As Always, My Sweet, Resistance is Futile
By, awesometastic9
Disclaimed
Chapter One
Oh Really? A Guest Star? Brilliant.
What. The. Hell.
I mean, seriously? This – this - is what the brilliant (not) writers for Mackenzie Falls come up with after laboring for… how long? Oh, right; three days, over? A guest star. Another guest star. Like, are we suddenly not the #1 Tween Drama anymore? Psht. Like that will ever – and I mean, ever – happen. Well… let me say that correctly: that will never happen when Chad Dylan Cooper is the star. If it were just Portlyn and the rest of those… preppy, snotty bimbos and – bimbo-men? (is that what you call male sluts? Oh, wait. Man-whore. There we go! Took me a second there.) Then that would be a whole 'nother story! Mackenzie Falls wouldn't be the #1 Tween Drama without me. And not just because I play Mackenzie. No, they need me because I'm the teen heartthrob of the 21st century.
But, back to the wonderful (read: pathetic) idea the writers came up with! They want to bring in a(nother) guest star to fight with Penelope and Chloe for my (Mackenzie's) affections.
So (obviously) the guest star is female. Because if it isn't, there will be HELL to pay.
Just saying.
But, the thing that's bugging me to no end? The writers said they didn't know who they wanted to play Gwen Holstrome. I mean, my god. It's not that hard to find a pretty teenage actress (emphasis on "pretty") these days. I mean, I practically had them crawling out of the woodwork in an attempt to land a role with me. I mean, what female with a pulse doesn't?
Oh.
Right.
That peppy little Random: Miss Sonny "Sonshine" Munroe.
But, whatever. She doesn't count.
I was sitting in my dressing room currently, staring at my reflection appreciatively. I was absentmindedly fiddling with my phone, not really thinking about anything but when would the script arrive – with the name of the actress who is playing my love-interest, of course – when there was a loud crash behind me.
I spun around – jumping out of my vanity chair – to see what had made that crash.
It just happened to be the door to my dressing room being slammed open – making a quite impressive dent in the wall with the handle – by none other than Sonny Munroe.
I was so caught off guard by her sudden appearance (read: I totally expected her to bother me sooner or later since I haven't seen her all day, so really it wasn't 'sudden') that I stumbled backwards (read: put on my famous smirk and leaned easily on the back of my chair) in shock (read: amusement).
"Sonny?" I asked with a frown. "What are yo-"
"What is this Cooper!?" she shrieked, advancing on me and brandishing a thick stack of papers in my face.
"What is what?" I asked, confused.
"Cut the crap! You know what this is!"
I just stared at her, waiting, because obviously I didn't know – otherwise, why the hell did I ask?
"What is this… this – Mackenzie Fall's script – doing in my dressing room with six others?!" she cried, giving in.
What happened next is something that I never – ever – thought would ever happen – ever! My jaw fell open and my eyes practically popped out of their sockets.
"You're - you're the guest star!?" I gasped, almost choking on the words as they tried to leave my mouth.
"Apparently!" she sighed angrily. "Wait." She paused. "You didn't know?"
"No! I didn't! And when I get a hold of Rick I swear to Go-"
"You'll what?" came a voice from behind Sonny, and I saw Rick – the Mackenzie Fall's director – standing in my dressing room doorway.
I didn't answer, and he just stared at me. I was aware of Sonny staring at me as well, but I was just so… angry! With Rick, I mean. Because, seriously – why and how could he do this?
"Obviously by your lack of response, you won't be able to do anything. Not without bringing down the wrath of Mr. Condor. And besides, Mr. Cooper – he's the one who wanted Miss Munroe here to be the guest star. And of course, you don't say no to Mr. Condor. Unless you want to be out of a job." He chuckled nervously. "All I can say is you two better get along and make magic! Because both of your careers are riding on this – these seven episodes – so don't screw up." He turned to go, but then stopped. "Oh, Chad – here's your scripts." And he pulled out the huge stack of papers for all seven episodes, and thrust them into my arms.
As he stepped over the threshold, he stopped once again.
"Oh, and Miss Munroe? You're expected at Studio Two at nine am tomorrow."
And then he left.
Surprisingly, at the same time, Sonny and I seemed to not be able to stand. I slumped into my chair and she collapsed weakly onto my couch.
We stayed silent for a few moments before I finally spoke.
"Uh, just for the sake of both our careers… Sonny, I have a proposal."
She looked up at me with wide eyes.
"Truce – at least, for the duration of the filming?"
She sighed. "I guess that's reasonable… wait – did you just say something reasonable?" she gasped.
I rolled my eyes then looked at her pointedly.
"Fine," she sighed. "I don't want to lose my spot of So Random! any more than you want to lose your spot on Mackenzie Fall's."
"Hey! No matter what happens – Chad Dylan Cooper won't lose his spot!" I announced. "I am not replaceable! You… on the other hand…."
"Oh shut up Chad! I thought we just agreed to a truce? So, in order to honor that truce – put a lid on your planet-size ego!" she snarled the last part.
I just smirked.
"Ugh! You're impossible!" she shrieked, and smacked me on the arm with her copy of the first script.
"Hey! No one hits Chad Dylan Cooper!"
"Oh wow! I guess I just did the impossible!" she laughed, and then hit me again. "and I did it again! And again! And again!"
"Stop it!" I cried, stepping away with an angry scowl on my face.
She smirked this time.
"Whatever, Cooper. I'll see you tomorrow." And she turned on her heel, and marched out of my dressing room.
I groaned, pissed off, and flopped back down on my chair.
After a few minutes of continuous angry scowling, I picked up the script.
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MACKENZIE FALL'S
EPISODE 235
From Over the Falls Came Gwen
CHARACTER LIST
MACKENZIE: Chad Dylan Cooper
DEVON: Skyler DeVane
TREVOR: Ferguson Michaels
PENELOPE: Marta Balatico
CHLOE: Chastity Ann DeWitt
ASHLEE: Portlyn Murray
*Guest Starring*
GWEN: Sonny Munroe
PLOT SUMMARY:
A girl washes up on shore a few miles from the Falls with grave injuries and is rushed to the hospital.
Mackenzie is called because the girl was still within his property lines, and is asked to see if he can identify her.
Mackenzie does not know her but is instantly besotted by her beauty, even though she is covered in wounds. Mackenzie is visited by the doctor whom his family is good friends with, and he expresses his thoughts on the girl: he thinks this was no accident – that someone hurt her on purpose and charges Mackenzie in her care once she wakes up.
PAGE 1 – SCENE 1
[phone rings]
MACKENZIE: [reaches for phone to answer] Hello?
PARAMETIC ON PHONE: Is this Mackenzie?
MACKENZIE: yes.
PARAMETIC ON PHONE: I am calling regarding the news that a young girl washed up on shore a few miles from your falls. She was still within your property lines, so it is required for you to come to the hospital and see if you can identify her.
MACKENZIE: is she - dead?
PARAMETIC ON PHONE: no, Sir. She is merely unconscious with many injuries. We expect you within the hour.
MACKENZIE: bye.
[MACKENZIE hangs up the phone and goes to the entry hall of his mansion to grab his leather jacket and his keys. Calling out to Gertrude – one of the maids – that he'll be back later, MACKENZIE leaves the mansion and drives down to the county hospital]
SCENE 2
[MACKENZIE pulls up in his black convertible and walks into the ER. Immediately a nurse walks over to him]
NURSE: you're Mackenzie?
MACKENZIE: yes
NURSE: right this was young man
[NURSE guides him out of the ER waiting room and into the IC Recovery ward. She walks to the one room off the IC where the young girl is laying in her bed unconscious]
MACKENZIE: [walking into the room and then stops abruptly, staring at the girl] Is this her?
NURSE: yes, Sir.
MACKENZIE: are the paramedics who recovered her still in the vicinity?
NURSE: [nodding] Yes, should I fetch them?
MACKENZIE: yes
[NURSE rushes off]
[MACKENZIE walks slowly over to the bed of the unconscious girl, never taking his eyes off of her face. He frowns as his heart starts beating faster and his breathing becomes labored]
NURSE: [arriving with two male paramedics in tow] these are the men, sir. John Gonzales and Kurt Jenkins. John, Kurt – this is Mackenzie.
GONZALES: do you recognize her?
MACKENZIE: [not looking at the men, but still staring at the face of the girl] no. I don't.
GONZALES: [looking disappointed] alright then [turns to leave]
JENKINS: [grabbing GONZALES arm to stop him from leaving. Clears his throat and then addresses MACKENZIE] well, Sir, we ran her description through the recent missing persons report database, and nothing. She hasn't said anything yet, but the doctor who examined her says she may have amnesia; she hit her head pretty badly, as you can see by the bandage on her head.
MACKENZIE: I would like to speak to this doctor. Send him to me
NURSE: of course [rushes off]
[GONZALES and JENKINS share a quizzical look, then turn to MACKENZIE]
GONZALES: you sure you don't know her, Mackenzie?
[MACKENZIE shakes his head, almost sadly, and turns to look at the men for the first time. GONZALES has the expression of skepticism covering his face, but JENKINS just looks concerned for the girl]
[NURSE returns with the head doctor at the hospital: Doctor Morarity]
DOC. MORARITY: Ah, Mackenzie. You wanted to see me?
[DOC. MORARITY is a close friend of MACKENZIE'S father, and they know each other fairly well]
MACKENZIE: yes. What is the extent of her injuries, Doctor?
DOC. MORARITY: she has a very severe concussion along with a long gash in the back of her skull. She lost a lot of blood, and was near death when some hikers found her then alerted the EMS. GONZALES and JENKINS team arrived on the scene minutes later, having been nearby at a house call. She has two broken ribs, and her left leg is in bad shape. We basically had to piece it back together along with many metal rods and nails. Her right wrist is also broken, not to mention numerous cuts, scrapes, and bruises covering her body.
MACKENZIE: thank you, Doctor.
DOC. MORARITY: your welcome, Mackenzie. [turning to GONZALES and JENKINS] Gentlemen, if you would excuse Mackenzie and I for a moment? Nurse Weet, would you escort them to the waiting area? I have some things to go over with them about the Friedman Case.
[GONZALES and JENKINS nod, and follow NURSE WEET out of the room. GONZALES looks over his shoulder once at MACKENZIE and the DOCTOR before leaving]
MACKENZIE: what is it Doctor?
DOC. MORARITY: Mackenzie, I don't think this happened by accident.
MACKENZIE: [shocked] What do you mean?
DOC. MORARITY: What I mean, is her head wound is scarily close to all the signs that point to Blunt Force Trauma. It doesn't seem likely that she got some of these injuries from falling over the falls. Her leg, for instance [walks over to her bedside, and pulls back her blankets to reveal to full leg cast. He then moves to the wall and pins up some X-Ray scans of her leg on the viewing panel there] couldn't have received the amount of damage it did by just being tossed in the current of the water. I hate to say this, but it looks like someone deliberately took a hammer to her leg.
[MACKENZIE looks horrified]
MACKENZIE: so, what you're saying is – that someone hurt her on purpose then dumped her over to falls to die? What was the purpose of destroying her leg?
DOC. MORARITY: probably to stop her from swimming to safety.
MACKENZIE: oh, gosh.
DOC. MORARITY: her head wound, as well, looks like someone took that same hammer to it. It is likely – but not much – that she simply hit her head on a rock on the water, but the injury is too deep. It didn't puncture the skull, thank goodness. It just cracked the skull. We stitched her up as best we could, but now it's up to you to keep her healthy.
MACKENZIE: what? I don't understand.
DOC. MORARITY: I'm asking you to take care of her, Mackenzie. She can't stay here at the hospital, because even though we have security, I still think someone may come after her. I think this was attempted murder.
SCENE 3
MACKENZIE: murder?
DOC. MORARITY: attempted at least. We don't know who this girl is, but someone wanted her dead. There is no doubt in my mind about that. Mackenzie, I am putting this on you for a few reasons. One, she washed up in your property line, so even though she is in no way connected to you, I think you should be the one in charge of her rehabilitation. It would be good to get the press off your back, since they're already suspicious.
MACKENZIE: why are they even if the first place?
DOC. MORARITY: because of the simple reason I said: she was in your property line, and what with your father's growing hostility towards Penelope's father regarding the bottles they use, the press will probably make up something having to do with Penelope too.
MACKENZIE: like?
DOC. MORARITY: like this girl has some connection to her and her family, and someone in your family – or connected to you – did this to send a message, or something. But, this is just guesswork. I would alert Miss Penelope about this yourself, so she isn't targeted.
MACKENZIE: okay.
DOC. MORARITY: this girl will be safe in your care, Mackenzie. Once she wakes up and is a stable moving condition, we'll transport her to your family's mansion for her recovery.
MACKENZIE: alright. [turns back to stare at the girl]
DOC. MORARITY: I have to leave now, and speak to GONZALES and JENKINS. So, if you'll excuse me, Mackenzie.
MACKENZIE: sure.
[MACKENZIE turns back to the girls face and looks hard at her. She is very beautiful, there was no doubt. She had long dark chestnut hair which was still a bit damp and sticking to her face. She had a long gash on her forehead, and her lip was split. Her body was very petite, but had the fullness of a woman. MACKENZIE guessed she was around his age, maybe a year younger. He took note of all the cuts and bruises on her arms, and as he surveyed her injuries his mouth turned into a disgusted frown.]
MACKENZIE: who would want to kill her?
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Chad looked up from the script, dumbfounded.
"Wow," he said out loud. "This plot is quite… advanced, regarding the others we've done." Then he chuckled. "I hope Little Miss Sonshine can handle it."
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A/N: okay! It looks like I got some of my old inspiration back! This is a new story… I know – I have so many to finish! But this just required my attention. I will update my other fics soon, and in the meanwhile, please review this one!
To tell the truth, I was quite impessed with myself with the MACKENZIE FALL'S plot! I was so engrossed in it that I literally had to rip my fingers from the keys and tell myself that this isn't only about the MACKENZIE FALL'S episode. So yeah. I'm gonna put a lot of those episode scripts in here though, because it's just such a great idea!
So, yeah! Thanks and please review!
Once I get 7 of them I'll start writing the next chapter!
-awetast9;;Linsi