send you the details and don't worry. This is going to be aca-amazing!" Aubrey groaned when Gail hung up.
"Well great, how are we going to get Beca and Chloe in the same room again and make this happen," asked Aubrey and Stacie smirked.
"We aren't doing anything. This is on you, Posen. I didn't agree to crap." Stacie laughed when Aubrey began tickling her and pulled her into her arms.
"Oh no you don't, we are a package deal now. If I am going down, you are going down with me."
"As much as I love going down with you, how exactly are we going to do that? Gail is right. It is one thing for Beca to turn this down, but Chloe? How are we going to get her on board?"
"You worry about your bestie and I will worry about mine. This might actually be fun and a chance for the Bellas to unite one more time before going off into the real world. Trust me, it sucks out there."
"Fine, but only because you are hot and give me multiple orgasms," conceded Stacie and she giggled when Aubrey settled in between her legs again.
"I think that's a pretty good reason," assured Aubrey before passionately kissing her.
Later that day, Beca twirled a pin in her hand as she stared blankly at her computer screen. She was at Residual Heat to help Sammy finish producing a track for Ed Sheeran, but her mind kept wandering back to the big decision she needed to make. While there was no concrete deadline, it still loomed and she wasn't sure why she was so hesitant. It was what she always wanted and more, but something was holding her back. A knock on the door made her sit up straighter and Sammy smirked as he entered to sit down on the couch opposite of her.
"I come in here to clear my head too. I am guessing you haven't finished layering the track." Beca sighed and shook her head.
"Sorry, I will have it to you by the end of the day."
"You know Reggie, most of the interns in here would kill to be in your position. They aren't as talented as you, but at least they would be more excited about the opportunity."
"I am excited. I just…it is a big decision and I don't want to screw it up."
"Okay, then tell me what's on your mind. I offered you a position at the L.A. Office, the same office you practically begged to be considered for, and now you aren't sure. Why?"
"I don't know the people in L.A. I know you. I work well with you. What if I get there and they hate my work?"
"Fine, then I will sweeten the pot for you. What if I go too?"
"Wait, you would do that for me?" He smirked.
"Don't flatter yourself, Reggie. There are some changes in leadership happening with the label in L.A. and I have been offered a new role. I will still own this place and get a bigger piece of the L.A. pie in the process. We both know there is more access to talent out there so Alex is going to head the operations here. I told her to keep an eye on Dax since we all know he could burn this place to the ground in a day."
"Sammy, that's amazing. I would have to be crazy to not go."
"Damn right Reggie, so you are going then?" Her silence made him groan.
"I don't know who is more annoying at this point, you or Dax," he grumbled.
"I am going. I just…I wish I didn't have to leave things here so unsettled," she confessed and he slowly nodded.
"Oh, this is about Red. Actually, that makes sense. It always ends up being about a woman." Beca rolled her eyes.
"I feel like I should be offended by that comment." He shrugged.
"Eh, maybe, so what's the deal with you two anyways? I thought you had a boyfriend."
"Ex-boyfriend, we called it off when we got back from Copenhagen."
"Because of Red?"
"Chloe was part of it, but we had other issues. He wanted to move to New York City and got a job on a crew there. NYC was never in the cards for me. It has always been L.A. or bust."
"Sounds like it wasn't meant to be, so where does Red factor in?"
"Sammy, did you ever think someone was like…the one…but weren't sure if being with the one was in the cards either?" Sammy slowly nodded and smiled as he remembered his youth.
"Yea, her name was Beverly and we were high school sweethearts."
"What happened?"
"She wanted stability and I wanted adventure. That's the thing about high school, everyone is confined to the same bubble, but once you are out of it, you start to realize you can go and do anything you want. We wanted different things, but you need to figure out if that is the case with you and Red. Talk to her. Tell her about L.A. Hell, ask her to come with you and then if she says no, at least you know where she stands," he suggested. They both looked up when they heard a knock on the door and Beca smiled when she saw Stacie.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"We need to talk. Hey Sammy," said Stacie and Sammy gave her a nod as he stood up.
"What's up, Legs? Reggie, I need that track finished by 5."
"Got it," said Beca with a salute as he left and Stacie sat down on the couch.
"What's up? Everything okay," asked Beca and Stacie sighed.
"Don't shoot the messenger, but we have to go to L.A. for that Bella event Gail called you about and you just so happened to not mention." Beca frowned in confusion.
"No we don't and how did you even know about that?"
"She called Aubrey this morning."
"And did Aubrey relay the message or were you there to hear for yourself," asked Beca with a teasing grin and Stacie playfully glared at her.
"Don't try to change the subject. Why didn't you tell us about it?"
"I don't know. We'd just gotten back from Copenhagen and it seemed like everyone had closure, you know? We said our tearful goodbyes and made our peace. Calling everyone back together for a performance just to entertain John and Gail didn't seem realistic."
"Oh come on Bec, we both know that is bullshit. First off, you haven't made your peace with Chloe and you shouldn't. You two have something and now that Jesse is out of the picture, you can finally be together. Second, you know the Bellas would love a reason to hang out again and this time it would be in L.A. Besides, this isn't just to entertain those two weirdos. ICCA is kind of in trouble because of Muffgate so if we can fix that, wouldn't that be part of making our peace as well?"
"Things with Chloe are just too much of a mess right now. I don't think it is the right time to ask her for one last performance. My answer is no. I am sorry Gail got you involved in all this," said Beca before turning back to her computer. Stacie sighed and cursed under her breath knowing what she had to do.
"Well then I guess it is a good thing it isn't up to you," she said and Beca frowned at her.
"Excuse me?"
"You are a co-captain and even if you were the only one leading the group, this isn't a dictatorship. We stopped all that nonsense after Aubrey left….don't tell her I said that…" Beca tried to interject with a snarky comment, but Stacie continued.
"You don't get to dictate to the rest of us when and where we perform."
"Actually, I do. All I have to do is tell Chloe I am not interested in going and I am sure she will side with me. The answer is no."
"Wrong again, dear bestie of mine, because technically, you aren't even captains anymore. That would be Emily, so even if captains were dictators that told us when and where we could perform, we would have to ask Emily, not you. We are doing this Beca and so are you," declared Stacie as she stood up and Beca scoffed as she crossed her arms.
"You aren't the boss of me," grumbled Beca and Stacie arched an eyebrow at her with a challenging smile.
"Nope, I am better. I am your best friend. You're going," said Stacie with such finality that Beca didn't dare to challenge her. Instead, she cursed under her breath and pouted in her chair as Stacie left her to wallow.